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Sunnyvale council overhauls 'study issue' process, renames items 'council priority projects'
Summary
After months of review and staff consultation, the Sunnyvale City Council approved a package of changes aimed at speeding decision-making and reducing staff time spent on preliminary study papers. Council adopted policy revisions, eliminated the January public hearing, and set a new February workshop to prioritize projects for the budget.
The Sunnyvale City Council voted 5-0 Wednesday to adopt a series of changes to how it receives, vets and advances proposals from council members, boards and commissions, including renaming so-called "study issues" as "council priority projects." Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Sall, and Council members Mellinger, Srinivasan and Chang voted for the change; Council members Cisneros and Lay were absent and the vote carried 5-0.
The revisions were presented by consultant Jan Perkins and city staff as a package intended to cut staff workload, clarify terminology and accelerate projects the council identifies as priorities. "We're recommending that for clarity that we rename those study issues as council priority…
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