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SARATOGA
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 01, 2021
AGENDA AMENDED
• 11-30-2021, REORGANIZATION ITEM REVISED STAFF REPORT AND
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED
• 11-30-2021, ITEM 1.1 MINUTES AMENDED
• 12-1-2021, REORGANIZATION ITEM ADDITIONAL WRITTEN
COMMUNICATIONS ADDED
Teleconference/Public Participation Information to Mitigate the Spread of COVID‐19
This meeting will be held entirely by teleconference. All members of the City Council and staff
will only participate via the Zoom platform using the process described below. The meeting is
being conducted pursuant to recent amendments to the teleconference rules required by the Ralph
M. Brown Act allowing teleconferencing during a proclaimed state of emergency when local
official have recommended social distancing. The purpose of the amendments is 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 Commission Interviews by:
• Using the Zoom website https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87310674652;Webinar ID 876 1067
4652 OR
• Calling 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833 and entering the Webinar ID provided above
Members of the public can view and participate in in the Regular Session of the meeting by:
• Using the Zoom website https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84434728837; Webinar ID 844 3472
8837 OR
• Calling 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833 and entering the Webinar ID provided above;
OR
• Viewing the meeting on Saratoga Community Access Television Channel 15 (Comcast
Channel 15, AT&T UVerse Channel 99) and calling in following the directions above; OR
• Viewing online at http://saratoga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=2 and calling
in following the directions above.
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.
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6:00 P.M. COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
* Full Terms: January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2025; One Partial Term: January 1, 2022 - December 31,
2023.
7:00 PM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
ROLL CALL
REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA
The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on November 24, 2021.
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.
COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
Council Reorganization
Recommended Action:
Declare offices of Mayor and Vice Mayor to be vacant, accept nominations for the office of
Mayor, administer the Oath of Office to new Mayor, accept nominations for the office of
Vice Mayor, and administer the Oath of Office to new Vice Mayor.
Supplemental Memo 12_01_2021, Reorganization Revised Staff Report
REVISED Staff Report
Attachment A - City Council Resolution 10-002 Mayoral Rotation Policy
Attachment B - Mayoral Rotation History
Supplemental Memo 12_01_2021, Reorganization Item Written Communications
Supplemental Memo 12_01_2021, Reorganization Item Written Communications received
after 11-30-2021
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
Time Name Commission Vacancies Incumbent
6:05 p.m. Joseph
Wherry
Heritage
Preservation
Commission
1 Full Term
(January 1, 2022- December 31, 2025)
No
6:10 p.m. Priya Shastri Traffic Safety
Commission
2 Full Terms, 1 Partial Term* No
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1.1. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended Action:
Approve the Minutes for the November 17, 2021 City Council Meeting.
Staff Report
Supplemental Memo 12_01_2021, Revised Recommended Action and Minutes
Attachment A - REVISED November 17, 2021 City Council Meeting Minutes
1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended Action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles:
11/17/21 Period 5
Staff Report
Check Register 11-17-21 P5
1.3. Tree Maintenance Contract for Call-Out Tree Services with Trees 360 Degrees in the
amount not-to-exceed $50,000
Recommended Action:
Approve Tree Maintenance Service Contract with Trees 360 Degrees for call-out tree
services in the amount not to exceed $50,000 and authorize the City Manager to execute the
same.
Staff Report
Attachment A
1.4. Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District LLA-1; Resolutions initiating renewal of
the District for FY 22-23.
Recommended Action:
1. Move to adopt the Resolution describing improvements and directing preparation of the
Engineer’s Report.
2. Move to adopt the Resolution appointing the Attorney’s for the District.
Staff Report
Attachment A
Attachment B
1.5. New PG&E Easement in Parking District #1, East of 4th Street
Recommended Action:
Approve a Grant of Easement Deed for a gas line easement to PG&E within APN 503-24-
016 in Parking District 1, east of 4th Street.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Grant of Easement Deed
1.6. Award Contract for Financial Software
Recommended Action:
Approval of Agreement with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC for Public Administration
ePLUS Financial Software
Staff Report
Attachment A-CentralSquare Technologies LLC Agreement
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2. GENERAL BUSINESS
2.1. Review of City Council Assignments
Recommended Action:
Review the list of City Council assignments and provide direction on changes to the list of
assignments.
Staff_Report
Attachment A - City Council Assignment Descriptions
Attachment B - Current City Council Assignments
COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Yan Zhao
Association of Bay Area Governments
Cities Association of Santa Clara County-City Selection Committee
Cities Association of Santa Clara County-Legislative Action Committee
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
Council Finance Committee
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee
VTA State Route 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board
West Valley Mayors & Managers
West Valley Sanitation District
Vice Mayor Tina Walia
Council Finance Committee
KSAR Community Access TV Board
Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC)
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors
Saratoga Ministerial Association
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
Council Member Kookie Fitzsimmons
Chamber of Commerce
Hakone Foundation Board
Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Council Committee
Sister City Organization
Council Member Mary-Lynne Bernald
Hakone Foundation Board & Executive Committee
Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Airport/Community Roundtable
Saratoga Historical Foundation
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
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CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA, DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA
PACKET, COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
I, Britt Avrit, 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 November 24, 2021 at the City of
Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at
www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 24th day of November 2021 at Saratoga, California.
Britt Avrit, MMC, 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, copies of materials
distributed to the City Council concurrently with the posting of the agenda, and materials
distributed to the City Council by staff after the posting of the agenda are available on the City
website at www.saratoga.ca.us and are available for review in the office of the City Clerk at 13777
Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Governor’s Executive Order, if
you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at
bavrit@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.
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