City of Santa Clara
Meeting Agenda
Governance and Ethics Committee
Special Meeting - Virtual Meeting3:00 PMMonday, December 5, 2022 The City of Santa Clara will be conducting the Governance and Ethics Committee meetings in a hybrid manner (in-person and continues to have methods for the public to participate remotely.) Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953(e) and City of Santa Clara Resolution 22-9160, Councilmembers may teleconference from remote locations and the continues to have methods for the public to participate remotely:
• Via Zoom: https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/98559951444
Webinar ID: 985 5995 1444
• By phone: +1 669 444 9171
• Submit comments via email to: [email protected] 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 Chair calls for a Special Meeting of the Governance and Ethics Committee of the City of Santa Clara to commence and convene on December 5, 2022, at 3:00 PM for a Special Meeting to be held virtually via Zoom, to consider the following matter(s) and to potentially take action with respect to them.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.A Approval of the June 7, 2021 Governance and Ethics Committee Meeting Minutes
22-1395
Approve the minutes of the June 7, 2021 Governance
and Ethics Committee Meeting.
Recommendation:
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
[This item is reserved for persons to address the body on any matter not on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body. The law does not permit action on, or extended discussion of, any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances. The governing body, or staff, may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed, and appropriate body may request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting.]
GENERAL BUSINESS
Governance and Ethics Committee Meeting Agenda December 5, 2022
2. Discussion and Direction regarding the City Council Letterhead and Correspondence Policy
22-1396
Staff makes no recommendations.Recommendation:
3. Discussion on the Workplan for Governance and Ethics Committee
22-1400
Staff makes no recommendation.Recommendation:
STAFF REPORT
COMMITTEE MEMBERS REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
MEETING DISCLOSURES
Governance and Ethics Committee Meeting Agenda December 5, 2022 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.
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."
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