CITY COUNCILACTION MINUTES
Regular MeetingMay 4, 2026 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, VeenkerPresent Remotely: Absent:Special Orders of the Day 1. Proclamation of May 2026 as Affordable Housing Month. CEQA Status: Not a project.NO ACTION Closed Session 2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-POTENTIAL LITIGATIONSubject: Potential litigation regarding 156 North California Avenue,as set forth in letter(s) from Holland & Knight LLP dated September 3, 2025Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)Number of potential cases: 1, as Defendant3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORSAuthority: Government Code Section 54956.8.Property: 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto (Informally known as the Cubberley Site)Negotiating Party: Palo Alto Unified School District City Negotiators:(Ed Shikada, Kiely Nose, Kristen O'Kane, Lauren Lai)Subject of Negotiations: Purchase, Exchange, and/or Lease, Price and Terms of PaymentMOTION:Councilmember Lythcott-Haims moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to go into Closed Session.MOTION PASSED:7-0 Council went into Closed Session at 5:45 P.M.
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Council returned from Closed Session at 7:45 P.M.No reportable action. Agenda Changes, Additions and DeletionsPublic Comment Council Member Questions, Comments and AnnouncementsStudy Session4. City Manager Transmittal of the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Operating and CapitalBudgetsNO ACTIONConsent CalendarMOTION: Councilmember Reckdahl moved, seconded by Councilmember Lythcott-Haims to approve Agenda Item Numbers 5-13. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 5. Approval of Minutes from April 13, April 15, and April 20, 2026 Meeting6. Adopt a Resolution Making Required Findings in Support of the City’s Application for FY2026/27 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Funds in the Amount of$326,590 for the South Palo Alto Bikeways Demonstration Project and Authorize Staff toSubmit the Application; CEQA status - not a project.7. Approval of Contract Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number S23187797 withStephen Galloway Studio, LLC to Extend the Contract Term Through April 1, 2029, forConcept Design Development, Fabrication and Delivery to the Site and Placement ofArtwork; CEQA Status – categorically exempt.
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8. Approve Supplement No. 2 to Master Funding Agreement with the MetropolitanTransportation Commission for the City to receive an Amount Not to Exceed $1 Millionfor the Palo Alto Transit Center Quarry Road Connection; CEQA status - statutorilyexempt.9. Approval of Professional Services Contract Number C26196239 with Triple HS, INC (dbaH. T. Harvey & Associates), in an Amount Not to Exceed of $399,239 Over a 5-year Termfor Annual Wetland Mitigation Monitoring, Reporting, and Improvements, and Approvalof a Budget Amendment in the Capital Improvement Fund; CEQA Status - This project ispart of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program approved on February 3, 2014as part of the Golf Course Reconfiguration EIR.10. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 3 to Contract Number C21179340 with Baker TillyUS, LLP to Extend Term to June 30, 2028 with no increase to the not to exceed amountbased on CAO Committee Recommendation; CEQA Status – Not a Project.11. Approval of Second Amendment to the Lease Between the City of Palo Alto andCommunity Skating, Inc. for the Tennis Facility at 3005 Middlefield Road, Extending theTerm to January 1, 2040; CEQA Status – Categorically Exempt12. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter9.73 (City Policy Against Arbitrary Discrimination) of Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals andSafety) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Add Sections 9.73.050 (Local CEDAWPrinciples) and 9.73.060 (Private Right of Action) and Amend Associated Sections (FIRSTREADING: March 23, 2026, PASSED: 7-0)13. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Creating New PAMCChapter 9.05 (Entertainment Zones) and Establishing an Entertainment Zone on aPortion of California Avenue (FIRST READING: April 20, 2026; PASSED: 7-0)City Manager Comments Ed Shikada, City Manager Action ItemsAgenda Item Number 15 heard out of order.14. Receive Update and Provide Direction to Staff on the Implementation of Senate Bill 79(SB 79) and Work Related to the Downtown Housing Plan. CEQA Status: Exempt UnderCEQA Guidelines Section 15262.
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City Council Meeting
Action Minutes: 05/04/2026
Agenda Item Number 14 not heard and deferred to a date uncertain.
15. PUBLIC HEARING: Report on City Vacancies and Recruitment Efforts, Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2561; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
NO ACTION
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:17 P.M.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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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 found action minutes and the video/audio recordings of Council proceedings to be the official records of both Council and committee proceedings. These recordings are available on the City’s website.