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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 2, 2022
AMENDED AGENDA
• 02/28/2022 ITEM 1.1 ATTACHMENT A, REVISED 02-28-2022
• 02/28/2022 ITEM 1.3 RECOMMENDED ACTION REVISED TO MATCH STAFF
REPORT 02-28-2022
• 03/02/2022 ITEM 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED
• 03/02/2022 ITEM 3.1 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 5:00 p.m. Commission Interviews by:
• Using the Zoom website https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84336814631; Webinar ID
843 3681 4631 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 the 7:00 p.m. Regular Session by:
• Using the Zoom website https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85240135758; Webinar ID
852 4013 5758 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 direction above; OR
• Viewing online at http://saratoga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=2 and calling in
following the direction above.
The public will not be able to participate in the meeting in person.
Written Communication
Comments can be submitted in writing at www.saratoga.ca.us/comment. Written communications
received by 5:00 p.m., eight calendar days before the Council Meeting will be included in the City
Council’s agenda packet. Anything received after that time and up to the end of the public
comment period for that item will be provided to the members of the Council and included in
supplemental meeting materials.
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Public Comment
Members of the public may comment on any item for up to three (3) minutes. The amount of time
for public comment may be reduced by the Mayor or by action of the City Council.
Meeting Recording Information
In accordance with the Saratoga City Council’s Meeting Recording Policy, City Council Study
Sessions, Joint Meetings, Joint Sessions, Commission Interviews, Retreats, meetings with the
Planning Commission, and Regular Session Meetings are recorded and made available following
the meeting on the City website.
5:00 PM COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
ROLL CALL
REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA
The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on February 24, 2022.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
Any member of the public may address the City Council 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
Time Name Commission Vacancies Incumbent
5:00 p.m. Clinton
Brownley
Planning
Commission
2 Full Terms
(ending March 31,
2026)
Yes
5:15 p.m. John Fitzpatrick Planning
Commission
2 Full Terms
(ending March 31,
2026)
No
5:30 p.m. Monica Gupta Planning
Commission
2 Full Terms
(ending March 31,
2026)
No
5:45 p.m. Ping Li Planning
Commission
2 Full Terms
(ending March 31,
2026)
No
6:00 p.m. Hobert Wai Planning
Commission
2 Full Terms
(ending March 31,
2026)
No
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CEREMONIAL ITEMS
Proclamation Declaring March 2022 as Youth Art Month
Recommended Action:
Present the proclamation declaring March 2022 as Youth Art Month
Staff Report
Attachment A - Proclamation Declaring March 2022 as Youth Art Month
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.
1.1. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended Action:
Approve the Minutes for the February 16, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting.
Staff Report (Updated 02-28-2022)
Attachment A - Minutes for the February 16, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting, Revised
02-28-2022
1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended Action:
Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles:
2/10/22 Period 8; 2/17/22 Period 8.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Check Register 02-10-2022 Period 8
Attachment B - Check Register 02-17-2022 Period 8
1.3. Notice of Completion – 2021 Civic Theater Lighting and Controls Upgrade Project
Recommended Action:
Move to accept the 2021 Civic Theater Lighting and Controls Upgrade Project contract as
complete and authorize staff to record the Notice of Completion.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Notice of Completion
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 relating to appeals of State determinations regarding development in Very
High Fire Hazard Zones
Recommended Action:
Conduct a public hearing, introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance amending
section 16-05.020 of the Saratoga Municipal Code relating to appeals of State
determinations regarding development in Very High Fire Hazard Zones, and direct staff to
place the ordinance on the Consent Calendar of the next regular meeting of the City Council
for adoption.
Staff Report
Attachment A – Fire Safe Determinations Appeals Ordinance
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Attachment B – Map of Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Saratoga
Supplemental Memo Written Communications, Item 2.1 (added 03-02-2022)
3. GENERAL BUSINESS
3.1. American Rescue Plan Act/Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Spending Plan & FY 2022 Budget Adjustment
Recommended Action:
Adopt the budget resolution amending the FY 2022 budget by creating a new special
revenue fund titled “SLFRF Fund” and appropriating five Capital Improvement Plan
Stormwater Management Project budgets.
Staff Report - ARPA SLFRF
Attachment A - Final Rule Overview
Attachment B - Budget Adjustment Resolution
Attachment C - Project Worksheets.pdf
Supplemental Memo Written Communications, Item 3.1 (added 03-02-2022)
3.2. Reconsider and confirm findings pursuant to Assembly Bill 361
Recommended Action:
1. Reconsider and confirm findings pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 361 of the continued
existence of a state of emergency and public health officials’ recommendation of social
distancing to continue virtual meetings for all City of Saratoga Brown Act bodies through
March 31, 2022.
2. Provide direction to staff regarding future in-person Brown Act meetings.
Staff Report
Attachment A - City Council Resolution 21-073 Authorizing Teleconferenced Mtgs Pursuant
to AB 361
3.3. Meeting Recording Policy
Recommended Action:
Consider Mayor’s proposal to direct staff to amend the Meeting Recording Policy adding
City Council Finance Committee meetings to the list of City meetings that are recorded.
Staff Report
Attachment A – Meeting Recording Policy
COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Tina Walia
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
Hakone Foundation Executive Board
KSAR Community Access TV Board
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors
West Valley Mayors & Managers Association
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Vice Mayor Kookie Fitzsimmons
Council Finance Committee
Hakone Foundation Board of Trustees
Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Advisory Committee
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce Board
Saratoga Sister City Committee Liaison
Council Member Mary-Lynne Bernald
Saratoga Historical Foundation Board of Directors
Council Member Rishi Kumar
Santa Clara County Library District Board of Directors
Santa Clara Valley Water Commission
West Valley Clean Water Program Authority Board of Directors
West Valley Solid Waste Management Authority Board of Directors
Council Member Yan Zhao
Association of Bay Area Governments
Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council Board of Directors
Saratoga Ministerial Association
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) State Route 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board
West Valley Sanitation District Board of Directors
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, 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 February 24, 2022 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 February 2022 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.
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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.
[28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA title II]