HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2602-5962CITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Monday, March 09, 2026
Council Chambers & Hybrid
5:30 PM
Agenda Item
5.Adoption of a Resolution Setting the Regular Meeting Times at 4:00pm for the Finance
Committee and 6:00pm for the Policy & Services Committee; CEQA status - not a project.
City Council
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: March 9, 2026
Report #:2602-5962
TITLE
Adoption of a Resolution Setting the Regular Meeting Times at 4:00pm for the Finance
Committee and 6:00pm for the Policy & Services Committee; CEQA status - not a project.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution setting the regular meeting times at
4:00pm for the Finance Committee and 6:00pm for the Policy & Services Committee.
BACKGROUND
Per Palo Alto Municipal Code § 2.04.200 (a),1 the regular meeting start times for standing
committees are set by ordinance or resolution. In 2025, the City Council set the meeting time as
5:30pm for the Finance Committee and 6:00pm for the Policy & Services Committee by
Resolution 10223.2
ANALYSIS
Standing committee meeting times may change periodically due to annual shifts in committee
membership or logistical reasons. The recommended resolution changes the start time of the
Finance Committee from 5:30pm to 4:00pm from present until January 31, 2027, to reflect
current committee preferences. From February 1, 2027 onwards, the resolution sets the start
time of the Finance Committee to 5:30pm. This resolution does not change the start time of the
Policy & Services Committee.
The resolution does not change either committee’s regular meeting days or frequency or affect
their ability to call special meetings. Future changes to the regular meeting start times of the
Policy & Services and Finance Committees may still be made by ordinance or resolution.
1 Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 2.04.200:
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/paloalto/latest/paloalto_ca/0-0-0-60138
2 Resolution 10223: https://recordsportal.paloalto.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=62116
FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
ATTACHMENTS
APPROVED BY:
*NOT YET APPROVED*
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Resolution No. _____
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Setting the Regular
Meeting Times of the Finance Committee and the Policy and Services
Committee Pursuant to PAMC section 2.04.200 and Repealing Resolution
No. 10223
The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The City Council has two standing committees – the Committee on Finance and
the Committee on Policy and Services. PAMC section 2.04.200 directs the City Council to set the
meeting time for each standing committee by resolution or ordinance.
B. The City Council set the meeting times of the standing committees on April 14,
2025 pursuant to Resolution No. 10223.
C. The City Council now desires to amend the meeting times according to this
Resolution.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to PAMC 2.04.200, the City Council sets the meeting times for
regular meetings of the following standing committees as follows.
For meetings held between the effective date of this resolution and January 31, 2027:
• Finance Committee: 4:00 p.m.
• Policy and Services Committee: 6:00 p.m.
For meetings held on or after February 1, 2027:
• Finance Committee: 5:30 p.m.
• Policy and Services Committee: 6:00 p.m.
SECTION 3. Resolution No. 10223 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. Environmental Review. The Council finds that this Resolution is not a
project under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2) and (5) as this is an organizational change of
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
*NOT YET APPROVED*
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SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective immediately and shall be
effective until otherwise amended or rescinded by the City Council.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
NOT PARTICIPATING:
ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________
Deputy City Attorney City Manager