7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

(Per Council Policy, the City Council will not begin consideration of any agenda item after 11:30 p.m. without a vote. Any item on the agenda which must be continued due to the late hour shall be continued to a date certain. Some of the information provided herein could be subject to change from date of printing of the agenda to the date of the meeting.)

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

CONSENT CALENDAR

Fiscal Items

Contracts

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

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

• COUNCIL
• STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar 

RTC 05-250 - Appeal of Planning Commission Agenda of August 8, 2005 and Administrative Hearing Agenda of August 10, 2005

Unapproved minutes of Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of 8/10/05

Summary of August 16, 2005 Study Session – Housing Programs

ADJOURNMENT

Notice to the Public:

The agenda reports to council (RTCs) may be viewed on the City’s web site at http://sunnyvale.ca.gov, after 7:00 p.m. on Fridays or at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Avenue as of Saturdays 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
August 23, 2005	Study Session – Council Correspondence Protocol	5        p.m.	West Conf. Room
August 23, 2005	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
September 13, 2005	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
September 20, 2005	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
September 27, 2005	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
September 28,2005	Special Council Meeting (Closed Session) City Attorney Formal Evaluation	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
October 04, 2005	Study Session – Intergovernmental Relations Update	6        p.m.	West Conf. Room
October 04, 2005	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
October 18, 2005	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
October 20, 2005	Special Council Meeting – (Closed Session) City Manager Formal Evaluation	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
October 25, 2005	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

August 24, 2005	Administrative Hearing	2        p.m.	West Conf. Room
August 24, 2005	Housing and Human Services Commission	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
August 29, 2005	Special Planning Commission Public Hearing	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
September 12, 2005	Board of Library Trustees	7        p.m.	Library Prog. Rm.
September 14, 2005	Parks and Recreation Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
September 15, 2005	Election Candidate Orientation	5:30   p.m.	Council Chambers
September 19, 2005	Personnel Board	5        p.m.	Council Chambers
September 21, 2005	Arts Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
October 12, 2005	Parks and Recreation Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
October 19, 2005	Arts Commission Study Session: Role Regarding Artwork	6        p.m.	West Conf. Room
October 19, 2005	Arts Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
November 9, 2005	Parks and Recreation Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
November 16, 2005	Arts Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers

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