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>>Good afternoon, calling the close
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session to order. Confirmation of a
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quorum?
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>>Confirmed Corinne
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>>>We will adjourn to close sessionIf
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there is no public comment. Thank you.
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Good evening, everyone, I'm
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going to call the city Council and
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state authority meeting to order. Could
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you please stand for the Pledge of
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Allegiance and remain standing for a
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statement of values?
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>>I pledge allegiance to the flag of
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the United States of America and to the
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RepublicFor which it stands, One nation
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under God, indivisible,With liberty and
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justice for all.
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>>As we gather we humbly seek blessings
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upon this meeting. May we act with
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strength, courage, and will to perform
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our obligations and duties to people
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with liberty and justice for all. Let
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us seek wisdom so we may act in the
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best interests of our neighbors in our
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country. We asked us to serve our
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community A community with fairness
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and respect for all.
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>>Thank you, please be seated.Roll call
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assistance, city clerk?
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[CALLING ROLL]
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>>Motion to excuse councilmember Davis
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And board member Davis.
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>>Second.
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>>Mochas should-- Motion to second.
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Please register your vote.And that
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passes unanimously.Thank you.
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>>Mayor coming I read the announcement?
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Members of the Santa Clara Stadium
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Authority and Housing Authority are
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Entitled to receive $30 for each
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attended meeting. The city of Santa
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Clara has adopted a code of ethics and
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behavioral standards to promote and
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maintain the highest level of love
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conduct including mutual respect, robust
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discussion and allowing city business
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to be done and efficientAnd consistent
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manner. Please note that as the sliding
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officer, the mayor's direction in
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matters of decorum should be followed
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and use of gavel indicates
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conversations must conclude that
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everyone should come to order and
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attention. Welcome and thank you for
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your participation.
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>>Thank you. So we are going to start
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the meeting with the overview of
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current Caltrans programs in Santa
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Clara County.
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>>Good evening.
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>>It evening, Craig Mobeck, director of
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public works. I'm pleased to announce
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that we have some members from Caltrans
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District 4 so we have Lindsay Hart, We
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have Nick Salai, who is the district 4
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division chief, And we have Director
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Tony Tavares.
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>>Welcome
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>>>Tonight Director Tavarez will give
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us a presentation on some of the
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programs Caltrans is working on in
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Santa Clara County as well as go
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through some of the itemsThat directly
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affect the city of Santa Clara. I will
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inviteThe director up to give his
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presentation and afterwards he will be
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available for any questions.
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>>Thank you.Good evening.
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>>It evening.-- Good evening. Good
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evening, Mayor Gillmor, It's a pleasure
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to be here with you. I am Tony Tavarez,
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I am the Caltrans bay area directorAnd
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oversee the nine counties in the Bay
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Area.We have a staff of just under 4000
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employeesOperating budget of close to
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$2 billion a yearAnd now with SP1 we
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have quite a few more projects that
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will be coming forward on the state
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highway system as well as on the local
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system. I did want to share with you
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Where Caltrans is headed under our
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leadershipMoving forward and we are
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undergoing a transportation A
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transformation at Caltrans.We have been
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in the past the vehicle centric
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organization primarily and I am taking
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it to a different direction where I
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want us to be more of a multimodal
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Transportation organization moving
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forward and looking at all modes of
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transportation for all of our citizens
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throughout the Bay Area, So I have a big
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focus on pedestrian, bicycling, and
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transit, on rail, on freight service
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and other services out there as well.
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Vehicles in freight are still very
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important, obviously, we are the fifth
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largest economy in the country, in the
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world. We have a $2.2 trillion economy
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so we want to ensure that we continue
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to move freight and goods through
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California across the nation.And in
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addition, California's population is
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currently around 40 million people, it
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is expected to grow to 50 million over
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the next 20 years. So questions, How do
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we continue to support our vibrant
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economy as well as the growth in the
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city population? I would like to share
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my focus areas with you this evening
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With Caltrans in the bay area moving
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forward. First of all, safety is our
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highest priority. And we have been
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doing quite a few different things when
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it comes to safety, safety for the
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motoring public, safety for industries
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and cyclist, safety for employees as
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well.We have embraced and we are
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committed to the vision zero campaign
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that is moving forward throughout the
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stateIn the nation, and we have really
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Embraced it as I mentioned, want to
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bring this transportation system doubt
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Caltrans currently manages into the
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21st-century jury delivering projects
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that will enhance safe for pedestrians
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and cyclists as well as ensuring the
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safety of our employeesAs they work on
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the system.We are incorporating
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complete Street featuresActive
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transportation program concepts and all
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of our rural and conventional highway
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projects. We have adoptedAn act though
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urban bikeway design guide to address
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bicycle facilities on our system and we
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are also coordinating and partnering
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with Santa Clara to enhance pedestrian
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safety in and around such as the leave
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is -- Levi's Stadium and other areas in
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the county. We are working very closely
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With the autonomous vehicle industry as
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well, we have several test and pilot
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demonstration projects throughout the
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state, Most notably in Southern
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California we are workingWith the
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southern states from California,
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Arizona, New Mexico, and TexasOn truck
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platoons, doing some vehicle to vehicle
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autonomous testHere in the Bay Area on
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El Camino Royale, we are doing some
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Infrastructure technology testing as
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well and we haveTwo of the autonomous
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vehicle proving grounds in California,
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one in Contra Costa and one in San
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Diego County, so we are working closely
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withFederal and Highway administration
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and our local partners toDevelop and
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move forward withMore autonomous
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vehicle features.In moving in that
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direction we have also movedTo a 6 inch
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wide stripe on our highways, you may
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have seen that on some of our projects
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already, the 6 inch wide striping will
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provideEnhance visibility for aging
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motorists such as myself. I have a
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difficult time seeing at night, it
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helps me see a little bit better. It
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also helps with the autonomous vehicles
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and will allow them to stay within
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their late and move more safely down
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the roadway.With the six and striping
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we are also looking at type XI retro
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reflectOf signed paneling to be used on
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our highways as well. So part of that
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is also trying to reduce the amount of
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lighting that we have on our signsAnd
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the type XI actually uses a high
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retroreflective video as I mentioned,
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Allows the sign to be seen with just
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headlights. And so we are able to
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reduce the lighting, reduce the elect
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initiallyIn reduced greenhouse gas
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emissions on the system.In addition, we
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are keeping our commitments when it
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comes to Senate Bill one. I want to
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keep our promises, the road repair and
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accountability act of 2017Actually
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brings $54 billion of additional
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funding to California, about half of
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that for Caltrans and the other half for
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our local agencies such as the city of
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Santa Clara and the counties as well.
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Prior to SP1 being passed, we had $137
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billionBacklog and maintenance work for
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upstate that includes both the local
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system as well as state highway system.
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SP1 is going to double the amount of
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work that we have on our roadways, and
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we have a project here on El Camino
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Riau which is a paving project, and
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that is fully funded by SP1. Excited to
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see that project
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>>>Are we very excited?
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>>Good.But SP1 also comes with some
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performance measures that Caltrans is
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responsibleTo address and responsible
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to meet. So we are responsible to
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ensure that 98% ofStatewide is in good
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or fair condition. We have pledged to
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address over 17,000 lane miles of
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pavement over the next 10 years. We
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have pledged to address an additional
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500 bridgesSo that may be
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rehabilitating or reconstructing or
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rebuilding the bridges. We also have a
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goal of ensuring that 90% of our
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drainage systems, the culverts that
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convey water from one side of the
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roadway to the other, Are in good or
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fair condition. We have also committed
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to ensuring that 90% of our traffic
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management since elements such as loop
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detectors, CMS signs, traffic signals,
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are operating in good condition moving
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forward. So we have committed to
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repairing almost 8, are operating in
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good condition moving forward. So we
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have committed to repairing almost 8000
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of those elements over the next 10
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years.Senate Bill one also requires
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Caltrans to find efficiencies on an
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annual basis, and so we've been asked
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through the legislation the fine $100
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million of efficiency on an annual basis
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. Last year we are able to find $130
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million that we reinvested back into the
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highway system back into the
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maintenance and preservation of that
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system. This year we have a goal of
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trying to find $200 million of
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efficiencies that we want to put back
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intoThe roadway system, the bridges,
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the drainage systems and the TMS
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elements.The third area I want to focus
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on is really partnerships. I believe
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partnerships is really the key to
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getting anything done, and as I have
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known in my 29 year career with Caltrans
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, you cannot deliver a project by
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single agency anymore. It takes a
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partnershipOf multiple agencies, other
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stakeholders, private industry at times
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to deliver these projects.And it
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literally does take a village to deliver
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a transportation project. So I value
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the relationships and partnerships that
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Caltrans is built over the years here,
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Michael -- my goal is to enhance the
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partnerships and take it to another
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levelAnd really be able to bring funding
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combining our funding between measure
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projects, local dollars, federal
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dollars, state dollarsTo deliver more
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and more transportation solutions for
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our citizens. I am also committed to
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improving communication between Caltrans
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And our stakeholders. I want us to be
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more proactive, I want us to have more
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earlier involvement, Taking ownership
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of our partners projects if it's on the
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state highway system ensuring that we
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treat those projectsAs if we are
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delivering those projects are self in
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house. In Santa Clara, we have had some
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great successes with the ITWith Santa
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Clara VTA and I'm committed to ensuring
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that IT moves forward and continues
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forward for many years to come.We've
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had some, We are working on some great
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projects, obviously delivering the
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Santa Clara 101 express lanes project
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Which ties also into the San Mateo
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County 101 managed lanes project,Both
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of those have started construction in
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early March, those areFantastic
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projects, those are SP1 fundedAs well
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as other local and private funds on
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those projects as well.We are working
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very closely with Santa Clara County on
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the 101 Mayberry Road improvement
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project, The one one thing you wrote
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improvementProject, and also in the
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South County, one 125Interchange project
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, which would be in SB oneTrade
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corridors enhancement project.So I'm
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also interested in exploring other
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congestion relief strategies moving
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forward. We have talked about or I have
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talked about some of these express lane
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projects. I would also likeTo explore
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the opportunities of maybe having
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dedicated transit lanes on some of our
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system bus rapid transit, more
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involvement of that, reversible lanes
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where it is feasible to do soAnd
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additional express lanes and moving to
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an HOV 3+In the future.One of my
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biggest concerns looking at the bay
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area is we've pretty much built out our
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state highway system, and so I don't
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believe we can continue building
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ourselves out of congestion. We need to
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get very innovativeAnd smart on how we
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deal with congestion in the Bay Area.
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Another area of concern for usAt
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Caltrans and I am sure for you as a city
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Is dealing with littering and the
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homeless situation.Bay area has around
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40,000On housed citizens, second only
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to Los Angeles, which has 55,000 people
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, there's about 140,000 on how citizens
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in California today. Last year Caltrans
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spent over $7 million dealing with
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letter and -- litter and dealing with
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the legal encampments alone or highways
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the. We've had some very successful
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Projects with some of the larger cities
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in the Bay Area, San Francisco,
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Oakland, and now working with San Jose
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On some programs will provide land on
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parcels the state right-of-way and they
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are able to put together like a
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navigation system or community cabin
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system and they are able to take these
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on how citizens, put them through a
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program, give them life skill training
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And then also helpFind affordable
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housing. So it's been a very successful
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program in San Francisco and Oakland, I
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pledge that any of the individuals who
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successfully complete thatProgram I
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will have 20 positionsWaiting for them
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to hire themAs Caltrans employees if
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they do want that. I pledge those
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positions to them.So how are we
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changing the way we do business? I
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think moving forward, some the things
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that we are really looking at is
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looking at the system more holistically
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Got taking an asset management approach
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and really looking atThe four asset
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groups that Senate Bill one is focusing
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on, and that's our pavement, our bridges
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, Our drainage systems, and our
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transportation management system
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elements.Caltrans has developed a 10
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year shop plan, which we call the state
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highway system management plan, and in
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that plan we have actually laid outAll
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the projects we plan on doing over the
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next 10 years, and we are sharing that
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withAll of the nine counties in the Bay
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Area, sharing that with the ETA, with
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all the cities and counties so there's
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opportunities for the measure programs
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to partner with us if there are other
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projects they would like to combine
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funding or combine project limits with
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us, So that's a great opportunity there
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I think one of theChanges that we are
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doing now is we are not looking at
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these projectsIn a silo approach where
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we are just doing pavement projects, we
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are just doing bridge projects, we are
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actually combining these different
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assets together and doing more of a
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total project cost of this way we don't
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pave the road and then come back and
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replace a culvert later and it just
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causes more inconvenience for the
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public, for the travelers kind causes
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more inconvenience for our partners
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such as you as well.So the real big
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change moving forward, not just the
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asset management, each district is
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being provided in allocation on an
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annual basis for projects. If we can
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get creative here in the Bay Area and
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work closely with all of you, Any money
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that we saveDoesn't go back to
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Sacramento, it doesn't go back to the
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state highway account. It actually can
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stay here in the Bay Area and get
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reinvested into additional project. So
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that's the exciting part on the
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exciting new way of doing business with
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asset managementIn the direction we're
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headed in Caltrans today.Obviously
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there is still accountability with that
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With those funds, and we have to work
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throughThe California transportation
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commission, but the great thing is as
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those funds can stay here in the Bay
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AreaAnd be reinvested into additional
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projects.That's my focus areas moving
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forward with Caltrans in the bay area.
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I am available to answer any questions
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that you might have and I appreciate
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this opportunity to address you this
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evening
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>>>Thank you, thank you for the
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presentation and I do have a question
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From councilmember Watanabe.
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>>I don't usually go first.Thank you,
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Mr. Tavarez for the presentation.
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Appreciate it, and it's always good to
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seeOur roads being improved because we
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hear from our residents a lot about
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that. I just have a question, I mean,
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it's really, it's good to see aboutThe
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projects that are in the works, and I
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was just wondering like for instanceThe
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U.S. 101 Delacruz Trimble Road
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interchange and frankly all the other
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projects, is there somewhere where we
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can go to seeExactly what's going to
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happen so that we can let our
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constituents know as we hear of
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questionsAnd you just let them knowWhat
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exactly is going to happen?
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>>Yes, most definitely. We do haveThe
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state highway management system plan on
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our website and it lists all the
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projects there, soThat would be a first
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step. Also Nick Ciletti, our division
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chief for project management, a handle
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Santa Clara County. Be a great this
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point for specific projects or specific
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items within those projects that you're
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interested in. He could at that
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information to share with your
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constituents as well.
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>>Wonderful, okay, thank you. And then
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regardingIf the partnering regarding
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the litter and the homeless, could you
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just go back over that again? You
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mentioned thatYou've been working with
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San FranciscoAnd Oakland. You have
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plans to do the same similar down here
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in the South Bay?
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>>I do, so we are working right now
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with Merl Accardo's office in San Jose,
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love to expand that to Santa Clara as
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well and other towns and cities in
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Santa Clara County. We've identified 10
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parcelsSo far in the San Jose area that
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we are working with the mayor's office
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To clear and be able to move forwardWith
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tiny homes or any other facilities that
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They feel are appropriate for temporary
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and emergency shelter.
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>>Okay, great. But with the goal of
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Employing peopleThat will eventuallyBe
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able to use those?
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>>Exactly. So being Caltrans, we have
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limited resources for a transportation
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agency. I don't have social services, a
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lot of those programs. We like to
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Partner with the cities and counties
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that have those other programs
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associated to them. We are able to
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bribe them some resources,We are able
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to problem some parcels where they can
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do the housing then if they have a
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program where there is, if a person is
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drug or alcohol dependency if they can
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get through that whole program
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successfully I will pledge 10 to 20
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positions for this area to hire them
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and so they can stay in this area can
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be employed and get back into society.
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>>Great. So you're working withOutfits
00:22:54
like downtown streets?Great.
00:22:57
>>Downtown streets and other programs.
00:22:59
>>That's really good to hear. And then
00:23:01
when you mentionedAbout the asset
00:23:03
managementAnd being able to save any
00:23:07
kind of funding and through creative
00:23:12
ways, you have any examples of what
00:23:13
those creative ways might be?
00:23:16
>>So many times Caltrans comes through
00:23:17
and does a project, let's say it's a
00:23:18
paving project, And we don't know that
00:23:20
VTA or we don't know thatThe city is
00:23:24
also doing a project in a similar area
00:23:25
or the same geographic post my limits
00:23:27
for the project. Opportunities of us
00:23:34
combining our projects together, doing
00:23:35
one project, we bring some funding, you
00:23:36
bring some funding, so weBoth get a
00:23:38
savings in our funding, more of an
00:23:43
economy of scale producing these
00:23:44
projects and then we have savings that
00:23:45
we can reinvestAnd to other projects.
00:23:46
That's a little differentWay of doing
00:23:51
business for Caltrans, we haven't done
00:23:52
that in the past, and soI really want
00:23:54
to enhance those partnerships and look
00:23:56
for those opportunities wherever
00:23:57
possible.
00:23:58
>>Wonderful. That's all I have, thank
00:24:00
you very much.
00:24:01
>>Thank you, councilmember O'Neill?
00:24:02
>>Thank you for being here this
00:24:05
evening, Director Tavarez.I represent
00:24:09
Santa Clara on the VTA board. We
00:24:10
appreciate that we now do have a
00:24:11
Caltrans presenceIn Santa Clara County,
00:24:15
because I think it's really helped to
00:24:16
build the communication to get an
00:24:20
understanding when people are
00:24:21
physically year at least a couple of
00:24:22
days a week to see was going on.And I
00:24:24
feel for youAnd we met your predecessor
00:24:29
couple of years ago on the VCA board,
00:24:30
and I think as you said, Caltrans is
00:24:34
not a social services agency, and yet I
00:24:35
think everybody who has been anywhere
00:24:38
near a freeway in the whole Bay Area
00:24:39
has seenThe very challenging and
00:24:41
difficult situation whereWe now have
00:24:44
folks that are living all overThe
00:24:47
Cloverleaf's, so just even on the
00:24:51
embankments, oh my gosh, how can
00:24:52
somebodyLive there? And I know that I
00:24:53
have heardThat. We have had in the past,
00:25:03
things of been cleaned up and almost
00:25:04
immediately you've got another problem.
00:25:05
I think it's greatThat one of the
00:25:07
challenges is finding a place and I
00:25:08
know other cities are looking at also
00:25:09
doingSafe parking and those, because
00:25:11
thereAre people I've mentioned who have
00:25:15
seen a lot of care words or RVs or
00:25:18
trailers or whatever that are parked.So
00:25:22
I thank you for your efforts in that
00:25:23
area and I think it is something that
00:25:24
everyGovernmental and community
00:25:28
neighborhood group has to come together
00:25:29
to really be able to solve that. But
00:25:36
for, particularly the issue that has
00:25:37
been of interest in the attic area, I
00:25:39
want to say I applaud you have strictly
00:25:41
the work on El Camino seems to be
00:25:42
progressing. I think that, it's gone
00:25:44
much fasterThen I thought it would, and
00:25:50
I know, I think that's the number one
00:25:51
issue that we've heard about for years
00:25:53
Has been the state of El Camino, so I'm
00:25:54
really gratefulFor the SP1 money that
00:25:59
came in and we are able to do that. But
00:26:00
like you mentioned, kind of having a
00:26:01
moreMultimodal approach and one of the
00:26:03
discussions we've been having in Santa
00:26:04
Clara under the auspices of our El
00:26:06
Camino specific planIs possibly altering
00:26:11
The right-of-way configurationTo maybe
00:26:14
allow forProtected bike laneOrMaybe
00:26:21
Alain for, because there's a lot kind
00:26:25
addition to the VTA buses there, I have
00:26:28
Been seeing more and more various types
00:26:29
of corporate shuttles of different
00:26:31
sizes that are running. SoWe get to a
00:26:37
point where we think that we maybe want
00:26:38
to change the roadwayConfiguration, I
00:26:41
mean, how would we work with CaltransTo
00:26:43
maybe to get to the kind of the vision
00:26:47
more that you're talking about, more of
00:26:48
a complete streets?
00:26:49
>>No, I appreciate that. I would love
00:26:54
to work with you in the city on finding
00:26:55
a solution thereAnd how we can move
00:26:59
that forward. Obviously Nick is my
00:27:00
focal point here for Santa Clara
00:27:01
County, but I would say probably work
00:27:06
through him or he can contact me
00:27:07
directly and I would love to work with
00:27:08
the city. Know okay, great, thank you.
00:27:09
>>Thank you. Councilmember Chahal?
00:27:16
>>Thank you, Mayor. Thank you for the
00:27:17
presentation. I will keep it quick.
00:27:19
European counties that are using a lot
00:27:20
ofTechnology to improve the traffic
00:27:26
congestion. Can you please elaborate a
00:27:27
little bit on the plans of how we can
00:27:28
useTraffic light my OT data to improve,
00:27:33
like what's our priority to do those
00:27:34
things into our, Follow-up these
00:27:38
districts (inaudible)?
00:27:39
>>Yes, I think
00:27:51
: Councilmember. We are looking a
00:27:52
lot of different technology this point,
00:27:53
we're looking at a damn to have ramp
00:27:54
metering, we are looking at a lot of
00:27:55
different, congested, the express Lane
00:27:56
technology also in congestion pricing
00:27:57
on some of our roadways. I mentioned
00:27:58
that I would also like us to start
00:27:59
exploring the opportunitiesOf possibly
00:28:00
having some dedicated transit lanesOn
00:28:01
our facilities that could have a bus
00:28:04
rapid transit system to actuallyEntice
00:28:07
folks to get out of their single
00:28:08
occupantVehicles and into some type of
00:28:10
multimodalTransportation option.
00:28:18
Councilmember O'Neill mentioned that
00:28:19
there are corporate buses that are
00:28:20
going up and down our roadways today,
00:28:22
so we see the Google buses, we see the
00:28:23
Facebook buses, they are out there,
00:28:28
they have already figured it out that
00:28:29
we need to move more people in a much
00:28:30
more efficient mannerAnd getting into a
00:28:32
vehicle by ourselves is no longer the
00:28:33
way that we can do bizThis moving
00:28:36
forward, and so any type of new
00:28:37
technology, Whether it's autonomous
00:28:40
vehicle technology, whether it's a.have
00:28:43
ramp metering, whether's other
00:28:44
electronic type ofComputerized type of
00:28:50
technology, we are open with that, we
00:28:51
are working closely with UC Berkeley in
00:28:52
the past gram, UC Davis and many of the
00:28:53
other academicColleges and universities
00:28:57
to help us with that. We are also
00:29:00
members of IT is America, we were
00:29:01
closely with, and we are trying to
00:29:05
bring some of those ideas and
00:29:06
innovative solutions to California.
00:29:10
>>One of the issues we face is like El
00:29:11
Camino beingCaltrans, they control all
00:29:14
the light signalingWhere is we control
00:29:17
the other way around. So how do we
00:29:18
coordinateBackground make them so we
00:29:25
make them better and reduce some
00:29:26
congestion on the roads?
00:29:27
>>I think there's some great
00:29:28
opportunities for us to synchronizeThe
00:29:31
traffic signals together. We have a
00:29:32
traffic management center in Oakland
00:29:33
that we monitor all our traffic signals
00:29:36
throughout the nine counties, but I
00:29:37
think there's an opportunity for us to
00:29:38
partner with the city of Santa ClaraAnd
00:29:39
maybe have some delegated maintenance
00:29:40
work where you can ask a control the
00:29:42
signals and if you needCertain direction
00:29:45
all in green to keep the flow of
00:29:50
traffic moving, I think we've got some
00:29:51
great opportunities, would love to
00:29:52
enhance that partnership with the city
00:29:53
and see where we can go with that.
00:29:54
>>Thank you.
00:29:56
>>Councilmember Hardy?
00:30:01
>>Thank you. This is just mostly of
00:30:02
follow-up, we have talked about not
00:30:03
wanting to have the parking on El Camino
00:30:06
, and with the repaving, it's almost
00:30:09
like it's a done dealAnd it gets put
00:30:11
back inAnd we have wanted to as
00:30:15
councilmember O'Neill talked about,
00:30:18
having that dedicatedLane forBikes, for
00:30:26
scooters, things likeThat, left leg and
00:30:31
lights and synchronizing, you mentioned
00:30:32
talked to NickTo do we have contact
00:30:35
information for him?Does he have a card?
00:30:38
>>(inaudible)
00:30:39
>>Okay. Good.You are on my list
00:30:40
>>>If the city is ready to move forward
00:30:46
with that since we have an ongoing
00:30:50
Instruction project we may be able to
00:30:51
do a contract change order and work
00:30:52
some of this into the existing
00:30:53
project.
00:30:54
>>I am not sure we voted on that yet.
00:30:57
>>Okay
00:30:58
>>>Just to let you know.Anything else,
00:31:03
councilmember Hardy?
00:31:04
>>All right, I don't see any other
00:31:05
questions.I don't know, Are you finish
00:31:10
with the presentation? I was going to
00:31:13
go to the public to see if there is any
00:31:14
comments or questions from the public
00:31:16
>>>Thank you.
00:31:20
>>I don't have any notecards? If anyone
00:31:21
would like to make a comment or ask a
00:31:23
question please come forward.Welcome
00:31:24
>>>Yes, hi, my name is (inaudible). We
00:31:31
have some$7 billion projects, two of
00:31:38
them, that are going to be off at 237
00:31:39
in great America, and we would like to
00:31:42
charge the impact fees, traffic impact
00:31:43
fees from the developersTo upgrade some
00:31:46
of their rampsAnd some of the signaling
00:31:52
, The metering and so on for the
00:31:53
highways. How do we shareDeveloper
00:31:58
traffic impact fees with Caltrans and
00:31:59
move someRamp upgradesUp and schedule?
00:32:05
How does that work?
00:32:15
>>Craig, if you'd like to come forward
00:32:16
and into that? One projects been
00:32:17
approved, one of those projects is not
00:32:18
been approved
00:32:19
>>>Just in general with the traffic
00:32:20
impact fees, there's different types
00:32:21
others local, there's regionalWhen
00:32:23
those projects get reviewed, different
00:32:24
funding gets set aside for those
00:32:27
specific areas and some the regional
00:32:30
fees can be used for different item's
00:32:31
like that.
00:32:37
>>So we have tens of millions of
00:32:38
dollars coming from city place. Has that
00:32:42
been already allocated for not spent,
00:32:47
course, it has a broken ground, but we
00:32:48
are getting ready.
00:32:51
>>Yes, and with city placers, the MIP
00:32:52
plan which did have someAreas that are
00:32:56
just outside the city that also tie
00:32:57
into that, We are doing some
00:32:59
modification to help with trafficOn
00:33:03
some of those facilities. So there's a
00:33:04
long list of projects that will be
00:33:06
putting money towards.
00:33:11
>>From that particular project in that
00:33:12
other project hasn't been approved yet.
00:33:14
All right, thank you very much. Any
00:33:15
other member of the public? Like to
00:33:18
speak? If you do, please come forward.
00:33:23
Anybody who would like to speak from
00:33:24
the back of the room if they would like
00:33:25
to come forward?Welcome.
00:33:26
>>Sorry. My name is Arnold moon. I
00:33:30
wonder if maybe you answered this
00:33:31
question already regarding the work
00:33:32
Graham that you're pledging. Regarding
00:33:37
the selection process, have you, it
00:33:43
sounds like you're going through other
00:33:44
organizations. Have you already
00:33:45
selected those organizations or is
00:33:46
there a selection processTo have other
00:33:47
organizations or maybe churchesInvolved
00:33:48
in that?
00:33:53
>>Maybe Kari finished with your
00:33:54
question? Thank you. If you would like
00:33:55
to answer that?
00:33:56
>>Sure. So Caltrans, we can't contract
00:33:59
directly with specific organizations or
00:34:00
churches, so we workDirectly with other
00:34:05
public agencies, governmental agencies
00:34:06
like cities and counties and for those
00:34:09
agencies, they are able to, they have
00:34:11
more flexibility on who they can
00:34:12
contract with so we workedFor the
00:34:13
cities of the counties to do these
00:34:14
programsAnd from there they would select
00:34:20
whether it's a church group, there's
00:34:21
downtown streets, whether it's another
00:34:22
program or organization likeThat, and
00:34:24
from basically going through that
00:34:27
entire program, I pledge a number of
00:34:28
positionsFor each city that if we have
00:34:32
successful candidates that complete
00:34:33
that programAnd they are drug-free,
00:34:38
alcohol free, we will provide them the
00:34:39
opportunity for employment with
00:34:40
Caltrans.
00:34:42
>>So if someone is interested like this
00:34:43
gentleman may be interested, where
00:34:44
would they go?
00:34:45
>>So right nowThe programs I have in
00:34:51
place are with San Francisco and
00:34:52
Oakland, we are getting it off the
00:34:53
ground with San Jose at this point, So
00:34:54
I would like to see moreOf the
00:34:56
communities here in Santa ClaraWanting
00:34:58
to partner with us on that. I would say
00:35:02
right now is just with San Francisco
00:35:03
and Oakland and soon will be in San
00:35:05
Jose. So I would say
00:35:06
>>San Francisco and Oakland right now?
00:35:11
And soon to be in San Jose approximately
00:35:15
, Approximately, approximately?
00:35:16
>>I would like to say within the next
00:35:21
month but most likely six months or so.
00:35:22
The cities moving a little slower
00:35:23
>>>Baby before the end of the year?
00:35:24
>>I would hope so.
00:35:27
>>Thank you. Hopefully that answered
00:35:28
your question. Yes, Craig?
00:35:35
>>One last comment in regards to El
00:35:36
Camino on the bike lanes. So Dennis
00:35:37
send the traffic team and working with
00:35:38
Nick at Caltrans looking at ways to
00:35:39
preserve the flexibility, if you will,
00:35:46
So looking at lane dimensions although
00:35:47
no decisions have been made, what we
00:35:48
are trying to set it up so there is
00:35:49
options of things change don't need to
00:35:50
do much to get those bike lanes added
00:35:51
so we've been proactively working with
00:35:52
themOn that.
00:35:53
>>That makes a lot of sense, thank you.
00:35:55
Any other member of the public?All
00:36:02
right. Staff, do you have a closing
00:36:03
comments? Manager? Thank you very much
00:36:07
for your presentation, that's very
00:36:08
helpful. We appreciate it.Thank you for
00:36:10
staying.Okay. Our next order of business
00:36:16
Is update on voter approved measureN,
00:36:18
the work plan and charter review
00:36:21
committee appointment process relating
00:36:23
to district elections. I see we have
00:36:25
our city clerk, Salma cog, with us. I
00:36:28
will turn it over to you.
00:36:31
>>Thank you. Before I start on the item
00:36:36
, Several people and I walked in today
00:36:41
Didn't recognize me because I am not
00:36:42
wearing a T-shirt
00:36:43
>>>I noticed the time.
00:36:46
>>I want to allegedly everyone
00:36:47
celebrated today, that's why am dressed
00:36:48
up because we are celebrating aid which
00:36:49
is one of our two holidays.Blessed day
00:36:53
to everybody who is celebrating.All
00:36:56
right. So this is going to be a brief
00:36:57
report. Back on May 7, we, I brought
00:37:00
forwardTo the Council a discussion on
00:37:04
the measure capital in workPlan. Just
00:37:08
to recap for those who may have missed
00:37:09
that meeting or want a refresher, the
00:37:12
Council did take action.On the size of
00:37:14
the committeeForEvaluating are doing
00:37:20
outreach to the communityOn putting a
00:37:28
charter review committee together, the
00:37:29
Council agreed on a seven member
00:37:30
committee. The Council agreedThat they
00:37:33
would appoint somebody from each
00:37:36
district and there would be an
00:37:42
application process similar to the
00:37:43
application processes that we have for
00:37:44
awards and commissionsAnd one of the
00:37:48
main points of discussion was around
00:37:49
the time lineFor this work plan, we
00:37:54
came out with a May 7 meeting was to put
00:37:59
An item on the November general
00:38:00
election ballotThat would serve to
00:38:04
amend the charter such that it would be
00:38:07
in compliance with whateverElection
00:38:09
system the community feels appropriate.
00:38:14
Since the May 7 meeting,The plaintiffs
00:38:17
in the see vRA lawsuitHave taken some
00:38:20
action with regards to the appeal that
00:38:23
hasSince then acceleratedThe timeline
00:38:28
that we would need to take action for
00:38:33
the charter review committee. And so
00:38:38
What the item before you tonight is to
00:38:40
go back and look at the alternative
00:38:43
work plan that we presented on May 7,
00:38:45
Which would then place the itemOn the
00:38:49
March ballot, not the November ballot.
00:38:54
So really there is no change relative to
00:38:59
The work plan that we presented, we
00:39:00
presented two work plans on May 7, we
00:39:02
presented the work plan that would
00:39:05
allow us to put it on the March ballot
00:39:06
and we presented the work land that
00:39:07
would put it on the November ballot.
00:39:12
The only recommendation that we are
00:39:13
coming back to the Council for approval
00:39:14
for is to reconsiderAnd select the work
00:39:16
plan for the March ballot because of
00:39:18
the accelerated timelineThat this see
00:39:22
vRA natives have laced on the city for
00:39:25
the appeals process.Looking at that,
00:39:32
There still going to be a very good
00:39:33
opportunity for robust public outreach
00:39:37
In both plans, we didHave ample time
00:39:41
for the charter review committee toHold
00:39:43
several meetings with the communityTo
00:39:47
Gage and take a pulse onThe, Whether
00:39:55
the community likes the current district
00:39:56
land or they would like to do
00:39:57
something differentWith the arrangement
00:40:01
of districts or no districts at all,
00:40:03
and so even with the accelerated work
00:40:05
Land that would put it on the March
00:40:06
ballot, There are still several
00:40:09
meetings for public outreachWith the
00:40:11
community. So that's pretty much itIn a
00:40:14
nutshell. I am available for any
00:40:17
questions. There is one very strong
00:40:19
concernOr kind of something that I
00:40:22
would like toAdvocate very strongly
00:40:25
with each councilmemberIs that with the
00:40:29
June 28 deadlineFor applicationsFor the
00:40:33
charter review committee, We don't have
00:40:36
much wiggle room beyond thatTo appoint
00:40:38
a committee.So if we do not receive
00:40:43
enough submissions from each district
00:40:46
Because the desire of the Council was
00:40:47
to have oneCharter committee member
00:40:51
from each district with one at large,
00:40:59
That if any district does not have
00:41:00
sufficient applications than the
00:41:01
councilmember from that districtWould
00:41:05
need to appoint somebody from that
00:41:06
district. I would very highly encourage
00:41:07
the councilmembers reach out toThe
00:41:08
community in their districtsAnd
00:41:11
encourages many folks who are
00:41:12
interested to applyThrough the charter
00:41:13
review committee so we don't find
00:41:17
yourself in a situation where we do not
00:41:18
have enough applicants from any district
00:41:22
in which in that case the
00:41:23
councilmember from that district would
00:41:24
need to find somebody and appoint them.
00:41:27
>>Okay. So we will appoint if we don't
00:41:28
have enough, but I think a lot of us
00:41:29
didn't know aboutThe deadline, so we
00:41:31
will do as much outreach as we can, All
00:41:36
of us collectively, individually, and
00:41:37
as a city, to put that out there
00:41:38
>>The deadline is the 28th of this
00:41:43
month
00:41:44
>>>We have some time
00:41:45
>>>There's quite a bit of time to do
00:41:47
that outreach. The July 10 meeting is
00:41:48
the meeting where you will interview
00:41:49
the applicant to make ofLectured
00:41:50
between the 28th and the 10th,If we
00:41:54
look at the applications that of been
00:41:55
submitted and find that we do not have
00:41:58
Enough applications from any district,
00:41:59
we will contract-- Contact
00:42:01
councilmember from that district to
00:42:03
inform them they need to bring an
00:42:04
appointmentFor the July 10 meeting
00:42:05
>>>Okay. That makes sense.So city
00:42:12
clerk, you're just saying our process
00:42:13
is the same,It's just accelerated a
00:42:15
little bit because we are looking at
00:42:26
March instead of November
00:42:27
>>>That's correct.
00:42:28
>>Okay. Any questions from the Council
00:42:29
on that? Are you asking us for any
00:42:30
action?
00:42:31
>>We need to take an action because the
00:42:32
last reviewThat we did on May 7 was
00:42:33
that you did approve the NovemberWork
00:42:34
plan, so the action tonight would be to
00:42:35
reconsider andApproval March workplan
00:42:36
>>>So amended and approve the March
00:42:42
workplan.
00:42:45
>>Yes
00:42:46
>>>Let's see if there are any questions
00:42:47
first.I don't see any from the Council.
00:42:49
Any from the audience are comments from
00:42:51
the audience on this item?Is there a
00:42:53
motion to change our November work plan
00:42:56
to 2020 to Marchplan to 2020 to March
00:42:57
2020?
00:42:58
>>So move
00:42:59
>>>Second.
00:43:00
>>There's a motion and a second. You
00:43:04
want to add in there for don't have
00:43:05
enough, I guess it doesn't matter if we
00:43:06
don't have enough.
00:43:07
>>I don't think you need to take action
00:43:10
to do that.On the 28th, once we close
00:43:14
the application process we will look at
00:43:19
Which applicants, how many applicants
00:43:20
we have from each district and then
00:43:21
we'll reach outTo the appropriate
00:43:22
councilmemberOr to the appropriate
00:43:25
district if there are no application so
00:43:26
they can find somebodyBy the July 10
00:43:27
meeting
00:43:32
>>>There's a motion to amend the
00:43:33
November 20 to March 2020 and there is
00:43:36
a second. Any other discussion?Please
00:43:39
register your vote.And that passes
00:43:45
unanimously, thank you very much, city
00:43:46
clerkFor that report. Appreciate it.
00:43:47
>>I will excuse myself to enjoy the
00:43:52
rest of my holiday.:Okay, thank you.All
00:43:54
right. Reports of action taken in
00:43:55
closed session, city attorney, do we
00:43:56
have any?
00:43:58
>>The council to a reportable action
00:43:59
close session.
00:44:00
>>Our next order businessesContinuances
00:44:09
and exceptions, and I see that we have
00:44:10
some people here fromTo talk about our
00:44:13
parade of champions, and I know they are
00:44:15
Towards the end of the agenda, would
00:44:19
like to ask the council if we can move
00:44:20
them up to after special orders of
00:44:21
business.A motion and the second to
00:44:25
move that item up?And what's that item
00:44:27
number?It's the one at the end.The city
00:44:33
manager's executive report.
00:44:34
>>AfterThe three our budget. I'm
00:44:36
kidding.
00:44:39
>>19 457.
00:44:40
>>19 457. We will move it up after
00:44:44
special order business.Okay, we have
00:44:47
motion and the second. Any member of
00:44:48
the publicWant to speak on that
00:44:50
continuance alone?Okay.Please register
00:44:56
your voteYourAnd that passes
00:45:04
unanimously. Thank you. Any other
00:45:05
continuances are exceptions on the
00:45:07
Council? City staff?Public? Okay.Now
00:45:16
it's past 6:00, so we can move on to
00:45:17
our special orders.Of business. So our
00:45:34
first special order of business is
00:45:35
recognition ofWilliam GKelly, our fire
00:45:41
chief. Chief Kelly, if you would like
00:45:42
to come forward?
00:45:43
[APPLAUSE]
00:45:45
>>I see you brought a large group with
00:45:46
you today.
00:45:48
>>Always good to be around firefighters.
00:45:52
>>So we would like to recognize you
00:45:53
this evening for yourUpcoming
00:45:57
retirement from the Santa Clara fire
00:45:58
departmentAfter 34 yearsOf dedicated
00:46:01
serviceTo the city of Santa Clara. You
00:46:03
been with us forA long time, And one of
00:46:07
our longest-serving employeesAnd chiefs
00:46:09
here in Santa Clara, and we appreciate
00:46:10
that.You began your service as a
00:46:13
volunteer reserve firefighter in 1982.
00:46:18
You are hired full-time in 1984 and
00:46:22
steadily rose through the department
00:46:23
ranks until your appointment as the
00:46:24
citiesSixth Fire Chief in 2012, is that
00:46:28
right? Six? Only six?
00:46:32
>>Since we were full-time in 1949.
00:46:35
>>That makes sense. You have led the
00:46:36
fired department to think strategically
00:46:42
about emergency services which led, and
00:46:43
I know you had a huge part in this to
00:46:46
receiving an international
00:46:47
accreditation from the commission on
00:46:50
fire accreditation international
00:46:51
developing a five-year strategic planTo
00:46:54
align with city Council goals and
00:46:55
enhancing the officeOf emergency
00:46:56
services, which isCompletely been
00:46:59
revamped. So thank you for that. Chief
00:47:05
Kelly has dedicated himself to
00:47:06
encouraging innovation in the field,
00:47:08
Strengthening interagency collaboration
00:47:11
, enhancing emergency responder
00:47:12
capabilitiesAnd establishing effective
00:47:14
disaster preparednessAn emergency
00:47:17
response policies. We want to thank you
00:47:21
so much for everything that you've done
00:47:22
for our city, And we would like to
00:47:26
invite you to say a few words, and then
00:47:27
we have a proclamation for you, I know
00:47:28
you've been waiting for.
00:47:34
[LAUGHTER]
00:47:35
>>Thank you, Mayor Kelly, and members
00:47:36
of the Council. Thank you for this
00:47:37
recognition tonight. I'm truly honored.
00:47:38
I think the Council for your support
00:47:39
over the years, Not just personally for
00:47:41
the department.It's continued support,
00:47:51
as you always have for us, and I
00:47:52
appreciate that. I did start long time
00:47:53
ago got 35 years ago as our city was
00:47:54
transitioning from the oldAgricultural
00:47:55
roots to a high-tech economy. I think
00:47:56
we were just closing the last dairy in
00:47:59
town on the north end of town when I
00:48:00
got started.As the city grew, our
00:48:05
progressive fire department adapted
00:48:06
over time to provide the best service
00:48:07
prior If possible, we are the first
00:48:11
sitting county to have a hazardous
00:48:12
response in, we added paramedics our
00:48:13
department in expanded our technical
00:48:17
rescue capabilities we are now a full
00:48:18
service department. I/O debt of
00:48:23
gratitude to those who have served
00:48:24
before me. My desire is Fire Chief when
00:48:25
I was appointed back in 2012 was to
00:48:26
build upon their successes and help
00:48:28
shape a department for the future.I
00:48:32
have been blessed to have the
00:48:33
opportunity to work in a very noble
00:48:34
profession, firefighting.But it's more
00:48:36
importantly,I'm fortunate to work for
00:48:41
great employer, the city of Santa Clara.
00:48:43
The city of Santa Clara, takes great
00:48:50
care of its employees. I benefited
00:48:51
tremendously from that. The city has
00:48:52
provided me with the means necessary
00:48:53
for my wife Barbara and I, Who is here
00:48:54
tonight, to raise our four children and
00:48:55
needs community and enjoy a wonderful
00:48:56
life.For that I will be eternally
00:49:00
grateful. I think my wife Barbara for
00:49:07
her love and support over my career,
00:49:08
especially during my tenure as Fire
00:49:09
Chief I keep telling her every day she
00:49:10
is married to an incredibly lucky man.
00:49:12
Any accomplishments or experience in my
00:49:16
career are the direct result of the
00:49:17
work performed by our department staff.
00:49:18
My command staff specifically Deputy
00:49:28
Fire Chief JD man and Deputy chief
00:49:29
Jeremy Ray have provided direct support
00:49:30
and leadership which has allowed us to
00:49:31
accomplish so much as a management team.
00:49:32
My battalion chiefs, fire marshal
00:49:33
Tomlin in the hazmat division staff,
00:49:34
our firefighters, Professional
00:49:36
firefighters, volunteers, our allAs of
00:49:39
emergency services personnel and our
00:49:42
dedicated clerical staff, each employee
00:49:43
in our department is really dedicated
00:49:45
and committed to our mission to serve.
00:49:50
I've also enjoyed the benefits of
00:49:51
working with outstanding colleagues
00:49:52
here at City Hall from Jennifer
00:49:54
Sparacino the city manager who
00:49:55
appointed me to the position of Fire
00:49:56
ChiefTo our public safety partners in
00:49:57
the police departmentWith chief sellers
00:50:02
our chief of police to the many
00:50:03
department heads with whom I've worked.
00:50:05
We've tackled some significant
00:50:06
challenges together and enjoyedTeam
00:50:07
success. I thank you, city manager,
00:50:12
Santana, for your support during the
00:50:13
past couple of years as well as we have
00:50:17
been able to modernize our practices
00:50:18
and streamline our proceduresAnd work
00:50:19
to build a city government andHalf
00:50:20
that'sReady for the challenges of the
00:50:22
future.Thank you for your support and
00:50:24
your guidance.And one last thank you
00:50:28
real quick for the citizens of Santa
00:50:34
Clara for the opportunity to serve.
00:50:35
Whether your family arrived in Santa
00:50:36
Clara generations ago or yesterday,
00:50:37
you're part of a special community.One
00:50:42
of caring citizens who work to make
00:50:43
life better for each other.I've seen
00:50:44
this as Fire ChiefAnd I'm grateful for
00:50:47
the opportunity to serve. As Fire
00:50:49
Chief. It's been quite an adventure.
00:50:54
Thank you for taking time tonight for
00:50:55
this recognition, it's an honor and I
00:50:57
Appreciate it.
00:50:58
>>I know there will be otherEvents for
00:50:59
you andI know there's the coffee and
00:51:04
some other happenings around City Hall.
00:51:08
We will be able to tell the real
00:51:09
stories about you and, but for now
00:51:11
we're going to keep it very formalAnd
00:51:13
professional. No, Bill, thank you very
00:51:18
much for everything that you've done,
00:51:19
you really change the departmentFor the
00:51:20
better and I think it's a great legacy
00:51:22
that you're leavingHere in the city of
00:51:24
Santa ClaraAnd I've known you since you
00:51:29
went to St. Clair is, you're a lot
00:51:30
younger than me, butI have known that
00:51:33
you bleed Santa Clara like through and
00:51:34
through. SoThank you for everything
00:51:39
you've done. We would like to join you
00:51:40
down here to present you this
00:51:41
proclamation, Take a picture, and love
00:51:42
to have your wife of because we know
00:51:44
where the real power is in the family.
00:51:46
So come on upAnd whoever else you would
00:51:52
like to be in the picture, we would
00:51:53
love to be honored to take a picture
00:51:54
with you, and thank you.
00:52:50
[APPLAUSE]
00:53:18
>>We are all planning our speeches,
00:53:19
Bill, for your coffee. Okay?Just more
00:53:23
time for all the volunteerWork you do
00:53:27
in community as well, and I think
00:53:28
that's a bigPart of how you've been
00:53:30
involved in Santa Clara with all the
00:53:33
other things you do besides being Fire
00:53:34
Chief. I mean you're in pretty much
00:53:41
every organization and you've really
00:53:42
worked really hard to make Santa Clara
00:53:43
a better place, So you've really taken
00:53:44
your job seriously and live it24/7. So
00:53:47
thank you, Bill.Okay. Speaking of fire,
00:53:53
Our next special order of business is
00:53:57
recognition of the Norcal girls fire
00:53:58
campHeld at Santa Clara fire Department
00:54:03
on May 4 and May 5, 2019.Hold on one
00:54:14
second, let me get this one out. Okay.
00:54:15
SoThe city Council would like to
00:54:19
recognize the Norcal women in the fire
00:54:20
serviceIn the Santa Clara fire
00:54:23
department for their partnership in
00:54:24
hosting the Norcal first alarm girls
00:54:31
fire camp in Santa Clara on May 4 and
00:54:32
five. Norcal women in the fire service
00:54:38
was founded by a small group of female
00:54:39
firefighters. If you notice, there was
00:54:40
a giant group of female firefighters
00:54:41
that walked into the Council chambers
00:54:42
tonight to mentor and inspire current
00:54:43
and future womenIn the fire service.
00:54:45
Santa Clara fire Captain Jen Panko is
00:54:50
one of the founding board members and I
00:54:51
see Jen in here for her to minute, so I
00:54:52
would like to inviteChief Kelly, see,
00:54:54
you're notBizjet, backup to speak about
00:54:58
the girls fire campAnd introduced the
00:55:00
camp incident commander.
00:55:01
>>We are very proud to partner with the
00:55:08
Norcal fire services Association to put
00:55:09
this camp onIn our town. It's part of
00:55:14
an expanding recruitment outreach
00:55:15
strategy we haveTo bring the fire
00:55:16
department job to people who maybe
00:55:19
haven't thought about thisAs their
00:55:21
profession, maybe haven't heard about
00:55:24
firefighting as a choice, and so we
00:55:28
partner with them to bring at the high
00:55:29
school girls in our community.Here
00:55:30
percent the program is Captain Jim
00:55:33
Danko.
00:55:34
>>Great,Thank you, Captain Jen.
00:55:38
[APPLAUSE]
00:55:40
>>Thank you. Thank you very much,
00:55:41
gettingMayor Gillmor MacAnd other city
00:55:49
leaders. As the chief said my name is
00:55:50
Jen Panko and I am a captain with the
00:55:51
fire departmentAnd I had the
00:55:53
extraordinary experience of being the
00:55:54
incident commander for the recent girls
00:55:55
fire camp that our fire department in
00:55:58
partnership with the Norcal women in
00:55:59
the fire departmentHosted last month.
00:56:03
The incident commander has the ultimate
00:56:04
responsibility of running the event,
00:56:06
ensuring that all the resources are
00:56:07
provided, That the personnel are safe
00:56:10
in the event comes to a successful close
00:56:12
and I had a lot of help in making all
00:56:13
that happen.If you'll bear with me I'm
00:56:16
going to describe what the camp is about
00:56:18
In the fire department.It was founded
00:56:22
last year by small group of us from a
00:56:23
fewBay Area fire department
00:56:26
simultaneously in the same path to find
00:56:27
a wayFire camp in our own agencies. One
00:56:36
of the missions of the girls fire camp
00:56:37
is that it be planned, led, instructed,
00:56:38
and staffed entirely by female
00:56:39
firefightersParole modeling purposes.
00:56:40
Since the national average of female
00:56:44
firefighters is only 45%, one
00:56:45
department is the number of female
00:56:46
firefighters that can pull this off.
00:56:51
Therefore there is a need for the fire
00:56:52
departments to partner with Norcal
00:56:53
women in the fire service to host these
00:56:54
camps. Ghosting fire departmentsProvide
00:56:59
the facilities and the Norcal women
00:57:00
provides the personnel and the camp
00:57:01
program. The goal is for the camp to
00:57:04
rotate around the Bay Area to be hosted
00:57:05
by different fire agencies twice a year
00:57:08
. Fremont fire Department hosted the
00:57:09
first camp last fall in the Santa Clara
00:57:10
fire department generally office Is
00:57:15
generously offered to host camp in our
00:57:16
city in the next month. The next camp
00:57:19
will be hosted this fall by the San
00:57:20
Francisco fire Department on the 28th
00:57:21
and 29th.For upcoming information, you
00:57:24
can follow the camp atNorcal fire
00:57:28
camp.com. The mission of the girls camp
00:57:35
is to expose young women to the tools
00:57:36
of the fire service early and empower
00:57:37
them to have the comp is to pursue any
00:57:39
career that they want including the
00:57:40
career as a firefighter. Engine of the
00:57:41
camps is to be a long-range recruitment
00:57:46
Tool to diversify fire department and
00:57:47
increase the number of female
00:57:48
firefighters. At the Santa Clara account
00:57:51
we had a staff of 115 female
00:57:52
firefightersRepresenting 30 fire
00:57:56
departments from all over the Bay Area,
00:57:57
the state and from as far as Alaska,
00:58:00
Texas, and Hawaii. We had 52 campers
00:58:01
attend ranging from 14To 18 years old,
00:58:04
representing 32 citiesSeveral of the
00:58:09
campers are right here from Santa Clara
00:58:10
and two of these young ladies are with
00:58:11
us tonight.As well is inspiring these
00:58:16
young campers, those of us that are
00:58:17
already fired upFighters are
00:58:20
reinvigorated by our participation in
00:58:21
these camps. It is a very powerful
00:58:25
experience as a woman to be surrounded
00:58:26
by 115 firefighters as each of us has
00:58:28
grown accustomed to being the only woman
00:58:30
In our station and on our shift or even
00:58:36
in our department and some
00:58:37
organization. Upon first meeting at the
00:58:38
camp, all of us see these amazing women
00:58:42
and realize that we are all connected
00:58:43
by a common determination make a
00:58:44
difference in the fire service. So most
00:58:47
of these campers had no prior exposure
00:58:48
to the fire service and during the camp
00:58:52
they got to try on turnout gear for
00:58:53
firefighting, flow water from fire
00:58:54
arrows, time 65 feet up the aerial
00:58:58
ladder, cut opening cars with the jaws
00:58:59
of life and cut simulated roofs with
00:59:03
Axes and chainsaws. They also obtain
00:59:04
their CPR certification during the camp
00:59:05
. The camp staff got to see with our
00:59:06
own eyesTransformation confidence in
00:59:09
these young women from the start of camp
00:59:10
to their graduation.The matter what
00:59:12
they end up deciding to do for a career
00:59:16
, These young women left the camp
00:59:17
knowing and proving that they could do
00:59:18
more than they came into the camp
00:59:19
thinking that they could.Before we show
00:59:31
you a four minute video recap of the
00:59:32
camp that was provided by the VR fee
00:59:33
team at the Alameda County fire
00:59:34
department I would like to say if you
00:59:35
think use and introduce a few people.
00:59:36
Thank you to Deputy chief JD Madden who
00:59:37
couldn't be here tonightChief Madden
00:59:38
was instrumental in encouraging him to
00:59:39
orderThe Santa Clara fire department
00:59:41
does this camp and supporting your
00:59:42
female firefighters to take time out of
00:59:48
our other duties in the department to
00:59:49
help staff the camps. He but the idea
00:59:50
in my head to pursue hosting camp here
00:59:51
and it would've happened in Santa Clara
00:59:52
without his inspiration. Thank you
00:59:55
Sherry fall, Nancy Velasco, Nancy Wu
00:59:56
Garcia,Haley Bender Aereo, Lupe Fuentes
00:59:59
and Eddie Acevedo of Santa ClaraParks
01:00:05
and Rex department. They work with us
01:00:06
to design and provide camper
01:00:07
registration probably is less as well
01:00:09
as provide tables and chairs and shade
01:00:10
canopies for the camp. Is could not of
01:00:20
been hosted without their efforts.
01:00:21
Thank you data Chang from the human
01:00:22
resource department, it provided the
01:00:23
critical role of camp administration
01:00:24
and graciously and tirelessly managed
01:00:25
the task of registering the campers
01:00:26
from the original list of 97 down to
01:00:30
the 52 who attended. Ada faced her own
01:00:31
fears during the camp and climbed the
01:00:32
aerial ladder herself.Good job, Ada.
01:00:41
Thank you to Deputy Director Dave stop
01:00:42
of public works, streets, and
01:00:43
automotive gave us permission to use
01:00:44
the city employee parking lot
01:00:45
surrounding the courtyard to park all
01:00:46
of the staff can't vehicles that we can.
01:00:47
Thank you to the many male fire
01:00:48
departmentFirefighters who helped us to
01:00:56
get ready to gather all the equipment
01:00:57
to run the camp workstations and
01:00:58
sharing their fire station with 170
01:00:59
women that weekend.Thank you to Mayor
01:01:03
Gilmore, councilmembers Davis and
01:01:04
Watanabe for attending the graduation
01:01:05
ceremony for the camp. It was a great
01:01:06
honor to have you there showing your
01:01:07
support for this groundbreaking eventIn
01:01:09
our city. I would like to quickly
01:01:12
introduce the Santa Clara firefighters
01:01:13
who staffed the camp in the previous
01:01:14
camp last fall. I'll have them stand up
01:01:19
real quick when I say their name.
01:01:20
Elizabeth Harkins.
01:01:21
[APPLAUSE]
01:01:26
>>I will introduce them all and then we
01:01:27
can do the applause. Beverly Molina.
01:01:29
Stephanie Pallone.Cassandra about.
01:01:33
Jillian the bar.Nicole McCurry. And
01:01:42
then Jame and Knight and Maria DeSantis
01:01:43
who couldn't be with us here tonight.
01:01:44
Is incredible women all stepped up into
01:01:45
leadership rolesOn the staff for this
01:01:50
camp and did an outstanding job
01:01:51
representing our department and our
01:01:52
profession and were integral in making
01:01:55
this camp a success. I couldn't be more
01:01:56
proud of them and more grateful for
01:01:57
them.Thank you.
01:01:58
[APPLAUSE]
01:02:06
>>I am also excited to introduce the
01:02:07
Santa Clara campers to camera tonight,
01:02:08
first
01:02:09
: Sarah Wenner, the daughter of
01:02:10
assistant police chief Dan winter.And
01:02:12
Krishna Perry.
01:02:14
[APPLAUSE]
01:02:19
>>They're going to say a few words
01:02:20
after we watch the camp video. Can we
01:02:21
play the video?
01:05:59
[APPLAUSE]
01:06:10
>>Okay, at this time I would like to
01:06:13
call up the campers, Sarah and Christmas
01:06:15
, see if they could say a couple of
01:06:16
words. They've been asked to shareWith
01:06:21
us their favorite camp experience and
01:06:22
something they might've learned about
01:06:23
themselves during the camp. Welcome.
01:06:24
>>Hi, name is KrishnaAnd I have to say
01:06:27
the best part of the camp wasUsing the
01:06:31
axes and saws.I just felt so powerful
01:06:37
with itAnd it was super fun.
01:06:44
>>Hi, I'm Sarah.As I said before it was
01:06:48
very inspiring to meetAll of these roll
01:06:50
models of women that we might never
01:06:56
have been exposed to before and also
01:06:57
exposed to an occupation we've never
01:06:58
explored before. My favorite part of
01:07:00
the camp was using the Jaws of life to
01:07:01
cut off the roof of the carAnd it was
01:07:03
very exciting to learn how to use it.
01:07:08
>>Sarah, may I ask you fire and set up
01:07:09
lease, right?Is that it? You don't have
01:07:12
to answer, your dad is thereDon't
01:07:14
answer.
01:07:23
>>It was very inspiring to see all
01:07:24
these girls.In closing, I would like to
01:07:29
thank you all very much for your time,
01:07:32
it's a huge honor to be here tonight
01:07:33
and be acknowledged by this body and as
01:07:37
I mentioned previously, the girls camp
01:07:38
is part of a long-term recruitment
01:07:39
Diversification effort in the short
01:07:41
term with budget approvalThe Santa
01:07:47
Clara fire department is getting ready
01:07:48
to launch a recruitment campaign with a
01:07:49
new strategy to diversify our applicant
01:07:50
pool. Strategy includesTargeted social
01:07:52
media marketing using that he is
01:07:55
starting her own personnel. We are set
01:07:56
to launch our newCampaign on July 1
01:08:00
with an application period for October.
01:08:01
You can see our first video released on
01:08:03
our website at joining us CFD.org.
01:08:04
Thank you very muchFor your time.
01:08:08
>>Thank you. I just wanted to say a
01:08:09
couple of words,I don't know if
01:08:16
councilmember Watanabe wants to as
01:08:17
well, but I had the opportunity to
01:08:18
attend the graduation but before the
01:08:19
graduationI was observing the aerial
01:08:20
laddersThat the chainsaws, thePutting
01:08:27
out the fires, I have just, I was amazed
01:08:30
, I didn't expect that, I know that
01:08:33
Captain Panko, you talked aboutThe
01:08:35
Fremont girls campAnd I was excited
01:08:40
that we had it in Santa Clara, but when
01:08:41
I went out there and saw, it was at the
01:08:44
end of the camp, so I sawJust the
01:08:46
passionIn theConfidence in the girls,
01:08:53
and they were fierce by the end ofThe
01:08:55
week and and they had been there for
01:08:58
two full days and they had so much
01:08:59
energyAnd there was one clip of the
01:09:01
girls screaming. They were screaming
01:09:05
the whole time I was thereI don't know
01:09:12
whether it was their leader screaming
01:09:13
or they were screaming, but there was a
01:09:14
lot of noise, and it was suchHigh
01:09:15
energy atmosphere and so funAnd it was
01:09:19
just so nice that they were able to see
01:09:21
Their role model'sTo have womenIn a
01:09:25
traditionally male dominatedFire
01:09:28
service to be able to see the womenAnd
01:09:30
some of the women firefighters that I
01:09:33
met especially there was one from San
01:09:34
Francisco,She was amazing, just to hear
01:09:36
their storiesOf being the only women in
01:09:38
their departmentOr the only women ever
01:09:42
in the department, just some of the
01:09:43
storiesThe attitudes are so great and
01:09:48
the fact that most of them volunteered
01:09:50
To be there, so they leftWhatever state
01:09:54
they were from and they all justTook
01:09:57
their own time, spend their own money
01:09:58
to come upAnd be roll models for the
01:10:00
young girls was amazing. So I'm
01:10:04
positive you're going to get future
01:10:05
firefighters out of that camp and I am
01:10:07
hoping we can do more of that and I'm
01:10:08
glad to see that your recruitment
01:10:11
process is going to do more outreach,
01:10:13
Because that, if you could see it, if
01:10:16
we do it again, everyone has to goAnd
01:10:19
really witnessed that. It was just an
01:10:23
amazing sight. So thank you, and thank
01:10:24
you to your team and everyone butThat
01:10:25
put that together. That was a huge
01:10:27
Amount of work to put that together, but
01:10:31
you all did it with smiles on your face
01:10:33
And great attitudes and fun, And I can
01:10:39
see that there is a lot of benefit that
01:10:40
came from that. So thank you very much.
01:10:42
Councilmember Watanabe, did you want to
01:10:43
say anything?
01:10:50
>>I will just say a couple of words.
01:10:51
Thank you, Jen, for the program and
01:10:52
thank you to all the female
01:10:53
firefighters that gave their timeTo put
01:10:56
this event together and all the
01:10:57
collaboration from all the different
01:10:58
departments, it just showsAgain to be
01:10:59
successful you need to have everybody
01:11:00
engaged, And it was so wonderful to see
01:11:03
how many people came on board. I had
01:11:07
seen Assistant chief winter afterwards
01:11:08
and I asked him how'sSarah did after
01:11:12
her first day and he said she came home
01:11:13
and just crashed.So it definitely had
01:11:20
an impact on the first day, but it was
01:11:21
wonderful to be out there on Sunday and
01:11:22
see everybody participatingAnd all the
01:11:23
girls engaging in excited but even at
01:11:24
the end after two days and at the
01:11:27
graduation they still had so much energy
01:11:33
And put together their everybody had
01:11:34
like a little chant, I guess, for each
01:11:35
group.
01:11:36
>>Leave itTo a bunch of high school
01:11:38
girls to come up with cheers. I don't
01:11:40
know if I would do thatAt the boys
01:11:45
camps. We cheer after the council
01:11:46
meetings, did you know that? Not going
01:11:47
to tell you what our chair is.
01:11:53
>>But it's clear to see why the program
01:11:54
is so popular and why there is a
01:11:55
waiting list and now going forwardThere
01:11:56
is already I think the camp is probably
01:11:58
full based on the amount of peopleThat
01:12:01
were on the waiting list. So
01:12:02
congratulationsAnd we look forward to
01:12:03
continuingTo support the program.
01:12:09
>>Is there an age limit for the camp?We
01:12:14
would like to the do the camp for all
01:12:17
different age ranges, the most reporting
01:12:19
Part was after the camp getting the
01:12:21
emails from the parentsAbout the camp.
01:12:29
Many of the girls have said they wanted
01:12:30
to be firefighters.
01:12:32
>>Thank you. Appreciate it.
01:12:33
[APPLAUSE]
01:12:39
>>Okay, our next special ofOrder
01:12:41
business is the recognitionOf the every
01:12:44
15 minutes planning committee. SoThe
01:12:51
every 15 minutes planning committee team
01:12:54
consisted of dedicated employeesFrom
01:12:56
the police department and Santa Clara
01:12:58
high school. The Santa Clara Police
01:13:02
Department and the Santa Clara unified
01:13:05
school district for hosted every 15
01:13:06
minutes which was a two day drunk
01:13:08
driving and distracted driving
01:13:09
prevention program at Santa Clara high
01:13:12
school which took place May 2-3, 2018.
01:13:17
So on May 2, a fatal car collisionWas
01:13:19
staged on the football field. Emergency
01:13:22
response was fast-pacedAnd very
01:13:24
realistic. Students witnessed firsthand
01:13:29
and parents were notified that their
01:13:30
childHad been killed as a resultOf a
01:13:33
DUI collision. On May 3, a mock funeral
01:13:37
was held, speakers included the
01:13:40
students parents, chaplain Ryan Wright,
01:13:44
chief Mike Sellers and principal
01:13:45
Gregory Shelby.The two day event
01:13:51
created a realistic understanding of
01:13:52
the impact on people involvedIn
01:13:54
alcohol-related and distracted driving
01:13:56
Data collisions and served as a
01:13:58
powerful tool to create awareness. I
01:14:07
know councilmember Watanabe you
01:14:08
probably have a few things to say,
01:14:09
we'll probably hold those just for a
01:14:10
minute since your daughter was involved
01:14:11
in that as well and so were you but I
01:14:12
would like to invite chief Mike Sellers
01:14:13
to come forward to talk about the
01:14:14
planning committee, chief sellers?
01:14:21
>>Thank you very much, Mayor, Council,
01:14:22
especially for recognizing this very
01:14:23
important program every 15 minutes some
01:14:24
of a lot of the information we provide
01:14:28
is very similar to what the mayor just
01:14:29
provided but the Santa Clara Police
01:14:30
Department in Santa Clara unified
01:14:31
school district hosted a two day drunk
01:14:32
driving and distracted driving
01:14:36
Prevention program at Santa Clara high
01:14:37
school. On May 2 and third. 10th, 11th
01:14:39
and 12th grade students participated in
01:14:41
the every 15 minute program. It's
01:14:46
called every 15 minutes because
01:14:47
nationally every 15 minutesA person
01:14:48
would be killed by a drunk driver.
01:14:51
Fortunately it has gotten a lot better
01:14:53
than that. This two day event created a
01:14:57
realistic understanding of the impact
01:14:58
peopleInvolved in alcohol-related
01:15:00
distracted drivingFatal collisions.
01:15:03
This dramatic program draws on students
01:15:06
emotions to serve as a powerful toolTo
01:15:08
create awareness amongst students and
01:15:11
they are not visible. It also extends
01:15:13
beyond the studentsThat help teens
01:15:17
realize how many people are actually
01:15:18
affectedBy their decisions.On the first
01:15:23
day, members of the police department
01:15:24
when inside the classroomsAnd announced
01:15:25
one by oneThe 20 preselected students
01:15:28
that were killedBy a drunk driver. An
01:15:34
obituary was in red in the classrooms
01:15:36
and arose was placed on the deceased
01:15:38
students desk. These 20 students were
01:15:41
now the living dead. A couple of hours
01:15:46
later, a fatal car collision involving
01:15:47
fourStudents was stagedOn the football
01:15:50
field. The communication public safety
01:15:54
dispatchers and emergency response by
01:15:55
police, Fire, paramedics was realistic.
01:16:00
Students witnessed firsthandAn injured
01:16:04
student that received medical treatment
01:16:05
on the scene.Are critically injured
01:16:09
student was then transported to Valley
01:16:10
Medical Center Hospital, Another student
01:16:15
perform field sobriety test and was
01:16:16
eventually arrested while driving under
01:16:17
the influence orFor causing all this
01:16:21
destruction and unfortunately, the
01:16:22
final student diedFrom the injuries and
01:16:26
was left at the scene in a body bag.
01:16:30
Later that night, all 20 living dead
01:16:31
studentsWere sequesteredFrom their
01:16:32
familyAnd friends overnight. During
01:16:37
that time the students participated in
01:16:38
the driving exerciseSimulating being
01:16:40
drunk, listens special guest speakers
01:16:47
Who is personally experience the
01:16:48
tragedy of losing a loved one to a
01:16:49
drunk driver and they also wrote a
01:16:50
letter to loved ones about whatThey
01:16:52
would've done if their lives had not
01:16:54
been tragically taken shortBecause of a
01:17:00
drunk driver. On the second day, the
01:17:01
students reconvened in the gymnasium
01:17:02
for a mock funeral. The students who
01:17:05
died, speakers like was mentioned was
01:17:09
the police chaplain, student parents,
01:17:11
the principal, and myself. The entire
01:17:13
program is documented on videoAnd will
01:17:15
be aired later to all of our residents
01:17:19
on the local channel 15 station.I do
01:17:21
have a short summaryOf a program that
01:17:25
was prepared to show you a little video
01:17:27
, it's only 47 minutes long, Only
01:17:30
kidding. 37 seconds long, but I hope
01:17:32
you enjoy it.
01:18:21
>>Every 15 minutes is supported by the
01:18:22
police department, Santa Clara fire
01:18:23
Department,Medical center,The Lima
01:18:28
family mortuary, Plaza suites Hotel and
01:18:29
the Santa Clara high school PTA. Other
01:18:33
local merchants fraternity
01:18:34
organizations have also donated their
01:18:35
time, Personnel, facilities and
01:18:37
supplies to help bring this programFrom
01:18:47
high schools into our community. I
01:18:48
would like to thank each and every one
01:18:49
of them and I know the mayor and
01:18:50
council would like to recommend some
01:18:51
special. Take you very much for your
01:18:52
support.:Thank you, chief sellers. So
01:18:53
now in recognition of this, 2019, every
01:18:58
15 minutes program at Santa Clara high
01:18:59
school, The city Council would like to
01:19:00
presentCertificates of appreciationTo
01:19:09
that every 15 minutes planning
01:19:10
committee. We have the Police
01:19:11
Department lead officer met orange or,
01:19:13
Police Department SergeantLong fan,
01:19:21
officer, if you would like to come
01:19:22
forward, officer Jamie Ellis, officer
01:19:23
Steven Solberg, community service
01:19:25
officer Taylor Carpenter, committee
01:19:28
service officer Mike Robinson, Santa
01:19:30
Clara, from Santa Clara high school, we
01:19:32
haveNation Lou Grossman andLindsay Kudo
01:19:38
Mohammed. You are all here.
01:19:42
[APPLAUSE]
01:19:49
>>Before weGive you your certificates
01:19:58
: Councilmember Watanabe, would you
01:19:59
like to say something? I know you were
01:20:00
involved, I saw you in the last picture
01:20:01
thereOn the video.
01:20:05
>>Yes.
01:20:06
>>You and your husband and your
01:20:07
daughter
01:20:08
>>>Yes. Thank you, Mayor.And thank you
01:20:09
for the opportunity. When I learned
01:20:14
that this program had not been brought
01:20:15
before the city Council in the past I
01:20:16
thought, well,The community needs to
01:20:21
know about this program and I think
01:20:22
it's wonderful that we are presenting
01:20:23
it tonight along withThe Norcal first
01:20:27
alarm girls fire can't because it
01:20:28
showing our community how muchWe are
01:20:29
engaged in in our youth. And soI am
01:20:35
glad that you're both here tonight even
01:20:36
though there are two totally different
01:20:37
topics, But at the same time, I felt
01:20:40
that the program needed to be recognized
01:20:42
Just because so much goes into itAnd
01:20:44
they have obviously my family has been
01:20:48
a part of it going back almost 6 or
01:20:49
seven months ago when Kaylee informed
01:20:52
me that she had been asked to be a part
01:20:53
of the programAnd when I wentTo the
01:20:56
first meeting with all the officers and
01:20:58
the teachers and the students and the
01:21:00
parents, I think a lot of you were
01:21:07
involved with the dare program and they
01:21:08
saw me sitting in the room they go why
01:21:09
are you here? And soThis is not there,
01:21:13
This is my daughter participating in
01:21:14
this program.I have to say through a
01:21:16
very democraticProcess of drawing straws
01:21:20
that my daughter was selected to be the
01:21:22
Child.That was going to die in the
01:21:27
scene. So when I found that out,That
01:21:33
was very hard. Needless to say as a
01:21:34
parent, any parent would agree that
01:21:35
that was not something that you were
01:21:36
looking forward to that you would be
01:21:37
looking forward to.But through the
01:21:39
whole process, I am just so proudThat
01:21:45
we have this program and from talking
01:21:46
to friends around the country I am
01:21:50
happy to know that it's program that
01:21:51
just goes beyond the city of Santa Clara
01:21:55
, that there is a lot of schools around
01:21:56
the country that are also promoting
01:21:57
this programBecause it's teaching our
01:21:58
studentsVery importantLife skills and
01:22:03
Why they shouldn'tDrink and drive and
01:22:08
especially as they're going out into
01:22:09
the world, Their graduating tomorrow
01:22:13
and this was just a very timely program
01:22:16
to have, actually it was I think I
01:22:17
really-- The week before the prom. It
01:22:20
was even more timely. It just teaches
01:22:22
so much and I knew that it shouldBe
01:22:27
recognized and I appreciate so much
01:22:28
miss Kudo and Ms. Grossman for all the
01:22:29
timeThat you devote to the program
01:22:32
coordinating all the studentsAnd just
01:22:34
seeing it through. I just don't know
01:22:41
what more I can say except just thank
01:22:42
you so much for all the time and what
01:22:44
you're presented to our students, What
01:22:48
you presented to our children and given
01:22:49
them the opportunity to just go into be
01:22:50
really responsibleAdults. So thank you
01:22:53
for all that you've given back to our
01:22:55
kids. Thank you.
01:22:58
>>Thank you. Then one more comment from
01:23:00
councilmember Karen Hardy. Know I teach
01:23:06
Wilcox high school, been involved with
01:23:07
this when we do it at our high school,
01:23:08
and I tell my students I would do100 of
01:23:09
these as long as we don't have to do a
01:23:12
real one.And that's what we want to
01:23:17
avoid with our students. So I
01:23:18
appreciate the time. It does make an
01:23:24
impact on the students. I know that,
01:23:25
they talk to us about it. So thank you.
01:23:29
>>Thank you, councilmember Hardy. If
01:23:30
you could join us up here, we would
01:23:32
like to have our photo with you. After
01:23:33
we are done with thisI was remiss in
01:23:35
not getting the photos with the girls
01:23:37
camp group. So if we can, council
01:23:41
members, if you can stay down there
01:23:43
just for these two photos, thank you.If
01:23:49
some of the children that were involved
01:23:50
were here, they can also come up as
01:23:51
well.
01:24:53
[APPLAUSE]
01:27:26
>>Okay, moving on to our next special
01:27:27
order of business, I would like to
01:27:29
announce that Jean is lesbian gay
01:27:33
bisexual transgender and queer, LGBTQ,
01:27:39
Pride month. LGBTQ Pride month
01:27:40
celebrates LGBTQ culture and prideAs
01:27:44
well as commemorates the Stonewall
01:27:47
riots that forever changed the course
01:27:50
of modern social movements. The
01:27:52
Stonewall riots in New York City on
01:27:55
June 28, 1969Was a historic turning
01:27:58
point that spark lesbian gay bisexual
01:28:02
and transgender civil rights movement.
01:28:07
LGBTQ Pride marches and celebrations
01:28:08
have been held every year in June
01:28:12
across the United States in recognition
01:28:13
of the Stonewall riots. Yesterday we
01:28:14
held our third annual LGBTQPride flag
01:28:24
raising ceremony and you can see the
01:28:25
flag right outside City Hall here. We
01:28:26
were honored to haveSupervisor Susan
01:28:28
Ellenberg, representative as a speaker
01:28:30
As well is Billy DeFrank board president
01:28:35
Gabrielle and tell her that she was
01:28:36
with us thisEvening, if you are
01:28:37
wondering who is that woman flying that
01:28:42
Flag over there, that's Gabrielle. They
01:28:43
joined us as we raised the rainbow flag
01:28:44
over City Hall. We will fly throughout
01:28:46
the month of June. So at this time I
01:28:48
would like to introduceBilly DeFrank
01:28:50
board president, Gabrielle and tell of
01:28:53
which as Board President. Gabrielle is
01:28:59
committed to political advocacy on
01:29:00
behalf of the community and has
01:29:01
implemented programs that support the
01:29:03
vast and diverse needs of the South Bay
01:29:05
community of LGBTQ people. So thank you
01:29:08
very muchFor joining us. If you have
01:29:14
some words to say, we would love to
01:29:15
hear them.
01:29:16
>>You know, in the political climate as
01:29:18
we know it today, We really, really
01:29:21
appreciate city councils like yoursAnd
01:29:29
The County Board of Supervisors.I was
01:29:32
there when Stonewall happenedExcept I
01:29:34
was in Sydney, Australia, And it was a
01:29:37
global movement. We came out publicly
01:29:40
gay and lost our jobsAnd there's always
01:29:45
a back lash after a good thing happens.
01:29:53
This was worth it because being who we
01:29:54
are is the most important thing. And if
01:29:56
anyone has ever done anySelf-realization
01:30:02
, That is the thing that you have to
01:30:03
discoverIs who you are. And embrace
01:30:05
that. And it's really difficult as an
01:30:09
LGBTQ to embrace itWhen your own family
01:30:12
rejects you. We are the only minority
01:30:14
group that our own family rejectsAnd so
01:30:19
we have to findFamily everywhere. And I
01:30:22
have to say, you are part of our
01:30:25
family, because of how much you have
01:30:27
embraced us.And flying the rainbow
01:30:31
flag, this is the transgender flag, We
01:30:32
haveBeen supporting the transgender
01:30:35
community, especially, because they
01:30:38
have been marginalized, Banned from the
01:30:44
military, all kinds of things and the
01:30:45
threat of being banned from all
01:30:46
healthcareBy the federal administration
01:30:50
. And so we have to fightA big fight
01:30:55
and we will continue to do that, And
01:31:01
thank you so much, and it's not just
01:31:02
city Council, it's alsoLaw enforcement
01:31:03
here, Your chiefAndYour firefighters,
01:31:08
everybodyHas been terrific. So thank
01:31:12
you.
01:31:15
>>Thank you. If you would like to join
01:31:16
usUp here, we have a proclamationFor
01:31:19
you, we would like to present itTo you.
01:31:22
Council, come back down now.
01:31:34
>>You set me up now, now I'm going to
01:31:37
mess it up.
01:31:39
[LAUGHTER]
01:32:14
[APPLAUSE]
01:32:39
>>We always do, we always do. Thank you.
01:32:41
The fun never stops. Okay.Our next
01:32:45
item on the agenda is an item that
01:32:47
>>
01:32:48
>>Matt America we have a speaker on
01:32:52
this item.
01:32:53
>>I am so sorry. A speaker, yes, come
01:32:54
forward.Yes, please, come forward.
01:33:02
Sorry, didn't see that. Welcome. Ken hi
01:33:03
thereAnthony Becker, planning
01:33:07
Commissioner resident of Santa Clara.
01:33:11
First I want to thank Mayor Gilmore and
01:33:12
the Council for your support of this
01:33:13
proclamation. Each one of you has
01:33:14
embraced moneyCommunity but first I
01:33:21
would like to thank our LGBTQ
01:33:22
councilmember, Jamie MacLeod, who
01:33:23
inspired me and gave me hope to pursue
01:33:25
my dreams because she got to do the
01:33:26
same thing. I would like to thank Mayor
01:33:31
Gilmore for raising the pride flag that
01:33:32
led the ceremonies here for the last
01:33:33
three years in a row and I would like
01:33:34
to thankVice Mayor mayhem who joined me
01:33:39
last year during my campaign in the
01:33:40
Silicon Valley pride parade, that was a
01:33:41
real honor. And in the same time I
01:33:43
would like to thank councilmemberWhat
01:33:49
nobby in 2016, you're my opponent, but
01:33:50
you supported my communityAnd solutions
01:33:52
for our LGBTQ brothers and sisters. And
01:33:58
then last year Karen Hardy embrace my
01:33:59
community and listen to me not only as
01:34:00
a gay man but as a man of faith and for
01:34:02
my Christianity. Also, councilmember
01:34:05
Chahal, you and the community have been
01:34:07
nothing but loving and supportive to my
01:34:14
community and we will support each
01:34:15
other through tough times and lastly
01:34:16
councilmember Teresa O'Neill, you've
01:34:17
been a huge supporter of my community,
01:34:23
I have known you for a long time and
01:34:24
your work has gone all the way back
01:34:25
today's foundation, and that's why I've
01:34:26
always been a follower of yours. This
01:34:27
leads me to ask our city Council to
01:34:28
join Mimi and members of the LGBTQ
01:34:30
community in the city of Santa Clara to
01:34:33
be in this year's Silicon Valley pride
01:34:34
parade, to be representation of Santa
01:34:37
Clara because we haven't had that
01:34:38
representation, Last year councilmember
01:34:40
Meehan and I were there and we would
01:34:41
like to seeAll of Santa Clara's
01:34:48
representation be there because it's
01:34:49
not just political here, it's something
01:34:50
that Santa Clara should do. And last
01:34:51
year I would like to present to you
01:34:52
Tamir Gillmor and our city manager two
01:34:58
shirts to represent the city of Santa
01:34:59
Clara for pride.
01:35:00
>>Oh, thank you.Thank you, Anthony.
01:35:07
Appreciate it.
01:35:09
[APPLAUSE]
01:35:18
>>Okay, anyone else?
01:35:19
>>I wanted to compliment Anthony on the
01:35:20
great-looking shirt, I would like to
01:35:21
know where I could get one myself,And
01:35:23
when is the parade?Don't have a date
01:35:27
yet? Okay.End of August, look for
01:35:30
further announcements.
01:35:31
>>Thank you. Anyone else?Okay. Now
01:35:37
we're going to move forward to the item
01:35:38
that IAsked the Council to pull up, and
01:35:42
that is the, Item number 19 457,
01:35:50
which is update and direction to staff
01:35:51
on the parade of champions nonceProfit
01:35:54
status and fundraising efforts.
01:35:55
>>Mayor, have an opportunity to make a
01:35:58
couple of comments on that item. I
01:35:59
wanted to takeThe opportunity to
01:36:04
introduce our new assistant city
01:36:05
manager. You have the opportunity to
01:36:06
meet her today during closed session
01:36:07
but I wanted to introduce her publicly.
01:36:11
Cynthia is a skilled and seasoned
01:36:12
executive with passionateFor public
01:36:14
service, she is more than 27 years.
01:36:17
>>Cynthia, would you like to stand up
01:36:18
so we can all see?
01:36:22
>>She has more than 27 years of
01:36:23
experience at the executive level in
01:36:26
multiple public agencies. She is
01:36:27
joining us from the city of San Jose,
01:36:30
the city of Campbell, the city of
01:36:31
Palazzo and most recently the city of
01:36:32
Sunnyvale. She is workCollaboratively
01:36:38
with diverse stakeholders on a broad
01:36:39
range of public-service issues in the
01:36:40
private and public sector and
01:36:41
collaboratively within the region.
01:36:42
Examples of some of the servicesThat
01:36:43
she is led for these agenciesOur
01:36:47
community services and the deployment
01:36:48
of innovation around community services
01:36:50
: Capital projects delivery where she
01:36:55
led San Jose's robust capital projects
01:36:56
delivery for parks and rec. She is also
01:36:59
served as assistant director for comp
01:37:00
tracks compliance in the city of San
01:37:02
Jose, multiple complex projectsDuring
01:37:05
her 11 years in the city manager's
01:37:06
office in theThe of San Jose. I also
01:37:10
want to say that she has deep roots in
01:37:11
Santa Clara, her family, Many of her
01:37:12
family membersLive here and like me,
01:37:17
they have also been buried or retired
01:37:18
here.But she also has ties, she is an
01:37:22
alumni of Santa Clara University where
01:37:23
sheHas a bachelor's degree in political
01:37:25
science and is an active alumni still.
01:37:28
And so I just want to extend a warm
01:37:32
welcome to Cynthia for joining us here
01:37:33
at the city of Santa Clara. Thank you,
01:37:35
Cynthia.
01:37:36
>>Thank you.
01:37:38
[APPLAUSE]
01:37:41
>>Welcome back to Santa Clara. You
01:37:45
finally work your way back to the best
01:37:46
city. Thank you. We look for to working
01:37:47
with you.
01:37:53
>>So the next item, earlier this year
01:37:54
we received a requestBefore the city
01:37:57
Council for consideration for
01:37:58
sponsorship for returning theParade of
01:38:01
champions to Santa Clara and at the time
01:38:05
The request was for $70,000In monetary
01:38:07
support from the city of Santa Clara
01:38:10
for purposes ofIt's share to support
01:38:12
the parade. The Council put a challenge
01:38:16
up to haveThe interested partiesRaise
01:38:21
almost $80,000 before consideration of
01:38:24
completing the financial commitmentOn
01:38:27
behalf of Santa Clara. I want to report
01:38:31
This evening that I have the
01:38:32
opportunity to check in with Anna and
01:38:33
they areNear $78,000 and we have had an
01:38:36
opportunityOver the last couple of
01:38:41
weeks to review bank statements and
01:38:42
hear about other fundingOpportunities
01:38:44
that are in the future, so I feel
01:38:45
confidentThat by June 25They will reach
01:38:50
Or exceed the $80,000 level that they
01:38:55
were charged to raise, and I just
01:38:56
wanted to make that update because I
01:38:57
know this was a part of the processThat
01:38:58
if the Council did want to proceedYou
01:39:00
would direct us to prepare the required
01:39:01
documentsTo put the city's funding
01:39:04
portion forward.That's the
01:39:08
presentation.
01:39:09
>>Okay, soThe action tonight would beIf
01:39:13
moving ahead with this that we would
01:39:16
Have you request that you put theFunds
01:39:21
that the city is committed to in the
01:39:22
budgetFor June 25? Is that correct?
01:39:23
>>Appropriate action(inaudible).
01:39:30
>>For the budget. Okay.Thank you very
01:39:34
much.And or anyone from the group
01:39:41
comedy of a presentation you would like
01:39:42
to make? If so, please come forward.
01:39:43
Sounds like you've been very busy.
01:39:46
Raising money.
01:39:47
>>Yes, a lot of that.Thank you very
01:39:51
much. It's been an amazing year that
01:39:53
since the idea came to fruitionAnd just
01:40:00
this is a proud night, actually, just
01:40:01
being here. I'm glad this all happened
01:40:02
tonight.I recently finished the Santa
01:40:04
Clara leadership class and I love it,
01:40:06
every minute.Chief sellers, chief Kelly,
01:40:13
The Council, I mean everybody I met,
01:40:17
Joy, she is in my class, butI am really
01:40:19
feeling proud, very proud, and I think
01:40:23
it just seems like serendipitous we are
01:40:26
talking about the parade tonight.If all
01:40:28
goes well, have another thing to be
01:40:29
proud aboutAnd I am proud about this
01:40:31
team, because they're just like you
01:40:34
said if anyone to do it, they certainly
01:40:35
didAnd we hit the ground running as
01:40:38
soon as you said go for it. And to pull
01:40:42
in this much money is a sign that the
01:40:43
community really wants it, people of
01:40:49
been so generous, they have just, it
01:40:50
was coming at us constantly, and we're
01:40:51
like, yes, yes, yes.And so the
01:40:52
community is very enthused.Mary has
01:40:54
been hitting the streets since
01:40:57
yesterday getting permissions all the
01:40:58
way around the route with her team and
01:41:05
there's literally people jumping up and
01:41:06
down, they're excited about the parade.
01:41:07
So far no objectives, no objections to
01:41:08
the parade. SoWe have been blessed and
01:41:10
we are fortunate that we have this kind
01:41:13
of leadership in Santa Clara that's
01:41:14
open-mindedTwo ways to bring the
01:41:18
community together and keep them
01:41:19
together. So I am on a high note right
01:41:24
now. Any questions for me?
01:41:25
>>So I know that we put some pressure
01:41:26
on you to come back in the state with
01:41:28
some progress, And I think the money
01:41:33
Didn't just come to you, you all work
01:41:35
really, really, really hard, So I can
01:41:37
tell thatMaybe you have a little less
01:41:42
energy than you did a couple of months
01:41:43
ago? But you can recharge now, and it's
01:41:45
coming back.I've just seen the amount
01:41:49
of work in the community engagementAnd
01:41:53
everywhere I turned around, they would
01:41:54
say where is this parade of champions,
01:41:56
who? These people contacted me. I do
01:42:00
think you contacted pretty much everyone
01:42:02
In the South Bay about. So withYour
01:42:06
core group, you really, you have really
01:42:09
reached out far and wide. SoI'm going
01:42:13
to recommend the Council that we do our
01:42:14
part from the cityTo support that and
01:42:19
Allocate the money for June. So I don't
01:42:22
have any other questions besidesTo say
01:42:25
Good work, good job, you did itAnd I
01:42:27
know it's not over yet, You still have
01:42:30
a parade to plan.
01:42:31
>>We still have 90 days to go.
01:42:34
>>The generating the revenue and the
01:42:36
funds for was a huge, huge roadblock
01:42:39
that you've overcome, at least at this
01:42:40
point.So we are proud of you tooFor
01:42:48
what you've done. Let's see if the
01:42:49
motion passes, though, first.Is there
01:42:50
motion?
01:42:52
>>I have my light on.
01:42:58
>>Vice Mayor may hand and then
01:43:08
councilmember Hardy
01:43:09
>>>I wanted to thank Anna and Mary and
01:43:10
your whole team, Nancy and others,
01:43:11
because actually Mary was just at my
01:43:14
House today at my office because they
01:43:15
are both on the parade route, getting
01:43:16
my signature saying I have no
01:43:17
objections to closing the street,
01:43:18
Monroe and Olmsted for the parade route
01:43:20
. Your energy has been unflagging.I
01:43:25
can't believe what you have
01:43:26
accomplished in a relatively short
01:43:27
period of time and the enthusiasm of
01:43:28
our community, it's just been
01:43:29
overwhelming, and it's reallyYour
01:43:31
enthusiasm, All of your team's
01:43:34
enthusiasm is contagious, and it's just
01:43:39
Amazing to me that this is really going
01:43:40
to happen. It's really going to happen
01:43:42
on September 28, Right?
01:43:49
>>2019
01:43:50
>>>2019, like you say, 90 days to go.
01:43:51
But who is counting? I am proud to make
01:43:53
the motion to have the $70,000 from the
01:43:56
city allocated so you actually get that
01:43:57
funding and congratulations to you for
01:44:00
getting it matched and exceeded.
01:44:01
>>Thank you.
01:44:03
>>Second. Hi thank you.
01:44:04
>>Councilmember Hardy?
01:44:12
>>I'm just excited, was willing to make
01:44:13
the motion too because I have been a
01:44:14
big supporter and I realized when I
01:44:15
went through my checkbook I wentI
01:44:16
forgot to send that Gaza my check is
01:44:17
not in the mail yet, but it will be.
01:44:20
>>All right
01:44:21
>>>They take cash too.
01:44:22
>>We do.
01:44:31
>>The treasurer right there
01:44:32
>>We have a motion in the second on the
01:44:33
floor, city attorney?
01:44:34
>>I hate to be the wet blanket here,
01:44:35
but I think tonightIt's fine for the
01:44:37
full Council to vote on this, butWhen
01:44:41
the actual budgetary action comes
01:44:42
forwardWith the parade route being real
01:44:46
and it going byTwo councilmembers
01:44:49
properties, You may have to abstain on
01:44:52
that time. I will double check that,
01:44:55
but when the actual book budget
01:44:56
>>You can double check mine because I
01:45:00
didn't sign anything. Okay.Know the
01:45:03
issue is not signing something, the
01:45:04
issue is if the route goes by your
01:45:06
property, within 500 feet
01:45:08
>>>It's possible, yes.
01:45:10
>>We may have to doubleCheck that
01:45:11
>>>We will work through the routeFrom
01:45:17
here to June 20
01:45:18
>>>Tonight it's not an issue.
01:45:19
>>Okay, very good. I have Mary grizzle
01:45:21
and Nancy be a genie.
01:45:25
>>I want to thank all of you because I
01:45:26
don't think that we could've done this
01:45:27
withoutYou, Mayor Gillmor, without all
01:45:29
of the councilmembers, withoutThe
01:45:32
police department, with so many people
01:45:34
that participatedAnd helped us out. And
01:45:40
I love all of you, this is suchA great
01:45:42
thing to my heart, I have been out since
01:45:45
Saturday goingDoor-to-door, Getting the
01:45:48
signatures andI've had nothing but
01:45:52
people jumping up and downWith
01:45:54
excitement. I have had not one person
01:45:56
sayNo, not in my street. Everything has
01:46:02
been so positive.And I have to say that
01:46:05
the easiest partOf this whole thing,
01:46:12
even though it was, the whole thing is
01:46:13
new to us, we have never done a parade,
01:46:15
The easiest thing was coming up with
01:46:16
the money.That was the easiest of all
01:46:18
the tasks. So go figure.
01:46:24
>>Well. You are a natural.Okay.
01:46:28
>>Oh, she is.Good evening, Mayor and
01:46:32
city Council members. Is this on? Okay,
01:46:37
there it is. So reinvigorating the
01:46:38
Santa Clara parade of champions was a
01:46:40
daunting task. I know many people
01:46:41
wondered ifThe timing was right, but
01:46:43
they hadn't met Anna Vargas Smith and
01:46:45
her crew.You should never underestimate
01:46:52
These women who will never give up,
01:46:55
much like the women I am standing in
01:46:56
front of right now and them too. But
01:46:58
it's like Margaret Mead once said,
01:47:04
never doubt that a small group of
01:47:05
thoughtful committed citizens can
01:47:06
change the world. Indeed, it's the only
01:47:08
thing that ever has. And that's the
01:47:09
living embodimentOf that statement.
01:47:11
They took on challenges at on, They
01:47:13
conquered them and along the wayDotted
01:47:15
thereI's, cross their t's.'s peaking of
01:47:23
that, I would like toBring your
01:47:26
attention to the packet, the paradeOf
01:47:29
Champions, FAQs, I just want to correct
01:47:39
a little error on there number four,
01:47:40
what is the proposed date and time of
01:47:41
the parade, the parade is proposed to
01:47:42
be held Saturday, September 29, actually
01:47:44
it's September 28. So of course once
01:47:45
again,Dotting this i's and crossing the
01:47:49
t's.I hope you would be supportive as
01:47:55
Lisa said, I'm sureOur colleagues are
01:48:00
greening up there, thank you very much
01:48:01
for all your help. Don't underestimate
01:48:03
these women. I'm telling you.
01:48:10
>>Thank you. Any other member of the
01:48:11
public would like to speak on this
01:48:12
issue? Okay, we have a motion and a
01:48:13
second on the floor.Please register
01:48:30
your vote.And that passes unanimously.
01:48:35
[APPLAUSE]
01:48:37
>>Congratulations.Going back to the
01:48:42
regular agenda, the next item we have
01:48:43
is the consent counter Dash 8 calendar,
01:48:47
all items are approved with one motion
01:48:48
unless there is an item to be pulledBy
01:48:50
a council member or member of the
01:48:51
public.
01:49:01
>>Move approval of the consent
01:49:02
calendar
01:49:03
>>>Motion, second, would any member of
01:49:07
the public like to pull an item from
01:49:08
the consent calendar? Okay, seeing
01:49:10
none, we have a motion in the second.
01:49:18
Please register your vote.And that
01:49:24
passes unanimously. Thank you.Next we
01:49:28
have, moving on, We have public
01:49:32
Presentations.Do we have any cards or
01:49:46
names, the city clerk?Seeing none,
01:49:53
would any member of the public like to
01:49:54
speak on an item that is not on the
01:49:55
agenda? Please come forward. I see
01:49:56
someone coming. Welcome.
01:49:58
>>Hello, thank youFor your time. I just
01:50:01
came downTo thank the people from the
01:50:04
water and sewerThat invited me out this
01:50:06
weekendFor the, I don't know what you
01:50:14
guys called it, but I was here selling
01:50:15
hotdogs and I just want to appreciate
01:50:16
them for inviting me to your event, For
01:50:18
people who didn't go, Next year is
01:50:21
something you really want to go. You
01:50:24
actually got to see some of the stuff
01:50:26
The city does behind-the-scenesAnd some
01:50:29
of the equipmentAnd some the equipment
01:50:35
is some neat stuff if you're a boy and
01:50:36
you like to play with trucksThere is
01:50:39
some the stuff. But again I would like
01:50:43
to thank you all for having me be there
01:50:45
And whenever I get a chanceI get a
01:50:48
picture to show you two. I got a
01:50:54
picture of you looking going, oh, that
01:50:55
dude is here?But you know what I'm
01:50:59
talking about. Again, thank you.
01:51:02
>>No, thank you, in girls like trucks
01:51:05
Too I just remind you. I had to say
01:51:06
that.
01:51:11
>>I know, but
01:51:12
>>>What I wanted to say is thank you
01:51:13
for being there was our public works
01:51:14
event down at City Hall and our police
01:51:15
department had a large event as well.
01:51:18
>>They didn't invite me. They had no
01:51:20
hotdog dude.They had the ice cream man,
01:51:28
he ran out. Hot dog who didn't.
01:51:29
>>I was the first time I ate one of
01:51:34
your hot dogs. It was phenomenal
01:51:35
>>>Glad you enjoyed it. Know it was
01:51:36
fabulous. And councilmember O'Neill had
01:51:38
one as well.
01:51:40
>>And her diet
01:51:43
: Look. Thank you so muchFor
01:51:46
participating in that event. It really
01:51:48
meant a lot to us.I know you're very
01:51:57
involved in community and we want to
01:51:58
thank you for being there as well.
01:51:59
>>It was great, being there thank you.
01:52:00
>>We will seeYou next year or not
01:52:01
before then with the taste of those hot
01:52:02
dogs.
01:52:03
>>We will be back
01:52:04
>>>So will we. You. Hot dogs at the
01:52:06
parade.There we go.Would anyone else
01:52:18
like to speak under public
01:52:19
presentations?Not seeing anyone else
01:52:22
kind of consent items pulled for
01:52:26
discussion? We don't have any, we are
01:52:27
going toOur public hearings. One, we
01:52:32
have a joint study session to review
01:52:33
the proposed 2019-20 MacAnd fiscal 2021
01:52:39
biennial operating budget and capital
01:52:40
improvement budget adjustments and
01:52:48
review the fiscal year 2019-20 Mac
01:52:49
convention center budget, the city
01:52:50
Council supports an open space
01:52:51
Authority in publicThe facilities
01:53:01
financing Corporation and we have our
01:53:02
director of financing here, Angela
01:53:03
Kraetsch.
01:53:04
>>Good evening. Mine is a feel-good
01:53:05
story too. We get to do all this
01:53:06
stuff.
01:53:07
>>Without you, we do nothing.
01:53:08
>>Right. As everyone goes to sleep
01:53:09
while I'm doing my presentation.
01:53:10
>>No. Hi so tonight this is our second
01:53:13
study session for the budget, so I will
01:53:14
briefly go over the budget calendar,
01:53:16
Touch on your council strategic pillars
01:53:18
, Discuss the key initiatives, Go over
01:53:22
a little bit of the new look on the
01:53:23
budget, budget overviewAnd there were
01:53:25
some changes to the proposed budgetAnd
01:53:28
now there will be another change we do
01:53:29
the adoptionBased on the parade funding.
01:53:33
So we will talk about that on the
01:53:35
25th. And then when we first didThe
01:53:40
study session, we did not have the
01:53:41
convention center budgetAnd we now have
01:53:42
that, and we also haveSpecter
01:53:46
representatives here for if you have
01:53:47
any questions. So on the budget
01:53:50
calendar, April 30, we releasedThe
01:53:52
proposed biannualOperating budget,
01:53:57
believe this is probably the earliest
01:53:58
we were able since I've been hereTo get
01:53:59
the budget out. May 7 we had our first
01:54:07
City Council study session on the
01:54:08
operating budget, capital improvement
01:54:09
program changes and we discussedThe
01:54:10
city Council priority matrix. On my
01:54:16
17th, we ask for any final
01:54:17
reconciliation of the Council priority
01:54:18
matrix be transmitted to the city
01:54:21
manager's office. May 21, we held a
01:54:25
study session on the revenue strategies
01:54:26
with the user fee studyAnd tonight we
01:54:28
are doing the second city Council study
01:54:30
session where we will review and
01:54:33
approve the convention center budget
01:54:35
and then also included within your
01:54:36
packetAre the responses from any
01:54:39
questions that were asked at the May 7
01:54:41
study session. June 25, We will be
01:54:52
coming before you for the adoption of
01:54:53
the biannual operating budget also, the
01:54:54
limit will be included, and he CIP
01:54:55
changes and also the list of CIP
01:54:56
carryovers. Also on that date, we will
01:54:58
be adopting the phase oneOf the
01:55:00
municipal phase study.So just wanted to
01:55:06
, I know we have talked about the
01:55:07
Council strategic pillars a lot. I do
01:55:09
want to say thatIf you look at the
01:55:12
icons you will notice in the new budget
01:55:14
Format that when we do a service level
01:55:16
changeOr a budget proposal, you will
01:55:21
see one of these icons next to that,
01:55:22
and that's when itWalls within that
01:55:23
pillar. So if we are doing the
01:55:25
sustainability programYou will see that
01:55:27
icon in those departments. So just
01:55:32
wanted to kind of call that out,
01:55:33
something we are proud ofBeing able to
01:55:34
do this year.The key initiatives, we
01:55:43
continue to work to eliminate the
01:55:44
deficits in the general fund with
01:55:45
revenue opportunities and expenditure
01:55:46
controls, I think you probably are aware
01:55:48
that our 10 year forecast keeps
01:55:49
looking better and better as we are
01:55:52
able to fine-tune our revenues and
01:55:53
really look at our expenses. We have
01:55:58
addressed city Council priorities
01:55:59
within our limited resources. This
01:56:02
budget includes a lot of resource
01:56:03
serviceApproaches and I will talk about
01:56:06
one later in this presentation. We were
01:56:07
able toInclude the real estate program,
01:56:11
citywide sustainability program, we are
01:56:14
constantly improving your Stadium
01:56:15
oversight, we are increasing strategic
01:56:19
communications and we were also able to
01:56:21
Use what we call turnaround funds for
01:56:23
turnaround initiatives of up to $2
01:56:25
million to upDate outdated policies and
01:56:29
procedures. So the new lookAs I said,
01:56:35
this budget is completely different
01:56:36
from the past budgets, this is
01:56:38
transition from a transactional budget
01:56:45
By which was organized by fun, now is
01:56:46
organized by department, and I put an
01:56:47
example up here so public works is one
01:56:48
of them where it was in several
01:56:49
different funds, You would see the
01:56:52
general fund streets and highways and
01:56:54
solid waste now it's allYou will see
01:57:01
all those funding sources within that
01:57:02
one department. Revenues are now reflect
01:57:03
did as sources and expenses are uses.
01:57:08
When you hear assay sources and uses
01:57:09
statements, that's what we're talking
01:57:10
about,Revenue and expenses. I mentioned
01:57:11
the service level changes, how we align
01:57:16
them with the city Council strategic
01:57:17
pillars and how that's reflected in the
01:57:18
budget. This budget also includes
01:57:21
budget and fiscal policies, this is
01:57:22
something we have never had, We will be
01:57:29
trying to fine tune this also, so as
01:57:30
you see future budgets you will see
01:57:31
more and more these policies actually
01:57:32
in print so that we have them. We
01:57:36
incorporate two new internal service
01:57:37
funds, one for information tech algae,
01:57:38
our IT, and public works. And we have
01:57:43
comprehensive budget financial
01:57:44
statements, and that is the beginning
01:57:45
and ending fund balances. In the past
01:57:51
you may have notice you couldn't tell
01:57:52
how much money was actually in those
01:57:53
funds, you didn't have a beginningAnd
01:57:55
you didn't have an ending, you just had
01:57:56
the middle. So now we are showing you
01:57:57
how much money is actuallyAnd all the
01:57:58
funds.So the for the proposed fiscal
01:58:00
year 19 Mac-20 Mac and '20-'21 budget,
01:58:09
this is the first year for the
01:58:10
operating to be a two-year budget. Last
01:58:11
year we incorporated the CIP. The
01:58:12
budget is balanced, fiscally
01:58:13
responsible andRespecter's were noted
01:58:15
during our outlook we did the tenure
01:58:17
forecast. The tenure financial forecast
01:58:20
continues to provide a roadmap for
01:58:24
managing forward in a fiscally
01:58:25
responsible manner. Continue to build
01:58:27
up our reserves and for strategic use or
01:58:33
They are at very high levels, which is
01:58:34
good. We are continuing to invest in
01:58:36
city CouncilPolicy priorities and it
01:58:40
administration needs to advance in
01:58:41
service our gap risk areas, and then
01:58:43
again, this isSignificantly more
01:58:45
transparent budget.So we did have some
01:58:53
changes to our numbers change from the
01:58:54
previous study session, but we are still
01:58:59
A $1 billion entity. I want to point
01:59:00
out the second year 2021 if you look at
01:59:01
the stadium Authority, that'sThe
01:59:02
stadium Authority is on a one-year
01:59:03
budget, so we just did an estimate
01:59:05
there to kind of give you a visual of
01:59:06
theCost. So $1 billion enterprise
01:59:11
company, I spoke about the reserves, so
01:59:18
in 1920, we are anticipatingA $70.5
01:59:21
million in the general fund
01:59:23
Stabilization reserve andIn 20 Mac-'21,
01:59:35
we are anticipating drawing some of
01:59:36
those down for the turnaround
01:59:37
initiatives I spoke about earlier so we
01:59:38
are anticipating $69.3 million. We also
01:59:39
have other reserve fundsAnd these may
01:59:40
change depending on where we end upAt
01:59:41
the end of this fiscal year,Whether we
01:59:43
feel some of these buckets.So just to
01:59:47
quickly go overThe budget numbers, you
01:59:52
can see in '19-'20, we haveFor the city
01:59:55
$844.5 million budgetedAnd in 2021Just
02:00:00
a slight increase of 1.9 to $246.4
02:00:03
million.And I just want to point out to
02:00:09
you, you see the column or the line
02:00:10
this is net adjustments, this is taking
02:00:11
outAny interfund transfers or internal
02:00:14
service fund charges so we are not
02:00:15
double counting.I would like to point
02:00:19
out on the graph howOur fundsAre
02:00:28
Budgeted and you can see the largest
02:00:29
being our enterprise fund which
02:00:30
includes our electric, our water,
02:00:31
Cemetery, that, it makes up 64.9% or
02:00:35
$652.1 millionOf our total budget and
02:00:38
the general fund makes up a smaller
02:00:41
portion at $26.2 million, 26.2% at 262.7
02:00:47
at $262.7 million.And you can see a
02:00:50
fairlySame reflection here in the 20
02:00:55
-'21 budget.A summary of our full-time
02:01:00
equivalent positions, we in '18-'19
02:01:02
Budget, we had 1100, we had 1111.25
02:01:09
FTEs, and then we added six during this
02:01:10
fiscal year.So those were not included
02:01:20
In the actual adoption. So we have a
02:01:21
change versus 20.5, six of those were
02:01:22
already approved in this fiscal year.
02:01:23
And then we have one additional
02:01:26
Projected for 2021, which is the city
02:01:27
attorney office.And here, this is just
02:01:34
for, I won't go over, you can just see
02:01:35
where the increases and decreases are in
02:01:36
By department.So we did receive some
02:01:40
changes as requested by May 17, The
02:01:45
Council submitted these to the city
02:01:46
manager, andThe first one isWas
02:01:53
submitted by Mayor Gilmore and
02:01:54
councilmember O'Neill, asking to
02:01:55
instead of addingA web and digital
02:01:57
managerInstead of making a management
02:02:03
analyst and add $50,000 for ongoing
02:02:04
supplies, staff as an alternate
02:02:06
proposal, we think that we canDo one of
02:02:10
the shared resources that we spoke
02:02:11
about earlier and actually be able to
02:02:12
do both, do a lot of the written online
02:02:15
communication to promoteThe love Santa
02:02:19
Clara program while still having
02:02:20
communication bandwidth, Which will
02:02:22
increase community engagement. This is
02:02:25
also in your packet, In your report to
02:02:28
Council. SoTelling you exactly what we
02:02:34
would do with this position. And also
02:02:35
the $50,000 has been included in our
02:02:36
numbers.Our alternate recommendation is
02:02:43
that we maintain the web and digital
02:02:44
media manager, we know that'sA somewhat
02:02:48
misleading title but the job
02:02:49
specification is more akin to
02:02:50
communications professional services
02:02:51
that we seekAnd clearly surfaced as a
02:02:52
need. We will go through the civil
02:02:56
service process and retitle that
02:02:57
position and fine-tune it based on some
02:02:59
recent conversation with the committee
02:03:03
as well is hearing from the Council
02:03:04
about some of the unique needsThat we
02:03:05
have for additional communication
02:03:09
services as well as we think with the
02:03:10
positionOf this level we can absorb the
02:03:12
loveSanta Clara initiative with the
02:03:19
$50,000 of materials and supplies, so I
02:03:20
think that's a betterSolution with
02:03:22
respect to our civil-service clop job
02:03:26
-- job classifications in the exact
02:03:27
specifications and expertiseThat the
02:03:29
council sees.Then I also want to point
02:03:34
out we still have the $200,000 that we
02:03:35
allocated, I believe it's two years ago
02:03:38
for the communication plan, that is
02:03:39
still in the budgetOngoing for both
02:03:40
years.We also receivedA suggestion from
02:03:48
councilmember Watanabe, and that was to
02:03:53
Find a human resources department
02:03:54
internship program. This program would
02:03:57
provide an opportunity for high school
02:03:58
students that need a supportive summer
02:03:59
job, Would provide direction and
02:04:07
experience for future jobs including
02:04:08
careers in public service. We have
02:04:09
included $100,000 from the general fund
02:04:10
budget stabilization reserve for this.
02:04:12
There were also some additionalChanges
02:04:14
that came to light afterThe study
02:04:20
session, we wanted to reallocate sister
02:04:21
cities fundings from parks and rec to
02:04:22
non-departmental to increase
02:04:26
transparency, it's a small amount,
02:04:27
almost $6000. There's also an increase
02:04:29
for the police department budget to
02:04:30
reflectThe recent agreement approved
02:04:34
for the police officers Association,
02:04:35
there were elements that we can
02:04:37
actually absorb, but we do need to make
02:04:40
a couple of changes for theThe but and
02:04:45
I believe it's different comp. And then
02:04:48
also the increase in convention center
02:04:49
budget, By $100,000 for city related
02:04:53
contingency items.So I just want to
02:04:58
quickly go over what the convention
02:04:59
centerSubmitted and then again, if you
02:05:02
have specific questions,
02:05:08
Representatives are here to answer any
02:05:09
questions. So this is the prefrontal A
02:05:13
pro forma that was submitted to us
02:05:14
during the proposal from Specter. You
02:05:15
can see total revenue was $18.5 million
02:05:17
, Total expenses at$16.2 million, and
02:05:23
they were anticipating a net income of
02:05:24
$2.3 million. They have had some time
02:05:25
to get settled and see thatThey need
02:05:31
some additional items, so they are
02:05:32
asking for $350,000 in adjustments.
02:05:37
Then net income is staying the same but
02:05:38
they're asking for 130,000Dollars for
02:05:45
personnel expenses for full-time sales
02:05:46
manager position, so maintenance
02:05:47
expense of $85,000 for preventative
02:05:50
maintenance and repair, $70,000 for
02:05:51
additional tradeshow and travel and
02:05:53
marketing of $65,000.So this will
02:05:55
reduce the net incomeTo $1.9 million,
02:05:59
and here is theJust walk through of
02:06:02
what that looks like.On the capital
02:06:09
needs, you can see that the total over
02:06:11
the five years that was submitted was
02:06:13
$18.7 million. The first year in 1920,
02:06:19
the CIP need is six point$5 million.
02:06:23
What we have available for that CIP is
02:06:25
$4.2 million with Spectra's investment
02:06:28
being $1.2 million and the city of
02:06:30
Santa Clara budget includes $3 million
02:06:34
for CIP improvements. Those improvements
02:06:35
include carpet, doors, paint, roof,
02:06:38
Repair marquees and repair and upgrade
02:06:42
of the HVAC system and security the's.
02:06:49
So that concludes my presentation, I am
02:06:50
happy to answer any questions, have all
02:06:51
the department directors hereAnd again
02:06:52
I have spectra here.
02:06:54
>>Any questions for the Council?
02:06:56
Councilmember O'Neill?
02:06:59
>>Thank you. With the monies that we
02:07:02
were talking about the convention center
02:07:06
, I think a number of us have felt that
02:07:07
the building has needed some love from
02:07:09
Santa Clara for a number of years, so
02:07:10
do we think that we could actuallyDo
02:07:14
most of those repairs in the next year?
02:07:17
So that we can really start seeing
02:07:18
maybe the benefit from the investment?
02:07:24
>>I'm going to ask Kelly to come up and
02:07:25
actually tell me what's realistic and
02:07:26
what's not. I just give them the money.
02:07:33
>>Thank you, good evening. From a good
02:07:34
evening, Kelly car for the record.The
02:07:40
projects that we have proposed, we
02:07:41
proposed 10 projects to our contract
02:07:42
administrator that we believe we can at
02:07:44
least get started within the first
02:07:45
year, whether or not, Again, depends on
02:07:48
the bid process and how long those
02:07:49
things take to have those come in, the
02:07:50
processWill begin within the first year
02:07:54
of these 10 projects which include
02:07:56
Fixing some leaks in the roof, getting
02:08:01
some new carpet, getting some new paint
02:08:02
in there, doing some upgrades to the
02:08:03
market needs and those things. We've
02:08:05
identified what we think are things
02:08:06
that are both aesthetic and also
02:08:07
operational.
02:08:09
>>Okay, great. Thank you.
02:08:13
>>Thank you. Any other questions?
02:08:14
Councilmember O'Neill? Councilmember
02:08:15
Chahal.
02:08:20
>>Thank you, Mayor.Appreciate all the
02:08:23
responses you submittedTo the point and
02:08:27
I really appreciate the detailed
02:08:28
information you submittedFor the
02:08:29
comparison of'18-'19 budget for
02:08:32
different citiesAnd really appreciate
02:08:34
that. I just need to point out something
02:08:38
On that compare comparison, maybe we
02:08:41
can do some study in-houseLike why
02:08:44
there is a difference. If I'm looking at
02:08:48
Percentage of general fund for salaries
02:08:49
and benefits,Hours and 78.5% whereas
02:08:53
Sunnyvale is around 59And Palo Alto is
02:08:57
around 58. So there's a differential of
02:08:58
around 20%Delta on that. So if we can
02:09:02
look at that Delta like whyThat's a
02:09:06
huge Delta of 20%, what Palo Alto are
02:09:09
doing great that they are saving that
02:09:10
20% of their budgetInto the benefits
02:09:13
and salary, and same thing is about
02:09:15
expenses also. There we have a delta of
02:09:21
around 15% on one side, like if we have
02:09:22
68%Of our expenses, 67
02:09:25
: 69% of our expensesTotal ratio on
02:09:28
salaries and benefit, Whereas Sunnyvale
02:09:31
has 52.8And Palo Alto has 59. So that's
02:09:35
a big else on that so we can do some
02:09:39
study how we can improve those things
02:09:40
and make more funds available for the
02:09:44
general fund for the committee, that
02:09:45
would be great.
02:09:46
>>Sure,We can look at, I think when we
02:09:50
took the question the first time, there
02:09:51
would be an apples to apples comparison
02:09:52
because of the differentLike public
02:09:53
safety is a little differentAt
02:09:57
Sunnyvale, but we can give you some
02:09:58
notes to let you knowWhat's different.
02:10:02
>>And what we can do, basically, what
02:10:03
we can learn. Thank you.
02:10:07
>>Thank you. Any other councilmembers?
02:10:11
I just had one question, one is
02:10:12
regarding the memo that I put inFor the
02:10:15
communications and marketingAnd Angie,
02:10:19
you mentioned we had $200,000 from some
02:10:22
Previous years. We actually had $320,000
02:10:28
From previous years which included
02:10:29
about $90,000 for a consultant, I don't
02:10:30
know where the other money went, But I
02:10:31
want to make sure we don't lose that
02:10:32
either. That's in the mix.Hi sure. When
02:10:33
we did that,I don't know if you recall,
02:10:37
the interim city manager Boettcher said
02:10:41
he would use his contingency reserves,
02:10:42
and I think you asked how much do you
02:10:47
have, he used $120,000 of that plus the
02:10:48
$200,000.We still have that ongoing in
02:10:51
the budget.
02:10:52
>>Okay, I wanted to make sure we don't
02:10:53
lose sight of that.Thank you very much
02:10:54
for the changesAnd the presentation and
02:10:57
the additions of the new informationFor
02:11:00
this budget study session. So I have
02:11:02
members of the publicToo, so if you
02:11:07
just want to stay close in case there
02:11:08
question. The first I have is Deborah
02:11:17
von Hume. If you would like to come
02:11:18
forward, please? I don't have any other
02:11:19
cars after that. If you would like to
02:11:20
queue up, that would be great.
02:11:21
Welcome.
02:11:22
>>Thank you, and good evening.I am
02:11:24
Deborah Vann hue and the chair of the
02:11:25
cultural commission but I'm speaking
02:11:26
tonight as a private citizen. I wanted
02:11:27
to talk aboutArts impact fee or 1% for
02:11:30
the arts. I'm not seeing it in the
02:11:31
budget as a source for use, And it's a
02:11:32
hugePotential sourceOfFunds for the city
02:11:39
. I think that we have a huge
02:11:40
opportunity right nowWith all the
02:11:41
development projects that are coming
02:11:42
onlineOr being considered.ThisIs a 1%
02:11:49
for the arts, it's not a tax on the
02:11:51
residentsOn the city, but rather it's a
02:11:55
request to the developersTo participate
02:12:00
in developing our city civic art and
02:12:03
It's a best practice that's commonly
02:12:05
used in other cities, it's accepted
02:12:10
principle as a way toCreate a more
02:12:14
dynamic and creativeCommunity. I think
02:12:20
the funding is needed to develop an arts
02:12:21
and culture master plan, The master
02:12:26
plan will enhance credibility when
02:12:27
asking for additional fundingFrom the
02:12:28
county, the state, or the national
02:12:30
endowment for the art. I think we have
02:12:34
an opportunity here to make a huge leap
02:12:36
in the way that the city both values and
02:12:39
funds public artAnd cultural diversity
02:12:43
eventsAs well as commemorative events.
02:12:47
So now is the time. I know that this
02:12:52
has been brought for several years
02:12:53
before the Council, and by several
02:12:54
peopleMention this fee earlier this
02:12:59
evening. My request is just to
02:13:04
understand the status of where this
02:13:05
development fee or 1% for the artsDan's
02:13:08
and when we can hope to see some
02:13:09
movement on that.
02:13:13
>>Thank you. City manager, I know we
02:13:14
have talked about thisIn our joint
02:13:16
meetings with the cultural commission,
02:13:17
how we have the desire to do this in
02:13:22
the city, I know we probably don't put
02:13:23
in the budget because we don't have it
02:13:24
yet, but can you talk about where we
02:13:26
might be with that?
02:13:27
>>We are carrying this is a referral,
02:13:35
it has come up earlier in the Council
02:13:36
to direct us. We have folded it into
02:13:37
our user fee study and Angie can give
02:13:38
us the schedule.
02:13:43
>>Yes, it's actually an impact fee, so
02:13:44
it separate from the user fee study. We
02:13:45
actually hired EPS and they are
02:13:46
studying it right now. They are
02:13:50
compiling the rest of the information,
02:13:51
they had a few more things, I got an
02:13:52
update today so they are, there are
02:13:56
couple of questions outstanding, but we
02:13:57
are looking at the art impact fee and
02:14:01
then any other fire impact fee, police
02:14:02
impact fee, so we will be scheduling a
02:14:03
study sessionFor them to present it to
02:14:05
the Council and then we will come back
02:14:06
for adoption.
02:14:09
>>And there's a process when we do a
02:14:10
fee like this and we now a fee like
02:14:11
this in terms of
02:14:15
>>When it's an impact fee, you have to
02:14:16
doThe noticing andAnd I am not sure,
02:14:23
I'm trying to think if it's 90 days, I
02:14:24
think, before it can go into effect.
02:14:27
>>We can provide a written update
02:14:28
>>>That would be great if we can.We did
02:14:36
take it seriously when it was brought
02:14:37
up at our joint meetings, I think there
02:14:38
seem to be a desireOn this council to
02:14:39
do that because ofThe need for artIn
02:14:47
our community, and so thank you for
02:14:48
bringing that to our attention again,
02:14:49
now everybody knowsWe are working on it
02:14:50
and it's coming. Thank you, Deborah.
02:14:52
Thank you. And you have a cheering
02:14:54
section. Welcome.
02:15:01
>>Good evening, suds Jain, I am
02:15:02
basically here to reiterate what
02:15:03
Deborah said, The comments here are my
02:15:05
own and do not reflect the view of the
02:15:06
planning commission. I was in downtown
02:15:10
Los Altos a couple of days ago and saw
02:15:11
that they had very attractive and
02:15:12
artisticPublic bike racks. For some
02:15:17
time I've been advocating for public
02:15:18
arts fee for developments. Many cities
02:15:19
aroundUs impose a 1% fee from
02:15:21
developers. NeighborsThat have these
02:15:25
fees include San Francisco, Oakland,
02:15:27
Los Altos, Berkeley, Redwood City. When
02:15:31
I first asked about this? I was told
02:15:32
that the city of Oakland was being sued
02:15:33
by the building Association for itBeing
02:15:36
considered a taking. That lawsuitWas
02:15:39
settled in favor of the public art fee
02:15:40
in OaklandIn February 2018.In JulyOf
02:15:48
that year, the city of Los Altos
02:15:49
adopted a 1% fee for developments for
02:15:50
more than 10 units.If we had applied a
02:15:52
1% public arts be on the related project
02:15:55
, we would've had $70 million to spend
02:15:57
on public artIn the city. We have a lot
02:16:00
of very large developmentProjects being
02:16:02
proposed in Santa Clara. Let's get some
02:16:06
art in our new downtown.We should be a
02:16:11
city where the only art in Santa Clara
02:16:12
is on our utility boxes.Public art
02:16:14
should be another reason to love Santa
02:16:16
Clara. Regarding the convention center,
02:16:22
I agree that the convention center has
02:16:23
been sorely mismanaged in the past and
02:16:25
money was not being set aside for
02:16:26
repairs and upgrades. In the past I've
02:16:28
complained regardingAppropriation
02:16:31
request that come to the CouncilFor
02:16:34
painting and electrical affairs as
02:16:35
neededAnd that money is from the
02:16:37
general fund. So my question isAre the
02:16:40
books now completely independentSo that
02:16:43
we don't keep just getting more requests
02:16:45
For repairs from our general fund?Thank
02:16:46
you.
02:16:51
>>Thank you. Any other member of the
02:16:52
public, please come forward.Good
02:16:54
evening.
02:16:56
>>Good evening,Betsy make us. I am
02:17:05
pleased to see that we are finally
02:17:06
getting around to some repairs on the
02:17:07
convention center. I think everybody
02:17:08
agrees they were much overdue. I am
02:17:09
simply wondering ifThe repairs are
02:17:11
going to include any environmental
02:17:12
upgrades,There is any plan to put solar
02:17:17
Rooftop solar, parking lot solar, But
02:17:20
also efficiency upgrades to the building
02:17:24
, LandscapingFor lower water use, any
02:17:28
of that kind of thing. That was my
02:17:33
question.
02:17:34
>>Okay, thank you. I'm hoping someone
02:17:35
can answer that. Kelly, we are looking
02:17:37
right at you. Okay.
02:17:40
>>As far as the plants go, that, I
02:17:42
believe, is handled primarily through
02:17:44
the maintenance district.Which we
02:17:46
remember of and we can certainly bring
02:17:51
that up at our next meeting, which I
02:17:52
believe is on Thursday, is that right?
02:17:53
Thank you.As far asThe other green
02:17:58
initiatives for solarFor the building
02:18:02
and for the parking garage at this point
02:18:03
It is not in the capital plan, but our
02:18:09
capital plan is a living, breathing
02:18:10
document that is updated on an annual
02:18:11
basisOr every other, every two-year
02:18:15
basis depending on how we have to
02:18:16
submit it to the city, and it certainly
02:18:21
is something that we will be happy to
02:18:22
take a look at. Right now, we are
02:18:23
trying to address issues that will
02:18:25
allow us to generate additional revenue
02:18:26
and operate more efficiently.
02:18:27
>>Thank you.
02:18:29
>>Anyone else? Now is the time.Okay.
02:18:34
Any Council, there is no action to be
02:18:36
taken here, correct? City manager?From
02:18:42
here, the next step is will prevent the
02:18:44
Budget at present the budget on June
02:18:46
27 for formalAction. Know we don't have
02:18:52
to take any action now. Thank you very
02:18:53
much on that. I see no otherComments
02:18:59
>>>June 25. I misspoke.
02:19:00
>>June 25.June 25 for the adoption of
02:19:03
the budget. Thank you all, thank you,
02:19:06
Angie, Kelly, everyone forThe finance
02:19:08
department for the good workOn this
02:19:10
great budget. We have been getting a
02:19:12
lot of commentsOn how easy it is to
02:19:19
read and how it's getting better and
02:19:20
better every year, so thank you for all
02:19:21
thisWonderful improvement. Okay, next
02:19:23
we have action on councilmember
02:19:26
O'Neill'sRequests related to the cease
02:19:30
participation in an innovation zone.And
02:19:32
I think, is that councilmember O'Neill,
02:19:35
do you go first on this? Do you talk
02:19:36
about? Are we talking about putting
02:19:40
this on the agenda or water we talked
02:19:41
about? Councilmember O'Neill?
02:19:44
>>So I think the process is through the
02:19:47
policy, This was placed on the agenda
02:19:53
And two weeks ago when you are meeting
02:19:54
and after I'd been on the phone in my
02:19:57
hotel room for 8 1/2 hours I lost my
02:19:58
audio collection.
02:19:59
>>We thought you fell asleep.
02:20:00
>>No, no. I was frantically textingq to
02:20:08
try to reestablish the audio
02:20:09
connection, butqjn1111]xx you guys
02:20:13
didn't want to wait to hear from me.
02:20:14
>>After 10 hours of sitting here, We
02:20:21
were hard of hearing. Make yes, right.
02:20:22
Okay, so the processes thatI think this
02:20:31
is relatively simple thing, but the
02:20:32
policy is that if there is something
02:20:33
that a council member or member of the
02:20:34
public wants that's not like in the
02:20:42
work plan that's not in the budget,
02:20:43
that we have to come and get an okay
02:20:44
before, so we don't have councilmembers
02:20:51
Trying to hijack staff members to get
02:20:52
them to work on projects that are not,
02:20:59
That are joint priorities. So what this
02:21:00
project is is that it's an opportunity
02:21:01
to workCollegiately and cooperatively
02:21:11
with our neighbors in San Jose and I
02:21:12
was specifically approached by
02:21:13
councilmember vice Mayor chappy Jones
02:21:14
and Deb Davis is also involved because
02:21:21
We had vice Mayor Jones and I both
02:21:22
serve on the BTA board, and we have met
02:21:23
and been talking aboutA variety of
02:21:28
things that we could do to improve the
02:21:29
transportation particularly along the
02:21:38
areas of our border where we have had
02:21:39
some areas of contention in the past.
02:21:40
You may be aware that there is a
02:21:41
project that'sGoing to be underway
02:21:45
under the auspices of ETA that San Jose
02:21:48
, Santa Clara and Cupertino have gone
02:21:49
togetherTo request a study, VTA has
02:21:58
obtained funds to look at what else
02:21:59
might we do with helping to move old
02:22:10
thousands and thousands of people to go
02:22:11
up and down Stevens Creek Ola Bard and
02:22:12
as Valleyfair continues to expand, as
02:22:13
Santana Row expands, as potentially
02:22:16
Santa Clara's portion of Valleyfair or
02:22:17
some of our properties, Sivan's Creek
02:22:28
in Santa Clara as they perhaps
02:22:29
redeveloped, what might we do there?
02:22:30
This is, I think it's interesting that
02:22:31
we had Director Tavarez here from
02:22:35
Caltrans tonight, you talked about
02:22:36
looking in trying to find some
02:22:37
innovative ways and talked about some
02:22:38
of the areas where some of the new
02:22:40
transportation technologies are being
02:22:41
tested. So the thought that in the
02:22:59
discussions that I've had with vice
02:23:00
Mayor Jones is that, and they proposed
02:23:01
an area, when you look at, it would
02:23:02
kind of general, this innovation zone
02:23:03
would be the area approximately from
02:23:04
Interstate 280 on the south to northTo
02:23:16
prune ridge, over to Saratoga Avenue
02:23:17
and then the 880 and it would be an
02:23:18
area where we would work together and
02:23:19
there would have to be a little bit of
02:23:20
staff time to set some parameters to
02:23:21
create an area where a lot of the
02:23:23
innovative companies that are in our
02:23:24
area, particularly those that are
02:23:25
looking at transportation, where they
02:23:26
could do some piloting and testing in
02:23:34
an area where there's a lot of people
02:23:35
around, because it's all well and good,
02:23:36
obviously you have to build up to how,
02:23:37
you don't do your first test of anything
02:23:39
Like in the middle of Highway 101 at
02:23:42
rush hour or something, but to have the
02:23:43
opportunity toLook at doing something
02:23:49
With some different modes of
02:23:50
transportationIn an areaThat's going to
02:23:56
be an increasingly important part of
02:23:57
Santa Clara, Cupertino and San Jose,
02:24:03
this test zone area specifically in San
02:24:04
Jose and Santa Clara, and I wanted to
02:24:06
comment, I saw an email that came in
02:24:07
from a residentToday thatTied this
02:24:09
projectTo potential change ofBike lanes
02:24:14
or whatever,I mean, at this point, the
02:24:20
two, those two projects are separate,
02:24:21
that isn't atThis point contemplated.
02:24:24
We wanted to be able to be open because
02:24:25
there are interests being expressed by
02:24:28
various,Really, Silicon Valley is
02:24:33
becoming the center of the automotive
02:24:34
and transportation industryThat almost
02:24:36
every major companyFrom around the
02:24:39
world that's involved in transportation
02:24:42
of one sort or another now has a
02:24:43
presenceIn Silicon Valley. And so the
02:24:45
thought is that there has been interest
02:24:52
expressed from some of those companies,
02:24:53
it's all at kind of the informal stage
02:24:54
At this point to do some various
02:24:56
creative thingsAnd so the thought was
02:24:59
to provide them an areaWhere they could
02:25:02
do some live testing.And soThe further
02:25:08
thought on that was that we would,
02:25:14
Maybe we should have some, rather than
02:25:15
having people going out kind of doing
02:25:16
things on their own, which has happened
02:25:17
in some cities where things have just
02:25:19
started and kind of like analogous to
02:25:21
How we've had some issues with the
02:25:22
scootersWhere people just started
02:25:28
Bringing in scooters and leaving them
02:25:29
all over the place or doing things
02:25:30
without having someGuidelines, soThis
02:25:34
request is toDirect the city managerTo
02:25:45
allocate and I think at this point it
02:25:46
would be relatively small,Some
02:25:49
assistance from staff and public works
02:25:51
That would work and work with San Jose
02:25:53
Department of TransportationVice Mayor
02:25:55
Jones, myselfIn a couple of others to
02:25:59
look at how we couldSet up an area to
02:26:03
do testing for transportation.
02:26:09
>>Okay, councilmember O'Neill, thought
02:26:10
this was just requesting thatThe item
02:26:15
be placed on a future agenda. Are you
02:26:16
looking to place it on the June 25
02:26:17
during the budget session?I mean,
02:26:25
that's what I was wondering, I just
02:26:26
want to make a couple of comments, one,
02:26:27
this is in District 6, And in our
02:26:28
district 6 representative visit here
02:26:29
tonight, Have some very strong feelings
02:26:33
about this, but I just want to make sure
02:26:34
that we are not allocating anything
02:26:38
tonight without getting her input,
02:26:39
becauseIt is Hi it would be
02:26:43
[CROSSTALK]To have staff spend a little
02:26:48
bit more time looking at it so it could
02:26:49
be brought back. Hi can we refer to
02:26:52
this, then, to
02:26:53
>>I would like you referred, I did
02:26:58
share of the weekend that the city of
02:26:59
San Jose is not allocatingHalf resources
02:27:04
, it's purely a councilmember driven
02:27:05
item. I want a little bit of time to
02:27:06
understand howThe vice Mayor is working
02:27:08
in San Jose to bring about the resources
02:27:11
on the San Jose side, report that back
02:27:12
to the Council so that you can haveA
02:27:13
more informed.
02:27:17
>>Right now he is funding it out of his
02:27:18
budget, his budget as vice Mayor, and
02:27:20
so I mean the thought would beThat
02:27:24
these companies would be putting up the
02:27:25
money, but I mean, I understand, I did
02:27:27
ask some of those questions. SoThe
02:27:30
initial funding would come from by smear
02:27:38
(inaudible)
02:27:39
>>>Those of the details we want to sort
02:27:40
through as well as the anticipated
02:27:41
resources
02:27:42
>>>That's great,I just said some
02:27:43
comments too as well because I wanted
02:27:44
to know one of the reasons we have, and
02:27:45
I know working cooperativelyWith San
02:27:53
Jose is great but one of the reasons we
02:27:54
have a lot of problems in that
02:27:55
intersection of Stevens Creek in
02:27:56
Winchester and that whole area is
02:27:57
because San JoseHas habitually waived
02:27:58
traffic impact fees from their
02:27:59
developers and they have waived
02:28:02
millions of dollars of fees that
02:28:03
should've beenUsed in that area for
02:28:07
transportation, but I happen also get a
02:28:08
copy ofTheir proposed press release on
02:28:10
this innovation zone, They mention her
02:28:14
name because of our location, But it's
02:28:17
all San Jose driven.
02:28:21
>>No, I'm going to ask you, because
02:28:22
this is part of what I want backBecause
02:28:25
it looks like it's all San Jose driven,
02:28:26
it's all vice MayorChappy Jones, and
02:28:28
it'sRegarding property and streets in
02:28:32
Santa Clara. And I don'tThink San Jose
02:28:38
has any authority over Santa Clara
02:28:39
streets. The other thing I was
02:28:40
concerned about his part of it is
02:28:43
pretty rich which is all residential
02:28:44
and what are we testing on for marriage
02:28:45
and those of the kind of things that I
02:28:46
have like really what would beOur, How
02:28:52
would we control what goes on in our
02:28:53
city and we cannotGive control the San
02:28:54
Jose about what happens in our city for
02:28:59
these kinds of things, but I will send
02:29:00
youTheir potential press release.
02:29:01
>>I've seen it and I've already
02:29:03
discussed that with staff in San Jose
02:29:06
and they will be most happy to redo
02:29:07
that.
02:29:12
>>Oh I would redo this, yes.
02:29:13
>>To have it be a joint press release
02:29:18
acknowledging the roles of both.
02:29:19
>>Thank you, those are the things that
02:29:20
I'm concerned about.And then knowing,
02:29:24
do they have arrangements, heard
02:29:25
Mercedes-Benz may be involved, Like what
02:29:27
does this mean? What does it actually
02:29:31
mean? They throw out a lot of words
02:29:32
like innovationAnd this and that,
02:29:33
state-of-the-art, what does it actually
02:29:36
mean for Santa Clara residents in that
02:29:37
area?I don't mind putting it on the
02:29:40
agenda, just want to have that all
02:29:44
Answered so we don't have to bring that
02:29:45
back for when it comes up.But also, my
02:29:51
concern is the waiver of fees, what
02:29:52
they've been doing and what they
02:29:53
continue to do.So, oh, councilmember
02:29:56
Hardy. And in councilmember Tom and in
02:29:58
councilmember Watanabe.
02:30:02
>>I love technology. But I had a
02:30:07
question, it looked to me like this was
02:30:08
kind of a blank check. I kind of made a
02:30:12
list of some things I thought, well,
02:30:17
what are they going to be testing?
02:30:18
Would it be drones?Self driving taxis?
02:30:22
Segues? Scooters, robotics?
02:30:24
>>Could be all of them. That's what we
02:30:28
have to get to the point of. It could
02:30:29
be a lot of those kinds of things.
02:30:30
>>Yes, soBefore, We need some more
02:30:36
information, but also, that'sA large
02:30:40
chunk of our city, and we did notice
02:30:41
those neighbors. We talk about going
02:30:43
door-to-door to make certain people are
02:30:45
okay with closing the streetFor a parade
02:30:51
, And that would beA one-day event, And
02:30:56
this kind of look like a blank check.
02:30:59
>>So just to clarify, what we are asking
02:31:04
Is because we don't have the authority
02:31:06
to directStaff to do anything, so this
02:31:10
is to come back and to sayIs there
02:31:13
enough interest in pursuing this to
02:31:17
have the city manager asked Director of
02:31:18
Public WorksTo spend some time as I said
02:31:24
With perhaps myself and vice Mayor
02:31:25
Jones and some of his staff and hours
02:31:26
that haveTo put together something that
02:31:32
is, because like I said, I've talked to
02:31:33
chappy a couple of times about this and
02:31:34
we've had other meetingsAnd looked at
02:31:35
things and all of that, but it still
02:31:36
needs to beFleshed out a little bit.But
02:31:40
before we can askFor any staff resources
02:31:45
, At least to reviewWhat vice Mayor
02:31:48
Jones and I may come up with. So we
02:31:51
would wantLike a transportation
02:31:53
professionalOr someone from directorOf
02:32:02
the department that could guide us on
02:32:03
the public works implications.It's not
02:32:07
approval of it, it's just whether there
02:32:08
is enough interestIn asking for some
02:32:11
staff resourcesTo put together a
02:32:14
proposal.
02:32:18
>>Thank you. My concern is whatever we
02:32:19
put together, noticing the neighborsAnd
02:32:22
making certain there is by andFor
02:32:25
anything so that a neighborhood does not
02:32:28
Feel like we have imposed something on
02:32:30
them.
02:32:36
>>Thank you member, councilmember
02:32:37
Chahal and then what not be.
02:32:38
>>
02:32:39
>>Thank you member -- councilmember
02:32:47
Teresa. It is a good starting point
02:32:48
from the perspective, we are really
02:32:49
lacking from innovation and tech
02:32:50
knowledge he we should be improving our
02:32:51
quality of lifeAnd I know this is not a
02:32:52
concreteThing, we don't haveDetails
02:32:56
about it, but it is a good starting
02:32:58
point where we can collaborate and we
02:33:03
can find out some solutions down the
02:33:04
line. If we don't likeWe always have a
02:33:05
right not to participate, we withdraw
02:33:08
from it, but if somethingWhich can
02:33:11
improve the quality of life and give us
02:33:13
some good ideas to use the technology
02:33:16
that small, we can extrapolate to a
02:33:20
bigger city down the line. I support
02:33:21
thatLike it's a good thing, and we are
02:33:25
really lacking in implementingThe
02:33:27
technologicalTo improve the quality of
02:33:33
life. And this can be a small step,
02:33:34
maybe reach out we can do pretty good
02:33:35
as mentioned by (inaudible) we should
02:33:38
not miss on this opportunity, We should
02:33:41
look and really seriously and
02:33:43
especially that we have not asking for
02:33:45
much of the resources. Down the line,
02:33:48
we may be once we have a concrete
02:33:52
roadmap of what we really want to do.
02:33:53
It is sort of gathering of ideasAnd it
02:33:57
can be a good solution from
02:33:58
participation fromDifferent
02:34:03
Public-private participation.And so
02:34:07
many of these companies are ready to
02:34:08
help, like I was at recently at Hitachi
02:34:12
opening ceremony, and they're doing so
02:34:13
muchInnovative things for improving
02:34:16
quality of life of the community.Like
02:34:20
using Blockchain, this is making models
02:34:22
Within the city. SoI am veryPositively
02:34:27
for it, and looking forward, andWe can
02:34:33
bring it together, make it more concrete
02:34:35
, But during an idea this idea for
02:34:38
testing, I am all for it. Thank you.
02:34:40
>>Councilmember Watanabe?
02:34:41
>>Thank you, there I mean, I agree, I
02:34:46
think it's goodToWork collaboratively
02:34:53
with our neighbors and find ways to
02:34:54
work together. ButWhen I look at the
02:34:58
councilmembersIn San Jose, they have
02:35:01
staffThat they can work withAnd so, But
02:35:09
whereas our staff, I mean, we would
02:35:10
need to draw from our staff that aren't
02:35:11
necessarily, They're not part ofOur
02:35:17
staff, our personal staff, they have a
02:35:18
lot ofOther responsibilities, And I am
02:35:21
concerned aboutThe draw that it would
02:35:23
have upon the staff, and we already
02:35:27
know that everybody is overtaxed and
02:35:28
overworked and so there is concernFor
02:35:31
that reason. But also, I mean, looking
02:35:35
atThe innovationsZone, I would like to
02:35:41
evaluate the neighborhood impactAnd also
02:35:48
Look at San Jose's current
02:35:49
transportation projects and they're
02:35:50
spendingAnd also I really feel like our
02:35:55
staff does need some timeTo reviewThis
02:35:59
proposal and what could possibly be
02:36:02
Involved.But alsoWhat concerns me is
02:36:11
San Jose wanting us to participate in
02:36:12
something that we don't know what's
02:36:15
going to be involved, we don't know how
02:36:16
muchWill be involved, we recently
02:36:20
entered into the airport Roundtable,
02:36:26
And the cities in the area are
02:36:27
participating in that with the
02:36:28
exception of San Jose.And that airport
02:36:30
has a big impact on our city, and so
02:36:32
there is no, Right now there is no
02:36:35
accountability at that RoundtableFrom
02:36:39
San Jose as to the impact on our city,
02:36:40
soThings like that give me concern. But
02:36:45
I definitely feel like we need to go
02:36:46
back and review thisAnd have our staff
02:36:48
reviewed as well. In Q.
02:36:53
>>City manager?
02:36:54
>>I misspoke on the dates. I apologize.
02:36:57
This 25th, we are already closing up on
02:36:58
that agendaAnd the July 2 meeting was
02:37:00
canceledBut for July 9 meeting, we kept
02:37:07
internally the same due date so that
02:37:08
people could take the Fourth of July,
02:37:10
The Friday after Fourth of July. So the
02:37:15
soonest that I would like to commit
02:37:16
staff is July 16Just because all of our
02:37:20
agenda packets are moved up to allow for
02:37:22
us to take some time off in between. I
02:37:24
apologize for speaking to the 25th in
02:37:27
advance.
02:37:32
>>I think part of the concern here's we
02:37:33
don't really know what this is, so
02:37:34
councilmember O'Neill, if you're
02:37:35
working with vice Mayor chappy Jones to
02:37:37
may beClarify more what this means and
02:37:43
maybe there will be less fear and if we
02:37:44
knew a little bit moreWhat it means for
02:37:45
Santa Clara, Because it all seemed to
02:37:49
focus on San Jose when I read itAnd
02:37:52
they are making decisions over
02:37:53
everything and we just seem to have
02:37:54
very little inputOn the sort of
02:37:58
Innovation zone, so maybeYou can clear
02:38:01
that up for us and we will put it on
02:38:04
the agenda.
02:38:05
>>Okay.
02:38:08
>>So can we refer this, do we have to
02:38:09
take a motion to refer it for the agenda
02:38:11
For the July date?
02:38:14
>>July 16.
02:38:15
>>I will make that motion. Due okay.
02:38:16
>>Second.
02:38:19
>>Vice Mayor million?-- Mayhem?
02:38:34
>>I want to thank councilmember O'Neill
02:38:35
for bringing this to us and working so
02:38:36
collaboratively
02:38:39
>>>We can't say that word today
02:38:40
>>>We rarely say that word.We're trying
02:38:44
to be collaborative with San Jose in
02:38:45
you working closely with their vice
02:38:46
Mayor, because I think this has a lot
02:38:47
of potential. We often talk about being
02:38:51
An incubator city.
02:38:58
>>High-tech companies or new emergency
02:38:59
technologies, things that are coming
02:39:00
down the road, and this is one way to I
02:39:01
thinkCapture some of that and capture
02:39:02
that in a good way for our city.
02:39:04
Stevens Creek is a commercial corridor,
02:39:07
one of our largest, and we areOne side
02:39:12
in San Jose's the other. So it's like
02:39:13
we need that cooperation between our
02:39:14
cities to make somethingOf this
02:39:16
magnitude happen. It certainly forward
02:39:22
looking, I think our city should
02:39:23
embrace this kind of opportunity and I
02:39:26
really think councilmember O'Neill for
02:39:27
being willing to do some of this
02:39:28
groundworkAnd I hope we canGet more
02:39:32
information, obviously we need more
02:39:33
information, We need to find out how we
02:39:36
can work with the city of San JoseIn a
02:39:41
more cooperative fashion in Cupertino
02:39:42
as we move down Stevens CreekThese are
02:39:45
three of the biggest and best high-tech
02:39:46
cities in Silicon Valley, Santa Clara,
02:39:49
San Jose, Cupertino.I think it's a good
02:39:55
opportunity to find ways to work
02:39:56
together to bring innovation and
02:39:57
opportunity to all of our cities and I
02:39:59
thank you for that, councilmember
02:40:00
O'Neill.
02:40:03
>>Okay, so there is a motion? Did you
02:40:06
make the motion, councilmember O'Neill?
02:40:10
Motion to refer this to the agenda for
02:40:11
the July 16 meeting.And there was a
02:40:14
second? A second. Motion, second,Any
02:40:19
member of the Council have anyComments?
02:40:24
If not, I will go to the public. Any
02:40:25
member of the public have any comments
02:40:26
on this?Okay.Please register your vote.
02:40:38
That passes unanimously.Thank you for
02:40:49
your vote. Next we have Council
02:40:50
consideration of options for the
02:40:51
development of a bicycle and scooter
02:40:52
care program for the purpose of
02:40:53
establishing regulations.Transportation
02:40:54
night.
02:40:56
>>Good evening.
02:40:59
>>Good evening. Thank you, Mayor and
02:41:00
Council.Mike Lewis, assistant director
02:41:02
of public works and for this item we
02:41:06
are going to, I will present on the
02:41:07
statusOf our city efforts to create a
02:41:09
bike share program, Staff is looking
02:41:15
for initial Council feedback on what
02:41:16
areas we should include as far as
02:41:17
regulations. Our goal is to have a
02:41:24
viable program that allows our
02:41:25
residents and workforce to take
02:41:26
advantage of this new and exciting
02:41:27
transportation mobility optionWhile
02:41:28
addressing concerns we've heard from
02:41:29
the community in addition to common
02:41:30
issues that are faced by municipalities.
02:41:32
So with that,We do have a presentation
02:41:36
To go through today, we'll try to get
02:41:38
this to work here.So here's a quick
02:41:49
overview of the presentation, it's
02:41:50
about 30 slides, I'm going to try to go
02:41:51
quickly through this, we will go
02:41:52
through some quickBackground in terms
02:41:54
of what the council has discussed
02:41:55
relative to this program. And I will
02:41:56
discuss research and data gatheringThat
02:41:59
our staff have been conducting recently
02:42:01
. We will talk about theAmount of
02:42:04
outreach and meetings we've hadWith
02:42:10
stakeholders, quite a few stakeholders
02:42:11
involved. This will then lead us to
02:42:12
draft regulation topics, We would like
02:42:13
the Council feedback today. One thing
02:42:16
to note is that these draft regulation
02:42:17
topics are included as attachment one
02:42:19
in the report to Council.But with those
02:42:26
topics we do have 12 areas that we will
02:42:27
get into more detail and then finally
02:42:28
we will wrap up with next steps
02:42:29
Questions and comments.So with this
02:42:30
, this is really just to highlight some
02:42:37
of the background for the Council and
02:42:38
some of the members of the public,
02:42:40
roughly around the December, late
02:42:41
December and January time period, the
02:42:43
CouncilPassed a moratorium, emergency
02:42:47
and regular ordinance toHave it like
02:42:49
and scooters here, and this would allow
02:42:52
Staff to return with the citywide
02:42:57
organist and regulations for all
02:42:58
operators. The decision was made to
02:42:59
bring back something quicklySo staff
02:43:01
have been frantically working to gather
02:43:04
information and present it to the
02:43:10
Council. However, just to reemphasize
02:43:11
in January estimated it would take
02:43:12
roughly 6 to 8 month to complete. So
02:43:16
this is a quick overview of our work
02:43:17
plan, research and coordination,
02:43:20
Meetings, quite a few meetings,We did
02:43:24
bring this to our be back already, we
02:43:25
will bring it back to them as well, of
02:43:27
course this council discussion.So with
02:43:30
this slide, it's a quickPrimer on
02:43:32
existing state law and other assembly
02:43:34
bills that are working its way through
02:43:38
Sacramento that apply the scooters,
02:43:40
There are I'm sure more to be had with
02:43:42
this burgeoning technology but was
02:43:45
important for the Council, for the
02:43:48
Committee today are there some things
02:43:49
that limit us, So currently with a be
02:43:53
2989 passingBeing signed by the
02:43:58
governor in September of last year,
02:43:59
effective January of this year, you're
02:44:02
only required when operating one of
02:44:03
these devices, You're only required to
02:44:08
have a helmet if you're under 18 years
02:44:09
of age, you have to have a drivers
02:44:10
license, a permit, the next one, speed
02:44:11
of theseDevices is capped at 15 miles
02:44:16
an hour. When you're kind of getting
02:44:17
into the court transportationItems here
02:44:19
, these devicesAre allowed on 25 mile
02:44:22
in our streetsUnless the street has a
02:44:26
class II or class IVBike lane. So there
02:44:29
are several streets within our city
02:44:33
that they should not be writing on and
02:44:34
last but not least sidewalk writing and
02:44:35
PatParking is prohibited, especiallyIf
02:44:37
this is going to prohibit adequate
02:44:39
pedestrian pathways. There is another
02:44:42
assembly Bill working its way through
02:44:47
Sacramento, this is trickier because
02:44:49
What it does is it will put the same
02:44:52
restrictions on personal devices as on
02:44:54
shared devices connected by local
02:44:57
authority. We are tracking these as
02:45:00
they evolve and we will adjust
02:45:01
accordingly.So these are the various
02:45:07
cities that we decided to look at.
02:45:08
There are quite a few cities with lots
02:45:09
of literature that's all over the nation
02:45:10
, We decided to focus on the Bay Area,
02:45:12
We did dabble a little bit in looking
02:45:15
at Santa Monica in San Diego, those
02:45:16
have beenIn the news a lot lately, San
02:45:20
Diego just past some rules cause we
02:45:21
thought it was worthyTo look at those
02:45:23
and see what those cities were up to.
02:45:27
This is a quick slide to kind of show
02:45:28
youThe cities I mentionedAnd what those
02:45:37
cities have chosen in terms of pilots
02:45:38
versus permanent programs, whether
02:45:39
they're all interested in bike share,
02:45:41
Scooter chair, it's kind of all of the
02:45:42
board, a lot of cities are doing pilots
02:45:44
As they feel like that's good for them,
02:45:45
this Council gave us the direction to
02:45:46
go with the permit program which we've
02:45:48
been working on since.Okay, so with
02:45:54
research with the other cities, a lot
02:45:55
of common thingsCome into play, they're
02:45:58
basically five common issues and
02:45:59
concerns, Speeding is one, writing or
02:46:06
obstructing sidewalks, pedestrian
02:46:07
conflicts, ADA conflicts, obviously
02:46:09
sidewalks, parks trails,Proper parking,
02:46:14
tripping hazards, we've heard from the
02:46:15
VTA that their concern regarding
02:46:16
Interfering with transit stopsAnd then
02:46:19
last but not least is accidents.SoEvery
02:46:28
morning I am waiting for the next
02:46:29
article to show up regarding this
02:46:30
because it is pretty common at this
02:46:31
point.And then this kind of led us to
02:46:35
look at some the typical topics that
02:46:36
cities are looking at. Won't go through
02:46:37
all these, but you roughly have 10 here
02:46:42
it goes from looking at the devices
02:46:43
themselves, parking, fleet management,
02:46:44
maintenance, education, permit fees and
02:46:47
insurance, last but not least, customer
02:46:48
service. So I will reach in meetings,
02:46:54
this was a key for us because what we
02:46:55
felt wasWith the permanent program we
02:46:58
do want to have significant outreach,
02:47:02
so since we got direction in late
02:47:03
January we set up a work plan and
02:47:05
pretty much every week we would try and
02:47:06
meet with folksSo we met two or three
02:47:11
times of city departments, two rounds
02:47:12
community meetings, to meetings with
02:47:17
operators, property owners, Irvine, we
02:47:18
met with them, Summerhill, We did get
02:47:20
the chance to talk to some of the other
02:47:22
cities such as San Jose and Sunnyvale,
02:47:25
Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and the
02:47:26
list goes on.And then as far as the
02:47:28
feedback, right, soThese are kind of
02:47:32
the eight categories thatFeedback was
02:47:43
centered around, parking, speed,
02:47:44
safety, regulation was a big topic in
02:47:45
terms of how much the city wants to
02:47:46
regulate these devices. I think there
02:47:47
is a sweet spot in terms ofTrying to
02:47:48
promoteThe innovative technology versus
02:47:52
stifling it, so as we get into more of
02:47:57
the regulations, we will show you how
02:47:58
you we are trying to achieve that. Data
02:47:59
was a big item, Coordination
02:48:00
enforcement and liability. A couple of
02:48:06
other notes as operators, we met with
02:48:07
them, they did have concerns regarding
02:48:08
caps,Fees and insurance no regulation.
02:48:12
They wanted to do a little more
02:48:14
designated parking after deploymentBut
02:48:18
Summerhill, Irvine, the 49ers, great
02:48:19
America, The mission college and those
02:48:21
folks in the University were very
02:48:28
interested in these programs. It was
02:48:29
great that we met with them because we
02:48:30
got to see them face-to-face and hear
02:48:31
their concerns.So I'm going to jump to
02:48:36
the draft regulation topics. This is
02:48:37
the meat of the discussion today.We
02:48:41
will have roughly 12 areas here and I
02:48:42
will go through these quickly here to
02:48:43
Kind of walk us through whatThe Council
02:48:47
, the one thing I wanted to mention is
02:48:48
that as we are starting to formulate
02:48:54
the ordinance at how we want to run the
02:48:55
program, we do want to try to model it
02:48:56
after what's other cities have been
02:48:57
doing, So we're potentially looking at
02:48:59
creating administrative regulations
02:49:01
that are initially approved by the
02:49:02
Council, Modifications potentially
02:49:06
delegated to the city manager, I think
02:49:07
as we move forward through the rest of
02:49:08
the schedule, We will be able to at
02:49:11
Discuss that further, but it was clear
02:49:14
that being able to set up a program and
02:49:15
being able to adjustedBased on the
02:49:17
needs of the city and what we see in
02:49:18
terms ofReally being out there and then
02:49:22
also the operators as well.So then also
02:49:28
wanted to mention that included in our
02:49:29
staff reportIs that attachment A that
02:49:32
has a good amount of detailOf each of
02:49:35
the areas that we are looking at, some
02:49:38
the key items we believe should be in
02:49:46
included. I'll go over those later.
02:49:47
Some options that we were discussing
02:49:48
but were not included at this time. The
02:49:49
options for these programs run the gamut
02:49:50
and we wanted toReally kind of
02:49:52
centering on certain items in order to
02:49:53
not over regulate it at the same time
02:49:54
try to address concerns.So the first
02:49:58
item here's a shared device
02:49:59
requirements. So the one item I wanted
02:50:02
to focus on here besides making sure
02:50:05
That the business nameAnd the customer
02:50:10
service information is prominently
02:50:11
shown on the device itself is that we
02:50:13
are looking at geo-fencing
02:50:14
capabilities. So this is a techAlgae
02:50:18
that if accurate and successful reflect
02:50:19
how devices operated in pre-'s
02:50:26
designated areas based on GPS
02:50:27
technology installed within the device.
02:50:28
A lot of cities are looking at this and
02:50:29
this is helping regulate areas whereThe
02:50:32
device can operate but also helping to
02:50:33
adjust speed if speed is a concern.
02:50:36
Is parking, this is very hot topic, Big
02:50:38
discussion item,Although there state
02:50:47
law that governs a lot of this, we feel
02:50:48
it's important have local regulations
02:50:49
that provide some clarity and
02:50:50
specifics. And in some areas of focus
02:50:51
on our devices ensuring that they are
02:50:52
parked up right, (inaudible) public
02:50:56
facilities, I mentioned quite a few's
02:50:57
bullet three, and then was important to
02:50:59
us is a two hour response time. So if
02:51:02
the city gets notification that a device
02:51:04
Is improperly parked her there's an
02:51:08
issue with it, then we quickly get that
02:51:09
information over to the operator and
02:51:10
then from there the operator is part of
02:51:13
our program, we have two hours to
02:51:14
respond to that most likely just
02:51:15
picking up the device and taking it
02:51:17
back and dealing with itAnd get
02:51:22
follow-up that hasn't occurred, we will
02:51:23
be looking atPotentially impounding the
02:51:28
device with the help of our police
02:51:29
department, but we hope not to be there
02:51:30
and really it's more just making sure
02:51:32
That operators our expectation. Shared
02:51:36
parking and priority parking areas I
02:51:39
will talk about on the next two slides
02:51:40
with their some in length and I will
02:51:42
explain in the second hear what the
02:51:43
differences are. So shared parking zones
02:51:45
, You will see this, We are looking at
02:51:50
our shared parking zones preestablished
02:51:51
with the help of the city, the
02:51:55
commercial and institutional areas,
02:51:56
work with operators on infrastructure
02:51:57
cost of maintenance, we are not
02:52:00
anticipating a lot but you're going to
02:52:01
if you set a certain area there tends
02:52:02
to be issues that pop up, We would
02:52:05
require encroachment permitAnd we do
02:52:09
want to have the locations adjusted
02:52:10
over time. And that the city would be
02:52:14
able to review and approve these
02:52:15
designated parking locations.And what
02:52:17
I've seen in other cities isCertain
02:52:20
downtowns they will stripe out a
02:52:21
parking space and then put a P with a
02:52:26
circle around it and a little M1 above
02:52:27
a scooter or a bike and really just
02:52:30
trying to encourage people to park in
02:52:31
designated areas. Party parking areas
02:52:35
are areas within the city that we feel
02:52:36
should be prioritized as far asScooter
02:52:37
deployment, These are some the
02:52:40
commercial zones that you will see here
02:52:45
. We are getting a little bit of mix
02:52:46
response for some of the folks we've
02:52:47
talked to in theAreas, I think
02:52:48
everybody is interested in the tech
02:52:49
knowledge he cuts a question of whether
02:52:51
they want these on the property.And
02:52:56
then these are some of the other areas
02:52:57
we're looking at, obviously some city
02:52:58
facilitiesAnd as mentioned earlier, the
02:53:00
University and I believe the BTAAt the
02:53:02
train stations is interested, once
02:53:04
again, it does not interfere with their
02:53:07
facilities. So just the slightest
02:53:09
really coveringJust, and we made it a
02:53:19
point, these are what we believe are
02:53:20
the usage areas within the city.
02:53:21
Everything else we've been talking
02:53:22
about is parking, kind of getting into
02:53:23
very specific topicsThat are not really
02:53:24
kind of getting the picture, so we are
02:53:26
repeating some the state law here, was
02:53:29
important to recognize here is that
02:53:39
bullet three is, we've talked with our
02:53:40
parks department, there really not
02:53:41
interested in these departments
02:53:42
operating on parks itself, so we are
02:53:43
looking do not have these operate
02:53:44
through parksAnd then we want to make
02:53:45
sure that these adhere to the speed
02:53:46
limit on city trails, 15 miles an hour,
02:53:48
still discuss thatAnd of course no
02:53:51
writing on the sidewalks. And you can
02:53:52
see on that picture on the right you
02:53:54
can see devices parked and then in the
02:53:56
green bike lane, that's probablyThat's
02:54:06
-- that's kind of a nice synergy if we
02:54:07
are able to accomplish that. Fleet
02:54:08
management and balancing. It is good or
02:54:09
operator, believe they have to manage
02:54:10
their fleet appropriately is a business
02:54:11
and balance it accordingly, so this is
02:54:12
where did get a little bit of feedback
02:54:14
in terms of what we are looking at in
02:54:15
terms of minimums and maximums. So we
02:54:19
believe that a viable program by an
02:54:20
operator should have at least 60
02:54:21
scootersOr bicycles, whatever they
02:54:22
choose. And then a maximumCapital,This
02:54:30
cap when you go to different cities you
02:54:31
will see various caps, CAP up to 2500,
02:54:38
Other cities very, Santa Monica has
02:54:39
caps as well.2000 scooters, 1000 bikes.
02:54:44
We would have requirements for
02:54:45
redistribution for daily compliance.
02:54:47
Customer service and maintenance is a
02:54:48
key item here, We want to make sure that
02:54:50
users can appropriately notify the
02:54:58
operator of issues and in addition,
02:54:59
residents and other stakeholders can
02:55:00
get a hold of the company'sIn the city,
02:55:01
course, if issues do arise, once again
02:55:04
the devices must be in working condition
02:55:09
. We are interested in maintenance
02:55:10
information, Limited, but as requested.
02:55:13
So with education and outreach, this is
02:55:14
whereWe believe that if we are able to
02:55:17
properly educate writersAnd the public,
02:55:20
then we will get better feedback in
02:55:23
terms of how things are goingAnd making
02:55:25
sure thatThose are using these devices
02:55:29
are using them safely, so we do want to
02:55:36
try to push toward operators to ensure
02:55:37
compliance with laws on helmets,
02:55:38
parking,Speed and bike lanes. This is a
02:55:39
tricky topic because a company cannot
02:55:42
control exactly what a writer will do
02:55:45
but they can certainly educate them
02:55:46
over educate them, Get them to the
02:55:47
position where it's really not, I
02:56:02
didn't know, but more of I just decided
02:56:03
not to follow the law. So what we are
02:56:04
looking at here is four public outreach
02:56:05
events annually that would be
02:56:06
coordinated through the city, we are
02:56:07
happy to do that, and then what's
02:56:08
important is that the first event would
02:56:09
be prior to deployment and when that
02:56:10
initial deployment comes out we want to
02:56:11
have the operators staffed and ready to
02:56:12
participateAnd educate folks.Data
02:56:22
sharing, this is definitely something
02:56:23
that I believe this council is
02:56:24
interested in. We are of course
02:56:25
interested in itAs well as staff. We
02:56:26
want understandWhere trips are coming
02:56:32
from, whether going to, what people are
02:56:33
actually doing, we are interested in
02:56:34
maintenance, customer service, survey
02:56:35
data, we will push towardsHaving these
02:56:37
operators as part of the premier
02:56:38
requirements
02:56:46
: Give us data that we can use, not
02:56:51
give me an Excel file that I can't read
02:56:52
but give me information that is in a
02:56:53
certain format, we can pull up quickly
02:56:56
and look at trends, that is what we
02:56:57
believe is going to be importantAfter
02:56:58
initial rollout,To really see what we
02:57:03
should be doing differently, whether
02:57:04
these areas we talked about earlier
02:57:07
need to be adjusted, whether certain
02:57:08
routes that we need to focus on in
02:57:09
terms of ensuring compliance, etc.There
02:57:16
is a concern regarding privacy, so we
02:57:17
don't intend to violate anybody's
02:57:18
privacy, we would have to get that
02:57:19
informationWith anonymous tax, but once
02:57:22
again, we are really looking at trends.
02:57:28
Enforcement, obviously we hope to never
02:57:29
have to go to this route, but we do
02:57:30
have the ability to enforceState law
02:57:31
with relation helmets, Sidewalk writing
02:57:34
and it does happen, Do intend to impound
02:57:38
result safety issues if it goes beyond
02:57:41
two hoursWe are still working through
02:57:46
with the police department in terms of
02:57:47
the logistics of that. I believe public
02:57:58
works will play a role there but at the
02:57:59
end of the day, police is going to be
02:58:00
doing enforcement. Last but not least
02:58:01
is if an operator fails to comply and
02:58:02
there's a pattern, we have an
02:58:03
established those metrics yet, during
02:58:06
annual permit review we be looking at
02:58:07
whether we are new or not or permit
02:58:08
revocation.Insurance, sorry, in
02:58:11
Sherman's-- Insurance indemnification,
02:58:21
these are being worked on with our city
02:58:22
attorney's office, we do believe that
02:58:23
provider should have insurance, they
02:58:24
need to indemnify the city and meet the
02:58:25
limits that weBelieve are going to
02:58:26
protect the cityItself. We do intend to
02:58:29
run an annualPermit program and a lot
02:58:33
of this have sent been fleshed out yet,
02:58:34
once a year we have a call for people
02:58:35
wanting to apply, we set the deadline,
02:58:36
they apply, we review the applications
02:58:38
and then whoever successful gets a
02:58:39
permit, And would pay an application fee
02:58:47
And operating fees as well. What I did
02:58:48
want to focus on here little bit is
02:58:49
city cost. There was a recent
02:58:50
correspondence with some of the
02:58:51
operators regarding costs we have
02:58:52
brought upIn terms of one of the
02:58:53
outreach meetings. Our cost structure
02:58:54
has not been finalized at all. We are
02:58:56
looking at various cities to see what
02:58:57
they're doing, summer chargingWithin
02:59:00
the $20,000 range, some are charging
02:59:01
very low, Roughly $2500As a base fee
02:59:09
and roughly $100 per device. So we are
02:59:10
looking at the structure to make sure
02:59:11
the structureIs going to work for us
02:59:12
and then we are going to do our best to
02:59:16
recover as much city cost as possible.
02:59:17
City costs are going to involve
02:59:21
fermentative ministration, data
02:59:22
analysis, public interaction and
02:59:23
additional outreach.Last but not least
02:59:25
we have special events, soWith our
02:59:29
stadium here, we do want to recognize
02:59:32
that, this is a unique asset to have
02:59:35
and having that, Some of the regular
02:59:39
program retirements may not work, so we
02:59:41
are looking at potentiallyMaximum
02:59:45
Applying within the Vicinity of the
02:59:46
Stadium. We Are Looking at Obviously
02:59:47
ComplianceThe cities T mob for the
02:59:49
stadium, Operator should provide support
02:59:53
On site, thoseFrom our coordination
02:59:57
meeting with the 49ers, they would
02:59:58
monitorDevice locations, we would be
03:00:01
looking at a very short window for
03:00:02
response time for parking issues.
03:00:03
Geo-fencing was part of the discussion
03:00:04
because it's going to be helpful in
03:00:05
terms of helping designate parking
03:00:06
areas, etc.As far as next steps,
03:00:09
Wrapping up here, today's discussion,
03:00:12
We are really looking forward to
03:00:13
Council feedback. We plan to bring the
03:00:14
programTo Deepak in June and the June
03:00:19
would like to come back to Council with
03:00:20
a permanent program, We'll basically be
03:00:27
final rules and regulations, ordinance
03:00:32
resolutions, setting fees in August,
03:00:33
late October is when weBelieve the
03:00:43
ordinance will become effective if all
03:00:44
goes well. In September, October is
03:00:45
when operators applications would be
03:00:46
submitted, we will review them with
03:00:47
hopefully in early 2020 operator rollout
03:00:48
, Once again pending the public event
03:00:49
And really just kind of working through
03:00:52
some of the logistics of how to roll
03:00:53
these devices out for our public.And
03:00:55
then with that,I have concluded our
03:00:58
presentation today. I'm available for
03:01:03
questions and answers and feedback.
03:01:04
Thank you.
03:01:07
>>We are going to start with
03:01:08
councilmember Hardy. Thank you for that
03:01:09
presentation.
03:01:10
>>Thank you, appreciate that. Since we
03:01:11
have talked about this, I had toPatch
03:01:15
back a studentWho used, Borrowed a
03:01:23
scooter and used his face to stop the
03:01:24
scooter in the wall.So I am very aware
03:01:26
of what can happen, five stitches later
03:01:29
he is fine.When we talk about an
03:01:34
outreach event, I can see something
03:01:37
that maybe we would provide a parking
03:01:39
lot, City parking lot and have the
03:01:44
vendor do a lot of this outreach, let
03:01:46
them do it. I could see events where we
03:01:49
would teach some students, Older
03:01:54
teenagers, hopefully, to drive better.
03:01:57
When we talk about there needs to be
03:02:02
Insurance and we talked about needing
03:02:03
to have a drivers license and or a
03:02:06
permit, it's state law if you have a
03:02:07
driving permitThat you have to carryCar
03:02:10
insurance. I'm wondering as a motorized
03:02:14
scooter if that's covered by that, I am
03:02:16
not certain.But that might be something
03:02:19
we could look atAs far asSome realities.
03:02:31
I like the idea, now one of our notes
03:02:32
said make certain that all the scooters
03:02:33
have speedometers. Because we are
03:02:36
worried about the speed limit.And I had
03:02:45
been watching a lot, going down in
03:02:46
downtown San Jose, looking at things, I
03:02:47
also was recently in Atlanta. And I
03:02:48
noticed downtownThat a bunch of the
03:02:51
hotels had put, It was just off the
03:02:55
public sidewalk butOn the hotel right
03:03:00
in front of scooter parking, And my
03:03:06
thought was oh, the convention center
03:03:07
library, some places whereIt's obvious,
03:03:10
But out of the way.SoI would like to
03:03:16
work with some of the vendors and look
03:03:21
at some of those places, that's why
03:03:22
wanted data so that we could see where
03:03:24
are these being used. Because when you
03:03:28
talk about making parking places, I am
03:03:31
uncomfortable with taking action --
03:03:37
actual parking places but there are
03:03:38
places in parking lots that are an
03:03:39
unusual shapeThe car won't fit.Also, if
03:03:42
you see motorcycle parking off to the
03:03:45
side, this could be a place. I thought
03:03:47
about this a lot.I appreciate all the
03:03:50
work. And one more thing for staff to
03:03:55
do. Thank you. Know with regards to
03:03:57
parking, our preference would be that
03:04:04
these devices be parked on private
03:04:05
property as much is possible with
03:04:06
limited situations where property owner,
03:04:12
It wouldn't work, the devices are
03:04:13
still being dropped off, so we want to
03:04:14
make sure that we corral them in
03:04:15
certain areas, that way they are not
03:04:16
all of the block. We are trying to
03:04:17
reduce the amountOf parking in the
03:04:19
street as much is possible, butThen
03:04:22
working with property owners. We had a
03:04:23
couple of goodMeetings, we are
03:04:29
interested, some of them have actual
03:04:30
relationships with some of these
03:04:31
companies, we will kind of seeHow those
03:04:32
play out with other operators as they
03:04:33
come in. But it seems very promising.
03:04:39
>>Thank you.
03:04:40
>>Thank you. Councilmember Watanabe?
03:04:41
>>I thought there be more before me.
03:04:44
Thank you, Mike, for this presentation.
03:04:47
And I know a lot of work has gone into
03:04:48
thisAnd you're absolutely right, it's
03:04:53
like every single day there's another
03:04:54
article or a story on the radio about
03:04:58
The programs.Let's see.I am curious, I
03:05:07
mean, well, if the city wouldReally
03:05:11
consider a bike sharing program,
03:05:14
because I understandA lot of cities have
03:05:20
, Companies have pulled out of cities
03:05:21
that had programs because they weren't
03:05:25
profitable. And it just seems like the
03:05:26
scooter sharing program is more
03:05:27
profitableAnd seems to be more useful
03:05:34
Than the bike sharing program. So I am
03:05:35
wondering if we would really look at
03:05:41
that kind of a program.
03:05:42
>>So we would. I mean, we deftly want
03:05:43
to encourageThat other type of mode,
03:05:45
scooters are not the be-all and end-all
03:05:49
At the end of the day, we do want to
03:05:50
encourage biking, we have a bike plan,
03:05:51
Make sure that people use our facilities
03:05:53
, What tends to bePart of these
03:05:59
companies profile is really electric
03:06:00
bikes which is a little different from
03:06:01
your normal bikeAnd of course some of
03:06:02
the bikes or dock lists, Some of them
03:06:03
are actually.. We are definitely
03:06:08
interested. There just hasn't been a
03:06:09
lot of interest here. You are correct
03:06:10
thatIn some cities, some of the share
03:06:12
companies have pulled outOf the bike
03:06:15
cited the operation just due to the
03:06:17
usage. Emigrate, okay.And then
03:06:23
regarding like even which companies we
03:06:24
would look at, I can't remember the
03:06:28
name of the company, but I just heard a
03:06:29
story on the radioIn the last couple of
03:06:31
days about a scooter that was left
03:06:35
outside of a restaurant and the battery
03:06:36
exploded while it was leftThere and so
03:06:42
The scooter company has actually pulled
03:06:43
outAs a result. And so I mean,I am sure
03:06:49
we would look into making sureThat they
03:06:51
are safeAnd what they, well, their
03:06:56
safety record isIn usage.
03:06:57
>>I heard that article on the way in on
03:07:03
Monday. Interesting timing.I believe it
03:07:13
was Skip was the operator
03:07:14
>>>You are absolutely right.
03:07:15
>>They had a device that caught fire in
03:07:16
Washington, DC. It was voluntarily
03:07:17
pulled all their devices.
03:07:18
>>Exactly right. They did operate in
03:07:22
San Francisco as well.Okay. Then
03:07:28
regarding stakeholder feedback, I would
03:07:29
say based onThe information you're
03:07:34
providing, it sounds like I mean,
03:07:35
program likeThis would definitely be
03:07:37
beneficial in the north side and
03:07:41
entertainment district whereThere is
03:07:44
just a lot going on right now. SoI
03:07:46
could see it being beneficialIn that
03:07:49
area. However, I am concernedStillWhen
03:07:57
you like looking at the priority
03:07:58
parking areas specifically, The
03:07:59
commercial zones, Icy river MarkIs
03:08:03
mentioned, And I have actually seen
03:08:09
bikes and scooters just abandoned
03:08:10
alreadyAnd River Mark, And I've made
03:08:15
outreach to like it wasBike, for
03:08:21
instance, never responded, and just
03:08:22
this morning I just happened to take a
03:08:23
look and I noticed that one of the
03:08:24
bikes was missing, One of the bikes is
03:08:28
gone now. But there are bikes just
03:08:29
dropped all over the north side of been
03:08:31
there for months now.And that kind of
03:08:36
Issue, I mean, it does give me concern.
03:08:40
Just being responsible, but I am glad
03:08:42
that you're looking at ways to ensure
03:08:44
that they are responsibleFor picking up
03:08:48
the bikes.Another concern I have is how
03:08:52
much staff timeIs going to be required
03:08:56
To ensureThat they are, that the
03:09:00
companies are being compliantIn picking
03:09:02
them upAnd just basically being
03:09:06
responsible, Not discarding them all
03:09:09
over the -- not discarding them all
03:09:18
over the place. Another question I have
03:09:19
is regarding the first and last mile
03:09:20
locations, do we have any ideas of
03:09:21
where they might be in terms ofBike or
03:09:22
scooter sharing?
03:09:31
>>We have a little bit of information.
03:09:34
I think when we have met with some of
03:09:35
the operators,They are really kind of
03:09:41
waiting for our draft regulations
03:09:42
before they would give us a lot of
03:09:43
detail. Some got-- I haven't got enough
03:09:44
detail to answer your question. Transit
03:09:47
is a big item. Getting people that last
03:09:48
mileTo light rail station or train
03:09:55
station is very important for us,
03:09:56
that's why we listed as one of our
03:09:57
priority areas to focus on. I know
03:09:59
there are some certain tech companies
03:10:00
that are interestedWhich is a question
03:10:03
making sure that we can cite these
03:10:04
correctly.So I think really for me the
03:10:06
last mileIn terms of what we would
03:10:09
focus on is really getting people from
03:10:11
To public transportationVersus getting
03:10:17
them directly back to their house,
03:10:18
right, because I mean we don't
03:10:20
Necessarily know where residents are
03:10:21
going to want to ride them in one of
03:10:23
the concerns we were initially
03:10:24
discussing wasKind of designating these
03:10:28
areas and residential areas for parking
03:10:30
, Which can be problematic as people
03:10:34
may not want, people congregating in
03:10:35
other homes with scooters knocking them
03:10:38
over and things like that. Know
03:10:44
exactly. Exactly. I like the idea of
03:10:45
having a minimum of scootersAnd bikes.
03:10:50
I think that's a good step.Let me see,
03:10:53
regardingEducation and outreach, And
03:10:59
also enforcement, Wood, are there any
03:11:04
cases where, for instance, and operator
03:11:08
Or a person using a scooter has been
03:11:10
ticketed for not followingOr being,
03:11:17
following the rules of regulations over
03:11:18
usage?
03:11:19
>>I believe there have been,If
03:11:23
somebody's intoxicated using these
03:11:24
devices is against the law, riding
03:11:25
without a helmet at a young age, Should
03:11:27
be dealt with appropriately. If you're
03:11:28
writing on the sidewalk,Cities, I
03:11:30
believe municipalities can deal with
03:11:31
that. I think it really just kind of
03:11:34
depends on the situation. I think there
03:11:36
are some stories out there in terms of
03:11:38
obviously accidents(inaudible). There's
03:11:43
a state law that governs how these can
03:11:44
operate in our rules are intended to
03:11:45
bolster those a little bit to be a
03:11:48
little more specific. We are not trying
03:11:49
toDo anything more, we're not trying to
03:11:52
replace state law, it's part of the
03:11:59
vehicle code, we are trying to since we
03:12:00
are going to have these relationships
03:12:01
with operatorsAnd have rules and
03:12:05
regulations that we want to be a little
03:12:06
more specific about what we are looking
03:12:07
for from our city.
03:12:08
>>Okay.And then under enforcement and
03:12:09
the permit revocation, Would weSet like
03:12:14
a certain number of violations, Have a
03:12:18
certain number of violations that would
03:12:19
be set, then, that would trigger
03:12:23
REMICADE heThe permit?
03:12:29
>>That would be the intent. We haven't
03:12:30
set the number yet. We would want to
03:12:32
work with some of the other cities to
03:12:33
see what they have doneWith regards to
03:12:34
that. But that it would be the
03:12:42
intention, to set some standards by
03:12:43
which people are supposed to behave in
03:12:44
and kinda make sure they are aware of
03:12:45
how that's supposed to happen. Then you
03:12:49
have to hold them accountable if it
03:12:50
does occur or they basically are in
03:12:51
violation of those standards.We are not
03:12:52
trying to penalizeOperators, but at the
03:12:55
end of the day, if the pattern isPretty
03:12:58
obvious, then those are easySituations
03:13:00
to deal with.We would like to work with
03:13:05
operators to resolve issues. So I think
03:13:13
Setting up the metric may be a little
03:13:14
tricky, but we're going to try to do
03:13:15
that is a part of the program.
03:13:16
>>Okay, thank you very much. That's all
03:13:17
I have.
03:13:18
>>Thank you.
03:13:19
>>I have a quick question, And that is
03:13:23
we had a marketing and economic
03:13:24
development committee meeting yesterday
03:13:25
and we had a property owner thereWho
03:13:26
talked aboutThe scooters that were left
03:13:29
In their particular development. So
03:13:33
with the new regulations that we are
03:13:34
looking at, is there going to be
03:13:36
Anything that could helpSome of the
03:13:40
larger centers where scooters are just
03:13:41
droppedAnywhere in the centersAt all
03:13:44
times? Or is it up to the property
03:13:47
owners? I think I might know the answer
03:13:52
to this, but is it up to the property
03:13:53
owner toPut together regulations within
03:13:55
their ownShopping center area
03:13:58
developmentsTo control that?
03:14:03
>>So as part of ourRoles, we do want to
03:14:14
set of standards by which the companies
03:14:15
are supposed to operate, so we do want
03:14:16
them to behave accordingly, but for
03:14:17
some reason they are placed withinLike
03:14:18
say a commercial areaAnd then they
03:14:22
don't respond, and those of the issues
03:14:23
that are part of the compliance, soThey
03:14:25
are parked inappropriately.It does get
03:14:30
a little tricky because relationships
03:14:31
between property ownersMaybe fine one
03:14:34
day and not find the next day. But we
03:14:37
would want to resolve that as much is
03:14:38
possible.When we come back in August we
03:14:42
will have more clarity on that.:Thank
03:14:44
you. I know you're working for the
03:14:50
larger developments in town. That's
03:14:51
going to be important. I don't have any
03:14:52
other questions for the Council. Take
03:14:53
you very much for that report. We will
03:14:54
go to the public now.Martin 52, if you
03:15:01
would like to come forward please?
03:15:02
Other than that, I don't have any other
03:15:03
cards. If you would like to speak,
03:15:04
please queue up. Welcome.
03:15:05
>>GoodEvening, Mayor, city Council.
03:15:09
Thank you for bringing this item back
03:15:10
up. First of all I just wanted to give
03:15:11
a special thank you to cities staff,
03:15:13
Michael, Dennis and Ray Touche for
03:15:15
really being a great partner-- Partner
03:15:27
with bird working with us over the past
03:15:28
six months. We have come a long way
03:15:29
since that first meeting in the little
03:15:30
room. And now we are really developing
03:15:31
I think city of Santa Clara is
03:15:32
developing a programWhich is going to
03:15:34
be not just a local or state model but
03:15:35
a national model. And we are very proud
03:15:40
And a willing participant partnered in
03:15:41
this process. Just wanted to go over a
03:15:44
few thingsAnd I know that we are still
03:15:48
in the early stages, no we sent a
03:15:49
letter to each of you, Just around some
03:15:53
of our concerns, we are happy to
03:15:54
discuss those as well, more in depth,
03:15:55
but in terms of really looking at the
03:15:58
specifics, I know there is been
03:16:02
discussed a $20,000 application fee
03:16:04
Annual application fee, And that's in
03:16:08
addition to the per vehicle feeThat has
03:16:11
also been suggested as wellIn some of
03:16:15
those draft regulations. We would like
03:16:18
instead of our performance deposit to
03:16:23
do more of a performance bond.
03:16:25
Currently there is not a cityThat asks
03:16:30
us to do a $20,000 annual fee as wellAs
03:16:33
a vehicle fee, and then with the bond,
03:16:36
It's a very similar guaranteeCompared to
03:16:41
A deposit. There is also, I was looking
03:16:45
at different regulations and we
03:16:46
currently do notPut in any sort of
03:16:49
depositWith the city, however, we do do
03:16:55
bonds. We want to be able to make sure
03:16:56
that with the fees sometimes those fees
03:16:58
actually go backOn the writer. And we
03:17:02
don't want that to happen. We want to be
03:17:08
An equitable, accessible transportation
03:17:09
solution in Santa Clara. We don't want
03:17:12
to make this too expensive where people
03:17:13
will not use our product. Secondly,
03:17:16
Going to answer your question
03:17:23
>>>If you could wrap up?
03:17:24
>>We have done countless events and we
03:17:25
are happy to do even more outreach
03:17:26
eventsAroundSanta Clara, we haven't
03:17:30
done any in Santa Clara cuff course.
03:17:31
We're trying to take the lead from the
03:17:32
city staff but we haveDone 20 in the
03:17:35
Bay Area, we are happy to come out and
03:17:36
do as many helmet giveaways, really
03:17:41
speak to the homeowners, etc., so
03:17:42
looking forward to it. Thank you very
03:17:43
much. Know thank you and thank you for
03:17:45
your help with the regulations as well.
03:17:46
Thank you.
03:17:47
>>Please come forward. Good evening.
03:17:50
>>Hi, Betsy make us.I think if you are
03:17:53
concerned aboutSpeeding and obstructing
03:17:56
sidewalks and improper parkingIn
03:17:59
dangerous collisions and all those
03:18:00
things, What you really ought to be
03:18:03
clamping down on his cars. And shopping
03:18:08
carts and a few other things that I
03:18:09
find on the sidewalks. Both ends of my
03:18:10
commute are a mile from the nearest
03:18:13
transit stop. That's why ride my bike
03:18:17
most days, which is faster than getting
03:18:18
on the bus.I live 2 miles from Cal Tran
03:18:21
and 5 miles from any of a couple of
03:18:23
different light rail stations. Bike
03:18:27
share in scooters are a good option for
03:18:30
first and last mile trips and they
03:18:33
don't depend on my having a bike with
03:18:34
me and feeling secureLeaving it
03:18:35
somewhere.I went to a couple of the
03:18:41
Outreach meetingsFor the stuff that the
03:18:48
staff is talking about tonight. I think
03:18:50
if the public outreach from the scooter
03:18:54
companies is half as interesting is that
03:19:00
you're going to have nobody attending
03:19:01
or anybody who actually attends is
03:19:02
going to be exactly who you don't need
03:19:03
to reach.But I think it could be
03:19:04
effective if you included scooter
03:19:06
demonstration in something that's
03:19:08
already going onLike the open house
03:19:10
that was last week, There is a test
03:19:15
drive of for electric vehicles,
03:19:17
scooters and electric vehicle, Invite
03:19:20
them to that kind of thing.I noticed on
03:19:25
the list, most of our commercial and
03:19:26
priority parkingAreasAre places I would
03:19:32
say need better bicycle parking in
03:19:33
general. And most of all, if you want
03:19:35
to keep people on scooters off of
03:19:37
sidewalks, please improve the bicycle
03:19:41
network and implement the bicycle plan.
03:19:43
I think that's going to be the most
03:19:47
Useful thing to do as a practical
03:19:48
matter, you can write whatever law you
03:19:49
wantIf you don't have a decent bike
03:19:51
lane, but is going to ride on the street
03:19:54
instead of the sidewalk.
03:19:55
>>Thank you.Thank you.Good evening.
03:19:56
>>And evening, said Jane. I'm a huge
03:20:05
fan of shared bikes and scooters
03:20:06
because of a great way to reduce BMT
03:20:09
and greenhouse gases. It's really sad
03:20:11
That companies and the public are for
03:20:13
scooters over bikes because bikes are
03:20:15
way more safe because they have larger
03:20:16
wheels.I like the idea of geo-fencing.
03:20:22
What I would like to see is slower
03:20:23
speeds. I knowSan Jose State and
03:20:28
scooters, but we could impose slower
03:20:29
speed limits on the Santa Clara
03:20:31
University campusOr the Levi's parking
03:20:33
lot through geo-fencingAnd then I was
03:20:37
at the robotics lab when councilmember
03:20:40
Hardy had to patch up that kidAnd my
03:20:42
proposal is that we actuallyHave,
03:20:48
Because these things are pretty smart
03:20:51
And they work through your smartphone,
03:20:52
you can actually say beginners have a
03:20:54
lower speed limit. So if you have never
03:20:57
ridden the scooter before, Your limited
03:21:01
at 8 miles an hour. Then if you've
03:21:02
written it for maybeTwo hours, you can
03:21:05
go up to 12 miles. And then up to 15.
03:21:11
So I recommend that we have a beginners
03:21:12
speed.I think as part of, As far as the
03:21:17
fees go, we don't want to run these
03:21:23
Companies out of Santa Clara. I think
03:21:24
maybe we should be getting developers
03:21:25
to subsidize some of these feesThrough
03:21:27
their TDM plans because they have these
03:21:28
strict TDM plans, I've never seenOn
03:21:31
planning commission actually a TDM plan
03:21:33
come back with all the developments
03:21:37
we've approved. So I would like to see
03:21:38
what we are putting in those.And then I
03:21:41
noticed that other cities have tethering
03:21:43
, see of a little leash because
03:21:48
Delinquents will like take the spikes
03:21:51
and throw them into the street the
03:21:52
creeks so sometime's you want to tie
03:21:55
them to a fixed object.I think San
03:22:00
Francisco has that. And then I want to
03:22:01
see maybe the city to commit some
03:22:02
street parking spots for docking. I
03:22:05
didn't see in the proposals any
03:22:06
commission, commitment for that. Thank
03:22:11
you.
03:22:12
>>Thank you. Anyone else?Any further
03:22:16
Council comments on this? Councilmember
03:22:17
O'Neill?
03:22:21
>>I mean,I know we are at a total cost
03:22:25
recovery mode on everything,My only
03:22:28
comment is the staff continues to
03:22:30
refine this with perhaps some the
03:22:32
commentsThat were madeByMr. for two
03:22:41
about the fees, If maybe we could look
03:22:45
at that, if there is another way to
03:22:46
collect that, to recover Costco because
03:22:52
I know that if it's too high or of
03:22:53
Santa Clara is higher than everybody
03:22:54
elseOr whatever, There might be some
03:22:57
other way we can achieve that objective.
03:23:01
So I would just ask that we look at
03:23:02
that portion of it. But it looks like
03:23:03
staffIs really putting a lot of great
03:23:05
thought into all aspects of thisAnd I
03:23:11
think that the helmet issue is key,
03:23:12
because I think there is already a
03:23:13
couple, It could happen anybody,
03:23:14
bicycle or trip, We've had episodes
03:23:18
that some of our city facilitiesWhere
03:23:20
somebody just stumbles and hits their
03:23:22
head, but I don't know,What we can
03:23:26
really do. Always think maybe people
03:23:31
over 18 need a helmetMore than people
03:23:34
under 18. So I would sayThat my only
03:23:39
request would be maybe to work with the
03:23:40
fee structure.
03:23:47
>>Okay, thank you. Seeing no the
03:23:48
comments, do you need action for us on
03:23:49
thisOr this is just to capture the
03:23:50
comments from the publicAnd the city
03:23:53
Council?
03:23:59
>>I have exactly what I need, thank you
03:24:00
very much.
03:24:08
>>Okay, thank you. And I was just
03:24:09
looking, Mr. part two,Thank you for
03:24:10
sending this. I would recommend in the
03:24:11
future because this happens to us a lot
03:24:12
, we got this lesson inOur before our
03:24:15
meeting started and I'm just reading it
03:24:16
now and so it's helpful if we get just
03:24:19
a little bit earlier so we have a
03:24:20
chance to look at itSo we are not all,
03:24:22
you have some good comments in here.
03:24:23
Okay.Thank you. I don't see any other
03:24:30
Actions, so we will move forward. Thank
03:24:31
you so muchFor that report.Okay, next is
03:24:40
Item number eight, which is the public
03:24:41
hearing adoption of resolution
03:24:42
overrulingProtests and ordering that
03:24:48
the alternative method for the levy a
03:24:49
benefit assessment be made to the Santa
03:24:50
Clara convention Center maintenance
03:24:51
District number 183And the public
03:24:52
hearing is open.Welcome. Good evening,
03:24:59
Mayor, Council, Craig Mobeck, director
03:25:00
of public works. This is the annual
03:25:01
item that we bring before Council to
03:25:02
fund the convention center complex
03:25:03
maintenance district.That means
03:25:08
maintenance district is comprised of
03:25:09
the convention center, the Hyatt as
03:25:10
well tech Mark and so on April 9, We
03:25:12
adopted a resolution established tonight
03:25:14
as a public hearing. So the total
03:25:15
assessmentFor 1920 isJust under$1.7
03:25:19
million, it's approximately $135,000
03:25:24
Over last year's assessment and that's
03:25:26
due primarily to someIncreases obviously
03:25:31
In labor with some of our contracts,
03:25:32
but also we haveA paving project out
03:25:35
there to rehabilitate some of the
03:25:36
parking areas.Since it is an increase,
03:25:39
approval is requiredFrom the three
03:25:41
parties of the maintenance district,
03:25:44
And so ballots were sent out, and we
03:25:47
Received those and everybody was in
03:25:48
favorOf the annual assessment.The
03:25:52
assessment funds shared maintenance of
03:25:55
the complex grounds, Those include items
03:25:58
such as utilities, Parking lots,
03:26:02
cleaning, signage, striping,The
03:26:06
fountains, landscaping and lighting,
03:26:07
just to name a few.So for this item,
03:26:10
staffs recommending that Council adopt
03:26:11
the resolution overruling any protest,
03:26:14
levying the 1920 assessmentAnd approve
03:26:21
the director's report. And that
03:26:22
concludes staff presentation I am
03:26:23
available for any questions.
03:26:24
>>Okay.Councilmember Watson I be?
03:26:27
>>Thank you Comair. I was going to go
03:26:28
ahead make a motion to adoptA
03:26:30
resolution overruling any other protests
03:26:35
, if that's okay?
03:26:36
>>Okay, that's a motion. As her second?
03:26:37
But the public hearing is open. Is
03:26:42
there any comments from the public?
03:26:43
Maybe we should have a motion to close
03:26:44
the public hearing first.Councilman
03:26:48
Watanabe? Is that your motion?
03:26:49
>>Is the clerk have a report?
03:26:50
>>Yes.
03:26:51
>>Okay.
03:26:56
>>So all the evidence is in the record
03:26:57
now. So yes you can close the public
03:26:58
hearing first.
03:26:59
>>Councilmember Watanabe? Motion,
03:27:02
second?Please register your vote.And
03:27:23
that passes unanimously. Now again,
03:27:24
councilmember Watanabe?
03:27:28
>>Thank you. Just to make a motion to
03:27:29
adopt a resolution overruling any of
03:27:30
the protest and ordering that the
03:27:31
alternativeMethods Leviev special
03:27:33
benefit assessment been madeApplicable
03:27:38
to the Santa Clara convention Center
03:27:39
maintenance District number 183 and
03:27:40
improvingConfirming and adopting the
03:27:42
directors report for fiscal year 2019
03:27:48
-20 Mac.
03:27:49
>>There's a motion in the second on
03:27:50
that. There's no discussion?Please
03:27:59
register your vote.And that passes
03:28:03
unanimously. Thank you.For the next
03:28:05
public hearing,I have to abstain on
03:28:07
that,c121wI am going to ask vice Mayor
03:28:14
may hand if she can run the meeting.
03:28:15
It's regarding the part and -- parking
03:28:16
maintenanceIn Franklin Square in my
03:28:21
offices in the Franklin Square.
03:28:31
>>This is a public hearing, we will hear
03:28:36
first from staff.
03:28:37
>>Anything again, Craig Mobeck,
03:28:38
director of public works. This next
03:28:39
item is considered a resolution related
03:28:43
to the '19-'20 assessment for Franklin
03:28:44
Square parking maintenance district on
03:28:47
April 9, 2019, Council adopted a
03:28:48
resolution that established tonight as
03:28:50
the public hearing. The '19-'20
03:28:53
assessment includes the flat rate$14,200
03:28:59
, but then we also subtract out any
03:29:00
interest from the account, And so with
03:29:01
that, subtraction, the total assessment
03:29:04
came to 11,000 or hundred and $41,
03:29:08
Which is shared amongst the property
03:29:09
owners. The city will also be
03:29:14
contributing funding in the amount of
03:29:15
approximately 168,000Dollars which will
03:29:20
cover general maintenance and
03:29:21
operations of Franklin Square. So staff
03:29:22
is recommendingThat Council adopt
03:29:23
resolution tonight overruling any
03:29:24
protestsLevied the '19-20 Mac
03:29:30
assessment and approve the director's
03:29:31
report. And that concludesThe
03:29:32
presentation.
03:29:33
>>Are there questions from
03:29:34
councilmembers?Teresa?
03:29:35
>>I am just kind of curious,I get why
03:29:44
we participate in the convention
03:29:45
center, because we on that property,
03:29:48
But I'm curious, why do we pay for part
03:29:49
of Franklin Square, is the parking not
03:29:52
considered like city-owned property? Is
03:29:54
that what it is?
03:29:57
>>Yes, there was a maintenance district
03:30:02
that was established and there is some
03:30:03
history to it, but dating back I think
03:30:04
into approximately 2000, There were
03:30:05
some actions by CouncilThat set two
03:30:06
differentItems, one was to cap the rate
03:30:12
from the property owners at 14,200Minus
03:30:15
any accrued interest, and then the city
03:30:18
took responsibility of the maintenance
03:30:20
Of that area. So that wasApproved by
03:30:24
Prior councils.
03:30:33
>>Okay, great. Thank you.
03:30:34
>>Any other councilmember questions? Is
03:30:35
a public hearing. Anyone in our
03:30:36
audience wish to address the Council on
03:30:37
this issue?Motion to close the public
03:30:38
hearing would then be in order?Moved
03:30:41
and seconded, close the public hearing.
03:31:27
Thank you, that passes unanimously with
03:31:28
the mayor GillmorNow a motion on the
03:31:32
resolution to adopt the resolution,
03:31:37
Protest and ordering that the
03:31:38
alternative method for the levy of
03:31:39
benefit assessmentDistrict being made,
03:31:43
Benefit assessment be made applicable
03:31:44
to the city of Santa Clara parking
03:31:49
maintenance, district 122, Franklin
03:31:50
Square. Thank you. Is been moved and
03:31:52
seconded to adopt that resolution.And
03:32:12
that motion passes unanimously with
03:32:13
Mayor Gillmor absent from the dais. So
03:32:19
we will get her to return to the dais
03:32:20
to continue the rest of the meeting.
03:32:33
>>Okay, thank you. The next item is
03:32:34
report of special men your -- members
03:32:35
and committees.Is there anyone that has
03:32:42
something to say?If not, I haveA
03:32:48
reporting from(inaudible) was not able
03:32:56
to make the meeting tonight. There is a
03:32:57
Dawn Weeden event tomorrow night at the
03:33:04
Central Park Library at 6 PM, and it's
03:33:05
called cities for all ages and if you
03:33:06
haven't attended one of Mr. Weeden's
03:33:07
Presentations, they are pretty fabulous
03:33:14
, the way he presents it and there is
03:33:15
really really interesting and not only
03:33:16
is he very interesting, But Santa Clara
03:33:18
gave catalyzesSV a grant to host it and
03:33:25
that includes dinner from the
03:33:26
world-famous Achilles restaurant in
03:33:27
Santa Clara and if that's not enough,
03:33:33
they have dessert from the world-famous
03:33:34
readers, the custard ice cream, which
03:33:35
is really delicious and Santa Clara. So
03:33:36
Don Weeden, Achilles, and Rita's ice
03:33:39
cream is quiteA party tomorrow, so 6:00
03:33:51
at the Central Park Library, hope to
03:33:52
see everybody there I will be there but
03:33:53
I hope everyone else's.So is there
03:33:54
anybody else that would like
03:33:55
councilmember O'Neill?
03:33:56
>>I will just mention thatWhen I wasn't
03:34:01
here two weeks ago I was in Sacramento
03:34:02
and I was there attending theAnnual
03:34:04
meeting of the Northwest public power
03:34:05
AssociationIn Silicon Valley pallor is
03:34:09
part of that and John Roukema had a
03:34:14
lifetime membership awardAnd when they
03:34:18
talk aboutJohn they really thought up
03:34:22
brought up some of the things that he
03:34:23
pioneeredIn the city of Santa Clara
03:34:30
which are now have become things like
03:34:31
about the way that we do power
03:34:32
management agreements and some other
03:34:33
practicesThat utilities all over the
03:34:35
U.S. are using now that were things
03:34:36
that John put togetherAnd brought, SVP
03:34:42
really pioneered the way. I thought it
03:34:43
was really great to be there for him to
03:34:44
get that awardAnd I am joining the
03:34:45
board of direct others in that
03:34:47
organization, soIt will be a good
03:34:50
opportunity to work more closelyWith a
03:34:52
lot of our kind of other public
03:34:54
utilitiesIn the Western states. So I
03:34:58
look forward to that opportunity.
03:35:05
>>Thank you, Teresa, thank you for
03:35:06
being our SVP representative, you do it
03:35:07
so well. Anyone else?Councilmember
03:35:11
Watanabe.
03:35:12
>>Thank you. I just wanted to just give
03:35:13
a shout out to (inaudible) that I
03:35:17
attended on Sunday. I went to the
03:35:18
Newhope band CaliforniaSounds event at
03:35:21
Santa Clara high school and I just, it
03:35:24
was a wonderful opportunity just to
03:35:26
hear this band that's part of theHope
03:35:29
services that works with special needs
03:35:32
And people with developmental
03:35:33
disabilitiesAnd they did a wonderful
03:35:36
job of just getting everybody in the
03:35:37
mood for summerAnd it's one ofThe
03:35:40
biggest fundraiser of ends-- Events, I
03:35:48
highly recommend when they have their
03:35:49
event next year that we support it. It
03:35:50
was definitely worth my timeAnd hearing
03:35:53
everybody sing and the crowd, they had
03:35:57
a very good turnout as well. Thank you.
03:36:08
>>Okay, thank you. I don't see any
03:36:09
other comments, so city manager,
03:36:10
executive director reports?
03:36:11
>>I just want to remind the publicThat
03:36:12
on Thursday we will be hosting a
03:36:13
meeting in North Santa ClaraAt Calla
03:36:14
drawn on theNeighborhood impacts from
03:36:19
the Levi's Stadium as well as checking
03:36:25
in on the community with our deployment
03:36:26
model as well as there is still an
03:36:27
opportunity to sign upFor test driving
03:36:31
And autonomous vehicle. The information
03:36:32
is available online and we have been
03:36:33
pushing it outAnd it happens on June 8
03:36:36
Cost Saturday. That's it, thank you for
03:36:38
coming to the public worksOpen house at
03:36:45
the police department as well as the
03:36:46
employee luncheon as well. Thank you.
03:36:49
>>Thank you for all that. We did the
03:36:50
direction. Councilmember O'Neill?On the
03:37:02
city manager's report, she just sent me
03:37:04
some information
03:37:08
: Councilmember Watanabe has an
03:37:13
inquiries, I've had inquiries about
03:37:14
some of the condition of the
03:37:15
landscaping at a lot of our public
03:37:16
pumping stations within the city, And I
03:37:22
kind of got an ear full legitimately
03:37:23
from some residents over the weekend,
03:37:24
so we do, The city manager and for me
03:37:27
that we do have a contract in place
03:37:29
with a landscaping contractor who is
03:37:31
Assessing the condition and I think we
03:37:34
may be made some bad choices a couple
03:37:35
of years ago when we ripped all the
03:37:36
plants out and putAll the weed coughed
03:37:39
in and all that. So stay tuned, Those
03:37:41
pumping stations will be looking better
03:37:45
Very soon.
03:37:46
>>Good, good. Thank you.Which leads us
03:37:47
to our adjournment, And I am sad to say
03:37:49
thatI'm going to ask the council that
03:37:54
we adjourn tonight's meetingFor a
03:37:57
couple of individuals. The first would
03:37:59
be Melanie George, she is retired Santa
03:38:02
Clara unified school districtEmployee.
03:38:11
Melanie was born on March 4, 1946 in
03:38:12
Niagara Falls, New York. She graduated
03:38:13
from La Salle Senior high school in
03:38:17
1964. Melanie received her associate of
03:38:18
arts degree fromNiagara County, sorry,
03:38:24
Niagara County community College in 1967
03:38:27
. In the summer of 1967, she married
03:38:28
John George and they moved to Omaha,
03:38:34
Nebraska. In 1971, Melanie John and
03:38:35
their young daughters moved to the bay
03:38:36
area. Melanie began working for the
03:38:40
Santa Clara unified school district in
03:38:41
1978 as an instructional assistant at
03:38:44
Catherine Hughes elementary school. She
03:38:49
later worked at Scott Lane elementary
03:38:50
school in both mainstream and's Peschel
03:38:51
education. Her when her daughter for
03:38:55
older she took a full-time position as
03:38:56
a receptionist at the school district
03:38:57
office. Melanie retired from the Santa
03:39:01
Clara unified school district in 2002.
03:39:04
She passed away on May 14. She passed
03:39:07
away on May 14, 2019, at the age of 73.
03:39:11
Melanie is survived by her daughters,
03:39:12
Leslie close of Santa Clara and Merrill
03:39:13
Turner of Capitola. Her grandchildrenAs
03:39:21
we all know them, Carolyn and Vincent
03:39:22
close, are just commissioners of Santa
03:39:23
Clara, sister-in-law Rosemary Gleason
03:39:24
of GreensboroNorth Carolina and
03:39:28
brother-in-law Joseph George of Niagara
03:39:29
Falls New York, She was really, really
03:39:32
a wonderful person.Sad for her family.
03:39:39
Also, we would like to adjourn in the
03:39:40
memory of Donald Dawn Francis Lombardi.
03:39:45
Don was born on July 3, 1935, He moved
03:39:49
to Santa Clara County in 1958 and open
03:39:53
Lombardi's auto service in 1959. He was
03:39:55
a mainstay in the community for over 60
03:39:57
years, An avid fisherman and a caring
03:40:01
man. Don was deeply involved in the
03:40:04
lives of his family and friendsAnd will
03:40:06
leave a lasting impactFor years and
03:40:09
generations to come.Don passed away on
03:40:12
May 10, 2019At the age of 83. He is
03:40:18
survived by his siblings, Dorothy,
03:40:20
Alexander, Viola and Julia, his loving
03:40:24
children, Donnie and Kathy, his four
03:40:28
grandchildren and three
03:40:29
great-grandchildren, and I think we all
03:40:30
knowDon, Mr. Lombardi used to come to
03:40:31
the CouncilAnd talk to us about certain
03:40:35
things in the community, he would write
03:40:40
as very spirited letters about a lot of
03:40:41
things in the community but the most
03:40:42
important part, He held as accountable
03:40:44
for a lot of things and one of the
03:40:45
things he talked about mostWas the El
03:40:47
Camino Rialto in the repaving of the El
03:40:49
Camino Riau, soMr. Lombardi, know that
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it's happening and every time I think
03:40:55
aboutThe El Camino Riau paving I think
03:41:00
of Mr. Lombardi. So we are very, very
03:41:01
sad for his familyAnd to see that he
03:41:02
passed.Next, we haveBilly RayHewitt,
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retired city of Santa Clara Parks and
03:41:13
Recreation Department employee.Billy
03:41:16
was born on January 27, 1937. He
03:41:20
graduated from East Bakersfield high
03:41:21
school. Billy enlisted in the Navy in
03:41:23
February1955 and was discharged in
03:41:33
January 1963. He later continued his
03:41:34
education by attending: go to community
03:41:35
college in San Jose State University.
03:41:37
Billy retired from the city of Santa
03:41:38
Clara Parks and Recreation Department
03:41:40
as a Park foreman in May, 1995With over
03:41:43
32 years of public service. He enjoyed
03:41:49
Birdwatching, visiting Morro Bay and
03:41:50
spending time with his family. Billy
03:41:51
passed awayOn May 11, 2019At the age of
03:41:55
82. He is survivedBy his loving wife,
03:42:00
Janine, daughters Pamela and page, 10
03:42:02
grandchildrenAnd 12 great-grandchildren.
03:42:07
We are sorry for theFamily. I would
03:42:10
also likeTo adjourn in the memory of
03:42:16
the victims of the shooting at Virginia
03:42:17
BeachInvisible center in Virginia
03:42:19
Beach, Virginia. We offer our heartfelt
03:42:25
condolences to the families and friends
03:42:26
of the individualsWho lost their lives
03:42:28
during the shooting at Virginia Beach
03:42:31
municipal Center on May 31,2019. Our
03:42:35
hearts are with the victims, the injured
03:42:37
And their loved ones. In just a couple
03:42:42
of years ago, there was a sister city
03:42:43
national convention in Virginia Beach
03:42:46
: Councilmember Davis and I and some
03:42:47
cultural commissioners attend did that
03:42:50
with some of our youth commissioners as
03:42:51
well and they were such a wonderful
03:42:52
community or in Virginia Beach. Let us
03:42:58
please have a moment of silence in
03:42:59
memory of the individuals who lost lives
03:43:01
during this terrible, terrible tragedy.
03:43:31
Could I please have a motion to adjourn
03:43:32
this meeting?Motion, second, to adjourn
03:43:35
the meeting.Please register your vote.
03:43:48
And that passes unanimously, the
03:43:49
meeting is adjourned