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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 20, 2024
AMENDED AGENDA
• 03/19/2024 ITEM 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS UPDATED
• 03/20/2024 ITEM 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED
• 03/20/2024 NON-AGENDIZED MATTERS WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED
• 03/21/2024 ITEM 2.1 ERRATA TO FEIR AND DEIR, ETC. ADDED • 03/21/2024 ITEM 2.1 PRESENTATION SLIDES ADDED
• 03/21/2024 NON-AGENDIZED MATTERS WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADDED
Public Participation Information
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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
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Written Communication
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Public Comment
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Oral Communications on Non-Agendized Items will take place at the beginning of the meeting for those attending in person. Oral Communications on Non- Agendized Items will take place at the end of the meeting for those attending via telephone and Zoom.
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Public Comment for agendized items will begin with speakers attending in- person followed by those attending via Zoom. Please ensure your comments pertain to the agenda item. Individuals providing comments not relevant to the agenda item will be asked to stay on topic or they will be muted.
Meeting Recording Information
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7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
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 March 14, 2024.
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.
Supplemental Memo - Written Communications (added 03-20-2024) Supplemental Memo - Written Communications (added 03-21-2024)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CEREMONIAL ITEM
Appointment of Planning Commissioner
Recommended Action:
Adopt the Resolution re-appointing Herman Zheng to the Planning Commission and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution, Planning Commission Appointment
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:
Approve the Minutes for the March 6, 2024, City Council Regular Meeting.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Minutes for the March 6, 2024, City Council Regular Meeting
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1.2. Accounts Payable Check Registers
Recommended Action:
Review and accept the 02/29/2024 and 03/07/2024 accounts payable vendor payment check registers.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Check Register 02-29-2024
Attachment B - Check Register 03-07-2024
1.3. Scenic Easement Encroachment for a new ADU at 21083 Comer Drive Recommended Action:
Adopt the Resolution approving encroachment into the scenic easement at 21083 Comer Drive
Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution
1.4. Resolution Adopting the City of Saratoga Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Recommended Action:
Adopt the Resolution adopting the City of Saratoga Annex of the 2023 Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan as the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution & the City of Saratoga Annex
2. PUBLIC HEARING
2.1. General Plan and Housing Element Update, Zoning Code Amendments, and Final Environmental Impact Report.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt Resolution included in Attachment A, to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report, which covers the entirety of the proposed Project, (including the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update, an update to the City’s Safety Element, the 2040 General Plan U pdates, which include updates to the City’s Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, and Circulation Elements, and amendments to the noise contour data and related maps of the City’s Noise Element (2040 General Plan Updates); associated General Plan amendmen ts to create new mixed-use land use designations and change the land use designations of certain sites in the Housing Element Update’s Housing Sites Inventory; amendments to the Zoning and Subdivision chapters of the Saratoga Municipal Code related to the 2023- 2031 Housing Element Update; and Zoning Map Amendments related to the 2023- 2031 Housing Element Update), adoption of CEQA Findings, adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations for impacts that were found to be significant and unavoidable, adoption and incorporation into the Project all of the mitigation measures for the project, and adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
2. Adopt Resolution included in Attachment B, to:
a. Repeal the 2015- 2023 Housing Element and adopt the 2023- 2031 Housing Element Update;
b. Repeal the 2013 Safety Element and adopt the updated Safety Element; c. Repeal the 2007 Land Use Element and adopt the updated Land Use Element; d. Repeal the 2017 Circulation and Scenic Highway Element and adopt the updated Circulation Element;
e. Repeal the 2010 Open Space and Conservation Element and adopt the updated Open Space and Conservation Element;
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f. Amend the Noise Element to include updated noise contour data and related maps; and
3. Introduce and waive the first reading of the ordinance included in Attachment C, to adopt amendments to Chapter 14 (Subdivisions) and Chapter 15 (Zoning Regulations) of the Saratoga Municipal Code to implement the policies and programs in the new Housing Element and General Plan and update park fees, including amendments to the Zoning Map for properties proposed for re-zoning in the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update; and to make minor zoning corrections, and direct staff to place the ordinance on the cons ent calendar for adoption at the next regular meeting of the City Council.
Staff Report
Attachment A - Resolution regarding City Council certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report
Attachment B - Adoption of 2023-2031 Housing Element, updated elements of the City’s General Plan, amendments to the General Plan Noise Element, and updated General Plan Land Use Map
Attachment C - Proposed ordinance amending Chapter 14 and Chapter 15 of the Saratoga Municipal Code, including the Zoning Map, to implement the Housing Element Update and General Plan Update and make minor corrections
Attachment D - Proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element Update Attachment E - Proposed updated Land Use Element
Attachment F - Proposed updated Circulation Element
Attachment G - Proposed updated Open Space and Conservation Element Attachment H - Proposed updated Safety Element
Attachment I -Noise Element with proposed amendments updating noise contour data and maps
Attachment J - Proposed General Plan Land Use Map Amendments Attachment K -List of Parcels with proposed General Plan Map amendments Attachment L - Proposed updated General Plan Land Use Map Attachment M- Proposed Zoning Map amendments
Attachment N- List of Parcels with proposed Zoning Map amendments Attachment O - Proposed updated Saratoga Zoning Map
Attachment P -Final EIR. Response to Comments
Attachment Q - Draft EIR
Attachment R - Errata to Final EIR
Attachment S - CEQA Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations Attachment T - Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Attachment U -Public Comments received by HCD on the fourth draft of the Housing Element.
Attachment V- Public Comments received February 2-February 13, 2024 Attachment W - Public Comments received after February 14, 2024 Supplemental Memo - Written Communications (added 03-19-2024) Supplemental Memo - Written Communications (added 03-20-2024) Supplemental Memo - Errata to FEIR and DEIR and Revisions to Staff Report Attachments (added 03-21-2024)
Presentation Slides (added 03-21-2024)
COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS
Council Assignments
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
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.
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 March 14, 2024 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 14th day of March 2024 at Saratoga, California.
Britt Avrit, MMC, City Clerk
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 a genda, 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 [email protected] 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]