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: 9/30/2025
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 removes the Brown Act location for City Councilmember Taylor.
Reunión del Ayuntamiento forma de solicitud de interpretación presencial en español – Por favor, envíelo la forma 72 horas antes de la reunion.
City Council Meeting In-person Spanish Interpretation Request Form – please submit at least 72-hours before the meeting.
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Watch meeting:
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Channel 26 (Uverse channel 99)
Subject to Change: The format of this meeting may be altered or the meeting may be cancelled. You may check on the status of the meeting by visiting the city website menlopark.gov. The instructions for logging on to the webinar and/or the access code is subject to change. If you have difficulty accessing the webinar, please check the latest online edition of the posted agenda for updated information (menlopark.gov/agendas)
Special Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Closed Session
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 September 30, 2025
C1. Conference with real property negotiators pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 Property location: 515 Sandlewood St., Menlo Park, CA
City negotiators: Justin I.C. Murphy, Nira Doherty, Tim Wong Under negotiation: Price, terms of payment, property negotiations Not a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) project.
Regular Session
D. Call To Order
E. Report from Closed Session
F. Agenda Review
G. 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.
H. Presentations and Proclamations
H1. Proclamation: JobTrain 60th anniversary (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
H2. Proclamation: National Service Dog Month (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
H3. Proclamation: National Preparedness Month (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
I. Consent Calendar
I1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for August 26, 2025 (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
I2. Authorize the city manager to execute an amended memorandum of understanding with the San Mateo County Transportation Authority to complete the landscaping phase of the Willow Road and U.S. Highway 101 project (Staff Report #25-141-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
I3. Consider and adopt a resolution proposing to abandon public right-of-way adjacent to 100 Terminal Ave. (Staff Report #25-144-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 – Amended September 30, 2025
I4. Authorize the city manager to execute an amendment to the aquatics operator agreement and appropriate $300,477 from the General Fund unassigned fund balance to sustain and restore operating hours at City-owned swim centers (Staff Report #25-145-CC) Not a CEQA project.
J. Public Hearing
J1. Consider approval of the Parkline Master Plan Project and 1) adopt a resolution to certify the final environmental impact report, make California Environmental Quality Act findings, adopt a statement of overriding considerations for significant and unavoidable impacts, and adopt a mitigation monitoring and reporting program; 2) adopt a resolution to amend the General Plan Land Use Element and Land Use Map; 3) introduce, read the title, and waive further reading of an ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance to add the C-1-S (Administrative, Professional, and Research District, Special) district, amend the Zoning Map to rezone the project site to the C-1-S district and incorporate a new “X” overlay district, and approve the conditional development permit; 4) introduce, read the title, and waive further reading of an ordinance to adopt the development agreement; 5) adopt a resolution to approve the vesting tentative map; and 6) and adopt a resolution to approve the below market rate housing agreement for the Parkline Master Plan Project located at 201, 301 and 333 Ravenswood Ave. and 555 and 565 Middlefield Rd. (Staff Report #25-143-CC) (Staff Presentation) (Applicant Presentation) K. Regular Business
K1. Approve advisory body annual work plans for the Environmental Quality Commission, Finance and Audit Commission, and Housing Commission and provide direction on and approve annual work plans for the Complete Streets Commission, Library Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission (Staff Report #25-146-CC) (Presentation)
Not a CEQA project.
K2. Approve third amendment to the employment agreement between the City of Menlo Park and City Manager Justin Murphy (Staff Report #25-149-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
L. Informational Items
L1. City Council agenda topics: October 2025 (Staff Report #25-148-CC) Not a CEQA project.
L2. City Council fiscal year 2025-26 work plan update (Staff Report #25-142-CC) Not a CEQA project.
L3. Communitywide electrification program: Home Upgrade Services progress report (Staff Report #25-147-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
M. City Manager Report
N. City Councilmember Reports
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 September 30, 2025
O. 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.
Any writing that is distributed to a majority of the City Council by any person in connection with an agenda item is a public record (subject to any exemption under the Public Records Act) and is available by request by emailing the city clerk at [email protected]. Persons with disabilities, who require auxiliary aids or services in attending or participating in City Council meetings, may call the City Clerk’s Office at 650-330-6620.
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: 9/26/2025)