CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, June 13, 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: 818 9578 2709
https://losaltosca-gov.zoom.us/j/81895782709?pwd=bTNnek43UkdYVXhNNXpqcGRFMXk3Zz09 Passcode: 702541
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.
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 Special and Regular Meeting Minutes for the City Council Meeting of May 23, 2023
2. Adopt a resolution of local support that authorizes staff to file an application for funding assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, commits necessary matching funds from the City, and states assurance to MTC that the City will complete the N. San Antonio Rd.
Complete Streets Project
3. Approve extension of Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Los Altos and the Los Altos Stage Company for an additional year through November 9, 2025
4. Approve and adopt resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute amendments to the professional service agreements for the Development Services Department
5. Adopt the revised Council Norms and Procedures
6. Waive second reading and adopt an Ordinance amending Los Altos Municipal Code Chapter
2.08 Commissions Generally and Chapter 2.12 Historical Commission to modify membership, meeting frequency, and powers and duties of City Commissions
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. Conduct the public hearing, consider any written protests received, introduce and waive further reading of Ordinance: Sanitary Sewer Rates, and find that the approval of the ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15273 and none of the circumstances in Section 15300.2 applies
8. Introduce and set for public hearing the adoption by reference the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code with certain local amendments and find that the ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the provisions of Section 15061(b)(3) of Division 6 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations
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9. Hold a Public Hearing and adopt three Resolutions approving the use of Park-In-Lieu funds for the parks and recreation facility improvements identified in the accompanying resolution in the total amount of $4,558,000
10. Hold a Public Hearing and adopt Resolutions approving the Financial Policy; the Appropriations Limit; FY23-24 Fee Schedule; FY23-24 Salary Schedule; FY23-24 Utility User Tax; FY23-24 Transient Occupancy Tax; FY23-24 Operating Budget
DISCUSSION ITEMS
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
11. 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.