Remarks by Larry Klein
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“was already made a second you can send second thank you i didn't hear the move thank you thank you um any other comments seeing none city clerk can you please conduct the vote the motion for the consent calendar carries seven zero Mayor Mrakas, Thank you let's go ahead and move to our general business, our first item is item 26 dash 0498 approve the city's response to the. Mayor Mrakas, Santa Clara county civil grand jury reports titled for pothole damage and bts management oversight of Bart silicon valley phase two is your staff report.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Council Member. Next up is Council Member Chang.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. As we go forward, as we go towards a motion, consider whether or not that's part of the friendly amendment or not, but thank you. Let me go to a few questions, and some of them might be to our VTA rep. So thank you for staff's response concerning the VTA response to the same grand jury reports. uh specifically for vta bart phase two and and staff's response for monday morning questions was the vta has given had published but not given let's say the final updates to that i'll ask the our our vta board member the changes that conceivably were made when this came in front of the VTA…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“i assume okay so yeah so so if you can forward when that's finalized if you before have staff forward that to council that would be approved be um preferred you know at some point so that we see what their response is and you know going through their draft version that went in front of the board um and you know the the the grand jury report was pretty specific on kind of cost overruns and estimates and scheduling since the project's begun. There's a recommendation that, so the response to one of the recommendations is the VTA board was going to prepare an alternative funding strategy,…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“And you know, because the report brought up lots of issues on whether or not they would request to go above their percentage of sales tax revenue. And you look at the cumulative sales tax the VTA is getting above, ultimately, More than every city more than our city is getting on a, on a sales tax, you know, we're getting 1 cent of sales tax and they're getting 1.1 and slightly more than that. If you look at the breakdown. So, it it's. I would love to hear, you know, making sure that that percentage is. for what needs to go to all the other items of Measure B specifically, making sure that…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Definitely made clear. They were they were more looking backwards at all the other and that's what I was looking at as far as far as all the multitude of ballot measures that the county's already approved to fund either BART itself or VTA. And so that to me was the bigger question here is making sure, especially from Measure B 2016, that the there was a maximum percentage going to BART. That percentage, of course, kind of varies. Well, it has a ceiling on what could go to Bart Silicon Valley. But, of course, it's based upon an ever-increasing revenue stream and things that conceivably VTA…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“John Kane- And then from a. Timeline so so we weren't going to list the roads that from pothole standpoint where we weren't going to list the roads that were. That are not sunnyville roads, but we were going to list expressways and freeways and who to contact on our web page the timeline for that from a city standpoint. uh we are in we are in the planning phases for that and we'll meet the deadline of december 15th provided by the civil grand jury okay thank you um and then that was all of my questions uh councilmember lay”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“That was all council questions. Let me go ahead and open up the public hearing on this item. um please submit a speaker to the city clerk raise your digital hand now or dial star nine on your telephone to indicate that you wish to speak i will call on members of public participating in person first followed by remote participants speakers will have three minutes to speak i have news i have one speaker card in the room uh zach k”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. That was my last speaker card in the room. City clerk, do we have any remote speakers wishing to speak on this item?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I will go ahead and close the public hearing and bring it back to Council. Council Member Selle.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“So that's OK. We can talk about that. But basically replacing an item three and item four approved with approve the response with with appropriate replacement as the second response from staff today.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Do you want to second the motion? Second. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“And any other change? I think that's good.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“OK. Thank you, city clerk. Councilmember Sell, to your motion.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yes, it was initially 1 and I'll say 1 and 4, but with the additional, with the friendly amendment, it's really 2 and 4, Alternatives 2 and 4. It's 1 and 3, both with modification.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you for clarifying that. Thank you. Council Member Chang.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. Next up is Vice Mayor Mellinger.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you to. Staff for. Um, thank you to staff for, uh, creating this response. Um, and I just wanna thank, uh, I'll echo what the vice mayor said, you know, thank you for council to council member sell for, for being on the VTA board and, and, you know, ultimately I appreciate what the grand jury did here. You know, it's like, and kind of going through, um, the report, it's very clear, you know, that there have been ongoing questions. VTA initially funded BART back in 2000, the year 2000 with Measure A. So here we are more than 25 years later and finally getting to boring and the questions…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. And let's move on to our next item. James Meeker & and 26 dash 0630 except the Community equity assessment and findings on the Community access belonging and equity gaps is there a staff report. James Meeker & And we can pause for we can pause for a moment actually let's take a five minute recess and come back at 811. James Meeker & Thank you very much. Let's go ahead and reconvene and move on to our next item, item 26-0630, Accept the Community Equity Assessment and Findings on the Community Access, Belonging, and Equity Gaps. If you'd like to start.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Are there questions for staff? First up is Councilmember Sell.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilmember. Next up is Vice Mayor Mellinger.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. Vice mayor. Uh, next up is council members to snares.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilmember. Next up is Councilmember Srini Basin.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilmember. Next up is Councilmember Chang.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026