City Council and Authorities Concurrent
Hybrid Meeting City Hall Council Chambers/Virtual 1500 Warburton Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050
Agenda — 55 items
- 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 Closed Session - 5:00 PM | Regular Meeting - 7:00 PM
- 3 5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
- 4 Call to Order in the Council Chambers
- 5 Confirmation of Quorum
- 1.A Conference with Labor Negotiators (CC) Pursuant to Gov. Code § 54957.6 City representatives: Jovan D. Grogan, Nadine Nader, Aracely Azevedo, Marco Mercado, Charles Sakai, Glen R. Googins Employee Organization(s): Unit # 6 - AFSCME Local 101 (American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees)
- 1.B Conference with Real Property Negotiators (CC) - Mathews Property Pursuant to Gov. Code § 54956.8 Property: 525 Mathew Street, Santa Clara CA 95050 (APN 230-03-090) City Negotiator: Jovan D. Grogan, City Manage (or designee) Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Clara (Buyer) and Grief Inc. (Seller) Under Negotiation: Purchase of Real Property (price and terms of payment)
- 1.C Public Employee Performance Evaluation (CC) Pursuant to Government Code § 54957(b)(1) (Continued from November 12, 2024) Title: City Attorney
- 9 Public Comment
- 10 Convene to Closed Session (Council Conference Room)
- 11 7:00 PM JOINT CITY COUNCIL/STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
- 12 Call to Order in the Council Chambers
- 13 Pledge of Allegiance and Statement of Values
- 14 Roll Call
- 15 REPORTS OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION MATTERS
- 16 CONTINUANCES/EXCEPTIONS/RECONSIDERATIONS
- 17 SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
- 2.A Proclamation of November 2024 as Native American Heritage Month
- 2.B Proclamation of Nurse Practitioner Week from November 10 to November 16, 2024
- 20 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 3.A Action on the September 10, 2024 Joint Council and Authorities Concurrent & Stadium Authority Meeting Minutes, September 24, 2024 Joint Council and Authorities Concurrent & Stadium Authority Meeting Minutes, October 21, 2024 Special City Council Meeting Minutes, October 22, 2024 Joint Council and Authorities Concurrent & Stadium Authority Meeting Minutes.
- 3.B Board, Commissions and Committee Minutes
- 3.C Action on City Bills and Claims Report for the period September 21, 2024 - October 18, 2024
- 3.D Action Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Agreement(s) with Vendor(s) for the Purchase of Capacitor Banks with Reactor Switching Devices, Protection and Control Panels, Insulators, and Surge Arresters to be Funded by the Electric Utility Capital Fund
- 3.E Authorize the City Manager to execute the Side Letter Agreement between the City of Santa Clara and the Public Safety Non-Sworn Employees Association (Unit 10) that provides a pilot program for training pay for Senior Public Safety Dispatchers who are assigned to train newly hired lateral Public Safety Dispatchers.
- 3.F Action on the Services Agreement with Bay Pro for Landscaping Services at Water and Sewer Utilities facilities, with a Maximum Compensation Amount of $410,000
- 3.G Action on an Agreement for Services with Grid Subject Matter Experts, LLC to Provide Silicon Valley Power With Consulting and Support Services for North American Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection Compliance
- 3.H Action on the Historic Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) (PLN24-00423) for 1309 Alviso Street
- 3.I Action on the Historic Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) (PLN21-15422) for 1365 Main Street
- 3.J Action on the Historic Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) (PLN24-00431) for 811 Monroe Street
- 3.K Action on Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Substation Agreement with Vantage Data Centers CA31, LLC for the Bowers Avenue Junction Substation
- 3.L Action to Adopt a Resolution Approving Updates to the City’s Water Service and Use Rules and Regulations
- 3.M Action to Adopt a Resolution of Local Support and Findings for the City’s Application for Transit-Oriented Communities Implementation Grants
- 3.N Adopt a Resolution Approving and Adopting Updated Salary Plans for Various As-Needed and Classified Positions
- 3.O Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Execute the 2025-2028 Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Santa Clara and the Unclassified Miscellaneous Management (hereafter, “Unit 9”), Which Incorporates the Terms of the Tentative Agreement; Adopt a Resolution Updating the Unclassified Salary Plan; Approve the Creation and Modification of Unclassified Class Specifications; and Add 1.0 Assistant Fleet Manager and Delete 1.0 Public Works Supervisor
- 3.P Action on a Resolution Approving the 2025 Board of Library Trustees Calendar of Meetings, and Setting the Number of Regular Board of Library Trustees Meetings
- 3.Q Appointment of Alternate Cultural Commission Member to the Santa Clara Station Area Plan Task Force (SATF)
- 38 SANTA CLARA STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD CONSENT CALENDAR
- 4. Action on Stadium Authority Bills and Claims for the Month of September 2024
- 40 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
- 41 Public Presentations
- 42 CONSENT ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
- 43 PUBLIC HEARING/GENERAL BUSINESS
- 5. PUBLIC HEARING: Action on an Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, General Plan Amendment from High-Intensity Office/Research-and-Development to newly created Urban Center Mixed Use and Urban Center Residential Mixed Use land use designations, a Rezoning to PD - Planned Development, a Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, and Introduction of an Ordinance to Approve a Development Agreement for a Mixed Use Project at 3005 Democracy Way comprised of up to 1,800 units (approximately 1.8 million square feet of residential uses), up to 3 million square feet of office/research-and-development, approximately 100,000 square feet of retail, and approximately 10,000 square feet of childcare facilities (“Option A”), with a project alternative (“Option B”) that allows for the flexibility of up to an additional 800 dwelling units (for a total of up to 2,600 residential units) with a corresponding reduction in office/research and development square footage to 2.2 million square feet.
- 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Action on a Resolution Amending Rate Schedules for Electric Services for All Classes of Customers to Increase Electric Rates and Charges in Each Rate Schedule by 5.0% and Make Other Modifications, Effective January 1, 2025
- 5. PUBLIC HEARING: Action on an Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, General Plan Amendment from High-Intensity Office/Research-and-Development to newly created Urban Center Mixed Use and Urban Center Residential Mixed Use land use designations, a Rezoning to PD - Planned Development, a Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, and Introduction of an Ordinance to Approve a Development Agreement for a Mixed Use Project at 3005 Democracy Way comprised of up to 1,800 units (approximately 1.8 million square feet of residential uses), up to 3 million square feet of office/research-and-development, approximately 100,000 square feet of retail, and approximately 10,000 square feet of childcare facilities (“Option A”), with a project alternative (“Option B”) that allows for the flexibility of up to an additional 800 dwelling units (for a total of up to 2,600 residential units) with a corresponding reduction in office/research and development square footage to 2.2 million square feet.
- 7. PUBLIC HEARING: Action on a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map at 4590 Patrick Henry Drive for the Creation of Two Lots
- 47 REPORTS OF MEMBERS, SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND COUNCILMEMBER 030 REQUESTS
- 48 CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
- 6. PUBLIC HEARING: Action on a Resolution Amending Rate Schedules for Electric Services for All Classes of Customers to Increase Electric Rates and Charges in Each Rate Schedule by 5.0% and Make Other Modifications, Effective January 1, 2025
- 49 ADJOURNMENT
- 50 The next scheduled Special Stadium Authority meeting is on Monday, November 25, 2024 in the City Hall Council Chambers.
- 7. PUBLIC HEARING: Action on a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map at 4590 Patrick Henry Drive for the Creation of Two Lots
- 51 MEETING DISCLOSURES
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