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April 29, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final

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

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Agenda — 44 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 Closed Session - 5:30 PM | Regular Meeting - 7:00 PM
  3. 3 5:30 PM CLOSED SESSION
  4. 4 Call to Order in the Council Chambers ▶ jump to 4:21
  5. 5 Confirmation of Quorum ▶ jump to 4:32
  6. 1. Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation (CC) Pursuant to Gov’t Code § 54956.9(d)(1) City of Santa Clara v. D.E. II Restaurants, Inc, Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 19CV340508 25-507 ▶ jump to 4:54
  7. 7 Public Comment ▶ jump to 5:07
  8. 8 Convene to Closed Session (Council Conference Room) ▶ jump to 5:21
  9. 9 7:00 PM JOINT CITY COUNCIL/STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING ▶ jump to 11:01
  10. 10 Call to Order in the Council Chambers ▶ jump to 12:09
  11. 11 Pledge of Allegiance and Statement of Values ▶ jump to 12:16
  12. 12 Roll Call ▶ jump to 12:59
  13. 13 REPORTS OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION MATTERS HEARD ON 4/22/2025 AND 4/29/2025 ▶ jump to 16:39
  14. 14 CONTINUANCES/EXCEPTIONS/RECONSIDERATIONS ▶ jump to 17:22
  15. 15 SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
  16. 2.A Recognition of Funds Raised to Benefit Local Programs from the 2024 Santa Clara Historic Home Tour 25-454 ▶ jump to 23:36
  17. 2.B Presentation by Cultural Commission on Projects and Upcoming Special Events 25-292 ▶ jump to 29:07
  18. 2.C Proclamation of May 4-10, 2025 as Drinking Water Week 25-463 ▶ jump to 37:37
  19. 2.D Proclamation of May 1, 2025 as Law Day in the City of Santa Clara Including Recognition of the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center at Santa Clara University for Their Contribution of Pro Bono Legal Services to the Community. 25-430 ▶ jump to 45:15
  20. 20 CONSENT CALENDAR Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 61:45
  21. 3.A Board, Commissions and Committee Minutes 25-08 Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  22. 3.B Action on Monthly Financial Status and Investment Reports for February 2025 and Approve the Related Budget Amendments 25-446 Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  23. 3.C Action on the Appropriation of $102,849 in Asset Forfeiture Funds for FY 2024/25 and to Approve the Related Budget Amendment and Spending Plan 25-400 Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  24. 3.D Action on a Resolution to Authorize Business License Tax Adjustment for Annual Inflation Increase Effective July 1, 2025 25-367 Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  25. 3.E Action on the Award of Purchase Orders to GE Grid Solutions, LLC for Purchase of Additional Equipment and Services for Silicon Valley Power’s GE JungleMux System 25-76 Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  26. 3.F Action on Amendment No. 1 to the Agreements with Advanced Lighting Services, Inc. and American Power Solutions, Inc. for Citywide LED Lighting Retrofit and Replacement for City Facilities and As-Needed Services 25-301 Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  27. 3.G Action on a Resolution Establishing the Average Per-Acre Land Values and Park Development Costs to be Used in the Calculation of Parkland In-Lieu Fees for New Residential Development for the FY 2025-26 Municipal Fee Schedule 25-365 Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  28. 3.H Action to Adopt a Resolution of Commitment as a Condition of the Award from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission of Transit-Oriented Communities Implementation Grants 25-370 Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  29. 29 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS ▶ jump to 62:20
  30. 30 CONSENT ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
  31. 31 PUBLIC HEARING/GENERAL BUSINESS
  32. 4. Adopt Updated Definitions for Field User Categories and Field User Priorities of Use and Adopt a Resolution Incorporating the Updated Recreation Fields and Turf Areas Reservations: Practice & Games Fees into the Proposed FY 2025/26 Municipal Fee Schedule. 25-377 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 137:09
  33. 5. Public Hearing: Action on the Adoption of the Proposed FY 2025/26 Municipal Fee Schedule 25-131 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 164:50
  34. 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Action on a General Plan Text Amendment for the 2023-2031 Housing Element Sites Inventory List to Remove the Development Site located at 4701 Patrick Henry Drive, commonly referred to as the “Great America Technology Park,” and to add the Development Site located at 3005 Democracy Way, commonly known as the “Mission Point” site. 25-481 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 196:23
  35. 5. Public Hearing: Action on the Adoption of the Proposed FY 2025/26 Municipal Fee Schedule 25-131 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 177:43
  36. 7. Adoption of a General Plan Amendment to Incorporate the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Program into the Safety Element of the City's General Plan 25-443 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 207:39
  37. 36 REPORTS OF MEMBERS, SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND COUNCILMEMBER 030 REQUESTS ▶ jump to 210:11
  38. 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Action on a General Plan Text Amendment for the 2023-2031 Housing Element Sites Inventory List to Remove the Development Site located at 4701 Patrick Henry Drive, commonly referred to as the “Great America Technology Park,” and to add the Development Site located at 3005 Democracy Way, commonly known as the “Mission Point” site. 25-481 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 197:38
  39. 37 CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT ▶ jump to 213:22
  40. 38 ADJOURNMENT Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 213:44
  41. 7. Adoption of a General Plan Amendment to Incorporate the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Program into the Safety Element of the City's General Plan 25-443 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 209:48
  42. 39 The next scheduled special meeting is on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 in the City Hall Council Chambers.
  43. 40 MEETING DISCLOSURES
  44. 41 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 AT&T U-verse channel 99), 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.