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Heritage Preservation Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · September 6, 2023

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes Heritage Preservation Commission Wednesday, September 6, 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 Chair Sharma called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Sharma led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL The absence of Commissioner Rajkumar is excused as she has notified staff of her planned absence. Chair Sharma announced a 10 minute recess and continued the recess at 7:15 to reconvene the meeting at 7:35 until Commissioner Caroompas arrived. Present: 4 - Commissioner Pamela Sharma Vice Chair Sarosh Patel Commissioner Steve Caroompas Chair Sue-Ellen Johnson Absent: 1 - Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. 23-0776 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of June 7, 2023 Commissioner Caroompas moved and Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes September 6, 2023 to approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of June 7, 2023 as submitted Yes: 4 - Commissioner Sharma Vice Chair Patel Commissioner Caroompas Chair Johnson No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Rajkumar PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2. 23-0777 Selection of Chair Vice Chair Patel nominated Commissioner Johnson to serve as Chair of the Heritage Preservation Commission. MOTION: Vice Chair Patel moved and Commissioner Caroompas seconded the motion to select Commissioner Johnson as Chair of the Heritage Preservation Commission. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Commissioner Sharma Vice Chair Patel Commissioner Caroompas Chair Johnson No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Rajkumar 3. 23-0778 Selection of Vice Chair Chair Sharma nominated Vice Chair Patel to continue to serve as Vice Chair of the Heritage Preservation Commission. MOTION: Chair Sharma moved and Commissioner Caroompas seconded the motion to select Vice Chair Patel to continue as Vice Chair of the Heritage Preservation Commission. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes September 6, 2023 Yes: 4 - Commissioner Sharma Vice Chair Patel Commissioner Caroompas Chair Johnson No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Rajkumar STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES None. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS Principal Planner George Schroeder congratulated Commissioner Johnson and Vice Chair Patel on their new positions as Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission. He also mentioned that Senior Planner Momoko Ishijima will be taking over as the staff liaison to the Commission. Mr. Schroeder also noted a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the Technological Resources study issue has been submitted and will also be assigning a project planner to the study issue for updating the Historic Context Statement for Asian Americans and other minorities. -Commissioner Comments Chair Sharma congratulated Commissioner Johnson and Vice Chair Patel for their nominations to serve as Chair and Vice Chair to the Commission. She also thanked the Commission for allowing her to serve as the Chair for the past year. Commissioner Caroompas congratulated the newly appointed Chair and Vice Chair and acknowledged Chair Sharma for doing a great job as Chair. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT Chair Sharma adjourned the meeting at 7:46 PM. City of Sunnyvale Page 3

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda - Final Heritage Preservation Commission Wednesday, September 6, 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 • 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 contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 8/28/2023 Heritage Preservation Commission Notice and Agenda - Final September 6, 2023 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 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. 23-0776 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of June 7, 2023 Recommendation: Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of June 7, 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 three minutes. 2. 23-0777 Selection of Chair 3. 23-0778 Selection of Vice Chair City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 8/28/2023 Heritage Preservation Commission Notice and Agenda - Final September 6, 2023 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 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 3 Printed on 8/28/2023

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