HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2605-6343CITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Monday, May 18, 2026
Council Chambers & Hybrid
5:30 PM
Agenda Item
2.Approval of Minutes from May 4, 2026 Meeting
City Council
Staff Report
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: May 18, 2026
Report #:2605-6343
TITLE
Approval of Minutes from May 4, 2026 Meeting
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the minutes.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: May 4, 2026 Draft Action Minutes
APPROVED BY:
Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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Regular Meeting
May 4, 2026
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. Proclamation of May 2026 as Affordable Housing Month. CEQA Status: Not a project.
NO ACTION
Closed Session
2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-POTENTIAL LITIGATION
Subject: Potential litigation regarding 156 North California Avenue,
as set forth in letter(s) from Holland & Knight LLP dated September 3, 2025
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Number of potential cases: 1, as Defendant
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8.
Property: 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto (Informally known as the Cubberley Site)
Negotiating Party: Palo Alto Unified School District City Negotiators:
(Ed Shikada, Kiely Nose, Kristen O'Kane, Lauren Lai)
Subject of Negotiations: Purchase, Exchange, and/or Lease, Price and Terms of Payment
MOTION: Councilmember Lythcott-Haims moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to go
into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council went into Closed Session at 5:45 P.M.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 05/04/2026
Council returned from Closed Session at 7:45 P.M.
No reportable action.
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Study Session
4. City Manager Transmittal of the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Operating and Capital
Budgets
NO ACTION
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Councilmember Reckdahl moved, seconded by Councilmember Lythcott-Haims to
approve Agenda Item Numbers 5-13.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
5. Approval of Minutes from April 13, April 15, and April 20, 2026 Meeting
6. Adopt a Resolution Making Required Findings in Support of the City’s Application for FY
2026/27 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Funds in the Amount of
$326,590 for the South Palo Alto Bikeways Demonstration Project and Authorize Staff to
Submit the Application; CEQA status - not a project.
7. Approval of Contract Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number S23187797 with
Stephen Galloway Studio, LLC to Extend the Contract Term Through April 1, 2029, for
Concept Design Development, Fabrication and Delivery to the Site and Placement of
Artwork; CEQA Status – categorically exempt.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 05/04/2026
8. Approve Supplement No. 2 to Master Funding Agreement with the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission for the City to receive an Amount Not to Exceed $1 Million
for the Palo Alto Transit Center Quarry Road Connection; CEQA status - statutorily
exempt.
9. Approval of Professional Services Contract Number C26196239 with Triple HS, INC (dba
H. T. Harvey & Associates), in an Amount Not to Exceed of $399,239 Over a 5-year Term
for Annual Wetland Mitigation Monitoring, Reporting, and Improvements, and Approval
of a Budget Amendment in the Capital Improvement Fund; CEQA Status - This project is
part of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program approved on February 3, 2014
as part of the Golf Course Reconfiguration EIR.
10. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 3 to Contract Number C21179340 with Baker Tilly
US, LLP to Extend Term to June 30, 2028 with no increase to the not to exceed amount
based on CAO Committee Recommendation; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
11. Approval of Second Amendment to the Lease Between the City of Palo Alto and
Community Skating, Inc. for the Tennis Facility at 3005 Middlefield Road, Extending the
Term to January 1, 2040; CEQA Status – Categorically Exempt
12. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter
9.73 (City Policy Against Arbitrary Discrimination) of Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals and
Safety) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Add Sections 9.73.050 (Local CEDAW
Principles) and 9.73.060 (Private Right of Action) and Amend Associated Sections (FIRST
READING: March 23, 2026, PASSED: 7-0)
13. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Creating New PAMC
Chapter 9.05 (Entertainment Zones) and Establishing an Entertainment Zone on a
Portion of California Avenue (FIRST READING: April 20, 2026; PASSED: 7-0)
City Manager Comments
Ed Shikada, City Manager
Action Items
Agenda Item Number 15 heard out of order.
14. Receive Update and Provide Direction to Staff on the Implementation of Senate Bill 79
(SB 79) and Work Related to the Downtown Housing Plan. CEQA Status: Exempt Under
CEQA Guidelines Section 15262.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 05/04/2026
Agenda Item Number 15 not heard and deferred to a date uncertain.
15. PUBLIC HEARING: Report on City Vacancies and Recruitment Efforts, Pursuant to
Assembly Bill 2561; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
NO ACTION
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:17 P.M.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________ ____________________
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.