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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
April 30, 2009)
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. Proclamation Recognizing Alice Chiou for her Service on the Library Commission
Recommended action:
Acknowledge proclamation commending Alice Chiou for her service on the Saratoga
Library Commission.
2. Commendations Honoring Outgoing Planning Commissioners
Recommended action:
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Present commendations.
3. Proclamation Declaring May as Water Awareness Month in the City of Saratoga
Recommended action:
Acknowledge proclamation declaring May 2009 as Water Awareness Month in the
City of Saratoga.
4. Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 3 – 9, 2009 as “Architecture Week”
Recommended action:
Present proclamation.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
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.
5. City Council Minutes – April 15, 2009
Recommended action:
Approve minutes.
6. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended March 31, 2009
Recommended action:
The City Council review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended
March 31, 2009.
7. Review of Accounts Payable Registers
Recommended action:
That the City Council accepts the Check Registers for Accounts Payable cycles:
April 09, 2009
April 16, 2009
April 23, 2009
8. Approval of Agency Agreement for Countywide AB 939 Implementation Fee
Recommended action:
Accept report, and authorize the City Manager to approve the Agency Agreement
with the County of Santa Clara for the Countywide AB 939 Implementation Fee.
9. Motor Vehicle (MV) Resolution authorizing 15 Minute Parking
Recommended action:
Move to adopt the Motor Vehicle Resolution authorizing two “15 Minute Parking”
spaces on the Frontage Road adjacent to Blaney Plaza
10. Landmark Designation for 21000 Big Basin Way (Hakone Gardens)
Recommended action:
The Heritage Preservation Commission recommends the City Council waive the
Second Reading and adopt the Ordinance to designate Hakone Gardens as a Historic
Landmark.
11. Approval of Agency Agreement for the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Program
Recommended action:
Accept report, and authorize the City Manager to approve the Agency Agreement
with the County of Santa Clara for the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste
(HHW) Collection Program.
12. Resolution of the Council of the City of Saratoga Supporting the Effort to Bring
Major League Baseball to the County of Santa Clara
Recommended action:
1. Approve a letter of support to the Major League Baseball Commissioner
2. Adopt resolution supporting the efforts to bring Major League Baseball to the
County of Santa Clara
13. Ordinance amending the City Code to allow the City Council to adopt rules of
parliamentary procedure by resolution and clarify procedures for addressing the City
Council and Resolution adopting rules of procedure
Recommended action:
1. Adopt Ordinance amending the City Code to allow the City Council to adopt
rules of parliamentary procedure by resolution and clarify procedures for addressing
the City Council; and
2. Adopt Resolution adopting rules of parliamentary procedure.
14. Adoption of Ordinance amending the Zoning Regulations to (1) extend the waiver of
off-street parking requirements in the CH1 and CH2 Zoning Districts, (2) make
various clarifying amendments, and (3) amend Article 15-90 to conform appeals of
Planning Commission decisions with previous amendments to Section 2-05.030
concerning appeals to the City Council.
Recommended action:
Staff recommends the Council waive the Second Reading and adopt the Ordinance
amending the Zoning Regulations related to Off-Street Parking and Loading
Facilities and Appeals.
15. Traffic Safety Commission Meeting Schedule
Recommended action:
Move to adopt the resolution approving a revised meeting schedule.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
16. Request from the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County for Funding for Fiscal Year
09/10
Recommended action:
Direct Staff Accordingly.
ADHOC & AGENCY ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Chuck Page
Hakone Foundation Executive Committee
Peninsula Division, League of California Cities
SSC Cities Association Board
SCC Cities Association Selection Committee
Valley Transportation Authority PAC
West Valley Sanitation District
West Valley Mayors and Managers Association
Council Finance Committee
City School Ad-Hoc
Vice Mayor Kathleen King
Hakone Foundation Board
West Valley Flood Control Zone & Watershed Advisory Committee
SSC Cities Association Executive Board
SCC Cities Association – Joint Economic Development Policy Committee (JEDPC)
City School Ad-Hoc
Councilmember Jill Hunter
Historical Foundation
Library Joint Powers Association
Santa Clara County Valley Water District Commission
Village AdHoc
Councilmember Howard Miller
Chamber of Commerce
KSAR
Santa Clara County Emergency Council
West Valley Solid Waste Joint Powers Association
Council Finance Standing Committee
Councilmember Susie Nagpal
ABAG
Comprehensive County Expressway Planning Study Policy Advisory Board (PAB)
County HCD Policy Committee
SASCC
Sister City Liaison
Village AdHoc
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 April 30,
2009, for 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 April 2009at Saratoga, California.
Ann Sullivan, CMC
City Clerk
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7/15 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with SASCC
8/5 SUMMER RECESS – NO COUNCIL MEETING
8/19 SUMMER RECESS – NO COUNCIL MEETING
9/2 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Hakone Foundation
9/16 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with West Valley Board of Trustees
10/7 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Traffic Safety Commission
10/21 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Historical Foundation & Heritage
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11/4 Regular Meeting – Saratoga Ministerial Association
11/18 Regular Meeting –
12/1 Council Reorganization
12/2 Regular Meeting -
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