February 2008 Meeting Summaries

City Selection Committee:

Adopted Rules and Regulations of the Santa Clara County City Selection Committee:  Section 5 was reviewed and discussed.  Motion (Klein)/Second (Burr) to change the language of Section 5. Appointments. to read as follows: An appointee chosen by the CS Committee shall be an elected council member or Mayor of a Santa Clara City or Town (“Elected Official”) at the time of the CS Committee’s appointment.  In the event an Elected Official appointed by the CS Committee ceases to be an Elected Official, the CS Committee appointment shall also end on the same date as the appointee ceases to be an Elected Official. Any vacancy so created shall be filled by the CS Committee within 60 days of the date the vacancy occurred.”  Discussion included the language is effective with the passage of the motion, but the action is not retroactive.  Motion passed unanimously.

Board of directors:

• Received a report from Yoriko Kishimoto, CSC appointee to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Yoriko discussed Bay Area Particulate Matter Trends; Incentive Program for removal of wood burning fireplaces; cancer toxicity-weighted emissions by pollutant and source category; a spatial distribution of emissions in the Bay Area; and the Climate Protection Program’s 2007 Accomplishments.
• Policy Priorities for 2008: Chose ABAG Housing Allotments; countywide uniform streamlined solar permitting process; and countywide green building standards as the focus for this year. Board Members self selected a topic to work on for future presentation to the Board.
• Annual General Membership Meeting: Asked Board Members to encourage their council colleagues and city managers to attend the Thursday, March 13 Annual General Membership Meeting with our City Managers. 
• Legislation: Betsy Shotwell discussed the California state budget and the Legislative Analyst’s analysis to the budget and the two eminent domain propositions: Proposition 98 which the League of CA Cities is opposing and Proposition 99 that the League is supporting.
• Anna Jatczak, County/Cities Managers’ Liaison, stated the managers at their Feb. Meeting heard a report on the progress of the Interoperability Project where law enforcement, fire, and public health officials can communicate during a large scale emergency and the County’s 911 fee. Anna distributed an analysis by the county on the potential impacts of the Governor’s Budget on FY2009.
• Joys and Challenges: Board Members are encouraged to bring their Joys and Challenges to Board Meetings for discussion.  If you have information you would like distributed, please send to Joanne Benjamin and she can include the information in the meeting packet.
• Mayor Al Pinheiro distributed information on how the City of Gilroy saved the city money by prepaying the annual PERS Employer Contributions for the year.
• Sam Liccardo reported a Downtown San Jose Solar Initiative was just launched that coordinates a group buy for solar panels.
• Kathleen King suggested cities may want to consider joining Artsopolis, an online resource for Arts and Cultural information in Silicon Valley. Perhaps cities could negotiate a group buy.
• A challenge for cities is a continued relationship with school districts. Board members suggested ways their city has continued with a positive relationship.
• It was decided the Cities Association would co-sponsor the Green Building Tour on Mon. March 17 that is being organized by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
• Announcements:
• Kathleen King announced a press conference was held at Cadence which contributed $1 million of a diagnostic and intervention clinic for autism that will be located at the Mission Oaks Hospital facility.
• Sunshine Borelli distributed flyers to Assemblymember Jim Beall’s free pancake breakfast on Sat. March 1, 8-10:30 am, Southside Senior Center, 5585 Cottle Road, San Jose. RSVPs appreciated – 408-282-8920