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Heritage Preservation Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · February 1, 2023

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes Heritage Preservation Commission Wednesday, February 1, 2023 7:00 PM Teleconference Meeting: City Web Stream Regular Meeting - 7 PM Special Teleconference Notice Public Participation Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice CALL TO ORDER Chair Sharma called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioner Caroompas was absent (unexcused) and Commissioner Bratton notified staff that she will be a late due to a prior engagement. Present: 5 - Chair Pamela Sharma Vice Chair Sarosh Patel Commissioner Jenny Bratton Commissioner Dawn Hopkins Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar Absent: 1 - Commissioner Steve Caroompas ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None CONSENT CALENDAR 1. 23-0288 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of January 11, 2023 Chair Sharma noted an amendment to the draft minutes to change “Chair Patel” to “Chair Sharma” for agenda item 23-0170, Selection and Ranking of Study Issues. MOTION: City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes February 1, 2023 Commissioner Hopkins moved and Vice Chair Patel seconded to approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of January 11, 2023, as amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Chair Sharma Vice Chair Patel Commissioner Hopkins Commissioner Rajkumar No: 0 Absent: 2 - Commissioner Bratton Commissioner Caroompas PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2. 23-0256 Proposed Project: LANDMARK ALTERATION PERMIT to renovate 7,025 square feet of an existing office/manufacturing space with exterior alterations at Northrop Grumman. Location: 401 Hendy Avenue (APN: 204-48-028) File #: 2022-7443 Zoning: M-3 Applicant / Owner: Patrick Todd, RMW (applicant) / Northrop Grumman (owner) Environmental Review: A Class 1 categorical exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Margaret Netto, Senior Planner (408) 730-7628, mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov Chair Sharma recused herself to avoid conflict of interest as she lives near the project site. Vice Chair Patel served as the Chair for this item. Commissioner Bratton joined the meeting. Margaret Netto, Project Planner presented the staff report with a slide presentation. Vice Chair Patel opened the public hearing. Jennifer Keselman, Project Manager with RMW Architects presented their proposal with a slide presentation. No members of the public spoke on the item. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes February 1, 2023 Vice Chair Patel closed the public hearing. MOTION: Commissioner Bratton moved and Commissioner Hopkins seconded staff's recommendation of the staff report for Alternative 1: Approve the Landmark Alteration Permit based on the Findings in Attachment 3 and subject to the Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Vice Chair Patel Commissioner Bratton Commissioner Hopkins Commissioner Rajkumar No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Caroompas Recused: 1 - Chair Sharma STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES None NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Hopkins asked staff about in person hybrid meetings. Principal Planner. Schroeder noted a tentative regular meeting in March 1, 2023 may be the first hybrid meeting and that training for hybrid in person meetings are taking place next week. Joey Mariano, Senior Staff Assistant noted that three commissioners have signed up for the training and that other commissioners should work with staff to schedule a training time. Mr. Schroeder reminded the commissioners that if they live within 1,000 feet of a development project site, they will need to recuse themselves such as what Chair Sharma did for item 23-0256. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Chair Sharma adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes February 1, 2023 City of Sunnyvale Page 4

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda Heritage Preservation Commission Wednesday, February 1, 2023 7:00 PM Teleconference Meeting: City Web Stream Regular Meeting - 7 PM 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) and Resolution No. 1089-21 (reaffirmed January 10, 2023). Public Participation • 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-gov.zoom.us/j/93323345826 Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 933 2334 5826 (*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute) • Watch the Heritage Preservation Commission meeting at https://www.youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings • Submit written comments to the Heritage Preservation Commission no later than 4 hours prior to the meeting start to HeritagePreservation@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to Sunnyvale Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707 • Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 2/1/2023 Heritage Preservation Commission Notice and Agenda February 1, 2023 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 Planning Division may be reached at 408-730-7440 or at 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 Heritage Preservation 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 the Heritage Preservation Commission to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address the Heritage Preservation Commission, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. 1. 23-0288 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of January 11, 2023 Recommendation: Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of January 11, 2023, as submitted. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 2/1/2023 Heritage Preservation Commission Notice and Agenda February 1, 2023 three minutes. 2. 23-0256 Proposed Project: LANDMARK ALTERATION PERMIT to renovate 7,025 square feet of an existing office/manufacturing space with exterior alterations at Northrop Grumman. Location: 401 Hendy Avenue (APN: 204-48-028) File #: 2022-7443 Zoning: M-3 Applicant / Owner: Patrick Todd, RMW (applicant) / Northrop Grumman (owner) Environmental Review: A Class 1 categorical exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Margaret Netto, Senior Planner (408) 730-7628, mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov Recommendation: Recommendation Alternative 1: Approve the Landmark Alteration Permit based on the Findings in Attachment 3 and subject to the Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4. Staff Prepared by: Margaret Netto, Senior Planner Approved by: George Schroeder, Principal Planner STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Notice to the Public: Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of this meeting body regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the originating department or can be accessed through the Office of the City Clerk located at 603 All America Way, during normal business hours and in the Council Chamber on the evening of the Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 2/1/2023 Heritage Preservation Commission Notice and Agenda February 1, 2023 Agenda information is available by contacting the Planning Division at 408-730-7440 or planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also available on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov or at the One-Stop Desk, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA, 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 2/1/2023

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