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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda.pdf 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 February 26, 2010) 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 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 1. “Unity in Community” Presentation Recommended action: Listen to short presentation by Kelly Green, Principal of Redwood Middle School. 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 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL Wednesday, March 3, 2010 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 – February 17, 2010 Recommended action: Approve Minutes. 3. City Council Meeting Minutes – March 16, 2005 Recommended action: Approve minutes. 4. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended January 31, 2010 Recommended action: Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended January 31, 2010. 5. 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: February 11, 2010 February 18, 2010 6. Prospect Road Median No. 11 – Notice of Completion Recommended action: Move to accept the Prospect Road Median No. 11 project as complete and authorize the City manager to sign the Notice of Completion for the construction contract. 7. Joint Use Agreements with Santa Clara Valley Water District for Joe’s Trail Recommended action: Authorize the City Manager to execute following agreements with Santa Clara Valley Water District a Joint Use Agreement for Joe’s Trail. 8. Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District LLA-1; Resolutions initiating renewal of the District for FY 10-11 Recommended action: 1. Move to adopt the Resolution describing improvements and directing preparation of the Engineer’s Report. 2. Move to adopt the Resolution appointing the Attorney’s for the District. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. FY 2010/11 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Community Grant Funding Applications Recommended action: 1. Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public testimony presentations from applicants. 2. Review recommendations for streamlining the County CDBG program. 3. Continue the Public Hearing to March 17th to finalize grant allocations and approve a transfer of $13,964 in previously allocated CDBG funds. OLD BUSINESS 10. Google Fiber for Communities Request for Information Recommended action: Accept report and direct staff accordingly. 11. Resolution Authorizing ABAG to accept State Energy Program Funds on Behalf of the City of Saratoga Recommended action: Accept report and approve the attached resolution authorizing the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to accept State Energy Program (SEP) funds on behalf of the City for a residential energy efficiency audit and retrofit program. NEW BUSINESS 12. Process for Allocation of Community Events Fund Recommended action: Accept report and select a process for allocating community event funds. 13. Review of site coverage requirements and impervious surface definition Recommended action: Direct staff regarding the preferred approach to revising site coverage requirements and impervious surface definition among one or more of the following options which are discussed later in more detail: 1. Create an exception process that would allow the Planning Commission to approve variations from the site coverage standards upon making specific findings (similar to the process for grading standards). 2. Change the definition of “impervious surface” to exclude specified types of surfaces such as artificial turf, gravel, or driveways. As a variation on this option the Code could exclude specific types of surfaces in specific zoning districts, such as the current exclusion for driveways in the Agricultural district. 3. Seek to address the goals of the site coverage requirements with a different approach such as a landscape ordinance. ADHOC & AGENCY ASSIGNMENT REPORTS Mayor Kathleen King ABAG County HCD Policy Committee Hakone Foundation Executive Committee West Valley Flood Control Zone & Watershed Advisory Committee SCC Cities Association Selection Committee Santa Clara County Emergency Council West Valley Mayors and Managers Association Vice Mayor Jill Hunter Hakone Foundation Board Historical Foundation Library Joint Powers Association SASCC Sister City Liaison Village AdHoc Councilmember Howard Miller Chamber of Commerce City School Ad-Hoc Council Finance Committee Highway 9 Adhoc KSAR Santa Clara County Cities Association Board West Valley Solid Waste Joint Powers Association West Valley Transportation Authority PAC Councilmember Susie Nagpal Highway 9 Adhoc Village AdHoc Councilmember Chuck Page City School Ad-Hoc Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission Saratoga Ministerial Association West Valley Sanitation District Council Finance Committee 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 Community Development Department Director 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 February 26, 2010, 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 26th day of February 2010 at Saratoga, California. Ann Sullivan, CMC City Clerk NOTE: To view current or previous City Council meetings anytime, go to the City Video Archives at www.saratoga.ca.us 3/3 Regular Meeting –  5:15 Commission Interviews – Planning, HPC & Traffic Safety Commissions  6:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with Parks and Recreation Commission 3/17 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Sheriff’s Office and County Fire 4/7 Joint Meeting with Mt. Winery 4/21 Regular Meeting – Regular Meeting –Joint Meeting with School Districts: Saratoga Union Elementary School District; Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District; Cupertino School District; Campbell School District Moreland School District; Fremont High School District; Sacred Heart; St. Andrews, and Campbell Union High School District 5/5 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Youth Commission 5/19 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Montalvo Arts 6/2 Regular Meeting – Interview Youth commissioners for vacancies 6/16 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with HOA Presidents 7/7 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Library Commission and Friends of the Saratoga Libraries 7/21 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with SASCC 8/4 SUMMER RECESS – NO COUNCIL MEETING (Tentative) 8/18 SUMMER RECESS – NO COUNCIL MEETING 9/1 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with West Valley Board of Trustees 9/15 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with Assemblymember Jim Beall 10/6 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Traffic Safety Commission 10/20 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Historical Foundation & Heritage Preservation Comm. 11/3 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with Saratoga Ministerial Association 11/17 Regular Meeting - Joint Meeting with Hakone Foundation 11/30 Council Reorganization 12/1 Regular Meeting - 12/15 Regular Meeting - CITY OF SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2010