City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Online and Bay Conference Room (Room
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
5:30 PMTuesday, June 27, 2023
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540 Public Participation
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5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)
Call to Order
Call to Order in the Bay Conference Room - Room 145 (Open to the Public).
Roll Call
Public Comment
The public may provide comments regarding the Closed Session item(s). If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Closed Sessions are not open to the public.
Convene to Closed Session
Convene to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room (Closed to the Public).
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency designated representatives: Ad Hoc Committee on City Attorney Compensation
Council Members: Klein, Din, Cisneros
Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney
23-0505A
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Designated Representatives: Tina Murphy, Director of Human Resources
Employee Organization: Sunnyvale Managers Association
(SMA)
23-0623B
Adjourn Special Meeting
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
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Pursuant to Council Policy, City Council will not begin consideration of any agenda item after 11:30 p.m. without a vote. Any item on the agenda which must be continued due to the late hour shall be continued to a date certain. Information provided herein is subject to change from date of printing of the agenda to the date of the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Call to Order in the Bay Conference Room (Room 145)
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Parks and Recreation Month23-0377C
PRESENTATION
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the agenda at the discretion of the Mayor) with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow the Council to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager
23-02721.A
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
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Adopt a Resolution Amending the City’s Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to Increase Salaries for Pay Plan Category C (Public Safety Officers Association) and Pay Plan Category M (Public Safety Managers Association) Effective July 9, 2023 23-06411.B
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to Increase Salaries for Pay Plan Category C (Public Safety Officers Association) and Pay Plan Category M (Public Safety Managers Association) Effective July 9, 2023.
Adopt a Resolution Amending the Classification Plan and the City’s Salary Resolution to Add the Classifications of Economic Development Specialist, Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) Specialist I/II, Senior Management Analyst (Grant Funded), and Senior Accountant (Grant Funded)
23-06611.C
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Amending the Classification Plan and the City's Salary Resolution to Add the Classifications of Economic Development Specialist, Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) Specialist I/II, Senior Management Analyst (Grant Funded), and Senior Accountant (Grant Funded) effective July 9, 2023.
Approve Budget Modification No. 24 to appropriate Silicon Valley Clean Energy Community Decarbonization
Demonstration Grant funds in the Amount of $500,000 to
830600 - Lakewood Branch Library Facility and 831290 -
Climate Action Plan Implementation
23-05371.D
Recommendation: Approve Budget Modification No. 24 to appropriate Silicon Valley Clean Energy Community Decarbonization
Demonstration Grant funds in the amount of $500,000 to
830600 - Lakewood Branch Library Facility and 831290 -
Climate Action Plan Implementation.
Approve Budget Modification No. 25 to Appropriate Funds in the Amount of $1,250,000 from the General Fund Budget
Stabilization Fund Reserve to the Department of Public Safety FY 2022/23 Operating Budget and Recognize Reimbursement Revenue and Appropriate Expenditures of $52,448 to Project 835150 and $28,922 to Project 835160
23-06601.E
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Recommendation: Approve Budget Modification No. 25 to Appropriate Funds in the Amount of $1,250,000 from the General Fund Budget
Stabilization Fund Reserve to Department of Public Safety FY 2022/23 Operating Budget and Recognize Reimbursement
Revenue and Appropriate Expenditures of $52,448 to Project 835150 and $28,922 to Project 835160 and Approve that
Program 12200 - Fire Services be allowed to exceed its
appropriation threshold to the extent that other DPS programs (12100, 12300, 12400, 12500, 12600, 12700, 12800 and
12900) have available unspent budget funds at the close of the fiscal year.
Approve Budget Modification No. 1 to Appropriate $128,783 to the Department of Public Safety Program 12702 for Increased Costs to the Crossing Guard Program
23-04091.F
Recommendation: Approve Budget Modification 1 to Appropriate $128,783 to the Department of Public Safety Program 12702 for Increased Costs to the Crossing Guard Program.
Award of Contract to Redwood Engineering Construction, Inc. for Playground Equipment Replacement 2022 Re-Bid, Make a Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(a), and Approval of Budget Modification No. 22 in the Amount of $571,565 (PW23-17)
23-05721.G
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $3,294,117 to Redwood Engineering Construction, Inc.;
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $329,412;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met;
- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Sections 15301(a); and
- Approve Budget Modification No. 22 in the amount of
$562,401.
Authorize the Purchase of one Solid Waste Bag Shredder 23-05571.H
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System from Komptech Americas LLC. (F23-131) and Find that this Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Find that the action is exempt from CEQA under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15301 and Authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order to Komptech Americas LLC. in the amount of $1,456,055 (including shipping, delivery,
mechanical & electrical installation, start-up training, commissioning, and estimated sales tax.) for one Terminator 5200S-E Direct SL-Complete (Stationary) Slow Speed
Shredder; and
- Approve a 4% contingency in the amount of $53,372.
Authorize the Issuance of a Contract Purchase Agreement to Verizon Wireless for Cellular Wireless Service and Related Equipment (F23-136)
23-05471.I
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Authorize the issuance of a contract purchase agreement with Verizon utilizing the terms included as Attachment 1 to the report to Verizon Wireless through the Calnet contract
C4-CVD-19-001-03 and the terms included as Attachment 2 to the report to Verizon Wireless through the NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement in the amount up to $850,000 from 7/1/23 through 6/30/26
- Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract purchase agreements with Verizon Wireless for an additional three-year period, not-to-exceed annual budgeted amounts, subject to the continuation of the Calnet and NASPO ValuePoint
Agreements.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments.
Proposed Utility Rate Increases for FY 2023/24 Rates for Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Utilities for Service Provided to Customers Within and Outside City Boundaries; 23-04532
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Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Exemption Pursuant to Public Resource Code Section
21080(b)(8) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273
Recommendation: Alternatives 1 and 2: Alternative 1: Find that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273 because it approves rates and charges for the purposes of (1) meeting operating
expenses, including employee wage rates and fringe benefits; (2) purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment or materials; (3) meeting financial reserve needs and requirements; and (4) obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to maintain current service levels; and Alternative 2: Adopt a resolution increasing water rates by 4%, wastewater rates by 9%, and solid waste rates by 6% for FY 2023/24.
Adopt Citywide Objective Design Standards and Take Related Actions to Adopt a Resolution to Establish Citywide Objective Design Standards for Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Developments, Repeal the Mixed-Use Development Tool Kit and the High Density Residential Design Guidelines, Rename the Citywide Design Guidelines to Non-Residential Design Guidelines, Direct the Director of Community Development to Administratively Update Other Adopted Design Guidelines to be Aligned with the new Objective Design Standards,
Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 19.37.020, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)
23-06673
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Recommendation: Alternative 1: Take the following actions:
a. Adopt a Resolution to establish Citywide Objective Design Standards for Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use
Developments;
b. Repeal the Mixed-Use Development Tool Kit and the High Density Residential Design Guidelines;
c. Rename the Citywide Design Guidelines to Non-Residential Design Guidelines;
d. Direct the Director of Community Development to
administratively update other adopted design guidelines to be aligned with the new Citywide Objective Design Standards; e. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Sunnyvale Municipal
Code Section 19.37.020; and,
f. Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
Authorize the City Manager to Submit a Proposal to the City of Cupertino to Provide Solid Waste Processing Services
23-05634
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Authorize the City Manager to respond to Cupertino's RFP and negotiate with Cupertino and direct staff to return to Council upon successful negotiations for approval of an agreement with the City of Cupertino for the SMaRT Station to process Cupertino's mixed waste.
Introduce an Ordinance Amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 2.09 (Public Works Contracting) Related to the
Contract Award Authority Threshold for City Council
23-06595
Recommendation: Staff recommends Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 2.09 (Public
Works Contracting) related to the contract award authority threshold for City Council in order to correct the error made in 2020 and make this particular subsection consistent with all others in Chapters 2.08 and 2.09.
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
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-City Manager
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
Visit http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/TCMAC to view the Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar (TCMAC) online. The TCMAC is updated each Thursday afternoon.
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar23-0646
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes23-0648
Information/Action Items23-0658
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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