Santa Cruz, California, Measure U, Measure to Oppose University of California Development Plan (June 2018)

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Measure U: Santa Cruz Measure to Oppose University of California Development Plan
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Election date:
June 5, 2018
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Santa Cruz, California

A measure to oppose the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) was on the ballot for Santa Cruz voters in Santa Cruz County, California, on June 5, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of giving the city council sole authority to implement policies intended to limit enrollment growth and to establish infrastructure requirements at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
A no vote was a vote against giving the city council sole authority to implement policies intended to limit enrollment growth and to establish infrastructure requirements at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Election results

Santa Cruz Measure U

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

12,606 76.92%
No 3,783 23.08%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“

Shall an Ordinance be adopted expressing the Santa Cruz community’s opposition to the proposed enrollment growth at the University of California, Santa Cruz?[2]

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Impartial analysis

The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Santa Cruz County Counsel:

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The City Council has added placed a measure on the ballot asking voters to: (1) express the concerns of Santa Cruz residents with regard to the University’s upcoming Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), which proposes to increase campus enrollment by approximately 10,000 by 2040, to 28,000 students; (2) guide City officials as they participate in the review of UCSC’s proposed LRDP; and (3) direct City officials to actively and fully participate in the LRDP review process, and take policy and legal actions intended to limit UCSC growth levels proposed by UC Regents, and to eliminate or reduce the adverse impacts of additional University growth, in terms of housing, traffic and water impacts.

The measure is intended to guide City officials in participating in and responding to development proposed in the new LRDP establishing as the City’s policy toward that growth that:

  • There should be no additional enrollment growth at UCSC beyond the 19,500 students allowed by the current 2005 LRDP;
  • If enrollment growth occurs, additional students, faculty and staff should be housed on campus;
  • On-campus and off-campus infrastructure (including on-campus housing) sufficient support any new growth should be provided prior to or concurrent with increasing enrollment;
  • The University should legally bind itself to tie the provision of infrastructure to enrollment growth; and
  • A Capital Improvement Program identifying on-campus and off-campus infrastructure needs (including on-campus housing), funding and sources needed to carry out the proposed LRDP, should be prepared concurrently with the LRDP.

To carry out these policies, the measure directs the City Council to:

  • Continue to cooperate with the University in the LRDP process in attempting to carry out these policies;
  • Should such cooperative efforts not result in an LRDP that meets these objectives, to pursue any available actions to ensure that the policies are fully implemented;
  • Fully participate in reviewing and commenting on the LRDP’s Environmental Impact Report, seeking to ensure full mitigation of all adverse impacts of any proposed UCSC growth on the Santa Cruz community, particularly housing, traffic, public transportation, and public services such as water and public safety impacts; and
  • Undertake all necessary actions to ensure that the proposed UCSC LRDP fully complies with the provisions of CEQA. This includes initiating legal action, if necessary, to challenge the EIR, if the Council determines that the EIR is not adequate under the law.

The measure gives the City Council the sole authority to implement and enforce these policies and directives.

A “Yes” vote is a vote to establish the above as the City’s official policy with regard to future LRDP contemplated growth. A “No” vote preserves the existing status quo with regard to the City’s response to proposed UCSC growth. The measure would be approved with a simple majority of “Yes” votes.[2]

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—Santa Cruz County Counsel[3]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Santa Cruz, California.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ County of Santa Cruz, ""Local Measures on the June 5, 2018 Ballot,"" accessed April 17, 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Impartial Analysis of Measure U,"" accessed April 17, 2018
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