City of Sunnyvale

Meeting Minutes

City Council

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

5:00 PM

Online and Cottonwood Conference

Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Special Meeting: Board and Commission Interviews - 5 PM

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

Call to Order

Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 5:02 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

Study Session

25-0038

Board and Commission Interviews

City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report.

Public Comment opened at 5:04 p.m.

No speakers.

Public Comment closed at 5:04 p.m.

Council interviewed the following applicants for the Board and Commissions:

Vahidreza Bitarafhaghighi - Sustainability Commission – Category Two

Adam Zuro - Sustainability Commission – Category One

Vincent Lui - Sustainability Commission – Category One

Amber Frederickson - Heritage Preservation Commission (1st preference), Housing

and Human Services Commission (2nd preference), Arts Commission (3rd

preference), Board of Library Trustees (4th preference)

Council took a recess at 6:13 p.m. and reconvened at 6:20 p.m. with all

Councilmembers present in the Cottonwood Conference Room.

Pamela Sharma - Heritage Preservation Commission

Ting Fung So - Sustainability Commission – Category One

Johnathan Valencia - Sustainability Commission – Category One

David Kesting - Parks and Recreation Commission

Council took a recess at 7:27 p.m. and reconvened at 7:35 p.m. with all

Councilmembers present in the Cottonwood Conference Room.

Christina Wright - Arts Commission

Mariia Tkachenko - Arts Commission

Sharon Morkatz - Arts Commission

Council took a recess at 8:32 p.m. and reconvened at 8:40 p.m. with all

Councilmembers present in the Cottonwood Conference Room.

Richard Lesher - Personnel Board

Martin Pyne - Planning Commission

Daniel Wong - Planning Commission

Subas Bastola - Planning Commission

Council took a recess at 9:41 p.m. and reconvened at 9:45 p.m. with all

Councilmembers present in the Cottonwood Conference Room.

Kurt Erikson - Planning Commission