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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
5:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING
Administrative Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Joint Meeting with Destination Saratoga & Saratoga Chamber of Commerce
6:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING
Administrative Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Joint Meeting with Saratoga Youth Commission
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 THE AGENDA
The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on September 15, 2017.
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
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
Appointment of Commissioners & Oath of Office
Recommended Action:
Approve the attached resolution appointing 2 members to the Library Commission and 2
members to the Parks and Recreation Commission; and direct the City Clerk to administer
the Oath of Office.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
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League of Women Voters Presentation on Local Election Finance Study
Recommended Action:
Receive presentation from League of Women Voters of Southwest Santa Clara County on a
study of local election finances.
1. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar contains routine items of 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 re
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 September 6,
2017.
1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended Action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles:
09/05/2017 Period 3; and 09/12/2017 Period 3.
1.3. Extension of PLACE Lease
Recommended Action:
Authorize the City Manager to extend the lease agreement with Montalvo Arts Center to
continue displaying PLACE outside of Saratoga Library for an additional year.
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.
2.1. Ordinance Amending Leaf Blower Regulations
Recommended Action:
Conduct a public hearing, then introduce and waive the first reading of the ordinance and
direct staff to place the ordinance on the consent calendar for adoption at the next regularly
scheduled meeting of the City Council.
3. GENERAL BUSINESS
3.1. Outdoor Cultivation of Medical Marijuana for Personal Use
Recommended Action:
Consider the staff report and public testimony and provide direction to staff.
3.2. Quarterly Communications Report
Recommended Action:
Receive progress report on 2017 spring and summer communications activities and provide
direction on 2017 fall communications efforts, including Saratoga Source topics, topics and
hosts for City videos, online survey methods, and outreach priorities.
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COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Emily Lo
Hakone Foundation Board & Executive Committee
KSAR Community Access TV Board
Public Art Committee
Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority
West Valley Mayors and Managers
Vice Mayor 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
Hakone Foundation Board
Public Art Committee
Saratoga Historical Foundation
West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
Council Member Manny Cappello
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Council Committee
Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC)
West Valley Sanitation District
Council Member Howard Miller
America in Bloom Committee
Saratoga Ministerial Association
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee
VTA State Route 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board
Council Member Rishi Kumar
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce & Destination Saratoga
Saratoga Sister City Organization
Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board
Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
CLOSED SESSION
Administrative Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1))
Saratoga et al. v. California Department of Transportation
(Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 115CV281214)
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ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA, DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA
PACKET, COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
I, Crystal Bothelio, Deputy City Manager 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
15, 2017 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City's
website at www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 15th day of September 2017 at Saratoga, California.
Crystal Bothelio, Deputy City Manager
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. 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]
09/20 5:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Chamber of Commerce and Destination Saratoga | 6:00 p.m. Joint
Meeting with Youth Commission | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
10/04 5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with Saratoga School Districts in Senior Center, Saunders Room | 7:00 p.m.
Regular Session
10/18 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with San Jose Animal Services | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
11/01 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with West Valley – Mission Community College Board of Trustees | 7:00
p.m. Regular Session
11/15 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Senator Beall Jr.| 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
12/06 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Representative Low | 7:00 p.m. Reorganization followed by Regular
Session
12/20 6:00 p.m. Study Session – Council Norms | 7:00 p.m. Regular 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 and Regular Session begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Civic Theater
at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue.
CITY OF SARATOGA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2017