City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council
SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING AGENDA – AMENDED
Date: 3/11/2025
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Locations: Zoom.us/join – ID# 832 1285 7140 and
City Council Chambers
751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025
This amended agenda includes the addition of closed session item C2.
City Councilmember Taylor will be participating from:
1050 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, California 94109
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Special Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Closed Session
C1. Closed session conference with labor negotiator pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 regarding labor negotiations with the Menlo Park Police Sergeants’ Association
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda
March 11, 2025
Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager Justin I.C. Murphy, Assistant City Manager Stephen Stolte, City Attorney Nira Doherty, Legal Counsel Charles Sakai, Legal Counsel Genevieve Ng, Administrative Services Director Brittany Mello, Human Resources Manager Charla Freckmann
Not a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) project.
C2. Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9) Significant exposure to litigation: One case
Not a CEQA project.
Regular Session
D. Call To Order
E. Roll Call
F. Report from Closed Session
G. Agenda Review
H. Public Comment
Under “Public Comment,” the public may address the City Council on any subject not listed on the agenda. Each speaker may address the City Council once under public comment for a limit of three minutes; in some instances, speaker time may be limited. You are not required to provide your name or City of residence, but it is helpful. The City Council cannot act on items not listed on the agenda and, therefore, the City Council cannot respond to non-agenda issues brought up under public comment other than to provide general information.
I. Presentations and Proclamations
I1. Proclamation: Women's History Month (Attachment)
Not a CEQA project.
J. Consent Calendar
J1. Adopt purpose statement for the Belle Haven Community Campus ad hoc subcommittee (Staff Report #25-037-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J2. Waive the second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Title 11 of the municipal code to revise sections related to stopping, parking and standing for vehicles, and establish parking restrictions for oversized vehicles (Staff Report #25-038-CC) Not a CEQA project.
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda
March 11, 2025
K. Public Hearing
K1. Receive the aquatics program annual report and independent financial analysis; consider and adopt a resolution to increase aquatics fees; and provide direction on amending the aquatics operator agreement (Staff Report #25-042-CC) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
K2. Consider and adopt a resolution denying an appeal and upholding the Planning Commission’s approval of a use permit, architectural control permit, and below market rate housing agreement to construct a 100% affordable, 88 dwelling unit development in the R-3 zoning district, at 320 Sheridan Dr. (Staff Report #25-040-CC)
Determine this action is categorically exempt under CEQA §15332 Class 32 exemption for infill development.
L. Regular Business
L1. Provide direction on the Planning Commission stipend pilot program (Staff Report #25-039-CC) Not a CEQA project.
M. Informational Items
M1. City Council agenda topics: March – April 2025 (Staff Report #25-041-CC) Not a CEQA project.
N. City Manager Report
O. City Councilmember Reports
P. Adjournment
At every regular meeting of the City Council, in addition to the public comment period where the public shall have the right to address the City Council on any matters of public interest not listed on the agenda, members of the public have the right to directly address the City Council on any item listed on the agenda at a time designated by the chair, either before or during the City Council’s consideration of the item.
At every special meeting of the City Council, members of the public have the right to directly address the City Council on any item listed on the agenda at a time designated by the chair, either before or during consideration of the item. Special meetings of the City Council do not provide the opportunity for public comment on items not on the agenda (Cal. Gov.
Code §54956.)
If you challenge any of the items listed on this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Menlo Park at, or before, the public hearing.
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Agendas are posted in accordance with Cal. Gov. Code §54954.2(a) or §54956. Members of the public can view electronic agendas and staff reports by accessing the City website at menlopark.gov/agendas and can receive email notification of agenda postings by subscribing at menlopark.gov/subscribe. Agendas and staff reports may also be obtained by contacting City Clerk at 650-330-6620. (Posted: 3/10/2025)