City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, February 6, 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 - 6 PM |  
Regular Meeting - 7 PM  
5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)  
Call to Order  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: 6 -  
Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Linda Sell  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Omar Din  
Public Comment  
Public Comment opened at 5:06 p.m.ꢀ  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 5:06 p.m.  
Convene to Closed Session  
Council convened to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room at 5:07 p.m.  
A
24-0227  
Closed Session held pursuant to California Government Code  
Section 54957:  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT  
Title: City Attorney  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.  
6 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: 6 -  
Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Linda Sell  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Omar Din  
Study Session  
B
24-0226  
Update Regarding the Levine Act (California Government  
Code 84308)  
Interim City Attorney Rebecca Moon provided the staff report and presentation.  
Public Comment opened at 7:00 p.m.ꢀ  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 7:00 p.m.  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan adjourned the meeting at 7:01 p.m.  
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Mayor Klein led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 6 -  
Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Linda Sell  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Omar Din  
CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan reported that Council met in Closed Session held pursuant to  
California Government Code Section 54957: Public Employee Appointment Title:  
City Attorney; nothing to report.  
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY  
C
24-0087  
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY - Black History Month  
Mayor Klein spoke in honor of Black History Month.  
Jeremiah Lineberger, Development Associate, African American Community Service  
Agency (AACSA), provided words in honor of Black History Month.  
Leesa Riviere, Housing and Human Services Commissioner, spoke in honor of  
Black History Month.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan announced an upcoming Drive Electric Event and  
Sustainability Speaker Series webinar.  
Alison De Geus spoke in support of Study Issue DPW 24-08 Explore the Feasibility  
of Converting the PG&E Lots Facing Ramona Avenue, Lois Avenue, and/or Dona  
Avenue into an Open Green Space Linear Park for the Community.  
Andrea Wald shared their support for prioritizing Study Issue ESD 24-01 Evaluate  
the Use of Artificial Turf versus Living Groundcover.  
Cortney Jansen communicated their concerns with the ongoing litigation between  
San Francisco Bay Keeper and the City of Sunnyvale and spoke in support for  
study issues ESD 24-01 and DPW 24-08.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Mayor Klein pulled agenda item 1.G for separate consideration.  
Councilmember Mehlinger pulled agenda item 1.F for separate consideration.  
Public Comment opened at 7:30 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 7:30 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Srinivasan moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the  
motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.E. and 1.H through 1.I.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Din  
1.A  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2023 as submitted.  
24-0071  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2023  
1.B  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of January 9, 2024 as submitted.  
24-0079  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of January 9, 2024  
1.C  
24-0014  
Approve the List(s) of Claims and Bills Approved for Payment  
by the City Manager  
Approve the list(s) of claims and bills.  
1.D  
24-0016  
Accept Fiscal Year 2023/24 Transportation Development Act  
Article 3 Funding in the Amount of $160,000, and Approve  
Budget Modification No. 12 to Appropriate the Grant Funding  
to Fund a New Project - Install Sidewalk on Poplar Avenue  
Accept Fiscal Year 2023/24 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Funding in  
the amount of $160,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and  
approve Budget Modification No. 12 to appropriate $160,000 to fund a new project,  
Install Sidewalk on Poplar Avenue.  
1.E  
24-0150  
Award of Six (6) Temporary Personnel Service Agreements  
Totaling $2,200,000 for On-Call Temporary Staffing Services  
for Plan Check, Inspections and Permitting Support Staff  
Services for Community Development (F23-168)  
Take the following actions:  
- Award six (6) three-year Temporary Personnel Service Agreements to the  
following firms:  
- 4Leaf, Inc. with a contract amount not to exceed $400,000;  
- BPR Consulting Group, Inc. with a contract amount not to exceed $400,000;  
- CSG Consultants, Inc. with a contract amount not to exceed $400.000;  
- Shums Coda Associates, Inc. (SCA) with a contract amount not to exceed  
$400,000;  
- TRB & Associates Inc. with a contract amount not to exceed $400,000; and  
- Interwest, Inc. with a contract amount not to exceed $200,000 in substantially the  
formats shown in Attachments 1 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 two (2) additional one-year periods, subject to available budget,  
need and if pricing and services remain acceptable to the City.  
1.F  
24-0186  
Amend an Existing Contract in the Amount to $419,916 with  
Solitude Lake Management LLC, DBA Aquatic Environments  
for On-Call Maintenance of Vegetation for the Water Pollution  
Control Plant Ponds (F23-09) for a New Not-to-Exceed amount  
of $839,832  
Public Hearing opened at 7:36 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 7:36 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlingerꢀmoved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to take the following actions:  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the first Amendment in substantially the  
same form as Attachment 2 to the report, to an existing Service Agreement with  
Solitude Lake Management LLC, DBA: Aquatic Environments; and  
- Authorize the City Manager to amend the not-to-exceed amount and to extend the  
contract for three (3) additional one-year periods, subject to available budget and if  
pricing and services remain acceptable to the City.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Din  
1.G  
24-0284  
Review the City’s 2024 Code of Ethics and Conduct for  
Elected and Appointed Officials  
Public Hearing opened at 7:43p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 7:43 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Srinivasanꢀmoved and Councilmember Melton seconded the  
motion to reaffirm the 2024 Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed  
Officials with no changes from the January 9, 2024 Code as set forth in Attachment  
1 to the report and direct staff to return with additional language relating to the  
Public Disruptions section at a future date.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Din  
1.H  
Approve the 2024 Work Plans as submitted.  
24-0285  
Approve 2024 Board and Commission Annual Work Plans  
1.I  
24-0301  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3223-24 to add By-Right Approvals  
(Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Designate  
Parcels Subject to By-Right Approval, and Make Related  
Amendments to Chapters 19.12 (Definitions), Zoning Districts  
and Specific Plan Districts - Areas, Residential (19.18),  
Commercial (19.20), Office and Public Facilities (19.24),  
Downtown Specific Plan (19.28), Moffett Park Specific Plan  
(19.29), Lawrence Station Area Plan (19.35), El Camino Real  
Specific Plan (19.36), Inclusionary Below Market Rate  
Ownership Housing Program (19.67), and Miscellaneous Plan  
Permit (19.82)  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3223-24 to add By-Right Approvals (Chapter 19.73) to the  
Sunnyvale Municipal Code, designate parcels subject to By-Right Approval, and  
make related amendments to Chapters 19.12 (Definitions), Zoning Districts and  
Specific Plan Districts - Areas, Residential (19.18), Commercial (19.20), Office and  
Public Facilities (19.24), Downtown Specific Plan (19.28), Moffett Park Specific Plan  
(19.29), Lawrence Station Area Plan (19.35), El Camino Real Specific Plan (19.36),  
Inclusionary Below Market Rate Ownership Housing Program (19.67), and  
Miscellaneous Plan Permit (19.82).  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
24-0069  
Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Section 16.62.330  
(Installation of Manufactured Homes section within the  
Floodplain Management Chapter) of Chapter 16.62 (Floodplain  
Management) of Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) of the  
Sunnyvale Municipal Code and Find that the Action is Exempt  
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant  
to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15268 and 15308 and Public  
Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1)  
Assistant Director of Public Works Jennifer Ng provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 7:48 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 7:48 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded  
the motion to approve Alternative 1: Find that the action is exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections  
15268 and 15308 and Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1); and introduce  
an Ordinance to amend Section 16.62.330 (Installation of Manufactured Homes  
section within the Floodplain Management Chapter) of Chapter 16.62 (Floodplain  
Management) of Title 16 (Buildings and Construction) of the Sunnyvale Municipal  
Code (Attachment 1 to the report).  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Din  
3
24-0255  
Adopt Positions on State and Local Ballot Measures for the  
March 5, 2024 Election  
Senior Management Analyst Michelle Zahraie provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 7:54 p.m.  
Peggy Shen Brewster advocated for City Council to take a position of support for  
Measure C Sunnyvale School District School Bonds.  
Michael Gallagher, Superintendent, Sunnyvale School District, voiced their  
advocacy for City Council taking a position of support for Measure C.  
Public Hearing closed at 7:58 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to adopt a position of SUPPORT - Measure C - Sunnyvale School  
District School Bonds.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Din  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Cisneros  
seconded the motion to TAKE NO POSITION - Proposition 1 - Authorizes $6.38  
Billion in Bonds to Build Mental Health Treatment Facilities for Those With Mental  
Health and Substance Use Challenges; Provides Housing for the Homeless.  
Legislative Statute.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Din  
4
24-0230  
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and  
the Schedule of Pay to Increase the Salary Range for the  
Director of NOVA Workforce Services  
Director of Human Resources Tina Murphy provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 8:17 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 8:17 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Cisneros moved and Councilmember Mehlinger  
seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution amending the  
City’s Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to increase the Salary Range for the  
Director of NOVA Workforce Services.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Din  
5
24-0282  
Adopt a Resolution and Approve an Amendment to Housing  
Assistance Agreement for City Manager Kent Steffens  
Extending the Home Loan Repayment Term  
City Manager Kent Steffens recused themselves due to a conflict of interest –  
employment compensation.  
Director of Human Resources Tina Murphy provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 8:31 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 8:31 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Sell moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the  
motion to approve Alternative 1: Adopt a Resolution and approve an Amendment to  
the Housing Assistance Agreement for City Manager Kent Steffens extending the  
home loan repayment term from six (6) months to the number of months equal to the  
number of his full years of service.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Din  
City Manager Kent Steffens returned to the meeting at 8:35 p.m.  
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan reported on the National League of Cities IT &  
Communication Committee meeting.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Council  
Councilmember Mehlinger proposed the idea of agendizing a study issue on  
ambulance response times to emergency calls.  
Councilmember Melton shared their support for agendizing a study issue to examine  
paramedic services in Sunnyvale.  
MOTION TO AGENDIZE: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Sell  
seconded the motion to agendize adding a statement to the Council Policy Manual  
that no new artificial turf fields be installed on City property.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 0  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Sell shared their experience attending the Lunar New Year  
celebrations at the Sunnyvale Library.  
Mayor Klein shared their experience attending the Lunar New Year celebrations at  
the Sunnyvale Library.  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan shared their experience at the Lunar New Year celebrations  
and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) week program event at  
the Sunnyvale Library.  
-City Manager  
City Manager Kent Steffens provided an update on the City’s response to the recent  
storm.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
24-0165  
24-0187  
24-0188  
24-0278  
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar  
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes  
Information/Action Items  
Mayoral Announcement of Mayoral Appointment of  
Councilmembers to Intergovernmental Assignments  
(Information Only)  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:54 p.m.