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Sunnyvale, 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes April 28, 2020 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes April 28, 2020 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes April 28, 2020 - 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes April 28, 2020 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes April 28, 2020 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes April 28, 2020 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 7

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. • Watch the City Council meeting at sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or on television over AT&T U-verse Channel 99 or Comcast Channel 15 (closed sessions will not be broadcast). • Submit written comments to the City Council up to 4 hours prior to the meeting to council@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to City Clerk, 603 All America Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. • Send verbal comments to cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov. The first three minutes of each email received before the close of public comment will be read during the meeting. Please identify the Agenda Item you are addressing in the email subject. • Leave a voicemail at (408) 730-7925. The voicemail will be played at the appropriate time during the Council meeting. Please identify the Agenda Item you are addressing in your voicemail. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Executive Order N-29-20, if you need special assistance to provide public comment, contact the City at least 2 hours prior to the meeting in order for the City to make reasonable alternative arrangements for you to communicate your comments. For other special assistance; please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Office of the City Clerk may be reached at (408) 730-7483 or cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)). City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 4/24/2020 City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised April 28, 2020 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 4/24/2020 City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised April 28, 2020 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 4/24/2020 City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised April 28, 2020 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 4/24/2020 City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised April 28, 2020 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 5 Printed on 4/24/2020 City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised April 28, 2020 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 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 in the Office of the City Clerklocated at 603 All America Way, 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, 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 Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 730-7483 to access City Hall to view these materials and for 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 6 Printed on 4/24/2020 City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised April 28, 2020 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. 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" available at http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments 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 Office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk will distribute your items to the Council following the meeting. Upcoming Meetings Visit https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com for upcoming Council, board and commission meeting information. City of Sunnyvale Page 7 Printed on 4/24/2020

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