CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
City of Campbell, 70 N. First St., Campbell, California
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CAMPBELL CITY COUNCIL
Thursday, March 6, 2025 – 9:00 AM
Orchard City Banquet Hall
1 West Campbell Avenue, Campbell, California
This City Council meeting was duly noticed 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, the Orchard City Banquet Hall, 1 West Campbell Avenue, Campbell, California.
ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Anne Bybee Councilmember Absent
Terry Hines Councilmember Present
Elliot Scozzola Councilmember Present
Dan Furtado Vice Mayor Present
Sergio Lopez Mayor Present
STAFF PRESENT:
Brian Loventhal, City Manager; Angelique Gaeta, Assistant City Manager; Jose Zetino, Administrative Analyst; Andrea Sanders, City Clerk;; Bill Seligmann, City Attorney; Rob Eastwood, Community Development Director; Will Fuentes, Finance Director; Todd Capurso, Public Works Director; Amy Olay, City Engineer; Ada Chang , Human Resources Manager; Natasha Bissell, Recreation & Community Services Director; Gary Berg, Police Chief .
PUBLIC COMMENT
Susan Landry, Campbell resident, spoke about a Community Center Master Plan; traffic calming in Campbell Village; and Economic Development .
Amy Taylor, Campbell business owner, stated support for cannabis and marijuana products and businesses in Campbell.
Michael Ryan, Campbell resident, requested an updated Bee Keeping Ordinance and submitted his comments for the record.
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Ken Johnson, Campbell Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, expressed support for an Economic Development Plan.
NEW BUSINESS
1. FY2025-2026 City Council Priority Discussion
Recommended Action: That the City Council receive an update on the Fiscal Year 2025 workplans an d provide feedback on Council priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.
Senior staff presented information on the FY 2025-2026 priorities and workplan updates.
Mayor Lopez called for a 5-minute recess. The City Council reconvened at 10:25 a.m.
The following is a summary of individual Councilmember comments :
Councilmember Scozzola suggested removing the Measure O priority for a Community Center Master Plan. He suggested adding a Resiliency priority with focus on environment and housing; a rent control survey; a policy to show noninvestment in war; Highway 17 pedestrian bridge feasibility study and a responsible construction ordinance.
Vice Mayor Furtado spoke of a senior needs survey; a traffic study; economic development; the Hamilton Avenue Precise Plan; housing goals, Measure K; emergency preparedness; the City ’s Historic Resource Inventory program; updating and restoring the Mills Act program; review of the weed abatement program; increased public relations; legislator partnerships; and focus on small businesses with further collaboration with the DCBA and Chamber.
Mayor Lopez prioritized succession planning and recruitments; Measure K; and a review of the budget process and not relying on uncertain funds. He suggested two new priorities of Resiliency and Communications . Within those priorities a broade r focus on extra public noticing, broader outreach and resources for the community. Also noted was the implementation of the economic development strategy; CEQA streamlining; asset management and maintenance; preparation of 2026 Mega events; and transit signal priority.
Councilmember Hines discussed housing development assistance; adding hot weather to the inclement weather shelter; Measure O; economic development with increased communications; maintaining existing revenue; increased funding for street main tenance; review of existing ordinances and creation of new ordinances, such as Beekeeping; and preparation for 2026 Mega Events, such as World Cup, Super Bowl etc.
The City Council pro vided limited comments and feedback on the individual Councilmember statements. The Council did not come to a consensus or provide Minutes of March 6, 2025 City Council Meeting Page 3
specific direc tion on the pr iorities. City Council reques ted staff to return to the Council meeting on March 18, 2025, to adopt the FY 2026 Priorities.
ADJOURN
Mayor Lopez adjourned the meeting at 11:32 a.m.
APPROVED :
ATTEST:
Sergio Lopez, Mayor.
Andrea Sanders, City Clerk