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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013
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
May 9, 2013)
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. Saratoga-Monte Sereno Community Foundation Commendation
Recommended action:
Read and present commendation for the Saratoga-Monte Sereno Community
Foundation.
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.
2. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended action:
Approve City Council minutes for the Budget Study Session on April 22, 2013 and
the Special and Regular City Council Meeting on May 1, 2013.
3. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment
cycles:
4/30/2013
5/7/2013
4. Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Application for the Saratoga
Avenue Walkway Project
Recommended action:
Adopt resolution supporting the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s
Transportation Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Grant Application for
the Saratoga Avenue Walkway Project.
5. Final Map Approval for Five Lots Located at 20400 Hill Avenue
Recommended action:
1. Move to adopt Resolution granting final map approval of tentative map application
No. SUB 12-0002 for five lots located at 20400 Hill Avenue.
2. Move to authorize the City Manager to execute the Subdivision Improvement
Agreement and the Covenant and Agreement for Stormwater Treatment Measures.
6. Noise Element/Ordinance Update Award of Contract
Recommended action:
Move to award a contract to Charles M. Salter Associates in the amount of $41,710
and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
7. Extension of Use Agreement with City of Saratoga for Saratoga Area Senior
Coordinating Council
Recommended action:
Accept report and approve extending the existing Agreement for Cooperative
Program Planning and Use of Facilities with the Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating
Council for an additional six months.
8. Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Comment Letter on Plan Bay Area and the Draft
Environmental Impact Report
Recommended action:
Authorize the Mayor to sign the comment letter and direct staff to submit it to ABAG.
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.
9. Zoning Amendment to Modify Building Heights, Setbacks, and Allowed Uses in the
Commercial-Visitor and Commercial-Neighborhood Zoning Districts
Recommended action:
Conduct a public hearing, introduce and waive the first reading of the ordinance, and
direct staff to place the ordinance on the consent calendar for adoption at the next
regular meeting of the City Council.
10. Fiscal Year 2013/14 Proposed Operating & Capital Budget Public Hearing
Recommended action:
Conduct a public hearing on the proposed FY 2013/14 Operating & Capital Budget,
and provide direction to staff for budget adoption on June 5, 2013.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
None
ADHOC & AGENCY ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Jill Hunter
City School Ad Hoc
Hakone Foundation Board
Hakone Foundation Executive Committee
Historical Foundation
KSAR Community Access TV Board
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce Contract Review Ad Hoc
Village Ad Hoc
West Valley Mayors and Managers Association
Vice Mayor Emily Lo
Hakone Foundation Board
Let’s Move City Ad Hoc
Library Joint Powers Authority
Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission
Village Ad Hoc
West Valley Flood Control & Watershed Advisory Committee
Council Member Howard Miller
City School Ad Hoc
Council Finance Committee
Postal Service Liaison
Saratoga Ministerial Association
Valley Transportation Authority PAC
West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
Council Member Manny Cappello
Chamber of Commerce
County HCD Policy Committee
Highway 9 Ad Hoc
Let’s Move City Ad Hoc
Santa Clara County Emergency Council
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce Contract Review Ad Hoc
SASCC
TEA Ad Hoc
Council Member Chuck Page
Association of Bay Area Governments
Highway 9 Ad Hoc
Santa Clara County Cities Association
Santa Clara County Cities Association Selection Committee
Sister City Liaison
TEA Ad Hoc
West Valley Sanitation District
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, Crystal Bothelio, 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 May 9, 2013,
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 9th day of May 2013 at Saratoga, California.
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk
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CITY OF SARATOGA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2013
05/15 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Mountain Winery
06/05 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Traffic Safety Commission
06/19 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Saratoga Homeowners Associations
07/03 Regular Meeting – Civic Theater Master Plan Study Session
07/17 RECESS
08/07 RECESS
08/21 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with SASCC
09/04 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Parks and Rec/PEBTAC
09/18 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with West Valley Board of Trustees
10/02 Regular Meeting – 5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with Saratoga School Districts
10/16 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Hakone Foundation Board
11/06 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Senator Jim Beall and Assembly
Member Paul Fong
11/20 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting Sister City Committee
12/04 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Library
12/18 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting TBD