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<\/a><\/p>\nCity Manager Jovan Grogan said the city is unable to provide power to new data centers and has ostensibly halted data center approvals since 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The proposal stirred the pot on the council.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are we afraid of, we\u2019re afraid of having a discussion? That worries me,\u201d Hardy said.<\/p>\n
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Council Member Kelly Cox said she believes data centers are not for every community. She called discourse around data centers \u201cour century\u2019s Cold War,\u201d adding that there is \u201cmass propaganda\u201d surrounding the discourse around them. She opposed halting construction on new data centers, calling it \u201cirresponsible governance.\u201d<\/p>\n Council Member Kevin Park said the city uses its low rates as justification for continued expansion of the city\u2019s utility, Silicon Valley Power.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cResidential rates keep going up, and it is not the residents that need the power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Public commenters amounted to union leaders advocating for the jobs that data centers provide.<\/p>\n Mayor Lisa Gillmor called data centers the \u201cjewel of the city,\u201d saying Santa Clara is the \u201cgold standard.\u201d Other cities, she said, are \u201clight years\u201d behind Santa Clara.<\/p>\n \u201cWe do it right. I am really proud of what we do,\u201d she said. \u201cStop poking at our success, because we have a lot of it \u2026 we have done the right thing. We are making sure our residents\u2019 rates are low. We supply good-paying jobs. We are still business-friendly, and that the business centers will also give back to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n Hardy also proposed examining how the city deals with non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) regarding data centers.<\/p>\n \u201cThe public needs to know that we aren\u2019t making back-room deals,\u201d said Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gillmor accused her colleagues of hypocrisy, saying several of them agreed to an NDA for the FIFA World Cup and the Super Bowl held at Levi\u2019s Stadium earlier this year.<\/p>\n Gillmor and Cox worried that singling out data centers for NDA disclosure sent the wrong message to the public. Gillmor said the city\u2019s \u201creputation was on the line.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHow can you not put this on for further action right away, otherwise you are hiding stuff,\u201d said Byron Fleck, a public commenter and a volunteer with Hardy\u2019s campaign for mayor.<\/p>\n Park amended the motion to broaden the scope of NDAs from data centers to all city dealings.<\/p>\n Grogan said he was \u201cincreasingly concerned\u201d with the amount of work the council was delegating to the city employees, adding that the council already has 150 items on its list of priority initiatives.<\/p>\n A motion to discuss the city\u2019s NDAs passed unanimously.\u00a0It will return to the council at the same time as when the city discusses data centers and their water usage.<\/p>\n Santa Clara City Council Consent Calendar Spending<\/p>\n The council approved the following spending in one motion via the consent calendar:<\/p>\n Two $250,000 increases to purchase orders with Reed & Graham and Granite Rock to cover up to four one-year extensions for backfill and asphalt. The total purchase order is now $1.75 million.<\/p>\n A $627,430 increase to a purchase order with Vintage Contractors, Inc. for additional recreational court repair and resurfacing.<\/p>\n $5.83 million agreement with First Shield Security & Patrol, Inc. for city security through the end of October 2029.<\/p>\n A three-year, $2.72 million agreement with ACE Parking for parking control and event parking operations at the Santa Clara Convention Center.<\/p>\n A one-year, $611,903 extension to an agreement with Performance Mechanical, Inc. for boilermaker and pipefitter services. The total is now $2.61 million.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The next regularly scheduled meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1500 Warburton Ave. in Santa Clara.<\/p>\n Members of the public can participate in the city council meetings on Zoom at https:\/\/santaclaraca.zoom.us\/j\/99706759306<\/a>; Meeting ID: 997-0675-9306 or call 1 (669) 900-6833, via the City\u2019s eComment (available during the meeting) or by email to PublicComment@santaclaraca.gov<\/a><\/p>\n Contact David Alexander at d.todd.alexander@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Previous Santa Clara City Council Meetings:![\"Kevin](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792628771_919_NewsBannerAd20261.png\"\/)
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