Heritage Preservation Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · December 6, 2023
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, December 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 Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and also welcomed
Commissioner Garrett.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Johnson led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Chair Sue-Ellen Johnson
Vice Chair Sarosh Patel
Commissioner William Garrett
Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar
Commissioner Pamela Sharma
Absent: 2 - Commissioner Steve Caroompas
Commissioner Aaron Sofaer
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. 23-1112 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes
of September 6, 2023
MOTION:
Commissioner Sharma moved and Commissioner Patel seconded to approve the
Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of September 6, 2023, as
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submitted.
Motion carried by the following vote; however it was unclear if this met a quorum.
Staff decided to continue the item to the next regular meeting:
Yes: 3 - Chair Johnson
Vice Chair Patel
Commissioner Sharma
No: 0
Absent: 2 - Commissioner Caroompas
Commissioner Sofaer
Abstain: 2 - Commissioner Garrett
Commissioner Rajkumar
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2. 23-1111 Annual Review of Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed
Officials
MOTION:
Commissioner Garret moved and Commissioner Rajkumar seconded to
acknowledge that the Annual Review of Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected
and Appointed Officials were reviewed.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 - Chair Johnson
Vice Chair Patel
Commissioner Garrett
Commissioner Rajkumar
Commissioner Sharma
No: 0
Absent: 2 - Commissioner Caroompas
Commissioner Sofaer
3. 23-1113 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission 2024 Master
Work Plan.
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Senior Planner Momoko Ishijima presented the Draft Heritage Preservation
Commission 2024 Master Work Plan and discussed the Work Plan with Principal
Planner George Schroeder. She noted meeting dates and relevant study issues that
are tentatively scheduled. She also discussed that any applications for Heritage
Preservation Commission review will be scheduled accordingly to these meeting
dates. She then went through the Work Plan with the Commission.
MOTION:
Vice Chair Patel moved and Commissioner Garrett seconded to approved the Draft
Heritage Preservation Commission 2024 Master Work Plan.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 - Chair Johnson
Vice Chair Patel
Commissioner Garrett
Commissioner Rajkumar
Commissioner Sharma
No: 0
Absent: 2 - Commissioner Caroompas
Commissioner Sofaer
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
None.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Patel welcomed Councilmember Srinivasan as the Council Liaison to
the Commission and thanked Mr. Schroeder for his guidance for the past years as
the Staff Liaison to this Commission.
Mr. Schroeder welcomed Ms. Ishijima as the new Staff Liaison to the Commission.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
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None.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:29 PM.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, December 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
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
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. 23-1112 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes
of September 6, 2023
Recommendation: Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting
Minutes of September 6, 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. 23-1111 Annual Review of Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and
Appointed Officials
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3. 23-1113 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission 2024 Master
Work Plan.
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.
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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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