City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
5:00 PM Online and Cottonwood Conference
Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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 5:04 p.m.
Roll Call
Mayor Larry Klein
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Linda Sell
Councilmember Charlsie Chang
Councilmember Eileen Le
Present: 6 -
Vice Mayor Richard MehlingerAbsent: 1 -
Vice Mayor Mehlinger's absence is excused.
Study Session
A 26-0009 Board and Commission Interviews
City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report.
Public Comment opened at 5:06 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 5:06 p.m.
Council interviewed the following applicants for the Board and Commissions:
Chaitrali Amrutkar - Board of Library Trustees – (1st preference), Parks and Recreation Commission – (2nd preference)
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Paul Davis - Board of Library Trustees
Clyde Graham – Board of Library Trustees
Neela Shukla - Planning Commission
Naomi Weiss - Board of Library Trustees
David Liu – Board of Library Trustees
Council took a recess at 6:41 p.m. and reconvened at 6:50 p.m. with Mayor Klein and Councilmembers Cisneros, Srinivasan, Sell, Chang and Le present.
Madhavi Chodankar - Sustainability Commission
Sarah Huq - Board of Library Trustees
Ananya Bhai - Arts Commission – (1st preference), Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission – (2nd preference), Housing and Human Services Commission – (3rd preference)
Council took a recess at 7:43 p.m. and reconvened at 7:55 p.m. with Mayor Klein and Councilmembers Cisneros, Srinivasan, Sell, Chang and Le present.
Sara Salinaro - Arts Commission
Archana Varshney - Arts Commission – (1st preference), Parks and Recreation Commission – (2nd preference)
Isabella Salim - Arts Commission
Council took a recess at 8:45 p.m. and reconvened at 8:55 p.m. with Mayor Klein and Councilmembers Cisneros, Srinivasan, Sell, Chang and Le present.
Michael Serrone - Planning Commission
Lena Garvey - Sustainability Commission
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Orna Bitton Palmon - Planning Commission – (1st preference), Heritage Preservation Commission – (2nd preference)
David Kesting - Planning Commission
Madhu Kashyap - Planning Commission – (1st preference), Sustainability Commission – (2nd preference)
Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:17 p.m.