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 and will be placed at the beginning of the Public Hearings/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.)

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY – Presentation of Proclamation proclaiming February 2006 as Silicon Valley Reads Month

CLOSED SESSION REPORT – Conference with City's real property negotiators pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 to discuss the terms of sale for real property located at Capella Way, Aries, Frances and Taafe Streets, Sunnyvale, California.  The City's real property negotiators are Amy Chan, City Manager, and Robert Paternoster, Director of Community Development.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes for announcements of community events, programs, or recognition.

CONSENT CALENDAR

Fiscal Items

Contracts 

1. F.

MOTION RTC 06-042

Award of Contract for Water and Wastewater Chemicals (F0511-34)   Staff Recommendation:  Council takes the following action: 1. Award two one-year contracts for liquid chlorine and liquid sulfur dioxide in substantially the same form as the attached draft blanket purchase orders: one to Sierra Chemical Company, and one to Pioneer  America, LLC and 2. Authorizes total expenditures under these two contracts up to the amount budgeted for liquid chlorine and liquid sulfur dioxide in Program 342. Staff Contact:  Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7380

 

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.	MOTION RTC 06-040	Status Report on Best Buy/PetSmart Site (730 & 770 East El Camino Real): Project Impact on Adjacent Residential Neighborhood   Staff Recommendation: Status Report Only – Staff recommendation not required Staff Contact: Trudi Ryan (408) 730-7435
3.	MOTION RTC 06-033	Application to Initiate a General Plan Amendment for two parcels at 521 East Weddell Drive and 539 East Weddell Drive from Industrial to Neighborhood Commercial or Civic Center Designation   Staff Recommendation: Council approves initiation of General Plan Amendment Study for the entire three-parcel block. Staff Contact:  Jamie McLeod  (408) 730-7429
4.	MOTION RTC 06-041	Adoption of 2006 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar and  Study Issues Priority List and Budget Modification No. 18   Staff Recommendation: Council approves Alternatives Nos. 1a and 2a: 1. 2006 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar a: Council approves the Calendar as submitted 2. Study Issues Priorities List a. Council approves the Council Study Priorities List as submitted and Budget Modification No. 18. Staff Contact:  Katherine Chappelear, (408) 730-7474

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

• COUNCIL
• STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ ITEMS

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

RTC 06-019 Vacancy and Rent Survey Report

Study Session Summary: Overview of General Plan: Industrial and Industrial to Residential Zoning Land Uses 1/24/06

ADJOURNMENT

Notice to the Public:

The agenda reports to council (RTCs) may be viewed on the City’s web site at http://www.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)

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) are limited to ten minutes.
• Speakers are requested to give their name (address is optional).
• Speakers are to turn in a Speaker Card to the City Clerk.
• Anyone interested in addressing the Council (may only speak one time).
• Closing remarks by the applicant (if applicable) are limited to ten minutes.
• Time limit of 3 minutes per person (may be extended at discretion of Mayor).  Please make comments brief and be prepared to provide new input.

Public Comments

• 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 per speaker, 15 minutes total for this category (may be extended or continued to end of Council business at the discretion of the Mayor).  Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section.

Planning to present materials to Council?

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 distribute your materials to the Council.

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS

DATE	MEETING	TIME	PLACE
January 30, 2006	Council Fiscal Issues Workshop	2:30   p.m.	Council Chambers
January 31, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
February 4, 2006	Budget Restructure Review	8:30   a.m.	Council Chambers
February 7, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
February 11, 2006	Budget Restructure Review	8:30   a.m.	Council Chambers
February 14, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
February 28, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
March 7, 2006	Council Meeting	7        p.m.	Council Chambers

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

February 1, 2006	Heritage Preservation Commission	7        p.m.	Lobby Conf. Room
February 6, 2006	Board of Library Trustees	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
February 8, 2006	Parks and Recreation Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
February 13, 2006	Personnel Board	5        p.m.	Council Chambers
February 13, 2006	Planning Commission Study Session	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
February 13, 2006	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8        p.m.	Council Chambers
February 15, 2006	Administrative Hearing	2        p.m.	West Conf. Room
February 15, 2006	Arts Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
February 16, 2006	Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee	6:30   p.m.	West Conf. Room
February 16, 2006	NOVA Workforce Board Retreat	1        p.m.	TBD
February 22, 2006	Housing & Human Services Commission	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
February 27, 2006	Planning Commission Study Session	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
February 27, 2006	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8        p.m.	Council Chambers
March 8, 2006	Parks and Recreation Commission-Training Budget	6        p.m.	West Conf. Room
March 8, 2006	Parks and Recreation Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
March 15, 2006	Arts Commission - Training Art in Private Dev.	6        p.m.	West Conf. Room
March 15, 2006	Arts Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
April 12, 2006	Parks and Recreation Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
April 19, 2006	Arts Commission	7        p.m.	Council Chambers

CHANNEL 15 – KSUN 

January 29, 2006	City Council Meeting – Replay of January 24, 2006	4        p.m.
January 30, 2006	Council Fiscal Issues Workshop– Live	2:30   p.m.
January 31, 2006	Council Fiscal Issues Workshop – Replay of January 30,2006	11      a.m.
February 2, 2006	Council Fiscal Issues Workshop – Replay of January 30,2006	11      a.m.
January 31, 2006	City Council Meeting – Live	7        p.m.
February 1, 2006	City Council Meeting – Replay of January 31, 2006	7        p.m.
February 5, 2006	City Council Meeting – Replay of January 31, 2006	4        p.m.
February 4, 2006	Council Budget Restructure Review – Live	8:30   a.m.
February 6, 2006	Council Budget Restructure Review – Replay of Feb. 4, 2006	9        a.m.
February 7, 2006