City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · December 22, 2020
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 6:00 PM City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 |
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Special Meeting - 6 PM
6 P.M. SPECIAL 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 6:01 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Nancy Smith
Councilmember Gustav Larsson
Vice Mayor Glenn Hendricks
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Michael S. Goldman
Councilmember Mason Fong
Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Smith and all Councilmembers attended via
teleconference.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
1 20-1028 Consider Adopting an Emergency Ordinance Temporarily
Suspending the January 1, 2021 Local Minimum Wage
Increase Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Assistant to the City Manager Connie Verceles provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 7:05 p.m.
Richard Mehlinger, Sunnyvale Democratic Club voiced opposition to the proposed
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suspension of the January 1, 2021 minimum wage increase. He shared concerns
regarding the timing of this agenda in late December.
Dr. Meghan Fraley shared support for the scheduled minimum wage increase
applicable to all workers and continuing annual Consumer Price Index (CPI)
increases.
Julia Liu, Sunnyvale Democratic Club voiced support for the scheduled minimum
wage increase.
Mike Serrone, Sunnyvale Democratic Club communicated support for the scheduled
minimum wage increase.
Marie Bernard, Executive Director, Sunnyvale Community Services shared services
provided by the organization and the high cost of rental housing in Sunnyvale. She
voiced support for the scheduled minimum wage increase.
Kevin Ma communicated support for the scheduled minimum wage increase.
Agnes shared support for the scheduled minimum wage increase.
Tony Spitaleri shared concern for workers laid off due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
and voiced support for suspending the scheduled minimum wage increase.
Louise Auerhahn, Working Partnerships USA shared details of workers who earn
the minimum wage and communicated support for the scheduled minimum wage
increase.
Felicia Gershberg, Together We Will voiced support for the scheduled minimum
wage CPI increase.
Council-elect Omar Din communicated support for the scheduled minimum wage
increase.
Dawn Maher, Executive Director, Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce voiced support
for suspension of the scheduled minimum wage increase and shared details of the
impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on local businesses.
Adriana Garcia, Santa Clara County Wage Theft Coalition communicated impacts of
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COVID-19 on workers who earn the minimum wage and support for the scheduled
minimum wage increase. She voiced support for hazard pay for essential workers.
Mike Johnson, Executive Director, Sunnyvale Downtown Association shared
support for delaying the scheduled minimum wage increase.
Alex Nunez voiced support for the scheduled minimum wage increase and regional
increases to the minimum wage.
Katie Voong, Ktea Café communicated support for deferring the scheduled minimum
wage increase and shared details of the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on
local businesses.
Curtis Thompson inquired about safety services provided by the City.
Amit voiced support for deferring the scheduled minimum wage increase.
Irene Murphy, Fibber McGees shared support for deferring the scheduled minimum
wage increase.
Public Hearing closed at 7:54 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Mayor Klein seconded the motion to
take no action.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Smith
Councilmember Larsson
Vice Mayor Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Goldman
No: 1 - Councilmember Fong
2 20-1015 Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of
Sunnyvale and the Public Safety Officers Association, and
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and
the Schedule of Pay for Pay Plan Category C (Employees
Represented by the Public Safety Officers Association)
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Human Resources Director Tina Murphy provided the staff report.
Public Hearing opened at 8:39 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 8:39 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Councilmember Melton seconded
the motion to approve Alternative 1: Authorize the City Manager to execute the
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Sunnyvale and the Public
Safety Officers Association, and adopt a Resolution amending the City's Salary
Resolution and the schedule of pay for pay plan Category C (Employees
Represented by the Public Safety Officers Association).
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Smith
Councilmember Larsson
Vice Mayor Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Goldman
Councilmember Fong
No: 0
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:43 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 6:00 PM City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 |
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Special Meeting - 6 PM
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the “shelter in place” orders issued by
Santa Clara County and the State of California, this meeting of the Sunnyvale City
Council 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
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings 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
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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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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
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.
1 20-1028 Consider Adopting an Emergency Ordinance Temporarily
Suspending the January 1, 2021 Local Minimum Wage
Increase Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation. Council directed staff to put
forward an emergency ordinance for Council consideration to
temporarily suspend the January 1, 2021 Local Minimum
Wage Increase due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Staff followed
Council's direction and prepared the emergency ordinance
accordingly.
2 20-1015 Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of
Sunnyvale and the Public Safety Officers Association, and
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and
the Schedule of Pay for Pay Plan Category C (Employees
Represented by the Public Safety Officers Association)
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Recommendation: Alternative 1: Authorize the City Manager to Execute the
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Sunnyvale
and the Public Safety Officers Association, and Adopt a
Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and the
Schedule of Pay for Pay Plan Category C (Employees
Represented by the Public Safety Officers Association).
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 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.
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
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.
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