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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
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 13, 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
1. Commendation Honoring Debi Snyder – Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council
(SASCC) Employee
Recommended action:
Read and present commendation.
2. Proclamation Honoring “National Foster Care – Month of May 2010”
Recommended action:
Read and present proclamation.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
3. VTA Governance Presentation
Recommended action:
Listen to a short presentation by Chris Moylan, Vice Mayor, City of Sunnyvale, on
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Governance.
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.
4. City Council Meeting Minutes – May 5, 2010
Recommended action:
Approve minutes.
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:
April 29, 2010
May 06, 2010
6. Adoption of Ordinance Amendment to City Code Article 4-5 Massage Establishments
and Massage Practitioners
Recommended action:
Staff recommends the Council waive the Second Reading and adopt the Ordinance
amending the Massage Establishments and Massage Practitioners Ordinance related
to City Code Article 4-55.
7. Adoption of Ordinance Amending the Zoning Regulations related to City Code
Article 15-47 -Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
Recommended action:
Waive the Second Reading and adopt the Ordinance amending the Zoning
Regulations related to City Code Article 15-47 - Water Efficient Landscape
Ordinance.
8. Historical Park Landscape Improvement Project – Budget Amendment
Recommended action:
Approve Budget Resolution.
9. Citywide Signal Upgrade Project Phase I– Award of Construction Contract
Recommended action:
1. Move to declare Guerra Construction of San Jose to be the lowest responsible
bidder on the project
2. Move to award a construction contract to Guerra Construction in the amount of
$188,305 and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
3. Move to authorize the staff to issues change orders to the contract up to $23,000.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Members of the public may comment on any item for up to three minutes. Items
requested for continuance are subject to Council’s approval at the Council meeting
10. Fiscal Year 2010/11 Proposed Operating & Capital Budget Public Hearing
Recommended action:
Conduct a public hearing on the proposed FY 2010/11 Operating & Capital Budget,
and provide direction to staff for budget adoption on June 2, 2010.
11. Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity (Eminent Domain) for
Acquisition of an Additional Easement in Pacific Gas & Electric Right of Way for
Joe’s Trail at Saratoga De Anza
Recommended action:
Adopt a Resolution of Necessity making the appropriate findings and authorizing an
amendment to the complaint in eminent domain proceedings for Joe’s Trail at
Saratoga De Anza (the “Project”) to acquire an Additional Easement necessary for the
Project.
OLD BUSINESS
12. City Council and Commissions’ Electronic Communications Policy
Recommended action:
Adopt a resolution establishing a City Council and Commissions’ Electronic
Communications Policy.
13. 2010 Fall Issue of The Saratogan
Recommended action:
Accept report and direct staff accordingly.
NEW BUSINESS
14. Remembrance for Councilmember Susie Nagpal
Recommended action:
Accept report and direct staff accordingly.
15. Filling City Council Vacancy
Recommended action:
Direct staff as to the Council’s preferred course of action to fill the vacancy on the
City Council.
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
City School Ad-Hoc
Chamber of Commerce
Council Finance Committee
Highway 9 Adhoc
KSAR
Santa Clara County Cities Association Board
West Valley Solid Waste Joint Powers Authority
West Valley Transportation Authority PAC
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 May 13, 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 13th day of May 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
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6/16 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with HOA Presidents
7/7 Regular Meeting –
7/21 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with SASCC
8/4 SUMMER RECESS – NO COUNCIL MEETING
8/18 SUMMER RECESS – NO COUNCIL MEETING
9/1 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Historical Foundation & Heritage
Preservation Comm.
9/15 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with Assemblymember Jim Beall
10/6 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting with West Valley Board of Trustees
10/20 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Traffic Safety Commission
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 - Joint Meeting with Library Commission and Friends of
the Saratoga Libraries
12/15 Regular Meeting -
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