CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, February 14, 2023
via Videoconference and In Person
Please Note: The City Council will meet in person as well as via Telephone/Video Conference Telephone: 1-669-444-9171 / Webinar ID: 851 9801 8033
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TO PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON: Members of the public may also participate in person by being present at the Los Altos Council Chamber at Los Altos City Hall located at 1 N. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA.
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
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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.
A. Public Comment
SPECIAL ITEM
i. Black History Month Proclamation
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. Notice of Completion: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-XX for On-Call Sanitary Sewer Spot Repairs and CCTV Inspection Services for FY 21/22 (G. Grant)
2. Emergency Declaration Resolution: Adopt a Resolution terminating the local emergency declaration due to the COVID-19 pandemic (J. Maginot)
3. Amendment No. 3 to the Contract with Bear Electrical Solutions, Inc. for Traffic Signal and Streetlight Maintenance Services: Adopt a resolution to authorize the City Manager to execute contract Amendment No. 3 with Bear Electrical Solutions, Inc. to extend the term through FY 22/23 and add funds in the amount of $75,000 for a total not to exceed maintenance budget of $381,000 for on-call traffic signal and streetlight maintenance services. (N. S. Majd)
4. Approve the Updated Fiscal Year 2022/23 Pay Schedule: Adopt Resolution 2023-XX to adopt the Updated Fiscal Year 2022/23 Pay Schedule to Comply with California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Statutory and Regulatory Requirements for Compensation Earnable and Publicly Available Pay Schedules (I. Silipin)
5. Minutes: Approve Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of January 24, 2023. (A.
Rodriguez)
PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE
DISCUSSION ITEMS
6. Consider a Resolution to Adopt a Policy Implementing SB 743 and Finding the Council's Action Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):
Adopting a resolution that would implement a policy establishing thresholds of significance, using Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT), to analyze transportation impacts under CEQA, consistent with 2/14/2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 3 of 3
SB 743; consider a finding that the City Council's action in adopting the resolution is not subject to review under CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 (definition of a CEQA “project”), CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.7 (requirements for adopting thresholds of significance), and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (commonsense exemption).
7. FY22/23 Budget Appropriations: Approve and Adopt a Resolution for Adjustments to FY22/23 Budget Appropriations (J. Du)
8. Housing Element Implementing Resolutions: Elimination of Third Party Independent Architectural Review and Elimination of Story Pole Requirement. The proposed resolutions are exempt from environmental review pursuant to General Rule, Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines since there would be no possibility of a significant effect on the environment. (N. Zornes)
9. Commission Appointment Process: Amend the "Membership of City Commissions" section from the Los Altos Commission Handbook (A. Carnesecca)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
10. 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.