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Sunnyvale, CA · May 9, 2017

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final City Council Tuesday, May 9, 2017 6:00 PM Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Special Meeting- 6 PM | Regular Meeting- 7 PM 6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 1 Call to Order in the Council Chambers Mayor Hendricks called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. 2 Roll Call Present: 6 - Mayor Glenn Hendricks Vice Mayor Gustav Larsson Councilmember Jim Griffith Councilmember Larry Klein Councilmember Russ Melton Councilmember Michael S. Goldman Absent: 1 - Councilmember Nancy Smith Mayor Hendricks stated Councilmember Smith's absence is excused. 3 Special Orders of the Day 17-0128 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Department of Public Safety Special Awards Mayor Hendricks and Chief of Public Safety Phan Ngo presented the Department of Public Safety Special Awards. 17-0347 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Teen Self Esteem Awareness Month Mayor Hendricks presented a proclamation in recognition of National Teen Self Esteem Month to Community Services Manager Michael Muse, Teen Advisory Committee President Ting Chang and Teen Advisory Committee Vice President Susie Warner. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 9, 2017 17-0474 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Municipal Clerks Week Mayor Hendricks presented a proclamation in recognition of Municipal Clerks Week to City Clerk Kathleen Franco Simmons and Deputy City Clerk Lisa Natusch. 5 Adjourn Special Meeting Mayor Hendricks adjourned the meeting at 6:45 p.m. 7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hendricks called the meeting to order. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Mayor Hendricks led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Mayor Glenn Hendricks Vice Mayor Gustav Larsson Councilmember Jim Griffith Councilmember Larry Klein Councilmember Russ Melton Councilmember Michael S. Goldman Absent: 1 - Councilmember Nancy Smith Mayor Hendricks stated Councilmember Smith's absence is excused. CLOSED SESSION REPORT Vice Mayor Larsson reported the Council met in Closed Session on May 17, 2016; in that Closed Session, the City Council granted the City Attorney settlement authority in the matter of Gorla, et al. v. City of Sunnyvale and on June 7, 2016, the various plaintiffs in the litigation signed a settlement agreement and release, in which the City agreed to settle the matter for the payment of $550,000 and the plaintiffs agreed to dismiss their lawsuit with prejudice. The litigation involved a fatal accident occurring on November 18, 2002 on East Duane Avenue. Vice Mayor Larsson reported the Council met in Closed Session on May 2, 2017 pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6: Conference with Labor Negotiators regarding the Sunnyvale Employees Association (SEA), the Service Employees International Union, Local 521 (SEIU) and Unrepresented Employees; City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 9, 2017 nothing to report. Vice Mayor Larsson reported the Council met in Closed Session on May 4. 2017 pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6: Conference with Labor Negotiators regarding Sunnyvale Employees Association (SEA) and Unrepresented Employees; nothing to report. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Chris Fallon spoke regarding rising space rent in Plaza Del Rey Mobile Home Park and requested the passage of an ordinance for rent control for mobile home parks. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Vice Mayor Larsson moved and Councilmember Klein seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Hendricks Vice Mayor Larsson Councilmember Griffith Councilmember Klein Councilmember Melton Councilmember Goldman No: 0 Absent: 1 - Councilmember Smith 1.A 17-0383 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of April 11, 2017 Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 11, 2017 as submitted. 1.B 17-0419 Approve City Council Special Meeting Minutes of April 18, 2017 Approve the City Council Special Meeting Minutes of April 18, 2017 as submitted. 1.C 17-0175 Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager Approve the list(s) of claims and bills. 1.D 17-0413 Award of Contract for Design and Construction Support Services for The Mary-Carson Water Tank No. 2 Interior Refurbishment Project (F17-110) City of Sunnyvale Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 9, 2017 1) Award a contract, in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report, and in an amount not-to-exceed $92,392, to V&A Consulting Engineers, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all the necessary conditions have been met; 2) Approve a 10% design contingency in the amount of $9,239. 1.E 17-0392 Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for Professional Real Estate Broker Services Related to the Sale of Onizuka Parcels at 1050 & 1060 Innovation Way (F17-099) and Approve Budget Modification No. 43 Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Cushman & Wakefield for an amount not to exceed $120,000 to perform professional real estate broker services related to the sale of 1050 & 1060 Innovation Way (Onizuka) and Approve Budget Modification No. 43 in the amount of $120,000. 1.F 17-0389 Approve Budget Modification No. 40 in the amount of $108,329 to Appropriate Funding from Fund 285 (Transportation Development Act) to Fund 385 (Capital Projects) Approve Budget Modification No. 40 in the amount of $108,329 to appropriate funding from the Transportation Development Act Fund to the Capital Project Fund. 1.G 17-0397 Award of Contract for Storm Drain Trash Capture Devices (F17-119) 1) Award an installation contract, in substantially the same format as Attachment 1 to the report in an amount of $182,810 to Storm Water Inspection & Maintenance Services Inc., dba Storm Tek, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all the necessary conditions have been met; and 2) approve a 10% contract contingency in the amount of $18,281. 1.H 17-0438 Approve 2017 Board and Commission Master Work Plans Approve the 2017 master work plans as submitted. 1.I 17-0517 Adopt Ordinance No. 3114-17 Amending the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning Districts Map, to Rezone 29 Contiguous Properties Located on Firebird Way, Flamingo Way, and Dunholme Way from R-0 (Low Density Residential) Zoning District to R-0/S (Low Density Residential/Single-Story) Zoning District Adopt Ordinance No. 3114-17. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 9, 2017 1.J 17-0519 Adopt Ordinance No. 3115-17 Amending the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning Districts Map, to Rezone Certain Properties located at 669 & 673 Old San Francisco Road from R-0 (Low Density Residential) Zoning District to R-3/PD (Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) Zoning District Adopt Ordinance No. 3115-17. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 17-0487 Consider Draft 2017 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan Director of Community Development Trudi Ryan provided the staff report and recommended that Council provide the flexibility that if the dollar amount allocated by the Federal government for CDBG and HOME funds for the HUD Action Plan is less than last year, to proportionately reduce the amounts to all of those funded, or if the amount is higher, that Council allocate the additional funding to the sidewalk project along Persian Drive. Housing Officer Suzanne Ise’ provided additional information. Public Hearing opened at 7:13 p.m. Jean Jiang, Staff Attorney, Project Sentinel, provided information regarding the fair housing services provided by the agency. Pilar Furlong, Chief Community Resources Officer, Bill Wilson Center, provided information regarding the counseling program services provided by the agency. Chris Richardson, Chief Program Officer, Downtown Streets Team, provided information regarding the homelessness services provided by the agency. Amanda Olson, Downtown Streets Team, spoke regarding the homeless outreach and community engagement program. Dan Schmid, Life Moves, provided information regarding the family shelter services provided by the program. Marie Bernard, Sunnyvale Community Services, provided information regarding the services provided by the agency. Public Hearing closed at 7:27 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 9, 2017 MOTION: Councilmember Klein moved and Vice Mayor Larsson seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Approve the 2017 Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2 to the report. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Hendricks Vice Mayor Larsson Councilmember Griffith Councilmember Klein Councilmember Melton Councilmember Goldman No: 0 Absent: 1 - Councilmember Smith 3 17-0221 Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program for Animal Assisted Happiness at Baylands Park, Approve the Conceptual Plan and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Sublease Agreement between the City and Animal Assisted Happiness (AAH) Assistant Director of Public Works Craig Mobeck provided the staff report. Superintendent of Community Services Dan Wax and Director of Public Works Manuel Pineda provided additional information. Public Hearing opened at 7:54 p.m. Lizzy Eckstroun, volunteer, Animal Assisted Happiness, spoke in support of the proposal. Vicki Amon-Higa, co-founder of Animal Assisted Happiness, provided information regarding their visits and events and requested consideration of waiving the park fee when special needs clients visit. Public Hearing closed at 8:02 p.m. MOTION: Councilmember Klein moved and Vice Mayor Larsson seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Make the findings required by the California Environmental Quality Act in Attachment 12 to the Report, Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program for Animal Assisted Happiness at Baylands Park, approve the conceptual plans and authorize City of Sunnyvale Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 9, 2017 the City Manager to execute a sublease Agreement between the City and Animal Assisted Happiness; with the addition of staff looking at a higher quality fence and possible security on all four sides of the land used by Animal Assisted Happiness, subject to approval by the Director of Public Works. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Hendricks Vice Mayor Larsson Councilmember Griffith Councilmember Klein Councilmember Melton Councilmember Goldman No: 0 Absent: 1 - Councilmember Smith 4 17-0343 Introduce an Ordinance to Award a Non-Exclusive Taxicab Franchise to Yellow Checker Cab Co., Inc. DBA Checker Cab and Rainbow Cab Management Analyst Elaine Ketell provided the staff report. Public Hearing opened at 8:09 p.m. No speakers. Public Hearing closed at 8:09 p.m. MOTION: Vice Mayor Larsson moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance to Award a Non-exclusive Taxicab Franchise to Yellow Checker Cab Co., Inc. DBA Checker Cab and Rainbow Cab, and authorize the City Manager to execute the franchise agreement. City Clerk Kathleen Franco Simmons read the ordinance title. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Hendricks Vice Mayor Larsson Councilmember Griffith Councilmember Klein Councilmember Melton Councilmember Goldman No: 0 City of Sunnyvale Page 7 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 9, 2017 Absent: 1 - Councilmember Smith 5 17-0345 Introduce an Ordinance to Award a Non-Exclusive Taxicab Franchise to A Orange Cab, Inc., DBA Orange Cab Management Analyst Elaine Ketell provided the staff report. Public Hearing opened at 8:11 p.m. No speakers. Public Hearing closed at 8:11 p.m. MOTION: Vice Mayor Larsson moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance to Award a Non-exclusive Taxicab Franchise to A Orange Cab Co., Inc. DBA Orange Cab and authorize the City Manager to execute the franchise agreement. City Clerk Kathleen Franco Simmons read the ordinance title. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Hendricks Vice Mayor Larsson Councilmember Griffith Councilmember Klein Councilmember Melton Councilmember Goldman No: 0 Absent: 1 - Councilmember Smith 6 16-0871 Approve a Program for Paid Parking in Downtown Caltrain Commuter Lots Management Analyst Elaine Ketell provided the staff report. Director of Public Works Pineda provided additional information. Public Hearing opened at 8:15 p.m. Zachary Kaufman provided comments regarding the 2012 consultant report. Public Hearing closed at 8:16 p.m. MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Klein seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Approve a Program for Paid Parking in Downtown City of Sunnyvale Page 8 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 9, 2017 Caltrain Commuter Lots. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Hendricks Vice Mayor Larsson Councilmember Griffith Councilmember Klein Councilmember Melton Councilmember Goldman No: 0 Absent: 1 - Councilmember Smith COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Mayor Hendricks reported the Valley Transportation Authority Board adopted the framework for the Next Network. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Council None. -City Manager Assistant City Manager Walter Rossmann reminded Council of key dates in the budget process. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 17-0071 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar 17-0359 Information/Action Items 17-0228 Study Session Summary of April 25, 2017 - Review Performance Evaluation Tools for the City Manager and City Attorney 17-0405 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hendricks adjourned the meeting at 8:34 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 9

Agenda

City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda City Council Tuesday, May 9, 2017 6:00 PM Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Special Meeting- 6 PM | Regular Meeting- 7 PM 6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 1 Call to Order in the Council Chambers 2 Roll Call 3 Special Orders of the Day 17-0128 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Department of Public Safety Special Awards 17-0347 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Teen Self Esteem Awareness Month 17-0474 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Municipal Clerks Week 5 Adjourn Special Meeting 7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING Pursuant to Council Policy, City Council will not begin consideration of any agenda item after 11:30 p.m. without a vote. Any item on the agenda which must be continued due to the late hour shall be continued to a date certain. Information provided herein is subject to change from date of printing of the agenda to the date of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER Call to Order in the Council Chambers (Open to the Public) SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION REPORT City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 5/4/2017 City Council Notice and Agenda May 9, 2017 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address Council on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the agenda at the discretion of the Mayor) with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow Councilmembers to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address the Council, please complete a speaker card and give it to the City Clerk. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed separately, please submit a speaker card to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting or before approval of the consent calendar. 1.A 17-0383 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of April 11, 2017 Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 11, 2017 as submitted. 1.B 17-0419 Approve City Council Special Meeting Minutes of April 18, 2017 Recommendation: Approve the City Council Special Meeting Minutes of April 18, 2017 as submitted. 1.C 17-0175 Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment by the City Manager Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills. 1.D 17-0413 Award of Contract for Design and Construction Support Services for The Mary-Carson Water Tank No. 2 Interior Refurbishment Project (F17-110) Recommendation: 1) Award a contract, in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report, and in an amount not-to-exceed $92,392, to V&A Consulting Engineers, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all the necessary conditions have been met; 2) Approve a 10% design contingency in the amount of $9,239. 1.E 17-0392 Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 5/4/2017 City Council Notice and Agenda May 9, 2017 Professional Real Estate Broker Services Related to the Sale of Onizuka Parcels at 1050 & 1060 Innovation Way (F17-099) and Approve Budget Modification No. 43 Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Cushman & Wakefield for an amount not to exceed $120,000 to perform professional real estate broker services related to the sale of 1050 & 1060 Innovation Way (Onizuka) and Approve Budget Modification No. 43 in the amount of $120,000. 1.F 17-0389 Approve Budget Modification No. 40 in the amount of $108,329 to Appropriate Funding from Fund 285 (Transportation Development Act) to Fund 385 (Capital Projects) Recommendation: Approve Budget Modification No. 40 in the amount of $108,329 to appropriate funding from the Transportation Development Act Fund to the Capital Project Fund. 1.G 17-0397 Award of Contract for Storm Drain Trash Capture Devices (F17-119) Recommendation: 1) Award an installation contract, in substantially the same format as Attachment 1 to the report in an amount of $182,810 to Storm Water Inspection & Maintenance Services Inc., dba Storm Tek, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all the necessary conditions have been met; and 2) approve a 10% contract contingency in the amount of $18,281. 1.H 17-0438 Approve 2017 Board and Commission Master Work Plans Recommendation: Approve the 2017 master work plans as submitted. 1.I 17-0517 Adopt Ordinance No. 3114-17 Amending the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning Districts Map, to Rezone 29 Contiguous Properties Located on Firebird Way, Flamingo Way, and Dunholme Way from R-0 (Low Density Residential) Zoning District to R-0/S (Low Density Residential/Single-Story) Zoning District Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 3114-17. 1.J 17-0519 Adopt Ordinance No. 3115-17 Amending the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning Districts Map, to Rezone Certain Properties located at 669 & 673 Old San Francisco Road from R-0 (Low City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 5/4/2017 City Council Notice and Agenda May 9, 2017 Density Residential) Zoning District to R-3/PD (Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) Zoning District Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 3115-17. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS If you wish to speak to a public hearings/general business item, please fill out a speaker card and give it to the City Clerk. You will be recognized at the time the item is being considered by Council. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments. 2 17-0487 Consider Draft 2017 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve the 2017 Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2 to the report. 3 17-0221 Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program for Animal Assisted Happiness at Baylands Park, Approve the Conceptual Plan and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Sublease Agreement between the City and Animal Assisted Happiness (AAH) Recommendation: Alternative 1: Make the findings required by the California Environmental Quality Act in Attachment 12 to the Report, Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program for Animal Assisted Happiness at Baylands Park, approve the conceptual plans and authorize the City Manager to execute a sublease agreement between the City and Animal Assisted Happiness. 4 17-0343 Introduce an Ordinance to Award a Non-Exclusive Taxicab Franchise to Yellow Checker Cab Co., Inc. DBA Checker Cab and Rainbow Cab Recommendation: Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance to Award a Non-exclusive Taxicab Franchise to Yellow Checker Cab Co., Inc. DBA Checker Cab and Rainbow Cab, and authorize the City Manager to execute the franchise agreement. 5 17-0345 Introduce an Ordinance to Award a Non-Exclusive Taxicab Franchise to A Orange Cab, Inc., DBA Orange Cab City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 5/4/2017 City Council Notice and Agenda May 9, 2017 Recommendation: Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance to Award a Non-exclusive Taxicab Franchise to A Orange Cab Co., Inc. DBA Orange Cab and authorize the City Manager to execute the franchise agreement. 6 16-0871 Approve a Program for Paid Parking in Downtown Caltrain Commuter Lots Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve a Program for Paid Parking in Downtown Caltrain Commuter Lots. COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Council -City Manager INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 17-0071 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar 17-0359 Information/Action Items 17-0228 Study Session Summary of April 25, 2017 - Review Performance Evaluation Tools for the City Manager and City Attorney 17-0405 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes ADJOURNMENT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The agenda reports to council (RTCs) may be viewed on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov after 7 p.m. on Thursdays or at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave. as of Fridays prior to Tuesday City Council meetings. Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of the City of Sunnyvale City Council regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk located at 603 All America Way, Sunnyvale, California during normal business hours and in the Council Chamber on the evening of the Council Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 730-7483 for City of Sunnyvale Page 5 Printed on 5/4/2017 City Council Notice and Agenda May 9, 2017 specific questions regarding the agenda. 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. 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. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 730-7483. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)) Planning a presentation for a City Council meeting? To help you prepare and deliver your public comments, please review the "Making Public Comments During City Council or Planning Commission Meetings" document available at Presentations.inSunnyvale.com. Planning to provide materials to Council? If you wish to provide the City Council with copies of your presentation materials, please provide 12 copies of the materials to the City Clerk (located to the left of the Council dais). The City Clerk will distribute your items to the Council. Upcoming Meetings Visit CouncilMeetings.inSunnyvale.com for upcoming Council meeting information. Visit BoardsandCommissions.inSunnyvale.com for upcoming board and commission meeting information. For a complete schedule of KSUN-15 Council meeting broadcasts, visit KSUN.insunnyvale.com. City of Sunnyvale Page 6 Printed on 5/4/2017

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