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

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

          Silicon Valley Reads Month

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

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 January 25, 2005)
1.B.	MOTION	Approval of Information/Action Items - Council Directions to Staff

Fiscal Items

1.C.	MOTION RTC 05-041	List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager (No. 232)   Staff Recommendation: Review lists of bills. Staff Contact: E. Wesely, (408) 730-7380
1.D.	MOTION RTC 05-035	Authorization for City Manager to Execute Grant Funding Agreement for Evelyn Avenue Bicycle Lane, Phase 2 Project and Budget Modification No. 25    Staff Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute the grant agreement for the 2004/2005 Bicycle Transportation Account Program. Approve Budget Modification No. 25 to accept the grant, appropriate the grant funds and appropriate $35,900 in Gas Tax monies as local agency matching funds to the Evelyn Avenue Bicycle Lane, Phase 2 project.  Staff contact: Dieckmann Cogill (408) 730-7415
1.E.	MOTION RTC 05-034	Award of Request for Proposals to Provide Engineering and Landscape Design Services for Improvements at the Sunnyvale Transit Center in Downtown Sunnyvale (F0412-27), Authorization for the City Manager to Execute Required Grant Agreements and Budget Modification No. 22   Staff Recommendation:  Award a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in an amount not to exceed $201,633 to DKS Associates to provide engineering and landscape design services for the Frances Street Transit Corridor and authorize a design service contingency in an amount not to exceed $30,000 if approved in advance by the Director of Public Works; and Authorize the City Manager to execute required agreements for a $236,002 Federal Transit Administration grant; and 3) Adopt Budget Modification No. 22 to accept the $236,002 in additional Federal Transit Administration Grant Funds, appropriate the grant to the project and appropriate an additional $306,909 in City Regional Traffic Mitigation funds to the Frances Street Transit Corridor project. Staff Contact:  Jack Witthaus, (408) 730-7415

Other Items

1.F.	ORDINANCE NO. 2774-05	Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 16.08.110 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Related to Hours of Construction - Time and Noise Limitations
1.G.	ORDINANCE NO. 2773-05	Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning Districts Map, to Rezone Certain Property Located at 1276 Poplar Avenue From R-2 (Low-Medium Density Residential) to R-2/PD (Low-Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) 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 05-016	Canary Drive Traffic Calming – Consideration of Additional Measures   Staff Recommendation: Direct staff to take no further action on the Canary Drive Traffic Calming Project and consider the project complete.  Staff Contact: Jack Witthaus (408) 730-7415
3.	MOTION RTC 05-005	Norman Drive Traffic Calming Study and Norman/Bryant 4 Way Stop Sign Warrant – Consideration of Permanent and Trial Traffic Control Installations    Staff Recommendation: Approve the installation of a permanent 4 way stop sign at the intersection of Norman Drive and Bryant Way; and, Approve the installation of trial traffic calming measures on Norman Drive.  Staff Contact: Jack Witthaus (408) 730-7415
4.	MOTION RTC 05-017	1.5+ Million Capital Project: Downtown Public Improvements   Staff Recommendation: Prioritize downtown improvement options and direct staff to pursue Priority #1 (Wayfinding within Downtown, streetscape planning, and enhancements for Murphy Avenue, Block 2 and Block 18, reserve for unspecified projects, and to continue to seek outside funding). Staff Contact: Trudi Ryan, (408) 730-7435
5.	MOTION RTC 05-042	Review of Study Issue Priorities for the Community Development Department for 2005 Relative to a Proposed New Study Issue to Modify the Below Market Rate Rental Program  Staff Recommendation: To be determined by City Council. Staff Contact: Bob Paternoster, (408) 730-7450

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

• COUNCIL 
• STAFF 

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

Parks and Recreation Commission Unapproved Minutes of January 12, 2005

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

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
Feb. 8, 2005	Study Session: Fire Services Audit Findings	5:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Feb. 8, 2005	City Council Meeting	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Feb. 15, 2005	Study Session: City Owned Property – Economic Strategies	5 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Feb. 15, 2005	City Council Meeting	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
March 1, 2005	Closed Session: Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Pursuant to Gov’t. Code 54956.9(a); Vences v. City of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County Superior Court 1-03-CV-006295	6 p.m.	West Conf. Room
March 1, 2005	City Council Meeting	7 p.m.	Council Chambers

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS 

Feb. 7, 2005	Personnel Board	5 p.m.	Council Chambers
Feb. 7, 2005	Board of Library Trustees	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Feb. 9, 2005	Parks and Recreation Commission	7:30 p.m.	Council Chambers
Feb. 14, 2005	Planning Commission Study Session	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Feb. 14, 2005	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8 p.m.	Council Chambers
Feb. 16, 2005	Arts Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers
Feb. 17, 2005	Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee	6:30 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Feb. 23, 2005	Housing and Human Services Commission	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Feb. 28, 2005	Planning Commission Study Session	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
Feb. 28, 2005	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8 p.m.	Council Chambers
March 2, 2005	Heritage Preservation Commission	7 p.m.	West Conf. Room
March 9, 2005	Parks and Recreation Commission	7:30 p.m.	Council Chambers
March 16, 2005	Arts Commission	7 p.m.	Council Chambers

CHANNEL 15 – KSUN                       

Feb. 1, 2005	City Council Meeting - Live	7 p.m.
Feb. 2, 2005	City Council Meeting – Replay of February 1, 2005	7 p.m.
Feb. 5, 2005	City Council Meeting – Replay of February 1, 2005	4 p.m.
Feb. 8, 2005	City Council Meeting - Live	7 p.m.
Feb. 9, 2005	City Council Meeting – Replay of February 8, 2005	7 p.m.
Feb. 12, 2005	City Council Meeting – Replay of February 8, 2005	4 p.m.
Feb. 15, 2005	City Council Meeting – Live	7 p.m.
Feb. 16, 2005	City Council Meeting – Replay of February 15, 2005	7 p.m.
Feb. 19, 2005	City Council Meeting – Replay of February	4 p.m.