Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting on 2025-03-11 5:30 PM - Mar 11, 2025
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Santa Clara City Council
4h 4m
7 speakers
5 agenda items
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What opening procedures and quorum confirmations start the council meeting?
Are you ready? Um uh Nora, what do we do with Raj's thing now? Do we do something now? So at seven? Okay. Oh shoot, sorry, that's me. My son.
Hey, I'll be back.
Okay. Ready? Good evening. I'd like to call this meeting of the city council and stadium authority board to order. Confirmation of a quorum city clerk.
Thank you, Madam Mayor. I'd like to note for the record that Councilmember Shahal will be absent this evening. However I'm confirming a quorum.
Thank you very much. So we have one item in closed session. City Attorney.
Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, one item, conference with labor negotiators. Uh the city representatives are as listed on the agenda, although b we will be without uh Mr. Sakai uh this evening. The employee organizations under discussion include unit number two, POA, and units five, seven, and eight, City of Santa Clara Employees Association.
Uh thank you. So do we have any public comment about closed session? Anyone in the council chambers? Anyone online? City clerk? Okay, we are going to adjourn to closed session. We'll be back at seven PM for open session. Thank you.
Good evening everyone. I'd like to call this meeting to order. The meeting of the City Council and the Stadium Authority Board um may ask you to 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 neighbors, and our country. All this we ask so we may serve our camp community with fairness and respect, putting their needs before all.
Uh thank you. Please be seated. City Clerk. Assistant City Clerk.
Thank you, Madam Mayor. Councilmember, Board Member Gonzales.
President.
I'd like to note for the record that council member board member Shahal is absent from this evening's meeting. Councilmember Board Member Hardy. Present. Councilmember Board Member Park. Sure. Councilmember, board member Jane. Vice Mayor, Vice Chair Cox. Here. Mayor and Chair Gilmore.
Here.
Thank you. The AB 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. 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 and chair's direction in matters of process and decorum should be followed and that the 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. For those joining us this evening in 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 two point one five five point one one zero.
Uh thank you, Assistant City Clerk. Good evening everyone and welcome. For today's meeting, the council's back in person and we are conducting our meeting in a hybrid manner. The public is welcome to attend in person or Uh as 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.
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Agenda
5 items
1
What opening procedures and quorum confirmations start the council meeting?
5:31–2:09:40
2
How does the council transition from the closed session to the reopened open session?
2:09:40–2:09:53
3
What are the latest performance‑rent calculations and staffing changes for the stadium authority?
2:09:53–3:17:53
4
How does the capital budget and marketing plan aim to grow non‑NFL revenue?
3:17:53–3:54:35
5
Why are council members questioning the $600 K office‑space allocation and other budget line items?
3:54:35–4:04:22
Speakers
7 identified
Lisa Gillmor 32 min
Jovan Grogan 24 min
Kevin Park 10 min
Karen Hardy 6 min
Kelly Cox 6 min
Albert Gonzalez 2 min
Rafael Mandelman
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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