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Town of Atherton
CITY COUNCIL 

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

7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. ROLL CALL Widmer, Lewis, DeGolia, Wiest, Lempres

3. PRESENTATIONS 

Presentation from San Mateo County Jobs for Youth – Ruby Tomas, M.S. Career Counseling,
Jobs for Youth Program Coordinator

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Council on any matter not on the Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. State law prohibits the Council from acting on items not listed on the Agenda except by special action of the City Council under specified circumstances. Speakers’ time is limited to three minutes. Additionally, the public may address the Council on any subject listed on the Consent and Regular Agenda. Each speaker may address the Council once for a limit of three minutes.)

5. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION - Report out by City Attorney 
 
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT 

7. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ROUNDTABLE REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 8-12)
(Consent Calendar items are routine in nature and are generally considered in one motion and adopted by a single vote of the City Council. If discussion regarding a Consent Calendar item is desired, the member(s) of the City Council, public, and/or staff wishing to pull the item should so indicate at the time the Mayor calls for consideration of the Consent Calendar.) 
 
8. APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 REGULAR MEETING AND OCTOBER 7, 2015 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 
Report: Assistant to the City Manager/City Clerk Theresa DellaSanta
Recommendation: Approve meeting minutes 
 
9. APPROVAL OF BILLS AND CLAIMS FOR SEPTEMBER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,148,776
Report: Finance Director Robert Barron III
Recommendation: Approve Bills and Claims in the amount of $1,148,776 
 
10. FINANCIAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 
Report: Finance Director Robert Barron III
Recommendation: Receive and File the General Fund Financial Report for September 30, 2015 
 
11. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER’S AGREEMENT 
Report: City Attorney Bill Conners
Recommendation: Approve amendment to City Manager’s Agreement 
 
12. ESTABLISH SPEED LIMITS – CAMINO AL LAGO, ENCINAL AVE, ISABELLA AVE, MARSH RD, MIDDLEFIELD RD, PARK LN, VALPARAISO AVE, WATKINS AVE 
Report: Community Services Director Mike Kashiwagi
Recommendation: City Council declare the speed limits (as recommended in the staff report) based upon the engineering and speed studies and other related information

PUBLIC HEARING – None

REGULAR AGENDA – (Items 13-14) 
 
13. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION UPDATING CONTRACT LIMITS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE STATE’S UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCITON COST ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES 
Report: City Attorney Bill Conners
Recommendation: Approve Resolution 15-xx updating the contract limits for Public Works Projects under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Procedures 
 
14. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION GOVERNING TOWN COMMITTEES 
Report: City Manager George Rodericks
Recommendation: Approve amendments to Resolution 15-10 Governing Town Committees

15. COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMENTS

16. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

17. PUBLIC COMMENTS

18. 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 at the Atherton Library, 2 Dinklespiel, Station Lane, and the Town Administrative Offices, 91 Ashfield Road, Atherton, CA 94027. Additionally, agendas and staff reports may be accessed on the town website at: www.ci.atherton.ca.us
In compliance with SB 343, materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Town Administrative Offices,
91 Ashfield Road, during normal business hours.

The order of items appearing on this agenda is not a guarantee of the order the items may be heard by the City Council.
Items on this Agenda may be reordered at the discretion of the City Council at the 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)