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Home My WebLink About02-15-2023 City Council Agenda, amended 02-15-2023Saratoga City Council Agenda February 15, 2023 – Page 1 of 4 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 15, 2023 AMENDED AGENDA • 02/15/2023 ITEM 2.1 SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO AND PRESENTATION SLIDES ADDED Teleconference/Public Participation Information The Commission Interviews, Study Session and 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. 7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION Civic Theater, Council Chambers | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Saratoga City Council Agenda February 15, 2023 – Page 2 of 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on February 9, 2023. 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 February 1, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting. Staff Report Attachment A - Minutes for the February 1, 2023 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: 1/26/23 Period 7; 1/30/23 Period 7. Staff Report Attachment A - Check Register 01-26-2023 Period 7 Attachment B - Check Register 01-30-2023 Period 7 2. GENERAL BUSINESS 2.1. Community Event and Street Closure Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023/24 Recommended Action: Provide staff with direction on funding for Fiscal Year 2023/24 Community Event and Street Closure Grant Program including, 1) secured funding recipients and allocations as well as total funding amount; 2) secured funding recipient and allocation for the Street Closure Grant Program; 3) and competitive Community Event Grant Program funding allocation and application timeline. Staff Report Attachment A – Community Event Grant Program Policy Presentation Slides (added 02-15-2023) Supplemental Memo - Item 2.1 Written Communications Saratoga City Council Agenda February 15, 2023 – Page 3 of 4 2.2. Discussion Regarding Future Teleconferenced Public Meetings Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449 Recommended Action: Receive report on teleconferenced public meetings pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449 and direct staff to return to “normal” pre-pandemic Brown Act rules for teleconferencing beginning March 1, 2023. Staff Report Attachment A - AB 2449 Memo Attachment B - Sample AB 2449 Procedure and Checklist COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS Mayor Kookie Fitzsimmons Cities Association of Santa Clara County-City Selection Committee Council Finance Committee Hakone Foundation Executive Board Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council Board of Directors West Valley Mayors & Managers Association Vice Mayor Yan Zhao Cities Association of Santa Clara County-Legislative Action Committee Saratoga Ministerial Association Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority Alternate Council Member Belal Aftab Association of Bay Area Governments Hakone Foundation Board of Trustees Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Advisory Committee Saratoga Historical Foundation Board of Directors Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee Council Member Chuck Page Council Finance Committee Santa Clara Valley Water Commission Saratoga Chamber of Commerce Board West Valley Clean Water Program Authority Board of Directors West Valley Sanitation District Board of Directors West Valley Solid Waste Management Authority Board of Directors Council Member Tina Walia Cities Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors KSAR Community Access TV Board Santa Clara County Library District Board of Directors Saratoga Sister City Committee Liaison Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors Saratoga City Council Agenda February 15, 2023 – Page 4 of 4 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 9, 2023 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 9th day of February 2023 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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