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: 5/7/2024
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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Special Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Closed Session
C1. Conference with labor negotiators pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 Agency designated representatives: City Attorney Nira Doherty, Steve Mermell Unrepresented employee: City Manager
Not a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) project.
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D. Call To Order
E. Roll Call
F. Report from Closed Sessions
G. Presentations and Proclamations
G1. Proclamation: Mental Health Month
Not a CEQA project.
G2. Proclamation: Jewish American History Month
Not a CEQA project.
G3. Proclamation: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Not a CEQA project.
H. Study Session
H1. Provide direction on a proposal to install Flock fixed Automated License Plate Readers citywide (Staff Report #24-080-CC) (Presentation)
Not a CEQA project.
Regular Business
I. Call To Order
J. Roll Call
K. Agenda Review
L. 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.
M. Consent Calendar
M1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for March 26, April 2 and 16, 2024 (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
M2. Waive the second reading and adopt an ordinance setting speed limits on certain streets (Staff Report #24-072-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
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M3. Authorize the city manager to execute a memorandum of understanding with Caltrain to develop design and environmental clearance documents for the Middle Avenue Caltrain Crossing project (Staff Report #24-074-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
M4. Adopt a resolution to authorize the city manager to apply for funding from the Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Staff Report #24-075-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
M5. Receive annual City Council goal setting workshop final report (Staff Report #24-076-CC) Not a CEQA project.
N. Regular Business
N1. Adopt a resolution to establish “no parking” zones on Middle Avenue, make buffer bike lanes permanent, and continue Nealon Park frontage parking as a pilot for the Middle Avenue Complete Streets project (Staff Report #24-073-CC) (Presentation) Statutorily exempt as identified by Public Resource Code §21080.25 which defines the CEQA as not applicable to “pedestrian and bicycle facilities that improve safety, access or mobility, including new facilities, within the public right-of-way.”
N2. Consider and adopt resolution approving the water supply assessment for the Parkline mixed-use masterplan proposed project and project variant (Staff Report #24-077-CC) Not a CEQA project.
N3. Resolution to reduce the Utility Users Tax (Staff Report #24-071-CC) Not a CEQA project.
N4. Introduce and waive the first reading amending Municipal Code Section 2.04.160 Salaries – Established to modify City Council compensation (Staff Report #24-070-CC) Not a CEQA project.
O. Study Session
O1. Provide direction on updating the City Council Procedures Manual (Staff Report #24-078-CC) Not a CEQA project.
P. Informational Items
P1. City Council agenda topics: May 2024 (Staff Report #24-079-CC) Not a CEQA project.
P2. Police department quarterly update – Q1 January – March 2024 (Staff Report #24-069-CC) (Informe de Personal #24-069-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
Q. City Manager Report
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R. City Councilmember Reports
S. 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 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: 5/2/2024)