CALL MEETING TO ORDER by Mayor and ROLL CALL by City Clerk
5:30 PM
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
2026-15 (a) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT AND HIRING
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) Employee Position: City Manager
Decision: ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
2026-17 (b) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Existing Litigation: McHarris vs. City of Milpitas , Santa Clara County Superior Court Docket No. 23-CV-427505; Sixth District Docket No. H053453
Decision: ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
2026-18 (c) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT AND HIRING
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) Employee Position: Acting City Manager
Decision: ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT:
2025-825 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 Lam
PRESENTATIONS
2026-1 Certificate Presentation to Library and Education Advisory Commission Essay Winners
Decision: PRESENTATIONS
2026-2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Proclamation)
Decision: PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC FORUM
2025-826 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
2025-827 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 January 2026. | 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 December 16, 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. Consider Recommendations from Mayor Montano for Appointments to Rent Review Board (Staff Contact: Suzanne Guzzetta, City Clerk, 408-586-3001)
Receive Mayor Montano's recommendations and approve and confirm recommendations for appointments to the Rent Review Board | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
6. Approve Report of Actions Taken by the City Manager During the City Council and City of Milpitas Housing Authority Winter Recess from December 16, 2025 through January 13, 2026 (Staff Contact: Matt Cano Assistant City Manager, 408-586-3012)
Approve report of actions taken by the City Manager during the City Council and City of Milpitas Housing Authority Winter Recess from December 16, 2025 through January 13, 2026. | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
7. Authorize and Approve Travel Request for Mayor Carmen Montano to Washington, D.C. (Staff Contact: Matt Cano, Assistant City Manager, 408-586-3012)
Authorize and approve the travel to Washington, D.C., for Mayor Carmen Montano to attend the 94th Winter Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors to be held on January 28-30, 2026, for a combined estimated total amount of $4,500 budgeted under the Individual Elected Official allocation for Conferences/Meetings/Trainings. | attachments=2 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
8. Authorize the Assistant City Manager to Release the Option to Purchase the Affordable Housing Unit (Lot 20, Building 2) at 2001 Tarob Court, Accept the Net Proceeds from the Sale, and Execute the Necessary Documents (Staff Contact: Matt Cano, Assistant City Manager, 408-586-3012)
Authorize the Assistant City Manager to release the option to purchase the Affordable Housing Unit (Lot 20, Building 2) at 2001 Tarob Court, accept from the Developer the net proceeds from the sale of the unit in accordance with the Affordable Housing Agreement, and execute the necessary documents. | attachments=4 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
9. Authorize the Assistant City Manager, or Designee, to Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Harris & Associates, Inc. for a Transit Area Development Impact Fee Nexus Fee and Community Facilities District Nexus Study (Staff Contact: Luz Cofresí-Howe, Finance Director, 408-586-3111; and Jay Lee, Planning Director, 408-586-3077)
Authorize the Assistant City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Harris & Associates, Inc. for a Transit Area Development Impact Fee (TADIF) Nexus Fee and Community Facilities District (CFD) Nexus Study to include: (1) retroactively extend the Agreement through December 31, 2026; (2) add $5,100 for a revised maximum compensation of $105,085; (3) revise Exhibit A, Scope of Services, to add additional services; (4) revise Exhibit B, Schedule of Charges/Payments, to reflect payments for additional services; and (5) revise Exhibit C-4, Activity Schedule, to reflect updated project timeline. | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
10. Accept the Additional FY 2025 Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) Grant for Front-Line Law Enforcement Services and Approve the Appropriation of Funds to the Police Department’s FY 2025-26 Operating Budget (Staff Contact: Jared Hernandez, Chief of Police, 408-586-2406)
1) Accept the additional FY 2025 Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) Grant in the amount of $128,220.02 to be spent in alignment with the City Council approved FY 2025 spending plan; and 2) Approve the appropriation of funds to the Police Department’s FY 2025-26 Operating Budget for front-line law enforcement services. | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
11. Accept the FY 2026 Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) for Front-Line Law Enforcement Services and Approve the Appropriation of Funds (Staff Contact: Jared Hernandez, Chief of Police, 408-586-2406)
(1) Accept the FY 2026 Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) Grant in the Amount of $125,185.00 for Front-Line Law Enforcement Services; and (2) Approve the Appropriation of Funds in the Total Amount of $125,185 to the Police Department’s FY2025-26 Operating Budget. | attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: CONSENT CALENDAR
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
2025-833 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