City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · May 9, 2023
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 4:00 PM Online and Cottonwood Conference
Room (Room 135), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
4 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: 6 - Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Omar Din
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Linda Sell
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Richard Mehlinger
Study Session
A 23-0046 Board and Commission Interviews
Public Comment opened at 4:03 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 4:03 p.m.
Council interviewed the following applicants for vacancies on boards and
commissions:
Marc Ketzel - Personnel Board
Council took a recess at 4:16 p.m. and reconvened at 4:28 p.m. with Mayor Klein,
Vice Mayor Din and Councilmembers Melton, Cisneros, Srinivasan and Sell present.
Tomesz Jasionowski - Sustainability Commission
Galen Davis - Planning Commission
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Prashant Gattani - Parks and Recreation Commission (1st preference), Planning
Commission (2nd preference), Board of Library Trustees (3rd preference)
Maria (Paulina) Zapata - Human Relations Commission
Council took a recess at 5:50 p.m. and reconvened at 6:15 p.m. with Mayor Klein,
Vice Mayor Din and Councilmembers Melton, Cisneros, Srinivasan and Sell present.
Venkata Siva Ramisetty - Human Relations Commission
Gabriela Sanchez - Human Relations Commission
Delia Ayala - Human Relations Commission
Carter Hu - Planning Commission (1st preference), Board of Library Trustees (2nd
preference)
Council took a recess at 8:05 p.m. and reconvened at 8:45 p.m. with Mayor Klein,
Vice Mayor Din and Councilmembers Melton, Cisneros, Srinivasan and Sell present.
Yecenia Alvarez - Human Relations Commission
Claudia Camacho - Human Relations Commission
Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 4:00 PM Online and Cottonwood Conference Room
(Room 135), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting: Board and Commission Interviews - 4 PM
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/87113021535
Public Participation
• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker
card (optional) and giving it to the City Clerk.
• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to
the 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/87113021535
Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 871 1302 1535
(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)
• Watch the City Council meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
• 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, 456 W. Olive Ave., 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
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)).
4 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Call to Order in the Cottonwood Conference Room (Room 135)
Roll Call
Study Session
The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you
wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this
agenda.
A 23-0046 Board and Commission Interviews
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 at the NOVA Workforce Services
reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during
normal business hours, 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 on the fourth floor of
City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours and in the Bay
Conference Room (Room 145) 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 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
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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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Public Comments During City Council or Planning Commission Meetings"
available at http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments
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Upcoming Meetings
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commission meeting information.
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