REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Discussion, Consideration, and Direction to Staff Regarding Actions to be Taken in Response to the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report Entitled "Irreconcilable Differences: Santa Clara City Council"
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
On June 12, 2024, the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury published a report entitled "Irreconcilable Differences: Santa Clara City Council" (Civil Grand Jury report) (Attachment 1). The Civil Grand Jury report includes various findings and recommendations. California Penal Code section 933(c) requires that a governing body of the particular public agency or department that has been the subject of a Civil Grand Jury final report to respond within 90 days on the specified findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the governing body.
On June 18, 2024, the City Clerk's Office received a Council Written Petition (Council Policy 030) from Mayor Gillmor and Councilmember Watanabe requesting an item be placed on a future Council agenda regarding the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report Titled "Irreconcilable Differences: Santa Clara City Council" for a public discussion on the Civil Grand Jury report, the findings, and possible Council actions (Attachment 2). That item was agendized to be heard at the June 25, 2024 Council meeting. At that meeting, the Council unanimously approved the matter to be agendized for the July 9, 2024 City Council meeting.
This report presents the Civil Grand Jury's findings and recommendations and solicits Council input on the desired process for providing the City's response. The City's responses on the Civil Grand Jury report findings and recommendations are due to the office of the Honorable Beth McGowan, Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara by September 10, 2024. Individual Councilmembers also received the Civil Grand Jury report with request for their r...
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