City of Sunnyvale  
Notice and Agenda  
City Council  
Tuesday, August 11, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Study Session 5:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM  
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540  
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5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Call to Order in the Council Chambers.  
Roll Call  
Study Session  
The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). To address  
the Council, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.  
A
26-0057  
Consider Increasing Inclusionary Housing Requirements and  
Updating Below Market Rate In-Lieu Fees for New Rental and  
Ownership Housing (Council Priority Project CDD 23-01)  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING  
Pursuant to Council Policy 7.3.19, City Council will not begin consideration of any  
agenda item after 11:30 p.m. without a vote. Any item on the agenda that is  
continued shall be continued to a specific date. Any changes to the agenda will be  
communicated to the public.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Call to Order in the Council Chambers.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
ROLL CALL  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Prior to opening public comment on Oral Communications, the Mayor may  
determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment for the purpose  
of timeliness of the meeting or conducting an orderly meeting.  
Oral Communications is the opportunity for the public to address the City Council on  
items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes with a maximum of up to  
three minutes per speaker (one appearance per speaker). Note the Brown Act does  
not allow the Council to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. To address  
the Council, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
All matters listed on the consent calendar will be acted upon by one motion unless  
discussion is requested by a Councilmember or the public. To address the Council,  
refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.  
1.A  
26-0166  
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment  
by the City Manager  
Recommendation:  
Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.  
1.B  
26-0574  
Award a Consultant Services Agreement to Biggs Cardosa  
Associates, Inc. in the Amount of $435,591 for Professional  
Services for the Preventive Maintenance of Various Bridges  
Project and Approve Budget Modification No. 5 in the Amount  
of $446,100 (F26-285)  
Recommendation:  
Take the following actions:  
- Award a Consultant Services Agreement to Biggs Cardosa  
Associates, Inc. of San Jose in the amount of $435,591 for  
professional engineering services for the Preventive  
Maintenance of Various Bridges Project in substantially the  
same form as Attachment 1 to the report;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement when  
all the necessary conditions have been met;  
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $43,559; and  
- Approve Budget Modification No. 5 in the amount of  
$446,100.  
1.C  
26-0589  
Award a Consultant Services Agreement to Callander  
Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc. in the Amount of  
$575,420 for San Antonio Park Renovation and Enhancement  
Project (F26-345)  
Recommendation:  
Take the following actions:  
- Award a Consultant Services Agreement to Callander  
Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc. of San Jose in a  
not-to-exceed amount of $575,420 for professional services for  
the San Antonio Park Renovation and Enhancement Project in  
substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement when  
all the necessary conditions have been met; and  
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $57,542.  
1.D  
26-0659  
Authorize the Issuance of a Consultant Services Agreement  
with Chandler Asset Management Inc., in an Amount  
Not-to-Exceed $1,050,000 for Investment Management  
Services (F26-558)  
Recommendation:  
Take the following actions:  
- Authorize the issuance of a three (3) year consultant services  
agreement to Chandler Asset Management, Inc. for investment  
management services in an amount not to exceed $1,050,000;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all  
necessary conditions have been met; and  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute up to two additional  
one-year extensions and increase the contract amount, subject  
to available funding and acceptable pricing and services.  
1.E  
26-0628  
Consider and Approve Changes to the Council Policy Manual:  
Amendments to Council Policies 5.0 Long-Term Advocacy  
Positions - Socio-Economic, 7.0 Long-term Advocacy Positions  
- Planning and Management, 7.2.15 KSUN-15 Programming,  
7.3.5 Municipal Employee Relations Officer, 7.3.27 NASA  
Ames and Moffett Field; and Deletion of Council Policies 1.1.8  
Video Games in Commercial Businesses, 1.2.6 Roundabout  
Intersections, 5.1.2 Child Care, 7.2.16 Telecommunications,  
and 7.2.17 Internet Use  
Recommendation:  
Approve the following changes to the Council Policy Manual:  
1. Amendments to Council Policy 5.0 Long-term Advocacy  
Positions - Socio-Economic in Attachment 3  
2. Amendments to Council Policy 7.0 Long-term Advocacy  
Positions - Planning and Management as outlined in  
Attachment 5  
3. Amendments to Council Policy 7.2.15 KSUN-15  
Programming as outlined in Attachment 7  
4. Amendments to Council Policy 7.3.5 Municipal Employee  
Relations Officer as outlined in Attachment 9  
5. Amendments to Council Policy 7.3.27 NASA Ames and  
Moffett Field as outlined in Attachment 11  
6. Deletion of Council Policy 1.1.8 Video Games in Commercial  
Businesses as outlined in Attachment 12  
7. Deletion of Council Policy 1.2.6 Roundabout Intersections  
as outlined in Attachment 12  
8. Deletion of Council Policy 5.1.2 Child Care as outlined in  
Attachment 12  
9. Deletion of Council Policy 7.2.16 Telecommunications as  
outlined in Attachment 12  
10. Deletion of Council Policy 7.2.17 Internet Use as outlined  
in Attachment 12  
1.F  
26-0698  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3259-26 to Amend Section 2.04.030 of  
Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Sunnyvale  
Municipal Code Relating to City Manager Claims Settlement  
Authority  
Recommendation:  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3259-26.  
1.G  
26-0707  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3260-26 to Amend Ordinance No.  
3248-25 to Make Supplemental Findings for the Locally  
Adopted Energy Standards in Ordinance No. 3248-25 and to  
Amend Various Sections of Title 16 (Buildings and  
Construction) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Make Minor  
Corrections and Clarifications and Remove Certain Local  
Amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards Code  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3260-26.  
Recommendation:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
To speak on a public hearing/general business item, refer to notice at the end of  
this agenda. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. For land use items,  
applicants are limited to 10 minutes for opening comments and five minutes for  
closing comments.  
2
26-0498  
Approve City’s Responses to the 2026 Santa Clara County  
Civil Grand Jury Reports Titled, “Pothole Damage: Improving  
claims processes within Santa Clara County” and “VTA’s  
Management and Oversight of BART Silicon Valley Phase II”  
Recommendation:  
Alternatives 1 and 3:  
1. Approve the City's response to the 2026 Santa Clara  
County Civil Grand Jury report Pothole Damage: Improving  
claims processes within Santa Clara County as presented in  
Attachment 1 to the report and authorize the Mayor to sign the  
response.  
3. Approve the City's response to the 2026 Santa Clara  
County Civil Grand Jury report VTA's Management and  
Oversight of BART Silicon Valley Phase II as presented in  
Attachment 3 to the report and authorize the Mayor to sign the  
response.  
3
26-0630  
Accept the Community Equity Assessment and Findings on  
Community Access, Belonging, and Equity Gaps  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Accept the Community Equity Assessment and  
Findings on Community Access, Belonging, and Equity Gaps.  
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Council  
-City Manager  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
Visit http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/TCMAC to view the Tentative Council Meeting Agenda  
Calendar (TCMAC) online.  
Visit http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/CPPP to view Working List of Potential Council Priority  
Project Ideas online.  
26-0386  
26-0387  
26-0580  
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar  
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes  
Boards and Commissions Semi-Annual Attendance Report,  
January to June 2026 (Information Only)  
26-0088  
26-0701  
Separation from the Heritage Preservation Commission  
Mayoral Announcement of Mayor-Appointed Ad Hoc Advisory  
Committee on City Manager Compensation (Information Only)  
26-0702  
26-0687  
Mayoral Announcement of Mayor-Appointed Ad Hoc Advisory  
Committee on City Attorney Compensation (Information Only)  
Completion of Council Priority Project LRS 24-01 Examine the  
Permanent Closure of Access to the Interior Levees  
Surrounding Sunnyvale’s Wastewater Treatment Ponds for  
Public Recreation (Information Only)  
26-0708  
Council Advocacy Letters  
ADJOURNMENT  
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LEGAL NOTICES  
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any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be  
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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6  
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agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.