City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

City Council

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

6:00 PM

Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,

456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Special Meeting: Study Session - 6 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM

Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540

Public Participation

• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker

card (optional) and giving it to the City Clerk.

As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend

online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online

technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to

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

technical difficulties for participants using the online option.

The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public

comment during Oral Communications.

• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting 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

• Submit written comments to the City Council no later than 4 hours prior to the

meeting start to council@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to:

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

• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at

https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or

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Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special

assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please

contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make

reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Office of the

City Clerk may be reached at 408-730-7483 or cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28

CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).

6 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). If you wish

to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.

24-0795

Report on the Comprehensive Update of the 2013 Feasibility

Study for Recycled Water Expansion (ESD 22-01)

Adjourn Special Meeting

7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING

Pursuant to Council Policy, City Council will not begin consideration of any agenda

item after 11:30 p.m. without a vote. Any item on the agenda which must be

continued due to the late hour shall be continued to a date certain. Information

provided herein is subject to change from date of printing of the agenda to the date

of the meeting.

CALL TO ORDER

Call to Order in the Council Chambers

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

24-0348

24-0351

Hindu American Heritage Month

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

24-0347

24-0349

Active Aging Week

Arts and Humanities Month

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public

comment during Oral Communications for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting

or conducting an orderly meeting. Such a determination shall be made prior to

opening public comment on Oral Communications.

This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the

City Council on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may be

extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the

agenda at the discretion of the Mayor) with a maximum of up to three minutes per

speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow the

Council to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address

the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals

are limited to one appearance during this section.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be

acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a

member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed

separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.

1.A

24-0873

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of August 27, 2024

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of August 27, 2024

as submitted.

1.B

24-0447

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.C

Adopt Resolutions Amending the City’s Contribution for

CalPERS Medical Insurance for Management, Sunnyvale

Employees’ Association/International Federation of

Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21 (SEA/IFPTE

Local 21), Confidential, and Service Employees International

Union (SEIU) Employees and Annuitants (Retirees)

24-0939

Recommendation:

Adopt two resolutions: (1) Setting the employer's contribution

under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act

(PEMHCA) for 2025, and (2) Amending the City's Salary

Resolution to modify the City's contribution for medical

insurance for Management, SEA/IFPTE Local 21,

Confidential, and SEIU Employees and Annuitants (Retirees).

1.D

24-0866

Award a Two-Year Purchase Agreement to e-Builder, Inc. in

the Amount of $420,000 for Unlimited Authorized User

Licenses for e-Builder Enterprise Software (F25-019)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Award a two-year purchase agreement in the not-to-exceed

contract amount of $420,000;

- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15302(c);

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all

necessary conditions have been met; and

- Authorize a City Manager to increase the amount of the

agreement up to the budgeted amount and if pricing remains

acceptable to the City.

1.E

24-0946

Award of Contract to Able Construction Group, Inc. in the

Amount of $600,000 for Sewer Line On-Call Maintenance and

Repair Services (F24-257)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Award a three-year contract to Able Construction Group, Inc.

for sewer line on-call maintenance and repair services in a

not-to-exceed contract amount of $600,000;

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all

necessary conditions have been met;

- Authorize the City Manager to amend the not-to-exceed

amount, subject to available budget; and

- Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for two (2)

additional one-year periods if pricing and service remain

acceptable to the City.

1.F

Approve a Request from Sunnyvale Community Services for

$500,000 to Continue Operating the Sunnyvale Tenant Based

Rental Assistance Program for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and

2025/26 and Approve Budget Modification No. 7

24-0960

Recommendation:

Approve a request from Sunnyvale Community Services for

$500,000 to continue operating the Sunnyvale Tenant Based

Rental Assistance Program for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and

2025/26 and approve Budget Modification No. 7.

1.G

24-0256

Approve a Take No City Position on Proposed League of

California Cities’ 2024 Annual Conference Resolution

Recommendation:

Approve a Take No Position for the proposed Resolution No.

1 (Fair and Equal Treatment of All Governmental Officials at

All Levels) and authorize the City's voting delegate/alternates

to cast votes consistent with the City Council's adopted

position. Approval of the Consent Calendar constitutes

direction to the Voting Delegate to abstain from voting at the

League of California Cities conference.

1.H

24-0991

City of Sunnyvale 2024 Conflict of Interest Code Biennial

Notice

Recommendation:

Receive the 2024 Local Agency Notice and direct the City

Clerk to return to Council within 90 days with a proposed

resolution to amend the City's Conflict of Interest Code.

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to

notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of

three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10

minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments.

24-0257

Adopt Positions on State and Local Ballot Measures for the

November 5, 2024 Election

Recommendation:

Alternative 1:

Adopt the following staff-recommended positions on the ballot

measures deemed City business:

SUPPORT - Proposition 2 - Authorizes Bonds for Public

School and Community College Facilities. Legislative Statute.

SUPPORT - Proposition 4 - Authorizes Bonds for Safe

Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting

Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks.

Legislative Statute.

SUPPORT - Proposition 5 - Allows Local Bonds for Affordable

Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Voter Approval.

Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

SUPPORT - Proposition 36 - Allows Felony Charges and

Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes.

Initiative Statute.

SUPPORT - Measure E - Sunnyvale Main Library General

Obligation Bonds. 2/3rds Vote

SUPPORT - Measure F - City of Sunnyvale City Charter

Amendments. Majority Vote

SUPPORT - Measure Y - Sunnyvale School District. Special

Tax for Educational Purposes. 2/3rds Vote

SUPPORT - Measure Z - Cupertino Union School District.

School Bond Measure. 55% Vote

24-0644

Consider Direction to Staff and Updates to Council Policy

7.2.19 (Boards and Commissions) as Recommended by the

Council Subcommittee on Boards and Commissions

Recommendation:

Staff makes no overarching recommendation. Staff's

recommendations regarding individual policy considerations

are outlined in the report, which is developed to facilitate a

conversation for the public hearing and for consideration and

possible action by the City Council.

COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

-Council

-City Manager

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

Visit http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/TCMAC to view the Tentative Council Meeting

Agenda Calendar (TCMAC) online. The TCMAC is updated each Thursday

afternoon.

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

Board/Commission Meeting Minutes

Information/Action Items

Council Advocacy Letters

ADJOURNMENT

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The agenda reports to council (RTCs) may be viewed on the City’s website at

sunnyvale.ca.gov after 7 p.m. on Thursdays or at the NOVA Workforce Services

reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during

normal business hours, prior to Tuesday City Council meetings. Any agenda

related writings or documents distributed to members of the City of Sunnyvale City

Council regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for

public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk located on the fourth floor of City

Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours and in the Council

Chambers on the evening of the Council Meeting, pursuant to Government Code

§54957.5. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 408-730-7483 for specific

questions regarding the agenda.

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.

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