Alameda County, CA Ballot

Proposition 32 Veterans� Bond Act of 2000
6,709,560 / 67.2% Yes votes ...... 3,278,248 / 32.8% No votes: This act provides for a bond issue of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) to provide farm and home aid for California veterans. Fiscal Impact: Costs of about $858 million over 25 years (average cost of about $34 million per year); costs paid by participating veterans.
Proposition 33 Legislature. Participation In Public Employees� Retirement System
3,791,715 / 39.0% Yes votes ...... 5,941,814 / 61.0% No votes: Allows legislative members to participate in the Public Employees� Retirement System plans in which a majority of state employees may participate. Fiscal Impact: Annual state costs under $1 million to provide retirement benefits to legislators, with these costs replacing other spending from the fixed annual amount provided in support of the Legislature.
Proposition 34 Campaign Contributions and Spending. Limits. Disclosure
5,903,907 / 60.0% Yes votes ...... 3,933,949 / 40.0% No votes: Limits campaign contributions and loans to state candidates and political parties. Provides voluntary spending limits; expands public disclosure requirements and increases penalties. Fiscal Impact: Additional net costs to the state, potentially up to several million dollars annually, and unknown but probably not significant costs to local government.
Proposition 35 Public Works Projects. Use of Private Contractors for Engineering and Architectural Services.
5,442,138 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 4,428,702 / 44.9% No votes: Amends Constitution eliminating existing restrictions on state, local contracting with private entities for engineering, architectural services; contracts awarded by competitive selection; bidding permitted, not required. Fiscal Impact: Unknown impact on state spending for architectural and engineering services and construction project delivery. Actual impact will depend on how the state uses the contracting flexibility under the proposition.
Proposition 36 Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program
6,199,992 / 60.8% Yes votes ...... 3,991,153 / 39.2% No votes: Requires probation and drug treatment, not incarceration, for possession, use, transportation of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture. Authorizes dismissal of charges after completion of treatment. Fiscal Impact: Net annual savings of $100 million to $150 million to the state and about $40 million to local governments. Potential avoidance of one-time capital outlay costs to the state of $450 million to $550 million.
Proposition 37 Fees. Vote Requirements. Taxes
4,579,981 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 4,963,684 / 52.0% No votes: Requires two-thirds vote of State Legislature, majority or two-thirds of local electorate to impose future state, local fees on activity to study or mitigate its environmental, societal or economic effects. Defines such fees as taxes except property, development, certain other fees. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, potentially significant, reduction in future state and local government revenues from making it more difficult to approve certain regulatory charges.
Proposition 38 School Vouchers. State-Funded Private and Religious Education Public School Funding.
3,085,457 / 29.5% Yes votes ...... 7,387,753 / 70.5% No votes: Authorizes annual state payments of at least $4000 per pupil for private/religious schools. Permits replacement of current constitutional public school funding formula. Fiscal Impact: Near-term state costs from zero to $1.1 billion annually. Long-term state impact from $2 billion in annual costs to $3 billion in annual savings, depending on how many public school students shift to private schools.
Proposition 39 School Facilities. 55% Local Vote. Bonds, Taxes Accountability Requirements.
5,402,822 / 53.3% Yes votes ...... 4,733,205 / 46.7% No votes: Authorizes bonds for repair, construction or replacement of school facilities, classrooms, if approved by 55% local vote. Fiscal Impact: Increased bond debt for many school districts. Long-term costs statewide could total in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Potential longer-term state savings to the extent school districts assume greater responsibility for funding school facilities.

Local Measures

Measure A Utility Users Tax -- County of Alameda
284356 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 105996 / 27.1% No votes

Shall an ordinance be approved to extend until 6/30/2009 the existing 5.5% Utility Users Tax, collected only in the unincorporated areas (e.g. Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, San Lorenzo, Sunol), which funds County services, including services to unincorporated areas (e.g. Sheriff, Library, Planning and Code enforcement), and to amend the tax to include additional telecommunications services? The tax DOES NOT APPLY in Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, or Union City.

Measure B -- County of Alameda
352504 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 80153 / 18.5% No votes

"Shall Alameda County voters authorize implementing the Alameda County 20 year Transportation Expenditure Plan including:

Expand BART in Alameda County
Expand Altamont Commuter Express service
Expand Countywide Express, Local and Feeder Bus service
I-880/I-580/I-680/I-238/Route 84/Route 92 Improvements
Extend special transit services for seniors and persons with disabilities
Improve pedestrian/bike safety Approval of this Measure authorizes continuing the 1/2 cent transportation sales tax during the Plan's implementation. A Citizens Watchdog Committee shall audit all expenditures."

Measure C Urban Growth Boundary -- County of Alameda
179858 / 43.1% Yes votes ...... 237223 / 56.8% No votes

Shall a measure that, among other things, affirms the County's urban growth boundary and separates rural lands from lands suitable for urban uses, establishes an advisory commission to develop a plan to enhance agriculture and open space, affirms County open space funding policies, continues cooperative planning efforts, requires a county-wide vote to change these policies except for certain city-adopted urban growth boundary changes, and provides an alternative to Measure C be adopted?

Measure D Urban Growth Boundary -- County of Alameda
243094 / 56.5% Yes votes ...... 186682 / 43.4% No votes

Shall an ordinance amending the Alameda County General Plan to, among other things, revise the urban growth boundary in the East County to reserve less land for urban growth and more land for agriculture and open space, apply similar policies to rural Castro Valley, require new housing to be located primarily within existing cities, modify land use restrictions applicable to rural areas, and require a County-wide vote on changes to these policies, be adopted?

Measure E Bonds -- Peralta Community College (Bond Measure E)
153429 / 79.2% Yes votes ...... 40212 / 20.7% No votes

Shall the Peralta Community College District, which includes the College of Alameda in Alameda, Laney and Merritt Colleges in Oakland, and Vista College in Berkeley, issue $153.2 million in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit to repair, renovate and construct classrooms, vocational training facilities, science labs and high-tech computer labs; meet current health, safety and accessibility standards; replace inadequate electrical, ventilation, gas, water and sewer systems and construct and acquire other facilities?

Measure F Runoff Elections Charter Amendment -- City of San Leandro (Measure F)
14347 / 63.1% Yes votes ...... 8381 / 36.8% No votes

Shall a City of San Leandro Charter Amendment be adopted to require run-off elections if candidates for elective office do not receive at least 50% plus one of the votes cast for that elective office and to require the City Council to adopt an ordinance establishing such run-off voting systems?

Measure G Repeal Property Transfer Tax -- City of San Leandro (Measure G)
9020 / 37.3% Yes votes ...... 15118 / 62.6% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted to repeal the existing City of San Leandro real property transfer tax, which is a tax required to be paid at the time real property in the City of San Leandro is sold or transferred, with some exceptions, and to prohibit imposition of a new real property transfer tax?

Measure H City Council Special Elections -- City of Oakland (Measure H)
45020 / 43.6% Yes votes ...... 58071 / 56.3% No votes

Shall Oakland City Charter section 205 be amended to provide for special elections to fill City Council vacancies occurring before June 15 of the second year of the four year term and to otherwise provide for appointment by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Council?

Measure I City Council Special Elections -- City of Oakland (Measure I)
72537 / 72.3% Yes votes ...... 27749 / 27.6% No votes

Shall Oakland City Charter sections 205 and 206 be amended to provide for special elections to fill City Council vacancies and to further define vacancy?

Measure J Police and Fire Retirement System -- City of Oakland (Measure J)
74996 / 74.5% Yes votes ...... 25647 / 25.4% No votes

Shall the Oakland City Charter be amended to permit active members of the Police and Fire Retirement System ("PFRS") to terminate their PFRS membership and become members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System ("PERS") (hereinafter referred to as "transfer to PERS") if (1) the City Council authorizes the transfer to PERS; and (2) the PFRS Board authorizes transfer to PERS of PFRS funds that represent the active members' employee and employer contributions to PFRS?

Measure K Police and Fire Retirement System -- City of Oakland (Measure K)
71283 / 70.4% Yes votes ...... 29865 / 29.5% No votes

Shall the Oakland City Charter be amended to permit retired members of the Police and Fire Retirement Systems ("PFRS") to hold employment with the City pursuant to a City authorized Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP")?

Measure L Charter Amendments -- City of Oakland (Measure L)
68901 / 69.8% Yes votes ...... 29728 / 30.1% No votes

Shall the Oakland City Charter be amended at Section 107, 207, 218, 401, 405, 701, 809, 906, 1208 and 1213 to eliminate inconsistencies, clarify existing charter text, and harmonize previous charter sections with more recently enacted mayor-council provisions?

Measure M Urban Limit Line -- City of Dublin (Measure M)
5362 / 59.2% Yes votes ...... 3688 / 40.7% No votes

Shall a Resolution be adopted to amend the City of Dublin General Plan to establish an Urban Limit Line in the Western Extended Planning Area for a period of 30 years, and to require that the Urban Limit Line may be changed only by a vote of the people of Dublin during the effective period?

Measure N Emergency Medical Services Program Tax -- City of Albany (Measure N)
5292 / 78.1% Yes votes ...... 1482 / 21.8% No votes

Shall a special tax of $18.00 per residential unit be authorized in the City of Albany to fund Paramedic Advanced Life Support [ALS] fire engines and future ambulance purchases as part of the City of Albany's Emergency Medical Services Program?

Measure O Library Bonds -- City of Alameda (Bond Measure O)
20786 / 78.3% Yes votes ...... 5739 / 21.6% No votes

In order to improve library facilities, shall the City of Alameda issue general obligation bonds not to exceed $10,600,000, subject to matching funds being obtained to fund at least 60% of the construction costs, to acquire, construct and/or improve the main library, the West End and Bay Farm branch libraries, including providing adequate space for children, improving disabled accessibility, and providing access to technology?

Measure P Library Bonds -- City of Berkeley (Bond Measure P)
37842 / 83.2% Yes votes ...... 7639 / 16.7% No votes

In order to qualify for State of California or other Library improvement matching funds and ensure public safety, shall the City of Berkeley issue general obligation bonds to renovate, expand and upgrade Branch Libraries in an amount not to exceed $5,200,000, at an interest rate not to exceed the legal limit; provided that said bonds shall be issued only if state or other matching funds provide at least 65% of the cost of these improvements?

Measure Q Disaster Fire Protection Bonds -- City of Berkeley (Bond Measure Q)
28485 / 67.9% Yes votes ...... 13464 / 32.0% No votes

In order to fund the mobile disaster fire protection system as described in City Council Resolution Nos. 60,914-N.S. and 60,915-N.S., shall Community Facilities District No. 1 (Disaster Fire Protection) of the City of Berkeley: incur a bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $9,750,000; levy a special tax at a rate not exceeding $0.0125 per square foot of building area; and establish an appropriations limit of $1,000,000 per fiscal year?

Measure R Berkeley High School Bonds -- City of Berkeley (Bond Measure R)
34361 / 75.9% Yes votes ...... 10866 / 24.0% No votes

To reconstruct, renovate, repair and improve the warm water pool facilities at Berkeley High School (including restrooms and locker space), in order to prepare the facilities for greater community use by seniors, disabled adults and disabled children, some of whom use the pool for physical therapy, shall the City of Berkeley issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $3,250,000, at an interest rate not to exceed the legal limit?

Measure S Park Maintenance, Trees, and Landscaping Special Tax -- City of Berkeley (Measure S)
33628 / 73.6% Yes votes ...... 12050 / 26.3% No votes

Shall the special tax for the direct costs of park maintenance, city trees and landscaping in the City of Berkeley, which is currently
8.11c per square foot of improvements, be increased to 8.90c? Financial Implications: The annual tax increase for an average 1,900 square foot home would be $15.01, resulting in a total tax of $169.01.

Measure T Streetlight Special Tax -- City of Berkeley (Measure T)
27636 / 62.9% Yes votes ...... 16283 / 37.0% No votes

Shall a special tax of 0.26c per square foot of improvements on residential land, 0.52c per square foot on industrial land and 1.04c per square foot on commercial land in Berkeley be authorized to provide supplemental funding for maintenance and installation of streetlights? Financial Implications: The annual cost for an average 1,900 square foot home would be $4.94, and for a 10,000 square foot industrial property or 5000 square foot commercial property would be $52.00.

Measure U Business License Tax Ordinance Amendment -- City of Berkeley (Measure U)
32326 / 77.6% Yes votes ...... 9289 / 22.3% No votes

Shall the Business License Tax Ordinance be amended to correct an error made in 1991 by providing that the Business License Tax rate applicable for providers of health, veterinary, legal, educational, engineering-architectural-surveying, accounting-auditing-bookkeeping, and miscellaneous services not otherwise classified be increased to the pre- 1900 rate of $3.60 for every $1,000 in gross receipts?

Measure V Library Spending Renewal -- City of Berkeley (Measure V)
37650 / 85.9% Yes votes ...... 6179 / 14.0% No votes

Shall the Library Relief Act of 1980 (Ordinance No. 5262-N.S.) be amended to reauthorize the City, over a period of four years, to spend the Library Tax as approved by the voters in 1988? Financial Implications: This is not a tax increase. Fiscal Year 2000-01 expenditure authorized $9,797,016.

Measure W Parks Maintenance Spending Renewal -- City of Berkeley (Measure W)
37635 / 85.8% Yes votes ...... 6191 / 14.1% No votes

Shall the Parks Maintenance Tax (Ordinance No. 6373-N.S.) be amended to reauthorize the City, over a period of four years, to spend the proceeds of the Parks Maintenance Tax as approved by the voters in 1997? Financial Implications: This is not a tax increase. Fiscal Year 2001-02 expenditure authorized $6,250,000.

Measure X Emergency Medical Services Spending Renewal -- City of Berkeley (Measure X)
37402 / 86.9% Yes votes ...... 5594 / 13.0% No votes

Shall the Emergency Medical Services Tax (Ordinance No. 6374- N.S.) be amended to reauthorize the City, over a period of four years, to spend the proceeds of the Emergency Medical Services Tax as approved by the voters in 1997? Financial Implications: This is not a tax increase. Fiscal Year 2001-02 expenditure authorized $1,805,522.

Measure Y Rent Ordinance Amendment on Evictions -- City of Berkeley (Measure Y)
26355 / 56.8% Yes votes ...... 20020 / 43.1% No votes

Shall the rent ordinance be amended to restrict a landlord's ability to evict for landlord/relative occupancy by: prohibiting evictions where a landlord owns a comparable vacant unit; providing $4500 in relocation assistance to certain low-income tenants; prohibiting evictions of some elderly and disabled tenants; restricting the units which may be subject to landlord/relative move-ins; providing for the evicted tenant's right of re-occupancy; and providing for a prevailing tenant's right to attorneys' fees in an eviction? Financial Implications: None

Measure Z Low Income Housing -- City of Berkeley (Measure Z)
31385 / 71.3% Yes votes ...... 12590 / 28.6% No votes

Shall any federal, state, or local public entity be empowered to develop, construct or acquire an additional 500 units of low-rent housing in the City of Berkeley for persons of low income? Financial Implications: Uncertain, dependent on means of financing used.

Measure AA School Bonds -- Berkeley Unified School District
38859 / 83.4% Yes votes ...... 7713 / 16.5% No votes

To repair, upgrade and add new classrooms to address overcrowding and facilitate reduced class sizes at Berkeley High School, King Middle School and other Berkeley schools, shall Berkeley Unified School District issue $116,500,000 in bonds, at interest rates within legal limits, to finance acquisition or improvement of property for school safety and improved environment including building new classrooms; increasing seismic safety; replacing deteriorating floors, windows, restrooms, and roofs; upgrading school kitchens; modernizing science labs; and improving fire safety?

Measure BB Special Tax Levy -- Berkeley Unified School District
36338 / 78.4% Yes votes ...... 10009 / 21.5% No votes

To provide safety and essential maintenance of school buildings and grounds, shall the Berkeley Unified School District be authorized to levy a special tax of 4.5c/square foot on residential buildings and
6.75c/square foot on commercial buildings, for a period of 12 years? Revenues will be used for maintaining school buildings and classrooms, roofs, boilers, restrooms, lighting, electrical systems, playgrounds and addressing fire and health safety hazards.

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