City of Sunnyvale

Meeting Minutes

City Council

Tuesday, February 4, 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

5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)

Call to Order

Vice Mayor Sell called the meeting to order at 5:31 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 Cisneros participated remotely in the meeting under the “Just

Cause” provision of the California Government Code Section 54953(f)(2)(A)(i).

Study Session

25-0103

Information Sharing Regarding Pavement Management

City Manager Tim Kirby, Public Works Director Chip Taylor and Superintendent of

Public Works Operations Sean Smith provided the staff report and presentation.

Public Comment opened at 6:53 p.m.

No speakers.

Public Comment closed at 6:53 p.m.

Adjourn Special Meeting

Vice Mayor Sell adjourned the meeting at 6:57 p.m.

7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:07 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 Cisneros participated remotely in the meeting under the “Just

Cause” provision of the California Government Code Section 54953(f)(2)(A)(i).

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

25-0034

Black History Month

Mayor Klein spoke in honor of Black History Month.

Milan Balinton, Executive Director, African American Community Services

Organization, spoke in honor of Black History Month.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

Councilmember Mehlinger announced an upcoming Drive Electric Event.

Darin Clark, Field Representative, Nor Cal Carpenter Union Organizer, Local 405,

spoke to rezoning ordinances and advocated for union labor.

Zachary Kaufman shared concerns regarding the speaker's comments made during

the honoring of Muslim American Heritage Month at the January 28, 2025 City

Council meeting.

Rose voiced concerns of unhoused individuals regarding the Immigration and

Customs Enforcement Agency.

CONSENT CALENDAR

Public Comment opened at 7:24 p.m.

No speakers.

Public Comment closed at 7:24 p.m.

Councilmember Chang pulled agenda item 1.B for separate consideration.

MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Vice Mayor Sell seconded the

motion to approve agenda items 1.A and 1.C through 1.K.

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

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of December 10, 2024 as submitted.

25-0125

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of December 10, 2024

1.B

25-0130

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 7, 2025

Public Hearing opened at 7:27 p.m.

No speakers.

Public Hearing closed at 7:27 p.m.

MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the

motion to approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 7, 2025 with name

corrections for Emily Ramos and Julia Miller.

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

25-0023

Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment

by the City Manager

Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.

1.D

25-0065

Award a Consultant Services Agreement to HydroScience

Engineers, Inc. in the Amount of $368,994 for Professional

Services for the Water Pollution Control Plant Oxidation Pond

Levee Rehabilitation Project (F25-058)

Take the following actions:

- Award a Consultant Services Agreement to HydroScience Engineers, Inc. in the

amount of $368,994 to provide professional services for Water Pollution Control

Plant oxidation pond levee rehabilitation in substantially the same form as

Attachment 1 to the report;

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement when all the necessary

conditions have been met;

- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount not to exceed $36,899; and

- Authorize the City Manager to adjust the not-to-exceed amount by up to $36,899

based on available budget, operational needs, and the continued acceptability of

pricing and services to the City.

1.E

25-0178

Award a Contract to HydroScience Engineers, Inc. in the

Amount of $1,116,869 for the Mary-Carson Water Plant

Upgrade Project (F25-052)

Take the following actions

- Award a Consultant Services Agreement in substantially the same form as

Attachment 1 to the report in an amount not to exceed $1,116,869 to HydroScience

Engineers, Inc. of San Jose;

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions

have been met; and

- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $111,687.

1.F

25-0060

Authorize the Issuance of a 3-year Contract Purchase

Agreement to W.W. Grainger, Inc., in the Amount of $600,000

for the Purchase of Industrial and Commercial Supplies

(F25-065).

Take the following actions:

- Approve the Issuance of a three-year Purchase Agreement in an amount not to

exceed $600,000 to Grainger for the purchase of industrial and commercial supplies

in accordance with the State of California NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement;

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the Purchase Agreement when all

necessary conditions have been met;

- Authorize the City Manager to increase the not to exceed amount up to the

budgeted amounts in various cost centers if additional supplies are needed and

pricing and service remain favorable to the City; and

- Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract purchase agreement for up to

two (2) additional one-year periods, subject to the continuation of the NASPO

ValuePoint Agreement.

1.G

25-0285

Ratify National League of Cities’ Appointment of

Councilmember Murali Srinivasan to the 2025 Information

Technology and Communications Committee

Ratify National League of Cities’ appointment of Councilmember Murali Srinivasan

to the 2025 Information Technology and Communications Committee.

1.H

25-0293

Adopt Ordinance No. 3234-25 to Amend the Precise Zoning

Plan, Zoning District Map (Section 19.16.050) to Re-Zone

Certain Properties with Legal Nonconforming Residential Uses

and Located at 411, 415 and 421 Charles Street, 433, 434,

437 and 440 Waverly Street, 572, 602, 656, 702 and 798 West

Iowa Avenue, 428, 432 and 435 Florence Street, and

1301-1320 Oxbow Court, from the Office/Planned

Development (O/PD) Zoning District to the R-2 Low Medium

Density Residential/ Planned Development (R-2/PD) Zoning

District; to Re-Zone Those Certain Properties Located at 260,

280, 286 and 290 North Pastoria Avenue from Peery Park

Specific Plan-Mixed Industry Core (PPSP-MIC) to the R-0 Low

Density Residential Zoning District; and to Re-Zone that

Certain Property at 591 South Murphy Avenue from El Camino

Real Specific Plan - Commercial (ECR-C) to the R-2 Low

Medium Density Residential and O Office (R-2/O) Zoning

District

Adopt Ordinance No. 3234-25 to amend the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning District

Map (Section 19.16.050) to Re-Zone certain properties with legal nonconforming

residential uses and located at 411, 415 and 421 Charles Street, 433, 434, 437 and

440 Waverly Street, 572, 602, 656, 702 and 798 West Iowa Avenue, 428, 432 and

435 Florence Street, and 1301-1320 Oxbow Court, from the Office/Planned

Development (O/PD) Zoning District to the R-2 Low Medium Density Residential/

Planned Development (R-2/PD) Zoning District; to re-zone those certain properties

located at 260, 280, 286 and 290 North Pastoria Avenue from Peery Park Specific

Plan-Mixed Industry Core (PPSP-MIC) to the R-0 Low Density Residential Zoning

District; and to re-zone that certain property at 591 South Murphy Avenue from El

Camino Real Specific Plan - Commercial (ECR-C) to the R-2 Low Medium Density

Residential and O Office (R-2/O) Zoning District.

1.I

25-0295

Adopt Ordinance No. 3235-25 to Amend the Precise Zoning

Plan, Zoning District Map, to Re-Zone Certain Properties

Located in the Area Generally Bounded (a)Tasman Drive,

Morse Avenue, John W. Christian Greenbelt and Fair Oaks

Avenue, (b) E. Duane Avenue, Lawrence Expressway, Stewart

Drive and Britton Avenue, (c) E. Maude Avenue and N. Wolfe

Road, Britton Avenue, E. Arques Avenue and Fair Oaks

Avenue, and (d) Caltrain Rail tracks, S. Wolfe Road, Old San

Francisco Road and S. Fair Oaks Avenue, and (e) Caltrain

Rail tracks, Lawrence Expressway, Old San Francisco Road

and Reed Avenue and Wolfe Avenue, from the M-S Industrial

and Service Zoning District, the M-3 General Industrial Zoning

District, or the Combined C-1 Neighborhood

Business/Industrial-to- Residential/R-3 Medium Density

Residential/Planned Development (C-1/ITR/R-3/PD) Zoning

District, as Applicable, all to the R-3 Medium Density

Residential/Planned Development (R-3/PD) Zoning District

Adopt Ordinance No. 3235-25 to amend the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning District

Map, to re-zone certain properties located in the area generally bounded (a)Tasman

Drive, Morse Avenue, John W. Christian Greenbelt and Fair Oaks Avenue, (b) E.

Duane Avenue, Lawrence Expressway, Stewart Drive and Britton Avenue, (c) E.

Maude Avenue and N. Wolfe Road, Britton Avenue, E. Arques Avenue and Fair

Oaks Avenue, and (d) Caltrain rail tracks, S. Wolfe Road, Old San Francisco Road

and S. Fair Oaks Avenue, and (e) Caltrain rail tracks, Lawrence Expressway, Old

San Francisco Road and Reed Avenue and Wolfe Avenue, from the M-S Industrial

and Service Zoning District, the M-3 General Industrial Zoning District, or the

Combined C-1 Neighborhood Business/Industrial-to-Residential/R-3 Medium

Density Residential/Planned Development (C-1/ITR/R-3/PD) Zoning District, as

applicable, all to the R-3 Medium Density Residential/Planned Development

(R-3/PD) Zoning District.

1.J

25-0301

Adopt Ordinance No. 3236-25 to Amend the Precise Zoning

Plan, Zoning Districts Map, to Re-zone Certain Properties

Located at 455 De Guigne Drive, 835 Stewart Drive, and 845

Stewart Drive) from the M-S Industrial and Service Zoning

District to the Combined M-S Industrial and

Service/Industrial-to-Residential/R-3 Medium Density

Residential/Planned Development (M-S/ITR/R-3/PD) Zoning

District

Adopt Ordinance No. 3236-25 to amend the Precise Zoning Plan, Zoning Districts

Map, to re-zone certain properties located at 455 De Guigne Drive, 835 Stewart

Drive, and 845 Stewart Drive from the M-S Industrial and Service Zoning District to

the Combined M-S Industrial and Service/Industrial-to-Residential/R-3 Medium

Density Residential/Planned Development (M-S/ITR/R-3/PD) Zoning District.

1.K

25-0302

Adopt Ordinance No. 3237-25 to Amend Section 19.26.120 of

Chapter 19.26

(Combining Districts) of Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale

Municipal Code Relating to the Industrial to Residential (ITR)

Combining District After Transition of ITR-Zoned Sites to

Residential Use

Adopt Ordinance No. 3237-25 to amend Section 19.26.120 of Chapter 19.26

(Combining Districts) of Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code relating

to the Industrial to Residential (ITR) Combining District after Transition of

ITR-Zoned Sites to Residential Use.

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

25-0001

Selection of Name for the New City Park Located at 1142

Dahlia Court Currently Referred to as Corn Palace Park

Recreation Services Superintendent Jesus Raygoza provided the staff report and

presentation.

Public Hearing opened at 7:38 p.m.

No speakers.

Public Hearing closed at 7:38 p.m.

MOTION: Councilmember Srinivasan moved and Councilmember Chang seconded

the motion to approve Alternative 1: Select a name for the new city park located at

1142 Dahlia Court as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission:

Corn Palace Park.

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

25-0031

Introduce an Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.29 of the

Sunnyvale Municipal Code Relating to Electronic Filing of

Campaign Statements and Statements of Economic Interests

City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report and presentation.

Public Hearing opened at 7:46 p.m.

Steve Scandalis shared support for updating the electronic filing of campaign and

economic interests statements.

Public Hearing closed at 7:49 p.m.

MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Vice Mayor Sell seconded the

motion to approve Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 2.29.010

(Electronic Filing of Campaign Statements and Statements of Economic Interests) of

the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to align with AB 1170 and remove specific total

contribution amount triggers.

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

25-0211

Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and

the Schedule of Pay to Increase the Salary Range for the

Director of NOVA Workforce Services

Human Resources Director Tina Murphy provided the staff report.

Public Hearing opened at 8:00 p.m.

No speakers.

Public Hearing closed at 8:00 p.m.

MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Cisneros

seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution amending the

City’s Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to increase the Salary Range for the

Director of NOVA Workforce Services.

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

COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Mayor Klein reported on a recent meeting of the Cities Association of Santa Clara

County.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

-Council

Vice Mayor Sell congratulated Councilmembers on their appointments to the various

regional public sector bodies.

Mayor Klein offered their appreciation to City Staff on their work during the

rainstorms.

-City Manager