City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
6:00 PM Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Special Meeting: Public Hearing/General Business - 6 PM 6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Mayor Klein led the salute to the United States flag.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Linda Sell
Councilmember Charlsie Chang
Councilmember Eileen Le
Present: 7 -
Councilmember Cisneros participated via teleconference under the “Just Cause” provision of California Government Code Section 54953.8.3(c)(1).
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
A 26-0333 CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 10, 2026
Authorize the Issuance of the Service Order for the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service with Via Transportation, Inc. Doing Business as Nomad Transit LLC for the Sunnyvale
Microtransit Service for $8,358,000, Authorize City Manager to Execute all Agreements Related to the Operations of the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service, and Approve Budget
Modification No. 14 in the Amount of $5,096,000
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Transportation & Traffic Manager Angela Obeso and Principal Transportation Engineer/Planner Lillian Tsang provided the staff report and presentation.
Public Hearing opened at 7:30 p.m.
Jessica Jaredi shared support for the service accepting various payment methods and to include the Mountain View Caltrain station in the service area.
Bryce Beagle shared their mixed experience in using microtransit services and offered ways for improvement.
Paulina Zapata, Sunnyvale Community Services, voiced support for the shuttle service and for expanding the service beyond Sunnyvale’s geographic area.
Zach Kaufman communicated concerns regarding funding for the service beyond the term of the grant.
Kerry Haywood, Moffett Park Business Group, spoke in support of approving Alternative 1.
Stephen Meier voiced support for the shuttle service and spoke about offering various payment options.
Michael Johnson communicated support for the shuttle service.
Peggy Shen Brewster shared their support for the shuttle service.
Public Hearing closed at 7:56 p.m.
MOTION: Mayor Klein moved and Councilmember Sell seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: approve Budget Modification No. 14 to appropriate $4,179,000 in Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program Grant Funds and $917,000 from the General Fund for the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service, authorize the issuance of the Service Order for the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service with Via Transportation, Inc. doing business as Nomad Transit LLC for the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service for $8,358,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute all Agreements related to the operations of the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service.
The motion carried with the following vote:
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Yes: Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Mehlinger
Councilmember Cisneros
Councilmember Srinivasan
Councilmember Sell
Councilmember Chang
Councilmember Le
7 -
No: 0
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m.