City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda - Revised
Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
6:00 PMTuesday, September 12, 2023
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 6 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540 Public Participation
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September 12, 2023City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
6 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).
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.5:
Significant Exposure to Litigation Under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): A statement threatening litigation made by a person outside an open and public meeting related to a proposed project at 1154 and 1170 Sonora Court
23-0858A
Adjourn Special Meeting
7 P.M. COUNCIL 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
Hispanic Heritage Month23-0381B
Workforce Development Month23-0380C
September 12, 2023City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised Ceremonial Oath of Office for Board and Commission
Members
23-0075D
PRESENTATION
2023 Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) Electric Showcase Awards by SVCE Chief Executive Officer Girish Balachandran 23-0057E
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 City Council Meeting Minutes of August 8, 202323-00491.A Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of August 8, 2023 as submitted.
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of August 15, 2023 (Board and Commission Interviews)
23-02421.B
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of August 15, 2023 as submitted.
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of August 29, 202323-07831.C Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of August 29, 2023 as submitted.
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager
23-02781.D
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
Approve Budget Modification No. 3 to Appropriate $217,816 of 23-07821.E
September 12, 2023City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised CalRecycle SB1383 Local Assistance Grant Program Funds
to Project 830910 - Zero Waste Strategic Plan
Recommendation: Approve Budget Modification No. 3 to Appropriate $217,816 of CalRecycle SB1383 Local Assistance Grant Program Funds
to Project 830910 - Zero Waste Strategic Plan.
Receive and File the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report -Second Quarter 2023
23-01831.F
Recommendation: Receive and file the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report - Second Quarter.
Receive a Report of an Emergency Repair Project to
Reconstruct a Damaged Stormwater Outfall and Restore the Embankment of Stevens Creek at Mockingbird Lane. The
Project is Urgent to Ensure Public Safety and the Operation of the Storm Drainage System (Policy SN-1.3).
23-06401.G
Recommendation: Receive a Report of an Emergency Repair Project to reconstruct a damaged stormwater outfall and restore the embankment of Stevens Creek at Mockingbird Lane. The
project is urgent to ensure public safety and the operation of the storm drainage system.
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.
Award of a contract to Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc. for the Civic Center Phase 2 Planning - Main Library in the amount of $976,342.50 and approve Budget Modification No. 5 in the amount of $431,929.47 (F23-130) to fund the contract and ongoing staffing support
23-07942
September 12, 2023City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised Recommendation: Alternative 1 - Take the following actions:
- Award a contract to Group 4 Architecture, Research +
Planning, Inc. for Civic Center Phase 2 Planning - Main Library in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report in an amount not-to-exceed $992,342.50;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all the necessary conditions have been met;
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $99,234; and - Approve Budget Modification No.5 in the amount of
$431,929.47.
Introduce an Ordinance Repealing Chapter 16.62 (Prevention of Flood Damage), Adopting Chapter 16.62 (Floodplain
Management) of Title 16 (Buildings and Construction),
Amending Section 1.04.010 (Violation-Misdemeanor or
infraction) of Chapter 1.04 (General Penalty) of Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, and Find that the Action is Exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to Public
Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) and CEQA Guidelines
Sections 15061(b)(3), 15268, and 15308
23-07803
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance Repealing Chapter
16.62 (Prevention of Flood Damage), Adopting Chapter 16.62 (Floodplain Management) of Title 16 (Buildings and
Construction), Amending Section 1.04.010
(Violation-Misdemeanor or infraction) of Chapter 1.04
(General Penalty) of Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, and Find that the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15268, and 15308.
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
-City Manager
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
September 12, 2023City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised 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 Calendar23-0808
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes23-0809
Information/Action Items23-0810
Mayor-Appointed Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Potential
HomeKey Application - Notice of Completion (Information Only)
23-0887
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The agenda reports to council (RTCs) may be viewed on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov after 7 p.m. on Thursdays or at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours, prior to Tuesday City Council meetings. Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of the City of Sunnyvale City Council regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk located on the fourth floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours and in the Bay Conference Room (Room 145) on the evening of the Council Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 408-730-7483 for specific questions regarding the agenda.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at or before the public hearing.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6 imposes a 90-day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.
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September 12, 2023City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised Planning to provide materials to Council?
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