City of Santa Clara
Special Meeting Minutes
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Council and Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board
5:00 PM Hybrid Meeting
City Hall Council Chambers/Virtual
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
09/04/2024
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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/Chair calls for a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa Clara and the Governing Board of the Stadium Authority to commence and convene on September 4, 2024, at 5:00 pm for a Special Meeting to be held virtually and in the City Hall Council Chambers located in the East Wing of City Hall at 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, California, to consider the following matter(s) and to potentially take action with respect to them.
5:00 PM SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL/STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING Call to Order in Council Chambers
Mayor/Chair Gillmor called the meeting to order at 5:09 PM.
Pledge of Allegiance and Statement of Values
Council/Board recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Council/Boardmember Park recited the Statement of Values.
Roll Call
Mayor/Chair Gillmor asked for a motion to excuse Council/Boardmember Chahal from this meeting.
Deputy City Clerk/Secretary Nguyen recited the AB23 announcement and Statement of Behavioral Standards.
Deputy City Clerk/Secretary Nguyen also noted that any registered Lobbyist speaking during the Public Meeting will need to identify themselves and who they represent.
Council/Boardmember Park announced that he would be leaving the meeting around 7:00 PM.
Council/Boardmember Kathy Watanabe, Council/Boardmember Karen Hardy, Council/Boardmember Kevin Park, Council/Boardmember Suds Jain, Vice Mayor/Chair Anthony Becker, Mayor/Chair Gillmor
Present: 6 -
Absent: 1 - Council /Boardmember Raj Chahal
A motion was made by Council/Boardmember Park, seconded by Council/Boardmember Hardy, to excuse Council/Boardmember Chahal from the meeting.
Aye: Council/Boardmember Kathy Watanabe, Council/Boardmember Karen Hardy, Council/Boardmember Kevin Park, Council/Boardmember Suds Jain, Vice Mayor/Chair Anthony Becker, Mayor/Chair Gillmor 6 -
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Absent: 1 - Council /Boardmember
Chahal GENERAL BUSINESS
1. 24-879 Action on the City Council’s Response to the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report Entitled “Irreconcilable Differences: Santa Clara City Council”
Recommendation:
1. Discuss and approve a final response to the Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Irreconcilable Differences: Santa Clara City Council” and direct the City Attorney/Authority Counsel to prepare the formal response consistent with City Council/Stadium Authority direction.
1. Authorize the Stadium Authority Chair to submit the City/Stadium Authority’s response to the Civil Grand Jury Report in the form approved, subject only to finalization of response language, as directed, and any technical, conforming, non-substantive modifications approved by the City Attorney/Authority Counsel, to the Honorable Beth McGowan, Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, no later than September 10, 2024.
Mayor Gillmor noted that this item was already considered at the September 3, 2024 Special Joint City Council and Authorities Concurrent and Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board Meeting.
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2. 24-880 Action on a Response to the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report Entitled “Outplayed: Measure J, the City of Santa Clara, and the San Francisco 49ers”
Recommendation:
1. Discuss and approve a final response to the Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Outplayed: Measure J, the City of Santa Clara, and the San Francisco 49ers” and direct the City Attorney/Authority Counsel to prepare the formal response consistent with City Council/Stadium Authority direction.
2. Authorize the Stadium Authority Chair to submit the City/Stadium Authority’s response to the Civil Grand Jury Report in the form approved, subject only to finalization of response language, as directed, and any technical, conforming, non-substantive modifications approved by the City Attorney/Authority Counsel, to the Honorable Beth McGowan, Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, no later than September 11, 2024.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan introduced the item and provided a Powerpoint presentation.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan and City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins addressed Council/Board questions.
Public Comments: Satish Chandra
Michele Ryan
Council/Boardmember Jain read a statement into the record.
Mayor/Chair Gillmor read a statement into the record.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 1.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins and City
Manager/Executive Director Grogan addressed Board questions.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 2.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
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City Manager/Executive Director Grogan addressed Council/Board questions.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 3.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 4.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 5.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 6a.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 6b and 6c.
Council/Board comments followed.
Council/Boardmember Park left the dais at 6:56 PM.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 7a.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 7b.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 8a.
Council/Board comments followed.
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City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 8b.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 9a.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 9b.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 9c.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 10a.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 10b.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 11.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 12.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins and City
Manager/Executive Director Grogan
addressed Board questions and
comments.
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City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Finding 13.
Mayor/Chair Gillmor called for a recess at 8:30 PM and reconvened the meeting at 8:49 PM.
Council/Boardmember Park returned to the dais at 8:49 PM.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Recommendation 1.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan addressed Council/Board questions and comments.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Recommendation 2.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins and City
Manager/Executive Director Grogan
addressed Board questions and
comments.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Recommendation 3.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Recommendation 7.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Recommendation 8.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Recommendation 9.
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Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan addressed Council/Board questions and comments.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Recommendation 10.
Council/Board comments followed.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Recommendation 12.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins addressed Council/Board questions and comments.
City Manager/Executive Director Grogan provided a Powerpoint presentation of the draft response to Recommendation 13.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins and City
Manager/Executive Director Grogan addressed Council/Board questions and comments.
Public Comments: Michele Ryan
Wanda Buck
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins provided a summary of the Board's discussion on Findings 2, 9b, 12, and 13.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins address Council/Board questions.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, seconded by Council/Boardmember Hardy, to approve the draft responses for Findings 2, 9b, 12, and 13.
Aye:
Council/Boardmember Kathy Watanabe, Council/Boardmember Karen Hardy, Council/Boardmember Kevin Park, Council/Boardmember Suds Jain, Vice Mayor/Chair Anthony Becker, Mayor/Chair Gillmor 6 -
Absent: 1 - Council /Boardmember Chahal
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City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins summarized the
Council/Board discussion on Findings 3, 4, 6a, 6b, 6c, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 10b, and 11.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins addressed Council/Board questions.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, seconded by Council/Boardmember Hardy, to approve draft responses for Findings 3, 4, 6a, 6b, 6c, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 10b, 11.
Aye:
Council/Boardmember Kathy Watanabe, Council/Boardmember Karen Hardy, Council/Boardmember Kevin Park, Council/Boardmember Suds Jain, Vice Mayor/Chair Anthony Becker
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Nay: 1 - Mayor/Chair Gillmor
Absent: 1 - Council /Boardmember Chahal
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins summarized the
Council/Board discussion on Finding 1.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins address Council/Board questions.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, seconded by Council/Boardmember Hardy, to approve draft response for Finding
1. Aye:
Council/Boardmember Karen Hardy, Council/Boardmember Kevin Park, Council/Boardmember Suds Jain, Vice Mayor/Chair Anthony Becker, Mayor/Chair Gillmor
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Nay: 1 - Council /Boardmember Watanabe
Absent: 1 - Council /Boardmember Chahal
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City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins summarized the
Council/Board discussion on Finding 5.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins address Council/Board questions.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, seconded by Council/Boardmember Hardy, to approve draft response for Finding
5. Aye:
Council/Boardmember Hardy, Council/Boardmember Park,
Council/Boardmember Jain, and Vice Mayor/Chair Becker
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Nay: 2 - Council /Boardmember Watanabe, and Mayor/Chair Gillmor
Absent: 1 - Council /Boardmember Chahal
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins summarized the
Council/Board discussion on Finding 10a.
Council/Board questions and comments followed.
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins address Council/Board questions.
A motion was made by Council/Boardmember Suds, seconded by Council/Boardmember Hardy, to approve draft response for Finding 10a.
Aye:
Council/Boardmember Hardy, Council/Boardmember Park,
Council/Boardmember Jain, and Vice Mayor/Chair Becker
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Nay: 2 - Council /Boardmember Watanabe, and Mayor/Chair Gillmor
Absent: 1 - Council /Boardmember Chahal
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins summarized the
Council/Board discussion on Recommendations 3, 7, and 12.
Council/Board comments followed.
A motion was made by Council/Boardmember Hardy, seconded by Council/Boardmember Jain, to approve draft responses for Recommendations 3, 7, and 12.
Aye:
Council/Boardmember Watanabe, Council/Boardmember Hardy, Council/Boardmember Park, Council/Boardmember Jain, Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, and Mayor/Chair Gillmor
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City Manager/Executive Director Jovan and City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins summarized the Council/Board discussion on Finding 9a.
A motion was made by Council/Boardmember Hardy, seconded by Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, to approve draft response for Finding 9a.
Aye: Council/Boardmember Hardy, Council/Boardmember Park, Council/Boardmember Jain, and Vice Mayor/Chair Becker
4 -
Nay: 2 - Council /Boardmember Watanabe, and Mayor/Chair Gillmor
Absent: 1 - Council /Boardmember Chahal
City Attorney/Authority Counsel Googins summarized the
Council/Board discussion on Finding 9c.
A motion was made by Council/Boardmember Hardy, seconded by Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, to approve draft response for Finding 9c.
Aye: Council/Boardmember Hardy, Council/Boardmember Park, Council/Boardmember Jain, and Vice Mayor/Chair Becker
4 -
Nay: 2 - Council/Boardmember Watanabe, and Mayor/Chair Gillmor
Absent: 1 - Council /Boardmember Chahal
Executive Director Grogan and Authority Counsel Googins summarized the Council/Board discussion on Recommendations 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, and 13.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, seconded by Council/Boardmember Jain, to approve draft responses for Recommendations 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, and 13.
Aye:
Council/Boardmember Hardy, Council/Boardmember Park,
Council/Boardmember Jain, and Vice Mayor/Chair Becker
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Nay: 2 - Council/Boardmember Watanabe, and Mayor/Chair Gillmor
Absent: 1 - Council/Boardmember Chahal
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Executive Director Grogan gave a Powerpoint presentation on authorizing the Mayor/Chair to submit the Council/Board's response to the Civil Grand Jury Report.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, seconded by Council/Boardmember Jain, to authorize the Stadium Authority Chair to submit the Stadium Authority’s response to the Civil Grand Jury Report in the form approved, subject only to finalization of response language, as directed, and any technical, conforming, non-substantive modifications approved by the Authority Counsel, to the Honorable Beth McGowan, Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, no later than September 11, 2024.
Aye:
Council/Boardmember Watanabe, Council/Boardmember Hardy, Council/ Boardmember Park, Council/Boardmember Jain, Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, and Mayor/Chair Gillmor
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Absent: 1 - Council/Boardmember Chahal
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:03 PM.
A motion was made by Council/Boardmember Hardy, seconded by Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, to adjourn the meeting.
Aye: Council/Boardmember Watanabe, Council/Boardmember Hardy, Council/ Boardmember Park, Council/Boardmember Jain, Vice Mayor/Chair Becker, and Mayor/Chair Gillmor
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Absent: Councilmember Chahal1 -
The next regular scheduled meeting is on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 in the City Hall Council Chambers.
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