List of 2024 Formal Written City Advocacy and Funding Requests Jurisdiction Legislative Year Bill No. or Issue Topic City's Position Existing City Policy Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale –
Bernardo Avenue Undercrossing to Senator
Alex Padilla
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $3,000,000 to provide a separated pedestrian and bicycle pathway to connect north and south Bernardo Avenue. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale – Build
the Cleanwater Center to Senator Alex
Padilla
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $10,000,000 to build the Cleanwater Center at 1444 Borregas Avenue. N/A
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale –
Rebuild Fire Station 2 to Senator Alex
Padilla
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $5,000,000 to rebuild the old and out-of-date Fire Station 2 at 795 E. Arques Avenue. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale – Safe
Routes to Schools and Parks to Senator Alex
Padilla
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $3,625,000 to make walking and biking safer near schools and parks at three locations. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale –
SMaRT Station NextGen Project to Senator
Alex Padilla
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $10,000,000 to replace the old equipment at the Sunnyvale SMaRT Station at 301 Carl Road. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale – Build
the Cleanwater Center to Congressman Ro
Khanna
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $10,000,000 to build the Cleanwater Center at 1444 Borregas Avenue. N/A
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
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List of 2024 Formal Written City Advocacy and Funding Requests Jurisdiction Legislative Year Bill No. or Issue Topic City's Position Existing City Policy Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale –
Bernardo Avenue Undercrossing to
Congressman Ro Khanna
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $3,000,000 to provide a separated pedestrian and bicycle pathway to connect north and south Bernardo Avenue. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale – Safe
Routes to Schools and Parks to
Congressman Ro Khanna
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $3,625,000 to make walking and biking safer near schools and parks at three locations. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale –
Rebuild Fire Station 2 to Congressman Ro
Khanna
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $5,000,000 to rebuild the old and out-of-date Fire Station 2 located at 795 E. Arques Ave. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale –
SMaRT Station NextGen Project to
Congressman Ro Khanna
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $10,000,000 to replace the old equipment at the Sunnyvale SMaRT Station at 301 Carl Road. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale –
Bernardo Avenue Undercrossing to Senator
Laphonza Butler
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $3,000,000 to provide a separated pedestrian and bicycle pathway to connect north and south Bernardo Avenue. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale – Build
the Cleanwater Center to Senator Laphonza
Butler
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $10,000,000 to build the Cleanwater Center at 1444 Borregas Avenue. N/A
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
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List of 2024 Formal Written City Advocacy and Funding Requests Jurisdiction Legislative Year Bill No. or Issue Topic City's Position Existing City Policy Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale –
Rebuild Fire Station 2 to Senator Laphonza
Butler
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $5,000,000 to rebuild the old and out-of-date Fire Station 2 at 795 E. Arques Avenue. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale – Safe
Routes to Schools and Parks to Senator
Laphonza Butler
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $3,625,000 to make walking and biking safer near schools and parks at three locations. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024
FY 2025 Community Project Funding
Request from the City of Sunnyvale –
SMaRT Station NextGen Project to Senator
Laphonza Butler
The City of Sunnyvale submitted a Community Project Funding request for $10,000,000 to replace the old equipment at the Sunnyvale SMaRT Station at 301 Carl Road. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024 Postal Service in Sunnyvale
The City of Sunnyvale is concerned about the United States Postal Service (USPS) delivery service reliability, consistency, and efficiency for Sunnyvale residents. N/A Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Federal 2024 Support for Applied Materials' CHIPS for
America Incentives Proposal
The City of Sunnyvale supports the Applied Materials’ expansion efforts and federal CHIPS Incentives Proposal for the new EPIC (Equipment and Process Innovation Commercialization) lab. Support Council Policy 2.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions - Community
Development
Regional 2024 Trustee Area Districting
The City of Sunnyvale is mindful of the importance of the Fremont Union High School District's (FUHSD) transition to trustee areas to our city. We commend the Community Trustee Area Districting (CTAD) Committee's efforts to engage the community around this transition.
N/A
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
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List of 2024 Formal Written City Advocacy and Funding Requests Jurisdiction Legislative Year Bill No. or Issue Topic City's Position Existing City Policy Regional 2024
Consider recommendations relating to the
North County Congregate Shelter at 999
Hamlin Court, Sunnyvale
The City of Sunnyvale encourages the Board to support Supervisor Otto Lee’s referral to the Administration to report to the Board on June 18, 2024, with options for consideration relating to a stakeholder outreach plan and options for consideration relating to working with partner agencies to achieve a net zero reduction in shelter beds for single adults in North County.
Support
General Plan, Chapter 5: Housing and
Council Strategic Priority: Support the
Unhoused Community
Regional 2024 North County Shelter Stakeholder Outreach Plan
The City of Sunnyvale requests the Board to direct the Office of Supportive Housing (OSH) to continue to conduct stakeholder engagement beyond the end of the calendar year. The ongoing effort will be to gather feedback from North County cities, interested groups, organizations, and individuals regarding the impacts relating to the transition of the shelter to families with minor children and loss of adult shelter beds in North County. County staff would then return to the Board in mid-2025 with options for consideration regarding collaboration with partner agencies.
Request
General Plan, Chapter 5: Housing and
Council Strategic Priority: Support the
Unhoused Community
Regional 2024 Development of Safe Parking or Temporary
Housing on Government-Owned Land
The City of Sunnyvale supports the recommendations presented by the Office of Supportive Housing (OSH) regarding the development of Safe Parking and temporary housing on government-owned land. The proposed approach of exploring opportunities in partnership with cities is both practical and prudent. The shared experience highlights the importance of community engagement and the need for cities to lead site selection processes with County staff support. This ensures the suitability of sites but also fosters community buy-in, which is essential for the successful implementation of Safe Parking and temporary housing projects.
Support
General Plan, Chapter 5: Housing and
Council Strategic Priority: Support the
Unhoused Community
State 2024 2024 State Budget Funding Requests to
Assemblymember Low
State budget funding requests for City six (6) projects: Rebuild Fire Station 2 - $5M; Decarbonizing Buildings -
$
5M; Bernardo Avenue Bicycle Undercrossing - $4M; Iris Avenue GSI and Safe Routes to School and Gree n Streets - $1.5M; Replace Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC) - $1.5M and Stevens Creek Trail Fremont Overcrossing - $2M
N/A
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
State 2024 2024 State Budget Funding Requests to
Senator Wahab
State budget funding requests for City six (6) projects: Lakewood Branch Library and Learning Center - $4M; Decarbonizing Buildings - $5M; Poplar Avenue Safe Routes to School/Transit Sidewalk Installation - $1.1M; Bernardo Avenue Bicycle Undercrossing - $4M; Stevens Creek Trail Fremont Overcrossing - $2M and Iris Avenue GSI and Safe Routes to School and Green Streets - $1.5M N/A
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
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List of 2024 Formal Written City Advocacy and Funding Requests Jurisdiction Legislative Year Bill No. or Issue Topic City's Position Existing City Policy State 2024 2024 State Budget Funding Requests to
Senator Becker
State budget funding requests for eight (8) City projects: Lakewood Branch Library and Learning Center - $4M; Decarbonizing Buildings - $5M; Rebuild Fire Station 2- $5M; Recycled Water Production - $3M; Sunnyvale-Saratoga Class IIB Buffered Bicycle Lanes - $2.415M; Bernardo Avenue Bicycle Undercrossing- $4M; Replace Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC) - $1.5M and Stevens Creek Trail Fremont Overcrossing - $2M
N/A
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
State 2024
Letter of Support for CREST Bay Area
Proposal – Valley Water Calabazas/San
Tomas Aquino Creek-Marsh Connection
Project
The City of Sunnyvale supports the California State Coastal Conservancy’s CREST Bay Area Proposal to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Resilience Regional Challenge Program. Support General Plan - Chapter 7,
Enviromental Management and
Council Policy 7.4.14 Legislative
Advocacy Positions
State 2024
Support for Valley Water Pond A4 Resilient
Habitat Restoration Project Application to
the State Coastal Conservancy Grant
Program
The City of Sunnyvale supports the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s grant application to the State Coastal Conservancy for the Pond A4 Resilient Habitat Restoration Project (Project) Support General Plan - Chapter 7:
Enviromental Management and
Council Policy 7.4.14 Legislative
Advocacy Positions
State 2024 Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund:
New Entitlements for Charter Schools
The City of Sunnyvale opposes the Administration’s proposal to include charter schools as eligible for Educational Revenue Augmentation Funds (ERAF). Oppose
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
State 2024 AB-1794 Crimes: larceny The City of Sunnyvale supports AB 1794 (McCarty) which would clarify that circumstantial evidence may be used to aggregate the value of multiple thefts into one charge. Support General Plan - Chapter 6: Safety and Noise
Attachment 5
List of 2024 Formal Written City Advocacy and Funding Requests Jurisdiction Legislative Year Bill No. or Issue Topic City's Position Existing City Policy State 2024 AB-1886 Housing Element Law: substantial
compliance: Housing Accountability Act
The City of Sunnyvale opposes AB 1886 (Alvarez), because it renounces a fundamental provision of housing element law: A city may disagree with Department of Housing and Community Development HCD; explain why its housing element is in substantial compliance with the law; and then adopt that housing element which is thereafter considered “in substantial compliance with housing element law.” Oppose Council Policy 7.4.14 Legislative
Advocacy Positions
State 2024 AB-1972 Regional property crimes task
force.
The City of Sunnyvale supports AB 1972 (Alanis) which would expand the regional property crimes task force convened by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to provide assistance to railroad police and operate in counties with elevated levels of cargo theft.
Support General Plan - Chapter 6: Safety and
Noise
State 2024 AB-1990 Criminal procedure: arrests:
shoplifting.
The City of Sunnyvale supports AB 1990 (Carrillo) which would allow for police officers to make warrantless arrests for misdemeanor shoplifting offenses not committed in the presence of law enforcement. Support General Plan - Chapter 6: Safety and Noise
State 2024 SB-1037 Planning and zoning: housing
element: enforcement
The City of Sunnyvale opposes SB 1037 (Wiener), which would allow the Attorney General to take legal action against a city and seek fines up to $50K a month for failure to adopt a compliant housing element or if the city does not follow state laws that require ministerial approval of certain housing projects.
Oppose Council Policy 7.4.14 Legislative
Advocacy Positions
State 2024 Proposed Making Conservation a California
Way of Life Regulation
The City of Sunnyvale, along with other organizations, provided comments to the State Water Resources Control Board on the proposed Making Conservation a California Way of Life Regulation. N/A General Plan - Chapter 7:
Enviromental Management
State 2024 SB-1280 Waste management: propane
cylinders: reusable or refillable.
The City of Sunnyvale, along with other organizations, supports SB 1280 (Laird) which would prohibit the sale of disposable propane cylinders, as defined, and would make the violation of this provision subject to specified civil penalties.
Support
General Plan - Chapter 7:
Enviromental Management and
Council Policy 3.2.4 - Zero Waste
Attachment 5
List of 2024 Formal Written City Advocacy and Funding Requests Jurisdiction Legislative Year Bill No. or Issue Topic City's Position Existing City Policy State 2024 Curbside Commingled Rate
The City of Sunnyvale, along with other organizations, urge the Division of Recycling to exercise its responsibility under Section 14549.5 of the Public Resources Code to “…ensure payment of the most accurate commingled rate feasible…” by updating the commingled rate on beverage container material collected at curbside since January 1, 2024, based on the division’s most recent curbside survey.
Support General Plan - Chapter 7:
Enviromental Management
State 2024 AB-2561 Local public employees: vacant
positions.
The City of Sunnyvale opposes AB 2561 (McKinnor) which would require local agencies with bargaining unit vacancy rates exceeding 10% for more than 90 days within the past 180 days to meet and confer, produce, implement, and publish a plan to reduce their vacancy rates to 0% within the subsequent 180 days. The bill also requires the public agency to present this plan during a public hearing to the governing legislative body and to publish the plan on its internet website for public review for at least one year.
Oppose
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
State 2024 AB-2236 Solid waste: recycled paper bags:
standards: carryout bag prohibition.
The City of Sunnyvale, along with other agencies, supports AB 2236 (Bauer-Kahan), which would end the use of thicker plastic bags in grocery stores and convenience stores and reduces California’s dependency on plastic.
Support Council Policy 3.2.4 - Zero Waste
State 2024 SB-1053 Solid waste: recycled paper bags:
standards: carryout bag prohibition.
The City of Sunnyvale, along with other agencies, supports SB 1053 (Blakespear), which would end the use of thicker plastic bags in grocery stores and convenience stores and reduces California’s dependency on plastic.
Support Council Policy 3.2.4 - Zero Waste
State 2024 SB-1116 Unemployment insurance: trade
disputes: eligibility for benefits.
The City of Sunnyvale opposes SB 1116 (Portantino) would provide employees who remain on strike for more than two weeks with Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, thus requiring employers (via UI) to fund ongoing labor disputes.
Oppose
Council Policy 7.0 Long-term
Advocacy Positions – Planning and
Management
Attachment 5