TOWN OF PORTOLA VALLEY
Regular Meeting of the Town Council
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
7:00 P.M.
Craig Hughes, Mayor
Sarah Wernikoff, Vice Mayor
Jeff Aalfs, Councilmember
Maryann Derwin, Councilmember
John Richards, Councilmember
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER – All Councilmembers were present.
2. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
There was no report out of Closed Session.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The following members of the public spoke during Oral Communications:
• Rita Comes
• Danna
• Caroline Vertongen
• Liz Babb
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS
None
5. CONSENT AGENDA
The following member of the public spoke regarding the Consent Agenda:
• Caroline Vertongen
M/S Derwin/Richards to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
a. Approval of Action Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 22, 2022 b. Approval of Warrant List
c. Adoption of a Resolution Confirming the State of Emergency and Need to Continue Conducting Town Public Meetings Remotely (a) A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Portola Valley Confirming Existing State of Emergency and Authorizing Continued Remote Public Meetings Under AB 361
d. Adoption of Resolution Calling for the Holding of the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election
e. Approval of Purchase of Four Pickleball Nets in the Amount of $9,200 ($2,300 each) f. Adopt the FY 2022-23 Budget for the Woodside Highlands Road Maintenance District.
6. STUDY SESSION
a. Receive the Town Lobbyist Legislative/Budget Update
Audrey Ratajczak, Cruz Strategies, presented the update.
The following members of the public spoke during the item:
• Kristi Corley
• Karen Askey
Informational item only. No motion taken.
7. REGULAR AGENDA
a. Review the Draft Housing Element
Town of Portola Valley – Minutes
July 13, 2022
Laura Russell, Planning & Building Director, presented the report.
The Town Council took a brief recess at 9:13 p.m
The Town Council reconvened at 9:20 p.m.
The following members of the public spoke during the item:
• Jocelyn McArthur • Anne Ashmeal
• Rita Comes • Connie Ring
• Diana • Nona Chiariello
• Judith Murphy • George Savage
• Robin Murdoch • Liz Babb
• Peter Lipman • Mary Jack
• Jeremy Levine • Alexander Melendrez
• Nathan Chan • Kristi Corley
• Nan Shostak • Caroline Vertongen
• Mac Harman • Dale Pfau
• Judith Mendelsohn • Mary
• Todd Scheuer • Robin Murray
• Tim Clark • Jon Silver
• Karen Askey • Gary Morgenthaler
• Jonathan Buenemann • Trish Heald
• Louis Ebner • Andrea Young
• Maria • Jay
• Gregg Franklin • Betsy Morgenthaler
The Town Council took a brief recess at 11:23 p.m.
The Town Council reconvened at 11:30 p.m.
A majority of Town Council provided the following direction to staff:
• Formed a Subcommittee of the Mayor and Vice Mayor to work with staff on finalizing the buffer and units allocated to the Glen Oaks site.
• Requested staff to follow up with the property owner and tenant at Glen Oaks and Isola Riding Academy to evaluate options for maintaining horse operations. • Added limitations to the Opt-In Rezoning Program to limit projects to four units per site (rather than four units per acre) and require a discretionary review process. • Supported the Gateway Land Use designation recommended by Planning Commission for the Dorothy Ford Field and Open Space property and the Ladera Church property across the street. Planning for these two sites will take place together approximately two years into the Housing Element cycle. This will allow the Town to evaluate how Housing Element implementation is progressing prior to deciding how to develop Dorothy Ford Field and Open Space.
• Confirmed that there is not a proposal to build housing over the Ford Field Baseball Diamond. There may be an opportunity to rearrange the uses at the site and improve the baseball facilities with the overall project.
• Directed staff to submit the Draft Housing Element to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) upon completion of the revisions. b. Update the Town Council Priority Efforts List and Approve the Proposed Council Priority Reporting Process.
This item was continued to the regular meeting of August 10, 2022.
Town of Portola Valley – Minutes
July 13, 2022
8. COUNCIL LIAISON COMMITTEE AND REGIONAL AGENCIES REPORTS No reports were presented.
9. TOWN MANAGER REPORT
No report was presented.
10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
a. Town Council Digests – July 7, 2022
11. ADJOURNMENT – The meeting adjourned at 1:28 a.m.
The next Regular Town Council meeting will be held on August 10, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting minutes were prepared by Melissa Thurman, Town Clerk, for approval at the meeting of August 10, 2022.