May 4th, 2026
Call to Order
Special Orders of the Day
1. Proclamation of May 2026 as Affordable Housing Month. CEQA Status: Not a project.
Closed Session
2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-POTENTIAL LITIGATION
Subject: Potential litigation regarding 156 North California Avenue,
as set forth in letter(s) from Holland & Knight LLP dated September 3, 2025
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Number of potential cases: 1, as Defendant
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8.
Property: 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto (Informally known as the Cubberley Site)
Negotiating Party: Palo Alto Unified School District City Negotiators:
(Ed Shikada, Kiely Nose, Kristen O’Kane, Lauren Lai)
Subject of Negotiations: Purchase, Exchange, and/or Lease, Price and Terms of Payment
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Council Member Questions, Comments, and Announcements
Study Session
4. City Manager Transmittal of the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets
Consent Calendar
City Manager Comments
Action Items
Adjournment


















