Heritage Preservation Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · October 2, 2024
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room, City
Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA
94086
Regular Meeting - 7PM
Public Participation
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Johnson called the meeting to order.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Johnson led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Present: 4 - Chair Sue-Ellen Johnson
Commissioner Charles McManis
Commissioner Parthiv Rawal
Vice Chair Aaron Sofaer
Absent: 3 - Commissioner William Garrett
Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar
Commissioner Pamela Sharma
PRESENTATION
None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no attendees present.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. 24-1029 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes
of June 5, 2024
Commissioner Sofaer moved and Commissioner McManis seconded the motion to
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approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of June 5,
2024, as submitted.
Yes: 4 - Chair Johnson
Commissioner McManis
Commissioner Rawal
Vice Chair Sofaer
No: 0
Absent: 3 - Commissioner Garrett
Commissioner Rajkumar
Commissioner Sharma
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2. 24-1037 Selection of Chair
MOTION:
Commissioner McManis motioned to nominate Chair Johnson to continue to serve
as Chair. Chair Johnson motioned to nominate Commissioner Garrett.
Commissioner Rawal seconded Commissioner McManis' motion to nominate Chair
Johnson to continue to serve as Chair.
Yes: 4 - Chair Johnson
Commissioner McManis
Commissioner Rawal
Vice Chair Sofaer
No: 0
Absent: 3 - Commissioner Garrett
Commissioner Rajkumar
Commissioner Sharma
3. 24-1039 Selection of Vice Chair
Commissioner McManis noted that although he would be interested to serve as Vice
Chair, he noted that he was not ready since he has just been appointed to serve the
Commission.
MOTION:
Commissioner Sofaer moved to nominate self and Commissioner McManis
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seconded the motion for Commissioner Sofaer to serve as the Vice Chair.
The motioned carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4 - Chair Johnson
Commissioner McManis
Commissioner Rawal
Vice Chair Sofaer
No: 0
Absent: 3 - Commissioner Garrett
Commissioner Rajkumar
Commissioner Sharma
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
Final Month to Propose Study Issues
Commissioner McManis proposed a study issue of Historical Impacts of Sunnyvale
on the nation and world.
Senior Planner Momoko Ishijima commented that the subject may need to be
focused. The Technological Innovations study issue is currently studying post-war
technological impacts of Sunnyvale. Councilmember Mehlinger spoke that the study
issue to revise the Historical Context Statement to include contributions by Asian
Americans and other minorities may be related. A vote was not made on the study
issue proposal.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
None
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
None
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:46 PM.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda - Final
Heritage Preservation Commission
Wednesday, October 2, 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
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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
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
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
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separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
1. 24-1029 Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes
of June 5, 2024
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. 24-1037 Selection of Chair
3. 24-1039 Selection of Vice Chair
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
Final Month to Propose 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.
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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.
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