1 CITY COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORT
Meeting: November 19, 2024
Reporting Councilmember: Councilmember Kitty Moore
Report Activity Dates: 10/8/24 to 10/28/24
Event Date, Title, and Description:
October 9, 2024. Santa Clara County Library District Joint Powers Authority Finance Committee Meeting.
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October 11, 2024. Council agenda item prep session with Staff RE Homelessness.
October 11, 2024. Valley Water session on Homelessness.
October 12, 2024. Cupertino Library 20
th Anniversary Celebration. Super celebration for
our library’s 20th anniversary which included a petting zoo with a miniature horse in the central courtyard of the library. Much fun was had by all! October 15, 2024. Regular City Council Meeting.
October 17-18, 2024. Annual CalCities Conference in Long Beach. Great program this year with an excellent exhibit hall covering various topics like advanced clean fleets regulations, self-cleaning restrooms for parks, transit, procurement, data storage, and more. The following are the session materials for this year’s conference. 2024 Session Materials
• 2024 Playbook for Developments in Municipal Finance Law and Policy • A Collaborative Approach to Combat Fentanyl
• Are Cities Ready for an Electric Future
• Are You Ready for Disaster - Implementing Effective Crisis Management in
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2 the Early Stages of an Event • Battling Misinformation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence • Building Vibrant Communities Leveraging Partnerships for Fun and Engagement • California Economic Forecast - Navigating Economic Trends • City Clerks Workshop - Local Democracy in the United States - Institutions, Trust, and Public Policy • City Successes in Responding to Homelessness • Code Enforcement • Cyber Security and IT Strategy for Municipalities • Don't Confuse Kindness with Weakness How to Handle Disruptive Public Meetings • Economic Development and Public Finance - New Best Friends Forever • Empowering Latino Homeownership - An Action Plan - Mojica • Essential Tips for Effective Council Meetings • Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors and Officials - AB 1661 Training • Housing Law Jeopardy • How a Transparency Portal Can Improve Accountability and Inform Citizens • How Embedded Acoustic Lead Detection is Resolving Non-Revenue Water Loss • How to Integrate Real-Time Crime Centers and Advanced Training Simulators • How Your City Can Help Secure Residents the Best Possible Insurance Rates - Molloy • Integrating Higher Education and Public Sector Employment • Main Street Climate Resiliency - Urban and Rural Solutions • Maximize Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Your Community • Navigating Homelessness - Press Release Orange County Continuum of Care Approves Funding for Regional Navigation Centers • Navigating Homelessness - A Successful Regional Partnership in North Orange County • Navigating Homelessness - Orange & Los Angeles Counties • Navigating Homelessness - Orange County Service Planning Areas Map • Show Me the Money - Evaluating and Explaining Your City’s Financial Condition (3) • Teamwork Makes the Dream Work - Effective City Council-City Manager Relationships Create Thriving Communities City Council Councilmember Activity Report
3 • The AI Advantage - Automating Road Assessments for More Accurate Pavement Management • The Rise of E-Bikes • Trolls on Social Media Can I Block Them • Understanding Public Service Ethics Laws & Principles - AB 1234 Training • Where the Sidewalk Will End - The Dire Outlook For State Transportation Funding • Winning Fistfuls of Dollars for Cities • Your Housing Element is Certified! Now What MCLE Session Materials See the MCLE session schedule here. Read all Speaker Bios here. Download all Whitepapers here. LAC Report here EPIC Report here General Municipal Litigation Update Speakers: Mark J. Austin, Partner, Burke Williams & Sorensen Matthew Slentz, Senior Counsel, Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC Paper | Presentation Hate-Bombing and Poetry Recitations: Handling Disruptive Public Comment Speakers: Amy Ackerman, Partner, Renne Public Law Group Eli Beckman, Mayor, Corte Madera Jonathan V. Holtzman, Founding Partner, Renne Public Law Group Paper | Presentation Land Use and CEQA Litigation Speakers: Christie Crowl, Partner, Jarvis Fay John Luebberke, Of Counsel, Herum Crabtree Suntag Paper | Presentation Development Agreements - All You Need To Know For Successful Development Speaker: Gabrielle Janssens, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP Karen Tiedemann, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP Paper | Presentation The Builder’s Remedy: Fear and Trembling and Local Control Speakers: Dave Rand, Founding Partner, Rand Paster & Nelson LLP Susan Cola, Assistant City Attorney, Santa Monica Barbara Kautz, Partner, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP Paper | Presentation Improving Civility City Council Councilmember Activity Report
4 Speaker: Honorable Wendy Chang, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, Member, California Civility Task Force Honorable Mary H. Strobel (Retired), Signature Resolution Paper | Presentation Labor and Employment Litigation Speakers: Elizabeth Tom Arce, Partner, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Jennifer Rosner, Partner, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Paper | Presentation | Handout Homeless Enforcement in Light of Boise, Grants Pass, and Supreme Court Review! Speaker: Curtis Wright, Managing Partner, Serviam by Wright LLP Paper | Presentation Municipal Tort and Civil Rights Litigation Speaker: Sean Richmond, Senior Deputy City Attorney, Sacramento Paper | Presentation A Comprehensive Update on the Evolving Landscape of Tenant Protections Speaker: Nazanin Salehi, Associate, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP Thomas Webber, Associate, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP Paper | Presentation Surplus Land Act (Part 2) Speakers: Jena S. Acos, City Attorney, Carpinteria, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Sydne Rennie, Associate Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Paper | Presentation October 23, 2024. Farewell meeting with the Toyokawa Sister Cities’ Delegation. This was the first in five years and it is great to see the visitors but sad to see them go. October 23, 2024. Special City Council Meeting on Housing Laws. October 24, 2024. Santa Clara County Library District Joint Powers Authority Board Meeting. https://granicus_production_attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/sccl/bc52a4053387d106e97f00f42c93d5ef0.pdf