Location:
Council Chambers
456 West Olive Avenue
Sunnyvale, California

AGENDA

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL

OCTOBER 7, 2003

7:30 P.M.

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY 

• National Arts and Humanities Month Proclamation
• FUN ON THE RUN! Certificate of Appreciation - Graphic Artist Earl Miguel
• Recognition of Sunnyvale's Public Safety SWAT Team Winning the "Best of the West" Competition

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS 
(Speakers are limited to 3 minutes for announcements of community events, programs, or recognition)

CONSENT CALENDAR

1.A. - MOTION Approval of Draft Minutes (September 30, 2003)

1.B. - MOTION Approval of Information/Action Items - Council Directions to Staff

Fiscal Items

1.C. - MOTION RTC 03-343 List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager (List No. 164)

1.D. - MOTION RTC 03-349 Continuation of Bureau of Justice Assistance Block Grant and Budget Modification No. 9

Other Items

1.E. - MOTION RTC 03-346 Proposed Program Outcome Statements, Program Outcome Measures, and Weighting for Program Restructures for the Wastewater Management, Pavement Operations, and Roadside and Median Right-of-Way Programs, and for the New Urban Forestry and Concrete Maintenance Programs

1.F. - MOTION RTC 03-345 Approval of Final Map - (714 E. Evelyn Avenue) - Tract No. 9509 (SD-03-03)

CITIZENS TO BE HEARD

This category is limited to 15 minutes, with a maximum of three minutes per speaker.  If you wish to address the Council, please complete a speaker's card and give it to the City Clerk. If your subject is not on the agenda, you will be recognized at this time; but the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow action by Council Members.  If you wish to speak to a subject listed on the agenda, you will be recognized at the time the item is being considered by Council.

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

2. - MOTION RTC 03-347 Downtown Specific Plan Update and Zoning (Request for Continuance to October 14, 2003)

3. - MOTION RTC 03-348  2003-0613 Forum Development Group, LLC/Lehman Brothers [Applicant] (Request for Continuance to October 14, 2003)

4. - MOTION RTC 03-342 Appeal of Planning Commission Agenda of September 22, 2003 and Administrative Hearing Agenda of September 24, 2003

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

COUNCIL

STAFF

ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

Study Issues Calendar
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Unapproved Minutes of September 18, 2003 (pdf format)
Housing and Human Services Unapproved Minutes of September 24, 2003 (pdf format)
Parks and Recreation Commission Unapproved Minutes of September 24, 2003 (pdf format)

Notice to the Public:

City Council agenda information is available by calling SunDial at 408/774-0262, Code 122.  The agenda reports to council (RTCs) may be viewed on the City’s web site or at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, after 5:00 p.m. on the Fridays prior to Tuesday City Council meetings.  Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 408/730-7483 for specific questions regarding the agenda.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing to the City Clerk at or before the public hearing.  PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6 imposes a 90-day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 730-7483.  Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (29 CRF 35.104 ADA Title II)

GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL

Public Announcements – Beginning of Council Meeting

• 3 minutes or less per speaker.
• Speakers are requested to give their name (address is optional).
• Recognition of a special achievement.
• Announcement of public event with definite time and date.
• Public events that are of community-wide interest that occur on annual basis. (only announce one time).

Public Hearings – Order of Hearing as Follows:

• Opening remarks by the applicant (if applicable).
• Speakers are requested to give their name (address is optional).
• Anyone interested in addressing the Council (may only speak one time).
• Closing remarks by the applicant (if applicable).
• Time limit of 3 minutes per person (to be extended at discretion of Mayor).  Please make comments brief and be prepared to provide new input.

Citizens to be Heard

• Any item relevant to the City of Sunnyvale.
• Speakers are requested to give their name (address is optional).
• Speakers are to turn in a Speaker Card to the City Clerk.
• Items not on the agenda.
• Items that do not fall within the scope of the Public Announcement section.
• Time limit of 3 minutes, 15 minutes total for this category (to be extended or continued to end of Council business, at the discretion of the Mayor).  Limit to one appearance during this section.

Planning a presentation for a Council Meeting?

To assist you in utilizing the technology available in the Council Chambers, the publication “How to Make Your Presentation More Effective” may be helpful. Copies are available on the table located in the back of the Council Chambers prior to scheduled City Council and Planning Commission meetings.  You may also pick up a copy at
the City Clerk’s Office or the One Stop Permit Center during normal business hours. 

If you wish to provide the City Council with copies of any handout materials you are presenting, please provide 12 copies of the materials to the Deputy City Clerk (located to the left of the Council dais).  The City Clerk will pass your materials to the Council.

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS