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MEASURE T
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'lh.i.s nœsuJ:8 seeks voter awroval for the acx¡;uisition ;m:l preservation
of the pxq>erty Jcncwn as BlaC\d:)erry Fam for open space, as well as the
acquisition of the Fì.CULÄJt Older ElementarY School site ani the
ooristruc:tio."1 of p.¡blic recreation facilities thereOn to insure the
presezvation of the land as p.¡blic open space. 'lhe ocst of theSe
acquisitions ani facilities is estjmated to be twenty-five million dollarS
which will be finaneed by the general :furd of the City of 0Jpertin0 at an
annual cost of a¡;:proxbnately 2.3 million dollars per year aver a
twenty-five year period.
To au;ment the qeneral :furd of the City of 0Jpertin0, this 1IIØ"""U:S alsO
seeks voter awroval for.the iDp:Isition of an electric, gas, ani tele¡;tlone
utility user excise tax at a rate J'X)t to' exceed 2.40% of the ¡nonthly bills
for said utility services. 'lhe ~" of the propœed tax will be
depOSited. into the qeneral ~ of the City of 0Jpertin0, b.1t will. J'X)t be
levied until the City cooncil haS c::camæooed the initial legal action
roœ"F""Y to insure the acquisition ani preservation of BlackbenY Fa..'>"III or
other open-space areas within the city of cupertiro.
Exempted frail the tax are resic:Jential ser;.rice users of sh:ty-five years or
older, reliqioos orqanizations, ;m:l public agencies.
'Iha tax will be autanatically repealed twenty-five ya¡u:s after it is first
:Urposed.
rurrently the city of 0Jpertin0 haS enterEd into written aqr:eeœnts with
respect: to the purch2Isa of BlaCl<berrY Fam ani the FL=.:t,t Older
ElementaJ:Y School site oontinJeI1l: upon the passage of this measure·
Chsxles Kilian
City Attorney, City of CupErtino