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CITY OF SUNNYVALE |
| PUBLIC HEARING - 7:00 p.m. | |
| 1. | ROLL CALL |
| Present: Chair Shoemaker; Comm. Love ; Comm. McQueen; Comm. Pang; Comm. Rau; Comm. Reid | |
| Staff: Jo Ann Rouse, Interim Planner; Joey Mariano; Staff Office Assistant | |
| Present: Chair Shoemaker; Comm. Love ; Comm. McQueen; Comm. Pang; Comm. Rau; Comm. Reid | |
| 2. | COMMUNICATIONS |
| Comm. Pang wished a Happy Chinese New Year to the commissioners and staff and offered some "Chinese Good Luck" treats | |
| Comm. McQueen noted that he has changed his email address to mcqueenb@earthlink.net | |
| 3. | APPROVAL OF MINUTES (5 minutes) | |
| A. October 2, 2002 | ||
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| B. January 8, 2003 | ||
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| 4. | OPEN FORUM (10 Minutes) |
| Chair Shoemaker apologized to the commission regarding her email box being full when she sent out the draft letter for feedback. She noted that her email box is now available. | ||
| 5. | COMMISSION OLD BUSINESS (1 hour) | |
| Chair Shoemaker drafted a letter addressed to Trudi Ryan, Planning Officer requesting that the HPC study issues be included in the Planning Division budget. | ||
| Chair Shoemaker asked staff for clarification on the standing of the study issues presented by the Commission. Ms. Rouse replied that the Planning staff work plan for 2003 has already been decided on. Only six new items, in addition to the carry over items, can be accomplished. Unfortunately, since the HPC items were ranked #9 and #12, they will not be included in the Planning Division’s 2003 work plan. | ||
| Comm. McQueen asked what was the purpose of the letter? Chair Shoemaker clarified that the purpose of the letter was to offer additional volunteer time from the Commissioners, if this would help to get an outreach program going. Comm. Love suggested several changes to the draft letter, which will be addressed to Trudi Ryan, Planning Officer. | ||
| Chair Shoemaker noted that this may be a good step to initiate further communication with the Planning Division. | ||
| 6. | COMMISSION NEW BUSINESS (1 hour) | |
| A. City
Council Referral: Quality of Life Measures and Objectives Presentation from Terilyn Anderson, Senior Management Analyst |
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| Chair Shoemaker introduced Terilyn Anderson, Senior Management Analyst. | ||
| Ms. Anderson explained her role and the purpose of the "Quality of Life Measures and Objectives". She noted how this Index Report derived and how the task force was assigned to create this report. (See Office of the City Manager Memorandum.) | ||
| Ms. Anderson further clarified the objectives and measures of the Quality of Life Index Report. | ||
| Com. Love asked Ms. Anderson for some clarification of the purpose of the report as a whole. | ||
| Chair. Shoemaker asked Ms. Anderson what action is required of the Heritage Commission. Ms. Anderson noted that all City Boards and Commissions have been asked for their critique of the report. | ||
| Ms. Anderson clarified the purpose of these changes. | ||
| Comm. Reid asked for clarification in Attachment "B". Ms. Anderson further clarified. | ||
| Comm. McQueen noted that he is ready to make motions regarding the reports' suggested changes. | ||
| Following are consensuses of the suggested changes under Strategic Priority: Diverse and Growing Economy states of the Quality of Life Measures and Objectives report: | ||
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Existing Objective:
Maintain existing mix of business and industry. |
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| Existing Measure: Resident's Satisfaction survey rating the City as having convenient service outlets available in their neighborhood. | ||
| Recommended Measure Change: Resident's satisfaction survey rating the City as convenient and a good place to shop. | ||
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Existing Measure :
Retail Sales per capita |
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Measure: Extent to which the balance of business and industries within
cluster groups in Sunnyvale is consistent with the model for business and
industry clusters in the Silicon Valley Region (as defined by Joint
Venture: Silicon Valley Network) Recommended Measure Change: Extent to which there is a balance of business within the retail/hospitality (R/H) and office/industrial (O/I) cluster groups in Sunnyvale to reduce the risk of being overly dependent on any one business cluster. |
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| Following are consensus's of the suggested changes under Strategic Priority: Quality, Diverse, Affordable Housing of the Quality of Life Measures and Objectives report: | ||
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Existing Objective:
Maintain existing ratio/proportionate amount of senior and assisted living
residential developments of all income levels. |
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| Following are consensus's of the suggested changes under Strategic Priority: Quality, Diverse, Affordable Housing of the Quality of Life Measures and Objectives report: | ||
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Measure: Number of Community Volunteers Recommended Measure Change: Eliminate Measure |
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| Following are consensus's of the suggested changes under Strategic Priority: A Community with Diverse, Cultural Opportunities of the Quality of Life Measures and Objectives report: | ||
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Existing Measure:
Number of City Employees holding multi-lingual certification |
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| B. Adopt ion of the 2003 Workplan | ||
| Ms. Rouse noted that the 2003 Workplan is what the Commission is committed to achieve. The 2003 work plan would include evaluation of up to three more properties currently on the list to be considered as landmark properties. She will clarify whether there is money in the Planning Division budget to conduct these evaluations with Trudi Ryan, Planning Officer. | ||
| Commission went over the 2003 Workplan. | ||
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Chair Shoemaker noted that Developing Outreach Objectives should be added to the next agenda. |
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| Comm. McQueen noted that an invitation for the Mayor to attend a Commission meeting should also be included in the Work plan. | ||
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| Addition to Commission New Business | ||
| Chair Shoemaker noted a memo received from the Mayor regarding the Outreach Review Taskforce. Chair asked the Commissioners if anyone were interested in participating in this task force. | ||
| Comm. McQueen asked Chair if she were interested of being part of the task force. She replied no, due to heavy commitments to Leadership Sunnyvale. | ||
| Comm. Reid volunteered to be nominated for the Outreach Task Force, from a memo from the City Manager handed out in the packet. | ||
| Chair Shoemaker asked Joey Mariano, Staff Office Assistant, to forward Comm. Reid’s nomination to volunteer for the task force. | ||
| Comm. Reid asked for a moment of silence as a condolence for the families of the astronauts who perished on February 1. | ||
| Comm. Reid stated that Astronaut Kalpana Chawla should be recognized in Sunnyvale due to her history as a former resident of Sunnyvale. Commissioners noted that they should further discuss this subject in the future meetings. | ||
| Chair Shoemaker asked if Mr. Onizuka was one of the Astronauts in the Space Shuttle Challenger. Commissioners noted that they would further research the possibility. | ||
| Chair Shoemaker noted that a business on Washington Street (the pawnshop) has a torn awning that should be replaced and asked staff to follow up. Staff noted the comment. | ||
| 7. | Adjournment | |
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| The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. |
Respectfully Submitted,
Ann Rouse
Interim Planner
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Sunnyvale will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with qualified disabilities. If you require special accommodation, please contact the Planning Division at (408) 730-7440 at least five days in advance of this hearing.
HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING DATES FOR 2002:
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January 8, 2003* |
July 2, 2003* (holiday schedule) |
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February 5, 2003 |
August 6, 2003 |
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March 5, 2003* |
September 3, 2003* |
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April 2, 2003 |
October 1, 2003 |
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May 7, 2003* |
November 5, 2003* |
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June 4, 2003 |
December 3, 2003 |
* Not a regularly scheduled meeting. Meeting held only if applications are pending or for special business.