City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Council Subcommittee on Boards and
Commissions
2:30 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web StreamTuesday, August 2, 2022 Special Meeting - 2:30 PM
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 July 12, 2022.
Chair Klein called the meeting to order at 2:33 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Chair Larry Klein
Member Russ Melton
Member Omar Din
Present: 3 -
Chair Klein and all Subcommittee Members attended via teleconference.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comment opened at 2:34 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 2:34 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.A 22-0767 Approve the Council Subcommittee on Boards and Commissions Meeting Minutes of June 15, 2022
Approve the Council Subcommittee on Boards and Commissions Minutes of June 15, 2022 as submitted.
Yes: Chair Klein
Member Melton
Member Din
3 -
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No: 0
GENERAL BUSINESS
2 22-0774 Discuss Options for the Board of Building Code Appeals Community Development Director Trudi Ryan and City Attorney John Nagel provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 2:57 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 2:57 p.m.
The Subcommittee discussed or suggested recommendations regarding the Board of Building Code Appeals (Board):
- Shared concerns regarding the qualifications or requirements needed by members to serve on the Board.
- Suggestion that the role/function of the Board be incorporated into another commission or Council.
- Support for continuing to appoint members to the board or commission as opposed to elected seats.
- Support for disbanding the Board and transitioning the duties to Council. - Suggestion that staff research appeal processes from other agencies.
MOTION: Subcommittee Member Melton moved and Subcommittee Member Din seconded the motion to:
- Recommend to City Council disbanding the Board of Building Code Appeals pursuant to California State Law and have City Council take on the role of hearing appeals of the Building Code; and
- Direct staff to consider having Green Building Regulation appeals heard by the Planning Commission.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Klein
Member Melton
Member Din
3 -
No: 0
3 22-0768 Discussion and Possible Recommendation to the City Council
August 2, 2022Council Subcommittee on Boards
and Commissions
Meeting Minutes
Regarding Updates to Council Policy 7.2.19 (Boards and
Commissions) Including: Timing of Appointments for Incumbent Members; Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Categories; and Sustainability Commission Category Two
Description
City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report.
The Subcommittee discussed or suggested recommendations regarding Council Policy 7.2.19:
- Suggestion to replace gendered language with gendered neutral language.
Public Hearing opened at 3:21 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 3:21 p.m.
MOTION: Subcommittee Member Melton moved and Subcommittee Member Din seconded the motion to recommend to the City Council updates to Council Policy
7.2.19 (Boards and Commissions) including: timing of appointments for incumbent members; Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Categories; and Sustainability Commission Category Two Description.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Klein
Member Melton
Member Din
3 -
No: 0
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Klein adjourned the meeting at 3:28 p.m.