Palo Alto City Council
June 15, 2026

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ATTACHMENT B
1 RESOLUTION NO.XXXX
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Establishing the City’s Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2027
WHEREAS, under Article XIIIB of the Constitution of the State of California, the City of Palo Alto (City) may not appropriate any proceeds of taxes in excess of its appropriations limit; and WHEREAS, since fiscal year 1991, the City is permitted to adjust its appropriations limit annually based on inflation and population adjustment factors; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 37200, the calculation of the appropriations limit and the total appropriations subject to the limit were set forth in the annual budget of the City for Fiscal Year 2027, which was adopted by ordinance of the Council on June 15, 2026; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code sections 7901 and 7910, the final calculation of the appropriations limit has been determined, and the adjustment factors on which the calculation is based are a 4.95% percent change in California per capita income and a 0.23% percent change in the population growth for the County of Santa Clara; and WHEREAS, the documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit has been made available to the general public for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of adoption of this resolution; and
WHEREAS, according to the final calculation, the City’s net appropriations subject to limitation are approximately $168.21 million.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows:

SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds that, for Fiscal Year 2027, the final calculation of the appropriations limit of the City of Palo Alto has been determined in accordance with the adjustment factors referred to above, the documentation used in the determination of the calculation has been made available to the general public for the period of fifteen days as required by law, and the City’s appropriations are under the appropriations limit by approximately $78.59 million.

SECTION 2. The Council hereby adopts the final calculation of the appropriations limit of the City for Fiscal Year 2027, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

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2 SECTION 3. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not constitute a project under the Section 15378(b)(4) of California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines because establishing the annual appropriations limit is a fiscal activity, and, therefore, no environmental assessment is necessary.

INTRODUCED AND PASSED: Enter Date Here
AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:

NOT PARTICIPATING:

ATTEST: APPROVED:

City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

City Manager
City Attorney
Director of Administrative Services
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Attachment B, Exhibit 1
FY 2027 Adopted Budget $ 311.83 $ 107.85 $ 30.43 $ 11.91 $ 462.02 Less:

Interfund Transfers $ (41.26) $ (7.40) $ (22.47) $ - $ (71.13) Allocated Charges $ (31.93) $ (0.69) $ (0.69) $ - $ (33.31) Non-Proceeds $ (63.92) $ (102.20) $ (11.42) $ (11.84) $ (189.37) Net Appropriations Subject to Limit $ 174.71 $ (2.43) $ (4.15) $ 0.07 $ 168.21 FY 2026 Per Capita Income Change (CA Department of Finance) 4.95% Factor A 1.0495
FY 2026 Population Change (County of Santa Clara) 0.23% Factor B 1.0023
$ 234.62

1.0519
$246.80
Net Appropriations Subject to Limit $168.21
Amount Under the Limit $78.59
2026 1.0644 1.0031 1.0677 $ 234.62 $ 178.01 $ 56.61
2025 1.0362 1.0002 1.0364 $ 219.74 $ 173.10 $ 46.64
2024* 1.0444 0.9975 1.0418 $ 212.02 $ 157.94 $ 54.08
2023* 1.0755 1.0007 1.0763 $ 203.52 $ 138.39 $ 65.13
2022* 1.0573 0.9944 1.0514 $ 189.10 $ 127.09 $ 62.01
2021 1.0373 1.0037 1.0411 $ 179.86 $ 113.06 $ 66.80
2020 1.0385 1.0033 1.0419 $ 172.75 $ 127.42 $ 45.33
2019 1.0367 1.0099 1.0470 $ 165.80 $ 114.94 $ 50.86
2018 1.0369 1.0082 1.0454 $ 158.36 $ 131.49 $ 26.87
2017 1.0537 1.0130 1.0674 $ 151.48 $ 109.51 $ 41.97
2016 1.0382 1.0113 1.0499 $ 141.92 $ 100.60 $ 41.32
* FY 2022-2024 Appropriation Limits restated to correct for Total Adjustment Factor calculation error in those fiscal years. ** Excludes the $0.2m in General Fund transfers.

APPROPRIATIONS LIMITATION COMPLIANCE CALCULATION
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 ADOPTED BUDGET
($ IN MILLIONS)
Total Budgeted Appropriations General Fund ** Capital
Projects Funds
Special
Revenue Funds
Debt Service
Fund
Combined
Funds
FY 2026 Adopted Appropriations Limit
On November 6, 1979, California voters approved Proposition 4, an initiative that added Article XIIIB to the state Constitution. The provisions of this article place limits on the amount of revenue that can be appropriated by all entities of government. The Appropriations Limit is based on actual appropriations during the 1978-1979 fiscal year, as increased each year using specified population and inflationary growth factors.

Factor A x Factor B
FY 2027 Adopted Appropriations Limit
The City of Palo Alto remains well within its appropriations limit in FY 2027. Future year limit trends can be made based on the average change in regional population and income growth. The appropriations subject to limitation includes proceeds of taxes from the General Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and Special Revenue Funds.

Fiscal Year Per Capita Income
Factor
Population
Change Factor
Total
Adjustment
Factor
Appropriations
Limit
Appropriations
Subject to Limit
Amount Under
the Limit
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Attachment C: FY 2027 Summary of Stanford Related Programs and Services Fund
Dept. or
Project Description
Operating Fire Fire Services Contract with Stanford University Stanford reimburses the City for providing Fire services to the University based on an agreement between the City and the University.

Operating Office of
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Palo Alto Link (PAL) On Demand Transit Services
Palo Alto Link services provide on-demand transit services, and Stanford provides funding for a portion of this service.

Operating Police Dispatch Communication Services Contract with Stanford University Stanford reimburses the City for providing dispatcher communication services to the University based on an agreement between the City and the University.

Capital PL- 16000 Quarry Road Improvements and Transit Center Access Stanford is the lead on this project, and in order to continue with it, Palo Alto voters must undedicate a portion of El Camino Park (which is owned by Stanford and leased to the City) so that the land can be used for transit center access. A ballot measure proposing this action is expected in 2024.

Capital FD-24000 Fire Training Facility Replacement
This project will identify an appropriate site and construct a new fire training facility in Palo Alto. The current training facility is located on the Stanford University campus and is not owned by the City. A feasibility study will be conducted to determine the facility needs as well as an appropriate and available location for the new facility.

Capital FD-25000 Fire Equipment Replacement
This project will replace variety of equipment required for different types of emergency response and training, a portion of which is funded by Stanford and used to provide services to the University.

The Fire Department completed a comprehensive assessment of all current primary equipment categories, as well as estimated costs and replacement schedules.

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City Council
Staff Report
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: June 15, 2026
Report #:2606-6450
TITLE
Approval of Minutes from June 1, 2026 Meeting

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the minutes.

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: June 1, 2026 Draft Action Minutes
APPROVED BY:

Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL

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Regular Meeting
June 01, 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, Veenker Present Remotely:

Absent:

Special Orders of the Day

1. Proclamation Honoring June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Late Packet Report added

NO ACTION
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Study Session

2. Study Session on Flock Automated License Plate Recognition Technology; CEQA status – categorically exempt.

NO ACTION
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Consent Calendar
Councilmembers Veenker, Stone, Lu, Burt, and Lythcott-Haims requested to pull Agenda Item Number 4.

MOTION: Vice Mayor Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3, 5-14 and to pull off the Consent Calendar Agenda Item Number 4.

MOTION PASSED ITEMS 3, 5-14: 7-0

3. Approval of Minutes from May 11 and May 18, 2026 Meeting

4. Recommendation from Policy and Services Committee to City Council to Indefinitely Defer Both Expansion of the Rental Registry Program to Properties with Two or Fewer Units and Further Consideration of a Possible Rent Stabilization Ordinance. CEQA:

Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Removed off Consent Calendar and Heard June 1, 2026.

5. Approval of and Authorization to execute Purchase Orders with Jensen Precast and Oldcastle Infrastructure for the Purchase of Electric Utility Underground Boxes Not to Exceed $800,000 per year, for a Total Aggregate Not-to-Exceed Amount of $4,000,000 for Five Years; CEQA Status – Not a Project.

6. Approval of Purchase Order C27197327 with Carahsoft Technology Corporation to Procure DocuSign eSignature Software, Utilizing OMNIA cooperative contract no.

R240303 for a One-Year Term for a Total Not-To-Exceed Amount of $145,180; CEQA Status - Not a Project

7. Approval of an Extension to Building Permit 18000-00536 for 429 University Ave; CEQA status – Mitigated Negative Declaration (ENV20718).

8. Approval of Professional Services Contracts with Concourse Tech Inc., Contract No.

C26195689, and Prospect Silicon Valley, Contract No. C26195690, to Support Commercial Efficiency and Electrification Programs for a Term of Three (3) Years for a Total Combined Not to Exceed Amount of $898,500; CEQA Status – Not a Project

9. Approval of Professional Services Contract Number C27197243 with Euna Solutions, Utilizing a TIPS Cooperative Contract, to Modernize the City’s Budget Development and Publishing Software for a Five-Year Term, with Two One-Year Optional Extensions for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,322,230. CEQA Status - Not a project.

10. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract C21180768 with Public Safety Innovation, Inc. to Extend Term by One Year and Update the Schedule of Rates at No Additional Not-toExceed Financial Authority; CEQA Status - Not a project Item 4
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11. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 3 to Contract Number C20176367 with LAZ Karp Associates, LLC to Increase the Compensation by $713,311 for a revised total not-toexceed $3,035,596 and Extend the Term by 18 Months for the Parking Enforcement Program for Residential Preferential Parking Districts; CEQA Status - Not a Project.

12. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to 14 Professional Services Contracts for GIS On-Call Services: C26193271A with Lynx Technologies Inc, C26193271B with Seven Tablets Inc, C26193271C with iSpatial Techno Solutions Inc, C26193271D with Geodesy, C26193271E with UDC, C26193271F with NV5 Geospatial Inc, C26193271G with SSP Innovations, C26193271H with Timmons Group, C26193271I with Infojini Inc, C26193271J with Sybyte Technologies Inc, C26193271K with 360S2G, C26193271L with Enterprise Maps, C26193271M with Farallon Geographics, C26193271N with Arini Geographics, to increase the Not-to-Exceed Compensation by $2,000,000 and Extend the Term for One Year; CEQA Status – Not a Project.

13. Approval of Contract Change Order No. 2 in the Amount of $1,000,000 to Contract No.

C23186274 with Monterey Mechanical Company for On-Call Emergency and Critical Construction Services at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant, for a Revised Not-ToExceed Amount of $4,000,000, and Approval of Contract Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. S24190553 with Carollo Engineers Inc. for On-call Engineering Services at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant to Increase Compensation by $995,000 for a Revised Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,250,000, and to Extend the Contract Term Through December 31, 2028; CEQA Status – Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301

14. Adoption of a Resolution Amending Utilities Rules and Regulations Numbers 02 (Definitions and Abbreviations), 03 (Description of Utility Services), 04 (Application for Service), 05 (Service Contracts), 09 (Disconnection, Termination and Restoration of Service), 10 (Meter Reading), 11 (Billing, Adjustments and Payment of Bills), 18 (Utility Service and Facilities on Customer Premises, 20 (Special Electric Utility Regulations), 21 (Special Water Utility Regulations), 22 (Special Gas Utility Regulations), 23 (Special Wastewater Utility Regulations), and Utility Rate Schedule C-4 (Residential Rate Assistance Program), and Repealing Rule 15 (Metering Equipment); CEQA Status – Not a Project
Consent Calendar Item Pulled for Discussion

4. Recommendation from Policy and Services Committee to City Council to Indefinitely Defer Both Expansion of the Rental Registry Program to Properties with Two or Fewer Units and Further Consideration of a Possible Rent Stabilization Ordinance. CEQA:

Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

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MOTION: Vice Mayor Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember Lauing to approve the staff recommendation, as amended, by deferring for one year the expansion of the Rental Registry Program and consideration of a local rent stabilization policy, and directing staff to return to the Policy and Services Committee within one year for discussion of further analysis, policy development, or preparation of a draft ordinance related to a local rent stabilization policy, as well as consideration of a Rental Registry Dashboard to enhance transparency and public access to rental housing data.

MOTION PASSED: 7-0
City Manager Comments
Ed Shikada, City Manager
Action Items

15. Adoption of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fiscal Year (FY) 2026- 2027 Annual Action Plan; and Approving Use of CDBG Funds for FY 2026-2027 as Recommended by the Human Relations Commission. CEQA Status: Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).

MOTION: Vice Mayor Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember Burt to:

1. Adopt the draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan (Attachment A) and the associated resolution (Attachment B) allocating Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for FY 2026-2027;

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the FY 2026-2027 CDBG application to fund the FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan (AAP) and any other necessary documents concerning the application, and to otherwise bind the City with respect to the applications and commitment of funds;

3. Authorize staff to submit the FY 2026-2027 AAP to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by the extended deadline of August 16, 2026.

MOTION PASSED: 7-0

16. Outdoor Activation Standards, Pre-Approved Parklet Plans and Public Space Design Concept for the Car-Free Portion of California Avenue; and FIRST READ: Adopt an Item 4
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Ordinance Amending the Sign Code to Streamline Permitting of Signs in Conjunction with a Parklet; CEQA Status - Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303.

MOTION: Vice Mayor Stone moved, seconded by Council Member Lauing to:

1. Approve the Outdoor Activation Standards and encroachment permit requirements for the car-free portion of California Avenue as documented in Attachment A.

2. Approve the Pre-approved Parklet Plans with standardized parklet designs for California Avenue summarized in Attachment B.

3. FIRST READ: An ordinance amending the Sign Code (PAMC section 16.20.160) to allow parklet permittees to post certain types of parklet signs in compliance with the Outdoor Activation permit standards in lieu of the Sign Code’s default review process; see Attachment C.

4. Approve the proposed public space design concept outlined in Attachment D and direct staff to modify the design to be a bike-free design.

MOTION PASSED: 6-1, Lu no

17. Receive Update and Provide Direction to Staff on the Implementation of Senate Bill 79 (SB 79) and the Work Related to the Downtown Housing Plan. Adoption of Two Temporary Ordinances Implementing SB 79, Adopting a Transit Oriented Development Combining District, Excluding Certain Sites from Government Code Section 65912.157, and Authorizing the Planning and Development Services Director to Make Corresponding Updates to the Zone Map. CEQA Status: Exempt Under Government Code section 65912.161(c)(2).

Councilmembers Reckdahl and Lu recused from Agenda Item Number 17.

MOTION: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Lauing to:

1. Receive an update on the approaches for the implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 79 (2025) and work related to the Downtown Housing Plan;

2. Introduce a temporary ordinance (Attachment B) excluding historic resources designated on the City’s local register as of January 1, 2025, from the development standards otherwise applicable under SB 79, through one year following adoption of the City’s 7th Housing Element;

3. Introduce a temporary ordinance (Attachment C) establishing development standards for all transit-oriented development (TOD) eligible parcels subject to SB 79 at 50 percent of the otherwise allowable development capacity authorized under State law, and Item 4
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simultaneously exempting those properties from default SB 79 standards through one year following adoption of the City’s 7th Cycle Housing Element; a. Amend Attachment C, Section 1 Findings & Declarations, Section I:
“The City Council finds and declares that the implementation of Government Code section 65912.157 on July 1, 2026 will create significant incentive for redevelopment of properties in the TOD zones that the City has not already identified as being suitable locations for higher-density development, allow at densities that would create unanticipated strain on public infrastructure and cause additional points of conflict between vehicles and bicycles or pedestrians in the effected areas. The rezoning and exclusion actions set forth in this ordinance would reduce these impacts for a temporary period, during which the City may plan for increased demands on infrastructure and transportation resources. Accordingly, this ordinance is necessary as an emergency measure pursuant to PAMC section 2.04.270 to preserve the public peace, health, or safety.”

4. Direct staff to return with interim urgency versions of the above ordinances to be introduced and adopted on June 15, 2026, when the above ordinances are agendized for second reading.

5. Direct staff to prepare permanent ordinances to be presented to the Planning and Transportation Commission, incorporating the provisions of the interim ordinances and any additional provisions necessary and beneficial in implementation of SB 79.

6. Direct staff to continue work to advance and complete the Downtown Housing Plan and amend the scope of work as appropriate to take into consideration implementation of SB 79.

7. Direct staff to consider the recommendations outlined in the Palo Alto Forward Letter with particular focus to the California Avenue area including El Camino Real vicinity of California Avenue that Council has identified as suitable for higher-density development, when developing the permanent ordinance for review by the Planning & Transportation Commission, and to return to Council within 6 to 12 months.

MOTION PASSED: 5-0-2, Lu, Reckdahl Recused

AMENDMENTS INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND

SECONDER
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 12:19 A.M.

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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 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.

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City Council
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: Utilities
Meeting Date: June 15, 2026
Report #:2605-6415
TITLE
Approve Submittal of the 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report; CEQA status:
exempt.

RECOMMENDATION
Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC) and staff recommend City Council approve submittal of the 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Beginning in 2022, every urban water supplier in California must conduct an Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment as required by California Water Code Section 10632 (a). Each urban water supplier must also submit an Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) on or before July 1, as required by California Water Code Section 10632.1. The City’s Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report (Attachment A, Tables 1-5) show that there is no water shortage anticipated for Fiscal Year 2027.

On April 14, 2026, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), Palo Alto’s water supplier, provided Palo Alto with the Water Supply Availability Update for the current year.

Although precipitation at Hetch Hetchy has been near median, snowpack in the upper watersheds is only 25% of the April 1 median. Even with these historic conditions, the entire water system is expected to be filled by the end of May 2026. SFPUC’s Water Bank is full and will continue to support deliveries throughout the year, while reservoir storage as of April 13, 2026 remained well above typical levels for the time of year. The City of Palo Alto encourages continued water conservation efforts and the City’s website contains more information about available water conservation programs.1

BACKGROUND
1 Water Conservation Programs https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Utilities/Ways-to-Save Item 5
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To prepare the 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report, staff followed the procedures outlined in its Water Shortage Contingency Plan, contained in Section 7 of the City’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). Palo Alto’s 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report uses the DWR-developed Optional Annual Assessment Tool format. This format includes the five tables shown in Attachment A. Staff will submit the standard tables to DWR by July 1, 2026. “Table 1: Annual Assessment Information” (Table 1) provides required overview information. The remaining tables project water supply and demand for FY 2027 under dry conditions, as required, and find that there is no projected water shortage.

Upon Council adoption, staff will submit the 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report to the Department of Water Resources. After Palo Alto and other urban water suppliers report to DWR on the 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Reports, DWR will prepare a summary report on its review of the Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment results and provide it to the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) by September 30, 2026. The DWR report will include water shortage information at the supplier level, as well as regional and statewide analysis of water conditions as required by California Water Code Section 10644 (c)(1)(B).

ANALYSIS
Potable Water
Palo Alto receives 100% of its potable water supply from the SFPUC Regional Water System and staff used the SFPUC's April 14, 2026 Water Supply Availability Update to determine water supply.
• “Table 2: Water Demands” (Table 2) provides a demand projection for each month of FY 2027;
• “Table 3: Water Supplies” (Table 3) notes that there is sufficient supply to meet Palo Alto’s demand and projects supply equal to the demand projection since there is no projected water shortage in FY 2027;
• “Table 4(P): Potable Water Shortage Assessment” (Table 4(P)) compares projected FY 2026 demand with supply and illustrates that there is no shortage projected for FY 2027; • “Table 5: Planned Water Shortage Response Actions” (Table 5) shows no triggered water shortage actions.

Palo Alto’s eight permanent water use regulations remain in effect (see Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 12.32.010).

Non-Potable Water
For non-potable recycled water, Table 2 provides the demand projection and Table 3 notes that there is sufficient supply to meet Palo Alto’s non-potable recycled water demand in FY 2026.

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For that reason, the supply is set to equal demand and there is no shortage of non-potable water projected in Table 4(NP), “Non Potable Water Shortage Assessment”.

FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact from Council approving submittal of the 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Interested parties are encouraged to comment or provide feedback on the proposed 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report at the Council meeting where the report will be considered for approval, or to submit written comments prior to those meetings.

On May 6, 20263, staff presented the 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report to the UAC. One commissioner asked how early runoff of snowpack affects SFPUC’s water rights. Staff was not prepared to give a detailed response but stated that it was an anomalous year given most of the snowmelt occurred in March. Two commissioners encouraged more discussion about the City’s non-potable water supply and use, particularly with respect to the associated costs to the wastewater system, and asked to revisit consideration for expansion of recycled water within the City. Another commissioner asked about the projected demand figures, and staff clarified that the projected demand used for this analysis refers to the demand study projections for the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). Staff also noted that the 2025 UWMP update has revised the process for the Annual Water Shortage Assessment so that best available data can be used for future assessments. The UAC approved staff’s proposal, which passed on a 6-0 vote.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Adoption of the 2026 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Water Code Section 10652.

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: 2026 Water Supply and Demand Assessment Tables APPROVED BY:

Alan Kurotori, Director of Utilities
Staff: Adriana Artola, Senior Resource Planner
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Attachment A - 2026 Water
Supply and Demand
Assessment Tables
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Table 1. Annual Assessment Information
Annual Assessment Information
Year Covered By This Shortage Report (Required)
Start: July 1, 2026
End: June 30, 2027
Volume Unit for Reported Supply and Demand:
(Must use the same unit throughout) AF
Supplier's Annual Assessment Planning Cycle (Required)
Start Month: July
End Month: June
Data Interval: Monthly (12 data points per year)
Water Supplier's Contact Information (Required)
Water Supplier's Name: City of Palo Alto
Contact Name: Lisa Bilir
Contact Title: Assistant Director of Utilities, Resource Management Street Address: 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
ZIP Code: 94301
Phone Number: (650)329-2543
Email Address: [email protected]
Report Preparer's Contact Information
(if different from above)
Preparer's Organization Name:

Preparer's Contact Name:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Supplier's Water Shortage Contingency Plan
WSCP Title 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan of the City of Palo Alto WSCP Adoption Date 6/7/2021
Other Annual Assessment Related Activities
Activity Timeline/ Outcomes / Links / Notes
Annual Assessment/ Shortage Report Title: Optional
Annual Assessment / Shortage Report Approval Date: 6/15/2026 Other Annual Assessment Related Activities:

The 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan of the City of Palo Alto states that Palo Alto will utilize the BAWSCA Regional Reliability Model to evaluate water supply availability, however, the plan also permits the City to use SFPUC data since SFPUC is the City's sole supplier. Specifically, the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan states: "Because Palo Alto relies on only one potable water supply source, SFPUC RWS water, the Annual Assessment will rely on key data inputs from the SFPUC." Palo Alto used the SFPUC's April 14, 2026 Final Water Supply Availability Estimate to determine water supply.
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= Auto calculated
Use Type Start Year: 2026 Volumetric Unit Used2
: AF
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total by Water Demand Type
All Demands 1313 1287 1309 1090 931 687 655 576 661 699 971 1137 11316 0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1313 1287 1309 1090 931 687 655 576 661 699 971 1137 11316 All Demands Tertiary 54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315 0 0
0 0
54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
0 0
0 0
Table 2: Water Demands1
Projected Water Demands - Volume3
Total by Month (Non-Potable)
1 Projections are based on best available data at time of submitting the report and actual demand volumes could be different due to many factors. 2 Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent. 3When opting to provide other than monthly volumes (bi-monthly, quarterly, or annual), please see directions on entering data for Projected Water Demand in the Table Instructions.

Notes: Potable unconstrained customer demand determined using the end-use model described in the 2020 UWMP Section 4. Non-potable unconstrained customer demand determined based on 2020 UWMP projection.

Total by Month (Potable)
Additional
Description
(as needed)
Level of
Treatment
for NonPotable
Supplies
Drop-down
list
Drop-down list
May select each use multiple times
These are the only Use Types that will
be recognized by the WUEdata online
submittal tool
(Add additional rows as needed)
Demands Served by Potable Supplies
Demands Served by Non-Potable Supplies
Three years ago total demand
Four years ago total demand
Optional (for comparison purposes)
Last year's total demand
Two years ago total demand
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Use Type Start Year: 2025 Volumetric Unit Used2
: AF
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total by Water Demand Type
All Demands 1310 1285 1307 1088 929 686 654 575 660 697 969 1135 11295 0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1310 1285 1307 1088 929 686 654 575 660 697 969 1135 11295 All Demands Tertiary 54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315 0 0
0 0
54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
0 0
0 0
Table 2: Water Demands1
Projected Water Demands - Volume3
Total by Month (Non-Potable)
1 Projections are based on best available data at time of submitting the report and actual demand volumes could be different due to many factors. 2 Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent. 3When opting to provide other than monthly volumes (bi-monthly, quarterly, or annual), please see directions on entering data for Projected Water Demand in the Table Instructions.

Notes: Potable unconstrained customer demand determined using the end-use model described in the 2020 UWMP Section 4. Non-potable unconstrained customer demand determined based on 2020 UWMP projection.

Total by Month (Potable)
Additional
Description
(as needed)
Level of
Treatment
for NonPotable
Supplies
Drop-down
list
Drop-down list
May select each use multiple times
These are the only Use Types that
will be recognized by the WUEdata
online submittal tool
(Add additional rows as needed)
Demands Served by Potable Supplies
Demands Served by Non-Potable Supplies
Three years ago total demand
Four years ago total demand
Optional (for comparison purposes)
Last year's total demand
Two years ago total demand
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Water Supply Start Year: 2026 Volumetric Unit Used2
: AF
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Total by
Water
Supply Type
Purchased/Imported Water
San Francisco
Public Utilities
Commission
Regional
Water Supply
System
1313 1287 1309 1090 931 687 655 576 661 699 971 1137 11316 0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1313 1287 1309 1090 931 687 655 576 661 699 971 1137 11316 0 Recycled Water
Recycled
Water from
the Regional
Water Quality
Control Plant
54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315
0 0
0 0
54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315 0
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
0 Table 3: Water Supplies1
Projected Water Supplies - Volume3
Water
Quality
Drop-down
List
Total Right
or Safe
Yield*
(optional)
Additional
Detail on
Water Supply
Drop-down List
May use each category multiple
times.These are the only water
supply categories that will be
recognized by the WUEdata online
submittal tool
(Add additional rows as needed)
Potable Supplies
Non-Potable Supplies
eAR Reported Total Water Supplies
Optional (for comparison purposes)
1 Projections are based on best available data at time of submitting the report and actual supply volumes could be different due to many factors. 2 Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent. 3When opting to provide other than monthly volumes (bi-monthly, quarterly, or annual), please see directions on entering data for Projected Water Supplies in the Table Instructions.

Notes: Palo Alto purchases 100% of its potable water from SFPUC; Palo Alto used the SFPUC's March 1, 2024 Water Supply Availability Update to determine water supply. Palo Alto supplies recycled water for irrigation of the municipal golf course, a park and some other minor applications. There is sufficient supply of both potable and recycled water to meet demand.

Total by Month (Potable)
Total by Month (Non-Potable)
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Water Supply Start Year: 2025 Volumetric Unit Used2
: AF
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Total by
Water
Supply Type
Purchased/Imported Water
San Francisco
Public
Utilities
Commission
Regional
Water
Supply
System
1310 1285 1307 1088 929 686 654 575 660 697 969 1135 11295 0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1310 1285 1307 1088 929 686 654 575 660 697 969 1135 11295 0 Recycled Water
Recycled
Water from
the Regional
Water
Quality
Control Plant
54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315
0 0
0 0
54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315 0
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
0 Table 3: Water Supplies1
Projected Water Supplies - Volume3
Water
Quality
Drop-down
List
Total Right
or Safe
Yield*
(optional)
Additional
Detail on
Water
Supply
Drop-down List
May use each category multiple
times.These are the only water
supply categories that will be
recognized by the WUEdata
online submittal tool
(Add additional rows as needed)
Potable Supplies
Non-Potable Supplies
eAR Reported Total Water Supplies
Optional (for comparison purposes)
1 Projections are based on best available data at time of submitting the report and actual supply volumes could be different due to many factors. 2 Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent. 3When opting to provide other than monthly volumes (bi-monthly, quarterly, or annual), please see directions on entering data for Projected Water Supplies in the Table Instructions.

Notes: Palo Alto purchases 100% of its potable water from SFPUC; Palo Alto used the SFPUC's March 1, 2024 Water Supply Availability Update to determine water supply. Palo Alto supplies recycled water for irrigation of the municipal golf course, a park and some other minor applications. There is sufficient supply of both potable and recycled water to meet demand.

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Table 4(P): Potable Water Shortage Assessment1
Start Year: 2026 Volumetric Unit Used2
: AF
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun3Total
Anticipated Unconstrained Demand 1313 1287 1309 1090 931 687 655 576 661 699 971 1137 11316 Anticipated Total Water Supply 1313 1287 1309 1090 931 687 655 576 661 699 971 1137 11316 Surplus/Shortage w/o WSCP Action 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 % Surplus/Shortage w/o WSCP Action 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% State Standard Shortage Level 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benefit from WSCP: Supply Augmentation 0.0
Benefit from WSCP: Demand Reduction 0.0
Revised Surplus/Shortage with WSCP 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 % Revised Surplus/Shortage with WSCP 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% = From prior tables
Planned WSCP Actions4
1 Assessments are based on best available data at time of submitting the report and actual volumes could be different due to many factors. 2 Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent. 3When optional monthly volumes aren't provided, verify Tables 2 and 3 use the same columns for data entry and are reflected properly in Table 4 and make sure to use those same columns to enter the benefits from Planned WSCP Actions. Please see directions on the shortage balancing exercise in the Table Instructions. If a shortage is projected, the supplier is highly recommended to perform a monthly analysis to more accurately identify the time of shortage. 4 If you enter any WSCP Benefits, then you must enter the corresponding planned Actions into Table 5. = Auto calculated
= For manual input
Table 4(NP): Non-Potable Water Shortage Assessment1
Start Year: 2026 Volumetric Unit Used2
: AF
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun3Total
Anticipated Unconstrained Demand: Non-Potable 54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315 Anticipated Total Water Supply: Non-Potable 54 53 35 22 11 2 2 11 9 24 42 50 315 Surplus/Shortage w/o WSCP Action: Non-Potable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 % Surplus/Shortage w/o WSCP Action: Non-Potable 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Benefit from WSCP: Supply Augmentation 0.0
Benefit from WSCP: Demand Reduction 0.0
Revised Surplus/Shortage with WSCP 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 % Revised Surplus/Shortage with WSCP 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1 Assessments are based on best available data at time of submitting the report and actual volumes could be different due to many factors. 2 Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent. 3When optional monthly volumes aren't provided, verify Tables 2 and 3 use the same columns for data entry and are reflected properly in Table 4 and make sure to use those same columns to enter the benefits from Planned WSCP Actions. Please see directions on the shortage balancing exercise in the Table Instructions. If a shortage is projected, the supplier is highly recommended to perform a monthly analysis to more accurately identify the time of shortage. 4 If you enter any WSCP Benefits, then you must enter the corresponding planned Actions into Table 5. = From prior tables
Planned WSCP Actions4
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Enter Amount
(Drop-down
List)
Select % or
Volume Unit
Start Month End Month
NOTES:

Notes Section to be used
only for clarifying details, and
not for listing specific
actions. Actions must be
entred into table rows
1 If you plan Supply Augmentation Actions then you must enter WSCP Benefits from Supply Augmentation Actions into Table 4. If you plan Demand Reduction Actions then you must enter WSCP Benefits from Demand Reduction Actions into Table 4. 2 If an Action is planned to be implemented in multiple non-contiguous periods of the year, please make separate entries on multiple rows for the same action spanning the different implementation periods.

Table 5: Planned Water Shortage Response Actions
Add additional rows as needed
How much is action going to
reduce the shortage gap?
(Optional)
When is shortage response
action anticipated to be
implemented2?
Is action
already being
implemented?
(Y/N)
ACTIONS1: Demand Reduction, Supply
Augmentation, and Other Actions.
(Drop-down List)
These are the only categories that will be
accepted by the WUEdata online
submittal tool. Select those that apply.

Anticipated Shortage
Level
Drop-down List of
State Standard Levels (1 -
6) and Level 0 (No
Shortage)
Palo Alto currently inplements permanent water use restrictions according to the Palo Alto Municipal Code Section

12.32.010 https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/paloalto/latest/paloalto_ca/0-0-0-69362#JD_Chapter12.32. There is currently no water shortage projected for FY 2027 in Table 4(P).

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City Council
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: Transportation
Meeting Date: June 15, 2026
Report #:2605-6367
TITLE
Approve Conceptual Design for Alma Street-Charleston Road Railroad Crossing Near-Term Section 130 Safety Improvement Project – Direct Staff to Complete Final Design, Environmental Analysis, Project Specifications, and Engineering Cost Estimates based off of the Conceptual Design as Recommended by Rail Committee; CEQA status: Categorically Exempt under Section 15301-Class 1 minor alternations to existing facilities.

RECOMMENDATION
Rail Committee and staff recommend that the Council approves the conceptual design and directs staff to move forward with the proposed near-term safety improvements to the Alma Street and Charleston Road Railroad Crossing, including direction to complete final design plans, environmental analysis, project specifications, and engineering cost estimates for construction. The Rail Committee unanimously voted to recommend approval of the conceptual design to the City Council.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Rail, in cooperation with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Power Board (also known as Caltrain or JPB) and the City of Palo Alto, proposed a railroad crossing improvement project at Charleston Road in Palo Alto. This intersection was identified by California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for safety improvements as part of Section 130 federal funding for hazard elimination at railroad crossings.

In December 2024, City Council authorized a contract with BKF Engineers to prepare plan line concepts, final design plans, permit applications, and construction documents for improvements to the intersection of Alma Street and Charleston Road. The project objectives are to improve the safety, efficiency, and experience of the intersection and rail crossing for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. Based on the scope of improvements listed in the Service Item 6
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Contract with Caltrans, the project team collaboratively developed concept plans that include the following described below:
• Installation of a pre-track traffic signal (pre-signal), • Relocation of select traffic signal equipment at Alma Street, • Replacement of the existing pedestrian crossing markings, • Reconstruction of pedestrian curb ramps,
• Reconfiguring pedestrian sidewalks at the northwest and southwest corners of the intersection,
• Addition of bike lane markings, and
• Modification of railroad emergency pedestrian gates and gate arms.

On October 28, 2025, the project team held a community meeting to introduce the project, present existing conditions, and receive feedback from members of the public on the proposed improvements. On March 3, 2026, the Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory Committee (PABAC) also reviewed the concept plan for this project, discussed, and provided comments and input.

On May 12, 2026, Rail Committee reviewed the concept plan and unanimously recommended Council approve the concept plan and direct staff to undertake final design.1

BACKGROUND
The intersection of Alma Street and Charleston Road is close to an active railroad, with high volumes of vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, particularly in the morning and afternoon commute periods as students travel to and from school.

The intersection was identified by the CPUC as a candidate for safety improvements and hazard elimination for at-grade railroad crossings. A diagnostic team comprised of staff from CPUC, Caltrans, JPB, and the City of Palo Alto developed recommendations for safety improvements at this location. The diagnostic team evaluated the existing conditions with respect to vehicular travel, bicycle travel, pedestrian pathways, and rail operations, and determined that the identified safety improvements would be 100% eligible for Section 130 Program funding. The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB) and the City will be required to coordinate their respective work items.

The Railway-Highway Crossings (Section 130) Program overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides funds for hazard elimination at railway-highway crossings. The Section 130 Program has been correlated with a significant decrease in collisions and fatalities at railway crossings. Section 130 funds are eligible for projects at all public crossings including roadways, bike trails, and pedestrian paths. 1 Rail Committee , May 12, 2026; Item 1, Action Item, SR# 2604-6222 https://recordsportal.paloalto.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=88051&dbid=0&repo=PaloAlto Item 6
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In November 2023, Caltrans’ Division of Rail and Mass Transportation executed Service Contract No. 50LP298, with the City of Palo Alto; and on December 2, 2024, Palo Alto City Council authorized a contract with BKF Engineers for Charleston Road and Alma Street Railroad Crossing Safety Improvement Plan. Scope elements include preparation of concept plans, final design plans, and construction documents, for intersection improvements at Charleston Road and Alma Road. Improvements include, but are not limited to, traffic signal modifications, sidewalk and crosswalk improvements, signing and striping updates, and pedestrian railroad crossing improvements. The project team includes BKF Engineers, along with subconsultants, Hexagon Transportation Consultants and Callander Associates, in consultation with City staff.

Concurrent with this project, JPB is developing plans for improvements within their right-of way at this intersection. JPB and City staff are coordinating improvements at the intersection to ensure that work items are compatible. The JPB will be responsible for most of the construction and improvements within JPB right of way, and the City will manage construction and improvements within City right-of-way. Attachment A shows the current concept plan.

ANALYSIS
This report provides information on the various stages of this work, including:
• Collision data
• Required scope of work
• Proposed project improvements
• Traffic analysis
• Community outreach and engagement
• Next steps
Collision Data
Section 130 projects are triggered based on documented crossing safety concerns. At Charleston Road railroad crossing, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reported six collisions from January 2018 through January 2024. The FRA reporting tool only captures railroad crossing incidents reported by the railroad operator (Caltrain) to the FRA specific to the Charleston Ave Railroad Crossing only. These do not include any incidents that occurred within the intersection or local streets.

Required Scope of Work
A diagnostic team comprised of staff from CPUC, Caltrans, JPB, and the City of Palo Alto developed the initial scope of work for the project as detailed in the City’s contract with Caltrans. The scope of work includes:
• Installation of pre-signal for eastbound motorists, interconnected to the railroad signal system and the existing traffic signal at Alma Street and Charleston Road, Item 6
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• Modification of the existing traffic signal operations at the nearby intersection of Alma Street / Charleston Road, including the addition of advance traffic signal preemption, • Installation of channelizing delineators on the northeast bound approach, and • Installation and update of signage and striping in compliance with the CA MUTCD.

Based on this scope of improvements, which is outlined in the City’s contract with Caltrans, the project team developed a conceptual plan. The conceptual plan encompasses:
• Installation of a traffic signal pre-signal,
• Relocation of traffic signal equipment,
• Updates to the existing pedestrian crossing markings, • Reconstruction of pedestrian curb ramps, and
• Expansion of pedestrian areas at the northeast and northwest corners of the intersection.

Proposed safety improvements include a pre-track signal on eastbound Charleston Road. The pre-signal would add a traffic signal pole with multiple signal heads west of Alma Street, for vehicles to stop at the existing stop line west of the railway tracks. It would also add regulatory restrictions for motorists from queuing within the train crossing area. A pre-track signal would also restrict vehicles from crossing the tracks against a red signal and would restrict right-turns on red at Alma Street.

Traffic Analysis
The Project team prepared a traffic analysis memo for the Charleston Road and Alma Street intersection in January 2026 (Attachment B), which evaluated the operational performance of the intersection under existing condition, and with proposed improvements including a presignal.

As part of the project concept development, the project team observed existing traffic conditions and utilized existing (January 2025, with school in-session) data at the project study location, during AM, after school, and PM peak periods. Details of these observations are outlined in the traffic analysis. Key findings are listed below:
• The railroad crossing is approximately 25 feet southwest of the Charleston Road/Alma Street intersection, with a stop line and “Stop here on Red” sign for eastbound Charleston Road located west of the train tracks and a hatched area between the tracks and Alma Street to indicate that this is not a queuing area. • Field observations showed that eastbound motorists and bicyclists frequently passed the stop line and railway tracks to wait in the hatched area to the east of the tracks. • Eastbound motorists were also frequently observed making right-turns on red. • Vehicular queues were observed on Alma Street and eastbound Charleston Road that sometimes required one or two cycles to clear.

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Analysis of traffic effects of the proposed project was conducted. Table 1 summarizes AM, after school, and PM peak hour intersection delays and levels of service at Alma/Charleston intersection under existing conditions and with the proposed safety improvement.

Community Outreach and Engagement
Community engagement on this project included a community meeting held at Mitchell Park Library on October 28, 2025. A summary of this meeting is included in Attachment C.

Outreach for the meeting included mailers to 736 residents living within 1,000 feet radius of Alma/Charleston intersection in addition to an ad published in the local newspaper one month before the meeting date and posting of meeting details on City social media sites such as NextDoor and Facebook. Eight community members attended the meeting in person.

At this meeting, the project team received many constructive comments from community members including comments on bicycle and pedestrian treatments, safety concerns, and connectivity. Meeting participants and respondents generally supported the proposed concept designs and raised questions regarding:
• Whether proposed improvements sufficiently address motorist, cyclist and pedestrian safety in advance of the long-term railroad grade separation project. • Potential property impacts (there are no property impacts to adjacent residences). • Safety and visibility for bicyclists including bike lane striping suggestions that will be evaluated and incorporated where possible.

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On March 3, 2026, the project team also presented this project to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PABAC) for review and discussion. A summary of the PABAC meeting is included in Attachment D. In addition to the questions shared during the meeting, the committee was encouraged to submit any follow-up questions or comments via e-mail to staff.

PABAC members provided the following key comments:
• Attendees expressed gratitude that the proposed project is moving forward given the high volume of pedestrian and bicyclists that use this intersection. • Some attendees noted bike marking improvements, and signal timing improvements at other Palo Alto locations as potential examples for providing safer movements for bicyclists and pedestrians through the intersection.

On May 12, 2026, Rail Committee reviewed and discussed the concept plan for this project and unanimously recommended that Council approve the concept plan and direct staff to complete final design plans.

Next Steps
The project team is currently updating conceptual plans based on input from community members, stakeholders, and City staff. An in-progress concept plan set from November 2025 is provided in Attachment A, with jurisdiction limits of work displayed in Attachment E.

Pending Council approval, the project team will develop final design plans, specifications, and engineer’s cost estimates for the construction bid. Staff will work closely with JPB, Caltrans, and CPUC during the final design process. Design work is slated for completion by Fall 2026.

Construction would be scheduled thereafter and is expected to be completed by the end of 2027.

These near-term improvements do not preclude Quiet Zone implementation or longer-term actions to implement a railroad crossing grade separation that has been identified as a Council Priority.

FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT
Funding for improvements to Alma Street and Charleston Road intersection is provided through the approved Charleston Road/Alma Street Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements Capital Improvement Project PL-25002. This location was identified through the Federal Section 130 program administered by Caltrans for increasing safety at at-grade rail crossings.

Based on Service Contract No. 50LP298 between the City of Palo Alto and Caltrans Division of Rail and Mass Transportation, the City will receive federal Section 130 Grade Crossing Improvement Program funds on a reimbursement basis. The existing agreement between the City and Caltrans provides the City with $700,000 for the design phase through Section 130 funds, including the existing BKF design contract in the amount of $397,705.

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The preliminary construction cost estimate for this project is $2.2 million. Upon final approval of the construction documents and engineer’s estimate, the City will request additional Section 130 funds for the construction phase to be allocated to the City through an amendment to the existing agreement with Caltrans. The project will be competitively bid for procurement of the construction contract, and actual project cost will depend upon the bid proposals received for construction.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Since June 2025, the design team has been conducting monthly stakeholder check-in meetings to provide updates and coordinate proposed improvements. Stakeholders involved in the monthly meetings include the City of Palo Alto, Caltrans, CPUC, JPB and the consultant design team.

A community meeting was conducted on October 28, 2025 at Mitchell Park Library to provide information on the project and obtain input on the project from local residents. In addition, the project was reviewed by the PABAC on March 3, 2026, Rail Committee on May 12, 2026, and City School Traffic Safety Committee on May 21, 2026. These committee meetings are open to public and noticed on the City Calander for public outreach.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The project is a collaboration between Caltrans, City of Palo Alto, and Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Caltrans will be leading environmental review efforts under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Project is Categorically Exempt under Section 15301- Class 1 that covers minor alterations to existing facilities under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A Notice of Exemption was filed with the Santa Clara County City Clerk on May 1, 2026.

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Conceptual Plan Exhibit - November 2025
Attachment B: Traffic Analysis Memo by Hexagon Transportation Consultants Attachment C: Community Meeting Summary
Attachment D: PABAC Meeting Summary
Attachment E: City and JPB Limits of Work
APPROVED BY:

Ria Hutabarat Lo, Chief Transportation Official
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Memorandum
Date: January 2, 2026
To: City of Palo Alto
CC: Mr. Jason Yee, BKF Engineers
From: Trisha Dudala, Katie Riutta
Subject: Transportation Analysis for the Charleston Road/Alma Street Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements in Palo Alto, California
Summary
The City of Palo Alto is proposing safety improvements at the signalized intersection of Alma Street/ Charleston Road, the adjacent railroad crossing, and the unsignalized intersection of Ruthelma Avenue/Charleston Road. The Charleston Road at-grade crossing was identified for funding of hazard elimination and safety improvements through a federally funded program. The proposed railroad crossing improvement project at Charleston Road in Palo Alto is a joint project between the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and the City of Palo Alto.

The railroad crossing is located approximately 25 feet southwest of the signalized intersection of Charleston Road and Alma Street. The intersection traffic signals are interconnected with the railroad track circuitry system for simultaneous preemption. There is enough space for one vehicle between the intersection and the railroad tracks. Eastbound motorists sometimes queue on the tracks due to the lack of storage space.

The proposed railroad crossing safety improvement includes the installation of a pre-signal on eastbound Charleston Road to better keep motorists from queuing on the railroad tracks. The presignal would restrict vehicles from turning right on red and would potentially affect vehicular capacity at the Charleston/Alma intersection. This study looked at traffic operations during three time periods: the weekday morning commute (7-9 AM), the after school time period (2-4 PM), and the evening commute (4-6 PM). It is during these hours that the intersection experiences the most traffic congestion. The analysis was conducted using the simulation software VISSIM by PTV Vision, which has the ability to analyze signal preemption. The traffic analysis was conducted under existing conditions and with increased Caltrain frequency, which would happen when ridership increases.

The analysis of the installation of a pre-signal on eastbound Charleston Road showed that the average vehicular queues on eastbound Charleston Road would increase from existing conditions during all three peak periods because the pre-signal would restrict right-turns on red. Under existing conditions without a pre-signal, the stop line for eastbound Charleston Road is located to the west of the train tracks, along with a “Stop here on Red” sign that informs motorists to stop before the tracks. However, field observations showed that some motorists would pull forward across the train tracks and wait in the area on the east side of the tracks, and right-turning vehicles were observed to turn onto southbound Alma Street.

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Alma Street and Charleston Road Railroad Crossing
Existing Conditions Analysis
The existing conditions analysis was conducted based on existing peak hour traffic volumes, existing lane geometries, existing signal timings, and the number of trains during the peak hours as described below. An aerial image of the existing striping at the Alma Street and Charleston Road Railroad Crossing is shown on Figure 1.

Existing Lane Geometry
Separate left-turn lanes are provided on Alma Street in both the northbound and southbound directions to Charleston Road, including two northbound left-turn lanes and one southbound leftturn lane (see Figure 1). In addition, there is a separate southbound right-turn lane on Alma Street to westbound Charleston Road. Charleston Road is striped with a shared left/through lane and a shared through/right lane in both directions at Alma Street. The stop line for eastbound Charleston Road is located to the west of the train tracks, along with a “Stop here on Red” sign that informs motorists to stop at the stop line. The area between the tracks and Alma Street is striped out to suggest no stopping in that area. Bike lanes are present in both directions on Charleston Road and on-street parking is not permitted. On Alma Street, bike facilities are not provided and on-street parking is not permitted.

Traffic Volumes
AM, after school, and PM peak-hour turning movement counts for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles were conducted at the Alma/Charleston intersection in January 2025, when schools were in session. As shown on Figure 2, a total of 3,103 vehicles, 89 bicycles, and 12 pedestrians were counted during the AM peak hour, 2,980 vehicles, 30 bicycles, and 9 pedestrians were counted during the after school peak hour, and a total of 3,509 vehicles, 30 bicycles, and 5 pedestrians were counted during the PM peak hour.

Signal Timing and Phasing
The existing signal timing data at the Alma Street and Charleston Road intersection were obtained from the city and verified in the field. The Alma/Charleston intersection signal currently operates at approximately 175-second cycle lengths during the AM, after school, and PM peak hours. The existing traffic signal operates with protected phasing for the northbound and southbound left-turns on Alma Street, with leading southbound left-turns and lagging northbound left-turns. Charleston Road operates with split phase signal timing, with the westbound approach being served before the eastbound approach.

Signal Preemption
As the Charleston Road railroad crossing is located approximately 25 feet southwest of Alma Street, the intersection of Alma Street and Charleston Road is equipped to receive a traffic preemption signal when there is a train detection. This is a special control mode in the traffic signal controller designed to start up and clear any vehicular traffic on the roadway approach crossing the railroad tracks. Before the train approaches the intersection, eastbound vehicular queues on Charleston Road between the railroad gate and Alma Street are cleared. After that, southbound left and through vehicles receive a green light, followed by southbound through and northbound through vehicles, for the duration of the train movement. A total preemption time of 45 seconds was observed from the start of the railroad crossing warning to after the train has passed the crossing and the gates were raised.

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Park Blvd
W Charleston Rd
E Charleston Rd
Alma St
Alma St
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Palo
Alto
Mountain
View
El Camino Real El Camino Real
Ruthelma Ave Ruthelma Ave
El Camino Real
Ruthelma Ave
Alma St
Alma St
Park Blvd
Ely Pl
Wilkie Way
Wilkie Way
E Charleston Rd
Nelson Dr
W Charleston Rd
Middlefield Rd
W Meadow Dr
Whitclem Dr
San Antonio Rd
Carlson Ct
Mumford Pl
E Meadow Dr
Lindero Dr
Charleston
Rd
Alma
St
61 580
41 40
232
65 1
21 5
35 1,123
310
99 339
177
1 5
15 72
17 2
Charleston
Rd
Alma
St
98 960
33 68
220
35 2
3 30
795
199
79 277
186
5 1
15 16
1 Charleston
Rd
Alma
St
79 991
41 61
262
40 3
49 1,122
294
81 293
196
1 2
8 21
AM Peak Hour - 8 AM - 9 AM
PM Peak Hour - 5 PM - 6 PM
After School Peak Hour - 3 PM - 4 PM
= Pedestrian
= Bicycles on Roadway
= Bicycles on Crosswalk
LEGEND
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Number of Trains
Based on the current Caltrain schedule, there are a total of 8 trains (4 northbound and 4 southbound) during the AM and PM peak hours. Although the actual train spacing varies daily, the analysis assumed a constant time interval between consecutive trains, which calculates to one train every 7 ½ minutes. This represents average conditions. Occasionally trains arrive closer together, which creates longer delays, or more spread out, which creates shorter delays. Analysis of the after-school peak hour assumed the operation of 6 trains (3 trains in each direction) based on the Caltrain schedule. The spacing of the trains during the after-school peak hour was assumed to be every 10 minutes.

Field Observations
AM Peak Hour
During the AM peak hour, long vehicular queues were observed on northbound Alma Street and eastbound Charleston Road that required one to two cycles to clear. Eastbound queues sometimes extended nearly to Wilkie Way, with or without train preemption. Eastbound vehicles were frequently observed to make right-turns on red and would sometimes drive forward from the stop bar west of the tracks to queue within the hashed area between the tracks and the intersection during a red light. Typically, only one vehicle per lane would be stopped within the hashed area and vehicles would not be stopped on the tracks themselves. Eastbound bicycles were also observed to stop within the hashed area during a red light.

After School Peak Hour
During the after school peak hour, long vehicular queues were observed on southbound Alma Street and eastbound Charleston Road that sometimes required more than one cycle to clear. It was observed that the railroad warning light and the intersection traffic control device preemption mode were activated at the same time, in simultaneous preemption operation. It was also observed that eastbound vehicles and northbound left turn vehicles commonly rush through the yellow light and even run the red light. As such, two northbound left-turning vehicles were stopped east of the gate when the gate lowered and blocked southbound traffic until one vehicle changed to the outer lane. It was also observed once during the observation period that the gate lowered and lifted shortly after, without any train having crossed. Eastbound vehicles and bicycles were frequently observed to drive forward into the hashed area during a red light. Some eastbound vehicles were observed to stop just past the stop bar west of the tracks and needed to back up when the gates lowered. Another eastbound vehicle was observed to stop within the hashed area with the rear of the vehicle touching the train tracks.

PM Peak Hour
During the PM peak hour, long vehicular queues were observed on southbound Alma Street and eastbound Charleston Road. Vehicular queues on all approaches sometimes required more than one cycle to clear due to signal preemption. Eastbound and northbound left turning vehicles were again observed to sometimes run a red light at the end of the signal phase. It was observed once during the field visit that a northbound left-turning vehicle at the end of the signal phase was abruptly stopped by the warning gate east of the tracks and resulted in a rearend collision with the vehicle behind. Eastbound vehicles were sometimes observed to stack two vehicles within the hashed area east of the tracks.

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Railroad Crossing
The railroad crossing is located approximately 25 feet southwest of the Charleston Road/Alma Street intersection (see Figure 2). Under existing conditions, the stop line for eastbound Charleston Road is located to the west of the train tracks, along with a “Stop here on Red” sign that informs motorists to stop at the stop line. The area between the tracks and Alma Street is striped out to suggest no stopping in that area. However, field observations showed that some motorists would pull forward across the train tracks and wait in the area on the east side of the tracks, and rightturning vehicles were observed to turn on red. This could be because the striped-out area is not highly visible as it is located on a downslope from the higher elevation of the train tracks.

Therefore, the existing conditions simulation model was coded with the eastbound stop line located to the east of the train tracks.

Proposed Safety Improvement
The Alma Street and Charleston Road intersection is located immediately east of the railroad crossing, and there is enough storage space for only one vehicle between the intersection and the railroad tracks (see Figure 1). The proposed safety improvement includes installing a pre-signal on eastbound Charleston Road. The pre-signal would add a signal head at the existing stop line for eastbound Charleston Road traffic to the west of the tracks and would restrict motorists from queuing within the train crossing area. The pre-signal would restrict right-turns on red for eastbound Charleston Road traffic.

Analysis of the effect of the proposed railroad crossing improvements on existing traffic conditions at Alma Street and Charleston Road was conducted. Table 1 summarizes AM, after school, and PM peak hour intersection delays and levels of service at the Alma/Charleston intersection under existing conditions and with the proposed safety improvement.

Table 1
Alma and Charleston Intersection Delay and Levels of Service – Existing Conditions Peak
Hour
Avg.

Delay LOS Avg. Delay LOS DelayIncrease
Alma Street and Charleston Road AM 75.3 E 81.4 F 6.1
After
School 54.1 D 56.4 E 2.3
PM 73.1 E 78.5 E 5.4
Notes:

Avg Delay = Average Delay in seconds; LOS = Level of Service; 1 Existing traffic conditions were analyzed based on traffic counts collected in January 2025. A total of 8 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 6 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour.
2 Safety improvement consists of a pre-signal for eastbound Charleston Road located west of the train tracks. The eastbound right-turn traffic would not be allowed to turn on red.

Intersection
Existing 1
Existing +
Safety Improvement 2
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As shown in Table 1, under existing conditions, the Alma Street and Charleston Road intersection operates at LOS E during the AM and PM peak hours and LOS D during the after school peak hour.

With the proposed railroad crossing improvement, the results show that the average intersection delay would increase by about two to six seconds. This is due to the restriction of right turns on red.

Traffic counts during all three time periods show a relatively high volume of right-turning traffic from eastbound Charleston Road to southbound Alma Street. Tables 2, 3 and 4 show the queue lengths for all approaches at the Alma/Charleston intersection during the AM, after school, and PM peak hours. As shown in these tables, the proposed pre-signal would result in an increase in average queue lengths of more than 25% for eastbound Charleston traffic during all three time periods.

However, it should be noted that since the existing conditions model was coded with the stop line to the east of the tracks, and field observations showed that some vehicles were observed to stop at the existing stop line located to the west of the tracks, the actual increase in vehicular delays and queues between the existing and existing + pre-signal scenarios would be less than what is shown in the tables.

Recommendations
In addition to the pre-signal on eastbound Charleston Road, Hexagon recommends that the City consider implementing advance signal preemption operation. With advance preemption operation, the traffic signal controller would allow vehicles to clear the intersection before the gates came down.

Table 2
Alma and Charleston Intersection Queue Length – Existing Conditions (AM Peak) Intersection Approach
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Alma Street and Charleston Road Alma - NB 253 1,001 236 969 Charleston - WB 100 338 95 325
Alma - SB 91 389 92 393
Charleston - EB 337 870 484 1,046
Notes:

XXX - Bold indicates movements where the queue length under Existing + Safety Improvement exceeds 25% of the queue length under Existing conditions.
1 Existing traffic conditions were analyzed based on traffic counts collected in January 2025. A total of 8 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 6 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour.
2 Safety improvements consist of a pre-signal for eastbound Charleston Road located west of the train tracks. The eastbound right-turn traffic would not be allowed to turn on red with the pre-signal.

Existing 1
Existing + Safety
Improvement 2
AM Peak Hour - Queue Length (feet)
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Table 3
Alma and Charleston Intersection Queue Length – Existing Conditions (After School) Table 4
Alma and Charleston Intersection Queue Length – Existing Conditions (PM Peak) Intersection Approach
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Alma Street and Charleston Road Alma - NB 100 480 104 456 Charleston - WB 77 285 76 268
Alma - SB 176 695 196 753
Charleston - EB 135 505 178 574
Notes:

After School Peak Hour - Queue Length (feet)
Existing 1
Existing + Safety
Improvement 2
XXX - Bold indicates movements where the queue length under Existing + Safety Improvement exceeds 25% of the queue length under Existing conditions.
1 Existing traffic conditions were analyzed based on traffic counts collected in January 2025. A total of 8 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 6 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour.
2 Safety improvements consist of a pre-signal for eastbound Charleston Road located west of the train tracks. The eastbound right-turn traffic would not be allowed to turn on red with the pre-signal.

Intersection Approach
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Alma Street and Charleston Road Alma - NB 242 978 237 964 Charleston - WB 99 352 100 358
Alma - SB 225 800 224 759
Charleston - EB 335 877 455 983
Notes:

PM Peak Hour - Queue Length (feet)
Existing 1
Existing + Safety
Improvement 2
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1 Existing traffic conditions were analyzed based on traffic counts collected in January 2025. A total of 8 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 6 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour.
2 Safety improvements consist of a pre-signal for eastbound Charleston Road located west of the train tracks. The eastbound right-turn traffic would not be allowed to turn on red with the pre-signal.

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Alternative Phasing Considerations
In addition to the pre-signal on eastbound Charleston Road, Hexagon considered other potential improvements, including lane reassignments for an overlap phase for the eastbound right-turn movement on Charleston Road with the northbound left-turn movement on Alma Road and for an eight-phase signal configuration with protected left-turn phasing on all approaches. An overlap phase for the eastbound right-turn movement would require the outer eastbound shared throughright lane on Charleston Road to be converted to an exclusive right-turn lane, which would reduce the throughput capacity from two lanes to one lane in the eastbound direction. An eight-phase signal configuration would require the inner eastbound and westbound shared left-through lanes to be converted to exclusive left-turn turn lanes, which would reduce the throughput capacity from two lanes to one lane for both the eastbound and westbound directions on Charleston Road.

Analysis of the effect of the alternative phasing improvements on existing traffic conditions at Alma Street and Charleston Road was conducted using SimTraffic simulation software. Tables 5 and 6 summarize AM, after school, and PM peak hour intersection delays and levels of service at the Alma/Charleston intersection under existing conditions and with the alternative phasing improvements. As shown in Table 5, an overlap phase for the eastbound right-turn movement would result in an increase in average intersection delay by about seven minutes compared to existing conditions during the PM peak hour. This configuration would require left-turning and through traffic on eastbound Charleston Road to share a single lane, resulting in uneven lane utilization of the two eastbound lanes. As shown in Table 6, an eight-phase signal configuration would result in an increase in average intersection delay by about four minutes compared to existing conditions during the PM peak hour. This configuration would require through and rightturning traffic on eastbound and westbound Charleston Road to share a single lane, resulting in uneven lane utilization. The analysis shows that vehicular delays on Charleston Road would increase for both alternative phasing improvements due to the decrease in throughput capacity on Charleston Road. Therefore, alternative phasing is not recommended.

Table 5
Alma and Charleston Intersection Delay and Levels of Service – EBR Overlap Peak
Hour
Avg.

Delay LOS Avg. Delay LOS DelayIncrease
Alma Street and Charleston Road AM 75.3 E 207.6 F 132.3 After
School 54.1 D 56.0 E 1.9
PM 73.1 E 495.8 F 422.7
Notes:

Intersection
Existing 1
Existing +
EBR Overlap 2
Avg Delay = Average Delay in seconds; LOS = Level of Service 1 Existing traffic conditions were analyzed based on traffic counts collected in January 2025. A total of 8 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 6 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour. 2 The eastbound right-turn movement would overlap with the northbound left-turn movement. The outer eastbound shared through-right lane would be converted to an exclusive right-turn lane.

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Table 6
Alma and Charleston Intersection Delay and Levels of Service – 8-Phase Signal Increased Caltrain Frequency
This analysis scenario describes the effect of increased Caltrain frequency on existing traffic conditions and with the proposed railroad safety improvement at Alma Street and Charleston Road.

When Caltrain ridership increases, it is expected that the number of trains could increase from 8 trains to 12 trains during both the AM and PM peak hours (based on the Caltrain Electrification EIR). This calculates to one train every five minutes. During the after school peak hour, it is assumed that the number of trains will increase from 6 trains under existing conditions to 10 trains (5 trains in each direction). Table 7 below summarizes commute AM, after school, and commute PM peak hour intersection delays and levels of service at the Alma Street and Charleston Road intersection with increased train frequency and with the proposed railroad safety improvement.

Peak
Hour
Avg.

Delay LOS Avg. Delay LOS DelayIncrease
Alma Street and Charleston Road AM 75.3 E 149.6 F 74.3
After
School 54.1 D 161.8 F 107.7
PM 73.1 E 312.9 F 239.8
Notes:

Intersection
Existing 1
Existing +
8-Phase Signal 2
Avg Delay = Average Delay in seconds; LOS = Level of Service 1 Existing traffic conditions were analyzed based on traffic counts collected in January 2025. A total of 8 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 6 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour. 2 The 8-phase signal configuration would have protected phasing on all approaches. The inner eastbound and westbound shared left-through lanes would be converted to exclusive left-turn turn lanes.

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Table 7
Alma and Charleston Intersection Delay and Levels of Service – Increased Caltrain Frequency Conditions
As shown in Table 7, the average intersection delay would increase with increased Caltrain frequency, and the intersection would operate at LOS F during the AM and PM peak hours, and LOS E during the after school peak hour. With the proposed safety improvement that includes a pre-signal on eastbound Charleston Road (restricting right turns on red) the results show that the average intersection delay would increase by about 3 to 21 seconds. Tables 8, 9, and 10 show that the proposed pre-signal would result in an increase in average queue lengths of more than 25% for eastbound Charleston traffic during all three time periods. As noted before, since the model without the pre-signal was coded with the stop line to the east of the tracks, and field observations showed that some vehicles were observed to stop at the existing stop line located to the west of the tracks, the actual increase in vehicular delays and queues between the existing and existing + pre-signal scenarios with increased trains would be less than what is shown in the tables. The analysis showed that the maximum queue would not extend up to El Camino Real.

Peak
Hour
Avg.

Delay LOS Avg. Delay LOS DelayIncrease
Alma Street and Charleston Road AM 96.3 F 111.5 F 15.2
After
School 58.1 E 61.4 E 3.3
PM 83.3 F 103.9 F 20.6
Notes:

Avg Delay = Average Delay in seconds; LOS = Level of Service; 1 A total of 12 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 10 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour. 2 Safety improvement consists of a pre-signal for eastbound Charleston Road located west of the train tracks. The eastbound right-turn traffic would not be allowed to turn on red.

Increased Trains + Safety
Improvement 2
Intersection
Increased Trains 1
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Table 8
Alma and Charleston Intersection Queue Length – Increased Caltrain Frequency Conditions (AM Peak)
Table 9
Alma and Charleston Intersection Queue Length – Increased Caltrain Frequency Conditions (After School)
Intersection Approach
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Alma Street and Charleston Road Alma - NB 223 945 240 954 Charleston - WB 126 387 102 329
Alma - SB 86 404 91 403
Charleston - EB 688 1,259 910 1,499
Notes:
1 A total of 12 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 10 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour.

AM Peak Hour - Queue Length (feet)
Increased Trains 1
Increased Trains +
Safety Improvement 2
2 Safety improvements consist of a pre-signal for eastbound Charleston Road located west of the train tracks. The eastbound right-turn traffic would not be allowed to turn on red.

XXX - Bold indicates movements where the queue length under Increased Trains + Safety Improvement exceeds 25% of the queue length under Increased Trains conditions.

Intersection Approach
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Alma Street and Charleston Road Alma - NB 97 477 100 494 Charleston - WB 81 295 82 297
Alma - SB 168 703 178 703
Charleston - EB 186 662 252 726
Notes:

After School Peak Hour - Queue Length (feet)
Increased Trains 1
Increased Trains +
Safety Improvement 2
XXX - Bold indicates movements where the queue length under Increased Trains + Safety Improvement exceeds 25% of the queue length under Increased Trains conditions.
1 A total of 12 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 10 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour. 2 Safety improvements consist of a pre-signal for eastbound Charleston Road located west of the train tracks. The eastbound right-turn traffic would not be allowed to turn on red.

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Table 10
Alma and Charleston Intersection Queue Length – Increased Caltrain Frequency Conditions (PM Peak)
Ruthelma Avenue and Charleston Road – Crosswalk Analysis The existing pedestrian crosswalk at the Ruthelma Avenue and Charleston Road intersection was evaluated for enhanced/active improvements. The goal of this analysis was to determine whether any special additional pedestrian crossing treatments would be justified at this location that would make pedestrian crossing safer by decreasing pedestrian and vehicular conflicts. The analysis was based on the NCHRP Report 562 – Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings. Twoday 24-hour directional speed and volume counts were conducted on Charleston Road near Ruthelma Avenue. The pedestrian crossing volume was counted for six hours (including AM, school PM and PM peak hours) on two separate days. Motorist compliance was observed in the field.

Existing Lane Geometry and Traffic Volumes
The Ruthelma Avenue crosswalk is located approximately 570 feet to the west of the railroad crossing on Charleston Road. At the T-intersection of Ruthelma Avenue/Charleston Road, Charleston Road has two lanes in each direction, no raised median, and is uncontrolled. There are dedicated bike lanes in each direction. The northbound approach on Ruthelma Avenue has a shared left-right lane that is controlled with a stop sign. A traditional parallel line crosswalk is present across Ruthelma Avenue, and a high-visibility crosswalk with a ladder design and static pedestrian signage is present across Charleston Road to the east of Ruthelma Avenue. Sidewalks are present on all approaches. On-street parking is permitted on Ruthelma Avenue, but not on Charleston Road.

Intersection Approach
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Average
Queue
Maximum
Queue
Alma Street and Charleston Road Alma - NB 238 954 239 979 Charleston - WB 107 345 104 351
Alma - SB 221 830 222 799
Charleston - EB 505 1,073 885 1,435
Notes:

Increased Trains 1
Increased Trains +
Safety Improvement 2
XXX - Bold indicates movements where the queue length under Increased Trains + Safety Improvement exceeds 25% of the queue length under Increased Trains conditions.
1 A total of 12 trains were assumed to operate during the weekday AM and PM commute peak hours and a total of 10 trains were assumed to operate during the after school PM peak hour. 2 Safety improvements consist of a pre-signal for eastbound Charleston Road located west of the train tracks. The eastbound right-turn traffic would not be allowed to turn on red.

PM Peak Hour - Queue Length (feet)
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AM, after-school, and PM peak-hour turning movement counts for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles were conducted at the Ruthelma/Charleston intersection for two days in January 2025, when schools were in session. As shown on Figure 3, a total of 1,184 vehicles, 76 bicycles, and 5 pedestrians were counted during the AM peak hour, 1,028 vehicles, 19 bicycles, and 10 pedestrians were counted during the after-school peak hour, and a total of 1,093 vehicles, 60 bicycles, and 8 pedestrians were counted during the PM peak hour.

Hourly speed and volume data were also collected along Charleston Road near Ruthelma Avenue for 48 hours in January 2025. The average daily traffic (ADT) was found to be 13,071 total vehicles, including an average of 6,704 eastbound vehicles and 6,367 westbound vehicles. The 85th percentile speed was found to be 32.1 miles per hour (mph) in the eastbound direction and 30.6 mph in the westbound direction.

Field Observations
AM Peak Hour
During the AM peak hour, eastbound vehicular queues on Charleston Road were sometimes observed to extend past Ruthelma Avenue nearly to Wilkie Way from the downstream signal at Alma Street and the railroad crossing. On eastbound Charleston Road, vehicles typically complied with the “Keep Clear” signage upstream of the Ruthelma Avenue crosswalk. However, vehicles would often be stopped within the crosswalk across Charleston Road due to the downstream queue. During the observation period, one northbound pedestrian crossed Charleston Road, and an eastbound vehicle was observed to slow within the “Keep Clear” area but did not come to a stop as the pedestrian crossed.

After School Peak Hour
During the after-school peak hour, eastbound vehicular queues from Alma Street were sometimes observed to extend past Ruthelma Avenue.

PM Peak Hour
During the PM peak hour, eastbound vehicular queues from Alma Street were sometimes observed to extend past Wilkie Way after train crossings had occurred. Vehicles typically complied with the “Keep Clear” signage but would often stop within the crosswalk. Westbound vehicular queues from Wilkie Way were sometimes observed to extend past Ruthelma Avenue. Since there is no “Keep Clear” signage in the westbound direction, vehicles were observed to queue within the intersection.

Safety Analysis
The Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 112/ National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 562, Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings, provides guidelines and general recommendations on pedestrian crossing treatments to consider at unsignalized intersections. The report provides a procedure for evaluation of the pedestrian crossing that includes the posted speed limit or 85th percentile speed on the major street, peak-hour pedestrian volumes, traffic signal warrant, and pedestrian delay. Based on Appendix A, Step 2 of the report, the minimum pedestrian volume for a peak-hour evaluation is 20 pedestrians per hour for both directions. If fewer pedestrians are crossing the street, then geometric improvements (rather than signs, signals, or markings) such as traffic calming, median refuge islands, and curb extensions, are alternatives that can be considered.

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Palo
Alto
Mountain
View
Ruthelma Ave Ruthelma Ave Ruthelma Ave
Alma St
Alma St
Park Blvd
Ely Pl
Wilkie Way
Wilkie Way
E Charleston Rd
Nelson Dr
W Charleston Rd
Middlefield Rd
W Meadow Dr
Whitclem Dr
San Antonio Rd
Carlson Ct
Mumford Pl
E Meadow Dr
Lindero Dr
El Camino Real El Camino Real El Camino Real
Charleston
Rd
Ruthelma Ave
575
7 1
8 2
1 598
2 67
8 1
1 Charleston
Rd
Ruthelma Ave
473
9 1
4 3
1 540
1 9
2 8
1 1
Charleston
Rd
Ruthelma Ave
473
2 4
3 1
612
2 8
51 1
7 4
3 4
3 AM Peak Hour - 8 AM - 9 AM
PM Peak Hour - 4 PM - 5 PM
STOP
= Pedestrian
= Bicycles on Roadway
= Bicycles on Crosswalk
LEGEND
After School Peak Hour - 3 PM - 4 PM
Charleston Road/Alma Street Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements Figure 3
Ruthelma Avenue and Charleston Road Existing Lane Geometry and Traffic Volumes Item 6
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Based on intersection counts conducted in January 2025, the pedestrian volume utilizing the crosswalk on Charleston Road at Ruthelma Avenue is between 5 and 10 pedestrians during peak commute hours. Since the pedestrian volume is below the minimum threshold described in the TCRP/NCHRP report, geometric improvements should be considered. However, it is not possible to accommodate a median refuge island or curb extensions at the crosswalk within the existing rightof-way. Since vehicles were observed to stop within the crosswalk when queues extended past Ruthelma Avenue, the existing “Keep Clear” zone could be extended past the crosswalk.

However, installing an additional “Keep Clear” space on eastbound Charleston Road would extend the eastbound queue longer than it already is during the peak hours. To enhance pedestrian visibility and increase driver awareness at the uncontrolled, marked crosswalk across Charleston Road at Ruthelma Avenue, a pedestrian actuated Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) to accompany the pedestrian warning sign on both sides of the crosswalk is recommended. RRFBs consist of two rectangular- shaped yellow indications, each with a light-emitting diode (LED)-arraybased light source. RRFBs flash with an alternating high frequency when activated to enhance visibility of pedestrians at the crossing to drivers.

Conclusions
The proposed railroad crossing safety improvement includes the installation of a pre-signal on eastbound Charleston Road, which would restrict eastbound right-turns on red. Although the stop line for eastbound Charleston Road is located to the west of the train tracks, along with a “Stop here on Red” sign that informs motorists to stop at the stop line, field observations showed that some motorists would pull forward across the train tracks and wait in the area on the east side of the tracks, and right-turning vehicles were observed to turn during the red phase of the traffic signal.

Although the results show that the average delay and queue length would increase for eastbound Charleston Road during the AM, school PM and commute PM peak hours, the pre-signal would discourage motorists from queuing within the train crossing area, thus improving motorist safety.

In addition to the pre-signal on eastbound Charleston Road, Hexagon recommends that the City consider advance preemption operation for the Alma Street/Charleston Road intersection to improve safety for the northbound left-turn and westbound through motorists. With advance preemption operation, the traffic signal controller would begin the preemption sequence for a period before the railroad warning devices are activated, which would allow vehicles to clear the tracks before the gate lowers and would decrease the potential for rearend collisions.

Alternative phasing, including an overlap phase for the eastbound right-turn movement on Charleston Road and an eight-phase signal configuration, would result in an increase in average intersection delays due to the decrease in throughput capacity. Therefore, alternative phasing is not recommended.

Based on intersection counts conducted in January 2025, the pedestrian volume utilizing the crosswalk on Charleston Road at Ruthelma Avenue is below the minimum threshold described in the TCRP/NCHRP report. Since it is not possible to accommodate a median refuge island or curb extensions at the crosswalk within the existing right-of-way, Hexagon recommends that the City consider installing pedestrian actuated Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) to accompany the pedestrian warning signs on both sides of the crosswalk.

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Appendix A
Volume and Speed Data
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CHARLESTON RD CHARLESTON RD ALMA ST ALMA ST
(303) 216-2439
www.alltrafficdata.net
Location: 1 ALMA ST & CHARLESTON RD AM
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Peak Rolling Hour Flow Rates
Peak Hour - Motorized Vehicles Peak Hour - Bicycles Peak Hour - Pedestrians Traffic Counts - Motorized Vehicles
Note: Total study counts contained in parentheses.

Peak Hour: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Peak 15-Minutes: 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
682 1,262
338
436
822 1,468
615
583

0.95 N
S
W E

0.84 0.78

0.90 0.88
(1,012) (2,332)
(526)
(687)
(1,048)
(944)
(1,187) (2,772) 41061
40 232
65 177
339
99 1
0 580
0310 1,123 35 CHARLESTON RD

CHARLESTON RD

ALMA ST

ALMA ST
5 2
5 0 N
S
W E
1 1
2 3
2 3
0 0
21 000 15
0 72
0 000
1 0
16 1
0 N
S
W E
21 0
1 0
0 150 0
0 0
0 0
Left Thru Right Total
Interval Eastbound
Start Time
Rolling
Hour West East South North
Pedestrian Crossings
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right 7:00 AM 0 54 155 0 8 40 0 7 25 0 2 23 335 0 0 1 2 12 3 4 2 2,151 7:15 AM 0 67 213 0 6 42 0 22 37 0 1 38 468 0 0 0 0 21 9 6 6 2,534 7:30 AM 0 63 298 0 10 102 0 13 60 0 5 32 626 0 0 0 1 20 12 4 7 2,875 7:45 AM 0 119 314 0 13 86 0 14 71 0 7 46 722 0 0 0 0 27 10 7 8 3,067 8:00 AM 0 70 278 0 12 108 0 23 100 0 5 54 718 0 0 1 1 41 13 10 4 3,103 8:15 AM 0 96 307 0 16 161 0 17 64 0 15 60 809 0 0 1 4 43 10 9 11 8:30 AM 0 69 293 0 19 166 0 30 92 0 17 51 818 0 2 0 0 52 4 7 18 8:45 AM 0 75 245 0 14 145 0 29 83 1 28 67 758 0 0 3 0 41 13 9 8 Vehicle Type Left Thru Right
Eastbound
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right Total Articulated Trucks 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Lights 308 1,114 34 60 570 40 0 1 0 0 97 334 175 64 222 37 3,056 Mediums 2 8 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 1 10 3 42
Total 0 1 0 0 99 339 177 65 232 40 310 1,123 35 61 580 41 3,103 Item 6
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CHARLESTON RD CHARLESTON RD RUTHELMA AVE RUTHELMA AVE
(303) 216-2439
www.alltrafficdata.net
Location: 2 RUTHELMA AVE & CHARLESTON RD AM
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Peak Rolling Hour Flow Rates
Peak Hour - Motorized Vehicles Peak Hour - Bicycles Peak Hour - Pedestrians Traffic Counts - Motorized Vehicles
Note: Total study counts contained in parentheses.

Peak Hour: 07:45 AM - 08:45 AM
Peak 15-Minutes: 08:15 AM - 08:30 AM
0 0
577
551
4 10
545
577

0.93 N
S
W E

0.00 0.89

0.92 0.92
() ()
(1,009)
(908)
(1,009)
(898)
(7) (17)
000
0 576
1 3
542
0 0
0 0
0109 CHARLESTON RD

CHARLESTON RD

RUTHELMA AVE

RUTHELMA AVE
2 1
2 0 N
S
W E
0 1
1 1
1 1
0 0
1 000
0 0
40 0
000
0 0
14 0
0 N
S
W E
1 0
0 0
0 00 0
0 0
0 0
Left Thru Right Total
Interval Eastbound
Start Time
Rolling
Hour West East South North
Pedestrian Crossings
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right 7:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 80 125 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 793 7:15 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 1 108 180 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 924 7:30 AM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 101 189 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1,049 7:45 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 0 162 299 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1,132 8:00 AM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 0 0 126 256 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1,131 8:15 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 1 155 305 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 8:30 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 133 272 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8:45 AM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 1 141 298 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 Vehicle Type Left Thru Right
Eastbound
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right Total Articulated Trucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lights 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 534 3 1 564 0 1,112
Mediums 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 12 0 20
Total 0 0 0 0 0 542 3 1 576 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1,132
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CHARLESTON RD CHARLESTON RD ALMA ST ALMA ST
(303) 216-2439
www.alltrafficdata.net
Location: 1 ALMA ST & CHARLESTON RD PM
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Peak Rolling Hour Flow Rates
Peak Hour - Motorized Vehicles Peak Hour - Bicycles Peak Hour - Pedestrians Traffic Counts - Motorized Vehicles
Note: Total study counts contained in parentheses.

Peak Hour: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Peak 15-Minutes: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
1,091 942
323
405
1,181 1,024
542
452

0.97 N
S
W E

0.96 0.77

0.93 0.91
(1,996) (1,710)
(625)
(765)
(884)
(996)
(2,087) (1,829) 33098
68 220
35 186
277
79 0
0 960
0199 795 30 CHARLESTON RD

CHARLESTON RD

ALMA ST

ALMA ST
3 1
5 0 N
S
W E
1 0
1 4
1 2
0 0
2 000
1 1
14 0
000
0 0
16 0
0 N
S
W E
2 0
0 0
1 00 0
0 0
0 0
Left Thru Right Total
Interval Eastbound
Start Time
Rolling
Hour West East South North
Pedestrian Crossings
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right 2:00 PM 0 29 135 0 19 160 0 19 52 0 3 54 535 0 0 0 1 29 17 6 12 2,466 2:15 PM 0 37 198 0 23 181 0 12 51 1 6 60 626 0 0 1 0 20 10 10 17 2,641 2:30 PM 0 40 161 0 24 208 0 26 64 0 3 49 648 0 0 1 0 40 13 5 15 2,780 2:45 PM 0 48 132 0 19 211 0 20 82 0 6 55 657 0 1 4 0 39 25 4 16 2,895 3:00 PM 0 41 188 0 36 220 0 23 78 0 9 35 710 0 1 4 2 48 16 7 9 2,980 3:15 PM 0 61 198 0 22 254 0 20 61 0 8 58 765 0 0 0 0 43 22 9 9 3:30 PM 0 51 184 0 16 259 0 14 64 0 12 78 763 0 0 0 0 47 22 9 7 3:45 PM 0 46 225 0 24 227 0 22 74 0 6 49 742 0 0 1 1 48 8 5 8 Vehicle Type Left Thru Right
Eastbound
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right Total Articulated Trucks 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Lights 197 791 29 97 953 33 0 0 0 0 79 273 185 35 218 68 2,958 Mediums 2 2 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 19
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CHARLESTON RD CHARLESTON RD RUTHELMA AVE RUTHELMA AVE
(303) 216-2439
www.alltrafficdata.net
Location: 2 RUTHELMA AVE & CHARLESTON RD PM
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Peak Rolling Hour Flow Rates
Peak Hour - Motorized Vehicles Peak Hour - Bicycles Peak Hour - Pedestrians Traffic Counts - Motorized Vehicles
Note: Total study counts contained in parentheses.

Peak Hour: 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Peak 15-Minutes: 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
0 0
442
537
11 17
523
434

0.90 N
S
W E

0.00 0.91

0.43 0.92
() ()
(827)
(999)
(816)
(987)
(20) (21)
000
0 431
11 0
523
0 0
0 0
03014 CHARLESTON RD

CHARLESTON RD

RUTHELMA AVE

RUTHELMA AVE
3 1
7 0 N
S
W E
0 1
4 3
3 0
0 0
0 000
0 0
8 1
000
0 0
15 0
0 N
S
W E
0 0
0 0
0 00 0
0 0
0 0
Left Thru Right Total
Interval Eastbound
Start Time
Rolling
Hour West East South North
Pedestrian Crossings
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right 2:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 2 87 190 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 860 2:15 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 2 101 199 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 901 2:30 PM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 1 97 224 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 933 2:45 PM 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 3 117 247 0 0 2 1 0 0 8 0 982 3:00 PM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 1 78 231 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 975 3:15 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 0 2 120 231 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3:30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 5 116 273 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3:45 PM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 95 240 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Vehicle Type Left Thru Right
Eastbound
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right Total Articulated Trucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Lights 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 516 0 11 426 0 968
Mediums 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 13
Total 0 0 0 0 0 523 0 11 431 0 3 0 14 0 0 0 982
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CHARLESTON RD CHARLESTON RD ALMA ST ALMA ST
(303) 216-2439
www.alltrafficdata.net
Location: 1 ALMA ST & CHARLESTON RD PM
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Peak Rolling Hour Flow Rates
Peak Hour - Motorized Vehicles Peak Hour - Bicycles Peak Hour - Pedestrians Traffic Counts - Motorized Vehicles
Note: Total study counts contained in parentheses.

Peak Hour: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Peak 15-Minutes: 05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
1,111 1,264
363
421
1,227 1,465
570
597

0.98 N
S
W E

0.84 0.89

0.91 0.98
(2,198) (2,409)
(680)
(813)
(1,097)
(1,169)
(2,449) (2,721) 41079
61 262
40 196
293
81 0
0 991
0294 1,122 49 CHARLESTON RD

CHARLESTON RD

ALMA ST

ALMA ST
3 0
2 0 N
S
W E
0 0
1 1
0 3
0 0
0 000
0 0
8 0
100
1 0
21 0
0 N
S
W E
0 0
1 0
0 00 0
0 0
0 0
Left Thru Right Total
Interval Eastbound
Start Time
Rolling
Hour West East South North
Pedestrian Crossings
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right 4:00 PM 0 69 220 0 16 287 0 29 62 0 4 65 848 0 1 5 1 62 14 9 11 3,259 4:15 PM 0 53 245 0 10 271 0 16 72 0 10 63 828 0 2 1 1 57 11 12 8 3,287 4:30 PM 0 50 265 0 24 197 0 22 88 0 5 46 768 0 0 1 1 43 12 5 11 3,347 4:45 PM 0 47 274 0 13 235 0 27 74 0 4 73 815 0 0 4 0 47 10 7 4 3,426 5:00 PM 0 59 269 0 23 299 0 18 69 0 12 52 876 0 0 1 2 43 11 11 10 3,509 5:15 PM 0 65 268 0 10 258 0 22 79 0 12 69 888 0 0 1 0 64 21 11 9 5:30 PM 0 84 310 0 27 169 0 26 76 0 6 73 847 0 0 0 1 42 14 10 10 5:45 PM 0 86 275 0 19 265 0 15 69 0 10 68 898 0 0 0 0 47 15 17 12 Vehicle Type Left Thru Right
Eastbound
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right Total Articulated Trucks 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lights 293 1,120 49 76 985 41 0 0 0 0 81 290 196 40 261 61 3,493 Mediums 1 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 15
Total 0 0 0 0 81 293 196 40 262 61 294 1,122 49 79 991 41 3,509 Item 6
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CHARLESTON RD CHARLESTON RD RUTHELMA AVE RUTHELMA AVE
(303) 216-2439
www.alltrafficdata.net
Location: 2 RUTHELMA AVE & CHARLESTON RD PM
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Peak Rolling Hour Flow Rates
Peak Hour - Motorized Vehicles Peak Hour - Bicycles Peak Hour - Pedestrians Traffic Counts - Motorized Vehicles
Note: Total study counts contained in parentheses.

Peak Hour: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Peak 15-Minutes: 05:30 PM - 05:45 PM
0 0
541
579
6 3
579
538

0.99 N
S
W E

0.00 0.88

0.50 0.94
() ()
(1,021)
(1,141)
(1,010)
(1,139)
(17) (8)
000
0 537
4 2
577
0 0
0 0
0102 CHARLESTON RD

CHARLESTON RD

RUTHELMA AVE

RUTHELMA AVE
3 0
5 0 N
S
W E
0 0
4 1
2 1
0 0
2 000
0 0
6 0
000
0 0
20 0
0 N
S
W E
0 2
0 0
0 00 0
0 0
0 0
Left Thru Right Total
Interval Eastbound
Start Time
Rolling
Hour West East South North
Pedestrian Crossings
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right 4:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 0 4 142 276 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1,045 4:15 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 2 112 254 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1,040 4:30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 0 1 101 265 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 1,069 4:45 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 1 0 117 250 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1,089 5:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159 0 2 110 271 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1,123 5:15 PM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 0 129 283 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5:30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 0 1 152 285 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5:45 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 1 146 284 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Vehicle Type Left Thru Right
Eastbound
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right Total Articulated Trucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lights 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 573 2 4 534 0 1,116
Mediums 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 7
Total 0 0 0 0 0 577 2 4 537 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1,123
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CHARLESTON RD CHARLESTON RD RUTHELMA AVE RUTHELMA AVE
(303) 216-2439
www.alltrafficdata.net
Location: 2 RUTHELMA AVE & CHARLESTON RD AM
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Peak Rolling Hour Flow Rates
Peak Hour - Motorized Vehicles Peak Hour - Bicycles Peak Hour - Pedestrians Traffic Counts - Motorized Vehicles
Note: Total study counts contained in parentheses.

Peak Hour: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Peak 15-Minutes: 08:15 AM - 08:30 AM
0 0
582
597
9 10
592
578

0.91 N
S
W E

0.00 0.92

0.81 0.89
() ()
(992)
(917)
(983)
(907)
(16) (17)
000
0 575
7 2
589
0 0
1 0
0208 CHARLESTON RD

CHARLESTON RD

RUTHELMA AVE

RUTHELMA AVE
1 1
3 0 N
S
W E
0 1
1 2
0 1
0 0
0 000
0 0
67 0
100
0 0
8 0
0 N
S
W E
0 0
0 0
0 00 0
0 0
0 0
Left Thru Right Total
Interval Eastbound
Start Time
Rolling
Hour West East South North
Pedestrian Crossings
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right 7:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 2 65 121 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 732 7:15 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 1 102 167 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 874 7:30 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 3 109 200 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1,031 7:45 AM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 0 0 128 244 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1,122 8:00 AM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 3 120 263 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1,184 8:15 AM 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 165 0 1 153 324 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 8:30 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 1 145 291 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8:45 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 2 157 306 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Vehicle Type Left Thru Right
Eastbound
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right Total Articulated Trucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lights 2 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 578 2 7 565 0 1,163
Mediums 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 10 0 21
Total 1 0 0 0 0 589 2 7 575 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 1,184
Item 6
Attachment B - Traffic
Analysis Memo by Hexagon
Transportation Consultants
Item 6: Staff Report Pg. 33 Packet Pg. 250 of 1165

CHARLESTON RD CHARLESTON RD RUTHELMA AVE RUTHELMA AVE
(303) 216-2439
www.alltrafficdata.net
Location: 2 RUTHELMA AVE & CHARLESTON RD PM
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Peak Rolling Hour Flow Rates
Peak Hour - Motorized Vehicles Peak Hour - Bicycles Peak Hour - Pedestrians Traffic Counts - Motorized Vehicles
Note: Total study counts contained in parentheses.

Peak Hour: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Peak 15-Minutes: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
0 0
483
544
10 4
541
474

0.94 N
S
W E

0.00 0.88

0.75 0.91
() ()
(872)
(1,015)
(858)
(1,008)
(15) (8)
000
0 473
9 1
540
0 1
0 0
0103 CHARLESTON RD

CHARLESTON RD

RUTHELMA AVE

RUTHELMA AVE
4 1
4 1 N
S
W E
0 1
1 3
3 1
0 1
0 000
0 0
9 2
000
3 0
8 0
0 N
S
W E
0 0
0 3
0 00 0
0 0
0 0
Left Thru Right Total
Interval Eastbound
Start Time
Rolling
Hour West East South North
Pedestrian Crossings
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right 2:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 2 94 203 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 860 2:15 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 0 2 74 186 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 885 2:30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 1 0 96 238 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 958 2:45 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 0 0 120 233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 989 3:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 3 95 228 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1,028 3:15 PM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 1 1 135 259 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3:30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 2 119 269 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3:45 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 3 124 272 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Vehicle Type Left Thru Right
Eastbound
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right Total Articulated Trucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Lights 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 535 1 9 470 0 1,020
Mediums 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 7
Total 0 1 0 0 0 540 1 9 473 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1,028
Item 6
Attachment B - Traffic
Analysis Memo by Hexagon
Transportation Consultants
Item 6: Staff Report Pg. 34 Packet Pg. 251 of 1165

CHARLESTON RD CHARLESTON RD RUTHELMA AVE RUTHELMA AVE
(303) 216-2439
www.alltrafficdata.net
Location: 2 RUTHELMA AVE & CHARLESTON RD PM
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Peak Rolling Hour Flow Rates
Peak Hour - Motorized Vehicles Peak Hour - Bicycles Peak Hour - Pedestrians Traffic Counts - Motorized Vehicles
Note: Total study counts contained in parentheses.

Peak Hour: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Peak 15-Minutes: 04:45 PM - 05:00 PM
0 0
475
615
4 4
614
474

0.96 N
S
W E

0.00 0.89

0.69 0.92
() ()
(1,006)
(1,127)
(999)
(1,121)
(15) (14)
000
0 473
2 2
612
0 0
0 0
0103 CHARLESTON RD

CHARLESTON RD

RUTHELMA AVE

RUTHELMA AVE
4 0
4 0 N
S
W E
0 0
1 3
3 1
0 0
0 000
0 0
8 0
000
7 0
51 1
0 N
S
W E
0 0
4 3
0 00 0
0 0
0 0
Left Thru Right Total
Interval Eastbound
Start Time
Rolling
Hour West East South North
Pedestrian Crossings
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right 4:00 PM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 1 125 282 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1,093 4:15 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 1 104 247 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,068 4:30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 167 0 0 110 278 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1,074 4:45 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 134 286 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1,076 5:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 0 3 110 257 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1,048 5:15 PM 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 0 0 137 253 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 0 5:30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 0 4 145 280 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 0 5:45 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 0 1 131 258 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 Vehicle Type Left Thru Right
Eastbound
U-Turn
Westbound Northbound Southbound
U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right U-Turn Left Thru Right Total Articulated Trucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Lights 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 610 2 2 467 0 1,085
Mediums 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 7
Total 0 0 0 0 0 612 2 2 473 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1,093
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Analysis Memo by Hexagon
Transportation Consultants
Item 6: Staff Report Pg. 35 Packet Pg. 252 of 1165
Site Description: Charleston Rd E.O Ruthelma Ave
Site Number: 3
Start Date:

End Date:
1 EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB EB WB EB WB 12:00 AM - - - 42 19 61 37 21 58 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1:00 AM - - - 18 14 32 16 9 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2:00 AM - - - 10 12 22 13 8 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3:00 AM - - - 13 15 28 13 15 28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4:00 AM - - - 18 26 44 22 32 54 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5:00 AM - - - 56 80 136 47 93 140 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6:00 AM - - - 96 152 248 117 188 305 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7:00 AM - - - 344 398 742 327 403 730 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8:00 AM - - - 564 564 1128 609 601 1210 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9:00 AM - - - 413 448 861 418 448 866 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10:00 AM - - - 423 455 878 407 421 828 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11:00 AM - - - 393 352 745 424 359 783 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12:00 PM - - - 422 377 799 479 391 870 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1:00 PM - - - 399 348 747 429 360 789 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2:00 PM - - - 466 390 856 480 389 869 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3:00 PM - - - 520 416 936 524 470 994 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4:00 PM - - - 523 460 983 574 460 1034 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5:00 PM - - - 565 543 1108 463 491 954 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6:00 PM - - - 446 398 844 426 416 842 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7:00 PM - - - 348 252 600 323 279 602 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8:00 PM - - - 256 215 471 277 252 529 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9:00 PM - - - 156 156 312 178 177 355 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10:00 PM - - - 91 112 203 86 108 194 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11:00 PM - - - 68 64 132 68 77 145 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM - - - 1004 1114 2118 1053 1192 2245 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM - - - 1608 1419 3027 1561 1421 2982 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM - - - 5574 5301 10875 5677 5397 11074 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM - - - 6650 6266 12916 6757 6468 13225 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Percent - - - 51.5% 48.5% 100.0% 51.1% 48.9% 100.0% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AM Peak - - 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM - - - - - - - - PM Peak - - 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM - - - - - - - - 2/2/25 Tue-Thu Mon-Fri Mon-Sun 2/3/25 1/28/25 1/29/25 1/30/25 1/31/25 2/1/25 Friday Saturday Sunday 3 Day Avg 5 Day Avg 7 Day Avg
Vehicle Volume Report - Hourly
1/28/2025
1/29/2025
Time
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700 Northbound / Eastbound Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700 Southbound / Westbound Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Item 6
Attachment B - Traffic Analysis Memo
by Hexagon Transportation Consultants
Item 6: Staff Report Pg. 36 Packet Pg. 253 of 1165
Site Description:

Site Number: 3 1 1
Start Date:

End Date:

Average Speed 24.7 mph 25.8 mph
50th Percentile 25.8 mph 26.1 mph
85th Percentile 32.1 mph 30.6 mph
95th Percentile 35.7 mph 33.7 mph
Total 0-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80 80-85 85-90 90-95 95-100 100+ Eastbound 13407 423 1363 1727 2635 4009 2405 683 128 27 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent 100.0% 3.2% 10.2% 12.9% 19.7% 29.9% 17.9% 5.1% 1.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Westbound 12734 101 278 1041 3763 5266 1897 327 46 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent 100.0% 0.8% 2.2% 8.2% 29.6% 41.4% 14.9% 2.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Total 26141 524 1641 2768 6398 9275 4302 1010 174 39 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent 100.0% 2.0% 6.3% 10.6% 24.5% 35.5% 16.5% 3.9% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Eastbound Westbound
Speed Range (MPH) - Total Study
Vehicle Speed Report - Hourly
Charleston Rd E.O Ruthelma Ave
1/28/2025
1/29/2025
Total Study Speed Summary

Item 6
Attachment B - Traffic Analysis Memo
by Hexagon Transportation Consultants
Item 6: Staff Report Pg. 37 Packet Pg. 254 of 1165
Site Description:

Site Number: 3 1 1
Start Date:

End Date:

Charleston Rd E.O Ruthelma Ave
1/28/2025
1/29/2025
Tuesday
1/28/25 0-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80 80-85 85-90 90-95 95-100 100+ 12:00 AM 42 0 0 0 2 9 19 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1:00 AM 18 0 0 0 0 3 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2:00 AM 10 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3:00 AM 13 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4:00 AM 18 0 0 0 1 5 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5:00 AM 56 0 0 0 2 12 27 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:00 AM 96 0 0 1 5 18 49 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7:00 AM 344 11 30 31 61 103 80 18 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 AM 564 26 116 122 115 118 54 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:00 AM 413 5 74 73 78 116 52 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:00 AM 423 2 9 38 119 152 89 11 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:00 AM 393 1 6 31 96 172 66 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:00 PM 422 1 5 26 94 160 117 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 PM 399 7 11 31 68 156 100 20 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 PM 466 8 29 73 135 152 61 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 PM 520 25 61 61 140 161 54 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4:00 PM 523 31 118 125 130 79 30 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5:00 PM 565 76 144 104 99 98 36 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6:00 PM 446 20 61 103 111 96 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 PM 348 1 1 8 60 164 85 23 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 PM 256 0 0 3 23 100 93 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:00 PM 156 0 1 1 11 47 56 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:00 PM 91 0 0 0 5 31 33 18 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11:00 PM 68 0 0 0 1 18 28 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 37 146 154 181 239 183 50 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM 132 323 290 369 338 120 30 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM 213 664 819 1251 1581 828 173 34 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 214 666 831 1356 1971 1194 340 59 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent 3.2% 10.0% 12.5% 20.4% 29.6% 18.0% 5.1% 0.9% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50th Percentile 25.7 mph
85th Percentile 32.1 mph
95th Percentile 35.7 mph
Total
1004
1608
5574
6650
100%
Vehicle Speed Report (Eastbound - 01/28/2025)
Eastbound

Item 6
Attachment B - Traffic Analysis Memo
by Hexagon Transportation Consultants
Item 6: Staff Report Pg. 38 Packet Pg. 255 of 1165
Site Description:

Site Number: 3 1 1
Start Date:

End Date:

Charleston Rd E.O Ruthelma Ave
1/28/2025
1/29/2025
Tuesday
1/28/25 0-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80 80-85 85-90 90-95 95-100 100+ 12:00 AM 19 0 0 1 3 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1:00 AM 14 0 0 0 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2:00 AM 12 0 0 0 0 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3:00 AM 15 0 0 0 1 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4:00 AM 26 0 0 0 1 9 11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5:00 AM 80 0 0 0 4 24 36 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:00 AM 152 0 1 2 9 49 70 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7:00 AM 398 3 7 21 60 181 94 26 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 AM 564 13 26 83 133 219 82 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:00 AM 448 5 6 35 116 211 62 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:00 AM 455 3 6 17 136 225 59 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:00 AM 352 3 3 9 100 168 59 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:00 PM 377 1 8 14 126 168 53 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 PM 348 0 4 13 114 148 62 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 PM 390 4 3 30 134 165 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 PM 416 2 9 24 166 165 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4:00 PM 460 15 20 69 161 153 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5:00 PM 543 5 25 99 225 162 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6:00 PM 398 2 15 46 136 151 41 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 PM 252 0 1 9 67 128 41 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 PM 215 0 4 5 35 118 45 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:00 PM 156 1 0 2 30 79 35 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10:00 PM 112 0 0 3 13 53 33 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:00 PM 64 0 0 2 3 24 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 16 34 106 202 449 246 50 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM 22 54 192 552 480 114 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM 56 133 462 1616 2165 746 107 13 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 57 138 484 1774 2631 994 164 18 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent 0.9% 2.2% 7.7% 28.3% 42.0% 15.9% 2.6% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50th Percentile 26.3 mph
85th Percentile 30.7 mph
95th Percentile 33.7 mph
6266
100%
Vehicle Speed Report (Westbound - 01/28/2025)
Westbound
Total
1114
1419
5301

Item 6
Attachment B - Traffic Analysis Memo
by Hexagon Transportation Consultants
Item 6: Staff Report Pg. 39 Packet Pg. 256 of 1165
Site Description:

Site Number: 3 1 1
Start Date:

End Date:

Charleston Rd E.O Ruthelma Ave
1/28/2025
1/29/2025
Wednesday
1/29/25 0-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80 80-85 85-90 90-95 95-100 100+ 12:00 AM 37 0 0 0 1 4 17 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1:00 AM 16 0 0 0 0 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2:00 AM 13 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3:00 AM 13 0 0 0 1 1 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4:00 AM 22 0 0 0 0 6 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5:00 AM 47 0 0 0 4 10 17 8 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:00 AM 117 0 0 2 5 28 52 26 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7:00 AM 327 0 24 29 48 138 61 21 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 AM 609 21 96 131 142 151 47 17 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:00 AM 418 28 103 83 61 82 49 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:00 AM 407 1 24 40 106 140 72 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:00 AM 424 2 23 34 74 162 103 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:00 PM 479 2 20 45 87 198 100 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 PM 429 3 12 52 95 164 85 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 PM 480 11 37 46 95 174 97 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 PM 524 39 89 85 103 131 60 11 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4:00 PM 574 39 99 153 144 94 40 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5:00 PM 463 13 84 107 113 94 38 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6:00 PM 426 49 80 71 87 83 42 10 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 PM 323 1 2 10 53 141 92 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 PM 277 0 4 7 27 99 109 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:00 PM 178 0 0 0 21 77 51 23 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:00 PM 86 0 0 1 10 32 27 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:00 PM 68 0 0 0 2 20 23 17 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 21 120 162 195 317 160 64 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM 91 272 345 360 319 138 24 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM 208 691 878 1160 1639 846 203 44 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 209 697 896 1279 2038 1211 343 69 12 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent 3.1% 10.3% 13.3% 18.9% 30.2% 17.9% 5.1% 1.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50th Percentile 25.8 mph
85th Percentile 32.0 mph
95th Percentile 35.8 mph
1561
5677
6757
100%
Vehicle Speed Report (Eastbound - 01/29/2025)
Eastbound
Total
1053

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Attachment B - Traffic Analysis Memo
by Hexagon Transportation Consultants
Item 6: Staff Report Pg. 40 Packet Pg. 257 of 1165
Site Description:

Site Number: 3 1 1
Start Date:

End Date:

Charleston Rd E.O Ruthelma Ave
1/28/2025
1/29/2025
Wednesday
1/29/25 0-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80 80-85 85-90 90-95 95-100 100+ 12:00 AM 21 0 0 0 6 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1:00 AM 9 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2:00 AM 8 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3:00 AM 15 0 0 0 0 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4:00 AM 32 0 0 0 0 12 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5:00 AM 93 1 0 0 6 21 43 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:00 AM 188 1 1 3 12 67 81 16 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 AM 403 0 3 35 97 172 67 20 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 AM 601 6 26 83 211 212 50 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:00 AM 448 11 10 45 157 175 44 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:00 AM 421 3 5 33 114 191 62 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:00 AM 359 1 8 20 94 174 54 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:00 PM 391 1 4 18 111 190 59 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 PM 360 0 1 12 120 175 48 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 PM 389 1 1 14 119 168 76 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 PM 470 3 13 57 198 148 45 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4:00 PM 460 8 30 83 201 117 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5:00 PM 491 4 16 78 203 159 26 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6:00 PM 416 4 18 57 163 142 26 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 PM 279 0 1 6 68 151 43 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 PM 252 0 1 6 51 144 44 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:00 PM 177 0 1 3 38 96 31 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10:00 PM 108 0 0 1 14 56 30 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:00 PM 77 0 1 3 6 36 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 7 30 121 320 451 198 48 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM 15 59 218 602 424 92 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM 43 136 538 1800 2090 659 103 19 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 44 140 557 1989 2635 903 163 28 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent 0.7% 2.2% 8.6% 30.8% 40.7% 14.0% 2.5% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50th Percentile 26.0 mph
85th Percentile 30.4 mph
95th Percentile 33.6 mph
Total
1192
1421
5397
6468
100%
Vehicle Speed Report (Westbound - 01/29/2025)
Westbound

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Meeting Summary
Charleston Road/ Alma Street Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements RE: Community Meeting #1
Date: October 28, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Attendees: City of Palo Alto (City):

Ruchika Aggarwal [email protected]
Rafael Rius [email protected]
Ria Lo [email protected]

BKF Engineers (BKF):

Jason Mansfield [email protected]
Jason Yee [email protected]
Callander Associates (CA):

Marie Mai [email protected]
Melinda Wang [email protected]

Community Members: 8 total
The purpose of this meeting was to introduce the project, present existing conditions, and receive feedback from the community on the preliminary concept. This project provides near-term improvements to address immediate safety concerns. Proposed improvements include the installation of a pre-signal to stop motorists before the railroad tracks when a train is approaching, as well as a new “No Right Turn on Red” sign. A formal presentation was followed by time for attendees to ask questions and provide comments.

Summary
The community’s primary concerns were 1) whether the improvements sufficiently improve safety for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians, 2) potential property impacts to neighbors, and 3) how the project can improve safety and visibility of bicyclists crossing through this intersection. It was generally agreed that 1) the proposed design concept will improve safety, but more immediate improvements like ‘quick-build’ changes should be evaluated, and more extensive safety improvements could be accommodated in the proposed future railroad grade separation project. 2) There are no property impacts to adjacent residences, except for a location where the City has an existing easement in place. 3) Additional bike lane striping suggestions will be evaluated and incorporated where possible.

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Questions and Comments Received (responses are in non-italicized text) • (After project implementation) Can motorists who intend to turn right and are stopped behind the tracks proceed forward on a red light after the gate arms go up? o No. This will be clarified with a new “No Right Turn on Red” sign. • What is the cost of this project?
o Design is approximately $400K to $500K, and construction is currently estimated at $4M to $5M. The project is located within both City right-of-way (ROW) and Joint Powers Board (JPB)/Caltrain ROW and will be jointly implemented by the two agencies, with funding provided through Caltrans.
• Why or how does this project qualify for Section 130 Funding? What is the purpose of this project?
o The Section 130 program provides funding for elimination of hazards at highway-rail at-grade crossings. JPB evaluated train and vehicle volumes, geometric factors, pedestrians, buses and hazmat vehicles, and incident history and identified this intersection as a location that could benefit from hazard reduction. This project was not initiated by the City. However, through this program, the City would be able to address immediate safety concerns and bring the project up to current standards.
• The pre-signal will be an improvement, but can there be an additional physical barrier to prevent people from circumventing the railroad gate arms? o Caltrain has a separate, but related, effort in evaluating changes to the gate arms. The gate arms are in JPB/Caltrain ROW, so the City does not have jurisdictional authority to specify the gate arm design. • Can traffic markings be added to designate a queueing area for eastbound bicyclists between the tracks and Alma Street?
o This would need to be coordinated with and approved by Caltrain, but Caltrain may have concerns with bicyclists overflowing into the tracks if this queue space is formalized with traffic markings.
• Can a bike box be added for westbound Charleston Road to allow motorists to have better visibility of bicyclists who are continuing along Charleston Road? o Bike boxes are typically used at through-left lanes to allow bicyclists turning left to queue in front of cars and connect to bicycle lanes on the receiving roadway. At Charleston Road, the outer lane is a through-right lane, not a through-left lane, and Alma Street does not have bicycle lanes. A bike box at this location is not recommended.
• Is there bicyclist detection at this intersection?
o Yes, there is video detection on the east side and a detection loop on the west side.
• Can bike lane markings extend through the train track area? o This would need to be coordinated with and approved by Caltrain, as it is within Caltrain ROW.
• Was changing the eastbound through-right lane to a right turn-only lane considered? o This was evaluated, but there is a lower right turn demand here than at Churchill Avenue. Based on the traffic volumes, striping the eastbound approach with a shared left-through and a right-turn only lane would likely result in longer queues and unbalanced lane utilization, especially during the AM and PM commute hours and is not recommended.
• Electronic “No Right Turn on Red” signs are more visible. Can they be installed here? Item 6
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o There are prescribed uses for these electronic signs, but this can be further evaluated. There are currently electronic signs installed in both directions on Alma Street.
• Are there any potential quick-build projects for the intersection that could be completed prior to these proposed improvements?
o Caltrain has a quick build trial project at another location that involves the installation of glue-down posts. Caltrain has installed sentry posts at Churchill Avenue, which has been effective in detecting if someone is on the tracks and informing the train operator in advance. Caltrain has also evaluated the installation of anti-trespass panels, which are mats with 6” tall protrusions to deter pedestrian encroachment into the tracks. Quick-build options would need to be coordinated with and approved by Caltrain.
• Can bike striping be extended along Charleston Road on the north side of the intersection of Park Boulevard? The roadway alignment shifts at this location, so this would be helpful for visibility of bicyclists.
o This will be evaluated.
• Why is the B-C crosswalk not parallel to the Y-Z?
o The crosswalk is aligned with the curb ramp, and the curb ramp location was shifted to allow for a longer, less steep pedestrian path of travel. The improvements will make this location ADA-compliant.
• Can there be stop bars?
o Stop bars are proposed, as shown on the plans.
• Charleston Road residents are concerned about potential road widening impacting their homes. The project would benefit from additional clarification about the project limits, about the lack of right-of-way encroachment on neighbors, and how the project will improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians. Attendee was glad to learn that the project will not impact residential properties. Attendee recommends the project team connect with Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD). o The project will be presented to the City/School Safety Committee in early 2026.
• Please keep the B-C stop bar alignment as shown and do not stagger the stop bars.

Staggering the stop bars obstructs visibility of oncoming Charleston Road through traffic for right-turn motorists.
o Noted.

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Project Limits
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Q&A Session Notes
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The information above is Callander Associates’ understanding of items discussed at the meeting. Callander Associates is proceeding with the project based on this understanding.

Submitted by:

Melinda Wang
Melinda Wang
Callander Associates
cc: All attendees
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Meeting Summary
Charleston Road/ Alma Street Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements RE: Palo Alto Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PABAC) Meeting Date: March 3, 2026
Time: 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Attendees: City of Palo Alto (City):

Ruchika Aggarwal [email protected]
Rafael Rius [email protected]
Ria Lo [email protected]

City of Palo Alto Committee Members (PABAC): (attendance not noted) Alan Wachtel
Art Liberman
Bill Zaumen
Bruce Arthur (Chair)
Cedric le la Beaujardiere
Eric Nordman
Jane Rosten
Ken Joye (Vice Chair)
Nicole Rodia
Paul Goldstein
Penny Ellson
Robert Neff
BKF Engineers (BKF):

Jason Mansfield [email protected]
Jason Yee [email protected]
Callander Associates (CA):

Marie Mai [email protected]
Melinda Wang [email protected]
The purpose of this virtual meeting was to present the project and receive feedback on the concept plan by the Committee.

Summary
The Committee’s primary concerns were whether bike lane striping or other demarcation could be carried through the rail crossing to separate vehicles from bicyclists and if there was sufficient visibility to the pre-signal and traffic lanes. It was noted that CPUC design guidelines do not support demarcation of space for cyclists separate from vehicles. The change in Item 6
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geometry between the stop line and crosswalk, addition of the pre-signal, and inclusion of high-visibility crosswalk markings should improve overall visibility.

Questions and Comments Received from Committee members (staff/consultant responses are in non-italicized text)
 Does the change in geometry between the stop line and crosswalk improve sight lines? A west-bound cyclist may not see vehicles in the Alma south-bound right-turn only lane until very late. Yes, the increased distance should help improve visibility.

 Is the omission of green bike lanes around the rail tracks intentional? They could help vehicles maintain their distance from cyclists. Yes, including bike lanes around the tracks would not be consistent with CPUC design guidelines.  How easy will it be for cyclists to follow the pre-signal? It will be easier; there will be a new, more visible signal arm.
 Will right-turn-on-red be restricted in both directions? Yes.  What is the material in the raised islands adjacent to the curb ramps – is it dirt? No, it’s a paved surface.
 Will the crosswalks be high visibility? Yes, this change has been made to the design.  Can the edge of the vehicular lane be marked to help define space for cyclists? No, this would not be consistent with CPUC design guidelines.  Does the cross-hatched area (at Churchill) help deter people from waiting in there? Yes, CPUC has data that supports the conclusion that the cross-hatching helps deter people.
 Consider improvements at E. Meadow as a potential future project. E. Meadow is not included in this project.

The information above is Callander Associates’ understanding of items discussed at the meeting.

Submitted by:

Marie Mai
Callander Associates
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SLURRY SEAL BY CITY AREA STRIPING AND MARKINGS BY JPB CONCRETE BY CITY

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CITY COUNCIL
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: Planning and Development Services
Meeting Date: June 15, 2026
Report #: 2604-6272
TITLE
Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit the City’s Prohousing Designation Program Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. CEQA Status: Not a Project.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment A) authorizing the City Manager to submit the City’s Prohousing Designation Program application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) upon completion of the required 30-day public comment period and after making any necessary adjustments to the application materials in response to public comments received.

BACKGROUND
The City of Palo Alto is applying for a Prohousing Designation from the HCD through the Prohousing Designation Program (PDP), established under Government Code section 65589.9.

The Program recognizes and rewards jurisdictions that go above and beyond State housing law by enacting prohousing local policies in areas such as favorable zoning and land use, streamlined permitting, cost reduction, and financial subsidies for affordable housing.

Designated jurisdictions receive meaningful benefits, including:
• Additional scoring points or preferences in competitive HCD grant programs, including the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program, the Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) program, and the Local Housing Trust Fund program; • Eligibility to apply for the Prohousing Incentive Program (PIP), which has issued Notices of Funding Availability totaling approximately $56 million since 2022; and • Public recognition as a State partner in addressing California's housing crisis.

As of March 2026, 74 California jurisdictions had earned a Prohousing Designation, including several of Palo Alto's closest Peninsula neighbors — Mountain View, Los Altos, Redwood City, Item 7
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and Sunnyvale. Pursuing designation now is consistent with regional momentum and positions Palo Alto to compete more effectively for State housing funding alongside peer jurisdictions.

Staff sought and received technical assistance from HCD when preparing the draft application materials for this program, including a courtesy review of the preliminary self-scoring sheet and encampment best practices summary; that feedback has been incorporated into the current public review draft.

Consistent with HCD's Diligent Public Participation Process requirements, the materials were posted online and made available in person at the Development Center on May 18, 2026. These materials will remain available for the required 30-day public comment period, expected to conclude June 17, 2026. In the event the application materials are revised, such revisions will be posted for a 7-day period. On May 20, 2026, staff hosted a hybrid community info and listening session to share more information about the program and application process and to solicit community input on the draft application materials. On May 27, 2026, the Planning and Transportation Commission reviewed the materials in a study session, received public comment, and provided feedback. Public comments received and staff responses will be included as part of the City’s final application materials.

ANALYSIS
The draft application materials that were made available to the public starting on May 18, 2026, are included in Attachment B of this staff report. These materials are substantially complete and clearly indicate where certain check boxes and signatures will be added upon completion of the public review period and prior to the City’s application submission to HCD.

Staff believe the City has assembled a strong application and is likely to receive the Designation, based on careful review of other jurisdictions‘ successful applications. The Self-Scoring Sheet included in the draft application materials identifies enacted and proposed policies in 22 different areas earning an estimated score of 41 points — comfortably exceeding the 30-point minimum required for designation. Policies span all four required scoring categories: (1) Favorable Zoning and Land Use; (2) Acceleration of Housing Production Timeframes; (3) Reduction of Construction and Development Costs; and (4) Providing Financial Subsidies.

Several policies also qualify for “Enhancement Factors,” earning additional points above the base points available for a given policy type.

Following the close of the 30-day public comment period, staff will review public feedback and finalize the application. If there are any changes made to the application materials in response to public comments, staff will update and extend the publicly posted and available draft materials for an additional seven-day period, consistent with Prohousing Designation Program requirements. The proposed resolution in Attachment A authorizes the City Manager to complete that process and submit the final application package to HCD on the City’s behalf.

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Once the application is received, HCD has 60 calendar days to complete its review and provide preliminary feedback on the application. Most reviews continue through an iterative process, in which HCD works with City staff to make additional revisions to the application. The length of time to receive final HCD approvals will depend on the scope, quality, and timeliness of any recommended revisions. The program is not competitive and any jurisdiction that meets the threshold requirements outlined in the application and earn 30 or more points on the SelfScoring Sheet may expect to receive the Designation.

FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City from submitting the Prohousing Designation application. Staff time required to finalize and submit the application is being absorbed within the existing Planning and Development Services budget. A Prohousing Designation would give Palo Alto a meaningful advantage when pursuing State housing and infrastructure funding, which could support future housing efforts.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
HCD requires applicants to demonstrate that a Diligent Public Participation Process was conducted as part of the Prohousing Designation application. The following engagement activities have been completed or are underway:
• Notice of the PTC public hearing was published in the local newspaper (Daily Post) on May 15, 2026
• Draft application materials posted online and available in person at the Development Center for a minimum 30-day public comment period beginning May 18, 2026 • Online submission form for public comments available for at least 30 days starting on May 18, 2026
• Community info and listening session held on May 20, 2026 (hybrid, translation available)
• Planning and Transportation Commission study session held on May 27, 2026, at which public comment was received (hybrid, translation available) • Comments received through the online submission form, community meeting and PTC study session will be documented and included with the final application A copy of the community flyer announcing the public comment period and engagement opportunities is included as Attachment C. This flyer was posted on May 13, 2026, at the Development Center, Downtown Library and City Hall. No written public comments have been received as of the publication of this report.

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Submission of the Prohousing Designation application is not a project subject to CEQA review.

The application is an administrative action that does not authorize or commit the City to any specific physical development.

ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit the Prohousing Designation Program Application
B. Draft Prohousing Designation Program Application Materials C. Community Flyer
APPROVED BY:

Jonathan Lait, Planning and Development Services Director Item 7
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***NOT YET APPROVED***
0290011_20260513
Resolution No. _____
A Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing Application to and Participation in the Prohousing Designation Program
WHEREAS, Government Code section 65589.9 established the Prohousing Designation Program (“Program”), which creates incentives for jurisdictions that are compliant with state housing element requirements and that have enacted Prohousing local policies; and WHEREAS, such jurisdictions will be designated Prohousing, and, as such, will receive additional points or other preference during the scoring of their competitive Applications for specified housing and infrastructure funding; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department”) has adopted regulations (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 25, § 6600 et seq.) to implement the Program (“Program Regulations”), as authorized by Government Code section 65589.9, subdivision (d); and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto (“Applicant”) desires to submit an Application for a Prohousing Designation (“Application”).

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby RESOLVE as follows:

1. Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to submit an Application to the Department.

2. Applicant acknowledges and confirms that it is currently in compliance with applicable state housing law.

3. Applicant acknowledges and confirms that it will continue to comply with applicable housing laws and to refrain from enacting laws, developing policies, or taking other local governmental actions that may or do inhibit or constrain housing production. Examples of such local laws, policies, and actions include moratoriums on development; local voter approval requirements related to housing production; downzoning; and unduly restrictive or onerous zoning regulations, development standards, or permit procedures. Applicant further acknowledges and confirms that the Prohousing Policies in its Application comply with its duty to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing pursuant to Government Code sections 8899.50 and 65583. Applicant further acknowledges and confirms that its general plan is in alignment with an adopted sustainable communities strategy pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21155- 21155.4. Applicant further acknowledges and confirms that its policies for the treatment of homeless encampments on public property comply with and will continue to comply with the Constitution and that it has enacted best practices in its jurisdiction that are consistent with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness’ “7 Principles for Addressing Encampments” (June 17, 2022, update).

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Authorizing the City
Manager to Submit the
Prohousing Designation
Program Application
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***NOT YET APPROVED***
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4. If the Application is approved, Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver all documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to participate in the Program, and all amendments thereto (the “Program Documents”).

5. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that it shall be subject to the Application; the terms and conditions specified in the Program Documents; the Program Regulations; and any and all other applicable law.

6. The City Manager is authorized to execute and deliver the Application and the Program Documents on behalf of the Applicant for participation in the Program.

INTRODUCED:

PASSED:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:

ATTEST:

____________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:

____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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1 City of Palo Alto
Prohousing Designation Application Materials for Public Review Posted on May 18, 2026
Online: PaloAlto.gov/ProhousingApplication
In-Person: Palo Alto Development Center at 285 Hamilton Ave.

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Prohousing Designation
Program Application
Materials
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2 Program Information, Application Overview &
Guidelines for Public Review and Comments
About the Prohousing Designation Program
The Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) is a State program administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) seeks to acknowledge and support jurisdictions that go above-and-beyond state housing law to help accelerate housing production.

Jurisdictions are required to complete an application that documents that the jurisdiction meets the programs requirements, and specifically that it has housing policies in place that meet scoring criteria across four key categories. These categories are:
• Category 1: Favorable Zoning and Land Use
• Category 2: Acceleration of Housing Production Timeframes • Category 3: Reduction of Construction and Development Costs • Category 4: Providing Financial Subsidies
HCD has allocated 1 to 3 points for various types of policies and programs in each of these categories. Jurisdictions may also earn additional points for certain Enhancement Factors.

Jurisdictions must earn at least 30 points to receive the Designation. For scoring criteria and enhancement factor details please see pages 8-15 in this document or see pages 7-13 in the following document: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/planning-andcommunity/prohousing-designation-program-application.docx A jurisdiction with a Prohousing Designation may receive priority processing or funding points when applying for several funding programs, including Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC), Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG), Transformative Climate Communities (TCC), Solutions for Congested Corridors (SCCP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), and Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program (STPG). Receiving a Prohousing Designation also allows jurisdictions to apply to the Prohousing Incentive Program. PIP is designed to reward local governments with additional funding to accelerate affordable housing production and preservation.

Learn more about the program at https://www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-research/prohousing.

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Program Application
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3 Application Overview
The Prohousing Designation application consists of 7 appendices. City staff recommend that public review and comments focus on Appendices 2, 3, 5 and 7. These appendices contain the majority of the City’s unique application information. Information that will be added later has been noted by Staff in red/yellow.
• Appendix 1: Formal Resolution for the Prohousing Designation Program • Appendix 2: Proposed Policy Completion Schedule
• Appendix 3: Self-Scoring Sheet
• Appendix 4: Examples of Prohousing Policies with Enhancement Factors • Appendix 5: Homeless Encampment Response
• Appendix 6: Diligent Public Participation Checklist
• Appendix 7: Additional Information and Supporting Documentation Appendix 1 will be completed using HCD’s resolution template. This may be viewed here:
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/planning-and-community/prohousingdesignation-program-formal-resolution.pdf. City Council is expected to consider this resolution, which authorizes the City Manager to finalize and submit the City’s application materials, in June 2026.

Appendices 2 and 3 provide details on the City’s prohousing policies, both enacted and proposed, to support HCD in their evaluation on Palo Alto’s eligibility for the program. City staff has removed the sample scoring sheet included in HCD’s application materials from this public review draft to avoid potential confusion.

Appendix 4 is a reference document for applicant use and does not require public review. For those interested in viewing this appendix, please see pages 22-23 in the following document:
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/planning-and-community/prohousingdesignation-program-application.docx Appendix 5 is a structured template that applicants are required to complete in order to confirm that the treatment of homeless encampments within the jurisdiction is consistent with USICH’s “7 Principles for Addressing Encampments.”
Appendix 6 provides a checklist to confirm that a Diligent Public Participation Process was conducted. City staff will complete this following the conclusion of the public review and comment period. For those interested in viewing this appendix, please see page 26 in the following document: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/planning-andcommunity/prohousing-designation-program-application.docx Item 7
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4 Appendix 7 includes additional information and supporting documentation for the application, particularly for appendices 2 and 3.

In addition to the above appendices, staff will also complete and include the following forms as part of the required application materials:
• Application Checklist
• Application Information
• Certificate and Acknowledgement
• Legislative Information
• Threshold Requirements Checklist
Drafts of these forms are included in this document for public review and comment.

Guidelines for Public Review and Comment
The draft application materials included in this document should be reviewed within 30 days of Monday May 18, 2026. If substantial edits are made to the application materials on or before June 17, 2026, the comment period will be extended by 7-days.

Community members are encourage to provide written comments on these materials using the online comment form at PaloAlto.gov/ProhousingApplication.

Community members are also encouraged to provide oral comments at one of the following public meetings, both located at Palo Alto City Hall (250 Hamilton Avenue):
• Community Info and Listening Session
Wednesday May 20, 2026 in the Community Meeting Room from 4:00 to 5:00 PM • Planning and Transportation Commission Study Session
Wednesday May 27, 2026 in Council Chambers starting at 6:00 PM Oral or written comments related to the Appendix 1 resolution may be provided in writing in advance of the June 15, 2026 City Council meeting or during the public comment period for this meeting which will begin at 5:30 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall. Written comments may be sent via email to [email protected] or mailed to the following address: Office of the City Clerk: City Hall, 7th Floor, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301.

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Application Checklist
Yes No
Application Information ☒ ☐
Certification and Acknowledgement (to be completed by City Manager before submission)
☐ ☐
The Legislative Information form is completed. ☒ ☐
The Threshold Requirements Checklist is completed. ☒ ☐
A duly adopted and certified Formal Resolution for the Prohousing Designation Program is included in the application package. (See Appendix 1 for the Formal Resolution for the Prohousing Designation Program form.) (to be added after June 15 Council meeting) ☐ ☐
If applicable, the Proposed Policy Completion Schedule is completed. (See Appendix 2.)
☒ ☐
The Self-Scoring Sheet is completed. (See Appendix 3 for the SelfScoring Sheet and the Sample Self-Scoring Sheet.) ☒ ☐
One-page summary describing consistency with the 7 Principles for Addressing Encampments is completed. (See Appendix 5 for a template to assist.)
☒ ☐
The checklist confirming that a Diligent Public Participation process was conducted. (See Appendix 6 for the template.) (to be checked off once process has been completed)
☐ ☐
Additional information and supporting documentation (Applicant to provide as Appendix 7.)
☒ ☐
Application Information
Applicant (Jurisdiction): City of Palo Alto
Applicant Mailing Address: 250 Hamilton Ave
City: Palo Alto
ZIP Code: 94301
Website: PaloAlto.gov
Authorized Representative Name Jonathan Lait
Authorized Representative Title: Planning and Development Services Director
Phone: (650) 329-2679
Email: [email protected]
Contact Person Name: Julia Knight
Contact Person Title: Senior Program Manager
Phone: (650) 838-2839
Email: [email protected]
Total Self-Score (Based on Appendix 3): 41
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CERTIFICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
As authorized by the Formal Resolution for the Prohousing Designation Program (Resolution No. ), which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference as if set forth in full, I hereby submit this full and complete application on behalf of the applicant.

I certify that all information and representations set forth in this application are true and correct.

I further certify that any proposed Prohousing Policy identified herein will be enacted within two (2) years of the date of this application submittal.

I acknowledge that this application constitutes a public record under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.) and is therefore subject to public disclosure by the Department.

Signature: __________________________________________ (to be completed by City Manager before submission) Name and Title: ______________________________________ (to be completed by City Manager before submission) Date: _______________________________________________ (to be completed by City Manager before submission) Legislative Information
District Number Legislators Name(s)
State
Assembly
District
23 Assemblymember Marc Berman-DEM
State
Senate
District
13 Senator Josh Becker-DEM
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Threshold Requirements Checklist
The applicant meets the following threshold requirements in accordance with Section 6604 of the Regulations:

Yes No
The applicant is a Jurisdiction. ☒ ☐
The applicant has adopted a Compliant Housing Element. ☒ ☐ The applicant has submitted or will submit a legally sufficient Annual Progress Report prior to designation.
☒ ☐
The applicant has completed or agrees to complete, on or before the relevant statutory deadlines, any rezone program or zoning that is necessary to remain in compliance with Government Code sections 65583, subdivision (c)(1), and 65584.09, subdivision (a), and with California Coastal Commission certification where appropriate. ☒ ☐
The applicant is in compliance, at the time of the application, with applicable state housing law, including, but not limited to those included in Government Code section 65585, subdivision (j); laws relating to the imposition of school facilities fees or other requirements (Gov. Code, § 65995 et seq.); Least Cost Zoning Law (Gov. Code, § 65913.1); Permit Streamlining Act (Gov. Code, § 65920 et seq.); and provisions relating to timeliness of CEQA processing by local governments in Public Resources Code sections 21080.1, 21080.2, and 21151.5(a).
☒ ☐
The applicant further acknowledges and confirms that its treatment of homeless encampments on public property complies with and will continue to comply with the constitutional rights of persons experiencing homelessness and that it has submitted a one-page summary to the Department demonstrating how the applicant has enacted best practices in their jurisdiction related to the treatment of unhoused individuals camping on public property, consistent with United States Interagency Council on Homelessness’ “7 Principles for Addressing Encampments,” (June 17, 2022 update), hereby incorporated by reference. ☒ ☐
The applicant has duly adopted and certified, by the applicant’s governing body, a Formal Resolution for the Prohousing Designation Program, which is hereby incorporated by reference. (A true and correct copy of the resolution is included in this application package.) (to be completed after June 15 Council meeting)
☐ ☐
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Scoring Criteria
Category 1: Favorable Zoning and Land Use
Category Prohousing Policy Description Points
1A Sufficient sites, including rezoning, to accommodate 150 percent or greater of the current or draft RHNA, whichever is greater, by total and income category. These additional sites must be identified in the Jurisdiction’s housing element adequate sites inventory, consistent with Government Code section 65583, subdivisions (a)(3) and (c)(1). 3 1B Permitting missing middle housing uses (e.g., duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes) by right in existing low-density, single-family residential zones in a manner that exceeds the requirements of SB 9 (Chapter 162, Statutes of 2021, Gov. Code, §§ 65852.21, 66411.7).
3 1C Sufficient sites, including rezoning, to accommodate 125 to 149 percent of the current or draft RHNA, whichever is greater, by total and income category. These points shall not be awarded if the applicant earns three points pursuant to Category (1)(A) above. These additional sites must be identified in the Jurisdiction’s housing element adequate sites inventory, consistent with Government Code section 65583, subdivisions (a)(3) and (c)(1).
2 1D Density bonus programs that allow additional density for additional affordability beyond minimum statutory requirements (Gov. Code, § 65915 et seq.).
2 1E Increasing allowable density in low-density, single-family residential areas beyond the requirements of state Accessory Dwelling Unit Law, (Gov. Code, §§ 65852.2, 65852.22) (e.g., permitting more than one converted ADU; one detached, new construction ADU; and one JADU per single-family lot), and in a manner that exceeds the requirements of SB 9 (Chapter 192, Statutes of 2021, Gov. Code, §§ 65852.21, 66411.7).

These policies shall be separate from any qualifying policies under Category (1)(B).
2 1F Eliminating minimum parking requirements for residential development as authorized by Government Code section 65852.2; adopting vehicular parking ratios that are less than the relevant ratio thresholds at subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of Gov. Code section 65915, subdivision (p)(1); or adopting maximum parking requirements at or less than ratios pursuant to Gov. Code section 65915, subdivision (p).
2 1G Zoning or incentives that are designed to increase affordable housing development in a range of types, including, but not limited to, large family units, Supportive Housing, housing for transition age foster youth, and deep affordability targeted for Extremely Low-Income Households in all parts of the Jurisdiction, with at least some of the zoning, other land use designation methods, or incentives being designed to increase 2 8
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affordable housing development in higher resource areas shown in the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map, and with the Jurisdiction having confirmed that it considered and addressed potential environmental justice issues in adopting and implementing this policy, especially in areas with existing industrial and polluting uses.
1H Zoning or other land use designation methods to allow for residential or mixed uses in one or more non-residential zones (e.g., commercial, light industrial). Qualifying non-residential zones do not include open space or substantially similar zones.
1 1I Modification of development standards and other applicable zoning provisions or land use designation methods to promote greater development intensity. Potential areas of focus include floor area ratio, height limits, minimum lot or unit sizes, setbacks, and allowable dwelling units per acre. These policies must be separate from any qualifying policies under Category (1)(B) above.
1 1J Establishment of a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone, as defined in Government Code section 65620, or a Housing Sustainability District, as defined in Government Code section 66200.
1 1K Establishment of an inclusionary housing program requiring new developments to include housing affordable to and reserved for lowand very low-income households, consistent with the requirements of AB 1505 (Chapter 376, Statutes of 2017, Gov. Code, § 65850.01). 1 1L Other zoning and land use actions not described in Categories (A)-(K) of this section that measurably support the Acceleration of Housing Production.
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Scoring Criteria
Category 2: Acceleration of Housing Production Timeframes Category Prohousing Policy Description Points
2A Establishment of ministerial approval processes for multiple housing types, including, for example, single-family, multifamily and mixed-use housing.
3 2B Acceleration of Housing Production through the establishment of streamlined, program-level CEQA analysis and certification of general plans, community plans, specific plans with accompanying Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), and related documents. 2 2C Documented practice of streamlining housing development at the project level, such as by enabling a by-right approval process or by utilizing statutory and categorical exemptions as authorized by applicable law, (e.g., Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21155.1, 21155.4, 21159.24, 21159.25; Gov. Code, § 65457; Cal Code Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15303, 15332; Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21094.5, 21099, 21155.2, 21159.28).
2 2D Establishment of permitting processes that take less than four months to complete. Policies under this category must address all approvals necessary to issue building permits.
2 2E Absence or elimination of public hearings for projects consistent with zoning and the general plan.
2 2F Priority permit processing or reduced plan check times for homes affordable to Lower-Income Households.
2 2G Establishment of consolidated or streamlined permit processes that minimize the levels of review and approval required for projects, and that are consistent with zoning regulations and the general plan. 1 2H Absence, elimination, or replacement of subjective development and design standards with objective development and design standards that simplify zoning clearance and improve approval certainty and timing. 1 2I Establishment of one-stop-shop permitting processes or a single point of contact where entitlements are coordinated across city approval functions (e.g., planning, public works, building) from entitlement application to certificate of occupancy.
1 2J Priority permit processing or reduced plan check times for ADUs/JADUs or multifamily housing.
1 2K Establishment of a standardized application form for all entitlement applications.
1 2L Documented practice of publicly posting status updates on project permit approvals on the internet.
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2M Limitation on the total number of hearings for any project to three or fewer. Applicants that accrue points pursuant to category (2)(E) are not eligible for points under this category.
1 2N Other policies not described in Categories (2)(A)-(M) of this section that quantifiably decrease production timeframes or promote the streamlining of approval processes.
1 Scoring Criteria
Category 3: Reduction of Construction and Development Costs Category Prohousing Policy Description Points
3A Waiver or significant reduction of development impact fees for residential development with units affordable to Lower-Income Households. This provision does not include fees associated with the provision of housing affordable to Lower-Income Households (e.g., inclusionary in lieu fees, affordable housing impact fees, and commercial linkage fees).
3 3B Adoption of policies that result in less restrictive requirements than Government Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 to reduce barriers for property owners to create ADUs/JADUs. Examples of qualifying policies include, but are not limited to, development standards improvements, permit processing improvements, dedicated ADU/JADU staff, technical assistance programs, and pre-approved ADU/JADU design packages.
2 3C Adoption of other fee reduction strategies separate from Category (3)(A), including fee deferrals and reduced fees for housing for persons with special needs. This provision does not include fees associated with the provision of housing affordable to Lower-Income Households (e.g., inclusionary in lieu fees, affordable impact fees and commercial linkage fees).
1 3D Accelerating innovative housing production through innovative housing types (e.g., manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, park models, community ownership, and other forms of social housing) that reduce development costs.
1 3E Measures that reduce costs for transportation-related infrastructure or programs that encourage active modes of transportation or other alternatives to automobiles. Qualifying policies include, but are not limited to, publicly funded programs to expand sidewalks or protect bike/micro-mobility lanes, creation of on-street parking for bikes, transit-related improvements, or establishment of carshare programs. 1 11
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3F Adoption of universal design ordinances pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 17959.
1 3G Establishment of pre-approved or prototype plans for missing middle housing types (e.g., duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes) in low-density, single-family residential areas.
1 3H Adoption of ordinances that reduce barriers, beyond existing law, for the development of housing affordable to Lower-Income Households. 1 3I Other policies not described in Categories (3)(A)-(H) of this section that quantifiably reduce construction or development costs.
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Scoring Criteria
Category 4: Providing Financial Subsidies
Category Prohousing Policy Description Points
4A Establishment of a housing fund or contribution of funds towards affordable housing through proceeds from approved ballot measures. 2 4B Establishment of local housing trust funds or collaboration on a regional housing trust fund, which include the Jurisdiction’s own funding contributions. The Jurisdiction must contribute to the local or regional housing trust fund regularly and significantly. For the purposes of this Category, “regularly” shall be defined as at least annually, and “significant” contributions shall be determined based on the impact the contributions have in accelerating the production of affordable housing.
2 4C Demonstration of regular use or planned regular use of funding (e.g., federal, state, or local) for preserving assisted units at-risk of conversion to market rate uses and conversion of market rate uses to units with affordability restrictions (e.g., acquisition/rehabilitation). For the purposes of this category, “regular use” can be demonstrated through the number of units preserved annually by utilizing this funding source.
2 4D Provide grants or low-interest loans for ADU/JADU construction affordable to Lower- and Moderate-Income Households.
2 4E A comprehensive program that complies with the Surplus Land Act (Gov. Code, § 54220 et seq.) and that makes publicly owned land available for affordable housing, or for multifamily housing projects with the highest feasible percentage of units affordable to Lower Income Households. A qualifying program may utilize mechanisms such as land donations, land sales with significant write-downs, or below-market land leases.
2 4F Establishment of an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District or similar local financing tool that, to the extent feasible, directly supports housing developments in an area where at least 20 percent of the residences will be affordable to Lower-Income Households. 2 4G Prioritization of local general funds to accelerate the production of housing affordable to Lower-Income Households.
2 4H Directed residual redevelopment funds to accelerate the production of affordable housing.
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4I Development and regular (at least biennial) use of a housing subsidy pool, local or regional trust fund, or other similar funding source sufficient to facilitate and support the development of housing affordable to Lower-Income Households.
1 4J Prioritization of local general funds for affordable housing. This point shall not be awarded if the applicant earns two points pursuant to Category (4)(G).
1 4K Providing operating subsidies for permanent Supportive Housing. 1 4L Providing subsidies for housing affordable to Extremely Low-Income Households.
1 4M Other policies not described in Categories (4)(A)-(L) of this section that quantifiably promote, develop, or leverage financial resources for housing affordable to Lower-Income Households.
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Scoring Criteria: Enhancement Factors
The Department shall utilize enhancement factors to increase the point scores of Prohousing Policies. An individual Prohousing Policy may not use more than one enhancement factor. Each Prohousing Policy will receive extra points for enhancement factors in accordance with the chart below.

Category Prohousing Policy Description Points
1 The policy represents one element of a unified, multi-faceted strategy to promote multiple planning objectives, such as efficient land use, access to public transportation, housing affordable to Lower-Income Households, climate change solutions, and/or hazard mitigation. 2 2 Policies that promote development consistent with the state planning priorities pursuant to Government Code section 65041.1. 1 3 Policies that diversify planning and target community and economic development investments (housing and non-housing) toward placebased strategies for community revitalization and equitable quality of life in lower opportunity areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, Low Resource and High Segregation & Poverty areas designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps, and disadvantaged communities pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 39711 and 39715 (California Senate Bill 535 (2012). 1 4 Policies that go beyond state law requirements in reducing displacement of Lower-Income Households and conserving existing housing stock that is affordable to Lower-Income Households. 1 5 Rezoning and other policies that support intensification of residential development in Location Efficient Communities.
1 6 Rezoning and other policies that result in a net gain of housing capacity while concurrently mitigating development impacts on or from Environmentally Sensitive or Hazardous Areas.
1 7 Zoning policies, including inclusionary housing policies, that increase housing choices and affordability, particularly for Lower-Income Households, in High Resource and Highest Resource areas, as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps.
1 8 Other policies that involve meaningful actions towards Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing outside of those required pursuant to Government Code sections 65583, subdivision (c)(10), and 8899.50, including, but not limited to, outreach campaigns, updated zoning codes, and expanded access to financing support.
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Appendix 2: Proposed Policy Completion Schedule
City of Palo Alto Proposed Policy Completion Schedule
Category
Number
Concise Written Description of
Proposed Policy
Key Milestones and Milestone
Dates
Anticipated
Completion
Date
Notes
1B The City proposes increasing FAR from 0.45 to 1.75,
reducing setbacks, and relaxing daylight plane
requirements for several R-1 neighborhoods near transit starting July 1, 2026. These standards are most likely to yield smaller housing projects of 4-6 units to serve as missing middle housing.

City Council will discuss this item
on June 1, 2026 and is likely to
move forward with an ordinance
to upzone these low-density
residential areas at that time.

July 2026 N/A
1G In order to implement Housing Element Program 6.5 B
related to innovative housing solutions, staff, based on the direction from the Planning and Transportation
Commission, has begun evaluation of micro-housing and
senior housing. These housing types differ in physical
form, operational characteristics, and target populations, but share common policy goals related to affordability, efficient land use, and housing diversity.

Staff intends to bring a draft
ordinance to Council for
consideration by the end of 2026.

December 2026 N/A
1L The City is undertaking a major area plan effort for the 275.3-acre San Antonio Road Corridor that measurably
supports the acceleration of housing in Palo Alto.

This project was approved by City
Council on March 10, 2025 and is
anticipated to be completed by
June 2028.

June 2028 N/A
2H City Council has adopted a 2026 priority to develop and adopt objective development standards for the South of
Forest Area Coordinated Area Plan (SOFA CAP), an
approximately 50-acre area near the downtown. The
Council priority also includes presenting plan
amendment options to replace existing subjective
standards with these new objective standards. This
priority is consistent with Housing Element Program 3.7 which seeks to develop objective standards for the
SOFA.

The City is targeting City Council
consideration of SOFA CAP and/or
municipal code amendments by
the end of 2026.

December 2026 N/A
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Appendix 3: Self-Scoring Sheet
City of Palo Alto Self-Scoring Sheet
Category Number &
Policy Description
Concise Written Description of Prohousing Policy Enacted or
Proposed
Documentation
Type (e.g.,
resolution,
zoning code)
Insert Web
Links to
Documents
Points Enhancement
Category
Number &
Description
Enhancement
Points
Total
Points
1B
Permitting missing
middle housing uses
(e.g., duplexes,
triplexes, and
fourplexes) by right in
existing low-density,
single-family residential
zones in a manner that
exceeds the
requirements of SB 9
(Chapter 162, Statutes
of 2021, Gov. Code, §§
65852.21, 66411.7).

The City proposes increasing FAR from 0.45 to 1.75,
reducing setbacks, and relaxing daylight plane
requirements for several R-1 neighborhoods near transit starting July 1, 2026. These standards are most likely to yield smaller housing projects of 4-6 units to serve as missing middle housing. City Council will discuss this item on June 1, 2026 and is likely to move forward with an
ordinance to upzone these low-density residential areas at that time.

This policy focuses on upzoning in neighborhoods with
existing transit, parks, office spaces, neighborhood
services, retail and dining options, promoting residential development in Location Efficient Communities. This
policy therefore meets Enhancement Factor 5.

Proposed Staff Report May 4,
2026 Staff
Report
3 5
Rezoning and
other policies
that support
intensification
of residential
development
in Location
Efficient
Communities.
1 4
1D
Density bonus
programs that allow
additional density for
additional affordability
beyond minimum
statutory requirements
(Gov. Code, § 65915 et
seq.).

Palo Alto has local alternatives to the State Density
Bonus program that offer increases in density far
exceeding what is achievable with State Density Bonus.

Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 18.14.020 establishes
an El Camino Real Housing Focus Area with enhanced
development standards. Palo Alto Municipal Code
Section 18.14.040 establishes the City’s Affordable
Housing Incentive Program, or AHIP.

The El Camino Real Housing Focus Area designates a
stretch of El Camino Real for particularly high density. A residential FAR of 4.0 is permitted, representing a more than 500% density bonus over the base commercial
service (CS) zoning for many sites. In exchange for this generous allowance, developers must provide 20% of
total units at rates affordable to lower income
households.

The AHIP extends similar benefits to numerous zoning
districts and locations citywide, including the Downtown Enacted Zoning Code 18.14.040
Affordable
Housing
Incentive
Program

18.14.020
Housing
Element
Opportunit
y Sites and
Focus
Areas
2 7
Zoning
policies,
including
inclusionary
housing
policies, that
increase
housing
choices and
affordability,
particularly
for LowerIncome
Households,
in High
Resource and
Highest
Resource
areas, as
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Category Number &
Policy Description
Concise Written Description of Prohousing Policy Enacted or
Proposed
Documentation
Type (e.g.,
resolution,
zoning code)
Insert Web
Links to
Documents
Points Enhancement
Category
Number &
Description
Enhancement
Points
Total
Points
CD(C) zone, the North Ventura NV zones, the California
Avenue CC(2) zone, the CN and CS zones along El Camino
Real, various residential RM zones, the CS zone along San Antonio Road and in the GM/ROLM Focus Area in West
Bayshore. AHIP also applies to all Housing Element
Opportunity Sites and to properties (other than shopping centers) zoned CD, CN, CS and CC within a ½ mile of a ¼ mile of a high-quality transit corridor. The AHIP increases the maximum FAR for 100% affordable projects to 2.4
FAR. This represents 140% increase for higher density
zones like the RM-40 and Downtown Commercial (CD-C)
districts and a 380% increase for lower density RM-20
and Neighborhood Commercial (CN) districts.

These incentives are already being utilized by housing
developers. For example, the City approved a housing
project with 368 units at 3150 El Camino Real in July
2025. This project utilized the Focus Area zoning
incentives and benefits to achieve a 4.0 FAR. The base
zoning for this site would have allowed a 0.6 FAR. The
City anticipates receiving another application utilizing Focus Area zoning for 3400 El Camino Real in Summer
2026.

The above policies qualify under Enhancement Factor 7
because they increase housing choices and affordability in high and highest resource areas. Palo Alto consists
almost entirely of high or highest resource areas with
only one census tract that is considered a moderateresource area—Census Tract 5046.01. See attached opportunity map for details.
designated in
the most
recently
updated

TCAC/HCD
Opportunity
Maps.
1G
Zoning or incentives
that are designed to
increase affordable
housing development in
a range of types,
including, but not
limited to, large family
units, Supportive
Housing, housing for
Palo Alto has developed several policies enacted or
proposed to increase affordable housing development in
a range of types, including large family units, microhousing and senior housing solutions.

Housing Element Program 6.2A provided direction to
staff to research and implement incentives to encourage larger units, such as FAR exemptions for three or more
bedroom units, and creation of family-friendly design
standards. Specifically, in March 2025, following staff Enacted
and
Proposed
Zoning Code;
City Council
Staff Report on
PHZ
Affordability
Requirements;
Staff reports for
44 Encina
Avenue and 800
See
Footnote 1
in Table 6
of Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

18.14.030:

See Table 2
in PHZ staff
report; 800
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Zoning
policies,
including
inclusionary
housing
policies, that
increase
housing
choices and
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Category Number &
Policy Description
Concise Written Description of Prohousing Policy Enacted or
Proposed
Documentation
Type (e.g.,
resolution,
zoning code)
Insert Web
Links to
Documents
Points Enhancement
Category
Number &
Description
Enhancement
Points
Total
Points
transition age foster
youth, and deep
affordability targeted
for Extremely LowIncome Households in
all parts of the
Jurisdiction, with at
least some of the
zoning, other land use
designation methods,
or incentives being
designed to increase
affordable housing
development in higher
resource areas shown
in the TCAC/HCD
Opportunity Map, and
with the Jurisdiction
having confirmed that
it considered and
addressed potential
environmental justice
issues in adopting and
implementing this
policy, especially in
areas with existing
industrial and polluting
uses.
analysis and Planning and Transportation Commission
public hearing and feedback, the City Council approved
modifications to the Housing Incentive Program (HIP)
ordinance, including a provision incentivizing larger units that can accommodate families by allowing density/floor area ratio increases for "family-friendly units" consisting of three or more bedrooms. As a result, the Housing
Incentive Program as codified in Palo Alto Municipal
Code 18.14.030 offers a 0.5 FAR increase for projects
which include at least 10% of units with three or more
bedrooms. The HIP program is available in numerous
zoning districts and locations citywide, including:

Downtown – CD(C) zone, North Ventura - NV zones,
California Avenue – CC(2) zone, El Camino Real – CN or
CS zones, various residential areas – RM zones, San
Antonio Road (Middlefield to East Charleston) – CS zone and the GM/ROLM Focus Area in West Bayshore. Many
of the areas eligible for the HIP are high or highest
resource areas.

Additionally, the City’s Planned Home Zone (PHZ)
generally requires 20% of units to be affordable but
offers weighted value calculations for units with deeper levels of affordability to incentivize the provision of verylow and low income units. PHZ projects may be proposed citywide, including in the City’s many high and highest resource areas. Recent projects have utilized these
incentives, such as 800 San Antonio Road which provided fewer overall affordable units but at more deeply
affordable levels. 44 Encina Avenue has also proposed a 158 unit project, including 20% affordable units, through the PHZ process.

In order to implement Housing Element Program 6.5 B
related to innovative housing solutions, staff, based on the direction from the Planning and Transportation
Commission has begun evaluation of micro-housing and
senior housing. These housing types differ in physical
form, operational characteristics, and target populations, but share common policy goals related to affordability, efficient land use, and housing diversity. Staff intends to San Antonio
Road
San
Antonio
Road staff
report; 44
Encina
Avenue
staff
report;
Alternate
Housing
Solutions
Staff
Report;
Ordinance
5650;
Opportunit
y Map
attached
affordability,
particularly
for LowerIncome
Households,
in High
Resource and
Highest
Resource
areas, as
designated in
the most
recently
updated

TCAC/HCD
Opportunity
Maps.

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bring a draft ordinance to Council for consideration by the end of 2026. The City is committed to considering
and addressing potential environmental justice issues in adopting and implementing this policy.

The above enacted and proposed citywide programs and
policies qualify under Enhancement Factor 7 because
they increase housing choices and affordability in high and highest resource areas. Palo Alto consists almost
entirely of high or highest resource areas with only one census tract that is considered a moderate-resource
area—Census Tract 5046.01. See attached opportunity
map for details.
1H
Zoning or other land
use designation
methods to allow for
residential or mixed
uses in one or more
non-residential zones
(e.g., commercial, light
industrial). Qualifying
non-residential zones
do not include open
space or substantially
similar zones.

Housing Element Program 3.4A-D committed the City to
extending the Housing Incentive Program to additional
zoning districts to facilitate housing production. In March 2025, City Council adopted Ordinance 5650 to meet this
specific objective.

Today, all of the City’s commercial zones allow mixeduse housing at minimum and allow exclusively residential in many cases, such as on housing inventory sites or in housing focus areas. The GM/ROLM zone districts in
areas of planned growth have also been rezoned to
encourage housing by providing additional residential
density and improved development standards.

There are numerous examples of the City working with
housing developers to deliver housing in non-residential zones. In 2026, the City approved a fully residential
development with 145 units in the ROLM district at 2100 Geng Road. In 2025, the City approved a 368 unit multifamily apartment at 3150El Camino Real in the Commercial Service (CS) zoning district. In April 2026
City approved a 335-unit project at 3606 El Camino that would be delivered across 7 parcels with spanning
multiple zoning areas, including CS (Service Commercial), CN (Neighborhood Commercial), RM-30 & RM-40
(Multifamily Residential) zoning. In 2025, the City
approved a 55-unit, 100% deed-restricted housing
Enacted Zoning Code Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

18.14.030;
Ordinance
5650
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project at 3265 El Camino Real as a PHZ on a site that
had been zoned CS.
1I
Modification of
development standards
and other applicable
zoning provisions or
land use designation
methods to promote
greater development
intensity. Potential
areas of focus include
floor area ratio, height
limits, minimum lot or
unit sizes, setbacks, and
allowable dwelling
units per acre. These
policies must be
separate from any
qualifying policies
under Category (1)(B)
above.

Palo Alto has modified development standards and other
applicable zoning provisions to promote greater
development intensity through several different housing policies.

The Housing Incentive Program upzones numerous
residential and mixed use/commercial areas throughout
the city, with significant increases in FAR up to 3.5, far in excess of what is available under State Density Bonus.

These standards are found in PAMC section 18.14.030.

The El Camino Real Focus Area and GM/ROLM Focus
Area provide additional upzoning options for housing
along key growth corridors for the City.

The planned community rezoning process also allows for
increased density and relaxed development standards in
exchange for public benefits, such as more BMR and/or
reduced income levels (deeper affordability). Specifically, On February 3, 2020, Council unanimously endorsed
using Planned Housing Zoning (PHZ) for housing and
mixed-use housing projects to help spur housing
production. In exchange for deviation from certain
standards as allowed under the rezoning, if approved by Council, the project must include at least 20% of the
housing units as deed restricted for lower income
households.

Additionally, Palo Alto's SB 9 implementation, enacted
through Ordinance 5645, exceeds state law by
eliminating the per-unit floor area maximum that would
otherwise constrain SB 9 projects. Housing Element
Program 6.3 committed the City to raising the per-unit
floor area cap from 800 to 1,200 square feet for SB 9
projects yielding three or more detached units on a
single-family lot. Council exceeded that commitment by
deleting the per unit square footage maximum
altogether (former PAMC 18.42.180(e)(6)). Unit size
limitations are one of the most significant practical
barriers to SB 9 feasibility because they make it difficult Enacted Zoning Code;
Action Minutes;
ordinances
Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

18.14.030;
Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

18.14.020;
Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

18.38.060;
February 3
2020 Actio
n Minutes;
Ordinance
5645
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to develop family-sized homes or units that pencil
financially. Removing the cap entirely directly promotes increased development intensity and makes SB 9
projects more financially feasible and attractive to
homeowners. Program 6.3 further commits the City to
refining objective design and development standards
based on real-world application experience.
1L
Other zoning and land
use actions not
described in Categories
(A)-(K) of this section
that measurably
support the
Acceleration of Housing
Production.

The City is undertaking a major area plan effort for the 275.3-acre San Antonio Road Corridor that measurably
supports the acceleration of housing in Palo Alto.

Initiated by City Council on March 10, 2025 and
anticipated to be completed by June 2028, the San
Antonio Road Area Plan will establish an integrated land use and transportation strategy to guide development in the corridor.

Key objectives include expanding housing, improving
mobility, providing open space, strengthening
commercial nodes, upgrading infrastructure, and
advancing sustainability. The plan will set policies,
standards, and guidelines implementing the City's
Comprehensive Plan and Housing Element, building on
related efforts including the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, Safe Streets for All Action Plan, and Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.

The plan area includes 53 Housing Element Opportunity
Sites with capacity for 1,559 units, including 614
designated for lower-income households. Staff is also
studying broader land use scenarios that could
significantly exceed this baseline — as of March 2026,
the area plan policies and associated zoning changes are estimated to support between 3,800 and 7,400 units at
full buildout.

This category meets the Enhancement Factor 5
requirements by supporting residential land use
intensification through rezoning in a location efficient community with a diverse mix of land uses and in close
Proposed Project
Website, Staff
Reports and
Memos
October
2025
Project
Update
Staff
Report;
March
2026 Plan
Alternative
s Memo;
Project
Webpage
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Rezoning and
other policies
that support
intensification
of residential
development
in Location
Efficient
Communities.
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proximity to public transit, parks, employment centers
and more.
2B
Acceleration of Housing
Production through the
establishment of
streamlined, programlevel CEQA analysis and
certification of general
plans, community
plans, specific plans
with accompanying
Environmental Impact
Reports (EIR), and
related documents.

Palo Alto supports accelerated housing production
through stream-lined, program-level CEQA analyses and
comprehensive (general) plan and specific plan
certifications.

In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) was prepared for the North Ventura
Coordinated Area Plan, supplementing the 2030
Comprehensive Plan EIR. When new projects in the plan
area undergo discretionary review by the City, the
Supplemental EIR may be used for their environmental
analysis.

The San Antonio Area Plan is currently under
development and is expected to have a similar
programmatic EIR that future projects may tier off of.

The Draft Environmental Impact Report is expected to be developed during Phase 4, which is expected to run from November 2026 to June of 2027. The final environmental
impact report is expected to be adopted in January of
2028.

The City also currently has a programmatic EIR for the
San Antonio Housing Incentive Program area that covers
18 parcels. A mixed-use project with 167 housing units
that spans two of these parcels (788 and 796 San
Antonio Road) is currently under review and may tier off this programmatic EIR. A 197-unit project proposed at
762 San Antonio also falls within the programmatic EIR
area. The City is preparing an addendum to the 788 San
Antonio Mixed Use Project and Housing Incentive
Program EIR to evaluate this proposed project’s potential impacts. The City is also reviewing a third housing project (175 units) within this programmatic EIR area at 800-808 San Antonio Road. The CEQA status for this project is
pending but it may utilize the programmatic EIR.

The City also regularly utilizes the City’s adopted
Comprehensive Plan and associated Housing Element
Addendum to support streamlining under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15183. A recent example of this is the 368-unit project proposed at 3150 El Camino Real. Prior Enacted Housing
Element
North
Ventura
Coordinate
d Area
Plan;
Housing
Incentive
Program
Expansion
EIR
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to the enactment of AB 130, the City was relying on its Housing Element addendum to streamline many other
housing projects including 3606 and 3781 El Camino
Real.
2C
Documented practice of
streamlining housing
development at the
project level, such as by
enabling a by-right
approval process or by
utilizing statutory and
categorical exemptions
as authorized by
applicable law, (e.g.,
Pub. Resources Code,
§§ 21155.1, 21155.4,
21159.24, 21159.25;
Gov. Code, § 65457; Cal
Code Regs., tit. 14, §§
15303, 15332; Pub.

Resources Code, §§
21094.5, 21099,
21155.2, 21159.28).

The City utilizes categorical and statutory exemptions to streamline housing development. Recent examples
include the following: 4345 El Camino Real (Class 32
Categorical Exemption); 2850 West Bayshore (Class 32
Categorical Exemption); 420 Acacia (Class 32 Categorical Exemption); 3150 El Camino Real (Section 15183
Exemption); 3980 El Camino Real (Class 32 Categorical
Exemption), 3781 El Camino Real (AB 130 Exemption);
3606 El Camino Real (AB 130 Exemption).

Enacted Categorical
Exemption
Reports; Zoning
Code
4335-4345
El Camino
Real
Categorical
Exemption
Report ;
2850 W.

Bayshore
Road
Residential
Project
Class 32
Categorical
Exemption
Report; 420
Acacia
Avenue
Residential
Project
Class 32
Categorical
Exemption
Report ;
3150 El
Camino
Real CEQA
Checklist;
3980 El
Camino
Real
Categorical
Exemption
Qualificatio
n
Memorand
um
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2H
Absence, elimination, or
replacement of
subjective development
and design standards
with objective
development and
design standards that
simplify zoning
clearance and improve
approval certainty and
timing.

On June 1, 2022, the City Council adopted a new Chapter

18.24 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code establishing
Contextual Design Criteria and Objective Design
Standards, replacing prior subjective design standards.

This was a locally-initiated policy choice — not required by state law — rooted in years of analysis dating back to the 2018 Housing Work Plan, with the goal of reducing
application processing times and development costs. The new standards work in tandem with the City's
streamlined housing review processes under Chapter

18.77: projects that meet them benefit from more
efficient and focused reviews, and those that cannot
meet a given standard may utilize available waivers.

Additionally, City Council has adopted a 2026 priority to develop and adopt objective development standards for
the South of Forest Area Coordinated Area Plan (SOFA
CAP), an approximately 50 acre area near the downtown.

The Council priority also includes presenting plan
amendment options to replace existing subjective
standards with these new objective standards. This
priority is consistent with Housing Element Program 3.7 which seeks to develop objective standards for the SOFA.

The City is targeting City Council consideration of SOFA CAP and/or municipal code amendments by the end of
2026.

Enacted
/
Proposed
Zoning Code Palo Alto
Municipal
Code 18.24
; Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

18.77.073 ;
See line 10
in 2026
Council
Priorities
for details
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2I
Establishment of onestop-shop permitting
processes or a single
point of contact where
entitlements are
coordinated across city
approval functions
(e.g., planning, public
works, building) from
entitlement application
to certificate of
occupancy.

The City coordinates entitlements across all approval
functions through a single point of contact and a unified permitting system from application through certificate of occupancy.

The Development Center serves as the City's one-stopshop, staffed by representatives from Planning, Building, Fire, Urban Forestry, and Utilities (Monday through
Thursday in person, with virtual appointments available daily, typically within two business days).

Single points of contact span the full project lifecycle:
• Entitlements: The Current Planning team
coordinates cross-department review and
convenes Development Review Committee
Enacted Developme
nt Center
Homepage
and Hours;
Appointme
nt Booking
System.;
Accela
Citizen
Portal
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meetings so applicants can address questions
with all departments in one setting.
• Building permit through certificate of
occupancy: A Building project coordinator
manages cross-department coordination.

All permits are processed in Accela, a single central
permitting system integrated with Digeplan for
electronic plan review. Reviewers from every
department comment directly in the system, and the
public portal lets applicants track status, view plans, pay fees, and schedule inspections.
2J
Priority permit
processing or reduced
plan check times for
ADUs/JADUs or
multifamily housing.

Palo Alto prioritizes standalone J/ADU applications with a shortened initial review period of 14 days for
standalone projects instead of the standard 30 day
review period. Additionally, any resubmittals have a one week review until they are approved. When an
ADU/JADU is combined with a project for a new home,
the initial review is 30 days for both, then 14 days for resubmittals until they are approved.

Palo Alto also offers a Master ADU permit program
which serves to expedite future project reviews for
homeowners that select a pre-approved ADU plan. The
City approved its first master permit for a 434 square
foot ADU with loft in April 2026 and is actively soliciting additional master permit applications from local
architecture and design firms.

Enacted Master Permit
Checklist and
Online
Dashboard
Master AD
U Permit
Checklist;
Housing
Dashboard
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2K
Establishment of a
standardized
application form for all
entitlement
applications.

All entitlement applications use the same form
completed and submitted via an online portal.

Enacted Online
Application
Instructions and
Link
Application
Instruction
s
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2L
Documented practice of
publicly posting status
updates on project
permit approvals on the
internet.

Palo Alto has a documented practice of publicly posting status updates on project permit approvals online. Palo Alto Permit View is a web application that makes looking up and researching permit activity within the City of Palo Alto simple. All public users can search building,
Enacted Online Portal Permit Vie
w
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planning, and code enforcement activity by property
address, date, or application type.
3A
Waiver or significant
reduction of
development impact
fees for residential
development with units
affordable to LowerIncome Households.

This provision does not
include fees associated
with the provision of
housing affordable to
Lower-Income
Households (e.g.,
inclusionary in lieu fees,
affordable housing
impact fees, and
commercial linkage
fees).

While not required by state law, Palo Alto has proactively codified development impact fee exemptions for 100%
affordable housing projects in Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 16.58.030. Several recent 100% affordable
housing projects have benefited from this exemption,
including: 3001 El Camino Real (130 units), 3265 El
Camino Real (55 units) and 525 East Charleston (50
units).

Ordinance 5645 was passed in January 2025 to realign
development impact fees for ADUs larger than 750 sq. ft. to utilize a per-square-foot methodology with the goal of reducing the fee applied to larger ADUs. ADUs and
JADUs represent a critical form of naturally occurring
affordable housing in our community due to their
compact size (570 square feet on average as of 2025).

ADU fee adjustments and waivers incentivize their
continued production (currently over 100 units per year).

The Palo Alto Municipal Fee Schedule also enables a
Planning Application Fee Waiver for 100% Affordable
Housing Projects. While the current language in the fee schedule suggests some level of discretion, this waiver is granted to all 100% affordable housing projects in
practice. The City is updating the language in the fee
schedule that will be published in August 2026 to make
this clearer.

This policy is consistent with Housing Element Program

3.1A: “Amend the City’s municipal fee schedule to waive City staff costs associated with the processing of an
affordable housing planning application, except for
directly related consultant supported costs.” As noted in the certified Housing Element, this policy reduces
application processing costs by approximately $20,000
per affordable housing application.

This is a relatively new policy but it has been used. Most recently, the City Manager approved a planning fee
Enacted Zoning code and
municipal fee
schedule,
ordinances
Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

16.58.030;
2025 ADU
Report;
Ordinance
5645; 2026
Municipal
Fee
Schedule
(see page
77);
Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

18.14.020;
Certified
Housing
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waiver of $27,250 for Alta Housing’s proposed 72-unit
project on Lot T in April 2026.

Additionally, for projects that utilize the El Camino
Housing Focus Area standards, the City offers waiver of development impact fees for all Below Market Rate
(BMR) units. 3150 El Camino Real (368 units total)
recently benefited from this waiver for its BMR units,
resulting in an approximately 20% reduction in overall
development impact fees.
3B
Adoption of policies
that result in less
restrictive requirements
than Government Code
sections 65852.2 and
65852.22 to reduce
barriers for property
owners to create
ADUs/JADUs. Examples
of qualifying policies
include, but are not
limited to, development
standards
improvements, permit
processing
improvements,
dedicated ADU/JADU
staff, technical
assistance programs,
and pre-approved
ADU/JADU design
packages.

Palo Alto has been on the leading edge of ADU reform
since 2018 and has consistently authorized greater floor area incentives. Currently, the City provides a bonus
square footage allowance for ADU/JADUs that provides
greater flexibility than the state in how these structure can be built in conjunction with additions to homes. The City allows for the bonus square footage to be shared
between the two ADUs and JADU that is built on site,
incentivizing multiple units without limiting the primary home’s development potential. The City also provides
reduced front and street-side setbacks for the primary
home when building an ADU at greater setbacks than
what state law provides. The City allows non-conforming structures converted into an ADU/JADU to expand
further into the setback than is permitted by state law.

The City allows new homes to not provide covered
parking to satisfy the primary home parking
requirements if they build an ADU/JADU at the same
time. The City provides bonus square footage to the
primary home when building a JADU.

The City also works hard to reduce barriers for property owners to creating ADUs by providing planning resources and priority permit reviews. Specifically, the City
published an ADU handbook to assist homeowners in
the design and planning process for ADUs in 2024 and
updated it in 2025. Staff have prioritized standalone ADU permit reviews by reducing the review time on the initial review to 14 days and cutting that subsequent review
time in half (at best reviewing a resubmittal the
same/next day) until the project is approved.

Enacted Zoning Code;
ADU handbook
ADU
Handbook
Palo Alto ;
Palo Alto
Municipal
Code
Chapter

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3D
Accelerating innovative
housing production
through innovative
housing types (e.g.,
manufactured homes,
recreational vehicles,
park models,
community ownership,
and other forms of
social housing) that
reduce development
costs.

The City of Palo Alto has proactively invested in
alternative housing types that reduce development costs and broaden access to shelter and stable housing for all residents. Here are three examples:

1. Homekey Palo Alto (Modular Interim Housing
Shelter): Homekey Palo Alto is a first-of-its-kind modular interim housing shelter co-developed by the City of Palo Alto and LifeMoves, located at 1237 San Antonio Road.

Entirely self-initiated by the City and not required by state law, the project demonstrates Palo Alto's
commitment to deploying innovative construction
methods to deliver shelter capacity quickly and costeffectively. The facility features 88 modular rooms with ensuite bathrooms, on-site services, and spaces for
counseling and vocational training. With a total project cost of approximately $37.2 million leveraged from state, county, local and philanthropic sources, Homekey Palo
Alto is expected to serve 200 to 300 individuals annually, with LifeMoves providing intensive case management
and housing search services on-site.

2. Safe Parking Program (Vehicle-Based Interim
Housing): Palo Alto operates one of the most robust safe parking programs in the region. This initiative - also selfinitiated and not required by state law - recognizes recreational vehicles and passenger vehicles as a
legitimate form of interim housing. The program
provides unhoused individuals with safe, legal places to park while connecting them with services and a pathway
to permanent housing. The City supports a Countyoperated RV site at City-owned property at 2000 Geng Road and four congregation-based overnight sites for
passenger vehicles. In January 2024, City Council
adopted a Permanent Safe Parking Ordinance (ORD
5609), making the program a lasting part of the City's
housing infrastructure with non-expiring permits and the ability to scale site capacity over time. On March 10,
2025, the Council approve a revenue agreement with
Santa Clara County through September 2026 for
expanded operations from 12 to 22 spaces at the 2000
Enacted Project
documents,
zoning code
HomeKey
Project
Overview;;
Safe
Parking
Program
Informatio
n; March
2025 City
Council
Staff
Report ;
Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

18.14.060
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Geng Road site; the City funds the additional spaces at approximately $266,162 annually. The Geng Road site
serves an estimated 25 to 30 households each year.

3. Group Homes in All Residential Zones (Social Housing and Community Infrastructure): Palo Alto has amended
its zoning code to allow group homes in all residential zones citywide. Group homes represent an important
form of social housing. Group homes offer a costeffective housing model where shared common areas, communal kitchens, and reduced per occupant space
requirements meaningfully lower per-bed construction
and development costs relative to conventional housing
units. Eliminating parking minimums and reducing the
land area required per occupant further compresses
costs. By permitting group homes throughout all
residential zones, the City ensures this lower-cost model is available across all neighborhoods, expanding access to affordable housing for seniors, individuals with
disabilities, and those in recovery without relying on
conventional development economics.

The City’s Safe Parking Program qualifies for
Enhancement Factor 4 by providing a direct, communitydriven solution that helps low-income households bridge the gap between housing instability and permanent
housing. The City’s Safe Parking Program is locally
initiated and was not developed in response to a
particular State mandate.
3E
Measures that reduce
costs for
transportation-related
infrastructure or
programs that
encourage active
modes of
transportation or other
alternatives to
automobiles. Qualifying
The City of Palo Alto's 2026 Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation Plan (BPTP), currently in its final adoption phase, is a comprehensive active transportation policy
that directly supports the City's housing goals by
reducing transportation infrastructure costs and
providing viable non-automobile alternatives for
residents of new and existing housing.

The 2026 BPTP explicitly incorporates land use changes
from Palo Alto's 2023–2031 Housing Element into its
demand analysis, planning bicycle and pedestrian
improvements around anticipated housing growth
Enacted
and
Proposed
Zoning Code;
Transportation
Program Details;
Draft Bicycle
and Pedestrian
Transportation
Plan;
Sustainability
and Climate
Action Plan;
2024 Annual
Palo Alto
Municipal
Code

18.52.045
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Municipal
Code

18.52.40;
Final Draft
of Bicycle
and
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The policy
represents
one element
of a unified,
multi-faceted
strategy to
promote
multiple
planning
objectives,
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policies include, but are
not limited to, publicly
funded programs to
expand sidewalks or
protect bike/micromobility lanes, creation
of on-street parking for
bikes, transit-related
improvements, or
establishment of
carshare programs.
corridors. For example, the Plan identifies the San
Antonio Road corridor—where the City is planning
thousands of new housing units—as a priority area,
calling for separated bikeways and sidewalk widening to serve future residents. Similarly, near-term projects
include improvements to the University Avenue/Palo
Alto Transit Center intersection specifically to enhance bicycle and pedestrian access to transit for new and
existing downtown residents.

A total of 25 bicycle projects (covering approximately 19 miles of the recommend bicycle network) and 24
intersection and crossing projects have been identified to initiate in the near-term (within 10 years). This
includes separated bike lanes, bicycle boulevards,
expanded on-street bike parking, enhanced crossings,
and sidewalk & crossing improvements. These
investments reduce future residents' dependence on
automobiles, lowering household transportation costs
and reducing the need for costly automobile
infrastructure such as parking structures. By making
walking, cycling, and transit connections safe and
comfortable, the 2026 BPTP enables the City to support
higher-density housing without proportional increases in automobile traffic or parking demand.

The City also engages community members in the
expansion of bicycle infrastructure through a public
facing request system. Residents and businesses submit
bicycle parking requests via the City's 311 program,
directing installations to areas of demonstrated need.

This approach increases on-street bicycle parking in
commercial and residential areas citywide, improving
active transportation infrastructure while supporting the City's sustainability and climate action goals
Additionally, Palo Alto requires a 1:1 ratio of bike parking spaces to unit for residential developments of two or
more units and allows existing parking facilities to
replace up to 10% of automobile parking spaces with
bike parking under certain circumstances. The City also partners with transit providers and others in the Palo
Alto Transportation Management Association (PATMA)
to encourage active modes of transportation, especially Report for
PATMA (see
attached
electronic
document)
Pedestrian
Transportat
ion Plan;
2022
Sustainabili
ty and
Climate
Action Plan
such as
efficient land
use, access to
public
transportatio
n, housing
affordable to
Lower-Income
Households,
climate
change
solutions,
and/or
hazard
mitigation.

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among those with financial need. PATMA offers free
transit passes, pays solo car commuters to switch to
more sustainable forms of transit and is currently
piloting a program that gives free bikes/scooters to
commuters who switch from solo car commutes to more
sustainable forms of transportation. As of December
2024, the transit pass program served 300 commuters.

These policies achieve Enhancement Factor 1 as key
components of larger City efforts to promote compact,
walkable, sustainable and transit-oriented communities.

Together with the policies and programs in the City’s
Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, these policies aim to make smart, sustainable transportation choices easy, accessible and affordable for all residents.
4E
A comprehensive
program that complies
with the Surplus Land
Act (Gov. Code, § 54220
et seq.) and that makes
publicly owned land
available for affordable
housing, or for
multifamily housing
projects with the
highest feasible
percentage of units
affordable to Lower
Income Households. A
qualifying program may
utilize mechanisms such
as land donations, land
sales with significant
write-downs, or belowmarket land leases.

The City has a comprehensive program that complies
with the Surplus Land Act (SLA) and makes publicly
owned land available for affordable housing
development. The City owns several surface parking lots (mostly in the downtown area) that can be redeveloped
to replace and add parking while creating new housing
opportunities, including affordable housing. Housing
Element Program 1.4 commits the City to redeveloping
these parking lots to provide approximately 290 units of affordable or workforce housing, using a phased
approach.

The first phase of this work began with a Request for
Interest in 2023 and result in the City entering into an exclusive negotiating agreement with Alta Housing to
develop affordable housing on City owned parking Lot T
in the downtown area in June 2025. The Council also
passed a resolution declaring Lot T Exempt Surplus Land in June 2025. Under Government Code Section
54221(f)(1), an Exempt Surplus designation is itself a
Surplus Land Act compliance pathway when, as here, the
use of the land is restricted to affordable housing
development. By designating Lot T as Exempt Surplus for the express purpose of developing deed-restricted
affordable units with Alta Housing, the City satisfied its SLA obligations while ensuring the land remains
committed to affordable housing. City Council provided
Enacted See page 5-
9 in
Certified
Housing
Element for
Program
details;
Resolution
No. 10238;
June 2025
Staff
Report ;
October
2025 staff
report
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Rezoning and
other policies
that support
intensification
of residential
development
in Location
Efficient
Communities.
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feedback to Alta on project design options in October
2025 during a public Study Session and Alta submitted a planning application for the project in January 2026. The design is scheduled for review by the Architectural
Review Board in May 2026. The City expects to entitle
approximately 72 affordable units on this site by August 2026.

Lot T is intended to serve as a “proof of concept” project for similar future projects. The City plans to issue a
Request For Proposals for additional affordable housing (up to 218 units) on one or more City-owned sites before the end of 2026 to advance the next phase of this
comprehensive Housing Element program.

This program qualifies under Enhancement Factor 5 by
supporting high-density residential development in a
Location Efficient Community. Lot T, like several of the other parking lots being considered for redevelopment,
is situated within one-half mile of the Palo Alto Caltrain station, placing future residents within walking distance of one of the Peninsula's most active commuter rail
stops and at the heart of a vibrant downtown that
integrates housing, employment, retail, and
neighborhood services. The surrounding area also offers convenient pedestrian and bicycle access to parks,
schools, and cultural destinations. Palo Alto has invested significantly in active transportation infrastructure — including an extensive network of bike lanes, off-street paths, and pedestrian improvements — making it one of
the most walkable and bikeable cities in the Bay Area.
4I
Development and
regular (at least
biennial) use of a
housing subsidy pool,
local or regional trust
fund, or other similar
funding source
sufficient to facilitate
and support the
development of housing
The City periodically issues Notices of Funding
Availability (NOFAs) to deploy the funds in the Affordable Housing Fund. The most recent NOFA was issued in fall
2024 and resulted in a $5M award to the Charities
Housing Project (approx. 130 affordable units) in January 2025. Budgets and fund balances were updated to
reflect this award in November 2025. As of December
2025, the project was entitled and as of April 2026 the project had broken ground and was under construction.

Enacted Notice of
Funding
Availability,
Action Minutes
Sept. 2024
Notice of
Funding
Availability,
January 21,
2025 Actio
n Minutes,
November
3,
2025 Actio
n Minutes
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affordable to LowerIncome Households.
4J
Prioritization of local
general funds for
affordable housing. This
point shall not be
awarded if the
applicant earns two
points pursuant to
Category (4)(G).

Palo Alto prioritizes general funds and similar funds to advance affordable housing solutions. In FY 2025, the
City committed $4,944,710 in General Funds and Capital
Improvement Funds to support the Homekey Project, an
innovative interim housing project that is expected to
open in 2026. The Capital Improvement Fund is
equivalent to the General Fund Operating Budget,
however, it is focused on capital investments, in
particular general capital investments in Palo Alto that are not funded through enterprise or internal service
fund activities.

Homekey Palo Alto will be operated by LifeMoves who
will provide intensive, customized case management for
clients including counseling, employment and housing
search services with the goal of paving a dignified path to self-sufficiency. The shelter is expected to serve over 200 individuals annually. Such interim housing solutions
often provide critical support and stability to unhoused individuals and households as they search for permanent affordable housing solutions.

Palo Alto and LifeMoves are proud to have received a
$26.6M award from the State to support the delivery of
this meaningful housing project.

Enacted FY Budget Book See pages
132-133 in
the FY 2025
Budget
Book for
details
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Providing operating
subsidies for permanent
Supportive Housing.

Palo Alto consistently provides operating subsidies for permanent affordable housing and related support
services through its local Community Development and
Block Grant (CDBG) Program. This commitment is
reflected in the CDBG Program’s Annual Action Plans.

Due to CDBG program requirements, the City is
restricted to allocating no more than 15% of its total
annual allocation to these types of services. In FY 25, the City allocated $11,575 to Alta Housing for SRO resident support services for 131 residents, $28,247 to LifeMoves for case management at the Opportunity Center for 32
homeless or very low-income individuals, and $14,075 to the Silicon Valley Independent Living Center for case
management for 21 very low income residents with
disabilities. In FY 24, the City allocated $14,000 to Alta Enacted See pages
34-36 in FY
25 Annual
Action Plan
for project
summaries;
See pages
24-26 in FY
24 Annual
Action Plan
for project
summaries
See pages
132-133 in
the FY 2025
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Housing for SRO Resident Supportive Services for 131
residents, $23,636 to LifeMoves for case management
for 350 homeless or very low-income individuals at the
Opportunity Center and $16,500 to Silicon Valley
Independent Living Center for case management services
for 115 individuals with disabilities. Palo Alto made
similar allocation commitments to these organization in FY 23 and FY 22.

The City has also committed to provide $7,000,000 over
7 years in operating cost to support the Homekey
project, an innovative interim housing project that is
expected to serve over 200 individuals annually. This
funding commitment will begin once the shelter opens,
likely later this year. Operational funding is expected to support the provision of on-site case management,
physical and behavioral healthcare, employment
support, educational development, legal services, pet
care and connections to permanent housing
opportunities. This operational funding support is in
addition to the $4,944,710 in General Funds and Capital Improvement Funds the City has also committed to the
Homekey Project.

Budget
Book for
operating
cost details
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Other policies not
described in Categories
(4)(A)-(L) of this section
that quantifiably
promote, develop, or
leverage financial
resources for housing
affordable to LowerIncome Households.

The City has regularly allocated local Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to rehabilitate
affordable housing over the years; therefore leveraging financial resources for housing affordable to lowerincome households. In FY 22, FY 23 and FY 24, the City allocated $65,340, $73,135 and $73,585 respectively to
Rebuilding Together Peninsula to preserve affordable
housing by transforming homes through critical repairs
and accessibility modifications, at no cost to the service recipient. This funding provides support to
approximately 5 households each year. The majority of
the low-income homeowners served are elderly/seniors
and/or people with disabilities, who are physically and financially unable to maintain safe living conditions for themselves and their families.

In 2025, the City allocated $404,800 in CDBG funds to
rehabilitate 10 rental housing units at Alma Gardens, an affordable multi-family housing complex for very low and Enacted See page
29 in FY 24
Annual
Action
Plan; See
page 31 in
FY 23
Annual
Action
Plan; See
page 33 in
FY 22
Annual
Action Plan
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Policies that
go beyond
state law
requirements
in reducing
displacement
of LowerIncome
Households
and
conserving
existing
housing stock
that is
affordable to
Lower-Income
Households.
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low-income households. The rehabilitation efforts
funded focused on addressing existing health and safety concerns.

This category qualifies for Enhancement Factor 4 in two ways. First, by allowing lower-income households to
repair and remain in their homes within the City,
therefore reducing the risk of displacement. Second, by rehabilitating affordable units to ensure they remain
available housing resources for low-income households
that might otherwise be displaced. The decision to
allocate CDBG funds to these types of projects are citydriven. The City is not required by state law to spend CDBG funds on these types of projects.

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Appendix 5: City of Palo Alto Homeless Encampment Response Staff Note: HCD has advised staff that the 350 character limit does not apply.

The Program requires applicants to confirm that its treatment of encampments on public property complies with and will continue to comply with the constitutional rights of persons experiencing homelessness. An application must include a one-page summary demonstrating how the applicant has enacted best practices in their jurisdiction related to the treatment of unhoused individuals camping on public property, consistent with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness’ “7 Principles for Addressing Encampments (June 17, 2022). The following template and certification are included to help jurisdictions meet this threshold.
• Principle 1: Establish a Cross-Agency, Multi-Sector Response to Encampments – Describe how system partners (name partners) work together to prioritize health and safety both for residents and unsheltered individuals. (350 characters max) Palo Alto and its partners, including Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing (Continuum of Care, contractual for safe parking and interim shelter operations), LifeMoves (contractual, outreach/case management), and other service providers, are committed to prioritizing the health and safety of both residents and unsheltered individuals. Palo Alto’s homeless population is largely unsheltered, living in vehicles. Encampments are unusual. Per the 2025 Point in Time (PIT) Count, there were 399 unsheltered and 19 sheltered in Palo Alto, with 73 percent of the unsheltered living in vehicles. As a result, the City’s homelessness support efforts focus on prevention and the creation of pathways to permanent housing. The City of Palo Alto’s homelessness support staff work in partnership with the County’s Office of Supportive Housing to try to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring, as described in Palo Alto’s recent gap analysis of housing and services for the unhoused.

The City’s commitment to this issue is longstanding. On August 9, 2021, the City Council adopted a resolution endorsing the 2020-2025 Community Plan to End Homelessness. The 2020-2025 Santa Clara County Community Plan to End Homelessness, was jointly developed by representatives of communitybased service organizations, local government, philanthropy, business, healthcare, and people with lived experience.

The 2020–2025 Community Plan to End Homelessness serves as the roadmap for ending homelessness across Santa Clara County, including in Palo Alto, and is organized around three core strategies:
o Strategy 1: Address the root causes of homelessness through system and policy change o Strategy 2: Expand homelessness prevention and housing programs to meet the need o Strategy 3: Improve quality of life for unsheltered individuals and create healthy neighborhoods for all.

The City works continuously with its partners to address homelessness through these strategies. City staff meets monthly with the County Office of Supportive Housing, bimonthly with an Inter-City Unhoused Response Collaborative, and convenes a bimonthly homeless service providers group including Continuum of Care (CoC) representation. The City also Item 7
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funds safe parking through a revenue agreement with the County, and holds grant agreements with Move Mountain View ) Karat School.Project, Peninsula Healthcare Connection, and other providers serving unhoused Palo Altans. Additionally, the City funds a partnership for a County mental health clinician through the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) to respond with City police officers to acute mental health calls to divert people to services instead of involuntary holds, when appropriate.

When the City has encountered people sleeping on public property, it has almost always been limited to a single individual or household and the City has worked quickly with its established non-profit service partners to provide the necessary support and services to these unsheltered households or individuals. In such cases, the City of Palo Alto coordinates its encampment response across multiple departments and regional partners. Outreach through contracted provider LifeMoves is activated prior to any abatement action. The City's Assistant to the City Manager for Housing and Services for the Unhoused leads any additional coordination needed, working with Police, Public Works, and Human Services staff. This structure ensures that health, safety, and service needs of unsheltered individuals are addressed through coordinated, multi-sector response rather than enforcement alone. • Principle 2: Engage Encampment Residents to Develop Solutions – Describe street outreach efforts to engage with encampment residentsto find alternative shelter, housing, and service options using the housing first approach before an existing encampment is closed. (350 characters max)
The County, City of Palo Alto, and the local CoC coordinate efforts with other public agencies, nonprofits, grassroots community organizations, and community stakeholders to connect unsheltered households, including those living in encampments, to interim and permanent housing. However, the vast majority of unsheltered Palo Altans (73% in the 2025 PIT count) are living in vehicles on public streets around the City, not in situations that meet the Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) definition of encampment. According to HCD, an encampment is any location where multiple individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness have established a place of residence, and where the ongoing presence and conditions of the site result in sustained or significant impacts to health, safety, public access, or infrastructure.

On occasion, a small number of people are sheltering in tents, but these are often solo tents and very infrequently grouped in pairs. In practice, outreach is led by LifeMoves staff under contract with the City, using a trauma-informed, Housing First approach to proactively and regularly engage unsheltered individuals, assess their needs, and connect them to shelter, services, and housing pathways. Any future encampment closure would be preceded by sustained outreach engagement to ensure residents have been offered meaningful alternatives before abatement occurs. This effort and partnership are directly aligned with the Community Plan to End Homelessness to decrease the number of individuals living unsheltered in the region, through a coordinated effort to assess unsheltered individuals to determine their housing intervention, provide the offering of interim housing, and connecting people to pathways to permanent housing.

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Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing has protocols in place to ensure providers meaningfully incorporate people with lived experience into the work. This approach means that even with the development of the new Community Plan to End Homelessness, the County has worked with cities, including Palo Alto, to ensure people with lived experience are on the Steering Committee and part of focus groups shaping the Plan, as well as employed by service providers operating within the CoC. In terms of outcomes associated with outreach and other related efforts, please see this report which includes relevant data:
https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/meetings/ItemWithTemplateType?id=11044&meetingTemplateT ype=2&compiledMeetingDocumentId=19053
• Principle 3: Conduct Comprehensive and Coordinated Outreach – Describe multidisciplinary connection strategies and linkages to resources and permanent housing solutions that is customized to individual needs. If applicable, describe how the jurisdiction uses the coordinated entry system to connect individuals to resources and permanent housing. (350 characters max) The City, our CoC, and other partners use a multidisciplinary approach to outreach to and connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to resources and housing solutions. They use the Coordinated Entry system for referrals as well as data entry and reporting, focusing on housing problem solving to help connect people to resources and stable housing.

Palo Alto uses a multidisciplinary, trauma-informed approach to connect unsheltered individuals and families to resources and permanent housing solutions tailored to individual needs. Key access points include outreach efforts by LifeMoves, Peninsula Healthcare Clinic , Karat School Project, and Move Mountain View , with both mobile/street outreach and at known locations where individuals can engage with services and begin the referral process. Outreach and engagement are grounded in trauma-informed care and motivational interviewing, with an emphasis on treating each person with dignity and respect, building trust over time, and supporting client choice and self-determination.

Through this approach, providers assess each household’s needs and connect individuals to a range of services, including shelter, health care, food, hygiene services, benefits enrollment, case management, and housing problem-solving. The City and its partners also coordinate across multiple systems to address barriers to stability, including connections to Stanford University Medical Center for health-related needs, Social Security for income and benefits, and Second Harvest for food assistance, as needed.

Palo Alto and its partners use Santa Clara County’s Coordinated Entry System as the primary pathway for assessment, referral, prioritization, and connection to interim and permanent housing opportunities.

Through coordinated outreach, referrals, and case conferencing, providers help individuals and families access the services and housing resources most appropriate to their circumstances, with the goal of achieving stable, long-term housing outcomes.
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Through its contracted providers, Palo Alto uses a low-barrier, person-centered, and housing-focused approach to meet the basic needs, health, safety, and property access needs of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness while creating clear pathways to permanent housing. The City of Palo Alto supports the County and the local Continuum of Care (CoC) in helping to meet the basic needs of people experiencing homelessness, ensuring they meet the Santa Clara Countywide Quality Assurance Standards for Homeless Housing & Service Programs (QAS) The City funds a competitive grant program of over $900,000 per year for organizations that provide human services, and current grantees provide basic needs services including counseling, shelter, food assistance, case management, and community-based health services. The City also helps fund services at the Opportunity Services Center, located in Palo Alto, which serves as a key access point for showers, laundry, mail, case management, health services, and storage for personal belongings.

These investments reduce immediate health and safety risks, support stabilization, and create regular opportunities for engagement and housing navigation.

The Opportunity Services Center and partner providers deliver coordinated, trauma-informed services that connect individuals to shelter, benefits, medical care, food assistance, case management, housing problem-solving, and permanent housing resources. This multidisciplinary approach supports individualized service planning and creates clear linkages to Santa Clara County’s Coordinated Entry System for assessment, prioritization, referral, and connection to interim and permanent housing opportunities.

To support health, safety, and accessibility, unhoused individuals may store personal belongings in lockers at the Opportunity Services Center. Lockers are available to clients on a low-barrier basis, and clients are encouraged to participate in case management services as part of ongoing engagement and stabilization. Recent locker improvements were supported through the City’s Emerging Needs Grant. Clients are assisted in obtaining a lock, locker access may be renewed every six months, and belongings may be retrieved during operating hours. Property is retained for 6 months to a year, and lower-level lockers are available for clients with ADA-related needs. Flyers and posted notices are used to communicate service access information and provide notice when cleanings occur.

Overall, Palo Alto’s approach aligns immediate basic needs support with dignified, trauma-informed engagement and coordinated pathways to permanent housing. • Principle 5: Ensure Access to Shelter or Housing Options – Describe how low barrier resources to housing and supportive services are communicated to encampment residents. Include how strategies involve alternative measures to criminalization, focusing on service engagement and harm reduction. (350 characters max)
Unhoused residents in Palo Alto have access to a variety of resources, including an overnight warming location; safe parking program, Opportunity Center support services and Homekey Palo Alto at 1237 San Antonio Road, an interim shelter for single adults and families. These local options are complemented by the broader Santa Clara County shelter network, operated in partnership with the County Office of Supportive Housing and accessible through the Here4You Hotline at (408) 385-2400.

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include those in the table below, as well as comprehensive lists available in the City’s Housing Element. See Tables 2-21, 2-32, and 2-33, for lists of 12 affordable housing with senior units in Palo Alto and over 12 emergency shelters and 13 transitional housing facilities in Santa Clara County.

Name Type of
Housing Address Target Population
Funding
Source
Hotel de Zink Emergency
Shelter
(recently sunset
in coordination
with 2026
Homekey
opening)
Various
(rotates
monthly at
congregationbased sites
throughout
Palo Alto)
Single adults Various (At
different times
funded by
Santa Clara
County, City of
Palo Alto, and
private
funders)
Heart and
Home
Collaborative
Emergency/cold
weather
Various
(rotates
throughout
Palo Alto)
Single women City of Palo
Alto, private
funders
Homekey Palo
Alto (new in
2026)
Interim shelter 1237 San
Antonio Road,
Palo Alto
Single Adults
and Families
State
Homekey
grant, Santa
Clara County,
City of Palo
Alto, Private
Funders
Opportunity
Center
Affordable
housing
33 Encina Ave,
Palo Alto
Low and
extremely low
income
residents
Various (Santa
Clara County,
City of Palo
Alto, grants,
loans, and
private
funders)
Alma Family
Housing
Affordable
housing
801 Alma St,
Palo Alto
Very low
income families
Santa Clara
County, City of
Palo Alto,
Community
Working
Group,
Enterprise
Community
Investment, JP
Morgan
Chase, Federal
Home Loan
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Bank, Housing
Trust Silicon
Valley,
Opportunity
Fund, Sobrato
Foundation
Alma Garden
Apartments
Affordable
housing
2507-2533
Alma St, Palo
Alto
Very low
income
residents
Santa Clara
County, City of
Palo Alto, tax
credits, Santa
Clara County
Housing Trust,
Sobrato
Foundation,
private
funders
El Camino Real
Multifamily
Project (preconstruction,
coming soon)
Affordable
housing and
Rapid rehousing
3001 El
Camino Real,
Palo Alto
Very low
income
residents and
families
Santa Clara
County, City of
Palo Alto,
various other
funders
Mitchell Park
Place
Affordable
housing
525 East
Charleston
Road, Palo
Alto
Residents with
intellectual or
developmental
disabilities
Santa Clara
County, City of
Palo Alto, tax
credits
Educator
Workforce
Housing
Affordable
housing
231 Grant
Avenue, Palo
Alto
Teachers &
classified staff
from Santa
Clara County
and southern
San Mateo
County schools
Santa Clara
County, Meta,
City of Palo
Alto, San
Francisco
Housing
Accelerator
Fund, Century
Housing Corp,
School
Districts of
Palo Alto, Los
Altos,
Mountain
View and
Foothill
DeAnza
Community
College
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Wilton Court Affordable
housing
3705 El
Camino Real,
Palo Alto
Adults with
intellectual or
developmental
disabilities
Santa Clara
County, City of
Palo Alto, tax
credits
Mayfield Place Affordable
housing
2500 El
Camino Real,
Palo Alto
Low &
moderate
income
residents
Stanford, City
of Palo Alto
Palo Alto communicates low-barrier housing and supportive service resources to unhoused neighbors through coordinated, field-based outreach, publicly available resource information, flyers, and direct referrals to community-based providers. The City maintains a public resource page at PaloAlto.gov/unhoused and connects individuals to hotline resources for mental health crisis response, domestic violence services, shelter referral, and food assistance. In addition, the City’s homeless outreach team maintains a consistent presence in public spaces and areas where unsheltered residents are present, allowing for repeated engagement, trust-building, and direct communication about available services and housing pathways.

The City’s outreach and communication strategy is designed to support low-barrier access to shelter and supportive services. Staff and partner providers share information through in-person engagement, printed materials, and referrals to trusted service providers. Where available, referrals prioritize lowbarrier options that may accommodate partners, pets, and personal belongings. Residents are also connected to hygiene services, food assistance, health care, case management, housing problemsolving, and Santa Clara County’s Coordinated Entry System for assessment, referral, and connection to interim and permanent housing opportunities.

Palo Alto’s approach emphasizes alternative measures to criminalization by prioritizing traumainformed outreach, voluntary service engagement, harm reduction, and connection to care over punitive responses. Outreach efforts focus on reducing immediate risks to health and safety, preserving dignity and self-determination, and creating practical, accessible pathways to shelter, supportive services, and permanent housing. This strategy helps ensure that encampment residents receive clear and repeated information about available resources and are offered meaningful opportunities to engage in services without unnecessary barriers.
• Principle 6: Develop Pathways to Permanent Housing and Supports – Describe Housing First strategies emphasizing low barriers, a harm-reduction model, and services to support people obtaining permanent housing more efficiently. Identify efforts to align federal, state, and local funding/programs to provide clear pathways to permanent housing. (350 characters max) Palo Alto’s homelessness response is grounded in a Housing First, low-barrier, and harm-reduction framework that prioritizes rapid connection to permanent housing with the fewest possible preconditions. Consistent with countywide standards, programs work to reduce barriers related to sobriety, income, credit, rental history, prior justice involvement, behavioral health conditions, and participation in services. Participation in supportive services is encouraged but is not generally required Item 7
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as a condition of housing, and providers use ongoing engagement strategies to help people move from crisis to housing as quickly and safely as possible.

The City aligns local, county, state, and nonprofit resources to create clearer pathways to permanent housing. At the local level, Palo Alto supports outreach, supportive services, and interim housing resources that connect people to Santa Clara County’s coordinated system of care. At the county level, coordinated entry, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, homelessness prevention, and other housing interventions help ensure that individuals can move from outreach and crisis response into longer-term housing opportunities. At the state and regional level, capital and operating investments expand the housing inventory and service capacity needed to make Housing First pathways functional.

A strong example of this alignment is Homekey Palo Alto at 1237 San Antonio Road. This project is built on City land and funded by public, nonprofit and private partners. The City has also committed to providing $1 million in operating cost support for seven years, starting this year. The project demonstrates how multiple funding streams can be braided to expand low-barrier housing options and improve access to services, stabilization, and housing navigation.

Measure A further strengthens these pathways by financing the development and preservation of affordable and supportive housing across Santa Clara County. This countywide housing production is a critical complement to local outreach, interim housing, safe parking, and service programs because it expands the permanent housing inventory needed for successful exits from homelessness. In this way, local engagement strategies and interim interventions are linked to a broader pipeline of permanent housing opportunities supported by county and state investments.

There are demonstrable outcomes associated with this approach. Countywide data show substantial housing placements under the Community Plan to End Homelessness, including strong rates of exit from rapid rehousing and emergency shelter to permanent housing destinations. These outcomes indicate that Housing First-aligned programs, when paired with coordinated funding and systemwide performance management, can produce measurable progress toward permanent housing. At the same time, ongoing demand for services and limited affordable housing supply underscore the need for continued investment to reduce time-to-housing and expand permanent housing opportunities. • Principle 7: Create a Plan for What Will Happen to Encampment Sites After Closure – Describe plans for former encampment spaces (long-term solutions to prevent encampments from reoccurring). Include efforts to emphasize safety, accessibility, and inclusivity that improve infrastructure. Example:

Communities can include curb cuts to increase mobility access and enhanced lighting to encourage safety. (350 characters max)
Although the City of Palo Alto does not currently have encampments as defined by HCD, the City is prepared to respond to any encampment situation in a manner that prioritizes health, safety, and dignified transition.

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identify appropriate improvements and prevent re-establishment. Depending on the location, this may include coordinated conversations between departments regarding recommended site safety improvements, restored landscaping and regular maintenance, and ensuring proactive outreach directing community members to available public services and resources. The City would coordinate across Public Works, Parks, and community service providers to monitor former sites and ensure continued public access and usability.

In general, the City strives to engage with neighbors to activate, share, and enjoy public spaces in a safe and inclusive manner that serves all community members.

The City's investment in permanent affordable housing, interim shelter, and preventive services — including the Homekey Palo Alto facility — reflects a long-term strategy to reduce unsheltered homelessness and minimize the conditions that give rise to encampments in the first place.

Certification and Authorization:

Signature of Authorized Representative Date
City manager to sign prior to application submittal.

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Appendix 7: Additional Information and Supporting Documentation Please see following pages for supporting documentation.

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2024 Annual Report
Three-Year Strategic Plan (FY 2026 - FY 2028)
2024 Commute Survey
Submitted to the Palo Alto City Council and Finance Committee March 4, 2025
Prepared by:

Palo Alto Transportation Management Association
855 El Camino Real #13A-200, Palo Alto, CA 94301
www.paloaltotma.org
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2024 Annual Report
January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Submitted to the Palo Alto City Council
Prepared by:

Palo Alto Transportation Management Association
855 El Camino Real #13A-200, Palo Alto, CA 94301
www.paloaltotma.org
March 2025
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................1 Introduction................................................................................................................................2 About PATMA .............................................................................................................................2 PATMA’s Top Five Accomplishments in 2024 ..............................................................................3 PATMA Programs........................................................................................................................5 Benefits of PATMA Programs ....................................................................................................10 Program Results........................................................................................................................11 Testimonials..............................................................................................................................14 Budget ......................................................................................................................................15 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................18

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Palo Alto Transportation Management Association
2024 Annual Report
Executive Summary
With leadership and financial support from the City of Palo Alto, as well as collaborative partnerships with regional transit agencies, local community-based organizations, and grantmaking organizations, in 2024, the Palo Alto Transportation Management Association (PATMA) delivered mode shift results efficiently and cost-effectively.

PATMA’s sustainable transportation programs for workers – free train and bus passes, $5/day Bike Love bicycle commute incentive rewards, free refurbished bicycles, after-hour Lyft rides, and a new e-bike e-scooter pilot – in 2024, resulted in a reduction in demand for 312 parking spaces around town, 1,542,441 fewer vehicle miles traveled, and 603 fewer tons of greenhouse gas emissions. With these accomplishments, PATMA supported three of the 2024 Palo Alto City Council’s four priorities: economic development, climate change, and community health.

Highlights of PATMA’s work in 2024 included:
• Increased funding
o Stability - City of Palo Alto restored PATMA’s budget which allowed expansion beyond University Ave Downtown and California Ave
o Grant awards – PATMA won funding from VTA’s Transit Oriented Communities program, City of Palo Alto Utilities, Palo Alto Community Foundation, and the Starbucks Neighborhood Grant program
o Fair market value of transit passes – Securing free Caltrain GoPasses (worth $4,200/year each) and reduced cost $169/year VTA passes (worth $1,080/year each) allowed PATMA to help more workers at a lower cost/user • Expanded geographic reach
o Performed outreach at the Stanford Mall, along El Camino Real, at Midtown, and in South Palo Alto
o In these areas, PATMA offered sustainable transportation programs, conducted the annual commute survey, and presented an e-bike and e-scooter pilot program
• Small business support
o Ahead of Caltrans’ El Camino Real repaving project where bike lanes will be replacing 220 on-street parking spaces, PATMA offered train and bus passes and refurbished bikes to workers who park on El Camino
• Leveraged partnerships
• A dramatic reduction in cost/user/month from $77 in Dec 2023 to $51 in Dec 2024 These developments lay a strong foundation for PATMA’s future mode shift work.

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Introduction
The Palo Alto TMA is a non-profit working to reduce single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) trips, traffic congestion, demand for parking and greenhouse gas emissions by delivering targeted transportation solutions that serve Palo Alto’s diverse range of employers, employees, visitors, and residents. Financial support for this work comes primarily from the City of Palo Alto’s University Avenue and California Avenue parking fund, and, starting in 2024, from the City’s General Fund. This funding allows PATMA to provide free transit passes, $5/day Bike Love rewards, refurbished bicycles, and late-night Lyft rides chiefly to low wage service sector workers in the commercial districts of Palo Alto.

About PATMA
Staff
PATMA is a non-profit, staffed by ALTRANS TMA Inc., a firm specializing in transportation demand management (TDM). Staff providing on-going support for PATMA include:
● Justine Burt, Executive Director
● Sana Ahmed, Program Coordinator
● Stephen Blaylock, President, ALTRANS TMA Inc.
● Andrew Ridley, Chief Operating Officer, ALTRANS TMA Inc.

Board of Directors
In 2024, two long-serving board members (Philip Kamhi, the City’s Chief Transportation Official, and Brad Ehikian) stepped down and one new member (Steven Lee) joined. The City’s seat on the board will be filled by Interim Chief Transportation Official Lily Lim-Tsao until a permanent replacement is identified. A representative from the tech sector helped diversify our board whose members at the end of the year included:
● Cedric de la Beaujardiere, resident (Board Chair)
● Rob George, Philz Coffee (Treasurer and a founding board member) ● Shannon Rose McEntee, resident (Secretary)
● Lily Lim-Tsao, City of Palo Alto
● Sebastian Mafla, Sheraton
● Nathaniel Duncan, Patagonia
● Alejandra Mier, Coupa Café
● Steven Lee, Meta
The PATMA board meets monthly on the third Thursday at 9:00am and efficiently works through one hour of agenda items. Nearly all board members regularly attend. The public is encouraged to join these virtual meetings. Meeting details and zoom links can be found on our Meetings page at https://www.paloaltotma.org/meetings-reports.

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New Mission and Core Values
In 2024, PATMA staff and Board members updated PATMA’s mission and core values to be more aspirational and memorable. The new mission statement reads “Better commutes for everyone.” PATMA’s core values describe how our non-profit improves life for the workers and residents of Palo Alto:
• Traffic and parking – reduce traffic congestion and demand for parking • Climate change – transition to a zero-emission transportation system • Equity – fair outcomes, treatment and opportunities for all • Local businesses – help local businesses attract and retain employees • Health – encourage community health
Incorporating City of Palo Alto Priorities
While the original motivation for the Palo Alto City Council to create PATMA was to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce demand for parking downtown, each year, PATMA overlays the City Council’s stated priorities to guide its work. In January 2024, the City Council announced its priorities for the year:

1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation

2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging

3. Economic Development & Transition

4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance
PATMA’s work supports three of these priorities: climate change, community health, and economic development. Regarding City Council’s priority of addressing climate change, PATMA helps reduce greenhouse gases from on-road transportation sources which are 51.7% of Palo Alto’s emissions, according to the City’s 2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions inventory.

Supporting City of Palo Alto’s Sustainability/Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) The City of Palo Alto set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2030 and to become carbon neutral by 2030. One S/CAP mobility goal relevant to PATMA regarding reducing greenhouse gas emissions is “increasing the mode share for active transportation (walking, biking) and transit from 19% to 40% of local work trips by 2030.” The S/CAP focuses on launching effective programs for emissions reductions with the highest impact and lowest cost. PATMA’s programs help accomplish this goal as noted in the following section.

PATMA’s Top Five Accomplishments
The following were highlights of PATMA’s work in 2024.

1. Rebuilt the transit pass program from a Covid-induced low of 28 people served in May 2020 to a high of 300 in December 2024, exceeding pre-pandemic numbers. Figure 1 shows the number of PATMA-granted transit passes in circulation among Palo Alto workers over the past six years.

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Figure 1: Transit passes activated 2019 – 20241

2. Activated and distributed 197 Caltrain GoPasses from the Caltrain GoPass Donation Program. Likewise, 67 VTA Smartpasses were distributed to low wage service sector workers in 2024.

3. Received approval from transit agencies to continue distributing Caltrain GoPasses and VTA Smartpasses in 2025 to low wage service sector workers to help grow transit ridership.

4. Reduced 605 tons of greenhouse gas emissions

5. Started an e-bike and e-scooter pilot program with City of Palo Alto Utilities funding to develop case studies that will inspire other low wage service sector workers to consider active commutes.

These activities demonstrate the power of partnerships with local and regional organizations as well as the trust PATMA has established with local business managers. 1 Note the drop of transit passes between Dec 2023 and Jan 2024. This is due to the fact that in 2023, PATMA started distribuing free annual Caltrain GoPasses instead of renewing and paying for Caltrain passes each month. In December 2023, about 100 workers had moved to different jobs outside of Palo Alto and did not renew their GoPasses for January 2024. 0 50
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Programs
With funding from the City’s University Avenue Parking Fund, California Avenue Parking Fund, and General Fund, PATMA provides free Clipper Cards loaded with monthly or annual passes for Caltrain, VTA buses, SamTrans buses, and Dumbarton Transbay buses. PATMA also offers $10 credits for after-hours Lyft rides of less than five miles, refurbished bicycles at no cost to the recipient, and $5/day Bike Love rewards. During 2024, PATMA expanded outreach efforts to the Stanford Mall, throughout the length of El Camino Real, at Midtown, and in South Palo Alto.

Service sector workers who receive transit passes work primarily in food service establishments, retail, and accommodation. Light office workers who receive transit passes or accrue Bike Love rewards include staff at Palo Alto’s banks, dental and medical offices, and professional firms such as accounting and law offices.

Programs with income thresholds
Train and bus passes
Transit pass benefits are provided to employees earning less than $70,000 per year who work in the commercial areas of Palo Alto and who do not already receive employer-supported TDM benefits. Workers at the Stanford Research Park and Stanford University are ineligible for PATMA’s programs as these organizations have their own TDM programs.

Pilot: E-bicycles and e-scooters
With funding from the City of Palo Alto Utilities Department, in 2024 PATMA ran a pilot program to study e-bikes and e-scooters for active mobility commutes. Four pilot participants making less than $70,000/year received either an e-bike and safety equipment, or a 12-month e-scooter lease. The intent was to study how many times a week they used the e-bike or escooter, how many device miles they traveled, and understand supports and barriers to device use. The four participants in the 12-month pilot have realized the following benefits.

Figure 2: E-scooter and e-bike pilot case studies
Katrina uses an Unagi e-scooter to travel the
first mile to the Santa Clara Caltrain station,
folds it up and brings it onboard, then rides
the last mile to work. During the week she
often scooters to restaurants Downtown to
grab lunch. But the big time savings comes
when she leaves work. The e-scooter allows
her to catch the train and get home in time
to pick up her kids from school.

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Rickaya’s kids have scooters. Now that she
also has an e-scooter she can keep up with
them. After dropping them off at school, she
rides off to meet either the Caltrain or a VTA
bus. She folds up the Unagi e-scooter and
brings it on, then scooters the last half-mile to
work. Rickaya finds this a faster way to
commute from Santa Clara given rush hour
traffic or accidents on Highway 101 or 280.

Antonio works at Patagonia and lives in
Mountain View. Each morning, once he’s
ready to leave for work, he looks at the time
of the next Caltrain and the weather to
figure out if he wants to bike to Caltrain or
bike five miles to work. One handy feature
of his Lectric folding e-bike is that it does
not take up much space when folded, which
makes it easier to store safely inside at
home and at work. The benefits of the ebike to Antonio are getting exercise and fresh air, relaxing on Caltrain, saving money
on gas, and helping the environment.

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Dorothee teaches cooking classes at Taste
Buds Kitchen in Midtown. She loves
commuting to work from Menlo Park on her
Lectric e-bike among the beautiful, tree-lined
streets of Palo Alto. The fresh air and exercise
energize her on the way to work.

Refurbished bicycles
In 2024, PATMA continued working with local non-profit Bike Exchange for a pilot program to provide seven refurbished bicycles and safety gear to essential workers. This pilot is open to workers making less than $70,000/year. Figure 3 shows several Palo Alto-based essential workers receiving their refurbished bicycles.

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Lyft after-hours rides
The Lyft after-hours program provides rides home to workers commuting less than five miles after transit stops running.

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PATMA programs without an income threshold
Bike Love rewards
The Bike Love smartphone app provides daily incentives for active mode first-mile commute trips to transit and active mode commutes between home and work, of $5/day up to $599 per year per commuter. Automated travel mode detection identifies eligible bike, e-bike, e-scooter, and e-skateboard trips. Eligibility is determined by trips that stop or start within geofences around 30 Caltrain stations and five commercial areas (Downtown, California Ave., Stanford Mall, El Camino Real, and Midtown). Incentive dollars are instantly redeemable at local merchants via reloadable Apple/Google Wallet Virtual Visa cards.

Figure 4 shows the current geofences that mark commute destinations that earn workers rewards. This map includes all Caltrain stations, for workers who use a bike or e-scooter for first/last mile, as well as expanded commercial areas.

Figure 4: Bike Love Geofence Boundaries
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redeem incentives at Palo Alto businesses helps keep dollars in the local economy. Figure 5 provides detail about where Bike Love users spend their reward funds.

Figure 5: Where Bike Love Rewards Were Spent in 2024
All
Palo
Alto
Mountain
View
Redwood
City
San
Francisco
San
Carlos
SunnyvaleMenlo
Park
Amazon
or online
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cities
Transactions
value ($) 17,503 4,944 596 195 1344 110 231 2,570 3,586 3,927 Number of
transactions 877 308 20 12 55 22 8 114 172 166
Source: Motion
This information is gathered from merchant identification numbers where rewards are redeemed.

For a quick overview video explaining the app, please visit Bike Love in 80 seconds (video).

Benefits of PATMA Programs
While PATMA programs save service workers money on their commutes, many other benefits of these programs accrue to local businesses, workers, City government, and Palo Alto residents.

Businesses
For business owners and managers, PATMA participation gives them a competitive advantage over similar businesses in nearby cities. Being able to provide transit passes to their employees helps shops, restaurants, and hotels attract and retain workers in competitive industries with high rates of staff turnover.

Workers
Workers who stop driving not only save money on variable vehicle costs such as gasoline, maintenance, and repairs, they also escape the stress of having to drive in traffic congestion.

The workers who commute by active modes enjoy the benefits of exercise that allow them to arrive at work energized and refreshed.

City of Palo Alto
Municipal governments impact the wellbeing of residents and workers within the city’s boundaries, and PATMA’s programs on the City’s behalf reduce traffic congestion, free up parking spaces in commercial areas, and enhance the quality of life for residents by reducing the number of cars parked in neighborhoods.

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Program Results
Results of the TMA’s program management, outreach, and program operation labor in Figures 6 – 12 depict the number of transit passes distributed, the cost per freed up parking space (cost/user), vehicle miles traveled avoided, and greenhouse gases reduced.

Among all businesses served, Figure 6 gives a breakdown by business with the number of their employees in descending order who had an active train or bus pass from PATMA in December 2024.

Figure 6: Number of Transit Passes Distributed by Employer in December 2024 Employer
Transit
Pass
Count
Sheraton/Westin 33
Nobu Hotel 16
Ettan 12
Whole Foods 10
Patagonia 9
Neiman Marcus 8
Walgreens 7
Coupa Cafe 7
Apple 7
Watercourse Way 6
Rangoon Ruby 6
Philz Coffee 6
Macy's 6
Crepevine 6
West Elm 5
The Palo Alto Inn 5
SkinSpirit 5
The Melt 4
Sephora 4
Peloton 4
Lytton Gardens
(Front Porch) 4
Christine Hansen
DDS 4
VIP Vein Treatment
Clinic 3
True Foods Kitchen 3
Employer
Transit
Pass
Count
San Agus 3
Oren's Hummus 3
Lima Ruby Peruvian
Restaurant 3
Hobee's 3
Glass Slipper Inn 3
Buca di Beppo 3
Avenidas 3
Yayoi 2
Wells Fargo 2
Webster House 2
Vizavoo Salon 2
Starbucks 2
Spring Spa 2
School of Rock 2
Restoration
Hardware (RH) 2
Palo Alto
Orthodontics 2
Palo Alto Oral and
Maxillofacial surgery 2
Palo Alto Bicycles 2
Mollie Stone’s
Market 2
McDonald’s 2
L&P Aesthetics 2
Kowa Ramen 2
Kindercare Day Care
Center 2
Equinox 2
Curry Up Now 2
Employer
Transit
Pass
Count
Creamery 2
Coach 2
City of Palo Alto
(interns) 2
Cardinal Hotel 2
Bright Horizons 2
Blue Bottle 2
Bloomingdales 2
Arya Steakhouse 2
Zola + Zola Bar 1
Zareen's 1
Xfinity 1
Wu Orthodontics 1
Williams Sonoma 1
Wetzel Pretzel 1
Victra 1
Trader Joes 1
The Real Real 1
TAVERNA 1
Tamarine 1
Tacolicious 1
Summit Bicycles 1
Sprinkles 1
Somi Somi 1
Smiles By Pai 1
Security Industry
Specialists 1
Rooh 1
PIP Printing 1
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Employer
Transit
Pass
Count
Palo Alto Bilingual
Montessori
Academy 1
Pacific catch 1
Nola Restaurant &
Bar 1
Matroid 1
Lush Cosmetics 1
La Bodeguita del
Medio 1
Kris Hamamoto
DDS, Inc. 1
Khazana Palo Alto 1
Keen Garage 1
K. Minamoto 1
Employer
Transit
Pass
Count
Immersion Spa 1
Imaginemos
Oruguitas 1
Guckenheimer: Palo
Alto Club 1
Gott's Roadside 1
Gong Cha 1
Gardening 1
Fast Repair 1
Everything but
Water 1
Everlane 1
Embarcadero Media
Foundation 1
Dr. William Tseng 1
Employer
Transit
Pass
Count
Downtown Streets
Team 1
Da Sichuan 1
Comfort Inn 1
Clement Hotel 1
City National Bank 1
Channing House 1
Caretaker (home in
Palo Alto) 1
Cafe 220 1
Block Advisors 1
Bike Connection 1
Beyond Explorations 1
Grand Total 304
Figure 7 provides the number of transit passes PATMA distributed to businesses along El Camino Real (between Park Blvd and San Antonio Rd) by month. PATMA’s proactive transit pass outreach efforts were conducted along with Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition volunteers to help reduce demand for parking ahead of the Caltrans repaving and bike lane project in fall 2024.

Figure 7: Transit Passes Distributed Along El Camino Real by Month in 2024 Month Caltrain VTA SamTrans Dumbarton Express
Jan
Feb
Mar 12
Apr 1 1
May 1
Jun
Jul
Aug 2
Sep 3 1 1 1
Oct 3 10 1
Nov 6 2 1
Dec
Total 14 26 4 2
PATMA’s marketing and outreach efforts throughout Palo Alto in 2024 resulted in the following impacts.

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Figure 8: Number of Commuters Diverted from Single-Occupancy Vehicles (average of three months) Program Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Transit passes 153 182 216.67 286.67
Bike Love (>12
rides/month)

13.33 15.33 14.67 10
Lyft 3.33 2.67 3.33 4
Total 169.67 200.0 234.67 300.67
Figures 9 and 10 show the average cost per month that PATMA paid to mode shift workers out of single-occupancy vehicles and into a sustainable transportation commute. The drop in monthly cost between December 2023 and December 2024 is partially attributable to the increased number of GoPasses Caltrain donated to PATMA and the highly discounted Smartpasses VTA sold to PATMA.

Figure 9: Cost per User in 2023
Cost per
user
Jan
'23
Feb
'23
Mar
'23
Q1
'23
Apr
'23 May '23 Jun '23 Q2 '23 Jul '23
Aug
'23
Sep
'23
Q3
'23
Oct
'23
Nov
'23 Dec '23
Q4
'23
ANNUAL
TOTALS
Transit
Pass
Program $39.45 $50.29 $44.49 $44.74 $45.98 $39.87 $38.30 $41.38 $36.29 $39.10 $36.97 $37.45 $45.54 $49.40 $31.92 $42.29 $493.97 Bike
Love $54.93 $69.97 $46.02 $56.98 $49.15 $53.16 $61.95 $54.75 $49.78 $72.12 $62.43 $61.44 $65.90 $74.84 $85.02 $75.25 $741.64 Lyft
Program $106.99 $63.31 $86.42 $85.57 $86.89 $100.09 $116.25 $101.08 $107.95 $93.98 $79.12 $93.68 $63.62 $78.78 $112.74 $85.05 $1,099.67 Average
cost/user $67.12 $61.19 $58.98 $62.43 $60.67 $64.37 $72.17 $65.74 $64.67 $68.40 $59.51 $64.19 $58.35 $67.67 $76.56 $67.53 $778.43 Figure 10: Cost per User in 2024
Cost per
user
Jan
'24
Feb
'24
Mar
'24
Q1
'24
Apr
'24 May '24 June '24 Q2 '24 July '24 Aug '24
Sept
'24
Q3
'24
Oct
'24
Nov
'24 Dec '24 Q4 '24
ANNUAL
TOTALS
Transit
pass
subsidy
$58.63 $56.07 $56.76 $57.15 $46.33 $50.77 $46.79 $47.97 $40.75 $38.86 $40.27 $39.96 $49.54 $19.69 $15.47 $28.23 $486.55 Bike
Love
$52.47 $0.00 $99.46 $50.64 $47.49 $0.00 $69.60 $39.03 $80.36 $65.73 $54.30 $66.80 $54.20 $67.84 $83.84 $68.63 $659.46 Lyft
Program
$86.54 $86.65 $69.47 $80.89 $85.35 $124.37 $78.04 $95.92 $94.98 $70.91 $70.00 $78.63 $42.17 $49.94 $54.67 $48.93 $870.62 Average
cost/user $65.88 $47.57 $75.23 $62.89 $59.72 $58.38 $64.81 $60.97 $72.03 $58.50 $54.86 $61.80 $48.63 $45.82 $51.33 $48.60 $672.21 Figure 11 shows the number of avoided vehicle miles traveled as a result of PATMA’s programs.

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Figure 11: Avoided Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
Program Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Transit pass subsidy 247,473.7 320,103.0 403,728.4 561,593.4 Lyft 250.4 211.9 239.1 195.8
Bike Love 2,179.4 2,408.2 2,205.9 1,852.1
Total 249,903.5 322,723.1 406,173.4 563,641.3

Adding up the four quarters, PATMA programs reduced vehicle miles traveled by 1,542,441.

And finally, Figure 12 shows greenhouse gas emissions reduced as a result of programs.

Figure 12: Greenhouse Gases Reduced (tons)
Program Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Transit passes, Lyft and Bike Love 98.5 126.0 158.7 220.2 In 2024, PATMA’s work resulted in a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 603.4 tons.

Testimonials
Beyond the quantitative effect, PATMA also has a qualitative impact on workers in Palo Alto.

The following feedback from employees of local businesses shows how much PATMA’s programs mean to the community. Here are some testimonials we received from retail, accommodations, and personal services establishments.
• “I was able to ride the bus to work this morning and it was a lot of fun! Very efficient and saving me lots of gas money! I appreciate your efforts and this awesome program!” - DéBorah S.
• “I love the ability to combine bicycling and Caltrain and not rely at all on an automobile.

And I am impressed by how the City of Palo Alto encourages and supports that.” - Dennis W.
• “Estoy muy contenta con el servicio de PATMA. Gracias .” (I am very happy with PATMA’s service.) - Yuliana A.
• “Being a part of the program really reduces my stress of commuting to work. I don’t drive because it will cost me too much money to drive back and forth versus taking the train. It really saves me stress and money.” – Ernestine T.

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• “Me gusta viajar en el Caltrain porque es comodo, llego a tiempo a mi trabajo, etc.” (I like to travel on Caltrain because it’s comfortable, I arrive to work on time, etc.) – Juana A.
• “Es seguro y siempre llego temprano a mi trabajo.” (It’s safe and I always arrive on time for work.) - Nancy R.
• “No issues! Happy with Caltrain.” – Spencer S.

Budget
The non-profit demonstrated program results which helped to grow its City funding allocation until 2020 when the pandemic altered commuting habits and parking fund revenues fell dramatically. Figure 13 shows the history of PATMA’s funding allotments since FY 2016.

Figure 13: PATMA Funding Since Inception
Since 2020, PATMA has worked hard to do more with less and build back the number of workers it supports with mode shift.

Grant funding
In 2024, PATMA applied for and received grants from four organizations to use for various purposes.
• VTA Transit Oriented Communities - $24,550 for outreach and marketing along El Camino Real to encourage mode shift to VTA buses
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• City of Palo Alto Utilities - $10,000 grant for e-bike and e-scooter pilot • Palo Alto Community Foundation - $5,000 unrestricted grant • Starbucks Neighborhood Grant - $1,000 used to purchase Starbucks gift cards to incentivize filling out PATMA’s commute survey
These grants complemented City of Palo Alto funding.

Figure 14 provides specific information about income sources and expenses by month.

Figure 14: PATMA Income and Expenses in 2024
In Figure 14, the Executive Director’s tasks include program oversight, communications with stakeholders, finance and accounting activities, managing board meetings, maintaining 501c3 non-profit status, tax filing, and pursuing grant opportunities to diversify funding sources.

The Program Coordinator’s labor involves updating the website, processing new transit pass requests, communicating about pass renewals, purchasing new passes, replacing lost passes, troubleshooting, and monitoring accounts.

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Figures 15 and 16 show relative income sources and expenditures. Note that the fair market value of Caltrain GoPasses ($827,400) and VTA Smartpasses ($50,105) in 2024 that PATMA received for free or at a fully discounted price respectively are not included in the income chart.

Figure 15: Overview of 2024 Income
Figure 16: Overview of 2024 Expenses
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Conclusion
In 2024, PATMA made great strides in mode shift and program cost effectiveness by working in close collaboration with a number of partners. Thanks to our colleagues at Caltrain and VTA, additional free Caltrain GoPasses and highly discounted VTA Smartpasses helped bring down PATMA’s cost/user. Grant providers supported PATMA with specific aspects of our mode shift work along El Camino Real and during the annual commute survey.

Local and regional non-profits such as Bike Exchange, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, Seamless Bay Area, and Palo Alto Forward either provided services, volunteers, or introduced PATMA to potential funders to grow our work. In addition, PATMA’s Board members provided valuable advice and conducted advocacy on PATMA’s behalf.

All together, these collaborations have helped position PATMA to have an even larger impact reducing traffic, demand for parking, and greenhouse gas emissions in 2025.

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Three-Year Strategic Plan
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028
Submitted to the Palo Alto City Council
Prepared by:

Palo Alto Transportation Management Association
855 El Camino Real #13A-200, Palo Alto, CA 94301
www.paloaltotma.org
March 2025
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................1 Context ...................................................................................................................................................2 PATMA Programs ....................................................................................................................................5 Accomplishments....................................................................................................................................6 Three-Year Strategic Planning..................................................................................................................7 Workplan .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Budget .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Conclusion............................................................................................................................................. 12 Item 7
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1 PATMA’s Three Year Strategic Plan
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028
Executive Summary
Each year, the Palo Alto Transportation Management Association (PATMA) conducts a Three-Year Strategic Plan with input from its Board of Directors. This plan provides a roadmap of goals, strategies, tactics, and objectives that ensure the non-profit will be able to help an increasing number of workers shift from driving single-occupancy vehicles to sustainable transportation modes.

PATMA’s work supports local businesses with transportation demand management programs that help companies attract and retain workers: free transit passes, refurbished bicycles, rewards for active mobility commutes, and after-hours Lyft rides less than five miles. For the past five years, PATMA has been rebuilding from a pandemic-induced 90% drop in transit pass requests in early 2020 and in 2024 exceeded pre-pandemic numbers.

In December 2024, PATMA’s programs resulted in a reduction of demand for 312 parking spaces which yields benefits every day, all year. Building on this success, this Strategic Plan details the following goals for the next three years.
• Year 1: Scale up the number of transit passes; scale up the number of active mobility commuters traveling <3 miles
• Year 2: Make it easier for commuters to access multiple sustainable commute modes; support active commutes <5 miles
• Year 3: Leverage new technologies and programs to enable workers to commute without a personal vehicle
In the next year, PATMA expects dramatic growth in the number of workers served by our mode shift work for several reasons. Contractually, PATMA is now able to offer programs beyond just Downtown and California Ave to most businesses throughout the commercial areas of Palo Alto.

New findings from the 2024 Commute Survey provide insights about which sectors offer mode shift opportunities. PATMA has the ability to provide programs to workers at a higher income threshold.

Caltrain and VTA have made a large number of free or highly discounted transit passes available.

Starting in FY2025, the City restored PATMA’s baseline $400,000 budget which provided more resources to accomplish mode shift.

These conditions enable growth in the number of workers served in the next year.

Introduction
The Palo Alto Transportation Management Association (PATMA) is a non-profit leading efforts to reshape commute behaviors around town. Abundant mass transit, active mobility (bicycle, electric scooter, walking), on-demand ride hailing options, as well as trip planning and real time arrival apps are available to enable workers who live and work near major transit pipelines (Caltrain, VTA 22/522, SamTrans ECR, and the Dumbarton Express) to commute quickly and efficiently without Item 7
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2 needing to own a personal vehicle. In this spirit, PATMA provides information and incentives that encourage workers to shift out of their single-occupancy vehicles (SOVs) and into low-carbon transportation options.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, PATMA programs resulted in a reduction in demand for 312 parking spaces around town, 1,542,441 fewer vehicle miles traveled, and 603 fewer tons of greenhouse gas emissions by providing free transit passes, $5/day Bike Love rewards, refurbished bicycles, and after-hour Lyft rides.

There is potential for PATMA to free up more parking spaces and reduce more greenhouse gas emissions. The following Three-Year Strategic Plan, which is compiled each year for the next three years, lays out goals, strategies, tactics, and objectives for PATMA’s work supporting Palo Alto businesses and workers over the next three years.

Context
Several contextual elements inform this strategic plan, including the City of Palo Alto’s ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, the fact that on-road transportation contributes more than half of Palo Alto’s greenhouse gases emissions, the priorities the Palo Alto City Council sets each January, PATMA’s contract with the City of Palo Alto, and PATMA’s bylaws, among other considerations.

Sustainability Climate Action Plan (S/CAP)
The City of Palo Alto set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2030 and to become carbon neutral by 2030. One S/CAP mobility goal relevant to PATMA regarding reducing greenhouse gas emissions is “increasing the mode share for active transportation (walking, biking) and transit from 19% to 40% of local work trips by 2030.” Two sectors in Palo Alto already exceed the 40% metric.

Data from PATMA’s 2024 commute survey found the following percentages of workers in four different work sectors in Palo Alto who were commuting by a mode other than driving a singleoccupancy vehicle:
• Service – 45%
• Light office – 23%
• Tech – 45%
• Government – 28%
To help realize the City’s S/CAP goal that 40% of work trips by 2030 be by transit or active mobility, PATMA plans to support each sector in different ways. The service sector - in retail, food service, and accommodation - has a high sustainable commute rate already but also high turnover. This is a sector whose employees served as frontline workers during the pandemic, that are price sensitive and have elastic demand for driving to work, and as a result is most open to PATMA’s sustainable commute mode shift programs. PATMA will continue offering programs to new service sector employees.

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3 With PATMA’s new higher income threshold, PATMA will be able to serve more members of front office staff in the light office sector who have been just above PATMA’s old income threshold of $70,000/year. Finally, PATMA will support mode shift efforts at large tech companies and the City of Palo Alto by sharing annual commute survey findings, and in the case of tech companies, table at commuter fairs when requested. All of these efforts will help realize the City’s S/CAP goals.

City Council Priorities
Each year, the Palo Alto City Council sets their strategic priorities for the year. In January 2025, the new set of goals included:

1. Climate Change & Natural Environment – Protection & Adaptation

2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging

3. Economic Development & Transition

4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance

PATMA’s programs help address three of these four priorities: economic recovery, climate change, and community health by providing low wage workers with commute counseling, access to free transit passes, rewards for bicycling to work, and late night ride hailing services.

PATMA’s Contract with the City of Palo Alto
The contract between the City of Palo Alto and PATMA provides guidance about how public funds should be used to ensure the public good as well as planning, reporting, and surveying requirements.
• Use of City funds – “PATMA shall use the City Funds for “pilot projects” intended to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips by Downtown and California Avenue Business District workers, as mutually agreed upon by the City Manager and PATMA. For FY24 and FY25, $200,000 of City Funds may be used to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips anywhere in Palo Alto. Pilot projects may include purchase and distribution of transit passes, active commute rewards, support for carpooling, and other measures to address first mile and last mile connections. If PATMA uses City Funds to purchase transit passes to give away free-of-charge, the free transit passes shall be provided solely to low income workers.” • Planning – “PATMA shall: (a) conduct an annual strategic planning session producing 3-year goals and objectives and funding requirements, and prepare an annual budget with projected metrics (cost per mode shift, ROI, etc.), and (b) annually provide to the City a detailed, updated strategic plan and budget. The strategic plan may utilize scenarios to illustrate the return on investment associated with different funding levels. The strategic plan shall identify the projects proposed to be funded with the City Funds for the City Manager’s review and approval.”
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4 per employee mode shift, and how the City Funds were expended. PATMA shall submit the reports at the same time that PATMA submits the quarterly invoice to the City.” • Surveying – “PATMA shall conduct a robust survey of Downtown and California Avenue Business District employee commute patterns on an annual basis. Additional areas of Palo Alto where the TMA has been active may be included in the survey.” PATMA’s Bylaws
PATMA’s bylaws provide operating instructions for the non-profit. One way it does this is by ensuring PATMA’s board members represent a range of interests among the Palo Alto community as well as the number of board members PATMA should have. • Qualifications of Directors. “The Board shall in good faith strive to include as Directors, representatives from major stakeholder groups serving PATMA’s current or planned/proposed service areas, including representatives of the following industries:
technology, real estate development, retail and/or hospitality, philanthropy, and traditional office (e.g., finance, accounting, legal) and including representatives representing residential interests.”
• Number of Directors. “The authorized number of Directors shall consist of at least five but no more than thirteen Directors.”
New Mission and Core Values
In 2024, PATMA staff and their board rewrote PATMA’s mission statement to make it more memorable and rewrote its core values to provide clarity on what the non-profit seeks to accomplish.

Mission
Better commutes for everyone
Core values
• Traffic – lighten traffic congestion
• Parking – reduce demand for parking in commercial areas • Climate change – transition to a zero-emission transportation system • Equity – fair outcomes, treatment and opportunities for all • Local businesses – help local businesses attract and retain employees • Health – encourage community health
Higher Income Threshold
In 2018, PATMA raised its income threshold for program participation from $50,000 to $70,000/year. Since then, the cost of living in the Bay Area has increased substantially. In January 2025, PATMA’s board decided to raise the threshold to 80% of Area Median Income in Santa Clara County which in 2024 was $103,200/year for a household of one.

All together, this context provides guidance to PATMA about how to structure our programs to best serve the public’s interest.

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5 PATMA Programs
Programs with a $100,000/year income threshold
Transit Passes
Currently, PATMA focuses on supporting essential workers in the commercial districts of Downtown and California Ave, at the Stanford Mall, along El Camino Real, at Midtown, and along San Antonio Rd. If these workers are driving to work and make less than $100,000/year1 , they can
receive free Caltrain, SamTrans, or Dumbarton Transbay bus passes.2

Refurbished Bicycles
In 2022, PATMA piloted a refurbished bicycle program with the local non-profit Bike Exchange. This refurbished bicycle program is for essential workers in Palo Alto making less than PATMA’s income threshold who would like to bike to work but do not own a bicycle. If they also need any safety equipment – helmet, lock, lights – Bike Exchange provides these to each essential worker receiving a refurbished bike.

E-bike e-scooter pilot
This pilot studied two mode shift scenarios: active commutes via e-bike and first/last mile solutions via e-scooter. Four pilot participants making less than $70,000/year received either an ebike and safety equipment, or a 12-month e-scooter lease. The intent was to study how many times a week they used the e-bike or e-scooter, how many device miles they traveled, and understand supports and barriers to device use. In addition, based on what is learned in the pilot, PATMA will create case studies with photos to inspire other workers in similar situations who drive alone to work.

After hours Lyft rides
Workers who live less than five miles from work and who need to travel home from work late at night when mass transit is not running can receive a $10 Lyft credit per ride.

Program without an income threshold
Bike Love
PATMA’s Bike Love app provides $5/day up to $599/year to workers in Palo Alto’s commercial districts to encourage commuters to leave their cars at home and bike or e-scooter to work. Unlike the transit pass program, there are no income restrictions for the Bike Love program. The app was designed to provide attractive financial rewards to build active mobility habits. See Figure 1 for a map of Bike Love program boundaries within which workers earn rewards. The Bike Love app also 1 PATMA’s new income threshold is currently 80% of Santa Clara County’s Area Median Income, which in 2024 was $103,200 for a household of one person. For the sake of memorability to PATMA’s target audience, marketing materials will say $100,000/year.
2 VTA is currently working on a contract amendment to allow PATMA to raise the income limit for access to Smartpasses to workers making less than 80% of Area Median Income.

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6 rewards travel to all 30 Caltrain
stations for commuters who would
be incentivized to bike or scooter to
Caltrain and take the train to work.

In 2024, 35% of Bike Love reward
transactions were redeemed at
Palo Alto-based businesses which
is another way that PATMA
supports local businesses and
multiplies program impact to
benefit the local economy.

Accomplishments
PATMA’s sustainable
transportation programs in 2024,
resulted in a reduction in demand
for 312 parking spaces around town, 1,542,441 fewer vehicle miles traveled, and 603 fewer tons of greenhouse gas emissions. The majority of these results were due to the transit pass program.

See Figure 2 for the number of transit passes activated over the past five years.

Figure 2: Transit passes activated 2019-20243
3 Note the drop in the number of transit passes activated in January 2024. This was due to a switch from monthly pass purchases to annual free passes. High turnover in the service sector means about 100 workers no longer needed transit passes for 2025 which PATMA found out about after asking if they wanted to re-register in December 2024 for 2025.
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Figure 1: Geofenced areas for Bike Love rewards
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7 Three-Year Strategic Planning
With this context in mind, PATMA staff and board members met in person in December 2024 to discuss strategic planning for the next three years. Input gathered informs PATMA’s path forward with goals (targets to achieve), strategies (plan of action), tactics (specific actions), and objectives (measurable outcomes) for FY2026-FY2028.

Year 1 (Jul 2025-Jun 2026)
Assumptions: Free Caltrain GoPasses and highly discounted VTA Smartpasses will continue to be available for PATMA to distribute to low wage workers
Goals
• Scale up number of transit passes activated
• Scale up number of workers commuting <3 miles by active mobility • Support S/CAP goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Support local businesses to attract and retain workers Strategies
• Develop or deepen relationships with managers at light office and service sector businesses
• Develop or deepen relationships with community-based organizations that work on transportation, housing and/or climate issues
• Raise awareness about PATMA’s programs
• Develop new pilot programs
Tactics
• Update and expand marketing collateral for transit passes and active mobility o Update one page flyer with $100,000 income threshold for English, Spanish, and Mandarin. Translate into Vietnamese.
o Develop window clings (non-adhesive decal) for windows of businesses that receive PATMA incentives
• Deploy 8 minute 1:1 manager training on mode shift programs and tools beneficial to workers (transit passes, refurbished bikes, $5/day Bike Love, after-hours Lyft, Transit app) o 40% transit or active mobility commutes by 2030 S/CAP goal o One page flyer
o Real time arrival information: Transit app and Caltrain live system map o Window clings – membership and ask them to post
• Refer a co-worker outreach wherein workers receive a free coffeehouse gift card if the coworker they refer receives a transit pass
• Refine application process for refurbished bicycle program (apply, download Bike Love app, and pass bike safety quiz) before workers can receive a refurbished bicycle • Conduct annual commute survey
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8 • Develop pilot programs that encourage active mobility – e-bike financing, bike safety quiz and classes
• Hold a promotional event around active mobility
• Organize interactive information sharing event with other Bay Area TMA and TDM professionals
• Deepen relationships with non-profit organizations that have similar missions and goals (Friends of Caltrain, Seamless Bay Area, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, Bike Exchange, Alta Housing)
• Develop and share short, relevant content regularly with local CBOs and the Chamber of Commerce to distribute to their membership
• Develop and offer short content regularly to local online news outlets Objectives
• # freed up parking spaces
• # workers using transit passes
• # workers commuting by active mobility
• # vehicle miles traveled reduced
• # tons greenhouse gas emissions reduced
• # survey respondents
Year 2 (Jul 2026-Jun 2027)
Assumptions: Availability of Tap to Pay, expanded Bay Pass program, and/or Mobility Wallet pilot Goals
• Scale up number of transit passes
• Enable workers who live outside Santa Clara County to access multiple sustainable commute modes and make transit connections seamlessly
• Scale up number of active mobility commutes <5 miles
• Find creative solutions to challenges of workers interested in active mobility commutes <5 miles
Strategies
• Raise awareness about PATMA’s programs by strengthening relationships with local business managers and community-based organizations
• Update printed and digital promotional materials
• Leverage new technologies for trip planning and payment • Develop new pilot programs
Tactics
• Develop e-bike financing pilot program
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9 • Update printed and digital materials to address gaps in knowledge and mode shift friction points
• Train managers on new apps that help workers plan and pay for sustainable commute modes
• Update branding materials – PATMA as a fun, trusted, and valued brand • Further streamline application process
• Conduct commute survey
• Hold a promotional event
• Develop and share content with inspiring new case studies about local workers commuting by transit or active mobility
Objectives
• # freed up parking spaces
• # workers using transit passes
• # workers commuting by active mobility
• # vehicle miles traveled reduced
• # tons greenhouse gas emissions reduced
• # survey respondents
Year 3 (Jul 2027-Jun 2028)
Assumptions: 2026 Bay Area ballot initiative passed providing more funding for transit agencies which allows them to increase service frequency, Mobility Hubs are available around town Goals
• Workers can easily commute without a personal vehicle • Study and leverage new technologies (ex., Mobility as a Service to plan and pay for commute trips, commute management platform)
• Support the evolution of our region’s commuting systems • Determine what is missing to help workers get where they need to go without owning a personal vehicle
Strategies
• Expand PATMA’s toolkit of information and incentives to encourage mode shift • Help expand clean transportation options available to workers in Palo Alto Tactics
• Develop new case studies of workers who commute by transit or active mobility • Test new technology Mobility-as-a-Service planning and payment options as they become available
• Promote Mobility Hubs that are available
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10 Objectives
• # parking spaces freed up
• # vehicle miles traveled reduced
• # tons greenhouse gas emissions reduced
• # survey respondents
Workplan
Year 1
The flow of work over the course of FY2026 is shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Year 1 workplan
Jul
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Sep
‘25
Oct
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Nov
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Dec
‘25
Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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Events X X X
Market transit passes X X X X
Develop pilot X X
Translate materials into
additional language
X
Commute survey X X X
Apply for grant funding X X
Deliver Commute
Survey, Annual Report,
and Strategic Plan
reports
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Market active mobility X X X
Budget
Looking back at funding levels since PATMA’s inception in 2016, PATMA grew over several years and demonstrated cost-effective successes freeing up parking spaces, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing vehicle miles traveled until the pandemic. Figure 4 shows historic budget trends.

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11 Figure 4: PATMA funding since inception
The PATMA baseline budget is $400,000. This level allows PATMA to continue with 2 part-time staff and pull in additional contractors on an ad hoc basis to support seasonal activities such as active mobility marketing in the spring and Commute Survey distribution in the fall. A status quo budget for FY2026 will allow PATMA to:
• Perform marketing and outreach to target sectors
• Develop or deepen relationships with business managers who are the gatekeepers to workers who could use PATMA’s programs and services
• Conduct the annual commute survey
• Free up additional parking spaces, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ease traffic congestion
In 2024, the cost/user/year or cost to free up a parking space was $672 while in 2023 the cost/user/year was $780. This includes the cost to purchase transit passes, Lyft rides, refurbished bicycles, and $5/day Bike Love rewards. Figure 5 provides three budget scenarios for PATMA’s projected expenses in FY2026. The $400,000 scenario represents a continuation of the restored budget PATMA realized in FY2025, closer to a pre-pandemic level which would allow PATMA to grow the program’s impact to 500 parking spaces freed up. The $350,000 budget would allow us to grow the program to 400 parking spaces freed up. A smaller $300,000 budget would maintain our impact at 312 parking spaces freed up.

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12 Figure 5: Three budget scenarios for FY2026
Expenses Expenses
$400,000
budget
Expenses
$350,000
budget
Expenses
$300,000
budget
ALTRANS management $105,000 $95,000 $85,000
Business (office supplies, insurance, software) $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 Lyft $3,000 $3,000 $0
ALTRANS operations & admin $105,000 $84,000 $75,000
Transit passes - Clipper card expenses $115,000 $100,000 $100,000 Commute survey $28,000 $28,000 $28,000
E-bike e-scooter pilot $4,000 $0 $0
Refurbished bikes $4,000 $4,000 $4,000
Bike Love $28,000 $28,000 $0
Total $400,000 $350,000 $300,000
In the $350,000 budget scenario, PATMA would cut staff hours and expenditures on transit passes.

In the $300,000 budget scenario, PATMA would cut back further on staff hours, cut the Lyft afterhours program, and cut the BikeLove $5/day rewards program.

As circumstances change, PATMA has the ability to adjust income and expenses through various financial levers.
• Reducing labor costs
• Reducing program expenses
• Requesting additional GoPasses from Caltrain and large employers in the area • Increasing grant writing and philanthropic fundraising PATMA will continue to operate leanly and use our budget effectively to maximize impact.

Conclusion
Many public and private organizations in the Bay Area are working hard to facilitate a future seamless, integrated low-carbon transportation system that will lower personal transportation costs and reduce GHG emissions. PATMA will continue to monitor developments in these areas and adjust our programs accordingly to best serve Palo Alto businesses.

In support of the local economy, over the next three years PATMA will look for opportunities to help more workers shift to a sustainable commute as we raise awareness about the benefits of transit and active mobility commutes, offer information about sustainable transportation options, and provide programs and incentives for mode shift.

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2024 COMMUTE SURVEY REPORT
for

and
PATMA Board Members
Cedric de la Beaujardiere, resident (Chair)
Rob George, Philz Coffee (Treasurer)
Shannon McEntee, resident (Secretary)
Philip Kamhi, City of Palo Alto
Sebastian Mafla, Sheraton
Alejandra Mier, Coupa Cafe
Nathan Duncan, Patagonia
Steven Lee, Meta
December 2024
Prepared by:

Justine Burt
Sana Ahmed
ALTRANS TMA Inc
302 Toyon Ave, F, 410
San Jose, CA 95127
www.altrans.net

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Survey Population ................................................................................................................................ 3 Survey Methodology ............................................................................................................................ 6 Results ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Key Insights........................................................................................................................................ 17 Conclusions........................................................................................................................................ 18 Item 7
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1 Executive Summary
In August and September 2024, the Palo Alto Transportation Management Association (PATMA) team surveyed workers in commercial areas of Palo Alto to learn about their commute habits and preferences. The team conducted online and in-person surveys in English, Spanish, and Mandarin beginning with emailing and texting then following up with door-to-door canvassing. This document provides highlights from the survey findings.

The two main objectives of the commute survey were to 1) determine which workers were open to shifting their commute from single-occupancy vehicles to mass transit or active mobility options and 2) raise awareness of PATMA’s programs.

Based on the 885 completed surveys, Figure 1 shows the percentage of respondents from the four main sectors into which PATMA classifies workers: service, government, technology, and light office.

Figure 1: Survey Respondents by Sector
Figure 2 below provides the primary mode workers use to commute each week. The survey found that overall 62% of workers surveyed used a single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) as their primary commute mode in 2024.

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2 Figure 2: Primary Commute Mode of Survey Respondents
By separating out commute mode by work sector, Figure 3 illustrates the sectors with the highest drive alone rates: light office and government.

Figure 3: Commute Mode by Work Sector
With respect to PATMA’s mission, data collected in the 2024 commute survey provides opportunities to reach more workers and expand PATMA’s program offerings that will help realize PATMA’s goals to reduce traffic congestion, reduce demand for parking, support small businesses, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and address social equity issues.

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3 Introduction
In 2024, the Palo Alto Transportation Management Association (PATMA) conducted its ninth annual employee commute survey as required by the funding agreement between PATMA and the City of Palo Alto (COPA). PATMA contracted with ALTRANS TMA Inc. to conduct the survey and performed outreach in August and September 2024.

The survey was designed to identify how Palo Alto employees working in the commercial areas of Palo Alto - University Avenue (Downtown), California Avenue (Cal Ave), El Camino Real, the Stanford Mall, the Charleston Middlefield shopping center, and along San Antonio Rd - commute to work, identify individuals currently driving alone who are open to shifting to a sustainable commute mode, and raise awareness of PATMA’s program offerings.

Survey Population
According to U.S. Census data, the total worker population in Palo Alto was 109,011 in 2022.

The darker shaded areas of Figure 4 show where work centers are clustered Downtown, along El Camino Real, and along San Antonio close to Highway 101.

Figure 4: Density of Workers in Palo Alto
Source: U.S. Census OnTheMap, 2022
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4 The U.S. Census organizes sectors using the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) categories. Figure 5 shows the number of workers by NAICS codes.

Figure 5: Palo Alto Workers by Sector
NAICS Sector Number of
Employees
Percentage
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting 5 0.0%
Mining, Quarrying, Oil and Gas Extraction 1 0.0%
Utilities 282 0.3%
Construction 881 0.8%
Manufacturing 5,152 4.7%
Wholesale Trade 971 0.9%
Retail Trade 3,991 3.7%
Transportation and Warehousing 2,217 2.0%
Information 18,860 17.3%
Finance and Insurance 4,283 3.9%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,389 1.3%
Professional, Scientific, and Information 23,575 21.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,049 2.8%
Administration & Support, Waste Management and Remediation 1,915 1.8% Educational Services 3,420 3.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance 30,187 27.7%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 831 0.8%
Accommodation and Food Services 4,931 4.5%
Other Services (excluding Public Administration) 2,315 2.1% Public Administration 756 0.7%
PATMA organizes NAICS sectors into four employer categories – service, light office, technology, and government – and offers programs to workers in the first two categories.

Figure 6 shows which NAICS code sectors PATMA includes in service, light office, technology, and government categories.

Figure 6: NAICS Codes and PATMA Classification
NAICS Code NAICS Sector Name PATMA
Classification
11 21
22 23
31-33
42 44-45
48-49
51 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Utilities
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Transportation and Warehousing
Information
Service
Service
Government
Service
Service
Service
Service
Service
Technology
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5 NAICS Code NAICS Sector Name PATMA
Classification
52 53
54 55
56 61
62 71
72 81
92 Finance and Insurance
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Administrative and Support and Waste Management
and Remediation Services
Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Accommodation and Food Services
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Public Administration
Light Office
Light Office
Technology
Light Office
Light Office
Light Office
Service
Light Office
Service
Service
Government
Source: NAICS Association
After sorting Census data for the number of workers in the four categories for statistical purposes, Figure 7 shows the number of workers in each category and the total worker population in Palo Alto.

Figure 7: Number of Workers in Four Sectors
PATMA Organization Category Number of Employees % Share Service 50,651 46%
Light Office 14,887 14%
Technology 42,435 39%
Government 1,038 1%
Total 109,011
Subtracting the 29,000 worker population at the Stanford Research Park, which has its own Transportation Management Association, leaves us with a worker population of 80,011.

After cleaning the survey data of duplicate responses and incomplete surveys, there were a total of 885 complete surveys of which:
• 399 respondents were service sector workers
• 280 were government staff
• 47 were light office workers
• 142 were tech workers
• 17 chose not to share their employer’s name
This year’s response rate was higher than the three previous years the survey was conducted.

The response rate for each of the nine survey years is shown in Figure 8.

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6 Figure 8: Number of PATMA Commute Survey Responses by Year Year Number of Respondents
2024 885
2023 738
2022 511
2021 551
2019 1,471
2018 496
2017 892
2016 829
2015 1,173

Compared to 2023, stronger working relationships with managers in the technology and government sectors in 2024 helped boost response numbers.

Survey Methodology
In August and September 2024, the PATMA team reached out to businesses and organizations to administer the survey. The survey asked questions about the primary travel mode workers used to commute, their home city, employer, income level, and openness to sustainable commute options.

The survey was administered through the SurveyMonkey platform which respondents accessed via personal smartphones through a QR code or PATMA’s electronic tablets. The electronic survey tool offers skip logic and survey branching to optimize question relevance to different respondents. Paper copies of the surveys in English and Spanish were distributed to managers at downtown hotels who collected responses from their staff. Electronic surveys in Mandarin were administered at restaurants and spas. Block-by-block, door-to-door canvassing resulted in a dataset representing businesses and organizations in commercial areas. Door-to-door outreach was bolstered by mass texting and email follow-up to business contacts.

As noted above, the PATMA team secured 885 responses from a citywide worker population of 80,011. With a 95% confidence level and a sample size representing 1.1% of the population, the margin of error for this data is ±3%.

Results
Data collected in this survey shed light on several topics:
• how people commute to work
• where they are coming from
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7 • which workers are open to a different commute mode, and • what information, equipment, or incentives could encourage them to make the shift from driving alone.

The following figures show results for each question.

Q1. In which city and zip code do you live?
Among survey respondents this year, the top 10 home cities are shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9: Top 10 Cities of Survey Respondents
Home City Number Survey Respondents
1 San Jose 152
2 Redwood City 83
3 Palo Alto 80
4 Mountain View 74
5 Sunnyvale 57
6 East Palo Alto 56
7 Santa Clara 36
8 Fremont 33
9 San Francisco 32
10 San Mateo 23
Note that 70% of respondents live in cities served by a train or bus that runs to Palo Alto.

Figure 10 maps the home zip codes of survey respondents in San Francisco Bay Area1 counties.
1 The Bay Area refers to the nine counties that touch the San Francisco Bay plus Santa Cruz County.

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8 Figure 10: Number of Respondents by Zip Code
Some survey respondents live beyond the nine county Bay Area near Sacramento, in the Central Valley, and even one in Southern California.

Q2. What is the name of your employer? (This information will help us analyze commuting patterns for the four main types of employers [service, technology, light office, and government] in Palo Alto.)
Employer names were organized into four main sectors of employers in Palo Alto, as seen in Figure 11.

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9 Figure 11: Survey Respondents by Sector
Note that the number of survey respondents from technology companies located in Downtown, Amazon and Salesforce, is higher this year than last. With Return to Office encouragement from management and corporate concern about greenhouse gas emission reductions, employees at both companies were encouraged to fill out PATMA’s commute survey.

Q3. How do you usually travel to work? If you use more than one type of transportation, choose the one used for the longest distance of your trip.

Many commuters use more than one type of transportation for commuting. To be able to compare this year’s data with previous years’, we asked people about the main commute mode they used for the longest segment of their trip. Figure 12 provides information about the primary commute mode.

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10 Figure 12: Primary Commute Mode
Figure 13 divides this data by sector for 2024 to allow comparisons between government, light office, service, and tech sectors.

Figure 13: Commute Mode by Sector, 2024
A comparison of commute modes over the past several years is shown in Figure 14.

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11 Figure 14: Changes in Commute Mode, 2015-2024
Q4 If you drive alone to work, which of the following sustainable commute modes are you open to taking?
Note that respondents could choose more than one option, and only respondents who said their main commute mode was by single-occupancy vehicle were given this question.

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12 Many respondents were open to transit (46%), carpooling (22%), bicycling (17%), vanpooling (9%), and walking (4%).

Q5. If you drive alone to work, is your home located less than one mile from a Caltrain station, VTA 22/522 bus stop, SamTrans ECR bus stop, or Dumbarton Express bus stop? Figure 16: Live <1 Mile from Sustainable Transit Option This question was included to determine the proximity of a transit option that runs directly to Palo Alto.

Q6. If you live less than 5 miles from work, are you open to switching to an active mobility mode (bicycle, electric bicycle, scooter, electric scooter, or other personal mobility device) for commuting?
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13 Thirty percent of respondents are open to an active commute.

Q7. What is most important to you when choosing how to commute to work? (select up to 3) Figure 18: Most Important Considerations When Choosing How to Commute Travel time and schedule predominates the list of factors workers consider when deciding how to commute.

Q8. Does your workplace need additional bike racks outside? Figure 19: Need Additional Bike Racks
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14 This information provides an opportunity for follow-up with organizations surveyed.

Q9. What is your annual salary?
Figure 20: Is Your Annual Salary Less Than $70,000 or More? Figure 20 shows the percentage of respondents making less than $70,000/year who are eligible for PATMA’s free transit passes, refurbished bicycles, and after hour Lyft credits.

Q10. Are there any issues or concerns you would like to share about your commute? The answers to this open-ended question provide PATMA with insights to improve our programs, accomplish more mode shift, or share questions and concerns with our contacts at tech companies and City government.

Compliments and positive statements included:
• I am excited about new Caltrain trains.
• Very hard to get my bike on old trains. Like the new schedule too!! • I love the ability to combine bicycling and Caltrain and not rely at all on an automobile.

And I am impressed by how the City of Palo Alto encourages and supports that. • Being a part of the program really reduces my stress of commuting to work. I don’t drive because it will cost me too much money to drive back and forth versus taking the train. • This has saved me money and time in traffic.
• It has saved my job and life. I’m so thankful for this service. I would love more stops at my Caltrain station.

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15 • No issues! Happy with Caltrain.
• Estoy muy contenta con el servicio de PATMA. Gracias. (I’m very happy with PATMA’s service. Thank you.)
• Es seguro y siempre llego temprano a mi trabajo. (It’s safe and I always arrive early to work.)
• Me gusta viajar en el Caltrain porque es comodo, llego a tiempo a mi trabajo, etc. (I like to travel on Caltrain because it’s comfortable, I arrive on time to work, etc.) • I like the VTA and Caltrain options.
• Bike lanes have improved throughout the Peninsula. Thank you!!! • Biking to Downtown is the best!
• I love the train and really appreciate the Caltrain GoPass.

Concerns raised multiple times by respondents were grouped by topic in Figure 21.

Figure 21: Respondent Concerns About Their Commute
Topic # of Workers
Mentioning
Topic
Example Comment
Difficulties while driving:
traffic, parking, cost of gas
and tolls, road surface
quality
73 “The afternoon commute has doubled in time
in the last 1-2 years from 1 hour 10 min to 2
hours 15-20 mins.”
Timeliness of trains and
buses: late, infrequent
service, not reliable
31 “Just buses being on time, especially in the
morning hours.”
Limited or no transit
options near home (East
Bay, Tri-Valley, Los Gatos,
Gilroy) or work
20 “I wish there were a reliable, quick public
transit option from the East Bay” and “Caltrain
stops infrequently in South Counties.”
Caltrain passes for City
workers who don’t work
Downtown
12 “I would take the train if it was offered since I
can bike easily to and from the train.”
Connectivity too difficult:
to and from transit, making
connections between
transit options
11 “The first 5 miles and the last 5 miles are the
biggest barrier for public transportation.”
Safety and cleanliness of
transit and stations
9 “The station needs to be only for people that
use it to commute to take the bus or train.”
Want more transit service:
earlier, later, weekends
8 “Wish Caltrain stopped at the Blossom Hill
station in San Jose more frequently in general,
but on weekends specifically.”
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16 Topic # of Workers
Mentioning
Topic
Example Comment
Feel can do their job from
home most of the time
7 “I can do my job well from home and would
use the extra 2 hours a day to do more work if
could work from home every day.”
Would like electric vehicle
charging for City workers -
MSC and Elwell
6 “There are no charging stations at our yard
(MSC) and I believe I have the only all electric
vanpool running for the City.”
Wish could afford a home
closer to work
4 “My commute is very long but my husband is
a disabled veteran. The city we live in is the
only place we can live for accessibility reasons
and afford.”
Would like showers to
wash up after biking
3 “There are no showers for staff at my
workplace so biking isn't an option.”

Other concerns mentioned:
• I can’t be late for work: “I work as a dental hygienist and have patients” or “my manager expects a timely arrival for my shift.”
• Public transit is difficult to navigate, so I drive. Nobody is at the train stations to help when you are new to it. I worry about problems at the last minute. Like funds not applied to Clipper card etc.
• Clipper cards should cover Caltrain and buses in case one is running late I can take the other.
• As a single parent working an hour away from home, I have to be able to get to my kiddo fast in case of an emergency.
• Better lights for nighttime commuters.
• Neighborhoods should be zoned for multi-use so there would be less sprawl and more housing.

Comments about bicycling:
• Would like more visible and separated bike lanes. (3) • Unsafe drivers
o Palo Alto really needs to ban Right Turn on Red in Downtown Palo Alto. Drivers accelerate to red lights - it's terrible for pedestrians. At least do this for a 2 block radius around the Caltrain Station.
o Cars that run the red lights at the intersection of Lytton and High Street in Palo Alto in particular but all along University and Lytton is an issue. o Cars run red lights which is dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. o I almost get right hooked every day I ride my bike in to work. It’s terrifying sometimes.

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17 • The nearest train station is very far away and there is no secondary transit to close the gap. No buses, no bike or scooter rental etc. (Midtown) • There is one bike rack, but it is blocking a convenient access point for handicapped people getting out of their cars.
• Bike theft (4)
o There are people who will steal bikes in downtown Palo Alto. o Lots of bike theft in Palo Alto, so outdoor bike rack not optimal. (Downtown) o Need bike boxes. We have racks but I won't use. Had locked bike stolen from racks. I bring my bike inside. (retail on University Ave) o Bikes are still getting stolen and I would like greater protection for bike racks.

Key Insights
The following insights gleaned from data and comments lead PATMA to believe that additional mode shift opportunities exist among workers in Palo Alto.
• PATMA conducted the 2024 commute survey in an expanded geographic area this year with a larger worker population compared to previous years.
• The survey had more participation from workers in the government and technology sectors this year than last.
• This year, the average drive alone commute rate is higher (62%) than last year (56%). • Light office (77%) and government sector (72%) sectors have higher drive alone rates than service (55%) and tech (55%) sectors.
• Gathering responses from service sector workers in restaurants, retail and accommodations was more time-consuming than government and tech sectors where managers took a more active role encouraging staff to participate. Service sector businesses required multiple visits to realize results.
• Seventy percent (70%) of survey respondents live in a city served by Caltrain or a bus that runs directly to Palo Alto.
• Two percent (2%) of respondents are super commuters coming from outside of the Bay Area (17 out of 885 responses).
• Among people who drive alone to work:
o 46% are open to taking transit
o 22% are open to carpool
o 17% are open to active mobility (bicycle or e-scooter) o 9% are open to vanpool
o 4% are open to walking
• Sixteen percent (16%) live less than 5 miles from work and are open to an active commute (bike or e-scooter).
• When deciding how to travel to work, 72% of respondents cite travel time or schedule as the most important consideration.

These insights point to potential for workers to switch from driving alone to transit, carpooling, active mobility, vanpool, or walking, particularly among light office and government workers.

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18 Conclusions
Given the openness of respondents to sustainable commute modes and the proximity of their home or workplace to transit options, survey results point to opportunities to mode shift more workers who commute to Palo Alto by providing information, equipment, and rewards.

Some people would benefit from more availability of refurbished bikes, electric bikes, and electric scooters to connect to transit or for commutes of less than five miles. Others just need information about real time train and bus arrivals, Guaranteed Ride Home availability, rapid bus schedules and routes, and safer bicycle routes between home and work. And finally, any incentives, such as Bike Love rewards, would provide an additional nudge toward a more sustainable commute.

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A Prohousing Designation would unlock new affordable
housing funding sources for Palo Alto and give the City a competitive edge in State grant programs.

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City Council
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: Human Resources
Meeting Date: June 15, 2026
Report #:2604-6203
TITLE
Adoption of Amended Salary Schedules for Service Employees‘ International Union, Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto, International Association of Fire Fighters, and Unrepresented Management and Professional Employees and Limited Hourly groups; and Adoption of Side letters for the International Association of Fire Fighters, Fire Chiefs‘ Association, and Palo Alto Police Officers‘ Association and Amendments to the FY 2027 Table of Organization to Reclassify 1.0 Economic Development Manager and 1.0 Treasury Manager - CEQA Status - Not A Project.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council:

1. Adopt the Amended Salary Schedule for Service Employees‘ International Union (SEIU)

2. Adopt the Amended Salary Schedule for Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA)

3. Adopt the Amended Salary Schedule for the Unrepresented Management and Professional Employees and amendments to the FY 2027 Table of Organization to:
a. Reclassification: Add 1.0 Economic Development Manager and delete 1.0 Assistant to the City Manager
b. Reclassification: Add 1.0 Treasury Manager and delete 1.0 Treasury, Debt, and Investments Manager

4. and Adopt the Amended Salary Schedule for International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and corresponding Side Letters

5. Adopt the Side Letter for Palo Alto Fire Chiefs‘ Association (FCA)

6. Adopt the Amended Salary Schedule for the Unrepresented Limited Hourly group

7. Adopt the Side Letter for Palo Alto Police Officers‘ Association (PAPOA) Item 8
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BACKGROUND
Under the Meyers Milias Brown Act “MMBA”, organized labor groups have a right to meet and confer over the impacts of changes to wages, benefits, and working conditions applied to job classifications within their bargaining unit. The City has fulfilled its requirement to meet and confer with represented groups on changes included in the staff recommendation.

The City's labor strategy emphasizes the successful recruitment of top-quality employees and maintaining competitive salaries to continue being an Employer of Choice, which also results in continuing to improve employee retention and decrease in turnover. Effective recruiting involves understanding the job market, industry trends, and adapting to current conditions as needed.

Following last year’s labor negotiations, staff continued to address a few outstanding compensation and classification updates. Staff brings amendments to the following Salary Schedules adopted by Council: International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA), Service Employees International Association, Local 521, the Unrepresented Management and Professional Employees and Limited Hourly groups.

In the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Adoption, Council approved the creation of the Single Role classifications of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic. Through a collaborative meet and confer with IAFF, the parties have reached the attached Side Letter Agreement and amended Salary Schedule defining the wages and benefits for these non-sworn classifications.

All other classification additions or adjustments are described in detail below.

Amending salary schedules and classification titles requires following the California Public Employees Retirement System (“CalPERS”) administrative rules that every classification in active use by an employer have a publicly adopted salary schedule or range within which the member organization will compensate employees. This publicly adopted salary schedule or range is the official document utilized for any employee final compensation factored by CalPERS for future pension calculations or obligations.

Additionally, in response to the FY27 Annual Budget Finance Committee and City Council recommendations, staff brings a side letter agreement with PAPOA to allow for a hiring incentive to be provided to lateral officers upon approval by City Manager.

ANALYSIS
Staff have completed the required meet and confer process required for each of the changes.

The classifications adjusted in this report include:

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• SEIU: Senior Utility Field Service Representative, Senior Utility Systems Operator, Customer Service Representative, Senior Maintenance Mechanic and Utility Field Service Representative
• IAFF: Single Role classifications: EMT and Paramedic
• UMPAPA: Senior Business Analyst
• MGMT: Senior Business Analyst, Economic Development Manager, Laboratory Manager, Treasury and Revenue Collections Manager
SEIU:

Senior Utility Systems Operator: Adopting the staff recommendation and revised salary schedules is an administrative step related to the Council’s previous approval of the SEIU Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and direction through the budget process to create the Senior level of the Utility Systems Operator. In alignment with the SEIU MOA, this classification will be paid 7% above the journey level classification.

Customer Service Representative: Per the SEIU MOA, the incumbents in this classification filed for a Reclassification in the fall of 2022. After extensive review of the classification by the Utilities Department management and HR staff, there was a finding of an increased expectation of technical understanding and depth of knowledge in order to provide the necessary level of service to the community. These classifications not only provide Palo Alto customers with answers to billing related questions, but also analyzes and provides education various energy efficiency, water conservation, solar and citywide climate objectives. This first line support allows for efficient delivery of accurate and up to date information on the City’s energy efficiency and sustainability programs. Those currently in the classification will receive a three percent (3%) increase in compensation for these additional expectations and certification in Water and/or Energy Efficiency trainings. This will result in additional salary costs that are anticipated to be limited and absorbed within the existing operating budget of the Utilities Department.

Senior Mechanic and Utility Field Service Representative (FSR): As required by the SEIU MOA Article 7 Section 6 – Assignment to a Lead or Senior Position, the pay range for the lead position shall be a minimum of seven percent (7%) above the pay step of the highest paid employee on the crew. The salary adjustment of 3% to the step range satisfies the contractual requirement of lead pay over Maintenance Mechanic Welders. The FSR pay scale was incorrectly marked in the salary schedule based on contractual negotiations and the Council adopted MOA. This amended salary schedule fixes this error. This will result in additional salary costs that are anticipated to be limited and absorbed within the existing operating budget of the impacted departments.

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UMPAPA/MGMT:

Senior Business Analyst: As part of the July 2025 contract negotiations, HR staff and UMPAPA agreed to continue to review this classification as a post-negotiations meet and confer. After extensive review of the classification by Utilities department management and HR staff, it was determined that there was a compaction issue between the Business Analyst classification (SEIU) and the Senior Business Analyst classification (UMPAPA and Management and Professional). Inclusive of 2026 cost of living adjustments, the classifications are paid within $0.30 per hour of each other. This is an adjustment to the salary range maximum of seven percent (7%), but does not automatically adjust any of the incumbents in the classifications and therefore has low to no estimated impact to salary costs. Individual adjustments would be subject to Department and City Manager approval.

Economic Development Manager: In order to bring in specialized and highly desirable talent, the City Manager’s office, in coordination with Human Resources, conducted an expedited recruitment process and direct appointment of one of the City’s budgeted Assistant to the City Manager positions. This position has been temporarily overfilled as an Economic Development Manager/Assistant to the City Manager while Human Resources conducted the needed market study of the economic development landscape and could recommend a proper salary range in alignment with city practices. This update restores the Economic Development Manager classification and accordingly a revised salary, aligning with the City’s compensation methodology and addresses the funding needed to maintain this critical role. To align this change, this item also reclassifies 1.0 Assistant to the City Manager to the Economic Development Manager classification in the Table of Organization in the City Manager’s Officer.

Treasury Manager: In the FY 2027 Proposed Budget, the classifications of Manager Treasury, Debt and Investments will merge with the Manager Revenue Collections position if adopted by City Council. This action updates the salary schedule so recruitment can begin following action taken by City Council in the FY 2027 budget to approve this Administrative Services Department restructuring and operational efficiency. To align this change, this item also reclassifies 1.0 Manager Treasury, Debt and Investments to 1.0 Treasury Manager in the Table of Organization in the Administrative Services Department.

Water Quality Control Plant Lab Manager: An initial review identified strong indicators that this specialized classification had fallen out of alignment with the market and warranted an individual compensation analysis. Based on the review of comparable positions in agencies with Water Treatment Plants, staff determined the classification was positioned below market supporting the recommended adjustment to the salary range. This is an adjustment to the salary range maximum of eight percent (8%) but does not automatically adjust any of the Item 8
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incumbents in the classifications and therefore has low to no estimated impact to salary costs.

Individual adjustments would be subject to Department and City Manager approval.

IAFF:

Single Role EMT and Paramedics: Adopting the staff recommendation and revised salary schedules is an administrative step related to the Council’s previous direction through the Fiscal Year 2026 budget process to create the EMT and Paramedic classifications. Staff and IAFF successfully met and conferred over wages and benefits and have tentatively agreed to the attached Side Letter and Salary Schedule pending Council Adoption. Recruitments will quickly get underway promptly following the adoption of the Side Letter and Salary Schedule.

Limited Hourly:

Adoption of the updated Limited Hourly salary schedule will incorporate the part time Single Role EMT and Paramedic classifications and incorporate a CalPERS required adjustment for the Police Reserve Officer I/II.

The Single Role EMT/Paramedic hourly classifications will provide necessary coverage for the full-time classifications described above. The City Council approved five 0.2 FTEs to supplement the coverage of the 12-hour ambulance.

Police Reserve Officer I/II serve as needed for special event patrol. The revised rates for Police Reserve I align with the rates for the entry step of Police Officer, and the revised rates for Police Reserve II algin with the rates for the entry step of Police Trainee, both of which are in the Palo Alto Peace Officers’ Association (PAPOA). These roles are often filled with Police Officer retirees. This salary adjustment will meet CalPERS regulations which require that retired persons be eligible for reasonable and regular adjustments to base salary that apply generally to positions doing equivalent work (California Gov. Code Section 21224(a)). This is an adjustment to the salary range maximum, but does not automatically adjust any of the incumbents in the classifications and therefore has low to no estimated impact to salary costs.

FCA/IAFF:

CalPERS informed the City that additional verbiage is needed in the City’s MOAs for the Fire Chiefs’ Association (FCA) and IAFF for compliance on pensionability. The Side Letter Agreements articulate the City’s current practice and are in conformance with the requirements of CalPERS.

This is an administrative change and does not change any current cost nor does it increase any current benefit being provided to classifications within these unions.

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PAPOA:

A hiring incentive for lateral officers was recommended to be explored by the Finance Committee and City Council. The attached side letter authorizes the City Manager and Police Department to provide a hiring incentive. The costs of this hiring bonus will be absorbed through salary savings within the Police Department’s budget.

FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT
The proposed amendments to the municipal salary schedules and unit side letters represent administrative adjustments and regulatory compliance cleanups that do not alter authorized baseline position totals. Funding for the Service Employees International Union Utility Field Service Representative pay scales, the Senior Utility Systems Operator classification, and the full-time and limited-hourly Single Role EMT and Paramedic roles are already authorized and included within the active Fiscal Year Operating Budget allocations for FY 2026 and the proposed FY 2027 budget. Furthermore, the Side Letter Agreements for the Fire Chiefs’ Association and IAFF represent cost-neutral administrative updates required to satisfy CalPERS public salary schedule disclosure regulations, adding zero immediate operational cost or benefit liabilities to the City. Any incremental compensation or structural adjustments—including the SEIU Customer Service Representative certification incentives, the Senior Mechanic lead-pay step alignment, and the CalPERS-mandated Police Reserve Officer base rate adjustments— are anticipated to be limited and will be fully absorbed within the existing operating appropriations of the respective departments utilizing salary savings from position vacancies, no additional funding or budget amendments are requested. Table or Organization changes align with the compensation schedule changes, current practices, and the FY 2027 budget planning.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
City staff engaged with relevant internal stakeholders throughout the development of the revised salary schedules to ensure accurate alignment with organizational needs. The HR Department consulted with department leadership, labor representatives, and the City’s Office of Management and Budget to review proposed adjustments, assess operational impacts, and verify fiscal consistency with the FY 2027 Proposed Budget. All required meet-and-confer obligations were satisfied, and no outstanding labor issues remain related to the proposed revisions.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Council action on this item is not a project as defined by CEQA because amending salary schedules and adopting side letters is a continuing administrative activity. CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(2).

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ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Amended Salary Schedule for Service Employee’s International Union (SEIU) Attachment B: Amended Salary Schedule for Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA)
Attachment C: Amended Salary Schedule for the Unrepresented Management and Professional Employees
Attachment D: Amended Salary Schedule for International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and corresponding Side Letters
Attachment E: Side letter for Palo Alto Fire Chief’s Association (FCA) and International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) re Holidays
Attachment F: Amended Salary Schedule for the Unrepresented Limited Hourly group Attachment G: Side letter for Palo Alto Police Officer’s Association (PAPOA) APPROVED BY:

Sandra Blanch, Human Resources Director
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual 1$ 33.94 1 $ 34.23 1 $ 35.09 1 $ 36.11
2$ 35.68 2 $ 35.97 2 $ 36.88 2 $ 37.95
3$ 37.51 3 $ 37.80 3 $ 38.76 3 $ 39.89
4$ 39.44 4 $ 39.73 4 $ 40.74 4 $ 41.93
5$ 41.47 $ 7,187.79 $ 86,253.44 5 $ 41.76 $ 7,238.05 $ 86,856.64 5 $ 42.83 $ 7,423.05 $ 89,076.62 5 $ 44.08 $ 7,640.53 $ 91,686.40 1$ 39.50 1 $ 39.79 1 $ 40.80 1 $ 42.00
2$ 41.53 2 $ 41.82 2 $ 42.89 2 $ 44.15
3$ 43.67 3 $ 43.96 3 $ 45.09 3 $ 46.41
4$ 45.92 4 $ 46.21 4 $ 47.40 4 $ 48.79
5$ 48.29 $ 8,371.03 $100,452.35 5 $ 48.58 $ 8,421.30 $101,055.55 5 $ 49.83 $ 8,637.40 $103,648.81 5 $ 51.30 $ 8,892.00 $106,704.00 1$ 42.24 1 $ 42.53 1 $ 43.61 1 $ 44.90
2$ 44.42 2 $ 44.71 2 $ 45.84 2 $ 47.20
3$ 46.71 3 $ 47.00 3 $ 48.19 3 $ 49.62
4$ 49.12 4 $ 49.41 4 $ 50.67 4 $ 52.17
5$ 51.65 $ 8,953.46 $107,441.57 5 $ 51.94 $ 9,003.73 $108,044.77 5 $ 53.28 $ 9,235.15 $110,821.77 5 $ 54.85 $ 9,507.33 $114,088.00 1$ 35.13 1 $ 35.42 1 $ 36.27 1 $ 37.34
2$ 36.93 2 $ 37.22 2 $ 38.12 2 $ 39.24
3$ 38.83 3 $ 39.12 3 $ 40.07 3 $ 41.24
4$ 40.83 4 $ 41.12 4 $ 42.12 4 $ 43.35
5$ 42.93 $ 7,441.77 $ 89,301.20 5 $ 43.22 $ 7,492.03 $ 89,904.40 5 $ 44.27 $ 7,674.31 $ 92,091.69 5 $ 45.57 $ 7,898.80 $ 94,785.60 1$ 38.10 1 $ 38.39 1 $ 39.32 1 $ 40.46
2$ 40.06 2 $ 40.35 2 $ 41.33 2 $ 42.53
3$ 42.12 3 $ 42.41 3 $ 43.44 3 $ 44.71
4$ 44.29 4 $ 44.58 4 $ 45.66 4 $ 47.00
5$ 46.57 $ 8,072.26 $ 96,867.10 5 $ 46.86 $ 8,122.52 $ 97,470.30 5 $ 48.00 $ 8,320.56 $ 99,846.73 5 $ 49.41 $ 8,564.40 $102,772.80 1$ 40.77 1 $ 41.06 1 $ 42.06 1 $ 43.29
2$ 42.87 2 $ 43.16 2 $ 44.21 2 $ 45.51
3$ 45.08 3 $ 45.37 3 $ 46.48 3 $ 47.84
4$ 47.41 4 $ 47.70 4 $ 48.86 4 $ 50.30
5$ 49.86 $ 8,642.27 $103,707.19 5 $ 50.15 $ 8,692.53 $104,310.39 5 $ 51.37 $ 8,904.82 $106,857.83 5 $ 52.89 $ 9,167.60 $110,011.20 1$ 42.24 1 $ 42.53 1 $ 43.57 1 $ 44.84
2$ 44.42 2 $ 44.71 2 $ 45.80 2 $ 47.14
3$ 46.71 3 $ 47.00 3 $ 48.15 3 $ 49.56
4$ 49.12 4 $ 49.41 4 $ 50.62 4 $ 52.11
5$ 51.66 $ 8,954.18 $107,450.14 5 $ 51.95 $ 9,004.44 $108,053.34 5 $ 53.22 $ 9,224.53 $110,694.35 5 $ 54.79 $ 9,496.93 $113,963.20 1$ 46.70 1 $ 46.99 1 $ 48.14 1 $ 49.55
2$ 49.11 2 $ 49.40 2 $ 50.61 2 $ 52.10
3$ 51.65 3 $ 51.94 3 $ 53.21 3 $ 54.78
4$ 54.32 4 $ 54.61 4 $ 55.95 4 $ 57.60
5$ 57.13 $ 9,903.38 $118,840.60 5 $ 57.42 $ 9,953.65 $119,443.80 5 $ 58.83 $10,197.46 $122,369.58 5 $ 60.57 $10,498.80 $125,985.60 1$ 35.30 1 $ 35.59 1 $ 36.45 1 $ 37.53
2$ 37.11 2 $ 37.40 2 $ 38.31 2 $ 39.44
3$ 39.02 3 $ 39.31 3 $ 40.27 3 $ 41.45
4$ 41.03 4 $ 41.32 4 $ 42.33 4 $ 43.57
5$ 43.15 $ 7,478.97 $ 89,747.69 5 $ 43.44 $ 7,529.24 $ 90,350.89 5 $ 44.49 $ 7,712.44 $ 92,549.34 5 $ 45.80 $ 7,938.67 $ 95,264.00 1$ 35.30 1 $ 35.59 1 $ 36.45 1 $ 37.53
2$ 37.11 2 $ 37.40 2 $ 38.31 2 $ 39.44
3$ 39.02 3 $ 39.31 3 $ 40.27 3 $ 41.45
4$ 41.03 4 $ 41.32 4 $ 42.33 4 $ 43.57
5$ 43.15 $ 7,478.97 $ 89,747.69 5 $ 43.44 $ 7,529.24 $ 90,350.89 5 $ 44.49 $ 7,712.44 $ 92,549.34 5 $ 45.80 $ 7,938.67 $ 95,264.00 1$ 37.71 1 $ 38.00 1 $ 38.92 1 $ 40.06
2$ 39.65 2 $ 39.94 2 $ 40.91 2 $ 42.11
3$ 41.69 3 $ 41.98 3 $ 43.00 3 $ 44.26
4$ 43.84 4 $ 44.13 4 $ 45.20 4 $ 46.53
5$ 46.10 $ 7,990.95 $ 95,891.45 5 $ 46.39 $ 8,041.22 $ 96,494.65 5 $ 47.52 $ 8,237.23 $ 98,846.70 5 $ 48.92 $ 8,479.47 $101,753.60 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 206 Non‐Exempt Acct Assistant
294 Non‐Exempt Administrative Associate I
207 Non‐Exempt Acct Spec-Lead
204 Non‐Exempt Acct Spec
579 Non‐Exempt Airport Specialist II
578 Non‐Exempt Airport Specialist I
296 Non‐Exempt Administrative Associate III
295 Non‐Exempt Administrative Associate II
312 Non‐Exempt Animal Control Off - L
276 Non‐Exempt Animal Control Off
331 Non‐Exempt Animal Care Specialist
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 47.84 1 $ 48.13 1 $ 49.30 1 $ 50.75
2$ 50.31 2 $ 50.60 2 $ 51.83 2 $ 53.36
3$ 52.91 3 $ 53.20 3 $ 54.50 3 $ 56.11
4$ 55.65 4 $ 55.94 4 $ 57.31 4 $ 59.00
5$ 58.53 $10,145.80 $121,749.64 5 $ 58.82 $ 10,196.07 $122,352.84 5 $ 60.27 $10,445.95 $125,351.34 5 $ 62.04 $10,753.60 $129,043.20 1$ 63.79 1 $ 64.08 1 $ 65.66 1 $ 67.59
2$ 67.10 2 $ 67.39 2 $ 69.05 2 $ 71.09
3$ 70.59 3 $ 70.88 3 $ 72.62 3 $ 74.77
4$ 74.26 4 $ 74.55 4 $ 76.38 4 $ 78.64
5$ 78.12 $13,540.98 $162,491.72 5 $ 78.41 $ 13,591.24 $163,094.92 5 $ 80.34 $13,926.00 $167,111.97 5 $ 82.72 $14,338.13 $172,057.60 1$ 52.05 1 $ 52.34 1 $ 53.99 1 $ 55.59
2$ 54.74 2 $ 55.03 2 $ 56.77 2 $ 58.45
3$ 57.57 3 $ 57.86 3 $ 59.70 3 $ 61.46
4$ 60.55 4 $ 60.84 4 $ 62.78 4 $ 64.63
5$ 63.70 $11,040.67 $132,488.10 5 $ 63.99 $ 11,090.94 $133,091.30 5 $ 66.02 $11,443.98 $137,327.77 5 $ 67.97 $11,781.47 $141,377.60 1$ 67.86 1 $ 68.15 1 $ 69.84 1 $ 71.90
2$ 71.39 2 $ 71.68 2 $ 73.45 2 $ 75.62
3$ 75.10 3 $ 75.39 3 $ 77.25 3 $ 79.54
4$ 79.01 4 $ 79.30 4 $ 81.25 4 $ 83.66
5$ 83.12 $14,407.20 $172,886.36 5 $ 83.41 $ 14,457.46 $173,489.56 5 $ 85.46 $14,813.87 $177,766.48 5 $ 88.00 $15,253.33 $183,040.00 1$ 58.42 1 $ 58.71 1 $ 60.15 1 $ 61.92
2$ 61.45 2 $ 61.74 2 $ 63.25 2 $ 65.12
3$ 64.64 3 $ 64.93 3 $ 66.52 3 $ 68.49
4$ 68.00 4 $ 68.29 4 $ 69.96 4 $ 72.03
5$ 71.53 $12,398.19 $148,778.24 5 $ 71.82 $ 12,448.45 $149,381.44 5 $ 73.58 $12,754.64 $153,055.66 5 $ 75.76 $13,131.73 $157,580.80 1$ 57.88 1 $ 58.17 1 $ 59.59 1 $ 61.35
2$ 60.88 2 $ 61.17 2 $ 62.66 2 $ 64.52
3$ 64.04 3 $ 64.33 3 $ 65.90 3 $ 67.85
4$ 67.36 4 $ 67.65 4 $ 69.31 4 $ 71.36
5$ 70.85 $12,281.51 $147,378.16 5 $ 71.14 $ 12,331.78 $147,981.36 5 $ 72.89 $12,635.05 $151,620.57 5 $ 75.05 $13,008.67 $156,104.00 1$ 61.37 1 $ 61.66 1 $ 63.17 1 $ 65.04
2$ 64.55 2 $ 64.84 2 $ 66.43 2 $ 68.40
3$ 67.90 3 $ 68.19 3 $ 69.86 3 $ 71.94
4$ 71.43 4 $ 71.72 4 $ 73.48 4 $ 75.66
5$ 75.14 $13,024.51 $156,294.07 5 $ 75.43 $ 13,074.77 $156,897.27 5 $ 77.29 $13,396.62 $160,759.38 5 $ 79.58 $13,793.87 $165,526.40 1$ 52.84 1 $ 53.13 1 $ 54.43 1 $ 56.03
2$ 55.58 2 $ 55.87 2 $ 57.23 2 $ 58.92
3$ 58.46 3 $ 58.75 3 $ 60.18 3 $ 61.96
4$ 61.49 4 $ 61.78 4 $ 63.29 4 $ 65.16
5$ 64.68 $11,210.94 $134,531.28 5 $ 64.97 $ 11,261.21 $135,134.48 5 $ 66.56 $11,537.71 $138,452.52 5 $ 68.53 $11,878.53 $142,542.40 1$ 49.78 1 $ 50.07 1 $ 52.65 1 $ 54.19
2$ 52.35 2 $ 52.64 2 $ 55.36 2 $ 56.98
3$ 55.06 3 $ 55.35 3 $ 58.21 3 $ 59.92
4$ 57.91 4 $ 58.20 4 $ 61.21 4 $ 63.01
5$ 60.91 $10,557.46 $126,689.47 5 $ 61.20 $ 10,607.72 $127,292.67 5 $ 64.37 $11,157.35 $133,888.22 5 $ 66.27 $11,486.80 $137,841.60 1$ 54.40 1 $ 54.69 1 $ 56.83 1 $ 58.50
2$ 57.22 2 $ 57.51 2 $ 59.76 2 $ 61.52
3$ 60.19 3 $ 60.48 3 $ 62.84 3 $ 64.70
4$ 63.31 4 $ 63.60 4 $ 66.09 4 $ 68.04
5$ 66.60 $11,544.10 $138,529.25 5 $ 66.89 $ 11,594.37 $139,132.45 5 $ 69.50 $12,047.44 $144,569.27 5 $ 71.56 $12,403.73 $148,844.80 1$ 58.02 1 $ 58.31 1 $ 60.58 1 $ 62.38
2$ 61.03 2 $ 61.32 2 $ 63.71 2 $ 65.60
3$ 64.20 3 $ 64.49 3 $ 67.00 3 $ 68.99
4$ 67.53 4 $ 67.82 4 $ 70.47 4 $ 72.56
5$ 71.04 $12,313.95 $147,767.36 5 $ 71.33 $ 12,364.21 $148,370.56 5 $ 74.12 $12,847.90 $154,174.75 5 $ 76.32 $13,228.80 $158,745.60 244 Non‐Exempt Assoc Buyer
269 Non‐Exempt Assoc Res Planner
247 Non‐Exempt Assoc Power Engr
353 Non‐Exempt Assoc Planner
333 Non‐Exempt Assoc Engineer
555 Non‐Exempt Assoc. Sustainability Program Admin
268 Non‐Exempt Asst Res Planner
256 Non‐Exempt Asst Power Engr
330 Non‐Exempt Asst Engineer
300 Non‐Exempt Bldg Inspector Spec
299 Non‐Exempt Bldg Inspector
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 31.68 1 $ 31.97 1 $ 34.49 1 $ 35.49
2$ 33.30 2 $ 33.59 2 $ 36.24 2 $ 37.30
3$ 35.01 3 $ 35.30 3 $ 38.09 3 $ 39.20
4$ 36.81 4 $ 37.10 4 $ 40.03 4 $ 41.20
5$ 38.70 $ 6,708.24 $ 80,498.91 5 $ 38.99 $ 6,758.51 $ 81,102.11 5 $ 42.08 $ 7,293.63 $ 87,523.56 5 $ 43.31 $ 7,507.07 $ 90,084.80 1$ 33.84 1 $ 34.13 1 $ 36.82 1 $ 37.90
2$ 35.58 2 $ 35.87 2 $ 38.70 2 $ 39.83
3$ 37.41 3 $ 37.70 3 $ 40.68 3 $ 41.87
4$ 39.33 4 $ 39.62 4 $ 42.76 4 $ 44.01
5$ 41.35 $ 7,167.58 $ 86,010.91 5 $ 41.64 $ 7,217.84 $ 86,614.11 5 $ 44.94 $ 7,790.45 $ 93,485.37 5 $ 46.26 $ 8,018.40 $ 96,220.80 1$ 42.38 1 $ 42.67 1 $ 44.01 1 $ 45.30
2$ 44.56 2 $ 44.85 2 $ 46.27 2 $ 47.62
3$ 46.86 3 $ 47.15 3 $ 48.64 3 $ 50.07
4$ 49.28 4 $ 49.57 4 $ 51.14 4 $ 52.64
5$ 51.82 $ 8,982.86 $107,794.34 5 $ 52.11 $ 9,033.13 $108,397.54 5 $ 53.77 $ 9,319.46 $111,833.46 5 $ 55.35 $ 9,594.00 $115,128.00 1$ 73.85 1 $ 74.14 1 $ 75.97 1 $ 78.21
2$ 77.69 2 $ 77.98 2 $ 79.91 2 $ 82.27
3$ 81.73 3 $ 82.02 3 $ 84.05 3 $ 86.54
4$ 85.99 4 $ 86.28 4 $ 88.41 4 $ 91.03
5$ 90.47 $15,681.05 $188,172.59 5 $ 90.76 $ 15,731.32 $188,775.79 5 $ 93.00 $16,119.57 $193,434.87 5 $ 95.76 $16,598.40 $199,180.80 1$ 73.85 1 $ 74.14 1 $ 75.97 1 $ 78.21
2$ 77.69 2 $ 77.98 2 $ 79.91 2 $ 82.27
3$ 81.73 3 $ 82.02 3 $ 84.05 3 $ 86.54
4$ 85.99 4 $ 86.28 4 $ 88.41 4 $ 91.03
5$ 90.47 $15,681.05 $188,172.59 5 $ 90.76 $ 15,731.32 $188,775.79 5 $ 93.00 $16,119.57 $193,434.87 5 $ 95.76 $16,598.40 $199,180.80 1$ 52.58 1 $ 52.87 1 $ 54.16 1 $ 55.77
2$ 55.30 2 $ 55.59 2 $ 56.95 2 $ 58.64
3$ 58.16 3 $ 58.45 3 $ 59.89 3 $ 61.66
4$ 61.18 4 $ 61.47 4 $ 62.98 4 $ 64.84
5$ 64.36 $11,155.59 $133,867.02 5 $ 64.65 $ 11,205.85 $134,470.22 5 $ 66.24 $11,480.97 $137,771.66 5 $ 68.19 $11,819.60 $141,835.20 1$ 53.22 1 $ 53.51 1 $ 56.49 1 $ 58.15
2$ 55.98 2 $ 56.27 2 $ 59.40 2 $ 61.15
3$ 58.88 3 $ 59.17 3 $ 62.46 3 $ 64.31
4$ 61.93 4 $ 62.22 4 $ 65.69 4 $ 67.63
5$ 65.15 $11,292.39 $135,508.67 5 $ 65.44 $ 11,342.66 $136,111.87 5 $ 69.09 $11,975.44 $143,705.30 5 $ 71.13 $12,329.20 $147,950.40 1$ 65.11 1 $ 65.40 1 $ 69.06 1 $ 71.10
2$ 68.49 2 $ 68.78 2 $ 72.63 2 $ 74.78
3$ 72.05 3 $ 72.34 3 $ 76.39 3 $ 78.65
4$ 75.80 4 $ 76.09 4 $ 80.35 4 $ 82.73
5$ 79.74 $13,822.40 $165,868.77 5 $ 80.03 $ 13,872.66 $166,471.97 5 $ 84.51 $14,649.14 $175,789.69 5 $ 87.02 $15,083.47 $181,001.60 1$ 55.56 1 $ 55.85 1 $ 57.63 1 $ 59.33
2$ 58.44 2 $ 58.73 2 $ 60.60 2 $ 62.39
3$ 61.47 3 $ 61.76 3 $ 63.73 3 $ 65.61
4$ 64.66 4 $ 64.95 4 $ 67.02 4 $ 69.00
5$ 68.02 $11,790.31 $141,483.68 5 $ 68.31 $ 11,840.57 $142,086.88 5 $ 70.49 $12,217.92 $146,614.99 5 $ 72.57 $12,578.80 $150,945.60 1$ 45.35 1 $ 45.64 1 $ 47.68 1 $ 49.09
2$ 47.69 2 $ 47.98 2 $ 50.13 2 $ 51.61
3$ 50.15 3 $ 50.44 3 $ 52.71 3 $ 54.26
4$ 52.74 4 $ 53.03 4 $ 55.42 4 $ 57.05
5$ 55.47 $ 9,614.90 $115,378.85 5 $ 55.76 $ 9,665.17 $115,982.05 5 $ 58.27 $10,100.86 $121,210.34 5 $ 59.99 $10,398.27 $124,779.20 1$ 48.46 1 $ 48.75 1 $ 50.93 1 $ 52.43
2$ 50.96 2 $ 51.25 2 $ 53.55 2 $ 55.13
3$ 53.60 3 $ 53.89 3 $ 56.31 3 $ 57.97
4$ 56.37 4 $ 56.66 4 $ 59.21 4 $ 60.96
5$ 59.29 $10,276.93 $123,323.20 5 $ 59.58 $ 10,327.20 $123,926.40 5 $ 62.27 $10,793.47 $129,521.60 5 $ 64.11 $11,112.40 $133,348.80 371 Non‐Exempt Bldg Serviceperson-L
370 Non‐Exempt Bldg Serviceperson
212 Non‐Exempt Buyer
3400 Non‐Exempt Business Analyst - S
340 Non‐Exempt Business Analyst
355 Non‐Exempt Bldg/Plg Technician
408 Non‐Exempt Cement Finisher
208 Non‐Exempt CDBG Coordinator
536 Non‐Exempt Cathodic Tech
464 Non‐Exempt Cathodic Protection Tech Assistant
409 Non‐Exempt Cement Finisher Lead
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 52.42 1 $ 52.71 1 $ 54.00 1 $ 55.59
2$ 55.13 2 $ 55.42 2 $ 56.78 2 $ 58.45
3$ 57.99 3 $ 58.28 3 $ 59.71 3 $ 61.47
4$ 61.00 4 $ 61.29 4 $ 62.79 4 $ 64.64
5$ 64.16 $11,121.07 $133,452.80 5 $ 64.45 $ 11,171.33 $134,056.00 5 $ 66.03 $11,445.59 $137,347.08 5 $ 67.98 $11,783.20 $141,398.40 1$ 58.15 1 $ 58.44 1 $ 60.72 1 $ 62.50
2$ 61.16 2 $ 61.45 2 $ 63.85 2 $ 65.73
3$ 64.33 3 $ 64.62 3 $ 67.15 3 $ 69.13
4$ 67.67 4 $ 67.96 4 $ 70.62 4 $ 72.71
5$ 71.19 $12,339.67 $148,076.03 5 $ 71.48 $ 12,389.94 $148,679.23 5 $ 74.28 $12,874.64 $154,495.70 5 $ 76.48 $13,256.53 $159,078.40 1$ 52.31 1 $ 52.60 1 $ 54.65 1 $ 56.26
2$ 55.02 2 $ 55.31 2 $ 57.46 2 $ 59.16
3$ 57.87 3 $ 58.16 3 $ 60.42 3 $ 62.21
4$ 60.87 4 $ 61.16 4 $ 63.54 4 $ 65.42
5$ 64.02 $11,097.63 $133,171.58 5 $ 64.31 $ 11,147.90 $133,774.78 5 $ 66.83 $11,583.21 $138,998.56 5 $ 68.80 $11,925.33 $143,104.00 1$ 55.91 1 $ 56.20 1 $ 58.40 1 $ 60.11
2$ 58.81 2 $ 59.10 2 $ 61.41 2 $ 63.21
3$ 61.86 3 $ 62.15 3 $ 64.58 3 $ 66.48
4$ 65.07 4 $ 65.36 4 $ 67.92 4 $ 69.92
5$ 68.45 $11,864.67 $142,376.00 5 $ 68.74 $ 11,914.93 $142,979.20 5 $ 71.43 $12,381.20 $148,574.40 5 $ 73.54 $12,746.93 $152,963.20 1$ 51.77 1 $ 52.06 1 $ 53.33 1 $ 54.90
2$ 54.45 2 $ 54.74 2 $ 56.08 2 $ 57.73
3$ 57.27 3 $ 57.56 3 $ 58.97 3 $ 60.71
4$ 60.24 4 $ 60.53 4 $ 62.01 4 $ 63.84
5$ 63.36 $10,983.18 $131,798.12 5 $ 63.65 $ 11,033.44 $132,401.32 5 $ 65.22 $11,304.25 $135,651.03 5 $ 67.14 $11,637.60 $139,651.20 1$ 39.63 1 $ 39.92 1 $ 41.41 1 $ 42.62
2$ 41.67 2 $ 41.96 2 $ 43.53 2 $ 44.80
3$ 43.82 3 $ 44.11 3 $ 45.76 3 $ 47.10
4$ 46.08 4 $ 46.37 4 $ 48.11 4 $ 49.52
5$ 48.46 $ 8,400.43 $100,805.12 5 $ 48.75 $ 8,450.69 $101,408.32 5 $ 50.58 $ 8,767.40 $105,208.79 5 $ 52.07 $ 9,025.47 $108,305.60 1$ 42.35 1 $ 42.64 1 $ 44.23 1 $ 45.53
2$ 44.53 2 $ 44.82 2 $ 46.50 2 $ 47.86
3$ 46.83 3 $ 47.12 3 $ 48.89 3 $ 50.32
4$ 49.25 4 $ 49.54 4 $ 51.40 4 $ 52.91
5$ 51.80 $ 8,978.67 $107,744.00 5 $ 52.09 $ 9,028.93 $108,347.20 5 $ 54.04 $ 9,366.93 $112,403.20 5 $ 55.63 $ 9,642.53 $115,710.40 1$ 53.75 1 $ 54.04 1 $ 55.36 1 $ 56.98
2$ 56.53 2 $ 56.82 2 $ 58.21 2 $ 59.92
3$ 59.46 3 $ 59.75 3 $ 61.21 3 $ 63.01
4$ 62.54 4 $ 62.83 4 $ 64.37 4 $ 66.27
5$ 65.78 $11,402.44 $136,829.30 5 $ 66.07 $ 11,452.71 $137,432.50 5 $ 67.70 $11,734.00 $140,808.00 5 $ 69.70 $12,081.33 $144,976.00 1$ 51.98 1 $ 52.27 1 $ 53.92 1 $ 55.51
2$ 54.67 2 $ 54.96 2 $ 56.70 2 $ 58.37
3$ 57.50 3 $ 57.79 3 $ 59.62 3 $ 61.38
4$ 60.48 4 $ 60.77 4 $ 62.70 4 $ 64.55
5$ 63.62 $11,027.81 $132,333.76 5 $ 63.91 $ 11,078.08 $132,936.96 5 $ 65.94 $11,430.23 $137,162.75 5 $ 67.89 $11,767.60 $141,211.20 1$ 51.12 1 $ 51.41 1 $ 52.66 1 $ 54.20
2$ 53.76 2 $ 54.05 2 $ 55.37 2 $ 56.99
3$ 56.54 3 $ 56.83 3 $ 58.22 3 $ 59.93
4$ 59.47 4 $ 59.76 4 $ 61.22 4 $ 63.02
5$ 62.55 $10,841.95 $130,103.43 5 $ 62.84 $ 10,892.22 $130,706.63 5 $ 64.38 $11,159.50 $133,913.98 5 $ 66.28 $11,488.53 $137,862.40 1$ 44.03 1 $ 44.32 1 $ 45.40 1 $ 46.73
2$ 46.30 2 $ 46.59 2 $ 47.73 2 $ 49.13
3$ 48.69 3 $ 48.98 3 $ 50.18 3 $ 51.65
4$ 51.21 4 $ 51.50 4 $ 52.76 4 $ 54.31
5$ 53.86 $ 9,335.18 $112,022.19 5 $ 54.15 $ 9,385.45 $112,625.39 5 $ 55.47 $ 9,615.06 $115,380.70 5 $ 57.11 $ 9,899.07 $118,788.80 301 Non‐Exempt Code Enforcement Off
239 Non‐Exempt Chf Inspec WGW
502 Non‐Exempt Chemist
320 Non‐Exempt Community Service Officer - Lead
702 Non‐Exempt Community Serv Offcr
306 Non‐Exempt Comm Tech
560 Non‐Exempt Code Enforcement Off - L
317 Non‐Exempt Coord Rec Prog
342 Non‐Exempt Coord Pub Wks Proj
255 Non‐Exempt Coord Library Prog
341 Non‐Exempt Coor Trans Sys Mgmt
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 55.12 1 $ 55.41 1 $ 56.77 1 $ 58.44
2$ 57.97 2 $ 58.26 2 $ 59.70 2 $ 61.45
3$ 60.98 3 $ 61.27 3 $ 62.78 3 $ 64.62
4$ 64.14 4 $ 64.43 4 $ 66.02 4 $ 67.96
5$ 67.47 $11,695.42 $140,345.10 5 $ 67.76 $ 11,745.69 $140,948.30 5 $ 69.43 $12,034.31 $144,411.69 5 $ 71.48 $12,389.87 $148,678.40 1$ 49.09 1 $ 49.38 1 $ 50.59 1 $ 52.07
2$ 51.63 2 $ 51.92 2 $ 53.19 2 $ 54.75
3$ 54.30 3 $ 54.59 3 $ 55.93 3 $ 57.57
4$ 57.11 4 $ 57.40 4 $ 58.81 4 $ 60.54
5$ 60.07 $10,412.49 $124,949.84 5 $ 60.36 $ 10,462.75 $125,553.04 5 $ 61.84 $10,719.30 $128,631.55 5 $ 63.67 $11,036.13 $132,433.60 1$ 51.32 1 $ 51.61 1 $ 53.55 1 $ 55.12
2$ 53.98 2 $ 54.27 2 $ 56.31 2 $ 57.96
3$ 56.77 3 $ 57.06 3 $ 59.21 3 $ 60.95
4$ 59.71 4 $ 60.00 4 $ 62.26 4 $ 64.10
5$ 62.81 $10,886.34 $130,636.06 5 $ 63.10 $ 10,936.61 $131,239.26 5 $ 65.47 $11,348.75 $136,184.95 5 $ 67.41 $11,684.40 $140,212.80 1$ 51.32 1 $ 51.61 1 $ 53.55 1 $ 55.12
2$ 53.98 2 $ 54.27 2 $ 56.31 2 $ 57.96
3$ 56.77 3 $ 57.06 3 $ 59.21 3 $ 60.95
4$ 59.71 4 $ 60.00 4 $ 62.26 4 $ 64.10
5$ 62.81 $10,886.34 $130,636.06 5 $ 63.10 $ 10,936.61 $131,239.26 5 $ 65.47 $11,348.75 $136,184.95 5 $ 67.41 $11,684.40 $140,212.80 1$ 43.56 1 $ 43.85 1 $ 46.10 1 $ 47.46
2$ 45.81 2 $ 46.10 2 $ 48.47 2 $ 49.90
3$ 48.17 3 $ 48.46 3 $ 50.96 3 $ 52.46
4$ 50.66 4 $ 50.95 4 $ 53.58 4 $ 55.16
5$ 53.28 $ 9,235.20 $110,822.40 5 $ 53.57 $ 9,285.47 $111,425.60 5 $ 56.34 $ 9,765.60 $117,187.20 5 $ 58.00 $10,053.33 $120,640.00 1$ 38.25 1 $ 38.54 1 $ 40.52 1 $ 41.71
2$ 40.22 2 $ 40.51 2 $ 42.59 2 $ 43.84
3$ 42.29 3 $ 42.58 3 $ 44.77 3 $ 46.09
4$ 44.47 4 $ 44.76 4 $ 47.07 4 $ 48.45
5$ 46.77 $8,106.45 $97,277.44 5 $ 47.06 $8,156.72 $97,880.64 5 $ 49.48 $8,576.90 $102,922.78 5 $ 50.94 $8,829.60 $105,955.20 1$ 40.76 1 $ 41.05 1 $ 43.16 1 $ 44.42
2$ 42.86 2 $ 43.15 2 $ 45.37 2 $ 46.70
3$ 45.07 3 $ 45.36 3 $ 47.70 3 $ 49.10
4$ 47.40 4 $ 47.69 4 $ 50.15 4 $ 51.62
5$ 49.85 $ 8,641.12 $103,693.41 5 $ 50.14 $ 8,691.38 $104,296.61 5 $ 52.73 $ 9,139.80 $109,677.61 5 $ 54.28 $ 9,408.53 $112,902.40 1$ 50.34 1 $ 50.63 1 $ 52.94 1 $ 54.50
2$ 52.94 2 $ 53.23 2 $ 55.67 2 $ 57.31
3$ 55.68 3 $ 55.97 3 $ 58.54 3 $ 60.27
4$ 58.56 4 $ 58.85 4 $ 61.56 4 $ 63.38
5$ 61.60 $10,676.88 $128,122.59 5 $ 61.89 $ 10,727.15 $128,725.79 5 $ 64.74 $11,220.81 $134,649.74 5 $ 66.65 $11,552.67 $138,632.00 1$ 42.01 1 $ 42.30 1 $ 43.94 1 $ 45.23
2$ 44.17 2 $ 44.46 2 $ 46.19 2 $ 47.55
3$ 46.45 3 $ 46.74 3 $ 48.56 3 $ 49.99
4$ 48.85 4 $ 49.14 4 $ 51.05 4 $ 52.56
5$ 51.38 $ 8,905.69 $106,868.32 5 $ 51.67 $ 8,955.96 $107,471.52 5 $ 53.68 $ 9,304.11 $111,649.31 5 $ 55.26 $ 9,578.40 $114,940.80 1$ 47.60 1 $ 47.89 1 $ 49.76 1 $ 51.22
2$ 50.06 2 $ 50.35 2 $ 52.32 2 $ 53.85
3$ 52.65 3 $ 52.94 3 $ 55.01 3 $ 56.62
4$ 55.38 4 $ 55.67 4 $ 57.84 4 $ 59.54
5$ 58.25 $10,096.29 $121,155.42 5 $ 58.54 $ 10,146.55 $121,758.62 5 $ 60.82 $10,542.05 $126,504.56 5 $ 62.61 $10,852.40 $130,228.80 1$ 52.41 1 $ 52.70 1 $ 54.75 1 $ 56.36
2$ 55.12 2 $ 55.41 2 $ 57.57 2 $ 59.27
3$ 57.98 3 $ 58.27 3 $ 60.54 3 $ 62.33
4$ 60.99 4 $ 61.28 4 $ 63.67 4 $ 65.55
5$ 64.15 $11,119.68 $133,436.16 5 $ 64.44 $ 11,169.95 $134,039.36 5 $ 66.96 $11,606.14 $139,273.65 5 $ 68.94 $11,949.60 $143,395.20 214 Non‐Exempt Crime Analyst
205 Non‐Exempt Court Liaison Officer
242 Non‐Exempt Coord Zero Waste
344 Non‐Exempt Coord Utility Proj
260 Non‐Exempt Desktop Technician
217 Non‐Exempt Cust Svc Spec
218 Non‐Exempt Cust Svc Represent
415 Non‐Exempt Cust Srv Specialist-L
516 Non‐Exempt Development Project Coordinator III
515 Non‐Exempt Development Project Coordinator II
514 Non‐Exempt Development Project Coordinator I
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 39.47 1 $ 39.76 1 $ 40.73 1 $ 41.92
2$ 41.50 2 $ 41.79 2 $ 42.81 2 $ 44.06
3$ 43.64 3 $ 43.93 3 $ 45.00 3 $ 46.32
4$ 45.89 4 $ 46.18 4 $ 47.31 4 $ 48.70
5$ 48.26 $ 8,365.24 $100,382.94 5 $ 48.55 $ 8,415.51 $100,986.14 5 $ 49.74 $ 8,620.87 $103,450.47 5 $ 51.20 $ 8,874.67 $106,496.00 1$ 46.18 1 $ 46.47 1 $ 47.60 1 $ 48.99
2$ 48.56 2 $ 48.85 2 $ 50.04 2 $ 51.51
3$ 51.07 3 $ 51.36 3 $ 52.61 3 $ 54.16
4$ 53.71 4 $ 54.00 4 $ 55.32 4 $ 56.95
5$ 56.49 $ 9,791.71 $117,500.52 5 $ 56.78 $ 9,841.98 $118,103.72 5 $ 58.17 $10,083.00 $120,995.99 5 $ 59.89 $10,380.93 $124,571.20 1$ 57.94 1 $ 58.23 1 $ 59.65 1 $ 61.41
2$ 60.94 2 $ 61.23 2 $ 62.73 2 $ 64.58
3$ 64.10 3 $ 64.39 3 $ 65.97 3 $ 67.92
4$ 67.43 4 $ 67.72 4 $ 69.38 4 $ 71.43
5$ 70.93 $12,294.86 $147,538.36 5 $ 71.22 $ 12,345.13 $148,141.56 5 $ 72.97 $12,648.73 $151,784.78 5 $ 75.13 $13,022.53 $156,270.40 1$ 81.12 1 $ 81.41 1 $ 83.41 1 $ 85.89
2$ 85.34 2 $ 85.63 2 $ 87.74 2 $ 90.35
3$ 89.79 3 $ 90.08 3 $ 92.30 3 $ 95.04
4$ 94.47 4 $ 94.76 4 $ 97.10 4 $ 99.98
5$ 99.40 $17,228.76 $206,745.08 5 $ 99.69 $ 17,279.02 $207,348.28 5 $ 102.15 $17,705.97 $212,471.67 5 $ 105.18 $18,231.20 $218,774.40 1$ 61.94 1 $ 62.23 1 $ 63.75 1 $ 65.63
2$ 65.15 2 $ 65.44 2 $ 67.04 2 $ 69.02
3$ 68.53 3 $ 68.82 3 $ 70.51 3 $ 72.59
4$ 72.09 4 $ 72.38 4 $ 74.16 4 $ 76.35
5$ 75.84 $13,145.60 $157,747.20 5 $ 76.13 $ 13,195.87 $158,350.40 5 $ 78.00 $13,520.00 $162,240.00 5 $ 80.31 $13,920.40 $167,044.80 1$ 59.18 1 $ 59.47 1 $ 60.92 1 $ 62.72
2$ 62.25 2 $ 62.54 2 $ 64.07 2 $ 65.96
3$ 65.48 3 $ 65.77 3 $ 67.38 3 $ 69.37
4$ 68.88 4 $ 69.17 4 $ 70.87 4 $ 72.96
5$ 72.45 $12,558.83 $150,705.91 5 $ 72.74 $ 12,609.09 $151,309.11 5 $ 74.53 $12,919.29 $155,031.51 5 $ 76.74 $13,301.60 $159,619.20 1$ 56.00 1 $ 56.29 1 $ 57.67 1 $ 59.37
2$ 58.90 2 $ 59.19 2 $ 60.64 2 $ 62.43
3$ 61.95 3 $ 62.24 3 $ 63.77 3 $ 65.65
4$ 65.16 4 $ 65.45 4 $ 67.06 4 $ 69.04
5$ 68.54 $11,881.05 $142,572.56 5 $ 68.83 $ 11,931.31 $143,175.76 5 $ 70.53 $12,224.57 $146,694.84 5 $ 72.61 $12,585.73 $151,028.80 1$ 53.06 1 $ 53.35 1 $ 54.65 1 $ 56.27
2$ 55.81 2 $ 56.10 2 $ 57.47 2 $ 59.17
3$ 58.70 3 $ 58.99 3 $ 60.43 3 $ 62.22
4$ 61.74 4 $ 62.03 4 $ 63.55 4 $ 65.43
5$ 64.94 $11,256.13 $135,073.51 5 $ 65.23 $ 11,306.39 $135,676.71 5 $ 66.83 $11,584.03 $139,008.31 5 $ 68.81 $11,927.07 $143,124.80 1$ 59.89 1 $ 60.18 1 $ 61.67 1 $ 63.48
2$ 63.00 2 $ 63.29 2 $ 64.85 2 $ 66.76
3$ 66.27 3 $ 66.56 3 $ 68.20 3 $ 70.21
4$ 69.71 4 $ 70.00 4 $ 71.73 4 $ 73.84
5$ 73.34 $12,711.89 $152,542.65 5 $ 73.63 $ 12,762.15 $153,145.85 5 $ 75.44 $13,076.18 $156,914.17 5 $ 77.67 $13,462.80 $161,553.60 1$ 40.77 1 $ 41.06 1 $ 42.06 1 $ 43.29
2$ 42.87 2 $ 43.16 2 $ 44.21 2 $ 45.51
3$ 45.08 3 $ 45.37 3 $ 46.48 3 $ 47.84
4$ 47.41 4 $ 47.70 4 $ 48.86 4 $ 50.30
5$ 49.86 $ 8,642.27 $103,707.19 5 $ 50.15 $ 8,692.53 $104,310.39 5 $ 51.37 $ 8,904.82 $106,857.83 5 $ 52.89 $ 9,167.60 $110,011.20 1$ 40.73 1 $ 41.02 1 $ 42.41 1 $ 43.65
2$ 42.83 2 $ 43.12 2 $ 44.58 2 $ 45.89
3$ 45.04 3 $ 45.33 3 $ 46.86 3 $ 48.24
4$ 47.36 4 $ 47.65 4 $ 49.27 4 $ 50.72
5$ 49.81 $ 8,633.77 $103,605.22 5 $ 50.10 $ 8,684.03 $104,208.42 5 $ 51.81 $ 8,979.92 $107,759.09 5 $ 53.33 $ 9,243.87 $110,926.40 293 Non‐Exempt Educator
292 Non‐Exempt Electric Underground Inspector - Lead
345 Non‐Exempt Electric Project Engineer
267 Non‐Exempt Elec Undgd Inspec
533 Non‐Exempt Elec Asst I
535 Non‐Exempt Electrician-Lead
529 Non‐Exempt Electrician-Appren
530 Non‐Exempt Electrician
527 Non‐Exempt Electrical Equipment Tech
311 Non‐Exempt Eng Tech I
399 Non‐Exempt Emergency Med Svs Data Specialist
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 71.75 1 $ 72.04 1 $ 73.81 1 $ 75.99
2$ 75.48 2 $ 75.77 2 $ 77.63 2 $ 79.93
3$ 79.41 3 $ 79.70 3 $ 81.65 3 $ 84.08
4$ 83.54 4 $ 83.83 4 $ 85.89 4 $ 88.44
5$ 87.89 $15,233.55 $182,802.60 5 $ 88.18 $ 15,283.82 $183,405.80 5 $ 90.35 $15,660.89 $187,930.62 5 $ 93.03 $16,125.20 $193,502.40 1$ 44.00 1 $ 44.29 1 $ 45.79 1 $ 47.13
2$ 46.27 2 $ 46.56 2 $ 48.14 2 $ 49.55
3$ 48.66 3 $ 48.95 3 $ 50.61 3 $ 52.10
4$ 51.17 4 $ 51.46 4 $ 53.21 4 $ 54.78
5$ 53.82 $ 9,328.28 $111,939.36 5 $ 54.11 $ 9,378.55 $112,542.56 5 $ 55.95 $ 9,698.66 $116,383.94 5 $ 57.60 $ 9,984.00 $119,808.00 1$ 49.03 1 $ 49.32 1 $ 51.00 1 $ 52.51
2$ 51.56 2 $ 51.85 2 $ 53.62 2 $ 55.21
3$ 54.23 3 $ 54.52 3 $ 56.38 3 $ 58.05
4$ 57.04 4 $ 57.33 4 $ 59.29 4 $ 61.04
5$ 60.00 $10,399.45 $124,793.34 5 $ 60.29 $ 10,449.71 $125,396.54 5 $ 62.35 $10,807.19 $129,686.27 5 $ 64.19 $11,126.27 $133,515.20 1$ 59.08 1 $ 59.37 1 $ 60.81 1 $ 62.62
2$ 62.14 2 $ 62.43 2 $ 63.95 2 $ 65.85
3$ 65.36 3 $ 65.65 3 $ 67.25 3 $ 69.25
4$ 68.75 4 $ 69.04 4 $ 70.73 4 $ 72.83
5$ 72.32 $12,535.38 $150,424.61 5 $ 72.61 $ 12,585.65 $151,027.81 5 $ 74.40 $12,895.27 $154,743.18 5 $ 76.60 $13,277.33 $159,328.00 1$ 34.68 1 $ 34.97 1 $ 37.73 1 $ 38.83
2$ 36.46 2 $ 36.75 2 $ 39.65 2 $ 40.81
3$ 38.33 3 $ 38.62 3 $ 41.68 3 $ 42.90
4$ 40.30 4 $ 40.59 4 $ 43.81 4 $ 45.10
5$ 42.38 $ 7,345.80 $ 88,149.57 5 $ 42.67 $ 7,396.06 $ 88,752.77 5 $ 46.06 $ 7,983.21 $ 95,798.55 5 $ 47.41 $ 8,217.73 $ 98,612.80 1$ 44.48 1 $ 44.77 1 $ 46.78 1 $ 48.16
2$ 46.77 2 $ 47.06 2 $ 49.18 2 $ 50.63
3$ 49.19 3 $ 49.48 3 $ 51.71 3 $ 53.23
4$ 51.73 4 $ 52.02 4 $ 54.37 4 $ 55.97
5$ 54.41 $ 9,431.17 $113,174.05 5 $ 54.70 $ 9,481.44 $113,777.25 5 $ 57.17 $ 9,908.67 $118,904.04 5 $ 58.85 $10,200.67 $122,408.00 1$ 47.53 1 $ 47.82 1 $ 49.97 1 $ 51.43
2$ 49.99 2 $ 50.28 2 $ 52.54 2 $ 54.08
3$ 52.58 3 $ 52.87 3 $ 55.24 3 $ 56.87
4$ 55.30 4 $ 55.59 4 $ 58.09 4 $ 59.80
5$ 58.16 $10,081.07 $120,972.80 5 $ 58.45 $ 10,131.33 $121,576.00 5 $ 61.09 $10,588.93 $127,067.20 5 $ 62.89 $10,900.93 $130,811.20 1$ 39.05 1 $ 39.34 1 $ 40.99 1 $ 42.19
2$ 41.06 2 $ 41.35 2 $ 43.09 2 $ 44.35
3$ 43.18 3 $ 43.47 3 $ 45.30 3 $ 46.62
4$ 45.41 4 $ 45.70 4 $ 47.62 4 $ 49.01
5$ 47.75 $ 8,277.33 $ 99,327.90 5 $ 48.04 $ 8,327.59 $ 99,931.10 5 $ 50.06 $ 8,677.19 $104,126.33 5 $ 51.53 $ 8,931.87 $107,182.40 1$ 34.71 1 $ 35.00 1 $ 35.84 1 $ 36.89
2$ 36.49 2 $ 36.78 2 $ 37.67 2 $ 38.77
3$ 38.36 3 $ 38.65 3 $ 39.59 3 $ 40.75
4$ 40.33 4 $ 40.62 4 $ 41.61 4 $ 42.83
5$ 42.41 $ 7,350.91 $ 88,210.97 5 $ 42.70 $ 7,401.18 $ 88,814.17 5 $ 43.74 $ 7,581.18 $ 90,974.20 5 $ 45.02 $ 7,803.47 $ 93,641.60 1$ 46.70 1 $ 46.99 1 $ 48.14 1 $ 49.55
2$ 49.11 2 $ 49.40 2 $ 50.61 2 $ 52.10
3$ 51.65 3 $ 51.94 3 $ 53.21 3 $ 54.78
4$ 54.32 4 $ 54.61 4 $ 55.95 4 $ 57.60
5$ 57.13 $ 9,903.38 $118,840.60 5 $ 57.42 $ 9,953.65 $119,443.80 5 $ 58.83 $10,197.46 $122,369.58 5 $ 60.57 $10,498.80 $125,985.60 1$ 46.57 1 $ 46.86 1 $ 48.00 1 $ 49.41
2$ 48.97 2 $ 49.26 2 $ 50.46 2 $ 51.95
3$ 51.50 3 $ 51.79 3 $ 53.05 3 $ 54.62
4$ 54.16 4 $ 54.45 4 $ 55.78 4 $ 57.43
5$ 56.96 $ 9,873.78 $118,485.36 5 $ 57.25 $ 9,924.05 $119,088.56 5 $ 58.66 $10,167.12 $122,005.45 5 $ 60.39 $10,467.60 $125,611.20 323 Non‐Exempt Engr Tech II
332 Non‐Exempt Engineer
396 Non‐Exempt Equip Operator
211 Non‐Exempt Equip Maint Serv Per
257 Non‐Exempt Environmental Spec
319 Non‐Exempt Engr Tech III
374 Non‐Exempt Facilities Carpenter
203 Non‐Exempt Facilities Asst
250 Non‐Exempt Equip Parts Tech
397 Non‐Exempt Equip Operator - Lead
375 Non‐Exempt Facilities Elect
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 60.89 1 $ 61.18 1 $ 62.67 1 $ 64.53
2$ 64.05 2 $ 64.34 2 $ 65.91 2 $ 67.86
3$ 67.37 3 $ 67.66 3 $ 69.32 3 $ 71.37
4$ 70.87 4 $ 71.16 4 $ 72.91 4 $ 75.06
5$ 74.55 $12,922.26 $155,067.09 5 $ 74.84 $ 12,972.52 $155,670.29 5 $ 76.68 $13,291.81 $159,501.72 5 $ 78.95 $13,684.67 $164,216.00 1$ 44.97 1 $ 45.26 1 $ 46.36 1 $ 47.72
2$ 47.29 2 $ 47.58 2 $ 48.74 2 $ 50.17
3$ 49.73 3 $ 50.02 3 $ 51.24 3 $ 52.75
4$ 52.30 4 $ 52.59 4 $ 53.88 4 $ 55.47
5$ 55.01 $ 9,535.36 $114,424.34 5 $ 55.30 $ 9,585.63 $115,027.54 5 $ 56.66 $ 9,820.24 $117,842.91 5 $ 58.33 $10,110.53 $121,326.40 1$ 46.70 1 $ 46.99 1 $ 48.14 1 $ 49.55
2$ 49.11 2 $ 49.40 2 $ 50.61 2 $ 52.10
3$ 51.65 3 $ 51.94 3 $ 53.21 3 $ 54.78
4$ 54.32 4 $ 54.61 4 $ 55.95 4 $ 57.60
5$ 57.13 $ 9,903.38 $118,840.60 5 $ 57.42 $ 9,953.65 $119,443.80 5 $ 58.83 $10,197.46 $122,369.58 5 $ 60.57 $10,498.80 $125,985.60 1$ 44.38 1 $ 44.67 1 $ 47.15 1 $ 48.54
2$ 46.67 2 $ 46.96 2 $ 49.57 2 $ 51.03
3$ 49.08 3 $ 49.37 3 $ 52.12 3 $ 53.65
4$ 51.62 4 $ 51.91 4 $ 54.80 4 $ 56.41
5$ 54.29 $ 9,410.96 $112,931.52 5 $ 54.58 $ 9,461.23 $113,534.72 5 $ 57.62 $ 9,987.16 $119,845.88 5 $ 59.32 $10,282.13 $123,385.60 1$ 46.33 1 $ 46.62 1 $ 48.57 1 $ 49.99
2$ 48.72 2 $ 49.01 2 $ 51.07 2 $ 52.56
3$ 51.24 3 $ 51.53 3 $ 53.70 3 $ 55.27
4$ 53.89 4 $ 54.18 4 $ 56.46 4 $ 58.12
5$ 56.68 $ 9,824.36 $117,892.32 5 $ 56.97 $ 9,874.63 $118,495.52 5 $ 59.37 $10,290.78 $123,489.39 5 $ 61.12 $10,594.13 $127,129.60 1$ 54.86 1 $ 55.15 1 $ 57.22 1 $ 58.91
2$ 57.70 2 $ 57.99 2 $ 60.17 2 $ 61.95
3$ 60.69 3 $ 60.98 3 $ 63.28 3 $ 65.15
4$ 63.84 4 $ 64.13 4 $ 66.55 4 $ 68.52
5$ 67.15 $11,639.65 $139,675.74 5 $ 67.44 $ 11,689.91 $140,278.94 5 $ 69.99 $12,130.97 $145,571.67 5 $ 72.06 $12,490.40 $149,884.80 1$ 51.32 1 $ 51.61 1 $ 53.55 1 $ 55.12
2$ 53.98 2 $ 54.27 2 $ 56.31 2 $ 57.96
3$ 56.77 3 $ 57.06 3 $ 59.21 3 $ 60.95
4$ 59.71 4 $ 60.00 4 $ 62.26 4 $ 64.10
5$ 62.81 $10,886.34 $130,636.06 5 $ 63.10 $ 10,936.61 $131,239.26 5 $ 65.47 $11,348.75 $136,184.95 5 $ 67.41 $11,684.40 $140,212.80 1$ 50.39 1 $ 50.68 1 $ 53.50 1 $ 55.07
2$ 53.00 2 $ 53.29 2 $ 56.25 2 $ 57.91
3$ 55.74 3 $ 56.03 3 $ 59.15 3 $ 60.90
4$ 58.63 4 $ 58.92 4 $ 62.20 4 $ 64.04
5$ 61.67 $10,689.74 $128,276.93 5 $ 61.96 $ 10,740.01 $128,880.13 5 $ 65.41 $11,338.57 $136,062.83 5 $ 67.35 $11,674.00 $140,088.00 1$ 52.87 1 $ 53.16 1 $ 56.13 1 $ 57.77
2$ 55.61 2 $ 55.90 2 $ 59.02 2 $ 60.75
3$ 58.49 3 $ 58.78 3 $ 62.06 3 $ 63.89
4$ 61.52 4 $ 61.81 4 $ 65.26 4 $ 67.19
5$ 64.71 $11,217.06 $134,604.70 5 $ 65.00 $ 11,267.33 $135,207.90 5 $ 68.63 $11,895.83 $142,749.99 5 $ 70.66 $12,247.73 $146,972.80 1$ 52.88 1 $ 53.17 1 $ 56.13 1 $ 57.77
2$ 55.62 2 $ 55.91 2 $ 59.02 2 $ 60.75
3$ 58.50 3 $ 58.79 3 $ 62.06 3 $ 63.89
4$ 61.53 4 $ 61.82 4 $ 65.27 4 $ 67.19
5$ 64.72 $11,218.90 $134,626.75 5 $ 65.01 $ 11,269.16 $135,229.95 5 $ 68.64 $11,897.77 $142,773.29 5 $ 70.67 $12,249.47 $146,993.60 1$ 55.49 1 $ 55.78 1 $ 58.87 1 $ 60.61
2$ 58.36 2 $ 58.65 2 $ 61.91 2 $ 63.74
3$ 61.39 3 $ 61.68 3 $ 65.11 3 $ 67.03
4$ 64.57 4 $ 64.86 4 $ 68.48 4 $ 70.50
5$ 67.93 $11,773.77 $141,285.25 5 $ 68.22 $ 11,824.04 $141,888.45 5 $ 72.02 $12,484.16 $149,809.95 5 $ 74.15 $12,852.67 $154,232.00 376 Non‐Exempt Facilities Tech
377 Non‐Exempt Facilities Painter
373 Non‐Exempt Facilities Maint-L
328 Non‐Exempt Forensic Specialist
329 Non‐Exempt Forensic Coordinator
383 Non‐Exempt Fleet Svcs Coord
462 Non‐Exempt Field Service Pers WGW
416 Non‐Exempt Gas and Water Measurement and Control Technician 417 Non‐Exempt Assistant Gas and Water Measurement and Control Technician 418 Non‐Exempt Gas Measurement and Control Technician
419 Non‐Exempt Assistant Gas Measurement and Control Technician Item 8: Staff Report Pg. 15 Packet Pg. 392 of 1165
Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 62.14 1 $ 62.43 1 $ 63.95 1 $ 65.84
2$ 65.36 2 $ 65.65 2 $ 67.25 2 $ 69.24
3$ 68.75 3 $ 69.04 3 $ 70.73 3 $ 72.82
4$ 72.32 4 $ 72.61 4 $ 74.39 4 $ 76.59
5$ 76.08 $13,186.62 $158,239.44 5 $ 76.37 $ 13,236.89 $158,842.64 5 $ 78.25 $13,562.78 $162,753.38 5 $ 80.56 $13,963.73 $167,564.80 1$ 53.06 1 $ 53.35 1 $ 55.77 1 $ 57.39
2$ 55.81 2 $ 56.10 2 $ 58.64 2 $ 60.35
3$ 58.70 3 $ 58.99 3 $ 61.66 3 $ 63.47
4$ 61.74 4 $ 62.03 4 $ 64.84 4 $ 66.75
5$ 64.95 $11,257.48 $135,089.76 5 $ 65.24 $ 11,307.75 $135,692.96 5 $ 68.19 $11,819.06 $141,828.67 5 $ 70.20 $12,168.00 $146,016.00 1$ 56.71 1 $ 57.00 1 $ 59.57 1 $ 61.34
2$ 59.65 2 $ 59.94 2 $ 62.64 2 $ 64.51
3$ 62.74 3 $ 63.03 3 $ 65.88 3 $ 67.84
4$ 66.00 4 $ 66.29 4 $ 69.29 4 $ 71.35
5$ 69.43 $12,034.53 $144,414.40 5 $ 69.72 $ 12,084.80 $145,017.60 5 $ 72.88 $12,632.53 $151,590.40 5 $ 75.04 $13,006.93 $156,083.20 1$ 55.04 1 $ 55.33 1 $ 56.68 1 $ 58.35
2$ 57.89 2 $ 58.18 2 $ 59.60 2 $ 61.36
3$ 60.89 3 $ 61.18 3 $ 62.68 3 $ 64.53
4$ 64.05 4 $ 64.34 4 $ 65.92 4 $ 67.87
5$ 67.38 $11,678.95 $140,147.41 5 $ 67.67 $ 11,729.22 $140,750.61 5 $ 69.33 $12,017.42 $144,209.06 5 $ 71.38 $12,372.53 $148,470.40 1$ 52.61 1 $ 52.90 1 $ 55.84 1 $ 57.49
2$ 55.33 2 $ 55.62 2 $ 58.72 2 $ 60.45
3$ 58.20 3 $ 58.49 3 $ 61.75 3 $ 63.57
4$ 61.22 4 $ 61.51 4 $ 64.94 4 $ 66.85
5$ 64.40 $11,161.94 $133,943.26 5 $ 64.69 $ 11,212.21 $134,546.46 5 $ 68.29 $11,837.58 $142,050.98 5 $ 70.31 $12,187.07 $146,244.80 1$ 49.78 1 $ 50.07 1 $ 51.28 1 $ 52.79
2$ 52.35 2 $ 52.64 2 $ 53.92 2 $ 55.51
3$ 55.06 3 $ 55.35 3 $ 56.70 3 $ 58.37
4$ 57.91 4 $ 58.20 4 $ 59.62 4 $ 61.38
5$ 60.91 $10,557.48 $126,689.76 5 $ 61.20 $ 10,607.75 $127,292.96 5 $ 62.70 $10,867.91 $130,414.96 5 $ 64.55 $11,188.67 $134,264.00 1$ 55.82 1 $ 56.11 1 $ 57.48 1 $ 59.18
2$ 58.71 2 $ 59.00 2 $ 60.44 2 $ 62.23
3$ 61.75 3 $ 62.04 3 $ 63.56 3 $ 65.44
4$ 64.95 4 $ 65.24 4 $ 66.84 4 $ 68.82
5$ 68.32 $11,842.21 $142,106.52 5 $ 68.61 $ 11,892.48 $142,709.72 5 $ 70.30 $12,184.76 $146,217.15 5 $ 72.38 $12,545.87 $150,550.40 1$ 45.03 1 $ 45.32 1 $ 46.42 1 $ 47.80
2$ 47.35 2 $ 47.64 2 $ 48.80 2 $ 50.25
3$ 49.80 3 $ 50.09 3 $ 51.31 3 $ 52.83
4$ 52.38 4 $ 52.67 4 $ 53.95 4 $ 55.55
5$ 55.09 $ 9,548.57 $114,582.81 5 $ 55.38 $ 9,598.83 $115,186.01 5 $ 56.73 $ 9,833.78 $118,005.34 5 $ 58.41 $10,124.40 $121,492.80 1$ 52.58 1 $ 52.87 1 $ 54.92 1 $ 56.54
2$ 55.30 2 $ 55.59 2 $ 57.75 2 $ 59.45
3$ 58.16 3 $ 58.45 3 $ 60.73 3 $ 62.52
4$ 61.18 4 $ 61.47 4 $ 63.87 4 $ 65.75
5$ 64.35 $11,154.59 $133,855.07 5 $ 64.64 $ 11,204.86 $134,458.27 5 $ 67.17 $11,642.44 $139,709.22 5 $ 69.15 $11,986.00 $143,832.00 1$ 58.31 1 $ 58.60 1 $ 61.86 1 $ 63.68
2$ 61.33 2 $ 61.62 2 $ 65.05 2 $ 66.97
3$ 64.51 3 $ 64.80 3 $ 68.41 3 $ 70.43
4$ 67.86 4 $ 68.15 4 $ 71.95 4 $ 74.08
5$ 71.38 $12,372.74 $148,472.90 5 $ 71.67 $ 12,423.01 $149,076.10 5 $ 75.68 $13,117.15 $157,405.82 5 $ 77.92 $13,506.13 $162,073.60 1$ 52.85 1 $ 53.14 1 $ 54.45 1 $ 56.04
2$ 55.59 2 $ 55.88 2 $ 57.25 2 $ 58.93
3$ 58.47 3 $ 58.76 3 $ 60.20 3 $ 61.97
4$ 61.50 4 $ 61.79 4 $ 63.31 4 $ 65.17
5$ 64.69 $11,213.15 $134,557.82 5 $ 64.98 $ 11,263.42 $135,161.02 5 $ 66.58 $11,539.98 $138,479.73 5 $ 68.54 $11,880.27 $142,563.20 571 Non‐Exempt Electric Heavy Equip Oper
391 Non‐Exempt Heavy Equip Oper-L
390 Non‐Exempt Heavy Equip Oper
398 Non‐Exempt Geographic Inform Syst Specialist
365 Non‐Exempt Industrial Waste Technician
258 Non‐Exempt Ind Waste Invtgtr508 Non‐Exempt Ind Waste Inspec 572 Non‐Exempt WGW Heavy Equip Oper
308 Non‐Exempt Instrum Elec
576 Non‐Exempt Inspector, WGW Utilities Field
227 Non‐Exempt Inspector, Field Svc
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 39.47 1 $ 39.76 1 $ 40.73 1 $ 41.92
2$ 41.50 2 $ 41.79 2 $ 42.81 2 $ 44.06
3$ 43.64 3 $ 43.93 3 $ 45.00 3 $ 46.32
4$ 45.89 4 $ 46.18 4 $ 47.31 4 $ 48.70
5$ 48.26 $ 8,365.24 $100,382.94 5 $ 48.55 $ 8,415.51 $100,986.14 5 $ 49.74 $ 8,620.87 $103,450.47 5 $ 51.20 $ 8,874.67 $106,496.00 1$ 46.99 1 $ 47.28 1 $ 48.43 1 $ 49.86
2$ 49.42 2 $ 49.71 2 $ 50.92 2 $ 52.42
3$ 51.98 3 $ 52.27 3 $ 53.54 3 $ 55.12
4$ 54.67 4 $ 54.96 4 $ 56.30 4 $ 57.96
5$ 57.50 $ 9,966.11 $119,593.37 5 $ 57.79 $ 10,016.38 $120,196.57 5 $ 59.20 $10,261.76 $123,141.16 5 $ 60.95 $10,564.67 $126,776.00 1$ 53.38 1 $ 53.67 1 $ 55.49 1 $ 57.12
2$ 56.14 2 $ 56.43 2 $ 58.35 2 $ 60.07
3$ 59.05 3 $ 59.34 3 $ 61.36 3 $ 63.17
4$ 62.11 4 $ 62.40 4 $ 64.53 4 $ 66.43
5$ 65.33 $11,323.62 $135,883.49 5 $ 65.62 $ 11,373.89 $136,486.69 5 $ 67.87 $11,763.60 $141,163.25 5 $ 69.87 $12,110.80 $145,329.60 1$ 42.13 1 $ 42.42 1 $ 43.77 1 $ 45.05
2$ 44.30 2 $ 44.59 2 $ 46.01 2 $ 47.36
3$ 46.59 3 $ 46.88 3 $ 48.37 3 $ 49.79
4$ 49.00 4 $ 49.29 4 $ 50.85 4 $ 52.35
5$ 51.54 $ 8,933.25 $107,199.04 5 $ 51.83 $ 8,983.52 $107,802.24 5 $ 53.47 $ 9,267.86 $111,214.28 5 $ 55.04 $ 9,540.27 $114,483.20 1$ 38.72 1 $ 39.01 1 $ 41.01 1 $ 42.22
2$ 40.71 2 $ 41.00 2 $ 43.11 2 $ 44.38
3$ 42.81 3 $ 43.10 3 $ 45.32 3 $ 46.65
4$ 45.02 4 $ 45.31 4 $ 47.64 4 $ 49.04
5$ 47.34 $ 8,205.67 $ 98,468.03 5 $ 47.63 $ 8,255.94 $ 99,071.23 5 $ 50.09 $ 8,681.94 $104,183.23 5 $ 51.56 $ 8,937.07 $107,244.80 1$ 36.69 1 $ 36.98 1 $ 38.87 1 $ 40.01
2$ 38.57 2 $ 38.86 2 $ 40.85 2 $ 42.05
3$ 40.55 3 $ 40.84 3 $ 42.94 3 $ 44.20
4$ 42.64 4 $ 42.93 4 $ 45.14 4 $ 46.47
5$ 44.84 $ 7,772.06 $ 93,264.70 5 $ 45.13 $ 7,822.33 $ 93,867.90 5 $ 47.45 $ 8,225.39 $ 98,704.71 5 $ 48.85 $ 8,467.33 $101,608.00 1$ 79.36 1 $ 79.65 1 $ 81.62 1 $ 84.03
2$ 83.49 2 $ 83.78 2 $ 85.85 2 $ 88.39
3$ 87.84 3 $ 88.13 3 $ 90.31 3 $ 92.98
4$ 92.42 4 $ 92.71 4 $ 95.00 4 $ 97.81
5$ 97.23 $16,854.05 $202,248.59 5 $ 97.52 $ 16,904.32 $202,851.79 5 $ 99.93 $17,321.90 $207,862.77 5 $ 102.90 $17,836.00 $214,032.00 1$ 84.85 1 $ 85.14 1 $ 87.24 1 $ 89.83
2$ 89.27 2 $ 89.56 2 $ 91.77 2 $ 94.50
3$ 93.92 3 $ 94.21 3 $ 96.54 3 $ 99.41
4$ 98.82 4 $ 99.11 4 $ 101.56 4 $ 104.58
5$ 103.98 $18,023.03 $216,276.31 5 $ 104.27 $ 18,073.29 $216,879.51 5 $ 106.85 $18,520.10 $222,241.17 5 $ 110.02 $19,070.13 $228,841.60 1$ 75.64 1 $ 75.93 1 $ 77.79 1 $ 80.10
2$ 79.57 2 $ 79.86 2 $ 81.82 2 $ 84.25
3$ 83.71 3 $ 84.00 3 $ 86.07 3 $ 88.62
4$ 88.07 4 $ 88.36 4 $ 90.54 4 $ 93.22
5$ 92.66 $16,060.37 $192,724.40 5 $ 92.95 $ 16,110.63 $193,327.60 5 $ 95.24 $16,508.37 $198,100.47 5 $ 98.07 $16,998.80 $203,985.60 1$ 80.87 1 $ 81.16 1 $ 83.16 1 $ 85.62
2$ 85.08 2 $ 85.37 2 $ 87.48 2 $ 90.07
3$ 89.51 3 $ 89.80 3 $ 92.02 3 $ 94.75
4$ 94.17 4 $ 94.46 4 $ 96.80 4 $ 99.68
5$ 99.08 $17,173.87 $206,086.40 5 $ 99.37 $ 17,224.13 $206,689.60 5 $ 101.83 $17,650.53 $211,806.40 5 $ 104.86 $18,175.73 $218,108.80 1$ 68.30 1 $ 68.59 1 $ 70.28 1 $ 72.36
2$ 71.85 2 $ 72.14 2 $ 73.92 2 $ 76.11
3$ 75.59 3 $ 75.88 3 $ 77.75 3 $ 80.05
4$ 79.52 4 $ 79.81 4 $ 81.78 4 $ 84.20
5$ 83.66 $14,501.73 $174,020.78 5 $ 83.95 $ 14,552.00 $174,623.98 5 $ 86.02 $14,910.77 $178,929.26 5 $ 88.57 $15,352.13 $184,225.60 293 Non‐Exempt Educator
252 Non‐Exempt Library Associate
254 Non‐Exempt Librarian
413 Non‐Exempt Landfill Technician
503 Non‐Exempt Laboratory Tech Wqc
531 Non‐Exempt Lineperson/Cable Spl-T
542 Non‐Exempt Lineper/Cable Spl-L
541 Non‐Exempt Lineper/Cable Spl
253 Non‐Exempt Library Specialist
528 Non‐Exempt Lnper/Cbl Spl-Appren
532 Non‐Exempt Lineperson/Cable Spl-TL
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 30.03 1 $ 30.32 1 $ 31.05 1 $ 31.94
2$ 31.56 2 $ 31.85 2 $ 32.62 2 $ 33.56
3$ 33.18 3 $ 33.47 3 $ 34.28 3 $ 35.27
4$ 34.88 4 $ 35.17 4 $ 36.02 4 $ 37.07
5$ 36.67 $ 6,356.74 $ 76,280.84 5 $ 36.96 $ 6,407.00 $ 76,884.04 5 $ 37.86 $ 6,562.15 $ 78,745.82 5 $ 38.96 $ 6,753.07 $ 81,036.80 1$ 53.16 1 $ 53.45 1 $ 56.43 1 $ 58.09
2$ 55.91 2 $ 56.20 2 $ 59.34 2 $ 61.09
3$ 58.81 3 $ 59.10 3 $ 62.40 3 $ 64.24
4$ 61.86 4 $ 62.15 4 $ 65.62 4 $ 67.56
5$ 65.07 $11,279.53 $135,354.34 5 $ 65.36 $ 11,329.79 $135,957.54 5 $ 69.01 $11,961.85 $143,542.19 5 $ 71.05 $12,315.33 $147,784.00 1$ 44.22 1 $ 44.51 1 $ 45.59 1 $ 46.92
2$ 46.50 2 $ 46.79 2 $ 47.93 2 $ 49.33
3$ 48.90 3 $ 49.19 3 $ 50.39 3 $ 51.87
4$ 51.43 4 $ 51.72 4 $ 52.98 4 $ 54.54
5$ 54.09 $ 9,375.39 $112,504.73 5 $ 54.38 $ 9,425.66 $113,107.93 5 $ 55.71 $ 9,656.28 $115,875.31 5 $ 57.35 $ 9,940.67 $119,288.00 1$ 71.75 1 $ 72.04 1 $ 73.81 1 $ 75.99
2$ 75.48 2 $ 75.77 2 $ 77.63 2 $ 79.93
3$ 79.41 3 $ 79.70 3 $ 81.65 3 $ 84.08
4$ 83.54 4 $ 83.83 4 $ 85.89 4 $ 88.44
5$ 87.89 $15,233.55 $182,802.60 5 $ 88.18 $ 15,283.82 $183,405.80 5 $ 90.35 $15,660.89 $187,930.62 5 $ 93.03 $16,125.20 $193,502.40 1$ 38.33 1 $ 38.62 1 $ 41.37 1 $ 42.59
2$ 40.30 2 $ 40.59 2 $ 43.49 2 $ 44.77
3$ 42.38 3 $ 42.67 3 $ 45.72 3 $ 47.06
4$ 44.56 4 $ 44.85 4 $ 48.07 4 $ 49.48
5$ 46.86 $ 8,122.99 $ 97,475.87 5 $ 47.15 $ 8,173.26 $ 98,079.07 5 $ 50.54 $ 8,759.63 $105,115.59 5 $ 52.02 $ 9,016.80 $108,201.60 1$ 40.96 1 $ 41.25 1 $ 44.20 1 $ 45.49
2$ 43.07 2 $ 43.36 2 $ 46.46 2 $ 47.82
3$ 45.29 3 $ 45.58 3 $ 48.84 3 $ 50.28
4$ 47.63 4 $ 47.92 4 $ 51.35 4 $ 52.87
5$ 50.09 $ 8,681.54 $104,178.46 5 $ 50.38 $ 8,731.81 $104,781.66 5 $ 54.00 $ 9,359.26 $112,311.18 5 $ 55.59 $ 9,635.60 $115,627.20 1$ 68.86 1 $ 69.15 1 $ 70.87 1 $ 72.95
2$ 72.44 2 $ 72.73 2 $ 74.54 2 $ 76.73
3$ 76.21 3 $ 76.50 3 $ 78.40 3 $ 80.71
4$ 80.18 4 $ 80.47 4 $ 82.46 4 $ 84.90
5$ 84.36 $14,622.04 $175,464.50 5 $ 84.65 $ 14,672.31 $176,067.70 5 $ 86.74 $15,034.09 $180,409.07 5 $ 89.31 $15,480.40 $185,764.80 1$ 73.65 1 $ 73.94 1 $ 75.76 1 $ 78.00
2$ 77.48 2 $ 77.77 2 $ 79.69 2 $ 82.04
3$ 81.51 3 $ 81.80 3 $ 83.82 3 $ 86.30
4$ 85.75 4 $ 86.04 4 $ 88.17 4 $ 90.78
5$ 90.22 $15,638.39 $187,660.63 5 $ 90.51 $ 15,688.65 $188,263.83 5 $ 92.75 $16,075.84 $192,910.11 5 $ 95.50 $16,553.33 $198,640.00 1$ 51.29 1 $ 51.58 1 $ 53.04 1 $ 54.59
2$ 53.94 2 $ 54.23 2 $ 55.77 2 $ 57.40
3$ 56.73 3 $ 57.02 3 $ 58.64 3 $ 60.36
4$ 59.67 4 $ 59.96 4 $ 61.66 4 $ 63.48
5$ 62.76 $10,878.99 $130,547.87 5 $ 63.05 $ 10,929.26 $131,151.07 5 $ 64.84 $11,239.66 $134,875.88 5 $ 66.76 $11,571.73 $138,860.80 1$ 52.27 1 $ 52.56 1 $ 54.04 1 $ 55.62
2$ 54.97 2 $ 55.26 2 $ 56.82 2 $ 58.49
3$ 57.82 3 $ 58.11 3 $ 59.75 3 $ 61.51
4$ 60.82 4 $ 61.11 4 $ 62.83 4 $ 64.69
5$ 63.97 $11,088.13 $133,057.60 5 $ 64.26 $ 11,138.40 $133,660.80 5 $ 66.08 $11,453.87 $137,446.40 5 $ 68.03 $11,791.87 $141,502.40 1$ 45.36 1 $ 45.65 1 $ 46.92 1 $ 48.31
2$ 47.70 2 $ 47.99 2 $ 49.33 2 $ 50.79
3$ 50.16 3 $ 50.45 3 $ 51.87 3 $ 53.40
4$ 52.75 4 $ 53.04 4 $ 54.54 4 $ 56.15
5$ 55.48 $ 9,616.74 $115,400.90 5 $ 55.77 $ 9,667.01 $116,004.10 5 $ 57.35 $ 9,940.89 $119,290.65 5 $ 59.04 $10,233.60 $122,803.20 291 Non‐Exempt Maintenance Mechanic-Welding
213 Non‐Exempt Mailing Svcs Spec
240 Non‐Exempt Meter Reader-Lead
241 Non‐Exempt Meter Reader
216 Non‐Exempt Marketing Eng
346 Non‐Exempt Management Assistant
381 Non‐Exempt Motor Equip Mech-L
384 Non‐Exempt Mobile Service Tech
553 Non‐Exempt Metering Technician – Lead
552 Non‐Exempt Metering Technician
286 Non‐Exempt Motor Equipment Mechanic I
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 48.90 1 $ 49.19 1 $ 50.58 1 $ 52.07
2$ 51.43 2 $ 51.72 2 $ 53.18 2 $ 54.75
3$ 54.09 3 $ 54.38 3 $ 55.92 3 $ 57.57
4$ 56.89 4 $ 57.18 4 $ 58.80 4 $ 60.54
5$ 59.84 $10,371.89 $124,462.62 5 $ 60.13 $ 10,422.15 $125,065.82 5 $ 61.83 $10,717.88 $128,614.57 5 $ 63.66 $11,034.40 $132,412.80 1$ 33.93 1 $ 34.22 1 $ 35.05 1 $ 36.07
2$ 35.67 2 $ 35.96 2 $ 36.83 2 $ 37.91
3$ 37.50 3 $ 37.79 3 $ 38.71 3 $ 39.84
4$ 39.43 4 $ 39.72 4 $ 40.69 4 $ 41.88
5$ 41.46 $ 7,187.00 $ 86,244.06 5 $ 41.75 $ 7,237.27 $ 86,847.26 5 $ 42.77 $ 7,413.18 $ 88,958.12 5 $ 44.02 $ 7,630.13 $ 91,561.60 1$ 83.30 1 $ 83.59 1 $ 85.66 1 $ 88.20
2$ 87.64 2 $ 87.93 2 $ 90.11 2 $ 92.78
3$ 92.21 3 $ 92.50 3 $ 94.79 3 $ 97.60
4$ 97.02 4 $ 97.31 4 $ 99.72 4 $ 102.68
5$ 102.08 $17,694.42 $212,333.03 5 $ 102.37 $ 17,744.69 $212,936.23 5 $ 104.90 $18,183.28 $218,199.32 5 $ 108.02 $18,723.47 $224,681.60 1$ 45.50 1 $ 45.79 1 $ 47.64 1 $ 49.04
2$ 47.85 2 $ 48.14 2 $ 50.09 2 $ 51.56
3$ 50.32 3 $ 50.61 3 $ 52.66 3 $ 54.21
4$ 52.92 4 $ 53.21 4 $ 55.37 4 $ 57.00
5$ 55.66 $ 9,647.98 $115,775.71 5 $ 55.95 $ 9,698.24 $116,378.91 5 $ 58.22 $10,091.75 $121,101.03 5 $ 59.94 $10,389.60 $124,675.20 1$ 39.37 1 $ 39.66 1 $ 41.26 1 $ 42.47
2$ 41.40 2 $ 41.69 2 $ 43.37 2 $ 44.64
3$ 43.53 3 $ 43.82 3 $ 45.59 3 $ 46.93
4$ 45.78 4 $ 46.07 4 $ 47.93 4 $ 49.34
5$ 48.15 $ 8,345.31 $100,143.68 5 $ 48.44 $ 8,395.57 $100,746.88 5 $ 50.39 $ 8,735.11 $104,821.29 5 $ 51.88 $ 8,992.53 $107,910.40 1$ 41.72 1 $ 42.01 1 $ 43.03 1 $ 44.29
2$ 43.87 2 $ 44.16 2 $ 45.23 2 $ 46.56
3$ 46.13 3 $ 46.42 3 $ 47.55 3 $ 48.95
4$ 48.51 4 $ 48.80 4 $ 49.99 4 $ 51.46
5$ 51.02 $ 8,842.87 $106,114.39 5 $ 51.31 $ 8,893.13 $106,717.59 5 $ 52.56 $ 9,110.43 $109,325.21 5 $ 54.11 $ 9,379.07 $112,548.80 1$ 66.52 1 $ 66.81 1 $ 69.32 1 $ 71.38
2$ 69.97 2 $ 70.26 2 $ 72.91 2 $ 75.08
3$ 73.61 3 $ 73.90 3 $ 76.69 3 $ 78.97
4$ 77.44 4 $ 77.73 4 $ 80.67 4 $ 83.06
5$ 81.47 $14,121.88 $169,462.59 5 $ 81.76 $ 14,172.15 $170,065.79 5 $ 84.86 $14,708.50 $176,502.04 5 $ 87.37 $15,144.13 $181,729.60 1$ 42.77 1 $ 43.06 1 $ 44.79 1 $ 46.10
2$ 44.98 2 $ 45.27 2 $ 47.09 2 $ 48.47
3$ 47.30 3 $ 47.59 3 $ 49.51 3 $ 50.96
4$ 49.74 4 $ 50.03 4 $ 52.05 4 $ 53.58
5$ 52.31 $ 9,067.07 $108,804.80 5 $ 52.60 $ 9,117.33 $109,408.00 5 $ 54.73 $ 9,486.53 $113,838.40 5 $ 56.34 $ 9,765.60 $117,187.20 1$ 46.93 1 $ 47.22 1 $ 48.43 1 $ 49.85
2$ 49.35 2 $ 49.64 2 $ 50.92 2 $ 52.41
3$ 51.90 3 $ 52.19 3 $ 53.54 3 $ 55.11
4$ 54.59 4 $ 54.88 4 $ 56.30 4 $ 57.95
5$ 57.42 $ 9,952.97 $119,435.68 5 $ 57.71 $ 10,003.24 $120,038.88 5 $ 59.20 $10,260.93 $123,131.20 5 $ 60.94 $10,562.93 $126,755.20 1$ 55.56 1 $ 55.85 1 $ 57.63 1 $ 59.33
2$ 58.44 2 $ 58.73 2 $ 60.60 2 $ 62.39
3$ 61.47 3 $ 61.76 3 $ 63.73 3 $ 65.61
4$ 64.66 4 $ 64.95 4 $ 67.02 4 $ 69.00
5$ 68.02 $11,790.31 $141,483.68 5 $ 68.31 $ 11,840.57 $142,086.88 5 $ 70.49 $12,217.92 $146,614.99 5 $ 72.57 $12,578.80 $150,945.60 1$ 63.50 1 $ 63.79 1 $ 66.27 1 $ 68.23
2$ 66.80 2 $ 67.09 2 $ 69.70 2 $ 71.76
3$ 70.27 3 $ 70.56 3 $ 73.31 3 $ 75.48
4$ 73.92 4 $ 74.21 4 $ 77.11 4 $ 79.39
5$ 77.76 $13,478.82 $161,745.79 5 $ 78.05 $ 13,529.08 $162,348.99 5 $ 81.11 $14,059.09 $168,709.05 5 $ 83.51 $14,475.07 $173,700.80 543 Non‐Exempt Overhead Underground Troubleman
230 Non‐Exempt Offset Equip Op
287 Non‐Exempt Motor Equipment Mechanic II
570 Non‐Exempt Parking Operations Lead
281 Non‐Exempt Park Ranger
451 Non‐Exempt Park Maint Person
452 Non‐Exempt Park Maint - Lead
347 Non‐Exempt Planning Arborist
352 Non‐Exempt Planner
348 Non‐Exempt Payroll Analyst
460 Non‐Exempt Parks/Golf Crew-Lead
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 69.71 1 $ 70.00 1 $ 71.72 1 $ 73.83
2$ 73.33 2 $ 73.62 2 $ 75.43 2 $ 77.65
3$ 77.14 3 $ 77.43 3 $ 79.34 3 $ 81.68
4$ 81.15 4 $ 81.44 4 $ 83.45 4 $ 85.92
5$ 85.38 $14,798.63 $177,583.53 5 $ 85.67 $ 14,848.89 $178,186.73 5 $ 87.78 $15,215.09 $182,581.07 5 $ 90.38 $15,665.87 $187,990.40 1$ 55.21 1 $ 55.50 1 $ 57.67 1 $ 59.38
2$ 58.07 2 $ 58.36 2 $ 60.64 2 $ 62.44
3$ 61.08 3 $ 61.37 3 $ 63.77 3 $ 65.66
4$ 64.25 4 $ 64.54 4 $ 67.06 4 $ 69.05
5$ 67.59 $11,714.98 $140,579.71 5 $ 67.88 $ 11,765.24 $141,182.91 5 $ 70.53 $12,225.11 $146,701.28 5 $ 72.62 $12,587.47 $151,049.60 1$ 50.22 1 $ 50.51 1 $ 53.35 1 $ 54.92
2$ 52.82 2 $ 53.11 2 $ 56.10 2 $ 57.75
3$ 55.55 3 $ 55.84 3 $ 58.99 3 $ 60.73
4$ 58.43 4 $ 58.72 4 $ 62.03 4 $ 63.86
5$ 61.46 $10,653.00 $127,835.97 5 $ 61.75 $ 10,703.26 $128,439.17 5 $ 65.23 $11,306.51 $135,678.13 5 $ 67.16 $11,641.07 $139,692.80 1$ 41.02 1 $ 41.31 1 $ 42.84 1 $ 44.09
2$ 43.13 2 $ 43.42 2 $ 45.03 2 $ 46.35
3$ 45.35 3 $ 45.64 3 $ 47.34 3 $ 48.73
4$ 47.69 4 $ 47.98 4 $ 49.77 4 $ 51.23
5$ 50.15 $ 8,692.67 $104,312.00 5 $ 50.44 $ 8,742.93 $104,915.20 5 $ 52.33 $ 9,070.53 $108,846.40 5 $ 53.87 $ 9,337.47 $112,049.60 1$ 36.52 1 $ 36.81 1 $ 38.18 1 $ 39.30
2$ 38.40 2 $ 38.69 2 $ 40.13 2 $ 41.31
3$ 40.37 3 $ 40.66 3 $ 42.18 3 $ 43.42
4$ 42.45 4 $ 42.74 4 $ 44.34 4 $ 45.64
5$ 44.64 $ 7,737.15 $ 92,845.79 5 $ 44.93 $ 7,787.42 $ 93,448.99 5 $ 46.61 $ 8,078.66 $ 96,943.90 5 $ 47.98 $ 8,316.53 $ 99,798.40 1$ 38.38 1 $ 38.67 1 $ 40.11 1 $ 41.29
2$ 40.35 2 $ 40.64 2 $ 42.16 2 $ 43.40
3$ 42.43 3 $ 42.72 3 $ 44.32 3 $ 45.62
4$ 44.62 4 $ 44.91 4 $ 46.59 4 $ 47.96
5$ 46.93 $ 8,134.01 $ 97,608.16 5 $ 47.22 $ 8,184.28 $ 98,211.36 5 $ 48.99 $ 8,490.76 $101,889.10 5 $ 50.42 $ 8,739.47 $104,873.60 1$ 76.55 1 $ 76.84 1 $ 78.72 1 $ 81.06
2$ 80.53 2 $ 80.82 2 $ 82.80 2 $ 85.26
3$ 84.72 3 $ 85.01 3 $ 87.10 3 $ 89.69
4$ 89.13 4 $ 89.42 4 $ 91.62 4 $ 94.35
5$ 93.77 $16,253.81 $195,045.66 5 $ 94.06 $ 16,304.07 $195,648.86 5 $ 96.38 $16,706.65 $200,479.77 5 $ 99.25 $17,203.33 $206,440.00 1$ 47.67 1 $ 47.96 1 $ 49.12 1 $ 50.57
2$ 50.13 2 $ 50.42 2 $ 51.64 2 $ 53.17
3$ 52.72 3 $ 53.01 3 $ 54.30 3 $ 55.91
4$ 55.45 4 $ 55.74 4 $ 57.10 4 $ 58.79
5$ 58.32 $10,108.58 $121,303.02 5 $ 58.61 $ 10,158.85 $121,906.22 5 $ 60.04 $10,407.80 $124,893.56 5 $ 61.82 $10,715.47 $128,585.60 1$ 59.83 1 $ 60.12 1 $ 61.60 1 $ 63.41
2$ 62.93 2 $ 63.22 2 $ 64.78 2 $ 66.69
3$ 66.20 3 $ 66.49 3 $ 68.13 3 $ 70.14
4$ 69.64 4 $ 69.93 4 $ 71.65 4 $ 73.77
5$ 73.26 $12,697.98 $152,375.79 5 $ 73.55 $ 12,748.25 $152,978.99 5 $ 75.36 $13,061.93 $156,743.14 5 $ 77.59 $13,448.93 $161,387.20 1$ 36.50 1 $ 36.79 1 $ 37.69 1 $ 38.79
2$ 38.38 2 $ 38.67 2 $ 39.61 2 $ 40.77
3$ 40.35 3 $ 40.64 3 $ 41.63 3 $ 42.85
4$ 42.43 4 $ 42.72 4 $ 43.76 4 $ 45.04
5$ 44.61 $ 7,733.19 $ 92,798.23 5 $ 44.90 $ 7,783.45 $ 93,401.43 5 $ 46.00 $ 7,973.01 $ 95,676.15 5 $ 47.35 $ 8,207.33 $ 98,488.00 1$ 38.64 1 $ 38.93 1 $ 39.87 1 $ 41.03
2$ 40.63 2 $ 40.92 2 $ 41.91 2 $ 43.13
3$ 42.72 3 $ 43.01 3 $ 44.05 3 $ 45.34
4$ 44.92 4 $ 45.21 4 $ 46.31 4 $ 47.67
5$ 47.24 $ 8,187.73 $ 98,252.71 5 $ 47.53 $ 8,237.99 $ 98,855.91 5 $ 48.69 $ 8,438.92 $101,266.99 5 $ 50.12 $ 8,687.47 $104,249.60 321 Non‐Exempt Police Records Specialist - Lead
517 Non‐Exempt Plant Mechanic
513 Non‐Exempt Plans Examiner
304 Non‐Exempt Plans Check Engr
270 Non‐Exempt Prod Arts/Sci Prog
246 Non‐Exempt Power Engr
314 Non‐Exempt Police Records Specialist II
313 Non‐Exempt Police Records Specialist I
302 Non‐Exempt Program Assistant I
265 Non‐Exempt Program Assistant
232 Non‐Exempt Prog-Analyst
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 41.45 1 $ 41.74 1 $ 42.77 1 $ 44.02
2$ 43.59 2 $ 43.88 2 $ 44.96 2 $ 46.28
3$ 45.84 3 $ 46.13 3 $ 47.26 3 $ 48.65
4$ 48.21 4 $ 48.50 4 $ 49.69 4 $ 51.15
5$ 50.71 $ 8,788.89 $105,466.70 5 $ 51.00 $ 8,839.16 $106,069.90 5 $ 52.24 $ 9,055.11 $108,661.32 5 $ 53.78 $ 9,321.87 $111,862.40 1$ 41.25 1 $ 41.54 1 $ 42.56 1 $ 43.80
2$ 43.38 2 $ 43.67 2 $ 44.74 2 $ 46.04
3$ 45.62 3 $ 45.91 3 $ 47.03 3 $ 48.40
4$ 47.98 4 $ 48.27 4 $ 49.44 4 $ 50.89
5$ 50.46 $ 8,745.58 $104,946.92 5 $ 50.75 $ 8,795.84 $105,550.12 5 $ 51.98 $ 9,010.71 $108,128.55 5 $ 53.51 $ 9,275.07 $111,300.80 1$ 77.14 1 $ 77.43 1 $ 79.34 1 $ 81.68
2$ 81.15 2 $ 81.44 2 $ 83.45 2 $ 85.92
3$ 85.37 3 $ 85.66 3 $ 87.78 3 $ 90.38
4$ 89.82 4 $ 90.11 4 $ 92.34 4 $ 95.08
5$ 94.50 $16,380.66 $196,567.89 5 $ 94.79 $ 16,430.92 $197,171.09 5 $ 97.13 $16,836.67 $202,040.05 5 $ 100.02 $17,336.80 $208,041.60 1$ 39.66 1 $ 39.95 1 $ 41.44 1 $ 42.65
2$ 41.70 2 $ 41.99 2 $ 43.56 2 $ 44.83
3$ 43.85 3 $ 44.14 3 $ 45.79 3 $ 47.13
4$ 46.11 4 $ 46.40 4 $ 48.14 4 $ 49.55
5$ 48.50 $ 8,405.94 $100,871.26 5 $ 48.79 $ 8,456.21 $101,474.46 5 $ 50.61 $ 8,773.12 $105,277.47 5 $ 52.10 $ 9,030.67 $108,368.00 1$ 62.20 1 $ 62.49 1 $ 64.03 1 $ 65.91
2$ 65.43 2 $ 65.72 2 $ 67.34 2 $ 69.32
3$ 68.83 3 $ 69.12 3 $ 70.82 3 $ 72.91
4$ 72.41 4 $ 72.70 4 $ 74.49 4 $ 76.69
5$ 76.17 $13,203.36 $158,440.37 5 $ 76.46 $ 13,253.63 $159,043.57 5 $ 78.35 $13,579.95 $162,959.34 5 $ 80.67 $13,982.80 $167,793.60 6$ 78.06 6 $ 78.35 6 $ 80.28 6 $ 82.66
7$ 79.99 7 $ 80.28 7 $ 82.26 7 $ 84.70
1$ 52.77 1 $ 53.06 1 $ 54.36 1 $ 55.96
2$ 55.50 2 $ 55.79 2 $ 57.16 2 $ 58.84
3$ 58.38 3 $ 58.67 3 $ 60.11 3 $ 61.88
4$ 61.41 4 $ 61.70 4 $ 63.21 4 $ 65.08
5$ 64.59 $11,196.11 $134,353.35 5 $ 64.88 $ 11,246.38 $134,956.55 5 $ 66.48 $11,522.51 $138,270.14 5 $ 68.44 $11,862.93 $142,355.20 6$ 66.19 6 $ 66.48 6 $ 68.11 6 $ 70.12
7$ 67.82 7 $ 68.11 7 $ 69.78 7 $ 71.84
1$ 55.53 1 $ 55.82 1 $ 57.19 1 $ 58.87
2$ 58.41 2 $ 58.70 2 $ 60.14 2 $ 61.91
3$ 61.44 3 $ 61.73 3 $ 63.24 3 $ 65.11
4$ 64.63 4 $ 64.92 4 $ 66.51 4 $ 68.48
5$ 67.98 $11,783.82 $141,405.85 5 $ 68.27 $ 11,834.09 $142,009.05 5 $ 69.95 $12,124.91 $145,498.96 5 $ 72.02 $12,483.47 $149,801.60 6$ 69.66 6 $ 69.95 6 $ 71.67 6 $ 73.79
7$ 71.38 7 $ 71.67 7 $ 73.43 7 $ 75.61
1$ 69.15 1 $ 69.44 1 $ 71.14 1 $ 73.26
2$ 72.74 2 $ 73.03 2 $ 74.82 2 $ 77.05
3$ 76.52 3 $ 76.81 3 $ 78.70 3 $ 81.04
4$ 80.50 4 $ 80.79 4 $ 82.78 4 $ 85.24
5$ 84.69 $14,679.84 $176,158.11 5 $ 84.98 $ 14,730.11 $176,761.31 5 $ 87.08 $15,093.34 $181,120.02 5 $ 89.66 $15,541.07 $186,492.80 1$ 56.28 1 $ 56.57 1 $ 59.73 1 $ 61.49
2$ 59.20 2 $ 59.49 2 $ 62.81 2 $ 64.66
3$ 62.27 3 $ 62.56 3 $ 66.05 3 $ 68.00
4$ 65.50 4 $ 65.79 4 $ 69.46 4 $ 71.52
5$ 68.90 $11,942.81 $143,313.66 5 $ 69.19 $ 11,993.07 $143,916.86 5 $ 73.05 $12,662.80 $151,953.57 5 $ 75.22 $13,038.13 $156,457.60 303 Non‐Exempt Program Assistant II
315 Non‐Exempt Public Safety Dispatcher - Lead
209 Non‐Exempt Property Evid Tech
349 Non‐Exempt Project Engineer
368 Non‐Exempt Program Coordinator
316 Non‐Exempt Public Safety Dispatcher II
298 Non‐Exempt Public Safety Dispatcher I
366 Non‐Exempt Restoration Lead
262 Non‐Exempt Resource Planner
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 67.03 1 $ 67.32 1 $ 69.96 1 $ 72.02
2$ 70.51 2 $ 70.80 2 $ 73.58 2 $ 75.75
3$ 74.18 3 $ 74.47 3 $ 77.39 3 $ 79.68
4$ 78.04 4 $ 78.33 4 $ 81.40 4 $ 83.81
5$ 82.10 $14,230.29 $170,763.42 5 $ 82.39 $ 14,280.55 $171,366.62 5 $ 85.62 $14,840.44 $178,085.28 5 $ 88.16 $15,281.07 $183,372.80 1$ 71.18 1 $ 71.47 1 $ 73.23 1 $ 75.38
2$ 74.88 2 $ 75.17 2 $ 77.02 2 $ 79.29
3$ 78.77 3 $ 79.06 3 $ 81.01 3 $ 83.40
4$ 82.87 4 $ 83.16 4 $ 85.21 4 $ 87.73
5$ 87.19 $15,112.26 $181,347.09 5 $ 87.48 $ 15,162.52 $181,950.29 5 $ 89.63 $15,536.56 $186,438.72 5 $ 92.29 $15,996.93 $191,963.20 1$ 79.36 1 $ 79.65 1 $ 81.62 1 $ 84.03
2$ 83.49 2 $ 83.78 2 $ 85.85 2 $ 88.39
3$ 87.84 3 $ 88.13 3 $ 90.31 3 $ 92.98
4$ 92.42 4 $ 92.71 4 $ 95.00 4 $ 97.81
5$ 97.23 $16,854.05 $202,248.59 5 $ 97.52 $ 16,904.32 $202,851.79 5 $ 99.93 $17,321.90 $207,862.77 5 $ 102.90 $17,836.00 $214,032.00 1$ 53.10 1 $ 53.39 1 $ 55.63 1 $ 57.29
2$ 55.85 2 $ 56.14 2 $ 58.50 2 $ 60.24
3$ 58.74 3 $ 59.03 3 $ 61.52 3 $ 63.35
4$ 61.79 4 $ 62.08 4 $ 64.70 4 $ 66.62
5$ 65.00 $11,266.67 $135,200.00 5 $ 65.29 $ 11,316.93 $135,803.20 5 $ 68.05 $11,795.14 $141,541.64 5 $ 70.06 $12,143.73 $145,724.80 1$ 40.03 1 $ 40.32 1 $ 41.93 1 $ 43.16
2$ 42.09 2 $ 42.38 2 $ 44.08 2 $ 45.37
3$ 44.26 3 $ 44.55 3 $ 46.34 3 $ 47.70
4$ 46.54 4 $ 46.83 4 $ 48.72 4 $ 50.15
5$ 48.94 $ 8,483.11 $101,797.28 5 $ 49.23 $ 8,533.37 $102,400.48 5 $ 51.22 $ 8,878.62 $106,543.41 5 $ 52.73 $ 9,139.87 $109,678.40 1$ 56.20 1 $ 56.49 1 $ 57.88 1 $ 59.57
2$ 59.11 2 $ 59.40 2 $ 60.86 2 $ 62.64
3$ 62.17 3 $ 62.46 3 $ 64.00 3 $ 65.88
4$ 65.40 4 $ 65.69 4 $ 67.31 4 $ 69.29
5$ 68.80 $11,925.33 $143,104.00 5 $ 69.09 $ 11,975.60 $143,707.20 5 $ 70.79 $12,270.27 $147,243.20 5 $ 72.88 $12,632.53 $151,590.40 1$ 58.15 1 $ 58.44 1 $ 59.87 1 $ 61.63
2$ 61.16 2 $ 61.45 2 $ 62.96 2 $ 64.81
3$ 64.33 3 $ 64.62 3 $ 66.21 3 $ 68.16
4$ 67.67 4 $ 67.96 4 $ 69.63 4 $ 71.69
5$ 71.18 $12,338.59 $148,063.14 5 $ 71.47 $ 12,388.86 $148,666.34 5 $ 73.23 $12,693.56 $152,322.68 5 $ 75.40 $13,069.33 $156,832.00 1$ 63.72 1 $ 64.01 1 $ 65.57 1 $ 67.51
2$ 67.03 2 $ 67.32 2 $ 68.96 2 $ 71.00
3$ 70.51 3 $ 70.80 3 $ 72.53 3 $ 74.68
4$ 74.17 4 $ 74.46 4 $ 76.29 4 $ 78.55
5$ 78.03 $13,524.34 $162,292.03 5 $ 78.32 $ 13,574.60 $162,895.23 5 $ 80.24 $13,908.94 $166,907.30 5 $ 82.62 $14,320.80 $171,849.60 1$ 57.64 1 $ 57.93 1 $ 59.36 1 $ 61.10
2$ 60.63 2 $ 60.92 2 $ 62.42 2 $ 64.25
3$ 63.77 3 $ 64.06 3 $ 65.64 3 $ 67.57
4$ 67.08 4 $ 67.37 4 $ 69.03 4 $ 71.07
5$ 70.57 $12,232.01 $146,784.06 5 $ 70.86 $ 12,282.27 $147,387.26 5 $ 72.60 $12,584.30 $151,011.63 5 $ 74.75 $12,956.67 $155,480.00 1$ 47.73 1 $ 48.02 1 $ 49.54 1 $ 51.00
2$ 50.20 2 $ 50.49 2 $ 52.09 2 $ 53.62
3$ 52.80 3 $ 53.09 3 $ 54.77 3 $ 56.38
4$ 55.53 4 $ 55.82 4 $ 57.59 4 $ 59.29
5$ 58.41 $10,123.85 $121,486.14 5 $ 58.70 $ 10,174.11 $122,089.34 5 $ 60.56 $10,496.99 $125,963.94 5 $ 62.35 $10,807.33 $129,688.00 1 56.83 $ 1 57.12 $ 1 60.29 $ 1 62.07 $
2 59.78 $ 2 60.07 $ 2 63.40 $ 2 65.28 $
3 62.88 $ 3 63.17 $ 3 66.68 $ 3 68.65 $
4 66.14 $ 4 66.43 $ 4 70.13 $ 4 72.20 $
5 69.57 $ $ 12,058.80 $ 144,705.60 5 69.86 $ $ 12,109.07 $ 145,308.80 5 73.76 $ $ 12,785.07 $ 153,420.80 5 75.94 $ $ 13,162.93 $ 157,955.20 554 Non‐Exempt Utility System Technician
580 Non‐Exempt Senior Building Inspector
360 Non‐Exempt Sr Buyer
461 Non‐Exempt Sprinkler Sys Repr
385 Non‐Exempt Senior Fleet Services Coordinator
556 Non‐Exempt Sr Utility System Technician
251 Non‐Exempt Sr Librarian
512 Non‐Exempt Sr Instrum Elect
544 Non‐Exempt Sr Industrial Waste Investigator
224 Non‐Exempt Sr Chemist
504 Non‐Exempt Sr. Mech
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 63.53 1 $ 63.82 1 $ 65.38 1 $ 67.32
2$ 66.83 2 $ 67.12 2 $ 68.76 2 $ 70.80
3$ 70.30 3 $ 70.59 3 $ 72.32 3 $ 74.46
4$ 73.95 4 $ 74.24 4 $ 76.07 4 $ 78.32
5$ 77.80 $13,485.45 $161,825.46 5 $ 78.09 $ 13,535.72 $162,428.66 5 $ 80.01 $13,869.09 $166,429.05 5 $ 82.38 $14,279.20 $171,350.40 1$ 57.18 1 $ 57.47 1 $ 60.70 1 $ 62.48
2$ 60.14 2 $ 60.43 2 $ 63.83 2 $ 65.71
3$ 63.26 3 $ 63.55 3 $ 67.13 3 $ 69.11
4$ 66.54 4 $ 66.83 4 $ 70.60 4 $ 72.69
5$ 69.99 $12,132.05 $145,584.61 5 $ 70.28 $ 12,182.32 $146,187.81 5 $ 74.25 $12,870.52 $154,446.26 5 $ 76.45 $13,251.33 $159,016.00 1$ 64.05 1 $ 64.34 1 $ 66.39 1 $ 68.34
2$ 67.37 2 $ 67.66 2 $ 69.82 2 $ 71.88
3$ 70.87 3 $ 71.16 3 $ 73.43 3 $ 75.60
4$ 74.55 4 $ 74.84 4 $ 77.23 4 $ 79.52
5$ 78.43 $13,594.57 $163,134.82 5 $ 78.72 $ 13,644.83 $163,738.02 5 $ 81.23 $14,080.67 $168,968.03 5 $ 83.64 $14,497.60 $173,971.20 1$ 76.77 1 $ 77.06 1 $ 78.95 1 $ 81.28
2$ 80.76 2 $ 81.05 2 $ 83.04 2 $ 85.50
3$ 84.96 3 $ 85.25 3 $ 87.35 3 $ 89.94
4$ 89.39 4 $ 89.68 4 $ 91.89 4 $ 94.61
5$ 94.04 $16,300.92 $195,611.06 5 $ 94.33 $ 16,351.19 $196,214.26 5 $ 96.66 $16,754.94 $201,059.30 5 $ 99.53 $17,251.87 $207,022.40 1$ 45.60 1 $ 45.89 1 $ 47.01 1 $ 48.38
2$ 47.95 2 $ 48.24 2 $ 49.42 2 $ 50.87
3$ 50.43 3 $ 50.72 3 $ 51.96 3 $ 53.49
4$ 53.04 4 $ 53.33 4 $ 54.63 4 $ 56.24
5$ 55.78 $ 9,669.30 $116,031.61 5 $ 56.07 $ 9,719.57 $116,634.81 5 $ 57.45 $ 9,957.53 $119,490.36 5 $ 59.14 $10,250.93 $123,011.20 1$ 57.80 1 $ 58.09 1 $ 61.33 1 $ 63.15
2$ 60.80 2 $ 61.09 2 $ 64.50 2 $ 66.41
3$ 63.95 3 $ 64.24 3 $ 67.83 3 $ 69.84
4$ 67.27 4 $ 67.56 4 $ 71.34 4 $ 73.45
5$ 70.76 $12,265.07 $147,180.80 5 $ 71.05 $ 12,315.33 $147,784.00 5 $ 75.03 $13,005.20 $156,062.40 5 $ 77.25 $13,390.00 $160,680.00 11 1$ 97.54 1 $ 100.44
22 2$ 102.61 2 $ 105.66
33 3$ 107.95 3 $ 111.16
44 4$ 113.57 4 $ 116.95
55 5$ 119.49 $20,711.60 $248,539.20 5 $ 123.04 $21,326.93 $255,923.20 1$ 54.55 1 $ 54.84 1 $ 57.88 1 $ 59.59
2$ 57.38 2 $ 57.67 2 $ 60.87 2 $ 62.66
3$ 60.35 3 $ 60.64 3 $ 64.01 3 $ 65.90
4$ 63.48 4 $ 63.77 4 $ 67.32 4 $ 69.31
5$ 66.77 $11,573.50 $138,882.02 5 $ 67.06 $ 11,623.77 $139,485.22 5 $ 70.80 $12,272.52 $147,270.23 5 $ 72.90 $12,636.00 $151,632.00 1$ 36.63 1 $ 36.92 1 $ 38.13 1 $ 39.26
2$ 38.51 2 $ 38.80 2 $ 40.08 2 $ 41.26
3$ 40.49 3 $ 40.78 3 $ 42.13 3 $ 43.37
4$ 42.57 4 $ 42.86 4 $ 44.29 4 $ 45.59
5$ 44.76 $ 7,759.20 $ 93,110.37 5 $ 45.05 $ 7,809.46 $ 93,713.57 5 $ 46.56 $ 8,070.69 $ 96,848.22 5 $ 47.93 $ 8,307.87 $ 99,694.40 1$ 44.38 1 $ 44.67 1 $ 46.68 1 $ 48.04
2$ 46.67 2 $ 46.96 2 $ 49.08 2 $ 50.51
3$ 49.08 3 $ 49.37 3 $ 51.60 3 $ 53.11
4$ 51.62 4 $ 51.91 4 $ 54.25 4 $ 55.84
5$ 54.29 $ 9,410.96 $112,931.52 5 $ 54.58 $ 9,461.23 $113,534.72 5 $ 57.04 $ 9,887.53 $118,650.35 5 $ 58.72 $10,178.13 $122,137.60 1$ 40.82 1 $ 41.11 1 $ 42.83 1 $ 44.09
2$ 42.92 2 $ 43.21 2 $ 45.02 2 $ 46.35
3$ 45.13 3 $ 45.42 3 $ 47.33 3 $ 48.73
4$ 47.46 4 $ 47.75 4 $ 49.76 4 $ 51.23
5$ 49.92 $ 8,652.14 $103,825.70 5 $ 50.21 $ 8,702.41 $104,428.90 5 $ 52.32 $ 9,068.13 $108,817.62 5 $ 53.86 $ 9,335.73 $112,028.80 506 Non‐Exempt Sr Operator Wqc
361 Non‐Exempt Sr Mkt Analyst
280 Non‐Exempt Sr Ranger
337 Non‐Exempt Sr. Plan Check Engineer
318 Non‐Exempt Sr Planner
405 Non‐Exempt St Maint Asst
TBD Non‐Exempt Sr Util Syst Oper
501 Non‐Exempt Sr Water Sys Oper
261 Non‐Exempt Sr Util Field Svc Rep
248 Non‐Exempt Storekeeper
392 Non‐Exempt St Sweeper Op
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 43.65 1 $ 43.94 1 $ 45.77 1 $ 47.11
2$ 45.90 2 $ 46.19 2 $ 48.12 2 $ 49.53
3$ 48.27 3 $ 48.56 3 $ 50.59 3 $ 52.08
4$ 50.76 4 $ 51.05 4 $ 53.19 4 $ 54.76
5$ 53.38 $ 9,252.95 $111,035.39 5 $ 53.67 $ 9,303.22 $111,638.59 5 $ 55.93 $ 9,694.79 $116,337.47 5 $ 57.58 $ 9,980.53 $119,766.40 1$ 62.42 1 $ 62.71 1 $ 64.25 1 $ 66.15
2$ 65.66 2 $ 65.95 2 $ 67.57 2 $ 69.57
3$ 69.07 3 $ 69.36 3 $ 71.07 3 $ 73.17
4$ 72.66 4 $ 72.95 4 $ 74.75 4 $ 76.96
5$ 76.44 $13,250.16 $159,001.87 5 $ 76.73 $ 13,300.42 $159,605.07 5 $ 78.62 $13,627.91 $163,534.87 5 $ 80.95 $14,031.33 $168,376.00 1$ 70.48 1 $ 70.77 1 $ 72.51 1 $ 74.66
2$ 74.14 2 $ 74.43 2 $ 76.27 2 $ 78.53
3$ 78.00 3 $ 78.29 3 $ 80.22 3 $ 82.60
4$ 82.06 4 $ 82.35 4 $ 84.38 4 $ 86.89
5$ 86.34 $14,965.01 $179,580.15 5 $ 86.63 $ 15,015.28 $180,183.35 5 $ 88.76 $15,385.63 $184,627.62 5 $ 91.40 $15,842.67 $190,112.00 1$ 65.91 1 $ 66.20 1 $ 67.82 1 $ 69.84
2$ 69.33 2 $ 69.62 2 $ 71.33 2 $ 73.45
3$ 72.93 3 $ 73.22 3 $ 75.02 3 $ 77.25
4$ 76.72 4 $ 77.01 4 $ 78.91 4 $ 81.25
5$ 80.71 $13,989.97 $167,879.62 5 $ 81.00 $ 14,040.23 $168,482.82 5 $ 83.00 $14,386.21 $172,634.57 5 $ 85.46 $14,813.07 $177,756.80 1$ 71.84 1 $ 72.13 1 $ 73.90 1 $ 76.09
2$ 75.57 2 $ 75.86 2 $ 77.73 2 $ 80.03
3$ 79.50 3 $ 79.79 3 $ 81.76 3 $ 84.18
4$ 83.64 4 $ 83.93 4 $ 86.00 4 $ 88.55
5$ 87.99 $15,252.32 $183,027.83 5 $ 88.28 $ 15,302.59 $183,631.03 5 $ 90.46 $15,680.12 $188,161.48 5 $ 93.15 $16,146.00 $193,752.00 1$ 68.04 1 $ 68.33 1 $ 70.02 1 $ 72.09
2$ 71.58 2 $ 71.87 2 $ 73.64 2 $ 75.82
3$ 75.30 3 $ 75.59 3 $ 77.45 3 $ 79.75
4$ 79.22 4 $ 79.51 4 $ 81.47 4 $ 83.89
5$ 83.34 $14,446.07 $173,352.80 5 $ 83.63 $ 14,496.33 $173,956.00 5 $ 85.69 $14,853.71 $178,244.58 5 $ 88.24 $15,294.93 $183,539.20 1$ 76.79 1 $ 77.08 1 $ 78.99 1 $ 81.33
2$ 80.79 2 $ 81.08 2 $ 83.09 2 $ 85.55
3$ 85.00 3 $ 85.29 3 $ 87.40 3 $ 89.99
4$ 89.43 4 $ 89.72 4 $ 91.94 4 $ 94.67
5$ 94.10 $16,309.96 $195,719.57 5 $ 94.39 $ 16,360.23 $196,322.77 5 $ 96.72 $16,764.21 $201,170.51 5 $ 99.59 $17,262.27 $207,147.20 1$ 48.98 1 $ 49.27 1 $ 51.19 1 $ 52.70
2$ 51.51 2 $ 51.80 2 $ 53.82 2 $ 55.41
3$ 54.18 3 $ 54.47 3 $ 56.59 3 $ 58.26
4$ 56.99 4 $ 57.28 4 $ 59.51 4 $ 61.27
5$ 59.94 $10,390.26 $124,683.10 5 $ 60.23 $ 10,440.53 $125,286.30 5 $ 62.58 $10,847.71 $130,172.52 5 $ 64.43 $11,167.87 $134,014.40 1$ 53.21 1 $ 53.50 1 $ 55.59 1 $ 57.21
2$ 55.96 2 $ 56.25 2 $ 58.45 2 $ 60.16
3$ 58.86 3 $ 59.15 3 $ 61.46 3 $ 63.27
4$ 61.91 4 $ 62.20 4 $ 64.63 4 $ 66.54
5$ 65.13 $11,288.71 $135,464.58 5 $ 65.42 $ 11,338.98 $136,067.78 5 $ 67.97 $11,781.89 $141,382.73 5 $ 69.98 $12,129.87 $145,558.40 1$ 73.85 1 $ 74.14 1 $ 75.97 1 $ 78.21
2$ 77.69 2 $ 77.98 2 $ 79.91 2 $ 82.27
3$ 81.73 3 $ 82.02 3 $ 84.05 3 $ 86.54
4$ 85.99 4 $ 86.28 4 $ 88.41 4 $ 91.03
5$ 90.47 $15,681.05 $188,172.59 5 $ 90.76 $ 15,731.32 $188,775.79 5 $ 93.00 $16,119.57 $193,434.87 5 $ 95.76 $16,598.40 $199,180.80 1$ 50.90 1 $ 51.19 1 $ 52.44 1 $ 53.98
2$ 53.53 2 $ 53.82 2 $ 55.14 2 $ 56.76
3$ 56.30 3 $ 56.59 3 $ 57.98 3 $ 59.69
4$ 59.22 4 $ 59.51 4 $ 60.97 4 $ 62.77
5$ 62.29 $10,796.46 $129,557.50 5 $ 62.58 $ 10,846.72 $130,160.70 5 $ 64.11 $11,112.87 $133,354.40 5 $ 66.01 $11,441.73 $137,300.80 288 Non‐Exempt Storekeeper-L
549 Non‐Exempt Substation Electrician
546 Non‐Exempt Street Light, Traffic Signal and Fiber Technician 547 Non‐Exempt Street Light, Traffic Signal and Fiber – Lead 545 Non‐Exempt Street Light, Traffic Signal and Fiber – Apprentice 325 Non‐Exempt Surveyor, Public Wks
326 Non‐Exempt Surveying Asst
550 Non‐Exempt Substation Electrician - Lead
548 Non‐Exempt Substation Electrician - Apprentice
229 Non‐Exempt Theater Specialist
362 Non‐Exempt Technologist
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 42.71 1 $ 43.00 1 $ 44.43 1 $ 45.73
2$ 44.91 2 $ 45.20 2 $ 46.71 2 $ 48.08
3$ 47.23 3 $ 47.52 3 $ 49.11 3 $ 50.55
4$ 49.67 4 $ 49.96 4 $ 51.63 4 $ 53.15
5$ 52.24 $ 9,054.52 $108,654.21 5 $ 52.53 $ 9,104.78 $109,257.41 5 $ 54.29 $ 9,410.48 $112,925.74 5 $ 55.89 $ 9,687.60 $116,251.20 1$ 39.60 1 $ 39.89 1 $ 41.23 1 $ 42.44
2$ 41.64 2 $ 41.93 2 $ 43.34 2 $ 44.61
3$ 43.79 3 $ 44.08 3 $ 45.56 3 $ 46.90
4$ 46.05 4 $ 46.34 4 $ 47.90 4 $ 49.31
5$ 48.43 $ 8,394.91 $100,738.98 5 $ 48.72 $ 8,445.18 $101,342.18 5 $ 50.36 $ 8,728.23 $104,738.75 5 $ 51.84 $ 8,985.60 $107,827.20 1$ 45.64 1 $ 45.93 1 $ 47.47 1 $ 48.87
2$ 48.00 2 $ 48.29 2 $ 49.91 2 $ 51.38
3$ 50.48 3 $ 50.77 3 $ 52.48 3 $ 54.02
4$ 53.09 4 $ 53.38 4 $ 55.18 4 $ 56.80
5$ 55.84 $ 9,679.21 $116,150.53 5 $ 56.13 $ 9,729.48 $116,753.73 5 $ 58.02 $10,056.62 $120,679.43 5 $ 59.73 $10,353.20 $124,238.40 1$ 81.12 1 $ 81.41 1 $ 83.41 1 $ 85.89
2$ 85.34 2 $ 85.63 2 $ 87.74 2 $ 90.35
3$ 89.79 3 $ 90.08 3 $ 92.30 3 $ 95.04
4$ 94.47 4 $ 94.76 4 $ 97.10 4 $ 99.98
5$ 99.40 $17,228.76 $206,745.08 5 $ 99.69 $ 17,279.02 $207,348.28 5 $ 102.15 $17,705.97 $212,471.67 5 $ 105.18 $18,231.20 $218,774.40 1$ 38.27 1 $ 38.56 1 $ 41.03 1 $ 42.23
2$ 40.24 2 $ 40.53 2 $ 43.13 2 $ 44.39
3$ 42.31 3 $ 42.60 3 $ 45.34 3 $ 46.67
4$ 44.49 4 $ 44.78 4 $ 47.67 4 $ 49.07
5$ 46.79 $ 8,110.13 $ 97,321.54 5 $ 47.08 $ 8,160.39 $ 97,924.74 5 $ 50.12 $ 8,687.22 $104,246.68 5 $ 51.59 $ 8,942.27 $107,307.20 1$ 44.50 1 $ 44.79 1 $ 47.68 1 $ 49.09
2$ 46.80 2 $ 47.09 2 $ 50.13 2 $ 51.61
3$ 49.22 3 $ 49.51 3 $ 52.71 3 $ 54.27
4$ 51.76 4 $ 52.05 4 $ 55.42 4 $ 57.06
5$ 54.44 $ 9,436.68 $113,240.19 5 $ 54.73 $ 9,486.95 $113,843.39 5 $ 58.28 $10,101.58 $121,218.99 5 $ 60.00 $10,400.00 $124,800.00 1$ 43.83 1 $ 44.12 1 $ 46.95 1 $ 48.34
2$ 46.09 2 $ 46.38 2 $ 49.36 2 $ 50.82
3$ 48.47 3 $ 48.76 3 $ 51.90 3 $ 53.43
4$ 50.97 4 $ 51.26 4 $ 54.57 4 $ 56.18
5$ 53.61 $ 9,291.53 $111,498.40 5 $ 53.90 $ 9,341.80 $112,101.60 5 $ 57.39 $ 9,946.83 $119,361.91 5 $ 59.08 $10,240.53 $122,886.40 1$ 46.83 1 $ 47.12 1 $ 50.17 1 $ 51.64
2$ 49.25 2 $ 49.54 2 $ 52.75 2 $ 54.30
3$ 51.80 3 $ 52.09 3 $ 55.46 3 $ 57.10
4$ 54.48 4 $ 54.77 4 $ 58.32 4 $ 60.04
5$ 57.30 $ 9,932.00 $119,184.00 5 $ 57.59 $ 9,982.27 $119,787.20 5 $ 61.33 $10,630.53 $127,566.40 5 $ 63.14 $10,944.27 $131,331.20 1$ 41.37 1 $ 41.66 1 $ 44.33 1 $ 45.64
2$ 43.50 2 $ 43.79 2 $ 46.60 2 $ 47.98
3$ 45.74 3 $ 46.03 3 $ 48.99 3 $ 50.44
4$ 48.10 4 $ 48.39 4 $ 51.51 4 $ 53.03
5$ 50.58 $ 8,767.89 $105,214.72 5 $ 50.87 $ 8,818.16 $105,817.92 5 $ 54.16 $ 9,388.53 $112,662.31 5 $ 55.76 $ 9,665.07 $115,980.80 1$ 42.61 1 $ 42.90 1 $ 44.00 1 $ 45.29
2$ 44.81 2 $ 45.10 2 $ 46.25 2 $ 47.61
3$ 47.12 3 $ 47.41 3 $ 48.62 3 $ 50.05
4$ 49.55 4 $ 49.84 4 $ 51.12 4 $ 52.62
5$ 52.11 $ 9,032.47 $108,389.63 5 $ 52.40 $ 9,082.74 $108,992.83 5 $ 53.75 $ 9,316.23 $111,794.75 5 $ 55.33 $ 9,590.53 $115,086.40 1$ 79.36 1 $ 79.65 1 $ 81.62 1 $ 84.03
2$ 83.49 2 $ 83.78 2 $ 85.85 2 $ 88.39
3$ 87.84 3 $ 88.13 3 $ 90.31 3 $ 92.98
4$ 92.42 4 $ 92.71 4 $ 95.00 4 $ 97.81
5$ 97.23 $16,854.05 $202,248.59 5 $ 97.52 $ 16,904.32 $202,851.79 5 $ 99.93 $17,321.90 $207,862.77 5 $ 102.90 $17,836.00 $214,032.00 412 Non‐Exempt Traf Cont Maint Ii
406 Non‐Exempt Traf Cont Maint I
434 Non‐Exempt Tree Maintenance Specialist
435 Non‐Exempt Tree Maint Asst
575 Non‐Exempt Traffic Engineering Lead
407 Non‐Exempt Traf Cont Maint-L
223 Non‐Exempt Util Acctg Tech
432 Non‐Exempt Tree Trm/Ln Clr Asst
431 Non‐Exempt Tree Trim/Ln Clr-L
430 Non‐Exempt Tree Trim/Ln Clr
272 Non‐Exempt Util Comp Tech
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 84.85 1 $ 85.14 1 $ 87.24 1 $ 89.83
2$ 89.27 2 $ 89.56 2 $ 91.77 2 $ 94.50
3$ 93.92 3 $ 94.21 3 $ 96.54 3 $ 99.41
4$ 98.82 4 $ 99.11 4 $ 101.56 4 $ 104.58
5$ 103.98 $18,023.03 $216,276.31 5 $ 104.27 $ 18,073.29 $216,879.51 5 $ 106.85 $18,520.10 $222,241.17 5 $ 110.02 $19,070.13 $228,841.60 1$ 50.57 1 $ 50.86 1 $ 52.18 1 $ 53.70
2$ 53.19 2 $ 53.48 2 $ 54.86 2 $ 56.47
3$ 55.94 3 $ 56.23 3 $ 57.69 3 $ 59.38
4$ 58.84 4 $ 59.13 4 $ 60.66 4 $ 62.44
5$ 61.89 $10,728.33 $128,739.94 5 $ 62.18 $ 10,778.59 $129,343.14 5 $ 63.79 $11,056.67 $132,680.05 5 $ 65.67 $11,382.80 $136,593.60 1$ 67.50 1 $ 67.79 1 $ 69.47 1 $ 71.52
2$ 71.01 2 $ 71.30 2 $ 73.06 2 $ 75.22
3$ 74.70 3 $ 74.99 3 $ 76.84 3 $ 79.12
4$ 78.59 4 $ 78.88 4 $ 80.82 4 $ 83.22
5$ 82.68 $14,331.09 $171,973.03 5 $ 82.97 $ 14,381.35 $172,576.23 5 $ 85.01 $14,735.86 $176,830.31 5 $ 87.54 $15,173.60 $182,083.20 1$ 54.07 1 $ 54.36 1 $ 57.39 1 $ 59.08
2$ 56.87 2 $ 57.16 2 $ 60.35 2 $ 62.13
3$ 59.82 3 $ 60.11 3 $ 63.47 3 $ 65.34
4$ 62.92 4 $ 63.21 4 $ 66.75 4 $ 68.72
5$ 66.19 $11,472.93 $137,675.20 5 $ 66.48 $ 11,523.20 $138,278.40 5 $ 70.20 $12,168.00 $146,016.00 5 $ 72.28 $12,528.53 $150,342.40 1$ 52.75 1 $ 53.04 1 $ 55.98 1 $ 57.64
2$ 55.48 2 $ 55.77 2 $ 58.87 2 $ 60.61
3$ 58.35 3 $ 58.64 3 $ 61.91 3 $ 63.74
4$ 61.38 4 $ 61.67 4 $ 65.11 4 $ 67.03
5$ 64.57 $11,191.34 $134,296.03 5 $ 64.86 $ 11,241.60 $134,899.23 5 $ 68.47 $11,868.65 $142,423.78 5 $ 70.50 $12,220.00 $146,640.00 1$ 44.86 1 $ 45.15 1 $ 47.65 1 $ 49.06
2$ 47.18 2 $ 47.47 2 $ 50.10 2 $ 51.58
3$ 49.62 3 $ 49.91 3 $ 52.68 3 $ 54.23
4$ 52.19 4 $ 52.48 4 $ 55.39 4 $ 57.02
5$ 54.89 $ 9,513.85 $114,166.21 5 $ 55.18 $ 9,564.12 $114,769.41 5 $ 58.25 $10,095.89 $121,150.69 5 $ 59.96 $10,393.07 $124,716.80 1$ 57.47 1 $ 57.76 1 $ 60.98 1 $ 62.79
2$ 60.45 2 $ 60.74 2 $ 64.13 2 $ 66.03
3$ 63.59 3 $ 63.88 3 $ 67.44 3 $ 69.44
4$ 66.89 4 $ 67.18 4 $ 70.93 4 $ 73.03
5$ 70.36 $12,196.36 $146,356.29 5 $ 70.65 $ 12,246.62 $146,959.49 5 $ 74.60 $12,930.75 $155,169.00 5 $ 76.81 $13,313.73 $159,764.80 1$ 56.94 1 $ 57.23 1 $ 60.20 1 $ 61.97
2$ 59.89 2 $ 60.18 2 $ 63.31 2 $ 65.17
3$ 63.00 3 $ 63.29 3 $ 66.58 3 $ 68.54
4$ 66.27 4 $ 66.56 4 $ 70.02 4 $ 72.09
5$ 69.72 $12,084.28 $145,011.36 5 $ 70.01 $ 12,134.55 $145,614.56 5 $ 73.64 $12,764.81 $153,177.78 5 $ 75.82 $13,142.13 $157,705.60 1$ 37.68 1 $ 37.97 1 $ 38.89 1 $ 40.02
2$ 39.62 2 $ 39.91 2 $ 40.88 2 $ 42.07
3$ 41.66 3 $ 41.95 3 $ 42.97 3 $ 44.22
4$ 43.81 4 $ 44.10 4 $ 45.17 4 $ 46.49
5$ 46.07 $ 7,984.84 $ 95,818.11 5 $ 46.36 $ 8,035.11 $ 96,421.31 5 $ 47.49 $ 8,230.96 $ 98,771.52 5 $ 48.88 $ 8,472.53 $101,670.40 1$ 52.15 1 $ 52.44 1 $ 55.35 1 $ 56.98
2$ 54.85 2 $ 55.14 2 $ 58.20 2 $ 59.92
3$ 57.69 3 $ 57.98 3 $ 61.20 3 $ 63.01
4$ 60.68 4 $ 60.97 4 $ 64.36 4 $ 66.26
5$ 63.82 $11,062.72 $132,752.67 5 $ 64.11 $ 11,112.99 $133,355.87 5 $ 67.69 $11,732.73 $140,792.77 5 $ 69.69 $12,079.60 $144,955.20 1$ 55.07 1 $ 55.36 1 $ 58.22 1 $ 59.93
2$ 57.92 2 $ 58.21 2 $ 61.22 2 $ 63.02
3$ 60.92 3 $ 61.21 3 $ 64.38 3 $ 66.28
4$ 64.08 4 $ 64.37 4 $ 67.71 4 $ 69.71
5$ 67.41 $11,683.74 $140,204.90 5 $ 67.70 $ 11,734.01 $140,808.10 5 $ 71.21 $12,343.12 $148,117.46 5 $ 73.32 $12,708.80 $152,505.60 310 Non‐Exempt Util Engr Estimator
219 Non‐Exempt Util Credit/Col Spec
273 Non‐Exempt Util Comp Tech-L
479 Non‐Exempt Util Install/Rep-L
481 Non‐Exempt Util Install/Rep Ast
480 Non‐Exempt Util Install/Rep
486 Non‐Exempt Util Fld Svcs Rep
215 Non‐Exempt Sustainability Programs Administrator
271 Non‐Exempt Util Locator
364 Non‐Exempt Util Mkt Analyst
363 Non‐Exempt Util Key Acct Rep
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 54.10 1 $ 54.39 1 $ 55.72 1 $ 57.35
2$ 56.90 2 $ 57.19 2 $ 58.59 2 $ 60.31
3$ 59.85 3 $ 60.14 3 $ 61.61 3 $ 63.42
4$ 62.95 4 $ 63.24 4 $ 64.79 4 $ 66.70
5$ 66.21 $11,476.95 $137,723.46 5 $ 66.50 $ 11,527.22 $138,326.66 5 $ 68.14 $11,810.38 $141,724.50 5 $ 70.15 $12,159.33 $145,912.00 1$ 88.75 1 $ 89.04 1 $ 91.24 1 $ 93.95
2$ 93.38 2 $ 93.67 2 $ 95.98 2 $ 98.83
3$ 98.25 3 $ 98.54 3 $ 100.97 3 $ 103.97
4$ 103.37 4 $ 103.66 4 $ 106.22 4 $ 109.38
5$ 108.77 $18,852.62 $226,231.46 5 $ 109.06 $ 18,902.89 $226,834.66 5 $ 111.75 $19,370.43 $232,445.20 5 $ 115.08 $19,947.20 $239,366.40 1$ 84.36 1 $ 84.65 1 $ 86.75 1 $ 89.32
2$ 88.75 2 $ 89.04 2 $ 91.25 2 $ 93.96
3$ 93.38 3 $ 93.67 3 $ 95.99 3 $ 98.84
4$ 98.25 4 $ 98.54 4 $ 100.98 4 $ 103.98
5$ 103.38 $17,918.88 $215,026.52 5 $ 103.67 $ 17,969.14 $215,629.72 5 $ 106.23 $18,413.35 $220,960.15 5 $ 109.39 $18,960.93 $227,531.20 1$ 72.17 1 $ 72.46 1 $ 74.23 1 $ 76.44
2$ 75.92 2 $ 76.21 2 $ 78.08 2 $ 80.40
3$ 79.87 3 $ 80.16 3 $ 82.13 3 $ 84.57
4$ 84.03 4 $ 84.32 4 $ 86.39 4 $ 88.96
5$ 88.41 $15,324.40 $183,892.80 5 $ 88.70 $ 15,374.67 $184,496.00 5 $ 90.88 $15,752.53 $189,030.40 5 $ 93.58 $16,220.53 $194,646.40 1$ 59.75 1 $ 60.04 1 $ 63.38 1 $ 65.25
2$ 62.85 2 $ 63.14 2 $ 66.65 2 $ 68.62
3$ 66.11 3 $ 66.40 3 $ 70.10 3 $ 72.17
4$ 69.54 4 $ 69.83 4 $ 73.73 4 $ 75.91
5$ 73.15 $12,679.58 $152,154.91 5 $ 73.44 $ 12,729.84 $152,758.11 5 $ 77.55 $13,441.41 $161,296.96 5 $ 79.84 $13,838.93 $166,067.20 1$ 54.82 1 $ 55.11 1 $ 58.18 1 $ 59.90
2$ 57.66 2 $ 57.95 2 $ 61.18 2 $ 62.99
3$ 60.65 3 $ 60.94 3 $ 64.34 3 $ 66.24
4$ 63.80 4 $ 64.09 4 $ 67.67 4 $ 69.67
5$ 67.11 $11,632.40 $139,588.80 5 $ 67.40 $ 11,682.67 $140,192.00 5 $ 71.17 $12,336.13 $148,033.60 5 $ 73.28 $12,701.87 $152,422.40 1$ 43.35 1 $ 43.64 1 $ 44.71 1 $ 46.02
2$ 45.59 2 $ 45.88 2 $ 47.00 2 $ 48.38
3$ 47.94 3 $ 48.23 3 $ 49.41 3 $ 50.86
4$ 50.42 4 $ 50.71 4 $ 51.95 4 $ 53.48
5$ 53.03 $ 9,191.42 $110,297.05 5 $ 53.32 $ 9,241.69 $110,900.25 5 $ 54.62 $ 9,467.70 $113,612.43 5 $ 56.23 $ 9,746.53 $116,958.40 1$ 42.30 1 $ 42.59 1 $ 44.94 1 $ 46.25
2$ 44.48 2 $ 44.77 2 $ 47.24 2 $ 48.62
3$ 46.77 3 $ 47.06 3 $ 49.67 3 $ 51.12
4$ 49.19 4 $ 49.48 4 $ 52.22 4 $ 53.75
5$ 51.73 $ 8,966.33 $107,595.90 5 $ 52.02 $ 9,016.59 $108,199.10 5 $ 54.91 $ 9,517.27 $114,207.22 5 $ 56.52 $ 9,796.80 $117,561.60 1$ 48.18 1 $ 48.47 1 $ 51.16 1 $ 52.67
2$ 50.67 2 $ 50.96 2 $ 53.79 2 $ 55.38
3$ 53.29 3 $ 53.58 3 $ 56.56 3 $ 58.23
4$ 56.05 4 $ 56.34 4 $ 59.48 4 $ 61.23
5$ 58.96 $10,219.39 $122,632.64 5 $ 59.25 $ 10,269.65 $123,235.84 5 $ 62.55 $10,841.50 $130,097.97 5 $ 64.39 $11,160.93 $133,931.20 1$ 44.32 1 $ 44.61 1 $ 47.10 1 $ 48.49
2$ 46.61 2 $ 46.90 2 $ 49.52 2 $ 50.98
3$ 49.02 3 $ 49.31 3 $ 52.07 3 $ 53.60
4$ 51.55 4 $ 51.84 4 $ 54.75 4 $ 56.36
5$ 54.22 $ 9,398.10 $112,777.18 5 $ 54.51 $ 9,448.37 $113,380.38 5 $ 57.57 $ 9,979.53 $119,754.37 5 $ 59.27 $10,273.47 $123,281.60 1$ 50.52 1 $ 50.81 1 $ 53.66 1 $ 55.23
2$ 53.13 2 $ 53.42 2 $ 56.42 2 $ 58.08
3$ 55.88 3 $ 56.17 3 $ 59.33 3 $ 61.08
4$ 58.77 4 $ 59.06 4 $ 62.39 4 $ 64.23
5$ 61.82 $10,715.47 $128,585.60 5 $ 62.11 $ 10,765.73 $129,188.80 5 $ 65.61 $11,372.57 $136,470.82 5 $ 67.55 $11,708.67 $140,504.00 284 Non‐Exempt Utilities Engineer Estimator Lead
322 Non‐Exempt Util Syst Oper in Training
307 Non‐Exempt Util Syst Oper
233 Non‐Exempt Util Rate Analyst
499 Non‐Exempt Water Sys Oper I
274 Non‐Exempt Volunteer Coord
289 Non‐Exempt Utl Install Repair-Welding Cert
290 Non‐Exempt Utl Install Repair Lead-Welding Cert
509 Non‐Exempt WQC Plt Oper II
500 Non‐Exempt WQC Plt Oper I
507 Non‐Exempt Water Sys Oper II
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Job Code FLSA Job Title
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Salary Schedule Effective 3/22/2025 (MKT + 3% + Med Ben) Effective 12/27/2025 (Med Ben) Effective 1/10/2026 (MKT + 2.5% + Med Ben) Effective 1/9/2027 (3% + Med Ben) 1$ 39.15 1 $ 39.44 1 $ 41.63 1 $ 42.85
2$ 41.16 2 $ 41.45 2 $ 43.76 2 $ 45.04
3$ 43.28 3 $ 43.57 3 $ 46.00 3 $ 47.35
4$ 45.51 4 $ 45.80 4 $ 48.36 4 $ 49.78
5$ 47.86 $ 8,295.70 $ 99,548.38 5 $ 48.15 $ 8,345.97 $100,151.58 5 $ 50.85 $ 8,813.81 $105,765.71 5 $ 52.34 $ 9,072.27 $108,867.20 510 Non‐Exempt WQC Plt Oper Trn
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Job Code Classifications Grade Codes Min Hourly Rate Max Hourly Rate Approx Max Monthly Salary Approx. Max Annual Salary 2076 Utilities Administrative Assistant 0700 $41.46 $55.28 $9,582 $114,983 1002 Assistant Director, Utilites Customer Support Services 0230 $108.13 $144.17 $24,990 $299,874 6 Assistant Director, Electric and Fiber Utilities Utilities 0190 $117.94 $157.24 $27,255 $327,060 1003 Assistant Director, WGW Utilities 0190 $113.89 $151.85 $26,321 $315,848 65 Assistant Director, Utilities Resource Management 0200 $111.21 $148.28 $25,702 $308,423 84 Manager, Utilities Public Communications 0380 $72.36 $96.47 $16,722 $200,658 129 Engineering Manager, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0231 $109.67 $146.22 $25,345 $304,138 120 Engineering Manager, Water, Gas & Wastewater (WGW) Utilities 0231 $103.99 $138.64 $24,031 $288,372 2025 Manager, Utilities Strategic Business Services 0240 $98.35 $131.13 $22,730 $272,751 179 Manager, Utilities Customer Service 0360 $82.76 $110.34 $19,126 $229,508 185 Operations Manager, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0270 $99.05 $132.06 $22,891 $274,685 1114 Manager, Utilities Credit & Collection 0360 $82.76 $110.34 $19,126 $229,508 156 Operations Manager, WGW Utilities 0270 $92.91 $123.87 $21,471 $257,650150 Manager, Utilities Program Services 0350 $76.72 $102.28 $17,729 $212,743 48 Manager, Fiber Optic Utility 0350 $79.42 $105.89 $18,355 $220,252 2020 Utilities Principal Business Analyst 0330 $77.96 $103.93 $18,015 $216,175 13 Utilities Senior Business Analyst 0340 $72.70 $96.93 $16,802 $201,615 188 Principal Engineer, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0291 $95.52 $127.36 $22,076 $264,909 2187 Principal Engineer, WGW Utilities 0291 $90.58 $120.77 $20,934 $251,2022014 Utilities Senior Management Analyst 0350 $66.18 $88.23 $15,294 $183,519 25 Senior Planner, Utilities Resources 0271 $85.12 $113.49 $19,672 $236,060 27 Supervising Project Engineer, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0341 $81.33 $108.43 $18,795 $225,53528 Supervising Project Engineer, WGW Utilities 0341 $78.55 $104.74 $18,155 $217,860 1011 Manager, Utilities Compliance 0291 $90.26 $120.35 $20,861 $250,328 114 Operations Supervisor, WGW Utilities 0680 $80.92 $107.89 $18,701 $224,412 1113 Operations Supervisor, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0680 $89.03 $118.69 $20,573 $246,876 2017 Utilities Safety Officer 0390 $70.27 $93.69 $16,240 $194,876 City of Palo Alto
Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA) Salary Schedule Effective 7/12/2025
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Job Code Classifications Grade Codes Min Hourly Rate Max Hourly Rate Approx Max Monthly Salary Approx. Max Annual Salary 2076 Utilities Administrative Assistant 0700 $42.71 $56.94 $9,870 $118,4361002 Assistant Director, Utilites Customer Support Services 0230 $111.38 $148.50 $25,740 $308,880 6 Assistant Director, Electric and Fiber Utilities Utilities 0190 $121.48 $161.96 $28,074 $336,877 1003 Assistant Director, WGW Utilities 0190 $117.31 $156.41 $27,112 $325,333 65 Assistant Director, Utilities Resource Management 0200 $114.55 $152.73 $26,474 $317,679 84 Manager, Utilities Public Communications 0380 $74.54 $99.37 $17,225 $206,690 129 Engineering Manager, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0231 $112.97 $150.61 $26,106 $313,269 120 Engineering Manager, Water, Gas & Wastewater (WGW) Utilities 0231 $107.11 $142.80 $24,752 $297,024 2025 Manager, Utilities Strategic Business Services 0240 $101.31 $135.07 $23,413 $280,946 179 Manager, Utilities Customer Service 0360 $85.25 $113.66 $19,702 $236,413185 Operations Manager, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0270 $102.03 $136.03 $23,579 $282,943 1114 Manager, Utilities Credit & Collection 0360 $85.25 $113.66 $19,702 $236,413 156 Operations Manager, WGW Utilities 0270 $95.70 $127.59 $22,116 $265,388150 Manager, Utilities Program Services 0350 $79.03 $105.35 $18,261 $219,128 48 Manager, Fiber Optic Utility 0350 $81.81 $109.07 $18,906 $226,866 2020 Utilities Principal Business Analyst 0330 $80.30 $107.05 $18,556 $222,664 13 Utilities Senior Business Analyst 0340 $74.89 $99.84 $17,306 $207,668 188 Principal Engineer, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0291 $98.39 $131.19 $22,740 $272,876 2187 Principal Engineer, WGW Utilities 0291 $93.30 $124.40 $21,563 $258,752 2014 Utilities Senior Management Analyst 0350 $68.17 $90.88 $15,753 $189,031 25 Senior Planner, Utilities Resources 0271 $87.68 $116.90 $20,263 $243,15227 Supervising Project Engineer, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0341 $83.77 $111.69 $19,360 $232,316 28 Supervising Project Engineer, WGW Utilities 0341 $80.91 $107.89 $18,701 $224,412 1011 Manager, Utilities Compliance 0291 $92.97 $123.97 $21,489 $257,858 114 Operations Supervisor, WGW Utilities 0680 $83.35 $111.13 $19,263 $231,151 1113 Operations Supervisor, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0680 $91.71 $122.26 $21,192 $254,301 2017 Utilities Safety Officer 0390 $72.38 $96.51 $16,729 $200,741 City of Palo Alto
Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA) Salary Schedule Effective 7/11/2026 (3% Increase)
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Job Code Classifications Grade Codes Min Hourly Rate Max Hourly Rate Approx Max Monthly Salary Approx. Max Annual Salary 2076 Utilities Administrative Assistant 0700 $44.00 $58.65 $10,166 $121,992 1002 Assistant Director, Utilites Customer Support Services 0230 $114.73 $152.96 $26,514 $318,157 6 Assistant Director, Electric and Fiber Utilities Utilities 0190 $125.13 $166.82 $28,916 $346,986 1003 Assistant Director, WGW Utilities 0190 $120.83 $161.11 $27,926 $335,109 65 Assistant Director, Utilities Resource Management 0200 $117.99 $157.32 $27,269 $327,226 84 Manager, Utilities Public Communications 0380 $76.78 $102.36 $17,743 $212,909 129 Engineering Manager, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0231 $116.36 $155.13 $26,890 $322,671 120 Engineering Manager, Water, Gas & Wastewater (WGW) Utilities 0231 $110.33 $147.09 $25,496 $305,948 2025 Manager, Utilities Strategic Business Services 0240 $104.35 $139.13 $24,116 $289,391 179 Manager, Utilities Customer Service 0360 $87.81 $117.07 $20,293 $243,506185 Operations Manager, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0270 $105.10 $140.12 $24,288 $291,450 1114 Manager, Utilities Credit & Collection 0360 $87.81 $117.07 $20,293 $243,506 156 Operations Manager, WGW Utilities 0270 $98.58 $131.42 $22,780 $273,354150 Manager, Utilities Program Services 0350 $81.41 $108.52 $18,811 $225,722 48 Manager, Fiber Optic Utility 0350 $84.27 $112.35 $19,474 $233,688 2020 Utilities Principal Business Analyst 0330 $82.71 $110.27 $19,114 $229,362 13 Utilities Senior Business Analyst 0340 $77.14 $102.84 $17,826 $213,908 188 Principal Engineer, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0291 $101.35 $135.13 $23,423 $281,071 2187 Principal Engineer, WGW Utilities 0291 $96.10 $128.14 $22,211 $266,532 2014 Utilities Senior Management Analyst 0350 $70.22 $93.61 $16,226 $194,709 25 Senior Planner, Utilities Resources 0271 $90.32 $120.41 $20,872 $250,453 27 Supervising Project Engineer, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0341 $86.29 $115.05 $19,942 $239,304 28 Supervising Project Engineer, WGW Utilities 0341 $83.34 $111.13 $19,263 $231,151 1011 Manager, Utilities Compliance 0291 $95.76 $127.69 $22,133 $265,596 114 Operations Supervisor, WGW Utilities 0680 $85.86 $114.47 $19,842 $238,098 1113 Operations Supervisor, Electric and Fiber Utilities 0680 $94.47 $125.93 $21,828 $261,935 2017 Utilities Safety Officer 0390 $74.56 $99.41 $17,232 $206,773 City of Palo Alto
Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA) Salary Schedule Effective 7/10/2027 (3% Increase)
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Job Code FLSA Status Classifications Grade
Codes
Min Mid Max Min Mid Max
190 Non-Exempt Accountant 690P $45.65 $57.06 $68.48 $94,952 $118,689 $142,439 76 Exempt Administrative Assistant 750P $36.60 $45.75 $54.90 $76,128 $95,160 $114,192 115 Exempt Assistant Chief Building Official 405M $66.04 $82.55 $99.06 $137,364 $171,704 $206,045132 Exempt Assistant Chief of Police 100A $107.89 $134.86 $161.84 $224,412 $280,509 $336,628108 Exempt Assistant City Attorney 165A $82.92 $103.64 $124.37 $172,474 $215,572 $258,690109 Exempt Assistant City Clerk 630M $50.40 $63.00 $75.60 $104,832 $131,040 $157,248107 Exempt Assistant City Manager 20E $107.62 $134.52 $161.43 $223,850 $279,802 $335,775 73 Exempt Assistant Director Administrative Services 120A $89.40 $111.75 $134.10 $185,952 $232,440 $278,928 126 Exempt Assistant Director Community Services 150A $85.62 $107.02 $128.43 $178,090 $222,602 $267,135 1007 Exempt Assistant Director Human Resources 155A $82.81 $103.51 $124.22 $172,245 $215,301 $258,3782032 Exampt Assistant Director Information Technology 150A $85.62 $107.02 $128.43 $178,090 $222,602 $267,1352001 Exempt Assistant Director Library Services 160A $77.36 $96.70 $116.04 $160,909 $201,136 $241,364 10 Exempt Assistant Director Planning & Community Environment 130A $87.07 $108.83 $130.60 $181,106 $226,367 $271,648 143 Exempt Assistant Director Public Works 140A $86.07 $107.58 $129.10 $179,026 $223,767 $268,528 2034 Exempt Assistant Director Sustainability & Climate Action TBD $94.93 $118.66 $142.40 $197,455 $246,813 $296,1922035 Exempt Assistant Fire Marshal TBD $80.84 $101.04 $121.25 $168,148 $210,164 $252,200 168 Exempt Assistant Fleet Manager 585M $50.08 $62.60 $75.12 $104,167 $130,208 $156,250102 Exempt Assistant Manager WQCP 240D $71.28 $89.09 $106.91 $148,263 $185,308 $222,373 30 Exempt Assistant to the City Manager 390M $69.91 $87.38 $104.86 $145,413 $181,751 $218,109 118 Exempt Chief Building Official 290M $84.45 $105.56 $126.68 $175,656 $219,565 $263,495 2008 Exempt Chief Communications Officer 135A $82.36 $102.94 $123.53 $171,309 $214,116 $256,943 112 Exempt Chief Planning Official 220D $75.58 $94.47 $113.37 $157,207 $196,498 $235,810 95 Exempt Chief Procurement Officer 235D $64.63 $80.78 $96.94 $134,431 $168,023 $201,63682 Exempt Chief Transportation Official 140A $87.41 $109.26 $131.12 $181,813 $227,261 $272,73096 Exempt Claims Investigator 660P $44.36 $55.44 $66.53 $92,269 $115,316 $138,38324 Exempt Communication Specialist 615M $47.96 $59.94 $71.93 $99,757 $124,676 $149,61589 Exempt Contracts Administrator 585P $56.21 $70.26 $84.32 $116,917 $146,141 $175,386 186 Non-Exempt Coordinator Library Circulation 675M $45.80 $57.25 $68.70 $95,264 $119,080 $142,896 191 Exempt Fire Marshal 125A $98.24 $122.79 $147.35 $204,340 $255,404 $306,488 11 Exempt Deputy City Attorney 375M $65.16 $81.44 $97.73 $135,533 $169,396 $203,27971 Exempt Deputy City Clerk 720M $39.60 $49.49 $59.39 $82,368 $102,940 $123,53255 Exempt Deputy City Manager 115A $85.48 $106.85 $128.22 $177,799 $222,248 $266,698 195 Exempt Deputy Director Technical Services Division 200D $80.68 $100.84 $121.01 $167,815 $209,748 $251,701 20 Exempt Deputy Fire Chief 110A $102.31 $127.88 $153.46 $212,805 $265,991 $319,19781 Exempt Director Administrative Services/Chief Financial Officer 50E $103.98 $129.97 $155.97 $216,279 $270,338 $324,41872 Exempt Director Community Services 45E $98.90 $123.62 $148.35 $205,712 $257,130 $308,568 1012 Exempt Director Development Services 145A $86.94 $108.67 $130.41 $180,836 $226,034 $271,253 133 Exempt Director Human Resources/Chief People Officer 55E $99.15 $123.93 $148.72 $206,232 $257,775 $309,338128 Exempt Director Information Technology/Chief Information Officer 25E $108.25 $135.31 $162.38 $225,160 $281,445 $337,751131 Exempt Director Libraries 60E $92.64 $115.79 $138.95 $192,692 $240,844 $289,016 2028 Exempt Director of Emergency Medical Services 215D $78.08 $97.60 $117.12 $162,407 $203,008 $243,6102005 Exempt Director Office of Emergency Services 215D $78.08 $97.60 $117.12 $162,407 $203,008 $243,610 49 Exempt Director Office of Management and Budget 120A $89.40 $111.75 $134.10 $185,952 $232,440 $278,928 134 Exempt Director Planning & Community Environment 40E $104.24 $130.30 $156.36 $216,820 $271,024 $325,229135 Exempt Director Public Works/City Engineer 30E $105.57 $131.96 $158.36 $219,586 $274,477 $329,389 City of Palo Alto
Management, Professional and Confidential Salary Schedule Effective 7/12/2025 (3% Increase) Hourly Rate Approx. Annual Salary
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Job Code FLSA Status Classifications Grade
Codes
Min Mid Max Min Mid Max
City of Palo Alto
Management, Professional and Confidential Salary Schedule Effective 7/12/2025 (3% Increase) Hourly Rate Approx. Annual Salary
121 Exempt Director Utilities 10E $130.72 $163.39 $196.07 $271,898 $339,852 $407,826 2002 Exempt Division Head Library Services 260D $67.66 $84.57 $101.49 $140,733 $175,906 $211,100 172 Exempt Division Manager Open Space, Parks & Golf 245D $70.32 $87.89 $105.47 $146,266 $182,812 $219,378 2031 Exempt Division Manager Planning 220D $75.58 $94.47 $113.37 $157,207 $196,498 $235,8101005 Exempt Executive Assistant to the City Manager 705M $41.28 $51.59 $61.91 $85,863 $107,308 $128,773 139 Exempt Fire Chief 35E $117.60 $147.00 $176.40 $244,608 $305,760 $366,912163 Exempt Hearing Officer 480M $57.89 $72.36 $86.84 $120,412 $150,509 $180,628101 Exempt Human Resources Representative 735P $38.65 $48.31 $57.98 $80,392 $100,485 $120,599 90 Exempt Landscape Architect Park Planner 510M $55.16 $68.94 $82.73 $114,733 $143,396 $172,079 2015 Exempt Legal Fellow 755P $48.56 $60.70 $72.84 $101,005 $126,256 $151,508 171 Exempt Management Analyst 585M $50.08 $62.60 $75.12 $104,167 $130,208 $156,250401 Exempt Management Fellow 750P $36.60 $45.75 $54.90 $76,128 $95,160 $114,192 79 Exempt Manager Accounting 235D $68.31 $85.38 $102.46 $142,085 $177,591 $213,117 2007 Exempt Manager Airport 210D $78.34 $97.92 $117.51 $162,948 $203,674 $244,4212023 Exempt Manager Budget 360M $72.45 $90.56 $108.68 $150,696 $188,365 $226,055 38 Exempt Manager Communications 525M $55.48 $69.34 $83.21 $115,399 $144,228 $173,077 154 Exempt Manager Community Services 630M $51.61 $64.51 $77.42 $107,349 $134,181 $161,034169 Exempt Manager Community Services Sr Program 585M $55.41 $69.26 $83.12 $115,253 $144,061 $172,890 1013 Exempt Manager Development Center 495M $62.55 $78.18 $93.82 $130,104 $162,615 $195,146 63 Exempt Manager Economic Development 220D $79.36 $99.20 $119.04 $165,069 $206,336 $247,60444 Exempt Manager Employee Benefits 450M $61.80 $77.25 $92.70 $128,544 $160,680 $192,81645 Exempt Manager Employee Relations & Training 235D $68.31 $85.38 $102.46 $142,085 $177,591 $213,11793 Exempt Manager Environmental Control Program 419M $67.20 $83.99 $100.79 $139,776 $174,700 $209,644 1116 Exempt Manager Facilities 445M $59.35 $74.18 $89.02 $123,448 $154,295 $185,1622030 Exempt Manager Finance 223D $71.67 $89.58 $107.50 $149,074 $186,327 $223,600 127 Exempt Manager Fleet 255D $59.94 $74.92 $89.91 $124,676 $155,834 $187,013 2018 Exempt Manager Human Services 540M $58.15 $72.68 $87.22 $120,952 $151,175 $181,418 32 Exempt Manager Information Technology 230D $69.83 $87.28 $104.74 $145,247 $181,543 $217,860 2006 Exempt Manager Information Technology Security 230D $66.07 $82.58 $99.10 $137,426 $171,767 $206,128 158 Exempt Manager Laboratory Services 495M $61.04 $76.29 $91.55 $126,964 $158,684 $190,424 78 Exempt Manager Library Services 565M $54.72 $68.40 $82.08 $113,818 $142,272 $170,72792 Exempt Manager Maintenance Operations 469M $55.37 $69.21 $83.06 $115,170 $143,957 $172,76526 Exempt Manager Transportation Planning 345M $72.56 $90.70 $108.84 $150,925 $188,656 $226,388 51 Exempt Manager Planning 415M $66.35 $82.93 $99.52 $138,008 $172,495 $207,002 103 Exempt Manager Real Property 235D $64.63 $80.78 $96.94 $134,431 $168,023 $201,636454 Exempt Manager Recruitment Division 235D $68.31 $85.38 $102.46 $142,085 $177,591 $213,117 2011 Exempt Manager Revenue Collections 250D $60.77 $75.96 $91.16 $126,402 $157,997 $189,613 160 Exempt Manager Solid Waste 330M $72.37 $90.46 $108.56 $150,530 $188,157 $225,805 57 Exempt Manager Treasury, Debt & Investments 235D $66.62 $83.27 $99.93 $138,570 $173,202 $207,85586 Exempt Manager Urban Forestry 436M $61.64 $77.04 $92.45 $128,212 $160,244 $192,296 178 Exempt Manager Water Quality Control Plant 205D $80.39 $100.48 $120.58 $167,212 $208,999 $250,807 39 Exempt Manager Watershed Protection 330M $72.37 $90.46 $108.56 $150,530 $188,157 $225,805 1008 Exempt Office of Emergency Services Coordinator 525M $53.83 $67.28 $80.74 $111,967 $139,943 $167,9402024 Exempt Performance Auditor I 750P $36.60 $45.75 $54.90 $76,128 $95,160 $114,192 100 Exempt Performance Auditor II 585M $50.08 $62.60 $75.12 $104,167 $130,208 $156,250 Item 8: Staff Report Pg. 33 Packet Pg. 410 of 1165
Job Code FLSA Status Classifications Grade
Codes
Min Mid Max Min Mid Max
City of Palo Alto
Management, Professional and Confidential Salary Schedule Effective 7/12/2025 (3% Increase) Hourly Rate Approx. Annual Salary
148 Exempt Police Chief 15E $121.39 $151.73 $182.08 $252,492 $315,599 $378,727 2021 Exempt Chief Assistant City Attorney 101A $107.07 $133.83 $160.60 $222,706 $278,367 $334,0482016 Exempt Principal Business Analyst 310M $68.82 $86.02 $103.23 $143,146 $178,922 $214,7199038 Exempt Principal Transportation Engineer TBD $80.06 $100.07 $120.08 $166,525 $208,146 $249,7602029 Exempt Principal Planner 469M $55.81 $69.76 $83.72 $116,085 $145,101 $174,1382003 Exempt Principal Management Analyst 360M $68.55 $85.68 $102.82 $142,584 $178,215 $213,8662009 Exempt Project Manager 570M $56.56 $70.70 $84.84 $117,645 $147,056 $176,4682012 Exempt Public Safety Communications Manager 495M $58.65 $73.31 $87.98 $121,992 $152,485 $182,999 166 Exempt Public Safety Program Manager 585M $50.08 $62.60 $75.12 $104,167 $130,208 $156,250117 Exempt Senior Accountant 525M $60.41 $75.51 $90.62 $125,653 $157,061 $188,490 2013 Exempt Senior Business Analyst - M 420M $64.18 $80.22 $96.27 $133,495 $166,858 $200,242 187 Exempt Senior Engineer 300M $77.06 $96.32 $115.59 $160,285 $200,346 $240,428106 Exempt Senior Executive Assistant 450M $58.48 $73.09 $87.71 $121,639 $152,028 $182,437157 Exempt Senior Human Resources Administrator 545M $52.68 $65.85 $79.02 $109,575 $136,968 $164,362 14 Exempt Senior Management Analyst 465M $58.43 $73.03 $87.64 $121,535 $151,903 $182,292 130 Exempt Senior Performance Auditor 510M $55.16 $68.94 $82.73 $114,733 $143,396 $172,079 444 Exempt Senior Program Manager TBD $66.35 $82.93 $99.52 $138,008 $172,495 $207,002 53 Exempt Senior Project Manager 300M $77.06 $96.32 $115.59 $160,285 $200,346 $240,428 33 Exempt Senior Technologist 420M $66.35 $82.93 $99.52 $138,008 $172,495 $207,002 155 Exempt Superintendent Animal Services 540M $52.56 $65.69 $78.83 $109,325 $136,636 $163,967 83 Exempt Superintendent Community Services 480M $62.65 $78.31 $93.98 $130,312 $162,885 $195,479 1117 Exempt Superintendent Recreation 480M $62.65 $78.31 $93.98 $130,312 $162,885 $195,4792022 Exempt Supervising Librarian 675M $45.98 $57.47 $68.97 $95,639 $119,538 $143,458 161 Exempt Supervisor Facilities Management 600M $48.98 $61.22 $73.47 $101,879 $127,338 $152,818 113 Exempt Supervisor Inspection and Surveying 540M $52.56 $65.69 $78.83 $109,325 $136,636 $163,967327 Exempt Supervisor of Code Enforcement TBD $55.44 $69.30 $83.16 $115,316 $144,144 $172,973146 Exempt Supervisor Warehouse 660M $44.36 $55.44 $66.53 $92,269 $115,316 $138,383181 Exempt Supervisor Water Quality Control Operations 525M $53.83 $67.28 $80.74 $111,967 $139,943 $167,940 2027 Exempt Utilities Chief Operating Officer 60E $114.46 $143.07 $171.69 $238,077 $297,586 $357,116 Confidential
Classifications
905 Non-Exempt Human Resources Technician 830C $32.48 $40.60 $48.72 $67,559 $84,448 $101,338 903 Non-Exempt Legal Secretary-Confidential 820C $33.28 $41.60 $49.92 $69,223 $86,528 $103,834 67 Exempt Secretary to City Attorney 800C $39.35 $49.18 $59.02 $81,848 $102,295 $122,762 1004 Exempt Senior Legal Secretary - Confidential 810C $36.60 $45.75 $54.90 $76,128 $95,160 $114,192 Item 8: Staff Report Pg. 34 Packet Pg. 411 of 1165
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190 Non-Exempt Accountant 690P $47.03 $58.78 $70.54 $97,823 $122,263 $146,724 76 Exempt Administrative Assistant 750P $37.71 $47.13 $56.56 $78,437 $98,031 $117,645 115 Exempt Assistant Chief Building Official 405M $68.03 $85.03 $102.04 $141,503 $176,863 $212,244132 Exempt Assistant Chief of Police 100A $111.13 $138.91 $166.70 $231,151 $288,933 $346,736108 Exempt Assistant City Attorney 165A $85.40 $106.75 $128.10 $177,632 $222,040 $266,448109 Exempt Assistant City Clerk 630M $51.92 $64.89 $77.87 $107,994 $134,972 $161,970107 Exempt Assistant City Manager 20E $110.85 $138.56 $166.28 $230,568 $288,205 $345,863 73 Exempt Assistant Director Administrative Services 120A $92.09 $115.11 $138.14 $191,548 $239,429 $287,332 126 Exempt Assistant Director Community Services 150A $88.20 $110.24 $132.29 $183,456 $229,300 $275,164 1007 Exempt Assistant Director Human Resources 155A $85.30 $106.62 $127.95 $177,424 $221,770 $266,1362032 Exampt Assistant Director Information Technology 150A $88.20 $110.24 $132.29 $183,456 $229,300 $275,1642001 Exempt Assistant Director Library Services 160A $79.69 $99.61 $119.54 $165,756 $207,189 $248,644 10 Exempt Assistant Director Planning & Community Environment 130A $89.68 $112.10 $134.52 $186,535 $233,168 $279,802 143 Exempt Assistant Director Public Works 140A $88.65 $110.81 $132.98 $184,392 $230,485 $276,599 2034 Exempt Assistant Director Sustainability & Climate Action TBD $97.78 $122.22 $146.67 $203,383 $254,218 $305,0742035 Exempt Assistant Fire Marshal TBD $83.27 $104.08 $124.90 $173,202 $216,487 $259,792 168 Exempt Assistant Fleet Manager 585M $51.59 $64.48 $77.38 $107,308 $134,119 $160,951102 Exempt Assistant Manager WQCP 240D $73.42 $91.77 $110.13 $152,714 $190,882 $229,071 30 Exempt Assistant to the City Manager 390M $72.01 $90.01 $108.02 $149,781 $187,221 $224,682 118 Exempt Chief Building Official 290M $86.99 $108.73 $130.48 $180,940 $226,159 $271,399 2008 Exempt Chief Communications Officer 135A $84.83 $106.03 $127.24 $176,447 $220,543 $264,660 112 Exempt Chief Planning Official 220D $77.85 $97.31 $116.78 $161,928 $202,405 $242,903 95 Exempt Chief Procurement Officer 235D $66.57 $83.21 $99.86 $138,466 $173,077 $207,70982 Exempt Chief Transportation Official 140A $90.04 $112.54 $135.05 $187,284 $234,084 $280,90496 Exempt Claims Investigator 660P $45.69 $57.11 $68.54 $95,036 $118,789 $142,56424 Exempt Communication Specialist 615M $49.40 $61.74 $74.09 $102,752 $128,420 $154,10889 Exempt Contracts Administrator 585P $57.90 $72.37 $86.85 $120,432 $150,530 $180,648 186 Non-Exempt Coordinator Library Circulation 675M $47.18 $58.97 $70.77 $98,135 $122,658 $147,202 191 Exempt Fire Marshal 125A $101.19 $126.48 $151.78 $210,476 $263,079 $315,703 11 Exempt Deputy City Attorney 375M $67.12 $83.89 $100.67 $139,610 $174,492 $209,39471 Exempt Deputy City Clerk 720M $40.79 $50.98 $61.18 $84,844 $106,039 $127,25555 Exempt Deputy City Manager 115A $88.05 $110.06 $132.08 $183,144 $228,925 $274,727 195 Exempt Deputy Director Technical Services Division 200D $83.10 $103.87 $124.65 $172,848 $216,050 $259,272 20 Exempt Deputy Fire Chief 110A $105.38 $131.72 $158.07 $219,191 $273,978 $328,78681 Exempt Director Administrative Services/Chief Financial Officer 50E $107.10 $133.87 $160.65 $222,768 $278,450 $334,15272 Exempt Director Community Services 45E $101.87 $127.33 $152.80 $211,890 $264,847 $317,824 1012 Exempt Director Development Services 145A $89.56 $111.94 $134.33 $186,285 $232,836 $279,407 133 Exempt Director Human Resources/Chief People Officer 55E $102.12 $127.65 $153.18 $212,410 $265,512 $318,615128 Exempt Director Information Technology/Chief Information Officer 25E $111.50 $139.37 $167.25 $231,920 $289,890 $347,880131 Exempt Director Libraries 60E $95.42 $119.27 $143.13 $198,474 $248,082 $297,711 2028 Exempt Director of Emergency Medical Services 215D $80.43 $100.53 $120.64 $167,295 $209,103 $250,9322005 Exempt Director Office of Emergency Services 215D $80.43 $100.53 $120.64 $167,295 $209,103 $250,932 49 Exempt Director Office of Management and Budget 120A $92.09 $115.11 $138.14 $191,548 $239,429 $287,332 134 Exempt Director Planning & Community Environment 40E $107.37 $134.21 $161.06 $223,330 $279,157 $335,005 City of Palo Alto
Management, Professional and Confidential Salary Schedule Effective 7/11/2026 (3% Increase) Hourly Rate Approx. Annual Salary
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Job Code FLSA Status Classifications Grade
Codes
Min Mid Max Min Mid Max
City of Palo Alto
Management, Professional and Confidential Salary Schedule Effective 7/11/2026 (3% Increase) Hourly Rate Approx. Annual Salary
135 Exempt Director Public Works/City Engineer 30E $108.74 $135.92 $163.11 $226,180 $282,714 $339,269 121 Exempt Director Utilities 10E $134.64 $168.30 $201.96 $280,052 $350,064 $420,077 2002 Exempt Division Head Library Services 260D $69.69 $87.11 $104.54 $144,956 $181,189 $217,444 172 Exempt Division Manager Open Space, Parks & Golf 245D $72.43 $90.53 $108.64 $150,655 $188,303 $225,972 2031 Exempt Division Manager Planning 220D $77.85 $97.31 $116.78 $161,928 $202,405 $242,9031005 Exempt Executive Assistant to the City Manager 705M $42.52 $53.14 $63.77 $88,442 $110,532 $132,642 139 Exempt Fire Chief 35E $121.13 $151.41 $181.70 $251,951 $314,933 $377,936163 Exempt Hearing Officer 480M $59.64 $74.54 $89.45 $124,052 $155,044 $186,056101 Exempt Human Resources Representative 735P $39.81 $49.76 $59.72 $82,805 $103,501 $124,218 90 Exempt Landscape Architect Park Planner 510M $56.81 $71.01 $85.22 $118,165 $147,701 $177,258 2015 Exempt Legal Fellow 755P $50.03 $62.53 $75.04 $104,063 $130,063 $156,084 171 Exempt Management Analyst 585M $51.59 $64.48 $77.38 $107,308 $134,119 $160,951401 Exempt Management Fellow 750P $37.71 $47.13 $56.56 $78,437 $98,031 $117,645 79 Exempt Manager Accounting 235D $70.36 $87.95 $105.54 $146,349 $182,936 $219,524 2007 Exempt Manager Airport 210D $80.69 $100.86 $121.04 $167,836 $209,789 $251,7642023 Exempt Manager Budget 360M $74.63 $93.28 $111.94 $155,231 $194,023 $232,836 38 Exempt Manager Communications 525M $57.15 $71.43 $85.72 $118,872 $148,575 $178,298 154 Exempt Manager Community Services 630M $53.16 $66.45 $79.74 $110,573 $138,216 $165,860169 Exempt Manager Community Services Sr Program 585M $57.08 $71.34 $85.61 $118,727 $148,388 $178,069 1013 Exempt Manager Development Center 495M $64.43 $80.53 $96.64 $134,015 $167,503 $201,012 63 Exempt Manager Economic Development 220D $81.75 $102.18 $122.62 $170,040 $212,535 $255,05044 Exempt Manager Employee Benefits 450M $63.66 $79.57 $95.49 $132,413 $165,506 $198,62045 Exempt Manager Employee Relations & Training 235D $70.36 $87.95 $105.54 $146,349 $182,936 $219,52493 Exempt Manager Environmental Control Program 419M $69.21 $86.51 $103.82 $143,957 $179,941 $215,946 1116 Exempt Manager Facilities 445M $61.13 $76.41 $91.70 $127,151 $158,933 $190,7362030 Exempt Manager Finance 223D $73.82 $92.27 $110.73 $153,546 $191,922 $230,319 127 Exempt Manager Fleet 255D $61.74 $77.17 $92.61 $128,420 $160,514 $192,629 2018 Exempt Manager Human Services 540M $59.90 $74.87 $89.85 $124,592 $155,730 $186,888 32 Exempt Manager Information Technology 230D $71.92 $89.90 $107.88 $149,594 $186,992 $224,391 2006 Exempt Manager Information Technology Security 230D $68.05 $85.06 $102.08 $141,544 $176,925 $212,327 158 Exempt Manager Laboratory Services 495M $62.87 $78.58 $94.30 $130,770 $163,447 $196,144 78 Exempt Manager Library Services 565M $56.37 $70.46 $84.56 $117,250 $146,557 $175,88592 Exempt Manager Maintenance Operations 469M $57.04 $71.29 $85.55 $118,644 $148,284 $177,94426 Exempt Manager Transportation Planning 345M $74.75 $93.43 $112.12 $155,480 $194,335 $233,210 51 Exempt Manager Planning 415M $68.34 $85.42 $102.51 $142,148 $177,674 $213,221 103 Exempt Manager Real Property 235D $66.57 $83.21 $99.86 $138,466 $173,077 $207,709454 Exempt Manager Recruitment Division 235D $70.36 $87.95 $105.54 $146,349 $182,936 $219,524 2011 Exempt Manager Revenue Collections 250D $62.60 $78.24 $93.89 $130,208 $162,740 $195,292 160 Exempt Manager Solid Waste 330M $74.55 $93.18 $111.82 $155,064 $193,815 $232,586 57 Exempt Manager Treasury 235D $72.05 $90.06 $108.08 $149,864 $187,325 $224,80786 Exempt Manager Urban Forestry 436M $63.49 $79.36 $95.24 $132,060 $165,069 $198,100 178 Exempt Manager Water Quality Control Plant 205D $82.80 $103.50 $124.20 $172,224 $215,280 $258,336 39 Exempt Manager Watershed Protection 330M $74.55 $93.18 $111.82 $155,064 $193,815 $232,586 1008 Exempt Office of Emergency Services Coordinator 525M $55.44 $69.30 $83.16 $115,316 $144,144 $172,973 Item 8: Staff Report Pg. 36 Packet Pg. 413 of 1165
Job Code FLSA Status Classifications Grade
Codes
Min Mid Max Min Mid Max
City of Palo Alto
Management, Professional and Confidential Salary Schedule Effective 7/11/2026 (3% Increase) Hourly Rate Approx. Annual Salary
2024 Exempt Performance Auditor I 750P $37.71 $47.13 $56.56 $78,437 $98,031 $117,645 100 Exempt Performance Auditor II 585M $51.59 $64.48 $77.38 $107,308 $134,119 $160,951148 Exempt Police Chief 15E $125.04 $156.29 $187.55 $260,084 $325,084 $390,104 2021 Exempt Chief Assistant City Attorney 101A $110.28 $137.85 $165.42 $229,383 $286,728 $344,0742016 Exempt Principal Business Analyst 310M $70.89 $88.61 $106.34 $147,452 $184,309 $221,1889038 Exempt Principal Transportation Engineer TBD $82.47 $103.08 $123.70 $171,538 $214,407 $257,2962029 Exempt Principal Planner 469M $57.49 $71.86 $86.24 $119,580 $149,469 $179,3802003 Exempt Principal Management Analyst 360M $70.61 $88.26 $105.92 $146,869 $183,581 $220,3142009 Exempt Project Manager 570M $58.27 $72.83 $87.40 $121,202 $151,487 $181,7922012 Exempt Public Safety Communications Manager 495M $60.41 $75.51 $90.62 $125,653 $157,061 $188,490 166 Exempt Public Safety Program Manager 585M $51.59 $64.48 $77.38 $107,308 $134,119 $160,951117 Exempt Senior Accountant 525M $62.23 $77.78 $93.34 $129,439 $161,783 $194,148 2013 Exempt Senior Business Analyst - M 420M $66.11 $82.63 $99.16 $137,509 $171,871 $206,253 187 Exempt Senior Engineer 300M $79.37 $99.21 $119.06 $165,090 $206,357 $247,645106 Exempt Senior Executive Assistant 450M $60.24 $75.29 $90.35 $125,300 $156,604 $187,928157 Exempt Senior Human Resources Administrator 545M $54.27 $67.83 $81.40 $112,882 $141,087 $169,312 14 Exempt Senior Management Analyst 465M $60.19 $75.23 $90.28 $125,196 $156,479 $187,783 130 Exempt Senior Performance Auditor 510M $56.81 $71.01 $85.22 $118,165 $147,701 $177,258 444 Exempt Senior Program Manager TBD $68.34 $85.42 $102.51 $142,148 $177,674 $213,221 53 Exempt Senior Project Manager 300M $79.37 $99.21 $119.06 $165,090 $206,357 $247,645 33 Exempt Senior Technologist 420M $68.34 $85.42 $102.51 $142,148 $177,674 $213,221 155 Exempt Superintendent Animal Services 540M $54.14 $67.67 $81.21 $112,612 $140,754 $168,917 83 Exempt Superintendent Community Services 480M $64.53 $80.66 $96.80 $134,223 $167,773 $201,344 1117 Exempt Superintendent Recreation 480M $64.53 $80.66 $96.80 $134,223 $167,773 $201,3442022 Exempt Supervising Librarian 675M $47.36 $59.20 $71.04 $98,509 $123,136 $147,764 161 Exempt Supervisor Facilities Management 600M $50.45 $63.06 $75.68 $104,936 $131,165 $157,415 113 Exempt Supervisor Inspection and Surveying 540M $54.14 $67.67 $81.21 $112,612 $140,754 $168,917327 Exempt Supervisor of Code Enforcement TBD $57.11 $71.38 $85.66 $118,789 $148,471 $178,173146 Exempt Supervisor Warehouse 660M $45.69 $57.11 $68.54 $95,036 $118,789 $142,564181 Exempt Supervisor Water Quality Control Operations 525M $55.44 $69.30 $83.16 $115,316 $144,144 $172,973 2027 Exempt Utilities Chief Operating Officer 60E $117.90 $147.37 $176.85 $245,232 $306,530 $367,848 Confidential
Classifications
905 Non-Exempt Human Resources Technician 830C $33.46 $41.82 $50.19 $69,597 $86,986 $104,396 903 Non-Exempt Legal Secretary-Confidential 820C $34.28 $42.85 $51.42 $71,303 $89,128 $106,954 67 Exempt Secretary to City Attorney 800C $40.53 $50.66 $60.80 $84,303 $105,373 $126,464 1004 Exempt Senior Legal Secretary - Confidential 810C $37.71 $47.13 $56.56 $78,437 $98,031 $117,645 Item 8: Staff Report Pg. 37 Packet Pg. 414 of 1165
Job Code FLSA Status Classifications Grade
Codes
Min Mid Max Min Mid Max
190 Non-Exempt Accountant 690P $48.44 $60.55 $72.66 $100,756 $125,944 $151,133 76 Exempt Administrative Assistant 750P $38.84 $48.55 $58.26 $80,788 $100,984 $121,181 115 Exempt Assistant Chief Building Official 405M $70.08 $87.59 $105.11 $145,767 $182,188 $218,629132 Exempt Assistant Chief of Police 100A $114.47 $143.08 $171.70 $238,098 $297,607 $357,136108 Exempt Assistant City Attorney 165A $87.97 $109.96 $131.96 $182,978 $228,717 $274,477109 Exempt Assistant City Clerk 630M $53.48 $66.84 $80.21 $111,239 $139,028 $166,837107 Exempt Assistant City Manager 20E $114.18 $142.72 $171.27 $237,495 $296,858 $356,242 73 Exempt Assistant Director Administrative Services 120A $94.86 $118.57 $142.29 $197,309 $246,626 $295,964 126 Exempt Assistant Director Community Services 150A $90.84 $113.55 $136.26 $188,948 $236,184 $283,421 1007 Exempt Assistant Director Human Resources 155A $87.86 $109.82 $131.79 $182,749 $228,426 $274,1242032 Exampt Assistant Director Information Technology 150A $90.84 $113.55 $136.26 $188,948 $236,184 $283,4212001 Exempt Assistant Director Library Services 160A $82.08 $102.60 $123.12 $170,727 $213,408 $256,090 10 Exempt Assistant Director Planning & Community Environment 130A $92.38 $115.47 $138.57 $192,151 $240,178 $288,226 143 Exempt Assistant Director Public Works 140A $91.32 $114.14 $136.97 $189,946 $237,412 $284,898 2034 Exempt Assistant Director Sustainability & Climate Action TBD $100.72 $125.89 $151.07 $209,498 $261,852 $314,2262035 Exempt Assistant Fire Marshal TBD $85.77 $107.21 $128.66 $178,402 $222,997 $267,613 168 Exempt Assistant Fleet Manager 585M $53.14 $66.42 $79.71 $110,532 $138,154 $165,797102 Exempt Assistant Manager WQCP 240D $75.63 $94.53 $113.44 $157,311 $196,623 $235,956 30 Exempt Assistant to the City Manager 390M $74.18 $92.72 $111.27 $154,295 $192,858 $231,442 118 Exempt Chief Building Official 290M $89.60 $112.00 $134.40 $186,368 $232,960 $279,552 2008 Exempt Chief Communications Officer 135A $87.38 $109.22 $131.07 $181,751 $227,178 $272,626 112 Exempt Chief Planning Official 220D $80.19 $100.23 $120.28 $166,796 $208,479 $250,183 95 Exempt Chief Procurement Officer 235D $68.57 $85.71 $102.86 $142,626 $178,277 $213,94982 Exempt Chief Transportation Official 140A $92.74 $115.92 $139.11 $192,900 $241,114 $289,34996 Exempt Claims Investigator 660P $47.07 $58.83 $70.60 $97,906 $122,367 $146,84824 Exempt Communication Specialist 615M $50.88 $63.60 $76.32 $105,831 $132,288 $158,74689 Exempt Contracts Administrator 585P $59.64 $74.55 $89.46 $124,052 $155,064 $186,077 186 Non-Exempt Coordinator Library Circulation 675M $48.60 $60.74 $72.89 $101,088 $126,340 $151,612 191 Exempt Fire Marshal 125A $104.23 $130.28 $156.34 $216,799 $270,983 $325,188 11 Exempt Deputy City Attorney 375M $69.13 $86.41 $103.70 $143,791 $179,733 $215,69671 Exempt Deputy City Clerk 720M $42.01 $52.51 $63.02 $87,381 $109,221 $131,08255 Exempt Deputy City Manager 115A $90.70 $113.37 $136.05 $188,656 $235,810 $282,984 195 Exempt Deputy Director Technical Services Division 200D $85.60 $106.99 $128.39 $178,048 $222,540 $267,052 20 Exempt Deputy Fire Chief 110A $108.55 $135.68 $162.82 $225,784 $282,215 $338,66681 Exempt Director Administrative Services/Chief Financial Officer 50E $110.32 $137.89 $165.47 $229,466 $286,812 $344,17872 Exempt Director Community Services 45E $104.92 $131.15 $157.38 $218,234 $272,792 $327,351 1012 Exempt Director Development Services 145A $92.24 $115.30 $138.36 $191,860 $239,824 $287,789 133 Exempt Director Human Resources/Chief People Officer 55E $105.19 $131.48 $157.78 $218,796 $273,479 $328,183128 Exempt Director Information Technology/Chief Information Officer 25E $114.85 $143.56 $172.28 $238,888 $298,605 $358,343131 Exempt Director Libraries 60E $98.28 $122.85 $147.42 $204,423 $255,528 $306,634 2028 Exempt Director of Emergency Medical Services 215D $82.84 $103.55 $124.26 $172,308 $215,384 $258,4612005 Exempt Director Office of Emergency Services 215D $82.84 $103.55 $124.26 $172,308 $215,384 $258,461 49 Exempt Director Office of Management and Budget 120A $94.86 $118.57 $142.29 $197,309 $246,626 $295,964 134 Exempt Director Planning & Community Environment 40E $110.60 $138.24 $165.89 $230,048 $287,540 $345,052 City of Palo Alto
Management, Professional and Confidential Salary Schedule Effective 7/10/2027 (3% Increase) Hourly Rate Approx. Annual Salary
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Job Code FLSA Status Classifications Grade
Codes
Min Mid Max Min Mid Max
City of Palo Alto
Management, Professional and Confidential Salary Schedule Effective 7/10/2027 (3% Increase) Hourly Rate Approx. Annual Salary
135 Exempt Director Public Works/City Engineer 30E $112.00 $140.00 $168.00 $232,960 $291,200 $349,440 121 Exempt Director Utilities 10E $138.68 $173.35 $208.02 $288,455 $360,568 $432,682 2002 Exempt Division Head Library Services 260D $71.79 $89.73 $107.68 $149,324 $186,639 $223,975 172 Exempt Division Manager Open Space, Parks & Golf 245D $74.60 $93.25 $111.90 $155,168 $193,960 $232,752 2031 Exempt Division Manager Planning 220D $80.19 $100.23 $120.28 $166,796 $208,479 $250,1831005 Exempt Executive Assistant to the City Manager 705M $43.80 $54.74 $65.69 $91,104 $113,860 $136,636 139 Exempt Fire Chief 35E $124.77 $155.96 $187.16 $259,522 $324,397 $389,293163 Exempt Hearing Officer 480M $61.43 $76.78 $92.14 $127,775 $159,703 $191,652101 Exempt Human Resources Representative 735P $41.01 $51.26 $61.52 $85,301 $106,621 $127,962 90 Exempt Landscape Architect Park Planner 510M $58.52 $73.15 $87.78 $121,722 $152,152 $182,583 2015 Exempt Legal Fellow 755P $51.53 $64.41 $77.30 $107,183 $133,973 $160,784 171 Exempt Management Analyst 585M $53.14 $66.42 $79.71 $110,532 $138,154 $165,797401 Exempt Management Fellow 750P $38.84 $48.55 $58.26 $80,788 $100,984 $121,181 79 Exempt Manager Accounting 235D $72.48 $90.59 $108.71 $150,759 $188,428 $226,117 2007 Exempt Manager Airport 210D $83.12 $103.89 $124.67 $172,890 $216,092 $259,3142023 Exempt Manager Budget 360M $76.87 $96.08 $115.30 $159,890 $199,847 $239,824 38 Exempt Manager Communications 525M $58.87 $73.58 $88.30 $122,450 $153,047 $183,664 154 Exempt Manager Community Services 630M $54.76 $68.45 $82.14 $113,901 $142,376 $170,852169 Exempt Manager Community Services Sr Program 585M $58.80 $73.49 $88.19 $122,304 $152,860 $183,436 1013 Exempt Manager Development Center 495M $66.36 $82.95 $99.54 $138,029 $172,536 $207,044 63 Exempt Manager Economic Development 220D $84.20 $105.25 $126.30 $175,136 $218,920 $262,70444 Exempt Manager Employee Benefits 450M $65.57 $81.96 $98.36 $136,386 $170,477 $204,58945 Exempt Manager Employee Relations & Training 235D $72.48 $90.59 $108.71 $150,759 $188,428 $226,11793 Exempt Manager Environmental Control Program 419M $71.29 $89.11 $106.94 $148,284 $185,349 $222,436 1116 Exempt Manager Facilities 445M $62.97 $78.71 $94.46 $130,978 $163,717 $196,4772030 Exempt Manager Finance 223D $76.04 $95.04 $114.05 $158,164 $197,684 $237,224 127 Exempt Manager Fleet 255D $63.60 $79.49 $95.39 $132,288 $165,340 $198,412 2018 Exempt Manager Human Services 540M $61.70 $77.12 $92.55 $128,336 $160,410 $192,504 32 Exempt Manager Information Technology 230D $74.08 $92.60 $111.12 $154,087 $192,608 $231,130 2006 Exempt Manager Information Technology Security 230D $70.10 $87.62 $105.15 $145,808 $182,250 $218,712 158 Exempt Manager Laboratory Services 495M $64.76 $80.94 $97.13 $134,701 $168,356 $202,031 78 Exempt Manager Library Services 565M $58.07 $72.58 $87.10 $120,786 $150,967 $181,16892 Exempt Manager Maintenance Operations 469M $58.75 $73.43 $88.12 $122,200 $152,735 $183,29026 Exempt Manager Transportation Planning 345M $77.00 $96.24 $115.49 $160,160 $200,180 $240,220 51 Exempt Manager Planning 415M $70.40 $87.99 $105.59 $146,432 $183,020 $219,628 103 Exempt Manager Real Property 235D $68.57 $85.71 $102.86 $142,626 $178,277 $213,949454 Exempt Manager Recruitment Division 235D $72.48 $90.59 $108.71 $150,759 $188,428 $226,117 2011 Exempt Manager Revenue Collections 250D $62.60 $78.24 $93.89 $130,208 $162,740 $195,292 160 Exempt Manager Solid Waste 330M $76.79 $95.98 $115.18 $159,724 $199,639 $239,575 57 Exempt Manager Treasury 235D $74.22 $92.77 $111.33 $154,378 $192,962 $231,56786 Exempt Manager Urban Forestry 436M $65.40 $81.75 $98.10 $136,032 $170,040 $204,048 178 Exempt Manager Water Quality Control Plant 205D $85.29 $106.61 $127.94 $177,404 $221,749 $266,116 39 Exempt Manager Watershed Protection 330M $76.79 $95.98 $115.18 $159,724 $199,639 $239,575 1008 Exempt Office of Emergency Services Coordinator 525M $57.11 $71.38 $85.66 $118,789 $148,471 $178,173 Item 8: Staff Report Pg. 39 Packet Pg. 416 of 1165
Job Code FLSA Status Classifications Grade
Codes
Min Mid Max Min Mid Max
City of Palo Alto
Management, Professional and Confidential Salary Schedule Effective 7/10/2027 (3% Increase) Hourly Rate Approx. Annual Salary
2024 Exempt Performance Auditor I 750P $38.84 $48.55 $58.26 $80,788 $100,984 $121,181 100 Exempt Performance Auditor II 585M $53.14 $66.42 $79.71 $110,532 $138,154 $165,797148 Exempt Police Chief 15E $128.79 $160.98 $193.18 $267,884 $334,839 $401,815 2021 Exempt Chief Assistant City Attorney 101A $113.60 $141.99 $170.39 $236,288 $295,340 $354,4122016 Exempt Principal Business Analyst 310M $73.02 $91.27 $109.53 $151,882 $189,842 $227,8239038 Exempt Principal Transportation Engineer TBD $84.95 $106.18 $127.42 $176,696 $220,855 $265,0342029 Exempt Principal Planner 469M $59.22 $74.02 $88.83 $123,178 $153,962 $184,7672003 Exempt Principal Management Analyst 360M $72.73 $90.91 $109.10 $151,279 $189,093 $226,9282009 Exempt Project Manager 570M $60.02 $75.02 $90.03 $124,842 $156,042 $187,2632012 Exempt Public Safety Communications Manager 495M $62.23 $77.78 $93.34 $129,439 $161,783 $194,148 166 Exempt Public Safety Program Manager 585M $53.14 $66.42 $79.71 $110,532 $138,154 $165,797117 Exempt Senior Accountant 525M $64.10 $80.12 $96.15 $133,328 $166,650 $199,992 2013 Exempt Senior Business Analyst - M 420M $68.09 $85.11 $102.14 $141,628 $177,029 $212,452 187 Exempt Senior Engineer 300M $81.76 $102.19 $122.63 $170,061 $212,556 $255,071106 Exempt Senior Executive Assistant 450M $62.04 $77.55 $93.06 $129,044 $161,304 $193,565157 Exempt Senior Human Resources Administrator 545M $55.90 $69.87 $83.85 $116,272 $145,330 $174,408 14 Exempt Senior Management Analyst 465M $62.00 $77.49 $92.99 $128,960 $161,180 $193,420 130 Exempt Senior Performance Auditor 510M $58.52 $73.15 $87.78 $121,722 $152,152 $182,583 444 Exempt Senior Program Manager TBD $70.40 $87.99 $105.59 $146,432 $183,020 $219,628 53 Exempt Senior Project Manager 300M $81.76 $102.19 $122.63 $170,061 $212,556 $255,071 33 Exempt Senior Technologist 420M $70.40 $87.99 $105.59 $146,432 $183,020 $219,628 155 Exempt Superintendent Animal Services 540M $55.77 $69.71 $83.66 $116,002 $144,997 $174,013 83 Exempt Superintendent Community Services 480M $66.47 $83.08 $99.70 $138,258 $172,807 $207,376 1117 Exempt Superintendent Recreation 480M $66.47 $83.08 $99.70 $138,258 $172,807 $207,3762022 Exempt Supervising Librarian 675M $48.79 $60.98 $73.18 $101,484 $126,839 $152,215 161 Exempt Supervisor Facilities Management 600M $51.97 $64.96 $77.96 $108,098 $135,117 $162,157 113 Exempt Supervisor Inspection and Surveying 540M $55.77 $69.71 $83.66 $116,002 $144,997 $174,013327 Exempt Supervisor of Code Enforcement TBD $58.83 $73.53 $88.24 $122,367 $152,943 $183,540146 Exempt Supervisor Warehouse 660M $47.07 $58.83 $70.60 $97,906 $122,367 $146,848181 Exempt Supervisor Water Quality Control Operations 525M $57.11 $71.38 $85.66 $118,789 $148,471 $178,173 2027 Exempt Utilities Chief Operating Officer 60E $121.44 $151.80 $182.16 $252,596 $315,744 $378,893 Confidential
Classifications
905 Non-Exempt Human Resources Technician 830C $34.47 $43.08 $51.70 $71,698 $89,607 $107,536 903 Non-Exempt Legal Secretary-Confidential 820C $35.32 $44.14 $52.97 $73,466 $91,812 $110,178 67 Exempt Secretary to City Attorney 800C $41.75 $52.18 $62.62 $86,840 $108,535 $130,250 1004 Exempt Senior Legal Secretary - Confidential 810C $38.84 $48.55 $58.26 $80,788 $100,984 $121,181 Item 8: Staff Report Pg. 40 Packet Pg. 417 of 1165
Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual 1 43.49 $ 1 $ 45.13 1 $ 46.83
2 45.78 $ 2 $ 47.50 2 $ 49.29
3 48.19 $ 3 $ 50.00 3 $ 51.88
4 50.73 $ 4 $ 52.63 4 $ 54.61
5 53.40 $ 5 $ 55.40 5 $ 57.48
6 56.21 $ $ 13,640.29 $ 163,683.52 6 $ 58.32 $ 14,152.32 $ 169,827.84 6 $ 60.51 $ 14,683.76 $ 176,205.12 1 46.46 $ 1 $ 48.21 1 $ 50.02
2 48.91 $ 2 $ 50.75 2 $ 52.65
3 51.48 $ 3 $ 53.42 3 $ 55.42
4 54.19 $ 4 $ 56.23 4 $ 58.34
5 57.04 $ 5 $ 59.19 5 $ 61.41
6 60.04 $ $ 14,569.71 $ 174,836.48 6 $ 62.30 $ 15,118.13 $ 181,417.60 6 $ 64.64 $ 15,685.97 $ 188,231.68 1 55.51 $ 1 $ 57.60 1 $ 59.76
2 58.43 $ 2 $ 60.63 2 $ 62.91
3 61.50 $ 3 $ 63.82 3 $ 66.22
4 64.74 $ 4 $ 67.18 4 $ 69.71
5 68.15 $ 5 $ 70.72 5 $ 73.38
6 71.74 $ $ 17,408.91 $ 208,906.88 6 $ 74.44 $ 18,064.11 $ 216,769.28 6 $ 77.24 $ 18,743.57 $ 224,922.88 1 58.26 $ 1 $ 60.45 1 $ 62.73
2 61.33 $ 2 $ 63.63 2 $ 66.03
3 64.56 $ 3 $ 66.98 3 $ 69.50
4 67.96 $ 4 $ 70.51 4 $ 73.16
5 71.54 $ 5 $ 74.22 5 $ 77.01
6 75.30 $ $ 18,272.80 $ 219,273.60 6 $ 78.13 $ 18,959.55 $ 227,514.56 6 $ 81.06 $ 19,670.56 $ 236,046.72 1 60.88 $ 1 $ 63.17 1 $ 65.55
2 64.08 $ 2 $ 66.49 2 $ 69.00
3 67.45 $ 3 $ 69.99 3 $ 72.63
4 71.00 $ 4 $ 73.67 4 $ 76.45
5 74.74 $ 5 $ 77.55 5 $ 80.47
6 78.67 $ $ 13,636.13 $ 163,633.60 6 $ 81.63 $ 14,149.20 $ 169,790.40 6 $ 84.70 $ 14,681.33 $ 176,176.00 1 65.02 $ 1 $ 67.46 1 $ 69.99
2 68.44 $ 2 $ 71.01 2 $ 73.67
3 72.04 $ 3 $ 74.75 3 $ 77.55
4 75.83 $ 4 $ 78.68 4 $ 81.63
5 79.82 $ 5 $ 82.82 5 $ 85.93
6 84.02 $ $ 14,563.47 $ 174,761.60 6 $ 87.18 $ 15,111.20 $ 181,334.40 6 $ 90.45 $ 15,678.00 $ 188,136.00 1 77.72 $ 1 $ 80.64 1 $ 83.66
2 81.81 $ 2 $ 84.88 2 $ 88.06
3 86.12 $ 3 $ 89.35 3 $ 92.69
4 90.65 $ 4 $ 94.05 4 $ 97.57
5 95.42 $ 5 $ 99.00 5 $ 102.71
6 100.44 $ $ 17,409.60 $ 208,915.20 6 $ 104.21 $ 18,063.07 $ 216,756.80 6 $ 108.12 $ 18,740.80 $ 224,889.601 81.61 $ 1 $ 84.67 1 $ 87.86 2 85.91 $ 2 $ 89.13 2 $ 92.48
3 90.43 $ 3 $ 93.82 3 $ 97.35
4 95.19 $ 4 $ 98.76 4 $ 102.47
5 100.20 $ 5 $ 103.96 5 $ 107.86
6 105.47 $ $ 18,281.47 $ 219,377.60 6 $ 109.43 $ 18,967.87 $ 227,614.40 6 $ 113.54 $ 19,680.27 $ 236,163.20 International Association of Fire Fighters
Salary Schedule
642 Non‐exempt NS 40‐HR TRAINING CAPTAIN
635 Non‐exempt NS FIRE CAPTAIN
634 Non‐exempt NS FIRE APPARATUS OP637 Non‐exempt NS FIRE FIGHTER 603 Non‐exempt SH FIRE INSPECTOR602 Non‐exempt SH FIRE CAPTAIN 601 Non‐exempt SH FIRE APPARATUS OP604 Non‐exempt SH FIRE FIGHTER Job Code FLSA SH/NS Job Title
Effective 7/12/2025
3% Increase
Effective First Full Pay Period
Following July 1, 2026
(7/11/2026)

3.75% Increase
Effective First Full Pay Period
Following July 1, 2027
(7/10/2027)

3.75% Increase
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Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual International Association of Fire Fighters
Salary Schedule
Job Code FLSA SH/NS Job Title
Effective 7/12/2025
3% Increase
Effective First Full Pay Period
Following July 1, 2026
(7/11/2026)

3.75% Increase
Effective First Full Pay Period
Following July 1, 2027
(7/10/2027)

3.75% Increase
1 81.61 $ 1 $ 84.67 1 $ 87.86
2 85.91 $ 2 $ 89.13 2 $ 92.48
3 90.43 $ 3 $ 93.82 3 $ 97.35
4 95.19 $ 4 $ 98.76 4 $ 102.47
5 100.20 $ 5 $ 103.96 5 $ 107.86
6 105.47 $ $ 18,281.47 $ 219,377.60 6 $ 109.43 $ 18,967.87 $ 227,614.40 6 $ 113.54 $ 19,680.27 $ 236,163.20 1 69.18 $ 1 $ 71.76 1 $ 74.47
2 72.82 $ 2 $ 75.54 2 $ 78.39
3 76.65 $ 3 $ 79.52 3 $ 82.52
4 80.68 $ 4 $ 83.71 4 $ 86.86
5 84.93 $ $ 14,721.20 $ 176,654.40 5 $ 88.12 $ 15,274.13 $ 183,289.60 5 $ 91.43 $ 15,847.87 $ 190,174.40 1 81.61 $ 1 $ 84.67 1 $ 87.86
2 85.91 $ 2 $ 89.13 2 $ 92.48
3 90.43 $ 3 $ 93.82 3 $ 97.35
4 95.19 $ 4 $ 98.76 4 $ 102.47
5 100.20 $ 5 $ 103.96 5 $ 107.86
6 105.47 $ $ 18,281.47 $ 219,377.60 6 $ 109.43 $ 18,967.87 $ 227,614.40 6 $ 113.54 $ 19,680.27 $ 236,163.20 Step Rate Monthly Annual Step Rate Monthly Annual
1 30.40 $ 1 $ 31.53
2 32.00 $ 2 $ 33.19
3 33.68 $ 3 $ 34.94
4 35.45 $ 4 $ 36.78
5 37.32 $ $ 6,468.80 $ 77,625.60 5 $ 38.72 $ 6,711.47 $ 80,537.601 35.76 $ 1 $ 37.10 2 37.64 $ 2 $ 39.05
3 39.62 $ 3 $ 41.11
4 41.71 $ 4 $ 43.27
5 43.90 $ $ 7,609.33 $ 91,312.00 5 $ 45.55 $ 7,895.33 $ 94,744.00 609 Non‐exempt NS

SINGLE ROLE PARAMEDIC
(Non‐Sworn)
Effective 6/15/2026
607 Non‐exempt NS

SINGLE ROLE EMT
(Non‐Sworn)
Effective First Full Pay Period
Following July 1, 2027
(7/10/2027)

3.75% Increase
Job Code FLSA SH/NS Job Title
663 Non‐exempt NS Fire Inspector (Non‐Sworn)
646 Non‐exempt NS HAZ MAT INSPECTOR636 Non‐exempt NS FIRE INSPECTOR Item 8: Staff Report Pg. 42 Packet Pg. 419 of 1165

SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AND
LOCAL 1319, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
The City of Palo Alto and Local 1319 have met and conferred in good faith and hereby agree to modify their existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to add the non-sworn classification of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic to the bargaining unit represented by IAFF Local 1319.

The parties further agree that, during the term of this MOA, they will meet at the request of either party to discuss or address any unintended consequences resulting from the inclusion of the Non-Sworn EMT and Non-Sworn Paramedic classifications, including but not limited to impacts on operations, work and vacation schedules, staffing, or other effects on sworn positions within the bargaining unit. If City Council takes action to increase the size of the Single Role program, one impact the parties may discuss is whether a standalone agreement outlining separate wages, hours, and working conditions is appropriate.

Through mutual agreement, the City of Palo Alto (City) and Local 1319, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) (collectively known as “the parties”) hereby agree to amend the following articles of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the parties to include the Non-Sworn classifications of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic as recognized positions within IAFF Local 1319:

Article I - Recognition
Section 1. Recognition. The City recognizes the Union as the exclusive representative of an employee group consisting solely of the classifications of Fire Apparatus Operator, Fire Fighter, Fire Captain, Fire Captain (forty-hour assignment), Fire Inspector Sworn and Non-Sworn, and Hazmat Inspector and NonSworn Emergency Medical Technician and Non-Sworn Paramedic, who are regularly employed by the City and others as amended into the representation unit from time to time under existing law and the Merit System Rules and Regulations.

Article VI – Probationary Period
Section 1. Tentative and Subject to Probationary Period. All original appointments to regular or parttime municipal service positions shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period. With the exception of the Inspectors and Non-Sworn EMT and Paramedic classifications, this probationary period shall include the fire training academies and an additional fourteen (14) to sixteen (16) months after completion of the academies (including inhouse academy), excluding time off for extended leaves of absence. The probationary period will end at the sooner of 16 months or the completion of all probationary testing, inclusive of driver II certification.

All original appointments to Fire Inspector (Sworn or Non-Sworn), Non-Sworn EMT and Non-Sworn Paramedic classifications shall serve a twelve (12) month probationary period, commencing with the first day of employment in the classification. Promotion from a non-sworn to a sworn position will be subject to the applicable Probationary Period as an original appointment.

Item 8
Attachment D - Amended
Salary Schedule for
International Association of
Fire Fighters (IAFF) and
corresponding Side Letters
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BETWEEN

THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AND
LOCAL 1319, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS

ARTICLE VII - SALARY PROVISIONS
Section 1. Base Wage Rates.

The top step base wage for the Non-Sworn EMT and Non-Sworn Paramedic classification will be as follows and have a 5-step series with approximately 5% between each step.

Non-Sworn EMT: Top Step: $37.32
Non-Sworn Paramedic: Top Step: $43.90
During the term of the MOA, these classifications will only be eligible to receive the salary increases scheduled for the first full pay period following July 1, 2027 (3.75%).

Total Compensation and Survey Database
Management and the Union have agreed to a compensation survey database structure. Survey Cities include: Alameda, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Menlo Park Fire District, Milpitas, Mountain View, Redwood City, Pleasanton, San Jose, San Mateo, San Ramon Fire District, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County and South San Francisco. Compensation Criteria includes: top step salary, maximum longevity, maximum education, uniform allowance, EMT differential, Hazmat differential, deferred compensation, employee pick up of employer pension costs (Negative EPMC), and maximum City paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD, and EAP). The database is intended to provide one source of information concerning how the compensation paid to employees in bargaining unit job classifications compares to that paid by other employees.

With the addition of the Non-Sworn EMT and Paramedic classifications, the parties acknowledge that the above agreed upon survey database may have limited applicability to the new established classifications. Neither Management nor IAFF is obligated to conduct a separate compensation survey unless mutually agreed. The consideration of compensation comparability for these classifications may be addressed in future negotiations for a successor agreement.

Section 3. Salary Steps
…
Employees in the Fire Inspector (Non-Sworn) classifications shall be entitled to a merit increase in the pay range upon successful completion of twelve (12) months of service, so long as they receive a satisfactory performance evaluation. The date of such increase shall be the first full day of the pay period in which the time requirements have been met. following the evaluation date. …
Item 8
Attachment D - Amended
Salary Schedule for
International Association of
Fire Fighters (IAFF) and
corresponding Side Letters
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BETWEEN

THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AND
LOCAL 1319, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS

ARTICLE VIII - PAY DIFFERENTIALS
Non-Sworn EMT and Non-Sworn Paramedic classifications will only be eligible to receive Section 3.

Bilingual Pay.

Article IX – HOLIDAYS
Section 2. Conditions
a. Personnel assigned to a 40-hour work schedule, and Non-Sworn EMT and Non-Sworn Paramedic classifications will receive paid holiday in accordance with Sections 517 and 518 of the Merit System Rules and Regulations.
b. Non-Sworn EMT and Non-Sworn Paramedics required to work on a fixed holiday shall be paid time and one-half for such work in addition to their regular holiday pay.

Article X –OVERTIME COMPENSATION
Section 2. Work Period and Scheduling for Non-Sworn EMT and Non-Sworn Paramedic.

Employees shall be assigned to one of two rotating shifts, each consisting of twelve-(12)_hour shifts.

Employees shall receive overtime compensation in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state law. Additional overtime procedures and operational guidelines including the regular work week, shift scheduling shall be addressed in department policy.

Article XX – Retirement Benefits
Section 2
Miscellaneous Employee Share:

Employees in Miscellaneous Pension Group A shall pay the full eight percent (8%) employee contribution. Employees in Miscellaneous Pension Group B shall pay the full seven percent (7%) employee contribution. Employees in Miscellaneous Pension Group C shall pay the employee contribution required by the Public Employees Pension Reform Act, calculated at fifty percent (50%) of the normal cost.

Section 3.

Miscellaneous Employer Share:

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Salary Schedule for
International Association of
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BETWEEN

THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AND
LOCAL 1319, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Miscellaneous employees in Groups A-C shall pay an additional two (2) percent of the employer share toward the employer cost of retirement in accordance with Section 20516 of the California Government Code.

Article XXII - VACATION ACCRUAL
Section 1. Accrual Rate. All eligible fire suppression persons shall accrue vacation at the following rate for continuous service performed in a pay status. Non-shift representation unit employees and NonSworn EMTs and Non-Sworn Paramedics, shall accrue the 40-hour equivalent--one shift equals sixteen hours.

ARTICLE XXIV – USE OF VACATION
For Non-Sworn EMT and Non-Sworn Paramedics, the rule of vacation scheduling and approvals (Section

1. and Section 2) shall be determined by the Fire Department’s Internal Policies.

ARTICLE XXVII – WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Section 1. ...

Additional information on Workers’ Compensation Benefits can be found in the City’s Policy and Procedure 3-03
Section 2. Industrial Temporary Disability For Non-Sworn Employees a) While temporarily disabled, non-sworn employees shall be entitled to use accrued sick leave for the first three (3) days following the date of injury and thereafter shall be paid full base salary for a period of not to exceed fifty-seven (57) calendar days, unless hospitalized, in which case employees shall be paid full base salary for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from date of injury.
b) For any temporary disability continuing beyond the time limits set forth in (a) above, employees shall be paid two-thirds (66 2/3%) of their full base salary at the time of injury for the duration of such temporary disability in conformance with the State law. c) During the period of temporary disability, an employee's eligibility for health, dental, life, LTD, or other insured program will continue with City contributions at the same rate as for active employees. In case of Subsection (a) above, the employee will continue to accrue vacation and sick leave benefits. In the case of Subsection (b), sick leave and vacation benefits shall not be accrued.

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Salary Schedule for
International Association of
Fire Fighters (IAFF) and
corresponding Side Letters
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SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AND
LOCAL 1319, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
For the Association: For the City:

Date Date
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International Association of
Fire Fighters (IAFF) and
corresponding Side Letters
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Proposed Side Letter of Agreement
City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association Effective July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028
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Attachment E - Side letter
for Palo Alto Fire Chief’s
Association (FCA) and
International Association of
Fire Fighters (IAFF) re
Holidays
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City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association Proposed Side Letter of Agreement: July 1, 2025 – July 30, 2028