City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
6:00 PM Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(607 All America Way for map directions)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Special Meeting: Moffett Park Specific Plan - Community Benefits Prioritization Workshop
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Workshop)
Call to Order
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), had the opportunity to participate in the meeting; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21, reaffirmed on January 10, 2023.
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
Vice Mayor Din attended the meeting via teleconference.
Roll Call
Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Omar Din
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Linda Sell
Present: 7 -
Workshop
A 23-0027 Moffett Park Specific Plan - Community Benefits Prioritization Workshop
Principal Planner Michelle King provided the staff report and presentation.
Public Comment opened at 7:51 p.m.
January 31, 2023City Council Meeting Minutes
Kerry Haywood, Executive Director, Moffett Park Business Group, communicated their input and suggestions to be considered in the Plan.
Dawn Maher, Chief Executive Officer, Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the Moffett Park Specific Plan and offered thoughts on affordability for future tenants.
Gita Dev, Sierra Club, spoke to the Tier 1 labeled items and how to guarantee open space.
Chuck Fraleigh shared their priorities are the development of schools, retail locations, and space for organized sports.
Rani Fischer, Silicon Valley Audubon Society, communicated a request for extra time to respond to the Draft Environmental Impact Report.
Brandt Burns, Director of Facilities and Operations, Sunnyvale School District, communicated the need to plan for new schools as a Tier 1 priority.
Kenneth Javier-Rosales, SV@Home, spoke about adding further affordable housing development incentives to the community benefits.
Perry Harir, Miramar Capital, communicated points to consider to incentivize developers and their building projects.
David Harty, Ellis Partners spoke in support of the community benefits goals and offered concerns about certain infrastructure plans and limitations developments may face.
Ray Hashimoto, HMH Engineers, offered alterative insights to consider when developing the policies and restrictions for potential projects.
Public Comment closed at 8:09 p.m.
Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m.