Merimont Territory School District Transfer, Measure Q (August 2015)
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A measure to authorize the transfer of Merimont Territory to different school districts was on the ballot for Merimont Territory voters in San Mateo County, California, on August 25, 2015. It was approved.
Measure Q authorized the transfer of the parcels that make up Marimont Territory from the South San Francisco Unified School District to the San Bruno Park Elementary and San Mateo Union High School districts, effective July 1, 2016. Merimont Territory consisted of 70 residences at the following addresses: 301 through 371 Merimont Circle, 101 through 107 Alden Court and 200 through 215 Marbella Lane. Measure Q removed the South San Francisco school district tax assessments from these parcels and included them among the parcels taxed by San Bruno Park Elementary School and San Mateo Union High School districts.[1][2]
Election results
| Merimont Territory, Measure Q | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 60 | 100% | ||
| No | 0 | 0% | ||
- Election results from San Mateo County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the Merimont territory consisting of seventy (70) parcels located along Merimont Circle, Marbella Lane, and Alden Court in San Bruno, California, be transferred from the South San Francisco Unified School District to the San Bruno Park School District and San Mateo Union High School District, such that by operation of law, persons residing within that territory would become residents of the San Bruno Park School District and San Mateo Union High School District, and be subject to those districts’ parcel taxes, effective July 1, 2016?[3] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of Measure Q prepared by the office of the county counsel appeared on the ballot:[1]
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California law authorizes the transfer of parcels from the jurisdictional boundaries of one school district to another upon a majority vote of those voting on the measure after approval of a transfer petition by the San Mateo County Committee on School District Organization. On March 12, 2015, the California State Board of Education upheld the approval by the San Mateo County Committee on School District Organization of a petition to transfer seventy parcels (the “Merimont Territory”) from the South San Francisco Unified School District to the San Bruno Park School District and San Mateo Union High School District. The Merimont Territory consists of parcels in San Bruno with the following street addresses: 301 through 371 Merimont Circle; 101 through 107 Alden Court; and 200 through 215 Marbella Lane. The County Superintendent of Schools has placed this measure relating to the transfer of the Merimont Territory on the ballot. If the voters approve the transfer, the districts will be reorganized such that the Merimont Territory will be included within the boundaries of the San Bruno Park School District and San Mateo Union High School District, effective July 1, 2016. Upon transfer, owners of parcels within the Merimont Territory would be subject to all current and future parcel taxes, general obligation bonds, and other obligations of parcels within the San Bruno Park and San Mateo Union High School Districts and would no longer be subject to such taxes, bonds, and obligations associated with the South San Francisco Unified School District. A “yes” vote on this measure would transfer the Merimont Territory to the San Bruno Park and San Mateo Union High School Districts, effective July 1, 2016. A “no” vote on this measure would leave the Merimont Territory in the South San Francisco Unified School District. This measure passes if a majority of those voting on it vote “yes”.[3] |
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| —San Mateo County Counsel[1] | ||
Full text
Below is the full text of Measure Q:[1]
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South San Francisco Unified School District to San Bruno Park School District and San Mateo Union High School DistrictThis ballot measure proposes to reorganize the South San Francisco Unified School District, San Bruno Park School District, and San Mateo Union High School District by changing the boundaries of the three school districts so that the real property along Merimont Circle, Marbella Lane, and Alden Court and described on the map entitled “Merimont Subdivision” dated June 2007 and recorded in book 135 of Maps, page 61, in San Mateo County Records, comprising and located at the addresses commonly known as 301 through 371 Merimont Circle, 101 through 107 Alden Court, and 200 through 215 Marbella Lane in San Bruno, County of San Mateo, California (“the territory”), which is currently located within the South San Francisco Unified School District, will be located within the San Bruno Park School District and San Mateo Union High School District beginning July 1, 2016. By operation of law, the proposed measure would make residents of the territory residents of the San Bruno Park School District and San Mateo Union High School District, with all the rights and responsibilities of other residents of the school district on the effective date. Owners of parcels within the territory would be subject to all taxes and other obligations of other parcels within the San Bruno Park School District and San Mateo Union High School District, in whatever manner may be defined by the governing laws of those school districts.[3] |
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Path to the ballot
This transfer was initiated by a petition from residents of the territory in question. After the petition was approved as valid by the San Mateo County Committee on School District Organization, the decision was appealed to the California State Board of Education, which ultimately ruled that the petition was valid. On March 18, 2015, notice of the valid petition was provided to the San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools, which was required by California Education Code Section 35759 to call an election on the proposed transfer within 35 days of notification.[2]
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See also
- San Mateo County, California ballot measures
- August 25, 2015 ballot measures in California
- Incorporation, merging and boundaries of local jurisdictions on the ballot
- South San Francisco Unified School District, California
- San Bruno Park Elementary School District, California
- San Mateo Union High School District, California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 San Mateo County Elections Office, "Voter's Pamphlet for Special Election on August 25, 2015," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 San Mateo County Elections Office, "Resolution calling for special election on August 25, 2015," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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