City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Charter Review Committee

Thursday, August 7, 2025

5:00 PM

Online and Redwood Conference Room,

City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA

94086

Meeting Online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/83253229463

Public Participation

View the end of the agenda for information on:

• Public participation options

• Request language translation

• Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice

• Legal notices

5 P.M. CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

Call to order in the Redwood Conference Room.

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

Prior to opening public comment on Oral Communications, the Chair may determine

it would be impractical to include remote public comment for the purpose of

timeliness of the meeting or conducting an orderly meeting.

Oral Communications is the opportunity for the public to address the Charter

Review Committee on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes

with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker (one appearance per speaker).

Note the Brown Act does not allow the Committee to take action on an item not

listed on the agenda. To address the Committee, refer to the notice at the end of

this agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed on the consent calendar will be acted upon by one motion unless

discussion is requested by a Committee Member or the public. To address the

Committee, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.

1.A

25-0777

Approve the Charter Review Committee Meeting Minutes of

June 30, 2025

Recommendation:

Approve the Charter Review Committee Meeting Minutes of

June 30, 2025 as submitted.

PUBLIC HEARING/GENERAL BUSINESS

To speak on a public hearing/general business item, refer to notice at the end of

this agenda. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.

25-0778

Approval of Subcommittee #1 Recommendation Regarding

Charter Section 611 (Regular Meetings)

Recommendation:

Subcommittee #1 recommendation: Do not revise the current

language of Charter Section 611 (Regular Meetings).

Staff makes no recommendation.

25-0796

Discussion of Possible Charter Amendments: Compensation

(Section 605), Vacancies (Section 606), City Manager

Authority to Settle Claims Over $50,000 (Article 8), and

Alternative Project Delivery Methods for Public Works

Contracts (Section 1309) Including Possible Direction

Regarding Community Engagement

Recommendation:

Staff makes for recommendation.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

-Committee Member Comments

-Staff Comments

ADJOURNMENT

Public Participation Options

In person public comment:

You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving

it to the Recording Secretary.

Online participation:

Members of the public may also attend online. However, the City cannot guarantee

uninterrupted access to online technology. Technical difficulties may occur from

time to time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue

even if technical difficulties prevent online participation.

The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment

during Oral Communications.

Online public comment:

To provide audio public comment, connect 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/83253229463

Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 832 5322 9463

(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)

Watch the Charter Review Committee meeting at

http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings

Written public comment:

Email comments to the Charter Review Committee no later than 4 hours before the

meeting at charterreview@sunnyvale.ca.gov. You can also mail or deliver

comments to:

City Clerk, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Public review of items:

You can view reports to the committee on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov.

You can also review reports in person at the City Hall reception desk, 456 W. Olive

Avenue, during normal business hours. Any other documents distributed to

members of the Charter Review Committee regarding any open session item on this

agenda are available in the Redwood Conference Room on the evening of the

Committee Meeting. Otherwise, contact Sandra Barajas at 408-730-7919 or

sbarajas@sunnyvale.ca.gov for questions.

Planning a presentation for a Charter Review Committee meeting?

Visit: http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments

Planning to provide materials to the Committee?

Please provide the Charter Review Committee with 15 copies of your materials.

Request Language Translation

If you need language translation, please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Reach the City at: 408-730-7483 or cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Spanish and Chinese, Simplified

Solicitud de Traducción al Español

Si necesita servicios de traducción al español, comuníquese con la

ciudad al menos 48 horas antes de la reunión. Puede contactar a la

ciudad al:

408-730-7483 o cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov

请求语言翻译

如果您需要语言翻译，请至少在会议开始前 48 小时联系市政府。联系电

话：

408-730-7483 或发送电子邮件至 cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City will make reasonable

arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance,

please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Reach Sandra

Barajas at 408-730-7919 or sbarajas@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).

LEGAL NOTICES

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 City at or before the public hearing.