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 2024-
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) (Alternate)- 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 United for Health- Comprised of the members of Gilroy and Morgan Hill promotes the health benefits (physical/mental) of existing programs and activities for park users and addresses active & safe Transportation to increase the number of people walking/riding bikes to school/work along with other healthy life choices. (Meets as needed) https://www.sccgov.org/sites/phd/collab/scufh/Pages/scufh-home.aspx
The Unhoused Task Force (Limited Term Task-Force)- The task force, chaired by Supervisor Chavez and Supervisor Susan Ellenberg, is composed of leaders from throughout the county, with its membership totaling 30 individuals including mayors, council members and members of the public, including those who have been homeless. The Task Force is charged with identifying and contributing to feasible short-term opportunities to address homelessness in Santa Clara County with a focus on emergency shelter and transitional housing solutions. This is a limited-term Task Force that completed its recommendations in 2020, and currently meets to share how each jurisdiction is implementing the Community Plan to End Homelessness. https://destinationhomesv.org/end-homelessness/ https://youtu.be/HHwZJ4Yoikk
