City Council
TL;DR
This was a joint special meeting between the San José City Council and the San José/Santa Clara Treatment Plant Advisory Committee held at the Regional Wastewater Facility. The agenda provided procedural information and accommodations for public participation, with the main event being a facility site tour and remarks from city and partner officials.
Key Decisions
- Meeting format and public participation procedures Established
Agenda
- Please scroll to the end for information about the City Council Agenda and for the Rules of Conduct of the meeting.
- For live translations in over 50 languages, please go to https://attend.wordly.ai/join/FAYU-7105 Also visit our language access page at: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/language-access-for-city-council-and-council-committee-meetings
- 26-602 Language Access Instructions / Instrucciones de interpretación / Hướng dẫn diễn giảiConsent Agenda
- American Disability Act
- To request an alternative format agenda under the Americans with Disabilities Act for City-sponsored meetings, events or printer materials, please call (408) 535-1260 as soon as possible, but at least three business days before the meeting.
- Accommodations
- Any member of the public who needs accommodations should email the ADA Coordinator at ADA@sanjoseca.gov or by calling (408) 535-8430. The ADA Coordinator will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests. • Adaptaciones para discapacitados serán proporcionadas a pedido. Mande correo electrónico ADA@sanjoseca.gov; Llame (408) 535-8430. • Bất kỳ ai trong công-đồng cần sự hỗ-trợ xin gửi điện-thư cho Điều-phối-viên ADA theo địa-chỉ ADA@sanjoseca.gov hoặc gọi đến số (408) 535-8430.
- THE LEVINE ACT
- The Levine Act requires a Party in a Proceeding before the City of San José that involves any action related to their contract, license, permit, or use entitlement to disclose any campaign contributions to City elected or appointed officials totaling more than $500 within the 12 months prior to the City decision. A Participant to a Proceeding may voluntarily report a campaign contribution. For more information: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/levine-act/-fsiteid-1#!/
- How to provide spoken Public Comment:
- 1) By Phone: (888) 475 4499. Webinar ID is 982 2147 4336. Alternative phone numbers are: US: +1 (213) 338 8477 or +1 (408) 638 0968 or (877) 853 5257 (Toll Free) a. When prompted to enter your Participant ID, please dial the pound symbol (#); If you would like to raise or lower your hand at any time, please dial * 9. You may dial * 6 to mute/unmute. 2) Online at: https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/98221474336 a. Use a current, up to date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. Mute all other audio before speaking. Using multiple devices can cause audio feedback. b. Enter an email address and name. The name will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. c. When the Clerk calls for the Public Comment, click on “raise hand.” When we reach your name, the City Clerk will give you permission to speak and a pop up will appear on your screen letting you know it is your turn. d. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. 3) In Person:
- Fill out a Yellow Speaker’s Card and submit it to the clerk. Do this before the meeting or before the item is heard. This will ensure that the name on the card is called for the item(s) that you wish to address, and it will help ensure the meeting runs smoothly for all participants by calling speakers in an orderly manner. You may remain anonymous, but please fill out a card so we may call you. You can put “anonymous speaker” or “no name” on the card. When the Council reaches the Public Comment item on the agenda, the Clerk will call your name.
- How to submit written Public Comment before the City Council Meeting
- Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments to the City Council via eComment on the legistar calendar page (the eComment is the column on the far right). Click "eComment," and it will take you to the eComment page to leave comments via an easy webform. Alternatively, you may still email at city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov. Those emails will be attached to the Council Item under “Letters from the Public.” Please identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of your email. eComments post immediately to the website. For emailed comments, submit them no earlier than 10 days before the meeting and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting. Comments received after 5:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting may still be posted before the meeting, depending on the volume of submissions received.
- Meet and Greet, Historic Information and Resource Tables (10:00 a.m.)
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Joint Special Meeting of the City Council of San José and San José/Santa Clara Treatment Plant Advisory Committee Location: San José - Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility, Environmental Services Building - 4245 Zanker Road, San José, CA 95134
- Public Comment
- Members of the public may comment on agendized items only at this time during the joint meeting. There will be no Open Forum. Cal. Govt. Code § 54954.3(a).
- Remarks by City, Partner, and Elected Officials
- Adjournment
- Personal Protective Equipment and Transportation
- Regional Wastewater Facility Site Tour
- 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 online at https://sanjose.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx or at the Office of the City Clerk at San José City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, Tower 14th Floor, San José, CA 95113 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. Please go to the Clerk’s Records Database https://records.sanjoseca.gov/Pages/Search.aspx for the final document, or you many also contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 535-1260 or city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov.
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