Heritage Preservation Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · June 7, 2023
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Final
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Regular Meeting - 7 PM
Public Participation
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
CALL TO ORDER
VIce Chair Patel called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Vice Chair Patel led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Chair Sharma, Commissioner Bratton, and Commissioner Caroompas notified staff
of their planned excused absence prior to the meeting.
Present: 4 - Vice Chair Sarosh Patel
Commissioner Dawn Hopkins
Chair Sue-Ellen Johnson
Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar
Absent: 3 - Commissioner Pamela Sharma
Commissioner Jenny Bratton
Commissioner Steve Caroompas
PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION - Recognition of Service for Commissioner Bratton and
Commissioner Hopkins
Principal Planner George Schroeder thanked Commissioner Bratton and Hopkins
for their service to the Commission.
Commissioner Bratton attended the meeting as a member of the public via Zoom
and thanked the Commission for their continued service to the Heritage
Preservation Commission.
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
23-0598 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting
Minutes of May 3, 2023
MOTION:
Commissioner Hopkins motioned and Vice Chair Patel seconded the motion to
approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of May 3,
2023, as submitted.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Vice Chair Patel
Commissioner Hopkins
Chair Johnson
No: 0
Absent: 3 - Commissioner Sharma
Commissioner Bratton
Commissioner Caroompas
Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Rajkumar
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
23-0605 Review Planning Program Budget and Fees for FY 2023/24
Mr. Schroeder gave an overview of the HPC-related items on the annual budget.
Commissioner Johnson asked staff regarding the schedule and timing of the
funded study issues approved and Mr. Schroeder provided a status update.
Vice Chair Patel provided some ideas about the funded study issue for the Addition
to the Heritage Resource Inventory of Sites Associated with Tech Innovation.
These included consulting local museums, venture capital firms, and patent
documents.
Vice Chair Patel opened the public hearing. There were no members of the public
that spoke on the item. Vice Chair Patel closed the public hearing.
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Mr. Schroeder noted that the minutes of this meeting will be provided to the City
Council for their June 20, 2023 budget adoption hearing.
MOTION:
Vice Chair Patel motioned and Commissioner Hopkins seconded the motion to
provide
comments to the City Council and make a formal recommendation to the City
Council to approve the FY 2023/24 Recommended Budget.
Yes: 4 - Vice Chair Patel
Commissioner Hopkins
Chair Johnson
Commissioner Rajkumar
No: 0
Absent: 3 - Commissioner Sharma
Commissioner Bratton
Commissioner Caroompas
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Councilmember Mehlinger thanked Commissioners Bratton and Hopkins for their
service. He also noted this is his last meeting as a Heritage Preservation
Commission Council Liaison and will be a liaison to the Housing and Human
Services Commission.
Commissioner Hopkins thanked the Commission for their commitment to heritage
preservation and noted her time as a commissioner has been worthwhile and
rewarding.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Patel adjourned the meeting at 7:25 P.M.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda - Final
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Regular Meeting - 7 PM
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/93323345826
Public Participation
• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker
card (optional) and giving it to the Recording Officer.
• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting 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/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
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
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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
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION - Recognition of Service for Commissioner Bratton and Commissioner
Hopkins
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.
23-0598 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes
of May 3, 2023
Recommendation: Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting
Minutes of May 3, 2023, as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to
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notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of
three minutes.
23-0605 Review Planning Program Budget and Fees for FY 2023/24
Recommendation: Provide comments to the City Council or make a formal
recommendation to the City Council on the FY 2023/24
Recommended Budget.
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 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours and
in the Bay Conference Room on the evening of the Heritage Preservation
Commission Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5.
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 72 hours before the meeting on the City’s website at
sunnyvale.ca.gov and during normal business hours at the NOVA Workforce
Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive
Avenue.
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
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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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