City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Housing and Human Services  
Commission  
Tuesday, April 16, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Online and Bay Conference Room, City  
Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA  
94086  
Special Meeting  
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 flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 6 - Chair Scott Duncan  
Vice Chair Leesa Riviere  
Commissioner Jim Davis  
Commissioner Elinor Stetson  
Commissioner Elizabeth Steward  
Commissioner Carol Weiss  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Ken Hiremath  
Commissioner Ken Hiremath (absent)  
Council Liaison Russ Melton (present)  
PRESENTATION  
24-0549  
PRESENTATION - Affordable Housing and Public Investment  
Housing Officer Jenny Carloni introduced the item and MidPen Housing Senior  
Vice President, Asset & Budget Management, Kyle Attenhofer provided a slide  
presentation and answered commissioners questions.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
1.A  
24-0550  
Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission  
Meeting Minutes of March 27, 2024  
Chair Duncan asked if anyone wished to discuss the item on the Consent  
Calendar.  
No members of the public wished to speak.  
Chair Duncan asked for a motion or any additional discussion on the Consent  
Calendar.  
MOTION: Vice Chair Riviere moved and Commissioner Weiss seconded the  
motion to Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting Minutes  
of March 27, 2024, as submitted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 6 - Chair Duncan  
Vice Chair Riviere  
Commissioner Davis  
Commissioner Stetson  
Commissioner Steward  
Commissioner Weiss  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Hiremath  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
24-0524  
Consider Approval of Draft 2024 Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD) Action Plan  
Housing Officer Jenny Carloni introduced the item and new Housing Programs  
Analyst, Matthew Hazel who provided the staff report.  
Mr. Hazel, Officer Carloni and Homeless Services Manager Amanda Sztoltz  
answered questions from commissioners.  
Chair Duncan opened the public hearing at 8:07 p.m.  
Aris Roque asked what are some things that citizens can do to help.  
Staff encouraged the public to continue to engage and participate in meetings and  
public hearings during this process.  
Chair Duncan closed the public hearing at 8:09 p.m.  
After a lengthy discussion and additional questions of staff, Chair Duncan asked for  
a motion.  
MOTION: Commissioner Weiss moved and Commissioner Davis seconded the  
motion to Alternative 1: Recommend that the City Council approve the 2024 HUD  
Action Plan as shown in Attachment 2 of the staff report.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 6 - Chair Duncan  
Vice Chair Riviere  
Commissioner Davis  
Commissioner Stetson  
Commissioner Steward  
Commissioner Weiss  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Hiremath  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
None.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
None.  
-Staff Comments  
Housing Officer Jenny Carloni made the following announcements:  
● City Hall Grand Opening and Earth Day Event on April 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  
● Next Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting is scheduled for May 22  
● City Council's Budget Workshop on May 23 at 8:30 a.m.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
24-0551  
Housing and Human Services Commission Proposed Study  
Issues, Calendar Year: 2025  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Duncan adjourned the meeting at 8:47 p.m.