Directory of Santa Clara County, CA Measures

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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

Santa Clara County, CA

November 2, 2010 Election

Directory of Santa Clara County, CA Measures

County Results as of Nov 23 2:45pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1,234/1,234)
67.2% Countywide Voter Turnout (523,427/779,330)

Measures

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Measure A. Santa Clara County Children's Health Protection -- County of Santa Clara (parcel tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 279,844 / 58.76% Yes votes ...... 196,397 / 41.24% No votes

To protect and maintain children's health and prevent serious illnesses through regular medical checkups, immunizations, and early detection; to reduce costs from unnecessary emergency room use; and to prevent elimination of insurance coverage for low-income children of working families; shall Santa Clara County enact a $29 dollar annual parcel tax; limited to 10 years; with independent citizens oversight, full public disclosure of all spending, and subject to audits?

YES

Measure B. Traffic Congestion Relief and Road Improvement Measure -- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 246,079 / 51.93% Yes votes ...... 227,773 / 48.07% No votes

To repair potholes, repave and maintain local streets, improve traffic flow on local roads; increase Santa Clara County's share of state/federal matching funds; improve safety; and pay for other congestion and pollution mitigation projects; shall the motor vehicle registration fee be increased $10 for each vehicle registered in Santa Clara County; thereby relieving traffic congestion, improving streets and reducing polluted, toxic roadway runoff which contaminates water supplies, with all revenues to remain in Santa Clara County?
YES
NO

Measure C. Term Limits -- Santa Clara Valley Water District (Term Limits of Water Board - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 334,678 / 75.34% Yes votes ...... 109,553 / 24.66% No votes

Shall an ordinance of the Santa Clara Valley Water District limiting Board members, whether elected or appointed after the established effective date, from serving more than three successive 4-year terms; which sets forth the effect of partial terms; and which establishes an effective date of December 3, 2010, to be approved?

YES

Measure E. parcel tax -- Foothill-De Anza Community College District (parcel tax for Foothill-De-Anza CCD - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 73,404 / 58.00% Yes votes ...... 53,162 / 42.00% No votes

To protect Foothill College/De Anza College from State budget cuts, provide local funding that cannot be taken by the State, preserve affordable, quality education for students, including:

Core academic classes including math, science and writing;
training for careers in healthcare, nursing, paramedics, technology, engineering and sciences; and
preparing students to transfer to 4-year universities,

Shall Foothill/De Anza Community College District levy $69 per parcel annually for six years with citizen oversight and no money for administrators' salaries?

YES
NO

Measure G. Bonds -- San Jose/Evergreen Community College District (Bond Issue - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 111,032 / 58.81% Yes votes ...... 77,759 / 41.19% No votes

To better prepare San Jose City College/Evergreen College students for good paying jobs and transfer to four-year colleges, shall San Jose Evergreen Community College District upgrade, acquire, construct energy-efficient technology-driven teaching classrooms, labs, sites, facilities equipment for health/science, general education/job-training, upgrade outdated electrical, plumbing, heating/ventilation systems, by issuing $268 million in bonds at legal rates, qualifying for matching funds, with citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, all funds staying local?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure H. Bonds -- Santa Clara Unified School District (Unified School District Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 21,839 / 64.44% Yes votes ...... 12,051 / 35.56% No votes

To upgrade school fire, safety and security systems, renovate and reopen closed schools, install solar panels to decrease energy costs and save money for classrooms, acquire sites for future schools and expand overcrowded schools; shall the Santa Clara Unified School District issue $81.1 million in general obligation bonds, at interest rates within legal limits, subject to an annual audit and with an independent citizens' oversight committee?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure I. Parcel Tax -- East Side Union High School District (parcel tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 63,866 / 57.37% Yes votes ...... 47,465 / 42.63% No votes

To retain and attract excellent teachers and support staff, increase student access to science, technology, math and core academic classes required for college admission and careers, keep guidance counselors, continue to fund art, music and athletics and keep our schools safe and secure, shall the East Side Union High School District be authorized to levy $98 per parcel annually for six years with citizen oversight, an exemption for seniors, no money for administrator salaries, and guaranteed local control of funds?

YES

Measure J. Bonds -- Franklin-McKinley School District (school bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 10,860 / 69.91% Yes votes ...... 4,674 / 30.09% No votes

To provide safe, modern neighborhood schools with updated computer technology, maximize energy efficiency to save money, improve student learning for local elementary school students by acquiring, upgrading, constructing, equipping classrooms, site/facilities, science/computer labs, replacing aging roofs, plumbing, heating, ventilation/electrical systems, improving fire alarms, school security/earthquake safety, shall Franklin-McKinley School District issue $50,000,000 of bonds, with independent oversight, annual audits, no money for administrators' salaries, and all funds staying local?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure K. Bonds -- Moreland Elementary School District (school bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 9,035 / 69.15% Yes votes ...... 4,031 / 30.85% No votes

Without increasing current tax rates and to continue providing high quality education for local students by upgrading science labs, updating computer learning technology, maximizing energy efficiency and water conservation to save money, acquiring, constructing, repairing, equipping classrooms/sites/facilities/equipment, upgrading fire and security systems, and improving disabled access, shall Moreland Elementary School District issue $55,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with citizen oversight, annual audits, no funds for administrators' salaries and all funds staying in local schools?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure L. Parcel Tax -- Cambrian School District (parcel tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 5,843 / 58.41% Yes votes ...... 4,160 / 41.59% No votes

To maintain high academic achievement for local students by providing strong core and accelerated academic programs like reading, writing, science and math, retaining quality teachers and supporting smaller class sizes, improving access to computers, technology, and libraries, shall Cambrian Elementary School District authorize an education parcel tax of $96 per year per parcel for six years, with citizen oversight, an exemption available for seniors, no funds used for administrators' salaries, and every dollar staying in our local schools?

YES

Measure M. Business License Tax -- City of Campbell (Business License Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8,852 / 69.59% Yes votes ...... 3,869 / 30.41% No votes

To maintain/protect city services, including 911 emergency response times, firefighters, police patrols, crime prevention, city streets and pothole repair, after-school programs for children/teens and senior programs, shall the City of Campbell modify the existing business license tax set in 1982, with the cost for most businesses increasing $50 and limiting annual cost-of-living adjustments to 2%, with proceeds placed in the City's General Fund for local use and with independent annual financial audits?

YES

Measure N. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Campbell (hotel tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,254 / 73.16% Yes votes ...... 3,395 / 26.84% No votes

To help prevent additional budget cuts and maintain/protect city services, including 911 emergency response times, firefighters, police patrols, crime prevention, city streets and pothole repair, after-school programs for children/teens and nutrition programs for seniors, shall the City of Campbell increase the existing transient occupancy tax charged to hotel guests from 10% to 12% with proceeds placed in the City's General Fund for local use and with independent annual financial audits?

YES

Measure O. Appointing City Clerk and Treasurer -- City of Campbell (Appointing City Clerk and Treasurer - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6,622 / 57.25% Yes votes ...... 4,944 / 42.75% No votes

Shall the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer by appointive?

YES

Measure P. Appointing City Clerk and Treasurer -- City of Morgan Hill (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5,158 / 45.97% Yes votes ...... 6,062 / 54.03% No votes

Shall the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer be appointive?

YES

Measure Q. Zoning -- City of Saratoga (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6,939 / 49.28% Yes votes ...... 7,143 / 50.72% No votes

Shall the City of Saratoga adopt an ordinance setting a two-story limit for buildings on land in Commercial and Professional and Administrative Office zoning districts in the City and requiring voter approval of any future change to the two-story limit on those lands?

YES

Measure R. Firefighter Charter Amendment -- City of Palo Alto (firefighter charter amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6,567 / 24.81% Yes votes ...... 19,906 / 75.19% No votes

Shall the Charter be amended to require the City to continuously maintain in all budgetary years at least the number of Fire Department Personnel authorized in the 2009-10 Annual Budget, and to prohibit the City from implementing any proposal to reduce fire staffing levels or close or relocate a fire station unless the City Council holds two public hearings, submits the measure to voters, and a majority of voters approve the proposal?

Measure S. Election Date Change -- City of Palo Alto (election date change - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 19,509 / 76.27% Yes votes ...... 6,071 / 23.73% No votes

To consolidate with county and State elections and help reduce the City's election costs, shall Article 111, Section 3 of the Palo Alto City Charter be amended to change the City's general municipal elections to each even-numbered year, with the next election scheduled for 2012, and to extend the terms of all current council members by one year in order to complete the transition to even-numbered year elections?

Measure T. Utility Users Tax -- City of Mountain View (Utility Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 14,993 / 70.11% Yes votes ...... 6,393 / 29.89% No votes

Without increasing the tax rate residents and businesses currently pay, shall the City of Mountain View adopt an ordinance to update its Utility Users Tax, that would ensure equal treatment of taxpayers regardless of telecommunications technology used and provide funds to preserve essential services including: fire protection; rapid emergency response and crime prevention; library hours and services; gang prevention programs; and maintenance of city parks, playgrounds and athletic fields; with independent audits and all revenue staying in Mountain View?

YES

Measure U. Marijuana Business Tax -- City of San Jose (Marijuana Business Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 184,305 / 78.33% Yes votes ...... 50,992 / 21.67% No votes

In order to provide funding for essential City services such as police, fire, emergency response, street maintenance, pothole repair, parks, libraries and youth and senior programs, shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a tax at a rate of up to 10% of gross receipts on marijuana businesses in San Jose, subject to existing independent financial audits, with all revenue controlled by the City?

YES

Measure V. Binding Arbitration -- City of San Jose (binding arbitration - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 148,368 / 66.41% Yes votes ...... 75,038 / 33.59% No votes

To provide fiscal stability, control costs and maintain City services to residents, shall the Charter be amended to permit binding arbitration only if outside arbitrators are (1) required to base awards to employees primarily on the City's ability to pay; and (2) prohibited from; creating any unfunded liability for the City, increasing police and firefighter compensation more than the rate of increase in General Fund revenues, or granting retroactive benefits?

YES

Measure W. Pension Reform -- City of San Jose (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 162,367 / 72.14% Yes votes ...... 62,710 / 27.86% No votes

To provide fiscal stability, control costs and maintain City Services to residents, shall the Charter be amended to allow the Council, by ordinance and subject to the requirements of applicable law, to exclude any officer or employee hired on or after the ordinance's effective date from any retirement plan or benefit of any plan then in existence and to require that any new or different plan shall be actuarially sound?

YES

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