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ACTION MINUTES
Regular Meeting
November 10, 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 Present Remotely:
Absent: Stone, Veenker
Sp
ecial Orders of the Day
1. Proclamation Recognizing National Police Records and Support Personnel Week
NO ACTION
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losed Session
2. Public Employee Performance Evaluations
Authority: Cal. Gov. Code section 54957(b)
Title: City Clerk, City Auditor, and City Attorney
3. Conference with Labor Negotiator
Authority: Cal. Gov. Code section 54957.6
Agency Representative: Dan Rich, Municipal Resources Group Unrepresented Employees: City Attorney, City Clerk and City Manager MOTION: Councilmember Reckdahl moved, seconded by Councilmember Lythcott-Haims to go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 5-0-2, Stone, Veenker absent
Council went into Closed Session at 5:36 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 8:20 P.M.
Mayor Lauing announced no reportable action.
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genda Changes, Additions and Deletions
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ublic Comment
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ouncil Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
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onsent Calendar
MOTION: Council member Reckdahl moved, seconded by Council member Lu to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-5, AA1.
MOTION PASSED: 5-0-2, Stone, Veenker absent
4. FIRST READ: Adopt an Ordinance Amending PAMC Chapter 10.56 (Special Speed Zones) to Update Speed Limit Studies for Nine Streets and Approve the 2025 Traffic Survey; CEQA status – categorically exempt.
5. Approval of a Budget Amendment in the General Fund for the Planning and Development Services Department’s Deposit -Based Fee Program for Private Development Studies for a Net Zero Impact. CEQA Status: Not a Project AA1. Adopt a Resolution Deferring CPAU Late Fees and Collection Actions for Certain Customers Affected by the Ongoing Federal Government Shutdown; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
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6. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI -JUDICIAL. 660 University Ave [21PLN -00341]: Request for Approval of a Planned Home Zoning (PHZ) on Three Parcels (511 Byron Street, 660 University Avenue, 680 University Avenue/500 Middlefield Road), to Demolish Existing Buildings and Provide a New Six Story Mixed -Use Building with Approximately 1,900 Square Feet of Office, 70 Multi -Family Residential Units, and a Two Level Below -Grade Parking Garage. CEQA Status: A Draft Environmental Impact Report Circulated for Public Review Beginning on April 2, 2024, and Ending on May 17, 2024. The City published a Final EIR in March 2025 and a revised Final EIR in October 2025. Zoning District: RM -20 (Multi-Family Residential).
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MOTION: Councilmember Lu moved, seconded by Mayor Lauing to , as it relates to the 70-unit proposal with balconies with modification to remove required mitigation for spillover parking:
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dopt the Resolution in Attachment B certifying the EIR and Adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP);
2. Adopt the Resolution in Attachment C amending the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element to modify the allowable uses in the Multiple Family Land Use Designation;
3. Adopt the Planned Community (PC) Ordinance in Attachment D rezoning the subject property and approving the development plan, uses, and public benefits; and
4. Approve the Record of Land Use Action in Attachment E with approval findings and conditions of approval.
MOTION FAILED: 3-2-2, Reckdahl, Burt no, Stone, Veenker Absent A
MENDMENT: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to restore the mitigations for spillover parking.
AMENDMENT FAILED: 2-3-2, Lu, Lauing, Lythcott-Haims no, Stone, Veenker Absent M
OTION: Council member Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to , as it relates to the 70-unit proposal with balconies:
1. Adopt the Resolution in Attachment B certifying the EIR and Adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP);
2. Adopt the Resolution in Attachment C amending the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element to modify the allowable uses in the Multiple Family Land Use Designation;
3. Adopt the Planned Community (PC) Ordinance in Attachment D rezoning the subject property and approving the development plan, uses, and public benefits; and
4. Approve the Record of Land Use Action in Attachment E with approval findings and conditions of approval.
MOTION PASSED: 4-1-2, Lu no, Stone, Veenker Absent
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7. Approval of the Four- Quadrant Gate System as the preferred Quiet Zone Implementation Measure at the Churchill, Meadow, and Charleston Rail Crossings as Recommended by the Rail Committee; CEQA status - categorically exempt.
MOTION: Mayor Lauing moved, seconded by Council member Reckdahl to approve the Four- Quadrant Gate System as the Quiet Zone implementation Measure at the Churchill Avenue, Meadow Drive, and Charleston Road Rail Crossings for Quiet Zones along the Caltrain Corridor in Palo Alto.
MOTION PASSED: 5-0-2, Stone, Veenker Absent
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EINTRODUCED FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Updating Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 18.40.250 (Lighting) of Chapter 18.40 (General Standards and Exceptions) and Amending Chapters 18.10, 18.12, 18.28, and Section
18.40.230 of Title 18 (Zoning) to Adopt New Outdoor Lighting Regulations; CEQA Status — Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 (Actions for Protection of the Environment)
Agenda Item Number 8 not heard and deferred to a date uncertain.
Ad
journment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:38 P.M.
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TTEST: APPROVED:
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NOTE: Action minutes are prepared in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC)
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