MARIN ELECTIONS 2015: Did Novato Voters Approve Measure C?

By Bay City News Service:

Marin County voters approved eight of nine measures on the ballot Tuesday, according to unofficial election results.

San Anselmo’s Measure E, an ordinance allowing a flood retention basin in Memorial Park if a majority of voters later approve a specific plan after an environmental review, was rejected by nearly 60 percent of the voters.

San Anselmo’s Measure D, which prohibits the use of Memorial Park for flood control, passed with nearly 60 percent of the vote. The measure also requires voter approval before the park can be sold or transferred by the town.

In San Rafael, voters approved Measure A, a $108.2 million bond issue for elementary schools, and Measure B, a $160.5 million bond issue in the high school district. Both measures required a 55 percent majority and received 66 and 67 percent of the vote, respectively.

Novato voters approved Measure C, which extends an existing sales tax but lowers it from a half-cent to a quarter-cent. The revenue pays for general city services, including public safety, street repairs and youth and senior recreation programs. It received 73 percent approval, far above the simple majority required.

Sausalito voters approved Measure F, an advisory question about whether the city should use revenue from the leasing of its MLK complex to finance repairs at four parks of children’s playground equipment, upgrades of safety lighting, additions of needed restrooms and restoration of wetland and natural areas. The measure received 62.7 approval and only needed a majority.

Voters in the Inverness Public Utility District overwhelmingly approved Measure G, which adjusts the district’s appropriations limit to include all revenue sources for fiscal years 2015-2016 through 2017-2018 to assure an adequate funding base. It received 98 percent approval.

Voters in the Marinwood Community Services District approved Measure H, which increases the district’s appropriations limit for fiscal years 2016-2017 through 2019-2020 in the amount equal to the revenue it received from a 2011 parcel tax. Eighty percent of voters approved that measure.

Also in the Marinwood Community Services District, voters approved Measure I, which increases the district’s appropriations limit by replacing an existing special tax of $189.56 per parcel with a special tax of $189.56 per unit on each parcel in the district. Seventy three percent of voters approved the measure.