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ACTION MINUTES
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Regular Meeting
August 07, 2026
The Climate Action and Sustainability Committee of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the
Community Meeting Room and by virtual teleconference at 2:01 PM.
Present In-Person: Veenker (Chair), Burt, Lu
Absent: None
Call to Order
In-Person Public Comment
Verbal Report
A. Staff Comments
B. Committee Member Comments and Announcements
Agenda Items
1. Youth Climate Advisory Board Annual Report; CEQA Status – Not a Project
NO ACTION TAKEN
2. Recommendation to City Council to Accept the RWQCP Biosolids Facility Plan Update as
Part of the Long Range Facilities Plan Update and Adopt a Park Dedication Ordinance for
a Portion of the Measure E Site; CEQA Status – Not a Project
ACTION MINUTES
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Climate Action and Sustainability Committee Meeting
Action Minutes: 08/07/2026
MOTION: Councilmember Lu moved, seconded by Councilmember Burt, to recommend the City
Council:
1. Accept the Biosolids Facility Plan Update, prepared by Carollo Engineers, Inc., as
component of the Regional Water Quality Control Plant Long Range Facilities Plan
Update;
2. Adopt a Park Dedication Ordinance to dedicate approximately 7.7 acres of the Measure E
site at Byxbee Park as parkland; and
3. Direct staff to:
a. Continue dewatered solids hauling and offsite processing in the near term under
existing contracts;
b. Reserve the approximately 2.4-acre flat, uncapped portion of the Measure E site
for potential future biosolids processing; and
c. Monitor viable regional partnership opportunities, including the City of San
Jose’s proposed public-private partnership facility.
MOTION PASSED: 2-1, Veenker no
3. Preliminary Review of the 2025 Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Overview of Scope 3
Emissions; CEQA Status - Not a Project
ITEM NOT HEARD
Virtual Public Comment
Future Meetings and Agendas
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 4:06 P.M.