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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 October 30, 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. Proclamations for 2015 Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
Participants from Saratoga
Recommended action:
Present proclamations to Saratoga students who participated in the Synopsys Silicon Valley
Science and Technology Championship in 2015.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
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2. Proclamation for Pancreatic Cancer November Awareness Month
Recommended action:
Present the proclamation to the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Pancreatic Cancer Action
Network.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
3. Presentation on Community Choice Energy from the Silicon Valley Community Choice
Energy Partnership
Recommended action:
Receive presentation
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
Recommended action:
Approve the City Council minutes for the Special and Regular City Council Meeting on
October 21, 2015.
5. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles:
10/20/2015: Period 4
10/29/2015: Period 4
6. Amend City Council Resolution 15-054 for the Design Review / Variance Approval of
21794 Heber Way
Recommended action:
Approve an amendment to Resolution 15-054
7. Amended 2015 City Council Assignments – Public Art Ad Hoc Committee
Recommended action:
Approve resolution amending City Council Member assignments for 2015.
8. Street Dedication and Acceptance of a portion of Quito Road
Recommended action:
Approve Resolution accepting Offer to Dedicate Property for Street Purposes for a portion of
Quito Road along 15470 Quito Road from Mr. Eddy Widjaja and Mrs. Ko Wang and
authorize the City Manager to sign the Certificate of Acceptance.
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.
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9. Proposed amendments to Articles 7-45 and 7-50 of the Saratoga City Code Concerning
Commercial and Residential Property Maintenance
Recommended action:
Conduct a public hearing. Introduce and waive the first reading of the ordinance making
changes to Article 7-45 and Article 7-50 of the City Code.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
None
CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Howard Miller
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
Council Finance Committee
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) H85 Policy Advisory Board
VTA Board West Valley Cities Alternate
West Valley Mayors and Managers Association
West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
Vice Mayor Manny Cappello
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
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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 October 30,
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 30th day of October 2015 at Saratoga, California.
Debbie Bretschneider, Acting City Clerk
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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.
CITY OF SARATOGA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2015