RECEIVED
SEP 1 6 2026
City of City Clerk's Office COUNCIL ITEM REQUEST FORM
Santa Claray of Santa Clara
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The Council Item Request Form is for members of the City Council to submit written requests to the City Manager's Office for inclusion of an item on a future City Council neeting agenda. At the meeting where the initial written request is heard, discussior should be limited to whether the item should be added to an agenda and a date, not the merit of the item. A majority vote of the City Council is required for the item to be added to future Council meeting agenda for action.
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Requesting Member of City Council Kevin Park
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Today's Date August 14, 2026
WRITTEN REQUEST
Councilmember Park _ hereby request that the following item be placed on the City of Santa Clara Council and Authorities Concurrent meeting agenda:
I would like to look into parking requirements for affordable housing projects. While parking can be reduced and even waived for projects near mass transit, there should be requirements for minimum parking numbers and considerations when the mass transit nearby is a train station. Few residents use the train station near Calle del Mundo for work and i would guess that even fewer use the train for grocery shopping or school. People have to understand that residents with multiple jobs are not serviced well by municipal transit, or even by bicycles, when distances and time frames are taken into account, and cars are increasingly becoming a requirement for jobs as gig work expands.
Reference: Council Policy 030 - Adding an Item on the Agenda Resolution No. 23-9278