The City of Palo Alto is inviting community leaders to join a conversation on City services, fiscal sustainability, and tax increases, which will help inform upcoming discussions on the annual budget process and potential revenue measures considerations.

They had planned for three sessions last week but cancelled one due to lack of attendees. Out of the two standing sessions only two people attended which shows the lack of outreach efforts by the City.

NAIOP Members:

Get involved and attend one of the outreach meetings and/or fill out the City’s Fiscal Sustainability survey http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/fiscalsustainability

It is important for us to attend the upcoming meeting(s) to voice our perspective.  Please select one of the following focus group meetings below and click on the link to register. Participants will receive an email confirmation and link for the virtual focus group meeting.  Contact NAIOP Silicon Valley for talking points at [email protected].

  1. Mar 8, 2022 12:00 PM Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsd-isrjMoGdwlYGNaKk2S51Viw7-VgBQa 
  2. Mar 8, 2022 06:00 PM Register in advance for this meeting: (specifically for businesses) https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvcuGtrDsrE9VsR9mY_ItMIKrq2jycsT8z 
  3. Mar 17, 2022 06:00 PM Register in advance for this meeting: ( for all) https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcuuurTguE93FLXhlBvRBwTg8y6kgQOya (community-wide)
  4. Mar 29, 2022 06:00 PM Register in advance for this meeting: ( for all) https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcOyqqzopH9H_EA56x9lHimf1NNCW1wUe (community-wide)

If you are unable to participate in one of the focus groups, please consider responding to their online survey, which is available to all members of the Palo Alto community.

Additionally, a community listening session is being held on Tuesday, March 29, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. All members of the Palo Alto community are invited to attend and share their views on service improvements and potential revenue measures considerations. Register for the Community Listening Session here.