March 13-17, 2023

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Coffee With the Sheriff Event Series – March 21st

Please join the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and Los Altos Hills Town Staff for the Virtual Coffee with a Sheriff event - a monthly program to enhance public safety and communication in the Town. 

This program was created to enable the Sheriff's Office the chance to interact more successfully with the citizens they serve each day. The goal is casual, one-on-one conversations between residents and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office. There are no speeches and no agendas.  This is an opportunity for you to meet your neighborhood members of the Sheriff's Office in a relaxed environment, build bonds, and share ideas to make our communities even better.

This monthly event will take place on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 2-3pm 

Next Meeting Information: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 2:00-3:00 PM

http://bit.ly/CoffeeWithTheSheriffLAH
Meeting ID: 865 1379 0200
Passcode: 94022
Phone: 669 900 6833

City Council Meeting Recap
The City Council held their regular meeting on Thursday, March 16, 2023. A recap of the meeting can be found here. 

Past Events and Brown Act Meetings:
March 13: Environmental Design & Protection Committee Special Meeting -3:00 pm
March 13: Public Art Committee Regular Meeting - Cancelled
March 13: Joint Volunteer Awards Committee Special Meeting - 7:00 pm

March 14: City Council Special Meeting - Closed Session 2:30 pm 
March 15: Housing Element Virtual Town Hall - 6:00 pm
March 14: State of the Town at LAH Club featuring Mayor Swan - Noon
March 14: Environmental Design & Protection Committee Special Meeting - This meeting was cancelled due to the power outage.
March 15: Housing Element and Builders Remedy Town Hall - 6:00 pm
March 16: City Council Special Meeting - Closed Session - 5:00 pm
March 16: City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 pm

Upcoming Events and Brown Act Meetings:
March 18: Drive-Thru Shred Event - 8:00-11:00 am
March 18: Brush and Yard Trimming Clean Up - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
March 18: Chess Expo - 2:00-4:00 pm
March 20:Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting  - Cancelled
March 21: History Committee Regular Meeting - 3:30 pm
March 21: Community Relations Committee Special Meeting - 7:00 pm
March 23: Community Wildfire Protection Plan Meeting - 6:00 pm
March 23: Environmental Initiatives Committee Regular Meeting - 7:00 pm
March 25: Los Altos Hills Clean Up Day 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Planning and Building 

Public Works 

Pathway Projects

2023 Pathway Projects 
At the March 16 Council Meeting, staff presented a work plan to install 3.6 miles of new pathways in 2023.  Due to measurable impacts that the project would have on Town resources, Council directed staff to work with the Pathways Committee to come up with a scaled back pathway project, focusing on existing pathway CIP projects.  

Sewer CIP Projects

2022 Sanitary Sewer Repair and Replacement Project 

On March 16, Council awarded the 2022 Sanitary Sewer Repair and Replacement Project to C2R Engineering, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $532,220 including contingency.  Staff anticipates construction to start in April and be completed by July or August 2023.  

Annual Road Rehabilitation CIP Project

Town staff is currently preparing the project Plans and Specifications for bid by May 2023.

Permits Issued

Encroachment Permits: 1
Sewer Permits Issued: 2

Maintenance

After hours or weekend callouts:  Multiple callouts
Fallen trees/major limbs down: 70+

• Clear multiple storm drain inlets.
• Clear ROW roads from fallen trees and limbs.
• Prepare Purissima Park for Little League Opening Day.
• Repair equipment, chipper, and chainsaws.
• Monitor and operate the O’Keefe pump station during the power outage.

Finance, Human Resources, IT Services

 Accounts Payable/Budget/Payroll/Receivables

• Received $492,207 in cash receipts and/or electronic funds transfer (EFT).
• There were 52 invoices processed for a total amount of $128,073.

Human Resources  Open Recruitment

Open Recruitment: 
Maintenance Seasonal Help in Public Works - Recruitment open until filled.
Summer Internships available for Planning, Public Works, and Parks & Recreation

Coming Soon:
Community Development Director
Assistant Community Development Director/Building Official

Sheriff's Weekly Report 

Visit the link to view the Sheriff's weekly report for March 6-12, 2023.
The Sheriff’s weekly report is always for the week prior to the City Manager’s report.

This week, the City reached out to five security companies to verify their interest in providing crime prevention patrols to help law enforcement. The selection process will conclude on Friday with City leaders choosing a company.  The selection will include many variables, but one is based on how quickly services can be established.

We ask you to be purposeful about protecting yourself, your family, and your neighbors!

 For in-progress crimes and suspicious activity, call 9-1-1 or the non-emergency number (408) 299-2311.

Crime prevention tip of the week: For items which are of particular high value or irreplaceable, consider a safe deposit box.  Alternatively, one way to safeguard valuables is to hide high value items in odd locations (for example in the refrigerator or a storage container marked with something like “old clothes”). Then, put less expensive, or even costume jewelry, in the “obvious” places so thieves grab it and flee, falsely thinking they have scored big!