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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
6:00 P.M. JOINT MEETING
Linda Callon Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Joint Meeting with KSAR Community Access TV Board
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA
The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on October 31, 2019.
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
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Presentation by Team Sky Reachers
Recommended Action:
Receive presentation by Team Sky Reachers.
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.
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1.1. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended Action:
Approve the City Council minutes for the Regular City Council Meeting on October 16,
2019.
1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended Action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles:
10/16/2019 Period 4; 10/22/2019 Period 4; 10/29/2019 Period 4.
1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended September 30, 2019
Recommended Action:
Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended September 30, 2019.
1.4. Saratoga to Sanborn Trail – Biological Resources Monitoring Contract with H.T.
Harvey & Associates
Recommended Action:
1. Approve Biological Resources Monitoring Contract with H.T. Harvey & Associates for
the Saratoga to Sanborn Trail project, in the amount of $120,744, and authorize the City
Manager to execute the same.
2. Authorize staff to execute change orders to the contract up to $12,000.
1.5. Saratoga to Sanborn Trail - Trail Signage and Amenities Contract with Placeworks
Recommended Action:
1. Approve Trail Signage and Amenities Contract with Placeworks for the Saratoga to
Sanborn Trail project, in the amount of $45,706, and authorize the City Manager to execute
the same.
2. Authorize staff to execute change orders to the contract up to $4,600.
1.6. Saratoga to Sanborn Trail Construction Observation Contract with Timothy C. Best,
CEG
Recommended Action:
1. Approve Construction Observation Contract with Timothy C. Best, CEG for the Saratoga
to Sanborn Trail project, in the amount of $78,960, and authorize the City Manager to
execute the same.
2. Authorize staff to execute change orders to the contract up to $8,000.
1.7. Storm Drain Easement Relocation - 19361 Valle Vista Drive
Recommended Action:
1. Adopt Resolution Accepting Offer to Dedicate Easement for Storm Drainage from the
property owners of 19361 Valle Vista Drive to the City of Saratoga for a Storm Drainage
System at 19361 Valle Vista Drive, City of Saratoga (APN 397-11-014).
2. Adopt Resolution Vacating the Existing Storm Drainage Easement currently held by the
City of Saratoga.
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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. Items requested for continuance are subject to the City Council's approval at the
Council Meeting.
2.1. 2019 California Building Standards Code Adoption
Recommended Action:
Open the public hearing and continue the hearing to the November 20, 2019 meeting.
3. GENERAL BUSINESS
3.1. Mills Act Agreement for 14475 Oak Place – Application No. MIL19-002
Recommended Action:
Adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Mills Act
Agreement for the property located at 14475 Oak Place.
3.2. Youth Commission Fundraising Plan
Recommended Action:
Approve the Youth Commission Fundraising Plan to collect donations and seek sponsorship
of various Youth Commission initiatives.
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 October 31, 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 31st day of October 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’s 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’s
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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11/06 5:00 p.m. Closed Session | 5:30 p.m. Commission Interviews | 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with
KSAR | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
11/20 6:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with State Senator Jim Beall Jr. | 7:00 p.m. Regular Session
11/29 5:30 p.m. Tree Lighting at Blaney Plaza
12/04 5:00 p.m. Commission Interviews | 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