October 17-21, 2022

City Manager

Past Brown Act Meetings:
October 17: Parks and Recreation Committee Regular Meeting - 5:30 pm
October 18: Coffee with the Sheriff - 2:00 pm
October 18: History Committee Regular Meeting - 3:30 pm
October 20: City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 pm

Upcoming Brown Act Meetings and Events
October 22: 50th Anniversary of the LAHHA
October 23: Tales of Former Mayors 2:30-4:30 pm
October 24: Pathways Committee 6:30 pm 
October 25: Committee Relations Committee 7:00
October 27: Senior Friendly Pathways Walk 9:00-10:00 am 
October 27: Environmental Initiatives Committee 6:30 pm
October 28: Trick or Treat at Town Hall 2:00-4:00 pm 

*Agendas will be posted a minimum of 72 hours in advance 

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

Last and Next Week's Non-Brown Act Ad Hoc Meetings

Monday, October 17, 2022 - Broadband Ad Hoc Committee Meeting 1-2pm
At the beginning of the week, Councilmembers Tankha and Mok met with Town staff Peter Pirnejad, and Cody Einfalt along with the Town's Broadband Consultants Jeff Lewis and Preston Young from Government Technology Group, to meet with AT&T executives. During the meeting the group discussed AT&T's plans in the Town and how the company can help bring fiber to currently underserved residents.

Regional Updates

California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency Set to End in February 
Governor Newsom announced plans to end the COVID-19 State of Emergency on February 28, 2023. According to the announcement, the timeline provides the health care system needed flexibility and sufficient time to handle any potential surge after the holiday season and gives state and local agencies time to prepare for the phaseout to set up for success afterward. Read the Governor’s announcement here.  

COVID-19 Booster Appointments for Children Aged 5-11 
The County of Santa Clara has begun accepting bivalent COVID-19 booster appointments for children aged 5-11 at its mass vaccination locations and local clinics. More information here. 

Planning and Building 

Planning Permits*
Applied: 9
Approved: 5

Building Permits*
Applied: 10
Issued: 21

Inspections*
Building: 60

Code Enforcement Cases*
Open: 1
Closed:2
*October 14- 20, 2022

 
Site Development / Fast Track Public Hearing
On October18, 2022, a public hearing was held to review the following item:

• 26321 Alexander Place – File #SD22-0044 – Lands of Field
  Site Development Permit for a new 5,582 square-foot single-story residence with a 4,757 square- foot basement, a detached 558 square-foot garage, and a 720 square-foot swimming pool.

• Amending chapter 1.10 (green building standards code) of title 8 (building regulations) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code. This includes:
  • Requires that new residential buildings be all electric except for indoor and outdoor cooking, fireplaces and pool/spa heaters.
  •  Requires that all new residential building (one and two-family and townhouses) be EV Ready.
  • Adopts permit process and timeline requirements for electric vehicle charging stations.
• Amending chapters 1 through 1.11 of title 8 (Building Regulations) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code and adopting by reference the 2022 California Building Standards Code, including but not limited to administrative, building, residential building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, energy, historical building, existing building, and referenced standards, including local modifications and amendments to the codes

Public Works 

"Thank you for repaving West Loyola Drive...It is absolutely fabulous." Resident, Kerry Hallow

CIP Projects
Matadero Creek Erosion

Staff is working with the consultant to prepare a deed restriction on two vacant properties owned by the Town as required by the permit application

2022 Pavement Rehabilitation and Drainage Improvement Project
COMPLETE

Town Hall Renovation

The construction schedule for the Town Hall interior renovation has been finalized to start on 11/10, and complete on 12/9. Customers will be serviced from the Council chambers until our the space in Town Hall is complete.

Prop 68 Concession Stand Building at Purissima Park 

This project will begin on Monday, October 24.  The contractor will mobilize onsite and set up a temporary construction fence around the work area.  The construction fence will remain in place for two months.

Heritage House Improvements

The contractor is onsite on Thursday to make the final conduit connection between the pull box and the buildings.  The complete conduit run will allow the contractor to pull a CAT6 ethernet cable and terminate the cable on both ends.  The homerun CAT 6 ethernet cable from the IT room will provide high-speed internet connectivity and IP phone service in the Heritage House. The EPRC and History Committee will be consultant before final plans are approved. The ultimate goal is to make the building more usable by the committees and the public for meetings and gatherings while preserving the historic character and elements related to ham radio communication.

Town Hall Parking Lot CCTV Camera

In an effort to make our parking lot more secure we are installing security cameras.  The contractor is onsite on Thursday and Friday10/20 - 10/21 to install 30 ft of 1-inch conduits in the Town Hall parking lot and construct a new concrete pole base. This infrastructure will be used to install a hard-wired CCTV camera system.

Pathway Projects

Briones Way Pathway

Town sent notices to homeowners for construction of Briones Way. Pathway construction to begin between late October and mid-November.

Edgerton path

Staff has value engineered the pathway design to reduce the length of retaining walls and the number of wood posts.  Staff has also modified the pathway profile elevations to minimize excavation spoil off-haul.  The revised design should reduce construction cost to below $200K and shorten the construction duration.  This project will require additional funding than what is allocated in the CIP budget. Expect to see an RFP for council approval for this project in the new year.  

La Paloma Road Pathway

Town sent notices to homeowners for construction of La Paloma Rd. Pathway, beginning between late October and mid-November.

Maple Leaf Court to Middle Fork Lane

Town awarded a contract to Giuliani & Kull, Inc. to stake the pathway easement boundary. The work is schedule between Monday, 10/31 and Friday, 11/4.

Page Mill Road Crosswalk at Foothills Park

Staff has received topographic survey points of Page Mill Road from the surveyor.  This will allow the staff to design a pathway across Page Mill Road with ADA compliant ramps.

Saddle Court Pathway

Town staff began creating Saddle Court Pathway documents.

Summerhill pathway

Staff is looking to contact surveyors to gather additional topography survey data for the beginning of the pathway and to survey additional trees. Staff receiving bids from surveyors.

Grading Moratorium

Grading Moratorium in effect from Oct. 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023. Construction inspections throughout the Town in effect throughout the Town for ongoing construction projects.

Permits Issued:

Encroachment Permits: 3
Sewer Permits Issued: 0

Maintenance:

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

PW Maintenance Crew

• Unload and place final blocks for new Corp Yard material area 
• Small tool equipment maintenance
• Painted red, blue and yellow curbs at Town Hall 
• Removal of old and installation of new reflectors along guardrail on W Fremont Rd, Chapin Rd, and Page Mill Rd
• Mow turf at Purissima Park

Finance, Human Resources, IT Services

• Processed 34 paychecks with a total liability of $90,104.
• Received $203,266 in cash receipts and/or electronic funds transfer (EFT).

Sheriff's Weekly Report 

Visit the link to view the Sheriff's weekly report for October 10-16, 2022.
The Sheriff’s weekly report is always for the week prior to the City Manager’s report

Alert Residence Reporting Suspicious Car Leads to Arrest

On Monday, October 17, at approximately 11:00 AM, a residence called the Sheriff’s Office to report a suspicious subject sitting in a vehicle on an empty cul-de-sac.  Deputies responded and contacted the subject.  During an investigation, deputies discovered the subject was on a Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS), similar to probation, and in possession of narcotics.  Deputies also learned the subject could not provide a good reason as to why he was parked in the area, other than to say he was “lost”.  The subject was subsequently arrested and booked into the County Jail for narcotics violations, as well as a violation of his PRCS conditions.

This is a great example of a resident reporting something they felt was suspicious, leading to the arrest of a criminal suspect.  We encourage residents to call the Sheriff’s Office to report anything they feel is out of place or suspicious.  Deputies will respond to, investigate, determine if the subjects are engaged in or planning to commit any type of criminal activity, and take the appropriate action.