City project
Cubberley Master Plan
Long-term planning initiative for the Cubberley site.
- Current status
- Proposed acquisition and five-year lease framework presented; purchase remains contingent on a November 2026 voter-approved bond measure.
- Location
- 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA
January 12, 2026 update
A third community poll was issued to inform preparation of a potential ballot measure.
Read related coverageSeptember 23, 2025 refined concept and phasing update
Staff presented refined concept designs and a three-phase plan. Phase 1 would include a recreation and wellness center, pool, elevated tennis courts over parking, education programming, and renovation of the pavilion, theater, and I building. Phase 2 would add visual arts and technology uses. Phase 3 would add community-services and flexible space, including a cafe/lounge, with partial underground parking and outdoor amenities. Staff identified anticipated City Council review on October 20, a final master-plan presentation on December 8, anticipated master-plan adoption in March 2026, and a potential November 2026 ballot measure.
Read related coverageJune 24, 2025 master-plan and engagement update
Staff said the City will explore future coordination with the school district, retain Nelson Drive as bicycle/pedestrian access rather than through-traffic, and develop the master plan to a conceptual level before the 2026 ballot. Detailed design would occur after voter approval.
Read related coverageMay 27, 2025 Cubberley planning and field-restroom update
Staff said a second community meeting on June 12, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 would present three concept plans developed from the first community meeting. City Council was scheduled to receive results of the Cubberley community poll on June 9, 2025. Field restrooms were completed and planned to open June 2, 2025; associated work included a sewer pump station and bike-path repaving to Nelson Drive.
Read related coverageApril 21, 2025 outreach update
Council noted distribution and posting of outreach materials and requested resident feedback. Staff presented the workplan and proposed first community poll. The poll is intended to inform three master-plan concepts, with results anticipated in June and concepts scheduled for presentation at a June 12 community meeting. Council reviewed proposed themes for the first community poll and the project workplan. Staff reported that CEQA work is limited to tribal consultation, historic resources, and existing conditions because no defined project is yet in place. Council discussed refining poll questions, including relative priorities among potential uses and later-stage funding questions. Members emphasized parallel planning if pursuing a November 2026 ballot measure.
Read related coverageMarch 17, 2025 community-engagement update
A first community meeting was announced for Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., with the program beginning at 6:05 p.m.; two additional sessions were anticipated.
Read related coverageMarch 10, 2025 update
Staff proposed treating the Coverly ad hoc committee as a non-Brown Act body for the limited work of developing the master plan and related 2026 ballot measure. Members discussed preserving committee involvement in design and community-process matters; any action would go to the full Council.
Read related coverageFebruary 10, 2025 update
Staff announced a council visioning workshop the following Tuesday at Mitchell Park, a first community meeting on March 19, and a February 17 deadline for Community Fellows applications.
Read related coverageDecember 2, 2024 master-plan and November 2026 ballot-measure work plan
Staff presented a two-year Concordia master-planning scope, proposed budget actions and a nonbinding Friends letter of intent, and a work plan toward a November 2026 local ballot measure. The City previously approved an MOU to purchase approximately seven acres contingent on voter approval; the City currently owns eight acres, for a potential total of 15 acres. Staff said Concordia would build on prior planning and updated community input for the 15-acre site, with three community meetings, commission and Council check-ins, and iterative coordination with citywide ballot polling. Housing is excluded from this planning effort.
Read related coverageOctober 7, 2024 MOU and lease framework
Staff presented an MOU framework for City purchase of seven acres for $65.5 million in 2027, contingent on November 2026 voter approval, plus a five-year lease beginning January 2025 at $2 million annually, increasing to $2.5 million if the district vacates its spaces. The City and school district committed to complete respective plans by March 2026.
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