City Council Meeting Tuesday, October 22, 2024 07:00 PM City Hall — 1 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos, CA

PARTICIPATION: Members of the public may participate  by being present at the Los Altos Council Chamber at Los Altos City  Hall located at 1 N. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA during the meeting.  Public comment is accepted in person at the physical meeting location,  or via email to PublicComment@losaltosca.gov. 

RULES FOR CONDUCT: Pursuant to Los Altos Municipal Code, Section 2.05.010 "Interruptions  and rules for conduct": Understanding that the purpose of the city  council meetings is to conduct the people's business for the benefit of  all the people, in the event that any meeting of the city council is  willfully interrupted by a person or group of persons so as to render  the orderly conduct of the meeting impossible, the mayor, mayor pro tem,  or any other member of the city council acting as the chair may order  the removal of the person or persons responsible for the disruption and  bar them from further attendance at the council meeting, or otherwise  proceed pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.0 or any applicable  penal statute or city ordinance.

REMOTE MEETING OBSERVATION: Members of the public may view the meeting via the link below, but will  not be permitted to provide public comment via Zoom or telephone.   Public comment will be taken in-person, and members of the public may  provide written public comment by following the instructions below.

https://losaltosca-gov.zoom.us/j/81145257911?pwd=FDvWwKboiNceb1sX0QLAv9gcZ2DTD3.1

Telephone: 1-669-444-9171 / Webinar ID: 811 4525 7911 / Passcode: 338465

SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS: Prior to the meeting, comments on matters listed on the agenda may be  emailed to PublicComment@losaltosca.gov. Emails sent to this email  address are sent to/received immediately by the City Council.  Emails  sent directly to the City Council as a whole or individually, and not  sent to PublicComment@losaltosca.gov will not be included as a public  comment in the Council packet.

Please note: Personal  information, such as e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, home  addresses, and other contact information are not required to be included  with your comments.  If this information is included in your written  comments, they will become part of the public record.  Redactions and/or  edits will not be made to public comments, and the comments will be  posted as they are submitted.  Please do not include any information in  your communication that you do not want to be made public.

Correspondence  submitted in hard copy/paper format must be received by 2:00 p.m. on  the day of the meeting to ensure distribution prior to the meeting.   Comments provided in hard copy/paper format after 2:00 p.m. will be  distributed the following day and included with public comment in the  Council packet.

The Mayor will open public comment and will announce the length of time provided for comments during each item.

AGENDA

CALL MEETING TO ORDER

ESTABLISH QUORUM

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION

CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA

SPECIAL ITEMS

• Issue Proclamation Recognizing Hindu-American Awareness Appreciation Month

• Introduction of Andrea Dorado, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the City of Los Altos

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Members of the audience may bring to the Council's attention any  item that is not on the agenda. The Mayor will announce the time  speakers will be granted before comments begin. Please be advised that,  by law, the City Council is unable to discuss or take action on issues  presented during the Public Comment Period. According to State Law (also  known as “The Brown Act”) items must first be noted on the agenda  before any discussion or action.

• 10-22-2024 Written Public Comments

• 10-22-24 Written Public Comments.pdf (2.29 MB)

CONSENT CALENDAR
These items will be considered by one motion unless any member of the Council or audience wishes to remove an item for discussion. Any item removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion will be handled at the discretion of the Mayor.

• 1.Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of October 8, 2024

• 10-08-24 Regular Meeting Minutes DRAFT.pdf (0.12 MB)

• 2.Receive and file the City’s Treasurer’s Report for the month ending July 31, 2024

• Staff Report.pdf (0.14 MB)
• Attachment 1.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 3.Receive and file the City’s Treasurer’s Report for the month ending August 31, 2024

• Staff Report.pdf (0.14 MB)
• Attachment 1.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 4.Authorize the Police Department to purchase two electric Chevrolet Blazers, pursuit-rated, in the amount of $127,218

• Staff Report.pdf (0.12 MB)
• Attachment 1.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 5.Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve the purchase of the Streets Division Altec AT 37G Aerial Truck as part of the vehicle replacement program for City owned fleet vehicles

• Staff Report.pdf (0.12 MB)
• Attachment 1.pdf (0.02 MB)

PUBLIC HEARING

• 6.Hold Public Hearing No. 7 to receive a presentation from the City of Los Altos' ("City") consulting demographer, Redistricting Partners, solicit public input on draft district maps and the order of elections of the five new districts, including whether candidates for City Council must be residents and electors of the district in which they seek election for any period of time prior to filing their nomination papers and declaring their intent to run; reach agreement on the map to become the City's final district elections map; and to consider an ordinance adopting district-based elections and approving the final district map for the City of Los Altos

• Staff Report.pdf (0.14 MB)
• Attachment 1.pdf (0.04 MB)
• All Maps.pdf (5.10 MB)
• Public Maps.pdf (17.12 MB)

DISCUSSION ITEMS

• 7.Four (4) separate actions for City Council consideration: 
  
  

  Introduce and waive second reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Amending Chapter 6.40, to Title 6 Health and Safety of the Los Altos Municipal Code for Regulations on Reusable Bags and find that this Ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15308 of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970;
  
  

  Introduce and waive second reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Repealing in its Entirety the Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Ware Ordinance, Chapter 6.44 of the Los Altos Municipal Code and find that this Ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15308 of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970;
  
  

  Introduce and waive second reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Repealing in its Entirety the Single-use Foodware Accessories and Condiments Ordinance, Chapter 6.45 of the Los Altos Municipal Code and find that this Ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15308 of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970;
  
  

  Introduce and waive second reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Los Altos Amending the Los Altos Municipal Code, by Adding Chapter 6.42 Titled Regulations on Disposable Foodware and find that this Ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15308 of the State Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970

• Staff Report .pdf (0.15 MB)
• Attachment 1.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Attachment 2.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Attachment 3.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Attachment 4.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Attachment 5.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Attachment 6.pdf (0.04 MB)

• 8.Approve the restated employment agreement for City Manager which includes a base salary of $298,825

• Staff Report.pdf (0.12 MB)
• Attachment 1.pdf (0.05 MB)

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
There will be no discussion or action on Informational Items

• 9.Update on the Electronic Bike (E-Bike) Ordinance

• City Memo - E-Bike Ordinance Status.pdf (0.12 MB)

• 10.Tentative Council Calendar and Housing Elemention Implementation Update Calendar

• Tentative Council Calendar.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Housing Element Implementation Schedule (Chronological Order).pdf (0.13 MB)

COUNCIL/STAFF REPORTS AND DIRECTIONS ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

ADJOURNMENT

(Council Norms: It will be the custom to have a recess at approximately 9:00 p.m. Prior to the recess, the Mayor shall announce whether any items will be carried over to the next meeting. The established hour after which no new items will be started is 11:00 p.m. Remaining items, however, may be considered by consensus of the Council.)

SPECIAL NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC

In  compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los  Altos will make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this  meeting.  If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting,  please contact the City Clerk 72 hours prior to the meeting at (650)  947-2610.

All public records relating  to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from  disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, and that are  distributed to a majority of the legislative body, will be available for  public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk’s Office, City of Los  Altos, located at One North San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California at  the same time that the public records are distributed or made available  to the legislative body. 

If you wish  to provide written materials, please provide the City Clerk with 10  copies of any document that you would like to submit to the City Council  for the public record.