STUDY SESSION:

Review Options for Use of the

$1.5 Million Capital Project:

Downtown Public Improvements

West Conference Room, 6:00 p.m.

City Council Meeting Location:

Council Chambers

456 West Olive Avenue

Sunnyvale, California

 

 

AGENDA

 SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL  

OCTOBER 19, 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 (Meeting of October 12, 2004)

 

1.B.

MOTION

 

Approval of Information/Action Items - Council Directions to Staff

Personnel Items

 

1.C.

RESOLUTION

RTC 04-373

 

Approval of Employment Contract with Interim City Attorney

 

Fiscal Items

 

1.D.

MOTION

RTC 04-368

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager (No. 217 )

1.E.

MOTION

RTC 04-358

Authorization for the Sunnyvale Public Library to Accept $25,000 Global Language Materials Grant, and Budget Modification No. 10

1.F.

MOTION

RTC 04-363

Authorization to Accept $1,000 California Stories Uncovered Grant from the California Council for the Humanities (CCH) and Budget Modification No. 9

 

1.G.

MOTION

RTC 04-369

City of Sunnyvale Investment Report 3rd Quarter 2004

Contracts

 

1.H.

 

MOTION

RTC 04-370

 

Award of Bid No. F0408-08 for the Reconstruction of Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways Throughout Sunnyvale

Other Items

 

1.I.

MOTION

RTC 04-365

Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Project for Emergency Communications – Joint Funding Agreement Amendment Number Two

 

1.J.

ORDINANCE

NO. 2768-04

Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning Districts Map, to Rezone Certain Property Located at 776 E. El Camino Real from C-2 (Highway Business to C-2/ECR (Highway Business/El Camino Real Precise Plan) Zoning District

 

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 04-378

 

 

Consideration of the Elimination of Sc[i]3   - The Sunnyvale Center for Innovation, Invention, and Ideas for Innovation, Invention, and Ideas

 

3.

ORDINANCE

MOTION

RTC 04-366

Introduction of an Ordinance to Provide for Greater Enforcement of Art in Private Development Requirements - Study Issue

 

4.

MOTION

RTC 04-371

 

Policy on the Use of Consultants

5.

RESOLUTION

ORDINANCE

MOTION

RTC 04-375

 

Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 5.04 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Related to Business License Tax to Allow for a Two Year Licensing Period and Adoption of a Resolution to Increase the Business License Application Fee to $54.00 and the Business License Fee to $23.00

 

6.

MOTION

RTC 04-376

 

Positions on Eighteen State and Local Ballot Measures for the November 2004 Election

7.

MOTION

RTC 04-374

Mayor’s Establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to Search for a New City Attorney

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

 

COUNCIL

 

STAFF

 

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

 

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar (.doc format)

RTC 04-372, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Goal for Federal Fiscal Year 2004-2005

Board of Library Trustees Unapproved Minutes of October 4, 2004

Housing and Human Services Unapproved Minutes of September 22, 2004

Council Joint Study Session Summary of October 12, 2004 – City Council and Heritage Preservation Commission to Discuss 2005 Study Issues and Commission Role

Council Study Session Summary of October 12, 2004 - Discuss Audit Findings and Recommendations Regarding the Emergency Preparedness Program and Animal Control Program

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

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

Oct. 21, 2004

Special Meeting - Closed Session: City Manager Evaluation

7 p.m.

Council Conf. Room

Oct. 26, 2004

Study Session: Mercury in the Environment and New Proposed Requirements from the Regional Water Quality Control Board

6:30 p.m.

West Conf. Room

Oct. 26, 2004

City Council Meeting

7:30 p.m.

Council Chambers

Nov. 9, 2004

Study Session: Intergovernmental Relations Update

6:30 p.m.

West Conf. Room

Nov. 9, 2004

City Council Meeting

7:30 p.m.

Council Chambers

Nov. 16, 2004

City Council Meeting

7:30 p.m.

Council Chambers

 

 

 

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

 

Oct. 20, 2004

Arts Commission Study Session: Arts Commission's Role Regarding Artwork

6 p.m.

West Conf. Room

Oct. 20, 2004

Arts Commission

7 p.m.

Council Chambers

Oct. 21, 2004

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee

6:30 p.m.

West Conf. Room

Oct. 25, 2004

Planning Commission Study Session

7 p.m.

West Conf. Room

Oct. 25, 2004

Planning Commission Public Hearing

8 p.m.

Council Chambers

Oct. 27, 2004

Housing and Human Services Commission

7 p.m.

West Conf. Room

Oct. 27, 2004

Parks and Recreation Commission

7 p.m.

Council Chambers

Nov. 1, 2004

Board of Library Trustees

7 p.m.

Council Chambers

Nov. 8, 2004

Planning Commission Study Session

7 p.m.

West Conf. Room

Nov. 8, 2004

Planning Commission Public Hearing

8 p.m.

Council Chambers

Nov. 10, 2004

Parks and Recreation Commission

7 p.m.

Council Chambers

Nov. 17, 2004

Arts Commission

7 p.m.

Council Chambers

Nov. 17, 2004

Housing and Human Services Commission

7 p.m.

West Conf. Room

Nov. 15, 2004

Personnel Board

5 p.m.

Council Chambers

 

CHANNEL 15 – KSUN

                                                         

Oct. 19, 2004

City Council Meeting - Live

7:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 20, 2004

City Council Meeting - Replay of October 19, 2004

7:30 p.m.

 

Oct 23, 2004

City Council Meeting - Replay of October 19, 2004

4 p.m.

 

Oct. 26, 2004

City Council Meeting - Live

7:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 27, 2004

City Council Meeting - Replay of October 26, 2004

7:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 30, 2004

City Council Meeting - Replay of October 26, 2004

4 p.m.