City Council and Authorities Concurrent on 2026-01-13 6:00 PM - Jan 13, 2026

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Santa Clara City Council 6h 16m 8 agenda items transcribed 2 months ago official recording ↗

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What closed-session item and meeting logistics opened the Santa Clara City Council meeting?

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 4:27

We can delay it. Okay. Can I just have you stand just right there?

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 4:42

Good evening, and welcome to the Santa Clara City Council Stadium Authority concurrent meeting. I'd like to call the meeting to order. Confirmation of a quorum, City Clerk? Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, confirming quorum. Thank you. We have one item for closed session this evening. City Attorney. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, one item, conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation, Milligan versus the City of Santa Clara, as more specifically identified on your agenda, and we'll be meeting in the Sparacino Conference Room. Thanks. Thank you. Do we have any members of the public that would like to make a comment on the closed session item? Do we have anyone here in the audience? Yes. No? Anyone online?

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 5:25

Assistant City Clerk? All right. We will adjourn to closed session. Be back at 7 p.m. for the regular meeting. Thank you.

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 16:38

All right. Good evening, everyone. Happy New Year and welcome to the Santa Clara City Council Stadium Authority concurrent meeting. May I ask you to please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and remain standing for our Statement of Values. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. 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 neighbours and our country. All this we ask so we may serve our community with fairness and respect, putting their needs before all.

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 17:38

Thank you. Please be seated. May we have the roll call, City Clerk?

Assistant City Clerk (unnamed) / City Clerk role (staff) - Unknown 17:45

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Welcome, Council. Council Member, Board Member Gonzales. Here. Council Member, Board Member Chahal.

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 17:52

Present.

Assistant City Clerk (unnamed) / City Clerk role (staff) - Unknown 17:52

Council Member, Board Member Hardy.

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 17:54

Present.

Assistant City Clerk (unnamed) / City Clerk role (staff) - Unknown 17:55

Council Member, Board Member Park.

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 17:57

Here.

Assistant City Clerk (unnamed) / City Clerk role (staff) - Unknown 17:57

Council Member, Board Member Jane. Here. Vice Mayor, Vice Chair Cox. Here. Mayor and Chair Gilmore.

18:03

Here.

Assistant City Clerk (unnamed) / City Clerk role (staff) - Unknown 18:04

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 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.

Assistant City Clerk (unnamed) / City Clerk role (staff) - Unknown 18:48

Welcome and thank you for your participation. For those... Joining us this evening in the capacity as a registered lobbyist, we ask you to please identify yourself as such and disclose the clients and or organizations that you represent. This is pursuant to city code section 2.155.110. Thank you.

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 19:07

Thank you. So good evening, everyone. Again, Happy New Year. For today's meeting, the council's back in person and 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 would 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.

Mayor and Chair Lisa Gilmore 19:56

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.