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Sunnyvale, CA · December 22, 2020

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes City Council Tuesday, December 22, 2020 6:00 PM City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2020 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2020 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) City of Sunnyvale Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2020 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 4

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda City Council Tuesday, December 22, 2020 6:00 PM City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99 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 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 12/21/2020 City Council Notice and Agenda December 22, 2020 6 P.M. SPECIAL 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 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) City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 12/21/2020 City Council Notice and Agenda December 22, 2020 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. 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 12/21/2020 City Council Notice and Agenda December 22, 2020 Upcoming Meetings Visit https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com for upcoming Council, board and commission meeting information. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 12/21/2020

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