City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
Heritage Preservation Commission  
Wednesday, October 2, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Online and Bay Conference Room, City  
Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA  
94086  
Regular Meeting - 7PM  
Public Participation  
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Johnson called the meeting to order.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Johnson led the salute to the flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 4 -  
Absent: 3 -  
Chair Sue-Ellen Johnson  
Commissioner Charles McManis  
Commissioner Parthiv Rawal  
Vice Chair Aaron Sofaer  
Commissioner William Garrett  
Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar  
Commissioner Pamela Sharma  
PRESENTATION  
None  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
There were no attendees present.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes  
of June 5, 2024  
1.  
24-1029  
Commissioner Sofaer moved and Commissioner McManis seconded the motion to  
approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of June 5,  
2024, as submitted.  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Johnson  
Commissioner McManis  
Commissioner Rawal  
Vice Chair Sofaer  
No: 0  
Absent: 3 -  
Commissioner Garrett  
Commissioner Rajkumar  
Commissioner Sharma  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
Selection of Chair  
2.  
MOTION:  
24-1037  
Commissioner McManis motioned to nominate Chair Johnson to continue to serve  
as Chair. Chair Johnson motioned to nominate Commissioner Garrett.  
Commissioner Rawal seconded Commissioner McManis' motion to nominate Chair  
Johnson to continue to serve as Chair.  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Johnson  
Commissioner McManis  
Commissioner Rawal  
Vice Chair Sofaer  
No: 0  
Absent: 3 -  
Commissioner Garrett  
Commissioner Rajkumar  
Commissioner Sharma  
Selection of Vice Chair  
3.  
24-1039  
Commissioner McManis noted that although he would be interested to serve as Vice  
Chair, he noted that he was not ready since he has just been appointed to serve the  
Commission.  
MOTION:  
Commissioner Sofaer moved to nominate self and Commissioner McManis  
seconded the motion for Commissioner Sofaer to serve as the Vice Chair.  
The motioned carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Johnson  
Commissioner McManis  
Commissioner Rawal  
Vice Chair Sofaer  
No: 0  
Absent: 3 -  
Commissioner Garrett  
Commissioner Rajkumar  
Commissioner Sharma  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
Final Month to Propose Study Issues  
Commissioner McManis proposed a study issue of Historical Impacts of Sunnyvale  
on the nation and world.  
Senior Planner Momoko Ishijima commented that the subject may need to be  
focused. The Technological Innovations study issue is currently studying post-war  
technological impacts of Sunnyvale. Councilmember Mehlinger spoke that the study  
issue to revise the Historical Context Statement to include contributions by Asian  
Americans and other minorities may be related. A vote was not made on the study  
issue proposal.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
None  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
None  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:46 PM.