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Wednesday, September 18, 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
MONTH XX, XXXX)
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
1. Appointment of Library Commissioner and Oath of Office
Recommended action:
Adopt the attached resolution appointing Linda Baxter to the Library Commission as
the City of Monte Sereno representative and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath
of Office.
2. Proclamations for 2013 Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology
Championship Participants from Saratoga
Recommended action:
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
Present proclamations to Saratoga students who participated in the Synopsys Silicon
Valley Science and Technology Championship in 2013.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
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.
3. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended action:
Approve City Council minutes for the Special and Regular City Council Meeting on
September 4, 2013.
4. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
5.
Recommended action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment
cycles:
9/3/2013 Period 3
9/10/2013 Period 3
6. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended July 31, 2013
Recommended action:
Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended July 31, 2013
7. Agreement Concerning Joint Use of Campbell Union High School District Property
(Prospect High School)
Recommended action:
Approve Joint Use Agreement with Campbell Union High School District for use of
District Property and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
8. Review the Housing Element Progress Report & Consider Recommendations from
the Finance Subcommittee
Recommended action:
Section 65400 of the California Government Code requires the City to file an annual
report with the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
addressing the progress made toward implementing the policy actions contained
within the current General Plan Housing Element.
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
9. Annual City Code Update
Recommended action:
1. Conduct a public hearing.
2. Introduce and waive the first reading of the attached ordinance amending various
sections of the City Code and direct staff to place the ordinance on the consent
calendar for adoption at the next regular meeting of the City Council.
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
10. City Median Banner Policy
Recommended action:
Approve the resolution establishing the Median Banner Policy and direct staff to
install the infrastructure for banners and bring forward a City Code amendment
prohibiting banners and other signs in City medians except in accordance with this
policy.
11. Tree City USA Signs
Recommended action:
Approve design and budget for two new Tree City USA signs.
ADHOC & AGENCY ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Aileen Kao
Association of Bay Area Government
Hakone Foundation
West Valley Mayors and Managers Association
City School AdHoc
County HCD Policy Committee
Vice Mayor Ann Waltonsmith
Hakone Foundation
Northern Central Flood Control Zone Advisory Board
KSAR
SASCC
Sister City Liaison
Prospect Road AdHoc
Councilmember Chuck Page
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Clara County Cities Association-Joint Economic Development Policy Committee
(JEDPC)
West Valley Sanitation District
West Valley Solid Waste Joint Powers Association
Village AdHoc
Chamber of Commerce AdHoc
Councilmember Kathleen King
County Cities Association Legislative Task Force
Peninsula Division, League of California Cities
Santa Clara County Cities Association
Valley Transportation Authority PAC
City School AdHoc
Prospect Road AdHoc
Councilmember Jill Hunter
Historic Foundation
Library Joint Powers Association
Santa Clara County Emergency Council
Santa Clara County Valley Water Commission
Village AdHoc
Chamber of Commerce AdHoc
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, Ann Sullivan, 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 MONTH XX,
XXXX, 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 XXth day of MONTH XXXX at Saratoga, California.
Ann Sullivan, CMC
City Clerk
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5/16 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Traffic Safety Commission
6/6 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Planning Commission
6/20 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Villa Montalvo
7/4 Holiday – Meeting Cancelled
7/18 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Hakone Foundation
8/1 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Chamber of Commerce
8/15 Summer Recess – Meeting Cancelled
9/5 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with West Valley Board of Trustees
9/19 Regular Meeting
10/3 Regular Meeting
10/17 Regular Meeting
11/7 Regular Meeting
11/21 Regular Meeting
12/5 Regular Meeting – Reorganization
12/19 Regular Meeting
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