Title
Board and Commission Interviews
Report
BACKGROUND
The application deadline was April 16, 2026. The deadline serves as a cutoff point to allow time to verify voter registration and schedule interviews. Applications received after the deadline are marked as “late” on the first page of the application.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.2.19 Boards and Commissions
Administrative Policy Manual Chapter 1 - General Management Article 15
DISCUSSION
The City received 42 applications for current vacancies on Boards and Commissions. 41 applicants are scheduled to be interviewed on April 27 and April 28, 2025. The remaining applicant is not available for an interview on April 27 or April 28.
Appointments to Boards and Commissions are scheduled for May 19, 2026.
Councilmembers are provided a set of non-redacted applications.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council meeting agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board at City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Public Library and in the Department of Public Safety Lobby. In addition, the agenda and this report are available at the City Hall reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue (during normal business hours), and on the City's website.
Staff
Prepared by: Sandra Barajas, Deputy City Clerk
Reviewed by: David Carnahan, City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS
1. Board and Commission Interview Schedule - April 28
2. Summary of Board and Commission Applicants
3. Board and Commission Applications - April 28 Interviews
• Chaitrali Amrutkar
• Paul Davis
• Clyde Graham
• Bryce Beagle
• David Liu
• Naomi Weiss
• Ashish Batia
• Sarah Huq
• Ananya Bhai
• Isabella Salim
• Archana Varshney
• Sara Salinaro
• Sharmita Samanta
• Michael Serrone
• Lena Garvey
• Orna Bitton Palmon
• Neela Shukla
• David Kesting
• Madhu Kashyap
4. Board and Commission Applications - Not interviewed April 27 or 28
• Molly Kauffman