Meeting
AGENDA
Town of Atherton
City Council
March 01, 2023
STUDY SESSION MEETING 
4:00 PM.

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

 
   The meeting will be held by tele or video conferencing. The public may participate via: Zoom Meeting.
 
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Remote Public Comments
Meeting participants are encouraged to submit public comments in writing in advance of the meeting. The following email will be monitored during the meeting and documented for the record.
Email: [email protected] 
 

This Agenda may not reflect the actual order of items.  The order of items is subject to change based on Council action.
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.)

 
STUDY SESSION
 
1.
FY 2023/24 BUDGET KICK-OFF AND OVERVIEW
Report: Robert Barron III, Finance Director
RecommendationReview and Discuss.
Description: This item involves the first meeting of the FY 2023/24 Budget Kickoff and Overview. Discussion will include a recap of the current fiscal year projected fiscal condition, and preliminary budget discussions. It will also include an overview of major revenue sources, major expenditure categories, and 5-year forecasts. This item will discuss the budget process and policy discussions that could include discussion of General Fund unallocated reserves, and capital projects.
 

 
2.
DISCUSSION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN’S NOISE ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE USE OF GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS
Report: George Rodericks, City Manager
Recommendation: It is recommended that the Council review, discuss and provide direction on next steps.
Description: The City Council will discuss and provide direction to staff regarding an amendment to the Town’s Noise Ordinance related to the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. 

 
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)

 
AB 2449 & AB 361:
 
AB 2449 reiterated standard Brown Act teleconference rules, re-codifies the rules set out in AB 361 for times of declared emergency, and also provides for relaxed teleconferencing rules when a member of the legislative body needs to attend remotely for an emergency, or other reasons supported by “just cause.”
 
Teleconference Rules Available Jan. 1, 2023
A legislative body may hold a “hybrid” (partial teleconference, partial in-person) meeting without having to comply with certain procedural requirements (post agendas at teleconference locations, identify teleconference locations in the agenda, make all teleconference locations open to the public) in the following limited circumstances:
  • One or more members of the legislative body (but less than a quorum) have “just cause” for not attending the meeting in person (childcare or family caregiving need, contagious illness, physical or mental disability need, or travel while on official public business); or
  • One or more members of the legislative body (but less than a quorum) experience an “emergency circumstance” (a physical or family medical emergency that prevents in-person attendance).
The City Council will continue to have the option to meet via teleconference by following traditional Brown Act rules of identifying, posting, and opening up their teleconference locations.