City Council
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · January 30, 2025
Minutes
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.
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• 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.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 2:28 p.m.
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Agenda
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
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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
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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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