CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, November 14, 2023
via Videoconference and In Person
Please Note: The City Council meeting will be held in-person only.
PARTICIPATION: Members of the public may participate by being present at the Los Altos Council Chamber at Los Altos City Hall located at 1 N. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA during the meeting.
Public comment is accepted in person at the physical meeting location, or via email to [email protected].
RULES FOR CONDUCT: Pursuant to Los Altos Municipal Code, Section 2.05.010 "Interruptions and rules for conduct": Understanding that the purpose of the city council meetings is to conduct the people's business for the benefit of all the people, in the event that any meeting of the city council is willfully interrupted by a person or group of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of the meeting impossible, the mayor, mayor pro tem, or any other member of the city council acting as the chair may order the removal of the person or persons responsible for the disruption and bar them from further attendance at the council meeting, or otherwise proceed pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.0 or any applicable penal statute or city ordinance.
REMOTE MEETING OBSERVATION: Members of the public may view the meeting via the link below, but will not be permitted to provide public comment via Zoom or telephone. Public comment will be taken in-person, and members of the public may provide written public comment by following the instructions below.
https://losaltosca-gov.zoom.us/j/85161316926?pwd=ooKDhmKbbSyy151O94fNvJD6Uxb3M1.1 Telephone: 1-669-444-9171 / Webinar ID: 851 6131 6926 / Passcode: 976722 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. Emails sent directly to the City Council as a whole or individually, and not sent to [email protected] will not be included as a public comment in the Council packet.
Correspondence submitted in hard copy/paper format must be received by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to ensure distribution prior to the meeting. Comments provided in hard copy/paper format after 2:00 p.m. will be distributed the following day and included with public comment in the Council packet.
The Mayor will open public comment and will announce the length of time provided for comments during each item.
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AGENDA
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ESTABLISH QUORUM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
On October 24, 2023, the City Council held a Closed Session special meeting pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: Threat to Public Services or Facilities. Although not required to report out on this matter, the City Council provided staff with direction to suspend all Zoom and/or remote participation at City Council and Commission public meetings. The City Council will re-evaluate this direction no later than May of 2024 and determine if further changes are necessary. Members of the public may view the meetings via the Zoom details provided on each agenda but may only provide public comment in-person or by submitting written comment as instructed on the agenda.
CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
SPECIAL ITEM(S)
Issue proclamation recognizing "United Against Hate Week"
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. The Mayor will announce the time speakers will be granted before comments begin. 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.
11/14/23 Written Public Comments
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 regular meeting minutes for the meeting of October 24, 2023
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Los Altos: 1) Authorizing the Finance Director to amend the FY 2023/24 CIP budget in the amount of $441,159; 2) Authorizing the City Manager to execute contract Amendment No. 1 to include the additional work in the amount of $441,159 for a total contract of $6,946,891; 3) Accepting completion and directing the Public Works Director to file a notice of completion of the Annual Street Resurfacing and City Alley Resurfacing Project; and 4) Finding that the Council’s action exempt from review under CEQA 11/14/2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 3 of 4
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 and that none of the circumstances under Section 15300.2 apply
PUBLIC HEARINGS
3. Introduce and Waive Further Reading of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments which implement programs identified in the adopted housing element, Program 1.A: Rezone for RHNA Shortfall; Program 1.B: Facilitate Higher Density Housing in the Commercial Thoroughfare (CT) District; Program 1.C: Allow Housing in the Office Administrative (OA) District; Program 1.E: Update the Loyola Corners Specific Plan; Program 1.F: Rezone Village Court Parcel; Program 1.G: Rezone Housing Sites from Previous Housing Elements; Program 3.I: Allow Residential Care Facilities Consistent with State law; Program 3.J: Explicitly Allow Manufactured Homes Consistent with State law; and consideration of the City of Los Altos Planning Commission’s October 19, 2023 decisions and find that the proposed amendments are exempt from environmental review pursuant to 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
DISCUSSION ITEMS
4. Report Out on Shared Police Services Study With Los Altos Hills: Discuss the initial analysis and information in this staff report and provide direction as to whether the City Council would like to further study shared Police services with Los Altos Hills.
5. Discuss the Council issuing a potential resolution, or any possible action, denouncing the Hamas attacks against Israel
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
There will be no discussion or action on Informational Items
6. Tentative Council Calendar and Housing Element Update Implementation 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.
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 11/14/2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 4 of 4
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.