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Orange County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Directory of Orange County, CA Measures
Measures
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Measure G. County-Tobacco Settlement Funds -- County of Orange
393,263 / 45.9% Yes votes
464,226 / 54.1% No votes
Should 60% of the revenues received from the tobacco litigation Master Settlement Agreement be used to fund health care services, tobacco use prevention, and public safety programs and services, with the other 40% used to reduce the County's bankruptcy-related debt?

Measure H. County-Tobacco Settlement Funds -- County of Orange
550,227 / 64.6% Yes votes
301,264 / 35.4% No votes
Should all revenues received from the tobacco litigation Master Settlement Agreement be used to fund health care services, tobacco use prevention, and public safety programs and services?

Measure I. City Charter Technical Amendments -- City of Anaheim
47,040 / 71.3% Yes votes
18,953 / 28.7% No votes
Shall specified sections of the City Charter be amended to delete redundant and obsolete language to conform to provisions of state law, and to change all gender references to include both the male and female genders?

Measure J. Qualifications for Elective Office -- City of Anaheim
34,182 / 52.1% Yes votes
31,392 / 47.9% No votes
Shall Section 501 of the City Charter be amended to prohibit city employees from holding office as Mayor or City Council member?

Measure K. Special Prosecutors -- City of Anaheim
39,467 / 62.5% Yes votes
23,712 / 37.5% No votes
Shall Section 703 of the City Charter be amended to prohibit the City Council from contracting with any person to act as a special prosecutor in criminal cases?

Measure L. City Funds and Expenditures -- City of Anaheim
34,479 / 54.5% Yes votes
28,799 / 45.5% No votes
Shall Sections 705 and 706 of the City Charter be amended to require the City Treasurer to have custody of all City funds and the Finance Director to have control of all City expenditures except where otherwise authorized by resolution of the City Council and to expressly authorize the Finance Director to prepare or approve wire transfers, electronic payments and facsimile signature checks for City expenditures?

Measure M. Utility Rates -- City of Anaheim
23,524 / 34.9% Yes votes
43,869 / 65.1% No votes
Shall Section 1221 of the City Charter be amended to permit the City Council to consider market prices and other relevant marketplace factors when setting utility rates?

Measure N. Brea Hillsides Heritage Initiative -- City of Brea
7,115 / 48.6% Yes votes
7,518 / 51.4% No votes
Shall a Resolution be adopted to amend the Brea General Plan and approve the "Brea Hillsides Heritage Initiative," thereby requiring the City of Brea to adopt certain thresholds of environmental significance and requiring voter approval of certain development proposals?

Measure O. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Costa Mesa
12,933 / 52.5% Yes votes
11,708 / 47.5% No votes
Shall an Ordinance be adopted to authorize the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa to increase the current Transient Occupancy Tax up to two additional percent points as a special tax for the acquisition and development of parks recreation facilities and open space in the City of Costa Mesa?

Measure P. Garden Grove Hotel Visitors Tax -- City of Garden Grove
16,614 / 44.9% Yes votes
20,420 / 55.1% No votes
Shall an ordinance which increases the hotel visitors tax from 10% to 12% be adopted?

Measure Q. Huntington Beach Utility Tax -- City of Huntington Beach
32,200 / 45.9% Yes votes
37,935 / 54.1% No votes
Shall an electric power plant be required to pay the same Utility Tax as do residents and businesses of the City of Huntington Beach by amending the Huntington Beach Municipal Code to remove Section 3.36.080(b) and make corresponding changes to Section 3.36.010(g)?

Measure R. Utility Tax Infrastructure Fund -- City of Huntington Beach (Advisory Vote Only)
45,671 / 70.7% Yes votes
18,973 / 29.3% No votes
Advisory Vote Only Should the Utility Tax paid solely by an electric power plant be placed into an Infrastructure Fund to be used only for the maintenance construction and repair of infrastructure such as sewers, sewage lift stations storm drains, storm water pump stations, alleys, streets, highways, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, street trees, landscaped medians, parks, beach facilities, playgrounds, traffic signals, street lights and block walls along arterial highways?

Measure S. Newport Beach Traffic Plan Initiative -- City of Newport Beach (Charter Amendment)
21,355 / 63.1% Yes votes
12,465 / 36.9% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to add Section 423 to require voter approval of certain amendments to the Newport Beach General Plan?

Measure T. Newport Beach Traffic Phasing Ordinance -- City of Newport Beach (Charter Amendment)
11,641 / 35.6% Yes votes
21,075 / 64.4% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to add Section 423 to require voter approval of any amendment or repeal of certain provisions of the Traffic Phasing Ordinance?

Measure U. La Pata Initiative -- City of San Clemente
9,573 / 47.0% Yes votes
10,798 / 53.0% No votes

 
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