March 5, 2025
Joint Study Session City Council & Audit and Finance Committee
AGENDA
Town of Atherton
Joint Study Session City Council & Audit and
Finance Committee
MARCH 05, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING – STUDY SESSION
4:00 PM
Council Chambers
80 Fair Oaks Lane
Atherton, CA 94027
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SPECIAL MEETING - STUDY SESSION
ROLL CALL –
City Council: Hawkins-Manuelian, DeGolia, Widmer, Vice Mayor Holland, Mayor Lewis Audit & Finance: Hill, Sleeth, Patil, Scolnick, Walker
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ACTION ITEMS
March 5, 2025
Joint Study Session City Council & Audit and Finance Committee
STUDY SESSION
1. FY 2025/26 BUDGET KICK-OFF AND OVERVIEW
Report: ROBERT BARRON III, FINANCE DIRECTOR
Recommendation: It is recommended that the Council review and discuss the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget.
Description: This item is part of the annual budget process for Council to review and discuss the fiscal year 2025/2026 budget.
2. PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION REGARDING CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS – UTILITY SERVICES REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS
Report: ROBERT OVADIA, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
Recommendation: It is recommended that the Council review and provide feedback and direction to staff regarding the underground utility service connections required by the Town’s construction regulations associated with development and redevelopment construction projects.
Description: This item will involve a Council discussion to consider underground utility service connections that are required by the Town’s construction regulations associated with development and redevelopment construction projects.
COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMENTS
ADJOURN
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If you challenge a Town zoning, planning, or any other decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the Town at, or prior to, the public hearing. Judicial review of any Town administrative decision may be had only if a petition is filed with the court not later than the 90th day following the date upon which the decision becomes final. Judicial review of environmental determinations may be subject to a shorter time period.
Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to each item of business referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before each regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
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Joint Study Session City Council & Audit and Finance Committee
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