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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Miller called the virtual Special Meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. via teleconferencing
through Zoom.
Prior to Roll Call, the Mayor and City Clerk explained that the City Council meeting was conducted
pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act and a recent Executive Order issued by the Governor to
facilitate teleconferencing to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission at public meetings. Ordinarily
the Brown Act sets strict rules for teleconferencing. The Governor's Executive Order has suspended
those rules. The Executive Order does require that public agencies continue to notice meetings in
advance and provide members of the public an opportunity to observe the meeting and offer public
comment. The City Council met all of the applicable notice requirements and the public is welcome to
participate in this meeting. Information on how the public can observe the meeting and provide public
comment was also shared. Additionally, the Mayor explained that votes would be taken through roll call.
REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA
City Clerk Debbie Bretschneider reported that the agenda for this meeting was properly posted
on July 22, 2020.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Howard A. Miller, Vice Mayor Mary -Lynne Bernald,
Council Members Yan Zhao, Rishi Kumar.
(All Council members appearing via teleconference.)
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: James Lindsay, City Manager
Richard Taylor, City Attorney
Crystal Bothelio, Assistant City Manager
Debbie Bretschneider, City Clerk
(All staff members appearing via teleconference)
City Clerk Debbie Bretschneider confirmed all City Council members could hear the meeting
proceedings and no doubts were expressed regarding the identities of the individuals representing
themselves as City Council Members.
AGENDA ITEMS
Urgency Ordinance Temporarily Suspending the Operating Hour Limitations for Rotating
Emergency Shelters
Recommended Action:
Approve the urgency ordinance temporarily suspending the operating hour limitations for
rotating emergency shelters established in City Code Section 15-23.020(k).
Crystal Bothelio, Assistant City Manager, presented the staff report.
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Mayor Miller invited public comment on the item.
The following people requested to speak:
Eric Swanson spoke
Nathan Winterhof spoke
No one else requested to speak.
BERNALD/ZHAO MOVED TO APPROVE THE URGENCY ORDINANCE
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE OPERATING HOUR LIMITATIONS FOR
ROTATING EMERGENCY SHELTERS ESTABLISHED IN CITY CODE
SECTION 15-23.020(K). MOTION PASSED BY VERBAL ROLL CALL. AYES:
MILLER, BERNALD, ZHAO, KUMAR. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT:
NONE.
ADJOURNMENT
BERNALD/ZHAO MOVED TO ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING AT 5:14 P.M.
MOTION PASSED BY VERBAL ROLL CALL. AYES: MILLER, BERNALD, ZHAO,
KUMAR. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.
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