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 06-078	Study Issue: Zoning Land for Service Uses   Staff Recommendation: Council continues this item to the Council meeting of March 28, 2006 Staff Contact:  Andy Miner,  (408) 730-7707
3.	MOTION RTC 06-079	Application on a 2.1-acre site for related proposals (Rezone and Special Development Permit) located at 595 Lawrence Expressway (at Duane Avenue) in an M-S (Industrial & Service) Zoning District   Staff Recommendation: Council continues this item to the Council meeting of April 11, 2006 Staff Contact:  Jamie McLeod, (408) 730-7429
4.	ORDINANCE MOTION RTC 06-074	Study Issue:  Places of Assembly located within Industrial and Commercial Zones   Staff Recommendation: Council approves modifications to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to adopt a specific policy on locating these uses, to initiate rezoning specific properties to a POA Combining District and to rezone existing Community Serving Places of Assembly in residential areas to the Public Facility (PF) Zoning District. Staff Contact:  Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431
5.	MOTION RTC 06-070	Appeal of a decision of the Planning Commission to deny a Variance to allow an accessory utility building with a 2.5-foot side-yard setback where 4 feet is required and a 2-foot rear-yard setback where 10 feet is required for a site located at 885 Lakechime Drive   Staff Recommendation: Council denies the appeal and upholds the decision of the Planning Commission to deny the Variance. Staff Contact:  Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431
6.	ORDINANCE MOTION RTC 06-071	Application for related proposals on a 16,301 square-foot site located at 563 Alberta Avenue including a rezone from R-2 to R-2/PD and a Special Development Permit to allow the construction of four new single-family homes   Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the Negative Declaration and introduces an Ordinance to rezone 563 Alberta Avenue from R-2 to R-2/PD and approves the Special Development Permit with conditions. Staff Contact:  Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431
7.	MOTION RTC 06-073	Request to initiate a General Plan Amendment to change the Land Use Designation for a 0.28 acre parcel located at 495 Central Avenue from Low Density Residential to Low Medium Density Residential   Staff Recommendation: Council does not initiate a General Plan Amendment. Staff Contact:  Gerri Caruso, (408) 730-7591

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

• COUNCIL
• STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ ITEMS

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

Approved Minutes of the Housing & Human Services Commission Meeting of January 25, 2006

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

Draft Minutes of the Housing & Human Services Commission Meeting of February 22, 2006

Study Session Summary – Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Update – March 7, 2006

Draft Minutes of the Board of Library Trustees Meeting of March 13, 2006

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

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

March 20, 2006	Personnel Board	5        p.m.	Council Chambers
March 27, 2006	Planning Commission Study Session	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
March 27, 2006	Planning Commission Public Hearing	8        p.m.	Council Chambers
March 29, 2006	Administrative Hearing	2        p.m.	West Conf. Room
March 29, 2006	Housing & Human Services Commission	7        p.m.	West Conf. Room
April 3, 2006	Board of Library Trustees	7        p.m.	Council Chambers
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.	Council Chambers
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.	West Conf. Room
April 17, 2006	Personnel Board	5        p.m.	Council Chambers
April 19, 2006	Arts Commission	7        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