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Home My WebLink About12-17-2025 City Council AgendaSaratoga City Council Meeting Agenda – December 17, 2025 - Page 1 of 5 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 17, 2025 Public Participation Information In accordance with Saratoga City Council’s Remote Public Participation Policy, members of the public may participate in these meetings in person at the locations listed below or via remote attendance (if applicable) using the Zoom information below. In the event remote participation technology is unexpectedly unavailable, the meeting will proceed in person without remote participation. Members of the public can view and participate in the 6:00 p.m. Closed Session by: 1. Attending the meeting in person at: • City Hall Linda Callon Conference Room, located at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga CA 95070 OR 2. Accessing the meeting through Zoom: • Webinar URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89527052458 • Webinar ID 895 2705 2458 OR • Call In: 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833 (*6 to unmute; *9 to raise hand) Members of the public can view and participate in the 7:00 p.m. Regular Session by: 1. Attending the meeting in person at: • Saratoga 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 OR • Call In: 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833 (*6 to unmute; *9 to raise hand); 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 www.saratoga.ca.us/watch and calling in following the direction above. Written Communication Comments can be submitted in writing via the Council Comments Form. 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 Meeting Agenda – December 17, 2025 - Page 2 of 5 6:00 PM CLOSED SESSION City Hall, Linda Callon Conference Room | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov’t Code 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: Matt Morley, Richard Taylor, and Deanna Mouser Unrepresented Employees: All 7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION Saratoga 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 12, 2025. REPORT FROM CLOSED 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. ANNOUNCEMENTS CEREMONIAL ITEMS Presentation of Certificates to Celebrate 30 Years of the Saratoga Woods Little Christmas Tree Tradition Recommended Action: Recognize community members for their contributions to the 30th Anniversary of the Saratoga Woods Little Christmas Tree Tradition. Babbage Certificate for Saratoga Woods Christmas Trees Dean Certificate for Saratoga Woods Christmas Trees Appointments and Terms of Heritage Preservation & Traffic Safety Commissioners Recommended Actions: 1. Adopt the Resolution appointing George Mednick and reappointing Jason Mount to the Traffic Safety Commission, and reappointing Bill Cooper to the Heritage Preservation Commission, and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office. 2. Extend the terms of the current Heritage Preservation and Traffic Safety Commissioners so that each term shall end in February of the calendar year following the year in which the Commissioner’s term is scheduled to end. Staff Report Attachment A - Resolution HPC and TSC Appointments Saratoga City Council Meeting Agenda – December 17, 2025 - Page 3 of 5 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: Review and Approve the Minutes for the December 3, 2025, City Council Meeting. Staff Report Attachment A - Minutes for the December 3, 2025 City Council Meeting 1.2 Accounts Payable Check Registers Recommended Action: Review and accept the 11/26/2025 and 12/04/2025 accounts payable vendor payment check registers. Staff Report Attachment A - Check Register Reports Dated 11-26-2025 Attachment B - Check Register Reports Dated 12-04-2025 1.3 Proposed 2026 City Council Meeting Schedule Recommended Action: Discuss and approve the proposed 2026 City Council Meeting Schedule and authorize the City Manager, after consultation with the Mayor, to reinstate a cancelled meeting if any urgent items arise. Staff Report Attachment A - 2026 City Council Meeting Schedule 1.4 Nuemo Muniservices Sales Tax Resolution Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution giving Nuemo Muniservices Consultants authority to collect and analyze sales tax data for the City of Saratoga. Staff Report Attachment A - Nuemo Muniservices Sales Tax Resolution 1.5 AB1600 Development Impact Fee Annual Report Recommended Action: Review and accept the annual AB1600 Development Impact Fee report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Staff Report Attachment A - Park-in-Lieu Project List 1.6 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Recommended Action: Receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and related reports and direct City staff to prepare and post the City’s Annual Financial Transactions Report using the financial statements contained in the ACFR and in accordance with State law. Staff Report Attachment A - 2024-25 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Saratoga City Council Meeting Agenda – December 17, 2025 - Page 4 of 5 1.7 Adoption of City Council Assignments Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution establishing City Council assignments for calendar year 2026. Staff Report Attachment A - Resolution Approving Council Assignments Attachment B - City Council Assignment Descriptions 1.8 Commission Local Appointments List and Terms Expiring in 2026 Recommended Action: Adopt the Local Appointments List for terms expiring in the 2026 calendar year and direct the City Clerk to post on the City’s website. Staff Report Attachment A - Local Appointments List Attachment B - 2026 Tentative Commission Recruitment Schedule 2. PUBLIC HEARING 2.1 Speed Zones at Saratoga Schools Recommended Actions: 1. Conduct a Public Hearing. 2. Introduce and waive the first reading of the Ordinance (Attachment A) amending Chapter 9 of the Saratoga Municipal Code on Speed Regulations. 3. Direct staff to place the Ordinance for adoption at the January 21, 2026, meeting. Staff Report Attachment A - Ordinance Amending Chapter 9 COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS Council Assignments CITY COUNCIL ITEMS COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS CITY MANAGER'S REPORT CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS 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 12, 2025 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 12th day of December 2025 at Saratoga, California. Britt Avrit, City Clerk Saratoga City Council Meeting Agenda – December 17, 2025 - Page 5 of 5 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. 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]