2002 November 5th - General Election
| Measure |
Title |
Result |
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J
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$58.25 Million General Obligation Bond |
Approved |
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O
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Transient Occupancy Surtax |
Failed |
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P
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Initiative Petition to Repeal Utility Us... |
Failed |
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Q
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Tax on Hotel Occupants. |
Failed |
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R
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Utility Users' Tax |
Approved |
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S
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Initiative to Prohibit Additives to the ... |
Approved |
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T
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Transient Occupancy Tax |
Failed |
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U
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Urban Limit Line and Development Timing ... |
Approved |
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V
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Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Amendment |
Approved |
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W
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Transient Occupancy Tax |
Failed |
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X
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Term Limits for City Council |
Approved |
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Y
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$1 Million General Obligation Bond |
Failed |
Measure J
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
$58.25 Million General Obligation Bond
Aptos and Watsonville Area School Improvements. To improve Aptos High School by constructing, upgrading, equipping a performing arts center, classrooms, cafeteria, athletic facilities, parking/traffic safety improvements; to construct, improve, equip Watsonville Area Schools, including libraries, athletic facilities, cafeterias, classroom spaces, parking, high school facilities, shall Pajaro Valley Unified School District issue $58,250,000 of bonds ($24,036,000 for Aptos High School/$34,214,000 for Watsonville area schools) at legal rates, with citizen oversight, annual audits and no money for administrators' salaries?
[Full text for measure J]
Approved.
(55% majority required)
Votes yes: 11299
Votes no: 5713
Measure O
Santa Cruz County
Transient Occupancy Surtax
TOURISM PROMOTION -- TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY SURTAX. Shall the Board of Supervisors be authorized to impose a special tax through enactment of an ordinance establishing a 1% surtax on rent charged to guests of hotels and other transient accommodations located within the unincorporated area of Santa Cruz County, in addition to the amount now payable under the County's existing Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, for the purpose of protecting the local economy by the promotion of tourism in Santa Cruz County?
[Full text for measure O]
Failed.
(2/3 majority required)
Votes yes: 20243
Votes no: 13396
Measure P
City of Santa Cruz
Initiative Petition to Repeal Utility Users Tax
Shall Chapter 3.29 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code which levies a Utility Users Tax upon persons in the City of Santa Cruz be repealed?
[Full text for measure P]
Failed.
Votes yes: 4293
Votes no: 12773
Measure Q
City of Santa Cruz
Tax on Hotel Occupants.
Shall the City of Santa Cruz adopt an ordinance amending Section 3.28.030 of the Municipal Code by imposing a special one percent (1%) transient occupancy tax and dedicating the revenues from that special tax to the Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council?
[Full text for measure Q]
Failed.
(2/3 majority required)
Votes yes: 9191
Votes no: 7373
Measure R
City of Scotts Valley
Utility Users' Tax
To prevent reductions in general City services and programs, shall the existing utility users' tax of 4% on electricity and gas utilities, established by the City in 1992, be affirmed and ratified fixing the rate of tax at 4% on all gas and electrical charges only? A YES" vote on Measure R is a vote to continue in place the Scotts Valley utility users tax at its present rate of 4% on electric and gas utilities. A "NO" vote on Measure R is a vote to discontinue the existing Scotts Valley utility users tax."
[Full text for measure R]
Approved.
Votes yes: 2553
Votes no: 879
Measure S
City of Watsonville
Initiative to Prohibit Additives to the Public Water Supply
Shall the City of Watsonville adopt an ordinance adding Section 6-3.443 to the Watsonville Municipal Code requiring that substances added to the public water supply for purposes other than to make water safe satisfy two new standards: (a) approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for specified purposes, and (b) cannot contain contaminants at concentrations exceeding either the U.S. Maximum Contaminant Level Goals or California Public Health Goals, whichever is more restrictive?
[Full text for measure S]
Approved.
Votes yes: 2600
Votes no: 2568
Measure T
City of Watsonville
Transient Occupancy Tax
Shall the City of Watsonville adopt an ordinance amending Section 3‑6.303 of the Municipal Code by imposing a special one percent (1%) tax charged to guests of hotels and motels under the City's Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance for the purpose of protecting the local economy by continuing tourism promotion?
[Full text for measure T]
Failed.
(2/3 majority required)
Votes yes: 3346
Votes no: 1722
Measure U
City of Watsonville
Urban Limit Line and Development Timing Initiative
Shall the City of Watsonville amend the Watsonville 2005 General Plan thereby imposing certain restrictions on growth, as specified, and restricting later amendments all as provided in the Watsonville Urban Limit Line and Development Timing Initiative?
[Full text for measure U]
Approved.
Votes yes: 3000
Votes no: 1981
Measure V
City of Watsonville
Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Amendment
Shall the City of Watsonville adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 3 (Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization) of Title 11 (Mobile Homes and Parks) of the Watsonville Municipal Code establishing a procedure for Recovery of Expenses in Fair Rate Return Hearing and adding a Supplemental Administrative Fee of $0.50 per unit with an automatic cost of living adjustment?
[Full text for measure V]
Approved.
Votes yes: 2891
Votes no: 1954
Measure W
City of Capitola
Transient Occupancy Tax
Shall the City of Capitola adopt an ordinance amending Section 3.32.030 of the Municipal Code raising the transient occupancy tax rate from 9.5% to 11%, dedicating the revenues from .5% of the 1.5% differential increase to the General Fund and 1% of the 1.5% differential increase to the Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council for the promotion of tourism in Santa Cruz County?
[Full text for measure W]
Failed.
(2/3 majority required)
Votes yes: 1352
Votes no: 1291
Measure X
City of Capitola
Term Limits for City Council
Should Measure X, a measure enacting an ordinance setting a limit of two consecutive terms for elected officials in Capitola, be adopted?
[Full text for measure X]
Approved.
Votes yes: 1424
Votes no: 1164
Measure Y
Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District
$1 Million General Obligation Bond
PAJARO VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOND MEASURE. Shall the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in a principal amount not exceeding $1,000,000 and bearing interest at rates within the legal limit, to assist in constructing a new fire station facility, pay costs related to bond issuance, and levy a special tax based on assessed valuation on taxable real property and improvements in the district to pay for the bonds and the cost of administering them?
[Full text for measure Y]
Failed.
(2/3 majority required)
Votes yes: 1535
Votes no: 922
