By Robert Haugh
Tomorrow’s Santa Clara City Council meeting has the following agendized items:
- Closed session — Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation — Joseph Milligan v. City of Santa Clara, et al., Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 21CV382114
- Proclamation of September 16, 2025 as Mexican Independence Day
- Proclamation of September 2025 as World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
- Proclamation of September 2025 as National Preparedness Month
- Public Hearing: Approval of the 2024-2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Actions to Initiate Phase One of the Measure I Infrastructure General Obligation Bond Financing and Development Including (1) Approval of the Phase One Project List (2) Direct Staff to Undertake All Necessary Actions to Prepare for the Issuance of the First Series of Bonds in the Estimated Amount of $100 Million, (3) Establish the Measure I General Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund and the Measure I General Obligation Bond Projects Fund, and (4) Approve Related Budget Amendments
- Action to Delegate Authority to the City Manager to Complete Negotiations and Execute a Third Phase Agreement with the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) for the Purchase of Energy Storage Products from Trolley Pass Project LLC for a Total Contract Amount of $983,000,000 Over 20 Years
- Action to Appoint Members of the Charter Review Committee (CRC) Formed to Conduct a Comprehensive Review of the City Charter and to Approve CRC Bylaws
- Action on Recommendation from the Governance and Ethics Committee for Approval of Proposed Amendments to Council Policy 035 (‘Naming of City Streets, Parks and Other Facilities”)
- Action to Designate a Voting Delegate and Alternate(s) for the 2025 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo on October 8-10, 2025
Howard Myers gets the star on predictions.
Betcha he is right.
Understand Suds is in pursuit of the cosmic cube.
Any bets on what is on the charter review agenda???
“Action to Appoint Members of the Charter Review Committee (CRC) Formed to Conduct a Comprehensive Review of the City Charter and to Approve CRC Bylaws”
You can be sure two items will be on it, eliminating the election of the city clerk and police chief. Having the chief appointed is the only way the niners can be sure to control the chief. I’ve been on a review committee and know how they are influenced. I believe changes to the charter have to be voted on, so there’s that if I’m right. Time will tell, I hope I am wrong and just overly skeptical.
Yikes! Another 20 years of exploding batteries. The city don’t need any stinking referendum. Just like the state. So sad.
Suds is still paying off his endowment from Jed York. I mean two elections totaling about $1.5M for both. Suds could never have never gotten elected without it. So if you can’t succeed going up the middle just do an end run and maybe you’ll succeed, Suds. Not!