City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Downtown Community Task Force
Draft
6:00 PM Zoom Webinar09/15/2022
Pursuant to California Government Code section 54953(e) and City of Santa Clara Resolution 22-9135, the Downtown Community Task Force meeting will be held by teleconference only. No physical location will be available for this meeting; however, the City of Santa Clara continues to provide methods for the public to participate remotely:
Via Zoom:
https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/91975789377
Meeting ID: 919 7578 9377 or
By Phone:
1(669) 900-6833
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The DCTF Chair, Adam Thompson called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
Adam Thompson, Dan Ondrasek, Debra von Huene, Ana
Vargas-Smith , Mathew Reed, Butch Coyne, Atisha Varshney, and Chan Thai
Present 8 -
Rob MayerAbsent 1 -
A motion was made by Vice Chair Ondrasek to excuse Member Mayer from the meeting and to Excuse Member Coyne from the meeting starting at 7:20 p.m.. The motion was seconded by Member von Huene.
Aye: Thompson, Ondrasek, von Huene, Vargas-Smith, Reed, Coyne, Varshney, and Thai
8 -
Absent: Mayer1 -
CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Member Coyne and seconded by Member von Huene to approve the consent calendar.
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1.A 22-1137 Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) Meeting Minutes of the May 20, 2021 Meeting
Recommendation: Approve the DCTF Meeting Minutes of the May 20, 2021 Meeting.
A motion was made that this item be Approved Staff
Recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Thompson, Ondrasek, von Huene, Vargas-Smith, Reed, Coyne, and Thai
7 -
Excused: Mayer1 -
Abstained: Varshney1 -
1.B 22-1136 Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) Meeting Minutes of the June 17, 2021 Meeting.
Recommendation: Approve the DCTF Meeting Minutes of the June 17, 2021 Meeting.
A motion was made that this item be Approved Staff
Recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Ondrasek, Vargas-Smith, Reed, Coyne, and Thai5 -
Excused: Mayer1 -
Abstained: Thompson, von Huene, and Varshney3 -
1.C 22-1138 Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) Meeting Minutes of the August 18, 2022 Meeting
Recommendation: Approve the DCTF Meeting Minutes of the August 18, 2022 Meeting.
A motion was made that this item be Approved Staff
Recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Thompson, Ondrasek, von Huene, Vargas-Smith, Coyne, Varshney, and Thai
7 -
Excused: Mayer1 -
Abstained: Reed1 -
GENERAL BUSINESS
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2. 22-1140 Check in on project schedule for the Downtown Precise Plan, Form Based Code, and Environmental Impact Report.
Staff presented the project schedule and tasks completed to date and outstanding tasks. The DCTF discussed the schedule and agreed that at each DCTF meeting there should be a standing agenda item for schedule review.
The following members of the public spoke on the item:
Giovanni Ottolini
Mary Grizzle
Mario Bouza
Dario Sanchez
Noah MacDonald
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
ADJOURNMENT
Member Vargas-Smith announced that the Parade of Champions would occur on October 1, 2022.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Ondrasek, and seconded by Member von Huene to adjourn the meeting at 7:52 p.m.
The next regular scheduled meeting is Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 6 p.m.
Aye: Thompson, Ondrasek, von Huene, Vargas-Smith, Reed, Coyne, Varshney, and Thai
8 -
Excused: Mayer 1 -
MEETING DISCLOSURES
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