CC 02-21-2024 Item No. 8 Potential November 2024 Revenue Tax Measure Opinion Research_Written CommunicationsCC 2-21-2024
Item No. 8
Potential November
2024 Revenue Tax
Measure Opinion
Research
Written Communications
From:Rhoda Fry
To:City Clerk; City Council
Subject:City Council 2/21/2024 Agenda #8 - yes Forego opinion polling and additional efforts
Date:Tuesday, February 20, 2024 8:36:56 AM
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Dear City Council,
City Council 2/21/2024 Agenda #8 - yes Forego opinion polling and additional efforts
I am glad you are considering this item. It is clear that a new ballot measure for sales tax
would likely fail if it were placed on the November 2024 ballot.
However, I remain dismayed that the City had entered into a contract with TeamCivX, LLC to
conduct Revenue Measure Polling and Consulting Services for a sales-tax measure in a
contract not to exceed $170K BEFORE COUNCIL AGREED that the City should consider a
sales-tax measure (rather than a parcel tax, business tax, hotel tax etc…). Note also that the
majority of the business community ultimately wanted a hotel tax (although the survey was
unclear and that 2 to 3% increase actually translated to a 25% increase in taxes).
https://records.cupertino.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?
id=1059128&dbid=0&repo=CityofCupertino
The agreement was signed on 11/6/2023 but the City Council Meeting to determine the
direction that staff should take was on 12/5/2023 agenda item #1.
This gives the appearance that City Staff regards our City Council and residents as irrelevant.
Regards,
Rhoda Fry
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From:Peggy Griffin
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:2024-02-21 City Council Meeting ITEM8 - Potential Nov 2024 Revenue Tax
Date:Monday, February 19, 2024 11:14:39 PM
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Dear Mayor Mohan, Council Members and City Clerk,
I support the Staff’s Recommendation to stop pursuing a revenue tax for the November 2024 ballot.
I’d like to thank the staff and the consultant for deciding to NOT spending $71,000 extra we do not
have to spend.
Instead, I and many people, would like to see spending stopped on the “extras” that continue to be
charged, extra consultants, studies, agreements with groups for work that is beyond the approved
work plan. How many lawyers and law firms do we need? Please review and cull these excesses.
Thank you,
Peggy Griffin