Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting on 2024-08-20 4:30 PM
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Santa Clara City Council
2h 36m
5 speakers
8 agenda items
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What formal actions are taken to open the council meeting and confirm a quorum?
Maybe he stepped away.
Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call the meeting to order. This is a joint meeting of the Santa Clara City Council Stating Authority and Council Authorities Concurrent and Santa Clara Stating Authority Board. So City Clerk, confirmation of a quorum.
Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, confirming uh your quorum. I'd like to note for the record before we begin that in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section five four nine five three B. Councilmember Park is attending tonight's meeting via audio teleconference. The location from where Council Member Park is attending was included on the agenda for this meeting. Council Member Park, at this time I ask you to please confirm that the agenda for this meeting is posted at your teleconference location. and that this location is accessible to the public.
Yes, it is. Yeah, yes, it is.
Thank you. Please also state whether any members of the public are in attendance at your teleconference location.
Um there is nobody here, uh, but I will disclose that my daughter is with me and only my daughter.
Thank you. All votes taken during this teleconference meeting shall be re by roll call vote tonight. Thank you.
Uh thank you, City Clerk. So we have one large item in closed session this evening. City attorney, would you like to tell us about that? Thank you, Mayor. We have one item on the closed session agenda tonight. Conference with labor negotiators for employee organizations Unit 6, that's AFSME, Unit 9, Miscellaneous Unclassified Management, and Unit 10, Public Safety Non-Sworn. City representatives tonight will be Joe Von Grogan, City Manager, Nadine Nader, Chief Operating Officer, Araceli Acevedo, uh HR Director, Marco Mercato. Assistant HR Director, Charles Sakai, City's Outside Legal Counsel, and uh designee of City Attorney Glenn Guggins, which will be me, myself, see Ritter. Thank you. Thank you, City Attorney.
Now is there anyone that would like to make a comment about the this closed session item? I don't see anyone in the chambers. Uh city clerk, do we have anyone online? There are no hands online, madam mayor. Okay, we're going to adjourn to closed session. We will be back at 7 p.m. for the regular uh city council meeting. Thank you.
Good evening everyone. I'd like to call this meeting of the Santa Clara City Council Stadium Authority uh Board meeting to order. Could you 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, 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 that we may act in the best interest of our people, our neighbors, and our country. All this we ask so that we may serve our community with fairness and respect, putting their needs before all.
Thank you. Please be seated. A roll call city clerk.
Thank you, Madam Mayor, and welcome council. Councilmember Board Member Watnabe. Here. Councilmember, Board Member Shahal.
Present.
Councilmember, Board Member Hardy? Present. Councilmember, Board Member Jane?
Here.
Vice Mayor, Vice Chair Becker. Mayor and Chair Gilmore. And I am waiting for council member board member park to sign on. But he's not at the moment. He said to give him a minute.
Okay, so maybe we can move on and then come back to whenever you see him and sign him on, please. Thank you.
So I'll read the A B twenty three announcement, Mayor. Members of the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, Sports and Open Space Authority and Housing Authority are entitled to receive thirty dollars 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.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What formal actions are taken to open the council meeting and confirm a quorum?
7:20–23:19
2
What items are discussed during the closed‑session portion of the meeting?
23:19–27:42
3
How does the council present the Santa Clara–Izumo sister‑city exchange and student experiences?
27:42–34:22
4
Why is the council proclaiming August 2024 as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month?
34:22–1:29:46
5
What is the current status and timeline of the battery energy storage project?
1:29:46–2:09:38
6
How are council members addressing data‑center power commitments and PGE coordination?
2:09:38–2:17:19
7
Why is Silicon Valley Power requesting twelve new staff positions and what are the budget implications?
2:17:19–2:26:51
8
What are the details of the Aquamarine and Castanea solar‑plus‑storage PPAs and their expected impact?
2:26:51–2:36:06
Speakers
5 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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