CALL MEETING TO ORDER by Mayor and ROLL CALL by City Clerk
5:30 PM
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
2025-534 (a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) Facts and circumstances related to a Public Records Act request. City as Defendant.
Decision: ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT:
2025-458 Report on action taken in Closed Session, if required per Government Code Section 54957.1, including the vote or abstention of each member present.
Decision: CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
Councilmember William Lam
PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC FORUM
6:00 PM
2025-459 Members of the public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s agenda. Comments will be limited to three minutes or less at the Mayor’s discretion. When called to speak, you are encouraged to state your name for the record. As an item not listed on the agenda, no action can be taken, however the City Council may instruct the City Manager to place the item on a future meeting agenda.
Decision: PUBLIC FORUM
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
READING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CODE OF CONDUCT
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
CONSENT CALENDAR
6:15 PM
2025-460 Consent calendar items are considered to be routine and will be considered for adoption by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a City Councilmember, member of the audience or staff requests the Council to remove an item from (or be added to) the consent calendar. Any person desiring to speak on any item on the consent calendar should ask to have that item removed from the consent calendar.
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Receive City Council Calendar of Meetings (Staff Contact: Suzanne Guzzetta, City Clerk, 408-586-3001)
Recommendation: Receive City Council Calendar of Meetings for August 2025. | attachments=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
2. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes (Staff Contact: Suzanne Guzzetta, City Clerk, 408-586-3001)
Recommendation: Approve City Council Meeting minutes of June 17, 2025. | attachments=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
3. Receive the Preview List of Anticipated Items for the Next Regular City Council Meeting (Staff Contact: Suzanne Guzzetta, City Clerk, 408-586-3001)
Recommendation: Receive the list of anticipated agenda items for the next regular City Council meeting. | attachments=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
4. Receive and Review the List of Agenda Items Requested by City Councilmembers (Staff Contact: Suzanne Guzzetta, City Clerk, 408-586-3001)
Recommendation: Receive the list of items that have been requested by City Councilmembers and received consensus in previous meetings to date. | attachments=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
5. Report Back on City Manager Activity During Summer Recess (Staff Contact: Matt Cano, Assistant City Manager, 408-586-3012
(1) Accept the report on City Manager Activity during the City Council Summer Recess and confirm continuing authority to complete ongoing work, and; (2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to continue to negotiate and execute under City Manager Summer Recess Authority: (a) a Professional Services Agreement with The Lew Edwards Group for business license tax reform ballot measure communications services in an amount not-to-exceed $113,500; and (b) Professional Services Agreements with professional services firms for organizational assessment services, and adjust the scope(s) of services, not-to-exceed amount(s) and term(s) of performance between individual firms as required in amounts that may exceed $100,000, subject to budgetary appropriations. | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
6. Award a Bid and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement with Technology, Engineering & Construction, Inc., dba TEC Accutite, for Aboveground/Underground Storage Tank Maintenance, Repair, and Related Services (Staff Contact: Luz Cofresí-Howe, Finance Director, 408-586-3111; and Christian Di Renzo, Public Works Director, 408-586-2602)
Award a bid and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to (1) Negotiate and execute a Maintenance Services Agreement with Technology, Engineering & Construction, Inc., dba TEC Accutite, for aboveground/underground storage tank maintenance, repair, and related services for an initial one-year term and a maximum compensation of $200,000; and (2) Exercise up to four additional one-year options with annual increases, if requested by vendor, limited to 3% or Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever is less, for a total five-year contract not-to-exceed amount of $1,061,827, subject to the appropriation of funds. | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
7. Award a Bid to Holiday Lights, Inc. and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement for the Annual Install/Removal of City-Owned Holiday Lights (Staff Contact: Luz Cofresí-Howe, Finance Director, 408-586-3111; and Christian Di Renzo, Public Works Director, 408-586-2602)
Award a bid and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute a Professional Services Agreement with Holiday Lights, Inc. for the annual install/removal of city-owned holiday lights for a five-year term and a maximum compensation of $375,000, subject to the appropriation of funds. | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
8. Adopt a Resolution to Approve Project Plans and Specifications, Award Bid to Square Signs LLC, and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement for Scoreboard Replacement Services (Staff Contact: Luz Cofresí-Howe, Finance Director, 408-586-3111; and Christian DiRenzo, Public Works Director, 408-586-2602)
Adopt a resolution to (1) Approve project plans and specifications; (2) Award Bid to Square Signs LLC; and (3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute a Construction Agreement with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Square Signs LLC, for scoreboard replacement services in an amount not to exceed $250,000, subject to the appropriation of funds. | attachments=2 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
9. Adopt a Resolution to Increase Appropriation for the Annual Wholesale Water Purchase from Santa Clara Valley Water District (Staff Contact: Luz Cofresí-Howe, Finance Director, 408-586-3111; and Christian Di Renzo, Public Works Director, 408-586-2602)
Adopt a resolution to increase appropriation for the Annual Wholesale Water Purchase from the Santa Clara Valley Water District by $446,073.32. | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
10. Receive Report on Workforce Housing Rental Assistance, Approve Programmatic Updates, and Approve Additional Appropriation from the Affordable Housing Community Benefit Fund for the Workforce Housing Rental Assistance Program Round Two (Staff Contact: Matt Cano, Assistant City Manager, 408-586-3012; and Sarah Balcha, Senior Administrative Analyst, 408-586-3268)
(1) Receive report and approve Workforce Housing Rental Assistance Program programmatic updates; and (2) Approve and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to allocate an additional appropriation of $20,000 from the Affordable Housing Community Benefit Fund to FORWARD for administration of round two of the Workforce Housing Rental Assistance Program. | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
11. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Award, Approve the Purchase of the Grant-Approved Specialty Vehicle, Enter into the Resultant Grant Agreement and other Ancillary Documents as Needed, and Approve the Related Budget Appropriation (Staff Contact: Jared Hernandez, Chief of Police, 408-586-2406)
(1) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to accept the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Award in the amount of $248,547, (2) Approve the purchase of the grant-approved specialty vehicle, (3) Enter into the resultant grant agreement and other ancillary documents as needed; and (4) Approve the related budget appropriation in the amount of $248,547 to the State Grants Police Department Fund. | attachments=2 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
12. Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Improvement Agreement between the City of Milpitas and Mission Peak Homes, Inc. for a Residential Project at 470-500 Wool Drive (Staff Contact: Christian Di Renzo, Public Works Director, 408-586-2602; and Michael Silveira, City Engineer, 408-586-3303)
Approve and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an Improvement Agreement between the City of Milpitas and Mission Peak Homes, Inc., for a residential project at 470-500 Wool Drive. | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
13. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Santa Clara Valley Water District for Property Acquisition for South Milpitas Boulevard Road Extension, Project No. 2016 (Staff Contact: Christian Di Renzo, Public Works, 408-586-2602; and Michael Silveira, City Engineer, 408-586-3303)
Adopt a resolution to authorize the City Manager to (1) Negotiate and execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Santa Clara Valley Water District for the acquisition of approximately 18,920 square foot of Assessor’s Parcel Number 086-37-018 in the amount of $270,000, (2) Negotiate and grant a Watershed Easement Agreement on said Purchase and Easement Agreement on 1841 Tarob Court to Santa Clara Valley Water District, (3) Negotiate and accept Easement Agreement from Anton Milpitas, LLC (1828 South Milpitas Boulevard) and The Harlowe, LLC (1821 South Milpitas Boulevard); and (4) Find that the purchase is in conformance with the Milpitas General Plan for South Milpitas Boulevard Road Extension, CIP No. 2016. | attachments=6 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6:30 PM
2025-465 Members of the public may be allotted up to three (3) minutes or less at the Mayor’s discretion, to comment on any public hearing item. Applicants/Appellants and their representatives may be allotted up to a total of ten (10) minutes for opening statements and up to a total of five (5) minutes maximum for closing statements. Items requested/recommended for continuance are subject to Council’s consent at the meeting.
Decision: PUBLIC HEARINGS
14. Conduct a Public Hearing, Adopt a Resolution Approving General Plan Amendment GP25-0001, and Introduce an Ordinance Approving Zoning Text Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment ZA25-0001 to Comprehensively Update the Zoning Ordinance (Staff Contact: Jay Lee, Planning Director, 408-586-3077)
(1) Conduct a public hearing and determine that the Environment Impact Report (EIR) Addendum adequately analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed General Plan and Zoning Amendments and is in compliance pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15162 and §15164; (2) Adopt a resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. GP25-0001; and (3) Waive the first reading beyond the title and Introduce Ordinance No. 38.858 approving Zoning Text and Zoning Map Amendment No. ZA25-0001 to comprehensively update the Zoning Ordinance and to achieve consistency between the General Plan Land Use Element, Zoning Ordinance, and Zoning Map. | attachments=7 | reports=1
Decision: PUBLIC HEARINGS
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
7:30 PM
2025-466 Members of the City Council or City Manager may make brief announcements at this time. Members of the City Council may also suggest future agenda items. For future agenda items, the City Council shall not debate the topic or engage in discussion but shall simply state a “yes” or “no” as whether to move the item forward. If a majority of the City Council agrees to move the item forward, the City Manager shall place the item on a future agenda.
Decision: ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
7:35 PM