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Monterey County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Directory of Monterey County, CA Measures
County Results as of November 19 6:09pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (194/194)
45.3% Countywide Voter Turnout (75,115/165,731)

Measures
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Measure A. School Bonds -- Pacific Grove Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 4,020 / 59.79% Yes votes ...... 2,704 / 40.21% No votes
To increase student access to computers; maintain and upgrade educational software; keep pace with 21st century technological innovations; and significantly reduce borrowing costs, shall Pacific Grove Unified School District issue $18 million of short-term bonds with the interest rates at or below the legal limit, independent citizen oversight, and no money for administrator/teacher salaries, so long as all funds are spent locally and cannot be taken by the State?

Measure B. School Bonds -- Salinas Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 14,730 / 60.30% Yes votes ...... 9,698 / 39.70% No votes
Local High Schools Improvement Measure. To upgrade classrooms, science labs, career-training facilities, libraries/computer systems to keep pace with technology, repair deteriorating roofs, plumbing/electrical systems, improve student safety/campus security, acquire, renovate, construct/equip classrooms, sites/facilities relieving overcrowding, providing students with required education/training needed to succeed in college/careers, shall Salinas Union High School District issue $128,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with independent citizen oversight, no money for administrators, all money staying local?

Measure C. School Bonds -- Greenfield Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,014 / 62.36% Yes votes ...... 612 / 37.64% No votes
To add new elementary school classrooms at Mary Chapa School to support math, science, reading and writing programs, relieve school overcrowding, improve campus safety and security, to provide updated classroom computers/instructional technology for quality 21st Century education, and to construct, acquire, repair classrooms, facilities and equipment, shall Greenfield Union Elementary School District issue $10 million in bonds which cannot be taken by the State, at legal rates, with citizen oversight, independent financial audits, and all funds staying local?

Measure D. School Bonds -- Greenfield Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 987 / 60.81% Yes votes ...... 636 / 39.19% No votes
To construct a multi-purpose classroom, a library/media center and restrooms at Mary Chapa School, provide updated classroom computers/instructional technology for quality 21st Century education, acquire land for a new school, and to construct, acquire, repair classrooms, sites, facilities and equipment, shall Greenfield Union Elementary School District issue $10 million in bonds which cannot be taken by the State, at legal rates, with citizen oversight, independent financial audits, and all funds staying local?

Measure L. School Bonds -- San Luis Obispo County Community College District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 36,887 / 61.7% Yes votes ...... 22,855 / 38.3% No votes
   36773 (61.73%) Yes / 22798 (38.27%) No in San Luis Obispo County
   114 (66.67%) Yes / 57 (33.33%) No in Monterey County
CUESTA COLLEGE AFFORDABLE EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING/ CAMPUS REPAIR MEASURE. To repair, construct/acquire facilities, sites/equipment, prepare students/returning veterans for universities/good paying jobs, address severe budget cuts by updating aging classrooms, improving/maintaining nursing, paramedic, 9-1-1 medical training, welding, engineering, automotive, early childhood education/other career education programs, repairing deteriorating gas/electrical lines, upgrading technology, shall San Luis Obispo County Community College District issue $275,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring citizens' oversight, independent audits, all funds used locally?

Measure T. School Bonds -- West Hills Community College District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3,215 / 61.1% Yes votes ...... 2,051 / 38.9% No votes
   3211 (61.03%) Yes / 2050 (38.97%) No in Fresno County
   4 (80.00%) Yes / 1 (20.00%) No in Monterey County
To increase student access to computers; maintain and upgrade educational software; keep pace with 21st century technological innovations; and significantly reduce borrowing costs, shall West Hills Community College District issue $20,000,000 of short-term bonds with the interest rates at or below the legal limit, independent citizen oversight, and no money for administrator/teacher salaries, so long as all funds are spent locally and cannot be taken by the State?

Measure E. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Marina (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,903 / 73.31% Yes votes ...... 1,057 / 26.69% No votes
Shall the City of Marina's Municipal Code be amended to eliminate the temporary increase in the existing transient occupancy tax rate from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) and to make permanent the increase from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) to continue preserving funds for general City services such as police, fire, street repair, park maintenance, and recreation and community programs?

Measure F. Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Marina (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,086 / 77.46% Yes votes ...... 898 / 22.54% No votes
To continue preserving funds for general city services, including maintaining firefighters and police officers for adequate emergency response, reducing crime and criminal gang and drug activity, maintaining city streets and parks, and youth after school programs; shall the City of Marina adopt an ordinance extending the temporary one cent transactions and use (sales) tax to automatically expire on March 31, 2026.

Measure G. Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Salinas (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11,227 / 62.41% Yes votes ...... 6,762 / 37.59% No votes
To improve our quality of life, maintain and enhance city services and facilities, including: crime and gang prevention; neighborhood policing and school safety; safety inspections; police, fire and paramedic response; fixing potholes, streets, and sidewalks; recreation and programs for youth and seniors; and other city services, shall the City of Salinas enact a one cent sales tax, that can't be taken by the State, with citizens' oversight, annual independent audits, with all funds dedicated to Salinas?

Measure H. Utility Users Tax -- City of Salinas (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 10,807 / 61.14% Yes votes ...... 6,869 / 38.86% No votes
Shall the Utility Users Tax Ordinance be amended to reduce the tax on telecommunications and video users from 6 percent to 5 percent; exempt seniors; modernize the ordinance to include wireless and other technologies and treat taxpayers the same regardless of technology; help fund essential city services including: public safety, fire protection, youth programs, parks and recreation, and street repairs and maintenance, and all money staying local for services and facilities in the City of Salinas?

Measure I. Temporary Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Soledad (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 896 / 63.19% Yes votes ...... 522 / 36.81% No votes
Shall Chapter 3.09 of the Soledad Municipal Code be amended to extend the existing five (5) year term of the City's one percent (1%) Temporary Transactions and Use Tax by fifteen (15) years, to 2032, to continue to fund essential services such as police, fire, emergency response, street maintenance, park & recreation and other general government services, subject to review by a Citizens Oversight Committee, annual independent audits, and exclusive use by the City?

Measure J. Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Sand City (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 46 / 58.97% Yes votes ...... 32 / 41.03% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to increase the rate of a transactions and use tax on the retail sale of goods in Sand City used for general City purposes, from one-half of one percent to one percent?

Measure K. Temporary Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Gonzales (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 596 / 66.67% Yes votes ...... 298 / 33.33% No votes
To protect essential services, such as public safety and street and park repairs, initiate work on desired facilities like the community center and pool, continue the development of innovative programs for economic growth and youth, adult and senior activities, and address unanticipated debt, shall Gonzales enact a one-half percent (.50%) transactions and use tax, for ten (10) years, reviewed by a citizen's oversight committee and annual independent audit, for use exclusively in Gonzales?

Measure M. Sales Tax -- City of King (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 670 / 63.15% Yes votes ...... 391 / 36.85% No votes
To address the City of King financial situation, improve city finances and improve the services to the city residents, shall the City of King establish a ½ cent sales tax legally ending in 7 years, with independent citizen oversight, regular audits and no funding for salary or benefit increases for current employees?

Measure N. Public Safety, Recreation, Public Works and Fiscal Stability -- City of King (Advisory Vote Only)
Pass: 738 / 70.22% Yes votes ...... 313 / 29.78% No votes
If the City's General Sales Tax Measure should pass, the council shall utilize the revenue in the following manner:
  • 50% - Public Safety (Police, Fire, Recreation)
  • 30% - Money Management (Debt Reduction & Reserves)
  • 10% - Communication
  • 10% - Appearance

None of the funds generated shall be used to provide salary or benefit increases to existing staff. An independent oversight board shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the Council's concurrence, to make recommendations to the Council on the expenditure of funds.

Measure P. Special Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Monterey (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 5,031 / 74.34% Yes votes ...... 1,737 / 25.66% No votes
Shall the City of Monterey address significant deferred maintenance by fixing streets, sidewalks, and potholes; improve related access and safety for senior citizens, disabled residents, and others; and repair its 100-year-old storm drain system to protect our beaches/Monterey Bay, by enacting a one cent per dollar transactions and use ("sales") tax to sunset in 4 years, with all revenue exclusively applied to these specific purposes, subject to citizen oversight and annual financial/performance audits?

Measure Q. Transactions and Use Tax -- Monterey-Salinas Transit District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 52,209 / 72.56% Yes votes ...... 19,747 / 27.44% No votes
Shall Monterey-Salinas Transit, also known as MST, provide, maintain and protect transit services for Monterey County senior citizens, veterans and people with disabilities, including trips to vital medical appointments and veterans' job training/placement services, by enacting a one-eighth of one cent per dollar sales tax, to replace eliminated federal and state funding with local revenue to be dedicated only to these specific purposes, subject to citizen oversight and annual independent financial and performance audits?

Measure R. Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Del Rey Oaks (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 371 / 63.75% Yes votes ...... 211 / 36.25% No votes
To preserve essential city services and facilities in Del Rey Oaks, including crime prevention and emergency response; repair of streets and sidewalks; and other city services; shall the City of Del Rey Oaks increase the transactions and use tax by an additional one half of one percent (.50%) to provide an on-going source of local funds to be used only in Del Rey Oaks, the proceeds of said tax to be utilized for general governmental purposes, protected from State takeways?

 
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