CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
7:00 PM - Tuesday, July 08, 2025
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/81412597471?pwd=Jk1naHWhtnTGJwabAA1aJuXbC3YjBl.1 Telephone: 1-669-444-9171 / Webinar ID: 814 1259 7471 / Passcode: 422315 SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS: Prior to the meeting, comments on matters listed on the agenda may be emailed to [email protected]. Emailed public comments sent directly to the City Council, either as a group, or individually, will not be included in the agenda packet but may be disclosable as part of a public records request. Emails sent to [email protected] will be included in the appropriate agenda packet and are also disclosable as part of a public records request.
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. Hard copy/paper format comments presented during 7/8/2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 2 of 5
the meeting will be distributed to the City Council the following day. Members of the public may present a copy of their comments or attachments to the City Clerk for distribution to the City Council.
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 OF ALLEGIANCE
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
SPECIAL ITEMS
Recognition of 2025 Annual Employee Award Winners
Recognition of 2025 STEM 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.
07-08-2025 Written Public Comment
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. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Approve the Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of June 10, 2025 and June 24, 2025
2. Commission Appointments
Approve the 2025 Youth Commission Interview Subcommittee's Appointment Recommendations to the Los Altos Youth Commission
3. Adoption of Resolution to Execute Amendment No. 1 —Flock Safety 7/8/2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 3 of 5
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 with Flock Safety in the amount of $70,000 over the two years remaining on the contract for installation, maintenance and service for Flock Safety cameras in the City of Los Altos and the management of the Camera Registry Program
4. Adoption of Resolution - Design Contract
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the existing design contract with Noll & Tam Architects in the amount not-to-exceed $27,650, to provide expanded construction administrative services related to the Emergency Operations Center project (CF-01021)
5. Adoption of Resolution - Agreement with CivicPlus LLC Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with CivicPlus LLC to provide CivicRec, a recreation management software, for the Parks & Recreation department registration and facility reservations
6. Adoption of Resolution - Professional Services Agreement Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with R3 Consulting Group., Inc. (R3) in the amount not to exceed $585,282 for on-call professional services in support of the City’s solid waste management program for the five-year period from FY 2025-26 through FY 2029-30, and find that the proposed agreement is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15308 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
7. Adoption of Updated Financial Policy
Adopt the updated Financial Policy, which was reviewed by the Financial Commission on June 16, 2025
8. Adoption of Ordinances - Design Review
Four actions for Council Consideration:
Waive Second Reading and Adopt the Draft Ordinances and Consider the Planning Commission's June 5th, 2025, Recommendations for the Adoption of the Proposed Ordinances, which include:
- An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Adding Chapter 14.77 (Design Review) to the Los Altos Municipal Code; and
- An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Repealing in its Entirety Chapter
14.76 and Chapter 14.78 for Existing Design Review Regulations; and - An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Amending Chapter 14.01 (Administration of Zoning) to the Los Altos Municipal Code; 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 7/8/2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 4 of 5
9. Adoption of Resolution—Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. ("Axon") for the Purchase and Deployment of Public Safety Technology and Equipment, in an Amount Not to Exceed $453,600 Over a 5-year Contract
10. Adoption of Resolution - Janitorial Services
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Agreement with IMPEC Group for Janitorial Services in the Amount Not to Exceed $885,276 for a Twoyear Term on Behalf of the City
11. Adoption of Resolution - Public Art
Adopt a Resolution Authoring the Use of Public Art Funds in the Amount of $9,000 for the Purchase of the Compass Turtle Sculpture Currently Located at Grant Park
12. Adoption of Ordinance - E-Bike and E-Scooters
Waive Second Reading and Adopt the new Chapter 8.32 entitled “Bicycle and Electric Mobility Devices” to Title 8 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Los Altos Municipal Code
13. Adoption of Resolutions - Street Resurfacing Project Two items for Council consideration:
- Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract with O’Grady Paving, Inc. for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Street Resurfacing Project TS-01001 and TS-01004 in the amount of $5,379,565 (Base Bid) and up to 10% contingency, if needed, in the amount not to exceed $537,957. The total project cost will be $6,211,522, and find the Council’s action is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15301(c), and that is one of the circumstances in the CEQA Guidelines; and
- Adopt a Resolution for the appropriation of $168,897 for a total project budget of $6,211,522
14. Adoption of Resolution - Salary Schedules
Adopt a Resolution Approving an Updated Fiscal Year 2025/26 Pay Schedule to Comply with California Public Employees’ Retirement System Statutory and Regulatory Requirements for Compensation Earnable and Publicly Available Salary Schedules
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS / COUNCIL Q&A
There will be no discussion or action on Informational Items. The Council Q&A will be included in the packet the day of the meeting.
15. Tentative Council Calendar and Housing Element Implementation Update Calendar
16. Informational report on Flock audits
7/8/2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Page 5 of 5
17. Finalized Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and the Five-year Capital Improvement and Major Maintenance Program (CIMMP) for FY2026-30
18. 2025 Commission Recruitment Update
19. 07-08-2025 Council QA
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 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.