AGENDA
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
7:30 P.M.

NOTE:  Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, subdivision (b) this meeting will include teleconference participation by Council Member Otto Lee from the address listed above.  This Notice and Agenda will be posted at the teleconference location; public comment from such address shall be allowed. 

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

Camino Medical Group's 50^th Anniversary    

CONSENT CALENDAR

Fiscal Items

Contracts

Other

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

COUNCIL

STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

Heritage Preservation Commission Unapproved Minutes of September 1, 2004

Housing and Human Services Commission Unapproved Minutes of August 25, 2004

Council Study Session Summary of September 14, 2004 - Intergovernmental Relations Update

Council Study Session Summary of September 14, 2004 - Salary Range Control Point Setting Process and Schedule for City Manager and City Attorney Review

ADJOURNMENT TO FIRST CLOSED SESSION - WEST CONFERENCE ROOM

Personnel Matters: City Attorney Evaluation Pursuant to Gov't. Code 54957.6

ADJOURNMENT TO SECOND CLOSED SESSION – MAYOR’S OFFICE, CITY HALL

Personnel Matters: City Attorney Evaluation Pursuant to Gov't. Code 54957.6

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 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 CFR 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.

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS

DATE	MEETING		TIME		PLACE
Sept. 28, 2004	Closed Session: Labor Negotiations- SEA Pursuant to Gov't. Code 54957.8	5:30 p.m.		West Conf. Room
Sept. 28, 2004	Closed Session: Labor Negotiations COA Pursuant to Gov't. Code 54957.8	6:30 p.m.		West Conf. Room
Sept. 28, 2004	City Council Meeting	7:30 p.m.		Council Chambers
Oct. 5, 2004	Closed Session: Town and Country Negotiations Pursuant to Gov't. Code 54956.8	6 p.m.		West Conf. Room
Oct. 5, 2004	Study Session: Council Policy on Length of Council Meetings	7 p.m.		West Conf. Room
Oct. 5, 2004	City Council Meeting	7:30 p.m.		Council Chambers

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

Sept. 22, 2004	Joint Study Session: Parks and Recreation Commission/Arts Commission, Swirsky Youth Opportunity Trust Fund	6 p.m.	SOC Redwood Room Ste. 415
Sept. 22, 2004	Housing and Human Services Commission	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Sept. 22, 2004	Parks and Recreation Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Sept. 27, 2004	Planning Commission Study Session	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Sept. 27, 2004	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8 p.m.	Council Chambers
Sept. 29, 2004	Arts Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Oct. 4, 2004	Board of Library Trustees	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Oct. 11, 2004	Planning Commission Study Session	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Oct. 11, 2004	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8 p.m.	Council Chambers
Oct. 13, 2004	Parks and Recreation Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
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. 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

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