CLOSED SESSION: 1.      Labor Negotiations: COA Pursuant to Gov't. Code 54957.8 West Conference Room, 5:30 p.m.   2.      Labor Negotiations: SEA Pursuant to Gov't Code 54957.8 West Conference Room, 6:30 p.m.   3.      Conference with Legal Counsel Patricia P. White - Anticipated Litigation - One Case - Gov't Code Section 54956.9 Mayor's Office, Following Council Meeting

City Council Meeting Location: Council Chambers 456 West Olive Avenue Sunnyvale, California   Teleconferencing Location pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54953(b): 7029K Haycock Road Falls Church, VA 22043

AGENDA
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL 
SEPTEMBER 28, 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

National Arts and Humanities Month
Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month

SCHEDULED PRESENTATION

Director Santos, Santa Clara Valley Water District Annual Update on Projects and Activities in Sunnyvale    

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 September 21, 2004)
1.B.	MOTION	Approval of Information/Action Items - Council Directions to Staff

Fiscal Items 

1.C.	MOTION RTC 04-338	List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager (No. 214)
1.D.	MOTION RTC 04-341	Update on the Status of Wastewater Capital And Infrastructure Improvement Projects, Use of Proceeds From the Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds Series 2001, and Budget Modification No. 6

Contracts

1.E.	MOTION RTC 04-339	Award of Bid No. F0306-91 to Replace the Borregas Avenue Sanitary Sewer Line
1.F.	MOTION RTC 04-340	Award of Bid No. F0306-90 for Chemical System Improvements at the Water Pollution Control Plant

Other Items 

1.G.	RESOLUTION MOTION RTC 04-342	2004 City's Conflict of Interest Code Biennial Review and Amendment
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 04-314	Name the Sunnyvale Plaza - Recommendations From Parks and Recreation Commission
3.	ORDINANCE MOTION RTC 04-335	Introduction of an Ordinance to Rezone From C-2 (Highway Business) to C-2/ECR (Highway Business/El Camino Real Precise Plan) and a Special Development Permit Located at 1044 West El Camino Real
4.	ORDINANCE RTC 04-333	Study Issue: Revive Auto Dealer Decorative Banner Program
5.	MOTION RTC 04-343	Update of the Economic Development Program and Approval of the Economic Development Goals and Strategies and Budget Modification No. 8

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

COUNCIL

STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
RTC 04-337, Board and Commission Resignation
RTC 04-346, Appeal of Planning Commission Items of September 13, 2004 and Administrative Hearing Items of September 15, 2004
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Unapproved Meeting Minutes, September 16, 2004
Board of Library Trustees Unapproved Minutes of September 13, 2004
Planning Commission Unapproved Minutes of September 13, 2004

ADJOURNMENT CLOSED SESSION – MAYOR’S OFFICE, CITY HALL

Conference with Legal Counsel Patricia P. White - Anticipated Litigation - One Case - Gov't Code Section 54956.9

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” (pdf format) 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. 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
Oct. 12, 2004	Joint Study Session: City Council and the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) - Role of HPC	5:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Oct. 12, 2004	Study Session: Discuss Audit Findings and Recommendations Regarding the Emergency Preparedness Program and Animal Control Program	6 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Oct. 12, 2004	City Council Meeting	7:30 p.m.	Council Chambers
Oct. 19, 2004	Study Session: Review Options for Use of the $1.5 Million Capital Project:  Downtown Public Improvements	6 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Oct. 19, 2004	City Council Meeting	7:30 p.m.	Council Chambers

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS 

Sept. 29, 2004	Arts Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Oct. 4, 2004	Board of Library Trustees	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Oct. 6, 2004	Heritage Preservation Commission	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
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. 18, 2004	Personnel Board	5 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. 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

CHANNEL 15 – KSUN 

Sept. 28, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
Sept. 29, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of Sept. 28, 2004	7:30 p.m.
October 2, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of Sept. 28, 2004	4 p.m.
October 5, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
October 6, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of October 5, 2004	7:30 p.m.
Oct. 9, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of October 5, 2004	4 p.m.
Oct. 12, 2004	City Council Meeting - Live	7:30 p.m.
Oct. 13, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of October 12, 2004	7:30 p.m.
Oct. 16, 2004	City Council Meeting - Replay of October 12, 2004	4 p.m.