City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
5:30 PMTuesday, March 26, 2024
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5:30 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 6 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.
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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City Clerk, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
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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)).
5:30 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 Section 54956.9 (d)(1)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- PENDING
LITIGATION
Name of Case: O’Hara, Casey v. City of Sunnyvale (Workers Compensation Appeal Board Case No. ADJ10063871)
24-0460A
Adjourn Special Meeting
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
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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.
Study Session on Ambulance Services24-0413B
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
Arab-American Heritage Month24-0327C
Poetry Month24-0325D
Library Week24-0326E
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 the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager
24-00191.A
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
Award of Contract to Graham Contractors, Inc. in the Amount of $781,840.41 for Slurry Seal 2024 B-SB1 Project No.
ST-23-07 and Finding of Categorical Exemption from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c)
24-04141.B
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $781,840.41 to Graham Contractors, Inc. of San Jose;
- Approval of a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $78,184;
- 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).
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Authorize the Issuance of a Blanket Purchase Order in the Amount of $300,000 to Priority 1 Public Safety Equipment, Inc. for Building and Equipping Public Safety Vehicles (F24-133) 24-04551.C
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Authorize the issuance of a blanket purchase order to Priority 1 Public Safety Equipment, Inc. for building and equipping Public Safety vehicles, in the amount of $300,000; and
- Authorize the City Manager to amend and renew the blanket purchase order for two additional one-year periods, subject to available budget and acceptable pricing and services.
Review and Adopt Long-term Advocacy Positions (LAPs)
Related to Local Law Enforcement Technology, the Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) Districting Process, and Postal Service in Sunnyvale
24-04561.D
Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation. Approval of the consent calendar constitutes Council approval of three (3) new
long-term advocacy positions as presented:
"Support legislation that provides local law enforcement agencies the ability to implement technology that would enhance public safety."
"Advocate for secure, reliable, and timely postal service for Sunnyvale residents."
"Advocate for Sunnyvale's communities of interest during the Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) (re)districting process to support efforts that preserve equal Trustee
representation. Advocate for Sunnyvale's communities of interest during the development of the trustee area boundary map."
Adopt Ordinance No. 3226-24 Amending Chapter 19.73
(By-Right Approval) of Article 6 (Special Housing Issues) of Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code
24-05211.E
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 3226-24 amending Chapter 19.73 (By-Right Approval) of Article 6 (Special Housing Issues) of Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code.
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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.
Receive Information Regarding Potential Shuttle Options and Authorize City Manager to Apply for Micro Transit Grants With 50% Maximum Local Match
24-00262
Recommendation: Alternatives 1 and 2: (1) Direct City Manager to apply for micro transit grants with maximum 50% local match; and (2) pause work on Study issue DPW 23-06 until the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) or Transit & Intercity Rail Capital Program Grants grants are announced. If the City is successful in obtaining either grant, Study Issue DPW 23-06 can be deemed complete.
Approve the 2023 Draft Housing Element Annual Progress
Report
24-02483
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve the 2023 Draft Housing Element Annual Progress Report and direct staff to submit it to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
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 Calendar24-0377
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Board/Commission Meeting Minutes24-0378
Information/Action Items24-0379
Planned Study Issue Work for Continuing and 2024
Council-Ranked Study Issues (Information Only)
24-0441
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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