Joint Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting on 2023-12-12 4:00 PM
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Santa Clara City Council
7h 5m
8 speakers
8 agenda items
transcribed 2 days ago
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What opening remarks and procedural announcements begin the meeting?
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Santa Clara City Council meeting. Could you please uh 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 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. City Clerk. Thank you, Madam Mayor.
The A B twenty three announcement: members of the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, Sports
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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. Please note that as a presiding officer, the mayor's chair, the mayor and chair's direction, 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. If you are a registered lobbyist and you are joining us this evening, 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. Thank you.
Uh 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 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 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.
Prior to each agenda item, staff will lower your hand to ensure Sure, members of the public are seeking to speak on the appropriate agenda item. So we'll now move on to the council agenda. All right. Uh reports of action taken in closed session. City Attorney. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Council did meet on items one A, B, C, and D listed on the closed session agenda. However, there's no reportable actions out of those meetings.
Thank you.
Uh thank you. Next we have continuances, exceptions, and reconsiderations. Does anyone have a continuance, exception, or reconsideration on the council or member of the public? Yes, Mayor. Oh yes. Go ahead. Uh seven and eight after consent calendar. Okay. Um can we do that after public presentations?
Okay, that's fine.
Because I think we have a lot of people here that would like to make it. Sorry, that's what I meant. My apologies. Okay. Is there any other requests? All right, then uh moving on. To our special order of business. So for our special order of business this evening, the council recognized the 70th anniversary of Nossa Senhora de Fátima, a nonprofit organization here in Santa Clara. With over 200 members, Nossa Senhora de Fátima is a cornerstone of our city's Portuguese community. Each year they organize a festival or festa to celebrate Portuguese traditions. Community members can come together to celebrate Portuguese heritage and culture.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What opening remarks and procedural announcements begin the meeting?
6:28–52:34
2
How is the special order of business recognizing Nossa Senhora de Fátima presented?
52:34–1:41:23
3
Why are council members and community members calling for a cease‑fire resolution?
1:41:23–2:29:08
4
What is the city’s financial performance and surplus versus structural deficit?
2:29:08–3:25:26
5
How do council members address specific projects like the lawn‑bowling facility and capital‑budget priorities?
3:25:26–4:21:03
6
Why is the council debating the release of the investigative report and related accusations?
4:21:03–4:58:04
7
Why is the council debating the release of the full investigation report?
4:58:04–5:43:40
8
What arguments are presented for and against a cease‑fire resolution?
5:43:40–7:05:16
Speakers
8 identified
Lisa Gillmor 116 min
Raj Chahal 22 min
Kevin Park 15 min
Nora Pimentel 15 min
Suds Jain 9 min
Jovan Grogan 6 min
Karen Hardy 2 min
Rafael Mandelman
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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