City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
5:00 PM Online and Cottonwood Conference
Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Monday, May 12, 2025
Special Meeting: Board and Commission Interviews - 5 PM 5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 5:09 p.m.
Roll Call
Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Linda Sell
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Charlsie Chang
Councilmember Eileen Le
Present: 7 -
Study Session
A 25-0037 Board and Commission Interviews
Public Comment opened at 5:12 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 5:12 p.m.
Council interviewed the following applicants for the Board and Commissions:
Claudia Camacho - Human Relations Commission
Juan Alvarez - Human Relations Commission
Betsy Gisell Ortega Florez - Human Relations Commission (1st preference), Sustainability Commission – Category One (2nd preference)
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Council took a recess at 6:09 p.m. and reconvened at 6:20 p.m. with all Councilmembers present in the Cottonwood Conference Room.
Marlene Hernandez - Housing and Human Services Commission (1st preference), Human Relations Commission (2nd preference)
Yuriana Valencia - Human Relations Commission
Pedro Valencia Landa - Human Relations Commission
Terry Aaron - Human Relations Commission (1st preference), Sustainability Commission – Category One (2nd preference), Heritage Preservation Commission (3rd preference), Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (4th preference), Parks and Recreation Commission (5th preference), Housing and Human Services Commission (6th preference)
Council took a recess at 7:24 p.m. and reconvened at 7:35 p.m. with all Councilmembers present in the Cottonwood Conference Room.
Madeline Chang - Human Relations Commission (1st preference), Sustainability Commission -Category Two (2nd preference)
Kristina Pistone - Sustainability Commission (Only preference) Yency Guio - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Alex Bonne - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Rao Shen - Housing and Human Services Commission (1st preference), Arts Commission (2nd preference)
Colin Ford - Sustainability Commission – Category One (1st preference), Housing and Human Services Commission (2nd preference)
Council took a recess at 9:28 p.m. and reconvened at 9:35 p.m. with all Councilmembers present in the Cottonwood Conference Room.
Anubha Gupta - Parks and Recreation (1st preference), Planning Commission (2nd preference), Sustainability Commission (3rd preference), Bicycle and Pedestrian
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Advisory Commission (4th preference), Arts Commission (5th preference) Leesa Riviere - Housing and Human Services Commission (Only preference) Manisha Anarkat - Housing and Human Services Commission (1st preference), Planning Commission (2nd preference), Arts Commission (3rd preference), Personnel Board (4th preference), Parks and Recreation Commission (5th preference)
Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:14 p.m.