CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
April 28, 2026 - 7:00 PM
In Person
PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are invited to participate by attending the meeting at the Los Altos Council Chamber, located at Los Altos City Hall, 1 N. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA, during the meeting.
Public comments are accepted in person at the physical meeting location or via email to [email protected] or through the Public Comment forum on the city website: Public Comments Form.
RULES FOR CONDUCT: According 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 comments will be accepted in person, and members of the public may submit written comments by following the instructions below. https://losaltosca-gov.zoom.us/j/93232985733?pwd=p9P8o7Xx4TWL84Yo8v4JfjaLdHxCOX.1 Telephone: 1-669-444-9171 / Webinar ID: 932 3298 5733 / Passcode: 470426 SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS: Before 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, is not required to be included with your comments. If this information is included in your written comments, it 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 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 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
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.
CONSENT CALENDAR
These items will be considered by one motion. Prior to consideration of the Consent Calendar, a Councilmember may remove an item from the Consent Calendar. Any item removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion will be handled at the discretion of the Mayor.
1. Adoption of Minutes - Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of April 14, 2026
2. Flag Raising Request - America 250 Flag
Approve the resolution to raise the America 250 Flag at Veteran's Community Plaza July 2 through July 9, 2026
3. Adoption of Resolution - Elections Code Section 9212 Report • Adopt a Resolution, which authorizes the City Manager (or designees) to execute an Agreement or Agreements with the selected planning, financial, and traffic/parking consultants to draft and complete the Elections Code section 9212 report, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9212 (“9212 Report”) evaluating the potential impacts of the citizen-sponsored Initiative related to any City decisions to sell, lease, trade, convey, declare surplus, or re-purpose Downtown Parking Plazas for any use other than for surface parking and vehicular access without voter approval; and • Direct staff to return to the City Council within the statutory timeframe with the completed 9212 Report for consideration prior to any further action under Elections Code Section 9215
4. Adoption of Resolutions - Fire Protection Services
1. Adopt a resolution declaring certain properties to be exempt surplus land pursuant to California Government Code Section 54221(F)(1)(D); and
2. Adopt a resolution approving the transfer of real property located at 765 Fremont Avenue and 10 Almond Avenue, Los Altos, California (portions of Assessor Parcel Nos.: APN 189-16-033 and 170-43-005) and approving a delegation of authority to the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute the Property Transfer Agreement for the transfer of the properties
5. Adoption of Ordinance - Camping and Storage of Personal Property in Public Areas Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos, to be read in title only further reading waived, adding a new Chapter 9.30 to the Los Altos Municipal Code entitled "Camping and Storage of Personal Property in Public Areas" related to unlawful camping; and find pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3) that this ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
6. Contract Amendment - City Manager Employment Agreement Approve Amendment No. 4 to the City Manager Employment Agreement
7. Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance - Camping and Storage of Personal Property in Public Areas
Adopt an Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos, to be read in title only further reading waived, adding a new Chapter 9.30 to the Los Altos Municipal Code entitled "Camping and Storage of Personal Property in Public Areas" related to unlawful camping; and find pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3) that this ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Staff also recommends the City Council discuss the available urgency ordinances and consider adoption to allow for immediate enforcement of this Code section. The City Council may consider adoption of the first urgency ordinance, originally considered on April 14, 2026, as amended.
Alternatively, the City Council may consider the new urgency ordinance, drafted based on the Council discussion at the previous meeting, that removes the misdemeanor as a penalty for violation of the Code Section, and replaces it with an administrative citation
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.
8. Tentative Council Calendar and Housing Element Implementation Schedule
9. 04-28-2026 Council QA
COUNCIL/STAFF REPORTS AND DIRECTIONS ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
SPECIAL NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC
According to the City Council Norms and Procedures: It will be customary to have a recess at approximately 9:00 p.m. Before 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.
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 get in touch with the City Clerk at least 72 hours before the meeting.
All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure according 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 same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body.