Council Policy 0-30 Request by Councilmember Hardy regarding data center update and moratorium

Opposed the data center moratorium, highlighting the local jobs provided by skilled mechanical contractors.

Opposed the moratorium, emphasizing the generational impact on union trades workers.

Urged the council to reject the moratorium and instead collaborate on sensible standards that protect local jobs.

Highlighted the training and safety standards of union workers in building critical infrastructure like data centers.

Emphasized the collaboration between unions and developers in building safe, sustainable projects in Santa Clara.

Asked the council to establish higher standards rather than a moratorium that threatens local jobs.

Spoke as a planning commissioner in favor of a short-term moratorium to study cumulative environmental and energy impacts.

Opposed the moratorium, explaining that data centers use closed-loop water systems and provide clean, high-standard jobs.

Supported agendizing the moratorium to protect the city legally and evaluate decommissioning costs and environmental impacts.

Urged the council to let staff complete their research and establish comprehensive standards instead of rushing a moratorium.

Asked the council to work with trade unions on standards rather than a moratorium that threatens jobs.

Asked the council to reject the moratorium request, noting that data centers have operated responsibly in California for decades.

Opposed the moratorium on behalf of Operating Engineers Local 3, citing the need for good local jobs.

Urged the council to follow examples set by other cities in developing comprehensive standards rather than bans.

Noted that data center topics were already addressed at a previous meeting and urged the council to incorporate moratorium analysis into existing work plans.