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: 1/23/2024
Time: Special City Council Meeting 5:00 p.m.
Regular City Council Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Locations: Zoom.us/join – ID# 832 1285 7140 and
City Council Chambers
751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Channel 26 (Uverse channel 99)
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Special Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Agenda Review
D. Closed Session
D1. Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: James Pistorino v. City of Menlo Park (Case No. 23-CIV-05289) Not a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) project.
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D2. Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: Joseph Johnson v. City of Menlo Park (Case No. 24-CIV-00005) Not a CEQA project.
D3. Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation Significant exposure to litigation (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9):
One potential case
Not a CEQA project.
Regular Business
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. Special Business
I1. Interviews of Planning Commission applicant (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
J. Advisory Body Vacancies and Appointments
J1. Consider applicants and make an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission (Staff Report #24-011-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
K. Consent Calendar
K1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for January 9, 2024 (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
K2. Waive the second reading and adopt an ordinance repealing and replacing Title 9 of the Menlo Park Municipal Code entitled “Animals” (Staff Report #24-015-CC) Not a CEQA project.
K3. Authorize the city manager to execute a consulting services agreement with the Housing Endowment and Regional Trust of San Mateo County in the amount of $94,980 for contract
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housing services (Staff Report #24-013-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
K4. Adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the County of San Mateo to develop a compost quality improvement campaign (Staff Report #24-017-CC)
Find that the ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to §15061(b)(3) (General Rule Exemption).
L. Public Hearing
L1. Consider and adopt a resolution amending the 2023-2031 Housing Element of the General Plan, as conditionally approved by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (Staff Report #24-009-CC) (Presentation)
Not a CEQA project.
M. Regular Business
M1. Waive the first reading and introduce an ordinance repealing and replacing Municipal Code Chapter 5.26 to adopt by reference in its entirety Chapter 4.98 of the San Mateo San Mateo County Ordinance Code (Staff Report #24-012-CC) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
N. Informational Items
N1. City Council agenda topics: February 2024 (Staff Report #24-010-CC) Not a CEQA project.
N2. Transmittal of city attorney billing (Staff Report #24-016-CC) Not a CEQA project.
N3. City Council fiscal year 2023-24 priorities work plan update (Staff Report #24-014-CC) Not a CEQA project.
O. City Manager Report
P. City Councilmember Reports
Q. 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. Special meetings of the City Council do not provide the opportunity for public comment on items not on the agenda (Cal. Gov.
Code §54956.)
If you challenge any of the items listed on this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or
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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.
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: 1/18/2024)