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City Council and Authorities Concurrent, March 10, 2026

Votes on Historic Property Mills Act Contract Terminations, 5-0 (Mayor Gilmore recused due to office proximity to one property)

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What happened

The Santa Clara City Council and Stadium Authority held a concurrent meeting on March 10, 2026, dominated by extensive deliberations on the Levi's Stadium FY 2026-27 operating budget.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Santa Clara, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
March 10, 2026
Decisions
6 zoning decisions
Outcome
Tabled, 5-0 (Mayor Gilmore recused due to office proximity to one property)

Free sample: decision 1 of 6

Stadium Authority FY 2026-27 Operating Budget

Approved $79.5 million total budget including $64.4 million operating, $21 million debt service, and $22 million capital expenditures. Year one CapEx projects approved along with multi-year projects that have funding in both year one and year two. Years two through five of the five-year CapEx plan were not approved pending facility condition assessments.

  • Staff to return within 90 days with update on year two projects; Stadium Authority to conduct independent facility condition assessment; marketing plan noted and filed pending Canyon Oaks consultant review

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

The Santa Clara City Council and Stadium Authority held a concurrent meeting on March 10, 2026, dominated by extensive deliberations on the Levi's Stadium FY 2026-27 operating budget.

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Key Decisions (6)

Approved

Stadium Authority FY 2026-27 Operating Budget

Vote: 4-2 (Cox and Gilmore voting no)Conditions attached
Approved

Vision Zero Action Plan Adoption

Vote: Approved (specific count not stated)Conditions attached
Approved

Counter-UAS Grant Acceptance

Vote: 5-0 (required five affirmative votes)Conditions attached
Approved

Peregrine Technologies Data Integration Platform

Vote: Approved (required five votes)Conditions attached
Approved

Military Equipment Annual Report

Vote: ApprovedConditions attached
Tabled

Historic Property Mills Act Contract Terminations

Vote: 5-0 (Mayor Gilmore recused due to office proximity to one property)Conditions attached

Development Activity (2)

Levi's Stadium Capital Improvements

Infrastructure

Vision Zero High Injury Network Improvements

Infrastructure

Market Signals (4)

Infrastructure

Stadium Authority facing significant capital expense increases as 13-year-old Levi's…

Sentiment

Stadium Authority staff expressed concern that $4 million annual capital…

Infrastructure

City received $6.5 million federal grant for counter-drone security systems,…

Housing Demand

Vision Zero analysis identified 51 fatal and 139 severe injury…

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