City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
Heritage Preservation Commission  
Wednesday, June 5, 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 led the salute to the flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Staff noted Commissioner Rajkumar's planned absence.  
Present: 6 - Chair Sue-Ellen Johnson  
Vice Chair Sarosh Patel  
Commissioner Steve Caroompas  
Commissioner William Garrett  
Commissioner Pamela Sharma  
Commissioner Aaron Sofaer  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar  
PRESENTATION  
PRESENTATION - Presentation by Cityline on Proposed Historical  
Plaque for Redwood Grove.  
1.  
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Peter Frankel at Bionic Landscape and Thor Hoskins with Sares-Regis Group  
presented.  
Comm. Sharma clarified when the Plaque will be installed and Planning Officer  
responded with the Sares-Regis staff that the commemorative plaque should be  
installed by early fall.  
Commissioner Caroompas confirmed that three redwoods would be saved.  
PRESENTATION - Recognition of Service  
2.  
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Principal Planner George Schroeder and Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan thanked  
Heritage Preservation Commission Vice Chair Patel and Commissioner  
Caroompas for their service to the Commission.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting  
Minutes of March 6, 2024  
3.  
MOTION:  
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Vice Chair Patel moved and Commissioner Sharma motioned to approve the Draft  
Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of March 6, 2024, as  
submitted.  
Yes: 5 - Chair Johnson  
Vice Chair Patel  
Commissioner Caroompas  
Commissioner Garrett  
Commissioner Sofaer  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Rajkumar  
Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Sharma  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
Review Planning Program Budget and Fees for FY 2024/25  
4.  
MOTION:  
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Commissioner Garrett motioned and Commissioner Caroompas seconded to  
provide comments to the City Council or make a formal recommendation to the City  
Council on the FY 2024/25 Recommended Budget.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 6 - Chair Johnson  
Vice Chair Patel  
Commissioner Caroompas  
Commissioner Garrett  
Commissioner Sharma  
Commissioner Sofaer  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Rajkumar  
Initial Direction on the Study to Update the Heritage Resource  
5.  
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Inventory to Include Potential Resources Associated with  
Technological Innovation (Study Issue CDD 19-05)  
File #: PLNG-2024-0298  
Environmental Review: The action is categorically exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15306.  
Project Planner: Momo Ishijima, (408) 730-7532,  
mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
<<mailto:mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov>>  
Architectural Resource Group presented the report with a slide presentation and  
the Commission provided initial direction to refine the focus of the study.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
None.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
None.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:47 PM.