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WEDNESDAY, MAY 04, 2011
REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M. – CIVIC THEATER/COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AT 13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORT OF CITY CLERK ON POSTING OF AGENDA (Pursuant to Gov’t. Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on
April 28, 2011)
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS & PUBLIC
Oral Communications on Non-Agendized Items Any member of the public will be allowed to address the City Council for up to three (3) minutes on matters not on this agenda. The law generally prohibits the council from discussing or taking action on such items. However, the Council may instruct staff
accordingly regarding Oral Communications under Council Direction to Staff.
Oral Communications - Council Direction to Staff Instruction to Staff regarding actions on current Oral Communications.
Communications from Boards and Commissions
Council Direction to Staff Instruction to Staff regarding actions on current Communications from Boards &
Commissions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1. Commendation Honoring Christa McAuliffe School for their Recycling Program
Recommended action: Read and present commendation.
2. Commendation Honoring Prospect High School’s Mock Trial Team
Recommended action:
Read and present proclamation.
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3. Proclamation Declaring Sunday, May 1 through Sunday, May 8, 2011 as “Days of Remembrance”
Recommended action:
Read and present proclamation.
4. Proclamation Declaring May 1 – May 7, 2011 as “Wildfire Awareness Week” Recommended action: Read and present proclamation.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar contains routine items of business. Items in this section will be acted in one motion, unless removed by the Mayor or a Council member. Any member of
the public may speak to an item on the Consent Calendar at this time, or request the
Mayor remove an item from the Consent Calendar for discussion. Public Speakers are
limited to three (3) minutes. 5. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes –April 20, 2011
Recommended action:
Approve minutes.
6. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended March 31, 2011 Recommended action: Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended March 31, 2011.
7. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended action: That the City Council review and accept the Check Registers for the following
Accounts Payable payment cycles:
April 14, 2011
April 22, 2011 8. Revision of Ordinance 11.05 Regulating Use of Alcohol in City Parks
Recommended action:
Staff recommends the Council adopt the Ordinance revising article 11.05 in the
Municipal Code regulating the use of alcohol in City parks.
9. Azule Park Petanque Court – Notice of Completion
Recommended action:
Move to accept the Azule Park Petanque Court project as complete and authorize the
City Manager to sign the Notice of Completion for the construction contract.
10. Monte Vista Storm Drain Pumping System – Notice of Completion
Recommended action:
Move to accept the Monte Vista storm drain pumping system project as complete and
authorize the City Manager to sign the Notice of Completion for the construction contract.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Applicants/Appellants and their representatives have a total of ten minutes maximum for
opening statements. Members of the public may comment on any item for up to three
minutes. Applicant/Appellants and their representatives have a total of five minutes maximum for closing statements. Items requested for continuance are subject to Council’s approval at the Council meeting
11. Appeal APCC11-0001 – Appeal of a Design Review Approval by the Planning
Commission (Design Review Application PDR10-015) to construct a new 23’-6” tall
one-story single-family residence at 15395 Pepper Lane Recommended action: Staff recommends the City Council deny the appeal, thus approving the proposed new
23’-6” tall one-story single-family residence.
12. Amendments to Sections 7-20.220, 14-70.080, 16-17.160 and Various Sections of Chapter 15 (Zoning Regulations) of the City Code
Recommended action:
Approve the attached ordinance adopting various clean up amendments to Sections 7-
20.220 (concerning horses), 14-70.080 (concerning voluntary mergers), 16-17.160
(concerning driveways) and various sections of Chapter 15 of the City Code (Zoning Regulations) of the Saratoga City Code.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
13. Banner Policy Options
Recommended action: Review report and provide direction to staff regarding a banner policy/program.
ADHOC & AGENCY ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Howard Miller
City School Ad-Hoc
Council Finance Committee
Hakone Foundation Executive Committee
Santa Clara County Cities Association SCC Cities Association Selection Committee
Valley Transportation Authority PAC
West Valley Mayors and Managers Association
West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Association
Vice Mayor Chuck Page
City School AdHoc
Council Finance Committee
Hakone Foundation Board
Mayor/Vice Mayor Oath of Office Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission Saratoga Ministerial Association
TEA AdHoc West Valley Sanitation District
Councilmember Jill Hunter
Historical Foundation
KSAR Community Access TV Board SASCC
Tree AdHoc
Village AdHoc
West Valley Flood Control & Watershed Advisory Committee
Councilmember Emily Lo
Association of Bay Area Government
Carlson House Restoration AdHoc
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations AdHoc
Highway 9 AdHoc Library Joint Powers Association
Sister City Liaison
Village AdHoc
Councilmember Manny Cappello Carlson House Restoration AdHoc
Chamber of Commerce
County HCD Policy Committee
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations AdHoc
Highway 9 AdHoc Mayor/Vice Mayor Oath of Office
Santa Clara County Emergency Council
TEA AdHoc
Tree AdHoc
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other materials
provided to the City Council by City staff in connection with this agenda are available at the office of the City Clerk at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070. Note that copies of materials distributed to the City Council concurrently with the posting of the agenda are also
available on the City Website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Any materials distributed by staff after the
posting of the agenda are made available for public review at the office of the City Clerk at the time they are distributed to the City Council.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special
assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (408) 868-1269.
Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)
Certificate of Posting of Agenda:
I, Ann Sullivan, City Clerk for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for
the meeting of the City Council for the City of Saratoga was posted on April 28, 2011, at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070 and was available for public review at that location. The agenda is also available on the City’s website at
www.saratoga.ca.us
Signed this 28th day of April 2011 at Saratoga, California.
Ann Sullivan, CMC City Clerk
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5/18 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with Parks and Recreation
Commission/PEBTAC
6/1 Regular meeting – Joint meeting (5:30 pm) with HOA presidents 6/15 Regular meeting – Joint meeting with Library Commission and Friends of
the Library
7/6 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with Planning Commission 7/20 SUMMER RECESS – Meeting Cancelled
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8/17 Regular Meeting
9/7 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with West Valley Board of Trustees 9/21 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with Heritage Preservation Commission
and Historical Foundation
10/5 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with Traffic Safety Commission 10/19 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with Assemblymember Jim Beall, Jr.
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