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Minutes
Saratoga City Council/Home Owners Association
Special Meeting
June 17, 2009
Mayor Page called the Special City Council meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmembers Susie Nagpal, Howard Miller, Jill Hunter, Vice Mayor
Kathleen King, Mayor Chuck Page
ABSENT: None
ALSO Dave Anderson, City Manager
PRESENT: Ann Sullivan, City Clerk
Barbara Powell, Assistant City Manager
Mary Furey, Administrative Services Director
John Cherbone, Public Works Director
John Livingstone, Community Development Director
Chris Riordan, Senior Planner
Crystal Morrow, Administrative Analyst
REPORT OF CITY CLERK ON POSTING OF AGENDA
Ann Sullivan, City Clerk, reported that pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the
agenda for the meeting of June 17, 2009, was properly posted on June 11, 2009.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No one requested to speak at this time.
City Council held a Joint Meeting with members of the Home Owners Association (HOA) in the
Senior Center Multi-purpose Room from 5:30 to 6:55PM.
There were representatives from the Vineyards of Saratoga HOA, Parker Ranch HOA, Saratoga
Hills Road HOA, Saratoga Parkside Homeowners Association, San Marcos Road HOA, Saratoga
Oaks HOA, West Valley HOA, Saratoga Woods Neighborhood HOA, Madronia Historic Area
Neighborhood HOA, Greenbriar HOA, El Quito Neighborhood HOA, Village Green HOA, and
Planning Commissioner Linda Rodgers.
Public Works Director John Cherbone provide a short presentation on the Landscape and
Lighting Districts and invited Home Owner Associations that were not members of the
Landscape and Lighting Districts to join if they were interested in having the City maintain their
landscape and lighting areas; Administrative/Finance Department Director Mary Furey provided
a short presentation on the various funding sources for the City’s operations; and Lieutenant Skip
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Shervington, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, provided information on how residents could
protect their property and encouraged residents to be more communicative with their neighbors
in order to be aware of what is happening in their respective neighborhoods. He also encouraged
people to report any unusual or suspicious activity in the neighborhoods to the Sheriff’s Office.
Issues raised by the members of the Home Owners Association included:
Ø Sheriff’s Office should provide more feedback to community regarding crime and arrests
made in the community.
Staff Response: Residents can visit www.crimereports.com for weekly notifications on
crime activity and arrests in their neighborhoods.
Ø Sandwich signs are becoming problematic.
Staff Response: Code Compliance follows up with all complaints and a new Sign
Ordinance is scheduled for discussion and update by the Planning Commission.
Ø Where can people list upcoming events or find out what is happening in the Village?
Staff Response: Artsopolis is a good resource, HOA list serve, and City’s website.
Administrative Analyst Crystal Morrow would follow up by sending a web link to
Artsopolis on the City website to everyone that listed an email address on the sign-in
sheet that evening. In addition, Councilmember Hunter informed the group that the
Saratoga Village Development Council (SVDC) has a website located at
www.saratogavillage.info .
Ø What is being done to increase business in the Village?
Mayor’s Response: Council conducted the Buxton Report, expedited the CUP process,
created parking moratorium, CH2 District Business area, David Rossi’s development
plans for the Village Square Center, and scheduled streetscape improvements in the
Village.
Vice Mayor King suggested each Council member work with neighborhoods that aren’t currently
participating in the Landscape and Lighting District program to create new zones for these
neighborhoods.
Mayor Page thanked everyone for meeting with the Council and adjourned the Special Meeting
at 6:58PM. Council proceeded to the Council Chambers for the Regular Meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann Sullivan, CMC
City Clerk