City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · November 13, 2024
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 6:00 PM Online and Cottonwood Conference
Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting: Charter Review Committee Interviews - 6 PM
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
Call to Order
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: 6 - Mayor Larry Klein
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Omar Din
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember Linda Sell
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Alysa Cisneros
Vice Mayor Srinivasan participated via teleconference from Courtyard by Marriott
Tampa Downtown, Courtyard Ballroom, 102 East Cass Street, Tampa, FL 33602.
Councilmember Melton participated remotely in the meeting under the “Just Cause”
provision of the California Government Code Section 54953(j)(2).
Councilmember Cisneros’ absence is excused.
Study Session
A 24-0044 Charter Review Committee Interviews
Public Comment opened at 6:09 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 6:09 p.m.
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Council interviewed the following applicants the Charter Review Committee:
Pamela Elliot
Sharlene Liu
Stephen Scandalis
Barry Vickrey
Council took a recess at 7:08 p.m. and reconvened at 7:15 p.m. with Mayor Klein
and Councilmembers Din, Mehlinger and Sell present in the Cottonwood
Conference Room and Vice Srinivasan and Councilmember Melton present via
teleconference.
Timothy Oey
Gustav Larsson
Gail Rubino
Galen Davis
Council took a recess at 7:58 p.m. and reconvened at 9:04 p.m. with Mayor Klein
and Councilmembers Din, Mehlinger and Sell present in the Library Program Room,
Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W Olive Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 and Vice
Srinivasan and Councilmember Melton present via teleconference.
Charles Fraleigh
Vice Mayor Srinivasan left the meeting at 9:22 p.m.
Michael Buchanan
Paulette Saldanha
David Newswanger
Bruce Paton
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Ken Olevson
Kathryn Filley
Adjourn Special Meeting
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:30 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
City Council
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 6:00 PM Online and Cottonwood Conference Room,
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA
94086
Special Meeting: Charter Review Committee Interviews - 6 PM
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/87113021535
Public Participation and Access
View the end of the agenda for information on:
• Public participation options
• Language access and translation
• Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
• Legal notices
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)
TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(b), this special City Council meeting
will include teleconference participation by Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan from:
Courtyard by Marriott Tampa Downtown, Courtyard Ballroom
102 East Cass Street, Tampa, FL 33602
This Notice and Agenda will be posted at the teleconference location. Public
comment from this address shall be allowed pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.3.
Call to Order
Call to Order in the Cottonwood Conference Room
Roll Call
Study Session
The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). To address
the Council, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.
A 24-0044 Charter Review Committee Interviews
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Adjourn Special Meeting
ADJOURNMENT
Public Participation Options
In person public comment:
You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving
it to the City Clerk.
Online participation:
Members of the public may also attend online. However, the City cannot guarantee
uninterrupted access to online technology. Technical difficulties may occur from
time to time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue
even if technical difficulties prevent online participation.
The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment
during Oral Communications.
Online public comment:
To provide audio public comment, connect 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
Written public comment:
Email comments to the City Council no later than 4 hours before the meeting at
council@sunnyvale.ca.gov. You can also mail or deliver comments to:
City Clerk, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Public review of items:
You can view reports to council on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov after 7
p.m. on Thursdays. You can also review reports in person at the City Hall reception
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desk, 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours. Any other documents
distributed to members of the City Council regarding any open session item on this
agenda are available in the Cottonwood Conference Room on the evening of the
Council Meeting. Otherwise, contact the Office of the City Clerk at 408 730 7483 for
questions.
Planning a presentation for a City Council meeting?
Visit: http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments
Planning to provide materials to Council?
Please provide the City Council with 12 copies of your materials.
Language Access and Translation
To access written translation during the meeting, click the link below:
Choose Language and Click Attend
Use a headset on your phone for audio or read the transcript on your device.
Spanish and Chinese, Traditional
Para acceder a la traducción durante la reunión, haga clic en el
siguiente enlace:
Seleccione su idiomay haga clic en asistir
Use sus auriculares para escuchar el audio o leer la transcripción en el
dispositivo.
會議期間如需取得書面翻譯,點擊以下連結:
選擇語言並點擊參加
使用手機上的耳機聆聽音訊或閱讀裝置上的文字記錄。
Translation Link: https://bit.ly/HCQX-0562
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City will make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance,
please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Reach the Office of
the City Clerk at 408 730 7483 or cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b)
(1)).
LEGAL NOTICES
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
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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.
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