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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Revised City Council Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:30 AM Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Special Meeting - Budget Workshop CALL TO ORDER Mayor Klein called the special meeting to order at 8:33 a.m SALUTE TO THE FLAG 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 OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING BUDGET WORKSHOP Josué García, South Bay Piping Industry Labor Management Trust requested Council include funding to eliminate wage theft in the construction industry through enforcement of the Responsible Construction Ordinance. Michael Johnson, Executive Director, Sunnyvale Downtown Association encouraged Council to continue funding for Association events. Kristel Wickham, Sustainability Commission Member communicated funding recommendations from the Commission for the Climate Action Plan. Ruth Silver Taube, Santa Clara County Wage Theft Coalition urged Council to update the Responsible Construction Ordinance to apply to Department of Public Works contracts and add additional transparency measures in these contracts. Tony Spitaleri requested Council waive City fees for the Pet Parade. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Revised May 23, 2019 WORKSHOP 19-0103 8:30 A.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget Workshop City Manager Kent Steffens provided an overview of the budget and presented the budget message. Director of Finance Tim Kirby and Assistant Director of Finance Grace Zheng provided the budget report and presentation overview of the General Fund. Budget Manager Felicia Silva provided the presentation overview of Special Revenue Funds. Council recessed at 10:34 a.m. Council reconvened with all Councilmembers present at 10:50 a.m. Director of Finance Tim Kirby and Budget Manager Felicia Silva provided the presentation overview of Capital Funds and Infrastructure Funds. Director of Finance Tim Kirby and Budget Manager Felicia Silva provided the presentation overview of Enterprise Funds. Council recessed for lunch at 12:05 p.m. Council reconvened with all Councilmembers present at 12:52 p.m. Assistant Director of Finance Grace Zheng provided the presentation overview of Internal Service Funds. Department Directors provided reports as follows: Ramana Chinnakotla, Director of Environmental Services Kathleen Boutte’ Foster, Director of Information Technology Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works Phan Ngo, Director of Public Safety Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works, for Parks and Recreation, Library, and Administrative Facilities City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Revised May 23, 2019 Council recessed at 3:00 p.m. Council reconvened with all Councilmembers present at 3:12 p.m. Trudi Ryan, Director of Community Development BUDGET SUPPLEMENTS MOTION: Councilmember Larsson moved and Councilmember Smith seconded the motion to approve Budget Supplements 1 and 3 through 8. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Smith Councilmember Goldman Councilmember Fong No: 0 MOTION: Councilmember Larsson moved and Councilmember Hendricks seconded the motion to not approve the Budget Supplement 2. FORMAL AMENDMENT: Councilmember Goldman moved and Vice Mayor Melton seconded the motion to separate Budget Supplement 2 into two components and only approve the Technological Innovation component. The amendment carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Smith Councilmember Goldman City of Sunnyvale Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes - Revised May 23, 2019 No: 3 - Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Fong The amended motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Smith Councilmember Goldman No: 2 - Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Fong MOTION: Vice Mayor Melton moved and Councilmember Fong seconded the motion to approve the Budget Supplement 9. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Smith Councilmember Goldman Councilmember Fong No: 1 - Councilmember Hendricks MOTION: Councilmember Larsson moved and Vice Mayor Melton seconded the motion to approve the Budget Supplement 10, Option 1 at $70,000. AMENDMENT: Vice Mayor Melton moved and Councilmember Smith seconded the motion to amend, replacing Option 1 at $70,000 with Option 2 at $170,000. The amendment failed by the following vote: City of Sunnyvale Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Revised May 23, 2019 Yes: 3 - Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Smith Councilmember Goldman No: 4 - Mayor Klein Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Fong The original motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Smith Councilmember Goldman No: 2 - Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Fong MOTION: Vice Mayor Melton moved and Councilmember Fong seconded the motion to approve the Budget Supplement 11, Alternative 1 for a total of $21,000 per year. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Smith Councilmember Goldman Councilmember Fong No: 0 MOTION: Vice Mayor Melton moved and Councilmember Fong seconded the motion to approve the Budget Supplement 12, Alternative 2. City of Sunnyvale Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes - Revised May 23, 2019 The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Smith Councilmember Goldman Councilmember Fong No: 1 - Councilmember Hendricks MOTION: Vice Mayor Melton moved and Councilmember Goldman seconded the motion to direct the FY 2020/21 amount of $1 million earmarked for the Service Level Set-Aside to the pension trust. The motion failed by the following vote: Yes: 3 - Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Smith Councilmember Goldman No: 4 - Mayor Klein Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Fong MOTION: Councilmember Larrson moved and Councilmember Hendricks seconded the motion to not approve the Budget Supplement 13. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Mayor Klein Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Smith Councilmember Fong No: 2 - Vice Mayor Melton Councilmember Goldman City of Sunnyvale Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes - Revised May 23, 2019 SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS City Manager Kent Steffens provided closing remarks. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 7