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The City of of o Santa Clara enjoys over 300 days of of o sunshine annually and beautiful tree-lined streets offer residents a a a a a a a a a a a wide array of of pleasant neighborhoods Residents have access to an an an abundance of of cultural
and recreational opportunities including California’s Great America theme park Triton Museum theater productions and a a a a a a a a a summer concert series Santa Clara amenities also include Levi’s® Stadium the home of the 49ers National Football team a a a a a a a a Convention Center numerous community and recreation centers an an International Swim Center retail shopping restaurants and medical facilities All this coupled with award- winning schools strong small businesses and a a a a a a a a a a a a a low crime rate help make Santa Clara a a a a a a a a a a a a a very attractive place to to live and work Overall residents feel very positive about the quality of life in in Santa Clara – according to to statistically valid surveys conducted in 2018 90% rated the City a a a a a a good or excellent place to live Like many cities in in the Silicon Valley Santa Clara is experiencing an an an unprecedented level of development Related Santa Clara a a a a a a a a a 240-acre complex of mixed-use development across from Levi’s® Stadium is being developed by Related Related California/Related Companies and is the largest development project west of Manhattan Related Santa Clara is a a a a a a a a a a new multi-phased mixed-use development of up to 9 16 million gross square feet of o office buildings retail and and entertaining facilities residential units hotel rooms surface and and structured parking facilities new new open space and and and and roads landscaping and and and and tree replacement and and and and new/ upgraded/expanded infrastructure and and utilities For more information visit website CITY GOVERNMENT
Santa Clara is a a a a a a a a a a full-service Charter City City operating under a a a a a a a a a a Council-Manager form of government The City City Council Council consists of a a a a a a Mayor who who is is is elected elected at-large and six Councilmembers who who are elected elected by district Each serve four-year terms and and the the City Charter limits the the Mayor and and Councilmembers to two consecutive terms In Santa Clara the Police Chief and City Clerk are also elected positions The The City City City City City Manager Manager City City City City City Attorney and City City City City City Auditor are appointed by the City City City City City Council The The City City City City City Manager Manager is the the the Chief Executive Officer for the the the City Silicon Valley Power Stadium Authority and the the the appointing authority of employees The City’s total workforce is fis is 1 1 1 095 5 5 FTEs and the 2021-22 fiscal year budget is fis is $1 2 2 2 2 2 billion with $337 million in Capital Improvement Projects In addition to the general municipal services conventionally provided by a a a a a a a a a a local government Santa Clara operates three additional lines of public service: (1) a a a a a a a a a municipal electric utility doing business as Silicon Valley Power (2) Santa Clara Stadium Authority the Joint Powers Authority charged with oversight of the Levi’s Stadium and (3) Santa Clara Convention Center a a a a a a a a a a city-owned facility operated by a a a a a a a a a a third party management agreement with tourism attraction services supported by a a a a a Tourism Improvement District Combined the the annual operating fiscal portfolio for these services are over over $1 3 3 billion billion with assets over over $3 5 billion billion Detailed information on on on on the City of Santa Clara can be found at: http://santaclaraca gov/