CLOSED SESSIONS: 1.      Personnel Matters: SEA Labor Negotiations Pursuant to Gov't. Code 54957.6 West Conference Room, 6:00 p.m.   2.      Town Center Mall Negotiations Pursuant to Gov't. Code 54956.8 West Conference Room, 7:00 p.m.

City Council Meeting Location: Council Chambers 456 West Olive Avenue Sunnyvale, California   Teleconferencing Location Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54953(b): Westin Copley Hotel** 10 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02116, Room 2408 Phone: (617) 262-9600  (10:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time)

 
AGENDA (REVISED**)
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL 
JULY 27, 2004
7:30 P.M. *

(*Equivalent to 10:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Boston, MA)

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

Recognition of Sunnyvale Serra Little League 11 and 12 Year Old All Stars - District 44 Champions

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 (Regular Meeting of July 20, 2004)
1.B.	MOTION	Approval of Information/Action Items - Council Directions to Staff

Fiscal Items 

1.C.	MOTION RTC 04-267	List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager (No. 206)
1.D.	RESOLUTION RTC 04-265	Authorization for Filing and Acceptance of Trails and Open Space Grant Program Funds for the Calabazas Creek Trail Project, Authorization for the City Manager to Execute Required Grant Agreements, and Budget Modification No. 1

Contracts

1.E.

MOTION rtc 04-269

Extension of Contract for the Purchase of Police Uniforms (No. F0306-87)

Other Items

1.F.	MOTION rtc 04-264	Request Approval to Award HOME Project Funds of $28,177 to Charities Housing for a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Pre-Development Loan
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.	ORDINANCE rtc 04-237	Introduction of an Ordinance Reviewing Allowable Hours of Construction for Homeowners and Duration of Construction (continued from July 13, 2004)
3.	MOTION RTC 04-266	City Council Appointment of Representative to the Santa Clara County Cities Association (SCCCA) Joint Economic Development Policy Committee
4.	ORDINANCE RTC 04-255	Introduction of an Ordinance Awarding a Taxicab Franchise to USA Express Cab

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

COUNCIL

STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

RTC 04-268, Appeal of Planning Commission Agenda of July 12, 2004 and Administrative Hearing Agenda of July 14, 2004

RTC 04-271, Status of Emergency 911 Access Fee Implementation Efforts

Parks and Recreation Commission Unapproved Minutes of July 14, 2004

ADJOURNMENT

Please Note: One or both of the Closed Sessions held prior to this meeting may continue after the adjournment of the City Council Meeting.

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 at http://sunnyvale.ca.gov, or at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, after 6:00 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, or visit the City’s web site at http://sunnyvale.ca.gov. 

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 City Clerk (located to the left of the Council dais).  The City Clerk will pass your materials to the Council.

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS

DATE	MEETING	TIME	PLACE
Aug. 10, 2004	Special Meeting: Meeting with Supervisors Liz Kniss and Pete McHugh to Discuss Items of Mutual Interest	2:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 10, 2004	Study Session: Discuss Audit Findings and Recommendations Regarding the Emergency Preparedness Program and Animal Control Program	6 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 10, 2004	City Council Meeting	7:30 p.m.	Council Chambers
Aug. 17, 2004	Study Session: Economic Development Program	6 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 17, 2004	City Council Meeting	7:30 p.m.	Council Chambers

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS 

July 28, 2004	NOVA Workforce Board	12 Noon	NOVA Board Rm.
July 28, 2004	Housing and Human Services Commission	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 2, 2004	Board of Library Trustees	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Aug. 9, 2004	Planning Commission: Study Session	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 9, 2004	Planning Commission: Public Hearing	8 p.m.	Council Chambers
Aug. 11, 2004	Parks and Recreation Study Session: Develop Criteria by Which to Decide Top 10 Plaza Names to Forward to Council	6:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 11, 2004	Parks and Recreation Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Aug. 16, 2004	Personnel Board	5 p.m.	Council Chambers
Aug. 18, 2004	Joint Parks and Recreation and Arts Commission Study Session: Review Study Issue Process	6 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 18, 2004	Arts Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Aug. 19, 2004	Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee	6:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 23, 2004	Planning Commission: Study Session	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 23, 2004	Planning Commission: Public Hearing	8 p.m.	Council Chambers
Aug. 25, 2004	Housing and Human Services Commission	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Aug. 25, 2004	Parks and Recreation Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers

CHANNEL 15 – KSUN 

July 27, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
July 28, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of July 27, 2004	7:30 p.m.
July 31, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of July 27, 2004	4 p.m.
August 10, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
August 11, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of August 10, 2004	7:30 p.m.
August 14, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of August 10, 2004	4 p.m.
August 17, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
August 18, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of August 17, 2004	7:30 p.m.
August 21, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of August 17, 2004	4 p.m.