CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, February 08, 2022
via Teleconference
AMENDED (2.04.2022)
Please Note: Per California Executive Order N-29-20, the City Council will meet via Telephone/Video Conference Only.
Telephone: 1-650-242-4929 Meeting ID: 147 155 9988
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TO PARTICPATE VIA TELEPHONE: Members of the public may also participate via telephone by calling the number listed above. To request to speak, press *9 on your telephone.
TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS: Prior to the meeting, comments on matters listed on the agenda may be emailed to [email protected]. Emails sent to this email address are sent to/received immediately by the City Council. Please include a subject line in the following format:
PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM ## - MEETING DATE
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Public testimony will be taken at the direction of the Mayor, and members of the public may only comment during times allotted for public comments.
AGENDA
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ESTABLISH QUORUM
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
2/8/2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 2 of 3
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
A. Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to Recipients of the Los Altos Emergency Preparedness Volunteers of the Year Award from the Santa Clara County Emergency Managers’ Association
CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Members of the audience may bring to the Council's attention any item that is not on the agenda. Speakers are generally given two or three minutes, at the discretion of the Mayor. Please be advised that, by law, the City Council is unable to discuss or take action on issues presented during the Public Comment Period. According to State Law (also known as “The Brown Act”) items must first be noted on the agenda before any discussion or action.
B. Public Comments
CONSENT CALENDAR
These items will be considered by one motion unless any member of the Council or audience wishes to remove an item for discussion. Any item removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion will be handled at the discretion of the Mayor.
1. City Council Minutes: Approve the Minutes of the January 25, 2022 Regular City Council Meeting. (A. Chelemengos)
2. Extension of Local Emergency: Adopt Resolution extending the declaration of a local emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (J. Maginot)
3. Investment Policy Update: Adopt the revised Investment Policy for 2022 (J. Furtado)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
4. D21-0003 and TM21-0001 - 355 1st Street LLC - 355 First Street: The City Council will consider the Design Review, Vesting Tentative Map applications and adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for a new 79,885 square-foot four story fifty (50) unit condominium building with two levels of underground parking at 355 First Street. The Planning Commission and Complete Streets Commission recommended approval of the project. (S.Gallegos)
5. 2022 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan: Hold Public Hearing and Introduce and waive further reading of the 2022 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) an update to the 2013 Climate Action Plan (CAP) and make findings that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to section 15308 as an action that will not have a significant impact on the environment, specifically, for the protection of the climate. (L. Simpson)
6. Fiscal Year 21/21 Fee Schedule: Hold Public Hearing to consider Additions of New Fees and Corrections to the Fiscal Year 2021/22 City of Los Altos Fee Schedule (approved October 26, 2021). The following new fees are proposed to be added to the Los Altos Fee Schedule: Recreation and Community Services Department Fees- Facility Rentals: Additional Facility Attendant Fee; Facility Rentals: Linen Cleaning Fee. (J. Sandoval) 2/8/2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 3 of 3
DISCUSSION ITEMS
7. Off-Leash Fenced-in Dog Parks: Introduce, as read by title only, and waiving further reading, of an ordinance amending Los Altos Municipal Code Section 5.08 authorizing off-leash fenced-in dog parks in certain designated areas within Los Altos, affirming the off leash dog park locations at Hillview and McKenzie and making findings that the projects are exempt pursuant to CEQA and direct the City Manager or designee to prepare and file a notice of exemption in connection with this ordinance, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15062 and increase the current fiscal year budget by $100,000. (D. Legge)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
8. Tentative Council Calendar
COUNCIL/STAFF REPORTS AND DIRECTIONS ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
(Council Norms: It will be the custom to have a recess at approximately 9:00 p.m. Prior to the recess, the Mayor shall announce whether any items will be carried over to the next meeting. The established hour after which no new items will be started is 11:00 p.m. Remaining items, however, may be considered by consensus of the Council.)
SPECIAL NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Altos will make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk 72 hours prior to the meeting at (650) 947-2610.
Agendas Staff Reports and some associated documents for City Council items may be viewed on the Internet at http://www.losaltosca.gov/citycouncil/online/index.html.
All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, and that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body, will be available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk’s Office, City of Los Altos, located at One North San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body.
If you wish to provide written materials, please provide the City Clerk with 10 copies of any document that you would like to submit to the City Council for the public record.