REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Appointments to City Committees and Outside Agency Committees for the 2023 Calendar Year (Deferred from January 31, 2023)
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
Annually, the Mayor proposes appointments of City Councilmembers to serve as members or alternate members on the City Committees and Outside Agency Committees.
DISCUSSION
The 2023 proposed City Committees lists are set forth as exhibits to this report as attachments and are also outlined below:
• Proposed 2023 City Committees List - clean (Attachment 1)
• Proposed 2023 City Committees List - redline (Attachment 2)
• Proposed 2023 Outside Agency Committees List - clean (Attachment 3)
• Proposed 2023 Outside Agency Committees List - redline (Attachment 4)
For the 2023 Outside Agency Committees list, proposed appointments remain the same from 2022 with the following changes:
• Removal of the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Counties Airport/Community Roundtable from the list since the group was terminated on December 31, 2021
• Santa Clara University Liaison / Neighborhood-University Relations Committee (NURC): Add Councilmember Suds Jain as a Member and Councilmember Anthony Becker as an Alternate
• Stevens Creek Corridor Steering Committee: This Committee was added to the list with Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Councilmember Anthony Becker as Members
Please note, the City of Santa Clara continues to have staffing issues and scheduling of certain committees will depend on staff resources. For example, the Economic Development, Communications and Marketing Committee may not get scheduled until staff resources are in place to support this committee.
City Committees
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Alternate
• Audit Committee
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Alternate
• Economic Development, Communications, and Marketing Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Chair
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
• Governance and Ethics Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Chair
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Alternate
• Ad Hoc Stadium Audit Committee
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Alternate
Outside Agency Committees
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) (General Assembly)
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Alternate
• Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA)
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Member
• Caltrain Modernization Local Policymaker Group (CalMod)
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Alternate
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County City Selection Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Alternate
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County Legislative Action Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Alternate
• City/Mission College Liaison Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Chair
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
• City/School Liaison Committee (Santa Clara Unified School District)
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Alternate
• Grand Boulevard Initiative Task Force/El Camino Real
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Alternate
• Human Trafficking Commission
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Alternate
• Northern California Power Agency (NCPA)
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Alternate
• Police Activities League (PAL)
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Alternate
• Peninsula Division of the League of California Cities
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Alternate
• Joint Recycled Water Policy Advisory Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Alternate
• Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission of Santa Clara County (RWRC)
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
• San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Member
• San Jose/Santa Clara Clean Water Financing Authority
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Alternate
• San Jose/Santa Clara Treatment Plant Advisory Committee (TPAC)
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Member
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Alternate
• Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board (PAB)
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Alternate
• Santa Clara Sister Cities Association
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Alternate
• Santa Clara University Liaison/Neighborhood-University Relations Committee (NURC)
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Chair
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Alternate
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) Board of Directors
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Member
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Alternate
• Santa Clara Valley Water Commission (SCVW)
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Alternate
• Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA)
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Alternate
• Silicon Regional Interoperability Authority (SVRIA) Board of Directors
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Member
• Stevens Creek Corridor Steering Committee
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Member
• Triton Museum of Art Liaison Committee
o Appoint Vice Mayor Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City other than staff time.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City’s official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 615-2220, email clerk@santaclaraca.gov <mailto:clerk@santaclaraca.gov>.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve the appointments to the 2023 City Committees and Outside Agency Committees.
Staff
Prepared by Maria Le, Assistant to the City Manager, Mayor and Council Office
Approved by Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor
ATTACHMENTS
1. Proposed 2023 City Committees List - clean
2. Proposed 2023 City Committees List - redline
3. Proposed 2023 Outside Agency Committees List - clean
4. Proposed 2023 Outside Agency Committees List - redline