NOTICE AND AGENDA

 

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 WEST OLIVE AVENUE

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

 

 

5:30 Special Meeting (Study Session)

 

 

1.  Call to Order in the West Conference Room (Open to the Public)

2.   Roll Call

3.   Convene Study Session – Overview of Outside Group Funding Process

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 of Regular Meeting of September 20, 2005

 

1.B.

MOTION

Approval of Information/Action Items - Council Directions to Staff

 

Fiscal Items

 

1.C.

 

 

MOTION

RTC 05-279

 

 

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager

(List No. 265)

 

Staff Recommendation: Review list of bills.

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

 

Contracts

 

1. D.

MOTION

RTC 05-280

 

 

Award of Contract for Three-Gang Lawn Mower for Use in City Parks (F0509-19)

 

Staff Recommendation: Council awards a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft Purchase Order, and in an amount not to exceed $73,150 to Turf Star, Inc., for one Toro Model 580D Mower.

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

 

Other Items

 

1. E.

ORDINANCE
NO. 2792-05

 

ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE ADOPTING THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CENTRAL CORE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33333.6(e)(2)(D) AND AMENDING RELATED ORDINANCES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH

 

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  05-283

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Regarding Long-Term Future of Senior Lunch Program

Staff Recommendation: Alternative No. 1, Approve Agreement with Culinary Magic Catering to Provide a Service Level of up to 21,000 Meals, Based on a Maximum of 84 Meals per Day and a Minimum of 25 Meals per Day, Prepared Onsite with an 85% Customer Satisfaction, at a Cost to the City of $2.50 per Meal, Plus Tax, a Daily Labor Fee of $60.00, and an Initial Participant Fee of $4.50 per Meal, and to Increase the Fiscal Imbalance of the Community Recreation Fund by an Additional $23,789. This alternative includes $10,000 for City operational and another $10,000 for utility costs. This will increase the annual subsidy to the Community Recreation Fund by approximately $23,789 which will be dealt with by Council, later this fiscal year, in context of the current imbalance of over <$650,000> in the Community Recreation Fund.

Staff Contact: John Lawrence, (408) 730-7363

 

3.

MOTION

RTC O5-278

2005-0552 – Application for a Mills Act Contract for a City of Sunnyvale Local Landmark property (Collins-Scott Winery) on a 9,460 square foot site.  The property is located at 775 Cascade Drive (near Lewiston Drive) in an R-1  (Low-Density Residential) Zoning District (APN 323-05-002)

 

Staff Recommendation: Continue this item to October 18, 2005.

Staff Contact: Steve Lynch, (408) 730-2723

 

4.

MOTION

RTC 05-281

Hurricane Katrina Relief and Recovery

 

Staff Recommendation: Alternative No.1: Encourage City employees and community members to support relief and recovery efforts in the Gulf Region by:

·         Providing information on giving opportunities to agencies specified by FEMA

·         Delegating authority to the City Manager to approve up   to 2 months unpaid leave time for employees who wish to volunteer, with the continuance of benefits during that time

·         Continuing to support Red Cross efforts by providing instructors and facilities as needed to train volunteers.

·         Continuing to provide public information on individual preparedness for the Sunnyvale community and ongoing recovery efforts in the Gulf Region. 

Staff Contact:  Don Johnson, (408) 730-7155

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

  • COUNCIL
  • STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

2005 Tentative Council Agenda Calendar

RTC 05-282 Appeal of the Planning Commission Agenda of September 12, 2005 and

Administrative Hearing Agenda of September 14, 2005

Unapproved Minutes of Board of Library Trustees Meeting of 9/12/05

Unapproved Minutes of Personnel Board Meeting of 9/19/05

 

ADJOURNMENT TO SPECIAL MEETING

 

City Council Closed Session

1.      Convene to Closed Session - The public may provide comments regarding the Closed Session item(s) just prior to the Council beginning the Closed Session. Closed Sessions are not open to the public.

 

·                     Conference with Real Property Negotiator to discuss the price and terms of payment for the possible sale of real property, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8.

                   Property: City-owned property within Town and Country vicinity

                   City Negotiator: Robert Paternoster, Director of Community Development

 

     2.    Adjourn Special Meeting

 

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)

 

Council Meeting Adjournment Due to Lateness of Hour

 

Public Hearing/General Business Items on which discussion has not commenced by

11:30 p.m. may be continued to the next regularly scheduled Council meeting.  Any items that are continued will be placed at the beginning of the Public Hearing/General Business portion of the ensuing agenda.

 

Council will vote at 11:30 p.m. to either adjourn the meeting thus continuing the remaining items to the next Council meeting or proceed with the meeting to address the remaining items.

 

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 at the meeting, 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

September 27, 2005

Study Session – Outside Group Funding Process

5:30   p.m.

West Conf. Room

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     .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

November 1, 2005

Council Meeting

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

November 15, 2005

Council Meeting

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

November  22, 2005

Council Meeting

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

November 29, 2005

Council Meeting

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

December  13, 2005

Council Meeting

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

December  20, 2005

Council Meeting

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

 

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

 

September 28, 2005

Administrative Hearing

2        p.m.

West Conf. Room

October 3, 2005

Board of Library Trustees

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

October 10, 2005

Planning Commission Study Session

7        p.m.

West Conf. Room

October 10, 2005

Planning Commission Public Hearing

8        p.m.

Council Chambers

October 12, 2005

Administrative Hearing

2       p.m.

West Conf. Room

October 12, 2005

Parks and Recreation Commission

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

October 17, 2005

Personnel Board

5        p.m.

Council Chambers

October 19, 2005

Arts Commission

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

October 20, 2005

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee

6:30   p.m.

West Conf. Room

November 9, 2005

Parks and Recreation Commission

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

November 16, 2005

Arts Commission

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

December 14, 2005

Parks and Recreation Commission

7        p.m.

Council Chambers

December 21, 2005