INFORMATION/ACTION ITEMS

COUNCIL DIRECTIONS TO STAFF

FY 2005/2006

January – June 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

February 10, 2006 Friday Report

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

February 10, 2006 Friday Report

1/24/06

7.

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

ITD

February 2006

February 3, 2006

Friday Report

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

February 10, 2006 Friday Report

1/31/06

9.

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

CDD

February 2006

February 10, 2006 Friday Report

 

 

 

 

 

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

Meeting held

March 23 -7:00 p.m. Senior Center

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

March 2006

April 7, 2006

Friday Report

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

February 2006

February 17 and April 7, 2006

Friday Reports

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)

DPR

March 2006

April 7, 2006

Friday Report

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

Special Meeting

May 16, 2006

5:30 p.m.

April 7, 2006

Friday Report

2/4/06

15.

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

DPS

March 2006

April 7, 2006

Friday Report

2/7/06

16.

Request for staff to 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

February 2006

February 10, 2006 Friday Report

2/14/06

17.

Staff to provide a brief overview of who is eligible for housing-related programs in the City and how is information being communicated to the public for each program. (Howe)

CDD

February 2006

February 24, 2006 Friday Report

4/4/06

18.

Information on the closure of the Armory located in Sunnyvale (Lee)

OCM

April 2006

April 7, 2006

Friday Report

4/4/06

19.

Estimate the cost of the tree removal permit (as part of annual fee review) (Howe)

FIN

May 23, 2006

Budget Workshop

May 23, 2006

5/9/06

20.

Investigate operating legality of van that is being used to drop off individuals at the Sunnyvale Caltrain station (Chu)

DPW

June 2006

June 23, 2006

Friday Report

5/16/06

21.

Provide summary of all costs related to Murphy Street and the Downtown beyond basic level of service to other areas in the City (Howe)

CDD

May 23, 3006

Budget Workshop

May 23, 2006

5/23/06

22.

Summary of water rates from surrounding communities (Chu)

FIN

Friday Report

October 2006

June 23, 2006

Friday Report

5/23/06

23.

Helen Putnam Award Application – Health & Safety Fair (Swegles)

OCM

March 2007

 

5/23/06

24.

Summary of driver/sorter salaries & benefits in Santa Clara County (Howe)

DPW

June

6/20/06 Report to Council

6/13/06

25.

Report to address eligibility requirement for Board and Commission members requiring completion of term before applying for another B/C (Moylan) and to consider incorporation of the Board of Building Code Appeals into another existing Board/Commission (Spitaleri)

OCA/OCM

October 2006

 

6/13/06

26.

Maintain log of all bid solicitations involving Sunnyvale businesses.  Indicate winning bid and preference percentage required for award of contract to the Sunnyvale business.  (Lee)

FIN

Friday Report

July 31, 2007

 

6/20/06

27.

Address parking concerns related to Classic Homes Development on Arques  (Chu)

DPW

June

June 23, 2006

Friday Report

6/20/06

28.

Provide calculation of percent of increase for other workers regarding SMaRT Station request for proposals (Hamilton)

DPW

July

July 6, 2006

Friday Report

6/20/06

29.

Determine if Council can set a specific floor for hourly rate (Lee)

OCA

June

 

6/27/06

30.

Summary of costs incurred by the City for the Murphy Avenue Summer Series

(Hamilton)

OCM

July

June 30, 2006

Friday Report

 

NEW STUDY ISSUES

SPONSORED BY COUNCIL IN 2006

 

Date Requested

Study Issue Title

Requested By

Department

Issue paper

Submitted to City

Manager

2/4/06

Study effectiveness of services related to 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

Study Issue – Theatre

February 23, 2006

 

Friday Report –Pools

February 10, 2006

4/4/06

Use the ISA Tree Species Classification List in Determining Tree Value to Community

Moylan

CDD

6/20/06

5/9/06

Individual Water Meters for Residential Customers and the update of Council Policy 3.1.2 - Metering of Water Utilities for Residential Customer.

Howe

CDD/DPW

6/21/06

5/23/06

Consider implementa