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Home My WebLink About12-07-2022 City Council Agenda, amended 12-8-2022Saratoga City Council Agenda December 7, 2022 – Page 1 of 5 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 7, 2022 AMENDED AGENDA • 12/7/2022 ITEM 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED • 12/7/2022 ITEM 2.1 PRESENTATION SLIDES ADDED • 12/8/2022 ITEM 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED Teleconference/Public Participation Information The Regular Session will be held in-person and by teleconference pursuant to amendments to the teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act allowing teleconferencing during a proclaimed state of emergency when a local official has recommended social distancing. Members of the City Council and the public may participate in person at the location listed below or via the Zoom platform using the information below. Members of the public can view and participate in the 7:00 p.m. Regular Session by: 1. Attending the meeting in person at the Civic Theater, Council Chambers located at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga CA 95070; OR 2. Accessing the meeting through Zoom • Webinar URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81627041223 • Webinar ID: 816 2704 1223 • Call In: 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833; OR 3. 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 4. Viewing online at http://saratoga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=2 and calling in following the direction above. Written Communication Comments can be submitted in writing at www.saratoga.ca.us/comment. Written communications will be provided to the members of the City Council and included in the Agenda Packet and/or in supplemental meeting materials. 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. Public Comment will begin with speakers attending in-person first followed by those attending via Zoom. 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. Saratoga City Council Agenda December 7, 2022 – Page 2 of 5 7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION Civic Theater, Council Chambers | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on December 2, 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 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 November 16, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting. Staff Report Attachment A - Minutes for the November 16, 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: 11/8/22 Period 5; 11/16/22 Period 5; 11/22/22 Period 5. Staff Report Attachment A - Check Register 11-8-2022 Period 5 Attachment B - Check Register 11-16-2022 Period 5 Attachment C - Check Register 11-22-2022 Period 5 1.3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended October 31, 2022 Recommended Action: Review and accept the Treasurer’s Report for the month ended October 31, 2022. Staff Report 1.4. Reconsider and confirm findings pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 Recommended Action: Reconsider and confirm findings pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 of the continued public health officials’ recommendation to social distance and to therefore continue providing members of City of Saratoga Brown Act bodies with the option to attend meetings by teleconference. Staff Report Attachment A - City Council Resolution 21-073 Authorizing Teleconferenced Mtgs Pursuant to AB 361 Saratoga City Council Agenda December 7, 2022 – Page 3 of 5 1.5. Update to Heritage Preservation Ordinance Recommended Action: Waive the second reading of the attached ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the City Code, Heritage Preservation, and finding the amendment to be exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adopt the attached ordinance. Staff Report Attachment A- Ordinance 1.6. Commercial and Recreational Vehicle Parking Restriction Ordinance Recommended Action: Waive the second reading of the attached ordinance amending the City Municipal Code and finding the amendment to be exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adopt the attached ordinance. Staff Report Attachment A - Ordinance 1.7. Adoption of the 2022 California Building Standards Code with Local Modifications Recommended Actions: 1. Adopt the resolution making the findings regarding proposed modifications to the referenced sections of the California Building Standards Code (CBSC) with Local Modifications. 2. Waive the second reading of the attached ordinance adopting the 2022 California Building Standards Code with local modifications finding the amendment to be exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adopt the attached ordinance. Staff Report Attachment A – Resolution Attachment B- Ordinance adopting 2022 California Building Standards Code with local modifications 1.8. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Recommended Action: Receive and file the 2021-22 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and related supplemental reports as follows: A. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) B. SAS 112 Report (Internal Controls) C. SAS 114 Report (Communication to Governance) D. Single Audit Exemption Staff Report Attachment A - 2021-22 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Attachment B - 2021-22 SAS 112 Report (Internal Controls) Attachment C - SAS 114 Report (Communication to Governance) Attachment D - Single Audit Exemption Saratoga City Council Agenda December 7, 2022 – Page 4 of 5 1.9. Budget Amendment – Allendale Landscape District LLA Zone 36 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution appropriating $4,500 from the LLA Zone 36 fund balance into the Fiscal Year 2022/23 operating budget. Staff Report Attachment A - Budget Resolution Attachment B - Zone 36 Map 2. GENERAL BUSINESS 2.1. Review of Draft Responses to HCD Comments on the Housing Element Recommended Action: 1. Review the proposed responses to comments from California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on the Draft Housing Element. 2. Receive public comments. 3. Provide comments and direction to staff on responses and revisions to the Housing Element for resubmittal to HCD. Staff Report Attachment A – Summary of HCD Comments and Proposed Responses Attachment B - HCD Comment Letter, October 26, 2022 Attachment C – Initial Draft of the 2023-2031 Housing Element Attachment D – Consequences for Failure to Have an Adequate Housing Element Attachment E – The “Builder’s Remedy” and Housing Elements, ABAG, October, 2022 Attachment F – Public Comments Supplemental Memo - Item 2.1 Written Communications Presentation Slides (added 12-07-2022) Additional Written Communications Received 2.2. Saratoga Village Parklets - Update Recommended Action: Accept Report and provide direction to Staff. Staff Report Attachment - Map of Parklet Locations 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 Saratoga City Council Agenda December 7, 2022 – Page 5 of 5 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 December 2, 2022 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 2nd day of December 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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