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Home My WebLink About01-21-2026 City Council Agenda, amended 01-21-2026Saratoga City Council Meeting Agenda – January 21, 2026 - Page 1 of 5 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 21, 2026 AMENDED AGENDA • 01-21-2026 ITEM 3.1 DESK ITEM NO. 1 ADDED • 01-21-2026 ITEM 3.1 DESK ITEM NO. 2 ADDED • 01-21-2026 ITEM 3.1 PRESENTATION SLIDES ADDED • 01-21-2026 ITEM 3.2 DESK ITEM ADDED 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 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. 7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION Saratoga Civic Theater, Council Chambers | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Saratoga City Council Meeting Agenda – January 21, 2026 - Page 2 of 5 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on January 15, 2026. 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 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 17, 2025, City Council Meeting. Staff Report Attachment A - Minutes for the December 17, 2025 City Council Meeting 1.2 Accounts Payable Check Registers Recommended Action: Review and accept the 12/11/2025, 12/18/2025, and 01/08/2026 accounts payable vendor payment check registers. Staff Report Attachment A - Check Register Reports Dated 12-11-2025 Attachment B - Check Register Reports Dated 12-18-2025 Attachment C - Check Register Reports Dated 01-08-2026 1.3 Final map approval of parcel map application No. ULS25-0005 for two lots located at 13035 Regan Lane Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution granting final map approval of parcel map application No. ULS23-0010 for two lots located at 13035 Regan Lane (APN 393-02-007). Staff Report Attachment A - Resolution Granting Final Map Approval Attachment B - Site Map Attachment C - Final Map Saratoga City Council Meeting Agenda – January 21, 2026 - Page 3 of 5 1.4 Final map approval of parcel map application No. ULS23-0010 for two lots located at 18601 Vessing Road Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution granting final map approval of parcel map application No. ULS23-0010 for two lots located at 18601 Vessing Road (APN 397-05-067). Staff Report Attachment A - Resolution Granting Final Map Approval Attachment B - Site Map Attachment C - Final Parcel Map 1.5 Ordinance Amending Chapter 9 of the Saratoga Municipal Code on Speed Regulations. Recommended Action: Waive reading and adopt the ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Saratoga Municipal Code on Speed Regulations. Staff Report Attachment A - Ordinance Amending Chapter 9 2. GENERAL BUSINESS 2.1 Multi-Jurisdictional Sheriff’s Office Contract Negotiations Ad Hoc Committee Recommended Action: Appoint one Council representative to a multi-jurisdictional Sheriff’s Office Contract Negotiations Ad- Hoc committee comprised of one representative from the City Councils of Cupertino, Saratoga, and Los Altos Hills. Staff Report 2.2 Resolution Updating Unrepresented Employees’ Compensation & Terms of Employment Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution updating the compensation and terms of employment for Unrepresented Employees. Staff Report Attachment A - Resolution Attachment B - Compensation and Terms of Employment Attachment C - Compensation and Terms of Employment (Redline Version) 2.3 City Council Compensation Recommended Action: Provide direction specific to City Council compensation. Staff Report Saratoga City Council Meeting Agenda – January 21, 2026 - Page 4 of 5 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3.1 Proposed Ordinance Amending Article 15-50 (Tree Regulations) Recommended Action: Conduct the public hearing, introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance amending Article 15- 50, Tree Regulations of the Saratoga City Code to strengthen fire protection measures throughout the City of Saratoga. Staff Report Attachment A - Ordinance Attachment B - Wildland Urban Interface Map Attachment C - Cal Fire Zone 0 Brochure Attachment D - California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Draft Zone 0 Regulation Language Attachment E - Public Comment Desk Item No. 1 (added 01-21-2026) Desk Item No. 2 (added 01-21-2026) Presentation Slides (added 01-21-2026) 3.2 Proposed Ordinance Concerning Short Term Rentals Recommended Actions: 1. Conduct the public hearing, introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance adopting Article 15-42 of the Saratoga City Code concerning short term rentals; and 2. Provide direction to staff on enforcement strategies. Staff Report Attachment A - Ord Prohibiting Short-Term Rentals Attachment B - Ord. Authorizing and Regulating Short-Term Rentals Attachment C - PC Staff Report Attachment D - Public Comments Desk Item (added 01-21-2026) 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 January 15, 2026 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 15th day of January 2026 at Saratoga, California. Britt Avrit, City Clerk Saratoga City Council Meeting Agenda – January 21, 2026 - 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. 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