InItIatIve Measure to be subMItted dIrectly to the voters The city attorney has prepared the following title and

summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure: InItIatIve Measure to ProhIbIt the cIty oF sacraMento FroM ProvIdInG FInancIal suPPort For an entertaInMent and sPorts coMPleX In the doWntoWn raIlyard WIthout voter aPProval The purpose of this initiative measure, identified as the No Public Funding of Arena Act is to prohibit the City of Sacramento from providing financial support for the development of an entertainment and sports complex in Sacramentos Downtown Railyards without the approval of a majority of voters. To the Honorable Clerk of the City of Sacramento: We, the undersigned registered and qualified voters of the State of California, residents of the City of Sacramento hereby present to the City Council this petition proposing the following Act: No Public Funding of Arena Act Section 1. Title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the No Public Funding of Arena Act. Section 2. Voter Approval The City shall provide no financial support for the development of an Entertainment and Sports Complex (ESC) in the Downtown Railyards site without the approval of a majority of voters. notIce to the PublIc: thIs PetItIon Maybe cIrculated by a PaId sIGnature GATHERER OR A VOLUNTEER. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK.
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declaratIon oF cIrculator: (To be handwritten by the circulator after above signatures have been obtained) I, (print your name) , am registered to vote or am eligible to register to vote in the State of California. I reside at the following address: (address, city, state, zip) . I circulated this section of the petition and witnessed each of the appended signatures being written. Each signature on this petition section is, to the best of my information and belief, the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. All signatures on this document were obtained between the dates of (month, day, year) and (month, day, year) . I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (month and day), (year) at (city) , California. SIGNATURE: (complete signature with full name of circulator)
parks, libraries, and other services important to its citizens. This is a time of economic stress for city, and most taxpayers have Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear seen radical cutbacks and fee increases in city services they need. While hereon of their intention to circulate the petition within the City of Sacramento for the purpose of qualifying the No Public Funding of most would love to see a new entertainment sport complex built for the Arena Act for the ballot. A statement of the reasons of the proposed Kings, the proponents of this initiative are confident that voters do not want it built at the expense of laid-off police officers, closed park and action as contemplated in the petition is as follows: Representative democracy does not work unless elected officials swimming pool facilities, jeopardizing the 2 billion dollars necessary to repair our sewer system, delayed road repairs, and digging the city respect and represent the wishes of the people. City of Sacramento general fund deeper into debt. elected officials have abrogated their responsibilities, and instead Economic research clearly shows that developments such as this have, without a vote of the electorate, indicated they intend to commit arena do not increase economic prosperity of the region. Our sister city, vast city resources, including the transfer of parking facilities, for Stockton, just an hour drive from our City is forced to subsidize a similar the express purpose of building a largely publicly funded sports project, that may well lead them to bankruptcy. entertainment complex. Since the city council ignored the electorate, now is the time to let City and County voters have already expressed themselves direct democracy work in Sacramento by letting the voters, not political on the issue by rejecting a proposed new tax to fund a similar insiders, decide which issues are critical to Sacramento future. development by a 4-1 margin (Measure R in November of 2006). Now five years later city voters are faced with a city council Signed, April 4, 2012 resolution to finance a new sports entertainment complex to the tune of $252 million (representing over 70% of the facility cost) with a s/Julian Camacho s/James Cathcart s/Richard Tolmach loss of parking revenue which support general city services such as Sacramento CA 95814 Sacramento CA 95811 Sacramento CA 95811

Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition