Heritage Preservation Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · October 6, 2021
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Final
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream
Regular Meeting - 7 PM
SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953 (e),the meeting was conducted
telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council is scheduled to make the
necessary findings on October 26, 2021.
Chair Hopkins called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: 6 - Chair Dawn Hopkins
Vice Chair Shanna Gaudenti
Commissioner Jenny Bratton
Commissioner Steve Caroompas
Commissioner Pamela Sharma
Commissioner David Wu
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Sarosh Patel
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. 21-0942 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes
of September 1, 2021
Commissioner Wu recommended changes in the Consideration of Potential Study
Issues section and noted that he recommended to keep study issue CDD19 04:
Update to the Historical Context Statement to Include Historical Contributions Made
by Asian Americans and Other Minority Groups separate from Commissioner
Sharma's potential study issue proposal.
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He also noted the minutes for the 1029 Ranere Court item should address whether
the Commission has purview over the interior of heritage resource.
MOTION: Commissioner Wu motioned and Commissioner Bratton seconded the
motion to approve the Draft Special Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting
Minutes of September 1, 2021, as modified.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Chair Hopkins
Vice Chair Gaudenti
Commissioner Bratton
Commissioner Caroompas
Commissioner Sharma
Commissioner Wu
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Patel
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2. 21-0941 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Historical Resources
Training
Senior Assistant City Attorney Rebecca Moon provided the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and Historical Resources training with a presentation.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
Chair Hopkins asked if the flock of birds (parrots) that live in Sunnyvale can be
designated as a heritage resource as they are significant to Sunnyvale's history and
Senior Planner George Schroeder did not believe that they fall under the
Commission's purview.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Bratton received an email from the City Clerk about a call for
participating in a Candy
Cane Decorating Committee and asked if any commissioners were interested in
participating and Commissioner Sharma noted her interest.
Commissioner Sharma asked about the walking tour of heritage resources and
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Commissioner Wu also
showed interest in the tour.
Commissioner Wu also noted that he is the chair for alumni interviewing 700 student
applicants and will be happy to share some of Sunnyvale's history with the
applicants.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
Mr. Schroeder noted that there may be one more meeting this year to approve the
2022 Work Plan.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Hopkins adjourned the meeting at 8:25 PM.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda - Revised
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:00 PM Teleconference Meeting: City Web Stream
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/93323345826
SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the health orders issued by Santa Clara
County and the State of California, this meeting of the Sunnyvale Heritage
Preservation Commission will take place by teleconference, as allowed by
Government Code Subdivision 54953 (e); pursuant to state law, the City Council is
scheduled to make the necessary findings on October 26, 2021.
• Watch the Heritage Preservation Commission meeting at
https://www.youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
• Submit written comments to the Heritage Preservation Commission to
HeritagePreservation@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to Sunnyvale Planning
Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707.
• Teleconference participation: You may provide audio public comment by
connecting to the teleconference meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise
Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone): Meeting online link:
https://sunnyvale-ca-ov.zoom.us/j/93323345826
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/93323345826
Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 933 2334 5826
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Executive Order
N-29-20, if you need special assistance to provide public comment, contact the
City at least 2 hours prior to the meeting in order for the City to make reasonable
alternative arrangements for you to communicate your comments. 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 Planning Division may be reached at 408-730-7440 or at
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planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
CALL TO ORDER
Call to Order via Teleconference
ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the
commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may
be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the
agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three minutes per
speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow
commissioners to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to
address the commission, please complete a speaker card and give it to the
Recording Secretary. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this
section.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. 21-0942 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes
of September 1, 2021
Recommendation: Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting
Minutes of September 1, 2021, as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a study issue item, please refer to the notice at the
beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three minutes.
2. 21-0941 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Historical Resources
Training
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
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Notice to the Public:
Any agenda related writings or documents on this agenda distributed to members
of the Heritage Preservation Commission are available by contacting the Planning
Division at planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also
available at sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx 72 hours before the meeting.
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 City 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 section 1094.5.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special
assistance in this meeting, please see the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
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