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Palo Alto City • 2026-05-18 • 05:30 PM
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Recognizing May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month and May 10, 2026 as AANHPI Mental Health Awareness Day
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SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
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Approval of Construction Contract No. C26197180 with Casey Construction, Inc. in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $544,556 and Authorization for the City Manager or Their Designee to Negotiate and Execute Change Orders for Related Additional but Unforeseen Work
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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Approve Amendment Number 2 to Contract C3780 with Stanford University, to Extend the Contract Term to September 30, 2027 for Public Safety Dispatch Services Provided to the Main Campus of Stanford University
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 4103 Old Trace Road [25PLN-00298]: Request for Approval of a Tentative Map to Allow for the Subdivision of a Vacant 1.02-Acre Lot to Create Nine Residential Lots and One Private Street to Facilitate Construction of Nine New
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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Cubberley Project: Adopt the Cubberley Conceptual Master Plan and a Resolution Adopting the CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigated Monitoring and Reporting Program; Receive the Fourth Round of Community Polling Results; and Provide Direction on
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ACTION ITEMS (Item 13: 6:50 - 7:50 PM, Item 14: 7:50 - 8:50 PM; Item 15: 8:50 - 9:50 PM) Include: Report of
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Update Regarding the Builder’s Remedy Project at 156 California Avenue and Consideration of Adding Lot B (APN 124-28-003) Associated with the Development to the City’s Housing Element Sites Inventory.
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ACTION ITEMS (Item 13: 6:50 - 7:50 PM, Item 14: 7:50 - 8:50 PM; Item 15: 8:50 - 9:50 PM) Include: Report of
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FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Various Sections of Title 16 (Building Regulations) and Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Implement Retail Vitality Policies in the Comprehensive Plan, including changes to the Zoning Map for
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ACTION ITEMS (Item 13: 6:50 - 7:50 PM, Item 14: 7:50 - 8:50 PM; Item 15: 8:50 - 9:50 PM) Include: Report of
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Approval of Minutes from May 4, 2026 Meeting
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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The City published the Final IS-MND on April 9, 2026.
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ACTION ITEMS (Item 13: 6:50 - 7:50 PM, Item 14: 7:50 - 8:50 PM; Item 15: 8:50 - 9:50 PM) Include: Report of
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2026 Council Priorities & Objectives Q1 Update
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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Adoption of a Resolution Vacating a Portion of a Public Utility Easement at 590 Maybell Avenue
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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Adoption of a Resolution for Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act, for Fiscal Year 2027, Providing the Project List for the Street Maintenance Project, Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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Adoption of Resolution Suspending the Levy of Assessments on the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District (BID) Assessment for Fiscal Year 2027
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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Adopt a Resolution Approving Amendment Number 1 to California Board of State and Community Corrections Agreement Number BSCC 1164-23 for Organized Retail Theft Grant to Extend the Term One Year with No Change to the Not-To-Exceed Total
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Borrowing of Funds on an Interim Basis for Improvements to the City's Regional Water Quality Control Plant and Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Revolving Credit Agreement and Related Note
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council
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Approval of Construction Contract No. C26197232 with Selway Construction, Inc. in the Amount Not-to of $261,600 and Authorization for the City Manager or Their Designee to Negotiate and Execute Change Orders for Related Additional but Unforeseen Work that may
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CONSENT CALENDAR (6:20 - 6:25 PM) Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council