CITY COUNCIL MEETING -
AMENDED 4/7/23
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, April 11, 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:879 6426 1073
https://losaltosca-gov.zoom.us/j/87964261073?pwd=b1ltQlQ5Y3ZnSCs5OEowZU9zejlRUT09 Passcode: 118396
PLEASE NOTE: Councilmember Fligor will participate in the meeting via videoconference from the site listed below. The meeting agenda will be posted on the videoconference site, which is accessible to the public. Anyone wishing to address the Council from the videoconference site will be provided with an opportunity to do so.
Location:
3001 Northstar Drive, Room #105
Truckee, California 96161
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.
4/11/2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - AMENDED 4/7/23 AGENDA Page 2 of 4 AGENDA
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ESTABLISH QUORUM
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
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.
SPECIAL ITEM
A. Holocaust Remembrance Day
B. Introduction and welcome of the new City Clerk, Melissa Thurman
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. Minutes: Approve Minutes of the City Council Regular meeting of March 28, 2023. (A.
Rodriguez)
2. Santa Clara Valley Runoff Pollution Prevention Program: Approve Contract Amendment No. 4 with Santa Clara Valley Runoff Pollution Prevention Program (SCVURPPP); find that the approval of the amendment is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308 (E. McDannold)
3. Military Equipment Policy: Adopt Ordinance No. 2023-489 approving Los Altos Police Policy 709 pertaining to the funding, acquisition, and use of military equipment as mandated by Assembly Bill 481 (K. Krauss)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
4. Single-use Foodware Accessories and Condiments Ordinance in Compliance with AB 1276:
Adopt the Single-use Foodware Accessories and Condiments Ordinance, in compliance with AB 1276, adding Chapter 6.45 (Single-use Foodware Accessories and Condiments) to Title 6 (Health and Safety) of the Los Altos Municipal Code by adopting by reference Chapter 5.2 (commencing 4/11/2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - AMENDED 4/7/23 AGENDA Page 3 of 4 with section 42270) of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code prohibiting a food facility from providing any single-use foodware accessory or standard condiment unless requested by consumer and authorizing City and County enforcement and penalties (T. Katbi)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
5. Prohibition on possession of firearms in sensitive places: Introduce and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 2023-xxx prohibiting the possession of firearms in sensitive places (J. Maginot)
6. Outdoor Dining Program: Extend the current COVID parklet program, adopt the City of Los Altos Resolution No. 2023-XX to amend the Los Altos Parklet Program, adopt the City of Los Altos Resolution No. 2023-XX to establish the Los Altos Sidewalk Dining Program, and adopt the City of Los Altos Resolution No. 2023-XX to amend the Los Altos Outdoor Display Program. (A. Carnesecca)
7. Los Altos Reach Codes Update: Introduce and Waive further reading of Ordinance No. 2023- XX to Amend Los Altos Municipal Code, Chapter 12.22 “Energy Code” and Chapter 12.26 “Green Building Code” (T. Katbi)
8. City Council and Commissions Teleconference Policy: Add Section 11.13 Teleconferencing to the Council Norms & Procedures, which will allow Council members to teleconference under certain circumstances in accordance with state law, amend the Commission Handbook section “Teleconferencing” to allow Commission members to teleconference under certain circumstances in accordance with state law, and direct staff to come back with an update on this policy in six months. (A. Carnesecca)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
9. 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. 4/11/2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - AMENDED 4/7/23 AGENDA Page 4 of 4 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.