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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 07, 2016
4:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
Joan Pisani Community Center Conference Room, City Hall | 19655 Allendale Avenue,
Saratoga, CA 95070
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov’t Code Section 54957)
Title: City Attorney
5:00 P.M. COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
Joan Pisani Community Center Conference Room, City Hall | 19655 Allendale Avenue,
Saratoga, CA 95070
Time Name Commission Incumbent
5:05 p.m. Terence E.
Ward
Parks & Recreation 1 Term (10/1/2016-9/30/2020) Yes
5:10 p.m. Karen Burley Library 1 Term (10/1/2016-9/30/2020)
1 Partial Term (10/1/2016-
9/30/2018)
No
5:15 p.m. Anandi
Krishnamurthy
Library 1 Term (10/1/2016-9/30/2020)
1 Partial Term (10/1/2016-
9/30/2018)
No
5:30 P.M. STUDY SESSION
Saratoga Senior Center Saunders Room, City Hall | 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, CA
95070
Study Session with the Traffic Safety Commission on Public Safety.
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
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The agenda for this meeting was posted on September 2, 2016.
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
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
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 August 17,
2016.
1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended Action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles:
08/16/2016 Period 13; 08/16/2016 Period 2; 08/23/2016 Period 2; and 08/30/2016 Period 2.
1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended June 30, 2016
Recommended Action:
Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended June 30, 2016.
1.4. Parker Ranch Trail Easement Dedication
Recommended Action:
Approve Resolution accepting Offer to Dedicate Pedestrian and Equestrian Trail Easement
from Parker Ranch HOA and authorize the City Manager to sign the Certificate of
Acceptance.
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.
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2.1. Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District LLA-1 - Public Hearing for Proposition
218 Protest Election for the Annexation of a New Zone 38 (Paramount) and Confirmation of
Assessments for FY 17-18
Recommended Action:
Move to adopt the Resolution Ordering the Improvements and Confirming the Diagram and
Assessments for Zone 38 FY 2017-18.
2.2. Approval of Prospect Road Median Beautification and Improvements Project
Recommended Action:
Adopt resolution approving the Prospect Road Median Beautification and Improvements
Project and authorizing the City Manager to file with the County of Santa Clara a Notice of
Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
3. OLD BUSINESS
None
4. NEW BUSINESS
4.1. Hakone Gardens Naming Opportunities
Recommended Action:
Approve Naming Opportunities for New Buildings and Gardens at Hakone
4.2. Village Policy Update Work plan
Recommended Action:
Authorize staff to implement the Village Policy Update Work Plan
4.3. Amendments to the City's Williamson Act Procedures.
Recommended Action:
Approve the resolution amending the City's Williamson Act procedures.
4.4. City Manager Annual Performance Pay Increase
Recommended Action:
Approve City Manager’s annual performance pay increase of 2%, effective July 1, 2016.
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 Adhoc
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce & Destination Saratoga
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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
Hakone Foundation Board
Public Art Adhoc
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 September 2,
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 2nd day of September 2016 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.
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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]
09/07 Regular Meeting – 4:00 p.m. Closed Session, 5:00 p.m. Commission Interviews,
5:30 p.m. Joint Study Session with Traffic Safety Commission
09/21 Regular Meeting –5:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Youth Commission, 6:00 p.m.
Joint Meeting with SASCC
10/05 Regular Meeting – 5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with Saratoga School Districts in
Senior Center, Saunders Room
10/19 Regular Meeting –5:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Historical Foundation, 5:30 p.m.
Joint Meeting with Sheriff’s Office
11/02 Regular Meeting – 5:30 p.m. Closed session 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with West
Valley – Mission Community College Board of Trustees
11/16 Regular Meeting – 5:00 p.m. Commission Interviews, 6:00 p.m. 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