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Home My WebLink About03-03-1999 City Council Agendafile:///E|/ag1999/ag0303.htm AGENDA SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Wednesday, March 3, 1999 -5:30 p.m. PLACE: Closed Session -Administration Conference Room, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue; Regular Meeting -Civic Theatre, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue TYPE: Regular Meeting OPEN SESSION -5:30 p.m. in Administration Conference Room, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION 1. CLOSED SESSION -5:30 p.m., Administration Conference Rm., 13777 Fruitvale Avenue A. Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Government Code 54956.9 -Existing Litigation; Name of Cases: San Francisco Baykeepers et al vs. Saratoga; City of Saratoga vs. West Valley-Mission Community College District; City of Saratoga vs. County of Santa Clara (Arbitration). B) Conference With Legal Counsel -Anticipated Litigation -Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9: (Four cases) MAYOR'S REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION CALL TO ORDER -REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL 2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS -None REPORT OF? CITY CLERK ON POSTING OF AGENDA file:///E|/ag1999/ag0303.htm (1 of 4) [6/30/2008 3:38:14 PM] file:///E|/ag1999/ag0303.htm Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on February 26, 1999. 3. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS AND THE PUBLIC A. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS -Any member of the public will be allowed to address the City Council for up to three (3) minutes on matters not on this agenda. The law generally prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on any such matters. However, the Council may instruct staff accordingly regarding Oral Communications under Agenda Item No. 8. 1. Jack Lucas, Monte Sereno Mayor, West Valley Cities representative to VTA Board. B. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS -None C. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Letter from Saratoga Lions requesting City co-sponsorship of Saratoga July 4th Hometown Celebration. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR These items will be acted upon in one motion for each section unless they are removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion. However, items in Section A have already been considered by the City Council at a previous meeting where the public was invited to comment, after which the public hearing was closed. Those items are not subject to further public discussion at this meeting because the vote taken at the previous meeting was final. Resolutions concerning decisions made at previous meetings are for the purpose of memorializing the decision to assure the accuracy of the findings, the prior vote, and any conditions imposed. A. Previously Discussed Items -None B. New Items 1. Planning Commission Actions, February 24, 1999 Recommendation: Note and file. 2. Approval of Check Register Recommendation: Note and file. 3. Ordinance regarding New Sewage Disposal Requirements (Second reading and adoption) Recommendation: Adopt subject ordinance file:///E|/ag1999/ag0303.htm (2 of 4) [6/30/2008 3:38:14 PM] file:///E|/ag1999/ag0303.htm 4. Monthly Financial Reports for January 1999: a) Treasurer's Report b) Investment Report c) Financial Report Recommendation: Note and file. C. Claims Against the City -Susan Grant; Phyllis Quihuis Recommendation: Reject subject claims. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS -7:30 p.m. A. Vessing Road Assessment District Protest Hearing (Continued from 2/3/99) Recommendation: Conclude public hearing and determine whether to proceed with formation of Assessment District. B. V98-011, Loh Appeal Recommendation: Deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission's decision. 6. OLD BUSINESS A. Presentation of Engineer's Report for Horseshoe Drive Annexation to Landscape and Lighting Assessment District (LLA-1) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution preliminarily approving Engineer's Report and setting Public Hearing for April 21, 1999. 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion regarding City Council position on future development at the Mt. Winery Recommendation: Provide direction to staff as appropriate. 8. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (continued) and instructions to staff regarding actions on current oral communications. 9. ROUTINE MATTERS (Note: City Attorney will be excused at this point if no longer needed.) A. Approval of Minutes -February 9, 1999 and February 17, 1999 10. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS A. Agenda items for the next adjourned regular meeting (Note: The purpose of listing the items file:///E|/ag1999/ag0303.htm (3 of 4) [6/30/2008 3:38:14 PM] file:///E|/ag1999/ag0303.htm immediately following is not to discuss or take action on them, but simply to decide whether they are to be placed on the agenda for the next adjourned meeting of March 9, 1999. 1) Joint Meeting with Parks and Recreation Commission 2) Contract City Attorney Screening/Selection Criteria 3) Y2K Technology Project Update B. Other 11. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Peter Gonda at 408/868-1221. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II] Public hearings will start promptly at 7:30, when the Council will move from whatever item it is considering at that time to public hearings. Note: Devices to assist the hearing impaired are now available in the lobby. file:///E|/ag1999/ag0303.htm (4 of 4) [6/30/2008 3:38:14 PM]