NOTICE AND AGENDA

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

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

2.   Roll Call

3.   Convene to Study Session – Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Update

A.    NASA Research Park Project Presentation

B.    Bill and Issue Tracking

C.    2008 IGR Assignments

D.    2008 NLC Resolutions

E.     National League of Cities (NLC) Conference Itinerary

F.     2007 IGR Committee Assignments Reports

G.    2008 NLC March Conference 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 – Government Finance Officers' Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY – Domestic Violence Awareness Month

CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR OCTOBER 16, 2007

Conference with Real Property Negotiator: City Manager, Amy Chan, pursuant to GC §54956.8 for confidential discussions regarding the price, terms of payment of Fair Oaks Health Clinic Site

CONSENT CALENDAR

Fiscal Items

Contracts

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.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

·          COUNCIL

·          STAFF

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

·        Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

·        RTC 07-345 Boards and Commissions Quarterly Attendance (Summer 2007)

·        RTC 07-351 Opportunity for Council to Appeal Decisions of the Planning Commission Meeting of October 8, 2007 and Administrative Hearing of October 10, 2007

·        Approved Minutes of the Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting of September 5, 2007

·        Draft Minutes of the Arts Commission Meeting of September 19, 2007

·        Draft Minutes of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting of September 20, 2007

·        Draft Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of October 10, 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 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?

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