City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Heritage Preservation Commission  
Wednesday, October 6, 2021  
7:00 PM  
Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream  
Regular Meeting - 7 PM  
SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE NOTICE  
CALL TO ORDER  
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953 (e),the meeting was conducted  
telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council is scheduled to make the  
necessary findings on October 26, 2021.  
Chair Hopkins called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 6 -  
Chair Dawn Hopkins  
Vice Chair Shanna Gaudenti  
Commissioner Jenny Bratton  
Commissioner Steve Caroompas  
Commissioner Pamela Sharma  
Commissioner David Wu  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Sarosh Patel  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Approve the Draft Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes  
of September 1, 2021  
1.  
21-0942  
Commissioner Wu recommended changes in the Consideration of Potential Study  
Issues section and noted that he recommended to keep study issue CDD19 04:  
Update to the Historical Context Statement to Include Historical Contributions Made  
by Asian Americans and Other Minority Groups separate from Commissioner  
Sharma's potential study issue proposal.  
He also noted the minutes for the 1029 Ranere Court item should address whether  
the Commission has purview over the interior of heritage resource.  
MOTION: Commissioner Wu motioned and Commissioner Bratton seconded the  
motion to approve the Draft Special Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting  
Minutes of September 1, 2021, as modified.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Chair Hopkins  
Vice Chair Gaudenti  
Commissioner Bratton  
Commissioner Caroompas  
Commissioner Sharma  
Commissioner Wu  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Patel  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Historical Resources  
Training  
2.  
21-0941  
Senior Assistant City Attorney Rebecca Moon provided the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) and Historical Resources training with a presentation.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
Chair Hopkins asked if the flock of birds (parrots) that live in Sunnyvale can be  
designated as a heritage resource as they are significant to Sunnyvale's history and  
Senior Planner George Schroeder did not believe that they fall under the  
Commission's purview.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Bratton received an email from the City Clerk about a call for  
participating in a Candy  
Cane Decorating Committee and asked if any commissioners were interested in  
participating and Commissioner Sharma noted her interest.  
Commissioner Sharma asked about the walking tour of heritage resources and  
Commissioner Wu also  
showed interest in the tour.  
Commissioner Wu also noted that he is the chair for alumni interviewing 700 student  
applicants and will be happy to share some of Sunnyvale's history with the  
applicants.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
Mr. Schroeder noted that there may be one more meeting this year to approve the  
2022 Work Plan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Hopkins adjourned the meeting at 8:25 PM.