City Council - Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

Award Contract for Street Sweeping Services

Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to award to and negotiate and execute an agreement with SCA of CA, LLC (SCA), in a form approved by the City Attorney, for a term of three years, with the option for two (2), one-year extensions, in an amount not-to-exceed $417,982.75.

City Council Meeting Minutes

Recommendation: Adopt September 1, 2026, City Council Meeting minutes for the Regular and Special Meeting

Proclamation Of the City of East Palo Alto Joining America the Entrepreneurial and Celebrating East Palo Alto the Entrepreneurial

Recommendation: Accept the proclamation.

CLOSED SESSION

PUBLIC COMMENT

ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND RECONVENE TO THE EAST PALO ALTO SANITARY DISTRICT MEETING

Cash Disbursement Report for August 2026

Recommendation: Accept the cash disbursement report required pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 6794.

Addendum 2 to Palo Alto RWQCP Partner Agreement

Recommendation: EPASD Board adopt a resolution to amend the partner agreement between EPASD and the Palo Alto RWQCP with the proposed Addendum 2 presented here within.

EPASD PUBLIC COMMENT

ADJOURN EAST PALO ALTO SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AND RECONVENE TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Measure JJ Anti-Displacement Program Utilization Report

Recommendation: Receive special presentations from WeHOPE, Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto (CLSEPA) and Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County (Legal Aid SMC), Samaritan House, and East Palo Alto Community Alliance and Neighborhood Development Organization (EPACANDO) on the use of Measure JJ anti-displacement funds, launched in 2026.

Youth Commission Introductions

Recommendation: Introduce the inaugural members of the Youth Commission

Reimagine Dumbarton Presentation

Recommendation: Receive an update from Samtrans staff on the Reimagine Dumbarton project

Rent Stabilization Board Appointments

Recommendation: Make board/committee appointments to the Rent Stabilization Board (RSB); and appoint applicants for Regular or Alternate Seats for the body using the selection process recommended by staff.

Inclusionary Housing Alternative Compliance Option for West Bayshore-Newell Improvements at Woodland Park (“West Bayshore-Newell Improvements”) Residential Project at 1-9 Newell Court, APNs 063-513-820, 063-513-880, and additional locations, described herein.

Recommendation: Adopt a resolution: 1) Finding and determining that the proposed alternative, as set forth in Attachment 2 of the staff report, for the West Bayshore-Newell Improvements residential development project at 1-9 Newell Court (APNs 063-513-820 and 063-513-880) and other locations described herein (“Project”), to provide 124 rental units, deed-restricted at 80 percent of Area Median Income (“AMI”) meets the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (“IHO”) requirements under Section 18.37.080 of the East Palo Alto Municipal Code (“EPAMC”) based on reasons offered by the applicant or other substantial evidence provided at the public hearing; 2) Providing direction on the replacement of rent-stabilized units that are or were occupied by households with incomes above lower income, as authorized by California Government Code Section 65915(c)(3)(C), by selecting one of the following options: a. Require that each such unit be replaced with a unit of equivalent size that is made available at affordable rent to, and occupied by, low-income households, subject to a recorded regulatory agreement with a term of at least 55 years under Government Code Section 65915(c)(3)(C)(i), and in perpetuity to the extent required by EPAMC Section 18.48.220(D); or b. Require that each such unit be replaced as a unit subject to the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (“RSO”), EPAMC Chapter 14.04, under a recorded regulatory agreement with the City as required by EPAMC Section 18.48.220(D), as described in the Analysis section of this report; and 3) Directs staff to include the selected option as a recommended condition of approval in the Project entitlement resolution to be presented to the Planning Commission. Replacement units for currently rent-stabilized units occupied by lower-income households, including units presumed to be occupied by lower-income households under Government Code Section 65915(c)(3)(B), must be deed-restricted under state law and as such are not subject to local agency discretion; and 4) Finding that the action being considered does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15378(b)(4) and (5) in that it is a governmental fiscal, organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.

Inclusionary Housing Alternative Compliance Option for the O’Keefe-Manhattan Improvements at Woodland Park (“O’Keefe-Manhattan Improvements”) Residential Project at 300 O’Keefe Street, APN 063-441-240, and additional locations, described herein.

Recommendation: Adopt a resolution: 1) Finding and determining that the proposed inclusionary housing alternative, as set forth in Attachment 2 of the staff report, for the O'Keefe-Manhattan Improvements residential development project at 300 O'Keefe Street, APN 063-441-240, and additional locations described herein ("Project"), to provide 172 rental units, deed-restricted at 80% of Area Median Income ("AMI"), meets the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance ("IHO") requirements under Section 18.37.080 of the East Palo Alto Municipal Code ("EPAMC") based on reasons offered by the applicant or other substantial evidence provided at the public hearing. 2) Providing direction on the replacement of rent-stabilized units that are or were occupied by households with incomes above lower income, as authorized by California Government Code Section