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Home My WebLink About05-03-2017 City Council AgendaSaratoga City Council Agenda – Page 1 of 5 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MAY 3, 2017 5:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING Administrative Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Joint Meeting with Saratoga Community Access TV - KSAR Board of Directors 6:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING Administrative Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Joint Meeting with Santa Clara County Fire Department & Santa Clara County FireSafe Council 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 April 27, 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 Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month Recommended Action: Present proclamation to Saratoga resident Ginger Lai declaring May 2017 as Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 2 of 5 National Arson Awareness Week May 7-13, 2017 Recommended Action: Present proclamation on May 7-13, 2017 as National Arson Awareness Week. Proclamation Declaring May 2017 as National Preservation Month and 35th Anniversary of the Heritage Preservation Commission Recommended Action: Present the proclamation declaring May 2017 as National Preservation Month and celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Heritage Preservation Commission to the City of Saratoga Heritage Preservation Commission. Proclamation Declaring May 2017 as Foster Care/Resource Parent Appreciation Month Recommended Action: Present the proclamation declaring May 2017 as Foster Care/Resource Parent Appreciation Month to Saratoga Foster Care parents. 1. CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar contains routine items of 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 re 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 April 19, 2017. 1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers Recommended Action: Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles: 4/18/2017 Period 10; and 4/25/2017 Period 10. 1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended March 31, 2017 Recommended Action: Review and accept the amended Treasurer’s Report for the month ended March 31, 2017. 1.4. Ordinance Amendment to the City’s Beekeeping Regulations (City Code Section 7- 20.230) Recommended Action: Waive the second reading and adopt the attached ordinance revising the City Code Section 7-20.230 (Beekeeping Ordinance). 1.5. Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity to Acquire a Public Trail Easement over San Jose Water Company Property (APN 503-73-003) to Connect Quarry Park and Sanborn County Park Trail Networks Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution of Necessity making the appropriate findings to initiate acquisition of a public trail easement over San Jose Water Company Property (APN 503-73-003) to connect public trail networks in Quarry Park and Sanborn County Park (“Project”). Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 3 of 5 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. 2.1. Conduit Financing for the Fellowship Plaza Apartments Recommended Action: 1) Conduct a public hearing under the requirements of Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and 2) Adopt the resolution, solely for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of TEFRA, the Code and the California Government Code Section 6500 (and following), approving the issuance of bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the benefit of the California Odd Fellows Foundation, Inc. and EAH Inc., or a subsidiary affiliate thereof (the Borrower), to provide the financing of the in financing the acquisition, rehabilitation, improvement and equipping of a 150-unit affordable rental housing facility to be owned and operated by the Borrower and located at 14520 Fruitvale Avenue within the City of Saratoga, California 3. GENERAL BUSINESS 3.1. Resolution Reaffirming the City’s Commitment to a Diverse, Supportive, Inclusive Community and to Protecting the Constitutional Rights of its Residents Recommended Action: Approve the resolution reaffirming the City’s Commitment to a diverse, supportive, inclusive community and to protecting the constitutional rights of its residents. 3.2. Website Conceptual Design Recommended Action: Provide input to staff. COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS Mayor Emily Lo Hakone Foundation Board & Executive Committee KSAR Community Access TV Board Public Art Committee Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority West Valley Mayors and Managers Vice Mayor 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 Hakone Foundation Board Public Art Committee Saratoga Historical Foundation West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority Council Member Manny Cappello Cities Association of Santa Clara County Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 4 of 5 Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Council Committee Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC) West Valley Sanitation District Council Member Howard Miller America in Bloom Committee Saratoga Ministerial Association Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee VTA State Route 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board Council Member Rishi Kumar Saratoga Chamber of Commerce & Destination Saratoga Saratoga Sister City Organization Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission 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 April 27, 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 27th day of April 2017 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] Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 5 of 5 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 5/09 4:00 p.m. Youth Commission Interviews (time tentative) 05/17 6:00 p.m. Joint meeting with Supervisor Simitian | 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 5:00 p.m. Closed Session | 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Hakone Board | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 07/05 5:00 p.m. Closed Session | 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 5:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with SASCC | 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 Saratoga Ministerial Association | 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 Services | 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 MEETING CALENDAR 2017