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: 10/21/2025
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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A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Closed Session
C1. Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation Initiation of litigation (paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of §54956.9): One potential case Not a California Environmental Quality Act (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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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: Tour de Menlo (Attachment)
Not a CEQA project.
H2. Proclamation: United Against Hate Week (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
H3. Proclamation: National Bullying Prevention Month (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
I. Advisory Body Vacancies and Appointments
I1. Consider applicants and make an appointment to fill one unexpired vacancy on the Library Commission (Staff Report #25-162-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J. Consent Calendar
J1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for September 30, 2025 (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
J2. Consider and adopt a resolution to amend the salary schedule effective Aug. 24, 2025 (Staff Report #25-155-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J3. Receive and file the annual inflation protection adjustment of $0.45 per hour for an approved local minimum wage of $17.55 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2026 (Staff Report #25-156-CC) Not a CEQA project.
J4. Consider and adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an application with California Department of Education for continued grant funding toward Belle Haven Child Development Center operational costs in fiscal year 2026-27 (Staff Report #25-157-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
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J5. Consider and authorize the city manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding for the City’s participation in the multi-jurisdictional Grand Nexus and Feasibility Study for a total amount of $744,136 (Staff Report #25-161-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
K. Regular Business
K1. Introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance repealing and replacing Title 12 [Buildings and Construction] of the Menlo Park Municipal Code by adopting by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code (Title 24, California Code of Regulations Parts 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12), together with local amendments to parts 2, 2.5, 5, 6, and 11 (Staff Report #25-163-CC) (Presentation)
Not a CEQA project.
K2. Consider and adopt a resolution to approve proposed revisions to the Below Market Rate Housing Program Guidelines (Staff Report #25-158-CC) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
L. City Council Initiated Items
L1. Request by City Councilmember Schmidt for a future agenda topic (Staff Report #25-159-CC) Not a CEQA project.
M. Informational Items
M1. City Council agenda topics: November 2025 (Staff Report #25-164-CC) Not a CEQA project.
M2. Communitywide electrification program: Home Upgrade Services progress report (Staff Report #25-160-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.
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda
October 21, 2025
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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: 10/16/2025)