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City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Special City Council Meeting
4:45 PM Hybrid Meeting
Council ChambersNirtually
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
The City of Santa Clara will be conducting City Council meetings in a hybrid manner (in-person and continues to have methods for the public to participate remotely). Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) and City of Santa Clara Resolution 22-9087, Councilmembers may teleconference from remote locations and the City continues to provide methods for the public to participate remotely:
• Via Zoom:
o https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/99706759306
Meeting ID: 997-0675-9306 or
o Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833
• Via the City's eComment (now available during the meeting) • Via email to [email protected]
As always, the public may view the meetings on SantaClaraCA.gov, Santa Clara City Television (Comcast cable channel 15 or AT&T U-verse channel 99), or the livestream on the City's YouTube channel or Facebook page.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provIsIons of California Government Code §54956 ("The Brown Act") and Section 708 of the Santa Clara City Charter, the Mayor calls for a Special Meeting of the City of Santa Clara City Council, to commence and convene on May 16, 2022, at 4:45 p.m. for a Special Meeting in the City Hall Council Chambers located in the East Wing of City Hall at 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, California and by teleconference, to consider the following matter(s) and to potentially take action with respect to them.
Closed Session - 4:45 PM I Special Meeting - 5:30 PM
4:45 PM CLOSED SESSION
Call to Order in the Council Chambers
Mayor Gillmor called the meeting to order at 4:47 PM
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Present: 7 - Councilmember Kathy Watanabe, Councilmember Raj Chahal, Councilmember Karen Hardy, Councilmember Kevin Park, Vice Mayor Suds Jain, Councilmember Anthony Becker, and Mayor Lisa M.
Gillmor
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Public Comment
Public Employment Appointment (Government Code§§ 54957, 54954.5, subd. (e))
Title: City Manager
None.
Convene to Closed Session (Council Conference Room)
Council convene to Closed Session 4:48 PM.
5:30 PM COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Call to Order
Mayor Gillmor reconvened the meeting to Open Session at 5:33 PM.
Pledge of Allegiance and Statement of Values
Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Councilmember Hardy recited the Statement of Values .
Assistant City Clerk Pimentel recited the Statement of Behavioral Standards
REPORTS OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION MATTERS
Mayor Gillmor reported that there was no reportable action taken from Closed Session.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
None.
INTERVIEWS
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2. 22-676 Interviews and Action on Appointment to fill one Full Term ending June 30, 2026 and one Partial Term Ending June 30, 2025 to the Senior Advisory Commission
Recommendation: 1. Appoint one applicant to serve on the Senior Advisory Commission for one full term ending June 30, 2026 and one applicant to serve one partial term ending June 30, 2025; and
2. Establish an eligibility list which may be used to fill vacancies that may occur during the next six months.
Assistant City Clerk Pimentel provided a verbal report on the interview and appointment process for the Senior Advisory Commission.
Council conducted interviews virtually via Zoom and in person for the appointment of two commissioners to the Senior Advisory Commission; one to serve a full-term ending June 30, 2026, and one to serve a partial-term ending June 30, 2025 .
A motion was made by Councilmember Becker, seconded by
Councilmember Hardy , to appoint Edmund Drozek to fill one full-term ending June 30, 2026 and Tom Freitas to fill one partial-term Ending June 30, 2025 to the Senior Advisory Commission.
Aye: 7 - Councilmember Watanabe, Councilmember Chahal, Councilmember Hardy, Councilmember Park, Vice Mayor Jain, Councilmember Becker, and Mayor Gillmor
A motion was made by Councilmember Chahal, seconded by
Councilmember Park, to establish a Senior Advisory Commission Eligibility List that expires in six months with Veena Sterling and Rick Andrews and (2) should a vacancy occur, invite Veena Sterling and Rick Andrews back for an interview.
Aye: 6 - Council member Watanabe, Council member Chahal, Council member Hardy, Councilmember Park, Councilmember Becker, and Mayor Gillmor
Nay: 1 - Vice Mayor Jain
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3. 22-678 Interviews and Action on two Appointments to the Parks and Recreation Commission to fill two full terms each ending June 30, 2026 Recommendation: 1. Appoint two applicants to serve on the Parks & Recreation Commission for two full- terms each ending June 30, 2026.
2. Establish an eligibility list which may be used to fill vacancies that may occur during the next six months.
Assistant City Clerk Pimentel provided a verbal report on the interview and appointment process for the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Council conducted interviews virtually via Zoom and in person for the appointment of two commissioners to the Parks and Recreation Commission to serve a full-term each ending June 30, 2026.
A motion was made by Councilmember Becker, seconded by
Councilmemnber Watanabe, to appoint Maureen Reilly Chu and Brittany Ricketts to the Parks and Recreation Commission to serve two full terms each ending June 30, 2026.
Aye: 7 - Councilmember Watanabe, Councilmember Chahal, Councilmember Hardy, Councilmember Park, Vice Mayor Jain, Councilmember Becker, and Mayor Gillmor
A motion was made by Councilmember Hardy, seconded by
Councilmember Watanabe, to (1) establish a Parks and
Recreation Commission Eligibility List that expires in six months with Elisa Muresan for automatic appointment should a future vacancy occur.
Aye: 5 - Councilmember Watanabe, Council member Chahal, Councilmember Hardy, Councilmember Park, and Mayor Gillmor
Nay: 2 - Vice Mayor Jain, and Councilmember Becker
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REPORTS OF MEMBERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Becker reported on his attendance and operational tour received at the Cold Play concert at Levi's Stadium. Councilmember Becker also expressed gratitude for the Santa Clara Police presence at the concert. He also expressed concern regading the Tasman Bridge walkway conditions.
Councilmember Watanabe noted that she received complaints regarding noise level from the Cold Play concert at Levi's Stadium and expressed concern regarding the fireworks display not ending prior to 10:00 PM.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:26 PM.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Jain, seconded by
Councilmember Hardy, to adjourn the meeting.
Aye: 7 - Councilmember Watanabe, Councilmember Chahal, Councilmember Hardy, Councilmember Park, Vice Mayor Jain, Councilmember Becker, and Mayor Gillmor
The next scheduled special meeting is on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in the City Hall Council Chambers.
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MEETING DISCLOSURES
The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitation period is specified by any other provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge, which is not filed within that 90-day period, will be barred. If a person wishes to challenge the nature of the above section in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Clara, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies.
AB23 ANNOUNCEMENT : Members of the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, Sports and Open Space Authority and Housing Authority are entitled to receive $30 for each attended meeting.
Note: The City Council and its associated Authorities meet as separate agencies but in a concurrent manner. Actions taken should be considered actions of only the identified policy body.
LEGEND: City Council (CC); Stadium Authority (SA); Sports and Open Space Authority (SOSA); Housing Authority (HA); Successor Agency to the City of Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency (SARDA); Bayshore North Project Enhancement Authority (BNPEA); Public Facilities Financing Corporation (PFFC)
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City's website and in the City Clerk's Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (408) 615-2220, email [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> or at the public information desk at any City of Santa Clara public library.
If a member of the public submits a speaker card for any agenda items, their name will appear in the Minutes. If no speaker card is submitted, the Minutes will reflect "Public Speaker."
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the City of Santa Clara will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities, and will ensure that all existing facilities will be made accessible to the maximum extent feasible. The City of Santa Clara will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities including those with speech, hearing, or vision impairments so they can participate equally in the City's programs, services, and activities. The City of Santa Clara will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities.
Agendas and other written materials distributed during a public meeting that are public record will be made available by the City in an appropriate alternative format. Contact the City Clerk's Office at 1 408-615-2220 with your request for an alternative format copy of the agenda or other written materials.
Individuals who require an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or any other disability-related modification of policies or procedures, or other accommodation, in order to participate in a program, service, or activity of the City of Santa Clara, should contact the City's ADA Coordinator at 408-615-3000 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
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Assistant City Clerk
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