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Votes at a glance: consent approvals, item holds and procedural actions — Sept. 16 meeting
Summary
A roundup of formal board actions taken Sept. 16, including approval of the consent calendar (with specified additions and an abstention), holding of Item 14 to a date uncertain, deletion of a commemorative item, and a directive for a budget‑system report back.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors completed several procedural and consent‑calendar actions during its Sept. 16 meeting. Below are the formal motions and outcomes recorded on the public record.
Consent calendar and related changes - Motion to approve the consent calendar and add Item 13 (real property at 1135 East Santa Clara Street) to consent was made and seconded during the meeting. Supervisor Ellenberg registered an abstention on Item 38. The motion passed unanimously with the abstention noted. - Item 14 (adoption of ordinance related to the District Attorney’s military equipment use policy) was requested by the District Attorney to be held to a date uncertain and was removed from today's calendar. - A correction to Item 38 clarified that the county would sponsor Together We Vote Coalition via fiscal agent Beyond the Village Inc. for $500 from a Supervisorial District 3 allocation; Supervisor Ellenberg noted her abstention on that item when the consent calendar passed. - Item 44c (announcement of travel for the interim assessor) was deleted at the assessor’s request. - Vice President Arenas requested deletion of a repeated commendation (Item 70e for La Raza Historical Society) and the board approved removal of that item.
Pulled items and report-back requests - Supervisor Abakova pulled Item 55 (agreement with Unisolutions Inc. on budget formulation and management software, not to exceed $6,500,000) for discussion. She requested that staff return to the board by August 2026 with a report describing how the new budget management system will improve public transparency (including an easier-to-understand public budget booklet). The board approved the item with that added direction.
Other recorded votes - Multiple procedural votes (motions to amend the consent calendar, deletions of items, and confirmations of roll-call votes) were taken throughout the meeting; where a specific abstention or hold was recorded it has been noted above.
How the votes were recorded - Where recorded on the transcript, roll call votes were read into the record (for example, the consent calendar modifications were approved with Supervisors Abakova, Yoon, Ellenberg, Vice President Arenas and President Lee voting; Ellenberg noted an abstention on Item 38).
