CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, June 25, 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/85228840582?pwd=PI7bma3yKhNAt2BF5zXr2N88jKb4Hn.1 Telephone: 1-669-444-9171 / Webinar ID: 852 2884 0582
Passcode: 869760
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.
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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.
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 June as Pride Month
Issue Proclamation Recognizing July as Parks Make Life Better Month
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.
06-25-24 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 Special and Regular Meeting Minutes of June 11, 2024
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with O’Grady Paving Inc. of the base bid and add alternative #1 for the 2024 Street Resurfacing Project in the amount of $1,362,666.40, and authorize the City Manager to execute a change order not to exceed 15% ($204,400) of the total contract amount on behalf of the City, and find the Council’s action exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15301(c), and that one of the circumstance in the CEQA Guideline
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3. Award the Total Bid for the On-Call Sanitary Sewer Spot Repairs and CCTV Inspection Services FY 2024-2025 to C2R Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $125,000.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract in the amount not-to-exceed of $125,000.00 on behalf of the City, and find the action exempt from review under CEQA pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15301, and finding that none of the circumstances in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies
4. Adopt a resolution that identifies a list of projects that will be funded by Senate Bill 1 in the FY 24-25 budget and find the Council’s action exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), and that one of the circumstances in the CEQA Guideline
5. Adopt a City Council Policy Regarding Foreign Affairs
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Adding Chapter 3.60 to Title 3 Revenue and Finance of the Los Altos Municipal Code Enacting Regulations for Development Impact and In-Lieu Fees and find that this Ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and 15273(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970; and
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Adopting Development Impact and In-Lieu Fees Based on the Adopted Nexus Study and find that this Resolution is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and 15273(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970
7. Consideration of Modification Request of Approved Design Review Permit D22-0002 and Conditional Use Permit CUP22-0001 for the property located at 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos, CA. The Modification Request is to eliminate automated parking stackers in the parking facilities and balconies that face the interior courtyard from the approved project. This project has already been approved and consideration of this item is limited to the requested modification for the below market rate unit mix. The proposed project modification request is 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
8. Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Repealing in its Entirety the Traffic Impact Fee Ordinance, Chapter 3.48 of the Los Altos Municipal Code and find that this Ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and 15273(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970; and
Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Amending Chapter 3.49 to Title 3 Revenue and Finance of the Los Altos Municipal Code for Affordable Housing Fees and find that this Ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) 6/25/2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 4 of 4
and 15273(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970
9. Review and authorize the City Manager to Issue Request for Proposals for Design Services for Los Altos Main Library Improvements
10. Weed Abatement-City Participation in County Program
11. Discuss and provide direction to staff on how to move forward with the repairs and maintenance of the three City of Los Altos owned properties that public safety occupies
12. Discuss and Provide Direction Regarding a Potential Childcare Subsidy Program
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
There will be no discussion or action on Informational Items
13. Tentative Council Calendar and Housing Element Update Implementation Calendar
14. Receive the FY24-25 Operating & FY24-29 Capital Improvement and Major Maintenance Program Budget Book
COUNCIL/STAFF REPORTS, REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS & AB1234
REPORTS
Reports by staff and/or Council Members on items of general interest. Brief questions for clarification may be posed and answered, and Council Members may request that items be placed on a future agenda.
Except under certain circumstances, the Brown Act prohibits any other discussion or action by the City Council.
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 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.