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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
The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on September 10, 2015..
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
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 Declaring September 2015 as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Recommended action:
Present the proclamation to Vicky Michelis, an ovarian cancer survivor.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2. Presentation About the 2015 Silicon Valley Turkey Trot
Recommended action:
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
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Receive presentation from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group about the 2015 Silicon
Valley Turkey Trot.
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.
3. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended action:
Approve the City Council minutes for the Special City Council Meetings on August 27, 2015
and August 31, 2015 and the Special and Regular City Council Meeting on September 2,
2015.
4. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles:
9/01/2015: Period 3 09/08/2015: Period 3
5. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended June 30, 2015
Recommended action:
Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended June 30, 2015.
6. Fiscal Year 2015/16 CDBG County/City Contract
Recommended action:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a $146,057.54 contract with
Santa Clara County for the Fiscal Year 2015/16 CDBG Program.
7. Resolution Requesting the Federal Aviation Administration Address Increased Aircraft Noise
in Saratoga and Santa Clara County
Recommended action:
Approve resolution requesting the Federal Aviation Administration address increased aircraft
noise in Saratoga and Santa Clara County.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Applicants/Appellants and their representatives have a total of ten minutes maximum for opening
statements. Members of the public may comment on any item for up to three minutes.
Applicant/Appellants and their representatives have a total of five minutes maximum for closing
statements. Items requested for continuance are subject to Council’s approval at the Council
meeting.
8. Appeal of a Design Review approval to install a new cellular telecommunications facility on
an existing building at 20455 Herriman Avenue
Recommended action:
Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution denying the appeal.
9. Zoning Amendment and Design Review to add a Planned-Combined Overlay District and a
2,425 square foot single-story addition at Sacred Heart Parish located at 13716 & 13718
Saratoga Avenue.
Recommended action:
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1. Conduct a public hearing.
2. Adopt a resolution adopting the Negative Declaration and approving the Design Review
application.
3. Introduce and waive the first reading of the attached ordinance to add the Planned-
Combined Zoning District (P-C) to an existing site at 13716 & 13718 Saratoga Avenue.
10. Purchasing System Code Amendments
Recommended action:
Conduct public hearing to introduce and waive first reading of the City’s Purchasing
Ordinance updates, and direct staff to place updated ordinance on consent calendar for final
adoption.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
11. Water Conservation Efforts
Recommended action:
Receive report and provide direction to staff.
12. Winter 2015 Issue of The Saratogan and Newsletter Distribution
Recommended action:
Accept report and direct staff on the theme of the Winter 2015 issue of The Saratogan,
survey questions to be posed to residents, and possible new distribution method.
13. Transient Occupancy Tax Audit Direction
Recommended action:
Review report and provide direction to staff
14. Discussion of Neighborhood Safety Initiatives
Recommended action:
Provide direction to staff.
15. Discussion of San Jose's Regional Approach to Adjusting the Minimum Wage
Recommended action:
Provide direction to staff.
CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Howard Miller
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
Council Finance Committee
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee
VTA Board West Valley Cities Alternate
West Valley Mayors and Managers Association
West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
Vice Mayor Manny Cappello
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Council Finance Committee
Hakone Foundation Board
Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Council Committee
Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC)
West Valley Sanitation District
Council Member Emily Lo
Hakone Foundation Board & Executive Committee
KSAR Community Access TV Board
Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority
Council Member Mary-Lynne Bernald
Association of Bay Area Governments
Cities Association of Santa Clara County-Legislative Action Committee
Cities Association of Santa Clara County-Selection Committee
Saratoga Historical Foundation
Saratoga Sister City Organization
Council Member Rishi Kumar
Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board
Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce & Destination Saratoga
Saratoga Ministerial Association
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 City Clerk
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, Debbie Bretschneider,Acting 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 September 10,
2015, 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 10th day of September 2015 at Saratoga, California.
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Debbie Bretschneider, Acting City Clerk
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Center, Saunders Room
10/21 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Historical Foundation
11/04 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with West Valley – Mission Community College Board
of Trustees
11/18 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Senator Beall Jr.
12/02 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Representative Low
12/16 Regular Meeting – Council Norms Study Session
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Conference Room at Saratoga City Hall at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2015