6/11/2013 Council Preview – Annual Budget Hearing and Ballot Measures

This is possibly going to be the longest night in quite a while.

We start the evening with two Commission candidate interviews.  These are two incumbents asking for reappointment.  Through the existing process, they were invited to submit an application, but they weren’t offered a chance to interview – we simply didn’t used to offer interviews to candidates or incumbents who had interviewed relatively recently.  We’ve changed that process, and we delayed appointment to the two affected commissions until the interviews could be conducted.

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Press Release: Air Force Completes Onizuka AFB Transfer

The Air Force has issued a press release marking the final transfer of Onizuka Air Force Base to the City of Sunnyvale and Foothill-De Anza College.  From the press release:

“This is a shining example of how multiple agencies can work together to transfer this facility, and provide the local community with the facilities it needs for a new life,” said Steve Mayer, Air Force BRAC Transition Coordinator.

This concludes a very long process and a significant victory for the City of Sunnyvale.  When I was elected to office, the city had been muddling through various options and had settled somewhat reluctantly on the concept of an auto mall.  But the lack of a good plan, hesitance on Council, and a very slow-moving city caused Sunnyvale to request delay after delay, and we were in danger of losing the property entirely.

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