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Resolution No. 10295
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Requesting Election Consolidation and Election Services for a Ballot Measure to Impose a Local
Transactions and Use Tax at a Rate of 0.5%
R E C I T A L S
A. The City Council, by Ordinance No. 5699, adopted at the same time as this companion
resolution, formally called an election for the submission of a ballot measure to the voters of Palo
Alto to impose a transactions and use tax at a rate of 0.5% for the November 3, 2026 election.
B. To the extent a resolution is required by Elections Code sections 10002 and 10403,
the City Council hereby requests consolidation of the ballot measure described above with the
statewide election on November 3, 2026 and related elections services from the County of Santa
Clara.
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto resolves as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council adopts each of the findings set forth above.
SECTION 2. Measure. The exact form of the question shall be as follows:
City of Palo Alto Community Safety/Services Measure. To
provide general city services including repairing Cubberley
Community Center for current safety, earthquake,
accessibility standards; upgrading deteriorating electrical
systems, wiring, plumbing; acquiring outdoor space/sites;
maintaining streets, safe, clean downtown/commercial
cores; preparing for natural disasters; repairing
deteriorating community spaces, libraries, shall City of Palo
Alto’s measure enacting a 0.5% (1/2¢) sales tax, providing
approximately $15,600,000 annually until ended by voters,
with published financial audits, all funds used locally, be
YES
NO
This question requires the approval of a majority of those casting votes.
SECTION 3. Consolidation Request (Elections Code § 10403). The Council of the City
of Palo Alto requests that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara permit the
Registrar of Voters to completely consolidate the City’s Municipal Elections for November 3, 2026
and the City Council consents to such consolidation. The Council requests the Board of
Supervisors of Santa Clara County to include on the ballots and sample ballots, all qualified
measures submitted by the City Council to be considered by the qualified electors of the City of
Palo Alto. The Council acknowledges that the Election will be held and conducted according to
procedures in the Elections Code, including Section 10418.
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SECTION 4. Request for County Services (Elections Code § 10002 and 10400 et seq.).
Pursuant to Section 10002 of the Elections Code, the Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby
requests the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County to permit the Registrar of Voters to
render services to the City of Palo Alto relating to the conduct of Palo Alto’s Municipal Elections
which are called to be held on November 3, 2026, and shall reimburse the county for the costs
incurred by the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters in conducting the election for the City
of Palo Alto. The services shall be of the type normally performed by the Registrar of Voters in
assisting the clerks of municipalities in the conduct of elections including, but not limited to,
checking registrations, mailing ballots, hiring election officers and arranging for polling places,
receiving absentee voter ballot applications, mailing and receiving absent voter ballots and
opening and counting same, providing and distributing election supplies, and furnishing voting
machines, the canvassing of the returns of the election, the furnishing of the results of such
canvassing to the City Clerk, and, the performance of other election services as may be requested
by the City Clerk. The City requests the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors permit the
County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters to prepare the City’s election materials.
SECTION 5. Environmental Review. This ballot measure is not a project under CEQA
regulation 15378(b)(4) because it creates a government funding mechanism which does not
involve a commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical
impact on the environment.
SECTION 6. No Conflicting Interpretations. This Resolution is intended to be a
companion to Ordinance No. 5699 to fulfill any legal requirement that the requests for
consolidation, for election services, and the ballot question be contained in a resolution. This
Resolution shall not be interpreted to conflict with Ordinance No. 5699.
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SECTION 7. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSENTIONS:
ATTEST:
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City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
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Assistant City Attorney City Manager
BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE, VEENKER
June 8, 2026
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