City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Online, Cottonwood Conference Room,
and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
5:00 PMTuesday, July 30, 2024
Special Meeting: Board and Commission Interview - 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.
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)
• Watch the City Council meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings or on television over Comcast Channel 15, AT&T Channel 99
• Submit written comments to the City Council no later than 4 hours prior to the meeting start to [email protected] or by mail to:
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City Clerk, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
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 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Call to Order in the Cottonwood Conference Room
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.
Board and Commission Interviews24-0865A
Adjourn Special Meeting
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Call to Order in Council Chambers
Roll Call
Study Session
The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you
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wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Special Events Permitting Process24-0726B
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
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Silicon Valley Pride24-0342C
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 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.
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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 July 18, 2024
(Closed Session)
24-01361.A
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of July 18, 2024 as submitted.
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of July 19, 2024
(Closed Session)
24-05741.B
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of July 19, 2024 as submitted.
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager
24-04431.C
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
Award a Contract in the Amount of $1,190,000 to Utility Tree Service, LLC for Street Tree Maintenance Services
24-06171.D
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract to Utility Tree Service, LLC in a
not-to-exceed amount of $1,190,000 in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement when all conditions have been met;
- Authorize the City Manager to increase the quantities under the contract, subject to available budget; and
- Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for one (1) additional one-year option, subject to available budget and if pricing and if services remain acceptable to the City
Authorize the Issuance of a Consultant Services Agreement with Chandler Asset Management Inc., in an Amount not to exceed $700,000 for Investment Management Services
(F24-260)
24-07031.E
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Recommendation: Authorize the issuance of a two (2) year consultant services agreement to Chandler Asset Management Inc. for investment management services in the amount not to exceed $700,000.
Approve Contract Amendment to Biocom California Institute for Life Science Industry Workforce Services
24-08181.F
Recommendation: Approve the contract amendment for life science industry workforce development services and authorize the City
Manager to execute an agreement with Biocom California
Institute in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000, with the contract term starting July 31, 2024, and ending July 30, 2025.
Authorize the City Attorney to Execute the Participation Agreement to opt in to the Proposed Kroger Co. National Opioid Settlement as a Non-Litigating Entity Involving an Opioid Grocery Store Pharmacy Settlement
24-07991.G
Recommendation: Authorize the City Attorney to Sign the Participation Agreement, in substantially the same form as in Attachment 1 to the report, on Behalf of the City of Sunnyvale to opt in to the Kroger Settlement as a Non-Litigating Entity.
Adoption of Revised Resolution Placing a New Main Library General Obligation Bond Measure on Ballot and Consolidating Measure with the November 5, 2024 General Election
24-08441.H
Recommendation: Adopt a Revised 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.
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
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minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments.
Update on the Human Relations Commission First Year of
Work and Use of Interpretation Software (Wordly)
24-07372
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Receive update on the Human Relations Commission and use of Wordly.
Review and Approve Argument Drafted by Mayor Klein and
Councilmembers Melton and Mehlinger in Support of Main
Library Bond Ballot Measure or Give other Direction to
Designated Councilmembers to Complete Argument
24-08233
Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation.
Adopt a Resolution to Cause Charges for Non-Payment of
Delinquent Utility Charges to be Placed on the Fiscal Year 2024/25 County of Santa Clara Property Tax Roll
24-06984
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution to Cause Charges for Non-Payment of Delinquent Utility Charges to be placed on the Fiscal Year 2024/25 County of Santa Clara Property Tax Roll.
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 Calendar24-0765
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes24-0766
Information/Action Items24-0767
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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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Upcoming Meetings
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