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San Mateo County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Directory of San Mateo County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 29 12:09pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (393/393)
27.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (77,340/277,759)

Measures
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Measure F. Transit Occupancy Tax -- City of San Bruno (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,093 / 69.8% Yes votes ...... 1,336 / 30.2% No votes
To preserve funding for general city services, shall the City of San Bruno approve an ordinance amending the San Bruno Municipal Code to increase the transient occupancy tax rate from ten (10%) to twelve (12%) per cent on the rate charged to hotel guests within the City?

Measure G. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Brisbane (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 536 / 64.7% Yes votes ...... 292 / 35.3% No votes
Shall the existing transient occupancy tax on the rent charged for use of hotel rooms in the city be increased from 10% to 12%?

Measure H. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Burlingame (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,977 / 79.9% Yes votes ...... 1,002 / 20.1% No votes
To preserve funding for general city services, including maintaining public safety, recreation, planning and library services, and repairing and improving city streets and infrastructure, such as the Broadway/Highway 101 interchange, shall the City of Burlingame approve an ordinance amending the Burlingame Municipal Code to increase the transient occupancy tax rate from ten (10%) per cent to twelve (12%) per cent on the rent charged to hotel guests within the City?

Measure I. City Clerk -- City of Burlingame (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,570 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 2,214 / 46.3% No votes
Shall the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Burlingame be appointive?

Measure J. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Millbrae (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,295 / 68.5% Yes votes ...... 1,056 / 31.5% No votes
Shall the ordinance adopted by the City Council increasing the uniform transient occupancy tax from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) be approved?

Measure K. Election of City Treasurer -- City of Millbrae (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,693 / 51.0% Yes votes ...... 1,626 / 49.0% No votes
Shall the office of city treasurer be appointive?

Measure L. Sales Tax Proposal -- City of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8,258 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 5,227 / 38.8% No votes
To maintain and protect City services and facilities, such as street and sidewalk maintenance and repair, fire protection and emergency medical services, police protection, neighborhood watch and crime prevention programs, libraries, community centers, recreation programs, and parks, shall the City of San Mateo be authorized to enact a one-quarter cent tax on sales for eight years with all proceeds placed in the City's General Fund with independent annual financial audits?

Measure M. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 10,068 / 74.6% Yes votes ...... 3,424 / 25.4% No votes
To maintain and protect City services and facilities, such as street and sidewalk maintenance and repair, fire protection and emergency medical services, police protection, neighborhood watch and crime prevention programs, libraries, community centers, recreation programs, and parks, shall the City of San Mateo be authorized to increase the Hotel Transient Occupancy Tax (the "hotel tax") by 2% with all proceeds placed in the City's General Fund?

Measure N. Rent Stabilization -- City of East Palo Alto (Majority Approval Required)
Shall the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance - which would repeal the City's existing rent stabilization ordinance with respect to residential tenancies other than mobile home park space tenancies and adopt and new procedures to establish permissible rent levels, protect residential tenants from unreasonable rent increases and from arbitrary discriminatory evictions, and assure landlord's right to a fair return on their property - be adopted?

Measure O. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of South San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,326 / 77.6% Yes votes ...... 1,246 / 22.4% No votes
To provide funding for essential public services in South San Francisco, including parks, recreation, police, fire, streets, and libraries, shall the existing transient occupancy tax ("hotel") tax, paid by hotel guests and collected by hotel operators, be increased by 1% and modernized by amending the administrative provisions of the tax to ensure full collection for online reservations and to apply the tax to separate charges for vehicle parking for hotels?

Measure P. Utility Users' Tax -- Town of Portola Valley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,229 / 82.6% Yes votes ...... 259 / 17.4% No votes
Do the people of the Town of Portola Valley adopt an ordinance that continues the reduced four and one-half percent (4.5%) Utility Users Tax levied on telephone, gas, water, and electricity, set forth in Chapter 3.32 of the Portola Valley Municipal Code, for a period of four (4) years from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2014?

Measure Q. Appropriations Limit -- Town of Portola Valley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 891 / 59.8% Yes votes ...... 598 / 40.2% No votes
Shall the Town of Portola Valley adjust the appropriations limit of the Town each fiscal year commencing July 1, 2010 by the amount of money collected from the Utility Users Tax during the time of its levy and collection, provided that authorization to adjust the appropriations limit shall not exceed four (4) years from the end of Fiscal Year 2009-2010?

Measure R. Appropriations Limit -- Town of Portola Valley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 967 / 65.9% Yes votes ...... 500 / 34.1% No votes
Only if the Town of Portola Valley Proposition Q adjusting the Town's Appropriation Limit passes shall the Town additionally adjust the appropriations limit each fiscal year commencing July 1, 2010 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 authorization to djust the appropriations limit shall not exceed four years from the end of Fiscal Year 2009-2010?

Measure S. Parcel Tax -- Town of Atherton (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1,426 / 78.0% Yes votes ...... 403 / 22.0% No votes
To continue providing funding to maintain neighborhood police patrols and the Town's ability to respond to emergencies, repair and maintain streets, and repair and construct storm drains, shall an ordinance be adopted to continue the existing Town of Atherton Special Parcel Tax for four years?

Measure T. Appropriations Limit -- Town of Atherton (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,252 / 69.6% Yes votes ...... 547 / 30.4% No votes
In accordance with past practice, shall the Town's appropriations limit be increased by one and a half times the amount of the any voter approved parcel tax for four years?

Measure U. Sales Tax Proposal -- City of San Carlos (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 3,022 / 43.2% Yes votes ...... 3,967 / 56.8% No votes
City of San Carlos Vital Services Measure: To prevent further cuts and preserve funding for general city services, including fire protection, paramedic and 9-1-1- emergency response, police protection, and crime prevention; street repair and maintenance; and avoiding closure of parks and sports fields, shall the City of San Carlos adopt an ordinance enacting a one-half cent transactions and use tax (sales tax) for six years with independent annual audits and all funds staying local?

Measure V. Election of the City Clerk -- City of San Carlos (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,972 / 61.5% Yes votes ...... 2,490 / 38.5% No votes
Shall the office of City Clerk be appointive?

Measure W. Term Limits -- City of Foster City (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1,406 / 34.3% Yes votes ...... 2,692 / 65.7% No votes
Shall an ordinance of the People increasing the number of terms a Member of the City Council may serve from two full terms (8 years) in succession to three full terms (12 years) in succession be approved?

Measure X. Library Board -- City of Redwood City (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,353 / 59.5% Yes votes ...... 2,966 / 40.5% No votes
Shall Section 18(a) of the City Charter be amended to create a seven member Library Board, all to be appointed by the City Council; Section 18(f) be added to provide that the Library Board would establish rules for its proceedings and the City Council would set forth the authority and duties of the Library Board; and deleting Section 19, 19 1/2, and 20 in their entirety?

Measure Y. Business License Tax -- City of Redwood City (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 3,415 / 45.8% Yes votes ...... 4,049 / 54.2% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 2346 be adopted to increase the rates of Redwood City's Business License Tax by 16.67% per year (rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount) for each of the three successive fiscal years commencing on July 1, 2010 and then, commencing on July 1, 2013 and annually thereafter, be increased based upon the annual change in the Consumer Price Index?

 
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