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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes City Council Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99 Special Joint Meeting of the City Council and the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors - 6 PM 1 CALL TO ORDER A Special Joint Meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Board of Directors, and the Sunnyvale City Council, conducted by Zoom Teleconference, was called to order in the Valley Water Headquarters Building Boardroom at 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California, at 6:00 p.m. 1.1 Roll Call Valley Water Board members participating by teleconference were Linda J. LeZotte and John L. Varela, with Nai Hsueh, Richard Santos, and Tony Estremera being present in the Boardroom. Valley Water Directors Barbara Keegan and Gary Kremen were excused from attending. Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein Vice Mayor Glenn Hendricks Councilmember Gustav Larsson Councilmember Russ Melton Councilmember Mason Fong Councilmember Alysa Cisneros Councilmember Omar Din Sunnyvale Council Members participating by teleconference were Mayor Larry Klein, Vice Mayor Glenn Hendricks, Gustav Larsson, Russ Melton, Mason Fong, Alysa Cisneros, and Omar Din. Valley Water staff in attendance was M. King, Clerk, Board of Directors. Valley Water staff participating by teleconference were R. Callender, Chief Executive Officer, C. Orellana, District Counsel, J. Aranda, A. Baker, R. Blank, S. Bogale, R. Chan, V. Gin, L. Orta, M. Richardson, D. Rocha, K. Struve, D. Taylor, S. Tippets, B. Yerrapotu, and T. Yoke. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes October 6, 2021 Sunnyvale staff participating by teleconference were K. Steffens, City Manager, T. Silva, Assistant City Manager, J. Nagel, City Attorney, D. Carnahan, City Clerk, S. Barajas, R. Chinnakotla, M. King, M. Nasser, and C. Taylor. 1.2 Pledge of Allegiance/National Anthem Valley Water Director Santos led all present in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. 1.3 Intoductions/Opening Comments Valley Water Chairperson Estremera and Sunnyvale Mayor Klein participated in introductions and opening comments. 1.4 Time Open for Public Comment on any Item not on the Agenda Chairperson Estremera declared Time Open for Public Comment on any Item not on the Agenda. Mr. Bruce Hahne, Sunnyvale resident, requested Sunnyvale consider offering incentives to encourage installation of individual water meters in condominiums and other multi-family developments, and revising the Utilities Department’s policies to allow for individual billing when meters are installed. 2 TIME CERTAIN 6 p.m. 2.1 21-0167 Receive an Update on the Water Shortage Emergency Condition and Call for Conservation Mr. Rick Callender, Valley Water Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Aaron Baker, Valley Water Chief Operating Officer, reviewed the information on this item per the attached Board Agenda Memo, and Ms. Neeta Bijoor, Valley Water Associate Water Resources Specialist, reviewed the corresponding presentation materials contained in Attachment 1. The Board and Council noted the information, without formal action. 2.2 21-0970 Update on Valley Water Purified Water Program Kirsten Struve, Valley Water Assistant Officer, reviewed the information on this item per the attached Board Agenda Memo, and per the corresponding presentation materials contained in Attachment 1. The Board and Council noted the information, without formal action. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes October 6, 2021 2.3 21-0971 Receive an Update on the Sunnyvale Clean Water Program Mr. Ken Steffens, Sunnyvale City Manager, provided a brief introduction of this item and its presenting staff, and Mr. Chip Taylor, Sunnyvale Public Works Director, Mr. Ramana Chinnakotla, Sunnyvale Environmental Services Director, and Mr. Mansour Nasser, Sunnyvale Water and Sewer Systems Division Manager, reviewed the presentation materials contained in Attachment 1. The Board and Council noted the information, without formal action. 2.4 21-0968 Sunnyvale East/West Channels Flood Protection Project Update Ms. Rechelle Blank, Valley Water Deputy Operating Officer, and Mr. Stephen Ferranti, Valley Water Capital Engineering Manager, reviewed the information on this item per the attached Board Agenda Memo, and per the corresponding presentation materials contained in Attachment 1. The Board and Council noted the information, without formal action. 2.5 21-0175 Receive an Update on the Moffett Park Specific Plan Ms. Michelle King, Sunnyvale Project Manager, Moffett Park Specific Plan, reviewed the information on this item per the attached Board Agenda Memo, and per the corresponding presentation materials contained in Attachment 1. The Board and Council noted the information, without formal action. 2.6 21-0967 Receive an Update on the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study Ms. Blank and Ms. Sunshine Julian, Valley Water Capital Engineering Manager, reviewed the information on this item per the attached Board Agenda Memo, and per the corresponding presentation materials contained in Attachment 1. The Board and Council noted the information, without formal action. 3 ADJOURN 3.1 Closing Remarks Valley Water Chairperson Estremera and Sunnyvale Mayor Klein participated in closing remarks. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes October 6, 2021 Chairperson Estremera adjourned the Water District meeting at 9:15 p.m. Mayor Klein adjouved the Special Council meeting a 9:15 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4