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7 Page 37 All the projects except converting the city's playing fields to synthetic surfaces and building the fire department training tower draw at least a majority of the respondents' support. Storm drainage, repaving streets and repairing the sidewalks are the most popular items with support from more than 85 percent of the voters surveyed. The table above summarizes the results. For each project we have calculated a mean level of support on a five point scale where very important = 5, somewhat important = 4, not sure = 3, not too important = 2 and not at all important = 1. Data showing which subgroups were most supportive of each project may be found on pages eight through 37 of the crosstabulation section of this report. The utility users tax Knowledge of a utility users tax Not sure 34% Knows of tax 54% Does not know 12% Just over half the respondents know there is a utility users tax in Redwood City. Twelve percent do not think there is a tax and the remaining third are not sure if one exists or not. Those most aware of the tax included those who would prefer to let the tax on phone calls expire and cut $2 million from the budget rather than revise the law. Other subgroups most aware of the tax include those who think the five percent rate is too high, conservatives and those who voted absentee in all three of the past three elections. Those least likely to know there is a utility users tax included Latino and African-American respondents, those who would support a measure that broadened the coverage of the telephone tax if the rate were cut to four percent. After respondents were asked if there was a tax, they were told one has been in place for the past 24 years, they were given a list of what utilities are taxed and they were told where the money is spent. Then respondents were asked if they thought this tax was a good idea or a bad idea. -3-