City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council
SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Date: 10/24/2023
Time: Special City Council Meeting 5:00 p.m.
Regular City Council Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Locations: Zoom.us/join – ID# 814 7839 7160 and
City Council Chambers
751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Special Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Agenda Review
D. Closed Session
D1. Conference with real property negotiators pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 Property location: 509 Sandlewood St., Menlo Park, CA
City negotiators: Justin I.C. Murphy, Nira Doherty, Tim Wong Under negotiation: Price, terms of payment, property negotiations
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Not a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) project.
D2. Closed session conference with labor negotiators pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 regarding labor negotiations with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 829 (AFSCME) and Confidential employees Agency designated representatives: City Manager Justin I.C. Murphy, Assistant City Manager Stephen Stolte, City Attorney Nira Doherty, Special Counsel Charles Sakai Not a CEQA project.
D3. Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: Tobias Kunze and Liliana Kunze Briseno v. City of Menlo Park (Case No. 3-CIV00590) Not a CEQA project.
Regular Session
E. Call To Order
F. Roll Call
G. Report from Closed Session
H. Public Comment
Under “Public Comment,” the public may address the City Council on any subject not listed on the agenda. Each speaker may address the City Council once under public comment for a limit of three minutes. You are not required to provide your name or City of residence, but it is helpful. The City Council cannot act on items not listed on the agenda and, therefore, the City Council cannot respond to non-agenda issues brought up under public comment other than to provide general information.
I. Presentations and Proclamations
I1. Presentation: Environmental Quality Commission update (Attachment) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
J. Consent Calendar
J1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for September 26, 2023 (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
J2. Authorize the city manager to execute a fourth amendment to the professional services agreement with the M-Group for the Housing Element Update project and appropriate $152,746 to support the project (Staff Report #23-236-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J3. Accept the Stormwater Master Plan (Staff Report #23-242-CC)
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Not a CEQA project.
K. Public Hearing
K1. Introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance to add §16.04.296 and amend §§16.04.120,
16.04.313, 16.04.320, 16.04.325, 16.18.030, 16.20.030, 16.60.010, 16.72.010 and 16.80.030 of Title 16 (zoning) of the Menlo Park Municipal Code to allow electrification equipment in existing covered parking spaces (e.g. garages or carports) and to allow exterior enclosures for electrification equipment within the required side and rear setbacks for existing residential dwelling units in all zoning districts (Staff Report #23-237-CC) (Presentation) Determine the proposed amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under §§15061(b)(3) and 15183.
L. Regular Business
L1. Approve the Menlo Park Community Campus parking management plan and adopt a resolution authorizing timed parking restrictions (Staff Report #23-235-CC) (Presentation) (Informe de Personal #23-235-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
L2. Adopt a resolution to amend the salary schedule effective Nov. 5, 2023 (Staff Report #23-238-CC) Not a CEQA project.
M. Informational Items
M1. City Council agenda topics: November 2023 (Staff Report #23-239-CC) Not a CEQA project.
M2. Police department quarterly update – Q3 July 2023 – September 2023 (Staff Report #23-240-CC) Not a CEQA project.
M3. Receive an update on the Vision Zero Action Plan (Staff Report #23-241-CC) Not a CEQA project.
N. City Manager Report's
O. City Councilmember Reports
P. Adjournment
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At every special meeting of the City Council, members of the public have the right to directly address the City Council on any item listed on the agenda at a time designated by the chair, either before or during consideration of the item.
For appeal hearings, appellant and applicant shall each have 10 minutes for presentations.
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someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Menlo Park at, or before, the public hearing.
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Agendas are posted in accordance with Cal. Gov. Code §54954.2(a) or §54956. Members of the public can view electronic agendas and staff reports by accessing the City website at menlopark.gov/agendas and can receive email notification of agenda postings by subscribing at menlopark.gov/subscribe. Agendas and staff reports may also be obtained by contacting City Clerk at 650-330-6620. (Posted: 10/05/2023)