Santa Clara Citizens Advisory Committee

02/22/2024

This is informational. As an elected official I can post something but according to California's Brown Act I cannot respond or comment on it. Yes some people know this and will exploit it by calling me names or accusing me nefarious things. Oh well. Maybe this is one of the reasons good people don't want to be elected officials

02/17/2024

Great picture with a great mess!

11/19/2021

At our Nov. 8, 2021 CAC meeting, we heard a presentation from Bludot:
https://www.bludot.io/
BluDot has developed innovative rewards programs to encourage buying local and supporting local businesses.

11/19/2021

At the Nov. 8, 2021 CAC meeting, we held our first “Innovation Showcase”. We invited outside vendors to present their solutions for improving civic engagement and supporting local businesses in cities across California and the United States.

OpenCounter, https://opencounter.com/, develops permitting and licensing software to streamline the process for citizens and save staff time at City Hall. They specialize in the pre-permit phase. This helps residents and businesses answer questions and guides them to the services they need.
A video of their presentation to the CAC is here:

11/08/2021

Please join us for our next CAC meeting:
Date: Monday, Nov. 8, 2021
Time: 7pm

At the meeting, we will host our 1st Annual "Innovation Showcase". We will hear presentations from private vendors who would like to present their innovative solutions for improving civic engagement and supporting local businesses in our city.

For the ZOOM link, please email: [email protected]

09/21/2021

City of Santa Clara rebates for rain barrels:

Rain barrels capture rainwater from a roof and store it for later use such as irrigation for lawns, gardens, or indoor plants.

09/21/2021

Free Compost Giveaway Event: Do know what happensto yard trimmings material? Yard trimmings get processed along with otherorganics into rich compost that improves soil structure and aeration,enriches soil with nutrients, and reduces pollutants all while diverting wastefrom landfills. The City ishosting its first self-service compost giveaway event forSanta Clara residents on Sunday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to12 p.m. at the City’s corporation yard located at 1700 WalshAve. Residents must provide a current utilitybill and/or personal identification to verifyeligibility. Compost will be self-served residents must bring theirown shovel and sturdy container (i.e. 5-gallonbucket), fill their container, and load their container into theirvehicle. Maximum of 30 gallons per household. Compost will beavailable while limited supplies last. Residents andemployees must wear a face covering while on City property andmaintain physical distancing. The event is subject State and County PublicHealth orders and guidelines.

05/03/2021

Please join us at today's CAC meeting, Monday, May 3, at 7pm.
On the agenda:
- A presentation by BAWSCA (Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency.)
- A summary and discussion of the recent CVRA lawsuit settlement.

For the Zoom link, please email us at: [email protected]