By Robert Haugh

Tuesday’s Santa Clara City Council meeting is the Council’s return from the Summer hiatus. 

Here’s the agendized items:

• Closed session — Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation — Seniga v. City of Santa Clara, Santa Clara County Superior Court Case Number 24-CV-451834

• Closed session — Public Employee Performance Evaluation Title: City Manager Jovan Grogan

• Closed session — Public Employee Performance Evaluation Title: City Attorney Conference with Labor Negotiators — Agency designated representatives: Councilmembers Suds Jain, Raj Chahal, and Karen Hardy; City staff members Aracely Azevedo, Sujata Reuter Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney Glen Googins

• Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of National Liberation of Korea

• Proclamation of August 24, 2025 as Ukrainian Independence Day

• Public Hearing: Action on a Resolution of Necessity to Acquire Certain Real Property Interests on 3508, 3520, 3530, 3540, and 3550 Bassett Street, Santa Clara, California, from the Owner of Record for Purposes of Implementing the Silicon Valley Power 115kV Transmission Line Project

• Action on an Update to the City Council’s Public Notification, Outreach & Engagement Policy for all Planning Applications