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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
5:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING
Joan Pisani Community Center, Arts & Crafts Room | 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga CA 95070
5:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Heritage Preservation Commission
6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Planning Commission
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
Civic Theater, Council Chambers | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORT ON POSTING OF AGENDA
The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on February 11, 2016.
REPORT FROM JOINT MEETINGS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
Any member of the public may address the City Council for up to three (3) minutes on matters not on the
Agenda. The law generally prohibits the City Council from discussing or taking action on such items.
However, the Council may instruct staff accordingly.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
Appointment of Commissioner and Oath of Office
Recommended Action:
Adopt the attached resolution appointing 1 member to a partial term on the Library Commission
ending September 30, 2019; and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office.
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1. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar contains items of routine business. Items in this section will be acted on in one
motion, unless removed by the Mayor or a Council Member. Any member of the public may speak on
an item on the Consent Calendar at this time, or request that the Mayor remove an item from the
Consent Calendar for discussion. Public Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes.
1.1. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended Action:
Approve the City Council minutes for the Regular City Council Meeting on February 3, 2016.
1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended Action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles:
02/02/2016: Period 8
02/09/2016: Period 8
1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended December 31, 2015
Recommended Action:
Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended December 31, 2015.
1.4. Approval of Sports Fields User Agreements - 2016
Recommended Action:
Approve Sport User Agreements with American Youth Soccer Organization, Saratoga Little League,
Quito Little League, De Anza Youth Soccer League, West Valley Lacrosse Club, West Valley Youth
Soccer League, CISL (Adult Soccer League), and Saratoga Pony League for the use of Saratoga City
parks and Prospect High School for organized sport use, and authorize the City Manager to execute
the same.
1.5. Contract with Michael Baker International – Contract Planner
Recommended Action:
Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Michael Baker International (MBI) for
contract planner services in an amount not to exceed $80,000.
1.6. Final map approval for thirteen lots located at 12260 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd.
Owner: SummerHill Homes Saratoga Front LLC
Recommended Action:
1. Move to adopt Resolution granting final map approval of tentative map application No. SUB 14-
0002 for thirteen lots located at 12260 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road.
2. Move to authorize the City Manager to execute the Subdivision Improvement Agreement.
1.7. Audit Services Contract Extension
Recommended Action:
Authorize the City Manager to approve Chavan & Associates audit services contract extension for the
two option years to audit the City’s FY 2015/16 and FY 2016/17 financial records.
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2. PUBLIC HEARING
Items placed under this section of the Agenda are those defined by law as requiring a special notice
and/or a public hearing or those called by the City Council on its own volition. During Public
Hearings for appeals, Applicants/Appellants and/or their representatives have a total of ten (10)
minutes maximum for opening statements. Members of the public may comment on any item for up to
three (3) minutes. The amount of time for public comment may be reduced by the Mayor or by action
of the City Council. After public comment, the Applicant/Appellants and/or their representatives have
a total of five (5) minutes maximum for closing statements. Items requested for continuance are
subject to the City Council's approval at the Council Meeting.
2.1. An Ordinance Amending the Saratoga City Code Regarding Article 15-47 (Water Efficient
Landscaping)
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing.
2. Introduce and waive the first reading of the ordinance.
3. Direct staff to place the ordinance on the agenda of the March 16, 2016 Regular City Council
Meeting for adoption.
3. OLD BUSINESS
None
4. NEW BUSINESS
4.1. FY 2015/16 Mid-Year Budget Status Report and Budget Adjustment Resolution
Recommended Action:
Review the FY 2015/16 budget status report and proposed budget adjustments, and adopt the attached
resolution approving the City’s FY 2015/16 mid-year budget amendments.
4.2. Scope of the Traffic Safety Commission
Recommended Action:
Provide direction to staff.
CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Manny Cappello
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
Council Finance Committee
Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Council Committee
Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC)
West Valley Mayors and Managers
West Valley Sanitation District
Vice Mayor Emily Lo
Hakone Foundation Board & Executive Committee
KSAR Community Access TV Board
Public Art Ad Hoc
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce & Destination Saratoga
Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority
Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board
Council Member Mary-Lynne Bernald
Association of Bay Area Governments
Cities Association of Santa Clara County-Legislative Action Committee
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Cities Association of Santa Clara County-Selection Committee
Hakone Foundation Board
Public Art Ad Hoc
Saratoga Historical Foundation
Saratoga Sister City Organization
West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
Council Member Howard Miller
Council Finance Committee
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee
VTA State Route 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board
VTA Board West Valley Cities Alternate
Council Member Rishi Kumar
Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission
Saratoga Ministerial Association
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA, DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA
PACKET, COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
I, Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting
of the City Council was posted and available for review on February 11, 2016 at the City of Saratoga,
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 11th day of February 2016 at Saratoga, California.
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk
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. These materials are also
posted on the City website.
In Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this
meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 408.868-1269. Notification 24 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]
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02/17 Regular Meeting – 5:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Heritage Preservation Commission, 6:00 p.m.
meeting with Planning Commission – Arts and Crafts Room, Joan Pisani Community Center
02/27 3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. State of the City Address – Saratoga Civic Theater
03/02 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Traffic Safety Commission
03/16 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Parks & Rec Commission and PEBTAC
04/06 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Library Commission, Librarians, and Friends of Library
04/11 Budget Study Session
04/20 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Saratoga Ministerial Association
05/04 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Mt. Winery and Montalvo Arts
05/18 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Sheriff Office
06/01 Regular Meeting – 5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with HOA’s in Senior Center, Saunders Room
06/15 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with County Fire and Santa Clara County FireSafe Council
07/06 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting Hakone Foundation Board
07/20 Meeting Cancelled
08/03 Meeting Cancelled
08/17 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Chamber of Commerce and Destination Saratoga
09/07 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with SASCC
09/21 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Youth Commission
10/05 Regular Meeting – 5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with Saratoga School Districts in Senior Center,
Saunders Room
10/19 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Historical Foundation
11/02 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with West Valley – Mission Community College Board of
Trustees
11/16 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Senator Beall Jr.
12/07 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Representative Low
12/20 Reorganization
12/21 Regular Meeting – Council Norms Study Session
Unless otherwise stated, Joint Meetings and Study Sessions begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Administrative Conference
Room at Saratoga City Hall at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue.
CITY OF SARATOGA
CITY COUNCIL JOINT MEETING CALENDAR 2016