City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

City Council

Tuesday, March 19, 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 - 5:30 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

speak (*9 on a telephone):

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

Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 961 1158 0540

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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).

24-0479

Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code

54956.8: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY

NEGOTIATORS For 922 E California Avenue - APN:

205-34-011 Agency Negotiators: Kent Steffens, City Manager;

Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works; Sherine Nafie, City

Property Administrator Negotiating Parties: COLLINS EXEMPT

HOLDINGS LLC, COLLINS FAM HOLDINGS LLC. Under

Negotiation: Price and Terms

Adjourn Special Meeting

5:30 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.

24-0011

Climate Action Game Plan 2028

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

24-0324

24-0382

Arbor Day

Recognition of Enterprise Resource Planning Project Team

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

24-0032

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2024

(Study Issues/Budget Proposals Workshop)

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 15,

2024 as submitted.

1.B

24-0314

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 27, 2024

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 27,

2024 as submitted.

1.C

24-0469

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.D

24-0241

Receive and File the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report -

Fourth Quarter 2023

Recommendation:

Receive and file the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report -

Fourth Quarter 2023.

1.E

24-0182

Approve Budget Modification No. 16 to Appropriate $460,000

in 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide

Program Funds - Cycle 4, for Traffic Signal Improvements from

the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and Authorize

the City Manager to Execute Any Related Grant Documents

Recommendation:

Approve Budget Modification No. 16 to Appropriate $460,000

in 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide

Program funds - Cycle 4, for Traffic Signal Improvements from

the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to a New CIP

Project and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Any

Related Grant Documents.

1.F

24-0267

Authorize the Issuance of Three (3) Purchase Agreements

totaling $800,000 to Core and Main Company, Ferguson

Enterprises and Underground Republic Water Works for

Piping Supplies (F24-013)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Authorize the issuance of a purchase agreement in the

amount of $400,000 to Core and Main Company for Piping

Supplies;

- Authorize the issuance of a purchase agreement in the

amount of $200,000 to Ferguson Enterprises for Piping

Supplies;

- Authorize the issuance of a purchase agreement in the

amount of $200,000 to Underground Republic Water Works for

Piping Supplies; and

- Authorize the City Manager to amend and renew the

purchase agreements for up to four (4) additional one-year

periods, subject to available budget, if pricing and service

remain acceptable to the City.

1.G

24-0318

Award of Contract to St. Francis Electric, LLC in the Amount of

$300,827.26 to Provide and Install Vehicle and

Pedestrian-LED Traffic Signal Light Modules and Finding of

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption

Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (F24-012)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Award a contract in substantially the same form as

Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $300,827.26 to St.

Francis Electric, LLC of San Leandro;

- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of

$30,082;

- 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.

1.H

24-0291

Award of Contract to Guerra Construction Group in the Amount

of $284,527 for Construction of a Preschool Outdoor Play Area

at Serra Park, Finding of California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section

15303 and Approval of Budget Modification No. 13 in the

Amount of $27,939 (PW24-08)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Award a contract in substantially form as Attachment 2 to the

report in the amount of $284,527 to Guerra Construction

Group;

- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of

$28,453;

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all

necessary conditions have been met;

- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15303; and

- Approve a Budget Modification No. 13 in the amount of

$27,939.

1.I

24-0228

Approve the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement

District (BID) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023/24 and Adopt

Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Annual

Assessment to Reauthorize BID for Fiscal Year 2024/25

Recommendation:

Approve the Fiscal Year 2023/24 BID Annual Report, adopt the

Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Assessment and

Reauthorize the Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year

2024/25, and schedule the public hearing for May 7, 2024.

1.J

24-0395

Reject All Proposals Received for the Smart Station Municipal

Solid Waste and Source Separated Recyclables Integrated

Processing System (NextGen) (F23-133)

Recommendation:

Reject all bid Proposals in response to Request for Proposals

F23-133 Smart Station Municipal Solid Waste and Source

Separated Recyclables Integrated Processing System

(NextGen).

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.

24-0430

Evaluate the Minimum Automobile Off-Street Parking

Requirements for Residential Uses (Study Issue CDD 19-07)

File #: 2022-7404

Environmental Review: The action is exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to

CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).

Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443,

gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Recommend Alternative 1 to direct staff to conduct community

outreach and prepare amendments to the Sunnyvale Municipal

Code (SMC) and applicable Specific Plans' parking

regulations, to be considered at future hearings. The

amendments to be studied include:

a. Clarifying parking standards to be objective and without

discretionary review.

b. Single/Two-Family Residential:

i. Lowering minimum off-street parking spaces per property,

with flexibility in type and arrangement.

ii. Exploring maximum number of parking spaces and allowing

tandem parking.

c. Multi-Family Residential:

i. Introducing unbundled parking.

ii. Adjusting/simplifying the unassigned space requirement

(currently dependent on the type of covered assigned space

provided).

1. For example, require the minimum parking standards to be a

flat rate of 1 space per zero to one-bedroom unit; 1.5 spaces

per two to three-bedroom unit; and 2 spaces for units with four

or more bedrooms.

iii. Examining maximum amount of parking required, except for

areas within a half-mile of major transit stops.

iv. Allowing flexibility in type (covered, uncovered) and

arrangement, including a tandem allowance for up to 100% of

units.

v. Evaluating continued use of compact parking spaces.

vi. Updating the Limited Street Parking Provisions to specify

objective parking requirements in certain conditions.

24-0192

Adopt a Resolution Amending the FY 2023/24 Fee Schedule

Adopt a Resolution to Amend the FY 2023/24 Fee Schedule.

Recommendation:

24-0431

Proposed Project:

Consider actions related to

implementation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element to amend

the By-Right Approval process for certain parcels within the

City:

A. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend By-Right Approval

(Chapter 19.73 of 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:

Alternative 1: Take the following actions:

a. 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; and

b. Introduce an Ordinance in Attachment 2 to the report to

amend By-Right Approval (Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale

Municipal Code).

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Board/Commission Meeting Minutes

Information/Action Items

Council Advocacy Letters

ADJOURNMENT

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

specific questions regarding the agenda.

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limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in

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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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