REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Modification No. 21 to Increase Project No. 832670 - Sunnyvale Elections in the Amount of $663,288 and Make a Finding of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to appropriate additional funding to Project No. 832670 - Sunnyvale Elections for legal support, marketing, outreach, and the cost of the March 2020 Special Election to amend the City's Charter to implement City Council District Elections (Measure B) and approve Budget Modification No. 21.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by a motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose or another, or to appropriate available revenue included in the budget.
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 activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potential significant impact on the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On September 5, 2018, the City Council held a public hearing regarding changing the City's current at-large with numbered seats system for electing City Council members to a district-based form of elections (RTC No. 18-0776). Council directed staff to scope a public outreach and education plan for receiving public input on transitioning to district-based elections. Due to the complexity of the project, staff relied on outside legal support to provide necessary expertise related to district mapping, election sequencing, and charter amendments.
On November 12, 2019, Council adopted a Resolution (RTC No. 19-1198) calling for a Special Municipal Election be h...
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