NOTICE AND AGENDA
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL AND FINANCING AUTHORITY
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
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5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session) |
City Council Closed Session
- Call to order in the West Conference Room (Open to the Public)
- Roll Call
- 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 Formal Performance Evaluation, City Attorney, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
- Adjourn Special Meeting
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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 to Study Session – Emergency Management Organization – Council’s Role During an Emergency/Disaster
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 – Senator Elaine Alquist, District Sacramento Update
CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR OCTOBER 30, 2007
Public Employee Formal Performance Evaluation, City Attorney, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Each speaker is limited to three minutes for announcements
of community events, programs, or recognition. |
CONSENT CALENDAR
Fiscal Items
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1.C. |
MOTION
RTC 07-354
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List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager – List No. 373 |
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Staff Recommendation: Council reviews attached lists of bills.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418
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1.D. |
MOTION
RTC 07-361
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Authorization to Submit Grant Request not to Exceed $75,000 to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Citywide Coordination of Sustainability Efforts/Climate Action Planning
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Staff Recommendation:
· Council approves authorization to submit grant request not to exceed $75,000 to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Citywide coordination of sustainability efforts/climate action planning; and
· Council authorizes staff to expend funding in accordance with grant guidelines and City Policies, if funding is received.
Staff Contact: Coryn Campbell, (408) 730-7475
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1.E. |
MOTION
RTC 07-355
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Request Approval to Purchase Below Market Rate (BMR) Ownership Property at 609-305 Arcadia Terrace, Sunnyvale and Approval of Budget Modification No. 17 of $200,000 in Housing Funds
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Staff Recommendation: Council approves budget modification to allow purchase of BMR ownership property.
Staff Contact: Ernie De Frenchi, (408) 730-2784
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Personnel Items
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1.F. |
RESOLUTION
MOTION
RTC 07-343
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Amendment of the City’s Contribution for CalPERS Medical Insurance for SREA, SEIU and Management Annuitants (Retirees) |
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Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the resolution amending the City’s contribution for medical insurance with CalPERS in compliance with the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act, and authorizes an amendment to the Salary Resolution to reflect the change in contribution.
Staff Contact: Dee Schabot, (408) 730-7534 |
Contracts
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1.G. |
MOTION
RTC 07-357
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Award of Bid No. F0707-20 for Four Cab Chassis Trucks |
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Staff Recommendation: Council awards a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft Purchase Order and in the amount of $87,053, to Sunnyvale Ford for four cab chassis.
Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418 |
Other Items
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1.H. |
ORDINANCE
No. 2848-07
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Adoption of Ordinance No. 2848-07 Amending Portions of Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Pertaining to Grocery and Alcohol Sales at Gas Stations |
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Staff Recommendation: Council approves the second reading of Ordinance No. 2848-07
Staff Contact: David Kahn, City Attorney (408) 730-7464 |
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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. |
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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ORDINANCE
MOTION
RTC 07-348
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2006-0418 – Thomas Sweeney [Applicant/Owner]: Application of related proposals on an 11,620 square foot site located at 495 Central Avenue (near East Olive Avenue) in an R-0 (Low-Density Residential) Zoning District.
· General Plan Amendment from Residential Low-Density to Residential Low-Medium Density,
· Rezone from R-0 (Low-Density Residential) to R-1.5/PD (Low-Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) Zoning District,
· Parcel Map to subdivide one lot into two lots,
· Special Development Permit to allow a new single-family home on the new lot.
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Staff Recommendation: Council denies the general plan amendment, rezoning, parcel map and special development permit.
Staff Contact: Ryan Kuchenig, (408) 730-7431
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RESOLUTION
MOTION
RTC 07-359
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Adoption of Community Engagement Sub-element (Study Issue) |
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Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the revised Community Engagement Sub-element to the Planning and Management Element by resolution.
Staff Contact: Patricia Lord, (408) 730-7477
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MOTION
RTC 07-360
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Appointments to County of Santa Clara Comprehensive Expressway Planning Study Policy Advisory Board |
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Staff Recommendation: Council appoint one member and one alternate to the County Expressway Study Policy Advisory Board.
Staff Contact: Jack Witthaus, (408) 730-7330
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MOTION
RTC 07-362
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Issuance of SMaRT Station® Revenue Bonds to Supplement the Funding for the Replacement of Materials Recovery Equipment at the SMaRT Station®
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Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the resolution approving:
· The issuance and sale of Sunnyvale Financing Authority 2007 Solid Waste Revenue Bonds through the direct placement with a bank with a principal amount not to exceed $8,300,000, a maturity not to exceed 14 years, and an interest rate not to exceed 5.25%.
· The Installment Sale Agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and the Sunnyvale Financing Authority.
Staff Contact: Tim Kirby, (408) 730-2712 |
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
· COUNCIL
· STAFF
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
· Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
· RTC 07-358 Board and Commission Resignation (Information Only)
· Draft Minutes of the Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting of October 3, 2007
ADJOURNMENT TO THE FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
FINANCING AUTHORITY
ROLL CALL
CONSENT CALENDAR
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
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This category is limited to 15 minutes, with a maximum of three minutes per speaker. If you wish to address the Financing Authority, please complete a speaker’s card and give it to the Authority Clerk. If your subject is not on the agenda, you will be recognized at this time; but the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow action by the Financing Authority. If you wish to speak to a subject listed on the agenda, you will be recognized at the time the item is being considered by the Financing Authority. |
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MOTION
FA 07-002
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Issuance of SMaRT Station® Revenue Bonds to Supplement the Funding for the Replacement of Materials Recovery Equipment at the SMaRT Station® |
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Staff Recommendation: Finance Authority approves Alternative 1 and adopts the resolution (A) authorizing staff to proceed with the issuance and sale of the 2007 Solid Waste Revenue Bonds through the direct placement with a bank with a maturity not to exceed 14 years and an interest rate not to exceed 5.25% and, (B) approves the documents required to complete the transaction as attached in substantially final form.
Staff Contact: Tim Kirby, (408) 730-2712
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ADJOURNMENT OF THE FINANCING 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?
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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
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DATE |
MEETING |
TIME |
PLACE |
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October 30, 2007 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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November 20, 2007 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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November 27, 2007 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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December 4, 2007 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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December 11, 2007 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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December 18, 2007 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
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January 8, 2008 |
Council Meeting |
7 p.m. |
Council Chambers |
OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS