RULES COMMITTEE
October 30, 2024
Agenda Item: A.1.a
NOVEMBER 5, 2024 – AMENDED AGENDA
PROPOSED ADDITIONS – PRINTED AGENDA
APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTS BELOW INCLUDES A SUNSHINE WAIVER
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REQUESTS
2.x Request for Travel Authorization for Mayor's Staff.
Recommendation:
Authorize travel, accept travel payments to the City of San José, and designate Mayor’s Staff, Stephen Caines, as the City representative to attend the Project on Municipal Innovation Fall 2024 Convening in Cambridge, MA from November 7-9, 2024. Source of Funds: Harvard University through the Kresge Foundation (Travel and Lodging).
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Mayor)
CITY MANAGER’S REQUESTS
8.x Memorandum of Agreement with County of Santa Clara and the San José Earthquakes for the Development of Public Soccer Fields at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution:
(a) Authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Agreement and related documents with County of Santa Clara and the San José Earthquakes in the amount of $6,000,000, subject to the appropriation of funds, for the development of public soccer fields at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
(b) Consistent with City Council’s approval of Manager’s Budget Addendum #20, San José Earthquakes Sports Complex, that was incorporated into the Mayor’s June Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, prioritize the allocation of one-time funding of $6,000,000 during a future budget process, with $1,000,000 anticipated to be available by July 1, 2025.
CEQA: Statutorily Exempt, Public Project File No. PP17-001, CEQA Guidelines Section 15262, feasibility and planning studies with no commitment to future actions. (Economic Development and Cultural Affairs)
CITY ATTORNEY’S REQUESTS
CITY CLERK’S REQUESTS