March 21, 2026 - City Council

Menlo Park City Council · March 23, 2026

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Opening; logistics and introductions

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Mayor Betsy Nash opened the special council workshop, described hybrid participation rules, interpretation services and public comment time limits, and introduced council members and staff present in chambers (Mayor Betsy Nash; Vice Mayor Jennifer Wise; council members Drew Combs, Cecilia Taylor, Jeff Schmidt; city manager Justin Murphy; assistant city manager Steven Stolte; city attorney Nira Doherty; city clerk Judy Heron; chief of police Dave Norris).

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Menlo Park City Council held a hybrid special workshop on March 21, 2026, to set city priorities and review the citys fiscal outlook; staff presented a financial forecast showing a structural deficit driven by reduced state vehicle license fee backfill, and council agreed to schedule a study session on public safety after public comment raised burglary concerns in Belle Haven and District 5.

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