City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
Housing and Human Services  
Commission  
Wednesday, February 26, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Online and Redwood Conference Room,  
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,  
CA 94086  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Duncan called the meeting to order at 7:12 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Duncan led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 5 -  
Absent: 2 -  
Chair Scott Duncan  
Vice Chair Carol Weiss  
Commissioner Jim Davis  
Commissioner Morgan Friedlander  
Commissioner Elizabeth Steward  
Commissioner Ken Hiremath  
Commissioner Leesa Riviere  
Commissioner Hiremath's absence is excused.  
Commissioner Riviere's absence is unexcused.  
Council Liaison Cisneros (absent)  
STUDY SESSION  
PRESENTATION  
A
25-0391  
PRESENTATION - CDBG and General Fund Human Services  
and CDBG/HOME Capital Project Funding Proposals  
The following representatives gave 3-minute presentations to introduce the  
programs/projects that they submitted applications for in response to the request  
for proposals for Human Services and Capital Projects to receive CDBG/HOME  
and General Fund grants or loans to provide services to Sunnyvale residents:  
● Anne-Marie Hong, Grants Manager, AbilityPath, Adult Services Program  
● Milton Cadena, Programs Director at Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County,  
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program  
● Stephenie Medina, Director of Development at Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen  
● Jonathan Darr, Director of Development at Next Door Solutions to Domestic  
Violence  
● Georgia Bacil, Directing Attorney/Executive Director at Senior Adults Legal  
Assistance (SALA), Legal Assistance to Elders  
● Pilar Furlong, Chief Community Resource Officer at Bill Wilson Center,  
Counseling Services Program  
● Lorenzo Marconcini, Grants Manager at Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, CASA  
Program  
● Carole Conn, Executive Director at Project Sentinel, Fair Housing and  
Tenant-Landlord Counseling Programs  
● Marie Bernard, Executive Director at Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS), Food  
Assistance Program  
● Ron Nathan, Board President of Sunnyvale United Methodist Church  
● Erika Laguna, Director of Program Operations at Downtown Street Team,  
WorkFirst Sunnyvale Program partner  
● Mélanie Faure, Community Impact Manager at Upwards  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
none.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Vice Chair Weiss moved and Commissioner Steward seconded the motion to  
approve the Consent Calendar.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Duncan  
Vice Chair Weiss  
Commissioner Friedlander  
Commissioner Steward  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Commissioner Hiremath  
Commissioner Riviere  
Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Davis  
1.A  
25-0390  
Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission  
Meeting Minutes of January 22, 2025  
Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission Minutes of January 22,  
2025 as submitted.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
none.  
-Staff Comments  
Housing Officer, Jenny Carloni, provided updates on upcoming Housing and Human  
Services Commission meetings, including the meeting dates and the agenda items  
to be discussed.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
25-0392  
Housing and Human Services Commission Proposed Study  
Issues, Calendar Year: 2026  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Duncan adjourned the meeting at 9 p.m.