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  2. Government

    1. City Council
      1. Meet your City Council
      2. Advisory commissions and committees
      3. Agendas and minutes
      4. City Council procedures
      5. Goal setting
      6. Look up your City Council district
      7. Municipal code
      8. Watch public meetings
    2. Advisory commissions and committees
      1. Complete Streets Commission
      2. Environmental Quality Commission
      3. Finance and Audit Committee
      4. Housing Commission
      5. Housing Element Community Engagement and Outreach
      6. Library Commission
      7. Parks and Recreation Commission
      8. Planning Commission
    3. City departments
      1. City Attorney
      2. Administrative Services
        1. Finance
          1. Business license
            1. Business license online application/renewal
            2. Disability access requirements and resources
          2. City budget
            1. Tax revenues by City Council district
          3. Finance and Audit Committee
          4. Labor agreements
          5. Operating reports
          6. Payment reports
          7. Utility user' tax
            1. Utility customers
            2. Utility providers
            3. Utility users' tax ordinance
        2. Human Resources
          1. Employment opportunities
          2. Job classifications
          3. Labor agreements
          4. Salary schedule
        3. Information Technology
          1. Senate Bill 272 - enterprise systems
      3. City Manager's Office
        1. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
        2. City Clerk
          1. City Council
          2. City Council redistricting
            1. 2018 districting process
              1. Background on district elections
          3. Commissions and committees
          4. Elected officials
          5. Elections
            1. 2020 City Council Election
              1. City Council candidates
            2. Election archives
              1. 2018 General Election
                1. 2018 candidate information session documents
              2. 2016 General Election
                1. 2014 City Council candidates
                2. 2016 General Election Information
              3. 2014 General Election
                1. 2014 City Council candidates
          6. FPPC Form 700 notification
          7. Municipal code
          8. Public notices
          9. Public records
        3. City Council
        4. Community survey
        5. Contact us
        6. Sister City program
          1. Bizen, Japan
          2. Changzhou (Xinbei), China
          3. Galway, Ireland
          4. Kochi, India
          5. Student cultural exchange
        7. Sustainability
          1. Climate Action Plan
            1. Electric vehicles
          2. Community Zero Waste Plan
          3. Energy conservation
            1. City solar projects
            2. Energy Upgrade California
            3. Kill A Watt program
            4. Peninsula Clean Energy
          4. Free compost available
          5. Garbage and recycling
            1. Commercial solid waste and recycling services
            2. Household battery and cell phone disposal
            3. Mandatory commercial recycling
            4. Rate assistance
            5. Residential solid waste and recycling services
            6. Shoreway Public Recycling Center
          6. Hazardous waste
            1. Commercial hazardous waste
            2. Less toxic alternatives
            3. Residential hazardous waste
            4. Shoreway Public Recycling Center
          7. Healthy air
          8. Medication disposal
          9. Ordinances
            1. Polystyrene ordinance
            2. Reusable bag ordinance
          10. Reach codes
            1. Cost effectiveness methodology
            2. Reach code administrative guidelines
          11. Sustainable gardens
          12. Water conservation rebates and incentives
          13. Water pollution prevention
        8. Tobacco and vaping regulations
      4. Community Development
        1. Building Division
          1. Apply or search for a permit
          2. Construction and demolition
          3. Online services
            1. New applications
            2. Resubmittals
            3. Revisions to issued permits
            4. Inspections
        2. Comprehensive planning
          1. ConnectMenlo
            1. Approved documents
            2. Background information, maps and graphics
            3. Environmental Impact Report
          2. Housing Element
            1. 2015-2023 Housing Element
              1. Environmental Review
              2. Environmental Assessment (EA)
              3. Housing Element programs implementation
            2. 2023-2031 Housing Element Update
              1. Housing Element Community Engagement and Outreach
            3. Housing Element Annual Progress Reports
        3. Green and sustainable building requirements
          1. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
            1. LEED Performance Program (LPP)
          2. Electric vehicle (EV) chargers
          3. Energy reporting requirements
          4. Reach codes
          5. Zero waste management plans
        4. Economic development
          1. Current development projects
          2. Economic development plan and goals
          3. Local minimum wage ordinance
          4. Temporary outdoor use permits
            1. Temporary outdoor dining grant program
            2. Temporary outdoor use permit requirements
        5. General Plan land use and zoning map
          1. General Plan
          2. El Camino Real and Downtown Specific Plan
            1. Analysis and plan revision memos
            2. Community workshops
            3. Development Guide
            4. Draft Specific Plan
            5. Environmental Impact Report
              1. Draft EIR Comments
            6. Final Specific Plan
              1. Specific Plan archive
            7. Major Components
            8. Projects
        6. Housing
          1. 12-month lease ordinance
          2. Affordable housing resources
            1. BMR housing lenders
            2. Housing support services
            3. Legal resources
            4. Local affordable housing units
          3. Below Market Rate (BMR) housing program
            1. Residential development BMR requirements
            2. Commercial development BMR requirements
          4. Find local housing
          5. Guidelines for current BMR owners
            1. BMR refinancing guidelines
            2. BMR resale guidelines
            3. BMR subordination guidelines
          6. Housing Commission
          7. Housing Element
          8. Rent limits and just cause urgency ordinance
          9. Tenant relocation assistance ordinance
          10. COVID-19 housing resources
        7. Planning Division
          1. Accessory dwelling units
            1. Single-family residential accessory dwelling units
            2. Multifamily residential and mixed-use ADUs
          2. Building Division
          3. Economic development
          4. General Plan land use and zoning map
          5. Housing
          6. Planning Division
          7. Projects
          8. Signs and signage requirements
        8. Projects
          1. Approved projects
            1. 201 El Camino Real and 612 Cambridge Ave.
            2. 1020 Alma Street
            3. citizenM Hotel
            4. Menlo Park Community Campus
          2. Bayfront Area projects overview
          3. Completed projects
            1. 133 Encinal Avenue
            2. Menlo Gateway
              1. Environmental Impact Report
                1. Draft EIR Comments
              2. Financial information
              3. Project Plans
          4. Development Projects Environmental Documents
          5. El Camino Real/Downtown Area projects overview
          6. Under construction
            1. 506-556 Santa Cruz Ave./1125 Merrill St.
            2. Facebook Campus Expansion
              1. Approved Facebook campus
              2. Development agreement
              3. Environmental Impact Report
              4. Presentations and staff reports
              5. Project plans
              6. Project entitlement documents
            3. Guild Theatre project
            4. Middle Plaza at 500 El Camino Real
              1. Infill Environmental Impact Report
              2. Project Plans
            5. Springline
          7. Under review
            1. 111 Independence Drive
            2. 123 Independence Drive
            3. 162-164 Jefferson Drive
              1. CEQA documents
            4. 1075 O'Brien Drive and 20 Kelly Court
            5. 1105-1165 O'Brien Drive
            6. 1350 Adams Court
              1. CEQA documents
            7. 1704 El Camino Real
            8. Menlo Flats
            9. Menlo Portal
            10. Menlo Uptown
            11. Willow Village
              1. Project plans
      5. Community Services
        1. Activity Guide and registration
          1. Adult classes - online
          2. Adult classes - outdoors
          3. Summer camps - online
          4. Summer camps - outdoors
          5. Youth classes - online
          6. Youth classes - outdoors
        2. Bedwell Bayfront Park Master Plan
        3. Child care services
          1. Belle Haven Child Development Center
          2. Belle Haven Youth Center
          3. Menlo Children's Center
        4. Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan
        5. Parks, fields, picnic areas and tennis courts
          1. Dog parks
            1. Area dog parks
            2. Nealon Park
            3. Willow Oaks Park
          2. Fields
          3. Parks
            1. Bedwell Bayfront Park
            2. Burgess Park
            3. Fremont Park
            4. Hamilton Park
            5. Jack W. Lyle Park
            6. Karl E. Clark Park
            7. Kelly Park
            8. Nealon Park
            9. Seminary Oaks Park
            10. Sharon Hills Park
            11. Sharon Park
            12. Skate Park
            13. Stanford Hills Park
            14. Tinker Park
            15. Willow Oaks Park
          4. Picnic areas
          5. Tennis courts
        6. Recreational facilities
        7. Recreation and sports programs
          1. Adult sports
          2. Aquatics
            1. Belle Haven Pool
            2. Burgess Pool
          3. Gymnastics
            1. Gymnastics classes
              1. Preschool classes
              2. Developmental classes
          4. Online facility reservations
          5. Online registration
          6. Youth sports
        8. Senior services
        9. Special events
          1. Special event permits
          2. Summer Concert Series
          3. Menlo Movie Series
        10. Summer camps
          1. Summer camps - online
          2. Summer camps - outdoors
        11. Virtual Recreation Center
          1. Arts and culture
          2. Health and wellness
          3. Online classes
          4. Preschool and after school
          5. Seniors
          6. Sports
        12. Youth Advisory Committee
      6. Library
        1. My library
          1. My account
            1. Account login
            2. Account services and fees
            3. Apply for a library card
          2. My borrowing
            1. Checked out
            2. Fines
            3. Holds
            4. Recently returned
          3. My collections
            1. My lists
            2. My shelves
              1. Completed
              2. In progress
              3. For later
          4. My community
            1. I'm following
            2. Ignored users
            3. Inbox
            4. Recently shared
        2. Explore
          1. Award-winning books
          2. Bestsellers
          3. New titles
          4. Recent activity
          5. Staff picks
        3. eLibrary
          1. Apps
          2. Ask a librarian
          3. Catalogs
          4. Online resources
          5. eBooks
          6. eMagazines
          7. Lists of our materials
          8. Museum passes
          9. Reference topics
        4. About the library
          1. About the Library
            1. Library entrance stained glass
            2. Three Hills painting
            3. Library Strategic Plan
          2. Belle Haven Branch Library
          3. Donations
          4. Friends of the Library
          5. Library Commission
          6. Library Foundation
          7. Library hours
          8. Library suggestions
          9. Volunteering
        5. Additional services
          1. Equipment
          2. Homework Center
          3. Little Free Libraries
          4. Outreach services
          5. Seed Lending Library
          6. Study rooms
          7. Wireless network FAQs
        6. Curbside pickup
          1. Curbside pickup - Main Library
          2. Curbside pickup - Belle Haven Branch Library
        7. Programs and events
          1. Adults
          2. Children
            1. Storytimes
          3. Teens
        8. Project Read
        9. Summer Reading Adventure 2021
          1. Ages 0-5
          2. Ages 6-11
          3. Ages 12-18
          4. Adults
      7. Police
        1. About the Police Department
          1. Command staff
            1. Chief Norris
            2. Commander Dixon
          2. Contacting the Police Department
          3. Employment opportunities
          4. Officer memorial
          5. Organizational chart
        2. Building community trust and relationships
          1. Community
            1. Community Advisory Group
            2. Community Events
            3. Community Police Academies
              1. Community Academy - Adult
              2. Community Academy - Youth
            4. Social Media
            5. Strategic Planning
          2. Policies and Governance
            1. Department Policy Manual
            2. Campaign Zero - 8 Can't Wait
          3. Technology
            1. Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR)
            2. Body worn cameras
            3. Public safety camera system and data
          4. Training and Education
            1. Basic Police Academy
            2. California P.O.S.T.
            3. Continued Professional Training/Perishable Skills
            4. Field Training Program
              1. MPPD Field Training Program and Guide
            5. In-service and Department Training
              1. Legislative Mandated Training
            6. Recruitment and Hiring
          5. Transparency
            1. Annual Crime and Complaint Reports
              1. Complaint or Compliment Reporting
            2. Daily Crime Report Logs
            3. Media - Press Releases
            4. Open Data Portal
        3. Community policing
          1. Child safety seat inspections
          2. Community events
          3. Community police academy
          4. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
          5. National Night Out
          6. Police Explorers
          7. Police volunteers
          8. Youth Community Police Academy
        4. Crime information
          1. Anonymous tips
          2. Child safety - teaching safe behaviors
            1. Child safety tips
            2. Online and cyber safety tips
          3. CityProtect map
          4. Crime prevention tips
          5. Crime statistics
          6. Fireworks
          7. Holiday safety tips
          8. Identity theft
          9. Megan's Law
          10. Open Data
            1. Open Data Portal
          11. Press releases and daily police logs
          12. Terrorism awareness and reporting
            1. Eight signs of terrorism
        5. Divisions/units
          1. Alarms
            1. Alarm permit application
            2. Manage my alarm account
            3. Register my alarm account
          2. Code enforcement
          3. Communications
          4. Detective Unit
          5. Media Relations Unit
            1. Press releases and Police Daily Log
          6. Patrol division
            1. Fireworks enforcement
          7. Police records
            1. Letter of good conduct
            2. Massage therapy and solicitor permits
            3. Police reports
            4. Registrants
            5. Vehicle releases
          8. Property and evidence
        6. Emergency preparedness
          1. Emergency preparedness
          2. Emergency alerts
          3. Excessive heat
          4. COVID-19 Pandemic information
            1. COVID-19 resources
            2. COVID-19 vaccine
            3. Reopening plans
          5. Storms and flooding
            1. Emergency preparedness
            2. Emergency alerts
            3. Sandbags
          6. Power outages
            1. Public safety power shutoffs
          7. Wildfires and smoke
        7. FAQs
        8. Online resources
          1. Bicycle registration program
          2. Department policies
            1. Menlo Park Police Department Policy Manual
          3. Emergency notifications
          4. Online crime mapping
          5. Online crime reporting
          6. Video destruction waiver
          7. Parking and permits
            1. Overnight residential parking
              1. Online parking permits
            2. Purchase parking permits
        9. Recruitment
        10. Surveillance, investigative tools and privacy
          1. Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR)
          2. Body worn cameras
          3. Public safety camera system and data
        11. Traffic Strategic Plan
      8. Public Works
        1. Current projects
          1. Bedwell Bayfront Park Master Plan implementation
            1. Bedwell Bayfront Park entrance improvements
            2. Bedwell Bayfront Park Master Plan
          2. Burgess Park playground improvements
          3. Emergency water storage/supply well
            1. Backup supply well #1 - Corporation Yard Well
          4. Haven Avenue streetscape
          5. Middle Avenue pedestrian and bicycle rail crossing
          6. Oak Grove-University-Crane bicycle improvements
          7. Ravenswood Avenue railroad crossing
          8. Sharon Road sidewalk
          9. Street resurfacing
          10. Water main replacement
          11. Willow Oaks Park improvements
          12. Willow Road/U.S. 101 interchange
        2. Engineering Division
          1. Capital Improvement Program
          2. City benchmarks
          3. Commercial, multifamily and subdivision projects
          4. Design standards and standard details
          5. Encroachment permits
          6. Flood plain construction
            1. Flood insurance
            2. San Francisquito Creek water levels
          7. GIS Map Viewer
          8. Single-family home projects
          9. Water-efficient landscaping ordinance
        3. Frequently Asked Questions
        4. Maintenance Division
          1. Banners guidelines
          2. GIS map viewer
          3. Street sweeping schedule
          4. Trees
            1. Heritage tree
            2. Heritage tree appeals
            3. Heritage tree permit applications
              1. Development-related heritage tree permits
              2. Heritage tree permit decision making criteria
              3. Heritage tree replacements
            4. Heritage tree ordinance
          5. Sidewalk repair program
        5. Newsracks
        6. Requests for bids, proposals or qualifications
          1. Trade journals and plan rooms
          2. Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act
        7. Transportation Division
          1. Bicycling
          2. Development guidelines
          3. Safe Routes to School program
            1. Crossing Guards
            2. Laurel School Upper Campus
            3. Past projects
            4. Resources
            5. Valparaiso Avenue
          4. Shuttle services
            1. Crosstown Shuttle
            2. Marsh Road Shuttle
            3. Shoppers' Shuttle
            4. Willow Road Shuttle
          5. Traffic volume data
          6. Transportation plans
            1. Transportation Master Plan
          7. Transportation projects
            1. Belle Haven Traffic Calming Study
            2. El Camino corridor study
              1. Project documents
            3. Rail project information
              1. Caltrain modernization program
              2. Dumbarton rail corridor
              3. High speed rail
            4. Willows neighborhood complete streets
          8. Truck route permits
        8. Utilities
          1. Menlo Park Municipal Water
            1. Detect a water leak
            2. Drought update
            3. Urban Water Management Plan
            4. Water conservation
              1. Conservation rebates and incentives
              2. Conservation tips and consumption calculator
              3. Water-efficient landscaping ordinance
              4. Water regulations
            5. Water-efficient landscaping ordinance
            6. Water projects
            7. Water rates
            8. Water system master plan
          2. San Francisquito Creek bank stabilization
            1. Existing Conditions Report
            2. Master Plan Report
            3. Technical Appendices
          3. Sewer
          4. Stormwater management
    4. Contact us
      1. City Council
      2. City staff
      3. City Hall schedule
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  3. Our Community

    1. Belle Haven community
      1. Belle Haven Visioning Process
        1. Action plan implementation
        2. Background
      2. Menlo Park Community Campus
        1. Previous meetings, documents, recordings
    2. Boards and commissions
    3. City population and demographics
    4. City profile
    5. Community groups
    6. Community news
    7. Community services
    8. Community survey
    9. Construction news updates
    10. Development projects
    11. Menlo Park history
    12. Library
    13. New resident information
    14. Parks
    15. Police
    16. Recreational facilities
    17. Sister City program
    18. Virtual backgrounds
    19. Youth Advisory Committee
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  4. Services

    1. Affordable housing
    2. Animal rescue and control
    3. Building permits
    4. Child care and teen activities
    5. Facility rentals
    6. Mosquito and vector control
    7. Planning/zoning
    8. Recreation classes
    9. Senior services
    10. Sewer services
    11. Special events and concerts
    12. Summer camps
    13. Transportation programs
    14. Water service
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  5. Doing Business

    1. Assistance and guidance for businesses and workers
    2. Business license applications and renewals
    3. Business license information
    4. Chamber of Commerce
    5. Contracting opportunities
    6. COVID-19 signs and graphics
    7. Economic development
    8. Reopened and Ready pledge
    9. Temporary outdoor use permits
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  6. I Want To...

    1. Apply for
      1. Alarm permit
      2. Below market rate housing
      3. Building permit
      4. Business license
      5. Commissions and committees
      6. Encroachment permit
      7. Jobs
      8. Library card
      9. Marriage license
      10. Parking permit
      11. Pet license
      12. Special event permits
      13. Temporary outdoor use permit
      14. Truck route permits
    2. Ask a question
      1. Ask a general question
    3. Contact
      1. City Council
      2. City staff
    4. Find
      1. City Council district
      2. City parks
      3. Creek levels
      4. Guidelines and ordinances
      5. Housing information
      6. My water provider
      7. Permit information
      8. Property information
      9. Rail project information
      10. Shuttle schedules
      11. Street sweeping schedule
    5. Register for
      1. Bicycle registry
      2. Email notifications
      3. Emergency alerts
      4. Recreation classes
      5. Voting
    6. Report
      1. Abandoned vehicle
      2. Aircraft noise
      3. Animal control issue
      4. Code violation
      5. Concerns or issues
      6. COVID-19 business violation
      7. Crime
      8. Dead bird
      9. Lost/Found property
      10. Maintenance issue
      11. Water waste
      12. Website issue
    7. Request
      1. Email notifications
      2. Letter of good conduct
      3. Maintenance/service
      4. Police report
      5. Public records
      6. Wellness check
    8. View
      1. Agendas and minutes
      2. Bid notices and awards
      3. Budgets
      4. Building permits
      5. City calendars
      6. City Council districts
      7. City Council meeting schedule
      8. City Council Work Plan
      9. City facilities and services status
      10. City government guide
      11. City Hall schedule
      12. Community events
      13. Community news
      14. Construction news
      15. Development projects
      16. Elected officials
      17. Finance reports
      18. GIS Map Viewer
      19. Meeting broadcasts
      20. Menlo Park Weekly Digest
      21. Monthly building permit report
      22. Municipal code
      23. Public hearing notices
      24. RSS feeds
      25. Salary schedule
      26. Social media
      27. Staff directory
      28. Traffic volume data
    9. Watch
      1. City Council meetings
      2. Planning Commission meetings
      3. Complete Streets Commission meetings
      4. Other public meetings and videos
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  7. Feature Links

    1. Activity Guide
    2. City reopening plans
    3. COVID-19 resources
    4. COVID-19 vaccine
    5. Development projects
    6. Drought
    7. Emergency preparedness
    8. Employment opportunities
    9. Open government
    10. Social media
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    1. Alarm permits
    2. Manage my alarm account
    3. Search for a permit
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