INFORMATION ITEM
 COUNCIL DIRECTIONS TO STAFF

Date
Assigned
Directive/Action Dept. Date
Completed
11/13/01 Public Safety to intensify enforcement efforts at the parks for a limited time

(will commence after Daylight Savings Time)

Action: Projected date of report is late summer 

DPS  
3/26/02 Explore emerging digital technology and report on how to expand the number of producers utilizing new technology

Action: Report during the fourth quarter of 2002 calendar year. 

ITD  
3/26/02 Develop guidelines and standards for criteria supporting event budgets, and schedule a Study Session to discuss criteria for Community Grant Funding  OCM  
4/23/02 Study the Parking District

Action: Incorporate into other downtown studies 

CDD  
4/30/02 Evaluate the Sunnyvale Municipal Code on parking restrictions of RVs, trailers and boats CDD

 

 
5/21/02 Monitor and review all swim fees at the Fremont Pool during the first six months of operation

Action: Report to Council in January 2003 

P&R  
6/4/02 DPS to notify the franchise holders of impending expiration of taxicab franchise agreements  DPS  
6/4/02 Post the appeal process information on KSUN  CDD  
6/4/02 Conduct a Public Hearing on  the Mathilda Avenue Overpass

Action: Schedule a Public Hearing for July 23 

PWD  
5/7/02 Consider, as part of the rehabilitation, a below-grade pedestrian crossing with the Mathilda Avenue/Caltrain Improvement

Action: Integrated with Public Hearing on Overpass 

PWD  
6/11/02 Report on the effectiveness of the Canary Avenue traffic calming plan after one year  PWD  
6/18/02 Research policies related to  Homeland Security   DPS  
6/18/02 Staff to work with the Mall management  on weed abatement along Mathilda Avenue.  CDD  
11/27/01 Public Works to investigate potholes on Hollenbeck

 Action: Public Works identified and repaired potholes 

PWD 11/30/01
11/27/01 Place an item on 12/11/01 agenda to name the new facility for senior adult citizens

Action: Council voted to name the facility "Sunnyvale Senior Center" 

P&R 12/11/01
12/11/01 Investigate transit opportunities and subsidized cab program for seniors

Action: Local Transit Expansion Study presented to Council 

This has been added to the New Study Issues Workshop scheduled  for December 2002 

PWD 1/29/02
12/17/01 HR to report on number of workers comp cases during  FY 2000/2001

Action: Memo from HR reported 470 cases at a cost of $2,950,377.  

HR 1/8/02

 

 

12/17/01 City Attorney to write opinion on auto dealer  double parking on El Camino to off-load vehicles

Action: Memo from City Attorney citing Vehicle Code Sec 22502.  Reasonable necessity to accomplish loading or unloading. Code is silent on double parking. 

OCA 1/7/02
1/08/02 City Attorney to review the AT&T Franchise agreement and write an opinion regarding AT&T's recently mailed notice

Action: Memo from City Attorney noting that Federal law does not address the method of dispute resolution between cable providers and subscribers. 

OCA 1/15/02
1/08/02 Place an item on the 1/15/02 agenda to discuss the DOJ request to assist in interviewing certain named citizens

Action: Council voted to participate in interviewing process as requested by DOJ 

DPS 1/15/02
1/08/02  Director of Public Works assess the traffic signalization at the intersections of Hendy and Sunnyvale and Evelyn and Sunnyvale

Action: Memo from PW Director notes that operations are appropriate.  Certain movements are "held" to limit congestion and avoid conflict with the railroad.

PWD 1/16/02
1/15/02 Director of Community Development to write a memo on the status of the Juniper Network Project (Traffic report, EIR and schedule)

Action: Memo from CDD and PW stating a March  release date of the EIR for public review  

CDD 1/17/02
1/15/02 Identify the location of "The Gate" on the Bay Trail

Action:  Memo from P&R Director Walker on location and related queries 

P&R 2/20/02
2/12/02 Identify the timing for awarding the bid for the Senior Center and ground breaking.

Action: Email from City Manager stating the objective is to award a contract on March 19 

P&R 2/21/02
2/12/02 Determine when the left turn lane from El Camino into the Borders complex will be open

Action:  Memo from PW Director states the accessibility to this lane is scheduled for the end of March 

PWD 2/21/02
11/27/01 Prepare an RTC on the school traffic concerns promulgated by The Partnership Concept with Cupertino Union School District

Action: Memo states that parking and circulation operations at he CUSD Stocklmeir facility are adequate and the JFK Center is in compliance with its use permit. 

PWD 3/1/02

 

 

 

12/11/01 IT to assess wireless text communication technology to aid Councilmembers

Action: Council approved technology allowance for Councilmembers  

IT 3/19/02

 

2/26/02 Research Legislative Action Policy regarding support of term limits

Action:  Memo from Assistant City Manager noting the policy was deleted at the December 1998 Study Issues workshop based on the fact that limits were placed into State law. 

OCM 3/19/02
11/13/01 Schedule a Public Hearing on Emergency Medical Services

Action: Study Session held on March 26 

DPS 3/26/02
1/15/02 Director of Community Development  to write a memo outlining the implications that the Juniper Network Project will have on the Moffett Park Plan

Action: Memo from CDD Director identifies 5 areas affected by the project: staff time diverted from the Specific Plan, appears to give one business priority over others, loss of one of Moffett Park's strongest supporters, value of developing the Moffett Park Specific Plan reduced, and other property owners/developers may consider the Plan as less significant. 

CDD 1/27/02
12/11/01 Conduct a second Study Session, re: Emergency Medical Services, to further explore areas.  Agenda to be approved by Council

Action: Scheduled for March 26th  

DPS 3/26/02
2/12/02 Work with the owners and tenant to prepare a landscape maintenance plan for P.F.Changs

Action: Memo from CDD with the landscape plan attached

CDD 4/19/02
3/26/02 Councilmember Howe requested detailed minutes of Planning Commission meeting that Verizon application was considered

Action: Provided the minutes  

OCM/CDD 4/10/02
3/26/02 Vice Miller requested statistics on the number of auto burglaries and thefts in the city

Action: Memo from DPS crime analysis unit charting the statistics of auto burglaries and larceny from 1997 to present.

Second Action: Memo with additional Statistics noting the measure for the overall crime rate 

DPS 4/4/02

 

 

4/23/02

3/26/02

Provide information only item to City Council reporting external customer satisfaction survey results for code enforcement for each designated neighborhood service area  

OCM 4/25/02
4/23/02 Investigate why the  lights on Murphy Street are out on intermittently

Action: E-mail from Public Works Director noting that the lights had been repaired 

PWD 4/25/02
11/13/01 Develop guidelines for parking lot design and shading for Council approval

Action: Scheduled for April 23rd Council Agenda 

CDD 4/30/02
2/12/02 Explore a policy to establish a process for renaming streets

Action: Approved the street rename policy 

CDD 4/30/02
3/19/02 Provide Council a review of the City's new parking lot tree canopy/shading requirements and their relationship to the new Senior Center project

Action: RTC 02-137 Information item  

P&R 4/23/02
4/23/02 Prepare a memo to Council analyzing the cost savings enjoyed by turning off water fountains at parks and consider rotating this between the City's parks

Action: Memo from P&R director  

P&R P&R memo
4/23/02 Prepare a letter for the Mayor/Vice Mayor to the owner of the Honduras Restaurant

Action: Letter from Mayor

OCM Marlen
3/19/02 Investigate concerns regarding pedestrian safety in downtown construction areas

Action: Memo from the Transportation & Traffic Manager outlining the mitigation measures taken to accommodate pedestrians in the downtown area.

PW 4/29/02
4/30/02 Include the dollar amount of budget modifications in the minutes

Action: Staff began including dollar amounts in the minutes 

OCM 5/1/02
5/7/02 Directed staff to explore funding opportunities at the level of participation, requested by the City of Cupertino,  in the Mary Avenue Footbridge Project

Action: Submitted as part of the budget proposal 

CDD 5/7/02
4/23/02 Assure that telephone line for citizens inquires be answered in CDD

Action: Memo from PWD noting that telephones lines are covered 

CDD 5/8/02
4/30/02 To insure the safety of  pedestrians, enforce the Parking Lot Landscape Standards at the Cherry Orchard (olive trees)

Action: site inspection by Code Enforcement Manger found no apparent olives on the ground or on the trees. 

CDD 5/8/02
4/16/02 Schedule a Joint Study Session with BPAC for briefing on the Mary Avenue Bicycle Pedestrian Footbridge project with presentation by Cupertino project consultant

Action: Presentation by Cupertino Public Works Director at Council meeting 

PWD 5/7/02
5/14/02 Assure that  agenda packets have clearly marked attachments with the items more effectively separated within the binder.

Action: Memo to RTC liaisons  

ALL 5/15/02
5/14/02 Staff to prepare a budget estimate regarding Council travel for the budget  workshop

Action: Estimate prepared and distributed to Council 

OCM 5/21/02
4/30/02 Consider modifications to allow the  water be turned on in ornamental pond at Serra Park

Action: Memo from P&R regarding  the status of water in the ornamental pond 

P&R

 

5/20/02

5/23/02

3/26/02 Vice Mayor Miller requested a quarterly report of chronic code violations

Action: Quarterly report from Neighborhood Preservation Manager 

CDD 5/6/02
5/14/02 Agendize a general  discussion on the Community Academy and possible interaction with Leadership Sunnyvale

Action: Councilmember Howe does not wish to agendize the item after review with the City Manger 

OCM 5/21/02
4/30/02 Develop criteria for Council to use when considering a request to rename a street

Action: Council approved criteria  

CDD 6/4/02
3/26/02 Community Development Director to prepare a presentation on the appeal process and present it to Council  CDD 6/4/02
6/4/02 Report on the program goals, measures of success and the duration regarding  the pilot project for Neighborhood Preservation in Lakewood Village.

Action: Memo outlining that staff to undertake a Neighborhood Preservation Pilot Program during 2002/2003 to test various approaches in a small portion of Lakewood Village

CDD 6/19/02

 NEW  Study Issues
Sponsored by Council
2002
 

Date
Requested

Study Issue Title

Requested By

Department

Issue paper
submitted

1/08/02 Planning for City's Centennial Celebration

Valerio

OCM

5/16/02

1/08/02 Study Socio-Economic Sub-element

Vorreiter/Valerio

CDD/EDD

3/12/02

1/29/02

2/26/02

Availability of restrooms on golf courses 

(Howe removed from list )

Howe

P&R

Removed from list

2/12/02 Evaluation of Subsidized Taxi Program for Seniors

Miller

P&R

4/11/02
revised 5/14/02

3/5/02 Improving methods for reporting potential code violations 

Walker

CDD

 

3/19/02 Policy regarding BPAC review of all future bicycle and pedestrian facility closures in the downtown area

Risch

PW

 

4/16/02 Temporary Employment Policies

Fowler

HR

 

4/16/02 Review Miscellaneous Planned Permit Process

Miller

CDD

 

 BUDGET MODIFICATIONS 

Approved

 

Budget Mod. No.

RTC #

Subject Fund $ Amount
3/26/02 20

RTC 02-096

Request for Asset Forfeiture Funding to Compensate the Independent Auditor’s Annual Forfeiture Audit Asset Forfeiture Fund $3,000
3/26/02 21

RTC 02-02-099

Blair Avenue Area Traffic Calming Study

Note: This was paid for by developer's contribution as part of a traffic mitigation agreement 

General Fund $20,000
3/16/02 22

RTC 02-088

Construction of  Sunnyvale Senior Center Capital Projects Fund $1,555,433
3/19/02 23

RTC 02-094

Technology Allowance for Councilmembers General Fund $17,360
4/23/02 24

RTC 02-133

Downtown Area Maintenance Project & Concrete Maintenance Program General Fund $50,000
4/16/02 25

RTC 02-115

Alternative Fuels Demonstration Project General Services

Fleet Sub-Fund 

$25,000
4/16/02 26

RTC 02-132

Appropriate Funds from BMR Code Violation Revenues f or Expenditures Related to BMR Purchase Program Audit Costs Housing Fund $38,750
  27

RTC 02-159

State Public Library Fund Grant General Fund $203,975
4/30/02 28

RTC 02-160

Animal Shelter Service Costs Operating Costs $278,039
5/7/02 29

RTC 02-168

Kifer Lift Station Wastewater Management Fund $65,144
5/14/02 30

RTC 02-178

Skate Park and Wolfe Road Sidewalk Capital Projects Fund

Infrastructure Fund

                          Total

$279,533

$234,025

$513,558

6/4/02 31

RTC 02-212

Department of Public Safety Funding Adjustments for Asset Forfeiture, California Law Enforcement Equipment Program (CLEEP), General Fund and Budget Modification No. 31 General Service Program Fund/Public Safety Equipment Sub-fund $117,297
6/18/02