""We want to be realistic, but we also want to dream," Councilman Keith Reckdahl said. "Where along that spectrum are we? Because the bigger the project is, the more it can serve the community ... But it will cost more." Pollster Miranda Everitt of FM3 research said she would ask potential voters whether they'd pay $250, $500 or $750 per year. The money would be collected through a bond, a parcel tax, a utility tax or a sales tax, according to her poll."
"Councilman George Lu said he wants a progressive tax structure so the wealthier pay more. A $250 tax would allow the city to purchase seven acres from the Palo Alto Unified School District and do minor renovations. A $500 tax would allow for a new recreation and wellness center, and a $750 tax would allow for a performing arts center, Everitt said in her presentation."
"Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims said she wants to ask voters if they'd pay a $1,250 tax. But Mayor Ed Lauing said he wouldn't go over $1,000, calling it a "stunning number" per year. City Manager Ed Shikada said his team would come up with another number to poll voters on that's above $750. Lythcott-Haims suggested $999. "You're just trying to make me happy," Lauing joked."
Palo Alto City Council is evaluating upgrade options for the dilapidated Cubberley Community Center at 4000 Middlefield Road. Council members and a pollster proposed asking voters about annual contributions ranging from $250 to $1,250, collected via a bond, parcel tax, utility tax or sales tax. Different price points would fund buying land, minor renovations, a recreation and wellness center, or a performing arts center. Council members debated progressive taxation, donor naming rights, realist focus on existing tenants, and limits on voter appetite. A second of four polls will go to potential voters in mid-November.
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