City Council and Authorities Concurrent on 2025-11-04 5:30 PM - Nov 04, 2025
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Santa Clara City Council
4h 13m
6 speakers
6 agenda items
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What items are addressed in the closed‑session opening and quorum confirmation?
Good evening. I'd like to call this meeting to order. Confirmation of a quorum, city clerk.
Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, confirming quorum.
Thank you. So we have two items for closed session. City attorney, would you like to read them, please? Yes.
Yes, Madam Mayor, thank you. Yes, two items, 1A and 1B. Item 1A is conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation, Price versus the City of Santa Clara. It's a Workers' Comp Appeals Board case as identified on the agenda. The second... kind of pair of cases is item 1b
conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation first exposure litigation with the facts and circumstances not disclosed on the agenda pursuant to the government code and then the second item is possible initiation of litigation a number of potential cases two potential cases thanks madam mayor Thank you. Do we have any members of the public that would like to speak on the closed session items? I don't see anyone in the chambers. Assistant City Clerk, do we have anyone online? We do not, so we will adjourn to closed session. We will be back at 7 p.m. for the regular meeting. Thank you.
good evening everyone and welcome to the santa clara city council stadium authority joint board meeting could you please stand for the pledge of allegiance and remain standing for a statement of values i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands
As we gather, we humbly seek blessings upon this meeting. May we act with strength, courage, and will to perform our obligations and duties to our people with justice to all. Let us seek wisdom so we may act in the best interest of our people, our neighbors, and our country. All this we ask so we may serve our community with fairness and respect, putting their needs before all. Thank you. Please be seated. Thank
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vice chair Cox your mayor and chair Gilmore. Thank you The AB 23 announcement. Members of the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, Sports and Open Space Authority, and Housing Authority are entitled to receive $30 for each attended meeting. Statement of behavioral standards. The City of
Santa Clara has adopted a code of ethics and values and behavioral standards for public meetings to promote and maintain the highest levels
of conduct. This includes mutual respect, robust discussion, and allowing city business to be done in an efficient
and consistent manner. Please note that as a presiding officer, the mayor's and chair's direction in matters of process and decorum should be followed and that use of the gavel indicates all conversations must conclude and everyone in attendance should come to order and attention. Welcome and thank you for your participation. For those joining us this evening in the capacity of a registered lobbyist, we ask you to please identify yourself as such and disclose any clients or organizations that
you represent. This is pursuant to city code section 2.155.110. Thank you.
Thank you, Assistant City Clerk. So good evening, everyone, and welcome. For today's meeting, the council's back in person and is conducting its meeting in a hybrid manner. The public is welcome to attend in person, and the city continues to use a Zoom feature to allow participation from your home or office. Members of the public can still join via the link and or call into the Zoom meeting phone number shown on the screen now. If you'd like to speak on an agenda item or during public presentations, please raise your hand on the Zoom application or press star nine on your phone. Please only raise your hand while the item you're seeking to speak on is presented. Staff will enter your name or the last four digits of your phone number and I will call on you to speak.
As a friendly reminder, members of the public have two minutes to speak on an agenda item and three minutes on public presentations, and those are reserved for topics that are not on the agenda.
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Agenda
6 items
1
What items are addressed in the closed‑session opening and quorum confirmation?
0:00–1:24:25
2
How does the council recognize Native American Heritage Month and Sikh Awareness Month?
1:24:25–2:09:39
3
What were the main questions and concerns about the SB 937 fee deferral program?
2:09:39–2:32:18
4
How is the proposed Stadium Neighborhood Relations Ad Hoc Committee structured and what neighborhoods does it cover?
2:32:18–3:20:02
5
What motions were introduced to modify the committee’s composition and how were they voted on?
3:20:02–4:01:20
6
How did the council conclude the meeting and acknowledge community members?
4:01:20–4:13:15
Speakers
6 identified
Jovan Grogan 22 min
Raj Chahal 17 min
Kevin Park 13 min
Albert Gonzalez 7 min
Kelly Cox 6 min
Nora Pimentel 3 min
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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