City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · March 7, 2022
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Monday, March 7, 2022 6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream
Special Meeting: Moffett Park Specific Plan - Open Space and Urban Ecology Workshop
- 6 PM
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Workshop)
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 February 22, 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.
Workshop
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Principal Planner Michelle King and the following provided the staff presentation:
- Chris Sensenig, Senior Associate, Raimi + Associates
- Chris Guillard, Partner, CMG Landscape Architecture
Round Table Discussion
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The following provided responses to questions from the community:
- Chris Sensenig, Senior Associate, Raimi + Associates
- Principal Planner Michelle King
- Public Works Director Chip Taylor
- Chris Guillard, Partner, CMG Landscape Architecture
- Community Development Director Trudi Ryan
- Robin Grossinger, Senior Advisor, San Francisco Estuary Institute
Public Comment opened at 7:31 p.m.
Jeff Holzman, Real Estate Development Director, Google communicated support for
the Plan and providing public open space near the San Francisco Bay. He shared
concerns with public athletic fields near office buildings.
Stephen Meier voiced support for the Plan, including providing sufficient public
restrooms in parks and a non-grade level pedestrian crossing along Caribbean
Drive.
Giulianna Pendleton, Environmental Advocacy Assistant, Santa Clara Valley
Audubon Society shared support for "dark sky" and bird safety measures throughout
the Plan area.
Mike Serrone communicated support for the Plan and for plaza parks, greenbelts
and smaller parks instead of larger sports-field parks.
Rashi Sharma, Environmental Action Committee, Santa Clara Valley Audubon
Society voiced support for dark sky and bird safety measures.
Eileen McLaughlin, Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge shared support for
the ecological overlay and promoting nature in the Plan area.
Justin Wang, Advocacy Manager, Greenbelt Alliance communicated support for the
ecological-innovation district principals included in the Plan.
Gita Dev, Sierra Club-Loma Prieta Chapter, voiced support for protecting the
wetlands and maintaining the open space areas free of sports fields.
Kenneth Rosales, Planning Senior Associate, SV@Home shared support for
sea-level rise protections.
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Vince Rocha, Vice President of Housing and Community Development, Silicon
Valley Leadership Group communicated support for more, smaller parks instead of
fewer, larger parks in the Plan area.
Teresa Ong, Foothill College Sunnyvale Center highlighted services available at the
Center and raised concerns about the location of Valley Transportation Authority
(VTA) bus stations and walkability along Mathilda Avenue.
Public Comment closed at 7:55 p.m.
Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 9:19 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
City Council
Monday, March 7, 2022 6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream
Special Meeting: Moffett Park Specific Plan - Open Space and Urban Ecology Workshop
- 6 PM
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/93276123346
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 February 22, 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/93276123346
Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 932 7612 3346
• Watch the City Council meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
• 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
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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6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Workshop)
Call to Order
Call to Order via teleconference.
Roll Call
Workshop
The public may provide comments regarding the Workshop item(s). If you wish to
address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
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Adjourn Special Meeting
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.
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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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