January 27, 2026 - City Council

Menlo Park City Council · January 27, 2026

0:00/0m

0:00

Opening, roll call and Brown Act instructions

Presentation

0:04 → 3:42(3m 38s)

Mayor Betsy Nash opened the Jan. 27 City Council meeting, introduced Councilmembers present (Vice Mayor Jennifer Wise; Councilmembers Drew Combs, Jeff Schmidt; Councilmember Cecilia Taylor participating remotely) and staff (City Manager Justin Murphy; Assistant City Manager Stephen Stolte; City Attorney Neera Doherty; City Clerk Judy Herron). Staff outlined remote participation and roll-call voting procedures under Government Code 54953 and the Brown Act updates.

Keywords:

Speakers:

The Menlo Park City Council held a hybrid regular meeting on Jan. 27, 2026. Major items included a study session on the Middle Avenue pedestrian/bicycle rail crossing project with debate over a $56–65 million tunnel and funding gaps, approval of the annual audited financial report, and adoption of a public meeting accessibility policy.

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Transcript

Unlock the transcript with a paid subscription