City Council Regular Session Meeting - November 18, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
Please Note: Items listed under Special Presentations and Proclamations are considered ceremonial. The City Council will not take action on these matters.
4. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS
5. ORAL REQUESTS
NOTE: This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the City Council on any matter not on the agenda. Persons wishing to address the Council are requested, but not required to complete a Speaker’s Card. Speakers are limited to two (2) minutes. The law generally prohibits the Council from discussion or taking action on such items. However, the Council may instruct staff accordingly regarding Oral Requests.
6. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
NOTE: All matters listed under consent calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made by a member of City Council, City staff, or a member of the public. Any person wishing to speak on any item on the consent calendar should ask to have the item removed from the consent calendar prior to the time the Council votes to approve. If removed, the item will be discussed in the order in which it appears.
7.1 Minutes of City Council Executive Session Meeting of November 4, 2025
1. Minutes of November 4, 2025 Executive Session.pdf
Recommended Action
Approve the executive session meeting minutes of November 4, 2025.
7.2 Minutes of City Council Regular Minutes of November 4, 2025.
1. Minutes of November 4, 2025 Regular Meeting.pdf
Recommended Action
Approve the regular meeting minutes of November 4, 2025.
7.3 Approving the Bills and Claims
1. Report Approving Bills and Claims 11.18.25.pdf
Recommended Action
Approve the bills and claims
in the amount of
$3,392,221.58.
7.4 Accept Donation of $5,000 from Gayle Bowen Nolasco for the Campbell Historical Museum & Ainsley House
1. Donation For Historical Museum and Ainsley House.pdf
2. RESOLUTION NO for $5K donation to Museum from Gayle Nolasco.pdf
3. Budget Adjustment-6 (FY 2026) Museum Donation.pdf
Recommended Action
It is recommended that the City Council accept a donation of $5,000 from Gayle Bowen Nolasco to be deposited into the Museum Donation Account, with funds to be used at the Museum’s discretion for special projects, and to approve an associated budget adjustment to recognize the donation.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS OF ORDINANCES
NOTE: Members of the public may be allotted up to two (2) minutes to comment on any public hearing item. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of five (5) minutes for opening statements and up to a total of three (3) minutes maximum for closing statements. Items requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council’s consent at the meeting.
8.1 Public Hearing to consider recommendation of (1) an ordinance amending Chapter 21.24 (Inclusionary Housing Ordinance) and Chapter 21.14 (Overlay/Combining Districts) to facilitate housing development and clarify related regulatory requirements; and (2) an ordinance amending Chapter 21.20 (Density Bonuses and Other Housing Incentives) to implement Assembly Bill 1287 (2023) and establish a local density bonus incentive to encourage the production of small-scale "affordable by design" housing units in furtherance with the 2023–2031 Housing Element. Resolutions/Ordinances/Roll Call Vote)
1. Report for Public Hearing to consider recommendation of ordinances amending Chapter 21.24 (Inclusionary Housing Ordinance), Chapter 21.14 (Overlay and Combining Districts) and Chapter 21.20 (Density Bonuses) .pdf
2. Draft Ordinance (Chapter 21.20).pdf
3. Draft Ordinance (Chapters 21.24, 21.14).pdf
Recommended Action
That the City Council take the following actions: (1) Take first reading, introducing an Ordinance amending Chapter 21.24 (Inclusionary Housing Ordinance) and Chapter 21.14 (Overlay/Combining Districts) and (2) Take first reading, introducing an Ordinance amending Chapter 21.20 (Density Bonuses and Other Housing Incentives).
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.1 Updates to Campbell Administrative Policy 2.8 - Insurance Claims Procedures (Resolution Roll Call Vote)
1. Report Updates to Campbell Administrative Policy 2.8 - Insurance Claims Procedures.pdf
2. Resolution Amending Administrative Policy 2.8 (Claims Procedures).pdf
3. 2.8 Insurance Claims Procedures - JPA (Revised 11-18-25) REDLINE.pdf
4. 2.8 Insurance Claims Procedures - JPA (Revised 11-18-25) CLEAN.pdf Recommended Action
That the City Council approve a resolution to amend Campbell Administrative Policy 2.8 (Insurance Claims Procedures) Section 7.F.2 regarding claims settlement authority levels to account for inflationary factors, improve operational efficiency, and align to best practice within similar municipalities, the City’s self-insured retention limit (SIR), and recent changes to the City Manager’s agreement award threshold, Section 7.B regarding delegation of authority to deny claims, and several other sections to clarify and bring current language where necessary.
9.2 Modifications to City Council Policy Section 10
1. Modification to City Council Policy Section 10.pdf
2. Resolution_Section 10.pdf
3. SECTION 10_Redline.pdf
4. Building Use Policy_Redline.pdf
5. SECTION 10_CLEAN.pdf
6. Council Policy Section 24.pdf
7. Council Policy Section 25.pdf
8. Council Policy Section 21.pdf
Recommended Action
That the City Council review and approve the proposed revisions to City Council Policy Section 10, including the relocation of specific provisions to newly established Sections 24 and 25, in order to enhance organization, improve clarity, and ensure greater policy consistency.
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
11. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
11.1 Council Committee Reports
1. Report - Council Committee Reports 11.18.25.pdf
Recommended Action
That the City Council report on activities from their committee assignments.
12. ADJOURN
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