REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Appointments to City Committees and Outside Agency Committees for the 2024 Calendar Year
Report
BACKGROUND
On an annual basis, the City compiles an approved list of appointments of City Councilmembers to serve on City Committees and other regional outside agency Committees. The Mayor routinely proposes the appointments of City Councilmembers to serve as members or alternate members on the City Committees and outside Agency Committees.
For the City Selection Committee of the Santa Clara County Cities Association, Government Code sections 50270 et seq. requires that the membership of the City Selection Committee shall be the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee. In addition, for the County of Santa Clara Human Trafficking Commission, the representative for the City Santa Clara shall be the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee, based on the bylaws of the Commission. For all other Committees, the recommendations for appointments are reviewed and approved by the City Council. The final proposed recommendations will be provided to liaisons with the various outside agency committees and those bodies will follow their appointment process.
DISCUSSION
For 2024, Mayor Lisa Gillmor has proposed appointments for the Committees lists as set forth as attachments, which are also outlined below:
• Proposed 2024 City Committees and Outside Agency Committee List (Attachment 1)
• Proposed 2024 City Committees and Outside Agency Committee List - clean (Attachment 2)
For the 2024 list of City Committees and Outside Agency Committees, the proposed appointments remain the same as the previous year of 2023, with the exceptions of the following changes (shown in bold):
• Audit Committee: Appoint Kathy Watanabe (Chair), Kevin Park (Member), Suds Jain (Member), Raj Chahal (Alternate)
• Economic, Development, Communications and Marketing Committee: Kevin Park (Chair), Anthony Becker (Member), Kathy Watanabe (Member), Raj Chahal (Alternate)
• Governance and Ethics Committee: Raj Chahal (Chair), Suds Jain (Member), Lisa Gillmor (Member), Kevin Park (Alternate)
• Ad Hoc Stadium Audit Committee: Remove from City Committees list.
• City / Mission College Liaison Committee: Anthony Becker (Chair), Karen Hardy (Member), Lisa Gillmor (Member), Raj Chahal (Alternate)
• City / SCUSD School Liaison Committee: Kathy Watanabe (Chair), Lisa Gillmor (Member), Raj Chahal (Member), Suds Jain (Alternate)
• Neighborhood University Relations Committee (NURC): Suds Jain (Chair), Raj Chahal (Member), Kevin Park (Member), Lisa Gillmor (Alternate)
The Economic Development, Communications and Marketing Committee is currently not active and may not be scheduled until staff resources are in place to support. At present, the City does not have dedicated staff to support the committee. Analysis of the appropriate classification and structure for economic development staff is planned to occur during the first and second quarters of 2024.
On February 7, 2023, the Council discussed the potential formation of a Neighborhood Stadium Relations Committee. Based on Council direction and the results of an ongoing third-party review that includes community outreach and an assessment of neighborhood impacts from Stadium events, staff will return with additional information and a recommended approach to address stadium neighborhood relations at a future meeting.
The following is a complete summary of the proposed appointments for the City Committees and outside agency Committees.
City Committees
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Chair
o Appoint Vice Mayor Anthony Becker as Alternate
• Audit Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park 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 Kevin Park as Chair
o Appoint Vice Mayor Anthony Becker as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
• Governance and Ethics Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Chair
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park as Alternate
Outside Agency Committees
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) (General Assembly)
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Anthony Becker as Alternate
• Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA)
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Member (Continues 4-year term ending June 30, 2027)
• Caltrain Modernization Local Policymaker Group (CalMod)
o Appoint Vice Mayor 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 Kevin Park as Alternate
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County City Selection Committee
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Member
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County Legislative Action Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Alternate
• City/Mission College Liaison Committee
o Appoint Vice Mayor Anthony Becker as Chair
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
• City/School Liaison Committee (Santa Clara Unified School District)
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor 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 Councilmember 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 Councilmember 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-At-Large
• 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 Councilmember 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 Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Alternate
• Santa Clara University Liaison/Neighborhood-University Relations Committee (NURC)
o Appoint Councilmember Suds Jain as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor 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 Councilmember 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 Vice Mayor 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 Vice Mayor Anthony Becker as Member
• Triton Museum of Art Liaison Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This is an information report only and no action is being taken by the City Council and no environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City other than staff time.
COORDINATION
This report has been coordinated with the City Manager's Office and the Mayor and Council Office.
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 or at the public information desk at any City of Santa Clara public library.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve the Appointments to the 2024 City Committees and Outside Agency Committees with any additional amendments
Staff
Reviewed by: Maria Le, Assistant to the City Manager, City Manager’s Office
Approved by: Jōvan D. Grogan, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Proposed 2024 City Committees and Outside Agency Committee List
2. Proposed 2024 City Committees and Outside Agency Committee List - clean