City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · April 28, 2020
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City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting:
City Web Stream and
KMVT Channel 15
Regular Meeting - 7 PM
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 7:00 p.m. via teleconference.
Mayor Klein announced the Council meeting would be closed in honor of Leslie
Lawton.
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.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
20-0384 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Asian Pacific American
(APA) Heritage Month
Councilmember Fong read a proclamation in honor of Asian Pacific American (APA)
Heritage Month.
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Councilmember Fong announced the current recruitment for various Boards and
Commissions.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Vice Mayor Smith moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the
motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.K.
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 20-0054 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of April 7, 2020
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 7, 2020 as submitted.
1.B 20-0465 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of April 14, 2020
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 14, 2020 as submitted.
1.C 20-0074 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 20-0248 Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Funding Agreement
With Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for the 2016
Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian Education and
Encouragement Program, Accept the Funding in the Amount of
$320,647.38 for Fiscal Years 2017/18 Through 2020/21, and
Approve Budget Modification No. 27 to Appropriate the
Funding to Fund the Bicycle and Pedestrian Education and
Encouragement Program, and Find That the Action is Exempt
From CEQA
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Authorize the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for the 2016 Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian
Education and Encouragement Program (Attachment 1 to the report), accept the
funding in the amount of $320,647.38 for Fiscal Years 2017/18 through 2020/21,
and approve Budget Modification No. 27 to appropriate the funding to fund the
Bicycle and Pedestrian Education and Encouragement Program, and find that the
action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3).
1.E 20-0258 Award of Contract to V&A Consulting Engineers, Inc. for
Design Services for the Cathodic Protection - Phase 1 Project
(F18-149)
Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report in
the amount of $331,867 to V&A Consulting Engineers, Inc.;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met; and
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $33,187.
1.F 20-0375 Award a Three-year Contract to Carl Warren & Company for
Third Party Claims Administration Services (F20-001)
Take the following actions:
- Award a three-year contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the
report in the amount not to exceed $351,856 to Carl Warren & Company;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met;
- Approve a 10% contingency for Year 1 services in the amount of $14,500; and
- Delegate the authority to the City Manager to renew the contract for two additional
one-year periods within budgeted amounts and provided services and pricing
remain acceptable to the City.
1.G 20-0377 Award of a Contract to Anderson Brule Architects, Inc. for the
Design and Construction Support Services of Lakewood
Branch Library & Learning Center (F13-54)
Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report to
Anderson Brule Architects, Inc. with a not to exceed contract amount of $2,800,429;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met; and
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- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $280,043.
1.H 20-0443 Award of Bid No. PW20-14 to Ray’s Electric for Advanced
Dilemma Zone Detection Re-Bid and Finding of CEQA
Categorical Exemption
Take the following actions:
- Make a finding of categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c);
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report in
the amount of $424,000 to Ray's Electric;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met; and
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $42,400.
1.I 20-0403 Approve Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Proposed
Projects List for the Road Repair and Accountability Act of
2017 - Local Streets and Roads (SB1) Funding Program
Approve the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Updated Proposed Projects List
for the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - Local Streets and Roads
Funding Program and find the action exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) as it is a
fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which
may result in a potential significant impact on the environment.
1.J 20-0421 Reject All Bids Received for the Lawrence Expressway
Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Initial Project (PW20-04)
Reject all bids received in response to Invitation for Bids PW20 04 Lawrence
Expressway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Initial Project.
1.K 20-0364 Certification of the March 3, 2020 Election Results for Ballot
Measure B (Charter Amendment to Amend Sections 600
Through 613 Relating to Changing the City Council Election
System to Implement By-District Elections)
Adopt a Resolution declaring the canvas of returns for the Consolidated Special
Municipal Election held March 3, 2020.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 20-0222 Public Hearing to Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Annual
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Report to Levy and Collect an Annual Assessment for the
Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District (BID) for
Fiscal Year 2020/21
Assistant City Manager Connie Verceles provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 7:17 p.m.
Mike Johnson, Executive Director, Sunnyvale Downtown Association (SDA) voiced
support for Alternative 1 and shared an update regarding the SDA.
Public Hearing closed at 7:20 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded
the motion to approve Alternative 1: Adopt the Resolution to confirm the Annual
Report and Levy and collect an annual assessment for the Downtown Sunnyvale
Business Improvement District for Fiscal
Year 2020/21.
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
3 20-0306 Approve the Proposed Conceptual Park Design for New City
Park at 1 AMD Place
Public Works Director Chip Taylor and Superintendent of Parks and Golf Jim Stark
provided the staff report and presentation.
Public Hearing opened at 7:55 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 7:55 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Vice Mayor Smith seconded the
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motion to approve Alternative 1: Approve the Conceptual Design of AMD Park as
shown in Attachment 3 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
None.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
Councilmember Goldman requested Staff provide an update regarding the
November 3, 2020 Election including the requirements to run for City Council or
Mayor in the new District Election format. He shared concerns regarding the
gathering of signatures during the COVID-19 Emergency.
Councilmember Hendricks announced the National Citizens Survey Results is
available for review by Council and the public.
Vice Mayor Smith voiced support for the topics mentioned by Councilmembers
Hendricks and Goldman.
-City Manager
City Manager Kent Steffens shared details of upcoming May 5, 12 and 13 Council
meeting agendas. He advised the City will provide an update regarding revenue
projections in advance of the May 21 Budget Workshop.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
20-0447 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
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20-0448 Information/Action Items
20-0472 National Citizens Survey Results (Information Only)
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein closed the meeting in honor of Leslie Lawton.
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:12 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda - Revised
City Council
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99
Regular Meeting - 7 PM
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the “shelter in place” orders issued by
Santa Clara County and the State of California, the meeting of the Sunnyvale City
Council on April 28, 2020, will take place by teleconference, as allowed by
Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20.
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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
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
20-0384 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Asian Pacific American
(APA) Heritage Month
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
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 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, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
1.A 20-0054 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of April 7, 2020
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 7, 2020 as
submitted.
1.B 20-0465 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of April 14, 2020
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Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 14, 2020 as
submitted.
1.C 20-0074 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 20-0248 Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Funding Agreement
With Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for the 2016
Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian Education and
Encouragement Program, Accept the Funding in the Amount of
$320,647.38 for Fiscal Years 2017/18 Through 2020/21, and
Approve Budget Modification No. 27 to Appropriate the
Funding to Fund the Bicycle and Pedestrian Education and
Encouragement Program, and Find That the Action is Exempt
From CEQA
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Funding Agreement
with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for the 2016
Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian Education and
Encouragement Program (Attachment 1 of the report), Accept
the Funding in the amount of $320,647.38 for Fiscal Years
2017/18 through 2020/21, and Approve Budget Modification
No. 27 to Appropriate the Funding to fund the Bicycle and
Pedestrian Education and Encouragement Program, and Find
that the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3).
1.E 20-0258 Award of Contract to V&A Consulting Engineers, Inc. for
Design Services for the Cathodic Protection - Phase 1 Project
(F18-149)
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 1 to the report in the amount of $331,867 to V&A
Consulting Engineers, Inc.,
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met, and
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $33,187.
1.F 20-0375 Award a Three-year Contract to Carl Warren & Company for
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Third Party Claims Administration Services (F20-001)
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a three-year contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 1 to the report in the amount not to exceed
$351,856 to Carl Warren & Company,
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met,
- Approve a 10% contingency for Year 1 services in the
amount of $14,500, and
- Delegate the authority to the City Manager to renew the
contract for two additional one-year periods within budgeted
amounts and provided services and pricing remain acceptable
to the City.
1.G 20-0377 Award of a Contract to Anderson Brule Architects, Inc. for the
Design and Construction Support Services of Lakewood
Branch Library & Learning Center (F13-54)
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 1 to the report to Anderson Brule Architects, Inc.
with a not to exceed contract amount of $2,800,429,
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met, and
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $280,043.
1.H 20-0443 Award of Bid No. PW20-14 to Ray’s Electric for Advanced
Dilemma Zone Detection Re-Bid and Finding of CEQA
Categorical Exemption
Recommendation: - Make a finding of categorical exemption from the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15301(c),
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $424,000 to Ray's
Electric,
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met, and
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $42,400.
1.I 20-0403 Approve Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Proposed
Projects List for the Road Repair and Accountability Act of
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2017 - Local Streets and Roads (SB1) Funding Program
Recommendation: Approve the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Updated
Proposed Projects List for the Road Repair and Accountability
Act of 2017 - Local Streets and Roads Funding Program and
find the action exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15378(b)(4) as it is a fiscal activity that does not involve any
commitment to any specific project which may result in a
potential significant impact on the environment.
1.J 20-0421 Reject All Bids Received for the Lawrence Expressway
Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Initial Project (PW20-04)
Recommendation: Reject all bids received in response to Invitation for Bids
PW20-04 Lawrence Expressway Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation Initial Project.
1.K 20-0364 Certification of the March 3, 2020 Election Results for Ballot
Measure B (Charter Amendment to Amend Sections 600
Through 613 Relating to Changing the City Council Election
System to Implement By-District Elections)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Declaring the Canvas of Returns for the
Consolidated Special Municipal Election held March 3, 2020.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to
notice at the beginning of this agenda. 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 20-0222 Public Hearing to Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Annual
Report to Levy and Collect an Annual Assessment for the
Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District (BID) for
Fiscal Year 2020/21
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Adopt the Resolution to Confirm the Annual
Report and Levy and Collect an Annual Assessment for the
Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District for Fiscal
Year 2020/21.
3 20-0306 Approve the Proposed Conceptual Park Design for New City
Park at 1 AMD Place
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Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve the conceptual design of AMD Park as
shown in Attachment 3 of the report.
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
afternoon.
20-0447 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
20-0448 Information/Action Items
20-0472 National Citizens Survey Results (Information Only)
ADJOURNMENT
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