Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting on 2025-01-14 6:00 PM - Jan 14, 2025
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Santa Clara City Council
4h 22m
6 speakers
8 agenda items
transcribed 3 days ago
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What items were addressed in the closed‑session portion at the start of the meeting?
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Santa Clara State and Authority City Council meeting. I'd like to call the meeting to order. Could I please have a confirmation of quorum, City Clerk?
Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, confirming your quorum.
Thank you. So we have one item for closed session. Uh city attorney. Yes, thanks, Madam Mayor. One item, initiation of litigation pursuant to government code section five four nine five six point nine. Uh one case. Thank you. Do we have any members of the public that would like to make any comments about the closed session item? Do we have anyone online, City Clerk? All right.
How does the council transition from the closed session to the public presentations and new council members?
We are going to adjourn to closed session and we'll we will be back here at seven PM for the regular meeting. Thank you.
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the Santa Clara City Council Stadium Authority meeting. I'd like to call this meeting to order. If you could 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, one God, indivisible. 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 that we may act in the best interests 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. Assistant City Clerk, roll call, please.
Thank you, Madam Mayor. Council Member Board Member Gonzalez. Councilmember Board Member Shahal.
Present.
Councilmember Board Member Hardy. Present. Councilmember Board Member Park? Here. Councilmember Board Member Jane?
Here.
Councilmember Board Member Cox. Here. Mayor and Vice Chair Gilmore. Thank you.
A B twenty three announcement 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.
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two point one five five point one one zero. Thank you.
Thank you. 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 also continues to use a Zoom feature to allow participation from the safety of your home or office. Members of the public can still join via the link andor call into the 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.
As a friendly reminder, members of the public have two minutes to speak on an agenda item. three minutes on public presentations and those are reserved for topics that are not on the agenda. Prior to each agenda item, staff will lower your hand to ensure members of the public are seeking to speak on the appropriate agenda item.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What items were addressed in the closed‑session portion at the start of the meeting?
21:12–21:48
2
How does the council transition from the closed session to the public presentations and new council members?
21:48–33:49
3
What arguments do community members give for rebuilding the International Swim Center?
33:49–40:01
4
How does the finance director explain the stadium authority’s revenue, expenses, and debt settlement?
40:01–2:22:19
5
What is the proposed suspension of the REACH all‑electric code and its timeline?
2:22:19–2:44:35
6
How do council members discuss staff recommendations, friendly amendments, and the wording of the motion?
2:44:35–3:15:33
7
What is the outcome of the burnout‑ordinance motion and the related vote?
3:15:33–3:45:27
8
How are committee assignments, changes, and the final adjournment handled?
3:45:27–4:19:50
Speakers
6 identified
Lisa Gillmor 88 min
Kevin Park 22 min
Albert Gonzalez 8 min
Raj Chahal 8 min
Bob O'Keefe 6 min
Kelly Cox 4 min
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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