Policy Watch: Week of 4/8

Santa Clara County

Wasserman referral to update policy allowing notification to ICE for serious or violent felonies

Sup. Wasserman recommends approval of a board referral to update the County’s current policy to reflect the current law on detainer requests, to reaffirm that the County has and will honor all judicial warrants, and to allow notification to ICE of those individuals who have been convicted of serious or violent felonies as defined by state law. 

The referral cites the death of Bambi Larson and public questions raised about the County’s policies for cooperation with ICE. According to Wasserman, there was support in 2013 and 2015 to notify ICE of convicted serious or violent felons and now is an opportune time to move forward on this category that has broad-based support without debating dozens of other categories for detainer requests.

Where: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

When: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 9:30am

Link to item: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=11028&MediaPosition=&ID=95911&CssClass=

Link to agenda: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=11028

Cortese referral calls for crafting custody transfer process to ICE based only on judicial warrant or court order

Sup. Cortese makes several recommendations to the Board relating to notifying ICE of inmate release from County Jails:

  • Approve a referral for Administration and County Counsel to seek input from the Sheriff, the District Attorney, the San Jose Police Department, the President of Santa Clara County Police Chiefs’ Association, Office of Immigrant Relations, and interested stakeholders, and return to the Board of Supervisors within 30 days with amendments to County Policy to ensure the timely and lawful notification to other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including ICE, of releases of inmates convicted of serious or violent felonies (or a list of agreed upon misdemeanors and felonies set by the Board of Supervisors as per Senate Bill 54).
  • Approve referral to Administration and County Counsel to seek input from the Sheriff, the District Attorney, the San Jose Police Department, the President of the Santa Clara County Police Chiefs’ Association, Office of Immigrant Relations, interested stakeholders, and ICE to craft a transfer of custody process, based on a judicial warrant or court order, in cases where past or current serious or violent felony convictions give rise to the need for such a transfer to federal authorities to ensure local public safety. This policy should also include procedures through which every law enforcement officer in the County can be advised in real time of ICE-initiated judicial warrants to protect law enforcement and the public. The above shall be presented to the Board of Supervisors for their consideration within 60 days.
  • Approve referral to Administration to continue recommending improvements to the release process as it relates to Probation supervision, Assembly Bill 109, mental health treatment and diversion, the appropriate use of 5150 and 5152 holds, improved processes and criteria to prevent the risk of violence and harm, post-release, to self and others, and any other release/risk issues that the Administration deems advisable to present to the Board of Supervisors.

Cortese’s referral notes that inmates are routinely released from county jail under court order but held and handed over to other State and local authorities who have obtained judicial warrants, as required by California State law and the Constitution of the United States. Only ICE has declined to obtain judicial warrants for holds as required by State law and the United States Constitution. ICE has instead preferred a voluntary request process (a “detainer request”) directed to state and local agencies rather than a judicial warrant or court order. 

ICE has access to justice data at the state and local level as to who is in custody and when they are being released, but ICE’s ability to access this information has not prevented judicial release of serious and violent felons prior to ICE taking custody. The notification process does not necessarily prevent a felon from re-entering the community, post-notification, because ICE is inconsistent in their responsiveness. Furthermore, detention by state or local officials that goes beyond a judicial release date has clearly been deemed unconstitutional by federal courts, violates state law, and is grounds for civil liability and damages as to local jurisdictions who detain or hold in the absence of a judicial order or a warrant.

Where: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

When: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 9:30am

Link to item: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=11028&MediaPosition=&ID=95849&CssClass=

Link to agenda: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=11028

Direction on whether to implement VCA election model for 2020 presidential primaries

The Board will consider whether to direct the Administration to implement the Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) election model for all elections beginning with the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election.

In 2016, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 450, also called VCA, which authorized counties to adopt a new model for elections in which polling places are replaced with vote centers that open as early as the tenth day prior to an election.

The option to implement VCA will have a tremendous impact on the General Fund beginning in FY 2020, and its consideration should be viewed as an early FY 2020 budget decision. This impact will severely minimize the County’s ability to fund other programming and would likely further prolong active capital projects. The costs include up to $2M in one-time voter education and outreach, along with ongoing costs of $2.8M in labor costs for poll workers, $954K in rental fees for vote centers, and $1.97M for postage and printing.

Beginning in summer 2019, the Registrar of Voters will roll out an unprecedented outreach campaign to educate residents on the new voting choices and equipment that will be arriving with the implementation of the Voter’s Choice Act in March 2020. ROV will also work with SSA’s Department of Aging and Adult Services, the League of Women Voters’ Easy Voter Guide, and explore a partnership with the Census project for help in notifying various communities about the new voting choices available in March 2020. 

The outreach campaign will include opportunities to receive public input on the process of VCA implementation and enlist additional partners that can help further educate the public, refine the process, and secure valuable resources needed for implementation. Using GIS and other data, the ROV plans to present potential vote center options to community partners for review and input as to how the selection and distribution of locations will best serve the needs of their diverse constituents.

Where: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

When: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 9:30am

Link to item: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=11028&MediaPosition=&ID=95929&CssClass=

Link to agenda: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=11028

Report & direction on funding needs for Childcare R&R and Emergency Childcare Bridge Program

The Board will receive report from the Social Services Agency relating to the programmatic and resource needs for Child Care Resource and Referral services to CalWORKs families and the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children.

The annual cost of R&R services totals $779,261—with $588K of it for salaries of four staff positions. Other costs include software required for a database that can provide timely access to comprehensive child care provider information. Total CalWORKs funding available for CalWORKs R&R services for FY 2019-2020 is $200,000. Unfunded program expenses are estimated at $579,261 annually if the County is running the program.

Bridge is an optional, capped program funded by CDSS. The program is designed to eliminate the barrier that child care poses to the placement of a foster child. Bridge facilitates emergency child care for foster children for six months, or until another source of funding is available. Bridge will pay for a maximum of 12 months of emergency child care for an individual foster child.

Santa Clara County’s total Bridge allocation for FY2018-19 is $970,781, of which $754,665 is reserved child care payments assistance and $216,116 for child care navigation and trauma-informed care training. Estimated annual costs associated with a County-operated Bridge program would lead to $1.2M in unfunded expenses.

Where: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

When: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 9:30am

Link to item: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=11028&MediaPosition=&ID=95012&CssClass=

Link to agenda: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=11028

City of San Jose

N. San Pedro Housing Area developer defaults on contract, City to seek remedies

Council will adopt a resolution finding Chinese investment firm Fulton Street Ventures (Z & L Properties) in default of its obligations under a Disposition andDevelopment Agreement to develop Block H in the North San Pedro Housing Project Area.

As such, the City will pursue all available remedies, such as exercising the SuccessorAgency’s right to retake and offer the property for sale.

Where:    San Jose City Council

When:  April 16, 2019, 1:30PM

Link to item:   https://sanjose.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3908097&GUID=4E119ACF-9ED9-4398-A334-7030D8C47131

Link to agenda:   https://sanjose.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=21676&GUID=ACCCCFF5-F14A-4E1A-8540-9065F45A8A90

MOU with Sharks to expand arena; PLA included

To meet a huge increase in regional demand for ‘ice time’ and to provide an alternate home arena for the San Jose Barracuda, Sharks Ice is proposing a Fourth Expansion to the Solar4America Ice Facility, adding over 200 SF of space.

Sharks Ice, which operates the facility, has requested that the City issue taxable municipal debt to finance the construction of the new improvements. They estimate the total cost of the bond issuance to be $145-$150M including construction costs. City staff is currently in the process of its due diligence review and is facilitating the preparation of a feasibility study of the proposed project.


Staff recommends that the City Manager to negotiate and execute a MOU with Sharks Ice, LLC outlining each party’s roles in the proposed expansion of Solar4America Ice at San Jose, including the following:

(1) Completion of the feasibility study needed for bond financing;

(2) Development and review of possible parking solutions for the facility;

(3) City’s review and approval of Sharks Ice, LLC project delivery and contractor prequalification process; and

(4) Terms and conditions for reimbursing Sharks Ice for work performed by the design team it has assembled.

At the time of the drafting of the staff memorandum, the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) between the City and the Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building Trades Council (BTC) is not yet signed. On March 22, 2019, the City received a copy of the PLA signed by the Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and all affiliate Unions. Upon a fully executed PLA, Sharks Ice has agreed to utilize the PLA on this project with the exception of one portion of the work. The portion of work that would be excluded from the PLA is the installation of the ice skid.

 Staff anticipates returning to Council in the fall of 2019 to provide an update on the proposed project.

Where:    San Jose City Council

When:  April 16, 2019, 1:30PM

Link to item:   https://sanjose.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3908094&GUID=E59B2D3A-A29F-4085-8446-19D258F0EABA

Link to agenda:   https://sanjose.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=21676&GUID=ACCCCFF5-F14A-4E1A-8540-9065F45A8A90

DEFERRED TO 4/16 – Approving shift of mayoral elections from gubernatorial to presidential election cycle

DEFERRED TO 4/16/2019 PER ADMINISTRATION

Staff and the Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices recommend that council approve shifting the City’s mayoral election from the gubernatorial cycle to the presidential cycle.

The Board’s recommendation to shift to the presidential cycle is based on the observation that from 1980 through 2018, voter turnout in the City of San Jose was over 13 percent higher for presidential general elections compared to gubernatorial general elections, and over 8 percent higher for presidential primaries compared to gubernatorial primaries, indicating that voter turnout may increase for mayoral elections if shifted to a presidential election cycle.

However, if the mayoral election is shifted from the gubernatorial cycle to the presidential cycle, the City must decide whether to extend the Mayor’s term starting in 2019 from four years to six years, or hold a special election for a mayoral term that will last two years. Since the Board has no benchmark or legal criteria in which to evaluate this issue, and public comment on this matter was mixed, the Board makes no recommendation on this question.

If council decides to host a special election for a mayoral term from 2022 through 2024, the City will incur costs for administering a citywide election. In reviewing the City’s election data dating back to 1980, the City has not held a special election for this citywide office, so the Board does not have financial information to estimate the potential cost.

Where: San Jose City Council

When: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 1:30pm

Link to item: https://sanjose.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3894901&GUID=E49371BD-6A83-4C37-A519-FF3C3E8AB95C&Options=&Search=

Link to agenda:   https://sanjose.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=669962&GUID=7460D3CE-C10C-4393-98E4-50521A4001B8&Options=&Search=

DEFERRED TO 4/23 – Direction on Ellis Act Ordinance; staff recommends research on alternatives to recontrol requirements

Deferred to 4/23 – Council will receive a verbal staff report with research on the Ellis Act Ordinance’s recontrol provisions, including the recommendation to conduct additional research and analysis to identify potential alternatives for re-control requirements.

The Ellis Act Ordinance establishes a process by which a property owner can remove their apartments from the rental market. The City Council approved the Ellis Act Ordinance on April 18, 2017. This action established a process for removing apartments from the rental market that includes providing tenants with noticing timelines, relocation benefits, and the ability to return to the unit if it was returned to the rental market. It also included re-control provisions if the owner built new apartments. Upon approval of the Ellis Act Ordinance, the City Council provided direction to the City Manager to return with additional research regarding the impact of subjecting all “replacement” apartments to re-control by the Apartment Rent Ordinance. In February 2019, council directed staff to return with a verbal report to answer specific questions about the impact of Ellis Act recontrol provisions such as on one-to-one replacement of rent stabilized units and on new construction of housing.

Staff researched the different re-control provisions in cities with Ellis Act ordinances. The ordinances of San Francisco, Berkeley, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Santa Monica have provisions requiring all new housing developments following an Ellis Act withdrawal are subject to the rent control provisions of that jurisdiction. This is consistent with San Jose’s current requirements. Los Angeles provides an exemption from rent control provisions to developers who replace the new units with 20% restricted affordable units.

The proposed amendments to the Ellis Act Ordinance were presented to the Housing and Community Development Commission at its special meeting on March 7, 2019. The Commission unanimously recommended against any amendments to the Ellis Act Ordinance and approved an Ad Hoc Subcommittee to draft a letter to the City Council. The Commissioners’ concerns include:

  • The current provisions of the Ellis Act Ordinance was enacted only ten months ago and after extensive community engagement and public comment was conducted.
  • A compromise was already approved by the City Council on April 24, 2018. A developer could choose to dedicate 20% of the new units to income restrictions. It was also a compromise from the original Ellis Act Ordinance which required 100% of new rental units to be rent-stabilized if they were built to replace buildings that were subject to rent stabilization.
  • Weakening the Ellis Act Ordinance will only accelerate the crisis of affordable housing in San Jose.

Where: San Jose City Council

When: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 1:30pm

Link to item: https://sanjose.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3898362&GUID=474BBAAE-08A5-4B0F-AE92-59D507D0237D&Options=&Search= 

Link to agenda:   https://sanjose.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=669962&GUID=7460D3CE-C10C-4393-98E4-50521A4001B8&Options=&Search=

TWO NEW MEMOS (Council Members ESPARZA/DAVIS 4/4 + Council Members JIMENEZ/ARENAS 4/5) & PUBLIC LETTER FROM SV@HOME – Direction on Affordable Housing Investment Plan; adding $10M for aq/rehab and 30% set-aside for ELI units

Council Members Esparza/Davis memo – Recommends increasing the minimum of 30% of funds invested in extremely low-income housing to 45% of funds over the life of the Housing Investment Plan.

Where: San Jose City Council

When: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 1:30pm

Council Member Jimenez/Arenas memo – Supports the Esparza/Davis memo

SV@Home letter – Supports the staff recommendations and adds that the Commercial Linkage Fee remains critical to securing more affordable housing funding, and also urges the Council to consider another affordable housing ballot measure.

Original item: CED recommends that council accept the staff report on the update of the Housing Investment Plan for expenditure of affordable housing funds, and include two new priorities funding acquisition and/or rehabilitation of existing market rate housing and a minimum of 30% of funds be invested in extremely low-income housing over the life of the Housing Investment Plan.

This report serves as an update to San José’s Affordable Housing Investment Plan summarizing the Housing Department’s strategy to meet the demand for affordable housing given current funding. It quantifies the available funding for affordable housing and estimates the number of new affordable homes that can be built through FY 2022/23. The approved priorities for funding are:

  • Projects ready for immediate construction;
  • The provision of supportive housing for homeless individuals and families;
  • Project cost effectiveness (keeping project costs as low as possible);
  • The leverage of Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities funding; and
  • Developments proposed on City-owned sites.

The update to the Investment Plan recommends including two new priorities for future funds. A new priority for acquisition and/or rehabilitation of existing market-rate housing will be established by creating a set-aside of $10 million in funding for this type of development. In these cases, a developer will propose the purchase of an existing market-rate rental development and an affordability restriction associated with the funding will be placed on the property, creating new affordable housing. Due to concerns regarding rising costs and potential displacement of existing residents, allowing for a small investment in acquisition rehabilitation developments will open the door to creative solutions while minimizing cost and displacement.

The second priority is to require a minimum of 30% of all new funding to be dedicated to extremely low-income households. This priority is consistent with requirements by state law to spend 30% of funding on extremely low-income households and the continued need for housing in this income category. The update to the Investment Plan estimates that 1,412 new affordable housing units will be added to the 1,146 currently in the managed pipeline and 946 units currently funded or under construction for a total of 3,503 new affordable units that will be created, under construction or funded by the end of FY 2022/23.

The total to be funded and built from both City investment and efforts outside of the City is 5,771 units. There is a significant shortfall in meeting the affordable housing production goal established by the Mayor and City Council. Over $520 million in funding is necessary to fund the gap of 4,229 units to meet the goal of providing 10,000 affordable units. New funding sources for affordable housing, including creative strategies, must be explored to meet the City’s affordable housing goals.

Where: https://sanjose.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3898363&GUID=D44B3214-4A39-4671-AC57-025450DF0794&Options=&Search=

When:   https://sanjose.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=669962&GUID=7460D3CE-C10C-4393-98E4-50521A4001B8&Options=&Search=

Report on the implementation of California Afterschool Network (CAN) Quality Standards on all San Jose K-8 Expanded Learning programs 

In 2013, State of California developed the California Afterschool Network (CAN) Quality Standards for Expanded Learning with the aim of improving the experience of school aged children in kindergarten through eighth grade These standards provide 12 focus areas of both overall point-of-service quality and program quality. A majority of afterschool and summer programs in San Jose and throughout the State already use the CAN Quality Standards.

This item provides a report detailing the application of the CAN Quality Standards in all City funded, operated, or endorsed Expanded Learning programs and requests that Staff be directed to return to the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee in Spring 2020 to report on the progress of implementing the CAN Quality Standards, as well as plans for the 2020 summer programs.

Where: San Jose Neighborhood Services and Education Committee

When: April 11, 2019, 1:30PM

Link to item: https://sanjose.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3893370&GUID=7D1F6210-F794-42A0-9899-1563FA52D24C

Link to agenda: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=669963&GUID=F7747175-F901-4330-80EF-20A6EEF26ECC

City of Sunnyvale

Approve workplan update and guiding principles for Moffett Park Specific Plan

Staff recommend that council approve the Guiding Principles and Work Plan for the Moffett Park Specific Plan and direct staff to proceed with the understanding that the budget for the plan is funded by the initial applicant and/or other parties interested in the completion of the plan update.

The Guiding Principles which would help direct the plan update are:

  • Inform the public about the planning process through a comprehensive community involvement strategy
  • Update of the land use plan and policy framework within the plan area to consider the potential economic impacts of adding housing while directing growth toward transit supportive uses and improvements
  • Improvement of vehicular, pedestrian, bicycle and transit connectivity between transit and existing and future adjacent commercial and residential areas within Moffett Park and with other adjacent areas of the City and other jurisdictions
  • Development and implementation of urban design standards for streets, streetscapes, buildings and open space, which promote walkable and livable environments within the project area
  • Redefine the Moffett Park Specific Plan area by integrating the economic, land use, environmental and public infrastructure policy framework into a plan for an “Ecological and Innovation District”
  • Preparation of an implementation strategy to plan for and finance the needed infrastructure and services to support the new and expanded uses for the plan area
  • Preparation of a program level environmental impact report (EIR including technical studies for economics, traffic, air quality, and infrastructure)

The Work Plan (amended to reflect Planning Commission recommended additions) outlines four major areas for the study. The Work Plan incorporates feedback from the preliminary outreach to Moffett Park stakeholders and a few key agencies (Valley Water, Valley Transportation Agency).

Staff is recommending further study before presenting land use options to Council and will return to the Planning Commission and Council with land use scenarios for further study and to select the study alternative for the EIR. At this preliminary phase of the study, staff is recommending that residential uses be included in the Study; however, the actual appropriateness and possible numbers will be based on the market, fiscal, and capacity analyses.

Where: Sunnyvale City Council

When: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 7pm

Link to item: https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3910104&GUID=B91231C2-571B-4A5C-B3AB-C40503539060&Options=&Search=

Link to agenda: https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=672109&GUID=67678E1F-5860-43B7-A525-CC4B5CACDD37&Options=info&Search=

City of Santa Clara

Direction on the Freedom Circle and Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plans

On August 22, 2018, the City commenced the planning process for the Freedom Circle and Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plans with consultants, MIG, Inc. (MIG), to establish a land use plan and policies for the redevelopment of low-intensity office and industrial parks in northern Santa Clara into high-density mixed-use neighborhoods.

The planning process also includes preparation of a comprehensive City North Vision Plan for the broader geographical area in which the Specific Plan areas are located to articulate a unifying vision for these neighborhoods, to broadly analyze the infrastructure and service needs to support new development and to establish a framework for how these new neighborhoods will become part of a complete community. Preparation of the City North Vision Plan, along with the Freedom Circle and Patrick Henry Specific Plans, is underway, including community outreach efforts and establishment of Technical Advisory Committees and Stakeholder Steering Groups.

Staff is now seeking feedback from the City Council on the City’s overall objectives for the Freedom Circle and Patrick Henry Specific Plans, including objectives for residential densities, building heights, parkland, affordable housing, transportation, and neighborhood serving retail and commercial uses. Establishing these objectives earlier in the Specific Plan preparation process will enable the City to give full consideration of how best to address each objective.

Where: Santa Clara City Council

When: April 9, 2019, 6:00PM

Link to item: https://santaclara.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3912692&GUID=70F14CD3-A883-4D69-A5B3-EBBCC8ABD3FE

Link to agenda: https://santaclara.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=640641&GUID=E8328238-97FD-4177-BC55-B50325A27BD1

Discussion and Direction to City Manager on a Governance Model for a Convention-Visitors Bureau (CVB)

The Convention-Visitors Bureau Agreement (Chamber CVB Agreement) was an annual agreement with the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) that provided convention and visitor services through the Chamber’s Convention-Visitors Bureau operation. These services included marketing and scheduling of the Convention Center and Santa Clara to large groups and citywide events; visitor destination marketing and communication; and, operation of a City Store.

Shortly following the Council’s June 26, 2018 decision not authorize a new one-year agreement with the Chamber for convention and visitor services, the Chamber released its CVB employees and closed the CVB. Because the Santa Clara Convention Center Management Agreement with the Chamber contained a marketing responsibility as part its contracted scope of services, a portion of this work effort was moved from the CVB to Chamber staff at the Convention Center.

In October 2018, City Council approved a procurement strategy for Convention Center management services with the possibility of including convention and requested proposers to consider including the addition of convention and visitor services through a CVB.

On February 5, 2019, City Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Global Spectrum L.P dba Spectra Venue Management (Spectra) for the management and operation of the Santa Clara Convention Center. The scope of the Management Agreement did not include the provision of convention and visitor services. Understanding that Spectra would not provide the CVB services through its agreement, concurrently the Council approved an Amendment No. 2 to an Agreement with Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), to interface with the Tourism Improvement District (TID) to discuss potential governance and operating models of a possible new destination marketing organization (DMO or CVB) that would work closely with the Convention Center and TID to provide convention and visitor services in Santa Clara.

This item presents options for governance models for the Santa Clara Convention-Visitors Bureau. Recognizing the importance of re-establishing an entity to provide convention and visitor services, there are several alternatives available for Council consideration:

  1. Direct City Manager to proceed with the formation of a new destination marketing organization and return to Council for actions as necessary to approve and implement the formation.
  2. Direct the City Manager to return to Council with additional information prior to proceeding with the formation of a new destination marketing organization.
  3. Any other action determined by the City Council.

Staff recommends Alternative #1: Direct City Manager to proceed with the formation of a new destination marketing organization and return to Council for actions as necessary to approve and implement the formation.

Where: Santa Clara City Council

When: April 9, 2019, 6:00PM

Link to item: https://santaclara.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3912714&GUID=58E8A55E-5BAB-4861-B89B-40F43821F51F

Link to agenda: https://santaclara.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=640641&GUID=E8328238-97FD-4177-BC55-B50325A27BD1

City of Palo Alto

Selecting applicants to interviews for vacancies on boards and commissions

Council may direct staff to schedule interviews with all 32 applicants for vacancies on the Architectural Review Board (1), Human Relations Commission (2), Library Advisory Commission (2), Storm Water Management Oversight Committee (3), Utilities Advisory Commission (4). Interviews are scheduled for Monday, April 29, 2019 at 6pm.

The applicants are:

  • Architectural Review Board (One Position) 1. Curtis Smolar
  • Human Relations Commission (Two Positions) 1. Bill Daul 2. Patricia Regehr 3. Daryl Savage (Incumbent) 4. Adriana Stone
  • Library Advisory Commission (Two Positions) 1. Alan Bennett 2. Kimberly Blanding 3. Pancho Chang 4. Nosheen Gothard 5. Sarina Grewal 6. Robert Moss (Incumbent) 7. Vidya Pradhan 8. Susan Wolfe
  • Storm Water Management Oversight Committee (Three Positions) 1. David Bower (Incumbent) 2. Claire Elliott 3. Kristen Hughes 4. Marilyn Keller (Incumbent) 5. Ron Owes 6. Richard Whaley (Incumbent)
  • Utilities Advisory Commission (Four Positions) 1. Hogene Choi 2. Rebecca Eisenberg 3. Claude Ezran Page 3 4. Robert Hinden 5. David Hsieh 6. Donald Jackson 7. A.C. Johnston 8. Mathhew McCullough 9. Greg Scharff 10. Judith Schwartz 11. Loren Smith 12. Rajesh Srinivasaraghavan 13. William Xuan

Full applications can be viewed at:

https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=70772.6&BlobID=70166

Where: Palo Alto City Council

When: Monday, April 15, 2019, 5pm

Link to item: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=58813.5&BlobID=70166

Link to agenda: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=40946.96&BlobID=70171

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