CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF
PALO DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
ALTO
Special Meeting
January 21, 2025
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 5:30 P.M.
Present In Person: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone Present Remotely: Veenker
Absent:
Special Orders of the Day
1. Review List of Applicants and Select Candidates to Interview for the Planning and Transportation Commission (PTC) Vacancies; CEQA Status: Not a project Councilmembers were able to cast two votes for the partial term position and three votes for the two full term positions.
The Council selected the following candidates that received at least one vote to interview for the PTC vacancies; one (1) partial term, and two (2) full terms:
• William Glazier: Lauing, Stone, Reckdahl, Veenker (Partial or Full) • Daniel Hekier: Lu, Lythcott-Haims (Partial or Full)
• Terrance Holzemer: Lauing, Reckdahl, Stone (Partial Only) • Todd James: Burt, Lauing, Reckdahl (Partial or Full)
• Kevin Ji: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Reckdahl, Veenker (Partial or Full) • Arthur Keller: Stone (Full or Partial)
• Thomas Kellerman: Burt, Lauing, Veenker (Partial or Full) • Declan King: Reckdahl (Full Only)
• Henrik Morkner: Veenker (Partial Only)
• Salim Parak: Burt (Full or Partial)
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Forest Peterson: Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Veenker (Partial or Full) Michael Regula: Lu (Partial or Full)
Rika YeaKyung Yamamoto: Burt, Lu (Partial or Full)
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Study Session
Study Session on 2024 City of Palo Alto Suicide Prevention Policy and City Programs Supporting Community Mental Health; CEQA Status: Not a project
NO ACTION
Consent Calendar
Councilmembers Burt, Lauing, Veenker requested to pull Agenda Item Number 7.
MOTION: Councilmember Lythcott-Haims moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3-6 and pull off consent Agenda Item Number 7.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Approval of Minutes from January 6, 2025 Meeting
4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to award a Conditional Funding Commitment of $5,000,000 in Housing In-Lieu Residential Funds, Commercial - Residential Impact Fee Funds, Residential - Housing Impact Fee Funds, and Local Housing Trust Fund Funds to, and enter into funding agreements with, Charities Housing for the Development of a 100% Affordable Housing Project at 3001 El Camino Real; CEQA status - previously studied in a Mitigated Negative Declaration.
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5. Approval for the City Manager or their Designee to Execute PO C25193331 with Carahsoft, Utilizing a General Services Agreement (GSA) Contract Number 47QSWA18D008F, to Procure SAP Signavio/LeanIX, SAP Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Identity Access Governance (IAG) Solutions for a 3-Year Term for a Total Not-To-Exceed Amount of $1,032,431; CEQA Status: Not a Project
6. Approval of Contract Amendment Number 1 to Contract C24188179 with Urban Field Studio in the Amount of $15,000 for a Revised Six-Month Contract Total Amount Not-to- Exceed $264,708 for the Project Management Costs for the Development of the Car-Free Streets Implementation Plan. CEQA Status - Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15262
7. Approval of Professional Service Contract Number C25192988 with Lloyd Consulting Group, LLC., in the Amount Not to Exceed $232,985 to Conduct a Comprehensive Turf Study for a Period Six Months; CEQA Status - exempt under CEQA regulations 15262 and 15306. Pulled from Consent Calendar (Date TBD)
City Manager Comments
Ed Shikada, City Manager
Action Items
8. FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 18: Zoning Ordinance of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) to Implement Programs 1.5A (Stanford University Lands), 3.6D (Expedited Project Review), 4.1A (Replacement Housing), and 6.5C-G (Alternate Housing) of the Housing Element 2023-2031, and Title 21: Subdivision and Other Divisions of Land to Incorporate Changes as Directed by Housing and Community Development (HCD). CEQA Status - Revised Addendum to Comprehensive Plan EIR approved November 2023 (SCH 2014052101).
Vice Mayor Veenker recused herself from Stanford related portions of this item.
City Manager Shikada recused himself from Stanford related portions of this item.
MOTION: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Stone to adopt of Sections 1,2, and 9 through 11, inclusive, of the proposed ordinance amending various chapters of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to implement the 2023-2031 Housing Element, regarding Housing Element Program 1.5A (Stanford University Lands).
MOTION PASSED: 6-0-1, Veenker recused
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MOTION: Councilmember Stone moved, seconded by Mayor Lauing to adopt sections 1 and 3 through 11, inclusive, of the proposed ordinance amending various chapters of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to implement the 2023-2031 Housing Element, regarding Housing Element Programs 3.6D (Expedited Project Review), 4.1A (Replacement Housing), and
6.5C-G (Alternate Housing), and amending Title 21 (Subdivision and Other Divisions of Land) to incorporate changes as directed by Housing and Community Development (HCD) related to Senate Bill 9 implementation.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Selection of Non-Profit Development Partner to Construct a 100% Affordable Housing Project on the City-Owned Parking Lot Located at the Corner of Kipling Street and Lytton Avenue and Direction for Staff to Prepare an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Alta Housing to Establish a Partnership Process and Parameters; CEQA status - Not a Project.
MOTION: Councilmember Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to:
1. Direct staff to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement with Alta Housing.
2. Preliminary direction to staff on key project components that will guide partner design focus for future development and to come back to Council with the following plan:
a. Parking scenario A; and
b. Up to a 7-story plan and to maximize the total units maintaining the current ratio of family housing.
AMENDMENTS INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND
SECONDER
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:17 P.M.
Sp. City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 01/21/2025
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ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
NOTE: Action minutes are prepared in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC)
2.04.160(a) and (b). Summary minutes (sense) are prepared in accordance with PAMC Section
2.04.160(c). Beginning in January 2018, in accordance with Ordinance No. 5423, the City Council ound action minutes and the video/audio recordings of Council proceedings to be the officia ecords of both Council and committee proceedings. These recordings are available on the City' website.
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