City Council and Authorities Concurrent, May 5, 2026
Approved: Parks and Recreation Master Plan Adoption, unanimous (7-0)
What happened
On May 5, 2026, Santa Clara approved Parks and Recreation Master Plan Adoption (unanimous).
The Santa Clara City Council held a study session on the FY 2026-2028 biennial budget, which shows a balanced 10-year forecast with $35 million in additional revenues from strong sales tax growth and SVP transfers.
- Jurisdiction
- Santa Clara, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous (7-0)
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan for HUD Grant Funds
Council approved the final version of the Annual Action Plan allocating $1.5 million in CDBG funds and $761,000 in HOME funds to various community organizations including Project Sentinel, Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley, Bill Wilson Center, and Senior Adults Legal Assistance at $30,000 each for public services.
- Funding subject to HUD requirements and quarterly reporting by recipient organizations
The other decisions are listed below. Available full write-ups and conditions are included with Pro.
Get every Santa Clara meeting with full decisions, votes, and zoning details, within hours of each session.
Santa Clara access in Pro, $39/month.
Key Decisions (5)
FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan for HUD Grant Funds
TEFRA Hearing for Clara Gardens Affordable Housing at 3550 El Camino Real
Parks and Recreation Master Plan Adoption
Santa Clara Tourism Improvement District Renewal Intent
Private Encroachments in Public Right-of-Way Ordinance
Full write-ups and conditions for all 5 decisions in Pro.
Development Activity (3)
Clara Gardens (Phase 2 of Bella Vista Inn)
Residential
North Santa Clara Park (Related City Place)
Other
International Swim Center Improvements
Infrastructure
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
City approved $50 million in tax-exempt bonds for 120-unit affordable…
Commercial Demand
Related City Place development timeline remains uncertain due to current…
Infrastructure
City's 10-year forecast shows $252 million in unfunded high-priority infrastructure…
3 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.
Meeting audio
Listen to the recording and select a timestamp with Pro.
Audio in Pro
Zoning terms (11)
53 recorded timestamps
- approved (16 timestamps)
- mixed use (1 timestamps)
- industrial (1 timestamps)
- public hearing (20 timestamps)
- residential (5 timestamps)
- zoning (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
Ask this meeting anything
The transcript is ready. Ask questions with answers cited to this meeting in Pro.
Meeting Q&A in Pro
Questions you can ask
- What conditions were attached to the decisions?
- What were the recorded votes?
Go deeper on this meeting
5 recorded decisions, 5 conditions across 5 decisions. Available full write-ups are included with Pro for Santa Clara.
Full write-up and conditions in Pro
Follow Santa Clara
Get the agenda when a meeting is posted, plus decision and analysis alerts.
We'll email you a 6-digit code, no password.