NOTICE AND AGENDA

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

City Council 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 real property negotiator.  Property: Town Center project.  Negotiating parties:  Amy Chan (Redevelopment Agency), Peter Pau (Sand Hill Properties) Under negotiation:  cost contribution to environmental remediation under ARDDOPA

                        Contact: Amy Chan, City Manager, (408) 730-7480    

      4.   Adjourn Special Meeting

City Council 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

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.)

CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR APRIL 22, 2008

Conference with real property negotiator.  Property: Town Center project.  Negotiating parties:  Amy Chan (Redevelopment Agency), Peter Pau (Sand Hill Properties) Under negotiation:  cost contribution to environmental remediation under ARDDOPA

CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR APRIL 22, 2008

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

 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY – Earth Day Proclamation

 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY – Recognition of Green Businesses

CONSENT CALENDAR

Fiscal Items

Other Items

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

·       Approved Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of February 27, 2008

·       Approved Minutes of the Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting of March 12, 2008

·       Draft Minutes of the Board of Library Trustees Meeting of April 7, 2008

·       Study Session Summary – Review of Recruitment Plan for New City Manager

ADJOURNMENT

Notice to the Public:

The agenda reports to council (RTC’s) 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 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 Announcement – 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 an annual basis.

(only announce one time).

Public Hearing – 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 10 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 hearing/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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