Item B: Sequencing of Financial Measures

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Attachment C Summary of Revenue Measure Election Results 1990 to present Election DateDescription Results May 1990 Downtown Development District Tax Passed March 1993 City Restaurant Tax Failed May 1994 $19.0 Million of G.O. Bonds for Library Construction, Failed Emergency Equipment and Facility Repair November 1994 $26.1 Million of G.O. Bonds for Library Construction Failed March 1995 Tax on Retailers’ Video Poker Revenues Passed (subsequently pre-empted retroactively by Legislature) September$19.1 million of G.O. Bonds for Emergency Medical Passed 1995Services and Fire Station Construction March 1996 Affordable-Housing Utility Consumption Tax Failed May 1997 $32.7 Million Serial Levy to Partially Restore Measure Failed* 47 Losses Over Three Years November 1998 $25.3 Million of G.O. Bonds for Parks and Open Passed Space Projects November 1998 $8.7 Million Local Option Levy for Library Purposes Passed Over Four Years May 2000 $36.6 Million of G.O. Bonds for Downtown Police and Failed Fire Stations November 2000 $3.5 Million Local Option Levy for Youth Activity Passed Programs Over Two Years November 2000 $25.1 Million of G.O. Bonds for Downtown Police and Failed Fire Stations May 2002 $8.7 Million of G.O. Bonds for Downtown Fire Station Passed and Training Facility May 2002 $19.5 Million Local Option Levy for Library Purposes Passed Over Four Years November 2002 $0.86 per $1,000 of AV Local Option Levy for Passed Youth/School Based Services Over Four Years November 2004 $6.79 Million G.O. Bond for Civic Center Projects Failed November 2006 $27.490 Million G.O Bond for Parks and Open Space Passed November 2006 $10.750 Million Local Option Levy for Library Passed Operations Over Four Years November 2007 3¢ Per Gallon Gas Tax Increase Failed *Received a majority YES vote, but did not receive 50% voter turnout.