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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/26/2006 • Meeting Minutes January 26, 2006 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, January 26, 2006 6:00 P.M. Town Hall Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Kerr called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Breene Kerr, Mayor Pro Tem Dean Warshawsky, Councilmember Craig A. T. Jones, Councilmember Jean Mordo and Councilmember Mike O'Malley (O'Malley joined the meeting at 7:45 p.m. and only participated in discussion of Agenda Item 7 and the second Closed Session.) Absent: None Staff: City Manager Maureen Cassingham, City Attorney Steve Mattas, Planning Director Carl Cahill, Administrative Services Director Sarah Ragsdale, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Henry Louie and City Clerk Karen Jost MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Warshawsky, seconded by Mordo and passed unanimously to limit the length of time for public comments to three minutes. 2. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 2.1 Presentation of Proclamation Designating February as Silicon Valley Reads Month in Los Altos Hills—Cheryl Houts, Community Librarian, Los Altos Library Cheryl Houts, Community Librarian, Los Altos Library, thanked the Council for the opportunity to invite the Los Altos Hills community to participate in the annual "Silicon Valley Reads." She reviewed this year's chosen books, "When the Emperor Was Divine" by Julie Otsuka and "The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers her Father's War' by Louise Steinman and the numerous events scheduled for the month-long program. Mayor Kerr, on behalf of the City Council, presented Ms. Houts with a Proclamation declaring February 2006-Silicon Valley Reads Month in Los Altos Hills. • 1 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 Mayor Kerr introduced for general Council discussion the question of appointment of a • Los Altos Hills representative to the Santa Clara Cities Association. Kerr explained that he was seeking direction from the Council on the selection as the new Council meeting schedule presented a conflict with the Cities Association scheduled meetings. The current Council representative was Councilmember Jones. Kerr suggested that a member of the Planning Commission might be an appropriate representative and offered to contact the Commissioners to ascertain their interest. Council concurred with his proposal. He would return to Council at a future meeting for consideration of a permanent appointment. Kerr noted that the Association was reviewing their bylaws to determine if a non-elected official could participate as a voting member. 3. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT (Agenda Item 5.4 was discussed in parallel with the Planning Commission report) Planning Director Carl Cahill reported that the Commission had met on January 26, 2006. The Commission had considered the prezoning of unincorporated San Antonio Hills and two Cingular Wireless applications. The Commission had voted 3-2 to recommend denial of the prezoning application and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the two Cingular applications. Cahill added that all three applications would be scheduled as public hearings at a future City Council meeting. Councilmember Jones spoke to the banners posted across from Town Hall that suggested • the Council "obey the law" regarding cell antennas. He took issue with the statement noting that the Council had convened a general public discussion to gather input on the Town's wireless policy and cell phone coverage. A town-wide mailing to all residents had invited their participation in the discussion. The meeting had been very constructive with the majority in attendance expressing their support for improved cell coverage in Los Altos Hills. Jones added that each specific/individual application had followed the appropriate land use review as deemed by the Town's municipal code that included review before the Planning Commission and final consideration by the City Council. Councilmember Mordo offered that several residents had expressed an interest in Council forming an Ad Hoc Committee of volunteers to assist with the development of a cell phone plan for the Town including the review of potential cell phone tower locations. Councilmember Jones commended Councilmember Mordo and Mayor Pro Tem Warshawsky for their efforts on this issue. He commented that it was his opinion that such a committee being formed at this time could prove to be an impediment to the process with an additional procedural step. He added that cell phones were a private industry that would identify where towers were needed to best improve their coverage to their customers. Jones suggested Council revisit consideration of a committee after the current applications and proposed applications had completed their review process if cell reception problems were still an issue. Mayor Kerr concurred with Jones comments. 2 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 i Mayor Pro Tem Warshawsky suggested that it was important to remember that the cell phone companies were private networks. He noted that he always appreciated volunteer efforts on projects and suggested that they could possibly direct their energies towards educating the public. Warshawsky offered that there were numerous applications "on the horizon"and he did not want to impede their progress. OPENED PUBLIC COMMENT John Harpootlian, Anacapa Drive, commented that the residents that had offered to serve on the Committee had a wealth of knowledge and expertise on the subject and would provide a different perspective to Council then the companies that had a financial stake in the antennas. CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Pro Tem Warshawsky suggested that it would be appropriate to send a town-wide notice for the cellular facility application public hearings scheduled for the next Council meeting. Cahill requested clarification of the mailing, noting that a notice was being sent to residents within 500 feet of the application. Council consensus was to send a town-wide notice of the hearing in addition to the • legally required notice to residents within 500 feet. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Items Removed: 4.1 (City Clerk Karen Jost), 4.3 (Planning Director Carl Cahill) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Mordo, seconded by Warshawsky and passed unanimously to approve the remainder of the Consent Calendar, specifically; 4.2 Review of Disbursements: 1/5/2006— 1/18/2006 $287,714.52 4.4 Dedication of Right-of-Way; Lands of Zamani, 13241 Burke Road— Resolution#3-06 4.5 Approval of Second Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement for the Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program— Resolution#4-06 4.6 Authorizing the Filing of an Application for Federal Surface Transportation Program(STP) Funding for Fremont Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project and Committing the Necessary Non-Federal Match for Same— Resolution#5-06 3 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 Items Removed: • 4.1 Approval of Minutes: Regular City Council Meeting January 12, 2006 City Clerk Karen Jost requested that this item be continued to the next regular City Council meeting. Council concurred with the request. 4.3 Adoption of Ordinance 442 -Amendments to the Town's Zoning Code with Regard to Fences , Walls, Gates and Columns (Section 10-1.5.507) (SECOND READING Planning Director Carl Cahill explained that resident Richard Steinberg had requested separate consideration of this item from the consent calendar via an electronic transmission (e-mail). Council had additionally received correspondence from Bent Hessen-Schmidt on the item. Council had the correspondence before them. Cahill explained that Steinberg and Hessen-Schmidt had specifically expressed concern on the subsection of the proposed ordinance that related to fences located in wildlife corridors and had suggested that the language in subsection (f)10 "Any fence placed within or surrounding an officially designated wildlife corridor shall conform to the requirements specified above for an open space/conservation easement perimeter fence" could potentially limit the use of their property for agricultural purposes. Cahill offered that the • language could be amended to read "Any fence crossing or intersecting an officially designated wildlife corridor ...". He believed this would address their concerns and added that staff was comfortable with the modification. Councilmember Mordo, member of the Council Ad Hoc Committee that had drafted the proposed ordinance, concurred with Cahill and commented that the proposed new language would not alter the intent of the ordinance or impede the purpose of the wildlife corridors. Mordo added that the parameters of "wildlife corridors" had yet to be determined and this had possibly been a factor in the concerns expressed by the residents. City Attorney Steve Mattas explained that the proposed changes to the ordinance were within the purview of Council and would not mandate any further review by the Planning Commission or a re-noticed public hearing. If the changes were accepted, Council would re-introduce the ordinance, waive reading and schedule the second reading and adoption of the ordinance at their next Council meeting. OPENED PUBLIC COMMENT Bent Hessen-Schmidt, Radcliffe Lane, addressed Council. He thanked them for considering the proposed new language for the ordinance and suggested that the term"bi- secting" be used in place of the modification suggested by Planning Director Cahill. Hessen-Schmidt offered that he was also speaking on behalf of his neighbor Dr. • Steinberg. He submitted that the revision would assuage their apprehension with the language. Hessen-Schmidt noted that he was an advocate for wildlife programs but 4 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 wanted to ensure that the zoning for agricultural-residential use of his property was retained. He additionally requested a modification to section (g) that related to exemptions. Hessen-Schmidt thanked the Council and staff for their efforts on the ordinance and their response to their concerns. CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT Councilmember Mordo stated that he was uncomfortable with Hessen-Schmidt's proposed text and believed that the Planning Director's new language would appropriately address the issue. Mordo added that the exemptions could be best dealt with in the wildlife corridor ordinance when it was drafted. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Mordo, seconded by Jones and passed by a 5-0 voice vote, to waive reading and introduce the ordinance as amended. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Town Goals 5.1.1 Implementation of Strategic Conservation Goals Mayor Kerr reported that the Environmental Initiatives Committee was moving forward on the draft of the energy efficiency ordinance. • Kerr noted that he had been in discussion with the Los Altos Garbage Company regarding the use of bio-diesel fuel on the trucks used to serve Los Altos Hills customers. He added that the State had recently passed a law that would remove the current impediment to alternative fuel use and this was a positive step forward in achieving the strategic conservation goal of reducing the Town's use of non-renewable transportation fuels by 25%. 5.1.2 Bringing Public Education Back to the Hills Councilmember Jones requested that Agenda Item 9.1 be considered in parallel with this item. Council concurred. Councilmember Jones requested that Council approve in concept a letter from Mayor Kerr to Superintendent Tim Justus, Los Altos School District. Jones offered that he would assist in drafting the letter with final approval by the Mayor. Content of the letter would include the following points: 1) a thank you to Justus for his recent appearance before Council and encouragement to continue the dialogue with the Town/City Council; 2) suggestion that the option of returning a partial school to the Bullis-Purissima site by the Fall 2008 would not be a satisfactory solution to the objective of returning public education to the Town and encouragement to continue his investigation for a faster and better solution to meet the needs of the Town—this would include the option of a shared • site with the District and Bullis Charter School and a dialogue with the Palo Alto Unified School District for a possible joint District solution to the issue that would best serve the 5 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 residents of the Town; and 3) to accept the Superintendent's offer to meet with the Standing Public Education Committee for an open dialogue on the issue of Public Education in Los Altos Hills. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Jones, seconded by Warshawsky and passed unanimously to approve a communication from Mayor Kerr (co-drafted by Councilmember Jones and Mayor Kerr) to Superintendent Tim Justus that would include the content points as defined by Councilmember Jones. Councilmember Jones, Council liaison to the Public Education Committee, introduced Public Education Committee Chair Duncan MacMillan to report out to Council on their recent efforts. Duncan MacMillan reported the Committee had been exploring the possibility of a Town wide solution to return public education to the Hills. He proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation titled"Proposal for a joint school/charter. MacMillan explained the return of public education as defined by the Committee would require the inclusion of the following components: neighborhood elementary school/s; attendance — area based (geographically based); Los Altos Hills residents would have priority in attendance; consideration of Palo Alto Unified School District and Los Altos School District enrollment; and a predictable and routine attendance. • He reviewed the Public Education Committee's issues with the most current Los Altos School District's "plans". MacMillan offered the District's proposal was "too little-too late" noting the 2008 start date and the lack of consideration of the Palo Alto Unified School District portion of the Town. MacMillan reviewed alternative scenarios that included: the Town reorganize into the Palo Alto Unified School District; Los Altos Hills forming its own K-8 or K-12 district; or,the existing Districts working together to open a joint school/charter. MacMillan noted that the Districts had been more responsive than previously to the Committee's requests for data including enrollment information. The Committee's findings supported the premise that current student enrollment justified a school in Los Altos Hills and the revenue stream from Los Altos Hills was substantial. He reviewed the enrollment numbers and financial data with Council that included property and parcel tax information and the dollars per Los Altos Hills students that went to each district. The Committee suggested that a solution that had a "piece-meal" approach by one of the Town's existing districts or allowed attendance to be open to an entire existing district was not a viable resolution to the issue. Committee consensus also supported that for the solution to be acceptable, Bullis Charter School be recognized as an asset to Los Altos Hills. MacMillan explained the Committee's reasons for the inclusion of the Bullis Charter School as a critical component in a solution was that it provided curriculum flexibility; preserved the number one performing charter school and number twelve • performing elementary school in the State; rewarded sweat and cash equity from the 6 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 community; and, provided a means of management with the least additional oversight/overhead expense by the Districts. MacMillan reviewed the key elements that supported the alternative solution of a joint school/charter. Specifically; it could be implemented by 2006/2007 and would preserve the current revenue stream to existing districts. MacMillan noted that additionally, it might avoid a contentious reorganization effort. MacMillan explained the "next steps" in the process. With Council approval, a letter from the Public Education Committee that requested consideration of a joint school/charter would be sent to the superintendents of each district. Council had a draft of the letter before them. A spreadsheet of property tax revenues and student enrollment would accompany the letter. A CD of the Committee's previous presentations to the Council would also be sent in conjunction with the letter. Council thanked MacMillan for his presentation and the numerous hours that had been volunteered by the Committee to find an acceptable solution to returning public education to the Town. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Jones, seconded by Warshawsky and passed unanimously to approve the draft letter from the Public Education Committee and to direct its mailing on Town letterhead with the accompanying documents to the superintendent of the Los Altos School District, Palo Alto Unified School District, • Mountain View-Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School. Councilmember Jones advised that the Public Education Committee had been working tirelessly for the past twenty eight months to bring a resolution to this very complicated issue. He added that an additional alternative they had been researching was the option of reorganization. Jones noted that he was requesting approval of an additional expenditure for legal consulting costs associated with the Committee's due diligence review. The fee would permit completion of the consultant's review and travel expenses for attendance and presentation at the next Council meeting where she would be available.to answer questions from Council and the public on her findings. Jones noted that the issues surrounding reorganization were complex and that a written report without a dialogue might be subject to misinterpretation. He believed it was of value to have the legal consultant available for a question and answer exchange. Jones noted that the Committee and Council have remained neutral on this option and this exercise had been a fact finding effort. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Jones, seconded by Mordo and passed unanimously to approve an additional expenditure of a not to exceed amount of $2,500 for legal counsel Marguerite Leoni. The presentation by Ms. Leoni would be scheduled for the next regular Council meeting. 7 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 5.2 Underground Project Status Report Mayor Pro Tem Warshawsky reported that the Town had received notification from PG&E that the project design would begin on May 1, 2006 Construction of the pilot project had tentatively been scheduled for early 2007. Warshawsky added that several neighborhoods had expressed an interest in undergrounding their utilities and the Ad Hoc Committee would be extending invitations to those interested to attend their February meeting. 5.3 Update on General Plan Review Planning Director Carl Cahill reported that the General Plan Review Ad Hoc Committee was currently finalizing their review of the Open Space Element and would address the Conservation Element next. Cahill noted that the Ad Hoc Committee would be requesting consideration of additional funding for assistance to accelerate the review process at the next Council meeting. 5.4 Update on Improved Cell Phone Coverage Considered in conjunction with discussion of Agenda Item 3. 5.5 Arastradero Traffic Signals Update (Mayfield Project) Planning Director Carl Cahill reported that the City of Palo Alto had completed their traffic counts and the analysis was expected to be available by the end of January. Staff would contact Palo Alto for a report of their findings. Mayor Kerr noted that he had experienced traffic congestion in the morning by the entrance to Pinewood School and questioned if the installation of a left turn lane into the school was feasible. City Engineer Henry Louie offered to investigate the situation and report back to Council. 5.6 Proposed Cancellation of Regular City Council Meeting of February 23, 2006 Following a brief Council discussion, it was determined that due to the school break, a quorum of Council would not be available for the February 23, 2006 regular City Council meeting. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Mordo, seconded by Warshawsky and passed unanimously to cancel the February 23, 2006 regular City Council meeting. • 8 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Presentation of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Year Ended June 30, 2005 Administrative Services Director Sarah Ragsdale introduced this item to Council. She summarized her staff report and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for Council. Ragsdale reported that the independent auditor had expressed an unqualified opinion on the report, which indicated that the statements had been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Ragsdale explained that this was the second year of the Town's implementation of GABS 34. Features of the new financial reporting model for state and local governments included a management discussion and analysis of the Town's financial condition and both government-wide and fund financial statements. The government-wide financial statements were designed to provide readers with a broad overview of the Town's finances, in a manner similar to private-sector business. The fund financial statements for the government funds— General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, and Capital Improvement Funds focused on near-term inflows and outflows of spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available at the end of the fiscal year. The fund financial statements for the proprietary funds — Sewer Fund, Solid Waste Fund, and Internal Service Fund —provided the same type of information as the government-wide financial statements, only in more detail. • A.J. Major, of the auditing firm of Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP. had presented the CAFR to the Standing Finance and Investment Committee on January 18, 2006 and responded to their questions. He also reviewed the management letter that discussed internal controls with the Committee. A copy of the management letter was attached to the staff report before Council. Ragsdale reviewed the letter and offered that the Finance Department had responded to his observations. T p p he CAFR had also been agendized for the February meeting of the Finance and Investment Committee. Council thanked Ragsdale for her report. PASSED BY CONSENSUS OF COUNCIL: To receive and file the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report(CAFR) for the Year ended June 30, 2005. 6.2 AB 1234 Compliance Program 6.2.1 Elected Officials Training Requirements City Manager Maureen Cassingham introduced this item to Council. She reviewed the requirements of the new local Sunshine Bill AB 1234, effective as of January 1, 2006. The Bill mandated new reimbursement restrictions for Councilmembers for expenses incurred in the performance of their elected duties and mandated annual training in public ethics and conflict of interest laws for elected officials and for appointed officials designated by the local legislative body. The City Clerk would maintain the necessary 9 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 records to document that the training requirements were satisfied. Cassingham explained that an ethics training seminar had historically been provided by the City Attorney and his office was preparing a seminar that would satisfy the requirements of AB 1234. Cassingham suggested several scheduling options for Council consideration. Following a brief discussion, Council consensus was to schedule the ethics training in conjunction with the Council's annual strategic goal setting session. 6.2.2 Proposed Expense and Use of Public Resources Policy Administrative Services Directorarah S Ragsdale explained that Agenda Item 6.2.2 was the related staff report to the AB 1234 requirements. The proposed "Expense and Use of Public Resources Policy"before Council was drafted from the League of California Cities model and its adoption would make the Town in compliance with the requirements of AB 1234, Local Government Sunshine Bill. Council reviewed the policy and new requirements. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Jones, seconded by Mordo and passed unanimously to adopt the "Town of Los Altos Hills Expense and Use of Public Resources Policy" as presented. 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES, AND • COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES Councilmember Jones provided a progress report on the Ad Hoc Committee on Parks and Recreation Facilities efforts. He was moving forward on the tasks endorsed by the Council and had a scheduled meeting with Friends of Westwind on January 30, 2006 to discuss the option of a possible renegotiation of the lease and review the outstanding issues that had been identified with Westwind Barn. He suggested that it would be appropriate to give the Friends time to review the issues with their membership and to return to him with a list of issues that were open to negotiation and those issues that were non-negotiable. He would return to Council for further direction following the receipt of the Friends response. Jones requested permission to write a factual article for the Town's March Newsletter that would provide an overview of the current status of Westwind and the efforts of the Ad-Hoc Committees. The draft article would be written in conjunction with Ad Hoc Committee member Mayor Kerr and submitted for publication to Editor Duffy Price. City Attorney Steve Mattas reviewed with Council the Fair Political Practices Commission's restrictions on mass mailings. He advised that the article would be considered appropriate under the FPPC requirements but no mention or identification of Councilmembers names could be referenced in a byline to the article. • 10 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 The City Council briefly discussed the letter that had been sent by City Manager Maureen Cassingham to Friends identifying the code violations at Westwind Barn that related to the living quarters. Jones reminded Council that staff had been directed by Council to perform the inspection and proceed accordingly. Cassingham explained that a licensed/insured contractor had been hired by the Friends and would be meeting with the Town's Building Official to address the life and safety issues at the Barn's living quarters that had been identified by the Town's consulting building inspector. No one would be permitted to live at the Barn until the violations were corrected. City Attorney Mattas discussed the Council's options to consider the potential expenditures related to the Barn repairs. He noted that they could, if necessary, call a Special meeting with a twenty-four hour notice or they could entertain a motion to add an urgency item to tonight's agenda because the issue had come to the attention of the Council after the meeting agenda had been posted. Mattas advised Council that the life/safety aspect of the violations had been addressed and the urgency factor would be based on the timing of the re-occupancy of the living quarters. Jones suggested that the City Manager could address the interim costs with her signature authority of $5,000 and if necessary, additional associated costs could be considered at the next Council meeting. Council concurred that the interim issues could be addressed by the staff. Councilmember Mordo reported that he had attended the Emergency Communications Committee and the Emergency Preparedness Committee meetings. He suggested that it would be appropriate for the role of the two committees to be better defined and the membership be advised of their charges. Mordo reported on his attendance at the City of Los Altos meeting of CERT trained volunteers and hams that had been organized by Police Chief Lacey to discuss the formation of a broader emergency group that would supplement the efforts of First Responders. The proposal included the creation of neighborhood shelters and coordinated neighborhood safety volunteers. Mordo suggested that a similar program be started in Los Altos Hills. He noted that the program was not being funded by the City of Los Altos but supported by grants garnered by Lacey. Mordo recommended that a first step would be to convene a meeting with Council, staff, and members of the Emergency Preparedness Committee and Emergency Communications Committee to discuss the current status of the Los Altos Hills emergency response and the designated roles of everyone and open the debate of whether it would be appropriate to move in the same direction as the City of Los Altos. Mordo explained that the City of Los Altos was entertaining the idea of employing a full-time emergency co-coordinator and suggested that the Town could possibly share the position. OPENED PUBLIC COMMENT Dru Anderson, Emergency Communications Committee Chair, reported that she had also attended the meeting called by Chief Lacey. She acknowledged the efforts of City Manager Cassingham and Public Safety Officer Steven Garcia to establish the Town's 11 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 Emergency Operations Center's framework. Anderson suggested that Councilmember Mordo's suggestion of a joint meeting with staff, Council and the Committees would be appropriate. She believed that integration of volunteers was an integral part of any emergency response. CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT Councilmember Mordo referenced an email he had received from resident Alexander Atkins regarding the issue of Eucalyptus trees. Atkins had suggested that the Ad Hoc Planning Committee be charged with preparing a draft ordinance regarding "dangerous" trees. City Manager Maureen Cassingham reported that at the direction of Council she had secured the services of an arborist to review the Town's trees along major roadways in conjunction with a review by the City Engineer and Public Safety Officer Steve Garcia. The report would be forwarded to Council at a future meeting. Council consensus was to discuss the second phase, i.e. action to be taken by Council, after the findings of the arborist were reviewed. Mayor Pro Tem Warshawsky reported that the Pathways Committee had completed their review of all issues that had been referred back to them during the Master Path Plan adoption process. Their recommendations would be forwarded to the Planning Commission. Mayor Kerr reported that he had been sworn in as a Board member of the VTA and would now have voting authority. He noted that he would be approaching Council in the near future for direction on the sales tax that was being considered by the Board. 8. STAFF REPORTS 8.1 City Manager 8.2 City Attorney 8.3 City Clerk 8.3.1 Report on Council Correspondence 9. COUNCIL-INITIATED ITEMS 9.1 Consideration of Letter from Mayor to Superintendent Tim Justus, Los Altos School District, Thanking Him for His Presentation to Council and Providing Council Feedback—Councilmember Jones Considered in conjunction with Agenda Item 5.1.2. 12 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006 10. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR None 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS None Council adjourned to Closed Session at 8:05 p.m. 12. CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 27210 Altamont Road(APN 182-21-016) Agency Negotiators: Maureen Cassingham and Steve Mattas Negotiating Parties: Town of Los Altos Hills and Verizon Wireless by Cellco Partnership Under Negotiation: Terms and Conditions for Lease of Property Mayor Pro Tem Warshawsky and Councilmember O'Malley recused themselves from consideration of this item. CLOSED SESSION: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EVALUATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54947 Title: Ci y Manager Council Reconvened to Open Session at 9:15 p.m. Report out on Closed Session items: No action was taken. Direction was given to staff on both items. 13. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by consensus of the Council at 9:16 p.m. Respectfully submitted, aren Jo � City Clerk The January 26, 2006 City Council meeting minutes were approved as presented at the March 9, 2006 City Council meeting. 13 City Council Meeting Minutes January 26,2006