Pass: 42,296 / 66.5% Yes votes ...... 21,344 / 33.5% No votes

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The Board of Trustees of the San Mateo Union School District has proposed this measure which would authorize the District to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $298 million. The bonds will have an interest rate not exceeding the legal maximum and will mature in no more than 25 years.

Article XIIIA, Section 1(b)(3)(B) of the California Constitution requires that the District list the specific school facilities projects to be funded from the bond revenue and certify that the Board has evaluated safety, class size reduction, and information technology needs in the development of that list. The District's "Bond Project List" for the proposed bond is attached to the full text of the measure and can be generally described as follows:

improve fire and seismic safety, exterior lighting; safety and accessibility, energy efficiency; repair or replace heating, air conditioning, ventilation and electrical systems, plumbing systems, roofs and building exteriors, courtyards and parking facilities; add and upgrade bathrooms; renovate and remodel cafeterias, campus gymnasiums and theaters; construct a school-community theater and new classrooms; renovate school pools; replace furniture and equipment; remove hazardous materials; and buy, rent or construct facilities.

The measure requires the District to take certain steps to account for the proceeds from the sale of the bonds as set forth in Article XIIIA, Section 1(b)(3) of the California Constitution and Education Code sections 15272 et seq. The District must appoint a citizens' oversight committee and conduct annual independent performance and financial audits to assure that funds are spent only on the listed school and classroom improvements and for no other purposes.

A "yes" vote on this measure would authorize San Mateo Union School District to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $298 million for: projects to improve fire and seismic safety, exterior lighting; safety and accessibility, energy efficiency; repair or replace heating, air conditioning, ventilation and electrical systems, plumbing systems, roofs and building exteriors, courtyards and parking facilities; add and upgrade bathrooms; renovate and remodel cafeterias, campus gymnasiums and theaters; construct a school-community theater and new classrooms; renovate school pools; replace furniture and equipment; remove hazardous materials; and buy, rent or construct facilities.

A "no" vote would preclude San Mateo Union School District from issuing bonds of up to $298 million.

This measure passes if 55% of those voting on the measure vote "yes."

Among the Measure M projects that need to be completed:

• Additional seismic retrofits; improvements to fire safety and security systems in remaining buildings

• Removal/disposal of hazardous materials in remodeling work

• Remodel remaining classrooms

• Improvements to exterior lighting systems for safety

• More accessibility upgrades mandated by Americans with Disabilities Act including ramps, aisles, seating, doors, hardware

• Where needed, replace old, deteriorating roofs, windows

• Provide additional classrooms and labs on several campuses

• Replace old plumbing, sewer, storm drainage systems

• Provide energy efficient interior lighting systems to comply with codes, where needed

We urge you to join us in voting Yes on Measure M.

/s/ Jackie Speier August 11, 2006 State Senator, 8th Senatorial District

/s/ Jerry Hill August 3, 2006 President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors

/s/ Loren Buddress August 18, 2006 Chief Probation Officer, County of San Mateo

/s/ Linda Koelling August 3, 2006 Mayor, City of Foster City

/s/ Ron Galatolo August 3, 2006 Chancellor, San Mateo County Community College District

To: The voters voting in the November 7, 2006 election on the question of the issuance of $298,000,000 General Obligation Bonds of the San Mateo Union High School District:

You are hereby notified in accordance with Section 9401 of the Elections Code of California of the following:

1. The best estimate from official sources of the tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund principal and interest payments during the first fiscal year after the first sale of bonds (Fiscal Year 2007-2008), based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election and taking into account estimated future growth, is the following: $.01600 per $100 of assessed valuation, which equates to $16.00 per $100,000 of assessed valuation.

2. The best estimate from official sources of the tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund principal and interest payments during the fiscal year after the last sale of bonds and an estimate of the year in which that rate will apply, based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election and taking into account estimated future growth, is as follows: $.01600 per $100 of assessed valuation, which equates to $16.00 per $100,000 of assessed valuation. Year after last sale of bonds: 2013-2014

3. The best estimate from official sources of the highest tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund principal and interest payments on the bonds and the year in which such rate would apply, based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election and taking into account estimated future growth, is as follows: $.01600 per $100 of assessed valuation, which equates to $16.00 per $100,000 of assessed valuation. Year of highest tax rate: Tax is projected to be the same every year.

/s/ Samuel Johnson Jr. Superintendent, San Mateo Union High School District

This Proposition may be known and referred to as the "High Schools Improvement Bond of 2006" or as "Measure M".

FINDINGS

In November of 2000, voters in the San Mateo Union High School District overwhelmingly approved Measure D to improve facilities at its six comprehensive high school sites, which range in age from 45 to 83 years. By seeking funding from other sources, the District was able to increase the total amount of money available by almost $100 million to provide a facilities program totaling $234.5 million. Each campus was able to complete some of the rehabilitation projects needed to bring these schools up to date and serve today's students and communities. There remains, however, more to be done: new classroom buildings are needed to replace remaining old and deteriorating ones, and more improvements are planned for accessibility, health and safety.

This bond measure will allow for the continuation of the extensive renovation and rehabilitation work begun five years ago.

BOND AUTHORIZATION

By approval of this proposition by at least 55% of the registered voters voting on the proposition, the San Mateo Union High School District shall be authorized to issue and sell bonds of up to $298 million in aggregate principal amount to provide financing for the specific school facilities projects listed in the Bond Projects List attached hereto as Exhibit A, subject to all of the accountability safeguards specified below.

Proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this proposition shall be used only for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities, or the acquisition or lease of real property for school facilities, and not for any other purpose, including teacher and administrator salaries and other school operating expenses. Proceeds of the bonds may be used to pay or reimburse the District for the cost of District staff when performing work on or necessary and incidental to the bond projects.

ACCOUNTABILITY SAFEGUARDS

The provisions in this section are specifically included in this proposition in order that the San Mateo Union High School District's voters and taxpayers may be assured that their money will be spent wisely to address specific facilities needs of the San Mateo Union High School District, all in compliance with the requirements of Article XIII A, Section 1(b)(3) of the State Constitution, and the Strict Accountability in Local School Construction Bonds Act of 2000 (codified at Education Code Sections 15264 and following).

Evaluation of Needs. The Board of Trustees has evaluated the facilities needs at each campus and facility to determine which projects to finance from a local bond at this time. The Board of Trustees hereby certifies that it has evaluated safety, class size reduction and information technology needs in developing the Bond Projects List. Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee. The Board of Trustees shall establish an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (pursuant to Education Code Section 15278 and following), to ensure bond proceeds are spent only for the school facilities projects listed in the Bond Projects List. The committee shall be established within 60 days of the date when the results of the election appear in the minutes of the Board of Trustees.

Annual Performance Audits. The Board of Trustees shall conduct an annual, independent performance audit to ensure that the bond proceeds have been expended only on the school facilities projects listed in the Bond Projects List.

Annual Financial Audits. The Board of Trustees shall conduct an annual, independent financial audit of the bond proceeds until all of those proceeds have been spent for the school facilities projects listed in the Bond Projects List.

Special Bond Proceeds Account; Annual Report to Board. Upon approval of this proposition and the sale of any bonds approved, the Board of Trustees shall take actions necessary pursuant to Government Code Section 53410 and following to establish an account in which proceeds of the sale of bonds will be deposited. As long as any proceeds of the bonds remain unexpended, the Superintendent of the District shall cause a report to be filed with the Board of Trustees no later than December 31 of each year, commencing December 31, 2007, stating (1) the amount of bond proceeds received and expended in that year, and (2) the status of any project funded or to be funded from bond proceeds. The report may relate to the calendar year, fiscal year, or other appropriate annual period as the Superintendent shall determine, and may be incorporated into the annual budget, audit, or other appropriate routine report to the Board of Trustees.

BOND PROJECTS LIST

The Bond Projects List attached to this resolution as Exhibit A shall be considered a part of this ballot proposition, and shall be reproduced in any official document required to contain the full statement of the bond proposition.

The Bond Projects List describes the specific projects the San Mateo Union High School District proposes to finance with proceeds of the bonds. Listed construction projects, repairs, rehabilitation projects and upgrades will be completed as needed at a particular school site according to Board-established priorities. The final cost of each project will be determined as plans are finalized, construction bids are awarded, and projects are completed. Certain construction funds expected from non-bond sources, including State grant funds for eligible projects, have not yet been secured. Until all project costs and funding sources are known, the Board of Trustees cannot determine the amount of bond proceeds available to be spent on each project. Completion of some projects may be subject to further government approvals by State officials and boards, and to local environmental review. For these reasons, inclusion of a project on the Bond Projects List is not a guarantee that the project will be funded or completed.

Each project is assumed to include its share of costs of the election and bond issuance (and may include interest and redemption charges and related costs of issuance for any necessary interim financing), construction management, architectural, engineering, legal, inspection and similar planning costs (whether performed by the District or by third parties), annual financial and performance audits, a customary contingency for unforeseen design and construction costs, and other costs incidental to and necessary for completion of the listed projects.

FURTHER SPECIFICATIONS

Specific Purposes. All of the purposes enumerated in this proposition shall be united and voted upon as one single proposition, pursuant to Education Code Section 15100, and shall constitute the specific purposes of the bonds, and proceeds of the bonds shall be spent only for such purposes, pursuant to Government Code Section 53410. Other Terms of the Bonds. When sold, the bonds shall bear interest at an annual rate not exceeding the statutory maximum, and that interest will be made payable at the time or times permitted by law. The bonds may be issued and sold in several series, and no bond shall be made to mature more than 25 years from the date borne by that bond.

EXHIBIT A SAN MATEO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND PROJECTS LIST

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• Improvements to fire safety systems, including alarms and sprinklers, in buildings where needed

• Install improvements to exterior lighting and lighting control systems for parking lots, walkways, and emergency exits, for safety/security

• Remove and dispose of hazardous materials in buildings to be remodeled

• Safety and accessibility improvements to walkways and bleachers

• Provide air conditioning for classrooms that become excessively hot due to skylights and metal wall construction that conduct heat

• Replace old campus plumbing systems for water, gas and heat; sewer system; storm drainage

• Replace main telecommunication phone and cable services to the campus

• Update campus electrical power system

• Provide energy efficient interior lighting and energy management controls and security system in music classrooms, gyms, locker rooms, remodeled student services building

• Replace old, deteriorating windows

• Paint exterior of renovated buildings

• Replace 45-year-old, 350-seat theater with new, school-community theater building to seat approximately 1,000; including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance (such as aisles, ramps, accessible seating, doors and door hardware)

• Relocate outdoor basketball courts as needed to facilitate new construction

• Expand and remodel 45-year-old, 650-seat gym to create spectator seating for approximately 1,500; including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance (such as aisles, ramps, accessible seating, doors and door hardware); new floor; and upgrade finishes, including paint, to walls and ceiling

• Install new floor and upgrade finishes, including paint, to walls and ceilings in old small gym

• Remodel old locker rooms, including new lockers where needed

• Expand and remodel severely undersized, 45-year-old student services building.

• Construct new art classroom

• Provide indoor seating area (which presently does not exist) for old cafeteria; replace outdated food service equipment; refurbish walls, ceiling, floor, etc.

• Renovate old pool and upgrade filtration system for efficiency and safety

• Provide new restroom building/storage facility at football/soccer field for use at school-community sporting events

• Improvements to interior courtyard surfaces and landscaping

• Resurface, rebuild and re-stripe parking areas, pedestrian walkways, and internal fire access roads, as needed

• Improvements to fire safety systems, including alarms and sprinklers, in gym buildings

• Install improvements to exterior lighting and lighting control systems for parking lots, walkways, and emergency exits, for safety/security

• Remove and dispose of hazardous materials in buildings to be remodeled

• Safety and accessibility improvements to walkways, bleachers, and bus stop; accessible doors and door hardware for home economics buildings and gym/locker rooms

• Improvements to heating, ventilation, electrical, security systems in gym buildings; new security system for home economics building

• Improvements to campus fire-fighting water supply system

• Replace old campus plumbing systems for water, sewer, storm drainage

• Replace old roofs on cafeteria and home eonomics/classroom buildings, gym building, and old, worn sections of the clay tile roofing on main building built in 1920s

• Replace aging exterior stucco on home economics and cafeteria buildings

• Install energy management controls for mechanical equipment throughout the campus, to comply with energy efficiency standards

• Extensively remodel 83-year-old theater, including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance (such as aisles, ramps, accessible seating, doors and door hardware), new heating and ventilation system

• Replace 78-year-old shop building with new, larger technology arts building to provide modern, safe classrooms

• Remove old portable classroom buildings currently located in the campus courtyard

• Extensively remodel old cafeteria building including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance; new security, heating, ventilation and electrical systems; food service equipment

• Install new floors in large and small gyms; upgrade finishes, including paint, to walls, ceilings, and floors in gyms, locker rooms, and physical education classrooms

• Repair/replace pool filtration pump/piping

• Provide new restroom building/storage facility at football/soccer field for use at school-community sporting events

• Improvements to interior courtyard surfaces and landscaping

• Resurface, rebuild and re-stripe parking areas, pedestrian walkways, and internal fire access roads, as needed

• Install improvements to exterior lighting and lighting control systems for parking lots, walkways, and emergency exits, for safety/security

• Remove and dispose of hazardous materials in buildings to be remodeled

• Safety and accessibility improvements to walkways and bleachers

• Replace antiquated boiler system with new stand-alone heating and ventilation systems in theater and gym buildings

• Improvements to electrical, security, clock, bell and emergency lighting systems in theater and gym buildings

• Replace campus fire-fighting water supply system

• Replace old plumbing systems for water, gas, sewer, storm drainage in theater and gyms

• Replace old roofs and deteriorating windows of science building, theater and gyms

• Provide energy efficient interior lighting, and energy management controls for lighting and mechanical equipment to comply with energy efficiency standards

• Replace 56-year-old classroom building with large, state-of-the-art Humanities building to provide approximately 25 classrooms; demolish old building

• Demolish old, now-defunct cafeteria building (that was replaced with a new structurally safe facility in 2004) and remove old portable classrooms

• Extensively remodel and expand 47-year-old theater building, add music classrooms (music classes are currently being conducted in portable buildings, which will be removed); including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance (such as aisles, ramps, accessible seating, doors and door hardware); exterior finishes and paint

• Construct new center and play yard for Child Growth and Development program

• Extensive renovation and expansion of 56-year-old pool facility to State and District standards for safety, accessibility and efficiency

• Remodel old locker rooms, gyms and physical education classrooms, including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility (such as ramps, doors and door hardware); refinish interiors, including new floors, ceiling and wall finishes, paint; replace lockers

• Provide new restroom building/storage facility at football/soccer field for use at school-community sporting events

• Resurface, rebuild and re-stripe parking areas, pedestrian walkways, and internal fire access roads, as needed

• Extend, repair and paint covered walkways, as needed

• Improvements to fire safety systems, including alarms and sprinklers, in industrial technology building

• Install improvements to exterior lighting and lighting control systems for parking lots, walkways, and emergency exits, for safety/security

• Remove and dispose of hazardous materials in buildings to be remodeled

• Safety and accessibility improvements to walkways and bleachers; accessible doors and door hardware for industrial technology building

• Provide air conditioning for classrooms that become excessively hot due to skylights and metal wall construction that conduct heat

• Improvements to campus fire-fighting water supply system

• Replace old campus plumbing systems for water, gas and heat; sewer system; storm drainage

• Improvements to plumbing in industrial technology building

• Improvements to electrical, security, clock, bell and emergency lighting systems in industrial technology building

• Replace old, deteriorating roofs and skylights in industrial technology building

• Replace old, deteriorating windows

• Paint exterior of renovated buildings

• Provide energy efficient interior lighting, and energy management controls in art and music classrooms, cafeteria, two theaters, industrial technology building and gyms

• Extensively remodel large and small 50-year-old theaters including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance (such as aisles, ramps, accessible seating, doors and door hardware), heating and ventilation system

• Renovate old cafeteria, including replacement of outdated kitchen equipment; new finishes to walls, ceiling, floor

• Renovate old pool

• Replace old, worn student lockers

• Remodel old gyms and physical education classroom interiors, including new floors, upgrade finishes, paint; replace 50-year-old bleachers; provide new sound system for large gym

• Provide new restroom building/storage facility at football/soccer field for use at school-community sporting events

• Improvements to interior courtyard surfaces and landscaping

• Resurface, rebuild and re-stripe parking areas, pedestrian walkways, and internal fire access roads, as needed

• Seismic upgrades and improvements to fire safety systems, including alarms and sprinklers, in buildings housing gyms/locker rooms, art and industrial technology

• Install improvements to exterior lighting and lighting control systems for parking lots, walkways, and emergency exits, for safety/security

• Remove and dispose of hazardous materials in buildings to be remodeled

• Safety and accessibility improvements to walkways and bleachers, and accessible doors and door hardware in buildings housing gyms/locker rooms, art and industrial technology

• Provide air conditioning for classrooms that become excessively hot due to skylights and metal wall construction that conduct heat

• Install new heating and ventilation system with energy management controls to comply with energy efficiency standards in buildings housing gyms/locker rooms, theater, art and industrial technology

• Complete upgrade of old boiler system

• Improvements to campus fire-fighting water supply system

• Replace old campus plumbing systems for water, gas and heat; sewer system; storm drainage

• Improvements to electrical, security, clock, bell and emergency lighting systems in buildings housing gyms/locker rooms, theater, art and industrial technology

• Update campus electrical power system to increase capacity

• Install central cable for school-wide media production capability * Provide energy efficient interior lighting, and energy management controls in buildings housing theater, art and industrial technology, gyms/locker rooms

• Replace old, deteriorating roofs and skylights in theater, art and industrial technology buildings, gyms/locker rooms

• Replace old, deteriorating windows

• Paint exterior of renovated buildings

• Extensive renovation of 48-year-old pool and pool filtration system for efficiency and safety

• Renovate old cafeteria including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance (such as ramps, accessible serving and seating areas); update lighting and energy efficient lighting controls; interior finishes for ceiling, walls, floor; replace outdated kitchen equipment

• Remodel 48-year-old buildings housing industrial technology, computer-assisted drafting, and art, including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance (such as ramps, accessible seating, doors and door hardware)

• Extensively remodel old theater, including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance (such as aisles, ramps, accessible seating, doors and door hardware)

• Build new academic classroom building to provide approximately nine additional classrooms and labs; remove old portable classrooms

• Replace old, worn student lockers

• Upgrade wall and ceiling finishes, including paint, and replace floors in large and small gyms, physical education classrooms and old locker rooms

• Improvements to interior courtyard surfaces and landscaping

• Provide new restroom building/storage facility at football/soccer field for use at school-community sporting events

• Resurface, rebuild and re-stripe parking areas, pedestrian walkways,internal fire access roads and east access road, as needed

The original San Mateo High School was built in 1927. The new San Mateo High School opened in 2005. Improvements are to be made to the site itself, and to replace the remaining 78-year-old building currently housing music instruction, a small theater, and the biotechnology program.

• Improvements to exterior lighting, where needed, and lighting control systems for parking lots, walkways, and emergency exits

• Improvements to provide disabled access to athletic fields, courts and bleachers

• Replace old plumbing systems for water and gas; sewer system; storm drainage connections for new building

• Replace 78-year-old building with larger, state-of-the-art facility to accommodate instructional classrooms including for music, ceramics, labs for biotechnology, and Flex theater; demolish old building

• Connect new building to campus fire-fighting water supply system

• Provide new restroom building/storage facility at football/soccer field for use at school-community sporting events

• Resurface, rebuild and re-stripe parking areas and internal fire access road, as needed

• Improvements to fire safety systems, including alarms and sprinklers, in buildings where needed

• Improvements to exterior circulation lighting for safety/security

• Safety and accessibility improvements to restrooms, walkways; accessible doors and door hardware

• Update old main campus electrical power switchgear equipment

• Upgrade exteriors of buildings, including paint

• Resurface, rebuild and re-stripe parking areas, pedestrian walkways, as needed

This 52-year-old theater building is home to the Bay Area Speakers Series, Peninsula Civic Light Opera, Peninsula Symphony Orchestra, Broadway by the Bay, Performing Arts for Youth Society and is in constant use by San Mateo High School and the district-wide community for various other events, including graduation ceremonies for schools.

• Extensive remodeling, including improvements for fire, seismic safety and accessibility compliance (such as aisles, ramps, accessible seating, doors and door hardware), new roof, security systems; new heating/air conditioning

• Replace old plumbing systems for water and gas; sewer system; storm drainage

• Rebuild and repave driveway approach for safer public, bus access

• Address unforeseen conditions revealed by construction/remodeling (such as utility line breaks, dryrot, seismic, structural, etc.); remove and dispose of hazardous materials, as needed

• Necessary site preparation/restoration or demolition, in connection with new construction, renovation, remodeling, or installation or removal of temporary relocatables for classrooms and other purposes, including ingress and egress, removing, replacing, or installing irrigation, drainage, utility lines, trees and landscaping, relocating fire access roads, and acquiring any necessary easements, licenses, or rights of way to the property

• Rent or construct temporary storage facilities, other space, as needed to house construction materials, equipment, and personnel, and interim classrooms (including relocatables), for students or other storage for classroom materials displaced during construction

• Acquire any of the facilities on the Bond Projects List through temporary lease or lease-purchase arrangements, or execute purchase option under a lease for any of these authorized facilities, or prepay and redeem any lease obligations issued/entered into for purposes of financing any of these authorized facilities

• Furnish and equip + newly constructed/remodeled classrooms and facilities + replace worn, broken, and out-of-date furniture and equipment