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Home My WebLink About02-15-2012 Council Agenda Wednesday, February 15, 2012 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 9, 2012) 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. Proclamation Recognizing the Birthday of Rotary International Recommended action: Read and present proclamation recognizing the birthday of Rotary International. AGENDA REGULAR MEETING SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2. West Valley College Update Presentation Recommended action: Listen to a presentation by Lori Gaskin, West Valley College President, and Adrienne Grey, President of the West Valley-Mission Community College Board of Trustees. 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 for February 1, 2012 Recommended action: Approve minutes. 4. Review of Accounts Payable Check Register Recommended action: That the City Council review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles: January 25, 2012 February 2, 2012 5. 2012 Saratoga Serves Picnic Barbeque at Wildwood Park Recommended action: Review report and approve expenditure of up to $4,000 of Community Events funding for the 2012 Saratoga Serves picnic at Wildwood Park. 6. Motor Vehicle (MV) Resolution Authorizing Installation of a Stop Sign Recommended action: Move to adopt Motor Vehicle Resolution authorizing the installation of a stop sign on Marshall Lane at the intersection of Marilyn Lane. 7. Resolution Adopting City of Saratoga Annex to Santa Clara County Annex to the 2010 ABAG Report “Taming Natural Disasters” as City of Saratoga’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Recommended action: Approve the resolution adopting the City of Saratoga Annex to the Santa Clara County Annex to the 2010 Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) report “Taming Natural Disasters” as the City of Saratoga’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS 8. Update of Impervious Surface Definition and Site Coverage Exemptions Recommended action: Provide direction to the Planning Commission to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding zoning ordinance changes that would: 1. Update the impervious surface definition to be consistent with the City’s Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance. 2. Provide consistency among site coverage exemptions for driveways and related emergency vehicle turnarounds within the Hillside Residential, Residential Open Space, and Agricultural zoning districts. 9. 2012 City Council Summer Recess Recommended action: Accept report and provide staff with direction regarding the 2012 City Council Summer Recess. 10. Social Media Policy Recommended action: Approve resolution adopting a social media policy for the City of Saratoga. ADHOC & AGENCY ASSIGNMENT REPORTS Mayor Chuck Page City School Ad Hoc Hakone Foundation Board Hakone Foundation Executive Committee Let’s Move City Ad Hoc Santa Clara County Cities Association Santa Clara County Cities Association Selection Committee TEA Ad Hoc West Valley Mayors and Managers Association West Valley Sanitation District Vice Mayor Jill Hunter Hakone Foundation Board Historical Foundation KSAR Community Access TV Board SASCC Village Ad Hoc West Valley Flood Control & Watershed Advisory Committee Council Member Emily Lo Association of Bay Area Governments Highway 9 Ad Hoc Library Joint Powers Authority Sister City Liaison Village Ad Hoc Council Member Howard Miller City School Ad Hoc Council Finance Committee Postal Service Liaison Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission Saratoga Ministerial Association Valley Transportation Authority PAC West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority Council Member Manny Cappello Chamber of Commerce Council Finance Committee County HCD Policy Committee Highway 9 Ad Hoc Let’s Move City Ad Hoc Santa Clara County Emergency Council TEA 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, Debbie Bretschneider, Deputy 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 9, 2012, 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 9th day of February 2012 at Saratoga, California. Debbie Bretschneider Deputy City Clerk NOTE: To view current or previous City Council meetings anytime, go to the City Video Archives at www.saratoga.ca.us 02/15 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting with Planning Commission 03/07 Regular Meeting – Joint meeting with Sheriff –special presentation 03/21 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting with SASSC 04/04 Regular Meeting – (5:30 p.m.-Comm. Center) Joint meeting with School Districts 04/18 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting with Mountain Winery 05/02 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting with Youth Commission 05/16 Regular Meeting –Joint Meeting with Montalvo Arts 06/06 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting with Planning Commission 06/20 Regular Meeting- (5:30 p.m.-Comm. Center) Joint Meeting with HOA’s 07/04 Fourth of July –City Hall closed 07/18 Possible Recess? 08/01 Possible Recess? 08/15 Regular Meeting 09/05 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting with Parks and Rec/PEBTAC 09/19 Regular Meeting –Joint Meeting with West Valley Board of Trustees 10/03 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting with Saratoga/Monte Sereno Community Foundation 10/17 Regular Meeting -- Joint meeting with Traffic Safety Commission 11/01 Regular Meeting –Joint Meeting with Library Commission 11/14 Regular Meeting –Joint Meeting with Saratoga Ministerial Association 12/04 Re-Org 12/05 Regular Meeting –Joint meeting with HPC and Historical Foundation 12/19 Regular Meeting CITY OF SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2012