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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 2604-6227CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Monday, May 18, 2026 Council Chambers & Hybrid 5:30 PM Agenda Item 11.Approve Amendment Number 2 to Contract C3780 with Stanford University, to Extend the Contract Term to September 30, 2027 for Public Safety Dispatch Services Provided to the Main Campus of Stanford University; CEQA status—not a project. City Council Staff Report From: City Manager Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR Lead Department: Police Meeting Date: May 18, 2026 Report #:2604-6227 TITLE Approve Amendment Number 2 to Contract C3780 with Stanford University, to Extend the Contract Term to September 30, 2027 for Public Safety Dispatch Services Provided to the Main Campus of Stanford University; CEQA status—not a project. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute Amendment No. 2 (Attachment A) to Contract C3780 (Attachment B), with Stanford University to extend the contract term to September 30, 2027 for dispatch services provided by the City of Palo Alto Police Department. BACKGROUND For several decades, the City of Palo Alto has provided the Stanford community with 911 call- taking, call processing, and public safety radio dispatch services. Within this engagement, the City also provides special services, including alarm monitoring, dispatching alarm technicians to address false alarms, and handling general information calls from Stanford community members and visitors. While the original executed Contract No. C-3780 has not been located by either party, historical records confirm its existence, including Budget Ordinance No. 2948, executed October 4, 1976, and Amendment No. 1, executed August 7, 1987. Those documents are provided in Attachment B and also online1. ANALYSIS Amendment No. 1 established a termination date of September 30, 2026. Although Stanford and the City have been in discussions to update the service agreement, those negotiations will not be concluded by that date. Accordingly, both parties have agreed to extend the current 1 https://recordsportal.paloalto.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=87932&dbid=0&repo=PaloAlto arrangement for one additional year and work toward a finalized agreement by September 30, 2027. FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ATTACHMENTS APPROVED BY: