City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Thursday, February 15, 2024  
8:30 AM  
Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Meeting: Study Issues/Budget Proposals Workshop - 8:30 AM  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.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  
Councilmember Din arrived at 8:36 a.m.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Public Comment opened at 8:34 p.m.  
Cheung Auyeung spoke in support for Study Issue DPW 20-11 Evaluate Feasibility  
of Dog Off-leash Hours in Select Sunnyvale Park(s).  
David Kestin voiced their support for study issues DPW 20-11, DPW 24-04  
Evaluate Late Night Lights at Public Parks, and DPW 24-05 Explore Making the  
City-Owned Property at West Evelyn & Mathilda Place Open and Accessible to the  
Public with A Rehabilitation of the Existing Bus Terminal Sign Abandoned at that  
Location.  
Jay Kohn communicated their support for Study Issue DPW 20-11.  
Catalina Ramirez spoke in support for Budget Proposal 2024-01 Hire an Active  
Transportation Planner and Study Issue DPW 24-02 Explore the Creation of a Dark  
Sky Ordinance for all Private Property.  
John Patton, Sunnyvale Urban Forests Advocates, shared their advocacy for  
increasing the tree canopy throughout Sunnyvale.  
Andrea Wald voiced their support for Study Issue ESD 24-01 Evaluate the Use of  
Artificial Turf versus Living Groundcover.  
Mary Brunkhorst, Sunnyvale Urban Forests Advocates, communicated support for  
study issues 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 and ESD 24-01 Evaluate the Use of Artificial  
Turf versus Living Groundcovers.  
Gary Tyrnauger spoke in support for Study Issue DPW 20-11.  
Courtney Jansen shared their support for study issues ESD 24-01, CDD 24-03  
Establishment of a Sanctioned Encampment for Unhoused Individuals in Sunnyvale,  
OCM 24-02 Evaluate the City of Sunnyvale Study Issues Process, DPW 24-09  
Improving Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Near Intersections and Crosswalks at  
Fremont High School and at Homestead High School and Other Innovative Traffic  
Improvements, and Budget Proposal 2024-01.  
Tara Martin-Milius provided comments on the study issue process and Study Issue  
OCM 24-02.  
Steve Scandalis shared a presentation on their proposed study issues.  
David Wessel spoke in support for Budget Proposal 2024-01 and study issues DPW  
24-02 - Complete Streets Redesign of Fair Oaks Avenue, and DPW 20-11.  
Cynthia Hayes-Rupp communicated their support for Study Issue DPW 20-11.  
David Decker shared their support for Study Issue DPW 20-11.  
Sharlene Liu advocated to drop Budget Proposals 2024-03 Increase Staffing Levels  
to Support Year-Round Implementation of the Department of Public Safety Burglary  
Suppression Detail (BSD), 2024-04 Increase Staffing Levels for the Department of  
Public Safety Traffic Safety Unit, and support for Budget Proposal 2024-01.  
Tony Spitaleri proposed Council consider the Sunnyvale Pet Parade as a Budget  
Proposal.  
Sharon spoke in support for Study Issue DPS 24-02 Evaluate Municipal Code  
10.16.120 (Use of Streets or Public Parking Facilities for Storage of Vehicles  
Prohibited) and Modernize Parking Requirements and Restrictions.  
Dan Rickhoff voiced their support for Study Issue DPW 20-11.  
Andi Brewster communicated their support for Study Issue DPW 24-02.  
Peggy Shen Brewster spoke in support of a budget modification for the Silicon  
Valley Hopper service, and for study issues OCM 24-02 and DPW 24-02.  
Steven Meier spoke in support of study issues centered around the themes of  
safety and climate impact.  
Deva Vummidi communicated their support for Study Issue DPW 20-11.  
Jim Davis shared their support for Budget Proposal 2024-04.  
Dashiell Leeds, Conservation Coordinator, Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, voiced  
their support for study issues CDD 24-02, LRS 24-01 Examine the Permanent  
Closure of Access to the Interior Levees Surrounding Sunnyvale’s Wastewater  
Treatment Ponds for Public Recreation, and ESD 24-01.  
Susan Hinton, Plastics Pollution Prevention Team, Sierra Club Loma Prieta  
Chapter, shared their support for Study Issue ESD 24-01.  
Gail Rubino spoke in support for dropping Study Issue DPW 23-06 and replacing it  
with the Silicon Valley Hopper service.  
Beth Fisher, Council Representative, Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Buildings  
Trades Council, voiced their support for DPW 24-07 Explore the Benefits and Costs  
of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) to Establish the Terms and Conditions of  
Employment for Specific City Construction Projects.  
Doug Kunz, Sustainability Commission Chair, shared the sustainability committee's  
recommendations and personally supports study issues DPW 24-02 and DPW  
24-08.  
Eric Krock spoke in support for Study Issue DPW 24-08.  
Carrie Levin communicated their support for Study Issue ESD 24-01.  
Eileen Le shared their support for Study Issue DPS 24-04 Explore the Creation of a  
Special Needs Awareness Program and for replacing the term Special Needs with  
Disability in the title.  
Keith Sylva, Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Buildings Trades Council, shared  
their support for DPW 24-07.  
Govind communicated their support for Study Issue DPW 24-08.  
Public Comment closed at 9:12 a.m.  
INTRODUCTION BY THE CITY MANAGER  
City Manager Kent Steffens provided an overview and update on the status of prior  
year study issues.  
FISCAL OUTLOOK PRESENTATION  
Finance Director Tim Kirby presented the fiscal outlook.  
Council took a recess at 10:53 a.m. and reconvened at 11:05 a.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY ISSUES/BUDGET PROPOSALS PROCESS  
Senior Management Analyst Michelle Zahraie provided an overview of the process  
for ranking of study issues.  
REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND PRIORITY SETTING: STUDY ISSUES/BUDGET  
PROPOSALS  
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER (OCM)  
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded  
the motion to drop Study Issue OCM 21-04 Establishing Local Rules for City Council  
Campaign Contributions That Would Differ from the Requirements of AB 571.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Vice Mayor Srinivasan seconded  
the motion to defer Study Issue OCM 24-01 North Sunnyvale Quality of Life  
Improvement Master Plan.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Council ranked the following study issue and the ranking sheets were collected to  
be tallied:  
- OCM 24-02 Evaluate the City of Sunnyvale Study Issues Process  
Council took a recess at 11:50 a.m. and reconvened at 12:30 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (CDD)  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to drop CDD 19-06 Programs to Encourage Visitation to Heritage and  
Landmark Resources.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Cisneros  
seconded the motion to drop Study Issue CDD 22-05 Consider Modifications to the  
Sunnyvale Municipal Code Related to Undergrounding Utilities.  
The motion failed with the following vote:  
Yes: 1 - Councilmember Mehlinger  
No: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Sell  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Mayor Klein seconded the motion  
to drop Study Issue CDD 23-04 Explore Expanding Sunnyvale Municipal Code  
Chapter 19.52 (Art in Private Development) to Include a Public Art Requirement for  
High Density Residential Developments (Including Affordable Housing).  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved the motion to drop Study Issue CDD  
22-05 Consider Modifications to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Related to  
Undergrounding Utilities. Motion failed due to the lack of a second.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to defer Study Issue CDD 24-02 Explore the Creation of a Dark Sky  
Ordinance for all Private Property.  
The motion failed with the following vote:  
Yes: 2 -  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
No: 5 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Sell  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to defer Study Issue CDD 24-05 Review and Evaluate Appeals Fees and  
Process.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to defer Study Issue CDD 24-06 Re-evaluate Nonresidential Sign Code  
Standards and Compliance with the First Amendment.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 2 -  
Mayor Klein  
Councilmember Cisneros  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Mayor Klein seconded the motion  
to defer Study Issue CDD 18-02 Update and Review of the Heritage Resource  
Inventory.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 1 - Councilmember Melton  
Council ranked the following study issues and the ranking sheets were collected to  
be tallied:  
- CDD 22-05 Consider Modifications to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Related to  
Undergrounding Utilities  
- CDD 23-02 Consider General Plan Land Use Designation Amendments and  
Rezoning for 26 Legal Non-Conforming Single- and Two-Family Dwellings  
- CDD 24-01 Determine Cost and Feasibility of Requiring Structural Retrofitting of  
Existing Seismically-Vulnerable Buildings within a Specific Time Frame  
- CDD 24-02 Explore the Creation of a Dark Sky Ordinance for all Private Property  
- CDD 24-03 Establishment of a Sanctioned Encampment for Unhoused Individuals  
in Sunnyvale  
-CDD 24-04 Peery Park Specific Plan Amendment (area east of Mathilda Avenue)  
Council took a recess at 1:46 p.m. and reconvened at 1:58 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW)  
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Mayor Klein seconded the motion to  
drop Study Issue DPW 23-05 Vision Zero Redesign of Borregas Avenue.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded  
the motion to drop Study Issue DPW 23-08 Define Metrics that the City Will Use to  
Evaluate Progress on Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure for Future Reporting.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved to drop Study Issue DPW 24-09 Improving  
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Near Intersections and Crosswalks at Fremont High  
School and at Homestead High School and Other Innovative Traffic Improvements.  
The motion failed due to the lack of a second.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to drop Study Issue DPW 20-03 Waste Reduction Initiative in Sunnyvale  
Parks.  
The motion failed with the following vote:  
Yes: 0  
No: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to drop Study Issue DPW 24-05 Explore Making the City-Owned  
Property at West Evelyn & Mathilda Place Open and Accessible to the Public with A  
Rehabilitation of the Existing Bus Terminal Sign Abandoned at that Location.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to drop Study Issue DPW 24-06 Explore the Feasibility of Planting 2,025  
New Trees in Sunnyvale by the Year 2025.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to drop Study Issue DPW 20-13 Lighting of Current and Future City  
Owned Dog Parks.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
No: 3 -  
Mayor Klein  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Sell  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved to separate Study Issue DPW 24-09  
Improving Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Near Intersections and Crosswalks at  
Fremont High School and at Homestead High School and Other Innovative Traffic  
Improvements into the following two study issues:  
- Create a scramble intersection at Fremont Avenue and Sunnyvale Avenue during  
highest pedestrian use parts of the day; and  
- Improvements at Kennewick Drive and Homestead Road.  
MOTION RESTATED: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember  
Melton seconded the motion to down scope Study Issue DPW 24-09 Improving  
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Near Intersections and Crosswalks at Fremont High  
School and at Homestead High School and Other Innovative Traffic Improvements  
to:  
- Investigate a scramble intersection at Fremont Avenue and Sunnyvale Avenue  
during highest pedestrian use parts of the day.  
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Councilmember Cisneros offered a friendly amendment  
to study no right turn on red at the intersection of Homestead Road and Kennewick  
Drive. Councilmembers Mehlinger and Melton accepted the friendly amendment.  
MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and  
Councilmember Melton seconded the motion to down scope Study Issue DPW  
24-09 Improving Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Near Intersections and Crosswalks  
at Fremont High School and at Homestead High School and Other Innovative Traffic  
Improvements to:  
- Investigate a scramble intersection at Fremont Avenue and Sunnyvale Avenue  
during highest pedestrian use parts of the day; and  
- Study no right turn on red at the intersection of Homestead Road and Kennewick  
Drive.  
The motion as amended carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to defer Study Issue DPW 23-07 Evaluate the Feasibility of an Ordinance  
to Ban the Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers and Other Small Two-Stroke Motors  
Within the City Limits of Sunnyvale.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to defer Study Issue DPW 24-01 Evaluate Feasibility of an Art  
Crosswalks Program or Policy.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Srinivasan moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded  
the motion to defer Study Issue DPW 22-08 Evaluate the Council Policy for Naming  
City Parks with the Intention of Incorporating a More Diverse Cultural History in Park  
Names Including South Asian Culture and Develop a Policy for Renaming Existing  
Parks.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to defer Study Issue DPW 24-04 Evaluate Late Night Lights at Public  
Parks.  
The motion failed with the following vote:  
Yes: 3 -  
No: 4 -  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved to defer Study Issue DPW 24-03  
Create a Council Policy Framework to Establish a Process for Evaluating Requests  
for City to Take Over Private Infrastructure Based on Potential Offers of Dedication  
in the Moffett Park Specific Plan Area. The motion failed due to the lack of a  
second.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Mayor Klein seconded the motion  
to defer Study Issue DPW 24-11 Sunnyvale Gateway Program.  
The motion failed with the following vote:  
Yes: 3 -  
No: 4 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Sell  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to defer DPW 20-03 Waste Reduction Initiative in Sunnyvale Parks  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 2 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to defer DPW 24-10 Evaluate a Red Curb Painting Request Process and  
Utilization of Volunteers to Paint Curbs.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 2 -  
Mayor Klein  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Council ranked the following study issues and the ranking sheets were collected to  
be tallied:  
- DPW 20-11 Evaluate Feasibility of Dog Off-leash Hours in Select Sunnyvale  
Park(s)  
- DPW 24-02 Complete Streets Redesign of Fair Oaks Avenue  
- DPW 24-03 Create a Council Policy Framework to Establish a Process for  
Evaluating Requests for City to Take Over Private Infrastructure Based on Potential  
Offers of Dedication in the Moffett Park Specific Plan Area  
- DPW 24-04 Evaluate Late Night Lights at Public Parks  
- DPW 24-07 Explore the Benefits and Costs of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) to  
Establish the Terms and Conditions of Employment for Specific City Construction  
Projects  
- 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  
- DPW 24-09 Improving Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Near Intersections and  
Crosswalks at Fremont High School and at Homestead High School and Other  
Innovative Traffic Improvements  
- DPW 24-11 Sunnyvale Gateway Program  
Council took a recess at 4:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4:20 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present.  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) TIEBREAKER  
Senior Management Analyst Michelle Zahraie reported a tie exists between Study  
Issue DPW 24-02 Complete Streets Redesign of Fair Oaks Avenue and 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.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Melton seconded  
the motion to rank Study Issue DPW 24-02 above DPW 24-08.  
The motion failed with the following vote:  
Yes: 1 - Councilmember Din  
No: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
MOTION: Councilmember Din moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the  
motion to rank Study Issue DPW 24-08 above DPW 24-02.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS)  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Cisneros  
seconded the motion to defer Study Issue DPS 24-02 Evaluate Municipal Code  
10.16.120 (Use of Streets or Public Parking Facilities for Storage of Vehicles  
Prohibited) and Modernize Parking Requirements and Restrictions.  
The motion failed with the following vote:  
Yes: 2 -  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
No: 5 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Sell  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Mayor Klein seconded the motion  
to defer Study Issue DPS 24-03 Evaluate Vehicle Abatement Program Service  
Delivery and Explore Ways to Improve Service.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Din seconded the  
motion to replace "Special Needs" with "Disability" in DPS 24-04 Explore the  
Creation of a Special Needs Awareness Program.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Council ranked the following study issues and the ranking sheets were collected to  
be tallied:  
- DPS 24-01 Evaluate an Ordinance or Resolution Allowing Traffic Enforcement on  
Private Roadways in the Moffett Park Specific Plan Area  
- DPS 24-02 Evaluate Municipal Code 10.16.120 (Use of Streets or Public Parking  
Facilities for Storage of Vehicles Prohibited) and Modernize Parking Requirements  
and Restrictions  
- DPS 24-04 Explore the Creation of a Disability Awareness Program  
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS) TIEBREAKER  
Senior Management Analyst Michelle Zahraie reported a tie exists between Study  
Issue DPS 24-02 Evaluate Municipal Code 10.16.120 (Use of Streets or Public  
Parking Facilities for Storage of Vehicles Prohibited) and Modernize Parking  
Requirements and Restrictions and Study Issue DPS 24-04 Explore the Creation of  
a Disability Awareness Program.  
MOTION: Councilmember Din moved and Councilmember Melton seconded the  
motion to rank Study Issue DPS 24-02 above DPS 24-04.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 1 - Councilmember Mehlinger  
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (ESD)  
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved to limit the scope of Study Issue ESD  
24-01 Evaluate the Use of Artificial Turf versus Living Groundcover to public  
property only. The motion failed due to the lack of a second.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved to Study Issue defer ESD 24-01  
Evaluate the Use of Artificial Turf versus Living Groundcover. The motion failed due  
to the lack of a second.  
Council ranked the following study issues and the ranking sheets were collected to  
be tallied:  
- ESD 22-02 Promotion and Assessment of Sustainable Landscaping Strategies  
- ESD 24-01 Evaluate the Use of Artificial Turf versus Living Groundcover  
LIBRARY AND RECREATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT (LRS)  
Council ranked the following study issues and the ranking sheets were collected to  
be tallied:  
- LRS 24-01 Examine the Permanent Closure of Access to the Interior Levees  
Surrounding Sunnyvale’s Wastewater Treatment Ponds for Public Recreation  
- LRS 24-02 Benchmark Sunnyvale Public Library Collections and Budget to  
Understand the Effect of the Cost of Digital Materials and the Addition of New  
Branch Library  
BUDGET PROPOSALS  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Vice Mayor Srinivasan seconded  
the motion to drop Budget Proposals 2024-03 Increase Staffing Levels to Support  
Year-Round Implementation of Department of Public Safety Burglary Suppression  
Detail (BSD) and 2024-04 Increase Staffing Levels for the Department of Public  
Safety Traffic Safety Unit and create a new budget proposal to add two Public  
Safety Officer positions to the Department of Public Safety.  
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Councilmember Melton offered a friendly amendment to  
replace "two Public Safety Officer positions" with "five Public Safety Officer  
positions" in the motion. Councilmember Mehlinger declined to accept the friendly  
amendment.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 1 - Councilmember Melton  
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved to replace "Active Transportation Planner"  
in Budget Proposal 2024-01 Hire an Active Transportation Planner with "plus one  
position in the Department of Public Works." The motion failed due to the lack of a  
second.  
MOTION: Councilmember Din moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded the  
motion to refer the budget proposals to the Recommended Budget:  
- Budget Proposal 2024-01 Hire an Active Transportation Planner;  
- Budget Proposal 2024-02 Purchase and Install Fixed Automatic License Plate  
Reader (ALPR) Devices to Enhance Public Safety and Assist the Department of  
Public Safety with Criminal Investigations;  
- Budget Proposal 2024-05 Increase the Service Level Pertaining to City Legislative  
and Funding Advocacy;  
- Budget Proposal 2024-06 Curb Painting Program; and  
- Add two Public Safety Officer positions to the Department of Public Safety.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
MOTION: Councilmember Melton moved and Councilmember Mehlinger seconded  
the motion to schedule an agenda item to review the scope of Study Issues ITD  
23-01 Access Sunnyvale Customer Relationship Management System Upgrade to  
include access designed for Mobile Apps and ITD 23-02 Evaluate the Development  
of a Single Mobile Application (Sunnyvale App) for All of the Functions of the  
Current City of Sunnyvale Mobile Applications.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
AVAILABILITY OF RANKING/NEXT STEPS  
Senior Management Analyst Michelle Zahraie provided closing remarks and  
reported the Study Issues ranking results would be made available on the City  
website.  
CLOSING REMARKS  
City Manager Kent Steffens and Mayor Klein provided closing remarks.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 5:57 p.m.