REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Appointments and Changes to the Outside Agency Committees for the 2019 calendar year
Report
BACKGROUND
Annually, at a Council meeting in January, the Mayor requests that the City Council appoint Councilmembers to the Outside Agency Committees for the new calendar year.
DISCUSSION
Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor is submitting her recommendations for Outside Agency Committees for the 2019 calendar year, for approval by the City Council. Councilmembers were asked for their preferences for serving on these committees. Based on this Council input, below are the suggested changes to the 2019 Outside Agency Committee List.
A new Outside Agency Committee is the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Counties Airport/Community Roundtable (Roundtable). On July 2018, the Council approved for the City to become a member of the Committee, which is scheduled to convene for the first time within the coming months. Participation in the Roundtable will allow the City of Santa Clara to contribute to policy solutions that mitigate aircraft noise in affected communities, as well as create partnerships with neighboring cities, counties, airports and the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Police Activities League (PAL), Santa Clara Sister Cities Association, and Santa Clara University Liaison/Neighborhood-University Relations Committee (NURC) have been moved to the Outside Agency Committees list as they pertain to outside organizations.
The Mayor's recommendations for appointments to the Outside Agency Committee List are listed below.
* Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) (General Assembly)
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember O'Neill as Alternate
* Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA)
o Appoint Councilmember Davis as Member
(Same Member as the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority)
* Caltrain Modernization Local Policymaker Group (CalMod)
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe a...
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