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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 5, 2005
CLOSED SESSION– 5:00 P.M. – ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM,
13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 P.M.
Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Jones v. Saratoga et al. Santa
Clara County Sup. Court No. 1-03-CV-010545.
Conference With Labor Negotiators (Gov't Code 54957.6):
Agency designated representatives: Dave Anderson, City Manager
Employee organization: SMO
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
September 29, 2005)
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
None
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Council Direction to Staff
Instruction to Staff regarding actions on current Communications from Boards &
Commissions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1. Proclamation Declaring the Week of Oct 16-22, 2005 “Teen Read Week”
Recommended action:
Present proclamation.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2A. Update on Hakone Gardens – Lon Saavedra, Executive Director
Recommended action:
Informational only.
2B. Update on Saratoga- Monte Sereno Community Foundation – Tracy Enfantino
Recommended action:
Informational only.
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.
3A. Review of Check Register
Recommended action:
Approve check register.
3B. FY 2005-2006 CDBG County/City Contract
Recommended action:
Adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a $427,402.28 contract
with Santa Clara County for the FY 2005-2006 CDBG Program.
3C. Extension of Current Contract For Annual Audit Services with Caporicci & Larson
LLP
Recommended action:
Authorize the City Manager to execute 2-year extension not to exceed $96,490.
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3D. Metro PCS Lease Agreement for Communications Site at the Saratoga Community
Library
Recommended action:
Authorize to City Manager to execute a lease agreement and sign the
Memorandum of Agreement with Metro PCS for lease of property at 13650
Saratoga Avenue.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
4. Extension of Interim Moratorium on Uses Inconsistent with Prior Design Review
Approval
Recommended action:
Accept public testimony, consider and adopt the extension to the Interim Urgency
Ordinance. The ordinance prohibits uses that are inconsistent with prior design
review approvals and currently expires on November 22, 2005. The ordinance
would extend the term to November 20, 2006.
5. Zoning Text Amendment – Personal Service Businesses in CH-1 and CH-2
Zoning Districts
Recommended action:
Accept public testimony, introduce the Zoning Text Amendment, waive the first
reading, and schedule the item for second reading and adoption on consent
calendar.
OLD BUSINESS
6. Discussion Regarding the Incorporation of Survey Question(s) in the Upcoming
Community Survey Concerning the Sale of City Owned Property Located at 19848
Prospect Road
Recommended action:
Discuss inclusion of survey question(s) in the upcoming Community Survey
regarding the sale of the City owned property located at 19848 Prospect Road
(North Campus).
NEW BUSINESS
7. Request from the Rotary Club of Saratoga to Support the 4th Annual Mustard Walk
and Request for a Monetary Contribution
Recommended action:
1. Approve Temporary Use Permit to hold the event February 5, 2006
2. Allow a promotional banner to be placed at the comer of Fruitvale and
Saratoga Avenue
3. Adopt budget resolution appropriating funds
8. Village Tree Lighting Ceremony (Resolution)
Recommended action:
Accept report and direct staff accordingly.
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9. Village Task Force Formation
Recommended action:
Authorize the creation of the Village Task Force and its proposed composition.
ADHOC & AGENCY ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Kathleen King
Association of Bay Area Government
Hakone Foundation Liaison
Santa Clara County Cities Association
Santa Clara County Emergency Preparedness Council
SASCC
West Valley Mayors and Managers Association
Vice Mayor Norman Kline
County Cities Association Leg. Task Force
Library Joint Powers Association
SCC Cities Association-Joint Economic Development Policy Committee (JEDPC)
Valley Transportation Authority PAC
Village AdHoc
Kevin Moran Park AdHoc
Councilmember Nick Streit
Recycling & Waste Reduction Commission of SCC
Santa Clara County Valley Water Commission
West Valley Solid Waste Joint Powers Association
West Valley Sanitation District
City/School AdHoc
Councilmember Aileen Kao
Chamber of Commerce
County HCD Policy Committee
Peninsula Division, League of California Cities
Councilmember Ann Waltonsmith
KSAR Community Access TV Board
Northern Central Flood Control Zone Advisory Board
Saratoga Historic Foundation
Sister City Liaison
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS
OTHER
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
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, Cathleen Boyer, City Clerk for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda
for the meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga was posted on September 30,
2005 at the office of 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 30th day of September2005 at Saratoga, California.
Cathleen Boyer, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF SARATOGA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2005
10/19 Regular Meeting – Quarterly Meeting with Planning Commission
11/2 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Friends of the Saratoga Libraries
11/16 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Historic Foundation
12/6 Special Meeting – Council Reorganization
12/7 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Mt. Winery
12/21 Regular Meeting
1/4 Regular Meeting
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