COUNCIL ITEM REQUEST FORM
The Council Item Request Form is for members of the City Council to submit written requests to the City Manager's Office for inclusion of an item on a future City Council meeting agenda. At the meeting where the initial written request is heard, discussion should be limited to whether the item should be added to an agenda and a date, not the merit of the item. A majority vote of the City Council is required for the item to be added to future Council meeting agenda for action.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Requesting Member of City Council : Suds Jain
Contact E-mail _ [email protected]_
Contact Phone _ 408-499-2955
Today's Date 3/22/2022
WRITTEN REQUEST
I, Suds Jain , hereby request that the following item be placed on the City of Santa Clara Council and Authorities Concurrent meeting agenda:
On March 22, 2022, the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Area Plan will be on the agenda for Council Action.
I was surprised that the noticing for the specific plan was only 500 feet considering that the project is so large. At an expected residential population in the development of 26,760 for Scenario A, that represents a 20% population increase for the entire city and certainly qualifies for the FPPC “public generally” exclusion for recusals. This project will affect a large number of residents beyond 500 feet.
From the Council Packet Resolution:
WHEREAS, notices of the public hearing on the proposed Specific Plan were mailed to all property owners within 500 feet of the Project Site, according to the most recent assessor’s roll, and to all local agencies expected to provide essential facilities or services to the project, on January 13, 2022
I am asking to put on the agenda a discussion of how to change the noticing policy so as to reach more people. It could be based on reaching a certain number of people or could have a different radius of notification based on the size of the project. This could be a study session or a staff proposal which Council can consider adopting.
Reference: Council Policy 030 - Adding an Item on the Agenda Resolution No. 20-8895