Each year the Mayor assigns Council Members to represent the City Council on regional and local committees. I'm proud to be assigned to the following for 2025-
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)- Consists of one city council member from each of the 15 cities and one member from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. The PAC ensures that all jurisdictions within the county have access to the development of VTA's policies and forward these recommendations to the VTA Board of Directors. (Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 4:00 pm) http://santaclaravta.iqm2.com/Citizens/Board/1011-Policy-Advisory-Committee
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority JPA Board Director/Ad-Hoc Legislative Committee Member- Thirteen communities in Santa Clara County formed a Joint Powers Agency named the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (SVCE), a local non-profit public agency that will run a community-owned agency. For these communities, SVCE is your official electricity provider and I am continuing this year on the Board of Directors. We work in partnership with PG&E. We buy clean electricity directly from the source encouraging the kind of market growth and competition that results in more renewable energy and lower energy generation rates. PG&E continues to deliver electricity over existing infrastructure, maintain power lines and provide customer service. Your bill continues to come from PG&E, with SVCE’s lower generation charges replacing those from PG&E. (Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm) https://www.svcleanenergy.org
CalTrain Local Policy Maker Group (LPMG)- The Local Policy Maker Group (LPMG) is an advisory group, comprised of officials from the cities and counties along the Caltrain corridor. (Meetings are held fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm) https://www.caltrain.com/about-caltrain/advisory-committees/local-policy-maker-group
South County Youth Task Force Policy Team (Alternate) Member- The South County Youth Task Force (SCYTF) has Team Members from local and county governments and agencies, school districts, community and faith-based organizations, and law enforcement agencies in South County. All Team Members and their organizations or agencies are committed to serving, supporting, and uplifting our youth so that they have the opportunity to thrive. The SCYTF is organized into the Policy Team, the Technical Team, and Committees. The Policy Team is made up of executives from SCYTF member organizations and provides leadership, policy direction, evaluates emerging trends, and evaluates/monitors the Technical Team. The Technical Team is made up of direct-line staff and carries out the direction set by the Policy Team, uplifts and responds to issues and trends from youth, families, and community, and implements the Strategic Plan. SCYTF Committees include Technical Team and Policy Team members. The Committees focus on specific goals and issues and are composed of Policy Team and Technical Team Members. https://www.scyouththrive.org (Meets the 1st Thursday of even-numbered months 1:30-3:30 p.m., alternating between Gilroy and Morgan Hill).
Santa Clara Expressway Plan 2040 Policy Advisory Board (PAB) Alternate- The 2040 County Expressway Plan will examine existing conditions of all the expressways in Santa Clara County and provide updates to identified expressway improvement projects outlined in 2008 including making new or revised recommendations for improvements per expressway. (Meets 5 times per year at 6:30 p.m., SCC Board of Supervisors Chambers, 70 W. Hedding St. San Jose.)
