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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final City Council Thursday, February 7, 2019 8:30 AM Sunnyvale Community Center - Community Room, 550 East Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Special Meeting: Strategic Planning Session CALL TO ORDER Mayor Klein called the meeting to order in the Community Room at 8:35 a.m. Mayor Klein provided welcoming remarks. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein Vice Mayor Russ Melton Councilmember Gustav Larsson Councilmember Glenn Hendricks Councilmember Nancy Smith Councilmember Michael S. Goldman Councilmember Mason Fong Councilmember Fong arrived at 8:36 a.m. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS James Tuleya, requested consideration of accelerating climate action as a cross-department issue, including in the areas of Information Technology and Finance. Tracy Hern, Vice President of Sunnyvale Public Safety Officers Association, spoke regarding a letter submitted by the association and requested focus and priority on staffing and creation of a Public Safety Hiring Taskforce. Kristel Wickham, speaking on her own behalf, spoke in support of continued focus on climate action including CAP 2.0 funding, a citywide commitment in Information Technology, Finance, Environmental Services Department, and Public Works. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final February 7, 2019 Tara Martin-Milius spoke in support of accelerating the climate action plan, electrification of new buildings, net zero buildings, incentivize photovoltaics, energy efficiency of the civic center, preserve and enhance natural systems including light mitigation, buffer zones for the East and West channels, reduction of chemical insecticides and fertilizers, and pursuing potable recycled water. Barbara Fukumoto spoke in support of accelerated climate change mitigation and giving priority to solutions. Mila Zelkha suggested adding a goal to exploire a sub-regional Transportation Management Association to ease the burden of transportation locally. OVERVIEW Council met with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) in a facilitated workshop format and received information on strategic focus areas. STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS AND COUNCIL PRIORITIES UPDATE FOCUS TOPICS COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES DISCUSSION Council confirmed its Strategic Priorities and revised the "Civic Center Campus and Main Library" to "Civic Center Modernization". Councilmember Fong proposed a budget issue for certain Public Safety equipment. Following discussion, Councilmember Fong withdrew his proposed budget issue and suggested that staff work with Sunnyvale Public Safety Officers Association on equipment needs. Councilmember Fong proposed a study issue adding diversity inclusion into the General Plan Chapter 2 Community Vision in Policy CV 1-4 to ensure that all components of City operations attempt to address the diversity of Sunnyvale and provide for an inclusive environment. Councilmember Melton co-sponsored the study issue. Councilmember Fong proposed a study issue for a Sunnyvale Education Workforce Development Initiative to leverage local resources into a private/public partnership that "pipelines" high school and college students into public service roles. Mayor Klein co-sponsored this study issue. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final February 7, 2019 Councilmember Fong proposed a study issue for new revenue sources for Public Safety Dispatch recruitment. There was no co-sponsor. Councilmember Fong proposed a study issue for a program for community workforce agreements for major capital projects to find a middle ground between union labor contractors and independent contractors. There was no co-sponsor. Mayor Klein and City Manager Steffens provided closing remarks. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 4:13 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3