TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Sarah Zárate
SUBJECT: See Below DATE: September 9, 2025
Approved
Date:
9/10/2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT: Citywide
SUBJECT: Verbal Report from the County of Santa Clara on the Fiscal Impacts of H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on the County’s Services
RECOMMENDATION
Accept a verbal report from the County of Santa Clara on the fiscal impacts of H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on the County’s services.
SUMMARY AND OUTCOME
This verbal report will ensure that the City Council receives timely information on the fiscal impacts of H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on the County of Santa Clara’s (County) services directly from County staff.
BACKGROUND
At a recent County City Manager’s Association meeting, members requested, and the County of Santa Clara offered, to brief local jurisdictions on the fiscal and service impacts of H.R. 1. (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on the County organization. Multiple jurisdictions have already scheduled these presentations, including Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Milpitas, and Monte Sereno, with additional cities expressing interest.
ANALYSIS
The presentation to the City Council is proposed for the September 16, 2025 meeting.
County staff will provide a presentation of no more than 20 minutes, followed with time to answer questions from the City Council. The County’s presentation provides an COUNCIL AGENDA: 9/16/25
FILE: 25-1014
ITEM: 3.5
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 9, 2025
Subject: Verbal Report from the County of Santa Clara on the Fiscal Impacts of H.R.1 (Big Beautiful Bill) on the County’s services
opportunity for the City Council to better understand the fiscal implications of H.R. 1 on County services and related impacts that may directly affect city residents.
EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
No additional follow-up is anticipated. County staff will be available to answer questions following the presentation to City Council.
COORDINATION
This memorandum was coordinated with the City Attorney's Office.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
This memorandum will be posted on the City’s Council Agenda website for the September 16, 2025 City Council meeting.
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND INPUT
No commission recommendation or input is associated with this action.
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action.
PUBLIC SUBSIDY REPORTING
This item does not include a public subsidy as defined in section 53083 or 53083.1 of the California Government Code or the City’s Open Government Resolution.
Sarah Zárate
Director, City Manager’s Office of
Administration, Policy, and
Intergovernmental Relations