City of Santa Clara  
Meeting Agenda  
City Council and Authorities Concurrent  
Tuesday, November 18, 2025  
5:30 PM  
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Study Session - 5:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7:00 PM  
5:30 PM STUDY SESSION  
Call to Order in the Council Chambers  
Confirmation of Quorum  
1.A  
Recommendation:  
Note and file Study Session Report and provide any  
feedback on the City’s draft Vision Zero Plan  
1.B  
Recommendation:  
Note and File Study Session Report and provide any  
feedback on pedestrian access on County  
Expressways  
7:00 PM JOINT CITY COUNCIL/STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING  
Call to Order in the Council Chambers  
Pledge of Allegiance and Statement of Values  
Roll Call  
REPORTS OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION MATTERS ON NOVEMBER 10,  
2025  
CONTINUANCES/EXCEPTIONS/RECONSIDERATIONS  
Note: Item #5 Under Public Hearing/General Business (Public Hearing: Action on  
a Vesting Tentative Map  
(PLN24-00044) for a Proposed Common Interest Development of Six Single-Family Housing Units Located at 4503  
Cheeney Street) will be continued to December 16, 2025  
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS  
2.  
25-1592  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
[Items listed on the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine and will be adopted by one motion. There will be  
no separate discussion of the items on the CONSENT CALENDAR unless discussion is requested by a member of  
the Council, staff, or public. If so requested, that item will be removed from the CONSENT CALENDAR and  
considered under CONSENT ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION.]  
3.A  
25-1631  
Recommendation:  
Approve the October 7, 2025 Joint City Council and  
Authorities Concurrent & Santa Clara Stadium  
Authority Board Meeting and October 21, 2025  
Special City Council Minutes.  
3.B  
3.C  
25-22  
Recommendation:  
Note and file the Minutes of Governance and Ethics  
Committee - September 8, 2025.  
25-1535  
Recommendation:  
Approve the list of Bills and Claims for September 20,  
2025 - October 17, 2025.  
3.D  
25-1560  
Recommendation:  
1. Note and file the Monthly Financial Status Report  
and Monthly Investment Report for September  
2025 as presented; and  
2. Approve the FY 2025/26 budget amendments in  
the following funds (as detailed in the Fiscal Impact  
section of the staff report and Attachment 3 of the  
staff report):  
a. General Fund: reallocates funding in the  
Non-Departmental  
appropriation  
from  
the  
separation payouts budget to the materials,  
services, and supplies budget, recognizes  
ambulance transport revenues and transfers  
the funds to the Vehicle Replacement Fund to  
replace a reserve fire engine, and recognizes  
Flexible Spending Account forfeiture funds and  
appropriates those funds to the Human  
Resources Department for employee health  
and wellness activities, with a net impact of  
$118,700;  
b. Fire CUPA Fund: increases the materials,  
services, and supplies appropriation and  
decreases  
balance, with a net impact of $0;  
c. Fire Development Services Fund: increases  
the materials, services, and supplies  
the  
unrestricted  
ending  
fund  
appropriation and decreases the unrestricted  
ending fund balance, with a net impact of $0;  
d. Fire Operating Grant Trust Fund: recognizes  
County Emergency Medical Services funding  
and appropriates the funds to the Fire  
Department, with a net impact of $33,332; and  
e. Vehicle Replacement Fund: recognizes  
a
transfer from the General Fund and allocates  
funding to replace a reserve fire engine, with a  
net impact of $100,000.  
(5 Votes required for items 2.a-e with further  
details provided in Attachment 3)  
3.E  
Recommendation:  
Approve the Debt Management Policy for the City of  
Santa Clara, its agencies and corporations.  
3.F  
25-1065  
Recommendation:  
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an  
Agreement for Services with Cascade Energy,  
LLC, for a Third-Party Efficiency and Electrification  
Solutions for Industrials Program, for a three-year  
term ending September 30, 2028, for a total  
maximum compensation amount not-to-exceed  
$750,000 (Agreement), subject to the  
appropriation of funds and approval as to form by  
the City Attorney, to be funded by the Electric  
Operating Grant Trust Fund; and  
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to take  
any actions necessary to implement and  
administer the Agreement including negotiating  
and executing future amendment(s) to (1) add or  
delete services associated with the services, (2)  
adjust future rates based on market conditions, (3)  
exercise a one-year option to extend the term  
through September 30, 2029, and (4) make de  
minimis changes, subject to the maximum  
compensation stated above and review and  
approval as to form by the City Attorney.  
3.G  
25-1514  
Recommendation:  
Based on the Historical & Landmarks Commission  
recommendation to City Council and adherence to the  
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation,  
staff recommends City Council approval of the request  
as follows:  
1. Determine that the project is categorically exempt  
from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section  
15331 (Class 31 - Historical Resource Restoration  
/ Rehabilitation); and  
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Mills Act  
Contract in a final form approved by the City  
Attorney and adopt the 10-Year Restoration and  
Maintenance Plan associated with the property at  
1458 Lexington Street.  
3.H  
25-1594  
Recommendation:  
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an  
agreement with NeoGov for an applicant tracking  
system and related software subscription services for  
an initial 19-month term ending on June 30, 2027 and  
five (5) subsequent auto-renewing terms (ending no  
later than June 30, 2032) with a maximum  
compensation not to exceed $152,344.64 for the  
initial term and $717,644.04 if all renewal terms are  
automatically renewed in a final form approved by the  
City Attorney and subject to the appropriation of funds.  
3.I  
25-934  
Recommendation:  
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute  
an agreement with TRC Solutions, Inc. for  
Electrification Rebates and Incentive Program  
Services for an initial five-year term, starting on or  
around October 15, 2025, and ending on or  
around October 14, 2030, with a maximum  
compensation not to exceed $2,935,500 (funded  
by the Electric Operating Grant Trust Fund),  
subject to the appropriation of funds and review  
and approval as to form by the City Attorney; and  
2. Authorize the City Manager to take any actions as  
necessary to implement and administer the  
Agreement and to negotiate and execute  
amendments to the Agreement to (a) add or delete  
services consistent with the Agreement’s scope of  
services, (b) adjust future rates based on market  
conditions, (c) increase the maximum  
compensation by up to $300,000 for a revised not  
to exceed amount of $3,235,500 over the full term  
of the Agreement, and (d) make de minimis  
modifications, subject to the appropriation of funds  
and review and approval as to form by the City  
Attorney.  
3.K  
25-1117  
Recommendation:  
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute  
an agreement with Utility Data Contractors, LLC  
(Agreement) to provide all professional services to  
upgrade Silicon Valley Power’s Geographic  
Information System, for a term ending on July 3,  
2028, with a maximum compensation  
not-to-exceed $1,596,900, to be funded by the  
SVP Operating or Capital Fund; and  
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to take  
any actions necessary to implement and  
administer the Agreement including negotiating  
and executing future amendment(s) to (1) add or  
delete services associated with the services, (2)  
extend the term as needed to complete the project,  
and (3) make de minimis changes, provided that  
the total maximum compensation does not exceed  
$1,596,900, subject to the review and approval as  
to form by the City Attorney.  
3.L  
25-1573  
Recommendation:  
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to  
negotiate and execute agreements with (i) Electric  
Power Engineers, LLC, (ii) Flynn Resource  
Consultants, Inc, (iii) Handran Engineering, (iv)  
Leidos Engineering, LLC, and (v) Power-Tech  
Engineers, Inc. for as-needed engineering support  
services for a five-year term starting on December  
1, 2025, and ending on or around November 30,  
2030, with an initial maximum compensation of  
$1,000,000 per agreement for an aggregate  
amount of $5,000,000, to be funded by the Silicon  
Valley Power Operating or Capital Fund as  
applicable, and subject to the review and approval  
as to form by the City Attorney; and  
2. Authorize the City Manager to take any actions as  
necessary to implement and administer the above  
agreements, and negotiate and execute  
amendments to (a) add or delete services  
consistent with the scope of services, (b) adjust  
future rates to account for reasonable changes in  
labor rates, (c) adjust the maximum compensation  
in each agreement as needed, subject to a total  
maximum aggregate compensation not-to-exceed  
$15,000,000 (an increase of $10,000,000) across  
all five agreements, to be funded by the SVP  
Operating or Capital Fund as applicable, (d)  
exercise an option to extend the term of each  
agreement through November 30, 2031, and (e)  
make de minimis changes, all subject to the  
appropriation of funds, and the review and  
approval as to form by the City Attorney.  
3.M  
25-946  
Recommendation:  
1. Determine that the proposed actions are exempt  
from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 (c),  
“Existing Facilities,” of Title 14 of California Code  
of Regulations;  
2. Award the Public Works Contract for the Henry  
Schmidt Park Playground Rehabilitation Project to  
the lowest responsive and responsible bidder,  
Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc., in the amount  
of $4,812,274 and authorize the City Manager or  
Designee to execute any and all documents  
associated with, and necessary for the award,  
completion, and acceptance of this Project in final  
forms approved by the City Attorney; and  
3. Authorize the City Manager or Designee to  
execute change orders up to approximately 15  
percent of the original contract price, or $721,841,  
for a total not to exceed amount of $5,534,115.  
3.N  
25-374  
Recommendation:  
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute  
purchase orders consistent with the pricing, terms,  
and conditions of the Sourcewell cooperative  
agreements with Fire-Dex, LION First Responder  
PPE, L.N. Curtis, Ricochet Manufacturing Company  
and/or their authorized dealers for the purchase of  
Personal Protective Equipment for the Fire  
Department through March 27, 2031, in a total  
aggregate maximum compensation amount  
not-to-exceed $2,737,817, inclusive of a 10%  
contingency and applicable taxes, subject to the  
appropriation of funds and review and approval as to  
form by the City Attorney.  
3.O  
25-916  
Recommendation:  
Approve and authorize the City Manager or designee  
to execute purchase orders with Municipal  
Maintenance Equipment, Inc., Downtown Ford, Coast  
Counties Peterbilt, Folsom Lake Ford, and National  
Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of vehicles and  
equipment for the Public Works, Fire, Police, Silicon  
Valley Power, Water & Sewer Utilities, Community  
Development, and Parks & Recreation Departments  
utilizing cooperative purchase agreements via  
Sourcewell and the California Department of General  
Services on the terms and in the amounts presented,  
in a total aggregate amount not-to-exceed $3,828,000  
(inclusive of taxes, fees, and a 10 percent  
contingency), in final forms approved by the City  
Attorney.  
3.P  
25-962  
Recommendation:  
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to  
execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with  
Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers for  
Design Professional Services for the Bowers  
Avenue Underpass Storm Drain Pump Station  
Project in the amount not-to-exceed $419,641, in a  
final form approved by the City Attorney; and  
2. Authorize the City Manager to make minor  
modifications to the Agreement, including time  
extensions, if needed.  
3.Q  
25-787  
Recommendation:  
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute  
Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement with Accela,  
Inc. to extend the term by five years through  
November 29, 2030, and increase the maximum  
compensation by $4,153,608.50 for a revised  
maximum compensation of $7,028,780.75;  
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to  
negotiate and execute future amendments as  
needed to (1) add, modify, or delete services and  
(2) make de minimis changes, all subject to the  
total maximum compensation, appropriation of  
funds, and review and approval as to form by the  
City Attorney; and  
3. Approve the FY 2025/26 budget amendment in the  
General Fund to increase the Non-Departmental  
appropriation in the amount of $68,790 and  
decrease the Technology Fee Reserve in the  
amount of $68,790 (five affirmative Council  
votes required for the use of unused  
balances).  
3.R  
3.S  
Recommendation:  
Note and file the informational report on 2025 Q3  
legislative updates.  
25-1605  
Recommendation:  
Adopt a Resolution in the form presented to approve  
and adopt the revised salary plans for various  
classified, unclassified, and as-needed positions  
(effective December 21, 2025) to satisfy the  
requirements of California Code of Regulations  
Section 570.5.  
3.T  
25-1630  
Recommendation:  
Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No.  
2082 amending Chapter 17.35 (Park and  
Recreational Land) Section 17.35.080 (Procedure) of  
the Santa Clara City Code to temporarily authorize a  
deferral of the payment of park in-lieu fees of  
residential developments to certificate of occupancy  
or final building inspection, subject to certain  
conditions and to bring the code into compliance with  
state law.  
SANTA CLARA STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD CONSENT CALENDAR  
4.A  
25-1559  
Recommendation:  
Approve the list of Stadium Authority Bills and Claims  
for September 2025.  
4.B  
25-1565  
Recommendation:  
1. Ratify an Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with  
Everon, LLC that covered a necessary fire  
sprinkler installation;  
2. Approve and authorize the Stadium Manager to  
execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with  
Everon, LLC to increase the not to exceed amount  
by $24,000 for contract year three, for a total not to  
exceed amount of $252,000 over the initial  
three-year period; and  
3. Authorize the Executive Director to approve future  
amendments to the Agreement with Everon, LLC  
to exercise options to extend the term for two  
additional one year periods, and increase the not  
to exceed agreement amounts for contract years  
four and five in amounts determined by the  
Executive Director as necessary and appropriate  
to provide fire sprinkler testing, inspection,  
maintenance, and related services, subject to  
budget appropriations.  
4.C  
25-967  
Recommendation:  
Note and file the quarterly report on Stadium Authority  
and Stadium Manager staff meetings and  
corresponding summaries for the period of January 1  
to March 31, 2025.  
4.D  
25-968  
Recommendation:  
Note and file the quarterly report on Stadium Authority  
and Stadium Manager staff meetings and  
corresponding summaries for the period of April 1 to  
June 30, 2025.  
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS  
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CONSENT ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION  
PUBLIC HEARING/GENERAL BUSINESS  
5.  
25-868  
Recommendation:  
Open the Public Hearing and continue the item to the  
December 16, 2025 City Council Meeting.  
6.  
25-944  
Recommendation:  
1. Adopt a resolution to adopt the Mitigated Negative  
Declaration (MND) and the Mitigation Monitoring  
and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the 1957  
Pruneridge Avenue Residential Project  
Amendment.  
2. Adopt a resolution to amend the approved  
Planned Development (PD) Zoning (PLN22-  
00505) for the 22 single-family detached two-story  
all-electric residences at 1957 Pruneridge Avenue  
to allow for the installation of natural gas stovetop  
appliances fated, subject to conditions of approval.  
7.  
25-1519  
Recommendation:  
Adopt a Resolution of Necessity making the required  
findings to acquire certain real property interests on  
881 Duane Avenue, Santa Clara, California, from the  
Owner of Record for purposes of implementing the  
Silicon Valley Power 115kV Transmission Line  
Project (Five affirmative votes required [California  
Code of Civil Procedure section 1245.245]).  
8.  
25-1591  
Recommendation:  
Introduce an uncodified ordinance entitled “An  
Ordinance of the City of Santa Clara, California,  
Regulating Certain Activities within a Protected Area  
in Connection with Major Events and Related  
Activities in the City of Santa Clara,” waive first  
reading, and direct staff to return for final adoption at  
the next regular meeting, with authority for the City  
Attorney to make non-substantive edits.  
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