CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, May 14, 2024
via Videoconference and In Person
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/84966591123?pwd=swabFnfyVszleiDj2jbWn4XTjgP1TL.1 Telephone: 1-669-444-9171 / Webinar ID: 849 6659 1123 / Passcode: 505316 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.
Please note: Personal information, such as e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, home addresses, and other contact information are not required to be included with your comments. If this information is included in your written comments, they will become part of the public record. Redactions and/or edits will not be made to public comments, and the comments will be posted as they are submitted. Please do not include any information in your communication that you do not want to be made public.
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. 5/14/2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 2 of 4
The Mayor will open public comment and will announce the length of time provided for comments during each item.
AGENDA
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ESTABLISH QUORUM
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
SPECIAL ITEMS
Issue proclamation recognizing Affordable Housing Month Issue proclamation recognizing Jewish Heritage Month
Recognition of the Margaret Thompson Essay Contest Winners
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.
05-14-24 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 Draft Special and Regular Meeting Minutes for the Meeting of April 30, 2024
2. Adopt a Resolution calling for a General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024 for three City Council seats and requesting the services of the County of Registrar of Voters to conduct the election and consolidate it with the General Election
3. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the increase of Solid Waste Collection Rates by 5.79% effective July 1, 2024; and finding it exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)
5/14/2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 3 of 4
4. Adopt the Public Works Department’s Microtrenching asphalt concrete (A.C.) Restoration Standard Detail SU-19A to comply with California Senate Bill 378
5. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreements for Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program and Countywide AB 939 Implementation Fee to provide for funding from the City of Los Altos in the amount of $96,037 for the Countywide Hazardous Waste Disposal Program for FY 2025/26, and consider finding the Council’s action exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15273
6. Adopt Resolution certifying compliance with State Housing Laws in order to receive $7,298,096.00 in One Bay Area Grant Cycle 3 (OBAG 3) funding for the San Antonio Complete Streets Project
7. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the original agreement with West Coast Arborists, Inc. in the amount of $58,000 for On-Call City-wide Tree Maintenance Services to fully fund annual tree maintenance services that includes the tree work that was done on the Hetch Hetchy Trail
8. Authorize the City Manager to Purchase Motorola Nextgen Police Radios and accept grant monies from the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation to fund this replacement
PUBLIC HEARINGS
9. Introduce and waive further reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos adding Chapter 14.64 to Title 14 (Zoning) of the Los Altos Municipal Code enacting regulations for dual opportunity developments (SB9) and find the Ordinance exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Adopt a Resolution rescinding Resolution 2021-57 establishing objective standards for single-family residences to implement Senate Bill 9 and find the Resolution exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
10. Discuss and provide direction on a potential policy related to public comments from a remote platform for public meetings
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
There will be no discussion or action on Informational Items
11. Tentative Council Calendar and Housing Element Update Implementation Calendar
COUNCIL/STAFF REPORTS AND DIRECTIONS ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
5/14/2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 4 of 4
(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 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.