NOTICE AND AGENDA
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2006
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 WEST OLIVE AVENUE
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, Subdivision (b), the following Study Sessions and Council Meeting will include teleconference participation by Vice Mayor Otto Lee from Adam’s Mark Hotel, 1550 Court Place, Denver, Colorado. This Notice and Agenda will be posted at the teleconference location; public comment from such address shall be allowed.
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5:30 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING (Study Session) |
1. Call to Order in the West Conference Room (Open to the Public)
2. Roll Call
3. Convene Study Session – Potential Recognition of Long-Term Sunnyvale Residents
4. Public Comments
5. Adjourn Special Meeting
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6:00 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING (Study Session) |
1. Call to Order in the West Conference Room (Open to the Public)
2. Roll Call
3. Convene Study Session – Review of Draft Fiscal Sub-Element
4. Public Comments
5. Adjourn Special Meeting
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7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING |
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
(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.)
CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – OCTOBER 10, 2006
Confer with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c); Initiation of Litigation: 1 potential case – Fourth Quarter Properties
CLOSED SESSION REPORT – OCTOBER 16, 2006
Public Employee Performance Formal Evaluation, City Manager, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes for announcements
of community events, programs, or recognition. |
CONSENT CALENDAR
Fiscal Items
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1. C. |
MOTION
RTC 06-318
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List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager - List No. 320
Staff Recommendation: Council reviews the attached list of bills.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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1. D. |
MOTION
RTC 06-310
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Appointment of representative to the Silicon Valley Library System Advisory Board
Staff Recommendation: Council reappoints Thomas Flaherty to the Silicon Valley Library System Advisory Board for the term of 2006-2008.
Staff Contact: Deborah Barrow, (408) 730-7315
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1. E. |
MOTION
RTC 06-313 |
Authorization to accept $22,525 grant funds from the California State Library for the Library Services and Technology Act Grant Program to provide access to Live Homework Help, an online homework assistance program, and Budget Modification No. 13
Staff Recommendation: Council accepts $22,525 from the California State Library for the Library Services Technology Act Grant Program to provide access to Live Homework Help and authorizes Budget Modification No. 13.
Staff Contact: Deborah Barrow, (408) 730-7315
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1. F. |
MOTION
RTC 06-314 |
Authorization to accept a second year of $10,000 in grant funds from the Satterberg Foundation for Tales for Tots: increasing storytimes to young children in child care centers and family day care provider homes and Budget Modification No. 14
Staff Recommendation: Council accepts $10,000 from the Satterberg Foundation for a continuation of the Tales for Tots program: increasing storytimes to young children in child care centers and family day care provider homes, and authorize Budget Modification No. 14.
Staff Contact: Deborah Barrow, (408) 730-7315
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Contracts
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1. G. |
MOTION
RTC 06-319 |
Award of Bid No. F0608-18 to Replace the Roof on the Administration Building at the Corporation Yard and Approval of Budget Modification No. 18
Staff Recommendation: 1. Council awards a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in the amount of $159,600, to California Roofing Company, Inc., to replace the roof on the Administration Building at the Corporation Yard; 2. Council approves a project contingency in the amount of $31,920; and 3. Council approves Budget Modification No. 18.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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1. H. |
MOTION
RTC 06-317
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Award of Contract for the Purchase of Office Supplies (F0609-26)
Staff Recommendation: 1. Council awards a one-year contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in an amount not to exceed $150,000, to Office Max for the purchase of office supplies, based upon an Oakland County, Michigan, contract; and 2. Council delegates authority to the City Manager or her designee to execute an option to extend the contract for two additional one-year periods if pricing and service remain acceptable to the City.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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1. I. |
MOTION
RTC 06-322
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Award of Bid No. F0608-17 for Pump Station Levee Improvements at Baylands Park and Approval of Budget Modification No. 16
Staff Recommendation: 1. Council awards a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in the amount of $109,386, to HSR, Inc., for Pump Station No. 2 Levee Improvements; and 2. Council approves a project contingency in the amount of $16,408; and 3. Council approves Budget Modification No. 16.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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STAFF RESPONSES TO
PRIOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
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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.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
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This category is limited to 15 minutes (may be extended or continued after the Public Hearing/General Business section of the agenda at the discretion of the Mayor) 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. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section. |
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.
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MOTION
RTC 06-323
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Lee Ashby - Hoover Associates [Applicant] Peery-Arrillaga Trustee & Et Al [Owner]: Application for related proposals on two sites at 975 and 995 Benecia Avenue (near Macara Ave) in an M-S (Industrial & Service) Zoning District to allow two new industrial buildings resulting in 45% Floor Area Ratio (FAR) where 35% FAR is allowed without a Use Permit
Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the Negative Declaration and approves the Use Permit with conditions.
Staff Contact: Steve Lynch, (408) 730-2723
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MOTION
RTC 06-324
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1. Council accepts this report’s finding that the existing charter prohibits board and commission members from being appointed to a different board or commission prior to completing the full term to which they were originally appointed. Cease any practice not in compliance with such an interpretation. Revise Council policy 7.2.10 to support that position.
2. Council charges the Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee with reviewing the existing charter language prohibiting board and commission members from being appointed to a different board or commission prior to completing the full term to which they were originally appointed.
4. Council does not merge the Board of Building Code Appeals with
another board or commission.
Staff Contact: Robert Walker, (408) 730-7458
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NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ ITEMS
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
Approved Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of Aug.23, 2006
Draft Minutes of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting of Sept. 21, 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 CFR 35.104 ADA Title II)
GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL
Public Announcements – Beginning of Council Meeting
§ Three 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 three 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.
§ This category is limited to 15 minutes (may be extended or continued after the Public Hearing/General Business section of the agenda at the discretion of the Mayor) 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. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section.
Planning a presentation for a City Council/Planning Commission Meeting?
To assist you in utilizing the technology available in the Council Chambers, the publication “How to Make Your Council Chambers Presentation More Effective” may be helpful. Copies are available on the table located at the back of the Council Chambers prior to scheduled City Council and Planning Commission meetings. You may also pick up a copy at the Office of the City Clerk or visit the City’s web site at http://sunnyvale.ca.gov.
Planning to present materials to Council?
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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
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DATE |
MEETING |
TIME |
PLACE |
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October 17, 2006 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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October 24, 2006 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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October 31, 2006
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Council Meeting MEETING CANCELLED
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7 p.m.
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Council Chambers
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November 14, 2006 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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November 21, 2006 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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November 28, 2006 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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December 12, 2006 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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December 15, 2006 |
Special Council Meeting - Study Issues Workshop |
8:30 a.m. |
Council Chambers |
OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS
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October 16, 2006 |
Personnel Board |
5 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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October 18, 2006 |
Arts Commission |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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October 19, 2006 |
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee |
6:30 p.m. |
West Conf. Room |
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October 23, 2006 |
Planning Commission Study Session |
7 p.m. |
West Conf. Room |
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October 23, 2006 |
Planning Commission Public Hearing |
8 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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October 25, 2006 |
Administrative Hearing |
2 p.m. |
West Conf. Room |
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October 25, 2006 |
Housing & Human Service Commission |
7 p.m. |
West Conf. Room |
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November 1, 2006 | |