City Council
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
5:30 PMTuesday, June 2, 2026
Special Meeting: Closed Session-5:30 PM | Special Meeting: Special Order of the Day-6:30 PM | Regular Meeting-7 PM | Joint Meeting City Council & Sunnyvale Financing Authority-7 PM
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540 Public Participation and Access
View the end of the agenda for information on:
• Public participation options
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• Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice • Legal notices
5:30 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). To address the Council, refer to the notice at the end 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: Heather Ruiz, Director of Human Resources
Employee Organization: Sunnyvale Employees’ Association 26-0224A
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(SEA)/IFPTE Local 21 and Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Adjourn Special Meeting
6:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Special Order of the Day) Call to Order
Call to Order in the Council Chambers.
Roll Call
Special Order of the Day
Department of Public Safety Special Awards26-0282B
Adjourn Special Meeting
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
Pursuant to Council Policy 7.3.19, City Council will not begin consideration of any agenda item after 11:30 p.m. without a vote. Any item on the agenda that is continued shall be continued to a specific date. Any changes to the agenda will be communicated to the public.
CALL TO ORDER
Call to Order in the Council Chambers.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Ceremonial Oath of Office for Board and Commission
Members
26-0012C
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month
26-0283D
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Prior to opening public comment on Oral Communications, the Mayor may
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determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting or conducting an orderly meeting.
Oral Communications is the opportunity for the public to address the City Council on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker (one appearance per speaker). Note the Brown Act does not allow the Council to take action on an item not listed on the agenda.
To address the Council, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar will be acted upon by one motion unless discussion is requested by a Councilmember or the public. To address the Council, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager
26-01611.A
Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
Award a Contract to Columbia Electric, Inc. in the Amount of $1,072,981.80 for Sunnyvale Avenue/California Avenue
Traffic Signal Project and Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) (PW26-10)
26-04891.B
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $1,072,981.80 to Columbia Electric, Inc. of San Leandro, CA;
- Make a finding of categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15301(c);
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met: and
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $107,298.
Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Agreement to Univar Solutions USA, LLC in the Amount of $375,000 for Sodium Hydroxide (F26-452)
26-05011.C
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Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Authorize the issuance of a Purchase Agreement in the amount of $375,000 to Univar Solutions USA, LLC of Chicago, IL to provide sodium hydroxide at the Water Pollution Control Plant (Plant) from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; - Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement when all necessary conditions have been met;
- Authorize the City Manager to increase the not-to-exceed amount for this contract during the approved contract term and optional extensions, subject to available budget and if pricing and service remain acceptable to the City; and
- Authorize the City Manager to renew the purchase
agreement for up to three (3) additional one-year periods, consistent with the Bay Area Chemical Consortium (BACC) contract terms, subject to the appropriation of funds by the City Council.
Reject the Sole Proposal for Equipment Foundations for
Sunnyvale SMaRT Station NextGen Project (F26-377)
26-05361.D
Recommendation: Reject the sole bid in response to the Invitation for Bids (IFB) F26-377 for the Equipment Foundations for Sunnyvale
SMaRT Station NextGen Project.
Public Safety Military Equipment Use Annual Report Pursuant to California Assembly Bill No. 481
26-04501.E
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Regarding the Presentation of the Annual Public Safety Military Equipment Use Report and Renewing the Military Equipment Use Policy Pursuant to California Assembly Bill No. 481 and Finding the Uses Conformed to Policy.
Appoint a City of Sunnyvale Member Representative to the Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee
26-01421.F
Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation. By approving the Consent Calendar, Council approves the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Commission's recommendation to appoint Leia
Mehlman as Sunnyvale's community member representative
for the VTA BPAC for a two-year term, which begins on July 1, 2026 and ends on June 30, 2028.
Adopt a Resolution Calling a General Municipal Election to be 26-01911.G
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Held in the City of Sunnyvale on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the Election of Councilmembers from Districts 1, 3 and 5; Requesting Consolidation with the Statewide General Election and Election Services from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors; and Providing Regulations for Candidates'
Statements
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution calling a General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Sunnyvale on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the Election of Councilmembers to Districts 1, 3 and 5; requesting consolidation with the Statewide General Election and Election Services from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors; and providing regulations for Candidates'
Statements.
Approval of the Payment of City Traffic Control Costs
Associated with the Special Event Permit for the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce 2026 Art and Wine Festival with City Funds in an Amount Not to Exceed $6,000 from the Council Set Aside
26-05301.H
Recommendation: Approve the payment of City Traffic Control Costs Associated with the Special Event Permit for the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce 2026 Art and Wine Festival with City funds in an amount not to exceed $6,000 from the Council Service Level Set-Aside
Adopt Ordinance No. 3254-26 to Amend Title 9 (Public Peace, Safety or Welfare) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code by
Adding a New Chapter 9.29 Regulating the Sale and
Distribution of Nitrous Oxide
26-05621.I
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 3254-26.
ADJOURNMENT TO JOINT MEETING WITH THE SUNNYVALE FINANCING
AUTHORITY
7 P.M. (OR SOON THEREAFTER) JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND
SUNNYVALE FINANCING AUTHORITY
Call to Order
Call to Order in the Council Chambers.
Roll Call
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Oral Communications
Prior to opening public comment on Oral Communications, the Mayor/Authority Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting or conducting an orderly meeting.
Oral Communications is the opportunity for the public to address the City Council and Financing Authority on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker (one appearance per speaker). Note the Brown Act does not allow the Council nor the Financing Authority to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. To address the Council and Financing Authority, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.
Consent Calendar
All matters listed on the consent calendar will be acted upon by one motion unless discussion is requested by an Authority Member/Councilmember or the public. To address the Council and Financing Authority, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.
Approve Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of December 9, 2025
26-02692.A
Recommendation: Approve the Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of December 9, 2025 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
To speak on a public hearing/general business item, refer to notice at the end of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. For land use items, applicants are limited to 10 minutes for opening comments and five minutes for closing comments.
City Council Public Hearing on FY 2026/27 Budget and
Resource Allocation Plan and Establishment of Appropriations Limit, Sunnyvale Financing Authority Public Hearing on FY 2026/27 Budget, and City Council Review of FY 2026/27
Proposed Fees and Charges
26-02073
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Recommendation: City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing to obtain input from the public on the FY 2026/27 Recommended Budget as required by City
Charter Section 1303, the California Constitution, and the California Government Code. Council can also provide
direction to staff on any issue requiring further review before the adoption of the budget on June 16, 2026.
2. Conduct a public hearing to solicit public input in the proposed Fee Schedule and provide direction to staff on any fees requiring further review before the June 16, 2026, Council meeting, when the schedule will be considered for adoption.
Sunnyvale Financing Authority:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing on the FY 2026/27
Recommended Budget. The Board can also provide direction to staff on any issue requiring further review before the adoption of the FY 2026/27 Budget on June 16, 2026.
ADJOURN JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND SUNNYVALE FINANCING AUTHORITY
MEETING
RECONVENE TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
To speak on a public hearing/general business item, refer to notice at the end of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. For land use items, applicants are limited to 10 minutes for opening comments and five minutes for closing comments.
Introduce an Ordinance Amending Section 10.16.120 (Use of Streets or Public Parking Facilities for Storage of Vehicles Prohibited) and Adding Section 10.16.180 (Rental of Vehicles for Human Habitation Prohibited) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code.
26-04864
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 10.16.120 (Use of Streets or Public Parking Facilities for Storage of Vehicles Prohibited) and Add Section 10.16.180 (Rental of Vehicles for Human Habitation Prohibited) to Chapter 10.16 (Parking Regulations) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code.
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Approve Public Art for Plaza del Sol, Phase II26-05445
Recommendation: There is no staff recommendation for this project.
Approve Public Art for the Community Center Grounds
Renovation
26-04926
Recommendation: There is no staff recommendation for this project.
Proposed Project: Take the following Actions:
a. Find that the Proposed Actions are Exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308;
b. Adopt a Resolution to Establish Lower Density Residential Objective Design Standards for Single-family Dwellings, Two-family Dwellings and Dual Urban Opportunity (DUO)
Housing Developments, and Repeal the Single-Family Home Design Techniques;
c. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Sunnyvale Municipal
Code Title 19 (Zoning) to Amend Chapter 19.32 (Building Heights, Lot Coverages and Floor Area Ratios) and Repeal and Replace Chapter 19.80 (Design Review) to Implement the Lower Density Residential Design Standards, and to Amend Chapter 19.79 (Accessory Dwelling Units [ADU]) to Conform with New State ADU Laws;
d. Adopt a Resolution to Update and Adopt the Green
Building Tables for 2026; and
e. Repeal City Council Policy 1.1.12 Maximum Standards for Small Lot Single-family Residential Developments.
Location: Citywide
File #: PLNG-2024-0517
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458,
[email protected]
26-05037
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Recommendation: Alternative 1: Take the following actions:
a. Find that the proposed actions are exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308;
b. Adopt a Resolution to Establish Lower Density Residential Objective Design Standards for Single-family Dwellings, Two-family Dwellings and Dual Urban Opportunity (DUO)
Housing Developments, and Repeal the Single-Family Home Design Techniques (Attachment 3 to this report);
c. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Sunnyvale Municipal
Code Title 19 (Zoning) to Amend Chapter 19.32 (Building Heights, Lot Coverages and Floor Area Ratios) and Repeal and Replace Chapter 19.80 (Design Review) to Implement the Lower Density Residential Design Standards, and to Amend Chapter 19.79 (Accessory Dwelling Units [ADU]) to Conform with New State ADU Laws (Attachment 4 to this report);
d. Adopt a Resolution to Update and Adopt the Green Building Tables for 2026 (Attachment 5 to this report); and
e. Repeal City Council Policy 1.1.12 Maximum Standards for Small Lot Single-Family Residential Developments.
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
-Council
-City Manager
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
Visit http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/TCMAC to view the Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar (TCMAC) online.
Visit http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/CPPP to view Working List of Potential Council Priority Project Ideas online.
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar26-0217
Notice of Public Works Director’s Decision on Final Maps (Information Only)
26-0184
Board/Commission Resignation (Information Only)26-0563
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Council Advocacy Letters26-0572
ADJOURNMENT
Public Participation Options
In person public comment:
You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving it to the City Clerk.
Online participation:
Members of the public may also attend online. However, the City cannot guarantee uninterrupted access to online technology. Technical difficulties may occur from time to time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue even if technical difficulties prevent online participation.
The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment during Oral Communications.
Online public comment:
To provide audio public comment, connect to the meeting online or by telephone.
Use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone):
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540 Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 961 1158 0540 (*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)
Watch the City Council meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings or on television over Comcast Channel 15, AT&T Channel 99
Written public comment:
Email comments to the City Council no later than 4 hours before the meeting at [email protected]. You can also mail or deliver comments to:
City Clerk, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Public review of items:
You can view reports to council on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov after 7 p.m. on Thursdays. You can also review reports in person at the City Hall reception
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desk, 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours. Any other documents distributed to members of the City Council regarding any open session item on this agenda are available in the Council Chambers on the evening of the Council Meeting. Otherwise, contact the Office of the City Clerk at 408-730-7483 or [email protected] for questions.
Planning a presentation for a City Council meeting?
Visit: http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments
Planning to provide materials to Council?
Please provide the City Council with 12 copies of your materials.
Language Access and Translation
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使用手机耳机收听音频，或阅读设备上的文字记录。
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Choose Language and Click Attend
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Spanish and Chinese, Simplified
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Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City will make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance, please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Reach the Office of the City Clerk at 408-730-7483 or [email protected] (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
LEGAL NOTICES
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at or before the public hearing.
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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6 imposes a 90 day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.