May 11th, 2026

 

Call to Order

Special Orders of the Day

1. ​City Employee Years of Service Awards and Proclamation acknowledging Public Service Recognition Week.

 

AA1. Proclamation Recognizing National Police Week as May 10-16, 2026 and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day as May 15, 2026

 

Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions

 

Public Comment

 

Council Member  Questions, Comments, and Announcements 

 

Study Session

4. FY 2027 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget – Finance Committee Update and Council Budget Discussion. CEQA Status – Not a project

Staff Presentation 

Public Comment

 

Consent Calendar

 

City Manager Comments

Presentation

 

Action Items

7. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 3781 El Camino Real [24PLN-00161]: Request for Approval of Major Architectural Review Application to Merge Four Existing Parcels to Create a 63,025 Square-Foot Parcel and to Construct a Seven-Story, Multi-Family Residential Housing Development Project with 183 Units. Thirteen Percent of The Base Units Would be Provided at a Rate Affordable to Low Income. The Project is Proposed in Accordance with Builder’s Remedy (California Government Code Section 65589.5(d)(5)). A Senate Bill 330 Pre-Application was Filed on February 15, 2024. CEQA Status: Exempt Pursuant to Assembly Bill 130 (Public Resources Code Section 21080.66).

Applicant Presentation

 

8. Expedited Evaluation of the Potential Temporary Closure of the Churchill Avenue Rail Crossing, Determination of Next Steps, and CEQA Status – Statutorily and Categorically Exempt.
(Continued Item from 4/15/2026 – On April 15, 2026, the City Council Received Presentations and Public Testimony; The Item is Continued to May 11, 2026 for further Council Discussion, Deliberation, and Potential Action – No Additional Public Testimony Will be Heard on May 11, 2026.)

Public Comment

 

Closed Session

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
Subject: Anne Kramer vs City of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Case No. 25CV461517
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)

Adjournment