City of Sunnyvale
Excerpt Meeting Minutes - Draft
City Council
5:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 5:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM | Regular Meeting: Sunnyvale Financing Authority - 7 PM (or soon thereafter)
7 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 August 9, 2022.
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:25 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Gustav Larsson
Councilmember Glenn Hendricks
Councilmember Russ Melton
Present: 5 -
Councilmember Omar Din
Councilmember Anthony (Tony) Spitaleri
Absent: 2 -
Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Cisneros and Councilmembers Larsson, Hendricks and Melton attended via teleconference.
Councilmember Spitaleri joined the meeting at 7:27 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Public Comment opened at 7:51 p.m.
Steve Scandalis requested agenda items 1.C and 1.I be pulled from the Consent Calendar.
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MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Spitaleri seconded the motion to approve agenda items 1.A, 1.B through 1.H, and 1.J.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Cisneros
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Spitaleri
6 -
No: 0
Absent: Councilmember Din1 -
1.I 22-0839
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
Public Hearing opened at 7:59 p.m.
Steve Scandalis spoke in support of the City transitioning to hybrid in-person/virtual public meetings.
Public Hearing closed at 8:02 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the motion to 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 COVID19 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. 1139-22 adopted on August 9, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference, are ongoing;
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
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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.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Cisneros
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Spitaleri
6 -
No: 0
Absent: Councilmember Din1 -
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:49 p.m.
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