REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Appointments to City Committees and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees for the 2021 Calendar Year
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Transparency and Community Engagement
BACKGROUND
Annually, the Mayor requests that the City Council appoint members of the City Council to the City and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees. The full City Council was asked to provide their input on any requests of appointments or changes. The proposed appointments to City Committees are set forth as exhibits to this report as Attachments (1) Proposed 2021 City Committee List (clean) and (2) Proposed 2021 City Committee List (redline) and the proposed appointments to Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees are set forth as exhibits to this report as Attachments (3) Proposed 2021 Outside Agency Committee List (clean) and (4) Proposed 2021 Outside Agency Committee List (redline).
DISCUSSION
On December 11, 2020, Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor solicited the City Council’s interest in City and Outside Agency Committee appointments. The Mayor is submitting her recommendations for appointments to City Committees and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees for the 2021 calendar year, which were determined by Council’s expressed interest based on seniority and to balance the workload among the full City Council.
The Mayor’s recommendations for appointments to the City Committees and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees are listed below.
City Committees
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Alternate
• Audit Committee
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Alternate
• Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Alternate
• Economic Development, Communications, and Marketing Committee
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Alternate
• Governance and Ethics Committee
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Alternate
• Ad Hoc Stadium Audit Committee
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Alternate
Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) (General Assembly)
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Alternate
• Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA)
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Member
• Caltrain Modernization Local Policymaker Group (CalMod)
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Alternate
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors and Legislative Action Committees
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Alternate
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County City Selection Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Alternate
• City/Mission College Liaison Committee
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Alternate
• City/School Liaison Committee (Santa Clara Unified School District)
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Alternate
• Grand Boulevard Task Force/El Camino Real
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Alternate
• Human Trafficking Commission
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Member
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Alternate
• Northern California Power Agency (NCPA)
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Alternate
• Police Activities League (PAL)
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Alternate
• Peninsula Division of the League of California Cities
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Alternate
• Joint Recycled Water Policy Advisory Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Alternate
• Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission of Santa Clara County (RWRC)
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
• San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Member
• San Jose/Santa Clara Clean Water Financing Authority
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Alternate
• San Jose/Santa Clara Treatment Plant Advisory Committee (TPAC)
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Alternate
• Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Area Council (EOAC)
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
• Santa Clara County Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board (PAB)
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Alternate
• Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Counties Airport/Community Roundtable
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Alternate
• Santa Clara Sister Cities Association
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Alternate
• Santa Clara University Liaison/Neighborhood-University Relations Committee (NURC)
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Alternate
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) Board of Directors
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Member
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Alternate
• Santa Clara Valley Water Commission
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Alternate
• Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA)
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Alternate
• Triton Museum of Art
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Alternate
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City other than staff time.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City’s official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 615-2220, email clerk@santaclaraca.gov <mailto:clerk@santaclaraca.gov>.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve the appointments to the City and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees.
Staff
Approved by: Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor
ATTACHMENTS
1. Proposed 2021 City Committee List (Clean)
2. Proposed 2021 City Committee List (Redline)
3. Proposed 2021 Outside Agency Committee List (Clean)
4. Proposed 2021 Outside Agency Committee List (Redline)