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COUNCIL Perry Woodward AGENDA COUNCIL MEMBERS: Terri Aulman CITY OF GILROY Dion Bracco CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL Daniel Harney 7351 ROSANNA STREET Peter Leroe -Munoz GILROY, CALIFORNIA 95020 Roland Velasco Cat Tucker REGULAR MEETING 6: 00 P. M. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 CITY COUNCIL PACKET MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.cityofgilroy.org AGENDA CLOSING TIME IS 5: 00 P. M. THE TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC WILL BE TAKEN ON AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL. Persons wishing to address the Council are requested, but not required, to complete a Speaker' s Card located at the entrances. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations, including but not limited to time restrictions for each individual speaker. A minimum of 12 copies of materials should be provided to the City Clerk for distribution to the Council and Staff. Please limit your comments to 3 minutes.

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REGULAR MEETING 6: 00 P. M. I. OPENING Religious leaders who wish to participate in the Invocation may contact the City Clerk. The City does not discriminate on the basis of religious belief. Sectarian prayers, however, are not allowed.

A. Call to Order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Invocation 3. City Clerk's Report on Posting the Agenda 4. Roll Call

B. Orders of the Day

C. Employee Introductions

II. CEREMONIAL ITEMS

A. Proclamations, Awards and Presentations

Proclamation Naming the Week of March 14, 2016 " Science Fair Week" ( report attached)

2. Proclamation Naming the Month of March, 2016 as " Arts Education Month" ( report attached)

Ill. PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL

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2 IV. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS (report attached)

Council Member Bracco —Gilroy Youth Task Force, Santa Clara Co. Library JPA, Sign Ordinance Review Task Force, SCRWA Board, Street Naming Committee, Santa Clara County Youth Task Force Policy Team

Council Member Tucker —Caltrain Citizen's Advisory Committee, Gilroy Welcome Center, LAFCO, Santa Clara Co. Recycling & Waste Reduction Commission, Santa Clara. Valley Habitat Agency Governing and Implementation Boards

Council Member Harney —ABAG, Santa Clara Co. Ca -ID Remote Access Network Board, Santa Clara Co. Expressway Plan Advisory Board, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Governing and Implementation Boards, VTA Committee for Transit Accessibility, VTA Policy Advisory Committee

Council Member Velasco —Development Standards Task Force, Gilroy Sister Cities Association Board, Sign Ordinance Review Task Force

Council Member Aulman - Gilroy Gardens Board, Historical Heritage Committee, South County Joint Planning Advisory Committee, Street Naming Committee, SCRWA Board, Development Standards Task Force

Mayor Pro Tempore Leroe -Munoz - Gilroy Youth Task Force, High Speed Rail Station Planning Advisory Committee, Santa Clara Valley Water District Uvas /Llagas Committee, Santa Clara Co. Cities Association Board, Santa Clara Valley Water Dist. Water Comm., Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority (SYRIA), California .HSR Sub -Committee

Mayor Woodward —Caltrain Board of Directors, Downtown Business Association, Economic Development Corporation, Street Naming Committee, SCRWA Board, VTA Administration and Finance Com., VTA Governance Com., VTA Board of Directors, VTA Envision Silicon Valley Ad Hoc Com., VTA South County City Group, URM Task Force, California HSR Sub -Comm

V. FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS

VI. CONSENT CALENDAR ( ROLL CALL VOTE) All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made by a member of the City Council or a member of the public. Any person deshin4 to speak on any item on the

Council votes to approve. if removed, the item will be discussed in the order in which it appears.

A. Minutes of the February 22, 2016 Regular Meeting (report attached)

B. Adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Amending Gilroy City Code Chapter 30, Sections 30. 50.40 and 30.50.41 Related to Architectural and Site Permits and Minor Modifications (introduced 2/22/2015 with a 7 -0 vote) ( report attached)

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3 VI. CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

C. Adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Amending Chapter 12B of the Gilroy City Code, Entitled " Junk and Secondhand Dealers" Regulating Metal Recycling (introduced 2/ 22/2015 with. a 7 -0 vote) ( report attached)

D. Confirmation of the Appointment of an Interim Finance Director (report attached)

E. Claim of Monica Fernandez (the City Administrator Recommends a " yes" vote under the Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim) ( report attached)

F. Claim of Irma Garcia (the City Administrator Recommends a "yes "vote under the Consent Calendar shall constitute the denial of the claim) ( report attached)

VII. BIDS AND PROPOSALS NONE

VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE

IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. Adoption an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Amending Gilroy City Code, Chapter 30, Section 30. 19. 10 ( c) (2) Entitled " Downtown Use Table" and Adding Section 30. 50. 35 Entitled " Downtown Use Permits" ( introduced 2/ 22/ 2015 with a 6 -0 -1 vote, Mayor Woodward Recused) ( report attached)

1. Public Comment

Possible Action:

2. Motion to Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Amending Gilroy City Code, Chapter 30, Section 30. 19. 10 ( c) ( 2) Entitled " Downtown Use Table" and Adding Section 30.50.35 Entitled " Downtown Use Permits" ( ROLL CALL VOTE)

B. Formation and Membership in Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (report attached)

1. Staff Report

2. Public Comment

Possible Action:

3. Motion to Read the Ordinance by Title Only and Waive Further Reading

4. Motion to Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Authorizing the Implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation ( CCA) Program (ROLL CALL VOTE)

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4 IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (continued)

5. Motion to Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gilroy Approving the Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (ROLL CALL VOTE)

6. Motion to Approve a Budget Amendment in the Amount of $150, 000.00 to Remit to Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Appoint Members to Serve as Director and Alternate to the Authority's Board of Directors

X. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS

A. Appointment of Gabriel Gonzalez as City Administrator (report attached)

1. Council Subcommittee Report

2. Public Comment

Possible Action:

3. Motion to Appoint Gabriel Gonzalez as City Administrator and Approve Employment Agreement

B. Report on the Outcome of the Community Arts Forum (report attached)

1. Staff Report

2. Public Comment

Possible Action:

3. Receive Report and Provide Direction to Staff

C. Direction to Staff to Prepare a Report on the Impacts of the Recently Submitted Citizen Initiative as Provided for Under California Elections Code Section 9212 (report attached)

1. Staff Report

2. Public Comment

Possible Action:

3. Motion to Direct Staff to Prepare a Report on the Impacts of Citizen Initiative

XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR' S REPORT

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5 XII. CITY ATTORNEY' S REPORT

XIII. CLOSED SESSION

A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956. 9 ( d)( 1) and Gilroy City Code Section 17A. 11 ( 3)( a)

LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, a state - mandated independent local agency v. CITY OF GILROY, a charter city; CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY, a governmental body; and DOES 1 - 20, inclusive,

MARTIN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a limited partnership, JEFFREY MARTIN, an individual, RANCHO 101 GILROY LLC, a limited liability corporation, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LAND AND ENTITLEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC., a corporation, WANMAEI PROPERTIES, INC., a corporation, and CHESTER H. ( SKIP) SPIERING, an individual and ROES 21 -40 inclusive, Real Parties in Interest.

Court. Superior Court of Santa Clara County, Case No. 16CV290062 Date Filed. January 13, 2016

B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Existing Litigation Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 ( d) ( 1) and Gilroy City Code Section 17A. 11 ( 3)( a)

KEN KERLEY AND DANIEL FIORIO v. THE CITY OF GILROY, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY, and DOES 1 - 25, MARTIN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP C/O JEFFREY MARTIN, WREN INVESTORS LLC, and MARK HEWELL, and DOES 26 -50, inclusive, Real Parties in Interest

Court. Superior Court of Santa Clara County, Case No. 16CV290062 Date Filed. January 12, 2016

1. Public Comment

2. Advice from City Attorney Re: reason for closed session on Items A and B

3. Adjourn to Closed Session

ADJOURN TO OPEN SESSION Report of any action taken in Closed Session and vote or abstention of each Councilmember if required by Government Code Section 54957. 1 and GCC Section 17A. 13 ( a); Public Report of the vote to continue in closed session if required under GCC Section 17A. 11 ( e)

ADJOURNMENT TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 21, 2016

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6 MEETINGS /EVENTS ( *Meeting will be webstreamed and televised)

MARCH, 2016 7* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers 21* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers

APRIL, 2016 4* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers 6 SCRWA Board Meeting —8: 00 a. m., 1500 Southside Drive 8/9 Annual Strategic Planning Session - 8: 30 a. m. each day, PD Community Room 18* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers

MAY, 2016 2* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers 4 SCRWA Board Meeting —8: 00 a. m., 1500 Southside Drive 16* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers

JUNE, 2016 1 SCRWA Board Meeting —8: 00 a. m., 1500 Southside Drive 6* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers 20* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers

JULY, 2016 5* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers 6 SCRWA Board Meeting — 8: 00 a. m., 1500 Southside Drive

AUGUST, 2016 1 * Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers 3 SCRWA Board Meeting —8 :00 a. m., 1500 Southside Drive 15* Regular City Council Meeting - 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers

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7 WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, educators, judges and a host of dedicated volunteers will host the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Engineering Championship, an exciting Science and Engineering Fair, the 16th and 17th of March, 2016; and

WHEREAS, this Science and Engineering Fair will be held for the benefit of our young people, their parents, teachers and the communities of Santa Clara County to stimulate interest in the various aspects of the sciences and engineering; and

WHEREAS, this event will direct public attention towards the fields of science and engineering, by setting aside a time for creative participation on the part of all interested students.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Perry Woodward, Mayor of the City of Gilroy and on behalf of the entire City Council as Mayor, do hereby do hereby proclaim the week of March 14th, 2016 as

SCIENCE FAIR WEED

in our City and urge all residents, particularly young people, to take part in this inspiring and rewarding event.

Perry Woodward, Mayor

Item II.A.1. Science Fair Week Proclamation WHEREAS, the Santa Clara County Board of Education is committed to supporting the arts to inspire and prepare students for success in the 21st century, allowing them to develop. as productive, contributing members of a strong community; and

WHEREAS, we share this same vision of ensuring that students have access to high -quality arts education that is culturally- relevant and inclusive, in all forms, as part of a comprehensive education that sparks curiosity, imagination, creativity and joy; and

WHEREAS, Artspiration is a county wide- arts education initiative focused on professional development, student engagement, and advocacy and communication; and

WHEREAS, arts -learning strategies and arts integration help teachers to recognize and build upon critical thinking skills, curiosity, flexibility, communication, innovation, collaboration; all traits required for post -secondary education and workplace success; and

WHEREAS, each March Arts Education is celebrated in local schools, schools districts, community arts organizations and communities throughout the county.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Perry Woodward, Mayor of the City of Gilroy and on behalf of the entire City Council as Mayor, do hereby name the month of March, 2016 as

Arts Education Month in the City of Gilroy

and encourage our community to promote the arts and to celebrate the creativity, inspiration and joy found through artistic expression.

Perry Woodward, Mayor

Item II.A.2. Arts Education Month Proclamation Shawna Freels

From: Joseph Patrick Thompson Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 11: 41 AM To: All Council Members; Sbccog; SBC Board of Supervisors Subject: Fw: TOO BIG TO FAIL FAILURES IN PUBLIC SECTOR TRANSIT - --GUEST - EDITORIAL ------Fw: Subscription update for TLA: Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights

PUBLIC COMMENT - --NEXT - MEETING, REGULAR, SPECIAL, STUDY SESSION, PUBLIC WORKSHOP, OR NON -BROWN ACT COMPLIANT " MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP" MEETING (which the Mayor of Los Banos called " dirty government," but I call just plain unconstitutional). jpt

On Friday, February 26, 2016 11: 39 AM, Joseph Patrick Thompson < translaw(a)pacbell. net> wrote:

Editor, While insolvent private sector carriers go bankrupt, our politicians' transport carriers, e. g., VTA, COG, Caltrain, and next Bullet Train, just keep on milking the taxpayers to keep their boondoggles running. And they want higher taxes from motorists to pay for their already bankrupt transport fiascoes. Are they too big to fail, or are our elected officials robbing motorists to reward their special interest friends, e. g., public sector unions? What will our leaders nationalize next? Did they see what happened to the USSR? East Germany? all the other Soviet Bloc countries? How much do taxpayers have to pay to feed the insatiable insanity of transit advocates? Where is the tipping point? Have we already reached it with the massive debt our generation will bequeath to the next generation? Both the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Transport Funding, and the California Transportation Commission, have concluded that we should use " user fees funding" to fund transport. That means riders' fares, not higher taxes on motorists, truckers and motorcyclists. If we cannot recall joint power authorities' Directors, then we should recall them from their elected posts, e. g., City Council, Board of Supervisors. Otherwise, their intolerable policy has us on the Road to Serfdom, the same route taken by the USSR's planners. Caveat viator. Joseph P. Thompson, Esq. Past -Chair, Legislation Committee, Transportation Lawyers Assn. Past -President, (2x), Gilroy- Morgan Hill Bar Assn. 408) 848 -5506

Item III.A. Public Comment 10 2/13/2016 n - Print A w– C ou v o , ~ Subject: GUEST EDITORIAL: BAD PUBLIC POLICY: HIGHER GAS /DIESEL TAXES TO FUND TRANSIT BOONDOGGLES — Fw: President Barack Obama, Union Pacific, Port of Indiana -Burns Harbor +5more From: Joseph Patrick Thompson ( translaw@pacbell. net) editor@gilroydispatch. com; [email protected]; info@sanbenitocog. org; To: allcouncilmembers@ci. gilroy.ca. us; perry.woodward@ci. gilroy.ca. us; [email protected]. san- benito.ca. us; [email protected]; gary@custom- 1. com; [email protected]; [email protected]; Date: Saturday, February 13, 2016 11: 31 AM

Editor, President Obama's and Governor Brown's plans to increase gas /diesel taxes to give away more subsidies for transit is bad public policy. I urge you to join me in asking our local elected officials to reject such insanity. Today we have a double standard for transport funding: 1. Motorists, Truckers & Motorcyclists pay 102 +% of their transport costs; 2. Transit system riders pay only about 1 % of their fully amortized costs of their rides. Both the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission have said that we should fund transportation with " user fees." User fees funding for transit is the fares the transit riders pay. " Farebox recovery" is the proportion of operating expenses of a transit agency paid by the patrons of the system. For example, Mr. Roadshow, S. J. Mercury News, has reported that Caltrain's riders pay about 14% of the cost of their rides. This is incorrect. If you use legal accounting, GAAP (generally accepted accounting practices) which all of us are required to use by both IRS and FTB regulations, you' d see that the truth is that transit riders are paying about 1 % of total costs. The BOS has said repeatedly over the years (and City Councils, too) that "full cost recovery" is their guiding principle in setting the cost of government services. Why do they abandon that fundamental principle of funding government services when it comes to transit? Self-sufficient motorists should not be forced to pay more taxes so that transit dependent riders can have "free" rides; there is no such thing as "free" transportation, e. g., " Free Light Rail Shuttle." It would be cheaper for taxpayers if our local elected officials bought every transit rider their own BMW or Mercedes that to give "free" transit rides. Using legal accounting, I' ve shown you many times that we could buy houses in Gilroy for SBC Caltrain riders than it will cost to extend Caltrain to Hollister. That's why COG's Directors voted against extending Caltrain to Hollister. If we had Gilroy's Caltrain riders take Uber instead, we would save millions of dollars. I can give you many other examples. At the White House in 1864 Gen. Granville Dodge ( UPRR's top civil engineer) told the President that the government should own the transcontinental railroad. Lincoln disagreed, having witnessed all the government owned railroads in the Nation going bankrupt in 1837 when he was in the

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Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 6: 11 PM

Dear Brad, Confirming our conversation, on behalf of the Gilroy- Morgan Hill Bar Assn., congratulations on being named Editor of the town's newspaper. You have big shoes to fill. Joe Thompson 408) 848 -5506

On Thursday, February 4, 2016 11: 47 AM, Joseph Patrick Thompson < translaw@pacbell. net> wrote:

Dear Editor, When a private sector carrier goes under, becomes insolvent, it seeks relief in Bankruptcy Court, as did San Jose Bus Lines before VTA was created. When a public sector carrier is insolvent, which they are from conception, then born bankrupt, what happens? The taxpayers are burdened with ever -increasing taxes /fees to pay the bankrupt public sector carriers' losses, and same with all modes, rail and highway. It will be the same thing, only orders of magnitude worse, with California Bullet Train. The problem with this method of financing government sector transport is: Eventually you run out of OPM ( other peoples' money). As I said to the Bullet Train Commission, then later the Bullet Train Authority, and later the Assembly Transportation Committee ( I came to the podium right after the HJTA spokesman), if we put enough Fedex, UPS, and Postal Service tonnage on the high speed trains, then we would not need to ask the taxpayers for a dime. Free Lite Rail Shuttle," like "free" anything from the government is not free - --it's - paid for by this generation' s taxpayers, or by future generations' taxpayers. Secretary Mineta said 20 years ago this year, "The crucial question in transportation today is: What should government do, and what should it leave to others ?" Today, we still have Norm' s " crucial question" as our crucial question. VTA's, COG' s, TAMC' s, SCCRTC's, MTA's, and all other joint power authorities' answer to Norm' s question is " bigger government; higher taxes." That is the wrong answer. Caveat viator. Joseph P. Thompson, Esq.

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Item III.A. Public Comment 15 JOSEPH P. THOMPSON Attorney at Law 8339 Church Street, Suite 112, Gilroy, CA 95020 Post Office Box 154, Gilroy, CA 95021 -0154 Telephone (408) 848 -5506; Fax ( 408) 848 -4246 E -Mail: [email protected] Fax (408) 842 -2206 August 24, 2007 Editor Email: editor& yarlic.com, editorkgilroydispatch.com The Dispatch 6400 Monterey Road Gilroy, CA 95020

Re: Bullet Train: Tourists' Panacea, Taxpayers' Hell

Dear Editor,

The proposal to build the Bullet Train in California is proof that socialists have taken -over our government. Based on past cost overruns, the price tag on this extreme boondoggle is about $75- 80 billion in today' s dollars. Paid back interest on these bonds will also burden our children and grandchildren and great -grandchildren will billions more. Annual operating losses will exceed those ofall Lite Rails combined. Fares won' t cover 1 % ofoperating expenses, estimated at $1 billion/year. Bond debt will bury us.

Technology exists to build it, but how do we pay the construction costs, and operating costs? It' s technologically incompatible with existing railroads, so it will need BART -like right -of way.- Eminent domain power, included in the legislation creating it, ensures that it will plow through Gilroy and Morgan Hill and any other place, regardless of opposition. But it cannot cross the UPRR' s tracks because the Class I railroads' eminent domain trumps Bullet Train' s eminent domain power, according to UP' s top commerce counsel on the West Coast. Tourists will ride it, but enjoy a 99% taxpayer subsidy for rides that will cost more than those on the Concorde Supersonic Jets. Local small business owners will pick -up the tab, maybe getting 10% back from tourist dollars if we' re lucky.

In 1970 Congressmen stood up in Congress and proclaimed that Amtrak would be " self- sufficient in three years." Yeh. By 9/ 11/ 01 taxpayers had thrown about $30 billion in subsidies down that black hole, but did we have adequate airport security?

In 1863 General Granville Dodge, who was later UPRR' s top civil engineer, and who discovered the Sherman Pass over the Continental Divide, was summoned to the White House. He later said that he told the President that the government should own and operate the transcontinental railroad. Lincoln, who as a young member of the Illinois Legislature had seen government owned railroads in Eastern and Midwestern States go bust and shutdown operations in the .1830's and

When will we ever learn?

Item III.A. Public Comment 16 1840's, said no. He said that private enterprise must do_it, although the government would assist with development incentives (my words, not his). They did it. And what did taxpayers receive in the deal? They got about $460 million (measured in 1940 dollars) more than the value ofthe land granted to the railroad corporations because of Section 22 in the original Interstate Commerce Act (lower freight rates for government shipments).

A hundred years ago the Progressive Movement, led by William Jennings Bryan, sought nationalization of the railroads and other industries, but their passion was rejected by voters.

When the railroads were nationalized in 1917 during the Administration of Woodrow Wilson, government genius so botched -up shipping that rail traffic came to a standstill. That experiment failed, just as Lincoln predicted it would. In the Transportation Act of 1920 the railroads were de- nationalized, and came to be the envy of the world' s nations today; the backbone of our nation' s commerce..

Instead of making taxpayers pay for Bullet Train, like we pay for County Transit, Caltrain, Amtrak, Lite Rail, etc., etc., while motorists are paying 100% of their own transport costs, seeing our politicians rewarding transit wastefulness, why nonuse the unlimited power ofcapitalism? Have you been on I -5 lately to see the uninterrupted 24 -7 tonnage flowing North -South in California? I appeared before the Bullet Train commission five times over the last decade and told them that if they put enough UPS, Fedex and Postal Service tonnage on their trains, then they would not need to ask the taxpayers for a dime. Did they listen?

Like Amtrak' s promoters, their pie -in -the -sky predictions show that they did not listen, nor did they learn from history, either United States or world history in the last century and one -half. So, hold on for the ride, and warn your children and 'grandchildren, our leaders will strap taxpayers to the rocket to Hell. We' ll be paying unimaginable sums to attempt what Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin and the USSR failed to achieve, despite all their promises to their citizens that socialism could bring utopia. Ifthey fund it with gas taxes, be prepared to see $ 10 /gallon forgas at the pumps. They' ll tax motorists out of their cars, leaving them to ride our Trojan Horses, and bike or walk the rest of the way.

Caveat Ilator!

Respectfully yours, JOSEPH P. THOMPSON, ESQ. Member, Executive Committee, Debtor -Creditor -Bankruptcy Section, SCCBA Member, Legislation Committee, Transportation Lawyers Assn. Member, Association for Transportation Law, Logistics & Policy Candidate, American Society of Transportation & Logistics Winner, AST &L' s Best Research Paper Award 1997 Past -President, Gilroy -Morgan Hill Bar Assn. Post- Doctoral Student, Transportation Law & Policy

When will we ever learn?

Item III.A. Public Comment 17 santa Clara county i b ra rydistrict

Services & Support Center, 1370 Dell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008 -6604 ( www.sc( l. org 408 -293 -2326

JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY BOARD

AGENDA Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 1: 30 p.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m. REGULAR BOARD MEETING 1: 30 P.M Services and Support Center, Campbell Conference Room 1370 Dell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008

Items with an asterisk ( *) in front of the number are on the consent calendar and may be voted on in one motion at the beginning of the meeting. If you wish to discuss any of these items, please request this item be removed from the consent calendar. All reports and supporting data are available for review at the Library' s Administrative Office the Friday before the meeting. This information is also available the day of the meeting.

CALL TO ORDER /ROLL CALL Deletions, deferrals or corrections to the agenda.

ORAL COMMUNICATION The Joint Powers Authority Board may take other actions relating to the issues as may be determined following consideration of the matter and discussion of the recommended actions.

This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Joint Powers Authority Board on any matter not on the agenda. Please limit your comments to three minutes. All statements that require a response will be answered in writing or status of response will be reported on the agenda for the next regular meeting of the JPA Board. NOTE: If you wish to speak on an item of business listed on the agenda, please fill out a speaker card and indicate the number of the agenda item you wish to address. The Chair will call upon you at the time the Board considers the item.

CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION 1. Approve Minutes from October 29, 2015, Joint Powers Authority Board meeting. 2. Accept the following cash gifts: a. Cash donation of $766. 23 and augment the budget for library software and furniture for the Los Altos Library. b. Cash donation of $24, 739.72 and augment the budget for library materials and furniture acquisitions for the Milpitas Library. C. Cash donation of $68, 222.05 and augment the budget for library materials and furniture for the Morgan Hill Library. d. Cash donation of $200 and augment the budget for library materials for the PlaneTree Library. 3. Accept Pacific Library Partnership Grant in the amount of $15, 000 for STEAM Robotics programming in Gilroy 4. Approve the addition of one half -time Utility Worker with the deletion of one half -time Stock Clerk. 5. Accept Elimination of $4 Fee for Computer Guest Pass.

Item IV. Council Reports 18 NEW BUSINESS 6. Accept the Five -Year Financial Forecast for Fiscal Years 2015 -2016 to 2019 -2020 for the Library District 7. Adopt the Capital Maintenance Plan Status update 8. Adopt the Three -Year Technology Replacement and Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2016 -2017 to .2018 -2019 9. Accept Usage Effect from the elimination of $80 Card Fee October- December Report 10. Ratify Finance Committee appointments 11. Ratify Funding Formula Review Subcommittee appointments 12. Ratify Santa Clara County Library District Foundation Board Member appointments 13. Presentation ofbookmobile bids (oral Report) 14. Approve Calendar Year 2016 Meeting Schedule

REPORTS /COMMENTS INFORMATION 15. County Librarian 16. JPA Board Members

ADJOURN To the next Joint Powers Authority Board meeting on Thursday,. April 28, 2016 at 1: 30 p.m. at the Santa Clara County Library District Services and Support Center, 1370 Dell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008.

In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Open Meeting Act; this agenda was posted at the meeting site located at 1370 Dell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008 on Friday, January 22, 2016.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodation for this meeting should notify the County Librarian' s Office 24 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 293 -2326 x3090, TDD (408) 364 -1528.

Item IV. Council Reports 19 SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER AUTHORITY

CHAIR: AGENDA Dion Bracco, Gilroy

VICE CHAIR: Board of Directors Larry Carr, Morgan Hill 1500 Southside Drive January 6, 2016 BOARD MEMBERS: Gilroy, California 95020 Terri Aulman, Gilroy 8: 00 A.M. Gordon Siebert, Morgan Hill Telephone (408) 848 -0480

Facsimile (408) 842 -0873 SCRWA MANAGER: Edward J. Tewes, Gilroy [email protected] www.cityofgilroy.org

COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY AGENDA ITEM BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE SCRWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Persons speaking on any matter are asked to state their name and address for the record. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations, including but not limited to time restrictions on particular issues and for each individual speaker.

All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered by Board of Directors to be routine and will be enacted by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made by a member of the public, a Boardmember or Staff prior to the time the Board votes on the motion to adopt.

Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARING will be heard when the presiding officer calls for comments from those persons who are in support of or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the hearing is closed and brought to Board level for discussion and action. There is no further comment permitted from the audience unless requested by the Board.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, SCRWA will make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Secretary to the Joint Powers Authority at ( 408) 848 -0480 at least 48 hours prior to the hearing for accommodations. Please ask for assistance at the Secretary' s desk PRIOR to the start of the meeting or during a break in the meeting.

A Closed Session may be called during this meeting pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9( b)( 1) if a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the Joint Powers Authority on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the Joint Powers Authority.

Meeting Schedule: The Joint Powers Authority meets regularly on the first Wednesday of each month, at 8: 00 a.m. If a holiday should fall on the regular meeting date, the meeting will be rescheduled to the following Wednesday.

Item IV. Council Reports 20 Wednesday January 6, 2016, 8: 00 A.M.

I. Certification of Posting of the Agenda

H. Roll Call

III. Orders of the Day

IV. ` Consent Calendar

A. Approval of Minutes of the November 4, 2015 Meeting (Copies)

B. Approval of two agricultural lease agreements with Mission Ranches Company, LLC .

Copies)

V. Presentation by Members of the Public on Items not on the Agenda

VI. Bids and Proposals

A. Status Report on Solar System Procurement ( Copies)

1. Receive an update on the status of the Request for Proposals ( RFP) related to implementation of a Solar Photovoltaic Generating (PV) system at the facility

2. Approval to choose the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) financing option as opposed to Direct Ownership

3. Approval to negotiate an agreement with SolarCity Corporation, the solar service provider chosen from the RFP No. 19- RFP -PW -385 to provide financing, design, permit, construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed PV system

VII. Public Hearing

VIII. Old Business

IX. New Business

X. Communications

A. Presentation of Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2015 ( Copies)

B. Santa Clara Valley Water District Update - Recycled and Purified Water in Santa Clara County Copies)

XI. Reports

A. CH2M

1. Plant Reports —October & November 2015 ( Copies)

2. Recap of Expenses —October & November 2015 ( Copies)

3. Septage Reports —October & November 2015 ( Copies)

4. Annual Report —2015 ( Copies)

B. SCVWD

C. MWH

1. Engineering Projects Report —January 2015 ( Copies)

D. SCRWA Manager

E. SCRWA Attorney

F. Board Members

XII. Adjourn

Item IV. Council Reports 21 South County Youth Task Force Policy Team 7810 Arroyo Circle, Gilroy, CA 95020

Thursday, January 7, 2016 1 :30pm to 4: 00pm

Agenda

1. Introductions and Welcome Mayors Woodward and Tate 1: 30 PM

2. Climate Discussion and Trends Chief Denise Turner (Gilroy) 1: 35 PM Chief David Swing (MH) Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office Santa Clara County Probation (Adult/ Juv) Gilroy/ Morgan Hill Unif. School Districts Supervising Deputy District Attorney South County SCC Public Defender's Office SCC Reentry Office

3.. SCYTF Implementation Model Update Bernice Aguilera, SCYTF 2: 05 PM

4. Evaluation Process & Strategic Plan Update Evaluator Rachel Camacho 2 :20 PM Community Crime Prevention Associates

5. Prevention, Intervention, Suppression Break Out Sessions All 2: 45 PM

6. Morgan Hill Unified LCAP Spending Plan Linda Row, MHUSD 3: 15 PM Coordinator of Student Services

7. Status Updates: South County Youth REACH and ONE Project 3: 35 PM a. CBO Updates and Trends Contracted Community Based Agencies b. Faith-based Collaborative Mayors Woodward and Tate c. Gilroy Youth Task Force Update Chief Denise Turner

8. Announcements All 3: 45 PM

9. Meeting Adjournment Mayor Woodward 3: 55 PM

2016 Meeting Calendar:

March 3, 2016 1: 30 -3: 30 pm, CCC Poppy Jasper Room 17000 Monterey St., Morgan Hill

Item IV. Council Reports 22 SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER AUTHORITY

CHAIR: AGENDA Dion Bracco, Gilroy

VICE CHAIR: Board of Directors Larry Carr, Morgan Hill 1500 Southside Drive March 2, 2016 BOARD MEMBERS: Gilroy, California 95020 Terri Aulman, Gilroy 8: 00 A.M. Gordon Siebert, Morgan Hill Telephone (408) 848 -0480 Perry Woodward, Gilroy Facsimile (408) 842 -0873 SCRWA MANAGER: [email protected] Edward J. Tewes, Gilroy www.cityofgilroy.org

COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC WILL BE TAKEN ON ANY AGENDA ITEM BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE SCRWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Persons speaking on ariy matter are asked to state their name and address for the record. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations, including but not limited to time restrictions on particular issues and for each individual speaker.

All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered by Board of Directors to be routine and will be enacted by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion ofthese items unless a request is made by a member of the public, a Boardmember or Staff prior to the time the Board votes on the motion to adopt.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, SCRWA will make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Secretary to the Joint Powers Authority at (408) 848 -0480 at least 48 hours prior to the hearing for accommodations. Please ask for assistance at the Secretary' s desk PRIOR to the start of the meeting or during a break in the meeting.

A Closed Session may be called during this meeting pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)( 1) if a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the Joint Powers Authority on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the Joint Powers Authority.

Item IV. Council Reports 23 Wednesday March 2, 2016, 8: 00 A.M.

I. Certification of Posting of the Agenda

II. Roll Call

III. Orders of the Day

IV. Consent Calendar

A. Approval of Minutes of the November 4, 2015 Meeting (Copies) B. Approval of two agricultural lease agreements with Mission Ranches Company, LLC (Copies) V. Presentation by Members of the Public on Items not on the Agenda

VI. Bids and Proposals

A. Acceptance of the Proposal and Approval of Power Purchase Agreement for Solar System Power Generating System at the SCRWA Facility (Copies)

1. Accept the proposal of SolarCity Corporation, the top ranked solar provider chosen from the Request for Proposals ( RFP No. 19- RFP -PW -385) for the implementation of a Solar PV System at the facility

2. Find that the Solar Photovoltaic Generating ( PV) System at the South County Regional Wastewater Authority (SCRWA) facility is categorically exempt under Sections 15301 and 15303 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines

VII. Public Hearing

VIII. Old Business

IX. New Business

A. Adoption by Roll Call Vote of a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the South County Regional Wastewater Authority Amending its Conflict of Interest Code ( Copies)

X. Communications

A. SCRWA Cash and Investments Report as of December 31, 2015 ( Copies)

B. Presentation of Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2015 ( Copies)

C. Santa Clara Valley Water District Update —Recycled and Purified Water in Santa Clara County (Copies) D. South County Recycled Water Master Plan Presentation

XI. Reports

A. CH2M

1. Plant Reports — October, November, December 2015 and January 2016 ( Copies) 2. Recap of Expenses —October, November, December 2015 and January 2016 ( Copies) 3. Septage Reports —October, November, December 2015 and January 2016 ( Copies)

4. Annual Report —2015 ( Copies)

B. SCVWD

C. MWH

1. Engineering Projects Report —March 2016 ( Copies)

D. SCRWA Manager

E. SCRWA Attorney

F. Board Members

XII. Adjourn

Item IV. Council Reports 24 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016

PERRY WOODWARD, CHAIR JOSE CISNEROS, VICE CHAIR MALIH COHEN

Cat 11 JEFF GEE ROSE GUILBAULT RAULPERALEZ JOEL RAM IC ADRIENNE TISSIER JPB Citizens Advisory Committee KEN YEAGER 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, CA 94070 JIM HARTNETT Bacciocco Auditorium, 2nd Floor EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

February 17, 2016 - Wednesday 5: 40 p.m.

Times noted are estimated. Items in bold are CAC member -requested presentations.

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Meeting Minutes of January 20, 2016 (5:45 p.m.) MOTION

4. Public Comment (5:50 p.m.) Public testimony by each individual speaker shall be limited to three minutes

5. Committee Comments (6:00 p. m.) Committee members may make brief statements regarding CAC -related areas of concern, ideas for improvement, or other items that will benefit or impact Caltrain service or the CAC, or request future agenda topics

6. Chairperson' s Report (6: 10 p.m.)

7. Wi -Fi on Caltrain Update ( Gigi Harrington) (6: 15 p.m.) INFORMATIONAL

8. Customer Experience Questionnaire Review INFORMATIONAL Christiane Kwok) (6: 45 p.m.)

9. Caltrain Modernization - Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project INFORMATIONAL Quarterly Update (Casey Fromson) ( 7: 05 p. m.)

10. Staff Report (Danielle Stewart) (7:35 p.m.) INFORMATIONAL a) Customer Experience Taskforce Update

b) JPB CAC Work Plan Update

11. Date, Time and Place of Next Meeting March 16, 2016 at 5:40 p. m., San Mateo County Transit District Administrative Building, 2nd Floor Bacciocco Auditorium, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, CA

12. Adjournment

CAC MEMBERS: San Francisco City b County: Jonathan Berk, Brian Shaw (Vice Chair) San Mateo County: Chris Cobey (Chair), Annie Lee, Adina Levin Santa Clara County: Yvonne Mills, Greg Scharff, Cat Tucker

Item IV. Council Reports 25 rau CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ( CAC) PENINSULA CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS BOARD ( JPB) SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING Bacciocco Auditorium, 2nd Floor 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos CA 94070

MINUTES OF JANUARY 20, 2016

MEMBERS PRESENT: C. Cobey, A. Levin, Y. Mills, G. Scharff, B. Shaw, A. Sweet, C. Tucker

MEMBERS ABSENT: J. Berk, A. Lee

STAFF PRESENT: J. Averill, C. Fromson, S. Murphy, D. Stewart, P. Thompson

Chair Chris Cobey called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE Election of 2016 Officers Cat Tucker nominated Chair Cobey as chair and Brian Shaw as vice chair.

Motion to close nominations. Motion /Second: Scharff /Tucker

Motion to elect Chair Cobey as chair and Mr. Shaw as vice chair. Motion /Second: Tucker /Sweet Ayes: Levin, Scharff, Shaw, Sweet, Tucker, Cobey Absent: Berk, Lee, Mills

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF December 16, 2015 Motion /Second: Tucker /Shaw Ayes: Levin, Scharff, Shaw, Sweet, Tucker, Cobey Absent: Berk, Lee, Mills

PUBLIC COMMENT Doug DeLong, Mountain View, said some train crews have been announcing the train number, type of service and the next station stop. This is a good way to inform customers. In San Jose, the electronic message signs on platforms 2 and 3 were announcing the even -numbered train arrivals, which generally arrive on Track 6, and the message signs on Track 6 were just displaying the time. When his train was coming into the station, all the signs read " Train 263 Approaching." He asked why odd numbered departures were not showing up on the appropriate platform message signs and why the arriving trains aren' t displayed on the platform they arrive on.

Roland Lebrun, San Jose, said the Gallery cars are falling apart, 20 of 29 locomotives are gone, 75 percent of the rolling stock was supposed to be replaced five years ago,

Item IV. Council Reports 26 JPB CAC Meeting Minutes January 20, 2016 rafts the electric multiple unit ( EMU) procurement is 18 months late, new trains will lose 200 seats per train because of the second set of doors, and there will be less capacity after electrification. The latest news is that the director of Caltrain Modernization (CalMod) has quit and Ben Tripousis, Northern Regional Director, California High -speed Rail Authority( CHSRA), is in charge of Caltrain electrification, and believes the easiest way to electrify is to shut the line down. He suggested the Board tell the San Mateo County transit District their services are not required and appoint a different administrative agency over Caltrain.

Yvonne Mills arrived at 5:46 p.m.

Jeff Carter, Millbrae, said on Martin Luther King Junior Day, Bay Area Rapid Transit BART) runs a Saturday schedule and locks the Millbrae station early in the morning, so northbound Caltrain customers cannot access Caltrain through BART platform. He said he had to go around the right of way at the end of the fence in order to get to the northbound platform. This has happened every year in the past except for last year. He said on the Caltrain website, CAC and Board archives only go back two years. He asked how people can access the materials for older meetings.

Sergio Campos, San Jose, said his work recently implemented a commuter benefit program, and he had to get cash transferred to his Clipper card thinking he could use the cash to buy the product he needed, but Clipper was not willing to negotiate because the Clipper program called " Cash" is not actually cash, but just the name of a program. He said " Cash" should be relabeled. He said there was an accident in Sunnyvale on January 18 when he was on Caltrain. He was stuck on the train for 2.5 hours. He wished there was more information on what Caltrain is doing about accidents. He has not heard about what Caltrain is doing to improve it. He saw someone slip because the person was using their cell phone, so there should be signs asking people to limit their phone usage.

Josh Averill, Assistant District Secretary, said staff follows the agency' s records retention policy of keeping documents. The 'agency keeps minutes forever, but the other documents that are posted on the CAC webpage, including agendas and presentations, are kept for the current year plus two. Items from 2015 were moved to the archive page and items older than the current year plus two were deleted. If anyone wants to view minutes from before 2014, they can submit a public records request.

Adina Levin said online storage is cheap and she would like to agendize a discussion and request for longer records retention to keep documents online. Greg Scharff said minutes should be online forever.

Ms. Levin asked if it is true that Mr. Tripousis will be in charge of Caltrain electrification. Danielle Stewart, Acting Director, Rail Operations, said that is not in the works.

COMMITTEE COMMENTS Ms. Tucker asked to have an update or reminder on the process for getting information to customers who are stuck on trains when there is an incident. Whatever the process

Item IV. Council Reports 27 JPB CAC Meeting Minutes January 20, 2016 r. ft is, it is not working, so a discussion is needed. Ms. Stewart said staff is instituting low -cost changes to modify the current protocols, one of which is to have the conductors announce the information they have at the time, followed by educating the customer on their options. That has been newly instituted as of last week.

Ms. Mills said there was a presentation on Clipper a while ago about changes to ticketing and options being considered. She asked for an update on that issue.

Mr. Shaw said there seems to be a process to make sure the train crew is accommodated that is taking precedent over the hundreds of customers who are impacted during incidents. There needs to be a discussion about the process and prioritization. This should be part of the conversation about customer communications. He said he has never seen any other railroad affected in this way, but it is consistent for Caltrain.

Chair Cobey said he was stuck on a train a week ago. There was not a lot of information about the incident. He would like to hear what the protocol is for communicating.

Ms. Mills said bathrooms are needed on trains for incidents like these.

Alex Sweet said a few years ago she was commuting, and when there was a delay Caltrain used a bus bridge. She is glad there are new steps in communicating commuters' options. She said she follows Caltrain on social media to find information about delays.

Ms. Stewart said the communication around the incident last Monday evening is unacceptable. There are many ongoing issues that showed up through that one incident. Staff has been having meetings and talking through those issues..

Ms. Levin said Santa Clara County is considering a transportation sales tax and there is funding being proposed for that tax to be used for Caltrain including capacity improvements and grade separations, and a proposed package of funding is going before various city councils.

Public Comment Roland Lebrun, San Jose, read an e -mail from Mr. Tripousis stating that it is his job to oversee the process to bring blended electrified rail service to the peninsula. The day Caltrain completely lost power with their train, they lost communications, and they did not even know where the train was. Staff tweeted passengers asking where the train was. One day a person was on the tracks threatening to commit suicide at 22nd Street. Trains could have gone to Bayshore station so passengers could get off the train and take alternate modes into San Francisco. There is no excuse for hitting cars. That can be automated and should be a top priority. This is a safety issue for passengers and people crossing the tracks. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is not going to put money into the SamTrans money pit.

Item IV. Council Reports 28 JPB CAC Meeting Minutes January 20, 2016 . Draft

CHAIRPERSON' S REPORT Certificate of Appreciation to Outgoing CAC Member Alex. Sweet Chair Cobey presented a certificate of appreciation to Ms. Sweet. He said she has served since 2012, one year as vice chair, and has contributed her expertise as a transportation planner.

Ms. Sweet said it has been a pleasure to be on the CAC and the decision to resign was mixed: She said she changed jobs and her commute. Caltrain is a vital resource. These discussions and debates will make the system better. She thanked members of the public because it is satisfying to know other people are as committed to Caltrain as the CAC is.

Public Comment Roland Lebrun, San Jose, thanked Ms. Sweet and said he appreciated her service on the CAC.

Follow up on Report of Customer Service Concerns to the Board Chair Cobey said Jonathan Berk presented the CAC' s concerns about customer service to the Board. Chair Cobey said Michelle Bouchard, Chief Operating Officer, Rail, told the Board that staff is in agreement with Mr. Berk and that staff has established a customer experience taskforce that is looking into these problems. The supervisor from San Francisco asked. if changing the content on the message boards could be done, and Ms. Bouchard told her that it is not something that can be solved easily because the boards are patched into the dispatch center. She said staff would look for a vendor for those boards in the future that would be able to make those changes.

Public Comment Jeff Carter, Millbrae, suggested the CAC request a future agenda item on how other rail systems handle incidents like hitting cars or suicides. This would provide insight as to how Caltrain could do better. He wished Ms. Sweet good luck and said it was a pleasure to hear her and work with her. He said he hopes Mr. Tripousis does not come onto Caltrain because CHSRA tried to dictate that Caltrain should have 50 -inch platforms, which is not the best solution for Caltrain.

Roland Lebrun, San Jose, said millions of dollars have been wasted on the Predictive Arrival /Departure System ( PADS). It does not work. VTA has new 20 -inch screens and San Francisco has nice screens. Every other agency has the nice new system except Caltrain.

Chair Cobey said he encourages members to comment on the work plan. Any . member of the CAC who wants to present the monthly report to the Board can just ask the chair. He said in 2016 it would be useful to have references from staff on any prior discussions about each topic over the last five years. He said he would like to move the Brown Act presentation from next month to March. He said members should give any suggestions on how staff orients new members and what materials are provided to them and if any member of the CAC thinks it would be useful to participate in applications or interviews.

Item IV. Council Reports 29 JPB CAC Meeting Minutes January 20, 2016 Draft

DRAFT 2016 JPB LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Casey Fromson, Government Affairs Officer, said every year staff presents principles that will help guide the legislative and regulatory advocacy that is done at both the State and Federal level. The overarching objectives are to: 1. Maintain and enhance funding opportunities to support JPB programs and services. 2. Seek a regulatory environment that streamlines project delivery and maximizes JPB' s ability to meet transportation service demands. 3. Reinforce and expand programs that build and incentivize public transportation ridership.

Ms. Fromson said these objects are broken up into three issues: 1. ' Budget and Transportation Funding Opportunities. 2. Transportation. Projects Funding Requests and Needs. 3. Regulatory and Administrative Issues.

Ms. Fromson said staff will ask the Board to approve this program at their February Board meeting.

Ms. Tucker asked how this is different from last year. Ms. Fromson said on the Federal level, a reauthorization bill was passed, so there is more certainty in some areas this year than in previous years. There was also a tax extenders package that created a permanent extension of the commuter tax provision that is on parity with the tax breaks that are available for drivers. There is more detail on the project level on the Federal Transportation Authority Core Capacity funding programs. The guiding principles are pretty similar to previous years.

Mr. Scharff asked how much money Caltrain gets from the State and Federal government. Ms. Fromson said she does not know the breakdown, but will come back with that information.

Mr. Scharff asked if staff is engaged with Santa Clara County' s proposed local tax measure talking about funding for Caltrain. Ms. Fromson said staff is part of the conversation. VTA is one of the Caltrain member agencies, and staff works closely with them. Each partner gives a third of the funding. Staff met directly with VTA. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group plays a critical role, and many cities have come forward because it is of interest to them that Caltrain is well funded.

Mr. Scharff said Caltrain should engage in the process with the cities on the proposed tax measure.

Ms. Levin said in the funding package Caltrain submitted projects and a proposal that VTA commit state of good repair funding. Historically each of the funding partners have decided whether they are going to pay their share for state of good repair, and over the years there have been times where one county did not pay. She asked why it would make sense for this issue to be in the package or not be in the package. Ms. Fromson said Caltrain included it in the initial, list of projects that should be considered for funding because looking out 30 years in the future, it is among the

Item IV. Council Reports 30 JPB CAC Meeting Minutes January 20, 2016 r. ft critical projects for the system. The state of good-repair pot includes fixes to the hundred- year -old bridges, maintaining tracks, and making sure signals are working well. If other things like electrification are going to be built on top of the system, the JPB can' t forget about the base program and making sure it is funded. As new sources of funding come available, staff wants the partners to be, sure to budget enough.

Chair Cobey asked if the Board endorses or opposes legislation. Ms. Fromson said yes.

Public .Comment Doug DeLong, Mountain View, said all the small cities in Santa Clara County do not get fair distribution from prior sales tax measures because the funds have been directed to San Jose. It is just wishful thinking to expect changes in that pattern of behavior. Cities like Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale would be better off if they were part of San Mateo County. San Mateo County measures support transportation and spread the wealth fairly well.

Roland Lebrun, San Jose, said legislation was introduced mandating that employees in any public transit agency wear labels stating which company they work for. The JPB lobbied against it and the bill did not pass.

Jeff Carter, Millbrae, said he agrees some counties should secede from Santa Clara County and join San Mateo County. There have been ballot measures over the years that have said sales tax funding will be provided for transit, Caltrain, and VTA, but they always seem to get taken away to be used for BART to San Jose. BART to San Francisco International Airport nearly bankrupted SamTrans. He said he can see this happening with VTA as well.

OVERVIEW OF CALTRAIN SURVEY PROCESS Patrick Thompson, Market Research Specialist, said the Customer Satisfaction Survey is conducted onboard every June. It collects satisfaction ratings on measures related to onboard and at stations. The ratings are used to measure the performance of Transit America Services, Inc. (TASI). There is room to add two or three other questions. This last year had questions related to amenities on the new electric trains and the frequency and longevity of passengers riding Caltrain. In the past, some of the added questions have related to fare type, Clipper, whether Caltrain service has improved or declined, stations people get on and off, whether riders recommend Caltrain, if they have ridden to Giants games, where they learned about the service and if they have ridden to other events.

Mr. Thompson said the Triennial Survey is conducted in October. The last one was done in 2013 so one will be conducted this October. This survey asks riders questions such as frequency, longevity, the fare category, trip purpose, some satisfaction questions, and includes some demographics, which are not captured on the satisfaction survey.

Mr. Thompson said the Metropolitan Transportation Commission ( MTC) has an Origin Destination Survey. It was last completed in October 2014. They run about every five years, but the next one will be in 2020 because of the Triennial Survey in 2019. The survey is completed on a tablet or phone. The purpose is to gather updated travel

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behavior from Caltrain passengers, and that data is used to improve regional transit ridership forecasts, compile statistically accurate information about transit customers and how they use the system, and to generate reliable linked origin- destination data to support computerized travel demand modeling and transportation network simulation activities. Some of the information collected is the place and address where the trip began, the mode of access to the transit system, the boarding and alighting stations, and information about the passenger.

Mr. Thompson said based on the feedback from the CAC and the customer experience taskforce, staff will be doing additional research this year. In March, there Will be an online not statistically valid survey to get a sense of what the customers' priorities are. The results will inform the additional questions that are added to the customer satisfaction survey in June. There will be focus groups in September or October to delve into the topics identified in the quantitative research.

Ms. Sweet asked how the Triennial Survey is different from the annual survey. Mr. Thompson said Triennial Survey asks more ridership questions and demographics information but has very little satisfaction components.

Ms. Sweet asked how the Triennial Survey is different from the Origin Destination Survey. Mr. Thompson said the Origin Destination Survey is done by MTC with all the different transportation agencies and captures the specific origin and destination information.

Ms. Levin asked where to get access to the MTC origin -destination survey data. Mr. Thompson said he would work through MTC to get the data.

Ms. Levin asked if it includes all modes, such as driving, bus, and train. Mr. Thompson said it includes all the transit agencies.

Mr. Shaw said MTC has a Federal requirement to gather the data because they do air quality monitoring. Caltrain is just facilitating getting the data.

Ms. Tucker asked if sampling is changed on a regular basis. Mr. Thompson said it is reviewed every year. Staff took into account the six -car train sets, so the sampling plan was revised to take that into account.

2015 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY RESULTS Mr. Thompson presented: Objectives Determine customer satisfaction levels used as TASI' s performance measurement Additional research opportunities Rating of amenities on electric trains Frequency and duration of Caltrain ridership Methodology o Onboard survey June 2015

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e 44 trains 36 weekday trains ( peak and off peak) Eight Saturday trains English and Spanish surveys available

o Response 3,356 completed surveys returned C. 71 percent response rate Overall Satisfaction (scale of one to five) [ 2014 numbers in brackets]

o 3.93 [ 4.05]

0 75 percent somewhat or very satisfied [ 81 percent] 0 5 percent somewhat or very dissatisfied [ 3 percent] At stations Functioning of lights - 4.23 [ 4. 28] Cleanliness of stations and parking lots - 3. 97 [ 4.09] Information boards - 3.85 [ 3.87] Ease of use of Ticket Vending Machines - 3. 76 [ 3. 78] Being informed of delays - 3.40 [ 3.42] Onboard

o Conductors appearance - 4.39 [ 4.39] o Sense of personal security - 4.28 [ 4.35] Courtesy of conductors - 4. 25 [ 4.25] Availability of printed materials - 4. 14 [ 4. 17] Cleanliness of train exteriors - 4.07 [ 4. 14] On -time arrival - 3.86 [ 4.04] Cleanliness of train interiors 3.86 [ 3. 92] Onboard announcements - 3. 63 [ 3. 68] Delays information - 3.58 [ 3. 68] Cleanliness of onboard restrooms - 3.27 [ 3. 30] At Stations vs. Onboard o Riders' overall experience with Caltrain significantly decreased in 2015 o At stations - 3. 92 [ 3. 98] 73 percent somewhat or very satisfied [ 77 percent] 4 percent somewhat or very dissatisfied [ 3 percent] o Onboard trains - 4.00 [ 4. 11 ] C 78 percent somewhat or very satisfied [ 83 .percent] Y 3 percent somewhat or very dissatisfied [ 2 percent] Electric Train Amenities Rating (5 =Very important, 1 = Not at all important) Onboard restrooms - 4.28 Onboard bike capacity - 4. 17 Interior electronic signs - 4. 13 High -back seats - 3.94 Exterior electronic sign- 3.88 Vinyl seats - 3. 58 Interior electronic display - 2.8 Low -back seats - 2.54

o Cloth seats - 2.52 How long customer has been riding Caltrain o 5 percent one time

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0 16 percent less than six months

0 12 percent six months to on year

0 16 percent one year to two years

0 19 percent two years to four years

0 32 percent four years or more How often customer usually rides Caltrain

o 7 percent six to seven days per week

o 46 percent five days per week

o 10 percent four days per week

o 8 percent three days per week

o 6 percent two days per week o 4 percent one day per week

o 7 percent one to three days per month

o 11 percent less than once per month 2010 to 2015 .Scores

o At stations 2010: 3. 98 2011: 3.91 2012: 3.92 2013: 3.97 2014: 3.98 2015: 3.92

o Onboard 2010: 4.09 2011: 4.07 2012: 4.09 2013: 4. 10 2014: 4. 11 2015: 4.00

o At stations and onboard 2010: 4.03 2011: 3. 99 2012: 4.01 2013: 4.04 2014: 4.05 2015: 3. 93 2010 to 2015 Weighted Scores o Stations and parking 2010: 3. 91 2011: 3. 85 2012: 3. 83 2013: 3. 90 2014: 3. 91 2015: 3.86

o Onboard experience 2010: 3.96 2011: 3. 96 2012: 3. 98

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2013: 4.01 2014: 4.03 2015: 3. 96

o Stations and onboard 2010: 3. 94 2011: 3. 92 2012: 3. 93 2013: 3. 97 2014: 3. 99 e 2015: 3. 92 Full report available at www.caltrain.com /surveys

Chair Cobey asked if anything is done to summarize or analyze the written comments. Mr. Thompson said they have not been summarized, but staff took a look to see if anything stood out as to why there was a decline. Nothing stood out that was unexpected.

Chair Cobey asked if the comments can be posted online. Mr. Thompson said he can look into it.

Mr. Cobey said the comments are important and provide a lot of information. He said the term Wi -Fi came up 134 times, so people think it is important. He said one comment was, " Thanks for all the free rides." He said approximately 1, 600 written comments were made by survey participants, compared to approximately) ,300 in the 2014 survey. He said to put the size of the number of comments in context: At the CAC' s 2015 meetings, according to the minutes, the CAC heard a total of 112 public comments, from a total of nine different, non- staff, individuals. Of those 2015 public comments, 87 percent were from three people, and 39 percent of the public comments the CAC heard at its 2015 meetings were from a single person, who spoke on as many as six different agenda topics in a single meeting. He asked how much the survey costs. Mr. Thompson said it is about $28,000.

Mr. Shaw left at 7:00 p.m.

Mr. Cobey said the overall customer satisfaction survey score decreased and customer satisfaction is the lowest it has been in 15 years of surveying. He said with static capacity and growing ridership, customer satisfaction is not likely to increase. He said on -time arrival at the destination shows the largest decline in the survey. Mr. Thompson confirmed the overall customer satisfaction survey score is the lowest it has been in 15 years.

Ms. Mills said people took their time to write comments and it concerns her that staff is not looking closer at them. She said the bathroom issue is a big deal and this survey shows that, but the other survey used to measure the importance of onboard bathrooms showed bathrooms were not important. There is a disconnect between the surveys.

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Ms. Sweet said the survey about the bathrooms on EMUS was not statistically significant. Ms. Fromson said that survey rated seats, bikes and bathrooms against each other, and getting a seat was most important to respondents. The survey also asked for each item how important they were, and it showed that bathrooms were important. There has not been a final policy decision made on the bathrooms. What is going forward is an option of having a bathroom, so the Board will still have opportunity to make that decision after it is priced out.

Mr. Scharff said he is concerned the drop off in customer satisfaction is driven by overcrowding. He asked how statistically significant the drops are and if they are small fluctuations. Mr. Thompson said it is statistically significant. There are several factors that could influence the responses, such as a longer surveying time and the fact that there were more service disruptions during the surveying period this year than last.

Mr. Scharff asked if Caltrain is going to take action based on this survey. Seamus Murphy, Chief Communications Officer, said regardless of how statistically significant the numbers in the survey are, they are significant to staff. There is declining satisfaction and the root causes are just what the chair suggested. Staff is looking at this information, but not just this information. Staff is in a period of information gathering right now to determine what steps to take. Priorities raised by members of the CAC, the public, and the customer service center are clear trends and require action. Staff needs to go through' a prioritization process for the things staff will act on immediately. Staff wants to do a statistically invalid online survey in the future and use it to inform the statistically valid customer satisfaction survey to get idea or priorities to improve the customer experience. Then staff hopes to do qualitative research with focus groups and have Caltrain riders meet with people to explore in more detail what their experience is and how it can be improved. Staff hopes to have the customer experience taskforce provide some clear recommendations about immediate steps to take. He said it will take a lot work to reverse the trend line. There is only so much that can be done with the resources available with the constrained infrastructure to counteract the demand that has outgrown the capacity of the system. CalMod will do some significant things for capacity, frequency, service and the general experience for riders. CalMod 2.0 improvements were included in request for Santa Clara County potential ballot measure including longer platforms, level boarding, and full conversion to EMUs.

Mr. Scharff asked if Wi -Fi was listed on the survey as an amenity. Mr. Thompson said the amenities were things that were not covered in other research.

Mr. Scharff said other train systems have Wi -Fi and people use it all the time, but it was not polled on. He said it sounds like there is no sense of urgency. The trend looks like it is crashing. He said staff did not say they are concerned. He wants to hear what staff is doing to fix the trend. The way the presentation is given sounds like there is no concern. Mr. Murphy said staff is very concerned and want to reverse the trend line and will conduct an assessment how to do it. Wi -Fi is on the radar, but there are significant costs associated with it. It is not necessarily very difficult, but a significant initial investment is required. Some of the investment has already happened because fiber optic cable has been laid the length of the corridor, which is a requirement for a robust system.

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There are other investments needed that are expensive and staff is assessing how to accommodate that cost and move forward as soon as possible. He said it is not something staff would want to poll the customers about because staff already knows people want it.

Mr. Scharff said on page 6 the ranking scale is backwards compared to every other ranking scale. Mr. Thompson said he will reverse it.

Ms. Sweet said the survey asks about the professional appearance of the conductors, but priorities may have shifted and that question may not be necessary. Questions about other amenities like lighting or parking lots might be considered.

Ms. Levin said Wi -Fi was scheduled and unscheduled on the work plan, and there are people in the community who are interested in this topic.

Ms. Mills asked what outreach is done to get people to respond to online surveys. Ms. Fromson said the EMU survey got 4,000 responses. Outreach was done on the website, staff asked the JPB partners and other groups to distribute the information, flyers onboard trains, for several days staff went to the top 10 highest ridership stations in the morning and the evening to spread the word, a press release was done, and the e- newsletter was sent out. The number of times any one person could fill out the survey was limited.

Ms. Mills asked if staff reached out to Go Pass users. Ms. Fromson said it went to many Stanford Go Pass users, Facebook sent it to their employees, and the Caltrain Commuter Coalition, which is made up of a variety of business, was asked to send it. out.

Public Comment Roland Lebrun, San Jose, said the JPB spent $800,000 on Singer and Associates, and the outcome was a four -slide presentation. For that money, Caltrain could have Wi -Fi. He said Tamien Station was so filthy people couldn' t sit down, so he told VTA and the station was cleaned within a week. He said he provided a complete specification on new EMUs that had room for 80 bikes and seven toilets. When the Board asked for a higher bike ratio, he reconfigured his EMU set for room for 120 bikes and four toilets, and the Board did not even read it. The JPB is not capable of issuing an EMU Request for Proposals. Virgin trains are the highest rated train agency in the United Kingdom getting 80 percent satisfaction. The survey of all passenger railways in the United Kingdom is done by the government.

Jeff Carter, Millbrae, said one Board member said restrooms should be included on the EMUs, but the next month that same Board member said they should not be. He said he appreciates that onboard restrooms have a high rating. Written comments should be made available to the public. Caltrain is better than BART because it has express trains and monthly passes.

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STAFF REPORT Ms. Stewart said: Part of the customer experience taskforce mission is to work through jointly with TASI to establish outlying short-term, long -term, and medium -term goals to identify opportunities to make changes for the customer in relation to incidents and their everyday commute. The short-term effort includes identifying issues with the PADS. Some of the global position units, which are used to track locomotives, are broken, so staff is working on procuring new units. The taskforce has also noticed user error from TASI related to naming the locomotives and tracking them. The taskforce is looking at customer complaints. There is no potential to scroll text through the empty space on the Visual Message Signs VMS). There may be a potential to put a static message, but it cannot scroll. Staff has asked conductors to announce the train number, whether it is local, express, or limited, and what the next stop is during an incident. The taskforce is looking at ways to implement audits with the contract operator on the public announcement and VMS systems. The taskforce is working on implementing mobile ticketing and improving vehicle signage. The Lost and Found webpage now has a link to the PowerPoint from last month. Staff is moving forward with the procurement of the services to implement mobile ticketing. The schedule being readjusted due to the reorganization of the agency. On -time performance was 88. 1 percent in November compared to 92.5 percent from last November. There was a fatality on November 16. Staff is planning for the Super Bowl. There are many activities during the week leading up to the game. There is a dedicated website for more information. Annual Passenger Counts started January 19. The counts will take longer this year because of the Super Bowl activities. Completion is expected in April. A new schedule is expected to be effective spring 2016. Staff expects to implement the third bike car in March 2016. This will increase bike capacity from 48 to 72 on Bombardier -train sets. President' s Day is on Monday, February 15 and staff will operate a modified schedule.

Ms. Mills asked if anything is planned for Super Bowl City in San Francisco. Mr. Murphy said extra service is being added the whole week consistent with the events for that week. Many events end at the same time, so there will be overcrowding. Trains will be there ready to accommodate crowds. Caltrain will be communicating in a way that encourages people to expect delays and will also communicating with regular customers to tell them not to expect a normal commute the week of the Super Bowl.

Ms. Stewart said staff has suspended work on capital projects from January 30 through February 7, and that will help. TASI has also brought in staff from other properties to help with the events. There is also a plan in place with TASI to have mechanical and operations forces throughout the corridor to be able to quickly respond in case of a mechanical failure.

Ms. Levin asked if a departure monitor that displays all the stops for a given train can be at stations. Ms. Stewart said staff is looking into that.

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Mr. Scharff left at 7:55 p.m.

Ms. Levin asked if there will be any cost recovery from the Super Bowl. Mr. Murphy said JPB will not get the full cost back to accommodate this event and the related events. There will be a cost, but he' s hoping it brings sales tax revenue to the area. He said he hopes it enhances the reputation of the Bay Area and the transit system.

Ms. Sweet said some information that would be useful when trains stop because of an incident is to know what the customer' s next steps should be. If there is no bus bridge, it would be useful to know what steps they need to take to get to their next stop.

Ms. Sweet left at 8 p.m. A quorum was lost, so the meeting was adjourned.

DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF NEXT REGULAR MEETING: February 17, 2016 at 5:40 p.m., San Mateo County Transit District Administrative Building, 2nd Floor Bacciocco Auditorium, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San. Carlos, CA.

Adjourned at 8 p.m.

Item IV. Council Reports 39 momELAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission of Santa Clara County LAFCO MEETING AGENDA Board Meeting Chambers, 70 West Hedding Street, First Floor San Jose, CA 95110 February 3, 2016 1: 00 PM

CHAIRPERSON: Cat Tucker • VICE -CHAIRPERSON: Mike Wasserman COMMISSIONERS: Sequoia Hall, Johnny Khamis, Linda J. LeZotte, Susan Vicklund Wilson, Ken Yeager ALTERNATES: Cindy Chavez, Ash Kalra, Yoriko Kishimoto, Tara Martin -Milius, Terry Trumbull,

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

1. Pursuant to Government Code §84308, no LAFCO commissioner shall accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of more than $250 from any party, or his /her agent; or any participant or his / or her agent, while a LAFCO proceeding is pending, and for three months following the date a final decision is rendered by LAFCO. Prior to rendering a decision on a LAFCO proceeding, any LAFCO commissioner who received a contribution of more than 250 within the preceding 12 months from a party or participant shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding. If a commissioner receives a contribution which would otherwise require disqualification returns the contribution within 30 days of knowing about the contribution and the proceeding, the commissioner shall be permitted to participate in the proceeding. A party to a LAFCO proceeding shall disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution of more than $250 within the preceding 12 months by the party, or his or her agent, to a LAFCO commissioner. For forms, visit the LAFCO website at www.santadaralafco.org. No party, or his or her agent and no participant, or his or her agent, shall make a contribution of more than $250 to any LAFCO commissioner during the proceeding or for 3 months following the date a final decision is rendered by LAFCO. 2. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 56100.1, 56300, 56700.1, 57009 and 81000 et seq., any person or combination of persons who directly or indirectly contribute(s) a total of $1, 000 or more or expend(s) a total of $1, 000 or more in support of or in opposition to specified LAFCO proposals or proceedings, which generally include proposed reorganizations or changes of organization, may be required to comply with the disclosure requirements of the Political Reform Act (See also, Section 84250 et seq.). These requirements contain provisions for making disclosures of contributions and expenditures at specified intervals. More information on the scope of the required disclosures is available at the web site of the FPPC: www.fPpc.ca.gov. Questions regarding FPPC material, including FPPC forms, should be directed to the FPPC' s advice line at 1- 866 -ASK -FPPC ( 1- 866 -275 -3772).

3. Pursuant to Government Code §56300(c), LAFCO adopted lobbying disclosure requirements which require that any person or entity lobbying the Commission or Executive Officer in regard to an application before LAFCO must file a declaration prior to the hearing on the LAFCO application or at the time of the hearing if that is the initial contact. In addition to submitting a declaration, any lobbyist speaking at the LAFCO hearing must so identify themselves as lobbyists and identify on the record the name of the person or entity making payment to them. Additionally every applicant shall file a declaration under penalty of perjury listing all lobbyists that they have hired to influence the action taken by LAFCO on their application. For forms, visit the LAFCO website at www.santaclaralafco.=. 4. Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on the agenda and distributed to all or a majority of the Commissioners less than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at the LAFCO Office, 70 W. Hedding Street, 11th Floor, San Jose, California, during normal business hours. (Government Code §54957.5.) 5. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodation for this meeting should notify the LAFCO Clerk 24 hours prior to the meeting at (408)299 -6415.

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COMMISSIONERS: Sequoia Hall, Johnny Khamis, Linda J. LeZotte, Cat Tucker, Mike Wasserman, Susan Vicklund Wilson, Ken Yeager ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS: Cindy Chavez, Ash Kalra, Yoriko Kishimoto, Tara Martin- Milius, Terry Trumbull EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Neelima Palacherla

Item IV. Council Reports 40 1. ROLL CALL

2. CHANGE IN LAFCO MEMBERSHIP

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Commission on any matter not on this agenda. Speakers are limited to THREE minutes. All statements that require a response will be referred to staff for reply in writing.

4. APPROVE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 2, 2015 LAFCO MEETING

CONSENT ITEM

5. CUPERTINO SANITARY DISTRICT 2015 -02

Recommended Action:

CEOA Action

1. As Lead Agency under CEQA, determine that the proposal is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines 15319(a) and (b) and Section 15303( d).

Project Action

2. Approve the annexation of approximately 96.28 acres, consisting of Assessor Parcel Numbers 503 -11- 008, 503- 11 -09, 503 -12 -001, and 503 -74 -004 located in the City of Saratoga, to the Cupertino Sanitary District (CSD), as described and. depicted in Attachment B ( Exhibits " A" and " B ") and subject to the terms and conditions in Attachment C (Exhibit " C ") and as follows:

a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 56856.5, upon annexation to CSD, no services or facilities related to sewers shall be provided to the four subject parcels for land uses or activities not allowed under the Williamson Act Contract.

3. Waive protest proceedings pursuant to Government Code §56662( a).

ITEMS FOR ACTION / INFORMATION

6. COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER' S REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF AGRICULTURE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY

For Information Only.

7. UPDATE ON THE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL LANDS POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR SOUTHERN SANTA CLARA COUNTY

For Information Only.

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Item IV. Council Reports 41 OOLAFCONo AGENDA ITEM # 4 Local Agency Formation Commission of Santa Clara County

LAFCO MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 1: 00 p.m.

1. ROLL CALL

The following commissioners were present: Chairperson Linda J. Lezotte Vice Chairperson Cat Tucker Commissioner Cindy Chavez Commissioner Sequoia Hall (arrived at 1: 03 p.m.) Commissioner Johnny Khamis (left at 1: 43 p.m.) Commissioner Mike Wasserman Commissioner Susan Vicklund Wilson Alternate Commissioner Yoriko Kishimoto (arrived at 2:02 p.m.) Alternate Commissioner Tara Martin -Milius Alternate Commissioner Terry Trumbull The following staff members were present: LAFCO Executive Officer Neelima Palacherla LAFCO Assistant Executive Officer Dunia Noel LAFCO Counsel Malathy Subramanian

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.

3. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 7, 2015 LAFCO MEETING

The Commission approved the minutes of October 7, 2015 LAFCO meeting.

Motion: Wasserman Second: Khamis

AYES: Chavez, Khamis, Tucker, Wasserman, Wilson

NOES: None ABSTAIN: LeZotte ABSENT: Hall

MOTION PASSED

4. CITIES SERVICE REVIEW REVISED DRAFT REPORT

Commissioner Tucker requested clarification on how the City of Gilroy' s comments regarding its emergency response times for certain priority calls will be reflected in the

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Item IV. Council Reports 42 Final Report. Staff stated that the Final Report will be revised based on the information provided by the city as indicated in the staff report' s response table. This being the time and place for the public hearing, the Chairperson declared the public hearing open, determined that there no members of the public who wished to speak on the item, and declared the public hearing closed. The Commission:

1. Determined that the Cities Service Review Report which includes sphere of influence updates for fifteen cities and the recommendations of this staff report are exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under the State CEQA Guidelines: §15306 Class 6; § 15061( b)( 3) General Rule; 15378(b)( 5); and §15320 Class 20. 2. Accepted comments and considered any further revisions to the Cities Service Review Revised Draft Report.

3. Adopted the Cities Service Review Report (Service Review Report) including revisions presented: in Attachment C, and other revisions, as necessary. . 4. Adopted service review determinations for each of the fifteen cities as included in the Service Review Report.

5. Adopted sphere of influence (SOI) updates along with sphere of influence determinations for each of the fifteen cities and as included in the Service Review Report: 5a. Reaffirmed the existing SOI for each of the fifteen cities as recommended in the Service Review Report.

6. Directed staff to prepare the Final Report for the Cities Service Review and distribute the Final Report to all affected agencies.

Motion: Wilson Second: Khamis

AYES: Chavez, Hall, Khan-is, LeZotte, Tucker, Wasserman, Wilson

NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None

MOTION PASSED

5. SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY DON WEDEN: FOOD AND FARMLANDS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY Don Weden, retired Santa Clara County planner, provided a PowerPoint presentation on food and farmlands in Santa Clara County. A discussion ensued amongst the , commissioners and Mr. Weden on the various aspects of his presentation and how to best preserve the remaining agricultural lands.

6. 2016 SCHEDULE OF LAFCO MEETINGS

Commissioner Hall informed that he is unable to attend the April 6, 2,015 meeting and Alternate Commissioner Kishimoto indicated that she will be available to attend in his

place.

Item IV. Council Reports 43 The Commission adopted the schedule of LAFCO meetings and application filing deadlines for 2016.

Motion: Wilson Second: Hall

AYES: Chavez, Hall, LeZotte, Tucker, Wasserman, Wilson

NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Khamis

MOTION PASSED

7. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE -CHAIRPERSON FOR 2016 Commissioner Chavez indicated that she will be the Chairperson of the Valley Transportation Authority in 2016 and requested Commissioner Wasserman to serve as LAFCO Vice Chairperson for 2016. Commissioner Wasserman expressed agreement.

The Commission expressed appreciation to Chairperson LeZotte for her service as chairperson in 2015.

The Commission appointed Commissioner Cat Tucker as Chairperson for 2016 and Commissioner Mike Wasserman as Vice-Chairperson.

Motion: Chavez Second: Wilson

AYES: Chavez, Hall, LeZotte, Tucker, Wasserman, Wilson

NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Khan-is

MOTION PASSED

8. EXECUTIVE OFFICER' S REPORT 8.1 LAFCO WORKSHOP ON SERVICE EXTENSIONS OUTSIDE OF JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES

The Commission noted the report. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Wilson, Ms. Palacherla indicated that at the workshop, San Jose and Milpitas had expressed interest in a similar workshop for each of the cities but have not contacted LAFCO subsequently.

8.2 MEETINGS WITH SANTA CLARA COUNTY STAFF