City Council Special Meeting

Saratoga City Council Minutes ~ January 10, 2023 ~ Page 1 of 2 MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2023 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Mayor Fitzsimmons called the Special Meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. via teleconferencing through Zoom. The City Clerk explained the City Council meeting was conducted pursuant to State law as amended by Assembly Bill 361, which allows the meeting to be conducted by teleconference. The City Council has met all the applicable notice requirements and the public is welcome to participate in person or by Zoom. Information on how the public can observe the meeting and provide public comment was provided. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mayor Kookie Fitzsimmons, Vice Mayor Yan Zhao, Council Members Belal Aftab, Chuck Page, Tina Walia ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: James Lindsay, City Manager Richard Taylor, City Attorney Britt Avrit, City Clerk John Cherbone, Public Works Director Lauren Blom, Public Information Officer REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA The City Clerk reported the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on January 9, 2023. AGENDA ITEM Resolution Proclaiming a Local Emergency Recommended Action: Approve the resolution confirming and ratifying the proclamation of a local emergency issued by the City of Saratoga Director of Emergency Services on January 5, 2023 resulting from severe winter storms. ZHAO/PAGE MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY ISSUED BY THE CITY OF SARATOGA DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES ON JANUARY 5, 2023 RESULTING FROM SEVERE WINTER STORMS. MOTION PASSED BY VERBAL ROLL CALL VOTE. AYES: AFTAB, PAGE, WALIA, ZHAO, FITZSIMMONS. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. RECUSED: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.

Saratoga City Council Minutes ~ January 10, 2023 ~ Page 2 of 2 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Fitzsimmons adjourned the meeting at 5:06 p.m. Minutes respectfully submitted: Britt Avrit, City Clerk City of Saratoga

Saratoga City Council Agenda January 10, 2023 – Page 1 of 2 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 10, 2023 Teleconference/Public Participation Information The Special Meeting will be held entirely by teleconference pursuant to amendments to the teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act allowing teleconferencing during a proclaimed state of emergency when a local official has recommended social distancing. Members of the City Council and the public may participate via the Zoom platform using the information below. Members of the public can view and participate in the 5:00 p.m. Special Meeting by: Accessing the meeting through Zoom • Webinar URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89201627048 • Webinar ID: 892 0162 7048; OR • Call In: 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833 Written Communication Comments can be submitted in writing at www.saratoga.ca.us/comment. 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 on the agenda 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. 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. 5:00 PM SPECIAL MEETING ROLL CALL REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on January 9, 2023.

Saratoga City Council Agenda January 10, 2023 – Page 2 of 2 AGENDA ITEM Resolution Proclaiming a Local Emergency Recommended Action: Approve the resolution confirming and ratifying the proclamation of a local emergency issued by the City of Saratoga Director of Emergency Services on January 5, 2023 resulting from severe winter storms. Staff Report Attachment A - Resolution Confirming the Proclamation of a Local Emergency Attachment B - Proclamation of a Local Emergency dated January 5, 2023 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 9, 2023 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 9th day of January 2023 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 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. 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]