City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Special Meeting: Redistricting Map Adoption or Comments to Redistricting Commission - 6 PM | Special Meeting of the Sunnyvale Financing Authority - 6 PM (or soon thereafter) 6 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21, reaffirmed on January 25, 2022.
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Gustav Larsson
Councilmember Glenn Hendricks
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Omar Din
Councilmember Anthony (Tony) Spitaleri
Present: 7 -
Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Cisneros and all Councilmembers attended via teleconference.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
A 22-0331 Black History Month
Mayor Klein read a proclamation in honor of African American History Month.
Milan Balinton, Executive Director, San Jose African American Community Services Agency spoke towards the proclamation.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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MOTION: Vice Mayor Cisneros moved and Councilmember Din seconded the motion to approve agenda item 1.A.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Cisneros
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Din
Councilmember Spitaleri
7 -
No: 0
1.A 22-0259 Reconsider and Affirm Resolution No. 1089-21; and Make Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to Continue Virtual Public Meetings for the City Council and Boards, Commissions and Council Subcommittees During the COVID-19 State of Emergency
Affirm Resolution 1089-21; and make findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to continue virtual public meetings for the City Council and Boards, Commissions and Council Subcommittees during the COVID-19 State of Emergency:
1. The City Council hereby finds that the state of emergency conditions related to COVID-19, as set forth in Resolution No. 1106-22 adopted on February 1, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference, are on-going;
2. The City Council finds that there is a need to continue teleconferencing for public meetings without posting the teleconferencing locations on the agenda and without requiring the teleconference locations to be accessible to the public during the current Governor-proclaimed COVID-19 state of emergency; and
3. The City Council finds that the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of members of the City Council, Council Standing Committees, and City Boards and Commissions to meet safely in person.
ADJOURNMENT TO SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SUNNYVALE FINANCING
AUTHORITY
Mayor Klein adjourned the Council meeting to the meeting of the Sunnyvale Financing Authority at 6:07 p.m.
Call to Order
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Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted telephonically; pursuant to state law, the Financing Authority made the necessary findings by adopting Resolution No. 1105-22FA on January 25, 2022.
Authority Chair called the Sunnyvale Financing Authority meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. via teleconference.
Roll Call
Present: 7 - Authority Chair / Larry Klein
Authority Vice Chair Alysa Cisneros
Authority Member Gustav Larsson
Authority Member Glenn Hendricks
Authority Member Russ Melton
Authority Member Omar Din
Authority Member Anthony (Tony) Spitaleri
Authority Chair / Mayor Klein, Authority Vice Chair / Vice Mayor Cisneros and all Authority Members / Councilmembers attended via teleconference.
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Authority Vice Chair Cisneros moved and Authority Member Larsson seconded the motion to approve items 2.A. through 2.B.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Authority Chair Klein
Authority Vice Chair Cisneros
Authority Member Larsson
Authority Member Hendricks
Authority Member Melton
Authority Member Din
Authority Member Spitaleri
No: 0
2.A 22-0260 Approve Joint City Council and Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2022
Approve Joint City Council and Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2022 as submitted.
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2.B 22-0261 Reconsider and Affirm Resolution No. 1105-22FA; and Make Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to Continue Virtual Public Meetings for the Sunnyvale Financing Authority During the COVID-19 State of Emergency Affirm Resolution 1105-22FA; and make findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to continue virtual public meetings for the Financing Authority during the COVID-19 State of Emergency:
1. The Sunnyvale City Council has found and determined that the state of emergency conditions related to COVID-19, as set forth in City of Sunnyvale Resolution No. 1106-22 adopted on February 1, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference, are on-going;
2. The Financing Authority finds that there is a need to continue teleconferencing for public meetings without posting the teleconferencing locations on the agenda and without requiring the teleconference locations to be accessible to the public during the current Governor-proclaimed COVID-19 state of emergency; and
3. The Financing Authority finds that the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of members of the Financing Authority to meet safely in person.
Adjourn Special Meeting
Authority Chair adjourned the Sunnyvale Financing Authority meeting at 6:10 p.m.
Mayor Klein reconvened the City Council Meeting at 6:10 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
3 22-0314 Public Hearing Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010(a) (2) to Receive Public Comment Regarding Draft City Council Redistricting Maps and Proposed Sequencing Published on February 14, 2022, and Adopt a Resolution Adopting a
Revised City Council Electoral District Map Following the 2020 Federal Census and Confirming Election Sequencing
Deputy City Manager Jaqui Guzmán provided the staff report and presentation.
Public Hearing opened at 7:04 p.m.
Karen Brenchley, Redistricting Commissioner addressed the justification for the proposed "Surgical Notch" between Districts 5 and 6, including the stated preferences of the mobile home park community of interest and the Sunnyvale
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Neighbors of Arbor Including La Linda (SNAIL) neighborhood association.
Valérie Suarès, Chair, SNAIL communicated support for the Surgical Notch.
Mei-Ling Stefan voiced support for the Minimal Change Map.
Francis Stanley-Jones on behalf of the Sunnyvale Mobile Home Alliance communicated support for the three proposed maps.
Elaine Manley, Co-President, League of Women Voters’ of Cupertino-Sunnyvale supported adopting a proposed map.
Galen Kim Davis, Redistricting Commission Chair shared details of the Commission's deliberations.
Patrick Grant spoke to the Nimitz neighborhood and requested an explanation be included for why each of the maps that did not advance was not supported by the Commission.
Steve Scandalis communicated support for the Minimum Change Map and proposed relying on different communities of interest than school attendance boundaries. He shared support for keeping the Nimitz neighborhood in District 1.
Martin Pyne communicated support for minimizing voter deferrals.
Public Hearing closed at 7:29 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to approve Focus Map 101V2C, including the "Surgical Notch", authorize staff to revise the map if needed in order to meet requirements from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters and adopt a Resolution adopting the revised City Council Electoral District Map and election sequencing.
The motion carried with the following vote:
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Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Cisneros
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Din
Councilmember Spitaleri
7 -
No: 0
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m.