City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Monday, August 22, 2022  
7:00 PM  
Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream |  
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99  
Special Meeting: Public Hearing/General Business - 7 PM  
7 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (Public Hearing/General Business)  
CALL TO ORDER  
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted  
telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings  
by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21, reaffirmed on August 9, 2022.  
Mayor Klein called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. via teleconference.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 7 -  
Mayor Larry Klein  
Vice Mayor Alysa Cisneros  
Councilmember Gustav Larsson  
Councilmember Glenn Hendricks  
Councilmember Russ Melton  
Councilmember Omar Din  
Councilmember Anthony (Tony) Spitaleri  
Mayor Klein, and all Councilmembers attended via teleconference.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
1
22-0859  
Adopt a Resolution Appointing Linda Sell to the City Council to  
Represent Council District 1 for a Full-Term of Four Years  
Beginning in 2023 in Lieu of an Election; and Cancelling the  
November 8, 2022, General Municipal Election for City  
Councilmember Council District 1, Pursuant to California  
Elections Code Section 10229  
City Clerk David Carnahan provided the staff report.  
Public Hearing opened at 7:19 p.m.  
Julia Liu shared support for appointing Linda Sell to Council District One.  
Stephen Meier spoke in support of appointing Linda Sell to Council District One.  
Mike Serrone voiced support of appointing Linda Sell to Council District One.  
Sharlene Liu communicated support for appointing Linda to Council District One.  
Linda Sell spoke towards their candidacy for Council District One..  
Gail Rubino communicated reservations with canceling the election for Council  
District One, but in this case shared their support of appointing Linda Sell to Council  
District One.  
Martin Pyne shared concerns of the general practice of appointing individuals to  
Council rather in lieu of conducting elections.  
Public Hearing closed at 7:33 p.m.  
MOTION: Councilmember Spitaleri moved and Councilmember Larsson seconded  
the motion to approve Alternative 1; Adopt a Resolution appointing Linda Sell to the  
City Council to represent Council District One for a full-term of four years beginning  
in 2023 in lieu of an election; and cancelling the November 8, 2022, General  
Municipal Election for City Councilmember Council District 1, pursuant to California  
Elections Code Section 10229; and direct the City Clerk to not accept for filing any  
statement of write-in candidate which is submitted after the appointment is made.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 6 -  
Mayor Klein  
Vice Mayor Cisneros  
Councilmember Larsson  
Councilmember Hendricks  
Councilmember Din  
Councilmember Spitaleri  
No: 1 - Councilmember Melton  
ADJOURNMENT  
Mayor Klein adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.