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250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto CA 94301
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Phone: 650-329-2571
Fax: 650-328-3631
Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 7:30-5:30pm
Fri: 8-5pm (Closed Alt Fri)
Mayor and City Council

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John Barton
Council Member

Patrick Burt
Council Member

Peter Drekmeier
Mayor

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Sid Espinosa
Council Member

Yoriko Kishimoto
Council Member

Larry Klein
Council Member

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Jack Morton
Vice Mayor

Greg Schmid
Council Member

Yiaway Yeh
Council Member

city.council@cityofpaloalto.org

Current agendas are posted at the Downtown Library.

The terms of the Mayor and Vice-Mayor are for one year and expire at the first meeting in January. The General Municipal Election is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in odd-numbered years. Council terms are for four years. The next General Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

Regular Council meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first three Mondays of each month.  Meetings are cablecast live in most cases (and replayed) on Government Channel 26 or 29 and broadcast via KZSU Radio, 90.1 FM.  Video streaming of Council meetings may be accessed at http://www.communitymediacenter.net/  Call Community Media Center at 650-494-8686 for exact times of replays. See Tentative Council Agenda in the Palo Alto Weekly on the Fridays preceding the City Council meetings. Agendas are also available on the City Webpage under Agendas/Minutes/Reports.  Agendas are also posted at the Downtown Library on Thursday evenings.
    
    
Mayor's 2009 State of the City Address

    
Important Links

City Council's Top Priorities
These are the City Council's Top Priorities for the Year.
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Know Your City Council and Elected Officials
Find out who is on the City Council, who your elected and appointed officials are, how to reach a Department head or who has been appointed to the various boards and commissions in Palo Alto.
( roster of local, regional, state and federal officials )
[more]

View the Municipal Code
The online version of the Municipal Code is updated several times per year.
[more]

Contact the City Council
How to contact the City Council
( visit the mayor and city council home page )
[more]

Minutes/Agendas/Reports
The Agendas/Minutes/Reports section of the City of Palo Alto website, is a list of links to documents related to the City Council, Boards and Commissions, and City Manager Reports.
( visit know zone for city agendas/minutes/reports )
[more]

Video Tapes of Council Meetings
As a cost-saving measure, the City Clerk's Office will no longer offer copies of videotaped City meetings for purchase.
[more]

The Top 5 Workplan For Years 2005-07
Council Priorities 2005-2007
[more]

Public Participation in Council Meetings
It is the policy of the council that members of the public shall have the opportunity to speak to any regular or special meeting agenda item before final action.
[more]

City Council Agendas/Minutes
What was the City Council vote on Alma Plaza? What happened at the meeting the first week of June? It’s all here.
( view city council minutes and agendas )
[more]

Standby Emergency Council
Council Appointed Standby Members
[more]

City Council and Mayor
City Council Procedures Handbook
City Council Procedural Rules
Revision Date: 01/15/2009
City Council Protocols
City Council Protocols
Revision Date: 07/08/2008
Government Channel Programming, Channels 26 and 29
Revision Date: 05/11/2006
New City Manager
New City Manager of Palo Alto Named
New City Manager of Palo Alto Named
Revision Date: 06/26/2008
State of the City Address
State of the City Address 2008
Revision Date: 03/04/2008
State of the City Address 2007
Revision Date: 03/19/2007
State of the City Address 2006
Revision Date: 03/27/2006
State of the City Address 2005
Revision Date: 02/28/2005
State of the City Address 2004
Revision Date: 03/09/2004
State of the City Address 2003
Revision Date: 04/28/2003
State of the City Address 2002
Revision Date: 04/03/2002
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