The Sunnyvale City Council on Nov. 4 adopted a resolution approving the regular council meeting calendar for April 2026 through March 2027, choosing the version staff prepared that attempts to avoid known conflicts while retaining some flexibility for special meetings and providing a longer July break.

City Clerk David Carnahan presented the staff report, explaining the tradeoffs: the city must hold regular meetings but scheduling around federal/state holidays, school recesses and municipal conferences often forces difficult choices; a calendar focused on second‑and‑fourth‑Tuesday meetings would increase predictability but could leave other conflicts. Staff recommended a calendar (attachment 1) that balances those needs and includes tentative dates and the option to call special meetings as needed.

Council debate: councilors debated two alternatives—attachment 1 (avoid conflicts where possible) and attachment 2 (regular second & fourth Tuesdays). After discussion and an initial failed motion for attachment 2, Council Member Srinivasan made a motion to approve attachment 1, which Vice‑Mayor Sall seconded. The council adopted the resolution by a unanimous 5‑0 vote with Council Members Cisneros and Lay absent.

Motion and vote: the council’s final motion directed staff to adopt attachment 1 as the official regular meeting schedule for April 2026–March 2027. The clerk recorded the motion as carried 5‑0 (Cisneros and Lay absent). Additionally, council directed staff to return with a simple agenda item shifting the March 17, 2026 meeting to March 10, 2026 to avoid a conflict with a national conference.

What it means: the adopted calendar aims to reduce the frequency of back‑to‑back meetings for staff and improve predictability for the public; the council asked staff to follow up with a consent item to formalize the March 10, 2026 date change.

Ending: staff will post the adopted calendar and return with the March date change and any additional scheduling refinements requested by council.