Remarks by Larry Klein
284 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 12
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“thank you and i'll just say um thank you for preserving and continuing to expand what mid peninsula open space trust has been doing you know i i attended at least one of the openings with at mount um and you know it's just amazing to see as you continue to to preserve as well as expand you know accessibility and kind of what you're focused on now is even making the trails more accessible depending upon what people's abilities are. So thank you. And of course, Jed, I just want to thank you for 30 years of service with Midpen. It is amazing to see how it's grown, how Midpen has really changed…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yes, we will. With that, I'll go ahead and open up public comment on this item. You can probably just stay there. Please submit a speaker card to the city clerk. Raise your digital hand now or dial star nine on your telephone to indicate that you wish to speak. I will call on members of the public participating in person first, followed by remote participants. I have no speaker cards in the room. City Clerk, are there any remote speakers wishing to speak on the side? No, Mayor. I will go ahead and close public comment. And I'll say again, thank you for coming here tonight. Thank you for…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilmember. Next up is Councilmember Lay.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Next up is Councilmember Sell.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilmember. Next up is Councilmember Chang.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. And so I'm happy to see this project coming forward. It's been transitioned from one nonprofit developer I think was community housing to the county, which great. I'm glad to see, you know, Measure A funds being put to use here in Sunnyvale. As far as community outreach, not to the neighbors, not to the community that's part of the current Orchard Gardens, but this project has been on the books for many years now, as far as the tower replacing basically one wing of the current development. Has any additional outreach happened in that neighborhood, in that community, to kind of update…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, and so I think, you know, as much as I'm happy that this is the last tranche of financing, because this is always the issue, you know, sitting on Measure A, Oversight Committee, there's a multitude of projects that have partial financing, waiting for tax credits, all those different things. And if this is what's getting us over the border, over the goal line and to construction, I'm happy to see that we're finally at that point. But I do think that it's just being a good neighbor at this point to raise the awareness of what's coming, only surprisingly two months two months away um which…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. That's all council questions. Let me go ahead and open up the public hearing on this item. Please submit a speaker card at the city clerk. Raise your digital hand now or dial star nine on your telephone to indicate that you wish to speak. I will call on members of public participating in person first, followed by remote participants. Speakers will have three minutes to speak. I have no speaker cards in the room. City Clerk, do we have any remote speakers wishing to speak on this item? No, Mayor. I'll go ahead and close the public hearing and bring it back to Council for final…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“thank you and i'll be supporting this motion uh definitely this is something that i've been waiting to see happen for a long time so the groundbreaking is actually a great step forward uh for for this project seeing you know it move from one developer to another and finally getting to the point where it's at the final funding is just a fantastic point and you know for us this is no risk no real risk to the city the only upside the real upside is having you know new affordable housing so so happy to support this motion with that city clerk can you please conduct the vote The motion carries…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. And thank you for sitting in on that meeting for me. Council Member Cisneros.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Next up is Council Member Sell.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“um held as more or less consistent um the uh and then we'll see what comes with the november bond measure to see further changes with vta service plan thank you thank you and that's all the comments from council um next up are non-agenda items and comments council council of serena council member sreenivasan”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“which them all um my sympathies and that they will be able to recover from this hopefully thank you council member sal yeah i've talked to to multiple members of our nepalese community here in sunnyvale and definitely there's lots of lots of thoughts going back to um back to their country um next up is council member cisneros Okay.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“thank you for that yes um this past weekend was 10 years since i was first sworn in and it's been an interesting journey to say the least uh but it but you know ultimately looking back it's been kind of interesting but i just want to thank you and i want to thank all the council members and city staff that i've worked with over the last 10 years it has been an interesting path. But thinking back 10 years ago, being in a different building, looking at photos of how much gray hair 10 years has put on me is a little surprising also. But thank you for that. Thank you for acknowledging that. It's…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Thanks for the presentation and seeing kind of where this has gone on for almost my entire time on Council. But happy to see, you know, the WIFI loans and the other grants that we've had that have conceivably reduced costs for our rate payers and from a project standpoint. You mentioned forensic accountant. Is there any, let's say, lessons learned? And I understand this is a very specific project because of its size, but we have other Projects large, relatively large projects. Is there something to be learned here from from forensic accountant that we need to to look at from the…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“OK. And it's more, I'll say, trying to figure out what best practices are. and where this is ultimately applied because definitely we're looking at A lowest best bid and and we're all in from from a Council standpoint, we don't get a good vision into cost overruns or things of that nature, we do just contingency fees and and conceivably there's a lot of work behind the scenes from a staff standpoint, but but trying to make sure that we're using let's say best practices to. push back where need be to make sure that you know either change orders or. delays that are the result of the developer,…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Let's go ahead and take a nine-minute break and come back at 7.10. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Let's call toward the council meeting of August 25th, 2026 at 713 PM. The city does not tolerate disruptive behavior in our meetings. Sunnyvale prides itself on the rich diversity of our residents. We are committed to creating a culture of belonging where our members of our diverse community feel included, safe, and respected. This council meeting is considered a limited public forum, which means that council can regulate the time, place, and manner of speech. Speaker comments must be limited to the agenda item being considered by Council for consent calendar or public hearing items. Speaker…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Vice Mayor, may we please have the closed session report?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Mayor. Next, we have a special order of the day. Let me come up to the lectern. Before we begin tonight's meeting, we have a special recognition in honor of Workforce Development Month. Joining us tonight are Leland Andrews, Employment Training Manager for NovaWorks, along with Co-Executive Director of Maker Nexus, Regina Sokols, and Kelly Yamanishi, and a NovaWorks Young Adult Intern, Kyle Yannis. Sorry, Kylo Yanis. Come on forward. Thank you all for being here. Would you like to say a few words? Go right ahead.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. In 2021, the US Senate passed a recognition, a resolution recognizing September as National Workforce Development Month. This recognition highlights the importance of equipping residents with the education, training, and skills necessary to advance their careers and grow our economy. It's also a time to reflect on the contributions of workforce makers. Here in Sunnyvale, we partner with seven other jurisdictions and the County of San Mateo, Cupertino, Los Altos, Milpitas Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Santa Clara in support of NovaWorks. NovaWorks is a nonprofit, federally funded…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilmember. I'll be reading off two names. The first name, please come to the lectern. The second person be hopefully waiting nearby to speed over transitions. First up is Russ M followed by Mike C.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Next up is Mike C followed by Pamela K.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“So this section of the meeting is for public comment only? It's not a back and forth from that standpoint?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Pamela Kay, followed by Steve B.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026