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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-06-1994 City Council Minutes MINUTES SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Wednesday, July 6, 1994 - 7:30 p.m. PLACE: Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave. TYPE: Regular Meeting Pledge of Allegiance - Led by David Mount, Youth Commissioner 1. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Jacobs, Tucker, Moran, Wolfe, Mayor Burger Staff Present: City Manager Peacock, City Engineer Perlin, City Attorney Riback, Carolyn King, Assistant to City Manager. Mayor Burger stated she would be serving as Mayor this year and introduced the other Councilmembers. Mayor Burger gave a brief overview of the Oral Communications section of the agenda and noted the subject matter must be within the jurisdiction of the Council. She noted the subject matter can be dealt with, but no action can be taken. She added that it is the Council's first responsibility to hear those scheduled items on the agenda. She stated she will have office hours at City Hall every other Monday, from 2p.m. to5p.m. 2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS A. Resolution Appointing Youth Commissioners Behnke, Gill, Gloege, Kao, and Mount TUCKER/MORAN MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 94-32 APPOINTING YOUTH COMMISSIONERS BEHNKE, GILL, GLOEGE, KAO AND MOUNT. PASSED 5-0. B. Administration of Oath of Office to Above C. Proclamation commending Ray collishaw for Providing Landscaping for Warner Mutton Mouse' TUCRER/JACOBS MOVED TO APPROVE A PROCLAMATION COMMENEING~AY COLLISHAW FOR PROVIDING LANDSCAPING FOR WAItNER MUTTON HOUSE. PASSED 5-0. 3. ROUTINE MATTERS A. Approval of Minutes - 6/15; 6/28 The Minutes of 6/15 and 6/28 were approved as submitted. B. Approval of Warrant List TUCKER/WOLFE MOVED TO APPROVE THE WARRANT LIST. PASSED 5-0. C. Report of City Clerk on Posting of Agenda Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on July 1. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Previously-Discussed Items - None. B. New Items 1) Planning Commission Actions, 6/22 - Note and file. 2) Library Commission Minutes, 6/22 - Note and file. 3) Public Safety Commission Minutes, 6/13 -- Note and file. 4) Commission Attendance Reports 5) Final Acceptance of Work, Leonard Road Improvements, City Council Minutes 2 July 6, 1994 capital Project No. 9308 Councilmember Tucker requested the removal of item 6, Councilmember Jacobs requested the removal of item 7. MORAN/TUCKER MOVED TO APPROVE CONSEF~ CALENDAR B WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 6 AND 7. PASSED 5-0. 6) Cooperative Agreement No. 3-SARwlth Traffic Authority for congress Springs Park Netting Councilmember Tucker noted that the City is dividing the cost of the net fencing with the Traffic Authority, but noted the Traffic Authority has a cap. She asked what would trigger the Council reviewing this. Public Works Director Perlin stated he feels comfortable with the cost and noted if it exceeds what is proposed, it would be brought back to the Traffic Authority and the draft re-written. He stated they have a certain amount in capital project budgeted for this item, and if it exceeds this, a budget adjustment would be requested. TUCKER/MORANMOVED TO APPROVE THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 3-SARWITH THE TRAFFIC AUTHORITY FOR.CONGRESS SPRINGS PARK NETTING. PASSED 5-0. 7) Reallocation of 1994-95 CDBG Funds Councilmember Jacobs addressed the reallocation of funds to SASCC and would suggest that the Council wait until they know the ramifications of the State budget. Councilmember Tucker asked whether SASCC has made allocations for these funds. Mayor Burger stated they have based their budget around these funds. City Manager Peacock stated the City makes allocations to SASCC on a quarterly basis. Henoted, under the agreement, equal amounts are allocated each quarter. Mayor Burger stated the alternative would be to see what happens on a quarterly basis with regards to the State budget and make any necessary adjustments. City Manager Peacock stated he does not believe there will be any adverse impact on the City from the State budget based on information received. He stated the traffic patrol car fine revenue has not been factored into the budget. He noted the City is committed to these funds until .changed, the budget will then be adjusted accordingly. TUCKER/JACOBS MOVED TO APPROVE THE REALLOCATION OF 1994-95 CDBG FUND8, INCLUDING RESOLUTION 93-25.15 ADJUSTING THE BUDGET, AND DIRECT STAFF TO WRITE A LETTER TO SASCC REGARDING POSSIBLE STATE BUDGET RAMIFICATIONS ON THE CITYsS BUDGET. PASSED 5-0. 5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS AND THE PUBLIC A. REPORT FROM STAFF: FOLLOWUP ON PREVIOUS ORAL COMMUNICATION8 - None. B. ORAL COMMUNICATION8 - None. C. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1) Letter from Bay Area Economic Forum requesting $500 for National Wind Tunnel Complex. City Manager Peacock reviewed the letter from the Bay Area Economic Forum dated June 16, 1994. He noted the intention for the funds is to retain the services of professional lobbyists to lobby on behalf of NASA Ames. TUCKER/WOLFE MOVED TO SEND A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL WIND City Council Minutes 3 July 6, 1994 TUNNEL COMPLEX, BUT DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CANNOT ALLOCATE ANYMONEY AT THIS TIME. PASSED 5-0. 6. OLD BUSINESS - None. 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Oral Presentation by South Bay CableVision on its Rebuild of the Saratoga Cable Television System Staff recommends that the council receive and file. Councilmember Tucker thanked Mr. Haggarty from South Bay Cable for his support for the American Diabetes Association. Mr. Bill Haggarty, General Manager, South Bay CableVision, introduced other members of South Bay who were in attendance. He gave a presentation on the Saratoga Information Super Highway and reviewed the following: "The New Cable System - Tomorrow's Television Today" - Information Superhighway - Utilization of Fiberoptics - Designed to deliver 80 channels of video - "Fiber to the feeder" design - Designed for future expendability - Advanced converter features - Digital Audio Services. Mr. Haggarty went on to review the construction process and the construction map and noted the new services will occur as of August 15 in some areas, with the complete rebuild to be finished next March. He briefly reviewed the new channel choices and noted there will be 79% more choices. He also reviewed Basic Cable and Cable Vision, what channels will'be offered through these services and the rates and charges. Mr. Haggarty stated South Bay is pleased to begin rebuilding the system in Saratoga. Councilmember Wolfe asked if they have placed similar systems in other cities. Mr. Haggarty stated they rebuilt the system in 1993 in Milpitas and Los Gatos/Monte Sereno area. He noted the system proposed for Saratoga is taking the Fiberoptics much deeper into the neighborhoods. Each Councilmember received presentation material. B. Public Testimony regarding proposed increased assessments concerning LLA-1 per Government Code 54954.6 (a)(1) Public Works Director Perlin presented the staff report dated July 6, 1994 notingthe purpose of this hearing is to conduct a public meeting and then direct staff accordingly. He added, specifically, the assessments are proposed to be increased in Zones 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 22. He noted all property owners were sent notices regarding this hearing and the protest hearing. Me stated as a result of decisions made at the June 15 Council meeting the merger of zones have been abandoned because of deficits accumulated in certain zones. He stated it is still proposed that the maintenance costs for Zones 2 and 9 as well as for Zones 10, 14 and 18 be distributed equally to each property within each respective zone. Mr. Perlin stated he has refined the assessment formula for the new Village Commercial Zone, Zone 24, as outlined in the staff report. He stated the Council is not required to take any action at this time, but to receive public input and direct staff. He noted his office has received several protests at this time and will continue to receive protests up until the August 3rd meeting. Councilmember Tucker noted she received a protest letter and would like it made part of the record. City council Minutes 4 July 6, 1994 Councilmember Wolfe questioned the deficits and surpluses in certain Zones. Mr. Perlin stated deficits occur when the cost of services for a zone exceeds the amount levied to that zone and regarding the surplus, the assessment has been higher than services required for that zone. At the City Manager's request, Mr. Perlin explained the method of. spreading the assessments. He noted there are two components: 1) Administrative Costs - these are spread equally to all properties within the district; 2) Maintenance Costs - these costs are specific to each particular zone and spread proportionally to each property within a particular zone. He also reviewed construction costs and noted this is any item which is a one time cost. He added prior year carryover is a surplus or deficit which has built up over the years. The estimated property tax flows into the district for those zones created prior to the passage of Prop. 13 and this is a revenue source back into the district and into particular zones. Mr. Perlin explained the method of assessment for Zone 24, Village area, as outlined in the staff report. Mayor Burger reiterated that the Council will not take any action, but would like to hear from the public and direct staff accordingly. Mr. Alden Heintz, Fredericksburg Ct., Zone 2, stated he is representing Zone 2 and his wife is the President of the Home Owners Association. He noted he has brought a letter protesting the assessment. Mr. Heintz pointed out that there are large amounts of expenditures in FY 94/95 as compared to FY 93/94. He requests that the carryover negative amounts be assessed one time and would not like the assessment increased to pay for this deficit. He expressed concern about the merger of zones 2 and 9 because zone 9 is in a less favorable financial condition. He noted all his concerns are contained in his letter. Mr. Denny Paul, 14711 Vickery Place, Zone 7, stated his existing assessment is zero and now the City is proposing to assess zone 7. He believes the home owners in this zone receive no benefits from this assessment as there is no public lighting or public landscaping in their tract. Mr. Perlin stated Zone 7 was one of the original 9 zones created by the City and reviewed the history of this zone, as outlined in the staff report. He noted they had a surplus, that being the reason for the zero assessment last year. He noted zone 7 includes the area around the Village Area and there are street lights scattered throughout this area. He believes the residents of zone 7 do receive a benefit from the street lighting. Ms. Porter, Zone 7,.stated as explained in the letter addressed by Mr. Paul, the residents of this zone do not derive any benefit from this lighting district. She noted on the periphery of the tract there are two lights which have been a detriment to people below them. She noted since they provide their own lighting they should not be included in this district. She stated this district has been in affect since 1980 and asked how much longer it will be in affect. She noted most often these items could be considered as a basic tax expense as opposed to a special assessment and asked whether this is a way of avoiding Prop. 13. She asked if the Council may give consideration to a City vote when forming the district. Mr. Perlin stated, regarding the district being in effect, each year the Council reauthorizes the district if the street lights and landscaping maintenance will be maintained. He noted this is an annual maintenance district and as long as there are items to be operated and maintained the district will remain in effect. Regarding avoiding Prop 13, Mr. Perlin stated the law clearly states what a tax is and what a benefit assessment ls. City Manager Peacock stated the landscaping and lighting act was passed in 1972 and Mr. Perlin stated the district was not created in Saratoga City Council Minutes 5 July 6, 1994 until 1980 and over the years zones are formed as the district grows. He explained the detachment mechanism from the district or particular zone and noted in 1992 zone 23 was dissolved. He stated if properties are detached fewer properties are left in the district and the assessment would increase. Ms. Jeannie Heintz, Fredericksburg Ct., zone 2, asked if the residents have any say in the merger of zones 2 and 9. She also noted there are new administrative and overhead costs which they never had before. Mr. Perlin explained the proposed merger of zones 2 and 9 noting that these zones are contiguous to each other and the property owners from each zone can ingress and egress through the other zone. He believes that all property owners in this area should be treated equally. He explained that the zones will'be kept separate because of the deficits accumulated and the deficit amounts are being assessed separately to each zone, but the maintenance costs are being assessed equally. He stated the administrative costs are shared equally throughou~ the district. He noted the City Council has the ability to administer the district how they see fit. Mr. Perlin stated the administrative and over head costs were added for the first time last year by the City Council. Regarding the repair item, Mr. Perlin stated this item is 25% of the contract maintenance cost and can be changed, but money should be available in the event that something happens in the zone that requires some extraordinary repair. He stated if the money is not used it will be rolled over to the next year. Ms. Nancy Lecia, BeauchampsLn., Zone 16, stated her current assessment is $42.58 and the proposed assessment is $58.20 and this is a substantial increase. She asked the following questions: 1) Why should the assessment be increased by almost 30%; 2) What caused the deficit; and 3) When the deficit is met, will the assessment be reduced? Ms. Lecia noted there are only two stone walls with two lights in their tract and very little landscaping. She does not believe it costs $3100 per year to maintain these. Mr. Perlin explained the costs being assessed to zone 16, as outlined in the staff report. He noted next year the assessment may go down because the deficit will have decreased. Councilmember Tucker noted that $115 seems excessive for maintaining the landscaping of Zone 16. Mr. Perlin stated there are plans to rebid all the landscaping districts this coming year. In answer to Ms. Lecia's question, he noted the deficit will not be eliminated this year. Mr. Larry Risling, 12735 Fredericksburg Dr., stated he agrees with comments made by the Heintz and has concerns that their assessment is being increased over 700% and this will more than cover the deficit. He noted the amount of property being landscaped is approximately 1/6 of an acre. City Attorney Riback stated in order for an increase not to take place a majority protest must occur and it is by a majority vote weighted by land size. He stated this was not the case until this year. Prior to this year a majority protest was not available to citizens, but the law changed. He pointed out if a majority p~otest was to take place and succeed, the assessment would go back to what it was the prior year. Mr. Perlin explained that there are 21 zones within the district and the majority protest rules apply to the district as a whole. City Manager Peacock stated the money assessed is at the City Council's discretion. He noted that prior to 1993 the administrative costs were charged to all the tax payers in Saratoga as opposed to the property owners within the district. Mr. Glen Crow, 18253 Vanderbilt, Zone 17, stated they are already paying for maintenance for landscaping through an assessment. He asked why the City has to do anything just to spend money. He asked who is City Council Minutes 6 July 6, 1994 responsible for the electricity and maintenance of a signal, if installed. Mr. Perlin stated when the Sunland Park neighborhood was annexed into the City a condition of the annexation was that the home owners sign a deferred improvement agreement that is recorded against their properties which obligates each of them to pay for certain improvements along Quito Road. He stated, at the time, the improvements that were contemplated involved the widening of Quito Road from two to four lanes. The reason the improvements were deferred was because the City did not want to widened just a short stretch of Quito Road. He noted the home owners in Sunland Park approached the City within the last six months to discuss this issue as well as other issues involving Quito Road and the topic turned to, what could be done in lieu of widening Quito Road in order to fulfill the obligations that were contemplated by the deferred improvement agreements and at the same time what could be done to improve the landscaping along the front of the subdivision. Mr. Perlin noted what has been discussed is the development of a plan that would allow for substantial landscaping improvements along this subdivision. He noted this seems to be the direction the home owners association wants to pursue. Instead of widening Quito Road, the home owners are preparing to develop an improvement plan to landscape the frontage of the subdivision. He stated the home owners are asking if they implement this plan and agree to maintain it through their landscaping and lighting district, could that satisfy the obligations of the deferred improvements agreements? He stated the City is working on this with the residents and the $3000 item for construction in Zone 17 is to retain a landscape architect to work with the City to develop a plan. He noted if the plan can be implemented there would be a one time significant assessment that would be placed on each of the property owners in Sunland Park and then assessments would be decreased. He stated some homeowners are also pursuing the possibility of installing a traffic signal. Mr. Wilton, 20450 Cox Ave., stated they cannot defeat this assessment because they are a small part of a large district. He reviewed the costs outlined for zone 2 and stated he challenges the data. Mr. Perlin stated the Council needs to decide if the property owners in zones 2 and 9 should pay for the maintenance along Cox and Saratoga- Sunnyvale Road. He noted the proposal is to combine the costs and spread them equally. Mr. Wilton stated Mr. Periin did not address the source of the estimates. Mr. Perlin stated one must look at the data from zones 2 and 9 from last year and compare them with zones 2 and 9 for this year. Councilmember Jacobs clarified that the cost increase is because of the merger of zones 2 and 9, but the deficit is not merged. Mr. Murray Seigal, 12420 Sheridan Circle, Zone 2, asked, if the citizens of Saratoga agree that the landscaping and lighting is beneficial to the City, whether any consideration has been given to a community wide landscaping and lighting district. City Manager Peacock stated the Council must discuss any changes in the assessments proposed. Mr. Perlin stated the Council cannot increase assessments at this time, but they can make decisions to decrease assessments. City Manager Peacock stated there is the question regarding zone 7 and the lights. He suggested Mr. Perlin identify on the map the location of the lights. Mr. Perlin stated the average cost of a street light is $15/mo. Mr. Peacock stated an option is to do away with the lights and the zone. Regarding zone 17, staff is working with the home owners. Regarding 16 and the cost of landscaping, as stated by Mr. Perlin bids will be City Council Hinutes 7 July 6, 1994 re-opened. Mr. Peacock stated staff has prepared reports on a City wide district in the past and this has been discussed by past Councils. He noted this could not be done before August and there would be complications if a City wide district is formed. Regarding zone 7, Mr. Peacock stated the City Council could not reduce the size of the zone and increase the assessment for the remaining properties, therefore the deficit would increase. Mr. Peacock stated that the 25% cost repair can be reconsidered. Mr. Perlin stated the City does not spend on average 25% per year, but there may be a repair item in any one year which may cost 25% of what the annual maintenance budget is. He stated the 25% is a contingency for unforeseen expenditures, but can be reduced. Councilmember Tucker suggested looking at 15 or 20%. Councilmember Moran noted that citizens are looking for justification as to what the fees are for. Mr. Perlin stated a number of zones were created when the property owners approached the City and asked the City to take over the maintenance of the area which were historically maintained by home owners associations. Mayor Burger stated staff will look at the concerns raised by the public and a report will be brought back the Council at the next meeting for direction. C. Personnel Actions for FY 1994-95 Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution setting management salary ranges for FY 1994-95; approve change in salary range from Range 89 to Range 94 for Public Services Assistant. Ms Carolyn King, Assistant to City Manager, presented the staff report dated July 6, 1994. Councilmember Tuck&r asked if the adjustment of 5% and additional 4% next year for the Public Services Assistant position will change the range. Ms. King stated if approved the increase next year would change the range. She also noted that the position was changed last year, but the salary range was not.. Councilmember Tucker asked about the Public Services Assistant involvement in the Animal and Waste control issues. Ms. King stated she has worked closely with the City Manager and has been the staff person dealing with the County representing the City regarding Solid and Animal Waste. City Manager Peacock stated much of the Public Service Assistant's time is devoted to both animal and solid waste control. In response to Councilmember Tucker~s question regarding management salary, Mr. Peacock stated there are no management personnel at the top of the salary range. Councilmember Tucker stated she is uncomfortable moving forward at this time until the compensation study is complete. Councilmember Jacobs agreed and noted the compensation study should include all employees. Councilmember Wolfe stated he would also like to see the results of the compensation study. Mayor Burger stated it is her concern that the study may take some time and then how long it would be before they take personnel actions. City Council Minutes S July 6, 1994 Councilmember Jacobs reiterated that the City should go forward with the study and should not move forward on compensation until the study is done. Councilmember Tucker stated the compensation study will be discussed at the Cities Association. Councilmember Moran stated the study should be done and the Council should have the flexibility.to act on the results of the study. City Manager Peacock stated if changes are proposed as a result of the compensation study, these must be negotiated with the employees association. He stated this may be a complex issue in terms of involving other cities, and the study may take longer. Mr. Peacock briefly reviewed retroactive pay. Councilmember Jacobs briefly discussed making the salary retroactive back to the time the agreements are signed. Mr. Riback stated this can be done as long as the Council announce their intent. MORAN/TUCKER MOVED TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO THE MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1994. PASSED 5-0. D. Private Sector Compensation Study Consultant Selection Staff recommends that the City Council select a date to interview one or more consultants. Councilmember Jacobs stated he would be willing to interview all three consultants, but would like to solicit more bids. Councilmember Moran suggested asking the Finance Committee for recommendations. Councilmember Tucker statedit is important to compare this study with a similar entity and the consultant should be aware that Saratoga cannot be.compared to cities such as San Jose. City Manager Peacock stated he could contact a number of other companies, but believed the City Council wanted to move forward on this. Councilmember Wolfe also noted he would like input from the Finance Committee. Councilmember Tucker stated it would be a good idea to have at least three more bids. Councilmember Jacobs reiterated that he would like to see at least three more bids, preferably Bay Area Companies. It was agreed that the City Manager and Councilmember Tucker would work together to obtain three more bids. It was a consensus of the Council to hold the interviews on August 9, 1994. E. Request for Amicus Participation - Tobe etal. v. City of Santa Ana Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Attorney to join on behalf of City. On behalf of the new Councilmembers, City Attorney Riback explained Amicus Participation in general. He noted in this particular case the Court of Appeal struck down Santa Ana's law against public camping and public storage of personal goods. He stated this should be heard by the Supreme Court and noted there will be no cost to the City of Saratoga. TUCKER/WOLFE MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO JOIN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. PASSED 5-0. City Council Minutes 9 July 6, 1994 F. Appointment of 'I~¢50 Chair to plan UN Day Celebrations for 1995 JACOBS/MORAN MOVED TO APPOINT MARILYN WHITE UNS0 CHAIR TO PLAN UN DAY CELEBRATIONS FOR 1995, PASSED 5-0. G. Ordinance amending Section 3-05,010 of the City Code relating to misdemeanor and infraction violations of the Code Staff recommends that the City Council introduce ordinance by title only, waiving further reading. City Attorney Riback stated the current code has two nuisance provisions as follows: 1) The standard nuisance abatement procedure and 2) the Summary abatement procedure, which is limited to a few types of nuisances. Mr. Riback stated the change in the ordinance will expand the types of nuisances. TUCKER/MORAN MOVED TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY# WAIVING FURTHER READING. PASSED 5-0. H. Memo Authorizing Publicity for Upcoming Hearings - No hearings July 20. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None. 9. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS A. Oral Communications (continued) and instructions to staff regarding actions on current oral communications E. Agency Assignments 1) Reports from current Representatives 1. ABAG 2. Cable TV Board 3. HCD Policy Committee 4. Transportation Commission 5. Hakone Foundation 6. Flood Control Advisory Board 7. League of cities Peninsula Division 8. Water District Commission 9. Santa Clara County Cities Association 10. Sister City Committee 11. Traffic Authority Policy Advisory Board 12. Transit Assist Board 13. SeniOr Coordinating Committee 14. West Valley Sanitation District 15. County Cities Assn. Legislative Task Force 16. Emergency Planning Council 17. Congestion Management Agency Advisory Board 18. Local Transportation Authority Policy Advisory Board 19. Crossing Guard Committee Councilmember Tucker reported on the Traffic Authority Policy Advisory Board. City Attorney Riback was excused at 11 p.m. 2) Resolution Appointing New Representatives Mayor Burger handed out City Council agency assignments and noted these can be changed if the Council so wish. TUCKER/JACOBS MOVED TOAD OPT RESOLUTION 94-33 AS PREPARED BY THE MAYOR. PASSED 5-0. C. General ccuncil Items City council Minutes 10 July 6, 1994 1) Agenda items for next adjourned regular meeting Councilmember Jacobs suggested discussing local enforcement issues. 2) Set joint meeting with Bicycle Advisor~ Committee to review its proposed Bicycle Facility Master Plan Staff recommends that the City Council set a joint meeting for July 26 or July 12 after meeting with Sheriff Gillingham It was a consensus of the Council to set the joint meeting for July 26, 1994. 3) Request by ABAG for the City to Support Funding the NASA Space Station Budget Staff recommends that the City Council instruct the City Manager accordingly. TUCKER/WOLFE MOVED TO HAVE STAFF WRITE A LETTER TO CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE NASA SPACE STATION. PASSED 5-0. 4) Appointment of Replacement Planning Commissioners City Manager Peacock suggested interviewing one applicant at a time and spending approximately 20-25 minutes with each one. It was a consensus of the Council to conduct the interviews prior to the Bicycle Advisory Committee on July 26, 1994. 5) Select a member of the city Council to act as a member of the screening committee to pick the EIR consultant for the Oddfellows Project Councilmember Wolfe volunteered to act as a member of the screening committee to pick the EIR consultant for the Oddfellows Project. 6 ) Other Mayor Burger stated they will start direct contact on the first Saturday in August and interested Counci'lmembers should contact her. 10. ADJOUILNM~NT The meeting was adjourned at 11:25 p.m. to a closed session to instruct City Manager on negotiations with Saratoga Employees Association; 2) Management Compensation; 3) City Manager Performance and Employment Agreement; then adjourn to next meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, in the Administration Meeting Room, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue. Respectfully submitted, Catherine M. Robillard Minutes Clerk