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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/17/2011 Town f Los Altos Hills o 0 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Thursday, February 17, 2011 Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Summit called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Ginger Summit, Mayor Pro Tem.Rich Larsen, Councilmember Jean Mordo, Councilmember John Radford, Councilmember Gary Waldeck Absent: None Staff: City Manager Carl Cahill, Planning Director Debbie Pedro, City Engineer/Public Works Director Richard Chiu, Finance Director Nick Pegueros, Attorney Jason Rosenberg Mayor Summit mentioned adjustments to the Agenda. The Council will attempt to consider item 30 as close to 8 p.m. as possible. Item 31 was moved to Unfinished Business, item 21 or 22. She received a request for item 24 to be moved to the old position of item 30. • APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 1. Council Appointments: A. Standing Committees B. LA/LAH Joint Community Volunteer Services Award Committee C. Los Altos Library Commission Environmental Initiative Committee: MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Waldeck, seconded by Radford to appoint Sheela Veerina to the Standing Environmental Initiative Committee. Joint Community Volunteer Service Awards Committee: MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Larsen, seconded by Mordo to appoint . Rebecca Hickman to the Joint Community Volunteer Service Awards Committee. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Waldeck to appoint Patty Radlo to the Joint Community Volunteer Service Awards Committee. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Larsen, seconded by Waldeck and passed (Councilmember Mordo - abstain) to appoint Roger Burnell to the Joint Community Volunteer Service Awards Committee. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 Open Space Committee: MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Waldeck, seconded by Radford to and passed unanimously to appoint George Clifford to the Standing Open Space Committee: Water Conservation Committee: Councilmember Mordo pointed out that seven applications were needed because the committee was reformed under a new charter. John Harpootlian advised that he sent committee member names to the City Clerk from those who wanted to continue. His understanding from the City Clerk was that they did not need to reapply because their terms were not up. The five members wishing to continue are Kit Gordon, Peter Evans, Lysbeth Goodman, Kathleen Santora, and Jean Struthers. Councilmember Mordo recommended the appointment of five current members, along with Robert Anderson and Gary Kremen as members of the WCC. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Larsen, seconded by Waldeck and passed unanimously to appoint Gordon, Evans, Goodman, Santora, Struthers, Robert Anderson and Gary Kremen to the WCC. Los Altos Library Commission: MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Larsen and passed unanimously to appoint David Struthers to the Los Altos Library Commission. CONSENT CALENDAR Items Removed for additional discussion: Agenda Item 16 (Radford). Agenda Items 7 & 8 (Chiu). MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Summit, seconded by Mordo and passed unanimously to approve the remainder of the consent calendar; specifically: 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes: City Council Special Meeting — January 13, 2011 (item continued to next meeting) 3. Review of Disbursements: January 2011 $1,261,071.05 4. Award of Contract to Provide Topographical Survey and Design Services for O'Keefe Lane Drainage Improvements (Staff. R. Chiu) Reso #_2-11_ 5. Acceptance of Pathway Easement and Summary Vacation of Pedestrian and Equestrian Trail Easement; Lands of Long; 14060 Baleri Ranch Road (R. Chiu) Reso # 3-11 & 4-11 6. Summary Vacation of Sanitary Sewer Easements and Storm Drain Easements Lands of Pearson; 26301 Silent Hills Lane (Staff: R. Chiu) Reso # 5-11 i 2 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 . 9. Acceptance of Dedication of Right-of-Way; Lands of Margaretic, 26301 Camino Hermoso (Staff: R. Chiu) Reso # 6-11 10. Award of Contract to Provide Design Services for West Fremont Road Roadway and Bike Lane Improvements (Staff. R. Chiu) Reso # 7-11_ 11. Approval of Amendments to the Standing Committee Resolution Pertaining to the Water Conservation Committee and Community Relations Committee (Staff: K. Jost) Reso # —8-11—. 12. Approval of Agreement with West Coast Netting for Purissima Park Safety Netting (Staff: E. Christensen) Reso #_9-11 13. Adoption of Ordinance 525 Amending Title 11, Chapter 1 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code Section 11-1-01 Pertaining to the Town Historian and deleting Section 11.1.02 Motion to Waive Further Reading Motion to Adopt the Ordinance 14. Notification of Fast Track Approval: Lands of Arora, 12670 Corte Madera Lane; (File #95- 1.0-ZP-SD-GD); A request for a Site Development Permit for a 2,058 square foot two story addition with a 1,173 square foot basement and 588 square foot detached secondary dwelling unit (Maximum height:27') CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15301 (2) (Staff: D. Pedro) 15. Notification of Fast Track Approval: Lands of Gencarella, 12875 Lucero Lane (File #167- • 10-ZP-SD-GD); A request for a Site Development Permit for a two story addition 1,235 square foot addition and a 665 square foot swimming pool (Maximum height: 27') CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15301(e) (Staff: D. Pedro) 17. Rejection of Claim–Scott Strebe 18. Rejection of Claim–Marc Moisson&Mei Sun Moisson 19. Approval of Lease with Verizon Wireless (Leasee) and the Town of Los Altos Hills at 26379 Fremont Road for Ground Space for New Wireless Communications Equipment at Town Hall (Staff. C. Cahill) Reso #_10-11_ ITEMS REMOVED 7. Approval of Encroachment Permit for Magdalena Sewer Mainline Extension Project Proposed for a Sewer Reimbursement Agreement (Staff. R. Chiu) City Engineer/Public Works Director Richard Chiu proposed two changes: (1) staff is proposing to start off with part-time inspection versus full-time inspection and proposing a deposit to be reducing the deposit from $38,500 to $27,500; and (2) update of the Future Users List to remove 10455 Albertsworth Lane and add 10465 Albertsworth Lane and 10401 Magdalena Road. 3 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Radford to Approve • the Encroachment Permit for Magdelena Sewer Mainline Extension Project Proposed for a Sewer Reimbursement Agreement, as modified by City Engineer/Public Works Director Richard Chiu. 8. Award of Construction Management Services: Inspection Services and Public Outreach for Magdalena Sanitary Sewer Main Extension Project at Magdalena Road (Staff: R. Chiu) City Engineer/Public Works Director Richard Chiu advised that staff is proposing to reduce the contract amount from $41,500 to $28,000. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Larsen to adopt Reso #-11-11_ approving Award of Construction Management Services: Inspection Services and Public Outreach for Magdalena Sanitary Sewer Main Extension Project at Magdalena Road, as modified by City Engineer/Public Works Director Richard Chiu. 16. Direction to Proceed with a Two-Tier Employee Pension Program (Staff. N. Pegueros) Finance Director Nick Pegueros advised that the item before the Council is a request for direction to proceed with Ca1PERS to commission the necessary studies for possible implementation of a contract amendment to establish a two-tier pension system at a later date. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Radford, seconded by Waldeck to authorize management to initiate the California Public Employees Retirement System's (Ca1PERS) contract amendment process to implement a two-tier pension benefit. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Grace Kay, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, invited the Council to join the Group on its annual Washington DC trip, March 15-17, and Sacramento trip in April 12-13. The DC trip strategically occurs with US Senate and House leaders and key administration officials. The Sacramento trip meets with the Governor's Office and key Senate and Assembly leaders. PUBLIC HEARINGS 20. 2010 BUILDING ORDINANCE UPDATE, Introduction of an Ordinance repealing Chapters 1, 1.5, 1.7, 2, 3, 4, and 8 of Title VIII (Building Regulations) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code and adopting the 2010 California Building, Housing, Energy, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Green Building Standards, and Fire Codes, including modifications and amendments to the Codes. File # 187-10-Mise CEQA review: Categorical Exemption Per Section 15061 (b) (3) (Staff. D. Pedro) Planning Director Debbie Pedro introduced the item to Council. The Building Standards Commission updates the California Building Code every three years, and all cities must enforce the codes. The Town is also proposing local amendments to the Building Standards which are recommended by the Fire Marshal and includes requirements for Class A roofs and sprinklers. The action requested of the Council is to introduce the ordinance, and staff will bring the ordinance back for adoption at the next meeting, 4 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 l Mayor Pro Tem Larsen requested clarification on the sprinkler requirement. Pedro explained that currently any new residences or additions to an existing house over 500 square feet must be sprinklered; the new requirement has been relaxed, specifically that the addition has to be 1,000 square feet before the sprinkler requirement is triggered. OPENED PUBLIC HEARING No public comment. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Larsen to waive reading and introduce the ordinance. 21. LANDS OF SARRAF (T-Mobile Applicant), 11997 Hilltop Drive: File #43-1-CUP; A request for Conditional Use Permit renewal and modification to replace existing 12" radome and a new 14" radome on an existing wireless communications facility. CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption Per Section 15301 (Staff: D. Pedro) Planning Director Debbie Pedro introduced the item to Council. The applicant is requesting a Use Permit renewal as well as a minor modification to the monopole, specifically to replace the existing 12" diameter radome (antenna sleeve) with a 14" diameter radome. The change would result in negligible visual impacts to the site. The Planning Commission voted unanimously at its February 3, 2011, meeting to recommend approval of the Use Permit renewal. Councilmember Waldeck questioned whether there had been any concerns raised by residents. Pedro responded that there had been no concerns expressed. OPENED PUBLIC HEARING No public comment. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Larsen to approve the Conditional Use Permit subject to Conditions of Approval. Mayor Summit moved Agenda Item 31 ahead of Item 22. 31. Request for Sponsorship of the 6ffi Annual Hidden Villa Concert Series-Marc Sidel. Associate Director of Development at Hidden Villa. Marc Sidel thanked the Council for its past support of the Summer Concert series and asked for support for the 6th year. Mayor Pro Tem Larsen recalled that parking had been an issue and asked'whether that had been resolved. Sidel responded that people are shuttled from Foothill College. Councilmember Mordo expressed concern about the Town spending $10,000 for two events. City Manager Cahill advised that the Town budgets for the concert series. 5 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 Councilmember Radford agreed with sponsoring the event this year but recommended reconsidering it next year in the same way the Town looks at nonprofits. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Larsen to approve the $10,000 sponsorship this year and review this matter during budget discussions in June. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES 30. Recommendation from the Standing Education Committee Regarding the Los Altos School District Parcel Tax—Bart Carey, Committee Chair Bart Carey addressed Council. He presented a resolution requesting the Council endorse the parcel tax and explained that the Los Altos School District (LASD) unanimously voted to place Measure E on the May 3 Special mail-in ballot. He proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation which showed that the parcel tax would charge each parcel $193 per year for six years, raising about $2.3 million per year. The resolution was purposely straightforward to support the tax; however, the Education Committee had discussion about adding additional clauses that were brought up at the Committee which he shared with the Council. Doug Smith, LASD Board Clerk, urged the Council to support the resolution, pointing out that the Measure benefits all members of the Los Altos community. He invited people to attend a Los Altos School District Board Meeting to get a better understanding of the District's need for the parcel tax. Councilmember Radford pointed out that the District's employee benefits were escalating at a rate of 12-13% per year and questioned how additional money from the parcel tax would affect teacher's benefits. Smith explained that when the contract was passed in April, teachers gave up stipends for attending additional afterschool events and in exchange, money was added to salary schedules, which was beneficial to the District. Salary and benefits are currently being discussed and he believes the bargaining units understand the situation. Radford suggested changing the thinking of the School Board to think strategically about a different delivery model of education. Smith responded that the School Board is looking at how curriculum is delivered and more efficiently. Cheryl Evans, resident, asked that a member of Independent Oversight Committee for the Parcel Tax address the financial situation with the school district. Jennifer Carlstrom, resident, thanked the efforts of the Council and the Education Committee. There were 311 students from Los Altos Hills who attend schools in the LASD, which include Almond, Covington, Loyola, Gardner, Egan and Bullis. She provided history about Los Altos Hills' voting trends on past parcel taxes, specifically in the 2006 LASD Parcel Tax, 63.5% of residents approved the tax; 70.52% of the voters supported the Parcel Tax in 2010. 6 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 Courtney Corrigan, resident, spoke in opposition to Measure E because the tax asks everyone to pay and to cover the financial woes of the school district. She urged the Council to not endorse the parcel tax. Janet Medlin, resident, advised that she has attended LASD board meetings to obtain financial information. She urged the Council to vote no on endorsing the parcel tax. David Spector, resident, thanked the Education Committee for letting him participate in their last meeting. He reported that most of the people at the meeting seemed to agree that the LASD has seriously mismanaged its finances, specifically noting that excessive employee benefits eat up more than 21% of the district's budget. He stated that most agree that it is unfair for LASD to tax all local homeowners but not share revenues among all local public schools that the children attend. He urged the Council to not support the parcel tax. Resident, Central Drive, advised that he urged the Council to support parcel tax measures in the past. People have been looking for the school board to give some contribution to the charter school. This time, he will vote against this parcel tax; the LASD is not trying to meet the charter school people half way. Jay Gill, Mountain View resident and parent of 8th grader at Egan School, advised that he is co-leading the campaign to pass Measure E because he believes it is a critical part of a strong community; having great schools is a benefit to children and the community. The LASD delivers its high caliber program for less money than all the other districts in the area that deliver the same kind of performance. Susan Stark, resident and parent of three children in the LASD, thanked the Council for being the first elected body to take an early stance on public education with regard to Measure E. The community has shown that it values neighborhood public education for years, specifically how the Council, parents and community leaders banded together along with LASD to open Gardner Bullis School which serves as an excellent educational option for eve student in Los Altos Hills. She encouraged the Council to endorse P every g Measure E. Laura Datz (no card), Mountain View resident with children in LASD, strongly supports community schools and encouraged everyone to continue to look for ways to collaborate as a community to improve relationships and support the children. Kathy Evans, resident, encouraged the Council to not support the parcel tax which offers benefits to only half the kids in Town. Linda Swan, resident, spoke in support of good schools but added that the fiscal irresponsibility of LASD is legendary. When LASD has to cut costs they want to increase class sizes and reduce educational programs but never reduce administration costs or employee benefit costs. 10 Betsy Schmitt, resident, advised that she recently moved to Los Altos Hills because of the schools and encouraged the Council to support the parcel tax. 7 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 it Sanjay Mani (no speaker card provided), resident and parent of children at Gardner Bullis, encouraged the Council to support the parcel tax. li Dave Ethley (no speaker card provided), resident, encouraged the Council to support the parcel tax. He noted that LASD has done a good job in making adjustments in dealing with State budget cuts. The community needs to be asked for a small amount of support. Erik Ramberg (no speaker card provided), resident and member of Education Committee, agreed that the District has financial problems and that the charter school needs its own site. The community needs to work together to be effective. He encouraged the Council to pass the parcel tax. Councilmember Waldeck supports the idea of sharing revenues. The parcel tax represents about $20,000 a year; there is a $4 million gap in the revenue versus expenses. If the parcel tax is not approved, class sizes will be affected, the student teacher ratio will be increased, and property values will ultimately be affected. The children need to be the top priority. He supports the parcel tax because it is the right thing to do in the short term. Councilmember Mordo understands there are circumstances that are not under the control of the LASD, specifically financial trends. He offered that the LASD should have first negotiated a new contract with the union before trying to get the parcel tax. He did not support the parcel tax. Mayor Pro Tem Larsen thanked Doug Smith for his presentation. He found the challenges to be significant and would like to have seen LASD and the charter school in agreement. Council is being asked to endorse the parcel tax and expect change later. He could not support the parcel tax. Councilmember Radford advised that he was co-chair of the parcel tax campaign in 2002, led the fight against the closure of Bullis, led the fight to establish a school district for Los Altos Hills; however, he struggles with the issues related to the Bullis Charter School. His preference is to work with the LASD and its Superintendent to give the District a chance to solve its short term problems with the help of parcel tax money. Radford supported the resolution. Mayor Summit discussed amending the resolution submitted. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Radford, seconded by Waldeck to accept the resolution submitted by the Education Committee with the modification language to be incorporated in the Resolution. Item passed 3-2 (Noes: Mayor Pro Tem Larsen, Councilmember Mordo) Reso#_12-11_ COUNCIL RECESS 9:50 P.M. COUNCIL RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION: 9:55 P.M. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 23. Page Mill, Moody, Buena Vista Site Distance Issue (Staff: R. Chiu) City Engineer/Public Works Director Richard Chiu introduced the item to the Council. Chiu clarified that since the January Council meeting, staff discovered a ten-foot right-of-way strip that was dedicated to and accepted by the Town. Staff received approval from the County to proceed with the Stop Sign warrant analysis; the Traffic Control Consultant conducted the warrant analysis, and the result supports the installation of Stop Signs. Chui advised that the estimated cost is $65,000 for the installation of three signs with PGE power. Walt Wilson, resident, commented that the current signs were obscured and too high with no enforcement. A letter from Liz Kniss regarding the stop signs indicated, "The County Roads Department will consider a new study currently being performed by Los Altos Hills which should be complete in March, and we then will discuss putting in the stop sign." Eric Evans. Resident, commented that the County had been out to clear trees from around the signs. He added that downhill drivers do not pay attention to the "15 mph Caution" signs. Eric Ramberg, resident, agreed that the problem was with the downhill drivers. Chiu advised that a report will come back to the Council in March. Mayor Summit moved item 27 ahead of item 22. 27. Consideration of Commercial Debt Securities as Permissible Investments (Staff. N. Pegueros) Finance Director Nick Pegueros provided an overview of the staff report summarizing the Town's investments and recommendations from the Town's Finance and Investment Committee. As of January 31, 2011, the Town had approximately $14 million in cash and investments; in 2008, Staff made a recommendation that the Town stop investing in federal agencies, and direction was given to the Town's financial advisor to invest solely in US Treasury. Pegueros proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation that outlined the quarterly earnings for the Town's investments and showed that the earnings had decreased significantly. At the February 7 Finance Investment Committee Meeting, the Town's Investment Advisor, PMF Asset Management, identified other opportunities for the Town to invest money, and the Committee recommended allocating up to 10% or$1.3 million of the Town's funds in corporate notes. Following discussion, Council determined that they would like to consider of paying off long term debt held by the Town for the construction of the new Town Hall. Councilmember Mordo summarized that the Finance Investment Committee is recommending the Council to be more lenient and allow investments to go to a corporate AA rating. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Mordo, seconded by Radford to authorize the Town's Investment Manager to invest in corporate notes with a minimum rating of AA up to 10% of the portfolio. 9 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 22. Town Goals 2011 • Personal and Public Safety for All Residents Mayor Summit reported that a CERT exercise was held a couple weeks ago with 75 volunteers; only two people were immediate responders. Summit reported on pathway improvements and clearing of trees and brush. Summit questioned whether the issue raised by parents whose kids went to Palo Alto schools at the corner of Fremont and Arastradero had been addressed. City Engineer/Public Works Director Richard Chiu advised that he has been working with the City of Palo Alto in regards to crosswalks, stripping and sidewalks at the intersection. Councilmember Mordo received an e-mail from Steve Garcia with regard to organizing a tabletop exercise; March 17, 2 p.m. was the date set. 24. Lehigh Quarry Update and Request for Funds in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $25,000 (Staff: C. Cahill) Councilmember Waldeck provided an update noting that the Los Altos City Council confirmed an ad hoc committee and established a $25,000 budget to cover miscellaneous expenses. The recommendation is that the Council consider approving a project budget in the amount not to exceed $25,000. Waldeck advised that a website (Southbayquarrylibrary.org) was created which include 216 Lehigh related documents. His idea is to hold a forum, inviting Air Quality Management District, Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Surface Mining and Geology Board. Council discussion ensued. Mayor Pro Tem Larsen recommended focusing on testing and, in partnership with Los Altos hire an independent test firm, which could happen in 30 days. Councilmember Mordo wants an environmental expert to look at all the data rather than spending $25,000 on attorney fees. City Manager Carl Cahill advised that Debbie Pedro has talked to consultants, and staff will come back with next steps. NEW BUSINESS 25. Eucalyptus Street Tree Inventory(Staff. R. Chiu) City Engineer/Public Works Director Richard Chiu summarized his report, specifically noting two incidents of fallen eucalyptus trees. The Town does an annual town wide tree survey looking at trees along the major roads and pathways. Recommendations generated from the survey are forwarded to the applicable property owners. Chiu reported that staff contacted a tree service company to get an approximate number of eucalyptus trees; the result was roughly 2,000 trees. Council discussion ensued. City Manager Cahill recommended scheduling a meeting with a councilmember, Fire District Board President and staff to work out terms for an agreement. 10 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 Council agreed it has a responsibility for the safety of the citizens and needs to set a policy for large trees in public rights-of-way as well as establish an agreement with the Fire District. 26. Consideration of 2011-12 Budget Preparation Calendar (Staff. N. Pegueros) Finance Director Nick Pegueros introduced the item to the Council. He proposed Thursday, May 12, 6 p.m., for a joint meeting of the Finance and Investment Committee (FIC) and Council to review the proposed budget. Discussion ensued regarding the sewer reserve and Pegueros stated that the FIC will review the issue in March. Council concurred with the meeting date. 28. Consideration of Funding Request for Consultant Services to Prepare Grant Proposal for the Edith Park/Adobe Creek Restoration Project (Staff: D. Pedro) Planning Director Debbie Pedro introduced the item to the Council. Phase One of the Edith Park Improvement was completed in December 2009; Phase Two, which involved restoration/revegetation of the banks of Adobe Creek was deferred to a later time. Pedro mentioned the potential opportunity to complete Phase Two, specifically noting that the Santa Clara Valley Water District issued a Request for Proposal for their 2011 District Grant Programs, and the Adobe Creek Restoration Project is eligible for the competitive grant. Staff recommends the Council authorize to proceed with the grant application. Mayor Summit asked for clarification of the location of the project. Pedro responded that the project would be in Los Altos Hills only. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion by Radford, seconded by Mordo to authorize staff to proceed with the grant application for the Edith Park/Adobe Creek Restoration project. PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT 29. Notification of Planning Commission Approval (Staff. D. Pedro): LANDS OF KEARNEY: 27361 Moody Road: File #61-10-SD-GD-CDP; A Conditional Development Permit for a new 3,098 square foot two story residence with a 546 square foot detached garage and a grading Policy exception for up to five feet of fill for the Driveway. CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption Per Section 15303 (a) (Staff: D. Pedro) Planning Director Debbie Pedro introduced the item. She explained that the Planning Commission approved a Conditional Development Permit for a new home on a property with a 35% slope. STAFF REPORTS City Manager City Attorney City Clerk No reports were given. 11 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011 • COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS 32. Consideration of Grading and Basement Policy Ad Hoc Committee (Summit/Mordo) Mayor Summit reported that Councilmember Mordo had suggested that the item be expanded to include limiting the size of the development and fencing; however, the City Manager and City Attorney indicated that the Council must only consider grading and basement policy; another ad hoc committee can be set up to discuss the two items suggested by Councilmember Mordo. Councilmember Mordo expressed his frustration that the issues of size of development and fencing were not on the agenda. He requested that the issue be placed on the next agenda. The Grading and Basement Ad Hoc Committee will consist of Mayor Summit will Planning Commissioners Richard Partridge and Eric Clow, Planning Director Debbie Pedro, a civil engineer and an architect. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by the consensus of the City • Council at 11:50 p.m. Res ectfally submitted, xick e ueros Acting City Clerk The minutes of the February 17, 2011 regular City Council meeting were approved as presented at the March 17, 2011 regular City Council meeting. • 12 Approved City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 17,2011