City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

City Council

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

5:00 PM

Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,

456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 6 PM |

Regular Meeting - 7 PM

Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96111580540

Public Participation

• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker

card (optional) and giving it to the City Clerk.

As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend

online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online

technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to

time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue

despite technical difficulties for participants using the online option.

The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public

comment during Oral Communications.

• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to

the meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to

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City Clerk, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special

assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please

contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make

reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Office of the

City Clerk may be reached at 408-730-7483 or cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28

CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).

5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)

Call to Order

Call to Order in the Council Chambers (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).

24-0312

Closed Session held pursuant to California Government Code

Section 54956.9: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL

COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of

subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) Name of cases: H. Rivera

et al. v. City of Sunnyvale et al., Santa Clara County Superior

Court, Case No. 2013-1-CV-24093 and Casa de Amigos

Investments Ltd. v. City of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County

Superior Court, Case No. 18CV321477

Adjourn Special Meeting

6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)

Call to Order

Call to Order in the Council Chambers

Roll Call

Study Session

The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you

wish to address the Council, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this

agenda.

24-0156

Hate Crime Update and Response

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 Council Chambers

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

24-0323

24-0322

American Red Cross Month

Women’s History Month

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

The Mayor may determine it would be impractical to include remote public

comment during Oral Communications for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting

or conducting an orderly meeting. Such a determination shall be made prior to

opening public comment on 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

24-0212

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 23, 2024

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 23, 2024

as submitted.

1.B

24-0213

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2024

(Council Strategic Workshop)

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2024

as submitted.

1.C

24-0214

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 30, 2024

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 30, 2024

as submitted.

1.D

24-0061

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 6, 2024

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 6, 2024

as submitted.

1.E

24-0015

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.F

24-0171

Approve Budget Modification No.10 to Appropriate $105,540 of

California Library Connect Grant Funds for CENIC Network

Equipment Upgrades to Increase Internet Speed at the

Sunnyvale Public Library

Recommendation:

Approve Budget Modification No. 10 to appropriate California

Library Connect Grant funds in the amount of $105,540 to a

new project, CENIC Network Equipment Upgrades to Increase

Internet Speed at the Sunnyvale Public Library.

1.G

24-0320

Adopt a Resolution Amending the City’s Salary Resolution and

Schedule of Pay to Increase Salaries for Pay Plan Category A

(Communication Officers Association) Effective March 3, 2024

Recommendation:

Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and

Schedule of Pay to Increase Salaries for Pay Plan Category A

(Communication Officers Association) effective March 3, 2024.

1.H

24-0180

Award of Contract to Gruendl Inc., dba Ray's Electric in the

Amount of $1,798,947.40 for Traffic Signal Hardware & Wiring

Bernardo/Heatherstone & Fair Oaks/California Project and

Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c)

(PW23-21)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Award a contract in substantially the same form as

Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $1,798,947.40 to

Gruendl Inc., dba Ray's Electric;

- Approval of a 10% construction contingency in the amount of

$179,895;

- 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.I

24-0251

Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order in the amount of

$967,187.62 to General Datatech L.P. (GDT) to provide Cisco

Computer Equipment, Maintenance and Support Services

(F24-022)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Authorize the issuance of a purchase order in the amount of

$967,187.62 (base bid amount of $909,579.74 plus shipping in

the amount of $8,778.66 and estimated sales tax in the amount

of $48,829.22) to GDT L.P. of Dallas for Cisco Computer

Equipment, Maintenance and Support Services; and

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase order

when all necessary conditions have been met.

1.J

24-0276

Approve Third Contract Amendment to Central Labor Council

Partnership for Adult Workforce Development Services in San

Mateo County

Recommendation:

Approve the third contract amendment for adult workforce

development services and authorize the City Manager or

designee to execute agreement with CLCP for adult and

dislocated worker services in an amount not to exceed

$942,000 ($471,000 for WIOA adults and $471,000 for WIOA

dislocated workers), for the contract term from July 1, 2023 to

June 30, 2024, and authorize the City Manager or designee to

renew the contract for up to the two additional years remaining

based on performance results acceptable to the City and

available funding.

1.K

24-0375

Authorize the Issuance of a Blanket Purchase Order in the

Amount of $1,260,000 to Folsom Lake Ford for the Purchase

of Ford Interceptor Sport Utility Vehicles (F24-104)

Recommendation:

Authorize the issuance of a Blanket Purchase Order in the

amount of $1,260,000 to Folsom Lake Ford for the purchase of

Ford Interceptor Sport Utility Vehicles

1.L

24-0411

Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order to Vac-con, Inc. in

the Amount of $804,491.37 for a Combination Sewer and

Storm Drain Cleaning Truck (F24-110)

Recommendation:

Authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order in the amount of

$804,491.37 (including tire, delivery fees, and Sales Tax) to

Vac-con, Inc. of Green Cove Springs, FL for one (1) Vac-Con

Model VTAQD312HE/1300 Titan Combination Sewer and

Storm Drain Cleaning Truck.

1.M

24-0300

Ratify US Conference of Mayors’ Appointment of Mayor Larry

Klein to Technology and Innovation Committee

Recommendation:

Staff makes no recommendation. By approval of the consent

calendar, Council ratifies US Conference of Mayors'

Appointment of Mayor Larry Klein to the Technology and

Innovation Committee.

1.N

24-0313

Amend the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and

Appointed Officials Related to Remote Public Comment During

Oral Communications

Recommendation:

Amend the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and

Appointed Officials as shown in Attachment 1 to the report.

1.O

24-0358

Adopt Ordinance No. 3224-24 Amending Section 16.62.330

(Installation of Manufactured Homes) of Chapter 16.62

(Floodplain Management) of Title 16 (Buildings and

Construction) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code

Recommendation:

Adopt Ordinance No. 3224-24 amending Section 16.62.330

(Installation of Manufactured Homes) of Chapter 16.62

(Floodplain Management) of Title 16 (Buildings and

Construction) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code.

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.

24-0029

Receive Information About HomeFirst Outreach Services;

Approve a Third Amendment in the Amount of $206,710 to an

Existing Agreement with HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara

County for Case Management Services and Shelter Beds for

the Unhoused Population in Sunnyvale that Includes Activity

and Outcome Measures; and Direct Staff to Prepare a

Request for Proposals for Outreach Services

Recommendation:

Alternatives 1 and 2: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute

a Third Amendment to the Agreement in substantially the same

format as Attachment 1 to the report in the amount of $206,710

with HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara County for case

management services and shelter beds for the unhoused

population in Sunnyvale, and 2) Direct staff to initiate a

request for proposals for case management services and

shelter beds for the unhoused population in Sunnyvale.

24-0197

Review and Consider Adoption of the Economic Development

Strategic Plan

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Adopt the Economic Development Strategic

Plan.

24-0391

Proposed Project:

Adopt Urgency Ordinance to Amend

By-Right Approvals (Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale

Municipal Code to clarify ministerial review of projects as it

relates to proposed subdivisions.

File #: PLNG-2024-0105

Location: Citywide

Applicant: City of Sunnyvale

Environmental Review: Non-discretionary project (Public

Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1), CEQA Guidelines

Sections 15268, 15357)

Project Planner: Julia Klein, (408) 730-7463,

jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Alternatives 1 and 2:

1. Find that the Action is Exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public

Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) and CEQA Guidelines

Section 15268 and 15357.

2. Adopt an Urgency Ordinance in Attachment 1 to amend

provisions for By-Right Approvals that include subdivisions

(previously adopted Urgency Ordinance).

24-0143

Proposed Project:

Recommendations to the City Council related to the General

Plan Update to:

a. Adopt a Resolution to Amend Chapter 3: Land Use and

Transportation Element (LUTE) to update Figure 3-2 and add

clarifications in the Village Center Section regarding the

Commercial Floor Area calculations; and

b. Find the proposed amendments are consistent with the

LUTE EIR and do not require additional environmental review

pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15183 and 15162.

Planning File Number: PLNG-2023-0840

Environmental Review: The proposed edits are exempt

pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 in that the

proposed edits are within a development density established

by the existing general plan policies for which EIRs were

previously certified and does not require additional

environmental review. In addition, the proposed edits are

exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 as the

proposed edits will not require major revisions of the previous

EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental

effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously

identified significant effects.

Project Planner: Shaunn Mendrin, 408-730-7431,

smendrin@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Take the following actions:

a. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 2) to Amend the Land Use

and Transportation Element; and

b. Find that the proposed amendments are not a substantial

change to the LUTE as analyzed in the LUTE EIR and no

additional environmental review is required pursuant to

Sections 15183 and 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines.

COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

-Council

-City Manager

INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS

Visit http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/TCMAC to view the Tentative Council Meeting

Agenda Calendar (TCMAC) online. The TCMAC is updated each Thursday

afternoon.

Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar

Board/Commission Meeting Minutes

Information/Action Items

Boards and Commissions Semi-Annual Attendance Report,

July to December 2023 (Information Only)

24-0398

Board/Commission Resignation (Information Only)

ADJOURNMENT

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Code §54957.5. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 408-730-7483 for

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an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.

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