Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting on 2025-02-11 6:00 PM - Feb 11, 2025
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Santa Clara City Council
6h 11m
9 speakers
8 agenda items
transcribed 3 days ago
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What agenda items are covered at the opening of the council and stadium authority meeting?
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Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the City of Santa Clara joint meeting of the City Council and the Stadium Authority Board. I'd like to call this meeting to order. So confirmation of a quorum. Assistant City Clerk.
Madam Mayor, confirming there is a quorum.
Thank you. We have one, two items, or is that one item on the closed session? City Attorney.
Yes, thanks, Madam Mayor. Just one item. Conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation. The case is William Kelly versus City of Santa Clara. It's a workers' compensation case.
Sorry, son's on the phone. Can't talk, buddy. Okay. All right. So is there any member of the public or anyone online that would like to speak on this issue? No request to speak. All right, we are going to adjourn to closed session and we will come back at seven o'clock for the regular council meeting. Thank you.
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Santa Clara City Council and the Stadium Authority meeting. 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, with 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.
Thank you. Please be seated. City Clerk roll call. Assistant City Clerk or City Clerk, either one.
Council Board Member Gonzales.
Here.
Council Board Member Shahal.
Present.
Council Board Member Hardy.
Present.
Council Board Member Park.
Here.
Council Board Member Jane. Here. Vice Mayor Chair Cox. Here. Mayor Chair Gilmore.
Here.
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 the presiding officer, the mayor's 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. Registered lobbyists speaking in a lobbying capacity are required to identify themselves as such and disclose the clients and or organizations that he or she represents at any meeting held with city officials or at public meetings pursuant to city code section 2.155.110.
Thank you. So good evening everyone and welcome. For today's meeting, the Council's back in person and we're conducting our meeting in a hybrid manner. The public's 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.
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 items that are not on the agenda.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What agenda items are covered at the opening of the council and stadium authority meeting?
0:20–55:34
2
How does the council recognize the Wilcox High School varsity football team and honor the community?
55:34–1:43:43
3
What are the key details of the proposed FIFA World Cup 2026 Assignment and Assumption Agreement?
1:43:43–2:24:35
4
What are the proposed funding sources and financial obligations for the World Cup event?
2:24:35–3:08:17
5
How will the Youth Soccer Park be used and protected during the World Cup?
3:08:17–3:44:30
6
What is the timeline for stadium field and bowl improvements and how will permits be handled?
3:44:30–4:03:41
7
How are surcharge revenues and the stadium guarantee calculated and allocated?
4:03:41–4:59:27
8
What legal and contractual issues arise from redacted agreements and the assignment‑assumption deal?
4:59:27–6:11:43
Speakers
9 identified
Jovan Grogan 68 min
Lisa Gillmor 50 min
Raj Chahal 14 min
Kevin Park 13 min
Suds Jain 7 min
Karen Hardy 5 min
Kelly Cox 5 min
Albert Gonzalez 4 min
Rafael Mandelman 1 min
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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