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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes City Council Tuesday, January 3, 2023 7:00 PM Online and Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (607 All America Way for map directions) Regular Meeting - 7 PM. 7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), Councilmembers had the opportunity to participate in the meeting telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21, reaffirmed on December 13, 2022. Mayor Klein called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers at 7:02 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Mayor Klein led the salute to the United States flag. 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 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY A 23-0010 Certification of November 8, 2022 Election Results - City Council Districts 3 and 5 City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report. Public Hearing opened at 7:08 p.m. No speakers. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Public Hearing closed at 7:09 p.m. MOTION: Councilmember Hendricks moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded the motion to adopt a Resolution declaring the Canvas of Returns and results of the Consolidated General Municipal Election held November 8, 2022 for the Election of Councilmembers to City Council Districts 1 and 3, and such other matters as provided by law. 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 B 23-0002 Recognition of Outgoing Councilmembers Evan Low, Assembly Member, provided remarks in appreciation of outgoing Councilmembers Gustav Larsson, Glenn Hendricks and Tony Spitaleri. Alex Kobayashi, representative of Senator Becker provided remarks in recognition of elected and incoming Councilmembers Sell, Srinivasan and Mehlinger. Simeon Chien, representative of Congressman Ro Khanna provided remarks in appreciation of outgoing Councilmembers and recognition to incoming Councilmembers. Otto Lee, Santa Clara County Supervisor provided remarks in appreciation of outgoing Councilmembers. Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Supervisor provided remarks in recognition of outgoing Councilmembers. Larry Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor spoke in recognition of outgoing Councilmembers. Julia Miller, El Camino Health Care District Board Chair provided remarks in appreciation of outgoing Councilmembers and recognition to incoming City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Councilmembers. Hung Wei, Cupertino Mayor spoke in recognition of outgoing Councilmembers. Margaret Abe-Koga, Mountain View Councilmember provided remarks in appreciation of outgoing Councilmembers and recognition to incoming Councilmembers. Isabel Jubes-Flamerich, Sunnyvale School District Board Member provided remarks in appreciation of outgoing Councilmembers and recognition to incoming Councilmembers. Noami Nakano-Matsumoto, Fremont Union High School District Board Member spoke in appreciation of outgoing Councilmembers. Public Hearing opened at 7:26 p.m. No speakers. Public Hearing closed at 7:26 p.m. Mayor Klein extended remarks in recognition and appreciation of Councilmember Larsson for his service to the City of Sunnyvale. Councilmember Larsson provided outgoing remarks. Mayor Klein spoke in recognition and appreciation of Councilmember Hendricks for his service to the City of Sunnyvale. Councilmember Hendricks provided outgoing remarks. Mayor Klein provided remarks in recognition and appreciation of Councilmember Spitaleri for his service to the City of Sunnyvale. Councilmember Spitaleri provided outgoing remarks. C 23-0009 Ceremonial Oath of Office for and Recognition of Incoming Councilmembers Mayor Klein welcomed the incoming Councilmembers Linda Sell, Mural Srinivasan and Richard Mehlinger. The ceremonial Oath of Office for Linda Sell was administered by her son. Councilmember Sell provided incoming remarks. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 The ceremonial Oath of Office for Mural Srinivasan was administered by his son. Councilmember Srinivasan provided incoming remarks. The ceremonial Oath of Office for Richard Mehlinger was administered by Otto Lee, Santa Clara County Supervisor. Councilmember Mehlinger provided incoming remarks. Public Hearing opened at 8:24 p.m. Hung Wei, Cupertino Mayor provided remarks in recognition of incoming Councilmembers Sell, Srinivasan and Mehlinger. J.R. Fruen, Cupertino Councilmember spoke in recognition of incoming Councilmembers. Rod Sinks, former Cupertino Mayor provided remarks of support of the newly seated Councilmembers. Patrick Ahrens, Foothill De Anza Board of Trustees President spoke to congratulate the incoming Councilmembers. Philip Nguyen communicated congratulations to the newly seated Councilmembers. Otto Lee, County Supervisor provided remarks of support to the newly seated Councilmembers. Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Fremont Union High School Board Member spoke to recognize the incoming Councilmembers. Lessa Riviere provided congratulations to the newly seated Councilmembers. Public Hearing closed at 8:41 p.m. Mayor Klein provided remarks recognizing incoming Councilmembers Sell, Srinivasan and Mehlinger. Council took a recess at 8:47 p.m. and reconvened at 9:00 p.m. with all Councilmembers present. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Councilmember Din announced details of the current recruitment for various City of Sunnyvale Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Boards and Commissions. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 1 23-0003 Selection of Vice Mayor for a One-Year Term Effective January 3, 2023 Mayor Klein opened the floor to nominations for Vice Mayor. Councilmember Cisneros nominated Councilmember Din to serve as Vice Mayor. They accepted the nomination. Mayor Klein invited the nominee to speak to their nomination. Councilmember Din provided remarks. Public Hearing opened at 9:06 p.m. No speakers. Public Hearing closed at 9:06 p.m. Councilmember Din was unanimously selected as Vice-Mayor for 2023. 2 23-0145 Appoint Councilmembers to Intergovernmental Assignments; Ratify Appointments of Councilmembers made by Outside Agencies; Take Action to Modify, Create, or Terminate Council Subcommittees Public Hearing opened at 9:08 p.m. Gustav Larsson spoke in support of Council reappointing him to the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) beginning July 1 to finish out his service on BAWSCA and serve as chair person for the year. Alexander Melendrez spoke in support of appointing Vice Mayor Din to the Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) Board of Directors. Public Hearing closed at 9:20 p.m. 1.a. Community Member Appointments MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the motion to appoint Alex Bonne to the VTA - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. City of Sunnyvale Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 1.b. Board and Commission Liaison Assignments Councilmembers expressed their interest in Board and Commission Liaison Assignments. MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the motion to appoint Councilmembers to Board and Commission Liaison Assignments, with the following assignments for new Councilmembers: Jan. - June 2023: Sell - Sustainability Commission, Srinivasan - Board of Library Trustees, Mehlinger - Heritage Preservation Commission July - Dec, 2023: Sell - Board of Library Trustees, Srinivasan - Heritage Preservation Commission, Mehlinger - Housing and Human Services Commission The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 1.c. Council Subcommittees – Standing Committees City of Sunnyvale Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Councilmembers expressed interests and preferences in appointments to standing committees. MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to appoint Mayor Klein, Councilmember Melton and Councilmember Mehlinger to the Council Subcommittee on Boards and Commissions. The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 5 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan No: 2 - Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Sell MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Srinivasan seconded the motion to appoint Councilmember Cisneros, Councilmember Srinivasan and Councilmember Sell to the Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee. The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan No: 1 - Councilmember Cisneros 1.d. Appointments to External Intergovernmental (IGR) Agencies Councilmembers expressed interests and preferences in appointments to external intergovernmental agencies. MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved to appoint Councilmember Srinivasan to Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (SCCEA) Board of Directors, Alternate and Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) State Route (SR) 85 Corridor Policy Advisory City of Sunnyvale Page 7 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Board (PAB), Alternate. The motion failed due to lack of a second. MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the motion to appoint Gustav Larsson to the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) Board of Directors effective July 1, 2023 and select Councilmember Mehlinger to serve as understudy for BAWSCA effective immediately. The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Vice Mayor Din seconded the motion to approve the following appointments to VTA: - Board of Directors: Vice Mayor Din - Policy Advisory Committee (PAC): Councilmember Sell - PAC, Alternate: Councilmember Cisneros - SR 85 Corridor PAB: Mayor Klein - SR 85 Corridor PAB, Alternate: Councilmember Srinivasan Mayor Klein divided the motion for the purposes of voting: DIVIDED MOTION 1: Councilmember Melton moved and Vice Mayor Din seconded the motion to approve the following appointment to VTA: - Board of Directors: Vice Mayor Din The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger City of Sunnyvale Page 8 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Councilmember Srinivasan No: 0 Abstain: 1 - Councilmember Sell DIVIDED MOTION 2: Councilmember Melton moved and Vice Mayor Din seconded the motion to approve the following appointments to VTA: - Policy Advisory Committee (PAC): Councilmember Sell - PAC, Alternate: Councilmember Cisneros The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 DIVIDED MOTION 3: Councilmember Melton moved and Vice Mayor Din seconded the motion to approve the following appointments to VTA: - SR 85 Corridor PAB: Mayor Klein - SR 85 Corridor PAB, Alternate: Councilmember Srinivasan The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 City of Sunnyvale Page 9 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Cisneros seconded the motion to approve the following appointments to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG): - General Assembly: Councilmember Cisneros - General Assembly, Alternate: Vice Mayor Din The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the motion to approve the following appointments to: - Moffett Field Restoration Advisory Board (RAB): Councilmember Mehlinger - North Valley (NOVA) Job Training Consortium Workforce Board Nomination Committee: Councilmember Cisneros - San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority (RFA) Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2023: Gustav Larsson The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Cisneros seconded the motion to approve the following appointments to the Santa Clara County Expressway 2040: City of Sunnyvale Page 10 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 - Policy Advisory Board: Councilmember Cisneros - Policy Advisory Board, Alternate: Councilmember Melton The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to appoint Councilmember Melton to the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project Stakeholders Forum. The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to approve the following appointments to the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (SVCEA): - Board of Directors: Mayor Klein - Board of Directors, Alternate: Councilmember Srinivasan The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din City of Sunnyvale Page 11 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the motion to approve the following appointments to Valley Water: - Water Commission: Councilmember Cisneros - Water Commission, Alternate: Councilmember Mehlinger The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to appoint Councilmember Melton to the Transportation Authority Community Advisory Committee Member. The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 City of Sunnyvale Page 12 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 2.Appointments Made by Mayor: Councilmembers expressed their interest in Mayor appointments to external IGR agencies in Section 2. Mayor Klein announced appointments outlined in Section 2 would be announced at a future Council meeting. 3.a. Appointments Made by Outside Agencies MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to ratify/preratify the following outside agency appointments: - Santa Clara County: - Airport Land-Use Commission (ALUC), Alternate (Appointed by Primary): Councilmember Melton - Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Area Council (OAC), Central County Cities Seat: Mayor Klein - Redevelopment Dissolution Countywide Oversight Board: Mayor Klein - Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, SMaRT Station Seat: Mayor Klein - Unhoused Task Force: Mayor Klein - California Identification Remote Access Network (CAL-ID RAN) Policy Board: Mayor Klein - Local Agency Formation Committee (LAFCO), Alternate Cities Member: Councilmember Melton - Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority (SVRIA): Councilmember Melton - League of California Cities (LCC) Presidential Appointment - Revenue & Taxation Policy Committee: Councilmember Melton - Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) Silicon Valley Recovery Roundtable Mayor's Circle: Mayor Klein - ABAG San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), Alternate: Mayor Klein The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros City of Sunnyvale Page 13 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 3 23-0008 Adopt a Resolution Approving the City Council Regular Meeting Calendar for 2023 Through February 2024 City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report. Public Hearing opened at 10:42 p.m. No speakers. Public Hearing closed at 10:43 p.m. MOTION: Vice Mayor Din moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to adopt a Resolution approving the City Council Regular Meeting Calendar for 2023 through February 2024 as submitted. The motion carried with the following vote: Yes: 7 - Mayor Klein Vice Mayor Din Councilmember Melton Councilmember Cisneros Councilmember Mehlinger Councilmember Srinivasan Councilmember Sell No: 0 4 23-0004 Determine the 2023 Seating Arrangements for City Council City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report. Public Hearing opened at 10:46 p.m. No speakers. Public Hearing closed at 10:46 p.m. By consensus and in the order of seniority, Council determined the seating arrangements for 2023 as follow: Mayor Klein will remain in the Mayor’s Seat (Seat 4). City of Sunnyvale Page 14 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Vice Mayor Din selected to take Seat 3. Councilmember Melton selected to take Seat 5. Councilmember Cisneros selected to take Seat 2. Councilmember Mehlinger selected to take Seat 7. Councilmember Srinivasan selected to take Seat 6. Councilmember Sell selected to take Seat 1. COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Mayor Klein reported Silicon Valley Clean Energy rates will increase but remain less than Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) rates. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Council Vice Mayor Din announced Information Only RTC No. 23-0038 Thoughts for new Council Memorandum by Councilmember Hendricks. Councilmember Mehlinger proposed a study issue to update the City's customer relationship management system, Access Sunnyvale, to include a mobile app option. Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Din and Councilmembers Cisneros and Srinivasan co-sponsored the study issue. Councilmember Mehlinger proposed a study issue to conduct a Vision Zero redesign of Borregas Avenue. Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Din and Councilmembers Cisneros and Sell co-sponsored the study issue. -City Manager INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 23-0021 Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar 23-0022 Board/Commission Meeting Minutes 23-0023 Information/Action Items City of Sunnyvale Page 15 City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 23-0038 Thoughts for new Council - Memorandum by Councilmember Hendricks (Information Only) ADJOURNMENT Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:55 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 16