REPORT TO NEIGHBORHOOD UNIVERSITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
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Introductory Meeting of the Restructured Neighborhood University Relations Committee
Report
BACKGROUND
On April 8, 2025 the City Council took action to restructure the Neighborhood University Relations Committee (NURC). The Committee is now comprised of seven members: two City Councilmembers; two members of Santa Clara University staff; one Santa Clara University student; one Old Quad resident; and one property owner/landlord representative. This restructuring was done with the goal of achieving a more inclusive Committee reflecting the diverse interests and promoting collaboration within the various interest groups and stakeholders in the community.
The Committee Member positions of Old Quad resident and property owner/landlord representative were subject to a recruitment process. The Old Quad resident committee member position is to represent the perspectives of residents who live adjacent to Santa Clara University. To be eligible, the Old Quad resident must reside within the boundaries of the Old Quad neighborhood. The property owner/landlord Committee representative is to represent the perspective of landlords who own rental property in the Old Quad. To be eligible, applicants must own or represent rental property within the Old Quad neighborhood.
The City Clerk's Office ("CCO") facilitated the recruitment for these two Committee member positions and accepted applications for both positions. On October 7, 2025, the City Council held interviews for both positions and appointed Shanfang "Jennifer" Zheng for the Committee member position of Old Quad resident and Collin Forgey for the position of property owner/landlord representative.
Santa Clara University has three Committee Member positions: two staff members; and one student. Santa Clara University has designated Sean Collins, Assistant Vice President for University Operations and Steve Ross, Assistant Dean of Students - Dean of Stud...
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