August 11th, 2025
Call to Order
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Council Member Questions, Comments, and Announcements
Study Session
- 4256 El Camino Real [25PLN-00095]. Request for Council Prescreening to Rezone the Subject Property from Commercial Services to Planned Community/Planned Home Zoning and to Allow Construction of a Multi-Family Apartment Complex with 120 Units in a Six-Story Structure on a 25,950-Square-Foot (0.6 Acre) Site. CEQA Status: Not a Project.
Location Map
Zoning Comparison Table
Applicant’s Description Letter
2023 Neighbor Comments
Neighbor Comments on Prescreening Application
Project Plans
Public Comment
Staff Presentation
Applicants Presentation
2. 332 Forest Avenue [25PLN-00130]. Request for Council Prescreening to Rezone the Subject Property from Multifamily Residential (RM-40) to Planned Home Zoning (PHZ) and to Allow Construction of a New Multi-Family Apartment Complex with 82 units in an Eight-Story Structure on a 25,000 Square Foot (0.57 Acre) Site. CEQA Status: Not a Project.
Location Map
Zoning Comparison Table
Applicant’s Description Letter
Project Plans
Public Comment
Staff Presentation
Applicants Presentation
Consent Calendar
3. Approval of Minutes from June 9, June 16, and June 17, 2025 Meetings
4. Ordinance Adopting the 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Issued by the State Fire Marshal.
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto adopting the 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Issued by the State Fire Marshal.
5. Adoption of Memorandums of Agreement with the Palo Alto Police Officers’ Association (PAPOA) and the Palo Alto Police Managers Association (PMA) for Terms Ending June 30, 2028, and Corresponding Salary Schedules; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
MOA – PAPOA
Salary Schedule – PAPOA
MOA – PMA
Salary Schedule – PMA
Public Comment
6. Adoption of a Resolution Establishing Fiscal Year 2026 Property Tax Levy for General Obligation Bonds (Measure N Libraries).
Resolution Establishing FY 2024-25 Property Tax Levy
Exhibit A – General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series 2013 2022A, & 2022B Tax Rate Calculation Based on 2024-25 Assessed Values
7. Adopt a Resolution to Modify Evergreen Park-Mayfield Residential Preferential Parking Program Employee Permit Allotment and Zone Revisions and Create New Two-Hour Parking Areas Adjacent to El Camino Real; CEQA Status: Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301.
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending and Restating Resolution 10185
Item 7 Public Comment
8. Adopt a Council Chambers Use Policy as recommended by the Policy and Services Committee and Adopt an Ordinance Adding Use of Council Chambers Fees to the FY 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule; CEQA status.
Council Chambers Use Policy
Council Chambers Use Request and Use Agreement
Ordinance Amending the FY 2026 Muni Fee Schedule to Add New Fee
9. Approval of Five (5) On-Call Consulting Contracts to Provide Long Term Planning Policy Development support for the Planning and Development Services over a Five-Year Term, as needed: 1) Aaron Welch Planning, 2) Ascent Environmental, Inc. 3) Lexington Planning LLC, 4) PlaceWorks, Inc., 5) Raimi & Associates Inc. in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000; CEQA Status: Not a Project.
C25193458 – Aaron Welch Planning
C25193458A – Ascent Environmental, Inc.
C25193458B – Lexington Planning LLC
C25193458C – PlaceWorks, Inc
C25193458D – Raimi & Associates, Inc.
Item 9 Public Comment
10. Approval of Increase of Construction Contingency for Contract No. C24189237 with SAK Construction, LCC in the amount of $1,800,000, Funded by the Wastewater Treatment Enterprise Fund for the Joint Intercepting Sewer Rehabilitation (Phase 1) Project (WQ 24000), and Approval of a Budget Amendment in the Wastewater Treatment Fund; CEQA Status – Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Repairs to Existing Facilities).
Site Map Showing the Pipe Alignment and Project Phases
Partner Agencies Cost Share Summary
11. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. C22182051 with EPI-USE Labs LLC to Increase the Compensation by $939,675 for the City’s AWS Cloud and SAP Basis Support Services and Extending the Term by 12 months to December 31, 2026; CEQA status – exempt under 15061(b)(3).
EPI-USE Labs Contract, C22182051 Amendment No. 1
12. Approval of Amendment #1 to Contract C23184669A With LifeMoves to Extend the Contract by Two Years Through July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027 in the Amount of $512,377 for a Total Contract Value Not To Exceed $972,377 for the Provision of Homeless Outreach Service; and Amend the FY 2026 Budget in the General Fund and the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Grant Fund; CEQA Status – Not A Project.
Amendment 1 LifeMoves Contract C23184669A
Stanford University Revenue Agreement Pledge
Item 12 Public Comment
13. QUASI-JUDICIAL. 3150 El Camino Real [24PLN-00231]: Approval of a Vesting Tentative Map to Merge Five Parcels Together to Create One 111,030-Square-Foot Parcel to Facilitate Construction of 368 New Residential Rental Units. CEQA Status: Streamlined CEQA Review in Accordance with Section 15183. Zoning District: CS (Service Commercial).
Location Map
Draft Record of Land Use Action
Link to Project Plans and CEQA Analysis
Supplemental Report
Revised Record of Land Use Action
14. FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance to align chair and vice chair selection language for the Parks and Recreation Commission (Palo Alto Municipal Code Ch. 2.25) and the Architectural Review Board (Palo Alto Municipal Code Ch. 2.21) with the City’s other Boards, Commissions, and Committees (BCCs); and Adoption of a Resolution doing the same for the Storm Water Management Oversight Committee – CEQA Status: Not a Project
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 2.21 (Architectural Review Board) and Chapter 2.25 (Parks and Recreation Commission) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Amend Procedures for Electing a Chair and Vice Chair
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending and Restating Resolution 10200 for the Storm Water Management Oversight Committee
15. FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Adding PAMC Chapter 16.15 to Restate Procedures for Expedited Permitting of Electric Vehicle Charging Systems to Comply with State Law. CEQA Status: Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
Ordinance Expedited Permitting Process for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
City Manager Comments
Presentation
Action Items
16. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of Objections for Weed Abatement Assessments; and Adoption of Resolution Confirming the Weed Abatement Report and Ordering Abatement Costs to be a Special Assessment on the Properties Specified in the Report; CEQA status – categorically exempt.
Resolution Confirming 2025 Weed Abatement Program Assessment Report
Weed Abatement Summary and Timeline
17. Approval of Resolutions Amending the Amended and Restated Water Supply Agreement Between the City and County of San Francisco and Wholesale Customers in Alameda County, San Mateo County and Santa Clara County and the Updated Tier 2 Drought Response Implementation Plan; CEQA Status: Not a Project and Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15307, 15308.
Resolution Amending the Amended and Restated Water Supply Agreement
Resolution Approving the Updated Tier 2 Drought Allocation Implementation Plan
Redlines of the Water Supply Agreement Amendments
CLEAN Water Supply Agreement Amendments
Staff Presentation
Adjournment
