NOTICE AND AGENDA

 

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

 

 5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)

City Council Study Session

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

2.   Roll Call

3.   Convene to Study Session – The Review of Seismic Safety and Safety Sub-Element

4.  Public Comments

5.   Adjourn Special Meeting

 

6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)

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.

·         Potential Threat to Public Services or Facilities: Consultation with Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, Director of Public Safety, Deputy Chief of Patrol Services, Deputy Chief of Special Operations and Special Operations Captain, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957

      4.   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.)

 

CLOSED SESSION REPORT FOR APRIL 29, 2008

Potential Threat to Public Services or Facilities: Consultation with Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, Director of Public Safety, Deputy Chief of Patrol Services, Deputy Chief of Special Operations and Special Operations Captain, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957

 

   SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY2007 Fire Poster Awards

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Each speaker is limited to three minutes for announcements of community events, programs, or recognition.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1.A.

MOTION

Approval of Information/Action Items – Council Directions to Staff

 

Fiscal Items

 

1.B.

MOTION

RTC 08-131

 

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager – List No. 398

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council reviews the attached lists of bills.

Staff Contact: Karen Theriault, (408) 730-7418

 

1.C.

MOTION

RTC 08-117

 

Authorization to Accept and Expend $2,500 in Grant Funds from the American Library Association and Nextbook for a Let’s Talk About it: Jewish Literature Reading and Discussion Series, and Budget Modification No. 44

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council accepts $2,500 in American Library Association/Nextbook grant funds for a Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature reading and discussion program and approves Budget Modification No. 44.

Staff Contact: Deborah Barrow, (408) 730-7315

 

1.D.

MOTION

RTC 08-133

 

City of Sunnyvale Investment Report 1st Quarter 2008

 

Staff Recommendation: Council receives and files the investment report.

Staff Contact: Therese Balbo, (408) 730-7604

 

Other Items

 

1.E.

MOTION

RTC 08-129

 

Agreement Between the City of Sunnyvale and the Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library for FY 2008/09 – FY 2010/11

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves the three-year agreement between the City and the Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library, depicted by Attachment A, and authorizes the City Manager to enter into the agreement by June 30, 2008.

Staff Contact: Deborah Barrow, (408) 730-7315

 

1.F.

MOTION

RTC 08-139

 

Approval of Final Map (Tract No. 9997, Moffett Towers Lot 3) – A Six Lot Subdivision at H Street by Moffett Towers Lot 3 LLC

 

Staff Recommendation:

·         Council approves the final map for Tract No. 9997;

·         Council authorizes the Mayor to sign the subdivision agreement upon: developer’s signatures, submittal of improvement securities (if applicable), payment of development fees, and submittal of other documents deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works; and

·         Council directs the City Clerk to forward the final map for recordation.

Staff Contact: Bennett Chun, (408) 730-7636

 

1.G.

ORDINANCE

No. 2870-08

 

Adoption of Ordinance No. 2870-08 Amending Certain Sections of Chapters 2.08 and 2.09 of Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Related to Authority for Awarding Contracts for Purchases of Goods and Services and Public Works Contracting

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves the second reading of Ordinance No. 2870-08.

Staff Contact: David Kahn, (408) 730-7464

 

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 08-130

 

Sunnyvale’s Golf Vision: A Look Toward the Future

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council directs staff to maintain the current operational approach.

Staff Contact: Mark Peterson, (408) 738-0813

 

3.

ORDINANCE

MOTION

RTC 08-127

 

Options for Suspension of Timed Parking Enforcement During Special Events

 

Staff Recommendation: Council adopts the proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 10.16, allowing for the temporary suspension of timed parking for special events.

Staff Contact: Kelly Fitzgerald, (408) 730-7188

 

4.

MOTION

RTC 08-124

 

Revisit the Implementation of the Sign Ordinance to Ensure that it Continues to Help Businesses Remain Competitive and to Look at Requiring Permits for the Use of Bounce Houses

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council directs staff to prepare an Ordinance to amend the Title 19 Zoning Code resulting in reorganization of the bounce house/large inflatable object code sections for easier communication to the public.

Staff Contact: Diana O’Dell, (408) 730-7257

 

 

5.

MOTION

RTC 08-125

 

Council Sub-Committee Recommendation on Priority Rankings for FY 2008/2009 City Services and Projects

 

Staff Recommendation: Council approves the Sub-Committee’s recommendation on priority rankings for FY 2008/2009 City services and projects as detailed in Attachment C.

Staff Contact: Grace Leung, (408) 730-2711

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

·         Council

·         Staff

 

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

·         Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

·         RTC 08-138 California Department of Food and Agriculture Actions in Response to Light Brown Moth

·         RTC 08-135 Boards and Commissions Quarterly Attendance (Winter 2008)

·         RTC 08-134 Opportunity for Council to Appeal Decisions of the Planning Commission Meeting of April 14, 2008 and the Administrative Hearing of April 16, 2008

·         Approved Minutes of the Housing & Human Services Commission Meeting of March 26, 2008

·         Draft Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of April 9, 2008

 

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?

 

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

 

DATE

MEETING

TIME

PLACE

April 29, 2008

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

May 6, 2008

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

May 13, 2008

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

May 23, 2008

City Manager’s Recommended Budget Workshop

8:30  p.m.

Council Chambers

June 3, 2008

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

June 10, 2008

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

June 24, 2008

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

 

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

 

April 30, 2008

Administrative Hearing

  2      p.m.

West Conf. Room

May 5, 2008

Board of Library Trustees

  7      p.m.

Council Chambers

May 7, 2008

Heritage Preservation Commission

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room

May 12, 2008

Planning Commission Study Session

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room

May 12, 2008

Planning Commission Public Hearing

  8      p.m.

Council Chambers

May 14, 2008

Parks and Recreation Commission

  7      p.m.

Council Chambers

May 14, 2008

Administrative Hearing

  2      p.m.

West Conf. Room

May 15, 2008

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

  6:30 p.m.

West Conf. Room

May 19, 2008

Personnel Board

  5      p.m.

Council Chambers

May 21, 2008

Arts Commission

  7      p.m.

Council Chambers