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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/23/2012 (2)4�r Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Thursday, August 23, 2012 Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California CALL TO ORDER (8:00 AM) A. Roll Call Present: Mayor Larsen, Vice Mayor Waldeck, Council Member Mordo, Council Member Summit Absent: Council Member Radford Staff: City Manager Carl Cahill, City Attorney Steve Mattas, Finance Manager Richard Lee, City Clerk Deborah Padovan B. Pledge of Allegiance 1. AGENDA REVIEW The Council first called for Presentations from the Floor. 3. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Persons wishing to address the Council on any subiect not on the agenda may do so now. Please complete a Speaker Card located on the back table of the Council Chambers and submit it to the City Clerk. Comments are limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. California law prohibits the Council from acting on items that do not appear on the agenda. Under a Resolution Previously adopted by the Council, such items can be referred to staff for appropriate action, which may include placement on the next available agenda. There were no presentations from the floor. 2. NEW BUSINESS A. Consideration of a Resolution Cancelling the November 6, 2012 General Municipal Election and Appointing the Nominated Candidates to the City Council (Staff: D. Padovan) Mayor Larsen explained the process that would occur in deciding the matter before the Council. City Council Special Meeting Minutes August 23, 2012 (8:00 a.m. session) City Clerk Deborah Padovan provided the projected savings of cancelling the election and confirmed that proper noticing procedures were followed. Council discussion ensued. Mayor Larsen, being one of the candidates considered, recused himself and stepped down from the dais. Vice Mayor Waldeck opened the matter for public comment. Jim Abraham, Los Altos Hills, stated that if an election does not take place then "you're messing with our normal democratic process and the ability to have a write-in vote." He further said that "democracy should win in this case." John Harpootlian, Los Altos Hills, explained that various residents of the Town invited other individuals to run for City Council and no one came forward. He believed that the three candidates were a good group. Vice Mayor Waldeck closed the matter for public comment and brought it to the Council for further discussion. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED: Council Member Mordo moved to cancel the election. The motion was seconded by Council Member Summit. AYES: Vice Mayor Waldeck, Council Member Mordo, Council Member Summit NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Radford ABSTAIN: Mayor Larsen MOTION CARRIED. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED: Council Member Mordo moved to appoint Rich Larsen to a second term. The motion was seconded by Council Member Summit. AYES: Vice Mayor Waldeck Council Member Mordo, Council Member Summit NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Radford rr ABSTAIN: Mayor Larsen 2 City Council Special Meeting Minutes August 23, 2012 (8:00 a.m. session) MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Larsen returned to the dais. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED: Council Member Mordo moved appoint Courtenay C. Corrigan and John Harpootlian to the City Council. The motion was seconded by Council Member Summit. AYES: Mayor Larsen, Vice Mayor Waldeck, Council Member Mordo, Council Member Summit NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Radford ABSTAIN: None MOTION CARRIED. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED: Council Member Mordo moved to adopt Resolution No. 45-12 Cancelling the November 6, 2012 General Municipal Election and Providing for the Appointment to the Offices of the Town of Los Altos Hills that were to be elected on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Note: Mayor Larsen abstained from votin>; to cancel the election and for his appointment. He voted in favor of appointing Courtenay C. Corrigan and John Harpootlian as members of the City Council for four-year terms. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Waldeck. AYES: Mayor Larsen, Vice Mayor Waldeck, Council Member Mordo, Council Member Summit NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Radford ABSTAIN: None MOTION CARRIED. 4. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:25 a.m. Respectfully submitted, '�rwaowA aapmwa C&aiz�AUP— Deborah Padovan, City Clerk City Council Special Meeting Minutes August 23, 2012 (8:00 a.m. session) The minutes of the August 23, 2012 special City Council meeting were approved as presented at the September 20, 2012 regular City Council meeting. City Council Special Meeting Minutes August 23, 2012 (8:00 a.m. session)