NOTICE AND AGENDA

 

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

 

 

5:30 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 – Overview and Direction of Webcasting Project

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 – July is National Parks and Recreation Month

 

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  May 22, 2007

1.B.

MOTION

Approval of Draft Minutes of Special Meeting of June 13, 2007

1.C.

MOTION

Approval of Information/Action Items – Council Directions to Staff

 

Fiscal Items

 

1.D.

MOTION

RTC 07-210

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager List No. 354

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council reviews the attached list of bills.

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

 

1.E.

MOTION

RTC 07-203

 

Notice of Intent to Apply for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

 

Staff Recommendation: Council allows staff to proceed with the JAG Program Grant Application.

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

 

Personnel Items

 

1.F.

RESOLUTION

MOTION

RTC 07-223

 

Implementation of Salary Survey: Amendment to the Salary Resolution to Reflect the New Pay Ranges for Certain SEA and SEIU Classifications in Accordance with SEA/SEIU Memoranda of Understanding, and for Certain Confidential Classifications

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the resolution to amend the Salary Resolution to reflect the new pay rates.

Staff Contact: Tammy Parkhurst, (408) 730-7498

 

1.G.

RESOLUTION

MOTION

RTC 07-220

 

Amendment to the Classification Plan and Salary Resolution to Add the Newly-Established Classification of Housing Programs Technician

 

Staff Recommendation: Council adopts a resolution to amend the City’s Classification Plan and Salary Resolution to add the newly-established class specification of Housing Programs Technician.

Staff Contact: Karen Woblesky, (408) 730-2715

 

1.H.

MOTION

RTC 07-219

Employee Assistance Program Contract Renewal 2007-2008

 

Staff Recommendation: Council renews the MHN contract for one year, through participation in the CPEIA pool as proposed, effective July 1, 2007.

Staff Contact: Myriam Castaneda, (408) 730-7503

 

Contracts

 

1.I.

MOTION

RTC 07-222

Authorization to Modify an Existing Contract to Provide Design and Construction Support Services for the Rehabilitation of the Mathilda Avenue Overhead Bridge and Approval of Budget Modification No. 51 (F0604-89)

 

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council approves modification of the existing contract with Mark Thomas & Co., Inc., in substantially the same form as the attached draft Second Amendment and in an additional amount of $556,773, to provide design and construction support services for the Mathilda Avenue Overhead Bridge Rahabilitation Project; and

·      Council approves Budget Modification No. 51 in the amount of $408,533 for additional funding for this project.

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

 

 

 

1.J.

MOTION

RTC 07-209

 

Award of Bid No. F0604-98 to Furnish and Install 600 Desktop Computers

 

Staff Recommendation: Council awards a contract to New Tech Solutions, Inc., in substantially the same form as the attached draft purchase order and in an amount not to exceed $691,741, to furnish and install 600 Hewlett-Packard desktop computers over a two-year period as scheduled by the Information Technology Department.

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

 

1.K.

MOTION

RTC 07-208

Authorization to Modify Existing Contract for “On-Call” Planning Services (F0604-94)

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council modifies an existing blanket purchase order with Metropolitan Planning Group, in substantially the same form as the attached draft change order, by extending the contract for two additional years and increasing the total contract value by $100,000, making a total three-year contract amount not to exceed $150,000.

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

 

1.L.

MOTION

RTC 07-211

 

Award of Bid No. F0603-80 for Aggregate, Crushed Granite and Sand

 

Staff Recommendation: Council awards two-year contracts for aggregate, crushed granite and sand to S&S Trucking Company and Andrade Trucking, Inc., in substantially the same form as the attached draft blanket purchase orders and with a combined total not to exceed $400,000.

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

 

1.M.

MOTION

RTC 07-213

Authorization to increase Expenditures Under an Existing Contract for “On-Call” Construction Services (F0605-104)

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council increases authorized expenditures by $45,000 under an existing blanket purchase order with Monterey Mechanical Company, in substantially the same form as the attached draft change order, for “on-going” construction services, making a total one-year contract amount not to exceed $90,000.

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

 

Other Items

 

1.N.

MOTION

RTC 07-190

 

Amendments to Countywide AB 939 Fee and Household Hazardous Waste Agreements for FY 2007/08

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council authorizes the City Manager to execute both the Agency Agreement for Countywide AB 939 Fee and the Agency Agreement for Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program (with an augmentation amount of $180,000); and

·      Council delegates to the City Manager the authority to approve an increase of up to 20% (36,000) in the City’s augmentation amount.

Staff Contact: Rich Gurney, (408) 730-7277

 

 

 

 

 

1.O.

MOTION

RTC 07-205

 

Recommendation to Sunnyvale City Council to Endorse the California’s EDGE Campaign

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves and endorses the California’s EDGE Campaign position paper titled, California’s EDGE: Keeping California Competitive, Creating Opportunity.

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

 

1.P.

MOTION

RTC 07-206

 

Approval of Final Map (Tract No. 9873, Evelyn Glen) – 130 Unit Condominiums at the Northeast Corner of Evelyn Avenue and Wolfe Road by Standard Pacific Homes Corporation.

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves the final map for Tract No. 9873 and directs staff to forward the final map for recordation upon developer’s execution of the subdivision agreement, submittal of improvement securities, payment of development fees and other documents deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works.

Staff Contact: Jennifer Ng, (408) 730-7609

 

1.Q.

ORDINANCE

No. 2840-07

 

Adoption of Ordinance No. 2840-07 Amending Section 6.16.015 (Nuisances by Animals) of Title 6 (Animals) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves the second reading of Ordinance No. 2840-07.

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

 

1.R.

ORDINANCE

No. 2841-07

 

Adoption of Ordinance No. 2841-07 Adopting a Description of the Acquisition Program for the Acquisition of Real Property by Eminent Domain for the Redevelopment Plan for the Central Core Redevelopment Project Area Pursuant to Recently Enacted Health and Safety Code Section 33342.7, and Related Actions

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves the second reading of Ordinance No. 2841-07.

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

 

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 07-216

Boards and Commissions Summer Appointments

 

Staff Recommendation 

·      Council confirms appointments from the candidates listed in this report, specifying the terms for each candidate for the board/commission that has multiple seats and terms; and

·      Council directs staff to include the remaining vacancies in the City’s continous recruitment and directs staff to notify Council when a verified application(s) has been received.

Staff Contact: Janice Clark, (408) 730-7595

 

3.

MOTION

RTC 07-218

 

Sunnyvale Library of the Future Study and Strategy – Preferred Facility Strategy and Funding Options

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council accepts the plan for a new main library using the "Preferred Facility" option as a basis for a two-story library at Olive Ave. and Charles St., replacing the Sunnyvale Office Center and relocating the community garden to build a library facility at a cost up to $108M for a facility of approximately 116,000 square feet, funded by a General Obligation Bond with an average annual rate of less than $20 per $100,000 assessed valuation; the initial size of the library to correspond to the level of funds approved by voters, and with the capability of expanding the library up to 143,500 square feet.

·      Council directs staff to explore options, including previously recommended sites, with the Parks and Recreation Department as the lead department, for a new location in Sunnyvale for a community garden when the current lease expires for the Charles St. community garden in February 2011, or prior to the start of demolition and construction activities related to the new library to be constructed at Olive Ave. and Charles St.

·      Council directs staff to develop language for Council approval for a ballot measure for the City of Sunnyvale's November 2007 election, or a future election, proposing a General Obligation Bond to obtain $108M for construction funds for a new main library.

·      Council directs staff to, develop a strategy and return for Council approval before the end of February 2009, identifying potential funding sources for the additional operating costs for the Sunnyvale Library of the Future, including the possibility of private fundraising, and/or a Community Facilities District ballot measure for a future election.

Staff Contact: Deborah Barrow, (408) 730-7382

 

4.

MOTION

RTC 07-214

 

Agreement with California Sports Center for Operation of Fremont High School Swim Pool

 

Staff Recommendation:

·      Council approves Open Swim Monday – Friday for 2 hours/Day;

·      Council approves Open Swim Saturday and Sunday for 3 hours/Day;

·      Council approves the proposed agreement with California Sports Center for operation of the Fremont High School Swimming Pool commencing on September 1, 2007, for a period of eight (8) years; and

·      Council approves an increase in the General Fund subsidy to the Community Recreation Fund for a total of $69,598 over the eight years of the agreement.

Staff Contact: John Lawrence, (408) 730-7363

 

5.

ORDINANCE

MOTION

RTC 07-221

 

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)

·      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; and

·      Variance to allow for use of individual solid waste and recycling carts instead of centralized waste enclosure.

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves application with conditions.

Staff Contact: Jamie McLeod, (408) 730-7429

 

6.

MOTION

RTC 07-212

Adoption of the FY 2007/2008 Budget, Master Fee Schedule, and Appropriations Limit

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves the FY 2007/2008 Recommended Budget, Master Fee Schedule, and Appropriations Limit as presented in this report.

Staff Contact: Ann Durkes, (408) 730-2717

 

7.

MOTION

RTC 07-215

 

International Friendly Exchange Relations (Council Policy Issue)

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves the attached proposed Council Policy – International Friendly Exchange Relations (Attachment A).

Staff Contact: Yvette Agredano, (408) 730-7536

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

·            COUNCIL

·            STAFF

 

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

·         Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

·         RTC 07-217 Results of Fact-finding Investigation Regarding Housing and Human Services Commission (Information Only)  

·         Study Session Summary – Sunnyvale Library of the Future Study and Strategy – Preferred Facility Strategy and Funding Options – June 5, 2007

·         Draft Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of June 6, 2007

·         Draft Minutes of the Board of Library Trustees Meeting of June 11, 2007 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT TO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

 

 

 

 

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

ROLL CALL

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

RDA 1.A.

MOTION

Approval of Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of April 10, 2007