CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
City of Campbell, 70 N. First St., Campbell, California
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CAMPBELL CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – 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
Anne Bybee Mayor Present
Susan M. Landry Vice Mayor Presen t
Dan Furtado Councilmember Present
Sergio Lopez Councilmember Present
Elliot Scozzola Councilmember Present
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of A llegi ance was led by Manasvini Singh and Sanskriti Singh in recognition of their participation in the Sant a Clara County 2022 Synopsis Championship Science Fair. Mayor Bybee presented them each with a certificate of recognition for leading the Pled ge of Allegiance.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1. Present Certificates of Recognition to the STEM Winn ers of the Sant a Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association (SCVSEFA) 2022 Synopsis Championship Science Fair.
Recommended Action: That the City Council recognize the Campbell student winners of the Santa Clara County 2022 Synopsis Championship Science Fair.
Forrest Williams, former San Jose Councilmember and cu rrent Board Member of the Santa Clara Valley Scien ce and Engineering Fair Association (SCVSEFA) , spoke about th eir mission to promote the importance of science and en gineering to encoura g e students to consider enginee ring or STEM as a car eer option. He Minutes of February 7, 2023 City Council Meeting Page 2 introduced science fair participants and Campbell students Manasvini Singh and Sanskriti Singh and asked them to discuss their projects.
Sa nskriti Singh , 11 th grader at B a sis Independ e nt Si licon V a lley Scho ol , discussed her science fair project , “Automated Coronary Calcium Scoring using U-Net Models through Semi-supervised Learning on Non-Gated CT Scans. ” She thank ed the City Council for the recognition.
Manasvini Si ngh, 7 th grader at Rollin g Hi lls Middle school , discusse d her science fair project , “The Detection and Segmentation of Pneumonia on CXR Images Using Unet Architecture. ” She thanked the C ity Council for the recognition .
Mayor Bybee presented the students with certificates of recogni tion for their efforts . She ack nowledged Harker School student Aeliya Grover, who was unable to attend the Council meeting , for her scien ce fair project, “Comparing the Quantity of Micro-plastics in Wild and Farmed Fish .” The Council members congratul ated the students on their proj ects and thanked Mr. Williams for his work on the SCVSEFA.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS
There were no communications and petitions.
ORAL REQUESTS
Raja Pa llela, Campbell resident , spoke about the upcoming Objective Standards discussions that will be coming before the C ity Council and noted its importance.
Indu Adhikary, Campbell resident , requested an expanded Mills Act pro gram in recognition of the high costs requi red to maintain her historic home.
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
S pread the love February is “Bla ck History Month ” and a time to honor the contributions and legacy of African Americans across U.S. history and society — from activists and civil rights pioneers , such as Harriet Tubm an , Martin Luther King Jr. , M a lcolm X and Rosa P arks , to leaders in industry, politics, science, culture and more. Beginning with President Gerald Ford in 1 976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specifi c theme. The 2023 theme is “Black Resistance ” and explores how "African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms, especially the racial terrorism of lynching, racial pogroms and police kill ings," since the n ation's earliest days.
For 131 years, Early Settlers & Heritage Day has been a Campbell tradition, and it is now the longest running community celebration in California. The event pays tribute to the histo ry of Campbell and th ose who pi oneered its beginn ings. The 2023 celebration is scheduled for Monday, February 20 , from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Orchard City Banquet Hall . The guest speaker is Janan Boehme, House Historian and Special Minutes of February 7, 2023 City Council Meeting Page 3 Projects Manager for th e Winchester Myster y House. Additional details can be found at the Campbell Chamber of Commerce website.
Campbell ’s 46 th annual Valentine 5K Fun Run/Walk is on Saturday, February 11 at 9:00 am. Don ’t delay, get registered in advance to receive your fr ee race shirt and medal s! Pleas e visit campbellca.gov for more information and to register.
The AARP Tax Aid Program will provide income tax assistance free of charge thr ough April 14 at the Campbell Communit y Center. The AARP Tax-Aide Pro gram provides tax 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 .
The Campbell Youth Commissio n is hosting a Tee n Job Fair for part time, seasonal and internships on Saturday, March 4 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm at the Campbell Community Center, Orchard City Banquet Hall located at One W. Campbell Av enue.
Employer ’s in terested in hosting a table, ple ase visit bit .ly/ c a mpbelljobfair . Forms must be completed by February 1 7, and spaces are limited.
City Ha ll offices will be closed on Monday, February 20 in observance of Presidents Day. Police and Emergen cy services will remain open to the public.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Due to technical difficulties with an online public speaker , the Consent Calendar was taken out of order and h eard following Item seven.
Mayor Bybee asked if anyone wished to remove an item from the Consent Calendar.
The Consent Calendar was considered as follows:
2. Minutes of City Council Executive Session Meet ing of January 23, 2023 Recom mended Action : App rove the executive session meeting minutes of January 23, 2023 .
This action approve s the exec utive session meeting m inutes of January 23, 2023.
3. Minutes of City Council Regular Meeting of January 23, 2023 Recommended Action : Approve the regular meetin g minutes of January 23, 2023 .
This action approves the reg ular meeting min utes of January 23, 2023.
4. Approving Bills and Claims
Recommended Action: Approve the bills and claims in the amount of 914,219. 48 .
This action approves the bi lls and claims in the amount of $914,219.48 as follows: payr oll checks dated Janua ry 5, 2023, in the amount of $70,458.66; bills and c laims checks dated January 9, 2023 , in the amount o f $316 ,042.15; bills and claims checks dated January 16, 2023, in the amount of $495,027 .41; and payroll che cks date d Janua ry 19, 2023, in the amount of $32,691.26.
5. Investment Report - Quarter Ending December 2022
Minutes of February 7, 2023 City Council Meeting Page 4 Re commended Action: That the City Council approve the Investment Report for the quarter ending December 2022 and the report be noted and filed.
This action note s and files the Investment Report for the qu arter ending December 2022.
6. Authorization to Submit 2016 Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning Studies Grant Application fo r the Hamilton Avenue/Highway 1 7 Bicycle Overcros sing Planning Study (Resolution/Roll Call Vote) Recommended Action: That the City Council adopt the resolution authorizing the Public Works Director to submit a 2016 Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning Studies Compet itive Grant Progr am grant applicati on for the Hamilton Avenue/Highway 17 Bicycle Overcrossing Planning Study.
Resolution 12935 authorizes the Public Works Director to submit a 2016 Measure B Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning Studies Compet itive Grant Program grant application for the Hamilton Avenue/Highway 17 Bicycle Overcrossing Planning Study.
M/S: Lopez/ L andry - That the City Council approve the consent calendar .
The motion was adopted by the following roll call vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNAN IMOUS]
MOVER: L op ez
SECONDER: L andry
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES
Due to technical difficulties this item was taken out of order and heard following the Council Announcemen ts.
7. Public Hear ing to Consider an Interim Ordi nance to Adopt Urg ency Revisions to Title 21 Related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) to Conform with Recent State Legislation (AB-2221 and SB-897). File No. PLN-2022-166 (Ordinan ce/Roll Call Vote).
Recommende d Action: It is re commended that City Council adopt a n interim ordinance approving urgency revisions to Title 21 to conform with recent State legislation (AB-2221 and SB-897).
This is the time and place for a public hearing to consider ad opt ing an interim ordinance approvi ng urgency revisions to Title 2 1 related to A ccessory D welling U nits (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) to conform with recent State legislation (AB-2221 and SB-897).
S enior Planner Fama pre sented a sta ff report dated Feb ruary 7, 202 3.
Co uncilmembers asked general questions related to the staff report.
Minutes of February 7, 2023 City Council Meeting Page 5 Mayor B ybee opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to spe a k.
Raja Pallela, Campbell resident , requested that development stan da rds exemption s apply to A cces sory D welling Unit s up to 1,200 sq. ft. rather than 800 sq. ft. in the San Tomas Area, because the San Tomas Area Neighborhood Plan (STANP) is more restrictive.
Seeing no one else wishing to speak, Mayor B ybee closed the pu blic hearing.
Af ter discuss ion , M/ S: Landry/Scozzola - T hat the City Council adopt interim O rdinance 2291 approving urgency revisions to Title 21 to conform with recent State legislation (AB-2221 and SB-897). The motion was adopted by the following roll c all vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNA NIMOUS]
MOVER: Landry
SECONDER: Scozzola
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
City Clerk Sanders read the full title of Ordinance 2291.
M/S : Landry/Lopez – T hat the City Council waive further reading of Ordinance 22 9 1 . The motion w as adopted by the following roll call vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Landry
SECONDER: Lopez
AYES: Bybee, Landry, Furtado, Lopez, Scozzola
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8. Campbell ’s Plan for Housing (2023-2031 Housi ng Element) (F ile No. PLN- 2021-12)
Recommended Action: Provide direction to staff on modifications to Campbell ’s Plan for Housing (2023-2031 Housing Element) in response to feedback received from the California Department of Housing and C ommunity Developm ent (HCD).
C ommunity Develo pment Director Eastwood introduced the item , staff , and Opti cos consultant team members Jeff Bradley, Karen Warner and A s her Koh n , and pre sent ed an overview and purpose for the discussion .
Senior Planner Rose pres ented a staff report dated February 7, 2023. He recomme nded four ma in topics for discussion : e mergency shel ters , p ermanent s upportive housing, p arking re quirements and microunit production.
Minutes of February 7, 2023 City Council Meeting Page 6 Councilmembers asked general questions related to the staff prese ntation.
Councilmember Furtado request ed the Housing Element have a section on definitions and acronyms . Vice Mayor Landry as ked questions related to Econom y Lumber and its location in the map for emergency shelters and how that would affect sales ta x.
Ma yor Bybee asked if anyone from the public wished to spe ak.
A m ember of the Local 405 Carpenters Union requested information be in cluded in the H o using Eleme nt related to labor, local h ires, apprentic eship programs and health care b enefits for laborers. He n oted the importance of implementin g Area Labor Standards and referenced San Mat eo and Menlo Park as exa mples.
Raja Pa ll el a , Campbell resident , noted that the Dell area is greatly underused and would be a great area to be rezoned for an emerge ncy shelter h ousing designation. He commented on parking and requested red uced parking requirements.
Councilmembers were generally supportive of the staff recommendations with the exception of E conomy Lumber remaining as part of the emergency shelter design ation. Ther e was a general consensus to e xclude Economy Lumber from the emergency shelt er zone .
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
9. Council Comm ittee Reports
Recommended Action: That the City Council report on activities from their committee assignments.
Councilmember Fur tado attended the West Valley Clean Water JPA meeting , not ing he was appointed Vice Chair for the committee; and attended the West Valley So lid Waste Authority JPA meeting.
Vic e M ayor Landry attended the S anta Clara Valley Water District County Water C ommission meeting , where they discussed their proposed water conservation ordinance and requested that staff lo ok into adopting a City water cons ervati on ordinance ; and attended the Santa Clara Coun ty Library District JPA fo rum and Education Subcommittee meeting with Councilmember Scozzola .
Councilmember Scozzola at tended the Santa Clara Coun ty Library District JPA fo rum and Education Subcommittee meeti ng with Vice Mayor Landry .
Councilmember Lop e z attended the Bay Area Quality Management Di s trict Board of D irectors meeting; the Le a gue of Cities Peninsula Division E xecutive Committee ’s Housing Policy m eeting ; a meeting to discuss upcoming even ts incl uding a n up coming mental health e vent to be held in March; a Sa nta Clara Valley Transportation Authority wor kshop and a Santa Clara Valley Transportation A uthority Board of Directors meeting.
Minutes of February 7, 2023 City Council Meeting Page 7 Mayor Bybee att ended the West Valley Mayors and Managers meeting with City M anager Loventhal ; attended the C ities Association of Santa Clara C ounty meeting; attended the S tate of the C ounty 2023 , which includ ed the swearing in of B oard of Supervisors President Susan Ellenberg; and attended the s w earing in of San ta Clara Coun ty Sher iff Ro bert J onsen .
Mayor Bybee announced that the City Council will be holding a Council Prio rities Sessio n on February 16, 2023 f rom 4:00 -7:00 p.m.
ADJOURN
Mayor Bybee adjou rned the meeting at 9:23 p.m.
APPROVED :
ATTEST:
Anne Bybee, Mayor
Andrea Sanders, City Clerk