City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Downtown Community Task Force
6:00 PM Hybrid Meeting
City Hall Council Chambers/Virtual
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
06/15/2023
The City of Santa Clara is conducting the Downtown Community Task Force in a hybrid manner, in-person and a method 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 Vice Chair, Dan Ondrasek, called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m.
Dan Ondrasek, Debra von Huene, Ana Vargas-Smith , Butch Coyne, and Atisha Varshney
Present 5 -
Adam Thompson, Rob Mayer, Mathew Reed, and Chan ThaiAbsent 4 - A motion was made by Member von Huene to excuse Member
Thompson and Member Reed from the meeting and Member Thai and member Mayer from the beginning of the meeting. The motion was seconded by Member Coyne. Member Thai joined the meeting at 6:20 p.m. and Member Mayer joined the meeting at 6:25 pm.
Aye: Ondrasek, von Huene, Vargas-Smith, Coyne, and Varshney5 -
Absent: Thompson, Mayer, Reed, and Thai4 -
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CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Member Varshney and seconded by member von Huene to approve the consent calendar with a change to Item 2 - April 20, 2023 Minutes, Item 1 - Update on Lease Agreements, to revise the expiration date to the correct date of May 31, 2024.
Aye: Ondrasek, von Huene, Vargas-Smith, Coyne, and Varshney5 -
Absent: Thompson, Mayer, Reed, and Thai4 -
1. 23-739 Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) Meeting Minutes of the March 14, 2023 Meeting
Recommendation: Approve the DCTF Meeting Minutes of the March 14, 2023 Meeting.
2. 23-781 Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) Meeting Minutes of the April 20, 2023 Meeting
Recommendation: Approve the DCTF Meeting Minutes of the April 20, 2023 Meeting.
GENERAL BUSINESS
3. Following the information presented at the April 20, 2023 DCTF meeting on the City Hall Relocation City Hall Study Site, the consultant, WRT, will present additional information on the City Hall Concepts on the Study Site.
The City's consultant team presented additional information on the City Hall Concepts on the Study Site selected at the previous DCTF meeting. The DCTF asked questions and discussed the item.
There were two public comments:
Mary Grizzle wanted to know if City Hall leaves its current location who owns the land? And questioned why
the plan for the new location in downtown included two parking garages.
Skip Pearson questioned the viability of the downtown city hall site as the existing courthouse may never
leave. Blocks A and B are already City owned, rent would be free at the commerce building as the City owns
it, and office is important to a successful downtown. Concerned about plan 3 as the area would be dark
at night.
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4. DCTF Member Varshney will share some case studies where developers have invested in placemaking and good architecture. Continued from the March 14, 2023 and April 20, 2023 Downtown Community Task Force meeting.
Member Varshney provide a slide presentation on a mixed use development project located at 220 Park in Burlingame, CA. in their downtown and which included historic preservation.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
There were no public presentations.
STAFF REPORT
Staff Liaison, Lesley Xavier, provided an update on the Project Schedule (Downtown Precise Plan, Form Based Code, Environmental Impact Report)
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Member Coyne, and seconded by Member von Huene to adjourn the meeting at 8:37 p.m..
The next regular scheduled meeting is Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 6 p.m.
Aye: Ondrasek, Mayer, von Huene, Vargas-Smith, Coyne, Varshney, and Thai
7 -
Absent: Thompson, and Reed2 -
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