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Sacramento County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
Measure S
Amend List of Facilities and Services Financed by Existing Special Tax
Cordova Recreation and Park District, Community Facilities District 04-01 Sunridge

2/3 Approval Required

Pass: 2,575 / 88.03% Yes votes ...... 350 / 11.97% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures

Results as of Nov 30 4:14pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (5/5)
Information shown below: Impartial Analysis | Arguments | Full Text

To enhance and improve the facilities and services being provided by the Cordova Recreation and Park District, and without any increase in the existing tax rate, shall the list of facilities and services that may be financed by Cordova Recreation and Park District Community Facilities District No. 04-01 (Sunridge) (the "CFD") be amended to include the acquisition and construction within the CFD of a water spray facility for children, a children's playground, public parks, parkways, open space and bike paths in open space areas, among other improvements?

Impartial Analysis
Measure S, if approved by the voters, would allow the Cordova Recreation and Park District Community Facilities District No. 04- 01 (Sunridge) ("CFD") to change the services and facilities that can be financed by a special tax levied in the CFD. The special tax rate will not be increased and the CFD is not seeking authority to issue bonds.

Measure S lists the facilities and services that may be financed by the CFD if Measure S is passed. Passage of Measure S requires approval by two-thirds of the voters voting thereon.

  Cordova Recreation & Park District

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Arguments For Measure S
The Cordova Recreation and Park District formed its Community Facilities District No. 04-01 (Sunridge) (the "CFD") in 2004. The purpose of the District is to finance the operation and maintenance of public parks, open space and landscape setbacks adjacent to residential subdivisions in the Sunridge Park, Anatolia I through Anatolia IV, and the North Douglas neighborhoods of the City of Rancho Cordova. The CFD raised approximately $1.5 million in Fiscal Year 2011-12 for this purpose.

A "YES" vote for the present ballot measure is a vote to allow the CFD, without any increase in your existing tax rate, to pay not only for operation and maintenance costs, but also to acquire and construct new park and open space facilities within the boundaries of your CFD.

For example, in Sunridge Park, a yes vote will make possible the construction of a children's sprayground and play area, a large sports field, basketball court, walking trail that connects to the Anatolia Trail system, and more. The spending plan allocates $550,000 for these recreation-related facilities.

In addition, it would allow approximately $2 million to be used for the Phase I construction of the 20-acre Anatolia Community Park; if authorized, construction will begin in 2013. Phase I improvements in this community park will consist of children's play areas, ball fields, parking lots, security lighting and fencing.

The CFD would be able to use the special taxes to pay for acquisition and construction costs through Fiscal Year 2064-65, by which time the District expects the CFD to be built out. After FiscalYear 2064-65, the CFD would finance only operation and maintenance costs.

It bears repeating: if approved, the ballot measure would not increase the existing rate of taxes in the CFD.

Rick Sloan, Chairperson, Board of Directors, Cordova Recreation and Park District Brian Danzl, Vice Chairperson, Board of Directors, Cordova Recreation and Park District Inez Reyes, Secretary, Board of Directors, Cordova Recreation and Park District Lee Garrison, Director, Board of Directors, Cordova Recreation and Park District Mark Baxter, Director, Board of Directors, Cordova Recreation and Park District

(No arguments against Measure S were submitted)

Full Text of Measure S
Ballot Pamphlet with Full Text http://smartvoter.org/2012/11/06/ca/sac/measures.pdf


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