[ Items of special note are highlighted in red ]

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​2. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

A. LAMV Community Foundation (Executive Director Crysta Krames and Vice President Laura Schmidt)

B. Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District - Intro to Midpen/Project Update (Board Member Yoriko Kishimoto)

C. Reappointment to the Environmental Design & Protection Committee (EDPC) - Elizabeth Loinaz

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3. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

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4. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS (ITEMS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES)

A. Treasurer's Report- Status of funds as of May 31, 2025

B. Disbursement Report for May 2025

5. CONSENT CALENDAR

A-E. Approval of Council meeting minutes from various meetings in May and June.

F. Vacating Appointment to the Los Altos Hills Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee - Jim Basiji

G. Resolution Accepting an Open Space Easement at 26875 Nina Place (Lands of Bowers) File #ER22-0007

H-J. Resolution Granting the Request for Extensions of the Expiration Dates for Various Building  and Site Development Permits.

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12520 Barley Hill Road (New Pool, BLD18-0402)

2235 Old Page Mill Road (New ADU, BLD22-0067)

25975 Alicante Lane (New Pool, BLD23-0396)

26880 Ortega Drive, Permit (New Addition and ADU EX25-0004, SD22-0006)

14735 Saltamontes Way (New Residence SD23-0004, EX25-0005)

K. Resolution Accepting the Los Altos Hills Three-Year Information Technology Strategic Plan FY26-28 (Staff: C. Einfalt)

   - Plan developed with outside consultant and reviewed and approved by Town Technology Committee.

   - Covers four principal areas -Technology Enhancements for Service Delivery and Governance, Community

   - Development and Finance Department Software Tools, Infrastructure and Security Improvements,

and Training and Capacity Building

   - Staff estimates the 3-year program to cost between $355K and $600K (down from over $1M).

   - Projects requiring an investment in excess of $60,000 will be individually subject to Council approval.

   - Details can be found here. Three-year IT Plan Schedule and Cost

L. Authorization for the History Committee to Publicize and Host the Fall Presentation on September 21, 2025 (no information provided)

M. Vacating Appointment to the Los Altos Hills Technology Committee - Lew Jamison

 

6. ONGOING BUSINESS

A. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a One-Year Agreement with

Victoria Bebee for Emergency Management Consultant Services Not to Exceed

$140,000.  Expense included in 2025-2026 Budget. Duties:

 - Assist in wildfire risk reduction planning

 - Coordinate with the LAHCFD, EPRC committee, Town Staff and Santa Clara County Fire for public

education on defensible space, fire-safe landscaping, and home hardening

 - Integrate wildfire mitigation goals into the Town's emergency plans and community engagement activities

 - Support grant development and stakeholder engagement for wildfire mitigation funding opportunities

 

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. Consideration of an Ordinance Making Amendments to Article 8 of Chapter 2, Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code related to the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance; Town of Los Altos Hills; File #MCA25-0002. Waiver of reading and Introduction of an ordinance to amend the Town’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO) to decrease the current Water Conservation Factor, and to

increase the landscape deposit to an amount which the City Council deems necessary.

 

The town is adopting an ordinance to ensure that when landscapes are designed, they go in a less thirsty direction. This does not apply to existing landscapes. It applies only to people applying for a new landscape permit i.e., some 10-20 per year. Currently, the average new landscape is given an allocation about 50% higher than the average use in town (541ccf vs. 350ccf).

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This change will gradually reduce the amount of water allowed for new landscaping. In its final year (2031), it will set the allotment for new landscaping to the current average thus ensuring slower growth in usage. ​

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The Purissima Hills Water District supports the change.

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The proposed ordinance includes the following changes:

1. Immediately reduce the Water Conservation Factor (WCF) from 0.8 to 0.65;

2. Further reduce the WCF to 0.55 effective January 1, 2028;

3. Further reduce the WCF to 0.45 effective January 1, 2031; and

4. Consider increasing the landscape compliance deposit currently set at $5,000 to a new amount as determined appropriate by the City Council during the Town's upcoming fee schedule update discussion.

 

The Town’s Water Efficient Landscape standards were last updated in 2015. Based on data from the Purissima Hills Water District, more than 75% of residents currently use less than the existing WELO allocation, which they conclude suggests a reduction is warranted. In response, the Environmental Design and Protection Committee (EDPC) and Environmental

Initiatives Committee (EIC), in coordination with staff, recommend a phased reduction in the WCF to support effective implementation of the updated water allocation framework which was approved by the Planning Commission.

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8. NEW BUSINESS (none)

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9. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES

A. Report from the Los Altos Hills Community Fire District (Staff: J. Logan, General Manager LAHCFD)

 

Presentation materials include the FY’26 County approved budget, Budget Narrative and Chart of Services.  General Manager Logan will be updating the Town on the services provided by LAHCFD, future plans and efforts to minimize the risk and severity of fires.

 

Services include: Suppression and Emergency Medical Services provided by Santa Clara County Fire. Emergency $ Disaster Preparedness, Community Outreach and Investment, and Community Wildfire and Risk Reduction Programs.  The District has 13.5 FTE’s as well as utilizing the services of consultants and the Sant Clara County Fire Safe Council and Santa Clara County Fire Department.

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The District currently has approximately $48 million in funds and anticipates spending $22 million in FY’26 and receiving revenue of $18 million, reducing funds by approximately $4 million.  In addition, there are roughly $6 million in “rollover expenses” from prior year budgets (approved expenditures not yet incurred) for a fire truck, two fire engines, Interstate 280 fuel break and miscellaneous other items.

 

11. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS

A. Create an Ad Hoc Committee to engage with the administration of Foothill College to facilitate the development of multi-family campus housing (Vice Mayor Bhateja)

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12. ADJOURN

The meeting will be adjourned in memory of Former Mayor John Harpootlian.

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