10/16/2012 Council Preview

Looks like a long night.

We start the evening with a closed session regarding the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area vs. Sunnyvale.  As you may recall, we increased the city’s park dedication fee last year, and an organization representing developers isn’t happy with that action, so they’ve sued us.

This is followed by a rather interesting study session about the One Bay Area planning process, ABAG, and the housing numbers (RHNA) that ABAG always saddles us with.  This will be interesting in no small part because we are formally questioning the most recent housing allocation that ABAG gave to us.  As the Merc/Sun article says, we believe the required numbers are wildly unrealistic.

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Peninsula Burn Relay In Sunnyvale

From the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety:

On Thursday, Oct. 4 the Peninsula Burn Relay which is a parade of police and fire vehicles will be traveling from Sunnyvale to San Francisco along the El Camino. They will be staging in front of Public Safety Headquarters on Olive Ave between Mathilda and Pastoria at about 8 a.m. The parade will travel from fire department to fire department along the route accepting checks representing funds raised over the year for the Burn Foundation. It’s an exciting event to see!

10/2/2012 Council Preview

Looks like a fairly uneventful evening.  We start with a closed session regarding two topics, City Attorney recruitment and the SEA negotiations.  Then it’s on to the regular meeting.

We have a couple of special orders, one to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, one to recognize National Arts and Humanities Month.  This is followed by a presentation from Acterra and the Stevens and Permanente Creeks Watershed Council (I have no idea).

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9/11/2012 Council Summary

Yep, this one is late.  Things have been a bit hectic.

We started the evening with a closed session regarding the City Manager’s performance.  More on this in the next summary.  There were no presentations or special orders.  There were announcements about a Planning Commission vacancy, “Legally Blonde” being performed by the Sunnyvale Community Players, and an upcoming (now past) Democratic Club of Sunnyvale meeting.

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