Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting on 2024-05-14 5:30 PM

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What formalities open the Santa Clara City Council meeting?

Lisa Gillmor 1:13

Everyone, I'd like to call this special city council meeting to order in the council chambers here this evening. So 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, to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Kevin Park 1:43

As we gather, we humbly seek blessings upon this meeting. May we act with strength, courage, and the will to perform our obligations and duties to our people with justice to all. Let us seek wisdom so that we may act in the best interest of our people, our neighbors, and our country. All this we ask that we may serve our community with fairness and respect, putting their needs before all.

Lisa Gillmor 2:01

Thank you. Please be seated.

Ellen Kamei 2:05

Roll call. City Clerk. Thank you. Council Member Watanabe. Here. Council Member Chauhal.

Raj Chahal 2:11

Present.

Ellen Kamei 2:11

Council Member Hardy. Present. Council Member

Raj Chahal 2:13

Park.

Ellen Kamei 2:14

Here. Council Member Jane.

Raj Chahal 2:15

Here.

Ellen Kamei 2:16

Vice Mayor Becker. Here. And Mayor Gilmore.

2:18

Here.

Ellen Kamei 2:19

Thank you. I'll read the 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 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.

Lisa Gillmor 2:52

Okay, thank you City Clerk. So tonight we have interviews for both the Cultural Commission and the Parks and Recreation Commission. So we're gonna start with our interviews and action to appoint one applicant to the Cultural Commission to serve one partial term ending June 30th, 2027. city clerk thank you

Ellen Kamei 3:15

madam mayor so just wanted to update you you had five applicants to interview as you recall last night daniel huynh was appointed to one of the commissions so therefore he will not be interviewing this evening and there was another gentleman who withdrew about an hour ago was not able to make it so with that you will be interviewing three your first candidate hung duong is online and Again, as I mentioned yesterday, all the applicants have been provided the logistics as far as their three-minute introduction, followed by council questions, concluding with a one-minute closing remark. Thank you.

Lisa Gillmor 3:57

Thank you. And Hung, we see you online there. Can you hear us okay?

Hung Chi Dong 4:01

Yes, I can. Thank you so much, Madam Mayor.

Lisa Gillmor 4:04

Thank you. When you're ready, you can start your up to three-minute introduction. Go ahead, please.

Hung Chi Dong 4:09

All right. Thank you so much for having me today. My name is Hung Chi Dong. I was born in Vietnam, and I immigrated to the U.S. when I was 15. This year, I'll be 36, so you can see that I have spent more than half of my life in the U.S. learning the American way of living and also learning about the culture of America I went to school here at Santa Clara High School just down the street from the city hall and also go to college here in the East Bay as Cal State East Bay and my Master of Public Health, I earned it from the San Jose State University. Currently, I am a public health professional. have worked with the Santa Clara County Public Health Department in the past, working in the COVID-19 emergency response and readiness, also in the HIV and AIDS prevention program, their harm reduction program, and also their opioid overdose prevention program.

Hung Chi Dong 5:04

The reason why I applied for this position because I believe that with my lived experience and my education, my talents and skill, I would be a great contribution to the Cultural Commission. I would like to represent my community members, my Vietnamese American people, and I think that I would be a great addition to the team. Thank you so much for having me today.

Lisa Gillmor 5:26

Thank you so much. And I know you're familiar with our process.