CITY COUNCIL MEETING -
AMENDED 10/7/22
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, October 11, 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: 871 7473 6519
https://losaltosca-gov.zoom.us/j/87174736519?pwd=dkhvVU8xRUp6blorRFVhT1JCVHg0dz09 Passcode: 979186
TO PARTICIPATE VIA VIDEO: Follow the link above. Members of the public will need to have a working microphone on their device and must have the latest version of ZOOM installed (available at https://zoom.us/download). To request to speak, please use the “Raise hand” feature located at the bottom of the screen.
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.
A. Public Comments on Items not on the Agenda
SPECIAL ITEMS
B. Proclamations by the Mayor
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. Approve the 151 Hawthorne Avenue Historic Preservation Agreement: Authorize the City Manager to execute a Historic Preservation (Mills Act) Agreement with the owners of 151 Hawthorne Avenue. The project is considered categorically exempt from further environmental review under Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act, and the project is classified as a historic resource restoration/rehabilitation/preservation project and is categorically exempt from environmental review under Section 15331 of the California Environmental Quality Act (J. Liu)
2. Approve the Agreement for Transportation Engineering Support with Traffic Patterns, LLC: Authorize the City Manager to execute and agreement with Traffic Patterns, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $312,800 to provide additional consulting services for the Engineering Services Department through FY 23-24 (M. Lee)
3. Approve Emergency Declaration Resolution: Adopt a resolution extending the declaration of a local emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic (J. Maginot)
4. Minutes: Approve Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of September 20, 2022. (A.
Rodriguez)
5. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between City of Los Altos Police Officers Association: Adopt Resolution 2022-XX to adopt the and the terms outlined in the side letter agreement between City of Los Altos & Police Officers Association (I. Silipin)
6. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between City of Los Altos Municipal Employee Association: Adopt Resolution 2022-XX to adopt the terms outlined in the side letter agreement between City of Los Altos & Los Altos Municipal Employee Association (I. Silipin)
7. Approve the Fiscal Year 2022/23 Salary Schedule: Adopt Resolution 2022-XX to adopt the Fiscal Year 2022/23 Salary Schedule to Comply with California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Statutory and Regulatory Requirements for Compensation Earnable and Publicly Available Salary Schedules (I. Silipin)
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PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE
DISCUSSION ITEMS
8. 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)
9. 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. Carnesecca)
10. City of Los Altos Fee Waiver Policy: Adopt Resolution 2022-XX of the City of Los Altos defining a Fee Waiver Policy (A. Carneseca)
11. Hybrid City Council meetings: The staff request Council provide direction on holding hybrid meetings or continuing to hold entirely virtual meetings (J. Maginot)
12. Contract Amendment: City Manager Employment Agreement: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the City Manager Employment Agreement which amends the City Manager’s contract to include an increase of $12,500 in the City Manager’s annual salary for a base salary of $257,595
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
13. 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. 10/11/2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - AMENDED 10/7/22 AGENDA Page 4 of 4 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.