City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Monday, May 13, 2024  
5:00 PM  
Online and Cottonwood Conference  
Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Board and Commission  
Interviews - 6 PM  
5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session  
Call to Order  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: 7 -  
Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Omar Din  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Linda Sell  
Public Comment  
Public Comment opened at 5:06 p.m.κΆ€  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 5:06 p.m.  
Convene to Closed Session  
Council convened to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room at 5:07 p.m.  
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24-0604  
Closed Session held pursuant to California Government Code  
Section 54957:  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT  
Title: City Manager  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan adjourned the meeting at 5:49 p.m.  
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: 7 -  
Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Omar Din  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Linda Sell  
Study Session  
B
24-0020  
Board and Commission Interviews  
Public Comment opened at 6:02 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 6:02 p.m.  
Council interviewed the following applicants for vacancies on boards and  
commissions:  
Esther Rosenfeld - Human Relations Commission (1st preference), Heritage  
Preservation Commission (2nd preference)  
Kathryn Besser - Arts Commission  
Michelle Wu - Arts Commission  
Kathryn Filley - Arts Commission  
Council took a recess at 7:00 p.m. and reconvened at 7:10 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
Parthiv Rawal - Planning Commission (1st preference), Bicycle and Pedestrian  
Advisory Commission (2nd preference)  
Atee Zolghadr - Arts Commission (1st preference), Parks and Recreation  
Commission (2nd preference)  
David Hohmann - Planning Commission  
Scott Duncan - Housing and Human Services Commission  
Council took a recess at 8:13 p.m. and reconvened at 8:20 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
Charles McMannis - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (1st preference),  
Board of Library Trustees (2nd preference), Planning Commission (3rd preference),  
Sustainability Commission (4th preference), Human Relations Commission (5th  
preference), Housing and Human Services Commission (6th preference), Parks and  
Recreation Commission (7th preference), Heritage Preservation Commission (8th  
preference), Arts Commission (9th preference), Personnel Board (10th preference)  
Sharlene Liu - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission  
Ravi Narayana - Housing and Human Services Commission (1st preference), Parks  
and Recreation Commission (2nd preference)  
Jonathan Wilson - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission  
Council took a recess at 9:36 p.m. and reconvened at 9:41 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
Tamir Ram - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission  
Stephen Williams - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (1st preference),  
Board of Library Trustees (2nd preference)  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:17 p.m.