HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09-15; City Council; Resolution 2020-187RESOLUTION NO. 2020-187
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CALAVERA COMMUNITY
PARK GYM, PINE AVENUE COMMUNITY CENTER AND STAGECOACH
COMMUNITY CENTER AS TRAINING CENTERS AND POLL LOCATIONS FOR
THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION AND WAIVING ANY ASSOCIATED FACILITY
USE FEES
WHEREAS, to ensure that all voters have access to in-person voting opportunities for the 2020
General Election, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-67-20 that voting locations be made
available from Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 through Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Elections Code Section 11283(b)(2), the County of San
Diego Registrar of Voters is requesting the use of the Calavera Community Park gym, Pine Avenue
Community Center and Stagecoach Community Center as poll locations for the 2020 General Election
from Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 through Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 to accommodate drop-off, set-up, voting,
breakdown and pick-up; and,
WHEREAS, the County of San Diego Registrar of Voters is also requesting the use of those
facilities for training sites for the various poll worker staff on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, Monday, Oct. 19,
2020, and from Tuesday, Oct. 20 through Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. to include the
weekend; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 12283(b)(1), the governing body
having jurisdiction over public buildings may authorize the use of its buildings for polling places, or for
vote centers, as described in Section 4005, beginning up to 10 days before the election and
continuing through election day, and it may also authorize the use of its buildings, without cost, for
the storage of voting machines and other vote-tabulating devices; and
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WHEREAS, authorizing the use of the requested facilities as training facilities and poll locations
for the 2020 General Election and waiving any associated facility use fees serves a public purpose and
provides a public benefit because it increases in-person voting opportunities within Carlsbad.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council authorizes the use of the Calavera Community Park gym, Pine Avenue
Community Center and Stagecoach Community Center as training centers and poll locations
for the 2020 General Election and waives any associated facility use fees.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 15th day of September, 2020, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
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MATT HALL, Mayor
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BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk
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