City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council
SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Date: 5/27/2025
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Locations: Zoom.us/join – ID# 832 1285 7140 and
City Council Chambers
751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Special Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Closed Session
C1. Conference with real property negotiators pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 Property location: 1215 Chrysler Dr., Menlo Park
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda
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City negotiators: Justin I.C. Murphy, Nira Doherty, Lisa Maxwell Negotiating parties: James Albera
Under negotiation: Price, terms of payment, property negotiation Not a California Environmental Quality Act (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: Run Club Menlo Park (Attachment)
Not a CEQA project.
I2. Proclamation: Schoolhouse Rocks 5K (Attachment)
Not a CEQA project.
I3. Presentation: Girl Scouts beach clean-up and ocean conservation project (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
I4. Presentation: Youth Community Service (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
I5. Presentation: Ravenswood City School District (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
I6. Proclamation: Affordable Housing Month (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
I7. Proclamation: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
I8. Proclamation: Jewish American Heritage Month (Attachment) 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
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J. Consent Calendar
J1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for April 29, 2025 (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
J2. Review the investment portfolio reports for March 31 and recommend receipt by City Council (Staff Report #25-076-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J3. Authorize the city manager to execute a multi-year maintenance agreement with WSP USA Inc. for the Bedwell Bayfront Park Landfill Ongoing Maintenance and Monitoring Services (Staff Report #25-077-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J4. Consider and adopt a resolution approving the preliminary engineer’s report for the Menlo Park Landscaping Assessment District and adopt a resolution intending to order the levy and collection of assessments for the Landscaping Assessment District for fiscal year 2025-26 (Staff Report #25-082-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
K. Study Session
K1. Review and provide guidance on the draft development agreement terms for the Parkline masterplan development project located at 201, 301 and 333 Ravenswood Ave. and 555 and 565 Middlefield Rd. (Staff Report #25-081-CC) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
L. Regular Business
L1. Review and consider modifications to the Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco Home Preservation Program and authorize the city manager to execute a first amendment to the community funding agreement (Staff Report #25-080-CC) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
L2. Consider and adopt a resolution amending City Council Policy CC-01-1996 Community Funding Program and make appointments to a City Council subcommittee (Staff Report #25-083-CC) (Presentation)
Not a CEQA project.
L3. Consider and adopt a resolution to approve the successor agreement between the City of Menlo Park and the Menlo Park Police Sergeants’ Association expiring Oct. 31, 2027 (Staff Report #25-075-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
M. Informational Items
M1. City Council agenda topics: June 2025 (Staff Report #25-084-CC) Not a CEQA project.
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M2. Update on implementation of the zero emission landscaping equipment ordinance (Staff Report #25-078-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
M3. Communitywide electrification program: Home Upgrade Services progress report (Staff Report #25-079-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: 5/22/2025)