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Home My WebLink About1994-11-08; Ballot PamphletsQPUG GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 1994 - SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIAL BALLOT CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER Vote for no more than Three FRANCIS ANTHONY VRABEL Student RICHARD ALLEN Civil Engineer ALLAN MAC DOUGALL College Technology Director CLARENCE H. "BUD" SCHLEHUBER Attorney/Businessman STEPHEN 0. LA BRECHE Corporate General Counsel JERRY D. WALKER Quality Assurance Specialist BROOKS A. WORTHING General Contractor MARK PACKARD Dentist/Board Member TRACY LYNN CARMICHAEL Bookkeeper/Commmunity Volunteer 132*0 133*0 134*0 135*0 136*0 137*0 138*0 139*0 140*0 GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 8, 1994 - SAN DIEGO COUNTY COUNTY O^AL BALLOT MEMBER, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT NO. 5 Vote for One DISTRICT ATTORNEY Vote for One BILL HORN Businessman/Rancher LEE B. THIBADEAU Businessman/San Marcos Mayor 157->0 158*0 PAUL PFINGST Trial Attorney LARRY STIRLING Trial Court Judge 160-*0 161*0 CITY OF CARLSBAD MAYOR Vote for One MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL Vote for no more than Two CITY CLERK Vote for One TREASURER Vote for One MARK W. MASON Businessman MARIO MONROY Planning Commissioner ANN KULCHIN Councilmember KENNETH G. KRUL Businessman/Entrepreneur CLAUDE A. "BUD" LEWIS Incumbent GLENN R. BERNARD Retired Marine; Realtor MARGARET J. BONAS Businesswoman JOSEPH M. VALENTI Business Owner/Coach JOHN (JACK) MOFFAT Retired Federal Officer JULIANNE NYGAARD Councilwoman JOHN (JJ) JONES Retired Electrician WILLIAM S. JUBB Banker BOB RICHARDS Energy Consultant MATT HALL Business Owner BARBARA TICE-SIMONS Teacher ALETHA "LEE" RAUTENKRANZ Incumbent JAMES "JIM" STANTON Incumbent 165*0 166*0 167*0 168*0 169*0 170*0 171*0 172*0 173-^0 174*0 175*0 176"*0 177*0 178*0 179*0 180*0 181*0 N-06-9 N SD 110-008 N-07-14 NSD 110-009 CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member FRANCIS ANTHONY VRABEL Student Age: 19 While Politicians mouth empty promises, the educational system crumbles-children are the ones that suffer. CUSD is one of the better systems in California, but it is still in trouble. Gangs, Drugs, and Lack of funds are just some of the many problems. These problems are being ignored or not being tackled aggressively enough. The politicians blame others; I say lets fix the problem not the blame. I'd like to make CUSD the best system in America. I have over thirteen years experience in the educational system and have lived in Carlsbad all my life. I have talked with others and they're optimistic, believing this goal is achievable. Your vote will decide the future, shall it be the same old political rhetoric as always, or a new dawn in the world of education. To those who say my goals are unrealistic, I say to them at least I'm going to try. It starts with one person - One person who says I'm going to try. All I want is a chance to try - a chance to help. I'd like to hear your ideas and thoughts so if you have any questions/comments or wish to help please call-1-800-274-2490. CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member ALLAN MAC DOUGALL Age: 52 College Technology Director As a 1960 graduate of Carlsbad High School and the father of four children currently attending Carlsbad schools, I have a deep interest in maintaining and enhancing the quality of education in our schools. I am aware of the growing importance of and will support the use of technology in the learning process. I am committed to the selection and development of the best possible staff to serve our students. CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member RICHARD ALLEN Age: 53 Civil Engineer/Community Volunteer Richard Allen has lived in Carlsbad for 15 years with his wife, Pat and two children. Both children have been educated in the Carlsbad school system from elementary through high school. A graduate of San Diego State University, Richard Allen has been a professional civil engineer for the past 25 years, 15 of which have been as an engineering manager with the City of Carlsbad. He is involved in professional activities and organizations. Richard Allen was active in the Buena Vista PTA (his wife, Pat, was President). The Aliens have been active in the Carlsbad chapter of AFS and hosted a foreign exchange student. Mr. Allen is also active in community outreach. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Carlsbad and a very active church lay leader. Richard Allen stands for QUALITY EDUCATION for our children. He would push for more emphasis on math and science to prepare students for high technology jobs. He would fight for SMALLER CLASS SIZE. He would put more effort into seeking additional Federal and State funds. Richard Allen has the right combination of talents: He is an EXPERIENCED MANAGER, a community volunteer, a parent and a fiscal conservative. CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member CLARENCE H. "BUD" SCHLEHUBER Attorney/Businessman CLARENCE H. SCHLEHUBER is an active community member and a concerned parent. He is known as a fair-minded communicator and negotiator who listens. He understands the need for good communication and relationships between the city and the school district. Both the city and the school district get their money from the same place, and need to work together, not against each other, to get the most out of every tax dollar. He states, "Our children deserve the best from public education! Let's work together to maintain the standard of excellence we've enjoyed in the Carlsbad School system." Leadership: Carlsbad Planning Commissioner (past-chair)... Design Review Board (past-chair) ... Growth Review Advisory Comm. (past-chair) ... Citizens Committee to Study Growth (past- chair) . . . North County Bar Association Taxation Section (chair). CLARENCE H. SCHLEHUBER has been a Carlsbad resident for over 17 years. His wife, Patricia is a former teacher who is now a medical social worker. They have six children who have graduated from CHS, and a seventh who is a student at CHS high school. Two of the children are teachers, and a third is married to a teacher. Education is a priority in his family! Elect Clarence H. Schlehuber! HE'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE! CS-4050-1 N SO 110-016 CS-4050-2 NSD 110-017 CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member STEPHEN O. LA BRECHE Age: 43 Corporate General Counsel I have a record of involvement in the Carlsbad schools, as a classroom volunteer, as PTA president and member, and as a committee member drafting the CUSD district-wide strategic plan. My wife, Carol, and I are also active coaching youth sports. I am general counsel for a local company. With my business background, I believe in public education and the need for students to be prepared for an increasingly competitive employment environment. As the father of three grade school age children, I believe public education must be innovative-as we preserve a core curriculum, we must introduce technologies of the future. We must upgrade standards and expectations, as we maintain the District's sound financial standing. The school board cannot be a battleground for competing ideologies or interest groups. My commitment and focus will always be the good of our students and schools, not some doctrinaire agenda-of the left or right. My goals as a board member include: being a consensus builder, expanding opportunities for students not headed for college, increasing parent participation in education, involving business in education, supporting staff, bringing more technology and computers to schools, and empowering teachers to do what they do best: teach. CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member MARK PACKARD Age: 39 Dentist/Board Member Having grown up in Carlsbad, I not only know how the majority of the citizens feel, but the citizens know me. That's why I was elected four years ago to represent you on the school board. I have worked hard to continue to improve the quality of education we have always enjoyed here, to protect the traditional family roles and standards, and to get government burdens (including taxes) off people's backs. Through this difficult recession we have been able to maintain the standards of excellence in the core areas. We faced the retirement of a popular and successful Superintendent, and found someone to take us to new levels of achievement. We are in the process of completing the district's Strategic Plan, which will set the vision for the district. It is ambitious and comprehensive. As Board representative, I have been very involved in its development and philosophy. As we enter the action phase, I want to maintain the continuity. There is much still to do, and careful direction needed. I hope you will re-elect me and allow me to advance this great district to new heights. CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member BROOKS A. WORTHING General Contractor Age: 41 Carlsbad resident since 1963.1 attended Magnolia, Pine Street Jr. High, graduated from Carlsbad High School, and attended Cal Poly, in San Luis Obispo; majored in Agricultural Management. Employment History - Seven years wholesale flower sales, Fourteen years as "General Contractor". Personal: We have three children in Carlsbad Schools. My business background, concern for children and family values would be helpful on the school board. CS-4050-3 NSD 110-018 CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member TRACY LYNN CARMICHAEL Age: 32 Bookkeeper/Community Leader/Volunteer FAMILY: MARRIED, 2 Children, 12 and 2 This is a critical period for public schools. Carlsbad students need TRACY LYNN CARMICHAEL. TRACY has the knowledge and experience to make the best decisions for ALL children. Her community involvement includes: Member, Carlsbad Unified School District Strategic Planning Team ... Chairperson, Carlsbad Legislative Action Committee... Director, Carlsbad Education Foundation... Member, Juvenile Justice Panel... President, Kelly PTA... Board Representative, Parent Superintendent Advisory Council. .. Representative, North Coastal PTA . .. Team Mom, Carlsbad Youth Baseball. TRACY LYNN CARMICHAEL believes in collaborative government. She is active in Sacramento taking local issues to State legislators. TRACY will establish a cooperative relationship with City officials in the best interest of our children. She is committed to ensuring the best education possible for ALL children. TRACY will be accessible to parents, staff, students and our community. It is imperative that politics be kept out of the classroom. TRACY will guard our children's educational rights. VOTE for TRACY LYNN CARMICHAELon November 8 to elect a school board member who will prepare Carlsbad's students for the next century guided by the long range goals of our community-generated plan. TRACY LYNN CARMICHAEL: THE VOICE FOR ALL CHILDREN. CS-4050-4 NSD 110-019 CITY OF CARLSBAD Mayor MARIO R. MONROY Age: 68 Retired CARLSBAD NEEDS A MAYOR WHO CAN LISTEN, RELATE AND RESPOND TO CITIZEN CONCERNS. Mario Monroy brings a fresh approach to civic issues. He is committed to grass-roots participation in a plan for community development that everyone can support. He supportslquadrant town meetings based on citizen input, term limits, closer cooperation between school and city officials and streamlining the permit process for all applicants. He gives top priority to building the new library in La Costa. CARLSBAD NEEDS A MAYOR WITH VISION. Mario's vision for Carlsbad is based on his professional experience in the corporate world and active invoh'^ment in civic affairs. A native Californian, bi-lingual and a DSC graduate, he was a world-wide consultant for Chevron Oilfield Research. Since coming to Carlsbad in 1978, he has served on the Beach Erosion Committee, Master Plan Committee for the Village Redevelopment Area, the Beach Area Overlay committee, the Carlsbad Unified School District Strategic Planning Committee and was a leader of the Northwest Quadrant Citizens Group. He recently was appointed to the Carlsbad Planning Commission. AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN AND EXPERIENCED PARTICIPANT IN CIVIC AFFAIRS, MARIO MONROY WILL PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. CITY OF CARLSBAD Mayor ANN KULCHIN Age: 62 Councilmember, City of Carlsbad A NEW MAYOR FOR CARLSBAD'S FUTURE. Ann Kulchin has demonstrated a commitment to our community and proven her ability to manage tough issues at City Hall during her tenure on the Carlsbad City Council. Ann knows, how to work with the community to bring about positive changes. She has been an active force on numerous community organizations. Ann has worked to preserve our quality of life by ... Enforcing the Growth Management Plan . . . Revitalizing Downtown Carlsbad .. . Expanding Library Service ... Maintaining a Balanced Budget... Restoring Our Beaches ... and Protecting Our Open Space. ANN KULCHIN KNOWS THAT A POSITIVE FUTURE FOR CARLSBAD WILL REQUIRE VISION AND HARD WORK. She knows how to work with the City Council and the community to ensure that Carlsbad meets the tough challenges ahead. As your Mayor, Ann will . . . WORK TO IMPROVE CARLSBAD'S ECONOMY with economic development programs that create needed new jobs. WORK TO EXPANQ POLICE PROTECTION for the safety of Carlsbad residents. MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY CITY SERVICES. Ann will fight to keep Carlsbad a quality city. Vote for Ann Kulchin! She's not a politician seeking higher office. She listens to the community and knows how to get things done. Ann Kulchin, our choice for Carlsbad's Future! CS-1300-1 NSD 110-021 CITY OF CARLSBAD Mayor KENNETH G. KRUL Age: 47 Businessman/Entrepreneur As a Carlsbad resident for eleven years, your neighbor, I strongly believe in YOUR right to a greater decision-making role in Carlsbad's government. Government should not serve just the influential few, but everyone. My background in business and community service has proven that I can work successfully with individuals and groups of diverse interests. With a doctorate in chemistry and an M.B.A. in finance from major universities, I have served on boards of directors of corporations, foundations, church and community service groups. I operate a successful Carlsbad-based international biomedical consulting firm. Our community's future depends on decisions WE make today. We need a new generation's outlook, new leadership for new challenges, a mayor not tied to justifying the errors of the past or to political debts. Preserving open spaces, such as Green Valley, ensuring our water supply, strengthening Carlsbad's economy, and protecting our environment require leadership and vision. Outdated ideas and practices of the past are of little use in creating the future. I offer SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, GENUINE COMMITMENT, a CLEAN POLITICAL SLATE, a WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO YOU, and ACT IN YOUR BEST INTERESTS. If you give me your vote, WE can win for Carlsbad. CITY OF CARLSBAD Mayor GLENN BERNARD Age: 42 Retired Marine; Businessman Please call me anytime day or nite at "436-GLEN". I want your ideas, comments, criticisms. I'll continue to pay for this number after I'm elected. I'll always call you back. Unless/until California can go 5 straight years without drought conditions, no more residential real estate should be constructed anywhere (Carlsbad obviously included). During the 10 years I've been living in Carlsbad, I've always heard rumors about unsavory relationships between City Hall and certain Carlsbad land developers. Water concerns are more important than the developer quest for profits. I'll stand up to them. Conversely, I'd welcome any/all business into the Palomar Industrial Area (people don't often take showers or wash dishes while at work). SDG&E should be contacted about the need for them to bury their high-tension lines which run thru the city. They're certainly ugly, and "cancerphobia" is both real, and a legitimate concern. Recent mis-use of tax dollars: (1) $400,000 for the beach jail ("Remove the Bars"); (2) $150,000 to change the name of Elm Avenue; (3) $20,000 to send City Council to Denmark just to advise Lego that they ought to build their park in Carlsbad. Nobody on the city payroll deserves more than $90,000 annually. CITY OF CARLSBAD Mayor CLAUDE A. "BUD" LEWIS Incumbent Age: 63 The way we regulate the growth surrounding the Lego Park, control crime and manage trash in the next fours years will determine our future quality of life. These issues demand the kind of open- minded, caring leadership I have given the City Council for the last eight years. I have worked hard to create a fair and impartial forum which lets us debate and build the consensus necessary to make hard decisions. I am proud of the way we work together to resolve issues like growth management and the family Lego Park. I am proud of my record. As Mayor, I listen, build consensus and lead. Carlsbad is one of the finest places to live in Southern California. I offer and pledge the leadership needed to maintain that condition. CITY OF CARLSBAD Mayor MARGARET J. BONAS Business Woman/Community Activist ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Margaret has been a concerned Carlsbad resident and professional for 30 years. She has witnessed and experienced the trend of the city's insensitivity and arrogance towards the citizens' needs. And she knows your tax dollars are being wasted. Our city fathers have become increasingly unresponsive, consistently approving project after project, seriously incompatible to the neighborhoods, and deaf to pleas and petitions. Objections: The city is giving away tax dollars to Lego ... The expensive street name changes ... The ugly sculptures ... The unsafe streetscapes/designs ... The Hatchery without E.I.R. Believes: A review of city employee Employment Agreements is imperative ... A growing need for rent control and a redevelopment plan for the Barrio ... The Downtown Merchants require more consideration from City Planners. Margaret's vigilance during her 12 years of Water Board service has saved Carlsbad hundreds of thousands of dollars. As Director of the San Diego County Water Authority she was keenly involved in Water Reuse and was on the Water Management Committee ... It is criminal for the city to not use reclaimed water for all construction dust control and compaction. And It is sinful to waste water in our drought ridden state. Widow. Vote for Bonas, November 8. CS-1300-2 N SO 110-022 CS-1300-3 N SD 110-023 CITY OF CARLSBAD Member, City Council JOSEPH M. VALENTI Age: 38 Business Owner/Coach/Community Activist I love Carlsbad and the special lifestyle choices we are offered here. In order to maintain the SPECIAL QUALITIES in Carlsbad the FUTURE of our town is very important. Like you, I am very concerned about the wonderful aspects of Carlsbad slowly diminishing over time due to a sea of TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, and CRIME. These are the same thoughts I expressed in the 1992 race for council. Today I feel even stronger about these issues. I believe that in these tough economic times we must STREAMLINE our GOVERNMENT PROCESS, ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY COST and REDUCE the RED TAPE, if we are to maintain and expand upon our quality of life. NO MORE SPENDING over $700,000 a year for a dying eucalyptus grove, $250,000 for changing the name of Elm Avenue, $500,000 for an artists rendition of "bars", $100,000 to study rent control, and hundred of thousands of your tax dollars to build low income housing. I will support the POLICE DEPARTMENT, and I will demand that "LEGO" hold to their promise of building an "educational park", not an amusement playground. Thank you for your support. Remember, 1992 was Run for Fun, 1994 IS RUN TO WIN! CITY OF CARLSBAD Member, City Council JULIANNE L. NYGAARD Age: 49 Councilwoman, Community Activist JULIE'S record as a Councilwoman for the past four years demonstrates that her goal is to BALANCE our growth and economic needs while maintaining Carlsbad's great quality of life. JULIE NYGAARD will continue to work aggressively toward: SOLVING circulation problems by improving streets, adding bike lanes and encouraging commuter modes of transportation.. .. RETAINING existing businesses, increasing high tech jobs in our industrial corridor, revitalizing the Village and diversifying our economic base BALANCING our concerns for the environment with concerns for the humans who make up our city. ... UPHOLDING the City's tough Growth Management Plan, which ensures that new development will pay its way.... EXPANDING the City's already successful recycling efforts. JULIE SAYS: "I am always open to your comments and concerns. I promise to continue my full-time efforts to represent you fairly and wisely." PERSONAL: Carlsbad resident 19 years; Education Degree Arizona State University; married, with three grown children. LEADERSHIP: CUSD Board of Trustees; North County Transit District; San Diego County Social Sen/ices Board; Founding Member Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation and Carlsbad Soccer Club; Leadership 2000 Advisory Board; LWV; Senior Center Volunteer; Past member Carlsbad Junior Woman's Club; Past member Carlsbad Open Space Task Force. CITY OF CARLSBAD Member, City Council JOHN (JACK) MOFFAT Age: 51 Retired federal officer, U.S. Dept. of the Navy. California native-son Catholic activist with 15-years of college seeks employment as a Carlsbad City Council Member. Includes 4-years at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis becoming an engineer (2.5 G.P.A.), 2-years at Villanova University learning Accounting and Business Administration (3.3 G.P.A.), 2-years at the University of Colorado obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree in 1982 (3.93 G.P.A.), and 7-years in graduate studies in Psychology, and Sociology, emphasizing research and forensic social psychology (3.75 G.P.A.). In 1974 in Washington, D.C., I took vows of poverty, humility and obedience to my tertiary (laymen's) Roman Catholic inspired religious Order, and am its visible head and chief administrative officer. I am also a third year parishioner at St. Patrick's Church in Carlsbad, and believe that all life is sacred. I respect the work and goals of Carlsbad's existing Growth Management Plan, support rent controls for Carlsbad's mobile home parks, and am intensely interested in the success of the LEGO park project as it is unfolding in Carlsbad. I abandoned alcohol use in 1977 with the help of the Veterans Administration; and although I have had a colorful past, have never committed nor been convicted of a felony crime. CITY OF CARLSBAD Member, City Council Age: 63BOB RICHARDS Energy Project Management Services I've managed large infrastructure projects in the U.S. and abroad and will draw on this background to keep Carlsbad financially sound, safe and clean - with a well planned future. I've done the long- range planning, budgeting and tough decision making necessary for an enterprise to succeed. I'll bring this experience to the City Council, the group you elect to be stewards of Carlsbad's present and architects of her future. I know how to listen. I take the long view. I strive for impartiality. I get the job done. My goals: Keep Carlsbad financially sound; Deter encroaching violent crime, now; Keep our existing businesses healthy; Adhere to the Carlsbad General Plan update; Develop a rational, economic solid waste plan; Insure that Lego will be positive for Carlsbad; and Care for our open spaces and wildlife. Maintain these goals by voting Bob Richards to the City Council. Member, Carlsbad Personnel Board. Election volunteer. Carlsbad Police "Ride-Along" Participant. Lagoon clean-up volunteer. Professional, business education at Wisconsin, Virginia and Northwestern Universities. Former Air Force officer. With my wife, Diane, we'll help protect Carlsbad's future. CS-1300-4 N SO 110-024 CS-1300-5 N SD 110-025 CITY OF CARLSBAD Member, City Council MATT HALL Age: 46 Business Owner/Community Leader I've spent 24 years in Carlsbad, raising my family, building a small business and enjoying our special lifestyle. I've worked the last 17 years in a variety of volunteer capacities for the City of Carlsbad to create the quality of life we all enjoy. I'm concerned about our city's future. Our leaders must recognize that city delivery of services (police, fire, library, parks, etc.) Is a business that ought to operate like one. We must eliminate unnecessary costs and reduce our red tape if we are to expand the services our citizens demand. Business and government must work together to promote economic development and job security. As your Councilmember, I pledge to work to keep Carlsbad as special for our children in the 21st century as it is today. LEADERSHIP: Village Master Plan Advisory Committee (Chair)... Planning Commissioner (Past- Chair) . . . Design Review Board . . . California Auto Dismantlers Association (Past-President) . .. '92 Auto Dismantler of the Year... SERVICE: Open Space Committee... Chamber of Commerce ... Citizens Committee to Study Growth ... Housing/Redevelopment Committee ... Governor's Task Force on Auto Theft... PERSONAL: Business Owner, 24 years... Lifetime North County Resident... Vietnam Veteran ... Soccer Coach ... Rotarian ... SUPPORTS; Strong Police/Fire... Business/Jobs... Reduced Government... Youth/Education CITY OF CARLSBAD Member, City Council BARBARA E. TICE-S1MONS Age: 51 Teacher Background: Masters Degree in Institutional Administration and Doctoral candidate; Educator Grades 6 - junior college; Co-director of Compu-Camp Sonoma State University; Special Court- Appointed Advocate for Abused Children; Steering committee member for Supervisors MacDonald and Slater; Animal Control Advisory Committee member; Friends of the County Animal Shelters member; and small business owner. A year's service as a 1993/1994 San Diego County Grand Juror provided invaluable knowledge concerning the functioning of city and county government. As a fiscal conservative I will work on getting the most out of each tax dollar. I will take a hard questioning look at city projects for the total impact on businesses and private citizens and I pledge to make certain there is the cooperation and commitment Lego Land executives promised us. As a quality growth advocate I am pro-neighborhood preservation. I am pro-senior, .worked with Meals on Wheels, and believe in local government being responsive to their needs. I graduated from the University of North Carolina and United States International University. I have a son who attends Mira Costa. The Bottom Line: I love Carlsbad. I ask for your support in sending a message: "It's time for a real change if we want to protect and enhance our beautiful city." CS-1300-6 N SD 110-026 CITY OF CARLSBAD Proposition F (This proposition will appear on the ballot in the following form.) n n /N n f* Sha" the voters of the Citv of Carlsbad approve theM H L) H r Mobilehome Rent Control Ordinance adopted by theI I iwi I City Council on June 7,1994? CITY ATTORNEY'S IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS THE MOBILEHOME RENT CONTROL ORDINANCE: The City Council adopted the Mobilehome Park Rent Control Ordinance on June 7,1994. The stated purpose and intent of this ordinance is to protect the rights of the mobilehome homeowner in mobilehome parks by regulating the amount of rent which can be charged by mobilehome park owners in manner which is fair and equitable to both the homeowner and park owners as follows: • Establishes mobilehome space rents by a resolution of the City Council initially based on a fair market rental study. • Adjusts mobilehome space rents annually at 75% of the CPI between 0 and 8%. • Provides a mechanism for exclusion of mobilehome parks from the ordinance upon a petition signed by a majority of homeowners in a mobilehome park. • Requires a park owner to maintain physical improvements in good working order. • Specifies treatment of capital expenditures. • Prohibits tax pass-throughs. • Establishes and specifies treatment of certain administrative fees. • Continues to apply to new homeowners upon sale or transfer of the mobilehome. • Establishes a hearing process to ensure a fair return to a park owner. THE REFERENDUM: As permitted under state law a referendum petition was filed with the City Clerk suspending the effective date of the ordinance. On August 2,1994, City Council decided not to repeal the ordinance and to place it on the ballot for November 8,1994 in order to allow the voters of the City to either approve or reject it. The mobilehome rent control ordinance will not become effective unless a majority of the voters vote In favor of it. A "YES" VOTE MEANS: If you vote yes, you wish the Mobilehome Rent Control Ordinance to go into effect. A "NO" VOTE MEANS: If you vote no, you do not wish the Mobilehome Rent Control Ordinance to go into effect. FISCAL IMPACT: Should the ordinance be approved, it will go into effect and regulate mobilehome park rents and other fiscal and economic matters. (For a complete description see Ordinance NS-282). The ordinance will require an unknown but possibly significant amount of money to administer and defend. Administrative costs are fully recovered by registration fees paid for by park owners and homeowners. If the ordinance is rejected, there will be no fiscal impact to the City and an unknown but possibly significant impact on mobilehome owners. The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure F. If you desire a copy of the ordinance, please call the City Clerk's office at 434-2808 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you. PR-1300-1 N SD 110-047 ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION F Renting a space in a rental mobilehome park differs from renting any other form of rental housing in that tenants own their mobilehomes which are located on rented spaces over which they have little'control. This situation exists because there is a severe shortage of mobilehome park sites and mobilehomes are difficult, if not impossible, to move from one location to another. Regulation of mobilehome park space rents is needed because mobilehome owners are subject to unfair and uncontrollable housing costs. The Carlsbad Mobilehome Rent Control Ordinance: • • Applies only to rental mobilehome parks within the City and does NOT apply to any other form of rental housing, including apartments. • Establishes fair rents based on an independent mobilehome park rental study. • Provides a way to ensure that park owners receive a fair return on investment, while protecting mobilehome park tenants from unfair practices and excessive rents. • Legal, administrative and/or special hearing fees will be paid by the mobilehome park tenants and/or mobilehome park owners. • Provides protection to mobilehome park tenants, many of whom are senior citizens with limited or fixed incomes. • Preserves a valuable form of affordable housing. A YES vote on this measure will allow the City to enforce a well-designed ordinance that protects valuable affordable housing and ensures the fair treatment of both mobilehome park tenants and mobilehome park owners. ANN J. KULCHINBUD LEWIS Mayor JULIANNE NYGAARD Councilwoman Councilwoman MARGARET STANTON Mayor Pro Tem REBUTTAL TO THE ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION F "Another tax waste we just don't need," is the way one Carlsbad taxpayer described the proposed new rent control bureaucracy. Government control proponents cannot justify the high legal fees and other costs to establish a new city department. Knowledgeable Carlsbad taxpayers will not be misled by a bureaucratic nightmare posing as public policy. The economic facts are: 1. To no one's surprise, politicians chose a high cost bureaucracy over a no cost alternative. 2. Rent control has already cost Carlsbad taxpayers over $60,000. The politicians and others who favor government controls, haven't said much a'x>ut paying this bill. 3. A similar law has cost Oceanside and Escondido taxpayers' $1,500,000 in legal and administrative fees. That's why voters in Vista defeated rent control last November. 4. Carlsbad tax dollars should be used to meet legitimate services, like fighting crime. 5. Carlsbad taxpayers do not need the financial burden of defending a law which affects only several hundred people, including many who are financially well off. 6. People living in private gated communities, next to a golf course and near the ocean, do not need their lifestyles subsidized by Carlsbad taxpayers. 7. Eve'n a major banking institution was forced to sue the city over this matter. Voting No on "F" is a win for Carlsbad citizens. Now is no- time for fiscal irresponsibility or misguided government bureaucracies. Vote No on "F". Another tax waste we just don't need! Thank you. RAMONA FINNILA Councilmember DALE PARKER Businessman S. ELAINE LYTTLETON former Chamber of President Commerce JOSEPH HOENIGMAN Financial Consultant WILLIAM SCHILLING Retiree PR-1300-2 N SO 110-048 PR-1300-3 N SD 110-049 ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION F Vote No on Measure F. This citizens' referendum against rent control was signed by over 6,000 Carlsbad backers. This new bureaucracy represents a substantial cost to Carlsbad taxpayers. This is not the time to waste taxpayer dollars on an ordinance the city attorney's impartial analysis and fecal impact described as "an unknown but possibly significant amount of money to administer 'and defend". Instead of using our hard earned tax dollars building a new bureaucracy, this money should be spent balancing our strapped city budget and preventing any further reduction in city services. We believe the city should be improving police, fire and already available affordable housing services. No objective findings have been presented which justify the high costs to Carlsbad taxpayers for establishing and defending the new bureaucracy. Workable, inexpensive alternatives, such as a voluntary accord, facilitated by the city and agreed to by owners, were rejected. Many rent control opponents have questioned the timing of the new proposed bureaucracy that has already seen $60,000 or more spent on appraisals, surveys, hearings and city staff time. We do not want to see our Carlsbad tax dollars spent like Oceanside ($500,000 plus) and Escondido ($ 1,000,000 plus) on legal defense and administration for a bureaucracy created to benefit a small special interest group, including hundreds of park residents with high incomes. Despite what government regulation advocates say, this new bureaucracy will cost Carlsbad taxpayers plenty. Carlsbad taxpayers would be paying for on-going expenses, including high legal fees. Rent control activists have remained silent on these significant taxpayer costs. As Carlsbad residents, we enjoy a high quality of city services. This way of life must be preserved. Protect our general fund. Vote NO ON F. Thank You. RAMONA FINNILA Councilmember DALE PARKER Businessman S. ELAINE LYTTLETON Former Chamber of President Commerce JOSEPH J. HOENIGMAN Financial Consultant REBUTTAL TO THE ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION F Many of the Carlsbad residents who signed the petition supporting this referendum on the City's Ordinance were misled by the professional signature gatherers into believing that the Ordinance would not benefit its mobilehome residents. In fact the opposite is true. Mobilehome residents are in the unique position of having made a substantial investment in a mobilehome for which they must rent a space in a mobilehome park. Although collectively these residents often have a greater investment in their homes than the parkowner has in the park, the immobility of modern "mobifehomes" aftows a parkowner (o extract "excessive rents" for tne park spaces. The City found that the space rents charged or proposed by the parkowners were in fact above "market rents" and therefore enacted this Ordinance in order to protect the residents and their investments. Contrary to the Opponent's argument, the Ordinance clearly provides that the costs of administration will be paid by the mobilehome residents and the parkowners and will not be a burden on the City's taxpayers. The Opponents' references to the legal expenses of Escondido and Oceanside fails to mention that in both instances the Courts upheld those Cities' Mobilehome Space Rent Regulation Ordinances finding that they met the legitimate needs of their citizens. Don't be misled by parkowners propaganda-with the enactment of this Ordinance the City of Carlsbad will join over 90 other California cities including Escondido, Oceanside, San Marcos, and Santee in providing needed protections to its mobilehome residents. CHARLES B. LEDGERWOOD Seedsman, Former Mayor LESLIE E. TANNER President, Lanikai Lane Homeowners Assoc. DONALD M. DOWNS President, Lakeshore Gardens GSMOL EDITH B. POWELL President, Rancho Carlsbad Homeowners Assoc. WILLIAM SCHILLING Retiree A. BARRY JONES Pastor PR-1300-4 NSD 110-050 PR-1300-5 N SD 110-051