CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
City of Campbell, 70 N. First St., Campbell, California
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CAMPBELL CITY COUNCIL
Thursday, February 16, 2023 – 4:00 PM
Campbell Community Center – Room Q80
1 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell, CA 95008
This City Counc il meeting was duly noti ced pursuant to open meeting requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act (G.C. Section 54956).
CALL TO ORDER
The City Council of the City of Campbell convened this day in the special meeting place, Campbell Community Center – Room Q80 , 1 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell, CA 95008 .
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
STAFF PRESENT:
Brian Loventhal, City Manager; Angelique Ga eta, Assistant City Manager; Andrea Sanders , City Clerk; Bill Seligmann, City Attorney; Rob Eastwood, Community Development Director; Will Fuentes, Finance Director; Todd Capurso, Public Works Director ; Cecil Lawson, Information Technology Manager; Jenny Le-Christensen, Human Resources Manager; Natasha Bissell, Recreation & Community Se rvices Director; Gary Berg, Police Chief; Andrea Atkinson, Support Services Manager; and Dan Livingston, Captain.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comment was taken following s taff present ations.
PRIORITY SETTING SESSION
1. Develop Fiscal Year 2023-24 Citywide Priorities
Recommended Action: That the City Council review Fiscal Year 2022-23 citywide priorities and receive updates on department workplans; and develop Fiscal Year 2023-24 citywide priorities.
Minutes of February 16, 2023 Sp ecial City Council Meeting Page 2 Staff gave a presentation on the Fiscal Year (FY) 202 2-2023 C ity Council Priorities and F Y 2023 adopted work plan s. Senior staff presented a Council Pri orities matri x with status u pdates on workplans related to the adopted prior ities . Community Devel opment Director Eastwood provided updates to the General Plan and Housing Element as p art of the Comprehensive Long-Term Land Use Planning Prio rity , an d a Climate Action workplan as part of the Sustainability Priority. Public Works Director Capurso pr ovided an update to the S B 1383 workplan as part of the Sustainability Priority . City Manager Lo venthal and Public Works Director Cap urs o presented workplan updates as they related to the Mea sure O Implementation Priority . City Manager Loventhal , Finance Direc tor Fuentes , and Public Works Di rector Capurso presented workplan items relating to labor , E conomic Development , pen sions, a User Fee Study , funding levels and CIP projects as part of the Financial Stability Priority .
City Attorney Seligmann, C ity Clerk Sanders , Police Chief Berg and Public Works Director Capurso provided stat us u pdat es on workplan items that were not specifically related to an adopted Council Priority but fulfilled an operation al need. Police Chief Berg provided the Co uncil info rmation relating to Emergen c y Management and a Psychological Emergency Response Team as future workplan consideration s .
Mayor Bybee asked i f a nyone from the pu blic wished to speak.
Amy Taylor, Ca mpbell resident and owner of Cloud City Supply in Camp bell, spoke in sup port of marijuana and CBD products. She requested th at the City Council consider a dopting an o rdinance to legalize the sale of marijuana -based products in Campbell.
Steve Saunders, Campbell resid ent, spoke on which priorities he was in support of , such as, planning for housing and gro wth ; Measure O ; promoting City infrastructure maintenance ; maintain ing fin ancial stability ; projects funded by ARPA money ; and fully s taffin g the Police Departm ent.
Mayor Bybee not ed the de sk item received from Sean Mendelson emphasizing his interest in a Climate Action Plan.
Mayor Bybee noted a n email received by the City Council from Liz Gib bons former Campbell c ouncilmember and current Campbell resident , who noted that there was money available at State and Federal levels for grant funding for the Climate Action Plan .
Councilmember Lopez noted an emai l received from Noelle Oliveira , Campbell resi dent, who stated concerns with pedestrian safety fo r children . A reas of concern were Harrison Ave., the Ainsley Sq uare a nd near the Campbell School of Innovation.
City Clerk Sanders noted an email receive d by Adam Buchbinder, Campbell resident , who requested the City e stablish a city-wide connected bike plan as a workp lan item and n oted C TC ’s Active Transportation Program and Calt rans ’ Sustainable Transportation P lanning grants.
Minutes of February 16, 2023 Sp ecial City Council Meeting Page 3 Mayor Bybee called for a 15-minute recess. Th e City Council reconvened with all members present at 6:18 p.m.
Co uncil members provided inp ut on current prior ities that should be co ntinued a s well as new priorities for c onsideration .
Council member Lope z spoke in support of the current ad o pted priorities. He requested addin g a publ ic sa fety category to include items such as Police D epartment needs , additional resources for crossing guards and pedestrian safety. Other topic s of support incl uded : b ike and p e destrian planning ; tr affic calming ; the Hamilton Ave nue Are a Precise Pl an ; housing programs ; a Cli mate Action Plan and electrification ; economic development ; a comprehensive parks plan ; providing resources for staff ’s internal techno logical updates ; SB 1383 and ensuring equity and access for rental un its ; and continued implementation of ADA compli ance and ser vices for seniors. Councilmember Lopez also directed staff to continue seeking outside fu nding sources from outside agencies (VTA, Bay Area Air Quality Management District , County, St ate, Federal etc.) He was supportive of receiving further information rel ated to a potential marijuana o rdinance and information o n potential wa ys to use ARPA funding.
Council member Furtado requested additional d iscussions and a status update on Measure O. Additional areas of sup port for Council member Furt ado included: an economic development strategy , with emphasis on s mall businesses , using ARP A funds to support them , and protecting the C ity ’s industrial base ; imple menting a C limate Action Plan and staff to apply for applica ble gran ts ; developing a strategy to encourage h ous ing within the City , especially affordable housing; addressing the City ’s homeless c hallenges and needs ; and , a Psychological Emergency Response Team . Councilmember Furtado also requested the following items : clearly defi ned rol es of the Measure O Citizens Oversight Committee ; a stat us update on Cal P ERS pensions ; ensuring adequate reserve funds ; a review of City Boards a nd Commissions to clearly define commissioner guidelines , scope of work, and roles and re sponsibilities ; a review of the San Tomas Area Plan , w ith focus on current resident needs ; and , added support f or the maintenan ce of the Museum.
Vice Mayor Landry stated support for the following: having an all inclusive city and ADA compliance ; Measure O and potent ial impro vements to Cit y Hall ; a Climate Action Plan , ele ctrification , and gra nt funding ; water conservation ; housing equity and the potential use of ARPA funds to su pport a ffordable housing ; a Gun Safety Public Awareness Campaign ; Emergen c y Management ; the Psychological Emergency Response Team ; a nd , additional homeless services . V ice Mayor Landry request ed the following: addressing city deficiencies (pa rks, buildings, ADA, Safe Ro utes to School sidewalk s etc.) ; C a lPERS pension updates ; approv al of a Succession Plan ; potential inventory of C ity redwood trees ; and completion of Pu blic Wo rks Standard Specifications and d et ails .
Co uncilmember Scoz zola requested the fo ll owing: othe r po tential revenue sources, such as implementation of a vacant parcel tax ; exploring the topic of governance a nd a lobbying policy ; streng thening the City ’s disc rimination policy , sp ecifically on appearance , (h eight, weight, skin color, makeup or lack the reof, Minutes of February 16, 2023 Sp ecial City Council Meeting Page 4 ha irsty le, clothing choi ces) ; and s taff explor ation of tenant rights , specifically rent control.
Ma yor Byb ee stated sup port of the C ompre hensi ve Long-Term Pla n P riority , but noted concerns that w ill arise from imp lementation of the General Plan and Housing Element suc h as a need for additional resources, staffing, and affordable housing funding . Mayor B ybee stated support for the following: using A RPA mon e y for affordable housing , housing program staffing nee ds and possibly a Psychological Emergency Response Team ; a Cli mate Action Plan as part of the Sustainability priority ; Measure O implementation and a s tudy s ession update , an economic development study ; public safety and furthering recru itment effort s. She noted concerns with the o verall Measure O budget , how potential budget overage s will be addressed , and determining how the extra money from the middle fund will be used . She directed staff to look at outside agencies (County, other cities, school districts ) to le verage programs and funds and using cost-sharing agreements to help with a ff ord able housing , the unhoused , those with menta l health issues and crossing guard s . Ad ditionally , she requested staff look for additional grant reso urces and additional revenue streams and suggested a potential revenue measure .
City Manager Loventhal s ummarized tha t he heard Council con sensus on adopting the same priorities for the next fi scal year . He noted that Council feed back included an interest in additional community services and addressing community needs . Staff will review C ouncil comments and return at the March 21, 2023 , City Council meeting for formal adoption of the FY 2023 Cou ncil Priorities .
ADJOURN
Mayor Bybee adjourned the meeting at 7:23 p.m.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Anne Bybee, Mayor
Andrea Sanders, City Clerk