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Regular Meeting
December 9, 2025
The Policy & Services Committee of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in Council Chambers
and by virtual teleconference at 6:05 P.M.
Present In-Person: Lu, Stone, Veenker (Chair)
Absent:
Call to Order
Public Comments
Action Items
1. Office of the City Auditor Presentation of the Contract Solicitation & Authority Levels
Advisory Report
MOTION: Councilmember Lu moved, seconded by Councilmember Stone, to recommend the
City Council accept the results of the Contract Solicitation & Authority Levels Advisory Report.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
2. Recommend City Council Adoption of a Local Policy to Implement the Foundational
Principles of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - Ordinance Adoption; CEQA – Not a Project
MOTION: Chair Veenker moved, seconded by Councilmember Stone, to recommend the City
Council adoption of the attached CEDAW Ordinance, and that it be codified with the following
amendments:
1. In Section (a) Economic Development
a. Add “such as lack of childcare, workplace harassment, and equal pay” after
known barriers
b. Add “with vendors and others” after public contracting
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2. In Section (d) Community, Library and Transportation Services, add at end of
subparagraph 1, “and support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence"
3. A referral to the HRC for consideration of strategies and policies to implement the City’s
CEDAW ordinance, contingent upon Council’s adoption of the ordinance
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
3. Discussion and Recommendation to City Council Regarding the 2026 City Council Priority
Setting Process
MOTION: Councilmember Veenker moved, seconded by Councilmember Lu, to recommend the
City Council keep the 2025 priorities for 2026, consistent with prior policy.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
4. Review and Recommendation to the City Council on Suggested Changes for the City
Council Procedures and Protocols Handbook
MOTION: Chair Veenker moved, seconded by Councilmember Lu, to recommend the City
Council make staff’s suggested changes for the City Council Procedures and Protocols
Handbook, as well as:
a. For Procedures Section 3.8: If an item is pulled from consent, hear it as the first action
item for brief discussion (limited to 10 minutes) at that meeting if feasible, and continue
it to another meeting if it is not resolved within that timeframe.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
MOTION: Councilmember Stone moved, seconded by Chair Veenker, to recommend the City
Council Procedures and Protocols Handbook, in Procedures Section 3.6, limit Councilmember
comments to 3 minutes per Councilmember.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
5. Report Out on Status of Policy & Services Committee Referrals; CEQA – Not a Project
NO ACTION
Future Meetings and Agendas
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 P.M.