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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 4, 2017
5:30 P.M. JOINT MEETING
Saratoga Senior Center, Saunders Room | 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Joint Meeting with Saratoga Schools
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
Civic Theater, Council Chambers | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORT FROM JOINT MEETING
REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA
The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on September 29, 2017.
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
Commendation for Jim Stallman
Recommended Action:
Present the commendation to Jim Stallman.
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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 are 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 20,
2017.
1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended Action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycle:
9/19/2017 Period 3.
1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended July 31, 2017
Recommended Action:
Review and accept the amended Treasurer’s Report for the month ended July 31, 2017.
1.4. Park and Saratoga Library Restroom Maintenance - Sunnyvale Building Maintenance
Recommended Action:
Approve a one year extension to the contract with Sunnyvale Building Maintenance for
restroom maintenance services at City parks and Saratoga Library in the amount of $24,660
and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
1.5. Ordinance Amending Leaf Blower Regulations (Second Reading)
Recommended Action:
Waive the second reading and adopt the attached ordinance that would restrict the use of
leaf blowers in Saratoga to only those that have been certified to operate at 65 dBA or less
at a distance of 50 feet beginning October 1, 2019.
2. PUBLIC HEARING
None
3. GENERAL BUSINESS
3.1. 2017 Celebration of Light Event
Recommended Action:
Review the proposal for a Celebration of Light event to be held in partnership with the
Saratoga Ministerial Association and provide direction to staff.
3.2. Annual Code Update for 2017
Recommended Action:
Review the proposed cleanup amendments to the City Code and direct staff to prepare an
ordinance implementing the amendments for consideration by the City Council.
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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
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
29, 2017 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City's
website at www.saratoga.ca.us.
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Signed this 29th day of September 2017 at Saratoga, California.
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk
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]
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 Senator Beall Jr | 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 Representative Low | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
12/06 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with San Jose Animal Services | 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