4/18/23 Public Comment
Marisa Welling
From: Clerk
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 5:26 PM
To: Nora Pimentel
Cc: Michelle Estabillo; Marisa Welling
Subject: FW: Council Member Becker
Good afternoon Mayor and Councilmembers,
Please see the public comment received for your information. This will form part of the public record of tomorrow's meeting under public presentation.
Thank you
Nora
From: Frank Giacomelli <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 4:26 PM
To: Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Council Member Becker
Good afternoon,
My name is Frank Giacomelli and I live in District 6. I'm asking that this comment be read and entered into the public record.
Mr. Becker needs to resign. While he is entitled to his day in court I believe he is a not a good representative for District
6. The DA has made strong statements about the alleged wrongful actions Council Member Becker has taken. Those statements are enough for me to believe he should resign immediately. I'm also hoping that further investigations can be brought forth against other Council Members that have always seen fit to support Council Member Becker and the Frank Giacomelli
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Marisa Welling
From: Clerk
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 10:30 AM
To: Nora Pimentel
Cc: Michelle Estabillo; Marisa Welling
Subject: FW: Councilman Anthony Becker
Good morning Mayor and Councilmembers,
Please see the public comment submitted below received in the Clerk inbox for public presentation, this will form part of the public record of tonight's meeting.
Thank you
Nora
From: Ms. Carolyn McAllister <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 8:09 AM
To: Clerk <[email protected]>
Cc: Lisa Gillmor <[email protected]>; Kathy Watanabe <[email protected]> Subject: Councilman Anthony Becker
Please read this letter at tonight's Council Meeting. I want it to be part of the official record.
Another Grand Jury Report and this one the 49er Five can't ignore, especially Councilman Anthony Becker. Mr. Becker has been adament that he is on the City Council to represent his constituents.
What a big fat lie! Mr. Becker has demonstrated, with his four collegues, Hardy, Jain, Park and Chahal, that his constituents are the 49ers. The 49er Five blatantly disregarded the first Grand Jury Report in October 2022, that stated many of their decisions were favorable to the 49ers.
Now we have a second Grand Jury Report that points to Becker as the leaker of the first Grand Jury Report to the 49ers Rahul Chandhok to be exact and to the 49er friendly San Jose Voice.
Mr. Becker would not talk to reporters yesterday at San Jose City Hall. Perhaps having a felony and misdemeanor on his head has given him laringitis. These 49er Five have made the Santa Clara City Council an embarrassment in the county. Mr. Becker should. resign and drift into the sunset.
Why bring more embarrassment to our fair city? For DA Jeff Rosen to face the reporters and state being charged with perjury to the Grand Jury is very serious, means to me that the charges against Mr. Becker will stick. Maybe Mr. Becker will flip on his four cohorts and Santa Clara can start again with truth and ethics.
At the beginning of each council meeting the Santa Clara Code of Ethics is repeated.
Mr. Becker, you have no ethics or integrity. Please resign. We the people of Santa Clara deserve better.
Sincerely,
Carolyn McAllister
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1 4/18/23 Public Comment
Marisa Welling
From: Mayor and Council
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 2:45 PM
To: Michelle Estabillo
Cc: Marisa Welling
Subject: FW: DO NOT excuse Councilmember Becker from the council meeting on 4/18/23 For PMM
Thanks, Maria
-----Original Message----
From: Mayor and Council <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 10:03 AM
To: Mayor and Council <[email protected]> Cc: Nadine Nader <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: DO NOT excuse Councilmember Becker from the council meeting on 4/18/23 Dear Mayor and Council,
We received the following email which we are forwarding for your reference.
Thank You,
Melissa Lee Executive Assistant
Mayor & Council Offices | City of Santa Clara
(408) 615-2252
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From: Kirk Vartan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 10:27 PM
To: Mayor and Council <[email protected]> Cc: Nora Pimentel <[email protected]>; Clerk <[email protected]> Subiect: DO NOT excuse Councilmember Becker from the council meeting on 4/18/23 Mayor and Council,
1 respectfully request that if Councilmember Becker decides to not attend tomorrow's meeting, that you NOT excuse his absence. He was not sick today at his arraignment. My understanding is when a council member is not able to attend, the council makes a motion to excuse the council member. If the only reason the council member is not present are the legal issues he faces, I would suggest that is not a good-faith reason to be excused. 1 POST MEETING MATERIAL
He can of course choose not to attend the council meeting, but it should be marked as an absence. Self-inflicted legal issues that the City of Santa Clara are not responsible for should not be the business of this council. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty; I am not suggesting you can or should remove him from office. But he should continue to perform his elected duties, duties he is being paid for, and serve the people. Being present for council meetings is one of time duties.
And the council should all be there in person, unless they they are sick.
If you excuse him, you should provide a reason for the excuse; the public deserves it.
Thank you,
Kirk Vartan
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