City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · July 14, 2020
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City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 5:30 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5:30 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 6:15 PM |
Regular Meeting - 7 PM
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)
1 Call to Order
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. via teleconference.
2 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.
3 Public Comment
Public Comment opened at 5:31 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 5:31 p.m.
4 Convene to Closed Session
20-0652 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PENDING
LITIGATION
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code
Section 54956.9 (d)(1).
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Name of Case: Katrina (Silver) Cortese v. City of Sunnyvale
(Workers Compensation Appeal Board Case Nos.
ADJ11406539 and ADJ11406540)
20-0642 Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code
Section 54957.6:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Designated Representatives: Ad Hoc Committee on
City Attorney Compensation Members Larry Klein, Gustav
Larsson and Russ Melton
Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney
5 Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 6:11 p.m.
6:15 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
1 Call to Order
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. via teleconference.
2 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.
3 Public Comment
Mayor Klein announced that Council will hear agenda Item 3-Public Comment after
agenda Item 4-Study Session
4 Study Session
20-0597 Local Campaign Finance
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Deputy City Manager Jaqui Guzman provided the staff report and presentation.
3 Public Comment
Public Comment opened at 6:57 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:57 p.m.
5 Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m.
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
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.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Vice Mayor Smith reported that Council met in Closed Session held pursuant to
California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1): CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL PENDING LITIGATION Name of Case: Katrina (Silver) Cortese v. City of
Sunnyvale (Workers Compensation Appeal Board Case Nos. ADJ11406539 and
ADJ11406540); nothing to report.
Vice Mayor Smith reported that Council met in Closed Session Held Pursuant to
California Government Code Section 54957.6: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATORS Agency Designated Representatives: Ad Hoc Committee on City
Attorney Compensation Members Larry Klein, Gustav Larsson and Russ Melton
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Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney; nothing to report.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Councilmember Larsson announced details of the Candidate Nomination Period for
the November 2020 Election.
Councilmember Goldman announced the current recruitment for various Boards and
Commissions.
Richard Mehlinger shared support for providing accessibility and publicity of the
Zoom meeting details of noticed meetings on the City's public meetings webpage.
He also requested the City consider developing a Google calendar for Council,
Board and Commission meetings to be accessible by members of the public.
Holly Lofgren urged Council to direct staff to reject, in writing, the Regional Housing
Need Determination (RHND) from the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission/Association of Bay Area Governments unless the issue of intraregional
imbalance in the jobs/housing ratio is addressed.
Alysa Cisneros, Sunnyvale City Council District 2 Candidate shared her
qualifications and vision for the Sunnyvale community.
Kanav Mittal shared details of the free student-lead virtual tutoring service he
developed in response to COVID-19 school closures. The program is available to
the Sunnyvale community at freevirtualtutoring.org.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Goldman requested Item 1.E be pulled from the Consent Calendar.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Smith moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the
motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.D and 1.F.
The motion carried with the following vote:
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Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Smith
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Goldman
Councilmember Fong
No: 0
1.A 20-0039 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of June 30, 2020
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of June 30, 2020 as submitted.
1.B 20-0398 Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment
by the City Manager
Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
1.C 20-0653 Award of Contract to HDR Engineering, Inc. for Execution of
Phase II of the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer
Station NextGen Project (F20-190)
Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report in an
amount not-to-exceed $282,231.61, to HDR Engineering, Inc.; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met.
1.D 20-0479 Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract
with Faducci L.L.C. for Public Art at Washington Community
Swim Center in the total amount not to exceed $136,800,
which includes optional services of up to $1,800 for storage of
the completed artwork, if necessary
Authorize the City Manager to award and execute a contract with Faducci L.L.C. for
public art at Washington Community Swim Center in the total amount not-to-exceed
$136,800, which includes optional services of up to $1,800 for storage of the
completed artwork if necessary.
1.E 20-0505 Approve Changes to the Civic Center Modernization Project as
Described in the Addendum to the Civic Center Environmental
Impact Report
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Public Works Director Chip Taylor provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 7:32 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 7:32 p.m.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Smith moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the
motion to approve changes to the Civic Center Modernization Project as described
in the addendum to the Civic Center Environmental Impact 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
1.F 20-0570 Adopt a Resolution Extending the City’s Declaration of Local
Emergency for COVID-19
Adopt a Resolution extending the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services'
Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency (COVID-19).
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 20-0053 Approve Art in Private Development Project - Hunter
Properties/CityLine: Double Drip (Phase I)
Community Services Coordinator II Kristin Dance provided the staff report.
Ellie Hunter, CityLine Art Advisor provided the applicant presentation.
Public Hearing opened at 7:48 p.m.
Omar Din shared support for Alternative 1.
Valerie Suares proposed Council consider requiring an artistic statement plaque
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containing information about the artwork be included as part of the installation of the
art piece(s).
Public Hearing closed at 7:50 p.m.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Smith moved to approve Alternative 1: accept the Arts
Commission’s recommendation to approve the artwork as it is proposed with the
following condition of approval: Require the developer to submit a landscape plan to
the Community Services Coordinator II prior to the installation of the art.
Councilmember Goldman offered a friendly amendment to include an artistic
statement plaque on the art piece(s).
After discussion, Councilmember Goldman withdrew the friendly amendment and
seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: accept the Arts Commission’s
recommendation to approve the artwork as it is proposed with the following
condition of approval: Require the developer to submit a landscape plan to the
Community Services Coordinator II prior to the installation of the art.
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 20-0328 Adopt a Resolution to Approve the Final Engineer’s Report,
Confirm the Assessment, and Levy and Collect an Annual
Assessment for The Downtown Parking Maintenance District
for Fiscal Year 2020/21
Public Works Director Chip Taylor provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 7:59 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 7:59 p.m.
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MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Hendricks seconded
the motion to approve Alternative 1: adopt a Resolution to approve the final
Engineer's Report, to confirm the assessment, and levy and collect an annual
assessment for the Downtown Parking Maintenance District for FY 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
4 20-0650 Adopt a Resolution to Cause Charges for Non-Payment of
Delinquent Utility Charges to be placed on the FY 2020/21
County of Santa Clara Property Tax Roll
Finance Director Tim Kirby provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 8:07 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 8:07 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Hendricks seconded
the motion to approve Alternative 1: adopt a Resolution to cause charges for
non-payment of delinquent utility charges to be placed on the FY 2020/21 County of
Santa Clara Property Tax Roll.
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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COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Councilmember Fong shared his attendance at a Valley Transportation Authority
(VTA) State Route (SR) 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board meeting and details of
the Board's recommendations on the median transit lane project. The report will be
presented to the VTA Board of Directors for their consideration in September.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
Councilmember Fong inquired with staff on providing accessibility and publicity of
noticed meetings on the City's public meetings webpage.
City Clerk David Carnahan announced that staff will inquire with the vendor if a
feature such as adding teleconference meeting details may be added to the
platform.
Councilmember Fong inquired if staff has considered creating a Google calendar for
public meetings.
Mr. Carnahan informed Council that this service is not supported by the City's
current website provider.
-City Manager
City Manager Kent Steffens highlighted a revision to the Tentative Council Meeting
Agenda Calendar (TCMAC). The Active Transportation Plan will be presented to
Council for adoption on August 25 instead of July 28. He also noted that an Arts
Master Plan Study Session is scheduled for August 25 and Council will consider
adopting the Arts Master Plan on October 27. Mr. Steffens announced that
documents related to the Downtown Specific Plan are available for review on the
City's website. Council will consider the item on August 11. Mr. Steffens
communicated details of temperature screening stations at City facilities.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
20-0051 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
20-0422 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
20-0639 Information/Action Items
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:17 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 5:30 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5:30 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 6:15 PM |
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 July 14, 2020, will take place by teleconference, as allowed by
Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20.
• Watch the City Council meeting on television over Comcast Channel 15, at
https://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/YouTubeMeetings or
https://Sunnyvaleca.Legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
• 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.
• Teleconference participation: You may provide audio public comment by
connecting to the teleconference meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise
Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone):
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540
Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 961 1158 0540
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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5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)
1 Call to Order
Call to Order via teleconference.
2 Roll Call
3 Public Comment
The public may provide comments regarding the Closed Session item(s). If you
wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this
agenda. Closed Sessions are not open to the public.
4 Convene to Closed Session
20-0652 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-PENDING
LITIGATION
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code
Section 54956.9 (d)(1).
Name of Case: Katrina (Silver) Cortese v. City of Sunnyvale
(Workers Compensation Appeal Board Case Nos.
ADJ11406539 and ADJ11406540)
20-0642 Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code
Section 54957.6:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Designated Representatives: Ad Hoc Committee on
City Attorney Compensation Members Larry Klein, Gustav
Larsson and Russ Melton
Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney
5 Adjourn Special Meeting
6:15 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
1 Call to Order
Call to Order via teleconference.
2 Roll Call
3 Public Comment
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The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you
wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this
agenda.
4 Study Session
20-0597 Local Campaign Finance
5 Adjourn Special Meeting
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
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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.
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1.A 20-0039 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of June 30, 2020
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of June 30, 2020 as
submitted.
1.B 20-0398 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.C 20-0653 Award of Contract to HDR Engineering, Inc. for Execution of
Phase II of the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer
Station NextGen Project (F20-190)
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 1 to the report in an amount not to exceed
$282,231.61, to HDR Engineering, Inc., and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met.
1.D 20-0479 Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract
with Faducci L.L.C. for Public Art at Washington Community
Swim Center in the total amount not to exceed $136,800,
which includes optional services of up to $1,800 for storage of
the completed artwork, if necessary
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Contract
with Faducci L.L.C. for Public Art at Washington Community
Swim Center in the total amount not to exceed $136,800,
which includes optional services of up to $1,800 for storage of
the completed artwork if necessary.
1.E 20-0505 Approve Changes to the Civic Center Modernization Project as
Described in the Addendum to the Civic Center Environmental
Impact Report
Recommendation: Approve Changes to the Civic Center Modernization Project as
Described in the Addendum to the Civic Center Environmental
Impact Report.
1.F 20-0570 Adopt a Resolution Extending the City’s Declaration of Local
Emergency for COVID-19
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Extending the City Manager/Director of
Emergency Services' Proclamation of Existence of a Local
Emergency (COVID-19).
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 20-0053 Approve Art in Private Development Project - Hunter
Properties/CityLine: Double Drip (Phase I)
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Accept the Arts Commission's recommendation
to approve the artwork as it is proposed with the following
condition of approval: Require the developer to submit a
landscape plan to the Community Services Coordinator II prior
to the installation of the art.
3 20-0328 Adopt a Resolution to Approve the Final Engineer’s Report,
Confirm the Assessment, and Levy and Collect an Annual
Assessment for The Downtown Parking Maintenance District
for Fiscal Year 2020/21
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Adopt a resolution to approve the final
Engineer's report, to confirm the assessment, and levy and
collect an annual assessment for the Downtown Parking
Maintenance District for FY 2020/21.
4 20-0650 Adopt a Resolution to Cause Charges for Non-Payment of
Delinquent Utility Charges to be placed on the FY 2020/21
County of Santa Clara Property Tax Roll
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution to Cause Charges for
Non-Payment of Delinquent Utility Charges to be placed on
the FY 2020/21 County of Santa Clara Property Tax Roll.
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
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-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.
20-0051 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
20-0422 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
20-0639 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.
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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TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6 imposes a
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item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.
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