City of Sunnyvale

Meeting Minutes

City Council

Thursday, January 30, 2025

8:30 AM

Meeting Room,

Sunnyvale Historical Museum,

570 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale, CA

94087

Special Meeting: Council Retreat - 8:30 AM

8:30 A.M. COUNCIL RETREAT

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.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

PUBLIC COMMENT

Public Comment opened at 8:35 a.m.

Tara Martin-Milius Executive Director, Leadership Sunnyvale, shared appreciation

for City Council’s civil discourse and an invitation to Leadership Sunnyvale’s

Poverty Simulation. They commented on their personal appreciation for Council’s

work.

Public Comment closed at 8:38 a.m.

COUNCIL RETREAT AGENDA

• Agenda Review

Sommer Kehrli, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, The Centre for Organization

Effectiveness provided an overview of the agenda for the Council Retreat.

• City Manager Update

City Manager Tim Kirby provided an update on City accomplishments, workload and

the framework that drives City operations.

Council took a recess at 9:23 a.m. and reconvened at 9:38 a.m. with all

Councilmembers present.

• The Role of Councilmembers, Governance Roles Exercise, & Hopes for the

Council

Sommer Kehrli, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, The Centre for Organization

Effectiveness led a discussion of the role of Councilmembers and a governance

roles exercise.

Council took a recess at 10:32 a.m. and reconvened at 10:43 a.m. with all

Councilmembers present.

Council continued the governance roles exercise and participated in a discussion of

hopes for the Council.

Council took a recess at 12:15 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. with all

Councilmembers present.

• Presentation on Brown Act/Roles & Open Discussion for Council Questions

City Attorney Rebecca Moon provided a presentation regarding the Brown Act.

Sommer Kehrli, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, The Centre for Organization

Effectiveness led a discussion of roles and an open discussion for council

questions.

• Review of Next Steps in Strategic Prioritization Process and Pre-Work for

Councilmembers

Sommer Kehrli, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, The Centre for Organization

Effectiveness provided a review of next steps in the strategic prioritization process

and pre-work for Councilmembers.

ADJOURNMENT

Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 2:28 p.m.