May 27th, 2025

 

Call to Order

Special Orders of the Day

1. Interview Candidates for the Vacancies on the Architectural Review Board; CEQA Status – Not a Project.

 

Closed Session

AA1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—POTENTIAL LITIGATION (two cases)
Subject: Initiation of litigation in two cases, American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump, US District Court for the Northern District of California,
Case No. 25-CV-03698 and City and County of San Francisco v. Trump, US District Court for the Northern District of California,
Case No. 25-CV-01350 Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4).

 

Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions

City Manager Comments

Presentation

 

Public Comment

 

Consent Calendar

2. Approval of Minutes from May 12, 2025 Meeting

3. Approval of Professional Services Contract Number C25193676 With Franklin Energy Services LLC, in the Amount Not-to-Exceed $7,054,863 over a three-year term to Administer Turnkey Home Electrification Program as Part of the Advanced Single-Family Electrification Program and Amend the Fiscal Year Budget Appropriation for the Gas Fund; CEQA Status: — Not a Project under CEQA Guidelines 15378(b)(5).

Contract with Franklin Energy; Contract C25193676

4. Adoption of Resolution Suspending the Levy of Assessments on the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District (BID) Assessment for Fiscal Year 2026; CEQA status – not a project.

Resolution Declaring Intention to Not Levy Assessments

5. Approval of Contract Amendment Number 4 to Contract #S20178065 with OIR Group, in the Amount of $40,000 and for a one-year extension to continue Independent Police Auditing Services in Palo Alto. CEQA Status – Not a Project.

OIR Group Contract Amendment No. 4 – Contract S20178065

 

Council Member Questions, Comments, and Announcements

 

Action Items

6. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 4075 El Camino Way [23PLN-00202]: Recommendation on Applicant’s Request for an Amendment to a Planned Community Zone District (PC-5116) to Allow for Modifications to an Existing 121-Unit Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility. The Additions Would Include 16 Additional Assisted Living Units and 172 Square Feet of Additional Support Space. Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Modifications to Existing Facilities). Zoning District: PC-5116 (Planned Community).
(Continued from 5/5/2025 – On May 5, 2025, the Council Received Presentations and Public Testimony; the Item Will be Continued to May 27 for Council Deliberation and Action – No Public Testimony Will be Heard on May 27.) 

Public Comment

 

7. FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Titles 18 (Zoning) and 16 (Building Regulations) to Modify the El Camino Real Focus Area, Implementing Program 3.4E of the Housing Element, and Updating the Housing Incentive Program. CEQA Status: the Addendum to the Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Considered by the City Council on April 15, 2024, Analyzed Potential Environmental Impacts of the 6th Cycle Draft Housing Element Including Program 3.4E.

Amendments to Title 18 to Implement Housing Element Program 3.4E

Hansen Way Special Setbacks

2951 ECR Multifamily Development Letter

Staff Presentation

Public Comment

Adjournment