The City Council of the City of Sunnyvale adjourned from a 6:30 p.m. Study Session regarding a Mozart Development Review of Site and Architectural Plans, and met in regular session in the City Council Chambers, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, California, at 7:30 p.m., with Mayor Vorreiter presiding.

The salute to the flag was led by Mayor Vorreiter.

Mayor Vorreiter recognized and congratulated the following youth sports groups for their recent successful seasons: Sunnyvale Micro-Rockets Football Team, 1999 Regional Champions, 1999 League and Conference Champions; Sunnyvale Micro-Rockets Cheerleaders, 1999 National Third Place; and Sunnyvale Knights Cheerleaders, 1999 Regional Second Place, 1999 National Participants.

PRESENT:

Mayor Pat Vorreiter
Vice Mayor Jack Walker
Councilmember Fred Fowler
Councilmember Jim Roberts
Councilmember Julia Miller
Councilmember Tim Risch

ABSENT: Councilmember Manuel Valerio

STAFF PRESENT:

Robert S. LaSala, City Manager
Amy Chan, Assistant City Manager
Valerie J. Armento, City Attorney
David Boesch, Community Development Director
Marvin Rose, Public Works Director
Mary Bradley, Finance Director
Jack Witthaus, Transportation Planner
Daniel Rich, Assistant to the City Manager
Linda Kelly, Senior Management Analyst/Deputy City Clerk

Mayor Vorreiter stated that Councilmember Valerio was absent due to illness.

Margaret Maletis, representing Celebrate Sunnyvale 2000, Sunnyvale Historical Society, and Sunnyvale School District, introduced two students from Bishop School.

Karla Barbereno, student from Bishop School, shared the history of the founding of Bishop School.

Jason Mailhot, student from Bishop School, explained the meaning of the mural in the Bishop School auditorium.

Werner Gans announced that he was informed by the Director of Public Works that no MTBE had been found during the testing of Sunnyvale's water supply.

Vice Mayor Walker announced that the City's recycling program recently won several awards, including the "Trash Cutter Award" from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the City's annual City-wide Garage Sale, Honorable Recognition Certificates from the Waste Board for the city's environmental procurement policy and SmaRT Station materials recovery facility, and Honorable Mention in the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association's "Program Innovation Award" category for the City's Multi-Family Used Oil Collection Program.

Community Organization "Moment of Opportunity" Presentation:

Bob Kinder, President of Sunnyvale Southern Little League, presented his organization's programs, which include Little League softball, baseball, and Challenger Little League. He stated that the program focuses on having fun while playing the sport, as well as building confidence and self-esteem in young people. An umpire program and several coach training programs are also available. The League plays on eight fields and is cosponsored by the City. Interested individuals may obtain more information by contacting Sunnyvale Little League at 738-1992, or visiting their web site, www.ssll.org.

Mayor Vorreiter stated that staff had requested that Item 1H be pulled from the Consent Calendar.

Councilmember Miller requested that Items 1D and 1I be pulled from the Consent Calendar.

Thom Mayer requested that Item1G be pulled from the Consent Calendar.

Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Fowler seconded, approval of the Consent Calendar as presented, with the exception of Items 1D, 1G, 1H, and 1I. The motion carried unanimously.

Councilmember Miller commended staff on this issue, and City Manager LaSala provided additional information regarding the agreement.

Councilmember Miller moved, and Councilmember Roberts seconded, to approve the staff recommendation as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Transportation Planner Witthaus presented the staff report and responded to Council questions.

Mayor Vorreiter opened the public hearing 8:05 p.m.

Thom Mayer expressed his concerns regarding the items on the list, and stated his preference for additional projects to be added to the list. He further requested the delay of this item for two weeks in order to allow the Bicycle Advisory Committee more time to provide input regarding the list.

Mayor Vorreiter closed the public hearing at 8:12 p.m.

Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Risch seconded, to continue the item for two weeks to allow the Bicycle Advisory Committee to provide input to staff regarding the project list. The motion carried unanimously.

Mayor Vorreiter stated that this item was pulled by staff, and that a revised resolution had been provided to the Council prior to the meeting.

Mayor Vorreiter opened and closed the public hearing at 8:15 p.m.

Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Miller seconded, to adopt the revised resolution.

Resolution No. 103-00: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS TO THE TRANSPORTATION FUND FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM FOR BICYCLE PROJECTS AND THE PURCHASE OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL RECYCLING TRUCKS, AND AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS IF THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED BY THE TRANSPORTATION FUND FOR CLEAN AIR

The motion carried unanimously.

Councilmember Miller moved, and Councilmember Risch seconded, adoption of the ordinance, with an amendment to reflect the corrected adoption date of January 25, 2000.

Ordinance No. 2631-00: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AWARDING NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO DENISE JAN AND PHILIP MARCIEL, DOING BUSINESS AS SANTA CLARA CAB COMPANY

The ordinance was adopted by the following roll call vote:

Senior Management Analyst/Deputy City Clerk Kelly presented the staff report and responded to Council questions. City Manager LaSala, Community Development Director Boesch and City Attorney Armento also responded to Council questions.

Mayor Vorreiter opened the public hearing at 8:25 p.m.

Werner Gans requested that the study issue regarding the building of large homes be considered earlier than scheduled, and presented a survey of neighboring cities' policies on this issue.

Mayor Vorreiter closed the public hearing at 8:27 p.m.

Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Roberts seconded, to approve the staff recommendation as follows: adopt the calendar of study issues and meeting dates, including the cancellation of the February 1^st meeting, the reinstatement of the November 21^st meeting, and the move of the "Update of the Sanitary Sewer Sub-Element of the General Plan-Work Plan" from February 15^th to February 29^th; approve the Study Issues Priority List; and approve Budget Modification No. 20 in the amount of $105,000. The motion carried unanimously.

City Manager LaSala requested that this item be pulled and postponed to a future meeting date.

Assistant to the City Manager Rich presented the staff report.

Mayor Vorreiter opened and closed the public hearing at 8:28 p.m.

Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Roberts seconded, to appoint the following representatives to the following intergovernmental relations positions:

• ABAG General Assembly: Councilmember Miller
• ABAG – Alternate: Councilmember Risch
• Bay Area Water Transit Task Force: Councilmember Miller
• League of California Cities' Legislative Delegate: Councilmember Roberts
• NOVA PIC Membership Selection Committee: Councilmember Miller
• Santa Clara County Cities Association - Board Representative: Councilmember Miller
• Santa Clara County Cities Association – Alternate: Mayor Vorreiter
• Santa Clara County Cities Association - Legislative Task Force: Councilmember Risch
• Santa Clara County Emergency Preparedness Council: Councilmember Fowler
• Santa Clara County Housing Bond Advisory Committee: Mayor Vorreiter
• Santa Clara Valley Water District - Water Commission: Vice Mayor Walker
• Santa Clara Valley Water District North Central Zone Advisory Committee: Councilmember Fowler
• Santa Clara Valley Water District North West Zone Advisory Committee: Vice Mayor Walker
• Tasman Corridor Project Policy Oversight Committee: Councilmember Risch
• Tasman Corridor Project – Alternate: Councilmember Miller
• Valley Transportation Authority - Policy Advisory Committee – Member: Councilmember Risch
• Valley Transportation Authority - Policy Advisory Committee – Alternate: Vice Mayor Walker

The motion carried unanimously.

Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Roberts seconded, to appoint the following representatives to the following subcommittees:

• Protocol Committee: Vice Mayor Walker, Councilmember Roberts, Councilmember Fowler
• Moffett Complex Subcommittee: Mayor Vorreiter, Vice Mayor Walker, Councilmember Miller
• Technology Subcommittee: Councilmember Fowler, Vice Mayor Walker, Councilmember Risch

The motion carried unanimously.

Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Roberts seconded, to appoint Mayor Vorreiter to serve on the following:

• City Selection Committee
• Military Affairs Council

The motion carried unanimously.

Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Roberts seconded, to ratify the following intergovernmental assignments not directly appointed by the Council:

League of California Cities:

• Employee Relations Committee (Peninsula Division appointment): Councilmember Miller
• Housing, Community & Economic Development (Vice Chair): Mayor Vorreiter
• ABAG Hazardous Waste Management Facility Allocation Committee: Councilmember Fowler
• Airport Land Use Commission (Chair): Mayor Vorreiter
• BAEF- Bay Area Economic Forum: Councilmember Miller
• Cities Association (Secretary/Treasurer): Mayor Vorreiter
• Housing Trust Fund: Mayor Vorreiter
• Moffett Restoration Advisory Board: Vice Mayor Walker
• Montague Task Force: Councilmember Valerio
• San Francisco Bay Trail Board of Directors: Councilmember Miller
• San Jose State University - Collaboration for Disaster Mitigation: Councilmember Fowler
• Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group – Housing Leadership Council: Mayor Vorreiter
• Regional Airport Planning Committee – Alternate: Councilmember Miller
• Regional Planning Committee: Councilmember Miller
• VTA - CalTrain Peninsula Joint Powers Board: Councilmember Valerio

(The following appointment was added to the motion after suggestion by staff and was provisionally ratified by Council):

• National League of Cities' Human Development Policy Committee: Councilmember Miller

(The following appointment was added to the motion by Vice Mayor Walker):

• President of Peninsula Division of League of California Cities: Vice Mayor Walker

The motion carried unanimously.

It was noted that the following appointments did not require ratification:

• VTA Altamont Commuter Express Joint Powers Board - Valerio
• VTA Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board - Valerio

Assistant to the City Manager Rich presented the staff report.

Mayor Vorreiter opened the public hearing at 8:45 p.m.

Thom Mayer made suggestions regarding amending legislative policies relating to the Bay Trail, local control, licensed pyrotechnic engineers, and high-speed rail.

Mayor Vorreiter closed the public hearing at 8:55 p.m.

Councilmember Miller moved to approve the 2000 Intergovernmental Relations priorities and the Legislative Action Policies as outlined in the staff report. Councilmember Roberts seconded the motion for purposes of discussion, and offered the following friendly amendments: amend Legislative Action Policy 2.2(3) on page 3, by deleting "from Sunnyvale to Mountain View" and amend Legislative Action Policy 4.2(2) on page 12 by adding "licensed" before "pyrotechnic engineers."

The amendments were accepted by the maker of the motion (Councilmember Miller).

The motion, as amended, carried unanimously.

No action was taken on this item.

Thom Mayer spoke regarding the study session on the Mozart Downtown Project, and stated his preference for less parking above ground and the need for more underground parking.

There were no comments from Council.

City Manager LaSala made remarks to clarify the parking space locations and the shared parking situation for the Mozart Downtown Project.

Mayor Vorreiter declared the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Linda Kelly
Senior Management Analyst
Deputy City Clerk