Heritage Preservation Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · March 6, 2024
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room, City
Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA
94086
Regular Meetinng - 7PM
Public Participation
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Johnson led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Senior Office Assistant Joey Mariano noted that Commissioner Sharma has notified
staff of her planned absence.
Present: 6 - Chair Sue-Ellen Johnson
Vice Chair Sarosh Patel
Commissioner Steve Caroompas
Commissioner William Garrett
Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar
Commissioner Aaron Sofaer
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Pamela Sharma
PRESENTATION
A. 24-0386 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Training
Outside counsel Joan Borger presented a Powerpoint slide and conducted the
CEQA training.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
B. 24-0387 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes
of January 9, 2024
Commissioner Caroompas moved and Commissioner Rajkumar seconded to
approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of January 9,
2023, as submitted.
Yes: 6 - Chair Johnson
Vice Chair Patel
Commissioner Caroompas
Commissioner Garrett
Commissioner Rajkumar
Commissioner Sofaer
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Sharma
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
None.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
Chair Johnson discussed the results of the City Council Study Issues/Budget
Proposals Workshop which took place on February 15, 2024.
Senior Planner Momoko Ishijima provided an update and noted that CDD 19‐06:
Programs to Encourage Visitation to Heritage and Landmark Resources was
dropped.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
None.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room, City
Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA
94086
Public Participation
• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker
card (optional) and giving it to the Recording Officer.
As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend
online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online
technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to
time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue despite
technical difficulties for participants using the online option.
The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment
during Oral Communications.
• 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
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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
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION
A. 24-0386 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Training
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment
during Oral Communications for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting or
conducting an orderly meeting. Such a determination shall be made prior to
opening public comment on 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.
B. 24-0387 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting
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Minutes of January 9, 2023
Recommendation: Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting
Minutes of January 9, 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.
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
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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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