1 City Council Special Meeting Agenda
January 29, 2025
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on the open session portion of this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California during normal business hours. These materials will also be made available on the City website at www.losaltoshills.ca.gov subject to Staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
LOS ALTOS HILLS CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025, AT 9:00 A.M.
Meetings of the City Council are held in-person. As a courtesy, and in compliance with applicable state law, staff and members of the public may participate in the meeting in person at Town Hall or virtually via Zoom Video Conference. Members of the City Council may participate remotely from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Government Code section 54953.
To attend the meeting in person:
City Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 To provide Public Comment in person:
Members of the public wishing to speak are requested to complete a speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk at the meeting.
To participate in the meeting via Zoom Video Conference, please follow the instructions below:
Public comment will also be accepted via email at [email protected] prior to the start of the meeting. Written comments will be posted on the website and distributed to the Council. If you choose to email your comments, please indicate in the subject line “FOR PUBLIC COMMENT” and indicate the item number.
If you wish to submit a public comment during the meeting, please use the following information. Before speaking, please identify yourself by name and where you reside. The City Council meeting will be live-streamed on the Town’s website and via Zoom at the following location:
https://bit.ly/January29PrioritySettingSessionLAH
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Special Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills, California
2 City Council Special Meeting Agenda
January 29, 2025
Webinar ID: 818 4504 8978
Password: 94022
Public testimony will be taken at the direction of the Mayor and members of the public may only comment during times allotted for public comments. This meeting will be broadcast via livestream service at http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov.
1. CALL TO ORDER (9:00 A.M.)
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
Persons wishing to address the Council on any subject on the Special Meeting agenda may do so now. Please complete a Speaker Card located on the back table of the Council Chambers and submit it to the City Clerk. Comments are limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. California law prohibits the Council from acting on items that do not appear on the agenda. Under a Resolution previously adopted by the Council, such items can be referred to staff for appropriate action, which may include placement on the next available agenda.
5. COUNCIL WORKSHOP- CONCEPTS FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT
6. ADJOURN
Pursuant to Ordinance No. 506, the Council Meeting shall adjourn no later than 10:00 p.m., unless otherwise approved by a majority of the Councilmembers present.
ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 650-941-7222. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
Copies of all agenda reports and supporting data are available for inspection at Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road and the Los Altos Main Library 72 hours in advance of the meeting. A complete agenda can be found on the Town’s webpage: http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov. A complete packet of information is available for inspection during the meeting at the table to the back of the Council Chambers.
The Council may take action on any agendized matter in any manner deemed appropriate by Council.
Councilmember Workshop &
2025 Council Priority Setting Session
January 29, 2025 – Town Hall
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Staff: Peter, Cody, Arika
9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction – Peter
• Agenda Review and Format for the Day
• Discuss objectives - Peter
• Council questions and clarification
9:15 AM Public Comment, if any
9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Concepts for Effective Local Government Workshop - K.
Duggan/RPMG
• Roles of Councilmembers, working relationships
12:30 PM LUNCH
PRIORITY SETTING SESSION AGENDA
Staff: Management Team
1:00PM – 3PM First Year Update to 2024-5 Workplan – LAH Staff • Review Workplan – accomplishments so far (high level) • Discuss Staff Recommendation for Amendments
Posted Separately for 1 PM
o Items that fit within staff capacity
o Committee requested items
o Committee items to remove
• Public Comment on staff recommendation
• Council Discussion and Proposed Amendments
(Opportunity for Council to advocate for items)
o Includes items pre-populated, or
o Net new items that come up during the meeting
• Public Comment response on Council discussion
• Council voting exercise
• (if needed – staff huddle to reprioritize)
• Recap, Next Steps, and Adjourn