P.O
. Box 3144
Los Altos, CA 94024
www.citiesassociation.org
February 10, 2024
Neelima Palacherla, LAFCO Executive Officer
LAFCO of Santa Clara County
777 North First Street
Suite 410
San Jose, CA 95112
VIA EMAIL
RE
: Appointment of LAFCO Representative and Alternate
Dear Ms. Palacherla:
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, the City Selection Committee of Santa Clara County appointed Councilmember Russ Melton of Sunnyvale as the representative to LAFCO and Mayor Mark Turner as the alternate to LAFCO. Their terms will begin June 1, 2024 and expire May 31, 2028.
Contact information:
Russ Melton, Councilmember
City of Sunnyvale
456 West Olive Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3707
[email protected]
Mark Turner, Mayor
City of Morgan Hill
17575 Peak Avenue
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
[email protected]
At
tached are the draft minutes for the February 8, 2024 meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Vaishali Sirkay
Executive Director
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
ATT: City Selection Committee Meeting Draft Minutes – February 8, 2024 cc: Councilmember Russ Melton
Mayor Mark Turner
Mayor Larry Klein, Chair, City Selection Committee of Santa Clara County Kent Steffens, City Manager, City of Sunnyvale
Attachment 2
City Selection Committee
LAFCO Appointment
February 8, 2024
Christina Turner, City Manager, City of Morgan Hill
Michele Neighbors, Clerk, Santa Clara County
Attachment 2
1 AGENDA IN BLACK/ MINUTES IN RED
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REGULAR MEETING
City Selection Committee
Los Altos Community Center
Sequoia Room
97 Hillview Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94022
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
5:30 PM
Attachment 2
2 WELCOME & CALL TO ORDER – (Klein)
Meeting called to order at 5:35 PM
ROLL CALL ( Jameson, County Clerk)
Members in Attendance (15):
Campbell Susan Landry
Cupertino Sheila Mohan
Gilroy Tom Cline
Los Altos Pete Dailey
Los Altos Hills Stanley Mok
Los Gatos Matthew Hudes
Milpitas Carmen Montano
Monte Sereno Javed Ellahie
Morgan Hill Mark Turner
Mountain View Pat Showalter
Palo Alto Greer Stone
San Jose Rosemary Kamei
Santa Clara Lisa Gillmor
Saratoga Tina Walia
Sunnyvale Larry Klein
Members Absent (0)
Staff Present (2):
Jess Jameson Clerk of the Board, Santa Clara County
Shali Sirkay Executive Director, Cities Assoc of SCC
Members of the Public Present ( 9):
Maria Aguilar
Marie Blankley Mayor, Gilroy
Neysa Fligor Councilmember, Los Altos
Dan Furtado Councilmember, Campbell
Zach Hilton Councilmember, Gilroy
Alice Kaufman Green Foothills
Russ Melton Councilmember, Sunnyvale
Emily Ramos Councilmember, Mountain View
Fred Tovar Councilmember, Gilroy
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any matter not on the agenda.
State law prohibits the Board from discussing and/or acting on nonagendized items.
AGENDA
Attachment 2
3 Please see attached record of motions and votes
1. Consent Agenda ( Klein)
a. Approve Minutes from City Selection Committee Meeting on May 11, 2023
2. Selection of Vice Chair for City Selection Committee: Action (Klein)
3. Appointments: Action (Klein)
a. Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC)
Per ALUC Bylaws, two (2) [seats] representing the cities, appointed by the city selection committee; at least one, and preferably both, of these members must represent a city adjacent to an airport. i. Seat 6
ii. Seat 7
Letter of Interest from Russ Melton
b. Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
i. Seat (a)
ii. Seat (b)
Letters of Inte rest from Neysa Fligor, Dan Furtado, & Yvonne Martinez Beltran
iii. Alternate (a)
iv. Alternate (b)
Letter of Int erest from Emily Ann Ramos
c. Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Regional Planning Committee i. Seat
Letter of Interest from Rob Moore
d. Sourcewise Advisory Council
i. Seat
e. Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
i. Seat
Letter of Int erest from Russ Melton
ii. Alternate
Letters of Int erest from Zach Hilton, & Mark Turner
f. Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Area Council (EOAC) i. Seat 6 Alternate Representing Central County Cities (Milpitas, Santa Clara & Sunnyvale) ii. Seat 7: North County Cities (Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos & Los Altos Hills)
g. Recycling Waste & Reduction Commission (RWRC)
Per RWRC Bylaws, each Commission member may designate from among the elected officials of its council, board, or eligible cities an alternate representative to serve in absence of the regular member. Alternates may serve on subcommittees, and/or ad hoc task forces.
i. Seat: Member-at-Large
Letter of Interest from Kathy Watanabe
ii. Seat: South County Cities (Gilroy or Morgan Hill)
ADJOURN ( Klein)
Meeting adjourned at 6:58 PM
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4 Respectfully submitted on February 10, 2024,
Vaishali Sirkay
Executive Director
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
PUBLIC COMMENT
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ACCESSIBILITY
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Attachment 2
CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE: RECORD OF MOTIONS AND VOTES
February 8, 2024
1 Ci1es Associa1on – 2/8/24, 5:35 p.m.
1 2 3a 3c 3d 3ei 3eii 3f 3g 3b 3b
Ac1on Approve Showalter Lisa
Ma1chak,
Russ
Melton
Rob
Moore
MaLhew
Hudes
Russ
Melton
Mark
Turner
with 9
votes.
Carmen
Montano,
Pete
Dailey
Kathy
Watanabe,
Fred Tovar
Fligor,
Mar1nez-
Beltran
Furtado,
Emily
Ann
Ramos
Mover,
Seconder
Morgan
Hill,
Santa
Clara
Santa
Clara,
Campbell
Campbell,
Santa
Clara
Campbell,
San Jose
Milpitas,
Monte
Sereno
Gilroy,
Morgan
Hill
No
mo1on
Morgan
Hill,
Mountain
View
Santa
Clara,
Morgan
Hill
(1) Fligor 11
(2) Furtado 6
(3) Beltran 9
Morgan
Hill,
Mountain
View
Campbell Landry Abstain Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y 1, 2 Y
Cuper1no Mohan Abstain Y Y Y Y Y H Y Y 1, 3 Y
Gilroy Cline Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y 1, 2 Y
Los Altos Dailey Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y 1, 3 Y
Los Altos
Hills
Mok Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y 1, 2 Y
Los Gatos Hudes @
5:41
Absent Y Y Y Y Y H Y Y 1, 3 Y
Milpitas Montano Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y 1, 2 Y
Monte
Sereno
Ellahie Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y 1, 3 Y
Morgan
Hill
Turner Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y 1, 3 Y
Mountain
View
Showalter Y Y Y Y Y Y H Y Y 1, 3 Y
Palo Alto Stone Y Y Y Y Y Y H Y Y 1, 2 Y
San Jose Kamei @
5:37
Y Y Y Y Y Y H Y Y 1, 3 Y
Santa
Clara
Gillmor Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y 1, 2 Y
Saratoga Walia Y Y Y Y Y Y H Y Y 1, 3 Y
Sunnyvale Klein Y Y Y Y Y Y T Y Y 1, 3 y
CTO: 5:30 p.m.
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CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE: RECORD OF MOTIONS AND VOTES
February 8, 2024
2 Rosemary Kamei joined at 5:37 during Oral Comm from the Public
1. Approve, Morgan hill, santa clara, 12-2-1,
2. Hudes joined at 5:41 p.m. Showalter offers self. Nominate Showalter as CommiLee VC, Santa clara, Campbell, unan.
3. a. Russ Melton, spoke for 2 minutes, request reappointment. Seat 6 is Lisa. Mo1on to appoint lisa to 6, russ to 7. b. Taken afer 3g. Neysa Fligor addressed the group. Dan Furtado addressed the group. Yvonne Mar1nez Beltran addressed the group. Rosemary Kamei asked a ques1on to all candidates. Fligor responds. Beltran responds. Furtado responds. Stanley Mok asks a ques1on. Fligor responds.
Landry advocates for Furtado. Klein advocates for Fligor. Ellahie advocates. Walia advocates. Mok advocates for Fligor. - Alternated,
c. Taken afer 3a. appoint Rob Moore.
d. Late submission by MaLhew Hudes. Milpitas, monte sereno, appoint Hudes e. Russ Melton addressed the group. Gilroy, MH, appoint Russ Melton to seat. 2 alternates. Zach Hilton addressed the group. Mark Turner addressed the group. Public Comment: Russ Melton, Alice Kaufman - Green Foothills, Marie Blankley – Mayor of Gilroy. f. Montano nominates self for seat 6A. Dailey nominates self for 7 main. MH, MV, unan. g. i. Kathy Watanabe, ii. Fred Tovar. Fred addressed the group. Lisa Gillmor and Susan Landry advocate for Kathy Watanabe. Santa clara, morgan hill, Adjourn at 6:58 p.m.
Attachment 2