NOTICE AND AGENDA

 

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

 

5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Joint Study Session with Planning Commission)

1.   Call to Order in the West Conference Room (Open to the Public)

2.   Roll Call

3.   Convene Study Session – Transitioning from Growth to a Steady-State City (Study Issue)

4.  Public Comments

5.   Adjourn Special Meeting

 

7 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

 

NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, Subdivision (b), the following Council meeting will include teleconference participation by Vice Mayor Anthony Spitaleri from 310 West 32nd Street, Long Beach, California. This Notice and Agenda will be posted at the teleconference location; public comment from such address shall be allowed.

 

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 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. Information provided herein could be subject to change from date of printing of the agenda to the date of the meeting.)

 

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY– Proclamation Recognizing National Volunteer Week

                                                       (April 15-21, 2007)

 

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY– Proclamation Recognizing National Library Week

                                                      (April 15-21, 2007)

 

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY– Proclamation Recognizing National Crime Victims’

                                                        Rights Week (April 22-28, 2007)

 

 

CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – APRIL 9, 2007

Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code Section 54956.8)

Property: Downtown Center Redevelopment Project

Agency Negotiator: Amy Chan, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency

Negotiating parties: RREEF and Sand Hill Property Company

Under negotiation: Instruction to negotiator regarding exchange of real property of RREEF and Sand Hill Property Company in the Downtown Center Redevelopment Project

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Each speaker is limited to three minutes for announcements

of community events, programs, or recognition.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1.A.   

MOTION

Approval of Draft Minutes of April 3, 2007

1.B.

MOTION

Approval of Information/Action Items – Council Directions to Staff

 

Fiscal Items

 

1.C.

MOTION

RTC 07-117

 

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager – List    No. 344

 

Staff Recommendation: Council reviews the attached list of bills.

Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418

 

Contracts

 

1.D.

MOTION

RTC 07-115

 

Award of Bid No. F0602-74 to Furnish and Install a Recycled Water Booster Pump at the Sunnyvale Golf Course

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council awards a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in the amount of $143,500, to Pump Repair Service Company, Inc., for the completion of the Sunnyvale Golf Course Recycled Water Booster Pump Project; and

·      Council approves a project contingency in the amount of $5,740.

Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418

 

1.E.

MOTION

RTC 07-116

 

Award of Bid No. F0601-69 for Installation of Curb Ramps at Various Sunnyvale Intersections

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council awards a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in the amount of $95,560, to Sposeto Engineering, Inc., for the installation of curb ramps; and

·      Council approves a project contingency in the amount of $3,822.

Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418

  

1.F.

MOTION

RTC 07-108 

Award of Contract to California Sports Center to Provide Gymnastics Instruction for the City's Recreation Program (F0603-82)

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council awards a two-year contract to California Sports Center, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in an amount not to exceed $200,000 per year, to provide gymnastics instruction for the City's Recreation Program; and

·      Council delegates authority to the City Manager to exercise an option to extend the contract for one additional year, provided that pricing and service remain acceptable to the City.

Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418

 

Other Items

 

1.G.

MOTION

RTC 07-113

 

Authorization for NOVA to Apply for Regional Cooperation Incentive Award in the Amount of $70,000

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council, on behalf of the NOVA seven-city consortium and in concurrence with the NOVA Workforce Board, authorizes the submission of an application to the California Workforce Investment Board for a Regional Cooperation Incentive Award in the amount of $70,000.

Staff Contact: Mike Curran, (408) 730-7240

 

1.H.

MOTION

RTC 07-112

 

Approval to Accept WIRED Funding from California Space Authority and to Subcontract with University of California Santa Cruz Extension

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council, on behalf of the NOVA seven-city consortium and in concurrence with the NOVA Workforce Board, authorizes:

·      Acceptance of a contract with the California Space Authority for $502,500; and

·      Approves the issuance of a subcontract to the University of California, Santa Cruz Extension in the amount of $308,000 for the provision of retraining of dislocated software specialists.

Staff Contact: Mike Curran, (408) 730-7240

 

1.I.

RESOLUTION

MOTION

RTC 07-111

 

Authorization to Apply for Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Local Streets and County Roads Program Grant Funding and Resolution Affirming Project Priorities and Commitment to Provide Matching Funds

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the Resolution to allow the Department of Public Works to proceed with the Local Streets and County Roads (LS & CR) Grant Applications.

Staff Contact: Jack Witthaus, (408) 730-7330

 

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 (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/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 Councilmembers. 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 hearings/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 10 minutes for opening comments and 10 minutes for closing comments.

 

2.

MOTION

RTC 07-118

2006-07 Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee Final Report and Council Direction on Charter Amendments

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council accepts the Final Report and provides direction on charter amendments.

Staff Contact: David Kahn, (408) 730-7460

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

·            COUNCIL

·            STAFF

 

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

·         Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

·         Study Session Summary: Intergovernmental Relations Update – March 6, 2007

·         Draft Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of March 14, 2007

·         RTC 07-120: Opportunity for Council to appeal decisions of the Planning Commission of March 26, 2007 and the Administrative Hearing of March 28, 2007

·         Draft Minutes of the Board of Library Trustees Meeting of April 2, 2007

·         Study Session Summary: Exploring Options for Dealing with Extraordinary Public Safety Response to Large Gathering Places and Entertainment Venues – April 3, 2007

 

ADJOURNMENT TO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

 

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

ROLL CALL

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

RDA 1.A.

MOTION

Approval of Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of February 6, 2007

 

 

 

RDA 1.B.

MOTION

RDA 07-003

 

Fiscal Year 2005/2006 Budgetary Year End Report and Basic Financial Statements of the Sunnyvale Redevelopment Agency

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Agency Board receives and files the Basic Financial Statements of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Sunnyvale.

Staff Contact: Mary Bradley, (408) 730-7398

 

RDA 1.C.

RESOLUTION

MOTION

RDA 07-004

 

First Modification to Amended and Restated Disposition, Development and Owner Participation Agreement for Town Center Property

 

Staff Recommendation: Agency adopts the Resolution (Attachment A) approving the First Modification to the Amended and Restated Disposition, Development and Owner Participation Agreement for Town Center Property.

Staff Contact: David Kahn, (408) 730-7460

 

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 Agency 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 you wish to address the Redevelopment Agency, please complete a speaker’s card and give it to the agency clerk. If your subject is not on the agenda, you will be recognized at this time; but the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow action by the Redevelopment Agency.  If you wish to speak to a subject listed on the agenda, you will be recognized at the time the item is being considered by the Redevelopment Agency.

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

·            AGENCY

·            STAFF

 

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

 

ADJOURNMENT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

      

 

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 p.m. on Thursdays or at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave. as of Fridays prior to Tuesday City Council meetings.  Please contact the Office of the City Clerk 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 Office of 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 Office of the City Clerk 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 10 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 hearings/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 Councilmembers.  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 tables 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?

 

If you wish to provide the City Council with copies of your presentation materials, 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 items to the Council.


SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS

 

DATE

MEETING

TIME

PLACE

April 10, 2007

Council & Redevelopment Agency Meeting

  7     p.m.

Council Chambers

April 24, 2007

Council & Onizuka Redevelopment Authority Meeting

  7     p.m.

Council Chambers