City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99
5:30 PMTuesday, April 5, 2022
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5:30 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 6 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM | Regular Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting - 7 PM (or soon thereafter)
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540 Special Teleconference Notice
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the “shelter in place” orders issued by Santa Clara County and the State of California, this meeting of the Sunnyvale City Council will take place by teleconference, as allowed by Government Code Subdivision 54953(e) and Resolution 1089-21 (reaffirmed March 22, 2022).
Public Participation
• Teleconference participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to the teleconference meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone):
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City Clerk, 603 All America Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
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Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Office of the City Clerk may be reached at 408-730-7483 or [email protected] (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)
Call to Order
Call to Order via teleconference.
Roll Call
Public Comment
The public may provide comments regarding the Closed Session item(s). If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Closed Sessions are not open to the public.
Convene to Closed Session
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency designated representatives: Tina Murphy, Director of Human Resources
Employee organization: Public Safety Managers Association (PSMA)
22-0456A
Adjourn Special Meeting
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Call to Order via teleconference.
Roll Call
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Study Session
The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Caltrain Grade Separation22-0030B
Adjourn Special Meeting
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
Pursuant to Council Policy, City Council will not begin consideration of any agenda item after 11:30 p.m. without a vote. Any item on the agenda which must be continued due to the late hour shall be continued to a date certain. Information provided herein is subject to change from date of printing of the agenda to the date of the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Call to Order via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Fair Housing Month22-0431C
Library Week22-0432D
Earth Month22-0433E
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the agenda at the discretion of the Mayor) with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow the Council to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of March 1, 202222-00801.A Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of March 1, 2022 as submitted.
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of March 7, 2022
(Moffett Park Specific Plan - Open Space Workshop)
22-03161.B
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of March 7, 2022 as submitted.
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of March 22, 202222-03471.C Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of March 22, 2022 as submitted.
Authorize City Manager to Execute Two Easement Deeds
Granting Easements to Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E) over Two City Owned Parcels, known as the
Community Center (APN 211-24-042) and the Downtown
Parking Lot at S. Frances Street and W. Evelyn Avenue (APN 209-06-073) for the Installation of Four Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Stations
22-00391.D
Recommendation: Authorize City Manager to Execute Two Easement Deeds Granting Easements to Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E), in substantially the same form as Attachments 1 and 2 to the report, over Two City Owned Parcels, known as the Community Center (APN 211-24-042) and the Downtown
Parking Lot at S. Frances Street and W. Evelyn Avenue (APN 209-06-073) for the installation of Four Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Stations.
Approve the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement
District (BID) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021/22 and Adopt Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Annual
Assessment To Reauthorize the BID for Fiscal Year 2022/23 22-02971.E
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Recommendation: Approve the Fiscal Year 2021/22 BID Annual Report, adopt the Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Assessment and Reauthorize the Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2022/23, and schedule the public hearing for May 3, 2022.
Approve Budget Modification No. 17 to Appropriate $1,900,000 of Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 2021 Funds to Fund Sunnyvale Quick Build Bicycle, Pedestrian and Safe Routes to School Safety Improvements, and Find That the Action is Exempt From
CEQA
22-03171.F
Recommendation: Approve Budget Modification No. 17 to Appropriate $1,900,000 of Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 2021 Funds to Fund Sunnyvale Quick Build Bicycle, Pedestrian and Safe Routes to School Safety Improvements, and Find That the Action is Exempt From
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301.
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
22-03451.G
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Recommendation: 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. 1110-22 adopted on March 22, 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 REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUNNYVALE FINANCING
AUTHORITY
Special Teleconference Notice
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the “shelter in place” orders issued by Santa Clara County and the State of California, this meeting of the Sunnyvale Financing Authority will take place by teleconference, as allowed by Government Code Subdivision 54953(e) and Resolution 1105-22FA (reaffirmed by the Sunnyvale Financing Authority on March 22, 2022).
Call to Order
Call to Order via teleconference.
Roll Call
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed
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separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Approve Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of March 22, 2022
22-03622.A
Recommendation: Approve Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of March 22, 2022 as submitted.
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 22-03462.B
Recommendation: 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. 1110-22 adopted on March 22, 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 SUNNYVALE FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING
RECONVENE TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments.
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Consideration of Improving Traffic Operations at
Fremont/Bernardo/Hwy 85 (Study Issue)
22-01343
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Direct Staff to not proceed with requesting delegation of operations and maintenance from Caltrans for the traffic signals along Fremont Avenue corridor between Bernardo Avenue and Belleville Way and to work with Caltrans to periodically optimize traffic signal timing and implementation.
Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real (Study Issue)
22-01094
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Direct Staff to not proceed with requesting delegation of operations and maintenance from Caltrans for the fourteen traffic signals along El Camino Real between Bernardo Avenue and Helen Avenue and to periodically
request and work with Caltrans to retime the traffic signals along El Camino Real.
Introduce an Ordinance Approving and Adopting a Public
Safety Military Equipment Use Policy Pursuant to California Assembly Bill No. 481
22-03545
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance Approving and Adopting a Public Safety Military Equipment Use Policy for the
Department of Public Safety Pursuant to California Assembly Bill No. 481 and Find that the Action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
-City Manager
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
Visit http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/TCMAC to view the Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar (TCMAC) online. The TCMAC is updated each Thursday afternoon.
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Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar22-0348
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes22-0349
Information/Action Items22-0350
Board/Commission Resignation (Information Only)22-0447
Notice of Public Works Director’s Decision on Final Maps (Information Only)
22-0451
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The agenda reports to council (RTCs) may be viewed on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov after 7 p.m. on Thursdays or in the Office of the City Clerk located at 603 All America Way, prior to Tuesday City Council meetings. Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of the City of Sunnyvale City Council regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk located at 603 All America Way, during normal business hours and in the Council Chamber on the evening of the Council Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5.
Please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 408-730-7483 to access City Hall to view these materials and for specific questions regarding the agenda.
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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6 imposes a 90-day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.
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