City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, March 19, 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 - 5:30 PM |  
Regular Meeting - 7 PM  
5 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Closed Session)  
Call to Order  
Mayor Kleinꢀcalled the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: 6 - Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Omar Din  
Councilmember Linda Sell  
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan attended the meeting via teleconference.  
Public Comment  
Public Comment opened at 5:03 p.m.ꢀ  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 5:03 p.m.  
Convene to Closed Session  
Council convened to Closed Session in the Council Conference Room at 5:03 p.m.  
A
24-0479  
Closed Session Held Pursuant to California Government Code  
54956.8: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY  
NEGOTIATORS For 922 E California Avenue - APN:  
205-34-011 Agency Negotiators: Kent Steffens, City Manager;  
Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works; Sherine Nafie, City  
Property Administrator Negotiating Parties: COLLINS  
EXEMPT HOLDINGS LLC, COLLINS FAM HOLDINGS LLC.  
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 5:27 p.m.  
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Study Session)  
Call to Order  
Mayor Kleinꢀcalled the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Omar Din  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Linda Sell  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan attended the meeting via teleconference.  
Councilmember Mehlinger joined the meeting at 5:41 p.m.  
Study Session  
B
24-0011  
Climate Action Game Plan 2028  
Environmental Services Director Ramana Chinnakotla and Environmental  
Programs Manager Madeline Khair provided the staff report and presentation.  
Public Hearing opened at 6:45 p.m.  
Kristel Wickham shared their support for the Climate Action Game Plan 2028 and  
advocated for stronger greenhouse gas reduction targets.  
Barbara Fukumoto communicated their support for Sunnyvale being more  
ambitious on their future carbon reduction targets and to align with the State of  
California’s goals.  
Doug Kunz voiced their support for the Climate Action Game Plan 2028 and for  
exploring opportunities to continue reduction in carbon emissions.  
Public Hearing closed at 6:49 p.m.  
Adjourn Special Meeting  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m.  
7 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Mayor Klein led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 7 - Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Murali Srinivasan  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
Councilmember Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Omar Din  
Councilmember Richard Mehlinger  
Councilmember Linda Sell  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan attended the meeting via teleconference.  
CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan reported that that Council met in Closed Session Held  
Pursuant to California Government Code 54956.8: CONFERENCE WITH REAL  
PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS for 922 E California Avenue APN: 20534011 Agency  
Negotiators: Kent Steffens, City Manager; Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works;  
Sherine Nafie, City Property Administrator Negotiating Parties: COLLINS EXEMPT  
HOLDINGS LLC, COLLINS FAM HOLDINGS LLC. Under Negotiation: Price and  
Terms; nothing to report.  
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY  
C
24-0324  
Arbor Day  
Mayor Klein spoke in honor of Arbor Day.  
Urban Landscape Manager Leonard Dunn spoke in recognition of Arbor Day.  
D
24-0382  
Recognition of Enterprise Resource Planning Project Team  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Councilmember Din announced the upcoming Ride and Drive Event and the  
current Sunnyvale Board and Commission recruitment.  
Peter Cirigliano shared their disappointment that the Sunnyvale Art and Wine  
Festival has been cancelled.  
Kristina Kawczynski, Director of Operations, Sunnyvale Downtown Association,  
announced upcoming events taking place in Downtown Sunnyvale.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Public Comment opened at 7:28 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Comment closed at 7:28 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Srinivasan moved and Councilmember Cisneros seconded  
the motion to approve agenda items 1.A through 1.J.  
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  
1.A  
24-0032  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2024  
(Study Issues/Budget Proposals Workshop)  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2024 as submitted.  
1.B  
Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of February 27, 2024 as submitted.  
24-0314  
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of February 27, 2024  
1.C  
24-0469  
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  
24-0241  
Receive and File the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report -  
Fourth Quarter 2023  
Receive and file the City of Sunnyvale Investment Report - Fourth Quarter 2023.  
1.E  
24-0182  
Approve Budget Modification No. 16 to Appropriate $460,000  
in 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide  
Program Funds - Cycle 4, for Traffic Signal Improvements  
from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and  
Authorize the City Manager to Execute Any Related Grant  
Documents  
Approve Budget Modification No. 16 to appropriate $460,000 in 2010 Measure B  
Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide Program funds - Cycle 4, for traffic signal  
improvements from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to a new  
Capital Improvement Project and authorize the City Manager to execute any related  
grant documents.  
1.F  
24-0267  
Authorize the Issuance of Three (3) Purchase Agreements  
totaling $800,000 to Core and Main Company, Ferguson  
Enterprises and Underground Republic Water Works for  
Piping Supplies (F24-013)  
Take the following actions:  
- Authorize the issuance of a purchase agreement in the amount of $400,000 to  
Core and Main Company for piping supplies;  
- Authorize the issuance of a purchase agreement in the amount of $200,000 to  
Ferguson Enterprises for piping supplies;  
- Authorize the issuance of a purchase agreement in the amount of $200,000 to  
Underground Republic Water Works for piping supplies; and  
- Authorize the City Manager to amend and renew the purchase agreements for up  
to four (4) additional one-year periods, subject to available budget, if pricing and  
service remain acceptable to the City.  
1.G  
24-0318  
Award of Contract to St. Francis Electric, LLC in the Amount of  
$300,827.26 to Provide and Install Vehicle and  
Pedestrian-LED Traffic Signal Light Modules and Finding of  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption  
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (F24-012)  
Take the following actions:  
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report in  
the amount of $300,827.26 to St. Francis Electric, LLC of San Leandro;  
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $30,082;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions  
have been met; and  
- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.  
1.H  
24-0291  
Award of Contract to Guerra Construction Group in the  
Amount of $284,527 for Construction of a Preschool Outdoor  
Play Area at Serra Park, Finding of California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15303 and Approval of Budget Modification No. 13 in  
the Amount of $27,939 (PW24-08)  
Take the following actions:  
- Award a contract in substantially form as Attachment 2 to the report in the amount  
of $284,527 to Guerra Construction Group;  
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $28,453;  
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions  
have been met;  
- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303; and  
- Approve a Budget Modification No. 13 in the amount of $27,939.  
1.I  
24-0228  
Approve the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement  
District (BID) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023/24 and  
Adopt Resolution of Intention to Levy and Collect an Annual  
Assessment to Reauthorize BID for Fiscal Year 2024/25  
Approve the Fiscal Year 2023/24 BID Annual Report, adopt a Resolution of  
Intention to Levy and collect an assessment and reauthorize the Business  
Improvement District (BID) for Fiscal Year 2024/25, and schedule the BID public  
hearing for May 7, 2024.  
1.J  
24-0395  
Reject All Proposals Received for the Smart Station Municipal  
Solid Waste and Source Separated Recyclables Integrated  
Processing System (NextGen) (F23-133)  
Reject all bid proposals in response to Request for Proposals F23-133 Smart  
Station Municipal Solid Waste and Source Separated Recyclables Integrated  
Processing System (NextGen).  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
24-0430  
Evaluate the Minimum Automobile Off-Street Parking  
Requirements for Residential Uses (Study Issue CDD 19-07)  
File #: 2022-7404  
Environmental Review: The action is exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).  
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443,  
gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Principal Planner George Schroeder provided the staff report and presentation.  
Public Hearing opened at 8:22 p.m.  
Martin Pyne, Planning Commission Chair, spoke to the Planning Commission’s  
recommendation to Council.  
Member of the public voiced their concerns with eliminating minimum parking  
requirements.  
Stephen Meier communicated their support for the Planning Commission's  
recommendation.  
Aaron Eckhouse, Regional Policy Director, California YIMBY, shared their  
advocacy for eliminating minimum parking requirements.  
Jordan Grimes, South Bay Resilience Manager, Greenbelt Alliance, spoke in  
support in the Planning Commission's recommendations and for eliminating  
minimum parking requirements.  
Coleen Hausler voiced their support for the Planning Commission’s  
recommendation to Council.  
Public Hearing closed at 8:37 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Mehlingerꢀ moved and Councilmember Din seconded  
the motion to approve Alternative 3: Alternative 1 with modifications:  
- To study unbundled parking for all multi-family residential projects with 5 or more  
units with shared parking;  
- Remove all distinctions between covered/uncovered and assigned/unassigned  
parking spaces;  
- Tandem parking by-right in townhouses and single-family residence  
developments;  
- Setting parking minimums of single family and duplexes to a flat 2 parking spaces,  
tandem permitting and no coverage required; and  
- Eliminate parking minimums with a TPDM (Traffic Parking Demand Management)  
option for all new multi-family housing projects.  
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Mayor Klein offered a friendly amendment to add the  
language “To study” to each modification item in the motion. Councilmember  
Mehlinger accepted the friendly amendment.  
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Councilmember Melton offered a friendly amendment to  
change the study of unbundled parking for all multi-family from 5 to 3 or more units  
with shared parking. Councilmembers Mehlinger and Din accepted the friendly  
amendment.  
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Councilmember Melton offered a friendly amendment to  
remove the study eliminating parking minimums with TPDM. Councilmember  
Mehlinger declined to accept the friendly amendment.  
MOTION TO AMEND: Councilmember Melton moved and Mayor Klein seconded  
the motion to amend the motion and remove the study eliminating parking  
minimums with TPDM.  
The motion to amend failed with the following vote:  
Yes: 2 - Vice Mayor Srinivasan  
Councilmember Melton  
No: 5 - Mayor Klein  
Councilmember Cisneros  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Mehlinger  
Councilmember Sell  
MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Councilmember Mehlingerꢀ moved and  
Councilmember Din seconded the motion to approve Alternative 3: Alternative 1  
with modifications:  
- To study unbundled parking for all multi-family residential projects with 3 or more  
units with shared parking;  
- To study removing all distinctions between covered/uncovered and  
assigned/unassigned parking spaces;  
- To study tandem parking by-right in townhouses and single-family residence  
developments;  
- To study setting parking minimums of single family and duplexes to a flat 2  
parking spaces, tandem permitting and no coverage required; and  
- To study eliminating parking minimums with a TPDM (Traffic Parking Demand  
Management) option for all new multi-family housing projects.  
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  
City Council took a recess at 9:40 p.m. and returned at 9:50 p.m. with all  
Councilmembers present; Vice Mayor Srinivasanꢀparticipated via teleconference.  
3
24-0192  
Adopt a Resolution Amending the FY 2023/24 Fee Schedule  
Finance Director Tim Kirby provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 9:53 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 9:53 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Din moved and Vice Mayor Srinivasanꢀseconded the  
motion to adopt a Resolution to amend the FY 2023/24 Fee Schedule.  
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  
4
24-0431  
Proposed Project:  
Consider actions related to  
implementation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element to amend  
the By-Right Approval process for certain parcels within the  
City:  
A. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend By-Right Approval  
(Chapter 19.73 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code) to clarify  
ministerial review of projects as it relates to proposed  
subdivisions.  
File #: PLNG-2024-0105  
Location: Citywide  
Applicant: City of Sunnyvale  
Environmental Review: Non-discretionary project (Public  
Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1), CEQA Guidelines  
Sections 15268, 15357)  
Project Planner: Julia Klein, (408) 730-7463,  
jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Community Development Director Trudi Ryan provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 9:57 p.m.  
No speakers.  
Public Hearing closed at 9:57 p.m.  
MOTION: Vice Mayor Srinivasan moved and Councilmember Din seconded the  
motion to approve Alternative 1: Take the following actions:  
a. Find that the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) and CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15268 and 15357; and  
b. Introduce an Ordinance (Attachment 2 to the report) to amend By-Right Approval  
(Chapter 19.73) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code).  
City Clerk David Carnahan read the Ordinance title for the record.  
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  
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS  
Councilmember Cisneros reported on a recent Santa Clara County City Association  
Legislative Action Committee meeting.  
Vice Mayor Srinivasan reported on their attendance of the National League of  
Cities conference in Washington D.C.  
Councilmember Sellꢀreported on a Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) Policy  
Advisory Committee meeting and their attendance of the National League of Cities  
conference.  
Councilmember Din reported on a VTA Board of Directors meeting.  
Mayor Kleinꢀreported on a Silicon Valley Clean Energy Board meeting.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Council  
Councilmember Din announced their brother-in-law's return home from providing  
emergency medical care in Gaza.  
Councilmember Melton provided comments on the language developed by staff  
that addresses the Baykeeper litigation and commented on recent public safety  
events.  
-City Manager  
None.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
24-0315  
24-0316  
24-0317  
Tentative Council Meeting Agenda Calendar  
Board/Commission Meeting Minutes  
Information/Action Items  
24-0417  
Council Advocacy Letters  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 10:14 p.m.