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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
March 27, 2014)
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. Commendations for Joyce Hlava and Yan Zhao for Service on the Planning
Commission
Recommended action:
Read and present commendations to Joyce Hlava and Yan Zhao for their service on
the Saratoga Planning Commission.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 4, 2014
2. Appointment of Commissioners and Oath of Office
Recommended action:
Adopt the attached resolution appointing Wendy Chang and Colleen "Kookie"
Fitzsimmons to the Saratoga Planning Commission and direct the City Clerk to
administer the Oath of Office.
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.
3. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended action:
Approve City Council minutes for the Special Meeting on March 3, 2014 and the
Special and Regular City Council Meeting on March 19, 2014.
4. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment
cycles:
3/18/2014 Period 9
3/25/2014 Period 9
5. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended February 28, 2014
Recommended action:
Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended February 28, 2014.
6. Assembly Bill 1799 Letter of Support
Recommended action:
Support Assembly Bill (AB) 1799 and authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support
on behalf of the City Council.
7. Resolution of Support for Measure AA – Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Bond
Recommended action:
Approve the resolution in support of Measure AA – Regional Open Space Access,
Preservation and Restoration Bond on the June 3, 2014 ballot.
8. Final Map Approval for Four Lots Located at 13686 Quito Road (Owner: Associated
Partners, LLC)
Recommended action:
1. Move to adopt resolution granting final map approval of tentative map application
No.SUB08-0002 for four lots located at 13686 Quito Road.
2. Move to authorize the City Manager to execute the Subdivision Improvement
Agreement.
9. Noise Ordinance Update
Recommended action:
Waive the second reading and adopt the proposed ordinance.
10. Quito Road Bridges Replacement Project – Local Agency Cooperative Agreement
Recommended action:
Authorize the City Manager to re-new the Cooperative Agreement between the City
of Saratoga, the Town of Los Gatos, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District for the
Quito Road Bridge Replacement Project.
11. Motor Vehicle (MV) Resolutions Restricting Parking on Dolphin Drive and Alcott
Way and Camino Barco
Recommended action:
1) Adopt Motor Vehicle (MV) Resolution restricting parking on Dolphin Drive from
Allendale Avenue to Alcott Way
2) Adopt MV Resolution restricting parking on Dolphin Drive from Alcott Way to
Harleigh Drive, Alcott Way, and Camino Barco from Allendale Avenue to 500 feet
south of Allendale Avenue
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
12. Appeal of the Planning Commission's Denial to Construct a New 3,348 Square Foot
Two-Story Home at 13580 Saratoga Vista Avenue.
Recommended action:
Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution denying the appeal.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
13. Plastic Bag and Expanded Polystyrene Restrictions and Bans
Recommended action:
Direct staff accordingly.
14. Discussion of Environmental Policies Related to Water Conservation
Recommended action:
1) Direct staff to update the City’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance to improve
water efficiency in landscape designs.
2) Direct staff to work collaboratively with Santa Clara Valley Water District and San
Jose Water Company in the communication of recommended water conservation
measures and rebate programs available to Saratoga residents.
ADHOC & AGENCY ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
Mayor Emily Lo
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
Cities Association of Santa Clara County – Selection Committee
Council Finance Committee
Hakone Foundation Board
Hakone Foundation Executive Committee
Santa Clara County Library District Joint Powers Authority
West Valley Mayors and Managers Association
Vice Mayor Howard Miller
City School Ad Hoc
Council Finance Committee
Hakone Foundation Board
Postal Service Liaison
Valley Transportation Authority Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
Council Member Manny Cappello
Destination Saratoga
Highway 9 Ad Hoc
Let’s Move City Ad Hoc
Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Council Committee
Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC)
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce
Saratoga Ministerial Association
TEA Ad Hoc
Village Ad Hoc
Council Member Chuck Page
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
Highway 9 Ad Hoc
Let’s Move City Ad Hoc
Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board
Saratoga Sister City Committee Liaison
TEA Ad Hoc
West Valley Sanitation District
Council Member Jill Hunter
City School Ad Hoc
KSAR Community Access TV Board
Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission
Santa Clara Valley Water District West Valley Flood Control & Watershed Advisory
Committee
Saratoga Historical Foundation
Village Ad Hoc
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 March 24,
2014, 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 27th day of March 2014 at Saratoga, California.
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk
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05/07 Regular Meeting –Joint Meeting with Mountain Winery
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06/04 Regular Meeting –Joint Meeting with Montalvo Arts
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07/02 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Parks & Rec and PEBTAC
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08/06 Recess
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2014
08/20 Regular Meeting –Joint Meeting with SASCC
09/03 Regular Meeting--Joint Meeting with Sister City Committee
09/17 Regular Meeting –Joint Meeting with Youth Commission
10/01 Regular Meeting –5:30 p.m.-Community Center – Joint Meeting with
Saratoga School Districts
10/15 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Saratoga Ministerial Association
11/05 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with West Valley Board of Trustees
11/19 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Senator Beall
12/03 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting with Library Commission and Friends of
the Saratoga Libraries
12/17 Regular Meeting – Joint Meeting Hakone Foundation Board