NOTICE AND AGENDA

 

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

 

5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING  (Study Session)

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

2.   Roll Call

3.   Convene Study SessionCarbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction Plan for City

                                                 Operations – 2006 Study Issue Follow-up

4.  Public Comments

5.   Adjourn Special Meeting

 

5:45 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING  (Study Session)

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

2.   Roll Call

3.   Convene Study SessionRevised Town Center Architectural Plans

4.  Public Comments

5.   Adjourn Special Meeting

 

7 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 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 – Department of Public Safety Patriotic Employer Award

                                                        from the Department of Defense National Committee for

                                                        Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Each speaker is limited to three minutes for announcements

of community events, programs, or recognition.

 

PRESENTATION – Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Update

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1.A.

MOTION

Approval of Draft Minutes of June 19, 2007

1.B.

MOTION

Approval of Information/Action Items – Council Directions to Staff

 

Fiscal Items

 

1.C.

MOTION

RTC 07-278

 

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager – List No. 361 & 362

 

Staff Recommendation: Council reviews attached lists of bills.

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

 

1.D.

MOTION

RTC 07-279

 

Transmittal of the Fiscal Year 2005/2006 Performance Results Audit for Program 720 – Utility Billing, Collection, and Revenue Management

 

Staff Recommendation: Council receives the audit report and concurs with management’s acceptance of recommendations.

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

 

1.E.

MOTION

RTC 07-277

 

City of Sunnyvale Investment Report 2nd Quarter 2007

 

Staff Recommendation: Council receives and files the investment report.

Staff Contact: Therese Balbo, (408) 730-7604

 

 

Contracts

 

1.F.

MOTION

RTC 07-272

 

Award of Contract for the Overhaul of Power Generation Facility Engine No. 1 (F0707-10)

 

Staff Recommendation: Council awards a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft Purchase Order in an amount not-to-exceed $186,170, to Peterson Power Systems, Incorporated to overhaul Power Generation Facility Engine No. 1.

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

 

1.G.

MOTION

RTC 07-271

 

Award of Contract for the Repair of the SMaRT Station Tipping Floor (F0707-07)

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council awards a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft Purchase Order and in the amount of $126,000, to Structural Preservation Systems, Delta Pacific Division, to replace 2,800 square feet of the SMaRT Station tipping floor; and

·      Council approves a project contingency in the amount of $18,900.

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

 

1.H.

MOTION

RTC 07-282

 

Award of Two Contracts for the Emergency Repair of the Water Main on Homestead Road

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council deems the work to be performed to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health or property;

·      Council awards a contract to Preston Pipelines in an amount not-to-exceed $245,451 to repair approximately 940 linear feet of water main located on Homestead Road between Mary and Kennewick;

·      Council approves a contingency for the water main portion of the project in an amount not-to-exceed $61,363;

·      Council awards a contract to O’Grady Paving, Incorporated in an amount not-to-exceed $89,500 to replace approximately 20,000 square feet of pavement on Homestead Road between Mary and Kennewick; and

·      Council approves Budget Modification No. 8 to fund the project.

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

 

1.I.

MOTION

RTC 07-275

 

Rejection of the Only Responsive Proposal Received in Response to Request for Proposals No. F0604-96 for Long Range Facilities Planning Services

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council rejects the only responsive proposal received in response to Request for Proposals No. F0604-96 for long range facilities planning services and authorizes staff to re-issue the RFP to encourage more competitive proposals.

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

 

1.J.

MOTION

RTC 07-276

 

Award of Request for Proposals No. F0603-86 for Engineering Design Services to Renovate the Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Systems in the Primary and Laboratory Buildings and Replace the Primary Building Roof at the Water Pollution Control Plant and Approval of Budget Modification No. 6.

 

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council awards contract in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in the amount of $98,000 to Affiliated Engineers, Incorporated for the design of a replacement heating, ventilating and air conditioning system in the Primary and Laboratory Buildings and the design of the Primary Building roof replacement at the Water Pollution Control Plant;

·      Council approves a design contingency in the amount of $14,700;

·      Council approves Budget Modification No. 6.

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

 

1.K.

MOTION

RTC 07-281

 

Award of Request for Proposals No. F0605-100 for a Sunnyvale Parks and Open Space of the Future Study

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council awards contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in an amount not-to-exceed $184,635, to Moore Iacofano Goltsman (MIG), Incorporated to conduct a Sunnyvale Parks and Open Space of the Future Study; and

·      Council approves project contingency in the amount of $14,770.

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

 

Other Items

 

1.L.

MOTION

RTC 07-269

 

Authorization for NOVA to Apply for a National Emergency Grant/Regional Innovation Grant not-to-exceed $250,000

 

Staff Recommendation: Council authorizes the submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Labor for a National Emergency Grant/Regional Innovation Grant of up to $250,000

Staff Contact: Mike Curran, (408) 730-7248

 

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 07-284

 

2006-0271 Request for Continuation of the Rezoning Study for Existing Places of Assembly Sites on Residentially Zoned Properties to the Public Facility Zoning District (Study Issue)

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council continues this matter to September 11, 2007

Staff Contact: Trudi Ryan, (408) 730-7435

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

·            COUNCIL

·            STAFF

 

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

·         Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

·        Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Draft Meeting Minutes from July 19, 2007

 

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 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

August 14, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

August 21, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

September 11, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

September 18, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

September 25, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

October 9, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

October 16, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

 

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

 

August 15, 2007

Administrative Hearing

  2      p.m.

West Conf. Room

August 15, 2007

Arts Commission

  7      p.m.

Council Chambers

August 16, 2007

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

  6:30 p.m.

West Conf. Room

August 20, 2007

Personnel Board

  5      p.m.

Council Chambers

August 22, 2007

Housing & Human Services Commission

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room

August 27, 2007

Planning Commission Study Session

  7      p.m.