City of Sunnyvale  
Notice and Agenda - Revised  
City Council  
Tuesday, November 1, 2022  
5:00 PM  
Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |  
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Special Meeting: Closed Session - 5 PM | Special Meeting: Study Session - 6 PM |  
Regular Meeting - 7 PM | Regular Meeting: Sunnyvale Financing Authority - 7 PM (or  
soon thereafter)  
Special Teleconference Notice  
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the “shelter in place” orders issued by  
Santa Clara County and the State of California, this meeting of the Sunnyvale City  
Council will take place by teleconference, as allowed by Government Code  
Subdivision 54953(e) and Resolution No. 1089-21 (reaffirmed October 25, 2022)  
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5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)  
Call to Order  
Call to Order via teleconference.  
Roll Call  
Public Comment  
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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  
A
Closed Session held pursuant to California Government Code  
Section 54957:  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION  
Title: City Manager and City Attorney  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Call to Order via teleconference.  
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.  
B
Sunnyvale Clean Water Program Update  
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 via teleconference.  
ROLL CALL  
CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY  
C
D
Small Business Saturday  
Picture Book Month  
PRESENTATION  
E
Update from Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency  
(BAWSCA) by BAWSCA Chief Executive Officer and General  
Manager Nicole Sandkulla  
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 City Council Meeting Minutes of October 25, 2022  
Recommendation:  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of October 25, 2022  
as submitted.  
1.B  
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.C  
Receive and File the FY 2022/23 First Quarter Budget Update  
Receive and file the FY 2022/23 First Quarter Budget Update.  
Recommendation:  
1.D  
Award of Contract to Bear Electrical Solutions, Inc. for  
Advance Dilemma Zone Detection Phase II and Finding of  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical  
Exemption (PW23-06)  
Recommendation:  
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as  
Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $1,038,000 to Bear  
Electrical Solutions, Inc. of Alviso, CA;  
- Make a finding of categorical exemption from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15301(c);  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all  
necessary conditions have been met; and  
- Approve a 5% contingency in the amount of $51,900  
1.E  
Adopt a Resolution Extending the City’s Declaration of Local  
Emergency for COVID-19  
Recommendation:  
Adopt a Resolution Extending the City Manager/Director of  
Emergency Services' Proclamation of Existence of a Local  
Emergency (COVID-19).  
1.F  
Reconsider and Affirm Resolution No. 1089-21; and Make  
Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB  
361) to Continue Virtual Public Meetings for the City Council  
and Boards, Commissions and Council Subcommittees During  
the COVID-19 State of Emergency  
Recommendation:  
Affirm Resolution 1089-21; and make findings pursuant to  
Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to continue  
virtual public meetings for the City Council and Boards,  
Commissions and Council Subcommittees during the  
COVID-19 State of Emergency:  
1. The City Council hereby finds that the state of emergency  
conditions related to COVID-19, as set forth in Resolution No.  
1147-22 adopted on September 27, 2022 and incorporated  
herein by reference, are on-going;  
2. The City Council finds that there is a need to continue  
teleconferencing for public meetings without posting the  
teleconferencing locations on the agenda and without  
requiring the teleconference locations to be accessible to the  
public during the current Governor-proclaimed COVID-19 state  
of emergency; and  
3. The City Council finds that the state of emergency  
continues to directly impact the ability of members of the City  
Council, Council Standing Committees, and City Boards and  
Commissions to meet safely in person.  
1.G  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3201-22 to amend Chapter 16.52 (Fire  
Code) of Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) of the  
Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference The 2022  
California Fire Code with Local Amendments and Related  
Findings.  
Recommendation:  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3201-22 to amend Chapter 16.52 (Fire  
Code) of Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) of the  
Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference The 2021  
California Fire Code with Local Amendments and Related  
Findings.  
1.H  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3202-22 to amend various Sections of  
Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) of the Sunnyvale  
Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference the 2022 California  
Building, Residential, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical,  
Building Standards Administrative, Energy, Historical Building,  
Existing Building, and Green Building Standards Codes, and  
the International Property Maintenance, with Local  
Amendments and Related Findings.  
Recommendation:  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3202-22 to amend various Sections of  
Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) of the Sunnyvale  
Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference the 2022 California  
Building, Residential, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical,  
Building Standards Administrative, Energy, Historical Building,  
Existing Building, and Green Building Standards Codes, and  
the International Property Maintenance, with Local  
Amendments and Related Findings.  
ADJOURNMENT TO REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUNNYVALE FINANCING  
AUTHORITY  
7 P.M. (OR SOON THEREAFTER) REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUNNYVALE  
FINANCING AUTHORITY  
Special Teleconference Notice  
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the “shelter in place” orders issued by  
Santa Clara County and the State of California, this meeting of the Sunnyvale  
Financing Authority will take place by teleconference, as allowed by Government  
Code Subdivision 54953(e) and Resolution No. 1105-22FA (reaffirmed October 25,  
2022).  
Call to Order  
Call to Order via teleconference.  
Roll Call  
Oral Communications  
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the  
Financing Authority Board on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15  
minutes (may be extended or continued at the discretion of the Board Chair) with a  
maximum of up to three minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open  
Meeting Law) does not allow the Board to take action on an item not listed on the  
agenda. If you wish to address the Board, 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.  
2.A  
Approve Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes of  
October 25, 2022  
Recommendation:  
Approve the Sunnyvale Financing Authority Meeting Minutes  
of October 25, 2022 as submitted.  
2.B  
Reconsider and Affirm Resolution No. 1105-22FA; and Make  
Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB  
361) to Continue Virtual Public Meetings for the Sunnyvale  
Financing Authority During the COVID-19 State of Emergency  
Recommendation:  
Affirm Resolution 1105-22FA; and make findings pursuant to  
Government Code Section 54953(e) (AB 361) to continue  
virtual public meetings for the Financing Authority during the  
COVID-19 State of Emergency:  
1. The Financing Authority Board has found and determined  
that the state of emergency conditions related to COVID-19, as  
set forth in City of Sunnyvale Resolution No. 1147-22 adopted  
on September 27, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference,  
are on-going;  
2. The Financing Authority Board finds that there is a need to  
continue teleconferencing for public meetings without posting  
the teleconferencing locations on the agenda and without  
requiring the teleconference locations to be accessible to the  
public during the current Governor-proclaimed COVID-19 state  
of emergency; and  
3. The Financing Authority Board finds that the state of  
emergency continues to directly impact the ability of members  
of the Financing Authority to meet safely in person.  
ADJOURN SUNNYVALE FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING  
RECONVENE TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING  
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.  
3
Biennial Review of Priority Needs for Human Services and  
Recommendation to City Council  
Recommendation:  
Alternatives 1 and 3: 1) Approve the list of priority needs as  
stated in the staff report, excerpted from the City's 2020-2025  
Consolidated Plan submitted to the Department of Housing  
and Urban Development; and, 5) Approve supplemental  
funding in the amount of $135,000 for human services grants  
for FY 2023/24 and FY 2024/25..  
4
Award of Contract to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC for  
the Water Pollution Control Plant Secondary Treatment and  
Thickening/Dewatering Project (PW22-17); Amend an Existing  
Contract with Carollo Engineers, Inc. for Engineering Services  
During Construction (F23-048); Amend an Existing Contract  
with Psomas for Construction Management Services  
(F23-049); Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Lease  
Agreement with Mobile Modular; and Approve Budget  
Modification No. 5 in the Amount of $83,217,755.  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1:  
A. Authorize the City Manager to take the following actions:  
- Award a construction contract in substantially the same form  
as Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $277,872,751 to  
Walsh Construction Company II, LLC;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the construction  
contract when all necessary conditions have been met;  
- Approve a 7% construction contingency in the amount of  
$19,451,093;  
- Approve a Third Amendment to a Consultant Services  
Agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 3 to  
the report to increase the contract amount by $6,889,452.03,  
from $19,598,797.78 to $26,528,249.81 for Carollo Engineers  
Inc.;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the Third Amendment  
to the Consultant Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers  
Inc., when all necessary conditions have been met;  
- Approve a 10% contingency for consultant services with  
Carollo Engineers Inc. in the amount of $688,945;  
- Approve an Amendment to a Consultant Services Agreement  
in substantially the same form as Attachment 4 to the report in  
the amount of $16,650,467 to Psomas;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute an Amendment to a  
Consultant Services Agreement with Psomas, when all  
necessary conditions have been met;  
- Approve a 10% contingency for consultant services with  
Psomas in the amount of $1,665,047;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute a Lease Agreement  
with Mobile Modular in the amount of $328,726.56;  
- Accept the addendum to the previously certified Program  
Environmental Impact Report for the Sunnyvale Water  
Pollution Control Plant Master Plan (SCH #2015062037)  
pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines  
(CEQA) Section 15164; and  
B. Approve Budget Modification No. 5 in the amount of  
$83,217,755to provide additional funding.  
5
Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation to  
consider amending the General Plan designation from  
Commercial to Medium Density Residential on a one-acre site.  
Location: 665 South Knickerbocker Drive (APN: 198-08-036)  
File: 2022-7477  
Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business with a Planned  
Development Combining District)  
General Plan: Commercial  
Applicant / Owner: Mandevilla LLC  
Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a)  
Project Planner: Shila Bagley, (408) 730-7418,  
Recommendation:  
Alternatives 2 and 5: 2) Initiate a General Plan Amendment  
Study to analyze amending the General Plan designation from  
Commercial to High Density Residential at an expanded area  
including the Applicant's property at 665 South Knickerbocker  
Drive and adjacent properties at 695 South Knickerbocker  
Drive and 745 South Bernardo Avenue and find that the Action  
is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section  
15378(a); 5) Commence the General Plan Amendment study  
after the update to the Moffett Park Specific Plan is completed.  
6
Peery Park Specific Plan Amendment Initiation Requests  
Two applications in the Peery Park Specific Plan (PPSP) area  
with requests to increase the allowable office/industrial square  
footage and to study housing on one of the housing  
opportunity sites (HOS) (not currently permitted in the plan).  
File:  
2020-7814  
Location:  
020)  
400-840 W. California Avenue (APNs: 165-26-009-  
Proposed Project: Peery Park Specific Plan Amendment  
Initiation  
Request to initiate a study to consider 1,027 housing units on  
the western 13.1 acres and a net increase of 487,000 square  
feet of office/industrial on the remaining 16.2 acres of the  
property.  
Applicant / Owner: Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP (applicant)  
/ Steelwave LLC (owner)  
File:  
2021-7022  
Location:  
003)  
505 & 525 Almanor Avenue (APNs 165-44-001-  
Proposed Project: Peery Park Specific Plan Amendment  
Initiation  
Request to initiate a study to allow a new 135,000 square foot  
office building and parking structure.  
Applicant / Owner: RMW Architecture & Interiors (applicant) /  
Invesco Advisors, Inc (owner)  
Zoning (both sites): PPSP - Innovation Edge (PPSP-IE)  
Environmental Review: The decision to initiate a Specific Plan  
Amendment (SPA) study does not require an environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).  
Project Planner: Amber Blizinski, ablizinski@sunnyvale.ca.gov,  
(408) 730-2723  
Recommendation:  
Alternatives 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5: Allow the SPA in the PPSP to  
study an increase to the development capacity for the plan  
area and allow residential units in the HOS, as noted in the  
Alternatives, along with the required associated environmental  
studies.  
7
Introduce an Ordinance to Amend, Approve, and Adopt a  
Revised Public Safety Military Equipment Use Policy Pursuant  
to California Assembly Bill No. 481, to Increase the Authorized  
Quantity of Unmanned Aerial Systems, Commonly Referred to  
as Drones, from Two to Three Devices  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance to Amend, Approve, and  
Adopt a Revised Public Safety Military Equipment Use Policy  
Pursuant to California Assembly Bill No. 481, to Increase the  
Authorized Quantity of Unmanned Aerial Systems, commonly  
referred to as Drones, from Two to Three Devices.  
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