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Regular Meeting
April 21, 2025
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers and by virtual
teleconference at 5:30 P.M.
Present In Person: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker
Present Remotely:
Absent:
Special Orders of the Day
1.Recognizing Palo Alto Youth Who Have Received The President's Volunteer Service
Award (PVSA) As Certified by Youth Community Service (YCS) Between Feb 16, 2024 –
Feb 15, 2025
NO ACTION
2.Signing of a Friendship City Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and Narok, Kenya
in Celebration of Palo Alto‘s First Friendship City
NO ACTION
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
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Study Session
3.Semi-Annual City Council Discussion with the Independent Police Auditor (IPA)
NO ACTION
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Councilmember Reckdahl moved, seconded by Councilmember Lu to approve
Agenda Item Numbers 4-10.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
4.Approval of Minutes from April 7, 2025 Meeting
5.Approval of Contract Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C23185922 with Kittelson &
Associates, INC. to Extend Term for an Additional Year of Service Through June 30, 2026
for professional consultant services for the City's Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
Plan Update; CEQA status - exempt under- California Senate Bill 922 (2022), codified as
Public Resources Code section 21080.20.
6.Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number S22184359 With Prime
Actuarial Consulting, LLC dba Bickmore Actuarial, in the Amount of $27,000, for a new
Total Not-to-Exceed Contract Amount of $67,500 for Actuarial Services Related to the
Workers’ Compensation and the General Liability Programs and to Extend Term for an
Additional Two Years; CEQA Status – Not a Project
7.Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Cooperative Agreement with the Association of
Bay Area Governments to Construct the Horizontal Levee Pilot Project (WQ- 22001) to
Reflect an Additional $2 Million in California Coastal Conservancy Grant Funds; CEQA
Status – Exempt under Section 15133
8.Approval of Contract Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C24190163 with
Musson Theatrical to extend the contract time through March 2, 2026, with No Change
in the Total Not-to Exceed Amount for $101,927 for the Refurbishing of the Stage
Rigging System at Lucie Stern Community Theatre; CEQA status - categorically exempt.
9.Adoption of a Resolution Endorsing the Updated Safe Routes to School Consensus
Statement and Approval of the Amended City/School Transportation Safety Committee
Bylaws; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
10.Approval of a Surveillance Use Policy for Security Cameras in Council Chambers and
Approval of Purchase of $4,886 for Security Cameras; CEQA status – not a project.
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City Manager Comments
Ed Shikada, City Manager
Action Items
11.Review and Authorize Initiation of Community Poll Number One Themes for the
Cubberley Master Plan Project and Receive an Update on the Project Workplan; CEQA
Status - the Master Plan will undergo CEQA review.
NO ACTION
12.Approval of Professional Service Contract Number C25192988 with Lloyd Consulting
Group, LLC., in the Amount Not to Exceed $160,825 to Conduct a Comprehensive Turf
Study for a Period of Six Months; CEQA Status – exempt under CEQA regulations 15262
and 15306.
MOTION: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Lythcott-Haims to
approve and authorize the City Manager or their designee to negotiate and execute a contract
with a modified scope and budget not-to-exceed $160,825 with Lloyd Consulting Group, LLC, to
provide a comprehensive turf study that compares synthetic, natural turf athletic fields, and
additional research necessary that would focus the work involved to specifically address the
need for a turf replacement decision at El Camino Park anticipated in fiscal year 2026.
MOTION PASSED: 6-1, Lauing no
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Mayor Lauing moved, seconded by Councilmember Lu to direct staff to
modify and narrow the scope of work and return to Council.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED: 2-5, Burt, Stone, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Veenker no
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:49 P.M.
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Action Minutes: 04/21/2025
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor
NOTE: Action minutes are prepared in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC)
2.04.160(a) and (b). Summary minutes (sense) are prepared in accordance with PAMC Section
2.04.160(c). Beginning in January 2018, in accordance with Ordinance No. 5423, the City Council
found action minutes and the video/audio recordings of Council proceedings to be the official
records of both Council and committee proceedings. These recordings are available on the
City’s website.
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