CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, May 09, 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: 849 5738 2776
https://losaltosca-gov.zoom.us/j/84957382776?pwd=bTJWbWJ5Y1FiWEkxZ2srREpGcU90dz09 Passcode: 987559
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
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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 ITEMS
a. Recognize May as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month b. Recognize May as Affordable Housing Month
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 Draft Meeting Minutes for the Special and Regular City Council Meetings of April 25, 2023
2. Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Move to Approve the Final Map for Tract Map #10576, 140 Lyell St (V. Chen)
3. Adopting a Resolution authorizing the increase of Solid Waste Collection Rates by 5.96% effective July 1, 2023; consider California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) exemption finding pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a) (A. Fairman)
4. Award the construction contract for the Base Bid for the City Hall Permit Counter to SAE Consulting Engineering as the lowest responsive bidder submitting a bid in an amount not-toexceed $178,000 and approve the City Manager the authority up to 10% construction contingency, if needed, in the amount not-to-exceed $17,800 (N. Zornes)
5. Adopt Zoning Ordinance and Text Amendments adding bicycle parking regulations to the Los Altos Municipal Code. The proposed amendments are exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Commonsense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines since there would be no possibility of a significant effect on the environment. (N. Zornes)
6. Appropriate funding from the General Fund for environmental review for Halsey House; authorize the City Manager to execute agreement with consultant; find that the Council’s action in making the appropriation is exempt from review under CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (A. Fairman)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
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7. Provide Staff with direction on desired amendments to the Los Altos Municipal Code with regards to Gas Powered Leaf Blower Enforcement (N. Zornes)
8. Approve a one-year pilot program for the purchase and installation of 15 Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras (A. Averiett)
9. Discuss and Consider Taking Positions on Various Senate and Assembly Bills and a Potential Local Ballot Measure
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
10. Tentative Council Calendar and Housing Element Update 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.