City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Date: 11/12/2024
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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City Council Chambers
751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Regular Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Closed Session
C1. Conference with real property negotiators pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 Property location: 1215 Chrysler Dr.
City negotiators: Justin I.C. Murphy, Nira Doherty
Negotiating parties: James Albera
Under negotiation: Price, terms of payment, property negotiations Not a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) project.
C2. Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of
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Government Code §54956.9) Significant exposure to litigation: One case Not a CEQA project.
D. Call To Order
E. Roll Call
F. Report from Closed Session
G. Agenda Review
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; 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.
I. Presentations and Proclamations
I1. Proclamation: Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
J. Consent Calendar
J1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for October 8, 21 and 22, 2024 (Attachment) Not a CEQA project.
J2. Authorize the city manager to execute a three-year extension of the enterprise license agreement with Esri for geographic information system software (Staff Report #24-188-CC) Not a CEQA project.
K. Study Session
K1. Review and provide feedback on the alternative proposals to meet the below market rate housing requirements for the project at 1162 El Camino Real (Staff Report #24-192-CC) (Staff Presentation) (Applicant Presentation)
Not a CEQA project.
L. Regular Business
L1. Waive the first reading and introduce an ordinance amending Title 11 of the municipal code to revise sections related to stopping, parking, and standing for vehicles, and establish parking restrictions for oversized vehicles (Staff Report #24-189-CC) (Presentation) Not a CEQA project.
M. Informational Items
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M1. City Council agenda topics: November – December 2024 (Staff Report #24-193-CC) Not a CEQA project.
M2. Police department quarterly update – Q3 July – September 2024 (Staff Report #24-187-CC) (Informe de Personal #24-187-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
M3. Update on childcare survey results and preliminary research and analysis of preschool needs (Staff Report #24-190-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
M4. Update on the emergency water storage/supply project (Staff Report #24-191-CC) Not a CEQA project.
N. City Manager Report
O. City Councilmember Reports
P. 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.
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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: 11/7/2024)