NOTICE AND AGENDA
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2007
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 WEST OLIVE AVENUE
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
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5:00 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING ONIZUKA AIR FORCE STATION LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (Study Session) |
1. Call to Order in the West Conference Room (Open to the Public)
2. Roll Call
3. Convene Study Session – Status of Onizuka Base Closure
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 – City Council Campaign Contribution Limits and Spending
Limits
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 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. Some of the information provided herein could be subject to change from date of printing of the agenda to the date of the meeting.)
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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes for announcements
of community events, programs, or recognition. |
PRESENTATION: Fremont Union High School District – Ms. Polly Bove
CONSENT CALENDAR
Fiscal Items
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1. C. |
MOTION
RTC 07-027
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List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager - List No. 334. |
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Staff Recommendation: Council reviews the attached list of bills.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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MOTION
RTC 07-029
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City of Sunnyvale Investment Report 4th Quarter 2006 |
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Staff Recommendation: Council receives and files the Investment Report.
Staff Contact: Therese Balbo, (408) 730-7604
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MOTION
RTC 07-032
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Notice of Intent to apply for a Target Corporation Law Enforcement Grant to fund a Local Crime Prevention Program |
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Staff Recommendation: Council authorizes the Department of Public Safety to proceed with the Target Corporation Law Enforcement Grant Program grant application.
Staff Contact: Heather Tannehill (408) 730-7157
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1. F. |
MOTION
RTC 07-034
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Continuation of Supplemental Law Enforcement Funding and Budget Modification No. 32 |
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Staff Recommendation: Council appropriates the full amount available from the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services funds to the City’s Supplemental Law Enforcement Sub-Fund.
Staff Contact: Heather Tannehill (408) 730-7157
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1. G. |
MOTION
RTC 07-039
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Approval to Request and Accept Onizuka AFS Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Funding and Approval of Budget Modification No. 30
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Staff Recommendation:
· Council approves funding the Base Realignment and Closure of Onizuka Air Force Station Reuse Planning Project and approves Budget Modification No. 30;
· Council approves including the BRAC project in the City's Capital Projects Budget beginning in FY 2006/2007;
· Council approves submittal of additional grant proposal(s) for Phase 2 to the Office Economic Adjustment - not to exceed $500,000 - for funding as needed to complete the development of the Reuse Plan; and
· Council authorizes the City Manager or her designee to execute the necessary grant agreement(s) and expend Office of Economic Adjustment-approved grant funds if/when received.
Staff Contact: Coryn Campbell, (408) 730-7475 |
Personnel
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RESOLUTION
MOTION
RTC 07-028 |
Request for Authorization to Execute a Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Excess Insurance Authority (EIA)
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Staff Recommendation: Council executes a Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Excess Insurance Authority (EIA).
Staff Contact: Dee Schabot 730-7534 |
Other
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RESOLUTION
MOTION
RTC 07-026
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Adoption of the Resolution of Intention to establish a Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District
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Staff Recommendation: Council approves the Resolution of Intention and Public Hearing schedule to establish a Business Improvement District for Downtown Sunnyvale.
Staff Contact: Maria Rodriguez, (408) 730-7702
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MOTION
RTC 07-035
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2007/2008 Board and Commissions Recruitment Plan |
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Staff Recommendation: Council approves the proposed 2007 Board and Commission Recruitment Plan as submitted.
Staff Contact: Janice Clark, (408) 730-7595
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RESOLUTION MOTION
RTC 07-016
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Adoption of a Resolution Vacating a 10-foot Wide Public Utility Easement and Two 5-foot Wide Wire Clearance Easements at 901 Thompson Place |
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Staff Recommendation:
· Council adopts the resolution vacating a 10-foot wide Public Utility Easement and 5 foot
wide Wire Clearance Easements at 901 Thompson Place; and
· Council authorizes the City Clerk to cause a certified copy of the resolution to be
recorded with the County Recorder’s Office.
Staff Contact: Hira Raina (408) 730-7617
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1. L. |
ORDINANCE
No. 2827-07
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Adoption of Ordinance No. 2827-07 to Update the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning Districts Map, to rezone any property currently zoned Highway Business (C-2), Highway Business/Planned Development (C-2/PD), Residential Medium Density (R-3/PD), Residential High Density (R-4/PD) and Public Facilities (PF) within the Precise Plan for El Camino Real to Highway Business/El Camino Real Precise Plan Combining District (C-2/ECR, R-3/ECR, R-4/ECR and PF/ECR)
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ORDINANCE
No. 2828-07 |
Adoption of Ordinance No. 2828-07 to Amend Chapter 9.42 (News Racks) of Title 9 (Public Peace, Safety or Welfare) to establish a Special News Rack District in Historic Downtown Sunnyvale |
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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 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 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 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 ten minutes for opening comments and ten minutes for closing comments.
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MOTION
RTC 07-038
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Explore Consideration of Recognition Event for Long-Time Residents
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Staff Recommendation: Council approves a Budget Modification in FY 06/07 in the amount of $15,000 and direct staff to provide a one-time recognition event for long-time residents as part of the State of the City event held in Washington Park on the Fourth of July 2007 with estimated costs based on 100 participants (50 honorees and 50 invited guests).
Staff Contact: Patricia Lord, (408) 730-7477
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MOTION
RTC 07-033
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Award of Non-Exclusive Cable Franchise Extension Agreement to Comcast of California IX, Inc. |
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Staff Recommendation: Council introduces and adopts an ordinance awarding a non-exclusive cable franchise extension agreement to Comcast of California IX, Inc; and approves and authorizes the City Manager to sign the Fiber Network Agreement in substantially the same format as contained in Attachment B.
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MOTION
RTC 07-018 |
Findings Relative to Six-Month Pilot Program for Earlier Distribution of Staff Reports to Council
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Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the pilot program as described in this report as standard policy for the future.
Staff Contact: Robert Walker, (408) 730-7458
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RESOLUTION (2)
MOTION
RTC 07-037 |
Consideration of: Amending The City’s Contribution For Medical Insurance For Management Employees, Management Retirees, Beneficiaries Of Management Retirees, Council Members and Future Council Member Retirees; Adopt A Resolution With CalPERS To Amend The Change In Contribution For Management Employees And Retirees; Adopt A Resolution Amending The Salary Resolution To Reflect The Change In The City’s Contribution For Medical Insurance For Current And Future Management Employees. |
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Staff Recommendation: Council amends the City’s Contribution for Medical Insurance for Current and Future Management Employees and Current and Future Management Retirees and for the Beneficiaries of Current and Future Management Retirees by Adopting a Resolution with CalPERS to Amend the Change in Contribution for Current Management Employees and Retirees and by Adopting a Resolution Amending the Salary Resolution to reflect the recommended changes.
Staff Contact: Dee Schabot 730-7534
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MOTION
RTC 07-040
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Adoption of 2007 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar and Study Issues Priority List and Budget Modification No. 33 |
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Staff Recommendation:
· Council approves the Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar as submitted; and
· Council approves Budget Modification No. 33 related to 2007 Study Issues.
Staff Contact: Yvette Agredano, (408) 730-7536
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MOTION
RTC 07-036
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2007 Intergovernmental Relations Priorities and Legislative Advocacy Positions |
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Staff Recommendation: Council approves the 2007 Legislative Advocacy Positions and the intergovernmental priority and priority watch areas as proposed.
Staff Contact: Yvette Agredano, (408) 730-7536 |
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NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
· COUNCIL
· STAFF
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
· Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
· RTC 07-025 Informational Report - Vacancy and Rent Survey
· Draft Minutes of Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting of January 3, 2007
· Draft Minutes of Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of January 10, 2007
· Draft Minutes of Child Care Advisory Board Meeting of January 23, 2007
ADJOURNMENT TO MEETING OF FINANCING AUTHORITY:
FINANCING AUTHORITY
ROLL CALL
CONSENT CALENDAR
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1. A. |
MOTION |
Approval of Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of June 13, 2006
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MOTION
FA 07-001 |
Sunnyvale Financing Authority Annual Report for FY 2005/2006
Staff Recommendation: Financing Authority Board receives and files the Sunnyvale Financing Authority’s attached Basic Financial Statements and Independent Auditors’ Report for the year ended June 30, 2006.
Staff Contact: Mary Bradley, (408) 730-7398 |
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
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This category is limited to 15 minutes, with a maximum of three minutes per speaker. If you wish to address the Financing Authority, please complete a speaker’s card and give it to the Authority 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 Financing Authority. 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 Financing Authority. |
ADJOURNMENT OF THE FINANCING AUTHORITY
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 Thursdays or at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Avenue as of Fridays 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.