REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Appointments to City Committees and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees for the 2022 Calendar Year
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
Annually, the Mayor requests that the City Council appoint members of the City Council to the City and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees. The full City Council was asked to provide their input on any requests for appointments or changes to appointments.
DISCUSSION
The 2022 proposed City Committees lists are set forth as exhibits to this report as Attachments:
1. Proposed 2022 City Committees List - clean
2. Proposed City Committees List - redline
3. Proposed 2022 Outside Agency Committees List - clean
4. Proposed 2022 Outside Agency Committees List - redline
The 2022 proposed appointments are also outlined below. Note the City Committees list includes appointments to the Economic Development, Communications, and Marketing (EDCM) and Governance and Ethics (G&E) Committees, however due to staff departures and staffing vacancies, these committee meetings will be paused for at least the first quarter of 2022 to allow for the Priority Setting Session to occur as well as preliminary 2022/23 Budget discussions.
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 Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Chair
o Appoint Vice Mayor 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 Vice Mayor Suds Jain as Alternate
• Economic Development, Communications, and Marketing Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
• Governance and Ethics Committee
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Suds Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember 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 Councilmember Kevin Park as Alternate
Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) (General Assembly)
o Appoint Councilmember 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 Vice Mayor Suds Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember 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 Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy 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 Vice Mayor Suds Jain as Alternate
• Grand Boulevard Task Force/El Camino Real
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor 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 Vice Mayor 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 Vice Mayor 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 Karen Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor 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/Santa Cruz Counties Airport/Community Roundtable
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Alternate
• Santa Clara Sister Cities Association
o Appoint Councilmember Kathy Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park as Alternate
• Santa Clara University Liaison/Neighborhood-University Relations Committee (NURC)
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Anthony Becker as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park as Alternate
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) Board of Directors
o Appoint Mayor Lisa Gillmor as Member
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Karen Hardy as Alternate
• Santa Clara Valley Water Commission
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
• Triton Museum of Art
o Appoint Councilmember Raj Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Kevin Park 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 City and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees.
Staff
Approved by Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor
ATTACHMENTS
1. Proposed 2022 City Committees List - clean
2. Proposed 2022 City Committees List - redline
3. Proposed 2022 Outside Agency Committees List - clean
4. Proposed 2022 Outside Agency Committees List - redline