CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
City of Campbell, 70 N. First St., Campbell, California
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CAMPBELL CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 – 7:30 p.m.
City Hall Council Chamber – 70 N. First Street
This City Council meeting was duly noticed purs uant to open meeting requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act (G.C. Section 54956).
This meeting was recorded and can be viewed in its entirety at www.cityofcampbell.com/agendacenter .
CALL TO ORDER
The City Council of the City of Campbell con vened this day in the regular meeting place, the City Hall Council Chamber, 70 N. First St., Campbell, California .
ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Paul Resnikoff Mayor Present
Anne Bybee Vice Mayor Present
Elizabeth 'Liz' Gibbons Councilmember Present
Susan M. Landry Councilmember Present
Sergio Lopez Councilmember Present
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Resnikoff led the Pledge of Allegiance.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
There were no special pr esentations and proclamations.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS
There were no communications and petitions.
ORAL REQUESTS
Steve Saunders , Campbell resi dent , spoke to the soon to be termed out Councilmember Gib bons and Mayor Resnikoff noting their accomplishmen ts while in office and thanking them for th e ir last eight years of se rvice.
Joe De Rosa, Campbe ll business own er , s poke of concerns with the response recei ved from Community Development Director Eastwood regarding the Se ptember 11, 2018 Planning Commiss ion meeting. They requested that an item b e placed on a future Minutes of November 1, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 2 agenda to revoke or amend the special exemptions that were provi ded to Lisa ’s Tea Treasures.
Sh a ntharam Mekkar, Campbell re sident , re presenting the Hindu American Foundation, s poke of the pre viou s weeks Di wa li celebration and the upcoming comm unity food d rive . He thanked the Council for their continuing support.
Raja Pa llela, Camp bell resident invited the City Council and staff to Satur day ’s Diwali Festival of Lights event at the O rchard City Ban quet Ha ll.
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Hall is open to the public for in-person services Monday through F riday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. For your convenience, online services including permits, business license applications and virtual appointments are ava ilable online. Visit the city ’s website at campbellca.gov to view information for all city departments and services available.
The City Clerk ’s office is accepting applications for Boards and Commissions. To find out more about these positions, or to apply, please contact the City Clerk ’s office at (408) 866-21 17 , or visit the city ’s website at campbellca.gov .
Vote by mail has begun for the upcoming Nov. 8 electio n. A ll voters will automatically receive a vote by mail ballot. You do not need to submit a vote by mail request. Ballots will be mailed about one month before each election allowing you enough time to mar k and return your ballot. Ballots returned by ma il m ust be postmarked on or before Election Day and must be received no later than 7 days after Election Day. Ballots that are returned in-person must be received by 8 :00 pm on Election Day to any authorized dr op-off location in the County of Santa Clara. Fo r your convenience, there is a ballot box available at City Hall just below the ramp adjacent to First Street. For additional information on the upcoming elections, please visit the Santa Clara County Regis trar of Voters website at sccvote.sccgov.org .
The Campbell Veterans Memorial Foundation is hosting its annual Veterans ’ Day ceremony on Friday, November 11 at 9 :00 am , at City Hall on the Orchard City Green.
This year ’s event will include the Foundati on ’s commemoration of the 50 th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. For more information, please visit campbellveteransmemorial.org .
Live music returned to the Ainsley House this fall with a series of concerts by talented musicians. The final Fall Concert wil l fe ature Brian Ho, who will be performing on November 1 3 . Registration is required. For additional information, please visit campbellmuseums.com .
This holiday season the Ainsley House and the Campbell Histor ical Museum Holiday Boutique will be open for public tou rs every Thursday thr ough Sunday, from November 17 thru December 18 . For more information about this and other upcoming museum events, please visit campbellmuseums.com .
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes of November 1, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 3 Mayor Resnikoff asked if anyone wished to remove an item from the Consent Calendar.
The Consent Calendar was considered as follows:
1. Minutes of City Council Executive Session Meeting of October 18, 2022 Recommende d Ac tion : Approve the executive sessio n meeting minutes of October 18, 2022.
T his ac tion approve s the exe cutive session meeting min utes of October 1 8, 2022.
2. Minutes of City Council Regular Meeting of October 18, 2022 Recommended Action : Approve the re gula r meeting minut es of October 18, 2022 .
This ac tion app ro ves the regular meeting minutes of October 1 8, 2022.
3. Approving Bills and Claims
Recommended Action: Approve the bills and claims in the amount of $2,627,590.72.
This action approve s the bills and claims in the amount of $2,627,590.72 as follows: payroll checks dated September 29, 2022 , in the amount of $36,522.45; bills and claims checks date d O ctober 3, 2022 , in the amount of $2,101,620 .10; and bills and claims checks dated October 10, 2022, in the amount of $489,448.17.
4. Investment Report - Quarter Ending September 2022
Recommended Action: That the City Council approve the Investment Re port for the quarter ending September 2022 and the report be noted and filed.
This action approve s the Inves tment Report for the quarter ending September 2022.
M/S: Bybee /Landry – That the City Council approve the Consent Calendar .
The motion was adopted by the following roll call vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bybee
SECON DER: Landry
AYES: Resnikoff, Bybee, Gibbons, Landry, Lopez
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES
5. Text Amendment (PLN-2022-112) to Titles 1 (General Provisions), 14 (Sewers), 17 (Fire Protection), 18 (Building Codes and Regula tions), and 20 (Sub division and Land Developmen t) of the Campbell Municipal Code to Adopt the 2022 Editions of the California Building & Fire Codes and Incorporate Electrification Reach Codes with Local Amendments (Ordinance/Roll Call Vote)
Recommended Ac tion: That the City Council introduce an Ordina nce amending Titles 1 (General Provisions), 14 (Sewers), 17 (Fire Protection), 18 (Building Codes and Regulations), and 20 (Subdivision and Land Development) of the Minutes of November 1, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 4 Campbell Municipal Code to adopt the 2022 Ed itions of the Calif ornia Building & Fire Codes and incorporate Electrification Reach Codes with local amendments.
This is the time and place for a public hearing to consider introduction of an Ordinance amending Titles 1 (General Provisions), 14 (Sewers), 17 (Fire Protectio n), 18 (Building Codes and R egulations), and 20 (Subdivision and Land Development) of the Campbell Municipal Code to adopt the 2022 Ed itions of the California Building & Fire Codes and incorporate Electrification Reach Codes with local amendments .
Communit y Development Director E astw ood presented a staff report dated November 1, 2022. He recommended ad opting the 2022 Building Codes with local amendments and noted the desk item containing inform ation from the Santa Cla ra County Fire Departments reflecting mi nor Ordinance changes relati ng to the sprinkling of ADU ’s requiring refinement.
Council asked general questions related to the staff report presentation.
Mayor Resnikoff open ed the publi c hearing a nd asked if anyone w ished to speak.
Sean Mendelson, Cam pbell resident , spoke on exp anding the C limate Action Plan in expanding R each C odes to require a ll e lectric , including kitchen remodels and restaurants.
Stephanie Morris, Ca mpbell re sident, requested requiring all e lectric appliances for kitchen remodels and to require L evel 2 EV re ady charging for every new multi-family uni t with access to parking.
Raja Pa llela, Campbell resident , requested additional information on the extra cost s for installing all e lectric appliances versus gas appliances and stated c oncerns that these costs wil l be passed down from the builders to potential homeowners decreasing ho me affordability.
Linda Hutchins-K nowles , E- M obil ity and A dvocacy Senior Manager at Acter ra, requested adopting reach codes that provides at least one EV ready parking space for ea c h newly built apartment or con do un it with parking and speci fy that b uilders wire each spot directly to the meter whenever feasible.
Dashiell Leeds, Conservation O rganizer for the Sierra Clu b Loma Pr iet a Chapter supported the re ach codes and thanked st aff for inc luding a hardship e xemption , and encouraged city staff to direct applicants to Silicon Valley Clean Energy to receive technical assistance .
Seeing no one else wishing to spe ak, Mayor Resnikoff closed the pub lic hearing.
Councilmember Gibbons stat ed support for the staff recommendation.
Councilmember Lopez supported the staff rec ommendati on and provide d fee d back to staff to provide clear communication mater ials for the public detailing Minutes of November 1, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 5 what qualifies as a kitchen remode l. He also spo ke of the pote ntial to remove natural gas f rom the relevant Code S ection for kitche n remo dels.
Councilwom an L andry ec hoed Councilmem ber Lopez ’s comments in further clarifications of what constitutes a s a kitchen remodel and removing natural gas from the proposed ordin ance.
Community Deve lopment Director Eastwood provided clarification that “natural gas ” will be removed from the C ode to be consistent.
Vice Mayor Bybee supported the staff recommendation and is open to considering the public speaker request relating to kitchen remode ls. She also expressed support for the hardship exemption.
Mayor Resnikoff supported the City goa ls , but noted that further public education is needed , and information as to what the addition al costs to convert w ould be.
He would like to se e more programs that would help people switch their appliances and transition to all electric for existing buildings .
There was councilmember consensus for staff to provide additional information and programs to better educat e the public on how best to make these transitions.
City Attorney Seligmann pro vided cl arification that includ ing language requir ing electrification of kitchen remodel s would req uire exte nsive re working of the proposed O rdinance and staff would need to return at a future date for first reading , delaying adoption of the Ordinance.
Councilmember Gibbons suggested that the City cou ld continue working towards all e lectric homes, remodels, kitchens as part of next year ’s Climate Action Plan wo rk item.
Mayo r Resnikoff provided direction to develop proper education programs moving f orward and a cost analysis for transitioning to all electric.
Co mmun ity Development Dir ector Eastwood stated staff will do fu rther ou treach to the community and stake holders regarding Ordinance education and re bates availab le .
M/S: Gibbons /Lopez - That the City Council introduce Ordinance 2290 amending Titles 1 (General Provisions), 14 (Sewers), 17 (Fire Protection), 18 (Building Codes and Regulations), and 20 (Subdiv ision and Land Development) of the Campbell Municipal Code to adopt the 2022 Ed itions of the California Building & Fire Codes and incorporate Electrification Reach Codes with local amendment s; incl uding th e desk item; and removal o f in advertent lan guage re ferring to natural gas in th e second ex ce ption , number 1 , in S ection 18.26.060 of the Building Code; and that staff would be pro active in communicating programs and information related to electrification of n ew and remodel ed homes . The motion was adopted b y the foll owing roll call vo te:
Minutes of November 1, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 6 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Gibbons
SECONDER: Lopez
AYES: Resnikoff, Bybee, Gibbons, Landry, Lopez
City Clerk Sanders read the full title of Ordinance 2290.
M/S: Gibbons/ Bybee – That the City Council waive further read ing of Ordi nance 22 90. T he motion was adopted by the following roll call vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Gibbons
SECONDER: Bybee
AYES: Resnikoff, Bybee, Gibbons, Landry, Lopez
NEW BUSINESS
There w ere no new business items.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Ther e w ere no unfini shed b usiness items .
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. Council Committee Reports
Recommended Action: That the City Council report on a ctivities from their committee assignments.
Councilmember Gibbons attended meetings of the Camp bell Hi storical Museum and Ainsley H ouse Foundation; the Education Su bcommittee meeting; and S ilicon Valley Clean Energy JPA meeting s .
Councilwoman Landry attended the Campbell Chamber of Commerce Luncheon; the E ducation Subcommittee meeting; County Library Dis trict JPA Board of Directors meeting ; Santa Clara V alley Water District : C ounty Water Commission meeting; the Recycling and Wa ste Reduction Commission of Santa Clar a County meeting; atten ded the Campbell Police D epartment Halloween e vent; and Supervisor Su san Ellenberg ’s Picnic in the Park e vent .
Councilmember Lopez attended the Bay Area Air Q uality Management District S ubcommittee meeting .
Mayor Resnikoff attended the C ity All -Hands meeting for staff service awar ds, the Cupertino Pizza and Politics J o int Youth Commi ssion s e vent ; th e West Valley Solid Waste workshop; Campbell Rotary meeting; the West Valley Mayors and Managers meeting; Supervisor Susan Ellenberg ’s Picnic in the Park e vent ; and the Downtown Campbel l Business A ssociation ’s Creepy Crawly Hal loween event.
Minutes of November 1, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 7
ADJOURN
Mayor Resnikoff adjou rned the meeting at 8:48 PM.
APPROVED :
ATTEST:
Paul Resnikoff, Mayor
Andrea Sanders, City Clerk