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City Council and Authorities Concurrent

December 16, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final

Hybrid Meeting City Hall Council Chambers/Virtual 1500 Warburton Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050

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Agenda — 49 items

  1. 1 The City of Santa Clara is conducting City Council meetings in a hybrid manner (in-person and continues to have methods for the public to participate remotely). • Via Zoom: o https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/99706759306 Meeting ID: 997-0675-9306 o Phone 1(669) 900-6833 How to Submit Written Public Comment Before City Council Meeting: 1. Use the eComment tab located on the City Council Agenda page https://santaclara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx). eComments are directly sent to the iLegislate application used by City Council and staff, and become part of the public record. eComment closes 15 minutes before the start of a meeting. 2. By email to clerk@santaclaraca.gov by 12 p.m. the day of the meeting. Those emails will be forwarded to the Council and will be uploaded to the City Council Agenda as supplemental meeting material. Emails received after the 12 p.m. cutoff time up through the end of the meeting will form part of the meeting record. Please identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of your email. NOTE: Please note eComments and Emails received as public comment will not be read aloud during the meeting. Agendas, Staff Reports and some associated documents for City Council items may be viewed on the Internet at https://santaclara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body will be available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk at Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body. Any draft contracts, ordinances and resolutions posted on the Internet site or distributed in advance of the Council meeting may not be the final documents approved by the City Council. For the final document, you may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 615-2220 or Clerk@santaclaraca.gov.
  2. 2 Study Session - 5:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7:00 PM
  3. 3 5:30 PM STUDY SESSION
  4. 4 Call to Order in the Council Chambers ▶ jump to 2:18
  5. 5 Confirmation of Quorum ▶ jump to 2:44
  6. 1. Study Session on the New Traffic Signal at Great America Parkway and Hichborn Drive Related to the Irvine Company Project at 2518 Mission College Boulevard 25-1525 ▶ jump to 2:55
  7. 7 7:00 PM JOINT CITY COUNCIL/STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING ▶ jump to 81:30
  8. 8 Call to Order in the Council Chambers ▶ jump to 88:20
  9. 9 Pledge of Allegiance and Statement of Values ▶ jump to 88:27
  10. 10 Roll Call ▶ jump to 89:16
  11. 11 CONTINUANCES/EXCEPTIONS/RECONSIDERATIONS ▶ jump to 94:28
  12. 12 SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
  13. 2. Proclamation of December 2025 as Human Rights Month 25-1677 ▶ jump to 94:43
  14. 14 CONSENT CALENDAR Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 109:46
  15. 3.A Action on the November 4, 2025 Joint City Council and Authorities Concurrent & Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board Meeting and November 10, 2025 Special City Council Minutes 25-1733 Approved Pass
  16. 3.B Action on City Bills and Claims Report for the period October 18, 2025 - November 14, 2025 25-1640 Approved Pass
  17. 3.C Action on Monthly Financial Status and Investment Reports for October 2025 and Approve the Related Budget Amendments 25-1656 Approved Pass
  18. 3.D Action to Authorize the City Manager to Issue Purchase Orders and/or to Negotiate and Execute Agreements with Dell Marketing LP, SHI International, CDW Government LLC, Carahsoft Technology Corp., Presidio Network Solutions, LLC, Insight Public Sector, TD Synnex Corporation, and/or their Authorized Resellers, Under Cooperative Purchasing Agreements for the Purchase of Various Information Technology Products and Services for Silicon Valley Power, for a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $12 Million, and Approve Related Budget Amendment 25-1654 Approved Pass
  19. 3.E Authorize the City Manager to execute a Side Letter Agreement between the City of Santa Clara and the Unclassified Miscellaneous Management Employees that provides stadium detail pay for work performed by the Communications Operations Manager when working as a Public Safety Dispatcher at Levi's Stadium 25-1669 Approved Pass
  20. 3.F Action to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Agreements with CRE-GS Freedom Circle Phase I Owner, LLC for the Construction of Park Improvements and the Maintenance of the Park Located at 3905 Freedom Circle at the Developer’s Sole Cost 25-1706 Approved Pass
  21. 3.G Action on an Agreement with Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. for Citywide As-Needed Roofing Consulting Services 25-1513 Approved Pass
  22. 3.H Action on Agreement with BKF Engineers for Design Professional Services for the Central Santa Clara Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Green Stormwater Improvement Project 25-1563 Approved Pass
  23. 3.I Action on Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with HydroScience Engineers, Inc. for Hydraulic Modeling Calibration and Support Services for a Revised Maximum Compensation of $500,000 25-1031 Approved Pass
  24. 3.J Action to Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to an Agreement with Claris Strategy Inc. to Provide Additional Electric Utility Security Consulting Services for Silicon Valley Power, for a Total Not-to-Exceed Compensation of $489,088 25-1653 Approved Pass
  25. 3.K Action to Authorize the Use of City Electric Forces for Public Works to Decommission an Existing Dark Fiber Route from 3075 Raymond Street, 3030 Corvin Drive, 1380 Kifer Road, to 2050 Martin Avenue, with an Estimated Cost of $1,558 25-91 Approved Pass
  26. 3.L Action to Authorize the Use of City Electric Forces for Public Works at 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, 2700 Tasman Drive, 5129 Old Ironsides Drive, 4808 Great America Parkway, 5100 Patrick Henry Drive, 4855 Patrick Henry Drive, 2256 Avenida de Los Alumnos, 2451 Tasman Drive, 2685 The Alameda, 2885 Lakeside Drive, With an Estimated Cost of $212,189 25-1604 Approved Pass
  27. 3.M Action on Recommendations from Governance and Ethics Committee for Updates to Council Policy 043 ("Official Travel by City Councilmembers") 25-1022
  28. 3.N Action on Recommendations from Governance and Ethics Committee for Updates to Council Policy 006 ("Guidelines for City Commissions, Boards and Committees for Attendance at Conferences and Training Events”) 25-1023
  29. 3.O Authorize the City Manager to Execute the 2026-2029 Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Santa Clara and the Unclassified Police Management (Unit 9A) that Incorporates the Terms of the Tentative Agreement 25-1715 Approved Pass
  30. 3.P Note and File the List of Designated City Employees who are Subject to Post-Employment Restrictions Pursuant to City Code Chapter 2.145 25-1718 Approved Pass
  31. 3.Q Action to Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 2083 entitled “Ordinance of the City of Santa Clara, California, Regulating Certain Activities Within a Protected Area in Connection with Major Events and Related Activities in the City of Santa Clara” (Special Event Zone) 25-1727 Approved Pass
  32. 32 SANTA CLARA STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD CONSENT CALENDAR
  33. 4.A Action on Stadium Authority Bills and Claims for the Month of October 2025 25-1655 Approved Pass
  34. 4.B Action on the Santa Clara Stadium Authority Financial Status Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2025 25-1613
  35. 35 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS ▶ jump to 110:12
  36. 36 CONSENT ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION Adopted Pass
  37. 37 PUBLIC HEARING/GENERAL BUSINESS
  38. 6. Public Hearing: Action on Adoption of a Resolution Amending Rate Schedules for Electric Services for All Classes of Customers to Increase Electric Rates and Charges in Each Rate Schedule by 4.0% and Make Other Modifications, Effective January 1, 2026 25-1113 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 325:34
  39. 5. Action Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a License Agreement for Property Use of the Youth Soccer Park and its facilities and adjacent parking lots between the City of Santa Clara and the National Football League for Super Bowl LX Operational Support 25-1667 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 246:54
  40. 6. Public Hearing: Action on Adoption of a Resolution Amending Rate Schedules for Electric Services for All Classes of Customers to Increase Electric Rates and Charges in Each Rate Schedule by 4.0% and Make Other Modifications, Effective January 1, 2026 25-1113 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 285:15
  41. 7. Public Hearing: Action on a General Plan Amendment to the City’s Open Space Element to Add Policies to Address Climate Resilience and Other Co-benefits of Open Space; to Help to Increase Access to Open Space for Everyone; and to Preserve, Enhance, and Expand a Network of Open Spaces. 25-1645 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 336:38
  42. 7. Public Hearing: Action on a General Plan Amendment to the City’s Open Space Element to Add Policies to Address Climate Resilience and Other Co-benefits of Open Space; to Help to Increase Access to Open Space for Everyone; and to Preserve, Enhance, and Expand a Network of Open Spaces. 25-1645 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 334:00
  43. 8. Public Hearing: Action on a Vesting Tentative Map (PLN24-00044) for a Proposed Common Interest Development of Six Single-Family Housing Units Located at 4503 Cheeney Street - Continued from November 18, 2025 City Council Meeting 25-1660 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 346:43
  44. 8. Public Hearing: Action on a Vesting Tentative Map (PLN24-00044) for a Proposed Common Interest Development of Six Single-Family Housing Units Located at 4503 Cheeney Street - Continued from November 18, 2025 City Council Meeting 25-1660 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 349:02
  45. 42 REPORTS OF MEMBERS, SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND COUNCILMEMBER 030 REQUESTS ▶ jump to 352:53
  46. 43 CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT ▶ jump to 358:12
  47. 44 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 358:17
  48. 45 The next scheduled special meeting is on Tuesday,December 17, 2025 in the City Hall Council Chambers.
  49. 46 MEETING DISCLOSURES The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitation period is specified by any other provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge, which is not filed within that 90-day period, will be barred. If a person wishes to challenge the nature of the above section in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Clara, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies. STREAMING SERVICES: As always, the public may view the meetings on SantaClaraCA.gov, Santa Clara City Television (Comcast cable channel 15), or the livestream on the City’s YouTube channel or Facebook page. Note: The public cannot participate in the meeting through these livestreaming methods; livestreaming capabilities may be disrupted at times, viewers may always view and participate in meetings in-person and via Zoom as noted on the agenda. AB23 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. Note: The City Council and its associated Authorities meet as separate agencies but in a concurrent manner. Actions taken should be considered actions of only the identified policy body. LEGEND: City Council (CC); Stadium Authority (SA); Sports and Open Space Authority (SOSA); Housing Authority (HA); Successor Agency to the City of Santa Clara Redevelopment Agency (SARDA); Bayshore North Project Enhancement Authority (BNPEA); Public Facilities Financing Corporation (PFFC) Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City’s official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 615-2220, email clerk@santaclaraca.gov <mailto:clerk@santaclaraca.gov> or at the public information desk at any City of Santa Clara public library. If a member of the public submits a speaker card for any agenda items, their name will appear in the Minutes. If no speaker card is submitted, the Minutes will reflect "Public Speaker." In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the City of Santa Clara will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities, and will ensure that all existing facilities will be made accessible to the maximum extent feasible. The City of Santa Clara will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities including those with speech, hearing, or vision impairments so they can participate equally in the City’s programs, services, and activities. The City of Santa Clara will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. Agendas and other written materials distributed during a public meeting that are public record will be made available by the City in an appropriate alternative format. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at 1 408-615-2220 with your request for an alternative format copy of the agenda or other written materials. Individuals who require an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or any other disability-related modification of policies or procedures, or other accommodation, in order to participate in a program, service, or activity of the City of Santa Clara, should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 408-615-3000 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.