Attend the Jan. 14 City Council meeting

Published on January 06, 2025

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Join the Jan. 14 City Council meeting to provide feedback and/or listen as City Council continues its review from Nov. 19, 2024, to explore development on up to three of the City-owned downtown parking lots. City Council will potentially take action on a declaration of Parking Plazas 1, 2 and 3 as exempt surplus land and a draft request for qualifications (RFQ) that prioritizes development of affordable housing and replacement public parking, and allows for a mix of uses such as ground-floor retail, commercial space and market-rate residential units.

This initiative stems from the City's 2023-2031 Housing Element, which identified eight downtown parking lots as potential sites to help meet Menlo Park's regional housing needs allocation. Specifically, Housing Element program H4.G outlines a plan to develop at least 345 affordable housing units on a combination of downtown parking lot sites.

To learn more about the types of development possible on the downtown parking lots, the Housing Element, replacement parking and more, review the FAQ section at menlopark.gov/downtowndevelopment. You can also subscribe to project updates at this site.

Meeting details, including the start time and agenda materials, are available at menlopark.gov/agendas.