REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO JULY 30, 2019.
Updates to the Design Guidelines for the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District: Adopt a Resolution Updating the Design Guidelines for the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15308 and 15061(b)(3). (Study Issue)
Report
BACKGROUND
This item was scheduled and advertised for the City Council meeting of July 16, 2019 with a Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) meeting date of June 5, 2019. The request to continue the item to another City Council agenda is to permit the item to be heard by the HPC as there was a lack of quorum at the June 5, 2019 HPC meeting and the item has been continued to the July 10, 2019 HPC meeting. Therefore, staff is requesting a formal continuance of the City Council hearing on this item to July 30, 2019.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact regarding this item was made through the following ways:
1. Posting the Council Agenda on the City’s official notice bulletin board outside City Hall and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library and on the City’s website;
2. Publication in the Sun newspaper at least 10 days prior to the hearing;
3. E-mail notification of the hearing dates sent to all interested parties and neighborhood associations;
4. Notices mailed to all property owners and tenants of the properties within the Murphy Station Heritage Landmark District;
5. Two community outreach meetings held to discuss the study issue on April 26 and 27, 2017;
6. Study Session with the Heritage Preservation Commission on May 3, 2017; and
7. Heritage Preservation Commission Special Meeting (Walking Tour) held on Murphy Avenue on May 22, 2019.
Public Contact: Staff has not received any comments from the public, beyond those received at the outreach meetings, at the time of publication.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Open the Public Hearing and continue this item to the City Council meeting of July 30, 2019.
2. Open the Public Hearing and continue this item to a City Council meeting on an alternative date.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Alternative 1: Open the Public Hearing and continue this item to the City Council meeting of July 30, 2019.
This action will avoid the need for re-advertising the public hearing notice which will avoid incurring additional costs to the City.
Prepared by: Amber Blizinski, Principal Planner
Reviewed by: Andrew Miner, Assistant Director, Community Development
Reviewed by: Trudi Ryan, Director, Community Development
Reviewed by: Teri Silva, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, City Manager