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From:Rhoda Fry
To:Public Comments
Cc:City Council
Subject:3/17/2026 Council Meeting Agenda #10 Ballot Measure
Date:Friday, March 13, 2026 4:48:36 PM
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Dear City Council,
Regarding 3/17/2026 Council Meeting Agenda #10 Ballot Measure,
Another way to raise $! Consider Big Construction Conditions of Approval: We need to
consider collecting use taxes for large projects. My understanding is that Cupertino became
the point-of-sale location for construction materials when building the Apple Campus. We
need to do this for developers as well and capture the taxes paid on those materials. Perhaps
that can be included as a condition of approval.
UUT – Disproportionally impacts lower-income households. Higher-income households have
solar and resources for all-electric homes. Lower-income households do not. I just don’t see
the nexus in increasing the UUT. Regarding the history of the UUT, it was voted for to pay for
Blackberry Farm pool/picnic/golf/blue pheasant. The ads for the purchase was for saving the
oak trees and the property from potential development. I recall the UUT was going to end
someday.
Use Tax (looks like Sales Tax): I don’t know whether a use tax will fly – a new tax was just
voted in for the County. My recollection is that Cupertino voted no. I think that the staff
should have mentioned how the vote went on this up front – I don’t see it but maybe I didn’t
look carefully enough.
Head Tax, I’ve mentioned this at several City Council meetings in the past, Cupertino is
lower than other cities for head taxes. Please also take a look at Menlo Park - - - note that
Facebook also subsidizes additional police for its campus. So it would be interesting to look at
their head tax as well. It actually looks surprisingly low:
https://www.menlopark.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/administrative-
services/documents/finance/bl_taxguide_202003051245421195.pdf
Regards,
Rhoda Fry