10-06-2025 Economic Development and Marketing Committee Ad Hoc

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Lisa Gillmor 0:31

Thank you, Sean. I'm going to take you with me wherever I go. Thank you. So I'd like to call this, it's very loud now, like to call the meeting to order and roll call. Press record. Oh, I have to read this first. Thank you. This meeting will be recorded. The Zoom application will notify you that this meeting is being recorded. Please press continue on the Zoom application to stay in the meeting. Use the raise your hand feature in the Zoom when you would like to speak on an item and to also lower your hand when you're finished speaking. Please unmute when called to speak and mute yourself when you are done speaking. If you're calling in by phone, identify yourself by name before speaking on an item. Press star nine on your phone to raise or lower your hand.

Lisa Gillmor 1:24

Press star six if you're participating by phone to unmute. So now I'd like to call the meeting to order. So roll call. Albert, are you here with us?

Unknown 1:37

Here. Can you hear me? Here.

Unknown 1:52

Present.

Lisa Gillmor 2:14

Albert, can you hear me? Unmute yourself, Albert.

Unknown 2:21

Yeah, I can hear you.

Lisa Gillmor 2:23

Very good. So you and I are here. So two out of three or four people.

Sean Williams 2:27

Okay.

Lisa Gillmor 2:28

Very good. Um, we have the consent calendar. Uh, I need an approval of the September 22nd, 2025. Move to

Albert Gonzalez 2:36

approve, move to approve.

Lisa Gillmor 2:39

All right. And I'll second that. Is anybody, does anyone want to make any comment about the, the minutes of the meeting? All right. Seeing none, all those in favor, Albert. Aye. Aye as well. Passes unanimously. Now we're going to go to public presentations. And these are reserved for items not on the agenda. But if anybody wants to make a public presentation. Anyone here? Anyone online?

Unknown 3:10

We see no one online.

Lisa Gillmor 3:12

Okay, very good. So seeing none, we're gonna go now to discussion and direction on the Citywide 2026 Economic Development and Community Engagement. And before we do that, I see some new faces here today. So if we could just go around the room and just tell us your name and if you represent an organization. That's all we need to know, just your name and who you may or may not be representing. We'll start here with Mike. If everyone can, yeah. Everyone will have to grab the microphone though. I just want to see who's in the room.

Mike Walkie 3:44

Hi, Mike Walkie. I'm a resident and I'm the president of Santa Clara Police Activities League.

Paulina Morales 3:53

Teresa O'Neill, resident and representing Santa Clara Schools Foundation.

Lisa Gillmor 3:59

Back here, Easy.

Easy Perez 4:00

Good afternoon, Easy Perez. I represent Santa Clara Rotary, the greatest rotary club in the world, by the way.

Albert Gonzalez 4:09

Preston Metcalf, Triton Museum of Art, and his sidekick in Santa Clara Rotary.

Ana Vargas Smith 4:15

Ana Vargas Smith, Santa Clara Parade of Champions, also a Rotarian with these guys right here.

Unknown 4:20

Hi,

Ana Vargas Smith 4:21

I'm Esther Rubin. I'm running a marketing agency called World Shakers International. Let's help Santa Clara shake up the world.

Melissa Lopez 4:32

Hi, I'm Melissa Lopez, and I own the photo booth.

Lisa Gillmor 4:37

Thank you. Yes, please.

Diana Ding 4:46

Hello, everyone. I'm Ari Mirabiti with Silicon Valley Chamber.

Lisa Gillmor 4:53

Hi, everyone. My name is Jaya Gautam, and I'm here with Silicon Valley Chamber.

Sean Williams 5:00

My name is Sean Williams, and I'm here on my own accord.

Lisa Gillmor 5:26

One more time, Brian. No. Oh, we have to share. It's flashing. Okay,

Louis Samara 5:44

one

Lisa Gillmor 5:45

more time, Brian.

Brian Goldenberg 5:50

Four times a charm. Brian Goldenberg, Santa Clara resident.

Taylor Amarante 5:56

Hi, Taylor Amarante. Active in the Portuguese community and also have worked 12 years in Major League Soccer in events and event production. Been to two World Cups and three Euro Cups. Excited.

Lisa Gillmor 6:11

Voice of the Parade of Champions. Didn't know.

Taylor Amarante 6:14

And that. Working.

Gaurav Garg 6:17

Working. Gaurav Garg, City of Santa Clara, also claimed to fame of being in the same room during Super Bowl 50 with some familiar faces.

Diana Ding 6:31

Hattie Wong, City Librarian and also resident.

Adam Kosterczak 6:36

Adam Kosterczak, CIO for the City of Santa Clara.

Rachel Schmidt 6:41

Rachel Schmidt, Youth Services Coordinator for the library. Joanne