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City of Carpinteria - Approve the requests of the City of Carpinteria, as follows:
a) Call and give notice of the holding of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, for the election of certain officers as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California relating to general law cities, and for submission to the voters of a question relating to increasing the rate of the City of Carpinteria's Transient Occupancy Tax;
b) Approve the consolidation of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, with the Statewide General Municipal Election on the same date, pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code;
c) Adopt regulations for candidates for elective office pertaining to candidate's statements and materials submitted to the electorate and the cost thereof, submitted to the voters at an election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012;
d) Adopt priorities for filing written arguments regarding a city measure relating to an increase in the rate of the City of Carpinteria's Transient Occupancy Tax, submitted to the voters at an election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and directing the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis; and
e) Provide for the filings of rebuttal arguments for a city measure submitted to the voters at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.