March 9th, 2026

 

Call to Order

Closed Session

AA1. Public Employee Appointment
Title: City Attorney
Authority: Gov. Code Section 54957(b)
Public Comment

 

Special Orders of the Day

1. Proclamation Recognizing March 2026 as Youth Arts Month

 

Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions

 

Public Comment

 

Council Member Questions, Comments, and Announcements

 

Study Session

3. 51 Encina Avenue [25PLN-00312]. Request for Council Prescreening for a Zoning Text Amendment to Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 18 (Zoning) Section 18.18.070 (Floor Area Bonuses) and Section 18.18.080 (Transfer of Development Rights) to Expand Floor Area and Transfer of Development Right Benefits to Category 1 and 2 Buildings on the City’s Historic Inventory in the CS Zone District. CEQA Status: Not a Project.

Location Map

Applicant’s Description Letter

Project Plans

Staff Presentation

 

Consent Calendar

3. Approval of Minutes from February 23, 2026 Meeting

4. Appointment of 2026 Emergency Standby Council

5. Adoption of a Resolution Setting the Regular Meeting Times at 4:00pm for the Finance Committee and 6:00pm for the Policy & Services Committee; CEQA status – not a project.

Resolution Changing Standing Committee Regular Meeting Times

6. Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC) Annual Report to Council for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025)

SUMC Annual Report FY 2025

Weblinks to Prior SUMC Annual Reports

SUMC Development Agreement Section 5 Compliance Table

Supplement to the Annual Report

7. Approval of Professional Services Contract No. C26194015 with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $795,965 for Design and Outreach Services for the City Park-Green Stormwater Infrastructure Project for the period of March 9, 2026 through March 31, 2028; CEQA Status – Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15306 Item Removed Off Agenda

8. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. C23185922 with Kittelson & Associates, INC. to Increase Compensation by $17,000 to $350,945 and to Extend the Term for an Additional Six Months Through December 31, 2026, for the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan Update; CEQA status – exempt under Public Resource Code section 21080.20.

 

City Manager Comments

Presentation

 

Action Items

10. Receive Update and Provide Direction to Staff on the Implementation of Senate Bill 79 (2025) and Work Related to the Downtown Housing Plan. CEQA Status: Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15262. Item Removed Off Agenda

11. Approval of City Council Values (as Recommended by Policy & Services Committee), 2026 Objectives, Ad Hoc Purpose Statements, and Committee Workplans

City Council 2026 Priorities Objectives- Group 1

City Council 2026 Priorities Objectives- Group 2

Staff Not Recommended Objectives

2026 Ad Hoc Committee Purpose Statements

Policy Services Committee Workplan

Finance Committee Workplan

Draft BREA Strategy

Public Comment

Staff Presentation

Closed Session 

12. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—POTENTIAL LITIGATION (four cases)
Subject: Initiation of litigation in four cases, United States v. Minnesota, US District Court for the District of Minnesota, Case No. 25-CV-3798; United States v. City of Rochester, US District Court for the Western District of New York, Case No. 6:25-cv-06226-FPG-MJP; United States v. City of Newark, et al., US District Court for the District of New Jersey, Case No. 2:25-cv-05081-EP-AME; United States v. City of New York, et al., US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Case No. 1:25-cv-04084.
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)

Adjournment