City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · March 31, 2020
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City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting:
City Web Stream and
KMVT Channel 15
Regular Meeting - 7 PM
SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsom on
March 17, 2020, the meeting was conducted telephonically.
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Nancy Smith
Councilmember Gustav Larsson
Councilmember Glenn Hendricks
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Michael S. Goldman
Councilmember Mason Fong
Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Smith and all Councilmembers attended via
teleconference.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
City Clerk David Carnahan read the following oral comments received via email:
Sue Serrone, Livable Sunnyvale requested the City take additional action in
response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, including providing support for renters, mobile
home owners, the homeless and small businesses.
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Richard Mehlinger voiced support for additional methods for the public to provide
input during teleconference City Council meetings generally and for the Active
Transportation Plan in particular.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Goldman pulled Item 1.D for separate consideration.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Smith moved and Councilmember Hendricks seconded the
motion to approve Items 1.A through 1.C and 1.E through 1.G.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Smith
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Goldman
Councilmember Fong
No: 0
1.A 20-0078 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2020
Approve the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2020 as submitted.
1.B 20-0442 Approve City Council Special Meeting Minutes of March 17,
2020
Approve the City Council Special Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2020 as submitted.
1.C 20-0059 Approve Budget Modification No. 20 to Appropriate $302,900
in FY 2019/20 Transportation Fund for Clean Air County
Program Manager Funds for the Retiming of Traffic Signals
and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Grant-Related
Documents
Approve Budget Modification No. 20 to appropriate $302,900 in FY 2019/20
Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) County Program Manager funds for
retiming of traffic signals and authorize the City Manager to execute all grant-related
documents.
1.D 20-0370 Approve Budget Modification No. 25 in the amount of $464,435
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for the Fair Oaks Avenue Overhead Bridge Rehabilitation and
Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Construction
Contract with Joseph J. Albanese
City Manager Kent Steffens provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 7:25 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 7:25 p.m.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Smith moved and Councilmember Hendricks seconded the
motion to authorize the City Manager to take the following actions:
- Award a construction contract to Joseph J. Albanese in the amount of
$18,386,002.86;
- Execute the construction contract when all necessary conditions have been met;
- Approve a 10% construction contingency; and
- Approve Budget Modification No. 25 in the amount of $464,435.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Smith
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Goldman
Councilmember Fong
No: 0
1.E 20-0340 Award a Contract to Macias Gini and O’Connell LLP in an
amount not to exceed $382,243 for Annual Financial Auditing
Services (F20-142)
Take the following actions:
- Award a three-year contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the
report in the amount of $382,243 to Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met.
1.F 20-0303 Authorize Amending the Existing Contract with The Arcanum
Group for the Infor Enterprise Asset Management Licensing
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and Maintenance and Support for the Water Pollution Control
Plant and Related Actions Regarding Purchasing Additional
Licenses and Renewing Existing Licenses and Maintenance
and Support Services (F20-115)
Take the follow actions:
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to an existing contract
with The Arcanum Group, in substantially the same format as Attachment 1 to the
report, increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $33,245 for a new
not-to-exceed contract amount of $667,206; and
- Authorize the City Manager to purchase additional licenses and renew existing
licenses and maintenance and support for five (5) additional one-year periods with
Infor or its Value Added Resellers (VARs) within budgeted amounts.
1.G 20-0221 Approve the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement
District Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019/20; and Adopt
Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Annual
Assessment and Reauthorize the BID for Fiscal Year 2020/21
Approve the Fiscal Year 2019/20 BID Annual Report, adopt the Resolution of
Intention to levy and collect an assessment and reauthorize the Business
Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2020/21, and schedule the public hearing for
April 28, 2020.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 20-0439 Adopt an Emergency Ordinance Enacting a Moratorium on
Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent by Residential Tenants
Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic; Introduce a Regular
Ordinance Enacting a Moratorium on Evictions for
Nonpayment of Rent by Residential Tenants Impacted by the
COVID-19 Pandemic; and Provide Direction Regarding any
Desired Enhanced Provisions on Temporary Moratorium on
Evictions of Commercial Tenants Impacted by the COVID-19
Pandemic.
Housing Officer Jenny Carloni provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 8:38 p.m.
City Clerk David Carnahan read the following public comments received via email:
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James Uren shared opposition to the proposed moratorium on evictions for
non-payment of rent due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and raised concerns regarding
the potential impacts to landlords.
Leia Mehlman voiced support for the inclusion of mobile home park tenants in the
eviction moratorium.
Annette Kirkham, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley communicated support for the
eviction moratorium and expansion of the proposed eviction moratorium to include
no fault evictions and protection for small businesses.
Richard Mehlinger, Livable Sunnyvale and the Sunnyvale Democratic Club
Executive Board shared support for the eviction moratorium and expansion of the
moratorium to prohibit all evictions.
Anil Babbar, Vice President of Public Affairs, California Apartment Association
voiced opposition to the eviction moratorium and detailed possible impacts to
landlords.
Public Hearing closed at 8:46 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Vice Mayor Smith seconded the
motion to approve Alternative 1: adopt an Emergency Ordinance and introduce a
Regular Ordinance enacting a moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent by
residential tenants impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic (Attachments 1 and 2 to
the report).
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Smith
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Goldman
Councilmember Fong
No: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
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Councilmember Hendricks shared details of Santa Clara Transportation Authority
actions taken in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
Councilmember Fong requested an update regarding options to support small
businesses. He inquired regarding a potential electric scooter partnership with the
City of Mountain View. Councilmember Fong communicated support for additional
public participation tools in future Council meetings.
Councilmember Melton asked for updates regarding the Tentative Council Meeting
Agenda Calendar (TCMAC) and the Budget Workshop. He requested an overview
of the upcoming Council meeting agenda. Councilmember Melton inquired which
public works capital improvement projects are deemed essential and will therefore
move forward under the recent Shelter in Place Order.
Mayor Klein confirmed projects not identified as essential will be preserved in their
current state to support construction resuming after the Shelter in Place Order
expires or is lifted.
MOTION: Councilmember Goldman moved to agendize a discussion of a City of
Sunnyvale hiring freeze, exempting Department of Public Safety personnel and
other specific positions.
Motion failed due to the lack of a second.
City Manager Kent Steffens advised the Office of the City Manager is reviewing all
hiring requisitions during the Shelter in Place Order to ensure City hiring focuses on
filling essential positions.
-City Manager
City Manager Kent Steffens identified staff work undertaken to support this
teleconference Council meeting. He shared staff is exploring how to conduct Board
and Commission meetings during the Shelter in Place Order.
Vice Mayor Smith inquired if additional public comment methods will be available
during future Council meetings.
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Mr. Steffens advised staff is exploring additional public comment tools.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
20-0357 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
20-0358 Information/Action Items
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 9:44 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda - Revised
City Council
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting:
City Web Stream and
KMVT Channel 15
Regular Meeting - 7 PM
SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20:
The Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953, contains special requirements
that apply when members of a legislative body participate in a public meeting by
telephone. Certain of these requirements have been suspended by Paragraph 3 of
Executive Order N-29-20, executed by the Governor of California on March 17,
2020 to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19. In particular,
the Executive Order suspends that provisions of the Brown Act that require
noticing, posting of agendas, and public access to each location where a member
will be participating telephonically, as well as provisions that require physical
presence of members of the legislative body or the public for purposes of a
quorum or to hold a meeting. Executive Order N-29-20 allows an agency to
conduct a teleconference meeting that provides members of the public telephonic
or other electronic participation in place of making a physical location for the
public to observe the meeting and provide public comment, consistent with other
provisions of the Brown Act.
The following members of the Sunnyvale City Council are listed to permit them to
appear telephonically at the City Council Meeting on March 31, 2020: Mayor
Klein; Vice Mayor Smith and Councilmembers Larsson, Hendricks, Melton,
Goldman and Fong.
As always, members of the public can send written comments to the City Council
prior to the meeting by emailing council@sunnyvale.ca.gov. These emails will be
provided to the members of the City Council and will become part of the official
record of the meeting.
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Members of the public who wish to verbally address the City Council during the
meeting should email those comments to cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Comments
must be received before the Chair announces that the time for public comment is
closed. The City Clerk will read the first three minutes of each email into the public
record. IMPORTANT: identify the Agenda Item Number or Oral Communications in
the subject line of your email. Example: Public Comment for Agenda Item Number
20-0439
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Executive Order
N-29-20, if you need special assistance to provide public comment in this meeting,
please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 730-7483 or
cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov at least 2 hours prior to the meeting in order for the
City to make reasonable alternative arrangements for you to communicate your
comments. If you need special assistance in this meeting for purposes other than
providing public comment, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)
730-7483 or cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to
enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this
meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1))
Members of the public wanting to view and listen to the open session of the
meeting may do so by tuning-in live via sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or
KMVT Channel 15.
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 via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the
City Council on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may
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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 the
Council to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address
the Council, please refer to the Special Teleconference Notice at the beginning of
this agenda. 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, refer to the Special Teleconference Notice at the beginning of this
agenda.
1.A 20-0078 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2020
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2020
as submitted.
1.B 20-0442 Approve City Council Special Meeting Minutes of March 17,
2020
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Special Meeting Minutes of March
17, 2020 as submitted.
1.C 20-0059 Approve Budget Modification No. 20 to Appropriate $302,900
in FY 2019/20 Transportation Fund for Clean Air County
Program Manager Funds for the Retiming of Traffic Signals
and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Grant-Related
Documents
Recommendation: Approve Budget Modification No. 20 to Appropriate $302,900
in FY 2019/20 Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA)
County Program Manager Funds for Retiming of Traffic
Signals and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All
Grant-Related Documents.
1.D 20-0370 Approve Budget Modification No. 25 in the amount of
$464,435 for the Fair Oaks Avenue Overhead Bridge
Rehabilitation and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the
Construction Contract with Joseph J. Albanese
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Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to take the following actions:
- Award a construction contract to Joseph J. Albanese in the
amount of $18,386,002.86;
- Execute the construction contract when all necessary
conditions have been met;
- Approve a 10% construction contingency;
- Approve Budget Modification No. 25 in the amount of
$464,435
1.E 20-0340 Award a Contract to Macias Gini and O’Connell LLP in an
amount not to exceed $382,243 for Annual Financial Auditing
Services (F20-142)
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
1. Award a three-year contract in substantially the same form
as Attachment 1 to the report in the amount of $382,243 to
Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met
1.F 20-0303 Authorize Amending the Existing Contract with The Arcanum
Group for the Infor Enterprise Asset Management Licensing
and Maintenance and Support for the Water Pollution Control
Plant and Related Actions Regarding Purchasing Additional
Licenses and Renewing Existing Licenses and Maintenance
and Support Services (F20-115)
Recommendation: Take the follow actions:
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment
to an existing contract with The Arcanum Group, in
substantially the same format as Attachment 1 to the report,
increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $33,245 for a
new not-to-exceed contract amount of $667,206; and
- Authorize the City Manager to purchase additional licenses
and renew existing licenses and maintenance and support for
five (5) additional one-year periods with Infor or its VARS,
within budgeted amounts.
1.G 20-0221 Approve the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement
District Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019/20; and Adopt
Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Annual
Assessment and Reauthorize the BID for Fiscal Year 2020/21
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Recommendation: Approve the Fiscal Year 2019/20 BID Annual Report, adopt the
Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Assessment and
Reauthorize the Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year
2020/21, and schedule the public hearing for April 28, 2020.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to the
Special Teleconference Notice at the beginning of this agenda
2 20-0439 Adopt an Emergency Ordinance Enacting a Moratorium on
Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent by Residential Tenants
Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic; Introduce a Regular
Ordinance Enacting a Moratorium on Evictions for
Nonpayment of Rent by Residential Tenants Impacted by the
COVID-19 Pandemic; and Provide Direction Regarding any
Desired Enhanced Provisions on Temporary Moratorium on
Evictions of Commercial Tenants Impacted by the COVID-19
Pandemic.
Recommendation: Alternative 1 and Alternative 4:
1) Adopt an Emergency Ordinance and Introduce a Regular
Ordinance Enacting a Moratorium on Evictions for
Non-Payment of Rent by Residential Tenants Impacted by the
COVID-19 Pandemic (Attachments 1 and 2); and, 4) provide
direction to staff on whether the Council desires enhanced
provisions, beyond those set forth in the County ordinance, for
eviction moratoriums for commercial tenants impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
-City Manager
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
Visit http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/TCMAC to view the Tentative Council Meeting
Agenda Calendar (TCMAC) online. The TCMAC is updated each Thursday
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afternoon.
20-0357 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
20-0358 Information/Action Items
ADJOURNMENT
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located at 456 W. Olive Ave., prior to Tuesday City Council meetings. Any agenda
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Office of the City Clerk at (408) 730-7483 for specific questions regarding the
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