City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · January 26, 2021
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City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
AT&T Channel 99 | Comcast 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.
ROLL CALL
Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Glenn Hendricks
Councilmember Gustav Larsson
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Mason Fong
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Omar Din
Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Hendricks and all Councilmembers attended via
teleconference.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
A 21-0085 Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Mayor Klein read a proclamation in honor of Slavery and Human Trafficking
Prevention Month.
Public Safety Chief Phan Ngo spoke towards the proclamation.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Vice Mayor Hendricks announced details of the upcoming Sustainability Speaker
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Series event: Carbon Neutral Portfolio: From Vision to Strategy and COVID-19
testing availability at the Sunnyvale Murphy Park Building along with testing
availability via Santa Clara County and the El Camino Healthcare District. He also
announced the current recruitment for various Boards and Commissions.
City Manager Kent Steffens shared an update regarding the Fair Oaks Park
encampment including efforts for developing a transition plan and delaying the
deadline to vacate till the end of February.
Alec Vandenberg voiced concerns with conducting an encampment sweep at Fair
Oaks Park. He also shared information about the Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s (FEMA) non-congregate sheltering program and requested City staff
research the program for possible assistance.
A member of the public communicated concerns with the wash station available at
the Fair Oaks Park encampment and inquired why the City has not activated a
warming center in response to inclement weather.
Richard Mehlinger, Chair, Livable Sunnyvale shared details of an upcoming Livable
Sunnyvale meeting, including information on guest speaker Professor Michael Lens
and of the upcoming General Membership meeting. He also voiced the Board’s
request for Council to consider prioritizing implementation of the Active
Transportation Plan (ATP) at their upcoming Strategic Planning Workshop and for
Council to agendize a discussion topic about homelessness in Sunnyvale.
Ari Feinsmith spoke towards bicycle safety and infrastructure. He voiced support for
Council to prioritize implementation of the ATP at the upcoming Strategic Planning
Workshop.
Helen Gettinger requested Council agendize a discussion topic regarding the
unhoused population.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Vice Mayor Hendricks moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the
motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.G.
The motion carried with the following vote:
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Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Hendricks
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Fong
Councilmember Cisneros
Councilmember Din
No: 0
1.A 21-0109 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2021
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2021 as submitted.
1.B 21-0171 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 21-0194 Award a Contract to Park Consulting Group for the Project
Management of the Implementation of EnerGov Permitting
System (F21-100)
Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report in
the amount of $433,500, to Park Consulting Group;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met; and
- Approve of a 10% contingency in the amount of $43,350.
1.D 21-0132 Award of Bid No. PW21-06 to Kingdom Pipelines, Inc for Park
Buildings - Rehabilitation (Serra and Washington Parks
Auxiliary Restrooms) 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 15302;
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report in
the amount of $1,671,000 to Kingdom Pipelines, Inc.;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met; and
- Approve a 9% contingency in the amount of $150,390.
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1.E 21-0133 Award of Bid No. PW21-05 to DeSilva Gates Construction LP
for Pavement Rehabilitation 2020 and Finding of California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption
Take the following actions:
- Make a finding of categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality
Act pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301(c);
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report in
the amount of $2,719,415 to DeSilva Gates Construction LP;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions
have been met; and
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $271,941.
1.F 21-0156 Receive a Report of an Emergency Procurement and
Execution of Agreement with the County of Santa Clara to
provide isolation and quarantine support for low-income
COVID-positive residents; and Approve Budget Modification
No. 16 in the amount of $134,435
Receive a report of an emergency procurement and execution of agreement with the
County of Santa Clara to provide isolation and quarantine support for low-income
COVID-positive residents; and approve Budget Modification No. 16 in the amount of
$134,435.
1.G 21-0225 Ratify Mayor Klein’s Appointment to the Santa Clara County
Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, SMaRT Station
Seat
Council ratifies Mayor Klein's Appointment to the Santa Clara County Recycling and
Waste Reduction Commission, SMaRT Station Seat.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 21-0079 Consideration of FY 2020/21 Grant Program Changes and
2021 Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program
Applications
Recreation Services Manager Tracey Gott provided the staff report and
presentation.
Councilmember Fong provided the subcommittee report.
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Public Hearing opened at 7:44 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 7:44 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Fong moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the
motion to approve Alternatives 1 and 2:
1. Approve the FY 2020/21 grantee modification and date change requests; and
2. Approve the 2021 Community Events and Neighborhood grant applications and
funding levels as set forth in the Community and Neighborhood Grant Distribution
Subcommittee Report (Attachment 1 to the report).
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Hendricks
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Fong
Councilmember Cisneros
Councilmember Din
No: 0
3 21-0129 Introduce an Ordinance Amending Chapter 16.52 of the
Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference the 2019
Intervening California Fire Code.
Civilian Fire Marshal Vincent Anderson provided the staff report and presentation.
Public Hearing opened at 7:52 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Hearing closed at 7:52 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Vice Mayor Hendricks seconded the
motion to approve Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance amending Chapter 16.52 of
the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to adopt by reference the 2019 Intervening California
Fire Code and find that the action is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15308, 15305, and 15061.
City Clerk David Carnahan read the Ordinance title for the record.
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The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Hendricks
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Fong
Councilmember Cisneros
Councilmember Din
No: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Councilmember Fong shared his attendance at a Valley Transportation Authority
(VTA) Policy Advisory Committee meeting including details of Metropolitan
Transportation Commission's Quick Build application and funding timeline.
Councilmember Larsson reported he was elected Chair for Bay Area Water Supply
and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) Board of Directors for 2021 and shared his
attendance at a Board meeting including details of the Hetch Hetchy water supply.
He also shared his attendance at a Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) Board of
Directors meeting including details of a SVCE customer awareness survey and the
Board’s approval to participate in the Arrearage Management Plans program.
Vice Mayor Hendricks shared his attendance at a VTA Board of Directors meeting
and the resignations by VTA’s general manager/chief executive officer and existing
chief financial officer vacancy. He also shared the resignation of San Mateo County
Transit District (SamTrans) chief executive officer.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Council
Councilmember Melton announced he formally co-sponsors the Study Issue
sponsored by Councilmember Cisneros regarding creating a human relations
commission.
-City Manager
City Manager Kent Steffens shared details of the upcoming Council Strategic
Planning Workshop.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
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21-0110 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
21-0111 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
21-0112 Information/Action Items
21-0151 Board/Commission Resignation (Information Only)
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:02 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
AT&T Channel 99 | Comcast Channel 15
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, 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&T Channel 99, 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.
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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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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
A 21-0085 Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention 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 21-0109 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2021
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2021
as submitted.
1.B 21-0171 Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment
by the City Manager
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Recommendation: Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.
1.C 21-0194 Award a Contract to Park Consulting Group for the Project
Management of the Implementation of EnerGov Permitting
System (F21-100)
Recommendation: Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 1 to the report in the amount of $433,500, to Park
Consulting Group,
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met, and
- Approve of a 10% contingency in the amount of $43,350.
1.D 21-0132 Award of Bid No. PW21-06 to Kingdom Pipelines, Inc for Park
Buildings - Rehabilitation (Serra and Washington Parks
Auxiliary Restrooms) and Finding of CEQA Categorical
Exemption
Recommendation: - Make a finding of categorical exemption from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15302,
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $1,671,000 to
Kingdom Pipelines, Inc.,
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met, and
- Approve a 9% contingency in the amount of $150,390.
1.E 21-0133 Award of Bid No. PW21-05 to DeSilva Gates Construction LP
for Pavement Rehabilitation 2020 and Finding of California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption
Recommendation: - Make a finding of categorical exemption from the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301(c),
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as
Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $2,719,415 to
DeSilva Gates Construction LP,
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all
necessary conditions have been met, and
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $271,941.
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1.F 21-0156 Receive a Report of an Emergency Procurement and
Execution of Agreement with the County of Santa Clara to
provide isolation and quarantine support for low-income
COVID-positive residents; and Approve Budget Modification
No. 16 in the amount of $134,435
Recommendation: Receive a Report of an Emergency Procurement and
Execution of Agreement with the County of Santa Clara to
provide isolation and quarantine support for low-income
COVID-positive residents; and Approve Budget Modification
No. 16 in the amount of $134,435.
1.G 21-0225 Ratify Mayor Klein’s Appointment to the Santa Clara County
Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, SMaRT Station
Seat
Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation. Upon approval of the
consent calendar, Council ratifies Mayor Klein's Appointment
to the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction
Commission, SMaRT Station Seat.
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 21-0079 Consideration of FY 2020/21 Grant Program Changes and
2021 Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program
Applications
Recommendation: Alternatives 1 and 2: Approve the FY 2020/21 grantee
modification and date change requests and approve the 2021
Community Events and Neighborhood grant applications and
funding levels as set forth in the Community and
Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee Report
(Attachment 1 to the report).
3 21-0129 Introduce an Ordinance Amending Chapter 16.52 of the
Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference the 2019
Intervening California Fire Code.
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Recommendation: Alternative 1: Introduce the Ordinance Amending Chapter
16.52 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference
the 2019 Intervening California Fire Code and Find that the
Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15308, 15305, and
15061.
Alternative 2: Do not introduce the Ordinance Amending
Chapter 16.52 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code.
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.
21-0110 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar
21-0111 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes
21-0112 Information/Action Items
21-0151 Board/Commission Resignation (Information Only)
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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All America Way, during normal business hours and in the Council Chamber on
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