Filing opens for City Council election Nov. 5
Anyone interested in having a seat on the City Council can now pick up filing papers from the City Clerk at City Hall, 13777 Fruitvale Ave. The two spots up for election on Nov. 5 currently belong to Ann Marie Burger and Karen Tucker.
There is no fee for filing, but anyone who wants to publish a candidate statement must pay $650. Candidates will be refunded any amount not needed to produce the statements.
Filing papers must be returned to the City Clerk by 5 p.m. on Aug. 9.
BID proposal will be discussed at July meeting
The next Saratoga Business Development Council meeting, scheduled for July 23, will deal with how to move forward with the business development plan review for the city recently completed by marketing consultant Dave Kilbourne. Community Development Director Paul Curtis is preparing a summary of the report to mail to SBDC meeting attendees. The July 23 meeting will start at 8 a.m. at City Hall and is open to the public.
City joins in Measure G court case with Albany
The city of Saratoga has involved itself in a court case that could have major repercussions to the implementation of Measure G.
At its July 3 meeting, the City Council agreed to support the East Bay city of Albany in a lawsuit asking whether California Environmental Quality Act review of applications is required before a public vote.
InCitizens for Responsible Government v. City of Albany, the Alameda County Superior Court upheld Albany's position, that such review is not required. The case is now on appeal.
If the appeals court reverses the earlier decision, Saratoga would have to revise its current Measure G policy, which allows applicants subject to the law to place their general plan amendment proposals before voters without first subjecting them to planning commission and council review. Regardless of the case's outcome, such review would still be required if voters approved the general plan amendment for the project.
City Attorney Michael Riback said Saratoga is one of dozens of California cities that have filed in support of Albany; doing so costs the city nothing. Riback estimated it will take from nine to 12 months for the appellate court to hand down its ruling.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, July 17, 1996.
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