Council Meeting Date: December 18, 2024 (full Agenda link)
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Details of each item can be found via the links to Staff Reports within the narrative and meeting videos are uploaded once they are fully compiled.
The City Council met for the Regular Meeting on Wednesday, December 18 at 6 pm. Following Roll Call the Council began moving through the Agenda beginning with Presentations and Public Comments (~6:01 pm). There were two presentations on the Agenda. The first was recognition of long-time employee Jennifer Frew and thanking her for her many years of service to the Town. The second was introduction of the Town's newest employee, Ben Talavera, Management Analyst in the Public Works Department. Following the presentations, the Council moved to Oaths of Office and Council Reorganization (~6:12 pm). The City Clerk administered the Oaths of Office to the two newly elected Councilmembers Lewis and Hawkins-Manuelian. Following the Oaths of Office, the City Council reorganized for the new year selected Elizabeth Lewis to serve as Mayor and Stacy Holland to serve as Vice Mayor.
Following Public Comments at (~6:30 pm), the Council moved on to Departmental Reports and the Consent Agenda..
Departmental Reports (~6:30 pm) are prepared monthly as part of the City Council's Regular Agenda.
Departmental Reports includes updates on the various happenings around Town including reports from Administration, City Clerk, Finance, Community Services (Building and Planning), Public Works, Parks and Police.
Following Departmental Reports, the Council moved to the Consent Agenda (~6:30 pm) consisting of Items 1 through 5. Items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine in nature and are generally considered in one motion and adopted by a single vote of the Council. Included in this month's Consent Agenda were bills and claims, minutes, approval of an amendment to agreement for the Emergency Services JPA, and two acceptances of work for public works projects. Following an opportunity for comments and questions, the Council approved the items on the Consent Agenda.
Next was Public Hearings.
Public Hearings are typically held for Ordinances, Budget Adoption, Fee Adoption, and Land Use approvals.
There was one item on the Agenda as a Public Hearing.
Item No. 6, First Reading of the Electric Readiness Ordinance to Amend Section 15.19.030 of the Municipal Code (~6:31 pm). Following a staff report and opportunity for Public Comment, the Council discussed issues related to the purpose of the ordinance, the appliances affected, the types of alterations triggering the ordinance, and the definition of an alteration and Utility Room. Following discussion, the Council introduce the Ordinance for 1st Reading, as amended, with Second Reading and adoption scheduled for January 2025. Amendments to the Ordinance included the expansion of the purpose section of the Ordinance to make it clear as to its application, modification of the definition of alteration or renovation to remove the word "any", and removing the electrical component within the definition of Utility Room.
Next up was the Regular Agenda.
The were no items on the Regular Agenda.
The last items on the Agenda were Council Reports and final Comments.
Having cleared the entire Agenda, at approximately 6:52 pm, that as they say - was a wrap!
The next meeting of the City Council is a Special Meeting/Study Session on Wednesday, January 8 at 4 pm. This meeting will be a joint meeting with the Town's Planning Commission to discuss the proposed Inclusionary Ordinance.
For more information and calendar of events, visit the Town's website.
Thanks for reading!
George Rodericks
City Manager
Town of Atherton
grodericks@ci.atherton.ca.us