INFORMATION/ACTION ITEMS

COUNCIL DIRECTIONS TO STAFF

FY 2005/2006

January 2006

 

Date

Assigned

Directive/Action Required

                   Dept

Due Date

 

Date Completed

8/19/03

1.

Review Housing Mitigation Fee Adjustment in three years. Staff will begin update of nexus study in March, 2006, and report to City Council with recommended adjustment to fee by August, 2006.

CDD

August 2006

 

1/25/05

2.

Upon completion of the study by the developer, staff to meet with representatives with Cupertino Unified School District to discuss an implementation program for the traffic study and advise the Council of the results of the meeting.

DPW/DPR

Pending until completion of study by the developer

 

3/01/05

3.

Revisit the implementation of the proposed sign ordinance in three (3) years to help ensure that it continues to help businesses remain competitive through signage and to look at requiring permits for the use of bounce houses.(Howe)

CDD

3/1/08

 

12/20/05

4.

Place item on agenda (by end of January 06) regarding interaction between PetSmart/Best Buy Project and adjacent residential neighborhood (Howe)

CDD

January 2006

January 31, 2006

1/24/06

5.

Manage access by performing arts groups to the Community Center’s Theatre so as to allow production quality that is competitive with performances at venues in nearby cities. (Moylan, Chu and Howe)

PRD

February 2006

 

1/24/06

6.

Manage the City’s swimming pools (including the Fremont Pool) to maximize public access during daylight summer hours. (Moylan, Chu and Howe)

PRD

February 2006

 

1/24/06

7.

Update on the ComCast negotiations specifically related to channel selections  (Hamilton)

ITD

February 2006

February 3, 2006

1/24/06

8.

Information as to what would be the different requirements to have a successful solar panel project in the City – whether on a single-family house or for a consolidated interest subdivision. (Howe)

CDD

February 2006

 

1/31/06

9.

Research lighting issues related to BestBuy and PetSmart as identified by adjacent neighborhood residents (Lee)

CDD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/31/06

10.

Status reports on progress in addressing issues related to BestBuy and PetSmart as identified by adjacent neighborhood residents (Howe)

OCM and OCA

Ongoing

 

2/4/06

11.

Summary of maintenance level requirements for three parking structures: Town Center/Target, Plaza Underground and Multimodal Station, and what is the City doing to monitor and enforce the standards. (Howe)

DPW

 

 

2/4/06

12.

Status of transfer of 911 calls from cell phones and Voice over Internet Protocol directly to Public Safety (Chu and Hamilton)

DPS

 

 

2/4/06

13.

Options for dealing with week-end trash accumulation at City Parks: increase number of trash cans where there are programmed sports activities, addition of re-cycling containers (Howe)

DPW/DPR

 

 

2/4/06

14.

Identify methods to reduce number of late night items for Planning Commission Meetings – Commission and Council to meet to discuss (Howe) 

CDD

 

 

2/4/06

15.

Publish five highest traffic accident locations on the City’s web site (Lee)

 

 

 

2/7/06

16.

Councilmember Howe asked that staff review the Approved Minutes

of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of

11/16/05 to clarify which individuals are eligible for City-paid housing

down payments and notify the Housing and Human Services

Commission of the correct information. (Howe)  

 

CDD

 

 

 

 

NEW STUDY ISSUES

SPONSORED BY COUNCIL IN 2005

 

Date Requested

Study Issue Title

Requested By

Department

Issue paper

Submitted to City Manager

2/4/06

Study effectiveness of services related to the use of the theatre and use of the pools for recreation swim with benchmarking against neighboring communities.  Study issue activity to include a work plan.

Moylan & Chu

DPR

 

 

 

CITIZEN CONCERNS

 

Date Issue Raised

Name

Issue

Dept

Date Issue Addressed

 

 

 

 

 

BUDGET MODIFICATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2005-06

 

Approved

 

Budget Mod. No.

RTC #

Subject

Fund

$ Amount

7/19/05

1

05-206

City Manager Authorization for Future Caltrans and VTA Agreement Execution Regarding Mary Avenue and Mathilda/237/101 Improvement Projects and Budget Modification No. 1

Future Land Use and Transportation Projects Reserve

$500,000

8/16/05

2

05-223

Authorization to Accept $2,500 Einstein’s Big Idea Grant from WGBH Television Station’s Educational Foundation commemorating the “World Year of Physics 2005” and Budget Modification No. 2.

WGBH Educational

Foundation/”Einstein’s Big Idea” grant

 

$2,500

8/16/2005

 

3

05-241

Authorization for City Manager to Execute Grant Funding Agreements for  Two Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Community Design and Transportation Grants and Budget Modification No. 3

 

1.VTA CDT grant    

funding

 

2. Developer Contribution

 

3.Transportation Grant Matching Funds (825540) - Traffic Mitigation funds

$150,000

 

 

$25,000

 

 

$25,000

 

 

8/09/05

4

05-240

Award of Bid No. 0405-63 for the Construction of an Automated System to Collect and Treat Landfill Gas Condensate and Approval of Budget Modification No. 4

1. FY 2004/05 Carryover (Project 824270 )

 

2. Program 322 – Solid Waste Management Reduction to Contractor Payment

 

3. Solid Waste Management Fund - 20 Year Resource Allocation Plan

$443,441

 

 

 

$46,147

 

 

 

 

 

$124,098

9/13/05

5

05-271

Funding Request for a Contribution to the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County and Budget Modification No. 5

Housing Mitigation Reserves

$300,000

10/25/05

6

05-321

FY 2004/2005 Project and Equipment Carryover Report and Budget Modification No. 6

General Fund Savings

$2,462,482

 

10/18/05

 

 

7

05-295

Award of Bid No. F0509-16 for Roof and Exterior Siding Replacement at the Fair Oaks Industrial Complex and Approval of Budget Modification No. 7

General Fund  20 Year Resource Allocation Plan

$111,496

11/22/05

8

05-341

Authorization to Accept $10,000 Grant Funds from the Satterberg Foundation for Tales for Tots: Increasing Story Times to Young Children in Child Care Centers and Family Day Care Provider Homes and Budget Modification No. 8

Satterberg Foundation Grant

$10,000

10/18/05

9

05-304

Amendment to the Classification Plan: Revised Job Specifications for HR Manager for the Dept of HR and Approval of BM No. 9

General Fund  20 Year Resource Allocation Plan

$74,833

10/25/05

10

05-320

Estimated Costs for consolidation of the 2005 Election with the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters and Budget Modification No. 10

General Fund  20 Year Resource Allocation Plan

$267,492

 

11

Work in Progress

 

 

11/22/05

12

05-332

Authorize City Manager to Execute Grant Agreement from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority FY 2005/06 Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program Manager Grant Funds and Budget Modification No. 12