City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, May 23, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Online and Bay Conference Room  
(Room 145), City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave.,  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Regular Meeting - 7 PM  
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Mayor Klein led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 5 -  
Absent: 2 -  
Mayor Larry Klein  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Linda Sell  
Vice Mayor Omar Din  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY  
A
23-0074  
Ceremonial Oath of Office for Board and Commission  
Members  
City Clerk David Carnahan administered the Oath of Office to appointed Board and  
Commission Members.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Councilmember Cisneros announced a Sustainability Speaker Series webinar  
event, LGBTQ+ Pride Month events, and details of the Sunnyvale Community  
Awards nominations process.  
Tara Martin-Milius provided comments regarding City Council’s work during the  
Budget Workshop and the creation of the Human Relations Commission.  
Matthew Tinsley, Director of Strong Start, Santa Clara Office of Education, spoke to  
the importance of early learning programs for children and how cities can best  
facilitate such programs.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Public Comment opened at 7:13 p.m.  
Sharlene Liu requested to speak on item 1.C.  
Public Comment closed at 7:13 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Cisneros moved and Councilmember Mehlinger  
seconded the motion to approve agenda items 1.A, 1.B and 1.D.  
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Councilmember Mehlinger offered a friendly amendment  
to correct the spelling of Martin Pyne and John Kehoe in the April 25, 2023 City  
Council Meeting Minutes (agenda item 1.A). Councilmember Cisneros accepted the  
friendly amendment.  
The motion as amended carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Mayor Klein  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Srinivasan  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Vice Mayor Din  
Councilmember Melton  
1.A  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 25, 2023 as amended.  
23-0245  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of April 25, 2023  
1.B  
23-0578  
Authorize the Purchase of Four Engines from Golden State  
Fire Apparatus (F23-155)  
Take the following actions:  
- Authorize the City Manager to issue a Purchase Agreement in the amount of  
$4,010,233.32, including an estimated amount of $334,618.24 in sales tax to  
Golden State Fire Apparatus, in substantially the same form as Attachment 1,  
Option B; and  
- Approve a 4% contingency in the amount of $160,409.33.  
1.C  
23-0625  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3214-23 to Add Chapter 10.66  
(PEDESTRIAN MALL ON SOUTH MURPHY AVENUE) to Title  
10 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) of the Sunnyvale Municipal  
Code Establishing a Pedestrian Mall on South Murphy Avenue  
and to Amend Various Sections of Chapter 10.56 (BICYCLES)  
of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Related to Bicycles on  
Pedestrian Malls  
Public Comment opened at 7:16 p.m.  
Sharlene Liu communicated their opposition to adopting an ordinance restricting  
bicycles on pedestrian malls.  
Public Comment closed at 7:19 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Cisneros  
seconded the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 3214-23 23 to add Chapter 10.66  
(PEDESTRIAN MALL ON SOUTH MURPHY AVENUE) to Title 10 (VEHICLES AND  
TRAFFIC) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code establishing a pedestrian mall on South  
Murphy Avenue and to amend various Sections of Chapter 10.56 (BICYCLES) of  
the Sunnyvale Municipal Code related to bicycles on Pedestrian Malls.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Mayor Klein  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Srinivasan  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Vice Mayor Din  
Councilmember Melton  
1.D  
23-0626  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3215-23 to Add Chapter 19.71  
(RESIDENTIAL TENANT PROTECTIONS PROGRAMS) to  
Title 19 (ZONING) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code Relating  
to Tenant Protections and Right to Lease  
Adopt Ordinance No. 3215-23 to add Chapter 19.71 (Residential Tenant  
Protections Programs) to Title 19 (Zoning) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code relating  
to tenant protections and right to lease.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
23-0031  
Selection of the Preferred Alignment of the Bernardo Avenue  
Undercrossing Project to be Defined as the Proposed Project  
for the Project for Environmental Review  
Transportation & Traffic Manager Dennis Ng provided the staff report and  
presentation.  
Public Hearing opened at 8:08 p.m.  
Sharlene Liu, Bike Sunnyvale, spoke on behalf of Bike Sunnyvale regarding their  
recommendations and comments on the undercrossing project.  
Public Hearing closed at 8:10 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Sell seconded the  
motion to approve Alternative 1: Selection of the Eastern Alignment as the Preferred  
Alignment of the Bernardo Avenue Undercrossing Project.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Mayor Klein  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Srinivasan  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Vice Mayor Din  
Councilmember Melton  
3
23-0067  
Accept the Findings of the Poplar Avenue Sidewalk Study  
(DPW 21-04), Approval of Installation of a 6-foot Wide  
Sidewalk and 4-foot Wide Park Strip Along the East Side of  
Poplar Avenue Between El Camino Real and Peterson Middle  
School, and Approval of Installation of a Minimum 6-foot Wide  
Sidewalk on the North and South Sides of Bryant Way East of  
Poplar Avenue  
Assistant Director of Public Works Jennifer Ng provided the staff report and  
presentation.  
Public Hearing opened at 8:51 p.m.  
Mark Schiel, Deputy Superintendent of Operations/Chief Business Official, Santa  
Clara Unified School District, communicated support for Alternative 1 and to how  
these new sidewalks will improve student safety.  
Vickie Fairchild spoke to the importance of building a sidewalk at Poplar Avenue for  
student safety and how this should be City Council’s only consideration for this  
agenda item.  
Bryce Beagle provided a presentation supporting the approval of Alternative 1 and  
offered further options to consider for future similar projects.  
Angela Quizon spoke in support of approving Alternative 1 to build a sidewalk on  
Poplar Avenue and for further bicycle safety measures to be taken.  
Sharlene Liu communicated their support for approving Alternative 1 and noted  
additional bicycle and pedestrian projects to be considered in the area.  
Saundra Mason spoke in support for approving any of the outlined sidewalk  
installation projects on Poplar Avenue.  
Aida Sued shared their support for approving Alternative 1.  
Public Hearing closed at 9:19 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlinger moved and Councilmember Cisneros  
seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Accept the findings of the Poplar  
Avenue Sidewalk Study (DPW 21-04), approval of installation a 6-foot wide  
sidewalk and 4-foot wide park strip along the east side of Poplar Avenue, between  
El Camino Real and Peterson Middle School, and approval of installation of a  
minimum 6-foot wide sidewalk on the north and south sides of Bryant Way east of  
Poplar Avenue.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Mayor Klein  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Srinivasan  
Councilmember Sell  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Vice Mayor Din  
Councilmember Melton  
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS  
Mayor Klein announced he was appointed to the executive board at Silicon Valley  
Clean Energy and that Councilmembers were sent invitations to attend the June  
City Association of Santa Clara County membership meeting.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Council  
Councilmember Mehlinger sponsored a study issue to examine improving Fair Oaks  
from Java Drive to El Camino Real through a Complete Streets Redesign of Fair  
Oaks. Mayor Klein and Councilmembers Cisneros, Srinivasan and Sell  
co-sponsored the study issue.  
Councilmember Mehlinger sponsored a study issue to examine amending the  
portion of the Peery Park Specific Plan located East of Mathilda to target mixed-use  
housing and retail. Mayor Klein and Councilmembers Cisneros, Srinivasan and Sell  
co-sponsored the study issue.  
Mayor Klein reported Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Sunnyvale.  
-City Manager  
None.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
23-0415  
23-0416  
23-0417  
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar  
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes  
Information/Action Items  
23-0160  
Council Advocacy Letters  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 9:50 p.m.