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San Diego County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Directory of San Diego County, CA Propositions
County Results as of Dec 1 9:09am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (2235/2235)
75.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (1,145,035/1,513,300)

Propositions
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Proposition A. Continuance of the existing half-cent transportation sales tax for forty years -- County of San Diego (2/3 Approval Required)
682597 / 67.01% Yes votes ...... 336031 / 32.99% No votes
Shall San Diego County voters continue the existing half-cent transportation sales tax (SDCRTC Ordinance 0401) for forty years, including creating an Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee to conduct yearly audits ensuring voter mandates are met?

Proposition B. Repeal of the Gregory Canyon Landfill Ordinance -- County of San Diego (Initiative Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
372021 / 36.40% Yes votes ...... 649915 / 63.60% No votes
Shall this Initiative be adopted for the purpose of preventing the future construction of the Gregory Canyon Landfill and Recycling Collection Center by repealing the 1994 voter-approved Gregory Canyon ordinance?

Proposition C. Consolidation of Various Agencies into One -- County of San Diego (Unicorporated Areas Only) (Advisory Vote Only - Majority Approval Required)
134783 / 81.01% Yes votes ...... 31601 / 18.99% No votes
There are 35 separate agenciesproviding fire and emergency medical services in San Diego County's unincorporated area. These agencies vary in size, personnel, funding, equipment and levels of service.

Would you support the consolidation of these 35 agencies into a single agency, provided that a consolidation results in a better-coordinated and enhanced delivery of fire protection and emergency medical services for your area?

Proposition D. Right of Access to Information -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
337887 / 82.56% Yes votes ...... 71369 / 17.44% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to provide that the people have the right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business?

Proposition E. Independent Legal Counsel for Ethics Commission -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
309091 / 77.14% Yes votes ...... 91600 / 22.86% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to enable the Ethics Commission to retain its own legal counsel, rather than be represented by the City Attorney whose clients include City Officials who may be investigated by the Ethics Commission?

Proposition F. Strong Mayor Amendment -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
209773 / 51.43% Yes votes ...... 198097 / 48.57% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to change from a City Manager structure of government to a Strong Mayor structure of government for a five year trial period starting January 1, 2006?

Proposition G. Changes to City Contribution to Retirement System -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
202238 / 53.58% Yes votes ...... 175242 / 46.42% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to preclude any future multi-year agreement between the City and the Retirement Board delaying full actuarial funding of City contributions to the Retirement System, and defining the amortization schedules to be used for payment of costs associated with past service liability and costs associated with reducing the unfunded accrued actuarial liability of the pension system?

Proposition H. Change the Composition of the Retirement Board -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
247646 / 64.77% Yes votes ...... 134727 / 35.23% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to change the composition of the Retirement Board as follows: seven highly qualified citizen appointees without interests in the City's pension system, four members elected from classifications of active membership (one police, one fire, two general), one member elected from the ranks of the retired, and one member appointed by the City Manager from City management?

Proposition J. Increase in the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) -- City of San Diego (Charter Amendment - 2/3 Voter Required)
175031 / 41.59% Yes votes ...... 245805 / 58.41% No votes
Shall the City Charter and the San Diego Municipal Code be amended to increase the transient occupancy tax (TOT) paid solely by hotel and motel visitors from 10.5% to 13% to be used for general governmental purposes?

Proposition K. Sale of a Portion of Mount Soledad Park -- City of San Diego (2/3 Vote Required)
177062 / 40.82% Yes votes ...... 256745 / 59.18% No votes
Shall the City be authorized to remove from dedicated park status and sell to the highest bidder a portion of Mount Soledad Natural Park, subject to a lease to the Mount Soledad Memorial Association to preserve and maintain the existing granite walls and plaques, and to transfer ownership of the cross to the new buyer who will determine whether to maintain, relocate, or remove the cross or to replace it with another appropriate monument?

Proposition L. Traffic Access -- City of Coronado
3918 / 44.10% Yes votes ...... 4966 / 55.90% No votes
Shall the ordinance requiring the amendment of the City of Coronado General Plan to establish access to southbound Glorietta Boulevard from Fourth Street and the Coronado Bridge toll plaza from state highway (the bridge) to state highway (Silver Strand Boulevard) be adopted?

Proposition M. Removal of Traffic Diverters -- City of Coronado
6007 / 67.92% Yes votes ...... 2837 / 32.08% No votes
Shall the ordinance directing the City to remove the traffic semi diverters located on A, B and C Avenues at their intersections with Pomona Avenue and Third Street be adopted?

Proposition N. Property Transfer Tax -- City of Del Mar (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
653 / 24.74% Yes votes ...... 1986 / 75.26% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Del Mar be amended to allow the City to impose a real property transfer tax by an amount not to exceed $6 per $1,000 of value on sales and eligible transfers of real property?

Proposition O. Upgrade of Public Facilities -- City of El Cajon (2/3 Approval Required)
19539 / 68.92% Yes votes ...... 8812 / 31.08% No votes
To improve public safety and emergency response throughout El Cajon by replacing aging, overcrowded police and fire facilities with combined earthquake-safe facilities including the latest public safety technology and an Emergency Operations Center to coordinate disaster response, relocating or upgrading aging fire stations, and replacing deteriorated animal control facilities; shall The City of El Cajon implement a half-cent sales tax for 10 years only with annual audits, independent Citizens' Oversight, and all funds benefiting our local community?

Proposition P. Public Safety Bond Issue -- City of Escondido (2/3 Approval Required)
26103 / 67.66% Yes votes ...... 12478 / 32.34% No votes
To improve fire and police response times, better coordinate emergency/disaster response and public communication, and improve paramedic response, gang/drug enforcement and prevention, shall the City of Escondido construct, upgrade, and acquire land for fire stations, including emergency response training centers and combined Police/Fire Headquarters, by issuing bonds up to $84,350,000 at legal rates, with citizens' oversight, independent financial audits, and no money for administrator's salaries?

Proposition R. Library Bonds -- City of Lemon Grove (Bond Issue - 2/3 Vote Required)
5560 / 63.15% Yes votes ...... 3244 / 36.85% No votes
To improve the quality of library services by increasing computer access, enlarging the book collection and PROP R children's reading areas, shall the City of Lemon Grove issue $3,400,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, paid back through a property assessment for up to forty years, for the acquisition, construction and improvement of a new community library and conference center, with the facility's maintenance expenses funded by the General Fund which also funds public safety, street improvements, and community programs?

Proposition S. Public Safety Facility Bond Issue -- City of National City (2/3 Approval Required)
6414 / 65.30% Yes votes ...... 3408 / 34.70% No votes
Shall the City of National City be authorized to issue general obligation bonds up to a maximum principal amount of $12,330,000 to acquire and construct new public safety facilities, and to modernize existing public safety facilities?

Proposition T. Term Limits for Mayor -- City of National City (Majority Approval Required)
6916 / 69.95% Yes votes ...... 2971 / 30.05% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted imposing a term limit of three consecutive terms for the Office of Mayor?

Proposition U. San Marcos Ratepayer Protection Act -- City of San Marcos (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
15897 / 77.94% Yes votes ...... 4500 / 22.06% No votes
Shall the City's Charter be amended to provide that the City shall not own or operate a natural gas and electricity distribution system within the City's boundaries for ten years, without a public vote, an independent audit, a guarantee that energy distribution rates will be equal to or lower than existing utility's, and certification that the City will not incur debt or use the general fund?

Proposition V. City Council meeting stipends -- City of San Marcos (Majority Approval Required)
12944 / 65.67% Yes votes ...... 6767 / 34.33% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to require an affirmative vote of a majority of the electorate to amend Section 2.08.030(b) of the San Marcos Municipal Code to exceed the maximum annual upward adjustment of five percent (5%) for meeting stipends paid to members of the City Council?

Proposition W. Amendment to prohibition against duplicate reimbursement to City Councilmembers -- City of San Marcos (Majority Approval Required)
14666 / 74.13% Yes votes ...... 5117 / 25.87% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to require an affirmative vote of a majority of the electorate to amend the prohibition against duplicate reimbursement to City Councilmembers for expenses already paid for in full or in part by the City from any other source?

Proposition X. Right to Vote Initiative -- City of San Marcos (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
11064 / 60.07% Yes votes ...... 7354 / 39.93% No votes
Shall the San Marcos City Charter be amended by adding 16 new provisions encompassing 1,700 words restricting the City's current right to enter into contracts for natural gas and electric utility services unless certain criteria are first met, including, but not limited to, a requirement that the City charge the same cumulative rate as is charged by the City's incumbent franchisee, and a requirement for contract approval by voters?

Proposition Y. Parcel Assessment for Elementary Educational Programs and Services -- Santee Elementary School District (Special Assessment - 2/3 Approval Required)
14165 / 60.71% Yes votes ...... 9167 / 39.29% No votes
Shall Santee School District be authorized to levy and collect an annual special assessment for five years only, beginning July 1, 2005, at the rate of $60 per year for each residential parcel within the School District and $400 per year for each commercial, industrial, or other non-residential use parcel within the School District, with an exemption for any parcel whose beneficial owner has attained the age of 65 on or before July 1 of any assessment year and who uses that parcel as his or her principal place of residence, with no proceeds going to the State or administrator salaries, with all funds staying in Santee to benefit local schools, with annual oversight of funds by a citizen's committee and annual audits, and shall the Santee School District implement accountability measures in connection with the special assessment?

Proposition Z. Special Tax for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services -- Borrego Springs Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
984 / 78.91% Yes votes ...... 263 / 21.09% No votes
To provide protection and suppression services and emergency medical services to the community of Borrego Springs, shall the Borrego Springs Fire Protection District be authorized to levy annual special taxes per Assessor's Parcel per unit as set forth in Resolution No. 277?

Proposition AA. Special Benefit Tax for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services -- Pine Valley Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
699 / 61.86% Yes votes ...... 431 / 38.14% No votes
Shall the Pine Valley Fire Protection District institute a special benefit tax for the purpose of continuing toprovide fire protection and emergency medical services and the hiring of additional fulltime staffing, which will increase the level of emergency services provided. Charges will not exceed the amount set forth in Ordinance 2004-01?

Proposition BB. Hospital, Emergency Care, Trauma Center Improvement -- Palomar Pomerado Health System (General Obligation Bond - 2/3 Approval Required)
118303 / 69.84% Yes votes ...... 51090 / 30.16% No votes
Shall Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH be authorized to issues and sell general obligation bonds up to $496,000,000 ($496 million) in aggregate principal to provide financing or refinancing for hospital and health care facilities projects consisting of the acquisition and improvement of real property for hospital and health care purposes, including renovations and improvements to Palomar Medical Center and Pomerado Hospital and construction or acquisition of additional medical facilities, subject to all of the accountability safeguards specified in this measure?

Proposition CC. Special Tax to Acquire Open Space and Park Land and Provide Other Park Services -- Valley Center Parks and Recreation District (2/3 Approval Required)
4176 / 57.34% Yes votes ...... 3107 / 42.66% No votes
To aid in maintaining and improving the quality of life in Valley Center by financing a portion of the cost of acquiring open space and park land and facilities, providing park and recreation programs and services and operating and maintaining park and recreation facilities, shall the Valley Center Park and Recreation District be authorized to levy special taxes not to exceed $19 per Assessor's Parcel per unit per year pursuant to Resolution No. 89?

 
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