City Council

Name: City Council — Sunnyvale, CA
Start: 2022-09-13
End: 2022-09-13
Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · September 13, 2022

Minutes

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes City Council Tuesday, September 13, 2022 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99 Regular Meeting - 7 PM 7 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 August 30, 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, Vice Mayor Cisneros and all Councilmembers attended via teleconference. SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY A 22-0097 Ceremonial Oath of Office for Commission Member City Clerk David Carnahan administered the Ceremonial Oath of Office to the incoming Commission Member. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Vice Mayor Cisneros announced the upcoming State of the City event and the start of Constitution Week. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes September 13, 2022 Jessica Biddy, Daughters of the American Revolution spoke to Constitution week. Martin Pyne spoke to the United States Constitution and its history. CONSENT CALENDAR Public Comment opened at 7:09 p.m. No speakers. Public Comment closed at 7:09 p.m. MOTION: Vice Mayor Cisneros moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.E. 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 22-0750 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of August 30, 2022 Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of August 30, 2022 as submitted. 1.B 22-0586 Award of Contract to Verde Design, Inc. for Design Services for the Lakewood Park Renovation and Enhancement Project (F21-080) Take the following actions: - Award a Consultant Services Agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report in an amount not-to-exceed $1,665,383 to Verde Design, Inc. of Santa Clara; - Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met; and - Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $166,538. 1.C 22-0611 Authorize Amending an Existing Contract Purchase Agreement City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes September 13, 2022 with Canon Financial Services, Inc. for the Lease of Multi-Function Devices (F22-159) to Extend the Term and Increase the Amount Take the following actions: - Authorize amending the existing Contract Purchase Agreement with Canon Financial Services, Inc. for the lease of multi-function devices, increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $41,000 for a new not-to-exceed contract amount of $341,367 and extending the term through December 31, 2022; and - Approve a contingency in the amount of $2,000.00. 1.D 22-0836 Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support for the Affordable Housing Development at 245 W. Weddell Drive for the State of California’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for the affordable housing development at 245 W. Weddell Drive for the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program. 1.E 22-0837 Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support for the Affordable Housing Development at 1178 Sonora Court for the State of California’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for the affordable housing development at 1178 Sonora Court for the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 22-0808 Approve Recommendation of Public Art for the Civic Center Lobbies Public Hearing opened at 7:22 p.m. Michael Endicott spoke towards their proposed art project, “Message in a Bottle: We Are Our Dreams.” Liz Hickok spoke towards their proposed art project, "The Metamorphosis and Memory of Flowers." Carrie Lederer spoke towards their proposed art project, “The Sunnyside of My Abstracted Garden”. Daniela Garofalo, Arteclettica, spoke towards their proposed art project, "The Unity of the Opposites." City of Sunnyvale Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes September 13, 2022 Vickie Jo Sowell spoke towards their proposed art project, "Bay Mornings." Ben Phipps spoke to their proposed art project, "Branches of Illumination." Peter Wegner spoke towards their proposed art project, "Sun, Sunny, Sunny Vale, Sunnyvale, Mostly Sunny." Public Hearing closed at 7:40 p.m. MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the motion to approve art project "The Metamorphosis and Memory of Flowers" by Liz Hickok. 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 MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the motion to approve art project "Legacies" by Phillip Hua. 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 MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the motion to approve art project "Sun, Sunny, Sunny Vale, Sunnyvale, Mostly City of Sunnyvale Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes September 13, 2022 Sunny" by Peter Wegner. The motion failed with the following vote: Yes: 2 - Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Melton No: 5 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Cisneros Councilmember Hendricks Councilmember Din Councilmember Spitaleri MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Councilmember Din seconded the motion to approve art project "The Sunnyside of My Abstracted Garden" by Carrie Lederer. 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 MOTION: Councilmember Din moved and Vice Mayor Cisneros seconded the motion to approve art project "Tree of Life" by Ragini Prasad. The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 5 - Vice Mayor Cisneros Councilmember Larsson Councilmember Melton Councilmember Din Councilmember Spitaleri No: 2 - Mayor Klein Councilmember Hendricks 3 22-0811 Approve Updated Design Vocabulary for Gateway Signs in Downtown (File # 2022-7483) City of Sunnyvale Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes September 13, 2022 Planning Officer Shaunn Mendrin provided the staff report and presentation. Public Hearing opened at 8:32 p.m. Josh Rupert, Commercial Lead, CityLine Sunnyvale provided the applicant report and presentation. Mike Johnson, Executive Director, Sunnyvale Downtown Association, spoke in support of Alternative 1. Public Hearing closed at 8:57 p.m. MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Vice Mayor Cisneros seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Approve the Design Vocabulary for the Gateway Signs and wayfinding based on Option 3 and direct that the Public Works Wayfinding project use the Option 3 design as a basis for future gateway and wayfinding sign designs Downtown with the following modification, direct Staff to work with the Applicant to explore adding the City logo, art caricature or similar elements to the lower section of the Gateway Signs. 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 4 22-0810 Introduce an Ordinance Amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 2.30 (Appointment Process to Fill Vacancies on the City Council) City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report. Public Hearing opened at 9:04 p.m. Steve Scandalis shared support for improving the voting process while retaining Ranked Choice Voting provisions. City of Sunnyvale Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes September 13, 2022 Public Hearing closed at 9:07 p.m. MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Vice Mayor Cisneros seconded the motion to approve Alternatives 1 and 3: Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance (Attachment 1 to the report) amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 2.30 (Appointment Process to Fill Vacancies on the City Council); and Alternative 3: Approve amendments to Council Policy 7.3.15 (Appointment of Interim Councilmembers) (Attachment 2 to the report) to align the appointment process for interim Councilmembers with the appointment process for filling council vacancies. 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 5 22-0749 Introduce an Ordinance Amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 2.29.010 (Electronic Filing of Campaign Statements and Statements of Economic Interests) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Correct Typographical Errors City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report. Public Hearing opened at 9:14 p.m. Steve Scandalis spoke in support of introducing the proposed ordinance and the continuation of electronic filing. Public Hearing closed at 9:17 p.m. MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Hendricks seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 2.29.010 (Electronic Filing of Campaign Statements and Statements of Economic Interests) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to correct typographical errors. City of Sunnyvale Page 7 City Council Meeting Minutes September 13, 2022 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 COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Councilmember Hendricks spoke on a potential nationwide railway strike and how that may impact Caltrain service South of Tamien Station. Mayor Klein shared he and Councilmember Melton attended the League of California Cities conference last week. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Council None. -City Manager None. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 22-0751 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar 22-0834 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes 22-0835 Information/Action Items ADJOURNMENT Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 9:22 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 8

Agenda

City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda City Council Tuesday, September 13, 2022 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99 Regular Meeting - 7 PM 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 No. 1089-21 (reaffirmed August 30, 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 (*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 9/8/2022 City Council Notice and Agenda September 13, 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. 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 22-0097 Ceremonial Oath of Office for Commission Member 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 22-0750 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of August 30, 2022 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 9/8/2022 City Council Notice and Agenda September 13, 2022 Recommendation: Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of August 30, 2022 as submitted. 1.B 22-0586 Award of Contract to Verde Design, Inc. for Design Services for the Lakewood Park Renovation and Enhancement Project (F21-080) Recommendation: - Award a Consultant Services Agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report in an amount not to exceed $1,665,383 to Verde Design, Inc. of Santa Clara; - Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met; and - Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $166,538. 1.C 22-0611 Authorize Amending an Existing Contract Purchase Agreement with Canon Financial Services, Inc. for the Lease of Multi-Function Devices (F22-159) to Extend the Term and Increase the Amount Recommendation: Take the following actions: - Authorize amending the existing Contract Purchase Agreement with Canon Financial Services, Inc. for the lease of multi-function devices, increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $41,000 for a new not-to-exceed contract amount of $341,367 and extending the term through December 31, 2022; and - Approve a contingency in the amount of $2,000.00. 1.D 22-0836 Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support for the Affordable Housing Development at 245 W. Weddell Drive for the State of California’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support for the Affordable Housing Development at 245 W. Weddell Drive for the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program. 1.E 22-0837 Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support for the Affordable Housing Development at 1178 Sonora Court for the State of California’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support for the Affordable Housing Development at 1178 Sonora Court for the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 9/8/2022 City Council Notice and Agenda September 13, 2022 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 22-0808 Approve Recommendation of Public Art for the Civic Center Lobbies Recommendation: There is no staff recommendation for this project. Pursuant to the Art in Public Places procedures, the Arts Commission is authorized to rank the conceptual design proposals and develop a recommendation to the City Council for consideration and final approval. All ten artist proposals, including the four proposals from the Commission's recommended artists, meet the public art requirements set for this public art project. 3 22-0811 Approve Updated Design Vocabulary for Gateway Signs in Downtown (File # 2022-7483) Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve the Design Vocabulary for the Gateway Signs and Wayfinding based on Option 3 and direct that the Public Works Wayfinding Project use the Option 3 design as a basis for future gateway and wayfinding sign designs Downtown. 4 22-0810 Introduce an Ordinance Amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 2.30 (Appointment Process to Fill Vacancies on the City Council) Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation. 5 22-0749 Introduce an Ordinance Amending Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 2.29.010 (Electronic Filing of Campaign Statements and Statements of Economic Interests) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Correct Typographical Errors Recommendation: Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 2.29.010 (Electronic Filing of Campaign Statements and Statements of Economic Interests) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to correct typographical errors. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 9/8/2022 City Council Notice and Agenda September 13, 2022 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. 22-0751 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar 22-0834 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes 22-0835 Information/Action Items 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 5 Printed on 9/8/2022 City Council Notice and Agenda September 13, 2022 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 6 Printed on 9/8/2022

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