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MAYOR'S MESSAGE
To the citizens of Saratoga:
It is Frith great pride that we offer the first
~dit~on afi fife arata~n far the year ~~~~~
we Nape that this publieatic~n wild net only
ir~fc~rrr~ the citNZert~ of arate+~a as tt~ what
I h8ppanin~ V4~IfihMn our ~a~r~ur~ity~ ~]~!~
ur~il~ a~~a serve a a means far people tc~
eor~rnur~icate their ~u~sfiians ~rnd can-
cerns about cifiy ~evernment to the city
aauf~cil, Included In this and ~u~k~a~uant
issues i~il~ ~~ ~ ta~r~aff repansa yard
which wMll cover issues issues currently
being dicussad fibs ~+auncil, we leak
forward tv hearing frarn yap.
together with our city webste,
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wiNl fu~her advances fibs abjectiv~e of
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Thank you.
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ll~areh 3 ill arat+~~a diddle shoal
pence - are#~c~~ a~th vrereiian
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Niar~h 4 ar~r~unity rah ~aed-
arata+ga chamber of arni~erce
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~~~~ 7 lectian pay
il~~t'h~ 1 ~ fit. l~afir~ckhs pay pinner~
arataga aniar tenter ~~~-17
~~ril 1 ind+~rella opens afi the
arataga amrrrur~ity enter
B~~-1 4
A~r111 ~ hummer a+acreatlan
Brochure Released
~r~rll ~ ~ B.paghett pir~rtier=arataga
adult gay air ~r'~ter ~~~-1
i~iay 1-1 Bprlr~g lean•pp pair
reer~ 1~"alley pisposal arnpany
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i~e~ T B~aratoga Rate ry art Show at
west alley ailege 7-4~
~~y '~'~ ~lerrwarlal pay ill city°
aloes lased in~ abser~anc+e.~
MEASURE N LIBRARY BOND
Can March ~~~, the awtiz~ns ~f
~~~~~~~- will ~t~ ~n whither t
~uthc~ri~~ ~p to 1 ~ rrrilli+~n in ~ener~al
obli~ti~n band tc~ ren~v~te rid
expand the er~t~+~a ~rnmunity
Library. Listed ~an the ballet as
l~a~ur~ N, the measure will read:
T~ improve, re~~va~~, ~n~' ~x~ar~
~h~ ara~aa ~rr~r~t~r~r~y Liar ~r~
i~~ c~rren# i~~~~itar~ ~y prc~+vidi~~
p~~~~ ~c~r r~~r~ ~~~~,~ er~~~rr""rag ~nad-
~rr~ +~~rt~~ua~ s~ar~~'~rs; x,~r~v~r~g
a~~es ~a ~`ir~ ~~~~ . ups' frrl ~~~~~rr~
~a! ~r~rirt ~~r c~r~pu#e~r; pr~vi~ir~
~a~~~t~ e~tr~c~,! ~rpdairirt~! rna~~-
c~a~~ lice#i~r~ aid ~r~v~d'rr~ ~d~~~ic~r~-
~~ spate fqr ~l~i~~dr~r~'s re~dil~ ~ra~~,
h~~~ the +ri*y rssr~a ,~ ,~i#~1~r~ ire
~b~r~~s ~ f~~ ~~w~~sf ir~~erasif ~~~~
p~~slla, v~i~~ ~rarar?~e~d" anr~c~af
a~udi~s¢ ~ cl~i~er~'s ~~~~,~~#~~ ~carrtrr~lt-
tee, and ~~ rn~r~ey ~~r adr~~r~~si*ra~~r~"
s~Jari~es,
~f pa~~d, ~y a tr~aRfhird ~n~~~rtyr
prc~p~rty f~x~ wa~ld ~ ncre~a~d to
~ c~ffi the band ever thirty years,:
The ~v~r~c ann~ua9 property ta~c
incr~~ac fir the ~~-year p~ri~d would
b+e 11,4 par ~ aa,~~l~ oaf ~5S8~S~d
valuati~n~ In a~her ~v~rds, ~~r a prap-
e~y ase~scd an the Jaunty tax roll
at (~~,(~~~, property taxes would be
an ~verag~ ~f ~. higher if t'ba
bind i appra~redo ~~ rates are esti-
r~ated t~ be slightly higher in the ear-
lier gears ~appraximately 1 .~+~ per
~p,~p~~ and sl%~htly I~wer in later
years.
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dust in ii~~~e for Cpl°i11-clear7ing and ~ incc held ir7g carnr~~~nity outreach rr~eet~
garden pra~ects, the +~ify of arfaga I inks in eptc~nler and l~avrnber 1 ,
I and green V~Illey ~ispvssl are affering ~
free fresh callectican days between May ~' ~ ~ ~ m ~ n i ~ y v I p r7 f
department is preparing an update ~f the
I 1 and ~ l~esidonts will be r~etified ~f I Circulation and ceriic highway Element
I their specific day by mail and may p~~t i
dui unlimiied amaur~ts of yard clippi~ng~ ~ of the Cer7eral P1ar~. The update ~~~-
es current Traffic ~-nditians ar~d identifies
I and normal household , ~
~ waste ~ I
C~llectlon mate-
r g~~i~ fa meet tl~iure needsa ~Iratea res-
icier~ts will be asked tt~
review the draft later
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vials sl~aul~il be ~~ '~ I
~ placed ire ~~gal- ~ ~
Ion garbage this springy,
®The rancaral lan includes staven
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e~lns ~0-gallop elernenfsR land use, hausing~ onservam
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I plastic bags, secured cardboard I tiorl~ cir~cuiatic~n and scenic hihwa~ys,
n+~ise
cpe~ sp~ICe and safety.
~ baxes~, ar tied ~ntc~ bundles na larger I ,
~ than three feet by three feet, ~Ja single ~
item may weigh ~~rer ~'~ pounds. Be . _ ~ ®~ ~. ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~
aratag~I residents may dispose of I
I surd t+c s+~t yard clippings pouf separate- these fcr frac the svcc~nd turday of I
ly frarr~ fresh, Girt, racks, fires, con- every r~~anth at 1 ~~ , 1 lath fit., fan ~
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crate mattresses, retrigeratarsf I~Irge Jose and the thin aiurday of every
I furniture and appliances are ~nat rnranth at ~ 4 earl Rd,, u~nnyvale, ~
~ acceptable tar this picl~ up,
~ Ha~ardeus items such ~s
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e~ti- Materials must he in closed canfainers
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, p ray lar er than five allans, l
or mare
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I cider, swimming peal chemi~calsq sal-
I vents af~d mater rail will nit bo ~ecept- infarrnatian contact arlta Mara I
bounty Hazardous waste of ~'g•~~Q~, I
j ~d etht~r.
••••••BEETLE INFESTATIONS•••••••
offer a sudden, uncxplin~~ die-rift cif II~~~
Mate's Tar- Usk forest, tw€~ l~cil.~ulat~c~r-
fha oak bark beefle a~lri ual~ amkarbi~i
beetle, are e~tplodir~~. vlth an enormous
arraur~t Hof dead al~d dyir~ flan Caks fr.
supprart their population grr~w~h~~ tl~e bee-
flex are now ~atteckir~g a.r~d l~Illing thou-
sands at Coast dive airs,
l~orlle~,'~uf~ers era ad~rrsed to lraspact yak
trees ~~n their pro~aerty fc~r infesiltiar~,
Barrie . t~~aate, City ~rborisfF offers ~I~~~
fallowing guidelines fior examining ~~~~~~~
treating trevs~
~ngir~ning in fu~arch, lock fog ~ dark ra~~ing
pate}~ ~n the arl~ ~.~rfa cant tc~ two
feat ~~l~e the and and reddish-br~ewn bar-
ing ~~ISt era the laver bark surface. These
are the tint signs +~l oak bark beetle ir~fes
t;s11ar7. A~t~bresi~ beetles. leave fine, wfi~ite
Sawd~a~t tin the #re~e trunk andlor eras- ir7cl•a
dark p~ -~ches wiil~~ a white spot in ih nairidle.
if 1 ~(~ of the dark pafchos are f a~.and
~r r~rar~~ fhar~ a few cif the while patches,
it is prr~l~r~bly tea l~Ite to s-aye tho tr~~° <<d...
• ~Il tr~ec~~:, regardless of int~~~iatiar~
should lie sprayed l~~~lv~~r~r~ March <~
and April and agail~ between mid-Augur :~~
and r7~id-,epter~~ber with either '".Astrra"' ~~I~
~~C~ragnet". t~nly certified pest c~ntrallers
rr~~.~y at~iy khr-~r~ pesticides.
• .Trees th~~t ~I r' elead or b~yQnd saving
must be c~~t rir;~wr~ {~nrt remeved tta a
~lr.~r~p. ,any firowaort ~~~ved frorr~ these
trees r~~ust be tightly ce~~.~red with
dear plastic far six r~arrii~~ to prevent.
spi ~~1~ l~~~g. Finllyk siurr~p~ should he
grt~~ar~d cant.
~ tree ~er~tr~val l~~ ~~ rr~~i i r~ec~43sary f+nr
ar~y trr~a witl~l ~'" ar larc~~ar
~lrta~~l~ diameter, far permit infarmatior7 call
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while them is r~c~ histarir:al recrard of such
rap~`~ ~~~ m~lssi~~ dioback of c~~~stal
~.:I~e ~1~ end .ifs causr~ Is till unlrt~~~wn,
~t f5 always prurient fa keep these !~~llu-
able trees.. in c~c~ed health e ,~~g~alar ~~~r
r~clud:
* »~ref~.Il p~~~r~ing fr+ar l"~o~rer~br to
F~ekarraary el.
• ~v~~~~i ,~v~r ~lter~ng, only dra~~,t-
tfeed trod ~~li.)lll~~ ~7~ U~'tl~~°~ed t
si~r~~week ir~t+arvals during the surnm~l
~c~ ~ ~e~~t plant lawns or vrnaRr~ertt~ll llaw~
err ta~~del, oaks.
f~r~~iect rests and Ycail under trees trr~rrl
ccar`39~ctian and u~a~7ecessary
dit~al f ~anceldar>~age.
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SEWAGE DISPOSAL
ORDINANCE
In an eftart fa Improve undargraund water
quality end as a settl+cment canditiara cif
the lawsuit settlement with fan Francisco
~~r~rkeeper and the trends of ar~tsl Mara
County Creeks, an ordinanc+~ re~uirirag
the ~.bandenmc~r~t taf septic tank systel<,~~
was passed by the City Council in 1 gg9,
The Cor~ml~nity development
~epartmer~t is developing a n~tific~~ii~an
and process far affecfed property owners,
s ref July1,19gg, any hams being salr~f
must immediately abandon ar7 existing
septic taral~ and conned to fhe ~?ubllc
sewer system If It'S within U ~~.
Prraperiies wish inadequate grade, ease
meat issues, ar where nc~ sewer line
exists may r+e~uest era +uaremptic~n.
However, when fhesv pr~aperfic sr~
involved in any reel estate tranlsfer, the
septic system must be inspecfed by a
registered civil engineer or enuiranmental
health specialist and brc~uht into carr~pli~
~~r~ce with ~csur~iy standards before clan
ing escrow,.
To identify which sewer district serves
you, check yculr prc~e~y tax bill ar call
~~~-14~, Tc~ deferrn~n~ If a sanitary
sewer is available far year pre~perty call:
- Cupertlnr~ unitary ~istricti
?~M~~71
- v1l+est galley anitatarl ~istrir..t~
'~~-4~~
gar septic system inspection rertuire-
imams call:
- ar7ta Mara. County Enviranrner~tal
I-lealth ~epartr~ent; egg-!6
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COMMISSION VACANCIES
Seratga needs yaul Meet neuv people,
rneke new friends end pa,rti~ipete in your
I~~l gp~vernment, AppIY fir vacant seats
on one +cf three City Ca~ar~cil appointed
~carnrn~ss~+ans this spring. Cornrn~ss~nner
provide ~ vital service In researching and
~dvi~in tie pity Coun~cll ~n c+~mmunity
issuesF
Meeting tk~e second Thursday of every
month, th+e Public Safety Camrnisslran
~P~ focuses on increasing community
~rwarer~ess of traffic safety, crmelfire pre.-
ver~tic~r~, om~erg~ncy prepar~edn~-ssa code
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en~forcer~ent end sahaal safety issues,
Th+e ~' n+~ds fpur new c~r~rnisioners
at the end of April.
Y~u~f4 ~n~mis~~c~~
The autl~ Cor~misir~n governs the
Werner Hutton House Teen Center and
directly plans and implements teen pre-
grarr~s including dances, concerts and
trips. Camrnissioners are in 'tl~-tth
grade ar~d commit a minirr7urn of 1 ~ h+curs
per month, Meetings are the second
Tuesday of each month; applications are
due fur the fear span seats can Mai ,
Frith intertriows May ~ ~~ ~~~~.
CAPITAL PROJECTS
After two public input ae~ssi~ans, pler~e are now ~ornplete fare rer~eveting l(evin Moran end
r~ardiner Parks, each site w111 re~ce~ive neu~ playground e~ulprrient end rena~vat-
et~ play e~~uiprnent~ ~n~+e the ~~rks end Recreetien amr~isi~n end i Council
~~`~ apprave the plans, cornpeti#ive canstructian bids gill k~e caught. Campletfan ref bath
` arks is ex acted k~ earl summer:
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~~~~~ In February, Gan~ress Springs Park began the extensive process of renovating
~~' all pl~yfieldl~ with the Pudic '+crks C~eper#rnent issuing requests far prapasals
~-'" to design firmsW After tfie de~sigr~ cQntra~ct is awarded in March, the s~el~ct~ed firrr7
~~ v~ill s end fa~ur rnc~nths redesi nin the ark to maximize ~,sa rn~~lti .le
P ~ ~ P ~ ~' p
sports. Fallawin design eppravel, a cvnstructlon fiirm ~vlll be
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selected in September and the yearit~ng car~struction will begin in +,
December, Starting work in ~ecemher ~Il~~s A~S~ to c~mpl~t~ tl~e ~~ ,,,
sncaer seaaan,
ifivi~ ~t~e~#`~
Council meetings and theatre perfvrme,nces will now be much mare enjc~yabie and
accessible due to a nvuv heating end air conditioning y~t~rr, end disabled access reap
to the Civic Theatre. ~"I~e ~-yee,r aid system Ices bed several costly repairs that made a
new system prudent, The new system, installed by Redwood General, is far mare effec-
tive ~~nd enemy efficient. The new ran7p pr+cvides e~heelchair access to the theatre and
stag+~ area,
AlV West, Ina., a f~iahmand, CA c~Vil engirreer~ng firm, is des'Ic~ning two bride repla+~+~•
meats far Quito Reed spanning sin fihemes Aquino +~reek, Tentatively scheduled far
construction this summer, the ~ridg+ss will replete twe deteriorating ~ -
year c~id, concrete bn~es With seismic and structural cr~ncerns 's~.E~'a.~~ " ~ .
The bridge replacements ere a Fe~derel Aid P~ro~ect with '~~ ~~ fund ~ - ,,
ed by the Highway Bridge Rehabilitation and Replaoerr~ent Program
~i~RRR}. The tt~wn of Las Gatos, the Santa Gera 'alley vVater
district and the City of ara,to~ga r~vill sf~are the remaining ~D°~~.
~"~rwa~r~eni~ 'an~r~+~r~~nt
The ~~~~ paving cycle begins this March as Rertalatta Cry. of ,San Caries begins apply
ing pavement overlay to selected streets.. Ravernent vv~rlay applies one to two inches cif
asphalt to the read surface. ~arnaged street sections are excavated and repaired and
f~etrarnat, a reinfc~rCin~ fabric, is applied aver the entire surface before the ne~+ pa~+ernen#
is finally pieced. Additional streets u~rill receive a slurry seal is a syrupy mixture of send,
small rocks, asphalt and grater spread try machine, It fills cracks, smoothes the read sari
face and praiongs the pa.vennent life. Maj~ar streets receiving uv+ork are; Cox Ave_ k~etweer~
aratogsi•Sunnyvale Rd~ end aratvg,a Ave, Quito Rd. bet~+een HWy, ~, and Austin 1Nay
and sectt~ns of Prospect Rd. Residents directly impacted by street resurfacing will be
notified by mail yr flyer, Expanded ~schadules and street lists will b+~ printed in the
Saratoga NeWSf streets are roughly maintained in live to ten year cycles deterr~in~ad ~y
use, condition and available funds. Residents shr~uld sell dawn Chou, AssistarMt
engineer, ~vith any questions at ~8~~ 1 ~.
~e~ ,des fr~~m
Rer~edelin~ af,thre~e park restrooms began in Febr~~ary by ttie Jens Har~ser~ Company of
San Carlos, +Cvnstructicn should be carnpleted by the end cif flay ~0~, Rer~vvations are
as fellows, interior and exterior rerr~odel of the vVildwo~ad Park restroams, int~eric~r rernadel #or
the Congress Springs restroams and bringing the EI Cluito Park restrccr~s into ccmpli•
once With the Americans ~v~th I~wsal~~lities Ac#~
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CITY RECEIVES TWO FINANCIAL AWARDS
The City ~f ara,t~~a has received t+wn
av~rards from tyre C~verr~~ner~t FMnarrce
~ficers ,~s~~aciatian ~~FA~ fvr excel-
I~ence Err financial rap~r~in~, The City
ana~e~r"~ ~ff~ce received the
~istinuished ~udet Presentation Award
fir the t~vo-year t~u+~~et ~e~innirrg Jul~r 1,
~ ~~o The a~ard~ 'which Is the M1ihest
farrr~ ~f rec~~niti~r~ lr~ gc~vernmentau bud-
etlr~g, rec+cgrri~+~d ~r~t~ga'~ i~udg~t
an outstanding pvli~y dc~c~,rnent, flrrar~ciel
plan, Qperati~rral guide and ccmrnunice-
tMcn ~evic+ey
Thy Certificate p~f Ac~iievement far
~xcelle~n~e In Financial ~eperting v~ras
a~rart~e+d fe the ~drndnlstrative 5e~vices
~e~artment fir ifs Carnprel~er~sive ~rnnuaM
Flnanial ~epc~rt fcr the flscaM yee~r ended
~1une Q, 1 ~~, This cartlficats rece~nlzes
ff~e City" annual audit as achieving the
hl~hest standards in geverrrmer~t
accounting and financial reperting~
Th~eae awards w~ra craa~tad by th+s C~M=+~A~, a
nation-wide ~assccleti~on p~~l~c sact+~r
finance prcfaa~ianals, tv ~n~~ura~a hi~h®
quantity buffets and fr~anciaN reptrrts, that
~,r~ easy tc read and underster~d. The
au~ar~s are significant achlavamants fcr a
rnuniclpal ~verr~ment ar~d its mana~emer~t,
EXPRE55 YOUR
NIEVIIS
would remain In effect while the Planning
commission and City Council consider
options to preserve the commercial land
base in accordanC~ with the general plan.
Proposed ordinance materials will be
Cammercis! vs
+~mm~rcr~ ~ vs
Non-CommerGa!
~~~-c~rrxr~~r~~
Land Use
L~nc" ~'s
Residenks are invited to speak out
~aaidants arse invited t~ speak eut
Marchi, 2000 at a public hearing tv cnn-
t~dMarchl, ~+~~ at a public hearing to cen•
sider en Interim moratorium on using
cider an Interlrn rrreratcriurn ~r'7 us~nc~
commercially designated land for non-
c~omn~erciai~y d~ign~t~~ l~~rd fcr rran-
commercial purposes. The moratorium
cemr~ercial purpesesR The r~vratorium
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 2520008 Clty Clerk Friday.
City H+~IN I~in ~~cep~ic~n ~~-~~~
City an~c~~r ~~~-1 1
City Clerk ~~~1~'~
P~~a~l~dir~ P'rmits ~~~-~ ~1
~~~ne~~ 4~~canses ~~-1 ~~!
Em~~~yment ~~•1~~
Park Iainten~nce +~-1 X45
Plannir~g~Z~rrin~ ~~~
Re+creatic~n A~lstrati~n ~8-14
~6r'IIDr C~~t~C '~~~~'~~'
tr+e~t f'~aint+~r~an~e ~a~ 1 ~
Traffic ~ngi~a~rn~ ~R1
~J~i~nt~er +~p~vrtur~i#ies ~-1
`arner Hu~tcn i~cu~e T~~~ +~rate~r
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