City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
5:30 PM Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Special Meeting: Study Session - 5:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM | Joint Meeting of City Council and Sunnyvale Financing Authority - 7 PM
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Vice Mayor Srinivasan called the meeting to order at 5:30 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
A 24-0458 Re-evaluate Traffic Calming Program and Policy Update Principal Transportation Engineer/Planner Lillian Tsang provided the staff report and presentation.
Public Hearing opened at 6:51 p.m.
David Kesting spoke to the need for a traffic calming study on Washington Avenue.
Shawn Ellis shared the need for a traffic calming study on Washington Avenue and for developing a more understandable traffic calming process.
Eli Kesting voiced their safety concerns with the traffic troubles on Washington Avenue.
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Marloleine De Waal spoke to traffic safety concerns on Washington Avenue, Evelyn Avenue and Mary Avenue.
Bryce Beagle voiced their support for revising the traffic calming program.
Mei-Ling Shek inquired about the traffic calming study in the Panama Park neighborhood and if it could be escalated.
Kristen Kurimoto shared their desire for improved communication of the traffic calming program and quick-build project notifications.
Public Hearing closed at 7:00 p.m.
Adjourn Special Meeting
Vice Mayor Srinivasan adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m. 7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:29 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Mayor Klein led the salute to the United States flag.
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 -
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Councilmember Mehlinger announced the Sunnyvale Independence Day Drone Show and applications are being accepted for the community member interview panel to select the next City Manager.
Geeta shared their traffic and safety concerns at the Central Avenue and E. Olive Avenue intersection.
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Martin Pyne, Political Director, Sunnyvale Democratic Club, announced the Club is hosting endorsement interviews for Sunnyvale City Council and Mayoral elections.
Shilpa B shared their concerns with recent robbery incidents and how Public Safety responds to such incidents.
Sreeja Pavuluri, Government Affairs and Policy Associate, Tarana Wireless, announced the 4th annual Stars and Stripes Community Run and Walk.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Public Comment opened at 7:43 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 7:43 p.m.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Srinivasan moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.O.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Srinivasan
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Cisneros
Councilmember Din
Councilmember Mehlinger
Councilmember Sell
7 -
No: 0
1.A 24-0031 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of May 7, 2024 Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 7, 2024 as submitted.
1.B 24-0199 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2024 (Closed Session | Board and Commission Interviews)
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2024 as submitted.
1.C 24-0233 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2024 (Board and Commission Interviews)
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2024 as submitted.
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1.D 24-0218 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2024 Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2024 as submitted.
1.E 24-0283 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of May 23, 2024 (Budget Workshop)
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 23, 2024 as submitted.
1.F 24-0601 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of May 28, 2024 (Board and Commission Appointments)
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 28, 2024 as submitted.
1.G 24-0440 Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager
Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
1.H 24-0711 Adopt a Resolution Amending the City’s Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to Increase Salaries for Pay Plan Category C (Public Safety Officers Association) and Pay Plan Category M (Public Safety Managers Association) Effective July 7, 2024 Adopt a Resolution amending the City’s Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to increase salaries for Pay Plan Category C (Public Safety Officers Association) and Pay Plan Category M (Public Safety Managers Association) effective July 7, 2024.
1.I 24-0405 Adopt Resolution for the City of Sunnyvale to Seek Reimbursement for Costs Related to the Water Pollution
Control Plant Secondary Treatment and Dewatering Facilities Project to be Included in the City’s Low-Interest Loan from the State Water Resources Control Board
Adopt a Resolution seeking reimbursement for costs related to the Water Pollution Control Plant Secondary Treatment and Dewatering Facilities Project to be included in the City’s low-interest loan from the State Water Resources Control Board.
1.J 24-0650 Approve Budget Modification No. 25 to Appropriate $412,829 of Senate Bill 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program Funds Approve Budget Modification No. 25 to appropriate $412,829 of CalRecycle SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program funds.
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1.K 24-0625 Award of Consultant Services Agreement in the Amount of $2,422,269 to Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for the East Channel Trail Study (F24-054) and Find that the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262
Take the following actions:
- Award a Consultant Services Agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report in an amount not-to-exceed $2,422,269 to Alta Planning + Design, Inc. of Portland, OR;
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $242,227;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met; and
- Find the Project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guidelines Section 15262.
1.L 24-0693 Authorize the City Manager to Apply for a Discretionary Wastewater Discharge Permit from East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for the Disposal of Source-Separated
Residential and Commercial Organic Waste from the
Sunnyvale SMaRT Station® in the Amount of $470,000
Authorize the City Manager to apply for a Discretionary Wastewater Discharge Permit in the amount of $470,000 with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for the disposal of source-separated residential and commercial organic waste from the Sunnyvale SMaRT Station® and authorize the City Manager to renew this permit for five additional one-year periods subject to available budget and as long as service and pricing remain acceptable.
1.M 24-0578 Authorize the City Manager to Sign the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Santa Clara County Recycling
and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Member Jurisdictions Establishing Ongoing Management and Operation of the Edible Food Recovery Program to Comply with the Requirements of Senate Bill 1383 (California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy)
Authorize the City Manager to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) member jurisdictions establishing ongoing management and operation of the edible food recovery program to comply with the requirements of Senate Bill 1383 (California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy).
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1.N 24-0558 Authorize the City Manager to (1) Execute the Memorandum of Agreement with Silicon Valley Clean Energy for the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Public Facility Resilience Implementation Program in Substantially the Same Format as Attached, and (2) Approve Project Scope Revisions Necessitated by Project Funding, Budget or Bid Changes and Submit Scope Change
Requests to the EPA as Needed During Implementation of the Grant
Authorize the City Manager to (1) Execute a Memorandum of Agreement with Silicon Valley Clean Energy for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Public Facility Resilience Implementation Program in substantially the same format as attached to the report, and (2) Approve Project Scope Revisions necessitated by Project Funding, Budget or Bid Changes and Submit Scope Change Requests to the EPA as needed during implementation of the grant.
1.O 24-0734 Approve Amendment to Exhibit A to Resolution 1234-24 (Resolution Calling a General Municipal Election) to Correct Clerical Errors in Proposed City Charter Amendments
Approve an amendment to Exhibit A to Resolution 1234-24 (Resolution Calling a General Municipal Election) to correct clerical errors in proposed City Charter Amendments.
ADJOURNMENT TO JOINT MEETING WITH THE SUNNYVALE FINANCING
AUTHORITY
Mayor Klein adjourned the Council meeting to the joint meeting of the City Council and Sunnyvale Financing Authority at 7:45 p.m
7 P.M. (OR SOON THEREAFTER) JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND
SUNNYVALE FINANCING AUTHORITY
Call to Order
Authority Chair/Mayor Klein called the joint meeting of the City Council and Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting to order at 7:45 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: 7 - Authority Chair / Mayor Larry Klein
Authority Vice Chair / Vice Mayor Murali
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Authority Member / Councilmember Russ Melton
Authority Member / Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Authority Member / Councilmember Omar Din
Authority Member / Councilmember Richard Mehlinger
Authority Member / Councilmember Linda Sell
Oral Communications
No speakers.
Consent Calendar
Public Comment opened at 7:48 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 7:48 p.m.
MOTION: Authority Vice Chair Srinivasan moved and Authority Member Din seconded the motion to approve agenda item 2.A
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes
Authority Chair Klein
Authority Vice Chair Srinivasan
Authority Member Melton
Authority Member Cisneros
Authority Member Din
Authority Member Mehlinger
Authority Member Sell
No
Absent
2.A 24-0687 Approve Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of June 4, 2024
Approve the Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of June 4, 2024 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
3 24-0264 City Council Adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Budget,
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Fee Schedule and Appropriations Limit, and Sunnyvale
Financing Authority Adoption of the FY 2024/25 Budget
Finance Director Tim Kirby provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 8:03 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 8:03 p.m.
Sunnyvale Financing Authority:
MOTION: Authority Member Melton moved and Authority Vice Chair Srinivasan seconded the motion to approve Alternative 2: Adopt the FY 2024/25 Budget Resolution (Sunnyvale Financing Authority) presented as Attachment 4 to this report.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes
Authority Chair Klein
Authority Vice Chair Srinivasan
Authority Member Melton
Authority Member Cisneros
Authority Member Din
Authority Member Mehlinger
Authority Member Sell
No
City Council:
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Adopt the resolutions presented as Attachment 1 (including Exhibit A), Attachment 2 (including Exhibits A through D), and Attachment 3 (including Exhibit A) that provide for the adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Fee Schedule, Budget, and Appropriations Limit, with the following addition:
- Include the golf infrastructure fee.
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The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Srinivasan
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Cisneros
Councilmember Din
Councilmember Mehlinger
Councilmember Sell
7 -
No: 0
ADJOURN JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND SUNNYVALE FINANCING AUTHORITY
MEETING
Authority Chair/Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:14 p.m.
RECONVENE TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Mayor Klein reconvened the City Council meeting at 8:20 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
4 24-0025 Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity and Introduction of an Ordinance Ordering the Submission to Sunnyvale Voters at the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election of a
Proposition Incurring Bonded Indebtedness for the Purpose of Financing the Cost of Acquisition, Construction, and
Improvement of Certain Municipal Improvement Projects (New Main Library)
Assistant Finance Director Dennis Jaw provided the staff report and presentation.
Public Hearing opened at 8:37 p.m.
Larry Alba provided a presentation in opposition to the City putting forward a new main library bond ballot measure.
Philip Alba continued the presentation.
Basem voiced their concerns with the increase in property taxes associated with the proposed new main library bond ballot measure.
Ray Johnson spoke in opposition to a new main library bond ballot measure.
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Cynthia Johnson communicated their opposition to a new main library bond ballot measure.
Public Hearing closed at 8:46 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution determining that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition, construction and improvement of municipal improvement projects constituting public infrastructure of the City, and their financing through the issuance of general obligation bonds; and introduce an Ordinance ordering the submission of a proposition incurring bonded indebtedness to the qualified voters of the City of Sunnyvale at the General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, for the purpose of financing the cost of the acquisition, construction and improvement of certain municipal improvement projects constituting public infrastructure of the City.
Deputy City Clerk Sandra Barajas read the Ordinance title for the record.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Srinivasan
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Cisneros
Councilmember Din
Councilmember Mehlinger
Councilmember Sell
7 -
No: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Councilmember Mehlinger reported on recent Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) and Caltrain Local Policy Maker Group meetings.
Vice Mayor Srinivasan reported their attendance at the National League of Cities Summer Board and Leadership meeting.
Mayor Klein reported on a recent Silicon Valley Clean Energy Board of Directors meeting.
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NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
Councilmember Mehlinger inquired if the City has been in communication with the Sunnyvale School District in regard to the Kids Learning After School (KLAS) Program.
Councilmember Mehlinger inquired about the recently installed tuff curb’s and if they can be modified for bicyclist access.
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Mayor Klein seconded the motion to agendize a study session to discuss how Sunnyvale is partnering with regional partners to combat retail and vehicle theft.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Srinivasan
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Cisneros
Councilmember Din
Councilmember Mehlinger
Councilmember Sell
7 -
No: 0
-City Manager
None.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
24-0023 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
24-0623 Information/Action Items
24-0694 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
24-0725 Council Advocacy Letters
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 9:09 p.m.