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

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

·         Tentative Council Agenda Calendar

·         Heritage Preservation Committee Unapproved Minutes of March 23, 2005

·         Board of Library Trustees Unapproved Minutes of April 4, 2005

·         Child Care Advisory Board (CCAB) Unapproved Minutes of April 12, 2005

·         Study Session Summary of April 5, 2005 – Intergovernmental Relations Update

ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION (WEST CONFERENCE ROOM)

Directly Following the Regular Council Meeting – Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a); Thompson Pacific Construction vs. City of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County Superior Court No. 1-04-CV017403

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.

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS

DATE	MEETING	TIME	PLACE
April 26, 2005	Closed Session: City Manager Informal Evaluation	5:00 p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 26, 2005	City Council Meeting	7:00 p.m.	Council Chambers
April 30, 2005	Special Council Meeting: Team Building Workshop	10:00 a.m.	West Conf. Room
May 3, 2005	Closed Session: Conference with Labor Negotiators pursuant to Government Code 54957.6, Labor Negotiator: Peter Brown, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore and Jane Fleenor, Interim Director of Human Resources; Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Local 715	6     p.m.	West Conf. Room
May 3, 2005	City Council Meeting	7     p.m.	Council Chambers
May 10, 2005	Study Session: Mathilda Overcrossing Project	6     p.m.	West Conf. Room
May 10, 2005	City Council Meeting	7     p.m.	Council Chambers

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS