Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting on 2025-04-29 5:30 PM - Apr 29, 2025

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What formal actions open the council meeting and confirm a quorum?

Lisa Gilmour 4:25

Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the Santa Clara City Council and Authorities, Stadium Authority concurrent meeting. So I'd like to call the meeting to order. Confirmation of a quorum, Assistant City Clerk. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, confirming a quorum. And just to note for the record, we have Council Member Jane, Council Member Shahal, and Council Member Gonzalez

Sue Kozden 4:51

participating remotely this evening.

Lisa Gilmour 4:53

Thank you very much. We have one item in closed session, City Attorney. Yes, Madam Mayor, thank you. Item one, conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation, City of Santa Clara versus DE2 Restaurants Inc. in Superior Court. All right, so do we have any members of the public? I don't see any here in the chambers. Anyone online that would like to speak on that one item for closed session? Seeing none, we are going to adjourn to closed session and we will be back at 7 p.m. for the regular meeting. Thank you.

Unknown 8:37

Hello, this is Suds. Can you hear me?

Lisa Gilmour 12:04

Could everyone take their seats, please? Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call this meeting of the Santa Clara City Council and Stadium Authority Board 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, 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 community with fairness and respect, putting their needs before all.

Lisa Gilmour 13:06

Thank you. Please be seated. I'll roll call, City Clerk.

Sue Kozden 13:15

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Tess Hong 13:18

I'd like to first note for the record that we have three council members that are participating remotely this evening pursuant to Brown Act Government Code Section 54953B. Council members Jane, Shahal, and Gonzales are attending tonight's meeting via audio-only teleconference. However, they may also turn on their cameras. The location for where the council members are attending was included on your agenda for this meeting. Council Members Jane and Shahal and Gonzales, please confirm that your agendas were posted at your meeting location.

Howie Howard 13:55

Yes, they were. All confirmed.

Tess Hong 13:58

Thank you very much. So during this evening's voting, it will all be done by roll call vote. With that, I will proceed with the roll call. Council Member, Board Member Gonzales.

Satish Sunny Chandra 14:12

Present.

Tess Hong 14:13

Council Member, Board Member Shahal.

Satish Sunny Chandra 14:15

President Timoti.

Tess Hong 14:17

Council Member, Board Member Hardy. Present. Council Member, Board Member Park.

Howie Howard 14:23

Here.

Tess Hong 14:23

Council Member, Board Member Jane.

Howie Howard 14:25

Here.

Tess Hong 14:27

Vice Mayor, Vice Chair Cox. Here. Mayor and Chair

Unknown 14:29

Gilmour. Here. Thank you. The AB 23 announcement is 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 behavior 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 and chair's direction in matters of process and decorum should be followed and that use of the gavel indicates all

Howie Howard 15:12

conversations must conclude and everyone in attendance

Unknown 15:15

should come to order and attention. Welcome and thank you for your participation. For those that are joining us this evening in the capacity of a registered lobbyist, we ask you to please identify yourself as such and disclose your clients and or organizations that you represent. This is pursuant to city code section 2.155.110. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Lisa Gilmour 15:37

Thank you so good evening everyone and welcome for today's meeting the council's back in person and conducting its meeting in a hybrid manner. The public's invited to attend in person and the city continues to use a zoom feature to allow participation from your home or office.