CITY OF LOS ALTOS
OY LOS ALTOS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Jonathan D. Weinberg, Mayor CALIFORNIA Pete Dailey, Vice Mayor
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2024 Neysa Fligor, Councilmember
7:00 p.m. Lynette Lee Eng, Councilmember
1 N. San Antonio Rd. ~ Los Áltos, CA Sally Meadows, Councilmember CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Jonathan D. Weinberg, Mayor, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ESTABLISH QUORUM - Pursuant to AB2449, Sally Meadows, Councilmember, requested to attend the meeting remotely due to a medical issue.
During the Special Meeting of October 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.., there was a motion by Dailey and Second by Fligor to approve the remote attendance of Councilmember Meadows. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Neysa Fligor, Councilmember, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
There were no public comments during the Closed Session meeting.
During the Closed Session meetings of October 8, 2024, the only reportable action was the unanimous approval of the remote attendance request of Councilmember Meadows.
CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
There were no changes to the order of the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
There were no speakers during Public Comment.
CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public speakers for the Consent Calendar.
Lynette Lee Eng, Councilmember, requested to pull Item 3 for further discussion.
Jonathan D. Weinberg, Mayor, moved Item 3 to be discussed directly following the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Fligor and Second by Weinberg to approve the Consent Calendar, excluding Item 3.
Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
1. Approve the Special and Regular Meeting Minutes of September 24, 2024 City of Los Altos
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2. Approve the confirmation of the City Council appointments to various City Commissions
DISCUSSION ITEM
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Harris & Associates for the 2024-2025 Downtown Parking Lot Resurfacing Project in the amount of $243,222.00; and authorize the City Manager to execute a change order not to exceed 10% ($24,300) of the total contract amount on behalf of the City and find the Council's action categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Section 15301(c) consisting of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, such as parking plazas, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. It can be seen with certainty that the contract will not pose a significant effect on the physical environment, and none of the circumstances in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies
Lynette Lee Eng, Councilmember, explained why she pulled the item from the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Dailey and Second by Fligor to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Harris & Associates for the 2024-2025 Downtown Parking Lot Resurfacing Project in the amount of $243,222.00; and authorize the City Manager to execute a change order not to exceed 10% ($24,300) of the total contract amount on behalf of the City and find the Council's action categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Section 15301(c) consisting of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, such as parking plazas, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Hold Public Hearing No. 5 to receive a presentation from the City's consulting demographer, Redistricting Partners, solicit public input on drait district maps and the order of elections of the five new districts including whether candidates for City Council must be residents and electors of the district in which they seek election for any period of time prior to filing their nomination papers and declaring their intent to run; reach agreement on the map to become the City's final district elections map; and to consider an ordinance adopting district-based elections and approving the final district map for the City of Los Altos
Jon Maginot, Assistant City Manager and Paul Mitchell, Redistricting Partners, presented the report.
Jonathan D. Weinberg, Mayor, opened the Public Hearing.
The following speakers spoke during the Public Hearing:
Jon Baer
City of Los Altos
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• Jeanine Valadez
Freddie Wheeler
Joe Beninato
• Eric Steinle
Jonathan D. Weinberg, Mayor, closed the Public Hearing.
The City Council took a recess at 8:30 p.m.
The City Council reconvened at 8:40 p.m.
The City Council directed staff to provide four new maps to present during the regular meeting of October 22, 2024.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
There will be no discussion or action on Informational Items
5. Tentative Council Calendar and Housing Element Update Implementation Calendar
COUNCIL/STAFF REPORTS AND DIRECTIONS ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None.
ADJOURNMENT - The regular meeting adjourned at 9:19 p.m.
The meeting minutes were prepared by Melissa Thurman, City Clerk, for approval at the regular meeting of October 22, 2024.
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The October 8, 2024 City Council meeting recording may be viewed via the following external website: https://www.youtube.com/@CityofL.osAltosCA
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