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Sonoma County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Directory of Sonoma County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 28 11:42am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (417/417)
60.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (146,627/244,556)

Measures
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Measure E. Bonds for Facilities Improvement -- Napa Valley Community College District Trustee Area 7 (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 116 / 63.7% Yes votes ...... 66 / 36.3% No votes
NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE AFFORDABLE EDUCATION/VETERAN SUPPORT/JOB TRAINING MEASURE. To upgrade educational facilities, prepare students for careers/university transfers, and retain/attract quality faculty by expanding Veteran's center,upgrading technology for 21st Century education/jobs training, expanding career training classrooms in welding/trades/ science/engineering/healthcare, and acquiring, constructing, and repairing classrooms/ facilities/sites/equipment, shall Napa Valley Community College District issue $198,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with citizens' oversight, audits, and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure H. Bonds for Facilities Improvement -- Sonoma County Community College District - All Areas (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 86,827 / 63.1% Yes votes ...... 50,774 / 36.9% No votes
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE AFFORDABLE LOCAL EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING MEASURE. To upgrade facilities, prepare students for careers/university transfer, attract quality faculty, keep SRJC current,improve student access, upgrade classrooms/labs/technology for 21st Century science/math skills, modernize career education facilities for vocational engineering, nursing, public safety, agriculture, jobs, meet earthquake/fire codes, acquire, construct/repair classrooms, facilities, sites/equipment, shall Sonoma County Junior College District issue $410,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with citizens' oversight, annual audits?

Measure I. District Facilities Improvements -- City of Santa Rosa High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 34,086 / 64.0% Yes votes ...... 19,149 / 36.0% No votes
To improve high school educational quality and student safety by upgrading classrooms and science labs, replacing deteriorating and outdated plumbing, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, providing updated 21st century classroom technology, and acquiring, renovating or constructing classrooms, equipment, sites and facilities, shall Santa Rosa High School District issue $175 million in bonds at legal rates, including independent citizens' oversight, annual audits, no money for administrators' salaries and all funds benefitting local schools (State cannot take the funds)?

Measure J. School District Facilities Improvement -- Cinnabar School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 494 / 61.1% Yes votes ...... 314 / 38.9% No votes
To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the state; repair or replace leaky roofs; modernize and renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; replace outdated heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; and improve P.E. fields and facilities for school and community use; shall the Cinnabar Elementary School District issue $2,500,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have no money used for administrative salaries?

Measure K. School District Facilities Improvement -- Oak Grove Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,174 / 63.6% Yes votes ...... 672 / 36.4% No votes
To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements; modernize and renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; replace outdated windows; improve student access to computers and modern technology; and replace aging portables; shall the Oak Grove Union School District issue $6,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with audits and independent citizens' oversight and no money used for administrative salaries?

Measure L. School District Facilities Improvement -- City of Santa Rosa Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 11,000 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 4,919 / 30.9% No votes
To improve the quality of elementary education and student safety by repairing/ replacing leaky roofs, repairing deteriorating plumbing/ sewer/ electrical systems, providing updated 21st century classroom technology, upgrading security/ fire alarms, making health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements, and acquiring, renovating or constructing classrooms, equipment, sites and facilities, shall Santa Rosa Elementary School District issue $54 million in bonds at legal rates, including independent citizens' oversight, annual audits, no funds used for administrators' salaries or taken by the state?

Measure M. Increase Sales Tax for County Library -- County of Sonoma (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 88,534 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 51,406 / 36.7% No votes
Library Improvement Act: Shall the Sonoma County Library Improvement Act be implemented by imposing a one-eighth cent (0.125%) sales tax for ten years to restore and enhance library hours and services to benefit children, seniors and all residents of the County; with an annual audit to be conducted to ensure that funds are spent as mandated by the voters; and an increase in spending limit to allow use of the revenue?

Measure N. Update Utility Users Tax -- City of Santa Rosa (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 18,937 / 46.1% Yes votes ...... 22,123 / 53.9% No votes
UUT MODERNIZATION AND FAIRNESS MEASURE Shall the Utility Users Tax Ordinance (UUT) be amended to: reduce the tax rate from 5% to 4.5%; exempt low income users; modernize the ordinance to include wireless and other technologies to treat taxpayers the same regardless of technology; and help maintain essential city services, with all money staying local for services and facilities in Santa Rosa?

Measure O. Approve Temporary Utility User Tax -- City of Cloverdale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,279 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 1,224 / 48.9% No votes
Temporary City of Cloverdale Local Control/Fiscal Stability Measure. To create local funding for local needs; maintain Cloverdale's independent, local Police Department; prevent further cuts to police officers, 911 response, violent/property crimes investigation; maintain storm drains, pothole/street repair, local business support, and other City services; shall the City of Cloverdale establish a utility user tax at a 3% rate for eight years with low-income senior exemptions, citizens' oversight, annual independent audits and no money for Sacramento?

Measure P. Fluoridation Ordinance 1134 -- City of Healdsburg (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,650 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 1,467 / 35.6% No votes
Shall the City of Healdsburg continue to fluoridate its water?

Measure Q. General Use Tax of 1% -- City of Petaluma (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 8,091 / 43.3% Yes votes ...... 10,606 / 56.7% No votes
Shall the BETTER ROADS SAFER PETALUMA MEASURE, a general transactions and use tax of 1%, with all proceeds placed in the Petaluma General Fund for governmental purposes such as street and sidewalk maintenance and repair, traffic improvements like the Rainier Crosstown Connector/Interchange, flood protection, storm drainage, vehicle replacement, restoring public safety positions, and public facilities improvements, among others, with local control of tax proceeds, and independent review and reporting on expenditures, be adopted?

Measure R. Amend Utility User Tax -- City of Sebastopol (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,910 / 62.3% Yes votes ...... 1,156 / 37.7% No votes
Shall the City of Sebastopol amend the current Utility User Tax ordinance by: reducing the tax from 4% to 3.75%; continuing the tax on gas and electricity which exempts low income persons; adding telecommunications, video and garbage services; to maintain essential general fund City services such as police and fire, improving roads, sewers, parks, bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure; requiring an independent audit; and no rate increase without voter approval; and terminating the tax in ten years?

Measure S. Special Parcel Tax -- Monte Rio Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 509 / 65.5% Yes votes ...... 268 / 34.5% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 2014/15-1 of the Monte Rio Fire Protection District authorizing the District to impose and levy a special tax having flat rates of $60 for single family residential properties, $39 for campsites, mobile home spaces, multi-family residential units and vacant parcels and $1 per acre for timberland and maximum rates from $.04 to $.09 per square foot for lodging, commercial and industrial properties and increasing the District's appropriations limit be approved?

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