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Sunnyvale, CA · January 30, 2025

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes City Council Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:30 AM Meeting Room, Sunnyvale Historical Museum, 570 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Special Meeting: Council Retreat - 8:30 AM 8:30 A.M. COUNCIL RETREAT CALL TO ORDER Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.m. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein Vice Mayor Linda Sell Councilmember Alysa Cisneros Councilmember Richard Mehlinger Councilmember Murali Srinivasan Councilmember Charlsie Chang Councilmember Eileen Le PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment opened at 8:35 a.m. Tara Martin-Milius Executive Director, Leadership Sunnyvale, shared appreciation for City Council’s civil discourse and an invitation to Leadership Sunnyvale’s Poverty Simulation. They commented on their personal appreciation for Council’s work. Public Comment closed at 8:38 a.m. COUNCIL RETREAT AGENDA • Agenda Review Sommer Kehrli, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, The Centre for Organization Effectiveness provided an overview of the agenda for the Council Retreat. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes January 30, 2025 • City Manager Update City Manager Tim Kirby provided an update on City accomplishments, workload and the framework that drives City operations. Council took a recess at 9:23 a.m. and reconvened at 9:38 a.m. with all Councilmembers present. • The Role of Councilmembers, Governance Roles Exercise, & Hopes for the Council Sommer Kehrli, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, The Centre for Organization Effectiveness led a discussion of the role of Councilmembers and a governance roles exercise. Council took a recess at 10:32 a.m. and reconvened at 10:43 a.m. with all Councilmembers present. Council continued the governance roles exercise and participated in a discussion of hopes for the Council. Council took a recess at 12:15 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. with all Councilmembers present. • Presentation on Brown Act/Roles & Open Discussion for Council Questions City Attorney Rebecca Moon provided a presentation regarding the Brown Act. Sommer Kehrli, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, The Centre for Organization Effectiveness led a discussion of roles and an open discussion for council questions. • Review of Next Steps in Strategic Prioritization Process and Pre-Work for Councilmembers Sommer Kehrli, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, The Centre for Organization Effectiveness provided a review of next steps in the strategic prioritization process and pre-work for Councilmembers. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes January 30, 2025 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 2:28 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda - Revised City Council Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:30 AM Meeting Room, Sunnyvale Historical Museum, 570 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Special Meeting: Council Retreat - 8:30 AM Public Participation and Access View the end of the agenda for information on: • Public participation options • Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice • Legal notices 8:30 A.M. COUNCIL RETREAT CALL TO ORDER Call to Order in the Meeting Room. ROLL CALL PUBLIC COMMENT This category is limited to 20 minutes with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker. If you wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the end of this agenda. This is the time for the public to address the City Council on all the agenda items listed below. No other items may be discussed at this special meeting. If there are many speakers, the Mayor may either shorten the time for individual speakers or extend the time for public comment. COUNCIL RETREAT AGENDA • Agenda Review • City Manager Update • The Role of Councilmembers, Governance Roles Exercise, & Hopes for the Council • Presentation on Brown Act/Roles & Open Discussion for Council Questions • Review of Next Steps in Strategic Prioritization Process and Pre-Work for Councilmembers City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 1/24/2025 City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised January 30, 2025 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. 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 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 Meeting Room on the morning 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. 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 limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 1/24/2025 City Council Notice and Agenda - Revised January 30, 2025 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 1/24/2025

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