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: 11/14/2023
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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Watch meeting:
• Cable television subscriber in Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Atherton and Palo Alto:
Channel 26 (Uverse channel 99)
Subject to Change: The format of this meeting may be altered or the meeting may be cancelled. You may check on the status of the meeting by visiting the city website menlopark.gov. The instructions for logging on to the webinar and/or the access code is subject to change. If you have difficulty accessing the webinar, please check the latest online edition of the posted agenda for updated information (menlopark.gov/agendas)
Special Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Agenda Review
D. Closed Session
D1. Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Gov. Code § 54956.9) Significant exposure to litigation: One case
Not a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) project.
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda
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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. Consent Calendar
I1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for October 10 and 24, 2023 (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
I2. Adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a continued funding application with the California Department of Education for continued funding of the Belle Haven Child Development Center operational costs in fiscal year 2024-25 (Staff Report #23-251-CC) Not a CEQA project.
I3. Adopt a resolution to authorize the city manager to execute a community funding agreement with Rebuilding Together Peninsula in the amount of $180,000 for the preservation of existing housing in Belle Haven through Rebuilding Together Peninsula’s rehabilitation program (Staff Report #23-253-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J. Regular Business
J1. Select names and/or dedications for the new multi-service center facility under construction at 100 Terminal Ave. (Staff Report #23-250-CC) (Informe de Personal #23-250-CC) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
J2. Adopt a resolution to ratify the successor agreement between the City of Menlo Park and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 829 expiring June 30, 2026 (Staff Report #23-243-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J3. Adopt resolutions to approve side letters of agreement amending the memoranda of understanding between the City of Menlo Park and the Service Employees International Union Local 521, Menlo Park Police Officers’ Association, and Menlo Park Police Sergeants’ Association to modify medical
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda
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premium contributions for 2024 and appropriate additional funds (Staff Report #23-254-CC) Not a CEQA project.
J4. Adopt a resolution to approve amendments to the Management Compensation Plan document for unrepresented management classifications effective Nov. 19, 2023 (Staff Report #23-256-CC) Not a CEQA project.
J5. Adopt a resolution to amend the salary schedule effective Nov. 19, 2023 (Staff Report #23-257-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
K. Informational Items
K1. City Council agenda topics: December 2023 (Staff Report #23-252-CC) Not a CEQA project.
K2. Transmittal of city attorney billing (Staff Report #23-255-CC) Not a CEQA project.
L. City Manager Report
M. City Councilmember Reports
N. Adjournment
At every regular meeting of the City Council, in addition to the public comment period where the public shall have the right to address the City Council on any matters of public interest not listed on the agenda, 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 the City Council’s consideration of the item.
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.
If you challenge any of the items listed on this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or 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.
Any writing that is distributed to a majority of the City Council by any person in connection with an agenda item is a public record (subject to any exemption under the Public Records Act) and is available by request by emailing the city clerk at [email protected]. Persons with disabilities, who require auxiliary aids or services in attending or participating in City Council meetings, may call the City Clerk’s Office at 650-330-6620.
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: 11/10/2023)