City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
5:00 PMTuesday, September 26, 2023
Special Meeting: Study Session - 5 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540 Public Participation
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City Clerk may be reached at 408-730-7483 or [email protected] (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Call to Order in the Council Chambers
Roll Call
Study Session
The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Review of Legislative Advocacy Policies and Process23-0890A Overview of Draft Housing Element Modifications23-0886B Adjourn Special Meeting
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
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 Council Chambers
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Domestic Violence Awareness Month23-0385C
Active Aging Week23-0383D
Arts and Humanities Month23-0384E
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Indigenous People’s Day23-0843F
Recognition of Outgoing Assistant City Manager23-0889G
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 September 12, 202323-08341.A Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of September 12, 2023 as submitted.
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager
23-02771.B
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
Approve Budget Modification No. 4 to Appropriate $158,000 in 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide
Program funds from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to Project 831590 - Intelligent Transportation Systems
23-07871.C
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Recommendation: Approve Budget Modification No. 4 to Appropriate $158,000 in 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide
Program funds from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and authorize the City Manager to execute
Amendment No. 1 to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Funding Agreement (Attachment 2) and all
grant-related documents.
Approve an Agreement in the amount of $407,430 with
HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara County for Case
Management Services and Shelter Beds for the Unhoused
Population in Sunnyvale
23-08511.D
Recommendation: Approve the following actions:
- Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement in substantially the same format as Attachment 1 in the amount of $407,430 with HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara County for Case Management Services and Shelter Beds for the
Unhoused Population in Sunnyvale.
- Delegate authority to the City Manager to extend the
agreement for two additional one-year periods if pricing and services remain acceptable and subject to available budget.
Adopt a Resolution Amending the Classification Plan and Salary Resolution to Update the Schedule of Pay to Change the Classification Title of Job Seeker Services Manager (Grant Funded) to Senior Manager of Workforce Development (Grant Funded), Increase Salaries for the Classifications of
Neighborhood Preservation Specialist and Senior
Neighborhood Preservation Specialist, and Make
Corresponding Changes in the Schedule of Pay
23-08881.E
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Amending the Classification Plan and Salary Resolution to Update the Schedule of Pay to Change the Classification Title of Job Seeker Services Manager (Grant Funded) to Senior Manager of Workforce Development (Grant Funded), Increase Salaries for the Classifications of
Neighborhood Preservation Specialist and Senior
Neighborhood Preservation Specialist, and Make
Corresponding Changes in the Schedule of Pay.
Adopt Resolutions Amending the City’s Contribution for 23-08531.F
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CalPERS Medical Insurance for Management, Sunnyvale
Employees’ Association/International Federation of
Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21 (SEA/IFPTE Local 21), Confidential, and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Employees and Annuitants (Retirees)
Recommendation: Adopt two resolutions: (1) Setting the employer's contribution under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act ("PEMHCA") for 2024, and (2) Amending the City's Salary Resolution to modify the City's contribution for medical insurance for Management, SEA/IFPTE Local 21, Confidential, and SEIU employees and annuitants (Retirees).
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sunnyvale Acknowledging Receipt of a Report from the Department of Public Safety Regarding Annual Fire and Life Safety
Inspections Pursuant to Sections 13146.2 through 13146.4 of the California Health and Safety Code
23-07621.G
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of a report from the Department of Public Safety regarding annual Fire and Life Safety Inspections pursuant to Sections 13146.2 through 13146.4 of the California Health and Safety Code.
Adopt a Resolution Amending Resolution Number 712-15, the Executive Mortgage Assistance Policy for the Provision of Housing Assistance to Newly Appointed Charter Officers and Department Directors (the “Executive Mortgage Assistance Program”) to Update the Index Used to set the Interest Rate on New Mortgages.
23-09331.H
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution amending Resolution Number 712-15, the Executive Mortgage Assistance Policy for the provision of housing assistance to newly appointed Charter Officers and Department Directors (the "Executive Mortgage Assistance Program") to update the index used to set the interest rate on new mortgages.
Adopt Ordinance No. 3220-23 Amending Section 1.04.010
(Violation-Misdemeanor or Infraction) of Chapter 1.04 (General Penalty) of Title 1 (General Provisions), Repealing Chapter
16.62 (Prevention of Flood Damage) and Adding Chapter
16.62 (Floodplain Management) of Title 16 (Building and 23-07811.I
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Construction) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 3220-23 Amending Section 1.04.010 (Violation-Misdemeanor or Infraction) of Chapter 1.04 (General Penalty) of Title 1 (General Provisions), Repealing Chapter
16.62 (Prevention of Flood Damage) and Adding Chapter
16.62 (Floodplain Management) of Title 16 (Building and Construction) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code.
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.
Approve a $4 million Contribution to Sunnyvale Community Services (“SCS”) and Authorize the City Manager to Execute and Administer an Equity Sharing Agreement Giving the City an Equity Share in Property Owned by SCS Located at 1160 Kern Avenue in Proportion to the $4 Million City Contribution 23-09312
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve a $4 million Contribution to Sunnyvale Community Services ("SCS") and Authorize the City Manager to Execute and Administer an Equity Sharing Agreement
Giving the City an Equity Share in Property Owned by SCS Located at 1160 Kern Avenue in Proportion to the $4 Million City Contribution in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report.
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
-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.
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Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar23-0836
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes23-0866
Information/Action Items23-0870
Council Advocacy Letters23-0930
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 Council Chambers 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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