NOTICE AND AGENDA

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 WEST OLIVE AVENUE

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

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

2.   Roll Call

3.   Convene Study Session – Council Policies related to Boards and Commissions

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.  Some of the 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 – Recognition of Women of the Year as announced by

                                                        Senator Elaine Alquist & Assemblywoman Sally Lieber

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY – Ceremonial Oath of Office for New Housing & Human

                                                        Services Commission Member

PRESENTATION:  Moffett Project Green Features - Janette Sammartino, Jay Paul

                                Company

CONSENT CALENDAR

Fiscal Items

Contracts

Other

 

1. G.	MOTION RTC 07-092	Approval of Final Maps (Tract Nos. 9764 and 9765, Verona at Sunnyvale) – 72 Unit Townhomes at the Northeast and Southeast Corners of Morse Avenue and Tasman Drive by Toll Brothers Inc.
	Staff Recommendation: ·      Council approves the final maps for Tract Nos. 9764 and 9765; and ·      Council directs staff to forward the final maps for recordation. Staff Contact: Jennifer Ng, (408) 730-7609
1. H.	MOTION RTC 07-095	Recommendation to Sunnyvale City Council to Approve Confirmation of New Members to the NOVA Workforce Board
	Staff Recommendation:  NOVA Workforce Board Nominating Committee recommends that the Sunnyvale City Council confirms Mr. John Caffall, Mr. Rick Deraiche and Ms. Alison Webber for four-year terms on the NOVA Workforce Board. Staff Contact: Mike Curran, (408) 730-7240

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.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

·            COUNCIL

·            STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

·         Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

·         Draft Minutes of the Housing & Human Services Commission Meeting of February 15, 2007

·         Draft Minutes of the Arts Commission Meeting of February 21, 2007

·         Draft Minutes of the Board of Library Trustees Meeting of March 5, 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 7:00 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.

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 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.

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?

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