City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
Planning Commission  
Monday, January 12, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Study Session - 5:30 PM | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM  
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Vice Chair Shukla called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.  
Roll Call  
Present: 5 -  
Absent: 2 -  
Chair Nathan Iglesias  
Vice Chair Neela Shukla  
Commissioner Galen Kim Davis  
Commissioner Chris Figone  
Commissioner Michael Serrone  
Commissioner Martin Pyne  
Commissioner Ilan Sigura  
Commissioner Pyne arrived at 5:38 PM.  
Study Session  
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 1.11-acre site:  
A.  
26-0202  
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT (SDP): To demolish a  
vacant commercial building and construct a new  
15,980-square-foot, 2-story building for a childcare and preschool  
facility of up to 192 children.  
Location: 855 E. Homestead Road (APN: 309-51-005)  
File #: PLNG-2025-0206  
Zoning: Office/Planned Development (O/PD)  
Applicant / Owner: Katelynn Scheren, Primrose Schools / Mohit Patel,  
SST Investments LLC  
Environmental Review: Pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 131, a Statutory  
Exemption under Section 21080.69(a)(1) of the Public Resources Code  
relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
provisions.  
Project Planner: Wendy Lao, (408) 730-7408, wlao@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Proposed Project: Draft Lower Density Residential Objective Design  
Standards that will update and replace the existing Single-Family Home  
Design Techniques. City Council Study Issue CDD 20-01 and Strategic  
Goal Project ID HO-25.  
B.  
26-0193  
Location: Citywide  
File #: PLNG-2024-0517  
Environmental Review: The action is exempt pursuant to Public  
Resources Code Section 21080.17 and California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and 15268.  
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458,  
avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Iglesias called the meeting to order at 7:52 PM.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Iglesias led the salute to the flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 6 -  
Chair Nathan Iglesias  
Vice Chair Neela Shukla  
Commissioner Galen Kim Davis  
Commissioner Chris Figone  
Commissioner Martin Pyne  
Commissioner Michael Serrone  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Ilan Sigura  
Commissioner Sigura’s absence is unexcused.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
There were no public speakers for this agenda item.  
MOTION: Commissioner Pyne moved, and Vice Chair Shukla seconded the motion  
to approve the Consent Calendar.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Iglesias  
Vice Chair Shukla  
Commissioner Figone  
Commissioner Pyne  
Commissioner Serrone  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Sigura  
Abstained: 1 - Commissioner Davis  
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December 8, 2025  
1.  
26-0205  
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December 8, 2025, as submitted.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
None.  
-Staff Comments  
Planning Officer Shaunn Mendrin reminded the Planning Commissioners that the  
Council Priority Projects Workshop will take place on February 26, 2026.  
Planning Officer Mendrin informed the Planning Commissioners that two of the  
Planning Division’s Associate Planners, Wendy Lao and Cindy Hom, were recently  
promoted to the position of Senior Planner. He added that recruitment is underway  
for the following positions: Assistant Planner, Associate Planner, and Assistant  
Director of Community Development.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Iglesias adjourned the meeting at 7:57 PM.