[PAA-Discuss] City of Houston Ballot propositions

[Lee Loe]

Sarah, Hardy received an email from Ada Edwards and she says vote for all of
the propositions. For what it is worth. Lee L

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From: discuss-bounces at paa-tx.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at paa-tx.org] On
Behalf Of Sarah Gonzales
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 4:42 PM
To: PAA Discussion List
Subject: [PAA-Discuss] City of Houston Ballot propositions

Hello all - there are LOTS of propositions on the ballot for the City  
of Houston. Scott Hochberg usually has a "pros" and "cons", but  
hasn't published anything and I cannot find anything where anyone has  
done any analysis. Here's the propositions on the ballot. Can anyone  
provide any voting guidance?

thx

PROPOSITION A - The issuance of $320,000,000 street and drainage  
improvement bonds and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment  
thereof, without limitation of such levy by any provision of the home  
rule charter of the City of Houston, Texas.

PROPOSITION B - The issuance of $135,000,000 police and fire  
improvement bonds and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment  
thereof, without limitation of such levy by any provision of the home  
rule charter of the City of Houston, Texas.

PROPOSITION C - The issuance of $55,000,000 park and recreational  
improvement bonds and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment  
thereof, without limitation of such levy by any provision of the home  
rule charter of the City of Houston, Texas.

PROPOSITION D - The issuance of $60,000,000 general improvement bonds  
and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof, without  
limitation of such levy by any provision of the home rule charter of  
the City of Houston, Texas.

PROPOSITION E - The issuance of $37,000,000 library improvement bonds  
and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof, without  
limitation of such levy by any provision of the home rule charter of  
the City of Houston, Texas.

PROPOSITION F - The issuance of $18,000,000 affordable housing bonds  
and the levying of taxes sufficient for the payment thereof, without  
limitation of such levy by any provision of the home rule charter of  
the City of Houston, Texas.

PROPOSITION G - CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSITION
[Relating to Retaining Certain Limitations on Property Taxes and  
Water and Sewer Rates and Making Certain Changes Applicable to City  
Revenues]
Shall the City Charter of the City of Houston be amended, while  
preserving limitations on the growth of property tax revenues and  
water and sewer rates, to exclude from Charter limitations revenues  
of enterprise funds not funded with property taxes (e.g., the Airport  
System), and to make other adjustments allowing revenues to be  
treated consistently from one year to the next?

PROPOSITION H - [Related to Supporting Public Safety and a Limitation  
on Revenues]
Shall the City of Houston be authorized to collect and spend $90  
million for increased police, fire and emergency medical services,  
without raising the property tax rate?

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