City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
5:00 PMTuesday, August 27, 2024
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 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.
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5 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 54957.6:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Designated Representatives: Tina Murphy, Director of Human Resources
Employee Organization: Public Safety Officers Association (PSOA)
24-0782A
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.
Future of the Water Pollution Control Plant Ponds and Levees24-0433B 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
National Library Card Sign-Up Month24-0343C
Workforce Development Month24-0345D
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
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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 City Council Meeting Minutes of August 13, 202424-05381.A Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of August 13, 2024 as submitted.
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager
24-04451.B
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
Adopt a Resolution Amending the Classification Plan and Salary Resolution to Change the Classification Title of Communications Officer to Deputy Public Information Officer, Create the Classifications of Accounting Manager, Active Transportation Planner, Chief Public Information Officer, Housing Specialist I/II, and Permit Technician, Part Time, Update the Salary for the Classifications of Budget Manager and Affordable Housing Manager, and Make Corresponding
Changes to the Schedule of Pay
24-08751.C
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution amending the Classification Plan and Salary Resolution to change the Classification Title of Communications Officer to Deputy Public Information Officer, create the Classifications of Accounting Manager, Active Transportation Planner, Chief Public Information Officer, Housing Specialist I/II, and Permit Technician, Part Time, update the Salary for the Classifications of Budget Manager and Affordable Housing Manager, and make corresponding
changes in the Schedule of Pay effective September 1, 2024.
Award a Contract to RRM Design Group in the amount of
$1,108,318 for Design and Construction Support Services for the Las Palmas Park Renovation Enhancement Project
(F24-113)
24-08011.D
Recommendation: - Award a Consultant Services Agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report in an amount not to exceed $1,108,318 ($1,050,351 for base services and $57,967 for optional services) to RRM Design Group of San Leandro; - Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met; and
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $110,832.
Award of Contract in the Amount of $12,169,123 to Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc. for the Community Center Grounds Renovation, Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemptions Classes 1, 2, and 30, and Approve Budget Modification No. 3 in the Amount of
$1,654,107 (PW24-18)
24-08001.E
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Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially form as Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $12,169,123 to Suarez & Munoz
Construction, Inc.;
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $1,216,912;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met;
- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Sections 15301(d), 15302, and 15330; and
- Approve Budget Modification No. 3 in the amount of
$1,654,107.
Adopt Ordinance No. 3230-24 to Amend Various Sections of Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) of the Sunnyvale
Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference the 2022 California, Residential, Energy and Green Building Standards Codes with the July 2024 Supplement, with Local Amendments and
Related Findings
24-09051.F
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 3230-24.
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.
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 15.6-acre site:
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Introduction of an Ordinance
Approving and Adopting the First Amendment to the
Development Agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and Intuitive Surgical Inc.
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Modify Special
Development Permit (2019-7557) pertaining to 945 - 955 Kifer Road (North Site) of the Intuitive Surgical corporate campus to add an internal courtyard and reduce total building area by 6,000 square feet (from 364,000 to 358,000 square feet), relocate the previously-approved underground parking to a 24-08162
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new above-ground structure on an adjacent site at 2900
Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara, CA (APN 205-39-028),
modify the design of the pedestrian bridge connecting the north and south sites, and other minor building and site modifications.
Location: 945 - 955 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-40-001,
205-40-002) and City of Santa Clara APN 205-39-028
File #: 2022-7369
Zoning: M-S/LSAP 60% (Lawrence Station Area Plan Industrial and Service Zoning District 60% Floor Area Ratio)
Applicant / Owner: Steve Riley (applicant) / Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (owner)
Environmental Review: An Environmental Checklist/Addendum to the Lawrence Station Area Plan Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared for the Intuitive North Site Modification Project in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act provisions.
Project Planner: Julia Klein, (408) 730-7463,
[email protected]
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Recommendation: Alternatives 1 and 2: 1) Make the Determination required by Resolution No. 371-81 for the First Amendment to the
Development Agreement (Attachment 3 to the Report); and 2) Approve and Adopt the First Amendment to the Development Agreement and Special Development Permit:
a) Make the required findings to accept the Environmental Checklist/Addendum to the Lawrence Station Area Plan
Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the Intuitive North Site Modification Project finding that it has been prepared in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act provisions and no additional environmental review is required; and
b) Approve the Modification to Special Development Permit (2019-7557) at 945-955 Kifer Road (north site) based on Recommended Findings in Attachment 4 and Recommended
Conditions of Approval in Attachment 5.
c) Introduction of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting the First Amendment to the Development Agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and Intuitive Surgical Inc. included in Attachment 2 and based on the Determination required by Resolution No. 371-81 in Attachment 3.
Consider a New Council Policy to Ban the Use of Artificial Turf at City Facilities and Open Space
24-08243
Recommendation: Alternative 1. Approve the proposed policy to ban the use of artificial turf on city property and direct staff to revisit the policy upon the completion of Study Issue ESD 24-01- Evaluate the Use of Artificial Turf versus Living Groundcovers.
Appoint Applicants to the Heritage Preservation Commission and Personnel Board
24-00364
Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation.
Approve the Appointment of the City Manager and Approve the Employment Agreement
24-09235
Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation. This report is developed to facilitate conversation for the public hearing and action by the City Council.
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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 Calendar24-0867
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes24-0868
Information/Action Items24-0869
Council Advocacy Letters24-0904
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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