INFORMATION/ACTION  ITEMS
COUNCIL DIRECTIONS TO STAFF

Date

Assigned

Directive/Action Required

Dept

Due Date

 

Date Completed

6/11/02

1.

Report on the effectiveness of the Canary Avenue traffic calming plan after one year

Action: Construction of traffic calming devices completed on 2/7/03. Staff will report on effectiveness of project in February 2004 in the form of an RTC and will agendize as a Public Hearing item to allow citizen input.

PWD

February 2004

 

7/16/02

2.

Staff will work with grocery and drug store location specialists and real estate brokers and developers to identify an appropriate commercial site in the SR 237, Lawrence Expressway and Hwy 101 area and then identify bicycle and pedestrian linkages between commercial areas and the residential developments of that area. Staff from Planning, Economic Development and Transportation Divisions will coordinate on this item. A progress report memorandum will be provided to the City Council by January, 2004.

 

CDD

January 2004

 

11/26/02

3.

Staff to assess the need for consultant assistance to review the property /business improvement district option and return to Council for further recommendations and review the possibility of an advisory board regarding Downtown Parking Facilities. In light of budget reduction, staff will pursue this without assistance of a consultant. Staff will work with Downtown property owners and businesses to identify and evaluate options for long-term management of parking district. Report will be filed with Council when resolved, but no later than May, 2004, the latest that Council can take action to initiate election on parking district assessment.

CDD

May 2004

 

11/26/02

4.

Progress report in December 2003 on implementation of Improved Community Communications and Outreach efforts, and  report on multicultural outreach efforts.

 

OCM

December 2003

January 6, 2004

 

2/25/03

5.

 

 

 

Staff to return to Council in one year with a City Council Community Outreach Program Update, which will be scheduled for February 2004.

OCM

February 2004

 

 

5/6/03

6.

Staff to agendize an item regarding a Fee Waiver Policy.  Discussion of current practice and potential expansion of this program will be discussed.

 

OCM

December 16, 2003

January 6, 2004

 

6/3/03

7.

Council directed staff to restructure the Employee Suggestion Program and include the restructured program in the FY 2004/2005 budget.  The HR Supervisor managing the project will meet  with the Personnel Board at their October meeting to review the work plan and solicit ideas from the Board on the new program.  A subcommittee is being formed from members in the Citywide Recognition Committee to collect information on Employee Suggestion Programs best practices from other agencies.  The committee will be formed by October 31, 2003.  The information will be analyzed and the subcommittee is responsible for developing the new proposed program.  The proposed program will be reviewed by the Personnel Board Members by November 30, 2003.  It will be brought to City Council for approval and implementation by December 31, 2003.

 

HRD

January

2004

 

 

 

8/12/03

8.

Council directed staff to report back to in two years on how the revised lot coverage regulations affect development in single family zoning districts. Over the next 2 years, staff will collect data on the number of single-story homes that utilize the maximum one-story 45% lot coverage and whether any two-story additions necessitated a demolition of first floor area to meet the 40% lot coverage requirement. A memorandum with the above detail will be sent to Council in October, 2005—two years after the effective date of the ordinance.

 

CDD

October 2005

 

 

8/19/03

9.

Review Housing Mitigation Fee Adjustment in three years. Staff will begin update of nexus study in March, 2006, and report to City Council with recommended adjustment to fee by August, 2006.

 

 

CDD

August 2006

 

 

9/16/03

10.

Staff to return to Council before end of year with an audit policy/audit charter that details the performance audit procedure, responsibilities and steps.

 

 

FIN

December 16, 2003

January 6, 2004

December 18, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/16/03

9/30/03

11.

Narcotics enforcement levels in public safety.

Return to Council in 3 meetings with plan to develop  measurements of narcotics enforcement levels

 

DPS

OCM

9/30/03

10/21/03

1/6/04

12/16/03- Study Session

12/18/03 Public Hearing

 

 

 

10/21/03

12.

Outreach Task Force recommendations with modifications that expanded notice for 2nd story additions be on a one year trial basis to evaluate and then come back to Council as to whether it is cost effective as to if it is generating more people that show interest

OCM

December 2004

 

 

11/11/03

13.

Breast Cancer Campaign refer to staff

OCM

December 16, 2003

Memo to Council 12/12/03

 

12/2/03

14.

Councilmember Lee requested that staff report back on the how many hours are committed by volunteers.

 

OCM

 

Memo to Council 12/12/03

 

12/2/03

15.

Councilmember Fowler requested that Budget Accountability Act be put on a future agenda for the Council to consider a resolution of support. Mayor Howe stated it would be on the January 6 agenda.

 

FIN

January 6 agenda.

 

 

 

12/2/03

16.

To take a comprehensive look at the seniority and positions of the various individuals that are on the VTA, and come back to the Council in the next few months with an overall seniority ranking of all members that are on the VTA so Council can determine what the chances are of obtaining leadership positions on the VTA during the time period that they have an opportunity to have a representative.

IGR

OCM

 

 

 

12/2/03

17.

Councilmember Miller requested that Council be provided with the data that reflects the services and related costs to the City in 2002-2003 by Phil Berghausen before the December 16 Council meeting.

 

 

OCM

December 16 Council meeting.

 

Memo to Council 12/12/03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW  Study Issues

Sponsored by Council

2003

Date Requested

Study Issue Title

Requested By

Department

Issue paper

submitted

4/1/03

Blockage of travel lanes by debris boxes, containers, etc.

Risch/Walker

PWD

4/22/03

4/22/03

Increase size of street address numbers on buildings

Walker/Howe

CDD

6/6/03

5/2/03

Policy on the use of Consultants

Risch

FIN

6/24/03

5/19/03

Creation of Cable Enterprise Fund and Operating the Cable Franchise as a City Utility

Walker

ITD

Deleted

6/10/03

Temporary Employment Policy

Howe/Miller/Fowler

HRD

10/20/03

 

Transit User On-Street Parking in Excess of 72 Hours Code Review

Staff

PWD

6/6/03

 

Provide for Greater Enforcement of Art in Private Development Requirements (Review of Public Art Policies)

Arts Commission

1/15/03, 6/18/03

PRD

 6/9/03

8/26/03

Requested staff add a legislative item for the Council on cumulative parking impacts (as additional development occurs in high density areas) Action:  Provision of Adequate Guest Parking and Small Multi-Family Residential Projects (CDD 03-19

 

Walker

CDD

9/24/03

9/16/03

Explore the possibility of a Gun Amnesty program in Sunnyvale

 

Miller

        DPS

10-31-03

9/30/03

Evaluate the neighborhood associations to see potential effectiveness they have. Inventory, effectiveness, related to districts.

 

Howe

       OCM

11-7-03

9/30/03

Neighborhoods how interact with businesses and vice-versa

Mayor

        CDD

12-12-03

10/7/03

Moving Municipal Nov. Election to Even Years

Howe

       OCM

10-31-03

10/7/03

Study Session/Closed Session record keeping

Mayor/Howe

       OCM

11-21-03

10/14/03

Evaluate Retail Parking Requirement for the Downtown

Mayor

CDD

11-24-03

10/21/03

Sub-committee recommendations new procedures, policy

Walker/Valerio

OCM