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ACTION MINUTES
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Regular Meeting
November 14, 2023
The Policy and Services Committee of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 7:00 P.M.
Present: Tanaka (Chair), Lauing, Veenker
Absent:
Call to Order
Agenda Items
1. Recommendation to the City Council to Adopt an Urgency Ordinance and an Interim
Ordinance That Allows the Director of Planning and Development Services to Extend
Planning Entitlements up to an Additional 18 Months Until the City's Housing Element is
Certified by the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
Environmental Review: Exempt from CEQA in Accordance with CEQA Guidelines
15061(b)(3).
MOTION: Council Member Veenker moved, seconded by Council Member Lauing to recommend
the City Council forward a recommendation to the City Council to adopt the two attached
ordinances (Attachment A & B), with the amendment that the language
“and for good cause shown” be added in section 2 of the proposed ordinances after “his/her
discretion” and that the sunset date would be December 2024 and not the HCD approval of the
Housing Element.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
2. Staff Recommends the Policy and Services Committee Recommend the City Council
Accept the Status Update of the Audit of the Building and Permit Review Report
MOTION: Council Member Veenker moved, seconded by Council Member Lauing to recommend
the City Council accept the status update of the Audit of the Building and Permit Review Report.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
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Policy & Services Meeting
Action Minutes: 11/14/2023
3. Discussion and Recommendation to the City Council Regarding the City Council Procedures
and Protocols Handbook – Annual Discussion
No action taken.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:38 P.M.