CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Date: January 21, 2026
Subject
Appointment of Mayor Kitty Moore and Vice Mayor Liang Chao to an ad-hoc Council subcommittee to negotiate the agreement for law enforcement services with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and the appointment of Mayor Kitty Moore as the primary representative and Vice Mayor Liang Chao as the alternate representative to a multi-jurisdictional Sheriff’s Office Contract Negotiations Ad-Hoc committee comprised of one representative from the City Councils of Cupertino, Saratoga and the Town of Los Altos Hills Recommended Action
Approve the following:
Appointment of Mayor Kitty Moore and Vice Mayor Liang Chao to serve on an ad-hoc subcommittee to negotiate the agreement for law enforcement services with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office; and Appointment of Mayor Kitty Moore as the primary representative and Vice Mayor Liang Chao as the alternate representative to a multi-jurisdictional Sheriff’s Office Contract Negotiations Ad-Hoc committee comprised of one representative from the City Councils of Cupertino, Saratoga and the Town of Los Altos Hills.
Background
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office provides law enforcement services to the cities of Saratoga, Cupertino, and the town of Los Altos Hills through similar contracts that align services and resources. Those contracts expire at the end of June 2026. Staff has been working with the Sheriff’s Office representatives since mid-2025 attempting to advance the negotiation of new contracts.
Negotiations with the Sheriff’s Office are ongoing. Staff believes having an ad-hoc subcommittee made up of two councilmembers will be helpful in ongoing negotiation discussions within Cupertino. Additionally, staff recommends appointment of one Councilmember to an ad-hoc multi-agency committee that is advisory to the City Managers of the three cities involved, to establishing contract terms. Because the service delivery model for the Sheriff’s Office includes all three cities, an ad-hoc committee made up of a Councilmember from each city would provide the insight to the needs of the community and the ability to be nimble during the negotiations.
Per the City Council Procedures Manual (Resolution No. 25-021), the Mayor appoints Councilmembers to standing and ad hoc committees and subcommittees established by the City Council, subject to ratification by the Council at its next regular meeting. Mayor Moore recommends appointing herself and Vice Mayor Chao to serve on the ad-hoc subcommittee for Cupertino. Additionally, Mayor Moore recommends appointing herself as the primary representative and Vice Mayor Chao as an alternate representative to the multi-agency ad-hoc committee with Saratoga and Los Altos Hills.
The role of the ad-hoc committees would be to receive information in the form of data and contract terms from staff on the progress of negotiations, provide insight on the information, and offer suggestions to the City Managers to advance the negotiations. Topics might include service levels, overhead costs, performance metrics, and other contract terms.
Staff envisions several meetings of the multi-agency committee beginning in February 2026 on a weekly or bi-weekly basis as necessary. The ad-hoc committee would not be subject to the Brown Act and meetings would be with staff, consultants and legal counsel as needed. The representative of both committees and the City Manager would provide updates to the full City Council on the ad-hoc committee’s work during regular City Council meetings.
Sustainability Impact
No sustainability impact.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact in establishing these subcommittees.
City Work Program (CWP) Item/Description
None
Council Goals:
Fiscal Strategy
California Environmental Quality Act
No California Environmental Quality Act impact.
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Prepared by: Astrid Robles, Senior Management Analyst
Reviewed by: Kirsten Squarcia, Interim Deputy City Manager Floy Andrews, Interim City Attorney
Approved for Submission by: Tina Kapoor, City Manager
Attachments:
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