City Council Special and Regular Meeting

City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Date: 8/15/2023 Time: 6:00 p.m. Locations: Zoom.us/join – ID# 814 7839 7160 and City Council Chambers 751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 Members of the public can listen to the meeting and participate using the following methods. If you have issues viewing the meeting, please email the city clerk at jaherren@menlopark.gov. How to participate in the meeting • Submit a written comment online up to one-hour before the meeting start time: • city.council@menlopark.gov • Access the meeting real-time online at: Zoom.us/join – Meeting ID 814 7839 7160 • Access the meeting real-time via telephone at: (669) 900-6833 Meeting ID 814 7839 7160 Press *9 to raise hand to speak Watch meeting: • Cable television subscriber in Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Atherton and Palo Alto: Channel 26 • City Council Chambers Subject to Change: The format of this meeting may be altered or the meeting may be cancelled. You may check on the status of the meeting by visiting the city website menlopark.gov. The instructions for logging on to the webinar and/or the access code is subject to change. If you have difficulty accessing the webinar, please check the latest online edition of the posted agenda for updated information (menlopark.gov/agendas) Special Session A. Call To Order B. Roll Call C. Closed Session C1. Closed session conference with labor negotiators pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 regarding labor negotiations with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 829 (AFSCME) and Confidential employees Agency designated representatives: City Manager Justin I.C. Murphy, Administrative Services Director Brittany Mello, Assistant City Manager Stephen Stolte, City Attorney Nira Doherty, Special Counsel Charles Sakai

City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Regular Meeting Agenda August 15, 2023 Page 2 Not a CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) project. Regular Session D. Call To Order E. Roll Call F. Agenda Review G. Report from Closed Session H. Public Comment Under “Public Comment,” the public may address the Commission on any subject not listed on the agenda. Each speaker may address the Commission once under Public Comment for a limit of three minutes. The Commission cannot act on items not listed on the agenda and, therefore, the Commission cannot respond to non-agenda issues brought up under Public Comment other than to provide general information. I. Presentations and Proclamations I1. Presentation: Sister Cities annual update Not a CEQA project. J. Consent Calendar J1. Accept the City Council meeting minutes for June 20, 27, and July 11, 2023 (Attachment) Not a CEQA project. J2. Waive the second reading and adopt an ordinance requiring safe storage of firearms in residence (Staff Report #23-172-CC) Not a CEQA project. J3. Waive the second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Sections 16.43.070, 16.44.070, and 16.45.070 of Title 16 of the Menlo Park Municipal Code to clarify the process for determining the appraised value of and the required community amenities value for bonus level development projects in the O (Office), L-S (Life Sciences), and R-MU (Residential Mixed-Use) zoning districts (Staff Report #23-173-CC) Determine that the ordinance amendments and the update to the community amenities list are exempt from the provisions of the CEQA, pursuant to §15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the adoption of this ordinance and updated community amenity list may have a significant effect on the environment, and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15183 (consistent with the general plan and zoning). J4. Authorize the city manager to execute a three-year master agreement for on-call tennis court repair services to Saviano Construction, Inc. and determine this action is categorically exempt under California Environmental Quality Act guidelines section 15301 exemption for existing facilities (Staff Report #23-179-CC)

City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Regular Meeting Agenda August 15, 2023 Page 3 J5. J6. J7. J8. J9. Not a CEQA project. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a memorandum of understanding between City of Menlo Park and Caltrain for San Francisquito Creek embankment stabilization (Staff Report #23-174-CC) Not a CEQA project. Adopt a resolution authorizing staff to submit an application to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for Measure A & W Highway Program (Staff Report #23-175-CC) Not a CEQA project. Adopt a resolution authorizing the South Bayside Waste Management Authority to acquire real property located at 1245 San Carlos Avenue, Unit E, San Carlos, CA. (Staff Report #23-176-CC) Not a CEQA project. Adopt a resolution approving the fiscal year 2023-24 investment policy for the City and the former Redevelopment Agency of Menlo Park (Staff Report #23-177-CC) Not a CEQA project. Receive and file investment portfolio as of June 30, 2023 (Staff Report #23-178-CC) Not a CEQA project. K. Public Hearing K1. Consider and adopt resolutions to amend the City of Menlo Park General Plan Circulation Element and El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan to add an Alley designation under the Local Access street classification, and allow for the City Council to consider closing public streets within the Main Street and Local Access (Alley) street classifications to vehicular traffic (Staff Report #23-180-CC) Determine that the proposed General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan Amendments are consistent with the respective certified EIRs and each proposed amendment has been evaluated regarding the impacts identified in its respective certified EIR through addendums to each EIR, and that analysis found that the proposed amendments would not result in new impacts or an increase in severity of previously identified impacts, or otherwise require additional environmental review or processing under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and that no further environmental review is required under CEQA Guidelines sections 15162 and 15164. L. Regular Business L1. Waive the first reading and introduce an ordinance adding Chapter 13.30 Streetaries Outdoor Dining Areas to Title 13 (Streets, Sidewalks and Utilities) and amending Sections 13.18.10 and 13.18.20 of Chapter 13.18 (Use of Public Right of Way) (Staff Report #23-181-CC) Determine the adoption of the proposed ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the CEQA pursuant to Sections 15301 (Class 1), 15304 (Class 4) and 15305 (Class 5). L2. Consider and adopt a resolution approving (1) Appraisal Instructions for Determining the Value of Community Amenities and (2) Community Amenity Implementing Regulations to determine the appraised value of bonus level developments (Staff Report #23-182-CC)

City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 menlopark.gov City Council Regular Meeting Agenda August 15, 2023 Page 4 Determine that the proposed appraisal instructions and community amenity implementing regulations are exempt from the provisions of the CEQA, pursuant to §15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the adoption of the appraisal instructions or community amenity implementing regulations may have a significant effect on the environment, and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15183 (consistent with the general plan and zoning). M. Informational Items M1. City Council agenda topics: August 22 – September 12 (Staff Report #23-183-CC) Not a CEQA project. M2. Transmittal of city attorney billing (Staff Report #23-184-CC) Not a CEQA project. M3. Short term rental compliance update (Staff Report #23-185-CC) Not a CEQA project. N. City Manager Report's O. City Councilmember Reports P. Adjournment At every regular meeting of the commission, in addition to the public comment period where the public shall have the right to address the commission on any matters of public interest not listed on the agenda, members of the public have the right to directly address the commission on any item listed on the agenda at a time designated by the chair, either before or during the commission’s consideration of the item. At every special meeting of the commission, members of the public have the right to directly address the commission on any item listed on the agenda at a time designated by the chair, either before or during consideration of the item. For appeal hearings, appellant and applicant shall each have 10 minutes for presentations. If you challenge any of the items listed on this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Menlo Park at, or before, the public hearing. Any writing that is distributed to a majority of the commission by any person in connection with an agenda item is a public record (subject to any exemption under the Public Records Act) and is available by request by emailing the city clerk at jaherren@menlopark.gov. Persons with disabilities, who require auxiliary aids or services in attending or participating in commission meetings, may call the City Clerk’s Office at 650-330-6620. Agendas are posted in accordance with California Government Code §54954.2(a) or §54956. Members of the public can view electronic agendas and staff reports by accessing the city website at menlopark.gov/agendas and can receive email notification of agendas by subscribing at menlopark.gov/subscribe. Agendas and staff reports may also be obtained by contacting the city clerk at 650-330-6620. (Posted: 8/10/2023)