City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
Heritage Preservation Commission  
Wednesday, January 11, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Teleconference Meeting: City Web  
Stream  
Regular Meeting - 7 PM  
Special Teleconference Notice  
Public Participation  
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Sharma called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 6 -  
Chair Pamela Sharma  
Vice Chair Sarosh Patel  
Commissioner Jenny Bratton  
Commissioner Steve Caroompas  
Commissioner Dawn Hopkins  
Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes  
of December 7, 2022  
A.  
23-0171  
MOTION:  
Commissioner Bratton moved and Vice Chair Patel seconded the motion to approve  
the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of December 7, 2022,  
as submitted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Sharma  
Vice Chair Patel  
Commissioner Bratton  
Commissioner Caroompas  
Commissioner Hopkins  
No: 0  
Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Rajkumar  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
Selection and Ranking of Study Issues  
1.  
23-0170  
Principal Planner Schroeder gave an overview of the study issue ranking process  
and the study issues for consideration this year.  
Commissioner Bratton noted that it was a challenge to rank the study issues as they  
are all important. Referring to CDD 19 06: Programs to Encourage Visitation to  
Heritage and Landmark Resources, she asked why is this a study issue to begin  
with when there is low to no cost to promote these resources. Chair Sharma agreed  
with Commissioner Bratton and stated that her understating is to update the City  
website to add more material and information. Mr. Schroeder acknowledged their  
suggestions and provided more background on the origin of the study issue.  
Commissioner Bratton noted that if staff hours are an issue, there are volunteers  
that would contribute and help and noted that she was willing to volunteer.  
Chair Sharma noted that Study Issues will be ranked during the February 16, 2023  
City Council Study Issues/Budget Proposals Workshop and encouraged the  
Commission to attend and advocate for their study issues as individuals.  
Commissioners ranked the study issues individually, and the ranking totals  
concluded in CDD 18-02 as the first priority, CDD 19-04 as the second priority and  
CDD 19-06 as the third priority.  
MOTION:  
Commissioner Caroompas moved and Commissioner Hopkins seconded the motion  
to approve the Study Issue rankings by priority as follows:  
1.CDD 18-02: Update and Review of the Heritage Resource Inventory, 2. CDD  
19-04: Update to the Historical Context Statement to Include Historical Contributions  
Made by Asian, 3. CDD 19-06: Programs to Encourage Visitation to Heritage and  
Landmark Resources  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Chair Sharma  
Vice Chair Patel  
Commissioner Bratton  
Commissioner Caroompas  
Commissioner Hopkins  
Commissioner Rajkumar  
No: 0  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
Mr. Schroeder noted that this section is for adding new study issues for 2023.  
Chair Patel noted that no members of the public wished to speak.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
None.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
Mr. Schroeder welcomed Councilmember Mehlinger as the new Council Liaison to  
this Commission and newly appointed Commissioner Ashmita Rajkumar.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Patel adjourned the meeting at 7:42 PM.