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 Community Engagement and Transparency
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.
At the January 26, 2021 City Council Meeting, the Mayor submitted 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, seniority, and to balance the workload among the full City Council. After a lengthy discussion, the City Council voted to establish an Ad Hoc Committee comprised of Councilmember Park, Councilmember Jain, and Mayor Gillmor to review the Committee assignments, return to Council with a revised plan, and keep the 2020 Committee assignments in place until the new appointments are approved by Council.
DISCUSSION
The Ad Hoc Committee on 2021 City Council Committee Assignments met and discussed City and Area Wide/Outside Agency recommended appointments on February 10, 2021.
The revised 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 - red line, 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 - red line. The revised proposed appointments are also listed below.
City Committees
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Committee
o Appoint Vice Mayor Chahal as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Alternate
• Audit Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Chahal as Alternate
• Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Alternate
• Economic Development, Communications, and Marketing Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Chahal as Alternate
• Governance and Ethics Committee
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Vice Mayor Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Alternate
• Ad Hoc Stadium Audit Committee
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Vice Mayor Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy 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 Becker as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Chahal as Alternate
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Alternate
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County City Selection Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Alternate
• Cities Association of Santa Clara County Legislative Action Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker 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 Vice Mayor 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 Vice Mayor Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Alternate
• Grand Boulevard Task Force/El Camino Real
o Appoint Vice Mayor Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Alternate
• Human Trafficking Commission
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park as Alternate
• Northern California Power Agency (NCPA)
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe 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 Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe 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 Hardy as Member
• San Jose/Santa Clara Clean Water Financing Authority
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park 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 Vice Mayor 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 Vice Mayor 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 Vice Mayor Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Park 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 Vice Mayor Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Hardy as Alternate
• Santa Clara Valley Water Commission
o Appoint Councilmember Jain as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Alternate
• Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA)
o Appoint Vice Mayor Chahal as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Becker as Alternate
• Triton Museum of Art
o Appoint Vice Mayor 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 - red line
3. Proposed 2021 Outside Agency Committee List - clean
4. Proposed 2021 Outside Agency Committee List - red line