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Home My WebLink About10-05-2022 City Council Agenda, amended 10-06-2022Saratoga City Council Agenda October 5, 2022 – Page 1 of 5 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 5, 2022 AMENDED AGENDA • 10/03/2022 ITEM 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED • 10/03/2022 ITEM 3.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED • 10/05/2022 ITEM 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED • 10/05/2022 ITEM 2.1 PRESENTATION SLIDES ADDED • 10/05/2022 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FOR NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS ADDED • 10/06/2022 ITEM 2.1 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 6:00 p.m. Joint Session by: • Using the Zoom website https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89256390821; Webinar ID 892 5639 0821 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/89384392021; Webinar ID 893 8439 2021 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 will be provided to the members of the Council and included in the Agenda Packet and/or in supplemental meeting materials. Saratoga City Council Agenda October 5, 2022 – Page 2 of 5 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. 6:00 PM JOINT SESSION Joint Session with Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian Recommended Action: Receive updates from Supervisor Simitian 7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION ROLL CALL REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on September 29, 2022. REPORT ON JOINT SESSION 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. Supplemental Memo 10-05-2022, Non-Agendized Written Communications ANNOUNCEMENTS CEREMONIAL ITEMS Appointment of Library & Community Engagement Commissioner Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution re-appointing Cristina Meiser to the Library & Community Engagement Commission and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office. Staff Report Attachment A - Resolution, Library and Community Engagement Commission Appointment Proclamation Declaring October 5, 2022 Clean Air Day Recommended Action: Proclaim October 5, 2022 Clean Air Day in the City of Saratoga. Staff Report Attachment A – Proclamation Declaring October 5, 2022 Clean Air Day Saratoga City Council Agenda October 5, 2022 – Page 3 of 5 Commendation for Anna Huang Recommended Action: Commend Anna Huang for her service on the Saratoga Parks & Recreation Commission. Staff Report Attachment A - Commendation for Anna Huang 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 September 21, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting. Staff Report Attachment A - Minutes for the September 21, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting 1.2. Review of Accounts Payable Check Registers Recommended Action: Review and accept check registers for the following accounts payable payment cycles: 9/15/22 Period 3; 9/22/22 Period 3 Staff Report Attachment A - Check Register 09-15-2022 Period 3 Attachment B - Check Register 09-22-2022 Period 3 1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended August 31, 2022 Recommended Action: Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended August 31, 2022. Staff Report 1.4. Goleta Avenue Right of Way Easement - Resolution Recommended Action: Approve a resolution accepting the Grant of Easement dated July 28, 2022 from the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD), property owner of 12300 De Sanka Avenue (APN 386-55-001), for a right of way easement along Goleta Avenue. Staff Report Attachment A - Resolution Accepting Grant of Easement to City of Saratoga Attachment B - Grant of Easement to City of Saratoga 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS 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. APCC22-0002 - Appeal of a Temporary Compliance Plan for Winery Operations at House Family Vineyards at 13340 Old Oak Way. Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a public hearing and consider the application that is the subject of the appeal. Saratoga City Council Agenda October 5, 2022 – Page 4 of 5 2. Adopt a resolution denying the appeal (APCC22-0002) and approving the Temporary Compliance Plan for the limited winery operations for House Family Vineyards subject to conditions as approved by the Community Development Department. Staff Report Attachment A- Resolution to Deny the Appeal Attachment B- City Council Code Compliance Policy Attachment C- Approved. Signed Temporary Compliance Plan Attachment D- Appeal Application and related materials Attachment E- Materials from the applicant Attachment F-Chronology of events Attachment G-Public Comments Supplemental Memo - Item 2.1 Written Communications Supplemental Memo - Item 2.1 Written Communications, 2 Presentation Slides (added 10-05-2022) Supplemental Memo - Item 2.1 Written Communications, 3 3. GENERAL BUSINESS 3.1. Reconsider and Confirm Findings Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 and Provide Direction on Continuing Virtual Meetings Recommended Action: 1. Reconsider and confirm findings pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 of the continued public health officials’ recommendation to social distance and to therefore continue the option of holding City of Saratoga Brown Act meetings by teleconference. 2. Discuss and provide direction on continuing virtual meetings. Staff Report Attachment A - City Council Resolution 21-073 Authorizing Teleconferenced Mtgs Pursuant to AB 361 Supplemental Memo - Item 3.1 Written Communications 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 Board of Trustees and Executive Board KSAR Community Access TV Board Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors West Valley Mayors & Managers Association 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 Saratoga City Council Agenda October 5, 2022 – Page 5 of 5 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 September 29, 2022 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 29th day of September 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. 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. 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