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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
August 28, 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. Commendation Honoring the Saratoga News and Staff
Recommended action:
Present commendation.
2. Appointment of Eleven Youth Commissioners and Oath of Office
Recommended action:
Adopt the attached resolution appointing eleven (11) members to the Youth
Commission and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
3. Video Presentation on El Camino Hospital
Recommended action:
Listen to and view a short video presentation from Ken Graham, CEO of El Camino
Hospital.
4. Census 2010 Presentation
Recommended action:
Information 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.
5. City Council Minutes - July 15, 2009
Recommended action:
Approve minutes.
6. City Council Minutes – Special Meeting – July 30, 2009
Recommended action:
Approve minutes.
7. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended action:
That the City Council accepts the Check Registers for Accounts Payable cycles:
July 09, 2009 (P13 & P1)
July 16, 2009 (P13 & P1)
July 23, 2009 (P13 & P1)
July 30, 2009 (None)
8. Review of Accounts Payable Registers
Recommended action:
That the City Council accepts the Check Registers for Accounts Payable cycles:
August 06, 2009 (P13 & P1)
August 14, 2009 (P13)
August 19, 2009 (P13 & P1)
August 24, 2009 (P13 & P1)
9. Offer to Dedicate Trail Easement
Recommended action:
1. Approve Offer to Dedicate Trail Easement on the property located at 22461
Mount Eden Road (APN 503-80-001).
2. Adopt Resolution Accepting Offer to Dedicate Trail Easement.
10. Review of the Parker Ranch Homeowners Association CC&R’s
Recommended action:
Authorize the City Manager to sign the revised Parker Ranch Homeowners
Association CC&Rs indicating the City’s consent to the revisions.
11. Annual Approval of the City's Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2009/10
Recommended action:
For the City Council to review and approve the Investment Policy for FY 2009/10
12. Proposed ordinance amending the City Code to revise the requirements for park
dedication and fees and technical amendments to the City’s code provisions to
conform with state law.
Recommended action:
Adopt ordinance.
13. Budget Adjustment - Landscape and Lighting Zone 3 (Greenbriar)
Recommended action:
Approve budget resolution
PUBLIC HEARINGS
14. Consider approval of amendments to the Non-Conforming Uses and Structures
Ordinance that would, among other provisions, (1) Clarify procedures for repairs and
alterations of nonconforming uses and/or structures; (2) Require Planning
Commission approval of “major” repairs and alterations; (3) Apply different
standards if the work to be performed on a nonconforming structure is the result of
voluntary destruction (tear down) as opposed to involuntary destruction (caused by
fire or other catastrophe); (4) Allow rebuilding a residential structure in the CH
zoning district if the project meets certain criteria; (5) Establish regulations for
properties annexed to the City; and (6) Conform the Non-Conforming Ordinance to
City Code Sections 15-19.060, 15-12.090 and 15-17.080.
Recommended action:
Staff recommends the City Council open the public hearing, accept public testimony,
close the public hearing, introduce and waive the first reading of the Non-Conforming
Uses and Structures Ordinance (City Code Article 15-65) amendments, and direct
staff to schedule the Ordinance for adoption on the consent calendar at the next
regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
15. Ordinance amending various sections of the City Code pertaining to land use. The
amendments would clarify existing provisions regarding Health and Sanitation,
Subdivisions, Zoning Regulations, and Building Regulations and would adopt new
provisions requiring Story Poles and setting Green Building standards.
Recommended action:
Open and conduct the public hearing, introduce the ordinance, waive the first reading,
and schedule the item for a second reading and adoption on consent calendar at the
next regular City Council meeting.
16. Proposed increase in dog and cat licensing fees
Recommended action:
1. Open the public hearing, consider testimony received, and close the public
hearing.
2. Adopt the resolution increasing dog and cat licensing fees to be the same as those
charged by the City of San José.
OLD BUSINESS
17. Finance Commission Discussion
Recommended action:
Review report and direct staff accordingly
NEW BUSINESS
None
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 August 28, 2009,
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 28th day of August 2009 at Saratoga, California.
Ann Sullivan, CMC
City Clerk
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9/8 Joint Meeting – Saratoga/Monte Sereno Community 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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12/1 Council Reorganization
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2009