City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Date: 11/19/2024
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Locations: Zoom.us/join – ID# 832 1285 7140 and
City Council Chambers
751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Regular Session
A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
C. Agenda Review
D. 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.
City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
November 19, 2024
E. Presentations and Proclamations
E1. Proclamation: Native American Heritage Month (Attachment) Not a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) project.
E2. Proclamation: 150 year anniversary of the first incorporation of the City of Menlo Park Not a CEQA project.
F. Consent Calendar
F1. Adopt a resolution to approve the revised San Mateo County Operational Area Emergency Services Organization (Emergency Services Council) Joint Powers Agreement (Staff Report #24-194-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
F2. Receive and file the investment portfolio reports for Sept. 30 (Staff Report #24-195-CC) Not a CEQA project.
F3. Authorize the city manager to execute an amendment to the agreement with Surveillance Grid for implementation services for the city-building security camera system (Staff Report #24-196-CC) Not a CEQA project.
F4. Accept the Coleman and Ringwood Avenues Transportation Study final report and adopt a resolution of support for the implementation of a one-way pilot on Coleman Avenue in San Mateo County (Staff Report #24-198-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
F5. Approve an appropriation of $1,050,000 in unassigned funds from the general fund and a construction contingency for the Belle Haven Community Campus Clean Energy Infrastructure Project (Staff Report #24-199-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
F6. Waive the second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Title 11 of the municipal code to revise sections related to stopping, parking and standing for vehicles (Staff Report #24-200-CC) Not a CEQA project.
G. Regular Business
G1. Consider and adopt a resolution declaring downtown Parking Plazas 1, 2, and 3 as exempt surplus land and provide feedback and authorize staff to release a request for qualifications for affordable housing on Parking Plazas 1, 2, and 3 to implement Housing Element program H4.G (Staff Report #24-203-CC) (Presentation)
Not a CEQA project.
G2. Approve the commitment of $600,000 from the Below Market Rate Housing Fund to Alliant Strategic Development for the production of affordable rental units located at 320 Sheridan Dr. (Staff Report #24-204-CC) (Staff Presentation) (Applicant Presentation) 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
November 19, 2024
H. Informational Items
H1. City Council agenda topics: December 2024 (Staff Report #24-202-CC) Not a CEQA project.
H2. Communitywide electrification program: Home Upgrade Services progress report (Staff Report #24-197-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
H3. Update on aquatic survey results and next steps for potential operational and fee adjustments (Staff Report #24-201-CC)
Not a CEQA project.
I. City Manager Report
J. City Councilmember Reports
K. 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: 11/14/2024)