NOTICE AND AGENDA

 

SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 456 W. OLIVE AVE.

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

 

6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

 

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

 

ROLL CALL

 

(Per Council Policy, the City Council will not begin consideration of an 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 will 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.)

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1.A.

RESOLUTION

MOTION

RTC 08-005

Certification of 2007 Election Results as to Council Seats Only

 

Staff Recommendation: Council adopts Resolution certifying November 6, 2007 Consolidated Election results as to Council seats only.

Staff Contact: Gail Borkowski, (408) 730-7474

 

 

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY – Recognition of Outgoing Councilmember Dean J. Chu

                                                        and Remarks

 

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY – Ceremonial Oath of Office for Council-elect, David

                                                         Whittum and Remarks

 

7 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

 

ROLL CALL  

 

(Per Council Policy, the City Council will not begin consideration of an 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 will 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.)

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1.B.

MOTION

Approval of Draft Minutes of December 4, 2007

1.C.

MOTION

Approval of Draft Minutes of December 18, 2007

1.D.

MOTION

Approval of Information/Action Items – Council Directions to Staff

 

Fiscal Items

 

1.E.

MOTION

RTC 08-006

 

List of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager – List No. 380

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council reviews the attached list of bills.

Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418

 

Contract Items

 

1.F.

MOTION

RTC 08-008

 

Award of Request for Proposals No. F0708-30 to Conduct a Solid Waste Utility Cost of Service Study and Approval of Budget Modification No. 28

 

 

Staff Recommendation:

·   Council awards a contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft and in the amount of $115,840, to HF & H Consultants, LLC, to conduct a solid waste utility rate cost of service study;

·   Council approves a project contingency in the amount of $5,000; and

·   Council approves Budget Modification No. 28.

Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418

 

1.G.

MOTION

RTC 08-004

Award of Contract for On-Call Mechanical Maintenance and Repair Services at the Water Pollution Control Plant (F0710-49)

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council awards a one-year contract, in substantially the same form as the attached draft blanket purchase order and in an amount not to exceed $75,000, to D.W. Nicholson Corporation for on-call mechanical maintenance and repair services at the Water Pollution Control Plant.

Staff Contact: Elaine Wesely, (408) 730-7418

 

 

Other Items

 

1.H.

MOTION

RTC 08-010

 

Authorization to Submit Grant Request Not to Exceed $200,000 to Department of Energy for Solar American Cities Initiative

 

 

Staff Recommendation:

·   Council approves authorization to submit a grant request not to exceed $75,000 to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Citywide coordination of sustainability efforts/climate action planning;

·   If funding is received, Council authorizes staff to expend funding in accordance with grant guidelines and City policies.

Staff Contact: Jamie McLeod, (408) 730-7429

 

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 08-001

Annual Public Hearing - Potential Council Study Issues and Budget Issues for Calendar Year 2008

 

 

Staff Recommendation: No action is needed at this time.  Councilmembers may request additional study issue papers and/or budget issue papers be developed for review at the Annual Study Issues/Budget Issues Workshop.

Staff Contact: Yvette Agredano, (408) 730-7536

 

3.

MOTION

RTC 08-013

 

Zoning Code Enforcement and Fines for the Goodwill Donation Trailer at Lakewood Shopping Center at Lawrence Expressway and Lakehaven Drive

 

 

Staff Recommendation: Council takes no further action. The property owner and Goodwill would need to either remove the donation trailer or apply for a zoning map or text amendment and a use permit.

Staff Contact: Christy Gunvalsen, (408) 730-7255

 

 

4.

MOTION

RTC 08-009

 

Revision of Stocklmeir School Sports Field Master Plan to Accommodate New Classroom Buildings

 

 

Staff Recommendation:  Council approves the Proposed Master Plan for Stocklmeir School sports field to include the new classroom buildings and facilities per Attachment B.

Staff Contact: Curtis Black, (408) 730-7596

 

5.

MOTION

RTC 08-012

 

Selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor for the 2008-2009 Term

 

Staff Recommendation:  Council selects a Mayor and Vice Mayor pursuant to the revised Council Policy adopted on December 18, 2007.

Staff Contact: Gail Borkowski, (408) 730-7474

 

6.

MOTION

RTC 08-003

 

2008 City Council Intergovernmental Assignments

 

Staff Recommendation:

·   Council appoints Councilmembers to intergovernmental relations assignments;

·   Council ratifies intergovernmental Council assignments not directly appointed by Council; and

·   Council authorizes Mayor to accept the following appointments, or designate a Councilmember appointee to the following: Santa Clara County Cities Association (SCCCA) Cities Selection Committee, Military Affairs Council, and U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Staff Contact: Yvette Agredano, (408) 730-7536

 

7.

MOTIONS

RTC 08-011

 

2008-2009 Seating Arrangement for City Council

 

Staff Recommendation:  Council determines the seating arrangements for 2008/2009 in accordance with existing Council Policy 7.3.11.

Staff Contact: Gail Borkowski, (408) 730-7474

 

NON-AGENDA ITMES & COMMENTS

·         Council

·         Staff

 

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

·         Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

·         Approved Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission of November 14, 2007

·         Study Session Summary – Intergovernmental Relations – December 18, 2007

 

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

January 8, 2008

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

January 15, 2008

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

January 25, 2008

Special Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

January 29, 2008

Council Meeting

7       p.m.

Council Chambers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER SCHEDULED MEETINGS

 

January 9, 2008

Heritage Preservation Commission

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room

January 9, 2008

Parks and Recreation Commission

  7      p.m.

Council Chambers

January 14, 2008

Planning Commission Study Session

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room

January 14, 2008

Planning Commission Public Hearing

  8      p.m.

Council Chambers

January 14, 2008

Personnel Board

  5      p.m.

Council Chambers

January 16, 2008

Administrative Hearing

  2      p.m.

West Conf. Room

January 16, 2008

Arts Commission

  7      p.m.

Council Chambers

January 17, 2008

Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission

  6:30 p.m.

West Conf. Room

January 23, 2008

Housing & Human Services Commission

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room

January 28, 2008

Planning Commission Study Session

  7      p.m.

West Conf. Room

January 28, 2008

Planning Commission Public Hearing