City Council
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: March 9, 2026
Report #:2602-5962
TITLE
Adoption of a Resolution Setting the Regular Meeting Times at 4:00pm for the Finance Committee and 6:00pm for the Policy & Services Committee; CEQA status - not a project.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution setting the regular meeting times at 4:00pm for the Finance Committee and 6:00pm for the Policy & Services Committee.
BACKGROUND
Per Palo Alto Municipal Code § 2.04.200 (a), 1 the regular meeting start times for standing committees are set by ordinance or resolution. In 2025, the City Council set the meeting time as 5:30pm for the Finance Committee and 6:00pm for the Policy & Services Committee by Resolution 10223.2
ANALYSIS
Standing committee meeting times may change periodically due to annual shifts in committee membership or logistical reasons. The recommended resolution changes the start time of the Finance Committee from 5:30pm to 4:00pm from present until January 31, 2027, to reflect current committee preferences. From February 1, 2027 onwards, the resolution sets the start time of the Finance Committee to 5:30pm. This resolution does not change the start time of the Policy & Services Committee.
The resolution does not change either committee’s regular meeting days or frequency or affect their ability to call special meetings. Future changes to the regular meeting start times of the Policy & Services and Finance Committees may still be made by ordinance or resolution. 1 Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 2.04.200:
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/paloalto/latest/paloalto_ca/0-0-0-60138 2 Resolution 10223: https://recordsportal.paloalto.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=62116
FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT
None.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Staff from the City Manager’s Office, City Clerk’s Office and Administrative Services Department coordinated with the Chair of the Finance Committee on the meeting time.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed legislation is not a project under CEQA because it is an administrative function to change the regular meeting time of existing Council standing committees. CEQA regulation § 15378(b)(2).
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Resolution Changing Standing Committee Regular Meeting Times APPROVED BY:
Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk