City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 www.menlopark.gov City Council
SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Date: 2/24/2026
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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Channel 26 (Uverse channel 99)
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Special Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Closed Session
C1. Conference with labor negotiators
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 www.menlopark.gov City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda
February 24, 2026
Government Code Section 54957.6
Labor negotiations with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 829, Menlo Park Officers’ Association, Menlo Park Police Sergeants’ Association, and Service Employees International Local 521, Service Employees International Union Local 521 – Temporary Employees Unit
Agency designated representatives: City Manager Justin I.C. Murphy, Assistant City Manager Stephen Stolte, Assistant City Attorney Mary Wagner, Extra Help Retired Annuitant – Human Resources Director Sue Rush, Legal Counsel Charles Sakai 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. Consent Calendar
H1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for January 27, 2026 (Attachment) H2. Annual review of the Planning Commission stipend program (Staff Report #26-021-CC) I. Regular Business
I1. Consider applicants and make an appointment to fill an unexpired vacancy on the East Palo Alto Sanitary District Advisory Committee (Staff Report #26-022-CC) I2. Consider and adopt a resolution authorizing the installation of a no stopping zone on the south side of Pierce Road between Carlton Avenue and Del Norte Avenue (Staff Report #26-023-CC) (Presentation)
I3. Consider and adopt a resolution to amend the fiscal year 2025-26 budget (Staff Report #26-028-CC) (Presentation)
J. Study Session
J1. Provide direction for a lease agreement for City property at 555 Ravenswood Ave. and provide direction on the framework for considering a longer-term lease (Staff Report #26-029-CC) (Presentation)
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 www.menlopark.gov City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda
February 24, 2026
K. Informational Items
K1. City Council agenda topics: March 2026 (Staff Report #26-030-CC) K2. Update on City’s Solid Waste Rate Study (Staff Report #26-024-CC) K3. Update on the Menlo Park Municipal Water Rate Study (Staff Report #26-025-CC) K4. Communitywide electrification project grant spenddown progress report (Staff Report #26-026-CC) K5. Receive the 2025 aquatics program annual report; an independent financial analysis of the aquatics program; and the results of the City-conducted aquatics community survey (Staff Report #26-027-CC)
L. City Manager Report
M. City Councilmember Reports
N. 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 www.menlopark.gov/subscribe. Agendas and staff reports may also be obtained by contacting City Clerk at 650-330-6620. (Posted: 2/19/2026)