City Council and Authorities Concurrent - Special Meeting

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

The Santa Clara City Council convened a special meeting to discuss several closed session items, including labor negotiations, anticipated and existing litigation, and real estate negotiations for properties on Benton Street with Santa Clara University. Mayor Gilmore recused herself from the real estate negotiation item.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council and Authorities Concurrent
Meeting Type
City Council And Authorities Concurrent
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Meeting Date
May 6, 2026

Transcript

19 sections

5:08 – 5:19Speaker 1

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the City of Santa Clara special meeting of the City Council. I'd like to call the meeting to order. Roll call. Assistant City Clerk.

5:31Speaker 2

Councilmember Shahal.

5:34Speaker 3

Present and nobody is in the room.

5:36Speaker 2

Thank you. I would like to note that Council Member Shahal will be attending virtually. Council Member Jane.

5:45 – 5:58Speaker 2

Council Member Hardy. Here. I'll let the record reflect that Council Member Park is not in attendance at this moment but will be attending later. Vice Mayor Gonzales.

6:00Speaker 2

Council Member Cox will not be present this evening. And Mayor Gilmore.

6:08 – 6:19Speaker 1

Okay. This is public comment first but I'd like the city attorney to read the items for closed session and then I'll ask for public comment.

6:20 – 6:48Speaker 3

Yes, thank you Madam Mayor. Pretty robust schedule for you tonight for closed session discussions. I'll read those items into the record. First item is conference with labor negotiators with the city representatives as listed with the employee organization under discussion unclassified fire management unit 9B. Item number two is conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation, the potential for initiation of litigation with two potential cases.

6:49 – 7:14Speaker 3

Item three is conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation. The case that we'll be discussing tonight is Adame and others versus the City of Santa Clara. The case in federal court as identified on the agenda. Item four is conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation. That's Shalamontes versus the City of Santa Clara and others in Superior Court as identified on the agenda.

7:14 – 7:46Speaker 3

And then finally, one item for real estate negotiations conference with real property negotiators, the properties are 990 Benton Street and 777 Benton Street. City negotiators as identified the negotiating parties are the City of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University and under negotiations are purchase and sale of the real property interests provisions for price and terms of payment. Thank you Madam Mayor.

7:46Speaker 1

Thank you city attorney and I will be recusing myself on item all of item number five.

7:53 – 8:11Speaker 1

Everything that that you you read. Do we have any members of the public that would like to comment on closed session items? Do we have anyone online? Assistant City Clerk? All right we will be adjourning to closed session and not returning unless the city attorney comes to return to report out.

8:11Speaker 3

Yes I will return to report out no matter what even without reportable Very Yes but to these chambers and then at the next council meeting.

8:18Speaker 1

All right thank you.

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