City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Thursday, March 13, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Online and Redwood Conference Room,  
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,  
CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Council Strategic Priorities Workshop - 9 AM  
9 A.M. COUNCIL MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.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  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Public Comment opened at 9:03 a.m.  
Andrea Wald communicated their support for prioritizing banning artificial turf and  
promoting natural turf fields.  
Sharlene Liu spoke in support for prioritizing the Climate Action Plan, Active  
Transportation Plan and Vison Zero Plan.  
Tara Martin Milius shared their support for prioritizing the Sunnyvale Library  
modernization, Climate Action Plan, and Leadership Sunnyvale and for  
deprioritizing Civic Center modernization.  
Kevin Jackson communicated their support for separating the Climate Action Plan,  
Active Transportation Plan and Vision Zero Plan into individual priorities.  
Himanshu Sethi voiced their support for prioritizing unhoused services and  
prevention.  
Rose spoke in support of prioritizing unhoused services and prevention.  
Kristel Wickham shared their support for prioritizing climate policies including  
separating the Climate Action Plan, Active Transportation Plan and Vision Zero  
Plan into individual priorities.  
Agnes Veith communicated their support for prioritizing a safe parking program,  
sanctioned encampments and a guaranteed basic income program.  
Angela Rausch, Livable Sunnyvale, shared Livable Sunnyvale’s supported priorities  
and shared their personal support of prioritizing homelessness prevention.  
Public Comment closed at 9:27 a.m.  
OVERVIEW  
Sommer Kehrili led an overview discussion.  
CITY MANAGER AND FISCAL UPDATE  
City Manager Tim Kirby provided an opening presentation and introduced Finance  
Director Matthew Paulin.  
Finance Director Matthew Paulin provided the fiscal report and presentation.  
Councilmembers posed questions for staff and provided comments.  
Council took a recess at 10:49 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
REVIEW OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA  
Deputy City Manager Connie Verceles provided a review of National Community  
Survey data.  
Councilmembers posed questions for staff and provided comments.  
REVIEW HIGH-LEVEL THEMES & DRAFT STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK  
Sommer Kehrili led the discussion in reviewing high level themes in existing  
strategic priorities.  
Councilmembers posed questions for staff and provided comments.  
Council took a recess at 12:02 p.m. and reconvened at 12:46 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
DISCUSSION ON CURRENT COUNCIL PRIORITIES  
Sommer Kehrili led the discussion in developing the council priorities.  
Councilmembers posed questions for staff and provided comments on the  
development of the Council Policy Priorities.  
Council took a recess at 2:15 p.m. and reconvened at 2:36 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
City Council proposed the following draft of the council priorities:  
- A responsive, transparent and efficient city government;  
- An accessible, engaged and welcoming community;  
- A sustainable city: advancing climate action, active transportation and the Vision  
Zero Plan;  
- A model to prevent homelessness, prioritize new housing and support the  
unhoused community; and  
- Modern City infrastructure.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 3:48 p.m.