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

3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
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

 

15. PUBLIC HEARING:  Report on City Vacancies and Recruitment Efforts, Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2561; CEQA Status – Not a Project.

Staff Presentation

PD Labor Union Presentation

IAFF Labor Union Presentation

 

Council Member  Questions, Comments, and Announcements 

 

Study Session

4. City Manager Transmittal of the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets

Presentation

Public Comment

 

Consent Calendar

5. Approval of Minutes from April 13, April 15, and April 20, 2026 Meeting

 

City Manager Comments

Presentation

Action Items

15. PUBLIC HEARING:  Report on City Vacancies and Recruitment Efforts, Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2561; CEQA Status – Not a Project.

Staff Presentation

PD Labor Union Presentation

IAFF Labor Union Presentation

14. Receive Update and Provide Direction to Staff on the Implementation of Senate Bill 79 (SB 79) and Work Related to the Downtown Housing Plan. CEQA Status: Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15262.

Staff Presentation

Public Comment

Adjournment