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MINUTES
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 22, 2000
The City Council of the City of Sunnyvale adjourned from a 5:30 p.m. Study Session regarding Design of New Older Adult Center and a 6:30 p.m. Study Session regarding Intergovernmental Relations – League Conference Preparations 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.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
The salute to the flag was led by Mayor Vorreiter.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Mayor Vorreiter presented a Mayoral Proclamation to Bill Shears, who was instrumental in initiating the remodel of the Chamber of Commerce Offices and in securing donations to fund the project.
ROLL CALL
| PRESENT: | Mayor Pat Vorreiter Vice Mayor Jack Walker Councilmember Manuel Valerio Councilmember Julia Miller Councilmember Tim Risch Councilmember Fred Fowler
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| ABSENT: | Councilmember Jim Roberts
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| STAFF PRESENT: |
Robert S. LaSala, City Manager |
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Suzi Blackman, President/CEO of Chamber of Commerce, thanked the City Council for its support of the Midweek Market and Music Madness event, on behalf of the Chamber and the Sunnyvale Downtown Association. She also thanked Bill Shears for his contribution to the remodel of the Chamber of Commerce Offices.
Councilmember Valerio made announcements on behalf of the Council. He announced that Friday, August 25 is the deadline for nominations for "Sunnyvale’s 2000" whereby persons may recognize individuals who have contributed to the community. Nomination forms are available in City Hall, at the Chamber of Commerce, Community Center, Senior Center, and on-line.
He also announced that the City will be hosting two public forums on Measure "S". They will be held on Friday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. Both forums will be held in the Council Chambers and will be taped and rebroadcast for replay on the City’s government cable channel, KSUN.
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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION "MOMENT OF OPPORTUNITY" PRESENTATION |
Joe Rudnicki, Superintendent, Sunnyvale School District, presented information regarding the District, which serves 6,000 students in 10 schools, where 50 different languages are spoken. He stated that the District’s schools are among the very safest in the state, and that many schools have earned awards for high academic achievement.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Miller seconded, approval of the Consent Calendar as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
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1.A. |
MOTION |
Approval of Minutes (August 15, 2000) |
Fiscal Items
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1.B. |
RTC 00-289 |
List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager (List No. 006) Staff Recommendation: Review the list of bills. |
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1.C. |
RTC 00-292 |
Santa Clara County Cities Association Dues Staff Recommendation: Approve and authorize staff to pay the City’s dues to the Santa Clara County Cities Association. |
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1.D. |
RTC 00-299 |
Replacement of Temporary Office Structure – South Annex and Approval of Budget Modification No. 4 Staff Recommendation: Replace the existing building with a similar modular office structure and authorize the expenditure of $365,000 in Project #814650 – City Hall Improvements to be moved from FY 2001/2002 to 2000/2001 for this purpose. |
Contracts
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1.E. |
RTC 00-290 |
Award of Contract for Hewlett-Packard System Support (F0008-12) Staff Recommendation: Award a three-year contract in the amount of $317,863 (plus tax) to Hewlett-Packard Company of Roseville for "Personalized System Support" for HP computer equipment and systems. |
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1.F. |
RTC 00-298 |
Award of Bid for the Reconstruction of Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks and Driveways and Budget Modification No. 7 (F9906-85) Staff Recommendation: Award a contract to L&B Engineering, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $783,115 and approve Budget Modification No. 7. |
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1.G. |
RTC 00-291 |
Award of Bid for the Overhaul of Two Sedimentation Basins at the Water Pollution Control Plant (F9904-65) Staff Recommendation: Award a contract in an amount not to exceed $99,250 to D.W. Nicholson Corporation of Hayward for the overhaul of two sedimentation basins at the Water Pollution Control Plant. |
Personnel Items
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1.H. |
RESOLUTION NO. 180-00 RTC 00-295 |
Amendment to Salary Resolution: Confidential Employees Staff Recommendation: Amend the Salary Resolution as proposed, and thereby implement the pay increases for unrepresented Confidential employees in accordance with past practice.
Resolution No. 180-00: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 159-00, THE CITY’S SALARY RESOLUTION, BY AMENDING THE PAY SCHEDULE FOR CATEGORY L (UNREPRESENTED CONFIDENTIAL) CLASSIFICATIONS |
Other Items
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ORDINANCE |
Adoption of Ordinance No. 2646-00: Rezone Certain Property Located at 350 Beemer Avenue from R-2 (Low-Medium Density Residential District to R-2/PD (Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) District Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Ordinance. Ordinance No. 2646-00: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AMENDING THE PRECISE ZONING PLAN, ZONING DISTRICTS MAP, TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 350 BEEMER AVENUE FROM R-2 (LOW-MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICT TO R-2/PD (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL/PLANNED DEVELOPMENT) DISTRICT |
The ordinance was adopted by the following roll call vote, as part of the Consent Calendar:
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AYES: |
Fowler, Valerio, Walker, Vorreiter, Miller, Risch |
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NOES: |
None |
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ABSENT: |
Roberts |
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
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RTC 00-297 |
Appeal of a Decision of the Planning Commission Approving a Use Permit to allow two soccer fields, fencing and irrigation at Twin Creeks Sports Complex; property located at 969 Caribbean Drive in a PF (Public Facility) Zoning District - Ray H. Collishaw (Santa Clara County) |
Principal Planner Bell presented the staff report.
Mayor Vorreiter opened the public hearing at 7:51 p.m.
Frank Lewis, applicant, presented a brief history and background on the project and the approval process he has been through with the County and the City. He stated that he sees no reason to place a restriction on tournament play. Mr. Lewis responded to several Council questions regarding the proposed use.
Parks Superintendent Black addressed staff concerns with grading of the property.
Suzi Blackman, President/CEO, Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the project.
Ben Mizetti spoke in support of the project as a recreational outlet for Sunnyvale residents.
Mayor Vorreiter closed the public hearing at 8:45 p.m.
Vice Mayor Walker moved to grant the appeal, affirm the mitigated negative declaration and approve the use permit for three fields, with conditions as amended: #4: Parks and Recreation to review after one year of operation with Field B to consider if there are additional mitigating measures that need to be implemented; #9.A: add condition that landscaping plan be prepared in consultation with a burrowing owl specialist; #9.B: strike out adjacent to "Field A"; and add condition #15: explicitly disallow lighting on Field B. Councilmember Valerio seconded the motion.
Councilmember Fowler requested a friendly amendment to add condition #16, Field A shall not be improved. The maker and seconder of the motion accepted the amendment.
The motion carried unanimously.
(This item was subsequently reconsidered after discussion of Item No. 5 on the agenda.)
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ORDINANCE RTC 00-293 |
Award of Taxicab Franchise to Computer Cab Company |
Operations Manager Tannehill, Public Safety, presented the staff report.
Mayor Vorreiter opened and closed the public hearing at 8:56 p.m.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AWARDING NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO WILLIAM K. SCHWEITZER, DOING BUSINESS AS COMPUTER CAB COMPANY
Councilmember Fowler moved, and Councilmember Miller seconded, first reading of the ordinance. The motion carried unanimously.
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RTC 00-294 |
League of California Cities 2000 Annual Conference Resolutions |
Assistant to the City Manager Rich presented the staff report.
Mayor Vorreiter opened and closed the public hearing at 8:59 p.m.
Councilmember Fowler moved, and Councilmember Valerio seconded, approval of positions recommended by staff at the Study Session. The motion carried unanimously.
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RTC 00-296 |
Pre-Appeal of the Planning Commission Meeting of August 28, 2000 and Administrative Hearing Agenda of August 30, 2000 |
No action was taken on this item.
Vice Mayor Walker moved, and Councilmember Fowler seconded, to reconsider Item No. 2 on the agenda. The motion carried unanimously.
Vice Mayor Walker moved to amend condition #13: allow tournament play on soccer fields except during peak commute hours unless a traffic study is provided which justifies that, and this is to be reviewed at the end of one year. Councilmember Miller seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
Werner Gans spoke on the large homes issue, and stated that all "tools" for dealing with the issue should be presented to the public. He is in favor of single-story overlays and neighborhood notice.
City Manager LaSala stated that staff can provide Council with a narrative and conclusions of the large homes study session and how staff understood Council direction.
Wilma Anderson stated that the public needs to have the complete tools list on the large homes issue presented to the public.
Councilmember Miller stated that if the issues of neighborhood notification and single-story overlays are not on the tools list, she would like to see them added.
Christina Erwin stated that staff should present all 17 items on the tools list to the public, and that she is especially interested in notification for demolition and posting of construction firm information.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
COUNCIL
Vice Mayor Walker requested a Study Issue to place staff reports and attachments from 1990 to present on the City’s web site.
Councilmember Miller requested a Study Issue to review Council Policy 7.3.12, Travel and Reimbursement Expenses.
Councilmember Miller requested that Planning Commission agendas be placed in her Council binder that is delivered on Fridays.
Mayor Vorreiter announced that Council was victorious at the annual softball game.
Mayor Vorreiter stated that she would like to see an event, "Dinners for Eight," where neighbors could meet once a month at different homes to get acquainted with one another and different cultures, and that staff’s responsibility would be to facilitate this event.
Councilmember Fowler announced the annual Lakewood Village Picnic this Saturday.
STAFF
There were no comments from staff.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Vorreiter declared the meeting adjourned at 9:57 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Kelly
Senior Management Analyst/
Deputy City Clerk
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