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San Mateo County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Directory of San Mateo County, CA Measures
County Results as of Nov 30 9:53am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (471/471)
55.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (193,739/351,506)

Measures
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Measure A. Community College Bond -- San Mateo County Community College District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 114,319 / 64.2% Yes votes ...... 63,802 / 35.8% No votes
To prepare College of San Mateo, Canada College, and Skyline College students for universities and high demand jobs: upgrade nursing, health career, science, computer, and biotechnology labs; improve accessibility for disabled students; make earthquake safety improvements; repair/modernize libraries, classrooms, and aging facilities; and other projects in the Bond Projects List, shall San Mateo Community College District be authorized to issue $468,000,000 bonds at interest rates within legal limits and with oversight by a Citizens' Advisory Committee?

Measure B. Parcel Tax -- La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District (Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 920 / 72.4% Yes votes ...... 351 / 27.6% No votes
To improve student achievement and academic performance; to attract and retain highly qualified teachers; and to improve library services, shall the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District levy $100 per year per taxable parcel for seven years, with certain exemptions for contiguous parcels and parcels owned by persons 65 years and older, with funds staying in local schools, and with independent community review of all expenditures?

Yes ________ No _________

Measure C. Bond Measure -- Redwood Shores School Facilities Improvement District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2,312 / 68.0% Yes votes ...... 1,089 / 32.0% No votes
" Redwood Shores Neighborhood Schools Measure: To relieve overcrowding at Sandpiper Elementary School and allow every local child to attend a neighborhood elementary school, shall Redwood Shores School Facilities Improvement District of the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District issue $25,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, to acquire and improve land, acquire, construct and equip classrooms, school facilities, labs and libraries, with guaranteed citizen oversight, annual public audits and with all funds spent within Redwood Shores School Facilities Improvement District?"

Bonds Yes ________ Bonds No _________

Measure D. Bond Measure -- Woodside Elementary School District (Bond Measure - 55% Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,042 / 68.5% Yes votes ...... 480 / 31.5% No votes
"To improve, renovate and modernize Woodside School, including replacing obsolete temporary structures with permanent classrooms and restrooms meeting seismic safety requirements and enhancing student safety, improving handicap accessibility, modernizing technology infrastructure throughout, reclaiming open space, and making other improvements in the Bond Project List, shall the Woodside Elementary School District issue $12 million in bonds at interest rates within legal limits, subject to accountability measures including a Citizens' Oversight Committee to monitor expenditures and review independent audits?"

Bonds Yes ________ Bonds No _________

Measure E. School Bond -- San Carlos School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 6,240 / 62.9% Yes votes ...... 3,673 / 37.1% No votes
"In order to make specific repairs and improvements at each of the San Carlos School District's six school campuses, including classroom renovations, repair and upgrade of roofs, electrical, plumbing, heating, sewers, and other major systems, and construction of new classrooms at Tierra Linda Campus, all as specified in the District's Bond Project List, shall the District issue $38 million in bonds at interest rates within legal limits, and establish a Citizens' Oversight Committee to monitor all expenditures?"

Bonds Yes ________ Bonds No _________

Measure F. Hillside Preservation -- City of Belmont (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6,192 / 73.4% Yes votes ...... 2,240 / 26.6% No votes
"Shall an ordinance be adopted to protect and preserve hillside areas of Belmont by requiring voter approval of any future amendments to the zoning ordinances governing the HRO districts, or the General Plan land use designation HROP (which collectively constitute the City's Hillside Development Standards), if such amendments would allow increased development densities in hillside areas?"

Yes ________ No _________

Measure G. Fireworks -- City of San Bruno (Ordinance - Majority Aproval Required)
Pass: 6,654 / 65.3% Yes votes ...... 3,533 / 34.7% No votes
"Shall the Safe & Sane Fireworks Ordinance + which allows the continued sale, use, or discharge of Safe & Sane Fireworks + be adopted?"

Yes ________ No _________

Measure H. Appropriations Limit -- Town of Portola Valley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,133 / 52.2% Yes votes ...... 1,039 / 47.8% No votes
"Shall the Town of Portola Valley adjust the appropriations limit of the Town each fiscal year commencing July 1, 2006 by the amount of money collected from the existing 5.5% Utility Users Tax during the time of its levy and collection, provided that the authorization to so adjust the appropriations limit shall not exceed four (4) years from the end of Fiscal Year 2005 + 2006?"

Yes ________ No _________

Measure I. Appropriations Limit -- Town of Portola Valley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,209 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 892 / 42.5% No votes
"Only if, Town of Portola Valley Proposition ____*, adjusting the Town's appropriation limit passes, shall the Town additionally adjust the appropriations limit each fiscal year commencing July 1, 2006 by the amount of money collected from imposition of the 2% Utility Users Tax (for open space purposes only) during the time of its levy and collection, provided that authorization to adjust the appropriations limit shall not exceed four years from the end of Fiscal Year 2005-2006?"

Yes ________ No _________

Measure J. Utility Users Tax -- City of East Palo Alto (Tax Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,514 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 1,304 / 46.3% No votes
Shall the City of East Palo Alto continue collecting a utility users tax for general governmental purposes, as adopted by the voters in November 2002, including police and public safety, parks and recreation, street improvements, youth and senior citizens?

Yes ________ No _________

Measure K. Parcel Tax -- City of East Palo Alto (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1,563 / 54.5% Yes votes ...... 1,306 / 45.5% No votes
City of East Palo Alto

To reduce violent crime and increase public safety, shall the City of East Palo Alto increase successful after school, truancy, and job training programs, early intervention programs for children, programs to prevent child abuse and domestic violence, and increase community police officers and investigations, by authorizing a parcel tax for 10 years, subject to annual performance and financial audits by a citizens oversight committee and an exemption for senior citizens?

Yes ________ No _________

Measure L. Budget Issues -- City of Redwood City (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8,898 / 58.3% Yes votes ...... 6,358 / 41.7% No votes
City of Redwood City

"Shall specified sections of the City Charter be amended to allow appropriations or expenditures of public money to be approved by resolution; permit the City Council to establish by motion a date for the City Manager to submit a proposed budget; and permit the City Council to adopt its budget and cancel any approved appropriation by resolution?"

Yes ________ No _________

Measure M. Charter Changes -- City of Redwood City (Charter Amendments - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11,095 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 4,328 / 28.1% No votes
"Shall specified sections of the City Charter be amended to permit the Library Board to furnish its proposed budget to the City Manager by the same date as required of other city departments; allow Planning Commissioners and Port Commissioners to continue to hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified; and to permit the Board of Equalization to meet on any regular City Council meeting date in July of each year?"

Yes ________ No _________

Measure N. Bidding Threshold Amounts -- City of Redwood City (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8,066 / 52.8% Yes votes ...... 7,209 / 47.2% No votes
"Shall a specified section of the City Charter be amended to allow a change in the various threshold amounts for the purchase of materials or supplies to determine when contracts (1) may be awarded without solicitation or advertisement; (2) may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after solicitation but without advertisement or public bidding; and (3) may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after public bidding?"

Yes ________ No _________

Measure O. Eminent Domain Authority -- City of Half Moon Bay (Advisory Measure - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,807 / 72.5% Yes votes ...... 1,063 / 27.5% No votes
Do you want the City of Half Moon Bay to adopt the policy that it will exercise its eminent domain authority only in cases where the stated "public use" necessitating the acquisition of private property will not primarily be based on the City's desire for "increased City revenue?"

Yes ________ No _________

Measure P. Recycled Water -- City of Half Moon Bay (Advisory Measure - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,289 / 84.3% Yes votes ...... 614 / 15.7% No votes
Do you want the City of Half Moon Bay to support the development of recycled water through its participation in the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside Joint Powers Authority for use by consenting farmers and large-scale water users such as golf courses and nurseries as a potential alternative to water these users currently draw from Half Moon Bay creeks?

Yes ________ No _________

Measure Q. Off-Street Parking -- City of Millbrae (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
2,941 / 50.5% Yes votes ...... 2,879 / 49.5% No votes
Shall the ordinance adopted by the City Council establishing a 10% parking tax on the vehicle occupant for the privilege of parking in any private off-street parking facility, but not applicable to any parking privilege that is included in a room rate on a hotel bill, be approved?

Yes ________ No _________

 
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