City Manager

Free COVID-19 at Home Tests
4 free at-home tests available to every home in the U.S. Limit one order per residential address, one order includes four individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests, Orders will ship free starting in late January. Order yours here: covidtests.gov

Automatic License Plate Reader
Installation of the ALPR cameras are continuing this week. The Town now has 13 active cameras in Town. The remaining cameras will be installed before the end of the month (January 31^st). The 60-day pilot period will begin February 1^st. The City Council is scheduled to review the ALPR system at their regular March meeting (March 17^th). The review criteria for the system will be discussed at the regular February City Council meeting (February 17^th).

Held Meetings and Events
January 17: Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January 18: History Committee 3:30-5:00pm
January 18: Youth Commission 7-8pm
January 19: City Council/Planning Commission Special Meeting Housing Element 6-8pm
January 20: City Council Meeting 6-10pm

January 20: City Council Meeting Recap

Upcoming Meetings and Events
*Agendas will be posted a minimum of 72 hours in advance
January 24: Parks and Recreation Committee Special Meeting 5:30-7pm
January 24: Pathways Committee 6:30-9:30pm
January 25: City Council Priority Setting 9-3pm
January 25: Community Relations Committee 7-9pm

January 27: COVID-19 Testing by Appointment 9:30-4pm
The Town is partnering with the County of Santa Clara to offer COVID-19 testing in our community. Testing will be by appointment only and available 7 days before the testing date. To make an appointment visit: https://scl.fulgentgenetics.com/appointment

January 28: Talk and Walk with the City Manager 10:30-Noon
This casual opportunity is available for residents to ask questions and share ideas with the City Manager. A virtual meeting will take place at 10:30am and those who would like to enjoy the pathways for a walking meeting, join Peter at Town Hall at 11:00am.

For a complete list of and more information, visit www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/calendar

Planning and Building Department

Site Development / Fast Track Public Hearing
No Public Hearing was held this week.

Planning Commission Public Hearing
No Public Hearing was held this week.

Housing Element Update: On January 19, 2022, the City Council and the Planning Commission held a joint special meeting to receive an informational presentation on the Housing Element Update process. All the members of the City Council and Planning Commission were in attendance. In addition, there were over 45 attendees from the community. Aaron Barrall from the consultant team, Michael Baker International gave a presentation on the Housing Element update process and answered questions from the City Council, the Planning Commission, and the community. The recording of the meeting can be accessed on ‘City Council & Planning Commission Agendas & Minutes’ webpage under the 1/19/2022 meeting.

Webpage updates: Staff added additional pages to Housing Element Update 2023-2031 webpage, including Resources (weblink) and Stay Involved (weblink). The ‘Resources’ webpage includes useful documents such as ‘Housing Data Needs Report’ from ABAG/MTC Staff and Baird + Driskell Community Planning. The ‘Stay Involved’ webpage includes information regarding upcoming meetings/workshops.

Site Development Permits
Submitted: 1
Approved: 0

Building Permits
Submitted: 11
Issued: 7

Inspections
Building: 37
*January 14- January 20

Code Enforcement Cases
Open: 4
Closed: 3

Public Works Department

CIP Projects
Town Hall Addition

Prepared a final punch list with the Architect
Furniture has arrived and has been installed
New door locks have been installed

East Sunset Drive Roadway Widening - Nothing to report.

Westwind Community Barn

Feeding Pasture Fencing work will begin Monday, January 24th.
Public Works helped Victoria Dye Equestrian install temporary fencing to divide the Feeding Pasture in preparation for work to begin (picture above).

Private Development Projects

Natoma Oaks subdivision – final punch list walk on Friday, 1/21.

Encroachment Permits and Customer Requests

Encroachment Permits: 2
See Click Fix or customer calls: 3
Submittal received: 0

Sanitary Sewers

13428 Carillo Lane – submitted a request for a reimbursement of the sewer main relocation
25051 Tepa Way – submitted a request for a refund for the deposit balance.
14096 Seven Acres Lane – returned the fully executed reimbursement agreement
Purissima gravity sewer main reimbursement – responded to questions regarding the reimbursement check
Responded to new sewer connection enquiries at 25712 Elena Road, 2106 Old Page Mill Road
Foothill Expressway sewer odor – West Bay Sanitary District was onsite on 1/18 (Tuesday) to conduct CCTV inspections on the sewer mains, and record readings with a gas detection meter
25431 Adobe Lane – responded to a phone call line cleared (photo below)

Pathway Projects

Fremont and Redwood Grove - reviewed revised Topo from RSE, created new FIRMette, sent updates and confirmation that site was outside flood plain elevations to Los Altos
Saddle Court – verified existing storm drain pipe alignments and invert depths
Altamont Plunge – evaluated adding a pedestrian crosswalk and advance pedestrian crossing signs on Altamont Road
Matadero – scheduled a site visit on coming Monday

Stormwater Inspections

Ongoing site inspections, writing reports, updating spreadsheet
12468 Casa Mia Way – field inspection and meeting with the foreman

Maintenance Crew
After hours or weekend callouts: 1
Fallen trees/major limbs down: 0

Repaired broken line trimmers
Completed the sale of three of the five pieces of surplus equipment
Westwind Community Barn: Repaired water leaks in the restroom
Purissima Park Fields: Completed dragging the arena dragging, cleaned up leaf, and picked up trash
Page Mill Road: Replaced missing or damaged signs, installed new signs on Page Mill Rd (photo below)
Town Hall: installed new vent on the IT door (photo below)
New Finance Department: repaired leaks in HVAC system, work performed by Degree HVAC.

Finance and Human Resources Department

Received $1,273,929 in cash receipts and electronic funds transfer (EFT).
Processed 102 invoices totaling $431,343.
Recruitment for Assistant Engineer is closed and interviews will be conducted in the next few weeks.

Parks and Recreation Department

Pilot Manure Disposal Program
Is program is now available for residents with backyard horses. The 2-yard bin is located on the south side of Purissima Park near the Town Riding Arena. To obtain a lock combo, please visit the hyperlink. Photos available here.

Janitorial Services
Staff held janitorial services walkthrough.

Spring-Summer Activity Guide
Preparations for the upcoming Spring-Summer Activity Guide continue. Activity Guides will arrive in residents mailboxes by March 1^st.

Sheriff's Weekly Report

Visit the link to view the Sheriff's weekly report.