City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99
Monday, August 22, 2022
Special Meeting: Public Hearing/General Business - 7 PM 7 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Public Hearing/General Business)
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 August 9, 2022.
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:00 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, and all Councilmembers attended via teleconference.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
1 22-0859 Adopt a Resolution Appointing Linda Sell to the City Council to Represent Council District 1 for a Full-Term of Four Years Beginning in 2023 in Lieu of an Election; and Cancelling the November 8, 2022, General Municipal Election for City
Councilmember Council District 1, Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10229
City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report.
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Public Hearing opened at 7:19 p.m.
Julia Liu shared support for appointing Linda Sell to Council District One.
Stephen Meier spoke in support of appointing Linda Sell to Council District One.
Mike Serrone voiced support of appointing Linda Sell to Council District One.
Sharlene Liu communicated support for appointing Linda to Council District One.
Linda Sell spoke towards their candidacy for Council District One..
Gail Rubino communicated reservations with canceling the election for Council District One, but in this case shared their support of appointing Linda Sell to Council District One.
Martin Pyne shared concerns of the general practice of appointing individuals to Council rather in lieu of conducting elections.
Public Hearing closed at 7:33 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Spitaleri moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1; Adopt a Resolution appointing Linda Sell to the City Council to represent Council District One for a full-term of four years beginning in 2023 in lieu of an election; and cancelling the November 8, 2022, General Municipal Election for City Councilmember Council District 1, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10229; and direct the City Clerk to not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidate which is submitted after the appointment is made.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Cisneros
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Din
Councilmember Spitaleri
6 -
No: Councilmember Melton1 -
ADJOURNMENT
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Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.