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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 19, 2019
5:45 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
Linda Callon Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov’t Code 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives:
City Manager James Lindsay, City Attorney Richard Taylor, Human Resources Manager
Monica LaBossiere
Employee Organization: Northern California Carpenters Regional Council, Carpenters
Forty Six Northern California Counties Conference Board and their Affiliated Local
Unions
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov’t Code 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives:
City Manager James Lindsay, City Attorney Richard Taylor
Unrepresented Employees: All
6:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING
Linda Callon Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Joint Meeting with Hakone Foundation Board
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 June 13, 2019.
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
REPORT FROM JOINT MEETING
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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
Proclamation Declaring June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Recommended Action:
Present the proclamation to BAYMEC Community Foundation Executive Director Ken
Yeager.
Appointment of Traffic Safety Commissioner & Oath of Office
Recommended Action:
Approve the attached resolution appointing one new member to the Traffic Safety
Commission and changing the term of a current member of that Commission; and direct the
City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office.
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 May 15, 2019
and the Special City Council Meeting June 5, 2019.
1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended Action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles:
05/14/2019 Period 11; 05/21/2019 Period 11; 05/28/2019 Period 11; 06/04/2019 Period 12;
and 06/11/2019 Period 12.
1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended April 30, 2019
Recommended Action:
Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended April 30, 2019.
1.4. Resolution Amending the City’s Records Retention Schedule
Recommended Action:
Adopt the resolution amending the City’s Records Retention Schedule.
1.5. Annual Approval of the City’s Investment Policy - for Fiscal Year 2019/20
Recommended Action:
Review and approve the Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2019/20.
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1.6. Resolution to Establish Property Tax Levy for Debt Service Payments on the Library
General Obligation Bonds
Recommended Action:
Adopt the attached resolution to establish the property tax levy rate to provide for the
Library General Obligation Bond's debt service payment at $.0040 per $100 of Assessed
Valuation.
1.7. Resolution to appoint City representatives to the PLAN JPA Board of Directors
Recommended Action:
Adopt resolution appointing City of Saratoga representatives to the Pooled Liability
Assurance Network Joint Powers Association’s (PLAN JPA) Board of Directors.
1.8. Fiscal Year 2019/20 Gann Appropriation Limit
Recommended Action:
Review report and adopt resolution approving the Gann Appropriation Limit for FY
2019/20.
1.9. Resolution to Establish Property Tax Levy for Debt Service Payments on the
Arrowhead Community Facility District 2018 Bond
Recommended Action:
Adopt the attached resolution that sets the property tax levy rate for the Arrowhead
Community Facility District’s 2018 Bond's debt service payment at $7,000 per parcel for
the twenty-four (24) participating property owners.
1.10. Council Resolution to Adopt Memorandum of Understanding for the Northern
California Carpenters Regional Council, Carpenters Forty Six Counties Conference Board
and Their Affiliated Local Unions (“UNION”) July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) and adopt Council Resolution to Adopt Memorandum of Understanding for the
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council, Carpenters Forty Six Counties
Conference Board and Their Affiliated Local Unions (“UNION”) July 1, 2019 to June 30,
2023.
1.11. Saratoga Chamber of Commerce Agreement
Recommended Action:
Approve a five (5) year contract renewal with the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce and
authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
1.12. Cotton, Shires and Associates Contract for Geotechnical Consulting services
Recommended Action:
Approve a three (3) year contract renewal with Cotton, Shires and Associates (CSA) for
geotechnical consulting services and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
1.13. Resolution to Adopt a Program to Manage Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Containing Materials During Building Demolition.
Recommended Action:
Adopt resolution establishing a program to manage PCBs-containing building materials
during demolition projects in accordance with the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit
(MRP) requirements.
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1.14. Fiscal Year 2019/20 Operating & Capital Budget Adoption
Recommended Action:
Adopt resolution approving the Proposed FY 2019/20 Operating and Capital Budget,
directing staff to incorporate within the final adopted budget any modifications related to
late-breaking changes, minor corrections, carryforward appropriations, refined estimates,
grant approvals, claim reimbursements, pass-through appropriations, or additional direction
from Council upon adoption of the budget.
1.15. Citywide Traffic Signals, Lighted Crosswalks and Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacons
Maintenance & Callout Repairs – Amendment to Contract
Recommended Action:
Move to accept an amendment to the contract for Citywide traffic signals, lighted
crosswalks and rectangular rapid flash beacons (RRFBs) maintenance & callout repair
services with Bear Electric Solutions for an additional 6 months to December 31, 2019.
1.16. Resolution Updating Unrepresented Employee’ Compensation & Terms of
Employment
Recommended Action:
Move to adopt the Resolution approving compensation and terms of employment for
Unrepresented Employees effective on July 1, 2019.
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. Weed and Brush Abatement Program Public Nuisance Declaration & Abatement
Order
Recommended Action:
Conduct public hearing, receive public testimony, and consider requests to remove
properties from the nuisance declaration and abatement order. Adopt the attached resolution
declaring properties listed in the attached resolution to be a public nuisance; ordering
abatement of properties to correct the public nuisance; and, authorizing the Santa Clara
County Weed Abatement program to remove hazardous vegetation from these properties.
2.2. Amendments to Temporary Off-Site Signs Regulations
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing.
2. Introduce and waive the first reading of the ordinance amending Chapter 15 (Zoning
Regulations) of the Saratoga Municipal Code related to temporary off-site signs in
residential districts.
3. Direct staff to place the ordinance on the Consent Calendar for adoption at the next
regular meeting of the City Council.
2.3. Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District LLA-1 - Public Hearing, Approval of
Engineer’s Report, and Confirmation of Assessments for FY 19-20
Recommended Action:
Move to adopt the Resolution Ordering the Improvements and Confirming the Diagram and
Assessments for FY 19-20.
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3. GENERAL BUSINESS
3.1. Letter of Interest for Adopting Reach Codes
Recommended Action:
Authorize the City Manager to sign a non-binding Letter of Interest to explore the adoption
of Reach Codes proposed by Silicon Valley Clean Energy.
3.2. Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Ordinance Update
Recommended Action:
Receive the report and provide direction to staff.
3.3. Approval of Saratoga to Sanborn Trail Mitigated Negative Declaration
Recommended Action:
Approve the Resolution Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Saratoga to Sanborn
Trail Plan and Adopting that Plan and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
3.4. Adoption of City of Saratoga Emergency Operations Plan Update
Recommended Action:
Approve a Resolution adopting the 2019 update to the City of Saratoga Emergency
Operations Plan
COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Manny Cappello
Cities Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors
Cities Association of Santa Clara County-City Selection Committee
Cities Association of Santa Clara County-Legislative Action Committee
Council Finance Committee
Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC)
West Valley Mayors and Managers
West Valley Sanitation District
Vice Mayor Howard Miller
Council Finance Committee
KSAR Community Access TV Board
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
Council Member Rishi Kumar
Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority
Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission
West Valley Clean Water Program Authority
West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
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Council Member Mary-Lynne Bernald
Hakone Foundation Board & Executive Committee
Public Art Committee
Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Council Committee
Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Airport/Community Roundtable
Saratoga Historical Foundation
Council Member Yan Zhao
Association of Bay Area Governments
Comprehensive County Expressway Planning Study Policy Advisory Board
Hakone Foundation Board
Public Art Committee
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce & Destination Saratoga
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, 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 June 13, 2019 at the
City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City's website at
www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 13th day of June 2019 at Saratoga, California.
Debbie Bretschneider, 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]
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06/19 5:45 p.m. Closed Session | 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Hakone Board | 7:00 p.m. Regular
Session
07/03 5:00 p.m. Closed Session | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
07/17
Recess
08/07 Recess
08/21 5:00 p.m. Closed Session | 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Youth in Government | 7:00 p.m.
Regular Session
09/04 5:00 p.m. Commission Interviews for Library & Parks | 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with
Montalvo Arts | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
09/18 5:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Sister City | 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Youth Commission |
7:00 p.m. Regular Session
10/02
10/05
5:30 p.m. Joint Meeting with West Valley – Mission Community College Board of Trustees
and Saratoga Schools and Boards at West Valley College | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
1:00 p.m. State of the City in Joan Pisani Community Center
10/16 5:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with KSAR | 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Historical Foundation |
7:00 p.m. Regular Session
11/06 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with State Senator Jim Beall Jr. | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
11/20 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Assembly Member Evan Low | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
12/04 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Sheriff’s Office |7:00 p.m. Council Reorganization and
Regular Session
12/18 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 Linda Callon
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 2019