May 12th, 2025
Call to Order
Special Orders of the Day
- Proclamations Honoring Ella Cohen – California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Champion, and Angelina Jiang – State Runner Up.
2. Proclamation Recognizing National Police Week as May 11-17, 2025, and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day as May 15, 2025.
3. Review List of Applicants and Select Candidates to Interview for the Architectural Review Board (ARB) Vacancies; CEQA Status: Not a project.
Architectural Review Board Initial and Extended Applications-Redacted
Supplemental Report
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Council Member Questions, Comments, and Announcements
Study Session
4. FY 2026 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget – Finance Committee Update and Council Budget Discussion.
Late Packet Report
Staff Presentation
Public Comment
5. Discussion of Strategies for the Use of Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Electric and Gas Cap and Trade, and Electric and Gas Public Benefits Revenues; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
Summary of State regulations and Council Policies for Cap and Trade, LCFS, and Public Benefits
Cap and Trade, LCFS, and Public Benefits Reserves, Revenues, and Expenses
Proposed Policy on the Use of Electric and Gas Public Benefits Funds
Staff Presentation
Public Comment
Consent Calendar
6. Approve the Office of the City Auditor Quarterly Report for the Period of October – December 2024.
Office of the City Auditor Quarterly Report for FY25, Q2
7. Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC) Annual Report to Council for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24).
SUMC Annual Report FY 24
Weblinks to Prior SUMC Annual Reports
SUMC Development Agreement Section 5 Compliance Table
Supplement to the Annual Report
8. Approval of Professional Services Contract No. C25193532 with Biggs Cardosa Associates Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $750,000 for On-Call Structural Engineering Services for City Structures including Bridges, Buildings, and Other Structures over a Period of Three Years; CEQA status – Not a Project.
Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. Contract C25193532
9. Approval of Two Professional Services Contracts, No. C25192359A with the Embarcadero Media Foundation and C25192359B with San Francisco Daily dba The Daily Post, in an Amount Not to Exceed $425,000 in Total for Legal Advertising Services for a Period of 5 Years; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
Embarcadero Media Foundation, Contract C25192359A
San Francisco Daily dba The Daily Post, Contract C25192359B
City Manager Comments
Presentation
Action Items
10. FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Various Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapters in Title 16 and 18 in Response to Direction from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Regarding State Accessory and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Law. CEQA Status – Exempt From the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
Draft Ordinance (Clean Version)
Draft Ordinance (Annotated)
HCD Response to ADU Ordinance
Staff Response to HCD
Public Comments
Staff Presentation
Public Comment
Adjournment
