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Home My WebLink About09-19-2018 Council agendaSaratoga City Council Agenda – Page 1 of 5 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 6:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING Linda Callon Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Joint Meeting with 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 14,, 2018 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 Commendation for Outgoing City Commissioners Recommended Action: Read and present commendations to Anandi Krishnamurthy and Pallavi Sharma recognizing their service to the City of Saratoga. Appointment of Library Commissioner & Oath of Office Recommended Action: Approve the attached resolution appointing 1 member to the Library Commission; and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office. Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 2 of 5 Proclamation Declaring September 2018 as National Preparedness Month Recommended Action: Present the proclamation declaring September 2018 as National Preparedness Month to representatives of the Saratoga Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). 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 5, 2018. 1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers Recommended Action: Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles: 09/04/2018 Period 3; and 09/12/2018 Period 3. 1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended July 31, 2018 Recommended Action: Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended July 31, 2018. 1.4. Adoption of Local CEQA Guidelines and State CEQA Guidelines by Reference Recommended Action: Approve the update to Saratoga’s Local CEQA Guidelines by adopting the Resolution in Attachment A. 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 Heritage Preservation Commission Membership Requirements Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing. 2. Introduce and waive the first reading of the ordinance amending Chapter 13 (Heritage Preservation) of the Saratoga Municipal Code related to the Heritage Preservation Commission. 3. Direct staff to place the ordinance on the Consent Calendar for adoption at the next regular meeting of the City Council. 3. GENERAL BUSINESS 3.1. Review of Dangerous Dog Regulations Recommended Action: Review the dangerous dog regulations in Article 7-20 (Animals) of the Saratoga Municipal Code and direct staff to amend the ordinance as necessary. Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 3 of 5 3.2. Saratoga-to-the-Sea Trail Design Contract Recommended Action: 1. Approve Design Contract with Timothy C. Best, CEG for the Saratoga-to-the-Sea Trail project, in the amount of $285,810, and authorize the City Manager to execute the same. 2. Authorize staff to execute change orders to the contract up to $28,500. 3.3. Preview of Annual Code Update for 2018 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. 3.4. Neighborhood Watch Program and Grant Recommended Action: Receive report and provide direction to staff regarding the Neighborhood Watch Program and Grant, if desired. 3.5. Resolution in Opposition to Proposition 6 Recommended Action: Consider adoption of resolution in opposition to Proposition 6. COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS Mayor Mary-Lynne Bernald Cities Association of Santa Clara County-Legislative Action Committee Cities Association of Santa Clara County-City Selection Committee Council Finance Committee Hakone Foundation Board Public Art Committee Saratoga Historical Foundation South Flow Arrivals Ad Hoc Committee West Valley Clean Water Program Authority West Valley Mayors and Managers West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority Vice Mayor Manny Cappello Cities Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors 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 Council Finance Committee Saratoga Ministerial Association Saratoga Sister City Organization Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee VTA State Route 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 4 of 5 Council Member Emily Lo Hakone Foundation Board & Executive Committee KSAR Community Access TV Board Public Art Committee Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority Council Member Rishi Kumar Association of Bay Area Governments Saratoga Chamber of Commerce & Destination Saratoga Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission CITY COUNCIL ITEMS COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA, DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET, COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT I, Debbie Bretschneider, Interim City Clerk 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 14, 2018 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 14th day of September 2018 at Saratoga, California. Debbie Bretschneider, Interim 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] Saratoga City Council Agenda – Page 5 of 5 09/19 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Youth Commission | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 10/03 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Historical Foundation | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 10/17 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with State Senator Jim Beall Jr | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 11/07 11/21 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with West Valley – Mission Community College Board of Trustees | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Assembly Member Evan Low | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 11/29 Joint Meeting with Saratoga School Districts in Community Center 12/05 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Sheriff’s Office | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session 12/13 7:00 p.m. Council Reorganization 12/19 6:00 p.m. Study Session – Council Norms | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session CITY OF SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR 2018