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ACTION MINUTES
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Regular Meeting
June 9, 2026
The Policy & Services Committee of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in Council Chambers
and by virtual teleconference at 6:00 P.M.
Present In-Person: Lythcott-Haims (Chair), Reckdahl, Stone
Absent:
Call to Order
Public Comment
Action Items
1. Nonprofit Partnership Workplan: Follow-up Recommendation on Lease- Lawn Bowls
Club lease extension. CEQA Status - Exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15301.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to recommend the
City Council approve the Nonprofit Partnership Workplan long-term lease framework and
extend the Palo Alto Lawn Bowls Lease.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
2. Recommendation to the City Council Regarding Adoption of an Ordinance Adding New
Chapter 9.75 (Fair Chance in Housing) to Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals, and Safety) of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code to Limit the Use of Criminal History Information in Rental
Housing Decisions. CEQA Status: Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
MOTION: Vice Mayor Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember X, to recommend the City
Council adopt the ordinance for first reading with the following changes:
1) lookback period will be from date of release from incarceration when applicable,
disposition or sentencing where no incarceration is imposed
ACTION MINUTES
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Policy & Services Committee Meeting
Action Minutes: 06/09/2026
2) lookback period length of time will be 3 years for misdemeanors and 5 years for felonies
and any crime where a hate crime was committed will be subjected to a 7-year lookback
regardless of if it was a misdemeanor or felony.
MOTION WITHDRAWN BY MAKER
MOTION: Chair Lythcott-Haims moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Stone, to bring the ordinance
(Attachment A) back to the Policy & Services Committee with the following recommendations:
1. Compare state standards on lookback times and definitions and explore whether they
can be harmonized with the ordinance,
2. Extending the protections of in-state standards to out of state convictions,
3. Hate crimes will be subjected to the maximum lookback period applicable under state
law, and
4. Incorporate the procedural protections in the current draft ordinance into the revised
ordinance.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
3. Recommend Approval of the Office of the City Auditor Annual Risk Assessment and FY
2027 Audit Plan and Corresponding Task Orders. CEQA Status: Not a Project
MOTION: Councilmember Reckdahl moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Stone to recommend the
City Council approve the Citywide Annual Risk Assessment and FY 2027 Audit Plan.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
Future Meetings and Agendas
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M.