City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · February 22, 2022
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99
Special Meeting: Redistricting Map Adoption or Comments to Redistricting Commission
- 6 PM | Special Meeting of the Sunnyvale Financing Authority - 6 PM (or soon thereafter)
6 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted
telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings
by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21, reaffirmed on January 25, 2022.
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Gustav Larsson
Councilmember Glenn Hendricks
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Omar Din
Councilmember Anthony (Tony) Spitaleri
Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Cisneros and all Councilmembers attended via
teleconference.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
A 22-0331 Black History Month
Mayor Klein read a proclamation in honor of African American History Month.
Milan Balinton, Executive Director, San Jose African American Community Services
Agency spoke towards the proclamation.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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MOTION: Vice Mayor Cisneros moved and Councilmember Din seconded the
motion to approve agenda item 1.A.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Cisneros
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Din
Councilmember Spitaleri
No: 0
1.A 22-0259 Reconsider and Affirm Resolution No. 1089-21; and Make
Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB
361) to Continue Virtual Public Meetings for the City Council
and Boards, Commissions and Council Subcommittees During
the COVID-19 State of Emergency
Affirm Resolution 1089-21; and make findings pursuant to Government Code
Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to continue virtual public meetings for the City Council
and Boards, Commissions and Council Subcommittees during the COVID-19 State
of Emergency:
1. The City Council hereby finds that the state of emergency conditions related to
COVID-19, as set forth in Resolution No. 1106-22 adopted on February 1, 2022 and
incorporated herein by reference, are on-going;
2. The City Council finds that there is a need to continue teleconferencing for public
meetings without posting the teleconferencing locations on the agenda and without
requiring the teleconference locations to be accessible to the public during the
current Governor-proclaimed COVID-19 state of emergency; and
3. The City Council finds that the state of emergency continues to directly impact
the ability of members of the City Council, Council Standing Committees, and City
Boards and Commissions to meet safely in person.
ADJOURNMENT TO SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SUNNYVALE FINANCING
AUTHORITY
Mayor Klein adjourned the Council meeting to the meeting of the Sunnyvale
Financing Authority at 6:07 p.m.
Call to Order
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Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted
telephonically; pursuant to state law, the Financing Authority made the necessary
findings by adopting Resolution No. 1105-22FA on January 25, 2022.
Authority Chair called the Sunnyvale Financing Authority meeting to order at 6:07
p.m. via teleconference.
Roll Call
Present: 7 - Authority Chair / Larry Klein
Authority Vice Chair Alysa Cisneros
Authority Member Gustav Larsson
Authority Member Glenn Hendricks
Authority Member Russ Melton
Authority Member Omar Din
Authority Member Anthony (Tony) Spitaleri
Authority Chair / Mayor Klein, Authority Vice Chair / Vice Mayor Cisneros and all
Authority Members / Councilmembers attended via teleconference.
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Authority Vice Chair Cisneros moved and Authority Member Larsson
seconded the motion to approve items 2.A. through 2.B.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Authority Chair Klein
Authority Vice Chair Cisneros
Authority Member Larsson
Authority Member Hendricks
Authority Member Melton
Authority Member Din
Authority Member Spitaleri
No: 0
2.A 22-0260 Approve Joint City Council and Sunnyvale Financing Authority
Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2022
Approve Joint City Council and Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of
January 25, 2022 as submitted.
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2.B 22-0261 Reconsider and Affirm Resolution No. 1105-22FA; and Make
Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB
361) to Continue Virtual Public Meetings for the Sunnyvale
Financing Authority During the COVID-19 State of Emergency
Affirm Resolution 1105-22FA; and make findings pursuant to Government Code
Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to continue virtual public meetings for the Financing
Authority during the COVID-19 State of Emergency:
1. The Sunnyvale City Council has found and determined that the state of
emergency conditions related to COVID-19, as set forth in City of Sunnyvale
Resolution No. 1106-22 adopted on February 1, 2022, and incorporated herein by
reference, are on-going;
2. The Financing Authority finds that there is a need to continue teleconferencing for
public meetings without posting the teleconferencing locations on the agenda and
without requiring the teleconference locations to be accessible to the public during
the current Governor-proclaimed COVID-19 state of emergency; and
3. The Financing Authority finds that the state of emergency continues to directly
impact the ability of members of the Financing Authority to meet safely in person.
Adjourn Special Meeting
Authority Chair adjourned the Sunnyvale Financing Authority meeting at 6:10 p.m.
Mayor Klein reconvened the City Council Meeting at 6:10 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
3 22-0314 Public Hearing Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010(a)
(2) to Receive Public Comment Regarding Draft City Council
Redistricting Maps and Proposed Sequencing Published on
February 14, 2022, and Adopt a Resolution Adopting a
Revised City Council Electoral District Map Following the 2020
Federal Census and Confirming Election Sequencing
Deputy City Manager Jaqui Guzmán provided the staff report and presentation.
Public Hearing opened at 7:04 p.m.
Karen Brenchley, Redistricting Commissioner addressed the justification for the
proposed "Surgical Notch" between Districts 5 and 6, including the stated
preferences of the mobile home park community of interest and the Sunnyvale
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Neighbors of Arbor Including La Linda (SNAIL) neighborhood association.
Valérie Suarès, Chair, SNAIL communicated support for the Surgical Notch.
Mei-Ling Stefan voiced support for the Minimal Change Map.
Francis Stanley-Jones on behalf of the Sunnyvale Mobile Home Alliance
communicated support for the three proposed maps.
Elaine Manley, Co-President, League of Women Voters’ of Cupertino-Sunnyvale
supported adopting a proposed map.
Galen Kim Davis, Redistricting Commission Chair shared details of the
Commission's deliberations.
Patrick Grant spoke to the Nimitz neighborhood and requested an explanation be
included for why each of the maps that did not advance was not supported by the
Commission.
Steve Scandalis communicated support for the Minimum Change Map and
proposed relying on different communities of interest than school attendance
boundaries. He shared support for keeping the Nimitz neighborhood in District 1.
Martin Pyne communicated support for minimizing voter deferrals.
Public Hearing closed at 7:29 p.m.
MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Councilmember Melton seconded
the motion to approve Focus Map 101V2C, including the "Surgical Notch", authorize
staff to revise the map if needed in order to meet requirements from the Santa Clara
County Registrar of Voters and adopt a Resolution adopting the revised City
Council Electoral District Map and election sequencing.
The motion carried with the following vote:
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Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein
Vice Mayor Cisneros
Councilmember Larsson
Councilmember Hendricks
Councilmember Melton
Councilmember Din
Councilmember Spitaleri
No: 0
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99
Special Meeting: Redistricting Map Adoption or Comments to Redistricting
Commission - 6 PM | Special Meeting of the Sunnyvale Financing Authority - 6 PM (or
soon thereafter)
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540
Special Teleconference Notice
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 Government Code
Subdivision 54953(e) and Resolution 1089-21 (reaffirmed January 25, 2022).
Public Participation
• 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
• 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.
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special
assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please
contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make
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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)).
6 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 22-0331 Black History Month
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 22-0259 Reconsider and Affirm Resolution No. 1089-21; and Make
Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB
361) to Continue Virtual Public Meetings for the City Council
and Boards, Commissions and Council Subcommittees During
the COVID-19 State of Emergency
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Recommendation: Affirm Resolution 1089-21; and make findings pursuant to
Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to continue
virtual public meetings for the City Council and Boards,
Commissions and Council Subcommittees during the
COVID-19 State of Emergency:
1. The City Council hereby finds that the state of emergency
conditions related to COVID-19, as set forth in Resolution No.
1106-22 adopted on February 1, 2022 and incorporated herein
by reference, are on-going;
2. The City Council finds that there is a need to continue
teleconferencing for public meetings without posting the
teleconferencing locations on the agenda and without
requiring the teleconference locations to be accessible to the
public during the current Governor-proclaimed COVID-19 state
of emergency; and
3. The City Council finds that the state of emergency
continues to directly impact the ability of members of the City
Council, Council Standing Committees, and City Boards and
Commissions to meet safely in person.
ADJOURNMENT TO SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SUNNYVALE FINANCING
AUTHORITY
Call to Order
Call to Order via teleconference.
Roll Call
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.
2.A 22-0260 Approve Joint City Council and Sunnyvale Financing Authority
Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2022
Recommendation: Approve Joint City Council and Sunnyvale Financing Authority
Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2022 as submitted.
2.B 22-0261 Reconsider and Affirm Resolution No. 1105-22FA; and Make
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Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB
361) to Continue Virtual Public Meetings for the Sunnyvale
Financing Authority During the COVID-19 State of Emergency
Recommendation: Affirm Resolution 1105-22FA; and make findings pursuant to
Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to continue
virtual public meetings for the Financing Authority during the
COVID-19 State of Emergency:
1. The Sunnyvale City Council has found and determined that
the state of emergency conditions related to COVID-19, as set
forth in City of Sunnyvale Resolution No. 1106-22 adopted on
February 1, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference, are
on-going;
2. The Financing Authority finds that there is a need to
continue teleconferencing for public meetings without posting
the teleconferencing locations on the agenda and without
requiring the teleconference locations to be accessible to the
public during the current Governor-proclaimed COVID-19 state
of emergency; and
3. The Financing Authority finds that the state of emergency
continues to directly impact the ability of members of the
Financing Authority to meet safely in person.
Adjourn Special Meeting
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.
3 22-0314 Public Hearing Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10010(a)
(2) to Receive Public Comment Regarding Draft City Council
Redistricting Maps and Proposed Sequencing Published on
February 14, 2022, and Adopt a Resolution Adopting a
Revised City Council Electoral District Map Following the 2020
Federal Census and Confirming Election Sequencing
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Recommendation: Alternative 1: Receive public comment regarding draft City
Council redistricting maps published on February 14, 2022,
and the proposed sequence of elections; and select a final
district map from the maps and sequencing recommended by
the Redistricting Commission; and Adopt a Resolution
Adopting a Revised City Council Electoral District Map
Following the 2020 Federal Census and Confirming Election
Sequencing.
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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