City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, March 18, 2025  
4:30 PM  
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Joint Closed Session Meeting of City Council and Successor Agency to the  
Redevelopment Agency - 4:30 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 5:30 PM | Regular  
Meeting - 7 PM  
Public Participation and Access  
4:30 P.M. SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR  
AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (Closed Session)  
Call to Order  
Vice Mayor/Agency Vice Chair Sell called the meeting to order at 4:31 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: 7 - Mayor/Agency Chair Klein  
Vice Mayor/Agency Vice Chair Sell  
Councilmember/Agency Member Cisneros  
Councilmember/Agency Member Mehlinger  
Councilmember/Agency Member Chang  
Councilmember/Agency Member Le  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember/Agency Member Srinivasan  
Councilmember/Agency Member Srinivasan's absence is excused.  
Public Comment  
Public Comment opened at 4:34 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 4:34 p.m.  
Convene to Closed Session  
Council convened to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room at 4:36 p.m.  
A
25-0195  
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code  
Section 54956.8:  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS  
Transfer of 3 Parking Garages, 225 S Taaffe St, APNs  
209-34-024 and 209-34-025; 325 S Taaffe St, APN  
209-34-021; and 330 S Murphy Av, APN 209-35-014; from  
RDA Successor Agency to the City of Sunnyvale. Agency  
Negotiators: Tim Kirby, City Manager; Rebecca Moon, City  
Attorney; Negotiating Parties: Santa Clara County Counsel on  
Behalf the Redevelopment Dissolution Countywide Oversight  
Board of Santa Clara County. Under Negotiation: Terms of  
Compensation Agreement with Santa Clara County Taxing  
Entities  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Vice Mayor/Agency Vice Chair Sell adjourned the meeting at 5:29 p.m.  
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Vice Mayor Sell called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: 6 - Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Linda Sell  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Charlsie Chang  
Councilmember Eileen Le  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Srinivasan's absence is excused.  
Study Session  
B
25-0082  
Sunnyvale Clean Water Project (SCWP) Update  
Public Works Director Chip Taylor, Assistant City Engineer Marlon Quiambao,  
Environmental Services Director Ramana Chinnakotla and Assistant Finance  
Director Dennis Jaw provided the staff report and presentation.  
Public Comment opened at 6:38 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 6:38 p.m.  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Vice Mayor Sell adjourned the meeting at 6:39 p.m.  
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Mayor Klein led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 6 - Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Linda Sell  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Charlsie Chang  
Councilmember Eileen Le  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Srinivasan's absence is excused.  
CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
Vice Mayor Sell reported that Council met in Closed Session Held Pursuant to  
California Government Code Section 54956.8: CONFERENCE WITH REAL  
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Transfer of 3 Parking Garages, 225 S Taaffe St,  
APNs 20934024 and 20934025; 325 S Taaffe St, APN 20934021; and 330 S  
Murphy Av, APN 20935014; from RDA Successor Agency to the City of Sunnyvale.  
Agency Negotiators: Tim Kirby, City Manager; Rebecca Moon, City Attorney;  
Negotiating Parties: Santa Clara County Counsel on Behalf the Redevelopment  
Dissolution Countywide Oversight Board of Santa Clara County. Under Negotiation:  
Terms of Compensation Agreement with Santa Clara County Taxing Entities;  
nothing to report.  
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY  
C
25-0400  
Women’s History Month  
Mayor Klein spoke in honor of Women’s History Month.  
Sally Dupray spoke in recognition of Women’s History Month.  
D
25-0401  
American Red Cross Month  
Mayor Klein spoke in honor of American Red Cross Month.  
E
25-0036  
Ceremonial Oath of Office for Board and Commission Member  
Agenda item not heard by Council.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Vice Mayor Sell announced an upcoming Sustainability Speaker Series event and  
Earth Day Festival.  
Dr. Omar Torres, President, De Anza College, shared the De Anza College annual  
report and an update on De Anza College.  
Ada Kuhn voiced their support for improving bicycle infrastructure safety.  
Robert Schwiesow communicated their safety concerns with the speeding traffic on  
Aster Avenue.  
Daniel Oneil communicated their safety concerns with bright headlights on  
vehicles.  
Gregory Dibb provided a presentation in support of improving turf fields and  
providing additional artificial field options.  
Cortney Jansen voiced their concerns with artificial turf fields.  
Peggy Shen Brewster shared their concerns with the Valley Transportation  
Authority (VTA) employee strike and its impact on students' commuting to school.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Public Comment opened at 7:41 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 7:41 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Vice Mayor Sell seconded the  
motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.I.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Chang  
Councilmember Le  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Srinivasan  
1.A  
25-0320  
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment  
by the City Manager  
Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.  
1.B  
25-0007  
Approve Budget Modification No. 17 to Appropriate $880,000  
in Federal Funding for the Pedestrian and Safe Routes to  
School Improvements in SNAIL and Braly Corners  
Neighborhoods Project and Authorize the City Manager to  
Execute any Related Grant Documents  
Approve Budget Modification No. 17 to appropriate $880,000 in Federal Funding for  
the Pedestrian and Safe Routes to School Improvements in SNAIL and Braly  
Corners Neighborhoods Project and authorize the City Manager to execute any  
related grant documents.  
1.C  
25-0055  
Approve Budget Modification No. 14 to Appropriate California  
Library Connect Grant Funds in the Amount of $135,977 to  
Fund Network Equipment Upgrades at the Sunnyvale Public  
Library  
Approve Budget Modification No. 14 to appropriate California Library Connect  
Grant funds in the amount of $135,977 to Project 836720-CENIC Network  
Equipment Upgrades at the Sunnyvale Public Library.  
1.D  
25-0361  
Award of Contract to Karbonous, Inc. in the Amount of  
$308,865.55 for the Repair of Dual Media Filters at the Water  
Pollution Control Plant (F24-228) and Find the Action Exempt  
Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(b)  
Take the following actions:  
- Award a Maintenance and Repair Contract to Karbonous, Inc. in the amount of  
$308,865.55 to provide repair services for one Water Pollution Control Plant dual  
media filter in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all the necessary  
conditions have been met;  
- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount not to exceed $30,886.00;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the contract to increase  
maximum compensation up to the not-to-exceed contingency amount if needed,  
subject to available budgeted funding; and  
- Find the above actions categorically exempt under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(b).  
1.E  
25-0279  
Receive and File the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report for  
Fourth Quarter 2024  
Receive and file the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report for Fourth Quarter 2024.  
1.F  
25-0291  
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Annual Display of the  
Transgender Pride Flag from March 24 to March 31, the  
Official Transgender Day of Visibility  
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the annual display of the Transgender flag from  
March 24 to March 31, the official Transgender Day of Visibility.  
1.G  
25-0286  
Approve Local Area Subsequent Designation and Local Board  
Recertification Application for Program Year 2025 to 2027 for  
NOVA Workforce Development Area  
Approve Local Area Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification  
application for Program Year 2025 to 2027 for the NOVA Workforce Development  
Area.  
1.H  
25-0283  
Approve Local Plan for NOVA and Regional Plan for  
Bay-Peninsula Regional Planning Unit  
Approve the Local Plan for NOVA and the Regional Plan for the Bay-Peninsula  
Regional Planning Unit.  
1.I  
25-0398  
Ratify Cities Association of Santa Clara County Appointments  
of Councilmember Richard Mehlinger to the Santa Clara  
County Airport Land Use Commission and Councilmember  
Murali Srinivasan to the Santa Clara County Emergency  
Operational Area Council  
Ratify the Cities Association of Santa Clara County Appointments of  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger to the Santa Clara County Airport Land Use  
Commission and Councilmember Murali Srinivasan to the Santa Clara County  
Emergency Operational Area Council.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
3
25-0397  
Proposed Project:  
Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 19.67 (Inclusionary  
Below Market Rate Ownership Housing Program) and  
Chapter 19.77 (Inclusionary Below Market Rate Rental  
Housing) of Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code  
to Modify Requirements for Qualified Retail Preservation  
Projects, Adopt a Resolution to Establish a Retail Preservation  
Incentive Program for Certain Village Center Sites and Find  
that the Proposed Actions are Consistent with the  
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Land Use and  
Transportation Element (LUTE) and do not Require Additional  
Environmental Review Pursuant to California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162.  
Location: Citywide Village Center Sites  
File #: PLNG-2025-0001  
General Plan Land Use: VMU (Village Center Mixed Use)  
Project Planner: Trudi Ryan, (408) 730-7435,  
tryan@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Community Development Director Trudi Ryan provided the staff report and  
presentation.  
Public Hearing opened at 8:27 p.m.  
Lenora Erblich spoke to their concerns with village center sites being built without  
retail businesses.  
Saifullah Memon voiced their concerns with potentially losing retail businesses at  
the Fair Oaks Plaza  
Nitesh Bhatter shared their concerns with the planned reduction of retail business  
at Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Himanshu Sethi communicated their concerns with the potential loss of retail  
businesses at Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Deanna Gonzales spoke to their concerns with the potential loss of retail  
businesses at Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Chetan voiced their concerns with plans to redeveloped Fair Oaks Plaza without  
retail businesses.  
Chuck Fraleigh shared their support for the proposed staff recommendation that  
balances new housing while encouraging retail.  
Zainab Memon communicated their concerns with the potential loss of retail  
businesses at Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Zubin spoke to their concerns with the potential loss of retail businesses at Fair  
Oaks Plaza.  
Christina O’Guinn voiced their concerns with Fair Oaks Plaza being redeveloped  
without retail businesses.  
Rose Gregorio shared their concerns with the planned reduction of retail business  
at the village center site at Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Mari communicated their concerns with the potential loss of retail businesses at  
Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Gail spoke to the need to address all village centers with similar policy proposals  
that protect retail businesses.  
Cortney Jansen spoke to their concerns regarding the loss of retail businesses at  
village center sites.  
Peggy Shen Brewster spoke in support of the staff recommendation and to their  
concerns regarding the loss of retail businesses at village center sites.  
Valerie Suarez shared their concerns with the planned reduction of retail business  
at the village center site at Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Ashish Thussu communicated their concerns with the potential loss of retail  
businesses at Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Apra Pandey voiced their concerns with Fair Oaks Plaza being redeveloped without  
retail businesses.  
Leah Groppo spoke to their concerns with the potential loss of retail businesses at  
Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Mohi shared their concerns with the planned reduction of retail business at the  
village center site at Fair Oaks Plaza.  
Public Hearing closed at 9:19 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Cisneros  
seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance to amend  
Chapter 19.67 (Inclusionary Below Market Rate Ownership Housing Program) and  
Chapter 19.77 (Inclusionary Below Market Rate Rental Housing) of Title 19  
(Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code relating to modified requirements for  
qualifying retail preservation projects in Attachment 2 to the report, Adopt a  
Resolution (Attachment 3 to the report), and find that the Actions are consistent  
with the certified Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) Environmental  
Impact Report (EIR) and no further environmental review is required under  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15162.  
City Clerk David Carnahan read the ordinance title for the record.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Chang  
Councilmember Le  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Srinivasan  
City Council took a recess at 9:55 p.m. and returned at 10:03 p.m. with Mayor  
Klein, Vice Mayor Sell, and Councilmembers Cisneros, Mehlinger, Chang and Le.  
4
25-0221  
Notification of Committee Resignation, Appoint Applicant to  
the Charter Review Committee (CRC) or Provide Alternate  
Direction Regarding CRC Vacancy  
City Manager Tim Kirby and City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 10:06 p.m.  
Zach Kaufman spoke in support of appointing Stephen Scandalis to the Charter  
Review Committee.  
Martin Pyne provided additional information on the current progress of the Charter  
Review Committee.  
Gail shared their support for not appointing a new member to the Charter Review  
Committee.  
Public Hearing closed at 10:11 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Cisneros  
seconded the motion to approve alternative 4: Take no action and leave this seat  
vacant.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Chang  
Councilmember Le  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Srinivasan  
2
25-0013  
Approve the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report  
Housing Specialist Ryan Dyson provided the staff report and presentation.  
Public Hearing opened at 10:38 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 10:38 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Cisneros seconded the  
motion to approve Alternative 1: Approve the 2024 Housing Element Annual  
Progress Report and direct staff to submit it to the Governor’s Office of Planning  
and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community  
Development.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Chang  
Councilmember Le  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Srinivasan  
5
25-0396  
Approve a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City  
of Sunnyvale and the Public Safety Officers Association;  
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution to  
Update Certain Benefits and the Salary Schedule for Pay Plan  
Category C (Employees Represented by the Public Safety  
Officers Association); and Adopt a Resolution for Paying and  
Reporting the Value of Employer Paid Member Contributions  
to the California Public Employees' Retirement System for  
Employees of the Public Safety Officers Association  
Human Resources Director Tina Murphy provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 10:49 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 10:49 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Sell moved and Councilmember Chang seconded the motion  
to approve Alternative 1: Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum  
of Understanding between the City of Sunnyvale and the Public Safety Officers  
Association; Adopt a Resolution amending the City's Salary to update certain  
benefits and the Salary Schedule for Pay Plan Category C (Employees  
Represented by the Public Safety Officers Association); and Adopt a Resolution for  
paying and reporting the value of employer paid member contributions to the  
California Public Employees' Retirement System for employees of the Public Safety  
Officers Association.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 - Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Sell  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Chang  
Councilmember Le  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Srinivasan  
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS  
Vice Mayor Sell commented on the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) employee  
strike.  
Councilmember Chang reported on a recent City Association Legislative Action  
Committee meeting.  
Mayor Klein reported on a recent Silicon Valley Clean Energy committee meeting.  
Councilmember Mehlinger expressed interest in more details about the recent City  
Association Legislative Action Committee meeting.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Council  
Councilmember Le offered their concerns with the ongoing Valley Transportation  
Authority (VTA) employee strike impacting residents and students.  
Vice Mayor Sell shared their experience attending the National League of Cities  
conference in Washington D.C.  
Councilmember Mehlinger offered their concerns with the ongoing VTA employee  
strike impacting residents and students.  
Mayor Klein offered their concerns with the ongoing VTA employee strike impacting  
residents and students.  
-City Manager  
None.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
25-0193  
25-0155  
25-0175  
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar  
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes  
Information/Action Items  
25-0399  
Council Advocacy Letters  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 11:03 p.m.