CITY COUNCIL
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
September 22, 2026
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Community Meeting Room and by virtual teleconference at 5:45 P.M.
Present In Person: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker Present Remotely:
Absent:
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Closed Session
AA1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto (Informally known as the Cubberley Site) Negotiating Party: Palo Alto Unified School District
City Negotiators: Ed Shikada, Kristen O'Kane, Sunny Tong Subject of Negotiations:
Purchase, Exchange, and/or Lease Price and Terms of Payment
1. Public Employee Performance Evaluations
Authority: Cal. Gov. Code section 54957 (b)
Title: City Manager
MOTION: Councilmember Lu moved, seconded by Councilmember Burt to go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council went into Closed Session at 5:46 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 8:12 P.M.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
Sp. City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 09/22/2026
Special Orders of the Day
2. Interview Candidates for Vacancies on the Parks & Recreation Commission (PRC) CEQA Status - Not a Project
NO ACTION
Council reconvened into Closed Session 9:48pm.
Council returned from Closed Session at 11:09 P.M.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 P.M.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor
NOTE: Action minutes are prepared in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC)
2.04.160(a) and (b). Summary minutes (sense) are prepared in accordance with PAMC Section
2.04.160(c). Beginning in January 2018, in accordance with Ordinance No. 5423, the City Council found action minutes and the video/audio recordings of Council proceedings to be the official records of both Council and committee proceedings. These recordings are available on the City’s website.