REPORT TO CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Discussion and Prioritization of Issues to Study for Potential Amendments to the Sunnyvale City Charter
Report
BACKGROUND
The Charter Review Committee ("CRC") held its first meeting on February 6, 2025, and spent the following two meetings reviewing each section of the City Charter. The next milestone for the CRC is a meeting with the City Council on June 3, 2025. The CRC should provide a list to the Council of potential Charter amendments the CRC is recommending for further study and recommendation.
To help guide the CRC's development of that list, Staff developed the summary below. The summary contains three categories: (1) issues the Council requested the CRC study, (2) issues suggested by City staff, and (3) issues identified by the CRC in its comprehensive review of the Charter at the last two CRC meetings. A "comments" section for each item summarizes CRC discussion on the item and includes additional staff comments and information. A resource list with links to background information and relevant City resources is also attached to this report, organized by topic to correspond to the list.
To help narrow the issues that the CRC will recommend to the Council for further study, the CRC might consider using informal polls and the following approach in its discussion:
(1) Decide whether to drop any items on the list below, and
(2) Label remaining items as high, medium, or low priority and provide rationale for the priority label.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) in that it is a fiscal and administrative activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potential significant impact on the environment.
DISCUSSION
A. Council-Directed Issues
1. Section 601(City Council Term and Election): Study whether...
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