1 City Council Special Meeting Agenda
August 20, 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
LOS ALTOS HILLS CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2026, AT 5:00 P.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.
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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.
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Special Meeting Agenda
Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 5:00 P.M.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills, California 94022
2 City Council Special Meeting Agenda
August 20, 2026
CALL TO ORDER (5:00 P.M.)
ROLL CALL
1. PUBLIC COMMENT (Public Comment is Limited to Items which are the Subject of the Special Meeting)
Speakers and members of the audience are reminded that public comments must comply with the Town’s Rules of Decorum. Profane language or disruptive conduct is prohibited under Los Altos Hills Municipal Code Sections 2-1.115(c) and (d).
2. NEW BUSINESS
A. Consideration of Sending a Letter in Opposition to Assembly Bill 1751 (Mayor Bhateja)
3. CLOSED SESSION
A. CLOSED SESSION - Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4))
Initiation of Litigation: One Case
4. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
5. 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 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 and online. Council may take action on any agendized matter in any manner deemed appropriate by Council.
26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills California 94022 Phone (650) 941-7222 Fax: 650/941-3160 August 21, 2026
The Honorable Sharon Quirk-Silva
Member, California State Assembly
1021 O St., Room 4210
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva & Wicks) Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act. Notice of
OPPOSITION
Dear Honorable Sharon Quirk-Silva,
The Town of Los Altos Hills respectfully opposes AB 1751 (Quirk-Silva) as drafted, which would require local agencies to ministerially approve both the application for a townhome development project and the parcel map or tentative and final map in multifamily residential zones or underutilized single-family zones.
Los Altos Hills supports efforts to increase housing production and expand homeownership opportunities. However, AB 1751 would bypass important local review processes that help ensure new subdivisions are supported by adequate infrastructure, public services, and orderly development. Under the Subdivision Map Act, local agencies review and approve proposed subdivisions, including parcel maps for four or fewer parcels and tentative and final maps for subdivisions of five or more parcels. This process is essential to ensure that new housing can be served by roads, utilities, water, sewer, emergency response, and other local services.
AB 1751 bypasses the state-mandated local planning effort and forces cities to approve all maps for a townhome development project, even if it would exceed the residential capacity and infrastructure assumptions evaluated and certified by the state, creating potential unintended consequences for infrastructure and public services. AB 1751 disregards state-approved housing plans and zoning requirements, despite the multi-year effort to identify sites suitable for new housing development in coordination with smart residential growth.
Los Altos Hills also presents infrastructure and emergency-access conditions that distinguish it from more urban jurisdictions. Less than half of the Town's more than 3,100 parcels are presently connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system, and the community contains narrow and winding roadways, limited turnarounds, and single-access routes that present documented
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emergency-response and evacuation challenges. Although AB 1751 excludes properties within High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and requires municipal sewer service, the Town could be encumbered with properties that have severe evacuation, access, and other impediments.
The Town believes these unique conditions warrant preservation of meaningful local authority to determine where this scale of subdivision and development can safely and appropriately occur.
Best,
Rajiv Bhateja
Mayor
Town of Los Altos hills
[email protected]
cc: Senator Josh Becker (District 13)
Assemblymember Marc Berman (District 23)
League of California Cities, [email protected]