City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

City Council

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

5:00 PM

Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,

456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Special Meeting: Workshop - 5 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

(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)

• Watch the City Council meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings or on

television over Comcast Channel 15, AT&T Channel 99

• Submit written comments to the City Council no later than 4 hours prior to the

meeting start to council@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to:

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

• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at

https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or

http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings

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 (Workshop)

Call to Order

Call to Order in the Council Chambers

Roll Call

Workshop

The public may provide comments regarding the Workshop item(s). If you wish to

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

24-0234

Civic Center Phase 2: Main Library Preferred Concept

Selection

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

24-0338

24-0334

Public Works Week

Municipal Clerks Week

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

24-0437

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

24-0481

Award of Five (5) On-Call Service Agreements for the

Purchase of Wastewater Treatment Enhancer Chemicals for

the Water Pollution Control Plant (F24-010)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Award five (5) three-year On-Call Service Agreements to the

following firms: Jenfitch, Inc. with a contract amount

not-to-exceed $500,000, Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC with

a contract amount not-to-exceed $500,000, Veolia WTS USA,

Inc. with a contract amount not-to-exceed $500,000, SNF

Polydyne, Inc. with a contract amount not-to-exceed $500,000,

and Thatcher Company of California, Inc. with a contract

amount not-to-exceed $500,000 in substantially the same

formats shown in Attachments 2 to 6 to the report;

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements when

all conditions have been met; and

- Authorize the City Manager to amend the not-to-exceed

amounts and to renew the contracts for up to three (3)

additional one-year periods, subject to available budget, need

and if pricing and services remain acceptable to the City.

1.C

24-0466

Authorize the City Manager to Apply for a Discretionary

Wastewater Discharge Permit from Silicon Valley Clean Water

(SVCW) for the Disposal of Source-Separated Residential and

Commercial Organic Waste from the Sunnyvale SMaRT

Station in the Amount of $340,000

Recommendation:

Authorize the City Manager to apply for a Discretionary

Wastewater Discharge Permit in the amount of $340,000 with

Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) for the Disposal of

Source-Separated Residential and Commercial Organic Waste

from the Sunnyvale SMaRT Station and Authorize the City

Manager to renew this permit for five additional one-year

periods subject to available budget and as long as service and

pricing remain acceptable.

1.D

24-0383

Approve the FY 2024/25 Preliminary Engineer’s Report for the

Downtown Parking District Assessment, Adopt a Resolution of

Intention to Levy and Collect an Assessment for the Downtown

Parking Maintenance District for FY 2024/25, and Set the Date

of June 25, 2024 for the Public Hearing on the Proposed

Assessment

Recommendation:

Approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 preliminary Engineer's

Report for the Downtown Parking District Assessment, adopt a

Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Assessment for

the Downtown Parking Maintenance District for FY 2024/25,

and set the date of June 25, 2024 for the public hearing on the

levy of the proposed Assessment.

1.E

24-0615

Review and Adopt a Long-term Advocacy Position (LAP)

Related to the Levine Act

Recommendation:

Staff makes no recommendation. Approval of the consent

calendar constitutes Council approval of a new long-term

advocacy position as presented:

"Support efforts to achieve the goals of the Levine Act while

providing clear and understandable rules that do not

unreasonably limit officials' ability to participate in governance

of the City."

1.F

24-0641

Adopt Ordinance No. 3228-24 Amending Chapter 19.16

(Precise Zoning Plans - Zoning Districts - Zoning Maps) of the

Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Rezone Certain Property

Located at 1313 South Wolfe Road, a 1.2-acre Site and 898

East Fremont Avenue, a 0.54-acre Site from Neighborhood

Business (C-1) with a Planned Development (PD) Combining

District to Medium Density Residential (R-3) with Mixed Use

(MU) and Planned Development (PD) Combining District

Recommendation:

Adopt Ordinance No. 3228-24 Amending Chapter 19.16

(Precise Zoning Plans - Zoning Districts - Zoning Maps) of the

Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Rezone Certain Property

Located at 1313 South Wolfe Road, a 1.2-acre Site and 898

East Fremont Avenue, a 0.54-acre Site from Neighborhood

Business (C-1) with a Planned Development (PD) Combining

District to Medium Density Residential (R-3) with Mixed Use

(MU) and Planned Development (PD) Combining District.

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.

24-0594

Award a Contract with all Additive Alternate Bid Items to Bobo

Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $23,178,824.25 for the

Lakewood Branch Library and Learning Center Project

(PW24-11); Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and

Mitigation Monitoring, and Reporting Program for the Project;

and Approve Budget Modification No. 23 in the Amount of

$2,731,329

Recommendation:

Alternative 1:

Authorize the City Manager to take the following actions:

- Award a contract in substantially the same form as

Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $22,527,824.25 to

Bobo Construction, Inc. of Elk Grove;

- Award all five Additive Alternate Bid items in the contract at a

cost of $651,000 for a contract total amount of

$23,178,824.25;

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all

necessary conditions have been met;

- Make the findings required by the California Environmental

Quality Act as stated in the MND, as Attachment 6 to the

report, adopt the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration, as

Attachment 3 to the report, and Mitigation Monitoring and

Reporting Program, as Attachment 4 to the report, for the

project;

- Approve a Budget Modification No. 23 in the amount of

$2,731,329 to provide additional funding for this project; and

- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of

$2,317,882.

24-0610

Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Placing a Revenue

Measure on the November 2024 Ballot: Real Property

Transfer Tax Measure and/or Civic Center Phase 2: Main

Library Bond Measure

Recommendation:

Alternative 3: Direct staff to return to Council with actions

necessary to place a general obligation bond measure to

support the issuance of $290 million in bonds for the

construction of a new library on the November 2024 ballot.

24-0545

Adopt a Resolution Suspending Enforcement of Sunnyvale

Municipal Code Sections 16.42.030 through 16.42.080

Related to All-Electric Requirements for New and Substantially

Reconstructed Buildings, and Direct Staff to Investigate

Alternatives to Achieve Building Electrification

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution to Suspend Enforcement of

Sunnyvale Municipal Code Sections 16.42.030 through

16.42.080 Related to All-Electric Requirements for New and

Substantially Reconstructed Buildings and direct staff to

investigate alternatives to achieve building electrification.

24-0541

Evaluation and Direction Regarding Wi-Fi Installation at the

Corn Palace Park Project (PR-22-03), Lakewood Park

Renovation Project (PR-22-01) and Plaza del Sol Project

(PR-21-26)

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Approve installation of Wi-Fi in the common

areas of Lakewood Park and blanket coverage for Plaza del

Sol, do not approve installation of Wi-Fi at Corn Palace Park

Development, and direct staff to include the ongoing annual

costs in the FY 2025/26 Adopted Budget.

24-0290

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, Authorizing Staff to Seek Grant Funding

for Equipment, and Finding that the Action is exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to

CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

24-0022

Appoint Applicants to the Arts Commission, Bicycle and

Pedestrian Advisory Commission, Board of Library Trustees,

Heritage Preservation Commission, Housing and Human

Services Commission, Human Relations Commission, Parks

and Recreation Commission, Personnel Board, Planning

Commission and Sustainability Commission

Recommendation:

Staff makes no recommendation.

COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS

-Council

24-0639

Colleagues Memorandum: Study Session on City Support for

Organizing Community Events

-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

Council Advocacy Letters

Election Information for Candidates - November 5, 2024

Election

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

Council Chambers 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.

Planning a presentation for a City Council meeting?

To help you prepare and deliver your public comments, please review the "Making

Public Comments During City Council or Planning Commission Meetings"

available at http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments

Planning to provide materials to Council?

If you wish to provide the City Council with copies of your presentation materials,

please provide 12 copies of the materials to the Office of the City Clerk. The City

Clerk will distribute your items to the Council.

Upcoming Meetings

Visit https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com for upcoming Council, board and

commission meeting information.