City Council
Carmen Montano, Mayor
Evelyn Chua, Vice Mayor
Anthony Phan, Councilmember
Hon Lien, Councilmember
Garry Barbadillo, Councilmember
1. Call to Order /Roll Call / Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda: June 19 th, 2023
a. Vice Mayor Chua motioned approval. Mayor Montano and Vice Mayor Chua both voted yes.
3. Approval of Minutes: April 12 th, 2023
a. Vice Mayor Chua motioned approval. Mayor Montano and Vice Mayor Chua both voted yes.
4. Public Forum
Members of the audience are invited to address the Subcommittee on any subject not on the agenda. Speakers must state their name and address for the record, and limit their remarks to under three minutes. As an unagendized item, no response is required of City staff or the Subcommittee; however, the Subcommittee may agendize the item for a future meeting.
No speakers during public forum
5. Business Items (Review and Discuss Transportation Related Topics) a. Loopworks Personal Rapid Transit
(A presentation from a member of the public)
Rob Means provided a presentation to the Transportation Subcommittee on the Loopworks Personal Rapid Transit Project and requested that the City bring forward a memorandum of understanding to the full city council for consideration. Mayor Montano commended Mr. Means for his passion. Mayor Montano asked Mr. Means questions surrounding the construction process, total costs, community impact during construction, maintenance costs and funding sources. Vice Mayor Chua commended Mr. Means for his passion and asked Mr. Means questions surrounding the current economic environment, participation in the City of San Jose’s bidding process and funding.
Members of Subcommittee
Carmen Montano, Member
Evelyn Chua, Member
City Council Transportation Subcommittee
Committee Conference Room
455 East Calaveras Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
Monday, June 19th, 2023
4:30 PM
The Mayor and Vice Mayor indicated that now is now the right time for the City to enter into a memorandum of understanding on this project given the many unknowns and that we should wait to see how the City of San Jose’s project evolves.
5 public speakers spoke on the item, with the following feedback:
1. What risks the city would take in signing the MOU.
2. City should focus on energy and environment value of project.
3. Indicate support that the MOU request was a no cost request to City and indicated support for City signing MOU.
4. Indicated support for project and how it would make it easier for residents to travel.
5. Indicated support for bringing the MOU to the full council. • Calaveras Boulevard Widening Project Updates
Deputy City Manager Matt Cano provided a presentation on the Calaveras Boulevard Widening project.
Mayor Montano indicated support for VTA committing the recent $9.6 million to project design and asked for staff to ensure that a focus on aesthetics remained part of the project. Vice Mayor Chua indicated we need to continue to be a voice on VTA boards to ensure future funding for this project.
One public speaker, Rob Means, spoke on the project with questions regarding funding estimates and how the project would improve traffic flow.
6. Other Topics
No other topics were discussed.
7. Next Proposed Meeting Date: Wednesday, August 9 th, 2023 Next meeting date approved
8. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned
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