00:00:08 >> Good afternoon everyone and welcome
00:00:09 to the city of Santa Clara Council and
00:00:11 Stadium Authority Meeting. Let's start
00:00:14 with a roll call. Do we know if
00:00:51 councilmember Hardy is attending?
00:00:52 >> I saw a letter from her, I would
00:00:56 like to make a motion to excuse her.
00:01:02 >> So there is a motion and a second.
00:01:15 Roll call vote. It passes unanimously.
00:01:53 Next we are going on to public comment,
00:01:54 do we have any public comment regarding
00:01:55 any of our closed session items?
00:02:10 >> I don't see any hands, and I don't
00:02:14 have any e comments or emails.
00:02:15 >> Thank you very much, we will
00:02:20 convene to closed session and come
00:02:21 back at 6 PM for our regular meeting.
00:02:27 [Closed session]
00:02:30 Good evening everyone. I am
00:02:32 going to call this regular city Council
00:02:33 stadium concurrent meeting to order.
00:02:39 Please stand for the Pledge of
00:02:40 Allegiance and medium of values.
00:02:49 [Pledge of Allegiance]
00:03:06 Does anybody have the statement of
00:03:07 values? If not, I will read them. As we
00:03:08 gather we humbly seek blessings upon
00:03:09 this meeting. May we act with courage
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00:03:22 to people for justice for all. May we
00:03:23 act in the best interest of our people,
00:03:24 neighbors, and our country. All we ask
00:03:25 is that we may serve our community with
00:03:26 fairness and respect, putting their
00:03:27 needs before all.
00:03:29 >> Members of the Santa Clara Stadium
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00:04:06 all conversation must conclude, and
00:04:07 everyone and attendance should come to
00:04:12 order. Welcome and thank you for your
00:04:13 participation.
00:04:14 >> Thank you and I have a short
00:04:15 statement as well. We continue to use
00:04:21 the zoom feature and members of the
00:04:22 public can join by using the link. If
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00:05:01 agenda items , And three minutes to
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00:05:23 Let's move onto the Council agenda.
00:05:30 First, we have actions taken in closed
00:05:32 session. Assistant city Attorney, items
00:05:49 on the discussion report.
00:05:50 >> We have no reportable discussion
00:06:01 outside of closed session.
00:06:02 >> Next is continuances/exceptions/
00:06:03 three considerations. I don't think we
00:06:05 have Any exceptions.
00:06:06 >> I divided the priority items that
00:06:16 need to be done.
00:06:17 >> We should put that as an item on the
00:06:21 agenda.
00:06:22 >> It is easier to say what doesn't
00:06:23 have to be done. Item 5a can be
00:06:28 deferred, 5f and 5s, and under the
00:06:52 general and business public hearing
00:06:53 section, items six and seven can be
00:06:54 deferred, 10, 11 and 12 are not staff
00:06:55 items nor related to city services so
00:06:56 they can speak for themselves, or
00:06:57 members of the public and the written
00:06:58 petition Indicates that they are
00:06:59 scheduled for August 17.Out of the
00:07:09 agenda. There are five city staff memos
00:07:10 that can be deferred. 5A, F, S and
00:07:25 6,7.
00:07:26 >> I wanted to know if people consider
00:07:30 taking item 11 sooner. I would
00:07:39 suggest at the beginning of public
00:07:40 business. I was really expecting to see
00:07:46 the application of new land use
00:07:47 designation. To come up with more than
00:08:01 just one area proposal. So I was asking
00:08:19 if anyone could come up with a new plan
00:08:20 for item 5.
00:08:21 >> So you wanted to pull up the item
00:08:22 about a public apology, you wanted to
00:08:23 put that in front of our general
00:08:24 business?
00:08:25 >> I don't think it would take too
00:08:26 long.
00:08:33 >> The city manager just said the
00:08:34 things we need to get done tonight.
00:08:35 >> Understood, we can address the
00:08:36 things that are timely and move them to
00:08:37 the front and put this right after
00:08:41 that.
00:08:42 >> That makes more sense. Everything
00:08:43 that has to go tonight. First and then
00:08:44 that afterwards.
00:08:45 >> That would be my motion.
00:08:46 >> Is there a second?
00:08:54 >> I would prefer That we go as you
00:09:02 said the important matters first and
00:09:03 then will public issue, the first items
00:09:04 as promised to be heard. That's fine If
00:09:17 councilmember Park wants to do. My item
00:09:18 after that.
00:09:29 >> I was going to add item number 10
00:09:30 which is the Congressional letter, that
00:09:31 is timely as well.
00:09:46 >> Thank you, I am in support of that.
00:09:47 As long as we get the things we need to
00:09:48 get done first and then we will hear
00:09:49 councilmember Becker's item. There is a
00:09:57 motion and a second. Any discussion
00:09:58 from the Council or from the public?
00:10:06 >> I don't see any hands from the
00:10:12 public.
00:10:13 >> Can you take a roll call on that?
00:10:38 >> Just a moment.
00:10:47 >> And councilmember Park will go to
00:10:48 the items you asked for. Just bear with
00:10:51 me while we finish this one first.
00:10:53 >> Councilmember Watanabi?
00:11:05 >> Yes.
00:11:06 >> Councilmember Park?
00:11:07 >> Yes.
00:11:10 >> Councilmember James?
00:11:11 >> Yes.
00:11:12 >>The item passes. You are asking for
00:11:29 the item plan action that was taken
00:11:30 last week to be considered?
00:11:31 >> Yes. I was wondering if any of those
00:11:39 folks would be willing to reconsider.
00:11:40 >> Knowing what we did last time about
00:11:41 the public projects, maybe I am putting
00:11:43 you on the spot Assistant city Attorney.
00:11:56 Is the vote to put it on a future
00:11:57 agenda?
00:11:59 >> That is the process used for the
00:12:02 Republic.
00:12:07 >>Let me ask you because our August 17
00:12:27 meeting is a goal setting meeting. Is
00:12:28 it a special meeting or city Council?
00:12:29 Would we put it on the 24th or the
00:12:30 17th?
00:12:31 >> For August 17 we are having the
00:12:32 session That the governance committee
00:12:41 scoped out which is largely around
00:12:42 meeting management as well as the
00:12:43 check-in and there is other items. I do
00:12:46 just want to add to what Su just
00:12:52 referenced and the requirements
00:13:10 reconsideration require that there be a
00:13:11 disclosure of new evidence or facts
00:13:12 that allows for the Council to
00:13:13 reconsider the item. It is the same for
00:13:14 tonight's item and that conversation is
00:13:15 limited to that information. The
00:13:19 closure of new evidence, if that should
00:13:20 be provided to the Council for new
00:13:21 consideration and put it on.
00:13:23 >> This would be just to put it on the
00:13:24 agenda an alternative to this,
00:13:28 councilmember Park And actually placed
00:13:32 it on the agenda. No, because that is
00:13:43 too late. This action would be someone
00:13:50 in the affirmative, someone is going to
00:13:51 have to remind me who is in the
00:13:52 affirmative the place it on a future
00:13:55 agenda to be placed on a future agenda.
00:14:08 Do we know who was in the affirmative?
00:14:09 That was in last Week and that was a
00:14:14 long time ago.
00:14:15 >>That was basically you, me,
00:14:20 Councilmember Jahal and Watanabi. That
00:14:33 would mean one of us would have to
00:14:34 reconsider which is what I'm concerned
00:14:35 about because what would we consider.
00:14:40 >>Could you please repeat what you were
00:14:46 trying to accomplish?
00:14:49 >> When we brought the El Camino
00:15:09 specific plan changes to counsel, I
00:15:10 thought we were going to get the new
00:15:11 definitions with specific and proposed
00:15:12 land use designations to come up with
00:15:13 several alternatives, including a
00:15:14 mid-level alternative but we didn't get
00:15:15 that. Instead, we got what I wanted as
00:15:17 a recommendation, and we have some
00:15:31 things that we lost 1/3 of our
00:15:32 commercial and brought down the heights
00:15:33 formally without considering there are
00:15:34 some areas that impact higher density.
00:15:41 We lost so many different things and I
00:15:42 was not expecting a proposal That caused
00:15:46 us to have to redo our EIR. I did expect
00:15:57 something as a mid-level proposal as
00:15:58 the recommendation but the
00:16:05 recommendation number two was to come
00:16:06 back and we would do that again and I
00:16:07 would really like to see a mid-level
00:16:09 proposal That would not cost us any more
00:16:15 money, stick with the EIR and allow for
00:16:29 higher densities and more commercial.
00:16:30 Again, we lost 1/3 of our commercial.
00:16:37 >> I am a little bit confused because
00:16:38 we spent hours on that El Camino land,
00:16:45 the mid-level proposal didn't .
00:16:56 pass and I'm not hearing any new
00:16:57 information. I'm not inclined to
00:17:26 rehash what we already hashed.
00:17:29 >> If the situation was already
00:17:36 improved and staff came to us with a
00:17:37 mid-level recommendation.
00:17:38 >> There was a mid-level recommendation
00:17:41 that wasn't accepted. Let's see if
00:17:52 anybody has any interest in putting it
00:17:53 on a future agenda.
00:17:58 >> I'm not inclined to do so and one of
00:18:00 the reasons why is because there are
00:18:05 two portable housing units that were
00:18:12 discussed and they are on a timeline
00:18:13 themselves. They were waiting for us to
00:18:17 make a decision about this specific
00:18:24 plan so they could move forward and
00:18:25 based on what was decided last week. It
00:18:28 could give them that opportunity.
00:18:37 >> Do we want to put it on a future
00:18:38 agenda which would really take us into
00:18:39 September, possibly October of this
00:18:41 year which really delays us a lot.
00:18:45 Unless there is a motion from someone,
00:18:51 This doesn't move ahead. Any of the
00:18:53 four? I know I am not going to make a
00:18:59 motion, now is the time to do it. If
00:19:03 you want to reconsider it and if not, We
00:19:05 can move on. I'm not seeing anything. Is
00:19:15 there any other reconsideration's were
00:19:16 anything from the members of the public?
00:19:19 >> They lowered their hands.
00:19:24 >> We are going to move ahead with item
00:19:25 number two. A reconsideration of
00:19:29 Council action taken at the June 22,
00:19:38 2021 city Council meeting regarding his
00:19:41 action to take no action to put an item
00:19:44 on the future agenda, Adding an item to
00:19:51 an agenda requesting discussion on
00:19:52 amendment 23By and between the city and
00:19:56 Republic Metropolitan, LLC. Staff's
00:20:07 recommendation, staff's position is the
00:20:08 same as June 22. I don't know who we
00:20:14 hear from first, I think it is
00:20:15 councilmember Park that did this.
00:20:18 >>I think we have a brief presentation.
00:20:25 I will be Providing the presentation
00:20:40 with respect to the governance policy
00:20:41 issues.
00:20:48 >> Before you proceed, this is an
00:21:02 action to put it on a future agenda,
00:21:03 that's all we are talking about. We are
00:21:04 not going into the project, it is only
00:21:05 about if we are putting it on the
00:21:06 future agenda.
00:21:07 >> The use of reconsideration on June
00:21:16 22, this is a matter that was both
00:21:17 raised and acted on. On June 22 and Was
00:21:26 requested for reconsideration on July
00:21:27 6. This item Is agendized tonight. The
00:21:46 Council policy for reconsideration is a
00:21:47 limited policy. At such time as the
00:21:58 matter is heard, the city Council shall
00:21:59 only consider new evidence or facts not
00:22:00 presented previously with regards to
00:22:01 the item. The new evidence or facts Has
00:22:07 put into the record, which is a
00:22:08 requirement and was not disclosed on
00:22:14 June 22 is that there was testimony
00:22:15 that was provided that there was
00:22:18 unanimous approval by the city Council
00:22:21 as well as the VTA for an extension
00:22:37 of an ENA.
00:22:59 >> The city and VTA board authorized
00:23:12 the execution of an extension if the
00:23:13 certain conditions were met and the
00:23:14 conditions were not met. The city sent
00:23:17 a letter on November, 2020, stating
00:23:19 that the ENA had expired. Advancing
00:23:29 through the clerk that confirms the
00:23:30 position that the ENA is expired.
00:23:47 Republic has advised that they do not
00:23:48 possess an executed document extending
00:23:51 the ENA 's August 5, 2021, and that is
00:24:05 only if requirements were met. On a
00:24:06 policy side, we know from the
00:24:07 governance perspective, there is no
00:24:11 evidence or facts. On the policy side,
00:24:12 the issue becomes nearly after a year
00:24:13 after the ENA has expired, whether
00:24:20 there is a claim for new development
00:24:22 and agreements set for the development
00:24:23 project after the ENA has expired and
00:24:34 now they are agreeing to those terms.
00:24:35 Now that they are expired. Extend
00:24:42 through that policy and the purpose of
00:24:46 Using those policies are for other
00:24:47 matters. Our recommendations stay the
00:24:58 same, which was placed in the report
00:25:03 already. We don't find that there is
00:25:11 new information or facts. Our
00:25:12 recommendation stays the same as was
00:25:13 placed in the report. However, I know
00:25:16 the Council May have questions or want
00:25:22 to consider other areas if that is how
00:25:23 they want to proceed. So I will leave
00:25:24 it at that.
00:25:31 >> Thank you, city manager, I will now
00:25:32 go to the person Who requested this to
00:25:35 be put on the agenda.
00:25:55 I am going to give you an opportunity to
00:25:56 respond, Kelly, since we went to a
00:25:57 little detail there.
00:26:04 >>Hello, mayor, council, thank you so
00:26:05 much. Thank you for asking for me to
00:26:06 respond. In short, to answer the city
00:26:07 manager with all due respect, we are
00:26:11 not able to produce an executedENA
00:26:24 simply due to the fact that after the
00:26:25 Council voted unanimously to grant
00:26:26 extension we never received a document
00:26:27 from city staff. So there was no
00:26:28 document to execute.That's the simple
00:26:40 reason why we can extend it.It was
00:26:45 voted unanimously by the city Council
00:26:46 in the BTA board to extend until
00:26:47 August 5, 2021 2021. This is a
00:26:48 complicated development with the two
00:26:49 city agencies, numerous delays, many
00:26:50 parts, and as I said last week we
00:27:07 continue to work in good faith with
00:27:08 the city of Santa Clara and the BTA,
00:27:09 well into the fall assuming that we
00:27:10 were granted the extension of the DNA
00:27:11 through the Council and we all
00:27:12 continued to work. So if I may I would
00:27:13 like to turn it over to Ron Pacetti.
00:27:14 >>Thank you, Miss Macy, I'm going to
00:27:15 go back to the Council first, because
00:27:16 again, there will be an appropriate
00:27:17 opportunityIf this is placed on a
00:27:31 future agenda go into details about
00:27:32 everything, and I will be going to the
00:27:33 public, so everyone will have a chance
00:27:34 to speak. But in the meantime I just
00:27:35 want to go back to the Council,
00:27:36 because however, the ascot this
00:27:37 evening is to put this on a future
00:27:38 agenda. So before we go too far into
00:27:39 the project, which if it's put on a
00:27:40 future agenda there will be plenty of
00:27:41 the CouncilIf so, I need a motion. So
00:27:50 that we can then go to the public.
00:27:59 Councilmember Watanabe?
00:28:00 >>Thank you, Mayor. I would like to go
00:28:01 ahead and make that motionTo bring
00:28:09 this back to a future Council meeting,
00:28:10 to bring this issue to the Council
00:28:11 meeting, excuse me.
00:28:12 >>Thank you. Is there a second?
00:28:25 >>I second that.
00:28:26 >>Okay, second by Vice Mayor to Hall.
00:28:27 Thank you very much. At least we have
00:28:28 a motion and a second on the floor and
00:28:29 now I will go to the public.
00:28:30 >>Excuse me, Mayor?Could I have a
00:28:31 clarification? Is the motion to grant
00:28:32 the motion for reconsideration?
00:28:35 >>Thank you.
00:28:36 [CROSSTALK]
00:28:55 >>Thank you, Mrs. Assistant city
00:28:56 attorney, of course it was, did you
00:28:57 not hear that?
00:28:58 [LAUGHING] Is that okay with the maker
00:28:59 of the motion in the second? The vice
00:29:00 mayor? Okay. Thank you. Let's go to
00:29:01 the public. Jonathan, go ahead,
00:29:02 Jonathan.Is your hand up or no?I'm not
00:29:14 sure it is.
00:29:15 >>He lowered it.
00:29:16 >>Steve, go ahead, Steve.
00:29:17 >>Thank you, Mayor Gilmore and Council
00:29:18 members., Since we reallyThe
00:29:24 consideration today I would ask that
00:29:25 this move forward so residents can
00:29:34 (INAUDIBLE) a project. I think
00:29:35 affordable housing is too important
00:29:36 not to move forward. I like the
00:29:37 benefits to the cityAnd I would
00:29:38 definitely like to see revitalization
00:29:43 Of the old quad business areas. I think
00:29:46 Bringing in more housing in this area
00:29:58 Can only benefit the businesses in the
00:29:59 old quad. Thank you.
00:30:00 >>Thank you. Brian, go ahead, Brian.
00:30:08 Brian?Brian? Dropped off. Rob, go
00:30:34 ahead, IIROC. Muted? There you go.
00:30:35 >>Sorry. My name is Rob (INAUDIBLE)
00:30:36 I'm an attorney for Republic and also
00:30:37 a lifelong resident of the city of
00:30:38 Santa Clara. I want to clarifyWhat the
00:30:57 city manager was talking about. The
00:30:58 vote to put on tonight's calendar this
00:30:59 matter was unanimous. After the vote
00:31:00 the city manager attempted to create
00:31:01 an issue, a requirement, if you will,
00:31:02 that was not part of the Council vote,
00:31:03 specifically the city manager said
00:31:04 that the new facts must be an executed
00:31:15 third amendment to the ENA. That's not
00:31:16 what the vote was. Once the vote was
00:31:17 completed, that's on the city manager
00:31:18 came on and attempted to make that
00:31:19 requirement. Let me go back a little
00:31:20 bit. On July 14, 2020, the Council
00:31:21 unanimously voted to expand over the
00:31:35 third amendment. Over the next four
00:31:36 months staff continue to negotiate the
00:31:37 terms sheet and other managers with
00:31:38 republic without any notice or
00:31:39 indication that the city intended to
00:31:40 end negotiations or take the position
00:31:41 that the ENA would expire. In city
00:31:42 staff during those four months never
00:31:43 said sent I drafted the third
00:31:46 amendment to the ENA. In November
00:31:47 2020, staff sent a letter from the
00:31:48 public via US mail addressed to
00:31:49 Washington DC's office telling
00:32:00 republic that the city considered the
00:32:01 ENA expired. When I first heard of
00:32:02 staff's past vote requirement I asked
00:32:03 for an explanation. None was provided
00:32:04 by the city manager.If new facts are
00:32:12 to be presented, I don't think that
00:32:13 any new facts are needing to be
00:32:14 presented, there is no substantive
00:32:15 discussion of the petition, the fact
00:32:16 is that Republic has agreedRequest for
00:32:38 indemnification agreement. All other
00:32:39 term sheets had been agreed to prior
00:32:40 the November 2020. I don't think that
00:32:41 the way the city staff has handled
00:32:42 this matter is fair or reasonable and
00:32:43 as a citizen or resident (INAUDIBLE).
00:32:44 >>That's the first time I ever heard
00:32:45 that letter. Thank you. Name not
00:32:46 required.
00:33:27 >>You are muted.
00:33:28 >>I'm trying to unmute. There we go.
00:33:29 It's interesting what the last element
00:33:30 said because I would like to know why
00:33:31 the city manager is so anti-this
00:33:32 proposal ties very suspicious. Perhaps
00:33:33 you she should withdraw herself From
00:33:34 anything having to do with this
00:33:35 proposal because it seemed to be very
00:33:36 prejudice without explanation and the
00:33:37 requirements for putting this
00:33:38 reconsideration on the grant agenda
00:33:39 are a whole brand-new set of
00:33:40 requirements that have never ever been
00:33:41 exercised for the city of Santa Clara
00:33:42 ever in its history until this
00:33:43 particular issue came out. So there's
00:33:44 a whole lot of rotten cheese involved
00:33:45 with this particular situation, and I
00:33:46 would love to have some investigation
00:33:47 into why all of a sudden this
00:33:48 particular proposal, Why she is so
00:33:49 against this, as is the city attorney.
00:33:50 I hope is not being there is a really
00:33:51 good side a sign. Aside from that, I
00:33:52 hope that this is going to be put on
00:33:56 an agenda, not just listening to it
00:34:20 Plus knowing anything in the amount of
00:34:21 revenue potentially could bring into
00:34:22 the city is absolutely huge, it takes
00:34:23 the city of Santa Clara a phenomenal
00:34:24 amount of time to get this amount of
00:34:25 revenue and get the amount of money
00:34:26 necessary to pay for a well, the
00:34:27 amount of revenue to even have it and
00:34:28 for God sake we are finally putting
00:34:29 the right project in the right place
00:34:30 bringing together transportation modes
00:34:35 And bringing in consolidating them. I
00:34:36 can't think of a place we finally have
00:34:37 put the right project in the right
00:34:38 place. Don't screw it up by not even
00:34:39 listening to the proposal. Thank you
00:34:40 for making the proposal. Councilmember
00:34:45 Becker, and thank you for seconding
00:34:46 it, vice Mayor Chahal. And God bless
00:34:48 somebody has some common sense up
00:34:49 there. Thank you.
00:34:55 >>Brian, go ahead, Brian.
00:34:56 >>Okay, thank you. No, I think with
00:35:06 this project that for any project it's
00:35:07 important to have a good partnership
00:35:08 and someone who is going to do
00:35:09 (INAUDIBLE)The good of the project,
00:35:18 good of the community. I think they
00:35:19 have been, the developers have been
00:35:20 very good about being a good community
00:35:26 partner with their donation, million
00:35:27 dollars donation to Caltrans EDA,
00:35:36 replacing the water well, (INAUDIBLE)
00:35:37 from workforce and the mix of retail
00:35:38 with that and also the way this
00:35:51 development is going to generate
00:35:52 revenue for the city. So I think, I
00:35:53 urge you to consider the value of the
00:35:54 good partnership that could be
00:35:55 possible here as we consider this
00:35:59 further.
00:36:00 >>Thank you, Brian. Ruben, go ahead, I
00:36:01 written. Ruben.
00:36:16 >>And my unmuted?
00:36:17 >>You are fine, go ahead, we can hear
00:36:18 you.
00:36:19 >>Thank you, Mayor, appreciate the
00:36:20 time. I want to just voice my all
00:36:21 opinion on the project and. I have
00:36:31 been a lifelong resident of Santa
00:36:32 Clara, I had they always encourage the
00:36:33 city to do things for the betterment
00:36:34 in terms of not just economic but
00:36:35 social, civic that we need more things,
00:36:36 We needThings for the community, not
00:37:01 to just go visit and not have to go
00:37:02 out of town. You'll have to go to Los
00:37:03 Gatos or Mountain View. We could have
00:37:04 more things for the city of Santa
00:37:05 Clara. So I just wanted to voice my
00:37:06 support of the project, I'm glad it's
00:37:07 been reconsidered. And I hope that the
00:37:08 powers that beSanta Clara has always
00:37:09 been that city that's always popped
00:37:14 forward and I hope that continues to
00:37:15 happen. Thank you.
00:37:16 >>Thank you, Ruben, go ahead Robert.
00:37:25 There you go, your unmuted. Robert?
00:37:41 Robert? Are you there? Him
00:37:42 >>I strongly support this proposed
00:37:43 development. Please put it on the
00:37:44 agenda.And we have a desperate
00:37:55 shortage of it. So this is a rare
00:37:56 opportunity to provide additional
00:37:57 housing in the closest possible
00:37:58 locationsOf the major transportation
00:38:08 of Santa Clara station. We need more
00:38:09 housing. Especially in this location.
00:38:10 This housing would help downtown Santa
00:38:11 Clara, patronize our local businesses.
00:38:26 So please approve this request to at
00:38:27 least look at this and give it a
00:38:28 chance. I'm not saying that you must
00:38:29 approve it, I'm just saying given the
00:38:30 chance to be heard. Thank you.
00:38:31 >>Thank you. Richard, go ahead,
00:38:32 Richard.
00:38:37 >>Hello?
00:38:38 >>Hi, we can hear you. Go ahead.
00:38:58 >>What does it take to kill outdated
00:38:59 DNA? DNA is not tied to any economic
00:39:00 industry and our economy has broken
00:39:01 records in the past two years. The new
00:39:02 RFP needed to predict the city's
00:39:03 interest I don't believe there is a
00:39:04 reason the city should move forward
00:39:05 with this inspired ENA. It only seems
00:39:21 to be for the developer, I can't
00:39:22 believe I'm saying this, but I feel
00:39:23 the city should follow BTA's Lee did
00:39:24 not go forward with this one-sided
00:39:25 ENA. Thank you.
00:39:26 >>Thank you, Richard. Mike, go ahead,
00:39:27 Mike.
00:39:28 >>Hello, Council and counseling
00:39:29 members. I strongly support. There are
00:39:35 so many benefits that the city will
00:39:36 get out of this, $625,000 a year with
00:39:37 the 2% escalation annually. That's
00:39:39 just the money, then they're going to
00:39:40 replace the wellAt their own cost, and
00:39:48 they're also going to provide a second
00:39:49 feasibility study for future second
00:39:50 well. This is all money that the city
00:39:56 does not have to spend, because we
00:39:57 have a developer who is willingly
00:39:58 going to build the development that
00:40:01 has a greater number of affordable
00:40:02 housing than any other development in
00:40:06 any other requirement of 10%, and why
00:40:14 should we not take advantage of this?
00:40:15 At least put it on an agenda as item
00:40:16 and here it out.I mean just dropping
00:40:21 it off at the knees is not very
00:40:22 progressing thinking, and I really
00:40:31 hope you think about this and put it
00:40:32 on a future item. Thank you.
00:40:33 >>Thank you, Mike. Jerry, go ahead,
00:40:34 Jerry.
00:40:38 >>Thank you, Mayor Gilmore and
00:40:39 Council. This is Jerry Smith, 3613
00:40:48 Dairy Dr., Santa Clara in the women's
00:40:49 soccer coach at Santa Clara University
00:40:50 for the past 34 years. I strongly
00:40:51 supportAgenda rising this for future
00:40:57 agenda, I think at least for the
00:40:58 public to have an opportunityTo speak
00:41:00 on the matter and listen, Anytime we
00:41:17 can bring in more affordable housing,
00:41:18 revitalizing area, bringing revenue to
00:41:19 the city and the new well just seemed
00:41:20 like a no-brainer to me. So I strongly
00:41:21 supportThis matter on a future agenda,
00:41:24 and hopefully you will see it that way
00:41:25 as well. And agenda guises for future.
00:42:01 Thank you.
00:42:02 >>Thank you, Jerry. Tricia, go ahead,
00:42:03 Patricia.
00:42:04 >>Hi, can you hear me?
00:42:05 >>Yes, we can.
00:42:06 >>Thank you. Thank you, Mayor and
00:42:07 Council. I strongly encourage you to
00:42:08 invalidate the motion to reconsider
00:42:09 and doubly confirm expired DNA at a
00:42:10 future Council meeting. Please refer
00:42:11 to (INAUDIBLE) in your packet that
00:42:12 states the DNA on August 5, 2020.
00:42:13 There is literally nothing to amend.
00:42:14 If you're interested in what they are
00:42:15 offering,The (INAUDIBLE) has no longer
00:42:18 existing. The time is past. Please
00:42:19 complete a stationary a plan and open
00:42:20 up a competitive bidding plan for the
00:42:21 petitioner submit ideas. The
00:42:22 petitioner's continued harassment of
00:42:23 the Council and the public are cause
00:42:24 for concern. UnlessWe agenda as this
00:42:37 item, they demonstrated how they're
00:42:38 not interested in working for the
00:42:39 community. It takes a pretty
00:42:40 impressive (INAUDIBLE). This situation
00:42:41 is like when a kid ask if they can
00:42:42 have bubblegum flavored ice cream for
00:42:43 dinner, you say no, because it's going
00:42:44 to ruin the appetite.. Touting the
00:43:00 virtuous ice cream is not relevant.
00:43:01 Coming every five minutes to ask how
00:43:02 about now is also not a valid
00:43:03 argument. We should not been
00:43:04 tainted entertaining this motion. It
00:43:05 did not meet the councils on bar for
00:43:06 submitting information. Even the
00:43:07 original petition was based on
00:43:08 falsehoods about expired DNA. Please
00:43:09 clearly reject this request so I can
00:43:10 go back to finishing making dinner.
00:43:11 >>Thank you, Jonathan, go ahead,
00:43:12 Jonathan.
00:43:58 >>Thank you. Is this coming through?
00:43:59 >>We can hear you.
00:44:00 >>You should not be hearing this item
00:44:01 tonight, there is not a valid reason
00:44:02 for reconsideration. The petitioner
00:44:03 receipt simply restated what the
00:44:04 project was without new information
00:44:05 which will change the material facts
00:44:06 of the decision from June 22. In fact
00:44:07 Kelly Mason respect misrepresented
00:44:08 facts including the city Council and
00:44:09 ETA unanimously approving an extension
00:44:10 to August 2021. This is not the case.
00:44:11 He also writes the city manager to
00:44:12 negotiate extension in July 2020, the
00:44:13 new Contract was negotiated and
00:44:14 expired in August 2020. One of the
00:44:15 requirements of negotiation was the
00:44:16 developer would indemnify the city
00:44:17 against violations of the surplus land
00:44:18 act, the statement that the developer
00:44:19 wishes to an expired contract making
00:44:20 material change the factsResented when
00:44:21 the city Council decided not to hear
00:44:22 petition. It is also my understand
00:44:23 that the city Council may have already
00:44:24 voted to discontinue negotiations with
00:44:25 the public on October 15, 2020 after
00:44:26 the NAA expired. Why are we discussing
00:44:27 amending agreementBoth Council and VTA
00:44:38 decided to let expire? Should the city
00:44:39 really be contracting with developers
00:44:40 who spread disinformation in a public
00:44:41 forum? The actions of public metro are
00:44:42 contracted out ethical and transparent
00:44:43 process you purport to follow in our
00:44:44 city. The license plate and falsehoods
00:44:45 are not the only problem, I see last
00:44:46 weekend again tonight multiple people
00:44:47 have given testimony as to the
00:44:48 benefits of the project. None of this
00:44:49 is new informationNor is the testimony
00:45:00 relevant to the discussions at hand.
00:45:01 Under Council policy 42 of the
00:45:02 testimony in support of the project
00:45:03 should have been allowed or considered
00:45:04 and has been allowed in direct
00:45:05 violation of policy. Let's get back to
00:45:06 the facts. It expired in 2020, there's
00:45:07 no in a two and a man, the city staff
00:45:08 is under due diligence and the Council
00:45:09 should advise, Deny this motion and
00:45:10 start a precise plan process and as
00:45:11 part of that process formulate a
00:45:12 useful site and put forward a
00:45:13 competitive bidding process. Thank you.
00:45:18 >>Thank you. The last four numbers of
00:45:19 the phone number, 9553, 9553? You are
00:45:24 muted. There you go.
00:45:37 >>Hi Matt, good evening, my name is
00:45:38 Jorge, I own property around the
00:45:39 corner and I'm trying to make heads or
00:45:40 tails of was going on with this
00:45:41 project.(INAUDIBLE) stationary
00:46:01 activated with retail commercial and
00:46:02 had the, place of interest, however I
00:46:03 am a bit confused if housing is the
00:46:04 best use of city land. I think if you
00:46:05 get the benefits, sounds great, but I
00:46:06 am also confused if it was kind of a
00:46:07 pre-negotiated not public process, if
00:46:08 other developments developers would
00:46:09 not offer the same or better. Just
00:46:18 speaking as a resident here, someone
00:46:19 who wants to see the area activated, I
00:46:20 feel like this meeting today has been
00:46:35 spoken to by professionals and not so
00:46:36 much residents like Santa Clara
00:46:37 University people who want to do
00:46:38 housing, but not the residents who
00:46:39 actually see the area put to use. I
00:46:40 would hate to see the summer go dead.
00:46:41 I don't even get to do thisHow the you
00:46:47 would use the transit area other than
00:46:48 to get out of town. So I am just kind
00:46:49 of confused as to why this is the best
00:46:50 use of the project land. I kind of
00:46:58 feel that the Council should not move
00:46:59 forward with this. Thanks for your
00:47:00 time and please make the area
00:47:01 fantastic.
00:47:38 >>Thank you. Kirk, go ahead, Kurt.
00:47:39 >>Yes, Hi, thanks, Mayor and Council.
00:47:40 So I spoke on this project when you
00:47:41 first arrived, gosh, like
00:47:42 councilmember O'Neill was still on
00:47:43 Council back then, I think she was
00:47:44 still, it was a while ago. And I spoke
00:47:45 out against the idea of DNA on this
00:47:46 particular site because how your
00:47:47 competitive process release having
00:47:48 other people look at something as
00:47:49 amazing, as a high transit, heavy
00:47:50 rail, not even light rail, heavy rail
00:47:51 transitSite would be something pretty
00:47:52 compelling to many people. That's why
00:47:53 was never supportive of the neonate to
00:47:54 begin with. Can you hear that is been
00:47:55 dragging on for all these years and
00:47:56 that it's been expired and, I didn't
00:47:57 hear any new information,Which was
00:48:00 just like the last item that was voted
00:48:15 down where there wasn't even a motion
00:48:16 to support going forward. There has
00:48:17 got to be new information like at hand
00:48:18 at the prior meeting to reconsider.
00:48:19 And I don't see what that is.This is
00:48:20 already been expired,You should let it
00:48:25 go and put this out to bid for a real
00:48:26 competitive process to make something
00:48:48 and bid on it. And they know it well
00:48:49 and they probably have an advantage
00:48:50 because they've been working with city
00:48:51 for so long, they know the site, they
00:48:52 know the issues and they can speak
00:48:53 well to it. They probably have an
00:48:54 advantage already. So I hope that you
00:48:55 will not support advancing this to a
00:48:56 council agenda meeting. Thank you.
00:48:57 >>Thank you, Kurt. Dan, go ahead, Dan.
00:49:00 >>Thank you, Mdm. Mayor,
00:49:01 councilmember, city staff, my name is
00:49:02 Dan Unger reclaiming our downtown. The
00:49:20 Santa Clara train station I believe is
00:49:21 going to become one of the most
00:49:22 important hubs in the South Bay. It's
00:49:23 closest, it's the closest train
00:49:24 station in the Nata, it has land
00:49:25 potential, it has a huge number of
00:49:26 commuters, not students, but
00:49:27 commuters, and it's a gateway to our
00:49:28 new downtown. But the lands are being
00:49:30 developed parcel by parcel, and this
00:49:31 is an example of that. The area around
00:49:32 the station must have a precise plan,
00:49:41 A plan that addresses how to put Santa
00:49:42 Clara train commuters next to trains.
00:49:43 How to make it a model transit
00:49:44 oriented community and welcoming
00:49:46 gateway to both Santa Clara University
00:49:47 and our new downtown.I understand that
00:49:57 the DTA is also strongly advocating
00:49:58 for such a plan. So my question goes
00:49:59 beyond this. I believe the ENA should
00:50:08 not be renewed, I think we are beyond
00:50:09 that. My question counseling staff is
00:50:10 when will this plan be executed? Thank
00:50:15 you.
00:50:16 >>Thank you. Adam, go ahead, Adam.
00:50:26 >>That evening, Mayor and Council. I
00:50:27 was dismayed as to why this item came
00:50:28 before Council after it appeared on
00:50:29 the June 22 agenda, the Council voted
00:50:30 noNot to put the DNA, no new
00:50:40 information was found or provided as
00:50:41 you just heard from our city manager.
00:50:42 Not having new information or
00:50:43 reconsideration is an argument that
00:50:44 you, Lisa, made about not
00:50:47 reconsidering (INAUDIBLE) a specific
00:50:48 plan tonight. I have to ask why this
00:50:49 developer is wasting the town Council
00:51:09 time and resources. Being in this with
00:51:10 this confirmation that it has expired
00:51:11 the developer continues to flat out
00:51:12 lie. In the city officials and state
00:51:13 representatives get special treatment.
00:51:14 I don't know about you, but I don't
00:51:15 make business deals with known liars.
00:51:16 Trust is a key component of a good
00:51:17 faith deal. AllowingAnd ENA to be
00:52:26 reexecuted sets a precedent that no
00:52:27 deal is ever done and said Santa Clara
00:52:28 until the applicant can wear down
00:52:29 councilmembers and exes had residents
00:52:30 over and over until they get their
00:52:31 way. I thought the Santa Clara Lake
00:52:32 ended with new districting new faces
00:52:33 elected to this Council. Since ENA has
00:52:34 clearly expired, allowed this council
00:52:35 for any resident not want to get
00:52:36 multiple office? For our land, the
00:52:37 most finite resources in Silicon
00:52:38 Valley? This needs to go through the
00:52:39 SLA process and will provide an RFP to
00:52:40 multiple developments creating
00:52:41 competition something that will result
00:52:42 in a better deal for Santa Clara and
00:52:43 its residents. With grants already
00:52:44 secured totaling $800,000 to create a
00:52:45 specific plan for the stationary and
00:52:46 no existing active ENA, why would this
00:52:47 Council not allow a public visioning
00:52:48 process to take place? Santa Clara has
00:52:49 enough fully executed deals. Don't let
00:52:50 this be another bad deal. I ask you
00:52:51 not to allow the CNA to be
00:52:52 reconsidered and moved to the current
00:52:53 and active city business the same as
00:52:54 all time and not create another
00:52:55 development that our train station.
00:52:56 Thank you. Also, we have had multiple
00:52:57 people speak about the actual project
00:52:58 And that is not allowed. It has
00:52:59 actually been said multiple times.
00:53:00 Thank you.
00:53:01 >>Thank you. Donna, go ahead, Donna.
00:53:02 >>Can you hear me?
00:53:03 >>Yes, we can, go ahead.
00:53:04 >>Thank you. (INAUDIBLE)Support
00:53:05 tonight. Please do not reconsider
00:53:06 (INAUDIBLE) comments already from the
00:53:07 residentsThat have studied this area.
00:53:08 I'm a resident and I worked with
00:53:11 transportation for 10 years in my
00:53:12 business, and motorboat
00:53:22 transportation. Please listen to us
00:53:23 and your city staff recommendation.
00:53:32 This petition references our third
00:53:33 amendment, the ENA fluid Republic
00:53:34 (INAUDIBLE) for an agreement which
00:53:35 expired August 2020. The (INAUDIBLE)
00:53:43 board said no and 2020 the contract is
00:53:44 over, the Council should letter remain
00:53:45 expired, and let's go further with the
00:53:51 future of multiple developers to
00:53:52 create a communityThat we want from
00:54:12 the citizens, a shuttle for the
00:54:13 residents, a motorized trolley that
00:54:14 we've been talking about for 10 years,
00:54:15 citywide staging next to the BART
00:54:16 station that's coming in, let's
00:54:17 connect Pullman and Pendleton. Thank
00:54:18 you for not going forward.
00:54:20 >>Thank you. Rob, go ahead, Rob.Rob?
00:54:58 >>Hi.
00:54:59 >>Hello. Can you hear me now?
00:55:00 >>Yes. You melded with someone else.
00:55:01 From a guess, no problem. I just
00:55:02 wanted to stay for the record I am not
00:55:03 a paid lobbyist, I am a 19 year
00:55:04 resident of Santa Clara, an architect
00:55:05 and a former planning commission. I
00:55:06 want what's best for the city. I hope
00:55:07 you all read the letters from both the
00:55:08 city and DTA that confirm that DNA
00:55:09 expired last year. When one door
00:55:10 closes another door opens. The
00:55:11 opportunity for both the city and BTA
00:55:12 now haveIs a total of $800,000 in
00:55:13 grant moneyFor a stationary plan. The
00:56:27 benefit of doing a precise plan is
00:56:28 there an extensive outreach done with
00:56:29 the community stakeholders potential
00:56:30 developers and an economic analysis to
00:56:31 create a vision prior to our RP
00:56:32 process. This was not done with the
00:56:33 expired DNA. That's not progressive
00:56:34 thinking. Are we going to be
00:56:35 regressive for progressive and
00:56:36 visionary as a city? We need to be
00:56:37 smarter about our vision, our transit
00:56:38 station, especially our transit
00:56:39 station, to create a vibrant gateway
00:56:40 that beckons transit riders to get off
00:56:41 the train and explore our city. This
00:56:42 is not just about housing, this is not
00:56:43 just about new buildings, this is
00:56:44 about an assemblage of building that
00:56:45 creates a sense of place with a soul
00:56:46 that will stand the test of time for
00:56:47 future generations. Towns grow up
00:56:48 around train stations. They were the
00:56:49 center of activity, and now they have
00:56:50 come full circle and you must seize
00:56:51 the opportunity to do something
00:56:52 amazing there. That will not only
00:56:53 benefit the city, its current and
00:56:54 future residents but also the
00:56:55 University, the businesses, and the
00:56:56 building owners. I know elected is
00:56:57 Council your type in all directions by
00:56:58 citizens, paid lobbies, politicians,
00:56:59 but it was most important to not get
00:57:00 into political pressureOr gain or ego
00:57:01 or spite but to make the best decision
00:57:02 for the city's future. Therefore I
00:57:03 encourage you to no longer discuss
00:57:04 this expired DNA and encourage you to
00:57:05 use the $800 $800,000,.
00:57:06 >>Thank you. Last four numbers of the
00:57:07 number 9814, 9814, 916 area code,
00:57:10 9814. Go ahead.
00:57:11 >>Hi, can you hear me?
00:57:12 >>Yes, we can, go ahead, please.
00:57:13 >>This is Doreen Carlson, that's a
00:57:14 very strange number.Hi counseling
00:57:33 Marion staff. I've been listening to
00:57:34 some really good speakers and I can't
00:57:35 speak very well, but all I would like
00:57:36 to say is I can't wait to meet in
00:57:37 person where we can really see these
00:57:38 faces and hear everything. I'm against
00:57:39 this going forward. I don't like the
00:57:40 exclusivity of one person trying to do
00:57:46 a development. I think it needs to be
00:57:47 open. I agree with the other speakers
00:57:48 that said it much better than I, I
00:57:49 implore the Council and Mayor to not
00:57:53 have this go forward, let's, it's not
00:57:54 the only, they are not the last rodeo
00:57:55 in town, and when people are offering
00:58:17 to move wells and add wells, there is
00:58:18 a big benefit here. I think we really
00:58:19 need to just slow down and take a good
00:58:20 look and get this thing done right. We
00:58:21 are not against, I am not against any
00:58:22 development, just don't like the way
00:58:23 this, the exclusivity and the
00:58:24 persistence of this company and how
00:58:25 it's been handled. And I agreeWith the
00:58:29 city is recommending something, I
00:58:30 think we should listen to our lawyers
00:58:31 that we pay for and help protect us.
00:58:32 Thank you so much.
00:59:12 >>Okay. Thank you. Wait a minute, I
00:59:13 went off. Is there any other public
00:59:14 members, city clerk, assistant city
00:59:15 clerk, the haven't spoken yet?
00:59:16 >>There are no more hands. Thank you.
00:59:17 Let me go back to city manager, you
00:59:18 have your hand up?
00:59:19 >>I do. I want to apologize to the
00:59:20 residents into the Council if I
00:59:21 appeared as if I'm against the
00:59:22 project. I started my presentation
00:59:23 saying that I would speak to the
00:59:24 governance and policy issues. Can I
00:59:25 take the Council's policy issues very
00:59:26 seriously. Indeed, I follow them, so
00:59:27 that we can make sure that this
00:59:28 Council is well served. There were
00:59:29 some statements made aboutAlmost
00:59:30 addressing as if I made up the facts
00:59:31 leading to this item, and that's not
00:59:32 the case.The developer, Miss Macy, is
00:59:33 on record of making a statement that
00:59:34 led the Council to put this
00:59:35 reconsideration on the agenda this
00:59:36 eveningThat factually was just
01:00:20 untruthful. The July item from 2020
01:00:21 that was acted on by the ATA in the
01:00:22 city Council was conditioned upon
01:00:23 meeting the terms before MD&A would be
01:00:24 presented. So any suggestion that
01:00:25 staff for the BTA would develop in DNA
01:00:26 and handed over to the developer prior
01:00:27 to the terms being achieved would just
01:00:28 be frankly a waste of staff and PTAs
01:00:29 time. It makes no sense to put in the
01:00:30 NA together when the developer is not
01:00:31 in agreement with the terms that were
01:00:32 presented by both public agencies. And
01:00:33 so the idea of fate facing on the city
01:00:34 staff or PTA for purposes of an
01:00:35 agreement, 30 and a was never attained
01:00:36 because staff never presented the
01:00:37 paperwork.The Council is very clear to
01:00:38 condition them only to providing a
01:00:39 when those terms have been achieved,
01:00:40 which they were not. I also want to
01:00:41 suggest that you have a letter before
01:00:42 youOn the DTA's position.
01:00:43 >>Are we going to go into details,
01:00:44 city manager? Every want to talk about
01:00:45 anything about putting it on the
01:00:53 agenda to discuss this in detail.
01:00:54 >>I'm sticking to the evidence and
01:00:55 facts. We have an issue with
01:00:56 truthfulness of how the castle was
01:00:57 vented information, and there is a
01:00:58 letter in the report that, and we have
01:00:59 the audio that Miss Mason put in the
01:01:00 record that frankly was untruthfulAnd
01:01:13 is being disputed by both the record
01:01:14 that the city staff put forward as
01:01:15 well as.
01:01:16 >>Are we going to be hearing, city
01:01:17 manager, I don't want to hear this
01:01:18 tonight, I don't hear the whole item.
01:01:19 >>I'm sticking to the Council's policy
01:01:44 .
01:01:45 >>I don't think we are going off the
01:01:46 new evidence
01:01:47 >>The new evidence and facts that
01:01:48 suggestion that staff is the resource
01:01:49 of the source of the problem.
01:01:50 >>I really want to stick to, like to
01:01:51 go back to the Council and say do we
01:01:52 want to do anything here that is to
01:01:53 put on a future agenda to talk about
01:01:54 all these, we are fact-finding now,
01:01:55 about all these issues, we are going
01:01:56 to the issue and if I start opening it
01:01:57 up again that everyone is going to
01:01:58 want to talk about the particular
01:01:59 project and not the question at hand:
01:02:00 Should we put this on a future agenda
01:02:01 to talk about everything? So I just
01:02:02 don't want to keep going back and
01:02:03 forth.
01:02:04 >>I'm just applying the councils
01:02:05 policy which requires new facts which
01:02:06 is not been established.In the city
01:02:09 record and the VTA record.
01:02:10 >>With all respect, city manager, we
01:02:11 have not put this on to even be
01:02:12 discussing all the facts and evidence
01:02:13 and everything else. That's what I
01:02:14 would expect that if we even decide to
01:02:18 put this on, if we are going to hear
01:02:19 it now about evidence, you're
01:02:20 presenting evidence of facts, this is
01:02:21 not the place to do that.So
01:02:22 >>(INAUDIBLE) city attorney said at
01:03:02 the last minute. But meeting. I am
01:03:03 finished with my comments.
01:03:04 >>We have a motion a second wedding on
01:03:05 a future agenda to discuss all these
01:03:06 things. Let's see. Let me go back to
01:03:07 the city Council now. Is there any
01:03:08 councilmembers that would like to say
01:03:09 anything? Assistant city attorney?
01:03:10 >>Just as a point of clarification, so
01:03:11 the motion is to pass the motion for
01:03:12 reconsideration, to grant the 030
01:03:13 petition to place the discussion on a
01:03:14 future agenda.
01:03:15 >>Yes.
01:03:16 >>Discussion of DNA on a future agenda.
01:03:17 >>Right. Where facts will be
01:03:18 presented. Or not.Vice Mayor Chahal?
01:03:19 >>Thank you, Mayor. SoI am not a fan
01:03:31 of DNAs, not a fan of single source
01:03:32 procurements, but in this scenario I
01:03:33 am hearing both sides, like I heard
01:03:39 okay we should come up with a new plan
01:03:51 to (INAUDIBLE), and I am hearing some
01:03:52 information is missing. I know we have
01:03:53 not heard everything, we have heard
01:03:54 (INAUDIBLE) over here, butAs a
01:03:58 councilmember I am missing something.
01:03:59 And from that perspective only, I can
01:04:09 make delicious dishes, and if I have
01:04:10 all the information, and placing this
01:04:11 on the city Council agenda will help
01:04:12 me to make delicious decision.And
01:04:27 that's the reason I seconded the
01:04:28 motion that let's hear it. If there
01:04:29 are certain things missing information
01:04:30 on this, why don't we hear it? Thank
01:04:31 you, Mayor.
01:04:32 >>Okay, thank you, and I missed a
01:04:33 public presentation person. Ride dear
01:04:35 Don, arrive. Go ahead, arrive.
01:04:46 >>You are on mute.
01:04:47 >>Okay. Let's try it that way. Matter
01:05:00 Mayor and Council and matter manager
01:05:01 and staff, I apologize for the
01:05:02 inconvenience of being late, but I was
01:05:03 on the call the whole time with the
01:05:04 button push. Let me go through the
01:05:05 presentation as quickly as I can and
01:05:06 hopefullyYou will care about the
01:05:10 information.I am not a life member of
01:05:17 the city, I have worked here about 40
01:05:18 years ago but my great-grandmother
01:05:32 grew up in Lawrence station in what is
01:05:33 now Santa Clara in the 1870s. Maybe
01:05:34 that will give you some background. I
01:05:35 can tell you I'm not in any way
01:05:36 associated with financial interests or
01:05:38 ownership with this project, and will
01:05:39 not be.And so please consider this
01:05:48 objective. I've been working on this
01:05:49 since the 1970s.When the Peninsula
01:06:17 court oratory powers board predecessor
01:06:18 organization was chaired, negotiated
01:06:19 to buying the system from VSP
01:06:20 railroad, I called on on one evening
01:06:21 and reminded him that that big chunk
01:06:22 of land was sitting there in Santa
01:06:23 Clara instead of owned by the transit
01:06:24 agency in the next day he had the city
01:06:25 by the land. That's how you got that
01:06:26 piece of property. And its king, it's
01:06:27 very important. We talked about
01:06:29 building trend in mediums on it.
01:06:30 That's the name we need is for a
01:06:31 station adjacent densification or now
01:06:32 you call transit villages. The league
01:06:52 of conservation voters, foothills, all
01:06:53 support this kind of development. In
01:06:54 opposing urban sprawl. And we need to
01:06:55 do this now and if we delay it, it's
01:06:56 going to take another 20 years before
01:06:57 get the opportunity. Of using that
01:07:04 housing in the money that would be
01:07:05 coming in. I apologize for being over
01:07:06 time.
01:07:07 >>Thank you so much. The song, go
01:07:08 ahead.
01:07:11 >>Can you hear me now? Matt Americana
01:07:12 little bit confused, just as a matter
01:07:24 of process here, because typically
01:07:25 when there's a reconsideration there
01:07:26 needs to be some material evidence to
01:07:27 warrant reconsidering or opening an
01:07:28 item by a number from the prevailing
01:07:29 party, and I am a little bit
01:07:30 scratching my head as to what the new
01:07:31 evidence was, so just I would like
01:07:32 some clarification or maybe if it can
01:07:33 be restated by either theMaker of the
01:07:38 motion or the person who requested the
01:07:39 reconsideration what that new evidence
01:07:40 was just as a matter process for
01:07:41 reopening items for reconsideration.
01:07:42 It's unclear to me and I don't know if
01:08:02 our assistant city attorney had
01:08:03 weighed in on this, I think our city
01:08:04 attorney weighed in at last week that
01:08:05 the needs to be new evidence it's
01:08:06 still unclear to me what that
01:08:07 evidences.
01:08:08 >>All right, thank you.
01:08:09 >>8181?8181? You're muted.Him
01:08:10 >>Dropped off, and there.
01:08:11 >>Okay, all right. Going back to
01:08:38 assistant city attorney.
01:08:39 >>Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to
01:08:40 respond to the city clerk's question.
01:08:46 The answer is yes, the city Council's
01:08:47 policy zero 42 does require that there
01:08:54 be essentially a new factSet forth at
01:09:04 the time that this motion for
01:09:05 reconsideration is being considered to
01:09:06 support the motion. And so I believe
01:09:13 that's what the speaker from the
01:09:14 developer had tried to stateAnd try to
01:09:21 state the last time that they were
01:09:22 here before the Council. That is for
01:09:25 Council to discuss at this time.
01:09:34 >>Thank you. Councilmember part?
01:09:35 >>I am the person that made the motion
01:09:36 last week and it was based on several
01:09:37 things. I mean I appreciate
01:09:54 (INAUDIBLE) but I also was told there
01:09:55 is an exception extension to the DNA.
01:09:56 It was also very sensitive when they
01:09:57 considered Council requests such as
01:09:58 the well without addressing residents.
01:09:59 I think I'm people needed to remember
01:10:00 I started out in the residential
01:10:01 points in city Council.Many years. And
01:10:22 I would love to hear more about this
01:10:23 project which is why asked for the
01:10:24 reconsideration. Also know my personal
01:10:25 concerns about the project since the
01:10:26 last meeting and I want to listen. I'm
01:10:27 concerned that the public's issues
01:10:28 were not addressed. We have a letter
01:10:29 from PTA stating their concerns about
01:10:30 student housing and the lack of a
01:10:31 precise plan which would've mitigated
01:10:32 many of the concerns that I have. I am
01:10:33 concerned about the reasons for not
01:10:34 having DNA extended, I'm concerned
01:10:45 about the focus on student housing
01:10:46 when I didn't hear any stakeholder
01:10:47 asking for, I think that is one of the
01:10:48 biggest concerns that residents and
01:10:49 VTA have about this. I've never seen
01:10:50 PTA agreement with some of the
01:10:51 different groups. Concerned about the
01:10:52 back-and-forth, especially accusations
01:10:53 on many sides, developer, staff,
01:10:54 stakeholders, or residents.And they
01:11:11 give the project an interesting
01:11:12 (INAUDIBLE). I would love to resolve
01:11:13 this because I feel this would not be
01:11:14 the only issue like this when I am on
01:11:15 the city Council. And I would hope
01:11:16 that if there is another discussion
01:11:17 the developer would work with the
01:11:18 residents directly needed BTA, again,
01:11:19 I've been against PTA projects many,
01:11:20 many times.I would love to see them
01:11:23 work with residents, all the
01:11:24 stakeholders to get some support
01:11:25 across the board. Discussion be a
01:11:26 great way to discover this. Again,
01:11:27 it's a greatTrend towards development,
01:11:28 possibly along the gatewayTo downtown
01:11:35 and I think that the items, that this
01:11:36 item of discussion would be great and
01:11:37 relevant regardless of whether the
01:11:46 project is approved, but if the
01:11:47 developer or anyone thinks that this
01:11:48 is going to happen without outreach to
01:11:49 both residents and BTA I somehow doubt
01:11:50 it. I'm a little, I more than a little
01:11:51 disappointed that this had happened. I
01:11:52 think having a specific plan to guide
01:12:06 the project would only be an
01:12:07 advantage. I'm disappointed with the
01:12:08 El Camino Real plan, I do see the
01:12:09 dangers of trying to get agreement
01:12:10 there, but I am also concerned about
01:12:11 making changes to a project while the
01:12:12 entire agent area is not settled in
01:12:24 terms of money. Only working with
01:12:25 supporters, I have rarely seen
01:12:26 residents in ETA agreement, it's not a
01:12:27 way to support or lobby a project. I
01:12:28 mean, I would like to see this project
01:12:29 again, but perhaps when the
01:12:30 stakeholders are more aligned, when we
01:12:31 have all of our ducks in a row, when
01:12:32 we are following the large plan that
01:12:33 helpsThe parcel by parcel development
01:12:37 that I've often spoken against. I am
01:12:38 having some real difficulty finding
01:12:46 support for this project in light of
01:12:47 these discussions and the information
01:12:48 that was provided here. I would really
01:12:49 suggest thatIf you're going to work on
01:13:00 project everyone should be involved in
01:13:01 those discussions, not one side or the
01:13:02 other because ultimately I am on city
01:13:03 Council but I'm a resident too. Thank
01:13:04 you.
01:13:05 >>Okay. Oh my gosh.This is 2181 that
01:13:10 dropped off. Three times. I think.
01:13:11 Back on again.Your muted. Okay, go
01:13:33 ahead.
01:13:34 >>Hello?
01:13:35 >>Hi, hello.
01:13:36 >>Hello? Can you hear me?
01:13:37 >>Yes, we can hear you.
01:13:38 >>Hello. I am (INAUDIBLE) I've spoken
01:13:39 on this item before, I'm not a lobbyist
01:13:40 , Can you hear me?
01:13:41 >>Yes.
01:13:53 >>Thank you. Is Amy more minister,
01:13:54 spoken on this item before, I am not a
01:13:55 lobbyist, I am a former planning
01:13:56 Commissioner and a founder of the cold
01:13:57 quiet homeowners association. First of
01:14:03 all, I would like the items to be
01:14:04 reconsidered and I appreciate all the
01:14:05 time the Council and the staff and
01:14:06 everyone is taken on this project. I
01:14:44 don't know where some rumors floating
01:14:45 around here, but this developer did
01:14:46 meet with residents, I did ask for
01:14:47 their input, I know I was able to give
01:14:48 input, talk about historical regarding
01:14:49 the transit in working with the
01:14:50 historical train station to be able to
01:14:51 have accountability and design, if
01:14:52 there were discussions on many levels,
01:14:53 and so for those who think they
01:14:54 haven't been involved in the
01:14:55 neighborhood, I would like to know how
01:14:56 many meetings have been held with
01:14:57 residents in the old quad. Secondly,
01:14:58 this housing issue, I had workforce
01:15:03 housing for people who would also be
01:15:04 able to move in and out, I wasn't
01:15:05 meant to be (INAUDIBLE) no one could
01:15:06 actually discriminate in that but the
01:15:07 intent was for those the people like
01:15:08 myself who ride the rail and the folks
01:15:09 who spent a long time above
01:15:12 (INAUDIBLE) and involve going back
01:15:13 from the chapel corridor here, I see
01:15:14 the benefit of this project.
01:15:15 Unfortunately we can talk all we want
01:15:20 but there isn't a lot of space
01:15:21 available. You have a hotel, you have
01:15:22 (INAUDIBLE) Kaola thanks, you have a
01:15:23 Police Department. So looking at this
01:15:30 parcel as they have the last couple of
01:15:31 years and working on a viable project
01:15:32 which would benefit the community,
01:15:40 (INAUDIBLE).
01:15:41 >>Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember
01:15:42 Watanabe?
01:15:44 >>Okay, thank you, Mayor. Listening to
01:15:53 all the comments and concerns, and I
01:15:54 just want to add that there is
01:15:55 actually some new information,And that
01:16:04 would be that the developers have
01:16:05 stated Theismann said a couple times
01:16:06 tonight that developers are going to
01:16:07 indemnify the city. In this project.
01:16:16 Can I would like to make that as part
01:16:17 of my motion as well that as part of
01:16:18 the reconsideration that the
01:16:19 developers will indemnify the cityIn
01:16:32 this proposal.
01:16:33 >>Okay. Is that all right with the
01:16:34 second year of the motion, which was
01:16:35 vice mayor to all?
01:16:36 >>Yes, I would agree to that.
01:16:37 >>Okay, thank you. Assistant city
01:16:38 attorney?
01:16:44 >>Just that a quick statement that the
01:16:45 motion tonight would be to grant the
01:16:46 030 petition to place it on a future
01:16:47 agenda as opposed to actually
01:16:48 discussing the terms of the proposed
01:16:52 DNA exemption, so just in the context
01:16:53 of councilmember Watanabe's change to
01:16:54 her motion.
01:16:55 >>I thought you needed new
01:17:05 information, I thought that was
01:17:06 >>It is, is that what her, I'm sorry,
01:17:07 I just didn't understand if that was
01:17:08 just the context of the motion. In
01:17:15 terms of the new information.
01:17:16 >>Confusion level for me is very high
01:17:17 right now. I just want to get it,
01:17:32 whether or not we put it on the future
01:17:33 agenda. New information,
01:17:34 identification. Okay. Let me ask the
01:17:35 assistant city attorney, sir motion
01:17:36 okay? The way she presented it? And it
01:17:37 was seconded by Vice Mayor?
01:17:53 >>That's something that we can vote
01:17:54 on.
01:17:55 >>Yes.
01:17:56 >>Okay. All right. If there's no other
01:17:57 discussion, assistant city clerk? Roll
01:17:58 call vote, please. Councilmember part?
01:17:59 >>Yes, just wanted to clarify, Is
01:18:04 councilmember Watanabe's added comment
01:18:05 was she with only using the
01:18:12 indemnification as the reason to bring
01:18:13 to do the reconsideration. Is that
01:18:14 correct?
01:18:26 >>Is that he yes, councilmember about
01:18:27 Watanabe?
01:18:28 >>Sorry, yes. It no, it as part of the
01:18:29 motion. The reconsiderationAnd the new
01:18:32 information is that the developer will
01:18:43 indemnify the city.
01:18:44 >>Can I ask company meetings the
01:18:45 developer has had with the residents
01:18:46 of ETA bothLast year and this year?I
01:18:51 mean is that something I could ask? We
01:18:52 have had a resident tell me in
01:18:53 particular
01:19:01 [CROSSTALK]
01:19:02 >>If we want to ask, if you want to
01:19:03 ask that question into get that
01:19:04 answered I'm going to have to go to
01:19:05 the developer.Is that what you want,
01:19:26 councilmember Park? Because our motion
01:19:27 is to set this for a meeting where we
01:19:28 will discuss details.
01:19:29 >>Understood. So if we can I would
01:19:30 love to get an answer.
01:19:31 >>RA. Miss Mason. Yes, go ahead,
01:19:32 please. Talk about your community
01:19:33 outreach. That has happened in the
01:19:34 past.
01:19:36 >>Okay, thank you so much, Mary. Yes,
01:19:37 there are numerous statements that
01:19:38 have been said that we have not met
01:19:39 with the community. But that is not
01:19:41 the case. We have met with the
01:19:42 communityMany, many times over the
01:20:10 past three years. The first year
01:20:11 specifically, we met with the old Quad
01:20:12 residents Adam Thompson and Rod Meyer
01:20:13 completely redesigned the entire
01:20:14 project based on their feedback. Then
01:20:15 we had a community meeting, and they
01:20:16 came and did not like what we had
01:20:17 agreedSo I had had many meetings with
01:20:18 members, some members of the new old
01:20:26 downtown, I know that historic
01:20:27 society, who engaged in redesigning
01:20:28 the building to pay homage to the
01:20:29 train stationAt a wayfinding system
01:20:44 that hearken to old-time train
01:20:45 stations, towers, etc. We have had
01:20:46 many, many meetings with the community
01:20:47 of all scope, people who live in the
01:20:48 old quad, people who don't live in the
01:20:49 old quiet, The different community
01:20:51 groups, etc., etc. I would be very
01:20:52 happy to put together a list of all of
01:21:01 those meetings, including meeting
01:21:02 notes, if that's helpful. For the
01:21:03 Council, for their consideration.
01:21:04 Because I records of all it.And the
01:21:06 fact that the statement that we don't
01:21:07 want to meetIt's my meeting with the
01:21:31 community that we get the information
01:21:32 that tells us how we might make this
01:21:33 the best possible place. This is a
01:21:34 great opportunity because it's right
01:21:35 next to the train station where we are
01:21:36 proposing a very modest scale that's
01:21:37 in keeping with the train station. We
01:21:38 areAlmost at the maximum allowable
01:21:39 density per the recommended zoning. So
01:21:41 we are, in fact, adhering to theStated
01:21:51 goals of the city for transit oriented
01:21:52 development to the stated goals of the
01:21:53 DTA for transit oriented development.
01:21:55 We're even compliant with the surplus
01:21:56 land that goals for transit oriented
01:22:01 development and for housing options.
01:22:02 Our housingIs, rank is the affordable
01:22:10 rank is from 30 to 80% AMI and the
01:22:11 rest of the workforce housing will
01:22:34 rent for $1500-$1700 for private
01:22:35 suite. This is not student housing.
01:22:36 This is a coal living model that
01:22:37 affords people the opportunity to live
01:22:38 in a classic A building at a
01:22:39 reasonable rent so they can live in
01:22:40 communities where they want to work.
01:22:41 The Silicon Valley, Santa Clara.
01:22:42 >>Okay, thank you. I don't want to go,
01:22:43 I'm repeating myself. The
01:23:03 councilmember Park chitosan answer
01:23:04 question for now?
01:23:05 >>Actually my question was how many
01:23:06 meetings has the developer add?
01:23:07 They're trying to convince me they
01:23:08 have meeting. I believe that.
01:23:09 >>We want to number.
01:23:10 >>It was, having meetings at developer
01:23:11 had the residents in the VGA this year
01:23:12 or any meetings after DNA expired?
01:23:13 There seems to be a big disconnect
01:23:14 between what MTA and the residents and
01:23:15 other stakeholders seem to understand
01:23:16 And what is being presented here. I
01:23:17 would like to know what kind of
01:23:18 outreach there was during the period
01:23:23 after DNA.
01:23:24 >>That's not the question you asked,
01:23:25 there though.
01:23:26 I did ask how many meetings that I did
01:23:27 specify this year. But again, if I
01:23:28 were to extend that I would say any
01:23:29 meetings after the NH letter. Like
01:23:30 I've acceptedBut I did specify this
01:23:31 yearI read it down.
01:23:32 >>All right.
01:23:44 >>Yes, I believe that the unanimous
01:23:45 vote, the Council last time was, I
01:24:16 mean a year ago, was to authorized to
01:24:17 negotiate a new ENA with
01:24:18 indemnification. So indemnification is
01:24:19 not new. It's been around for a long
01:24:20 time. It's certainly not do since our
01:24:21 last Council meeting. I'm not really
01:24:22 sure was going on. As far as meetings
01:24:23 with residents, I can attest to the
01:24:24 fact that there were many, many
01:24:25 meetings with residents. I don't know
01:24:26 if it's been since the ENABasically
01:24:27 expired in 2020. So I don't know how
01:24:32 many meetings those were but there
01:24:33 been many, many meetings, which is why
01:24:34 there are rooms allocated in this for
01:24:35 special groups. With the city.
01:24:36 >>Thank you. Councilmember Becker?
01:24:44 >>Yes. So here we can keep talking
01:24:45 about this, it's really kind of
01:24:46 concerning the and actually it's
01:24:47 disturbing. This is a year old, it's
01:24:56 not timely, I have heard from both
01:24:57 sides. My phone is been ringing off
01:24:58 the hook, again, that does concern me.
01:24:59 But we keep talking about this project
01:25:02 , Every time someone makes a point, it
01:25:03 feels like we are getting cut off or
01:25:04 contradictedBased on preference.
01:25:12 Especially because I just heard
01:25:13 someone mention about Rob Meyer and
01:25:14 Adam Thompson. They are unable to
01:25:42 refute themselves. If that's the case
01:25:43 I would really like to hear them
01:25:44 defend themselves because especially
01:25:45 if we are having people call people up
01:25:46 like that. Otherwise, I mean this is
01:25:47 just kind of concerning.
01:25:48 >>Okay, so if we are done and we can
01:25:49 call for a vote.
01:25:50 >>I would just rather call for a
01:25:51 vote.
01:25:52 >>I'm trying to. Very good, thank you.
01:25:53 Assistant city clerk, it may we have a
01:25:54 vote on this motion?
01:25:55 >>Yes, you might want to repeat the
01:25:57 motion.
01:25:58 >>Motion to grant the motion for
01:25:59 reconsideration of the 030 petition to
01:26:00 be agendas in a future meeting based
01:26:01 upon evidence and information that the
01:26:02 developer (INAUDIBLE) the city.
01:26:03 >>Okay.
01:26:04 >>
01:26:05 [CALLING ROLL]So that motion dies
01:26:25 Because it's tied.Okay. So it dies.
01:26:35 Which was, this was a colossal waste
01:26:36 of time. So anyways, all right.Moving
01:27:13 on now to the study session, we have a
01:27:14 study session on the California
01:27:15 Department of Housing and community
01:27:16 developments project (INAUDIBLE). City
01:27:17 manager?
01:27:18 >>We have a presentation this evening
01:27:19 and it's timely in that we understand
01:27:20 that the state of California is going
01:27:21 to be putting out Homekey 2.0 later
01:27:22 this fall and so we would like to have
01:27:23 a discussion with the Council and
01:27:24 receive input about level of interest.
01:27:25 I'm going to pass this over to
01:27:26 Jonathan and then we have some special
01:27:27 guests from Mountain View regarding
01:27:28 the live new project city Council can
01:27:29 see what a Homekey project looks like.
01:27:30 Jonathan?
01:27:31 >>Good evening, Mayor and Council. Can
01:27:32 everybody hear me?
01:27:33 >>Yes, we can, welcome, Jonathan.
01:27:34 >>Jonathan Beach, housing manager. We
01:27:35 are excited to present a study session
01:27:36 on the Homekey program. Slide two,
01:27:37 please? By now many of you probably
01:28:03 heard a project Homekey July 2020 the
01:28:04 state announced a $600 million grant
01:28:05 for project Homekey to purchase and
01:28:06 rehab housing including hotels, motels
01:28:07 and they can apartment buildings and
01:28:08 to convert them into interim housing.
01:28:09 The purpose of the program was to
01:28:10 expand interim housing options for
01:28:11 homeless persons are at high risk for
01:28:12 serious illness turncoat. By December
01:28:13 2020 project Homekey resulted in the
01:28:14 acquisition of nearly 100 projects
01:28:15 representing 6000 units of housing
01:28:16 across the state for individuals
01:28:17 experiencing homelessness. Slide
01:28:18 three, please?
01:28:19 Building out the success of the first
01:28:20 round of project Homekey January 2021,
01:28:21 the governor's proposed budget
01:28:22 included an additional $750 million
01:28:23 allocated for project Homekey 2.0.The
01:28:46 actual funding and program guidelines
01:28:47 have not yet been approved. However,
01:28:48 we are expecting program approval and
01:28:49 call for new applications this fall.
01:28:50 Purpose of tonight study session is to
01:28:51 provide an overview of project on key
01:28:52 1.0. What would you some strength and
01:28:53 talent is to Homekey 1.0 and then look
01:28:54 at a case study of the LifeMoves
01:28:55 Mountain View project. Staff is also
01:28:56 seeking input on the city Council's
01:28:57 interest for the city to possibly
01:28:58 participate in project Homekey 2.0.
01:29:06 Slide four, please?
01:29:07 A brief overview of public project
01:29:08 Homekey 2.0. There were originally
01:29:09 $600 million of grant funds awarded
01:29:10 across California, $91 million
01:29:11 allocated to the Bay Area. Those
01:29:12 numbers were published in July 2020
01:29:13 and increased to about $800 million by
01:29:14 the time Homekey 1.0Completed in
01:29:36 December 2020. One of the most
01:29:37 supervising aspects of Homekey want to
01:29:38 point out is 1.0 is fines had to be
01:29:39 spent by December 20, 2020. Projects
01:29:40 needed to be shovel ready when the
01:29:41 project was announced and we didn't
01:29:42 have any proposals that were ready to
01:29:43 move that fast. Eligible applicants
01:29:44 force were cities counties and any
01:29:45 local entities that could pardon with
01:29:46 housing development sponsors to submit
01:29:47 project applications. The target
01:29:48 populations of HomekeyOr at risk of
01:29:49 homelessness and impacted by COVID and
01:29:50 property was givenAcquisition. As I
01:31:06 mentioned, the timeline was very
01:31:07 aggressive, application. Ran from July
01:31:08 16 to August 13, final applications
01:31:09 were due September 29, final awards
01:31:10 were announced October 2020 and close
01:31:11 of escrow had to occur by December
01:31:12 2020. HCD State Department housing
01:31:13 provided capital subsidy in range of
01:31:14 $100-$200,000 per door and operating
01:31:15 subsidies or $1000 per month for door
01:31:16 order and per door. Slide six,
01:31:17 please?
01:31:18 So what we view as the strengths and
01:31:19 benefits of Homekey 1.0? Number one is
01:31:20 definitely speed, typical affordable
01:31:21 housing projects have long
01:31:22 entitlement. Sorry and are subject to
01:31:23 Tax credits and bond financing which
01:31:24 can take over two years. Homekey
01:31:25 products are ready for construction in
01:31:26 six months. Number two, they're very
01:31:27 cost-efficient. The cost to build or
01:31:28 acquire units is likely in the range
01:31:29 of $150,000-$200,000 per unit which is
01:31:30 cheaper than cost to build permanent
01:31:31 affordable housing which can be
01:31:32 $500,000-$600,000 per unit. Site
01:31:33 acquisition costs are subsidized
01:31:34 mostly by the state. There is no need
01:31:35 to leverage tax credits on the front
01:31:36 end of financing. The other big
01:31:37 advantages land use and entitlements
01:31:38 Dream line. Alongside private 21.0 the
01:31:39 state adopted a Health & Safety Code
01:31:40 which basically stated any Homekey's
01:31:41 projects were deemed consistent with
01:31:42 any local plan requirements and not
01:31:43 subject to discretionary permits any
01:31:44 discretionary reviews or approval.
01:31:45 It's basically how the state got these
01:31:46 products to move forward at such a
01:31:47 quick speed. Slide seven, please?. So
01:32:02 along with the strengths of 1.0
01:32:03 outcomes and things to consider for
01:32:04 2.0. Number one is private exciting.
01:32:05 What the right location for an interim
01:32:06 homeless housing site and existing
01:32:07 residential areas can be quite
01:32:08 difficult and also more expensive to
01:32:09 acquire. However, industrial type
01:32:10 sites may not have adequate amenities
01:32:11 to support these residents for me to
01:32:12 come talk about timing as a strength
01:32:13 and also it can be a challenge. It's a
01:32:14 challenge for staff to perform due
01:32:15 diligence and it can be a challenge to
01:32:16 properly notify and engage the
01:32:17 community in such a condensed
01:32:18 timeframe.That on the financial side,
01:32:48 Homekey projects typically have little
01:32:49 or no sources of revenue because
01:32:50 household incomes are so low.
01:32:51 Typically a permanent affordable
01:32:52 housing program can have rent payments
01:32:53 and vouchers as sources of revenue to
01:32:54 offset operating costs for up to 55
01:32:55 years. On the other hand Homekey
01:32:56 projects need to come up with their
01:32:57 own solutions to fund operating costs,
01:32:58 typically through grant subsidies and
01:32:59 fundraising. Also operating costs in
01:33:00 Homekey can be quite high whereas in a
01:33:01 typical permanent supportive housing
01:33:02 project operating costs coming around
01:33:03 $12,000 per unit. Homekey can run
01:33:04 between $20,000 and $25,000 per unit
01:33:05 because the program services are so
01:33:06 intensive for this population. For
01:33:07 example, 100 unit Homekey project
01:33:08 could cost more than $25 million to
01:33:09 operate for 10 years. We have heard
01:33:10 from state they are aware of this
01:33:11 operating issue, and they are
01:33:12 considering increased operating grants
01:33:13 for Homekey 2.0, so we are hopeful to
01:33:14 see that change with new guidelines.
01:33:15 Slide eight, please?
01:33:16 In terms of next steps, we are pleased
01:33:17 and excited to have the life and loose
01:33:18 team with us tonight to present a case
01:33:19 study on their Homekey Mountain
01:33:20 project. After the LifeMoves
01:33:21 presentation I will be happy to take
01:33:22 Council feedback on potential interest
01:33:43 for the city of Santa Clara. As I
01:33:44 mentioned, Homekey 2.0 in funding has
01:33:45 not been approved yet. There is no
01:33:46 immediate action. We have heard from
01:33:47 developers about the potential
01:33:48 interest for Homekey in Santa Clara,
01:33:49 so we'll share tonight's feedback with
01:33:50 the development community and evaluate
01:33:51 all types of proposals that we may
01:33:52 receive. If the Homekey program is
01:33:53 released this fall as expected,
01:33:54 timelines are likely to be very tight
01:33:55 we are trying to collect as much
01:33:56 feedback as we can is early in the
01:33:57 process as possible in case we do have
01:34:02 to move quickly later this year.
01:34:03 So that concludes my presentation. I
01:34:04 will now invite Joanne Price, VP of
01:34:05 real estate at LifeMoves to talk about
01:34:06 their project project.
01:34:07 >>Thank you, Jonathan.
01:34:08 >>Thank you, Jonathan, good evening
01:34:09 Mayor and city CouncilMembers. I'm
01:34:14 doing a quick Mike check. Can you hear
01:34:15 me?
01:34:16 >>Yes, we can.
01:34:17 >>Quick timelines. Thank you and thank
01:34:18 you the staff who included us on the
01:34:19 agenda today. We appreciate the effort
01:34:25 involving us on short notice. As
01:34:26 Jonathan introduced me I am Joe Price,
01:34:27 MVP of real estate in operation, I am
01:34:32 also joined in the audience by several
01:34:33 of the members of staff. Next slide?
01:35:03 Next slide?
01:35:04 >>We are actually going to go to the
01:35:05 second presentation. It's titled
01:35:06 LifeMoves second presentation.
01:35:07 >>Thanks, Jonathan. Him
01:35:08 >>Is coming out.
01:35:09 That's the one, andThis is like a
01:35:10 photographThat we just built, and you
01:35:14 are all very welcome to come at your
01:35:15 convenience. Next slide?
01:35:17 SoKnow that permanent housing is the
01:35:46 gold standard but it's take some time
01:35:47 to win title financing bill that we
01:35:48 must (INAUDIBLE) where we think and
01:35:49 build housing we can we cannot
01:35:50 continue to allow the streets to be
01:35:51 safe waiting rooms. Only now it's
01:35:52 challenging delivery services to
01:35:53 people who can't (INAUDIBLE) on the
01:35:54 streets primary basic needs are not
01:35:55 being met. We see this in success
01:35:56 rates which increase tenfoldAnd sites
01:35:57 like (INAUDIBLE) from 6% on the
01:35:58 streets to stable housing by 33%
01:35:59 stable housing on the sites and up to
01:36:00 86% on focus built sites. And why is
01:36:12 that? It's because basic needs like
01:36:13 shelter food and safety are being met,
01:36:14 so folks can actually focus on getting
01:36:15 out. And this is why we firmly believe
01:36:16 our modelMountain View had a lot of
01:36:17 merit. It really is a successful use
01:36:22 case study on how to replicateOur
01:36:32 model. Next slide?
01:36:33 So a quick detour before getting the
01:36:34 Mountain View. It's a reminder of the
01:36:35 city of Santa Clara is appointed time
01:36:36 plan which was 326Persons experiencing
01:36:47 homelessness in 2019. And that's a
01:36:48 manageable number, it gets addressed
01:36:49 now. For comparison, Mountain View saw
01:36:50 its point in time saw count increased
01:36:53 50% from 2017 to 2019. And with COVID
01:36:59 it's really important that we get
01:37:00 ahead of the curve now and we address
01:37:01 it. Next slide?
01:37:06 So this is Mountain View.It's the
01:38:09 density, we've got one acre, so 124
01:38:10 beds. But more importantly, 30% of
01:38:11 this fight is for support buildings.
01:38:12 Everything you see in the middle here
01:38:13 is what we call the heart of our
01:38:14 community. It provides plenty of
01:38:15 private case management offices,
01:38:16 confidential conversation, even a
01:38:17 full-time nurse station. Again, these
01:38:18 are critical functions for stabilizing
01:38:19 persons coming off the streets. If I
01:38:20 am going to share my (INAUDIBLE) share
01:38:21 in an open plan office with lots of
01:38:22 people running around. I want private
01:38:23 confidential meeting space for my case
01:38:24 manager. The cost of all this,
01:38:25 everything you see on the screen from
01:38:26 the landholding units the landscaping,
01:38:27 down to the tables and chairs, all
01:38:28 that came in at $170,000 per door. In
01:38:29 the time Jonathan touched on, this was
01:38:30 rapid fast completion from start to
01:38:31 completion we got it done in six
01:38:32 months. But the impact is going to be
01:38:33 ongoing. Interim supported housing
01:38:34 bridges that gap on the streets to
01:38:35 permanent housing. This is where we
01:38:36 can maximize scale. Remember we are
01:38:37 all about throughput, and we want to
01:38:38 move people quickly through our
01:38:39 program so they canGain life skills so
01:39:03 we can serve 3 to 4 people in each
01:39:04 place we go. If I were to tell you
01:39:05 that our data shows that not everybody
01:39:06 to (INAUDIBLE) is going to exit to a
01:39:07 unit. 1/3 of our clients typically
01:39:08 reunite with family. Third will be
01:39:09 located over the bridge or even
01:39:10 out-of-state, and then 1/3 will get
01:39:11 that coveted housing voucher and move
01:39:12 into a unit locally.This is important,
01:39:24 because that's how we achieve the
01:39:25 critical mass. So taking Mountain
01:39:26 View, when we are going to be 100%
01:39:27 occupied in about two weeks as 124
01:39:28 people, so we would've made it 20%
01:39:29 impact on Mountain View's homeless
01:39:30 population, people living in the
01:39:31 streets in the cars, like in two
01:39:48 weeks, 20%. But at the end of the
01:39:49 first year we would have served at
01:39:50 least three, 350, maybe even 400
01:39:51 clients and then that's a 50% impact
01:39:52 on Mountain View's current homeless
01:39:53 population. I also wanted to note that
01:39:54 this is brand-new construction. We are
01:39:55 adding new stop at today's current
01:39:56 codes without sacrificing rooms for
01:39:57 support space like ADA retrofits that
01:40:23 you might have with some of the older
01:40:24 hotels. And so we take that, that's an
01:40:25 advantage to custom design the sites
01:40:26 to fit not only the needs of our
01:40:27 clients but also the needs of our
01:40:28 programs to effectively deliver
01:40:29 services and get folks to where they
01:40:30 need to be. Next slide?
01:40:31 The common misconception is that much
01:40:32 of the constructionIs square or
01:40:33 rectangular parcels, but that's
01:40:34 definitely not the case for today's
01:40:35 state-of-the-art products. Modular
01:40:36 doesn't necessarily box you in today.
01:40:47 And every parcel has characteristics,
01:40:48 and this model is very adaptable and
01:40:49 it can mold to suit. Here you see a
01:40:50 photo of the restrooms for the
01:40:51 singles. In each of those doors is
01:40:57 like a private restroom in a private
01:40:58 shower. And so I should've noted that
01:40:59 on the site we put 100 doors, 88
01:41:49 singles and 12 families. The family
01:41:50 units will have the en suite bathrooms
01:41:51 and that's important. But the singles,
01:41:52 we purposely designed the site so
01:41:53 there was common bathrooms for the
01:41:54 singles because you want to draw them
01:41:55 out into the units. We don't want them
01:41:56 isolated, we want them to have an
01:41:57 oversight not only by staff but by
01:41:58 their peers, say they are socializing,
01:41:59 so if you have a bad letter your
01:42:00 wheezing I can go over to the front
01:42:01 desk which is staffed 24 seven, 365
01:42:02 days a year and say, hey, Joe is not
01:42:03 feeling very well, can you come take a
01:42:04 look? That level of oversight is
01:42:05 really crucial in this population. And
01:42:06 we need to stabilize and we need to
01:42:07 take care of folks before they moving
01:42:08 to longer-termHousing accommodations.
01:42:09 Next slide? So the next couple of
01:42:10 slides just shows you someLike images
01:42:22 of what these units can look like.
01:42:23 It's very modern, it's safe, secure,
01:42:24 you've got private doors, insight
01:42:25 congregate or non-congregate and mean
01:42:26 cool off, cooling, title 24 ADA
01:42:27 compliant, we can go to stories of
01:42:28 three stories, it's very, very
01:42:29 flexible. And next slide, The next
01:42:30 slide is another image of the
01:42:55 two-story version. Next slide?
01:42:56 So the cost. This is what everybody is
01:42:57 looking forward to. Many of the
01:42:58 Homekey awards will cover all the
01:42:59 capital costs now include the land and
01:43:00 the buildings and the development. So
01:43:01 looking at a template of 100 doors and
01:43:02 this is based on the Mountain View
01:43:03 model it came to a total of $17
01:43:04 million.And when you six calculate per
01:43:15 door, that's $170,000 per door. It's
01:43:16 substantially cheaper than motel
01:43:17 conversions, anywhere from
01:43:18 $200-$300,000 and then the retroactive
01:43:19 cost of applying to retrofit in. And
01:43:20 then when we look on the operating
01:43:21 costsRemembering that we have to deal
01:43:23 with these support services to
01:43:24 stabilize growth. I will talk about the
01:43:26 services a bit more coming out. Those
01:43:27 services, their annual operating costs
01:44:08 are 3.5 million per 100 doors because
01:44:09 of the cost per bed is $96, there or
01:44:10 thereabouts. Remember, every site is
01:44:11 different. If you've got like a
01:44:12 decrease in doors, if you've only got
01:44:13 50 doors, it's going to be cheaper, if
01:44:14 you got $200, it's going to be more
01:44:15 expensive. This is a rough estimate to
01:44:16 give you like kind of understanding of
01:44:17 what the units like this services cost
01:44:18 remembering it's more expensive for
01:44:19 people who are chronically homeless on
01:44:20 the street. That cost is more like 100
01:44:21 and $700 a month. This is
01:44:22 instinctually making our streets a lot
01:44:23 safer in our community saferAnd more
01:44:24 secure. Next slide?
01:44:29 This is, when we talk about our home
01:44:30 care application and why it was so
01:44:31 successful with Mountain View, we kind
01:44:32 of whittle it down to these five key
01:44:33 ingredients. We need to have a
01:44:40 municipality, we need a counseling
01:44:41 staff that's on board and ready to go
01:44:42 forward with a project. We of course
01:44:43 need land, we need like all in
01:44:54 teamwork approach, collaboration, we
01:44:55 need to be in problem-solving mode,
01:44:56 like everything is yes, yes, and, yes,
01:44:57 and. All that kind of translates into
01:44:58 this public-private partnership and
01:44:59 critical to especially with
01:45:04 (INAUDIBLE) housing, is the roll of
01:45:05 choosing the right operator to run
01:45:06 these projects. LifeMoves as an
01:45:09 established provider of interim
01:45:10 supportive housing services with over
01:45:12 40 years of experience,We have very
01:45:20 high success rates of moving people
01:45:21 off the streets and into stable
01:45:22 housing.And just to backtrack a little
01:45:27 bit, during the pandemic, we saw the
01:45:28 need for our services to surge, and we
01:45:49 had an increased capacity of over 50%
01:45:50 over 12 months. We went from 700,000
01:45:51 people per night to over 1500 people
01:45:52 per night. And that was where we
01:45:53 needed to create capacity and to do so
01:45:54 rapidly, which is where our Homekey
01:45:55 project maybe came about. Next slide?
01:45:56 I kind of touched on this earlier,
01:45:57 like the costs, there is a cost
01:46:16 associated with doing nothing. When
01:46:17 people oversee people in these
01:46:18 encampments spiraling out of control,
01:46:19 that's a cost to you and I. Someone is
01:46:20 paying to clean those encampments and
01:46:21 keep them safe and the police calls
01:46:22 and the visits and the fires and five
01:46:23 years ago destination homesDictated
01:46:24 that that cost could be as high as
01:46:25 $83,000 per yearFor persons that are
01:46:26 chronically homeless.And just a little
01:46:34 detail here, story on night Mountain
01:46:35 View, we've been working with our
01:46:36 community policing officer, and she
01:46:38 has been working with people who have
01:46:39 been on the streets for years and
01:46:40 years and years, and two weeks ago,
01:46:46 she managed to successfully bring
01:46:47 somebody in off the streets who had
01:46:48 been living in a tent for over 10
01:46:49 years. So that's a person who is
01:46:57 chronically homeless and to start
01:46:58 getting those people off the streets,
01:46:59 that's where we will really make an
01:47:00 impact for our communities, for each
01:47:01 and every one of us.Next slide?
01:47:09 So this is that I talked of (INAUDIBLE)
01:47:19 Services, this is a breakdown of
01:47:20 services, and with over 40 years
01:47:21 experiences we have developed a really
01:47:22 intensive case management with a
01:47:23 smorgasbord of lifeSupport services to
01:47:35 tailored to the individual needs. And
01:47:36 we deliver the services in-house or we
01:47:37 partner with them the local and
01:47:38 nonprofits, but these are critical to
01:47:39 our clients right now. So it's not just
01:47:40 The roof and the meals, it'sWhat
01:47:44 brought you to homelessness in the
01:47:45 beginning, and we're going to work
01:47:46 with you at least two or three times a
01:47:49 week, you can sit down with your case
01:47:50 manager, develop a customized plan
01:48:01 that's going to get you into stable
01:48:02 housing. Along the way we are going to
01:48:03 assess your physical health and mental
01:48:04 health and what you need to do to get
01:48:05 a job, Are there any benefits that are
01:48:11 owed to you, and we are going to help
01:48:12 you along the way to get you to where
01:48:13 you need to be, so you are successful
01:48:14 when you leave our programsAnd can
01:48:15 continue to stay in stable housing.
01:48:34 We have a few more slides of event
01:48:35 services, and Dr. Brian Weaver, PPI
01:48:36 clip programs and services is in the
01:48:37 room should you want to delve into
01:48:38 these in the more detail. So let's
01:48:39 quickly skip over the next few slides
01:48:40 and then I will draw this to a close.
01:48:41 So the next slide?
01:48:42 This is just an overview for those who
01:48:43 are not familiar with us, maybe
01:48:54 (INAUDIBLE) in the audience, this is
01:48:55 where we do operate, San Mateo, Santa
01:48:56 Clara County, we have 26 shelter
01:48:57 services sites and that's a breakdown
01:48:58 that you see on the screen. Next slide?
01:48:59 This is how we do it.Provide a client
01:49:14 centric program with intense case
01:49:15 management to address the specific
01:49:16 needs of each of our clients. And
01:49:17 that's what gives us the success rates
01:49:18 that we see as high as 86%On sites
01:49:19 like mountain.
01:49:20 >>Next slide?Again, this is just a
01:49:22 greatBreakdown of case management, we
01:49:33 also supported with housing and
01:49:34 employment specialist, we have the
01:49:35 holds team a behavior health, mental
01:49:36 health specialist, a literacy program,
01:49:42 workshops, the list is endless,
01:49:43 because we have been at this a long
01:49:44 time and we know what works.
01:50:00 And with that I'm going to conclude.
01:50:01 And if you've got any questions I am
01:50:02 here to answer them and like I said
01:50:03 I've got some other team members with
01:50:04 me as well.
01:50:05 >>Thank you very much for the
01:50:06 presentation, it's very enlightening,
01:50:07 super interesting. Thank you for going
01:50:08 into detail about that. Councilmember
01:50:09 Jane, you have a question?
01:50:14 >>Yes, thank you very much, Joe, for
01:50:15 coming in speaking about this project
01:50:16 which I've been following for a while.
01:50:17 I know for Homekey 1.0 there was a
01:50:20 very short timeframeTo move on getting
01:50:27 this project. Why do you think
01:50:28 Mountain View was able to move so
01:50:29 quickly?Typically you expect, we have
01:50:33 seen this, A lot of NIMBY-ism around
01:50:39 tiny homes and things like that.Why
01:51:05 was the ground so fertile? In Mountain
01:51:06 View?
01:51:07 >>That's a really great question. I
01:51:08 think Mountain View is very resected
01:51:09 as they saw this project being a tool
01:51:10 on the whole spectrum of housing. It's
01:51:11 not going to solve everybody's needs,
01:51:12 but it solves an immediate need in the
01:51:13 community. And so there was a
01:51:14 political will from the get-go, And
01:51:15 there was also an understanding and
01:51:16 familiarity. We already operate one of
01:51:17 the shelters in the city, and there is
01:51:23 a trust in the level of confidence
01:51:24 with the whole team that we brought,
01:51:25 so it wasn't just like we had
01:51:28 development management partner, we had
01:51:29 a big nameConstructor, I can't give it
01:51:34 out, contractor.There was a law of
01:51:55 faith. And we had a solid team behind
01:51:56 us to deliver this project in record
01:51:57 time and there was a willingness on
01:51:58 Council and at the staff level that
01:51:59 this is going to be good for the whole
01:52:00 community and this is going to help
01:52:01 make this community safer and more
01:52:02 secure.
01:52:06 >>In my second question is if this is
01:52:07 designed to be interim housing and
01:52:08 you're moving a fair number of people
01:52:09 for this, I mean, 120 odd beds and
01:52:14 have 350 odd people, is there enough
01:52:21 permanent housing for these people to
01:52:22 move into? Or what happens to them?
01:52:23 >>That's a really great question.Not
01:52:32 everybody that comes through our door
01:52:33 will exit into a permanent housing
01:52:34 unit in the vicinity. And we seeWhat
01:52:44 we call the 333. The third will often
01:52:45 be reunited with family, be that close
01:52:46 by or further away. 1/3 will work with
01:52:47 them to identifyTheir earnings
01:52:52 potential and then they will relocate
01:52:53 somewhere more affordable. It could be
01:52:54 across the bridge, I could be further
01:52:55 south, Morgan Hill or Gilroy. And then
01:52:56 1/3 will have that housing voucher and
01:53:05 be able to live in the unit close by.
01:53:06 But I agree, not everybody is going
01:53:07 thatExit a unit in Sarah Santa Clara
01:53:12 or Sunnyvale. That's what our data
01:53:13 shows. And that's why when we moved
01:53:17 people off the streets you will see an
01:53:35 immediate impact because we are moving
01:53:36 people quickly through. It's like a
01:53:37 crash course on life skills to help
01:53:38 stabilize you, get you on your feet,
01:53:39 get you connected with all the
01:53:40 services and resources that are going
01:53:41 to make you successful going on for
01:53:42 the rest of July.
01:53:43 >>In my last question is I think
01:53:48 someone calculated that it would cost
01:53:49 $83,000 to support a person on the
01:53:50 street. And do you seeThere medical
01:53:55 ailments decreased substantiallyWhen
01:53:59 they moved into this facility?
01:54:01 >>Quite oftenThe other, the other way
01:54:05 around.When you are on the street and
01:54:12 you've got even a little tiny ailment
01:54:22 your health is going to quickly
01:54:23 deteriorate on the streets when you're
01:54:24 not getting medical attention. So a
01:54:25 little lag spot that could beJust
01:54:26 ballooned into something that's going
01:54:27 to createYour necessitated
01:54:43 (INAUDIBLE). It's better to bring
01:54:44 people in to then assess their
01:54:45 physical health and even get them back
01:54:46 onto medications. Like if they been on
01:54:47 the streets in their stock taken a
01:54:48 certain medication their health
01:54:49 deterioratesWe want to detail that. We
01:54:50 want to say this is going to help you
01:54:51 get better.
01:54:52 >>Great, thank you.
01:54:56 >>Does anyone else have any questions?
01:55:00 >>Joe, I have a question on the
01:55:01 acreage of this property.For 100
01:55:06 units. What kind of acreage do you
01:55:07 look at in terms of needing land for
01:55:08 this?
01:55:10 >>Great question. It's typically 1
01:55:13 acre for 100 doors. We can probably
01:55:17 get away with three quarters of an
01:55:18 acre.
01:55:24 >>Okay, that's good to know. So I can
01:55:25 visualize it. Thank you. Vice mayor
01:55:26 tall?
01:55:37 >>Thank you, Mayor. Thank you for the
01:55:38 presentation, thank you, Jonathan, for
01:55:39 our city presentation also. Quick
01:55:40 question, I know you did mentionA
01:55:44 great project that Mountain View in
01:55:45 the span of six months, that's pretty
01:55:46 amazingAnd it's very reasonable. Given
01:55:52 the situation of homelessness we have
01:55:53 over here.So great (INAUDIBLE) like
01:55:58 the medical and job and those are very
01:56:01 good(INAUDIBLE) of services seeking
01:56:08 really take-home business out of the
01:56:09 city. So it really (INAUDIBLE). My
01:56:17 question is given the experience you
01:56:18 had with this particular development,
01:56:20 what has been the reaction fromThe
01:56:25 committee as well as the city comment
01:56:38 That did they really see it like
01:56:39 statistical impact that really how you
01:56:40 substantiate that, how you put it on
01:56:41 paper, what were the impacts of this?
01:56:42 >>That's a good comment. AndWe have
01:56:48 been issuing reports on a weekly basis
01:56:49 to the city and County about having
01:56:53 (INAUDIBLE) numbers. When you open a
01:56:54 new community you're not going to fill
01:56:57 it completely on the one day, 100%
01:57:07 occupied. Need a number of intakes per
01:57:08 day. So two weeks away from being
01:57:09 (INAUDIBLE) which would be over 100
01:57:10 people. And those reports, that data
01:57:34 is important to us as it would be to
01:57:35 you. Because we want to hold ourselves
01:57:36 accountable and we stand by our model.
01:57:37 So we collected data for the past,
01:57:38 what, five years? We have done a good
01:57:39 job of collecting data to inform I see
01:57:40 Dr. Ryan on the screen here, to inform
01:57:41 our program, so we can pivot and make
01:57:42 changes to make them more successful.
01:57:50 I welcome Dr. B if you want to say
01:57:51 some words about this.
01:57:52 >>I just want to say I oversee
01:57:53 programs and services, our biggest
01:57:54 cheerleader is law enforcement.
01:57:55 They're the ones that identify the
01:57:56 most challenging homeless people and
01:57:57 bring them in. They would much rather
01:58:04 have these people off the street and
01:58:05 if they need to deal with them, deal
01:58:06 with our social work support and
01:58:07 second, when our facilities are
01:58:08 running right, the community doesn't
01:58:09 know that they are there. They have
01:58:14 curb appeal, their clean, they are
01:58:15 swept up every day outside on the
01:58:16 street, there is not loitering or
01:58:17 panhandling.Once you have law
01:58:23 enforcement behind you and wants the
01:58:24 merchants and residents can see a
01:58:25 dramatic and real impact from the
01:58:26 community get that(INAUDIBLE).
01:58:27 >>Did you see some impact, let's say
01:58:36 there are some homeless encampments.
01:58:37 Did you see in Mountain View those
01:58:38 reduced substantiallyWhen you're
01:58:44 providing the services in one place?
01:58:45 >>So the focus thus far has been
01:58:46 getting people oversized vehicles, so
01:58:48 Mountain View could enforce there no
01:59:01 overnight parking on oversized
01:59:02 vehicles, so that's been the first
01:59:03 focus, it's an individual homeless
01:59:04 people that law enforcement and
01:59:05 community service agencies have
01:59:06 identified and persons living in
01:59:07 oversized vehicles. So it hasn't been
01:59:14 clear, what you might call clear
01:59:15 encampments, but reduce oversized
01:59:16 vehicles on the streets an individual
01:59:17 people that have been problematic
01:59:22 generating most of the law enforcement
01:59:23 calls merchants and residents, Out of
01:59:28 the $600 millionThe state designated
01:59:33 For 1.0 project, You know how much was
01:59:38 used?Was it fully $600 million use?
01:59:39 >>I think it was all use, the majority
01:59:45 of it, yes.
01:59:48 >>Thank you very much, I appreciate it.
01:59:53 >>Councilmember Watanabe?
02:00:03 >>Thank you, Mary, and thank you, Joe,
02:00:04 for the presentation. Thank you,
02:00:05 Jonathan, also. But Joe Matt, I just
02:00:06 want to thank you for your commitment
02:00:08 To light moves in bringing this
02:00:09 project forward.I am totally impressed
02:00:14 and I hope thatWe have an acre of land
02:00:18 in Santa Clara where we couldReplicate
02:00:23 A Homekey 2.0Here in Santa Clara. What
02:00:29 I like about here isLooking at the
02:00:33 diagram of the facility and seeing
02:00:44 There is a dog kennel and there is a
02:00:45 children's playground, dining area, it
02:00:46 looks like some parking, And it's like
02:00:54 you are meeting the needs of the
02:00:55 residents and making sure that the
02:00:56 things are important to them that they
02:00:57 still have access to themAndThey are
02:01:09 able to hold onto them, they have a
02:01:10 place to keep them, and I know that's
02:01:11 really important when we talk about
02:01:12 mental health and things that are
02:01:13 important to folks, and so it's really
02:01:14 nice to see thatThose amenities are
02:01:18 there to provide for their personal
02:01:20 needs.Funnily enough, as I was just
02:01:28 looking at this, let me ask you a
02:01:29 question. These are repurposedCargo
02:01:42 containers?
02:01:43 >>There is actually a mix of units
02:01:44 that we have on the sites. We have
02:01:45 four different vendors. The sleeping
02:01:46 units, The singles, Brand-new
02:01:47 construction. His timber frame, it
02:01:58 just happens to be in the same shape
02:01:59 and format as shipping container
02:02:00 modular to just make it easier to
02:02:01 plan. In the other unitsWere
02:02:03 retrofitted. They have additional
02:02:04 insulation floors in the ceilings, so
02:02:07 even when you stand in the, Without the
02:02:20 Hitch back connected, they provide a
02:02:21 cool environment. It's cool inside and
02:02:22 warm in the winter. And that's
02:02:23 important as you factor in people
02:02:27 living there vehicles, two weeks ago
02:02:28 we had to rush people to the ER with
02:02:34 heat exhaustion. They overheated. And
02:02:35 then in the winter I don't know how
02:02:36 many people died living in their
02:02:39 vehicles in the cold weather. This is
02:02:40 very safe and secure and because it
02:02:42 meets and exceeds title 24, The more
02:02:46 efficient to run.
02:02:50 >>Yes, I had actually talked to
02:03:04 Probably the last two months the
02:03:05 mayor, and she, I was talking to her
02:03:06 about the issues that we are having
02:03:07 Santa Clara, a disorder and see how
02:03:08 they approached it in Mountain View,
02:03:09 and she gave me an ideaHave they had
02:03:10 success of the RVs in terms of finding
02:03:11 parking but also these kind of, this
02:03:13 project because it's very important
02:03:17 need right now, so I am just grateful
02:03:22 that we have like Mountain ViewAnd I
02:03:31 thank you for the map also to see
02:03:32 where other facilities are in the
02:03:33 area, so we can all learn from each
02:03:34 other and because homelessness is not
02:03:39 just in one area. Santa Clara the city
02:03:40 actually did tryTo get a piece of
02:03:47 property in the last few years, maybe
02:03:48 closer to four years ago, and it was
02:03:49 actuallyLike cargo containers. And it
02:03:57 was a developer that wanted to turn it
02:03:58 into a project exactly like this and
02:04:00 have wraparound services 24/7. And
02:04:04 maybe it just wasn't the right time,
02:04:05 butWhen I look at, think about that
02:04:21 now, where we would be right now, I
02:04:22 would've house like about 200 people
02:04:23 as I recall, and really would've made
02:04:24 a difference in the city of Santa
02:04:25 Clara, so I am grateful that you're
02:04:26 bringing this to us now and hopefully
02:04:27 we can start to work again and come up
02:04:28 with a good project as well and with
02:04:29 your help and experienceBring it to
02:04:33 fruition. So thank you for bringing it
02:04:34 to us.
02:04:35 >>You're welcome.
02:04:36 >>Thank you, Vice Mayor Chahal?
02:04:46 >>Quick question. I want to hear like
02:04:47 what has been the reaction and
02:04:48 feedback from the neighborhood? I know
02:04:49 it'sLooking at the map, soPreapproval
02:04:55 reaction and now they have seenThis
02:05:00 going on for six months and it's been
02:05:01 wonderful, what is the reaction now?
02:05:15 >>You might not believe me, but we had
02:05:16 overwhelming support from the
02:05:17 community when we brought this project
02:05:18 forward. And we did from the get-go
02:05:19 when we were looking at this property
02:05:24 went door-to-door, we knocked on all
02:05:25 the neighbors and we introduced
02:05:26 ourselves, we explained what the
02:05:27 project was, we invited themTo tour
02:05:28 some of the facilities, and came to
02:05:30 the community outreach we work closely
02:05:41 with the city to identify the broader
02:05:42 radius than what we might ordinarily
02:05:43 expect. I think was typically 500 feet
02:05:44 so we went the extra mile and went as
02:05:47 thousand feet we made sure not only to
02:05:48 include residents in nature with but
02:05:49 alsoThe board of business communities
02:05:51 because rememberThat affects small
02:06:11 business owners, yes? And so we made
02:06:12 sure to reward our region we held two
02:06:13 community meetings, at that time we
02:06:14 met in the middle of the tan a
02:06:15 pandemic back in the fall, we had one
02:06:16 in the morning and one of in the
02:06:17 evening to make sure everybody had a
02:06:18 chanceTo attend, and they were both
02:06:19 very well attended. I think there were
02:06:20 like 70, 80 on both calls, and maybe
02:06:21 one or two peopleWho pushed back a
02:06:25 little bit, but on theWhole we had
02:06:41 such support we are able to establish
02:06:42 a committee there and then. People
02:06:43 step forward wanting to help and with
02:06:44 all our sites up and down the
02:06:45 peninsula we have developed support
02:06:46 committees with local volunteers who
02:06:47 want to help. And so then that's how
02:06:54 our sites came adopted by the
02:06:55 community and what Dr. Brian said. You
02:06:56 don't know we are there, but our
02:06:57 supporters and our volunteers do.
02:07:02 >>Thank you very much.
02:07:03 >>Thank you. Councilmember Park?
02:07:04 >>Thank you very much for the
02:07:05 presentation. Thank you for the work
02:07:06 that you're doing.I heard the 160 he
02:07:12 came per door that sounds pretty
02:07:13 expensive but it includes the land
02:07:14 purchase. That makes it really cheap.I
02:07:25 visited many homeless encampments in
02:07:26 Santa Clara, and I just visited an
02:07:27 encampment on the north side of my
02:07:28 district early this morning and that
02:07:29 has the potential to be a huge huge
02:07:30 area because it looks really out of
02:07:31 the way and, to be honest, comfortable
02:07:32 for camping. And I think that Homekey
02:07:47 is important because we need to
02:07:48 realize you can't just push people
02:07:49 out, you can't just evict people, you
02:07:50 have to find places for them to go,
02:07:51 otherwise it's like you got an air
02:07:52 mattress. If you push it down in one
02:07:53 area it pops up in another.We need to
02:08:01 solve the problem, not just move it
02:08:02 around. Are there ways of making some
02:08:03 sites alternatives to encampments?
02:08:04 Even if there isn't housing, it may be
02:08:05 camping areas on the same sites as the
02:08:06 housing units? I would think there a
02:08:10 lot of people that just need place to
02:08:11 go even if they don't have a room,
02:08:12 even if they don't have a housing
02:08:13 unit. That's one question. But then I
02:08:28 also know that having space is not
02:08:29 enough. Have you considered having
02:08:30 low-cost or free public laundry
02:08:31 baiting or electric device charging
02:08:32 services for people can't get a door?
02:08:33 Maybe even Wi-Fi services? Or maybe
02:08:34 you and provide services for donations
02:08:35 and distributionFor organizations like
02:08:40 Salvation Army or other people because
02:08:41 I think that giving the organization
02:08:42 space would ensure that they have got
02:08:48 the people who need it in the people
02:08:49 who are describing it together and
02:08:50 again, I think there's an even lower
02:08:51 cost solution in putting housing unit
02:08:55 if we can make camping sites or places
02:08:56 for people to go for basic things like
02:08:57 washing and device charging, I think
02:09:03 that would be, I don't know if that's
02:09:04 something you've ever considered.
02:09:05 Thank you.
02:09:06 >>I will hop over to Brian to fix us
02:09:19 up and then I might follow-up.
02:09:20 >>So first of all, this is a
02:09:21 non-congregant site, where everyone
02:09:22 gets their own private space. And we
02:09:23 found that if you offer non-congregate
02:09:24 housing, interim housing, almost
02:09:36 everyone will accept it. And we are of
02:09:37 the belief that people need to step
02:09:38 up, but the homeless community also
02:09:39 needs to step up. Right? We try to
02:09:40 raise the bar. So for example, if we
02:09:54 half of our residents on disability.
02:09:55 950 are on long-term disability. We
02:09:56 found we can increase that income to
02:09:57 $1700 or $1800 a month we can get a
02:09:58 lot of them house. Restaurants need
02:09:59 for our shiftsTo wash dishes.
02:10:00 Safeway's need, we partner with the
02:10:01 Department of (INAUDIBLE) to get those
02:10:05 four-hour shifts. We are not operators
02:10:09 or encampments, we are operating in a
02:10:10 way that provides peopleDignified
02:10:16 non-stigmatized way where they also
02:10:17 haveThis stuff. Everybody has
02:10:22 responsibility. Law enforcement does,
02:10:24 The homeless community also does. But
02:10:25 we're not, There are not of operators,
02:10:28 but when you walk into them in Santa
02:10:29 Cruz County or San Francisco County,
02:10:30 there is not a place where you want
02:10:31 your son or daughter to live. Our
02:10:32 facilities are placed if your son or
02:10:33 daughter had a substance abuse
02:10:40 disorder health problem or a mental
02:10:41 health problem you feel totally
02:10:42 comfortable saying why don't you try
02:10:50 it. If you go to the sanction campus
02:10:51 in the city or in Oakland or Santa
02:10:52 Cruz, you would not send your son or
02:10:53 daughter.So we don't operate those,
02:10:55 God bless the people that do. But we
02:10:57 are trying to, our model is having
02:10:58 homeless people stick their toe in
02:10:59 recovery services and mental health
02:11:00 services, addressed product health
02:11:01 conditions, the hypertension,
02:11:02 diabetes, the asthma, all those diet
02:11:03 -related chronic health conditionsThat
02:11:06 homeless people have, and the last
02:11:07 thing I want to say is the average age
02:11:08 at our facilities for single adults is
02:11:09 over 50. This is an elderly vulnerable
02:11:25 population that needs an opportunity
02:11:26 to transit to identify permanent exits
02:11:27 from homelessness.
02:11:30 >>All right, thank you. Councilmember
02:11:31 Becker?
02:11:45 >>I want to say thank you to Jonathan
02:11:46 and Joe, great presentation. Overall,
02:11:47 I don't want to rehash a lot of it,
02:11:48 but what my other colleagues have said
02:11:49 but I do say that I am glad to see
02:11:50 that we are moving on the right track.
02:11:51 I'm glad to see this is a good model
02:11:52 and councilmember Watanabe saidIt, I
02:12:09 just hope this is in the end, of this
02:12:10 is the beginning of many of these
02:12:11 because honestly I think this is an
02:12:12 olive branch, is helping people get
02:12:13 out of the situation they are. I know
02:12:14 a lot of people who are homeless. I
02:12:15 have an aunt who is homeless am still
02:12:16 trying to find out where she is and
02:12:39 it's really kind of a tough subject
02:12:40 for people. Can you guys who were
02:12:41 removing that stigma, homeless people
02:12:42 they say homeless people are people
02:12:43 too. They have a heart, they have a
02:12:44 soul and they are human. They deserve
02:12:45 the same dignity that everybody else
02:12:46 deserves. A roof over their head is
02:12:47 essentially a key. I think that's a
02:12:48 dream for a lot of this is a roof over
02:12:49 our head. I want to thank you guys for
02:12:50 doing all that, this is baby steps
02:12:51 that I think we can take it further
02:12:52 and I hope the city, myself, I believe
02:12:53 my colleagues are behind you, And I
02:12:54 hope we can still be the centerOf
02:12:55 what's possible. Thank you.
02:12:56 >>Great, thank you.
02:12:57 >>Thank you. I'm going to go back to
02:12:58 Dir. BeachAnd ask you, Jonathan, what
02:13:05 kind of action you would like us to
02:13:06 take. I know it's a study session, he
02:13:07 wants to take action or just give our
02:13:08 comments were city manager?
02:13:17 >>I was on you. The comments that we
02:13:18 have received our good information for
02:13:19 us to proceed forward. If there's any
02:13:20 more comments or questions, Jonathan
02:13:22 or I ready to take them, I want to
02:13:23 thank alsoRepresentatives for coming
02:13:40 this evening and supporting our
02:13:41 Council and discussing this topic, so
02:13:42 thank you, Brian and Joe.
02:13:43 >>Thank you deftly for taking the time
02:13:44 to do that. I see more hands up now,
02:13:45 councilmember Jane, you have a
02:13:46 question?
02:13:47 >>Yes. I was impressed by the outreach
02:13:48 That the city and LifeMoves did to the
02:13:50 residents going beyond the traditional
02:13:51 radius to inform people, And I am very
02:13:56 interested inHaving a task force of
02:14:05 homelessness within the city of Santa
02:14:06 Clara. I think that's going come up
02:14:07 later on this agenda so that we can be
02:14:08 prepared toBasically have the fertile
02:14:14 ground for a project behind us. So
02:14:15 thank you.
02:14:18 >>Councilmember Becker? My quick
02:14:23 question, would you guys be providing,
02:14:24 I don't know if I heard it, any
02:14:28 helpful transportation services, any
02:14:29 vouchers for people taking buses or
02:14:35 trains? I know that's a major thing
02:14:36 about trying to get people to get to
02:14:37 their jobs, especially if they don't
02:14:38 have a vehicle. That is something I
02:14:52 think it would be a very big incentive
02:14:53 if you don't die if you guys don't
02:14:54 already do that. I agree with
02:14:55 councilmember Jane about task force. I
02:14:56 know a lot of residents here that
02:14:57 really want to help the situation.
02:14:58 They don't want to get rid of homeless
02:14:59 people, they want to help homeless
02:15:00 people.
02:15:01 >>We have kind of a bicycle concierge
02:15:02 service, we have shuttles, van shuttles
02:15:03 , and then we have parking off-site
02:15:04 for RVs.
02:15:07 >>In Mountain View has free shuttles.
02:15:09 >>We operate our ownShuttle, yes.
02:15:20 >>All right, thank you very much,
02:15:21 Jonathan, is there anything else you
02:15:22 would like to leave us with tonight on
02:15:23 this?
02:15:25 >>No, thank you. We are going to keep
02:15:26 our ears open for any news that comes
02:15:53 out with project Homekey, and will
02:15:54 keep working with developers to look
02:15:55 at sites in different models.
02:15:56 >>Okay, very good, thank you again,
02:15:57 everyone, thank you for bringing this
02:15:58 to us tonight, was very enlightening
02:15:59 and we've heard a lot about Homekey.
02:16:00 So this is wonderful. Thank you. I
02:16:01 hope we find a site very soon in Santa
02:16:02 Clara.
02:16:03 >>Thank you.
02:16:04 >>Thank you very much.
02:16:05 >>Council Becker I don't know if your
02:16:06 hand was left up?
02:16:07 >>Does the public have any comment on
02:16:08 this? Just curious.
02:16:09 >>Oh, yes, good idea. Any member of
02:16:10 the public, yes. We have a couple, I
02:16:11 name not required. Go ahead.
02:16:12 >>Hi, this sounds like a great
02:16:13 project, we had a similar project,
02:16:25 Someone tried a few years ago, I think
02:16:26 somebody mentioned, but how does
02:16:27 Homekey solve the NIMBY problem for
02:16:28 one thing? Do they provide on-site
02:16:29 services and once it's built, who
02:16:43 maintains it, keeps it tidy, keeps it
02:16:44 looking nice, etc. and maintains the
02:16:45 whole facility? And keeps it so the
02:16:46 neighborhood doesn't regret it's in
02:16:47 their neighborhood? And is there any
02:16:48 way that Santa Clara could start doing
02:16:49 it now instead of have it be another
02:17:01 place, making a project that we do a
02:17:02 lot of talking about spend a lot of
02:17:03 money talking about never do, could we
02:17:04 just find the property and do it or
02:17:05 ask someone or make it a condition of
02:17:06 somebody developing something that
02:17:07 they provide that acre, and that's
02:17:08 what we do with it?To have to do a
02:17:14 task force, I don't think it takes a
02:17:15 rocket scientist to figure out we have
02:17:16 a homeless problem. You just have to
02:17:17 kind of open your eyes and take off
02:17:18 the blinders to see there's lots of
02:17:19 people that need a place to stay. Just
02:17:20 look at the RVs that are parked
02:17:21 everywhere, the drug needle
02:17:27 paraphernalia dropped everyplace too.
02:17:28 I don't think there should be a
02:17:29 question whether we needed or not. We
02:17:30 need it, period. Take it for granted,
02:17:41 They it build it, they need it. How do
02:17:42 we do this, not just talk about it? We
02:17:43 do a lot of talking but no action. I
02:17:44 would like to see this turned into an
02:17:45 action immediately instead of waiting.
02:17:46 How do we make it happen? Council, I
02:17:47 hope we get answers and not just lip
02:17:48 service, because that seems to be a
02:17:49 lot of our projects are great ideas
02:17:50 but then we don't do them. But from
02:18:09 Homekey, how you keep it looking nice,
02:18:10 did the people have to keep it looking
02:18:11 nice, you say they step up the biggest
02:18:12 problem with a lot of homeless
02:18:13 developments end up looking like
02:18:14 homeless developments, I think that's
02:18:15 what people, why people don't want it
02:18:16 in their neighborhoods. How do you
02:18:17 make it so it stays looking nice?
02:18:18 Thank you again for this great
02:18:19 presentation. Thank you.
02:18:20 >>Edward, go ahead.
02:18:21 >>Yes, just want to say thatThere is a
02:18:24 lot of empty spaceIndustrial buildings
02:18:27 old and new like a write off of
02:18:39 Mission College Boulevard between
02:18:40 great America Parkway and Agni Road
02:18:41 and freedom circle areas, a lot of old
02:18:42 empty buildings, new buildings been
02:18:43 sitting there for years. Along also
02:18:51 with some of the smaller properties
02:18:52 have been sitting empty for years like
02:18:53 (INAUDIBLE) and El Camino, the hilltop
02:18:54 applies and the littleMental strip
02:18:55 facility there.Right next to the old
02:19:02 former (INAUDIBLE). That's been a real
02:19:03 eyesore,Maybe something can be worked
02:19:07 out the owners of those properties
02:19:10 where nothing is been done with them
02:19:11 for yearsAnd that's all I got to say,
02:19:20 thanks very much.
02:19:21 >>Thank you. Maybe I can ask Joe,
02:19:22 because I know you already answered
02:19:23 and talk about all these things, but
02:19:25 the maintenance of the property, I
02:19:26 know you talked about that already,
02:19:27 but maybe you want to quickly reiterate
02:19:42 .
02:19:43 >>Absolutely. It's a concern, yes? I
02:19:44 would be concerned. The police,
02:19:45 anybody on the call or in the
02:19:46 audience, I encourage you to go onto
02:19:47 our website go and look at some of our
02:19:48 other facilities. We have one that was
02:19:49 built back in 2004. And it looks
02:19:54 brand-new. We have another one in
02:19:55 Menlo Park built 1999. It looks
02:19:56 brand-new. We operate this as a
02:19:57 professional, A professional program.
02:19:59 We haveRound-the-clock staff, we have
02:20:04 2 to 3 staff on call 24/7, 365 days a
02:20:10 year. Every single holiday. We want to
02:20:30 be a good neighbor and we want to
02:20:31 blend in and we want to support the
02:20:32 community, because when we win, you
02:20:33 win, and everybody wins.
02:20:34 >>Thank you very much. Okay. Thank
02:20:35 you, and I know that we don't have any
02:20:36 action, you have our comments, so we
02:20:37 appreciate everybody taking the time
02:20:38 today.To present at the study session.
02:20:39 Thank you.
02:20:40 All right. Next we have, let's see
02:20:41 what time is it, 8:30, about nine will
02:20:42 take a short break or our staff. Here
02:20:52 special order of business for
02:20:53 presentation of 2021 city of Santa
02:20:54 Clara Silicon Valley power
02:20:55 scholarships. Is that man well our
02:20:56 director?
02:21:01 >>Mary, thank you, good evening
02:21:02 members of the Council, a pleasure to
02:21:03 be here tonight, Nice to have items
02:21:05 like this on the agenda.First thing as
02:21:13 with any effort like thisThe efforts
02:21:22 of volunteers from the local community
02:21:23 and this year we have three
02:21:24 independent work status in the
02:21:25 community who volunteered for the
02:21:26 application. So I want to thank
02:21:29 Cartwright our businessperson, forte,
02:21:41 Santa Clara businessperson also,
02:21:42 previous cultural commissioner, and
02:21:43 Robert Owens, board member at the
02:21:44 Mission community college district.
02:21:45 Thank you again for your contributions
02:21:46 on the programAn evaluation. I would
02:21:57 also like to thank staff, particularly
02:21:58 Brown, who as a scholarship program at
02:21:59 the beginning, thank you. It is my
02:22:00 pleasure today to recognize two
02:22:01 outstanding student applicants were
02:22:10 chosen by the committee to receive
02:22:11 scholarship grants of $5000 each. Both
02:22:12 of them demonstrated interest per
02:22:13 student per education in the film
02:22:14 related to energy services, public
02:22:15 powerIn the power industry. So first I
02:22:16 would like to introduce Amanda McDowell
02:22:19 , I don't know if I saw Amanda's name
02:22:20 on the screen. So I don't know if she
02:22:22 is here. If she's not I will go ahead
02:22:25 and share my screenThe picture of her
02:22:30 so everybody can see Amanda.
02:22:31 >>I don't see her.
02:22:37 >>Let me take one second here to share
02:22:38 my screenSo we can see Amanda here as
02:23:12 we speak about her. So Amanda
02:23:13 McDowell, recently graduated from
02:23:14 (INAUDIBLE) high school, plans to
02:23:15 (INAUDIBLE) University in business
02:23:16 administration and architecture. She
02:23:17 maintains a high grade point average
02:23:18 and also participates in three varsity
02:23:19 sports. Volleyball, softball, and
02:23:20 basketball. In the summers she also
02:23:21 works is with the activity center and
02:23:22 has really enjoyed her opportunity to
02:23:23 work with children.She is keenly
02:23:24 interested in architecture and is an
02:23:25 avid problem solver and likes to learn
02:23:26 different waysOf solving the same
02:23:27 problem. It's something I always
02:23:29 appreciate in people. She is learning
02:23:30 about the importance of energy use in
02:23:31 buildings and will use her
02:23:44 architectural career to design the
02:23:45 most energy efficient to reduce the
02:23:46 environmental (INAUDIBLE). She looks
02:23:47 forward to continuing to be an active
02:23:48 participant in her college community
02:23:49 as well as our community. So with that,
02:23:51 I would like to give her a hand for
02:23:52 being one of our recipients.
02:23:53 >>Congratulations, Amanda.
02:23:55 >>Great. And her other recipient is
02:23:56 Cynthia, I think I did see her name
02:24:01 earlier, I don't know if she is still
02:24:02 here would like to make an appearance
02:24:03 for us.
02:24:05 >>Let's see.
02:24:14 >>Blake did move over to panelist.
02:24:15 >>Good, okay. Cindy, I don't know if
02:24:21 you would like to share put your
02:24:22 camera on? That's okay if you don't, I
02:24:23 have a picture of you as well.But we
02:24:24 will go aheadAnd go to, there she is.
02:24:34 I will put her picture up to make sure
02:24:35 we can see her. Cindy has recently
02:24:53 attended the college will be
02:24:54 transferred to Southwest State
02:24:55 University with a major in sustainable
02:24:56 management and business
02:24:57 administration. She was originally
02:24:58 expected to be a computer science
02:24:59 major but became fascinated with
02:25:00 environmental studies. Shirley after
02:25:01 learning about the (INAUDIBLE) items.
02:25:10 Cindy was reminded that humanity is
02:25:11 (INAUDIBLE) that hurt our environment
02:25:12 and people use these methods that can
02:25:13 be easily (INAUDIBLE) or stop you can
02:25:14 provide great benefits. She wanted to
02:25:15 make an impactHonor Society. She was
02:25:21 reminded of the connection between
02:25:22 sustainability and technology changing
02:25:23 her goals going forward from creating
02:25:30 and designing computer games to
02:25:31 something that could make an impact on
02:25:32 society. She now participates in
02:25:33 developing and pushes to create a more
02:25:37 sustainable healthcare world. So
02:25:38 congratulations, Cindy, very happy to
02:25:39 provideThis.
02:25:40 >>Congratulations. Is she on? Did we
02:25:43 get her on? I don't see her.Cindy, are
02:25:47 you here?There she is, Cynthia.You are
02:25:53 muted.Muted. I see that.Cindy, would
02:26:06 you like to speak?Okay. Well,
02:26:12 congratulations.
02:26:15 >>I would like to sayIt's not my first
02:26:20 time doing this, I am always very
02:26:21 impressedWith the people in Santa
02:26:28 Clara, the high school students and
02:26:29 very happy, most fun things to do is
02:26:32 recognize young kids who work so hard
02:26:39 and deserve the scholarships and do
02:26:40 great things that the city does Council
02:26:42 (INAUDIBLE). Very proud for the
02:26:53 recipients.
02:26:54 >>That sound like very incredible
02:26:55 remarkable young ladies. Did you tell
02:26:56 them they both have to work for
02:26:57 Silicon Valley power in the future,
02:26:58 that I was in the scholarship?
02:27:06 >>I am saving that for later after
02:27:07 they cashed the check. Not right now.
02:27:08 >>Congratulations. I hope you come
02:27:09 back, though. Good luck to you, both
02:27:10 of you, and congratulations.
02:27:11 >>Okay.Thank you, Dir.
02:27:16 Okay, next, we are going to our
02:27:39 special of order of business will be
02:27:40 action on resolution of the city
02:27:41 Council to proclaim a local emergency
02:27:42 regarding the drought. City manager?
02:27:43 >>Thank you, Mayor, and good evening,
02:27:44 city Council. Yesterday I proclaimed a
02:27:45 local emergency for extreme drought
02:27:46 conditions in my role as the city's
02:27:47 director of emergency services and in
02:27:48 accordance with section 2.14096, 060
02:27:49 of the code of the city of Santa
02:27:50 Clara, I am asking the Council this
02:27:51 evening to ratifyThe emergency
02:28:07 proclamation. I will provide a summary
02:28:08 of the steps that led to my decision,
02:28:09 but I think it's very clear that at
02:28:10 this point we need additional local
02:28:11 water conservation actions given that
02:28:12 our drought continues to persist. By
02:28:13 way of example this action is
02:28:14 supported by on June 9 the Board of
02:28:32 Directors of the Santa Clara Valley
02:28:33 water District declared a water
02:28:34 shortage emergency condition in Santa
02:28:35 Clara County and called for a
02:28:36 mandatory 15% reduction in water usage
02:28:37 throughout the county as compared to
02:28:38 2019. It's important to note that
02:28:39 Valley water is one of Santa Clara's
02:28:40 water provider.On June 22, 2021, the
02:28:42 Santa Clara Board of Supervisors
02:28:43 adopted a resolution ratifying June
02:28:44 15, 2021 proclamation the county
02:28:50 director of emergency services for
02:28:51 local emergency related to extreme
02:28:52 drought conditions. Just last Thursday
02:29:03 , Gavin Newsom extended his drought
02:29:04 proclamation to include Santa Clara
02:29:05 County. This action is supported at
02:29:06 both the state County and one of our
02:29:07 water providers. Let's go to the next
02:29:08 slide.
02:29:09 I want to discuss the impacts of the
02:29:10 local emergencyWith respect to the
02:29:12 city. The existence of the local
02:29:13 emergencyIs the implementation of
02:29:18 stage II of the city's water storage
02:29:19 contingency planWith slight
02:29:36 modifications and institutes the
02:29:37 following water prohibitions that we
02:29:38 have messaged throughout the
02:29:39 communication channels. This excludes
02:29:40 includes an expansion of the public
02:29:41 information campaign, an increase in
02:29:42 water with patrols, and enforcement of
02:29:43 water use restrictions ordinance, a
02:29:44 reduction in system water loss,
02:29:45 decreasing hybrid line flushing for
02:30:01 public health and safety, prohibition
02:30:02 on billing of decorative water
02:30:03 features except to sustain aquatic
02:30:04 life and requirement that those
02:30:05 features use recirculated water, a
02:30:06 requirement that the water used for
02:30:07 construction and dust control be
02:30:08 recycled when the water is available.
02:30:09 A restriction on new irrigation
02:30:10 connections to those that use recycled
02:30:11 water when thereFor those that use
02:30:12 recycled water when the water is
02:30:13 available and restriction on
02:30:20 irrigation of golf forces to use
02:30:21 recycled water when water is
02:30:22 available. Let's go to the next light.
02:30:47 A restriction on outdoor watering to a
02:30:48 maximum of three days per week for all
02:30:49 customers with odd-numbered addresses
02:30:50 and sites with no addresses watering
02:30:51 Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in
02:30:52 even-numbered addresses watering on
02:30:53 Tuesdays, Fridays, and send a spirit
02:30:54 of course we will get this
02:30:55 communication out if this proclamation
02:30:56 is ratified. So, Mayor, with that, we
02:30:57 do have our water and sewer director.
02:31:06 We are available to provide any
02:31:07 responses to questions that the
02:31:08 Council may have, but we hope you also
02:31:09 as a Council see there is a need to
02:31:10 increase water conservation and are
02:31:11 able to ratify this proclamation.
02:31:12 >>Thank you kind thank you for for
02:31:13 preparing this, city manager.I think
02:31:14 it was very thought forward thinking
02:31:15 and something that we need to do.
02:31:16 Councilmember Becker?
02:31:25 >>I would like to make a motion to
02:31:26 ratify, then. Is that what we are
02:31:27 doing?
02:31:28 >>Yes.
02:31:29 >>Okay. I'll make a motion to ratify.
02:31:30 >>I will second-period
02:31:31 >>A motion and Becker second,
02:31:32 councilmember Jane?
02:31:33 >>Okay. Is there any member of the
02:31:34 public that would like to speak on
02:31:35 this? Go ahead, Betsy.
02:31:38 >>Thank you.I have seen some neighbors
02:31:47 commenting on next-door that the
02:31:48 problem, California's water problems
02:31:57 are the problem of agriculture in
02:31:58 Central Valley and so on and so on and
02:31:59 why are we picking up on the little
02:32:00 guy for conservation?I think that is
02:32:04 misinformedSort of an attitude, but I
02:32:09 suggest that some of the public
02:32:10 outreachMy address that attitudeAnd
02:32:19 that misinformation. The fact is most
02:32:20 of the water that we use here is rain
02:32:25 that falls here or near here and
02:32:26 really has relatively little to doWith
02:32:45 agriculture in the Central Valley. I
02:32:46 did have one question, I'm wondering
02:32:47 if the golf course on Saratoga and
02:32:48 prune Ridge is currently using
02:32:49 recycled water for irrigation and I am
02:32:50 also wondering if it could be. I know
02:32:51 we have recycled water pipeline on
02:32:52 Saratoga. Thank you.
02:32:53 >>Okay, thank you, Betsy.Name not
02:32:54 required.
02:33:00 >>Is the fountain shut down in the
02:33:01 city also cutting down by a minimum of
02:33:02 15%, hopefully more, On all of their
02:33:11 watering also? I would guess so, but I
02:33:12 would like that to be clarified and
02:33:13 publicly communicated too, please.
02:33:14 Thank you.
02:33:15 >>Thank you.We will get all the
02:33:20 questions in. Anyone else? From the
02:33:39 public?
02:33:40 >>Okay. City manager, you want to
02:33:41 answer the question on the fountains?
02:33:42 >>We will be participating in the same
02:33:43 water conservation efforts.
02:33:44 >>Thank you. Okay, we have a motion
02:33:45 and a second to declare the local
02:33:46 emergency regarding the drought.
02:33:47 Assistant city clerk, a roll call
02:33:48 vote, please.
02:33:53 >>
02:33:54 [CALLING ROLL]
02:34:25 >>That passes unanimously, thank you.
02:34:26 Next we have a burglary report
02:34:27 regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. City
02:34:28 manager?
02:34:29 >>Let's move on to the other local
02:34:30 emergency. The status update on the
02:34:31 state of the COVID 19 emergency is
02:34:53 provided for counselor of year review
02:34:54 per government code 8630. I will start
02:34:55 first with just providing a quick
02:34:56 summary and then we will hand out the
02:34:57 presentation to Lisa for the data and
02:34:58 statistics. We reached an important
02:34:59 milestone last week when our food
02:35:00 distribution during the city's
02:35:01 pandemic response. On July 1, the
02:35:02 daily senior nutrition program
02:35:03 returned to daily congregate meals at
02:35:04 the senior center and weeklyPoint of
02:35:20 distribution operation was
02:35:21 discontinued. The pod program served
02:35:22 2800 lunches at the senior center and
02:35:23 825 families at the Salvation Army
02:35:24 during the month of June. The fire
02:35:25 department ended its delivery to the
02:35:26 senior center last week as meal
02:35:27 preparation resumed on site and every
02:35:28 Friday each week since the pandemic
02:35:29 began, a fire department personnel
02:35:30 kicked up approximately 1000
02:35:31 (INAUDIBLE) from the convention center
02:35:32 and delivered the 650 meals to the
02:35:33 senior center with 160 Seniors Who
02:35:34 Would Dr. up or walk up to this
02:35:43 community center to receive their
02:35:44 weekend meals. The fire department
02:35:45 personnel will continue to deliver 370
02:35:46 meals to the homes of 90 homebound
02:35:47 seniors every Friday until July 30.
02:35:50 In terms of reopening City Hall to the
02:35:51 public, our plan continues for the
02:35:52 reopening on City Hall in mid-to-late
02:35:53 August timeframe.This is dependent, of
02:36:07 course, and any subsequent borders
02:36:08 that will be orders by the state
02:36:09 related to COVID-19 that would impact
02:36:10 her ability to stay open, and this is
02:36:11 also an opening plan remains
02:36:29 consistent with the region in the
02:36:30 county's position reopening in late
02:36:31 August September as well. I just want
02:36:32 to note that the state will assess
02:36:33 conditions on September 1 and make a
02:36:34 determination as to whether they will
02:36:35 update any requirements or
02:36:36 recommendations and will be sure to
02:36:37 integrate those entire reopening
02:36:38 plans. Our senior center opened on
02:36:39 July 6, Monday through Friday from 1
02:36:40 to 5 PM for limited services and
02:36:41 activities and programs and our senior
02:36:42 center fitness centerIs currently
02:36:56 under renovation. If anyone needs any
02:36:57 more information for expanded services
02:36:58 you're welcome to call 408-615-3170.
02:36:59 Lisa, I'm going to hand it over to you
02:37:00 for the update on statistics and
02:37:01 overall COVID. Per the city.
02:37:03 >>Thank you very much, good evening,
02:37:04 Mayor Gillmor and councilmembers.
02:37:05 There are some slidesThat I will queue
02:37:06 up, That's information that city
02:37:20 manager Santa Ana shared at the senior
02:37:21 center. I will give the slides as we
02:37:22 go forward. I don't have one at this
02:37:23 moment. COVID data continues to be
02:37:24 stable, so it is increasing a bit,
02:37:31 which was expected as we fully
02:37:32 reopened in June. The seven day
02:37:33 rolling average of COVID cases today
02:37:34 was 56. Yesterday that was 48. For
02:37:38 number of days last month that number
02:37:39 was in the 30s. So there is a bit of
02:37:40 an increase their. Our test positivity
02:37:42 rate was 0.8% today. It was 0.5% for a
02:37:55 number of weeks, not a surprise also
02:37:56 that that has increased a bit. Our
02:37:57 hospitals have very sufficient
02:37:58 capacity to treat all patients. There
02:38:13 58 COVID patients in our hospital
02:38:14 today. A month ago, we had 43 COVID
02:38:15 patients in our hospitals, so you can
02:38:16 see the increase there, which was
02:38:17 expected, as I shared. The good news
02:38:18 we can go to the slide on the
02:38:19 percentages of vaccine doses, I think
02:38:22 that might be one side, there we go,
02:38:23 thank you. So the % of residents who
02:38:24 have completed at least one vaccine
02:38:25 dose as of yesterday who are 12 and
02:38:36 older is 82.4%, the % of residents who
02:38:37 completed vaccination as of yesterday
02:38:38 or 12 and older is 76%, so for large
02:38:39 counties of 1.5 million people or
02:38:40 greater we still have the vast
02:38:41 vaccination rates Best vaccination
02:38:45 rates in the country.
02:38:55 The next slide is familiar to our
02:38:56 frequent followers of our council
02:38:57 meetings. Same-day appointments for
02:38:58 the unvaccinated are still available
02:39:04 at RE/MAX.org, or by calling 211 where
02:39:05 help is available for those without
02:39:06 Internet access or who need assistance
02:39:07 with multiple languages. We just have
02:39:08 toKeep promoting vaccines, there still
02:39:12 are a few folks out there that have
02:39:13 not yet been vaccinated who are
02:39:14 eligible.Next for COVID testing, COVID
02:39:26 testing returns to the Central Park
02:39:27 library tomorrow July 14 from 9:30 to
02:39:28 3:30 p.m. Appointments can still be
02:39:29 made SEC pretest.org and COVID testing
02:39:30 will returnNext month on Wednesday,
02:39:34 August 11. In this concludes the COVID
02:39:35 update.
02:39:39 >>Thank you very much, Lisa, for that.
02:39:40 City manager?
02:39:46 >>If there any questions we can
02:39:47 entertain them, if not, that concludes
02:39:48 our report.
02:39:49 >>Any questions from the Council? Any
02:39:50 questions from the public? On this?
02:40:02 >>I don't see any hand, may appear
02:40:03 >>Thank you for that report. We are
02:40:04 going to two things. One we are going
02:40:05 to move to approve the consent
02:40:06 calendar then take public
02:40:07 presentations and then take a break.
02:40:18 Next is the approval of the consent
02:40:19 calendar, all items will be approved
02:40:20 with one motion and unless my items
02:40:21 are pulled from the agenda. I have to
02:40:22 say for the record, city clerk, will
02:40:23 be abstaining on item 5F which is a
02:40:28 Mills at contract for a 34 Main St.,
02:40:29 my office located within 1000 feet of
02:40:30 834 Main St., so I will beAbstaining
02:40:32 on item 5Abstaining on item 5F as in
02:40:34 Frank.Councilmember Jane?
02:40:42 >>I also will be abstaining from 5F
02:40:43 because of the proximityOf my home. I
02:40:48 would like to pull item 5O.For a short
02:40:52 question.
02:40:53 >>Is that it?Okay. Anyone else like to
02:41:02 pull an item from the consent calendar
02:41:03 on the Council? Any member of the
02:41:04 public like to pull an item on the
02:41:05 consent calendar?Okay. May I please
02:41:09 have a motion to approve the balance
02:41:10 of the consent calendar, we will pull
02:41:11 out fiveO.
02:41:12 >>So mood.
02:41:13 >>Second.
02:41:14 >>Moved and seconded.Assistant city
02:41:22 clerk, roll call, please?
02:41:29 >>
02:41:30 [CALLING ROLL]
02:41:54 >>Yes, thank you, that passes
02:41:55 unanimously. Before we go to a short
02:41:56 break I would like to go to public
02:41:57 presentations, want the public not to
02:42:00 have to wait for us. Is there any
02:42:01 member of the public that would like
02:42:02 to speak on an item that's not on the
02:42:03 agenda? Okay, Kirk, go ahead, Kirk.
02:42:09 >>Yes, thanks, Marion Council. I just
02:42:10 wanted to say upcomingTomorrow there
02:42:29 is a new worker cooperative initiative
02:42:30 that the city has sponsored funded and
02:42:31 continues to push forward with with
02:42:32 democracy work Institute, US
02:42:33 Federation of worker cooperatives. The
02:42:34 state of economy law center and
02:42:35 project equity that on July 14 at 12:30
02:42:38 There is a workshop called entity
02:42:39 formation for RCA worker co-ops. I
02:42:40 hope everybody will be able to
02:42:41 participate in that they want toAnd
02:42:42 again, I hope the city will continue
02:42:48 to message this guy was great that the
02:42:49 city message this to everybody on
02:42:50 their email list, if you're part of
02:42:51 the news, That Santa Clara puts out,
02:42:57 it's great. I hope that we will also
02:42:58 be something that the Council will
02:42:59 just be aware of going forward so that
02:43:03 There is awareness that this program
02:43:04 actually exist for peopleAs
02:43:12 information sharing for people and
02:43:13 that people that own businesses or
02:43:14 working businesses that want to learn
02:43:15 more about work ownership employee
02:43:56 ownership, the city has invested
02:43:57 resources and making that a reality
02:43:58 right here in Santa Clara. I hope this
02:43:59 Council and city staff will continue
02:44:00 to message that out in some the
02:44:01 newsletters that go out, just remind
02:44:02 people, because the last one that took
02:44:03 place last month, a great session,
02:44:04 unfortunately it was a very well
02:44:05 attended by the public, and I just ask
02:44:06 some people that I run into, most
02:44:07 people just aren't familiar with it
02:44:08 and are aware that it even happens. I
02:44:09 think people need to be reminded that
02:44:10 this exists and that it continues to
02:44:11 be available to people that don't know
02:44:12 what co-op is, I don't know how it
02:44:13 could work or might work or if they
02:44:14 are thinking of retiring from their
02:44:15 business or just want to walk away
02:44:16 from their business. There are many
02:44:17 reasons to explore worker cooperatives
02:44:18 or employer ownership and work
02:44:19 ownership strategies.So I hope that
02:44:20 you willConsider attending that. Are
02:44:21 some customers that do attended, the
02:44:22 mayorAttended frequently. Thank you
02:44:23 for the ongoing support of these
02:44:24 things. I did want to mentionJust we
02:44:32 heard last month that assembly member
02:44:33 Alex Lee which represents our assembly
02:44:34 member district 25 nominated our
02:44:38 business for small business of the
02:44:39 year in his district in our district
02:44:43 Here in district 25. So we were very
02:44:44 honored to participateIn that event or
02:44:58 will be, it's in August, we plan on
02:44:59 attending that Sacramento on behalf of
02:45:00 our company slides and you New York
02:45:01 and yes, we want to just continue to
02:45:02 support whatever the city does around
02:45:03 work ownership and make that further
02:45:15 knowledge for people. So thanks very
02:45:16 much.
02:45:17 >>Thank you, Kurt, and yes, those
02:45:18 sessions are very valuable and
02:45:19 interesting for the workers. Let's
02:45:20 continue to advertise that.
02:45:21 Congratulations on that nomination.
02:45:22 Any other member of the public like to
02:45:23 speak? Okay.
02:45:24 >>Madam Chair?
02:45:25 >>Yes.
02:45:26 >>I inadvertently overlooked there was
02:45:27 A comment onBye-bye if you would like
02:45:44 to go back to that to so I can read
02:45:45 it.
02:45:46 >>Go ahead, if you would like to read
02:45:47 that, 5I regarding 5I.
02:45:48 >>5I was action on agreement number
02:45:49 one ETA adoption of a resolution
02:45:50 adopting the findings of the final
02:45:51 supplemental environmental impact
02:45:52 reportCompleted by Phase 2 extension
02:46:10 project. The public comment is from
02:46:11 Jonathan Evans, the BT's current
02:46:12 design plans for the Santa Clara
02:46:13 station are insufficient in the
02:46:14 agreement along with the amendment did
02:46:15 not allow the city to provide adequate
02:46:16 feedback to BTM station in their
02:46:17 design. The design for the station
02:46:18 within an adjacent parking lot with no
02:46:19 ground-floor activation creates not
02:46:20 inviting and pedestrian unfriendly
02:46:21 space contradicting principles and
02:46:22 working against all the community is
02:46:23 working towards to make Santa Clara
02:46:24 exciting and inviting station. End of
02:46:25 comment.
02:46:26 >>Okay, thank you very much.
02:46:27 All right. We are now going to take a
02:46:28 15 minuteAnd eat their dinner. So it's
02:46:34 a:50, we will be back at 9:05. Thank
02:46:35 you very much.
02:47:31 Item number five
02:47:34 Item number 5O, actions related to
02:47:35 soil stock Kleinman with Santa Clara
02:47:38 storage and municipal landfill. I
02:47:42 think was councilmember Jane who
02:47:44 pulled that.
02:47:45 >>It was.I see that related is
02:47:53 bringing in a lot of dirtBut not
02:47:57 Basically starting to pay us for
02:47:59 starting projectsOn this land. I would
02:48:03 have much preferred that they stored
02:48:05 the dirt on the 35 acres that's going
02:48:09 to beThe city park because it would
02:48:15 lead to the compaction that. Right now
02:48:16 we have a problem that land where it
02:48:19 seems that that land is settling, It's
02:48:26 most recent landfill, it settles quite
02:48:27 rapidly and it's hard to build
02:48:28 anything.So all the way to that.It's
02:48:36 been able to allow it to come back and
02:48:37 also help maybe smooth out some of the
02:48:41 (INAUDIBLE) on that land. Those are
02:48:42 just my comments. I moved to approve.
02:48:43 >>I, we have a motion to approve, is
02:48:46 there a second?
02:48:48 >>Second.
02:48:54 >>Motion, second by councilmember
02:48:55 part. Any member of the public wanting
02:48:56 speak on this?Okay. Assistant city
02:49:00 clerk, will call, please?
02:49:05 >>
02:49:06 [CALLING ROLL]
02:49:38 >>Hold on, I lost my spot. Okay, now
02:49:39 we're going to move the consent items
02:49:40 that weren't approved last week, was
02:49:41 it last week of the week before? I
02:49:42 can't remember. We are going to five
02:49:43 items, item 5AA, agreement with BKS
02:49:53 Kimley-Horn and Associates and
02:49:54 transfer traffic engineering
02:49:55 Associates deferred from July 6. I
02:49:56 think it was councilmember Janie
02:49:57 pulled all these?Yes, go ahead.
02:49:58 >>I really have a question for staff.
02:50:02 There are three basic contracts$3000
02:50:10 For three consulting companies. The
02:50:11 statement of work is identical for all
02:50:12 three.And I just felt that is not a
02:50:21 lot of money we approved $250,000
02:50:22 contract for like the downtown
02:50:26 consultants and other things. It seems
02:50:27 likeWant to have separate contracts
02:50:42 Based on unique capabilities or
02:50:43 expertise of these companies rather
02:50:44 than exactly the same(INAUDIBLE). It
02:50:50 seems I could be better easier to
02:50:51 manage one company. I'm just trying to
02:50:52 understand what happened there. I did
02:50:53 ask staff about this.But I did get a
02:50:56 response.
02:51:00 >>For the scope of work, and yes,
02:51:44 you're correct, all three agreements
02:51:45 are the same as for the same type of
02:51:46 work. The reason that we did choose to
02:51:47 have three companies is because we got
02:51:48 a lot of requests from the public we
02:51:49 do a lot of studies that come up
02:51:50 involving the traffic and
02:51:51 transportation and sometimes the
02:51:52 companies, much like ourselves, are
02:51:53 very busy and can't respond right
02:51:54 away, and so three contracts allows us
02:51:55 to have the flexibilityTo work with a
02:51:56 contractor who can provide services
02:51:57 quickly. That way if one of the
02:51:58 contractors consultants is not
02:51:59 available, we can move to another
02:52:00 consultant, the other thing we are
02:52:01 allowed to do with this process is
02:52:02 move the money around amongst the
02:52:03 contracts by keeping them under our.
02:52:07 That's the reason why you see three
02:52:08 contracts before you and we have done
02:52:14 this for some other as well and we
02:52:15 found that it works very good in
02:52:16 accomplishing our goals.
02:52:18 >>I wanted to understand that A little
02:52:19 bit better.
02:52:24 >>So the money is based on our budget,
02:52:25 and so we've got over the two fiscal
02:52:26 years we have$250,000. So that's the
02:52:30 money that we are working in, and so I
02:52:31 believe on theseContracts we have
02:52:33 divided those up into threes.So that's
02:52:43 how we have developed the terms and
02:52:44 funding sources as well as the dollar
02:52:45 amounts in these contracts.
02:52:49 >>Okay. I moved to approve.
02:52:50 >>Thank you. Is there a second?Second
02:52:55 bye-bye. AllA roll call vote, please?
02:53:06 >>
02:53:07 [CALLING ROLL]
02:53:34 >>That passage unanimously, thank you.
02:53:35 Next, item 5 DB, action on the
02:53:36 appropriation of asset forfeiture
02:53:37 funds for fiscal year '21-'22 and
02:53:38 related budget amendment deferred from
02:53:39 July 6, 2021 I think that's also you,
02:53:40 councilmember Jane.
02:53:43 >>It is, yes.I had just had a few
02:53:47 questions about this simply because
02:53:51 This isAsset forfeitureDue to finding
02:54:03 stolen goods or trusting somebody that
02:54:04 has a lot of cash around for drug
02:54:05 money or whatever, and it just seems
02:54:06 like it isSort of random in nature of
02:54:18 when we get how much money, so I had
02:54:19 to ask staff how often do we get it,
02:54:24 do we get it every year? We get the
02:54:25 same amount every year? I did get
02:54:26 finally today a responseFrom Carolyn.
02:54:31 And she said that it does vary quite a
02:54:32 bit, in 2016 we got $99,000, 2017 got
02:54:38 $80,000, we got only $18,000 in 2018.
02:54:43 I consider this to be one-time money
02:54:47 so that it should be spent on one time
02:54:50 Expenses rather than ongoing, and I
02:54:53 saw that listedThe list of potential
02:54:57 things it can be spent onWas chat with
02:55:03 the chief, citizens police Academy,
02:55:07 National light out and it seems to me
02:55:08 that those areThings that we just need
02:55:10 to find regularlyAnd that they
02:55:13 shouldn't be relying on one-time
02:55:19 funds, so initially wanted to
02:55:20 understand the philosophy behind how
02:55:22 this forfeitureMoney is being spent. I
02:55:28 would much prefer that they go to
02:55:29 things likeTraining for mental health
02:55:35 For unhoused people, how to deal with
02:55:37 those types of people, That it would
02:55:41 just be trainingOr officers.Crisis
02:55:58 Rather than thing suggestion be funded
02:55:59 regularly like I participated in
02:56:00 citizens police Academy, it's a
02:56:01 wonderful program.The national night
02:56:02 out is also.
02:56:03 >>Thank you.
02:56:07 >>Okay.To sign, go aheadThere we go.
02:56:25 >>There we go. I had been unmuted. I'm
02:56:33 speaking as a resident and not as a
02:56:34 city clerk. And surprisingly, five
02:56:42 Almost to this day five years and two
02:56:43 months ago there was an item on the
02:56:44 agenda about civil asset forfeiture
02:56:45 and at the time I think, you're just
02:56:52 mentioning the cost from '17 onwards
02:56:53 in the 2016 was 93 1/2 thousand
02:56:54 dollars. I spoke about it back then,
02:56:55 for opposed those who don't know about
02:57:05 asset forfeiture a forfeiture, there
02:57:06 was an episode on HBO about it. I
02:57:07 share similar sentiments to what
02:57:08 councilmember Jane is bringing out.
02:57:09 These are monies that are basically
02:57:15 confiscated as part of like drug busts
02:57:16 or thefts and stuff like that, and so
02:57:17 as councilmember Jane rightly brought
02:57:18 up these are kind of very per year and
02:57:25 when I look at the list of all of the
02:57:26 items that are being spent on I agree
02:57:27 with councilmember Jane and I was
02:57:28 going to bring this up, which is these
02:57:29 are things we should be funding
02:57:30 anyways. Right?Whether there
02:57:31 conferences, trainings, A therapy for
02:57:34 the K-9 program, I renovations for the
02:57:43 quiet room communication center, these
02:57:44 are things that we should already be
02:57:45 paying for and should be budgeting for
02:57:46 and not relying on these funds that
02:57:50 may or may not come every year. The
02:57:53 idea of these funds coming fromIllegal
02:58:02 activities, I think they should be
02:58:03 used to reinvest back into the
02:58:04 community to helpAddress these
02:58:10 behaviors and things that we deal with
02:58:11 in our society. So maybe they go into
02:58:12 the programOf Dare. I know there's a
02:58:23 lot of conversation about police funds
02:58:24 cutting of the dare program, these
02:58:25 kind of funds should go towards that
02:58:26 so we can reinvest back in the
02:58:27 community so we can reduce any crime
02:58:28 or a potentialDesire to do crime.So
02:58:29 that's my comment.
02:58:37 >>Thank you. Chief Nikolai? Go ahead.
02:58:42 >>Thank you, Mayor. I just want to
02:58:43 clarify. I do think all of these
02:58:48 programs are important and I would
02:58:49 love for them to be funded fully, But
02:58:54 as you no doubt experience, the budget
02:58:55 has been very, toughEspecially these
02:59:03 last couple of years. So items like
02:59:04 training are in our budget because
02:59:05 that is critical. Items like the
02:59:06 communityAwards and events, those are
02:59:09 nice events to have, I agree, The CPA
02:59:20 is incredibly valuable, but if we have
02:59:21 to pick CPA or officer training, it's
02:59:22 going to be off to training. And
02:59:23 that's why these types of eventsAnd
02:59:24 awards are in theAsset forfeiture.
02:59:29 Again, there are one-time funds, we
02:59:30 don't count on themAnd if we lost
02:59:35 these completely we would have to look
02:59:36 at where we made cutsTo fund those
02:59:38 events.
02:59:41 >>Thank you, Jean. Okay. Was there a
02:59:47 motion? I don't remember.
02:59:53 >>I will move to approve staff
02:59:54 recommendation.
02:59:55 >>Is there a second?
03:00:00 >>Second.
03:00:01 >>A motion and a second.
03:00:03 >>
03:00:04 [CALLING ROLL]
03:00:23 >>That passes unanimously.
03:00:24 Okay. So we have the Silicon Valley
03:00:30 quarterly strategic planning update,
03:00:31 but the city manager, we are passing
03:00:32 over this one, right?
03:00:34 >>If we have time later we can get to
03:00:35 it, but what is more urgent is item
03:00:50 number eight and nine.
03:00:51 >>Okay, eight and, yes. Eight and
03:00:52 nine. All right. We are going to
03:00:53 number eight. Confirmation on the
03:00:54 addition of new actions to achieve the
03:00:55 interim target of 2035 for climate
03:00:56 action plan update.
03:01:17 >>This is Andrew, I just got promoted,
03:01:18 I could not hear what he said.
03:01:24 >>Hi, Matthew.
03:01:25 >>Hi.
03:01:26 >>Did you, for me to speak?
03:01:27 >>We did, yes. Thank you, I guess that
03:01:28 might've been the case, but I was in
03:01:29 thatTemporal zone.Traveling through
03:01:42 interspace.
03:01:43 Thank you, I am Andrew Crabtree,
03:01:44 director of community development for
03:01:45 the city of Santa Clara and I will be
03:01:46 a co-presenterWith Michelle Templeton,
03:01:47 the city's sustainability managerAnd
03:01:53 we also have our consultants available
03:01:54 as well as our staff team to answer
03:01:55 questionsI they may participate as
03:01:57 needed in the presentation. SoLet's
03:02:02 see. I have my slides up? Next slide,
03:02:03 please?
03:02:08 So the climate action plan, the city's
03:02:09 climate action plan or, identify
03:02:13 specific greenhouse gas reduction
03:02:14 targets for the city and measures them
03:02:21 On those reduction. The Is
03:02:22 incorporated into the city's general
03:02:23 plan should be consistent with the
03:02:24 city Gen. plan goals and policiesEric
03:02:26 on January 24 of 2020 the city began
03:02:27 update to the currentPlan with
03:02:44 consultant team led by ADA consulting
03:02:45 group and (INAUDIBLE) and Dave Powers
03:02:46 and Associates. The city's current,
03:02:47 which was adopted in September 2013
03:02:48 identifies measurable actions the city
03:02:49 can implement through the year 2020
03:03:09 which is now passed to reduce the
03:03:10 greenhouse gas emissions to 1990
03:03:11 levels as was required at that time by
03:03:12 the California global warming
03:03:13 solutions act of 2006. The Al
03:03:14 Khaleej update will establish a new
03:03:15 city greenhouse gas reduction goals
03:03:16 for 2030 which addresses state
03:03:17 requirements that were enacted since
03:03:18 the 2013 Was adopted. It may also
03:03:19 establishTargets for the city to
03:03:30 address other city goals for
03:03:31 greenhouse gas reductions. One benefit
03:03:32 of the qualified That conforms to
03:03:33 state requirements as it can be used
03:03:34 by projects within the city to support
03:03:35 their California environmental quality
03:03:36 act or CEQA review that they are
03:03:37 required to prepare. Next slide,
03:03:38 please?
03:03:39 This timeline summarizes the process
03:03:40 followed by the city to prepare Update
03:03:41 including outreach and engagement
03:03:42 activities that are taking place. You
03:03:47 can see that the city really began
03:03:48 with interviews stakeholder focus
03:03:49 groupsAnd online surveys as well as
03:03:53 workshop planning commission
03:03:58 (INAUDIBLE). The feedback that we
03:03:59 gathered through these events were
03:04:00 formed the preferred greenhouse gas
03:04:02 reduction targets in the initial
03:04:06 miniatures list that we are developing
03:04:10 into the Council. We are approaching
03:04:11 the end of this process and with
03:04:14 today's hearing we are seeking the
03:04:15 city councils verificationOf the
03:04:17 actions needed to achieve the target,
03:04:27 The interim target that was discussed
03:04:28 by the city Council at the March 2021
03:04:29 study session. So we were in front of
03:04:30 the Council just a couple months ago,
03:04:34 At that time, Council gave us some
03:04:35 input, including the preference for an
03:04:36 interim target, We have done some
03:04:40 analysis around that, and we are
03:04:41 seeking further verification around
03:04:42 that tonight. With that direction from
03:04:51 tonight we all go to our next step
03:04:52 which is to prepare the SQL review
03:04:53 document for the Update. Next slide,
03:04:54 please.
03:05:03 Community input is taken a variety of
03:05:04 formats including staff interviews,
03:05:05 stakeholder focus groups, two online
03:05:06 surveys, a virtual community workshop,
03:05:07 to planning commission study sessions
03:05:32 and city Council. In the two surveys,
03:05:33 one had 400 the other had 500
03:05:34 respondents, so we know at least 500
03:05:35 people have provided input into the
03:05:36 Update, likely more. And much of the
03:05:37 input focused on identification and
03:05:38 prioritization of greenhouse gas
03:05:39 measures or reduction measures for the
03:05:40 city, through this input community
03:05:41 expressed a preference for reliance
03:05:42 upon voluntary measures rather than
03:05:43 mandatory ones.Also mentioned to study
03:05:45 sessions with the planning commission
03:05:46 and at the conclusion of their second
03:05:47 study session the plan commission
03:05:48 provided input but To include target
03:05:49 to achieve carbon neutrality related
03:05:51 to 2045. That was communicated to the
03:05:52 city Council at the study session as
03:05:53 well and supported by the Council.
03:05:54 Next slide, please?
03:06:04 So this is, this slide summarizes the
03:06:05 specific direction we received from
03:06:06 the city Council at the study session
03:06:07 in March. The city Council affirmed
03:06:13 the target of carbon neutrality no
03:06:14 later than 2025 to align with state
03:06:15 executive order. The city Council also
03:06:25 Directed staff to consider the
03:06:26 intermediate target of an 80%
03:06:27 reduction in the cities gas emissions
03:06:29 by 2035, additionally direction to
03:06:30 requireThat there be a 45, sorry, 25%
03:06:37 vehicle miles traveled or BMT reduction
03:06:43 Requirement by city policy for new
03:06:44 development projects that would be
03:06:45 achieved throughActive transportation
03:06:49 demand management measures and just
03:07:13 want to clarify, active, there are two
03:07:14 types of measures, there are some that
03:07:15 are just automatic which are due to
03:07:16 the location of a project, it's
03:07:17 located to transit or other things
03:07:18 that provide benefit, a reducing
03:07:19 vehicle miles traveled, so that's one,
03:07:20 this is specific to active matrix,
03:07:21 these are things that are added to a
03:07:22 project to reduce the amount of driving
03:07:23 Of whether it be a residential project
03:07:24 or residents of that project or
03:07:25 claimant use employees working at
03:07:26 building, measures that will reduce
03:07:27 how much they driveAnd it's mentioned
03:07:35 in this case vehicle miles traveled.
03:07:36 Preparing and the Council further
03:07:37 directed us to prepare an all electric
03:07:38 reach code which is something this
03:07:45 added into the city's building code to
03:07:46 include requirements for the provision
03:07:47 of electric vehicle or EV ready
03:07:48 parking spaces in the development at a
03:07:53 level of 25% level II and 75% was
03:07:54 called light level II, so kind of an
03:07:55 increased requirement orIncluding
03:08:12 infrastructure to support EV vehicles
03:08:13 in our new development. And also using
03:08:14 automatic load management software to
03:08:15 balance the loads, all electric reach,
03:08:16 as discussed would generally require
03:08:17 new development continuesElectric
03:08:18 rather than natural gas appliances of
03:08:19 various type are going to be in a
03:08:20 single-family home or commercial.And
03:08:25 with some exceptions. Next slide,
03:08:27 please.
03:08:41 So the city Council direction also
03:08:42 included a requirement for new
03:08:43 development to include one secured
03:08:44 bicycle parking spot for each
03:08:45 multifamily residential unit with
03:08:46 electrical outlets available and to
03:08:47 prepare a policy to replace natural gas
03:08:56 and water heaters within city
03:08:57 facilities upon burnout with
03:08:58 electrical covalent and to implement a
03:08:59 climate action tracking dashboard. So
03:09:03 at this point I will turn the
03:09:04 presentation over to Ms. Shelton.
03:09:05 >>Thank you.Thank you, Dir. Crabtree,
03:09:10 good evening, Michelle (INAUDIBLE),
03:09:11 sustainability manager Santa Clara. As
03:09:36 Dir. Crabtree mentioned, many of the
03:09:37 directives provided by Council in
03:09:38 March 2021 have been incorporated into
03:09:39 the draft. There are two in particular
03:09:40 that get direction on after presenting
03:09:41 our findings in those areas. Those are
03:09:42 specifically Council target of
03:09:43 achieving an interim 80% GHD emissions
03:09:44 reduction by 2035 and the proposed 25%
03:09:45 reductionThrough active transportation
03:09:46 demand. So with Council directed to
03:09:50 achieve an interim of 80% GHD
03:09:51 emissions by 2035, the consultants and
03:09:52 the staff conducted scenario analyses
03:10:23 And the consultant analysis determined
03:10:24 that we could achieve up to a 75, 79%
03:10:25 reduction if the city were to adopt
03:10:26 the electric reach code and the SVP
03:10:27 would provide 100% carbon neutral
03:10:28 electricity by 2035 for the consult
03:10:29 modeling there was no alternative that
03:10:30 could get us to the proposed 80% GHD
03:10:31 reduction by 2035 without also having
03:10:32 SVP provide 100% carbon neutral
03:10:33 electricity. Next slide, please?
03:10:48 Solid like to diving a little deeper
03:10:49 to what that would entail to achieve
03:10:50 that hundred % carbon neutrality to
03:10:51 75% THD emission reduction target by
03:10:52 2035. Has to be in the scenario would
03:10:53 be to purchase a total of 130% of the
03:10:54 energy that it actually delivers with
03:10:55 100% ofVolume being carbon free and
03:11:22 30% not being carbon free. Although
03:11:23 the actual energy delivered and used
03:11:24 in Santa Clara would not be completely
03:11:25 carbon free. So through this approach
03:11:26 I think we could claim carbon
03:11:27 neutrality by over purchasing and the
03:11:28 excess purchase of Celine sold on the
03:11:29 spot market, likely at a loss that
03:11:30 purchase price. Can based on
03:11:31 preliminary SVP estimates of this
03:11:32 approach it would require an increase
03:11:33 in customer rates of 45 to 55% on top
03:11:34 of the standard 3% annual rate increase
03:11:35 . The previously proposed target which
03:11:36 did not include the 80% interim target
03:11:37 would not require over purchasing or
03:11:38 the resulting rate increase. It is
03:11:39 important to mention that the
03:11:40 integrated resource planTo the Council
03:11:46 in late 2023 will examine the various
03:11:47 resource areas to achieve carbon
03:11:48 neutrality by 2035 and doing this
03:11:49 would give us more data to consider
03:11:51 this in room 2035 target. Next slide,
03:11:52 please?
03:12:12 One way to achieve the 80% target by
03:12:13 2035 would be to consider mandatory
03:12:14 electrification retrofits of large
03:12:15 commercial and multifamily buildings.
03:12:16 The consultant modeling showed that a
03:12:17 mandatory retrofit of 62% of existing
03:12:18 large commercialFamily buildings by
03:12:34 2035 would be necessary in conjunction
03:12:35 with SVP measure of 100% carbon
03:12:36 neutral electricity and that would
03:12:37 achieve approximately 83% GHD
03:12:38 emissions reductions by 2035. There is
03:12:39 also a single-family requirement for
03:12:40 gas appliance replacement that could
03:12:41 be considered as an optionThough that
03:12:47 was not included in the model. It
03:12:48 could be the direction of that interim
03:12:49 target. It doesn't have the same GHD
03:12:50 reduction impact as a mandatory
03:12:51 retrofit. Next slide, please?
03:13:12 So in summary the analysis determined
03:13:13 that up to 79% GHD emissions reduction
03:13:14 could be achieved the best TV provides
03:13:15 100% carbon neutral electricity by
03:13:16 2035 and the city adopts an all
03:13:17 electric breach code and I want to
03:13:18 reiterate that for the modeling there
03:13:19 was no alternative that can get us to
03:13:20 the proposed 80%Production by 2035
03:13:21 without that 100% carbon neutral from
03:13:23 SVP. The SPP summary indicates the
03:13:24 next integrated resource plan that
03:13:25 will be late 2023We'll look at those
03:13:54 various scenarios to achieve carbon
03:13:55 neutrality in 2035 in depth as opposed
03:13:56 to the current roadmap to carbon free
03:13:57 electricity by 2045. The current IRP
03:13:58 target is 60% procurement with energy
03:13:59 from movable electricity sources by
03:14:00 2030, and that's what's required by SB
03:14:01 100, and S&P would need to achieve a
03:14:02 70% carbon neutrality by 2030For the
03:14:05 SB 32 emissions reduction targets
03:14:06 which consult modeling showed would
03:14:07 lead to a 46% GHD emissions reduction
03:14:08 for service area by 2035.Next slide,
03:14:09 please?
03:14:15 During our March Council meeting the
03:14:16 direction was also given to set a 25%
03:14:33 reduction of vehicle most traveled
03:14:34 with active transportation and
03:14:35 management measures in order to
03:14:36 explore this target staff conducted a
03:14:37 survey of other cities and what was
03:14:38 found was there is a variety of
03:14:39 approaches. None of the surveyed
03:14:40 cities required a 25% reduction
03:14:41 through active measuresDiane one of
03:14:45 the findings was Santa Clara as ENT
03:14:46 per capita is the lowest in the county
03:14:47 for residential category and the
03:14:48 second lowest in the county for the
03:14:49 employee category. Can this makes itA
03:14:50 very challenging to go to a higher
03:14:55 percentage in the M TV reductions for
03:14:56 active measures across the board. Next
03:14:57 slide, please?Additionally, staff
03:15:13 utilize modeling tools for various
03:15:14 active Te Deum measures. It was
03:15:15 determined that a 25% reduction of BMT
03:15:16 for residential projects that relies
03:15:17 only on active measures could only be
03:15:18 achieved through aggressive measures
03:15:19 like parking.One consideration that is
03:15:27 residential TBM program could be
03:15:28 further explored by hiring hiring a
03:15:29 consultant to develop a list of
03:15:30 mandatory codified measures that would
03:15:31 be applicable to all residential
03:15:49 Possible for residential projects it
03:15:50 would allow for the consistent and
03:15:51 streamlined process for tailoring
03:15:52 active TDM measures to residential
03:15:53 projects in a way that would achieve
03:15:54 the highest possible reductions.Staff
03:15:58 further calculated reductions possible
03:15:59 for large employers and these
03:16:01 calculations found that25% reduction
03:16:11 could be feasible for commercial
03:16:12 project. This is due to the fact that
03:16:13 measures like telecommuting, private
03:16:14 shuttle transit passes, shower
03:16:15 facilities and other measures which
03:16:28 are very effective in reducing single
03:16:29 trips for employment purposes, all of
03:16:30 these measures in combination would
03:16:31 result in 25% reduction in DMT for
03:16:32 large (INAUDIBLE). What next slide,
03:16:33 please.
03:16:39 So now we're looking the Council for a
03:16:40 directive on a couple of options for
03:16:41 addressing the MT reduction, Council
03:16:42 could provide the direction to retain
03:16:43 the 25% target achieved through the
03:16:44 active TDM measures with the merger
03:16:50 employment and nonresident projects.
03:16:51 Another option could include creating
03:16:52 TDM program the guidance of the TVM
03:17:02 consultant for residential and/or
03:17:03 commercial projects that focuses on
03:17:04 determining the most impactful BMT
03:17:05 reduction strategies for active PDM
03:17:06 measures that are specific to the
03:17:07 project type. And if the city were to
03:17:19 develop TDM program based on specific
03:17:20 measures rather than a percentage
03:17:21 reduction and have that apply to both
03:17:22 nonresidential and commercial projects
03:17:23 this would create an effective or
03:17:24 consistent citywide requirementAnd
03:17:25 also more easily verifiable. With that
03:17:26 I will pass it back over to Dir.
03:17:27 Crabtree.
03:17:32 >>Thank you.
03:17:33 >>Thank you. So continuing on withOur
03:17:37 timeline arrow here, our next steps
03:17:38 from tonight's meeting with the
03:17:52 Council, we have confirmation that we
03:17:53 are on target and other goals we would
03:17:54 proceed through the rest of the summer
03:17:55 and fall with making available for
03:17:56 public review a draft of the climate
03:17:57 action plan with those targets the
03:17:58 associated measures in the document as
03:18:06 well as mentioned earlier we would be
03:18:07 getting work on the environmental
03:18:08 review, CEQA analysis requiredFor the
03:18:19 potential adoption of the climate
03:18:20 action plan. And it would be with the
03:18:21 intent of having the hearing before
03:18:22 the planning commission in the fall of
03:18:23 this year and then bringing it to the
03:18:24 CouncilFor adoption either at the very
03:18:33 end of this year or early in 2022 and
03:18:34 as mentioned it is part of the city's
03:18:35 general plan so the formal adoption
03:18:36 would be a text amendment. Next slide,
03:18:37 please?
03:18:38 So with that, staff is hereGiving is
03:18:41 your recommendation tonight in terms
03:18:42 of Council directionThat we are asking
03:18:46 that you adopt the following measures
03:18:59 to achieve the required greenhouse gas
03:19:00 emission reductions in development of
03:19:01 35 targets. So our recommendation is
03:19:02 that Silicon Valley power achieved a
03:19:03 70% carbon neutrality by 2030 to meet
03:19:04 RSP 32 targets and to set a new 2035
03:19:18 climate action plan greenhouse gas
03:19:19 emissions reduction target based on
03:19:20 the results of the IRP that's
03:19:21 underway. It would be prepared and
03:19:22 brought to Council in the future.And
03:19:25 also that we established key reduction
03:19:26 approach that identifies specific
03:19:27 interim active measures for new
03:19:29 residential development in large
03:19:30 employment projects until the
03:19:39 consultant to provide recommendation
03:19:40 on specific measures to operate
03:19:41 (INAUDIBLE) program. A little bit of a
03:19:42 variation that we are looking to move
03:19:43 forward, Now the parking Per se but
03:19:47 with other measures that would help us
03:19:48 achieve maximum TDM reductions through
03:19:53 active measures. Next slide, please?
03:20:01 Continuing on, consistent with the
03:20:02 Council direction from the study
03:20:03 session adopt an all electric breach
03:20:13 code with some exceptions as
03:20:14 discussed, set the electric reach code
03:20:15 requirements for provision of EV
03:20:16 parking spaces as noted also consists
03:20:17 of prior Council discussion. And
03:20:21 requirement for new development to
03:20:22 include one secure bicycle parking
03:20:23 spot electrical outlets also
03:20:24 consistent with the prior discussion
03:20:34 And the last two as well, prepare
03:20:35 policy to replace natural gas
03:20:36 furnaces, water skeeters, electrical
03:20:37 equivalent and to implement a climate
03:20:38 action tracking dashboard. So the ones
03:20:39 on this site are all consistent with
03:20:40 our prior discussion on the prior
03:20:41 slide we recommendingSome variations
03:20:50 From what was previously discussed
03:20:51 based upon the new information that we
03:20:52 have about what it would take to
03:20:53 achieve the interim targetIn BMP
03:21:00 reductions that were brought up at the
03:21:01 March meeting. So with that, staff,
03:21:02 consultants are available for
03:21:03 questions. Thank you very much for
03:21:04 that report from both of you. That was
03:21:05 very illuminating.
03:21:11 Councilmember Jane, let's start with
03:21:12 you.
03:21:13 >>Okay. SoMountain View has already set
03:21:21 , Sorry, Palo Alto set a goal for 80 x
03:21:22 30, Sorry, Palo Alto set a goal for 80
03:21:26 x 30 x 20 30, then the park set a goal
03:21:27 for 90% by 2035, And I just found out
03:21:31 today, Well, first for survey, we took
03:21:32 the residents said they wanted to go
03:21:33 faster than state mandates.So I know
03:21:35 that Mountain View Palo Alto and Menlo
03:21:38 Park going faster. I just got this note
03:21:43 from the lawyer of PC PACalifornia
03:21:45 power authority and it says Gov.
03:21:46 requests(INAUDIBLE) CPUC to expedite
03:21:50 carbon neutrality here on Friday, Gov.
03:21:55 Newsom received a virtual meeting
03:21:56 climate activities to discuss how to
03:21:57 accelerate the states transition to
03:21:58 carbon neutrality. As part of the
03:21:59 meeting the governor requested CPC and
03:22:00 Carr evaluate ways to achieve carbon
03:22:01 neutrality by 2035, 10 years earlier
03:22:02 than the existing 2045 target.
03:22:04 Said the state, the cities need to
03:22:05 move faster than state. Because we can
03:22:09 move more nimbly than the state. And
03:22:10 in Santa Clara we had our data centers
03:22:15 consume 70% of the electricity in
03:22:16 Santa Clara.And data centers, we
03:22:38 talked about this. So Microsoft runs
03:22:39 huge data center. Microsoft has been
03:22:40 carbon neutral across the world since
03:22:41 2012 and commits to being carbon
03:22:42 negativeBy 2030. Our goal is to
03:22:43 promote sustainable development and
03:22:46 low carbon business practices. So
03:22:48 Microsoft did that. Amazon is the
03:22:54 leading cloud provider AWS is also
03:22:55 energy-efficient. 88% more thanOn
03:23:07 premise data centers. AWS is moving
03:23:08 steadily towards achieving Amazon's
03:23:09 companywide goal of using 100%
03:23:10 renewable energy by 2025.
03:23:23 Let's go to Facebook. In 2020, we
03:23:24 achieve net zero emissions in our
03:23:25 operations by reducing emissions by
03:23:26 97% and supporting carbon renewable
03:23:27 projects. Let's go to Apple.Apple,
03:23:28 already carbon neutral todayFor
03:23:34 corporate emissions worldwide. The
03:23:35 company plans to bring its entire
03:23:36 carbon footprint to net zero 20 years
03:23:37 soonerThan targets. We have a new data
03:23:42 center in Santa Clara every six months.
03:23:44 Why are our data centers not moving
03:23:47 to carbon free electricity in all of
03:23:49 the other data centersFrom these big
03:23:53 corporations have already movedTo
03:23:59 carbon neutrality? If we just move
03:24:00 their data centers to the 100% carbon
03:24:01 neutralWe would achieve very close to
03:24:06 what we are trying to get to. I don't
03:24:12 know, we have no restrictions on our
03:24:13 data centers. They just do whatever
03:24:14 they want.And thenThere should be a
03:24:21 very aggressiveUV charging retrofit
03:24:25 program, So I hear that there is all
03:24:40 of these sort of naysayers, it can't
03:24:41 be done, it can be done. Well, it has
03:24:42 to be done. Our children depend on it.
03:24:43 It's an existential crisis. We just
03:24:47 sent three firefighters to go fight
03:24:48 our fires. Around the state. Okay? We
03:24:49 just hadFlexible because it got so
03:24:52 damn hot in California. Unusually hot.
03:25:02 And it's going to get worse. The
03:25:03 wildfire season this year is going to
03:25:04 be unbelievable. It will truly be
03:25:06 held. In California. Because the
03:25:10 forests are dryer, as dry as they
03:25:12 would be, And they're just going to be
03:25:17 get (INAUDIBLE) and it's going to be
03:25:18 hell.We need to act responsible,
03:25:26 Responsibly. We have to get there. The
03:25:27 TDM consultant came to the planning
03:25:28 commission talked about other cities
03:25:32 achieving 30% TDM. Santa Clara has been
03:25:36 our TDM programs are a joke in Santa
03:25:37 Clara.We don't have, I mean,
03:25:46 developments that are supposed to
03:25:47 report to the TDM policies don't even
03:25:48 report on what they're doing in the
03:25:54 CMT. It's crazy. So we need to really
03:25:55 take on TDM, we are adding 30,000
03:25:58 thousand minutes, that's going to be
03:25:59 70,000 more people in the if we don't
03:26:02 reduce strips we are screwed. We have
03:26:03 to getOur trips down. We have to
03:26:16 (INAUDIBLE). That's what I had to say
03:26:17 about all the naysayers that say it
03:26:18 can't be done. We are the center of
03:26:19 what's possible. We can do it.
03:26:20 >>Okay. On, councilmember Becker?
03:26:21 >>Thank you, Mayor.Basically
03:26:28 councilmemberTook words out of my
03:26:34 mouth. I really want to say, I'm glad
03:26:35 he covered a lot of that becauseThis
03:26:43 is about planning for the future, I
03:26:44 believe that we can make a difference
03:26:45 in planning that future, I think we
03:26:46 can basically set a good steppingstone
03:26:48 and I think we can be that exampleAs
03:27:10 well as other cities. I do always have
03:27:11 that concerned about with people
03:27:12 moving forward down the road not
03:27:13 everybody is going to be able to
03:27:14 transfer to an electric car, but we
03:27:15 can move help get people to that
03:27:16 direction. I know people that still
03:27:17 have classic cars that run on gas. We
03:27:18 just want to get it to that point, I
03:27:19 think those cars are going to be
03:27:20 limitedVersus everything else being
03:27:28 electric or another alternative. So I
03:27:29 do like What councilmember Jane was
03:27:30 saying, he said everything that needed
03:27:31 to be said, it means that we need to
03:27:32 be the shining example, especially in
03:27:33 the bay area, and this is Mary that
03:27:34 was very environmentally friendly.
03:27:35 That's why if we do make any motions
03:27:53 and anything I really like to see 100%
03:27:54 carbon neutral data centers to be
03:27:55 involved what councilmember Jean was
03:27:56 saying, Jane was saying. If other
03:27:57 companies are doing and showing what
03:27:58 they can do, and be leaders, we can do
03:27:59 the same thing here in Santa Clara.
03:28:00 That clich , we are the center of
03:28:01 what's possible. Whenever convenient I
03:28:02 would like to make that motionTo take
03:28:03 staff recommendation but also the 100%
03:28:09 carbon neutral data centers is
03:28:10 something I would really like to see
03:28:11 involved in that too and even some the
03:28:12 concerns that residents have. Thank
03:28:13 you so much.
03:28:14 >>Thank you. By smeared all?
03:28:15 >>Thank you, Mayor.So some of the
03:28:29 Points which have been taken by
03:28:30 councilmember Jane are very valid in
03:28:31 our next generation is looking
03:28:32 forwards to us basically:now not in
03:28:33 the future. We need to have action now
03:28:38 , An analogy of how come Microsoft
03:28:39 Apple AWS, who is running this
03:28:42 business, who are in the business of
03:28:43 making moneyAnd they put carbon
03:28:49 neutral footprint on their data centers
03:28:51 , Microsoft has done that since 2012.
03:28:58 Such a great feet and here we are,
03:28:59 we're not taking any quick steps to
03:29:01 our data centers to help them or make
03:29:04 sure they achieve carbon neutrality as
03:29:08 soon as possible.Like a company should
03:29:18 be consisting of lien making money.
03:29:19 And when we talk about the future of
03:29:20 our young generation, I think we have
03:29:21 two look at the sustainability part of
03:29:24 it.And making money is important, but
03:29:30 not at the cost of next-generation,
03:29:33 not at the cost of such a bad climate
03:29:36 impact, Our whole state, our whole
03:29:40 world is facing this.So these are
03:29:45 valued very valid points and we have
03:29:46 to be more aggressive. Aggressive in
03:29:49 the sense even if we complete some of
03:29:50 the citiesThere are not that
03:29:53 aggressive of some of our other cities
03:29:54 are.And to touch base with measures,
03:30:00 it isReally, really not sufficient,
03:30:07 but we really need it. And on top of
03:30:08 that, we don't even haveAny
03:30:12 accountability of what we approve in
03:30:17 measures. There is no reporting back.
03:30:19 Those are very importantSteps that we
03:30:24 need to increase our measures, steps.
03:30:30 Reach goals. I don't know why we're
03:30:31 taking so long.You can implement this
03:30:35 in a pretty fast time we have
03:30:41 abilities like this. We have all the
03:30:42 appliances that are available, why
03:30:43 should we notAll our goals are not
03:30:45 permitted we can take the approach
03:30:56 that hey, all these (INAUDIBLE)
03:30:57 potential are commercial, they are
03:30:58 100% (INAUDIBLE). We should be
03:31:02 (INAUDIBLE). A shackle program. If you
03:31:03 want to take people out of the cars we
03:31:04 have toThe cities have used
03:31:10 multimillion dollarPlans and we have
03:31:14 not. Because we did not makeA decision
03:31:17 to revise our shuttle.I know specific
03:31:33 plan and I've been asking that we need
03:31:34 to have public-private partnership
03:31:35 introduce free shuttle in the city of
03:31:36 Santa Clara. These are some very valid
03:31:37 points, we need to prioritize and move
03:31:38 forward pretty fast. And I thinkYou
03:31:50 and Michelle for the presentation, but
03:31:51 we need to be more aggressive. Thank
03:31:52 you.
03:31:53 >>Thank you. I have a question before
03:31:54 we go around two or three of all the
03:31:55 questions.Like Microsoft Apple all the
03:31:56 big companies that were mentioned, for
03:31:59 their web services, Do they buy carbon
03:32:03 offsetsIn those situations? I don't
03:32:12 know, man well, if you're the one to
03:32:13 ask about that. Are they carbon
03:32:14 neutral because they boughtCarbon
03:32:17 offsets?
03:32:19 >>Mayer,(INAUDIBLE).
03:32:20 >>I thought I saw her somewhere.
03:32:21 >>Additional details. We are not privy
03:32:36 to exactly how they do it. Obviously
03:32:37 they have the press releases and
03:32:38 communications that they have to
03:32:39 follow. We are not, But they don't
03:32:42 have to do the same accounting that we
03:32:43 had to do with the state with regards
03:32:57 to other power. I can say that must be
03:32:58 one of the approaches, we have
03:32:59 (INAUDIBLE) from the city, some of
03:33:00 those data centers already in the city
03:33:01 and their carbon neutrality or however
03:33:02 they approach that does not affectOur
03:33:03 power. So it's not a credit towards
03:33:11 what we get. I do have some additional
03:33:12 feedback is to make sure I have
03:33:13 understanding later on in the question
03:33:14 related to the discussion on data
03:33:15 centers, just to make sure I get
03:33:20 clarity from the Council, and I don't
03:33:21 know what you want to do that, may
03:33:22 appear
03:33:23 >>Wanting do that now, get a couple of
03:33:24 councilmembers already brought that up
03:33:26 .
03:33:27 >>Sure. So obviously ultimately what
03:33:28 you would like to do here is up, I'll
03:33:40 see direction about what goals and
03:33:41 staff as they always do will work very
03:33:42 hard to achieve whatever policy goals
03:33:43 the Council sets. I think our
03:33:44 responsibility to you is to let you
03:33:45 know what kind of (INAUDIBLE) we might
03:33:46 be looking at based on today's
03:33:47 technology and implementation to
03:33:48 achieve carbon neutralityFor the city.
03:33:58 I do want to note, I think I heard it
03:33:59 three times that perspective that it
03:34:00 only affects data centers. I don't see
03:34:01 how that would be legally possible for
03:34:02 current usesWhere we would have rate
03:34:19 increases or require that from
03:34:20 existing data centers to reach carbon
03:34:21 neutrality but just those uses,
03:34:22 there's probably quite a few legal
03:34:23 issues associated with that related to
03:34:24 equity and is following the law. For
03:34:25 his existing land uses I think it
03:34:26 would be significantLimitation period
03:34:27 so future data centers as they come
03:34:34 forward if there part of the Council
03:34:35 is there policy I think the Council
03:34:36 could set a policy direction about
03:34:37 what the requirements might be. I just
03:34:38 wanted to know that because my
03:34:39 responsibilityThat if you do set a
03:34:40 goal, I want to come back with a rate
03:34:41 increase from resident commercial and
03:34:46 data center the Council is going to be
03:34:47 uncomfortable with, and that's what
03:34:48 gave you that back number 45 to 55%
03:34:50 beyond our 3%. But I see significant
03:34:54 limitations to say things that already
03:34:57 are in placeBeyond was equitable
03:35:10 compared to other land uses, I think
03:35:11 future ones, if there are conditions
03:35:12 or requirements that's probably more
03:35:13 doable. I just wanted to note that
03:35:14 because I want to make sure, something
03:35:15 obviously we can do, we can over buy,
03:35:21 we can over buy energy to make sure
03:35:22 you we are carbon neutral. It doesn't
03:35:23 changeThe power we actually provide to
03:35:30 our residents, but I just don't want
03:35:31 that surprise later on that we did not
03:35:32 give you that information I would
03:35:33 expectIn the rates to achieve that for
03:35:37 land uses would have to be across the
03:35:38 board in an equitable manner. It
03:35:41 couldn't be done just picking or
03:35:42 selecting pre-existing land uses for
03:35:47 they have to pay more money.
03:35:48 >>Okay. And just a follow-up on that
03:35:49 you talked aboutTo do this quicker to
03:35:52 achieve this quicker, It's going to be
03:36:00 expensive, right? Is going to require
03:36:01 over buying, selling at a loss for SEP
03:36:09 and a rate increase of 45% to 55%. And
03:36:10 then is going to be across the board
03:36:11 irregardless of land useIn terms of
03:36:22 those things. Is that what I'm
03:36:23 hearing?
03:36:24 >>That's accurate, and I just wanted
03:36:25 to put a couple of caveats in that.
03:36:26 Obviously we are doing this within
03:36:27 the, all right, we're supposed to do
03:36:28 it with an IRP which allows us to do
03:36:29 much more. The 45 to 55% is actually
03:36:34 not a total, it would be beyond our
03:36:35 typicalCali typically like to be
03:36:45 around 3% increase typical 3% and at
03:36:46 some point would be 25 to 55% higher
03:36:47 than you would be. And like I say,
03:36:49 without exploring it but feeling
03:36:51 fairly confidentI don't see how you
03:36:57 can just assign it to land use without
03:36:58 putting across the board if you have
03:37:13 some land uses covering land uses
03:37:14 which has some legal issues with it. I
03:37:15 do want to note that the 45 to 55% is
03:37:16 our estimate based on limitations that
03:37:17 we have, a lot of things could happen,
03:37:18 that number could end up being lower,
03:37:27 25 to 35%. It also could be higher, it
03:37:28 could be 65%, we're just trying to
03:37:29 give you the best information we have
03:37:30 so I don't surprise you later on, in
03:37:31 fact I may come back in two years and
03:37:32 say to start getting us to that goal
03:37:35 we need to (INAUDIBLE) by 10 or 15% it
03:37:36 doesn't come up as a surprise. We as a
03:37:37 staff, we can achieve and try to
03:37:38 achieve whatever policy the Council
03:37:39 sets for us, andWe will try to do that.
03:37:45 Based on where we are at todayBuying
03:37:50 more renewables are buying more
03:37:51 greenhouse gas energyAnd selling it,
03:37:55 hopefully not in a loss(INAUDIBLE) no
03:38:00 into using, that's when you can buy it,
03:38:05 it just to give the Council some
03:38:06 perspective, I looked at the
03:38:07 (INAUDIBLE) and have a couple. Right
03:38:15 now took a picture of about 35 minutes
03:38:16 ago, right now the state is being
03:38:17 served only by about 14% renewable
03:38:18 energy. 30, so about an hour ago,
03:38:27 about 55% of it was natural gas. So
03:38:28 that gives you a perspective of how
03:38:29 aggressive we need to be and that's
03:38:30 not going to change in the near two.
03:38:31 Those are the kind of numbers we are
03:38:32 looking at andAnd is listening in,
03:38:49 Kevin is listening in The Council
03:38:50 tells us we are comfortable with those
03:38:51 kind of rate increases, just get us to
03:38:52 the goal faster, we can do that. We
03:38:53 have ways to do that.
03:38:54 >>Well certainly would have to do
03:38:55 outreach and other things, but there
03:38:56 is going to be some trade-off the
03:38:57 faster we go the more expensive it is
03:38:58 And
03:39:03 >>Those rates would need to be
03:39:04 approved through the regular process.
03:39:05 >>But we also, I mean there has to be
03:39:06 a broad range of solutions as well,
03:39:10 And we have to make sure that we
03:39:11 engage our businesses and everyone
03:39:12 else in this whole process.Because
03:39:16 it's important to get this done, but
03:39:17 we need to go in eyes open as to, it's
03:39:23 not going to be free, smite is going
03:39:24 to have to pay for it.
03:39:28 >>That's a great way to put it. That's
03:39:29 our goal today to provide eyes open.
03:39:38 Any policy goal you set for us work
03:39:39 very hard. But of course great points,
03:39:40 any rate increases will have to be put
03:39:41 her regular come to Council and
03:39:45 community has an opportunity to speak
03:39:46 on that proposed rate increase, our
03:39:47 goal is always to keep it around 3%
03:39:48 Some years have been for, some have
03:39:52 been six, but at least for the last
03:39:53 years it's been around 3% year that we
03:40:00 try to keep our typical rate
03:40:01 increases.
03:40:02 >>Thank you for renting my questions,
03:40:03 I appreciate it. Councilmember Jane?
03:40:07 >>Yes, I had no intention of violating
03:40:08 prop 26 of 218 and applying it just to
03:40:12 data centers. It would be for new data
03:40:13 centers. All new data centers that
03:40:15 would be requiredTo purchase 100%
03:40:20 renewable electricity, Which we are
03:40:24 already doing for residentialCustomers
03:40:31 are residential customers already get
03:40:32 100%. SoThis is just one of those
03:40:38 things that if the big data center
03:40:42 companies like Microsoft, AWS can do
03:40:48 it, I think we can do it.So this is
03:40:52 truly an existential crisis of climate
03:40:56 change, it will become very expensive
03:41:00 in other ways with sealevel rise, look
03:41:11 at our water shortage in California.
03:41:12 We just declared a drought emergency.
03:41:13 That is a result of climate change. So
03:41:14 we can pay now or we can pay later,
03:41:21 But I think the governor has already
03:41:22 sees this and is trying to get the
03:41:23 carbon neutral. We are only asking for
03:41:24 80%. The assignee of the 100%.SoWe
03:41:27 have to move faster.
03:41:32 >>Mayor, one clarification. You take
03:41:44 great pride on the 100% for
03:41:45 residential, just to give you a
03:41:46 perspective, there's more details
03:41:47 couple we have the 100% for
03:41:48 residential because we have assigned a
03:41:49 percentage outOf our renewable energy
03:41:55 residential in the big scheme of
03:41:56 things when I look at something like
03:41:57 this I need to look at it as a whole
03:41:58 that's why made the further comments.
03:42:00 I just wanted to add that, I apologize
03:42:01 for interrupting the questions.
03:42:02 >>That's okay.Your information is
03:42:06 invaluable. Thank you, Dir.
03:42:07 Councilmember Watanabe?
03:42:10 >>Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Manwell
03:42:20 and Dir. Crabtree and Michelle. For
03:42:21 the report. What about trees? We plan
03:42:22 a lot of trees, I mean that could
03:42:23 maybe get things done in a hurry.
03:42:24 >>We are tree city.
03:42:32 >>Be less expensive, we would need
03:42:33 water, maybe we could I don't know,
03:42:34 plant cactus instead. I don't know.But
03:42:38 I don't want to, I mean, this is
03:42:42 serious businessAnd I totally
03:42:46 understandThe concerns, but again,Yes,
03:42:55 we do, we need to make changes, yes of
03:42:56 course we need to make changes, and
03:43:00 Santa Clara is the center of what's
03:43:01 possible, Santa Clara is doing things
03:43:08 to make things better. I mean, I was
03:43:09 so proud, we were Great American there
03:43:10 couple of years ago and it wasCarbon
03:43:20 free. The carbon footprint was reduced
03:43:21 100%. It was amazing, and that was a
03:43:22 big accomplishment just a couple of
03:43:23 years ago, and these things didn't
03:43:29 happen overnight. I mean, they took a
03:43:30 while. And, yes,It impacted our world
03:43:32 around us, And it's going to take time
03:43:37 to make those changes. SoI have all
03:43:47 faith, I consider myself to be the
03:43:48 eternal optimist, You know that when
03:43:50 you take, When you take something very
03:44:10 seriously like this and we see was
03:44:11 happening around us, yes, things can
03:44:12 be done, and it is going to take some
03:44:13 time. And that we are all working
03:44:14 together, and that's, I think that's
03:44:15 to be commendable to see all of our
03:44:16 city departments are working through
03:44:18 these issues, whether it be through
03:44:19 reach codes or Silicon Valley power,
03:44:20 just finding ways to reduce our carbon
03:44:23 footprint and become carbon neutral.So
03:44:33 There was one thing that there is a
03:44:34 comment made and I just wanted to
03:44:35 point out a comment that wasOne of the
03:44:43 comments that was made during the
03:44:44 presentation on slide 11, you don't
03:44:45 have to go to it or anything, but
03:44:46 regarding the exploration of the ENT
03:44:58 reduction target, it says here on the
03:44:59 slide that the city have Santa Clara
03:45:00 already has a low V and T per capita,
03:45:01 the lowest per capita residential BNT
03:45:02 in the county and the second lowest
03:45:03 per capitaEmployee BMT in the county.
03:45:04 SoHey there, our cityOur city a lot
03:45:13 more creditThen a comment that I heard
03:45:16 earlier. Let me see, the mayor, you
03:45:25 brought up about the carbon offsets
03:45:26 but regarding the data centers I mean,
03:45:31 I hear that too but I know and I
03:45:32 recently visited the core site facility
03:45:34 and went through the whole tourAnd
03:45:39 they have mandates, there mandated by
03:45:40 the stateTo achieve certain goals, and
03:45:47 I know of course the newer facility,
03:45:48 of their building at is here for,
03:45:52 which is the highest. They didn't even
03:45:53 have to go that high. But they chose
03:45:55 to becauseThey want to do the right
03:45:58 thing. SoAre there things that we can
03:46:08 do as the city policy wise? Yes, we
03:46:09 can. But at the same time too, again,
03:46:10 I think we need to give creditTo the
03:46:13 companies that are coming to do
03:46:14 business in the city, and we need to
03:46:16 work with them and come toDecisions
03:46:18 togetherAnd what works best, because
03:46:24 they provideThat's all I have, Mary,
03:46:38 thank you.
03:46:39 >>Thank you. Councilmember part?
03:46:43 >>Yes, thank you. I have not heard such
03:46:46 so colorful in his speech in a while.
03:46:49 And I would love for us to (INAUDIBLE)
03:47:07 every damn is electric and a brake
03:47:08 press siRNA a great reference to
03:47:09 (INAUDIBLE) in our community. But he
03:47:10 is right. We need to aim high and even
03:47:11 higher than our neighbors. It's not
03:47:12 impossible, I think you played out
03:47:13 which is these aren't goals that other
03:47:14 these are goals that are already
03:47:15 being achieved. It's true, it's always
03:47:16 true that people who care will take
03:47:17 more of the burden compared to those
03:47:37 who do not care. I think Peter
03:47:38 Marshall's quote, I love it, I think
03:47:39 about this quote every single time
03:47:40 very action undertaken by a different
03:47:41 world cannot be built by in different
03:47:42 people. In Santa Clara should be the
03:47:43 city that cares about climate action,
03:47:44 city were not only everything is
03:47:45 possible when it happens. Can it only
03:47:46 sounds like people who don't
03:47:47 understand the problem. I think it was
03:47:48 focusing. It doesn't work, he focuses
03:47:53 on climate change, he focuses on a lot
03:47:54 of things alone actually have time
03:47:55 for, and that's why he is kind the
03:47:56 leader in the area because he knows,
03:48:02 because he studies. And I think that
03:48:03 Santa Clara should take the lead on
03:48:04 this. We should look at the obstacles
03:48:05 ahead of us, we should look at the
03:48:06 challengesThat we need to overcome. I
03:48:17 believe that any partner that comes to
03:48:18 Santa Clara and works for the city,
03:48:19 will look at the challenges, any
03:48:20 positive party will look at the
03:48:21 challenges in the same way. I think
03:48:22 that we really need to find a way to
03:48:23 get things done.Thank you very much.
03:48:24 >>I don't see any other hands, I'm
03:48:25 going to go to the public.Daschle? Go
03:48:28 ahead, please.
03:48:34 >>Hello. My name is Dashiell Lee it's
03:48:35 kind the consummation assistant for
03:48:36 the Sierra Club(INAUDIBLE) chapter we
03:48:49 strongly support the city of Santa
03:48:50 Clara taking the most aggressive plan
03:48:51 possible. To this end we hope for
03:48:52 Council motions to perform the
03:48:53 intermediate target of 80% GST
03:48:54 reductions by 2035I believe this goal
03:48:59 is maintain an alternative one in the
03:49:00 staff report. We also strongly support
03:49:01 the rapid decarbonization of SPP,
03:49:13 compared with the rapid adoption of an
03:49:14 all electric reach code and other
03:49:15 building electrification policies. So
03:49:16 we do support the aggressive
03:49:17 decarbonization of SPP going 100%
03:49:18 carbon neutral by 2035. We also really
03:49:19 appreciate councilmember Chahal's
03:49:20 commentsOn rapidly adopting an all
03:49:46 electric reach code. One thing I would
03:49:47 like to note about the staff report is
03:49:48 that it says that it would be created
03:49:49 with exceptions, and we really hope
03:49:50 that Council direct staff to create a
03:49:51 reach code with minimal exemptions.
03:49:52 Looking at Cupertino Mountain View San
03:49:53 Mateo County and Petaluma's reach
03:49:54 codes as model reach codes that
03:49:55 contain minimal exemption language
03:49:56 while being highly functional. We also
03:49:57 really appreciate the comments of the
03:49:58 other councilmembers have spoken in
03:49:59 favor of climate action. Councilmember
03:50:00 Jane, BeckerIn part, I really
03:50:06 appreciate your strong words for
03:50:07 action on this I really believe it's
03:50:08 true that if anything we should be
03:50:09 talking about increasing the strength
03:50:10 of our targets, so I do hope that we
03:50:11 at least maintain what we have today,
03:50:12 which is still good.I particularly
03:50:19 appreciate your comments about the
03:50:20 carbonized in data centers, that's a
03:50:21 very important goal as well as
03:50:22 reducing vehicle miles traveled. And
03:50:35 then lastly while I still a little bit
03:50:36 of time when you strongly support the
03:50:37 exploration of electrification
03:50:38 policies retrofitting existing
03:50:39 buildings, I think that will be
03:50:40 hopefully a very high impact climate
03:50:41 action plan measure. Thank you so much
03:50:42 for your time.
03:50:43 >>Betsy, go ahead, Betsy.
03:50:44 >>Thank you.I am sure everybody here
03:50:47 recalls last August and all the smoke,
03:50:52 2035 is not too soon, I urge Council
03:50:53 to be aggressiveIn choosing reduction
03:50:56 targets. I would suggest that bicycle
03:50:59 parking without limits and also
03:51:03 electrical, electric vehicle charging
03:51:16 include thoughts about businesses and
03:51:17 workplaces as well as just
03:51:18 departments. I'm wondering when we say
03:51:19 80%, is that electrification or is that
03:51:20 Total greenhouse gas reductions?I am
03:51:30 also wondering what happens if we set
03:51:31 an aggressive goal and miss it by some
03:51:32 amount. We increased that 80% and we
03:51:33 only get to 70%. Is that a violation
03:51:34 of law or is it justOh well?We are
03:51:41 talking in terms of parking reductions
03:51:42 being aggressive, but a lot of our
03:51:45 parking is on Street surface parking
03:51:48 And that's an enormous use of space,It
03:51:54 makes building more expensiveAnd it is
03:52:03 not permeable and it increases the
03:52:04 heat effect. So I would encourage the
03:52:05 city CouncilTo think seriously about
03:52:09 reducing fracking. And finally, I
03:52:14 would encourage everybody here who is
03:52:15 talking in terms of making aggressive
03:52:16 climate goalsTo make those aggressive
03:52:20 climate goals tonight but also to
03:52:21 continue to be aggressive on climate
03:52:27 when it comes time to build housing
03:52:28 close to transit and jobs and even
03:52:29 when it comes down to building a bike
03:52:32 lane. Thank you.
03:52:33 >>Thank you. Go ahead, Bruce.
03:52:43 >>Can you hear me?
03:52:44 >>Yes, we can, go ahead.
03:52:45 >>Thank you. I am not going to take
03:52:46 all the comments that I've heard,
03:52:49 Especially from Dashiell, But I will
03:52:54 mention a couple things that I think
03:52:55 are important. We have mentioned the
03:52:59 fact that climate change is changing,
03:53:05 we obviously have to deal with this in
03:53:06 relation to our children and
03:53:07 grandchildren, what's been shown about
03:53:09 the recent climate change, the things
03:53:11 that have happened recently, They're
03:53:14 coming for us.We thought that maybe we
03:53:18 would be able to escape, fires are
03:53:21 really present, pollution last
03:53:31 year time was significant. Another
03:53:32 thing that's happened is invisible to
03:53:33 us but is definitely a real challenge
03:53:34 is the fact thatIf Russia heats up
03:53:36 there's a tremendous amount of methane
03:53:45 Out there, and if the temperature goes
03:53:46 high that will go into the atmosphere
03:53:47 and then we will run into a runaway
03:53:48 situation. So he just feels forever.
03:53:55 So the thing we need to do is we need
03:53:56 to stay focused on the fact it is
03:53:57 important do this now, there are
03:53:58 consequencesFor us as well as for the
03:53:59 generationTo come, and we need to
03:54:05 think about how we canGet to some of
03:54:10 these solutions and the challenges we
03:54:11 have. When somebody said we are going
03:54:15 to go to the moon we wanted the
03:54:16 technology but we did it regardless.We
03:54:25 want to think about how we can make
03:54:26 these things happen and move forward.
03:54:27 Thanks for the time and listening.
03:54:28 >>Thank you, good points there.
03:54:29 Modicon?Am I reading that right?
03:54:30 >>Yes, correct. Good evening Mayor and
03:54:38 the respected member of the Council.
03:54:39 The goal of carbon neutrality for 2045
03:54:41 is simply unacceptable.We are in a
03:55:00 climate crisis and any delayed efforts
03:55:01 will have irreversible consequences to
03:55:02 our communities. I am asking the city
03:55:03 to adopt more aggressive measures to
03:55:04 become carbon neutral by 2035. If
03:55:05 other Bay Area cities like Sunnyvale
03:55:06 and Palo Alto can do it why can'tSanta
03:55:15 Clara? Please take this matter
03:55:16 seriously and urgently act on it. We
03:55:17 also need to have accountability in
03:55:18 order to make sure these targets are
03:55:19 met according to the plan. Thank you.
03:55:20 >>Thank you. Edward, go ahead, Edward.
03:55:22 >>Okay. Just want to mention a few
03:55:23 things thatYou might've caught this on
03:55:28 Will it it will come up, butYou
03:55:34 acknowledge IN you IT and Earth's tilt
03:55:42 they're talking about how it's
03:55:43 actually the Earth's tilt that is
03:55:44 causing all the problems on our planet
03:55:59 as far as the ice melting in the
03:56:00 fires, but yes, you can Google that.
03:56:01 As far as also electric vehicles, I
03:56:02 don't know if you remember issue,
03:56:03 sorry, but it was about six years ago,
03:56:04 she took second place on the Intel
03:56:05 scienceI guess awardSo that she can
03:56:06 use superCapacitors to charge a cell
03:56:11 phone in seconds and she had mentioned
03:56:15 that the same type of technologyOf the
03:56:18 super capacitor couldSend the charge
03:56:33 and electric vehicles in five minutes.
03:56:34 There's a company now called Samco, is
03:56:35 he a PTO, one word if you Google it it
03:56:36 will come out, but they do have the
03:56:37 technology now to charge electric
03:56:38 vehicle in minutes. Is just a guess
03:56:39 they have the market and they have to
03:56:45 Also I guess do battle with the oil
03:56:46 interests, that's one of the problems
03:57:01 I guess our countries had for years
03:57:02 where people have come up with
03:57:03 technologies that can solve these
03:57:04 issues but unfortunately special
03:57:05 interest put a stop to it. But yes,
03:57:06 the technology is there and hopefully
03:57:07 will come to market. Google you Krisha
03:57:08 Hari also. She was the one that first
03:57:09 came up with thatSuper capacity. That
03:57:18 charge the cell phone in seconds. That
03:57:19 will come up also on Google. Thank you
03:57:20 very much.
03:57:21 >>Carolyn, go ahead.
03:57:31 >>Deeming, Council, this is Carolyn's
03:57:32 Alan I'm a 17-year-old student at St.
03:57:33 FrancisIn the youth action team. I
03:57:54 would like to say that I was thrilled
03:57:55 to hear the Council take the step to
03:57:56 consider a more aggressive greenhouse
03:57:57 gas emissions reduction target of 80%
03:57:58 by 2035 and a breach appreciate the
03:57:59 efforts. However the fact remains even
03:58:00 our peer cities will get a more
03:58:01 aggressive target such as 80% by 2030
03:58:02 and you're still on track to meet the
03:58:03 (INAUDIBLE) increased to 1.5 C.
03:58:04 Echoing previous comments, went last.
03:58:35 Experience unsafe air quality that can
03:58:36 find everyone further to their home.
03:58:37 Currently we are presenting and
03:58:38 precedent any heat waves and droughts
03:58:39 which made it clear that we are facing
03:58:40 a climate crisis and there is no such
03:58:41 thing is to sing. I am here to see
03:58:42 what the world will look like in 2030
03:58:43 and I will be starting my career. I
03:58:44 would like to urge the Council for
03:58:45 this reason to aim even higher than
03:58:46 the targeted 80% by 2035 because the
03:58:47 longer we will work theseTime to
03:58:48 listen to my comments this evening.
03:58:49 >>Thank you, Carolyn. Send him, go
03:58:50 ahead.
03:58:51 >>Hello, Mayor (INAUDIBLE)The
03:58:55 16-year-old student at (INAUDIBLE) I'm
03:58:56 also here(INAUDIBLE). I would like to
03:59:03 (INAUDIBLE) the comments to
03:59:04 (INAUDIBLE) as possible. And I expect
03:59:05 my support(INAUDIBLE) greenhouse gas
03:59:10 emissions reduction target (INAUDIBLE).
03:59:27 Aggressive greenhouse gas reduction
03:59:28 targets. The in the immediate 80%
03:59:29 reduction by 2030. (INAUDIBLE) the
03:59:30 adoption and implementation of new
03:59:34 construction as soon as possible.
03:59:35 Eventually I would like to urge the
03:59:36 council to start exploring an action
03:59:38 plan (INAUDIBLE)Creating a citywide
03:59:42 requirement (INAUDIBLE)Refrigeration.
03:59:51 Lastly out alike also express my
03:59:52 support for Council members regarding
03:59:54 (INAUDIBLE) center.Like (INAUDIBLE)
04:00:01 said before me, not only today but
04:00:02 also tomorrow. Thank you so much for
04:00:11 your time and have a great rest of
04:00:12 your night.
04:00:13 >>Thank you very much and thank you
04:00:14 for hanging out with us so late and
04:00:15 calling in. Vanessa, go ahead.
04:00:36 >>Hi Matt, can you hear me?
04:00:37 >>Yes, you can. Go ahead.
04:00:38 >>I will keep my comments brief, but
04:00:39 just wanted to express my support for
04:00:40 aggressive targets. I went to school
04:00:41 in Santa Clara any unprofessional
04:00:42 trying to build my career here in this
04:00:43 is a community that I really like and
04:00:44 want to continue living in, so deftly
04:00:45 appreciate all the comments about
04:00:46 strong climate action and express my
04:00:47 support for it. Thank you.
04:00:48 >>Thank you, Vanessa. Anyone else from
04:00:49 the public that would like to speak?
04:00:51 Okay. I don't see any other public
04:00:52 members, Vice Mayor Chahal, you have a
04:00:53 motion?
04:00:55 >>I would like to make a comment,
04:00:56 Mayor. Regarding the new data centers,
04:01:08 can we come up with a policy of what
04:01:09 can be are options to make our new
04:01:10 data centers more green? I know you
04:01:11 Stassen contact with some of the data
04:01:17 centers, so what our options? I would
04:01:18 like the staff to come back and bring
04:01:19 those options to us. Data centers are
04:01:28 the highest energy users in our city,
04:01:29 so that option can give us some idea
04:01:30 and also can decide what can be done.
04:01:33 >>If I can, Mayor, if I can respond?In
04:01:36 one of the items that we had one
04:01:38 bullet point on our quarter report was
04:01:42 the mention of the (INAUDIBLE) the
04:01:47 green tariff, the staff is developing
04:01:48 of course we are focused on existing
04:01:55 data centers as well, so that's a
04:01:56 voluntary approach. We can take a look
04:01:57 where that's goingAnd looking at what
04:02:01 that would mean with regards to a
04:02:02 requirement, it would be for existing
04:02:17 (INAUDIBLE) but for new ones. It would
04:02:18 be a requirement for that or something
04:02:19 similar. So something staff is already
04:02:20 working on title the green tab, is
04:02:21 going to mention last week that I'll
04:02:22 mention it today as well. Will
04:02:23 continue to work on thatAnd we will
04:02:24 look atWhat would mean if it's a
04:02:27 requirement for new data centers, not
04:02:28 just a voluntary program they could
04:02:30 sign on to which will allowTo buy
04:02:34 additionalPower credit so they can be
04:02:39 considered carbon neutral.
04:02:42 >>I'm glad I could hear that, that we
04:02:45 already had something on the plate.
04:02:48 Basically let's explore something else
04:02:49 also. Thank you.
04:02:50 >>Okay, thank you. Councilmember
04:02:54 Becker?
04:03:01 >>Thank you, Mayor. The young lady
04:03:02 that spoke a moment ago I think said
04:03:03 it best, which is I think reiterating
04:03:04 what someone else is saying about
04:03:31 being aggressive today but also being
04:03:32 aggressive tomorrow. Hearing from
04:03:33 somebody that young as part of the
04:03:34 future I think that they want a better
04:03:35 plan for all of us. So just want to
04:03:36 make that comment and thank her for
04:03:37 that too.
04:03:38 >>I think there was one of the members
04:03:39 of the public said there's still time
04:03:40 left for us as well. So we are still
04:03:41 here, we still have some years left,
04:03:42 we want to enjoy a beautiful world as
04:03:43 well.So is for us in the future.
04:03:44 Anyways, I enjoyed that comment. Not
04:03:45 just the future but today as well.
04:03:46 Councilmember Park?
04:03:51 >>Yes, thank you. It's kind of a
04:03:52 rehash, but I think we need to
04:03:53 understand why do we needs strong
04:04:08 controls on data centers now? Is not
04:04:09 just because of the highest energy but
04:04:10 because the number of data centers
04:04:11 were only increased. Every (INAUDIBLE)
04:04:12 has noted that even if you never build
04:04:13 another computer we would still need
04:04:14 more storage and more data centers
04:04:15 because the generation of data is only
04:04:16 growingAnd will only increase. The
04:04:17 same is true of other things like
04:04:18 public transportation and that's what
04:04:19 we need in all electric(INAUDIBLE)
04:04:37 now. We are already behind. People
04:04:38 think we are starting from zero and
04:04:39 then we are moving ahead, that's not
04:04:40 true. We are actually behind and
04:04:41 that's why rather than saying we need
04:04:42 more time we have been using all this
04:04:43 time and we have been falling behind
04:04:44 and needing to change as quickly as
04:04:45 possible. Thank you.
04:04:46 >>Thank you. Councilmember chain?
04:04:47 >>Yes, I am willing to make a motion
04:04:51 if we are at that point.
04:04:52 >>Yes, allowing go ahead. We have a
04:05:02 motion on the floor?
04:05:03 >>Madam Chair, hired councilmember
04:05:04 Becker make a motion of staff
04:05:05 recommendation and 100% carbon neutral
04:05:06 data centers.Is that correct?
04:05:07 >>I would like to withdraw my motion
04:05:14 and let councilmember Jane do the
04:05:15 motion instead because it's a little
04:05:16 more detail oriented and I would like
04:05:17 to second that.
04:05:19 >>Second what?
04:05:20 >>Sorry, once he gets the details.
04:05:22 >>You know he's going to say, okay.
04:05:27 Hear what he was saying prior, there
04:05:28 was such a mouth full he said, local
04:05:36 miles traveled, Te Deum measures I'm
04:05:37 going okay, you know it, is going to
04:05:38 say better than I will, so given that
04:05:39 opportunity.
04:05:43 >>Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh. RA.
04:05:44 Councilmember Jane. Go ahead.
04:05:47 >>So I would like toMake a
04:05:50 recommendation forAlternative oneWith
04:06:02 the following modifications. I would
04:06:03 like to strikeOne AI because I'd need
04:06:12 I believe we don't need to tie the
04:06:13 reductions to relying on rate increases
04:06:15 . I think that there are other
04:06:16 measures that we can do, Only the
04:06:20 flexibility, I know this is kind of
04:06:21 informational, but I don't think we
04:06:22 should say it relies on rate
04:06:26 increases. We don't know what is going
04:06:28 to happen with prices. Solar came down
04:06:32 80%In 15 years. And we are talking
04:06:38 about 15 years from now. We don't know
04:06:40 what's going to happenImprovements in
04:06:46 battery technology. 401AB I would like
04:06:51 to relax that to25% reductionFrom
04:06:59 active measures for commercialLarge,
04:07:05 what did staff say, large commercial
04:07:07 Employers and change that to 20%
04:07:13 (INAUDIBLE).And then leave the rest
04:07:19 there and then add(INAUDIBLE) H which
04:07:24 would be new data centers would be
04:07:26 required to operateOn 100%Renewable
04:07:35 energyWith offsets for whatever they
04:07:40 need. For new data centers.
04:07:50 >>And I ask about that, can we do that
04:07:51 without any outreach?Should we do that
04:07:55 without any outreach?I thought we are
04:08:02 having a study session on data
04:08:03 centers? Anybody?
04:08:04 >>I will askA question, but I think if
04:08:10 the requirement is for new data centers
04:08:14 It's my understanding from previous
04:08:15 discussions that there is more
04:08:17 Flexibility on thatBut if Sue would
04:08:22 like to jump in, and then of courseWe
04:08:25 will take a look what the options are.
04:08:39 >>Yes, this is Sue. The requirement as
04:08:40 I'm hearing it is not going to have
04:08:41 anything to do with retroactive or for
04:08:42 existing and as result if you're
04:08:43 talking about implementing the
04:08:45 requirements going forward it would go
04:08:46 through Sortal process to do thatAnd
04:08:50 we are not talking about circumventing
04:08:51 that process here as I'm hearing it.Is
04:08:53 that correct?
04:09:01 >>We still have to go through a
04:09:02 process to do that, this is what our
04:09:03 wishes, our goal is I don't understand.
04:09:06 Are we okay to vote?
04:09:07 >>We don't have an action plan now.
04:09:09 >>We are just giving okay. We would
04:09:13 have to go through process. Okay.
04:09:16 >>And EIR and everything.
04:09:25 >>Mayor, if I may, the proposed motion
04:09:26 doesn't have the rate increase
04:09:27 language as part of it, I do want to
04:09:28 note that there are some limitations
04:09:34 that we have, that's the only method
04:09:35 we have, I agree with customer gene as
04:09:36 part of the report that we expected
04:09:37 technology changes in additional
04:09:38 things I just want to make sure that
04:10:01 it doesn't get lost in conversation
04:10:02 which is no longer part of the motion,
04:10:03 because I don't want to surprise the
04:10:04 Council later on with increases we are
04:10:05 not used to. I completely agree that
04:10:06 technology is likely to change, it has
04:10:07 change is likely to change and
04:10:08 hopefully they'll be other options
04:10:09 between now and 2035 that we can come
04:10:10 forward with.
04:10:11 >>This morning is that in the future
04:10:17 it has to be pay for it somehow,
04:10:18 someway.
04:10:19 >>Like councilmember Jane, technology
04:10:20 change could happen, batteries could
04:10:21 become really unexpected inexpensive.
04:10:22 We just don't know what that could be
04:10:23 today. All we can give you was the
04:10:24 Amount of what we know today the
04:10:25 number could be net less.
04:10:28 >>My wording says adopted THD
04:10:29 reduction target 80% by 2030, that
04:10:31 would relyThrough rate increases. Why
04:10:40 don't wanted to say that would
04:10:41 require, that may require.
04:10:53 >>Obviously that's a Council
04:10:54 direction, we are just trying to
04:10:55 provide the information.
04:10:56 >>We appreciate that clarification.
04:10:57 That's what the motion means. All
04:10:58 right, thank you. Council member,
04:10:59 wait, did somebody second the motion?
04:11:00 >>Can I just, That's all right.
04:11:03 >>Is getting late. My eyes are getting
04:11:04 blurry.Two things for councilmember
04:11:08 Jane. I agree with you that that
04:11:12 relationship between 100%And the rates
04:11:30 Should be (INAUDIBLE) back sentence
04:11:31 creates a causal relationship so thank
04:11:32 you for that. And then just to
04:11:33 clarify, when you made the motion you
04:11:34 stated that the data center should run
04:11:35 on 100% renewable energyIn this
04:11:39 discussions we talked about carbon
04:11:40 free.
04:11:41 >>I am saying carbon free so we can
04:11:42 improve (INAUDIBLE).Councilmember
04:11:46 Jane, just so I'm clear, you're saying
04:11:47 Ron not to be carbon neutral but to run
04:11:55 On carbon energy.
04:11:56 >>Carbon free which would include, I'm
04:11:58 not excluding (INAUDIBLE).
04:12:09 >>Thank you. I asked, did we get a
04:12:10 second on the motion?
04:12:11 >>I will second-period
04:12:12 >>Thank you. Councilmember Becker, go
04:12:13 ahead.
04:12:14 >>Sorry.Michelle, go ahead, Michelle.
04:12:15 >>Asked for clarification on the NT?
04:12:31 It was 20% BMT reduction interactive
04:12:32 transportation measures for
04:12:33 multifamily but you also mentioned the
04:12:34 large employers, what was the
04:12:35 percentage attached to that?Okay.
04:12:37 Thank you.
04:12:38 >>Okay, we have a motion inAssistant
04:12:42 city clerk, did you have that motion?
04:12:50 >>I would like to verify that the
04:12:51 maker of the motion. The motion is
04:12:52 alternative number one with the
04:12:53 following modificationsAI, then one B
04:13:04 relax the 25% reduction from active
04:13:05 measures to 20% multifamily is what I
04:13:06 heard, add a new item H new data
04:13:12 centers would be required to operate
04:13:13 at 100% carbon free renewable energy?
04:13:16 Or do I strike renewable energy?Did I
04:13:32 get the one be part? Correct, I relax
04:13:33 a 25% reduction.
04:13:34 >>Yes. To keep the 25%For large
04:13:39 employersAnd make it 20%For residential
04:13:58 .
04:13:59 >>Is it possible, sorry. I apologize.
04:14:00 >>Keep 25%, You have something to say,
04:14:04 Manwell?
04:14:09 >>I just wanted to ask for additional
04:14:10 clarification at the end just to make
04:14:11 sure I understand. I didn't mean to
04:14:16 interrupt. I thought she was done, I
04:14:17 apologize.
04:14:18 >>That's okay. I want to also
04:14:19 understandWhat the motion is. So one
04:14:25 be is keep 25%, I'm sorry,
04:14:28 councilmember Jane, could you repeat
04:14:29 that?
04:14:31 >>For large employers. And if you want
04:14:36 a number I would say (INAUDIBLE).
04:14:43 >>Okay. And then the 20% for
04:14:44 residential multifamily.
04:14:49 >>And 20% for residential
04:14:50 multifamily.
04:14:51 >>Thank you.
04:14:57 >>Councilmember Jane, I apologize,
04:14:58 additional questions. So based on the
04:14:59 motion, What you would expect is that
04:15:04 for example you pull that off of the
04:15:06 year in that timeframe, like right now
04:15:14 at this time of night it would be
04:15:15 running on 100% greenhouse gas free
04:15:16 energy.
04:15:17 >>Or purchasing offsets.
04:15:18 >>Okay, so that would be carbon
04:15:21 neutral, then.
04:15:29 >>Yes, carbon neutral. That's allowing
04:15:30 the clarity, because I thought that's
04:15:31 what
04:15:32 >>Yes, the carbon neutral.
04:15:36 >>Okay, that we get, I just, got it,
04:15:37 now thank you.
04:15:40 >>How does that change the motion?
04:15:47 >>So new data centers or run at 100%
04:15:48 carbon neutral energy.
04:15:49 >>Thank you.
04:15:52 >>Thank you for the clarification.
04:16:08 >>Do you have that, Nora?
04:16:09 >>Yes, I do, I see you have two hands
04:16:10 right now.
04:16:11 >>Okay, on the motion, councilmember
04:16:12 Becker.
04:16:13 >>On the motion there was something
04:16:18 that we are saying that we wanted to
04:16:19 change, is this in there that we
04:16:20 wanted to change to mayPhil to the
04:16:27 residence, is that the sentence?
04:16:28 >>On the rate increases? They may?
04:16:29 >>It should say may instead avoid?
04:16:34 >>They are going to, but may.
04:16:35 >>May would probably be a better
04:16:40 wording.
04:16:47 >>I did have a striking capitalized
04:16:48 but Manwell insists on keeping then
04:16:49 you would change would rely onTo may
04:16:50 rely on.
04:16:53 >>Either way. Just wanted to clarify.
04:17:05 >>Okay, councilmember Watanabe, on the
04:17:06 motion?
04:17:07 >>Yes, thank you, Mayor. I just wanted
04:17:08 to just clarify. SoGoing back to the
04:17:17 next steps, so a draft of what is
04:17:18 being put together right now, these
04:17:19 goalsWill be put together for public
04:17:32 review and stakeholder focus groups
04:17:33 and community workshop to get input,
04:17:34 and my understanding that correctly,
04:17:35 make sure understand? And then going
04:17:36 to the plan commission and then coming
04:17:37 back early next year for adoption.
04:17:44 That's the next step spirit
04:17:45 >>That's correct. We would prepare the
04:17:46 actual draft action plan for this
04:17:51 direction make the document available
04:17:52 for the public and then proceed to the
04:17:53 planning commission city Council in
04:17:57 the late winter of this year or early
04:17:58 next year. Also we are working on the
04:18:03 electric reach codes to bring them to
04:18:04 the Council as well.
04:18:05 >>Right, okay. Thank you, Dir.
04:18:11 Crabtree.
04:18:12 >>Thank you. On the motion,
04:18:13 councilmember Jane?
04:18:15 >>Yes, during the discussions there
04:18:17 was concernThat projectsOn El Camino
04:18:27 Rialto would be subject to an action
04:18:28 planAnd codes that were adopted in
04:18:35 2021. Is there any expectation this
04:18:36 would be done in 2021?Or do we need to
04:18:40 Sort ofSet the expectationsThe new
04:18:47 projects would have to rely with the
04:18:50 climate action plan.
04:18:56 >>So at this point the timing that we
04:19:05 expect is that the climate action plan
04:19:06 would get to the Council before the El
04:19:07 Camino Real specific plan come back.
04:19:08 And
04:19:17 >>(INAUDIBLE)
04:19:18 >>They are on similar time frames. We
04:19:19 said before too that within either
04:19:22 document that within really within the
04:19:23 climate action plan and reach code
04:19:26 will include sections on applicability
04:19:46 And there is sort of a timeframe for
04:19:47 that, we can review that with the
04:19:48 Council and we take action on those
04:19:49 documents, right, but we have to draw
04:19:50 the line at some point and say
04:19:51 someone's already in the building
04:19:52 permit process, probably too late, but
04:19:53 if they are, we will have that
04:19:54 discussion. ButI think the concern was
04:19:59 that projects might get underway in
04:20:00 those areas ahead of the climate
04:20:01 action plan or the reach code and then
04:20:05 be not subject to it and so at this
04:20:07 pointI don't necessarily see that
04:20:10 happeningWidescale. I think the timing
04:20:16 is such that we will make sure those
04:20:26 projects are subject to the reach code
04:20:27 in the election plan.
04:20:30 >>But we also have to make sure that
04:20:31 we are gettingInput from our community
04:20:39 On the climate action plan as well.
04:20:56 Meaning
04:20:57 >>(INAUDIBLE)
04:20:58 >>Let me just clarify it quickly. Is
04:20:59 not necessarily an EIR Caicos review
04:21:00 process pay may not require
04:21:01 departmental impact report, we don't
04:21:02 think it would at this point, but we
04:21:03 will certainly make the document
04:21:04 public, we will do community noticing
04:21:05 around the fact that it's now
04:21:06 available and planning another
04:21:07 community workshopThe planning
04:21:08 commission hearing.
04:21:09 >>The last time action plan happened
04:21:15 (INAUDIBLE) process? Public comment
04:21:18 process?
04:21:23 >>Anything that goes through a public
04:21:24 hearing process, The public is able to
04:21:26 comment on.
04:21:27 >>Okay, thank you.
04:21:28 >>Thank you. We have a motion and a
04:21:42 second. Anybody want the motion
04:21:43 reread? Or are we all okay with the
04:21:44 motion?
04:21:45 >>Madam Chair? Matt confirm with
04:21:46 councilmember Jane, so in one of those
04:21:55 modifications, it was just to do away
04:21:56 with one AI but then after he
04:21:57 mentioned just striking would rely on
04:21:58 in the place with may rely on, is that
04:21:59 correct, councilmember Jane?You are
04:22:10 muted.
04:22:11 >>I think that's what Manwell asked.
04:22:12 If we can somehow keep that cost
04:22:13 information in there. That Council is
04:22:14 made aware of.When we just change
04:22:20 would to make.
04:22:21 Okay, I noted that. Matt America if
04:22:22 you like me go ahead, roll call vote.
04:22:24 >>That we just set up the motion here.
04:22:39 [CALLING ROLL]
04:23:03 >>That passes unanimously. Thank you,
04:23:04 everyone, the staff members for your
04:23:05 presentation, we appreciate itIn all
04:23:08 the public members of stayed up so
04:23:09 late for this, we appreciate that as
04:23:10 well. Okay. Next itemWe have is item
04:23:16 number nine, public hearing action on
04:23:20 a resolution confirming the 2021Weed
04:23:27 abatement program and assessment, we
04:23:28 got to declare the public hearing
04:23:29 open. Staff?
04:23:33 >>You don't have a presentation, but
04:23:34 we can entertain questions or respond
04:23:35 to them.
04:23:37 >>Do we have any questions on weed
04:23:38 abatement? Councilmember Becker?
04:23:45 >>I don't have any questions, but I
04:23:46 would like to make a motion to adopt a
04:23:47 resolutionFor the 2021Program.
04:23:48 >>It's a public hearing. Would any
04:23:57 member of the public like to speak on
04:23:58 this issue? Okay, may I please have a
04:24:02 motion to close the public hearing.
04:24:03 Council member Becker?
04:24:05 >>Motion close the public hearing.
04:24:08 >>Is there a second?
04:24:11 >>Motion second close the public
04:24:12 hearing. Any questions or comments on
04:24:15 this from the Council?Okay. Council
04:24:20 member Becker?
04:24:25 >>Assistant city clerk, roll call to
04:24:26 close publican?
04:24:27 >>
04:24:28 [CALLING ROLL]
04:24:51 >>That passes unanimously.
04:24:52 Councilmember Becker, motion to adopt
04:24:53 direct solution?
04:24:54 >>I would like to make a motion to
04:24:55 adopt the resolution for 2021 weed
04:24:56 abatement program assessment report
04:24:57 and assessment, sorry.
04:24:58 >>Thank you.Motion and second.
04:24:59 Assistant city clerk we
04:25:04 >>
04:25:05 [CALLING ROLL]
04:25:34 >>That passes unanimously, thank you.
04:25:35 Item number 10, discussion and action
04:25:36 on councilmember Watanabe's request
04:25:37 for a letter from the mayor and city
04:25:38 council to California citizens
04:25:39 redistricting commission. Council
04:25:40 member Watanabe?
04:25:41 >>Thank you, Mayor. Yes, and I again
04:25:42 appreciate this item being added to
04:25:45 the agenda to try and get it out the
04:25:46 door, get the letter out the door
04:25:51 before we go on break because it is
04:25:52 time sensitive. I hope that the
04:26:02 councilmembers have had an opportunity
04:26:03 to read the draft letter that was
04:26:04 prepared for all of our signatures. In
04:26:07 looking at the letter and reading the
04:26:08 websiteIn talking to some folks in the
04:26:16 community there was a suggestion made
04:26:17 about adding in also keeping assembly
04:26:26 District 25 in tact as well since
04:26:33 assembly District 25 and congressional
04:26:34 district 17 overlap each other in
04:26:35 terms ofThe same cities. And so this
04:26:41 is a nice opportunity to show support
04:26:53 for the cities around us, we work
04:26:54 together, we have good relationships
04:26:55 with the same cities in both districts
04:26:56 and so I wanted to add that inAs an
04:26:57 additionTo the congressional
04:27:05 supporting the congressional district
04:27:06 17. So that's all I have, andI guess
04:27:20 I'll open it up for discussion.
04:27:21 >>Or make a motion and we can maybe
04:27:22 move on?
04:27:23 >>If I make the motion I am happy to
04:27:24 make the motion, thank you, Mayor,
04:27:25 then motion to adopt the request to
04:27:26 prepareThe California citizens
04:27:35 redistricting commission in support of
04:27:36 congressional districts 17 and
04:27:37 assembly District 25.
04:27:38 >>Second. FromThis the same
04:27:46 redistricting commission that looks at
04:27:47 both the Senate and the assembly
04:27:48 district?
04:27:49 >>Yes, it is,
04:27:55 >>I will be voting in favor of this,
04:27:56 but I would likeOur clerk, Hassan or
04:28:06 Nora, to talk about Santa Clara's
04:28:07 (INAUDIBLE) mission and when
04:28:11 applications are due and how people
04:28:13 could apply to that.
04:28:19 >>Let's deal with this first, it's on
04:28:20 the agenda, and then we can maybe get
04:28:21 that doneAfterward.
04:28:22 Is an early member of the public would
04:28:31 like to speak on this letter? Going to
04:28:32 the California citizens redistricting
04:28:33 commission
04:28:44 >>No, I just met raise my hand answer
04:28:45 question.
04:28:46 >>Let's deal with this first. All
04:28:49 right, so seeing no other action and
04:28:50 for no other testimony, assistant city
04:28:54 clerk, a roll call vote, please?
04:29:01 >>Who was the second year on that?
04:29:07 >>I'm not sure I recognize the voice.
04:29:16 >>Vice Mayor Chahal. Sounds good.
04:29:17 >>Okay. Thank you.
04:29:26 >>
04:29:27 [CALLING ROLL]
04:29:41 >>That passes unanimously. Where would
04:29:42 be a good place to answer the question
04:29:43 about theOur redistricting? Should we
04:29:47 do it under, can we do it now? Or can
04:29:56 we do it under city manager executive
04:29:57 director reports or Council committee
04:29:58 reports? AssistantThe city attorney,
04:30:03 is there a good place to answer that
04:30:04 question?
04:30:05 >>I think the city managerCan state it
04:30:10 underneath the city manager Executive
04:30:11 Director report just as the statement
04:30:24 to an FYI.
04:30:25 >>Okay, thank you. We will get to
04:30:26 that, councilmember Damon. Next we are
04:30:27 going to go to consideration and
04:30:28 Council action on Anup Vargas Smith's
04:30:29 request for financial subsidy and
04:30:35 dedication of services from the city
04:30:36 of Santa Clara for either plan a or
04:30:37 plan B event concepts for the greater
04:30:38 champions take placeand dedication of
04:30:39 services from the city of Santa Clara
04:30:40 for either plan a or plan B event
04:30:41 concepts for the Greater Champions
04:30:42 Take Pl. in October2021.Is Miss Vargas
04:30:45 met with us?To make her presentation?
04:30:51 >>She should be there now.
04:30:56 >>That evening, everyone.
04:30:57 >>There you are, okay. Welcome.
04:31:00 >>Still awake, caffeinated.Ann
04:31:06 indigo?
04:31:07 >>Go ahead.Ann well, first slide, it's
04:31:10 that time of year,
04:31:19 >>We are pulling up your slide, just a
04:31:20 moment.
04:31:21 >>One second, let's get the slide up.
04:31:22 >>Can't see a thing here.
04:32:35 >>Okay, the slide is up.
04:32:36 >>Thank you. Thank you, everyone.
04:32:37 Well, we are planning to celebrate our
04:32:38 (INAUDIBLE) in person or virtually. I
04:32:39 want to thank everyone, our Mayor,
04:32:40 city Council for considering our
04:32:41 petition for funding city services the
04:32:42 Braht are 52-year-old parade after 24
04:32:43 years, we made history, after 15
04:32:44 minutes of COVID isolation the
04:32:45 community is really ready to get
04:32:46 together and celebrate our heroes,
04:32:47 unsung heroes. We really could use a
04:32:48 victory parade. There are two
04:32:49 proposals, plan a is (INAUDIBLE), just
04:32:50 to recap, Santa Clara has a long
04:32:51 history of celebrating community
04:32:52 friendly heroes, 1945 established the
04:32:53 home for World War II vets, those were
04:32:54 first champions. He went on for 50
04:32:55 years. It became the second largest
04:32:56 parade in California and also the
04:32:57 longest most unified event in the
04:32:58 history of Santa Clara. In 2019 are
04:32:59 100% grassroots volunteer growth with
04:33:00 the support of the city, county,
04:33:01 community sponsors we brought backRaid
04:33:02 to a crowd of 10,000. Is a very good
04:33:03 event. There is a broad appeal to the
04:33:04 parade, there is no other parade like
04:33:05 this in the state, we are
04:33:06 representative of the center was
04:33:07 possible, we are multi-generation,
04:33:08 multicultural, diverse, inclusive, a
04:33:09 lot of city benefits and we shine a
04:33:10 light on (INAUDIBLE) in Santa Clara,
04:33:11 it builds goodwill, community
04:33:12 relationships, contributions of the
04:33:13 entire community, young and old, arts,
04:33:14 music, history, sports, academics, and
04:33:42 nurtures our next generation Santa
04:33:43 Clarence. We really hope we will carry
04:33:44 on the torch for us for the next two
04:33:45 years. Student pride, leadership,
04:33:46 social responsibility, that's all kind
04:33:47 of encouraged through the parade. It
04:33:48 brings a lot of much needed revenue to
04:33:49 our local shops in the area post COVID
04:33:50 and really historical on many levels.
04:33:51 Our parade will showcase our heroes
04:33:52 and nonprofits who are unable to have
04:33:53 an event earlier this year did COVID
04:33:54 and we know we have a lot of
04:33:55 championships with milestones like 125
04:33:56 year anniversary for SVP, SES. Plan B
04:33:57 is our default.And we are just asking
04:33:59 the mayor and city Council please vote
04:34:00 on plan a or plan B as a default.
04:34:01 Cynthia will go into detail. In the
04:34:02 last light if there are any questions
04:34:03 happy dancer.
04:34:05 >>Okay.
04:34:06 >>I kind of skimmed through it, it's
04:34:07 late, and I know you guys have got
04:34:10 questions, maybe.
04:34:11 >>Okay, very good, thank you, Anna.
04:34:25 Councilmember Becker, you have your
04:34:26 hand up.
04:34:27 >>Thank you, Mayor. So thank you, I
04:34:28 really appreciate your presentation. I
04:34:29 am 100% feeling that plan a is the
04:34:30 best option, but I do believe because
04:34:43 of the Delta variant we don't know is
04:34:44 going to happen down the road in the
04:34:45 fall, we want to have that concern, I
04:34:46 think we should put a little money to
04:34:47 the side for plan B for virtual just
04:34:48 in case that does happen, I remember
04:34:49 we had theChampions crowd feet and
04:35:08 that was canceled and I am hoping that
04:35:09 comes back soon. But I am seeing a
04:35:10 really great opportunity to do this
04:35:11 and I'm hoping for plan a to be
04:35:12 successful because they are the 18 I
04:35:13 really hope to be there on I think
04:35:14 it's, what, October 9 again?
04:35:15 >>Yes, it is. October 9.
04:35:16 >>So I guess I would like to make a
04:35:17 motion, then, to adopt plan A with
04:35:18 plan BAs a backup planIf he gets to
04:35:19 the Delta variant issues.
04:35:20 >>I will second that.
04:35:30 >>Go ahead, I think staff
04:35:31 >>We do have a presentation to
04:35:32 present.
04:35:33 >>Why don't we just go to the cost
04:35:34 breakdown so that there is disclosure
04:35:35 and transparency around the funding.
04:35:36 >>Can we get the presentation come up,
04:35:37 please?
04:35:39 >>Is late we still have other items.
04:35:44 >>If we can go to slide five?
04:36:55 So applications, good evening,
04:36:56 (INAUDIBLE) efficiency manager.
04:36:57 Application to obtain are reviewed by
04:36:58 interdepartmental team of departments.
04:36:59 A preliminary review of the special
04:37:00 event application is identified
04:37:01 projected cost of approximately
04:37:02 $64,000 shown on the slide. It is
04:37:03 anticipated these expenses will
04:37:04 increase want the details of the
04:37:05 village area are finalized. The parade
04:37:06 has submitted an application for the
04:37:07 parade itself but they are
04:37:08 anticipating doing the village area,
04:37:09 he did not have that application yet,
04:37:10 and so these costs do not reflect
04:37:11 those expenses. You will see here for
04:37:12 example on the item list required the
04:37:13 2021 amount is lower than the 2019,
04:37:14 and that's because in the 2019 the
04:37:15 village costs were included in those
04:37:16 expenses and they will be considered
04:37:17 separately in 2021.
04:37:18 Can I just get the next slide, please?
04:37:19 So in terms of a plan B the virtual
04:37:20 support, the virtual program, the city
04:37:21 can absorb support for the various
04:37:22 communication activities that include
04:37:23 reposting of the content on city
04:37:24 channels in the provision of existing
04:37:25 community hearingsWith 2021 elements.
04:37:55 There are two elements that are more
04:37:56 problematic for us, and that is
04:37:57 because there is a request for us to
04:37:58 do the social media chat interactivity
04:37:59 during the parade. The social media
04:38:00 challenge with parade are separate
04:38:01 from the cities and will not be
04:38:02 appropriate to city representative
04:38:03 post on their behalf. The second
04:38:04 request to was to lifestream the
04:38:05 event. In 2019, the champions actually
04:38:06 hired a consultant we would recommend
04:38:07 that they do so again this year as we
04:38:08 have got the staffing equipment
04:38:09 required to do a live stream. We get
04:38:10 the next slide, please?
04:38:22 So just also want the council to
04:38:23 consider the city has adopted budget,
04:38:24 put a large events on hold to save
04:38:25 approximately $300,000 for the general
04:38:26 fund as well as to allow for a lesser
04:38:27 staffing levels that are included in
04:38:28 our budget. Adoption of either plan a
04:38:29 or B will direct existing reduced
04:38:30 staff capacity to this event, the city
04:38:31 will need to allow for other priorities
04:38:32 For delays. Cost estimates increase
04:38:33 beyond what the Council approves
04:38:34 tonight the city manager would need to
04:38:35 use her authorityTo ensure that the
04:38:39 (INAUDIBLE) is successfully resourced
04:38:40 if necessary at a later date. Next
04:38:41 slide, please?
04:38:53 So we had four options for you, the
04:38:54 first option is to find $10,000 in
04:38:55 accordance with the city's community
04:38:56 program to support either plan a or
04:38:57 plan B, option two is to fund planning
04:38:58 from a budget stabilization reserve at
04:39:22 a cost of about $65,000 not including
04:39:23 the village (INAUDIBLE) improved
04:39:24 income contribution video package with
04:39:25 updated 2021 elements. Option three
04:39:26 would be to absorb the support for the
04:39:27 plan a communications activities and
04:39:28 Plan B committee package again with
04:39:29 limited up to 2021 elements. An option
04:39:30 for would be to ask the parade of
04:39:31 champions rely on community
04:39:32 fundraising sponsorship. That's the
04:39:33 end of the presentation. We are
04:39:34 looking for Council's direction on
04:39:35 which I which direction to proceed.
04:39:36 >>Thank you. Council member Becker, it
04:39:37 will you make the motion. You want to
04:39:38 amend your motion?You are on mute.
04:39:47 >>My apologies, yes, I would like to
04:39:48 amend my motion. Yes, like to amend my
04:39:49 motion.
04:39:54 >>Okay, to clean
04:39:55 >>Sorry, to my apologies(INAUDIBLE)
04:40:01 here, sorry.Give me a second. Sorry,
04:40:08 technology crash.
04:40:17 >>Right,I would like to make the
04:40:23 motion the staff recommends in their
04:40:31 presentation to include, basically
04:40:32 what Anna Vargas Smith was putting
04:40:33 forward, I would like to make a motion
04:40:36 to recommend that including the
04:40:37 staff's concerns, which is the outside
04:40:41 I think it was for the live video feed
04:40:51 , I would like to include that in the
04:40:52 motion as well.
04:40:53 >>Is that clear, staff? Cynthia?
04:40:54 >>No, it's not.
04:40:55 >>Sorry,
04:40:56 >>It sounds like
04:40:57 >>Is this plan a with including funds
04:40:58 for the live streaming.
04:41:12 >>Yes.
04:41:13 >>The video.
04:41:14 >>That's an additional cost. I don't
04:41:15 know if Anna has the estimated cost.
04:41:16 >>So if I can just clarify, we were
04:41:17 not recommending doing the live
04:41:18 streaming because it is a cost to we
04:41:19 recommended thatThey hire the outside
04:41:22 consultant like they did in 2019.
04:41:23 >>Okay.
04:41:24 >>I heard that, okay. That's simpler.
04:41:25 >>That's simpler.
04:41:30 >>So if I can just clarify, you are
04:41:31 recommendingPlan A, so the option two,
04:41:39 But plan a from the budget
04:41:40 stabilization reserve, Presley $65,000
04:41:43 in improving a contribution of plan B
04:41:48 With updated 2121 elements.Correctly
04:41:58 >>Yes.
04:41:59 >>Great. Thank you.
04:42:00 >>Okay. Council member Watanabe?
04:42:01 >>Thank you, Mayor.Thank you for the
04:42:13 presentation. I have a question. So in
04:42:14 plan A, we talk about why a live
04:42:15 parade, the very last bullet point says
04:42:16 city funds could supportAll community
04:42:24 groups in a single event, I know
04:42:25 picking and choosing who to support.
04:42:26 What do you mean by that comment?
04:42:58 >>That's why I reworded it in my
04:42:59 presentation. What I meant was all
04:43:00 these nonprofits that we deal with on
04:43:01 a regular basis, they had events early
04:43:02 in the year, they had fundraisers,
04:43:03 they did get together. So we thought
04:43:04 after talking then there like we'll
04:43:05 just get together at your parade. Like
04:43:06 that's the excuse to get together
04:43:07 there. So the way I worded in the
04:43:08 original slide, after looking at it
04:43:09 this evening, it's worded very
04:43:10 awkwardly, so I tried to reworded by
04:43:11 suggesting that we canYou don't have
04:43:12 to say here's 10K for Rotary there
04:43:13 something for Quantas in here
04:43:14 something for sister cities. We can
04:43:15 just all celebrate the parade together
04:43:16 be as happy with that event.Gather.
04:43:17 >>Okay. So the nonprofits have agreed?
04:43:19 >>They have signed up, most of them.
04:43:21 They're ready to go.
04:43:28 >>And then I know that fundraising has
04:43:29 been hard, but I knowParade of
04:43:33 champions is a 501(c)(3), you haveThe
04:43:40 parade of champions, do they have any
04:43:41 monies left over from 2019 or any money
04:44:00 Through donations, I mean, you have
04:44:01 anything to fall back on? Or just your
04:44:02 totally relying on the city?
04:44:03 >>We have a rainy day find and it
04:44:04 should cover like our month-to-month
04:44:05 expenses, plus we've got a few
04:44:06 donations already from the county,
04:44:07 actually was very exciting, and it was
04:44:27 a grant for our parade, and that will
04:44:28 cover some of the set ups. The stage
04:44:29 in the bleachers and set everything
04:44:30 that you experienced, Kathy, at the
04:44:31 parade, the ballparks, those
04:44:32 operational set ups that fall into our
04:44:33 bucket of responsibility for the
04:44:34 parade. That's where that our money is
04:44:35 going for those things. We will
04:44:36 continue to fund raise, we are open to
04:44:37 maybe have an event at SES, but that
04:44:38 still negotiable.
04:44:39 >>Okay. Great. Well, thanks for all
04:44:40 your hard work as always, Anna.
04:44:41 >>Thank you.Labor of love.
04:44:42 >>Councilmember Jane?
04:44:43 >>Yes, thank you, Anna, for all your
04:44:44 hard work. Wanted to understand a
04:44:47 little bit more about two things, one
04:44:48 isWhat is the possibility of the
04:44:56 county shutting this down, the Delta
04:44:57 variant? And when is that decision made
04:45:03 , And then the second one is I had to
04:45:05 missThe parade of champions the last
04:45:11 time it happened, because we are out
04:45:12 of townErica want to understand the
04:45:21 village, because I know at the Art and
04:45:22 Wine Festival we have all these
04:45:23 nonprofits that sell food and that's
04:45:24 how they make money, and we did that
04:45:33 also the street dance we basically
04:45:34 canceled all of our fun events with
04:45:35 the city. So this seems like it would
04:45:36 be a replacement for those.Kind of
04:45:48 bundle it all. Is that what you're
04:45:49 thinking is to
04:45:50 >>Exactly, that's exactly what I'm
04:45:51 thinking. Fondling everyone together
04:45:52 at once in one single event. Since a
04:45:53 lot of folks who had events early on
04:45:54 missed out on doing that. The
04:45:55 Homestead VillageHas been shelved for
04:46:13 now because we are looking at from a
04:46:14 different perspective. Last year,
04:46:15 actually 2019, we closed homestead
04:46:16 down, and that was a more complex
04:46:17 process. We realize being our first
04:46:18 time that that involves the fire
04:46:19 department and all that. What we
04:46:20 realize from that experience is that
04:46:21 we don't have to be on city street. It
04:46:22 could be on private property. It could
04:46:23 beOn a parking lot across the street
04:46:29 from the stage, which is a private
04:46:30 property. We could work with that as
04:46:31 an in-kind sponsorship. We could also
04:46:32 be created and maybe speak to the
04:46:33 parking garageNext to (INAUDIBLE).
04:46:43 That's again another private property
04:46:44 negotiation. We think the one across
04:46:45 the street from the stage would be the
04:46:46 best location. But then at that point
04:46:47 it's zero, because. I don't believe it
04:46:58 would involve the fire department at
04:46:59 that point from a private property. So
04:47:00 cost of the city for Homestead Village
04:47:01 would be pretty much zero, I would
04:47:02 assume. I can confirm that with Kim
04:47:03 Castor when she comes back.So we think
04:47:07 that those two locations will be
04:47:08 budget friendly for what we're trying
04:47:09 to do. We are trying to be as frugal
04:47:10 as possible.
04:47:13 >>Right. When the vendors sell food,
04:47:14 you still have to go, I have somebody
04:47:15 go around with the health certificates
04:47:16 on that.
04:47:38 >>We don't have food vendors.
04:47:39 >>There won't be any food vendors.
04:47:40 >>What will be there is the farmers
04:47:41 market and they have food vendors. We
04:47:42 worked with the young couple who runs
04:47:43 that farmers market and per parade day
04:47:44 they try to stack it so there's a lot
04:47:45 of food vendors present and that sort
04:47:46 of fills the void., It also allows for
04:47:47 small mom-and-pop's to like Subway or
04:47:48 Togo's or any of those smaller
04:47:49 organizations to make some money as
04:47:50 well. So we are going to utilize food
04:47:55 beverage at the farmers market, that
04:47:56 was very successful, actually, they
04:47:57 ran out of food, and some of the
04:47:58 mom-and-pop's are also excited about
04:47:59 the ending.(INAUDIBLE) is actually
04:48:02 interested in trying that as well.
04:48:03 >>Okay, thank you very much.
04:48:04 >>Councilmember Becker?
04:48:19 >>I'm really glad the councilmember
04:48:20 Jane brought that up, which was this
04:48:21 is going be a very positive event for
04:48:22 the community, we haven't had things
04:48:23 going on because of COVID,
04:48:24 understandable, but I think this is a
04:48:25 great refresher for our community, and
04:48:26 I think Anna just hit onJust a second
04:48:27 ago about the bonuses, it's going to
04:48:28 be helping our businesses in that area.
04:48:35 >>They needed.
04:48:36 >>Okay. So we have a motion and the
04:48:37 second forAssistant city clerk, you
04:48:59 mind reading the motion again?
04:49:00 >>Approve option number two find plan
04:49:01 a per budget stabilization reserve
04:49:02 protected be $65,000 not including
04:49:03 village elements improve in-kind
04:49:04 contribution as a Lydia package with
04:49:05 limited updated 2021 elements.
04:49:06 >>Okay. Motion and a second. Assistant
04:49:07 city clerk, a roll call vote, please.
04:49:09 [CALLING ROLL]
04:49:12 >>That passes unanimously,
04:49:13 congratulations.
04:49:14 >>Thank you.
04:49:16 >>I'm going to ask the Council before
04:49:17 going to the next item can we take
04:49:18 five-minute comfort break? It's 11:10,
04:49:19 11:15, five minutes. Thank you.
04:49:25 >>I didn't see hands up from the
04:49:27 public, but our city clerk on the last
04:49:29 item I was so excited about the parade
04:49:33 , she had items he comments are read
04:49:34 into the record, so Nora, could you
04:49:35 please read the comments? I think they
04:49:36 are all positive. So but I didn't ask
04:49:37 for the comments. So if you would mind
04:49:38 nor I want to make sure they get into
04:49:39 the record.The time to write them.
04:49:53 >>Yes, I don't want to make sure I'm
04:49:54 still on that item. Yes, I am. Our
04:50:00 first comment is from Andy or Ackerman
04:50:01 in Santa Clara, we have a community of
04:50:02 heroes have pulled together to endure
04:50:03 the trials and hardships of the last
04:50:04 year and 1/2, it's time to recognize
04:50:05 these heroes and celebrate their
04:50:06 spirit and sacrifices. Many of our
04:50:07 beloved city events or count were
04:50:08 canceled due to COVID, there's a
04:50:09 longing for community event to raise
04:50:10 altogether. The parade of champions is
04:50:11 just such an event. The parade of
04:50:12 champions is a chance to celebrate our
04:50:13 heroes from the nurses and doctors in
04:50:14 public safety in the everyday citizen
04:50:15 who wore their mass quarantine and
04:50:16 supported our business during the
04:50:17 difficult times. Please provide the
04:50:18 city services needed and the rest. Let
04:50:19 the parade of champions bring us
04:50:20 together and shine a light on all the
04:50:21 heroes in our community. Next comment
04:50:22 is from Patty Allman.Dear member and
04:50:47 Council members, thank you for
04:50:48 considering funding the 2021 parade of
04:50:49 champions. The 2019 parade as you know
04:50:50 is a great success as well as the 2020
04:50:51 virtual parade, everyone I meet who
04:50:52 has expressed excitement along for the
04:50:53 next grade there's nothing like a prey
04:50:54 to bring this great diversified
04:50:55 community together to celebrate life,
04:50:56 front-line workers, talent and all the
04:50:57 hometown heroes. This year's parade
04:50:58 will be an essentially important event
04:50:59 with everything that is going on this
04:51:00 past year. We need to come together
04:51:01 and be reminded that life is good and
04:51:02 we are here for each other. Thank you
04:51:03 for your support.Next comment is from
04:51:04 Karen(INAUDIBLE), let's bring the
04:51:05 smiles back on the screen sure thanks
04:51:06 to all our hometown heroes who want to
04:51:07 celebrate. What better way than live
04:51:08 in person parade, Santa Clara needs a
04:51:09 positive community event, hoping for
04:51:10 your complete support, thank you so
04:51:11 much.
04:51:12 >>Next comment, Margaret Roscoe, my
04:51:29 name is Margaret Roscoe and I've lived
04:51:30 in Santa Clara for 30+ years, I am
04:51:31 currently active in nonprofit
04:51:32 community group Santa Clara sister
04:51:33 city Santa Clara long goals, Council
04:51:34 society of discovery shops and most
04:51:35 currently the parade of champions. I'm
04:51:36 proud of our city and the community
04:51:40 Together in a positive and unifying
04:51:41 celebration. The works to help us
04:51:42 acknowledge the importance of our
04:51:43 essential workers as workers and
04:51:44 vital community members. It's a vital
04:51:47 The vent for all. I think this will be
04:51:48 a success like it has been the last
04:51:49 two years. It works as a both in
04:51:52 person and virtual event and I would
04:51:53 like to see it supported. Next comment
04:52:07 is from Tiffany 48. Council members
04:52:08 and fellow citizens, I'm writing this
04:52:09 letter in support of Santa Clara
04:52:10 parade of champions, very special
04:52:11 memorable and unifying the year the
04:52:12 event is played a major role in
04:52:13 bringing Santa ClaraTogether. Many
04:52:23 communities feel less like a community
04:52:24 but it's about like this parade that
04:52:25 makes our town feel connected. This
04:52:26 spring is special because it
04:52:27 introduces us to our neighbors
04:52:28 businesses schools front-line workers
04:52:29 and heroes champion shows each of us
04:52:30 what kind of people make up this great
04:52:31 city. And our last comment is from
04:53:18 Tony Raffetto. Hello, my name is Tony
04:53:19 Raffetto and I am a teacher at Wilcox
04:53:20 high school. I'm also the advisor for
04:53:21 the Wilcox business experience. This
04:53:22 is a club where we international level
04:53:23 competitions in the subject matters of
04:53:24 entrepreneurship financial advising
04:53:25 and other business subjects. We also
04:53:26 have our students participate in
04:53:27 activities that help their community.
04:53:28 Over the last few years we've had the
04:53:29 pleasure of working with the revamped
04:53:30 parade of champions. Our jobs range
04:53:31 from one parade route and informing
04:53:32 everybody about the parade when the
04:53:33 street closures to being in charge of
04:53:34 the social media marketing campaign
04:53:35 last year. I'm writing this email
04:53:36 asking the city Council to look at
04:53:37 this project from a different
04:53:38 viewpoint despite living in Santa
04:53:39 Clara area for most their knives I was
04:53:40 surprised how little connectionWith
04:54:08 the city after participating in
04:54:09 activities like the parade of
04:54:10 champions they have developed a
04:54:11 connection to their communities
04:54:12 because of opportunities like this my
04:54:13 kids tend to talk about the importance
04:54:14 of community. It is very possible we
04:54:15 might even have some of the future
04:54:16 leaders of the community that will
04:54:17 enter this calling because of the
04:54:18 experiences they had the past two
04:54:19 years. They were able to see that they
04:54:20 could make a difference and that they
04:54:21 should always try to strengthen a
04:54:22 community where they live. Without
04:54:23 events like the parade of champions my
04:54:24 students don't have these types of
04:54:25 opportunities to be involved on the
04:54:26 street level with the community. When
04:54:27 working with some of the committee
04:54:28 members of the parade of champions our
04:54:29 students are able to hear the history
04:54:30 of Santa Clara and understand why
04:54:31 things happen. Events like this are
04:54:32 the bridge between our current
04:54:33 leadership in the future of our
04:54:34 community. I appreciate your time and
04:54:35 (INAUDIBLE).
04:54:36 >>Thank you, assistant city clerk, for
04:54:37 reading all those E comments. And for
04:54:38 those people that want to volunteer, I
04:54:39 am sure you can get online to the
04:54:40 parade of champions. There's a lot of
04:54:41 volunteer opportunities as well. Again
04:54:42 I apologize for not having those
04:54:43 comments read. During the actual
04:54:44 action item, but it looks like we
04:54:45 listen to you.Next item we have is
04:54:46 discussion and action on councilmember
04:54:47 Becker's request to prepare a public
04:54:48 apology to the residents of Santa
04:54:49 Clara for the CVR a lawsuit. Council
04:54:50 member record?
04:54:51 >>Thank you, Mayor. I sentMy draft of
04:54:54 the letter to city clerk today I don't
04:55:05 know about what time, for something, I
04:55:06 felt that this would be a little
04:55:07 quicker for people to discuss and
04:55:08 lookover rather than trying to sit
04:55:12 here and I'll write it at the same
04:55:13 time and we can add subtract whatever
04:55:14 you want to do.
04:55:15 >>Where is the draft letter?
04:55:19 >>It's in the email that was sent I
04:55:20 think Nora sent it out.
04:55:23 >>Wayne?
04:55:24 >>Yes, I sent this out this afternoon.
04:55:27 Let me look at my email to the exact
04:55:28 time.
04:55:50 >>I have 5:29.
04:55:51 >>5:29, during our meeting. Okay, no
04:55:52 wonder I haven't seen it. Sorry, go
04:55:53 ahead.
04:55:54 >>Okay, so I will start off, first
04:55:57 before I go into the letterBoth in the
04:56:09 trial court and his circuit affirmed
04:56:10 in the Court of Appeals found Santa
04:56:11 Clara engage in over seven years of
04:56:12 racial discrimination rather seeing to
04:56:20 and this change and hurt city councils
04:56:21 of the past were determined to uphold
04:56:22 this ugly record. The Council expended
04:56:23 five $20 million of residences moneyIn
04:56:30 defense of the indefensible. Our
04:56:31 elected officials were elected to
04:56:32 uphold the values that they were
04:56:33 elected to uphold which was fiscal
04:56:34 responsibility.We wasted money on
04:56:49 measures A and 6C because of the
04:56:50 integrity represent the residents of
04:56:51 the minority majority city. They
04:56:52 jeopardize the financial future not
04:56:53 only of residents but of employees and
04:56:54 out facilities from all the city. Buck
04:56:55 stops here. Council has fiduciary duty.
04:56:56 We allow this to make us now a record
04:57:17 Setter an example is one of the most
04:57:18 expensive lawsuits we became now
04:57:19 statistic. There is no remedy that we
04:57:20 can offer to residents to right this
04:57:21 wrong as found by the courts but
04:57:22 tonight we as a body can offer an
04:57:23 honest apology Santa Cruz defense the
04:57:24 indefensible to allow all our fellow
04:57:25 minority residents was wholly wrong
04:57:32 and is the court's ruling. This
04:57:33 Council falls on its sword tonight and
04:57:34 we hope that will never happen again.
04:57:37 So my letter is reading as this. To
04:57:38 the people of Santa Clara, to the
04:57:46 people of the city of Santa Clara the
04:57:47 2011 the city of Santa Clara received
04:57:48 a letter when was advised that the
04:58:02 election system is infringing on the
04:58:03 voting rights of the city's
04:58:04 Asian-American citizens which at the
04:58:05 time made up 39% of the city's
04:58:06 residents. The city of Santa Clara is
04:58:07 a minority majority city. Santa Clara
04:58:08 didn't have a single majority single
04:58:40 minority Council member since the
04:58:41 charter was approved in 1992. The
04:58:42 Council dismissed the concerns of the
04:58:43 tomato First Analysis which concluded
04:58:44 the city was in jeopardy of the costly
04:58:45 California voting rights lawsuit the
04:58:46 CRA. The next six years city continued
04:58:47 to ignore the legal advice that the
04:58:48 city remained in jeopardy. In 2016
04:58:49 before the elections the city tried to
04:58:50 avoid the fact that the Santa Clara
04:58:51 had received a letter threatening the
04:58:52 lawsuit. In 2017, the lawsuit we
04:58:53 feared was filed. Instead of
04:58:54 acknowledging the that had been done
04:58:55 to Santa Cruz Asian-American residents
04:58:56 the city chose to fight the lawsuit
04:58:59 insisting that not having a minority
04:59:00 councilmember didn't prove that
04:59:01 minorities are disadvantaged by the
04:59:02 at-large system. In 2018 Santa Clara
04:59:03 lost lawsuit. The judge ordered Santa
04:59:04 Clara to adopt six districts
04:59:10 councilmembers in case $3.1 million to
04:59:11 be awarded to the attorney in over
04:59:12 $7000. In result, the city appealed
04:59:16 the verdict and didn't back down. In
04:59:17 the end the city lost the appeal in
04:59:18 their agreement. Another argument.
04:59:32 After 10 years the city owed the
04:59:33 plaintiff's attorneys over $4 million
04:59:34 in legal fields fees and paid $1.5
04:59:35 million to his own attorney. Since
04:59:36 going to district Santa Clara selected
04:59:37 three minority councilmembers to the
04:59:38 city Council. Three minorities in the
04:59:39 city Council. The city of Santa Clara
04:59:45 Santa Clara city Council past and
04:59:46 present owes an apology to his
04:59:47 minority majority population for clean
05:00:05 to a system that prevented them from
05:00:06 exercising their rights under the
05:00:07 Constitution to elect representatives
05:00:08 of their choice. The Santa Clara city
05:00:09 Council also owes an apology to all of
05:00:10 its residents for wasting over $5
05:00:11 million it could've made a difference
05:00:12 in the cities fiscal circumstances
05:00:13 right now. We humbly offer these
05:00:22 apologies today and hope that with the
05:00:23 support and participation of all of
05:00:24 our community we will live up to our
05:00:25 democratic ideals and truly make Santa
05:00:26 Clara the center of what's possible to
05:00:27 all of our residents. In the end on a
05:00:29 personal note, I apologize to
05:00:30 residents of Santa Clara personally
05:00:31 for my (INAUDIBLE) as a resident, as a
05:01:13 voter as a member of this community. I
05:01:14 stand somewhat responsible because I
05:01:15 elected leaders that continue to allow
05:01:16 this to be kicked down the road. As a
05:01:17 resident I should have been more
05:01:18 active yet I was only 26 when this all
05:01:19 started. I had a voice but I didn't
05:01:20 think anyone would listen to a young
05:01:21 kid like me. I am just one person and
05:01:22 what difference would I have made yet
05:01:23 sometimes maybe one person can make a
05:01:24 difference. In fact I was a fan of the
05:01:25 districts before this all started. I
05:01:26 could have ran for office back then I
05:01:27 could've tried to make that
05:01:28 difference, but I can't go back you
05:01:29 can't change the past. The only thing
05:01:30 I can do is help protect and resolve
05:01:31 in the future.I only have regrets for
05:01:32 allowing this, I could've would've
05:01:33 should've, as a resident, before I was
05:01:34 a councilmember I feel bad. Tonight I
05:01:35 hope that we write a wrong with the
05:01:36 public, I hope we also learned a very
05:01:37 valuable lesson to be fiscally
05:01:45 conservative and to know what the law
05:01:46 is. I hope you accept our sincerest
05:01:47 apology tonight my residents and my
05:01:48 people of Santa Clara. This is open
05:01:49 for discussion whatever would anybody
05:01:50 would like to talk about.
05:01:53 >>Comments from the Council on this?
05:01:59 Vice Mayor Chahal?
05:02:02 >>Thank you, Mayor. Thank you,
05:02:10 councilmember Becker for bringing this
05:02:11 forward and I fully agree with you
05:02:16 like the buck stops at the Council and
05:02:17 CouncilMay not only fiscally be
05:02:22 responsible, socially responsible
05:02:29 decisions too. There is a reason CDI
05:02:30 was enacted.We have a voting right
05:02:37 act. California was very progressive
05:02:39 and wanted to go beyond what that act
05:02:44 was. And we did not learn from the
05:02:45 history like there were multiple
05:02:48 lawsuits before us, each one of them
05:02:52 lost, each one of them lost money, some
05:03:04 not some, majority of the cities
05:03:05 learn from others experience. But we
05:03:06 did not. And from that perspective
05:03:11 like we wasted more than $5 million of
05:03:12 our residents money, basically. If we
05:03:13 would'veMade that fiscally responsible
05:03:15 decisionThat $5 million right now
05:03:19 during this crisis of deficit funding,
05:03:28 a deficit budget deficit would've been
05:03:29 very handy to provide so many services
05:03:30 to the cityAnd employees not to freeze
05:03:36 employees. So these were very
05:03:43 detrimental decisions made by the
05:03:44 Council and as such we do owe an
05:03:45 apology to our residents. Especially
05:03:48 like not havingMinority council member
05:03:58 in the majority minority majority city
05:03:59 for 70 years or something like that.
05:04:01 The writing was on the wall. We should
05:04:08 have looked at what we are doing. So I
05:04:09 fully agree with you your apology nine
05:04:15 more than happy to support it. Thank
05:04:16 you.
05:04:17 Thank you, councilmember Jane?
05:04:20 >>Yes, so this is, you know, voting
05:04:23 rights are subject to very subtle
05:04:31 systemic racism. We have seen systemic
05:04:32 racismIn many forms rearing its ugly
05:04:37 head in this country, one prime
05:04:40 example is federalSentencing on crack
05:04:49 versus cocaine. Possession. And it was
05:04:50 thatThere were very different
05:04:58 Sentencing that were imposed by judges
05:04:59 that were supposed to be fairAnd
05:05:14 legislatures that made these laws
05:05:15 between the types of cocaine that
05:05:16 people were using. We have seen the
05:05:17 black family well is 1/10 in the
05:05:18 United States of white family wealth.
05:05:19 And now we see all of these crazy
05:05:30 Voting laws that are being composed in
05:05:31 the states all over the country. And
05:05:32 people don't think that is
05:05:33 disenfranchising. But clearly it is.
05:05:36 And we need to be very vigilant. I
05:05:40 don't think thatPeople always do
05:05:46 things overtly but there is a lot of
05:05:49 subtle things that happened that do
05:05:51 impact and the reality is that Santa
05:06:01 Clara hadn't had a minority on its
05:06:02 Council and 70 years. And so I think
05:06:07 that for whatever reason we ended up
05:06:13 wasting almost $6 million onFighting
05:06:26 something that basically no city is
05:06:27 ever one Mac. So I would like to
05:06:28 apologize for having wasted the city's
05:06:29 treasury on thisFool's errand. So
05:06:31 that's what I have to say about it.
05:06:36 >>Okay, anybody else?Any councilmember
05:06:44 Park?
05:07:00 >>(INAUDIBLE).
05:07:01 >>What was that?
05:07:02 >>I am saving my comments, thank you.
05:07:03 >>Okay. Anybody else? Councilmember
05:07:07 Watanabe?
05:07:08 >>I hope he is not holding back,
05:07:09 because I just put my hand up, I don't
05:07:10 want him toTake his time.
05:07:11 >>That's right, go to the public and
05:07:21 you can think about your comments.
05:07:22 Edward, go ahead, Edward. Any member
05:07:23 of the public wants to speak please
05:07:24 line up. Edward, go ahead.
05:07:25 >>Yes, just want to say that(INAUDIBLE)
05:07:42 >>Edward, we can't hear you. Can you
05:07:43 speak into the microphone?
05:07:44 >>Yes, racism, all racism is wrong,
05:07:45 can you hear me?
05:07:46 >>Yes, we can hear you now.
05:07:47 >>Okay.I just want to say thatAs far
05:07:48 as the voting everybody that's illegal
05:07:58 , You've got to be sure that your vote
05:07:59 is going to count and that you are a
05:08:00 legal citizen. It doesn't matter what
05:08:10 nationality you are as long as your
05:08:11 legal you are fine, you can both. But
05:08:12 we do need an honest voting. The
05:08:13 voting system not only in our city but
05:08:14 stateIs really crazy. We have these
05:08:19 voting machines. I used a sharpie for
05:08:20 the first time and I put my(INAUDIBLE)
05:08:44 into a machine. And I don't even think
05:08:45 my vote counted but we do need laws
05:08:46 and we need to enact these laws to
05:08:47 make sure that our votes will count
05:08:48 because there's a lot of evidence out
05:08:49 there that was corruption in our
05:08:50 voting system. That's all I need say,
05:08:51 thank you.
05:08:52 >>Thank you, Edward. Kurt, go ahead,
05:08:53 Kirk.
05:08:54 >>So justThere was not corruption like
05:09:02 that just hearing that is just crazy
05:09:03 talk I'm sorry to hear stuff like that
05:09:04 still being shared. We are talking
05:09:05 about the general approach of over how
05:09:06 voting was done in the city of Santa
05:09:07 Clara and not just these crazy talk.
05:09:11 Anyway, what I would like to share is
05:09:12 from my understanding the CVR lawsuit
05:09:18 happened during Matthew's watch for
05:09:19 Matthew's mayhem, the old power system
05:09:25 was in place. That's where this
05:09:26 started. And is propagated during that
05:09:27 time.And candidly, I had all kinds of
05:09:38 problems with at-large voting in
05:09:39 general. I think it's racist. I think
05:09:40 it's unfair in general how structured
05:09:41 and I challenge that long long ago
05:09:42 Because the old days wereFor mayors
05:09:51 may Hanan Matthews, they a very
05:09:52 chilling effects on how they did
05:09:53 business in public. But in terms of
05:10:03 This being a racist that's not a
05:10:04 racist city, it wasn't done on racism,
05:10:05 it was done I think for other reasons.
05:10:06 And the districting was supported by
05:10:07 the current leaders, well, leaders
05:10:26 and, I know the mayor and the prior
05:10:27 Council had supported districting and
05:10:28 had a chart set up and look at that
05:10:29 and they had some ideas to go through.
05:10:30 Unfortunately, the districting was
05:10:31 blended with ranked choice voting and
05:10:32 people got confused and I think shut
05:10:33 that down. But I personally believe if
05:10:34 a three districtOption was put out
05:10:46 there, that would be passed on its
05:10:47 own, because I think in hearing what
05:10:48 the chart with the city of Santa Clara
05:10:49 residents said, that's what they said
05:10:50 they wanted. And that's what would've
05:10:51 represented Santa Clara in more robust
05:10:52 way rather than having just 20,000
05:10:53 people be able to elect an individual
05:10:54 to representHave a six of the city's
05:11:09 voice. Anyway, my comment I don't
05:11:10 think this is necessary, I don't know
05:11:11 why you would send a message like
05:11:12 this, it's beyond, it's gone now. So I
05:11:13 hope that you move forward and I just
05:11:14 don't think this is a good use of
05:11:15 Council time and energy, especially at
05:11:16 11:30. Thank you.
05:11:17 >>Thank you. Any other member of the
05:11:18 public want to speak on this issue?All
05:11:19 right. Council member Becker?
05:11:20 >>
05:11:21 >>Go ahead.This is from Susan, the
05:11:54 city Council makes an apology for the
05:11:55 voting rights lawsuit it should be
05:11:56 short and to the point, Brabson city
05:11:57 Council of Senate there apologize to
05:11:58 citizens of Santa Clara are not acting
05:11:59 faster, except the state court
05:12:00 rulings, going for the Council will
05:12:01 work diligently to ensure all citizens
05:12:02 in the city are properly and well
05:12:03 represented. Anything else Waurika
05:12:04 politics. Make citizens resentful and
05:12:05 backfire loudly and promptly than a
05:12:06 sideshow roadster. In the comment.
05:12:07 >>Okay, thank you. Councilmember Becker
05:12:08 ?
05:12:09 >>Going to add a few comments, The
05:12:10 residents of the city are not racist,
05:12:11 the city of Santa Clara is not racist,
05:12:12 the voting system was racist. We need
05:12:13 to get those facts correct. This is
05:12:14 alsoCouncil blame, one of the
05:12:32 residents said that, that yes,
05:12:33 councils are to blame. This is
05:12:34 Matthews, this is all of them, this is
05:12:35 kicking the can down the road. And
05:12:36 this is why we are giving this
05:12:37 apology. This is not politics an
05:12:38 apology is due to the residents of
05:12:39 Santa Clara including all the
05:12:40 minorities in the city. This happened,
05:12:42 it was wrong and as a resident before
05:12:43 I was Council member it was pretty
05:12:44 sickening to see how we just continued
05:12:45 to let this go. And I think it's time
05:12:46 that we stand up for what was wrongAnd
05:12:50 admit that it was wrong and give this
05:13:21 apology release it to the public and
05:13:22 we move on. This is due to the
05:13:23 residences of scent as residents of
05:13:24 Santa Clara. They deserve that
05:13:25 apology, this is not politics, this is
05:13:26 not personal, this is about moving on,
05:13:27 this is about providing the apology
05:13:28 that was due to those residents and
05:13:29 again the city of Santa Clara, I know
05:13:30 the funny papers tomorrow morning are
05:13:31 going to go crazy about what I say.
05:13:32 The city of Santa Clara is not racist.
05:13:33 The residents are not racist. It's
05:13:34 voting system was found racist. You
05:13:50 can't beat fax. Please try to
05:13:51 (INAUDIBLE) that. We go back we had ad
05:13:52 hoc committees, to me it just didn't
05:13:53 seem like it work I did listen to what
05:13:54 the residents wanted, measure A
05:13:55 failed, Measure Z failed, three
05:13:56 districts were unfair, six districts
05:13:57 were the judge said it in a word. What
05:13:58 we are saying is if you have any
05:13:59 concerns about this that the people of
05:14:00 the judge is wrong that everybody else
05:14:01 is wrong and we were right, no.2
05:14:09 quarts on the wrong, they deserve an
05:14:10 apologyWe wasted $5.8 million. That is
05:14:16 not fiscal responsibility, that is
05:14:17 irresponsibility.
05:14:19 >>Councilmember part?
05:14:41 >>Yes, so I do agree with what
05:14:42 councilmember Becker sank I think that
05:14:43 Mr. (INAUDIBLE) is also correct and
05:14:44 wrong. It's not just about Asian
05:14:45 Americans or minorities. This is an
05:14:46 issue that affected every person who
05:14:47 ran, it was just a bad system. I think
05:14:48 probably there a lot of people in the
05:14:49 majority ethnicities who are also
05:14:56 affected by the system. But not having
05:14:57 minority representation was just a
05:14:58 more obvious indicator of this fact.
05:14:59 And I do disagree that it happened on
05:15:00 Mac Davis's watch which we blame one
05:15:09 person to try to pin it to a point in
05:15:10 time, but realistically it happened on
05:15:11 a lot of people's watches including
05:15:12 the watches of the people currently on
05:15:13 Council. We never got a chance to
05:15:14 voice an opinion on how our money was
05:15:15 spent fighting the lawsuit, not just
05:15:19 on fighting the lawsuit but also on
05:15:20 the appeal, like I don't think that
05:15:21 question was ever brought. We also
05:15:26 missed, and this was earlier this
05:15:27 year, an opportunity to save money on
05:15:28 offer from the plaintiff's. It
05:15:30 happened on a lot of people's watches.
05:15:41 In the apology is certainly necessary.
05:15:42 An apology is not an admission that we
05:15:43 were trying to be offensive or even
05:15:44 racist. It's the understanding that
05:15:45 people were hurt by our actions and
05:15:46 Feel bad for it. Apology is one ofAnd
05:16:25 I think that with an apology I do
05:16:26 agree with Ms. Hinton that we should
05:16:27 keep it short, to the point, but we
05:16:28 need to have an apology that says this
05:16:29 is what we did and this is what we
05:16:30 feel bad for. But we are a city that's
05:16:31 inclusive not just of minorities but
05:16:32 everyone. Even people we don't know
05:16:33 that want to run that maybe are part
05:16:34 of the majority ethnicity. It's not
05:16:35 about ethnicity it's about everyone.
05:16:36 We are a city that's inclusive. We
05:16:37 feel bad when this is not true. We
05:16:38 acknowledge when our actions are seen
05:16:39 as the cause, we are not going to try
05:16:40 to limit myTry to make the statement
05:16:41 as proactively and boldly as we can
05:16:42 than I think an apology doesAnd while
05:16:50 we are responsible, the next time that
05:16:51 a lawsuit affects a class of residents
05:16:52 I would certainly hope that we would
05:16:53 bring it up and have a discussion with
05:16:54 that class of residents before we
05:16:55 simply fought against it or made
05:16:56 decisions for them.So again, I do
05:16:57 think that an apology is necessary and
05:16:58 I do think that people understand
05:16:59 relationshipsRealize that apologies
05:17:09 aren't necessarily for the people who
05:17:10 made the actions, they are for the
05:17:11 people who feel hurt and I think that
05:17:12 in apologies in good faith, our show
05:17:15 of good faith in a show of
05:17:16 understanding that we have grown from
05:17:17 thisIncident, we have grown from these
05:17:21 things, we acknowledge what happened
05:17:22 we are going to move onWith an
05:17:42 agreement that this will not happen
05:17:43 again. And I think that's what the
05:17:44 apology is for. But saying that it's
05:17:45 not the mission that we are racist, we
05:17:46 didn't try to do this, we acknowledge
05:17:47 that this is what happened when
05:17:48 knowledge this is (INAUDIBLE). Thank
05:17:49 you.
05:17:50 >>Councilmember Watanabe?Councilmember
05:17:51 Watanabe?
05:17:53 >>Thank you.SoThere has been a
05:18:00 statement regarding minorities having
05:18:04 been elected in the past. I believe
05:18:07 his name was Roger Martinez, Mayor,
05:18:18 you can probably correctly, but he was
05:18:19 actually served as the city Council
05:18:20 member in the 1970s in the city of
05:18:21 Santa Clara.Though there has been
05:18:34 minority elections in the past. And
05:18:35 Eddie Susa was also served as mayor
05:18:36 and also served on the city Council.
05:18:37 He was Portuguese and Italian.There
05:18:40 have been minorities elected to the
05:18:41 city Council in the past.What I would
05:18:48 like to just state is that I make no
05:18:56 apologies for standing up against a
05:18:57 lawsuit that called residents of Santa
05:18:58 Clara racist.And a Clarence vote for
05:19:02 the candidate's qualificationsNot
05:19:05 their skin color. In 2016 in an
05:19:13 at-large election, I one Mac every
05:19:14 precinct in the city of Santa Clara
05:19:23 Even though I was running in a
05:19:24 non-racially polarized race against
05:19:25 four men who included such Jane, mom
05:19:26 and the Dean Anthony Becker and
05:19:30 Marielle Russo.In 2020 in the first
05:19:35 district 1 Alexion, The district with
05:19:40 the highest percentage of Asian
05:19:41 Americans, there were only two
05:19:43 precinctsAnd I one Mac both in my
05:19:48 reelection.Changes have been made.
05:19:54 Time will tellHow it is best, if it is
05:20:00 best for Santa Clara. But for now it's
05:20:05 time to move forward. It's time to
05:20:06 stop wasting the residents time on
05:20:09 this issue. It's time I don't want to
05:20:15 go backwards. I want to move forward.
05:20:23 And focus on the city and its
05:20:24 residents. It's time to embrace what
05:20:25 makes our city specialAnd focus on its
05:20:26 future. So I will not be supporting
05:20:29 any motionRegarding this matter either
05:20:41 with a yes or no. I'm going to be
05:20:42 abstaining because once again I am not
05:20:43 going backwards. I am going forward.
05:20:46 Because once again, Santa Clarence both
05:20:49 A candidate's qualifications, not the
05:20:57 color of their skin. Thank you.
05:20:58 >>Thank you, councilmember Becker.
05:21:32 >>One of the comments of councilmember
05:21:33 Watanabe dismay, which was about
05:21:34 former councilmembers I guess the
05:21:35 newspapers and the rulings are all
05:21:36 wrong about minority people not being
05:21:37 elected in 70 years, but councilmember
05:21:38 Watanabe said about Italians and
05:21:39 Portuguese, funny, I'm Italian
05:21:40 Portuguese Hawaiian, I am a mixture,
05:21:41 so does that make me a minority? No,
05:21:42 it doesn't, I'm white. I think that
05:21:43 assumption right there is pretty
05:21:44 wrong. Italian Portuguese, we are all
05:21:45 mix in that regard.Just want to
05:21:46 clarify that.
05:21:47 >>Okay. I'm just going to make some
05:21:48 comments, first of all, councilmember
05:21:49 Becker, there are factual inaccuracies
05:21:51 in these, I assume this was your
05:21:52 PowerPoint, these discussion points
05:21:53 and the letter that you just put up
05:21:54 that we just got this evening, so this
05:22:04 is a really important issue, and the
05:22:05 facts really need to be accurate there
05:22:06 is also some very serious implications
05:22:07 to what you are saying.Because
05:22:22 historically our city charter was
05:22:23 established by the people in our
05:22:24 community and our voting system was
05:22:25 outlined in the city charter. So it
05:22:26 was our residents originally that set
05:22:31 up the system that you called the
05:22:32 races system. And I do not believe
05:22:48 like councilmember Watanabe that the
05:22:49 people of Santa Clara are racist, and
05:22:50 that was the basis of this lawsuit
05:22:51 that Santa Clara does have racially
05:22:52 polarized voting, based on race. I
05:22:54 think that anyone who did public
05:22:55 outreach on this issue would discover
05:23:04 that. And I suspect there has been no
05:23:05 public outreach on this issue to any
05:23:06 residence in any district and anyone
05:23:30 who read our legal arguments our valid
05:23:31 arguments would clearly see that the
05:23:32 city was not racist. Anyone who
05:23:33 listened to our various charter
05:23:34 commissioners debate this issue would
05:23:35 see that they were not racist. In many
05:23:36 settings parents believe that we had
05:23:37 better alternatives like rank choice
05:23:38 voting in multimember districtsAnd
05:23:45 that's not racist. We spend money on
05:23:46 lawsuits when we believe we have to
05:23:47 defend the city. Some we win and some
05:23:48 we lose. And I have to be very candid,
05:23:51 I think this proposal is not thought
05:23:52 through very carefullyAnd it really
05:24:05 makes a serious charge, and I am also
05:24:06 disappointed that we didn't see
05:24:07 anything, there was nothing in our
05:24:08 packet and we didn't see anything
05:24:09 until you send a letter during the
05:24:10 Council meeting tonightAt this
05:24:16 meeting's are public didn't even have
05:24:17 a chance to look at what you sent. I
05:24:18 recommend that we table this item and
05:24:19 let councilmember back her work on it
05:24:20 some more and do some public outreach
05:24:21 and get a sense of what your residents
05:24:23 think about this. BecauseI really
05:24:32 think that this has serious
05:24:33 consequences if you put this
05:24:34 unprecedented letter out to the
05:24:35 community. And so those are my
05:24:36 comments, I think this item should be
05:24:37 tabled.Counselor Becker?
05:24:50 >>Thank you, Mayor, but no offense, I
05:24:51 think you're wrong, it's okay to be
05:24:52 wrong, we learn from that but the
05:24:53 thing is that in 2016 the letter came
05:25:03 in, this is on your watch,
05:25:04 (INAUDIBLE), this was on your watch,
05:25:05 councilmember Watanabe, you guys were
05:25:06 fiscally responsible and lost $5.8
05:25:07 million. I $0.8 million. The buck
05:25:31 stops with you. So honestly, are you
05:25:32 saying that you're not going to
05:25:33 apologize to the residents of Santa
05:25:34 Clara for wasting their money? And
05:25:35 this is communication to the residents
05:25:36 to say we are sorry, why do we need to
05:25:37 have outreach when really everybody
05:25:38 knows what Santa Clara went through
05:25:39 that every resident I spoke to during
05:25:40 the campaign of 2020 said why do you
05:25:41 keep costing so much money on this
05:25:42 lawsuit? Why did we just stop it? Why
05:25:43 did we do something, say something?
05:25:44 There is nothing else you can say. No
05:25:45 offense, Mary Gillmor, but you're
05:25:46 wrong, but as it was on your watch and
05:25:48 you guys appealed, it was the prior
05:25:49 Council administration. You appealed
05:25:50 the lawsuit.It wasn't me, wasn't on
05:26:12 the Council, I never voted for that,
05:26:13 there were two of you on this council
05:26:14 right now and there are other councils
05:26:15 before this that just kicked it down
05:26:16 the road. It's time to fess up and say
05:26:17 you're sorry. That's what I feel and I
05:26:18 think that's what we're doing night by
05:26:19 apologizing this is not personal, this
05:26:20 is not political, this is being honest
05:26:21 to the city's residents and being
05:26:22 saying that we physicallyWe were
05:26:23 fiscally irresponsible by
05:26:24 misappropriating their money. We
05:26:47 didn't have money for police and fire,
05:26:48 you wonder why we didn't have money
05:26:49 for certain other things, we don't
05:26:50 have events, budget deficits because
05:26:51 we keep spending money like this. It's
05:26:52 not right. And I think the residents
05:26:53 deserve that apology. Therefore I do
05:26:54 disagree with you, Mayor, and that's
05:26:55 the thing in this country we can
05:26:56 disagree with each other and still
05:26:57 treat each other respectfully and I
05:26:58 will always treat you respectfully,
05:26:59 but there's times where you have to
05:27:00 admit that sometimes you are wrong and
05:27:01 I think that spending that money was
05:27:02 wrong.That is my feelings, you have
05:27:03 your feelings and the people just the
05:27:11 people agree, the people agree it was
05:27:12 wasteful and it was irresponsible and
05:27:13 Mary Gilmore, last point, you're
05:27:14 really taking my point out of context.
05:27:15 The charter was not set up to be
05:27:16 racist, the kick the can down the road
05:27:17 approach by this council is what made
05:27:18 the voting system races.That's what
05:27:40 people see, it's all optics, they
05:27:41 always know optics is about. I know
05:27:42 I'm probably good getting ranted about
05:27:43 the funny papers but I really don't
05:27:44 care because I'm standing up the
05:27:45 residents of Santa Clara and telling
05:27:46 them I'm going to be fiscally
05:27:47 responsible and never let anything
05:27:48 make this happen again we start today
05:27:49 by giving that apology. That's why
05:27:50 hope this Council will support this
05:27:51 letter and give it to the city
05:27:52 residents of Santa Clara publicly and
05:27:53 through press release for social media.
05:27:54 From a councilmember part?
05:27:55 >>Yes, I have no problems voting on
05:27:59 whether or not we should issue an
05:28:00 apology. Can then decide on the exact
05:28:01 wording later. I'd be more than happy
05:28:02 to work with anyone else to come up
05:28:03 with alternative wording if that's
05:28:04 what it takes, but I would like to
05:28:05 vote on whether or not we should have
05:28:18 to issue an apology or not. The voting
05:28:19 system was put in place with 100%
05:28:20 (INAUDIBLE). Minorities for the brunt
05:28:21 of this discrimination and the most
05:28:22 obvious way and that's why we have a
05:28:23 lawsuit. They were not the only
05:28:24 victims. It's not about what the
05:28:25 intent was when we set up the charter,
05:28:26 I'm sure that we didn't think of a lot
05:28:27 of things. We didn't think of the
05:28:33 makeup of the city because there is no
05:28:34 way to know the makeup of the city
05:28:35 when the charter was created but it is
05:28:36 about the effect and certain people's
05:28:37 ability to understand why it was wrong
05:28:38 does not change that effect. I fear as
05:28:39 with other earlier actions that open
05:28:48 in education at any lessons to be
05:28:49 learned by the lawsuit may be lost on
05:28:50 many people in the city. That
05:28:51 possibility should not preclude other
05:28:52 people in the city who do understand
05:28:53 the issues to vote for an apology.
05:28:54 Again, I think that people whoHave
05:28:58 real relationships understand
05:28:59 apologies are as I said before the
05:29:00 lowest denomination currency in
05:29:01 relationship.It is an understanding
05:29:07 that whether we intended it or not
05:29:08 people were hurt and we recognize
05:29:09 understand and apologize for these
05:29:16 actions that cause them to be heard.
05:29:17 If we are just refusing to have apology
05:29:18 or grounds that Portuguese and
05:29:22 Italian's were minorities and they may
05:29:30 have been at one point, but I think
05:29:31 the really need to look at what the
05:29:32 makeup of the city is. Then again, it
05:29:39 is not about how you feel about it, it
05:29:40 is a lot about how the people who
05:29:41 filed the lawsuit, you pay for the
05:29:42 lawsuit, who fought the lawsuits, We
05:29:43 really need to think from the other
05:29:44 side, we can't just thinkJust
05:29:46 ourselves, thank you.
05:29:52 >>City clerk. Go ahead.
05:30:01 >>Takes a minute to get unmuted.I
05:30:08 don't have my video on because I'm not
05:30:09 an attendee, that's fine.There's
05:30:12 something to be said about apologies.
05:30:23 I agree with a lot of the sentiment
05:30:24 that Kevin is sharing about apologies
05:30:25 mattering, they are important.
05:30:26 Representation matters, is extremely
05:30:27 important. You will have no idea as
05:30:35 the first Muslim elected in the South
05:30:36 Bay, the entire South base history
05:30:37 what that meant to folks for my
05:30:38 community and what it meant for folks
05:30:39 especially young folks to see my wife
05:30:41 swear me in, kids for me and wearing
05:30:42 the headscarfAnd the judge made a
05:30:50 decision in the appellate court
05:30:51 agreed. But the lawsuit was about and
05:30:59 (INAUDIBLE) system and the city worked
05:31:00 on proposals to remedy the numbers
05:31:01 system with two measures and so the
05:31:02 councilsDid take action to and filled
05:31:10 the ballot box. Important to note that
05:31:11 hindsight is 2020, it's easy to look
05:31:12 back and say to see what we could have
05:31:14 done differently, I think I can't
05:31:23 remember which Council member, I think
05:31:24 it was councilmember Parker said that
05:31:25 it is true that several of the past
05:31:26 administrations including the current
05:31:27 one could haveSteer the ship in a
05:31:33 different direction, we would have a
05:31:34 different outcome or maybe the same
05:31:35 outcome but not have to pay the $5.8
05:31:36 million. During Matthew'sTime, he
05:31:47 could resolve the situation by
05:31:48 removing the seat systems are going to
05:31:49 district, the prior Council could've
05:31:50 instituted what the plaintiff wanted
05:31:51 which was seven single-member
05:31:56 districts without an elected mayor.
05:31:57 And even a great Council is
05:31:58 councilmember Park said could've
05:31:59 settled. So it's easy to lookBack and
05:32:06 see the hindsight is 2020 but I just
05:32:07 want to clarify and set the record
05:32:08 straight, even as my capacity as the
05:32:09 clerk thatThere were a lot of forces
05:32:16 at play here, and it's easy to look
05:32:17 back and say what we could've done, we
05:32:18 could've descended in early, but when
05:32:33 we look at measure A is an example how
05:32:34 we talk about Measure Z and a second
05:32:35 I'll keep it short, merit, but in
05:32:36 terms of measure A, we actually saw
05:32:37 that ring choice voting was approved
05:32:38 as a remedy by the judge in the
05:32:39 Palmdale case which was referenced as
05:32:40 nausea when comparing our cases we are
05:32:48 going through. Now was chosen as a
05:32:49 remedy only recently so that was a
05:32:50 part of the discussion. When we are
05:32:51 discussing measure a but also want to
05:32:52 remind the Council that the majority
05:32:53 of this current Council endorsed
05:32:54 measure A. And so like there was
05:32:55 action taken, there was an initiative
05:32:56 to remedy the system.And thePlaintiffs
05:33:09 actually spent money trying to defeat
05:33:10 measure A and later on was trying to
05:33:11 get reimbursed for that campaign and
05:33:12 political campaigning from the lawsuit
05:33:13 fines and the judge rejected that. And
05:33:20 measure C, let's not forget that
05:33:21 measure C was opposed with nearly
05:33:22 $700,000 by Judge Orson the 49ers with
05:33:25 virtually no support. There was not a
05:33:31 proponent campaign committee to
05:33:32 support Measure Z, I was exclusively
05:33:33 opposedBy this outside money. So I
05:33:37 want to go back, I thinkIt's really
05:33:47 important to put things in context,
05:33:48 representation DEF lien matters,
05:33:49 apologies areImportant. It's the
05:34:02 lowest denomination currency. If I
05:34:03 want to make sure the facts are set
05:34:04 straight because there's an apology, I
05:34:05 like the idea of it being short and
05:34:06 sweet and you really gotten cautious
05:34:07 about not insinuating that the Council
05:34:16 or the city did nothing. There's a lot
05:34:17 it was done, two measures that failed
05:34:18 at the ballot box without side
05:34:19 opposition and a lot of even the
05:34:20 current Council in the prior Council
05:34:22 that were supporting some of those
05:34:23 measures, at least measure a kind we
05:34:24 just gotta make sure that if an
05:34:25 apology is made RightFax are
05:34:28 demonstrated, because otherwise then
05:34:29 there is an insinuationThat our own
05:34:30 leadershipIs being mentioned here is
05:34:38 racist because our own leadership
05:34:39 itself could have that multiple phases
05:34:43 throughout the process steered the
05:34:44 ship in a different direction. That's
05:34:45 my comments. And if there is any body
05:34:46 withWho would like I offer my help in
05:34:59 terms of helping review, I don't want
05:35:00 to draft a letter, I am more than
05:35:01 happy to help review and make sure
05:35:02 that some of the factual things are
05:35:03 correct in the letter.
05:35:04 >>Thank you, city clerk. Anyone else
05:35:05 on the Council? Councilmember part?
05:35:08 >>Yes, I share the city clerk as well,
05:35:24 we can get to steer the ship where we
05:35:25 wanted, we did get to vote on whether
05:35:26 or not we wanted the lawsuit. And I do
05:35:27 understand what you're saying about we
05:35:28 need to be careful the wording, which
05:35:29 is why I also have a few problems with
05:35:30 the wordingAs proposed and I would
05:35:34 have no problem coming up with
05:35:35 additional one. I would love to work
05:35:36 with anyone on this. But if you say
05:35:37 that we don't need an apology is not
05:35:40 about racism. I think it's that we
05:35:41 need to realize that the lawsuit was
05:35:42 brought up becauseOf facts that
05:35:48 supported that minorities suffered
05:35:49 because of theRules that we put in
05:36:00 place. We need to acknowledge that,
05:36:01 because they were shown to be true.
05:36:02 And I think that we have got a number
05:36:03 of people in the Council that I think
05:36:06 are here only because the lawsuit
05:36:07 actually took place and changed our
05:36:08 voting system. And at some point
05:36:09 whether we, I don't want to say that
05:36:18 we are racist, but I do want to
05:36:19 acknowledge that we did the wrong
05:36:20 thing, we took, we didn't do much to
05:36:21 change it, you're saying that measure
05:36:30 a and measure C, measure A and C
05:36:31 didn't pass. And for good reason.
05:36:32 There were lots of flaws in each of
05:36:33 those individual things, which is
05:37:00 Districts RCD they're trying to solve
05:37:01 different problems. If we don't
05:37:02 understand what the problem so we're
05:37:03 trying to solve our, then we are not
05:37:04 going to get through this one, will
05:37:05 never get this change. I think the
05:37:06 apology that we have started with we
05:37:07 apologize for putting the lawsuit,
05:37:08 putting the city through something
05:37:09 that we did not need to go through the
05:37:10 cost a lot of money. But now I feel
05:37:11 that we need to also apologized for a
05:37:12 little bit of the ignorance and the
05:37:13 stubbornness or the heart headedness of
05:37:15 some people and city governments that
05:37:16 don't even understand why an apology
05:37:17 is necessary. And I think that the
05:37:18 people who don't understand that
05:37:19 apology is necessary, I don't know
05:37:20 that they actually identify with any
05:37:21 of the groups that were affected and I
05:37:22 think that is the reason whyMaybe they
05:37:26 aren't the people that should be
05:37:30 leading that part of the discussion. I
05:37:31 also have no problem withSetting down
05:37:40 an apology letter and not everybody
05:37:41 wants to sign it they don't have to.
05:37:42 But I would love to go through the
05:37:43 vote on whether or not the city should
05:37:44 issue an apology letter.I would call
05:37:46 the question if there's a motion I
05:37:47 would love to vote for this. Thank you.
05:37:50 >>Vice Mayor Chahal.
05:37:53 >>Thank you, Mayor.I know mayor
05:37:57 mentioned thatCharter of the city is
05:38:03 made by the people, and I do
05:38:04 understand that, but at the same time
05:38:07 after our charter was made, past with
05:38:12 this system, (INAUDIBLE) and
05:38:16 (INAUDIBLE).And one thing is again
05:38:20 very clear there were multiple cases
05:38:24 happen in California about this thing.
05:38:31 And we should have learned from those
05:38:32 cases. We did not. So it's not the
05:38:34 peopleWho are racial. The judge gave a
05:38:44 judgment that your voting system is
05:38:45 racially polarized.It is talking about
05:38:52 the system, not as individual as me or
05:38:53 you or anybodyIs a racist person, no.
05:38:59 It's system. What system are we
05:39:00 following?And as far, the judge, We
05:39:18 were using racial will (INAUDIBLE)
05:39:19 voting system and the remedy they gave
05:39:20 was (INAUDIBLE). I agree that measure
05:39:21 A could have brought forward the remedy
05:39:23 . But Measure Z was not even a remedy.
05:39:27 The only (INAUDIBLE)*a fine as a CPRA
05:39:33 alternate solution. So we did took
05:39:37 some wrong stepsAnd we should
05:39:43 acknowledge those. There is no harm in
05:39:44 acknowledging that.And I fully agree
05:39:47 like apology is dueTo the residents of
05:39:52 the city.Thank you. Am I thinking.
05:39:59 Councilmember Becker.
05:40:12 >>I appreciate the city clerk's
05:40:13 comments, because I think he is
05:40:14 somewhat right too. It comes down to
05:40:15 the we need to apologize and there's
05:40:16 some clarifications about where the
05:40:23 right choice voting concerns, I think
05:40:24 the county said it's going to be
05:40:25 several years we connect actually
05:40:26 bring (INAUDIBLE) voting as well as I
05:40:27 think also having three districts
05:40:30 would've also been in violation of
05:40:31 this rule. I just wanted to clear that
05:40:32 up.But going to about the letter, this
05:40:46 is a working letter, I know a
05:40:47 councilmember Hart was saying, we can
05:40:48 add stuff into it, we can use this as
05:40:49 what they call a sourdough starter to
05:40:50 basically get this going, Get the ball
05:40:53 rolling and I know there's some people
05:40:54 that probably won't sign it, that's
05:40:55 fine. We feel that the apologies do I
05:40:56 think is the right thing to do. We are
05:40:57 writing(INAUDIBLE). I don't know if
05:41:10 anyone made a motion but I am I
05:41:11 allowed to make a motion on my own
05:41:12 petition?
05:41:13 >>Yes, you can make a motion although
05:41:14 I think this should be table, I think
05:41:15 there's too many (INAUDIBLE)And this
05:41:16 really sends the wrong message and it
05:41:17 has serious implications.But you can
05:41:21 certainly are allowed to make a motion
05:41:22 on a letter you wrote, right?
05:41:25 >>Okay, I would like to make a motion,
05:41:26 then, to take this letter into
05:41:33 consideration for the public apology
05:41:34 to the residents of Santa Clara for
05:41:35 the CDR lawsuit and be open for future
05:41:39 discussion on how to, what we can add
05:41:40 to that letter.
05:41:48 >>Are you making a motion to approve
05:41:49 your letter or twoI don't understand
05:41:53 what your motion is.
05:41:58 >>I am making a motion to go forward
05:41:59 with a public apology to the residents
05:42:01 of Santa Clara and is taking my draft
05:42:04 letter in consideration to then use it
05:42:17 as a starter, starting point to either
05:42:18 take pieces out or add pieces in for
05:42:19 that public letter.
05:42:20 >>How are you going to do that? The
05:42:21 taking out in the adding and?And does
05:42:24 it come back? Or are you just going to
05:42:25 send this apology? When somebody has
05:42:27 worked on it? Like
05:42:37 >>It could come back, I would like to
05:42:38 know what the rest of the Council
05:42:39 things on that.
05:42:40 >>I just want to know the motion is.
05:42:41 All right, councilmember Jane.
05:42:44 >>I like councilmember Parks suggestion
05:42:46 of we commitTwo issuing an apology
05:43:00 and the actual wording will then be
05:43:01 ratified at some later time, and I do
05:43:04 like Susan Hinton's suggestion that it
05:43:06 be short.
05:43:15 >>Okay. There was a motion with no
05:43:16 second. Is there another motion? I
05:43:17 would like to table this.Is there any
05:43:24 motion it's going to get a second?
05:43:25 Councilmember part?
05:43:28 >>
05:43:29 >>I will second the motion.
05:43:31 >>Councilmember Jane?
05:43:35 >>It wasn't, but it could be.
05:43:44 >>I am fine to make a motion at this
05:43:45 point. I move that the city issue an
05:43:53 apology for havingConsumed the city's
05:44:09 treasuryOn fighting CDR a lawsuitAnd
05:44:22 that the wording will be issued and
05:44:23 ratified at a later time.
05:44:33 >>Is there a second on that?
05:44:35 >>I will second.I will second.
05:44:36 >>Okay. Motion and a second. I will
05:44:46 not be supporting this, I am not even,
05:44:55 I am staying on this issue. And I the
05:44:56 reason I am of staining is there
05:44:57 serious implications to what you're
05:44:58 saying, and I did not believe that the
05:45:01 crux of this lawsuit was the residents
05:45:02 of Santa Clara voteHow racially
05:45:29 polarized voting, and if I had to do
05:45:30 it over again I would defend the
05:45:31 residents of Santa Clara because I did
05:45:32 not believe the residents of Santa
05:45:33 Clara are racist, so I don't know who
05:45:34 you're apologizing to and for what. I
05:45:35 think this whole item should be tabled
05:45:36 if you want to individually apologize,
05:45:37 go ahead, but I don't know who you're
05:45:38 apologizing for and on behalf of into.
05:45:39 So I will not be participating this.
05:45:40 Councilmember part.
05:45:41 >>I thinkI understand what you're
05:45:44 saying, but it's not just about Asian
05:45:45 Americans or minorities. It is an
05:45:46 issue that affected every personWho
05:45:49 ran. Luckily, unluckily not having
05:45:50 minorityAsian-American representation
05:46:01 was a more obvious indicator of this
05:46:02 fact. It was ruled on by a judge, it
05:46:03 was found true on appeal and I think
05:46:04 at some pointWe should look beyond the
05:46:09 things that we thinkAnd try to
05:46:14 understand what other people are
05:46:15 telling us.And at some point I also
05:46:23 feel that we need to think about who
05:46:24 the people that are affected, not us
05:46:25 who are on Council. And I think that
05:46:31 for also for people who are not part
05:46:36 of the minority group to insist that
05:46:37 the minority groupWas not affected is
05:46:41 really not a good look.
05:46:44 >>Assistant city attorney?
05:46:53 >>Yes, Mary, just wanted to get a
05:46:54 clarification on the motion. The
05:47:10 second part of the motion was that the
05:47:11 wording of the apology would be
05:47:12 decided at a later date. I just want
05:47:13 to ensure that the method that is
05:47:14 being thought about how that wording
05:47:15 would be decided would not be a Brown
05:47:16 violation.It's unclear to me how that
05:47:22 wording would be decided at a later
05:47:23 date.
05:47:24 >>I don't understand the motion
05:47:25 either. So thank you for bringing that
05:47:26 up.
05:47:27 >>I certainly would not be a Brown
05:47:28 violation, I imagine there would be a
05:47:32 subset of the CouncilThat would work
05:47:37 on the wording and that would be
05:47:41 brought to the Council for
05:47:42 ratification.
05:47:48 >>Are we talking about, then, an ad
05:47:49 hoc committee being established for
05:47:50 this?
05:47:52 >>Does it have to be an ad hoc
05:47:53 committee? Or just a couple of
05:47:55 councilmembers?
05:47:57 >>If you're contemplating
05:47:58 >>Another set of councilmembers to do
05:48:05 their own version.
05:48:11 >>But the action would be on behalf of
05:48:19 the Council, right? Because it's
05:48:20 coming back to be voted on antibody.
05:48:21 >>Correct.
05:48:22 >>Right, soYou probably want to
05:48:25 establish an ad hoc committee to
05:48:26 handle that.
05:48:31 >>Okay, I will modify my motion to say
05:48:32 that it would be an ad hoc committee
05:48:40 consisting of councilmember Becker and
05:48:41 councilmember Park.
05:48:50 >>Okay.Is there a second to that?
05:49:02 >>There is not a motion.
05:49:03 >>I'm lost.
05:49:08 >>Does the second year which was
05:49:09 councilmember Park agree with
05:49:10 councilmember Jane?
05:49:14 >>I believe it was originally
05:49:15 councilmember Becker who was the
05:49:16 second.
05:49:18 >>Okay.
05:49:25 >>City manager, your hand is out.
05:49:26 >>I want to confirm the implications
05:49:27 of an ad hoc committeeAnd, Sue, chime
05:49:43 in if I'm not correct. My
05:49:44 understanding is we have had in the
05:49:45 past for ad hoc committees they need
05:49:46 to be publicly noticed with advance
05:49:47 information as a normal committee
05:49:48 packet as well as minutes and agendas
05:49:49 published.
05:49:54 >>Thank you.
05:49:55 >>As I said, this is not been thought
05:49:56 through very carefully.All right. You
05:49:59 understand the implications of that ad
05:50:00 hoc committee maker of the motion?
05:50:01 >>I had originally proposed that we
05:50:06 justBe any subset of councilmembers
05:50:14 being getting together to write a
05:50:15 letter and then the Council would
05:50:16 prove that one of those multiple
05:50:21 letters. That's what I had wanted. But
05:50:22 I was sort of steered in a different
05:50:23 direction.
05:50:35 >>Okay? Which was the recommendation
05:50:36 of the assistant city attorney.
05:50:37 >>It was the recommendation of the
05:50:43 assistant city attorney so I will
05:50:44 follow that recommendation, there will
05:50:45 be I will follow that recommendMeeting
05:50:54 of councilmembers Becker and PARP.
05:50:57 >>Okay.All right. On the motionWe have
05:51:09 two members of the public, this is on
05:51:10 the motionHi Kirk, go ahead.
05:51:20 >>Thank you, Mayor, on this motion it
05:51:21 is so clearly undefined and
05:51:27 incomprehensible as being kind of roll
05:51:28 your own as you go, I think creating
05:51:35 This type of ad hoc committee without
05:51:36 actually thinking about the
05:51:37 implications of that or why you have
05:51:38 it or how it works is a big mistake. I
05:52:00 don't to the problem is for tabling
05:52:01 it, especially if you have the
05:52:02 political will to go forward with it
05:52:03 at another time. I think it would be
05:52:04 prudent to take just your foot off the
05:52:05 gas on this one, hold off, withdraw
05:52:06 your motion, make a new one that says
05:52:07 to table it, you can revisit it when
05:52:08 you actually have an idea on how it
05:52:09 would work mechanically and whatYou
05:52:14 can talk to the city attorney, found
05:52:15 out what the implications are for the
05:52:16 city, what said, it's not said before
05:52:17 you put yourself into a whole that you
05:52:18 can't get out of because you created
05:52:19 this committee, you're going down the
05:52:20 path. I think it's that's the intent
05:52:21 you have, go for it. But I would not
05:52:22 suggest you do it right nowAt 12:20
05:52:37 a.m. when it's not thought through at
05:52:38 all other than one councilmembers
05:52:39 fairly long-winded letter which does
05:52:40 seem to support the philosophy that
05:52:41 you're suggesting. Thanks, Mary.
05:52:42 >>Thank you, son, city clerk, go ahead.
05:52:45 Did you want to speak, city clerk?
05:52:46 >>Yes, just got a chance I need. Just
05:52:48 want to correct the record after all
05:52:55 of what I said, I thought is pretty
05:52:56 clear that I said that apologies that
05:53:06 I think councilmember Park misheard me
05:53:07 and he suggested I didn't think an
05:53:08 apology was appropriate. Want to
05:53:09 clarify I never insinuated such a
05:53:10 comment.I was actually supporting some
05:53:17 of what councilmember Park was saying,
05:53:18 was not sure what he heard what I
05:53:19 said. In any case I think it's
05:53:20 important that ifThis committee goes
05:53:27 to rewrite understand, maybe that's
05:53:28 part of theConcerns might be from an
05:53:32 implication stand outAnd I think a few
05:53:36 timesAlready a member of the public,
05:53:42 Ms. Hinton about keeping it short,
05:53:51 Probably may address some of those
05:53:52 things, but I think it would be
05:53:53 important as that committee draft
05:53:54 letter to understandWhat should or
05:53:55 shouldn't be said in the letter to
05:54:03 avoid any potential of further
05:54:04 complications or implications, but
05:54:05 just to make sure as I mentionedEarlier
05:54:16 That the letter is factual. We
05:54:17 shouldn't be as an official body
05:54:18 approving a letter that has factual
05:54:19 inaccuracies, so I think the committee
05:54:20 would be ill advised to make sure. I
05:54:32 am just going to reiterate so
05:54:33 councilmember Park and the others who
05:54:34 may have misheard me, I think
05:54:35 representation matters. I live it. I
05:54:36 think apologies are important in
05:54:37 making sure that folks feelIncluded.
05:54:40 I'm saying that they don't. Dad.
05:54:52 >>Thank you. Councilmember part?
05:54:53 >>I have no problem making the motions
05:54:54 very simple, which is we will both
05:54:55 simplyWhether the city should issue an
05:54:58 apology and have a separate motion
05:54:59 that talks about how we come up with
05:55:10 an apology letter where we can say I
05:55:11 mean let's table it. Why don't we
05:55:12 agree that we are going to have an
05:55:13 apology and then decide how we are
05:55:18 going to come up with the apology
05:55:19 letter at a different time. I think to
05:55:20 me that is far more worthwhileAny
05:55:30 guarantees that. Thank you.
05:55:31 >>Councilmember Bakker? And let me
05:55:32 remind everyone it's 12:20 2 AM.
05:55:37 >>From what the city clerk said if
05:55:38 there are factual inaccuracies what I
05:55:39 was saying, that can be I think taking
05:55:42 care ofThere one of those hearings and
05:55:50 those issues to be addressed then.
05:55:51 With their proper factual statements.
05:56:00 >>Right, city assistant city clerkHow
05:56:07 do you know at that motion is?
05:56:08 >>I would read this back to make a
05:56:09 motion. The motion the city clerk or
05:56:15 the city count the city or the city
05:56:16 Council issuing a proper an apology for
05:56:24 Depleting the (INAUDIBLE)
05:56:25 councilmember parking return Council
05:56:26 for application at a later time. Is
05:56:27 that correct?
05:56:31 >>That is correct.
05:56:52 >>Councilmember Watanabe.
05:56:55 >>Of stain.
05:57:01 [CALLING ROLL]
05:57:29 >>And it passes four with two
05:57:30 extensions. All right. I'm going as
05:57:31 the Council for the rest of the
05:57:32 meeting that we defer these items to
05:57:33 our next Council meeting, which would
05:57:34 be item number, the lateness of the
05:57:36 hour, item number six, Silicon Valley
05:57:42 quarterly strategic plan, six, seven13
05:57:54 a and B.Councilmember Becker?
05:57:55 >>I would like to recommend that we
05:58:04 take items 13 a and B quickly if we
05:58:13 want to
05:58:14 >>There is no quickly in this
05:58:15 Council.
05:58:16 >>It sounds like it's written
05:58:17 petition. I make a motion to hear
05:58:18 items 13 a and B within 10 minutes.If
05:58:22 we're even going to put it on a future
05:58:23 agenda.McDowell second that.
05:58:27 >>I just have to sayThere should be
05:58:36 some more respect for the people that
05:58:37 are working here, it's 12:25 and the
05:58:38 Council so far is not disciplineFor
05:58:43 taking time through things. I will go
05:58:44 ahead becauseThat's
05:58:45 >>No offense, but in the past when I
05:58:49 used to watch Council meetings
05:58:52 [CROSSTALK] 2 AM.
05:58:55 >>We are not going to 2 AM. We started
05:58:58 At four. And it's not fair for our
05:59:01 staff.They talk about governance on
05:59:10 August 17. There is a motion and as
05:59:11 second, you want to hear to continue
05:59:14 the other two. If we can do that first.
05:59:19 To continue items, is it six and seven?
05:59:37 When city manager, can we hear
05:59:38 those?
05:59:39 >>McNamara, I think there is a motion
05:59:40 on the floor. Parents city Council
05:59:41 member Jane time talking to the city
05:59:42 manager. I just want to take them in
05:59:43 order.
05:59:44 >>Will schedule those items for
05:59:45 September.
05:59:46 >>Can we start withItems six and seven
05:59:47 till September, please?
05:59:51 >>Motion to continue.
05:59:52 >>Second. Smoking section motion and
05:59:53 second to continue six and seven till
05:59:54 September. Any questions on that
05:59:55 motion? Councilmember Becker?
05:59:56 [CALLING ROLL]
06:00:07 >>Who was the second on that?
06:00:08 >>Me.
06:00:09 >>Point of order?
06:00:12 >>Assistant city clerk we
06:00:16 >>
06:00:17 [CALLING ROLL]
06:00:31 >>Do we have a motion already on the
06:00:32 table?
06:00:33 >>We are continuing item 6 and seven
06:00:34 so people can go home and then we are
06:00:35 going to hear items 13 a and B.
06:00:36 >>Yes.
06:00:37 >>Okay, thank you.
06:00:38 >>Again, that was a pointOther actions
06:00:53 and then we moved to table the other
06:00:54 two motions the other two items that
06:00:57 would give us the same effect. In this
06:00:58 case
06:01:04 [CROSSTALK]
06:01:05 >>I need to take these an order of the
06:01:06 agenda. I need to go in an orderly
06:01:07 fashion.
06:01:14 >>We already broke the order by taking
06:01:15 motions and there was a motion. On the
06:01:16 table.
06:01:17 >>
06:01:18 [CALLING ROLL]
06:01:37 >>I, that passes 5 to 1 to continue
06:01:38 those items. Now we're going to move
06:01:39 on to written petitions submitted,
06:01:40 item 13 A. Action on a written
06:01:51 petition submitted by councilmember
06:01:52 Jane requesting the place in agenda
06:01:53 item at a future meeting to discuss
06:01:54 creating a special ad hoc committee
06:01:55 consisting of residents and
06:01:56 representatives of housing advocacy
06:01:57 groupsTo discuss only the issues
06:01:58 concerningThe councilmember Jane.
06:02:06 >>I'm going to read what I put in the
06:02:07 policy zero 30. The city has recently
06:02:19 been getting a lot of complaints from
06:02:20 residents considering the number of
06:02:21 fun house people living in RVs. To
06:02:22 many it seems problem is getting worse
06:02:23 every day.On February 20 10,
06:02:31 required about restructuring housing
06:02:32 rehabilitation loan committee HRL C2
06:02:33 housing commission. DecemberSeven 2020
06:02:37 in government ethics committee
06:02:43 Recommended and approved the
06:02:44 restructuring in the HR LCTo bring an
06:02:47 ordinance from the housing
06:02:56 consideration this commission for
06:02:57 consideration. Including steady and
06:02:58 advanced the needs of Santa Clarence
06:02:59 unhoused populationsRecommendations to
06:03:05 implement plans approved by the County
06:03:06 Board of Supervisors to address
06:03:07 homelessness in Santa Clara. Staff
06:03:08 recommendedThat the housing commission
06:03:15 consist of five commissioners and our
06:03:16 volunteers by city Council. So I'm
06:03:17 just asking to put on the agenda a
06:03:19 discussion creating a special ad hoc
06:03:20 committeeConsisting of residentsAnd
06:03:33 housing advocacy groups to discuss
06:03:34 only the issues serving on house
06:03:35 population. And not all the other
06:03:36 issues ofHousing all of our
06:03:47 Population.
06:03:48 >>I am wondering, city manager, does
06:03:49 this gonna special agenda, goal
06:03:50 setting, where does this go?
06:04:05 >>It could go on the August 17 agenda,
06:04:06 we are bringing back the Council
06:04:07 directed housing commission and so the
06:04:08 Council could consider both items. I
06:04:09 do want to acknowledge, though, that
06:04:10 staffing all of these commissions will
06:04:11 be a challenge from a staff
06:04:12 perspective.
06:04:13 >>Can we add this to that?
06:04:14 >>Yes.Is there a motion to add this to
06:04:16 the August 17 meeting? Councilmember
06:04:17 Jane?
06:04:24 >>I will make that motion, yes.
06:04:25 >>Second?
06:04:26 >>I second that.
06:04:27 >>Okay, councilmember Becker?
06:04:28 >>Thank you,Mayer, and councilmember
06:04:39 Jane to bring this to the city Council
06:04:40 and thank you for beating me to the
06:04:41 punch. I spoke to a bunch of residents
06:04:42 in my district who really wanted to
06:04:43 address on the situationWith Kevin and
06:04:49 councilmember part, so we really
06:04:50 appreciate you doing this and I am
06:04:51 100% behind you.
06:04:52 >>Is there any member of the public
06:04:53 that would like to speak on this?Okay,
06:04:57 assistant city clerk, a roll call
06:04:58 vote, please?
06:05:12 >>
06:05:13 [CALLING ROLL]
06:05:31 >>That passes unanimously. Thank you.
06:05:32 The next item is action on a written
06:05:33 petition submitted by councilmember
06:05:35 Jane requesting to place an agenda item
06:05:43 On the goalsetting meeting to consider
06:05:44 topics such as staffing resources
06:05:45 consultants budget city Council
06:05:49 direction on densities car parking
06:05:50 strategiesCoordination with VTA in San
06:05:57 Jose and timeline for implementing a
06:05:58 station area plan.Councilmember Jane,
06:06:11 those are quite a lot of things that I
06:06:12 know this has been an update to our
06:06:13 goal setting that we set in January,
06:06:14 the sound like a brand-new set of
06:06:15 goals. So is that what your intention
06:06:16 is for our 17th meeting?
06:06:17 >>No, this is just a single issue.
06:06:26 >>This is like 10 different issues.
06:06:27 >>It's not, it's one. This is a and we
06:06:28 saw per year today a letter from BTA
06:06:30 Suggesting they were willing to find.
06:06:32 This is simplyA proposal to put out
06:06:39 our goal setting meeting a discussion
06:06:45 of creating a comprehensive station
06:06:46 area. That would includePart of the
06:06:57 stationary a plan how much staffing
06:06:58 would it take to support the
06:06:59 stationary plan? How many consultants,
06:07:11 What the budget would be, Council
06:07:12 direction on densities, car parking
06:07:13 strategy and coordination with San
06:07:14 Jose. It's just to put on the agenda a
06:07:15 discussion of creating a station area
06:07:16 for the August 17.
06:07:21 >>City manager, do we have any future
06:07:23 Study sessions or anything?City
06:07:30 manager, that you know of? I don't
06:07:31 know if director (INAUDIBLE), he may
06:07:43 not be here.
06:07:44 >>I am not tracking this is a study
06:07:45 session coming for the stationary
06:07:46 plan.
06:07:47 >>I do know that there are grant
06:07:48 opportunities, and soWe certainly will
06:07:50 be discussing some of the
06:07:51 transportation and issues with working
06:08:16 with Barnum PTAs, they are on our
06:08:17 check in the spirit
06:08:18 >>Okay, thank you.
06:08:19 >>I had heard that PTA was committing
06:08:20 $800,000 for this?
06:08:21 >>In terms of the schedule and the
06:08:22 timeline I don't have that information
06:08:23 top of mind, we have been talking
06:08:24 about the grant and so we are excited
06:08:25 about getting that information and
06:08:26 bring back something, I don't have a
06:08:27 date.
06:08:28 >>Okay, thank you.
06:08:29 >>Councilmember Watanabe?
06:08:30 >>Thank you, Mayor. I have concerns
06:08:31 because we just added one item to the
06:08:32 August 17Agenda and also now we want
06:08:36 to add another item and based on
06:08:43 comments that are being made here it
06:08:44 sounds like this should probably be
06:08:50 vetted or talked with staff, I mean
06:08:51 frankly it sounds like something that
06:08:52 staff should be bringing to in a study
06:08:53 session and I just think thatBased on
06:09:02 things that have been delegated to
06:09:03 staff tonightThat there is just a lot.
06:09:26 Can I think that this is just like
06:09:27 putting it over the top, and I would
06:09:28 prefer to see this, I would prefer if
06:09:29 councilmember Jane wanted to go and
06:09:30 talk one-on-one with staff and put
06:09:31 something together and bring it
06:09:32 forward in a study session I think
06:09:33 that that would be more appropriate to
06:09:34 put this on August 17 is way too much.
06:09:35 Those are my thoughts.
06:09:47 >>Okay, thank you. Councilmember
06:09:48 Becker?
06:09:49 >>Is there a motion on the board by
06:09:50 councilmember Jane?
06:09:51 >>No.
06:09:52 >>Okay, would like to make a motion to
06:09:53 accept councilmember James addition.
06:09:54 >>To do what with it?
06:09:55 >>Sorry, to read as submitted by
06:10:06 Council member requesting an agenda
06:10:07 item on August 17 '21 goal setting
06:10:08 meeting to consider topics such as
06:10:09 staffing resources to the budget
06:10:10 Council car parking strategy
06:10:13 coordination with ETA in San Jose and
06:10:14 timeline for implementing stationary
06:10:15 planDear
06:10:16 >>I'll second that.
06:10:17 >>We have a motion and a second. I am
06:10:20 just going to say that we have referred
06:10:38 A ton of things. I will support the
06:10:39 motion but we referred ton of things
06:10:40 that August 17 meeting is going to be
06:10:41 up her city manager to tell us what
06:10:42 the staff can absorb what they can't.
06:10:43 It's going to be an interesting
06:10:44 conversation. The purpose of our
06:10:50 update of our goalsetting is for the
06:10:51 goal we set in February and I think
06:10:52 there's probably, I don't know, city
06:10:53 manager, maybe five, six, 78 new things
06:11:10 , So we're going to have an
06:11:11 interesting discussion on August 17
06:11:12 which will be our next meeting. So we
06:11:13 have a motion and the second to refer
06:11:14 this August 17, is there any number of
06:11:15 the public that would like to speak on
06:11:16 this issue? If not, assistant city
06:11:17 clerk, a roll call vote, please.
06:11:18 >>
06:11:19 [CALLING ROLL]
06:11:44 >>That passes five-one.That will be an
06:11:59 interesting session. All right, next
06:12:00 report members especially or special
06:12:01 committees, does anyone have a short
06:12:02 report? Councilmember Becker?
06:12:03 >>More of a concern, I guess an
06:12:16 appropriate time to bring it up, it's
06:12:17 about the meeting that is coming out
06:12:18 it was supposed be on Thursday. I got
06:12:19 a lot of concerns from residents about
06:12:20 the cancellation of that meeting. I
06:12:21 know some planning commissioners were
06:12:22 really excited to be in that with us
06:12:23 as well as some of the downtown task
06:12:24 force members. My major concern about
06:12:25 that was I told the residents we
06:12:26 apologize for that cancellation, I
06:12:27 feel it was reallyNot that great that
06:12:38 it was canceled very short notice, my
06:12:39 major concern about it is about is
06:12:40 there cancellation fee for that
06:12:41 consultant?That's something I've been
06:12:43 hearing about. I want to make sure.
06:13:00 >>I don't know.
06:13:01 >>There is no cancellation fee, we are
06:13:02 in process of rescheduling the meeting
06:13:03 as well as reformatting the meeting so
06:13:04 that we can allow for greater
06:13:05 participation and(INAUDIBLE).
06:13:06 >>Councilmember Jane?
06:13:07 >>I just wanted to say that I would
06:13:12 like to hear about applicationsFor our
06:13:15 steering committee.
06:13:24 >>I am prepared when the Council is
06:13:25 ready. I don't know if it's my turn
06:13:26 yet.
06:13:27 >>Is not your turn yet. I wanted to say
06:13:38 About the downtown meeting, that's a
06:13:39 perfect example that when
06:13:40 councilmembers get the invitations to
06:13:41 public meetings, especially when it
06:13:42 has to do with the downtownWhen two of
06:13:50 us have to abstain from those issues,
06:13:51 it's important that you say whether or
06:13:52 not you can attend the meeting. It's
06:13:53 really important when there is a very
06:14:06 Low number of people that can actually
06:14:07 vote we have to have four people
06:14:08 there. So is my understanding that
06:14:09 this was due to one Council member did
06:14:10 commit and then pulled out at the last
06:14:11 minute and then we didn't have a
06:14:12 quorum. And upset a lot of people. I
06:14:13 mean, we've all been getting comments
06:14:14 about that that people really looking
06:14:24 forward to that and that doesn't help
06:14:25 us at all, so when you get a meeting,
06:14:26 please look at your calendar, you know
06:14:27 you're going to travel, say you cannot
06:14:28 attend so thatThe staff and every body
06:14:29 that puts a lot of work and time and
06:14:30 effort into thisNow it all went out
06:14:34 the window. So please be more
06:14:38 respectful and just let our staff know
06:14:44 whether you can attend or not so they
06:14:45 can plan accordingly.RA. City manager
06:14:52 reports. Go ahead, city manager.
06:14:53 >>I just wanted to mention thatThe
06:15:11 process for the redistricting will
06:15:12 launch on July 23, the application
06:15:13 process will open, there will be all
06:15:14 the information on the city's website
06:15:15 as well as we will communicate broadly
06:15:16 around the application process being
06:15:17 available in the application due date
06:15:18 is August 13. So feel free when they
06:15:23 put our communications out on the part
06:15:24 of the city to share it within your
06:15:25 district.
06:15:26 >>Thank you, city manager.
06:15:27 >>Have a great recess, everyone.
06:15:28 >>City clerk (INAUDIBLE) had his hand
06:15:30 out.
06:15:31 >>I didn't see anything.
06:15:36 >>He lowered it.
06:15:37 >>Okay, very good. All right. That
06:15:38 leads us to our adjournment and I do
06:15:39 haveCouncilmember Becker? Your hand is
06:15:40 still out.
06:15:42 >>Going make a motion.
06:15:55 >>Okay, let me, all right. I would
06:15:56 like to ask that we adjourned to July
06:15:57 13, 2021 city Council Stadium
06:15:58 Authority meeting in memory of William
06:15:59 Claude EdwardsA long term Santa Clara
06:16:02 resident and former city of Santa
06:16:03 Clara automotive services division
06:16:04 employee. William Claude Edwards,
06:16:10 known as Claude, was born on September
06:16:11 20, 1937 in Penn dean Cornwall England
06:17:01 to Samuel and Margaret Edwards. He
06:17:02 emigrated with his family to America
06:17:03 on the shift the Queen Mary. They
06:17:04 settled in grass fabric California
06:17:05 where he met his wife, Martha, to whom
06:17:06 he was married for 56 years before her
06:17:07 passing. Claude moved to Santa Clara
06:17:08 with Martha and started a family. He
06:17:09 worked at Lockheed Martin for 30 years
06:17:10 and later worked for the city of Santa
06:17:11 Clara in the automotive services
06:17:12 division of the Department of Public
06:17:13 Works. He loved restoring old cars and
06:17:14 belong to many Park clubs. Car club.
06:17:15 In retirement he could be found
06:17:16 sitting on his favorite stool as
06:17:17 sandstone is. He passed away on June
06:17:18 20, 2021 after a long illness. He was
06:17:19 preceded by his wife Martha, Brother
06:17:20 Leslie and parents. He will be greatly
06:17:21 missed by his children, Cindy, Dowd,
06:17:22 Tom and Matthew Edwards son-in-law
06:17:23 James skeezy, grandchildren Kelly was
06:17:37 Waldo, Andrew, Tessa Christopher Kyle
06:17:38 Casey Elizabeth and Nicole. Great
06:17:39 grandchildren, Calvin, Luke, Nella,
06:17:40 Blair, and Grant and brother Peter. So
06:17:42 may I ask that we please have a motion
06:17:43 to adjourn in clods memory?
06:17:56 Councilmember Becker?
06:17:57 >>I make a motion.
06:17:58 >>Thank you. Second, please?
06:17:59 >>Second.
06:18:00 >>We have a second. Assistant city
06:18:01 clerk. Roll call vote, please?
06:18:03 [CALLING ROLL]
06:18:15 >>That passes unanimously. Thank you
06:18:16 very much, this meeting is adjourned,
06:18:17 and have a wonderful Council holiday,
06:18:18 city council members and city staff.
06:18:19 >>Be safe.
06:18:20 >>Thank you. Good night,
06:18:22 everyone.