Existing, Voter-Approved Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Funding at Work PAID Oakland, CA Information About Permit No. 23 Wildfire Protection and 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Healthy Forests – East Bay Hills Oakland, CA 94605-0381 • Removal of 500 acres of flammable and hazardous 777-T Park District’s Eagle Helicopter fighting wildfire - ADPRINT vegetation annually Measure FF • Maintaining safe and healthy forests Point Pinole Regional Shoreline – Richmond Official Measure FF Ballot Question NOVEMBER 6, 2018 BALLOT Dotson Family Marsh and Atlas Road Bridge Entrance • New 1.5-mile Bay Trail segment Wildfire Protection, Safe Parks/Trails, Public Access, • Restoration of 60 acres of marsh and wetland habitat Natural Habitat. Without increasing tax rates, to protect against • New entrance on Atlas Road with new bridge, parking lot, bathrooms, picnic tables, and information kiosk wildfires; enhance public safety; preserve water quality, shorelines, New Atlas Road park access/bridge at Point Pinole - Richmond Tilden Regional Park – Berkeley urban creeks; protect redwoods and parklands in a changing climate; Tilden Little Farm and and restore natural areas, shall East Bay Regional Park District be Photo: Gary Crabbe Environmental Education Center authorized to extend an existing parcel tax of $1 monthly ($12/year) • Infrastructure updates, including sewer, drainage, roofs, Photo: Anthony Fisher Anthony Photo: and electrical service per single-family parcel and 69¢ monthly ($8.28/year) for multi- • New ADA accessible bathrooms, picnic tables, and hand-washing stations at the Little Farm family units, raising approximately $3.3 million annually, to expire Handicap accessible restrooms in 20 years? McLaughlin Eastshore State Park – Berkeley, at Tilden Nature Area - Berkeley Emeryville, and Albany Protecting against wildfires in the East Bay • Extension of Bay Trail by 1 mile around Golden Gate Fields Photo: Euan Rannachan (Park District and CalFire helicopters) at Albany Beach YES NO • Funding for police, fire, and maintenance services Photo: Mitchell Yee • Restoration of grasslands at Berkeley Meadow, including native habitat for burrowing owl Natural habitat restoration at McLaughlin Election and Voting Information Eastshore - Berkeley, Emeryville and Albany Crab Cove Visitor Center – Alameda Short Michael Photo: Robert Crown Memorial State Beach • Year-round open hours at Crab Cove Visitor Center Alameda County Registrar of Voters Protecting redwoods and water quality • Replacement of aging picnic tables and barbecues for safer, more Photo: Eric Sahlin Photo: Mitchell Yee enjoyable public use www.acvote.org Tidewater Boating Center – Oakland (510) 272-6973 Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline Year-round open hours at Crab Cove • New 12,300-square-foot Tidewater Boating Center, including training Visitor Center - Alameda area, boat storage, and ADA accessible dock Contra Costa County Elections • New picnic tables, grass meadow, and trails at East Creek Point Restoring natural habitat Staging Area www.cocovote.us Improving public access and trail safety • Restoration of habitat for wildlife, including endangered species such as the clapper rail Photo: Michael Short Michael Photo: (925) 335-7800 Measure FF is a $12/year ($1/month) 20181022 parcel tax extension measure. Measure CC investments. Measure FF is an extension of Measure CC, This brochure is provided for informational purposes only. It does not change or increase tax rates. which was passed by voters in 2004. The East Bay Regional Park District does not advocate a “yes” or “no” vote on Measure FF. New boating center at MLK Jr. - Oakland Measure FF Brochure_2018-10-22.indd 1 10/22/18 3:58 PM Measure FF Investments Wildfire Protection • Safe Parks and Trails • Public Access • Natural Habitat Excerpted from Official Measure FF Expenditure Plan. 1 7 13 19 Wildfire Protection/Safe Healthy Miller/Knox (Richmond) 12 Point Molate (Richmond) Kennedy Grove (El Sobrante) Forests (East Bay Hills) Provide for shoreline protection and sea level rise adaptation Measure FF: Provide for park and public safety personnel to develop, Repair erosion of urban creek streambank for improved Continue sustainable forest management practices consistent using natural systems. Increase park staffing and upgrade operate and maintain future park facilities and the San water quality, habitat and trail access. with the approved Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Keller Beach visitor experience. Enhance drought tolerant Francisco Bay Trail. Management Plan to lessen the potential for wildland urban landscape through stewardship improvements, such Measure FF is a $12/year ($1/month) 20 Lake Chabot as removal of French broom and other invasive plants. 15 14 Sibley/Huckleberry/Claremont interface wildfire. Develop a redwood forest management parcel tax extension measure. It does Upgrade marina facilities for boating and fishing access, plan. Provide for stewardship of natural vegetation to improve 19 (Oakland) safety and experience. forest health. (The Park District does not clear-cut) 8 MLK Jr. Shoreline (Oakland) not change or increase tax rates. Enrich natural habitat for threatened pallid manzanita and Develop nature-based flood protection for shoreline 13 16 21 Leona Canyon (Oakland) 2 other vegetation with increased stewardship efforts. Upgrade Redwood (Oakland) and facilities in anticipation of sea level rise. Improve the Bay Area Ridge Trail for improved watershed health and marsh habitat for endangered Ridgway’s rail. Improve Measure FF is on the November 6 Reduce erosion and sediment build up to improve Expand partnership with Save the Redwoods League for trail safety. Increase park personnel. water quality of creek through trail maintenance ongoing redwood conservation. Increase interpretation visitor experience with facility upgrades, and increased park and public safety personnel. Provide for expanded ballot in the communities of Alameda, and stewardship efforts. of redwood natural history. Provide for creek restoration 7 15 Sobrante Ridge (El Sobrante) and erosion control for visitor safety and watershed health. educational and recreational programming to serve Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, the surrounding communities. 11 Enrich natural habitat for threatened pallid manzanita and 22 Oakland Zoo El Sobrante, Emeryville, Kensington, 3 other vegetation through stewardship efforts. Enhance conservation and stewardship efforts. Provide Roberts (Oakland) 9 4 Anthony Chabot (Oakland) Oakland, Piedmont, Richmond, for youth engagement. Expand partnership with Save the Redwoods League for 16 Reduce storm erosion for improved creek water quality Wildcat Canyon (Richmond) ongoing redwood conservation. Increase interpretation and San Pablo. 23 of redwood natural history. and natural habitat. Upgrade visitor use facilities. Increase Improve protection of Wildcat Creek watershed by Alameda Point (Alameda) recreational trail access and provide for trail safety mitigating erosion. Enhance and restore natural habitat Increase park and public safety personnel to operate a new structural improvements. 4 Tilden (Berkeley) throughout park. Increase ADA trail access and regional park. Protect seasonal wetlands, Breakwater Beach 14 safety for visitors. shoreline and park facilities by designing for sea level rise Restore recreational trails for erosion control and sensitive 10 6 Temescal (Oakland) adaptation using natural systems. habitat protection. Improve access and pedestrian safety at 17 Improve water quality, habitat and recreational swimming 10 Green Transportation/Regional the Brazil Room and Botanical Garden Visitor Center. Begin 24 design planning for park-wide improvements at visitor use experience at Lake Temescal with efforts such as dredging. Trails (Measure FF Area) Gateway (Oakland) Provide for erosion control to benefit watershed health facilities such as the Environmental Education Center, Provide regional trail connectivity for commuters and safe Enhance tidal and intertidal habitat to provide for shoreline and recreational trail safety. Little Farm and Botanical Garden Visitor Center. routes to school, specifically in disadvantaged communities protection through use of natural systems. Convert existing 24 3 and along the San Francisco Bay Trail. Expand and maintain paved lands to natural landscape. Increase public access to 5 11 Point Isabel (Richmond) parkland trails to increase access while preventing erosion the San Francisco Bay Trail and newly constructed Bay Bridge Crown Beach (Alameda) Stabilize banks of Hoffman Channel for shoreline protection, for protection of sensitive, natural habitats. Increase public bike path. Provide for park personnel to develop, operate Develop sea level rise interpretation with educational 2 safety patrol to enforce trail use ordinances in protection and maintain future park facilities. programming. Continue year-round Visitor Center services improved visitor access and healthier San Francisco Bay 23 water quality. Provide for conservation for endangered of wildlife. Explore potential to enter into partnership with through staffing. Improve San Francisco Bay health by transportation provider to increase park access. upgrading the beach-front storm water drainage system. Ridgway’s rail habitat and environmental maintenance. 21 Expand park and improve visitor use facilities. 12 5 18 Water Quality (Measure FF Area) Point Pinole (Richmond) 6 9 Improve water quality across parklands with stewardship McLaughlin Eastshore (Berkeley, Provide for shoreline protection