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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-15-2020 Council Agenda PacketSaratoga City Council Agenda – December 15, 2020– Page 1 of 3 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2020 Teleconference/Public Participation Information to Mitigate the Spread of COVID‐19 This meeting will be entirely by teleconference. All Council members and staff will only participate via the Zoom platform using the process described below. The meeting is being conducted in compliance with the Governor’s Executive Order N‐29‐20 suspending certain teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act. The purpose of this order was to provide the safest environment for the public, elected officials, and staff while allowing for continued operation of the government and public participation during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Members of the public can view and participate in the Special Meeting of the meeting by: 1. Using the Zoom website https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83167966861 or App (Webinar ID 831 6796 6861) and raising their hand when directed by the Mayor to speak on an agenda item; OR 2. Calling 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833, entering the Webinar ID (831 6796 6861), and pressing *9 to raise their hand to speak on an agenda item when directed by the Mayor; OR 3. Viewing the meeting on Saratoga Community Access Television Channel 15 (Comcast Channel 15, AT&T UVerse Channel 99), calling 1.669.900.6833 or 1.408.638.0968, entering the Webinar ID (831 6796 6861), and pressing *9 to raise their hand to speak on an agenda item when directed by the Mayor; OR 4. Viewing online at http://saratoga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=2 and calling 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833, entering the Webinar ID (831 6796 6861), and pressing *9 to raise their hand to speak on an agenda item when directed by the Mayor. Please mute your computer or television before giving public comment. The public will not be able to participate in the meeting in person. As always, members of the public can send written comments to the Council prior to the meeting by commenting online at www.saratoga.ca.us/comment prior to the start of the meeting. These emails will be provided to the members of the Council and will become part of the official record of the meeting. During the meeting the Mayor will explain the process for members of the public to be recognized to offer public comment. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Governor’s Executive Order, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting due to a disability, please contact the City Clerk at debbieb@saratoga.ca.us or calling 408.868.1216 as soon as possible before the meeting. The City will use its best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety. Saratoga City Council Agenda – December 15, 2020– Page 2 of 3 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION AGENDA ITEMS 1. Declaration of Results of November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election Recommended Action: Approve resolution declaring the results of the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Elections. 2. Remarks from Outgoing Mayor and Council Member Recommended Action: Hear remarks from outgoing Mayor Howard A. Miller, Council Member Manny Cappello, members of the City Council, and public. 3. Oath of Office for Newly Elected Council Members Recommended Action: Direct City Clerk or designee to administer the Oath of Office to newly elected Council Members. 4. Remarks from Newly Elected Council Members Recommended Action: Hear remarks from newly elected Council Members, City Council, and public. 5. Appointment of Mayor & Vice Mayor Recommended Action: Appoint Mayor and Vice Mayor: 1) City Clerk declares the offices of Mayor and Vice Mayor to be vacant; 2) Nomination of the Mayor; 3) Administer Oath of Office to New Mayor; 4) Nomination of the Vice Mayor; and 5) Administer Oath of Office to New Vice Mayor. 6. Remarks from New Mayor and Vice Mayor Recommended Action: Hear remarks from newly appointed Mayor and Vice Mayor, members of the City Council, and public. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA, DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET, COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT I, Debbie Bretschneider, CMC, 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 December 10, 2020 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 10th day of December 2020 at Saratoga, California. Saratoga City Council Agenda – December 15, 2020– Page 3 of 3 Debbie Bretschneider, CMC, 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 408/868-1294.. 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 MEETING DATE:December 15, 2020 DEPARTMENT:City Manager’s Department PREPARED BY:Debbie Bretschneider, CMC, City Clerk SUBJECT:Declaration of Results of November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve resolution declaring the results of the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election. BACKGROUND: After each election, election officials must conduct an official canvass of returns. Saratoga consolidates its elections with Santa Clara County. Consequently, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters is responsible for conducting the official canvass of returns. The canvass of returns includes: -Verification of signatures on ballots; -Processing vote-by-mail ballots not counted in the semifinal official canvass of the vote, counting votes for write-in candidates; -Inspection of materials and supplies returned by poll workers; -Reconciling number of ballots counted, spoiled, canceled, or invalid with number of votes counted, including vote-by-mail and provisional ballots; -Reproducing damaged ballots, if necessary; -Manually counting ballots cast in one percent of precincts, which are chosen at random by the elections official; and -Reporting final results of the election. Per State law, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters has 30 days after the election to complete the canvass of returns. For the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election, the deadline for the canvass of returns was December 3, 2020. Following completion of the canvass of returns and no later than the first regular meeting following the canvass, the City Clerk must present the official election results and certificate of election results to the City Council. The City Council must then adopt a resolution declaring the results of the election and install the newly elected members of the City Council. ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A –Resolution Declaring Results of November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election Attachment B –Certificate of Election Results, Official Results, and Statement of Votes 3 Page 1 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. 20-__ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020 AND DECLARING THE RESULT AS PROVIDED BY LAW WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Saratoga, California on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as required by State law; and WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in time, form, and manner as provided by law; candidates were nominated as provided by law; voting precincts were property established; election officials were appointed and that in all respects the election was held and conducted and the votes were cast, received and canvassed and the returns made and declared in time, form and manner as required by the provision of the Elections Code of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters canvassed the returns of the election and has certified the results to this City Council, the results are received, attached and made a part of this resolution as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the City Council now meets to declare the results of the canvass of ballots; NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Saratoga hereby determines the results of the election to be as shown on Exhibit A attached to and made part of this resolution and declares elected to full terms of office the following members of the City Council: Tina Walia (Newly Elected) Kookie Fitzsimmons (Newly Elected) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council directs the City Clerk to enter this resolution and these results of the election as shown on Exhibit A in the official records of the City of Saratoga; make and deliver to each of the persons elected a Certificate of Election signed by the City Clerk and authenticated; and administer to each person elected the Oath of Office prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California; and all of the persons so elected shall be inducted into the respective office to which they have been elected. 4 Page 2 of 2 The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a special meeting of the Saratoga City Council held on the 15th day of December 2020 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Howard A. Miller, Mayor ATTEST: DATE: Debbie Bretschneider, CMC, City Clerk 849226.1 5 6 7 Precinct Times CastPrecinct Countywide Countywide Electionwide Electionwide 0004665 0004665 Precinct 1 Precinct 0 0.00%0 0.00%0 1 100.00%0 0 0.00%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 30 Vote by Mail 4 8.70%6 13.04%12 10 21.74%7 7 15.22%0 0.00% Total 31 Total 4 8.51%6 12.77%12 11 23.40%7 7 14.89%0 0.00% 0004666 0004666 Precinct 0 Precinct 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vote by Mail 7 Vote by Mail 0 0.00%2 20.00%0 2 20.00%2 4 40.00%0 0.00% Total 7 Total 0 0.00%2 20.00%0 2 20.00%2 4 40.00%0 0.00% 0004671 0004671 Precinct 94 Precinct 12 8.16%19 12.93%24 32 21.77%25 35 23.81%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 1,558 Vote by Mail 356 15.36%362 15.62%326 495 21.36%245 533 23.00%0 0.00% Total 1,652 Total 368 14.94%381 15.46%350 527 21.39%270 568 23.05%0 0.00% 0004672 0004672 Precinct 43 Precinct 7 10.61%5 7.58%9 17 25.76%20 8 12.12%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 876 Vote by Mail 189 15.28%192 15.52%169 239 19.32%167 281 22.72%0 0.00% Total 919 Total 196 15.04%197 15.12%178 256 19.65%187 289 22.18%0 0.00% 0004674 0004674 Precinct 88 Precinct 12 10.00%22 18.33%16 25 20.83%27 18 15.00%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 1,359 Vote by Mail 281 13.95%327 16.24%292 396 19.66%290 428 21.25%0 0.00% Total 1,447 Total 293 13.73%349 16.35%308 421 19.73%317 446 20.90%0 0.00% 0004675 0004675 Precinct 214 Precinct 34 12.01%32 11.31%49 51 18.02%66 51 18.02%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 2,634 Vote by Mail 640 16.30%625 15.92%522 722 18.39%492 925 23.56%0 0.00% Total 2,848 Total 674 16.01%657 15.61%571 773 18.37%558 976 23.19%0 0.00% 0004685 0004685 Precinct 62 Precinct 23 24.47%9 9.57%4 17 18.09%16 25 26.60%0 0.00% City of Saratoga, Council Member (Vote for 2) Registered VotersBELAL AFTABRENEE PAQUIERJOHN FITZPATRICKKOOKIE FITZSIMMONSDOUG CASE38 0.00%0.00%TINA WALIAWrite-in7 38 26.09%15.22% 38 25.53%14.89% 1,844 16.33%17.01% 7 0.00%20.00% 7 0.00%20.00% 1,031 13.64%30.30% 1,844 14.07%10.57% 1,844 14.20%10.96% 1,594 13.33%22.50% 1,031 13.66%13.50% 1,031 13.66%14.35% 3,153 17.31%23.32% 1,594 14.50%14.40% 1,594 14.43%14.85% 1,707 4.26%17.02% 3,153 13.30%12.53% 3,153 13.57%13.26% 8 Vote by Mail 1,447 Vote by Mail 346 15.54%319 14.32%262 441 19.80%287 572 25.68%0 0.00% Total 1,509 Total 369 15.90%328 14.13%266 458 19.73%303 597 25.72%0 0.00% 0004687 0004687 Precinct 69 Precinct 16 15.69%10 9.80%16 20 19.61%21 19 18.63%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 1,553 Vote by Mail 329 14.37%346 15.12%289 403 17.61%342 580 25.34%0 0.00% Total 1,622 Total 345 14.43%356 14.89%305 423 17.69%363 599 25.05%0 0.00% 0004688 0004688 Precinct 136 Precinct 32 15.69%27 13.24%29 27 13.24%45 44 21.57%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 2,882 Vote by Mail 659 15.59%651 15.40%547 741 17.53%531 1,098 25.98%0 0.00% Total 3,018 Total 691 15.59%678 15.30%576 768 17.33%576 1,142 25.77%0 0.00% 0004691 0004691 Precinct 109 Precinct 20 12.82%15 9.62%33 29 18.59%29 30 19.23%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 1,899 Vote by Mail 397 13.57%410 14.02%414 592 20.24%426 686 23.45%0 0.00% Total 2,008 Total 417 13.53%425 13.79%447 621 20.16%455 716 23.24%0 0.00% 0004696 0004696 Precinct 42 Precinct 10 15.63%14 21.88%6 16 25.00%12 6 9.38%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 1,160 Vote by Mail 223 13.66%264 16.17%223 299 18.31%238 386 23.64%0 0.00% Total 1,202 Total 233 13.73%278 16.38%229 315 18.56%250 392 23.10%0 0.00% 0004698 0004698 Precinct 49 Precinct 5 8.47%2 3.39%11 8 13.56%24 9 15.25%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 1,022 Vote by Mail 248 16.82%188 12.75%160 275 18.66%247 356 24.15%0 0.00% Total 1,071 Total 253 16.50%190 12.39%171 283 18.46%271 365 23.81%0 0.00% 0004699 0004699 Precinct 63 Precinct 7 7.61%12 13.04%21 19 20.65%13 20 21.74%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 1,491 Vote by Mail 341 15.98%336 15.75%267 381 17.85%283 526 24.65%0 0.00% Total 1,554 Total 348 15.63%348 15.63%288 400 17.97%296 546 24.53%0 0.00% 0004702 0004702 Precinct 51 Precinct 8 11.76%8 11.76%13 9 13.24%16 14 20.59%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 909 Vote by Mail 218 16.65%193 14.74%175 232 17.72%142 349 26.66%0 0.00% Total 960 Total 226 16.41%201 14.60%188 241 17.50%158 363 26.36%0 0.00% 0004715 0004715 Precinct 23 Precinct 4 10.53%7 18.42%4 9 23.68%8 6 15.79%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 486 Vote by Mail 98 13.24%131 17.70%89 173 23.38%95 154 20.81%0 0.00% Total 509 Total 102 13.11%138 17.74%93 182 23.39%103 160 20.57%0 0.00% 1,777 15.69%20.59% 1,707 11.76%12.89% 1,707 11.46%13.05% 3,379 14.22%22.06% 1,777 12.63%14.94% 1,777 12.76%15.18% 2,285 21.15%18.59% 3,379 12.94%12.56% 3,379 13.00%13.00% 1,356 9.38%18.75% 2,285 14.15%14.56% 2,285 14.51%14.77% 1,201 18.64%40.68% 1,356 13.66%14.57% 1,356 13.49%14.73% 1,732 22.83%14.13% 1,201 10.85%16.76% 1,201 11.15%17.68% 1,089 19.12%23.53% 1,732 12.51%13.26% 1,732 12.94%13.30% 641 10.53%21.05% 1,089 13.37%10.85% 1,089 13.65%11.47% 641 12.03%12.84% 641 11.95%13.24% 9 0004733 0004733 Precinct 7 Precinct 0 0.00%0 0.00%3 3 33.33%2 1 11.11%0 0.00% Vote by Mail 40 Vote by Mail 6 10.34%12 20.69%7 10 17.24%13 10 17.24%0 0.00% Total 47 Total 6 8.96%12 17.91%10 13 19.40%15 11 16.42%0 0.00% Electionwide - Total 20,404 Electionwide - Total 4,525 15.05%4,546 15.12%3,992 5,694 18.94%4,131 7,181 23.88%0 0.00% 51 33.33%22.22% 22,885 13.28%13.74% 51 12.07%22.41% 51 14.93%22.39% 10 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:December 15, 2020 DEPARTMENT:City Manager’s Department PREPARED BY:Debbie Bretschneider, CMC, City Clerk SUBJECT:Oath of Office for Newly Elected Council Members RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct City Clerk or designees to administer the Oath of Office to newly elected Council Members. BACKGROUND: Newly elected Council Members will be invited to be sworn in by the City Clerk or designee in the following order: 1.Tina Walia 2.Kookie Fitzsimmons ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A: Oaths of Office 11 Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance for Public Officers and Employees State of California, County of Santa Clara City of Saratoga }SS. The Execution of this Oath is Required by Article XX, Section 3, of the Constitution of the State of California. I, Tina Walia , do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of December 15, 2020. Signature of Officer Administering Oath Title of Officer Administering Oath Signature of Person Taking Oath 12 Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance for Public Officers and Employees State of California, County of Santa Clara City of Saratoga }SS. The Execution of this Oath is Required by Article XX, Section 3, of the Constitution of the State of California. I, Kookie Fitzsimmons , do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of December 15, 2020. Signature of Officer Administering Oath Title of Officer Administering Oath Signature of Person Taking Oath 13 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:December 15, 2020 DEPARTMENT:City Manager’s Department PREPARED BY:Debbie Bretschneider, CMC, City Clerk SUBJECT:Appointment of Mayor & Vice Mayor RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint Mayor and Vice Mayor: 1.City Clerk declares the offices of Mayor and Vice Mayor to be vacant; 2.Nomination of the Mayor; 3.Administer Oath of Office to New Mayor; 4.Nomination of the Vice Mayor; and 5.Administer Oath of Office to New Vice Mayor. BACKGROUND: California Government Code section 36801 states that the Mayor and Vice Mayor of general law cities are to be selected by a majority vote of the City Council. Each December, the Council conducts a reorganization to select a Mayor and Vice Mayor to serve a one-year term. To commence the reorganization, the City Clerk will declare the Offices of Mayor and Vice Mayor vacant. The City Clerk will open nominations for the Office of Mayor, close nominations, then call for the vote. Following the vote, the oath of office will be administered to the Mayor. The new Mayor will then open and close nominations for the Office of Vice Mayor and the oath of office will be administered to the Vice Mayor. In January 2010, the City Council adopted Resolution 10-002 to establish a rotation policy of the Mayor and Vice Mayor. The policy is Attachment A. Attachment B is the history of the Mayoral rotation. ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A –Resolution 10-002 Mayoral Rotation Policy Attachment B –History of Mayoral Rotation –1998-2020 14 RESOLUTION NO. 10 —002 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA IMPLEMENTING A POLICY FOR ROTATION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36801 provides that the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem of a general law city is selected by a majority vote of the City Council; and WHEREAS, said Government Code Section does not require nor provide for any particular procedure for selecting the Mayor; and WHEREAS; the Saratoga Municipal Code does not provide a procedure for selecting the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tem; and WHEREAS, on December 16, 2009, the Saratoga City Council was provided with samples of other California cities' policies regarding mayoral rotation; and WHEREAS, on December 16, 2009, the Saratoga City Council considered establishing a Council policy that would provide a method for the selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor for the City of Saratoga; and WHEREAS, on December 16, 2009, the Saratoga City Council voted to implement a mayoral rotation policy that would place the council candidates with the two highest votes in any one election into a queue to rotate into the position of Mayor and Vice Mayor. In each Saratoga City Council election, the candidate with the most votes is placed first in the rotation of that group, the candidate with the second highest votes is placed second; and WHEREAS, on December 16, 2009, the Saratoga City Council directed staff to bring back a resolution establishing Council's newly implemented mayoral rotation policy at the next scheduled regular Council meeting on January 20, 2010. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Saratoga adopts a resolution establishing a mayoral rotation policy whereby the two council candidates with the highest votes in any one election are placed into a queue to rotate into the position of Mayor and Vice Mayor. In each Saratoga City Council election, the candidate with the most votes is to be placed first in the rotation of that group, the candidate with the second highest votes is to be placed second. The Mayor and Vice Mayor are chosen annually by the City Council from among its members by the affirmative vote of three or more of the Council Members. In each City Council election, the person with the most votes shall be placed first in the rotation of that group, the second highest vote getter will be placed second, and in the years when there is a third seat contest, the third highest vote getter will be placed third in that rotation. However, the Council member who received the third most votes in an election year filling three seats will not be in the queue for either Vice Mayor or Mayor but would be in rotation should the Council member traditionally rotating into the Vice Mayor or Mayor position be unavailable to serve in that role. 15 In case of appointment to the City Council to fill a vacancy, that person will not be placed in rotation for the position of Mayor or Vice Mayor. Each new election will determine the rotation only for the group in that election. Should any City Council member not be available to take their regular place in the established rotation, the next person in the rotation will be elevated to the Vice Mayor's position and the rotation will continue as previously set. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga City Council held on the 20 day of January 2010 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember Chuck Page, Howard Miller, Mayor Kathleen King NOES: Councilmember Jill Hunter ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Councilmember Susie Nagpal ATTEST: Ann Sullivan, City Clerk I !/ ..t. Kathleen M. King, May/ 16 Page 1 of 2 MAYORAL ROTATION: 1998/1999 – 2019/20 Year Mayor and Vice Mayor By Rotation Method Mayor and Vice Mayor By Election 1998-99 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Mehaffey 2.Streit 3.Baker Shaw (Mayor)*Shaw (Mayor) * Bogosian (Vice Mayor)Bogosian (Vice Mayor) 1999-2000 Non-Election Year Bogosian (Mayor) *Bogosian (Mayor) * Mehaffey (Vice Mayor)Mehaffey (Vice Mayor) 2000-01 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Bogosian 2.Waltonsmith Mehaffey (Mayor)Mehaffey (Mayor) Streit (Vice Mayor)Streit (Vice Mayor) 2001-02 Non-Election Year Streit (Mayor) *Streit (Mayor) * Baker (Vice Mayor)*Baker (Vice Mayor)* 2002-03 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Streit 2.King 3.Kline Bogosian (Mayor)Streit (Mayor) Waltonsmith (Vice Mayor)Waltonsmith (Vice Mayor) 2003-04 Non-Election Year Waltonsmith (Mayor)Waltonsmith (Mayor) Streit (Vice Mayor)King (Vice Mayor) 2004-05 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Kao 2.Waltonsmith Streit (Mayor)King (Mayor) King (Vice Mayor)Kline (Vice Mayor) 2005-06 Non-Election Year King (Mayor)*Kline (Mayor)* Kline (Vice Mayor)*Kao (Vice Mayor) 2006-07 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Page 2.King 3.Hunter Kao (Mayor)Kao (Mayor) Waltonsmith (Vice Mayor)Waltonsmith (Vice Mayor) 2007-08 Non-Election Year Waltonsmith (Mayor)*Waltonsmith (Mayor)* Page (Vice Mayor)Page (Vice Mayor) 2008-09 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Miller 2.Nagpal Page (Mayor)Page (Mayor) King (Vice Mayor)King (Vice Mayor) 2009-10 Non-Election Year King (Mayor)*King (Mayor)* Hunter (Vice Mayor)*Hunter (Vice Mayor)* 2010-2011 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Page 2.Hunter 3.Lo Miller (Mayor)Miller (Mayor) Page (Vice Mayor)Page (Vice Mayor) 2011-12 Non-Election Year Page (Mayor)Page (Mayor) Hunter (Vice Mayor)Hunter (Vice Mayor) 17 Page 2 of 2 2012-13 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Miller 2.Cappello Hunter (Mayor)Hunter (Mayor) Lo (Vice Mayor)Lo (Vice Mayor) 2013-14 Non-Election Year Lo (Mayor)*Lo (Mayor)* Miller (Vice Mayor)Miller (Vice Mayor) 2014-15 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Lo 2.Bernald 3.Kumar Miller (Mayor)Miller (Mayor) Cappello (Vice Mayor)Cappello (Vice Mayor) 2015-16 Non-Election Year Cappello (Mayor)Cappello (Mayor) Lo (Vice Mayor)Lo (Vice Mayor) 2016-17 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Cappello 2.Miller Lo (Mayor)Lo (Mayor) Bernald Bernald 2017-18 Non-Election Year Bernald (Mayor)Bernald (Mayor) Cappello (Vice Mayor)Cappello (Vice Mayor) 2018-19 Election Year ELECTION RESULTS 1.Kumar 2.Bernald 3.Zhao Cappello (Mayor)Cappello (Mayor) Miller (Vice Mayor)Miller (Vice Mayor) 2019-20 Non-Election Year Miller (Mayor)*Miller (Mayor)* Kumar (Vice Mayor)Bernald (Vice Mayor) * Indicates end of term on Council Rotation Notes: Terms for Mayor and Vice Mayor are one year in length from December to December. 1999: Mayor Shaw died in office, August 2, 1999. Bogosian was designated Mayor Pro Tempore with the Mayor’s position vacant until the next Council Reorganization. 2002-03: Streit elected as Mayor by Council majority out of rotation. 2003-04: Streit relinquishes place in rotation. Each subsequent Council position moves up in rotation. 2006-07: “Normal” rotation re-established. 2009-10: Nagpal passed away while in office May 2010. Cappello appointed to fill the remainder of her term. 2010-11: Cappello ineligible to serve as Vice Mayor, because of appointment to Council, thereby moving Page, Hunter, and Lo up in the rotation and making Lo eligible to serve as Mayor in 2013-14. 2019-20: Bernald elected as Vice Mayor by Council majority out of rotation. 18 From:noreply@civicplus.com To:Howard Miller; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Yan Zhao; Rishi Kumar; James Lindsay; Debbie Bretschneider; Crystal Bothelio Subject:Online Form Submittal: Council Comments Form Date:Wednesday, December 9, 2020 11:43:35 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Council Comments Form Your Name Sasan Teymouri Phone Number Email Address Subject Consider Rishi for Mayor Comments Dear Council, I am resident of Saratoga since 1992. I like to recommend Rishi to be mayor of Saratoga. I believe he is putting a lot of efforts to make life easier, affordable for the residents of Saratoga. Fighting to keep the water rates down is very critical for all of us. He is very active in community issues and I believe we need people that are engaged with daily events and issues. I also like to thank Mayor Howard Miller for his vision and great work on Quarry trail. I was impressed with amount of work and dedication people put toward making that trail reality. It benefit all of us. thank you Sassan Teymouri Email not displaying correctly? 19 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: [ The Saratoga Update 395] Re: Reorganization - next Tuesday, December 15th @ 7pm Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 10:30:45 AM From: Ben Connors Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 10:29:52 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Cc: safetycaptains@googlegroups.com Subject: Fwd: [ The Saratoga Update 395] Re: Reorganization - next Tuesday, December 15th @ 7pm CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Councilmembers, Please help me understand your plans for installing the Mayor of Saratoga. I note the council resolution below. In the 2018 council election, was Rishi Kumar the top vote-getter, is that correct? If so, do you plan to abide by the council's adopted resolution and rotate him in as Mayor? Please explain in advance of your meeting on this subject. 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To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to IncredibleSaratoga+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/IncredibleSaratoga/11E247B2-53E4-44BD-84C5- 681859E81758%40gmail.com. -- Best regards, Ben Connors 22 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: CORRECTION: Saratoga Mayor and Vice Mayor Process Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 10:31:59 AM Attachments:image.png From: Srida Joisa Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 10:31:28 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Cc: incrediblesaratoga@googlegroups.com; safetycaptains@googlegroups.com Subject: CORRECTION: Saratoga Mayor and Vice Mayor Process CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Saratoga City Council, I do not understand why Saratoga has deviated from the established process to rotate Mayor and Vice Mayor in 2019. Rishi Kumar should have been Vice Mayor in 2020. He should be rotated to Mayor in 2021 at the December 15, 2020 organizational meeting at 7pm. If the process I advocate for is not observed, then the highest voted candidate in 2018 and the election history of Saratoga (Rishi) will not be Vice Mayor or Mayor during all 4 years of his term. This is a grave injustice to the Saratoga community and especially to citizens such as myself that voted for Rishi. Details of the public process are below. Please send me the invite to the December 15th Zoom meeting at 7pm. Regards, Srida Joisa Saratoga, CA 95070 1. Rishi Kumar: Re-elected to the 2nd term to begin December 2018 for 4 years. His 2nd term ends December 2022. Never been Vice Mayor or Mayor. Based on process below, Rishi’s Vice Mayorship should have been in 2020, and Mayorship in 2021 2. Mary-Lynne Bernald: Re-elected to the 2nd term to begin December 2018 for 4 years. Has been Vice Mayor twice, and Mayor once 3. Yan Zhao: Elected to begin her first year as a city councilmember 23 24 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: Elect Rishi as mayer in the next round Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:34:23 AM From: Perry Lynne Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:34:04 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Subject: Elect Rishi as mayer in the next round CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Rishi has done a fantastic job as council member. I support his election to Mayor in the next cycle. Pierce Lynne 25 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: Mayor Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:27:39 AM ________________________________________ From: RAMAKRISHNA RAO Uppaluri Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:27:27 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council; rishi1@gmail.com Subject: Mayor CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear members, As per the norms and normal decency, Rishi Kumar should be the Mayor of Saratoga. Hope good sense prevails and Rishi Kumar will be elected as Mayor and gives us all confidence in the council of members and our future support of the council. This way you rest assured of our unstinted support. Thanks Ramakrishnarao Uppaluri Saratoga,CA 95070 Dec 10,2020 Sent from my iPad 26 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: Mayorship and vice-mayorship Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:42:53 AM From: Linda Umbach Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:42:33 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Subject: Mayorship and vice-mayorship CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. We think it is very suspicious that Rishi Kumar has been passed over for Saratoga Mayor and Saratoga Vice Mayor. What is going on? Isn’t there a written procedure for the selection of these offices?   Linda and Walter Umbach   27 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: Next Mayor for Saratoga Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 11:28:18 AM From: Priscilla Ho Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 11:28:07 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Subject: Next Mayor for Saratoga CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Saratoga Community Members: My family has lived in the USA (California) since 1850; and in Saratoga since 1969. Saratoga has always been a beautiful place to live. We are fortunate to have great volunteers that put so much of their personal time and effort to serve our community. Rishi Kumar is one of our community members who has given so much of himself to help our community with his time and effort. His track record speaks for itself. Rishi fought the water rate increases. He was instrumental in lowering burglaries and fighting high density development in Saratoga. He keeps our community informed, in touch, and connected. This has been even more important since Covid-19. I am grateful for his service to all of us. A prior email explained the process for the selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor. “In each Saratoga city council election, the two council candidates with the highest vote in any one election are placed into a queue to rotate into the position of Mayor and Vice Mayor.” I am uncertain why Rishi was not elected Vice-Mayor as mandated by following the set protocol, but I fully support him becoming Mayor in this next election. I support Rishi becoming our next Mayor next Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Join me in supporting Rishi. Sincerely, Priscilla Ho 28 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: No Rishi Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:33:31 AM ________________________________________ From: Carl Jones Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:33:09 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Subject: No Rishi CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. We elected you to use your best judgement in the furtherance of our interest as citizens of Saratoga. Self promoting Rishi Kumar should not be Mayor or vice mayor and you know it. Don’t let him bully you into participating in his dreams of political grandeur. Sent from my iPad 29 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: Reorganization meeting Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:59:56 AM From: Romeo, Antoinette Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:59:45 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council; Howard Miller; Yan Zhao; Rishi Kumar; Mary-Lynne Bernald Cc: James Lindsay Subject: Reorganization meeting CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. TO: Saratoga City Council and City Manager, RE: Reorganization and selection of Mayor and Vice-mayor On December 15, 2020 the City Council will swear in the new Council members, Tina Walia and Kookie Fitzsimmons, and select the next mayor and vice-mayor for 2021. Per the City’s resolution, the position of mayor is to be rotated, and if the resolution had been adhered to, Rishi Kumar should have been vice-mayor for 2020 and become mayor in 2021. Unfortunately the former City Council opted to ignore the resolution mandates which among other questionable decisions, demonstrated their lack of professionalism and transparency. Moving forward we will have a new City Council which I hope will be more responsive to the needs of all the residents of Saratoga and not just the special interest groups and adhere to the City’s resolutions as they were written. In that regard, Rishi Kumar, should be selected as our new Mayor for 2021. I also support Yan Zhao as vice-mayor since Councilwoman Bernald has already served as vice-mayor and as mayor and should return to the queue. I will be attending the meeting and hope to see the resolution back on track and Rishi Kumar selected as Mayor. Please do not reply to this email address Antoinette Romeo 30 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: Rishi Kumar Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 11:58:34 AM From: Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 11:58:09 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Subject: Rishi Kumar CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. The Saratoga Council has been breaking rules for a long time, especially Howard Miller with his "third" term. Rishi Kumar should have been Vice-Mayor this year (2020) and Mayor for the coming year (2021). Will the Saratoga Council do the right thing next week? Dimitry Bobroff 31 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: Saratoga Mayor/Vice Mayorship Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 10:02:47 AM From: Jenny Chu Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 10:02:25 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Subject: Saratoga Mayor/Vice Mayorship CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello, My name is Jenny Chu and I'm a resident of Saratoga. I'm highly disappointed that the council has overlooked Rishi Kumar as Vice Mayorship and Mayorship when he has given so much to our city and has performed with so much integrity and made so many efforts to connect with our community and speak on behalf of our community. Can you please give reason of why the tradition if placing him in queue was overlooked for him, but not for past elected city council officials? Thank you. Peace, Jenny 32 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: Reorganization - next Tuesday, December 15th @ 7pm Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:30:14 PM From: Teresa Mills Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:29:59 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Subject: Reorganization - next Tuesday, December 15th @ 7pm CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. City Councilmembers, My husband and I have lived in Saratoga since 2002. I have always been impressed with those members of our community who volunteer to be Planning Commissioners and City Councilmembers. With meetings sometimes lasting past midnight, I understand one needs to be very dedicated to the City to serve in these positions. However until Rishi joined, the onus was always on us to try to find out what was happening in our City. His efforts at communicating with the community have been outstanding. We appreciate his support and efforts in pushing back against San Jose Water’s constant demands for rate increases. Since Rishi was reelected with a significant percentage of votes, I fail to understand why he has not as yet served as Vice Mayor or Mayor. Rishi received 29.47% of the vote; Mary-Lynne received 26%. It is my understanding that according to the existing Resolution 10-002 and the number of votes he received in the election, he should already have been placed in rotation for Vice Mayor. I sincerely hope that the City Council will make amends for this oversight at the coming meeting and vote to have Rishi serve as either Vice Mayor or Mayor. Best regards, Teresa Mills 33 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: Rishi Kumar"s position in the City Council Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:42:06 PM From: Sujatha Bodapati Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:41:55 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Council Subject: Rishi Kumar's position in the City Council CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders.     Hello Saratoga City Council Members, Given the Resolution about the top two vote getters in an election being put in a queue for the post of Vice Mayor and Mayor, I’d like to understand why Rishi Kumar wasn’t given either of the positions thus far, since he was the top vote getter in 2018. How does this process work? How can Saratoga residents have a say in this matter, if the Resolution isn’t followed? Thanks. Sujatha Bodapati Saratoga 34 From:noreply@civicplus.com To:Howard Miller; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Yan Zhao; Rishi Kumar; James Lindsay; Debbie Bretschneider; Crystal Bothelio Subject:Online Form Submittal: Council Comments Form Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:55:05 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Council Comments Form Your Name Pragati Grover Phone Number Email Address Subject Experience Needed for our Next Mayor Comments Dear Members of Saratoga City Council, I have been a resident of Saratoga for 21 years. At this time I strongly believe in these challenging times, it is necessary to have a mayor who has the training and experience to lead the City. Considerable work occurs behind the scenes. Being mayor is quite complicated so it is important to be part of the process. Being the Vice Mayor provides the training required: it would be a huge disadvantage to become mayor without having that level of expertise. Unless you are actively engaged in the day to day running of the City, you do not have the understanding of the complicated nature of City government. And through it all, you need to demonstrate that you are a team player. Mary-Lynne Bernald (MLB) has been the Vice Mayor twice and Mayor once. She was not kicked off Community Liaison/Council assignments: Chamber of Commerce; Sister City; Ministerial Association.She is very active, educated and experienced in issues affecting our community and in the greater Bay Area. I have highlighted a few of her experiences below: -Local and regional experience – results in greater perspective -ABAG -Santa Clara County Cities Association -Housing Element/RHNA allocations -Health and Environment -Led efforts to phase out gas powered leaf blowers -Led efforts to ban sales of tobacco products resulting in Saratoga receiving The American Lung Association award of an A Grade to Saratoga (awarded to only 6% of Cities or Counties in CA) -Elected Chair of the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Counties Community/Airport Roundtable twice where we address the 35 impacts of airplane noise and pollution -Finance Committee : where the values of our community are put into action - appointed and served 2017-2018; 2020 - attended in years when not appointed - worked to provide high quality and cost effective services within a fiscally responsible and balanced budget - as part of being part of Finance Committee, MLB prepared budgeting for Road maintenance Capital Improvement Projects Response to COVID challenges Wildfire Task Force Funding Risk Management Hillside Reserves Six year engagement with Council/Community assignments Hope you will keep these facts in mind while making an important decision on Dec. 15. Thank you for all your hard work Pragati Grover Email not displaying correctly? 36 From:City Council To:Howard Miller; Manny Cappello; Mary-Lynne Bernald; Rishi Kumar; Yan Zhao; James Lindsay; Crystal Bothelio; Debbie Bretschneider Subject:FW: [NSW Captains Group 500] Fwd: [ The Saratoga Update 395] Re: Reorganization - next Tuesday, December 15th @ 7pm Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:56:53 PM From: Prijesh Patel Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:56:16 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Ben Connors; City Council Subject: Re: [NSW Captains Group 500] Fwd: [ The Saratoga Update 395] Re: Reorganization - next Tuesday, December 15th @ 7pm CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. +1 to Ben's request... On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 12:59 PM Ben Connors wrote: Dear Councilmembers, Please help me understand your plans for installing the Mayor of Saratoga. I note the council resolution below. In the 2018 council election, was Rishi Kumar the top vote-getter, is that correct? If so, do you plan to abide by the council's adopted resolution and rotate him in as Mayor? Please explain in advance of your meeting on this subject. Regards, Ben Connors 37