City Council - Regular Meeting

Uh, good evening. I'd like to call to order the regular meeting of the Campbell City Council for Tuesday, March 3rd, uh, 2026. And we'll have a roll call, please. Council member Lopez, here. Council member Hines, present. Council member Vivey, present. Vice Mayor Skazola, here. Mayor Fado

here. Thank you. I will now invite um John Bridgeman to lead the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. So just wait there for a moment. It's my pleasure tonight to uh honor retiring community uh police officer John Bridgemond for 30 years of service to the city of Campbell. John, I've known you for a long time. You've been here for many years. And it's uh my pleasure on behalf of my colleagues at the city council and the entire staff to congratulate you and thank you for your years of service to the city. Um I think John, you probably hold the record of writing the most police citations of the state of California. John was responsible for enforcing our parking uh rules within the city. So he beautifully went about his job for many many years and uh in fact one year John even gave the mayor of the city a ticket mayor's vehicle. It wasn't mine it was

another but that person actually paid the fine and so in John thank you so much on behalf of the city I'd like to present you with this small certificate and we will have a resolution uh completed and signed for you by all members of the city council in the near future. So, congratulations to you. Come back and see us sometime and you're always welcome.

I'd like to invite my colleagues on the council to make some comments. I just want to appreciate the dedication of service and uh thank God I never had just a real close interaction. Uh but uh and the getting a ticket from you, but uh certainly enjoyed walking by you many times and you were always cheerful and and saying hi. So thank you. Thank you very much.

Thank you as well for your many years of service. And one of the things that stands out from uh just reading the um history of the work you've done is um what a bridge the community were getting the celebrate Campbell um award is is quite a distinction. I think it says a lot that um so someone who uh you know were filled by someone else in in your shoes uh may not have that warm connection to the community and in your case it was u despite the role. So I it says a lot about uh what makes our city, our staff special and uh thank you for contributing that for for so many years. Thank you.

And likewise, John, I want to thank you for your service to the city for a long time, 30 years. Um welldeserved rec uh recognition tonight and um wish you well in your retirement and uh I'm I'm sure that you'll come come back and visit but in a different capacity. So congratulations.

Vice Mayor, did you want to make some comments? Yeah, I would just like to echo my fellow colleagues comments and uh congratulations and thank you. Thank you for your service.

Thanks. Thank you, mayor and city council for for the opportunity to uh to recognize John and his contributions to the city of Campbell. Um he has been a staple in our downtown area for a number of years and I think it speaks volumes to the connections he's made that uh everybody who talks about John brings up his name always has a smile on their face. Always happy to uh to talk about the interactions that they've had and that says a lot coming from the guy who's given out parking tickets to everybody down there. So, if he's able to get that kind of reaction uh through interactions that may not make uh most people happy, I think that speaks volumes to the person that John is, the employee that he's been, and uh the dedication that he's he's shown to our city. Um I had the opportunity to uh to attend John's retirement party and heard stories uh of uh of the early days of John. And John and I actually go way back. We went to middle school together. Um uh so uh it comes full circle, but I learned a lot more about John and his childhood during that retirement party. And uh what what I really took away from that was that John lived out his dreams. John set his mind to being a part of this police department um regardless of of his physical capabilities. And he proved that when you set your mind to something that you can achieve it. And I think that uh that is a great reminder for all of us that we have the ability to uh to make our lives whatever we want them to be and we can follow follow John's uh uh

role of uh of putting your mind to something and accomplishing it. So on behalf of uh of the entire police department who uh many of them are here joining us today, just wanted to give one final thank you to John and not just John but his family who are here tonight because as we as we all know a career of of this length isn't done on on your own. It it requires the support of of your family and I know John's family has supported you through the years. So thank you very much. Appreciate the opportunity. Um, I would just like to Sorry about just a little choked up. Um, I would like to thank the city and the police department for all their all their support um through the years and and my family and and my wife my wife Laura um without the support of the police department and the city council. Um it just with your support, it just made things a lot easier um to get things done and I really appreciate that. Um and it's been it's been um it's been a it's been a blessing and um you know um it's been a a joy to come come in to work every day and you know um get to know get to know every everybody

and you know and I just want to say thank you.

Thank you John. Yeah, best wishes. Thank you so much. We now move on to item number three, uh, special presentations and proclamations. And actually, we do have a proclamation tonight. It's my pleasure to um proclaim the month of March, this month that we've just started as youth art month uh for the city of Campbell. And uh we don't have a representative here tonight, but I will um highlight some of the uh elements um of the proclamation itself. Um whereas youth art months uh has been celebrated in March since 1961 and encourages support for quality school art programs and promotes mater um material safety. And whereas art is essential for developing a better quality of life for all and art education is a valuable element uh in the education and curriculum uh that develops critical thinking and citizens of the global society. And whereas the creative expression of youth uh is a vital component of cultural enrichment, societal progress and power to inspire, unite and transform lives, enriching our society in countless ways. And whereas by promoting the importance of arts, education, we affirm our commitment to nurturing the next the next generation of artists. Uh it is my pleasure on behalf of the council to therefore uh issue this proclamation as mayor of the city uh proclaiming March 20 26 as youth art months uh here in the city of Kim.

Okay, moving on. Um, we have no communications and petitions and now we move to oral requests. This is the time on the agenda tonight for any member of the public to address the city council and any item of business not on the council agenda. So if there are persons who wish to address the council under oral request, you're invited to come up and fill out a speaker card if you would please. Um but I do have two cards and I will first call on um Tom. All right, just walk up. Do I uh pressing the button or anything like that? It It's currently on green, so you can just go ahead and begin speaking.

All right, cool.

That's good. I just have a complaint and a question. Um the complaint's not about anybody specific. It's it's just about process. Uh I've written to the uh city manager's office uh a couple of times in the last six months and uh uh he's not been able to get my messages. So uh I had to come down here and ask him to respond to it. So I think that there's a uh a problem in there. It's not him or anybody else, but I would like for somebody to look at that. I'm a property owner and resident in district two, so maybe you can take a look at that. Okay, Sergio, I appreciate that. Uh, the other thing too is a question and that is um, uh, this year we're having the 250th birthday for our country. I wondering if there's any plans for celebrating that or showing it in some way, you know, like maybe putting like banners down the avenue or something like that. That's what what

Thank you. And to answer your second uh comment or question first, um the Campbell Veterans Memorial Foundation will be flying a 250th uh anniversary uh flag uh in the flag pole area of the memorial foundation. So that flag has been ordered and uh it will be flying there. Oh, that's great. Because it's a a national recognition. Yeah, absolutely. A big deal. And the this particular anniversary has been noted uh in previous his speeches uh before the council briefly. Um but yes, I understand.

So I remember back in 1976, it seemed like it was a lot bigger deal, you know. So I see nobody talking about it, you know, [clears throat] this particular time. So I just uh would like to see maybe even some banners or something. And I would I wouldn't mind even just getting involved. You know, I would even put up some money to put some of these banners up about handling something. All right. Okay. Thank you. I'll refer your um comment to city staff and I will invite city staff also either the manager's office or the city clerk's office to get back to you with respect to

justations. You know, that's all. You know, again, it's not an attack or complaint against any anybody specific. It's uh just the um the process. I'm not getting a response. So, I have to come down here to city hall and say, "Hey, please can you answer my my email?" That's it. Sure. Thank Thank you. We will look into that. Get back to Thank you so much. Uh sir, I also want to uh just make a comment. I'm familiar with your uh messages and perhaps we can communicate offline. There may have been some wires crossed, but I did receive them as well. So, we we can follow. Thank you.

Yeah, maybe I can follow along with staff. Thank you for

Thank you. I would now like to invite Barbara Culliver. [clears throat] I'm in [clears throat] Terry Hines District 1. Good evening, counselors. Uh, I'm Barbara Collier. I own a house at 1515 West Tossienda, and I've had that property for about 50 years. The front yard has been an ongoing problem as no fewer than four accidents have taken place there. Uh fences have been broken, trees damaged, cars wrecked, and the police have intervened in some of these instances as well. In my opinion, it was my opinion that the removal of wood chips and the installation of asphalt would improve the area and end some of the slippery, messy um mess created by the heavy postal vehicles as they rode over that area. Um, I'm now informed that a permit was necessary. The paving contractor told me that no, no permit was necessary for paving. So, I took his opinion that it was unnecessary. I'm being told now that the entire paved area must be removed and it's an area of 13 by 90 ft. must be removed and then it could be replaced if I get a permit. Well, to this point, my out of pocket

expenses are $9,300. $9,300. So, that means I have to tear this out and then put it back for another $9,300. Um, I hope this conflict can be resolved. Thank you. Thank you for your comment. I will refer the matter to city staff uh to look into so that they can get back to you and uh sort of provide some more specific comments uh to your concerns and questions, but thank you for being here this evening.

Yeah. And and and Barbara, I'm sorry. and Barbara. Um I I will follow up as uh your city representative as well. Excellent.

Uh are there is there anyone else that would like to speak under oral requests on any item not on today's agenda? I don't see any in city hall. Anyone online? No one's online. So we'll move on. So now we will move on to council announcements. [clears throat] I actually have several here. Um, first of all, March is Women's Health Month, uh, pardon me, women's history month. And, um, in 2026, the theme is leading change, women shaping the future, which celebrates the women who are transforming systems to build long-term environmental, economic, educational, and social sustainability. Uh the theme highlights women's leadership in advertising equity, [clears throat] justice, opportunity, and recognizes their impact across fields such as environmental advocacy, financial reform, community organizing, and policy innovation. Their work not only addresses today's most urgent challenges, but also lays the groundwork for a more resilient and inclusive future. So, we recognize um Women's History Month during this month as well. The next announcement, the recreation department will hold a summer camp and swim lesson open house this coming Saturday, March 7th from 11 to 1. It will be at the community center. The um the primary gathering point uh will be in the Orchard City Banquet Hall, but those um families or parents specifically uh have questions about swim lessons should meet at the pool. Uh there may be some other locations which staff on duty can u direct you to the proper location uh this coming Saturday uh March 7th uh from 11 to 1. Next, the

adult center case manager uh helps connect older adults and families with essential resources including food support, utility cost reduction programs, rental assistance, caregiving services, and more. Appointments are available Monday through Wednesday, either by phone or in person. Uh to schedule um an appointment, please contact Pat Martinez. She her email is Pat, pardon me, it's Patricia M at campbella.gov. Next, the [clears throat] uh Campbell Police Foundation will be holding a fundraiser breakfast on March the 14th from 9 to 10:30 uh at the home church on Winchester Boulevard in Campbell. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at campbell policefoundation.org. Also, uh applications are open for those groups participating in the downtown Campbell Bunnies and Bonnets parade. That parade will take place on Saturday, April 4th, and uh applications uh for participation uh can be accepted through Monday, March 23rd. Um, [clears throat] you can visit the um downtown campell.com website. [clears throat] Community uh residents are invited to apply for openings on either the bicycle and pedestrian committee uh or the planning commission. So, we have two vacancies um one on the bicycle and pedestrian um committee as well as a vacancy on the planning commission. So, if you're interested, we encourage you to apply through the city clerk's office. Um, and the city clerk's website is clerk's office at campellca.gov or you may call the city and specifically uh speak with the city clerk's office. And finally, uh this coming Saturday, um the Campbell Little League will celebrate opening day. This is March

7th. Um and it will be held at the Little League facilities which is at Hamilton Avenue and u Llewellyn Avenue. uh which is a part of the Rosemary School complex and uh there is a special event this Saturday. It's for the first time in 50 years 50 years Campbell players from the 1976 United States Championship team. So, there were two years that we had Little League champions go to the National Little League World Series and um we're honoring the 50-y year anniversary of the 1976 team that several members will be present to be recognized this Saturday. So, um I just extend an invitation for anyone who would like to uh come. The program once again starts at um nine o'clock. Um, you can come a little earlier uh for some of the photos and a few other things, but the actual program will start at 9:00 this Saturday at the Little League facility. So, that includes the U council announcements. The council will now move to the consent calendar and um these are items 7.1 uh to get this here um 7.8 8 um which the council will take as a single item of business unless a member of the council, a member of staff or a member of the public would like to pull an item for further discussion. Would anyone like to pull an item for further discussion?

Just for a matter of clarification, 7.9 I have 7.9 on the consent. Yes. 7.9 goes through 7.9. You want to pull 7.9? No, no, no. I'm just saying that the consent calendar, it goes through 7 item 7.9. Is that correct? That is correct. Yes. I thought I heard you say 7.8. Oh, if I did, I meant 7.9. Okay. And we do have a member of the public that would like to pull 7.9.

Okay. Thank you. Um, we will now uh I will request a motion for the approval of items 7.1 to 7.8. So move. I'll second. Motion in a second. Roll call, please. Council member Lopez. Hi. Council member Hines. Hi. Council member Vivey. Hi. Vice Mayor Scazola. Hi. Mayor Lopez. Me. Fto. Hi, thank you. Uh, the city clerk has pulled item 7.9. So, I would invite you to make some comments.

It's It's not me. It's actually Susan would like to pull the item. Oh, I'm sorry. I missed that, please. Yes. I'd just like to make a point of under. I was here to speak for John. You put him under pledge of allegiance. You didn't put it under 7. 9. I was waiting to speak. I even raised my hand and now they're all gone. So, just a point of order. You didn't allow the public to speak about it. I'm sorry. I uh [clears throat] did not see that and uh I apologize. If you'd like to make some comments, it would be a matter of record and we can forward the comments to him and to his family.

Yeah. I just wanted to add as a member of the council, past council and a member of the community, how valuable I saw him. He was always friendly, happy, very pleasant to talk to. I I knew his wife and I wanted his family here to hear that it wasn't just the staff complimenting him, but that members of the community did see his benefit and how much I kind of saw him as an ambassador for the city. Thank you. Your comments will be noted in the minutes under this item since it's been pulled. And furthermore, I'll request city staff forward your comments to the Bridgemond family. Absolutely. Thank you. I'm sorry.

Like a motion to approve item 7.9. I'll move 7.9. I'll second motion and a second. Roll fell, please. Lopez. Hi. Council member Hines. Hi. Council member Vivey. Hi, Vice Mayor Scazola. Hi, Mayor Fado. Hi.

Okay, thank you. We now move to um public hearings and the introduction of ordinances item 8.1. This is a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending section 7.04.010 010 definitions and chapter 7.28 beekeeping uh of the Campbell Municipal Code. And I will um ask uh Campbell planner Steven Rose to um please make the staff presentation. Thank you. Good evening uh Mayor Fittado, members of city council.

So uh I want to start off with a little bit of background. Uh the city's beekeeping ordinance was last updated in 2014 and at this time it's now among the most restricted in Santa CL County. Uh in fact when you apply some of our standards like a requirement that uh any avary or hive needs to be over a thousand feet away from from a residence and over 300 feet away from a public right ofway. You kind of end up with a situation where there's it's an effective prohibition in the city. As you're seeing here on the screen, there's only really two eligible properties that may be considered for beekeeping. uh under our current code. Uh for that reason and in response to community interest as well as feedback from the Santa CL County Beekeepers Guild and of course direction from the city council itself, uh an update to the city's beekeeping ordinance was added as a work plan item as part of this uh fiscal year. Uh in response, staff has been working extensively uh researching best practices on beekeeping and in specifically we've been coordinating with Lucy Deman who's in the audience tonight uh who it serves in the urban agriculture and food systems adviser of the UC cooperative extension to help us research best practices and help us evaluate ordinances adopted by uh other jurisdictions in the area. Uh we've done extensive outreach to the beekeepers guild, but in addition to that, we also held a community meeting on January 29th where we kind of presented to the community our first brush at um flush ideas of what the ordinance might take the form of and some of our recommended policies. And I want to present uh really based on the feedback which we had heard from the public at that community meeting as well as best practices from uh these organizations. We kind of heard the kind of the points you see here on the screen really that in addition to just adopting a beekeeping ordinance is a good idea and a best practices guide that we published on the website. Uh looking at development standards themselves will be looking at having minimum setbacks to property lines and from roads limiting the total number of highways based on

lot size etc. Uh so before you tonight is a an ordinance uh which is which serves to align the city standards with the best practices of peer cities including those found in Certino, Loscatus, Monoseno and Saratoga. Uh what it will establish are new setbacks from uh instead of it being with say the thousand feet that had been previously the case a far more reduced sixoot setback from property lines 20t from public rightway. Uh the new standards would also limit the total number of hives on a property to one per property, but you would have the opportunity of an additional hive for every 5,000 square feet of additional lot area. There would need to be if if the property has a flight dispensing dispersing barrier, which is just fancy way of saying a fence or wall. Uh those would be the setbacks that apply. If you don't have that, so the fence is the property is unsecured, you need to double the setback setback requirements. In addition to that, uh there would be a requirement for water supply on the property. Could be anywhere on the property that the aviary is contained. And then pretty much all the other regulations like a permit process, registration, signage, all that would just really follow state law. There are already requirements for that. We don't need to restate them in our local ordinance. So with that, staff is recommending that the city council introduce an ordinance which would amend the uh section 7.04 4 of the municipal code as well as uh chapter 7.28 beekeeping of the Campbell municipal code. That concludes staff's presentation. Thank you.

Thank you. First I'll ask if members of the council have questions. So Stephen um on the requirements that you just mentioned um on the water supply required at what point does city staff in get involved in in inspecting that or do does the city staff get involved if so if we were to receive a complaint uh there would be the opportunity for us to conduct an investigation so we can inspect the property. The ordinance does provide authority for the city to uh go onto a property to verify compliance with the ordinance. So it's basically um complaint driven correct. So we would not be pre-checking or requiring plans of that nature problem.

Thank you. parts of since we have so many requesting to speak that if someone makes your comments indicate that you support that um I'll be pleased to to likewise um acknowledge that but you're welcome. him to speak. And so the first person I will uh invite is Karen Puit.

We're coming up as a group. We are members of the beekeeping project, the Roland Hills for Club, which is based in Certino. We are very happy that the city of Campbell is updating the beekeeping codes to allow more residents to become backyard beekeepers. I am Karen Puit, pardon my voice, one of the adult leaders of the beekeeping project. Even though I've been a a volunteer in a 4 club that's based in Certino, I've been a Campbell resident for the last 40 years. The other adult leaders are Lisa Sakus and her husband, Dino Sakus. As adult leaders of the beekeeping project, we aim to inspire our students to grow up to become the next generation of backyard beekeepers. I also encourage them to become scientists who will find solutions to help save the honeybees. My dream is for some of our students to attend UC Davis which has one of the top research be facilities in the world.

Good evening Mayor Fittado council members to city staff. Thank you for letting us speak today. I'm Alisa Sakus. I'm one of the other adult leaders in 4 project uh rolling hills uh beekeeping. Uh, one of the principal goals of 4 is to foster leadership skills and civic engagement in our students. And in 2016, our beekeeping project was very instrumental in getting the city of Certino to update their beekeeping municipal code to allow more backyard beekeepers. We had the same situation where only two properties that could legally keep bees at that time. It was because of this effort that we were asked to come speak at tonight's city council meeting. and our goal is to share with you why we believe that backyard beekeeping is so important. We have three students we brought with us today um here this evening we have Cordelia Leu. She is 10 years old and this is her first year in our project. Adrienne Ma is 13 years old and this is his fourth year in the project. And Jonathan Lee is 16 years old and this is his eighth year in our project. First, Cordelia will talk about the importance of honeybees to the world's food supply. Adrienne will talk about colony collapse disorder and its causes. And then finally, Jonathan will explain the added stresses that are placed on bees that are used for commercial beekeeping and why backyard beekeeping is so important. And he'll also discuss the new Asian might which threatens the western hemisphere. And we brought the council members some honey to sample. We'll get that to you later. Thank you very much, Predilia. Onethird of the world's food supply depends on honey bees for pollination. Honey bees are used to pollinate 70 out of 100 major crops. Examples of food pollinated by bees are apples,

blueberries, cherries, carrots, celery, zucchini, broccoli, cucumbers, watermelon, herbs, other fruits, and nuts. What most people don't know is that the beef and dairy industries are very dependent on honeybees. Cows eat alalfa and clover, and these are pollinated by honeybees. By far the most common species of bees that are used worldwide for pollination is the European honey. European honey bees evolved to have large populations to help them survive the cold European winters. In the spring and summer, when the European honeybees population is at its highest, a typical colony can have 60,000 bees. Bees pollinate plants that are located within a radius of 2 to three miles from the hive. Assume there are plenty of flower sources within that range. They have been known to travel up to eight miles one way during times of dr. Some commercial beekeepers in the United States have up to 20,000 colonies. The reason they have so many colonies is because they rent their colonies to farmers to pollinate crops. A good example is the almond frog. Twothirds of the commercial bees in the US about two million colonies are trucked to California's central valley every February to pollinate nearly 1.5 million acres of almixes. California provides about 80% of the world's last but not least a food that has many health benefits that honeybees provide to us is honey. Thank you.

All right. Well, hello folks. My name is Adrian. I'm the junior leader here at the be project four years. Um here to talk about colony collapses or CCD. Um about 30 years ago, colony collapses. Um honey bee honey bee honey bee colonies all over the world began dying at higher and higher rates. This die- off was called colony collapse disorder and scientists have been trying to figure out the causes ever since. In the 1980s, the Asian might called the veromite swept across the world and arrived in the US in 1987. Boomites are a main contributor to colony collapse disorder. They not only feed on the larva and adult bees but they also carry bacteria, fungi and viruses to be as well. Um once the veromite has been established in a particular country um people there have not been able to eradicate it ever since. Um also contributing to colic disorder are pesticides that farmers use on the crops. The most heavily used class of pesticides um in the world is a class called neonics. Most neics have abandoned the European Union, but they're still heavily used here in the US. Um, are 5,000 to 10,000 times more toxic to bees than DDT. When veromites feed on a bee's body, it weakens their immune system and detoxification system. Um, making it making them less resistant to the um making them die from pesticide exposure that would really kill them. Now, verommites have also become pesticide um resistance to pesticides developed to kill them. Similarly, bacteria that infect honey bees have also become resist to antibiotics used to kill them. On top of all this, climate change has um led to have to loss of wildfires in according to honeybees. Last winter 2024 25 nationwide honey um beekeepers lost about 70% of our hives. We had eight hives, we lost six. Oh, now we're down to um two hives. Scientists worldwide are desperately searching for ways. [clears throat] So bees owned by commercial beekeepers

deal with a lot more stress than uh bees owned by backyard beekeepers. And the reason for that is mostly because they're transported over long distances. Uh and uh they're also being placed in a monoculture setting. So uh for example, we have the almond industry. uh for uh commercial bees uh they would only be able to uh get one type of pollen from the almond tree which is bad for their nutrition. Uh different types of plants produce their nectar at different times of the day. So for example, if our commercial bees uh were foraging for nectar and pollen uh during the morning uh when almond trees produce their nectar, then uh uh if it is all collected during the rest of the day, they will not be able to forage. However, uh usually uh backyard beekeepers uh will plant uh their own pollination gardens for their bees and also uh in the neighborhoods they'll have a greater variety of pollen which will help with their uh nutrition and uh the health of the bees. Um sorry uh this makes for a healthier environment overall for the bees. Uh if commercial beekeepers continue to have massive uh losses in the future, then these backyard bees will be crucial for maintaining genetic diversity of our honeybee populations. Uh especially concerning is a new Asian bite which is spreading worldwide and could invade the western hemisphere in as little as one year. Uh it reached Ukraine in 2024 and Canada had to stop buying honey bee queens from Ukraine. Uh this new might is called the trophy might for short and far worse than the veromite. Bromite populations double in about one month, but for tromites it takes only a couple of days. Uh sorry, bromite populations uh will usually bite a bee like each might bite the bee once, but the trophy will bite a bee multiple times. Uh tromites also uh

spend most of their time inside wax capped brood cells uh and are hard to kill by pesticide. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. I'd now like to invite uh Alissa Sakus. I'm part of this. You'll probably have all of our names at the top. Thank you to invite Doug King.

Speaking of a hard act to follow, [laughter] council members, residents, Campbell, I've spoken about this before because it's so important to me. um for all the reasons they gave. And just on a personal sense, my wife and I spend a lot of time putting in flowers and things that need to be pollinated to take care of butterflies and honey bees and so forth. And somebody got caught and had their bees removed and they don't have them as much now. Please pass the ordinance and uh give us back our bees. They they've been, you know, from here to the officers there away from our back door. We've never been bothered. Hey, we love them and we would love to have more of them. Thank you.

Thank you. Um Kim Gallesen. Thank you, mayor and council members for taking this ordinance into consideration. I don't have much to add to what's been said already, but one thing I'd like to uh express is that I feel like bees and humans have been interacting for uh since antiquity. And I think it's very important to keep that relationship alive.

And um I wish I'd had the chance have a a hive in our backyard living in Campbell since 25 years. Um I would have loved to be able to experience this with my children. So if God willing I may have some grandchildren, it would be nice if you pass the ordinance I would have that opportunity with my grandchildren. Thank you. Thank you. Kyla Meringer. Hello council people. My name is Kyla Mininger. Um I've been a resident of Campbell since 1985. I've lived here my entire life except for a brief hiatus living in San Jose but here nor there. Um I am a part of the bee guild and rolling hills 4 club. You guys are amazing. That was far and above anything that we could ever help help and hope for here. Um I'm also an educator. Uh I love bringing the topic of bees uh ecology as well as the life cycle in our habitats here in the city of Campbell. Being able to have backyard bees allows me to show firsthand videos to my students. uh some of whom have never been to a farm or had access to a lot of outdoor space. So, it's a lot of fun to not only have the continued education uh of the backyard bees, but it's a fun hobby for the rest of us. And as my other counterparts have said that it's vital for our survival going forward, especially with uh all the

needs of a nation. So, thank you so very much. Thank you,

Mike Ryan.

Good evening, Mayor, city council members and especially uh staff. I know who our future uh master beekeepers cadre is going to be very well represented and you know I'm excited by their excitement. I want to uh not belabor everything that they've said but also thank the council very much and the staff the work they've done bringing in a member from UC uh interfacing with uh UC Davis and reaching out to the beguild. I'm the current president of Santa CL County Bild. So we really appreciate being brought in and being treated as community. So thank you very much for that.

Thank you. Thank you. Um, Zing Yang.

Hello. So, my name is Zinñants since 2019 and I'm District 4 and I was a beekeeper uh moved from Sar to Campbell and I was reported and caught by the city. That's the dog. My neighbor mentioned the the beekeeper. So I was surprised that Campbell has so strict ordinance and I was told by the enforcer officer there's a literally impossible to allow people to have beekeeping in backyard in candles. So actually before that so we were in the co I really enjoyed the backyard beekeeping and my daughter also she like to take a bee as well she also had be training program [clears throat] to the different school sometimes she just teach kids how to like the knowledge about be that's really great experience but I had to give up because of this regulations so since then I'm working with another organization called B initiative and try to get awareness this issues I'm really happy glam and we are in the process to modernize the camp be all of us and one thing probably we all proud of our city is the archa city and how we can beat our city without be so I really hope that we can modernize our beness and be enable us to be intact with be in the backyard and they're really nice f cre creature and they should bring more benefit to our city. Thank you for consideration.

Thank you. Susan Landry. I'll be brief. Ditto to a lot of what everybody said and this is extremely impressive. I have to say uh great information of people for the future. Um it's great to see we're here. This is long time coming and it's great for our community. We need pollinators. Uh we're asphaltting and paving over the world and it's nice to know that people can have bees and let the flowers grow and be pollinated. Thank you,

Steve Sunders, Mr. Mayor Council, um, I'm afraid you're not going to like what I have to say. Um, I'm real afraid of bees. I've been stung in over 50 years, but I remember how sick I was when I got my arms swoll up. Um, and I really ask that you not pass this ordinance in its current form. You at least allow for notification of neighbors as dangers can be placed next to them. And bees, when you vibrate things and make loud noises, they get mad real quick. So, there's some portion of your yard able to use for some activity because someone stuck a hive next to you. And uh yeah, I understand we need pollinators, but I still think you need to worry about people's safety. Thank you.

Thank you. I have no other cards. Does anyone else wish to speak?

Yes. Raja Pala 1216 West Hienda Avenue. Um till recently I didn't even know that there was ordinance not to have visa. These are not like the rules will not allow. Um I used to have a hide on my property. I have about half an acre of property in camp. Um so I was not aware even aware of that. Um so till the swarm died or moved away kind of thing. So, it's um thanks to staff uh Stephen Rose and folks uh for bringing the audience and thanks for taking into consideration to allow uh add in the for every 5,000 more square feet uh you can have one more hype kind of thing that was helpful from the community meeting. Uh I also own a almond orchard in Central Valley so I know the importance of bees. Uh a lot of people have actually covered uh most of the topics. the my only request is um you know there is a 20 ft setback u restriction in there so I'm wondering if that could be done into 10 ft that that was my only request if the city council thank you

thank you yes please come forward thank you mayor and council members so I've been a resident for over 20 years I've been previously being keeper. Um, I'd like to thank everybody for restructuring the ordinances. I think this is the right thing to do. Personally, I've I've sat for many nights eating outside 10 ft from 20,000 bees in the past. I've never had an issue. Wasps, yes. Bees, no. Um, I found them to be very doer and uh get on very well with people.

Thank you. Would anyone else like to speak? Anyone online? Okay, I will close the public hearing, bring the matter back to the city council for discussion. Who would like to speak? If there are no speakers, then I would Oh, I I've got my hand raised. I'd be happy to speak.

Yes. I'm sorry. I neglected to um Vice Mayor Scazilla. Thank you.

Yeah. I just uh I wanted to just voice my comments that I'm very pleased that this ordinance has been passed. It is an updated ordinance and uh it is very um uh uh the facts of today. Uh the whole reason why we had the previous ordinance, well maybe not the whole reason, but a lot of it had to do with the fear of killer uh way back in the 80s and 90s and we've learned, you know, it's been decades since obviously that actually that wasn't nearly the threat. And so we the update is very appropriate for today and I'm very happy that it's happened and this actually was one of my first priorities. So it's good to see it done uh three years later. Thank you very much. Council member.

Yeah. Uh just had a question, Stephen. Is uh you said that there was a uh registration that is done at the state level to to um trying to uh address one of the uh the comments on concerns as location. Yes, there's a requirement in the government code that stipulates that you need to register the county agricultural commissioner. That would be a requirement for avaries as well as if you were to relocate a need the registration which I imagine then would have be a matter of some public records that could be I can only assume it would be available through the the county agriculture.

Okay. All right. Thank you. Uh I guess I just want to make one other one other comment. Uh I um I love seeing the 4. Uh that's a that's a fantastic uh uh spending some time in Iowa. it was a, you know, big big time thing in Iowa. So, it's just fantastic to to see the 4 in this area. And then my final comment is that I've got a cherry tree that uh I'd love to be able to get cherries out of and I uh I haven't had any cherries in there for forever. So, I'd love to be able to get some pollination going on.

Well, I want to start by expressing my appreciation to everyone who uh came out. Uh many of you know that this is an issue the community has been asking for for a long time and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention one person who's who's not here tonight and that is Nikki Kenotus. Um she's probably off somewhere running one of any of uh five to 10 businesses that that it seems that she's involved with. But I remember when I first uh probably six or seven years ago sat down uh with her at Phils in the prunard to talk about this issue just with an open mind and educate myself. And my interest was peaked because um I first fell in love with bees when I was an undergraduate at Yale and they had something called the Yale Bpace. Um, and folks may or may not know this, but um, in the uh, early 19th century, it was a yellow lum who invented the modern, uh, beehive uh, and and figure out a way to uh, to most efficiently um, allow bees to construct um, their their hives and allow them to be uh, kept at scale. Um, and uh, so I fell in love with it. I' I'd seen a a film called Rushmore and one of the images that I remembered, although it's only probably in there for half a second, is of a student in the in the beekeeping guild in uh in that film. And um folks may ask, you know, what what do bees have to do with the business of uh city government? But um if you'll indulge me for a second, uh it's it's been a fascination for writers uh throughout history. Uh Virgil after writing the Anid about the foundation of Rome turned his attention to the Georgix which focuses on gardening and cultivation uh beekeeping and uh focusing on that as the metaphor for um not just how you um found you know in that example Rome was founded in Moore but how you cultivate a society and make

it last through generations. Um other writers have looked at uh bees as a metaphor for the ideal society. um even radical socialist writers who who've looked at these. And so whether or not you agree with that, it's provided inspiration for for people um throughout history. And so um while today I I I read, I hope that one day I continue to stay in Campbell and uh have my own hive. And I I just want to end by expressing my appreciation to staff. In the grand scheme of all the things that we as a city have to do um uh throughout the course uh of of a year, this may seem small, but you can see by the response in the community uh why this is important. I think this is something that really speaks to Campbell's values and and what makes us unique as a city is that staff took this upon themselves to put in the time and effort to craft something really thoughtful with experts from the field and uh together with the community and um whether or not uh you you keep these or appreciate them, I I really think that speaks to the best of the Campbell community and so um I'll be glad to move this item.

Thank you. Um my own comments, first of all, I want to thank members of the public for bringing this whole matter to the attention of the council quite some time ago and we were able to um schedule it u for work. And I also want to thank the staff for the work that they did and u the public meetings uh and also the consultation on this whole matter and uh and creating um a model ordinance which is more in line with both county and particularly state regulations and rules uh without uh overly ownorous uh individual city rules. So I think our uh revision is much more in line with what is required by the state uh without imposing additional uh requirements or burdens based on city itself. With that, uh what is the pleasure of the city council?

I'm happy to move this item. I'll second. I can. We have a motion and a second. Um roll call, please. Council member Lopez. Hi. Council member Hines. Hi. Council member Vby. Hi. Vice Mayor Skazola. Hi, Mayor Fado. Hi. Thank you all very much.

We now move to item 8.2. Mayor FTO, can I read the title? Title of the ordinance? Yes. Being an ordinance of the city council of the city of Campbell amending section 7.04.010 010 definitions and chapter 7.28 beekeeping file PLN-2025-148.

I'll wave further reading of the ordinance. Second motion and a second to wave further reading of the ordinance. Roll call, please. Council member Lopez. Hi. Council member Hines. Hi. Council member Vivey. Hi. Vice Mayor Scuzzola. Hi. Mayor Fileto. Hi. Thank you. Now we will move on to item number 8.2. This is also a public hearing uh to consider the 2025 general plan and housing element annual progress report. Um the staff report will be presented by assistant planner alman. Welcome.

Okay. Thank you and good evening. So every year the city must submit an annual progress report or APR detailing its progress in meeting its re regional housing needs allocation or RENA and implementation of its general plan. The APR is divided into two sections. The first focuses primarily on housing production and the city's efforts to meet its RENA targets while the second explains how the city uh is executing its recently adopted general plan adopted in 2023. Uh this analysis will not only provide insights on the current plan's effectiveness but also aid the city in preparing for future planning initiatives. Uh to summarize last year in a single slide we see here on the screen a snapshot of 2025. Uh the city received applications for 429 new housing units issued 90 building permits for new units and final 92 new units. uh of the 93 issued building permits which do count towards the city's arena uh the affordable uh ranges are as seen on the screen. So 14 new uh 14 very low, 14 low income and 14 moderate income units. All of those in uh all of those lower income units are designated as ADUs which do account towards the city's portion of its rena and uh 51 of the 90 uh two were above moderate. Uh the city is currently in the housing element cycle six which will carry on for five more years ending in 2031. Uh the city the city was allocated for 2,977 housing units across four distinct income levels. As the city concludes the third year of an 8-year cycle, it was expected to have uh provided at least 38s of the housing units. Um however, as we look at uh on the screen and we see here in the red box, uh we've only done about 300 units uh which counts towards about 10% of the city's goal. Uh while

this is true, the city will be credited for the entire cycle. So we do have some time to make up for these numbers. Uh the uh city is uh moving forward with some projects, housing development projects on the horizon. Earlier this year, the city did permit uh the long-awaited Presley project in February for mixeduse development, uh proposing at least 90 new units. Uh and the city is also completing work on two additional major housing projects, including the Campbell Technology Parkway housing development and uh the Barbano mixeduse development located on Campbell Avenue. And those two projects will have a combined unit count of 614. Uh however, as noted on the previous slide, the city is currently experiencing a shortfall in housing production. As of 2025, the city has produced 253 units, which as I mentioned represents about 10% of its unit goal. Uh if this trend were continue, as we see on the screen, we are projecting about 794 units, which is about 2,183 units shy of its 2977 goal. Uh in addition, reporting on the housing production. The APR also serves to capture the city's progress in implementing the programs and policies of the housing elements. Uh despite the low housing production, the city has progressed well in its other housing efforts. Uh in the third year, as you can see on the screen, the city completed 51% of the housing action items outlined and has started progress on additional 25 action items. Uh the final 20 uh 24 items are scheduled for future years and are expected to be completed on time. Uh some of these accomplishments specific to 2025 include the establishment of a uh regional housing collaborative uh in in the form of a developer round table. uh updating the city's density bonus ordinance to allow for additional bonus units uh in the form of smaller units and continuing to perform community outreach for

implementation of the city's housing element as the third year of implementing the 2024 general plan. The report also includes an update on the city's progress towards completing these various actions. Uh each action was reviewed, given a timeline for implementation, and provided a status. This uh report was put together by uh the planning division and also a lot all the other departments within the city who have action items assigned. Uh the general plan implementation as I mentioned is a collaborative effort across all departments citywide. Uh and it is generally an ongoing process although there are some implementation timelines as listed. Uh in conclusion uh staff recommends that the city council adopt a resolution directing staff to send the annual progress report to the required state agencies. Uh this concludes TF's presentation and I can take questions at this time. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Uh first I'll ask if the council has any questions. Yeah, thank you. Excellent presentation. Very much uh very much appreciated. Um so how do we get the 2,00 units?

Good question. Um well, I know that uh we're working um to implement some more of our housing element policies to provide pathways for housing production. Um but unfortunately, as you may have seen from um the city's uh um we did a uh a feasibility study. Um so sometimes we're just constrained by certain market uh constraints that are existing.

Yeah. And we certainly hear that from developers as well. Um are there radical not are there other steps that uh that really could be considered. I guess I guess that's more feedback um you know maybe come with other ideas uh that that can be done uh from a from a city standpoint uh as as we start moving towards this because uh um we're not going to make it at this pace. Well, we're obviously hoping that our conditions will um turn around and prevent or provide the pathway for a lot more housing production. Um, as you've seen, we've entitled a lot of new product projects. Um, so I think I mentioned we have about 614 housing um units that are down the pipeline as well as 90 from other projects. So, we are hoping that those arena numbers will be increasing uh exponentially over time. Um but other than that we don't uh we have our housing our housing division here to working diligently to take a look and see where areas where we can improve. And as you can see from the table D we just recently implemented an update to our state density bonus. We are working on ways to improve housing production numbers.

Uh we have no other questions. Uh thank you. If you'll just stand by. Uh, I will open the public hearing and invite members of the public to uh speak on this item if they would like to do so. Would any I have no cards, but would anyone like to speak to this matter? Okay. Anyone online? We we do have someone online. Okay. U please go ahead. Hi there. My name is John Pringle. Can you hear me? Yes, we can hear you.

Well, u I'm representing the Barbano uh site which we were calling Cany Place. So, we're submitting our application to [clears throat] move forward with 328 units. to to answer Council Member Hines uh question. Personally, I I think that fees remain an obstacle to more largecale production. Uh we're all seeing rents rise significantly in certain areas of the valley, but we're seeing construction costs keep up with it. So, I again recommend that the city take a hard look at uh park fees, which are significant. In our case, it'll be nearly $7 million. Uh that's a serious expense. Um I think the the planning uh department is working extremely hard to encourage people but to make our project uh uh close to pencil out we've had to uh redesign it for the third time and uh include a lot of smaller units. Um in the long run I don't necessarily think that's what you want in all multifamily. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other comments online?

No other comments. Therefore, I will close the public hearing, bring the matter uh back to the council for further discussion. Um any comments by members of the city council?

Yes, council member Lope. Um, I I'd like to thank thank staff um not just for the update, but all the work that um goes into this uh year round. Um I I know every city is subject to market conditions. Um and that in itself is not an indictment of of work that we're doing, but we want to continue to uh try to find creative solutions. I I did want to bring uh one potential avenue just to the attention of the council and of staff. Um over the weekend I heard a legislative update from Assembly Member Patrick Fence who is um introducing legislation um this session or I believe uh has introduced legislation um which would and uh along with uh many of his colleagues in the legislature um on board to um uh to to get more resources to cities that are trying to do the right thing and allow housing production and and um actually bring um safe funding. It's an effort by the freshman class of the legislature of of which he has one. And although um a similar mayor um uh Erin is is no longer or is is not our representative u obviously he uh worked for uh former uh mayor and assembly member Evan Low um is very familiar with Campbell. And so I would just pass that on for the perhaps legislative committee to look at for staff to look at um and uh be in touch. And I think potentially we might have someone from his office uh here if uh perhaps uh after the the meeting he can provide some more uh information uh to staff. I don't have a a bill or anything but just wanted to bring that to

Thank you. I'd like to make some comments myself uh with respect to um housing. Um the assignment of the number of houses per city is a part of a statewide program that's been in effect for quite some time called the regional housing needs assessment or RENA and uh these numbers actually come from uh the housing the department of housing from the state of California. Um these numbers are developed and they are sent down to the regional planning agencies. In our case, the regional planning agency which u makes these assignments further um is the association of Bay Area governments. And so therefore um the amount of housing required for a given regional area uh ultimately is broken down by city. And what that really means is uh cities are responsible for zoning in their general plan and in their housing element. um the number of houses or dwelling units that are assigned to the city by the state and uh so we have to identify specific geographic areas that are zoned for appropriate housing. Um, in addition to that, in the last few years, the state of California legislature has imposed more and more housing regulations on cities, uh, leaving less jurisdiction to every city, uh, with regard to regulating number of units, density, etc. Um, unfortunately, one size does not fit all and uh they failed to take into consideration some individual concerns of every single city, but make general rules that apply to every city in the state of California. And uh I think in many respects that

that's unfortunate. Furthermore, um we as a city do not own property. We cannot build housing unless there are property owners willing to sell and developers willing to develop and the two parties need to negotiate with one another uh in order for this to happen. Uh when that initially happens, it's then up to the developer to put together a funding package and get the appropriate construction loans from lending agencies to to complete the project. So there's a limitation to what we can do. And I I phrase my comments somewhat in the in the way of a complaint because the state frequently likes to blame cities for not building the houses and the numbers that are assigned to it. But again, we don't own the property. Uh we can only zone it uh for willing buyers and sellers. And I do want to commend the staff for a note that I saw um in the staff report and I will quote it. It says, "As previously discussed with the council, this shortfall is largely attributable to external market conditions that continue to constrain highdensity residential development. So with the developers, they are also bound by what the mortgage rates are and what the economic conditions are. So this is not a simple project and it's not a failure on our part because we have supported affordable housing and uh building housing for many many years. Uh we are a city of slightly larger than six square miles. We have a population of 47,000. Uh approximately 50% are single family units and 50% are apartments and condos. So we embraced density a long time ago. Uh, so I think we are doing a good job and I commend our staff for doing the

best they can and for um looking for incentives to incentivize developers to develop and encourage more housing where possible. And uh so those are just some general comments I wanted to make. I I felt it was necessary to state that. With that I don't see any further comments. Would someone care to make a motion? I'll move the staff recommendation. A second. We have a motion and a second. If no further discussion, uh, roll call, please. Council member Lopez. Council member Hines. I.

Council member Bybe. I. Vice Mayor Skazola. Hi. Mayor Fado. Hi. Thank you. Um, we now move on to new business. This is item 9.1, the application uh for state funding through the proousing incentive program and the staff report is by our housing director. Yes, welcome.

Good evening, Mayor Pado, council members, LOE70 Garcia, housing manager. I don't have a PowerPoint for you tonight. It's it's a pretty brief item. I'll just give you a quick overview. Um so tonight I'm discussing the application for state funding through the proousing incentive program, also known as PIP. Um as you may recall, the city was awarded a co-ousing designation back in May of 2025. And as a result, um the city is now eligible to apply for PIP funding. and we're eligible for up to $750,000 and that's based on our population and our co-housing designation score. Um if the PIP funds were to be awarded, the recommendation is for the funds to be used to match contributions to the city's local housing fund. Um and this approach is recommended because it provides maximum flexibility um in the receipt and use of funds. Uh so we currently have a specific project identified. Uh that would substantially benefit from that award if received. Um if received, uh staff would return to council once the housing trust fund has sufficient funds to present a proposed uh spending strategy. Um, so the recommendation is that the council adopt a resolution authorizing the city to submit an application for grant funding through the state's uh proousing incentive program and I'm available to answer any questions that we might have. Thank you.

Thank you, Eloisa. Any questions of the council? No. Um, I will invite u members of the public uh who may like to speak on this topic. Would anyone like to to this issue. [clears throat] Seeing none, no one's online, I don't believe. Okay. So, um I will now move on to um the council discussion. Um what is the pleasure of the council?

Yeah, I just want to make a comment that uh I've had uh a couple of discussions with Santa Clara County uh housing organization and Silicon Valley at home. very extensive uh um discussions just trying to understand what uh in education what options both organizations had very favorable and very appreciative convers comments about working with Eloise and our community development Rob so very very commendable comments that they they both made so I just wanted to recognize that Lopez

yeah I want to thank staff for um all the hard work to get the housing designation. I for that was a really long time coming. Um and I'm pleased now it gives us the opportunity uh to give us opportunities like this one. Um so very supportive but I know there's been a lot of work to get this Thank you. Uh do we have a motion? I'll move the staff recommendation to authorize the city to submit an application for grant funding through the state's proousing incentive program. Second. Motion and a second. Roll call, please. Council member Lopez. Hi. Council member Heines. I. Council member By.

Hi. Vice Mayor Scazola. Hi. Mayor Fado. Hi. Thank you. We Move to item number uh 9.2 uh consideration of the city council statement of values as it relates to allegations made on February 3rd, 2026 regarding uh the vice mayor and consideration of any um actions as deemed appropriate. I'll ask the city manager to make some comments.

Yeah. Uh just to briefly introduce us uh in highlight the staff report. Um we've included in this report uh March 4th, 2004 reaffirmation of the city's statement of values uh from the city council. Uh and then uh from the factual background on on February 3rd, 2006, we did have a member of the public speak durations uh and made certain allegations um about uh the vice mayor's actions. And then on February 17th of this year, uh council made a motion which was passed with vote to add an agenda item to this agenda which we have here this evening to allow the vice mayor to address the issue and of the city council. Happy to take any questions. We've included um the statement of values in the staff report for reference.

Thank you. Um I will first ask um Vice Mayor Scola if you'd like to make some comments.

Absolutely. I embrace our code of conduct policy and feel that it needs to be significantly strengthened. I agree with it fully, especially when it comes to holding ourselves accountable to the highest of ethical standards. Highest ethical standards. When I hear this, I immediately interpret the meaning to apply to our seat of power and how to use it responsibly and appropriately. having high enough ethics to not be tempted into corrupt actions such as meeting secretly with lobbyists or taking donations on a quidd proquo basis and other examples of unethical actions that would truly hurt the city of Campbell. As my fellow council members may recall during my very first priority setting session, I asked for a new policy that would apply to city council members in regard to how we conduct ourselves when approached by lobbyists. A lobbying policy would help ensure council members are never tempted to make unethical policy decisions due to what is essentially legal bribery. That's why I actually am grateful to see this as an opportunity for us to strengthen our code of conduct. Let's really give it some teeth. Thank you.

And please speak up everyone. Uh it's for whatever reason there's technical difficulties on my end. It's incredibly quiet. Sorry about that. Thank you. Are there comments from members of the city council?

We have no comments from members of Excuse me. I I don't have a comment. I have a question. Um, if I'm I would like to ask council or vice mayor's gazola to respond to the uh comments that were made by the speaker two meetings ago about your behavior and whether or not that's acceptable be behavior for a um city council elected official. And I don't believe that it has anything to do with lobbyists and taking money. [clears throat]

No, I don't think that's appropriate. We all had our conversation. I let you know absolutely everything and my perspective and all of that during our council retreat and I don't see any reason to discuss it further. I will ask if there's any member of the public that wishes to speak on this item. Seeing none. I

Yes, my name is Chris Gian Greco. I was the person that witnessed what happened at the Garrett on the 2nd of February and the one that subsequently came the next day. Uh, I had no idea who this person was and it certainly appeared based upon a photograph that somebody else brought after this gentleman left. It certainly appeared to be your vice mayor. I can't say for certain, but that's what certainly appeared to happen. And uh, you know, this has nothing to do with lobbyists or other actions taken by a city council. has everything to do with what are the public expectations of their elected officials in a public setting and what's appropriate and what is acceptable to a particular legislative body. And my frustration is great when I see legislative bodies at all levels feeling free to uh act inappropriately in my opinion. you know, uh, certain behaviors should not be tolerated by the electorate. And, you know, whether this gentleman's behaviors are acceptable to whoever, that's, like I said, up for you folks to decide. But, uh, you know, I'm glad that you folks have at least made the effort to look into this, you know. So, I wasn't sure I was going to come here today or even speak, but I'm happy that you folks are at least considering this

and everybody should consider, you know, what's proper public uh behavior by elected officials. I know this [clears throat] Thank you. Are any other speakers or any further comments? Yes, we do have online. Yes. Okay. Juan.

Hi everyone. Uh my name is Juan Rodriguez. I am a former resident of Campbell after I was priced out of this community um when I started growing my family. Um I'm here you know to speak about on this item. Um I'm you know quite um you know surprised that you know we're investing city resources in into this because you know ultimately it's you know allegations. I have not seen any evidence of what's happened. Uh if something had happened that was illegal you know I expect you know an investigation or something like that. Um, Council Member Scazola has, you know, a track record of, you know, supporting policies that that that support residents and businesses and the overall well-being of Campbell. Um, and so I, you know, I think that it's good for council members to hold um themselves to a higher standard. Um, and you know, I completely agree with the council code of conduct. Um, but my worry is that, you know, we're going to try to censor a, you know, champion for, you know, housing and tenant rights because, you know, he's the only one that speaks about tenant rights that I've seen in the city council and tenants have historically been underrepresented on the city council. Um, so I would just very much like to discourage the city council from taking any disciplinary action on this. Thank you.

Thank you. Do we have any other speakers? I have one question. Well, we've given you the opportunity to speak. Uh question is whether or not [clears throat and cough] I'm sorry. I just

Yeah, the our minutes are action minutes. Any actions that are taken and they were approved at this meeting? Yes, they were approved. I'm sorry. Yes, they were approved. Okay, thank you. Um, any further discussion on this matter? Council member Lopez.

Um I I'm just at a loss, frankly. I I want to start by saying I wish that we did not feel the need to discuss this at a public meeting because I agree that's not where the council or the city should be investing time or resources, but it's not by our desire or wish that we're doing so. And I want to be clear that none of this is because of views that someone holds or actions they have taken on a policy basis. Um our our council comes from all walks of life and different perspectives. Um, and so I'm I I guess I feel at a loss given the questions that have been presented by a member of the public and the lack of a response. It's not I don't feel it's giving us much to work with. So I'll just say that for

Thank you, Council Member.

Yeah. Uh at the city council public meeting on February 5th, we heard from Campbell Vice Mayor Elliott, uh Mrs. Scazolei acknowledged several actions of great concern to me while he has been on Campbell City Council. As I told Mr. Scazola at the city council public meeting on February 5th, it's up to him to respond to and address his actions. Uh this is a huge black mark on our city and is an embarrassment to our wonderful town. As a city council member, we are held to an even higher standard and we must be accountable for our all all of our actions and perceptions of our actions. The patterns of actions by Mr. Cazola is not a one-time event. It's a pattern that is repeating and representing Campbell in these actions. I call on city council to remove vice mayor role from Mr. Skazola.

Council member Vy. So, as a member of the council, I do subscribe to the Campbell statement of values and um two three areas that really um call to my attention um one is fall under the category of honesty and um it says my words and deeds will be based on truthful truthfulness. The other two bullets um are under accountability. I hold myself accountable to the highest ethical standards. I take responsibility for my conduct and I'm willing to explain my actions and decisions. Now, while I can't speak for all of the council members, I can only speak for myself. I do not condone the behavior that was um alleged and I believe that the vice mayor has failed to address the allegations at our council retreat and at our meeting tonight. Um and so it it's uh unfortunate that our vice mayor is not willing to um explain his actions. [clears throat] Thank you. Any other comments? I don't see any further comments on the matter. So, I mean, this would conclude the item. As a matter of business, uh, unless I hear further, I'll reiterate again. I call on the city council and I'll move a motion to, uh, remove the vice mayor role from Mr.

I'll second that. We have a motion and a second. Uh, is there any further discussion or Wonder if uh Vice Mayor Scazola would like to make any further comments.

Yeah, sure. Uh well, first of all, people's interpretations are wildly different from one another when it comes to what is and isn't appropriate behavior. Uh some people are hyperconservative or hyper liberal and most are somewhere in between. Uh so I don't think it's fair to try and use some kind of metric when it ultimately just boils down to everyone's personal opinion. I also feel that it's absolutely terrible that my honesty is being questioned. If there's anything that I am, it's honest. I am not a liar. I'm an Eagle Scout. I pride myself on my integrity when it comes to honesty. So, I don't ever want to hear that again. That's very insulting to me. Uh I take great offense to that. I think I'll leave it there for now.

Okay. Council member Lopez, I I just like to respond to um one point and I'm just speaking for myself here. I I I wasn't in the room where it happened and so I I I'm not God I can't speak definitively to what was there, but my disappointment is based off what has happened since. And as Councilman Bbeby said, lack of explanation. Um, and and so for me, it's not about adjudicating or

Excuse me. I have to cut you off right there because I very well explained everything to all of you. All of you. You all heard. So, the public doesn't know this. We had a very personal conversation. I revealed everything to you. I was very honest. And so, that is very misleading. Don't you say that. Please take that statement back. I think that speaks for itself. following my comments there.

Okay. Well, personally, while I don't condone any um behavior that's inappropriate, there has been no charge of a crime and uh no one else has come forward uh with an allegation. I just think the um action of removal of um the position of vice mayor is a little premature at this point. Um that's my preliminary opinion. Um any other comments? Council member

I would ask is there any evidence to um support the allegations that the gentleman has alluded to? Has there been any followup with the um the party that was involved andor uh any record of what happened at at the uh restaurant [clears throat]

manager? Uh I our our chief's coming up to answer that and um I'll I'll let him address question.

Um in response to council member BY's um question after the allegations were made at the council meeting, the police department did follow up um with the the gentleman who spoke at uh public comment and attempted to contact the involved party. Um our investigators also visited the Garrett where this uh incident occurred and uh verified uh through video surveillance footage. Council member Vice Mayor Skizola being at the Garrett restaurant for over three hours and having numerous beverages of alcohol prior to the actions occurring and leaving the restaurant.

Thank you. Okay, we have a motion and a second on the floor and uh we will move to a roll call vote, please. Council member Lopez, I. Council member Hines, I did not hear your vote. I did your vote in favor of the motion. Yes, council. I council member By I. Vice Mayor Skazola. Nay. Mayor Favado.

No. The motion has passed. Uh so um the vice mayor is removed from his office as vice mayor of the city which now um opens the position of vice mayor of the city. Um I find this interesting being a political year too, reelection year. Very interesting. May may I ask a procedural question? Do we have to consider that at this meeting?

Actually, I I think it would be more appropriate to agendaize that for your next meeting to discuss next. I would prefer that as well. [clears throat]

Okay. If that is the general pleasure of the council, we will agendaize the election of the vice mayor at the very next meeting of the city council. Is that agreeable? Just by mutual agreement. Yes. So um that will conclude the discussion uh and the motion on this measure unless the city clerk has any further questions. Yes, sir. Okay. We now move to um council committee reports and um any who would like to start on the committee reports? Council member.

Sure. Thank you. Um I attended Susan Ellenberg's D4 state of the county. Um really a very impressive uh presentation and review and and conversations. Um I also then attended the Palestinian Gaza review. very powerful messages that were given there. The uh Certino state of the city um was uh was I also attended with the getting some good ideas and then uh as I talked about uh meeting with the Santa Clara housing uh discussion and the excellent comments that they had.

Thank yeah I'm happy to continue. I think I attended many of the um same uh events as as well. Um as as I mentioned, I also had the opportunity to hear a legislative update from um Assembly Patrick um Ersand which was u very interesting and I do encourage our legislative committee to to follow up on on that. Um, I also want to share that we had a VTA board workshop on Friday, uh, February 27th. Um, and if there's any interested council members or members of the public or staff, um, I'm very happy to share the materials. Um, this was a two and a half hour workshop uh to review what will likely become an expenditure uh plan, but this really focused more on setting the context uh showcasing the kind of data that BTA uh gathers that informs its decisions. And part of the the broader context for this is that there's a proposed regional measure uh right now which would cover five counties including Santa CL County. uh VTA last year voted to opt into that if it does make it on the ballot and uh uh voters are currently gathering uh signatures for that. And so part of the work uh that BTA is doing is to take a long range look at what we could do either with current resources or if the measure were to pass with future resources um to really uh transform allow innovation to come out uh allow different things um rather than doing uh more of the same and to better serve different areas of the county. a big focus just one takeaway for me that I'll share was on first and last mile connection and and uh this is a term in the uh transit um industry that refers to once you get off the bus or light rail or train or whatever you're traveling on, how do you get from there to home or to your destination or vice

versa uh getting there. Um and if if you can solve that problem that really opens up much more transit access for many residents. And so we talked about things uh for example like pilot uh uh programs or institutionalizing uh programs that have been pilots in in the past um to better serve and I think it's particularly relevant for Campbell West Valley to better serve um areas throughout the county as you get away from the urban core um in San Jose which is traditionally where the system is focused. So, a lot that that's very um exciting uh for for me to really think about this and think about not just, you know, what's the budget going to be next year, but how do we plan to be more fiscally sustainable, but also better serve our residents um for future generations. So, um again, as you can uh maybe tell, I get really excited talking about this stuff. So, I'm happy to share information [clears throat] if anyone is interested. Thank you. Um I attended the a meeting of the uh museum. What's the actual title? Um the Campbell Historical Museum and Anginsley House Foundation uh board. They're a very energetic board. They've got a lot of activities planned for the upcoming year. They are uh seeking uh applicants or or interested people to serve on the board. And I would encourage uh anyone that's interested to go to the city website and look up the museum and get the additional information there.

Council member Cassulla.

Thank you. Uh as is my right, I'd like to make a motion to have staff research the strongest lobbying policies in practice today and bring us options within three months time to possibly implement our own before years end. I've been waiting for this for over three years now. I tried to have this done in my first year, so I made the motion. Do I have a second? There is no second to the motion. Any further comments? Nobody's interested in uh ensuring that we have much better lobbying policies. Even San Jose, they have a weak one, but they have one. We do not have one. We have no lobbying policy. I think it's very important. I don't have a second. Nobody's interested. Nobody's interested in we're we're all interested in We were talking about code of conduct. We're talking about ethics here. We're talking about political ethics. And this is very key to that. Nobody wants to support this.

I'm sorry, there's not a second to the motion. Sergio Lopez does not want to support a lobbying policy to keep people ethical so that there aren't secret meetings and there aren't Okay, I tried.

Okay, thank you. I will mention um I attended a um leadership uh conference that uh [clears throat] that Congress member uh pardon me, Congress member um Bicardo sponsored. He invited um some mayors and some members of school boards and some uh other community members uh to a meeting to uh talk about issues that might be of concern to us that affect federal legislation. Um we he also brought up issues and we talked about the need for housing which is kind of a universal issue of course for our state. Um he um also mentioned that we have uh been awarded uh $250,000 uh federal grant. Uh the money is to be used for some work uh on the uh Harrison Avenue uh civic center drive area. So we should anticipate receiving those funds and um it was a very good discussion. I also um attended a recent meeting um from the coordinator uh for Santa CL County and uh interested volunteers who are working on the whole issue of human trafficking and their effort is primarily to reduce uh human trafficking as much as possible to address it to make information available to any potential victims of human trafficking. and um the police chief and I were both there and talked about this um and their their volunteer efforts uh to make available information uh and ways that anyone subject to human trafficking um could seek additional help and support. Uh so it was a very good meeting. They will continue their efforts. Uh there is there was concern around the Super Bowl because it brings in a lot of uh people

from outside the area and um you know there is also particular concern for the upcoming FIFA games uh in this area uh trying to make sure that people are made aware of problem potential problem and as I as I mentioned how individuals who may be victims can seek support and um finally I was notified today that I've been appointed to the mayor's water council of the US Conference of Mayors. So, I'll serve in that committee um well in this office and water policy something I'm very interested in. So, I look forward to that. So, with that, I think that concludes the business of the city council for tonight. Thank you all for attending. Uh the meeting is now adjourned.