City of Sunnyvale  
Notice and Agenda  
City Council  
Tuesday, May 2, 2023  
5:30 PM  
Online and Bay Conference Room  
(Room 145), City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave.,  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM  
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City Clerk may be reached at 408-730-7483 or cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28  
CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).  
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)  
Call to Order  
Call to Order in the Bay Conference Room - Room 145 (Open to the Public).  
Roll Call  
Public Comment  
The public may provide comments regarding the Closed Session item(s). If you  
wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this  
agenda. Closed Sessions are not open to the public.  
Convene to Closed Session  
Convene to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room (Closed to the  
Public).  
A
Closed Session held pursuant to Paragraph (1) of subdivision  
(d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9:  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING  
LITIGATION Name of case: John Doe v. City of Sunnyvale et  
al., United States District Court, Northern District of California,  
Case No. 5:22-cv-08685.  
B
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government  
Code Section 54957.6:  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
Agency Designated Representatives: Tina Murphy, Director of  
Human Resources  
Employee Organization: Sunnyvale Managers Association  
(SMA)  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING  
Pursuant to Council Policy, City Council will not begin consideration of any agenda  
item after 11:30 p.m. without a vote. Any item on the agenda which must be  
continued due to the late hour shall be continued to a date certain. Information  
provided herein is subject to change from date of printing of the agenda to the date  
of the meeting.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Call to Order in the Bay Conference Room (Room 145)  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
ROLL CALL  
CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY  
C
D
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F
Affordable Housing Month  
Public Service Recognition Week  
Public Works Week  
Municipal Clerks Week  
PRESENTATION  
G
Update Regarding Valley Water (VW) Proposed Rate  
Increases by VW Director Richard Santos  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the  
City Council on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may be  
extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the  
agenda at the discretion of the Mayor) with a maximum of up to three minutes per  
speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow the  
Council to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address  
the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals  
are limited to one appearance during this section.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be  
acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a  
member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed  
separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.  
1.A  
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment  
by the City Manager  
Recommendation:  
Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.  
1.B  
Award of Contract to Pavement Coatings Co. for Slurry Seal  
2023-B, Finding of Categorical Exemption from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15301(c)  
Recommendation:  
Take the following actions:  
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as  
Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $1,376,491.10 to  
Pavement Coatings Co.;  
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of  
$137,649.00;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all  
necessary conditions have been met; and  
- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15301(c).  
1.C  
Accept Google LLC’s Donation of Voluntary Midblock  
Crosswalk Improvements on Borregas Avenue with an  
Estimated Construction Cost of $126,000 and Finding of an  
Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act  
Recommendation:  
Accept Google LLC's Donation of Voluntary Midblock  
Crosswalk Improvements on Borregas Avenue with an  
Estimated Construction Cost of $126,000 and Finding of an  
Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c).  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to  
notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of  
three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10  
minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments.  
2
Public Hearing to Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Annual  
Report to Levy and Collect an Annual Assessment for the  
Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District (BID) for  
Fiscal Year 2023/24  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Adopt the Resolution to Confirm the Annual  
Report and Levy and Collect an Annual Assessment for the  
Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District for  
Fiscal Year 2023/24.  
3
4
Consider Approval of Draft 2023 Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD) Action Plan  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Approve the 2023 HUD Action Plan as shown in  
Attachment 2 to the staff report.  
Public Safety Military Equipment Use Annual Report Pursuant  
to California Assembly Bill No. 481  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution Regarding the Presentation  
of the Annual Public Safety Military Equipment Use Report  
and Renewing the Military Equipment Use Policy Pursuant to  
California Assembly Bill No. 481 and Finding the Uses  
Conformed to Policy and Find that the Action is exempt from  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).  
5
Introduce an Ordinance to Repeal and Re-Adopt Sunnyvale  
Municipal Code Chapter 12.60 (Stormwater Management)  
and Find That the Action is Categorically Exempt From the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to  
Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Introduce the Ordinance in Attachment 1 to  
repeal and re-adopt Chapter 12.60 (Stormwater Management)  
of Title 12 (Waters and Sewers) of the Sunnyvale Municipal  
Code and find that this action is categorically exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines.  
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Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar  
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes  
Information/Action Items  
ADJOURNMENT  
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC  
The agenda reports to council (RTCs) may be viewed on the City’s website at  
sunnyvale.ca.gov after 7 p.m. on Thursdays or at the NOVA Workforce Services  
reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during  
normal business hours, prior to Tuesday City Council meetings. Any agenda  
related writings or documents distributed to members of the City of Sunnyvale City  
Council regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for  
public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk located on the fourth floor of City  
Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours and in the Bay  
Conference Room (Room 145) on the evening of the Council Meeting, pursuant to  
Government Code §54957.5. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk at  
408-730-7483 for specific questions regarding the agenda.  
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on  
any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be  
limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing  
to the Office of the City Clerk at or before the public hearing.  
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6  
imposes a 90-day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on  
an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.  
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