City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
7:00 PMTuesday, June 25, 2024
Regular Meeting - 7 PM
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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
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Disability Pride Month24-0341A
Recognition of Outgoing City Manager24-0539B
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
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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
24-04391.A
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
Receive and File the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report - First Quarter 2024
24-02421.B
Recommendation: Receive and file the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report - First Quarter 2024.
Amend an Existing Four (4) Year Service Agreement with EOA Inc., to Add $100,000 for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $330,351 for Fecal Indicator Bacteria Monitoring and Source Identification. (F24-190) and Make a Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption Pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15308.
24-05981.C
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Recommendation: Take the following actions:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment to the existing four (4) year service agreement with EOA Inc., in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $100,000 for a new not-to-exceed total amount of $330,351;
2. Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $33,035;
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract
amendment when all necessary conditions have been met;
4. Authorize the City Manager to increase the contract subject to the available budget and if pricing remains favorable to the City; and
5. Authorize the City Manager to extend the original contract for up to one (1) additional year based upon available funding, need, and acceptable pricing and service.
Award an On-Call Engine Maintenance and Repair Contract in the Amount of $750,000 to Peterson Power Systems, Inc.
(F24-208)
24-06451.D
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a one-year, on-call contract in a not-to-exceed amount of $750,000 to Peterson Power Systems, Inc. of Pasadena, CA, for on-call engine maintenance and repair services; - Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all conditions have been met; and
- Authorize the City Manager to amend and renew the contract for up to three additional one-year periods, subject to available budget, if pricing and service remain acceptable to the City.
Award of Contract in the Amount of $1,956,985.75 to O’Grady Paving, Inc. for Pavement Rehabilitation 2024-SB1 (PW24-12) and Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c)
24-06861.E
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Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 3 to the report in the amount of $1,956,985.75 to O'Grady Paving, Inc. of Mountain View, CA;
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $195,699;
- 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).
Award an On-Call Temporary Personnel Service Agreement to West Valley Staffing Group (WVSG) in the Amount of
$350,000 to Fund Planning Consultant Services for the
Department of Community Development (F24-259)
24-07641.F
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a two (2) year On-Call Temporary Personnel Service Agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report to West Valley Staffing Group (WVSG) in a
not-to-exceed amount of $350,000;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met;
- Authorize the City Manager to increase the contract subject to the available budget and if pricing remains favorable to the City; and
- Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to two additional one-year periods.
Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Sign a
Memorandum of Agreement Between the Cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Mountain View, and San José, and the County of San Benito to Design and Implement a Community-Scale
Reusable Foodware System Funded by a United States
Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grant in the amount of $48,346,219
24-05791.G
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Recommendation: Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign a Memorandum of Agreement between the cities of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Mountain View, and San Jos�, and the County of San Benito for the United States Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grant for
Community-Scale Reusable Foodware System Design and
Implementation.
Appoint a City of Sunnyvale Community Member
Representative to the Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
24-05441.H
Recommendation: Appoint Leia Mehlman as Sunnyvale's community member representative for the VTA BPAC for a two-year term, which begins on July 1, 2024 and ends on June 30, 2026.
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.
Adopt a Resolution to (1) Amend the Climate Action Playbook, (2) Adopt Game Plan 2028 and California Environmental
Quality Act Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thresholds, and (3) Adopt a Negative Declaration for the Climate Action Playbook Update/Game Plan 2028 and California Environmental Quality Act Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thresholds
24-04322
Recommendation: 1. Recommend Alternative 1 to adopt a Resolution to (1) Amend the Climate Action Playbook, (2) Adopt Game Plan
2028 and California Environmental Quality Act Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thresholds, and (3) Adopt a Negative
Declaration for the Climate Action Playbook Update/Game Plan 2028 and California Environmental Quality Act
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thresholds.
Adopt a Resolution to Approve the Final Engineer’s Report, Confirm the Assessment, and Levy and Collect an Annual
Assessment for the Downtown Parking Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2024/25
24-03843
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Recommendation: Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution to approve the final Engineer's Report, to confirm the assessment, and levy and collect an annual assessment for the Downtown Parking
Maintenance District for FY 2024/25.
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance Ordering the
Submission of a Proposition Incurring Bonded Indebtedness to the Qualified 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 (Main Library) and Adoption of a Resolution Placing a Library General Obligation Bond
Measure on Ballot and Consolidating the Measure with the November 5, 2024 General Election
24-07294
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Conduct a Second Reading and Adopt an Ordinance Ordering the Submission of a Proposition Incurring Bonded Indebtedness to the Qualified Voters at the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election for the Purpose of
Financing the Cost of Acquisition, Construction and
Improvement of Certain Municipal Improvement Projects (Main Library) and Adopt a Resolution Calling a General Municipal Election to be Held in the City of Sunnyvale on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 , for the Purpose of Submitting to City Voters an Ordinance to Approve the Issuance of General
Obligation Bonds to Finance Municipal Improvements
Constituting Public Infrastructure of the City (New Main Library); Requesting Consolidation with the Statewide General Election and Election Services From Santa Clara County; Directing the City Attorney to Prepare an Impartial Analysis; Setting Priorities for Ballot Arguments; and directing the City Clerk as the City's Elections Official to submit a request to the Registrar of Voters to avoid assigning any recently used ballot measure letters to the November 5, 2024 ballot measures.
Proposed Utility Rate Increases for FY 2024/25 Rates for Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Utilities for Service Provided to Customers Within and Outside City Boundaries; and Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption Pursuant to Public Resource Code Section
24-02465
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21080(b)(8) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273
Recommendation: Alternatives 1 and 2: Alternative 1: Find that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273 because it approves rates and charges for the purposes of (1) meeting operating
expenses, including employee wage rates and fringe benefits; (2) purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment or materials; (3) meeting financial reserve needs and requirements; and (4) obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to maintain current service levels; and Alternative 2: Adopt a resolution increasing water rates by 4%, wastewater rates by 9%, and solid waste rates by 4% for FY 2024/25.
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to Increase the Salary Ranges for Pay Plan Category F (Unclassified Department Directors)
24-07146
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to increase the Salary
Ranges for Unclassified Department Director Positions (Pay Plan Category F) effective July 7, 2024.
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 Calendar24-0721
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes24-0722
Information/Action Items24-0723
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Mayor Larry Klein Announces the Mayoral Appointment of
Community Member Sandra DeLateur as Sunnyvale
Representative to the Sourcewise Advisory Council
(Information Only)
24-0608
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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