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Home My WebLink About03-01-2017City Council agendaSaratoga City Council Agenda – Page 1 of 5 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 1, 2017 5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION Administrative Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: Assessor’s Parcel Number 397-30-053. Agency negotiator: John Cherbone, James Lindsay, Richard Taylor Negotiating parties: PG&E Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment for potential easement. 5:30 P.M. JOINT MEETING Administrative Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 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 THE AGENDA The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on February 23, 2017. REPORT FROM JOINT MEETING 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 Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 2 of 5 Commendation for Pranav Sairam Recommended Action: Present the commendation to Pranav Sairam. Public Safety Task Force Appointments Recommended Action: Approve the resolution appointing members to the Public Safety Task Force and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office to the Public Safety Task Force Members. 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 1, 2017, City Council Retreat on February 3, 2017, and Regular City Council Meeting on February 15, 2017. 1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers Recommended Action: Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles: 01/31/2017 Period 7; 02/07/2017 Period 8; 02/14/2017 Period 8; and 02/21/2017 Period 8. 1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended January 31, 2017 Recommended Action: Review and accept the amended Treasurer’s Report for the month ended January 31, 2017. 1.4. Motor Vehicle Resolutions Restricting Parking on Saint Charles Street Recommended Action: Adopt Motor Vehicle Resolution restricting parking on Saint Charles Street 1.5. Motor Vehicle (MV) Resolution Revising Parking Restrictions at Melinda Circle Recommended Action: Revise the Motor Vehicle (MV) Resolution restricting parking on Melinda Circle. 1.6. Update to City Council Norms of Operation Recommended Action: Approve the resolution amending the City Council Norms of Operation. 1.7. Request for Reallocation of Community Event Grant Funds from SVDC Recommended Action: Reallocate $820 in Community Event Grant Program funding from the SVDC Pet Parade to the St. Paddy’s Party. 2. PUBLIC HEARING None Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 3 of 5 3. OLD BUSINESS None 4. NEW BUSINESS 4.1. Quarterly Communications Report Recommended Action: Provide direction on 2017 spring communication efforts; online survey topics and either an annual Saratogan with a monthly email newsletter or a quarterly Saratogan with a limited monthly email newsletter. 4.2. Website Layout and Color Scheme Proposal Recommended Action: Provide input to staff. 4.3. FY 2016/17 Mid-Year Budget Status Report and Budget Adjustment Resolution Recommended Action: Review Mid-Year Budget Status Report and adopt the attached resolution approving the proposed budget adjustments. 4.4. Public Art Committee Recommendations Recommended Action: Consider recommendations from the Public Art Committee to authorize a local artist to paint a utility box at the entrance to the Village; allocate funds and authorize placement of Willys and Betty Peck bronzes in Blaney Plaza; and, designate a public art allowance of $15,000 in the Fiscal Year 2017/18 Operating Budget. 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 Cities Association of Santa Clara County-Selection Committee FAA Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 4 of 5 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, Debbie Bretschneider, Deputy 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 23, 2017 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 23th day of February 2017 at Saratoga, California. Debbie Bretschneider, Deputy 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 5.102- 35.104 ADA title II] Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 5 of 5 To view current or previous City Council Meeting videos, visit www.saratoga.ca.us/council 03/01 5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with Planning Commission | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 03/15 6:00 p.m. Study Session with PG&E | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 04/05 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Sheriff’s Office | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 04/17 6:00 p.m. Budget Study Session 04/19 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Supervisor Simitian | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 05/03 5:00 Joint Meeting with KSAR | 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with County Fire and Santa Clara County FireSafe Council | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 05/17 5:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Saratoga News Editor and Reporter | 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Hakone Board | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 06/07 5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with Saratoga Neighborhood’s & Neighborhood Watch in Community Center, Multipurpose Room | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 06/21 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Saratoga Ministerial Association | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 07/05 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Historical Foundation | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 07/19 Meeting Cancelled 08/02 Meeting Cancelled 08/16 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Chamber of Commerce and Destination Saratoga | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 09/06 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with SASCC | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 09/20 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Youth Commission | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 10/04 5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with Saratoga School Districts in Senior Center, Saunders Room | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 10/18 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with San Jose Animal Control | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session – 11/01 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with West Valley – Mission Community College Board of Trustees | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 11/15 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Senator Beall Jr.| 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 12/06 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Representative Low | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 12/20 6:00 p.m. Study Session – Council Norms | 7:00 p.m. Regular 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 and Regular Session begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Civic Theater at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue. CITY OF SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL JOINT MEETING CALENDAR 2017