CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
City of Campbell, 70 N. First St., Campbell, California
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CAMPBELL CITY COUNCIL
Monday, January 23, 2023 7:30 p.m.
City Hall Council Chamber – 70 N. First Street
This City Council meeting was duly noticed pursu ant 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
T he City Council of the City of Campbell con vened this day in the special meeting place, the City Hall Council Chamber, 70 N. First St., Campbell, California .
ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Anne Bybee Mayor Present
Susan M. Landry Vice Mayor Present
Dan Furtado Councilmember Present
Sergio Lopez Councilmember Present
Elliot Scozzola Councilmember Present
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Bybee invited newly elected Councilmember Elliot Scozzola to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilmember Scozzola le d the Pledge of Allegiance.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1. Presentation by the South Bay Clean Creek Coalition on Los Gatos Creek Trail Native Wildlife and Upcoming Restoration Project
Recommended Action: That the City Council receives an in formational presentation from the South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition about the Los Gatos Creek Trail native species and upcoming restoration project.
Steve Holmes, Founder and E xecutive Director of the Sou th Bay Cl ean Creeks Coalition (SBCCC) gave a presen tation on the Los Gatos Creek Trail restoration pro ject. He explaine d how the goal was to expand healthy stretches of the Creek for wild s almon to spaw n. Th is includes a gravel augmentation at the base o f a short water fall located downstream from Campbell Ave nue near the Campbell Minu tes of January 23 , 2023 City Council Meeting Pag e 2 Inn. This will allow for the salmo n to get over the waterfall barri e r and continue upstream.
In response to Councilmember questi ons, Mr. Holmes noted that this restoration project was at no cost to the City a nd is funded primar ily through grants and corporate groups.
T ho se wishing to help the SBCCC can sign up for their creek clean up events at https://sbcleancreeks.com or vis it the E vents section of their socia l media platforms.
Counci lmembers expressed their support of the res toration pro ject.
M/S: Landry/Furtado – That the City Council receive s an informat ional presentation from the South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition about the Los Gatos Creek Trail native species and upcoming restora tion project. The motion was adopted by the following roll c all vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: L andry
SECONDER: Furt ado
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS
Ther e w ere no communications and petitions.
ORAL REQUESTS
Sean Mendelson , Cam pbell resident and cl imate reality leader, requested that the City Council continue to move forward with a Climate Action Plan as a priorit y and comm ended the City Council on the Reach Codes passed for 2023.
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The City Clerk ’s office is accepting applications for the Parks and Recreation Commission. To find out more about this Commission, or to apply, please contact the City Clerk ’s office at (408) 866-2117 , or visit the city ’s website at campbellca.gov .
Southern Rockers celebrating 50 years, the Marshall Tucker Band , will be performing live on Saturday, January 28, 2 023 at 8:00pm at the Heritage Theatre. For ticket information, please visit cambpellca.gov .
Spread the love at Campbell ’s 46 th annual Valentine 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, February 11 at 9:00am. Don ’t delay, ge t registered in advance to receive your free race shirt and medals! Please visit campbellca.gov for more information and to register.
The AARP Tax Aid Program will provide income tax assistance free of charge from February 3 thru April 14 at the Campbell Community Center. The AARP Tax-Aide Minu tes of January 23 , 2023 City Council Meeting Pag e 3 Program provides ta x assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have a low to moderate income. For more information, please visit campbellca.gov .
On behalf of the City Council, Mayor Bybe e thank ed city staff, including Public Works Maintenance, and Public Safety employees for their outstanding response to the many calls for service during the recent storms. Their assistance was greatly appreciated.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Bybee asked if an yo ne wished to remove an item from the Consen t Calendar.
Items eight and nine were removed from the Consent Calendar. The Consent Calendar was considered as follows:
2. Minutes of City Council Regular Meeting of December 20, 2022 Recommended Action : App ro ve the regular meeting minutes of December 20, 2022 .
This action approves the regu lar meeting minutes of December 20, 2022.
3. Minutes of City Council Executive Session Meeting of January 13, 2023 Recommended Action : Approve the executive session meet in g minutes of January 13, 2023.
T his action appr oves the executive session meeting minutes of January 13, 2023.
4. Minutes of City Council Executive Session Meeting of January 14, 2023 Recommended Action : Approve the executive session meeting minutes o f January 14, 2023.
This action approved the e xecutive session meeting minutes of January 14, 2023.
5. Approving Bills and Claims
R ecommended Action: A pprove the bills and claims in the amount of $2,063,064.38 .
This action approve s the bills and claims in the amount of $2,063,064. 38 as follows: bills and claims checks dated December 5, 2022, in the amount of $670,164.82; pa yroll checks dated December 8, 2022, in the amount of $69,885.69; bills and claims checks dated December 12, 2022, in the amount of $2 72 ,178.26 ; b ill s and claims checks dated December 19, 2022, in the amount of $774,504.20; payroll checks date d December 22, 2022, in the amount of $ 30,785.43; and bills and claims checks dated Decemb er 26, 2022, in the amount of $245,545.98.
6. Monthly Inv es tment Transactions Report (December 2022) Recommended Action: That the City Council review and accept the Monthly Investment Transactions Report for December 2022.
Minu tes of January 23 , 2023 City Council Meeting Pag e 4 This act ion notes and files the Monthly Investment Transactions Report for December 2022 .
7. Amendment to the Classification and Salary Plan - Public Safety Dispatcher (Resolution/Roll Call Vote)
Recommended Action: That the City Council adopt the Resolution amending the Classification and Salary Plan for Police Safety Dispatcher.
Resolutio n 12928 amends the Classification and Salary Plan for Police Safety Dispatcher.
1 0. Authorization to Submit Application for Open Space Authority 2022-2023 Urban Grant Program for a Campbell Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan (Resolution/Roll Call Vo te)
Recommended Action: That the City Council adopt a resoluti on authorizing the Community Development Director to submit an Urban Grant Program Application to the Open Space Authority for the development of a Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan .
Resolution 12929 au thorizes the Community Development Director to submit an Urban Grant Program Application to the Open Space Authority for the development of a Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan.
M/S: Landry/L opez – That the City Council appr ov e the consent calendar with the exception of items eight and nin e. The motion was adopted by the following roll call v ote :
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: L andry
SECONDER: L opez
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATE FROM CONSENT
8. Accept Donation to Campbe ll Recreation Youth Scholarship Program (Resolution/Roll Call Vote)
Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a donation of $10,000 from M edicare Drop , LLC for the Youth Recreatio n Scholarship Program.
C ouncilmembers expressed thei r appreciation for the generous donation.
M/S: L andry/ Lopez- T hat the City Council adopt Resolution 12930 authorizing the City Manager to accept a donation of $1 0,000 from Medicare Drop , LLC for the Youth Recreatio n Scholarship Program. The motion was adopted by the following roll call vote :
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
Minu tes of January 23 , 2023 City Council Meeting Pag e 5 MOVER: L andry
SECONDER: L opez
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
9. Authorization fo r the City Manager to Amend the Consultant Services Agreement with Jayson Architecture for Additional Design and Engineering Services for the Campbell Library Renovations Project (No. 23-SS) (Resolution/Roll Call Vote)
Recommended Action: That the City Co uncil adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the Consultant Services Agreement with Jayson Architecture for additional design and engineering services for the Campbell Library Renovations Project (No. 23-SS).
Councilmember Furtado aske d for clarification o n the Jayson A rchitecture contract amendment regarding timeline of completion, removal of old equipment and s tate grant f unding.
Public W orks Director Capurso provided a response stating that Jayson Architecture has appr oximately 60 d ay s to incorporate changes ; confirm ing the old equipment will be removed ; and g ave information regarding the grant funding , the C ity ’s m atch to the grant , and add alternate s that were previously removed from the pro je ct and coul d now be incl uded in the project .
M /S: Furtado/Landry – That the City Coun cil adopt Resolution 12931 authorizing the City Manager to amend the Consultant Services Agreement with Jayson Architecture for additional design and engineering services for the Campbell Library Renovations Project (No. 23-SS).
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Furtado
SECONDER: L andry
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES
11. Public Hear ing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Directing the Community D evelopme nt Director to Proceed with Abatement of Hazardous Vegetation (Resolution/Roll Call Vote)
Recommended Action: That the City Council adopt a Resolution directing the Community Develo pment Director to proceed with the abatement of hazardous vegetati on by th e Santa Clara County Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency.
This is the time and place for a public hearing to consider adopti on of a Resolution directing the Community Develo pment Director to proceed with the abatement of hazardous vegetat ion by th e Santa Clara County Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency.
C o mmunity Development Director Eastwood presented a staff report dated January 23, 2023.
Minu tes of January 23 , 2023 City Council Meeting Pag e 6 Councilmember Furtado asked the weed abatement Ordinanc e , program and fines be revised to be more current and relevant .
Community Development Director Eastwood noted that the Ordinance and program will be assessed in the fu ture.
Mayor Bybee opened the pub lic heari ng and asked if anyone wish ed to speak.
Seeing no one wishing to speak, Mayor Bybee clo sed the public hearing.
M/S: Lopez/Land ry – That the City Council adopt Resolution 12932 directing the Community Develo pment Director to proceed with the abatement of hazardous vegetation by the Santa Clara County Consumer and Environmental Prote ction Age ncy. The motion was adopted by the following roll call vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Lopez
SECONDER: Landry
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
NEW BUSINESS
12. Approval of Contract Amendment with Good City Company for Econom ic Develo pment Consulting Services and Dispensing with Bidding Requirements as Specified in Campbell Municipal Code Section 3.20.030(4) (Resolution/Roll Call)
Recommended Action: That the City Council adopt a Resolution approving an amendment to the City' s Consult ant Agreement with Good City Company for economic development consultant services, authorize a corresponding budget adjustment, and dispense with bidding requirements as author ized by Campbell Municipal Code Section 3.20.030(4) for specialized ser vices.
A dministrative Analy st Ramirez presen ted a staff report dated January 23, 2023.
After discussion, M/S: Landry/Scozzola – That the City C ouncil adopt Re solution 12933 approving an amendment to the City's Consultant Agreement with Good City Company for econ omic development consultant services, authoriz ing a corresponding budget adjustment, and dispens ing with bidding requirements as author ized by Campbell Municipal Code Section 3.20.030(4) for specialized services. The moti on was adopted by the foll owing rol l call vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Landry
SECONDER: Scozzola
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
13. 2023 City Council Meeting Schedule (Resolution/Roll Call Vote) Minu tes of January 23 , 2023 City Council Meeting Pag e 7 Re commended Action: That the City Council adopt a Resoluti on approv ing the 2023 City Council meeting schedule.
Cit y Clerk Sa nders presented a staff report dat ed January 23, 202 3.
Steve Saunders, Campbell resident, asked if both meeting s in July were being proposed for cancellation.
Co uncil discussed which mee ting s to cancel for summer and winter recess. They discussed moving the August 1 m eeting in ligh t of National Night Out , and they discussed moving the January 16, 2024 meeting to accommodate Councilmember conference attendance .
M/S : Lopez/Landry – That the City C ouncil adopt Resolution 12934 cancelling the J uly 4, 202 3 me eting ; cancelling the August 1, 202 3 meeting and rescheduling to July 31, 202 3 ; cancelling the January 2, 2024 meeting; cancelling the Janu ary 16, 2024 meeting and res cheduling to January 22, 2024 . The motion was ado pted by the following roll call vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Lopez
SECONDER: Landry
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
14. Council Comm ittee Reports
Recommended Action: That th e City Co uncil report on activities from their committee assignments.
Councilmember Lopez attended the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting . He invited the Council and public to the California Lea gue of Cities , Peninsula Division Exec utive Committee ’s Ba y Area Legislative Address on F riday, January 27, 2022 from 6 – 8 p.m. in South S an Fran cisco at the California Life Scien ces Building .
Councilmember Scozzola attended the Santa Clara Valley Transport ation Authority P olic y Advisory Board meeting ; and the Sil icon Vall ey Clean E n ergy meeting.
Councilmember Furtado attended the West V alley Sanitation District meeting . He noted the upcoming West Valley S olid Waste Authority and West Valley Clean Wate r JPA meetings in February.
Vice Mayor Landry at tended the C alifornia Lea gue of Cities , 2023 New Mayors and Council Members Academy with Councilmembers Furtado , Scozzola and City Manager L oventhal; and noted upcoming meetings of Santa Clara Valley Water District County Water Commission meeting and the S anta Clara County Library District JPA Board of Directors meeting .
Minu tes of January 23 , 2023 City Council Meeting Pag e 8 Mayor Bybee attended the Silicon Valley Animal C ontrol Authority meeting and the U. S. Conference of Mayo rs conference and noted the upco ming Cities Association of Santa Clara County meeting.
ADJOURN
Mayor Bybee adjou rned the meeting at 8:34 p.m. in memory of Bill Bruckart , City of Campbell Buil ding Offic ial who served the City for 21 years.
APPROVED :
ATTEST:
Anne Bybee, Mayor
Andrea Sanders, City Cler k