City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · May 13, 2024
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Monday, May 13, 2024 5:00 PM Online and Cottonwood Conference
Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Board and Commission
Interviews - 6 PM
5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session
Call to Order
Vice Mayor Srinivasan called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Omar Din
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember Linda Sell
Public Comment
Public Comment opened at 5:06 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 5:06 p.m.
Convene to Closed Session
Council convened to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room at 5:07 p.m.
A 24-0604 Closed Session held pursuant to California Government Code
Section 54957:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Title: City Manager
Adjourn Special Meeting
Vice Mayor Srinivasan adjourned the meeting at 5:49 p.m.
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6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember Omar Din
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember Linda Sell
Study Session
B 24-0020 Board and Commission Interviews
Public Comment opened at 6:02 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:02 p.m.
Council interviewed the following applicants for vacancies on boards and
commissions:
Esther Rosenfeld - Human Relations Commission (1st preference), Heritage
Preservation Commission (2nd preference)
Kathryn Besser - Arts Commission
Michelle Wu - Arts Commission
Kathryn Filley - Arts Commission
Council took a recess at 7:00 p.m. and reconvened at 7:10 p.m. with all
Councilmembers present.
Parthiv Rawal - Planning Commission (1st preference), Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Commission (2nd preference)
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Atee Zolghadr - Arts Commission (1st preference), Parks and Recreation
Commission (2nd preference)
David Hohmann - Planning Commission
Scott Duncan - Housing and Human Services Commission
Council took a recess at 8:13 p.m. and reconvened at 8:20 p.m. with all
Councilmembers present.
Charles McMannis - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (1st preference),
Board of Library Trustees (2nd preference), Planning Commission (3rd preference),
Sustainability Commission (4th preference), Human Relations Commission (5th
preference), Housing and Human Services Commission (6th preference), Parks and
Recreation Commission (7th preference), Heritage Preservation Commission (8th
preference), Arts Commission (9th preference), Personnel Board (10th preference)
Sharlene Liu - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Ravi Narayana - Housing and Human Services Commission (1st preference), Parks
and Recreation Commission (2nd preference)
Jonathan Wilson - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Council took a recess at 9:36 p.m. and reconvened at 9:41 p.m. with all
Councilmembers present.
Tamir Ram - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Stephen Williams - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (1st preference),
Board of Library Trustees (2nd preference)
Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:17 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
City Council
Monday, May 13, 2024 5:00 PM Online and Cottonwood Conference Room,
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA
94086
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Board and Commission
Interviews - 6 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.
As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend
online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online
technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to
time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue
despite technical difficulties for participants using the online option.
The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public
comment during Oral Communications.
• 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
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• 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
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)).
5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session
Call to Order
Call to Order in the Cottonwood Conference Room
Roll Call
Public Comment
The public may provide comments regarding the Closed Session item(s). If you
wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this
agenda. Closed Sessions are not open to the public.
Convene to Closed Session
Convene to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room (Closed to the
Public).
A 24-0604 Closed Session held pursuant to California Government Code
Section 54957:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Title: City Manager
Adjourn Special Meeting
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Call to Order in the Cottonwood Conference Room
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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.
B 24-0020 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
Cottonwood Conference Room 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
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
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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.
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