City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, February 25, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Study Session - 6 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM  
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Vice Mayor Sell called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: 7 -  
Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Linda Sell  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Charlsie Chang  
Councilmember Eileen Le  
Study Session  
A
25-0120  
Update to Council on the Multi-Family Dwelling (MFD) Bulky  
Item Program  
Solid Waste Programs Division Manager Shikha Gupta provided the staff report and  
presentation.  
Public Comment opened at 6:48 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 6:48 p.m.  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Vice Mayor Sell adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m.  
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Mayor Klein led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 7 -  
Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Linda Sell  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Charlsie Chang  
Councilmember Eileen Le  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Councilmember Le announced a Ride and Drive Electric Event, an upcoming  
Department of Public Safety Community Meeting and the Peery Park Rides  
program.  
Zach Kaufman communicated suggestions on how to improve public participation in  
City Council meetings.  
Rose shared their concerns with the planned abatement of the unhoused  
encampments around the Sunnyvale Library and support for additional shelter  
services.  
Joshua Fieldson voiced their concerns with the planned abatement of the unhoused  
encampments around the Sunnyvale Library and support for additional shelter  
services.  
Himanshu Selhi, Helping Hands Sunnyvale, spoke in support of helping the  
unhoused community.  
Jennifer Smith communicated their concerns with the planned abatement of the  
unhoused encampments around the Sunnyvale Library.  
Nicholas Lane voiced their concerns with the planned abatement of the unhoused  
encampments around the Sunnyvale Library.  
Samantha Somers shared their concerns for unhoused seniors who rely on a fixed  
income.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Public Comment opened at 7:26 p.m.  
Esther Rosenfeld requested agenda Item 1.M. be pulled from the Consent  
Calendar.  
Carmel Johnson requested agenda Item 1.M. be pulled from the Consent Calendar.  
Maia Elder Kadar requested agenda Item 1.M. be pulled from the Consent  
Calendar.  
Ofer Kadar requested agenda Item 1.M. be pulled from the Consent Calendar.  
Public Comment closed at 7:27 p.m.  
Vice Mayor Sell pulled agenda Item 1.M. for separate consideration.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Cisneros seconded the  
motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.L and 1.N through 1.Q.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Srinivasan  
Councilmember Chang  
Councilmember Le  
No: 0  
1.A  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2025 as submitted.  
25-0109  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2025  
1.B  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2025 as submitted.  
25-0238  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2025  
1.C  
25-0239  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 30, 2025  
(Council Retreat)  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 30, 2025 as submitted.  
1.D  
25-0240  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 3, 2025  
(Board and Commission Interviews)  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 3, 2025 as submitted.  
1.E  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 4, 2025 as submitted.  
25-0241  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 4, 2025  
1.F  
25-0024  
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment  
by the City Manager  
Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.  
1.G  
25-0258  
Approve Budget Modification No. 13 for Payment of Attorney’s  
Fee Award in San Francisco Baykeeper v. City of Sunnyvale  
(U.S. District Court Case No. 5:20-CV-00824-EJD)  
Approve Budget Modification No. 13 since the payment has been ordered by the  
District Court.  
1.H  
25-0312  
Approve Budget Modification No. 15 of $76,642 for November  
5, 2024, Elections Costs  
Approve Budget Modification No. 15 in the amount of $76,742.  
1.I  
25-0257  
Award of Contract in the Amount of $2,561,259.29 to Casey  
Construction, Inc. for Replacement/Repair/Rehabilitation of  
Sanitary Sewer System and Finding of California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption  
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(b), 15302(c),  
and 15303(d) (PW25-05)  
Take the following actions:  
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report in  
the amount of $2,561,259.29 to Casey Construction, Inc of Emerald Hills;  
- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(b),15302(c), and  
15303 (d);  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions  
have been met; and  
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $256,126.  
1.J  
25-0197  
Authorize Reinstating and Amending two On-Call Contracts for  
Pavement Rehabilitation Services (F25-203 and F25-209)  
Take the following actions:  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the Second Amendments to the contracts  
with Michael Baker International, Inc. and Wood Rodgers, Inc. for Pavement  
Management in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 and 2 to the report to  
extend the term of the agreements to May 10, 2025; and  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the Contracts when all necessary  
conditions have been met.  
1.K  
25-0064  
Amend an Existing Purchase Agreement with Dell Marketing  
L.P. for Computer Equipment in the Amount of $2,500,000 and  
Extend the Term Through June 30, 2028 (F25-186)  
Take the following actions:  
- Authorize the City Manager to modify an existing purchase agreement with Dell  
Marketing L.P., increasing the PA amount from $800,000 to $2,500,000, for  
ongoing, scheduled replacements of computers, monitors, servers, and associated  
equipment; and  
- Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to three (3) additional  
one-year periods and to further modify the PA amount, both subject to available  
budget and if pricing and service remain acceptable to the City.  
1.L  
25-0096  
Review and Approve 2025 Board and Commission Annual  
Work Plans  
Approve the 2025 Work Plans as submitted.  
1.M  
25-0094  
Annual Review of City’s Code of Ethics and Conduct for  
Elected and Appointed Officials  
Public Hearing opened at 7:33 p.m.  
Esther Rosenfeld spoke in support of adding new language to the 2025 Code of  
Ethics and Conduct and provided language examples.  
Carmel Johnson voiced their support of adding new language to the 2025 Code of  
Ethics and Conduct.  
Maia Elder Kadar shared their support of Human Relations Commission  
recommended changes to the 2025 Code of Ethics and Conduct.  
Public Hearing closed at 7:40 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Cisneros seconded the  
motion to direct staff to develop additional language options for the Code of Ethics  
and Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials for Council to consider and return  
to Council at a date to be determined by the City Manager.  
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember  
Le seconded the motion to substitute the motion to approve the staff  
recommendation to approve the 2025 Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and  
Appointed Officials with non-substantive changes from the 2024 Code as set forth in  
Attachment 1 to the report.  
The substitute motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Srinivasan  
Councilmember Chang  
Councilmember Le  
No: 0  
MOTION AS AMENDED: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Le  
seconded the motion to approve the 2025 Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected  
and Appointed Officials with non-substantive changes from the 2024 Code as set  
forth in Attachment 1 to the report.  
The motion as amended carried with the following vote:  
1.N  
25-0280  
Approve NOVA as Adult and Dislocated Worker Career  
Services Provider at Sunnyvale Job Center and Operator for  
NOVA Workforce Development Area  
Approve NOVA as the Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider at the  
Sunnyvale Job Center and Operator for the NOVA workforce development area.  
1.O  
25-0274  
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City’s Salary Resolution and  
Schedule of Pay to Increase Salaries for Pay Plan Category A  
(Communication Officers Association) Effective March 2, 2025  
Adopt a Resolution amending the City’s Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to  
increase Salaries for Pay Plan Category A (Communication Officers Association)  
effective March 2, 2025.  
1.P  
25-0364  
Ratify the Cities Association of Santa Clara County’s (CASCC)  
Appointment of Mayor Larry Klein to the Measure A (2016  
Housing Bond) Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee  
Ratify the Cities Association of Santa Clara County’s (CASCC) appointment of  
Mayor Larry Klein to the Measure A (2016 Housing Bond) Independent Citizens’  
Oversight Committee.  
1.Q  
25-0347  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3238-25 to Amend Section 2.29 of the  
Sunnyvale Municipal Code Relating to Electronic Filing of  
Campaign Statements and Statements of Economic Interests  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3238-25 to amend Section 2.29 of the Sunnyvale Municipal  
Code relating to Electronic Filing of Campaign Statements and Statements of  
Economic Interests.  
City Council took a recess at 8:10 p.m. and returned with 8:21 p.m. with all the  
Councilmembers present.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
25-0351  
Consider Potential Modifications to Relocation Assistance  
Requirements for Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 19.71  
Residential Tenant Protections Programs  
Community Development Director Trudi Ryan provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 8:51 p.m.  
Marie Bernard, Executive Director, Sunnyvale Community Services, communicated  
their program’s statistics on housing insecurity and advocated for three months of  
relocation assistance.  
Public Hearing closed at 8:54 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Cisneros moved and Councilmember Mehlinger  
seconded the motion to approve Alternative 2: Direct staff return to Council with an  
Ordinance to amend SMC Chapter 19.71: Residential Tenant Protections Programs  
to increase relocation assistance for no fault, just cause evictions to three months of  
rent.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Le  
No: 2 -  
Councilmember Srinivasan  
Councilmember Chang  
3
25-0093  
Appoint Applicant to the Board of Library Trustees  
City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 9:15 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 9:15 p.m.  
City Council took a recess at 9:29 p.m. and returned at 9:40 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
Board of Library Trustees (one term to 6/30/2026)  
Jenny Bratton  
Vote: 3-0-4 (Abstentions by Vice Mayor Sell and Councilmembers Cisneros,  
Mehlinger and Le)  
Trong Du  
Vote: 0-0-7 (Abstentions by all Councilmembers)  
Nili Helman – Caspi  
Vote: 0-0-7 (Abstentions by all Councilmembers)  
Mar Junge  
Vote: 3-0-4 (Abstentions by Mayor Klein and Councilmembers Cisneros, Mehlinger  
and Chang)  
Dana Katzenelson  
Vote: 0-0-7 (Abstentions by all Councilmembers)  
Winnie Lam  
Vote: 3-0-4 (Abstentions by Vice Mayor Sell and Councilmembers Cisneros,  
Mehlinger and Le)  
David Liu  
Vote: 6-0-1 (Abstention by Councilmember Srinivasan)  
Stephen Williams  
Vote: 0-0-7 (Abstentions by all Councilmembers)  
David Liu was appointed to the Board of Library Trustees to serve a term expiring  
6/30/2026.  
4
25-0308  
Appoint Councilmembers as the City’s Alternate  
Representative to the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)  
Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) and as the Alternate Director  
for the Central Cities Grouping to the Silicon Valley Regional  
Interoperability Authority (SVRIA)  
Assistant City Manager Sarah Johnson-Rios provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 9:44 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 9:44 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Srinivasan  
seconded the motion to approve Alternatives 1 and 2:  
1: Appoint Councilmember Mehlinger to serve as the City’s alternate representative  
on the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee (PAC); and  
2: Appoint Councilmember Srinivasan to serve as the City’s representative for the  
Central Cities Grouping Alternate Director on the Silicon Valley Regional  
Interoperability Authority (SVRIA).  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Srinivasan  
Councilmember Chang  
Councilmember Le  
No: 0  
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS  
Mayor Klein reported on recent meetings of Silicon Valley Clean Energy and the  
City Association of Santa Clara County.  
Vice Mayor Sell reported on a recent Valley Transportation Authority Board meeting.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Council  
Councilmember Srinivasan shared how they organized an impromtu student outing  
at the Department of Public Safety.  
Councilmember Mehlinger posed questions to City Staff regarding Sunnyvale social  
media outreach efforts.  
Councilmember Srinivasan shared agreement with Councilmember Mehlinger  
regarding Sunnyvale social media outreach efforts.  
B
25-0311  
Colleagues Memorandum: Consider Removing Policy  
Requiring Street Parking on Fair Oaks Avenue be Preserved  
MOTION TO AGENDIZE: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Mayor Klein  
seconded the motion to agenize the Colleagues Memorandum: Consider Removing  
Policy Requiring Street Parking on Fair Oaks Avenue be Preserved.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Srinivasan  
Councilmember Chang  
Councilmember Le  
No: 0  
-City Manager  
City Manager Tim Kirby shared that additional hotel rooms for sheltering unhoused  
residents were opened to the public in light of the pending abatement of the  
unhoused encampments at the Sunnyvale Library.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
25-0069  
25-0070  
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar  
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes  
25-0071  
25-0061  
Information/Action Items  
Boards and Commissions Semi-Annual Attendance Report,  
July to December 2024 (Information Only)  
25-0319  
25-0388  
Mayoral Announcement of Mayor-Appointed Ad Hoc Advisory  
Committee on City Attorney Compensation (Information Only)  
Announcement of Mayoral Appointments of Councilmembers to  
the Cities Association of Santa Clara County Legislative Action  
Committee (Information Only)  
25-0353  
Council Advocacy Letters  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:13 p.m.