City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · May 12, 2020
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City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99
Special Meeting - 7 PM
SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
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.
Council took a recess at 7:02 p.m. and reconvened with all Councilmembers present
via teleconference at 7:12 p.m.
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
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
20-0519 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Nurses Week
Mayor Klein read a proclamation in honor of Nurses Week.
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
City Clerk David Carnahan read the following public comments received via email:
Holly Lofgren shared comments regarding Plan Bay Area 2050. She urged Council
to reject the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocations from
Metropolitan Transportation Commission/Association of Bay Area Governments
unless full community participation is provided for and the impacts of Shelter In
Place Orders are understood.
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Clerk David Carnahan announced that a public comment was received via
email pertaining to agenda item 1.D.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Smith moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the
motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.C.
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 20-0484 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of May 5, 2020
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 5, 2020 as submitted.
1.B 20-0444 Adopt a Resolution Amending the City’s Salary Resolution and
Schedule of Pay to Change the Bargaining Unit for the
Principal Transportation Engineer/Planner Classification and
Increase the Salary; and Update the Pay Rate for the Casual
Assistant Pool Manager to Reflect the January 1, 2020
Sunnyvale Minimum Wage Increase
Adopt a Resolution amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to:
1. Change the bargaining unit for the Principal Transportation Engineer/Planner
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Classification from Sunnyvale Employees' Association (SEA)/IFPTE Local 21 to
Sunnyvale Managers' Association (SMA) and increase the salary; and
2. Update the pay rate for the Casual Assistant Pool Manager to reflect the January
1, 2020 Sunnyvale Minimum Wage increase.
1.C 20-0437 Award a Five (5) Year Contract to Axon Enterprise, Inc. for
Replacement and Maintenance of Department of Public Safety
Patrol Vehicle Camera Hardware and Software (F20-145)
Take the following actions:
- Award a contract, in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report and
in an amount of $388,626 to Axon Enterprise, Inc.;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met; and
- Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for an additional five-year period
to replace the cameras and for ongoing maintenance and software support, within
budgeted funding and provided product, pricing and services are acceptable.
1.D 20-0522 Adopt Ordinance No. 3159-20 to amend Title 10 of the
Sunnyvale Municipal Code
City Clerk David Carnahan read the following public comment received via email:
Christophe LaBelle commented that the proposed changes to the Ordinance should
have received review by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission. He
requested that in the future staff and Council consider increased access and
engagement for stakeholders on such matters.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Smith moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the
motion to approve agenda item 1.D.
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
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PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 20-0433 Proposed Project: Related applications on a 40.5 acre site:
MAJOR MOFFETT PARK SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT: Two new five-story R&D office buildings of
1,041,890 square feet resulting in 60 percent Floor Area Ratio
(FAR). The existing 710,381 square feet of office &
manufacturing buildings will be demolished.
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: Merge ten existing parcels and
create two new parcels.
Location: 360 W. Caribbean Drive (APNs: 110-26-020, 021,
022, 023, 025, 027, 028, 029, 030, 031)
File #: 2017-8042
Zoning: Moffett Park Industrial (MP-I) & Moffett Park Transit
Oriented Development (MP-TOD)
Applicant / Owner: Google LLC (applicant) / Google Inc.
(owner)
Environmental Review: Transportation Environmental Impact
Report and Statement of Overriding Considerations and
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting program
Project Planners: Shaunn Mendrin, (408) 730-7431,
smendrin@sunnyvale.ca.gov and Michelle King, (408)
730-7463, mking@sunnyvale.ca.gov.
Principal Planner Shaunn Mendrin provided the staff report and presentation.
Jeff Holzman, Director, Google Sunnyvale District Lead provided the applicant
report.
Public Hearing opened at 7:58 p.m.
City Clerk David Carnahan read the following public comments received via email:
Gita Dev, on behalf of the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, the Santa Clara Valley
Audubon Society, the Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge, Green Foothills
and the California Native Plan Society Santa Clara Chapter voiced support of the
Google Caribbean project.
Mike Serrone communicated support of the Google Caribbean project and urged
Council to approve the project as recommended by the Planning Commission.
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Public Hearing closed at 8:03 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Hendricks seconded
the motion to approve Alternatives 1 and 3:
1. Adopt a Resolution certifying the Transportation Environmental Impact Report,
adopting the Statements of Overriding Consideration, and adopting the Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program as contained in Attachments 4 and 5 of the
report; and
3. Approve the Major Moffett Park Special Development Permit as indicated in the
site and architectural plans in Attachment 6 of the report and tentative map in
Attachment 7 of the report, Findings of Approval in Attachment 8 of the report and
Conditions of Approval in Attachment 9 of 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
3 20-0525 REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO MAY 19, 2020: Approve
the Purchase and Sale Agreement Between the City of
Sunnyvale and MP Land Holdings LLC (MidPen Housing) for
the Purchase of 1178 Sonora Court, and Approve a
Disposition and Development Agreement, to Construct a new
Affordable Housing Development, and Adopt the Resolution to
Authorize the Ground Lease.
Department of Community Development Director Trudi Ryan provided the staff
report.
Public Hearing opened at 8:26 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 8:26 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Councilmember Melton seconded
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the motion to continue this item to the City Council meeting of May 19, 2020.
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
Vice Mayor Smith shared her attendance at a League of California Cities Peninsula
Division meeting and advised she will share information about the League’s Support
for Local Recovery efforts with staff for distribution to Council.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
Councilmember Goldman shared feedback he received from developer STC
Venture, LLC pertaining to progress with the development of the downtown area.
-City Manager
City Manager Kent Steffens shared details of the upcoming May 19 Council meeting
and the May 21 Budget Workshop. He announced that the FY 2020/21
Recommended Budget is available for review on the City’s website.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
20-0235 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
20-0362 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
20-0441 Information/Action Items
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:31 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda - Revised
City Council
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99
Special Meeting - 7 PM
SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
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 May 12, 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.
• 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. Each voicemail received before the close
of public comment 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)).
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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
20-0519 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Nurses Week
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 20-0484 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of May 5, 2020
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 5, 2020 as
submitted.
1.B 20-0444 Adopt a Resolution Amending the City’s Salary Resolution and
Schedule of Pay to Change the Bargaining Unit for the
Principal Transportation Engineer/Planner Classification and
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Increase the Salary; and Update the Pay Rate for the Casual
Assistant Pool Manager to Reflect the January 1, 2020
Sunnyvale Minimum Wage Increase
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and
Schedule of Pay to (1) Change the Bargaining Unit for the
Principal Transportation Engineer/Planner Classification from
Sunnyvale Employees' Association (SEA)/IFPTE Local 21 to
Sunnyvale Managers' Association (SMA) and Increase the
Salary; and (2) Update the Pay Rate for the Casual Assistant
Pool Manager to Reflect the January 1, 2020 Sunnyvale
Minimum Wage Increase.
1.C 20-0437 Award a Five (5) Year Contract to Axon Enterprise, Inc. for
Replacement and Maintenance of Department of Public Safety
Patrol Vehicle Camera Hardware and Software (F20-145)
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract, in substantially the same form as
Attachment 1 to the report and in an amount of $388,626 to
Axon Enterprise, Inc.;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met; and
- Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for an
additional five-year period to replace the cameras and for
ongoing maintenance and software support, within budgeted
funding and provided product, pricing and services are
acceptable.
1.D 20-0522 Adopt Ordinance No. 3159-20 to amend Title 10 of the
Sunnyvale Municipal Code
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 3159-20 to amend Title 10 of the
Sunnyvale Municipal Code
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 20-0433 Proposed Project: Related applications on a 40.5 acre site:
MAJOR MOFFETT PARK SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT
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PERMIT: Two new five-story R&D office buildings of
1,041,890 square feet resulting in 60 percent Floor Area Ratio
(FAR). The existing 710,381 square feet of office &
manufacturing buildings will be demolished.
VESTING TENTATIVE MAP: Merge ten existing parcels and
create two new parcels.
Location: 360 W. Caribbean Drive (APNs: 110-26-020, 021,
022, 023, 025, 027, 028, 029, 030, 031)
File #: 2017-8042
Zoning: Moffett Park Industrial (MP-I) & Moffett Park Transit
Oriented Development (MP-TOD)
Applicant / Owner: Google LLC (applicant) / Google Inc.
(owner)
Environmental Review: Transportation Environmental Impact
Report and Statement of Overriding Considerations and
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting program
Project Planners: Shaunn Mendrin, (408) 730-7431,
smendrin@sunnyvale.ca.gov and Michelle King, (408)
730-7463, mking@sunnyvale.ca.gov.
Recommendation: Alternatives 1 and 3: 1) Adopt a resolution certifying the
Transportation Environmental Impact Report, adopting the
Statements of Overriding Consideration, and adopting the
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program as contained in
Attachments 4 and 5 of the report; and, 3) Approve the Major
Moffett Park Special Development Permit as indicated in the
Site and Architectural Plans in Attachment 6 of the report and
Tentative Map in Attachment 7 of the report, Findings of
Approval in Attachment 8 of the report and Conditions of
Approval in Attachment 9 of the report.
3 20-0525 REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO MAY 19, 2020: Approve
the Purchase and Sale Agreement Between the City of
Sunnyvale and MP Land Holdings LLC (MidPen Housing) for
the Purchase of 1178 Sonora Court, and Approve a
Disposition and Development Agreement, to Construct a new
Affordable Housing Development, and Adopt the Resolution to
Authorize the Ground Lease.
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Open the Public Hearing and continue this item
to the City Council meeting of May 19, 2020
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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.
20-0235 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
20-0362 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
20-0441 Information/Action Items
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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sunnyvale.ca.gov after 7 p.m. on Thursdays or in the Office of the City Clerk
located 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 Office of the City Clerk at (408) 730-7483 to access City Hall to
view these materials and for specific questions regarding the agenda.
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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
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
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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.
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