City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
5:00 PM Online and Cottonwood Conference
Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Monday, May 13, 2024
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Board and Commission Interviews - 6 PM
5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session
Call to Order
Vice Mayor Srinivasan called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.
Roll Call
Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Omar Din
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember Linda Sell
Present: 7 -
Public Comment
Public Comment opened at 5:06 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 5:06 p.m.
Convene to Closed Session
Council convened to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room at 5:07 p.m.
A 24-0604 Closed Session held pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Title: City Manager
Adjourn Special Meeting
Vice Mayor Srinivasan adjourned the meeting at 5:49 p.m.
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6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Omar Din
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember Linda Sell
Present: 7 -
Study Session
B 24-0020 Board and Commission Interviews
Public Comment opened at 6:02 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:02 p.m.
Council interviewed the following applicants for vacancies on boards and commissions:
Esther Rosenfeld - Human Relations Commission (1st preference), Heritage Preservation Commission (2nd preference)
Kathryn Besser - Arts Commission
Michelle Wu - Arts Commission
Kathryn Filley - Arts Commission
Council took a recess at 7:00 p.m. and reconvened at 7:10 p.m. with all Councilmembers present.
Parthiv Rawal - Planning Commission (1st preference), Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (2nd preference)
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Atee Zolghadr - Arts Commission (1st preference), Parks and Recreation Commission (2nd preference)
David Hohmann - Planning Commission
Scott Duncan - Housing and Human Services Commission
Council took a recess at 8:13 p.m. and reconvened at 8:20 p.m. with all Councilmembers present.
Charles McMannis - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (1st preference), Board of Library Trustees (2nd preference), Planning Commission (3rd preference), Sustainability Commission (4th preference), Human Relations Commission (5th preference), Housing and Human Services Commission (6th preference), Parks and Recreation Commission (7th preference), Heritage Preservation Commission (8th preference), Arts Commission (9th preference), Personnel Board (10th preference) Sharlene Liu - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Ravi Narayana - Housing and Human Services Commission (1st preference), Parks and Recreation Commission (2nd preference)
Jonathan Wilson - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Council took a recess at 9:36 p.m. and reconvened at 9:41 p.m. with all Councilmembers present.
Tamir Ram - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Stephen Williams - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (1st preference), Board of Library Trustees (2nd preference)
Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:17 p.m.