City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

City Council

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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

Public Participation and Access

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

5:30 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.

25-0344

Renovate Median Landscaping to Low Maintenance Project

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

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

Recognition of Winners for the Food Cycle Art Contest

Earth Month and Recognition of Green Businesses

Public Service Recognition Week

Recognition of Department of Public Safety Chief Upon Their

Retirement

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

25-0248

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of March 25, 2025

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of March 25, 2025

as submitted.

1.B

25-0378

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of April 8, 2025

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 8, 2025 as

submitted.

1.C

25-0323

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.D

25-0419

Authorize the Issuance of a One (1) Year Purchase Agreement

with Santa Clara County, in the Amount of $416,902 for Animal

Shelter Service

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Approve the issuance of a one (1) year Purchase Agreement

in the amount of $416,902 with Santa Clara County;

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the Purchase

Agreement when all necessary conditions have been met; and

- Authorize the City Manager to amend the contract and

increase the compensation up to the budgeted amounts if

pricing remains favorable to the City.

1.E

25-0515

Award of Contract to Silicon Valley Paving, Inc. in the Amount

of $389,760 for Park Tennis Court Reconstruction at

Sunnyvale Middle School, Approval of a 10% Contingency in

the Amount of $38,976 and Finding of California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Sections 15301, 15302, 15304 (PW25-01)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Award a contract in substantially the same form as

Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $389,760 to Silicon

Valley Paving, Inc.;

- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $38,976;

- Make a finding of categorical exemption from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Sections 15301, 150302, 15304; and

- Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the

agreement when all conditions are met.

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.

25-0218

NOVA Workforce Services Department Informational Update

Recommendation:

Receive an informational update from the NOVA Workforce

Services Department.

25-0497

Adopt a Resolution to Suspend Enforcement of Sunnyvale

Municipal Code Section 6.05.010 Related to Imposing an

Affirmative Duty to Impound Healthy Stray Cats

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution to suspend enforcement of

Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 6.05.010 related to

impoundment of healthy, stray cats.

25-0511

Approval of the Council Strategic Framework and July

2025-June 2027 Council Strategic Priorities, and Receipt of

Associated Workplan

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Approve the Council Strategic Framework and

July 2025-June 2027 Council Strategic Priorities (Attachment

2), and receive the associated Workplan (Attachment 3).

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.

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

Board/Commission Meeting Minutes

Information/Action Items

Planned Study Issue Work for Continuing and 2025

Council-Ranked Study Issues (Information Only)

25-0539

Council Advocacy Letters

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 City Clerk.

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 Mayor 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/96111580540

Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 961 1158 0540

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

Watch the City Council meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings or on

television over Comcast Channel 15, AT&T Channel 99

Written public comment:

Email comments to the City Council no later than 4 hours before the meeting at

council@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 council on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov after 7

p.m. on Thursdays. 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 City Council regarding any open session item on this

agenda are available in the Council Chambers on the evening of the Council

Meeting. Otherwise, contact the Office of the City Clerk at 408-730-7483 or

cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov for questions.

Planning a presentation for a City Council meeting?

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

Planning to provide materials to Council?

Please provide the City Council with 12 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/TDDB-6886

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 the Office of

the City Clerk at 408-730-7483 or cityclerk@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 Office of the City Clerk at or before the public hearing.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6

imposes a 90 day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an

agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.