City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web StreamTuesday, September 20, 2022 Special Meeting: Moffett Park Specific Plan - Mobility Workshop - 6 PM 6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Workshop)
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 30, 2022.
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:01 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
Present: 6 -
Councilmember Anthony (Tony) SpitaleriAbsent: 1 -
Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Cisneros and Councilmember Larsson, Hendricks, Melton, and Din attended via teleconference.
Councilmember Spitaleri joined the meeting at 6:13 p.m.
Workshop
A 22-0468 Moffett Park Specific Plan: Mobility Workshop Principal Planner Michelle King and the following provided the staff presentation:
- Chris Sensenig, Senior Associate, Raimi & Associates
- Meghan Weir, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard
- Emily Roach, Senior Associate, Nelson/Nygaard
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Round Table Discussion
The following provided responses to questions from the community:
- Chris Sensenig, Senior Associate, Raimi & Associates
- Principal Planner Michelle King
- Meghan Weir, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard
- Transportation & Traffic Manager Dennis Ng
- Brent Pearse, Transportation Planner, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Public Comment opened at 7:44 p.m.
Tom Gilman shared concerns regarding suggestions to breakup larger parcels, such as the Navy Parcel, into smaller parcels.
Janette D’Elia, Jay Paul Company communicated concerns about the proposed parking ratios.
Gail Rubino voiced concerns regarding the number of roads accessing the Plan area and a lack of sufficient accommodations for residents from outside the Plan area to park in the Plan area.
Phil Mahoney, Real Estate Broker, Newmark shared concerns with the how the proposed parking requirements in the Moffett Park Specific Plan will cause potential tenants to neighboring cities.
Mitch Vinciguerra, Nor Cal Carpenters Union Local 405 spoke in support of projects hiring union professionals and community benefits union apprenticeship programs provide.
Rani Fischer, Santa Clara Valley Autobahn Society shared concerns of the Plan's potential effects on the wetland environment.
Sharlene Liu, Bike Sunnyvale spoke in support of greater accessibility for bicycle and pedestrian access in Moffett Park.
Mark Hlady, Bike Sunnyvale voiced support for a Moffett Park Transportation Management Association (TMA) program.
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Stephen Meier, Bike Sunnyvale spoke to increasing bicycle connectivity between Moffett Park and the rest of Sunnyvale.
Maia Harris, Jay Paul Company shared concerns about the public safety coverage in the Moffett Park area
Angela Rausch spoke in support of the Plan's efforts to make the neighborhood more bicycle and pedestrian friendly.
Kenneth Javier-Rosales, Planning Senior Associate, SV@Home communicated support for the Plan, particularly the additional housing units allowed for under the Plan and potential environmental benefit measures included in the Plan.
Agnes Veith, Livable Sunnyvale voiced support for a TMA and additional mobility options in the Moffett Park area.
Marlee Smith, Director of Transportation Policy, Silicon Valley Leadership Group shared their support of the transportation goals of the Plan and integrations with existing transportation options.
Jeff Holzman, Real Estate Development Director, Google communicated support for the creation of a TMA and the Plan's transportation goals.
Kerry Haywood, Moffett Park Business Group spoke in support of the transportation and circulation goals of the Plan.
Public Comment closed at 8:09 p.m.
Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m.