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Council authorizes city manager to execute trilateral MOU to pursue land swap, park expansion and 100% affordable housing

East Palo Alto City Council · February 24, 2026
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Summary

City manager sought authorization to sign a nonbinding trilateral Memorandum of Understanding with San Mateo County and EPA Can Do to advance a land-swap option that could yield an expanded MLK Park and roughly 60+ units of 100% affordable housing; council approved authorization to execute the MOU.

City Manager Melvin Gaines asked council to authorize him to execute a nonbinding trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with San Mateo County and EPA Can Do. Gaines said the MOU would create a structured, phased approach to move forward on a long-discussed land swap: the city would grant an option on 1266 Beach Street while the county would grant an option on 2277 University Avenue (currently county-occupied reentry center), and EPA Can Do would pursue…

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