Meeting
AGENDA
Town of Atherton
City Council
January 31,2023
SPECIAL MEETING 
2:00 PM.

This meeting is being held virtually and in-person
Council Chambers
80 Fair Oaks Lane
Atherton, CA 94027

 
This meeting is being held via teleconference pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e)(1)(B) and in compliance with the Brown Act.  Section 54953(e)(1)(B) permits the Town to hold a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency via teleconference in order to determine whether as a result of the emergency meeting in person would present an imminent risk to attendees' health or safety.   The meeting will be held by tele or video conferencing. The public may participate via: Zoom Meeting.
 
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This Agenda may not reflect the actual order of items.  The order of items is subject to change based on Council action.
SPECIAL MEETING
 
ROLL CALL – Holland, DeGolia, Lewis, Vice Mayor Hawkins-Manuelian, Mayor Widmer
PUBLIC COMMENT –  Public comments can be made by teleconference or emailed directly to City Clerk, Anthony Suber at [email protected] 
(This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Council on any item on the Special Meeting Agenda; no other business shall be considered. Each speaker may address the Council once for a limit of three minutes.)
PUBLIC HEARING
1.
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO REPEAL THE 2015-2022 HOUSING ELEMENT AND REPLACE IT WITH THE 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT (SIXTH CYCLE). 
 

Report: Lisa Costa Sanders, Planning Consultant 
Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the Resolution adopting the 2023-2031 Housing Element with revisions including an expanded multifamily housing overlay zone.

CEQA: The consideration and adoption of the Town-initiated Housing Element (6th Cycle) is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  The consideration and adoption of the Housing Element is alternatively exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15002 as the adoption of the Housing Element is a planning study and will not have any impacts to the environment.  Further, to the extent the Regional Housing Needs determinations are made, the Project is further exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15283, which provides, “CEQA does not apply to regional housing needs determinations made by the Department of Housing and Community Development, a council of governments, or a city or county pursuant to Section 65584 of the Government Code.” A CEQA analysis will be conducted for any future zoning code amendments and/or development of specific projects when those are considered. 
 
Description: This item is a discussion, review, and consideration of the Council adoption of the Town’s Housing Element Update for the 2023-2031 6th Cycle. 

 
COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMENTS
 
ADJOURN
 
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

If you challenge a Town zoning, planning, or any other decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.  Judicial review of any Town administrative decision may be had only if a petition is filed with the court not later than the 90th day following the date upon which the decision becomes final.  Judicial review of environmental determinations may be subject to a shorter time period.

Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to each item of business referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before each regularly scheduled City Council meeting.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (650) 752-0500.  Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.  (29 CRF 35.104 ADA Title II)

 
TELECONFERENCING AND COVID-19 NOTICE:

The Council is required (1) to post notice and agendas as otherwise provided by the Brown Act and applicable law, (2) allow members of the public to access the meeting via call-in line or internet-based service line, (3) provide details on the agenda on how to access the meeting and give public comment, (4) provide an opportunity to comment pursuant to Government Code section 54954.3 and allow a reasonable amount of time during public comment for a person to register, login, and comment, and (5) monitor the call-in line and/or internet-based service line to ensure no disruption hinders access or ability to comment, if there is, take no action until public access is restored.  The Town is not required to provide a location to attend in-person. 

The Governor proclaimed a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic on March 4, 2020.  The proclamation remains active and applies statewide.  The Council is meeting pursuant to Section 54953(e)(1)(B) to determine if the emergency conditions pose a threat to attendees' health and safety, warranting teleconference meetings.  The Council is complying with other public access and participation obligations, as required and to ensure that any member of the public may attend, participate, and watch the City's legislative bodies conduct their business.