News Briefs
Sunnyvale reviews public art policy
The Sunnyvale City Council voted 6 to 1 to adopt the staff-recommended policy of charging private developers a fee of 1 percent of their development cost, to be used for public art on the site. The Sunnyvale Planning Commission and the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce studied the issue and made recommendations before the council voted on it.
Suzi Blackman, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce suggested that the council reduce that rate to one-half percent.
"The staff's recommendation of one percent is too high," she said.
Blackman also suggested that the council impose a cap on the art at $500,000.
Councilman Tim Risch agreed, and made a motion to reduce the fee to one-half percent, but his motion failed.
"Let's keep it at 1 percent, "Sunnyvale resident Jeff Jones said. "The art is for the citizens."
Vice Mayor Julia Miller cast the dissenting vote on the motion, saying that she did not like the property tax implications.
NOVA sponsors youth job fair
The NOVA Youth Employment Office will hold its annual Youth Job Fair on May 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the NOVA Youth Employment Office on the second floor of the Silicon Valley WAVE, located at 2583 Town Center Lane. Local employersæincluding UPS, Saratoga Springs Day Camp, Children's Discovery Museum and the San Francisco Giants Youth Baseball Camp
will have representatives available to talk with job seekers. Youth ages 14-24 can take advantage of one-on-one job information meetings, as well as participate in multiple on-the-spot interviews for both summer and full-time positions.
NOVA is a seven-city employment training consortium administered by the city of Sunnyvale. The NOVA Youth Employment Office is a no-cost job placement and is available to assist teens in locating jobs. For more information about the job fair, call 408.522.9845 or visit www.youthatwork.org.
City holds public hearing regarding Fremont pool
The city of Sunnyvale will hold public hearings regarding the Fremont Union High School pool fees and a proposed 50-meter pool contract with California Sports Center. The parks and recreation commission will convene on May 15 at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers. The city council will hear the matter on May 21 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and citizens may speak. A draft of the report is available at the city's website at www.ci.sunnyvale.ca.us and from city hall.
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