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News Briefs
New members appointed to advisory boards
The Sunnyvale City Council appointed new members to four advisory boards and commissions during the council meeting Dec. 19.
The new appointees are: Gerald Gras, bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee; Ted Faravelli, board of building code appeals; Brian Queen, heritage preservation commission; and Marian Putzig, housing and human services commission.
All four will serve as advisors to the Sunnyvale City Council on policy issues through their respective boards or commissions. Their terms began on Dec. 20, 2000, and will expire on June 30, 2002, except for Faravelli, whose term expires in 2004.
One seat remains vacant for the board of building code appeals. Those interested in applying for this and future vacancies may contact the boards and commissions recruitment office at 408.730.7533. The council is scheduled to make its next appointments in June 2001.
Million dollar grant approved for transportation
The Bay Area Air Quality Management district approved Sunnyvale's application for a $1 million grant from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air. The grant funds will pay for the majority of the cost of converting 20
new garbage, yard waste and recycling collection trucks to use clean air fuels instead of diesel. The trucks, to be purchased by Bay Counties Waste Services, are scheduled replacements of an equivalent number of trucks that will reach the end of their useful lives between 2001 and 2003. Total estimated cost of converting the 20 vehicles to clean air fuel is $1,722,957.
Construction begins on Heritage Park exhibit
Construction has begun on the Orchard Heritage Park Interpretive Exhibit. The first stages began on Nov. 27. The first few weeks of construction saw the pouring of concrete footings and the grading of the amphitheater seating area. The entire project, including landscaping, is scheduled to be completed by the first part of March 2001.
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