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Riverside County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
Measure A
Incorporation
Proposed City of Eastvale

Majority Approval Required

Pass: 2,955 / 65.77% Yes votes ...... 1,538 / 34.23% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures

Results as of July 10 6:05am, 100.00%% of Precincts Reporting (15/15)
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Shall the order adopted on January 21, 2010, by the Local Agency Formation Commission of Riverside County ordering the incorporation of the territory described in the order, including detachment from the Riverside County Waste Resources Management District, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the order designated as LAFCO No. 2008-18-2 (Resolution No. 01-10) be confirmed? ¿Se deberá confirmar la orden, adoptada el 21 de enero de 2010 por la Comisión de Formación de Agencias Locales del Condado de Riverside, que ordena la incorporación del territorio descrito en la orden, incluyendo la separación del Distrito de Administración de Recursos de Desechos del Condado de Riverside, sujeta a los términos y condiciones especificados en la orden designada como LAFCO No 2008-18-2 (Resolución No 01-10)?

Official Sources of Information

Impartial Analysis from George J. Spiliotis, Executive Officer, Local Agency Formation Commission
This is a ballot measure to determine if the voters in the unincorporated community of Eastvale want to incorporate as a city.

The boundaries of the proposed new city encompass approximately 13 square miles with an estimated population of approximately 41,500. The area of the proposed city is generally described as including territory north of the Santa Ana River, south of the Riverside+San Bernardino County line, east of the Cities of Chino and Ontario (San Bernardino Co.) and River Road and west of Interstate 15.

If approved by a majority of voters, the measure will:

>Establish Eastvale as a general law city effective October 1st, 2010, governed by a five-member city council elected at-large by voters on the same ballot as this measure.
>Provide for appointment of a city manager by the city council. The city manager would appoint a city clerk and city treasurer.
>Establish a provisional appropriations limit of $13,938,809.

Every new agency is required to have a temporary limit to constrain the amount of tax revenues that can be expended in a given year. This will neither increase nor decrease tax revenues. Voters will establish a permanent appropriations limit at a future election.

The City would assume responsibility from the County for certain local services, such as police, fire protection, road maintenance, street lighting, land use planning, building and safety, code enforcement and animal control. The council may choose to hire staff directly or contract with the County or other entity to perform these functions. County-wide services, such as administration of justice (courts, district attorney, probation, public defender, etc.), social services, public health, etc., will continue to be provided by the County. Services currently provided by special districts, such as water and wastewater, will continue to be provided by those agencies. Likewise, school district boundaries are not affected by this proposal.

As required by State law, the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) found the proposed city is expected to receive revenues sufficient to provide public services and facilities and a reasonable reserve during at least the first three fiscal years following incorporation. This finding was made based upon a comprehensive fiscal analysis of the incorporation reviewed by LAFCO and public testimony.

No new or increased taxes or assessments are proposed as part of this measure. The new city will receive some unrestricted revenues generated in the local area that currently accrue to the County, such as sales taxes, franchise fees and a portion of the property taxes. The new city will also receive new general purpose revenue directly from the State, most significantly, Motor Vehicle License Fee revenue. The State will also distribute Highway User Tax revenue to the new city for street and highway expenditures. Any new or increased assessments or taxes proposed in the future will be subject to ballot proceedings required under Proposition 218 (Article XIII C and D of the California Constitution).

Voters are encouraged to read the LAFCO Resolution approving the incorporation, which is included in the ballot materials. The resolution establishes specific terms and conditions for the incorporation, such as transfer of specific assets and responsibility for existing assessments from the County to the new city. Additional resources, such as the Executive Officer's report and the Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis, are available on the LAFCO website (http://www.lafco.org).

Approved February 25, 2010

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Arguments For Measure A Arguments Against Measure A
Voting Yes on Measure "A" will strengthen Eastvale by making our special community a great city today and for years to come!

Voting Yes on Measure "A" will protect Eastvale families by requiring voter approval for all tax hikes. Eastvale will become a city without creating any new taxes!

That is why taxpayer groups unanimously support Yes on Measure "A" - our best protection against local tax hikes!

Voting Yes on Measure "A" will help maintain a budget reserve three times greater than required by law, insuring that as Eastvale grows and prospers we can expand critical sheriff and fire protections including adding new stations.

That is why over five thousand Eastvale residents already support cityhood.

Voting Yes on Measure "A" means we have local control.

That is why businesses support Eastvale cityhood + they know it will help them expand and create jobs by cutting bureaucratic red tape.

Eastvale cityhood has been studied for three years with state, regional, county, and local agencies. Riverside County and regional agencies have voted five times unanimously in support of cityhood for Eastvale.

Please join your neighbors, elected leaders, and taxpayer advocates in voting Yes on Measure "A" on June 8th.

By: John Leal, Eastvale Resident

Kelly Howell, Secretary of EIC

Jeff DeGrandpre, President, Eastvale Incorporation Committee

Kenneth Minesinger, Pres. Riverside County Taxpayers Assoc.

Adam Rush

Rebuttal to Arguments For
Eastvale should become a city as soon as we can afford it. But we're not there yet. If Measure "A" passes, Eastvale will be an under-funded city that hands too much money over to the County, and has a severely limited ability to provide service improvements.

In fact, the "approved" cityhood model includes no improved services in the first 10 years over what the county already has planned for Eastvale.

Let's get some other facts straight...

  • Under California state law NO community is allowed to raise taxes in the first three years after incorporation without prior voter approval.
  • Cityhood offers little or no protection against tax hikes because the state and county levy most sales and property taxes.

As part of Measure "A", we are voting on 30-year agreements wherein Eastvale will have to:
  • Pay County neutrality fees that are 30% higher than they should be.
  • Hand over "local control" of ALL our Fire Fund taxes to the county.
  • Deplete our general fund budget reserve year after year to pay the city's bills.

How does a city grow and prosper under those conditions? It's your money. Get the facts, not hype at http://www.NotNOWEastvale.com.

Then decide if you think we can afford cityhoodNOWunder Measure "A".

By: Donna Kaye Arena

Ellen Krogman, Asst. Principal

Marilyn Head Groff

Irene Desmond Long

Veronica Saldana
It isn't NO on Eastvale...it's Not NOW Eastvale.

Few would dispute that cityhood is our common goal. We have a great community that will make a great city. Unfortunately, the terms of Measure "A" tie us to unfavorable commitments that compromise our ability to become a successful city.

We need to generate a bigger tax base. Eastvale's tax base isn't yet large enough to afford anticipated operating expenses. Becoming a city will not automatically bring us a larger tax base. Moving families into all those foreclosed homes, supporting local businesses, and attracting new businesses and customers to our community is what will increase the tax base.

We need to keep Eastvale Fire Funds in Eastvale. A single fire station with one engine and a crew of three is not enough to serve our community. Yet as part of Measure "A", we are required to hand over to the County any surplus Eastvale Fire Funds for use in other communities.

We need to build Eastvale on solid fiscal principles and avoid borrowing money. Since 2002, new cities are required by law to reimburse counties for lost revenues resulting from their incorporation + "neutrality fees." Under Measure "A", Eastvale will be borrowing money from the County and taking money from our city Fire Fund to meet operating expense obligations, including these neutrality fees, for many years.

We can create a much stronger Eastvale if we reject the terms of cityhood under Measure "A", take the time to negotiate more favorable agreements with the County, and put cityhood back on the ballot in a future election.

By: Donna Kaye Arena

Ellen Krogman, Asst. Principal

Marilyn Head Groff

Irene Desmond Long

Veronica Saldana

Rebuttal to Arguments Against
Each and every time cityhood for Eastvale has been examined by state, regional, and local agencies, the taxpaying families of Eastvale have earned the unanimous support of their elected boards. As LAFCO has stated, "The proposed city is expected to receive revenues sufficient to provide public services and facilities".

Measure "A" makes sense because it improves the safety of our streets, our neighborhoods, while helping attract good jobs. It keeps our hard earned taxes here, protecting us, instead of being spent on other communities.

Measure "A" means that when a major disaster strikes, we will be protected because we will be able to make the investment in multiple fire stations, expanded sheriff patrols, and a state-of-the-art regional `mutual aid' emergency response system.

Eastvale cityhood means that the safeguards taxpaying families in every neighboring community enjoy + the right to vote on taxes, the ability to go to City Hall to solve an issue, will be ours as well. That is why the Riverside County Taxpayers Association and the Eastvale Taxpayers Association urge a `YES' vote on Measure "A".

Don't let political insiders scare you so they can keep spending your taxes.

Measure "A" is our best way to keep our taxes here in Eastvale where we have control over the politicians.

Vote `Yes' on Measure "A" on June 8th.

By: Jeff DeGrandpre, President, Eastvale Incorporation Committee

Adam Rush, Businessman / Community Planner

Kelly Howell, Secretary of Eastvale Incorporation Committee

John Leal, Eastvale Taxpayers Assn.

Kenneth Minesinger, Chairman Riverside County Taxpayers Assoc.


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