At the June 11, 2020 Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved the Black Lives Matters Resolution. This resolution was proposed by Vice Mayor Jones (San José). After a very impassioned speech by Mayor Constantine (Morgan Hill) (1 hour 29-minute mark), the Board adopted the resolution and then paused. The Board is determined to heed the words...
Today, local city elected officials including the 15 mayors of Santa Clara County and Councilmember Liz Kniss of Palo Alto thanked the County for their swift action regarding COVID 19. " Dr. Sara Cody and her team's swift action undoubtedly saved thousands of lives in Santa Clara County and the region," praised Liz Kniss. As...
Because Santa Clara County Health Department continues to revise guidance around community gatherings to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Cities Association of Santa Clara County is canceling the Legislative Action Committee and the Board of Directors meetings on Thursday, March 12. Don't forget to wash your hands! Questions? Contact Andi Jordan, Executive...
Read the latest updates from the January 9th, 2020 Legislative Action Committee, City Selection Committee, and Board of Directors Meetings. Click here to read web version of the newsletter.
Happy New Year! Looking for the 2020 Meeting Dates? Click on these links: 2020 Calendar Meetings for agendas, minutes, videos Cities Association meetings are typically the 2nd Thursday evening of the month. General Membership Meetings are held in May and December in lieu of Board of Directors meetings . No meeting in July. We look...
2019 Cities Association President Manny Cappello presented the Cities Champion of the Year Award to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA - 18th District), an innovation problem solver and consensus builder, traits the Cities Association values. Some of her recent efforts include introducing legislation to: Fund research related to wildfire smoke, Restore the role of municipalities in...
The Nominating Committee announced the slate of candidates for the 2020 Executive Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will vote on the slate at the November 14, 2019 meeting. Per the bylaws, nominations may also be made from the floor.
RHNA Subregion The Board will be discussing the proposal for the RHNA Subregion at the August meeting. City Managers and members of SCCAPO received the draft resolution, MOU, & staff report template. City/county action items for RHNA Formation: Please have your attorney review and submit edits, suggestions by July 24 to andi@citiesassociation.org Agendize the RHNA...
CASCC recognizes the need for increased housing opportunities, especially for people earning below the area median income. We fully endorse local and regional efforts to encourage the production of more housing, preserve and increase subsidized below market rate housing at moderate- and below-income levels, and provide benefits to minimize the impact for current residents in...
Repost from Channel 7 Bay Area group brainstorming to speed up affordable housing projects Updated 15 minutes ago SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- In Silicon Valley, worry is growing that the lack of affordable housing could make it more difficult to retain or recruit workers. So new ideas have surfaced to try to speed up...
Counties Band Together To Battle FAA Over Airplane Noise KCBS RADIO: ON-DEMAND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH An alliance formed by Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties to address airplane noise has finally taken off. KCBS Radio reporter Mike Colgan says the thinking is the union will have more clout when it comes to negotiating noise issues...
The first two meetings of the Santa Clara | Santa Cruz Community Roundtable are scheduled: Wednesday, February 27 1PM – 3PM Santa Clara County County Government Center 70 West Hedding Street, 1st Floor San Jose, CA 95110 Wednesday, March 27 1PM – 3PM Santa Clara County County Government Center 70 West Hedding Street, 1st Floor...
Congratulations to the recent appointees to regional boards: Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG): Two Alternate Seats (term expires 6/2020) Councilmember Liz Kniss (Palo Alto) Councilmember Rod Sinks (Cupertino) Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) - Commissioner (term expires 2/2023) Councilmember Jeannie Bruins (Los Altos) Santa Clara County Local Board: Cal-Id/RAN (ongoing term) Mayor Larry Klein...
MTC will be presenting the CASA Compact to the Board of Directors on Thursday, January 10 at 7:30 PM. The Agenda outline for Thursday: 7PM Cities Association Business CASA Compact presentation and discussion: 7:30 -7:50 MTC presentation 7:50 Supervisor Cortese 8:00 - 8:30 Board Q&A - 8:30 - Public Comment Agenda
Cities Association of Santa Clara County is soliciting proposals from individuals or firms familiar with aviation, aircraft, and airport noise management issues to provide facilitator/consultant services for the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Counties Community Roundtable. Request for Proposal Background Information Timeline: RFP Issued November 30, 2018 Deadline for Questions, Clarifications December 14, 2018 Proposals Due December...
At the November 2018 meeting, the Cities Selection Committee appointed: Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC): Hon. Lisa Matichak (Mountain View) Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG): Hon. Chris Clark (Mountain View) Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD): Hon. Rod Sinks (Cupertino) SourceWise: Cricket Rubino (Morgan Hill) Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Area Council (OAC):...
In case you missed the November Board of Directors meeting: Senator Jerry Hill spoke about the upcoming legislation and asked for questions, perspectives, problems. . items of discussion: Pressure on school districts and local control on school districts Early childhood education focus of governor Transportation SB 50 was mentioned and the negative impact on Schools...
