City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Date: 9/10/2024
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Locations: Zoom.us/join – ID# 832 1285 7140 and
City Council Chambers
751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025
City Councilmember Doerr will be participating from:
401 Industrial Dr.
Barneveld, Wisconsin 53507
Members of the public can listen to the meeting and participate using the following methods. If you have issues viewing the meeting, please email the city clerk at [email protected].
How to participate in the meeting
• Submit a written comment online up to one-hour before the meeting start time:
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• Attend in person in the City Council Chambers
• Access the meeting real-time online at:
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Meeting ID 832 1285 7140
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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)
Regular Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Agenda Review
D. Closed Session
D1. Closed session conference with labor negotiator pursuant to Government Code §54957.6
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
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regarding labor negotiations with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 829, Menlo Park Police Officers’ Association, Menlo Park Police Sergeants’ Association, and Service Employees International Local 521 Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager Justin I.C. Murphy, City Attorney Nira Doherty, Administrative Services Director Brittany Mello, Assistant City Manager Stephen Stolte, Human Resources Manager Charla Freckmann, Legal Counsel Charles Sakai, Legal Counsel Genevieve Ng
Not a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) project.
E. 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; in some instances, speaker time may be limited. 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.
F. Presentations and Proclamations
F1. Proclamation: National Preparedness Month (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
F2. Proclamation: National Service Dog Month (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
F3. Presentation: Annual Parks and Recreation Commission report out (Attachment) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
F4. Presentation: Annual Housing Commission report out (Attachment) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
F5. Presentation: Annual Complete Streets Commission report out (Attachment) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
G. Study Session
G1. Preliminary review of City-run preschool programs (Staff Report #24-153-CC) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
H. Consent Calendar
H1. Authorize the Mayor to sign the City’s response to the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Report, “Assessing and Reporting Internal Controls in San Mateo County Agencies and School Districts” (Staff Report #24-156-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
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H2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the City’s response to the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Report, “Restaurant Exteriors: The Neglected Space” (Staff Report #24-157-CC) Not a CEQA project.
H3. Authorize the city manager to purchase library books and media from Ingram Content Group in a total amount not to exceed $128,000 and Baker & Taylor in a total amount not to exceed $130,000 during fiscal year 2024-25 (Staff Report #24-152-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
H4. Authorize the city manager to execute agreements with Planet Technologies for Microsoft 365 implementation and migration services and with Dell Technologies for Microsoft 365 licensing (Staff Report #24-159-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
I. Regular Business
I1. Adopt an urgency ordinance to amend Chapter 12.24 [Flood Damage Prevention] of the Menlo Park Municipal Code (Staff Report #24-158-CC) (Presentation) Determine these actions are exempt from review under §§15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of CEQA.
I2. Adopt a resolution approving the fiscal year 2024-25 investment policy for the City and the Successor Agency (Staff Report #24-160-CC) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
I3. Appoint a City Councilmember to the Parkline Development Agreement Negotiation Ad Hoc Subcommittee (Staff Report #24-161-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J. Informational Items
J1. City Council agenda topics: September – October 2024 (Staff Report #24-162-CC) Not a CEQA project.
J2. Plan to establish an advisory committee to the governing body of the East Palo Alto Sanitary District Subsidiary District (Staff Report #24-163-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
J3. City Council fiscal year 2024-25 work plan (Staff Report #24-164-CC) Not a CEQA project.
K. City Council Initiated Items
K1. Direction on homelessness/unhoused population in Menlo Park (Staff Report #24-154-CC) Not a CEQA project.
K2. Direction on the West Menlo Triangle annexation (Staff Report #24-155-CC) Not a CEQA project.
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
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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. 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: 9/5/2024)