REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on City Bills and Claims Report for the period April 12, 2025 - May 9, 2025
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
Disbursements made by the City of Santa Clara (City) are based on invoices submitted for payment. Prior to payment, staff reviews all disbursement documents to ensure they are reflective of the goods or services provided. Invoices are usually paid within 30 days of receipt of an accurate invoice. As a final step, the City Auditor, or designee, verifies all documents before the City issues payment. Payments are issued through accounts payable checks and wire transfers. It is important to note that items that pertain to the Stadium Authority are billed to the Stadium Manager (ManCo) to pay on behalf of the Stadium Authority for Non-NFL events and the 49ers for NFL events.
The Bills and Claims Report, as required by the City Charter, represents the cash disbursements required for operations of the City during the period. The report reflects the payment date, invoice number, description of the payment, funding source, and payment amount for all invoices. The budget control is set by the City Council through the budget adoption process. The attached report is sorted by Silicon Valley Power (SVP) expenses first, followed by the rest of the City funds.
DISCUSSION
Significant expenditures in this period include:
* Payment to Northern California Power Agency in the amount of $24,820,826 for April all resources bill.
* Payment to City of San Jose in the amount of $10,968,655 for San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF) and O&M billing for fourth quarter of FY24/25 and April water charge.
* Payment to California Environmental Protection in the amount of $7,500,000 for bid guarantee for the May 2025 Joint Auction #43 to allow the city to procure California Carbon Allowances.
* Payment to Castanea Project LLC., in the amount of $7,262,699 for February and March 2...
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