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1.Discussion on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget Wrap-Up and
Recommended FY 2022 Budget for City Council Adoption
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City of Palo Alto
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: City Council
DATE: May 25, 2021
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM #1: Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Wrap‐Up Memorandum
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Finance Committee:
1)Review the current budget adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Operating and
Capital Budgets and Municipal Fee Schedule in alignment with the work completed by the
Committee May 4, 11, and 12, 2021 and the City Council budget review on May 17, 2021;
2)Review additional information provided either at staff’s behest or as requested by the
Committee and City Council such as the revised General Fund financial forecast scenarios;
3)Recommend to the City Council the adoption of the FY 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets,
Municipal Fee Schedule, and approve the FY 2022‐2025 Capital Improvement Plan as
amended by the actions outlined in this report and approved in the wrap‐up discussion; and
4)Recommend to the City Council adjustments to the FY 2022 Operating Budget in the event
the City does not reach agreement with labor groups on concessions estimated at $1.6 million
in the General Fund and $2.5 million all funds.
Executive Summary
At the conclusion of the May 25, 2021 Budget Wrap‐up discussion with the Finance Committee, the
Committee is ultimately tasked with providing a recommendation of adjustments to the FY 2022 Proposed
Operating, Capital and Municipal Fee Budgets and schedule for the City Council consideration and
adoption scheduled for June 21, 2021. After significant deliberations, over the month of May, staff have
consolidated all actions in this memorandum for ease of the Committee’s final review including:
1)Current recommended adjustments to the budgets;
2)Items for the Committee to consider recommending to the Council to refer to staff for further
work;
3)Staff recommended adjustments;
4)Additional information provided either at the request of the Council and Committee or at staff’s
behest; and
5)Summary of actions and references
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In addition to these items, staff have not yet achieved agreement with any of the City’s labor groups for a
zero general wage increase for FY 2022, an action that cannot be taken unilaterally. Therefore, staff
recommends to the Committee to include in its recommendation to the City Council an alternative
balancing strategy should concessions, an estimated savings of $1.6 million in the General Fund ($2.5
million all funds), not be achieved. Staff can provide these two plans for City Council adoption for ease in
June depending on the outcome of the ongoing labor discussions. Given the nature of the conversation
over the past few weeks and willingness to allocate additional funds, staff recommend this prudent
planning in the event it is necessary for budget adoption.
1. CURRENT STATUS OF RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS TO BALANCING STRATEGY INCLUDING CITY
COUNCIL REVIEW OF FINANCE COMMITTEE ITEMS
During the deliberations with the Finance Committee on May 11 and 12, the Committee reviewed the FY
2022 Operating Budget, Capital Budget, and Municipal Fees. To balance the FY 2022 $13 million gap, the
Proposed Budget included $7.7 million in net service and capital improvement investment reductions,
$1.0 million use of program specific reserves (e.g. Development Center), an assumed $1.6 million in labor
concessions, and use of $3.1 million in ARPA funds. Based on the proposed balancing strategy and well
as new information made available as part of the committee’s deliberations, the Committee’s strategy
recommends restoration of proposed FY 2022 budget reductions in the following departments: Police,
Library, Community Services, Fire, Planning and Development Services, and some additional in
adjustments in internal services departments.
On May 17, 2021, the City Council reviewed the current progress of budget deliberations that occurred
with the Finance Committee on May 11 and 12, 2021. Staff summarized these proceedings in an at places
memorandum assisting in facilitation of obtaining Council feedback on the assumptions and areas for
focus by the Committee in the wrap‐up meeting on May 25.
The seven items that the Finance Committee highlighted for the City Council to consider and discuss at
the May 17, 2021 Council update are below as modified by the City Council. The items that the City Council
revised or added on May 17, 2021, are noted as “revised” or “new” in the list below:
1. Propose lowering the level of the Budget Stabilization Reserve (BSR) by $2.5 million, below the
18.5 percent target to between 16.6 percent and 17.4 percent of estimated FY 2022 expense
levels;
2. Propose a one‐year solution where the City will continue to face gaps in FY 2023 if revenues do
not grow faster than expenses;
3. REVISED Assume a 60‐40 split of the receipt and appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) funding of $13.7 million over a 24‐month period (previously 50‐50);
4. Consider a moderate increase in the Electric Utility Rate in FY 2022;
5. Request the City Council or their representatives to engage with the school board on cost sharing
for services such as, but not limited to: Crossing Guards, Children’s Theatre Outreach Productions,
Safe Routes to School;
6. Assume the $1.6 million in labor concessions in the General Fund are achieved;
7. Recommend up to $1.0 million for the City Council to increase the Uncertainty Reserve, replenish
the Budget Stabilization Reserve, and/or allocate towards service restoration.
8. NEW Add $565,000 for the following:
Outreach and Summer Hotdog Series Productions by the Children’s Theater ($260,000)
Youth Connectedness Initiative (YCI) matching County funds ($50,000)
Restore the Council Contingency to $100,000 ($75,000)
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Increase funding to Human Services Resource Allocation Process (HSRAP) ($150,000)
Restore funding for the Twilight Concert Series ($30,000);
9. NEW Reduce funding to the Transportation Management Association (TMA) to $150,000;
10. NEW Consider an increase to Residential Parking Permit (RPP) fees to 10 percent higher than
garages and appropriate fee levels at 2019 or 2020 rates;
11. NEW Return in fall 2021 with a long‐range plan for Capital Improvement projects in FY 2023 and
beyond to adjust for changes in the budget;
12. NEW Direct the Finance Committee to fund the Roth Building through the combination of impact
fees and Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC) funds; and
13. NEW Move forward with Phase 4 of the Charleston/Arastradero Project using funding Option 1
($1.2 million SUMC funding; $1.5 million from the Bike and Pedestrian Plan capital project (PL‐
04010); and $300,000 from various street maintenance projects).
The table below summarizes all General Fund actions tentatively approved by Finance Committee and
City Council during May. These adjustments total $1.7 million in savings in FY 2022 and $2.9 million in
ongoing costs.
General Fund Adjustments
One‐time $
(savings)/cost
Ongoing $
(savings)/cost
City Council & Finance Committee Recommendations May 11, 12, & 17
60‐40 split of $13.7 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Revenues
($8.2 million in FY 2022 and $5.5 million in FY 2021) (1,950,000) 750,000
Draw on unallocated “Reserve: Remaining American Recovery Act Plan
(ARPA) Funding” (proposed Operating Budget page 398) (3,192,580) (3,192,580)
Reduce City Council Contingency (from $125,000 to $100,000) (25,000) ‐
Draw from Budget Stabilization Reserve (BSR)
(funding level approximately 17%) (2,500,000) ‐
Children’s Theater Outreach and Summer Hotdog Series* 260,000 260,000
Twilight Concert Series 30,000 30,000
Youth Connectedness Initiative (YCI) Matching County Funds 50,000 ‐
Human Services Resource Allocation Process (HRSP) Funds ($200,000
one‐time, $50,000 from SUMC) 150,000 ‐
Eliminate Finance Committee recommended $125,000 to CSD at staff’s
discretion* (125,000) ‐
Reduce JMZ ticket price ($18 to $10) and associated revenue 914,000 914,000
Restore Art Center Hours/Program/Fees 208,025 208,025
Restore CSD Admin Support 152,200 152,200
Restore Sports and Recreation Staffing 38,202 38,202
Restore JMZ Marketing (funding of $150,000 is 75% of initial
estimates) 50,000 50,000
Restore Cubberley Theatre Administration 94,123 94,123
Restore Children’s Theatre Operations and production 68,224 68,224
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General Fund Adjustments
One‐time $
(savings)/cost
Ongoing $
(savings)/cost
Restore Teen Services/Use of ThinkFunds 55,209 55,209
Restore Baylands Interpretive Center Hours 15,321 15,321
Restore Cubberley Artist Studio Administration 12,173 12,173
Restore Emergency Incident Brown Out at Fire Station 2 (maintains
weekday 8am to 8pm staffing) 709,000 709,000
Add Funding for Fire Equity Hiring Initiatives 50,000 ‐
Restore Patrol Staffing (maintains FY 2021 adopted budget staffing
levels) 1,008,737 1,008,737
Restore Crossing Guard Services (maintains full funding for approx. 30
crossings) 304,310 304,310
Restore Lieutenant, previously reallocated to CMO 292,903 292,903
Restore Police Administration Programming 47,450 47,450
Restore Library Hours at College Terrace, Downtown, and Children’s
(Maintains FY 2021 adopted budget services of 3 days/week) 544,918 544,918
Restore Current Planning Staff 138,146 138,146
Restore Federal Lobbyist Contract Services 40,000 40,000
Restore Minutes Transcription Services 63,000 63,000
Establish a FY 2022 Council Uncertainty Reserve 500,000 ‐
Subtotal City Council & Finance Committee Recommendations ($1,996,579) $2,313,711
Staff recommended adjustments to the General Fund in this report
(section 3):
Public Works Facility and Allocated Charges 53,000 53,000
Business Registry Revenue Adjustment 82,000 82,000
Restore Administrative Functions (Section 3) 875,000 495,000
Eliminate General Fund Transitional Reserve (Section 3) (750,000) ‐
Subtotal Staff Recommended General Fund Adjustments $260,000 $630,000
TOTAL ($1,736,579) $2,943,711
* Staff recommends using the $125,000 one‐time funding tentatively approved by the Finance Committee
on May 12 for the Community Services Department for this purpose.
Overall, this table articulates that in FY 2022, revenues and use of reserves are expected to exceed
programed expenses by $1.7 million. This assumes the City reaches agreement with labor groups and
achieves approximately $1.6 million in savings in the General Fund in FY 2022. In FY 2023, this articulates
that additional cost, or expense of $2.9 million would result once one‐time adjustments are annualized.
Scenarios of the quick calculation of the Long Range Financial Forecast (LRFF) revised is in the Additional
Information Section 4 below.
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The City Council and Finance Committee also recommended adjustments to non‐General Fund activities
which are summarized in full below. This table does not include staff recommended additional actions
recommended by staff which can be found in section 3 of this document.
Other Fund Adjustments Fund
City Council & Finance Committee Recommendations May 11, 12, & 17
Add Phase 4 Charleston/Arastradero Corridor Project in CIP plan +$3
million (offset by $1.2 million SUMC funding; $1.5 million from the Bike
and Pedestrian Plan capital project (PL‐04010); and $300,000 from
various street maintenance projects)
Capital Improvement Fund
& Stanford University
Medical Center (SUMC)
Adjust Commodity Purchases in Gas (decrease $1.6 million) Gas Operating Fund
Reduce the funding allocated to the Transportation Management
Association (TMA) to $150,000
University Avenue Parking
Permit Fund
Fund the ROTH Building Phase 1 rehabilitation (aka “warm shell”) of
300 Homer Ave. estimated at $4.0 to 4.5 million To Be Determined
2. FUTURE FOLLOW‐UP ITEMS (POTENTIAL REFERRALS)
Various discussions arose around more in‐ depth review of or summary information regarding topics or
service delivery changes not currently included in the FY 2022 Proposed Budget. Staff has noted these
items for the Finance Committee consideration to recommend to the City Council as referrals to staff.
Staff has also outlined any plans already in the works for context for the Committee’s consideration.
Review cost sharing options for mutual activities with the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD),
such as crossing guards, Children's Theater outreach, and Safe Routes to School.
o City / Schools have already begun discussing this at their May 20, 2021 meeting
Staff to analyze potential scenarios for Utility Electric Rates and impact to the Electric Fund Reserves.
Currently Electric Rate increases are held flat for FY 2022 at 0%, which is estimated to draw down
Electric Fund Reserves by $23 million.
o Staff have included in Section 4 of this memorandum, Additional Information, discussing what
a 1 percent increase in the Electric Rate would result in.
Consider an increase to Residential Parking Permit (RPP) fees to 10 percent higher than garages and
appropriate fee levels at 2019 or 2020 rates.
o Staff plan on returning after summer recess to City Council on parking permit program rates
including the fees for the Residential Parking Permit program.
Return in fall 2021 with a long‐range plan for Capital Improvement projects in FY 2023 and beyond to
adjust for changes in the budget.
o Staff expect that long‐term multi‐year expense needs will be included as a component of the
upcoming local ballot measure discussions expected to begin in June 2021 with the Finance
Committee.
Fund the Roth Building through the combination of impact fees and Stanford University Medical
Center (SUMC) funds.
o Staff have provided the analysis of available funding later in this report in section 4, Additional
Information. Therefore, the Committee may provide direction as part of their recommendation
to the City Council for budget adoption at their pleasure.
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3. ADDITIONAL STAFF RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
In addition to the tentative adjustments outlined by the Finance Committee and City Council, staff
recommends adjustments for several items that require technical corrections to align the budget with
anticipated activity levels and changes that occurred subsequent to the release of the FY 2022 budget:
GENERAL FUND
Public Works Facility and Custodial Allocated Charges
In staff's review of the actions taken by the Council such as restoration of Library services and the Baylands
Interpretive Center open hours, staff identified that the Public Works Department budget assumed
$53,000 in cost savings for facility and custodial services associated with those service reductions and
closures. Staff recommends a corresponding action to increase these costs to ensure that sufficient
resources are available to support the restored service levels.
Business Registry Revenue Adjustment
On May 17, 2021, staff brought forward a recommendation to the City Council to waive the Business
Registry Certificate (BRC) and Business Improvement District (BID) fees in calendar year 2021 (CMR
12167). As part of this action, staff recommends an adjustment to reduce the associated fee revenues by
$82,000. This assumes fees will be restored for FY 2023.
Restore Citywide Administrative Support Functions
In the May 17 City Council meeting, staff noted that the organization has been operating with a hiring
freeze and expectation for further reductions and constrained resources. Throughout the organization,
including internal service departments, there is little to no staff back‐up for teams. Therefore, the
provision of hiring services and contract services are critical to be done as expeditiously as possible just
to ensure continuity of business.
Staff recommends the following adjustments to assist in the administration of continuing services to the
community as have been recommended for restoration by the Council. These are modest increases after
compounding reductions and therefore, should not be expected to be a rapid response, however, will
assist in the expected burst of needs as a result of the current planned restoration and readying the
organization for the next recovery phase of the pandemic. In total, these additions reflect less than a 50
percent restoration from the FY 2022 proposed reductions. This is in contrast to the tentative restoration
of approximately 65 percent of community facing services.
Staff recommend offsetting these restorations in FY 2021 with the use of the proposed General Fund
Transitional Reserve (initial balance of $750,000) and recommend setting aside an additional $300,000
for unknown administration needs. The Transition Reserve was previously set aside for a number of costs
such as severance, separation timing, and service changes likely to incur one‐time transition costs.
However, with the current revised proposal, it is not expected to be necessary.
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Department Position/Service Restoration
General
Fund Cost
All Funds
Cost
Administrative
Services
Restore Purchasing 0.50 FTE Administrative
Associate and realign staff resources 94,000 94,000
City Attorney’s
Office
Restore Assistant City Attorney from
underfilled Deputy City Attorney 92,000 92,000
City Auditor’s
Office Restore Auditor services contract 30,000 40,000
Fire Add 1.0 FTE Administrative Associate II,
eliminate hourly Administrative Specialist II 68,000 68,000
Human Resources Recruitment support staffing 75,000 75,000
Information
Technology Technology consultant services (one‐time) 80,000 200,000
Public Works Restore 1.0 FTE Facilities Technician 136,000 136,000
Non‐Departmental Reserve for administration support (one‐time) 300,000 300,000
TOTAL $875,000 $1,005,000
Considering financial constraints the City is facing, the above list represents a minimum of staff’s
recommended restorations of administrative and internal support functions that includes a variety of
work to ensure that operations continue to be in compliance with state and federal regulations; the City’s
Charter and Municipal Code; health and safety guidelines and directives; and, through recruitment, that
staffing levels are maintained for all of these requirements to be met. Administrative support is critical in
ensuring the ability to deliver frontline services across the organization. Without a contract, a service
provider cannot teach a class or provide a grant to a non‐profit recipient; without staffing, libraries cannot
open and classes cannot be offered; and without safe facilities and technology, staff cannot return to the
workplace as the organization adjusts to the evolving pandemic. It is important to note that these
recommended adjustments reflect resources needed to continue the overall level of resources and service
to be provided by the organization. In the next six to twelve months, staff expects a burst of needs
especially on technology, staffing, contracts, and facilities in order to set‐up the frontline services the
Council is recommending be restored. The additional $300,000 is what staff is recommending be set aside
to help with this surge; however, the necessary public processes do take time and staff expects the
availability of resources to meter the pace at which departments can react to providing the recommended
service restorations.
In total, the recommendations in this report restore 18 full‐time staff (15.4 FTE) and 21 part‐time staff
(5.21 FTE). With these restorations, the City is experiencing an approximate 10 percent vacancy rate in
full‐time staffing levels (Attachment A). Of the part‐time staff proposed for restoration, approximately 50
percent are currently vacant. After significant reductions adopted, most back‐up and redundancy in
staffing has been eliminated, eliminating the organization’s ability to quickly pivot should an absence or
vacancy occur. Therefore, it is expected with this level of vacancies there will be a “ramp up” period
necessary. As outlined in Section 4 of this memorandum, Additional Information, the near‐term City
financials remain uncertain. It is expected that both staff and potential candidates will see some barriers
and resistance to hiring as both seek to avoid any further layoffs or involuntary separations due to financial
constraints in the future. This may further delay the time to provide services immediately upon adoption
of this FY 2022 budget as staff work through these uncertainties.
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Adjustment
On May 4, 2021, the City Council approved the FY 2021‐22 CDBG annual action plan (CMR 12014). On May
13, 2021, the department for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) informed the City that they
discovered an error in the formula calculations for the CDBG program and revised Palo Alto’s annual
allocation from $528,961 to $536,756, an increase of $7,795. This funding is recommended to be allocated
to the Rebuilding Together Peninsula Safe at Home project, which focuses on critical health and safety
related home repair needs for low‐income Palo Alto homeowners. Staff recommends that the annual
funding is adjusted to align with the revised calculation and final submission of the annual action plan to
HUD.
State Gas Tax Funding
The City received an updated Gas Tax revenue estimate for FY 2022 that is $132,000 lower than the
amount assumed in the FY 2022 Proposed Budget. This revenue is generated by state collections of fuel
taxes and vehicle registration fees and distributed to local jurisdictions to fund road rehabilitation and
maintenance work on local streets and roads. This type of work is budgeted in the ongoing Streets
Maintenance Capital Project (PE‐86070) in the Capital Improvement Fund. Staff recommends a reduction
of $132,000 in Gas Tax Revenue in the Gas Tax Fund offset by a $132,000 reduction in funding for the
Streets Maintenance Capital Project (PE‐86070) in the Capital Improvement Fund.
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Utilities Position Reclassifications
On May 3, 2021, the City Council approved an updated salary schedule for Water Gas Wastewater (WGW)
Field Inspector classifications in accordance with an arbitration decision in January 2021 (CMR 12156). As
a result of this action, 9.00 positions will be reclassified from a Field Service Inspector to a WGW Utilities
Field Service Inspector classification beginning in FY 2022. The new classification aligns the role with the
specific area of service and includes a 10 percent increase effective October 2016. This action aligns the
Table of Organization in FY 2022 with these actions already approved by the City Council.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) PLAN
Capital Project Reappropriations
The Municipal Code requires City Council authorization to reappropriate fund for capital projects from
one year to the next. These amounts are assessed in early spring to develop the FY 2021 Proposed budget
and as an amendment to the proposed budget once more refined estimates are available. These
adjustments do not change the overall funding levels and “true‐up” the budget to the fiscal year that
activity is anticipated to occur; projects experiencing delays in the current year will have funding increased
and available at the onset of FY 2022 and projects with higher than anticipated expenditure levels in the
current year will have funding reduced in FY 2022. Departments have refined current year estimates and
staff recommends a total of $77.6 million to be reappropriated from FY 2021 to FY 2022 across all funds,
a $21 million increase from the $56.6 million in the Proposed Budget. This re‐review of projects results in
an increase to the FY 2022 Capital Improvement Fund Budget by $11.1 million, from $31.7 million to $42.8
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million. These amounts supersede the reappropriations presented to the Finance Committee at the May
11 at places memo and a detailed presentation of adjustments will be included in the FY 2022 Budget
Adoption staff report, tentatively scheduled for City Council review on June 21, 2021. A summary of these
adjustments is presented in Attachment B.
4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING REVISED GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL FORECAST
During the various meeting with both the Finance Committee and the City Council, additional pieces of
information were requested. May have already been presented through various at places memorandum
that are linked in the resource section of this document or can be found on the City’s Office of
management and Budget website. Below are the final outstanding requests for additional information
Updated near term Financial Forecast (update the Long‐Range Financial Forecast for FY 2022‐2024 based
on current recommended adjustments)
On May 11, 2021, the Finance Committee requested that staff return with a projected financial outlook
that incorporates tentative adjustments. During the deliberations, the Finance Committee acknowledged
that the tentative FY 2022 balancing strategy includes significant use of one‐time funding resources
solutions to restore ongoing services and that it will be necessary to structurally balance long‐term
operating revenues and expenses to mitigate future funding gaps. As directed by the City Council, the FY
2022 Proposed Budget was developed using the Long Range Financial Forecast (LRFF) Scenario B (CMR
11954) that assumes a three to five year economic recovery.
The City’s financial position over the next five years, assuming tentative service restorations
recommended by the Finance Committee and City Council, is modeled below, using the same general
assumptions as Scenario B in the LRFF. As discussed earlier in this memorandum, a significant unknown in
the current proposed balancing strategy remains, the assumed savings from labor concessions. Staff
prepared an alternative model that assumes labor concessions are not achieved. Staff did not do a full
refresh of the City’s annual LRFF since the time necessary for a full update would not be completed in
time for continued deliberations. Therefore, this represents the incremental adjustments layered on top
of the existing LRFF models for the actions currently included in the tentative balancing strategy outlined
in section 1 of this report. A full refresh of assumptions will be completed as part of the annual financial
planning the City routinely executes.
Baseline Scenario: ARPA 60/40 assumes savings from labor concessions
The baseline scenario aligns with the Finance Committee and City Council recommendations to date.
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Alternative Scenario 1: ARPA 60/40 does not assume any labor concessions
This alternative scenario aligns with the Finance Committee and City Council recommendations to date
and assumes that labor concessions totaling $1.6 million in the General Fund are not achieved.
As a point of reference, the baseline scenario and the alternative scenario includes the adjustments that
were tentatively approved by the Finance Committee and City Council as outlined in section 1 of this
report and includes additional staff recommended adjustments outlined in Section 3 – Additional Staff
Recommendations of this report. It also assumes the five‐year phase in of the base transfer to the Capital
Improvement Fund from $2.6 million in FY 2022 to $17.7 million in FY 2026. This is a return to the pre‐
pandemic base transfer level assumed in FY 2026, as outlined in the LRFF reviewed by the City Council on
February 8, 2021.
Junior Museum and Zoo Operating Plan and Fee Sensitivity Impact on Attendance
Staff have estimated annual attendance to the new Junior Museum and Zoo based on Finance
Committee’s recommended $10 ticket fee, facility capacity, standard visitation variability for museums
and zoos, and consultation with a management consultant. Staff defined full capacity as “comfortable
capacity”, which is less than the maximum defined by fire code but is what JMZ staff estimate will allow
for comfortable usage of the space. The estimate assumes the JMZ reaches capacity every weekend and
during holiday breaks, and at 50 percent capacity on weekdays. This also assumes visitors stay for two
hours. Based on these parameters, and that the new facility is substantially larger than the old facility,
staff estimate annual visitation to be 189,000, which slightly higher than the proforma that assumed
visitation of 185,000. This estimate does not take into account that higher visitation may occur on
weekdays during the summer months. The higher estimated annual visitation assumes that square
footage of the museum has increased by 68 percent and the area of the zoo has increased 85 percent; the
number of interactive exhibits has increased from 40 to 78.
As was shared with Finance Committee on May 4, JMZ Scenario 5, which includes a $10 ticket price, is
estimated to generate $1.53 million of costs in excess of the ticket revenue in the General Fund in FY 2022.
This is approximately $914,000 higher than the previously approved business plan, which included an $18
ticket price, assuming the same annual attendance of 185,000. On May 12, 2021, the Finance Committee
also tentatively approved the restoration of $50,000 of the $100,000 proposed reduction in the JMZ
marketing budget, which adjusts these figures to $1.6 million and $964,000, respectively. The cost
recovery level of JMZ Scenario 5 is estimated to be 58 percent, which falls within the medium (31.1
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percent – 70 percent) cost recovery level, in FY 2022. Feedback from the Friends of the JMZ and the
Finance Committee was that 185,000 is an over‐estimation of attendance for a higher ticket price. If it is
assumed that attendance will decrease as ticket prices increase, the cost impact to the General Fund is
expected to be greater than what was identified in the May 4 Finance Committee report for each price
point above $10. The Friends of the JMZ agree that a $10 admission fee is aligned with other similar
facilities.
Utility Electric Rates and impact to the Electric Fund Reserves. Currently Electric Rate increases are held
flat for FY 2022 at zero percent, which is estimated to draw down Electric Fund Reserves by $23 million.
Staff performed some preliminary calculations on the impact of a 1 percent rate increase. Raising Electric
rates from zero to 1 percent could bring in approximately $1.3 million in additional revenue, from $124.5
million to $125.8 million. This would increase the monthly average residential bill by approximately $0.60
and the commercial bill between $3 ‐ $2,500 per month. General Fund impact would be about $14,000
increase in allocated expenses for electric utilities paid by General Fund departments, roughly 1 percent
of the $1.4 million General Fund allocated expenses for Electric utility.
Fund the Roth Building through the combination of impact fees and Stanford University Medical Center
(SUMC) funds
The City Council directed the Finance Committee to review the current partnership with the Palo Alto
Museum and necessary funding for the Phase 1 rehabilitation of 300 Homer Avenue, ROTH building. The
Council requested looking at use of impact fees and the Stanford University Medical Center Funds. Below
is information staff previously provided the City Council in December 2020, updated for the most current
information available, including tentative adjustments recommended in the balancing strategy outlined
in Section 1 of this memorandum. Currently the estimated cost of the Phase 1 rehabilitation (aka “warm
shell”) of the building is $10.5 million. As shown in the table below, the project has funding of $6.2 to $6.5
million, leaving a gap of $4.0 to 4.3 million needed to fully fund the $10.5 million Phase 1 rehabilitation.
SUMMARY OF PHASE 1 PROJECT FUNDING
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As requested by the City Council, staff have focused on Stanford University Medical Fund (SUMC) funds
and various impact fee funds for potential funding sources of this project. The tables below show several
Impact Fee Funds as well as the Stanford University Medical Center Fund that may be eligible to be
allocated in various combinations to cover the $4.0 to $4.3 million gap. In the Impact Fee Funds, the
available funds are the amounts that are not currently committed to other projects, while the eligible
funds are the full amounts that could be used to fund the gap for the Phase 1 rehabilitation; however, full
use of these funds would require impacting/defunding other projects. Staff expects that as the
Committee deliberates and identifies a certain combination of funding, staff will then confirm eligibility
of that strategy with the appropriate agreements and restrictions of funding sources prior to returning
will a final recommendation. These are currently provided as estimates to inform the decision making of
the Committee on a funding strategy.
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE AND SUMC FUNDING ELIGIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY
FOR ROTH REHABILITATION
FUNDING
SOURCE ELIGIBLE?
PURPOSE &
AUTHORITY FOR
COLLECTION
POTENTIAL USES
IDENTIFIED
(FOR FUNDING ROTH)
AVAILABLE/
ELIGIBLE
FUNDS
ARE THESE FUNDS ALLOCATED
TO A DIFFERENT CAPITAL
PROJECT IN THE FY 2022‐2026
CIP?
IMPACT FEE ‐
COMM. CTR.
(211)
Maybe Fees imposed on
new residential and
non‐residential
development
approved after Jan
28, 2002 for
Community Centers.
PAMC Ch. 16.58
To use these funds, the Roth
Building would need to
contain aspects qualifying as
a community center (as
defined by the nexus study).
Potentially eligible funds
reflect 19.4% of the building:
community room, board
room, and education spaces.
$0.5M /
$2.3M
Yes: Funding beyond $0.5M in
available funds would require
defunding Rinconada Improvements
(PE‐08001, $2.1M) which coincides
with the JMZ upgrade project and
upgrade to the entire area for the
new JMZ and surrounding areas.
These fees would also be a potential
funding source for community center
improvements such as Cubberley
IMPACT FEE ‐
LIBRARY (212)
Yes Fees imposed on
new residential and
non‐residential
development
approved after Jan
28, 2002 for
Libraries. PAMC ch.
16.58
To use these funds, the Roth
Building would need to build
additional library space.
Eligible funds reflect 6.7% of
the building occupied by City
archives.
$0.1M /
$0.8M
($0.8M
eligible
funding incl.
dedicated
$0.3M)
Yes: Funding beyond $0.1M in
available funds would require
defunding Library Automated Mat'l
Handling (LB‐21000, $0.9M). The
Automated Materials Handling
(AMH) machine will automate check‐
in of Library materials at smaller
library branches to increase
efficiency. Budgets for FY21 and
beyond were created based on the
allocation of Impact Fee funds to this
AMH project and the Children’s
Library reopening would be
impacted.
IMPACT FEE ‐
PARKS (210)
Yes Fees imposed on
new residential and
non‐residential
development
approved after Jan
28, 2002 for Parks.
PAMC Ch. 16.58
To use these funds, the Roth
Building could build a
bathroom outfacing and
accessible to the park.
Assumes average cost to
build a new restroom as
assumed in the five‐year CIP.
$0.3M /
$0.3M
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (SUMC) CURRENT FUND STATUS SUMMARY (MILLIONS)
Development
Agreement
Expenditure Category
PRINCIPAL
FUNDING
FY 2021
Beginning
Balance
FY 2021
Interest
(EST)
Planned
Commitments
FY 2021
Planned
Commitments
FY 2022‐26
NOT
Committed
Community Health and
Safety
4.0 2.9 0.04 0.5 1.25 1.19
Expansion Cost
Mitigation
2.4 3.0 0.03 0.7 0.5 1.83
Intermodal Transit 2.3 1.3 0.02 ‐ 1.5 (0.18)
Quarry Road Impv.
"Linkages"
0.4 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Infrastructure and
Affordable Housing
23.2 10.4 0.14 0.8 8.9 0.84
Climate Change and
Sustainable
Communities
12.0 2.9 0.03 0.4 2.0 0.53
$44.3 $20.5 $0.26 $2.4 $14.15 $4.21
Italicized and underlined figures have been adjusted to account for the current recommended adjustments
by the Council and Finance Committee for HSRAP and Charleston/Arastradero Project funding.
Planning and Transportation Commission Review of the New Projects in the 2022‐2026 Capital
Improvement Plan
On May 12, 2021, the Planning and Transportation Commission reviewed the seven new projects in the
2022‐2026 Capital Improvement Plan for each of the project’s compliance with the City’s 2030
Comprehensive Plan. The Commission determined that all seven projects are in compliance with the
Comprehensive Plan and submitted a Letter of Conformance (Attachment C) for the Finance Committee
and the City Council’s review.
5. SUMMARY OF FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW OF FY 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
(ACTIONS & REFERENCES)
Action Minutes to the Finance Committee Hearings can be found on the City’s webpage here:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/City‐Clerk/City‐Council‐Standing‐Committees/Finance‐
Committee. In addition, throughout the Finance Committee Budget Hearings, various memoranda were
distributed “At Places” in order to respond to inquiries made by the Committee or provide additional
pertinent information at staff’s behest. In addition, summary presentations were given at each hearing
providing high level overviews of each item. Specific meetings and reference links to materials are
outlined below.
May 4, 2021 Finance Committee
Action Minutes:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas‐minutes‐reports/agendas‐
minutes/finance‐committee/2021/05‐04‐21‐fcm‐action‐minutes.pdf
Presentations:
Junior Museum and Zoo (JMZ) Operating Plan:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas‐minutes‐reports/item‐
presentations/2021/05‐04‐21‐fcm‐presentation‐item‐1.pdf
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Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC) Fund Status:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/administrative‐services/city‐budgets/fy‐
2022‐city‐budget/fcm‐budget‐hearings/sumc‐ppt.‐item‐2‐fc‐5.4.21.pdf
FY 2022 Proposed Budget Overview:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas‐minutes‐reports/item‐
presentations/2021/05‐04‐21‐fcm‐presentation‐item‐3.pdf
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPZZuhlXEB4
May 11, 2022 Finance Committee
Action Minutes: pending
Presentations:
FY 2021‐2022 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/administrative‐services/city‐budgets/fy‐2022‐
city‐budget/fcm‐budget‐hearings/may‐12‐2021/05‐11‐2021‐fcm‐budget‐hearing‐presentation‐
final.pdf
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPZZuhlXEB4
May 12, 2022 Finance Committee
Action Minutes: pending
Presentations:
FY 2021‐2022 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets Continuation:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/administrative‐services/city‐budgets/fy‐2022‐
city‐budget/fcm‐budget‐hearings/may‐12‐2021/05.12.21‐budget‐hearing‐
presentation_updated.pdf
Video: https://youtu.be/t4I5XP4jsz4
May 17, 2022 City Council Meeting
Action Minutes: pending
Presentations:
FY 2021‐2022 Finance Committee Review with City Council:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas‐minutes‐reports/item‐
presentations/2021/05‐17‐21‐ccm‐presentation‐item‐11.pdf
Video: https://youtu.be/xcz2LMrNZlg
List of Supplemental Information provided during Budget Deliberations
During the Finance Committee hearings and the City Council update, staff provided additional information
to Committee members to assist in the review of the Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Budget. Below is a list of
links to those memoranda:
May 11 At Places Memorandum: Additional Information
May 12 At Places Memorandum: Palo Alto Transportation Management Association
May 12 At Places Memorandum: Additional Information and Clarification
May 17 At Places Memorandum: Continued Discussion of the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
May 17 At Place Memorandum: Palo Alto Museum (PAM) at the Roth Building
Additional Information and Clarification Memos from May 11 and 12 (provided at staff’s behest)
In previous years, the City Council has made a variety of requests to provide context and/or additional
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data points of reference to aid in budget deliberations. Staff compiled and transmitted the following items
at the May 11 and 12, 2021 budget meetings:
Capital Fund reappropriations list
Vacancy report, as of May 2021
City’s list of lease information
Service provider spend report
Department organization charts
Responses to City Council questions from May 4 Overview Meeting
Crossing Guard Locations
Community Budget Survey Results
Community Budget Survey Results
The City released an online survey on May 5, 2021 to facilitate community feedback on the FY 2022
budget, including prioritization of service areas, proposed reductions, and alternative funding sources.
Staff included preliminary survey results in the May 12 Finance Committee meeting, and updated survey
results in the May 17 City Council meeting. Final survey results are available on the City’s Budget website
as the survey closed on May 21, 2021 at 12pm. For ease of reference, initial results through May 11 can
be found here on slides 4‐6. Updated results through May 17 can be found here on slides 3‐5. Final results
can be found on the Budget website.
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
KIELY NOSE
Director, Administrative Services/CFO
CITY MANAGER:
ED SHIKADA
City Manager
List of Attachments
Attachment A: Vacancy List as of May 2021, Revised for Recommendations
Attachment B: Capital Projects Reappropriations FY 2021 to FY 2022
Attachment C: Planning and Transportation Commission Review of the New Projects in the 2022‐
2026 Capital Improvement Plan
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City of Palo Alto Full-time Position Vacancies
(as of May 2021)
ATTACHMENT A
Vacancy
Date
General
Fund
Enterprise
Funds
Other
Funds Total
Accountant*6/22/2018 - 1.00 - 1.00
Administrative Assistant*07/31/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Administrative Associate II (RESTORED BY STAFF)08/01/2020 0.50 - - 0.50
Buyer (TENTATIVELY APPROVED)N/A 1.00 - - 1.00
Contracts Administrator*03/27/2021 0.30 0.70 - 1.00
Management Analyst 10/17/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Offset Equip Op 10/29/2020 - - 1.00 1.00
Offset Equip Op*12/28/2019 - 0.48 0.52 1.00
Senior Accountant*04/26/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
City Attorney's Office
Assistant City Attorney*11/14/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Administrative Associate III 12/04/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Assistant City Manager 03/13/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Assistant to City Manager 10/09/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Manager Communications*09/26/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Administrative Assistant (RESTORED)01/01/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Jr Museum & Zoo Educator (RESTORED)7/31/2020 0.65 - - 0.65
Mgr Comm Svc/ Supervising Ranger (TENTATIVELY APPROVED)5/1/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Prod Arts/Sci Prog - Jr. Museum & Zoo*07/01/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Senior Management Analyst*11/07/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Hazardous Materials Inspector EMT 07/03/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Human Resources Technician 10/23/2020 0.75 - - 0.75
Director Information Technology (TENTATIVELY APPROVED)12/14/2018 1.00 - - 1.00
Librarian (RESTORED)12/28/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Library Specialist (RESTORED)01/30/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Library Specialist (RESTORED)04/12/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Library Specialist 11/12/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Administrative Associate III 10/09/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Assistant Building Official*1/29/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Assoc Planner (RESTORED)10/10/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Bldg Inspector Spec*03/24/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Principal Planner 6/8/2019 1.00 - - 1.00
Police Agent/Adv*04/10/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Police Officer-Inter (RESTORED)12/05/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Police Officer-Inter (RESTORED)01/06/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Public Safety Dispatcher II*03/02/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Administrative Assistant 10/02/2020 0.50 - 0.50 1.00
Assistant Director Public Works 11/16/2020 0.45 0.15 0.40 1.00
Assoc Engineer 03/29/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Cement Finisher 06/01/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Coord Pub Wks Proj 07/01/2000 0.80 - 0.20 1.00
Electrician-Lead*10/01/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Equip Maint Serv Per 07/01/2020 - - 1.00 1.00
Equip Operator 04/01/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Equip Operator 08/04/2020 0.55 0.45 - 1.00
Facilities Maint-L*02/08/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Facilities Technician (RESTORED BY STAFF)2/8/2021 1.00 - - 1.00
Facilities Technician 2/14/2020 - 0.50 - 0.50
Heavy Equip Oper*03/18/2019 0.90 0.10 - 1.00
Heavy Equip Oper-L 02/20/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Management Analyst 11/6/2020 0.75 - - 0.75
Management Analyst*12/05/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Manager Environmental Control Program 10/15/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Motor Equipment Mechanic II 05/16/2020 - - 1.00 1.00
Program Assistant II 12/01/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Project Engineer 10/4/2020 - - 1.00 1.00
Project Manager 10/23/2020 - - 1.00 1.00
Traf Cont Maint I 12/28/2020 0.94 0.06 - 1.00
Traf Cont Maint Ii 08/15/2020 1.00 - - 1.00
Administrative Services
City Clerk's Office
City Manager's Office
Community Services
Fire Department
Utilities Department
Human Resources Department
Library Department
Planning & Development Services
Police Department
Public Works Department
Information Technology Department
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City of Palo Alto Full-time Position Vacancies
(as of May 2021)
ATTACHMENT A
Vacancy
Date
General
Fund
Enterprise
Funds
Other
Funds Total
Assistant Director Utilties Engineering (TENTATIVELY APPROVED)10/29/2016 - 1.00 - 1.00
Business Analyst (TENTATIVELY APPROVED)09/16/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Cement Finisher*04/24/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Elec Asst I 11/21/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Lineper/Cable Spl*01/18/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Lineper/Cable Spl*03/05/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Lineper/Cable Spl*07/06/2019 - 1.00 - 1.00
Lineper/Cable Spl*06/29/2019 - 1.00 - 1.00
Lineper/Cable Spl-L*06/09/2018 - 1.00 - 1.00
Lineper/Cable Spl-L*11/17/2019 - 1.00 - 1.00
Lineper/Cable Spl-L*12/26/2018 - 1.00 - 1.00
Manager, Utilities Credit & Collection 04/30/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Mgr Electric Oprns*9/10/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Mgr Util Telecomm 6/1/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Overhead Underground Troubleman*02/02/2019 - 1.00 - 1.00
Overhead Underground Troubleman*02/17/2018 - 1.00 - 1.00
Power Engr*02/01/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Program Assistant I*10/29/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Project Engineer 12/25/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Project Engineer*08/22/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Senior Engineer - U*12/30/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Sr Mech 01/05/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Sr. Business Analyst 7/31/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Street Light Traffic Signal & Fiber Tech 10/17/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Substation Electrician Lead*4/9/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Substation Electrician*06/27/2018 - 1.00 - 1.00
Substation Electrician (TENTATIVELY APPROVED)10/3/2019 - 1.00 - 1.00
Sustainability Programs Administrator*04/05/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Utilties Chief Operating Officer (TENTATIVELY APPROVED)5/11/2019 - 1.00 - 1.00
Util Comp Tech*10/16/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Util Comp Tech*01/17/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Util Install/Rep-L*12/24/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Util Syst Oper*4/3/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
Util Syst Oper* 01/16/2014 - 1.00 - 1.00
Utilities Supervisor*12/27/2018 - 1.00 - 1.00
Utilties Supervisor (TENTATIVELY APPROVED)2/20/2020 - 1.00 - 1.00
Utility Safety Officer 04/24/2021 - 1.00 - 1.00
39.09 47.44 6.62 93.15
- This list excludes positions that were frozen in FY 2021 and eliminated in the FY 2022 Base Budget
- (*) indicates that the position is in the recruitment process
- Italicized indicates that the position is eliminated in the FY 2022 Proposed Budget
Approximate Vacancy Rate (%)8%13%7%10%
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Attachment B: Capital Improvement Plan FY 2021 Reappropriations to FY 2022 as of May 2021
Fund Name Project Title Proj. No.
Revenue
Reappropriation
Adjustment
Expense
Reappropriation
Adjustment
Capital Improvement Fund Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance PF-93009 372,076
Animal Shelter Renovation PE-19002 1,196,195
Art In Public Spaces AC-86017 1,287,607
Automated External Defibrillator Replacement FD-21000 200,000
Baylands Boardwalk Improvements PE-14018 8,630
Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan Implementation PL-04010 - 1,030,642
Boulware Park Improvements (merged with Birch Street Project PE-19003)PE-17005 308,843
Building Systems Improvements PF-01003 558,037
Byxbee Park Completion PE-18006 2,400,000 2,381,146
California Avenue District Gateway Signs PE-17004 141,238
Cameron Park Improvements PG-14002 160,000
Charleston/Arastradero Corridor Project PE-13011 4,600,000
Churchill Avenue Enhanced Bikeway PL-14000 2,826,104
Churchill Avenue/Alma Street Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements PL-20000 3,996,000 3,996,000
City Bridge Improvements PE-20001 5,630
City Hall Space Planning PE-19000 575,000
Civic Center Electrical Upgrade & EV Charger Installation PE-17010 114,000 479,311
Civic Center Waterproofing Study and Repairs PE-15020 561,856
Dog Park Installation and Renovation PG-18001 150,000 150,000
Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemption System Pilot PL-19000 26,400
Facility Interior Finishes Replacement PF-02022 169,000 590,000
Fire Station 4 Replacement PE-18004 750,000 849,999
Foothills Park Boronda Lake Dock Replacement OS-18000 210,000
Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass Project PE-11011 1,958,023 97,556
Library Automated Material Handling LB-21000 170,000 170,000
Magical Bridge Playground Rubber and Synthetic Turf Resurfacing PE-21003 367,750
Municipal Service Center A, B, & C Roof Replacement PF-17000 168,533
Municipal Service Center Lighting, Mechanical, and Electrical Improvements PF-16006 1,654,632 5,976,326
New California Avenue Area Parking Garage PE-18000 1,010,336
New Downtown Parking Garage PE-15007 10,600
New Public Safety Building PE-15001 5,636,041
Newell Road/San Francisquito Creek Bridge Replacement PE-12011 (7,381) 320,088
Park Restroom Installation PG-19000 350,000 343,439
Performing Arts Venues Seat Replacement AC-18000 340,000
Railroad Grade Separation and Safety Improvements PL-17001 3,942,133
Ramos Park Improvements PG-14000 137,000
Roofing Replacement PF-00006 140,494
Safe Routes To School PL-00026 459,677 860,728
Transportation and Parking Improvements PL-12000 75,000
University Avenue Parking Improvements PF-14003 72,400 72,400
Water, Gas, Wastewater Office Remodel PE-19001 654,000 614,423
Capital Improvement Fund Total 12,890,351 42,797,561
Cubberley Property Infrastruc Cubberley Field Restroom CB-17002 318,724
Cubberley Repairs CB-17001 236,747
Cubberley Roof Replacements CB-16002 436,520
Cubberley Property Infrastructure Fund Total 991,991
Airport Fund Airport Apron Reconstruction AP-16000 - 441,940
Airport Facilities Electrical Improvements AP-20000 75,795
Airport Fund Total - 517,735
Electric Fund 115 kV Electric Intertie EL-06001 128,481
Capacitor Bank Installation EL-16002 345,616
Colorado Power Station Equipment Upgrades EL-19001 640,003
Colorado Substation Site Improvements EL-19002 588,570
Electric Utility Geographic Information System EL-02011 222,100
Facility Relocation for Caltrain Modernization Project EL-17007 556,286
Foothills Rebuild (Fire Mitigation)EL-21001 1,878,351
Inter-substation Line Protection Relay EL-17005 281,483
Rebuild Underground District 15 EL-11003 50,000
Rebuild Underground District 16 EL-13003 357,995
Rebuild Underground District 24 EL-10006 526,294
Rebuild Underground District 26 EL-16000 281,890
Reconfigure Quarry Feeders EL-14005 10,306
SCADA System Upgrades EL-02010 5,675
Substation 60kV Breaker Replacement EL-17002 608,066
Substation Physical Security EL-16003 1,153,447
Underground District 46 - Charleston/El Camino Real EL-12001 235,000
Wood Pole Replacement EL-19004 1,489,927
Electric Fund Total 9,359,490
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Attachment B: Capital Improvement Plan FY 2021 Reappropriations to FY 2022 as of May 2021
Fund Name Project Title Proj. No.
Revenue
Reappropriation
Adjustment
Expense
Reappropriation
Adjustment
Gas Fund Gas Main Replacement - Project 23 GS-13001 460,996
Gas Fund Total 460,996
Wastewater Collection Fund Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation/Augmentation Project 29 WC-16001 350,000
Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation/Augmentation Project 30 WC-17001 130,000
Wastewater General Equipment and Tools WC-13002 70,000
Wastewater Collection Fund Total 550,000
Wastewater Treatment Fund New Laboratory And Environmental Services Building WQ-14002 2,060,000 2,119,872
Outfall Line Construction WQ-19000 7,700,000 7,700,000
Plant Repair, Retrofit, and Equipment Replacement WQ-19002 5,412,411
Primary Sedimentation Tank Rehabilitation WQ-14003 13,102,000 600,000
Secondary Treatment Upgrades WQ-19001 37,555 37,555
Wastewater Treatment Fund Total 22,899,555 15,869,838
Water Fund Water Main Replacement - Project 28 WS-14001 388,485
Water Regulation Station Improvements WS-07000 645,830
Water Fund Total 1,034,315
Stormwater Management Fun Corporation Way System Upgrades and Pump Station SD-21000 1,476,012
Storm Drainage System Replacement And Rehabilitation SD-06101 728,163
West Bayshore Road Trunk Line Improvements SD-23000 5,796
Stormwater Management Fund Total 2,209,971
Technology Fund Development Center Blueprint Technology Enhancements TE-12001 292,228
Infrastructure Management System TE-13004 29,960
Public Safety Records Management System (RMS) Replacement TE-21000 339,400
Radio Infrastructure Replacement TE-05000 259,924
Technology Fund Total 921,512
Vehicle Replacement & Maint Scheduled Vehicle and Equipment Replacement - Fiscal Year 2019 VR-19000 691,294
Scheduled Vehicle and Equipment Replacement - Fiscal Year 2020 VR-20000 1,513,636
Scheduled Vehicle and Equipment Replacement - Fiscal Year 2021 VR-21000 693,202
Vehicle Replacement & Maintenance Fund Total 2,898,132
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May 13, 2021
Honorable City Council
C/O City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
RE: PTC Reviewof 2022-2026 ProposedCapital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Dear Mayor and Members of the Palo Alto City Council,
The Planning and Transportation Commission (PTC) reviewed the 2022-2026
proposed Capital Improvement Plan at its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 12, 2021,
determined that all of the seven new Capital Improvement Projects included in the 2022-2026
Capital Budget are consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan, and recommended
forwarding this finding to the City Council and Finance Committee. The motion was made by
Commissioner Michael Alcheck and seconded by Commissioner Bryna Chang. The motion was
approved by a vote of 7-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Bart Hechtman. Chair
Planning and Transportation Commission
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ATTACHMENT C
CITY OF PALO ALTO
AT-PLACES MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ED SHIKADA, City Manager
DATE: May 24, 2021
SUBJECT: 2021 Budget Survey Results
The purpose of this At-Places memorandum is to transmit the 2021 Budget Survey Results
received to help inform the City Council and Finance Committee budget discussions taking
place.
The individual responses from page 5 to 299 were distributed previously, so what is new is the
summary pages beginning on 2 through 4 and the individual responses beginning on page 299
to 324.
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As of May 24, 2021, 5:29 PM, this forum had: Topic Start
Attendees:1107 May 4, 2021, 1:14 PM
Responses:888
Hours of Public Comment:44.5
QUESTION 1
Please prioritize the following Citywide Service Areas.
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
QUESTION 2
From the list of FY 2021-22 Proposed Budget reductions listed below, please prioritize up to ten (10) items that
are the most important to you to restore if funding becomes available. Ranking #1 means this item is your
highest priority service to be restored, if additional funding is available.
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage Fund
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic Balance
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and Adaptation
13. Traffic Control Staffing
14. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
17. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
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18. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Maintenance
19. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
20. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
21. Police Related Administrative Programming
22. Parking Enforcement Staffing
23. Current Planning Staffing
24. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
25. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
26. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
QUESTION 3
If you could balance the budget through alternative funding sources, how would you rank the following funding
sources? Funds would be used to provide City services such as libraries, community services, and public safety.
Rank one (1) is the highest priority for use/pursuit.
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
QUESTION 4
Please share any additional comments on the 2022 Proposed Budgets.
Answered 387
Skipped 503
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Survey Questions
QUESTION 1
Please prioritize the following Citywide Service Areas.
• Community/Library Services
• Planning/Transportation
• Public Safety
• Strategic Support
QUESTION 2
From the list of FY 2021-22 Proposed Budget reductions listed below,
please prioritize up to ten (10) items that are the most important to
you to restore if funding becomes available. Ranking #1 means this
item is your highest priority service to be restored, if additional
funding is available.
• Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
• Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
• Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
• Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
• Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
• Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
• Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
• Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
• Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
• Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
• Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
• Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
• Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Maintenance
• Current Planning Staffing
• Police Patrol Staffing
• Crossing Guard Services 50%
• Parking Enforcement Staffing
• Police Related Administrative Programming
• Traffic Control Staffing
• Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
• Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
• Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
• Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
• Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
• Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
• Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
QUESTION 3
If you could balance the budget through alternative funding sources,
how would you rank the following funding sources? Funds would be
used to provide City services such as libraries, community services,
and public safety. Rank one (1) is the highest priority for use/pursuit.
• Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
• Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
• Reduce City Reserves by 10%
• Reduce City Reserves by 25%
• Reduce City Reserves by 50%
• Reduce City Reserves by 65%
• Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
QUESTION 4
Please share any additional comments on the 2022 Proposed
Budgets.
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Individual Responses
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 6:36 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
.
Roberta Lynn Power
in College Terrace
May 5, 2021, 7:07 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Keep your hands off the branch libraries. & rethink admission charge for
Jr Museum, zoo.
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 7:09 PM
Question 1
1. Strategic Support
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 7:20 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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4. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Tough years are what reserves are for!
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 7:34 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Related Administrative Programming
2. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 7:40 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 5, 2021, 7:50 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
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5. Police Related Administrative Programming
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
When we look at housing, the parking lot by baylands was a good first
step but a larger RV friendly parking lot should be targeted with the goal
to outlaw the street parking. I’d like to see some investment in this.
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 8:10 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Mora Oommen
in Palo Verde
May 5, 2021, 8:10 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
I did not see an option to prioritize the current recommendation to reduce
funding for teen programs such as the Rinconada Family Program, and
youth mental health wellness programs like Youth Connectedness
Initiative. This would have been my #1 priority given how much our youth
have been through during the pandemic.
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 8:16 PM
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Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Police Related Administrative Programming
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 8:19 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 8:21 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Traffic Control Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
My comments relate to this survey:
1. The question on reduce/replace services is confusing. It amounts to
double negatives and I predict you will get confused answers
2. The question on where to get the money does not have enough
information. How big are the reserves? How much is the ARPA money?
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Name not available
May 5, 2021, 8:30 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
Young students have been robbed of any sort of normalcy over the last
year and this proposal eliminates some, or all, budget for youth-adjacent
areas. It’s shameful.
Name not shown
in Fairmeadow
May 5, 2021, 8:34 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
2. Current Planning Staffing
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
6. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Do not cut any additional funding from public safety services (PD and
Fire).
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 5, 2021, 8:40 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Joe Landers
in Barron Park
May 5, 2021, 8:41 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
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Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 8:41 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Police Related Administrative Programming
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 8:43 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Parking Enforcement Staffing
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 8:43 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
12. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
13. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
14. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
15. Police Patrol Staffing
16. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
17. Police Related Administrative Programming
18. Parking Enforcement Staffing
19. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
20. Current Planning Staffing
21. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
24. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
25. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
26. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 8:47 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Leif Erickson
in Barron Park
May 5, 2021, 8:47 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
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12. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
14. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
15. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
16. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
17. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
18. Current Planning Staffing
19. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
20. Parking Enforcement Staffing
21. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
22. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
23. Traffic Control Staffing
24. Police Patrol Staffing
25. Police Related Administrative Programming
26. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
It is not listed, but I am most concerned about reductions in teen services,
including YCS Youth Connectedness Initiative, that will result in reduced
mental health support for students in a time of crisis for many. Other
reductions in City and nonprofit support for teen services are alarming at
a time when they are needed most. Our time of suicide contagion and high
rates of hospitalization and mental health distress is still too fresh in our
memory to risk a heartbreaking return of a nationally recognized crisis for
Palo Alto teens, families, and educators.
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 5, 2021, 8:57 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please fund the Jmz, police and fire as much as you can.
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 9:00 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
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1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 9:05 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
This would be an excellent time to cut back on all the stuff we can - e.g.
climate change, unnecessary marketing budgets and city government
staffing wherever possible. Even better, we may never need to reinstate
these again. So many options in the list of proposals to cut look like they
really belong there. It’s a shame we’d cut fire services ahead of that.
Please no more taxes. Everyone from the fed to state is coming after us. If
there are some well thought out loopholes we could close those, but
please no more taxes on individuals and families.
Name not shown
in Green Acres
May 5, 2021, 9:08 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
The Youth Connectedness Initiative, a youth mental health program, is
also losing funding in the proposal. Why is it not listed? Please note that it
this program is my first priority.
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 5, 2021, 9:09 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
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7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 9:11 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
11. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
12. Current Planning Staffing
13. Parking Enforcement Staffing
14. Traffic Control Staffing
15. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
16. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
17. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
18. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
19. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
20. Crossing Guard Services 50%
21. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
24. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
25. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
26. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 9:14 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
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7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
12. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
13. Traffic Control Staffing
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
17. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
18. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
19. Police Related Administrative Programming
20. Current Planning Staffing
21. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
22. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
23. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
24. Police Patrol Staffing
25. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
26. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
6. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 5, 2021, 10:19 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Call for rescinding prop 13. Look at asking fire department to send SUV
with EMTs instead of fire truck to medical calls.
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 10:19 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
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1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 10:21 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Traffic Control Staffing
12. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
14. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
15. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
16. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
17. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
18. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
19. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
20. Current Planning Staffing
21. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
22. Police Related Administrative Programming
23. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
24. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
25. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
26. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Stop spending money on wasteful infrastructure projects like
roundabouts that a majority of citizens don’t want and endanger our
children. Use this money for police and fire safety.
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 5, 2021, 10:21 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
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Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
We have the reserves for this kind of thing.
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 5, 2021, 10:21 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Mental health of our children and community should be a priority.
Reducing funding for the arts, youth services and libraries will further
exasperate an already vulnerable situation with our young people.
Children and teens need ways to express themselves safely.
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 5, 2021, 10:25 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
The Children’s library is a unique and beloved space for children to
explore the magic of books. It is essential that they be able to visit in
person (and throughout the week, to avoid congestion and resulting
noise/pandemonium). For parents, access to quality, child-friendly
productions and instruction at the Children’s Theater is a major
attraction. For a wealthy city, Palo Alto is a little short on cultural
experiences for young people. These two institutions should be preserved
at (almost) any cost.
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 10:32 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
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8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 10:35 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I think you need to re-due this survey - the question is very confusing
“which of these services do you want restored” but then the answers are
“close libraries”. People are going to put both what the want restored
(the people who thoroughly read the questions) and actions they want to
take (people who don’t thoroughly read the question and look at the
answers). Honestly the results will be garbage and I encourage you to
think more critically about how you do these surveys.
I am also glad you are talking significant budget cuts.
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 10:35 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
We moved to Palo Alto to access the family and children’s services, such
as the Junior Museum and libraries. These services have seen
disproportionate cuts compared with other unnecessary services and
perpetuating these cuts will continue to drive away families to other, more
supportive communities.
Name not shown
in Greenmeadow
May 5, 2021, 10:36 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
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5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I grew up here, in Palo Alto. I’m not an engineer and have no affiliation to
tech. But I love the city and its people! This is one of the richest cities in
the world, where people pay $2,500 a month for a 1 bedroom apartment.
Our taxes are not low, so where is all that wealth by going? If we don’t
preserve that which makes Palo Alto special (the Children’s Theater, the
Libraries, the Baylands, etc...), then what is it all for? If we’re not careful,
we will lose our most important asset - the talented, intelligent, hard
working people who live here.
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 5, 2021, 10:41 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 5, 2021, 10:50 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Van Le
in University South
May 5, 2021, 10:54 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
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1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 11:08 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 5, 2021, 11:09 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 5, 2021, 11:10 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
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2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
The Council should be looking at a single priority, the budget, and the
questions around it. What makes Palo Alto unique and worth living in?
What is the minimum budget to keep these programs alive during a period
of low city income? How can we diversify our income base? We are too
reliant on hotel and restaurant taxes. Should we have big box stores?
How have other cities weathered the downturn?
It costs a lot to live in Palo Alto. A family sacrifices a lot of quality of life to
live here, but there are compensating features. This budget is reducing
many elements that add to the appeal of living here. Take them away and
we're just another suburb on the Peninsula.
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 11:34 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Police Related Administrative Programming
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 5, 2021, 11:53 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University South
May 5, 2021, 11:59 PM
Question 1
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1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
This is all very confusing. My understanding is that y'all have not been
taxing corporate entities the way you could.
With the incredible wealth in this town both corporate and private that
you are thinking of closing libraries and the children's theater right when
they can finally open is insane. Tax the money back somehow. You should
hire a good PR/Marketing firm to really get across why these groups
should be taxed -- they reap the benefits of being placed in an area with
such tremendous talent and commercial connections -- they should have
to pay back to the kids who grow up here (in many cases their own kids).
The whole reason people live here is for the incredible civic and cultural
programs. Especially for kids! That corporations should have such a
windfall, many of them, post-Covid and not share is so grubby and they
need to be shamed into supporting a tax themselves.
Satyajeet Salgar
in Community Center
May 6, 2021, 12:31 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Police Related Administrative Programming
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 1:33 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
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No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 1:38 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
7. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Please don’t take away services that make Palo Alto unique in what it
provides for the community. We pay taxes to have these services and our
children/families will suffer if programs (Ie: Art Center, Children’s
Theater, Children’s Library,etc) are cut. Families living in Palo Alto truly
benefit and use these services. It is what makes it worth paying higher
prices to live within our city limits.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:50 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
The children’s library and theatre program are unique to the City of Palo
Alto and are truly the treasures of this city. I’d urge you to reconsider
reducing or cutting down these programs and seek alternative ways to
balance the budget.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 6:46 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
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9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 6:48 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Please invest in our youth. They are the future and the pandemic has
changed them in the unhealthiest of ways. We need to see them happy
and involved again.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 7:20 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Sarah Wilson
outside Palo Alto
May 6, 2021, 7:47 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
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7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
I grew up in Palo Alto and took advantage of all of the arts programming
that you are planning on cutting (library access, hours, Children's
Theatre, PA Recreation). This is a detriment to today's youth who are
focused so heavily in STEM fields and don't have an option to participate
in the Arts! In my participation over the years, I gained lifelong friends and
learned many skills that have served me well in my career. Please don't
cut the Arts funding!
Kimberley Wong
in Old Palo Alto
May 6, 2021, 8:04 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
11. Current Planning Staffing
12. Crossing Guard Services 50%
13. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
15. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Keep public safety and children services first and foremost. Thirdly build
out infrastructure. Lastly, reduce exorbitant city salaries, bonuses, and
require yearly review of staff performance to renew contracts.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 8:28 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Please Do NOT cut critical funding for teen mental health programing!
This is such important work that must be continued.
Name not shown
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outside Palo Alto
May 6, 2021, 8:40 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
It seems to me that if we keep community activities well funded, the
additional city revenue from people being out and about and involved in
community life will help offset the expense. By reducing or closing these
activities, we give ourselves little to do out and about in town, and
businesses and community life will suffer. A lively community will be a
thriving community.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 9:02 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
What about pay cuts for higher management and job reductions at the
bloated management level?
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 9:11 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Current Planning Staffing
11. Traffic Control Staffing
12. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
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13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
14. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
16. Police Related Administrative Programming
17. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
18. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
19. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
20. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
21. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
22. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
23. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
24. Police Patrol Staffing
25. Parking Enforcement Staffing
26. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
I hope that council recognizes that with pandemic restrictions lifting we
need to support programs for kids and small businesses. Making sure
those are available is how we keep kids safe and engaged in culture
building. We didn't wait patiently through this whole pandemic for these
resources to be slashed right when they are within arms reach.
Warren Durrett
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 9:34 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 6, 2021, 9:35 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
I am appalled at the proposed reductions to youth services and the arts.
Where are the places where we experience "community"? Not on the
streets or in individual houses, but in the places where people come
together to share experiences: the libraries, the theaters, recreation. The
middle school sports program is not only incredibly popular and (as far as
I can tell) a source of income for the city, but the place where kids process
an enormous amount of social and emotional learning, and the place
where high school kids often get their first jobs and experience being
coaches and mentors. To cut that program is a huge, huge loss at a time
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when kids are especially in need of social/emotional learning as well as
opportunities to learn cooperation and teamwork as they come out of a
year of isolation. I cannot say how much I am disheartened by the
proposal to cut this and other youth programs. The damage these kids
have sustained will last for years and need to be addressed both in and
outside of the classroom.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 9:43 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 9:58 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please prioritize the health and safety of our youth and teens. Stress and
depression make our kids an at-risk population - let’s not make that worse
by cutting the programs that they rely on.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 10:30 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
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No response
Name not shown
in University South
May 6, 2021, 10:43 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
11. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Asking Children's Theater and Junior Museum to be for-profit is against
all principles of community services that should be non-profit and
available equally to all. Please do not destroy some of the best and most
impactful services to young people and families during such a difficult
time when we most desperately need our community resources to be
restored as we end this phase of the pandemic.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 10:51 AM
Question 1
1. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
After school sports for middle school is very important. My kids have
benefited and it also provided jobs for HS kids
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 11:01 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
City reserves is money reserved for unexpected, urgent needs. We have
just experienced a worldwide pandemic. This is what reserves were
reserved for.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 11:13 AM
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Do not cut the middle school after-school athletics budget. I have three
sons and they have all participated in the Green athletics program. They
have learned so many wonderful lessons such as teamwork, physical
fitness, resilience, and that hard work pays off. Also, the more after-
school activities available, the less trouble kids get into.
Kirstin Sego
in Community Center
May 6, 2021, 12:31 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
11. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
12. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
13. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
14. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
15. Current Planning Staffing
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
17. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
18. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
19. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
20. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
21. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
22. Police Related Administrative Programming
23. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
24. Parking Enforcement Staffing
25. Traffic Control Staffing
26. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
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Orphee Martin
in Greenmeadow
May 6, 2021, 12:33 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 6, 2021, 12:35 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Current Planning Staffing
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Police Related Administrative Programming
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Children and community services should be a priority and entrance fees
for the museum should be no more than $5 person.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 12:46 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
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10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Barbara Simmonds
in Downtown North
May 6, 2021, 12:48 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
The junior zoo was renovated through using mainly private funds. Please
don't try to benefit off of those changes by adding an absurd admission
fee. It's the kind of neighborhood place where you pop in briefly- not stay
all day. A minimal entrance fee (if any) is all that is warranted. AT $18 we
WILL NEVER GO there and as a resident of Palo Alto with a 4 year old, that
makes me sad.
We've seen some great productions at the Children's Theatre- and have
seem several members of the City Council in attendance with their family
as well. Sure, let's have them recycle costumes and reduce that budget,
but please don't do do away with it entirely
Children's library- You need to keep it. What other services are you
providing for children who aren't yet school age? I can think of very few.
Parking enforcement- I heard you use a vendor who takes over 50% of
the revenue. How about moving this in house to actually benefit from it?
Otherwise I don't see the point.
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 6, 2021, 12:57 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 6, 2021, 1:01 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
Question 2
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1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
It seems in this extraordinary year of challenges that if any is the time to
dip into our city’s deep reserves, now is the time. With our kids and teens
having missed community so deeply this past year, I plead with you not to
cut their avenues of art, reading and connection. Those should be top
priorities for the health and well-being of our entire community.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 1:01 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Raise fees for sports, recreation, arts, teens, and theater programs AND
keep current hours. Solicit volunteers to help fund raise for programs
from participants/parents/neighbors. There is money to support the
programs in Palo Alto--just need to ask for public support. I did not list in
priority order as the options listed do not meet my desire: keep programs
and find $ to support via fees/fund raising targeted at those who can
afford to support the programs.
Keep low income support, elder support, community safety programs.
Teresa Lunt
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 1:17 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Reduce capital projects like roundabouts, special firehouse exteriors, and
similar beautification projects. Reduce in-person library services in favor
of online collections.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 1:19 PM
Question 1
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1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
The Palo Alto Children's Theatre and the Palo Alto Library are iconic for
the Palo Alto community. Generations of children spent time reading and
nurturing their love of reading within the comfort and safety of the
Library. The Children's Theatre has been a phenomenal community
building and cherished safety zone for children to learn their passions in
every area of the theatre. Why not reach out to Mark Zuckerberg and
Priscilla Chan who live near by and have so much money for
philanthropy??? These cultural locations are singular to Palo Alto. Come
up with better plans to keep them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 1:22 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 1:28 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 1:30 PM
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1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 1:31 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
12. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
13. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
14. Current Planning Staffing
15. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
17. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
18. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
19. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
20. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
21. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
22. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
23. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
24. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
25. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
26. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 6, 2021, 1:32 PM
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Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
If the Covid situation is not a clear case for dipping into reserves, I don't
know what is. If reserves are not enough, revenue needs to be raised.
Can there be a temporary tax?
David Ng
in Green Acres
May 6, 2021, 1:50 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Current Planning Staffing
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
11. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 1:52 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Rafael Oliveira
in Community Center
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May 6, 2021, 1:53 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
11. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 2:00 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 6, 2021, 2:03 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
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Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 6, 2021, 2:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Please consider the difficult time our teens and children have been
through. Please do not cut the Children's Theatre, teen programs, and
other art outlets that protect the mental health of our teens, thank you!
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 6, 2021, 2:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Police Related Administrative Programming
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Traffic Control Staffing
11. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
After all the mental health and isolation challenges of the Covid shut
downs, this is not the time to reduce City Services for youth and families.
Times of crisis are exactly what our reserves are for.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 2:06 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 2:10 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 2:12 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
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10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Research Park
May 6, 2021, 2:22 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
12. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
14. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
15. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
16. Crossing Guard Services 50%
17. Traffic Control Staffing
18. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
19. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
20. Parking Enforcement Staffing
21. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
22. Current Planning Staffing
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Having a dedicated children’s library and library branches, spaces such as
the children’s theatre, zoo, and art center - ought to be considered basic
rights and absolute necessities for a healthy, vibrant and equitable
environment.
Palo Alto is more than a tech hub. Kids live here too. And not only the
super rich ones.
Parents also rely on such spaces for content (oh the joys of library story
time), educational resources, and as a mental health asset.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 2:22 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
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1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please do not take away safe, accessible opportunities for children and
teens. They have sacrificed plenty throughout the pandemic and
shouldn't have to lose more creative outlets and activities.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 2:24 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
The extensive activity shut downs and school closures has inflicted much
stress and isolation on the members of our community. Being able to
interact again with friends and members of the arts, music, theatre,
sports etc. communities will go a long way to help restore the fabric of life
in Palo Alto. The great activities and programs that Palo Alto has for
residents - both children and adults - should be top of the funding priority
list. These intangibles are what make life worth living. The city should be
doing everything it can and exploring every avenue possible to provide
funding for the arts, music, and theatre, including business taxes, and
even asking for donations from wealthy business owners and residents.
Shredding the things that feed the soul will just make things worse.
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 2:25 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Police Patrol Staffing
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 2:37 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
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2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 6, 2021, 2:46 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Current Planning Staffing
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 2:49 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Parking Enforcement Staffing
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 6, 2021, 2:51 PM
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 6, 2021, 2:53 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 6, 2021, 3:11 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 3:23 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
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Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
12. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
13. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
14. Current Planning Staffing
15. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 3:25 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
The pandemic is was a one-off (albeit long) event -- I assume revenue in
22-23 and 23-24 will be significantly higher than pre-pandemic trend so in
anticipation of that I would use reserves now (or raise a tax now)
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 3:31 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
7. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
As a lifelong resident, I am disappointed in how the past and current
Councils have prioritized our expenses. Parts of the City (Downtown,
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North and Old Palo Alto) seem well-tended while others (Midtown, South
Palo Alto) continue to appear forgotten in services and resources. I also
see the budget emphasizing priorities that are not in line with the Palo
Alto image that the City would wish to maintain. Is this a cultural and
intellectual hub of innovation, or is that mantle passed to other, more
forward-thinking, communities?
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 3:32 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
3. Public Safety
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Amy Brown
in Green Acres
May 6, 2021, 3:41 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Services for our children and teens must be a priority.
Linda Craighead
outside Palo Alto
May 6, 2021, 3:44 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
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8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
All of my priorities in restoring reductions in Community/Library Services
are about quality of life issues. I feel these priorities are about getting
families back into the community for cultural, mental and physical
engagement. When these priorities are addressed community life as we
remember it will begin again. The priorities that I have identified are
essential for the health of a thriving community and what I believe City
government should support.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 3:45 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 3:57 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 4:05 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please keep funding for the Palo Alto Art Center, especially for teens. Art
is especially therapeutic for teens facing anxiety and depression;
canceling these services would be devastating for teens who rely on these
programs.
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 6, 2021, 4:07 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Fairmeadow
May 6, 2021, 4:09 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
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May 6, 2021, 4:11 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 4:16 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
The city is being decimated by loss of incredibly vibrant and valuable
services. Libraries should be re-opened at the earliest possible time
period. The arts center budget should be restored. Social and community
services are at the heart of a community and should be preserved.
Reduce the salaries of top law enforcement staff to make revenue
available.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 4:17 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Related Administrative Programming
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
Why are you cutting city services when we are surrounded by billionaires?
Increase their taxes and fund educational and children programs.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 4:17 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
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Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 4:25 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 6, 2021, 4:28 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Crossing Guard Services 50%
12. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
13. Police Related Administrative Programming
14. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
I wish the overall budget was clear. I feel there is room to cut some jobs
less noticeable to the public, i.e. how many are employed in
sustainability? Please do not cut Community Services and our public
safety to a point where they are not functional.
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 6, 2021, 4:33 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 6, 2021, 4:50 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University South
May 6, 2021, 5:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
12. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
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6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
I am perplexed by some companies declaring record profits and by
expenditures for infrastructure ( such as major overhauls of library and Jr
Museum buildings) which we were ASSURED would NOT result in
decreased services. Why are we willing to spend so much on buildings if
we then cut funding for services? To look ‘“rich”? We need to look ahead
and provide support for out youth and teens so that we have a working
city, not a bunch of expensive empty buildings, or unfair access for those
who have less.
The idea that so much money was spent on the JR Museum building and
now you want charge 18 dollars to enter is outrageous.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:15 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Parking Enforcement Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:19 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
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Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:25 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
I think the city council needs to maintain existing successful programs
before starting any new ones and to consider enriching and preserving
the quality of life Palo Alto is known for. Eliminating existing successful
programs in the Arts and Sports that impact families and especially
children is very shortsighted and will increase youth crime if gone.
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 6, 2021, 5:25 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
We are one of the wealthiest cities in the country. I fail to see why we
cannot fund all of these priorities. Among them, the Children's Theater,
the Art Center, and the library system are resources that make it worth
living here. They are a great value. I think their pre-Covid funding should
be completely restored.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:32 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 6, 2021, 5:34 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
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4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
12. Traffic Control Staffing
13. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
14. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
17. Parking Enforcement Staffing
18. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
19. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
20. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
21. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
23. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
24. Police Related Administrative Programming
25. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
26. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Thanks!
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 6, 2021, 5:34 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Thank you for inviting comment on the budget from residents. This note
outlines 4 recommendations:
1) An overarching comment on the proposed budget is that there are
ways to apply fees (and budget cuts) more judiciously -- in ways that
preserve the spirit behind the "climate change", "housing", "social
justice", and "economic recovery" priorities identified by the City Council
in 2021. Yet what has been proposed to us (residents) is an across-the-
board reduction in community services. More thoughtful application of
fees (for example a sliding scale, or the application of fees only for
services accessed by higher-income households) is a more sophisticated
and equitable way to manage the budget. Why offer residents blunt
"across the board" cuts when we could instead endorse a philosophy or
principled approach to budget cuts (and fees) that better supports our
priorities? For example, increase permitting fees for large housing
developments, and retain accessibility to services like the library, which
lower-income families rely on.
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2) It would be valuable to have more transparency around spending under
the Council's 4 priority areas. Are these funds for discretionary activities?
How do we know that these activities will be effective? How will they be
evaluated? Similar to the point above, is it possible to be more selective in
these cuts? For example, for affordable housing reduce spending on a
"public safety building" and instead direct resources to affordable
housing and services for the unhoused. With more people unhoused as a
result of the pandemic, we need to direct our infrastructure resources to
the most vulnerable. (On that note, why are unhoused residents given no
mention in the budget???)
3) We are all grateful for the reductions in labor costs from represented
groups. However, can we explore similar labor cost reductions from non-
represented employees? Many businesses have stayed afloat by reducing
their workforce to part-time. Within the legal frameworks available to the
City, it might be worth exploring labor cost reductions across the board --
both to save jobs for people who need them, and to spread the pain of
cuts across a broader swathe of the workforce.
4) Many in our community strongly endorse the decreased funding for
police activities and hope this year's budget cuts will prompt our city to
reimagine "public safety". We need to transform policing in Palo Alto, and
redirect funds currently spent on patrolling toward community services.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:34 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Police Patrol Staffing
12. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
14. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
15. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Question 2 about : Proposed reductions for Council consideration is
phrased really weirdly. Cutting down on the long serving community
needs seems to be detrimental. Some of these experiences is what makes
Palo Alto so unique, innovative and culturally rich city.
Name not shown
in Professorville
May 6, 2021, 5:34 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
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1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:36 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Police Related Administrative Programming
6. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Increase funding to all youth programs especially YCS and YCI!
Michele Murnane
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 5:36 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:37 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Police Patrol Staffing
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8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Robert Neff
in Palo Verde
May 6, 2021, 5:47 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
If the city is going to forego a significant portion of the Utility transfer,
which, to my mind, is like a business tax, because the biggest business
buildings will pay the most, then I think the city should immediately
replace it with either a business tax, or a utility use based tax.
I think it is essential to maintain services like the library system and parks,
which are spread out city wide, where everyone has a local park or library
in walking distance.
Has the Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System proven useful? I
would support that if I knew it was making a safety difference.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:49 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
The Libraries are my first priority to save. They serve children and all
adults. Cancel a few consultants!
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:53 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
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2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please preserve all youth programs. These programs are critical to our
youth mental health during this pandemic - and even when we’re out of
the pandemic too. But in a pandemic, these youth city services are more
critical than ever.
s stephens
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 5:55 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
please do not cut any library services or services to children, youth and
the elderly!! they are far too important! cut the city manager's salary! cut
his/her housing! raise taxes on big business!
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 5:58 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
How about cutting or eliminating just about everything and relying on
volunteer input for all the things that make Palo Alto great!
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 6, 2021, 6:00 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
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10. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
The item that is incrementally sucking money out of the budget is
pensions. Need to transition to 401k's for all staff and away from the
public pension system. A long term issue that is continually punted down
the road.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 6:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
It is critical after a pandemic year to INVEST in community resources,
such as activity for kids, sports, libraries, arts, theatre, community
gardens... These need to be preserved at all costs, and have NO focus or
investment in climate change or social justice initiatives. Invest in our
community resources first!
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 6, 2021, 6:06 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 6:10 PM
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Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 6:14 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
There are few things more fundamental than clean air, quiet
neighborhoods, and protecting our children from climate change. For less
than one-tenth of one-percent of the city budget, we could achieve these
things. And yet, we are neglecting these today.
Palo Alto has had a law for 15 years that bans noisy and polluting gas
powered leaf blowers from our neighborhoods. But Palo Alto is failing to
enforce this law (in 2020, there were over 300 complaints filed, but only 1
citation issued -- in the entire city over the entire year!) This is
inexcusable. These illegal blowers pollute our air and make it impossible
to enjoy our homes and yards while they are going. They are unhealthy
for children, for the elderly, and most of all, for the workers who use them
day in and day out. Moreover, the CA Air Resources Board estimates that
the emissions from small engines, such as leaf blowers, will exceed the
emissions from all cars in CA as of THIS YEAR. There is no point in
electrifying cars while we continue to allow gas leaf blowers in our city.
If we want to advance our climate change goals, there is no better place to
start (and at miniscule cost!) than hiring a dedicated community service
officer to enforce our long-standing ban on gas leaf blowers. The citizens
of Palo Alto deserve clean air, we deserve quiet homes, and we need to
protect our planet.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 6:22 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
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2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Police Patrol Staffing
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 6, 2021, 6:23 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please don't take away the things that have made Palo Alto great. I grew
up here and now my kids are growing up here. keep library and youth
services!!!!!!! Prioritize youth health, safety, and wellness!!!
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 6, 2021, 6:27 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 6:46 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
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4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 6:49 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I would put capital improvements on hold. I’m still mindful of the Ross
Road and related ‘improvements’ to the bicycle infrastructure.
I’d also put the City Council programs (Social Justice, Climate Change)
areas on hold. I think these are important, but I think the likelihood that
the programs will advance the cause of the issues over that of the Palo
Alto community is low (count the Teslas!).
I think raising community and social awareness as the Art Center has
been doing for many years is what Palo Alto needs to expand on.
I also think that the educational advantages provided by the Nature
Centers (Baylands and Foothills Park) are important in helping
newcomers to understand what we have, the importance of what we have
and the frailty of what we have, an important essence of Palo Alto life.
Leonor Delgado
in Greenmeadow
May 6, 2021, 6:51 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Removing and/or reducing activities and programs for youth in this
community is tantamount to saying you don't care. Our kids need the
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libraries, museums, art center, theater, and the safety of crossing guards.
What the community no longer needs is priorities skewed in the direction
of high-cost contractors and frivolous "traffic improvements" such as
roundabouts.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 7:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 6, 2021, 7:09 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 7:13 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
4. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
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2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 7:15 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
The Palo Alto Art Center is amazing and big part of what makes Palo Alto
an amazing city to live in. Please do not cut its funding. Support the arts
and arts education!
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 6, 2021, 7:16 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Cancel all traffic calming / bike lane modifications.
Aaron Horvath
in College Terrace
May 6, 2021, 7:20 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Senseless to consider cutting community services when we could be
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taxing large businesses and homeowners more.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 7:23 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Pass resolution by City Council that no lockdowns of businesses can
occur in Palo Alto without a vote of the City Council and the County Board
of Supervisors.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 7:34 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 6, 2021, 7:37 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I think we cut our Police Services too much already last year. I think that
the Children's Theater is a wonderful piece of the community, but that it
should move forward as a non-profit organization, rather than through tax
payer dollars. I also think that two libraries for a city this size is
reasonable. While sad to see any libraries go I think our emergency
services are much less of a luxury, particularly given the cuts already
made. Palo Alto is unique with Stanford mall and some of the property
crime that seems to come into the city, and I think we would be wise to
support our Public Safety. Thank you for your consideration.
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Name not available
May 6, 2021, 7:46 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
I am disappointed and confused to see my city reporting such dire
straights, while my friends in other city’s are not seeing this. But,
assuming we really are that bad off, isn’t that what the federal money is
supposed to be for?
Name not shown
in University South
May 6, 2021, 8:00 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 6, 2021, 8:02 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Current Planning Staffing
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 6, 2021, 8:04 PM
Question 1
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1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 8:07 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please prioritize our children.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 8:08 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Eliminating the Costume Supervisor at the Children's Theatre will
ultimately be a self-defeating decision. I don't see other departments
being told to get by with folks "pitching in" to cover the loss of a
professional position. The Children's Theatre should, though, stop hiring
adult actors to perform. The PACT was founded on the idea of youth
performing for youth, and it is time to get back to that, with a re-focus on
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expanding performance opportunities for young people in the community
at large.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 8:12 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Youth services and mental health of our youth should be top priorities!
Name not shown
in Fairmeadow
May 6, 2021, 8:17 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 6, 2021, 8:21 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
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Question 4
Now is NOT the time to reduce any teen/children’s services! You have a
short memory of how many youth died by Suicide! YCI/YCS gives our
youth purpose, something to feel good about, empowers them, let’s them
know they can make a difference, builds leadership skills and keeps them
connected to their peers and a caring community! YCI and YCS provides
all of this for our youth for a very small price tag!
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 8:23 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 6, 2021, 8:43 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 6, 2021, 8:49 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
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Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
We understand these couple of years are difficult for everyone and a lot of
revenue streams have dried out. However, please seriously consider
keeping up the budget for the community services such as libraries,
children’s theatre, art center, community recreational programs, teen
center as the community is recovering from the pandemic hit. These are
the exact things that have tied the community together and made Palo
Alto a special and vibrant place for the residents. Taking them away or
reducing the programs will hit the community even more on top of the
pandemic impact. For example, I signed up my kids for summer camps at
both children’s theatre and the art center, and took my kids to visit the
children’s library as soon as it reopened to the public. When I told my kids
these budget reduction plans, they were super disappointed and wanted
me to add their voices as well: “This is the most unreasonable decision I
have heard of during the entire pandemic time. You were once kids, so
don’t act as if these services are not valuable just because you are not
kids any more.”
Thanks for your attention and please listen to the residents and act on
behalf of the community’s interests.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 8:51 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 8:57 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Current Planning Staffing
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Police Patrol Staffing
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
11. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
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May 6, 2021, 9:00 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 9:01 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please continue to invest in public safety (police, fire, etc.) and programs
for children. Please consider spending reductions elsewhere. Do not
raise taxes, they are already very high.
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 6, 2021, 9:11 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Public safety should continue to be the top priority. Staff should look at
continuing to temporarily reduce staff costs without layoffs.
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Name not shown
in University Park
May 6, 2021, 9:16 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 9:23 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 9:27 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 6, 2021, 9:28 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
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1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Fully-loaded cost of a COPA staff employee is approximately $240,000.
Managers would naturally have a higher fully-loaded cost. I think that,
before cutting community services, Council should ask what changes are
needed in the staff compensation system, and how to reduce the cost of
staff and management (referred to above as Strategic Support).
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 9:41 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Please prioritize restoring services for youth. They have had such a
difficult, isolating 15+ months. These services such as PACT and libraries
and recreation are necessary for mental health and wellness, and to
restore sense of community.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 9:49 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 9:57 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
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Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Vivian Chow
in Crescent Park
May 6, 2021, 10:06 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
What is Palo Alto without it's family friendly community services
(libraries, rec programs for kids, art programs for kids, safety guards for
the many kids biking to school). Please prioritize this and keep Palo Alto
the city that attracted its residents in the first place!
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 10:20 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Please do not close the Children's Library. I am astonished to hear it is
under consideration. It is one of this city's most precious assets, bringing
together community, nourishing young minds, providing a haven of true,
grounded value amidst the flurry of digital distractions. There is no
replacement for it, especially not a "vending machine." Our family has
taken great joy and solace in browsing the shelves, learning from the
incredibly gifted librarians, and checking out countless books. Please,
please, please do not take this away from our children and families.
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
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May 6, 2021, 10:35 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
marian Slattery
in Southgate
May 6, 2021, 10:48 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Current Planning Staffing
5. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Reduction in services that bind the community together, such as art,
parks, safety, and social justice are essential to achieve a cohesive
population that cares about the lives of others and therefore will work
together to insure the best possibile outcomes for each other. Where
technology can solve planning problems, it can perhaps cut costs and
waste. Expenditure can be turned into revenue where each project and
activity moves forward with a specific intention to avoid waste. The
Baylands, Children's Theatre, The Art Center, Parks, Libraries, and events
that offer opportunities for every resident, family, and visitor to interact to
broaden our view and understanding of each other must be maintained.
These entities are not simply accessories to the function of a city. They
are essential to the well-being that keeps people active and interested in
being part of the city's welfare. Persons, people not simply FTEs, should
be maintained and supported for the work that they have already done to
create what makes Palo Alto our vibrant and unique community.
Name not available
May 6, 2021, 11:06 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
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8. Police Related Administrative Programming
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 6, 2021, 11:07 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 1:20 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 2:07 AM
Question 1
1. Strategic Support
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
The survey is a little confusing, but I'd recommend continuing to sort our
our police budget and headcount, with a focus on removing those officers
most likely to generate costly litigation due to a history of negative
interactions with the public.
I also recommend admissions fees at Foothill park for non-Palo Alto
residents.
In general, offsetting some of the budget with fees for those who actually
utilize the (excellent!) services would satisfy more people than deep cuts
to longstanding civic services.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 6:26 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Julia Murphy-Chutorian
in Southgate
May 7, 2021, 6:29 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Prioritize safety of our citizens and children through police and crossing
guards and do not cut arts and children's programs. Children have
suffered enough and need the ability to rejoin the activities they love.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 6:43 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
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2. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
lorinda reichert
in Crescent Park
May 7, 2021, 7:06 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
11. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
12. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
13. Police Related Administrative Programming
14. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
15. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
16. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
17. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
18. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
19. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
20. Parking Enforcement Staffing
21. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
23. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
24. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
25. Current Planning Staffing
26. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
It recently took 5 individuals to have to sign off on a simple permit issue
for a gas line extension in a backyard fo a fire pit and bbq. One staff
member should be able to sign off on such an issue and eliminate 4 staff's
time to handle more pressing permit issues or eliminate their jobs. The
process is cumbersome and unnecessary.
Lauren Varma
in Crescent Park
May 7, 2021, 7:07 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
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Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 7:21 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 7:30 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
11. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
12. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 7:36 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
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8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 8:16 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please keep the Youth Connectedness Initiative to help the mental health
of our city's youth.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 8:29 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 7, 2021, 8:36 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
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in Charleston Terrace
May 7, 2021, 8:45 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
11. Police Related Administrative Programming
12. Crossing Guard Services 50%
13. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
14. Traffic Control Staffing
15. Current Planning Staffing
16. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
17. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
18. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
19. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
20. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
21. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
22. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
24. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
26. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 8:48 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 8:49 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
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3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 7, 2021, 8:49 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
11. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
13. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
15. Current Planning Staffing
16. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
17. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
18. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
19. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
20. Crossing Guard Services 50%
21. Traffic Control Staffing
22. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
23. Parking Enforcement Staffing
24. Police Patrol Staffing
25. Police Related Administrative Programming
26. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 8:53 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
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2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 8:54 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 8:58 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
7. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please don’t cut services to children and teens. They have endured such a
difficult year and many have mental health issues. The more fun
programs and normalcy we can get them to, the better off they will be.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:00 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
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2. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
3. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:01 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Fairmeadow
May 7, 2021, 9:02 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 9:03 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
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7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
This survey is not going to get accurate results. To accurately rank each
item, I need to read the pro's and con's of each item and how much
money will be saved with each item. I am not familiar with what each does
and how much each costs. For example, "Reduce Junior Museum and
Zoo Marketing Resources", is this advertising for Junior Museum and
Zoo? How does this cost compare to "Reduce Current Planning
Staffing"? Also what is "Reduce Current Planning Staffing"? I would take
these results with some skepticism. To give feedback, I know that I do
want libraries and art enrichment kept fully funded. Also is "Eliminate
Enjoy Catalog Production" mean that it is no longer printed on paper? Or
not at all? Also it would be helpful to know if people will lose jobs for
particular cuts. Thank you, Susan, sundse at netzero.net.
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 7, 2021, 9:04 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Please make sure to not rob Palo Alto of what makes it a GREAT place to
start and grow a family - libraries, children's theater, parks and recreation
are the ones that should be protected at all costs. Infrastructure and
public safety are also important.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:07 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Delay new “pop culture” programs and initiatives while we get our house
in order.
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Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 9:09 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Police Patrol Staffing
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 7, 2021, 9:11 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Traffic Control Staffing
11. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
12. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
13. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:12 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
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Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:12 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 9:14 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:15 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
11. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
The youth have taken enough hits during this pandemic. Cutting the
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community resources like the arts and the library is CRIMINAL!
Name not shown
in Greenmeadow
May 7, 2021, 9:17 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:18 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Traffic Control Staffing
11. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Why not increase building / permit fees? There seems to be no shortage
of people and companies knocking down homes and older commercial.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:18 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
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7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:20 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 9:20 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
1. Eliminate the pedestrian bridge over 101 - waste of 20M.
2. Collect the $$ from the utility class action.
3. Increase property taxes for those who buy/own more than 2 homes
within city limits.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:25 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
Please also consider reducing City staff salaries! it's not in the list. They
are getting too much paid! :-D
Name not available
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Randy Popp
in Charleston Meadows
May 7, 2021, 9:26 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
11. Police Patrol Staffing
12. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
13. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
14. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
16. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
17. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
18. Police Related Administrative Programming
19. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
20. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
21. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
22. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
23. Traffic Control Staffing
24. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
26. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
I am completely against the proposed increase for multi-family impact
fees. I believe this is totally counter to the stated priority for increasing
housing stock and will discourage more dense projects with small units
over large units in less dense developments. We have enough park area
for the foreseeable future and the purchase of additional land for parks
seems to be the largest driver for the proposed increase. I would
recommend you reduce the goal for increasing park area and try to
maintain fees at or lower for the next 2 cycles to see the result. Single-
family homes can be considered in a different way because the impact is
not amplified in the same manner. Additionally, I recommend removing
any requirement for ADUs to pay impact fees entirely. The mandated
proportionate application of impact fees for ADUs is unfair and needs to
be resolved.
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Doron Keller
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 9:26 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Cardwellening is an increasingly growing problem in Palo Alto. The city
council has to take action to prevent further deterioration of quality of life,
health and safety of our children.
Russell Siegelman
in Old Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 9:28 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
This is a confusing survey. In question 2 many items are cuts that you
need to select to restore, and some are increases in expenditures. What if
you don’t want to support those increases? It is hard to know how to
select these preferences when some are cuts you want to reduce and
others that are proposed increases in funding that you may NOT want to
incur. Very poor wording and questionnaire design. Also in the question
last question it would have been helpful to know more about these
choices (how much in $ is a 10% reduction in budget?)
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:29 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Public Safety
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
N/A
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Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:29 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Thanks for guiding us through a most unusual year!
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:32 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Please do not cut community services....the Art Center has been already
cut drastically !
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:32 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 7, 2021, 9:35 AM
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Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Police Related Administrative Programming
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
11. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
12. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
13. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
15. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
16. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
17. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
18. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
19. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
20. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
21. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
22. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
24. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
26. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 9:37 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Palo Alto is a great community that includes a lot of families as well as
businesses. It's important to keep up the programs that make Palo Alto
one of the best family-friendly communities in the country; so keep up the
traffic safety, education and extracurricular activities for children,
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libraries, and park facilities. I'm less worried about crime, since
practically, Palo Alto has very little crime. Infrastructure is an ongoing
challenge, but can be easily deferred for a year or two. Things like parking
enforcement should generally be self-funding.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:38 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:39 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
I find your descriptions difficult to understand: for example, which one of
these affects the proposed $18 fee for the Junior Museum and Zoo. Are
you saying that the proposed fee is to make up for a MARKETING (not
operating) budget?? I would like to make clear that my top 3 priorities are
(1) Maintain walk-in browsing hours at local libraries, especially the
Children’s Library (2) Keep the Junior Museum and Zoo free/donations,
as part of the joy of the place was being able to pop in for 15 min with
toddlers; if it had ever been an expensive trip that I felt I needed to get
“the most for my money” out of, we never would have gone, we’d have
just gone to Happy Hollow instead, plus being able to go frequently meant
that we had a relationship with desk staff who asked about my older
children long after they aged out of trips to our little zoo, and (3) Maintain
or increase crossing guard services; part of the value of this community is
the quality of life benefit that I do not need to drive my children to school,
and crossing guard services help keep their journeys safe.
Please note that all three of these emphasize the qualities that make Palo
Alto worth the high prices of houses here: they make raising children here
pleasant and easier. Libraries, art programs, sport programs and safe
streets make it easy to educate and entertain children, as well as slowly
allow them independence and freedom.
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 9:42 AM
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Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
4. Current Planning Staffing
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
11. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
13. Police Related Administrative Programming
14. Police Patrol Staffing
15. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
16. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Jens Jensen
in College Terrace
May 7, 2021, 9:42 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
2. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Police Related Administrative Programming
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
11. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
12. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
13. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
14. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
15. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
16. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
17. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
18. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
19. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
20. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
21. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
24. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
26. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
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7. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Carol Blitzer
in Crescent Park
May 7, 2021, 9:44 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Current Planning Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:46 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
This is my first time filling out this survey and I find it very interesting. It
has made me aware of how difficult it is to choose one thing over
another.
In general my view of a city budget is that it should prioritize community
services and the wellbeing of our citizens (social justice, climate change,
equal housing opportunity) and use advances on the rescue plan and city
reserves to make up for the revenue lost. Also being more aware of the
city's budget when handing out contracts to outside companies and
contractors.
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 7, 2021, 9:46 AM
Question 1
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1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
SPEND LESS MONEY.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:47 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Reserves seem an appropriate funding source if one assumes the budget
problems caused by the pandemic will improve once the pandemic is over
and people begin to travel again and pay the hotel occupancy tax. Saving
the second year ARPA funding seems like a wise back-up if the recovery is
slow.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:47 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Current Planning Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
Staffing for purchasing, planning and development, and the CAO office
need to be increased to address current backlog in processing times for
both contracts and development permits.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:49 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
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6. Police Related Administrative Programming
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University Park
May 7, 2021, 9:51 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
10. Police Patrol Staffing
11. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Stop hiring consultants to do the work of the large and well-paid Palo Alto
City staff.
Cut City management and executives by 20%, and I do not mean support
for the City Council which is usually included in any option for
management cuts.
Put a hold on the new police building. You are proposing cuts to services
provided to our residents while spending millions on a new building that
we can do without. Our police do a good job, but they already have every
toy in the book and so many patrols cars that they fill up the streets next
to City Hall.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:53 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
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Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:56 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 7, 2021, 10:02 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 10:08 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
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Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:15 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Fairmeadow
May 7, 2021, 10:15 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 10:16 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
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1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
please especially restore children's programming, including crossing
guard services, libraries, Children's Theater, the Teen Center, and Art
Center programming/classes.
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 10:23 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Community health and harm reduction should be #1 priority
Name not shown
in Evergreen Park
May 7, 2021, 10:29 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Obviously, public safety and its well-being are the top priorities for any
City. We need to have adequate police and fire protection each and every
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day. We also need to have safety on our roads and so, Public Works
funding for our streets, water, sewer, and electricity is critical to maintain.
Things that serve the public directly, our libraries, especially -- need to be
next. I like the Children's Theatre, but understand if temporary cuts need
to be made there.
Major Capital Improvement projects should be delayed or reconsidered
by Council. We don't need a new Public Safety Building right now. The
Bike Bridge, along 101 was a mistake to go forward with -- not a necessity
now.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:29 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No new taxes.
Fund arts and recreation with user fees.
Eliminate virtue-signaling waste like "climate change" and "social justice"
- focus on basic government responsibilities.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:31 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 7, 2021, 10:35 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
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Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 10:35 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
We,as residents and legal voters of Palo Alto, demand the city does NOT
reduce any public library and safety programs and resources.
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 10:36 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:38 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
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No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:42 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Additional revenues should be incurred against businesses, not
individuals and residents. The city population used to swell every day with
people driving in to work in Palo Alto. These businesses should bear an
appropriate burden since those people use our services but don't
contribute to the revenues. Definitely NOT in support of an additional
utility tax, it is already increasing while the city wastes money on vanity
projects like the Ross Road "improvements" that make no sense and in
fact decrease the quality of life for residents.
Name not shown
in University South
May 7, 2021, 10:44 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:44 AM
Question 1
1. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Current Planning Staffing
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Tough decisions ahead, my sympathies with having to make them.
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Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:49 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:56 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:58 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No more tax hike, let’s make sure we spend tax payer dollar responsibly!!!
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:58 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
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6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Mark Hopper
in Downtown North
May 7, 2021, 10:58 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:59 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:10 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
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1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:11 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 7, 2021, 11:17 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
The pandemic has shown us so many possibilities to change our
perspectives on how we govern and run our City. I urge the City to
consider the following:
(1) Continue to allow citizen participation in public meetings by Zoom or
other technology; allow recordings of meetings to act as minutes, and
disseminate widely. Make it easy for people to sign up to participate in
government: meetings, committees, and tasks
(2) Continue to provide access to permitting, licensing, and timely
information via the web
(3) Change our thinking from infrastructure = things to infrastructure =
people. Forget parking garages & police stations. Focus on people’s
housing, economic and social services. skill building and education. Learn
from neighborhoods that are engaged doing this already.
(4) Make it mandatory that all PA City staff and officials actually get out
and know the City and meet the people (when safe to do so.) This will
encourage and support interaction and communication and begin to
change the us vs them dynamic that is so alive in our City today.
(5) use consistent language and explain accronyms across
communications. For example, I found it very difficult to get more
information about the priority lists in this survey. Hard to provide a
thoughtful response without easy access to more info. Thank you for
listening.
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Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:42 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:43 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
11. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
7. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 11:44 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
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1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:45 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Without having a greater understanding of the voter climate and
economic predictions, its is very difficult to make the best decision about
how to generate additional revenue if needed. My first priority would
actually be to eliminate truly wasteful spending in Palo Alto. For example,
stop expensive traffic calming projects. Understand the items where
spending is really at a luxury level--I can't believe how many cross guards
Palo Alto has that are at intersections not directly adjacent to schools.
The current staffing is nice, but well above the standards we can afford in
tough financial times.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:45 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:50 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
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3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Also, please do anything possible to reduce the number of people visiting
Foothills Park
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 7, 2021, 11:52 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
7. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:57 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:58 AM
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 11:59 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 12:14 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Jamie Beckett
in Evergreen Park
May 7, 2021, 12:33 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 7, 2021, 12:37 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Put business tax back on the ballot
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 12:47 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 1:05 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Police Patrol Staffing
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4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 1:21 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 1:23 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Ann Bilodeau
in Community Center
May 7, 2021, 1:28 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
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2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
It seems reasonable to use the reserves as a rainy day fund to deal with
budget shortfalls caused by the pandemic. The second year of ARPA
funds should be saved in case revenue from the hotel tax does not
rebound.
Denise Johnsen
in Greenmeadow
May 7, 2021, 1:38 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
11. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
12. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 7, 2021, 1:39 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 1:41 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 1:42 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Police Related Administrative Programming
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
11. Traffic Control Staffing
12. Crossing Guard Services 50%
13. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
14. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
15. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 1:54 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Current Planning Staffing
5. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
With the large sum of reserve that the city keeps maintaining while vital
services keep getting reduced does not make sense.
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 7, 2021, 1:59 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Asking us to prioritize the Citywide Service Areas is meaningless because
the topics are too broad.
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 7, 2021, 2:08 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Before any discussion of service cuts Council should first debate WHY
construction of a new police station is proceeding, at great expense.
New capital projects should be the first in line for cuts when times are
hard.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 2:24 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 2:30 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
11. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
12. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 2:31 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
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3. Public Safety
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Green Acres
May 7, 2021, 2:34 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
This city has its priorities all wrong if closing libraries, cutting crossing
guards, teen center programming and community theater is how it wants
to balance the budget. Children's well being- through being safe on the
way to school, having creative outlets for self-expression and building
community, and having access to the world and the arts at libraries and
the theater should be the priority. Youth should be the life blood of this
city. Not bloated city management or police, or commissions to study
steps to bring about racial and economic equity. Those commissions just
waste money. We already know we need to reform the police department
and build affordable housing.
Keri Wagner
in Charleston Meadows
May 7, 2021, 2:41 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Current Planning Staffing
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Palo Alto needs a business tax.
gail thompson
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 7, 2021, 2:53 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No cuts to children/youth services, YCS, Jr. Museum (no mandatory
fees), Project Safety Net, the Children's Theater, focus on youth mental
health, keep traveling truck at the Jr. Museum( maybe has been
discontinued. Was a great resource for outreach to schools in Palo Alto
and nearby communities.) Focus on climate change and actively support
reducing CO2, other pollutants. Reduce reserves by at least 25%. Thank
you.
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 7, 2021, 3:05 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 7, 2021, 4:06 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Current Planning Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I would support transferring utility funds to the general fund, but not do
so in a discretionary and punitive way as was done in the past regarding
the rates on using natural gas
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 7, 2021, 4:16 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Your question about restoring services makes no sense. Some of the
items in the list are increases and some are decreases.
You should build permanent housing for the homeless people with a bona
fide relationship to our city.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 4:37 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Elaine Hahn
in Professorville
May 7, 2021, 4:43 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Traffic Control Staffing
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10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Save the Art Center!
Tina Semba
in Old Palo Alto
May 7, 2021, 5:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
Please save the arts!! It is so important to our community. Save the Art
Center, Children’s Theater, libraries. They are what makes our city
special. Without these services, young families will leave. It is so
expensive to live here and there has to be good reasons to stay in Palo
Alto. Thank you
James Pflasterer
in Green Acres
May 7, 2021, 5:21 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Coming out of the pandemic with shut down schools, they should not
reopen without full crossing guard support and police patrolling. And
adding community services for the children who were on lockdown will be
the best for them psychologically.
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 5:32 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Traffic Control Staffing
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10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 5:43 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 7:06 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 7:48 PM
Question 1
1. Strategic Support
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
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10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
11. Crossing Guard Services 50%
12. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 8:13 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 8:26 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University Park
May 7, 2021, 8:28 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
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Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
The funding sources need to be rebalanced. The current revenue
structure is unstable.
Accelerate replacement of worn-out commerciial buildings with new
housing to increase property tax base.
Build housing at Stanford Shopping Center and Stanford Research Park,
along El Camino, and near the train stations.
Impose significant business tax. Zone for a big box store to increase sales
tax revenue.
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 8:44 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 8:45 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Public Safety
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 7, 2021, 9:06 PM
Question 1
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1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Police Patrol Staffing
11. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 9:39 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
11. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
12. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
13. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
14. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
15. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
7. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
A fully funded police force is the first priority to make everything else
possible we must have a safe city. Next, emergency services, then
infrastructure repairs. Defective utilities or roads affect safety and
emergency services. Then maintain parks and libraries.
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 7, 2021, 9:43 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
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6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
11. Traffic Control Staffing
12. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
13. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
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Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 7, 2021, 10:00 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
This survey ignores the elephant in the room. It is well-established by
audits over the years that the City of Palo Alto has as many as 50% more
employees relative to the size of similarly well-served cities than best
practice indicates. There are too many layers of management, and the
average span of control per manager is too small. This is not a criticism of
our competent and diligent city staff, it is an observation that the city
would operate better and more efficiently with fewer management staff
and fewer management layers, with more empowerment of employees at
the task level. If the City cuts its headcount by about 30%, by cutting
managers not services, then service will be maintained or improved, and
the city will avoid the financial disaster that is otherwise inevitable due to
the unfunded pension obligation to an increasing population of retired
staff. As we know, experienced staff are in short supply for many cities,
and Palo Alto's staff are among the best, so those terminated will have no
problem finding other similar employment.
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:13 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
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Question 4
Why is there no reduction in the bloated staff numbers and salaries?
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 7, 2021, 10:38 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 10:38 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 7, 2021, 11:19 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Trying to cut services for multiple children’s programs after the year
we’ve had is despicable. Maybe pull some funds from the constant and
unnecessary design and redesign of roads, sidewalks and intersections.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 12:04 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
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2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No tax increases please!
Scott Kilner
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 8, 2021, 12:22 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 12:38 AM
Question 1
1. Strategic Support
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 8, 2021, 1:27 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Traffic Control Staffing
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7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I would favor a business tax, which many surrounding cities already have.
I would not favor a tax on utilities.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 7:46 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
This is an insanely wealthy community. Tax the rich residents and tech
companies to fund all existing programs for youth, families, mental
health, arts, education, libraries, bike safety, environment, nature AND
CREATE NEW ONES! there’s no reason for us to live in a scarcity penny-
pinching ethos.
Susanne Smith
in University South
May 8, 2021, 9:03 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please keep our city community gardens a top priority, and affordable.
Many grow food to be able to survive, with food costs so high in Palo Alto
and the Bay Area. Many live in apartments with children. We gardeners
deserve respect and autonomy! We definitely invest and give back to our
community and the ecosystem. There are many birds who depend on the
seeds from herbs and plants in our gardens, and many bees and
butterflies, and even lizards at the community garden. These last few
open spaces (once much more common in Palo Alto) are so important for
many residents to enjoy, even just for walking around them and seeing
the flowers and plants growing. In addition, historically, they have been
hubs for school classroom visits, art group visits, and dog walkers.
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 8, 2021, 9:53 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
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2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
This is the time to use reserves. We need to maintain great services
(temporarily reduced if necessary) to keep Palo Alto a desirable city with
a strong economy.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 9:56 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Our 14 year old daughter has been actively volunteering with the Art
Center's Teen Leadership Program and the Children's Theatre during the
pandemic school year. She has been able to help organize and participate
in both virtual and in-person community events that has provided her with
opportunities to develop leadership skills, meet new friends and
contribute back to the community. Her engagement in these programs
have provided her with social emotional wellbeing during this
unprecedented time and she looks forward to more years of participation
in these activities.
William Ross
in College Terrace
May 8, 2021, 10:16 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Claw back on development fees(which should be adjusted annually for
CPI) for projects approved within last five years. Maintain local
emergency to facilitate employee staffing more efficiently. Stop the use of
consultant contracts: example consultant for First Responder EMS fee.
Purchase and staff more ambulances to achieve shorter response times
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(saving lives) and imposing “201” transport fees. Attract the Mid
Peninsula Open Space District to HQ in City to take advantage of State
Board of Equalization higher percentage of share of use tax transactions.
Renegotiate City Fire Agreement with Stanford to pay for full staffing
costs.
Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 8, 2021, 10:22 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please do not cut the services for families. People flock to Palo Alto for
the family friendly community and services. The city will be shooting itself
in the foot of it cute these services!
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:11 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:21 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 8, 2021, 11:21 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
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2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 8, 2021, 11:32 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Given that we are coming out of covid with prolonged absence from social
contact we believe the city should prioritize community services that
bring back a sense of normalcy.
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 8, 2021, 11:37 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 8, 2021, 11:41 AM
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Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:47 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Parking Enforcement Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
11. Traffic Control Staffing
12. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
13. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
14. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
15. Current Planning Staffing
16. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
17. Police Patrol Staffing
18. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
19. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
20. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
21. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
22. Crossing Guard Services 50%
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
24. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
26. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:52 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
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Question 4
Put an effort on making city projects more efficient. I have seen several
city project that could achieve similar results for a much lower cost. It's
time we reward people who come up with ways to save money on existing
projects, without compromising our city goals. Instead of making the
citizens priorities between important goals, put more work in cutting
unnecessary costs. Same as we do in public companies, replace people
who say it cannot be done, with people who say it can.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:53 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Keep community Garden coordinator position.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:54 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please do not close our libraries (and keep funding such so the children’s
theater and junior museum can fully operate). We have lost so many
friends with young children to neighboring towns recently, and we need to
keep Palo Alto attractive to young families!
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:55 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
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10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Tess Byler
in Evergreen Park
May 8, 2021, 11:57 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Current Planning Staffing
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Police Related Administrative Programming
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Traffic Control Staffing
11. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 12:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Reducing family programming is not equitable and hurts the community
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 8, 2021, 12:17 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
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6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Charleston Meadows
May 8, 2021, 12:21 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 12:24 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Rebalance police scope, incorporating mental health response teams,
ideally in partnership with neighboring cities.
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 8, 2021, 12:56 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
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3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Painful choices. Sympathies.
Michele Wang
in Community Center
May 8, 2021, 12:57 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
The Palo Alto Children's Theatre is a vital resource for our artistic youth.
It provides them a way to express themselves in a safe and warm
atmosphere. My 15-year old has called the PACT her home away from
home for 7 years.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
We should not cut programs that actively make an impact
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
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7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:04 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:08 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Reduce costs first .
Name not shown
in Green Acres
May 8, 2021, 1:09 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
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3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:16 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University Park
May 8, 2021, 1:24 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
11. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
YOU CAN NOT TAKE AWAY SO MUCH OF THE ARTS and LIT. closing the
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Children's library is one of the WORST ideas I have heard.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:31 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
The city council needs to increase the tax base by approving
development. Disallowing or delaying housing and commercial
development is sucking the life out of our great community and will retard
our tax base. Please approve more multi family development in core
arease such as near caltrain and El Cmino Real.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:37 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:38 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
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1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
(1) Please do not cut funds to the Children's Theatre! Both my kids loved
performing there. (2) Please do not shutdown the libraries & playgrounds
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 8, 2021, 1:51 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Palo Alto's parks, libraries and recreation programs are such a great part
of our quality of life and one of the few things that is equally open to all
income levels. Please keep them open.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:54 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 1:54 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 2:10 PM
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please keep supporting the programs for children including the Palo Alto
Children's Theater and Jr. Museum and Zoo. These resources support a
growing youth that need these outlets to build confidence in who they are.
It supports the emotional, social, and mental health of the children that
have had to endure a pandemic that was not their fault.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 2:24 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Investing in youth programming is an important preventative healthy and
safety measure.
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 8, 2021, 2:24 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
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7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
- Take care of business first - roads, water, utilities.
- Cut the fire department and outsource emergency response. We don't
have that many fires and don't need these highly paid people sleeping on
the
job for no reason. Emergency response can be outsourced for less cost
and use the existing fire buildings as jump off areas.
- Keep police and parking enforcement.
- Cut staff where possible and outsource to lower exorbitant pension
costs. I like the outsourcing of the running of the pools - better classes
and services than before.
- Stop spending so much on the homeless and get them off the street and
into mental hospitals.
- Make it easier for local citizens, who have been trained, to help out at the
libraries, children's theater, zoo and other community places to lower
costs.
Start some sort of citizen certification program so that you know they are
trained and reliable and can do the job and will be an asset to the
community. We have lots of people who want to help to educate, clean,
plant flowers, etc... if given the opportunity.
Yogesh Sandhuja
in Palo Verde
May 8, 2021, 2:26 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 8, 2021, 3:01 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Save cultural and recreational programs for kids and adults. People need
it more than ever after covid! Teachers need their jobs!
Name not shown
in Greenmeadow
May 8, 2021, 3:08 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
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4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 3:23 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
10. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 3:46 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Current Planning Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
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Name not available
May 8, 2021, 3:57 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Jonathan Zeitlin
in Green Acres
May 8, 2021, 4:10 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Hard choices. Best of luck.
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 8, 2021, 4:32 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
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Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 8, 2021, 4:49 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I can't answer the question about reducing city reserves without knowing
the size of the reserve and how that compares to the annual budget that it
represents.
I don't object to closing the Downtown and College Terrace libraries but I
would support keeping the Children's Library open.
I have heard that there is a proposal to eliminate the community gardens.
I can't imagine that saves very much money.
An $18 entrance fee for the zoo is completely ridiculous.
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 8, 2021, 4:49 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 4:59 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
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Emanuela Todaro
in Downtown North
May 8, 2021, 5:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 5:22 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 8, 2021, 5:45 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Rebecca Eisenberg
in Old Palo Alto
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May 8, 2021, 5:52 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
11. Traffic Control Staffing
12. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
13. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
14. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
15. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
16. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
17. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
18. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
19. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
20. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
21. Parking Enforcement Staffing
22. Current Planning Staffing
23. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
This list lacks the biggest ways that other cities raise revenue and create
funds. Why not look at our peer cities? They do the following:
- Apply for HomeKey Funds! The state is giving away $1.5 billion
- Apply for other State and Federal relief funds. E.g. Palo Alto could have
received $20 million to assist with Mental Health Services but did not
apply. Why not?
- Business tax only for largest businesses - based on revenue (receipts
tax)
- Business tax only for largest businesses - based on payroll (PAYROLL
tax, not headcount tax-- headcount tax is regressive)
- Overpaid executive tax for businesses that pay their top executives
more than 100 times the median pay. These companies certainly can
afford to pay taxes!
- Re-open the Office of Inspection & Enforcement -- and start collecting
the $50 million in code violation penalties that Palo Alto does not enforce
against commercial developers!
Finally, do not lump utilities tax with Business Tax. Palo Alto already owes
residents at least $12 million (plus 10% interest) for the illegal utilities
taxes it has been charging residents. Unless you are talking about making
businesses pay their fair share for utilities. That was a misleading
category.
This insufficient list and misleading categories make it seem that don't
want to make businesses pay their fair share. Do you think that Tesla and
Palantir don't pay taxes everywhere else they have offices? Because they
do.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 6:03 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
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Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 6:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
11. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
12. Crossing Guard Services 50%
13. Traffic Control Staffing
14. Police Patrol Staffing
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
16. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
17. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
18. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
19. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
20. Current Planning Staffing
21. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 8, 2021, 6:16 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 8, 2021, 6:30 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
I believe that funding for youth programs, sports, and arts should not be
cut under any circumstances. By taxing the businesses in this city, we can
raise the money needed without cutting any programs. The fact that it's a
possibility makes me sad.
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 8, 2021, 7:48 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 7:57 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
LAUREN ANGELO
in Old Palo Alto
May 8, 2021, 8:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
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4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
I wish this item (1) addressed the City's decision to reduce the subsidy to
the overall JMZ operating budget, not only marketing, and (2) reflected
the $18 ticket price that Council approved.
Instead of "Reduce Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources" I would
suggest the following reduction as more representative/accurate
"Reduce the City Subsidy to the Junior Museum (JMZ) and Charge $18
per visitor to bridge the gap."
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 8:17 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 8:17 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University South
May 8, 2021, 8:20 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
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2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Reduce admin staff at City Hall with big pays, admin work and no results
and reduce all City Hall Employee pay by 20% - overpaid and
underworked! Mayor, CIO, City Manager all $200k+ jobs should take a
40% pay cut and that would balance the budget!
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 8:20 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
12. Police Patrol Staffing
13. Traffic Control Staffing
14. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
16. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
17. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
18. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
19. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
20. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
21. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
22. Current Planning Staffing
23. Parking Enforcement Staffing
24. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
25. Police Related Administrative Programming
26. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Elliott Bloom
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 8, 2021, 8:23 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
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5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Drastically reduce climate change subsidies. There is no climate
emergency! These type of expenditures can be put off for a few years to
allow recovery from the pandemic financial crunch.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 8:31 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
elizabeth may
in Community Center
May 8, 2021, 8:43 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Rather than looking at deep cuts to the community programs which bring
life and culture to Palo Alto supporting all residents (and deeply and
profoundly needed post pandemic) it seems prudent to look at reductions
across the board rather than what appears to be targeted community
programs.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 9:01 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
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2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
1. Please collect back due fines from Castilleja; 2. Increase parking ticket
and traffic ticket amounts so they pay for staff; 3. increase revenue from
businesses (like Tesla). Do NOT cut residential kid services. They are the
only things that make Palo Alto special. No offense, but do the people who
voted for these cuts live here and remember the joy. We had the chance
to consolidate libraries before we did the expensive remodels. It is not
time to backtrack. We need to cut back on driving and increase shuttles.
Name not shown
in Evergreen Park
May 8, 2021, 9:03 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Related Administrative Programming
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
12. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
13. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
14. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
15. Current Planning Staffing
16. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
17. Traffic Control Staffing
18. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
19. Crossing Guard Services 50%
20. Parking Enforcement Staffing
21. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
22. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
23. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
24. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
25. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
26. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Can Stanford do anything to help the City in this challenging time?
Resource sharing in the work of planning and transportation staff?
Streamlined negotiations with Caltrain? Perhaps a more intentional
partnership to return stanford research to full strength?
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Name not available
May 8, 2021, 9:17 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
This city has always had skewed priorities. Management and
administration are top heavy while city services and the people who
actually make them happen get cut. It's about time cuts come from the
top, and priorities are reevaluated.
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 8, 2021, 9:20 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 9:29 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
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1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please prioritize the children's theatre.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 9:29 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please do not cut funding for the Children’s Theatre. It provides our
children with access to the performing arts; it is an invaluable resource
that we should not disregard.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 9:29 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please leave the children's theatre alone it’s a pillar of our community
Name not shown
in Evergreen Park
May 8, 2021, 9:32 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
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Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Wow, it took a long time to read the budget proposal! Instead of closing 3
libraries, why don’t you try to reduce consultancy fees? In the past few
years, I have read many times about city council paying $100-200,000
for consultancy fees. This seems exorbitant to me. Also, why stop funding
the new junior museum and zoo? I read that it may now cost $16 to go
there, an expense that many families may find excessive. I’m glad to see
that a new park ranger will be hired to handle the larger crowds
(especially on weekends and holidays) in Foothills Park. Is it really
necessary for the city manager to have such a large staff? Can’t a
reduction in his staff allow money to keep some Children’s Theater
productions alive? Thank you.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 9:47 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Glenn Fisher
in Charleston Terrace
May 8, 2021, 10:01 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Always tough. Teens, disadvantaged, and local businesses should be first
priority to help them recover from the covid dislocations. Library and
other critical social and cultural services are important and need to be
supported, if not a pre-virus levels. Infrastructure and other city services
can stand by for a bit until things recover.
Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 8, 2021, 10:14 PM
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
11. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
12. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
13. Crossing Guard Services 50%
14. Traffic Control Staffing
15. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
16. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Adopt a BUSINESS TAX. DO NOT add another charge to our utility bills.
You're already over-charging us enough. Stop spending money on
Climinate/Sustainability and Fiber-To-The Home.
How about demanding more efficiency from workers and firing the
unproductive highly paid staff.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 10:25 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
This is a temporary dip in revenues. Do not act like this will last many
years. It won't.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 10:36 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
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Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:11 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:13 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
REDUCE PENSIONS OF CITY WORKERS UNTIL THEY ARE SIMILAR TO
PRIVATE SECTOR PENSIONS. Our public servants should not be getting
such generous health care and retirement packages until ALL of us
receive what they've so generously given to themselves.
Also, a LOT of trail maintenance work has to be budgeted for Foothills
Park.
Palo Altans should DEFINITELY get into the park for free.
Name not available
May 8, 2021, 11:57 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 12:03 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
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2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 12:19 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 12:40 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
It is appalling how those jobs where people directly serve the community
such as visitor services and librarians are being targeted first. A lot of
these jobs are paid on an hourly as needed basis and salaries are as low
as $15,000 a year without healthcare for those on contracts of less than a
1000 hours per annum. How is it those who manage these individuals are
not going to be affected, surely their will be less need for city managers
once these individuals are made redundant through elimination of
community services!
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 9, 2021, 1:11 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 1:27 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 9, 2021, 6:25 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 6:48 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Current Planning Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 7:05 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
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1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Eric Nee
in University South
May 9, 2021, 7:20 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 9, 2021, 7:20 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 9, 2021, 7:30 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
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7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 7:57 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
12. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
14. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
15. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
16. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
17. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
18. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
19. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
20. Current Planning Staffing
21. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
22. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
23. Crossing Guard Services 50%
24. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
25. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
26. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please do you best to reduce spending on police and do not eliminate
community programs for children and families.
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 8:01 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
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7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 8:11 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 9, 2021, 8:37 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I support restoring funding to Fire Dept and EMS public safety services,
NOT to the Police Dept.
I do NOT support funding big CIPs that can be put off.
Get a business tax going for larger corporations that have done OK during
covide. It must set aside a good % for BMR housing.
Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 9, 2021, 8:59 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Traffic Control Staffing
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6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 9:15 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
6. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please consider decreasing the police budget and/or reallocating the
funds to alternative forms of public safety, such as a CAHOOTS-style
program or establishing a BerkDOT type program, which would require
advocacy at the state level. The Palo Alto police have repeatedly shown
that reforms do not work, and we need to reimagine policing entirely in
our community.
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 9, 2021, 9:28 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
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7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
Please realize that we seem to be on the path to "recovery" and it could be
a time to trust and invest in the families and children of the community
that really need support and outlets that can they desperately need at this
time. Thank you.
Alison McNall
in University South
May 9, 2021, 9:38 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
We cannot close our libraries, underfund our Junior Museum and
Children’s theatre. They are at the core of life in Palo Alto.
Bob Hinden
in Palo Verde
May 9, 2021, 9:39 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 9:39 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
In this time of extreme Fires all over CA, it really does not seem the time
to reduce Fire Station Staffing and Equipment. Please ramp up, rather
then reduce! Thank you.
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 9:44 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
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Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Current Planning Staffing
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 9:59 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 10:01 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 10:07 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please consider returning some of the cuts to the Children's Theatre to
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allow for increased performances. Our kids and youth need this so much
in this difficult year. Friends can also help raise more money if we have
more performances.
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 9, 2021, 10:11 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 10:11 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
11. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
12. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
13. Traffic Control Staffing
14. Parking Enforcement Staffing
15. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Instead eliminating services, please review the existing
service/department operating efficiency and effect unless. Many
operations can run more efficiently and effectively with the right
leadership/staffing instead of total elimination. For example, many
working families that pay hefty property/city tax do not get to utilize
library resources due to the constant checkout of books (on hold). How
do you make books more accessible efficiently to families that don’t have
time to visit libraries during the week/day or constantly monitor
availability... this is the main regret we have for not being able to use
library resources. Many books are just not available and always checked
out.
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 10:33 AM
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 9, 2021, 11:07 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
I urge you to protect our future in this budget, so prioritize services for
children and youth, and programs that address climate change. And of
course include programs that can help increase our city revenue over
time. Thank you for your service to our City!
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 11:15 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Public safety and things that touch residents (library, kids programs, etc)
should be the biggest priority.
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 11:15 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
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1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 1:43 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Parking Enforcement Staffing
12. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
13. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
14. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
15. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Kevin Susco
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 9, 2021, 2:20 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
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Name not available
May 9, 2021, 2:29 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
WE NEED TO BUILD HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS AND FOR SERVICE
SECTOR WORKERS. THAT IS UUR HIGHEST PRIORITY AND YOU
DON'TEVEN HAVE IT ON YOUOR LIST!. KEEP THE LIBRARIES OPEN!.
STOP BUILDING MORE OFFICE SPACE. TURN OFFICE SPACE INTO
HOUSING. GET RID OF EXCLUSIONARY ZONING. WAKE UP AND MAKE
OUR COMMUNITY MORE SOCIALLY JUSIT AND INCLUSIVE . DR.
ROBERTA AHLQUIST
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 2:54 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 5:31 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Our taxes are not going down, so why would all the incredible community
services that have made Palo Alto such a unique and coveted city be
gutted? We need to save them, not get rid of them. You won't be able to
bring back a Children's Theatre that has been such a source of creativity,
exchange, inspiration and so much more for 90 years. Eliminate libraries,
community spaces and programs, and you've got yourself a very dead
city, which will only drive people away, and make it very difficult to justify
the kinds of taxes and prices we pay for housing. After the devastation
and losses of 2020 and 2021, we are all craving to return to these beloved
spaces and enjoy the rich, diverse programs that they offer. Please,
please don't take them away from us, not when we need them to be here
the most, once we can safely re-open fully.
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Name not shown
in Professorville
May 9, 2021, 5:44 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
11. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
We need to build our community up after over a year of isolation from one
another so please do not drastically reduce city programs that build
community such as libraries and sports programs.
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 6:18 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Evergreen Park
May 9, 2021, 6:30 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
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4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
The extent of proposed cuts is unacceptable and alternative funding is
necessary. The reserve fund exists to handle emergencies, and it would
be ridiculous to significantly cut services when we are clearly in that
emergency scenario. Additional taxes are also necessary for a robust
solution in case the financial emergency lasts longer than hoped, and I’m
happy to pay my share of those taxes.
Craig Taylor
in Crescent Park
May 9, 2021, 6:56 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
12. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
The city should focus on their citizens....public safety and libraries. The
economy will come back and other issues can be dealt with as it improves.
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 7:10 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Thank you for all you do.
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 9, 2021, 8:41 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 8:54 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
6. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Stephen Rock
in Charleston Terrace
May 9, 2021, 9:07 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Traffic Control Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
12. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
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2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Traffic enforcement is extremely important for safety and improved
traffic flow.
Planning for the future should not be ignored.
Fee for services is OK if there can be waivers for poor people.
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 9:09 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 9:24 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 9, 2021, 9:51 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
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4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
While economic times have been horrible for many local businesses, on
the other hand, wealth has greatly increased for many local residents.
Passing a new tax would be hard and time consuming... but what about
voluntary temporary fundraising to bridge the gap? I for one would be
willing to contribute to shore up the city's finances and reinstate many of
the cut programs. The main problem with a new tax is that it would likely
be permanent -- but this is hopefully a temporary problem -- we need to
get the businesses back on their feet, and the revenue will presumably
come back as the wealthy residents renew their spending patterns.
Emanuel Souza
in Ventura
May 9, 2021, 9:53 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
11. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
12. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
13. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 9:54 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
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Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Evergreen Park
May 9, 2021, 10:16 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Staff volunteer coordinators to support fundraising and to facilitate
community programs. Use staff to find funding.
This survey is terrible. First question is UNCLEAR. Do we want to prioritize
these cuts or eliminate these cuts from consideration? Use language that
is understandable!
Please focus on funding family and youth programs.
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 9, 2021, 10:22 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Please prioritize childrens programs. they have been through so much
and probably suffered the most.
Name not available
May 9, 2021, 11:50 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
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6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
12. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Maggie Ma
in Crescent Park
May 10, 2021, 12:01 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Jeremy Erman
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 10, 2021, 12:07 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
The cuts listed in this poll should have dollar amounts, so people know
how much they cost. All cuts are not equal, dollar-wise or impact-wise.
The full budget with all line-items, grouped by programs, needs to be
released so council can consider other cuts not suggested by staff.
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The full council should discuss the budget, not just the Finance
Committee in marathon 9-5 sessions that people with working-hour jobs
can't attend.
The Council needs to stop limiting number of public speakers after 5
minutes or so at meetings, especially since planned discussion times
shift.
Meeting packets should include all pubic comments received within a day
or so of meetings--11 day cutoff means letters on timely issues don't show
up when they should.
Council and staff should prioritize responding to public letters and
comments. City Hall constantly ignores or dismisses good ideas to
improve the city.
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 12:27 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
The well being and recovery of city residents after pandemic is important
and mental health of kids and families should be a high priority. The
children's theatre and other art and recreational programs help with this
and should be given a priority. Also would be a good idea for the city to
consider other programs and services related to that and beyond
economic recovery.
Oliver Vogel
in Ventura
May 10, 2021, 1:58 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 4:00 AM
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 4:25 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 6:36 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Barron Park
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May 10, 2021, 7:39 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Ventura
May 10, 2021, 8:24 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University Park
May 10, 2021, 9:15 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
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Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No more housing! Where will we put it? There's already enough traffic.
Keep the Churchill railroad crossing open.
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 10, 2021, 9:27 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Parking Enforcement Staffing
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
12. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
13. Traffic Control Staffing
14. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
16. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
17. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
18. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
19. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
20. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
21. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
22. Police Related Administrative Programming
23. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
24. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
The short and long term health and growth of our city requires
investments in families, schools, neighborhood safety and providing a
high quality of life for our residents and locally-owned businesses. This
will also require cuts and sacrifices in areas that do not impact families,
schools, neighborhood safety and overall quality of life. These cuts are not
easy to make - many are painful and come at the expense of programs in
social justice, climate and other larger, national and global issues of
import, however we must serve the people of Palo Alto first, today, and
when times of plenty return, pay forward to the larger, further afield
issues.
Arnout Boelens
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 10, 2021, 9:27 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Please also make funding available to complete the full
Charleston/Arastradero Corridor as soon as possible.
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Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 10, 2021, 9:38 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 9:53 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 10:22 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Current Planning Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 10:23 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
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1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 10, 2021, 10:42 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
2020 was a bad year, but I do not feel that our future budgets should be
calculated with 2020 as the new baseline, because it's not. The pandemic
is winding down, businesses will soon be back to pre-2020 levels, with
sales tax and transient tax restored. This is NOT the new normal.
Services, such as the Children's Theatre, community gardens, the Junior
Museum, libraries, the art programs, and others, define Palo Alto as a
great place to live. Palo Alto is also a community that has ALWAYS
invested in youth and education. If we cut these programs, the heart and
soul of Palo Alto will be gone. Please put heads together with other like
communities (Marin, etc) facing similar challenges to get more ideas as
we go through this difficult exercise. No one wants to lose the essence of
our city, and nor should we. We should be able to weather one bad year. If
not, we have bigger problems.
Alejandra Chaverri
in Charleston Terrace
May 10, 2021, 11:35 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Libraries and recreation areas are critical for our community. We cannot
sacrifice these aspects of our city. With all the racism in US, safety and
access to public resources for all should be the goal of our modern city.
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 11:41 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
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Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
There is a social media thread indicating that funding to the community
gardens is to be cut. This mean spirited. Other than the fact that the
gardens occupy land that could be revenue generating, the cost of these
gardens is very low. Your priorities seem very odd. You cut low cost
things like gardens but spend millions on low value things like a bridge
across 101 to the Baylands and a children's museum that few people go to
and even less will visit now that you are charging $18 per person.
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 12:09 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 12:16 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Crossing Guard Services 50%
12. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
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2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 12:47 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
With so many new home (first buyers and rebuilt) in Palo Alto and with
ever-increasing property tax (which I did not get it during pandemic), why
there is still shortage of funding. Can that be made clear?
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 1:27 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please DO NOT cut the Middle School athletic program. These poor teens
have endured so much during the pandemic. Middle school sports
programs are critically important to teenage kids for exercise and their
social/emotional well being.
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 1:37 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
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1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 10, 2021, 1:43 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Palo Alto's infrastructure is in dare need of update, including Cubberley
Community Center, Libraries, and several elementary schools. These
infrastructure are essential to education and safety of the young and
families. The young are the future. Education is the key to reaching social
justice, social and economic balance, and climate change protections.
Education takes lots of patience and very long time, but is the true answer
to the above problems. Make education the higher priority.
Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 10, 2021, 2:02 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Current Planning Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 10, 2021, 2:18 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
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3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Leslie Doyle
outside Palo Alto
May 10, 2021, 2:24 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Laura Selznick
in Palo Verde
May 10, 2021, 4:07 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Programs like the Children’s Theater and our libraries make this town
special and are important. When the City has budget trouble they go for
these programs first. You can make wiser cuts and find more creative
ways to increase revenue.
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 5:37 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
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2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Reserves are set aside for unexpected, unusual, expenses or loss of
income. Hard to beat a WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC for a very good reason to
utilize them.
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jim fox
in Fairmeadow
May 10, 2021, 7:00 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
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increase business tax - an untapped resource that uses the services we
residents pay for yet business does not pay its share.
Keep funding Children's Theater and Junior Museum - do not cut it
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 7:10 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Test - please remove from back-end
Name not shown
in Research Park
May 10, 2021, 7:34 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Current Planning Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Police Patrol Staffing
7. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Ventura
May 10, 2021, 8:25 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Saving lives must be prioritized over all other issues. Public safety cuts
should not impact emergency response times.
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Name not available
May 10, 2021, 8:49 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
"Proposed Budget reductions, please prioritize up to ten (10) proposal(s)
that are the most important to restore." is very unclear. By selecting
"reduce XXX", am I saying that Palo Alto should reduce XXX, or restore
XXX to its original size, i.e. reversing the cut to XXX? I would like to clarify
that I wish for Palo Alto to reduce all funding to police.
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 10, 2021, 8:51 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please do not cut the Art Center education and exhibition programs.
Those programs are incredibly valuable for the community. Other
community services should also be prioritized, as well as funding to
support low-income residents. Reduce funding for the police department.
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 9:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 10, 2021, 10:25 PM
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Let’s reduce the very high police budget and divert some of those funds
to our under resourced priorities please.
Name not available
May 10, 2021, 10:49 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 11, 2021, 12:16 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Serving our kids, teens, and promoting the arts is one of the things that
makes Palo Alto stand out and be a desirable place to visit, shop, work,
and live. Libraries and arts are as essential as public safety - they make it
a safer community, because they make a healthy, supportive, connected
community.
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Name not available
May 11, 2021, 12:41 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 6:12 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Parking Enforcement Staffing
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 6:57 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
2. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
3. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Dont take children's art, theater, zoo, libraries away! The next generation
matters if anything does.
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 8:06 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 11, 2021, 8:55 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
The proposed admission fee for the Junior Museum & Zoo is outrageous.
Something along the lines of under $10, with family memberships being
under $100
Jonathan Lewis
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 11, 2021, 10:16 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 11, 2021, 10:25 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
We all need assurance that the utility funds aren't and won't be used to fill
in gaps in the General Fund. This has been an issue since I was on the
UAC several years ago when the General Fund needs "coincidentally"
matched transfers from the utility funds. However, I do support
considering a temporary charge on utility bills that is totally transparent
to the public. This could be timed to coincide with more utility support to:
help customers reduce their bills through conservation programs and
help make it easier for customers to install solar power on private homes.
The extra tax could have the benefit of inspiring customers to think more
about reducing their energy use.
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 11, 2021, 11:59 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
This isn't specifically budget but it might play into it as the city looks for
increased incomes -- preserve our single family neighborhoods. Consider
denser housing along places like El Camino, not in the neighborhoods.
Thank you
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 1:59 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
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Reserves are intended to help in special situations like these so let’s use
them and build back over time.
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 3:14 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Deepak Lala
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 11, 2021, 3:23 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Parking Enforcement Staffing
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 3:24 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
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1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
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Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 11, 2021, 4:06 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
11. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
12. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
13. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
14. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
15. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
16. Parking Enforcement Staffing
17. Traffic Control Staffing
18. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
19. Current Planning Staffing
20. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
21. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
24. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
26. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 4:09 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
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1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
I believe it is the absolute priority of the city budget to provide for children
and families who have lost so much during the pandemic. Children need
libraries, recreation, arts, playgrounds and many other services to help
them learn, grow, and flourish. Vaccines are making the pandemic less of
a concern in our daily lives, so children and families can return to the
cherished institutions of Palo Alto.
Charlotte Epstein
in Old Palo Alto
May 11, 2021, 4:14 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
I believe it is the absolute priority of the city budget to provide for children
and families who have lost so much during the pandemic. Children need
libraries, recreation, arts, playgrounds and many other services to help
them learn, grow, and flourish. Vaccines are making the pandemic less of
a concern in our daily lives.
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 8:13 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Police Related Administrative Programming
6. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 8:15 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
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Name not shown
in Professorville
May 11, 2021, 8:27 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please don’t cut youth/teen services such as PACT and middle school
sports. Those services are ESSENTIAL to our children’s ability to build
community, develop social skills, and maintain physical and mental
health. The PACT, the Children’s Library, and the JMZ are unique
institutions that are among the reasons to live in PA.
Name not shown
in Greenmeadow
May 11, 2021, 9:49 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Current Planning Staffing
2. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I'd strongly urge a zero-balance budget process that took 2022 or 2023
and considered it like the city was starting over. The world has changed,
Palo Alto has changed, the city's spending needs macro (not micro)
change to reflect this.
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 10:01 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
This survey is poorly written. The way it is written and options that it
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provides are terrible and create a bias in the way it is presented.
Paula Collins
in Greenmeadow
May 11, 2021, 10:07 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
This survey is poorly written. The way it is written and options that it
provides are terrible and create a bias in the way it is presented.
Name not available
May 11, 2021, 11:11 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 12, 2021, 9:42 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
2. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
11. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
12. Police Related Administrative Programming
13. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
14. Police Patrol Staffing
15. Traffic Control Staffing
16. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
17. Crossing Guard Services 50%
18. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
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19. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
20. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
21. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
22. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
23. Current Planning Staffing
24. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
26. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
7. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Current priorities seem upside down
Leo Marburg
in Professorville
May 12, 2021, 9:47 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
The Palo Alto Children's Theatre is an important part of the cultural
heritage of Palo Alto and these cuts are devastating to the 90-year-old
program. PACT engages with thousands of people every year and has
created a much-needed community for kids and teens in the arts. It's also
a place where many people get exposed to theatre for the first time. In
addition, PACT employs very talented theatre artists who are already
struggling because of the pandemic. PACT is incredibly well-run and
successful with its programs (shows are often selling out) and will be very
popular when things start to open up again. These severe cuts to the
budget if implemented would be a serious and tragic mistake.
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 12, 2021, 10:25 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
11. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
12. Crossing Guard Services 50%
13. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
14. Traffic Control Staffing
15. Current Planning Staffing
16. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
17. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
18. Parking Enforcement Staffing
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19. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
20. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
21. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
23. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
24. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
26. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I believe personally we are going to take a big hit from increased inflation
and increased federal taxes. We plan to cut back. I hope the city will try
to get by and focus on public safety (fire and police) and experiences
(libraries, zoo, art, theater) which only it can provide all residents.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 10:26 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
I don’t see analysis of current city staffing and re-alignment. If city
services are reduced, why isn’t city staffing reduced?
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 10:26 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 10:50 AM
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1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
We need to work harder on decreasing the gap between the most wealthy
and the working class. Let them pay taxes to provide services that the
community needs.
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 12, 2021, 10:55 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 12, 2021, 11:06 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 11:20 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Don’t touch reserves or taxes. Cut costs. Start with removing/reducing
departments like the Human Relations Commission, cancel all fundings
for council priority for social justice & climate change.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 11:38 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Police Patrol Staffing
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Staff recommendations are out of touch with what residents want. Every
organization (i.e., The Children's Theatre-have some personal experience
there) needs to take a hard look at how it is spending its money. We have
many retired, highly talented seniors in the community and perhaps an
organized effort to get them to volunteer, as well as others in the
community, might help some areas.
As far as this questionnaire is concerned, it is hard to discern what exactly
is covered under each category. What exactly is covered by, for example,
Police Related Administrative Programming? If it is better training, I am in
favor.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 11:56 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
I support only having 2 Palo Alto libraries....staff the others with
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volunteers if you feel a need to keep them open
we spend too much on community services programs and consultants. I
support using volunteers for community services programs - if desired,
and using qualified Palo Altans as consultants. Many of the task forces
have people that are not knowledgeable, which causes staff to continually
explain things that they should have know to be accepted for task force.
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 12, 2021, 12:41 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 1:51 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
12. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
13. Police Related Administrative Programming
14. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
15. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
16. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
17. Crossing Guard Services 50%
18. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 2:00 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
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3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 12, 2021, 2:22 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I wish this questionnaire had definitions for each category. I am not sure
exactly what the group, for example traffic control staffing actually
encompasses. Every area of Palo Alto government needs review of
possible cuts and money saving options but please do not hire yet
another "expert" to run the figures. Palo Alto has a large, highly talented
senior group as well as other citizens, who with the right encouragement
might form a valuable force for the community. Gamble Gardens runs
largely on volunteers.
Audrey Gold
outside Palo Alto
May 12, 2021, 2:26 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Police Related Administrative Programming
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
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Question 4
There should be a discussion with PAUSD to share the cost of the
crossing guard program and other programs benefiting youth. PAUSD
should manage the middle school after school sports program. Only
PAUSD students can participate. Schools manage high school sports.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 3:11 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Do not cut any additional public safety services.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 3:22 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I think it should be a top priority for the Palo Alto city council to reduce
police patrol staffing, reduce traffic control staffing, reduce police-related
administrative programming, and reduce parking enforcement staffing.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 3:36 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I live in this City because it’s suppose to be safe. Do NOT cut police
services further! It’s a shame to see so many services cut already, do
nothing further cut our police!
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 3:40 PM
Question 1
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1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Related Administrative Programming
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University Park
May 12, 2021, 3:42 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
Last year's cuts were enough to strain the city's resources. Let's keep the
status quo and not make any further cuts this year, unless absolutely
necessary. There is a lot of institutional knowledge that is leaving the city
in the coming years and we need to prepare the City for the road ahead.
Name not shown
in University Park
May 12, 2021, 3:48 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
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4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Reserve funds are established so that there are resources to tap into in
times of crisis or unavoidable expenses. This is one of those times,
lowering the reserve funds to utilize for the current crisis falls in line with
why they are established in the first place. As revenues move to a more
normal level, those reserves can be returned to formal levels.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 4:01 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
If we continue to cut police services, the public is only going to be more
frustrated with our police department and trust in law enforcement will
decrease even more, because our police services will not be able to
accommodate the public's requests.
Name not shown
in Evergreen Park
May 12, 2021, 4:43 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
There are many other revenue generation ideas. Support depends on
what they are. Yes to a business tax; yes to increasing fees for employee
parking permits (reduces greenhouse gas emissions and still keeps prices
below any reasonable market rate for commercial office workers that are
not considered low-wage workers); yes to increasing the fines for parking
violations.
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 12, 2021, 5:09 PM
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Question 1
1. Strategic Support
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 5:39 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 6:13 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
11. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 6:18 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
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2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
More than 2 libraries are needed. Adults and children use them. Please
keep present staff full time and all libraries open.
Name not shown
in Research Park
May 12, 2021, 6:42 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Concerned about plans I’ve heard for the Palo Alto jr museum. The fees
are so high that I don’t think you will get many people coming in regularly
to pay them. I certainly wouldn’t come more than about once a year at
$17/person and $300 for a membership is CRAZY (which is what i have
heard it could be). Would definitely pay $5/person a couple times a
month or $50-100 for a year membership (preferable!!).
Craig Austin
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 12, 2021, 7:37 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 7:53 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Police Related Administrative Programming
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 7:56 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Mary Lautner
in Fairmeadow
May 12, 2021, 8:02 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 12, 2021, 8:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
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Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 12, 2021, 8:04 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Current Planning Staffing
11. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
13. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
14. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please do not cut programs for the arts, children or our public libraries.
The Art Center, Cubberley, Children's Theatre, our libraries and our
beautiful parks are vital to our community. I don't want Palo Alto to be
just a city of houses and offices. Raise our taxes if you must, and/or tap
into the city reserves. After COVID, everybody needs programs which
foster community.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 8:15 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
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No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 8:21 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 8:36 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
It won’t be Palo Alto without Art and Culture
Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 12, 2021, 8:37 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
12. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
13. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
15. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
16. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 12, 2021, 8:41 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
It seems like I have seen proposals that don't include or consider
additional alternatives. For example, having the admission fee for the new
Junior Museum and Zoo be $18 per person seem ridiculous and not
consistent with what we have previously done with the JMZ. What
happened to membership fee that was a tax write off? How does that
offset costs? Wasn't all the money raised for JMZ from outside sources?
AND the city didn't hold them to their original proposal of providing an
additional external rest room for the public in Rinconada Park. (yes, this is
a complaint)
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 12, 2021, 8:56 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 8:59 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
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1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 9:02 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
2. Current Planning Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Police Patrol Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Police Related Administrative Programming
12. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
13. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
15. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
16. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
17. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
18. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
19. Crossing Guard Services 50%
20. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
21. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
22. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
23. Parking Enforcement Staffing
24. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
25. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
26. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Ann McMillan
outside Palo Alto
May 12, 2021, 9:02 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
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Elizabeth Arnow
in Fairmeadow
May 12, 2021, 9:08 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Trystan Upstill
in Charleston Terrace
May 12, 2021, 9:11 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Research Park
May 12, 2021, 9:17 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 12, 2021, 9:31 PM
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Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
11. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 9:42 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Current Planning Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 9:50 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
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Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 9:51 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 10:01 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Community gardens!
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 10:10 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
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1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Reductions should start at the top. The city staff should be reduced
permanently. For such a small town the administrative staff is much too
large. Also the pensions are using the money we should be using to pay
for the town services. Something should be done now like outsourcing
and using Medicare for retired employees medical benefits. The Palo Alto
school district only pays medical benefits until the retired employee is
eligible for Medicare. Their employees pay into Medicare through their
pay checks.
When Keene asked the city council to hire two administrators to do his job
for him the city council agreed. If they are still on the payroll those two
positions should be eliminated. Also we don't need public relations
employees or any other expensive frivolous staff.
Beth Rosenthal
in Crescent Park
May 12, 2021, 10:15 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Peter Rosenthal
in Crescent Park
May 12, 2021, 10:18 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
11. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
12. Current Planning Staffing
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
14. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 10:30 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
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1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 12, 2021, 10:39 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
11. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
12. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
13. Police Related Administrative Programming
14. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 10:40 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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Question 4
I do think it is time to shut down the 2 small libraries and either sell off
property or rent. You could run a book mobile mane 2 times a week.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 11:00 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Mark Hogan
in Charleston Terrace
May 12, 2021, 11:02 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Even in the groupings of items in the survey, there are some items that I
suspect most citizens would consider fat tied with services that people
cherish. The city government is bloated with a disproportionate level of
staffing in soft areas such as planing, admin, lobbyists. Increase
retirement age for city staff and get rid of pensions and other under-
funded long term liabilities.
Heather Howard
in Downtown North
May 12, 2021, 11:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 11:04 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 11:08 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Current Planning Staffing
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 11:10 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
11. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
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12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
13. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
14. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
15. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
16. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
17. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
18. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
19. Current Planning Staffing
20. Police Patrol Staffing
21. Crossing Guard Services 50%
22. Police Related Administrative Programming
23. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
24. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
25. Traffic Control Staffing
26. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Find creative ways to generate revenue from private public partnerships.
Don’t put more burden on your residents to charge them more for
services, taxing them. People are fleeing this town, California. Please use
tech, creativity and resourcefulness to resolve budgetary issues. Tech
businesses benefited from this community greatly, perhaps it’s time to
give back.
Name not available
May 12, 2021, 11:56 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Nicki Moffat
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 13, 2021, 12:01 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Bonnie Hellman Brown
outside Palo Alto
May 13, 2021, 12:02 AM
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Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
THE ARTS AND THEATRE ARE WHAT FEED OUR SOULS.....AND MAKE
OUR CHILDREN WELL ROUNDED. THIS CAN'T BE WHAT IS CUT.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 12:11 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 12:12 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 12:58 AM
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Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Given the rising crime around neighborhoods, please make safety as top
priority!
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:03 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Public safety is the most important thing!
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:05 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I think public safety is no. 1 priority!
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:06 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please make sure our city is safe!
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:07 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Safety first!
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Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:09 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:09 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:10 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:11 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:12 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
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May 13, 2021, 1:13 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:14 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:16 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 13, 2021, 3:30 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Police Related Administrative Programming
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
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No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 5:12 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
As a family, without the art and theatre programs, Palo Alto is not a
desirable place to live. We need some cultural activities and learning
environments to make it worth the cost of living here. Administrators may
see the arts as nonessential, but that is not how they are experienced by
kids and many adults. The arts inspire, feed wonder and curiosity,
provide an outlet for our thoughts and emotions, and connect our kids
and families to others with shared interests. Please don’t cut these most
essential and inspiring of services. Everything else can be cut and
restored when finances are better—art center programs, and children’s
theatre cuts will devastate the programs. Please, for our kids’ sakes, save
and restore these programs. The kids have already suffered enough
through this pandemic—don’t remove the very services they can’t wait to
go back to.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 5:57 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
3. Public Safety
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Reduce city headcount
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 7:01 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
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May 13, 2021, 7:15 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
12. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
13. Crossing Guard Services 50%
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
15. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
16. Police Patrol Staffing
17. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
18. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
19. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
20. Current Planning Staffing
21. Parking Enforcement Staffing
22. Police Related Administrative Programming
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
24. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
25. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
26. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
It is essential that big businesses and very high earners be taxed to
support our long-standing children's programs and other city services.
Palo Alto must also step up to the plate and create more housing at all
socioeconomic levels, but ESPECIALLY for the working poor and
otherwise needy. I myself have lived for 3.5 out of the past 7 years in my
car, and I work full time and have NEVER been on welfare, food-stamps, or
any similar service. I earn too much to get BMR rentals, but not enough to
pay rent. The housing costs MUST come down. Build, build, build. And
that is from a born and bred Palo Altan.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 7:26 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
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5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Ventura
May 13, 2021, 7:27 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Current Planning Staffing
11. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 7:31 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
2. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Pay the people back! We were overcharged for utilities! Show us the
money!
Name not shown
in University South
May 13, 2021, 7:47 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Please make our children a priority. Children’s Theatre cuts will mean our
children will miss out on that opportunity. Jr Museum cuts and entrance
fee to $18 is ridiculous.
Name not shown
in Greenmeadow
May 13, 2021, 8:20 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
11. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
12. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
13. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
14. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
15. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
16. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
17. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
18. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
19. Police Related Administrative Programming
20. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
21. Crossing Guard Services 50%
22. Current Planning Staffing
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
24. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
26. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
More housing increase traffic and pollution.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 8:29 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
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Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 8:33 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Everything should be voter approved as a democracy
Name not shown
in University South
May 13, 2021, 8:34 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:14 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Parking Enforcement Staffing
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Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:18 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Art center, library and kids programs are essential part of our life. Please
don’t take it away from us. They provide extremely important support in
education and family support
Peggy Hock McCalley
in Palo Verde
May 13, 2021, 9:23 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Although I am a senior citizen, my top priority is maintaining services and
programs for children and teens. This is important for maintaining the
health of our community.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:34 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
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No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:36 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:38 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 13, 2021, 9:44 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
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Question 4
No response
Keith Gebhart
in Crescent Park
May 13, 2021, 9:45 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:58 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 10:18 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
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I would like to see a greater urgency about increasing housing supply in
Palo Alto. Ways this could be improved include: simplified process and
reduced permitting fees for ADUs, changing zoning for more residential
options, and working with/requiring of developers to increase moderate
and low-income housing. In this year when commercial real estate may
have greater vacancies - how can we leverage or modify those spaces or
zoning areas to increase housing? There is no greater equity issue for PA
than to increase housing stock. I am a Palo Alto resident with little to no
confidence in our city council to prioritize this important work. Hopefully
this survey response will help.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 10:46 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 13, 2021, 10:52 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 13, 2021, 10:54 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Traffic Control Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
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8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 13, 2021, 11:38 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Police Patrol Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
We have significantly increased the number of jobs and businesses in Palo
Alto without coming anywhere near to increasing the number of homes to
accommodate this influx. There needs to be a new business tax that
addresses and accounts for all of the additional traffic and infrastructure
requirements that are being used by these businesses. I am not against
businesses at all, but they need to contribute to their fair share and not
just have the citizens of Palo Alto pick up all the costs for what they are
using.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 11:58 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 12:07 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
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3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
After a long hard year for a lot of the people in the Palo Alto community, it
is a real low blow to propose to change/reduce or take away services that
mean a lot and makes this community special (libraries, theatre,
community gardens, jr zoo price hike, cross guards, etc). Decide with your
hearts and prioritize what builts our community up again after all the
personal sacrifices that everyone has made, especially our youth. The
reward will be immense. Thank you.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 12:17 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University South
May 13, 2021, 12:52 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
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Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 1:28 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Dan Mahoney
in Old Palo Alto
May 13, 2021, 1:52 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 2:22 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
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Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 13, 2021, 3:01 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 13, 2021, 4:08 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 13, 2021, 4:54 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Current Planning Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Police Related Administrative Programming
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 13, 2021, 5:43 PM
Question 1
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1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
11. Current Planning Staffing
12. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
13. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
14. Crossing Guard Services 50%
15. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
16. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
17. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
18. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
19. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
20. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
21. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
22. Traffic Control Staffing
23. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
24. Parking Enforcement Staffing
25. Police Related Administrative Programming
26. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Yashvi Tibrewal
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 13, 2021, 6:48 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
11. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
12. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
13. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
14. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
15. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
16. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please reduce the budget for the PAPD, it's just not necessary for our
communities. Reinvest it into the children's theatre, public transportation,
and other community services. A supported community is a healthy one,
NOT a policed community.
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Shelly Gillan
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 13, 2021, 6:51 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University South
May 13, 2021, 6:58 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Palo Alto never recovered from the budget cuts 15ish years ago - it takes
a strong leadership & reducing bloated city hall to do it
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 13, 2021, 7:03 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
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No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 13, 2021, 7:11 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Please cut any subsidized housing budget. Make it al market rate. It
doesn’t make sense to subsidize artificially when we have a budget
crunch. Reduce development in general and preserve quality of life
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 7:11 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I urge concentration on services that benefit all Palo Altans: transport,
public safety, debt, and similar. And cutting back on special interest items
such as art, sports, libraries, social justice. Let's stay solid on the
universal basics, and ask individuals and organizations to step up and
support theater, libraries (I will do that), sports, and so on.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 7:52 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
11. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
12. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
13. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
14. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
15. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
16. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
17. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
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1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 8:19 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Consider reducing city reserves 10-15% to maintain Public Safety in
addition to Advancing ARPA set aside and business tax commensurate
with those of nearby communities (which is long overdue). In a year when
fire danger is high and students will be returning to in-person school
(after a year not commuting to school by bike and on foot, so no on-street
practice for a year) and the PAPD Chief tells you that he is concerned
about an imminent wave of retirements, the city should be spending on
public safety.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 8:31 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
12. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Evergreen Park
May 13, 2021, 8:37 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
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4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 8:40 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 13, 2021, 8:48 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 8:51 PM
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Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 8:55 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 8:57 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
12. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
13. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
14. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
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Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 13, 2021, 8:58 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
11. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
12. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
The extraordinary Art Center, Libraries, teen center, Junior Museum and
recreation and sports activities are central to our city's personality,
community bonding & building and fabric! The reductions you are
proposing in these areas absolutely need to be reconsidered. These
programs and service make our city attractive to families and community
members and keep our community engaged and connected. These
programs are an integral part of many children's lives, both at school and
after school! Please keep these amazing places, programs and people at
current budgetary standards or better! Our community would be reduced
to the ordinary.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:18 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:19 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
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2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:22 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:29 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 13, 2021, 9:32 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Children have been through a great deal during the pandemic and deserve
to have resources devoted to their well being, education and
extracurriculars well supported in our community and our budget.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:47 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:47 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:53 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 13, 2021, 9:58 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
11. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
12. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
13. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
16. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
17. Current Planning Staffing
18. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
19. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
20. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
21. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
22. Parking Enforcement Staffing
23. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
24. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
25. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
26. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 9:58 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 10:15 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
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3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Housing for homeless to be real
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 13, 2021, 10:27 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 13, 2021, 10:33 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
You have omitted an obvious (to me) alternative funding source - a City
income tax. It should be on the list. Let's have our own residents pay
some of the city costs themselves. We depend too much on outside
sources that we cannot control. Because we do not pay for these things
ourselves, we have come to expect them to 'be there'.
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Name not available
May 13, 2021, 10:35 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
I do not understand how year after year we have to keep asking the city to
maintain important programs for youth, such as the theatre and teen
programs. It's really appalling that every year the city makes its citizens
feel like it is such a sacrifice to keep these programs and that we have to
go to bat for them. And yet building codes are so ridiculously stringent
that the city spends so much money on planners, etc.
Name not available
May 13, 2021, 10:55 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
My name is Gil Weissman, I am a graduate of PAUSD, a college student
studying theater, and have had the privilege of working at the children’s
theater over the last year in assisting in instruction. I would like to express
how disappointed, ashamed, and unfortunately unsurprised I am by the
proposed budget cuts to the Children’s Theater and other youth
programs around the city. There is no denying that the last year has been
tolling emotionally and financially, and I will not try to deny that some
adjustments must be made to the city budget as a result of this, but when
those cuts are to youth programs that are absolutely invaluable to this
city and this community, something must be done to stop this lunacy. The
major mental toll of this pandemic has been a severe issue for our youth,
and if anything else, arts programs and services for youth are outlets to
aid in combatting the mental health epidemic, with countless studies
showing a positive link between the arts and improved mental health of
students, which we all know is necessary in Palo Alto, and I am happy to
send over proof to whoever needs further proof of this constantly
strengthened notion. With this being the case, I cannot think of a city that
is in more desperate need of strong artistic community programs than
palo alto, with a culture of overachievement and academic burnout that
leads to inevitably negative effects on student mental health.
I will speak more specifically about the palo alto children’s theater, as that
is where most of my knowledge lies. The Children’s theater and its staff
have done an absolutely tremendous job with their already modest means
to provide youth of all ages with creative, artistic, and intellectual
enrichment through classes, productions, teen groups and events. I
welcome those of you who have not to perhaps check out some of the
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groundbreaking things that the theater has been able to do even
throughout this time that has been so brutal for live performance, or
perhaps sit in on one of the in person acting classes that are taught
throughout the week, just to see how invaluable these experiences are.
Now, all of this is great and very important, but the problem is, I know that
you have heard all of this before because of the constant outcry of
community members, in which many others have voiced the same
opinion. So with this knowledge, I beg of you to ask yourself: why is it that
artists and educators that are working so hard to enrich this community
in ways that are immeasurable having to constantly fight to keep these
essential (I know that’s a buzzword) services alive, and why is the palo
alto children’s theater having to fight for its life instead of celebrating
coming up on 100, yes 100 years of being the oldest active children’s
theater in the nation? I don’t want to name any names, but isn’t it a bit
strange that the city manager whose proposed these very budget cuts is
trying to tell us that we can’t afford to keep youth programs running and
strengthen the health of this community while he himself made a
whopping 403,000 dollars in the latest release of salaries that the city put
out? If we want to talk about allocation of funds, why don’t we start there?
The words Proposed cuts for youth programs sounds like step 1 in the
how to handbook for super villains. I’m out of time, but I want to say that I
am frustrated and I am sad that we keep having to defend the importance
of art in our community, but I am somehow still holding on to hope that
you will see detrimental affect another budget cut to these youth services
will have on this community.
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 1:38 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
11. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
12. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
13. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
14. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
15. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 6:19 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
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3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 7:43 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Please maintain the community gardens and Master Garden program.
These gardens provide so much for a wide range of city residents
including: growing sustainable food, an important habitat for plant and
wildlife, a therapeutic place for all people to walk and enjoy that helps with
de-stressing, maintains green spaces badly needed in this city where so
many huge homes, offices, etc. are being built and re-built, educational
places for students especially in the this time of climate crisis.
It is very disappointing, sad, frustrating that the maintaining the
community gardens and Master Garden programs was not listed in the
priority section. It would have been my first choice.
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 8:16 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please lessen zoning restrictions on high density housing!
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 14, 2021, 8:27 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
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Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Greenmeadow
May 14, 2021, 8:31 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
I would like the City Council to please finish the Charleston/Arrastrdero
Corridor project. It has been a priority for South Palo Alto for over a
decade and the funding was approved and some of the project was
finished. Without finishing it completely it does not serve the purpose of
calming traffic and making it safer to bike and walk on this corridor.
It is still very dangerous in many parts of the corridor and finishing it will
improve safety for the many adults and children that use this corridor to
go to schools, parks, churches and the Mitchell Park Library. I commute
to Stanford by bike and would like this finished so I can continue to
safely.
Thank you
Andy Belk
in Community Center
May 14, 2021, 8:35 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
My primary concern is the budget cuts for the community gardens. This is
pretty much the only service we use in Palo Alto and we (along with many
others) have invested a lot of time and energy cultivating plants for food
and fun. The gardens contributed significantly to our quality of life during
COVID and should continue to benefit residents and visitors.
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 8:58 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
The pandemic, social justice and climate change are legitimate reasons to
use the city's reserves, leaving some in case we face another emergency
like an earthquake. But those listed are actual emergencies we are
currently living with and so important reasons to spend the reserves. It is
immoral and unwise not to spend money we have to fix those problems.
Thank you for considering out input.
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Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 14, 2021, 9:29 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I would like to see the city look at decreasing the number of
staff/manager by increasing efficiency and decrease their salary, as it is
done in the private world.
Compared to 35 years ago when we move to Palo Alto, it appears to me
that there is way too much bureaucracy. For example, 35 years ago, a
building permit took less than 2 months. I hear that the delay is now close
to 6 months.
NO additional tax, please. Businesses already pay a high tax. They are
already too many little taxes attached to the utility bill (like on the
telephone, which the city will probably need to refund).
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 9:44 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
What makes Palo Alto a desirable place to live and also raise children in is
the services it provides families such as neighborhood libraries, the
Children's theater the Art center and the community gardens. The Jr.
Museum, Foothill park and neighborhood parks are important to but are
different issues. These have not been usual or normal times! We have a
worldwide pandemic. If there has every been a reason to build reserves
and spend them, this is it. This is the time to dip, even deeply into
reserves. We need to bring all of our special programs and services back
to the level they were before or even improve them.
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 9:53 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
What about a delivery tax on goods shipped from out of area? Amazon
and Walmart did fantastically during the pandemic and a lot of people
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who can afford to will continue with deliveries of even basic goods.
Delivery vehicles are putting wear and tear on our roads and contributing
to GHG emissions.
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 14, 2021, 10:02 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 14, 2021, 10:15 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 11:34 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
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No response
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 1:32 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
11. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
12. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
13. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
14. Police Related Administrative Programming
15. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
16. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Support current programs that local taxpayers use and/or enjoy.
Maintain the city at a level commensurate with property values - roads,
utilities, parks, schools. Don’t look at pie in the sky projects which will take
20 years to make any progress ie housing equity, social justice, climate
change (not that they are of no value, but current and existing projects
should not be sacrificed). Note the idea that everyone should be able to
live in a town with median housing values around $3.2M is ludicrous. If
that happens housing values will plummet as will the tax base. This is not
a social comment but an economic one. I’m not sharing my info publicly
because of the potential personal backlash to economically based but
“unwoke” ideas.
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 2:09 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Police Related Administrative Programming
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I wish the last question, concerning balancing the budget, offered more
alternative.
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 2:12 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
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2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please don't strip Palo Alto of the programming (libraries/art
center/children's theater/jr museum) that make living here extra special.
Palo Alto is an expensive place to live, and it's these extra services that
make it a lovely place to live. I'm not even sure why we need to cut our
budget so drastically, since it seems city hall is always bloated on fees
etc. Why should a parking program need funding? Shouldn't that fund
itself? And if it's not, then maybe it's not a good program!
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 2:33 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 14, 2021, 3:43 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Police Related Administrative Programming
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
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May 14, 2021, 4:35 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I would reduce city workers and their pensions.
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 14, 2021, 4:46 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Current Planning Staffing
11. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
12. Police Related Administrative Programming
13. Traffic Control Staffing
14. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
15. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
16. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
17. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
18. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
19. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
20. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
21. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
23. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
24. Parking Enforcement Staffing
25. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
26. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 14, 2021, 4:52 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
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2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Please restart the traffic mitigation efforts on center/hamilton. Traffic is
starting again and we are all SICK OF IT.
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 4:54 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
11. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
12. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
13. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
14. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
15. Police Patrol Staffing
16. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
17. Current Planning Staffing
18. Traffic Control Staffing
19. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
20. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
21. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
22. Parking Enforcement Staffing
23. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
24. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
25. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
26. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 5:02 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Police Patrol Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Consolidate City Management positions to save salary costs. Adjust
payroll. No salary increases as many non-profits and government
agencies have had to do for the past year.
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 5:10 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 5:19 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please review our Administrative Expenses and compare with other
nearby cities (e.g. Sunnyvale).
Our Adm. staff number and expenses is More than Sunnyvale when
the population of Palo Alto is about 68,000 and Sunnyvale is approx.
152,000.
What can we learn from Sunnyvale which can serve the twice the
population with less than what Palo Alto spends.
We need to study this situation and try to streamline and make needed
adjustments in City's expenses.
Thank you!
Susan
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Name not available
May 14, 2021, 5:26 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
This is a reference to look up relative data across cities at
https://publicpay.ca.gov/Reports/Cities/Cities.aspx
PA may have higher number of employees because utilities are city-
owned, but the difference in budgets from nearby cities could not be more
stark. We have more employees per resident, spend more per resident
and have more retirement and health payments than any nearby city. The
first priority from this data is to trim employee count to be about 1% of
resident count inline with other cities. Second, no more defined benefit
packages - please only negotiate defined contribution packages for all
future employees. Please advocate for the federal government to take on
unfunded liabilities in exchange for a known onetime or annual outflow
and please consider privatizing city utilities so we no longer have gold
plated salary and benefits packages to support. The site gives you the top
earners and 3 of the top 10 earners in the city are with the utilities,
demonstrating that they city labor has captured city management.
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 5:45 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 6:33 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
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No response
Name not available
May 14, 2021, 6:51 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 14, 2021, 7:19 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please evaluate reducing the number of City Managers through attrition
and the curtailing of new hires.
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 14, 2021, 7:32 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Traffic Control Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Balance Budget:
1 Reduce staffing
2. Make more programs fee for service
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 14, 2021, 7:41 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
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4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Parking Enforcement Staffing
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Reduce city management employees and support staff for them by AT
LEAST 50%. We currently have a ridiculously bloated system, with
assistants to the assistants' assistants.
Never again hire "consultants" to make recommendations or decisions;
use in-house staff.
Name not shown
in Greenmeadow
May 14, 2021, 8:09 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 1:18 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
We have 6 families with school-age children we know well move out of
Palo Alto since August because it’s too expensive here. We have also
thought about moving but haven’t because we love the sense of
community and the community services here: art center, libraries,
community garden, children’s theater. Those services are what enrich
the lives of children and adults, and build friendships with other Palo
Altans. Without those community touch points Palo Alto loses its town-
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like charm and it becomes a spiritless place to live.
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 2:49 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 6:01 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Focus on your businesses. They are suffering. Talk to your merchants
and see how they are being affected by the blight, homelessness,
lawlessness. Start enforcing parking to generate revenue. Stop pushing
away business. Don't hate on big box retail, it saved your surrounding
communities during pandemic.
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 6:12 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
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Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 6:13 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No tax increase
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 6:36 AM
Question 1
1. Strategic Support
2. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 6:40 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
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Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 15, 2021, 7:02 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 7:13 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Related Administrative Programming
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 7:32 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
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3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 7:53 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University Park
May 15, 2021, 7:53 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
The City of Palo Alto needs to prioritize police. Crime is going up. No one
will care about the rest of the services offered when they don’t feel safe in
the city.
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 8:55 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Support the Community Garden program and staff it appropriately!
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 9:08 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
4. Planning/Transportation
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Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Current Planning Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University Park
May 15, 2021, 9:16 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University Park
May 15, 2021, 9:35 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Public safety is the top priority in my opinion. The crime rates are rising
and I don’t feel safe anymore. We need more police and firemen.
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 15, 2021, 10:14 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Reduce city management positions first.
Name not shown
in University Park
May 15, 2021, 10:34 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
We need to prioritize foundational services- utilities, public safety, roads,
infrastructure. Only after those are satisfactory should we even consider
theaters or library expansion. That being said waste is abundant in the
city and every effort should be made to trim staffing where appropriate-
starting with the city manager‘s office.
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 15, 2021, 10:45 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Crossing Guard Services 50%
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
13. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
14. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
15. Traffic Control Staffing
16. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
17. Current Planning Staffing
18. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
19. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
20. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
21. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
22. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
23. Parking Enforcement Staffing
24. Police Related Administrative Programming
25. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
26. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
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5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Reuce salaries of top administrators and reduce size of administrative
staff; reduce excessive retirement payments for top salaried
administrative staff -- move from defined benefit to defined contribution
plans.
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 11:11 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Please consider decreasing the number of city managers on the payroll. If
we cut 440 fewer employees, Palo Alto would have $62M less in wages
and $38M less in total retirement and health expenses.
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 12:17 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please continue funding Rinconada Pool at or above the pre-pandemic
levels
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 12:45 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 15, 2021, 1:10 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
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1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
9. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 15, 2021, 1:47 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Public safety is my highest priority, followed by infrastructure.
Maintaining the tree canopy of Palo Alto is a high priority as well. Recently
some have said Palo Alto has too many employees per resident, yet we
have a much higher level of service and broader services than Menlo Park.
San Mateo County generally has a difficult time attracting and retaining
employees because the compensation is low. I do think the executive pay
in Palo Alto is higher than necessary, but they are at will employees and
taking on more risk. It is the middle- and upper-middle employees that are
most difficult to attract and maintain.
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 2:18 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
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Question 4
The city needs to look at different income avenues. Hoping hotel tax will
fund the city is ridiculous. Get some big box stores and increase business
tax that’s how most cities control there budget.
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 15, 2021, 3:16 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Traffic Control Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Get rid of some of the workers in City Hall.
Freez or lower managers' salaries.
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 3:31 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Parking Enforcement Staffing
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 15, 2021, 3:38 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
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8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 4:05 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 15, 2021, 4:11 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Cut costs by reducing the total number of administrative staff. Don't cut
police, fire, or library services. Stop building these huge parking garages.
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 15, 2021, 5:25 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
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1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Palo Alto is a high-expenditure city because it provides many services
that make this a special place to live. Let us not destroy those unless
absolutely necessary. Once upon a time, there was a movement for
"zero-based" budgeting, in which every budget item had to be justified
each year. I urge the Council Finance Committee to study the structure
and function of our entire city to see what really works, what we need,
what we don't. (I do wonder about the PR expense ... ) I strongly support a
business tax, which many neighboring cities have.
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 6:02 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
12. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
13. Police Related Administrative Programming
14. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
15. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
16. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
17. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
18. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
19. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
20. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
21. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
22. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
23. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
24. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
26. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 15, 2021, 7:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
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4. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Crossing Guard Services 50%
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
13. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
14. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
16. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
17. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
I just attended a pop up art event in the outdoor foyer of the Rinconada
Library. What a beautifully planned space it was. We need to invest in
these soft aspects that make a city, a home, a neighborhood. We need to
restore funding to community gardens, children's libraries, libraries,
children's theater, art center, JMZ, Baylands, rangers and our parks.
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 7:19 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 15, 2021, 7:20 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
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No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 7:49 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
11. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
12. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
13. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
14. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
15. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
16. Current Planning Staffing
17. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
18. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
19. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
20. Parking Enforcement Staffing
21. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
23. Crossing Guard Services 50%
24. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
26. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 15, 2021, 7:52 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Parking Enforcement Staffing
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
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Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 15, 2021, 8:07 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Facilities for the youth (e.g., Junior Museum, Children's Library) should be
a high priority.
Businesses and/or their employees should pay for parking in the parking
structures. Short term parking should remain free everywhere.
Name not shown
in Barron Park
May 15, 2021, 10:48 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Do not cut crossing guard services at a time when school schedules are
changing, and when students and drivers are at their least experienced at
navigating school commute times in years, i.e. since the pandemic.
Name not shown
in Ventura
May 16, 2021, 1:02 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
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2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Current Planning Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
Prioritize long-term planning to prepare for future disasters, especially
climate-related ones. May want to be more lean with police, given the high
overtime, high pension, and litigation risk; instead fund Fire/EMT and
community services.
Name not shown
in University South
May 16, 2021, 7:20 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University Park
May 16, 2021, 8:48 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
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7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please support funding the Palo Alto Police Department. Without a
competitively marketed department to attract desirable candidates, and
retain the qualified professionals currently employed, the city will suffer
greatly. Crime will rise. Quality of life will go down. Property value will go
down. The descent has already began. Parent's miss the School Resource
Officer program and Parent Project. These programs have helped course
correct untold numbers of strong-willed youths and helped steer them
away from criminal activity and the negative consequences associated
with such behavior. The programs were defunded and our children and
parents have suffered. The Traffic Team has been defunded.
Consequently, one can not be surprised by the amount of poor driving
one sees in the city. There are less checks on that behavior without a
team dedicated to address it. The Special Enforcement Detail that
catered to community problems (such as rash of auto-burglaries that
plagued our downtown lots and garages in 2018-2019) has been
defunded. When they were active they solved dozens of auto burglaries
and returned thousands of dollars of stolen items to victim's of a 'smash
and grab'. The Palo Alto Police Department is a shell of what it once was
and the residents of the city are the ones who are paying for it. A
continued defunding of the department will only lead to good cops leaving
and the city only being able to afford the "bottom of the barrel"
candidates to replace them. Worse yet, those less desirable candidates
wont even have the training, support, and mentorship here to develop and
grow into the quality of officer that this city deserves.
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 8:49 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 9:04 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
I would make as my highest priority to decrease staff positions that do not
first and foremost support the main goals stated above. There is too
much administrative bloat in the budget.
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 9:07 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Please do not cut funding to the PA Children's Theatre staffing, which are
so important to our community and our youth.
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 9:18 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Several recent bike accidents including Greene Middle Schoolers, one
fatal, at El Camino intersections should put crossing card services as top
priority to protect our most vulnerable population: children who bike to
our public schools.
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 16, 2021, 9:43 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Crossing guards are essential for safe school commute for our kids. There
was already a biking fatality in 2020; it must never happen again. Without
proper crossing guards, we cannot let our kids bike to school---we'd have
to drive them, with a huge cost to our community.
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 9:52 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
11. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
13. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
14. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
15. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
17. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
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18. Current Planning Staffing
19. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
20. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
21. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
22. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
23. Police Related Administrative Programming
24. Police Patrol Staffing
25. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
26. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 10:01 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 10:16 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Parking Enforcement Staffing
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 16, 2021, 11:00 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
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1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
Overall, I would like to see less revenue going to policing (our crime rates
are so low in Palo Alto) and more revenue going to the things I've
identified as priorities.
Name not shown
in Palo Verde
May 16, 2021, 1:10 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Police Related Administrative Programming
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Redistribute funds from the 101 bridge to vital community services. What
is the point of that bridge anyway?
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 1:34 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 16, 2021, 1:35 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
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1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 1:57 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Reduce staff and stop new capital projects and infrastructure
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 2:08 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Traffic Control Staffing
2. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 2:09 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Put new building and construction on hold to support theater, libraries
and community services. Those are the most hurt by the last year and our
children need them.
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 3:08 PM
Question 1
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1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Reduce or freeze salaries of city employees, aggressively renegotiate with
both union labor and contractors.
Name not shown
in Green Acres
May 16, 2021, 3:27 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Duveneck/ St Francis
May 16, 2021, 4:29 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
11. Traffic Control Staffing
12. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
13. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
14. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
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15. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Charleston Terrace
May 16, 2021, 5:33 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Take care of seniors residents. Make it affordable living in Palo Alto. Take
care of low level income workers who work hard to serve our residents.
Make safety the highest priority for residents of all races; black, white,
Asian. More frequent patrolling streets and parks. Create end to end
program for homeless until they’re secured and safe for themselves and
the neighborhood. Thank you!
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 5:36 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Community garden plots are a source of great joy for those who garden
there. Please retain them.
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 5:39 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
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Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Traffic Control Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
11. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 16, 2021, 6:01 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
It makes absolutely no sense to me that the state has a surplus of 75
Billion dollars and somehow the most expensive city in the state cannot
afford to keep its Children's theater operational. Can you please explain
how this could be? Also, how about reforming Prop 13 so that we can
collect necessary funds from property taxes from businesses and
homeowners to support the community they live in? As a new
homeowner in Palo Alto, I am so frustrated to be paying $30K in property
taxes each year when so many neighbors pay next to nothing. It isn't fair
and it needs to be reformed if we want to have a vibrant community.
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 6:18 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
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Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 16, 2021, 7:23 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
10. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I think we should raise more revenue through taxes.
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 8:13 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
marty klein
in Palo Verde
May 16, 2021, 8:38 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
1. Stop "improving" perfectly safe streets with speed bumps,
roundabouts, and by eliminating car lanes. How much money was spent
on the Meadow & Ross intersection--with absolutely no benefit? The Ross
Road bike boulevard has made things MORE dangerous for bicycles, not
less. Bollards up and down Middlefield make even right turns more
dangerous, and slow down traffic with no benefit.
2. Developers get to break zoning and other rules for a tiny amount of
cash. The cash the city gets is temporary, while the blight of buildings that
are too big or that create unbearable traffic lasts for decades. If the city is
going to break its own rules, it should at least require enormous sums
from developers.
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Joy Sleizer
in University South
May 16, 2021, 8:50 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 16, 2021, 9:33 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 16, 2021, 9:49 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
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Name not available
May 16, 2021, 9:50 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Current Planning Staffing
3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Police Patrol Staffing
11. Crossing Guard Services 50%
12. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
13. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
15. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
16. Parking Enforcement Staffing
17. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
18. Traffic Control Staffing
19. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
20. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
21. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
22. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
23. Police Related Administrative Programming
24. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
25. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
26. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 10:01 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Current Planning Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
9. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
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Name not available
May 16, 2021, 10:03 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Laura Wright
in University South
May 16, 2021, 10:38 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 16, 2021, 10:59 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
reduce salaries for staff working in the City of Palo Alto
Name not shown
in Professorville
May 16, 2021, 11:22 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
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1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
11. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Lory Stevenson
outside Palo Alto
May 17, 2021, 12:14 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 1:02 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
10. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 5:22 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Traffic Control Staffing
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3. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
If we don’t continue to support crossing guards parents may feel less safe
allowing their kids to bike to school. If fewer kids bike to school, and
instead depend on parent drivers, traffic will become unmanageable! The
ability for my kids to travel around town independently to their schools
and activities is a HUGE benefit for our family.
Name not shown
in University South
May 17, 2021, 5:33 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
If we don't support crossing guards and transportation staff, some
parents may not feel as safe letting their kids walk/bike to school. If more
parents start driving their kids to school traffic will become
unmanageable. The ability for my kids to safely and confidently travel
independently to their school and activities around town is a huge benefit
for our family of living in Palo Alto
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 7:13 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Police Related Administrative Programming
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 7:50 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
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5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 7:52 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 8:33 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
Start charging parking fees in downtown Palo Alto and California Avenue
to generate revenues.
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 9:44 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
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2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
13. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
15. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
16. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
17. Parking Enforcement Staffing
18. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
19. Current Planning Staffing
20. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
21. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
22. Traffic Control Staffing
23. Police Related Administrative Programming
24. Police Patrol Staffing
25. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
26. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Deborah Wexler
in Crescent Park
May 17, 2021, 9:50 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Police Patrol Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
8. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Trim down government and look for ways to get out from under the
pension debacle.
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 10:20 AM
Question 1
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1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Current Planning Staffing
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Considerations for balancing the budget should include careful review of
current and retirement compensation packages of Palo Alto employees.
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 17, 2021, 10:28 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Parking Enforcement Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
My neighborhood, Crescent Park, feels much less safe now than it did
when I moved here years ago. Making cuts to public safety services, e.g.
police and fire, should be avoided. Instead, our first choice should be to
rationalize and "right size" administration staffing levels and
compensation in city government which both are considerably higher
than peer cities. These costs need to be examined critically by an
external "third party" that is retained by the city council.
Shobhna Iyer
outside Palo Alto
May 17, 2021, 11:51 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
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Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 17, 2021, 12:06 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
7. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Current Planning Staffing
11. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
12. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
13. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Please reduce funding for policing and divert funds to true public safety
initiatives like affordable housing and community programs. Please
reduce police patrol staffing, reduce traffic control staffing, reduce police-
related administrative programming, and reduce parking enforcement
staffing. These things do not make our community safer, and in fact they
contribute to the fear and stress placed on our community members of
color. If the county supports social justice, it will be committed to
reducing its law enforcement budget.
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 12:11 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Old Palo Alto
May 17, 2021, 1:06 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
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3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
I would reduce the police department's budget and shift that funding to
housing, education, and other community services.
Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 17, 2021, 1:21 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
11. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
I've lived in Palo Alto for more than 28 years, and I raised my kids here.
We moved to the city in large part because of the wonderful amenities our
high housing costs/taxes paid for: fantastic parks and open spaces, great
educational and rec programs, terrific arts organizations. These are what
make living in this particular town worthwhile. Find other places to cut.
For starters, let's cut the police budget.
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 17, 2021, 1:29 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
gary fine
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in College Terrace
May 17, 2021, 2:15 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
3. Public Safety
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 2:23 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 2:32 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 3:08 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
5. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
Question 3
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1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Libraries, recreational programs, the art center, the Children's theatre,
parks, and more: these are the things that make a community a
community.
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 3:44 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Current Planning Staffing
8. Traffic Control Staffing
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 3:52 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 17, 2021, 4:12 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
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Name not shown
in Community Center
May 17, 2021, 4:45 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
5. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
11. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
12. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
margaret heath
in College Terrace
May 17, 2021, 5:50 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
9. Parking Enforcement Staffing
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
1) Government transparency must always be the highest priority.
2) Followed by safety (including running red lights!), and city libraries.
3) Prevent our traditional retail cores from being hollowed out by non-
traditional uses which do not bring in sales tax revenue.
4) A complete business registry and a business tax, as other cities do, as
soon as possible.
5) Reinstate the higher square foot development fee for housing that
council had approved but which was then reversed by the last council.
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 6:16 PM
Question 1
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1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 7:06 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Police Related Administrative Programming
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Community Center
May 17, 2021, 7:12 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
9. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Traffic Control Staffing
12. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
13. Current Planning Staffing
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
15. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
16. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
17. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
18. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
19. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
20. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
21. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
22. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
23. Parking Enforcement Staffing
24. Police Patrol Staffing
25. Police Related Administrative Programming
26. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
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Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 17, 2021, 7:25 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
we need to make safety for kids a top priority
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 18, 2021, 12:35 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 18, 2021, 2:40 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
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Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
6. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
7. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
Build more housing! Defund the police!
Ken Joye
in Ventura
May 18, 2021, 12:08 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I have said many times to elected officials that the climate crisis is the
most important issue that we face, but I must confess that I am not
exactly sure how to to apply that sentiment to the FY22 budget process. A
year ago, I wrote that these are my top priorities: (1) toilet flushing works
(2) water comes out of faucet (3) electricity comes through the wires (4)
ambulance and fire vehicles arrive (5) garbage is picked up. I am not
exactly sure how to weigh those things versus public safety (e.g., crossing
guards at major intersections). My two areas of civic involvement are (A)
acting as a Neighborhood Preparedness Coordinator through the ESV
program and (B) serving on the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory
Committee. The former has to do with public safety, the latter with the
climate crisis. They have broad impact across most/all segments of the
community, as opposed to programs of specific interest to subsets of the
community. If I were to make any request, it is that you prioritize budget
areas with broadest reach. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
Name not available
May 19, 2021, 4:23 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 19, 2021, 7:33 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
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Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 19, 2021, 12:05 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Police Related Administrative Programming
5. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
8. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 19, 2021, 6:42 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
12. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
13. Crossing Guard Services 50%
14. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
15. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
17. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 12:29 PM
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Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Traffic Control Staffing
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Businesses, particularly ones with many employees but that do not
generate sales taxes, need to be contributing MORE to the city of Palo
Alto.
They use our infrastructure. They benefit from our reputation. But they do
not give back enough.
We need a business tax.
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 12:46 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Traffic Control Staffing
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 2:55 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Crossing Guard Services 50%
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 5:21 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
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3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Charleston Meadows
May 20, 2021, 5:54 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
We love Palo Alto libraries, they are important for children and adults,
they are a treasure for Palo Alto. Please help sustain them!
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 20, 2021, 5:55 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 5:56 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Crossing Guard Services 50%
6. Current Planning Staffing
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7. Police Related Administrative Programming
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
Close the expensive "1-stop Permitting Center" rental space across street
from City Hall. Bring back operations to unused city hall space.
Eliminate "Utility Marketing Services" that we never asked
for....completely unneeded.
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 20, 2021, 5:59 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
We need a business tax on large employers...
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 6:01 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
9. Current Planning Staffing
10. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 6:16 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
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Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Current Planning Staffing
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
7. Police Patrol Staffing
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
10. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Itai Liba
in Charleston Meadows
May 20, 2021, 6:20 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 6:25 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
8. Crossing Guard Services 50%
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 6:30 PM
Question 1
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1. Public Safety
2. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Related Administrative Programming
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Reduce utility costs for residential users.
Name not shown
in Leland Manor/ Garland
May 20, 2021, 6:32 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
8. Police Patrol Staffing
9. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
10. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 7:03 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Traffic Control Staffing
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
11. Parking Enforcement Staffing
12. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
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Name not available
May 20, 2021, 7:16 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
3. Police Patrol Staffing
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 7:36 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
Question 4
Safety first. Keep police, fire and school guards funded.
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 7:42 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
3. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
4. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Police Related Administrative Programming
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
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5. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Support what makes Palo Alto a wonderful place to live. City services, and
the people, city employees who make this possible.
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 7:42 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 20, 2021, 7:44 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
8. Current Planning Staffing
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
12. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
13. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
14. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in College Terrace
May 20, 2021, 7:46 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
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3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Traffic Control Staffing
7. Parking Enforcement Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 7:48 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 8:22 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 9:02 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
5. Police Patrol Staffing
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
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8. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
9. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
10. Traffic Control Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 20, 2021, 9:03 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Crossing Guard Services 50%
5. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
6. Police Related Administrative Programming
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
14. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
15. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
16. Current Planning Staffing
17. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 9:05 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Strategic Support
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
8. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
9. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
10. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
Question 3
1. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
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Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 9:13 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
3. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Current Planning Staffing
11. Police Patrol Staffing
12. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
14. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
5. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 9:43 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Current Planning Staffing
7. Traffic Control Staffing
8. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
11. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
12. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
13. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
14. Police Related Administrative Programming
15. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
16. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
17. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
18. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
19. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street
Garage Fund
20. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
21. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
22. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
23. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
24. Parking Enforcement Staffing
25. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
26. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
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2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 9:46 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Crescent Park
May 20, 2021, 9:57 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
2. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 10:24 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
4. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
5. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
7. Transportation and Parking Consultant Services
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
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2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
5. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in University South
May 20, 2021, 10:31 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Current Planning Staffing
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
1. Reduce capitol expenditures on wasteful projects that are not
supported by residents. Spending nearly half our budget on "shiny" capex
projects like the new police station off cal ave is a waste. We could have
done this project for less money, or waited. The price for it is greater than
the cost of building a new home for every member of the police
department!
2. Residents *widely* support a business tax. Why did you bundle that
option with a charge on customer (read: resident!) utility bills?
Name not shown
May 20, 2021, 10:48 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 11:05 PM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
3. Community/Library Services
4. Public Safety
Question 2
1. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Current Planning Staffing
7. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
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Question 4
No response
Name not shown
outside Palo Alto
May 20, 2021, 11:18 PM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
I don't understand the concept behind the brownout for the fire
department and paramedic services. The notion that services can be
reduced at night and weekends assumes that fires and heart attacks, or
other emergencies, only happen from 9 - 5 Monday through Friday. A
very silly assumption. Services should be available at all times, precisely
because we never know when an emergency might happen.
Name not available
May 20, 2021, 11:21 PM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
3. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 4:31 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Public Safety
4. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
11. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
Question 3
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1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
4. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
5. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
6. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
7. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 6:13 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Police Patrol Staffing
2. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Parking Enforcement Staffing
5. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
6. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
7. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
8. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
9. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
10. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not shown
in Downtown North
May 21, 2021, 6:33 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Strategic Support
3. Public Safety
4. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Parking Enforcement Staffing
3. Community Services Enjoy! Catalog Production
4. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 6:40 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Crossing Guard Services 50%
2. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Federal Lobbyist and National Citizen's Survey
5. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
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Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
2. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
I don't believe the best way to solve any problem is by raising taxes, this
only makes the SES gap bigger and the middle and lower class must take
on the burden of carrying everyone. plus, the taxes never decrease when
the goal is met, same as when fees are increased.
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 7:26 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Police Patrol Staffing
5. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
6. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Tammy Gravelle
in Old Palo Alto
May 21, 2021, 7:44 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
3. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
This survey was disappointing in that it felt like the City was going through
the motions of soliciting public input on the new budget but in fact was
merely asking where and how would we like to spend any extra money vs
where they are proposing our current dollars are going to now! Now that’s
a survey worth taking. But thank you for the opportunity here. Baby
steps I guess.
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 8:16 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Planning/Transportation
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
2. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
3. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
7. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
8. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
9. Traffic Control Staffing
10. Crossing Guard Services 50%
11. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
Question 3
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1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
#1 funds to Decrease airplane traffic and noise over Palo alto
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 8:35 AM
Question 1
1. Public Safety
2. Community/Library Services
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Traffic Control Staffing
2. Police Patrol Staffing
3. Police Related Administrative Programming
4. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
5. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
6. Parking Enforcement Staffing
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 9:01 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
6. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
7. Crossing Guard Services 50%
8. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
9. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
10. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
Question 3
1. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
5. Increase an Existing Tax (requires voter approval)
6. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
7. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 9:54 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Strategic Support
3. Planning/Transportation
Question 2
1. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
2. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
3. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
4. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
6. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
7. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
8. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
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9. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
10. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 65%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 50%
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
Question 4
Reduce the bloated funding for the police. Use the money to support
community-focussed organizations, social justice and equity initiatives,
and the arts. Invest in community mental health support and affordable
housing.
Name not shown
in Midtown/ Midtown West
May 21, 2021, 9:58 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
5. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
6. Crossing Guard Services 50%
7. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Meeting and Public Hearing Support Services
10. Police Patrol Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
4. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
Happy to see that residents & Council committees see the value of
services directly serving people, that is, libraries and community services
dept programs. Having been a city employee when Prop 13 passed, this
was the same message received from residents: keep open the services
we use every day. This is often not seen as a priority by City hall
employees. I did not see any park maintenance or swimming pool access
reductions on the list of options to consider so I assume they are safe
from significant budget cuts. Also, can I assume that the library materials
(e.g. books) budget has not been reduced any more than the 2020/21
cut? This is an area where increase needs to occur....the reserve backlogs
are very long for many new titles.
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 10:57 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Public Safety
3. Community/Library Services
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
3. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
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Name not available
May 21, 2021, 11:22 AM
Question 1
1. Community/Library Services
2. Public Safety
3. Planning/Transportation
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Baylands Interpretive Center Public Hours
3. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
4. Teen Center Operations and Use the Think Fund/Bryant Street Garage
Fund
5. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
6. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
7. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 11:22 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Neighborhood Libraries and Maintain Distribution Services
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
3. Crossing Guard Services 50%
4. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
5. Arts Center Operating Hours & Programming and Increase Fees
6. Junior Museum and Zoo Marketing Resources
7. Cubberley Artist Studio Administration Staffing
8. Sports and Recreation Programming and Increase Fees
9. Children's Theatre Operations and Production Staffing
10. Cubberley Theater Operations Staffing
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Establish a New Revenue (requires voter approval; e.g. a business tax
or a charge on customer utility bills)
Question 4
No response
Name not available
May 21, 2021, 11:39 AM
Question 1
1. Planning/Transportation
2. Community/Library Services
3. Public Safety
4. Strategic Support
Question 2
1. Investment in the City's Infrastructure Catch-up and Keep-up
2. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Economic Recovery
3. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Housing for Social and Economic
Balance
4. Railroad/Train Crossing Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Maintenance
5. Emergency Incident Response Services Brown Out (Fire Station 2)
6. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Social Justice
7. Funding for 2021 Council Priority: Climate Change Protection and
Adaptation
Question 3
1. Reduce City Reserves by 10%
2. Reduce City Reserves by 25%
3. Advance the 2nd Year American Rescue Program Act (ARPA) Funding
set aside for FY 2022-23 in FY 2021-22
Question 4
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