City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Charter Review Committee

Thursday, April 3, 2025

5:00 PM

Online and Redwood Conference Room,

City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA

94086

Meeting Online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/83253229463

Public Participation

View the end of the agenda for information on:

• Public participation options

• Language access and translation

• Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice

• Legal notices

5 P.M. CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

Call to order in the Redwood Conference Room.

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

Prior to opening public comment on Oral Communications, the Chair 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 Charter

Review Committee 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 Committee to take action on an item not

listed on the agenda. To address the Committee, 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 Committee Member or the public. To address the

Committee, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.

1.A

25-0289

Approve the Charter Review Committee Meeting Minutes of

February 27, 2025

Recommendation:

Approve the Charter Review Committee Meeting Minutes of

February 27, 2025 as submitted.

PUBLIC HEARING/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.

25-0382

Discussion and Prioritization of Issues to Study for Potential

Amendments to the Sunnyvale City Charter

Recommendation:

This item is for discussion; staff makes no recommendation.

25-0384

Discussion of Subcommittee Assignments, Next Steps and

Deliverables

Recommendation:

This item is for discussion; staff makes no recommendation.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

-Committee Member Comments

-Staff Comments

ADJOURNMENT

Public Participation Options

In person public comment:

You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving

it to the Recording Secretary.

Online participation:

Members of the public may also attend online. However, the City cannot guarantee

uninterrupted access to online technology. Technical difficulties may occur from

time to time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue

even if technical difficulties prevent online participation.

The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment

during Oral Communications.

Online public comment:

To provide audio public comment, connect to the meeting online or by telephone.

Use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone):

Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/83253229463

Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 832 5322 9463

(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)

Watch the Charter Review Committee meeting at

http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings

Written public comment:

Email comments to the Charter Review Committee no later than 4 hours before the

meeting at charterreview@sunnyvale.ca.gov. You can also mail or deliver

comments to:

City Clerk, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Public review of items:

You can view reports to the committee on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov.

You can also review reports in person at the City Hall reception desk, 456 W. Olive

Avenue, during normal business hours. Any other documents distributed to

members of the Charter Review Committee regarding any open session item on this

agenda are available in the Redwood Conference Room on the evening of the

Committee Meeting. Otherwise, contact Sandra Barajas at 408-730-7919 or

sbarajas@sunnyvale.ca.gov for questions.

Planning a presentation for a Charter Review Committee meeting?

Visit: http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments

Planning to provide materials to the Committee?

Please provide the Charter Review Committee with 15 copies of your materials.

Language Access and Translation

To access written and audio translation during the meeting, click the link below:

Choose Language and Click Attend

Use a headset on your phone for audio or read the transcript on your device.

Spanish and Chinese, Traditional

Para acceder a la traducción escrita y en audio durante la reunión, haga

clic en el siguiente enlace:

Seleccione su idioma y haga clic en "Attend"

Use sus auriculares/audifonos para escuchar el audio o leer la

transcripción en el dispositivo.

在會議期間, 如需要書面和音頻翻譯，請點擊以下鏈接：

選擇語言並點擊參加。

在手機上使用耳機聆聽音頻，或在您的設備上閱讀文字翻譯。

Translation Link: https://bit.ly/HCQX-0562

Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City will make reasonable

arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance,

please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Reach Sandra

Barajas at 408-730-7919 or sbarajas@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).

LEGAL NOTICES

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on

any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be

limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing

to the City at or before the public hearing.