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Home My WebLink About2025-08-11 City Council AgendaCITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Monday, August 11, 2025 Council Chambers & Hybrid 5:30 PM Palo Alto City Council meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend by teleconference or in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting is located at the end of the agenda. The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TV Channel 26, live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed to Midpen Media Center https://midpenmedia.org. VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/362027238) Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900-6833 PUBLIC COMMENTS General Public Comment for items not on the agenda will be accepted in person for up to three minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. General public comment will be heard for 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda. Public comments for agendized items will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up to three minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. Requests to speak will be taken until 5 minutes after the staff’s presentation or as determined by the Chair. Written public comments can be submitted in advance to city.council@CityofPaloAlto.org and will be provided to the Council and available for inspection on the City’s website. Please clearly indicate which agenda item you are referencing in your subject line. PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted only by email to city.clerk@CityofPaloAlto.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received, the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strong cybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are not accepted. Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks, posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do not create a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated when displaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view or passage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting. TIME ESTIMATES Listed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while the meeting is in progress. The Council reserves the right to use more or less time on any item, to change the order of items and/or to continue items to another meeting. Particular items may be heard before or after the time estimated on the agenda. This may occur in order to best manage the time at a meeting or to adapt to the participation of the public. 1 August 11, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.paloalto.gov/agendas. CALL TO ORDER AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS PUBLIC COMMENT (5:35 - 6:05 PM) Members of the public may speak in-person ONLY to any item NOT on the agenda. 1-3 minutes depending on number of speakers. Public Comment is limited to 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda. COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (6:05 - 6:15 PM) Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). STUDY SESSION (Item 1: 6:15 - 7:15 PM, Item 2: 7:15 - 8:15 PM) 1.4256 El Camino Real [25PLN-00095]. Request for Council Prescreening to Rezone the Subject Property from Commercial Services to Planned Community/Planned Home Zoning and to Allow Construction of a Multi-Family Apartment Complex with 120 Units in a Six-Story Structure on a 25,950-Square-Foot (0.6 Acre) Site. CEQA Status: Not a Project. 2.332 Forest Avenue [25PLN-00130]. Request for Council Prescreening to Rezone the Subject Property from Multifamily Residential (RM-40) to Planned Home Zoning (PHZ) and to Allow Construction of a New Multi-Family Apartment Complex with 82 units in an Eight-Story Structure on a 25,000 Square Foot (0.57 Acre) Site. CEQA Status: Not a Project. CONSENT CALENDAR (8:15 - 8:20 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 3.Approval of Minutes from June 9, June 16, and June 17, 2025 Meetings 4.Ordinance Adopting the 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Issued by the State Fire Marshal 5.Adoption of Memorandums of Agreement with the Palo Alto Police Officers’ Association (PAPOA) and the Palo Alto Police Managers Association (PMA) for Terms Ending June 30, 2028, and Corresponding Salary Schedules; CEQA Status – Not a Project 6.Adoption of a Resolution Establishing Fiscal Year 2026 Property Tax Levy for General Obligation Bonds (Measure N Libraries) 2 August 11, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.paloalto.gov/agendas. 7.Adopt a Resolution to Modify Evergreen Park-Mayfield Residential Preferential Parking Program Employee Permit Allotment and Zone Revisions and Create New Two-Hour Parking Areas Adjacent to El Camino Real; CEQA Status: Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301. 8.Adopt a Council Chambers Use Policy as recommended by the Policy and Services Committee and Adopt an Ordinance Adding Use of Council Chambers Fees to the FY 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule; CEQA status: Not a project 9.Approval of Five (5) On-Call Consulting Contracts to Provide Long Term Planning Policy Development support for the Planning and Development Services over a Five-Year Term, as needed: 1) Aaron Welch Planning, 2) Ascent Environmental, Inc. 3) Lexington Planning LLC, 4) PlaceWorks, Inc., 5) Raimi & Associates Inc. in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000; CEQA Status: Not a Project. 10.Approval of Increase of Construction Contingency for Contract No. C24189237 with SAK Construction, LCC in the amount of $1,800,000, Funded by the Wastewater Treatment Enterprise Fund for the Joint Intercepting Sewer Rehabilitation (Phase 1) Project (WQ 24000), and Approval of a Budget Amendment in the Wastewater Treatment Fund; CEQA Status - Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Repairs to Existing Facilities) 11.Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. C22182051 with EPI-USE Labs LLC to Increase the Compensation by $939,675 for the City’s AWS Cloud and SAP Basis Support Services and Extending the Term by 12 months to December 31, 2026; CEQA status - exempt under 15061(b)(3). 12.Approval of Amendment #1 to Contract C23184669A With LifeMoves to Extend the Contract by Two Years Through July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027 in the Amount of $512,377 for a Total Contract Value Not To Exceed $972,377 for the Provision of Homeless Outreach Service; and Amend the FY 2026 Budget in the General Fund and the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Grant Fund; CEQA Status – Not A Project. 13.QUASI-JUDICIAL. 3150 El Camino Real [24PLN-00231]: Approval of a Vesting Tentative Map to Merge Five Parcels Together to Create One 111,030-Square-Foot Parcel to Facilitate Construction of 368 New Residential Rental Units. CEQA Status: Streamlined CEQA Review in Accordance with Section 15183. Zoning District: CS (Service Commercial). Supplemental Report added 3 August 11, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.paloalto.gov/agendas. 14.FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance to align chair and vice chair selection language for the Parks and Recreation Commission (Palo Alto Municipal Code Ch. 2.25) and the Architectural Review Board (Palo Alto Municipal Code Ch. 2.21) with the City’s other Boards, Commissions, and Committees (BCCs); and Adoption of a Resolution doing the same for the Storm Water Management Oversight Committee – CEQA Status: Not a Project 15.FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Adding PAMC Chapter 16.15 to Restate Procedures for Expedited Permitting of Electric Vehicle Charging Systems to Comply with State Law. CEQA Status: Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). CITY MANAGER COMMENTS (8:20 - 8:35 PM) BREAK (15 MINUTES) ACTION ITEMS (Item 16: 8:50 - 9:05 PM, Item 17: 9:05 - 10:30 PM) Include: Report of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Report of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 16.PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of Objections for Weed Abatement Assessments; and Adoption of Resolution Confirming the Weed Abatement Report and Ordering Abatement Costs to be a Special Assessment on the Properties Specified in the Report; CEQA status - categorically exempt. 17.Approval of Resolutions Amending the Amended and Restated Water Supply Agreement Between the City and County of San Francisco and Wholesale Customers in Alameda County, San Mateo County and Santa Clara County and the Updated Tier 2 Drought Response Implementation Plan; CEQA Status: Not a Project and Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15307, 15308 ADJOURNMENT INFORMATION REPORTS Information reports are provided for informational purposes only to the Council and the public but are not listed for action or discussion during this meeting’s agenda. A.City Council Summer Recess Report 4 August 11, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.paloalto.gov/agendas. B.City of Palo Alto Monthly Investment Activity Report for May 2025 (Unaudited) C.City of Palo Alto Monthly Investment Activity Report June 2025 (Unaudited) D.Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Evaluation Report for the Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information on Flood Preparedness and Awareness, and the Resulting Community Rating System Flood Insurance Discounts OTHER INFORMATION Standing Committee Meetings this week Policy & Services Committee August 12, 2025 Public Comment Letters Schedule of Meetings SUPPLEMENTAL / AMENDED AGENDA ITEMS 13.QUASI-JUDICIAL. 3150 El Camino Real [24PLN-00231]: Approval of a Vesting Tentative Map to Merge Five Parcels Together to Create One 111,030-Square-Foot Parcel to Facilitate Construction of 368 New Residential Rental Units. CEQA Status: Streamlined CEQA Review in Accordance with Section 15183. Zoning District: CS (Service Commercial). Supplemental Report added 5 August 11, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.paloalto.gov/agendas. PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone. 1.Written public comments may be submitted by email to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org. 2.For in person public comments please complete a speaker request card located on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Clerk prior to discussion of the item. 3.Spoken public comments for agendized items using a computer or smart phone will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to access a Zoom-based meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully. ◦You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in- browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up-to-date browser: Chrome 30 , Firefox 27 , Microsoft Edge 12 , Safari 7 . Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. Or download the Zoom application onto your smart phone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enter in the Meeting ID below. ◦You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. ◦When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. ◦When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments. 4.Spoken public comments for agendized items using a phone use the telephone number listed below. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so we know that you wish to speak. You will be asked to provide your first and last name before addressing the Council. You will be advised how long you have to speak. When called please limit your remarks to the agenda item and time limit allotted. CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 362-027-238 Phone: 1-669-900-6833 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format or who require auxiliary aids to access City meetings, programs, or services may contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (650) 329-2550 (voice) or by emailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Requests for assistance or accommodations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, program, or service. 6 August 11, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.paloalto.gov/agendas. California Government Code §84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," prohibits an elected official of a local government agency from participating in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use if the official received a campaign contribution exceeding $500 from a party or participant, including their agents, to the proceeding within the last 12 months. A “license, permit, or other entitlement for use” includes most land use and planning approvals and the approval of contracts that are not subject to lowest responsible bid procedures and have a value over $50,000. A “party” is a person who files an application for, or is the subject of, a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use. A “participant” is a person who actively supports or opposes a particular decision in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use, and has a financial interest in the decision. The Levine Act incorporates the definition of “financial interest” in the Political Reform Act, which encompasses interests in business entities, real property, sources of income, sources of gifts, and personal finances that may be affected by the Council’s actions. If you qualify as a “party” or “participant” to a proceeding, and you have made a campaign contribution to a Council Member exceeding $500 made within the last 12 months, you must disclose the campaign contribution before making your comments. 7 August 11, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.paloalto.gov/agendas.