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Mendocino County, CA November 8, 2016 Election
Directory of Mendocino County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 16 3:22pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (250/250)
75.9% Countywide Voter Turnout (38730/51035)

Measures
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Measure Y. Sales Tax Increase -- City of Ukiah (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2905 / 51.50% Yes votes ...... 2736 / 48.50% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 1165 be adopted to impose as a general tax and additional transaction (sales) and use tax of one-half percent within the city limits of the City of Ukiah to fund essential City services, including street repair and maintenance? Such tax increase is estimated to raise $2,470,000 annually at a rate of .5%. The duration of the tax will continue unless or until the tax is repealed by majority vote in a municipal election.

of the City of Ukiah to fund essential City services, including street repair and maintenance? Such tax increase is estimated to raise $2,470,000 annually

Measure Z. Advisory Vote for Measure Y -- City of Ukiah (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3552 / 64.84% Yes votes ...... 1926 / 35.16% No votes
Should street repair and maintenance and related public infrastructure improvements be the exclusive use of the revenues from an additional .5% sales tax in the City of Ukiah and add to and not replace current spending for street maintenance and repair?

Measure AA. Tot Increase -- City of Fort Bragg (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1546 / 59.55% Yes votes ...... 1050 / 40.45% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 924-2016 amending portions of Chapter 3.12 of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code to increase the City of Fort Bragg's existing Transient Occupancy Tax (a bed tax paid when overnight visitors rent a room) from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) to fund public services and maintain public areas, effective April 1, 2017, which proposed rate increase and amendment is anticipated to raise an additional $400,000 per year in revenue and which will continue until repealed by the City Council or the city voters, be adopted?

Measure AB. Advisory Vote on Measure AA -- City of Fort Bragg (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1765 / 69.65% Yes votes ...... 769 / 30.35% No votes
If Measure "AA" is approved by voters, shall the People of the City of Fort Bragg advise the City Council to use the additional funds in the following manner: (i) One-half of the revenues to substantially increase promotions, events, and marketing for Fort Bragg; (ii) One-quarter of the revenues to enhance Coastal Trail maintenance and security; (iii) One-eighth of the revenues to support establishment of the Noyo Center for Marine Sciences as a premiere visitor attraction; and (iv) One-eighth of the revenues to undertake special projects that support tourism and benefit the community including, but not limited to, repair and enhancement of local athletic fields?

Measure AC. TOT Increase -- City of Point Arena (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 121 / 65.76% Yes votes ...... 63 / 34.24% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 227 amending portions of Chapter 3.30.030 of the Point Arena Municipal Code to increase the City of Point Arena's existing Transient Occupany Tax (a bed tax paid when overnight visitors rent a room) from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) to fund public services and maintain public areas, effective April 1, 2017, which proposed rate increase and amendment is anticipated to raise an additional $17,000 per year in revenue and which will continue until repealed by the City Council or the city voters, be adopted?

Measure AD. Advisory Vote on Measure AC -- City of Point Arena (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 135 / 72.97% Yes votes ...... 50 / 27.03% No votes
If Measure "AC" is approved by voters, shall the People of the City of Point Arena advise the City Council to use the additional funds generated by the additional 2% of the Transient Occupancy Tax in the following manner: (1) One-quarter of the revenues to substantially increase promotion and marketing for Point Arena; (2) one quarter of the revenues to support events such as the Independence Day Celebration and Harbor Festival; (3)one quarter of the revenues to fund maintenance and improvement to the Arena Pier and City Property at the Cove; and (4) one quarter of the revenue for Park and Parking Improvements in the downtown area that support tourism and benefit the community?

Measure AE. Marijuanna & Cannabis Business Tax Measure -- City of Point Arena (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 113 / 62.43% Yes votes ...... 68 / 37.57% No votes
In order to help fund general municipal services, including but not limited to such matters as maintenance of public facilities such as parks and buildings, economic development and general improvements throughout the City, shall an ordinance to impose a tax at a rate of not more than seven (7) cents per each $1.00 of proceeds or fractional part thereof on non-medical cannabis or marijuana businesses and a tax at a rate of not more that three (3) cents per each $1.00 of proceeds or fractional part thereof on medical cannabis or marijuana businesses operating in the City of Point Arena be adopted?

Measure AF. Regulate Medical Cannabis -- County of Mendocino (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 13772 / 37.93% Yes votes ...... 22534 / 62.07% No votes
Shall an Initiative of the People of the County of Mendocino to Regulate Medical Cannabis Cultivation, Processing, Testing, Distribution, Transportation, Delivery and Dispensing be approved?

Measure AG. Mental Health Initiative -- County of Mendocino (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 24190 / 66.22% Yes votes ...... 12342 / 33.78% No votes
Shall an initiative of the people of the County of Mendocino to add a temporary half-cent sales tax to fund facilities in Mendocino County to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health and drug dependence be approved?

Measure AH. Enacting Language for Measure Ag -- County of Mendocino (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 22958 / 63.95% Yes votes ...... 12941 / 36.05% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted containing specific enactment language that will allow for the collection of taxes pursuant to the initiative to add a temporary half-cent sales tax to fund facilities in Mendocino County to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health and drug dependency, if said initiative is passed by the voters at the November 8, 2016 election, without which, no taxes will be collected pursuant to said initiative?

Measure AI. Unincorporated Areas - Mendocino County - Cannabis Business Tax -- County of Mendocino (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 22375 / 63.04% Yes votes ...... 13121 / 36.96% No votes
Shall Chapter 6.32 be added to the Mendocino County Code, placing a business tax on cannabis cultivation and dispensaries (not to exceed 10% of gross receipts) and cannabis distribution, delivery, manufacturing, nurseries, testing laboratories and transportation businesses ($2,500.00 per year, to be adjusted in accordance with consumer price index increases) of medical and nonmedical cannabis where legalized by state law, potentially generating millions of dollars annually to help fund county services be approved?

Measure AJ. an Advisory Measure on Spending Cannabis Business Tax Revenues -- County of Mendocino (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 23971 / 68.54% Yes votes ...... 11004 / 31.46% No votes
If Mendocino County adopts business license taxes on cannabis businesses by the adoption of the measure adopting Chapter 6.32, Measure AI, should the County use a majority of that revenue for funding enforcement of marijuana regulations, enhanced mental health services, repair of county roads, and increase fire and emergency medical services?

 
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