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Santa Clara Park (2518 Mission College Boulevard) — APPROVED
Action: Adopted addendum to the Freedom Circle EIR; approved general plan text amendment, rezone to Planned Development and vesting tentative subdivision map for the Irvine Company\u000027s 1,792‑unit project. Mover: Councilmember Hardy. Second: Councilmember McShane. Vote: Unanimous (Gonzalez, Shahal, Hardy, Park, Jane, Cox, Gilmore). Direction: Council requested a study session on the proposed Hitchbourne/Great America Parkway traffic signal; study session to be scheduled without delaying permitting.

3941 Stevens Creek Boulevard (TEFRA/Tax‑exempt bond reissuance) — APPROVED
Action: Held a Tefra hearing and adopted a resolution approving California Municipal Finance Authority issuance of tax‑exempt bonds (technical reissuance) to allow conversion of construction financing to permanent financing for a 59‑unit 100% affordable project developed by CRP Affordable Housing and Community Development. Motion and second not specified on record; vote: unanimous.

Stadium Authority financial status report and budget amendments (quarter ending 12/31/2024) — APPROVED
Action: The Stadium Authority reviewed and approved financial status report and a package of budget amendments to reflect projected year‑end revenues and expenditures, including appropriations to recognize non‑NFL event net revenue and to cover public‑safety costs over the threshold with discretionary funds (per the 2024 settlement agreement). Motion by Councilmember Jane; second by Vice Mayor Cox. Vote: unanimous.

Consent item pulled and approved (enterprise GIS agreement) — APPROVED
Action: Award of agreement to Ara Nini, Geographics LLC and Links Technologies for enterprise geographic information systems services was pulled for review by Vice Mayor Cox and then approved on the consent calendar. Motion by Vice Mayor Cox; second by Councilmember Gonzalez. Vote: unanimous.

Other: The council approved the remainder of the consent calendar by a roll call vote with two members noted as recused on specific items; full roll call recorded in minutes.

Ending: No further actions required for these items beyond conditions and follow‑up staff work described in each approval; council required a traffic study session on the Hitchbourne/Great America Parkway signal before signal implementation.

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Why it matters: Super Bowl 60 (to be held at Levi\u000027s Stadium) and the city\u000027s simultaneous role as a host for large international events require layered public‑safety plans and clear reimbursement agreements. Staff described active federal, state and regional coordination and outlined estimated public‑safety costs and a schedule for a league event (government services) agreement.

Key points from staff: Captain Richard Fitting (Police) described participation in the Department of Homeland Security Visiting Public Safety Officials program and ongoing federal coordination; Battalion Chief Matt Queen (Fire) summarized training, hazardous‑materials planning and mutual‑aid posture; David Flam (Emergency Services) described the emergency‑operations framework for city‑wide consequence management. Assistant City Manager Chuck Baker and City Manager Jovan Grogan summarized convention center upgrades and marketing efforts by Discover Santa Clara to position the convention center as an event hub.

Estimated costs and agreements: Staff said current public‑safety cost estimates for Super Bowl 60 are roughly $6.4 million, and the city has entered interim reimbursement agreements with the Bay Area Host Committee that cover pre‑agreement planning and VPSO participation. The city is negotiating a more complete league event (government services) agreement that will specify cost allocation, invoicing and financial guarantees; staff said they target a final agreement before May 31 and noted the agreement may include a guarantor (a 49ers entity) for host‑committee shortfalls.

Convention center and tourism: Chuck Baker said the Santa Clara Convention Center has installed new digital signage, refurbished restrooms and replaced a major ballroom air wall; Discover Santa Clara launched an updated website with multilingual features, hotel booking tools and neighborhood maps to help visitors and event planners.

Public safety operations and next steps: Staff emphasized the difference between event‑centric command posts and the city\u000027s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) which maintains city‑wide situational awareness during events. The public‑safety team plans to schedule technical briefings and exercises and will continue weekly coordination with the Bay Area Host Committee, federal partners and the NFL.

Ending: Council received the informational update and posed detailed questions about convention center use, cost tracking and timing of the league event agreement. Staff said the agreement negotiations are ongoing and reaffirmed a May timeframe to bring a proposed league event agreement to the council and stadium authority for approval.

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The project converts a 25.7‑acre office site to high‑density residential within the city\u000027s Freedom Circle future focus area, and includes five five‑story residential buildings, roughly 3,500 square feet of retail space, about 3.4 acres of public parkland and a north–south pedestrian connector to the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail. The developer and staff told council 15 percent of units (about 268–194 units after rounding discussed by staff and applicant) will be set aside as affordable under the city\u000027s ordinance; the applicant also plans 67 percent of units as smaller \"affordable by design\" homes targeted at teachers, students and nearby workers.

Why it matters: The decision moves one of the largest proposed residential projects in the city\u000027s Freedom Circle area forward, adding a large number of market and subsidized units intended to help Santa Clara meet its regional housing allocations while reshaping an employment‑rich corridor to housing and parks.

What the council approved and why: Planning staff described the project as a \"wrap\"‑style design with parking hidden behind building fronts, a central East–West retail node, class‑4 protected bike lanes, vehicle‑charging infrastructure and a proposed on‑site tree count that exceeds code (staff cited replacing 287 removed trees with 417 new trees and a total tree count reported by the applicant). Staff told council the project generally conforms to the Freedom Circle Future Focus Area policies and the very high density residential general plan designation.

Traffic, parks and architecture dominated discussion. Several council members pressed the developer and staff about the impact of a traffic signal the project would install at Hitchbourne and Great America Parkway to mitigate projected queueing caused by the new development. Public‑safety and traffic staff said traffic modeling for the focus area and the project showed a signal was warranted and that signal timing can be configured during stadium events to reduce conflicts.

The council asked the developer and staff to return with an informational study session about the signal and how it would be managed during commute and stadium event periods. Council also sought clarity that scheduling that study session would not delay the project approvals or initial implementation; staff said the project can proceed into final steps of the entitlement and building review while the council receives the study session prior to implementing the signal.

Developer and public comments: Carlene Matchniv, vice president for entitlements at the Irvine Company, said the design will incorporate photovoltaic systems, a LEED‑Gold equivalent approach and a mix of Mediterranean‑inspired architectural palettes. \"We own our projects, and we maintain them,\" Matchniv told the council, describing the design intent and the applicant\u000027s maintenance commitments. Afsha Hamid, the city\u000027s community development director, briefed the council on planning findings and the Planning Commission\u000027s unanimous recommendation of approval.

More than 20 members of the public spoke at the hearing; speakers in support included representatives of the Housing Action Coalition, the NorCal Carpenters union and local residents who said the project brings needed housing near jobs and transit. Ally Sacerman of Housing Action Coalition said the project\u000027s on‑site affordable housing \"greatly contributes to Santa Clara\u000027s RHNA obligations.\" Jaime Vasquez of NorCal Carpenters emphasized union job opportunities during construction.

Vote and direction: Councilmember Hardy moved to adopt the package of actions recommended by staff (addendum to EIR, general plan text amendment, rezone to PD and vesting tentative map). Councilmember McShane seconded. The motion included an explicit direction that staff schedule a council study session to present traffic modeling and signal timing for Hitchbourne/Great America Parkway — with a council instruction that any study session should not delay building review or initial steps of project implementation. The council passed the motion unanimously; members recorded in the roll call vote included Gonzalez, Shahal, Hardy, Park, Jane, Vice Mayor Cox and Mayor Gilmore.

What comes next: If the council\u000027s approvals are interpreted as final entitlements (the architectural review will occur at staff level), staff and the applicant will complete conditions of approval and building permit submittals through the normal plan‑check cycle. The council also asked staff to report back on the timing and content of the traffic study session and to pursue opportunities for local hire and coordination with construction trades.

Ending: The project represents a major incremental step toward the city\u000027s Freedom Circle vision, but a number of detailed design and operations questions remain — in particular traffic management at a location already affected by stadium events — and council required a focused study session before implementation of the proposed signal. The council approved the entitlement package with direction to move forward on permitting while scheduling the traffic briefing.

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