REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Report from the City Manager on the Request to Provide Information Regarding State of the City
Report
BACKGROUND
At the Joint City Council & Authorities Concurrent and Stadium Authority Board Meeting held on October 22, 2024, during the Reports of Members, Special Committees, and Councilmember 030 Requests, Councilmember Kevin Park requested to investigate Mayor Lisa Gillmor for Councilmanic interference for unilaterally canceling the 2024 State of the City address without input from the City Council.
City Manager Jovan Grogan stated the City Manager would provide a verbal report on the State of the City at a future City Council meeting.
DISCUSSION
As background, in the City of Santa Clara, the State of the City Address is an annual speech delivered by the Mayor provided to the community. In past years, the State of the City Address has been delivered by the Mayor. The events may also be hosted by the City of Santa Clara or hosted by another organization. Over the past 10 years, the event has not been held at a specific time of year -occurring from February through September annually.
For the planning of events, the City Manager's Office Communications staff and Mayor and Council staff provide event support in the planning and logistics for the event, developing the outline and suggested speech, and supports the general outreach and promotion for the event. On an annual basis, City staff work in collaboration with the Mayor on the program details and State of the City Address. Over the years, the format of State of City events has been customized and may have a unique approach or a theme. Other neighboring cities also vary in their approach when hosting State of the City.
The table below includes a summary and background on the past State of the City events from 2014 through 2023:
Year / Date(s)
Location
Background
2014
May 27, 2014
No physical location.
Mayor Jamie Matthews provided the State of the City Address in a ...
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