City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, August 12, 2025  
5:00 PM  
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 6 PM |  
Regular Meeting - 7 PM  
5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)  
Call to Order  
Vice Mayor Sell called the meeting to order at 5:00 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  
Councilmember Le participated via teleconference pursuant to California  
Government Code Section 54953(b) from The Walper Hotel, 2nd Floor Lobby 20  
Queen St S, Kitchener, ON N2G 1V6.  
Public Comment  
Public Comment opened at 5:02 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 5:02 p.m.  
Convene to Closed Session  
Council convened to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room at 5:03 p.m.  
A
25-0631  
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code  
Section 54956.9: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL  
COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(1));  
Authorize filing or defending an appeal to the Ninth Circuit  
Court based on outcome in the District Court; Name of case:  
San Francisco Baykeeper v. City of Sunnyvale, U.S. Dist. of  
California, Case No.: 5:20-CV-00824-EJD  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Vice Mayor Sell adjourned the meeting at 5:56 p.m.  
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Vice Mayor Sell called the meeting to order at 6:01 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  
Councilmember Le participated via teleconference pursuant to California  
Government Code Section 54953(b) from The Walper Hotel, 2nd Floor Lobby 20  
Queen St S, Kitchener, ON N2G 1V6.  
Study Session  
B
25-0612  
Climate Budgeting (Study Issue ESD 23-01)  
Environmental Programs Manager Madeline Khair and Environmental Engineering  
Coordinator Christina Raby provided the staff report and presentation.  
Public Comment opened at 6:59 p.m.  
Kristal Wickham discussed how climate budgeting can make positive impacts on  
budget decisions  
Afsaneh Jabbar shared their insights on making climate budgeting decisions and  
how manufactures will often include climate impacts of their products or  
construction.  
Doug Kunz spoke in support of the proposed climate budgeting pilot modifications.  
Public Comment closed at 7:05 p.m.  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Vice Mayor Sell adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m.  
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:11 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  
Councilmember Le participated via teleconference pursuant to California  
Government Code Section 54953(b) from The Walper Hotel, 2nd Floor Lobby 20  
Queen St S, Kitchener, ON N2G 1V6.  
CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
Vice Mayor Sell reported that Council met in Closed Session Held Pursuant to  
California Government Code Section 54956.9: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL  
COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(1)); Authorize filing or  
defending an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court based on outcome in the District  
Court; Name of case: San Francisco Baykeeper v. City of Sunnyvale, U.S. Dist. of  
California, Case No.: 5:20CV00824EJ; The City Council unanimously directed the  
City Attorney to file and/or defend an appeal to the Ninth Circuit based on the  
outcome of the case in the District Court.  
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY  
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25-0770  
Ceremonial Oath of Office for and Recognition of Incoming  
Chief of Public Safety  
Mayor Klein spoke in recognition of incoming Chief of Public Safety Daniel Pistor.  
Chief of Public Safety Daniel Pistor shared words on their swearing in as Chief of  
Public Safety.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Councilmember Chang announced the Sunnyvale Technology Business Exposition  
(Tech. Expo.) and a Sunnyvale Goes Back to School notice.  
Eric Krock voiced their advocacy for Sunnyvale adding cool roof coverings to its  
climate goal initiatives.  
Zach Kaufman spoke to the discussions regarding the study issue addressing the  
modernization and expansion of public library services in Sunnyvale.  
Michael Flores provided a presentation on the Tasman Drive bicycle and pedestrian  
improvements project and proposed alternative ways to increase accessible  
pathways.  
Mike Serrone spoke in honor of Don Veith.  
Luke Wu spoke to the Americans with Disabilities Act litigation their business faced  
and advocated for City Council to support Senate Bill 84 Disability access:  
construction-related accessibility claims: notice of violation and opportunity to  
correct.  
Arissa Cao advocated for City Council to support Senate Bill 84.  
Gary Bailey voiced their concerns regarding fire danger along Stevens Creek.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Public Comment opened at 7:50 p.m.  
Afsaneh Jabbar requested agenda items 1.B and 1.D be pulled from the Consent  
Calendar.  
Public Comment closed at 7:50 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the  
motion to approve agenda items 1.A and 1.C.  
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  
25-0330  
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment  
by the City Manager  
Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.  
1.B  
25-0742  
Award of Contract to MCK Americas Inc. in the Amount of  
$6,570,795.85 for Construction Management Support Services  
for the Sunnyvale Cleanwater Center Project (F25-258)  
Public Hearing opened at 7:53 p.m.  
Afsaneh Jabbar discussed the contract details and questioned if the contract  
overlaps with current staffing duties.  
Public Hearing closed at 7:55 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the  
motion to take the following actions:  
- Award a contract to MCK Americas Inc. for Construction Management Support  
Services for Cleanwater Center in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to  
the report in an amount not-to-exceed $6,570,795.85;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all the necessary  
conditions have been met;  
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $657,080; and  
- Authorize the City Manager to amend the contract annually through FY 2029/30,  
subject to budget availability, provided that total contract expenditures do not  
exceed the not-to-exceed amount of $7,227,875.85 and that pricing and services  
remain acceptable to the City.  
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.C  
25-0586  
Adopt two Resolutions to Approve the 2025 Amendment to the  
Water Supply Agreement (WSA) Between the City and County  
of San Francisco (SFPUC) and the Wholesale Customers in  
Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties and to  
Approve the Updated Tier 2 Drought Response  
Implementation Plan  
Adopt two resolutions:  
(a) Authorizing the City Manager or his designee execute the 2025 Amended and  
Restated Water Supply Agreement Between the City and County of San Francisco  
and Wholesale Customers in Alameda County, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara  
County; and  
(b) Approving an updated Tier 2 Drought Response Implementation Plan.  
1.D  
25-0587  
Approve the Interagency Recycled Water Service Agreement  
with the City of Mountain View to Provide Recycled Water  
Service to the LinkedIn Campus in Mountain View  
Public Hearing opened at 7:57 p.m.  
Afsaneh Jabbar claimed Sunnyvale does not meet certain recycled water standards  
and questioned the costs associated with producing recycled water.  
Public Hearing closed at 8:02 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the  
motion to authorize the City Manager to execute the Interagency Recycled Water  
Service Agreement with the City of Mountain View to provide Recycled Water  
Service to the LinkedIn Campus in Mountain View.  
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  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
25-0813  
Consider Approval of Fifth Substantial Amendment to the  
2019/20 HUD Annual Action Plan to Allocate Remaining  
COVID-19 CARES Funds (CDBG-CV)  
Housing Programs Analyst Matthew Hazel provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 8:11 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 8:11 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the  
motion to approve Alternative 1: Approve the Fifth Substantial Amendment to the FY  
2019/20 Action Plan as shown in Attachment 3 of the report.  
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  
3
25-0738  
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Sunnyvale Materials  
Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station® Merchant User  
Agreement between City of Sunnyvale and City of Cupertino  
Solid Waste Programs Division Manager Shikha Gupta provided the staff report and  
presentation.  
Public Hearing opened at 8:48 p.m.  
Carole Sweeney questioned if this new agreement would increase vehicle traffic in  
the area.  
Public Hearing closed at 8:50 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Srinivasan seconded the  
motion to approve Alternative 1: Authorize the City Manager to execute the SMaRT  
Station® Merchant User Agreement between City of Sunnyvale and City of  
Cupertino in substantially the same form as in Attachment 3 to the report and  
determine that the action is consistent with the certified Environmental Impact  
Report for the SMaRT Station®.  
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 Council took a recess at 8:56 p.m. and returned at 9:05 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present; Councilmember Le participated via teleconference.  
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25-0762  
Introduce an Ordinance Amending Chapters 16.42 (Energy  
Code) and 16.43 (Green Building) of Title 16 (Buildings and  
Construction) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code with Local  
Amendments to the 2022 California Energy and Green Building  
Standards Codes to add Reach Code Provisions for Existing  
Single Family Residential Remodels, Additions and Alterations,  
and Find that the Action is Exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Sections 15061, 15305 and 15308  
Chief Building Official Suzanne Park provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 9:50 p.m.  
Eric Krock discussed their support for the ordinance and Reach Code provisions.  
Zach Kaufman discussed situations where homeowners could be negatively  
impacted by these Reach Code provisions.  
Nupur Hiremath, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, spoke in support of the Reach Code  
provisions and to Silicon Valley Clean Energy offered incentives.  
Peri Plantenberg, Advisor, Youth Climate Action, voiced their support of the Reach  
Code provisions.  
Allison, Youth Climate Action, communicated their support of the Reach Code  
provisions.  
Kristel Wickham shared their support of the local amendments and Reach Code  
provisions.  
Dashiell Leeds, Conservation Organizer, Sierra Club Loma Prieta, spoke in support  
of the local amendments and Reach Code provisions.  
Doug Kunz voiced their support of the Reach Code provisions.  
Katherine Park, Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action, communicate their support of  
the Reach Code provisions.  
Steve Scandalis shared their concerns with the Reach Code provisions.  
Public Hearing closed at 10:14 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Chang seconded the motion  
to:  
- Approve Alternative 2: Introduce an Ordinance (Attachment 2 to this report)  
amending Chapters 16.42 (Energy Code) and 16.43 (Green Building) of Title 16  
(Buildings and Construction) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code with local  
amendments to the 2022 California Energy and Green Building Standards Codes  
requiring single family residential additions, remodels, and alterations to install  
electrical infrastructure addressing energy efficiency and readiness for a future  
all-electric residence and new heat pump air conditioning, resulting in greenhouse  
gas emissions reductions and increased energy efficiency; including the staff  
recommended language modification to the title of Section 16.42.040 as noted in the  
August 12th supplemental staff memo. And find the actions exempt from CEQA  
under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061, 15305 and 15308.; and  
- Direct staff to establish an educational time period before the ordinance  
enforcement begins.  
City Clerk David Carnahan read the ordinance title for the record.  
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  
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25-0042  
Appoint Applicants to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory  
Commission and the Human Relations Commission  
City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report and presentation.  
Public Hearing opened at 10:36 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 10:36 p.m.  
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (one term to 6/30/2029 could be  
Category One or Category Two)  
Shandor Dektor (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 0-0-7 (Abstentions by all Councilmembers)  
Yency Guio (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 0-0-7 (Abstentions by all Councilmembers)  
Anubha Gupta (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 1-0-6 (Abstentions by Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Sell and Councilmembers  
Cisneros, Srinivasan, Chang and Le)  
Daniel Karpelevitch (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 3-0-4 (Abstentions by Councilmembers Mehlinger, Srinivasan, Chang and Le)  
Diyi Zhu (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 7-0-0  
Diyi Zhu was appointed to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission to  
serve a term expiring 6/30/2029.  
Human Relations Commission (one term to 6/30/2028 could be Category One or  
Category Two)  
David Beaudoin (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 3-0-4 (Abstentions by Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Sell and Councilmembers  
Cisneros and Srinivasan)  
Pranjali Dani (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 2-0-5 (Abstentions by Vice Mayor Sell and Councilmembers Cisneros,  
Mehlinger, Chang and Le)  
Betsy Gissell Ortega Florez (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 0-0-7 (Abstentions by all Councilmembers)  
Yael Grossman Levy (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 5-0-2 (Abstentions by Councilmember Mehlinger and Le)  
Yuriana Valencia (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 0-0-7 (Abstentions by all Councilmembers)  
Ariana Ziolkowski (Category One - only preference)  
Vote: 5-0-2 (Abstentions by Councilmembers Srinivasan and Le)  
City Council took a recess at 10:54 p.m. and returned at 10:57 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present; Councilmember Le participated via teleconference.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Cisneros  
seconded the motion to appoint Ariana Ziolkowski to the Human Relations  
Commission to serve a term expiring 6/30/2028.  
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  
Ariana Ziolkowski was appointed to the Human Relations Commission to serve a  
term expiring 6/30/2028.  
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS  
Councilmember Mehlinger reported on a recent Bay Area Water Supply and  
Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) board meeting.  
Councilmember Srinivasan reported on a National League of Cities Leadership  
meeting in Columbus, Ohio.  
Vice Mayor Sell reported on a Valley Transportation Agency board meeting and on  
their vote to support Senate Bill 63- San Francisco Bay area: local revenue  
measure: transportation funding..  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Council  
Councilmember Mehlinger proposed a study issue on strengthening retail in  
Sunnyvale. Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Sell, and Councilmembers Cisneros,  
Srinivasan and Le co-sponsored the study issue.  
Councilmember Mehlinger proposed a budget proposal that would increase service  
levels in the office of Economic Development specifically pertaining to attracting and  
retaining resident and community serving businesses. Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Sell,  
and Councilmembers Cisneros and Le co-sponsored the budget proposal.  
Councilmember Mehlinger proposed a budget proposal to create a relocation  
assistance fund for Village Center small businesses. Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Sell,  
and Councilmembers Cisneros, Srinivasan and Le co-sponsored the budget  
proposal.  
Councilmember Srinivasan shared they hosted elementary school students on a  
Sunnyvale City Hall field trip.  
Councilmember Le spoke to Sunnyvale School District opening a new building at  
Sunnyvale Middle School.  
-City Manager  
City Manager Tim Kirby spoke to the information only item regarding an update on  
2025 Study Issues and the upcoming Sunnyvale Technology Business Exposition  
(Tech. Expo.).  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
25-0670  
25-0686  
25-0702  
25-0751  
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar  
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes  
Information/Action Items  
New and Continuing 2025 Study Issues Status Update  
(Information Only)  
25-0837  
Council Advocacy Letters  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting in honor of Don Veith at 11:34 p.m.