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MINUTES
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Zhao called the Special Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Yan Zhao, Vice Mayor Belal Aftab, Council Members
Kookie Fitzsimmons, Chuck Page, Tina Walia
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: James Lindsay, City Manager
Leslie Arroyo, Assistant City Manager
Britt Avrit, City Clerk
John Cherbone, Public Works Director
Bryan Swanson, Community Development Director
Emma Burkhalter, Associate Civil Engineer
Bridget Cash, Administrative Analyst
Nicole Johnson, Senior Planner
Ramona McGary, Administrative Analyst
Heritage Preservation Commission Work Plan
Recommended Action:
Meet with Commission, discuss priorities and approve FY 2024-2025 work plan with input
provided by the City Council.
Heritage Preservation Commission Chair Margarete Minar introduced Vice Chair Priya Shastri
and Commissioner Zhen Li. The Commission then presented its proposed FY 24/25 work plan.
Mayor Zhao invited public comment.
No one requested to speak.
PAGE/FITZSIMMONS MOVED TO APPROVE THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION
COMMISSION FY 24/25 WORK PLAN REMOVING #4 - POINT OF INTEREST
MARKERS/PLAQUES AND THE ASSOCIATED BUDGET REQUEST. MOTION
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: FITZSIMMONS, PAGE, WALIA, AFTAB,
ZHAO. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. RECUSED: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.
Library and Public Art Commission Work Plan
Recommended Action:
Meet with Commission, discuss priorities and approve FY 2024-2025 work plan with input
provided by the City Council.
Library and Public Art Commission Chair Cristina Meiser introduced Vice Chair Valerie
Nygaard and Commissioners Eric Lewis, Siana Smith, and Ramya Vasu. The Commission then
presented its proposed FY 24/25 work plan.
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Mayor Zhao invited public comment.
The following individual spoke at this time: Bernie Mills
AFTAB MOVED TO APPROVE THE LIBRARY AND PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
FY 24/25 WORK PLAN.
Additional discussion took place.
PAGE/FITZSIMMONS MOVED TO APPROVE THE LIBRARY AND PUBLIC ART
COMMISSION FY 24/25 WORK PLAN REMOVING #1 – COMMUNITY EVENT
GRANT PROGRAM. MOTION PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES:
FITZSIMMONS, PAGE, WALIA, AFTAB, ZHAO. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE.
RECUSED: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.
Mayor Zhao requested a 10-minute break at this time.
Mayor Zhao reconvened the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
Parks & Recreation Commission Work Plan
Recommended Action:
Meet with Commission, discuss priorities and approve FY 2024-2025 work plan with input
provided by the City Council.
Parks & Recreation Commission Chair Badri Sridharan introduced Vice Chair Jim Cargill. The
Commission then presented its proposed FY 24/25 work plan.
Mayor Zhao invited public comment.
The following individuals spoke at this time: Bernie Mills
PAGE/WALIA MOVED TO APPROVE THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
FY 24/25 WORK PLAN REMOVING #5 – HISTORIC PLAQUE PROGRAM FOR CITY
PARKS. MOTION PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: FITZSIMMONS, PAGE,
WALIA, AFTAB, ZHAO. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. RECUSED: NONE. ABSENT:
NONE.
Traffic Safety Commission Work Plan
Recommended Action:
Meet with Commission, discuss priorities and approve FY 2024-2025 work plan with input
provided by the City Council.
Traffic Safety Commission Chair Robert Eng introduced Vice Chair Alec Gulesserian and
Commissioner Jason Mount. The Commission then presented the proposed FY 24/25 work
plan.
Mayor Zhao invited public comment.
The following individuals spoke at this time: Bernie Mills, Amy Cody
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PAGE/AFTAB MOVED TO APPROVE THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION FY
24/25 WORK PLAN ADDING THAT THE COMMISSION EXPLORE CREATING A
PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE DRIVING BEHAVIOR IN
SARATOGA. MOTION PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: FITZSIMMONS,
PAGE, WALIA, AFTAB, ZHAO. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. RECUSED: NONE.
ABSENT: NONE.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Zhao adjourned the meeting at 7:57 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted:
Britt Avrit, City Clerk
City of Saratoga