Title
Board and Commission Interviews
Report
BACKGROUND
The application deadline was July 17, 2025. 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 11 applications for current vacancies on Boards and Commissions. 7 applicants are scheduled to be interviewed on August 4, 2025. The remaining applicants were interviewed within the last twelve months for the same board or commission.
Appointments to Boards and Commissions are scheduled for August 12, 2025.
Councilmembers are provided with 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: David Carnahan, City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS
1. Board and Commission Interview Schedule - August 4, 2025
2. Summary of Board and Commission Applicants
3. Board and Commission Applications:
• Daniel Karpelevitch
• Shandor Dektor
• Pranjali Dani
• Yael Grossman Levy
• Ariana Ziolkowski
• David Beaudoin
• Diyi Zhu