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Sunnyvale, CA · August 22, 2022

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes City Council Monday, August 22, 2022 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99 Special Meeting: Public Hearing/General Business - 7 PM 7 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Public Hearing/General Business) 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 August 9, 2022. Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:00 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, and all Councilmembers attended via teleconference. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 1 22-0859 Adopt a Resolution Appointing Linda Sell to the City Council to Represent Council District 1 for a Full-Term of Four Years Beginning in 2023 in Lieu of an Election; and Cancelling the November 8, 2022, General Municipal Election for City Councilmember Council District 1, Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10229 City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 Public Hearing opened at 7:19 p.m. Julia Liu shared support for appointing Linda Sell to Council District One. Stephen Meier spoke in support of appointing Linda Sell to Council District One. Mike Serrone voiced support of appointing Linda Sell to Council District One. Sharlene Liu communicated support for appointing Linda to Council District One. Linda Sell spoke towards their candidacy for Council District One.. Gail Rubino communicated reservations with canceling the election for Council District One, but in this case shared their support of appointing Linda Sell to Council District One. Martin Pyne shared concerns of the general practice of appointing individuals to Council rather in lieu of conducting elections. Public Hearing closed at 7:33 p.m. MOTION: Councilmember Spitaleri moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1; Adopt a Resolution appointing Linda Sell to the City Council to represent Council District One for a full-term of four years beginning in 2023 in lieu of an election; and cancelling the November 8, 2022, General Municipal Election for City Councilmember Council District 1, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10229; and direct the City Clerk to not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidate which is submitted after the appointment is made. The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Cisneros Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Din Councilmember Spitaleri No: 1 - Councilmember Melton ADJOURNMENT City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda City Council Monday, August 22, 2022 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99 Special Meeting: Public Hearing/General Business - 7 PM Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/81221808828 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 No. 1089-21 (reaffirmed August 9, 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/81221808828 Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 812 2180 8828 (*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute) • Watch the City Council meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings or on television over Comcast Channel 15, AT&T Channel 99 • Submit written comments to the City Council no later than 4 hours prior to the meeting start to council@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to: City Clerk, 603 All America Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 • Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 8/18/2022 City Council Notice and Agenda August 22, 2022 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)). 7 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Public Hearing/General Business) 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 22-0859 Adopt a Resolution Appointing Linda Sell to the City Council to Represent Council District 1 for a Full-Term of Four Years Beginning in 2023 in Lieu of an Election; and Cancelling the November 8, 2022, General Municipal Election for City Councilmember Council District 1, Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10229 Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation. This report is being presented to City Council to facilitate discussion at the public hearing and for Council to consider appointing Linda Sell to Council District 1 or move ahead with an election for District 1. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The agenda reports to council (RTCs) may be viewed on the City’s website at City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 8/18/2022 City Council Notice and Agenda August 22, 2022 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. Upcoming Meetings Visit https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com for upcoming Council, board and commission meeting information. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 8/18/2022

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