NOTICE AND AGENDA 

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2005

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 WEST OLIVE AVENUE

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

 

5:30 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING (STUDY SESSION)

 

1.      Call to Order in the West Conference Room

2.      Roll Call

3.      5:30 p.m.Review of Performance Audit Report of Police Services Program

4.      Adjourn special meeting

 

 

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

 

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 (Special Meeting of January 31, 2005 and  Regular Meeting of February 1, 2005 )

 

1.B.

MOTION

 

Approval of Information/Action Items - Council Directions to Staff

Fiscal Items

 

1.C.

MOTION

RTC 05-044

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager (No. 233)

 

Staff Recommendation: Review lists of bills.

Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7380

 

1.D.

MOTION

RTC 05-045

City of Sunnyvale Investment Report 4th Quarter 2004

 

Staff Recommendation: Receive and file the investment report.

Staff contact: Therese Balbo, (408) 730-7604

 

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.

RESOLUTION

RTC 05-043

Adoption of  a Resolution Vacating a Portion of Dartshire Way and Reserving a Public Utility Easement

 

Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution vacating a portion of Dartshire Way and reserving a public utility easement; and authorize the City Clerk to cause a certified copy of the resolution to be recorded with the County recorder office.

Staff Contact: Judy Chu, (408) 730-7415

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

 

  • COUNCIL 

·     STAFF

 

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

 

Tentative Council Agenda Calendar

RTC 05-046, Appeal Report on the Planning Commission Items of January 24, 2005 and Administrative Hearing of January 26, 2005

Arts Commission Unapproved Minutes of January 19, 2005

Planning Commission Unapproved Minutes of January 24, 2005

 

ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION (COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM)

 

Directly Following the Regular Council Meeting – Public Employment: Update on City Attorney Position Recruitment Pursuant to Gov’t. Code Section 54957

 

 

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.

 

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. 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

March 8, 2005

Study Session: Intergovernmental Relations Update

6 p.m.

West Conf. Room

March 8, 2005

City Council Meeting

7 p.m.

Council Chambers

 

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

 

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 Training Session: Budget Process

6:30 p.m.

West Conf. Room

March 9, 2005

Parks and Recreation Commission

7:30 p.m.

Council Chambers

March 14, 2005

Board of Library Trustees

7 p.m.

Library Rm. A

March 16, 2005

Arts Commission

7 p.m.

Council Chambers

March 21, 2005

Personnel Board

5 p.m.

Council Chambers

 

 

CHANNEL 15 – KSUN

                                                         

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.

 

March 1, 2005

City Council Meeting - Live

7 p.m.

 

March 2, 2005

City Council Meeting – Replay of March 1, 2005

7 p.m.

 

March 5, 2005

City Council Meeting – Replay of March 1, 2005

4 p.m.

 

March 8, 2005

City Council Meeting - Live

7 p.m.

 

March 9, 2005

City Council Meeting – Replay of March 8, 2005

7 p.m.

 

March 12, 2005

City Council Meeting – Replay of March 8, 2005

4 p.m.