City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
Housing and Human Services  
Commission  
Tuesday, April 15, 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 7:01 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 Leesa Riviere  
Commissioner Ken Hiremath  
Commissioner Elizabeth Steward  
Commissioner Riviere arrived at 7:11 p.m.  
Commissioner Hiremath's absence is unexcused.  
Commissioner Steward's absence is excused.  
Council Liaison Cisneros (absent)  
Commissioner Rivere's absence at the February 26, 2025 meeting is an excused  
absence.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Chair Duncan opened and closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m.  
Vice Chair Weiss moved and Commissioner Davis' seconded the motion to approve  
the Consent Calendar.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Duncan  
Vice Chair Weiss  
Commissioner Davis  
Commissioner Friedlander  
No: 0  
Absent: 3 -  
Commissioner Hiremath  
Commissioner Riviere  
Commissioner Steward  
1.A  
25-0541  
Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission  
Meeting Minutes of March 26, 2025  
Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission Minutes of March 26, 2025  
as submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
25-0219  
Consider Approval of the Draft 2025-2030 HUD Consolidated  
Plan and Draft FY 2025/26 HUD Action Plan  
Housing Programs Analyst, Matt Hazel, provided the staff report and presentation.  
After clarifying questions, and a lengthy discussion, Chair Duncan opened the  
public hearing at 7:47 p.m.  
Mélanie Faure with Upwards Care, Boost Program, expressed opposition to the  
approval of the public hearing item and requested the Commission to reconsider  
funding the Boost Program as a pilot initiative.  
Chair Duncan closed the public hearing at 7:57 p.m.  
Commissioner Davis moved and Vice Chair Weiss seconded the motion to approve  
Alternative 1 and 3 (with modifications): giving priority to backfill Sunnyvale  
Community Services (SCS) programs over other applications if only partial general  
fund backfill is made available.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Duncan  
Vice Chair Weiss  
Commissioner Davis  
Commissioner Friedlander  
Commissioner Riviere  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Commissioner Hiremath  
Commissioner Steward  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
None.  
-Staff Comments  
• Housing Officer Jenny Carloni announced that the next Housing and Human  
Services Commission meeting will include a public hearing item on alternative  
compliance plans.  
• She also reminded the Commission that they can propose 2026 Study Issues.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
25-0542  
Housing and Human Services Commission Proposed Study  
Issues, Calendar Year: 2026  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Duncan adjourned the meeting at 8:24 p.m.