NOTICE AND AGENDA

 

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL AND ONIZUKA LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING

TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

 

 

5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING  (Closed Session)

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

2.   Roll Call

3.   Convene to Closed Session – The public may provide comments regarding the Closed  

      Session item(s) just prior to the Council beginning the Closed Session.  Closed Sessions

      are not open to the public.

·         Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation. Government Code 54956.9(b). Significant exposure to litigation, one potential case

4.   Adjourn Special Meeting

 

 

6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING  (Closed Session)

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

2.   Roll Call

3.   Convene to Closed Session – The public may provide comments regarding the Closed  

      Session item(s) just prior to the Council beginning the Closed Session.  Closed Sessions

      are not open to the public.

·         Public Employee Informal Performance Evaluation, City Manager, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957

4.   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

Oath of Office for Councilmember Swegles for the Board of Directors for Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) and San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority (RFA)

 

CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR JUNE 12, 2007

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation. Government Code 54956.9(b). Significant exposure to litigation, one potential case

 

CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR JUNE 12, 2007

Public Employee Informal Performance Evaluation, City Manager, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957

 

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 Special Meeting of June 4, 2007

1.B.

MOTION

Approval of Information/Action Items – Council Directions to Staff

 

Fiscal Items

 

1.C.

MOTION

RTC 07-204

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager – List No. 353

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council reviews the attached list of bills.

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

 

 

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 07-185

 

Proposed Fiscal Year 2007/2008 Rates for Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Utilities

 

Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the attached resolution increasing water rates by 9.5%, wastewater rates by 8.5%, and solid waste collection rates by 6.5% for FY 2007/2008.

Staff Contact: Tim Kirby, (408) 730-2712

 

3.

ORDINANCE

MOTION

RTC 07-202

 

Amendment to Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 6.16.015, Requiring Animal Owners to Clean Up After Their Pets if They Defecate in a Public Place or on Private Property (Study Issue)

 

Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 6.16.015.

Staff Contact: Heather Tannehill, (408) 730-7157

 

4.

ORDINANCE

MOTION

RTC 07-191

Introduction of an Ordinance Pursuant to New California Health and Safety Code Section 33342.7 Adopting Description of the Agency’s Property Acquisition Program through Eminent Domain for the Central Core Redevelopment Project Area (SB 53)

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the proposed Ordinance.

Staff Contact: Brice McQueen, (408) 730-7284

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

·            COUNCIL

·            STAFF

 

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

·         Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

·         RTC 07-207: Opportunity for Council to Appeal Decisions of the Planning Commission Meeting of May 30, 2007 and the Administrative Hearing of May 30, 2007

·         Draft Minutes of the Joint Parks and Recreation Commission and Arts Commission Meeting of May 30, 2007

 

ADJOURNMENT TO ONIZUKA LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

 

 

ONIZUKA LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

 

ROLL CALL

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1.A.

MOTION

Approval of Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 8, 2007

 

 

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 Authority 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 Authority Chair) 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 Authority members. If you wish to address the Authority, please complete a speaker card and give it to the Authority clerk. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section.

 

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

·         LRA 07-004: Onizuka Air Force Station: Homeless Housing Notice of Interest, Deficiency Correction Phase, and Alternative Site Strategy (Information Only)

 

ADJOURNMENT OF THE ONIZUKA LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT 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 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

June 12, 2007

Council Meeting & Onizuka LRA Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

June 19, 2007

Council & Redevelopment Agency Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

July 10, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

July 17, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

July 24, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

July 31, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

August 14, 2007

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

 

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

 

June 11, 2007

Board of Library Trustees

  7      p.m.

Library Prog. Room

June 11, 2007

Planning Commission Study Session

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room

June 11, 2007

Planning Commission Public Hearing

  8      p.m.

Council Chambers

June 13, 2007

Administrative Hearing

  2      p.m.

West Conf. Room

June 18, 2007

Personnel Board

  5      p.m.

Council Chambers

June 20, 2007

Arts Commission

  7      p.m.

Council Chambers

June 21, 2007

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

  6:30 p.m.

West Conf. Room

June 25, 2007

Planning Commission Study Session

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room

June 25, 2007

Planning Commission Public Hearing

  8      p.m.

Council Chambers

June 27, 2007

Administrative Hearing

  2      p.m.

West Conf. Room

June 27, 2007

Housing & Human Services Commission

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room