It's 11 PM, which means the Santa Clara City Council session is cutting into my Daily Show/Colbert Report time. Not cool.
Truth be told, I haven't been watching it for very long. It's been going long thanks to a very extended comments session. There'll be an update when something actually happens.
11:43 PM - All comments in. Mayor Patricia Mahan just called for a brief break. Video feed now has Celine Dion music. Kill me now...
1:30 AM - After more comments by the Council and City Manager, the plan was approved 5-2. In favor were Mayor Mahan and Councilmembers Dominic Caserta, Joe Kornder, Jamie Matthews, and Kevin Moore. The dissenters were Councilmembers Will Kennedy and Jamie McLeod. I didn't hear a word about the Stadium Authority's role from anyone on the Council. Am I missing something here? Even if it had been brought up earlier during the session's public comment period, it's seems remiss not to mention it. Your move, Santa Clara citizens.
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Council voted 5-2 to accept the term sheet.
That's great news!
Anyone understand why they are waiting until March 2010 rather than November 2009 for a vote---seems to me that 5 months of public debate before a vote would be more than enough for the citizens of Santa Clara to make an informed decision---
Personally---seems to me they have negotiated a very strong deal---assuming that the SA is protected as they say-
Maybe they are waiting until March because they have to come up with a good answer to the Stadium Authority question... pure speculation on my part.
Future venue for World Cup 2022?
Anyone understand why they are waiting until March 2010 rather than November 2009 for a vote---seems to me that 5 months of public debate before a vote would be more than enough for the citizens of Santa Clara to make an informed decision---
Maybe they want the issue decided in a lower-turnout election?
Actually I understand that they are pushing for a high turnout and plan to use a mail-in only ballot system to manage the costs of the election. Historically most of your absentee voters were pretty conservative--I am sure they will use an Obama type of get out and vote via mail-in ballots for the younger citizens (assuming Santa Clara has those)--
Transic - Yes. Soccer Silicon Valley founder Colin McCarthy was there last night pressing the case. Lew Wolff has also been talking with the Yorks about using the stadium as the Quakes' "big" venue, a la the Coliseum today.
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