City of Sunnyvale  
Notice and Agenda  
City Council  
Tuesday, July 30, 2024  
5:00 PM  
Online, Cottonwood Conference Room,  
and Council Chambers, City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Board and Commission Interview - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Study  
Session - 5:30 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)  
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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)).  
5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Call to Order in the Cottonwood Conference Room  
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.  
A
24-0865  
Board and Commission Interviews  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Call to Order in 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.  
B
24-0726  
Special Events Permitting Process  
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  
C
24-0342  
Silicon Valley Pride  
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  
24-0136  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of July 18, 2024  
(Closed Session)  
Recommendation:  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of July 18, 2024 as  
submitted.  
1.B  
24-0574  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of July 19, 2024  
(Closed Session)  
Recommendation:  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of July 19, 2024 as  
submitted.  
1.C  
24-0443  
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  
24-0617  
Award a Contract in the Amount of $1,190,000 to Utility Tree  
Service, LLC for Street Tree Maintenance Services  
Recommendation:  
Take the following actions:  
- Award a contract to Utility Tree Service, LLC in a  
not-to-exceed amount of $1,190,000 in substantially the same  
form as Attachment 2 to the report;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement when  
all conditions have been met;  
- Authorize the City Manager to increase the quantities under  
the contract, subject to available budget; and  
- Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for one (1)  
additional one-year option, subject to available budget and if  
pricing and if services remain acceptable to the City  
1.E  
24-0703  
Authorize the Issuance of a Consultant Services Agreement  
with Chandler Asset Management Inc., in an Amount not to  
exceed $700,000 for Investment Management Services  
(F24-260)  
Recommendation:  
Authorize the issuance of a two (2) year consultant services  
agreement to Chandler Asset Management Inc. for investment  
management services in the amount not to exceed $700,000.  
1.F  
24-0818  
Approve Contract Amendment to Biocom California Institute for  
Life Science Industry Workforce Services  
Recommendation:  
Approve the contract amendment for life science industry  
workforce development services and authorize the City  
Manager to execute an agreement with Biocom California  
Institute in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000, with the  
contract term starting July 31, 2024, and ending July 30, 2025.  
1.G  
24-0799  
Authorize the City Attorney to Execute the Participation  
Agreement to opt in to the Proposed Kroger Co. National  
Opioid Settlement as a Non-Litigating Entity Involving an  
Opioid Grocery Store Pharmacy Settlement  
Recommendation:  
Authorize the City Attorney to Sign the Participation  
Agreement, in substantially the same form as in Attachment 1  
to the report, on Behalf of the City of Sunnyvale to opt in to the  
Kroger Settlement as a Non-Litigating Entity.  
1.H  
24-0844  
Adoption of Revised Resolution Placing a New Main Library  
General Obligation Bond Measure on Ballot and Consolidating  
Measure with the November 5, 2024 General Election  
Recommendation:  
Adopt a Revised Resolution Calling a General Municipal  
Election to be Held in the City of Sunnyvale on Tuesday,  
November 5, 2024, for the Purpose of Submitting to City  
Voters an Ordinance to Approve the Issuance of General  
Obligation Bonds to Finance Municipal Improvements  
Constituting Public Infrastructure of the City (New Main  
Library); Requesting Consolidation with the Statewide General  
Election and Election Services From Santa Clara County;  
Directing the City Attorney to Prepare an Impartial Analysis;  
Setting Priorities for Ballot Arguments.  
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.  
2
24-0737  
Update on the Human Relations Commission First Year of  
Work and Use of Interpretation Software (Wordly)  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Receive update on the Human Relations  
Commission and use of Wordly.  
3
24-0823  
Review and Approve Argument Drafted by Mayor Klein and  
Councilmembers Melton and Mehlinger in Support of Main  
Library Bond Ballot Measure or Give other Direction to  
Designated Councilmembers to Complete Argument  
Recommendation:  
Staff makes no recommendation.  
4
24-0698  
Adopt a Resolution to Cause Charges for Non-Payment of  
Delinquent Utility Charges to be Placed on the Fiscal Year  
2024/25 County of Santa Clara Property Tax Roll  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution to Cause Charges for  
Non-Payment of Delinquent Utility Charges to be placed on  
the Fiscal Year 2024/25 County of Santa Clara Property Tax  
Roll.  
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.  
24-0765  
24-0766  
24-0767  
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar  
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes  
Information/Action Items  
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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