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

2. Roll Call
3. Convene Study Session – Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Charter Committee Discussion
4. Public Comments
5. Adjourn Special Meeting 

7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL 

SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY – Proclamation: April is Voter Education Month Proclamation: National Volunteer Week April 23-29

(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 and will be placed at the beginning of the Public Hearing & General Business portion of the ensuing agenda.  At approximately 9:30 p.m., Council will make an announcement indicating that items may not be heard after 11:30 p.m.  Some of the information provided herein could be subject to change from date of printing of the agenda to the date of the meeting.)

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Each speaker is 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 March 21, 2006
1. B.	MOTION	Approval of draft Minutes of Special Meeting of March 28, 2006
1. C.	MOTION	Approval of draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 28, 2006
1. D.	MOTION	Approval of Information/Action Items - Council Directions to Staff

Fiscal Items 

1. E.

MOTION RTC 06-096

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager (List No. 292)   Staff Recommendation:  Review list of bills. Staff Contact:  Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7380

Other Items 

1. F.	ORDINANCE No. 2805-06	Adoption of Ordinance No. 2805-06 Amending Various Provisions of Title 19 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, The Zoning Code, Related to the C-4 Service Commercial District
1. G.	ORDINANCE No. 2806-06	Adoption of Ordinance No. 2806-06 Amending Section 18.12.130 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Relating to Monuments in Subdivisions
1. H.	ORDINANCE No. 2807-06	Adoption of Ordinance No. 2807-06 Amending Section 18.20.260 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Relating to Final or Parcel Map -- Improvement Security to Conform with Recently Enacted State Law

STAFF RESPONSES TO PRIOR PUBLIC COMMENTS

Staff may provide further information or clarification for the community’s benefit in response to public comments made at previous Council meetings.  Staff will not necessarily respond to all public comments.

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

This category is limited to 15 minutes, with a maximum of three minutes per speaker.  If your subject is not on this evening’s agenda, you will be recognized at this time; however, the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow action by Council Members. If you wish to address the Council, please complete a Speaker Card and give it to the City Clerk.

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

If you wish to speak to a Public Hearing/ General Business item, please fill out a Speaker Card and give it to the City Clerk.  You will be recognized at the time the item is being considered by Council.  Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three minutes.  For land use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of ten minutes for opening comments and ten minutes for closing comments.

2.	ORDINANCE MOTION RTC 06-101	Study Issue:  Consider Changes to the Current Tree Preservation Ordinance   Staff Recommendation: Modifications to the existing tree preservation ordinance that include: new findings for approving Tree Removal Permits;  new administrative process for illegal tree removal; clarification of appeal rights for Tree Removal Permits; new tree protection measures for developing properties; clarification of solar access rights; initiation of a potential study issue to incorporate International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) tree classification list; and other ordinance clarifications. Staff Contact:  Steve Lynch, (408) 730-2723
3.	MOTION RTC 06-088	Study Issue:  Incentives for Business Retention and Attraction   Staff Recommendation: Alternative No. 1: Council adopts policy on incentives to attract and retain businesses which reinforces existing non-financial incentives, supports the use of state and federal financial incentives, supports efforts to locate an incubator facility in Sunnyvale, and permits consideration of local financial incentive packages on a limited basis to achieve a specific development objective identified by the City Council. Staff Contact:  Karen Davis, (408) 730-7628

 NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

• COUNCIL
• STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ ITEMS

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

Draft Minutes of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting of Thursday, March 16, 2006

Study Session Summary – Update of the Emergency Management Organization (EMO) Activities and Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) Training; and Personal Safety Assessment and Training – Marcy 28, 2006

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)

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS

DATE	MEETING	TIME	PLACE
April 3, 2006	Special Council Meeting – Closed Session	6        p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 3, 2006	Special Council Meeting – Board & Commission Interviews (Planning Commission)	6:45   p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 4, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
April 11, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
April 25, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
May 2, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
May 9, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
May 16, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

April 5, 2006	Heritage Preservation Commission	7        p.m.	Lobby Conf. Room
April 10, 2006	Planning Commission Study Session	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 10, 2006	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8        p.m.	Council Chambers
April 10, 2006	Board of Library Trustees	7        p.m.	Library Prog. Rm. B
April 12, 2006	Administrative Hearing	2        p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 12, 2006	Parks and Recreation Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
April 13, 2006	Housing & Human Services Commission	7        p.m.	Library Prog. Rm. A
April 17, 2006	Personnel Board	5        p.m.	Council Chambers
April 19, 2006	Arts Commission	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 20, 2006	Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee	6:30   p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 24, 2006	Planning Commission Study Session	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 24, 2006	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8        p.m.	Council Chambers
April 26, 2006	Administrative Hearing	2        p.m.	West Conf. Room
May 8, 2006	Planning Commission Study Session	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
May 8, 2006	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8        p.m.	Council Chambers
May 10, 2006	Administrative Hearing	2        p.m.	West Conf. Room
May 10, 2006	Parks and Recreation Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
May 17, 2006	Arts Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers

CHANNEL 15 – KSUN 

April 2, 2006	City Council Meeting – Replay of  March 28, 2006	4        p.m.
April 4, 2006	City Council Meeting – Live	7        p.m.
April 5, 2006	City Council Meeting – Replay of April 4, 2006	7        p.m.
April 9, 2006	City Council Meeting – Replay of  April 4, 2006	4        p.m.
April 11, 2006	City Council Meeting – Live	7        p.m.
April 12, 2006	City Council Meeting – Replay of April 11, 2006	7        p.m.
April 16, 2006	City Council Meeting – Replay of  April 11, 2006	4        p.m.
April 25, 2006	City Council Meeting – Live	7        p.m.
April 26, 2006