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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/24/20231 City Council Special Meeting Minutes January 10, 2022 This meeting was conducted virtually pursuant to the provisions of Assembly Bill 361 and Government Code Section 54953(e) related to conducting public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Swan called the City Council Special Meeting to order at 4:09 p.m. Present: Mayor Swan, Vice Mayor Mok, Councilmember Schmidt, Councilmember Tankha, Councilmember Tankha Absent: None Staff: City Manager Peter Pirnejad, Public Works Director Woojae Kim, Administrative Services Director Sarina Revillar, Planning/Building Director Sofia Mangalam, Community Services Supervisor Sarah Robustelli, Management Analyst II Cody Einfalt, City Clerk Deborah Padovan CALL TO ORDER (4:00 P.M.) A. Roll Call B. Pledge of Allegiance 1. PUBLIC COMMENT (Public Comment is Limited to Items which are the Subject of the Special Meeting) 2. NEW BUSINESS A. Proclamation of the Town of Los Altos Hills Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Emergency Relating to Severe Winter Storms (Staff: P. Pirnejad) City Manager Peter Pirnejad presented the report. He provided an update of the storm response by Town staff. City Attorney Mattas said that the Council is ratifying and extending the proclamation of the declaration of emergency. State law allows for the extension of 60 days. He recommended extending the emergency authority through February 17, 2023, which is one day after the Council’s next regular meeting. Council discussion ensued. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED: Councilmember Tankha moved to approve the Proclamation of the Emergency Services Director, as Ratified by the City Council, of the Town of Los Altos Hills Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Emergency Relating to Sever Winter Storms. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mok. Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Special Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California 2 City Council Special Meeting Minutes January 10, 2022 MOTION PASSED 5-0: AYES: Swan, Mok, Schmidt Tankha, Tyson NOES: None ABSTAIN: None RECUSE: None ABSENT: None 3. STUDY SESSION A. Annual Reports by the Town of Los Altos Hills Planning Commission and Standing Committees on 2022 Accomplishments and Proposed Work Plans for 2023 Lew Jamison, Committee Relations Committee presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Terry Kearney, Chair of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee, presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Peter Brown, Chair of the Environmental Design and Protection Committee presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Anand Ranganathan, Chair of the Environmental Initiatives Committee presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Roddy Sloss and Allan Epstein, Co-Chairs of the Finance and Investment Committee presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Sally Wood, Chair of the History Committee presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Kit Gordon, Chair of the Open Space Committee presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Richard Partridge, Chair of the Pathways Committee presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Jasmeen Pombra, Chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Jim Waschura, Chair of the Planning Commission presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. Rajiv Bhateja, Chair of the Technology Committee presented the annual report and proposed work plans for 2023. No Council action was taken. 3 City Council Special Meeting Minutes January 10, 2022 Mayor Swan thanked all the volunteers and presenters for their hard work in preparing the work plans. 4. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 6:18 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Deborah L. Padovan Deborah Padovan City Clerk The minutes of the January 11, 2023, special City Council meeting were approved as presented at the January 24, 2023, special City Council meeting.