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City Council Preview: $1 Million for Super Bowl and FIFA-related events and art

By Robert Haugh

Tomorrow’s Santa Clara City Council meeting has several agenda items. The Council will decide if they support Measure A, the Santa Clara County sales tax increase measure. 

The Council will also vote on a $1 million budget for five community events and four art installations for the Super Bowl and World Cup. 

Here’s the agendized items:

  • Closed session — Conference with Real Property Negotiators — Properties: 4220 Network Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (APNS 216-33-022 and 097-08-114) (acquisition) 1405 Civic Center Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95050 (APN 224-25-074) (disposition) City Negotiators: Jovan D. Grogan, City Manager (or designee) and Glen R. Googins, City Attorney (or designee) Negotiating Parties: City and VOP Agnews, LLC (or designee) Under Negotiation: Purchase/Saoe of Real Property interests (provisions, price and terms of payment
  • Proclamation of October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • Proclamation of October 19, 2025 to October 25, 2025 as United Against Hate Week
  • Proclamation for the Celebration of Diwali in the City of Santa Clara
  • Presentation from Valley Water Board of Directors 
  • Action on Resolution for an Exception to the 180 Day Waiting Period to Appoint Kathy Bunce, a Retired Annuitant to Serve as Temporary Extra Help (Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21224) in the Community Development Department to Perform Work as a Management Analyst (Deferred from October 7, 2025)
  • Action on Adoption of a Resolution Establishing the Necessary Findings of Fact for Modifications to the California Building Standards; Action on Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Title 15 (“Buildings and Construction”) of “The Code of the City of Santa Clara, California” for the Adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Including Updates to the City’s “Reach Code”; and Setting November 4, 2025 for a Public Hearing on Adoption of such Ordinance (Deferred from October 7, 2025)
  • Public Hearing: Action to Accept the 2025 Report on the City’s Water Quality Relative to Public Health Goals
  • Public Hearing: Action to Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 2079 amending Chapter 15.60 of the Santa Clara City Code (“Santa Clara Municipal Fire and Environmental Code”) for the adoption of the 2025 California Fire Code.
  • Action on a Resolution in Support of the County of Santa Clara’s Measure A
  • Action on the City’s Community Event and Activation Priority List in Connection with Super Bowl LX and FIFA World Cup 2026 and Approve Related Budget Amendment

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