City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

City Council

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

6:00 PM

Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,

456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

(607 All America Way for map directions)

Special Meeting: Study Session - 6 PM | Regular Meeting - 7 PM

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

Special Teleconference Notice

Because of the COVID-19 emergency, Councilmembers may participate in this

meeting of the Sunnyvale City Council by teleconference, as allowed by

Government Code Subdivision 54953(e) and Resolution No. 1089-21 (reaffirmed

January 10, 2023).

Public Participation

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

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

• 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, 603 All America Way, 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)).

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

Call to Order

Call to Order via teleconference and 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.

23-0082

Corporation Yard Master Plan

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 and in the Council Chambers.

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

23-0239

Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

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

23-0017

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 3, 2023

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 3, 2023

as submitted.

1.B

23-0032

Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2023

Recommendation:

Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2023

as submitted.

1.C

23-0018

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

23-0140

Adopt a Resolution Amending the Classification Plan and the

City’s Salary Resolution to Change the Classification Titles for

Recycled Water Coordinator and Superintendent of Facilities

Maintenance, Make Corresponding Title Changes in the

Schedule of Pay, and Increase the Salary of the Recycled

Water Classification

Recommendation:

Adopt a Resolution Amending the Classification Plan and the

City's Salary Resolution to Change the Classification Titles for

Recycled Water Coordinator and Superintendent of Facilities

Maintenance, Make Corresponding Title Changes in the

Schedule of Pay, and Increase the Salary of the Recycled

Water Classification.

1.E

23-0143

Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement with

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley from Council Set Aside

Funds and Approve Budget Modification No.11 in the Amount

of $47,569.86

Recommendation:

Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement, in

a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with Second Harvest of

Silicon Valley from Council Set Aside Funds for repayment of a

1992 Community Development Block Grant loan and Approve

Budget Modification No. 11 in the Amount of $47,569.86.

1.F

23-0129

Amend an Existing Contract with Ascent Environmental Inc. for

Professional Services Assistance for the Preparation of the

City of Sunnyvale’s Housing Element for 2023-2031 (6th

RHNA Cycle) (F21-112)

Recommendation:

Take the following actions:

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the Second

Amendment, in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to

the report, to an existing contract with Ascent Environmental

Inc., increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $52,950 for a

new not-to-exceed total amount of $292,930; and

- Authorize the City Manager to amend the agreement to

increase the scope of work or total not-to-exceed amount,

subject to available budget, provided pricing and services

remain acceptable to the City.

1.G

23-0128

Award of Contract to Solitude Lake Management LLC. DBA

Aquatic Environments for On-Call Maintenance of Vegetation

for the Water Pollution Control Plant Ponds (F23-09)

Recommendation:

- Award a contract in substantially the same form as

Attachment 2 to the report in an amount not to exceed

$419,916 to Solitude Lake Management LLC., dba Aquatic

Environments, of Benicia;

- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all

necessary conditions have been met; and

- Approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $41,991.

1.H

23-0204

Amend a Purchase Order for Twelve (12) Interceptor Service

Vehicles for the Department of Public Safety (F22-144)

Recommendation:

Authorize the City Manager to Amend a Purchase Order to add

$109,538.76 for Twelve (12) Interceptor Service Vehicles from

National Auto Fleet Group (F22-144) for a total amount not to

exceed $685,436.64.

1.I

23-0150

Approve 2023 Board and Commission Annual Work Plans

Approve the 2023 Work Plans as submitted.

Recommendation:

1.J

23-0202

Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Settlement

Agreement in the Amount of $800,000 with the the City of San

José Related to a Claim Regarding the Rancho Rinconada

Sewer Service Area in San José and Approve Budget

Modification No. 12 in the Amount of $800,000

Recommendation:

Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Settlement

Agreement in the Amount of $800,000 with the the City of San

Jose Related to a Claim Regarding the Rancho Rinconada

Sewer Service Area in San Jose and Approve Budget

Modification No. 12 in the Amount of $25,000

1.K

23-0233

Motion to Rescind Actions Taken Regarding Amendments to

the Downtown Specific Plan and the Land Use and

Transportation Chapter of the General Plan and Other Actions

Related to Block 20 of the Downtown Specific Plan

Recommendation:

Rescind the City Council action of January 10, 2023 regarding

the Acceptance of an Addendum to the 2020 Downtown

Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report, Adoption of a

Resolution to Amend the General Plan and Downtown Specific

Plan (DSP), Approve the DSP Amendments for Block 20, and

Adopt a Resolution to Amend Figure 3-2 in the Land Use and

Transportation Element of the General Plan.

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.

23-0127

Annual Public Hearing-Discussion of Potential Council Study

Issues and Budget Proposals for Calendar Year 2023

Recommendation:

No action is needed at this time. Councilmembers may request

new study issues and/or budget proposals be developed for

review at the annual Study Issues and Budget Proposals

Workshop; a minimum of two Councilmembers is required to

sponsor either.

23-0146

Approve the Non-Residential Housing Mitigation Fee Nexus

Study and Adopt a Resolution Amending the Housing Impact

Fee for Non-Residential Development (Study Issue) and Find

the Actions are Exempt from the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section

15378 (b)(4)

Recommendation:

Alternatives 1 and 3: (1) Approve the Non-Residential Housing

Mitigation Fee Nexus Study and (3) Adopt a Resolution

Amending the Housing Impact Fee for Non-Residential

Development for Office/R&D Development to Increase the Fee

to $11 per Square Foot for the First 25,000 Square Feet and

$22 per Square Foot for All Remaining Square Feet, Adjusted

Annually for Inflation, with No Changes to the Fee Schedule

for Retail, Lodging, and Industrial and Find the Actions

(Alternatives 1 and 3) are Exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines

Section 15378 (b)(4).

23-0020

Approve Calendar Year 2023 Community Events and

Neighborhood Grant Program Applications

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Approve Calendar Year 2023 Community Events

and Neighborhood Grant Program Applications

23-0158

Approve the Proposed 2023 Priority Advocacy Issues and

Review Long-term Legislative Advocacy Positions (LAPs)

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Approve the Proposed 2023 Priority Advocacy

Issues (Attachment 1 to the report) and Council Policy

Long-term Advocacy Positions as proposed to be amended

(Attachment 2 in the report).

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

Annual Review of New Laws (Information Only)

Notice of Public Works Director’s Decision on Final Maps

(Information Only)

23-0194

Board/Commission Resignation (Information Only)

ADJOURNMENT

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Please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 408-730-7483 to access City Hall to

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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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