City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
5:00 PMTuesday, March 19, 2024
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 5:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540 Public Participation
• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving it to the City Clerk.
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The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment during Oral Communications.
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5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (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 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 54956.8: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY
NEGOTIATORS For 922 E California Avenue - APN:
205-34-011 Agency Negotiators: Kent Steffens, City Manager; Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works; Sherine Nafie, City Property Administrator Negotiating Parties: COLLINS EXEMPT HOLDINGS LLC, COLLINS FAM HOLDINGS LLC. Under
Negotiation: Price and Terms
24-0479A
Adjourn Special Meeting
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5:30 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.
Climate Action Game Plan 202824-0011B
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
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Arbor Day24-0324C
Recognition of Enterprise Resource Planning Project Team24-0382D
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public
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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 City Council Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2024 (Study Issues/Budget Proposals Workshop)
24-00321.A
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2024 as submitted.
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 27, 202424-03141.B Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 27, 2024 as submitted.
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager
24-04691.C
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
Receive and File the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report - Fourth Quarter 2023
24-02411.D
Recommendation: Receive and file the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report - Fourth Quarter 2023.
Approve Budget Modification No. 16 to Appropriate $460,000 in 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide
24-01821.E
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Program Funds - Cycle 4, for Traffic Signal Improvements from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Any Related Grant Documents Recommendation: Approve Budget Modification No. 16 to Appropriate $460,000 in 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide
Program funds - Cycle 4, for Traffic Signal Improvements from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to a New CIP Project and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Any
Related Grant Documents.
Authorize the Issuance of Three (3) Purchase Agreements totaling $800,000 to Core and Main Company, Ferguson
Enterprises and Underground Republic Water Works for
Piping Supplies (F24-013)
24-02671.F
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Authorize the issuance of a purchase agreement in the amount of $400,000 to Core and Main Company for Piping
Supplies;
- Authorize the issuance of a purchase agreement in the amount of $200,000 to Ferguson Enterprises for Piping
Supplies;
- Authorize the issuance of a purchase agreement in the amount of $200,000 to Underground Republic Water Works for Piping Supplies; and
- Authorize the City Manager to amend and renew the
purchase agreements for up to four (4) additional one-year periods, subject to available budget, if pricing and service remain acceptable to the City.
Award of Contract to St. Francis Electric, LLC in the Amount of $300,827.26 to Provide and Install Vehicle and
Pedestrian-LED Traffic Signal Light Modules and Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (F24-012)
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Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $300,827.26 to St.
Francis Electric, LLC of San Leandro;
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $30,082;
- 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.
Award of Contract to Guerra Construction Group in the Amount of $284,527 for Construction of a Preschool Outdoor Play Area at Serra Park, Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15303 and Approval of Budget Modification No. 13 in the Amount of $27,939 (PW24-08)
24-02911.H
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially form as Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $284,527 to Guerra Construction Group;
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $28,453;
- 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 Section 15303; and
- Approve a Budget Modification No. 13 in the amount of $27,939.
Approve the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement
District (BID) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023/24 and Adopt Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Annual
Assessment to Reauthorize BID for Fiscal Year 2024/25
24-02281.I
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Recommendation: Approve the Fiscal Year 2023/24 BID Annual Report, adopt the Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Assessment and Reauthorize the Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2024/25, and schedule the public hearing for May 7, 2024.
Reject All Proposals Received for the Smart Station Municipal Solid Waste and Source Separated Recyclables Integrated Processing System (NextGen) (F23-133)
24-03951.J
Recommendation: Reject all bid Proposals in response to Request for Proposals F23-133 Smart Station Municipal Solid Waste and Source
Separated Recyclables Integrated Processing System
(NextGen).
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.
Evaluate the Minimum Automobile Off-Street Parking
Requirements for Residential Uses (Study Issue CDD 19-07) File #: 2022-7404
Environmental Review: The action is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443,
[email protected]
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Recommendation: Recommend Alternative 1 to direct staff to conduct community outreach and prepare amendments to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) and applicable Specific Plans' parking
regulations, to be considered at future hearings. The
amendments to be studied include:
a. Clarifying parking standards to be objective and without discretionary review.
b. Single/Two-Family Residential:
i. Lowering minimum off-street parking spaces per property, with flexibility in type and arrangement.
ii. Exploring maximum number of parking spaces and allowing tandem parking.
c. Multi-Family Residential:
i. Introducing unbundled parking.
ii. Adjusting/simplifying the unassigned space requirement (currently dependent on the type of covered assigned space provided).
1. For example, require the minimum parking standards to be a flat rate of 1 space per zero to one-bedroom unit; 1.5 spaces per two to three-bedroom unit; and 2 spaces for units with four or more bedrooms.
iii. Examining maximum amount of parking required, except for areas within a half-mile of major transit stops.
iv. Allowing flexibility in type (covered, uncovered) and arrangement, including a tandem allowance for up to 100% of units.
v. Evaluating continued use of compact parking spaces.
vi. Updating the Limited Street Parking Provisions to specify objective parking requirements in certain conditions.
Adopt a Resolution Amending the FY 2023/24 Fee Schedule24-01923 Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to Amend the FY 2023/24 Fee Schedule.
Proposed Project: Consider actions related to
implementation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element to amend the By-Right Approval process for certain parcels within the City:
A. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend By-Right Approval
(Chapter 19.73 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code) to clarify 24-04314
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ministerial review of projects as it relates to proposed subdivisions.
File #: PLNG-2024-0105
Location: Citywide
Applicant: City of Sunnyvale
Environmental Review: Non-discretionary project (Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1), CEQA Guidelines
Sections 15268, 15357)
Project Planner: Julia Klein, (408) 730-7463,
[email protected]
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Take the following actions:
a. 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
Section 15268 and 15357; and
b. Introduce an Ordinance in Attachment 2 to the report to amend By-Right Approval (Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code).
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 Calendar24-0315
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes24-0316
Information/Action Items24-0317
Council Advocacy Letters24-0417
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ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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