NOTICE AND AGENDA
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2007
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
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6 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 Session – Water Supply Status Update
4. Public Comments
5. Adjourn Special 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 – Ceremonial Oath of Office for Newly Appointed Board
and Commission Members
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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
Fiscal Items
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1.C. |
MOTION
RTC 07-225
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Approve Balance of Funding Request to the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County |
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Staff Recommendation: Council authorizes the City Manager to enter into an agreement to allocate the remaining award of funds totaling $300,000 to the HTSCC.
Staff Contact: Ernie DeFrenchi, (408) 730- 2784
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1.D. |
RESOLUTION
MOTION
RTC 07-226
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Resolution Setting a Public Hearing to Establish the FY 2007/2008 Wastewater Charges for Properties Located Outside the City |
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Staff Recommendation: Council adopts a resolution setting a public hearing for July 24, 2007 to establish the FY 2007/2008 wastewater charges for properties located outside the City.
Staff Contact: Tim Kirby, (408) 730-2712
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1.E. |
RESOLUTION
MOTION
RTC 07-227 |
Resolution Setting a Public Hearing to Cause Charges for Non-Payment of Utility Services and Non-Payment for the Cost of Abatement of Public Nuisances to be Placed on the FY 2007/2008 Tax Roll
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Staff Recommendation: Council adopts a resolution setting a public hearing to consider causing charges for non-payment of utility services and non-payment for the cost of abatement of public nuisances to be placed on the FY 2007/2008 tax roll for the regular meeting of the Sunnyvale City Council on July 24, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Staff Contact: Tim Kirby, (408) 730-2712 |
Contracts
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1.F. |
MOTION
RTC 07-240 |
Authorization to Modify an Existing Contract for Records Storage and Retrieval Services (F0707-01)
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Staff Recommendation: Council modifies the contract with Iron Mountain, in substantially the same form as the attached Blanket Purchase Order Change Order, by extending the contract through June 30, 2008, and increases total authorized expenditures in an amount not to exceed $110,000.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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1.G. |
MOTION
RTC 07-236 |
Award of Request for Proposals No. F0602-75 for Routine Disposal and Emergency Cleanup of Hazardous Wastes
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Staff Recommendation:
· Council awards a three-year contract to Advanced Chemical Transport of Sunnyvale, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in an amount not to exceed $200,000, for the routine and emergency disposal of hazardous wastes; and
· Council authorizes the City Manager to exercise an option to extend the contract for two additional one-year periods if it is in the best interest of the City.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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1.H. |
MOTION
RTC 07-235 |
Award of Bid No. F0604-90 for Corrosion Control Services at the Water Pollution Control Plant
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Staff Recommendation:
· Council awards a one-year contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft Blanket Purchase Order and in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to Jeffco Painting and Coating for corrosion control services at the Water Pollution Control Plant; and
· Council authorizes the City Manager to extend the contract for an additional year if it is in the best interest of the City.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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1.I. |
MOTION
RTC 07-237
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Authorization to Modify an Existing Contract to Design Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation Improvements in the Tasman/Fair Oaks Area (F0606-112)
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Staff Recommendation: Council modifies an existing contract with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., in substantially the same form as the attached agreement amendment and at an additional cost of $147,364, to complete the design phase of the Tasman/Fair Oaks Area Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan as well as provide construction support services and CalTrans funding and Encroachment Permit coordination.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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1.J. |
MOTION
RTC 07-241 |
Authorization to Modify an Existing Contract for Property Management Services (F0606-115)
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Staff Recommendation: Council authorizes modification of an existing contract with GS Management Company, in substantially the same form as the attached draft Amendment, by extending the contract through July 14, 2008, with a modified fee structure resulting in annual expenditures not to exceed $55,000.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418 |
Other Items
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1.K. |
MOTION
RTC 07-228 |
Request for Authorization for the City Manager or Her Designee to Excute a Grant Agreement for Radar Speed Feedback Signs and Equipment
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Staff Recommendation: Council authorizes the City Manager or her designee to execute the grant agreement for radar speed feedback signs with the County of Santa Clara.
Staff Contact: Jack Witthaus, (408) 730-7330 |
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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 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.
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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.
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MOTION
RTC 07-242 |
Request for Continuation of 2005-0105 – Akbar Abdollahi [Applicant/Owner]: Application for related proposals on a 13,802 square foot site located at 963 South Wolfe Road (near Maria Ln.) in an R-3 (Medium Density Residential) Zoning District. (Negative Declaration). Continued from June 19, 2007.
· Rezone from R-3 (Medium Density Residential) to R-3/PD (Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) Zoning District,
· Special Development Permit to allow the construction of six townhomes,
· Tentative Map to subdivide one lot into six lots and one common lot,
· Variance to allow for use of individual solid waste and recycling carts instead of centralized waste enclosure.
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Staff Recommendation: Council continues to July 17, 2007.
Staff Contact: Jamie McLeod, (408) 730-7429
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MOTION
RTC 07-215
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International Friendly Exchange Relations (Council Policy Issue) |
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Staff Recommendation: Council approves the attached proposed Council Policy – International Friendly Exchange Relations (Attachment A).
Staff Contact: Yvette Agredano, (408) 730-7536
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ORDINANCE (2)
MOTION
RTC 07-244 |
2004-0169 – Rezoning Study for Service Uses from M-S to C-4 Zoning (Study Issue) Study Issue to consider amending Title 19 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code and to consider rezoning certain properties currently zoned Industrial and Service (M-S) to Service Commercial (C-4) to allow opportunities for service uses in the City.
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Staff Recommendation: Council rezones the identified properties from M-S to C-4 (with the exception of three properties) and amends the zoning code to allow the following additional uses (with size limitations): research and development; office space associated with service commercial uses; and assembly, compounding, manufacture and processing of merchandise or products.
Staff Contact: Andrew Miner, (408) 730-7707
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MOTION
RTC 07-231
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2007-0054 Cypress Landing [Applicant] Avalon Villas [Applicant]: Application located at 635 East El Camino Real (near Fair Oaks Ave.) in an R-3/ECR (Medium Density Residential/El Camino Real Precise Plan) Zoning District (APN: 211-80-030). Appeal the decision of the Planning Commission denying an application for a Special Development Permit to allow a six-foot high fence on top of an approximately three-foot high landscaped berm.
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Staff Recommendation: Council denies the appeal.
Staff Contact: Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431
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MOTION
RTC 07-199
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Award of Bid F0612-58 SMaRT® Station Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Processing System Equipment Replacement Project |
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Staff Recommendation:
· Council awards a contract to Monterey Mechanical Company in an amount not to exceed $14,297,580 ($12,997,800 plus contingency of $1,299,780); and
· Council directs staff to prepare to issue revenue bonds or similar debt instruments in the amount necessary to fund the project.
Staff Contact: Mark Bowers, (408) 730-7421
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ORDINANCE
MOTION
RTC 07-232 |
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sunnyvale Adding Chapter 18.40 (Covenant of Easement) to Title 18 (Subdivisions) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code
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Staff Recommendation:
Council adopts the Ordinance adding Chapter 18.40, providing for an alternative procedure for acceptance of public easements on private property.
Staff Contact: David Kahn, (408) 730-7460
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MOTION
RTC 07-233 |
Campaign Ethics Public Education – Report and Recommendation from Council Ethics Subcommittee
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Staff Recommendation: Council accepts the report from the Council Ethics Subcommittee and provides direction to staff.
Staff Contact: David Kahn, (408) 730-7460
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MOTION
RTC 07-234
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Advisory Measure for Campaign Financing – Report and Recommendation from Council Ethics Subcommittee |
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Staff Recommendation: Council accepts the report from the Council Ethics Subcommittee and provides direction to staff.
Staff Contact: David Kahn, (408) 730-7460 |
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NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
· COUNCIL
· STAFF
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
· Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
· RTC 07-243 Opportunity for Council to appeal decisions of the Planning Commission of June 25, 2007 and the Administrative Hearing of June 27, 2007.
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.