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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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
(Pursuant to Gov’t. Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on
February 14, 2013)
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
None
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
None
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.
1. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended action:
Approve City Council minutes for the following meetings:
City Council Retreat on January 25, 2013;
City Council Study Session on February 4, 2013; and
Special and Regular City Council Meeting on February 6, 2013.
2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment
cycles:
2/6/2013
2/12/2013
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
3. Adoption of City of Saratoga General Plan Safety Element Update and Negative
Declaration
Recommended action:
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council:
Open the public hearing and accept public testimony on the General Plan
Amendment and Negative Declaration;
Close the hearing and deliberate; and
Approve resolution (Attachment A) certifying the Negative Declaration and
adopting the revised Safety Element of the City’s General Plan.
OLD BUSINESS
4. 2013 Movie Night Series Program & Outdoor Movie Equipment
Recommended action:
Accept report and direct staff to work with Parks and Recreation Commission to
implement 2013 Movie Night Series and to proceed with renting outdoor movie
equipment for the series.
NEW BUSINESS
5. Provide Direction on the Planning Commission’s Review of the Residential Design
Review Handbook & Front Yard Landscaping Standards
Recommended action:
Provide direction on the scope of review.
ADHOC & AGENCY ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Jill Hunter
City School Ad Hoc
Hakone Foundation Board
Hakone Foundation Executive Committee
Historical Foundation
KSAR Community Access TV Board
Village Ad Hoc
West Valley Mayors and Managers Association
Vice Mayor Emily Lo
Hakone Foundation Board
Let’s Move City Ad Hoc
Library Joint Powers Authority
Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission
Village Ad Hoc
West Valley Flood Control & Watershed Advisory Committee
Council Member Howard Miller
City School Ad Hoc
Council Finance Committee
Postal Service Liaison
Saratoga Ministerial Association
Valley Transportation Authority PAC
West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
Council Member Manny Cappello
Chamber of Commerce
County HCD Policy Committee
Highway 9 Ad Hoc
Let’s Move City Ad Hoc
Santa Clara County Emergency Council
SASCC
TEA Ad Hoc
Council Member Chuck Page
Association of Bay Area Governments
Highway 9 Ad Hoc
Santa Clara County Cities Association
Santa Clara County Cities Association Selection Committee
Sister City Liaison
TEA Ad Hoc
West Valley Sanitation District
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, Crystal Bothelio, 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 February 14,
2013, 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 14th day of February 2013 at Saratoga, California.
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk
NOTE: To view current or previous City Council meetings anytime, go to the City
Video Archives at www.saratoga.ca.us
02/20 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Planning Commission
03/06 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Chamber of Commerce /
Destination Saratoga
03/20 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with County Fire
04/03 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Sheriff Office
04/17 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Montalvo Arts
05/01 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Youth Commission
05/15 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Mountain Winery
06/05 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Hakone Foundation
06/19 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Saratoga/Monte Sereno Foundation
07/03 Regular Meeting – Civic Theater Master Plan Study Session
07/17 RECESS
08/07 RECESS
08/21 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with SACSS
09/04 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Parks and Rec/PEBTAC
09/18 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with West Valley Board of Trustees
10/02 Regular Meeting – 5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with Saratoga School Districts
10/16 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Traffic Safety Commission
11/06 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Library Commission and Friends of
the Library
11/20 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting Sister City Committee
12/04 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Assembly Member Paul Fong and
Jim Beall
12/18 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting TBD
CITY OF SARATOGA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2013