City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
1. Online
2. Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W.
Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
3. Council Chambers, 500 Castro St.,
Mountain View, CA 94041
5:00 PMTuesday, January 23, 2024
Special Joint Meeting with City of Mountain View City Council: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Special Order of the Day - 6:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540 Special Teleconference Notice
The Special Joint Meeting (Closed Session) between the Mountain View City Council and the Sunnyvale City Council is being conducted via teleconference, as allowed by Government Code Subdivision 54953(b).
Public Participation
• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving it to the City Clerk.
As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue despite technical difficulties for participants using the online option.
The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment during Oral Communications.
• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to the meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone):
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540 Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 961 1158 0540 (*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)
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• Watch the City Council meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings or on television over Comcast Channel 15, AT&T Channel 99
• Submit written comments to the City Council no later than 4 hours prior to the meeting start to [email protected] or by mail to:
City Clerk, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Office of the City Clerk may be reached at 408-730-7483 or [email protected] (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
5 P.M. SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCIL (Closed Session)
Call to Order
Call to Order in the Council Chambers (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 Councils, 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 Rooms (Closed to the Public).
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING
24-0178A
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LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of Case: San Francisco Baykeeper v. City of Sunnyvale U.S. District Court, Northern Dist. of California Civil Case No.:
5:20-cv-00824-EJD
Adjourn Special Meeting
6:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Special Order of the Day) Call to Order
Call to Order in the Council Chambers
Roll Call
Special Order of the Day
The public may provide comments regarding the Special Order of the Day item(s).
If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Recognition of Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association (SCVSEFA) Award Winners
24-0103B
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
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Recognition of Outgoing Vice Mayor24-0099C
Ceremonial Oath of Office for Vice Mayor24-0100D
Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month24-0086E
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment during Oral Communications for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting or conducting an orderly meeting. Such a determination shall be made prior to opening public comment on 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
24-00131.A
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
Award of Contract in the Amount of $702,859 to W Bradley LLC for Traffic Signal Fiber Optic Communications Project, Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c)
(PW24-05)
24-01581.B
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Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially form as Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $702,859 to W Bradley Electric, LLC; - Approval of a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $70,286;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met; and
- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15301(c).
Reinstate and Amend an Existing Contract with Keenan &
Associates for Workers’ Compensation Claims Administration Services to Extend the Term by One Year and Increase the Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount to $2,701,606.52 (F24-066) 24-01961.C
Recommendation: Take the following action:
Authorize the City Manager to reinstate the existing contract with Keenan & Associates, and execute a Fourth Amendment, in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report, extending the contract term by one year and increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $473,000 for new total not-to-exceed contract amount of $2,701,606.52.
Approve Outside Counsel Agreement with Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP for Litigation Services in the Matter of Michael Laurent v. City of Sunnyvale
24-02111.D
Recommendation: Authorize the City Attorney to execute an Agreement, in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report, with the law firm of Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP in an amount not to exceed $300,000.
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.
Annual Public Hearing-Discussion of Potential Council Study Issues and Budget Proposals for Calendar Year 2024
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Recommendation: No action is needed at this time. Councilmembers may request that new study issues and/or budget proposals be developed for review at the annual Study Issues and Budget Proposals Workshop; a minimum of two Councilmembers is required to sponsor either.
Receive information on Potential Real Property Transfer Tax Measure, Provide Direction to Staff and Approve Budget
Modification No. 11 in the Amount of $40,000
24-01843
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Provide direction to staff on the parameters of a potential Real Property Transfer Tax measure to be publicly polled and approve Budget Modification No. 11 in the Amount of $40,000 for polling consultant costs.
Discuss and Provide Direction Regarding Process, Scope of Review, and Timeline for Potential Amendments to the City Charter
24-00184
Recommendation: Staff recommends Alternative 1; Alternative 5; and either Alternative 2 or Alternative 3:
1. Direct Staff to return with analysis of items from the Colleagues' Memo that may be able to be modified without a Charter Amendment:
5. Direct Staff to return to Council in early 2025 with options for a more thorough charter review process similar to the one undertaken in 2007, allowing for more opportunity for public participation and adequate time to prepare several potential changes for voter consideration in November 2026: and
2. Pursue Council-Directed Charter Amendments for 2024 by directing Staff to return with proposed ballot measure
language for priority items identified by Council;
or
3. Pursue Council-Directed Charter Amendments for 2024 by appointing a Council Subcommittee to work on designated items identified in the Colleagues' Memo and return with proposed ballot measure language for those items.
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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.
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar24-0080
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes24-0081
Information/Action Items24-0082
Annual Review of New and Pending Laws (Information Only)24-0153 Council Advocacy Letters24-0140
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
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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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