CITY COUNCIL MEETING
(AMENDED 9/15/22)
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, September 20, 2022
via Teleconference
Please Note: Per California Executive Order N-29-20, the City Council will meet via Telephone/Video Conference Only.
Telephone: 1-669-444-9171 / Webinar ID: 874 0755 2553
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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
Correspondence submitted in hard copy/paper must be received by 2:00 PM on the day of the meeting to ensure distribution prior to the meeting. Correspondence received prior to the meeting will be included in the public record. .
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
CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
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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.
1. Submitted 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.
2. Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Agreement: Authorize the City Manager to execute the New Agreement on behalf of the City with International Disposal Corporation of California, Inc for recycling and disposal of the City’s solid waste ( A. Fairman)
3. Construction Contract Award: Award Annual Street Resurfacing and City Alley Resurfacing Project (TS-01001, TS-01004, and TS-01009) (M. Loatfi)
4. Emergency Declaration Resolution: Adopt a resolution extending the declaration of a local emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic (J. Maginot)
5. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Freyer & Laureta, Inc.: Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Freyer & Laureta, Inc. in the amount not-to-exceed of $31,150 for construction inspection services for the CIPP Corrosion Rehabilitation, Project WW-01005, for a total contract amount of $182,250 and find that the approval of the amendment is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (T. Nguyen)
6. Approve Amendment No. 11 to the Regional Water Quality Control Plant Basic Agreement: Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 11 to the Regional Water Quality Control Plant Basic Agreement between the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Los Altos to fund rehabilitation and upgrade of the secondary treatment system and to increase the financing of the primary sedimentation tank rehabilitation project (T. Nguyen)
7. Minutes: Approve Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of August 23, 2022. (A.
Rodriguez)
8. Minutes: Approve Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of August 30, 2022. (A.
Rodriguez)
9. Minutes: Approve Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of September 6, 2022. (A.
Rodriguez)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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10. 330 Distel Circle Multiple Family Affordable Housing Development Project: Consider finding the project exempt from environmental review under Section 15332 (Class 32) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and consider approval of the Design Review Permit and Conditional Use Permit for a 90-unit multiple family residential affordable rental housing development project at 330 Distel Circle (Application Nos. D22-0002 and CUP22-0001) (R. Hayagreev)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
11. AB 481 Military Equipment Use Policy
12. Commission Appointments: Consider Commission applications and make appointments as appropriate (A. Rodriguez)
13. City of Los Altos Non-Profit and Civic Organization Contributions Policy: Adopt Resolution 2022-XX of the City of Los Altos defining a Non-Profit and Civic Organization Contributions Policy (A. Carneseca)
14. Updated License Agreement with SFPUC for Hetch Hetchy Trail in Los Altos: Approve the updated License Agreement with SFPUC for Hetch Hetchy Trail in Los Altos; find that the approval of the agreement is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) (M. Hernandez)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
15. 2021 Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information (PPI) Annual Report (FY22 - Year 1)
16. Informational memo establishing a policy and process for formal outreach and engagement by City Commissioners and Committee Members
17. 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. 9/20/2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING (AMENDED 9/15/22) AGENDA Page 4 of 4 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.