CLOSED SESSION: Update of Town Center Mall Negotiations West Conference Room, 5:30 p.m.

City Council Meeting Location: Council Chambers 456 West Olive Avenue Sunnyvale, California

AGENDA
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 23, 2004
7:30 P.M.

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

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 March 16,  and Special Meetings of March 13, 2004 and March 16, 2004)
1.B.	MOTION	Approval of Information/Action Items - Council Directions to Staff

Fiscal Items

1.C.	MOTION RTC 04-103	List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager (List No. 188)
1.D.	MOTION RTC 04-102	Award of Contract for the Purchase of Equipment to Upgrade the City's Roadway Median and Island Irrigation System (No. F0302-51)
1.E.	MOTION RTC 04-104	Award of Bid No. F0302-49 for the Application of Slurry Seal on Streets and Parking Lots Throughout the City
1.F.	MOTION RTC 04-094	Authorization for Additional Expenditures Under an Existing Contract to Prepare a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the Downtown Specific Plan Update (No. F0303-52) (continued from March 16, 2004 Council Meeting)

Contracts

1.G.

MOTION RTC 04-106

New Natural Gas Purchase Agreement for Water Pollution Control Plant

Other Items

1.H.	MOTION RTC 04-097	Authorization for NOVA to Submit a Proposal for a Demand-Driven System Case Study Grant Through the Department of Labor in the Amount of $48,500
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 04-096

Approval for the Transfer of Loans on Homestead Park for Construction of Moulton Plaza, 1601 Tenaka Place, by Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

COUNCIL

STAFF

ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar (Word Format)

RTC 04-105, Appeal Report on Planning Commission Agenda of March 8, 2004 and Administrative Hearing Agenda of March 10, 2004

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Cimmittee (BPAC) Unapproved Minutes of February 19, 2004

Parks and Recreation Commission Unapproved Minutes of March 10, 2004 

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 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
March 30, 2004	Special Meeting: Refuse & Recycling Contracts	5:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
March 30, 2004	Closed Session: SEA Labor Negotiations	6:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
March 30, 2004	City Council Meeting	7:30 p.m.	Council Chambers
April 6, 2004	Study Session: Dept. of Public Safety Recruiting/Training Issues	5:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 6, 2004	City Council Meeting	7:30 p.m.	Council Chambers
April 10, 2004	Special Meeting: Preliminary Budget, Service Ranking & Priority Setting, & Council Policy Direction	8:30 a.m.	Council Chambers
April 17, 2004	Special Meeting: Preliminary Budget, Service Ranking & Priority Setting, & Council Policy Direction	8:30 a.m.	Council Chambers
April 20, 2004	City Council Meeting	7:30 p.m.	Council Chambers

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS 

March 24, 2004	NOVA Workforce Board	12:00 p.m.	NOVA Board Rm.
March 24, 2004	Study Session: Review P&R Current Program Performance Budget (FY 03/04) and Budget Process	5:30 p.m.	Annex Conf. Room
March 24, 2004	Housing and Human Services	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
March 24, 2004	Parks and Recreation Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
April 5, 2004	Board of Library Trustees	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
April 12, 2004	Planning Commission Study Session	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 12, 2004	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8 p.m.	Council Chambers
April 14, 2004	Joint Study Session: P&R & Arts Commissions, Exploration of Youth Rates for Recreation Programs and Activities	6 p.m.	Garden Conf. Room
April 14, 2004	Parks and Recreation Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
April 15, 2004	Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee	6:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 19, 2004	Personnel Board	5 p.m.	Council Chambers
April 21, 2004	Arts Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers

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March 23, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
March 24, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of March 23, 2004	7:30 p.m.
March 26, 2004	Special Meeting - Replay of March 20, 2004	8 a.m.
March 27, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of March 23, 2004	4 p.m.
March 30, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
March 31, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of March 30, 2004	7:30 p.m.
April 3, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of March 30, 2004	4 p.m.
April 6, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
April 7, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of April 6, 2004	7:30 p.m.
April 10, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of April 6, 2004	4 p.m.
April 20, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
April 21, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of April 20, 2004	7:30 p.m.
April 24, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of April 20, 2004	4 p.m.