>>> WE WILL ASK TONY IF SHE 
COULD TAKE ROLL CALL.
>> JIMENEZ.  PERALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> DIEP .  CARRASCO.  DAVIS.
>> HERE.
>> ESPARZA.
>> HERE.
>> ARENAS.
>> HERE.
>> FOLEY.
>> HERE.
>> KHAMIS .  JONES?  
>>Chappie Jones: HERE.
>> MERIT LICCARDO.
>>Sam Liccardo : HERE.
>> WE HAVE A CORMAC.
>>Johnny Khamis : I WANT TO SAY 
I'M HERE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
RIGHT.  IF YOU ARE ABLE IF YOU 
COULD PLEASE STAND WE WILL RISE 
FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.  
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH 
IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GO
 
, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND 
JUSTICE FOR ALL.  THANK YOU.  
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS WILL 
PROVIDE AN INVOCATION.  
>>Dev Davis : OUR INVOCATION 
TODAY WAS WRITTEN BY THE 
REVEREND DOCTOR BRIAN JAMES 
FRANZEN, WHO IS THE PASTOR AT 
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN.  HE 
WROTE IT AS IF HE WOULD BE THE 
ONE GIVING IT SO I WANT TO MAKE 
THAT CLEAR BEFORE I READ IT.  
FRIENDS GATHERED, I WOULD LIKE 
TO TAKE A MOMENT AND CENTER US 
AS A COMMUNITY.  FOR WEEKS WE 
HAVE HEARD WE ARE LIVING IN 
UNCHARTED TIMES.  I'M HERE TO 
TELL YOU WE ARE NOT.  WE HAVE 
HAD PANDEMICS BEFORE.  IN FACT, 
IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY DURING 
THE SPANISH FLU, NOT WEARING A
FACEMASK WAS ILLEGAL .  WE HAVE 
HAD EMIR OF RACISM HELD BEFORE 
US MANY TIMES.  SOMETIMES WE 
LISTEN AND CHOSE NOT TO ACT.  
OTHER TIMES WE OUTRIGHT REFUSED 
TO LISTEN.  AND ALL TOO OFTEN 
WE WORKED IN WAYS TO SILENCE 
THEVOICES WE DO NOT LIKE .  BUT 
TIMES LIKE THIS I BELIEVE 
WISDOM FOUND IN THE HEBREW BOOK 
OF MICAH HELPS US SEE WHERE OUR 
PRIORITIES SHOULD LAND.  MICAH 
SAW THE SIGNS HIS ONCE PEACEFUL 
COMMUNITY WAS NOT AS PEACEFUL 
AS HE THOUGHT THROUGH THE 
COMMUNITY AND GIVENIN THE 
EXPLOITATION AND POWER .  THIS 
IS ONLY GOING TO LEAD TO 
IMPENDING DOOM.  IN THE MIDST 
OF THIS DOOM, MICAH GAVE THEM A 
WAY TO CHANGE THEIR FATE.  THUS 
GIVING THEM HOPE.  THE MOST 
POPULAR PASSAGE FROM MICAH, HE 
CHALLENGES THE COMMUNITY SAYING 
HE HAS TOLD YOU, O MORTAL, WHAT 
IS GOOD AND WHAT DOES THE LORD 
REQUIRE OF YOU BUT TO DO 
JUSTICE AND TO LOVE KINDNESS 
AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR 
GOD.  THAT IS FROM MICAH 
CHAPTER 6 VERSEEIGHT .  SO 
BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THIS 
COMMUNITY, YOU MUST START WITH 
JUSTICE LOOKING INWARD AND 
ASKING OURSELVES ARE WE GIVING 
A VOICE TO THE VOICELESS, ARE 
WE RESPECTING THE HUMANITY OF 
EACH PERSON.  I CHALLENGE YOU 
TO THINK OF KINDNESS, LOOKING 
INWARD AND ASKING OURSELVES ARE 
WE LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR, ARE WE 
EXTENDING MERCY.  FINALLY, I 
CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND HUMILITY
WITHIN YOURSELVES, EXPLAIN THE 
MOTIVATION BEHIND WHAT YOU DO . 
IF YOUR PURSUIT IS POWER, YOU 
MUST SEE HOW THIS POWER MAY 
ULTIMATELY DESTROY.  IF YOUR 
PURSUIT IS A GENUINE DESIRE TO 
MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND CREATE A 
STRONGER COMMUNITY, I IMPLORE 
YOU TO FIND THAT: WITH A NEW 
AND HUMBLE YOURSELVES IN THE 
KNOWLEDGE THAT MAKING A GREAT 
COMMUNITY COMES TO THE HARD 
WORK OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. . 
IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, IT IS 
IMPORTANT POLITICIANS, 
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ALL 
CITIZENS CRITIQUE OUR 
PRIORITIES AND ASK IF OUR LAWS 
AND POLICY ARE WRITTEN WITH THE 
DESIRE FOR POWER OR ARE THEY 
WRITTEN OUT OF COMPASSION.  
GOOD STEWARDS BUILD UP AND 
STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY AND 
THE INDIVIDUALS IT HOLDS.  AS 
LEADERS, SHOULD NOT BE BARRIERS 
TO PROTECT THEPOWERFUL BUT 
RATHER YOU ARE CALLED TO BE 
CATALYSTS , TO CREATE A STRONG 
COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE HAS 
WORTH AND ALL ARE EQUAL.  OUR 
COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON THE 
CRAZY IDEA THAT ALL MEN ARE 
CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ARE 
ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH 
CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS THAT 
AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY 
AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS.  
TODAY, WE KNOW THIS SHOULD NOT 
ONLY APPLY TO WHITEMAN BUT ALL 
HUMANITY.  THIS IS WHY WE HAVE 
TO LISTEN AND THIS IS WHY WE 
HAVE TO CARE.  IF WE DO NOT, WE 
BECOME LOST TO OURSELVES AND 
THE ONLY THING THAT CAN 
FLOURISH IS EVIL ITSELF.  THANK 
YOU FOR YOUR TIME FOR THE 
REVEREND DOCTOR BRIAN JAMES 
FRANZEN, PASTOR OF WESTMINSTER 
RESPIRATORY AND CHURCH.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
COUNCILMEMBER.  WE WILL TAKE UP 
AT THIS TIME ORDERS OF THE DAY 
AND OF COURSE MINDFUL TODAY IS 
THE FUNERAL OF GEORGE FLOYD.  
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO 
CONSIDER ITEM 3.6, WHICH IS TH
 
DISCUSSION AND ACTION RELATED 
TO POLICE USE OF FORCE .  THAT 
REQUIRES TERMINATION BY TWO 
THIRDS VOTE AND THAT WOULD BE 
HEARD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 
CLOSED SESSION REPORTS THAT 
WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY.  I WANTED 
TO PROPOSE A WAY OF PERCEIVING 
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHEN THE 
COUNCIL, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES 
AND I SIGNED THAT MEMORANDUM WE 
WANTED TO GET IT BEFORE THE 
COUNCIL AND BEFORE THE PUBLIC 
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CHOSE 
THIS COUNCIL MEETING TO DO SO.  
IT BE IN THE CLOSEST MEETING.  
BUT WE RECOGNIZE WE HAVE MANY 
OTHER THINGS WE HAVE TO DECIDE 
AND RESOLVE TODAY AND WE WANTED 
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH 
TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND FOR 
A FULL DISCUSSION.  OBVIOUSLY 
WE WON'T FINISH ALL THIS 
DISCUSSION THIS WEEK, BUT WE 
CERTAINLY WANT TOHAVE A VERY 
FULL DISCUSSION THIS WEEK .  
WHAT I WANTED TO PROPOSE WAS WE 
BEGIN THIS DISCUSSION 
IMMEDIATELY AND WE WILL TAKE IT 
UNTIL 1:00 AND THEN TAKE OUR 
LUNCH BREAK AND RESUME THE 
COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS, WHICH I 
EXPECT WILL GO ON UNTIL 
MIDNIGHT ON ALL THE OTHER ITEMS 
AS WELL WHICH WE HAVE.  WHICH 
OF COURSE WE WILL START WITH 
THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER 
REGARDING OUR RESPONSE TO THE 
PANDEMIC AND WHAT WE ARE DOING 
IN PARTICULAR ABOUT MANY 
FAMILIES SUFFERING WITHOUT JOBS 
OR PAYCHECKS RIGHT NOW.  SO 
THAT WILL BE A KEY FOCUS ON 
ITEM 3.1.  WHAT I WANT TO 
PROPOSE WAS IF WE WERE ABLE TO 
TAKE UP 3.6, THE DISCUSSION ON 
THE POLICE CHIEF USE OF FORCE 
IMMEDIATELY AFTER TWO HOURS A 
HEARING RESPONSE TO THE 
QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE 
MEMORANDUM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO 
TAKE UP SOME AMOUNT OF COUNSEL 
DISCUSSION FOR PUBLIC 
DISCUSSION.  IT WILL THEN 
REQUIRE US TO TAKE AND CONTINUE 
THIS HEARING ON FRIDAY.  I 
THINK THAT WASTHE DATE THAT 
MADE THE MOST SINCE AFTER 
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY 
MANAGERS TEAM .  AND I WANTED 
TO PROPOSE THAT WOULD BEGIN AT 
11:30 A.M. I KNOW MANY 
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE ON THE VTA 
BOARD AND WE WILL BE OPENING UP 
THE BART SYSTEM IN SAN JOSE AT 
10:00 A.M. AND SO HOPEFULLY AT 
1130, THAT WOULD GIVE US ENOUGH 
TIME TO BE PRESENT FOR THIS 
DISCUSSION AT 11:30 A.M.. I 
WANTED TO PROPOSE THAT AS OUR 
APPROACH AND ITEM 3.6.  THERE 
ARE ALSO NEW ITEMS 3.7, WHICH 
IS RATIFICATION OF DIRECTOR Ã
DECLARATION DIRECTOR OF 
EMERGENCY SERVICES SUSPENDING 
ENFORCEMENT ON CERTAIN 
PROVISIONS IN LAND USE 
REQUIREMENTS OF SAN JOSE 
MUNICIPAL CODE AND IT ALSO 
REQUIRES A 2/3 VOTE.  THE 
REQUEST FOR THE ADMINISTRATION 
TO DIFFER ITEM TO NOT THREE, 
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR THE 
PROJECT ONSOUTH ALMADEN AND 
PARK AVENUE.  ACTUALLY, THAT IS 
REQUEST FOR MYSELF .  THAT 
WOULD BEDEFERRAL ONE WEEK TO 
THE 16 .  SO THAT WOULD BE THE 
ITEMS ON THE ORDERS OF THE DAY 
AND THEN I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO OFFER 
AN ADJOURNMENT.  ARE THE ANY 
COMMENTS ON ORDERS OF THE DAY?  
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS?  
>>Dev Davis : I WAS GOING TO 
MAKE THE MOTION.  IS IT OKAY IF 
I MAKE THE MOTION QUICK.
>>Sam Liccardo : PLEASE DO.
>>Dev Davis : AND WILL MOVE 
APPROVAL OF ORDERS OF THE DAY 
WITH ALL THE MAYOR'S 
RECOMMENDATIONS AND I WOULD 
LIKE TOADD A RECOMMENDATION ALL 
OTHER ITEMS , BESIDES 3.6, 
WHICH IS A TIME CERTAIN, IS 
LIMITED FOR EACH COUNCILMEMBER 
TO SPEAK FOR 10 MINUTES PER 
ITEM.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THAT IS THE 
MOTION.  IS THERE A SECOND?  
>> SECOND.
>>Maya Esparza: DOES THIS 
INCLUDE 3.1, THE COVID REPORT 
WHICH THE MAYOR HAS ALREADY SET 
A LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES?  I'M 
SURE, GIVEN WITH WHAT IS GOING 
ON WE DON'T WANT TO FURTHER 
LIMIT OUR TIME TO SPEAK AND ASK 
QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID IN OUR 
COMMUNITY.  
>>Dev Davis : 10 MINUTES FOR 
ALL THE OTHER ITEMS EXCEPT 3.6. 
>>Sam Liccardo : THAT IS THE 
MOTION FOR FROM COUNCIL MEMBER 
DAVIS, SECOND FROM 
COUNCILMEMBER KHAMIS .  
COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY, WAS THAT 
ONLY ADJOURNMENT?  >>Pam 
Foley : AND THEN IT WAS ALSO ON 
THE CEREMONIAL ITEM REGARDING 
PRIDE.  I AM WONDERING IF WE 
CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT AND 
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BEFORE WE 
BEGIN THE DISCUSSION AROUND 
3.61 I THINK WE ARE GOING TO 
TAKE THAT UP ON THE CONSENT 
ITEMS.  
>>Pam Foley : THAT'S FINE.  
THAT WAS JUST A CLARIFICATION.  
AND I THINK MR. DALE BIAGGI IS 
FAMILY IS HERE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ?  WE BIFURCATE THE TIME 
RESTRICTION SO WE CAN ACTUALLY 
GET A FULL VOTE ON THE ORDERS 
OF THE DAY AND THEN WE CAN TAKE 
UP THE ACTUAL 10 MINUTE LIMIT 
ON THE REST OF THE ITEMS?  I 
KNOW WE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE 
CONTENTION ON THAT SO THAT WAY 
WE CAN GET THE ORDERS OF THE 
DAY OUT OF THE WAY?  
>>Sam Liccardo : I THINK THAT 
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.  WE WILL 
TAKE A MOTION ON ORDERS OF THE 
DAY, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME 
LIMIT RESTRICTION.  AND WE WILL 
HEAR THE ADJOURNMENT FOR A 
GREAT FRIEND OF OUR CITY AND I 
AM GRATEFUL FOR HAVING KNOWN 
HIM FOR MANY YEARS. .  
COUNCILMEMBER, WOULD YOU LIKE 
TO OFFER THAT ADJOURNMENT?  
>>Pam Foley : ABSOLUTELY.  
THANK YOU SO MUCH.  BILL DEL 
BAGGIO JUNIOR WAS A GIANT IN 
THE SAN JOSE COMMUNITY.  HE 
LIVED ALMOST HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN 
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE AND IN 
THAT TIME FOUNDED THE HERITAGE 
BANK OF COMMERCE, WHICH 
SPECIALIZES IN SERVING SMALL 
AND FAMILY-OWNEDBUSINESSES .  
BILL WAS AN AVID 
PHILANTHROPIST, HAVING BEEN 
PRESIDENT OF THE GUADALUPE 
RIVER PARK AND GARDENS VIA 
SERVICES, WHICH IS AN 
ORGANIZATION SIX CHILDREN WITH 
SPECIAL NEEDS.  AN ACTIVE 
MEMBER OF THE WORLD REPUBLIC 
SAN JOSE.  THE WAS INVOLVED 
WITH MANY OTHER COMMENDABLE 
CAUSES AND ORGANIZATIONS 
INCLUDING HISTORY SAN JOSE, THE 
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION 
AND FAMILY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.  
IN 2009 HISTORY SAN JOSE 
HONORED BILL AND HIS WIFE HELEN 
FOR BEING INSTRUMENTAL IN 
CONTRIBUTING TO THE QUALITY AND 
CULTURAL OF OUR VALLEY.  BILL 
WAS NOT ONLY A SUCCESSFUL 
BUSINESS PERSON, BUT HE WAS A 
PILLAR OF THE SAN JOSE 
COMMUNITY.  HIS CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO HIS TIME, EFFORT AND MONEY 
TO SAN JOSE ARE INCALCULABLE.  
BILLS PASSING IS TRULY A LOSS 
FOR ALL OF SAN JOSE AND I SHARE 
MY CONDOLENCES WITH HIS FAMILY, 
WHO IS HERE.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
AND I SHARE THE SENTIMENT RENT 
BILL DEL BAGGIO WAS A 
WONDERFULLY GOOD AND GENEROUS 
PERSON IN MANY SENSES OF THE 
WORD AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE 
TIME AND ENERGY AND LEADERSHIP 
HE OFFERED OUR COMMUNITY.  ALL 
RIGHT.  ON THAT MOTION, LET'S 
TAKE THAT MOTION FIRST.  
>> JIMENEZ.
>> YES.
>> PERALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> DIEP.
>> AYE.
>> CARRASCO.  DAVIS.
>> AYE.
>> ESPARZA.
>> AYE.
>> ARENAS.
>> AYE.
>> FOLEY.
>> AYE.
>>KHAMIS.
>> AYE.
>> JONES.
>> AYE >> LICCARDO .
>> AYE.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING, 
WHO MAY BE FRIENDS OR FAMILY 
MEMBERS OF BILL DEL BAGGIO, I 
WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.  I AM 
GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO 
HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW MANY 
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.  WE ARE 
SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR FAMILY 
CONTINUES TO DO FOR OUR 
COMMUNITY.  OKAY.  LET'S COME 
BACK TO THE MOTION.  
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS?  
>>Dev Davis : SINCE IT SEEMS TO 
BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT 50 
MINUTES FOR 3.1, I WILL AMEND 
MY MOTION THAT 50 MINUTES FOR 
3.1 AND NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES 
PER COUNCILMEMBER FOR ALL THE 
OTHER ITEMS.  WITH THE 
EXCEPTION OF 3.6, OBVIOUSLY.
>>Sam Liccardo : THAT IS THE 
REVISED MOTION.  IS IT OKAY 
WITH THE SECOND OR,
COUNCILMEMBER KHAMIS?  
>>Johnny Khamis : YES .
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
JIMENEZ?  
>>Sergio Jimenez: THANK YOU.  I 
WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THE 
MOTION.  I JUST WANT TO 
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEHIND THE 
CONSISTENT INTEREST IN LIMITING 
DEBATE.  I UNDERSTAND SOME 
THESE MEETINGS GO LONG INTO THE 
EVENING.  LIKE MANY 
COUNCILMEMBERS, I HAVE KIDS, I 
HAVE THINGS I COULD BE DOING, I 
HAVE GARBAGE I COULD BE 
THROWING OUT, LONG AS I COULD 
BE MOWING, BUT IN HERE AS A 
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 100,000+ 
RESIDENTS IN MY DISTRICT.  SO 
IT IS JUST TRYING TO MEET WE 
CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THIS ROUTE 
IN WHICH WE ARE LIMITING 
COMMENTS.  I WANTED TO EXPRESS 
MY OPPOSITION AND QUITE 
FRANKLY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE 
RATIONALE.  ACUTE.
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
ARENAS?  OKAY.  COUNCILMEMBER 
CARRASCO?  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : I AM 
GOING TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT.  
WE GO ON OTHER ISSUES WHERE WE 
ARE NOT LIMITED BY THE SAME 
TIMEFRAME, WHETHER IT IS 
PAVEMENT OR ANY OF THE ISSUES 
ON THE AGENDA.  THIS IS AN 
IMPORTANT ISSUE IN MY DISTRICT 
ALONE.  WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT 
ARE NOT GOING 2 TO SURVIVE POST 
COVID-19.  WE HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST 12 
WEEKS .  I THINK THIS IS AN 
IMPORTANT ISSUE.  I HAVE 
FAMILIES THAT ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO CHIME IN.  FOR 
WHATEVER REASON, THEY CAN'T 
CALL IN, THE CALL ME, THE CALL 
MY STAFF.  WE SPEND HOURS ON 
THE PHONE AND ON TEXT AND 
THROUGH MY FACEBOOK REALLY 
DEALING WITH THEM.  WE 
BASICALLY HAVE BECOME CASE 
MANAGERS FOR THEM.  AND I HAVE 
TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT 
COUNCILMEMBER JIMENEZ AND 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA HAS 
EXPRESSED, COUNCILMEMBER 
ARENAS.  WE REPRESENT SOME OF
THE POOREST COMMUNITIES .  IT 
IS A LITTLE FRUSTRATING WE ARE 
NOT ABLE TO EXTEND THE TIME.  
HONESTLY, WE ARE NOT GOING TO 
SPEND HOURS EXPRESSING SOME OF 
THE SENTIMENTS, BUT WE DO HAVE 
ÃTHIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE HAVE 
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION PUBLICLY 
WITH OUR DIRECTORS AND AND 
INDIVIDUALS DEALING WITH ONE OF 
THE MOST GRAVE PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS OF OUR TIME.  AND I 
THINK IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR 
THE REST OF THE COUNCIL TO 
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE DEALING 
WITH AS WE ARE DEALING WITH 
SOME OF THE MOST IMPOVERISHED 
FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS, WE TRY TO 
GET YOU ON AND THERE WAS A 
PROBLEM.  DO YOU WANT TO TRY 
THAT AGAIN?  
>>Sylvia Arenas : I APOLOGIZE.  
I'M HAVING ISSUES.  I ALSO 
WANTED TO SUPPORT THE COMMENTS 
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE.  
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE GET TO 
SPEAK AND INTERACT ACTIVELY AND 
HELP GUIDE AND MAYBE CHANGE 
SOME OF THINGS WE ARE DOING 
AROUND COVID BECAUSE WE HEAR 
FROM OUR COMMUNITIES.  WE 
UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF OUR 
COMMUNITIES THE BEST.  BECAUSE 
THAT'S WHY THEY CHOSE US TO 
REPRESENT THEM.  AND SO I DON'T 
UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC EITHER 
ABOUT HAVING A LIMITED AMOUNT 
OF TIME.  IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A 
TACTIC TO LIMIT THE SHAPING AND 
THE FEEDBACK THAT WE CAN 
PROVIDE OUR DIRECTORS.  THANKS.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza: THANK YOU.  I 
WANTED TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUES 
COMMENTS.  I HAVE SAID THIS 
BEFORE IN PREVIOUS WEEKS WHERE 
OUR VOICES HAVE BEEN 
EFFECTIVELY SILENCED.  AND I 
WANTED TO JUST BRING UP THE 
ISSUES THAT WE DO REPRESENT 
ABOUT 100,000 PEOPLE IN EACH OF 
OUR DISTRICT AND THESE ARE 
COLLECTIVELY THE HARDEST HIT 
ZIP CODES IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY. 
AND I AND MY STAFF HAVE BEEN 
SPENDING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF 
TIME ON THIS TO ENSURE THAT 
CERTAINLY MY COMMUNITY HAS THE 
RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO ADDRESS 
THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT, AS 
WELL AS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT.  
AND I AM OFTEN REMINDED IN OUR 
COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT WE DON'T 
JUST WORK PRESENT OUR 
DISTRICTS, WE REPRESENT THE 
ENTIRE CITY.  WOULD LIKE TO ASK 
MY COLLEAGUES TO REMEMBER THEY 
REPRESENT THE ENTIRE CITIES AS 
WELL AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR 
ALL OF US TO HEAR ABOUT THE 
IMPACTS WE ARE SEEING IN HALF 
THE CITY.  AND TO ASK THAT THEY 
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND TO 
LISTEN AND TO KNOW WHAT IS 
GOING ON IN OUR CITY BECAUSE WE 
DON'T JUST HAVE THE RECESSION, 
WE HAVE A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.  AND 
WE HAVE THE VOICES OF LOTS OF 
PEOPLE IN OUR STREETS ASKING TO 
BE HEARD.  AND SO AGAIN, I ASK 
OUR VOICES ON THIS COUNSEL ARE 
NOT SILENCED.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ?  
>>Raul Peralez: THANK YOU.  I 
APPRECIATE THE BIFURCATION.  
AND ECHO MY COMMENT ÃI 
COLLEAGUES COMMENTS.  
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE NATURE OF 
EVERYTHING GOING ON RIGHT NOW.  
I THINK THIS IS THE EXACT 
OPPOSITE TIME OF WHEN WE MIGHT 
WANT TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF 
MINUTES THAT WE AS ELECTED 
OFFICIALS REPRESENTING OVER 
100,000 RESIDENTS IN EACH OF 
OUR DISTRICTS.  THIS IS THE 
EXEMPT OPPOSITE TIME WE SHOULD 
WANT TO LIMIT THE OPPORTUNITY 
TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.  OUR 
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SPEAK ON 
PUBLIC COMMENT ARE ALREADY 
LIMITED TO TWO AND SOMETIMES 
ONE MINUTE ON THESE ITEMS.  WE 
ARE THE ONLY INDIVIDUALS 
ELECTED BY OUR COMMUNITY THAT 
CAN ACTUALLY EXPAND ON THAT 
TIMEFRAME.  AND I DO THINK IT 
IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK 
HISTORICALLY AT WHERE WE HAVE 
COME.  WE LIMITED OURSELVES TO 
MIDNIGHT DEADLINE WE ALSO KNOW 
THAT IF WE WANTED TO MOVE 
BEYOND WE COULD VOTE FOR THAT, 
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF WE 
NEED TO WEAKEN CONTINUE ON 
UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.  WE 
HAVE NEVER DONE THAT AND I 
THINK THAT WE HAVE BEEN 
PRESSURING OURSELVES OVER THE 
LAST NUMBER OF WEEKS TO TRY AND 
HIT THAT MIDNIGHT DEADLINE.  
AND IN DOING SO, WHAT WE HAVE 
DONE IS THE COMMENTS NOT ONLY 
OUR PUBLIC AND MAKE BUT THE 
COMMENTS WE CAN ALL MAKE, THE 
DIALOGUE WE CAN HAVE THAT IS 
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THIS 
TIME.  ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF 
A PANDEMIC, GLOBAL PANDEMIC.  
BUT NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
NATIONWIDE CRISIS.  AND WE HAVE 
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT 
THESE ISSUES HERE.  BUT YET IN 
LIMITING OURSELVES, WE ARE 
REALLY DOING A DISSERVICE.  I 
AM EMPLOYING HOPEFULLY YOURSELF 
OR ANY OF OUR OTHER COLLEAGUES 
TO NOT AGREE WITH THIS LIMIT ON 
TIME AND ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO 
SELF MANAGE WITH THE 
DISCUSSION.  TO BE COGNIZANT OF 
TIME, BUT TO NOT SIMPLY LIMIT 
OURSELVES ON.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : LET ME OFFER 
MY THOUGHTS.  I KNOW THERE ARE 
A FEW OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO 
SPEAK.  I REGRET THIS HAS 
BECOME SO DIVISIVE, THIS ISSUE 
ABOUTTHE TIME LIMITATIONS OF 
COUNCILMEMBERS .  THE RATIONALE 
FOR TIME LIMITS IS MEANINGFUL, 
BUT LET ME DESCRIBE A COUPLE 
REASONS.  ONE IS THIS COUNSEL 
HAS IMPOSED, AS COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ MENTIONED, DAVE 
MIDNIGHT CURFEW ESSENTIALLY 
FORM OUR COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS 
BECAUSE IT BECAME VERY APPARENT 
TO MANY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WE 
WERE MAKING VERY GOOD DECISIONS 
AT 1:00 A.M. AND THAT AT SOME 
POINT WE NEED TO SIMPLY MAKE 
DECISIONS, DO ALL THE WORK 
NECESSARY OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL 
MEETING TO UNDERSTAND ISSUES, 
TO WRITE MEMORANDUM THAT 
EXPRESS OUR VIEWS CLEARLY, TO 
DO THE HARD WORK OF LEARNING AS 
MUCH AS WE CAN ABOUT THE ISSUE 
BEFORE WE VOTE.  IN EVERY 
ELECTED BODY I KNOW, INCLUDING 
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOWN 
THE STREET, THEY HAVE TIME 
LIMITS RIGHT NOW ON THEIR 
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF 
SUPERVISORS.  I WILL BE 
TESTIFYING IN A COUPLE HOURS 
BEFORE THE STATE SENATE AND 
THEY WILL HAVE A TWO MINUTE 
TIME LIMIT ON MY TESTIMONY.  IN 
THE U.S. CONGRESS AS THEY ARE 
CONSIDERING VERY MANY WEIGHTY 
MATTERS, SIMILAR TO OURSELVES, 
THEY ALSO HAVE ALWAYS 
HISTORICALLY IMPOSED TIME 
LIMITS WILL BEFORE WE EVER DID. 
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL, 
MEMBERS OF OUR PUBLIC ARE 
CONFINED TO TIME LIMITS.  WE DO 
THAT FOR A SIMPLE REASON.  WE 
ALSO HAVE TO ACTUALLY GET 
PEOPLE BACK TO WORK AND NOT 
SIMPLY BE IN PUBLIC HEARING.  
BECAUSE WE DON'T ACTUALLY ALLOW 
OUR STAFF TO DO THE WORK THEY 
NEED TO DO IF THEY ARE STUCK 
WITH US IN PUBLIC HEARING DAY 
AFTER DAY AFTER DAY.  WE HAVE 
250 ATTENDEES RIGHT NOW ON THIS 
MEETING.  THEY ARE NOT GOING TO 
HAVE THE LUXURY OF HAVING AN 
FEDERATED TIME.  WE KNOW IF WE 
DID WE WOULD NOT BE DONE WITH 
THIS HEARING FOR WEEKS.  AND SO 
WE HAVE A VERY TIRED WORKFORCE 
RIGHT NOW WORKING INCREDIBLY 
HARD TO SERVE TO THE 8 MILLION 
MEALS A WEEK.  WE HAVE A TIRED 
WORKFORCE THAT IS PUSHING 
INCREDIBLY TO GET MORE THAN 
1500 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS 
HOUSED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL 
WEEKS TO WORK TO DELIVER 
EVERYTHING FROM DIAPERS TO BABY 
FORMULA TO FAMILIES IN NEED TO 
ENSURE WE CAN GET THOUSANDS OF 
CHILDREN CONNECTED SO THEY CAN 
LEARN.  BECAUSE WE KNOW TOO 
MANY LOW INCOME CHILDREN IN OUR 
CITY ARE NOT ABLE TO 
PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL OR 
EDUCATION.  THERE'S A LOT OF 
WORK BEING DONE BY A TIRED 
WORKFORCE AND WE HAVE TO ALLOW 
THEM TO WORK.  AND WHENWE ARE 
TALKING THEY ARE NOT WORKING.  
THERE LISTENING TO US .  
PARTICULARLY TO HEAR FROM THE 
PUBLIC.  BUT IF WE ARE 
CONFINING EVERYTHING ELSE IN 
THE WORLD TO A LIMITED TIME WE 
ARE NOT SO IMPORTANT THAT WE 
CANNOT ALSO BE CONFINED IN OUR 
TIME.  I APPRECIATE THE DESIRE 
FOR EVERYONE TO WANT TO SPEAK.  
I DO NOT HAVE A STRONG FEELING 
ABOUT WHERE WE DRAW THAT LINE, 
BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO 
BE LIMITS BECAUSE WE JUST GOT 
TO GET A LOT OF WORK DONE AT A 
CRITICAL MOMENT WHEN SO MANY IN 
OUR COMMUNITY ARE SUFFERING FOR 
ALL THE REASONS I KNOW YOU ARE 
ALL AWARE OF.  SO I WILL 
SUPPORT TIME LIMITS.  I DO NOT 
DRAW CARD LINES IN THE SAND 
ABOUT WHERE THOSE HAVE TO BE, 
BUT WE HAVE GOT TO GET BACK TO 
WORK AND WE CAN'T SIMPLY BE IN 
PUBLIC HEARINGS DRAWING FROM 
THE VERY SCARCE RESOURCES WE 
HAVE IN OUR CITY.  VICE MAYOR 
JONES?  P2 THANK YOU, MAYOR.  
THIS HAS BECOME VERY DIVISIVE 
ISSUE.  AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, I 
AM A BIG BELIEVER IN TIME 
LIMITS FOR ALL TOPICS.  I WAS 
ONE OF THE COSPONSORS OFHAVING 
OUR CURFEW .  SO WE HAVE TO BE 
ABLE TO HANDLE THE PEOPLE'S 
BUSINESS, ALL THE PEOPLE'S 
BUSINESS.  BUT THAT BEING SAID, 
THIS HAS BECOME SO DIVISIVE.  
AND I WANT TO GET THE ON THAT 
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE 
GOING TO GET BEYOND THAT, BUT I 
WANT TO DO IS I'M NOT GOING TO 
SUPPORT A TIME LIMIT FOR THIS 
PARTICULAR COUNCIL MEETING 
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TRUST MY 
COLLEAGUES TO SELF POLICE, THE 
COGNITIVE OF THE FACT WE HAVE 
TO HANDLE THE PEOPLE'S 
BUSINESS, ALL THE PEOPLE'S 
BUSINESS.  AND THAT YOU WILL 
RESPECT OUR TIME, YOU WILL 
RESPECT THE ATTENDEES TIME YOU 
ARE GOING TO BE WAITING FOR 
HOURS TO HAVE THEIR VOICES 
HEARD.  AGAIN, I WANT TO GET BE 
OWNED THIS DIVISIVENESS, BUT I 
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALL 
UNDERSTAND I AM LOOKING TO YOU, 
ALL MY COUNCILMEMBERS, TO BE 
AWARE OF HOW LONG THEY ARE 
GOING, WHEN THEY NEED TO WRAP 
IT UP AND MOVE ON WITH THE 
PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY?  
>>Pam Foley : THANK YOU.  AS 
MANY OF YOU KNOW, I TOO AM 
USUALLY A BIG SUPPORTER OF TIME 
LIMITS ON DEBATE AND HAVE FOUND 
15 MINUTES TO BE ACCEPTABLE IN 
THE PAST.  BUT I AGREE WITH 
VICE MAYOR JONES THAT WE AS A 
COUNSEL NEED TO BE UNIFIED.  WE 
NEED TO COME TOGETHER.  AND 
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT 
AFFECTS ALL OUR PEOPLE WITHIN 
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.  SO I'M 
NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION 
TO LIMIT DEBATE ON THIS 
PARTICULAR ISSUE BECAUSE I 
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO 
HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THE 
DETAILS AND THE SCOPE OF THIS 
CONVERSATION.  IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT.  SO I'M NOT GOING TO 
SUPPORT THE MOTION EVEN THOUGH 
IN THE PAST I HAVE SUPPORTED 
IT.  IN FACT, WE HAVE SOME 
PEOPLE CALL IT THE FOLEY 
AMENDMENT THAT IMPOSES THE TIME 
LIMIT FROM LAST YEAR.  BUT I 
THINK DEBATE AND DISCUSSION IS 
REALLY IMPORTANT.  BUT I 
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO BE 
COGNIZANT THAT WE DO HAVE A LOT 
OF BUSINESS TO CONDUCT.  COVID 
BEING ONE THAT IS EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT 3.6 ITEM BEING AS 
EQUALLY IMPORTANT.  I'M GOING 
TO NOT SUPPORT THE MOTION AND 
LET US MOVE FORWARD IN UNITY ON 
THIS ISSUE.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
KHAMIS?  
>>Johnny Khamis : LOOK, I AM 
NOT IN FAVOR OF RESTRICTING 
PEOPLE SPEAKING, HOWEVER, I 
FIND MUCH OF WHAT IS BEING SAID 
AT SOME OF THESE DISCUSSIONS 
COULD BE HAD, AS YOU MENTIONED, 
IN A MEMO ALSO BEFORE THE 
MEETING I OFTEN CALL ON THE 
CITY STAFF OR CITY MANAGER, 
WHATEVER.  I DO MY HOMEWORK 
BEFORE I GET TO THE COUNCIL 
MEETING AND HAVE THESE ANSWERS 
WELL IN ADVANCE.  IN THE PAST I 
HAVE SEEN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF 
TIME THANKING PEOPLE.  5C 
COUNCILMEMBER THAT SPOKE FOR 15 
MINUTES THINKING ONE PERSON.  
AND I TIMED IT BECAUSE THANKS 
TO THE ZOOM WE CAN SEE HOW LONG 
PEOPLE SPEAK.  CLEARLY IT IS 
NOT GOING TO PASS, BUT I LOVE 
THANKING THE STAFF, BUT IF WE 
ARE GOING TO SPEND 15 MINUTES 
ON THANKING THE STAFF, WE HAVE 
TO REALLY EXAMINE WHAT WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT.  THIS IS 
SOMETHING WHY I HAVE SUPPORTED 
THE TIME LIMITS.  AND YOU KNOW, 
I THINK IF WE COULD BE CONCISE, 
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.  I TRY 
TO BE CONCISE AND HAVE THE 
ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS FOR MY 
DISTRICT AND THE QUESTIONS THAT 
I HAVE FOR THE CITY DONE IN 
ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.  HOPING 
ALL OF US CAN DO THE SAME.  I 
KNOW I IN THE SENIOR GUY HERE, 
BUT ALL OF US HAVE HAD ENOUGH 
AMPLE TIME TO KNOW PROCEDURES.  
THANKS.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza: I JUST WANTED 
TO CLARIFY ONE THING.  AFTER 
THE TIME LIMIT WAS MENTIONED 
FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I 
DID FOLLOW UP WITH THE COUNTY 
LAST WEEK IN THE COUNTY LIMITS 
THE FIRST-ROUND OF SPEAKING TO 
15 MINUTES AND THEN THEY GO 
BACK AND CAN DO ANOTHER ROUND.  
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY 
THAT POINT.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  I AM 
CERTAINLY CORRECTED ON THAT 
POINT, BUT I AM PRETTY 
CONFIDENT THE STATE LEGISLATOR 
AND NATIONAL LEGISLATOR 
CONGRESS CONTINUED TO EMPLOY 
TIME LIMITS, AS THEY HAVE FOR 
DECADE.  DID SOMEONE WANT TO 
MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.  
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza: I WILL MAKE A 
SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO NOT HAVE 
THE TIME LIMIT IN OUR, 
>>Lan Diep : SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo : MOTION AND 
SECOND.  ONE MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK .  I 
AM NOT ABLE TO SEE WHO THAT IS. 
ALEX?  WELCOME ALEX.  
>> IS THIS MY CHANCE TO TALK 
ABOUT ITEM SIX ABOUT THE 
POLICE?  
>>Sam Liccardo : NO.
>> I WILL WAIT 10.
>>Sam Liccardo : I WANT TO TELL 
EVERYONE IF YOU ARE RAISING 
YOUR HAND YOU ARE ONLY SPEAKING 
ON ORDERS OF THE DAY, NOT ON 
ANY OTHER ITEM.  SHELBY 
CAMPBELL?  WELCOME.  
>> SORRY, I DIDN'T REALIZE 
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE SPEAKING ON 
AS WELL.
>>Sam Liccardo : AGAIN, IF YOU 
ARE RAISING YOUR HAND WE ARE 
ONLY SPEAKING ON THIS ISSUE ON 
ORDERS OF THE DAY.  WHITNEY?  
>> SORRY.  I TRIED TO LOWER IT 
BUT I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK ON THE 
POLICE ISSUE.
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  THANK 
YOU.  OKAY.  WE ARE GOING TO 
MOVE ON THEN.  ON THE MOTION.  
TONY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A 
VOTE?  
>> JIMENEZ.
>> YES.
>> PERALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> DIEP.
>> AYE.
>> CARRASCO.
>>AYE.
>> DAVIS .
>> NO.
>> ESPARZA.
>> YES.
>> ARENAS.
>> AYE.
>> FOLEY.
>> AYE.
>>KHAMIS  .
>> NO.
>> JONES.
>> AYE.
>>LICCARDO .
>> AYE.
>>Sam Liccardo : MOVING ON NOW 
COVID CLOSED SESSION REPORT.  
RICK?  
>> THE CITY COUNCIL MET IN 
CLOSED SESSION.  WE WERE GIVEN 
AUTHORITY TO JOIN IN LITIGATION 
ON ONE MATTER.  THAT MATTER 
WILL BE DISCLOSED UPON FILING 
AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
ALL RIGHT.  SO WE ARE, AS I 
DESCRIBED EARLIER, GOING TO 
TAKE UP ITEM 3.6, DISCUSSION 
AND ACTION RELATED TO POLICE 
USE OF FORCE AND CROWD CONTROL 
MEASURES.  WILL HAVE A 
PRESENTATION FROM OUR CHIEF AND 
THE CITY MANAGERS TEAM AND THEN 
I WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND 
WE WILL RECESS AT 1:00 BEFORE 
WE CONTINUE THE MEETING AFTER 
LUNCH.  DAVE, DID YOU WANT TO 
LEAD OFF?  
>> SURE.  THANK YOU.  WE 
APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.  
WE CERTAINLY WELCOME THE
QUESTIONS AND WELCOME THE 
DIRECTION .  I WANT TO STRESS 
WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE ALL THE 
ANSWERS, BUT AS ALWAYS AS AN 
ORGANIZATION WE TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY.  OUR CHARACTER 
IN THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO 
EMBRACE CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT. 
AND I DO BELIEVE THAT IS 
PARTICULARLY TRUE IN THE CASE 
OF OUR POLICE CHIEF AND POLICE 
DEPARTMENT.  AND SO I WILL 
LEAVE IT AT THAT AND ASK EDDIE 
TO LEAD THE DISCUSSION.  
>> THANK YOU.  CAN YOU WILL 
HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.
>> THANK YOU CITY MANAGER, 
MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THIS 
OPPORTUNITY.  WE WANT TO BE 
TRANSPARENT FOR OUR CITY AND TO 
YOU AS WELL.  I WOULD SAY THE 
HEART OF THIS DEPARTMENT, 
WHETHER IT IS RECOVERING STOP 
DATA DONE IN AUDIT TO OUR USE 
OF FORCE PLATFORM, WE PRIDE 
OURSELVES IN BEING TRANSPARENT. 
WE WISH TO DISCUSS THE EVENTS 
IN THIS PAST WEEK PUT OUR HEADS 
ARE NOT IN THE STATE SAND, WE 
UNDERSTAND HIS FRUSTRATION 
ABOUT WHAT TRANSPIRED.  
ALTHOUGH I FEEL THE MAJORITY MY 
POLICE OFFICERS ACTED BRAVELY 
TO KEEP OUR CITY SAFE, WE ARE 
NOT PERFECT WERE THERE IS NO 
QUESTION THERE ARE THINGS I AM 
NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT OCCURRED.  
THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO 
BETTER, BUT DURING THE MOST 
CHAOTIC SITUATION I'VE 
WITNESSED IN MY 30 YEARS, I 
BELIEVE MY OFFICERS DID THE 
BEST THEY COULD.  WE WILL, IN 
ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL 
CONTEXT, ALSO BE PROACTIVE.  
AND WE HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE IN 
TIMES OF NONCRISIS TO MOVE THIS 
DEPARTMENT FORWARD AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO BE PROACTIVE DURING 
THESE TRYING TIMES.  WORKING TO 
FIND ALL OUR BLIND SPOTS.  
WORKING WITH OUR COLLABORATIVE 
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND OUR 
RANK AND FILE AND POLICE UNION. 
WE HAVE MADE IMMEDIATE CHANGES. 
SOME THAT YOU HAVE HEARD 
RECENTLY FROM A DUTY TO REPORT 
AND INTERVENE WITH EXCESSIVE 
FORCE, PROHIBITING THE USE OF 
ANY TYPE OF CHOKING TECHNIQUE.  
WHETHER IT BE KNEE, ARM OR ANY 
OTHER BODY PART FOR ADDITIONAL 
CROWD CONTROL TRAINING TO 
INCLUDE PROJECTILE WEAPONS WILL 
ONLY BE USED WHEN SITUATIONS 
WHEN A PERSON IS ACTIVELY 
ATTACKING AN OFFICER OR ANOTHER 
PERSON OR WHEN THE POSE A 
THREAT TO OFFICERS OR OTHER 
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS.  I'VE SAID 
AS WELL AND PLEDGE MY SUPPORT 
AND VOICING MY SUPPORT TO 
PRIVATE ANY OFFICER FIRED FOR 
GROSS MISCONDUCT FROM BEING 
HIRED FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS 
BUT I'VE BEEN ASKED RECENTLY 
THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A 
VERY STRONG BACKGROUND PROCESS 
AND WE ALREADY PRACTICE THAT.  
BUT IF WE CAN BE A LEADER AND 
HAVING OTHER DEPARTMENTS DO 
THAT, WE ABSOLUTELY WILL.  
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO 
CAPTAIN DWYER TO REVIEW SOME OF 
THE EVENTS OF THIS PAST WEEK, I 
WANT TO SAY ARE DEDICATION TO 
IMPROVEMENT DID NOT START TODAY 
AND IT WILL BE ONGOING.  WE 
WILL HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE 
FOR THE ACTIONS OF THIS PAST 
WEEK, WE WILL LEARN AND WE WILL 
GET BETTER.  WE HAVE NEVER BEEN 
AFRAID OF CRITICISM OR SHIED 
AWAY FROM BETTER WAYS OF DOING 
OUR DIFFICULT JOB.  WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO BE THOUGHTFUL IN 
OUR APPROACH AND MOVE QUICKLY 
WERE NEEDED.  THIS DEPARTMENT 
LOW FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS 
UNWAVERING AND WE WILL BE THE 
FOUNDATION FROM WHICH WE BUILD 
BRIDGES THROUGH THESE DIFFICUL
 
TIMES .  SO WITH THAT, I WILL 
PASS IT ONTO MY SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS COMMANDER , CAPTAIN 
JASON DWYER.  THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.  
BUT I'M GOING TO DO IS 
BASICALLY GO DOWN THE LIST OF 
ITEMS ON THE MEMO AND JUST TALK 
ALITTLE BIT ABOUTEACH ONE FOR 
IN THERE WITH ME.  IF AT 
ANYTIME YOU WANT TO STOP AND 
DISCUSS ANY OF THESE THINGS 
INDIVIDUALLY OR WAIT UNTIL THE 
END TO DO THOSE THINGS , I AM 
HAPPY TO DO THAT .
>>Sam Liccardo : WE WILL HAVE 
YOUR FULL PRESENTATION AND THEN 
WE CAN GO TO THE PUBLIC IN HERE 
AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC AS 
WE CAN AND WE WILL COME BACK 
WITH QUESTIONS I THINK PROBABLY 
ON FRIDAY.
>> OKAY.  THE FIRST ITEM WAS TO 
DESCRIBE IN DETAIL, WHICH 
CONDITIONS THE SAN JOSE POLICE 
DUTY MANUAL AUTHORIZES THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF BASICALLY THE 
FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR CROWD 
CONTROL PURPOSES.  THERE IS A 
LIST OF THINGS HERE.  THE FIRST 
ONE IS OFFICERS IN SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS.  WE DO NOT HAVE A 
POLICY ON PRE-DETERMINING HOW 
MANY OFFICERS WE WILL DEPLOY 
DURING CIVIL UNREST OR A RIOT.  
THOSE DIPLOMAS ARE MADE BY 
SUPERVISORS AND OR PERSONAL.  
IN THE FIELD WHO ARE 
WITNESSING, OBSERVING AND 
ASSESSING THE SITUATION AND 
ASSESSING THE THREAT TO NOT 
ONLY THE PUBLIC BUT OUR 
OFFICERS AS WELL BUT OUR RIOT 
GEAR CONSISTS OF LITERALLY JUST 
A HELMET WITH A FACE SHIELD AND 
A 42 INCH.  WE KNOW THERE ARE A 
LOT OF AGENCIES THAT WHERE 
WATER CULTURE IS GEAR OR 
CATCHERS GEAR WHERE THEY HAVE 
ARMOR.  USUALLY IN SOME TYPE OF 
COMPOSITE ON THEIR ARMS, 
TORSOS, LEGS.  AND TO MY 
KNOWLEDGE IN 20 YEARS, WE 
HAVEN'T DEPLOYED ANY OF THAT.  
THE RIOT GEAR WAS SIMPLY JUST A 
HELMET AND A BATON WOULD 
CONTINGENT ON THE LINE AND THAT 
WAS SUPPORTED BY OTHER PEOPLE.  
THE NEXT ITEM IS TEARGAS.  
BASICALLY OUR POLICY ALLOWS FOR 
THE USE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS 
THROUGH THE DUTY MANUAL 
SPECIFIES CHEMICAL AGENTS OR 
REFERS TO THEM IN AN OC TO 
PERFORM PER THE OFFICERS ARE 
REQUIRED TO CARRY IT IN THEIR 
VEHICLE.  ALL THE TEARGAS OR CS 
GAS THAT WAS DEPLOYED IN THE 
DEPARTMENT HAS AS PART OF ITS 
INVENTORY IS SUBJECT TO 
DEPLOYMENT ONLY AFTER 
AUTHORIZATIONFROM THE OFFICE OF 
THE CHIEF .  SO WE BASICALLY 
HAVE TO HAVE PERMISSION VIA 
PHONE OR IN PERSON FROM CHIEF 
OFFICER TO UTILIZE ANY OF THOSE 
TOOLS FOR THOSE TOOLS ARE 
GENERALLY USED BY OUR MERGE 
UNIT TO COMPEL BARRICADED THE 
DANGER SUSPECTS INSIGHT OUR 
RESIDENTS APPEAR TO COME OUT 
THROUGH APPLIANCE PERMIT IN 
RECENT HISTORY IN OUR 
DEPARTMENT WE HAVE NOT USED IT 
FOR CROWD CONTROL AND IT HAS 
NEVER BECOME NECESSARY.  WE SAW 
THIS IN THE PAST WEEK AS NOT 
ONLY A USEFUL TOOL OF 
DISPERSING A CROWD AND 
DEFENDING OFFICERS, BUT AS AN 
ALTERNATIVE TO UTILIZATION OF 
WEAPONS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS 
ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH WORKS 
THROUGH BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.  
WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE NEXT 
POINT HERE.  WHAT YOU REFERRED 
TO AS KINETIC IMPACT 
PROJECTILES, WE REFER TO THEM 
AS PROJECTILE IMPACT WEAPONS 
PUT IN THERE AUTHORIZED UNDER 
TWO CONDITIONS.  WHEN 
OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE TO 
INCAPACITATE THE SUSPECT ARMED 
WITH A WEAPON LIKELY TO CAUSE 
SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH 
UNTIL THAT SUSPECT CAN BE 
CONTROLLED AND SAFELY TAKEN 
INTO CUSTODY.  ARE USED WHEN
OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE 
SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS USED AS 
LIKELY TO PREVENT ANY PERSON 
FROM BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED .  
AND IN THIS CASE, SERIOUS 
BODILY INJURY IS NOT A TERM WE 
PULL OUT OF THE AIR.  WE 
REFERENCE THE PENAL CODE 243 OF 
FOUR WHEN DETERMINING IF A 
CERTAIN WEAPON BEING USED OR 
OBJECT BEING USED AGAINST AN 
OFFICER OR IN AN ASSAULTING 
MATTER IN THE COMMUNITY CAN 
CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.  
THEY WERE FIRED INTO THE GROUND 
FOR SHOCK AND AWE EFFECT AND 
THEY WERE ALSO TARGETED 
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIKELY 
THROWING ROCKS OR OTHER OBJECTS 
THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY 
INJURY.  AND I WOULD OFFER IS 
UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER 
WHO FIRED THOSE ROOMS TO 
ARTICULATE WHAT THE SPECIFIC 
THREAT WAS IF THEY DID TARGET 
AN INDIVIDUAL AND DIDN'T IN 
FACTSKIP IT OFF THE GROUND AND 
WAS ACTUALLY TARGETING A PERSON 
.  THE NEXT POINT IS FLASH BANG 
DEVICES.  WE CALL THOSE 
BOYS/DEVICES.  THEY ARE 
TYPICALLY UTILIZED IN TACTICAL 
OPERATIONS.  WE GENERALLY USE 
THOSE FOR ONE OF TWO THINGS.  
TO PROVIDE OFFICERS WITH A 
TACTICAL ADVANTAGE IN A 
HIGH-RISK SITUATION BY 
PRODUCING A BRIGHTFLASH AND 
LOUD BANG FOR DISTRACTION 
PURPOSES .  OR TO COMPEL THE 
DANGER SUSPECT TO SURRENDER 
PEACEFULLY THROUGH THE USE OF 
SHOCK AND OH.  FOR EXAMPLE, A 
LOT OF TIMES ON SWAT CALLS 
BARRICADED SUSPECTS OPERATIONS, 
WE WILL DEPLOY THEM ON THE 
EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE TO COMPEL 
THEM TO COME OUT.  AND LEFT 
THEM TEARING IT OR SEEING IT, 
THE SUSPECT'S ARE CONVINCED IT 
IS TIME TO SURRENDER PARIS 
THERE'S A SUCCESSFUL TACTIC AND 
POSESVIRTUALLY NO PHYSICAL 
DANGER TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE 
FACT IT IS JUST LOUD .  WE 
UTILIZE THOSE IN THE PAST WEEK 
FOR CROWD CONTROL PURPOSES TO 
COMPEL THE CROWDS TO STOP 
ATTACKING THE OFFICERS AND 
DISPERSE.  AND THE LAST POINT 
HERE IS THE USE OF BATON IN OUR 
PHYSICAL CONTACT, WE HAVE DUTY 
MANUAL SECTIONS THAT COVER BOTH 
OF THESE ARE THE FORCE HAS TO 
BE OBJECTIVELYREASONABLE UNDER 
THE CIRCUMSTANCES .  IT PERMITS 
THE USE OF IMPACT WEAPONS IS 
OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE BASED ON 
THE TOTALITY OF THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES.  THE OFFICERS IN 
A RIGHT SITUATION, WHICH IS 
WHAT WE WERE FACING CARRY 42 
INCH BATONS, WHICH ARE 
SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN THE 
NORMAL 26 OR 29 INCH BATONS 
THEY WERE ISSUED BY THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT.  DUE TO CLOSE 
PROXIMITY TO OTHER OFFICERS AND 
BE IN AN ONLINE FORMATION, 
SWINGING THESE BATONS IS NOT 
NECESSARILY OPTIMAL USE FOR 
FEAR THAT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING 
TO HIT OTHER OFFICERS AND YOU 
JUST DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ROOM 
FOR GENERALLY THEY ARE HELD AT 
FOREARMS.  TO HANDS DOWN BELOW 
THE WAISTLINE OR OF IN FRONT OF 
YOU.  THEY CAN BE USED TO PUSH 
PEOPLE BACK.  OFFICERS CAN USE 
THEM TO DIRECT PEOPLE CERTAIN 
DIRECTIONS AND TO DEFEND 
THEMSELVES THE CROWD IS COMING 
AT THEM AND ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO 
TOUCH THE OFFICERS.  THE NEXT 
POINT IN THE MEMO WAS FOR EACH 
OF EPISODES IN WHICH ANY OF 
THESE APPROACHES WERE DEPLOYED 
DURING THE RECENT PROTESTS 
DESCRIBED IN SPECIFIC DETAIL, 
THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT GAVE 
RISE TO THE DECISIONS WE USE IN 
THESE METHODS SINCE MAY29.  I 
WILL PUT IT PLAINLY, ALL THESE 
TOOLS WERE UTILIZED .  
PRIMARILY DIFFERENT MAY 29, 
WHICH WAS FRIDAY AND MAY 30, 
SATURDAY, IN RESPONSE TO 
MASSIVE CIVIL UNREST AND 
CONTINUED VIOLENCE AGAINST 
OFFICERS IN THE FOLLOWING FORM
 
.  ASSAULTS WITH DEADLY WEAPONS 
BY THROWING FULL PLASTIC 
BOTTLES OF WATER AND/OR MILK.  
FULL CANS OF BEER OR SODA, 
FROZEN BOTTLES OF WATER, METAL 
REBAR, GLASS BOTTLES, ROCKS AND 
CHUNKS OF ASPHALT, WOODEN 
STICKS FROM PROTEST SIGNS, 
MISCELLANEOUSOBJECTS FROM A 
CONSTRUCTION SITE ON THE NORTH 
SIDE OF SANTA CLARA STREET 
ACROSS FROM CITY HALL , 
INCLUDING PIECES OF TWO BY FOUR 
WITH GOOD OFFICERS HAD MANY OF 
THESE OBJECTS THROWN AT THEM 
FROM ROOFTOPS ELEVATED POSITION 
AND MULTIPLE SUSPECTS RELATED 
IN POSSESSION OF ROCKS AND 
OTHER DANGEROUS ITEMS IN THEIR 
POCKETS UPON BEING ARRESTED.  
IN THE NEXT POINT IS IN LIGHT 
OF RECENT EXPERIENCE INDICATING 
WHAT CHANGES TO THE DUTY MANUAL 
DEPARTMENTS SHOULD CONSIDER TO 
ANY OF THESE POLICIES AND 
PROTOCOLS FOR CROWD CONTROL BUT 
OBVIOUSLY THAT IS A BROADER 
CONVERSATION THAN THE ONE THAT 
COMES TO MIND IMMEDIATELY IS 
JUST TO MIGRATE THE USE OF CS
TEARGAS PROTOCOLS FROM OUR 
MERGE UNIT GUIDELINES INTO THE 
ACTUAL , CODIFY THEM INTO OUR 
ACTUAL DUTY MANUAL.  AND AGAIN, 
THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS 
WE COULD LOOK AT TOO.  BUT AS I 
SAID, LET'S GET TO THIS LIST 
HERE AND I'M SURE THAT 
CONVERSATION WILL TAKE PLACE.  
THE NEXT POINT INDICATED BY 
COUNSEL SHOULD NOT PROHIBIT THE 
USE WITH ENGINES CROWDS OF 
KINETIC IMPACT PROJECTILES, 
I.E.  WHAT WE REFERRED TO AS 
RUBBER OR FOAM BULLETPROOF WE 
REFER TO THOSE AS PHONE BATONS. 
MY RESPONSE TO THAT IS AGAIN, 
KNOWING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A 
BROADER DISCUSSION ON THISLATER 
, PROHIBITING THE USE OF 
PROJECTILE IMPACT WEAPONS IN A 
CROWD CONTROL SITUATION DOES 
LIMIT OUR FORCE OPTIONS.  WHEN 
WE ARE FACED WITH MASSIVE 
AMOUNTS OF VIOLENCE AND RIOTING 
AS RESULT THE 29TH AND 30TH, 
THERE ARE REALLY ONLY THREE 
ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF 
PROJECTILE IMPACT WEAPONS.  THE 
FIRST ALTERNATIVE.  THIS IS 
PROPOSING WE ARE GOING TO TRY 
TO STAY AND MAINTAIN ORDER AND 
NOT GIVE UP THE GROUND THE 
FIRST CHOICE WOULD BE CHEMICAL 
AGENTS.  ALLOWS FOR A STANDOFF 
DISTANCE SO OFFICERS ARE NOT 
TOE TO TOE.  IT IS AN 
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OF FORCE 
THAT REQUIRE SIMILAR TO 
PROJECTILE IMPACT WEAPONS 
REQUIRES, ACCORDING TO CASE 
LAW, ACTIVE RESISTANCE AND A 
CREDIBLE PHYSICAL THREAT OF 
VIOLENCE.  THE SECOND OPTION 
WOULD BE SKIRMISH LINES AND THE 
USE OF 42 INCH BATONS.  THAT 
WOULD BE IF YOU TOOK CHEMICAL 
AGENTS OUT OF THE EQUATION, YOU 
WOULD HAVE OFFICERS WITH BATONS 
AND HELMETS ON THE LINE IN 
CLOSE QUARTERS.  AND NOW YOU'RE 
LOOKING AT COMPLIANCE, BLUNT 
FORCE TRAUMA WITH 42 INCH HARD 
BATONS IN THE THIRD OPTION 
WOULD BE TOO WITHDRAWAL AND 
ALLOW THEM TO COMMIT CRIME.  
WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE AN A 
RIGHT YET.  LOOTING, PROPERTY 
DAMAGE, ARSON AND ASSAULTS.  
THE NEXT QUESTION HERE, THE 
NEXT POINT IS TO REVEAL WHETHER 
THE SAFETY OF THE KINETIC 
IMPACT PROJECTILES DESIGN OR 
COMPOSITION HAS SUBSTANTIALLY 
IMPROVED SINCE THE TIME OF 
STUDIES REFERENCED IN THE MEMO. 
I CAN'T SPEAK TOO MUCH ON THAT 
BECAUSE I AM NOT THE 
DEPARTMENTS EXPERT ON THOSE, 
BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT TO 
MAKE THOSE ITEMS MORE ACCURATE, 
TO MAKE A PROJECTILE WEAPON 
MORE ACCURATE, HAVE TO INCREASE 
THE PHILOSOPHY.  IF YOUR 
INCREASING PHILOSOPHY VELOCITY, 
YOUR INCREASING.  WE DO OF 
OPTICS ON THE IMPACT WEAPONS 
THAT THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
DIVISION WAS USING.  THEY ARE 
ACCURATE FROM 25 TO 35 YARDS IF 
THAT IS SOMETHING WE COULD 
REVISIT LATER WITH MORE 
INFORMATION FROM OUR DEPARTMENT 
EXPERTS IN THE TRAINING UNIT.  
THE NEXT POINT HERE IS DESCRIBE 
THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF 
ROUNDS DISCHARGED INCROWDS OVER 
THE PAST WEEK .  THE FOLLOWING 
IS AN APPROXIMATION OF THE 
NUMBER OF WEAPON ROUNDS FIRED 
BETWEEN MAY 29 AND JUNE 7. 
THESE ARE APPROXIMATIONS.  TO 
THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY TO GO 
THROUGH OUR INVENTORY IN 
TENTATIVELY FROM THE OFFICERS.  
SO FRIDAY, MAY 29, 
APPROXIMATELY 440 MILLIMETER 
AMMUNITIONS WERE DISCHARGED AND 
THAT WAS A MIXTURE OF FOAM IN 
OC ROUNDS.  AND MOST OF THE OC 
ROUNDS FOR INDIRECT IMPACT 
SURFACES.  THAT IS A 40 MILL 
FOAM BATON ROUND THAT CARRIES 
IN OC POWDER.  SO WHEN IT HITS 
THE SURFACE IT BREAKS AND 
CREATES A CLOUD OF OC PEPPER.  
WHICH IS AN IRRITANT SIMILAR TO 
THE OC SPRAY OFFICERS CARRY ON 
THEIR BELTS.  WE DISCHARGED 137 
MILLIMETERS ROUNDS.  WE RAN OUT 
OF THOSE.  SATURDAY, MAY 30 WE 
FIRED 140 MILLIMETERS ROUNDS 
AND SUNDAY, MAY 31 
APPROXIMATELY 2540 MILLIMETERS 
ROUNDS.  MONDAY, JUNE 1 ZERO 
PROJECTILE IMPACT WEAPON ROUNDS 
WERE FIRED, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE 
FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 2 THREE 40 
MILLIMETERS ROUNDS WERE FIRED.  
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 ZERO.  
THURSDAY, JUNE 4 ZERO.  FRIDAY, 
JUNE 5 ONE ROUND.  AND ON 
FRIDAY 529 WE DEPLOYED 
APPROXIMATELY 31 OC BLAST 
GRENADES FOR THIS WAS A 
MODIFICATION.  WE BEGIN USING 
CHEMICAL AGENTS AS OUR FIRST 
RESPONSE TO PROJECTILE IMPACT 
WEAPONS DUE TO THE LOW 
LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY.  
BASICALLY THAT IS SIMILAR TO A 
FLASH BANG BUT PRODUCES LIKE A 
PEPPER SPRAY AEROSOL.  SO YOU 
ARE NOT LOOKING AT BLUNT FORCE 
TRAUMA, IT'S PURELY AN 
IRRITANT.  ON SATURDAY, MAY 30 
WE DEPLOYED SIX OC BLAST 
GRENADES.  ON FRIDAY, JUNE 5 WE 
DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY FIVE OC 
BLAST GRENADES TO THAT WAS IN 
RESPONSE TO THE SIDESHOW 
HAPPENING IN FRONT OF CITY 
HALL.  ADDITIONALLY, BETWEEN 
MAY 29 AND JUNE 7 AT 
APPROXIMATELY 32 CS TEARGAS 
CANISTERS.  8940 MILLER METER 
ROUNDS AND THIS IS THROUGHOUT 
THE WHOLE WEEK.  I WOULD BE 
WILLING TO GIVE AN ESTIMATION 
THAT MOST OF THOSE ROUNDS WERE 
FIRED ON FRIDAY THE 29TH AND 
SATURDAY THE 30TH.  THEY 
UTILIZED 44 BLAST GRENADES, 
FORTITUDE NOISE/DEVICES WERE 
DEPLOYED IN 20 40 MILLIMETERS 
ROUNDS.  THE FAIRGROUND IS 
SIMILAR TO THE FOAM BATON 
ROUND, ONLY IT CARRIES A SMALL 
PAYLOAD OF CS TEARGAS.  THE 
NEXT POINT FOR THE MEMO IS TO 
EXPLICITLY EVALUATE THE 
RELATIVE IMPOSITION OF THE TOOL 
UNLIKELIHOOD OF STRIKING 
PERSONS OTHER THAN INTENDED 
TARGETS.  WHENDISCHARGED.  AN 
INDIVIDUAL POSES A THREAT , 
THEY ARE ACCURATE OUT TO 25 TO 
35 YARDS.  POSTED SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS PROJECTILE IMPACT 
WEAPONS ARE EQUIPPED WITH
HOLOGRAPHIC SITES FOR PRECISION 
.  WHEN THEY ARE SKIPPED OFF 
THE GROUND THE LOSER ACCURACY 
BUT THEY ALSO LOSE SOME OF THE 
THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT 
ROUND.  THE NEXT POINT IS TO 
COMPARE OPTIONS, INCLUDING 
OTHER LESSON LETHAL TOOLS OTHER 
THAN THE BATON STRIKE.  
SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING THE 
FREQUENCY OF THE USE BY RAISING 
THE THRESHOLD JUSTIFYING 
DISCHARGE IN AN ASSESSMENT OF 
WHETHER ANY ALTERNATIVE KINETIC 
IMPACT PROJECTILE COMPOSITION 
WOULD REDUCE THE RISK OF HARM 
TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.  
BASICALLY OUR THRESHOLD FOR
DEPLOYING THESE WEAPONS WAS A 
VIOLENT CROWD .  SEVERAL 
HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE ATTACKING 
OFFICERS BOTH HAND-TO-HAND AND 
BY THROWING DANGEROUS OBJECTS 
AS MENTIONED ABOVE THEY WERE 
COMMITTING ARSONS.  AS A SAID 
BEFORE, INDIVIDUALS WERE 
RUNNING AROUND DOWNTOWN 
STARTING FIRES.  UTILIZE THE 
GROUND VERSUS EVALUATION 
FACTORS, THE SEVERITY, WHICH IS 
A FIRST FACTOR, THE SEVERITY OF 
THE CRIME WAS EXTREMELY HIGH.  
ARSON A MULTIPLE ASSAULT WITH 
DEADLY WEAPONS AND A FULL-SCALE 
RIOT AT THAT POINT.  THE SECOND 
EVALUATION FACTOR IS THE THREAT 
LEVEL FOR THE THREAT LEVEL HERE 
WAS EXTREMELY HIGH AND FOR 
OBVIOUS REASONS.  THERE ARE 
COUNTLESS ANTIDOTAL AND ON 
VIDEO EVIDENCE THAT OFFICERS 
WERE BEING ATTACKED.  AND THE 
THIRD EVALUATION FACTOR IS 
RESISTING.  THAT WILL INCLUDE 
FLIGHT.  FLIGHT WASN'T 
NECESSARILY ONE OF THE THINGS 
WE WERE LOOKING AT IN A 
SPECIFIC INSTANCE, BUT THE 
RESISTANCE WITHIN THE CROWD WAS 
VERY HIGH.  WITH THIS LEVEL OF 
ASSAULT AND RESISTANCE IN THE 
HEIGHT THREAT LEVEL, THE USE OF 
IMPACT WEAPONS WAS A REASONABLE 
RESPONSE TO SAFEGUARD OFFICERS 
AND PREVENT WIDESPREAD ARSON 
AND WRITING.  ALTERNATIVES TO 
PROJECTILE IMPACT WEAPONS MAY 
PREVENT BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA, BUT 
THE PERSONAL ALTERNATIVE AS I 
MENTIONED FOR THE INTERMEDIATE 
LEVEL OF FORCE AND ACCORDING TO 
THE NINTH CIRCUIT CAN GET 
INJURED THROUGH THE USE OF THE 
42 INCH BATON AND IS IT AN 
IMMEDIATE LEVEL OF FORCE THAT 
CAN BE JUSTIFIED UNDER THE 
CONDITIONS I JUST DESCRIBED.  
IT WOULD NOT AFFORD OFFICERS 
DISTANCE, IT WOULD NOT GIVE 
THEM THE BUFFER ZONE TO PREVENT 
THE PHYSICAL CONTACT AND IT 
WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN MORE 
OFFICER AND PROTESTER INJURIES. 
THE LAST OPTION WITHDRAWAL, MAY 
PREVENT THE USE OF FORCE AND 
INJURIES IN A SHORT-TERM, 
HOWEVER, IT DOES HAVE THE 
POTENTIAL TO COMPOUND THE 
PROBLEM IF PROTESTERS BEGIN TO 
START STRETCH FIRES DUE TO THAT 
POINT OFFICERS WOULD HAVE TO 
ESCORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INTO 
A RIGHT ZONE FOR THIS WOULD 
BRING WITH IT A HIGH LIKELIHOOD 
OF FORCE, CONFRONTATION AND NOT 
TO MENTION THE STREET OF DANGER 
THAT FIGHTING FIRE RESENTS OUR 
FIREFIGHTERS AND ALLOWING FOR 
THE STRUCTURE FIRES TO BE SET 
SETS THEM UP TO HAVE TO GO IN.  
AND THE LAST POINT AND THEN I 
WILL CLOSE WITH THIS IS THE 
MEMORANDUM REQUESTED ADDITIONAL 
FOOTAGE OF THE TRAFFIC 
ENFORCEMENT MOTORCYCLE 
COLLISION WITH A FLEEING 
SUSPECT.  AND PROTESTER AND THE 
OFFICER YOU WIN VIDEO.  I KNOW 
INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR 
THESE ITEMS.  I CAN'T SPEAK TO 
THE SECOND TO THE PHYSICAL 
FIGHT WITH THE PROTESTER.  
OBVIOUSLY THE OFFICER YOU AND 
VIDEOS ARE TROUBLING AND THEY 
ARE BEING INVESTIGATED.  NOT 
GOING TO SPEAK ON THOSE.  THE 
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT 
REPORTS TO ME IN THE COLLISION 
WITH THE FLEEING PROTESTER WAS 
NOT AN INTENTIONAL ACT.  AND 
WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS 
DOCUMENTED AS AN ACCIDENT IS 
NONPREVENTABLE COLLISION WITH A 
POLICE VEHICLE ON A CHP FORM 
555, ALSO KNOWN AS A TRIPLE IS 
A TRAFFIC COLLISION.  AND THERE 
IS A LOT OF VIDEO ON THAT AS 
WELL.  SO TO ANY COMMENTS THAT 
THAT WAS AN INTENTIONAL ACT OR 
WE USE MOTORCYCLES TO TRY TO 
RUN PROTESTERS DOWN IS NOT TRUE 
PARIS THE OFFICER TRIED TO 
ENGAGE IN AN EMERGENCY BREAKING 
TO TRY TO AVOID THE COLLISION.
>> IF I COULD ADD AS WELL AS 
REVEALED WITH SOME OF THESE 
VIDEOS COMING OUT, ONE OF THE 
THINGS WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF 
IS WHETHER THERE IS ÃWHETHER 
LITIGATION PENDING OR MOST OF 
THEINCIDENTS ARE IN FULL-SCALE 
ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS . 
WE NEED TO WORK WITH OUR CITY 
ATTORNEYS OFFICE TO FIGURE OUT 
EXACTLY HOW WE CAN PIECE THESE 
THINGS TOGETHER AND ENSURE 
EVERYTHING COMPLIES WITH COLD 
WAR AND OTHER ISSUES.  
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NEW AND WE 
WANT TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT 
WITH THESE BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS 
VERY IMPORTANT.  WHETHER IT IS 
TO GIVE A FULL PERSPECTIVE OR 
TRAINING COMPONENTS FOR US.  
BUT THOSE ARE THINGS MOVING 
FORWARD WE WILL WORK WITH 
DILIGENTLY WITHIN THE CITY 
ATTORNEYS OFFICE TO ENSURE WE 
CAN GET THE TOPICS PRIORITY.  
>>Sam Liccardo : RICK, DO YOU 
WANT TO SPEAK AT ALL TO THE 
RELEASE OF VIDEO ABOUT HOW WE 
CAN ÃHOW CAN WE REALISTICALLY 
GET THIS VIDEO OUT?  
>> THE CHIEF MAKES A GOOD POINT 
FOR TO THE EXTENT WE RECEIVE A 
CLAIM FOR THE ENDS OF THE 
LITIGATION, THERE IS A TIME 
PERIOD THAT ANYBODY YOU WE NEED 
TO MAINTAIN.  THERE'S GOING TO 
BE DISCOVERY, WE ARE GOING TO 
TURN THINGS OVER.  BUT WE WOULD 
HAVE TO WORK WITH THE 
DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE 
INFORMATION TO PUBLIC RECORDS 
ACT REQUEST OR VOLUNTARILY.  
THAT IS SOMETHING ÃIN THIS 
CASE BY CASE.  TO THE EXTENT 
THERE AREN'T CLAIMS FILED, THIS 
IS GENERAL OR THERE IS PROBABLY 
MORE LEEWAY.  IT IS A 
CONVERSATION WE HAVE NOT HAD 
WITHTHE DEPARTMENT YET .  IT IS 
CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE NEED TO. 
LIKE A SAY, MOST OF IT IS HIS 
BY CASE.  WE CAN COME BACK WITH 
MORE INFORMATION OR PRICE THE 
COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME ON 
STATUS.  PARTICULARLY IF IT IS 
LITIGATION.
>>Sam Liccardo : RICK, I'M 
GUESSING ALL THIS WOULD BE 
DISCOVERABLE ANYWAY AND SUBJECT 
TO A PUMP PUBLIC RECORD ACT 
REQUEST?  SPOKE WITH THE PUBLIC 
RECORDS ACT REQUEST, YOU ARE 
IMMIGRANTS FOR REDUCTION OF 
SOME OF IT, DEPENDING ON WHERE 
WE ARE IN THE CASE.  ON THE 
DISCOVERY REQUEST MAY BE A 
PROTECTIVE ORDER IN PLACE TO 
READ ON NOT SAYING IT WOULDN'T 
BE RELEASED.  I'M JUST SAYING 
CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT DICTATE HOW 
SOME VIDEOS HANDLE VERSUS 
OTHERS.  BUT CERTAINLY 
UNDERSTANDING THE NEED IN THE 
COUNCILS DESIRE FOR 
TRANSPARENCY IN THE DEPARTMENT
 
.  WE WOULD WORK WITH THEM.  
AND JUST CAN'T GIVE YOU A 
BLANKET YES OR NO ON WHAT 
EVERYTHINGGET RELEASED .
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  
ANYTHING FURTHER?  
>> THIS IS PRETTY MUCH ALL THE 
MEMOS.
>> I THINK THAT IS GOOD FROM 
OUREND .
>>Sam Liccardo : I KNOW WE ARE 
ABOUT TO GO TO THE PUBLIC, BUT 
I THINK THERE WAS A DESIRE FROM 
MY STANDPOINT FOR GREATNESS 
POSSESSES SPECIFICITY ABOUT 
WHEN TO DEPLOY TEARGAS OR WIND 
TO DEPLOY RUBBER BULLETS.  AND 
SO IF YOU ARE ABLE TO OFFER 
THAT NO, I WOULD WELCOME THAT.  
IF YOU NEED TO DO ADDITIONAL 
WORK TO GO TALK TO THE LINE 
SERGEANTS OR WHOEVER WAS MAKING 
THOSE DECISIONS ON THE GROUND 
AND COME BACK ON FRIDAY, WE CAN 
DO THAT.  BUT WANT TO GIVE YOU 
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD ANY 
ADDITIONAL SPECIFICITY.
>> I CAN SHED A LITTLE BIT OF 
LIGHT ON THAT.  I DON'T KNOW IF 
IT WILL BE AS SPECIFIC AS YOU 
ARE LOOKING FOR.  IT WAS A 
SIMPLE DECISION FROM THE 
STANDPOINT THAT IF WE WERE 
GOING TO STAY OUT THERE WE 
DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE.  
WE WERE GETTING CLOBBERED.  WE 
WERE GETTING OUR BUTTS KICKED 
IN SANTA CLARA, SEVENTH IN 
SANTA CLARA.  AND THE OFFICERS 
WERE BEING ASSAULTED REPEATEDLY 
WITH FLYING DEBRIS.  I GOT HIT, 
A LOT OF THE VIOLENCE WAS GOING 
ON OUT THERE AND IT WAS NOT 
PRETTY.  AND FOR US TO BE ABLE 
TO EFFECTIVELY TRY AND CONTROL 
THE GROUND AND STOP WIDESPREAD 
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, THE USE OF 
THAT FORCE WAS BASICALLY A LAST 
RESORT.  BUT EVERYTHING 
HAPPENED SO FAST AND VIOLENTLY 
OUT THERE, THERE WASN'T EVER A 
LOT OF DISCUSSION.  WAS 
BASICALLY WE NEEDED TO START TO 
TRY TO DEFEND OURSELVES AND 
HOLD THAT LINE PARIS IS NOT
NECESSARILY PUSH TOWARD THE 
CROWD, BUT THOSE PROJECTILE 
IMPACT WEAPONS WERE AUTHORIZED 
OUT IN THE FIELD AT ABOUT 5:00 
ON FRIDAY .  THE TEARGAS 
DEPLOYMENT, THERE WAS 
DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AT THE 
COMMAND POST.  PROBABLY MAYBE 
AN HOUR LATER.  HOUR TO AN HOUR 
AND 1/2 LATER IN AS WE WERE 
SEEING SUSTAINED ASSAULTS AND 
VIOLENT BEHAVIOR OUT IN THE 
FIELD.  WE THOUGHT IF IT DIED 
DOWN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BE A 
STRONGHOLD AND MAYBE HAVE A 
SCRIMMAGE LINE AND HOLD AND NOT 
NECESSARILY HAVE TO PUSH THE 
CROWD, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT 
HAPPENED.  THE MERE SIGHT OF A 
POLICE OFFICER THAT NIGHT, 
BASED ON MY OWN PERSONAL 
OBSERVATIONS, WAS AGITATING TO 
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE 
CROWD.  AND THERE WAS NO WAY 
AROUND THE FACT THAT IF WE WERE 
GOING TO STAY OUT THERE THAT 
PHYSICAL FORCE WAS GOING TO BE 
NECESSARY FOR US TO BASICALLY 
JUST NOT GET OVERRUN BY THE 
CROWD AND NOT GET PHYSICALLY 
ASSAULTED BY THE CROWD.  WAS 
DONE IN A DEFENSIVE POSTURE 
5:00 ON FRIDAY.  AND AS I SAID, 
I WISH WE WOULD'VE HAD TIME TO 
SIT DOWN AND HAVE MORE OF AN 
IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 
PROS AND CONS AND WHETHER IT 
WAS A BEST OR MOST APPROPRIATE 
TACTIC, BUT OUT THERE IT WAS 
ALL WE HAD IN THAT DECISION HAD 
TO BE MADE QUICKLY BECAUSE I 
WAS WATCHING OUR OFFICERS 
BASICALLY GET REPEATEDLY PELTED 
AND ASSAULTED AND SEEN OFFICERS 
BE DRUG AWAY.  IT HAD TO BE 
DONE FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE IF WE 
WERE GOING TO STAY OUT THERE 
AND TRY TO MAINTAIN ORDER AND 
PROTECT OURSELVES FROM BEING 
SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.  
>> IF I CAN ADD AS WELL, 
OBVIOUSLY I APPLAUD BEING IN 
FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE THIS 
EARLY.  PEOPLE START ADDRESSING 
THESE ISSUES.  BUT OBVIOUSLY AS 
REPORTS ARE REVIEWED AND ASSIST 
POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKS ON 
AFTER ACTIONS REPORT, THERE 
WILL BE MORE INFORMATION 
REGARDING THIS.  ONE OF THE 
THINGS WE HAVE DONE THAT I 
HIGHLIGHTED AS WELL IN THE 
LETTER THAT WAS DONE IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH POA IS WE ARE 
ALREADY GOING TO BE STARTING 
CLASSROOM UPDATES ON 
FACILITATING PEACEFUL PROTEST
IMMEDIATE ACCESS .  PRACTICAL 
CROWD CONTROL EXERCISE WITH THE 
TACTICS AND WE WILL BE 
REVIEWING ALL CURRENT CROWD 
CONTROL DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT 
AND BEGINNING THE TESTING OF 
ALL OFFICERS TO ENSURE WE ARE 
USING THE SAFEST OPTIONS 
AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET.  BUT 
AGAIN, WE ARE ONLY A FEW DAYS 
OUT AND AS MORE INFORMATION 
COMES IN AND WE CONTINUE TO 
COMPILE VIDEO FROM ALL 
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOURCES, WE 
WILL ABSOLUTELY BE ABLE TO LEND 
MORE CLARITY ON THIS PARTICULAR 
TOPIC.  
>>Sam Liccardo : I KNOW WE HAVE 
MORE QUESTIONS ON THE COUNCIL, 
BUT I WANT TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF 
THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK.  
OBVIOUSLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO 
ENABLE EVERYBODY TO SPEAK 
TODAY, BUT WE WILL BE 
CONTINUING THIS HEARING ON 
FRIDAY AT 11:30 A.M..  I WANT 
TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE LISTENING 
IN, IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK 
TODAY.  WE WILL BE WRAPPING 
THINGS UP AT 1:00 AND WE WILL 
BE HAVING TO TACKLE SOME OF THE 
ISSUES RELATING TO COVID.  WE 
WILL BE CONTINUING THIS HEARING 
ON FRIDAY AT 11:30 A.M..  GIVEN 
THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO 
LIKE TO SPEAK, I'M GOING TO ASK 
EVERYONE TO PLEASE LIMIT YOUR 
COMMENTS TO ONE MINUTE SO WE 
CAN HEAR AS MANY PEOPLE AS 
POSSIBLE AND WE WOULD RESUME ON 
FRIDAY.  MARY HELEN DOHERTY?  
WELCOME.  
>> I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF 
SURGEON IMPACT.  TO ADDRESS 
THIS "WAKE-UP CALL FOR CHANGE" 
HAPPENING ON THE BACKS OF 
PEOPLE OF COLOR.  THE SYSTEMIC 
CHANGES THAT GO BEYOND IMPLICIT 
BIAS TRAINING, BODY CAMERAS AND 
POLICE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE THAT 
WILL STOP POLICE FAMILIES.  YOU 
STATE YOU WILL NOT DEFUND 
OR/THE POLICE BUDGET BECAUSE 
YOU WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE OF 
COLOR WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE 
MOST SYSTEMIC RACISM SAFE.  IS 
THIS RESPONSE CENTERING RACIAL 
JUSTICE PUT IN THE WORDS OF 
DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, A
RIGHT IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE 
UNHEARD.  ARE WE LISTENING AND 
COMMITTED TO ENGAGING THE 
COMMUNITY AND CREATING A 
SIGNIFICANT REDIRECTION OF 
POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNDS WILL 
SYSTEMIC CHANGE IS POSSIBLE .  
PLEASE ANSWER THIS CALL TO 
LEADERSHIP TO DO JUSTICE.  
THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME TO ÃI'M SORRY, I 
BELIEVE IT IS.[NAME] PLEASE 
FORGIVE ME IF I HAVE 
MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME.  
WELCOME.
>> HIGH.  I AM FROM DISTRICT 1. 
I WANTED TO SAY CHIEF GARCIA, 
YOUR WORDS RING HOLLOW WHEN IT 
DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU ARE 
TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY.  YOU 
CONSTANTLY DEFECT DEFLECT 
IMPRESSIVE TEAM.  THE VIDEO YOU 
SHOWN, YOU SAY YOU WANT TO 
RESEARCH BUT HE DISTRIBUTED 
ONLY YOUR POINT OF VIEW.  YOU 
SHOULD HAVE WAITED AND GOTTEN 
ALL THE FACTS AND SHOWED BOTH 
SIDES OF THE EQUATION AND WE 
ARE ALSO DISAPPOINTED BY THE 
MAYOR'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE 
FUNDING THE POLICE BUT HE SAID 
POLICE ARE FOR EVERYONE 
NECESSARILY FOR DISADVANTAGED 
COMMUNITIES.  BY THE WAY THE 
POLICE INTERACT WITH THESE 
COMMUNITIES, IS VIOLENCE IN 
THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE ALREADY 
OVER POLICED THERE HE SAID THE 
POLICE CAME UNDER ATTACK WITH 
WATER BOTTLES AND ROCKS BUT 
POLICE WHERE RIGHT GEAR AND 
PROVOKE VIOLENCE RESPONSE.  
EVEN YOUR POLICE AT THE MERE 
SIGHT OF YOU AGITATED THE 
CROWDS.  YOU THE DISPERSED AND 
NOT USE VIOLENCE IN A WEIRD 
LAUGHINGSTOCK OF THE NATION.  
THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
ALEX McGREGOR?  
>> I WAS AT THE PURCHASE 
FRIDAY.  I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A 
PROTEST IN MY LIFE.  I AM A 
PEACEFUL PERSON.  WAS SHOT BY 
1A OR PROJECTILES THAT DID NOT 
THROW ANYTHING.  I HAVE A PLATE 
SIZED BRUISE ON THE SIDE OF MY 
ARM STILL VISIBLE 11 DAYS 
LATER.  THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE 
AROUND ME WHO ARE MUCH YOUNGER, 
MUCH SMALLER AND VERY PEACEFUL 
WITH NOTHING TO PROTECT 
THEMSELVES BUT CARDBOARD SIGNS. 
THEY WERE SHOT REPEATEDLY BY 
THE FLASH BANGS IN THESE 
PROJECTILES.  THEY WERE 
WHIZZING BY OUR HEADS.  SHOULD 
TO THINK WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED 
TO MY ARM IF THAT HAPPENED TO 
SOMEBODY'S EYE SOCKET COMMIT 
NECK OR OTHER PART OF THEIR 
BODY.  IN ADDITION TO THAT, 
EVERYTHING I SAW HAVE ON VIDEO 
AND IT WAS ON CBS FIVE NEWS.  I 
AM SUFFERING FROM PTSD FROM 
HAVING BEEN TO MY FIRST PROTEST 
IN MY LIFE STANDING UP FOR MY 
BLACK BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND 
I DO NOT APPRECIATE THE POLICE 
MAKING JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE 
PHYSICAL PAIN THEY INFLICTED O
 
ME AND OTHER INNOCENT 
PROTESTERS VIOLATING OUR FIRST 
AMENDMENT RIGHTS .
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
AND I AM SORRY.  OBVIOUSLY YOU 
HAVE BEEN INJURED AND I AM VERY 
SORRY FOR THAT.  OBVIOUSLY THAT 
IS WHY WE ARE STARTING THESE 
HEARINGS.  THEY ARE NOT BY ANY 
MEANS FINISHED.  WE ARE GOING 
TO LOOK INTO ALL THESE 
INCIDENTS MORE IN DEPTH.  MR. 
GUTIERREZ?  
>> A EVERYBODY.  SO OF COURSE I 
BELIEVE WE NEED TO BAN THE 
RUBBER BULLETS, TEAR GAS AND 
OTHER MEANS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE 
AND I THINK IT IS CONTEMPTIBLE 
TO HEAR THESE OFFICERS TALKING 
ABOUT FEARING FOR THEIR LIVES 
IN THE FACE OF ROCKS AND SODA 
BOTTLES.  IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE 
RECENT OCCURRENCE OF POLICE 
MISCONDUCT.  WE DON'T NEED 
FORMS TO INCREASE THE BUDGET 
WHEN OTHER SUB SECTORS ARE 
SUBSISTING.  WE WILL LASTING 
CHANGE.  44 PERCENT OF THE CITY 
SUNCOAST AS JP DID.  HOUSING 
AND COMMUNITY FUNDINGS HAVE 
DECREASED BUT WE ARE HERE 
TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY CAN ONLY 
DO WE SHOOT AT US WHEN WHAT WE 
NEED AND WANT IS FOR YOU TO DO 
SOMETHING CONCRETE TO MAKE A 
SYSTEMIC CHANGE FOR THE 
COLLECTIVE BENEFIT OF OUR 
COMMUNITIES.  WE DON'T WANT YOU 
TO INCREASE THE FUNDS FOR THE 
POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO ARE 
SIMPLY MANAGING THE SYMPTOMS OF 
A SYSTEM OF EXPLOITATION.  WE 
WANT YOU TO GRAB THE ROOT OF 
THE PROBLEM AND NOT CONTINUE 
REACTIONARY EFFORTS.  AND ALSO, 
I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS 
PITIFUL TO WATCH YOUR PATHETIC 
GESTURE OF TAKING ANY AT THE 
PROTEST.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
[NAME] 
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT 10 AND 
NINE WEEKS AGO I HAD MY FIRST 
CHILD IN THE SAME SAN JOSE 
HOSPITAL I WAS BORN IN.  WHEN 
PEOPLE GATHERED TO PROTEST, 
THIS ISN'T A CROWD THAT NEEDS 
TO BE CONTROLLED FOR IN IS A 
CROWD THAT NEEDS TO BE 
PROTECTED BUT I'M SHOCKED AT 
THE AGGRESSIVE USE OF BATONS, 
RUBBER BULLETS, TEAR GAS 
AGAINST PEACEFUL PROTESTERS 
OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS READER 
COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO TELL YOU 
SOMETHING.  AND THE USE OF 
FORCE I HAVE SEEN IS 
ANTITHETICAL TO THE COMMUNITY 
BUILDING AND SERVICE I WOULD 
EXPECT.  I ASK IS ME 
IMMEDIATELY END THE USE OF 
RUBBER BULLETS, TEAR GAS, FLASH 
BANG VICES, RIGHT GEAR AND MORE 
AGAINST PEACEFUL PROTESTERS 
THAT WE DE-SCOPE THE CHARTER OF 
THE SAN JOSE POLICE FORCE.  
THIS IS NOT ÃALL ISSUES DON'T 
NEED TO BE HANDLED BY THE 
POLICE BUT BOTH OF US TO PUBLIC 
SAFETY FOR NEW INSTITUTIONS AND 
WHEN I HEAR A POLICE CHIEF 
TODAY IN OUR MAYOR QUOTED IN AN 
ARTICLE SAYING WE ARE NOT 
PERFECT AND OUR EFFORTS IN 
CONTINUATION OF WHAT WE NEED TO 
BE DOING WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE 
PAST, IT'S CLEAR YOU DO NOT 
RECOGNIZE A LEVEL OF CHANGE 
NECESSARY TO GET WHERE WE NEED 
TO GO.  YOUR VOTERS ARE 
WATCHING.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
[NAME] I BELIEVE YOU MAY BE ON 
MUTE.
>> THERE WE GO.  CAN YOU HEAR 
ME? .  I AM A CURRENT RESIDENT 
IN DISTRICT 6, BORN AND RAISED 
IN SAN JOSE.  SPEAKING TODAY TO 
MAKE TWO DEMANDS FOR FIRST 
DELIVER A REAL AND IMMEDIATE 
PLAN TO ELIMINATE USE OF TEAR 
GAS AND RUBBER BULLETS AGAINST 
THE BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST 
AND SECONDLY, BEGIN THE PROCESS 
OF DEFUNDING THE POLICE.  THERE 
IS NO LANGUAGE ANYWHERE IN THIS 
MEMO THAT CALLS TO BAN THE USE 
OF TEARGAS OR RUBBER BULLETS TO 
THE DISCUSSION SECTION 
ACKNOWLEDGES RUBBER BULLETS 
HAVE A DISTURBINGLY HIGH 
LETHALITY.  IT ACKNOWLEDGES 
TEARGAS IS BANNED IN WARFARE 
ACKNOWLEDGES TEARGAS IS A 
DANGEROUS MIX TO THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC.  YOU UNDERSTAND THESE 
DANGERS, YET YOU DO NOTHING TO 
PROTECT THE PUBLIC.  IN REGARD 
TO MY SECOND DEMAND, ACCORDING 
TO THE CITY OF SAN JOSE 
PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET, WE'VE 
ALLOCATED OVER 440 MILLION TO 
OUR GENERAL FUND TO THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT.  WE ARE GIVING 
HOUSING 491,000.  THAT IS NOT 
EVEN ENOUGH TO BUY A CONDO.  WE 
NEED TO CHANGE THINGS, WE NEED 
TO DEFUND THE POLICE AND 
ELIMINATE THE USE OF RUBBER 
BULLETS AND TEAR GAS.  THANK 
YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  WE 
WILL HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION IN 
THE BUDGET NEXT WEEK.  JOHN 
DAVIES?  
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.
>> CHIEF, I JUST WANT TO SAY I 
APPRECIATE YOU STILL STAY 
DEDICATED TO KEEPING ORDER 
DURING TIMES WHEN YOUR PRECINCT 
IS CONSTANTLY UNDER ATTACK BUT 
I WANTED TO ASK A QUICK 
QUESTION.  WHEN ARE WE GOING TO 
START USING GAS ON THESE 
MONKEYS?  
>>Sam Liccardo : WE ARE NOT 
GOING TO EXCEPT ANY KIND OF 
EXPLETIVES AND CERTAINLY NOT 
ANY ATTACKS ON MEMBERS OF THE 
COMMUNITY LIKE THAT.  RACHEL?  
>> YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.
>> I WAS AT THE PROTEST THE 
31ST AND I WATCH AS A SAN JOSE 
POLICE DEPARTMENT INTIMIDATED 
AND BULLIED A GROUP OF PEACEFUL 
YOUNG PEOPLE.  REFERRED THAT 
THE STATE RUBBER BULLETS CANBE 
USED IN CASES OF POTENTIAL 
SERIOUS INJURY , BUT I WATCHED 
AS THEY FIRED RUBBER BULLETS AT 
A PROTESTER AND CHARGE THE 
CROWD IN RESPONSE TO NOTHING 
MORE THAN A PLASTIC WATER 
BOTTLE.  WHEN OFFICERS LEFT THE 
PROTEST ALONE, THEY HAD BEEN 
COMPLETELYPEACEFUL.  IT IS 
CLEAR AT THIS POINT WERE 
TRAINING OR REGULATION IS NOT 
THE ANSWER .  ON MAY 29 THE 
POLICE HIT THE MAIMED DIRK 
SANTOS IN THE VERY MEN WHO 
TRAIN THEM ON IMPLICIT BIAS.  
THE ONLY RESPONSE TO THIS KIND 
OF VIOLENCE IS TO MAKE MATERIAL 
CHANGES AND THAT MEANS CUTTING 
THE BUDGET AND PERSONAL.  I 
REALLY HOPE THE CITY ALSO IS 
LISTENING TODAY AND TAKE THE 
PROPER ACTION IN THE COMING 
WEEKS.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
[NAME] 
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.  WELCOME! 
I'M A TEACHER IN THE EAST SIDE 
AND I LIVE IN SAN JOSE AND I 
WAS IN THE PROTEST ON THE NIGHT 
AT 30TH AND IT WAS COMPLETELY 
PEACEFUL AND SOMEONE THREW AN 
EMPTY WATER BOTTLE AT THE COPS 
AND IN RESPONSE THEY SENT 
PROJECTILES AND TEARGAS AND ME 
AND MY FRIENDS HAD TO RUN AND 
HIDE INSIDE THE STAIRWELLS 
INSIDE BASICALLY THE PARKING 
GARAGE.  AS WE WERE WALKING TO 
OUR CAR TO GO HOME, THE RUBBER 
BULLET GUNS WERE POINTED AT AS 
IN THE COPS WERE SAYING 
EXPLETIVES AT US.  SO THE 
POLICE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH 
EXCESSIVE FORCE AND IT IS 
RIDICULOUS TO SAY THEY ARE 
WITHIN THE RIGHT WHEN THEY ARE 
STARTING TO WRITE THEMSELVES.  
IN RESPONSE TO ONE PERSON 
TOURING ONE WHAT ABOUT.  THE 
POLICE WITH THE VIOLENCE 
RESPONSE ACTUALLY CAUSED THE 
MOST OF THE VIOLENCE AMONGST 
THE PEOPLE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
[NAME] WELCOME.  
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME 
VOICE MY CONCERN.  IN YOUR 
STATEMENT YOU SAID DEFUNDING 
WAS THE WRONG SOLUTION AT THE 
WORST POSSIBLE TIME AND THAT 
DEFUNDING THE POLICE WILL HURT 
THE VERY PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
SUFFERED THE MOST FROM SYSTEMIC 
RACISM IN THIS NATION.  BUT 
WHAT ABOUT THE FACT.[ INAUDIBLE 
] WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT IN 
NEW YORK CITY WERE CHOKEHOLD 
HAVEBEEN BANNED SINCE 1993 , 
ERIC GARNER WAS CHOKED TO DEATH 
IN 2090.  WHAT ABOUT THE FACT 
MINNEAPOLIS HAD THE MOST 
REFORMS IN PLACE THAT THEIR 
PROGRESSIVE POLICE DEPARTMENT 
WAS THE ONE THAT COMMITTED THE 
MOST VIOLENT MURDER OF AN 
INNOCENT BLACK MAN.  ITSEEMS AS 
THOUGH OUR PROTESTS HAVE NOT 
MADE OUR VOICE HEARD .  I HOPE 
YOU REMEMBER WE VOTED YOU INTO 
OUR POSITION AND WE HOLD EVERY 
POWER TO VOTE YOU OUT AS WELL.  
THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
KNOW MORE?  WELCOME.  
>> VERY QUICKLY, THERE SEEMS TO 
BE A LOT OF DISHONESTY COMING 
OUT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 
RIGHT NOW.  I DON'T UNDERSTAND 
WHY THEY INSIST ON FRAMING THIS 
IS A PROTESTS STARTING VIOLENCE 
WHEN WE CAN ALL SEE THE VIDEOS 
ON THE INTERNET AND ON TV.  WE 
HAVE SEEN LIVE STREAMS AND 
REPORTS FROM TONS OF WITNESSES, 
TONS AND TONS OF PEOPLE THAT 
SAY THE VIOLENCE HAS ONLY BEEN 
FROM THE SIDE OF THE POLICE.  
THEY WERE QUOTED AS VIOLENCE 
FROM THE SIDE OF PROTESTERS IS 
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND LOOTING NOT 
AS IMPORTANT AS LIVES.  THEY 
HAVE SHOT PEOPLE, SHOT IN 
ACTIVIST IN THE GROIN.  THAT 
ISRAEL VIOLENCE.  I DO AGREE 
WITH THEM THAT THEY ARE IN 
AGITATING PRESENCE.  THAT PART 
WAS TRUE.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
LENA?  
>> MY NAME IS LENA AND I'M FROM 
SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA.  I WAS A 
PROTESTER ON THE FRIDAY THE 
FIRST DAY.  WAS SHOT BY RUBBER 
BULLETS.  THESE ARE NOT BEING 
AND TO ANYONE.  THEY ARE BEING 
SETRANDOMLY AND PROTESTERS .  
THE PROTESTERS ARE FEELING 
THREATENED AND VIOLENCE 
VIOLATED BY THE POLICE.  WE 
WERE PEACEFUL UNTIL THE POLICE 
WERE VIOLENT.  NOTHING FILLED 
IS BEING THROWN AT THEM IN THE 
POLICE CARE MORE ABOUT CAPITAL 
THAN LIVES.  BLACK LIVES ARE 
BEING DECREASED AT THE HANDS OF 
POLICE AND YOU ARE COMPLICIT IF 
YOU DO NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT 
IT.  USER POWER, USER PRIVILEGE 
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.  I AM 
TALKING TO YOU, MR. MAYOR.  YOU 
ARE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT 
IT AND THERE IS STRAIGHT BS 
COMING OUT OF THE CHIEF OF 
POLICE RIGHT NOW FEELING THEY 
WERE AMBUSHED AND ASSAULTED, 
POLISH THE POLICE, DEFUND THE 
POLICE AND DO IT NOW BECAUSE 
PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  I 
AM SORRY FOR YOUR INJURY.  
JEFF?  
>> CAN HEAR ME?  >>Sam 
Liccardo : YES.
>> TO CAPTAIN DWYER AND CHIEF 
GARCIA, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING 
YOU AND YOUR APARTMENTS HAVE 
GONE THROUGH BUT THERE ARE A 
COUPLE THINGS THAT REALLY 
TROUBLED ME.  IS NOT THE 
SPECIFIC INCIDENTS OF THE 
OFFICERS IN WHAT THEY DID.  
WHAT WORRIES ME MOST OF THIS IS 
HAVE TO SPEND THE FIRST 12YEARS 
OF MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE WORKING 
AS A CIVILIAN FOR THE 
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 
THROUGH SO I WORKED WITH LAW 
ENFORCEMENT FOR A NUMBER OF 
YEARS .  WHAT ABOUT THEPEERS OF 
THESE OFFICERS .  I KNOW FROM 
MY EXPERIENCE THAT TYPE OF 
BEHAVIOR WOULDN'T BE TOLERATED 
IF THE PIER OFFICERS FELT IT 
WAS WRONG BEHAVIOR.  AND THAT 
IS WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST OUT 
OF ALL THIS.  I'M SURE YOU WILL 
TAKE CARE OF THE SPECIFIC 
OFFICERS INVOLVED, BUT I'M 
CONCERNED ABOUT THE REST OF THE 
DEPARTMENT.  WHAT IS IN THEIR 
HEART.  AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED 
WITH THE IMMEDIATE ACCESS OF 
PEOPLE OF THE PRESS BEING 
DETAINED.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
JEFF.  MAKO?  FORGIVE ME IF I 
MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME.  I 
THINK YOU MIGHT STILL BE ON 
MUTE.
>> CAN HEAR ME.
>>Sam Liccardo : I CAN.  THANK 
YOU.
>> GIVE ME ONE SECOND.  THANK 
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.  I URGE 
YOU NOT TO SETTLE FOR SMALL 
POLICE REFORMS INSTEAD OF IT 
CAN'T WAIT, LOOK TO ABOLITION 
FOR A VISION OF TRUE COMMUNITY 
SAFETY.  THE SYSTEM OF POLICING 
IS HISTORICALLY AND INHERENTLY 
RACIST.  SEE SLEIGH PATROLS IN 
THE 1838 BOSTON POLICE TO 
PROTECT THE PORT MERCHANTS AND 
GOODS AND ALL THE PEOPLE 
POURING POLICE ARE NOT REQUIRED 
TO KNOW THE LAWS THEY ARE 
ENFORCING THEIR INOCULATED 2014 
AND PEARSON BE RAY 1937 RAVEN 
TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS 
SEABOURN VERSUS DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 1981.  SO WHAT IS OUR 
PURPOSE?  LET'S ALL THE ISSUES 
OF CRIME, WHICH IS POVERTY AND 
RACISM.  BOTH INVEST IN 
HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, HOUSING 
AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.  
POLICE OFFICERS CANNOT DO ALL 
THESE JOB SO LET'S NOT ASK THEM 
TO.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
TAYLOR?  
>> I JUST AM VERY CONFUSED HERE 
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE 
JUST DELIBERATELY IGNORING A 
LOT OF PROOF AND EVIDENCE THAT 
OUR SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT 
HAS BEEN VIOLENT AGAINST VERY 
PEACEFUL P PEOPLE.  NORMALLY 
INTERESTED TO SEE IF YOU ARE 
ACTUALLY GOING TO BE USING YOUR 
PRIVILEGE AND POWER TO MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE OR IF IT IS JUST 
GOING TO BE A BOOTLEGGER AND 
LET IT KEEP HAPPENING.  THAT'S 
ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
AARON?  
>> CAN YOU HEARME.
>>Sam Liccardo : YES .
>> I AM AARON, A SAN JOSE 
RESIDENT.  FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO 
DON'T KNOW ME, I'M THE FORMER 
INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR FOR 
SAN JOSE.  USUALLY DON'T SPEAK 
IN THESE KINDS OF VENUES, BUT I 
FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO SPEAK OUT 
AS A RESIDENT AND A SOMEONE WHO 
IS HEARING FROM A LOT OF 
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR 
CONCERNS.  I AGREE WITH THE 
STATEMENT MADE THAT THE LEADERS 
ARE NOT RECOGNIZING THE LEVEL 
OF CHANGE NECESSARY.  THIS WAS 
NOT JUST ABOUT TO PROTESTCONCER 
A DIFFERENT DEEPER CULTURAL 
ISSUE AN OVERALL PERSPECTIVE IN 
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT USE 
OF FORCE AND BIAS MORE BROADLY. 
NOT JUST IN TERMS OF HAVING 
TREATED THE PROTESTERS.  I HAVE 
A LOT OF RESPECT FOR CHIEF 
GARCIA.  I TEXT HIM MY SUPPORT, 
WE ARE IN TOUCH.  BUT I THINK 
THERE HAS TO BE AN EXAMINATION 
OF THE CULTURE AND THE 
LEADERSHIP OF THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : I WILL REMIND 
EVERYONE, THE MEMORANDUM 
CONTAINS OTHER MEASURES AS WELL 
FOR US FOR REVIEW OF THE USE OF 
FORCE THROUGHOUT THE 
DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS FULL 
EXPANSION IN THE POLICE AUDITOR 
AUTHORITY.  THAT MEMO IS 
AVAILABLE PUBLICLY.  THERE IS A 
PERSON WITH THE LAST FOUR 
DIGITS IN THEIR PHONE NUMBER 
04379.  
>> I JUST WANT ÃFIRST OF ALL 
TO SAY IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR 
AARON CHIME IN.  OUR CITY 
REPRESENTATIVE WATCHED THE 
HANDLING OF YEARS AGO AND THEY 
BOTCHED THE RESPONSE TO THESE 
PROTESTS.  THE ANNOUNCEMENTS 
THE CITY LEADERSHIP WILL PURSUE 
REFORMS OVER DEFUNDING IS AN 
EMPTY RESPONSE AND NOTHING 
MORE.  I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND 
THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR LICCARDO 
THE INDEPENDENT POLICE OFFICER 
WANTED A LARGER ROLE AND MAYOR 
LICCARDO, CHIEF GARCIA AND THE 
TOA CHASED HIM OUT OVER 
MISREPRESENTED DATA.  THIS IS 
HELP MAYOR LICCARDO TRULY FELT 
ABOUT REFORMS A FEW YEARS AGO.  
MAYOR LICCARDO ACTED STRONGLY 
TO MISREPRESENTED DATA IN HIS 
PBCE DIRECTOR THEN HE HAS TO 
THE BRUTALITY LEVIED BY HIS 
POLICE DEPARTMENT.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
THERE IS A PERSON ON THE PHONE, 
I BELIEVE IT IS 7192.  WELCOME.
>> WOULD LIKE TO DEMAND THE USE 
OF ALL CHEMICAL AGENTS, ALL 
PROJECTILES AND ALL EXPLOSIVES 
BE DAMMED.  IT IS NOT 
COMPLETELY, IT MUST BE BANNED 
WHENEVER PEACEFUL PROTESTERS 
AND INNOCENT BYSTANDERS MIGHT 
BE PRESENT.  ALL HIS WEAPONS 
ACT AS COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT 
AND END UP SUPPRESSING FIRST 
AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND THEY CAN 
ALSO PUT ON INVOLVED PEOPLE AT 
RISK FOR PERMANENT INJURY.  I 
WAS JUST OBSERVING THE PROTEST 
LAST WEEK AND THE POLICE USED 
EXPLOSIVES PARIS MY EARS ARE 
RINGING OVER A WEEK LATER DUE 
TO THESE EXPLOSIVES AND I DON'T 
KNOW IF THE RINGING IS EVER 
GOING TO STOP.  IF YOU HAVE 
EVER ADDED, IT IS NOT SOMETHING 
YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH.  SO IF 
THESE WEAPONS CANNOT BE BANNED 
COMPLETELY, WE MUST REQUIRE 
THAT A REPORT IS USED, POLICE 
MUST WRITE A REPORT LIKE IT HAD 
BEEN AN OFFICER INVOLVED 
SHOOTING SO THEY ARE 
DISCOURAGED FROM USING THESE 
WEAPONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : VERY SORRY FOR 
THE INJURY.  I COULDN'T CATCH 
THE NAME BEFORE.  VERONICA.  
WELCOME VERONICA.  
>> HI EVERYONE.  NAME IS 
VERONICA AND RESIDENT OF 
DISTRICT 8 SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA. 
IN WRITING TO DEMAND.[ 
INAUDIBLE ] WANT TO MAKE SURE 
WE BANNED THE USE OF RUBBER 
BULLETS COMMIT TEARGAS AS A 
METHOD OFCROWD CONTROL FOR THE 
CITY MUST REORGANIZE THE 
PROTESTERS , IT RECOGNIZED 
PROTESTERS ARE EXERCISING THEIR 
FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT AND 
SHOULD NOT BE MET WITH LEASE 
VIOLENCE.  I WANT TO MENTION WE 
ARE IN THE MIDST OF THIS COVID, 
WE ARE IN AUTOMATIC.[ INAUDIBLE 
] TO IMPROVE CITY FUNDING TO 
GOLF COURSES.  CAN'T BELIEVE 
IT.  [ INAUDIBLE ] STAY AWAY 
FROM OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL.  
THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
SARAH?  WELCOME.  
>> HELLO?  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS SARAH BUT I LIVE 
IN ALMADEN VALLEY.  THIS MEMO 
MAKES ME SAD.  YOU SET ON 
TWITTER THIS MEMO IS A BAN ON 
RUBBER BULLETS.  IS NOT FREEDOM 
SAID YOU HAVE A LOW OPINION YOU 
THINK YOU CAN LIE TO THEM.  THE 
OFFICE WE KNOW YOUR 
CONSTITUENTS WANT A BAN ON 
RUBBER BULLETS OTHERWISE HE 
WOULD HAVE LIGHT AND SAID THAT 
IS WHAT THIS MEMO WAS.  THE 
DISCUSSION SECTION OF THIS MEMO 
ACKNOWLEDGES TEARGAS IS 
DANGEROUS AND CAN WORSEN THE 
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.  AND 
ACKNOWLEDGES RUBBER BULLETS 
HAVE A DISTURBINGLY HIGHLY 
LETHALITY, BUT YOUR 
RECOMMENDATION SAY NOTHING 
ABOUT BANNING IT.  THE 
UNDERSTAND YOU ARE ALLOWING THE 
POLICE TO COMMIT VIOLENT ACTS 
AGAINST PEACEFUL PROTESTERS BUT 
YOU DON'T SEEM TO CARE.  THIS 
MORAL BANKRUPTCY ON YOUR PART 
PROVES THE PROTESTERS POINT.  
REFORM IS A GOOD ENOUGH BECAUSE 
YOU DON'T CARE TO PERFORM THE 
POLICE REPORT THEM ACCOUNTABLE. 
WE MUST POLISH THE POLICE 
ENTIRELY BUT I DEMAND YOU TO 
POLISH THE POLICE AND REDIRECT 
THE FUNDS USE ON THE MILITANT 
RACIST AGENDA TO INSTEAD BE 
USED ON COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS 
DEVOTED TO HELPING US GET PAST 
THE COVID-19 CRISIS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
[NAME]!  HELLO.  MY NAME IS JOE 
BETTER WATCH CHIEF GARCIA IS 
LAME OF THE CURFEW BEING USED 
AS A TOOL AND THAT WAS 
INCORRECT.  THE CURFEW WAS USED 
MORE AS A HAMMER.  PEACEFUL 
PROTESTERS WERE TREATED EXACTLY 
THE SAME AS AGITATORS BECAUSE 
OF THEIR VERY PRESENCE.  MOST 
IMPORTANTLY, ALL I'VE HEARD 
FROM CHIEF GARCIA IS 
JUSTIFICATIONS AND PLEASE 
FORWARD THINGS LIKE TRAINING 
WHEN HE NEEDS TO BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE AND SODAS JARED YOU 
IMPORTANT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW 
HOW MANY ROUNDS WERE FIRED AND 
WHEN WE SAT IN MY HOUSE TRYING 
TO DECIDE WHAT WE WERE GOING TO 
DO ABOUT MAKING OUR NEEDS KNOW
 
, WE WERE NOT AFRAID OF THE 
PROTESTERS, WE WERE AFRAID OF 
THE POLICE AND THAT IS WHY WE 
WERE UNABLE TO GO.  THIS 
CULTURE OF FEAR AND US VERSUS 
THEM NEEDS TO STOP AND I FULLY 
SUPPORT DEFUNDING THE POLICE 
AND PUTTING THE MONEY IN PLACES 
WHERE IT COULD DO BETTER GOOD.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THE PERSON 
WITH THE PHONE NUMBER 0947.  
WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS CASEY JAMES.  I 
AM AN EDUCATOR AND A NEW MOTHER 
LIVING IN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE.  
THE FOOTAGE OF THE OFFICER 
SHOULD EMBARRASS YOU, BUT IT 
DOES NOT SURPRISE US HE 
REPRESENTS EXACTLY WHY PEOPLE 
ARE PROTESTING.  I'M NOT 
SURPRISED TO HEAR DISINGENUOUS 
STATEMENTS AND OUTRIGHT LIES 
ABOUT PROTESTERS CURING ROCKS 
FOR THAT IS RIGHT OUT OF THE 
POLICE PLAYBOOK AND EXACTLY 
WHAT PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING.  BY 
THE WAY, HOW DARE YOU THREATEN 
US WITH MORE VIOLENCE IF WE 
BANNED RUBBER COATED BULLETS.  
IT IS DISGUSTING.  THIS IS A 
HISTORIC TIME FOR OUR NATION 
AND THE PEOPLE OF SAN JOSE ARE 
ON THE RIGHT SIDE HISTORY WITH 
THE GOVERNMENT OF SAN JOSE HAS 
NOT BEEN.  LISTEN TO YOUR 
CONSTITUENTS COULD LISTEN TO 
YOUR CONSTITUENTS.  WE ARE 
SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AFTER 
OUR INTERESTS.  THAT IS YOUR 
JOB, THAT IS WILL BE ELECTED 
YOU.  BANNING TEARGAS AND 
RUBBER COATED BULLETS IS 
IMPORTANT, BUT IT IS A BARE 
MINIMUM.  WITH DEMILITARIZED 
AND DEFUND THE POLICE.  YOUR 
JOB IS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE 
WELL-BEING OF YOUR 
CONSTITUENTS, NOT TO CATER TO 
THE POLICE UNION.  DEFUND THE 
POLICE, LISTEN TO US.  I YIELD 
THE REST OF MY TIME.  THANK 
YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
AS?  WELCOME.  
>> CAN HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.  WELCOME.
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, BLACK 
LIVES MATTER AS I'M SURE YOU 
KNOW WITH HER WHITE LIBERAL 
INSTAGRAM POSTS.  SECOND, MAYOR 
LICCARDO AND COUNSEL, WORDS 
DON'T EXPRESS HOW DISGUSTED I 
AM WITH YOUR REFUSAL TO DEFUND. 
ARE YOU IGNORANT OR DO YOU JUST 
PRETEND TO BE.  THE POLICE WERE 
FORMS OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS 
HAVE DONE NOTHING TO STOP 
POLICE BRUTALITY IN THIS 
COUNTRY SO HOW DOES IT FEEL 
KNOWING YOU ARE PART OF THE 
PROBLEM.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE 
POLICE UNIT HAS ON YOU OR HOW 
MUCH THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE 
QUOTE UNQUOTE FREE SPEECH, BUT 
CLEARLY IT IS WORTH MORE TO YOU 
THAN THE LIVES OF BLACK 
AMERICANS.  YOUR DISGRACE TO 
THIS COUNTRY AND YOU WILL BE 
REMEMBERED AS SUCH.  DEFUNDING 
AND DISMANTLING THE POLICE IS 
THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE LIVES. WE 
ONLY CARE ABOUT GETTING 
REELECTED.  WHAT YOU ACTUALLY 
DO YOUR JOB AND SERVE THE 
PEOPLE OF THE CITY .  YOU KNOW 
WHAT REALLY WORKS?  DEFUNDING 
AND DISMANTLING THE POLICE AND 
USING THE 440 MILLION DOLLARS 
TO INVEST IN EDUCATION, 
HEALTHCARE AND LITERALLY 
ANYTHING ELSE.  IF YOU WANT TO 
INSTITUTE A FORM AFTER THIS, 
INCREASE TRAINING HOURS OVER A 
THOUSAND AND FIRED JARED YUEN.  
>>Sam Liccardo : PHONE NUMBER 
ENDING 4501?  I'M SORRY, 17.  
WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS KYLE AND I LIVE 
IN SAN JOSE DISTRICT 3. I'VE 
SEEN FIRSTHAND AT THE PROTEST 
AND THE REACTION BY THE CITY 
AND POLICE.  I'M: PRESENT IS A 
TO BAN THE USE OF CHEMICAL 
WEAPONS, EXPLOSIVES AND 
INTIMIDATION TACTICS.  WHEN YOU 
SHOW EQUIPPED LOOKING FOR A 
FIGHT YOU WILL INTO A FIGHT BUT 
USING VIOLENT FORMS OF PROTEST 
CONTROL YOU'RE PUTTING THE 
VALUE OF PROPERTY ABOVE OUR 
LIVES.  PERHAPS MORE BRIGHTLY 
AND CALLING FOR THE DEFUNDING 
OF SJ PD OVER 30 PERCENT OF OUR 
CITY FUNDING IS GOING TO THE 
POLICE AND THIS IS AT THE 
EXPENSE OF OUR EDUCATION, 
LIBRARIES, PARKS, HOUSING AND 
TRANSPORTATION.  WE NEED TO 
TAKE THE POLICE FUNDING AND 
MOVE IT TO PROGRAMS AND 
DEPARTMENTS THAT SUPPORT AND 
AID OUR COMMUNITIES.  IF CITY 
COUNCIL WANTS TO CREATE A 
PROCESS THAT INCLUDES THE 
COMMUNITY, THAT STARTS BY 
LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY, 
YOUR CONSTITUENTS, BLACK LIVES 
MATTER I YIELD MY TIME.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
NORA?  WELCOME.  YOU MIGHT 
STILL BE ON MUTE.  WE ARE NOT 
ABLE TO HEAR YOU BUT THIS TIME. 
ARE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE YOUR 
DEVICE?  THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE 
WITH THE SOFTWARE.  YOU MAY 
NEED TO DOWNLOAD A MORE RECENT 
VERSION.  [NAME].  WELCOME.  
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE 
COUNCIL FOR ONCE AGAIN ALLOWING 
THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK.  WOULD 
LIKE TO SAY I AM NOT IN FAVOR 
OF DISBANDING OR DEFUNDING OUR 
POLICE.  INSTEAD, I BELIEVE OUR 
BUDGET SHOULD START ALLOCATING 
LITTLE BY LITTLE MONEY TO 
BETTER HOUSING, EDUCATION AND 
HEALTHCARE HELP END THE CYCLE 
OF POVERTY AND CRIME.  THAT WAY 
WE WILL STILL HAVE PROTECTION 
IF THINGS GO BAD, BUT WE WILL 
ALSO HELP START ENDING THE 
CYCLE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN. 
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO THE 
PEOPLE WHO ARE SAYING RIOTING 
AND LOOTING IS OKAY, SOMETIMES 
THESE BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES 
ARE ALL SOME PEOPLE HAVE.  
THESE ARE THESE PEOPLES LIVES.  
SO BECAUSE OF THOSE REASONS, I 
BELIEVE WE MUST KEEP THE 
POLICE, BUT ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM 
THE POLICE DON'TSTOP THE SPREAD 
OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE .  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
MR. SPRINGER?  
>> HELLO.  MY NAME IS JESSE 
SPRINGER.  I'M IN EDUCATION 
SPECIALIST AND TEACHER FROM 
EAST SAYS HAVE SO HATE.  OUR 
YOUTH DEMAND YOU FUND PUBLIC 
EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY SCHOOLS 
WITH LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.  
YOU SAY YOU WANT TO RESTORE 
ORDER AND CONTROL, BUT THE ONLY 
WAY TO DO THATWOULD BE TOO BAN 
THE USE OF RIGHT CARE, RUBBER 
BULLETS, TEAR GAS AND ALL YOUR 
INTIMIDATION TACTICS 
IMMEDIATELY .  WE ARE THE ADULT 
HERE.  THESE ARE THE CHILDREN 
ASKING US TO DO THIS SO LET'S 
STAND UP AND OWN UP TO OUR 
ADULTHOOD HERE.  CHIEF GARCIA 
AND YOU MAYOR LICCARDO, YOUR 
SERVICE IS BEYOND THE 
DISAPPOINTMENT.  YOU LET THE 
PEOPLE OF SAN JOSE DOWN.  YOU 
SHOT, VIOLATED AND TRAUMATIZED 
OUR CHILDREN.  ALSO, YOU JUST 
LET SOMEONE COME ON HERE AND 
SAY USE THE MUSTARD GAS.  DO 
YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS RACIST?  
YOU DIDN'T EVEN CALL OUT THE 
RACISM OR ADDRESS ANY OF THE 
VIOLENCE THAT WHITE SUPREMACY 
IN OUR GOVERNMENT.  
>> AM EXTREMELY IS WANTED IN 
THE FRAMING AS A INNOCENT FORCE 
THAT PROVOKED BY PROTESTERS USE 
NECESSARY FORCE IN CITIES IN 
WHICH PROTESTS WERE PEACEFUL 
INCLUDED NEAR, CAMDEN AND A 
COMMON THREAD IS POLICE DIDN'T 
BRING BODY ARMOR TANKS AND 
EXERCISE RESTRAINT.  TO USE 
TEARGAS DURING A TIME WHERE 
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS IS SWEEPING 
THE COUNTRY IS DISGUSTINGLY 
CRUEL AND RUBBER BULLETS HAVE 
BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE DEVASTATING 
AND DEADLY INJURIES PRODUCE 
VIOLENT TACTICS ARE ONLY 
ESCALATING THE SITUATION AND 
NOT PREVENTING VIOLENCE.  
POLICE ARE EQUIPPED WITH 
BULLETPROOF VESTS, HELMETS AND 
SHIELDS WHILE PROTESTERS ARE 
DEFENSELESS AND I AM A STUDENT 
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON 
BEHALF OF A LOT OF STUDENTS 
AROUND ME RIGHT NOW FEELING THE 
SAME WAY AND FEELING UNHEARD BY 
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.  I YIELD 
THE REST OF MY TIME.  
>> I WANT TO SAY IS A CONCEPT 
IN POLITICAL SCIENCE KNOWN AS 
THE SECURITY DILEMMA WHERE IF 
COUNTRY A STARTS BUILDING UP 
ITS ARMS IN COUNTRY B SEES 
THAT, CONTRIBUTE MOST PROBABLY 
START BUILDING UP ITS ARMS AND 
BOTH OF THEM START BUILDING UP 
UNTIL THE POINT OF BRING.  IT 
IS AT DOES THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT EMPLOY THE SAME 
LOGIC, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE 
POLICE ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT 
PEOPLE OR EVEN IF THEY ARE 
PROTESTERS.  EVEN IF THEY ARE 
RIOTERS AND LOOTERS, THOSE 
PEOPLE ARE NOT AN ORGANIZED 
FORCE.  THE POLICE ARE.  ON THE 
POLICE ACT AS THOUGH THEY ARE 
GOING TO WAR AGAINST PEOPLE, 
SAN JOSE RESIDENTS, IT IS 
UNACCEPTABLE AND I THINK IF THE 
COUNCIL DOES NOT SEE THAT, AND 
UNFORTUNATELY IS A PART OF THE 
PROBLEM.  IF WE DON'T SEE ANY 
CHANGE BY THE COUNCIL OR THE 
POLICE DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY 
IN REGARDS TO DEFUNDING THE 
POLICE, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A 
WASTED MOMENT AND YOU DON'T 
DESERVE TO BE IN OFFICE.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
JEANETTE.  WELCOME.  
>> I AM JEANETTE AND I LIVE IN 
DISTRICT 1. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND 
PROJECTILES GIVE TOO GREAT AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR MASS ASSAULTS 
ON INDIVIDUALS EXERCISING THEIR 
RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND 
PROTEST.  THERE'S NO WAY TO 
CONTROL THESE WEAPONS DO TO 
RICOCHET BUT THEY ARE DANGEROUS 
AND MUST BE ILLUMINATED.  THE 
USE OF FORCE BY ESTATE PETEY 
ESCALATED THE AGITATION OF A 
CROWD GATHERED IN PROTEST OF 
THE USE OF FORCE BY DEPARTMENTS 
STATION ONE.  POLICE WERE BEING 
ÃBECAUSE BULLIES WERE BEING 
ANTAGONIZED THAT IT IS WITHOUT 
QUESTION THAT OFFICERS
ANTAGONIZED PROTESTERS AND 
FORCE WAS USED TO CALL THOSE .  
AS A RESIDENT OF SAN JOSE, OF 
AN UNACCEPTABLE WE SPENT 40 
PERCENT OF OUR CITY BUDGET ON 
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SUCH 
LITTLE TO MENTAL HEALTH, 
EDUCATION, HOUSING AND OTHER 
SOCIAL SERVICES THAT PREVENT 
VIOLENCE.  $5 BILLION INCREASE 
TO A GOLF COURSE, YOU MUST BE 
JOKING.  WE MUST EXPAND THE 
AUTHORITY OF THE INDEPENDENT 
AUDITOR.  WILL NEED TO BE 
ALLOCATE FUNDS AWAY FROM 
ENFORCEMENT AND CHANGE OUTCOMES 
AND DISMANTLE AN INSTITUTION 
BUILT ON IMPRESSION AND 
VIOLENCE.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
[NAME] 
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.
>> I AM A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF 
SAN JOSE, PARTED JOHNNY'S 
DISTRIBUTE HIM 19, A SOFTWARE 
AT HARVARD COLLEGE AND HAVE 
ATTENDED SJ SCHOOLS MY ENTIRE 
LIFE.  ADDING MEANINGLESS NEW 
REGULATIONS AND TRAINING WILL 
NOT FIX THE ISSUE.  YOU ARE 
GOING TO FIND A WAY TO BE 
PROTESTERS MOST VIOLENTLY?  LET 
ME BE CLEAR WHAT YOU ARE DOING 
IS LESS THAN THE BARE MINIMUM.  
LESS THAN THE BARE MINIMUM.  
WITH YOU VIA TO SHOWS BLACK 
LIVES MATTER TO YOU.  AND TRUST 
ME WE ARE ALL PAYING ATTENTION 
TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND WHAT 
YOU ARE NOT SAYING THAT OUR 
SCHOOLS ARE SUFFERING THROUGH 
THE HOMELESS ARE SUFFERING FROM 
THE REAL ISSUES OUR COMMUNITY 
FACES CONTINUE TO BE IGNORED BY 
YOU.  YOUR IDEA OF REFORM IS 
AGAINST THE INTEREST OF OUR 
COMMUNITY.  MORE TRAINING, OR 
REGULATIONS.  WITH ALL DUE 
RESPECT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING.  
WE'VE BEEN DEFUNDING SCHOOLS, 
SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS, 
COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES IN 
ORDER TO FUND THE POLICE.  BUT 
NOW WE NEED TO START DEFUNDING 
THE POLICE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANKYOU.  
RICHTER?  
>> HELLO.  I AM.  AND LONGTIME 
RESIDENT OF SAN JOSE.  I CAME 
TO THIS MEETING BECAUSE I SAW 
THIS MEMO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A 
BAN ON RUBBER BULLETS BUT IT IS 
NOT .  YOUINVITE THE POLICE TO 
PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONSABOUT 
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BAN RUBBER 
BULLETS , SPOON FEEDING THEM 
POTENTIAL EXCUSES .  YOU HAVE 
BEEN TREATED TO A BUNCHOF LIES 
.  IT'S REALLY HOW ARE WE 
SUPPOSED TO TRUST IN A REFORM 
WHEN YOU WERE CONFIDENTLY 
LYING.  WE CAN'T TRUST THAT.  
ON THIS CONVINCED ME EVEN 
FURTHER THAT REFORM IS NOT 
GOING TO WORK.  WE HAVE TO 
DEFUND THIS CORRUPT 
ORGANIZATION, USE THESE FUNDS 
FOR SOMETHING USEFUL LIKE 
GETTING PAST THIS WHOLE 
COVID-19 PANDEMIC EVERYONE IS 
STUCK IN BRITAIN AS A PREVIOUS 
COUNCIL MEMBER MENTIONED.  SO 
REALLY, DEFUND THE POLICE AND 
USE IT FOR SOMETHING USEFUL.  
>>Sam Liccardo : ANGIE?  
>> THANK YOU.  FIRST OF ALL, WE 
NEED TO DEFUND THE POLICE.  I 
DON'T KNOW IF YOU THINK PEOPLE 
AREN'T WATCHING, BUT LITERALLY 
THE ENTIRE WORLD IS WATCHING.  
EVERYONE IS CALLING FOR 
DEFUNDING THE POLICE YOU SAY 
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, 
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BECAUSE 
WE VOTED YOU INTO OFFICE AND WE 
CAN TAKE YOU OUT.  IF YOU WANT 
TO BE REMEMBERED AS THE ONE WHO 
STUCK BY GARCIA'S LIES, GO 
AHEAD.  JERRY YUEN IS TO BE 
FIRED.  WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN 
ABOUT THAT AND WE ARE WAITING 
TO HEAR HE HAS RESIGNED OR WAS 
FIRED OR SOMETHING BEFORE HE 
ENDS UP KILLING SOMEONE.  AND 
ALSO LICCARDO, AGAIN, WE VOTED 
YOU INTO OFFICE.  YOU ARE 
HEARING ALL THESE PEOPLE TELL 
YOU WHAT WEWANT .  YOU CAN'T 
JUST IGNORE US.  CAN'T KEEP 
DOING IT.  THE ENTIRE WORLD IS 
WATCHING AND WE NEED CHANGE.  
WE ARE NOT GOING TO WAIT, WE 
ARE NOT GOING TO FALL FOR YOUR 
PUBLICITY STUNTS, WE NEED 
CHANGE.  DEFUND THE POLICE.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
VIVIAN?  
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.  
>> ON A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF 
SAN JOSE AND I AM CALLING 
BECAUSE YOU ARE OUR WONDERFUL 
MAYOR OF SAN JOSE AND OF COURSE 
THE SAN JOSE THE COUNCIL SHOULD 
ABOLISH THE TRENTO.  WE'VE SEEN 
THEM USE VIOLENCE AGAINST MANY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE 
PAST .  AND ALSO, I AM AWARE 
YOU HAVE TAKEN $50,000 FROM THE 
POA IN CAMPAIGN DONATIONS.  I 
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN MANY OF MY 
COMRADES CALLING ON YOU TO 
DONATE THAT MONEY TO BLACK 
LIVES MATTER ORGANIZATIONS IN 
OUR CITY OF SAN JOSE WITH 
OFFICES DOWNTOWN AND ACROSS THE 
CITY BY DOING WORK TO HEAL THE 
VIOLENCE THAT THE POLICE HAVE 
BROUGHT ONTO COMMUNITIES.  I 
KNOW YOU BELIEVE POLICE 
ACTUALLY FIXES TO MAKE RACISM.  
WE'VE SEEN IN HISTORY POLICING 
THAT IS NEVER HAPPENED BUT I 
URGE YOU TO DEFUND THE POLICE 
AND DONATE $50,000 TO BLACK 
LIVES MATTER ORGANIZATION.  
THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
ALL THE POA NOT ONLY HAS NEVER 
GIVEN ME MONEY IN ANY OF MY 
CAMPAIGNS IN ANY OFFICE I HAVE 
EVER RUN FOR, THEY'VE NEVER 
ENDORSED ME OR SUPPORTED ME.  
THEY SPENT MANY HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AGAINST M
 
.  OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS 
VERONICA.  
>> CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.  WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.  A COUPLE THINGS, 
I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE MOST 
VIOLENT NIGHT OF THE PROTEST.  
I WENT BECAUSE I AM 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN.  I FELT I 
WOULD BE THERE TO REPRESENT THE 
COMMUNITY.  SEEING THE VIOLENCE 
THAT WAS INSTIGATED WAS 
OVERWHELMING.  I WAS NOT HURT.  
I DID SEE THE THINGS THAT JERRY 
YUEN DID TO AGITATE THE CROWN.  
HE HAS MADE NO AMENDS.  AGAIN, 
I'M STILL SHAKEN FROM THAT 
WHOLE EXPERIENCE, BUT REALLY 
FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES.[ 
INAUDIBLE ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
CHRISTINA?  WELCOME.  WE ARE 
NOT ABLE TO HEAR YOU YET.  
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : THERE YOU GO.  
WELCOME.
>> I'M CHRISTINA.  I'M A SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNER AND I LIVE IN 
DISTRICT 3. I HAVE BEEN LIVING 
IN SAN JOSE FOR TWO YEARS AND 
AROUND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE 
BAY AREA FOR 10 YEARS.  I 
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AROUND THE 
BAY HAVE LED ME TO THE POSITION 
I WOULD NEVER UNDER ANY 
CIRCUMSTANCES CALL THE POLICE.  
ANY INTERACTION LEFT ME FEELING 
SCARED, HUMILIATED, CONFUSED 
AND OFTEN ALL THREE.  WHEN I 
SEE A POLICE OFFICER PATROLLING 
A NEIGHBORHOOD, AS THEY OFTEN 
DO, I FEEL FEAR NOT SECURITY.  
I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS FEELING. 
I TALKED TO MY NEIGHBORS, I 
HAVE TALKED TO MY PEERS, NONE 
OF US FEEL SAFE CALLING THE 
POLICE.  EVEN WHEN WE ARE THE 
VICTIM OF A CRIME.  THE CURRENT 
EXPERIMENT WE'VE BEEN 
CONDUCTING WITH POLICING OVER 
THE PAST 30 YEARS AS A FAILED 
ONE AND I BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO 
TRY A NEW APPROACH, 
SPECIFICALLY WHENTHAT SIN IS 
PROVEN COMMUNITY BASED 
PROBLEM-SOLVING .  WE ARE IN 
THE MIDDLE OF A HISTORICAL 
FLEXION POINT AND I HOPE THE 
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO 
BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY 
BY DEFUNDING THE POLICE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
MEGAN?  
>> MY NAME IS MEGAN SWIFT.  
DAVIS IS MY REPRESENTATIVE.  
LISTENING TO THE CAPTAIN LIST 
OUT THE PROJECTILES AND USE OF 
FORCE FROM THE PROTEST IS 
APPALLING.  AND A 40-YEAR-OLD 
MOTHER OF TWO WHO VOLUNTEERS 
WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT 
HOUSE AND FEED AND PROTECT OUR 
NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY.  
RESISTANCE WAS HIGH BECAUSE WE 
HAD A RIGHT TOGETHER AND 
PROTEST.  THERE IS A PROBLEM IN 
THE SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
SOME OFFICERS BEHAVED VERY 
POORLY AND THERE WERE MANY WHO 
WERE AGGRESSIVE AND AGITATED 
FOR THE PROTESTERS SHOWED HOW 
WE CAN BE PEACEFUL BECAUSE THE 
POLICE LOWERED THEIR AGGRESSIO
 
.  MY FRIEND AND I WERE THERE 
FRIDAY THE 29TH TO WITNESS AND 
SUPPORT THE PROTESTERS.  WEWERE 
SEPARATE FROM THE GROUP, YET 
THE POLICE DESCENDED UPON US, 
TO OLDER WOMEN , WITH BATONS.  
WE WERE REPEATEDLY STRUCK.  MY 
ARMS ARE COVERED IN BRUISES, MY 
BREASTS AND BACK IS BRUISED.  
IS NOTHING REASONABLE ABOUT OUR 
EXPERIENCE.  THAT WAS EXCESSIVE 
AND IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CITY 
OR OUR COMMUNITY.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU FOR 
SPEAKINGOUT.  I AM VERY SORRY.  
MARIO?  
>> HELLO .  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.>> I 
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE $440 
MILLION ALLOCATED TO THE POLICE 
EVERY YEAR.  IN THE LAST THREE 
YEARS AND HAS EXPANDED, THEY 
BASICALLY HAVE THE AMOUNT OF 
BUDGET WE HAVE FOR A YEAR FOR 
THE WHOLE CITY.  SAN JOSE 
SPOTLIGHT HAS TALKED ABOUT HOW 
100,000 PEOPLE ARE IN RISK OF 
BEING EVICTED, YET THERE IS 
LESS THAN $500,000 ALLOCATED TO 
HOUSING.  THAT IS FIVE DOLLARS 
PER PERSON THAT MAY BE 
EFFECTIVE IN THIS UPCOMING YEAR 
AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO 
LOWER THE BUDGET FOR POLICE.  I 
THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A LOT 
OF COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT WITH THE 
POLICE OR THE FACT THE POLICE 
UNIONS COME IN AND COMPLETELY 
DISBAND ANY PLEDGES THAT YOU OR 
THE CHIEF OF POLICE MAKE IS 
VERY DANGEROUS.  THEY HAVE THE 
POWER TO SHUT DOWN ANY 
INVESTIGATIONS, THEY HAVE THE 
POWER TO STOP ÃTHEY DON'T LET 
US SEE THE CORRECT EVIDENCE OR 
BODY CAMERAS YOU WOULD BODY 
CAMERAS SHOULD BE ALWAYS ON FOR 
EVERY COP.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
CRYSTAL?  WELCOME.  CRYSTAL, I 
THINK YOUR DEVICES ON MUTE.
>> IN YOUR ME NOW?  
>>Sam Liccardo : WE CAN.
>> DEMILITARIZED OUR COMMUNITY 
AND ABOLISH AND DEFUND POLICE.  
POLICE CHIEF EDDIE GARCIA SAID 
HE IS UNHAPPY WITH ACTIONS AND 
REFORM HAS OR WILL HAVE BEEN 
MADE ON BANNING CHOKEHOLD, 
HOWEVER, CHOKEHOLD WERE BANNED 
BY SJ PD IN 2016 AND YET A 
PROTESTER HAD HER NECK KNEELED 
ON ON OTHER FIGHTERS SATURDAY.  
WHAT IS DIFFERENT AND WHAT 
REFORM IS CHANGING NOW.  DO YOU 
SEE THESE INCONSISTENCIES AND 
EMPTY GESTURES?  AND IT IS NOT 
BEING UPHELD BY THE POLICE.  
ALSO, WHY DID YOU MOVE YOUR MIC 
AND LOOK ANGRY DURING ONE OF 
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THE 
3.6?  WITH THE CITIZENS OF SAN 
JOSE DEMAND REALLOCATION OF 
FUNDING TO MOVE OVER TO A FOCUS 
ON SOCIAL AND PUBLIC 
PROGRAMMING THAT TAKES PLACE IN 
OUR COMMUNITIES, ARTICULATELY 
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND 
DEMAND REREGULATION TO ENSURE 
OVERNIGHT OVER THE BOARD OF 
PUBLIC SPENDING.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
JESSICA?  WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS JESSICA MATTHEW.  
I'M A RESIDENT OF SAN JOSE.  I 
WAS HERE LAST WEEK AND I 
BELIEVE LAST WEEK LITERALLY 
ALMOST ALL THE COMMENTS ASKED 
YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE 
POLICE BRUTALITY TOWARD 
PROTESTERS.  YOU'VE DONE 
BASICALLY NOTHING.  YOU 
COULDN'T EVEN GET JARED YUEN 
FIVE REDO DON'T ABANDON HER 
BULLETS OR FLASH BANGS ANY OF 
ALLOWED SJ PD TO TRAUMATIZE 
THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS.  I AM 
HERE TO DEMANDYOU DEFUND THE 
TREND WILL.  IT IS CLEAR POLICE 
CANNOT BE REFORMED AND THEIR 
TRAINING IS NEVER ENOUGH.  .  I 
DEMAND YOU DEFUND THE SJ P.D. 
AND USE THE MONEY TO SUPPORT 
THE COMMUNITY WELL-BEING RATHER 
THAN EMPOWERING POLICE.  IT IS 
YOUR DUTY TO REPRESENT YOUR 
CONSTITUENTS.  MARTY TO REVISE 
YOUR CITY BUDGET FOR THE YEAR, 
PUBLIC OPINION IS WITH ME.  
BLACK LIVES MATTER.  
>>Sam Liccardo : ELI.  WELCOME. 
>> MY NAME IS ELI.  I AM A 
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AND EIGHT 
PARENT OF A PRESCHOOLER.  I AM 
OUTRAGED AT THE SPINELESS 
RESPONSE TO THE POLICE VIOLENCE 
PERPETRATED BY SJ PD.  I'M 
DISTURBED AT THE VALUES YOU 
FOLKS IN POWER ARE 
COMMUNICATING TO THE CHILDREN 
IN OUR COMMUNITY.  MY DAUGHTER 
IS SCARED.  SHE WANTS TO KNOW 
WHY POLICE ARE HURTING PEOPLE 
AND I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER. 
IT IS REPREHENSIBLE OUR LEADERS 
CONTINUE TO MAKE EXCUSES AND 
UPHOLD WHITE SUPREMACY.  I URGE 
THE CITY COUNCIL TO USE THEIR 
POWER AND HAVE OUR TOWN DIVEST 
FROM AND PUBLICLY ADMONISH SJ 
PD.  USE OUR TAX DOLLARS TO 
FUND SCHOOLS, SOCIAL SERVICES, 
HOMELESS SHELTERS.  THE WORLD 
IS WATCHING US.  THE EYES OF 
THE WORLD ARE ON US AFTER THE 
POLICE BRUTALITY THAT SJ PD 
COMMITTED.  WE CAN DO THE RIGHT 
THING.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
BLAIR?  WELCOME.  I THINK YOU 
ARE STILL ON MUTE.
>> I HAVE ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.
>> OKAY.  THANK YOU TO THE 100 
THINGS THE MAYOR AND CITY 
GOVERNMENT OF SAN JOSE ARE 
OFFERING TO WORK ON THE POLICE 
POLICIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT 
THIS TIME.  HAD TO BE AS THE 
CITY OF SAN JOSE TO WORK ON 100 
OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE 
ANSWERED AT THIS TIME?  THANK 
YOU TO MINNEAPOLIS AS THEY ARE 
OFFERING A PRESSURE RELIEF 
ROUTE FOR ALL OF US.  I HOPE 
THE MAYOR OF SAN JOSE CAN TAKE 
TO HEART ADVICE, THE IDEAS AND 
ADVICE FROM EVERYDAY PEOPLE AS 
THIS IS A TIME WE CAN WORK 
TOWARD FOCUS AND SYSTEMATIC 
CHANGES OF INDIVIDUAL CITIES.  
WITH ONE MINUTE LEFT, I HAVE A 
LOT MORE TO SAY.  I JUST HOPE 
WE CAN ALL WORK TOWARD 
IMPORTANT CHANGES AND WE ARE 
ALL OPEN TO THE CHANGES INTHE 
COMING MONTHS .  TAKES A LOT.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
I'M SORRY, I AM HAVING A HARD 
TIME READING THE EMAIL ADDRESS. 
[NAME] PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I 
MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME.
>> THAT'S OKAY.  THANK YOU.  
CAN HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YES, WE CAN.
>> THE FIRST THING I WANT TO 
SAY IS LISTENING TO CHIEF 
GARCIA LISTS OUT ALL THE WAYS 
YOU WANT TO CONTROL THE CROWD 
WASRIDICULOUS .  THE POINT IS 
NOT CONTROLLING PEOPLE AND 
STOPPING PEOPLE FROM RIDING BUT 
ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF 
PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE, 
EXERCISING THEIR FIRSTAMENDMENT 
RIGHT .  THE NEXT THING I WANT 
TO SAY IS WE HAVE A LOT OF 
PROBLEMS FACING US AND I AM 
SURE WE ARE IN A PRECARIOUS 
SITUATION FINANCIALLY.  THERE 
IS A SOLUTION THAT ADDRESSES 
NOT ONLY THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 
TO LOSE FUNDING WITH EDUCATION 
AND HOUSING, BUT ALSO ADDRESSES 
THE FACT THE POLICE ARE 
EXPECTED TO DO TOO MUCH AND ARE 
COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT AT DOING 
THAT AND ADDRESSES COMMUNITY 
CONCERNS FOR SAFETY.  DEFUND 
THE POLICE.  TAKE THE MONEY 
AWAY AND REALLOCATE IT TO OUR 
COMMUNITIES.  THAT NEEDS TO 
HAPPEN NOW.  YOU HAVE TO 
LISTEN.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
BLAINE?  WELCOME.  
>> I AM AN EDUCATOR AT THIS 
MEETING.  POLICE CHIEF GARCIA 
MENTIONED PROJECTILES WERE 
THROWN AT POLICE OFFICERS FOR 
THOSE INCLUDED EMPTY WATER 
BOTTLES.  I AM WONDERING IF YOU 
WERE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL 
WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE 
APPROPRIATE FOR ME AND MY 
FELLOW TEACHERS TO USE RUBBER 
BLIZZARD TEARGAS WHEN A STUDENT 
THROWS A PROJECTILE IN CLASS.  
BECAUSE THOSE THINGS DO HAPPEN. 
THE IDEA OF POLICE WHO ARE 
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE ARMORED THAN 
US AS TEACHERS ARE ACTUALLY 
BEING THREATENED BY THE EMPTY 
WATER BOTTLES IS ABSURD FOR HIM 
AND THE USE OF FORCE THE 
PROTESTERS MET WITH AS A RESULT 
OF THIS IS DISPROPORTIONATE.  I 
KNOW YOU WENT TO A CATHOLIC 
HIGH SCHOOL AND I KNOW YOU WERE 
FAMILIAR WITH THE IDEA OF 
PROPORTIONATE FORCE.  WHEN HE 
FELL ASLEEP DURING THAT CLASS 
OR THERE IS SOMETHING 
INHERENTLY BROKEN WITH SJ PD 
AND YOUR RESPONSE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : OUR LAST 
SPEAKER WILL BE JOSC.  I'M 
SORRY, WE HAVE TIME FOR 
TOMORROW.  
>> HELLO.  CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo : WE CAN.  
WELCOME.
>> I WANT TO SAY MY NAME IS 
JOSC.  I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH 
NEW AND SAN JOSE FOR OVER 20 
YEARS.  I MYSELF WAS ALSO IN 
DISBELIEF THAT FIRST FRIDAY OF 
OUR CITY WAS BEING LOOTED AND 
RIOTED, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL 
THIS PAST SUNDAY I WENT TO A 
MEETING OR I HEARD A LOT OF 
FAMILIES HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES 
BECAUSE OF SJ PD.  I KNOW YOU 
POSTED ON INSTAGRAM SAY THEIR 
NAME BUT YOU FORGOT TO MENTION 
ALL THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN 
MURDERED BY SJ PD.  ALL THESE 
PEOPLE.  AND YOU GUYS ARE NOT 
MENTIONING IT.  WE NEED TO 
DEFUND THE POLICE.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  I 
AM TOLD THAT YOU ARE NOT ABLE 
TO SPEAK TO US RIGHT NOW 
BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN OUT OF DATE 
VERSION OF ZOOM.  WHEN WE 
RESUME ON FRIDAY, IF YOU COULD 
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION YOU 
WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND WE 
WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU.  
JENNY HAIG HIGGINS?  
>> CAN HEAR ME NOW?  
>>Sam Liccardo : WE CAN.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THESE 
HALF APOLOGIES ABOUT WHAT IS 
HAPPENING AND NOT TAKING 
ACCOUNTABILITY, WE ARE NOT ONLY 
NOT GETTING NOTHING DONE, BUT 
WE CAN'T EVEN FIRE JARED YUEN.  
WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES AND IT 
IS NOT ONLY ABOUT OUR SAN JOSE 
POLICE AND HOW THEY REACTED 
VIOLENTLY TO PEACEFUL PROTESTS. 
IT IS INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURAL 
RACISM INGRAINED INTO OUR 
GOVERNMENT, OUR COMMUNITIES AND 
OUR STATE AND NATION.  WE NEED 
CHANGE NOW.  I WAS APPALLED TO 
HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS 
CHIEF GARCIA WAS SAYING HE HAD 
INTEL AS SOMEONE THAT WAS THERE 
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.  
THERE WAS NOT ROCKS BEING 
PASSED OUT.  THERE WASN'T EVEN 
A PEBBLE BEING PASSED OUT.  
WHEN HE SAID THAT WE WERE ABLE 
TO MARCH, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO 
MARCH.  WE WALKED AROUND CITY 
HALL ONE TIME AND WE WERE MET 
BY A POLICE RIOT LINE.>>Sam 
Liccardo : THANK YOU, JENNY.  
AT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE NEED TO 
TAKE A BREAK AND THEN RESUME 
WITH THE REMAINDER OF OUR 
CALENDAR, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE 
A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME TO 
BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THE 
COMMUNITY ON THIS VERY 
IMPORTANT ISSUE ON FRIDAY 
BEGINNING AT 11:30 A.M.. I WANT 
TO APOLOGIZE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE 
BEEN WAITING.  IASSUME YOU HAVE 
BEEN LISTENING TO WHAT HAS BEEN 
SAID .  OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A 
COMBINATION.  WE ARE STARTING 
THIS CONVERSATION AND TAKING IN 
INFORMATION AND LISTENING.  I 
CAN ASSURE YOU I AM HEARING 
WITH DIFFERENT YEARS THAN I WAS 
HEARING WITH A FEW WEEKS AGO.  
I CERTAINLY AM COGNIZANT WE ARE 
LEARNING NEW INFORMATION IN 
RECENT DAYS THAT HAS US LOOKING 
AT THESE ISSUES DIFFERENTLY.  
AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED EVERYONE 
ON THE COUNCIL IS AS WELL.  SO 
WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS 
OF THE COMMUNITY.  I APPRECIATE 
THERE IS A LOT OF FRUSTRATION 
AND ANGER.  WE ARE GOING TO BE 
TAKING IN INFORMATION AND 
ACTING.  AND OBVIOUSLY WE NEED 
TO LISTEN FIRST.  SO WE WILL 
TAKE A RECESS AND RETURN AT 
2:00 AND RESUME WITH ITEM 3.1.  
THANK YOU.  
>>> ALL RIGHT.  WELCOME BACK 
EVERYONE.  TONY, IT WOULD 
PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US 
TO CALL ROLE.
>> JIMENEZ.  PERALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> I HAVE YES FOR JIMENEZ AND 
PERALEZ.  DIEP?  CARRASCO?  
WHAT HERE.
>> DAVIS.
>> HERE.
>> ESPARZA.
>> HERE.
>> ARENAS.  FOLEY.
>> HERE.
>> KHAMIS.
>> HERE.
>> JONES.
>> HERE.
>> LICCARDO.
>>Sam Liccardo : PRESENT.  
THANK YOU.  WE WILL START WITH 
ITEM 3.1, REPORT OF THE CITY 
MANAGER.  DATE?  
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.  I ALWAYS 
APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND 
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE WORK 
OF OUR STAFF.  TODAY I WANT TO 
START OFF BY RECOGNIZING WALTER 
LYNN.  MANY OF YOU KNOW WALTER. 
IS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC 
WORKS THAT OVERSEES FLEET 
FACILITIES AND RADIO DIVISION 
IN PUBLIC WORKS.  THIS HAS BEEN 
AN EXTREMELY BUSY TIME FOR ALL 
OUR STUFF, BUT CERTAINLY OUR 
FACILITY STAFF IN PARTICULAR.  
SOME OF THE THINGS WALTER HAS 
BEENINVOLVED WITH HAS BEEN 
QUITE AMAZING .  THE ROLE OF 
SECURING PPE FOR OUR CITY 
EMPLOYEES, WHICH IN THE 
BEGINNING ESPECIALLY WAS NOT 
EASY TO READ WALTER WAS 
INVOLVED WITH PARTNERING WITH 
LOCAL BREWERIES TO MANUFACTURE 
NEEDED HAND SANITIZER.  HE WAS 
INVOLVED WITH SETTING UP THE 
COVID-19 TESTING SITES AND HE 
WAS INVOLVED WITH SETTING UP
TEMPORARY SHELTERS FOR OUR ON 
HOUSED COMMUNITY .  HIM AND HIS 
TEAM HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH 
MODIFYING WORKSPACES AND ALL 
THE CLEANING PROTOCOLS TO KEEP 
ALL OUR CITY FACILITIES SAFE 
AND EMPLOYEES SAFER IN NEWS AND 
BEENINVOLVED WITH SETTING UP 
THESE VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND HE 
HAS BEEN RUNNING THE EOC 
LOGISTICS BRANCH .  IF YOU GUYS 
KNOW WALTER, HE IS A VERY QUIET 
LEADER, BUT REALLY WITH AN 
UNPARALLELED WORK ETHIC.  WE 
JUST REALLY APPRECIATE 
EVERYTHING WALTER HAS DONE FOR 
OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY.  
NEXT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE 
WORK OF OUR HOUSINGGRANTS 
MANAGEMENT TEAM .  THIS TEAM, 
EVERY SPRING IS A BUSY TIME FOR 
THIS SPRING AS THEY DEVELOP AND 
NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL 
PARTNERS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL 
SERVICES FOR OUR ON HOUSED 
POPULATION.  IN APRIL 1 ROUND 
OF FUNDING PROGRAM CAME TO 
ASSIST THE CITY IN RESPONSE TO 
COVID AND THE TEAM HAD TO 
REALLY HUSTLE TO NEGOTIATE AND 
DEVELOP 12 NEW CONTRACTS TO 
HELP OUR SAN JOSE COMMUNITY 
WITH THINGS LIKE RENTAL 
ASSISTANCE, SHELTERING THE 
HOMELESS, COULD ACCESS AND SOME 
SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS.  AS I 
MENTIONED, THIS IS ALREADY A 
BUSY TIME FOR THEM, BUT THEY 
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO ALL OF 
THIS AND REALLY BE ABLE TO MEET 
THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN A 
VERY DESPERATE TIME.  SO I JUST 
WANT TO THANK THEM ALL.  THIS 
INCLUDES ROBERT AND LYNN, 
APRIL, MAY, A REAL, TERESA AND 
SHIRLEY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF 
CHRISTIAN REAGAN AND JACKIE.  
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR 
HOUSING GRANTS MANAGEMENT TEAM. 
SO NOW WE WILL GET INTO THE 
UPDATES.  HE WILL HEAR THE EOC 
UPDATE FROM LEE.  IT WILL 
INCLUDE A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR 
FIRE CONTAINMENT AND EVACUATION 
CENTER WORK WE DID AND HE ALSO 
HEARD FROM THIS.  WE ALSO HEAR 
FROM JILL AND JOHN ON CHILDCARE 
AND WE WILL HEAR FROM KIM FROM 
JENNIFER LOVING ON OUR ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY.  AND THEN WE WILL 
HAVE ALSO FIRE DEPARTMENT STUFF 
ROBERT AND REGGIE AND HECTOR ON 
AN UPDATE ON OUR STATUS ON FIRE 
INSPECTIONS.  SO I WILL PASS IT 
OFF TO LEE.
>> THANK YOU.  ON BEHALF OF KIP 
AND I, I WILL BE STARTING US 
OFF TODAY.  BEFORE WE PROCEED 
WITH THE COVID-19 UPDATE, WE 
DID WANT TO UPDATE ON THE FIRE 
WE HAVE THIS PAST WEEK.  THE 
FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS IN THE LEAD 
ROLE IN THE EMERGENCY 
OPERATIONS CENTER ON A SUPPORT 
ROLE.  SO TO GO OVER THE 
DETAILS AND SUMMARY OF THAT 
EVENT.  I WOULD FIRST HANDED 
OFF.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.  THANK YOU, 
LEE.  ROBERT, FIRE CHIEF HERE.  
YES INDEED ON THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON JUNE 4 AT ABOUT 5:50 
PM OR FIRE COMMUNICATION CENTER 
BEGAN RECEIVING REPORTS OF A 
FIRE IN THE HILLS NEAR CALLING 
AND CHOSE PEARL DRIVE.  OR 
ENGINE 12, WHICH IS OUR FIRST 
NEW ENGINE OUT THERE ARRIVED 
AND QUICKLY SURMISED THERE WAS 
MORE THAN ONE FIRE START IN 
THAT AREA.  AND CALLED FOR 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.  THAT 
AREA OF TOWN IS BLOSSOM VALLEY
AND THE OTHER SIDE FITS INTO 
THE ALMADEN VALLEY GREYSTONE 
AREA .  IT CAN BE ACHALLENGING 
AREA TO FIGHT FIRE .  THERE ARE 
SOME HIGH-VOLTAGE LINES THAT 
RUN ACROSS THE BRIDGE ON TOP.  
THERE IS A CANAL ON THE BLOSSOM 
SIDE THAT MAKES IT HARD TO 
ACCESS FROM THAT SIDE OF THE 
HILL WHERE THE FIRE STARTED.  
IN THEIR IS OF COURSE HOMES 
NEARBY IN ALL SURROUNDING 
AREAS.  BASED UPON AXIS AND 
TOPOGRAPHY CHALLENGES, 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WERE 
REQUIRED AND ASSISTANCE FROM 
AGENCIES WITHIN OUR OPERATIONAL 
AREA, INCLUDING HELLFIRE, PALO 
ALTO FIRE, SUNNYVALE PUBLIC 
SAFETY, SANTA CLARA CITY FIRE, 
GO WORRY IN SOUTH COUNTY FIRE 
RESOURCES HELPED US OUT AND IN 
FACT LATER ON AS WE ASKED FOR 
THE FINAL STRIKE TEAMS, SANTA 
CRUZ RESOURCES WERE HERE AS 
WELL.  JUST BEFORE 8:00 THAT 
EVENING THE INCIDENT COMMANDER 
ORDERED THE EVACUATION OFTHE 
PFEIFFER RANCH AND GREYSTONE 
NEIGHBORHOODS.  THIS WAS AS THE 
FIRE MOVED SOUTHWARD OVER THE 
HILL .  VERY QUICKLY OUR POLICE 
DEPARTMENT MOBILIZED TO ALERT 
OUR RESIDENTS OF THE EVACUATION 
AND OUR ACTIVATED EOC HELPED US 
OUT BY PROVIDING AN ALERT SEC 
NOTIFICATION TO RESIDENTS AS 
WELL.  WE SELECTED THE ALMADEN 
COMMUNITY CENTER AS THE SHELTER 
FOR THOSE EVACUEES.  AS YOU SEE 
IN THE PHOTO THERE, STAFF WERE 
ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE IN 
STANDING UP THE SHELTER.  THEY 
WERE PREPARED TO HAVE A COVID 
SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE 
EVACUEES AND VERY QUICKLY 
PROVIDED BASIC SUPPLIES.  WATER 
AND FOOD.  AND THEY WERE 
FANTASTIC OUT THERE FOR US.  
RESIDENTS FORTUNATELY WERE 
ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME WITHIN 
TWO HOURS OFTHE EVACUATION 
ORDER .  SAN JOSE AND CAL FIRE 
CREWS REMAINED AT THE SCENE ALL 
THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY MAKING 
SURE THERE WERE NO MORE 
REMAINING HOTSPOTS AND THEY DID 
SOME MOPPING UP OF SOME FIRE 
RETARDANT AS WELL.  IN THE END 
IT WAS 125 ACRES OF VEGETATION. 
FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO HOME 
DAMAGE OR LOSS.  AND I HAVEN'T 
RECEIVED ANY REPORTS OF 
INJURIES.  AS FIGHT AS FAR AS 
FIRE CALLS GOES, THE INITIAL 
PRESENTATION WE SAW WAS 
SUSPICIOUS AND VERY SOON AFTER 
WE ARRIVED IN ARREST WAS MADE.  
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARSON UNIT 
AND POLICE DEPARTMENT REMAIN 
ENGAGED ON THAT INVESTIGATION.  
BEFORE I GO BACK TO LEE, I WANT 
TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE 
APPRECIATION TO OUR DISPATCHERS 
AT OUR FIRE COMMUNICATION 
CENTER TO READ ALL OUR 
RESPONDING CREWS LED BY 
COMMANDER BATTALION CHIEF DAVE 
BARNETT, OUR CAL FIRE PARTNERS 
LED BY SANTA CLARA UNIT CHIEF 
JAKE HESS AND ESPECIALLY THE 
AIR RESOURCES THEY PROVIDED TO 
HELP US STOP THE FIRE AS IT 
PROGRESSED SOUTHWARD.  AND ALL 
THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT HELPED. 
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE 
DEPARTMENT, COUNTY SHERIFF, EOC 
AND PARKS AND RECREATION FOR 
THEIR HELP IN THE EVACUATION 
PROCESS.  AND FINALLY, FOR OUR 
RESIDENTS OUT THERE WHO ARE 
VERY CALM, COOPERATIVE AND 
PATIENT WITH US AS WE WERE IN 
THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.  SO THANK 
YOU FOR THAT.  
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF.  YOU DID A 
GOOD JOB HIGHLIGHTING ALL THAT 
SO I WON'T GO INTO TOO MUCH 
MORE DETAIL OTHER THAN TO SAY I 
WANT TO THANK TIFFANY AND HER 
TEAM AT THE ALMADEN COMMUNITY 
CENTER.  THEY HAVE BEEN FEEDING 
PEOPLEALL DAY LONG .  THEY HAD 
THE ENTIRE EVACUATION CENTER 
SET UP WITHIN A MATTER OF 
MINUTES AND SOCIALLY DISTANCE 
PROTOCOLSIN PLACE .  YOU CAN'T 
SEE IT BECAUSE OF THE MASKS, 
BUT THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE A 
SMILE ON THE FACE AND ENJOY THE 
INTERACTION WITH THE RESIDENTS, 
MAKING SURE ALL THE KIDS FELT 
SAFE IN THE CITY WAS ON TOP OF 
IT.  SO THANK YOU TO HER AND 
HER TEAM AND JOAN.  THIS PAST 
WEEK IN THE EMERGENCY 
OPERATIONS CENTER, WE HAD A 
MAJOR FOCUS ON PLANNING AND 
SPECIFICALLY PLANNING AROUND OR 
STAGES SIX THROUGH 10 THAT WE 
HAVE IDENTIFIED TO YOU IN THE 
PAST.  THIS INCLUDES DEEP DIVES 
INTO IS CONTINUING TO UNPACK 
THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS 
PLANS WE BUILT AS WE STEPPED 
INTO THIS CRISIS, AS WELL AS 
MORE DETAILED CONVERSATIONS 
AROUND COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY.  YOU WILL HEAR A 
LITTLE BIT OF THE ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY SITE FROM KIM.  WHILE 
THESE ARE STILL IN DEVELOPMENT 
IN THE COMING DAYS WE WILL BE 
FINALIZING PARTS OF THIS.  FOR 
COUNCIL DISCUSSION.  AND WE 
WILL BRING THESE FORWARD AS 
PART OF 3.1 SEPARATE AGENDA 
ITEMS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.  AND 
WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO 
HANDED OFF TO JOHN AND JOEL TO 
GO OVER CHILDCARE AND OR SUMMER 
RECREATION PROGRAMS.  
>> SORRY.  TECHNICAL 
DIFFICULTIES.  JOHN AND I WILL 
GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE 
PLANNING THAT HAS BEEN DONE 
THROUGH THE CHILDCARE BRANCH 
AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRNS TO 
GET US READY TO TRANSITION TO 
SUMMER FOR OUR KIDS.  NEXT 
SLIDE.  JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN 
OVERVIEW OF THE EMPLOYEE 
CHILDCARE PROVIDED BY THE IT 
WAS HE TO DATE.  IN THE 
CATEGORY OF 0 TO 5-YEAR-OLDS WE 
HAVE SERVED FIVE EMPLOYEE 
FAMILIES OVER THIS PERIOD.  
THERE WERE 12 CHILDREN SERVED 
REGULARLY.  AND 45 SESSIONS OF 
CARE.  WE ENGAGE WITH FIVE 
PUBLIC PROVIDERS THROUGH OUR 
PITNER PARTNER NETWORK 
INCLUDING FIRST FIVE AS A 
CONVENING.  IN THE CATEGORY OF 
OUR 6 TO 12-YEAR-OLDS, WE 
PROVIDED CHILDCARE AT CITY 
SITES THROUGH OURWONDERFUL 
PARKS DEPARTMENT .  WE HAD 18 
EMPLOYEE FAMILIES SERVED FOR A 
TOTAL OF 40 CHILDREN, 49 
INDIVIDUAL CARE.  AND THEY WERE 
WERE 42 EMPLOYEE SUPPORTIVE 
CARE THROUGH THE PROGRAM.  SO 
MOVING ON TO SUMMER, WE ARE 
CURRENTLY WORKING ON A STRATEGY 
FOR 0 TO 5-YEAR-OLDS.  AS THE 
COUNCIL KNOWS, WE HAVE A VERY 
ROBUST EARLY CARE NETWORK IN 
THE CITY.  BUT THAT NETWORK HAS 
FACED A LOT OF CHALLENGES 
DURING THIS PERIOD AND WE WERE 
LOOKING AT MOVING FORWARD 
TOGETHER TO CREATE A SYSTEM OF 
CARE THAT WORKS FOR ALL OUR 
FAMILIES AND PROVIDERS IN THE 
CITY.  WE ARE WORKING WITH 
FIRST FIVE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE 
OF EDUCATION, YMCA.  THERE IS A 
GROUP THAT HAS COME TOGETHER TO 
PROMOTE UNIVERSAL ACCESS 
PRESCHOOL.  AS WELL AS 
LONG-STANDING PARTNERS SOMERS 
MAYFAIR AND OTHERS.  OUR TARGET 
TRANSITION IS FOR JULY 6 OR 
EARLY JULY.  WE ARE WORKING ON 
IT THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH.  WE 
ARE PLANNING TO UTILIZE THIS 
PROCESS TO UPDATE AND REVISIT 
THE CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY WE 
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE 
PAST YEAR, WHICH WAS TO 
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF 
PERMANENT CHILDCARE AND EARLY 
EDUCATION SLOTS IN THE CITY, 
ESPECIALLY FOR LOW INCOME 
FAMILIES.  AND PART OF THAT 
PROCESS WAS IT AN ASSESSMENT OF 
CITY FACILITIES FOR CHILDCARE 
AND PRESCHOOL PARIS THAT WAS 
UNDERWAY PRIOR TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND WE 
WILL BE REVISITING THAT 
PROJECT.  AND SO MOVING ON 
TOWER 5 TO 12-YEAR-OLDS.  JOHN, 
ARE YOU ON?  >> I AM.  THANK 
YOU, JILL.  HI EVERYONE.  
DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND 
RECREATION NEIGHBORHOOD 
SERVICES.  WE SEPARATED THIS 
PRESENTATION THIS WAY BECAUSE 
WE WANT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN 
CHILDCARE, WHICH IS THE FIRST
GROUP JILL TALKED ABOUT .  AND 
THEN SUMMER CAMP, WHICH IS THE 
GROUP I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT 
AND THAT SERVES KIDS AGES 5 TO 
12.  AND SO JUST LIKE THE CHIEF 
AND WE ARE MENTIONING WITH THE 
SHELTER FOR THE EVACUATION THE 
OTHER DAY, OUR STAFF HAS GOTTEN 
USED TO FIGURING OUT HOW TO 
SPACE PEOPLE OUT AND KEEP THEM 
SAFE WHEN THEY ARE IN OUR 
SPACES AND IN THE COMMUNITY 
CENTER.  WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF 
PRACTICE WITH THIS AND SO WE 
HAVE STOOD UP THE SUMMER CAMP 
FOR EIGHT WEEKS.  NORMALLY IT 
WOULD'VE BEEN NINE WEEKS.  IT 
NORMALLY WOULD HAVE STARTED 
THIS WEEK, BUT WE NEEDED THE 
EXTRA WEEK TO FIGURE OUT A FEW
THINGS .  WHAT WE ARE GOING TO 
BE OFFERING IS TO FOUR WEEK 
SESSIONS.  THE REASON FOR THAT 
IS AT LEAST UP UNTIL FRIDAY THE 
ORDERS FROM THE COUNTY SAID WE 
COULD HAVE KIDS IN THESE GROUPS 
WITH UP TO 12 KIDS IN EACH 
GROUP IN THE WHATEVER ADULT 
SUPERVISION THERE WAS SOME OF 
THOSE PEOPLE HAD TO STAY WITH 
THOSE GROUPS THROUGH THE 
PROCESS AND YOU COULDN'T SWITCH 
ANYBODY OUT.  KIDS CAN'T GO 
INTO OTHER CLASSES WITH OTHER 
KIDS AND THEY HAD TO STAY 
TOGETHER FOR A FOUR WEEK PERIOD 
BEFORE THEY COULD SWITCH UP.  
THAT GOT CHANGED A LITTLE BIT 
ON FRIDAY.  TAKE THAT DOWN TO 
ONLY THREE WEEKS IN GROUPS.  
BUT BUT THEN WE SET UP THE 
REGISTRATION FOR OUR ACTIVE NET 
ONLINE SERVICES AND HAD GONE 
THROUGH A LOT.  WE WILL STICK 
WITH THE TWO FOUR WEEK CAMP 
PROGRAM.  TO STAYIN COMPLIANCE 
WITH THE HEALTH ORDERS .  THIS 
YEAR WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING 
LIBRARIES.  THERE'S A COUPLE 
COMMUNITYCENTERS THAT HAVE BEEN 
REPURPOSED TO HELP WITH 
HOMELESSNESS .  ONE IS CAMDEN 
AND THE OTHER IS BASCOM.  THOSE 
TWO WERE NOT REGISTERING, BUT 
WE PICKED UP SOME EXTRA 
CAPACITY.  IN THE LIBRARIES, 
JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WILL 
BE BERRYESSA,CWMBRAN, 
EVERGREEN, PEARL, VILLAGE 
SQUARE AND WEST VALLEY.  WE ARE 
ALSO DOING OUTDOOR CAMPS LIKE 
YOU NORMALLY WOULD AND ELLEN 
ROCK AND ALMADEN LAKE PARK IN 
THE ZOO .  WE ARE ALSO GOING T
 
DO IN OUTDOOR CAMP AT WELCH.  
WE HAVE A LOT OF CAMPS AND A 
LOT OF PLACES .  BECAUSE WE 
KEEP THE SMALL GROUPS OF KIDS 
TOGETHER, IT DOES MEAN WE USE 
UP MOST OF THE AVAILABLE SPACE 
IN THE COMMUNITY CENTERS WHEN 
WE ARE DOING IT.  WE HAVE A LOT 
OF SOCIAL DISTANCING 
REQUIREMENTS WE HAD TO FOLLOW.  
WE HAVE TRAINED MORE THAN 200 
OF OUR EMPLOYEES THIS WEEK.  
EVERYTHING FROM CHECKING IN TO 
DOING HEALTH SCREEN JUST LIKE 
YOU WOULD DO AT CITY HALL TO 
WEARING MASKS TO HOW OFTEN THE 
BATHROOMS HAVE TO BE CLEANED, 
ETC. ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN 
SORTED THROUGH.  WITH A 12 PAGE 
PROCEDURAL MANUAL OUTLINING 
VERY DIFFERENT THINGS WE HAVE 
TO DO THAT WE WERE DONE WITH 
OUR SAFETY UNIT IN THE EEOC.  
WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT WE CAN 
DO THIS AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE 
WITH THE COUNTY ORDERS.  WE ARE 
GOING TO CHARGE FOR SUMMER CAMP 
LIKE WE NORMALLY WOULD.  THERE 
WILL BE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE 
FOR FAMILIES IN NEED LIKE THERE 
NORMALLY WOULD.  WE CAN MOVE ON 
TO THE 
.  THE PRICING WILL BE SLIGHTLY 
REDUCED THIS YEAR.  MAINLY IN 
MOST CAMPS BECAUSE ALL OUR 
CAMPS, USUALLY EACH WEEK WE 
WOULD TAKE THE KIDS ON A TRIP.  
FOR EXAMPLE, WE RUN A BUS AND 
TAKE THEM TO THE WATERPARK OR 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR A DAY.  
WE CAN'T DO THOSE KINDS OF 
THINGS SO IT ELIMINATES SOME 
EXPENSE, BUT ON THE COST SIDE 
SOME OF THE COSTS WENT UP 
BECAUSE NOW OUR STAFFING RATIOS 
ARE DOWN TO ONE ADULT TO SIX 
KIDS AND NORMALLY IT WOULD BE 
MORE LIKE 1 TO 10.  THAT 
CREATES MORE EXPENSE.  ON THIS 
SLIDE BECAUSE HE WE ARE 
STARTING NEXT MONDAY.  I AM 
GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN 
ADVANCE.  WE ARE PREPARING THE 
PACKAGE FOR YOU AS A COUNCIL TO 
SHARE.  THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE 
TO YOU TOMORROW.  THAT WILL BE 
GETTING OUT TO YOUR OFFICES 
TOMORROW BUT WE HOPE YOU CAN 
SHARE WITH EVERYBODY.  
REGISTRATION HAS OPENED.  WE 
HAVE A CAPACITY UNDER THIS 
MODEL OF 768 KIDS.  SO IF YOU 
ARE REALLY GOOD WITH QUICK MATH 
CAN DIVIDE THAT BY 12, IT 
EQUALS 64 DIFFERENT CLASSES.  
SOME WILL BE MULTIPLES AT ONE 
LOCATION AND SOME WILL BE JUST 
ONE GROUP OF 12 AT ONE LOCATIO
 
.  WE DID CREATE A PRIORITY.  
WE INITIALLY OPENED LAST WEEK 
REGISTRATION PRINT WE SAVED 100 
SLOTS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES WHO 
MAY NEED IT.  THAT FIRST SHOT 
AT REGISTERING.  WE ONLY GOT 
ABOUT A HANDFUL OF CITY 
EMPLOYEES WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF 
IT.  AND THEN WE OPENED UP ALL 
THE PEOPLE WHO IN THE PAST HAVE 
SHOWN IS A NEED FOR 
SCHOLARSHIPS OR HAVE USED OUR 
SCHOLARSHIPS ORHAVE ASKED FOR 
SCHOLARSHIPS.  AND GIVE THOSE 
FOLKS THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO 
FILL UP .  AS OF MONDAY 
YESTERDAY, HE OPENED UP TO 
ANYBODY IN THE CITY WHO WANTS 
TO REGISTER.  THAT CAN STILL BE 
PEOPLE WITH SCHOLARSHIP NEEDS, 
THAT COULD STILL BE CITY 
EMPLOYEES.  WE GIVE THOSE TWO 
GROUPS ARE THE FIRST SHOT AT 
IT.  I THINK THAT IS ABOUT IT.  
AND WE WILL CERTAINLY BE AROUND 
FOR QUESTIONS AT THE END.  
THANKS, KIP. !  NEXT I THINK WE 
HAVE KIM AND JENNIFER.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL.  I AM KIM, DEPUTY CITY 
MANAGER.  AS YOU KNOW, SINCE 
MARCH WE HAVE BEEN IN EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE MODE.  AND PRIORITIZED 
SUPPORT FOR OUR MOST AT RISK 
RESIDENTS.  YOU BEEN RECEIVING 
UPDATES ON THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS 
OF THIS SUPPORT.  SUCH AS FOOD 
AND NECESSITIES, EMERGENCY 
SHELTER, DIGITAL INCLUSION, 
VIRTUAL LOCAL ASSISTANT CENTER, 
EMERGENCY CARE.  TODAY WE HAVE 
BROUGHT BACK AN UPDATE FROM 
JENNIFER LEVIN, WHO IS THE CEO 
OF DESTINATION HOME ABOUT THE 
COVID-19 RELIEF FUND, WHICH IS 
REALLY A CENTERPIECE OF 
EMERGENCY SUPPORT.  AFTER 
JENNIFER PROVIDES HER UPDATE, 
I'M GOING TO SHARE SOME 
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EMERGENCY 
SUPPORT WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING 
FROM THE EOC TO SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND WORKERS.  AND 
SOME PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS ABOUT 
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT FOCUS AS WE PREPARE 
TO TRANSITION FROM THE INITIAL 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE 
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY 
PHASE.  IT IS MY PLEASURE TO 
INTRODUCE JENNIFER LEVIN, CEO 
OF DESTINATION HOME.  
>> HI EVERYBODY.  WE CAN GO TO 
THE FIRST SLIDE.  YOU MIGHT 
REMEMBER, I THINK IT WAS ONE OF 
THE LAST COUNCIL MEETINGS WE 
HAD TOGETHER IN PERSON WHERE HE 
TALKED ABOUT THE NEED TO START 
A COVID RELIEF FUND.  WE 
LAUNCHED IT OFFICIALLY MARCH 23 
AND THE GOAL WAS TO PROVIDE 
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
HOUSEHOLDS WHOSE HOUSING 
STABILITY IS AT RISK DUE TO 
COVID-19 AND WE SAW THIS AS AN 
EXTENSION OF OUR COUNTYWIDE 
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SYSTEM. 
THE ONE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING, 
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE HAS BEEN 
WORKING FOR THE LAST THREE 
YEARS.  SACRED HEART IS THE 
LEAD AGENCY IN OR HOMELESSNESS 
PREVENTION EFFORT.  SO FAR WE 
HAVE RAISED $30 MILLION FROM 
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MONEY.  I 
WOULD SAY MOST OF THIS MONEY, 
TWO THIRDS OF THE MONEY HAS 
BEEN FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR.  
WE DID GET A $5 MILLION 
COMMITMENT LAST WEEK FROM THE 
SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF 
SUPERVISORS.  AND AS THE ALL 
KNOW, WE HAVE HAD AN 
UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR 
ASSISTANCE.  WE ARE BREAKING 
THIS WORKUP INTO THREE PHASES.  
THE FIRST PHASE WAS LAUNCHED 
MARCH 23.  THAT WAS THE INITIAL 
CAPACITY OF THE 4500 
APPLICATIONS.  AND THEN ON 
MARCH 22 WE LAUNCHED PHASE 2. 
BUT IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, 
LET'S TALK ABOUT PHASE 1. PHASE 
1 ENDED UP BEING $11 MILLION IN 
DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE TO 4000 
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.  YOU CAN 
SEE THE PIE CHART SHOWS THE 
GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD COUNTYWIDE 
OF WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE.  
AND THEN ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE 
OF THE PARTNERS THAT HELPED US 
GET THAT CASH INTO PEOPLES 
HANDS.  MOST OF THOSE 
ORGANIZATIONS ARE PART OF OUR 
EXISTING HOMELESSNESS 
PREVENTION SYSTEM.  WE REALLY 
WERE TRYING TO MOVE AS QUICKLY 
AS POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT 
FAMILIES.  AND SO THAT WAS 
PHASE 1. SO WE GO TO THE NEXT 
SLIDE, PLEASE.  PHASE 2 GAVE US 
A MINUTE TO TAKE STOCK.  A 
COUPLE THINGS WE LEARNED 
BETWEEN MARCH AND NOW WAS WHO 
WAS GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR 
FEDERAL STIMULUS.  AS WE KNOW, 
NOT EVERYONE WAS ENTITLED TO 
GET STIMULUS OR UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE.  WE REALLY WANTED TO 
TAILOR THAT EFFORT TO 
UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES, BUT ALSO 
HOMELESS FOLKS AND OTHERS WHO 
AREN'T ABLE TO ACCESS THAT 
MONEY.  ONE OF THE THINGS WE 
DID AND WE HAVE TO GIVE SUCH 
TREMENDOUS GRATITUDE TO, WHO 
HELPED US BRING TOGETHER A LOT 
OF LEADERS FROM THE 
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT 
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ADVOCATES 
AND ACTIVISTS WHO SAT WITH US 
OVER A PERIOD OF A COUPLE WEEKS 
AND REALLY HELPED THE STRUCTURE 
HOW PHASE 2 SHOULD BE 
DISTRIBUTED.  AND THAT ACTUALLY 
INCLUDED OUR PARTNERS SURVEYING 
ABOUT 300 FAMILIES.  FAMILIES 
THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS 
MONEY.  SO INCORPORATING THE 
LIVED EXPERIENCE OF THE PEOPLE 
WHO NEED THIS MONEY INTO THE 
SECOND PHASE OF THE PROGRAM 
ALLOWED US TO TWEAK.  SO WHAT 
THAT MEANS IS ONE OF THE THINGS 
THEY SAID WAS IMPORTANT.  THEY 
WANTED TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THEY 
KNOW AND TRUST.  COMMUNITIES 
THAT ALREADY HAVE RELATIONSHIPS 
WITH.  AND SO WE DECIDED TO 
EXPAND HOW WE WERE PARTNERING 
TO OPEN WHAT WE CALLED A 
GRASSROOTS GRANTEE APPROACH, 
WHICH BASICALLY MEANT THAT FOR 
ANY LOCAL ORGANIZATION SERVING 
FAMILIES THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE 
FOR THIS FUNDING, THEY COULD 
APPLY DIRECTLY TO DESTINATION 
HOME AND WE WOULD GIVE THEM A 
GRANT, INCLUDING THE COST TO 
ADMINISTER THE RESOURCES TO BE 
ABLE TO HELP THE FAMILIES THEY 
ARE WORKING WITH.  THAT IS BUT 
ENDED UP BEING, THE OF 50 WHAT 
WE ARE CALLING GRASSROOTS 
ORGANIZATIONS.  NOT LISTED ON 
OUR WEBSITE FOLKS ARE 
INTERESTED.  IT IS A GREAT LIST 
OF 50 DIFFERENT PARTNERS ALL 
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT ARE 
REALLY ON THE GROUND WORKING 
WITH FOLKS AND THAT WAS ABOUT 
1.$7 MILLION.  THOSE 
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN 
PUT UNDER AN ML YOU THEN WE 
HAVE ALREADY DISTRIBUTED THE 
FUNDING TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS 
SO THEY CAN IN TURN DISTRIBUTE 
THAT CASH TO FAMILIES.  THE 
INTEREST LISTS THAT CONTINUE TO 
GROW WELL PAST THE 4000 NAMES, 
IT IS UP OVER 21,000 NAMES HAVE 
PUT THEMSELVES ON THE LIST 
SAYING THEY NEED HELP.  THERE 
IS ANOTHER 20 ORGANIZATIONS IN 
THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE PART OF 
THE EFFORT BEING LED BY OUR 
PARTNERS AND SACRED HEART, 
WHICH IS GOING THROUGH THE 
CONTACT LIST, CONTACTING FOLKS 
AND REACHING OUT FOR IT SO FAR 
JUST IN A COUPLE WEEKS WE HAVE 
ALREADY CONTACTED 9000 OF THOSE 
HOUSEHOLDS ON THE INTEREST LIST 
AND THERE ARE 2200 APPLICATIONS 
IN MOTION SO FAR FROM YOU SO 
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?  WE ARE 
GOING TO SERVE AS MANY PEOPLE 
AS WE CAN IN THE SECOND PHASE.  
AS WE ALL KNOW WITH THE 
EVICTION MORATORIUM, WE WILL BE 
COMING TO A CLOSE.  THERE HAS 
BEEN NO REAL INDICATION THAT 
FEDERAL RENT RELIEF IS ON ITS 
WAY.  WE KNOW THE NEED IN OUR 
COMMUNITY IS ONLY CONTINUING TO 
GROW.  THAT IS CAUSING US AT 
DESTINATION HOME TO THINK ABOUT 
WHAT PHASE 3 MEANS, WHAT 
RECOVERY WILL LOOK LIKE.  WE 
KNOW FOR SOME FAMILIES THIS 
SHORT-TERM AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL 
BE ENOUGH TO PATCH THROUGH.  
BUT FOR A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER 
FOLKS, THIS IS A PRECIPICE IN 
HOMELESSNESS.  PHASE 3 LOOKS 
LIKE WE ARE RETURNING BACK TO 
WHAT WE DO YEAR-ROUND, WHICH IS 
A MORE SUSTAINED DEEPER 
COMMITMENT AROUND PREVENTING 
FAMILIES FROM ENTERING INTO 
HOMELESSNESS.  OUR PLAN BEFORE 
COVID WAS WE THOUGHT WE WOULD 
SERVE 1500 FAMILIES THIS WHOLE 
YEAR UNDER THIS PROGRAM AS WE 
TALKED ABOUT.  THAT NUMBER HAS 
BEEN COMPLETELY ÃIT IS OFF THE 
CHARTS ALREADY.  WE DON'T KNOW 
WHAT WE WILL BE FACING, BUT WE 
ARE PRETTY SURE THAT 1500 IS 
GOING TO BE PRETTY IN ADEQUATE 
FOR IT AND THAT WILL DEPEND ON 
THE RESOURCES WE ARE ABLE TO 
SECURE AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO 
KEEP ASSISTING FAMILIES FROM 
LOSING THEIR HOMES.  WILL PAUSE 
THERE IN CASE FOLKS HAVE 
QUESTIONS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WHY DON'T WE 
GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND WE 
WILL COME BACK TO YOU.  
>> I KNOW FROM INTERACTING WITH 
MANY OF THE SMALLEST MOVE 
BUSINESSES AND UNEMPLOYED 
RESIDENTS THE LAST FEW MONTHS, 
OUR STAFF HAVE REALLY FELT THE 
DISTRESS AND COMMUNITY.  TO 
HEAR SOME OF THESE STORIES IS 
ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING.  AND 
IT HAS REALLY MOTIVATED OUR 
STAFF TO WORK VERY INTENSELY 
THE LAST THREE MONTHS TO TRY 
NEW APPROACHES TO REACH AND 
SUPPORT THE SMALLEST OF OUR 
SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO GET THE 
CRITICAL BENEFIT INFORMATION 
OUT TO OUR UNEMPLOYED RESIDENTS 
WHO WOULD WHAT I WANT TO DO 
FIRST IS GIVE YOU SOME 
HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE TO SMALL BUSINESS AND 
WORKERS.  WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH 
IN THESE ARE SOME OF THE 
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST THING 
WE HAVE DONE, WE HAVE 
COMMUNICATED AND ASSISTED 
EXTENSIVELY.  WE HAVE DONE 32 
HE BLASTS, WHERE FOR THE FIRST 
TIME EVER WE HAVE THE ABILITY 
TO EMAIL TO ALL REGISTERED 
BUSINESSES IN SAN JOSE AND WE 
HAVE DONE THAT IN FOUR 
LANGUAGES ON A VARIETY OF 
TOPICS OF SUPPORT RESOURCES, TO 
THE PAID SICK LEAVE REQUIREMENT 
AND ANYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW. 
WE HAVE DONE A SERIES ATTEND 
WEBINARS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SO 
WELL ATTENDED.  1300 SMALL 
BUSINESS PARTICIPANTS AND I 
PRACTICALLY WANT TO POINT OUT 
WE HAVE THEM WEBINARS 
COMPLETELY IN SPANISH, 
COMPLETELY IN VIETNAMESE.  
ESPECIALLY DEVELOPED NEW DEEP 
RELATIONSHIPS WITH VIETNAMESE 
PARTNERS WHO WERE THEN 
DISSEMINATING THE VIDEOS WIDELY 
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY SO THE 
COMMUNITY CAN WATCH OR LISTEN 
AT HOME.  ANSWERING THEIR 
QUESTIONS.  THAT IS MORE 
BUSINESS OUTREACH THAN WE DO IN 
A WHOLE YEAR.  AND WE HAVE HAD 
STAFF READY TO TALK WITH SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNERS IN SPANISH AND 
VIETNAMESE.  NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE 
PRINT PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THE 
WORK THE TEAM HAS DONE TO 
IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS GAPS IN 
MICRO BUSINESS FUNDING.  WITH 
JEFF LESTER'S LEADERSHIP, WE 
REALIZED EARLY ON OUR BUSINESS 
BABY BUSINESSES, THOSE WITH 
FIVE EMPLOYEES WERE UNDER ARE 
PARTICULARLY AT RISK AND NOT 
GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THE 
TRADITIONAL AND THE NEW 
GOVERNMENT LENDING PROGRAMS.  
SO WITH OUR PARTNER OPPORTUNITY 
FUND AND WITH THE SUPPORT FROM 
GOOGLE AND APPLE, WE SET UP THE 
MICRO BUSINESS WORKING CAPITAL 
GRANTS WERE WE ARE MAKING 142 
$10,000 GRANTS EACH.  THE 
MONEY, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE, 
WILL START FLOWING INTO THOSE 
BUSINESS OWNERS ACCOUNTS THIS 
WEEK.  AND AS YOU KNOW, WE DID 
PROACTIVE OUTREACH TO THE 
LOWEST INCOME MOST IMPACTED ZIP 
CODES.  WE REQUIRE THE BUSINESS 
OWNER INCOME MUST BE BELOW 80 
PERCENT OF THE MEDIUM INCOME.  
WE HAD VERY SIGNIFICANT 
RESPONSE FROM LATINO AND 
VIETNAMESE BUSINESS OWNERS WHO 
WERE ABLE TO APPLY ONLINE IN 
THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.  AND I CAN 
TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT 80 
PERCENT OF THE BUSINESSES 
AWARDED HAD TWO EMPLOYEES OR 
LESS.  WE ARE REALLY TALKING 
ABOUT THE SMALLEST BUSINESSES 
AND THEY WERE IN AREAS LIKE 
RESTAURANTS, AUTO REPAIR, 
CHILDCARE, JANITORIAL SERVICES, 
HAIR SALONS.  WE ARE NOT 
STOPPING WITH THAT.  THE SECOND 
TO WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE, SEATED 
WITH THE 2.5 MILLION IN 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOT GRANT 
FUNDING THIS COUNCIL ALLOCATED, 
WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING BY THEEND 
OF THE MONTH THE SAND HAS A 
REVOLVING LOAN FUND .  THAT 2.5 
MILLER BECOMES $10 MILLION 
REVOLVING LOAN FUND WITH A 
STATE GUARANTEE.  AND THESE 
WILL PROVIDE THE SMALLER LOANS 
UP TO $25,000 EACH.  THEY WILL 
TARGET AGAIN CERTAIN ZIP CODES 
OF NEED OR THEY WILL TARGET 
WOMEN OWNED ENTERPRISES.  THESE 
ARE LOW INTEREST LOANS, THREE 
YEARS PAYBACK AND NO HARD 
COLLATERAL.  I'M ALSO PLEASED 
TO ANNOUNCE THE MODEL FOR THE 
REVOLVING LOAN FUND WE 
PIONEERED IN SAN JOSE IS GOING 
TO LAUNCH THE WEEK OF JUNE 9 AS 
A STATEWIDE SMALL BUSINESS LOAN 
FUND.  THIS CONCEPT IN ITS 
FIRST PHASE WILL HAVE $75-$100 
MILLION IN SMALL BUSINESS LOANS 
WITH A PREFERENCE FROM MINORITY 
OWNED BUSINESSES.  WILL BE THE 
LOAN ADMINISTRATOR.  WE HOPE TO 
SECURE AT LEAST 10 MILLION OF 
THE $100 BILLION LOAN CAPACITY 
FOR OUR BUSINESSES IN SAN JOSE. 
I JUST ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE 
LARGEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE INSTITUTION IN THE 
UNITED STATES AND THE ONE THAT 
SERVES CALIFORNIA IS LOCATED IN 
SAN JOSE, THE OPPORTUNITY FUND. 
AND THIS HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC 
OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN 
TERRIFIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, 
AS WELL AS WITH LIST, A HUGE 
NATIONAL PLAYER FOR THE THIRD 
THING I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT 
WE HAVE DONE VERY PROACTIVELY 
IS PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR 
UNEMPLOYED RESIDENTS TO APPLY 
FOR ASSISTANCE AND JOBS.  WE 
WERE ABLE TO SUSTAIN WORK TO 
FUTURE FREE JOB SERVICES DURING 
SHELTER IN PLACE BY QUICKLY 
TAKING ALL THE SERVICES ONLINE. 
WORK TO FUTURE PROVIDES FREE 
FEDERALLY FUNDED SERVICES TO 
OUR LOWEST SKILLED RESIDENTS.  
WE HAVE MADE ALL THE ONLINE 
TRAINING, WHICH YOU END UP WITH 
CERTIFICATES TOTALLY FREE.  WE 
HELD OUR FIRST VIRTUAL CAREER 
FAIRS, WE HAVE OUR SECOND ONE 
COMING UP JUNE 11, WE HAVE 
EMPLOYERS LIKE SUTTER HEALTH 
AND PROVISION MANUFACTURING.  
OUR TEAM SENT POSTCARDS TO THE 
18,000 LICENSED HAIRSTYLISTS 
AND COSMETOLOGY IN SAN JOSE.  
AGAIN, IN THREE LANGUAGES.  
MAKING SURE BECAUSE THEY WERE 
SELF-EMPLOYED THAT THEY KNEW 
THEY COULD APPLY FOR STATE 
UNEMPLOYMENT AND OTHER 
BENEFITS.  WE HAVE REACHED 
150,000 RESIDENTS BY A TEXT 
MESSAGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 
GARTNER HEALTH SERVICES.  ABOUT 
THE STATES DIRECT RELIEF 
ASSISTANCE FOR IMMIGRANTS 
FUNDS.  LAST, WE'VE MANAGED TO 
TRANSITION TO SUSTAIN THE 60 OR 
IN THE SAN JOSE WORKS PAID WORK 
EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS.  
90 PERCENT OF THE YOUNG ADULTS 
ARE OF COLOR, 75 PERCENT OF 
THEM FROM THE EAST SIDE UNION 
SCHOOL DISTRICT.  WE ARE HAPPY 
WE ARE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT FOR 
THE SUMMER.  NEXT SLIDE, 
PLEASE.  AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, 
WE HAVE REALLY BENEFITED FROM 
HAVING AN ADDITIONAL FOCUSTO 
BUSINESS RESPONSE STAFF IN THE 
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TO 
DO ALL THIS INTENSE WORK .  THE 
CHART HERE SHOWS THE STAFFING 
OF THE CITY OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT ON THE LEFT AS OF 
JANUARY.  THE CONCEIVE IN THE 
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
MOVED INTO THE EMERGENCY 
OPERATIONS CENTER, WE WERE ABLE 
TO BRING STAFF FROM OTHER 
DEPARTMENTS TO HELP WITH OUR 
SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH AND 
SMALL BUSINESS RESPONSE.  BUT 
OF COURSE AS WE TRANSITION NOW 
TO OTHER WORK AND TO THE 
RECOVERY, WE WILL BE GOING BACK 
TO OUR COURT OF 10 OFFICE OF 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF.  IN 
SPEAKING ABOUT RECOVERY, 
THERE'S SO MUCH WE DON'T 
CONTROL AND OUR TEAM IS SO 
SMALL.  SO WE NEED TO FOCUS ON 
WHAT IS IT WE CAN INFLUENCE AND 
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT 
WORK.  NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.  AND 
SO WHAT WE BELIEVE IS TO HAVE 
AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY, THE 
CITIES OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT MUST CONTINUE TO 
PRIORITIZE THE SMALLEST OF OUR 
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE MOST 
IMPACTED WORKERS AND PLACES.  
WE INTEND TO SHIFT STAFF 
RESOURCES TO THE SMALL 
BUSINESSES, WORKERS AND 
COMMUNITIES THAT NEED HELP THE 
MOST.  YOU CAN SEE HERE IF YOU 
REALLY DID READ IT LEFT RIGHT, 
THE WORK OF STRONG ECONOMIC 
FOUNDATION.  WHICH WE WILL HAVE 
ALWAYS DONE IN WHICH WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO DO.  WE NEED TO 
HAVE STRONG DRIVING INDUSTRIES. 
WE NEED TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT 
AND CONSTRUCTION.  WE ARE 
ADDING THESE OTHER TWO CIRCLES. 
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING 
STABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY AND 
PROSPERITY THROUGH OUR FOCUSED 
WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESS 
THROUGH REEMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING AND THROUGH A 
PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON GETTING 
OUR LOWEST INCOME, LOWEST 
SKILLED RESIDENTS INTO PATHWAYS 
TO MIDDLE AGE OCCUPATIONS.  
HERE I NEED TO EMPHASIZE THIS 
WORK NEEDS TO STAY TIGHTLY 
CONNECTED TO THE SUSTAINED 
SAFETY NET RESPONSE OF OUR 
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.  
AND OUR BROADER COMMUNITY.  
BECAUSE WE KNOW SUCCESS IN 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HINGES ON 
CAREFUL ALIGNMENT WITH 
CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, 
HOUSING, FOOD ASSISTANCE AND 
ALL THOSE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS.  
HOUSING OF THE RESIDENCE SAFETY 
NET.  AND THIRD, AS YOU CAN SEE 
HERE, WE INTEND TO HAVE AN 
EMPHASIS ON THE PARTICULAR 
PLACES IN SAN JOSE WERE OUR 
WORK GO COMBINATION WITH 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, CAN HELP 
NOT JUST RECOVER BUT BECOME 
MUCH MORE VITAL COMMERCIAL 
DISTRICTS.  NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE 
PRINT AS I SAID, WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE SMALL 
BUSINESS, MOST IMPACTED WORKERS 
AND WORKING TOWARD STABILITY 
OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY.  
AND WE ARE PROPOSING FOR HOW 
PRINCIPLES FOR HOW WE DO THIS.  
THE FIRST, AS I JUST SAID, IS 
PRIORITIZING THE MOST IMPACTED 
AND MOST VULNERABLE.  BY THIS 
WE MEAN NOT JUST IMPACTED BY 
COVID, FOCUSING ON AREAS THAT 
HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD HIGHER 
POVERTY RATES WITH LOWER 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND HAVE 
BEEN AT HIGHER RISK FOR 
DISPLACEMENT AND PREDATORY 
LENDING.  AND WERE REDLINED IN 
THE PAST.  SECOND, WE WILL TAKE 
A DATABASED APPROACH, 
DISAGGREGATING DATA BY RACE AND 
PLACE.  THIS WILL HELP US 
DETERMINE WHERE WE FOCUS OUR 
OUTREACH AND WILL REFOCUS OUR 
WORK EFFORT, JUST LIKE WE HAVE 
DONE THE LAST THREE MONTHS IN 
THE EOC.  AND ALSO HOW WE WILL 
MEASURE SUCCESS.  IF IMPORTANT 
TOOLS AND DATA DON'T EXIST, WE 
WILL TRY TO ADDRESS THAT GAP.  
THIRD, WE WILL ENGAGE AND ALIGN 
WITH COMMUNITY AND BOLSTER OUR 
PARTNERS.  YOU CAN SEE OUR VERY 
SMALL STAFF, WE HAVE 70,000 
BUSINESSES HERE.  170 SQUARE 
MILES OF CITY.  IT IS 
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE 
PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS ON 
THE GROUND, IN COMMUNITY, WHO 
CAN DELIVER SERVICES AND 
SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND 
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS.  WE TAKE 
THE KIND OF COMMUNITY INFORMED 
MODEL THAT WE USED LAST YEAR 
WITH A SMALL BUSINESS 
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY 
DEVELOPED WITH THE ALUM ROCK 
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND 
COMMUNITY.  AND THAT WENT 
THROUGH A CARE STYLE EQUITY 
REVIEW.  WE LEARNED A LOT.  AND 
THEN LAST, WE NEED TO PURSUE 
EXTERNAL RESOURCES WILL BE ON 
CITY FUNDING TO SCALE IMPACT.  
THIS INCLUDES ALLOCATION OF THE 
CARES CORONAVIRUS WILL BE 
FUNDING THAT CAN SUPPORT SMALL 
BUSINESS AND REEMPLOYMENT 
SERVICES, INCLUDING FOR 
UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS.  BUT I 
ALSO WANT TO BE CLEAR, IT 
INCLUDES A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO 
APPLY FOR EDA FUNDING UNDER THE 
CARES ACT FOR A MULTIYEAR 
PROGRAM.  NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.  
SO THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO 
COMPETE NATIONALLY FOR EDA 
FUNDING.  THAT IS AVAILABLE TO 
MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF THE 
COVID INDUCED A SESSION.  THESE 
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE ON A 
FIRST-COMEFIRST-SERVED BASIS .  
WE BELIEVE WE CAN USE THOSE 
FOUR PRINCIPLES TO FOCUS ON THE 
COVID IMPACTED A STARKLY 
UNDERSERVED AND DISADVANTAGED 
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMERCIAL 
CORRIDORS AND DO THREE THINGS 
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY 
PARTNERS.  EXPAND ASSISTANCE 
RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, 
CONNECT IMPACTED RESIDENTS WITH 
JOB OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING AND 
BETTER CAREER PATHWAYS AND THEN 
STRENGTHEN AND SUPPLEMENT THE 
LOCAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND 
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING 
ON THE GROUND TO DO THIS WORK 
IN COMMUNITY.  SOME EXAMPLES OF 
AREAS WE COULD FOCUS ON AREAS 
LIKE ALUM ROCK, EAST SANTA 
CLARA, MONTEREY CORRIDOR, STORE 
ROAD BETWEEN CENTER AND KING.  
THOSE KINDS OF IMPORTANT 
COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.  SO LAST, 
I JUST WANT TO ALSO ÃIF YOU 
COULD CHANGE THE SLIDE, PLEASE. 
COMMUNICATE THAT WE WILL BE 
DOING THE CITY SPECIFIC WORK IN 
THE CONTEXT OF SOME IMPORTANT 
AND COMPLEMENTARY ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY EFFORTS TAKING PLACE.  
THE MAYOR HAS LAUNCHED THE 
SILICON VALLEY RECOVERY 
ROUNDTABLE, WHICH HAS RESOURCES 
AND TALENT REPRESENTING 2+ 
COUNTIES.  COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ HAS LAUNCHED THE 
GREATER DOWNTOWN TASK FORCE, 
WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT FOCUS ON 
DOWNTOWN.  COUNCILMEMBER 
CARRASCO HAS LAUNCHED THE 
HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY TASK 
FORCE, WHICH IS ALSO GOING TO 
BE LOOKING AT ISSUES OF 
ECONOMIC REOPENING AND 
RECOVERY.  AND WE ARE IN 
COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNTY 
AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES ABOUT A 
VERY INTERESTING BRIDGE TO 
RECOVERY INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL 
FOCUS ON SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENTS 
TO SAFETY NET AND WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS.  SO I JUST 
WANT TO END UP EMPHASIZING THIS 
IS JUST OUR INITIAL THINKING 
AND WILL CERTAINLY BENEFIT FROM 
MORE INTERNAL AND COMMUNITY 
REVIEW.  IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
MODE, OUR TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING 
AT SUCH A FRENZIED PACE DOING 
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, TRYING 
WAYS TO REACH AND PROVIDE 
SUPPORT.  BUT CLEARLY NOW AS WE 
MOVE INTO COMMUNITY AND 
ECONOMIC RECOVERY, THIS WORK 
MUST BE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP 
WITH THE COMMUNITY WITH MANY 
PARTNERS AND NEEDS TO BE 
SUSTAINED OVER A MUCH LONGER 
PERIOD OF TIME.  THIS IS JUST 
THE BEGINNING LAYING OUT SOME 
OF OUR INITIAL THOUGHTS.  
>> THANK YOU PARTY AGAIN.  
IF I COULD.  THERE WAS A VERY 
BRIEF INTERRUPTION OF 
INSPECTION SERVICE FROM THE 
FIRE DEPARTMENT THE WEEK OF 
MARCH 13 WHEN THE STAGE V LEVEL 
OF THE CITY'S COVID RESPONSE 
WAS INITIALLY ANNOUNCED.  
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, WE 
PROVIDED EMPLOYEES WITH REMOTE 
WORK CAPACITY VPN CONNECTION OF 
COMPUTERS AND THE LIKE.  AND 
THEN RETOOLED TO GET STARTED ON 
THE NEW PHASE OF OUR APPROACH 
TO INSPECTIONS.  DURING THE 
PERIOD THE BEGINNING MARCH 16 
MOVING TOWARD APRIL THROUGH 
APRIL AS THE COUNTY'S HEALTH 
ORDERS EVOLVED HUNDRED AND 42 
INSPECTIONS WORK COMPLETED.  
130 ON SITE.  AND 12 OF THOSE 
WAR VIDEO INSPECTIONS.  AND AS 
OF MAY 4 INSPECTIONS RESUMED 
ENTIRELY PURELY.  FOR MARCH 16 
APRIL 24 380 PLAN REVIEWS ARE 
COMPLETED.  250 OF THOSE WHO 
ARE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY 
WHICH WAR ENABLED US TO WORK 
THROUGH THE COVID RESPONSE.  
AND WE ARE ALSO RECEIVING 
MAILING PLANS AT THAT TIME.  TO 
GET OUR EMPLOYEES PREPARED TO 
BACK TO WORK WE UPDATED THE 
PREVENTION WEBSITE TO GUIDE 
CUSTOMERS ON HOW INSPECTIONS 
AND PLAN SUBMITTALS WOULD BE 
ACHIEVED.  PROVIDED SAFETY 
TRAINING AND PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR OUR 
STAFF.  IN ALL THOSE 
APPOINTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN 
CANCELED OR RESCHEDULED AT THE 
CUSTOMERS ARE READY TO COME 
BACK AND IT STARTED AGAIN.  
WE'VE ALSO COORDINATED THE 
PROCESSES WITH THE CALL CENTER 
AS INSPECTIONS WEREN'T RESUMED. 
AND WITH THAT CHIEF ESTRADA 
WILL BE ABLE TO TELL US ABOUT 
MORE OF THE PROCESSING THAT IS 
OCCURRED IN THIS TIME PERIOD.  
>> THANK YOU CHIEF.  SO MAYOR 
AND COUNCIL.  IN MARCH WHEN THE 
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SHELTER IN 
PLACE ORDER WENT INTO EFFECT.  
COUNSEL INSPECTION FOR THE 
PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS SCHEDULE.  WE 
COUNSEL ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN 
ADVANCE AND LET THEM KNOW WE 
WILL SCHEDULE THOSE.  AND SOON 
THE SHELF CHILDREN PLEASE ORDER 
WAS LIFTED AND WE COUNSELED A 
TOTAL OF 308 INSPECTIONS.  AS 
OF JUNE 5 OF LAST WEEK WE'VE 
COMPLETED 224.  WE RESCHEDULED 
AND COMPLETED 224 THOSE 
INSPECTIONS.  WE HAVE AN 
ADDITIONAL 35 THAT ARE 
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED.  AND THIS 
WILL RUN THIS WEEK AND NEXT 
WEEK.  IN 49 THROUGH DEFERRED 
BY CUSTOMERS.  SO THE CUSTOMER 
REQUEST WE ARE MAINTAINING THAT 
LIST WE ARE CONTACTING THEM 
PERIODICALLY MAKING SURE THAT 
WE KNOW WHEN THEY ARE READY TO 
GO SO THAT WE CAN OFFER THAT 
SERVICE.  NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.  
FIRE WORKLOAD CAN BE SPLIT INTO 
TWO MAIN CATEGORIES FOR FIRE 
PREVENTION.  THAT IS REVIEW AND 
INSPECTIONS.  YOU CAN SEE IN 
THE TABLE THAT THERE ARE FOUR 
DISCIPLINES.  SPRINKLER 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRELIGHT 
SAFETY AND FIRE ALARM.  
SPRINKLE SYSTEMS AND SUBMITTAL 
THE TIME RECEIVE IT AFTER 
INTAKE TO THE TIME THAT THE 
ENGINEER ACTUALLY STARTS TO 
REVIEW WE ARE SITTING AT A 
PROXIMALLY FIVE WEEKS NOW AND 
THAT'S DOWN FROM THE LAST FEW 
MONTHS EIGHT TO 12 WEEK 
AVERAGE.  SO WE HAVE MADE SOME 
PROGRESS THERE.  ADDITIONAL 
HOURS HAVE BEEN ADDED WITHIN 
THEIR SCHEDULES AND ALSO THERE 
ARE ADDITIONAL HOURS FOR 
SUPERVISORS.  YOU CAN SEE IT 
THAT WAY TIMES FIRE ALARM PLAN 
REVIEW TO COMMENCE IS CURRENTLY 
SITTING AT THREE WEEKS AND 
INSPECTIONS ARE ACTUALLY 
AVAILABLE FOR ALARM SYSTEMS ONE 
TO FOUR DAYS.  WITH REGARD TO 
THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WORK 
CAN START IMMEDIATELY ONCE IT'S 
RECEIVED IN HER OFFICE AND 
ASSIGNED TO AN ENGINEER.  YOU 
CAN GET THOSE INSPECTIONS 
SCHEDULED IN ONE TO 14 DAYS.  
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.  THIS SLIDE 
IS AN UPDATE ON OUR FIRE 
SPRINKLER CAPACITY.  AND THAT 
IS THE NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS.  
IT SHOWS THAT WHAT WE HAVE IS A 
FOUR-WEEK AVAILABLE 
INSPECTIONS.  THE HOURS PER 
INSPECTION ARE ESTIMATED BASED 
UPON PRODUCT SIZE AND 
COMPLEXITY.  EXCEED THE NUMBER 
OF HOURS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE 
IN THE FIRST COLUMN ARE THE 
NUMBER OF HOURS THAT WE HAVE 
SCHEDULED AND THAT IS SCHEDULED 
FOR APPOINTMENT.  MEANING THEY 
ARE FULLY BOOKED UP TO THE 
FIRST WEEK.  THAT IS HOW MANY 
ACTUAL INSPECTIONS THAT IS.  
AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF 
AVAILABLE HOURS THERE ARE THAT 
NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS SO THAT 
BASED ON THAT COMPLEXITY AND 
THE TYPE OF JOB YOU WILL GET A 
VARIANCE.  SO SOME INSPECTIONS 
DO REQUIRE MORE TIME.  WITH 
THAT I WILL HAND IT OFF TO 
CHIEF WILLIAMS WILL DISCUSS OUR 
STRATEGIES MOVING FORWARD.  
>> THANK YOU MAYOR AND 
COUNCILS.  STRATEGY FOR THE 
FIRE DEPARTMENT MOVING FORWARD 
IS ONE TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE.  TO 
WE'VE INVESTED IN PEAK 
STAFFING.  AND AGAIN WE LOOKED 
AT SOME TIME ALLOCATIONS AND 
SOME PROCESS CHANGES.  SO THE 
DEPARTMENT HAS MADE SOME 
PROGRESS IN FILLING EXISTING 
VACANCIES.  OCCLUDING HIRING 
THREE ENGINEERS SEEN JOINT 
SENIOR ENGINEERS AND ONE SENIOR 
APARTMENT SPECIALIST IN THE 
MONTH OF MARCH.  IT IS 
ANTICIPATED THAT WE WILL HIRE 
OUR REMAINING VACANCIES WITHIN 
THE COMING MONTHS OF ASSOCIATE 
ENGINEERS.  THE USE OF THE 
RETIREE HIRING PROGRAM HAS ALSO 
BENEFITED THE DEPARTMENT BY 
INCREASING CAPACITY FOR PLAN 
REVIEWS AND INSPECTIONS.  THIS 
IS ALLOWED US AND HELPED US IN 
CATCHING UP ON OUR BACKLOG.  
PEAK STAFFING CURRENTLY WE ARE 
WORKING TOWARD TWO ADDITIONAL 
CONTRACTORS TO BE ADDED TO PEAK 
STAFFING.  IN THIS WILL INCLUDE 
BOTH PLAN REVIEWS AND 
INSPECTION SERVICES.  WE 
BELIEVE THIS WILL ALLOW US TO 
PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT 
SERVICE AND BE ABLE TO REVIEW 
MORE PLANS WITH ADDITIONAL 
STAFFING.  THE TIME ALLOCATION 
THE DEPARTMENT HAS SHIFTED 
PERSONNEL TO BALANCE SOME OF 
THE AREAS.  SO WHAT WE'VE DONE 
IS THE AREAS THAT HAVE THE 
HIGHEST NEED SUCH AS SPRINKLERS 
WE MOVED SOME OF OUR ENGINEERS 
FROM ALARMS AND HAZARDOUS 
MATERIALS OVER TO REVIEW 
SPRINKLERS.  THE DEPARTMENT IS 
ALSO DONE PROCESS CHANGES.  ONE 
OF OUR PROCESS CHANGES IS THE 
VERIFICATION FOR CUSTOMERS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE READY.  
WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IS THAT 
WE'VE HAD INSPECTORS GO OUT TO 
SITES AND CUSTOMERS MAY NOT BE 
READY AND THAT HAS BEEN A LOSS 
AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE AN 
INSPECTION.  THE STAFF IS BEEN 
PROACTIVELY CALLING THE 
CUSTOMER PRIOR TO GOING OUT TO 
DO THE INSPECTION.  IF THE 
CUSTOMER IS NOT READY WE'VE 
BEEN RESCHEDULING TO SOMEONE 
WHO IS READY FOR THAT 
INSPECTION.  THIS IS HELP TO 
INCREASE SOME OF OUR 
EFFICIENCIES AND HELPED TO 
REDUCE OUR BACKLOG AS WELL.  
THESE SLOTS ADDITIONAL SLOTS 
HAVE BEEN ADDED TO CUSTOMERS 
THAT ARE AGAIN READY AND IT'S 
HELPING TO REDUCE OUR UNFILLED 
HOURS.  ALL OF THESE THINGS 
HAVE BEEN HELPING US TO 
PROACTIVELY REDUCE THE BACKLOG 
AND SAMPLING STRATEGIES FOR 
EFFICIENCIES.  WE WOULD BE 
HAPPYTO TAKE QUESTIONS 
AFTERWARDS .  
>> THAT IS THE END OF THE STAFF 
PRESENTATION.  ON BEHALF OF ALL 
THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 
LEADERSHIP.  I WANT TO THANK 
EVERYBODY WORKING IN THE 
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AS 
WELL AS OUR PARTNERS IN THE 
FIELD.  OVER THESE MANY WEEKS 
THIS IS TYPICALLY THE LAST WEEK 
WITH THAT DAVEWILL HAND IT BACK 
OVER TO YOU.  
>> David Sykes: THANK YOU LEE 
AND TEAM. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR 
QUESTIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL .
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANKS DAVE 
.  AND THANKS TO ALL OF THE 
FOLKS WE JUSTHEARD FROM.  THE 
CHIEF AND HIS TEAM CHIEF 
WILLIAM ESTRADA .  OTHER STAFF 
THAT SET UP THAT EVACUATION 
CENTER.  I THINK THEY ONLY HAD 
IT FOR A COUPLE HOURS IN THE 
FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS SO 
EFFECTIVE THEY GOT FOLKS BACK 
RIGHT IN.  IT WAS WONDERFUL TO 
SEE HOW QUICKLY EVERYBODY MOVED 
TOHELP SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES.  
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK 
POC .  GREAT JOB ON NPR 
YESTERDAY.  JOE AND JOHN THANKS 
FOR ALL THE WORK ON THE 
CHILDCARE AND SUMMER CAMPS.  I 
KNOW THAT IS BEEN A LOT OF WORK 
TO ORGANIZE.  AND THANKS TO 
EVERYONE ON THE ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT TEAM I THINK THAT'S 
REALLY IMPRESSIVE HOW WE SET UP 
WE BECOME A STATEWIDE MODEL FOR 
BEING ABLE TO HELP OUT SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND APPRECIATE HOW 
NIMBLE YOUR OFFICE HAS BEEN 
THROUGH ALL THAT.  AND JIM 
LOVING THINKING YOU FOR YOUR 
LEADERSHIP.  AN IDEA THAT WAS 
YOURS TO START WITH.  $30 
MILLION LATER AS YOU STEPPED UP 
AND PRODDED SEVERAL OF US TO 
GET ENGAGED.  I APPRECIATE 
THAT.  WE WILL COME BACK WITH 
QUESTIONS AND ALL THAT.  LET'S 
START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER 
KHAMIS?  
>> Johnny Khamis: THANK YOU
MAYOR .  I JUST WANTED TO ASK 
FIRST I WANT TO ECHO ALLOF THE 
THANKS .  I ESPECIALLY WANTED 
TO REFLECT THAT THIS WAS THE 
EMERGENCY THAT HAPPENED IN MY 
DISTRICT WITH THE FIRE IN THE 
FOOTHILLS.  I FELT YOU ARE MORE 
PREPARED THAN I'VE EVER SEEN AS 
FAR AS THE FIRES.  WE'VE HAD 
FIRES IN MY DISTRICT BEFORE BUT 
THIS ONE I SAW THE COOPERATION 
OF SO MANY DIFFERENT FORCES 
FROM AROUND CAL FIRE AND ALMOST 
FOLKS.  AND I REALLY APPRECIATE 
HOW FAST THEY GOT THE FIRE OUT. 
I WAS WITH THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE 
EVACUATED AND A LOT OF THEM ARE 
VERY NERVOUS.  BUT I WAS GLAD 
TO TELL THEM THAT THEY CAN GO 
BACK HOME.  I KNOW THAT ARE S 
APD DID CATCH THE STEPS BACK.  
HAS ANYBODY QUESTIONED WHY THA
 
PERSON STARTED FIRE ?  WAS IT 
PROCESS RELATED GETTING THAT 
QUESTION FROM MY FOR MY 
CONSTITUENCYA LOT ?  THEY WANT 
TO KNOW WHAT THE GUYS MOTORS 
WORK?  
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER I 
WILL OFFER AT THE MATTER IS 
STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION IT 
WAS A SUSPECT WAS STILL 
APPREHENDED I THINK WOULD BE 
PREMATURE OF ME TO TALK ABOUT 
THE DETAILS IN FACT I TEND TO 
NOT LOOK INTO THE DETAILSUNTIL 
MY ARSON TEAM IS READY TO 
PROVIDE A FINAL REPORT .  SO 
THAT WE DON'T DISTURB THE 
CONTINUITY OF THE 
INVESTIGATION.  
>> Johnny Khamis: I APPRECIATE 
KNOWING AS SOON AS YOU HAVE 
THAT INFORMATION.  A LOT OF 
PEOPLE ARE ASKING ME STILL WHO 
WAS THIS PERSON AND WHY DID 
THEY START FIRE AND WAS RELATED 
TO THE PROTESTS AND WHAT HAVE 
YOU.  I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I 
SAW UNPRECEDENTED COOPERATION.  
I KNOW THERE WAS TALK ABOUT 
DRONES FLYING IN THE FIRE AND 
PREVENTING THE FIRE PLANES FROM 
PUTTING OUT THE FIRE.  IS THAT 
TRUE?  I JUST HEARD CHATTER
ABOUT THAT .  NEXT-DOOR WAS 
LIGHTING UP LIKE CRAZY.  
>> I HEARD SIMILAR REPORTS AND 
REPORTS OF THAT SAME FACT CAME 
TO THE COMMAND POST WE CLEARED 
THE AIR.  SO DRONES CAN BE VERY 
DISRUPTIVE TO FIREFIGHTING 
EFFORTS AND PILOTS ARE DIRECTED 
IF THEY ARE IN THE AIR AND THAT 
MEANS THE AIRSPACE IS NOT CLEAR 
TO FLY.  WE ARE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WHAT 
EXACTLY OCCURRED ON THE FIRE 
GROUND.  I DIDN'T PERSONALLY 
READ MESSAGE ON WE ARE 
CERTAINLY LOOKING TO FIND OUT 
WHAT OCCURRED.
>> Johnny Khamis: I WANT TO GET 
TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT THERE 
PREVENTING YOU FROM PUTTING OUT 
THE FIRE WITH THE DO SOMETHING 
ABOUT IT.  ONE MORE THING I 
NOTICED THE HELICOPTERS WOULD 
PICKING UP BUCKETS OF WATER 
FROM THE LAKE TO DUMP ON THE 
FIRE.  DO THE BUCKETS NEED THE 
LAKE TO BE AT A CERTAIN DEPTH 
BECAUSE THE WATER DISTRICT IS 
THINKING ABOUT REDUCING THE 
DEPTH OF THE LAKE TO THE 
CURRENT 30 FEET IN DEPTH DOWN 
TO LESS THAN 10 FEET.  IS THAT 
GOING TOBE A HINDRANCE TO 
FIREFIGHTING CAPACITY IN THE 
FUTURE ?  
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION 
COUNCILMEMBER.  THE WAY THE 
BUCKETS ARE DESIGNED.  THEY 
ESSENTIALLY CAN LAY FLAT AND 
GATHER WATER AND VERY SHALLOW 
DEPTHS.  WHEN THEY ARE LIFTED 
THEY COLLECT AND REGAIN THAT 
SHAPE OF A BUCKET.  BUT 
CERTAINLY OUR PARTNERS AT CAL 
FIRE MAINTAIN AN AWARENESS IN 
THE COUNTY OF WHAT WATER 
SOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL 
TIMES.  I CERTAINLY CAN CLOSE 
THE LOOP AND ASKED THAT 
QUESTION BUT I BELIEVE FROM A 
DEPTH OF WATER STANDPOINT WE 
SHOULD BE OKAY. 
>> Johnny Khamis: THANK YOU .  
AGAIN I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU 
FOR YOU PERSONALLY BEING THERE 
AT THE EVACUATION SITE I THINK 
YOU PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE FEAR 
CITIES AND MY DISCUSSION WITH 
THAT.  THANK YOU AGAIN.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: ALL RIGHT 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENA'S?  
COUNCILMEMBER ARENA'S?  
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS?  C8 THANK 
YOU I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT 
THE FIRE INSPECTIONS AND WHEN 
ASKED TO BUY TO RECRUIT CREW 
FIGHTING THE FIRE IN THE BOSTON 
AREA BUT I DO WANT TO TALK 
ABOUT THE FIRE INSPECTIONS.  
AND APPRECIATE YOU DELIGHTING 
THIS ISSUE EXACTLY HAVE BEEN IN 
CONTACT WITH SOME OF MY 
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE DEVELOPMENT 
COMPANIES THAT HAVE PROJECTS 
AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO 
SCHEDULE FIRE INSPECTIONS.  SO 
I WANTED TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT 
MORE CHIEF WILLIAMS ABOUT I 
APPRECIATE THE STRATEGIES FOR 
TRYING TO PROACTIVELY REDUCE 
THE BACKLOG WHAT IS THE 
TIMELINE FOR ELIMINATING THAT 
BACKLOG.  AND WHAT IS THE GOAL 
FOR HOWQUICKLY YOU WILL BE ABLE 
TO START SCHEDULING PEOPLE ?  
IN TERMS OF WHEN THEY CALL HOW 
SOON CAN WE GET THEM IN FOR 
INSPECTIONS?  WHAT IS OUR 
ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THAT?  
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER I 
APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.  IT'S 
TWOFOLD.  ONE IS CURRENTLY THE 
BACKLOG IS SPECIFICALLY FOR 
PLAN REVIEW.  WE ARE ACTIVELY 
MOVING DOWN THOSE PLAN REVIEWS. 
FOR SPRINKLERS SPECIFICALLY WE 
ARE ABOUT 4 TO 5 WEEKS BACKLOG. 
THAT IS FROM THE TIME WE 
RECEIVED THE PLAN TO THE TIME 
AN INSPECTOR OR ENGINEER CAN 
ACTUALLY START TO REVIEW THAT 
PLAN.  NOW THERE'S A LOT OF 
BACK-AND-FORTH WITH THAT.  
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO PROVIDE 
COMMENTS BACK TO THE PERSON WHO 
GIVES US THE PLAN.  RIGHT NOW 
THAT PARTICULAR BACKLOG ABOUT 
FIVE WEEKS.  WHEN IT COMES TO 
DOING INSPECTIONS.  DEPENDING 
ON THE KIND OF INSPECTION IS A 
TIME WE CAN GET OUT THERE AND 
DO IT.  CHIEF ESTRADA MENTIONED 
EARLIER FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL 
OR LIFE SAFETY WE CAN GET OUT 
THERE WITHIN A DAY OR TWO.  FOR 
AN INSPECTION.  FOR FIRE ALARMS 
IT'S GOING TO TAKE US ABOUT 
THREE DAYS FROM THE TIME YOU 
SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION FOR US 
TO GET OUT THERE.  SPANGLER'S 
HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR PINCH 
POINTS.  AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE 
FULLY BOOKED FOR SPRINKLERS FOR 
THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS.  AND EACH 
WEEK WE OPEN UP ANOTHER GROUP 
OF INSPECTIONS TO FILL UP THAT 
FIFTH WEEK SO TO SPEAK.  OUR 
STRATEGY IN DOING MATT IS SO WE 
DON'T ALLOW WHERE PEOPLE COULD 
JUST BOOK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 
AND NOT BE READY AND TAKE FROM 
OTHERS.  
>> Dev Davis: I COMPLETELY 
UNDERSTAND THAT BUT THAT IS NOT 
IDEAL AND WE ARE TRYING TO 
RESTART OUR ECONOMY AND WE KNOW 
WE ARE DEPENDENT ON BUILDINGS 
BEING FINISHED AND OF COURSE 
THE FIRE INSPECTIONS AND THE 
SPRINKLER INSPECTIONS ARE 
CRUCIAL JUST FINISHING THE 
BUILDING SO THEY CAN GET THEIR 
CERTIFICATES THE OF OCCUPANCY 
SO WHAT IS THE GOAL.  I 
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BACKLOG IS. 
FIVE WEEKS FOR PLAN REVIEW FOUR 
WEEKSFOR INSPECTION.  WHAT IS 
THE GOAL ?  
>> THE GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO DO 
INSPECTIONS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS 
DAYS.  THAT IS THE GOAL.  AND 
TO ACHIEVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO 
BE DOING PEAK STAFFING AND WE 
ARE SHIFTING SOME RESOURCES 
FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES TO 
SPRINKLERS AND IN ADDITION TO 
THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY INCREASE 
THE NUMBER OF HOURS TO GO OUT 
AND ACTUALLY DO INSPECTIONS.  
>> Dev Davis: OKAY AND HOW LONG 
WILL IT BE WE ARE NOW AT FOUR 
WEEKS INSTEAD OF 10 DAYS.  HOW 
LONG WILL IT BE UNTIL WE GET 
BACK TO 10 DAYS?  
>> THAT IS GOING TO BE 
DEPENDENT ON WHEN WE CAN COME 
PLEAD OUR PEAK STAFFING 
CONTRACT.  AND THAT IS 
CURRENTLY SOMETHING WE ARE 
WORKING ON TO BRING TO COUNSEL 
BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
>> Dev Davis: SO WITHIN THE 
NEXT THREE WEEKS HE MANAGED.
>> CORRECT.
>> Dev Davis: THERE WILL BE A 
TIME AFTER THAT WHEN YOU WILL 
STILL BE ADDRESSING THE 
BACKLOG?  
>> CORRECT IT WON'T HAPPEN 
OVERNIGHT IT WILL TAKE SOMETIME 
I CAME TO BE A PREDICTION ON 
HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE US TO GET 
DOWN TO 10 DAYS.  WE ARE 
WORKING FEVERISHLY TO GET 
THERE.  
>> Dev Davis: I APPRECIATE 
THAT.  AND I APPRECIATE YOUR 
CONTINUED ATTENTION TO THIS.  
BECAUSE I THINK AND I'M SO GLAD 
YOU GUYS CAME TODAY TO PRESENT 
ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY 
SOMETHING THAT AGAIN AS WE MOVE 
INTO RECOVERY YOU GUYS ARE 
CRUCIAL TO OUR ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY.  AND HAVING BUILDINGS 
SIT THERE WAITING FOR YOUR 
INSPECTION FOR A MONTH JUST 
PUSHES EVERYTHING IN OUR 
RECOVERY.  I REALLY APPRECIATE 
YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS AS FAST 
AS YOU CAN GET THAT BACKLOG THE 
BETTER.  THANK YOU.  I YIELD.
>> Vice Chair, Jones: 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENA'S?  
>> Sylvia Arenas: THANK YOU 
VICEMAYOR .  ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 
QUESTION ABOUT OUR TIME LIMITS. 
I THOUGHT WE HAD VOTED AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MEETING NOT TO 
HAVE TIME LIMITS .  AM I 
CORRECT?  
>> Vice Chair, Jones: YOU ARE
CORRECT .  
>> Sylvia Arenas: BUT WE ARE 
BEING TIMED?  
>> Vice Chair, Jones: STOP THE 
TIMER.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I THINK VICE 
MAYOR ASKED US ALL TO BE 
MINDFUL FOR A TIME.  SO IS 
HELPFUL FOR ALL OF US TO BE 
MINDFUL OF OUR TIME.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: WILL BE GOING 
TO HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT 
FIRST BEFORE I BEGIN MY 
QUESTIONS.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: IF YOU LIKE 
TO GO TOPUBLIC COMMENT WE CAN .
>> Sylvia Arenas: THAT WOULD BE 
GREAT MAYOR.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: WILL THEN 
BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT.  GIVEN 
OUR CHALLENGES IN GETTING 
THROUGH AGENDAS I'M GOING TO 
LIMIT PUBLIC COMMENT TO ONE 
MINUTE.  WENDY GREW?  
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAYOR 
AND CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF.  ON 
BEHALF OF JULIAN STICK UP OUR 
SPOT.  I WANTED A SPECIAL THANK 
YOU COUNCILWOMAN ARENA'S AND 
CITY MANAGER DAVID SYKES TO 
MAKE SURE CHILDCARE SUPPORT 
FRONT AND CENTER.  IN RESPONSE 
TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC I WANT 
TO TALK HERE WITH YOU ABOUT 
PRIORITIZING CHILDCARE.  
CALIFORNIA CHILDCARE INDUSTRY 
GENERATES 25.5 BILLION IN 
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ANNUALLY.  
LAST RECESSION THREE PERCENT OF 
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS CLOSE 
PERMANENTLY.  IN THE CURRENT 
SURVEY 67 PERCENT OF PROVIDERS 
INDICATED THAT THEY WILL CLOSE 
IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANY 
FINANCIAL RELIEF.  THIS 
TRANSLATES TO 50,000 CHILDREN 
WITHOUT KATE KAREN OUR COUNTY.  
AS CHILDCARE IS A 
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS STRUCTURE 
ENABLING FAMILIES TO WORK I 
WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER UP 
TWO-PRONGED APPROACH TO 
SUPPORTING OUR CITY'S ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY PLAN.  FIRST CREATE A 
FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME PROVIDER 
SUSTAINABILITY TIME AND SECOND 
CREATE A CHILDCARE FUND FOR 
FAMILIES TO USE WHO CANNOT 
AFFORD CHILDCARE AND NOT 
ELIGIBLE FOR SUNSET.  THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.
>> Mayor Liccardo: VERONICA?  
>> HELLO MY NAME IS VERONICA 
AND I'M A RESIDENT OF SAN JOSC 
DISTRICT 5. I'M CALLING ON 
BEHALF OF FAMILY CHILD CARE 
HOME PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES.  I 
WANT TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN 
ARENA SENT HER LEADERSHIP AND 
TO HELP THEM BRING THIS 
IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP ISSUE BACK 
TO THE COUNCIL.  IN RESPONSE TO 
THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC I WANTED 
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT AND MAKING 
SURE THE CHILDCARE IS 
PRIORITIZED.  AS A MOTHER OF 
TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE CURRENTLY 
WITHOUT CHILDCARE IT IS AN 
ESSENTIAL NEED.  AND WE NEED TO 
PROTECT OUR FAMILY CHILD CARE 
PROVIDERS.  SPECIFICALLY.  WE 
URGE THE CITY OF CENOZOIC TO 
PRIORITIZE A TWO PRONG APPROACH 
FOR SMALL BUSINESS.  ONE IS THE 
FUNDING FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE 
PROVIDERS.  AND FAMILIES THAT 
NEED SUBSIDIZED SO THAT WE CAN 
PAY FOR CHILD CARE.  BECKYFOR 
YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON 
BEHALF OF OF THE CHILDREN 
FAMILIES AND CHILDCARE 
PROVIDERS OF OUR CITY.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANKYOU.  
WELCOME ?  
>> HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME ?  I 
WOULD LIKE TO THANK 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENA'S RESCUE 
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST AT 
THIS TIME TO LET THE PUBLIC 
COMMENT PROCESS HAPPEN.  THAT 
WAS VERY RESPECTFUL OF HER.  
THANK YOU.  I HAD A FEW ISSUES 
RELATED TO COVID 19 TO TALK 
ABOUT.  ONE IS THAT I HOPE 
THERE CAN BE AN EFFORT FOR 
BETTER VIETNAMESE TRANSLATIONS 
MAYBE THIS SUMMER FOR COMMUNITY 
MEETINGS AND PUBLIC MEETINGS 
AND THAT CAN BE JUST A MORE I 
HAVE A STANDARD REGULAR 
PRACTICE HOW TO WORK TO MAKE 
THAT A MORE REGULAR PRACTICE IS 
IMPORTANT.  THANK YOU FOR 
ORDERS OF THE DAY TODAY.  YOU 
ALLOWED AND ASKED PUBLIC 
COMMENT.  THAT WAS REALLY NICE 
OF YOU.  I TRY TO SPEAK I RAISE 
MY HAND BUT I GOT LOST IN THE 
SHUFFLE.  I WILL BE VERY 
INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW WE CAN 
BETTER TALK ABOUT THISISSUE IN 
THE SUMMER FOR THERE TO BE 
SHORT PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE 
TIME OF ORDERS OF THE DAY .  
AND THE MANY WAYS THAT CAN 
WORK.  THANK YOU FOR THE 
EFFORTS TODAY TO SEE WHAT OUR 
FUTURECAN HOLD.  AND FINALLY .
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH MELISSA?  
>> THANK YOU MAYOR LICCARDO 
COUNCILMEMBERS AND STAFF ARE 
ALL YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSC.  MY NAME IS MOST HUNG AM 
A PARENT OF A ONE-YEAR-OLD 
CHILD.  I'M HOPEFUL TO HEAR OF 
THE PRESENTATION FOR THE 
INITIAL THINKING BESIDES THE 
CITY'S ECONOMIC ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY EFFORTS.  AND THEFOCUS 
ON THE SMALL OF THE SMALLEST 
BUSINESS.  IT'S ALSO GOOD TO 
HEAR BECAUSE IN RESPONSE TO 
COVID 19 IS VITAL TO THE CITY 
PRIORITIZE CHILDCARE .  AS 
BUSINESSES BEGIN TO REOPEN THE 
MISSING LINK IS A LACK OF 
CHILDCARE OPTIONS FOR PARENTS 
RETURNING TO WORK PLACES.  
SINCE CHILDCARE IS A 
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS SOLUTION 
WEAR BIG BUSINESSES RELY ON 
AVAILABILITY OF SMALL 
BUSINESSES.  IT DOESN'T MATTER 
WHETHER YOU ARE BIG BUSINESS OR 
SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES WITH 
YOUNG CHILDREN WILL NEED A SAFE 
HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM TO LEAVE 
THEIR CHILD.  SO IHOPE THAT 
MAYOR LICCARDO CITY COUNCIL 
MEMBERS TAKE THIS TO HEART TO 
PRIORITIZE CHILDCARE AS A
STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. 
THANK YOU .
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
DELINA HUGHES?  WELCOME .  
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: YES WE CAN 
FLEX THANK YOU MAYOR LICCARDO 
COUNCILMEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.  
I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS 
TO COUNCILMEMBER ARENA'S AND 
CITY MANAGER DAVEY SYKES FOR 
HELPING US BRING THIS ISSUE 
BACK TO THE COUNCIL.  IN 
RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 
PANDEMIC AND ON BEHALF OF 
CHANNEL CHILDCARE HOME 
PROVIDERS I COME TO YOU TODAY 
AS A PARTNER IN ADVOCACY FOR 
EARLY LEARNING TO EMPHASIZE THE 
IMPORTANCE OF PRIORITIZING 
CHILDCARE IS NOT ONLY A 
RESPONSE TO COVID 19 BUT ALSO A 
VITAL ECONOMIC RELIEF EFFORT.  
AS WE GRADUALLY OPEN BACK UP 
OUR CITIES PARENT SUCH AS 
MYSELF ARE SCRAMBLING TO 
PROCURE SAFE SANITARY QUALITY 
CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO RETURN 
TO WORK.  FAMILY CHILD CARE 
HOMES ARE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 
FOR ALLOWING THESE PARENTS SUCH 
AS MYSELF TO OBTAIN THIS KIND 
OF CARE.  THEY ARE THE SMALL 
BUSINESS BACKBONE FOR NOT ONLY 
OUR OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES BUT 
ARE LARGE BUSINESSES AS WELL.  
PLEASE AS A MOTHER AS ARESIDENT 
WE URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE OUR 
CHILDREN FAMILY AND OUR 
COMMUNITY THROUGH CHILDCARE.  
AND ENSURE THAT WE .
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
DELINA.  MICHELLE MELENDEZ?  
>> HELLO EVERYONE THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME.  MY SHELL MY NAME IS 
MICHELLE MELENDEZ AND ALMA 
COUNCIL PROVIDER IN SANTA CLARA 
COUNTY.  I WANT TO SHARE HOW 
COVID AFFECTED ME AS A 
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.  WHEN 
CHILDREN PLAY STARTED ACCESS TO 
PROPER PPE CLEANING SUPPLIES 
SANITIZES HAVE BEEN HARD TO 
FIND.  INCOME IS BEEN MY NUMBER 
ONE WORRY.  I REMIND MY 
THOUGHTS WOULD BE WELL I MAKE 
ENDS MEET THIS MONTH.  HOW IS 
INCOME GOING TO AFFECT ME AND 
MY FAMILY THIS MONTH?  MAJORITY 
OF MY DAYCARE FAMILIES ARE 
NONESSENTIAL AND SINCE THEY ARE 
SHELTERED IN PLACE IT'S LESS 
INCOME FOR US.  APPLYING FRONT 
EMPLOYMENT HAS BEENUNSUCCESSFUL 
.  IT'S NOT EASY TO QUALIFY FOR 
A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER LIKE 
MYSELF.  WHAT TYPE OF HELP OR 
SUPPORT IN THE CITY GIVE TO OUR 
STRUGGLING CHILDCARE PROVIDERS 
AND WHAT KIND OF AID IS OUT 
THERE THAT WE CAN ACCESS SO WE 
MADE SURE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE 
SERVE.  MY DAYCARE IS BEEN 
PARTICIPATING IN DISTANCE 
LEARNING.  BUT THIS NOT ENOUGH. 
THEY NEED SOCIALIZATION.  WHO 
KNOWS WHEN THIS PANDEMIC IS 
OVER AND PROVIDERS ARE AN 
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR 
WORKFORCE.  CHILDCARE IS INDIRE 
NEED FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS SO 
THEY MAY CONTINUE GOING TO WORK 
.
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.  BUCKLEY?  WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS BUCKLEY AND I 
LIVE IN SAN JOSE DISTRICT 6. IN 
RESPONSE TO THECOVID 19 
PANDEMIC I WANT TO TALK TO YOU 
ABOUT ENSURING THE CHILDCARE IS 
PRIORITIZED .  FAMILY CHILD 
CARE PROVIDERS ARE MAJORITY 
WOMEN OF COLOR ON SMALL 
BUSINESSES.  AND ON AVERAGE 
ONLY 30,000 DURING NONPANDEMIC 
TIMES.  THIS IS A RACIAL EQUITY 
ISSUE THIS IS AN ACADEMIC 
EQUITY ISSUE.  FAMILY CHILD 
CARE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN HIT 
HARD BY OVER 19.  ALONGSIDE THE 
FAMILIES THEY WORK WITH.  WE 
URGE THE CITY OF SAN JOSC TO 
PRIORITIZE A TWO-PRONGED 
APPROACH TO SUPPORT THESE SMALL 
BUSINESSES.  STABILIZATION 
GRANT FUNDING AS WELL AS A FUN 
FOR FAMILIES TO ACCESS 
CHILDCARE.  AGAIN THIS IS BOTH 
A RACIAL EQUITY AND ECONOMIC 
ISSUE.  I THINK THERE IS A 
FAIRLY CLEAR SOLUTION WE CAN 
FIND THIS MONEY AND THAT 44 
PERCENT OF THE CITY BUDGET IS 
CURRENTLY ALLOCATED TO THIS SAN 
JOSE CITY POLICE WHICH WE JUST 
HEARD ABOUT AT LENGTH IN THIS 
MEETING AT THIS PLEASE DO NOT 
KEEP KEEP US SAFE.  IHEARD YOU 
TO DEFUND PRIORITIZING FOR 
POLICE AND PUT IT TO WHAT'S
CRITICALLY NEEDED RESOURCES 
EARLY EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE 
AND CHILDCARE.  .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THE PERSON 
WITH THE PHONE NUMBER 518 ?  
>> THIS IS REGARDING THE THE 
COVID.  THERE IS THIS ROLE FROM 
THE COUNTY THAT MAKES ME THE 
CITY AND FORCE WHICH IS NOT 
BEING ABLE TO SIT DEPICTING 
BENCHES.  AT THE ROSE GARDEN 
THESE PICNIC BENCHES ARE BEING 
PATROLLED BY VERY FASCIST 
POLICE HARASSING FAMILIES PARK 
RANGERS ARE.  TELLING FAMILIES 
THEY ARE GOING TOBE CITED FOR 
SITTING AT A PICNIC BENCH.  
THEY SAY THE COUNTY ROLE BUT 
THERE ARE NO SIGNS POSTED .  
THE NEED TO POST THE SIGNS OR 
REMOVE THE PICNIC BENCH.  QUITE 
FRANKLY CENOZOIC.  THE AND THE 
PARK RANGERS CAN MAKE 
THEMSELVES MORE USEFUL BY 
PICKING WEEDS AND OPENING UP 
THE BATHROOMS.  WHICH BY THE 
WAY ONE OF THE CAN OPEN UP THE 
BATHROOMS AT THE PUBLIC PARK 
THIS IS DIRECTED AT DEB DAVIS 
YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF THE ROSE 
GARDEN AND YOU ARE NOT DOING A 
VERY GOOD JOB.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: ADDRESS THE 
ENTIRE COUNSEL NOT AN 
INDIVIDUAL IVANNA?  FLEX THANK 
YOU MAYOR LICCARDO AND COUNCIL 
MEMBERS.  MY NAME IS MY FAMILY 
CHILD CARE PROVIDER FOR THE 
LAST TWO DECADES.  I'M CALLING 
ON BEHALF OF FAMILY CHILD CARE 
HOME PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES IN 
RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 
PANDEMIC I WOULD TO TALK ABOUT 
ENSURING THAT CHILDCARE IS 
PROVIDED.  MOST OF THE 
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ARE FACING 
THE HARDSHIPS OF THE COVID 19.  
IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE 
EVER HAD TO SHUT MY DOORS FROM 
THE FAMILIES I SERVE.  WHILE 
THIS WAS NOT UP TO US WE ARE 
HAPPY TO COMPLY WITH STATE AND 
COUNTY POLICIES FOR THE SAFETY 
OF OUR COMMUNITY.  AT THIS 
POINT HOWEVER THIS IMPACTED OUR 
LIVES FAR MORE THAN WE COULD 
HAVE IMAGINED.  WE HAVE TAKEN A 
SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO OUR INCOME 
AND EVEN AFTER OPENING UP 
ENROLLMENT FOR THE DAYCARE WE 
ARE NOT RECEIVING THE SAME 
LEVEL OF INTEREST AS BEFORE 
FROM THE FAMILIES TO ENROLL 
THEIR CHILDREN IN OUR FAMILY 
CHILD CARE.  MOST OF OUR 
EMPLOYEES LIVE PAYCHECK TO 
PAYCHECK TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR 
FAMILIES.  BUT WITH THE 
FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY WE DO 
KNOW NO WE CAN PROVIDE HIM WITH 
EMPLOYMENT AND FUTURE.  WE ARE 
JUST CITY OF SAN JOSC TO 
PRIORITIZE THE SUPPORT FAMILY 
CHILD CARE'S THANK YOU.  THANK 
YOU EVERYONE FOR GIVING ME THIS 
OPPORTUNITY.
>> Mayor Liccardo: MATTHEW 
TINSLEY? MATTHEW WELCOME .  
MATTHEW WE ARE NOT ABLE TO HEAR 
YOU RIGHT NOW YOU MAY HAVE A 
PROBLEM WITH THE DEVICE BEING 
MUTED OR PERHAPS SOFTWARE THAT 
IS NOT THE LATEST VERSION.  
MAYBE CREATING A PROBLEM.  
WE'LL TRY COMING BACK TO YOU.  
PERSON WITH A PHONE NUMBER 8365 
WELCOME.  PERSON WITH THEPHONE 
NUMBER 8365 I BELIEVE YOU ARE 
MUTE RIGHT NOW WE ARE NOT ABLE 
TO .
>> MY NAME IS PATRICIA, 
CHILDCARE PROVIDER SAN JOSC.  
LIKE OTHER PROVIDERS WE ARE 
EDUCATORS AND WE BELIEVE IN 
READINESS.  WE HAVE A SCHEDULE 
OPENING FLEXIBLE HOURS.  WE 
WORK OFTEN LATE AT NIGHT ON 
WEEKENDS TWO.  AS CRUCIAL FOR 
FAMILIES TO WORK INPREDICTABLE 
OR ALTERNATIVE .  THE CHILDCARE 
PROVIDERS ARE CRITICAL SUPPORT 
DURING THE COVID 19.  WE 
PROVIDE CARE OF CHILDREN THE 
PARENTS WHO ARE ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS THAT ARE WORKING.  
THAT'S WHY WE ARE ASKING THAT 
IT IS SO IMPORTANT A LOT 
BECAUSE THE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS 
WE ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE 
RECOVERY OF THE ECONOMY.  
ESPECIALLY IN THIS AREA.  THANK 
YOU.  >> Mayor Liccardo: 
THANK YOU.  PETER CHU?  
>> MY NAME IS PETER CHU I'M AN 
SAN JOSC NATIVE AND A MATH 
TEACHER AT SILVER CREEK HIGH 
SCHOOL.  I'M IN SUPPORT OF 
CHILDCARE OR NOT AND THE RAC 
PEOPLE PROGRAM THIS IS A BIG 
NEED FOR COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY 
IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC.  
THIS RELATES DIRECTLY TO YOUR 
PRESENTATION LAST WEEK ON 
DIGITAL DIVIDE.  I DO LOOK 
FORWARD TO SEEING REGULAR 
UPDATES.  I AM EXCITED FOR ALL 
THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE THE 
CITY CONTRIBUTING TO THE 
INFRASTRUCTURE.  THIS REALLY 
IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS AND 
FAMILIES THEY CAN WAIT TILL 
NEXT YEAR FOR INTERNET ACCESS.  
I HAVE BEEN SEEING THE IMPACT 
IN OUR COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY 
AROUND THE SILVER CREEK AREA.  
WE NEED TO EXPAND UPON DISTAL 
PARTS OF THE CITY.  THE CITY 
SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD IN FUNDING 
OF BROADCASTINGINFRASTRUCTURES. 
BECAUSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE 
IMPACT THE CITY RESIDENTS 
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.  SCHOOLS
THAT DON'T HAVE HIS CAPACITY .  
I DO THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME 
TO HAVEME HERE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
GRACE MOTT ?  WELCOME TRUSTEE 
MA .  
>> HELLO THANK YOU MAYOR 
LICCARDO AND HONORABLE CITY 
COUNCIL MEMBERS I AM ALSO 
SPEAKING TODAY TO SUPPORT CITY 
MANAGER DAVID SYKES MEMO FOR 
SUPPORTING CHILDCARE.  AND 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENA'S EFFORTS 
FOR KEEPING CHILDCARE IN THE 
CONVERSATION IS A PRIORITY FOR 
OUR COMMUNITY.  CERTAINLY 
CHILDCARE IS CRITICAL FOR OUR 
ECONOMY TO GET BACK IN PLACE.  
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD IN 
HELPING THAT THE $13 MILLION 
WILL BE SPENT IN RESIDENCE 
ASSISTANCE LARGELY FOR THE 
CHILDCARE COMPONENT.  THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
JONATHAN HOME?  
>> HELLO MAYOR LICCARDO AND 
COUNCIL MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME.  I'M JONATHAN 
HOLLAND 11 DISTRICT 7. MY 
FORMER STUDENT AND SEVEN IN THE 
IN RELATION TO CHILDCARE I 
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 
THAT FOR CHILDREN TO FEEL SAFE 
AND TO BE ABLE TO ADVANCE IN 
THEIR WORLD.  WE NEED TO CLOSE 
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND ALONG WE 
CAN DO THAT.  THE CITY NEEDS TO 
REALLY TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLE IN 
TRYING TO PROVIDE ACCESS I KNOW 
THAT THERE ARE PLANS IN PLACE 
BUT I JUST WANT TO COMMUNICATE 
THE URGENCY OF HOW STUDENTS 
CAN'T WAIT A YEAR.  THE AMOUNT 
OF LOSS IN THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH 
THAT WON'T HAPPEN IF WE DON'T 
HAVE ACCESS IS CRITICAL.  AND 
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 
CITY'S RESPONSE IN PARTNERSHIP 
WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO 
MAKESURE WE GET THE ACCESS .  
THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
FOR YOUR WORK.  MR. SANDOVAL?  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND 
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.  MY NAME 
IS GABRIELLE SANDOVAL AND MY 
SAN JOSE CITY MEMBER.  IN 
RESPONSE TO COVERT PANDEMIC I 
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ENSURING 
AND PRIORITIZING CHILDCARE.  I 
ALSO WANT TO COUNT THANK 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENA'S AND CITY 
MANAGER DAVID SYKES FOR HELPING 
TO BRING THIS VERY IMPORTANT 
ISSUE.  I WORK WITH FAMILY 
CHILD CARE HOME PROVIDERS 
DAILY.  I'M NOT ONLY HERE 
SPEAKING ON THEIR BEHALF BUT 
ALSO AS A DAUGHTER OF THE 
FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME 
PROVIDER.  HAVE YOU CONSIDER 
FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES IN THE 
SURROUNDING FUNDING IS A 
STRATEGY TO THRIVE OUT OF THIS 
CRISIS.  DROP MY EXPERIENCE AT 
MY MOMS DAYCARE I CAN TRULY SAY 
CHILDREN NEED MORE LEADERS TO 
THINK OF THEM DAILY.  LEADERS 
WHO CHOOSE TO MAKE POLICIES 
LAWS REGULATIONS AND 
INVESTMENTS BASED ON HOW WE 
WILL IMPACT THE CHILDREN IN OUR 
SOCIETY.  LEADERS WHO CONSIDER 
CHILDREN ARE IMPORTANT.  SO I 
ASKED YOU HERETODAY WE CONTINUE 
TO INVEST IN THEM THEIR 
EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND THEIR 
FUTURE.  BECAUSE WE NEED MORE 
OF IT EVERY DAY.  THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TIME.  AND CONSIDERING ON 
BEHALF OF CHILDREN FAMILY AND 
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN OUR CITY 
.
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
DAVID COHEN?  
>> SORRY I JUST HAD TO GET MY 
AUDIO GOING.  HIGH COUNCIL 
MEMBERS DAVID COHEN FOR VARIOUS 
II WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE 
FOCUS ON CHILDCARE.  IT'S 
IMPORTANT OBVIOUSLY TO GET OUR 
ECONOMY GOING TO HAVE A PLACE 
FOR PARENTS TO BRING THEIR 
CHILDREN DURING THE DAY.  ALSO 
I WANT TO NOTICE OR MAKE SURE 
THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF 
REGULAR UPDATES DEALING WITH 
DIGITAL DIVIDE.  PEOPLE DON'T 
THINK OF DARIUS AS I NEED BUT 
IN OUR DISTRICT WE EVEN WE HAVE 
ABOUT ONE OF EVERY 20 OF OUR 
STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS 
TO FAST AND RELIABLE INTERNET.  
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT 
WE ADDRESS THE CITYWIDE.  
BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER AREAS 
WITH MUCH HIGHER NEED.  AND 
THIS IS AN URGENT ISSUE BECAUSE 
OBVIOUSLY STUDENTS ARE GOING TO 
STILL BE DOING LEARNING IN THE 
FALL.  IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT 
STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS ALSO ABOU
 
PARENTS AND THEIR ACCESS TO 
CRUCIAL SERVICES AS WE'RE 
TRYING TO GET THEM TESTED.  
THEY NEED TO GO ONLINE TO FIND 
TESTING SITES SIGN UP FOR 
TESTING TIMES SO I DON'T HAVE 
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS 
ACCESS TO THE INTERNET TO DO 
THAT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
MATTHEW TINSLEY?  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL MEMBER .  MY NAME IS 
MATTHEW FINN TINSLEY AND 
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 
EDUCATION OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY 
ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY 
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS WE 
WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP FOR 
AROUND A BUNCH OF CHILDCARE AND 
ALL THE WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING 
TOGETHER.  I ALSO LIKE TO THANK 
THE CITY MANAGER AND 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENA'S ADECCO 
NUMBER THE THE COMMENTS MADE BY 
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE SO FAR. 
ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO 
EMPHASIZE IS ACCESS TO 
HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND 
CHILDCARE.  AN EQUITY ISSUE IN 
EQUITY STRATEGY.  DEFENDANTS 
WILL MOST LIKELY USE THE 
SERVICE.  FAMILIESWHO ARE LEAST 
LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO SHELTER IN 
PLACE AND TO WORK FROM HOME.  
AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE 
COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN MOST 
AFFECTED BY COVID 19.  TO THIS 
POINT.  SO IT'S NOT JUST A 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUE.  IN 
SUPPORTING CHILDCARE IS ALSO IN 
ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUE.  THANK 
YOU FOR TAKING THIS IN 
CONSIDERATION .
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
OKAY RETURN TO COUNSEL 
COUNCILMEMBERARENA'S?  
>> Sylvia Arenas: THANK YOU 
MAYOR AND I WANT TO THANK ALL 
THE SPEAKERS WHO JOINED US THIS 
AFTERNOON AND WAITED FOR HOURS 
TO GIVE A COMMENT.  AND EXPRESS 
THEIR PRIORITIES IN OUR 
COMMUNITY.  I HAVE A COUPLE OF 
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRANSITION 
TO SUMMER .  AND LET ME ALSO 
SAY CHILDCARE IS NOT LOST ON 
ME.  AS I DON'T HAVE A 
CHILDCARE PROVIDER RIGHT NOW AT 
THE MOMENT AND SELLING BETWEEN 
WAITING FOR OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS 
AND NOW I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF 
POTTY TRAINING ISSUES.  AND SO 
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR 
PARENTS TO STAY FOCUSED ON 
THEIR WORK WE NEED CHILDCARE 
PROVIDERS TO BE READY AND 
AVAILABLE AND I KNOW MOST OF 
THE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE 
PRIMARILY WOMENOWNED AND WILL 
BE ELEVATE THEM WE CAN ALSO 
INCREASE I SAY CHILDCARE .  AND 
LIKE YOU HEARD THE LAST SPEAKER 
SAY IT'S NOT JUST A KNOCK ON 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUT IT'S 
ALSO A STRATEGY ECONOMIC 
JUSTICE AND EQUITY STRATEGY.  
AND SO GOING TO MOVE ON OVER TO 
MY QUESTIONS.  I HEARD JILL I 
THINK YOU ARE STILL ON.  COULD 
YOU GIVE US A LIST OF ALL OF 
THE AREAS IN WHICH YOU ARE 
GOING TO PROVIDE THE TRANSITION 
TO SUMMER CAMP IN THIS SUMMER?  
>> DO YOU MEAN THE LOCATIONS 
COUNCILMEMBER? 
>> Sylvia Arenas: YES .
>> I THINK JOHN FOR THE 5 TO 
12'S DID YOU WANT TOMENTION THE 
LOCATIONS ?  
>> I'M HAPPY TO MENTION 
LOCATIONS IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE 
ASKING ARENA'S ONE AND OVER ALL 
THE SITES WILL BE? 
>> Sylvia Arenas: I THINK THAT 
IS WHAT I ASKED .  
>> I WILL JUST ROOSEVELT 
COMMUNITY CENTER MAYFAIR 
COMMUNITY CENTER SOUTHSIDE 
SYMMETRIES WILLOW GLEN AND THEN 
ALLEN ROCK PARK EMMA CRUZ PARK 
ALBAN LAKE PARK HAPPY HOLLOW 
PARK INTO THE CUNNINGHAM SPORTS 
PARK.  AND THEN THE LIBRARY 
LOCATIONS I MENTIONED EARLIER 
DARIUS CAMBRIAN EVERGREEN PEARL 
VILLAGE SQUARE WESTVALLEY AND 
WELCH COMMUNITY CENTER .
>> Sylvia Arenas: HOW DID YOU 
DECIDE ON SOME OF THOSE SITES?  
AS MUCH AS I LIKE TO HAVE MORE 
SITES IN MY AREA I QUESTION THE 
ONE OVER IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE 
IS THAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT 
THAT WILL HAVE MORE COST 
RECOVERY ADDRESSED OR IS IT 
BECAUSE YOUSEE THAT THERE IS A 
LOT OF NEED THEIR ?  
>> THE REASON WE ARE GOING WITH 
SOME NONTRADITIONAL SITES SO 
ALL THE COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT 
I MENTIONED TO YOU WITH THE 
EXCEPTION OF WELCH PARK ARE 
AREAS WE NORMALLY PROVIDE 
SUMMER CAMP.  LIBRARIES ARE NOW 
PLACES WILL READ NORMALLY TO 
SUMMER CAMP.  AND SO THOSE ARE 
JUST GETTING EXTRA CAPACITY 
BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT FOR 
EXAMPLE EVERGREEN COMMUNITY 
CENTER YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH.  
THEY ONLY HAVE SO MANY ROOMS 
THERE.  WE KNOW WHAT OUR 
TRADITIONAL DEMAND IS.  AND SO 
WE ANTICIPATE OKAY WE ARE GOING 
TO NEED MORE WATER SITES THAT 
ARE CLOSE BY AND CONVENIENT FOR 
PEOPLE WHO WOULDUSE AN 
EVERGREEN .  THAT IS WHEN YOU 
START GETTING INTO SOME OF 
THESE OTHER LIBRARY SPACES.  
AND THE REASON WE CHOSE THEM.  
NOT TOO NOTABLY ARE NOT ON THIS 
LIST CAMDEN INVEST IN.  CAMDEN 
COMMUNITY CENTERS HOUSING HOLES 
AND HOMELESS FAMILIES AND 
BASCOM IS NOW.  FROM HIS FOLKS. 
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE SECOND 
FOUR-WEEK SESSION AT CAMDEN 
COULD BE DONE AT CAMDEN.  RIGHT 
NOW WE ARE NOT BETTING ON IT.  
WE'RE THINKING THERE WILL BE A 
TRANSITION SOMEWHERE IN THE 
SUMMER WHILE MOST FOLKS WON'T 
BE IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER SO 
REALLY WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO 
IS FIND PLACES THAT 
GEOGRAPHICALLY MATCHED OTHER 
PLACES WHEREVER WE RAN OUT OF 
SPACE.  >> Sylvia Arenas: 
SURE I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND 
AND AGREE WITH YOU.  I DON'T 
KNOW IF THIS POINT BECAUSE YOU 
ALREADY HAVE I THINK NEXT WEEK
THESE ARE BEGINNING CORRECT ?  
>> MONDAY.  
>>.
>> Sylvia Arenas: I WOULD HAVE 
NOT HAD AN EVERGREEN VILLAGE 
SQUARE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT 
PROFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 
THOSE ONE IS TOO CLOSE TO 
EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CENTER.  
INTO I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS 
A HIGH NEED FOR THAT THERE.  
ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE TARGETING 
MORE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP 
FAMILIES AND THAT IS WHAT I 
HEARD YOU SAY EARLIER.  AS YOU 
ARE GIVING PRIORITY 12 ARE 
ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS IN 
THE CITY.  INTO THE 
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE LIST OF 
FOLKS WHO TYPICALLY APPLY FOR 
SCHOLARSHIPS CORRECT?  ASK YES. 
BUT I FAILED TO MENTION DOWN 
THE STREET MILLBROOK IS ANOTHER 
SITE THAT WE WHEN PEOPLE 
REGISTER AT EVERGREEN EVERGREEN 
STAFF WILL RUN MILLBROOK AS A 
SITE NORMALLY AND THEY WILL BE 
DOING THAT AS WELL.  SO I 
APOLOGIZE FOR ANY CONFUSION 
THERE.  AND IN ADDITION TO THE 
ONE AT THE SQUARE.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: OIC IN 
ADDITION TO THE ONE AT THE 
SQUARE.  LISTEN I'M JUST HOPING 
THAT WILL IF WE HAVE WHAT OUR 
NEEDS IDENTIFIED AND WE SET OUR 
TARGET POPULATION WOULD BE 
FOLKS WHO ARE ON OUR 
SCHOLARSHIP LIST AT LEAST BE 
GIVEN THEM SOME LEVEL OF 
PRIORITY.  THERE ARE STRATEGIES 
WITHIN BE RESPONSIVE TO WHO IT 
IS THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING.  I 
KNOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE 
JUST A CITYWIDE SERVICE 
TYPICALLY WE DON'T PROVIDED 
ANYWHERE IN PARTICULAR IT'S 
OFTEN CITYWIDE.  BUT WE ARE IN 
VERY DIFFERENT TIMES.  AND MOST 
OF THE SUMMER CAMPS 
OPPORTUNITIES ARE SEEN AS 
ALTERNATIVE FORM OF CHILDCARE.  
AND SO I KNOW THAT ARE 
ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS I'M 
HOPING WILL ALSO GET SOME
PRIORITY.  I DIDN'T HEAR YOU 
SAY THAT .  
>> WE OPENED UP OUR VERY FIRST 
SET ASIDE HUNDRED SLOTS FOR 
CITY WORKERS.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: NO FIRST 
RESPONDERSIS WHAT I MEANT ?  
>> SO NOW WE CAN OPEN SO THAT 
THE WHOLE GENERAL PUBLIC.  WE 
DON'T HAVE TO IT USED TO BE UP 
UNTIL LAST WEEK WE CAN ONLY BE 
FOR THE CHILDREN OF ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS.  THEY LOOSEN THAT AND 
SAID YOU CAN DO IT FOR THE 
GENERAL PUBLIC IS LEFT TO KEEP 
THEM IN GROUPS OF 12.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: RIGHT BUT SO 
FAR YOU'VE ONLY SUPPORTED 
FAMILIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL 
SERVICE WORKERS THAT ARE CITY 
EMPLOYEES.  NOT ESSENTIAL 
SERVICE WORKERS THAT ARE 
NON-FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR 
NON-CITYEMPLOYEES.  ARE THOSE 
FOLKS GETTING ANY PRIORITY?  
>> THEY ARE NOT GETTING ANY 
PRIORITY ABOVE .  WE ARE GOING 
TO DO THAT WHEN IT WAS 
ESSENTIAL.  BUT WE CHANGED IT 
TO AND AS FAR AS SERVING PEOPLE 
ÃTHEM ARE YOU AND ESSENTIAL 
WORKER AND YOU NEED SERVICE.  
BUT ONCETHAT ELEMENT GOT 
DROPPED OUT OF THE ORDER WHICH 
MADE IT AVAILABLE TO ALL THE 
PUBLIC.  THERE'S PLENTY OF 
SPOTS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW .  
THERE IS SPACE IN FACT WE ARE 
FINDING IS HESITANCY AND PEOPLE 
ARE WE PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED 
BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN WE STILL 
HAVE A DATABASE THAT WE REACHED 
OUT TO BE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT 
DROP OFF OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT 
WHEN WE ASKED THEM TO STILL 
WANT TO GO TOSUMMER CAMP?  HE 
SAID NO.  IN SOME CASES WHEN WE 
ASKED THEM WHY ?  THE MOST 
COMMON ANSWER IS THEY ARE STILL 
WORRIED ABOUT THE DISEASE.  AND 
THEY DON'T WANT THEIR KIDS IN 
THESE GROUPS.  I'M KIND OF 
CURIOUS HOW QUICKLY GET UP TO
CAPACITY.  AS I YOU WE HAVE A 
768 SLOTS WAVE 200 REGISTRANTS 
FOR THAT FIRST FOUR-WEEK.  .  
WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF 
CAPACITY.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: OKAY SO MY 
NEXT QUESTIONBEING WHAT IS A 
TYPICAL CAPACITYTHAT YOU HAVE . 
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IF WE DIDN'T 
HAVE COVID .  WE WEREN'T FACING 
COVID 19 WOULD BE TWICE AS MUCH 
AS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? FROM 
THE 700 .  
>> I THINK IT IS IN 1700.  I'M 
TRYING TO RUBBER OFF THE TOP OF 
MY HEAD.  MORE THAN DOUBLE WHAT 
WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE RIGHT 
NOW.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: SO WE ARE 
LEADING A LARGEGAP IN TERMS OF 
SERVICE AND AVAILABILITY FOR 
ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF CHILDCARE 
FOR FAMILIES IT SEEMS LIKE ?  
THE OTHER ITEM THAT I WANTED TO 
DISCUSS ABOUT THIS IS I KNOW 
BEFORE BUT IF I SOUND 
REPETITIVE BUT WE HAVE TO LEARN 
FROM OUR PAST.  PUT OUT WELCH 
COMMUNITY CENTER JOHN YOU KNOW 
THIS.  WE FIRST OPENED UP WE 
HAD SOCCER CLASSES AND I THINK 
ATHLETIC CLASSES.  AND WE HAD A 
FREE EARTHQUAKE SOCCER CLINIC 
AT THE PARK RIGHT IN FRONT OF 
THE COMMITTEE CENTER JUST THE 
WEEKEND BEFORE THESE CLASSES 
THESE OTHER CITY SOCCER CLASSES 
ARE GOING TO BEGIN.  AND SO WE 
SAW PLENTY OF CHILDREN WITH SO 
MANY CHILDREN AT THE PARK AND 
WHEN THE CLASSES STARTED WE HAD 
TO CANCEL THEM BECAUSE WE 
DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH 
REGISTRATION.  AND SO ONE OF 
THE ISSUES THAT WE FIGURED OUT 
IS THE PROBLEM WAS THERE IS NOT 
ENOUGH ON TRACK REGISTRATION.  
MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN WE 
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DATA 
THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF THE 
MISSING ONLINE ACCESS IN JAIL 
YOU HAD THIS INFORMATION 
ALREADY IN TERMS OF WEAR WE 
DON'T HAVE ONLINE ONLINE ACCESS 
IN THE CITY.  WE WOULD ALSO 
SUPPORT SOME ON-SITE 
REGISTRATION FOR FAMILIES.  
OTHERWISE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO 
KNOW ABOUT THIS SUMMER CAMP 
READ AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 
THIS.  WHILE UNDER NORMAL
CONDITIONS ALL OF THE MAJOR 
HUBS WOULD BE ON SITE AND OPEN 
.
>> THEY ARE NOT RIGHT NOW.  
ALTHOUGH WE DO ALLOW PEOPLE TO 
WALK IN IF THEY'RE TRYING TO 
REGISTER.  IN PERSON.  WE DO 
ACCOMMODATE THAT RIGHT NOW.  
FOR SUMMER CAMP.  RIGHT NOW 
EVERYTHING IS CLOSED 
SPECIFICALLY WE DON'T STAFF 
WELCH THE WAY WE STAFF LARGER 
MAJOR COMMITTEE CENTERS.  SO 
THEY AREN'T ALWAYS GOING TO BE 
PEOPLE THERE AVAILABLE BUT 
THERE IS AN EVERGREEN OR TO THE 
NORTH AND MAYFAIR BERRYESSA.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: WHAT I WOULD 
ASK YOU TO PLEASE HAVE AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO DO ON-SITE 
REGISTRATION FOR SOME OF THOSE 
SITES THAT YOU KNOW 
TRADITIONALLY EITHER DON'T HAVE 
PERSONNEL THAT PEOPLE CAN JUST 
WALK UP TO AND FILL OUT AN 
APPLICATION AND GET ENROLLED.  
OR THAT YOU KNOW THAT HAVE 
DECREASED ACCESS TO ONLINE 
SERVICES.  I THINK THIS IS 
IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK WE 
ARE GOING TO MISS THE POINT 
HERE.  IF WE CONTINUE TO TARGET 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE ONLINE ACCESS.  
AND THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT 
ARE MORE PRIVILEGED PLACES THAT 
COULD POSSIBLY PAY FOR SUMMER 
CAMP AND THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE 
STRUGGLING THE MOST MAY NOT BE 
ABLE TO.  EVEN THOUGH THESE 
THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN SECOND 
ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 
SCHOLARSHIP.  AND HAVE QUALITY 
ALTERNATIVE CHILD TO CHILDCARE 
SUCH AS OUR SUMMER CAMP.  SO 
CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT 
THOSE TWO ITEMS AND SEE THAT WE 
CAN HAVE SOME ON-SITE 
REGISTRATION BEFORE THESE 
CLASSES BEGIN?  
>> I CAN LOOK AT SITES THAT WE 
ARE GOING TO OPERATE.  AND 
CERTAINLY ANYONE THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO BE AND SO ALL THE 
PLACES THAT I MENTIONED THOSEWE 
DEFTLY CAN.  I DON'T KNOW THAT 
WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO OPEN 
UP A SEPARATE SITE THAT IS 
CURRENTLY CLOSE TO STAFF IT FOR 
PEOPLE TO JUST WALK UP TO DO 
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER 
CAMP .  
>> Sylvia Arenas: I DON'T KNOW 
THAT YOU HAVE TO.  I THINK YOU 
DO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE 
LUNCH DISTRIBUTIONS AT THE 
SCHOOLS.  AND THAT YOU OVERLAY 
THE INFORMATION IN TERMS OF 
WHERE THE ONLINE ACCESS IS 
MISSING.  TO PROVIDE SOME 
ON-SITE REGISTRATION 
OPPORTUNITIES THERE THAT YOU 
CAN GIVE THE APPLICATION OUT 
AND MAYBE AT THE END OF THE 
WEEK PICK IT UP IF PEOPLE OURS 
AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED HAVE A 
SON THERE.  RELEASE SOME 
ALTERNATIVE WAY TO LET FAMILIES 
NOW THAT THE SUMMER CAMP IS 
BEGINNING.  I'M A COUNCILMEMBER 
I'M A PARENT.  AND I HAVE NO 
IDEA THERE ARE GOING TO BEGIN 
NEXT WEEK.  SO I CAN KIND OF 
PUT MYSELF IN OTHER PEOPLE'S 
PLACES AND ASSUME THE SAME 
THING.  WE CAN TALK OFF-LINE A 
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.  
BUT DO EXPECT TO HAVE SOME SORT 
OF SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES 
ALTERNATIVE TO THE ONES 
TYPICALLY SIGN UP ONLINE.  
>> AND WE CAN DO THAT AND WE 
CAN LOOK AT DOING THAT WITH 
FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND THINGS 
LIKE THAT AS YOU MENTIONED.  
JUST ONE THING TO UNDERSTAND 
THIS IS VERY HARD TO STAND UP 
AND THE ORDERS SHIFTING UNDER 
OUR FEET.  SO BEINGABLE TO SET 
THE SYSTEM UP WAS A HUGE EFFORT 
.  I APOLOGIZE FOR SORT OF THE 
SHORT NOTICE TO EVERYBODY.  BUT 
THIS IS NOT EASY TO DO.  WE ARE 
GOING TO BE SENDING OUT PACKETS 
TO EVERY COUNSEL OFFICE 
TOMORROW GIVING YOU ALL THE 
DETAILS YOU CAN PUSH THOSE OUT. 
AS WELL.  TO YOUR CONNECTIONS.  
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP A 
LITTLE BIT.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: ABSOLUTELY 
UNCOMMITTED AND WE WILL HELP IN 
ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.  WE'LL USE 
ANY WORD ASSOCIATION.  IN MY 
OFFICE WILL BE COMMITTED TO 
ALSO BE REGISTERING FOLKS IF 
THAT IS THE NEED.  LET ME NOT 
OVERLOOK YOUREFFORTS.  I 
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A 
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY THAT 
WE ARE OPERATING .  SUMMER 
CAMP.  AND WHEN CHILDREN ARE 
INVOLVED IN ANY PROJECT I KNOW 
THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY BE 
MINDFUL OF HOW WE ARE 
DELIVERING THE CONTENT OR THE 
CURRICULUM.  AND NOW WE HAVE TO 
HAVE THIS COVID REQUIREMENTS.  
SO IT REALLY CHANGES 
EVERYTHING.  IN TERMS OF 
INTERACTION BECAUSE OF WHAT WE 
ARE TRYING TO DO IS NOT 
INTERACT SO MUCH.  SO THANK YOU 
JOHN AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF 
YOUR STAFF WHO'S BEEN WORKING 
ON THIS AS WELL AS JILL AND 
YOUR STAFF THAT IS BEEN WORKING 
ON THIS.  I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. 
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL IT BEGINS.  
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
OUR CAMP IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR 
FAMILIES THAT ARE HAVING A 
REALLY DIFFICULT TIME RIGHT 
NOW.  AND THE LAST QUESTION I 
HAD AND THIS IS OVER TO MICRO 
BUSINESSES.  KIM YOU TALKED 
ABOUT SOME OF THE GRANTS THE 
THREE DIFFERENTTYPES OF GRANTS 
.  ONE GRANT THAT YOU PROVIDED 
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.  WOULD 
YOU BE ABLE TO GIVE US AND I 
KNOW THAT YOU SAID YOU HAD IT 
AND EQUITY FILTER AND YOU TOOK 
INTO ACCOUNT AND YOU MENTIONED 
THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SPANISH 
AND VIETNAMESE BASED SMALL 
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE COMPLIED.  
I'M HOPING GIVE US A LIST OF 
THOSE MICRO BUSINESSES THAT 
APPLIED FOR BREACH OF THOSE
PROGRAMS .  
>> WE WILL WORK WITH THE 
OPPORTUNITY FUND AND WE WILL 
DEFINITELY HAVE SOME SUMMARY 
STATISTICS THAT WE WILL 
PROVIDE.  MADE PUBLIC.  ABOUT 
THE APPLICANT'S AND THEN THE 
AWARDEES.  I WILL NEED TO 
DETERMINE JUST FOR PRIVACY 
REASONS IF WE ARE ABLE AND IF 
IT'S WISE TO RELEASE LITERALLY 
THE NAMES OF THE RECIPIENTS.  
SO OPPORTUNITY FUNDS ARE 
ADMINISTRATORS WE WILL WORK 
WITH THEM.  IT'S DEFTLY 
IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THOSE IN 
SUMMARY STATISTICS ONCE THE 
GRANTS ARE FULLY COMPLETE WHICH 
WE EXPECT THEM TO BE FULLY 
NAMED AND AWARDED THIS WEEK.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: GREAT AND 
WHAT WAS SOME OF THE CRITERIA 
THAT YOU WOULD USE TO DETERMINE 
WAS IT THAT A BUSINESS WAS 
ETHNIC-BASED OR.  I THINK OTHER 
THAN OTHER THAN SOMETHING IN 
ECONOMICS THAT THEY ARE EITHER 
LESS THAN THERE WAS SOME 
ECONOMIC CRITERIA THAT YOU 
WOULD MENTION.  
>> IN ORDER TO APPLY THE 
BUSINESS OWNER HAD TO HAVE 
INCOME BELOW 80 PERCENT OF THE 
MEDIAN INCOME.  THE BUSINESS 
HAD TO HAVE FIVE OR FEWER 
EMPLOYEES.  WE DID PROACTIVE 
OUTREACH TO THE LOWEST INCOME 
ZIP CODES.  SO THERE WAS AN 
INITIAL SCREENING.  THEN I'M 
GOING TO ASK JEFF ROSTER THE 
OPPORTUNITY FUND WAS THE VERY 
EXPERIENCED MICRO GRANT LENDER. 
IN MICRO GRANT MAKER.  WHO 
WORKS A LOT WITH MINORITY AND 
VERY SMALL BUSINESSES.  AND 
JUST MAYBE YOU CANSAY A LITTLE 
BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT OPPORTUNITY 
FUND WAS LOOKING FOR IN 
DECIDING WHO GOT THE AWARDS AND 
WHO DIDN'T ?  
>> SURE GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR 
AND COUNCIL.  KIM HIT ON SOME 
OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.  THERE ARE 
TWO OTHER KEY CRITERIA OR THE 
ONES THAT YOU AREADDRESSING 
COUNSELOR.  AS THE BUSINESS 
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED A 25 
PERCENT LOSS OF INCOME .  
CURRENTLY RELATIVE TO WHERE WAS 
AT PRE-COVID.  SO THAT WAS A 
BIG DETERMINING FACTOR.  IN THE 
BUSINESS MUST HAVE BEEN HAVE 
EXISTED PRIOR TO JANUARY 31.  
OF THIS YEAR.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: SO THOSE ARE 
THETWO MAIN CRITERIA ?  THE 
BUSINESS HAVE TO MEET AND ALSO 
THE 80 PERCENT BELOW AND THE 
FIVE EMPLOYEES OR FEWER.  
>> 'SPREFERENCE WAS GIVER TO 
ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES AS WELL.  
>> SylviaArenas: LIC.  
ESSENTIAL SERVICES WORSE ALSO A 
PRIORITY .  I'M SORRY WHEN DID 
YOU SAY THAT THESE WOULD WIN 
WHEN THESE WILL BE GRANTED.
>> THE FUNDS WILL BE DISBURSED 
TO THE HUNDRED 42 GRANTEES THIS 
WEEK.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: WONDERFUL IT 
COULDN'T COME ANY SOONER.  
CONGRATULATIONS THIS IS A LOT 
OF WORK AND MORE THAN HAPPY TO 
SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. 
I JUST ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE 
THAT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY 
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN JOSE 
IS GETTING THAT SUPPORT AND SO 
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHOPPING 
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND AS YOU 
LOOK INTO THE MORE 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES TO GET A HANDOUT 
THAT YOU CONSIDER HAVING SOME 
LEVEL OF MINIMUM SOME OF THE 
DISTRICTS.  SO WE CAN SEE THIS 
VITALITY OF OUR BUSINESSES 
THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR CITY AND 
THAT IS NOT ONLY IN CERTAIN 
PARTS OF SAN JOSE.  THOSE ARE 
MY QUESTIONS THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
MEMBER TO MEMBER ESPARZA?  
>> Maya Esperaza: ITEM QUESTION 
ABOUT THE MEETING ON FRIDAY 
WHICH GOT A TEXT TO SAY HOLD TO 
LETLEVITATED 30 FOR THE FRIDAY 
MEETING.  SO WANTED TO ASK SOME 
QUESTIONSABOUT WHAT THAT 
MEETING IS ?  WILL THAT NOTICE 
GO OUT .  AND WHAT EXACTLY WILL 
BE COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT 
FRIDAY BETWEEN 1130 AND EIGHT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: YOU MAY MISS 
WHEN WE HAD THE TWO HOUR PERIOD 
OF TIME WHICH WE BEGAN HEARING 
FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 
ABOUT THE USE OF FORCE ISSUES 
AND SOME OF THE ISSUES RAISED 
IN THE MEMO.  WE CONTINUED THAT 
UNTIL FRIDAY.  SO OBVIOUSLY ALL 
THE COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND 
DIALOGUE HAS NOT INJURED.  AND 
OBVIOUSLY MANY MANY MEMBERS OF 
THE PUBLIC.  SO WE WANT TO HAVE 
A LARGE BLOCK OF TIME.  
>> Maya Esperaza: FOR THE 
CLARIFICATION FROM THE USE OF 
FORCE FROM TODAY'S MEMO AND 
COUNSEL ITEM FROM 3.6 WILL BE A 
CONTINGENT NATION ON FRIDAY IS 
THAT CORRECT?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: YES THAT'S 
CORRECT.  
>> Maya Esperaza: I ACTUALLY 
HAD SOME QUESTIONS BUT START 
WITH KIM I WANTED TO THANK YOU 
FOR YOUR MULTILINGUAL OUTREACH 
FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE 
CITY.  AND HAVING THE DIFFERENT 
WEBINARS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES 
AND MATERIALS TOHAND OUT .  I 
THINK IT WAS A GREAT EFFORT AND 
I KNOW IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK.  
I JUST WANTED TO GET 
CLARIFICATION.  SO THE $10 
MILLION FOR THAT SECOND ITEM IN 
YOUR PRESENTATION AND THAT 
BULLET THAT COMES OUT OF THE 
LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUND FROM THE 
MBA NUMBER THREE IS THAT 
CORRECT?  
>> NOT EXACTLY COUNCIL MEMBER.  
IT COMES OUT OF THE CDBG THE 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 
GRANT.  ALLOCATION.  $2.5 
MILLION.  THE COUNCIL MADE 
PROBABLY A MONTH AGO.  TWO ARE 
USING THAT $2.5 MILLION AND 
THERE'S A STATE GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM THAT WE ARE TAPPING 
INTO.  SO THAT 2.5 MILLION 
COMES 10 MILLION.  SO ARE ABLE 
TO MAKE OTHER LOANS SAY UP TO 
$25,000 EACH.  SOME INCLUDING 
THE VERY SMALL BUSINESSES THAT 
WEREN'T ABLE TO RECEIVE ONE OF 
THE $10,000 GRANTS WILL NOW GET 
NOTIFIED OF THIS LOAN PROGRAM.  
>> Maya Esperaza: SO THE DEGREE 
THAT WE HAVE OTHER LOCAL 
ASSISTANT FUNDS AVAILABLE CAN 
DO OTHER SMALL GRANTS OR WE CAN 
DO MORE LOAN PROGRAMS.  THERE'S 
A LOT OF NEED OUT THERE AS YOU 
KNOW.  I WOULD LIKE TO THANK 
OED FOR WORKING WITH MY OFFICE 
AND DOING SOME OUTREACH 
PROACTIVE OUTREACH.  TO VARIETY 
OF BUSINESSES.  DISTRICT 7. I 
WANTED TO FOLLOW-UPON THE 
ALFRESCO EFFORT .  DOES THAT 
INCLUDE FOOD CARTS?  
>> CAN WE CLARIFY THAT WHEN WE 
TALK ABOUT THE ALFRESCO 
INITIATIVE LATER ON ON THIS 
COUNCIL AGENDA?  I BELIEVE IT 
DOES BUT I WANT TO CONFIRM WITH 
BLOG A.
>> MayaEsperaza: IF YOU CAN 
MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THAT LATER 
ON .  THANK YOU.  FINANCING 
QUESTIONS FOR NOT SURE IF THIS 
IS FOR PLUMLEE OR DAVE SO I'M 
JUST GOING TO ASK.  SO THE CITY 
OF SAN JOSE JUST GOT 32 $0.8 
MILLION COMPARES ACT HOT 
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT 
FUNDING HOW ARE WE SPENDING 
THAT?  IS THAT INCORPORATED 
INTO THE RENT RELIEF AND 
HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT EFFORTS 
THAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW 
WITH COVID?  
>> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES IT 
WILL BE.  YOU MADE AWARE OF 
THAT LAST WEEK.  HOUSING TEAM 
AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY 
OPERATIONS TEAM UNDER JIM OR 
BALL AND THEN JIM SHANNON IN 
THE BUDGET OFFICER LOOKING AT 
ALL OF THE FUNDING THAT WE ONLY 
HAD AVAILABLE WE ARE TWO MAJOR 
PLAY KIND OF ANALYSIS ANALYSIS 
OF ALL THE FUNDING.  TO SEE 
WHAT GOES BEST WEAR.  I SWALLOW 
CITIZENS HERE IS THAT SOME OF 
THE NEW HIDE MONEY AS A LITTLE 
BIT GREATER FLEXIBILITY ON 
OPERATIONAL ISSUES.  AND SO 
MAYBE MOVING METAL LATER ON IN 
THE PROCESS.  SO THAT WILL BE 
SOMETHING THAT WE COME FORWARD 
WITH IN THE COMING WEEKS.  
FORGOT ANALYSIS DEFTLY BEEN 
DONE IN REFERENCE TO KIND OF A 
HOMELESS PREVENTION AS WELL AS 
SAY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE AND 
SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE GOING 
RIGHT NOW.  
>> Maya Esperaza: SO I WANTED 
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.  BECAUSE AS 
WE ALL KNOW THE COURT'S COUNSEL 
HAS COME OUT WITH NOTICE THAT 
THEY WILL BE OPENING UP AGAIN 
AND THEN ALLOWING EVICTIONS IN 
AUGUST.  OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE 
MORATORIUM BUT I THINK THIS IS 
A HUGE ISSUE AND IN READING THE 
HUD GUIDANCE IT SAYS THAT IT IS 
TO PREVENT PREPARE FOR AND 
RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS AMONG 
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO 
ARE HOMELESS OR RECEIVING 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE AND TO 
SUPPORT ADDITIONAL HOMELESS 
ASSISTANCE AND HOMELESSNESS 
PREVENTIONACTIVITIES TO 
MITIGATE THE IMPACTS CREATED BY 
CORONAVIRUS .  SO I WANTED TO 
BRING THAT UP SO THAT WE CAN 
PREPARE FOR EXPANDING OUR RENT 
RELIEF EFFORTS.  KNOW THAT THE 
MAYOR'S BUDGET MESSAGES 
INCLUDED THAT WITH THE MINIMUM 
NUMBER FOR US TO ADDRESS IS A 
CITY.  THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE 45 
VARSITY 45 PERCENT RENT TO OUR 
CITY IS.  I HAVE A LARGE NUMBER 
OF CORPORATE OWNED UNITS IN MY 
DISTRICT.  CERTAINLY AND OTHERS 
AS WELL.  AND SO I WANTED TO 
KEEP THIS ON YOUR RADAR AND 
HAVE THIS COME BACK AND WOULD 
ALSO JUST WANT TO RAISE THE 
FLAG THAT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE 
OUR MORATORIUM BUT IF WE COULD 
KIND OF NOT WAIT SEVERAL WEEKS 
TO COME BACK BECAUSE WE ONLY 
HAVE A FEW MORE COUNCIL 
MEETINGS THIS MONTH AND THEN WE 
COME BACK IN AUGUST AND THEN 
WILL THERE WILL BE A LOT TO 
DEAL WITH AT THAT TIME.  I ALSO 
WANT TO ASK A QUESTION I DON'T 
KNOW IF THIS IS FOR DESTINATION 
HOME IS GENTLE ON?  YES.  I DO 
QUESTION IN THE PRESENTATION 
THAT CAME BEFORE US IT WASN'T 
CLEAR TO ME IF IT WAS A 
COMBINATION OF FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE RENT RELIEF OR 
EXACTLY WHAT IS THAT MONEY THAT 
IS BEINGDISPERSED IN THIS 
CURRENT PHASE .  
>> HI COUNCILMEMBER SO IN PHASE 
2 IT IS JUST A FLAT THOUSAND 
DOLLAR PAYMENT PER QUALIFYING 
WORKER UP TO TWO WORKERS IN A 
HOME.  SO UP TO $2000 PER 
FAMILY.  THAT MONEYIS GOING TO 
THEM.  SO THEY CAN USE IT TO 
PAY THEIR RENT OR PAY OTHER 
BILLS .  EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN 
MEDICAL INSURANCE CAR NOTES 
RENT FOOD.  ARE SOME OF THE 
EXAMPLES THAT WE ARE GETTING.  
WITH MONEY THAT IS DEDICATED 
LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
SEEMS TO PREFER GIVING MONEY 
THEY CAN ONLY GO TO LANDLORDS.  
WHICH WE CAN QUESTION WELL HOW. 
ANYWAY RENTAL PAYMENTS IN 
GENERAL WHICH IS WHAT WE DO 
HERE AROUND AND ALSO WHAT WOULD 
WE BE DOING IN YOUR IN PHASE 3. 
WHICH WOULD BE MAKING WE CAN 
MAKE THE RENTAL PAYMENTS WORKS. 
THAT'S WHAT I MEANT BY WE ARE 
EXPECTING PEOPLE TO A LOT MORE 
MONEY.  WE ARE GOING TO NEED A 
LARGER SUMS OF MONEY THOUSAND 
DOLLARS WILL NOTCOVER THREE 
MONTHS OF BACK RENT .  
>> Maya Esperaza: THANK YOU LEE 
AND DAVE I WANTED TO POINT OUT 
REMIND YOU THAT THE TREASURY 
GUIDANCE ALLOWS THE MOST REASON 
TREASURY GUIDANCE BOTH RENT 
RELIEF AND FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE.  SO AS WE LOOK AT 
THE HUNDRED $78 MILLION WE 
REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS THAT I 
WANTED TO THE PUBLIC IF THERE'S 
ANYBODY LEFT IT'S WATCHING THIS 
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT 
DIFFERENCE BECAUSE ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT I'VE STARTED TO 
NOTICE IN RECENT WEEKS IS THAT 
THE FREE DISTRIBUTION IN MY 
DISH DIRECT IS A NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE ARE SORT OF SO THAT THEY 
ONLY USE THAT TANK OF GAS TO 
GET FOOD.  SO THEY WILL USE THE 
GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.  AND 
EVEN NURTURING THAT TANK OF GAS 
AND THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY TO 
FILL IT AGAIN I KNOW THAT 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DOES NOT 
COME TO SOLVE EVERYONE'S 
PROBLEMS.  THIS TSUNAMI OF 
POTENTIAL ADDICTIONS LOOMING 
OVER EVERYBODY IN THE STATE.  
BUT IT REALLY DIES MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE IN KEEPING FAMILIES 
ALIVE RIGHT NOW.  I WANT TO 
BRING THAT UP.  I HAD A 
QUESTION FOR I THINK IS WITCHY 
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S DAVE ORLY 
BUT I WANTED TO ASK IN THIS 
CONTEXT WHERE ISOLATION FITS IN 
ANYWHERE WE AREWITH THAT .  IN 
THE PAST WEEK I'VE HAD A NUMBER 
OF CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS AT 
THE COUNTY ABOUT CHANGING THEIR 
MESSAGING AROUND COVID TESTING. 
I'VE SEEN A FLYER RIGHT NOW 
IT'S ONLY I'VE ONLY SEEN IT IN 
ENGLISH AND SPANISH.  LETTING 
PEOPLE KNOW IF THEY TEST 
POSITIVE HERE IS WHAT THEY CAN 
CALL AND FOR WHAT.  I WOULD SAY 
IT'S PRETTY TEXT HEAVY.  AND SO 
I'M GIVING THEM SOME FEEDBACK 
ON HOW WE CAN REDESIGN THAT 
FLYER.  I'M STILL HEARING A LOT 
OF CONCERNS FROM CERTAINLY MY 
COMMUNITY A LOT OF FEARS ABOUT 
GETTING TESTED BECAUSE THEY ARE 
NOT SURE ON HOW THEY CAN GET 
FOOD ASSISTANCE OR MOTEL 
ASSISTANCE AND AGAIN THESE ARE 
SOME OF THE SAME FAMILIES THAT 
ARE NURTURING THAT TANK OF GAS. 
SO WE ARE WE AT IN TERMS OF 
ISOLATION.  PLAXO COUNCILMEMBER 
WOMEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY.  
WE'VE GIVEN SOME FEEDBACK ON 
SOME OF THAT COMMUNICATION AND 
OFFERED SOME HELP.  AND ALSO 
TRANSLATING A LOT OF THAT.  
OURSELVES FOR SOME OF OUR OWN 
SITE.  TO JUMP IN HERE AND SOME 
OF THE DETAILS.  BUT WHAT WE'VE 
BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH THE COUNTY 
THUS FAR IS REALLY JACKIE'S 
LEADERSHIP AND KEYS OF THE 
COUNTY IS IS GET THE REFERRAL 
PROGRAM SET UP.  AND THEN 
MITIGATE SOME OF THE FEAR THAT 
IS OUT THERE.  WITH POSITIVE 
COMMUNICATION.  AND OBVIOUSLY 
YOU'VEDONE SOME OF THAT 
YOURSELF AROUND THE TESTING AT 
THIS POINT IN TIME EVEN IF WE 
HAD A RAMP UP IN ISOLATION NEED 
.  WE DO BELIEVE A LOT OF THE 
CURRENT SYSTEM IN PLACE AROUND 
THE HOTEL UNITS WE HAVE AS WELL 
AS SOME OF THE OTHER SITES THAT 
WE WOULD HAVE CAPACITY FOR 
THAT.  IT IS ABOUT CANNOT 
COORDINATION BETWEEN US AND THE 
COUNTY.  AND OF REACTING TO 
COMMUNICATION THAT IS GOING OUT 
INTO OUR COMMUNITY.  SO THERE 
IS A FEAR OF GETTING TESTED 
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE WITHIN THE 
ISOLATION PROGRAM WE DO HAVE 
THE ABILITY TO ENSURE THAT FOOD 
IS GOING TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS 
AND REDUCE LAB CAPACITY TO 
ISOLATE A LOT OF THOSE 
INDIVIDUALS AS WELL.  
>> MayaEsperaza: KIP ARE YOU 
GOING TO ADD TO THAT CORNELL .
>> Kip Harkness: AFTER LAST 
WEEK'S 3.1 WE DID GET A LITTLE 
BIT MORE INFORMATION CAREER 
MAKING SURE JACKWAS 
INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THAT 
OUT TO SOME OF THE DATABASES 
THAT WE HAVE SELF .  THE 
WEBSITE DOES HAVE TRANSLATION 
TO CHINESE VIETMINH NEEDS AND 
KABBALAH.  WE ALSO I'VE BEEN 
WORKING WITH THEM IMPRESSING 
THEM ONA SENSE OF WHAT THE PLAN 
IS GOING FORWARD ?  ESPECIALLY 
WITH NINE NOT ONLY IN THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH AN EYE TO 
A POTENTIAL UPTICK IN THE FALL. 
SO JACKIE HAS BEEN ACTIVELY 
ENGAGED ON THAT.  WE LIKE YOU 
SHARE THE CONCERNS ABOUT MAKING 
SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF 
THIS MORE BROADLY AT THE MOMENT 
OF TESTING AS YOU POINT OUT 
PRIOR TO TESTING BECAUSE WE 
PEOPLE MAY BE HOLDING BACK.  
FROM SEEKING TESTING FOR FEAR 
OF WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO WHEN 
THEY'RE POSITIVE.  IF THAT IS 
AS MUCH OF THE DETRIMENT IS 
GETTING TESTED AS ANYTHING.  WE 
CONTINUE TO PRESS UPON THOSE 
ISSUES WITH THE COUNTY.  JACK 
IS BEEN VERY MUCH IN THE LEAD 
AND SPIN TED CORONATION WITH 
KEY WHO IS OUR COUNTERPART.  
>> THANK YOU AND MY I MYSELF 
GOT TESTED YESTERDAY.  I 
PALESTINIAN.  IT WAS PRETTY 
EMPTY.  IT'S A QUICK PROCESS SO 
NOBODY SHOULD GOT THEIR 
LINGERING LONGER THAN 15 
MINUTES IT WAS PRETTY EMPTY.  
HOW ARE WE ON WORKING WITH THE 
COUNTY TO GET WALKOUTS 
REGISTRATION PARTICULARLY AT 
THE NONMOBILE UNIT SITES AT THE 
FAIRGROUNDS AND POWELL.  
>> Kip Harkness: FOR THE 
WALK-UP CAPABILITY AND POWELL.  
YOU CAN WALK UP NOW BUT YOU 
CAN'T DO ON-SITE REGISTRATION 
WHICH IS PART OF WHAT YOU WOULD 
TALK ABOUT AND WHICH IS WHAT WE 
WE TALKED ABOUT.  
>> Maya Esperaza: ON-SITE 
REGISTRATION RIGHT.  
>> WE GO FORWARD WITH THAT ALL 
OF THOSE EXPENSES WILL FOLLOW 
IN THE CITY CENTER.  YOU ARE 
ACTUALLY HAVING BRINGING THAT 
INTO THE LARGER CONVERSATION 
AROUND TESTING TRACING AND 
SUPPORTED ISOLATION.  WHAT 
PIECES WE WANT TO PARTNER ON.  
THAT IS AN OPTION WE ARE 
SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND FROM 
VERILY WHAT THAT WOULD TAKE AND 
WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER AN RFP 
OR AN RFI.  I THINK I'M 
STEPPING ON SOME OF LEAST TOES. 
WE ARE STEPPING ON SOME OF HIS 
RESPONSE ABILITIES WE ARE 
SEEKING PARTNERS TO HELP US 
WITH THAT.  IF WE ARE ABLE TO 
GO FORWARD WITH THAT. WE HAVE 
NOT MADE ADECISION GOING 
FORWARD.  AND FIGURE OUT WHO 
WILL HANDLE THE COST.  LEE IF 
THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO 
ADD .  
>> I'M GOOD .
>> Maya Esperaza: LASTLY I DO 
QUESTION FOR THEMAYOR .  I 
DON'T KNOW MARY FITZHUGH OR 
DAVE.  WE ARE WE WITH 
SCHEDULING THEJOINT MEETING 
WITH THE COUNTY TO TALK ABOUT 
COVID ?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: GREAT 
QUESTION I KNOW THAT JEFF AND 
CINDY ARE WILLING TO HAVE THE 
MEETING.  DAVE DO YOU KNOW 
ANYTHING ABOUT DATE?  
>> David Sykes: I DON'T AND WE 
FOUND A DATE.  I DON'T KNOW IF 
TONY OR GLORIA CANPROVIDE AN 
UPDATE .  THE COUNTY INDICATED 
THAT THEY WOULD LOOKING AT 
DATES AND WOULD LET US KNOW.  I 
DON'T KNOW IF WE MADE PROGRESS 
ON THAT YET.  I DID HAVE A 
FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION WITH 
JEFF SMITH JUST TO START 
TALKING ABOUTKIND OF THE AGENDA 
.  THAT IS JUST AN INITIAL 
CONVERSATION.  GLORIA OR TONY 
DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN UPDATE ON 
THE ACTUAL DATE AND THE
TIMEFRAME THAT THE COUNTY .
>> THIS IS TONY I DON'T HAVE AN 
UPDATE ON THE DATE.  
>> Maya Esperaza: ARE THEY 
WAITING TO HEAR FROM US?  
>> David Sykes: I THINK THEY 
ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM.  
THEY WANTED TO COULD WE HAVE 
INITIATED THIS REQUEST ON OUR 
SIDE AND I DO BELIEVE THEY 
WEREN'T GOING TO GO BACK AND 
DISCUSS IT WITH THE ENTIRE 
BOARD AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED A 
LITTLE EARLY INDICATIONS FROM 
BOTH CINDY AND FROM JEFF SMITH 
WHO IS COMPLETELY WILLING TO DO 
THIS.  I JUST HAVEN'T HEARD 
OFFICIALLY THAT THE BOARD SET 
UP GET TO THIS SO I WILL 
PERSONALLY FOLLOW UP ON THAT 
PART OF IT.  TO CONFIRM 
WILLINGNESS AND TO SET A DATE.  
>> Maya Esperaza: THANK YOU 
THAT'S ALL.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
ARE THERE MEMBERS OF THE 
COUNCIL WHO WOULD LIKE TO 
SPEAK?  I HAD A COUPLE 
QUESTIONS MYSELF WHILE FOLKS 
ARE THINKING.  JIM THANK YOU 
AGAIN FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING.  I 
KNOW CANCEL NEXT WEEK WILL 
CONSIDER A BUDGET MESSAGE THAT 
HAS WITHIN IT A RECOMMENDATION 
TO SPEND $7 MILLION OF CARES 
ACT FUNDING IN THE FUND THAT 
YOU'VE CREATED IN THAT GROUP OF 
NONPROFITS WILL BE 
DISTRIBUTING.  IT'S A PRIORITY 
GIVEN TO FAMILIES WHO CAN'T GET 
ACCESS TO FEDERAL DOLLARS.  WE 
HAVE A CHALLENGE AND WE HAD A 
CHALLENGE OF CARE ACT MONEY AT 
THE RESTRICTS US FROM USING IT 
TO SERVE RESIDENTS IN OTHER 
CITIES.  SO FOR EXAMPLE IN FOOD 
DISTRIBUTION WE CAN USE THE 
MONEY.  I KNOW THAT TYPICALLY 
FOR THAT FUND WE TREATED THE 
ENTIRE COUNTY TOGETHER 
OBVIOUSLY SAN JOSE I THINK GETS 
ABOUT 3 MILLION OR THREE 
QUARTERS OF THE FUNDS.  THAT'S 
THE NATURE OF US BEING A LARGE 
CITY WITH A LARGER 
CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY THAN 
MOST OF THE CITIES.  CAN WE 
CONSTRAIN THOSE ALLOCATIONS SO 
THAT THEY WOULD GO TO SAN JOSE 
RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN SO WE ARE 
NOT GETTING IN TROUBLE WITH THE 
FEDERAL FUNDING AUTHORITY?  
>> THANKS MAYOR FOR DECIDING TO 
ALLOCATE SOME MILLION DOLLARS 
INTO THIS FUND.  IT DEFTLY WILL 
GO A LONG WAY.  YOU'RE RIGHT I 
THINK IT WAS 74 PERCENT OF ALL 
PEOPLE ARE HELPED SO FAR WAS 
SENT AS A RESIDENCE.  SO THAT 
WAS ABOUT $7 MILLION I GUESS I 
WOULD SAY IF YOU JUST BALL 
PARKING IT IN THE FIRST ROUND.  
THIS NEXT ROUND IT WILL BE I 
DON'T IMAGINE THAT CHANGING.  
AND SO MANY OF THE GRASSROOTS 
GRANTEE PARTNERS WHEREIN THE 
CITY OF SAN JOSC.  SO I THINK 
WE WILL JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND 
HOW HOW THAT MONEY HOW THEY 
NEED TO SEE THE RESTRICTION.  
MEANING WE CAN ONLY DISPERSE 
THAT OF THE SAN JOSC SERVING 
ORGANIZATIONS.  OR THAT COULD 
STAY ALL WITHIN THE PARTNERS OF 
SACRED HEART.  NONE OF THAT 
COULD BE DISTRIBUTED OUTWARD.  
THERE IS DIFFERENTWAYS THAT WE 
CAN CONTROL FOR THAT.  I GUESS 
IS WHAT I'M SAYING.  WHICH NEED 
TO UNDERSTAND THE PARAMETERS OF 
THE REPORTING PERIOD .
>> Mayor Liccardo: OKAY.  I 
KNOW I'M NO EXPERT IN THAT BUT 
HOPEFULLY LEE AND LAURA LEE IS 
WORKING WITH CAN HELP US FIGURE 
THIS OUT.  
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY I THINK 
LOU IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT 
WHO LEADS OUR FINANCE RECOVERY 
SECTION WE ARE WORKING WITH A 
VARIETY OF CONSULTANTS RIGHT 
NOW.  I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO 
BE OUR OWN DOCUMENTATION 
PROGRESS AND THE ONGOING 
AGREEMENT WITH DESTINATION HOME 
AND OTHER FOLKS TO PUT A 
MECHANISM IN PLACE TO PROPERLY 
ACCOUNT FOR THE CARES ACT 
MONEY.  I'M NOT TOO WORRIED 
ABOUT THAT. 
>> Mayor Liccardo: OKAY GREAT.  
I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE 
ADDITIONAL THANKS WITH REGARD 
TO THE FOLKS THAT KIM 
ACKNOWLEDGED SMALL BUSINESS 
FUND.  IN SOME OF THE DOLLARS 
THAT ARE HELPING .  THANKS TO 
APPLE AND GOOGLE AND ALSO 
FACEBOOK FOR THE HALF-MILLION.  
IWANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR 
SUPPORT OF OUR SMALL 
BUSINESSES.  ADD A FEW OF THE 
QUESTIONS BUT I SEE NOW THAT 
SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS RAISED 
THEIR HANDS.  COUNCILMAN 
PERALEZ .
>> Raul Peralez: THINKING THERE 
I WAS CURIOUS IN REGARDS TO 
LETTER WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK 
WITH THE FULL COUNSEL BEING 
ABLE TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF 
REQUEST FOR JOINT MEETING WITH 
THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME 
IRREGULAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH 
DOCTOR CODY.  ANY STATUS ON 
THAT?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: ARE YOU ABLE 
TOHEAR WHAT DAVID ARTICULATED 
BEFORE?  COUNCILMEMBER ?  
>> Raul Peralez: I'M SORRY I 
MISSED THAT.
>> Mayor Liccardo: I'M SORRY WE 
ARE TRYING TO GET A DAY NAIL 
DOWN DAVE IS WAITING FOR HIS 
TEAM BUT THE UNDERSTANDING IS 
WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM 
THEM ON THE DATE IS THAT 
CORRECT?  
>> David Sykes: I WANT TO BE 
FAIR ABOUT IT.
>> Raul Peralez: THAT WAS IN 
REGARDS TO THE JOINT MEETING 
CORRECT NOT THE THREE TO 
REQUEST THAT CAME LAST WEEK ONE 
WAS FOR THE JOINT MEETING AND 
THE OTHER WAS TO BE ABLE TO 
SEND THE ACTUAL LETTER THAT 
ASKED FOR THAT AND ALSO ASK IN 
GENERAL FOR BETTER 
COMMUNICATION WITH DOCTOR CODY 
AND THAT COULD BE THE EXAMPLE 
GIVEN LAST WEEK WAS IT COULD BE 
REQUESTING HERSELF OR SOMEBODY 
FROM HER OFFICE TO BE PART OF 
SOME OF THESE PRESENTATIONS FOR 
THE COUNCIL.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I CAN'T 
SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THAT.  
BECAUSE I REACHED OUT RIGHT 
AWAY BY TEXT AND I KNOW THE WAY 
TO FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION DAVID 
98.  DELIGHTED NOT SEND A 
LETTER BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO BE 
UNDERSTOOD THAT WE ARE GOING TO 
TRY TO GET A MEETING TOGETHER.  
I GOT THE SENSE BASED ON THE 
QUESTIONS THAT I WAS ASKING 
THAT THE PREFERENCE WOULD BE IF 
THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE COUNTY 
STAFF THERE THEYWANTED COUNTY 
BOARD THERE AS WELL.  BUT I DID 
NOTSPECIFICALLY ASK CAN YOU 
SEND OVER DOCTOR CODY .  DAVE 
DID YOU HAVEFURTHERCONVERSATION 
.
>> David Sykes: I THINK WE KIND 
OF DID TOUCH ON THAT .  MAYOR . 
I FELT LIKE LAST WEEK KIND OF 
THE ISSUE GOT MERGE.  BUT 
CERTAINLY WHEN WE BROACHED THE 
SUBJECT WITH THE COUNTY WHEN I 
HEARD FROM THEM WAS A 
PREFERENCE AND I'LL CLARIFY 
THIS BUT IT WAS A PREFERENCE TO 
DO THE JOINT MEETING FOR BOTH 
CITY STAFF AND COUNTY STAFF FOR 
THEIR SOURCES I THINK HAVING 
DOCTOR CODY AND OTHER STAFF 
COME TO OUR COUNCILMEETING .  I 
THINK THERE WAS A STRONG 
PREFERENCE THAT WE WOULD HAVE A 
JOINT MEETING LISTED ABOVE 
STAFFS COULD BE PRESENTAND BOTH 
THE BOARD AND COUNCIL COULD BE 
PRESENT AT ONE TIME .
>> Mayor Liccardo: I DO RECALL 
ASKING THAT SPECIFICALLY THAT 
IS TRUE.  
>> Raul Peralez: THANK YOU I 
JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT WE 
SHIFTED THE DIRECTION THEM FROM 
WHAT WE AGREED UPON LAST WEEK.  
THE ONLY REASON I'M NOT FULLY 
COMFORTABLE JUST GOING DOWN THE 
ROUTE WITH THE JOINT MEETING I
 
THAT ONE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY 
WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN .  
TO WE KNOW THESE DECISIONS AND 
CHANGES ARE HAPPENING EVERY 
SINGLE WEEK AND SO WE MAY END 
UP HAVING SOME SHORT DISCUSSION 
THAT IS A RECAP AFTER A LOT OF 
THIS IS ALREADY TRANSPIRED.  SO 
THAT IS MY MAIN CONCERN.  AND I 
KNOW THAT WE'VE HEARD THAT 
THERE WAS A COALITION LETTER 
THAT WENT OUT THE THREE TASK 
FORCES THE WAR MENTIONED IN THE 
PRESENTATION THERE REALLY 
EXPLAINED ONE OF THE MAIN 
ISSUES BROUGHT UP BY THE 
MEMBERS OF BOTH TASKFORCES WAS 
HIS LACK OF OR FEELING A LACKOF 
COMMUNICATION .  AND I KNOW 
THAT WE'RE WE ARE ABLE TO 
SUBMIT THIS WAS THE FIRST 
OPPORTUNITY OF THESE JOINT 
HEARINGS THAT HAPPEN FRIDAY AND 
YESTERDAY AT THE COUNTY BUT 
THOSEARE ONGOING THEY ARE ONE 
TIME .  MAYBE AS I UNDERSTAND 
THEY ARE CONTINUING SOME OF 
THOSE.  WHICH IS A GOOD EFFORT. 
BUT ADDITIONALLY WE FIND 
OURSELVES STILL ON HER HEELS.  
WITH A LOT OF THESE CHANGES.  I 
DON'T KNOW IF I JOINT HEARING 
IS GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT AND I 
DO RECOGNIZE THE RELUCTANCE THE 
FOR DOCTOR CODY OR 
REPRESENTATIVE TO PRESENT OR BE 
PRESENT IN FRONT OF THE 
COUNCIL.  BUT AGAIN WE ARE HALF 
OF THE COUNTY POPULATION.  WE 
FIND OURSELVES WITH A HOTSPOT 
OF COMMUNITIES BEING IMPACTED 
BY THIS PANDEMIC.  AGAIN WE 
CONTINUE TO BE ON HER HEELS ON 
THE DECISION THAT ARE BEING 
MADE.  I DO WANT TO GO BACK TO 
THE DECISION THAT WAS MADE LAST 
WEEK.  IF WE NEED TO MAKE IT 
MORE CLEAR WE REALLY WANT TO 
HAVE MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO 
BE PART OF THESE DECISIONS PART 
OF THE DISCUSSION THE THINKING. 
THAT IS WHAT THE OTHER PART OF 
THE REQUEST IS JUST NOT THE 
JOINT MEETING.  
>> COUNCILMEMBER I THINK THE 
CONVERSATION LAST WEEK GOT A 
LITTLE CIRCULAR.  SO I 
CERTAINLY CAN WITH IT KIND OF 
FLEXIBILITY IN SIMILAR ROOM AND 
KIND OF AN EITHER/OR TYPE OF 
THING NOT A BOTH.  MAYBE THAT 
WAS KIND OF MY INTERPRETATION 
OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD 
LAST WEEK.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: 
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ WE CAN 
CERTAINLY SEND A LETTER WITH 
THE REQUEST THAT YOU DESCRIBE.  
I BELIEVE AS I THINK ABOUT IT 
MORE AND IT REMINDED ME OF A 
CLEAR PREFERENCE FOR HAVING 
EVERYBODY THERE IF WE ARE GOING 
TO HAVE THEIR STAFF THERE.  
CERTAINLY WE CAN MAKE A 
REQUEST.  
>> Raul Peralez: I THOUGHT WAS 
CLEAR I KNOW I DO A LOT PEOPLE 
FOLLOW-UP THANK YOU FOR HAVING 
THE COUNCIL SEND A LETTER.  I 
THOUGHT WAS PRETTY CLEAR.  
MAYBE IT WASN'T.  I THINK THE 
MOST IMPORTANT PART IS THE 
OUTCOME.  IT MAY NOT HAVE TO 
COME IN THE FORM OF LETTER 
MAYBE THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT 
YOU HAD DAVE OR MAYOR ARE 
SUFFICIENT.  BUT I'M NOT SEEING 
THAT OUTCOME JUST YET.  AND I'M 
NOT SEEING THE OPPORTUNITY THAT 
WE SAY OKAY THERE IS A DATE ON 
THE BOOKS IN A WEEK OR TWO THAT 
IS REALLY GOING TO MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE.  SO AGAIN WHEN I AM 
NERVOUS ABOUT IS THIS ENDS UP 
HAPPENING TOO LITTLE TOO LATE 
AND THE MESSAGING THAT I'M 
GETTING FROM AT LEAST MY 
SPECIFIC TASK FORCE THAT I'M 
ABLE TO SIT ON THE HEALTH AND 
RATIO EQUITY TASK FORCE IS BEEN 
PRETTY CLEAR THAT THIS IS WHAT 
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE 
ASKING OF US.  AND WE ARE IN A 
POSITION I THINK TO MAKE THOSE 
GREATER DEMANDS MORE SO THAN 
THESE BUSINESSES OR THESE OTHER 
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.  WE 
CAN ENCOMPASS TASK I DON'T KNOW 
WHO CAN.  THAT WAS IT FOR MY 
COMMENT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: CAST MEMBER 
CARRASCO?  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: THANK 
YOU MAYOR.  JUST A COUPLE OF 
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS I GUESS.  
ONE RIGHT OFF THE BAT I'M GLAD 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA BROUGHT 
UP THE TESTING APOLLO IT 
DUMBFOUNDED ME I DON'T 
UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE ALL 
PUSHING COLLECTIVELY THE IDEA 
OF TESTING AS BEING ONE OF THE 
FIRST CRUCIAL STEPS TO 
REOPENING OUR ECONOMY AND 
MAKING SURE WE DON'T GET THAT 
SECOND WAVE WHY IT REMAINS 
EMPTY.  I'M VERY CONFUSED AS TO 
WHY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE 
THE BARRIERS THAT KEEP 
INDIVIDUALS FROM GETTING TESTED 
WHILE SITS RIGHT IN THE HEART 
OF THE SIDE OF SAN JOSC.  SO 
KIP POORLY COULD YOU PLEASE 
ONCE AGAIN AND I KNOW IT'S 
REDUNDANT I WANT TO BE CLEAR 
AGAIN BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ASKING 
FOR THIS FOR WEEKS NOW AS TO 
WHY WE CAN'T GET ON SITE 
REGISTRATION WHEN OTHER SITES 
IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSC HAVE 
ON-SITE SAME-DAYREGISTRATION ?  
MIND YOU FOR WEEKS NOW WE'VE 
BEEN DEALING WITH THE DIGITAL 
DIVIDE ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAN 
JOSC.  WE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS 
REDUCING THAT HUGE GAP THAT 
COMMUNITIESHAVE NEED TO HAVE .  
AND OF COURSE GLARINGLY OBVIOUS 
NOW AS CHILDREN HAVE HAD TO 
TRANSITION FROM CLASSROOMS TO 
ONLINE LEARNING.  THAT THIS IS 
A HUGE PROBLEM AND VERILY THE 
ONLY WAY YOU CAN REGISTER FOR 
VERILY IS THROUGH ONLINE 
REGISTRATION.  SO THIS IS GOING 
TO BE A HUGE ISSUE IF WE WANT 
TO FILL THOSE REGISTRATION 
SLOTS AGAIN ANOTHER BARRIER 93 
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ARE THE 
ONLY TIMES THAT VERILY HAS 
AVAILABILITY.  93 MONDAY 
THROUGH FRIDAY ONLY ONLINE 
REGISTRATION AND YOU CAN'T DO 
SAME-DAY ON-SITE REGISTRATION 
COULD YOU PLEASE WHAT I NEED TO 
DO ON WHAT COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA COUNCILMEMBER ARENA'S 
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ FOR THE 
MAYOR NEEDS TO DO TO REDUCE 
THESE BARRIERS SO THAT WE DON'T 
HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS SITTING 
IDLY BY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO 
SHOW UP TO POWELL STADIUM.  
>> YES COUNCILMEMBER THANK YOU 
TO THE QUESTIONS.  CHIP 
HARKNESS.  LAST WEEK AND TWO 
WEEKS TO THE PRESS WHOACTUALLY 
AT CAPACITY AT POWELLSTADIUM .  
WE DO QUITE WELL .  WE 
ATTRIBUTE MUCH OF THAT TO THE 
CONCERNS RUN THE PROTEST AS 
ADVERTISING.  BUT YOU ARE ALSO 
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT THAT WE DO 
NOT HAVE AN EASY NON- INTERNET 
WAY OF PEOPLE WALKING UP 
REGISTERING AND GETTING FILLED. 
PART OF WHAT WE ARE DOING IS 
MOVING AHEAD WE DON'T HAVE THE 
STAFF THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO 
PROVIDE THAT RESOURCE.  WE'VE 
UNDERSTOOD FROM VERILY WHAT 
WOULD BE REQUIRED WE ARE 
PUTTING TOGETHER A BID PACKAGE 
TO ASK CBO'S COMMITTEE-BASED 
ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFITS IF 
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR 
THAT AND HAVE US PAY FOR THAT 
SERVICE.  THIS IS ALSO BEEN 
PART OF LARGER CONVERSATION OF 
THE COUNTY WHICH IS BEEN 
DELAYED AROUND TESTING AND 
SUPPORT.  SO THEREIS MORE THAT 
WE CAN DO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT 
IS.  AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT 
YOU AND THE OTHER 
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE MADE 
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR .  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: 
ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE 
BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE BIT 
CONFUSED.  SO VERILY DOES NOT 
HAVE THE STAFF TO TAKE ON 
ADDITIONAL TESTING?  
>> Kip Harkness: THEY HAVE THE 
STAFF TO DO THE TESTING BUT 
WHAT THEY DON'T HAPPEN TO THEIR 
STATE CONTRACT AND ARE NOT 
WILLING TO PROVIDE OUTSIDE OF 
THEIR STATE CONTRACT IS THE 
STAFF WHO WOULD DO THE INTAKE 
AND THE MULTILANGUAGE AND HELP 
PEOPLE DO THE REGISTRATION 
PROCESS.  IT'S AWARE THEY HAVE 
DONE THAT IN OTHER PLACES AWARE 
THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN OTHER 
PLACES BEEN DONE BY 
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 
OR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS 
WITH A FILL THAT ROLE.  IN SOME 
CASES THE COUNTY IN SOME CASES 
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.  
>> MagdalenaCarrasco: IN 
OAKLAND THAT IS BEING DONE BY 
ANOTHER NONPROFIT .>> Kip 
Harkness: IN OAKLAND THERE IS A 
GROUP CALLED ROOTS.  WE ALSO 
HAVE A GROUP HERE THAT IS DOING 
THAT ONE OF THE CHURCH SITES.  
THE ROOTS GROUP I BELIEVE IS 
TAKING ON THAT ROLE VERILY TO 
THAT REGISTRATION NETWORK.  THE 
VERILY FOLKS THEMSELVES THEIR 
MODEL DOES NOT HAVE THEM PLAY 
THAT A CONTRACT UNDER THE 
COUNTY.  SWIFT TO FIND 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES EITHER 
FROM THE COUNTY OR FROM A 
NONPROFIT TOFILL THAT GAP.  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: WAS 
PAYING ROOTS?  
>> Kip Harkness: I DON'T KNOW . 
>> Magdalena Carrasco: WHO IS 
PAYING THEM HERE IN SAN JOSE.  
>> Kip Harkness: THEY ARE DOING 
INDEPENDENTLY I'M NOT SURE 
WHETHER FUND IS COMING FROM.  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: SO THE 
STATE WILL NOT PAY THEM TO DO 
ON-SITE REGISTRATION.  I WANT 
TO BE VERY CLEAR.
>> Kip Harkness: MY 
UNDERSTANDING IS THERE STATE 
CONTRACT DOES NOT COVER THAT AS 
A SERVICE.  IF WE WANT TO 
ADDRESS ON AS A SERVICE WE 
EITHER HAVE TO PROVIDE THE 
WORKERS TO DO THAT.  WHICH 
REQUIRE SOME FOLKS WHO HAVE 
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY AND SOME 
HELP CAPABILITY OR WITH THE 
CONTRACT WITH SOMEBODY WHO DOES 
THAT.  IN THIS POINT THAT WOULD 
BE AN EXPENSIVE FALL ON US.  SO 
THE ROOTS FOLKS HERE ARE 
WORKING OUT OFTHE ANTI-ARCO 
CHURCH.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT 
THEIR FUNDING SOURCES BUT I 
WILL FOLLOW THAT DOWN AS WELL . 
>> Magdalena Carrasco: THANK 
YOU SO MUCH I DO REALLY 
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT 
YOU'RE DOING I HAVE TO BE 
HONEST WITH YOU THIS IS BEEN A 
FRUSTRATING SITUATION EVERY 
TIME THAT I'VE ASKED FOR MY 
CHIEF OF STAFF AVAST WE ALWAYS 
SEEM TO GET A DIFFERENT ANSWER. 
AS TO WEB THE OBSTACLES OR HOW 
WE CAN REMOVE THE OBSTACLES I 
FEEL.  I WILL TAKE THAT 
OFF-LINE I DON'T WANT TO GET 
INTO THAT.  I WANT TO GET TO 
THE SOURCE AND I WANT TO REMOVE 
THE OBSTACLES.  THAT IS MY 
BOTTOM LINE.  SO THE OTHER IS 
I'M REALLY SURPRISED TO HEAR 
THAT WE'VE BEEN AT CAPACITY 
BEFORE THE RIOTS OR THE 
PROTESTS BEGAN.  THE NEXT 
QUESTION I HAVE IS WHEN YOU SAY 
CAPACITY WHAT IS CAPACITY?  
WHAT IS THE NUMBER.
>> Kip Harkness: I BELIEVE THE 
NUMBER THAT THEY HAD US AT 
THEIR INITIAL CAPACITY WAS 
ABOUT 300.  I THINK ACTUALLY 
BEGAN TO SEE THAT AND ADDED 
ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.  THEY HAVE 
THE ABILITY TO GO ABOVE THAT.  
AND YOU ARE BEGINNING TO 
INCREASE THAT CAPACITY BUT 
AGAIN DEMAND DROPPED OFF 
FOLLOWING THE PROTESTS AND 
STAYED A LITTLE BIT BELOW.  I'M 
GOING TO VERIFY THOSE NUMBERS 
TO MAKE SURE THAT MY MEMORY IS 
CLOSE TO ACCURATE HERE.  
HOPEFULLY THEY WILL GIVE ME THE 
ACCURATE NUMBER I SEE TEXT 
COMING.  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: IMO JUST 
TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION.  
GIVEN THAT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR 
95 12295148 951 27 ARE THE 
HARDEST HIT ZIP CODES.  CAN YOU 
GIVE ME A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE 
ZIP CODESAND WHETHER OR NOT WE 
RESERVING THOSE THAT CODES AT 
POWELL ?  
>> Kip Harkness: NO I CANNOT I 
DO NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION OF 
WHO IS TEXTED THAT IS PRIVATE 
INFORMATION THAT IS PART OF 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THAT IS NOT 
SHARED WITH THE CITY.  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: I'M 
GOING TO HAVE AN ISSUE I THINK 
EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY SHOULD 
BE TESTED.  I'M GOING TO HAVE 
AN ISSUE IF THE CAPACITY THAT 
WE ARE SEEING IS CAPACITY FROM 
LOS GATOS PALO ALTO CUPERTINO 
MOUNTAIN VIEW AREAS THAT WE 
KNOW ARE SEEING LOW DOUBLE 
DIGITS.  SCRIPTED EVERYBODY 
GETS TESTED BECAUSE THAT IS THE 
ONLY WAY WE ARE GOING TO HELP 
THE ECONOMY AND MAKE SURE THAT 
PEOPLE ARE SAFE.  DOCTOR MARTY 
INFAMOUS WORDS WHEN I WAS WITH 
HIM DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE 
IT'S GREAT IF WE HAVE 4000 A 
DAY DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE IF 
WE ARE NOT LASER BEAM FOCUSED 
IN THE AREA SWEAR WE KNOW 
PEOPLE ARE MOST AND THAT IS IN 
THE INSIDE IN THOSE FIVE ZIP 
CODES WHEN WE KNOW THE 
CONCENTRATION OF INDIVIDUALS 
WHO ARE MOSTLY HEAD.  SO WE 
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.  SO IF 
THOSE ARE NOT THE INDIVIDUALS 
THAT ARE GETTING TESTED THEN IT 
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.  SO 
WHEN I WAS THERE AND WAS 
WATCHING INDIVIDUALS GETTING 
TESTED I KNEW THAT IT WAS NOT 
THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND THEY 
ARE NOT INSIDERS THAT ARE 
COMING INTO GET TESTED.  I 
DON'T KNOW WHO IS GETTING 
TESTEDBECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN 
THERE IN SEVERAL DAYS.  I AM 
INSANE .  BUT WE DIDN'T SEE THE 
POPULATION WE ARE TARGETING AT 
JAMES LAKE FORPOWELL.  I DON'T 
KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY .  I 
KNOW SOMEONE WAS KEEPING 
STATISTICS BECAUSE DOCTOR MARTY 
SAID THAT ONLY 20 PERCENT OF 
ALL THE TESTS THEY'RE COMING 
THROUGH LATINO.  AND THAT IS A 
HUGE ISSUE.  AGAIN THE COUNTY 
DOES HAVE THAT INFORMATION.  
>> THEY REPORTED TO THE COUNTY 
HEALTH DEPARTMENT WE ARE NOT 
PRIVY TO THAT.  TO GO BACK ONTO 
THE NUMBERS.  I WAS FAIRLY 
CLOSE TO BE ACCURATE PRIOR TO 
THE PROTEST THERE ARE ABOUT 350 
TO 400 DAY.  THEY FELL DOWN TO 
ABOUT 100 TO 150 A DAY.  AND WE 
ARE SEEING THEM START TO RISE 
UP AGAIN WE HAVE ABOUT 250 
REGISTRATIONS FOR TOMORROW.  
WE'VE SEEN ABOUT 80 TO 86 
PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE 
REGISTERED AND ACTUALLY GOING 
TO GET TESTED.  THATWORKS OUT 
TO AN INCREASE.  BUT NOT BACK 
TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE .  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: THE 
REASON I BRING THIS UP BASE 
BECAUSE AGAIN IF WE KNOW 
THERE'S A DIGITAL DIVIDE.  WE 
KNOW THAT LATINOS AND THE SITE 
ARE GOING TO HAVE AREALLY HARD 
TIME REGISTERING.  IF THEY 
DON'T HAVE A WAY OF DOING IT 
ON-SITE .  WE DON'T RUSH THIS 
PROCESS SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO 
SEE THE NUMBERS GO UP IN TERMS 
OF LATINO REPRESENTATION.  IN 
THOSE LINES.  GETTING TESTED.  
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CALLED TO 
HAVE ACCESS.  I DON'T KNOW HOW 
QUICKLY WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO GET A NONPROFIT OR A CLINIC 
TO PARTNER UP WITH VERILY.  I'M 
REALLY SURPRISED THE VERILY 
WOULDN'T STAFF UP TO TAKE THIS 
ON.  DO WE NEED TO TALK TO 
SOMEBODY AT THE STATE LEVEL TO 
INCREASE THE FUNDING SO THAT 
THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND CREATE 
THAT OPPORTUNITY?  
>> Kip Harkness: I WOULD NEVER 
SAY NO TO MORE STATE FUNDING 
FOR TESTING.  MY UNDERSTANDING 
IS AGAIN THE LIMITATIONS OF THE 
CURRENT CONTRACT ARE PRETTY 
CLEAR AND SO THEY'RE WORKING 
WITHIN THOSE CONFINES.  IF WE 
WANT TO GO BEYOND THAT AND 
OFFER ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAN 
WE ARE IN THE HOOK FOR THE 
FIGURING THAT OUT.  IN FINDING 
THAT OUT.  IN SOME CASES THE 
COUNTIES HAVE DONE THAT IN SOME 
CASES AT CBO.  IN THIS CASE IT 
WOULD HAVE TO BE THE CITY 
FUNDING THE CBO IS THE ROOT WE 
WOULD HAVE TO GO TO.  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: I 
IMAGINE THAT THIS WOULD BE 
COVERED UNDER THE CARE OF ZACH? 
>> Kip Harkness: YES.  THIS 
FUNDING CAN BE COVERED UNDER 
THE CARE OF ZACH IS MY 
UNDERSTANDING.  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: OKAY.  
SO I DON'T SEE HOW WE GET 
AROUND IT UNLESS WE DO ON-SITE 
REGISTRATION.  IF WE DON'T GET 
AROUND THE ONLINE REGISTRATION 
I DON'T WE ARE GOING TO 
INCREASE OUR LATINO TESTING AT 
POWELL.  I DON'TSEE HOW IT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS YOU CAN 
TELL ME THERE IS SOME WAY 
AROUND THAT .  THANK YOU SO 
MUCH I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO 
WORK ON THIS.  I HAVE FAITH IN 
YOU AND I HAVE SOMEOTHER ISSUES 
WITH SOME OF THE BARRIERS .  
COUNCIL MEMBER ESPERAZA EXPRESS 
SOME OF THAT.  I KNOW SOME OF 
IT IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF A 
NO-FAULT SOME OF ITS SOULS ALL 
SQUARELY ON THE SHOULDERS OF 
THE COUNTY.  SO WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO INFORM WITHIN.  THE 
OTHER QUESTIONS I HAD ISRELATED 
TO SMALL BUSINESSES .  MICRO 
BUSINESSES.  SO THIS IS 
PROBABLY QUESTION STRESS THE 
KIM SHE STILL HERE?  
>> YES.
>> Magdalena Carrasco: HI KIM.  
I LIKE THE NUMBERS AND THE 
SMALL LOANS THE MICROLOANS THAT 
ARE BEING ADDRESSED TO THE 
SMALL BUSINESSES.  BUT IF YOU 
CAN TAKE ME THROUGH WHAT THE 
PLAN IS TO HELP AND SUPPORT THE 
SMALL BUSINESSES BECAUSE AS 
I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH THEM 
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ARE 
GOING TO SUPPORT THEM THEY'VE 
GONE THROUGH MASSIVE REVENUE 
LOSS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT 
SIT ON STORY ROAD KING WHITE 
ALUM ROCK ARE VERY DIFFERENT 
FROM THE BUSINESSES COULD SIT 
IN THE CORE OF SAN JOSE.  THEY 
ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE 
BUSINESSES THAT SIT AT 
UNIVERSITY IN PALO ALTO.  VERY 
DIFFERENT SIT FROM THE 
BUSINESSES THAT SIT ON LINCOLN 
AVENUE.  THESE ARE BUSINESSES 
THAT SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN 
HARD-HIT.  SO INDIVIDUALS WHO 
USUALLY PATRONIZE THEM WHO 
SPEND THEIR MONEY THERE ARE 
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO 
NOW NO LONGER HAVE 
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO GO IN 
THERE AND SPEND AT THEMSELVES.  
SO HAVE YOU STARTED TO THINK
THROUGH THAT .  THEY'RE NOT 
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN 
GETTING AUTOMATIC DEPOSITS.  
INTO THEIR ACCOUNTS.  THEY'VE 
BEEN SITTING ON AND NOW THEY 
ARE UNEMPLOYED THEMSELVES.  NOW 
THEY DON'T HAVE FUNDING.  THESE 
ARE UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES WHO 
HAVE NO FUNDING FROM ANY OTHER 
SOURCE.  BENEFITS WHATSOEVER.  
I'M HAVING A HARD TIME THINKING 
THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE GOING TO 
CROSS OVER 101 TO HANG OUT AND 
THAT RESTAURANT AND THEN TAKE 
IT BACK ACROSS 101.  UNLESS WE 
DO SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO 
PROMOTE THAT OR RE-CREATE SOME 
SORT OF REALLY FUN GIFT CARD 
INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT GETS OUR 
WONDERFUL BELOW GLENN FOLKES 
WHO HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO 
THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS THAT WILL 
MOTIVATE THEM TO COME IN. .  HO 
WE STARTED TO THINK ABOUT HOW 
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT THE 
SMALL BUSINESSES ON ALUM ROCK 
AND STORY ROAD IN KING WHO 
REALLY NEED AND ARE GOING TO BE 
FLOUNDERING AND HAVING A VERY 
HARD TIME SELLING TACOS.  
>> YOU MAY REMEMBER 
COUNCILMEMBER I KNOW ONE OF 
YOUR FAVOR SPOTS ON ALUM ROCK 
INCLUDING YOUR ADVICE ON WHAT 
ORDER THERE.  
>> CLEARLY RELEARN SOMETHING ON 
OUR WORK WITH ANTI-DISPLACEMENT 
ON OUR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 
TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS.  
ABOUT WHAT THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND 
ASSETS AND SOLUTIONS ARE GOING 
TO BE.  CLEARLY MORE SURVIVAL 
CAPITAL BOTH FOR SMALL BUSINESS 
OWNERS AND FOR RESIDENTS IS 
IMPORTANT.  WE LEARNED THAT 
SPECIFIC KINDS OF TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE ARE GOING TO BE 
IMPORTANT.  FOR EXAMPLE WE KNOW 
WE LEARNED FROM LISTENING TO 
THE BUSINESSES ON ALUM ROCK 
THAT MANY OF THEM DON'T HAVE 
LEASES OR TYPICAL LEASE 
ARRANGEMENTS WITH LANDLORDS.  
WE BROUGHT IN SPECIAL ADVISORS 
TO HELP YOU TO GET LEASES IN 
PLACE OR HELP WITH NEGOTIATIONS 
OR HELP WITH THOSE KIND OF 
SOLUTIONS.  SO I THINK IT'S 
GOING TO BE A PROCESS OF 
LISTENING AND FIGURING OUT HOW 
TOGETHER WE ARE GOING TO DO 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO RISE TO 
THESE CHALLENGES.  AGAIN A 
COMBINATION OF BUILDING THE 
CAPACITY OF TRUSTED ADVISORS 
WHO ALREADY ARE IN THE 
NONPROFITS THAT ARE ALREADY IN 
THENEIGHBORHOODS.  SOME 
CUSTOMIZEDTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
AND SOME SUPPORT .  THE 
SURVIVAL CAPITAL .  AND THEN 
COMPLEMENTARY SUPPORT FROM THE 
RESIDENCE ASSISTANCE ARTIFICE.  
LIKE YOU SAID YOU CAN'T JUST 
FOCUS ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND 
YOU CAN JUST FOCUS ON GETTING 
PEOPLE INTO JOBS.  YOU ALSO 
HAVE THE FOCUS ON THE FINANCIAL 
CAPACITY OF THE CONSUMERS IN 
THESE AREAS.  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: YES.  
LEASES OF COURSE ARE IMPORTANT. 
GETTING THEM SOME CAPITAL BUT 
AGAIN THE OTHER DAY I WENT AND 
I PICKED UP SOME PASTA ON 
LINCOLN AVENUE FOR MY KIDS 
BECAUSE AS MUCH AS WE LOVE 
TACOS DOWN THESTREET .  YOU CAN 
SURVIVE TACOS ALONE.  ALTHOUGH 
THAT IS DEBATABLE.  LINCOLN 
AVENUE WAS THRIVING.  I COULD 
TELL YOU LINCOLN AVENUE WAS 
THRIVING.  WHEN I GO DOWN STORY 
AND KING THESE BUSINESSES ARE 
EMPTY.  AND IT'S BECAUSE LIKE I 
SAID THE SURROUNDING 
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FILLED WITH 
FAMILIES WHO ARE STANDING IN 
THREE HOUR-LONG LINES WAITING 
FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION.  SO THEY 
DON'T HAVE AGAIN THE KIND OF 
FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THEM TO 
CONTINUE TO KEEP THE LOCAL 
BUSINESSES OPEN.  IN A VERY 
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.  SO THEY 
CAN HAVE A $25,000 GRANT OR 
SMALL LOAN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE 
ENOUGH.  WE HAVE TO DO 
SOMETHING TO REALLY REALLY 
SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES AND 
PROMOTE THEM IN AREAS THAT ARE 
MAYBE UNBEKNOWNST TO OTHER 
AREAS IN SAN JOSE THAT MAYBE 
HAVE NEVER BEEN VENTURED INTO 
THE RICHNESS OF OTHER PARTS OF 
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.  SO WHEN 
I'M REQUESTING OF ALL OF YOU IF 
YOU PUT YOUR VERY CREATIVE HATS 
ON THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE THEM 
ON.  I KNOW THAT.  AND YOU'RE 
BEING VERY DILIGENT IN BRINGING 
IN THESE VERY BIG IDEAS.  AND 
NOW WHAT I'M ASKING IS TO 
REALLY DIG INTO THE WEEDS OF 
THEIR CREATIVITY AND PULL IN 
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE 
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AND TO HAVE 
THEM DIG DEEP AND TO BE VERY 
KIND IN TERMS OF WHEN THEY 
SPEND THEIR MONEY.  IT DOES US 
NO GOOD IF ONLY JAPAN TOWN AND 
LINCOLN AVENUE ARE THE ONLY 
BUSINESS DISTRICT TRAITS TO 
SURVIVE.  AND ALUM ROCK DIES 
OFF STORY ROAD DIES OFF OUR 
VIETNAMESE BUSINESSES STYLE.  
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE 
BUSINESSES ALSO SURVIVE.  SO 
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE 
CREATE A NETWORK OF GIFT CARDS 
AND BUSINESS SUPPORT I KNOW 
THAT COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS HAS 
BEEN DOING AND MAKING AN EFFORT 
TO PROMOTE HER BUSINESSES.  BUT 
DON'T THINK WE HAVE 
COLLECTIVELY DONE THAT IN TERM
 
OF HOW WE .  I DON'T KNOW.  
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE 
CREATIVE BRAIN BRAIN.  THERE'S 
A REASON WHY WAS A SOCIAL 
WORKER AND NOT AN ARTIST.  I'M 
JUST NOT THAT SIDE OF MY BRAIN 
DOESN'T WORK.  BUT I DO KNOW 
THAT MY BUSINESSES ARE HURTING 
AND THEIR FAMILIES NETWORKERS 
THAT HAVE TO PAY THE BILLS AND 
THEY HAVE TO FEED THEIR 
CHILDREN.  AND THEY DON'T WANT 
TO STAND IN A THREE HOUR-LONG 
LINE BEGGING FOR FOOD OR WANT 
TO BE AT THE MERCY OF 
GOVERNMENT ASKING FOR SIX BAGS 
OF FOOD IN ORDER TO SURVIVE THE 
WEEKEND.  THEY WANT TO GO BACK 
TO THE BUSINESSES THEY WANT TO 
WORK THE HARD-WORKING FAMILIES. 
WHAT I'M ASKING IS LET'S PUT 
OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND LET'S 
FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE TRULY OPEN 
UP THE ECONOMY SO THAT PEOPLE 
CAN FEED THEIR FAMILIES AND 
FEEL USEFUL TO THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSE.  SAN JOSE IS DIVERSE AND 
IT'S RICH AND IT'S IT'S SUCH A 
UNBELIEVABLY INCREDIBLE CITY TO 
RAISE A FAMILY IN.  WE NEED TO 
SHOW OUR STRENGTH AND OUR 
INGENUITY AND I JUST NEED HELP 
IN HELPING MY BUSINESSES.  THE 
LOANS ARE GREAT WITH $25,000.  
TO GREAT START BUT THEY NEED 
ONGOING CAPITAL.  AND WE CAN 
GIVING THEM LOANS AND SMALL 
SEED MONEY.  THEY NEED ONGOING 
CASH FLOW.  SO I THINK THAT IF 
THE ENTIRE CITY UNDERSTANDS 
THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO 
FIGURE THAT OUT.  AND I LIKE 
THE SLIDE THAT YOU SHOWED I 
DON'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT IS. 
IT HAD A BLUE BACKGROUND.  IT 
SAID WE ARE GOING TO INVEST OUR 
TIME AND EFFORT INTO THOSE 
COMMUNITIES WEAR THERE WAS 
DISPARITY SOMEWHERE THERE WAS 
DISENFRANCHISEMENT AND 
REDLINING AND ALL THAT.  SO 
LET'S DO IT.  WE NEED TO INVEST 
BEYOND THE MICROLOANS.  ANYWAY 
THAT IS IT FOR ME.  
>> WE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE.
>> MagdalenaCarrasco: THANK YOU 
SO MUCH I APPRECIATE THAT .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS?  I JUST 
WANT TO FOLLOW-UP IN A COUPLE 
OF QUESTIONSFROM COUNCILMEMBER 
CARRASCO .  ON THE TESTING I 
KNOW THERE'S SOME COUNTY HEALTH 
CLINICS AND OBVIOUSLY WE ARE 
NOT MANAGING TESTING.  I DON'T 
EXPECT YOU TO KNOW ALL OF THE 
STUFF.  I KNOW YOU'RE RELYING 
ON THE COUNTY.  I'M JUST 
LOOKING ON THE COUNTIES MAP AND 
BETWEEN THE SIDE OF JAMES LAKE 
IN THE COUNTY HEALTH FACILITIES 
AND OVER FELT THAT THE SCHOOL 
CLINIC.  LOOKS LIKE IT'S A 
REGIONAL I'M SORRY THAT'S NOT 
COUNTING IT'S REGIONAL.  VISIT 
COUNTY SITE CLINIC.  AND 
OBVIOUSLY THE COUNTY CLINIC ON
17TH AND SANTA CLARA STREET.  
ARE ANY OF THOSE WALK UP ?  OR 
DO ALL THOSE REQUIRE SOME KIND 
OF ONLINESIGNING ?  I ASSUME 
THAT THERE WAS SOME ABILITY TO 
WALK UP AT A COUNTY FREE CLINIC 
MY WRONG ABOUT THAT?  
>> Kip Harkness: I REALIZE 
WHATEVER I'M GOING TO SAY IS AN 
ASSUMPTION.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT 
IS WALK UP AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO 
HAVE HEALTHCARE VERSUS WHAT YOU 
DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS PROCEDURES 
ARE.  ANYTHING I WOULD RESPOND 
WOULD BE AN ASSUMPTION ON THAT. 
>> Mayor Liccardo: THERE ENOUGH 
I WOULD JUST TRY TO SEE IF I 
CAN FIND IT ONLINE.  
>> DOING THE SAME THING RIGHT 
NOW.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I THINK IF 
WE SPEND ENOUGH TIME IN THE 
WEBSITE I WOULD BE ABLE TO 
FIGURE THAT OUT.  IT IS A VERY 
GOOD WEBSITE WHICH IS HELPFUL.  
WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE CAN GET 
ONLINE.  BUT I KNOW TOO MANY OF 
HER RESIDENTS CAN'T.  I TOTALLY 
APPRECIATE AND AGREE WITH 
COUNCILMEMBER CARRASCO'S 
INSISTENCE ON FINDING A WAY TO 
GET SOMEBODY THERETO ACCEPT 
ON-SITE REGISTRATION .  I DO 
KNOW THAT BARELY INDICATED THAT 
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO EXPAND 
THE HOURS WE COULD GET THE 
NUMBERS UP.  I DO KNOW THAT'S A 
BIT OF A CHICKENAND EGG 
PROBLEM.  UNTIL WE PROBABLY 
HAVE ON-SITE REGISTRATION 
AVAILABLE .  IT MAY NOT HAPPEN 
RELEASE IT HAPPENED A COUPLE 
WEEKS AGO BUT THE THOUGHT HAS 
OCCURRED TO ME THAT MAYBE THERE 
WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FATIGUE 
OUT THERE AND PEOPLE ARE SIMPLY 
NOT PERHAPS AS WARY AND THEY 
MAY NOT BE AS ATTUNED TO 
TESTING.  THIS IS PROBABLY A 
COMMUNICATION ISSUE ABOUT 
PUSHING THE MESSAGE OUT AND 
MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT 
THEY SHOULD GET TESTED 
PARTICULARLY IF THEY'RE OUT 
THERE HAVING A LOT OF CONTACT 
WITH PEOPLE IN THEIR PARTICULAR 
OP OCCUPATION FOR EXAMPLE 
PEOPLE IN THE RESTAURANT.  DAVE 
INFORMED ME RECENTLY THAT THEY 
ARE WILLING TO TEST 
ASYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS.  AND 
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL OPEN US TO 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITY 
EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS WITH 
KAISER.  TO GET ACCESS DOES 
THAT HELP IN ANY WAY IN TERMS 
OFRELIEVING THE BURDEN ON ANY 
OF THESE OTHER SITES .  FIRST 
TO BE ABLE TO GET ON THE 
RESIDENCE WHO ARE NOT CITY OR 
COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO THEVERILY 
OR OTHER SITES .
>> Kip Harkness: STRATEGY THAT 
THE COUNTY HAS OUTLINED IS THAT 
THEY WANT EVERYONE WAS 
HEALTHCARE TO GET TESTED 
THROUGH THEIR PROVIDER.  HOPE 
YOU HAVE KAISER OF THE PIECES 
TO GO THERE FIRST SO KAISER 
SHIFT VERY MUCH AT YOUR 
INSISTENCE TO BROADEN THEIR 
TESTING TO ACE AND THEMATIC 
FOLKS IN A BROADER RANGE OF 
FOLKS.  DOES TAKE THE PRESSURE 
OFF OF THOSE OTHER SYSTEMS AND 
ALLOWS THAT CAPACITY TO GO MORE 
TO PEOPLE WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF 
NEED OR DO NOT HAVE HEALTHCARE. 
SUGGEST THERE ARE A FEW SITES 
THAT ARE WELCOME TESTING.  DICK 
SHOUTED TO THE ROOTS FOLKS AT 
THE ANY ARC BAPTIST CHURCH ON 
JULIAN WITH HER IS AN EXAMPLE 
AWARE THEY ARE DOING THAT.  
THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE 
ARE TRYING TO LEARN FROM.  IT'S 
WALK-UP YOU DON'T HAVE TO 
PREREGISTER.  THEY WOULD LIKE 
YOU TO CALL OR USE THE INTERNET 
TO REGISTER HE CAN BUT IF YOU 
DON'T HAVE TO.  SO WE'RE 
LOOKING AT THOSE MODELS.  WE DO 
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MARTY 
FINSTER SHY COMING UP NEXT DAY 
OR SO.  TO TALK ABOUT 
COORDINATION WITH THE COUNTY 
AROUND TESTING.  TO BE CLEAR 
WE'D INITIATED THE CONVERSATION 
SEVERAL WEEKS BACK AND THEN THE 
COUNTY HAD GONE SANDAL NONE US. 
A COUPLE WEEKS HAVE ELAPSED.  
SINCE OUR INITIAL CONVERSATIONS 
IN WHICH WE'VE GONE VERY LITTLE 
TO NO RESPONSE FROM THE COUNTY 
AROUND THE CORONATION EFFORT.  
THAT IS SLOW THINGS DOWN FOR 
US.  BUT WE'VE REINITIATED AND 
HAVE HAD POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM 
MARTY FINSTER SHY.  HE'S IN 
CHARGE OF THE TESTING PHASE.  
SO WE CAN BRING THIS ISSUE TO 
HIM AROUND PRIORITIZATION OF 
BOTH THE NEED AND ALSO THE 
ALTERNATIVE MODELS THAT EITHER 
HERE OR WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO 
PROVIDE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: OKAY.  JUST 
FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH I WAS 
LOOKING ONLINE AT THE EAST 
VALLEY SITE IT TO SAY THEY TAKE 
DRIVE-THROUGH BUT ASK EVERYONE 
TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT OR 
VISIT THE WEBSITE.  AND IF A 
PHONE NUMBER THERE.  SO IT 
APPEARS THAT MOST ARE LOOKING 
FOR SOME KIND OF ADVANCED 
SCHEDULING.  BUT I KNOW WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO WORK TO FIGURE OUT 
A WAY TO MAKE IT MORE 
ACCESSIBLE.  I DO QUESTION OR 
TWO ABOUT THE BACKLOG ON THE 
FIRE INSPECTIONS AND THE PLAN 
REVIEW.  EITHER CHIEF ESTRADA 
OR CHIEFWILLIAMS WHOEVER'S ABLE 
TO RESPOND ?  THE BACKLOG THAT 
WE HAVE NOW THE FIVE WEEKS FOUR 
WEEKS CAN YOU GIVE ME A SENSE 
OF HOW MAY PROJECTS THAT WE 
HAVE SORT OF CAUGHT IN THAT 
BACKLOG.  I WAS TRYING TO COUNT 
THEM AS WEARE WATCHING THIS 
LOGICAL BOW AND I MAY HAVE 
MISSED IF YOU GIVE US AN 
ACCURATE NUMBER ?  
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION 
MR. MAYOR.  THAT ACTUALLY 
PROVES TO BE ONE OF THE THINGS 
THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIGURE 
OUT.  WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF 
PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE THAT 
ARE LEFT IN THE QUEUE FROM THAT 
HAVE COME IN AND EXIT.  I'D 
HAVE TO LOOK INTO SPECIFICALLY 
THE DATA A LITTLE BIT MORE TO 
GET A NUMBER I WOULD PREFER TO 
GET YOU AS CLOSE TO AN EXACT 
NUMBER EVEN THOUGH IT MEANS 
THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE 
SOMEBODY GO INTOTHE SYSTEM AND 
LOOK AT THESE THINGS ONE ON 
ONE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: OKAY.  
>> SORRY I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE 
ANSWER YOU WANTED .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: YOU ARE 
RIGHT.  BUT I WAS REALLY HOPING 
WE ARE VERY FOCUSED ON THE DATA 
I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS IS 
RIGHT THERE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO 
BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO 
WORK IN OUR ABILITY TO FIND A 
PATH TO GET THEM BACK TO WORK 
IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT.  
DO WE KNOW IF THIS IS A LONGER 
BACKLOG OR SHORTER BACKLOG THAN 
WE HAD BEFORE THE COVID 
PANDEMIC?  
>> WITH REGARD TO THE PLAN 
REVIEW.  THIS IS SHORTER.  WE 
DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK 
ON THINGS.  AND ONE DATA POINT 
I CAN SHARE IS OUR CYCLE TIME 
IS GETTING SHORTER.  WE WEREN'T 
ABOUT IN THE MID-70S IN JANUARY 
FINISHING PROJECTS WITHIN THE 
DUE DATE AND WE ARE CURRENTLY 
AT 89 PERCENT.  OUR OVERALL 
GOAL IS ALWAYS TO BE A 93 
PERCENT.  SO WE ARE WORKING ON 
THE BACKLOG.  THERE ARE FEWER 
PROJECTS I CAN TELL YOU THAT.  
THE CYCLE TIME IS GETTING 
SHORTER.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I WAS UNDER 
THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE WAS 
ONE PARTICULAR PAIN POINT WAS 
WORSE THAN ANY OTHER. THAT WAS 
SPRINKLER INSPECTIONS THAT 
CORRECT?  
>> THAT IS CORRECT .
>>Mayor Liccardo: NEW DESCRIBED 
IN SHIFTING SECOND TO BE A 
PERMANENT SHIFT ?  OR IS THIS 
GOING TO BE A SITUATION WHAT WE 
ARE SORT OF CUTTING OFF ONE END 
OF THE BLANKET AND SELLING IT 
ON TO THE OTHER END AND NOW 
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BACKLOG 
SOMEWHERE ELSE?  
>> SO THE APPROACH THAT WE ARE 
TAKING IN WORKING WITH THE 
MANAGEMENT AND THE OTHER 
MANAGERS HERE.  WE'VE DEVELOPED 
NEW SETS OF REPORTS.  ONE OF 
THE THINGS WE ARE GETTING ON A 
WEEKLY BASIS IS HOW MANY 
PROJECTS WITH EACH DISCIPLINE.  
REMEMBER THE SLIDE THERE ARE 
FOUR BASIC DISCIPLINES.  WE ARE 
DOING WELL ON HAZMAT WE'RE 
DOING WELL ON THE ARCHITECTURAL 
LIFE SAFETY COMPONENT.  SO WE 
HAVE CROSS TRAIN PEOPLE IN THE 
LAST YEAR I DO HAVE STAFF THAT 
WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT 
BRINGING OVER.  TO ADOPT A 
RESOURCE POUNCING.  WE HAVE AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO PULL SOMEONE 
FROM ARCHITECTURAL AZUR-HGAzurcc
>>Sam Liccardo: HAS BEEN THERE 
ANY EXPLANATION OF THE 
POSSIBILITY WE MIGHT BE Ã
CROSSTRAINED INSPECTORS.  I 
KNOW WE HAVE DONE THIS WITH 
OTHER DISCIPLINES WITHIN 
INSPECTIONS AND BUILDING 
ELECTRICAL, ETC. WERE OBVIOUSLY 
WE OFFER A PAID BENEFIT FOR 
THOSE WHO WANT TO TAKE CLASSES 
TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO INSPECT 
SPRINKLERS.  AND THAT WITH THE 
SAME INSPECTOR COULD BE LOOKING 
AT SPRINKLERS IS LOOKING AT THE 
ELECTRICAL WIRING.  HOW WE 
EXPLORE THAT?  IS THERE AN 
OPPORTUNITY IN ADDITIONAL 
CROSSTRAINING SO WE COULD 
BROADEN THE SKILLS THAT ARE 
COMPENSATED SO MAYBE WE CAN 
MOVE THINGS ALONG A LITTLE 
FASTER?  
>> LAST YEAR IT WAS IN THE 
SUMMER, I BELIEVE, WE HAD A 
PLAN CHECK AND ABOUT 16 PEOPLE 
WENT THROUGH THAT COULD 
POTENTIALLY HELP US OUT.  WE 
HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF 
HOURS AND WE DID PULL THE 
ENTIRE STAFF TO SEE WHO WAS 
INTERESTED IN LEARNING, 
BASICALLY BEING CROSSED 
DISCIPLINED.  WE CURRENTLY HAVE 
STAFF SPECIFICALLY ON VIDEO 
INSPECTIONS THAT CAN SIGNOFF 
MORE THAN ONE TIME.  WE ARE 
SEEKING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY 
OF BEING OUT IN THE FIELD AND 
HANDLE WITH ONE DISCIPLINE.  SO 
I WOULD SAY YES WE CROSSTRAINED 
PEOPLE FOR IT WE ARE USING THEM 
AND WE HAVE MORE IN THE QUEUE 
THAT ARE BASICALLY BEING 
SWITCHED.  THAT IS ONE OF THE 
REASONS WE CAN TAKE TWO PEOPLE 
AND MOVE THEM OVER.  ALWAYS 
MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE TIME ON 
ANY OF THE OTHERS.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANKS, CHIEF.  
COUNCILMEMBER DIEP?  
>>Lan Diep: THANKS, MAYOR.  I 
WANTED TO SPEAK ÃLET ME LOOK 
AT MY SCREEN REAL QUICK FOR A 
SECOND.  TO THE POINT OF 
ON-SITE TESTING, WE KNOW THIS 
WEEK AT LEAST ONLY IN SANTA 
CLARA COUNTY ÃIN SAN JOSE 
BROTHER, JUNE 9-12 AT 10:00 
A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. AT 155 BERGER 
DRIVE IN D3, ORDER OF D4, 
THERE'S FREE COVID-19 TESTING.  
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.  YOU 
JUST HAVE TO WALK IN.  I JUST 
WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT.  SO 
CALLED MEMBER CARRASCO AND 
EVERYONE, YOU CAN GET YOUR 
RESIDENCE OUT THERE.
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU, 
COUNCILMEMBER.  FOR SHARING 
THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU WE 
WILL BE SURE TO GET IT ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA.  ANY OTHER 
QUESTIONS?  ANY OTHER QUESTIONS 
OR MY COLLEAGUES?  WE WILL MOVE 
FORWARD FROM THANKS AGAIN TO 
ALL THE TEAM, PARTICULARLY FROM 
THE EOC.  WE WILLMOVE THE ITEM 
3.3, A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF 
COVID RECOVERY COST .  WE HAVE 
A PRESENTATION FOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.  CAN 
EVERYBODY HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo: YES.
>> I AM JOINED BY BRITTANY 
HARVEY, STEPHANIE AND KATRINA 
FOR MY OFFICE WHO WORKED ON THE 
PROJECT.  AS YOU ARE AWARE, 
CITY STAFF BEGUN THE PROCESS OF 
APPLYING FOR A VARIETY OF 
FEDERAL GRANTS AND 
REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE 
CITIES EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO 
THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK.  
INCLUDING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 
FROM FEMA.  OFFICE REVIEWED THE 
CONTROLS IN PLACE AND 
DOCUMENTATION GATHERED TO 
SUPPORT COVID-19 EXPENSES.  AT 
THE TIME OF APPLICATION OF 
FUNDING FROM FEMA IN EARLY MAY, 
THIS AUDIT WAS REQUESTED BY THE 
ADMINISTRATION AND THE EOC 
DIRECTORS SUPPORTS OUR ROLE 
WITHIN THE LINE OF THE CITY 
OPERATION PLANS RECOVERY ANNEX. 
THIS IS AN INTERIM REPORT.  IT 
IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR HIM 
WE FELT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT 
ISSUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE URGENCY 
OF GETTING THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE 
TO MAXIMIZE FEDERAL 
REIMBURSEMENTS.  WE EXPECT THIS 
TO BE THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF 
AUDITS WE WILL BE CONDUCTING 
WITH STATE AND FEDERAL 
GUIDELINES AROUND THE COVID-19 
EMERGENCY.  SO INITIALLY I WANT 
TO GO BRIEFLY THROUGH THE 
CITIES WORK TODAY ON CREATING 
SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT FEDERAL 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR IN THE CITIES 
NEXT STEPS TO FINALIZE THE 
SYSTEMS AND FINALLY THE RISK 
AREAS WE WILL BE MONITORING 
THAT WE NOTED DURING THE WORK.  
FEMA REQUIRES.[ INAUDIBLE ] TO 
RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT SUCH AS 
PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION, 
SUPPORTING EXPENSE CLAIMS, 
FOLLOWING RULES SURROUNDING 
PARKING RAMP ARE IN FOR 
EXAMPLE, EXPENSE CLAIMS RELATED 
TOMATERIALS, LABOR AND OTHER 
EXPENDITURES , FEMA REQUIRES 
JUSTIFICATION WHILE RESOURCES 
REVIEWS AND TO WHAT PURPOSE.  
FEMA REQUIRES THE CITY FOLLOWS 
ITS OWN PROCUREMENT POLICIES.  
FEDERAL STANDARDS INCLUDE 
LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF 
SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTING AND 
CERTAIN COST STRUCTURES.  LIKE 
COST PLUS PERCENT AGREEMENTS.  
IN ADDITION, FEMA REQUIRES 
JUSTIFICATION FOR ALL 
NONCOMPETITIVE PROCUREMENTS.  
FEMA WILL NOT REIMBURSE PAID 
FOR BY OTHER SOURCES.  IT'S 
IMPERATIVE THE CITY DISTINCTION 
TRACK EXPENSES ACCORDINGLY.  
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THOSE RULES 
CAN LIMIT THE CITIES ABILITY 
MAXIMIZE REIMBURSEMENT AS A 
RESULT OF DENIAL OF FUNDING BY 
FEMA OR OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING 
SOURCES.  BECAUSE FAMOUS 
EXPEDITED APPLICATION DOES NOT 
REQUIRE DOCUMENTATION AT THE 
TIME OF SUBMISSION, WE REVIEWED 
KEY GUIDANCE AND PROCESSES THE 
CITIES MUST HAVE IN PLACE TO 
ENSURE IT IS READY TO ACCEPT 
AND MAXIMIZE FEMA FUNDS IT CAN 
RECEIVE.  REVIEWED THE CITIES 
DRAFT DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES 
FOR FEMA GUIDELINES AS WELL AS 
OTHER SYSTEMS FULLY IMPLEMENT 
AND MAXIMIZE FEDERAL 
REIMBURSEMENT.  AND WANT TO 
NOTE, WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE 
FEMA GUIDELINES, THE 
DOCUMENTATION PLAN PUT TOGETHER 
BY AN MINISTRATION ISAPPLICABLE 
FOR REFUNDS AND OTHER POTENTIAL 
FUNDING SOURCES .  MORE ON OUR 
SCOPE AND METHODOLOGIES ARE 
LISTED IN THE APPENDIX OF OUR 
REPORT.  WE IDENTIFIED FIVE 
AREAS FOR CONTROLS AND 
EQUIPMENT ONE IS DEFINING 
PROGRAM AREAS SUCH THAT FEMA 
ELIGIBLE EXPENSE DELINEATED 
FROM OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.  
PROCUREMENT MEET CITY AND FEMA 
REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTING 
EXPENSES FOR SUPPLIES, 
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.  
TRACKING LABOR OR PERSONNEL 
EXPENSES BY PROGRAM AREA.  AND 
FINALLY DOCUMENTING DONATE 
RESOURCES IT CAN USE FOR THE 
COST SHARE PROGRAMS.  I WILL 
TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT 
LATER.  EACH OF THESE AREAS 
CITY STAFF HAS IMPLEMENT IT OR 
BEGUN TO IMPLEMENT PROCESSES TO 
TRACK AND DOCUMENTREIMBURSEMENT 
COSTS .  IT SHOULD BE NOTED 
THESE OF BEEN STOOD UP AND IN 
EXTREMELY DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT 
WHICH FEDERAL GUIDANCE HAS BEEN 
UPDATED OVER TIME.  FIRST TO 
DATE CITY STAFF IS IMPLEMENTED 
INITIAL PLANS FOR DOCUMENTING 
EXPENSES BY PROGRAM AREAS 
DURING THE PROCESS OF REFINING 
THESE CONTROLS.  STAFF 
DEVELOPED A RECOVERY 
DOCUMENTATION WHEN THAT LEFT 
SEVERAL AREAS BASED ON 
CATEGORIES AND CITY ACTIVITIES. 
DOCUMENTATION LIAISONS WERE 
ASSIGNED TO EOC BRANCH AND 
FINANCE THE BUDGET STUFF 
CREATED AN ACCOUNTING STRUCTURE 
TO CATEGORIZE EMERGENCY 
EXPENSESBY PROGRAM AREA IN THE 
CITIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM .  THIS WILL ALLOW STAFF 
TO IDENTIFY AND HELP DELINEATE 
EXPENSES FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAM 
AREAS AND FUNDING SOURCES.  TO 
MEET FAMOUS PROCUREMENT 
GUIDELINES, STAFF FROM IT AND 
FINANCE CREATED A PROCUREMENT 
ROADMAP AND EXISTING EMERGENCY 
RESOURCE REQUISITION PROCESS 
FOR THE 213 RR PROCESS.  FINEST 
DEVELOPED INTERNAL GUIDANCEAND 
A PROCUREMENT QUESTIONNAIRE TO 
HELP STAFF NAVIGATE 
PROCUREMENTS .  THE CITIES 
ATTORNEYS OFFICE HAS DEVELOPED 
AND SHARED SAMPLE CONTRACT LINK 
WHICH WITH PROGRAM STAFF.  I 
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CITY HAS 
ISSUED SOLE-SOURCE AGREEMENTS 
AS ALLOWED UNDER FEMA IS 
DECLARED EXIT AND 
CIRCUMSTANCES.  HOWEVER, TO 
MAINTAIN REIMBURSEMENT 
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PURCHASE OF 
GOODS AND SERVICES OF THE CITY 
PLANS TO TRANSITION COMPETITIVE 
PROCUREMENTS.  THIRD, FEMA 
REQUIRES APPLICANTS TRACK 
EXPENSES FOR SUPPLIES 
MATERIALS, VEHICLES AND 
EQUIPMENT.  WOODWORKS STARTED 
THE VEHICLE RESEARCH LONGFORD 
FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN THE FIRE 
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TRACKING 
VEHICLE USAGE FOR DELIVERY OF 
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
OR PPE.  THE AREA OF PERSONNEL 
TO TRACK EMERGENCY RELATED 
COSTS BY PROGRAM AREA FINANCE 
CREATED SPECIFIC PAY CODE 
WITHIN THE CITIES HUMAN 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENTSYSTEM .  
AND STAFF ASSIGNED TO THE EOC 
SIGN IN AND OUT THROUGH A 
DIGITAL TRACKING SHEET.  
FINALLY AN AREA OF DONATED 
SUPPLIES OF VOLUNTEER HOURS, 
THE EOC LOGISTICS BRANCH HAS 
BEEN TRACKING DONATIONS AND 
SUPPLIES THE CITY DIRECTLY 
RECEIVES SUCH AS FOR PPE 
TOILETRIES.  AND SILICON VALLEY 
STRONG WAITED FOR VOLUNTEERS 
FOR COMMUNITY BASED 
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ASSIGNED 
AND TRACKED THE CITY STAFF.  
ALTHOUGH MUCH WORK HAS BEEN 
DONE THERE IS STILL ADDITIONAL 
WORK FULLY INCORPORATING THESE 
TOOLS TO SUFFICIENTLY CAPTURE 
ALL COSTS AND NECESSARY 
DOCUMENTATION.  WE HAVE 
IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF BIG 
STEPS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF 
IMPLEMENTATION.  SO TO ENSURE 
COMPLETE AND THOROUGH 
DOCUMENTATION OF EXPENSES BY 
PROGRAM AREA, THE CITY OF NEXT 
STEPS ARE TO UPDATE THE 
DOCUMENTATION PLAN TO SUPPORT 
THE USE OF CENTRALIZED 
REPORTING SUCH AS STANDARD FMS 
OR PEOPLESOFT REPORTS.  FULLY 
IMPLEMENTING THE EMERGENCY 
STRUCTURE AND REVIEW OF 
DOCUMENTATION AS IT COMES IN.  
TO MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR 
PROCUREMENT, STAFF CONTINUE TO 
IMPLEMENT A PROCESS TO REVIEW 
ALL CONTRACTS THAT REQUIRE 
LANGUAGE IN FINALIZING GUIDANCE 
FOR USERS ON HOW TO TRACK AND 
DOCUMENT EMERGENCY EXPENSES.  
TO ENSURE COMPLETE AND THOROUGH 
DOCUMENTATION OF MATERIALS AND 
EQUIPMENT, THE CITY STILL NEEDS 
TO CONTINUE TO DOCUMENT 
JUSTIFICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL 
EXPENSES WITH EMERGENCY 
RESOURCE REQUISITION FORMSAS TO 
13 RR .  WE NEED TO REVIEW 
EXPENSES AND FMS FOR WHICH 
ASSOCIATE VOICES, 213 OR OTHER 
DOCUMENTATION NEEDS TO BE 
COLLECTED IN COMPLETING THE 
USAGE LOGS FOR VEHICLES THAT 
PUBLIX WORKS STARTED DIMENSION. 
THE LISTING WHICH PERSONNEL 
EXPENSE IS BY PROGRAM AREA, HR 
FINANCE ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY 
STAFF ACROSS PROGRAM AREAS 
THROUGHOUT EOC OPERATIONS AND 
INCORPORATE THIS INFORMATION 
INTO PEOPLESOFT.  AND ALSO FOR 
EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE FIELD 
A SEPARATE SITE-SPECIFIC 
CHECK-IN AND CHECKOUT SYSTEM IS 
BEING ESTABLISHED.  FINALLY FOR 
DONATION, CITY STAFF 
FORMALIZING RELATIONSHIPS WITH 
THE CBO TO ENSURE VOLUNTEERS 
FOR PROGRAM AREAS FOR WHICH THE 
CITY IS SEEKING FEMA 
REIMBURSEMENT.  SO WE HAVE ALSO 
NOTED AND HAVE BEEN MONITORING 
ADDITIONAL ISSUES THAT COULD 
AFFECT THE CITY ABILITY TO 
MAXIMIZE FUNDING THROUGH FEMA 
OR OTHER FEDERAL CIVIL FEDERAL 
SOURCES.  WE WILL CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR THESE AND REVIEW AS 
NECESSARY OR AS REQUESTED.  SO 
THE CITY HAS BEEN PROVIDING 
FOOD AND YOU GUYS HAVE TALKED 
ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT AT 
COUNSEL.  IN ORDER TO ACT 
QUICKLY THE CITY ENTERED 
SEVERAL UNIQUE SERVICES 
AGREEMENTS WITH PROVIDERS AND 
AS A CITY FINALIZES AGREEMENTS 
FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND 
NECESSITIES, IT SHOULD INCLUDE 
A DOCUMENTATION PROCESS TO 
SEPARATELY TRACK AND THOROUGHLY 
DOCUMENT THERE IS FOOD PROGRAMS 
TO DISAGGREGATE PARTICIPANTS 
BASED ON REQUIREMENTS ACROSS 
THE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES.  
AS THE CITY PROVIDE SERVICES 
OUTSIDE THE CITIES JURISDICTION 
AS WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER, IT 
TAKES ON ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL 
RISKS AND IT WILL BE PERTINENT 
TO ESTABLISH WITH THE OTHER 
JURISDICTIONS DOCUMENTING RULES 
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.  I KNOW 
THIS HAS BEEN A POINT OF 
DISCUSSION AS WELL.  THE CITIES 
PRIORITIZE NON-FEMA SOURCES FOR 
SHELTERING OPERATIONS, HOWEVER, 
SHELTERING FENCES EXCEED THE 
GRANTS AND USE FEMA FUNDS AS A 
DEBT BACK SPOT STOP FOR THE 
CITY WILL NEED TO ENSURE 
EXPENSES AND DOCUMENTATION FOR 
THESE ÃIN THE PROGRAM ARE IN 
PARIS AND FINALLY, UNDER 
FEDERAL LAW FEMA REIMBURSEMENT 
GENERALLY REQUIRES 25 PERCENT 
OF ELIGIBLE EXPENSES.  AND PAST 
EMERGENCIES THE CITY HAS 
PROVIDED 75 PERCENT OF THE 
LOCAL CULTURE, LEAVING THE CITY 
TO COVER 6 1/4 PERCENT OF THE 
OVERALL EMERGENCY COST OF NEW 
AT THE TIME THISMEMO WITH THE 
EXCEPTION OF THE GREAT PLATES 
PROGRAM, THE STATE HAD NOT YET 
DECLARED ITS COST SHARE .  
RECOVERY SECTION STUFF THEY ARE 
MONITORING ISSUES.  I WANT TO 
GO BACK TO THE DONATED 
MATERIAL.  THE DONATIONS OF THE 
LABOR IS REALLY IMPORTANT 
BECAUSE WE CAN USE THAT FOR 
THAT LOCAL COST SHARE.  I WANT 
TO KNOW THIS IS AN EXHAUSTIVE 
LIST TO RISK THE CITY MAY FACE 
BUT MORE MONITORING FOR 
ADDITIONAL RISKS AS THE WRITTEN 
CONCLUSION OF THE CITY IS 
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AND RECEIVE 
FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS TO 
SUPPORT THE CITIES RESPONSE TO 
THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY.  WHILE 
THE CITIES IMPLEMENT SOME 
PROCEDURES AND INTERNAL 
CONTROLSTO DOCUMENT EXPENSES , 
MUCH WORK REMAINS.  IT IS 
IMPORTANT WE GET THESE IN PLACE 
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE 
THE CITY IS ABLE TOMAXIMIZE 
FEDERAL OR STATE REIMBURSEMENTS 
.  WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE 
CITY MANAGERS OFFICE, THE CITY 
ATTORNEY OFFICE AND ALL THE 
GROUPS WITHIN THE EOC FOR THEIR 
TIME, INSIGHT AND COOPERATION 
IN PREPARATION OF THE REPORT.  
WE ASK YOU EXCEPT THIS AUDIT 
MEMO.  THERE ARE NO 
RECOMMENDATIONS.  STAFF FROM 
OUR OFFICE HAVE BEEN WORKING 
WITH THE RECOVERY SECTION SINCE 
MARCH PROVIDING ONGOING 
FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
BASED ON OUR REVIEWS AND 
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.  THOSE 
RECOMMENDATION OF INTEGRATED 
WITHIN THE RECOVERY SECTION TO 
WORK TO DATE AS WELL AS THE 
NEXT STEPS I OUTLINED EARLIER.  
I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO 
THE AND MINISTRATION FOR 
COMMENTS THEY MAY HAVE AND I AM 
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.  
>> THANK YOU, JOE.  CHIEF OF 
STAFF OF THE CITY MANAGERS 
OFFICE IN EOC DIRECTOR AND ON 
BEHALF OF KIP AND I AS WELL AS 
OUR FINANCE AND RECOVERY 
SECTION COORDINATOR I WILL BE 
RESPONDING.  I WANT TO START
FIRST WITH THANKING JOE AND HIS 
ENTIRE TEAM .  AND A LOT AWAY 
THIS IS AN UNTRADITIONAL 
APPROACH, BUT IMPORTANT FOR US 
AT THE REQUEST OF THE EOC JOE 
AND HIS TEAM DID STEP UP AND 
BID THEMSELVES WITHIN THE EOC 
VERY EARLY HELPING WITH ONGOING 
INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND 
RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN 
CRUCIAL AS WE CONTINUE TOEVOLVE 
OUR OWN APPROACH AND STRUCTURE 
WITHIN THE EOC .  AS JOE NOTED, 
IN 2017 AFTER THE FLOOD AND 
AFTER ACTION REPORT, A VARIETY 
OF CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE 
RECOVERY SECTION, EMBEDDING 
THEM WITHIN THE EOC VERY EARLY 
ON IN THE PROCESS FOR THE 
CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY PROCESS 
AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF 
DOCUMENTATION.  I WOULD SAY 
EARLY ON THE EOC LEADERSHIP, 
OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THE 
ATTORNEYS OFFICE IDENTIFIED 
THIS RESPONSE WOULD BE VERY 
DIFFERENT IN NATURE FOR IT WE 
HIGHLIGHTED THAT FOR COUNSEL ON 
A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS.  THIS IS 
DUE TO THE VOLUME OF 
DOCUMENTATION, THE VARIETY OF 
NEW PROGRAMS, THE AMOUNT OF 
FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN 
CONSIDERABLE.  BUT ALSO FROM A 
VARIETY THAT HAVE DIFFERENT 
DOCUMENTATIONS FOR IN.  JOE AND 
HIS TEAM, WILL WE CONTINUE TO 
RESPOND, AND BEEN HELPFUL WITH 
THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW FOR US 
TO PUT A STRUCTURE IN PLACE TO 
MEET SOME OF THESE OBJECTIVES.  
IN THIS WORK IS ONGOING.  IN 
ADDITION TO INCORPORATING SOME 
OF THE EARLY CHANGES JOE AND 
TEAM HAD RECOMMENDED, WE HAVE 
ALSO MOVED FORWARD WITH 
STANDING UP A MUCH LARGER 
RECOVERY SECTION WITHIN THE EOC 
AS OPPOSED TO A SMALLER 
SECTION.  THIS IS THE CITIES 
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.  JULIA 
COOPER AND LOU STEPPING AND IN 
A FINANCIAL AND RECOVERY MODE 
SO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL 
BANDWIDTH.  AND EXPERTISE.  ON 
THE AUDIT TRAIL AS WE DO SO 
MANY AUDITS WITHIN THE FINANCE 
DEPARTMENT.  IN ADDITION, WE 
WOULD BE ENTERING INTO NEW 
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS LATER 
TODAY AND TOMORROW THAT WILL 
BRING IN ADDITIONAL CONSULTING 
SERVICES AND GUIDANCE AROUND 
FEDERAL DISASTER RECOVERY 
SUPPORT.  FOCUSED ON CARES ACT, 
INSURANCE CLAIM, HUD AND CBG 
FUNDING, FEMA FUNDING, 
DOCUMENTATION REVIEW RETENTION 
AND SOFTWARE PRACTICES THROUGH 
THE SOFTWARE PRACTICES IS 
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US, 
ESPECIALLY IN THE VIRTUAL 
ENVIRONMENT WE ARE TRYING TO 
OPERATE THE EOC, AS WELL AS 
IMPORTANTLY THE ELIGIBILITY 
REVIEWWHATEVER DIFFERENT 
PROGRAMS .  JOE MENTIONED THE 
PROGRAM LEVEL BUDGETING WITHIN 
THE EOC IS GOING TO BE VERY 
IMPORTANT IN A NUMBER OF THOSE 
PROGRAMS HAVE TWO OR THREE 
DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES OF 
ELIGIBILITY AND WILL BE DOING 
THE ANALYSIS WITH OUR TEAM TO 
DO THE INTERPLAY FUNDING SO WE 
CAN MAXIMIZE OUR OWN APPROACH 
PARIS THIS IS ONGOING WORK FOR 
YOU WE LOOK FORWARD TO 
CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH JOE 
AND HIS TEAM AND THANK HIM FOR 
THE AUDIT.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
THANKS JOE.  THANKS LEE.  WE 
HAVE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC 
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.  
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>>Sam Liccardo: YES, SIR.>> 
THANK YOU.  THIS IS YOU ARE 
TALKING ABOUT THE FEMA ISSUES 
AND HOW WHAT YOU ARE WORKING 
OUT WITH FEMA.  I DON'T 
UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH OF WHAT 
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THIS 
ISSUE.  BUT THANK YOU YOU ARE 
TALKING ABOUT IT.  IT SOUNDS 
LIKEIMPORTANT WORDS AND 
IMPORTANT WORK .  THAT IS 
NECESSARY AT THIS TIME HOW WE 
DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH 
FEMA.  I WAS VERY THANKFUL FOR 
COUNCILPERSON ESPARZA WORDS 
ABOUT HOW WE TALK TO STATE AND 
FEDERAL AGENCIES ABOUT DEBT 
RELIEF FOR BOTH OWNERS AND 
TENANTS.  AND HOW WE CAN GET 
RELIEF THROUGH FEMA AND WORKS 
THE SAME IDEAS.  HOW DO WE TALK 
ABOUT THIS SUBJECT OF WHAT 
LOCAL PEOPLE NEED AT THE LOCAL 
LEVEL.  AND HOW CAN THAT BE AN 
OPEN FREE SUBJECT TO TALK ABOUT 
THEM IN THAT IS IMPORTANT 
STUFF.  SO I THINK YOU ARE 
TALKING ABOUT THE SUBJECT AT 
LENGTH TODAY.  I HOPE YOU CAN 
LEARN TO TALK ABOUT IT EVEN 
MORE IF YOU CAN.  AND I HAD A 
QUICK THOUGHT TO QUICKLY ASK.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU, 
BLAIR.  OKAY.  RETURNING TO 
COUNSEL.  I WANT TO PUT THE 
QUESTION OUT THERE.  I KNOW 
SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE 
SUBMITTED A MEMORANDUM FOR 
TOMORROW BUT OBVIOUSLY WE WILL 
CONSIDER IT TODAY.  IT IS VERY 
MUCH ON THIS ISSUE.  I THINK IT 
IS.  I GUESS I SHOULD CLARIFY, 
JOE.  WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT 
IS NOT JUST FEMA REIMBURSEMENTS 
BUT ALL FEDERAL FUNDING AND 
TRACKING THAT.  IS THAT FAIR?  
>> THIS FIRST PIECE WE WERE 
LOOKING AT, WHAT WAS A 
DOCUMENTATION PLAN PUT IN PLACE 
AND DOES IT INCLINE THE FEDERAL 
RULES.  THE FEMA GUIDELINES ARE 
THE STRICTEST.  THAT IS WHAT WE 
ARE HOLDING OURSELVES TO.  WE 
ARE GOING ÃWE ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE HAVING MULTIPLEDOCUMENTATION 
PLANS.  NEXT PIECE IS TO BE 
REVIEWING THE DOCUMENTATION 
ACROSS THE PROGRAMS AND MAKE 
SURE WE HAVE THE JUSTIFICATION, 
WE HAVE THE BACKUP, WE HAVE THE 
INVOICES ON PROCUREMENTS.  WE 
HAVE THE VARIOUS PIECES WE NEED 
.  THE BID DOCS OR IF IT IS A 
NONCREATIVE AGREEMENT, THE 
JUSTIFICATION AND THE SUPPORT 
BEHIND THAT.  WHEN WE LOOK Ã
DIG DEEPER INTO THE 
DOCUMENTATION PIECE, WILL BE 
LOOKING ACROSS THE PROGRAMS.  
>> THEY WILL INCLUDE CARES ACT? 
>> THAT IS OUR INTENT.
>>Sam Liccardo: OKAY.  SO YOU 
DESCRIBE BRIAN IN THEIR WORK.  
I NOTE LOOS AND JULIA AND JOE 
ARE OF HIS LEAVING THE AUDIT 
FUNCTION ON THE WORK HE IS 
DOING.  ITSELF LIKE YOU ARE 
HIRING ANOTHER CONSULTANT?  
>> CORRECT.
>>Sam Liccardo: IS THAT FOR THE 
CARES ACT MONEY?  
>> THAT IS GOING TO BE BROADLY 
WOOD O'BRIEN.  EVERYONE HAS 
THEIR DIFFERENT EXPERTISE.  
CONSULTANT WE ARE IN 
CONVERSATIONS WITH HAVE A LOT 
OF EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF FEMA.  
WHETHER IT IS WORKING WITH 
TREASURY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH AROUND HOSPITALS AND THE 
PROCUREMENT AND GUIDANCE THEY
HAVE GIVEN IN THE PAST , BUT A 
HUGE AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH AROUND 
DOCUMENTATION PROCESS AND AUDIT 
POWERHOUSE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE 
ALIGNED SO IF HEROES ACT TO 
PASS AND WE DON'T HAVE 
EXTENSION, WE ARE IN A PLACE 
COME DECEMBER 1 WHEN WE START 
WORKING WITH TREASURY WHERE 
EVERYTHING IS SPENT AND 
ACCOUNTED FOR APPROPRIATELY.  
THAT IS OUR GOAL AT THIS POINT.
>>Sam Liccardo: RIGHT.  I GUESS 
I WANT TO POSE THE QUESTION TO 
MY COLLEAGUES.  MY COLLEAGUES 
HAVE SUBMITTED A MEMO AROUND 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDITING FOR 
THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND BUT 
UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE FOR 
CAUTION AND FOCUS, BUT THE 
QUESTION I WANT TO POSE IS 
BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE HEARD, 
WHAT IS MISSING, AND THAT IS AN 
IMPORTANT CONVERSATION FOR US 
TO HAVE WITH LEE AND JOE AND 
EVERYBODY IN THE SAME 
CONVERSATION.  COUNCILMEMBER 
KHAMIS?  
>>Johnny Khamis: I THINK ÃWE 
DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE ALREADY 
LOOKING INTO GOING INTO OUTSIDE 
SOURCES OF AUDITORS.  WE JUST 
THOUGHT WE NEEDED KIND OF A 
EXPERTISE IN THE DEPARTMENT 
THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE.  AND WHEN 
WE TALK TO JOE, HE DIDN'T SEEM 
LIKE HE HAD ENOUGH BANDWIDTH.  
I DON'T KNOW IF MY COLLEAGUES 
HAVE ANYTHING DIFFERENT TO SAY, 
BUT THAT IS WHERE I WAS COMING 
IN.  I WAS HOPING SO THAT WE 
COULD USE THIS MONEY IN A WAY 
THAT IT WAS PRESCRIBED AND NOT 
HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK AT THE END 
OF THE DAY.  THAT WAS ONE OF 
THE REASONS WHY I SIGNED ON TO 
THE MEMO SO WE ARE SPENDING 
MONEY WISELY AND WE CAN USE IT 
IN WAYS, WAYS WE CAN KEEP OUR 
SERVICES FROM GOING AWAY.  
>>Sam Liccardo: COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza: THANK YOU.  I 
KNOW WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT 
THIS TOMORROW AT RULES.  I 
THINK IT WAS AGENDIZED AS FEMA 
TODAY.  I HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS AND I HAVE A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ABOUT THEAUDIT .  AS 
YOU KNOW WE WERE ABLE TO GET 
INFORMATION FROM THE CONGRESS 
WOMAN'S OFFICE, ADDITIONAL 
GUIDANCE FROM TREASURY.  AND SO 
THE CARES ACT FUNDS HAVE BEEN A 
MOVING TARGET.  WE WANTED TO 
PROVIDE SOME TRANSPARENCY AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUPPORT TO 
OUR INTERNAL CITY PROCESSES 
MOVING FORWARD.  I DID SPEAK TO 
JOE LAST WEEK IN PREPARATION 
FOR THIS FEMA ITEM COMING UP TO 
COUNSEL TODAY.  BASED ON MY 
CONVERSATION LAST WEEK, WE HAVE 
ONLY REALLY COME WITH GUIDANCE 
FOR THE FEMA PROCESS TO DATE.  
IN THE FEMA PROCESS IS THE MOST 
STRINGENT, AS JOE JUST 
MENTIONED.  AND IT IS THE ONLY 
PROCESS THAT INVOLVES A 
REIMBURSEMENT, WHICH MAY OR MAY 
NOT BE 6 1/4 DEPENDING ON WHAT 
ENDS UP HAPPENING WITH THE 
STATE.  SO WITH THE CARES ACT 
AND THAT MONEY, AND THINK IT 
WOULD BENEFIT US AT THE CITY TO 
OFFER THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT 
AND GUIDANCE WITH AN OUTSIDE 
FIRM.
>>Sam Liccardo: OKAY.  THE GAP 
IS WITH THE CARES ACT?  
>>Maya Esparza: CORRECT.
>>Sam Liccardo: OKAY.  I JUST 
WANTED TO HEAR FROM STAFF IF 
YOU HAD ANY VIEW ON THE ISSUE.  
SINCE EVERYONE.
>>Maya Esparza: EVEN THOUGH WE 
ARE TALKING ABOUT FEMA TODAY?  
>>Sam Liccardo: WE ARE ACTUALLY 
TALKING ABOUT ALL THE FEDERAL 
PROGRAMS, JOE SAID.  
>>Maya Esparza: OKAY.  THANK 
YOU.
>> FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE 
VIEWED THE MEMO AS GREAT.  THIS 
IS WORK THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE 
DOING.  I THINK HAVING JOE AND 
HIS TEAM EMBEDDED EARLY IN THE 
EOC, THEY HAVE A LOT OF 
CONTACTS AT THIS POINT FROM A 
PERFORMANCE AUDIT PERSPECTIVE, 
WHICH WE HAVE ASKED HIM NOT 
JUST LOOK AT FEMA.  BUT ALL 
THESE DIFFERENT POTS OF MONEY 
INADDITION TO A VARIETY OF 
DIFFERENT THINGS .  I THINK IF 
THE RULES COMMITTEE DECIDE SO 
AND WHAT KIP AND I HAVE TALKED 
TO JOE ABOUT IS CONTINUING TO 
PUT THIS WORK ON HIS WORK 
PROGRAM.  SINCE A LOT OF THE 
OTHER AUDITS HE HAS BEEN DOING 
HAVE BEEN PUT ASIDE BECAUSE IT 
REALLY HAS BEEN A HELPFUL 
PARTNERSHIP FOR USIN THE EOC .  
I GET THE FRUSTRATION THAT 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA TALKED 
ABOUT WITH THE GUIDANCE OF THE 
CARES ACT.  I WOULD SAY I DON'T 
BELIEVE ÃWE HAVE TALKED TO 
DOZENS OF FIRMS OVER THE PAST 
FEW WEEKS AROUND THIS AND 
EVERYONE IS IN THE SAME SPOT.  
I TALKED TO MOST MY 
COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER CITIES, 
TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK.  AND 
EVERYONE IS SUPER HELPFUL.  
THERE ARE TERMS LIKE 
ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITY.  
BUT ALSO THERE IS CONTRADICTORY 
GUIDANCE IN THEIR.  IT HAS BEEN 
VERY DIFFICULT.  AT SOME POINT 
IN TIME WHEN WE HAVE DONE THIS 
IN IN THE A NUMBER 22, WE 
MITIGATED OUR RISK TO THE BEST 
OF OUR ABILITY AND MAKE 
DECISIONS ON WHAT IS 
APPROPRIATE.  FROM TRANSPARENCY 
AND ACCOUNTABILITY PERSPECTIVE, 
I DO THINK THE FIRM WE ARE 
BRINGING IN, AS WELL AS WHAT 
JULIA AND HER TEAM DUE TO THE 
FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITH 
EXTERNAL AUDITORS WOULD BE 
APPROPRIATE ENOUGH TO MEET THE 
DIRECTION OR THE OVERALL INTENT 
OF THAT MEMORANDUM.
>>Sam Liccardo: OKAY.  WE WILL 
TAKE THAT UP TOMORROW.  >> IF 
I COULD ADDONE THING .  
FOLLOWING WHAT LEE SAID.  THE 
OUTSIDE FINANCIAL AUDITORS WILL 
BE LOOKING AT THE FEDERAL 
AWARDS WHEN THEY ARE DOING 
THEIR WORK WITH THEIR SINGLE 
AUDIT.  WE DO EXPECT TO BE 
DOING ADDITIONAL WORK AROUND 
THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY AND THE 
DOCUMENTATION PIECE WE ARE 
ROLLING INTO IS ONE PIECE.  BUT 
ANY ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THAT 
THE COUNCIL HAS THAT WOULD WANT 
US TO LOOK AT, WE WOULD BE 
HAPPY TO TAKE THAT ON.  I 
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER KHAMIS 
CONCERN FOR OUR WORKFLOW FOR IT 
IT IS LESS A MATTER OF WORKLOAD 
THAT A PRIORITIZATION QUESTION. 
WE DO HAVE OTHER WORK AND WE 
ARE PUSHING FORWARD TO THE BEST 
WE CAN, BUT IT IS MORE A MATTER 
OF PRIVATIZATION WHERE WE NEED 
TO FOCUS OUR WORK.  IF THERE IS 
ADDITIONAL WORK YOU WOULD LIKE, 
PLEASE BRING ITFORWARD AND WE 
CAN ADD IT TO OUR WORK PLAN .  
BUT AGAIN, DEPENDING ON WHAT 
THE NEEDS ARE IN THE MEMO, THAT 
WILL BE DISCUSSED TOMORROW.  
BUT WE CAN TRY TO FIGURE OUT 
WHAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION 
IS DEPENDING ON THE VARIOUS 
PROJECTS UNDERWAY BY THE 
VARIOUS AUDIT TEAMS OR THE 
OUTSIDE FINANCIAL AUDITORS.  
ANYTHING YOU GUYS WANT TO PUT 
ON OUR PLATE, WE ARE HAPPY TO 
CONSIDER.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANKS, JOE.  
WILL UNDERSTAND YOU BUT A LOT 
OF THINGS ASIDE SO YOU CAN DEAL 
WITH THESE ISSUES, SPECIFICALLY 
FOR COMPLIANCE CARES ACT, FEMA 
ETC. SO I WOULD INVITE ANY OF 
MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY HAVE 
SUGGESTIONS NOW.  AND IF NOT, 
IN THE RULES COMMITTEE 
CERTAINLY.  THIS WOULD BE A 
GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT 
ELSE SHOULD BE PUT ON NETWORK 
PLAN TO ENSURE WE ARE MOVING 
FORWARD WITH FULL CONFIDENCE 
THIRD COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA, 
YOUR HAND IS UP BUT I DON'T 
KNOW IF THAT IS FROM A PRIOR 
COMMENT.
>>Maya Esparza: THAT IS FROM 
EARLIER.  I WILL LOWER IT.
>>Sam Liccardo: ANY QUESTIONS 
IN RESPONSE TO JOE'S 
INVITATION?  ANY SUGGESTIONS?  
WE WILL TAKE THAT MEMO UP 
TOMORROW AND THANKS FOR 
RESPONDING TO MY INQUIRY.  ALL 
RIGHT.  I THINK WE NEED A 
MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.  
>>Johnny Khamis: MOTION TO 
ACCEPT THE REPORT.
>>Dev Davis: SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo: ON THE MOTION?  
>> JIMENEZ.  PERALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> DIEP.
>> AYE.
>> ROSCOE.
>> AYE.
>> DAVIS.
>> AYE.
>> ESPARZA.
>> YES.
>> ARENAS.
>> AYE.
>> FOLEY.
>> AYE.
>> KHAMIS .
>> YES.
>> JONES.
>> AYE.
>> LICCARDO.
>> YES.
>> GOING BACK TO JIMENEZ.  I 
DIDN'T HEAR.  
>>Sergio Jimenez: I AM HERE.  
THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
WILL TAKE ON THE CONSENT 
CALENDAR NEXT.  BECAUSE WE GOT 
A LATE START THIS AFTERNOON, MY 
THOUGHT WAS TO GO UNTIL 6:00 
AND THEN TAKE OUR BREAK FOR 
DINNER AT THAT TIME.  UNLESS 
ANYBODY HAS ANY CONCERN OR 
OBJECTION.  FEEL FREE TO TEXT 
ME OR LET US KNOW NOW.  WE WILL 
GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR 
NEXT.  COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS 
WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM ÃLIVE 
IN ORDER FOR IT COUNCILMEMBER 
KHAMIS  WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 
2.10.  COUNSELOR ARENAS WOULD 
LIKE TO PULL 2.16.  COUNCIL 
MEMBER DAVIS AND FOLEY  WOULD 
LIKE TO PULL TO THE 18.  ARE 
THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE 
PULLED?  FEEL FREE TO RAISE THE 
LITTLE BLUE HAND.  ALL RIGHT.  
BLAIR, WELCOME.  
>> CAN HEAR ME?  >>Sam 
Liccardo:YES .
>> THANK YOU.  THANK YOU FOR 
THE WELCOME.  THE APPROVAL OF 
2.1 INCLUDES MARCH 10 MEETING 
FOR THIS WAS ONE OF THE LAST 
COUNCIL MEETINGS IN THE COUNCIL 
CHAMBERS BEFORE COVID-19.  AS 
THESE COUNCIL AGENDAS BEING 
APPROVED TODAY, ALONG WITH 
SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT 
CALENDAR OF ITEMS OF TECHNOLOGY 
AND HOUSING CONSIDERATIONS AND 
ARE NOW COVID-19 ROLE.  THERE'S 
A LEVEL OF DIALOGUE AT STATE 
AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT THIS 
TIME THAT CAN ADDRESS RIGHT 
FORGIVENESS ISSUES FOR BOTH 
OWNERS AND TENANTS IN OPEN AND 
POSITIVE TERMS.  FILL THE 
CURRENT LEVEL OF DIALOGUE CAN 
KEEP PEOPLE AT FROM ALL SIDES 
OUT OF HARM AND DANGER.  PLEASE 
LEARN TO AVOID INPATIENT 
DECISION-MAKING AND WHATEVER 
WILL BE DECIDED IS UP TO 
OURSELVES TO HELP OPEN DIALOGUE 
OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE TO AVOID 
CONFUSION AND TO RAISE 
OURSELVES AS A WHOLE COMMUNITY 
EFFORT AND TO MENTION PLEASE 
REMEMBER, MINIMAL PRACTICES 
WITH TECHNOLOGY BUT IF WE ARE 
OUT OF TIME WE CAN PRACTICE 
MINIMAL PRACTICES WITHOUT 
OVERSATURATION OR OVER 
PLACEMENT OF TECH IN LOCAL 
NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS AN 
IMPORTANT LESSON WE ALL HAVE TO 
PRACTICE AT THIS TIME .
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU, 
BLAIR. , BACK TO COUNSEL.  WAS 
THERE A MOTION ON THE REMAININ
 
.
>> MOVE APPROVAL.
>> SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo: IS THERE ANY 
OBJECTION TO THE PASSAGE OF 
THOSE REMAINING CONSENT ITEMS 
OF THE EVENT 2.10, 2.16 AND 
2.18?  PLEASE EXPRESS YOUR 
OBJECTION NOW.  THOSE PASSED 
UNANIMOUSLY.  WE WILL MOVE ON 
TO 2.10 RATE COUNCILMEMBER 
KHAMIS?  THIS IS.
>>Johnny Khamis: IS IN REGARDS 
TO THE NATURAL GAS BAND.  I DID 
HAVE A COUPLE OF MY QUESTIONS 
ALREADY ANSWERED.  I JUSTHAVE A 
CONCERN .  I THINK WE ARE ALL 
SHELTERING AT HOME IN THE 
SUMMERTIME ÃLAST TIME WE HAD 
ROLLING BLACKOUTS.  WE HAD 
BLACKOUTS DURING THE SUMMER AND 
I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE BUYING 
NATURAL GAS GENERATORS BECAUSE 
THAT WAS A WAY TO CONTINUE 
GETTINGSERVICE .  I JUST WANTED 
TO EXPRESS MY FEAR THAT WE 
DON'T HAVE REDUNDANCY IN THE 
SYSTEM AND I DON'T KNOW IF PG 
AND E IS RATED TAKE ON THE 
CHALLENGE OF INCREASING THE 
NEED AT TIMES LIKE THIS HERE 
THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT I WANTED 
TO SAY.  I AM EXTREMELY 
UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE 
FINANCIAL SITUATION AND WHETHER 
THEY CAN EXPAND THE ADDED 
VOLTAGE, THE ADDED LINES AND 
CAPACITY IN THEIR LINES AND 
TRANSMISSION LINES TO ALLOW FOR 
TAKING AWAY NATURAL GAS.  THAT 
IS BASICALLY MY MAIN CONCERN.  
AS I SAID, I KNOW OF THREE 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE PUT IN NATURAL 
GAS ÃWHAT DO THEY CALL THAT.  
GENERATORS AT THEIR OWN COST 
BECAUSE EVEN THE SOLAR DOESN'T 
WORK DURING A BLACKOUT.  AND IT 
WAS CHEAPER TO BUY A NATURAL 
GAS GENERATOR THAN IT WAS TO DO 
BATTERIES.  THIS IS MY CONCERN 
FOR STAFF.  AND THINK WE MAY BE 
RUSHING FORWARD HERE WHEN WE 
SHOULD BE WALKING FORWARD.  AND 
THAT IS MY MAIN CONCERN.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU, 
COUNCILMEMBER.  I HAD A 
QUESTION FOR STAFF ON THIS ITE
 
.  I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER 
KHAMIS  CONCERN FOR AN I WANT 
TO NOTE THE FOCUS OF THE 
CONCERN IS PG&E THE WRIT OF 
COURSE THEY ARE ALSO 
RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING GAS 
TO US.  AND I THINK IT HASN'T 
BEEN MAKING THE NEWS MUCH.  
THEY HAVE A LOT OF 
INFRASTRUCTURE BACKLOG IN 
CAPITAL REPLACEMENT TO DO ON 
THEIR GAS LINES AS WELL IS 
THERE ELECTRICITY GRID.  IT IS 
NOT A SALVATION FROM PG&E 
GOBLINS THAT WE WOULD BE STUCK 
WITH PG&E GAS.  WANT TO EXPRESS 
THAT YOU.  I THINK PG&E HAS A 
LOT OF PROBLEMS ON THE GAS I. 
NOBODY IS PAYING ATTENTION 
BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN 10 YEARS 
SINCE THE LAST AWFUL DISASTER.  
THE QUESTION I DO HAVE IS ABOUT 
WHAT OUR INTENTION IS AROUND 
OUTREACH.  BEASLEY WE NEED TO 
BUILD A LOT OF HIGH DENSITY 
HOUSING TO ADDRESS OUR HOUSING 
CRISIS, WHICH WILL STILL BE 
HERE EVEN AFTER OUR CURRENT 
CRISIS HAS PASSED.  IT WOULD BE 
HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS 
THE CURRENT LAND IN TERMS OF 
OUTREACH AND HOW ARE WE GOING 
TO REALLY KNOW WE HAVE GOTTEN A 
CLEAR VIEW OF BUILDERS.  AND 
NOT JUST SORT OF THE 
CONSULTANTS WHO MAY TALK A LOT 
BUT DON'T ACTUALLY DO THE 
BUILDING AND DON'T HAVE TO GO 
OUT AND GET THE FINANCING TO 
BUILD.  
>> KEN DAVIES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR 
CLIMATE SMART WITH 
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.  WE 
WILL BE DOING MORE OUTREACH 
THIS SUMMER USING THE DEVELOPER 
COMMUNITY DATABASE THAT WE 
DEVELOPED BEGINNING LAST FALL.  
WE STARTED WITH A GROUP 
WORKSHOP IN DECEMBER BRINGING 
IN BUILDING EXPERTS TO TALK 
ABOUT HOW TO BUILD THESE ALL 
ELECTRIC BUILDINGS.  WE HAVE 
BEEN WORKING WITH SEVERAL 
PROJECTS GOING FORWARD THROUGH 
THE FIRST PART OF THIS YEAR, 
INCLUDING A COUPLE OF FOR 
PROJECTS.  WE WILL KEEP 
TOUCHING BASE WITH THAT 
COMMUNITY.  THE TECHNOLOGY IS 
THERE AND WE HAVE ADEQUATE 
TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN PLACE TO 
OUR PARTNERS WITH THE AMERICAN 
CITY CLIMATE CHALLENGE.  I 
DON'T FOR SEE CHALLENGES THERE, 
BUT WE WILL KEEP REACHING OUT 
TO THEM AND HAVE ORGANIZED 
EVENTS OVER THE SUMMER AND 
REPORT BACK TO YOU ALL WHEN WE 
COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER.  
>>Sam Liccardo: WITH FOLKS IN 
THE BUILDING COMMUNITY SO WE 
CAN JUST BE SURE THAT WE LOOK 
BACK IN SEPTEMBER IT IS NOT
GOING TO BE HALF A DOZEN FOLKS 
COMING TO US SAYING NOBODY TALK 
TO US .
>> WE WILL HAVE AT LEAST TWO 
FORMAL EVENTS AND WE CONTINUE 
TO UPDATE THOSE FOLKS, JUST 
LIKE WE DID PRIOR TO COMING TO 
THIS COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE 
UPDATE ON THE ANALYSIS YOU 
ASKED FOR LAST FALL.
>>Sam Liccardo: BY FORMAL 
EVENTS YOU MEAN A ZOOM MEETING.
>> MOST LIKELY VIRTUAL STILL AT 
THIS POINT, BUT WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO UPDATE THROUGH OUR 
EMAIL LIST AS WELL.
>>Sam Liccardo: I THINK I CUT 
YOU OFF OR IF YOU WERE GOING TO 
SAY SOMETHING ELSE?  
>> IN RESPONSE TO COUNCILMEMBER 
KHAMIS  CONCERN FOR YOU WHAT WE 
COME BACK WITH IN SEPTEMBER 
WHEN IT GO INTO EFFECT IN TERMS 
OF AN ADDITIONAL GAS BAND UNTIL 
JUNE OF NEXT YEAR, 2021.  THAT 
WOULD ONLY AFFECT NEW 
CONSTRUCTION AT THAT POINT IN 
TIME.  THERE WOULD BE NOTHING 
IN THE WAY OF AN INDIVIDUAL 
HOMEOWNER, PROPERTY OWNER GOING 
OUT PURCHASING A GAS GENERATOR 
IF THEY HAD A CONCERN THAT WE.  
>>Johnny Khamis: MY HOPE IS WE 
HAVE REDUNDANCY AND THAT IS 
WHERE I DIFFER.  I THINK 
RELYING ON 100 PERCENT ON 
ELECTRIC POWER COULD BE 
DETRIMENTAL IN CASES OF AN 
EMERGENCY ESPECIALLY.  AND I 
KNOW PG&E HAS A LOT OF WORK TO 
DO ON BOTH SERVICE DELIVERY
SYSTEM .  AND I JUST WANT TOBE 
CLEAR WHERE I AM AT.  I'M NOT 
SAYING IT'S NOT THE RIGHT THING 
TO DO, I'M SAYING WE HAVE TO 
LOOK AT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS .  
AND THAT IS WHEN I LOOK AT.  
LIKE A SAID, A LOT OF PEOPLE 
ARE USING EMERGENCY GENERATORS 
THAT USE GAS.  IF THOSE WERE TO 
DISAPPEAR BECAUSE PG&E NO 
LONGER WANTS TO INVEST IN 
DELIVERY SYSTEMS, THAT WOULD 
HURT REDUNDANCY ANYWAYS.
>>Sam Liccardo: IT IS A FAIR 
CONCERN.  I APPRECIATE THE 
CONCERN.  AND OBVIOUSLY WE ARE 
A LONG WAY OFF FROM SOLVING 
THAT ISSUE.  MICROGRIDS OR 
ANYTHING ELSE.  I APPRECIATE 
THE POINT YOU RAISED.  LINDA 
HUDSON KNOWS?  WELCOME.  
>> AND WITH MOTHERS OUT FRONT 
SOUTHBAY AND WE WANTED TO 
CONVEY OURDELIGHT WITH THIS 
PROPOSAL.  WE WANT TO APPLAUD 
YOU BE IN A CLIMATE SMART 
LEADER.  THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT 
WE NEED TO DO .  TO ADDRESS 
COUNCILMEMBER KHAMIS  CONCERNS, 
I WANT TO MAKE TWO QUICK 
POINTS.  NUMBER ONE, PG&E IS 
MOVING TO THE ALL ELECTRIC 
ANYWAY.  NUMBER TWO, IT IS A 
FALSE IDEA THAT BUILDING NEW 
BUILDINGS WITH GAS APPLIANCES 
GIVES REDUNDANCY.  THAT IS 
BECAUSE ALL NEW APPLIANCES 
CURRENTLY, EVEN IF THEY ARE 
GAS, HAVE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS.  
THEREFORE IN A POWER OUTAGE, 
GAS STOVES AND OTHER 
APPLIANCES, THE NEW ONES IN THE 
NEW CONSTRUCTION, WILL NOT 
WORK.  THIS WILL NOT GIVE 
REDUNDANCY.  AFTER A POWER 
OUTAGE HAPPENS AND GAS LINES 
ARE CUT, IT TAKES MUCH LONGER 
TO RESTORE GAS LINES THAN 
ELECTRICITY.  PEOPLE ARE MORE 
RESILIENT WHEN THEY HAVE ALL 
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES IN THEIR 
HOMES.  PLEASE MOVE FORWARD ON 
THIS PROPOSAL AND MAKE IT AS 
STRONG AS POSSIBLE.  THANK YOU 
SO MUCH FOR YOUR CLIMATE 
LEADERSHIP.  
>>Sam Liccardo: BLAIR?  
>> THANK YOU.  TO ECHO SOME OF 
WHAT MOTHERS OUT FRONT, THEY DO 
GOOD WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY 
ENERGY IDEAS.  IS THERE ANYWAY 
YOU CAN TALK TO LOCAL COMMUNITY 
ENERGY AT THIS TIME?  TO 
QUICKLY OFFER ÃTO SPEAK TO 
ITEMS 2.16 AND 2.1 10, TO WORK 
OUT IDEAS WITH PG&E AT THIS 
TIME, WE TALKED AND COMPLAINED 
FOR YEARS AND DECADES HOW TO 
MAKE IMPORTANT HUMANISTIC 
CHANGES WITH GOOD GOVERNMENT 
COMMUNITY PRACTICES.  WE ARE 
LEARNING FROM THE PAST FEW 
YEARS IS THAT WE CAN START TO 
MAKE IMPORTANT SOCIAL CHANGES 
WITH A COMMITMENT TO GOOD 
CONTINUAL DIALOGUE AND 
NEGOTIATION AND IT DOES NOT 
HAVE TO RESORT TO THE NEED OF 
VIOLENCE, HARM AND USE A MASS 
DESK TO CREATE SOCIAL PLANNING 
NEEDS AND CHANGE.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
[NAME] 
>> HI.  I'M A CONSERVATION 
ASSISTANT WITH THE SIERRA CLUB 
GREATER CHAPTER.  WOULD LIKE TO 
VOICE OUR STRONG SUPPORT IN 
FAVOR OF STAFF FOR SCHOOL OF 
THAN NATURAL GAS BAND READ 
GOING BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS 
KHAMIS  COMMENTS THAT WE SHOULD 
WALK AND NOT RUN IN THE 
SITUATION, I REALLYTHINK WE 
SHOULD BE RUNNING .  I SEE THIS 
ISSUE AS THE TIP OF THE 
ICEBERG.  WE ARE HANDLING 
THINGS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN 
BUILT IN EACH OF THESE 
BUILDINGS WHEN THEY ARE 
CONSTRUCTED, WE ARE INTENDING 
THESE TWO LAST HALF A CENTURY.  
IF THESE INCLUDE NATURAL GAS 
PIPELINES, WE KNOW THESE 
PIPELINES ARE GOING TO 
CONSISTENTLY LEAK METHANE INTO 
OUR ATMOSPHERE AND IT IS THESE 
CONSISTENT WEEKS THAT MAKE 
NATURAL GAS AND EVEN DIRTIER 
FUEL FOR THE CLIMATE THAN 
SOMETHING LIKE COLE.  SO WE 
KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH 
THE CLIMATE, WE REALLY SHOULD 
NOT BE PUTTING NEW GAS LINES 
INTO THE GROUND THAT WE WILL 
ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN 
THE FUTURE.  THANK YOU.>>Sam 
Liccardo: THANK YOU.  [NAME] 
PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I 
MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME.  
WELCOME.  
>> HI THERE.  LET ME GET MY 
NOTES.  SEVEN IS A IS 
CONSIDERING EXPANDING ITS 
NATURAL GAS TO INCLUDE 
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS.  I 
ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK STAFF TO 
DRAFT AN EXTENSION OF THESE 
PROHIBITION TO AN ORDINANCE TO 
ALL SIZES OF BUILDINGS.  MAKE 
IT AS STRONG AS POSSIBLE.  
SECONDLY, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE IN 
CRISIS MODE, I URGE YOU TO WORK 
TOWARD ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC 
BANK THE REPUBLIC BANK WOULD 
HELP MANY OF THE PROGRAMS AND 
SERVICES IN THE YEARS TO COME, 
FEEDING THE HUNGRY, ADDRESSING 
THE HOMELESS CRISIS, BUILDING 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN PROVIDING 
LOW-INTEREST LOANS, PROVIDING 
INCENTIVES TOWARD CLEAN ENERGY 
AND INCREASING AND IMPROVING 
PUBLIC TRANSIT.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  THE 
PERSON WITH THE PHONE NUMBER 
ENDING 6262.  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL.  VERY BRIEFLY TO THE 
POINT THAT COUNCILMEMBER KHAMIS 
BROUGHT UP WITH REGARDS TO 
RESILIENCY.  THE SOLUTION FOR 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOLAR IS TO 
HAVE SOME KIND OF BATTERY 
BACKUP, SUCH AS TESLA POWER.  
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU NEED 
SOMETHING IN THE HIGH-RISE 
BUILDING.  BUT ANYWAYS, THAT'S 
A SOLUTION.  I AND I BELIEVE 
THE CITY IS ALREADY WELL ON ITS 
WAY TO ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM 
FOR IN.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
JAMIE MINDEN?  
>> MY NAME IS JAMIE AND I AM A 
COFOUNDER OF SILICON VALLEY 
YOUTH CLIMATE STRIKES AND 
ORGANIZE IT WITH THE SUNRISE 
MOVEMENT.  I WANTED TO ECHO 
WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN 
SAYING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
CLIMATE LEADERSHIP.  THIS IS 
WHATLEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.  I 
WON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, BUT 
REPEATING WHAT EVERYONE ELSE 
HAS BEEN SAYING .  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU, 
JAMIE.  ARE THERE ANY OTHER Ã
OKAY.  WE WILL COME BACK TO THE 
COUNCIL.  I SHOULD KNOW AND 
BELIEVE PG&E IS SUPPORTING THI
 
, ENDORSING THIS.  MY 
UNDERSTANDING IS THEY WOULD 
WISELY LIKE TO BE FOCUSING 
THEIR DOLLARS ON FIXING ONE 
POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND 
NOT FIXING TO.  I THINK I CAN 
UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD LIKE 
TO FOCUS ON THE FUTURE.  SO I'M 
GLAD THEY ARE PUSHING WITH US 
ON THIS.  ANY OTHER COMMENTS?  
IS THERE A MOTION?  
>>Pam Foley: MOTION TO APPROVE.
>>Dev Davis: SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo: MOTION FROM 
COUNCILMEMBERFOLEY  .  LET'S 
VOTE.  ACTUALLY, I WILL ASK 
TONY TO TAKE THAT WILL CALL 
VOTE.  
>> JIMENEZ.
>> YES.
>> PERALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> DIEP .
>> AYE.
>> CARRASCO.
>> AYE.
>> DAVIS.
>> AYE.
>> ESPARZA.
>> YES.
>> ARENAS.
>> YES.
>> FOLEY.
>> AYE.
>> KHAMIS.
>> NO.
>> JONES.
>> AYE LICCARDO.
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo: WE WILL MOVE ON 
TO ITEM 2.16 GET I BELIEVE 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS, YOU HAD Ã
HE WOULD LIKE TO PULL THIS 
ITEM.  
>>Sylvia Arenas: YES, I WOULD.  
THIS IS REALLY IN LIEU OF OUR 
TRADITIONAL LEG RAISING AT CITY 
HALL BECAUSE A COVID-19.  FIRST 
OF ALL, I'M SHARING THIS 
VIRTUAL BACKGROUND OF A FLAG, 
WHICH I THINK I AM BLENDING 
INTO TWO NICELY.  IT IS 
INDEPENDENCE DAY AND WE 
CELEBRATED EVERYDAY JUNE JUNE 
12.  IT COMMEMORATES THE 
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OR 
AFTER FOUR DECADES OF COLONIAL 
RULE.  SAN JOSE I KNOW IS HOME 
TO THRIVING FILIPINO AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY AND I KNOW DISTRICT 8 
IS A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THERE 
AS WELL.  AND FOR GENERATIONS 
THEY HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL AND 
VIBRANT PART IN THE FIRST PART 
OF OUR CITY.  AND I JUST WANTED 
TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JOIN THE 
FOUNDATION, WHO HAVE DEDICATED 
THIS YEAR'S PHILIPPINE 
INDEPENDENCE DAY TO EMPHASIZE 
SOLIDARITY IN OUR IMMUNITY TO 
ANSWER THE CALL TO FIGHT FOR 
EQUITY AND HONOR THE 
CONTRIBUTIONS OF FILIPINO AND 
FILIPINO HEALTH WORKERS AND 
NURSES.  CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO 
THE MOST FILIPINO NURSES OF ANY 
STATE.  WE PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE 
IN PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND 
WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.  
DURING THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WE 
SEE OUR FRIENDS FROM THE 
FOUNDATION STEP UP TO SUPPORT 
AND MEET THE COLLECTIVE NEEDS 
OF OUR COMMUNITY BY 
DISTRIBUTING PPE VULNERABLE 
COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS.  AND 
SO I WOULD LIKE TO HONOR THEM 
FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE 
CONTINUED TO DO.  AS WELL AS 
RECOGNIZE WE IN THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSE ALSO HAVE A PHILIPPINE 
DESK FILIPINO AMERICAN CITY IN 
PLACE.  I WOULD LIKE TO 
RECOGNIZE MICHELLE, WHO 
TRADITIONALLY HAS DONE A 
WONDERFUL WORLD AND TAKING PART 
IN OUR FLAG RAISING.  THEY KNOW 
THEY ARE ALL MISSING 
OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH ONE 
OF ANOTHER AND CELEBRATE THIS 
JOYOUS OCCASION WITH THIS IS IN 
LIEU OF THE CELEBRATION THAT WE 
STILL STAND STRONG NEXT TO OUR 
FILIPINOFRIENDS .  TO END WITH, 
NOT BE INDEPENDENCE DAY.  THANK 
YOU EVERYONE.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  I 
HAVE NO IDEA IF YOUR 
PRONUNCIATION WAS GOOD, BUT 
MUCH BETTER THAN MINE I AM 
SURE.  MR. BEEKMAN?  
>> THANK YOU.  I WANTED TO 
THANK COUNCILPERSON ARENAS FOR 
SUPPORTING THE FILIPINO 
INDEPENDENCE DAY TODAY.  IT IS 
MY FEELING ÃI'M GLAD 
COUNCILPERSON ARENAS IS HELPING 
WITH THIS PROCESS BECAUSE THERE 
IS A FUNDING THAT IS GOING TO 
THE PHILIPPINES RIGHT NOW THAT 
IS MILITARY AND THAT IS VERY 
HARSH FOR AND THERE'S A CHANCE 
WE CAN MAKE SUCH FUNDING MORE 
IN THE TERMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AS 
GOOD HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES AND 
GUIDELINES DEVELOPING IN THE 
PHILIPPINES THAT THIS FUNDING 
COULD BE GEARED TOWARD AND THE 
CONCEPTS TOWARD THAT WAY.  TO 
LEARN TO WORK THAT WAY IS 
IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT AT THIS 
TIME INDEPENDENCE FOR EVERYONE 
FROM IT THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo: BACK TO THE 
COUNCIL.  I BELIEVE WAS THERE A 
MOTION?  
>> MOVE TO APPROVE.  
>> SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo: OKAY.  MOTION 
NOW.  IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO 
THAT MOTION?  I AM NOT HEARING 
ANY SO THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 
ON TO ITEM 2.18.  THIS IS 
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS AND FOLEY . 
AND BELIEVE WE ARE CELEBRATING 
PRIDE.  COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS, 
DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK?  
>>Dev Davis: I WILL START.  I 
THINK WE ARE BOTH GOING TO HAVE 
SOME COMMENTS.  COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY  AND I WOULD LIKE TO 
PROCLAIM JUNE AS PRIDE MONTH 
FOR THIS YEAR MARKS THE 50TH 
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNUAL LGBT 
Q PLUS CELEBRATION AND PRIDE 
TRADITIONS.  THE PURPOSE OF THE 
COMMEMORATIVE MONTH IS TO 
RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT THAT 
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, 
TRANSGENDER AND QUEER 
INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD A HISTORY 
LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND 
INTERNATIONALLY.  ALTHOUGH WE 
ARE CELEBRATING A LITTLE BIT 
DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR, 
OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE 
WE RECOGNIZE THIS EVENT IN THE 
CITY OF SAN JOSE.  SO WE DID 
SEND AROUND BACKGROUNDS AND 
OPTIONS FOR BACKGROUNDS AND 
SOCIAL MEDIA KITS AS WELL 
WRITTEN WANT TO THINK 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS FOR DOING 
THAT FOR PREVIOUS MONTHS FOR 
CELEBRATIONS AND RECOGNITION.  
THEY GIVE US A GOOD TEMPLATE TO 
USE FOR THAT.  AND 
COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY  WILL NOW 
SAY A FEW WORDS AND MAKE A 
MOTION.  
>>Pam Foley: THANK YOU, 
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS, I 
APPRECIATE IT.  I HAVE BEEN 
THINKING ABOUT PRIDE AND WHAT 
IT MEANS TO ME AND WHAT IT 
MEANS TO OUR SOCIETY.  AND I 
REALIZED THERE ARE PARALLELS 
BETWEEN TWO CIVIL RIGHTS 
MOVEMENTS.  ONE OCCURRING RIGHT 
NOW IN ONE WE MADE GREAT 
PROGRESS WITH.  I LEARNED 
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A TRAGEDY TO 
REMOVE OPPRESSION.  PERSONALIZE 
THIS MESSAGE, MANY OF YOU HEARD 
ME BEFORE TALK ABOUT MY BROTHER 
TIM.  10 WAS A YOUNG GAY MAN 
THATEXPERIENCED PREJUDICE FROM 
FAMILY, FRIENDS , POTENTIAL 
EMPLOYERS AND FROM THE POLICE.  
UNFORTUNATELY TIM DIED OF AIDS 
24 YEARS AGO LAST MONTH.  HE 
WAS ALIVE DURING THE STONEWALL 
UPRISING BUT DID NOT REALLY 
LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO BENEFIT 
FROM THE MOVEMENT THAT STARTED 
AT THE STONEWALL INN BACK IN 
1969.  THAT YEAR ON JUNE 28 
WHEN THE LGBT Q PLUS COMMUNITY 
FACED AN ANTI-QUEER LEGAL 
SYSTEM AND POLICE FORCE, 
VISITORS AT THE STONEWALL INN 
SAID ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH.  THEY 
WERE TIRED OF THE POLICE RAIDS, 
THEY WERE TIRED OF BEING 
HANDCUFFED, DRAGGED AND THROWN 
IN JAIL.  THEY WERE TIRED OF 
THEIR LIVES BEING PLACED AT 
RISK JUST BECAUSE OF WHO THEY 
WERE.  JUST BECAUSE OF WHO THEY 
LOVED.  THIS MOMENT IN TIME TO 
HELP LAUNCH THE MODERN GAY 
RIGHTS MOVEMENT ROSE AFTER 
BRUTAL POLICE OPPRESSION AND 
ADVANCED CIVIL RIGHTS FOR 
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND FOR 
THOUSANDS OF SAN JOSE ENDS.  
LET US REMEMBER THIS IS A FIGHT 
FOR LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE.  THIS 
PRIDE MONTH, LET'S REMEMBER HOW 
AND WHERE THIS MOVEMENT ALL 
STARTED.  WHERE WE ARE TODAY 
AND WHERE YOU WANT TO GO 
TOMORROW.  AND WITH THAT, 
IMOVIE CELEBRATE GAY PRIDE 
MONTH.
>>Dev Davis: SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
THANK YOU FOR RAISING THIS.  WE 
HAVE ONE MEMBER OF THE 
COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO 
SPEAK.  LAYER?  
>> THANK YOU.  THERE'S A GOOD 
GAY PRIDE IN THE POST STREET 
ALLEYWAY.  IT IS FAMOUS.  AND 
THEY ARE CHANGING THE TREES IN 
THE POST STREET ALLEYWAY.  AND 
I THINK THE GAY COMMUNITY AND 
DECIDED ON A CERTAIN SET OF 
TREES.  MAPLE AND REDBUD 
BECAUSE THEY HAVE MANY COLORS 
IN THE FALL TIME AND SPRING 
THAT WOULD REPRESENT GAY PRIDE. 
THAT PROCESS IS STILL GOING ON. 
IF YOU STILL WANT TO COMMENT ON 
IF IT SHOULD BE MORE OF A 
PHASED IN PROCESS AND THIS TIME 
A COVID TO BE SENSITIVE IN SLOW 
, BRING YOUR COMMENTS TO THE 
CITY ARBORISTS AND ASK THEM 
ABOUT IT.  I AM PERSONALLY 
POSSIBLE FOR OTHER TREES.  
THANKS A LOT.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
TURNING TO COUNSEL.  THEN THE 
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE 
TO SPEAK?  ALL RIGHT.  ANY 
OBJECTION TO THE PASSAGE OF 
THIS MOTION?  THAT MOTION 
PASSES UNANIMOUS.  WE WILL MOVE 
THEN TO ITEM 3.4.  WITHOUT ALL 
THE FUN OF IT TYPICAL RIGHT 
CELEBRATION.  WILL GO TO THE 
UPDATE OF THE AGREEMENT WITH 
SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR COST 
DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD.  
>> THANK YOU.  WILL PROVIDE A 
BRIEF UPDATE WITH ANGELS HELP.  
GOOD NEWS ON THE FRONT WITH THE 
COUNTY.  WE HAVE AGREED TO THE 
FINANCIAL TERMS I WANT TO 
CREDIT ANGEL AND DOLAN AND THE 
ENTIRE TEAM AS WE HAVE 
ATTEMPTED HOME IN ON THE 
DOLLARS.  OF PORTABILITY OF THE 
PROGRAM I THINK IS IN REALLY 
GOOD SHAPE.  AS WE TOLD THE 
COUNTY FOR US TO CONTINUE 
PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE 
REMAINDER OF THE YEAR WOULD BE 
A COST OF $1,035,000.  WE HAVE 
AGREED TO CAPPING IT AT THAT.  
THE COUNTY IS INDICATED TO US 
THEY ARE IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT 
WITH THAT NUMBER.  THEY HAVE 
PROVIDED US WITH ADDITIONAL 
COMMENTS ON THE AGREEMENT THAT 
ANGEL AND THE OFFICE ARE 
WORKING THROUGH.  WE INTEND IT 
TO LEAVE SPACE FOR US TO 
DISCUSS A TRANSITION, AN 
EARLIER TRANSITION OF THE 
PROGRAM.  BUT AT LEAST WE WILL 
HAVE THE AGREEMENT IN TACT THAT 
WOULD PROVIDE COVERAGE SHOULD 
WE DECIDE TO CONTINUE THAT 
SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE 
REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.  ANGEL, 
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS 
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD.
>> YOU COVERED ALL THE MAIN 
POINTS.  REPORTED LAST WEEK WE 
WERE CLOSE AND WE ARE REALLY 
PLEASED TO HEAR THE COUNTY HAS 
EVERY INTENT TO SIGN THIS 
AGREEMENT.  SO NOTHING ELSE TO 
ADD.
>> JUST A REMINDER TO THE 
COUNCIL, YOU AUTHORIZED ME THE 
AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER 
AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT .  SO WE HAVE WHAT WE 
NEED AND I BELIEVE THE COUNTY 
WILL BE AGENDIZED IN IT FOR 
EXECUTION.  THAT 
IS EMINENT.  
>>Sam Liccardo: GREAT.  THANK 
YOU, ANGEL, FOR ALL YOUR HARD 
WORK ON THIS.  I KNOW THIS WAS 
MANY WEEKS IN COMING.  I 
APPRECIATE THE WORK.  ANY 
QUESTIONS?  COUNCILMEMBER 
JIMENEZ?  
>>Sergio Jimenez: AND GIVE FOR 
THE UPDATE.  WHAT I WAS CURIOUS 
ABOUT, I THINK WHEN THIS ITEM 
CAME TO US ORIGINALLY THAT YOU 
ENVISION BEING THE FRAMEWORK BY 
WHICH YOU CAN GO OUT AND 
NEGOTIATE THESE WITH OTHER 
CITIES.  I'M CURIOUS IF YOU 
THINK YOU CAN SORT OF MOVE THIS 
ON TO OTHER CITIES AND HAVE 
THOSE NEGOTIATIONS OR IS THERE 
ANYTHING YOU EXPECT TO CHANGE 
AS YOU GO OUT AND NEGOTIATE THE 
CONTRACTS?  
>> I WILL LET ANGEL GIVE A 
STATUS ON THAT.  BUT WHAT YOU 
SAID IS ACCURATE.  ANGEL CAN 
GIVE A STATUS UPDATE ON WHERE 
WE ARE AT WITH THAT.  
>>Sergio Jimenez: THANK YOU.  
>>.[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>>Sam Liccardo: ANGEL, IF YOU 
COULD.
>> WE WANTED USE THE CITY 
COUNTYAGREEMENT AS THE TEMPLATE 
.
>>Sam Liccardo: ANGEL.
>> TURN OFF MY VIDEO?  
>>Sam Liccardo: YEAH, THANKS.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?  
>>Sam Liccardo: YES.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.  I AM 
HAVING SOME TROUBLE HERE.  WE 
ARE GOING TO USE THE SAME 
TEMPLATE.  WE DID HOLD EIGHT 
ZOOM CALL THIS PASTFRIDAY WITH 
THE OTHER CITIES .  EXPLAINING 
THAT PROTOCOL.  AND SO WE WILL 
BE DOING THAT THROUGH THE NEXT 
ORDER OF BUSINESS IS WE WILL 
COME UP WITH THAT TEMPLATE, WE 
WILL COME BACK TO YOU WITH A 
RECOMMENDATION TO NEGOTIATE AN 
AGREEMENT AND WE WILL FOLLOW 
THE SAME PROTOCOL WITH THE 
OTHER CITIES.  
>>Sergio Jimenez: THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.  I APPRECIATE IT.  GOOD 
JOB.  
>>Sam Liccardo: ALL RIGHT.  
OTHER QUESTIONS?  OKAY.  WE 
DON'T NEED A MOTION HERE.  SO 
WE WILL MOVE ON.  OUR NEXT ITEM 
INVOLVES INTERVIEWS.  TO 
APPLICANTS FOR THE PUBLIC 
MEMBER APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD 
OF ADMINISTRATION FOR POLICE 
AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RETIREMENT 
PLAN.  WILL ORDER WOULD YOU 
LIKE TO PROCEED?  
>> ONLY ONE HAS GIVEN ME HIS 
CELL PHONE NUMBER AND THAT IS 
SUMITA.  SO I AM MOVING THE 
INTERVIEWEE OVER TO THE ANALYST 
SO THEY CAN SHARE THEIR VIDEO.  
THE OTHER PANELIST WE MIGHT 
TAKE AFTER THE DINNER BREAK 
FROM IT I AM TRYING TO GET A 
HOLD OF HIM.  
>>Sam Liccardo: I AM HAPPY TO 
PROCEED IN WHATEVER ORDER.  IF 
YOU THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER 
FOR US TO TAKE ON SOME OTHER 
ITEMS UNTIL YOU ARE ABLE TO 
MAKE CONTACT.
>> I BEEN TRYING TO GET A HOLD 
OF DAVID ALL DAY SO I CAN'T 
CONFIRM THAT I CAN GET A HOLD 
OF HIM.  I JUST SENT ANOTHER 
URGENT EMAIL SAYING YOU NEED TO 
TEXT ME NOW.  BUT STILL NEED TO 
HAS BEEN ON WAITING FOR A 
WHILE.  
>>Sam Liccardo: OKAY.  LET'S GO 
FORWARD WITH HIS INTERVIEW.  
AND IF WE ARE ABLE TO HEAR FROM 
MR. QUAN BEFORE THE END OF THE 
NIGHT, WE WILL TAKE HIM ON.  
ALL RIGHT.  
>> SONY TO HIS ACTUALLY FEMALE.
>>Sam Liccardo: FORGIVE ME.  I 
AM SORRY.  
>> NO WORRIES.  THAT IS OKAY.  
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN FOR IT 
ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME OKAY?  
>>Sam Liccardo: YOU ARE ON 
RIGHT NOW.  IS THAT RIGHT?  
>> I BELIEVE SO.  
>>Sam Liccardo: WE ARE HAVING A 
BIT OF A PROBLEM WITH THE FEED. 
COULD WE TRY YOU TURNING OFF 
THE VIDEO TO SEE IF WE CAN HEAR 
THE AUDIO MORE CLEARLY?  
>> SURE.  IS THAT BETTER?  
>>Sam Liccardo: THAT IS 
PERFECT.  THANK YOU.  I WANTED 
TO FIRST THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.  YOU 
OBVIOUSLY HAVE REALLY 
IMPRESSIVE RESUME AN EXTENSIVE 
BACKGROUND IN THIS AREA.  WHAT 
WE TYPICALLY DO IS ASK YOU TO 
DESCRIBE FOR A MINUTE OR TWO 
WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AND 
HOW YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BEST TO 
BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE AS A 
BOARD MEMBER PLAN.  AND THEN WE 
WILL JUMP INTO QUESTIONS FROM 
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.  
>> CERTAINLY.  HAPPY TO DO 
THAT.  I HAVE EXTENSIVE 
EXPERIENCE, AS YOU PROBABLY SEE 
FROMMY RESUME , AND BANKING AND 
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT.  I 
RECENTLY LEFT WELLS FARGO AND I 
AM AT A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE 
I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO Ã
I'M AT THE POINT THAT HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO GET BACK TO MY 
COMMUNITY, WHICH I HAVE NEVER 
HAD THE TIME TO DO IN THE PAST 
FROM LOOKING BROADLY AT WAYS TO 
DO THAT AND I CAME ACROSS THIS 
OPPORTUNITY.  AND I FEEL LIKE 
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH MY 
BACKGROUND, WHICH I WAS 
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED I WOULD BE 
ABLE TO LEVERAGE MY EXPERIENCE 
AND EDUCATION TO GETBACK TO THE 
COMMUNITY .  TYPICALLY I WOULD 
IMAGINE GIVING BACK TO THE 
COMMUNITY DOESN'T NECESSARILY 
INVOLVE LEVERAGING YOUR 
BACKGROUND.  SO I FEEL LIKE I 
WOULD LIKE TO USE THAT 
EXPERIENCE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE 
FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNITY THAT 
IS REALLY CRITICAL TO ALL OF 
US.  I HAVE MANY TIMES BEEN 
INVADED FROM THEIR SERVICES IN 
MY OWN LIFE HERE.  AND I 
GREATLY VALUE THEM.  IF THERE 
IS A WAY TO GET BACK TO THEM, I 
WOULD BE HONORED TO DO THAT.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  ANY COUNCILMEMBERS WHO 
WOULD LIKE TO JUMP IN WITH 
QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE.  I HAVE A 
COUPLE OF MY OWN.  
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS?  
>>Dev Davis: THANK YOU.  AND 
THANK YOU FOR APPLYING TO THIS 
POSITION.  WE REALLY APPRECIATE 
IT.  YOU TALKED VERY BRIEFLY 
ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE.  I READ
THE APPLICATION AND YOU HAVE A 
LOT OF EXPERIENCE .  PART OF IT 
IS IN RISK MANAGEMENT.  CAN YOU 
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RISK 
MANAGEMENT AS IT WOULD RELATE 
TO THE POLICE AND FIRE PENSION. 
ESPECIALLY THE FACT OUR 
ATTENTION IS SUCH A MATURE 
PLAN.  
>> I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT.  LET 
ME START OF TELLING YOU WHAT I 
DID IN RISK MANAGEMENT THAT IS 
RELEVANT TO AN INVESTMENT 
PROGRAM.  AFTER MY EIGHT YEARS 
OF MANAGING AN INTERNAL 
PORTFOLIO AND PREVIOUSLY EIGHT 
YEARS INVESTMENT RESEARCH, I 
WAS READY TO DO SOMETHING 
DIFFERENT AND I WAS FORTUNATE 
TO BE ABLE TO RISK MANAGE THE 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AT WELLS 
FARGO.  IN MANY WAYS I MOVED 
FROM BEING ON THE RISK-TAKING 
SITE TO THE RISK MANAGEMENT 
SIDE.  AND IT WAS A $400 
MILLION PORTFOLIO AND STILL IS. 
IN THAT CAPACITY, I HAD TO TAKE 
A VERY INDEPENDENT VIEW OF THE 
RISK AND PORTFOLIO AND I 
REPORTED THIS TO THE CHIEF RISK 
OFFICER ORGANIZATION.  NOT TO 
THE BUSINESS.  AND THE FEDERAL 
RESERVE AND THE OCC, THE 
PRIMARY REGULATORS FOR THE 
BANKING INDUSTRY WERE 
ESSENTIALLY RELYING ON PEOPLE 
LIKE ME TO BE ABLE TO CREDIBLY 
CHALLENGE IN THE EXCESS RISK 
THAT MIGHT BE IN THE PORTFOLIO 
OR EXCESS CONTENT CONCENTRATION 
OF ASSET CLASSES WITH EXPERTISE 
I BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.  IN THE 
CONTEXT, I BELIEVE THAT IS 
EXACTLY WHAT I SEE A BOARD 
MEMBER.  WHERE YOU ARE AT AN 
ARMS LENGTH QUESTION OR SO TO 
SPEAK OF THE STRATEGIES TO MAKE 
SURE YOU MEET YOUR 
RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE PLAN TO 
ITS BENEFICIARIES AND OTHER 
STAKEHOLDERS.  IN THE CONTEXT 
OF RISK MANAGING THE RETIREMENT 
FUND, IT WOULD BE BRINGING 
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT QUESTIONS 
TO THE INVESTMENT TEAM AND 
MAKING SURE THEY ARE MEETING 
THE GOALS OR TRACKING THE GOALS 
SET BY THE PORTFOLIO.  I HOPE 
THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.  
>>Dev Davis: YES.  THANK YOU.  
I APPRECIATE IT.  I DON'T HAVE 
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  I 
HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, OBVIOUSLY 
YOU HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY 
BACKGROUND THAT WOULD BE VERY 
HELPFUL TO THE BOARD WITH YOUR 
EXPERTISE.  I UNDERSTAND YOU 
SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE 
FIXED INCOME GROUP AND LET A 
CORPORATE RISK GROUP AT WELLS 
FARGO.  I WOULD IMAGINE 
TYPICALLY A LOT OF THE 
INSTRUMENTS THAT INVESTMENTS 
WOULD TEND TO BE, I'M JUST 
DECEIVING, FAIRLY RELATIVELY 
HIGH FEE TYPE INSTRUMENTS.  AND 
I AM WONDERING, WE WATCHED AN 
AWFUL LOT OF OUR, A FAIR AMOUNT 
OF OUR PLANNED RESOURCES GOING 
TO ARISING FEE STRUCTURE OVER 
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.  QUITE 
RECENTLY THEY SEEM TO HAVE 
REVERSED THAT.  IS THERE A WAY 
OF BEING ABLE TO DO THE HEDGIN
 
, THE RISK PRODUCTION YOU NEED 
TO DO WITHOUT ENDING UP IN A 
HIGH FEE WORLD?  
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION FOR 
TERMITE EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC 
LINEAGE, I'M A STUDENT OF 
EFFICIENT MARKETS.  NOT AS MUCH 
AS SOMEBODY IS A GRADUATE OF 
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, BUT 
CERTAINLY I WAS PUT INTO OUR 
DNA, SO TO SPEAK.  AND SO IT IS 
ALWAYS HARD TO ÃI'M A HUGE FAN 
OF VANGUARD, FOR EXAMPLE.  AND 
PERSONALLY MY INVESTMENT 
PORTFOLIO WAS HEAVILY WEIGHTED 
TOWARD ATF VERSUS ACTIVELY 
MANAGED FUNDS.  I DO UNDERSTAND 
THE CONCERN ABOUT PATENT 
MANAGER FEES AND WHETHER THERE 
IS VALUE IN DOING THAT.  I 
WOULDN'T SAY NECESSARILY CASE 
THAT IN MY CAREER, LIKE I SAID 
I WAS MANAGING AN INTERNAL 
FOLIO FOR WELLS FARGO SO WE 
DIDN'T REALLY PAY MANAGERS.  SO 
I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS A 
PORTFOLIO MANAGER THERE.  BUT 
COMING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION.  
I THINK A HYBRID STRATEGY WERE 
AN ASSET CLASSES THAT ARE 
LIQUID AND MATURE, THERE IS 
EFFICIENCY IN THE IN LONG 
INDUSTRIES.  THAT IS WHERE YOU 
CAN CUT FEES AND OFTEN LOSE TOO 
MUCH.  BUT AS A RETIREMENT 
PENSION FUND, IN PART IN 
TODAY'S ZERO INTEREST 
ENVIRONMENT, VERY LOW INTEREST 
RATES.  I WOULD BE THE FIRST 
ONE THAT MEANT I DIDN'T EXPECT 
THIS PRE-COVID THAT WE DO BE IN 
THIS ENVIRONMENT OF LOW 
INTEREST RATES FORSO LONG .  IT 
IS INEVITABLE YOU NEED TO GO 
INTO ASSET CLASSES THAT INVOLVE 
EXPERTISE WHERE YOU WOULD WANT 
AN ASSET MANAGER AND PAY THE 
FEE.  WHERE THEY CAN BRING 
CERTAIN EXPERTISE ADDED INDEX 
PRODUCT DOESN'T OFFER FORGET 
AND SO I THINK USING FEES IN 
THE RIGHT PLACES SO TO SPEAK IS 
HOW I WOULD RECOMMEND MANAGING 
THE PORTFOLIO.  THERE WOULDN'T 
BE ANY POINT IN A LARGE, GOING 
TO PUT IT OUT THERE FOR YOUR 
CONSIDERATION.  BUT IN A LARGE 
FUND BENCHMARKED, WOULD YOU 
REALLY WANT TO PAY A MANAGER TO 
OUTPERFORM THAT?  MAYBE YOU 
WANT TO REDUCE THE FEES THERE.  
VERSUS SAY A SMALL VALUE FUNDS 
FOR THE BUSINESSES ARE LESS AND 
YOU NEED SOMEBODY TO SORT OF 
REALLY DIG INTO THOSE 
COMPANIES.  OR FIXED INCOME 
PORTFOLIOS FOR THE FIXED INCOME 
MARKET HASN'T HAD THE SAME 
TRANSPARENCY AND LIQUIDITY YOU 
COULD GET WITHOUT A MANAGER.  
SO THERE ARE PLACES WITH DEAL 
SO LOW IT IS HARD TO JUSTIFY 
THE EXPENSE, BUT THERE CAN BE 
VALUE IN HAVING A HIGH YIELD 
PORTFOLIO MANAGER, FOR EXAMPLE.
>>Sam Liccardo: WHERE YOU 
STOPPED WAS EXACTLY WHERE I 
WANTED TO GO NEXT.  I THINK YOU 
CORRECTLYIDENTIFIED.  IN MY 
VIEW, THE BIG CHALLENGE WE FACE 
HERE , THE REDUCED LONG-TERM 
RETURNS.  SINCE ASSET CLASS IT 
SEEMS THEY DETERMINE THOSE 
RETURNS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE 
MANAGERS ARE GOING TO DO.  
OTHER ASSET CLASSES YOU BELIEVE 
THIS FUND SHOULD BE LOOKING 
TOWARD MORE IN THE YEARS AHEAD 
KNOWING THIS COULD BE A FAIRLY 
LONG, TOUGH ROAD FOR THE 
ECONOMY?  
>> I MEAN, GIVEN THE LONG TERM 
NATURE OF THE RETIREMENT FUND.  
THE LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS AND 
GIVEN THAT FIXED INCOME, TO 
RESTATE THE OBVIOUS, IT REALLY 
DOESN'T OFFER MUCH IN THE WAY 
OF BEING ABLE TO FUND OR BRIDGE 
THAT UNFUNDED.  I WOULD IMAGINE 
YOUR PORTFOLIO ALREADY HAS 
ALTERNATE ASSET CLASSES IN 
PRIVATE EQUITY.  I KNOW WITH 
THE COVID SITUATION, ONE DID 
EXPECT THE OPPORTUNITY AND 
PRIVATE EQUITY TO REMAIN FOR A 
WHILE.  BUT THE AMOUNT OF 
LIQUIDITY IN THE SYSTEM, I'M 
NOT SURE FROM YOU AND I DO NOT 
BELIEVE THAT MANAGERS HAVE 
TALKED ABOUT THE LIQUIDITY 
PROVIDERS FOR THE MARKET.  AND 
SO GETTING IN THAT GAME EARLY 
WITH THE RIGHT MANAGERS, EITHER 
THROUGH PRIVATE EQUITY OR LEVEL 
FUNDS IN THE MIDDLE-MARKET 
RANGE MIGHT BE THERE.  AT LEAST 
WHAT I SEE FOR NEAR-TERM 
HORIZON OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN 
PAY OFF IN THE LONG RUN.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  COUNCILMEMBER DIEP?  
>>Lan Diep: THANK YOU TO THE 
APPLICANT FOR OFFERING HERSELF 
UP FOR SERVICE.  I WANTED TO 
ASK YOU ABOUT WHAT I VIEW AS 
THE PROBLEM WE FACE AS A CITY 
IN TERMS OF THE PENSION FUNDS.  
HAVING TO RELY ON THEM TO BE 
THERE FOR US TO PAY OUT NOW IN 
THE SHORT TERM.  THUS NOT BEING 
ABLE TO BE AS RISKY AS WE SEE 
THE MARKETS RISING AS I WOULD 
LIKE TO BE.  BECAUSE WE CAN'T 
ASSUME HIGH RISK.  DO YOU HAVE 
ANY OPINION ABOUT HOW TO COPE 
WITH THAT?  
>> LET ME MAKE SURE I 
UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION.  ARE 
YOU SAYING SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY 
RISK OR SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY 
TOLERANCE IN THE FUND TO RISKY 
ASSETS?  
>>Lan Diep: THE TECHNICAL TERM 
IS WE HAVE A MATURE FUND.  TO 
THE EXTENT WE HAVE PENSION 
RATING TO RECEIVE THEIR MONTHLY 
BENEFITS, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE 
THE MONEY IS THERE.  IT HAS TO 
BE LIQUID, I GUESS IS MY POINT. 
WE HAD A SUM OF MONEY AND WESEE 
THE MARKETS ARE GOING UP .  
MAYBE NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE A 
HIGH RISK TOLERANCE IF WE HAD A 
LONGER TIME HORIZON.  SO GIVEN 
WE HAVE A SHORT-TERM HORIZON, 
THE NEED AND YET WE SEE THE 
MARKETS GOING UP.  TO ME IT 
MEANS WE PROBABLY SHOULD BE 
INVESTING MORE IN BONDS INSTEAD 
EQUITY STAGER THE MONEY IS 
THERE AND YOU ONLY PUT IT IN 
BONDS INTEREST RATES ARE SO LOW 
WE ARE NOT GETTING THE BANG FOR 
OUR BUCK.  
>> NOW AND GET YOUR QUESTION.  
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.  I 
WOULD IMAGINE IT ISN'T AN EASY 
PROBLEM.  THERE IS PERHAPS AN 
OF ANALYTICS THAT WOULD DO THE 
ANALOGY THAT COMES TO MIND IS 
ASSET LIABILITY MANAGEMENT.  
THE BANKING CONTEXT.  YOU HAVE 
DEPOSITS THAT ARE VERY 
SHORT-TERM AND OVERNIGHT MAY BE 
IN CITIES ONE OR TWO YEARS AND 
HAVE LIABILITIES 
>> BECAUSE I DOTHINK AND 
ANOTHER MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF 
STRESS TESTING .  THERE WE 
STRESS TEST THE BALANCE SHEET 
AS PART OF THE CAPITAL 
COMMITTEE AND THAT WE WOULD 
PRESENT ALL THE ASSUMPTIONS.  
THERE IS CERTAINLY PERHAPS TOO 
MUCH OF A CAPITAL BUFFER WHEN 
YOU THINK OF AN ECONOMIC 
ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'VE SEEN THE 
LAST 10 YEARS.  THAT'S EXACTLY 
WHY FOUR COVID TYPE OF 
SITUATION YOU HAVE A BANKING 
CRISIS.  ALL OF THESE 
DEFAULTED, AND COMMERCIAL REAL 
ESTATE FOR EXAMPLE NOBODY GOING 
TO OFFICES AND PEOPLE 
DEFAULTING ON THEIR RENT YOU 
WOULD HAVE HAD LESS BANKING 
CRISIS.  SO I THINK HIGH 
CAPITAL RATIOS FOR BANK ARE 
ESSENTIALS.  THE POSSE BASIS IS 
INSURED BY THE GOVERNMENT WHY 
SHOULD THEY NOT HAVE HIGH 
CAPITAL.  I BELONG TO THE CAMP 
THAT I THINK IT'S A LEGITIMATE 
POLICY.  AND THAT'S WHAT'S 
KEEPING A SAFE AS A COUNTRY.  
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 
TIME AND INTEREST.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
EVENTS ARE NOT JUST OUR 
QUESTION BUT ALSO THE ECONOMY 
OF FEDERAL POLICY.  
>> HOPEFULLY IDIDN'T PUT YOU TO 
SLEEP .
>> Mayor Liccardo: WE 
APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.  I 
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR 
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.  I'M NOT 
SURE IF YOU ARE AWARE THERE IS 
ANOTHER APPLICANT WHO WE ARE 
WAITING TO HEAR FROM MEANING 
MAY NEED TO WAIT AN HOUR JUST 
UNDERSTAND.
>> THIS IS TONY DAVID IS 
SIGNING ON RIGHT NOW.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: WE WILL BE 
BACK WITH YOU SHORTLY.  THANK 
YOU AGAIN.  
>> I CAN SIGN OUT.  
>> YOU CAN SIGN OUT YOU CAN SAY 
IT'S UP TO YOU.  
>> I'LL SEND OUT I'LL GIVE 
DAVID HIS SPACE TO SPEAK.  
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND 
VERY NICE TO SPEAK WITH ALL OF 
YOU ANDHOPEFULLY CAN INTERACT 
WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: HOPEFULLY 
MAYBE JUST BE VIRTUALLY .  
>> THIS IS TONY BECAUSE HE IS 
TO CLICK THE LINK AND SIGN ON 
AND NO ONE SEES ON -MOVING THE 
PANELIST IT MIGHT BE A FEW 
MINUTES.  >> Mayor Liccardo: 
SHOULD WE TAKE A BREAK AND NOW 
TONY.
>> WILL TAKE A BREAK.
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANKS 
EVERYONE.  AZUR-HGAzurcc
TESTING.  TESTING.  
SAN JOSE.  
>>> WELCOME EVERYONE.  WE WILL 
RECONVENE.  AND I BELIEVE TONY, 
WE HAVE MR. QUAN AVAILABLE.  IS 
THAT RIGHT?  
>> YES.
>>Sam Liccardo: I WANTED TO 
MAKE SURE WE HAVE A QUORUM TO 
BE ABLE TO BEGIN.  WOULD YOU 
MIND?  
>> JIMENEZ.  PERALEZ?  
>> HERE.
>> DIEP.
>>PRESENT.
>> CARRASCO ?  DAVIS?  ESPARZA? 
>> HERE.
>> ARENAS.
>> HERE.
>> FOLEY.
>> KHAMIS.
>> HERE.
>> JONES.
>> HERE.
>> LICCARDO.
>>Sam Liccardo: PRESENT.  
GREAT.  THANKS.  
>>Sylvia Arenas: I AM HERE AS 
WELL.  
>>Dev Davis: I AM ALSO HERE.  
>>Sam Liccardo: COUNCIL MEMBER 
DAVIS AND CARRASCO BOTH 
PRESENT.  THANK YOU FOR WAITING 
FOR US.  WE KNEW THERE WOULD BE 
SOME CHALLENGES AND DELAY SO WE 
TOOK A QUICK DINNER BREAK AND 
WE ARE BACK IN ACTION NOW.  
FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.  
YOU OFFICE WE HAVE EXTENSIVE 
EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA WE ARE 
GRATEFUL YOU ARE WILLING TO 
LEND THAT EXPERTISE TO THE CITY 
AND TO THE PLAN.  WE WOULD LOVE 
FOR YOU TO DESCRIBE FOR A 
MINUTE OR TWO WHY YOU WOULD 
LIKE TO SERVE AND WHAT YOU 
THINK YOU COULD CONTRIBUTE IN 
THIS ROLE AND THEN WE WILL GO 
TO COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH 
QUESTIONS.
>> FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO 
APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION.  
MY BAD.  LET ME QUICKLY START 
OFF WITH MY BACKGROUND AND A 
LITTLE BIT OF AN EXPERIENCE.  
I'M 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING 
AND INSTITUTIONAL MONEY 
MANAGEMENT AND OVER THE COURSE 
OF MY CAREER I WORKED IN 
VARIOUS CAPACITIES AS A 
PORTFOLIO MANAGER, AS A 
RESEARCHER, AS A TRAITOR AND AS 
A STRATEGIST.  IN THAT SENSE, I 
AM PRETTY WELL VERSED IN 
CONCEPTS, STRATEGIES AND I HAVE 
A LOT OF BUSINESS INSIGHTS FROM 
THE INVESTMENT WORLD.  IN TERMS 
OF HOW I CAN MAKE A 
CONTRIBUTION, MY INTENTION IS 
TO SHARE MY INSTITUTIONAL 
KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT WITH THE 
BOARD AND STAFF.  I WORKED WITH 
MANY PUBLIC PENSION PLANS, 
LARGE AND SMALL FROM 
WELL-FUNDED PLANS TO 
UNDERFUNDED PLANS.  SO I CAN 
SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE 
BOARD, SHARE WHAT I THINK ARE 
BEST PRACTICES.  IN TERMS OF MY 
GOAL, IF I WERE TO BE FORTUNATE 
ENOUGH TO BE SELECTED, MY GOAL 
WOULD BE TOO BECOME ASSISTANT 
TOP QUARTILE PERFORMER WITHIN 
THE PUBLIC PENSION UNIVERSE.  I 
THINK IF WE ARE ABLE TO DO 
THAT, WE CAN MITIGATE THE 
BURDEN ON THE CITY.  IN TERMS 
WHY I WANT TO SERVE, I AM 
RETIRED.  AND TWO, I'M IN A 
STAGE IN MY LIFE WHERE I WANT 
TO GET BACK TOTHE COMMUNITY .  
AND TO ME IT ONLY MAKES SENSE 
TO DO IT IN AN AREA WHERE I 
REALLY THINK I CAN MAKE A 
STRONG IMPACT.  AND I THINK A 
PENSION PLAN LIKE THIS IS 
EXACTLY WHERE I CAN MAKE THAT 
IMPACT.  
>>Sam Liccardo: MR. KWAN, THANK 
YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
WILLINGNESS TO MAKE THAT 
IMPACT.  I WILL INVITE MY 
COLLEAGUES TO RAISE THEIR HANDS 
IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ASK 
QUESTIONS.  I WILL ASK ONE IN 
THE MEANTIME WHILE THEY ARE 
CONSIDERING THEIR QUESTIONS.  
YOU INDICATED YOU LIKE THE PLAN 
BEING IN THE TOP QUARTILE.  
HUMAN IN TERMS OF RISK ADJUSTED 
RETURNS OR TOTAL RETURNS?  
>>David Kwan: TO BE IN THE TOP 
QUARTILE HE HAD TO HAVE GOOD 
RETURN AS WELL AS RISK-ADJUSTED 
RETURN FOR IT NEED TO BE BOTH.  
AND IS NOT JUST ONE.  IT IS 
BOTH.  
>>Sam Liccardo: SO MINDFUL OF 
THE CHALLENGES WE ALL FACE 
HERE, FIRST AS THE MACRO ISSUE 
WHICH IS WE ARE IN A DEEP 
RECESSION AND I IMAGINE A LOT 
OF SLOW GROWTH OUT THERE IN 
TERMS OF INVESTMENT 
OPPORTUNITIES.  AND SECONDLY, 
THIS IS A VERY MATURE PLAN WITH 
A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF RETIREES 
RELATIVE TO WORKERS.  WHAT THEN 
IN YOUR VIEW, WHAT ARE THE 
INVESTMENT VEHICLES.  IN TERMS 
OF YOUR ASSET ALLOCATION, WHERE 
SHOULD WE BE LOOKING TO GO 
GIVEN OUR CIRCUMSTANCES TO TRY 
TO LEAVE THIS PLAN OUT OF ITS 
CHALLENGES?  
>>David Kwan: I DID TAKE A LOOK 
AT YOUR ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF 
THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER.  
AND I THINK FROM WHAT I 
REMEMBER, YOU ARE ROUGHLY 70/30 
IN TERMS OF EQUITY AND FIXED 
INCOME MAKES.  AND ACTUALLY, 
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IN LINE 
WITH WHAT IS IN THE TOP TIER, 
TOP QUARTILE PLANS ARE AT 
TODAY.  SO IN THAT SENSE, I 
THINK YOU ARE PRETTY WELL 
POSITIONED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 
THE GROWTH POTENTIAL ASSOCIATED 
WITH GROWTH ASSETS TO HELP YOUR 
FUND BE IN A BETTER POSITION.  
NOW, I THINK WE ARE IN A VERY 
DIFFICULT SITUATION IN THE 
SENSE OF WE ARE GOING INTO A 
RECESSION.  THE FEDERAL RESERVE 
AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS PUT IN 
MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES SO 
THAT IS PROBABLY WHY WE SEE 
WHAT BEHAVIOR DOES.  I THINK MY 
FOCUS IN TERMS OF IMPROVING THE 
OVERALL PERFORMANCE IS FOCUSED 
ON MINIMIZING COST AND 
IMPROVING THE RISK-ADJUSTED 
RETURN OF THE OVERALL PLAN.  AS 
WELL AS THE VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL 
COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN, MEANING 
THE INDIVIDUAL FUNDS.  I REALLY 
THINK YOU NEED EVERY SINGLE 
COMPONENT PIECES TO WORK 
TOGETHER TO GET YOU WHERE YOU 
NEED TO BE ON AN OVERALL 
PORTFOLIO.  AND THAT REQUIRES A 
LOT OF RISK AND CONTROL AND A 
LOT OF DOWNSIDE RISK CONTROL.  
ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS TALK 
ABOUT IS WHEN YOU HAVE A 
DRAWDOWN IN YOUR PORTFOLIO, THE 
GREATER THE DRAWDOWN THE LONGER 
IT TAKES FOR THAT PORTFOLIO TO 
RECOVER.  AND TO THE EXTENT YOU 
CAN MITIGATE THAT DRAWDOWN, YOU 
ARE GOING TO RECOVER FASTER AND 
YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO 
COMPOUND YOUR WAY TO A LARGER 
PORTFOLIO OVER TIME.  YOU NEED 
THAT IN ORDER TO BE IN THE TOP 
QUARTILE.  IN SOME SENSE IT IS 
SIMPLE, BUT I THINK IT REQUIRES 
A LOT OF FOCUS AND THE BETTER 
PLANS OUT THERE HAVE THAT FOCUS 
ON EXECUTION, RISK CONTROL AND 
COST CONTROL.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  I 
WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK TO YOUR 
COMMENTS IN A MOMENT.  LET ME 
FIRST GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER 
DAVIS.  
>>Dev Davis: HI, DAVID.  THANK 
YOU FOR APPLYING TO THE 
POSITION.  I WANTED TO ASK YOUR 
THOUGHTS AND I APPRECIATE UNDER 
DISCUSSION ABOUT RISK.  I WANT 
TO ASK YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHICH 
ASSET CLASSES IN PARTICULAR WE 
SHOULD BE UTILIZING INVESTMENT 
MANAGERS AND WHERE YOU THINK IT 
IS MAY BE LESSAPPROPRIATE .  
>>David Kwan: CAN I GET 
CLARIFICATION ON THAT QUESTION? 
YOU ARE ASKING WHICH ASSET 
CLASSESWOULD BE MORE 
APPROPRIATE ?  
>>Dev Davis: TO UTILIZE 
INVESTMENT MANAGERS.  VERSUS 
OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS.  VERSUS 
HAVING THE STAFF IN HOUSE.
>>David Kwan: OKAY.  WELL, YOU 
KNOW, FROM WHAT I SEE WHAT YOUR 
PEERS AREDOING , ESSENTIALLY A 
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USING 
INVESTMENT MANAGERS FOR THE 
BULK OF THE INVESTMENT ACTIVITY 
ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS 
INFORMATION SUPPORT AND OTHER 
ASPECTS OF SUPPORT TO HELP THEM 
CREATE A BETTER PERFORMING 
PORTFOLIO.  SO THAT HELPS IN 
THE SENSE IT MITIGATES THE 
BURDEN ON YOUR STAFF.  TO THE 
EXTENT YOU CAN OFFLOAD THAT YOU 
ARE PAYING PRETTY GOOD FEES, I 
THINK THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DO.  
>>Dev Davis: DO YOU THINK THERE 
ARE CERTAIN ASSET CLASSES WERE 
INVESTMENT MANAGER DOESN'T ADD 
AS MUCH VALUE AS THEY ARE 
CHARGING?  
>>David Kwan: IN MY OPINION, I 
AM A LITTLE BIT BIAS.  I AM 
DEFINITELY BIAS MORE TOWARD 
PASSIVE BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF 
EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING 
PORTFOLIOS, BOTH INDEX PASSIVE 
ON AS WELL AS ACTIVE AND HEDGE 
FUND STRATEGIES.  IN TERMS OF 
VALUE YOU ARE GETTING FOR 
INDEXING, WE ARE GETTING A LAW 
OF BANG FOR YOUR BUCK.  AS IT 
RELATES TO THE HIGHER FEE TYPE 
STRATEGIES, NOW THAT I AM 
RETIRED AND GOING TO SAY YOU 
DON'T GET AS MUCH BANG FOR YOUR 
BUCK.  I DID TAKE A QUICK LOOK 
AT YOUR PORTFOLIO AND I DID SEE 
YOU GUYS HAVE ABOUT 24/25 
PERCENT IN ALTERNATIVES FOR 
PRIVATE EQUITY AND HEDGE FUND 
TYPE STRATEGIES.  RELATIVE TO 
THE PEERS WHO ARE DOING PRETTY 
WELL, I THINK THAT IS ON THE 
HIGHER END OF THE RANGE.  SO I 
CAN SEE YOU CAN DEFINITELY 
MITIGATE OR DECREASE YOUR COST 
AND PRIOR RISK AS WELL BY 
LESSENING THAT EXPOSURE.  THE 
ISSUE WITH A POT OF THE ACTIVE 
STRATEGIES THAT YOU NOT ONLY 
HAVE COST ISSUES, BUT YOU HAD 
RETURNED DISPERSION ISSUES.  
SOMETIMES YOU MAY THINK YOU ARE 
ENTERING INTO A GOOD ASSET 
CLASS OR HIGH-PERFORMING ASSET 
CLASS.  A LOT OF TIMES YOU MAY 
NOT PICK THE RIGHT MANAGER.  WE 
DEFINITELY HAVE MANAGER 
SELECTION RISKS.  NOW COMING 
BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT ÃI 
THINK I INTERPRETED IT THIS 
WAY.  YOU ASKED ABOUT WHICH 
ASSET CLASS MAY BE POTENTIALLY 
YOUR INTERNAL STAFF CAN MANAGE, 
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, VERSUS 
HIRING AN EXTERNAL MANAGER.  
CERTAINLY I AM NOT AS FAMILIAR 
WITH YOUR STAFF CAPABILITY, BUT 
POTENTIALLY THERE COULD BE SOME 
SIMPLER, EASIER PORTFOLIOS THAT 
POTENTIALLY CAN MANAGE.  
USUALLY THAT MEANS FIXED 
INCOME, SHORT DURATION FIXED 
INCOME.  I DID SEE YOU TO HAVE 
A IMMUNIZED PORTFOLIO WITHIN 
YOUR OVERALL PLAN.  SOMETHING 
LIKE THAT POTENTIALLY COULD 
MANAGE.  HAVING SAID THAT, 
SINCE I DID MANAGE THE FIXED 
INCOME APARTMENT, IT REQUIRES A 
LOT OF SUPPORT IN TERMS OF 
SYSTEMS, ANALYTICS AND RISK 
CONTROL IN ORDER TO MANAGE AND 
AFFECT.  AND SO I PROBABLY 
WOULD NOT BE BIASED TO GO IN 
THAT DIRECTION.  I WOULD STILL 
GO EXTERNAL DURING SORRY FOR MY 
LENGTHY ANSWER.
>>Dev Davis: THAT IS VERY 
HELPFUL.  I APPRECIATE THAT.  
YOU THINK OUR BEING A MATURE 
PENSION PLAN, CAN YOU TALK 
ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD BE REHAB 
REEVALUATING RISKS?  WE WERE 
TALKING ABOUT OUR PEERS.  NOT 
EVERYBODY HAS THE KIND OF PLAN 
WE HAVE WHERE OUR RETIREE STAF
 
, OUR RETIREE GROUP IS NEARLY 
AS BIG AS OUR EMPLOYEE GROUP.  
WE HAVE A VERY MATURE PENSION 
PLAN.  HOW SHOULD WE BE LOOKING 
AT RISK POTENTIALLY DIFFERENTLY 
THAN A LESS MATURE PENSION 
PLAN?  
>>David Kwan: WHEN PEOPLE SAY 
WHAT YOU JUST SAID, USUALLY HOW 
I TRANSLATE THAT IN MY HEAD IS 
YOU HAVE SHORTER DURATION 
LIABILITIES.  USUALLY IN 
SITUATIONS LIKE THIS WHERE YOU 
HAVE SHORTER DURATION 
LIABILITIES, YOUR PORTFOLIO 
TENDS TO BE MORE FIXED INCOME 
SIDE TO NEUTRALIZE THOSE 
LIABILITIES.  BUT FROM WHAT I 
HAVE SEEN, YOU HAVE AN 
IMMUNIZATION PORTFOLIO.  YOU 
ARE STILL ABLE TO GET YOUR MIX 
THROUGH 70/30.  AND DOESN'T 
SEEM LIKE AT THIS POINT IN TIME 
THAT LIMITATION OR MATURITY OF 
A PLAN IS SUCH A LIMITED FACTOR 
THAT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT 
LIMITS YOUR ABILITY TO TAKE ON 
RISK IN THE PORTFOLIO.  IN 
TERMS OF MEASURING MAY BE OTHER 
TYPES OF RISKS, THE BIGGEST 
RISK FOR SHORT DURATION PLAN IS 
THE DRAWDOWN RISK.  YOU DON'T 
WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE 
YOUR PORTFOLIO HAS A HUGE 
DRAWDOWN AND THAT DRAWDOWN 
PREVENTS YOUR ABILITY TO PAY 
YOUR STAKEHOLDERS OR PAY THE 
BENEFICIARIES OF THE PLAN.  AND 
ALSO WHEN YOU HAVE A LARGE 
DRAWDOWN, POTENTIALLY THAT 
REQUIRES THE CITY TO PROVIDE 
MORE FUNDING.  THINK YOU WANT 
TO MITIGATE THAT DRAWDOWN RISK 
IS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN A SHORT 
TERM.  THAT'S HOW I WOULD FOCUS 
MY ATTENTION.>>Dev Davis: 
THANK YOU.  THOSE ARE ALL MY 
QUESTIONS.
>>Sam Liccardo: COUNCILMEMBER 
DIEP?  
>>Lan Diep: THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
INTEREST.  I WAS LISTENING TO 
YOU SPEAK AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR 
GOAL IS TO HELP US INCREASE THE 
ÃBECOME TOP FOR THE PENSION 
FUNDS.  YOU MENTIONED TRYING TO 
DO IT BY NOT SO MUCH MESSING 
WITH THE ALLOCATION BETWEEN 
EQUITY AND BONDS PREVENTS A 
BITE COST SAVINGS ELSEWHERE.  
CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT.  
>>David Kwan: I THINK THE ASSET 
ALLOCATION 7030 IS PRETTY 
TYPICAL FUNDS.  PUBLIC PENSION 
FUNDS.  I THINK THAT IS AN 
APPROPRIATE RISK BASED ON 
INFORMATION, I MAY NOT HAVE ALL 
THE INFORMATION BUT I AM OUT 
THAT CAVEAT.  I'M SORRY, I LOST 
MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
>>Lan Diep: AND WANTED TO KNOW 
OR ELSE HE WOULD FIND THE COST 
SAVINGS.
>>David Kwan: I APOLOGIZE.  
WHEN I LOOK AT THE PORTFOLIO ON 
ALLOCATION TO PRIVATE EQUITY 
AND HEDGE FUNDS, PROBABLY 
THAT'S WHERE I WOULD FOCUS 
FIRST.  I MENTIONED I RAN A 
LETTER HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES.  
I SEE THAT ON MY LIST.  I 
ACTUALLY DON'T THINK AS A 
POLICY MIX INITIATIVE MARKET 
MUTUAL STRATEGIES AS PART OF 
THAT.  JUST BECAUSE MARKET 
MUTUAL STRATEGY, THEY ARE 
NEUTRAL AND TELL WHEN YOU NEED 
IT THE MOST THEY ARE NOT QUITE 
NEUTRAL.  YOU ARE PAYING A LOT 
OF FEE FOR NOT A LOT OF 
BENEFIT.  SO IN TERMS OF HOW I 
WOULD TRY TOIMPROVE THE 
PORTFOLIO , I WOULD LESSEN THE 
COST WITH THOSE STRATEGIES.  
THAT IS NUMBER ONE.  THAT IS 
THE LOWEST HANGING FRUIT.  I 
THINK THE SECOND ONE IS YOUR 
PRIVATE EQUITY PORTFOLIO.  I 
DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TAKE A 
CLOSER LOOK, BUT IF YOU DON'T 
HAVE THE ABILITY TO PICK TOP 
QUARTILE MANAGERS IN THE 
PRIVATE EQUITY SPACE, THEN I 
THINK THE GAME THERE IS VERY 
DIFFICULT.  MEANING THERE IS 
ALWAYS AN ASSUMPTION AND 
EXPECTATION OF HIGHER RETURN IN 
THE PRIVATE EQUITY SPACE.  A 
LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT.  BUT 
PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THAT IF YOU 
ARE NOT INVESTED WITH THE TOP 
QUARTILE MANAGER, YOUR CHANCES 
OF EVEN THE PUBLIC MARKET 
EQUITIES IS NOT THAT GOOD.  
ESPECIALLY GIVEN ALL THE FEES.  
SO I PROBABLY WOULD TAKE A LOOK 
AT THAT AS MY SECOND PRIORITY 
IF I WERE TO BE ON THE BOARD 
AND TRY TO ARGUE THERE COULD BE 
A LOWER COST MAY BE ALTERNATIVE 
TO SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
>>Lan Diep: IS IT BASICALLY 
PASSIVE INVESTING, MORE OR 
LESS?  
>>David Kwan: YOU KNOW, THERE 
ARE LOTS OF DISTANT DIFFERENT 
SOLUTIONS OUT THERE.  THERE IS 
EVEN PROXY HEDGE FUNDS.  WHICH 
AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION.  I 
CAN'T SAY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I 
HAVEN'T LOOKED VERY CLOSELY AT 
YOUR PLAN AND THAT 
CHARACTERISTIC OF YOUR PLAN AND 
FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE BEST 
SORT OF FIT FROM A RISK RETURN 
PROFILE WILL VIEW WHERE I COULD 
SAY THIS IS THE BEST SOLUTION.  
BUT HAVING SAID THAT, MY BIAS 
IS BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN 
YOUR PEERS ARE AT.  YOU CAN 
PROBABLY ADD MORE TO INDEX 
ASSETS.  
>>Lan Diep: YOU SAID YOU WERE 
HAPPY OR IT IS TYPICAL WHAT WE 
HAVE A 70/30 ALLOCATION.  I 
THINK THAT IS FAIR.  WE ARE IN 
AN ODD TIME IN THE MARKET RIGHT 
NOW WITH INTEREST RATES BEING 
SO LOW AND EVERYONE SAYING WE 
ARE IN A RECESSION WERE 
OFFICIALLY WE WERE IN A 
RECESSION STARTING IN THE 
FEBRUARY I THINK IS THE 
OFFICIAL WORD ON THE STREET 
NOW.  AND IT WE SEE THE MARKET 
TAKING OFF.  AND I GUESS THE 
ECONOMY IS WHAT THE ECONOMY IS 
IN THE MARKET IS REFLECTING ON 
THE OPTIMISM OF THE FUTURE.  
GIVEN THAT REALITY, WOULD YOU 
STAY THE COURSE WITH A 70/30 
ALLOCATION?  IN TERMS OF BONDS 
AND SUCH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE 
WOULD EVEN BE INFLATION AT THIS 
POINT.
>>David Kwan: IN THE SHORT LINE 
I WOULD SAY I PROBABLY WOULD 
STAY THE COURSE.  POTENTIALLY 
YOU COULD SAY YOU COULD HAVE 
70/30 POLICY MIX IN A GENERAL 
SENSE I WOULD SAY BASED ON MY 
EXPERIENCE, NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE 
GOOD MARKET TIMERS.  AND SO ALL 
THE GOOD PLAN DON'TMARKET TIME 
.  THEY INVEST AND INVEST FOR 
THE LONG RUN.  THEY INVEST IN 
GROWTH ASSETS TO EARN A RISK 
PREMIUM FOR THE GROWTH ASSETS 
AND THAT IS HOW THEY DO WELL.  
AND THEN ALSO, IF YOU START TO 
MOVE AROUND TOO MUCH, ONE OF 
THE ISSUES WITH REBALANCING TOO 
MUCH IS PEOPLE DON'T THINK 
ABOUT THE COST OF REBALANCING 
FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THE COST 
OF THE FUNDS.  INDEX FUNDS IS A 
BASIS POINT.  I HAVE SEEN SO 
MANY SITUATIONS WHERE CLIENTS 
MOVE FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE OR 
PASSIVE TO ACTIVE.  AND IN THE 
INTERIM, THE TRANSITION, THEY 
WILL LOSE 50 OR 100 BASIS 
POINTS.  THE SAVINGS THEY TALK 
ABOUT IS DWARFED BY THE COST OF 
THE TRANSITION TO READ A LOT OF 
FUND MANAGERS, EXCUSE ME, AND A 
LOT OF THE PEERS TEND TO DO 
WELL.  THEY ARE PRETTY PATIENT. 
THEY HAVE LOW TURNOVER AND THEY 
ARE PRETTY STUCK TO THEIR MIX.
>>Lan Diep: THAT IS ALL I HAVE. 
I APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST.  
>>David Kwan: YOU ARE WELCOME.
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  MR. 
KWAN, I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON 
AN EARLIER STATEMENT YOU MADE 
ABOUT THE NEED TO REDUCE RISK 
AND COST.  TYPICALLY WHEN I 
THINK ABOUT RISK REDUCTION, WE 
TALK ABOUT A LOT OF HEAVY 
MANAGED ASSETS WHICH DRIVES OF 
FEES.  I WONDERED WHAT YOU HAD 
IN MIND IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT 
SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT GOING TO 
RESULT IN A LOSS OF FEES.  
>>David Kwan: YOU MEAN LIKE IN 
PLACE OF MARKET NEUTRAL 
STRATEGY?  
>>Sam Liccardo: ALWAYS SEEM TO 
INVOLVE A LOT OFMANAGEMENT AND 
A LOUD COST, IT SEEMS LIKE .
>>David Kwan: IT DOES.  I KNOW 
IT WILL FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE 
EQUATION.  LIKE YOU SAID, THE 
LOWEST HANGING FRUIT IN MY MIND 
IS THE MARKET NEUTRAL STRATEGY. 
5.4PERCENT , THAT THE 
ALLOCATION I SAW.  I WOULD 
QUICKLY MOVE IT DOWN.  AND IN 
TERMS OF WHAT YOU COULD PUT 
INTO IT, I SAW THE MARKET 
NEUTRAL STRATEGY WAS PLACED IN 
YOUR LOCAL BETA BUCKET.  
USUALLY I EQUATE LOW BETA TO 
FIXED INCOME.  I THINK THERE 
ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT 
ALTERNATIVES YOU CAN PIECE 
TOGETHER THAT CAN GET YOU THE 
SAME KIND OF RETURN.  AT A MUCH 
LOWER COST.  YOU START TO MAYB
 
, THERE IS A LINE THAT IS HIGH 
YIELD.  THE POLICY MAKES IT TWO 
PERCENT.  IF THE FEDS OUT THERE 
SUPPORTING THE MARKET, I KNOW 
WE TALK ABOUT THE RECESSION WE 
ARE GOING INTO.  I AM A FIRM 
BELIEVER OF NOT FINDING THE FAN 
FOR IT YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF 
ALTERNATIVES THAT WILL BE LOWER 
COST THAN WHAT YOU HAVE TODAY.  
THAT IS NUMBER ONE.>>Sam 
Liccardo: THANK YOU FOR IT SIR, 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS 
AFTER THE EXTENSIVE APPLICATION 
AND THE TIME YOU SPENT.  THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND TO 
APPLY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE 
YOUR EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AND 
EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THIS 
JOB.  ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?  
OKAY.  I THINK THEN JUST TO 
TURN IT OVER TO YOU, YOU WANTED 
TO PROCEED HAVING A MOTION?  IS 
THAT WHAT YOU PREFER?  
>> YES.  I DIDN'T SET UP A POLE 
YET.  I'M STILL TESTING THOSE 
AND SINCE THIS WAS TO 
APPLICANTS, ABOUT THE SIMPLEST 
WAY IS FOR SOMEBODY TO MAKE A 
MOTION TO APPOINT THE PERSON 
THEY WANT TO APPOINT AND THEN 
VOTE ON THAT.
>>Sam Liccardo: I WILL SAVE I 
THINK BOTH THESE CANDIDATES ARE 
WELL-QUALIFIED.  WE ARE BLESSED 
TO HAVE TWO REALLY BRIGHT 
PEOPLE WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE.  
COUNCILMEMBER JIMENEZ?  
>>Sergio Jimenez: I HAVE A 
QUESTION FOR RICK.  I KNOW WE 
HAVE INTERVIEWED FOLKS IN THE 
PAST AND MAYBE I OVERLOOKED IT 
AT THAT TIME, BUT IT STOOD OUT 
TO ME THAT BOTH APPLICANTS ARE 
FROM PALO ALTO.  I THINK IS 
WHAT I RECALL READING IN THE 
APPLICATIONS.  SO FOLKS FROM 
OUTSIDE THE CITY ARE ALLOWED TO 
APPLY FOR APPOINTED POSITIONS?  
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL I READ 
THAT A LITTLE MORE CAREFULLY 
AND IT SURPRISED ME.
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER, IN ORDER 
TO GET EXPERTISE ON THE 
RETIREMENT BOARD, THE PUBLIC 
MEMBER CAN BE WITHIN A 50 MILE 
RADIUS OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. 
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS 
CRAFTED FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO.  
THAT IS THE RULE.
>>Sergio Jimenez: I DID SEE 
THAT AND I PRESUME IT WOULD NOT 
PROCEEDED THIS FAR. !  WE WANT 
EXPERTISE IN THIS POSITION AND 
IT IS HARD TO FIND JUST IF YOU 
LIMIT IT TO THE CITY LIMITS
>>Sergio Jimenez: ALL RIGHT.  
IT SEEMS CERTAINLY WE HAVE IT 
WITH THESE TWO APPLICANTS .  
THEY ARE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL 
PREPARED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD. 
THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo: COUNCILMEMBER 
DAVID.
>>Dev Davis: IC COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY HAS HER HAND UP, SO I WAS 
GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.  SHE IS 
ON THE POLICE AND FIRE BOARD SO 
I WILL LET HER MAKE A MOTION.
>>Sam Liccardo: COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY?  
>>Pam Foley: BOTH THESE 
CANDIDATES WERE EXCEPTIONAL, 
BUT I WILL MOVE CINDY TO.  
>> SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo: THAT IS THE 
MOTION.  I AGREE.  I THINK WE 
ARE BLESSED.  WHO EVER DOESN'T 
GET SELECTED, I HOPE THEY ARE 
WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN SO WE 
CAN TAKE THEM IN THE NEXT 
OPENING.
>>Pam Foley: LET ME JUST SAY, 
DAVID, YOU WERE AS QUALIFIED, 
BUT WE NEED SOME DIVERSITY ON 
THAT BOARD AND HAVING A WOMAN 
THERE WOULD BE REALLY A GOOD 
THING TO HAVE.  
>>David Kwan: I TOTALLY 
UNDERSTAND.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo: COUNCILMEMBER 
DAVIS?  
>>Dev Davis: I WANT TO ECHO 
THAT.  I HAVE BEEN ON THE 
FEDERATED BOARD BOTH WHEN IT 
DID NOT HAVE ANY WOMEN AND NOW 
IT HAS A COUPLE OF WOMEN ON THE 
BOARD.  AND IT DOES CHANGE THE 
DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT.  I 
FIND THE FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE 
BOARD ACTUALLY ASKED LOT MORE 
QUESTIONS AND ENDS UP HAVING A 
LOT BETTER DISCUSSION.  I WAS 
GOING TO MAKE THE SAME MOTION 
AS COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY.  THAT 
IS WHAT I AM PUTTING THE PLUG 
IN FOR.  DAVID, YOU ARE VERY 
QUALIFIED.  WE ARE NOT 
DIMINISHING YOU BYMAKING THIS 
MOTION.  AND WANTED TO BE CLEAR 
ABOUT THAT .
>>Sam Liccardo: OKAY.  ON THE 
MOTION I THINK WE SHOULD 
PROBABLY TAKE A ROLL CALL.  
>> JIMENEZ.
>> YES.
>> PERALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> DIEP.
>> AYE.
>> CARRASCO.
>> YES.
>> DAVIS.
>> AYE.
>> ESPARZA.
>> YES.
>> ARENAS.
>> AYE.
>> FOLEY.
>> AYE.
>> KHAMIS.
>> AYE.
>> JONES.
>> AYE.
>> LICCARDO.
>> AND SEVEN.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE, WE 
FREQUENTLY HAVE UNANTICIPATED 
VACANCIES AND SO I WILL KEEP 
THIS APPLICATION ON FILE FOR 
THE NEXT YEAR.
>>Sam Liccardo: THAT WOULD BE 
GREAT.  I THINK IT WOULD BE 
GREAT TO HAVE HIM SERVING.  HE 
REALLY IS EXCELLENT UNDER THE 
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE.  
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS 
TO SERVE.  WE WILL MOVE ON TO 
ITEM 3.7, RATIFICATION OF THE 
DECLARATION DIRECTOR OF 
EMERGENCY SERVICES SPENDING 
ENFORCEMENT IN CERTAIN 
PROVISIONS OF LAND USE 
REQUIREMENTS.  THIS RELATES TO 
OUR ALFRESCO INITIATIVE.  THERE 
IS NOT A PRESENTATION.  IS THAT 
RIGHT, DAVE?  >> I THOUGHT 
KIM WAS GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE 
BIT OF HOW IT HAS BEEN WORKING 
SO FAR, BUT I SEE THEM NODDING. 
I THINK THEY DO WANT TO BE DO 
THAT.  IT WILL BE QUICK.
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.  I'M 
GOING TO MAKE A FEW BRIEF 
REMARKS AND KIM AND I ARE BOTH 
HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS 
YOU HAVE.  SO THE OFFICE OF 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  WE ARE 
HERE TONIGHT TO ASK THE COUNCIL 
TO RATIFY THE EMERGENCY 
ORDINANCE THAT WAS SIGNED BY 
OUR CITY MANAGER LAST THURSDAY. 
THE ORDER RELAXES EXISTING 
REGULATIONS TO ALLOW THE USE OF 
OUTDOOR AREAS NEXT TO 
BUSINESSES FOR THEIR BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS.  THE ORDER GOES 
THROUGH DECEMBER 31.  OR UNLESS 
SOONER UNLESS IN LOCAL 
EMERGENCY ENDS EARLIER OF THE 
CITY REINSTATES EXISTING 
REGULATIONS.  UNDER THE RELAXED 
RULES, MANY BUSINESSES WITHOUT 
EXISTING PERMITS FOR OUTDOOR 
OPERATIONS PROCEEDING CAN 
REGISTER.  THEY CAN REGISTER 
FREE OF CHARGE TO EXPAND THEIR 
OPERATIONS OUTSIDE IN PRIVATELY 
OWNED AREAS SUCH AS PARKING 
LOTS OR USE PUBLIC SIDEWALKS 
FOR SEATING.  THE REGISTRATION 
FORM IS VERY SIMPLE.  IT ONLY 
TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO FILL OUT 
AND THERE IS NO CHARGE TO THE 
BUSINESS TO REGISTER.  THERE 
ARE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AROUND 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND 
ADA COMPLIANCE OF THE BUSINESS 
OWNER MUST READ AND AGREE AND 
ADHERE TO.  I JUST WANTED TO 
BRIEFLY ADDRESS COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA HIS EARLIER QUESTION 
ABOUT WHETHER MOBILE FOOD 
VENDORS ARE INCLUDED.  IT WAS 
STAFFS UNDERSTANDING COUNSEL 
DIRECTION ON THE SUBJECT, THE 
FOCUS ON ASSISTING BUSINESSES 
THAT WERE THE BRICK-AND-MORTAR 
BUSINESSES WHOSE OPERATIONS 
WERE RESTRICTED BY THE COUNTY 
HEALTH ORDER.  SO WE HAVE 
CONFIRMED WITH COUNTY 
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THERE ARE 
NOT ANY SPECIFIC INDUSTRY 
RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS FOR MOBILE VENDORS 
OR FOOD TRUCK OPERATORS.  AND 
SO THEREFORE, THEY ARE FREE TO 
OPERATE IN THE ACTUALLY DIDN'T 
NEED THIS EMERGENCY ORDER.  SO 
WITH REGARD TO COMMUNICATIONS, 
WE STARTED ALL OUR 
COMMUNICATIONS VERY RAPIDLY 
LAST FRIDAY FOR IT WITH THE 
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE RULES. 
WE USED THAT COPY IN THE FLASH 
REPORT THAT WAS SENT OUT ON 
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  AND IT WAS 
INCLUDED IN FIVE LANGUAGES.  
ENGLISH, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE, 
TRADITIONAL CHINESE AND 
SIMPLIFIED CHINESE.  AND THEN 
WE SENT OUT IN A BLAST IN ALL 
FIVE LANGUAGES TO 40,000 
BUSINESS OWNERS IN OUR DATABASE 
IN THE CITY.  THE WEBSITE, 
WHICH IS SAN JOSE CA.GOV é SG 
ALFRESCO, IS CURRENTLY LIVE.  
THERE IS INFORMATION POSTED IN 
ALL FIVE LANGUAGES AND THE 
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE 
TRANSLATED VIA GOOGLE 
TRANSLATE.  SO STAFF IS 
CURRENTLY WORKING ON A TOOLKIT 
WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE TO 
COUNCILMEMBERS LATER ON THIS 
WEEK THAT CAN BE USED TO 
PROMOTE THE INITIATIVE TO THEIR 
CONSTITUENTS.  I JUST WANTED TO 
LET FOLKS KNOW WE HAVE ALREADY 
MET AS A STAFF TO CONSIDER THE 
EXPANSION OF THE INITIATIVE IN 
PHASE 2. WHILE LOOKING AT OTHER 
PUBLIC SPACES.  PARKING SPACES 
AND STREETS.  AND WE HOPE TO 
BRING ADDITIONAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO COUNSEL 
SOON.  MAYBE EVEN BY THE END OF 
THIS MONTH.  AT THE END OF THIS 
MONTH IS VERY FAST APPROACHING, 
AS YOU ALL KNOW.  SO WE 
ACTUALLY FEEL THE EMERGENCY 
ORDER IN FRONT OF YOU FOR 
RATIFICATION AS THE HIGHEST 
POTENTIAL FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT ON 
OUR CITIES BUSINESS COMMUNITY.  
LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO 
ACKNOWLEDGE MY COLLEAGUES IN A 
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT 
DEPARTMENTS.  PBCE, PUBLIC 
WORKS, OCA, PD, FIRE, CIVIC 
INNOVATION, IT AND THE CITY 
ATTORNEYS OFFICE FOR THEIR WORK 
ON THIS EFFORT.  IT WAS REALLY 
JUST A WEEK AGO YESTERDAY 
AFTERNOON THAT WE LEARNED 
COUNTY WAS GOING TO ALLOW 
OUTDOOR DINING AND IN-STORE 
SHOPPING FOR 1/2 DAYS LATER.  
WE HUSTLED TO MAKE SURE THE 
CITIES EMERGENCY ORDER WAS 
SIGNED AND EFFECTIVE WHEN THE 
COUNTIES NEW ORDER TOOK EFFECT. 
AND SO WITH THAT I AM HAPPY TO 
ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT 
COUNCILMEMBERS MAY HAVE.  
THANKS.
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS 
ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS WHO
WORKED WITH YOU TO MAKE THIS 
HAPPEN .  THIS IS REALLY 
IMPRESSIVE HOW NIMBLE YOU AND 
THE REST OFTHE TEAM HAVE BEEN 
IN REACTING AND RESPONDING TO A 
COUNTY ORDER THAT WAS NO MORE 
THAN FOUR DAYS OLD TOHELP 
BUSINESSES .  REALLY APPRECIATE 
THE APPROACH YOU ARE TAKING .  
GET THAT UP AND RUNNING AND 
MAKE IT EASY FOR BUSINESSES AND 
THEN WE WILL TAKE ON THE HARDER 
STUFF IN THE NEXT PHASE.  A 
QUESTION I HAD WAS HOW MANY 
BUSINESSES DO YOU KNOW HAVE 
REGISTERED ONLINE?  
>> AS OF THE OFFICIAL WITNESS 
TODAY, WE HAVE HAD SEVEN 
REGISTER.  SO I THINK PART OF 
GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE AND 
LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN DO 
IT.  I THINK THERE ARE PROBABLY 
MORE PEOPLE THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE 
OVER THE WEEKEND AND DIDN'T 
KNOW WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM 
COMING UP.  WE HAVE FIVE ON 
PRIVATE PROPERTY ORSIX ON 
PRIVATE PROPERTY AND ONE FOR 
THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK .
>>Sam Liccardo: I WILL TAKE 
THAT AS A NUDGE FOR US TO GET 
THAT OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA 
AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE SIGN UP.  
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE 
GREAT WORK.  COUNCILMEMBER 
JIMENEZ?  
>>Sergio Jimenez: THANK YOU FOR 
THE REPORT.  IT SEEMS TO ME 
WHEN THIS IDEA WAS IMAGINED, IT 
WAS LIKELY TAILORED TO 
RESTAURANTS AND THINGS OF THAT 
NATURE.  JACK APPRECIATE.  WE 
HAVE A SITUATION IN MY DISTRICT 
WERE THERE ISN'T ANIMAL 
HOSPITAL THAT OPERATES IN A 
STRIP MALL.  AND I'M NOT SURE 
IF LONG A OR ANYONE IN PLANNING 
IS ON THE LINE HEARD ABOUT THIS 
ISSUE.  THEY ARE INTERESTED IN 
PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL OFFICE 
TRAILER IN THE PARKING LOT 
WHERE THERE IS AMPLE PARKING 
FOR THE DOCTORS TO BE OUTSIDE 
THE FACILITY TO PROVIDE FOR THE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.  THEY HAVE 
GOTTEN THE AGREEMENT OR 
APPROVAL FROM THE LANDLORDS.  
AND SO I'M CURIOUS IN THAT 
EXAMPLE, WOULD QUALIFY UNDER 
THESE CHANGES TO THE LAND USE?  
>> THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER.  I AM 
AWARE OF THAT.  WE HAVE BEEN IN 
TOUCH WITH YOUR OFFICE ABOUT 
THAT REQUEST THAT CAME IN.  AS 
THE MAYOR SAID, WE WERE TRYING 
TO GET LOW HANGING FRUIT WE 
WERE ABLE TO DO RELATIVELY 
EASILY WITH BY OFF FROM ALL OUR 
INVOLVED DEPARTMENTS.  AND SO 
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, FIRE HAVE 
SOME THINGS TO SAY ABOUT SAFETY 
AND HOW PEOPLE ARE SETTING UP 
IN PARKING LOTS AND HOW MUCH OF 
THE PARKING LOT NEEDS TO BE 
LEFT OPEN FOR INGRESS AND 
EGRESS AND FIRE OPERATIONS.  WE 
ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR 
OFFICE.  AND ALTHOUGH THE 
SPECIFIC SITUATION IS NOT GOING 
TO QUALIFY UNDER THE PARAMETERS 
OF THIS PROGRAM, I THINK THE 
SPIRIT IS ABSOLUTELY THERE AND 
SO WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO WORK 
THROUGH.  WE ARE GOING TO TRY 
TO WORK THROUGH HOW TO 
STREAMLINE THE AND GET THAT UP 
AND RUNNING.  
>>Sergio Jimenez: I APPRECIATE 
THAT.  AGAIN, I KNOW IT DOESN'T 
FIT WITH THE INTENDED PURPOSE, 
BUT I REALLY DO THINK IT ALIGNS 
WITH THE SPIRIT OF IT IF WE 
WANT TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE.  
SHOULD THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS 
WANT THEM TO CONTINUE TO 
OPERATE.  I THINK THIS SEEMS TO 
WORK IN MY MIND.  BUT I 
UNDERSTAND ANY SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 
NEEDS TO TAKE INTO 
CONSIDERATION WHEN LOOKING AT 
THIS.  I LOOK FORWARD TO 
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU TO 
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE IT 
HAPPENED. THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo: COUNCILMEMBER 
ARENAS?  
>>Sylvia Arenas: THANK YOU.  SO 
RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN FEATURING 
MORE OF OUR RESTAURANTS AND 
ASKING THEM SOME OF THE ÃIN 
HOPES WE CAN PROVIDE THE 
SUPPORT THEY NEED.  JUST A 
REALLY SMALL FORM OF SUPPORT IS 
TO WORK WITH THEM HAND-IN-HAND 
TO PROMOTE SOME OF THEIR 
SPECIALS.  I'M SORRY, I AM NOT 
FEELING WELL SO I APOLOGIZE 
ABOUT THIS.  AND SO WHAT WE DID 
BACK IN MAY FOR MOTHER'S DAY IN 
THE BACKYARD BY YOU, THERE WAS 
A SPECIAL WE WORKED WITH THEM 
ON.  AND THEY RAN OUT OF CRAB 
LIKE AT 1:00 P.M.. IT WAS 
REALLY GREAT TO SEE OUR SMALL 
BUSINESS IS THRIVING AND HAVING 
SO MANY CUSTOMERS.  BUT THAT IS 
NOT THE CASE FOR ALL OUR 
RESTAURANTS OUT IN DISTRICT 8. 
WE REALLY NEED THE SUPPORT OF 
KIM AND NANCY SO WE CAN CONNECT 
TO SOME OF THOSE STRIP MALLS 
OUT IN MY DISTRICT, WHICH IS 
KIND OF HOW MANY OTHER 
DISTRICTS IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE 
THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THAT IS HOW 
THEY LOOK.  THEY ARE 
OLD-FASHIONED STRIP MALLS.  AND 
SO I WOULD LOVE TO PROMOTE THIS 
AND HELP INVOLVE OUR 
BUSINESSES, BUT I WOULD LIKE 
FOR NANCY OR KIM TO CONNECT 
WITH ME SO WE CAN REACH OUT 
DIRECTLY TO SOME OF THOSE 
PROPERTY MANAGERS AND OWNERS OF 
THOSE STRIP MALLS IN THAT WAY 
WE CAN REALLY GET THEM INVOLVE
 
.  I DON'T THINK IT WILL TAKE 
VERY MUCH TO HAVE THEM BUY IN.  
>> WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU IN 
YOUR OFFICE ON THE.
>>Sylvia Arenas: WONDERFUL.  
THANK YOU.  THAT'S IT.  
>>Sam Liccardo: COUNCILMEMBER 
DIEP?  
>>Lan Diep: I WANT TO SAY AS WE 
TOOK A BREAK AND I WALKED 
AROUND DOWNTOWN LOOKING FOR 
DINNER, AS OUR RESTAURANTS 
USING THE SIDEWALK AND IT FELT 
SATISFYING TO SEE SPACES COME 
ONLINE AND TO KNOW WE HAD 
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT.  I 
APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK LONG A 
AND KIM AND STAFF IS DOING FOR 
HIM ONE PERSON I WAS TALKING TO 
ASKED ME A QUESTION AND I DON'T 
KNOW SO I WILL PASS IT ON.  IS 
THE CITY HANDING OUT GRANTS SO 
BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY THIS 
PANDEMIC CAN AFFORD TO SET UP 
SIDEWALK SEATING SO THEY WILL 
HAVE TO STORE?  IN CREATING THE 
ABILITY TO DO, SOME RESTAURANTS 
ARE SAYING THEY WILL HAVE TO 
BUY NEW EQUIPMENT OR SOMETHING? 
IS THERE SUCH A PROGRAM?  
>> THAT IS ONE OF THE IDEAS FOR 
THE CORONAVIRUS REFUND, THE 
LINE ITEM THAT SMITH SAYS SMALL 
BUSINESS.  THAT CAN BE USED FOR 
THAT PURPOSE.  AMONG OTHER 
THINGS, BUT YES.
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  I 
APPRECIATE IT.  CARRY-ON.  
>>Sam Liccardo: WE HAVE A 
COUPLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.  
ROBERT FOLLOWED BY BLAIR 
BEEKMAN.  
>> I HAD MY HAND UP FOR ANOTHER 
ONE SO I WILL COME BACK LATER.
>>Sam Liccardo: OKAY.  THANKS.  
LAYER?  
>> THANK YOU.  CAN YOU HEAR ME? 
>>Sam Liccardo: YES.
>> THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING 
MY CHECK.  THANK YOU FOR 
COUNCILPERSON JIMENEZ IDEAS 
ABOUT THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL.  IS 
THE ALL FRESCO IDEAS, I THINK 
IT WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO THE 
SCHOOL SYSTEMS.  I DON'T KNOW 
IF YOU MENTIONED THAT THE 
REPORT TONIGHT, BUT THEY WERE 
TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY CAN DO 
CLASSROOMS OUTSIDE AND FOR THE 
IDEA TO BE USED FOR OTHER 
IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES I THINK 
WOULD BE REALLYUSEFUL , THE USE 
OF THIS PROCESS.  I THINK IT 
MAKES PEOPLE FEEL IT IS A 
SERIOUS EFFORT WE ARE TAKING.  
SO THAT IS MY FRIENDLY ADVICE 
AND GOOD LUCK ON HOW YOU WORK 
WITH THIS ISSUE.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
EDDIE?  
>> I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR 
AND COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS OR 
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN PUTTING 
FORTH THIS POLICY.  I ALSO WANT 
TO THANK HIM IN EVERY 
DEPARTMENT HAD INVOLVED THERE 
IS I THINK THE BEST THING WE 
CAN DO TO SPEED UP ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY IS TO ALLOW BUSINESSES 
TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR THEM TO 
GET THERE CUSTOMER BASE TO 
RETURN.  THINK THE EMERGENCY 
ORDER HAS BEEN VISIONARY 
GETTING AHEAD THE ISSUE.  I 
CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH THE 
STAFF AND COUNSEL FOR VISIONARY 
LEADERSHIP PUTTING THIS 
TOGETHER.  KNOW MY LEADERSHIP 
WAS VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THE 
EMERGENCY ORDER GO INTO EFFECT 
AND GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES 
WITH THE COUNTY, NOT 
COMMUNICATING THIS IN ADVANCE 
HAS BEEN A HEAVY WEAPON.  IT IS 
VERY MUCH APPRECIATED IN THIS 
COMMUNITY.  AND ON MY END I 
WILL HELP PROMOTE THE PROGRAM 
SOMEONE BUSINESSES CAN BE AWARE 
OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.  THANK YO
 
.
>>Sam Liccardo: WE APPRECIATE 
YOU DOING SO.  OKAY.  BACK TO 
THE COUNCIL.  COUNCILMEMBER 
CARRASCO?  
>>Magdalena Carrasco: YES, 
THANK YOU.  KIM, I HAD A VERY 
QUICK QUESTION REGARDING 
COMMUNICATION FOR THE SMALL 
BUSINESSES.  ESPECIALLY THOSE 
WHO HAVE MADE LANGUAGE BARRIERS 
OR OR MAYBE NOT CONNECTED 
THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEANS.  I 
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE 
GETTING THE WORD OUT.  I KNOW 
YOU ARE DOING AND GREAT EFFORT 
IN TRYING ALL DIFFERENT KINDS 
OF WAYS THROUGH TRUSTED 
PARTNERS, BUT AS WE ARE MAKING 
OUR WAY TO SOME OF THE 
BUSINESSES TRYING TO GET THEM 
UP TO SPEED, WE ARE FINDING A 
LOT OF THEM ARE DISCONNECTED 
FROM A LOT OF THEM THAT HAVE 
PATIOS ON THE EAST SIDE AND WE 
HAVE APPROACHED THEM AND ASKED 
THEM WHY THEY ARE NOT STARTING 
TO GEAR UP AND THEY LOOK AT US 
LIKE DEER CAUGHT IN THE 
HEADLIGHTS.  VERY CONFUSED AND 
BASICALLY CONVEYING TO US THEY 
HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE GREEN 
LIGHT AND WE ARE LIKE THAT IS 
WHY WE ARE HERE, WE ARE TRYING 
TO GIVE YOU THE GREEN LIGHT.  
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ANSWER 
IS.  THERE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO 
BE FOLKS THAT DON'T GET THE 
NEWS.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE 
ANSWER IS.  I WILL GET THE SAME 
MESSAGE AT MY OFFICE WHERE 
PEOPLE GET UPSET WITH ME 
BECAUSE I DON'T GET THE INFO TO 
THEM AND WE THINK WE ARE DOING 
A GREAT JOB WHEN WE ARE OUT 
THERE KNOCKING ON DOORS AND WE 
ALWAYS MISS SOMEONE.  I WANT TO 
FIGURE OUT HOW WE GET IT OUT.
>> YOUR OFFICESARE REALLY 
IMPORTANT ALLIES IN THAT.  WE 
WILL HAVE A TOOLKIT THIS WEEK . 
TRANSLATED FOR YOU TO USE IN 
YOUR DISTRICT.  WE DID ALREADY 
EMAIL OUT TO ALL REGISTERED 
BUSINESSES IN SAN JOSE THE 
INFORMATION ON FRIDAY IN FIVE 
LANGUAGES AND HOPEFULLY THERE 
WILL BE LOTS OF MEDIA.  PLEASE 
BE PARTNERS AND IF YOU HAVE 
GUIDANCE TO US ABOUT HOW TO 
REACH CERTAIN KINDS OF 
BUSINESSES, WE ARE OPEN TO YOUR 
FEEDBACK PROJECT.
>>Magdalena Carrasco: I HAVE A 
VERY SMALL, A VERY SMALL TEAM 
AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE CHOSEN TO 
GO TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.  WE 
HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO FILL IN 
THOSE SPACES BECAUSE THE 
UNCERTAINTY OF THE BUDGET FOR 
IT SO OUR TEAM IS GETTING 
SMALLER IT IS GETTING HARDER 
AND HARDER TO SERVE.  IS YOUR 
TEAM GOING OUT THERE DOING ANY 
DOOR-TO-DOOR?  
>> AT THIS POINT WE HADN'T 
PLANNED ON THAT.
>>Magdalena Carrasco: WE WILL 
TALK.
>> WE CAN THINK ABOUT HOW DO 
YOU SOME OF THE EXISTING 
RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE TO HELP 
WITH THAT.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
FORGIVE ME FOR MISSING.  YOU 
SAID IT WILL GO OUT THIS WEEK?  
>> YES.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.  ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM 
THE COUNCIL?  I'M GUESSING YOU 
HAD YOUR HANDS UP FROM PREVIOUS 
COMMENTS?  
>> FROM BEFORE.
>>Sam Liccardo: IS THERE A 
MOTION?  
>>Dev Davis: I WILL MAKE THE 
MOTION TO APPROVE THE EMERGENCY 
ORDER, RATIFYING THE 
DECLARATION.  
>>Sam Liccardo: MOTION TO 
SECOND-PERIOD COUNCILMEMBER 
CARRASCO.  COULD WE DO A ROLL
CALL VOTE?  
>> JIMENEZ.
>> YES .
>> PERALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> DIEP.
>> AYE.
>>CARRASCO .
>> YES.>> KHAMIS.
>> AYE.
>>ESPARZA .
>> YES.
>> ARENAS.
>>YES .
>> FOLEY.
>> YES.
>> KHAMIS.
>> YES.
>> JONES.
>> YES.
>> LICCARDO.
>> AYE.
>>Sam Liccardo: WE ARE ON TO 
ITEM 5.1.  
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBER, 
MARES, JOHN RIZZO DIRECTOR OF 
TRANSPORTATION.  WE DO HAVE A 
PRESENTATION WE WILL RUN 
THROUGH.  WE ARE GOING TO COVER 
THE PROJECT BACKGROUND REVIEW 
EIR AND ADDRESSED COMMENTS FROM 
THE PROCESS.  JOINING ME THIS 
EVENING WILL BE CHRIS BURTON, 
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OFFICE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  HE WILL 
HANDLE MORE SAN JOSE QUESTIONS. 
FROM PLANNING DEPARTMENT 
SUPERVISING ENVIRONMENTAL 
PLANNER AND JOHN HESSLER FROM 
DAVID POWERS AND ASSOCIATES, HE 
WILL HANDLE THE QUESTIONS WE 
MAY HAVE ON EIR.  AND DIVISION 
MANAGER AND DOT WILL HANDLE 
QUESTIONS RELATED TO DESIGN, 
ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC.  WHAT 
I'M GOING TO DO IS I WILL 
PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE 
PROJECT, BUT AS QUESTIONS MIGHT 
ARISE THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY 
GET INTO THE MORE DETAILED 
TECHNICAL ISSUES, WE HAVE A 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE STANDING BY TO 
BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 
THAT MAY ARISE IN THE TECHNICAL 
AREAS.  SO IF WE COULD PULL THE 
POWERPOINT UP.  THANK YOU.  
LET'S SEE IF WE CANEXPAND THAT 
.  THERE YOU GO.  THANK YOU.  
CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, 
PLEASE.  THE PROJECT PURPOSE 
EXTENSION REALLY IS TO IMPROVE 
CONNECTIVITY AND INCREASE 
CAPACITY, REALLY IMPROVE THE 
WALKING AND BIKING IN THE AREA 
TO CROSSING 880.  AND VERY 
IMPORTANTLY TO ALIGN WITH THE 
SAN JOSE 20/40 GENERAL PLAN IN 
THE NOW NORTH SAN JOSE 
DEVELOPMENT POLICY.  THIS 
PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE 
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IS A 
CRITICAL PROJECT TO HELP 
SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT ALREADY 
UNDERWAY AND MUCH MORE PLANNED 
IN THE AREA.  THE NEXT SLIDE, 
PLEASE.  YOU HAVE TO GO FORWARD 
IN THE SLIDES.  
>> IT IS GLITCHING ON MY END.  
LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET IT 
GOING AGAIN.  
>> GREAT.  THIS IS AN OVERVIEW 
MAP TO GIVE A BIT OF A 
GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT OF THE 
PROJECT.  YOU CAN SEE THE RED 
DOTTED LINE ACROSS 883 THE 
NORTH SAN JOSE DEVELOPMENT 
POLICY IS ESSENTIALLY, IT IS 
OUTLINED IN DARK LINES THERE, 
BUT IT IS BOUNDED BY 237 ON THE 
NORTH 11 AND 880.  WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN THIS AREA IS THESE 
MAN-MADE BARRIERS ON THE 
FREEWAYS ARE CAUSING A LOT OF 
TROUBLE GETTING INTO AND OUT OF 
THIS AREA.  THE LACK OF ACCESS 
INTO AND OUT OF THE RED CIRCLES 
INDICATE THE INTERCHANGES ARE 
THE ONLY WAY IN AND OUT IN THE 
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS 
OF NORTH SAN JOSE.  THIS 
PROJECT IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE 
SOME OF THAT CONNECTIVITY AND 
PROVIDE ANOTHER AXIS INTO AND 
OUT OF THE AREA.  THE CITY HAS 
SEVERAL PROJECTS LINED UP THAT 
ARE ALL PART OF NORTH SAN JOSE 
DEVELOPMENT POLICY FOR THIS 
HAPPENS TO BE THE FIRST ONE 
MOVING FORWARD AND IT IS 
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND VITAL 
FOR THIS PROJECT TO MOVE 
FORWARD TO SUPPORT THIS 
DEVELOPMENT THAT IS ALREADY 
STARTING TO PAY TRAFFIC IMPACT 
FEES TO THESE PROJECTS MOVING 
FORWARD.  THE NEXT SLIDE I WILL 
TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS BURTON 
AND HE WILL PROVIDE BACKGROUND 
ON THE DEVELOPMENT NORTH SAN 
JOSE.  
>> THANKS, JOHN FROM CHRIS 
BURTON WITH THE OFFICE OF 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
OBVIOUSLY THE WORLD IS GETTING 
A LITTLE BIT BACK TO NORMAL. .  
AS YOU TALKED ABOUT 
CONSIDERABLY BEFORE FOR MORE 
SAN JOSE IS A CRITICAL PART OF 
THE CITIES ABILITY TO BUILD OUT 
AND MEET ITS EMPLOYMENT AND IS 
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT GOALS.  WE 
TAKE ALL THE CAPACITY IN THE
GENERAL PLAN, WHICH IS 380,000 
JOBS AND ABOUT 120 RESIDENTIAL 
UNITS.  1/4 OF ALL THAT 
CAPACITY EXISTS WITHIN NORTH 
SAN JOSE .  WITHIN THE POLICY 
IT WAS ABOUT 26.7 MILLION 
SQUARE FEET PER THAT GOT 
EXPANDED TO THE GENERAL PLAN 
UPDATE PROCESS TO THE AREA WILL 
TERMINATE NORTH OF 100,000 
JOBS.  OF THE 32,000 UNITS WE 
BOTH THOUGHT 8000 BUT THE 
24,000 REMAINING IS A CRITICAL 
PART OF US MEETING THE HOUSING 
GOALS.  AS YOU KNOW ALL TOO 
WELL, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD 
TO EARN MORE THE HOUSING 
CAPACITY.  THE WHOLE POLICY WAS 
DESIGNED AROUND IMPROVING 
TRANSPORTATION AND IMPROVING 
CONNECTIVITY WITH SURROUNDING 
AREAS FOR THE EAST-WEST 
CONNECTORS IN AND OUT OF NORTH 
SAN JOSE ARE BOTH COMPONENTS.  
THEY ALLOWED PEOPLE TO MOVE 
FROM THE RESIDENCES THEIR 
OUTWARD SAN JOSE AND 
SURROUNDING AREAS BUT ALSO 
IMPORTANTLY TO CONNECT 
EMPLOYEES WITH OTHER 
RESIDENTIAL AREAS THAT SURROUND 
SAN JOSE AND ALLOW BUSINESSES 
TO WORK BETWEEN.  NOT ONLY THE 
HIGH-TECH CENTER WITHIN NORTH 
SAN JOSE, WE HAVE A 
CONCENTRATION OF TECH 
EMPLOYERS.  ESPECIALLY LARGE 
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS BUT WE 
ALSO HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF 
INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES, AND 
FACTORS, WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION 
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.  IN THE 
HAVE DONE THE SAME MAN MADE 
LIMITATIONS.  SO WE BELIEVE 
THIS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO 
THE UNLOCKING PART OF SAN JOSE 
TO CONTINUE THE DRIVE FORWARD 
FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REALLY 
IMPORTANT FROM AN ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT.  JOHN?  
>> JUMPING BACK INTO THE 
SLIDES, THE PROJECT HISTORY.  
THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS THE 
CITY HAS BEEN AT THIS FOR QUITE 
A WHILE.  ALMOST FOR 20 YEARS 
NOW.  FIRST TIME THE PROJECT 
WAS ADDED TO THE GENERAL PLAN 
WAS 1994 WHEN IT WAS 
SUBSEQUENTLY RE-RATIFIED OR 
AMENDED BACK INTO AND 
REAPPROVED IN NORTH SAN JOSE 
DEVELOPMENT POLICY A NUMBER OF 
DIFFERENT TIMES.  MOST RECENTLY 
IN 2011.  THE GAME CHANGER FOR 
BOTH THE REST OF THE PROJECTS 
IN NORTH SAN JOSE DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS IN THIS PROJECT WAS 
THE 2016 PTA MEASURE B PROGRAM, 
THE SALES TAX.  THE INTERNET 
BECOMING THE FINAL PIECE OF THE 
FUNDING PUZZLE FOR MANY OF 
THESE PROJECTS.  THIS PROJECT 
IS INCLUDED IN THE SALES TAX IN 
THE SALES TAX WILL BE PROVIDING 
THE BULK AND MAJORITY OF THE 
FUNDING FOR THE PROJECTS.  NEX
 
SLIDE .  ONE OF THE ISSUES OUT 
THERE, WE ARE WELL AWARE A 
SCHOOL ADJACENT TO THE PROJECT 
DOES HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT.  
YOU CAN KEEP MOVING THROUGH THE 
SLIDE POINTS THERE.  THE SCHOOL 
HAS BEEN A PARTNER WITH THE 
CITY ON THIS BACK IN 2004.  THE 
DEDICATED LAND FOR THE 
EXTENSION.  AS THIS PROJECT 
MOVES FORWARD, WE HOPE TO BE A 
GREAT PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL.  
WE WILL NEED TO BE WORKING WITH 
THEM CLOSELY ON THE RECREATION 
FIELDS, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING 
THE SCHOOL AND CITY HAVE BEEN 
AWARE OF AND WORKING THROUGH 
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW.  
NEXT SLIDE.  SO TO DESCRIBE 
WHAT THE PROJECT DOES, IT WILL 
CONNECT, PROVIDE A NEW 
CONNECTION OVER 880 YEAR FROM 
OLD OPEN ROAD ON THE EAST 
THROUGH A DEDICATED EXISTING 
ROADWAY IN THE EASTERN PORTION 
OF THAT FROM SILK ROAD TO OLD 
OAKLAND ROAD.  WE WILL BE 
WIPING THAT.  THERE IS 
DEDICATION FROM THE BUSINESSES 
IN THE AREA.  SUPERMICRO HAS
DEDICATED THE ALIGNMENT NEAR 
THEIR BUILDINGS .  WE WILL HOLD 
WHAT YOU SEE IN RED, WHICH IS A 
BRIDGE OVER THE FREEWAY AND 
THEN DROP DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE 
CONNECTING THEM TO THE AVENUE 
AGAIN ALL THE WAY TO PARAGON 
DRIVE.  WHAT YOU SEE IS THE 
SIDEWALKS.  THIS ALSO HAS A 
VERY GOOD BICYCLE CONNECTION 
AND BICYCLE FACILITIES AND 
AESTHETIC TREATMENTS AS WELL AS 
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.  
.  SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE 
GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS BUDGET 
IMPROVEMENTS ARE THE IMPROVED 
INDUSTRIAL TRAVEL ROUTES, 
SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE.  WHAT I 
POINTED OUT IN THE LARGER MAP 
BEFORE WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET 
IN AND OUT OF THE SAN JOSE AREA 
RIGHT NOW IS TO TRY TO GO 
THROUGH THESE CONGESTION LARGE 
CHANGES WITH ON RAMPS AND OFF 
RAMPS AND THOSE DON'T POSE THE 
BEST CONDITIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS 
AND BICYCLES TO TRY TO MANEUVER 
THROUGH.  THIS WILL BE A REAL 
GOOD CONNECTION TO OLD OPEN 
ROAD BICYCLE FACILITIES ALL THE 
WAY OVER TO COYOTE CREEK AND TO 
NORTH FIRST STREET.  WE WILL BE 
UPGRADING THESE FACILITIES AND 
BICYCLE PLAN RELEASED LATER 
THIS FALL.  CURRENTLY OLD OPEN 
ROAD IS A CLASS TO BUFFERED 
FACILITY, BUT WE WILL BE MAKING 
THAT A FULLY PROTECTED FACILITY 
SO IT CONNECTS NICELY INTO THE 
PROTECTED BIKE LANE AND ALL THE 
WAY OVER TO THE BUFFERED SYSTEM 
WHICH IS PROTECTED FOR STREET.  
THIS WILL PROVIDE A GREAT 
CONNECTION AND SAFE AND 
ACCESSIBLE CONVENIENT TO 
BICYCLE USERS.  NEXT SLIDE.  
THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE 
PROJECT LOOKS LIKE.  YOU CAN 
SEE IT IS A TWO LANE FACILITY 
CROSSING 880.  VERY WIDE 
SIDEWALKS.  BICYCLE PROTECTED 
BARRIER FROM VEHICLES.  AND A 
VERY GOOD TRAVEL TRIP ACROSS 
THE FREEWAY THAT WILL BE ABLE 
TO PROVIDE WITH THE PROJECT.  
NEXT SLIDE.  ONE OF THE ACTIONS 
IS TO CERTIFY THE EIR.  WE HAVE 
BEEN AT THIS FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS 
NOW WORKING ON THE 
ENVIRONMENTAL PHASE OF THIS.  
THE FIRST DRAFT WAS CIRCULATED 
IN AUGUST 2019 PROVIDED,. WE 
DID RECEIVE A NUMBER OF LETTERS 
AND COMMENTS AND WE WILL TALK 
ABOUT SOME OF THOSE TONIGHT.  
SOME OF THE BIG ISSUES WERE THE 
EXTENT X THAT WILL CHANGE THE 
LOOK OF THE AREA AND WE HAVE AN 
IMPACT ON THE RECREATION FIELDS 
FOR THE SCHOOL.  THE COUNCIL 
WILL BE ASKED TO MAKE A 
STATEMENT OVERWRITING 
CONSIDERATIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT 
AMOUNTOF IMPACTS AS WELL .  
WHAT I AM GOING TO DO.  THESE 
ARE ISSUES WE SUMMARIZED WE 
RECEIVED DURING THE PROCESS.  
WHAT I WILL DO IS TO A 
HIGH-LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF 
THESE.  IF WE NEED TO GET INTO 
ANY OF THE DETAILS OF THESE, WE 
HAVE THE TECHNICAL STAFF AND 
CONSULTANTS.  WHEN I'M GOING TO 
DO IS HIT THE HIGH POINTS.  
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.  THIS IS A 
TOUGH ONE TO READ.  THIS IS HOW 
WE ESTIMATE AND FORECAST WITH 
THE BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT IS 
IN TERMS OF WHEN WE ARE ADDING 
A NEW FACILITY LIKE THIS, DOES 
IT IMPROVE ON TRAVEL TIME OR 
VEHICLES FOR PEDESTRIANS AND 
BICYCLISTS.  THE CIRCLES AND 
GREENER AREAS THAT A TRIP MAY 
GENERATE FROM AND ANOTHER GREEN 
CIRCLE IS WHERE THAT MIGHT GO.  
AND THEN YOU SEE THE ARROWS IN 
BETWEEN.  AND THEN WE ESTIMATE 
THE TIME FRAME IT WOULD TAKE 
WITHOUT THE PROJECT OR WITH THE 
PROJECT.  WHAT WE ARE FINDING 
IS THE TRAVEL TIMES HAVE REALLY 
IMPROVED QUITE A BIT IN SOME OF 
THOSE LOCATIONS, AS MUCH AS TWO 
MINUTES UP TO NINE MINUTES IN A 
TRAVEL TIME PERIOD BASED ON 
USING THIS VERSUS NOT BEING 
ABLE TO USE THIS.  SO THE 
TRAVEL TIMES ARE GREATLY 
REDUCED.  THERE WAS CONFUSION 
OR CLARIFICATION NEEDED FOR 
SOME OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED.  
BUT THIS FACILITY DOES INCLUDE 
A GREAT TRAVEL TIMES SAVINGS.  
THERE WAS ALSO QUESTIONS ABOUT 
INDUCED DEMAND.  WHAT THIS IS 
ABOUT IS WHETHER OR NOT A 
PROJECT LIKE THIS, WHICH IS A 
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CREATES 
MORE TRIPS.  WHAT DOES CREATE
TRIPS IS LAND USES .  THIS 
PROJECT WILL NOT INDUCE 
UNPLANNED GROWTH AND IT WILL 
NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT FUTURE 
DEMAND FOR IT ACCOMMODATES THE 
LAND USE TRIPS AND PROVIDES 
ANOTHER FACILITY FOR THEM TO 
USE.  NEXT SLIDE.  WE DID DO AN 
EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF AIR QUALITY 
FORECASTING AND ESTIMATING IN 
THE BOTTOM LINE HERE ÃGO WITH 
THE 
.  THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A 
DECREASE IN GREENHOUSE GASES.  
THE REASON THAT IS IS THIS WILL 
BE ABLE TO FREE UP A LOT OF THE 
CONGESTION IN SOME OF THE OTHER 
AREAS AND THAT WILL DECREASE 
GREENHOUSE GASES.  NEXT SLIDE.  
ALSO, WE DID DO AIR POLLUTION 
CLARIFICATION SLIDE BUT DID 
FOLLOW THE QUALITY MANAGEMENT 
DISTRICTS GUIDANCE ON HOW TO 
FORECAST THIS.  AND IT DOES 
VERIFY AIR POLLUTION THRESHOLDS 
WILL NOT BE EXCEEDED BY THIS 
PROJECT.  NEXT SLIDE.  AND 
AGAIN, WE ALWAYS DO NOISE 
IMPACTS.  THIS PROJECT WILL ADD 
A NEW ROADWAY SO THERE IS SOME 
NOISE ASSOCIATEDWITH THAT .  
WE'LL NOISE, ETC. WE WILL NEED 
TO BE ADDING MITIGATION 
MEASURES, WHICH ARE WALLS YOU 
CAN SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.  
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS THE 
MEDICATION TO REDUCE THAT NOISE 
IMPACTS DOWN TO A LEVEL OF 
ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.  WE WILL BE 
ADDING SALTED LAW WALLS ALONG 
THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION NORTH 
OF THE WALLS AND A SIX-FOOT 
WALL ALONG THE FIELD TO PROTECT 
FROM THE STUDENTS IN THAT AREA. 
NEXT SLIDE.  AS I MENTIONED, 
THIS PROJECT WILL CHANGE THE 
LOOK OF THIS AREA.  THE TOP 
PART OF THE SLIDE IS LOOKING 
EAST.  IT IS LOOKING AT THE 
DEDICATED LANDS ALREADY WAITING 
FOR THE PROJECT TO PROCEED.  
THE SCHOOL IS ON THE RIGHT AND 
THE RESIDENTIAL AREA IS ON THE 
LEFT ARE THE BOTTOM SLIDE IS 
WHAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL 
LOOK LIKE WITH BIKE LANES, 
SIDEWALKS, STREET TREES AND 
THIS IS LOOKING EAST TOWARD THE 
ROAD.  NEXT SLIDE.  WE ARE NOW 
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROJECT 
ON THE WEST SIDE OF 880 LOOKING 
EAST TOWARD 880.  THE EXISTING 
SLIDE ON THE LEFT, THERE ARE NO 
SIDEWALKS AND IT IS A TWO LANE 
ROAD WITH MINIMAL McLEAN.  WHAT 
WE ARE GOING TO BE ADDING HIS 
BUFFERED LANES OVER THE FREEWAY 
AND WRITER SIDEWALKS AND 
ECSTATIC TREATMENTS AS WELL.  
ONE OF THE AREAS OF CONCERN THE 
SCHOOL HAS IS TO COMPLETE THE 
PROJECT WE WILL NEED TO WIDEN 
THE AREA NEAR THE INTERSECTION, 
DEPENDING ON WHAT ALTERNATIVE 
IS SELECTED, THAT WOULD BE A 
FOUR-LANE SEGMENT TO ALLOW FOR 
VARIOUS TURNING MOVEMENTS.  AND 
IT WILL REQUIRE SOME TAKING OUT 
OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS 
CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A 
RECREATIONAL FIELD.  YOU SEE 
THE PROJECT IMPACTS A LITTLE 
LESS THAN HALF AN ACRE.  THE 
PROJECT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO 
WORK WITH THE SCHOOL TO REBUILD 
AND RESTORE THE RECREATIONAL 
FIELDS TO THE DEGREE THE SCHOOL 
WITH LIKE.  NEXT SLIDE.  ONE OF 
THE OTHER ISSUES THE SCHOOL HAT 
WAS THE SCHOOL WOULD DROP OFF 
AND PICK UP.  THE SCHOOL IS 
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
SLIDE IN A SERIES OF WHITE TOP 
BUILDINGS.  AND YOU CAN SEE THE 
RECREATION FIELD NORTH OF IT.  
CURRENTLY THERE ARE DROP-OFF 
AREAS WHERE SPOKE WITH LANE 
JOINS THE EXISTING SHORTCUT AND 
THEY ALSO DO DROP-OFF IN TWO 
OTHER LOCATIONS ON FOX LANE IN 
A LONG THE OPEN ROAD AS WELL.  
WITH THIS PROJECT THERE WON'T 
BE ANY PARKING AREAS SO THAT 
WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT 
DROP-OFF WOULD BE TO BE 
MODIFIED.  ANOTHER AREA OF 
CONCERN THE SCHOOL HAD WITH 
SAFETY CURRENTLY.  DUDES THAT 
LIVE IN THE RESIDENTIAL 
PROJECTS NORTH TO CROSS THE 
EXISTING ROADWAY OF THAT AREA 
TO GET TO THE SCHOOL.  WE WILL 
BE IMPROVING AND ADDING THE 
SCHOOL SAFETY FEATURES LIKE 
HYBRID SPEAK IN THERE THAT 
WOULD BE FOR STOPPING ALL 
TRAFFIC FOR PEDESTRIAN 
CROSSINGS.  AND THAT IS AGAIN A 
LOOK OF THE PROJECT FROM 
ROUGHLY THE SLOPE WITH LANE 
LOOKING EAST.  NEXT SLIDE.  
THERE IS ALSO SOME 
CLARIFICATION THAT IT REALLY IS 
A TWO LANE ROADWAY.  FOR THE 
MOST PART IT IS TO LANE FROM 
PARAGON ALL THE WAY OVER TO 
ROUGHLY SOAK WOOD.  AND 
DEPENDING ON THE ALTERNATIVE 
SELECTED, FROM THAT LINK THAT 
WOULD BE A THREE OR FOUR LANE 
TO ACCOMMODATE THE TURNING
MOVEMENTS .  NEXT SLIDE.  THERE 
ARE A COUPLE OTHER ISSUES.  
KEEP GOING.  A COUPLE OTHER 
ISSUES RAISED.  TREE REMOVAL 
AND REPLACEMENT WE WILL HAVE TO 
BE REPLACING TREES.  SOME 
CONCERNS ABOUT HOMELESS PERHAPS 
AT THE BRIDGE AREA.  WE DON'T 
BELIEVE THERE IS ANY REAL WAY 
WE COULD FORECAST OR PREDICT 
THAT.  AND ALSO A CONCERN ABOUT 
CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC IN THE SOAK 
WITH LANE AREA.  THAT EVER 
HAPPENS, WE DON'T BELIEVE IT IS 
GOING TO BE HAPPENING AT ALL.  
SHOULD THERE BE A DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WITH THE 
COUNCIL OFFICES TO MITIGATE 
SOME OF THAT AS WELL.  NEXT 
SLIDE.  WHEN I'M GOING TO DO IS 
TURN THIS OVER TO JOHN, HE IS 
GOING TO HELP OUT WITH RESPONSE 
TO SEVERAL LETTERS WE RECEIVED 
RECEIVED RECENTLY IN THE LAST 
DAY OR TWO.  I ALSO WANT TO 
THINK ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO FOR 
HIS LETTER EXPRESSING CONCERN 
IN THE PROJECT I'MGOING TO TURN 
THIS OVER TO JOHN .  WE DID 
RESPOND TO ALL THE COMMENTS WE 
RECEIVED RECENTLY AS WELL.  
>> JOHN HESSLER, DAVID POWERS 
AND ASSOCIATES, THE EIR 
CONSULTANT FOR THE PROJECT.  I 
WOULD LIKE TO READ A COUPLE 
STATEMENTS INTO THE RECORD IN 
REGARD TO LETTERS THAT WERE 
JUST RECEIVED.  IN ADDITION TO 
THE COMMENT LETTERSADDRESSED IN 
THE SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO , THE 
CITY RECEIVED FOR ADDITIONAL 
COMMENT LETTERS YESTERDAY AND 
TODAY RELATING TO THE CITIES 
RESPONSES TO COMMENTS IN THE 
DRAFT EIR.  THE CITY IS GOING 
TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING 
RESPONSES FOR THE RECORD.  THE 
FIRST LETTER DATED JUNE 8 IS 
FROM LOZANO SMITH, THE 
ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING THE 
OAKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT.  
>> AM BY THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN'T 
HEAR?  
>> I THINK HE IS FROZEN.  LET 
ME GET HIM TO TURN OFF THE 
VIDEO.  
>> LET'S SEE IF WE CAN .
>>Sam Liccardo: I KNOW SHE IS 
ON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> MAYBE YOU COULD READ THE 
THINGS THAT THEY ARE HAVING 
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY AND GET 
THOSE INTO THE RECORD?  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MARAT 
LICCARDO AND COUNCILMEMBERS.  
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY 
TO PRESENT ON THE EXTENSION 
PROJECT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL 
IMPACT REPORT.  IN ADDITION TO 
THE LETTERS WE ADDRESSED IN THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO SHARED 
EARLIER TODAY, THE CITY HAS 
RECEIVED FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENT 
LETTERS.  IN THE FIRST LETTER 
DATED FROM YESTERDAY JUNE 8 
FROM LOZANO SMITH, THE 
ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, DECLARED THE 
PROJECT WILL PLAY SCHOOL 
CHILDREN AT RISK.  THE 
STATEMENT IS INACCURATE.  
BECAUSE THE EXTENSION WILL 
COMPLY WITH ALL CURRENT 
DESIGNS.  IN ADDITION THE
PROJECT WILL .[ INAUDIBLE ] FOR 
BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS AND 
THIS IS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2 
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 
REPORT.  THIS LETTER ALSO 
CLAIMS THE CITY IS RUSHING TO 
APPROVE THE PROJECT WITHOUT 
ADDRESSING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
CONCERNS.  THE STATEMENT IS AN 
ACCURATE BECAUSE THE PROJECT 
HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND COULD 
THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS OVER THE 
LAST TWO DECADES AS EXPLAINED 
BY JOAN EARLIER.  THE EIR WAS 
SENT TO THE BUSINESS APRIL 20 
18TH OVER TWO YEARS AGO.  AND 
OVER THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED, THE 
CITY HAS RESPONDED TO ALL THE 
COMMENTS RECEIVED DURING THE 
PROCESS OF THE DRAFT EIR FROM 
IT THE CITY HAS HAD MULTIPLE 
MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND 
HAS MET THE SCHOOL STAFF TO 
DISCUSS THE PROJECT AT LEAST 
THREE TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO 
YEARS TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS.  
THE LETTER CLAIMS MEDICATION TO 
ADDRESS THE IMPACT TO THE 
PLAYGROUND, AS DESCRIBED 
EARLIER BY JOHN, IT DIFFERS FOR 
MEDICATION ON THIS CLAIM IS 
INCORRECT BECAUSE THE 
MEDICATION MEASURE REGARDING.[ 
INAUDIBLE ] THE DISTRICT 
ACKNOWLEDGES THE EXISTING LAWS 
THEY NEED TO FOLLOW TO 
COORDINATE WITH THE DISTRICT 
REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THE 
LAND FOR THE PROJECT.  AND IF 
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO 
BE DETERMINED FOR DIFFERENT 
METRIC, THAT IS WHAT THE CITY 
WILL DO.  THE MITIGATION 
MEASURE ACKNOWLEDGES THE CITY 
WILL NEED TO COORDINATE WITH 
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 
DESIGN AND RECONSTRUCTION OF 
THE EXISTING RECREATIONAL 
FACILITIES BASED ON DETAILED 
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.  THESE 
MEASURES ARE A COMMITMENT BY 
THE CITY.  IT IS CURRENTLY 
FORMULATED AND IDENTIFIED IN 
THE FINAL IMPACT REPORT AND CAN 
BE IMPLEMENTED CONSISTENT WITH 
THE EXISTING AND BUILDINGS AS 
SHOWN IN THE DRAFT AMENDMENT TO 
THE EIR.  FOR THE RECORD, 3.16 
ÃTHREE OF THE FINAL EIR.  THE 
LETTER FROM THE ATTORNEY LOZANO 
SMITH ALSO CLAIMS THE CITY 
FAILED TO COORDINATE WITH THE 
DISTRICT OF A RESPONSIBLE 
AGENCY.  THIS STATEMENT IS 
INACCURATE AS NOTED IN THE 
RESPONSES.  THE CITY HAS 
INVOLVED THE DISTRICT REGARDING 
THE SUBJECT PROJECTS 
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR.  AS TO 
THE SIMILAR LEVEL AS IS 
RESPONSIBLE AGENTS SUPPORTED 
THOUGH THE DISTRICT IS NOT THE 
RESPONSE, WE HAVE INVOLVED THEM 
EQUALLY FOR THE LETTER ALSO 
CLAIMS CHANGES TOMITIGATION 
MEASURE , RECREATION 2.1, 
REQUIRES THE EIR.  THE 
STATEMENT IS AN ACCURATE AS 
EXPLAINED IN THE RESPONSES TO 
COMMENTS.  THIS MITIGATION 
MEASURE DOES NOT TRIGGER THE 
CIRCULATION BECAUSE IT IS ONLY 
A FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND 
AMPLIFICATION OF THE PREVIOUSLY 
ADDRESSED LITIGATION MEASURE.  
THE LETTER ALSO CLAIMS THAT 
IMPACTS TO TRAFFIC AROUND THE 
SCHOOL WERE NOT CONSIDERED IN 
THE EIR.  THE STATEMENT IS AN 
ACCURATE.  EIR SECTION 3.17.3.7 
HAS FINAL IMPACT REPORT 
RESPONSES TO COMMENT ARE Ã
EIGHT DISCUSSES THE POTENTIAL 
EFFECTS OF THE DISTRICTS 
DROP-OFF AND PICKUP AREA AND 
NOTES THE PROJECT WILL NOT 
CONSTRUCT ANY IMPROVEMENT THAT 
IMPACTS THE AREA.  SECOND, IT 
SAYS IT IS LIKELY THE STUDENTS 
WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THAT 
SOAK WOOD TO ACCESS THE SCHOOL 
BECAUSE OF THE FOUR IDENTIFIED 
PROJECT FEATURES THAT WILL 
ENHANCE STUDENT SAFELY AND 
OTHER PEDESTRIAN LOCATIONS.  
AND THAT'S THE DESIGN OF THESE 
CAN BE DESCRIBED FURTHER.  IT 
IS THE LAST CLAIM FROM THE 
STATEMENT LETTER IS THAT 
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC ARE 
SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.  THE 
STATEMENT IS INCORRECT BECAUSE 
THE NEIGHBORS COMMENTS AND 
DISTRICTS USE ON TRAFFIC ISSUES 
WERE FOUND TO BE SUBSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE , BUT THE SUBSTANTIAL 
EVIDENCE IS AN IMPACT REPORT IN 
SECTION 3.1.7 AND APPENDIX K OF 
THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 
REPORT.  SO THIS PARTICULAR 
RECORD WE HAVE IN THE EIR 
CONTRADICTS COMMENTS.  THIS 
CONCLUDES MY READING OF THE 
FIRST LETTER.  THE SECOND 
LETTER IS FROM SILICON VALLEY 
LAW GROUP WITH THEIR ATTORNEYS 
REPRESENTING PS BUSINESS.  THE 
CLAIM IN THIS LETTER IS THAT 
THE PROJECT IS NOT INTERESTED 
IN IMPACTS TO BUSINESSES.  THIS 
IS AN INCORRECT STATEMENT.  
POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO BUSINESSES 
RELATED TO THE PROJECT WOULD BE 
ADDRESSED IN NEGOTIATIONS OVER 
THE ACQUISITION OF THE LAND FOR 
THE PROJECT.  ESPECIALLY AS 
RELATED TO COMPENSATION FOR 
GUIDANCE AGAINST DAMAGES.  
COMMENTS OR CLAIMS ABOUT 
POTENTIAL ECONOMIC AND TO SOME 
EXTENT SOCIAL IMPACTS TO 
BUSINESSES RESULTING FROM THE 
PROJECT ARE NOT CEQA CLAIMS 
THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED IN THE 
IMPACT REPORT UNDER CEQA.  THE 
LETTER ALSO CLAIMS THE PROJECT 
WILL COST BUSINESSES IN THE PS 
BUSINESS PARK SHUT DOWN AND 
THAT THE EIR IGNORES THESE 
IMPACTS.  THE STATEMENT ISN'T 
ACCURATE.  WE HAVE VARIOUS 
LOCATIONS IN THE FINAL IMPACT 
REPORT, MAINLY PAGES 315 AND 
OTHER AREAS IN SECTION 3.1.3 
MORE WE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES IN 
DETAIL ABOUT THE EXISTING 
ACCESS IS TO NOISE IMPACTS AND 
OTHER SUCH LOSSES TO THE AREA 
RESULTING FROM THE EXTENSION 
AND EVEN TO THE PARKING SPACES. 
THE LETTER FOR THE CLAIMS OF 
THE PROJECT RE-CREATE 
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES.  THIS IS 
UNSUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE.  
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES ARE SERIOUS 
BUT THESE ARE SOCIAL ISSUES AND 
NOT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER 
CEQA.  THE SAME CLAIM WAS 
PREVIOUSLY RAISED AND ADDRESSED 
AND IS IN THE RESPONSE 4.35 OF 
THE FINAL IMPACT REPORT.  THE 
LETTER FOR THE CLAIMS THE 
PROJECT IS VERY COSTLY AND THIS 
PARTICULAR COST OF FINANCES IS 
A ECONOMIC POINTS.  AND THESE 
ARE NOT SUBJECT OF DISCUSSIONS 
IN THE FINAL IMPACT REPORT 
UNDER CEQA.  THE FINAL LETTER, 
WHICH CAME TODAY AFTERNOON, IS 
FROM A RESIDENT ETA MARCUS.  
SHE STATES THE EIR MUST 
DISCLOSE THE NOISE, TRAFFIC AND 
AIR QUALITY IMPACTS OF THE 
PROJECT ON THE SCHOOL AND OTHER 
SENSITIVITY.  EACH OF THESE 
IMPACTS HAVING IDENTIFIED AND 
QUANTIFIED IN SECTION 3 OF THE 
EIR.  AND THESE LETTERS IN 
SHORT IN SUMMARY CONCLUDES MY 
VERBAL MEETING TO THE RECORD.  
THEY DO NOT RAISE ANY NEW 
INFORMATION IN THE FINAL IMPACT 
REPORT DEMONSTRATING A NEW 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IS A 
SUBSTANTIAL AND THE SEVERITY OF 
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 
ALREADY DISCLOSED IN THE EIR.  
CHANGES IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT 
TO THE EIR ARE THERE TO CLARIF
 
, AMPLIFY AND MAKE SIGNIFICANT 
MODIFICATIONS TO THE QUALITY 
ADEQUATE DRAFT IMPACT REPORT.  
FOR CIRCULATION OF THIS 
PARTICULAR EIR IS NOT 
NECESSARY.  THIS CONCLUDES MY 
READING INTO THE RECORD OF THE 
STATEMENTS AND LETTERS WE 
RECEIVED FROM THE LAST THREE 
DAYS.  THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.  YOU CAN ROLL 
RIGHT ON THROUGH.  THIS IS JUST 
A CONCLUSION SLIDE.  
ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE BEEN 
WORKING ON THIS FOR OVER 25 
YEARS TO READ THE PROJECT IS 
VITALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT 
NORTH SAN JOSE DEVELOPMENT, 
WHICH IN ITSELF IS CRITICAL TO 
ECONOMIC AND THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSE.  AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR 
PRESENTATION AND WE ARE 
PREPARED FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU 
MIGHT HAVE.  NEXT SLIDE, 
PLEASE.  
>> THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo: JOHN, I AM 
SORRY.  I COULDN'T TELL IF YOU 
ARE COMPLETED.
>> WE ARE DONE.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo: THANK YOU FOR 
THE PRESENTATION.  BEFORE WE GO 
TO PUBLIC COMMENT, I HAD ONE 
QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION.  
SINCE THIS IS IN AND OUT OF THE 
NORTH SAN JOSE PROJECT AREA, OR 
AT LEAST THE PLANNED AREA FROM 
THE 2005 PLAN ÃWE HAVE BEEN TO 
LAWSUITS WITH SEVERAL 
JURISDICTIONS.  OUR ABILITY TO 
BUILD HOUSING IN NORTH SAN 
JOSE.  I DON'T THINK WE HAVE 
BUILT A SINGLE UNIT THERE IN 
1/2 DECADE AS A RESULT OF SOME 
CHALLENGES WE ARE HAVING RIGHT 
NOW WITH THE CITY OF SANTA 
CLARA.  MY QUESTION IS, DOES 
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT HAVE 
IMPACT ON THOSE ISSUES AROUND 
INJURING WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL ENABLE 
US TO BUILD HOUSING AGAIN IN 
NORTH SAN JOSE, PARTICULARLY 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING?  CHRIS, I 
AM SORRY.  YOU ARE ON MUTE.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.  IT IS 
DEFINITELY A COMPLICATED 
ANSWER.  IT HAS DEFINITELY 
WOUND UP WITH THAT PROCESS.  AS 
PART OF THE NORTH SAN JOSE 
POLICY AND EIR, WE ARE 
COMMITTED TO DOING CLOSE TO 1/2 
BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF 
IMPROVEMENTS IN 2005 DOLLARS 
AND SORT OF AGREED ON THE 
DELIVERY OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS 
TO THAT AGREEMENT.  ALTHOUGH 
THE LANDSCAPE FOR CEQA HAS 
CHANGED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION 
OF THE EMPTY IS A STANDARD FOR 
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, 
RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON THE HOPE TO 
DELIVER ALL THOSE IMPROVEMENTS 
AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT 
AGREEMENT AND MOVING FORWARD IN 
NORTH SAN JOSE.  THE ON THAT 
THERE IS THIS NEED TO BE ABLE 
TO MOVE PEOPLE IN AND OUT AND 
HAVE THAT AREA FUNCTION 
APPROPRIATELY AND THAT IS WHY 
WE THINK THIS IS A CRITICAL 
PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
>>Sam Liccardo: IS THIS ONE OF 
THE PROJECTS CONTEMPLATED IN 
THAT AGREEMENT QUICK.
>> IT IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS 
CONTEMPLATED AS THE MITIGATION 
FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT.  IT IS 
NOT ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL 
PIECES INCLUDED THROUGH THE 
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.  THERE 
WAS OBVIOUSLY THE SETTLEMENT 
AGREEMENT IS PREFACED ON THE 
WHOLE MITIGATION PACKAGE PLUS 
THE EXTRA IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH 
THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE EXTRA 
ONES AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL 
PACKAGE.
>>Sam Liccardo: IS A BACKGROUND 
ASSUMPTION THIS PROJECT WOULD 
GET DONE TO ENABLE US TO MOVE 
ON TO THE NEXT PHASE TO BUILD 
HOUSING.
>> RIGHT.
>>Sam Liccardo: OKAY.  THANK 
YOU, CHRIS.  WE WILL MOVE THE 
PUBLIC COMMENT.  WE HAVE MANY 
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO 
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.  I JUST 
ASK YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR DEVICE 
AS WE CALLED HER NAME.  DINO.  
WELCOME, DENA.  
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.  I NAME 
IS DENA AND MY HOUSE BACKS UP 
TO SOAK WITH LANE.  THE 
PRESENTATION PROVIDED BY DOT 
DID NOT REFLECT THE SIGNIFICANT 
IMPACT TO HOMEOWNERS LIKE 
MYSELF IN THIS AREA.  THIS 
PROJECT WILL HAVE A DETRIMENTAL 
HEALTH OF MY FAMILY THROUGH 
THIS PROJECT WILL MORE THAN 
DOUBLE AIR POLLUTION IN THE 
AREA WE HAVE TOCONTEND WITH 
NOISE POLLUTION NOT ONLY DURING 
CONSTRUCTION BUT WITH THE 
EXTENSION .  PERMANENTLY 
RUINING THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR 
HOME AND BACKYARD FOR OUR TWO 
YOUNG CHILDREN.  RESEARCHERS 
FOUND WHENEVER THERE WERE 
INCREASES IN 205, THERE WOULD 
BE REPORT PSYCHIATRIC VISITS 
WITHIN THE FULL FEW DAYS AND 
COLLECTIVELY THE STUDIES 
CONTRIBUTE TO A GROWING BODY OF 
EVIDENCE AND EXPOSURE TO MAKE 
CONTRIBUTE TO DEPRESSION, 
ANXIETY AND OTHER WITH THE 
HEALTH PROBLEMS.  THERE IS NO 
UPSIDE TO THIS PROJECT.  SAN 
JOSE HOUSE ITSELF IS A CITY OF 
INNOVATION, PUSHING FORWARD A 
PROJECT WOEFULLY OUT OF DATE 
AND INCREASES POLLUTION DURING 
CLIMATECRISIS AND FLIES IN THE 
FACE OF INNOVATION .  IT SEEMS 
AS IF THIS WOULD MOVE SAN JOSE
BACKWARDS.  THANK YOU .
>>Sam Liccardo: BEEN ENGLISH?  
WELCOME.  
>> A LOW.  I AM A PARENT OF A 
CHILD WHO ATTENDS CHURCH 
SCHOOL.  FOR REASONS THAT MY 
FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS, 
PARENTS AND NEIGHBORS WILL 
ELABORATE ON, I OPPOSE MOVING 
FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT.  
HELLO COUNCILMEMBER AMIR 
LICCARDO AND THE SAN JOSC 
COMMUNITY.  I REPRESENT THE 
ORCHARD SCHOOLTEACHER IS A 
LOCAL RESIDENT.  THE TEACHERS 
AT ORCHARD UNANIMOUSLY STAND 
WITH OUR COMMUNITY IN 
OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT.  
YOU'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL TIME 
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE 
OF OUR UNWAVERING LEAF THAT 
THIS PROJECT IS UNNECESSARY AND 
UNWARRANTED.  IT SEEMS UNWANTED 
BY THE MAJORITY OF SITUATIONS 
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.  
INCLUDING THE ULTIMATE DAMAGE 
THAT WILL CAUSE TO OUR STUDENTS 
AND THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. 
PLEASE VOTE NO OR SELECT AN 
OPTION THAT DOESN'T HARM OUR 
OUR CAMPUS OR LIMIT ACCESS TO 
IT FOR STUDENTS.  TO OBTAIN A 2 
TO 9MINUTE SAVINGS ON THE 
COMMIT TIME.  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU .  
JOE SENT OWN?  JOE I'M SORRY WE 
ARE NOT ABLE TO HEAR YOU IT 
APPEARSYOUR DEVICE IS STILL ON 
MUTE.  COULD YOU UNMUTE YOUR 
DEVICE OR ?  JOE ARE YOU ABLE 
TO UNMUTE YOUR DEVICE WE CAN 
COME BACK TO YOU SIR.  SEAN 
McCULLOCH?  
>> THANK YOU MY NAME IS SEAN 
McCULLOCH AND THE SECRETARY AND 
PRESIDENT-ELECT OF NORTH WHITE 
COUNSEL PTA.  SPEAKING ON 
BEHALF OF THE MBC.  I'VE LISTED 
QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL 
AND I HOPE YOU ALREADY ANSWERED 
THEM AT LEAST TO YOURSELF.  
HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE SCHOOL?  
HAVE YOU STOOD WITH THE NEW 
ROAD WILL BE?  HAVE YOU STOOD
THERE ON THE SCHOOL MORNING OR 
AFTERNOON AND WATCH FAMILIES 
COME AND GO.  HAVE YOU LOOKED 
AT THE PROXIMITY TO THE 
CLASSROOM .  HAVE YOU THOUGHT 
ABOUT TRYING TO TEACH A ROOM 
WITH A MAJOR ROAD PASSING JUST 
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL.  
WILL THE CITY BE SETTING UP A 
FUND TO HELP WITH MEDICAL COST 
IF IT IS DISCOVERED LATER THE 
STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE 
ORCHARD ELEMENTARYARE FOUND TO 
HAVE LUNG CONDITIONS OR ASTHMA 
DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE 
BRIDGE?  IF THIS WASN'T IN THE 
PLAN FROM 1994 WHEN WE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT IT?  BUILDING AN 
OVERPASS FOR BUILDING AN 
OVERPASS IS NO REASON TO BUILD 
AN OVERPASS ?  PLANSMUST CHANGE 
AND ADAPT IN ORDER FOR THE 
CHANGING WORLD.  IF YOU FEEL 
YOU MUST BUILD SOME SORT OF 
STRUCTURE TO MOVE PEOPLE IT'S 
IN EVERYONE'S INTEREST SOLVE 
JUST A FOOT AND A BIKE RAGE 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: LYNN ?  
>> HI.  GOOD EVENING MR. MAYOR 
AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS I HAVE 
NOTHING AGAINST ADDING MORE 
BIKE LANES ARE PEDESTRIAN LANES 
AND IMPROVING THE ROADS AND 
EASING CONGESTION IN OUR CITY 
FOR PROGRESS.  HOWEVER I'M 
DEEPLY CONCERNED BY THIS 
PROPOSED EXTENSION PROJECT IS 
EVEN CONSIDER WHAT AFFECTS MANY 
RESIDENTS AND ESPECIALLY 
APPROXIMATELY 900 SCHOOL 
CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 
THIS ORCHARD SCHOOL DISTRICT.  
ER CAME OUT AND SHOWED MINIMAL 
BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH 
FAR GREATER RISKS.  THIS 
PROJECT WILL BE PUTTING OUR 
COMMUNITY OUR CHILDREN LIVES AT 
RISK AND POSSIBLY AFFECTING OUR 
QUALITY OF LIFE AND EDUCATION.  
HOLDING A SIX-FOOT WALL BESIDE 
A SCHOOL BUILDING IS A 
MITIGATING FACTOR TO MINIMIZE 
NOISE WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT 
IT WILL PROTECT A CAR OR TRUCK 
TIPPING OVER AND HITTING THE 
KIDS PUTTING BEHIND THAT WALL 
AMONG OTHER THINGS.  2 TO 9 
MINUTES OF COMMUTE IS NOT 
ACCEPTABLE IN EXCHANGE TO OUR 
CHILDREN'S LIVES.  I YOU TODAY 
TO HUMBLY REQUEST TO PLEASE 
VOTE NO AND CONSIDER OR 
RECONSIDER OUR KIDS.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: VIA?  VIA.
>> YES HI I JUST FINISHED 
SECOND GRADED ORCHARD 
ELEMENTARY.  BUILDING A BIGGER 
ROAD IS A BAD IDEA BECAUSE IT 
CAUSES POLLUTION AND WILL HARM 
CHILDREN WHO HAVE ASTHMA.  THEY 
ASKED TWO YEARS AGO THAT YOU 
WOULD ALLOW A ROAD TO BE BUILT. 
HERE HE IS TRYING OF BUILD A 
BIG ROAD AND CAUSE POLLUTION.  
WITH THE ROADS BUILT THE 
STUDENTS TO COME FROM THE BACK 
OF THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE TO GO 
ACROSS THE ROAD WITHOUT THEIR 
PARENTS OR CROSSING GUARD TO 
HELP THEM.  AND THEY COULD BE 
KILLED BY FAST PASSING CAR.  
THERE WILL BE A BRICK MOLD ONLY 
CAN SEE OUR PARENTS IF THEY 
COME TO PICK THEIR CHILDREN UP. 
FROM THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL.  I 
DON'T WANT TO PLAY BY PEOPLE TO 
ROAD I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE 
SCHOOL HERE ANYMORE.  
>>Mayor Liccardo: SCOTT .
>> HI THIS IS MRS. SCOTT 
SWEATER RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4 
AND ORCHARD SCHOOL BOARD 
TRUSTEE.  THE PROJECT PACKAGE 
NICELY IN THEORY AS IS IF IT'S 
REALLY SAFE.  BUT THE REALITY 
IS IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS 
FORTRESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY.  
SOME ADULTS RIDING BICYCLES 
LESS FREQUENTLY WORK HIT BY 
CARS HOW MUCH MORE WITH 
HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS CLOSING 
FOR LANES TWICE DAILY EVERY ONE 
OF THESE CROSSINGS IS 
POTENTIALLY FATAL.  AT THE SAME 
TIME WITH TRAFFIC LEECHES OR 
LEAVES 880 THE CONGESTION WILL 
BE AS GREAT AS EVER I KNOW I 
LIVE IN THE AREA AND SEE IT 
MYSELF EVERY DAY.  THIS PROJECT 
BRINGS NO BENEFIT TO MOTORISTS. 
BUT IS GREATLY ENDANGERING OUR 
CHILDREN.  I HOPE YOU WILL VOTE 
NO ON THIS PROJECT.  
INCONSIDERATE THE LIVES OF OUR 
CHILDREN.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: MS. KELLY.
>> MY NAME IS McCALLIE ANIMA 
EMERGING COMMUNITY LEADER IN 
THE BAY AREA.  I WAS LIKE TO 
THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL 
MEMBER FOR THIS PUBLIC FORUM.  
AS A PREVIOUS GRADE SCHOOL 
STUDENT SAN JOSC AND RESIDENT 
OF THE CITY MY ENTIRE LIFE I 
CAN ATTEST AS TO THE DANGERS OF 
OUR SCHOOL TRAFFIC.  BUSY 
CROSSWALKS ARE HARD FOR ANYONE 
TO NAVIGATE.  LET ALONE 
STUDENTS ON THEIR WAY TO 
SCHOOL.  SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY 
STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION IN THE 
ORCHARD SCHOOL DISTRICT STATES 
QUOTE CURRENT LEVELS OF AIR 
POLLUTION EXCEED THE THRESHOLD 
ASSOCIATED WITH KNOWN TO HELP 
IN PASSING CHILDREN CHILDREN.  
WITH INCREASED TRAFFIC AND AIR 
POLLUTION LEVELS EXCLUDING THE 
CHARCOAL EXTENSION PROJECT ONLY 
PUTS MORE STUDENTS AT HIGHER 
RISK.  CHILDREN UNDER 16 ARE 
ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO AIR 
POLLUTION WITH THE EXASPERATED 
BY INCREASED VEHICLE EMISSIONS 
SINCE THEY ARE STILL DEVELOPING 
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.  THE 
LUNGS ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
PARTICULATE MATTER AND THERE IS 
A KNOWN CORRELATION BETWEEN AIR 
QUALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH 
PROBLEMS.  REINFORCING THE 
NEGATIVE IMPACT OFTHE CHARCOT 
EXTENSION PROJECT ON THEIR 
STUDENTS.  PLEASE CHOOSE TO DO 
THE PEDESTRIANS REGIONS HEALTH. 
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
MEG MEHTA .
>> HI THE CHARCOAL PROJECT IS 
NOT ONLY A THREAT TO THE SAFETY 
OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOL BUT ALSO 
A THREAT TO OUR ENVIRONMENT.  
AS A MEMBER OF SILICON VALLEY 
YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION I'M 
CONCERNED ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.  
ADDING MILES AND MILES OF 
MOTORWAY IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE 
SOLUTION TO SUFFICE OUR 
EVER-INCREASING POPULATION.  WE 
NEED TO THINK ABOUT FINDING 
ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY WAYS 
INCLUDES IMPROVED TRANSIT AND 
MOTORWAYS.  AND SPECIFICALLY I 
WANTED TO POINT OUT THE 
HIGHLIGHT IS AN INCREASE NOISE 
POLLUTION THAT THIS WILL 
CREATE.  THE 60 FOOT BARRIER 
WILL STILL LEAVE THE NOISE 
LEVEL AT 65 DECIBELS WAS THE 
STILL HIGHER THAN THE MANDATED 
LIMITED BY WHO.  ALSO THE 
COMMUNITY WOULD NOT ONLY LOSE 
37 TREES BUT ALSO HAPPEN AREA 
RECREATIONAL AREA.  WE REALLY 
NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE CONCEPT 
THE WOLVES WILL BRING TO THE
COMMUNITY AND THINK THE CONS 
OUTWEIGH THE PROS.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
ROBIN REIMER ?  
>> FIRST I WANTED TO THANK THE 
MANY PEOPLE AND CITY STAFF HAVE 
COME TO ME PRIVATELY OVER THE 
LAST FEW YEARS EXPRESSING THEIR 
CONCERN ABOUT THIS PROJECT.  
ENCOURAGING US TO CONTINUE TO 
FIGHT TALKING WITH A HEAVY 
HEART ABOUT IF IT WASN'T FOR 
THE PLAN AND THE COUNCIL 
DIRECTIVE THEY WOULDN'T PUTTHE 
COMMUNITY AT RISK.  TO THE 
COUNCIL MERELY CARTY WENT ALL 
THE WAY TO WASHINGTON THAT WE 
NEED TO DO MORE TO PROTECT 
CHILDREN FROM .  COUNCIL MEMBER 
PERALEZ YOU VOLUNTEERED TO 
SPEARHEAD THE TASK FORCE 
BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE WE NEED TO 
MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER 
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR KIDS.  
TONIGHT I ASK YOU TO STAND BY 
YOUR WORDS.  TO LET US SPEAK 
ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
OUR CHILDREN THAT YOU TRULY 
PRIORITIZE.  NOT JUST WHEN IT'S 
EASY BUT WHEN IT'S DIFFICULT.  
AND I KNOW YOU'RE CONCERNED 
ABOUT UNLOCKING MORE HOUSING.  
WE WILL HAVE TO NEGOTIATE WITH 
THE CITY TO DO THAT.  TO DO IT 
SUCCESSFULLY WE NEED TO BE 
STRONG.  PUTTING A ROAD THROUGH 
OUR SCHOOL IS NOT A SIGN OF
STRENGTH.  IT'S A SIGN OF 
DESPERATION.  DON'T DO IT BE 
STRONG THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo:THANK YOU 
CECILEWAY ?  
>> HELLO .>> Mayor Liccardo: 
YES .
>> I'M THE PARENT OF TWO 
CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS.  I'M 
HERE TO PROTEST AGAINST THIS 
PROJECT.  BEFORE COVID 19 I WAS 
ALREADY CONVINCED THAT IT 
WASN'T A NONSENSE.  BUT AFTER 
THREE MONTHS OF SHELTER IN 
PLACE IT'S EVEN WORTH.  WHAT I 
MEAN BY THIS IS WE CANNOT 
IGNORE THAT OUR COMMUNITY AT AS 
OTHER DUTIES.  PEOPLE HAVE LOST 
THEIR JOB PEOPLE HAVE MORE 
HEALTH ISSUES AND SCHOOL IS 
SOMETIMES THE ONLY PLACE WITH A 
FEEL THAT CHILDREN CAN BE SAFE. 
AND NOW WITH THAT PROJECT WE 
WITH THE WAY YOU DESIGN THIS 
ROAD YOU COMPROMISE YOU CHOOSE 
TO DO IS NOT INACCURATE THAT IT 
WILL INCREASE RISK AROUND OUR 
SCHOOLS.  WE DON'T HAVE MORE 
CARS MORE POLLUTION.  WE WILL 
INCREASE RISKS OF ACCIDENT.  
IT'S GOING TO BE A NEGATIVE 
IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.  AND 
FOR WHICH BENEFIT.  AGAIN 
PLEASE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 
COVID 19 IMPACT.  WE ALREADY 
HAVE LESS TRAFFIC LOTS OF 
PEOPLE TRANSITION TO WORKFROM 
HOME .  DO YOU REALLY NEED TO 
SPEND $50 MILLION ON THAT ROAD 
THE SCHOOL SO FAR FROM BUDGET 
CUT THANKS FOR LISTENING.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
AUDREYSANG .  
>> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL 
MEMBERS.  MY NAME IS MAGGIE AND 
I'M NOT EMERGENT COMMUNITY 
LEADER WITH BRIEF CALIFORNIA IN 
THE BAY AREA.  THIS PROJECT 
WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE 
HEALTH OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 
STUDENTS ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS 
TO ASTHMA.  AIR POLLUTION 
SCHOOLS HAS BEEN LINKED TO 
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN 
PEDIATRIC ASTHMA.  IN THIS THIS 
HEAVY TRAFFIC WILL INHERENTLY 
INCREASE THE PARTICULATE MATTER 
REMISSION PUTTING MORE KIDS AT 
RISK OF DEVELOPING ASTHMA AND 
OTHER RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS.  A 
SUNKEN STUDY DONE IN THE WEST 
OAKLAND NEIGHBORHOOD THAT LIES 
BETWEEN TWO HIGHWAYS FOUND THAT 
THE RATE OF EMERGENCY ROOM 
VISITS DUE TO ASTHMA IS MORE 
THAN DOUBLED THE STATE AVERAGE. 
ADDITIONALLY 25 PERCENT OF THE 
STUDENTS OF THE LOCAL MIDDLE 
SCHOOL HAD REP!  RESPIRATORY 
SYMPTOMS.  IF 25 PERCENT OF 
STUDENTSIN A MIDDLE SCHOOLHAS 
THE SYMPTOMS COME ENTIRELY THAT 
PERCENTAGE BE AN ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS 
PROJECT BECAUSE APPROVING IT 
WOULD MEAN AN ACTIVE DECISION 
TO PUT REAL CHILDREN'S HEALTH 
AT RISK.  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU .  
SUSAN POLYGRAM ?  
>> HAS A MOTHER AND SAN JOSE 
RESIDENT IN DISTRICT 9 AND A 
MEMBER OF MOTHERS OUT FRONT 
SOUTHBAY.  WHEN I SAW THE MAP 
OF THE PROPOSED EXTENSION I WAS 
APPALLED.  CONSTRUCTING A NOISY 
POLLUTING AND UNSAFE PROJECT 
EVEN IF REDUCED TO THREE LANES 
IN A DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOOD 
RAISES QUESTIONS OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.  HOWEVER 
UNINTENDED.  IT THREATENS THE 
HEALTH OF EVERYONE IN THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD AND ESPECIALLY THE 
ORCHARD SCHOOL STAFF AND 850 
CHILDREN WHO ARE MOST SENSITIVE 
TO THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF AIR 
POLLUTION ASTHMA.  IT SADDENS 
ME TO IMAGINE TEACHERS TRYING 
TO EDUCATE STUDENTS IN THAT 
KIND OF NOISE POLLUTED
ENVIRONMENT.  IT FRIGHTENS ME 
TO THINK OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND 
THEIR PARENTS CROSSING THIS 
HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AVENUE .  
THIS PROJECT IS DIRECTLY AT 
ODDS WITH SAN JOSE'S VISIONS 
GOALS OF ZERO TRAFFIC 
FATALITIES AND WITH OUR CLIMATE 
SPARKLES.  WE KNOW YOU CARE 
DEEPLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND 
ABOUT EQUITY FOR DISADVANTAGED 
RESIDENTS SO WEHOPE THAT YOU 
WILL CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE THE 
BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE 
INSTEAD OF THE ROAD EXTENSION
THANK YOU.  
>>Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU .  
ISABEL WELCOME .
>> HI .  MY NAME IS ISABEL AND 
I'M A RESIDENT IN DISTRICT FOR 
A VOLUNTEER FOR MOTHERS OUT 
FRONT SOUTHBAY ENEMA MOTHER OF 
TWO TEENAGERS CREATE I'VE ALSO 
BEEN A CHILDCARE PROVIDER IN 
THE ORCHARD SCHOOL FOR 11 
YEARS.  IN MY EXPERIENCE THE 
FAMILIES COMING THROUGH MY 
CHILDCARE ARE MOSTLY RECENT 
IMMIGRANTS WITH GREAT LINKAGE 
BARRIERS.  THERE WAS STILL 
LEARNING THE BASICS OF OUR 
SOCIETY.  THERE WAS STILL 
LEARNING THERE WAS STILL 
LEARNING WHAT RIGHTS THEY HAD.  
I WAS OFTEN NOT ONLY JUST A 
CHILDCARE PROVIDER BUT ALSO A 
SOCIAL WORKER TO THEM.  ON 
BEHALF OF THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE 
COME THROUGH MY PRESCHOOL THE 
COMMUNITY OF ORCHARD SCHOOL THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD AND FUTURE 
STUDENTS I AM USING MY VOICE 
TODAY TO SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO 
CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.  I 
AM STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE 
SHARK IT AVENUE EXTENSION 
PROJECT.  CHILDREN HAVE THE 
RIGHT TO CLEAN AIR.  EVEN 
CLEANER THAN IT IS NOW.  THEY 
HAVE THE RIGHT TO LARGE OPEN 
SPACES SAFE SCHOOLSAND 
PLAYGROUNDS AWAY FROM BIG 
TRAFFIC AREAS .  BY DROPPING 
THIS PROJECT IN BUILDING JUST 
THE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE 
OVERPASS WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO 
SHOW THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR 
FAMILIES WEAR YOUR PRIORITIES 
ARE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  CLEMENS?  
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE MY 
NAME IS CLEMENS AND I'M A PTA 
PRESIDENT ORCHARD SCHOOL.  I AM 
OPPOSED TO THE SHARK OVERPASS 
AND I'M UPSET HOW YOU HAVE 
ALLOWED OUR COMMUNITY BE 
TREATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE 
PROCESS.  ENSURE ONLY ONE 
EXAMPLE.  THE ROOM TO COMMENT 
ABSENT INTO THE DRAFT PIO HAS 
NAMING INCLUDED BY STAFF YET 
ALONE IN THE FINAL EIR THAT YOU 
VOTE ON TONIGHT.  DESPITE THE 
LEGAL OBLIGATION TO DO SO.  TO 
THE POINT AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T 
TRUST OUR COMMUNITY HOW CAN YOU 
DISMISS THE CONCERNS RAISED BY 
MANY TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS LIKE 
THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY 
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WHOSE 
QUESTIONS ARE SIMPLY BEEN 
BRUSHED OFF IN THE NAME OF THIS 
MORNING.  I ARGUE DO NOT 
DISMISS CONCERNS BECAUSE THEY 
DON'T FIT YOUR AGENDA.  DO NOT 
SATISFY THIS EIR UNTIL CAUTIONS 
ARE TRULY BEEN ANSWERED.  IT IS 
YOUR DUTY AS REPRESENTATIVE OF 
THE PEOPLE BETTER YET CANCEL 
THE PROJECT ALTOGETHER.  THANK 
YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU
LINDA WELCOME .
>> HI BEFORE YOU START THE 
TIMER I HAVE A QUESTION MR. 
MAYOR WE SUBMITTED A LETTER 
TODAY ON JUNE 7 PLEASE STOP THE 
TIMER I HAVE A QUESTION RIGHT 
NOW.  I WE SUBMITTED ALETTER ON 
JUNE 7 IT WAS NOT INCLUDED.  
AND WAS SIGNED BY HUNDRED AND 
54 PEOPLE.  MAY PLEASE HAVE 
THREE MINUTES OF TIME?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: LINDA I'M 
SORRY NO I CAN'T DO THAT .  
>> WILL YOU PLEASE START THE 
TIMER I ONE I WAS I WAS JUST 
ASKING YOU TO START THE TIMER 
ONE.  BUT BUT NOW I HAVE ONE 
MINUTE COMMENT.  PLEASE THIS IS 
VERY IMPORTANT.  THANK YOU.  SO 
I'M LINDA OF MOTHERS OUT FRONT 
SOUTHBAY OF ALL THE TOPICS WE 
LOBBIED YOU ABOUT IN THE PAST 
FOUR YEARS THIS IS THE ONE THAT 
MANY OF US HAVE THE MOST 
PASSIONATE ABOUT THOSE ARE 
MERELY CLIMATE ACTION ISSUES 
THIS IS ALSO CLIMATE JUSTICE 
ISSUE.  THE AIR DISTRICT FOUND 
THAT THE PROJECT WILL QUOTE 
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN 
AIR POLLUTION AND ELEVATED 
HEALTH RISK FROM MOBILE 
SOURCES.  THE QUESTION IS 
STAFFS METHODOLOGY AND SET IT 
DEVIATES FROM PRACTICES 
RECOMMENDED BY THE AIR DISTRICT 
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.  
THIS IS PARTICULARLY AT THIS 
MOMENT IN TIME WHEN OUR COUNTRY 
AND CITY WITH FOUR CENTURIES OF 
OPPRESSION OF BLACK AND BROWN 
PEOPLE.  MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS 
PROJECT WILL CAUSE HARM TO 
RESIDENTS AND SENT SAN JOSE 
HARM TO CHILDREN 93 PERCENT OF 
WHOM ARE CHILDREN OF COLOR.  IF 
THEY COULD SPEAK YOU NOW THEY 
MIGHT SAY GET YOUR ROAD OFF OUR 
LUNGS.  HOW MANY LIES YOU 
WILLING SULU RISK FOR 
MARGINALLY SHORTER COMMUTE, 
CHILDREN THAT YOU WANT TO 
CONDEMN TO ASTHMA.  THIS AS 
WELL THIS PROJECT WAS THINGS 
HAVECHANGED YOUR PLANS NEED TO 
CHANGE.  WE USE ALTERNATIVE EVE 
FOR EXCELLENT.  HE IS EXCELLENT 
.
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
STEPHANIE MORRIS?  >> HI 
THANK YOU MY NAME IS STEPHANIE 
MORRIS I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON 
BEHALF OF MOTHERS OUT FRONT 
SOUTHBAY AGAINST THE ROAD 
EXTENSION PROJECT.  I BELIEVE 
THAT THIS PROJECT ASKED THE 
COMMUNITY TO SHOULDER THE 
BURDEN OF THIS ROAD OVERPASS.  
IT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE 
THE TRAFFIC RIGHT BY THEIR 
SCHOOL.  POSING AN EXTREME 
SAFETY HAZARD AND EXTREME AIR 
POLLUTION HAZARD.  IT WAS SAID 
IN THE PRESENTATION IT WAS 
ADMITTED TO TAKING THE 
PROPERTY.  AND I THINK THAT AT 
THIS TIME WE REALLY HAVE TO ASK 
OURSELVES WE WANT TO LIVE IN A 
SOCIETY WE CONTINUE TO SILENCE 
THE VOICES OF PARENTS.  
COORDINATION WITH THE COMMUNITY 
DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'VE BEEN 
HEARD AND I THINK YOU ARE 
HEARING THEM TONIGHT AND I 
WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY VOICE TO 
IT.  THE PICTURE OF THIS IN 
THIS PROJECT IT LOOKS LIKE A 
PRISON.  PLEASE SAY NO TO THIS 
RIVER OF CONCRETE NOTES 
POLLUTION. AND YES TO RACIAL 
EQUALITY AND YES TO THE VOICES 
OF THIS COMMUNITY .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
I BELIEVE THE NAME IS 
PRONOUNCED PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF 
I MISPRONOUNCED HER NAME.  
>> MY NAME IS RYAN TREE I BEG 
YOU TO STOP THIS EXTENSION.  IN 
CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC IS THE 
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR 
CHILDREN.  TRAFFIC IS HIS 15 
FOLD RIGHT NEXT TO THE SCHOOL.  
THAT WITH CELL PHONES IS A 
RECIPE FOR DISASTER.  THIS IS 
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS 
STRUCTURAL RACISM.  THE PROJECT 
SERIOUSLY DEGRADES THE LIVES OF 
THESE YOUNG.  AND AND THEIR 
FAMILIES.  PUTTING THE PROTECTS 
THE PRECIOUS HEALTH OF CHILDREN 
OF SAINT OF COLOR AND FAMILIES. 
IT MAKES NO SENSE TO INVEST IN 
EXCITING HIGHWAYS WILL WE KNOW 
IF THE CARS OFF THE ROAD.  THE 
CRISIS CLIMATE CRISIS WILL NOT 
WAIT.  IT STILL THREATENS OUR 
YOUNG PEOPLE'S FUTURE IN THEIR 
LIFETIME.  KEEP YOUR WORD TO 
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
SCOTT MACE?  
>> ON THE RESIDENCE IN SAN JOSE 
BICYCLISTS, BUT PUBLIC TRANSIT 
ADVOCATE.  I URGE THE COUNCIL 
TO YOU CHOOSE ALTERNATIVE THE 
BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.  I 
FIND INCREDIBLE EIR BRIDGE SAYS 
THE MOTOR VEHICLE BRIDGE WILL 
NOT ENCOURAGE A STAFF 
CONTRADICTED THAT IN THE MARCH 
DIMENSION DEMAND FOR MORE TRIPS 
TO THE HOUSING IN SAN JOSE.  
THE EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT SAN 
JOSE IS CURRENTLY FAILING ITS 
VISION ZERO OBJECTIVE.  CUT THE 
MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON 
CHARCOAL WILL MAKE THIS WORSE.  
WE ALSO SING AN EPIDEMIC OF 
SPEEDING TRAFFIC THROUGH OUR 
ENTIRE CITY.  THIS CUT THROUGH 
MOTOR VEHICLE BRIDGE WILL BE 
ANOTHER PLACE FOR COMMUTERS AND 
OTHERS WILL USE THEIR FAVORITE 
UPS APPS NEED TO AND FROM WORK. 
IN ADDITION CALIFORNIA 85TH 
PERCENTILE LAW GUARANTEES THAT 
SPEED LIMITS WILL KEEP HIGHER 
OVER FUTURE YEARS.  THE PRETTY 
CITY OF SAN JOSE HE STILL 
SUPPORTED COMMON EMERGENCY 
RESOLUTIONS BY REDUCING THE 
HEAT EMT AND NOT INCREASING IT. 
IF THIS COUNSEL CANTAKE A REAL 
STAND ON THIS ISSUE HOWEVER DUE 
TO HIS CLIMATE EMERGENCY 
RESOLUTION?  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: ZACH ?  
>> GOOD EVENING IT WAS A LITTLE 
BIT DISAPPOINTING TO SIFT 
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION 
CONSIDERING HOW MISLEADING IT 
IS.  YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT LANES 
FOR BICYCLES AND FOR PEOPLE TO 
WALK.  JUST BUILD A WALKWAY.  
PUTTING THOSE KIDS BEHIND A 
WALL LIKE THEY ARE IN PRISON IS 
DISGUSTING.  I WONDER IF THIS 
WAS A SCHOOL FOR PRIVILEGED 
KIDS WOULD WE HAVE CONSIDERED 
TO PUT A WALL IN FRONT OF THEM. 
MY HOME IS 20 FEET FROM SILK 
WOOD.  THIS LIMIT IS 10 MILES
PER HOUR RIGHT NOW.  ARE YOU 
GOING TO KEEP IT AT 10 MILES 
PER HOUR : IT'S REALLY 
DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THE CENTER 
OF SILICON VALLEY THE CAPITAL 
OF SILICON VALLEY TAKE PLANS 
FROM 25 YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO 
AND SAY THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR 
FUTURE.  I URGE ALL OF YOU TO 
DO THE RIGHT THING AND SAY NO 
TO THIS RIDICULOUS PROJECT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
WENDY?  WELCOME.  
>> HI AM WENDY SUPERINTENDENT 
OF PORTER SCHOOL DISTRICT I 
WANT TO SLIDE 27 FIRST THREE 
STATED THAT THERE WAS 
SIGNIFICANT COORDINATION WITH 
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.  I WONDER 
IS HOW DID YOU ESTABLISH THE
CRITERIA FOR THE FIELD WITHOUT 
EVER TALKING TO US .  THAT WAS 
NEVER DONE.  AND SIGNIFICANT 
MEANS YOU TALKED WITH THREE 
TIMES IN THE THREE YEARS THAT 
I'VE BEEN THERE WHICH I WOULD 
CONTEST BECAUSE WE HAD TO DRIVE 
30 MINUTES FOR THE LAST TIME 
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.  
THAT TO ME IS NOT SIGNIFICANT 
CORONATION.  I ALSO WANT TO THE 
FACT THAT YOU SAID THAT THERE 
IS NOT SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC 
IMPACTS YET YOU ARE ALSO SAYING 
THAT WILL NO LONGER BE ANY 
DROP-OFF ON SILK WOOD LANE IF 
YOU EVER TAKEN THE TIME TO COME 
OUT TO THE SCHOOL AND SEE HOW 
MANY PARENTS DROP-OFF STUDENTS 
ON THE BACK GATE AT SILK WHAT 
YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THERE 
WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 
TO US ON THE FRONT OF THE 
SCHOOL AS FAR AS TRAFFIC.  I 
ALSO WANT TO TALK VACUUM STONE 
LENTIL INTO TRYING TO TAKE THE 
LAND AT THIS POINT IS EMINENT 
DOMAIN AND OUR COST OF THE 
DISTRICT AT THIS POINT JUSTIFY 
THIS IS OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND 
DOLLARS.  NEXT THE TEACHER 
SALARY AT THIS POINT.  IN LIGHT 
OF THE BUDGET CUTS AND ISSUES 
OF EQUITY I WOULD SAY HOW MUCH 
MORE DO YOU WANT US TOSPEND?  
IN ORDER TOGET THROUGH THIS.  
WHAT I SAID TO YOU HAVE DONE AT 
THIS POINT HAVE YOU GONE 
THROUGH THE MOTIONS TO GET WHAT 
YOU WANT.  SO I'M GOING TO ASK 
YOU TO EITHER DELAY THE VOTE OR 
VOTE NO .  UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND 
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL 
DISTRICT .  >> Mayor 
Liccardo: THANK YOU 
SUPERINTENDENT MONICA?  
>> I MATINA FROM MEADOWS OUT 
FRONT SOUTHBAY LIVES IN 
DISTRICT 9. I'M HERE BECAUSE I 
STRONGLY URGE YOU TO OPPOSE THE 
THE EXTENSION PROJECT.  I 
SUFFER FROM ASTHMA THAT WAS 
LIKELY CAUSED MILES BEING LESS 
THAN A MILE AWAY FROM HIGHWAY 
AND BEING EXPOSED TO POLLUTION. 
IF YOU DO GO THROUGH WITH THIS 
PROJECT YOU ARE EXPOSING MANY 
KIDS AT ORCHARD SCHOOL AND THE 
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD TO MANY HARMFUL 
CHEMICALS FROM ALL THE NEW 
TRAFFIC CARS AND TRUCKS THAT 
WILL PASS RIGHT BY TO THE 
SCHOOL.  THERE'S NOT A WAY TO 
PREVENT THIS POLLUTION.  THIS 
COULD LEAD TO MANY KIDS GETTING 
ASTHMA AND OTHER LUNG 
CONDITIONS LIKE I HAVE.  AND I 
CAN TELL YOU HAVING ASTHMA IS 
SCARY.  AND I DO KNOW ONE OTHER 
KID STAFF SUFFER FROM IT.  KIDS 
DESERVE CLEAN AIR TO BREATHE 
AND NOT BE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR 
HEALTH OR LIVING IN THEIR HOUSE 
AT SCHOOL.  AS ELECTED 
OFFICIALS YOURNUMBER ONE JOB IS 
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC 
ESPECIALLY KIDS LIKE ME.  
PLEASE VOTE NO ON BUILDING 
DOUBTFUL EXTENSION PROJECT AND 
INSTEAD JUST BUILD THE BICYCLE 
AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.  THANK 
YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
YOKO ?  
>> YOKO I'M SORRY WE'RE NOT 
ABLE TO HEAR YOU.  A PARENT 
APPEARS YOURDEVICES ON MUTE.  
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME .  I'M A 
PARENT OF PORTER SCHOOL AGAINST 
THIS PROJECT.  MY MAJOR CONCERN 
IS CHILDREN SAFETY.  YOU MAY 
KNOW THAT A POLICE OFFICER IS 
OVER THERE WITH A SPEED 
DETECTOR.  THAT IS BECAUSE I 
THINK MANY DRIVERS COMING FROM 
THE WEST ACCELERATE TO GET TO I 
80 AND FAILED TO DECREASE THEIR 
SPEED.  THE SAME THING WOULD 
HAPPEN WHEN A NEW ROAD NEAR 
ORCHARD SCHOOL.  LOTS OF CARDS 
WILL DRIVE FASTER THAN THE 
SPEED LIMIT NEXT TO THE ORCHARD 
SCHOOL.  STUDENTS WILL BE THERE 
RIDING THEIR BICYCLES WALKING'S 
ON THE SIDEWALK.  IF YOU USE 
THE BIKE LANE BUT IT WOULD NOT 
BE ENOUGH TO PROTECT THEM.  
PLEASE DO NOT PUT KIDS AT RISK. 
THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo:THANK YOU.  
LENA ? WELCOME .  
>>.
>> Mayor Liccardo: LENA WE CAN 
HEAR YOU I BELIEVE YOU ARE 
STILL ON MUTE.  
>> HELLO GOOD EVENING 
COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR.  I'M A 
PAIRED OF ORCHARD ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL AND RESIDENT OF SAN 
JOSE.  I OPPOSED THE PROJECT AS 
WE KNOW BY EXTENDING THE LAME 
THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE HIGH 
WE HAVE WITNESSED A COUPLE OF 
ACCIDENTS WHICH HAPPENED RIGHT 
IN FRONT OF OUR EYES.  MY SON 
WAS TRAUMATIZED BY IT.  IT 
LOOKS IT TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS 
FOR US TO COME.  KIDS NEEDS 
SAFE AND PEACEFUL PLACE TO 
LEARN.  BY EXTENSION IS NOT 
GOING TO BE SAVED NOR PEACEFUL 
WE WILL GET DISTRACTED BY THE 
NOISE AND CAN MAKE THEM ANXIOUS 
AS OTHERS WE CANNOT CONCENTRATE 
ON OUR JOBS BECAUSE OF THE 
NOISE QUALITY OF AIR IS GOING 
TO BE BAD FOR THE KIDS AND FOR 
THE OTHERS SAID CITIZENS 
LEAVING.  I OPPOSED THIS I HOPE 
THE MAYOR WILL UNDERSTAND.  
THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
MONICAWELCOME .  
>> HELLO SO THANK YOU I'M A 
MOTHER OF AN ORCHARD STUDENT 
AND IN THE PTA.  AS A BOARD 
MEMBER.  I OBJECT AND FEEL THIS 
OVERPASS SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED 
TO BUILD.  ONE IT'S AN OLD 
PROJECT AND NEEDS TO BE 
REASSESSED.  I CAN'T BELIEVE 
THAT YOUR EATING RING 
CONSIDERING IT AFTER 25 YEARS.  
TO TO SAY TO NINE MINUTES ON A 
COMMUNITY I MEAN DUE TO THE 
COVID PANDEMIC COMPANIES ARE 
REASSESSING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE 
TO WORK FROM HOME NOW.  I DON'T 
UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC OF THAT.  
IN THEORY I MEAN THE BUDGET THE 
CITY SHOULD BE PUTTING THE 
BUDGET TOWARD A DIFFERENT 
PROJECT LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
LIGHT WHICH WOULD MENTIONED 
EARLIER.  IN THIS MEETING.  AND 
FOR THEY WON'T OBEY THE SIGNS.  
OUR CHILDREN WILL BE IN 
JEOPARDY.  SO PLEASE SAY NO.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
AMELIA?  
>> HAS A GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL MEMBERS.  MY DAUGHTER'S 
WENT ORCHARD SCHOOL AND I'M A 
RESIDENT OF SAN JOSE AND THANK 
YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK.  
LOTS OF GREAT REASONS WE HEARD 
ALREADY I DO WANT TO ECHO ALL 
OF THESE WAS DONNIE YOU 
MENTIONED THE REVALIDATION OF 
THIS PLAN.  AND REALLY LIVE IN 
THE PRE- WE ARE NOW POST COVID 
AND SO MANY THINGS HAVE 
CHANGED.  AS MONICA MENTIONED 
EARLIER MANY COMPANIES ARE 
REASSESSING THEIR STRATEGY FOR 
OFFICE SPACE USE.  WE NO LONGER 
HAVE TO GO TO WORK AND MANY 
COMPANIES HAVE DECIDED TO LET 
THEIR EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM 
HOME INDEFINITELY.  IS IT STILL 
MAKES SENSE TO SUPPORT THIS 
PROJECT TO SPEND $50 MILLION AT 
THIS TIME WHEN YOU CAN USE THE 
MONEY TO HELP WITH THE GRANT 
THATYOU MENTIONED EARLIER TO 
ALLEVIATE THE BUSINESSES.  THE
SMALL BUSINESSES.  I REALLY 
URGE YOU TO RETHINK THIS AND 
PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS PROJECT 
.  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU .  
DANNY:?  
>> HI MAYOR LICCARDO AND 
HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBERS THIS 
PROJECT IS BEEN ON THE BOOKS 
AND THE PLANS FOR 25 YEARS.  
AND I USED TO COMMUTE THIS 
ROUTE OVER 880 15 YEARS 
STARTING 20 YEARS AGO.  REALLY 
LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING THIS 
ADDITIONAL WAY OF GETTING 
THERE.  I CUNY BY CAR SOME DAYS 
A WEEK AT A COMMUTE BY BIKE ALL 
THE DAYS OF DELETE.  HAVING 
THAT OTHER CONNECTION WOULD BE 
GREAT.  THE PROBLEM IS THAT 
PLAN IS 25 YEARS OLD AND LIVES 
CHANGED SINCE THEN.  THE PLAN 
DIDN'T HAVE ENVISION HAVING A 
SCHOOL RIGHT ALONG THATROAD 
WHEN IT WAS STARTED.  THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD WASN'T EVEN IN THE 
WORK SHED.  WHEN THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD WAS BUILT IT 
WASN'T BUILT LEAVING ENOUGH 
RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE ROAD.  SO 
NOW WITH THE TAKE LAND FROM A 
SCHOOL TO ENDANGER STUDENTS 
MORE CONNECTED TO THAT SCHOOL . 
IN ORDER TO BUILD A ROAD THAT 
IS NO LONGER NEEDED.  TRUE 
LEADERSHIP IS SHOWN BY LOOKING 
AT ALLPLANS AND LETTING THEM 
EVOLVE IN TIME.  FOR CHANGING 
CONDITIONS AND CHANGING NEED OF 
THE CITY.  IT'S TIME TO 
REEVALUATE THIS PLAN AND MOVE 
ON SOMETHING ELSE.  NIKE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
MEKETA ?  
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL MEMBER THEM MY NAME IS 
MEKETA ADAM THE WALK SAN JOSE 
PROGRAM MANAGER.  LAST FALL OUR 
STAFF HELPED ORGANIZE AND 
SUPPORT WHAT THE SCHOOL DAY AT 
ORCHARD ELEMENTARY.  I 
PERSONALLY WALKED WITH STUDENTS 
AND NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH OF 
ORCHARD ACROSS OAKWOOD LANE 
INTO THE BACK ENTRANCE OF THE 
SCHOOL.  OVER 170 STUDENTS WALK 
TO SCHOOL THAT DAY.  THE 
SHORTCUT PROJECT WILL HAVE AN 
UNDENIABLE IMPACT IN THE HEALTH 
AND SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS.  
THE PROJECT PROPOSED TO CUT OFF 
NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE NORTH OF 
ORCHARD WITH THOUSANDS MORE 
CARS NEXT TO THE SCHOOL EACH 
DAY.  AN AA AIR POLLUTION AND 
90 ROAD.  KELLAN COMMUNITY 
MEMBERS AND SCHOOL STAFF HAVE 
EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS FOR 
THIS PROJECT FOR YEARS NOW THE 
SHORTCUT PROJECT DATES BACK TO 
THE 1990S.  LONG BEFORE SAN 
JOSE COMMITTED TO CLIMATE SMART 
ORREACHING ZERO TRAFFIC 
FATALITIES.  THIS PROJECT IS 
COUNTERACTED TO THE BONE SAFETY 
AND ASSISTING ABILITY GOALS THE 
CITY IS SET.  I ASKED TODAY 
THAT YOU DO NOT SUPPORT THIS 
PLANAND DO NOT SUPPORT THIS 
THREE LANE ALTERNATIVE .  WE 
COMMIT TO YOURSELF YOUR OWN 
VISION ANDTHE CITY WEAR YOUNG 
CHILDREN ARE FREE TO WALK 
SAFELY TO SCHOOL.  AND REGRET 
THE SHORTCUT PROJECT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU .  
JAMIE AMENDED?  
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: YES .
>> MY NAME IS JANIE AND NICOLE 
HAVE FOUNDED SILICON VALLEY.  
I'M QUITE SHOT THIS PROJECT IS 
GOING FULL STEAM AT.  THE HIGH 
WILL BE RUNNING BY SCHOOL.  THE 
STUDENT BODY IS 93 STUDENTS OF 
COLOR.  IT'S AS IF THE PAST TWO 
WEEKS OF CONSTANT STRANGE 
VIDEOS ABOUT THE KILLING OF 
HONOR ON BLACK MEN AND WOMEN 
HAVE TAUGHT US NOTHING.  YOU 
SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING IN 
YOUR POWER TO UP THE 
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ARE NOT 
BUILDING ASTHMA CAUSING 
HIGHWAYS NEXT TO THEIR SCHOOLS. 
I'M SURE THAT NONE OF YOU 
TACKLING THIS PROJECT WITH ANY 
ILL INTENT YOU AND YOUR TRYING 
TO DO YOUR JOB TO HELP YOUR 
COMMUNITY.  WHICH IS WHY AM 
SURE YOU RECOGNIZE THAT THIS 
PROJECT WILL GIVE ALREADY 
DISADVANTAGED KIDS LIFELONG 
HEALTH PROBLEMS.  ACCORDING TO 
THE US SCIENCE GLOBAL CONSENSUS 
WE HAVE 10 YEARS LEFT TO 
DRAMATICALLY LEFT TO REDUCE OUR 
CLIMATE EMISSIONS TO GIVE MY 
GENERATIONS A CHANCE UNKNOWN 
NORMAL LIFE.  THIS COUNTIES 
DECLARED A COMMON EMERGENCY YOU 
SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING HE 
CAN TO GET CARS OFF THE ROAD 
INVEST IN PUBLIC TRANSIT.  NOT 
INVESTING IN NEW HIGHWAYS.  
THANK YOU.  
>>Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
ITEM MARQUES?  
>> YES I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT 
STAFF HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY 
COUNCIL .  MY EMAIL STATES THAT 
MY CONCERN BOTH THE DRAFT EIR 
AND FIRST AMENDMENT AND 
TECHNICAL DOCUMENT PHASE 2 
FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE ECONOMIC 
AND SOCIAL EFFECTS 15131.  AND 
ALSO FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE 
HEALTH EFFECTS AS PUBLISHED BY 
THE SUPREME COURT CR CLOUD 
VERSE COUNTY OF FRESNO 2018.  
AS A MEXICAN-AMERICAN FORMER 
PLANNING COMMISSION AND 
DISTRICT 5 RESIDENT.  I FEEL 
VERY OFFENDED STAFF SAID THAT 
MY LETTER TO STATES THAT THE 
EIR SHOULD ANALYZE AIR 
POLLUTION AND NOISE MY LETTER 
STATES MORE SUBSTANTIAL 
EVIDENCE THAT THE FAILURE OF 
DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL 
AND SUBSTANCE IN THIS DOCUMENT 
AND I JUST FEEL THAT THE STAFF 
SHOULD SHOW MY EMAIL AS 
EVIDENCE THAT SHE UNDERMINED MY 
COMMENTS.  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
MONICA MELLON?  
>> MY NAME IS MONICA MELLON AND 
SILICON VALLEY YOUTH CLIMATE 
ACTION.  LIKE MOST PEOPLE HERE 
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO 
MOVE FORWARD WITH ALTERNATIVE 
DRE NO PROJECT OR BIKE AND 
PEDESTRIAN ONLY.  I ONLY HAVE 
ONE MINUTE I'M NOT GOING TO GET 
INTO ALL OF THE FACTS.  IN THE 
SIGNS BUT I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A 
CHANCE TO READ SOME OF THE 
LETTERS THAT HAVE BEEN 
SUBMITTED THE GO INTO THIS IN 
MORE DETAIL.  THIS PROJECT WILL 
INCREASE THE EMT ADMISSIONS 
THIS PROJECT WILL PUT THE 
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN 
AT RISK.  IN THIS PROJECT WILL 
ALSO NOT PROVIDE LONG-TERM 
CONGESTION RELIEF.  SO 
COMMUNITY WILL BE HARMED FOR NO 
REASON.  IN ALL THESE FACTS 
WILL BE PRESERVED IN THE RECORD 
FOREVER.  THIS IS REALLY A 
QUESTION OF WHAT SIDE OF 
HISTORY YOU WANT TO BE ON.  DO 
YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT YOUNG 
PEOPLE?  YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT 
EQUITY?  DO YOU REALLY CARE 
ABOUT REPRESENTING YOUR 
CONSTITUENTS?  IS THE COMIC 
EMERGENCY THAT YOU DECLARE LAST 
YEAR ACTUALLY MEAN ANYTHING.  
NOW IS A CHANCE TO PROVE IT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
RENCE?  WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS RENCE SCHELL AND 
I POSED THE SHORTCUT EXTENSION. 
I HAVE A DOCTORATE DEGREE IN 
GERMAN STUDIES AS WELL AS A 
CALIFORNIA TEACHING CREDENTIAL. 
I LIVE IN SAN JOSE AND 82ND 
GRADE AT ORCHARD ELEMENTARY.  I 
FEEL COMPELLED TO SPEAK OUT FOR 
MY STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
ABOUT HALF OF MY STUDENTS ARE 
ENGLISH LEARNERS AND ARE THE 
CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.  THIS 
IS A VULNERABLE POPULATION THAT 
WILL BE HURT BY THE NOISE AND 
AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY THE 
PROPOSED PROJECT.  THIS PROJECT 
WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE THEIR 
POLLUTION OF THE SCHOOL CAUSING 
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS REDUCING 
OUR CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO LEARN 
AND MY ABILITY TO TEACH.  THIS 
PROJECT WILL PUT OUR ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL PLAYGROUND 30 FEET AWAY 
FROM THE HEAVY TRAFFIC.  WOULD 
YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN OR JUNK 
GRANDCHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR 
SPEEDING CARS AND LOUD TRUCKS?  
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE EFFECTS 
OF EXPOSURE TO NOISE ARE 
CUMULATIVE.  HEARING LOSS DUE 
TO CHRONIC NOISE OF DANGER NOT 
ONLY FOR STUDENTS BUT ALSOFOR 
ME AS A TEACHER.  WE NEED LESS 
NOISE AND HAS POLLUTION NOT 
MORE.  HIS VOTE AGAINST THIS 
CHART CAUGHT EXTENSION ?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
THE PERSON WITH THE PHONE 
NUMBER ENDING 4040?  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS 
HAROLD FREEMAN I'M AN ATTORNEY 
WITH THE LAW FIRM.  WE 
REPRESENT ORCHARD SCHOOL 
DISTRICT.  WE SUBMITTED 
EXTENSIVE COMMENTS WITH OUR 
CONCERNS ABOUT THE TECHNICAL 
PROBLEMS WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL 
IMPACT SUPPORT.  OBVIOUSLY 
THERE ISNOT TIME TO BELABOR 
THEM TONIGHT BUT I DO WANT TO 
JUST FOLLOW UP ON THE 
SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS 
REGARDING THE FIELD .  THE 
STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN SET 
OUT IN THE RESPONSIVE COMMENTS 
AND REVISE MITIGATION MEASURE 
ARE BASED ON A LITTLE LEAGUE 
FIELD.  I WANT TO EMPHASIZE 
THAT THOSE ARE NOT APPLICABLE 
TO TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT.  IN 
FACT THIS IS NOT A LITTLE 
LEAGUE FIELD AND IS NOT A 
RECREATION AREA. AT .  THIS IS 
IN FACT PART OF THE SCHOOL.  
AND IF YOU FORCE THE DISTRICT 
TO ALTER PART OF SCHOOL AND 
WOULD HAVE TO ALTER THE REST OF 
THE SCHOOL.  IN THE IMPACT OF 
THAT IS NOT BEEN TESTED IN THIS 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.  
WE STAND BY OUR OTHER COMMENTS 
ON THE ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT 
REPORT WILL ENCOURAGE THE SIDHU 
STANDDOWN ON THE EIR AND TO SIT 
DOWN AND HAVE A MEANINGFUL 
CONVERSATION THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT .  >> Mayor 
Liccardo:THANK YOU STACY?  
WELCOME .
>> CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY?  >> 
Mayor Liccardo: YES.
>> I NAME IS OLIVIA MORAN I'M 
IN THIRD GRADE.  MY SISTER IS 
IN KINDERGARTEN ORCHARD.  I 
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I LOVE 
MY SCHOOL SO MUCH AND IT MAKES 
ME SO SAD TO THINK THAT WE ARE 
LOSING MORE PULLING ON.  I 
WORRY ABOUT THE NOISE WHILE WE 
ARE LEARNING IN CLASS.  AND I 
ALSO GOT MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE 
ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA.  I SO 
THINK ABOUT MY FRIENDS WHO WALK 
TO SCHOOL WOULD BE SAD IF THEY 
WEREN'T VERY SAFE WITH ALL THE 
EXTRA CARS COMING THROUGH.  I 
REALLY HOPE YOU DECIDE NOTTO 
BUILD HIS EXTRA EXTENSION.  
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: NICE JOB 
LYDIA .  DAVID?  WELCOME.  I'M 
SORRY STACY ARE USED ONLINE?  
DAVID WELCOME.
>> MR. BURNS HAD IT RIGHT WHEN 
HE SAID WE NEED TO MOVE PEOPLE. 
THAT DOESN'T MEAN AUTOMOBILES.  
MR. RIPSTOP MENTIONED THE 
CONCERNS WITH THE BICYCLES AT 
THE VERY LARGE ARTERIALS.  
THEY'RE VERY LARGE BECAUSE YOU 
ADDED LANES AND YOU ADDED LANES 
AND ADDED LANES.  SO LET'S DO A 
BIKE ONLY OPTION.  HE ALSO SAID 
IT WOULD NOT INCREASE THE 
NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILES.  THAT IS 
WRONG.  SIMPLY FOR EXAMPLE IT 
WILL DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM 
WORKING AT HOME.  REGARDLESS OF 
THE EXISTING LAND USED 
DESIGNATION.  THEY USE AN 
OUTMODED LEVEL OF SERVICE 
RATHER THAN USING THE EMT MODEL 
THEY SHOULD HAVE.  WE NEED TO 
PROVIDE FACILITIES TO GET 
PEOPLE OUT OF THE EXISTING 
AUTOMOBILES.  IN THE EXISTING 
LANES IN OUR AND INTRINSIC NOT 
ACCOMMODATE MORE AUTOMOBILES.  
YOU DON'T HAVE THE PRIORITIZE 
THIS PROJECT.  YOU CAN WORK 
ANOTHER MEASURE B PROJECTS 
FIRST.  IF THE MOTHERING 
DOESN'T RUN OUT IF YOU HAVE 
ENOUGH MONEY TO DO IT ALL THEN 
YOU CAN COME BACK AND TAKE A 
SECOND LOOK.  BUT THE VTA DOES 
IT.  AND SO DOES THE COMMON 
SENSE STUDENTS THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
AUDREY?  
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME.
>> Mayor Liccardo: YES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 
TIME.  I'M A MOTHER OF TWO KIDS 
AGES SEVEN AND NINE.  WHO 
ATTEND ORCHARD SCHOOL.  MY 
SKIDS ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEIR 
SCHOOL AND THEIR TEACHERS AND 
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY LOVE IS 
BEING OUTSIDE BEING ABLE TO 
PLAY OUTDOORS DURING RECESS AND 
ON THE PLAYGROUND.  AND THE 
REASON WHY I'M ACTUALLY 
LISTENING AND REALLY OPPOSED TO 
THIS PROJECT IS BECAUSE MY SON 
IS SEVEN AND HE HAS ASTHMA.  
AND HE HAS SEVERE ALLERGIES.  
ONE OF MY CONCERNS AND REALLY 
EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MY 
SON STRUGGLE WITH ASTHMA AND I 
CAN IMAGINE WHAT THE INCREASE 
IN POLLUTION WOULD IMPACT ON 
HIS HEALTH.  AND ON HIS LIFE.  
AND I WOULD WANT TO SEE MY SON 
OR ANY OTHER STUDENT WHO 
STRUGGLE WITH ASTHMA BE 
IMPACTED BY THIS.  SO I REALLY 
HOPE YOU RECONSIDER THIS 
PROJECT AND THINK ABOUT THE 
QUALITY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR 
FUTURE FOR THESE KIDS AND FOR 
OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THANK YOU 
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
BLAIR?  I BLAIR YOU ARE STRONG 
IT.
>> MICHIGAN ON MUTED NOW?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: YES.
>> BESIDES THE IDEA OF MOVING 
THE SCHOOL I HOPE THAT CAN BE 
DISCUSSED IF IT HASN'T THE IDEA 
OF MOVING THE SCHOOL AS AN 
OPTION.  BESIDES THAT WE'RE 
KIND OF A NEW BEGINNING IN OUR 
COVID POST COVID 19 WORLD HERE. 
AND I HOPE YOU CAN GO SLOW WITH 
THIS PROJECT.  UNLIKE WITH A 
LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS IN THE 
CITY RIGHT NOW I HOPE YOU CAN 
INTRODUCE THEM AGAIN SLOWLY TO 
THE COMMUNITY.  AND THIS SORT 
OF PROJECT CAN SORTA TAKE A FEW 
MORE YEARS TO UNDERSTAND ALL 
THE FACTORS DON'T WORK GOING TO 
BE THINKING ABOUT ABOUT THE 
FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION AND 
WHAT EXACTLY THAT WILL MEAN.  
MASS TRANSPORTATION.  AND IF 
YOU CAN DO THAT WILL BE WORKING 
TOWARDS A HEALING COMMUNITY 
TOGETHER.  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
KARINA?  KAREN I'M TOLD THAT 
APPARENTLY YOU WANT WE WON'T BE 
ABLE TO HEAR YOU BECAUSE YOU 
YOU ARE USING AN OLD VERSION OF 
ZOOM.  SO IF YOU COULD DOWNLOAD 
THE LATEST VERSION OF ZOOM IT 
WILL ENABLE YOU TO BE HURT.  WE 
WILL KEEP GOING AND WE CAN COME 
BACK TO YOU.  IF YOU JUST DO A 
QUICK DOWNLOAD THEM AND HELP 
YOU.  AUDREY?  WELCOME.  AUDREY 
YOUR DEVICE IS STILL A NEED.  
AUDREY WE'RE STILL NOT ABLE TO 
HEAR YOU IF YOU CAN TAKE YOUR 
DEVICE OFF OF ME NEIL?  
WELCOME.  
>> HI MY NAME IS NEIL I 
ACTUALLY DON'T LIVE IN SAN JOSE 
BUT I SPEND MOST OF THE DAY 
THERE AND I WORKED THERE.  I
ALSO DON'T LIVE IN THE 
COMMUNITY .  THAT WOULD BE MOST 
AFFECTED BY THIS BUT I HAVE 
SEVERAL CONCERNS THAT I WANT TO 
RAISE.  SO MOST OF THE WORK 
THAT I DO ESPECIALLY IN MY OFF 
TIME IS ADVOCACY AROUND BETTER 
PLANNING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT 
COMES TO HOUSING.  SO VERY MUCH 
RECOGNIZE THE NEED THAT THE 
STATUS QUO IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.  
THAT WE NEED TO BUILD MORE 
HOUSING THAT WE NEED TO BUILD 
THE INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND IT.  
BUT THIS IS THE WAY TO GO.  WE 
NEED TO START BUILDING MORE 
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AND START 
INVESTING BANG MORE IN PUBLIC 
TRANSIT.  EVEN THOUGH CERTAIN 
THINGS IN THE EIR SEEM TO 
SUGGEST THAT THIS WOULD 
ACTUALLY REDUCE EMISSIONS AND 
THATTHIS WOULD INCREASE DEMAND. 
I VERY MUCH DOUBT THAT THIS IS 
GENERALLY THE TREND OF BUILDING 
MOREHIGHWAYS AND ROAD 
EXTENSIONS IS THE MORE PEOPLE 
WILL WANT TO DRIVE.  I THINK WE 
NEED TO SEND THE RIGHT SIGNAL.  
THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT.  
ACUTE .
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU .  
EUGENE BRADLEY?  GOOD EVENING.
>> I'M THE FOUNDER OF CEO OF 
THE SILICON VALLEY TRANSIT 
UNION.  WHY DON'T LIVE IN SAN 
JOSE I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS 
FOR THIS PROJECT.  IT JUST 
SEEMS WITH ALL OF THE ERRORS 
THAT I'M HEARING WITH THE EIR 
SEEM TO BE MORE ERRORS TO 
REOPEN THE DELI WITH ALL THE 
BLOATING THE TENANT.  SO THAT 
SAID BASICALLY YOU NEED TO 
BUILD A JUST A BIKE AND 
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.  HAVING JUST 
GET ANOTHER ROADWAY IN SAN 
JOSE.  I NEVER SEEN ANY REPORT 
FROM STAFF EITHER HERE OR IN 
PLACE ELSEWHERE A NEW HIGHWAY 
BRIDGE OR NEW HIGHWAY PROJECT 
IS EVER ACTUALLY DECREASED 
TRAFFIC.  EVERY PROJECT EVER 
BUILT IN TERMS OF HIGHWAYS IS 
ONLY INCREASED IT.  YOU NEED TO 
LISTEN UP TO THESE RESIDENTS TO 
ECHO MANY OF THEIR CONCERNS AND 
EITHER BUILD UP PROPER 
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE BRIDGE 
OR SCRAP THE PROJECT 
ALTOGETHER.  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
JOE?  
>> I LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE 
COUNCIL TO REJECT THE EXTENSION 
PROJECT.  THIS VERY EXPENSIVE 
PROJECT MINIMALLY HELPS THE 
ROOT 880 CROSSING CONGESTION.  
THE MAJOR EAST-WEST ROUTE IN 
SAN JOSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
THE BROKER AUTOMATICALLY RATS.  
SINCE THE CHARCOAL EXTENSION 
WILL AND AT OAKLAND ROAD ONLY 
1/4 MILE TO THE EAST OF 880 
THIS PROJECT IS MINIMAL.  AND 
THE MINIMAL SOLUTION COMES BY 
BRINGING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC 
INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD 
WITH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.  THE 
PROJECT WAS PLANNED FOR IN 1994 
WHEN THE POPULAR THINKING WAS 
THAT MORE ROADS SOLVED TRAFFIC 
PROBLEMS.  SAN JOSE HAD SINCE 
RECOGNIZED AS SAFE GREEN 
STREETS ARE CLOSING WRANGLING 
AUTOS AND GRADING BIKE LANES 
AND PEDESTRIAN LANES ADDING 
ADDITIONAL LANES ISNOT 
CONSISTENT WITH HIS NEW VISION. 
PLEASE REJECT THIS PROJECT .  
THANK YOU .
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
LAURIC?  WE CAN HEAR YOU THERE 
YOU ARE.  
>> MY NAME IS LAURIC AND KNIFE 
CHILDREN AT ORCHARD SCHOOL.  
LET ME TAKE A STEP BACK.  LET 
ME ASK AQUESTION ABOUT THIS 
PROJECT SHOULD YOU PRIORITIZE 
OUR KIDS EDUCATION AND 
WELL-BEING ?  IMPROVEMENT 
COMINGWITH POLLUTION NOISE .  
LET'S MOVE FORWARD FIVE YEARS 
AHEAD.  DO YOU WANT TO SEE A 
STRIVING COMMUNITY WITH A GREAT 
SCHOOL?  OR OR DO YOU WANT TO 
SEE TRUCKS ANDPOLLUTION NOISE 
AND NO PEDESTRIANS ?  YOU HAVE 
A CHOICE TO HAVE OUR KIDS 
VERSUS RESTRAINING THE CHANCES 
TO SUCCEED IN THEIR EDUCATION 
AND LIFE.  YOU SHOULD TAKE THE 
RIGHT DECISION TONIGHT BUT NO 
TO THIS PROJECT.  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: WELCOME 
ROLAND AS YOU KNOW I LIVE IN'S.
>> THE REASON THERE IS MAN IS 
ON IS THE SAME CAST OF 
CHARACTERS.  THE SAME APPALLING 
APPROACH.  RIGHT NOW WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT TRAINS VERSUS 
CARS YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT THE 
ANSWER IS.  AND THE ANSWER IS 
SEPARATION.  IF YOU REALLY WANT 
TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT VISION ZERO 
THE ANSWER IS THE SAME.  YOU 
HAVE TO PUT THE BIKES IN THE 
CAR IN A DIFFERENT PLACE.  AND 
I THINK YOU HAVE HUNDREDS OF 
PEOPLE TELLING THESOLUTIONS .  
THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
GN.  
>> MY NAME IS JUDY AND ÃON A 
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER 
AT ORCHARD.  OVER THE PAST 
COUPLE YEARS I DISCUSSED THIS 
PROJECT WITH MY STUDENTS.  AND 
THEY HAVE ASKED ME WOULD WANT 
TO PUT A BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD 
WITHIN 30 FEET OF THEIR SCHOOL. 
EVEN THESE 11-YEAR-OLDS CAN SEE 
IT'S CLEAR THAT THE CITY VALUES 
OTHER PEOPLE'S COMMUTES OVER 
THEIR SAFETY.  IT'S CLEAR THAT 
THERE IS NO EFFORT MADE TO 
ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE 
COMMUNITY.  IN FAVOR OF PLANS 
MADE 25 YEARS AGO.  WHEN THE 
ACCENT WAS THERE WAS A VERY 
DIFFERENT PLACE.  THE CLAIMS DO 
NOT CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF 
SMALL CHILDREN WHO WALK TO 
SCHOOLNEED TO CROSS FOUR LANES 
OF TRAFFIC.  THINK ABOUT THE 
RECENT SPACE .  YOU CAN BARELY 
b,25 PLANS TO TO BUILD IT.  OF 
COURSE NOT THERE MUCH MORE 
BETTER FOR THINKING SAFER FOR 
THE COMMUNITY AND CLEAR FOR THE 
ENVIRONMENT SOLUTIONS.  PLEASE 
SUPPORT ONLY A BIKE AND 
PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS.  THANK 
YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: DANIEL?  
WELCOME.  
>> IS A STATE STUDENT I'M 
STRONGLY FAMILIAR WITH THE 
CITY'S RICH HISTORY AND CIVIL 
RIGHTS AND EQUALITY ESPECIALLY 
OF THE ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS 
WHO MAY NUMEROUS NAME ON THAT 
BEING SAID HERE TODAY TO DEMAND 
THE COUNCIL WALK THE WALK IN 
REGARDS TO BLACK LIVES MATTER.  
THE EXPANSION OF PAST WILL 
GREATLY AFFECT IMPACT THE 
SURROUNDING COMMUNITY OF COLOR 
PARTICULARLY THE LONG YOUNG 
STUDENTS OF ORCHARD SCHOOL.  93 
PERCENT OF THEM ARE YOUNG 
PEOPLE OF COLOR.  SORRY ABOUT 
ENOUGH THE PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE 
THE MOST HARMED BY CLIMATE 
CRISIS.  WHAT IS WHAT THIS 
PROJECT IN ADDITION TO EXPOSING 
YOUR CHILDREN TO MORE POLLUTION 
IT DOES ENDANGER THE HEALTH AND 
DECREASED TRAFFIC WILL RESULT 
IN INCREASED CHANCES OF CAR 
AT RISK.  I'VE SEEN TOO MUCH OF 
THIS WITH ACCIDENTS AND SCHOOLS 
SKYROCKETING BECAUSE OF 
INCREASED TRAFFIC.  THAT'S A 
TIMEOUT.  >> Mayor Liccardo: 
THANK YOU.  ALEXANDER?  
WELCOME.  
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MARY 
LICCARDO AND COUNCILMEMBERS AND 
GRANTING THE PUBLIC THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE 
AVENUE EXTENSION PROJECT.  MY 
NAME IS ALEXANDER CASTRO AND 
I'M AN EMERGING COMMUNITY 
LEADER AT THE BAY AREA.  THE 
EXTENSION PROJECT WOULD ONLY 
CAUSE MISERY IN CHILDREN'S 
PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE 
DEVELOPMENT.  THIS PROJECT 
PASSES NUMEROUS EXPANSIVE 
MITIGATION STRATEGIES WILL BE 
IMPLEMENTED RESULTING IN 
UNNECESSARY FUNDING THAT SHOULD 
BE INSTEAD DIRECTED AT A BETTER 
EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR 
UNREPRESENTED STUDENTS.  IT 
TRULY IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS 
PROPOSED PROJECT IS REEVALUATED 
AND MODIFIED INTO A SAFER 
INNOVATION.  FROM A GLOBAL 
HEALTH'S PERSPECTIVE AND 
INTENTIONAL INJURIES ARE PART 
OF THE TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH 
IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN 
DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES.  THEREFORE WE MUST 
TAKE THE PROPER MEASURES TO NOT 
CONTRIBUTE TO THESE STATISTICS. 
AS A FUTURE PEDIATRICIAN I 
WOULD BE DISAPPOINTED IF AN 
UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENT MORTAR 
SCHOOL CAME INTO THE EMERGENCY 
ROOM DUE TO A CAR ACCIDENT 
RESPIRATORY PROBLEM THAT COULD 
HAVE PREVENTED YEARS AGO.  
THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU .  
MONICA?  WELCOME.  >> HELLO 
MARY AND COUNCILMEMBERS.  MY 
NAME IS KARINA AND I AM WITH 
MOTHER'S OUT FRONT SOUTHBAY.  I 
LIVE IN DISTRICT 9M AND I'M IN 
MIDDLE SCHOOL.  I WOULD NOT 
LIKE YOU TO GO THROUGH WITH THE 
CHART GOT EXTENSION PROJECT 
BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE MORE 
TRAFFIC AND POLLUTION 
THROUGHOUT THE AREA FOR KIDS GO 
TO SCHOOL.  A LITTLE WHILE AGO 
A KID AT MY OLD SCHOOL GOT HIT 
BY A CAR WHILE CROSSING A BUSY 
STREET ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL.  
YOU KNOW THE KIDS OF ORCHARD 
SCHOOL WILL BE CROSSING OVER 
THE OVERPASS THE ADDED TRAFFIC 
WILL LEAD TO HIGHER RISK OF 
VEHICLE RELATED INJURIES.  SO 
PLEASE CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF 
MANY CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THIS 
AREA ANDVOTE NO ON BUILDING THE 
CHART CAUGHT EXTENSION PROJECT. 
Q. 
>> Mayor Liccardo: VIRGINIA ?  
YOU ARE STILL ON MUTE .  WE ARE 
NOT ABLE TO HEAR YOU.  >> 
HELLO GOOD EVENING.  MY NAME IS 
VIRGINIA ANIME NORTH SAN JOSE 
RESIDENT AND MOTHER FOR 
STUDENTS AT ORCHARD SCHOOL.  MY 
CHILDREN USE THE BACKSIDE OF 
THE SCHOOL ON A DAILY BASIS.  
NOT ONLY WILL THIS AFFECT MY 
CHILDREN'S BUT IT ALSO WILL 
CAUSE ME MORE STRESS AND 
ANXIETY WONDERING IF THEY WILL 
MAKE IT TO AND FROM SCHOOL 
SAFELY.  I POST THIS PROJECT 
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY 
SENSE TO ME FOR THREE MAIN 
REASONS.  ONE IT'S A REALLY OLD 
PLAN.  TO YOUR LOOKING TO 
CONSTRUCT A LARGER ROAD AND 
MORE LANES ON THE SCHOOL SIDE.  
AND SHOULD WE BETHINKING ABOUT 
WAYS TO REDUCE CARS FROM THE 
ROADWAY ?  PLEASE RECONSIDER 
THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THERE 
SEEMS TO BE MORE CONS AND PROS 
THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
AUDREY RUST?  WELCOME.
>> I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3 
AND A SUPPORTER OF MOTHERS OUT 
FRONT.  WE'VE HAD MANY HOURS 
OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO 
REFLECT ON ADDRESSING THE DEEP 
AND PERVASIVE RACIAL INJUSTICE 
IN OUR SOCIETY.  IF THIS ITEM 
ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA PROPOSES 
ONE MORE STEP IN THE WRONG 
DIRECTION.  ORCHARD MIDDLE 
SCHOOL K-8 CHILDREN 93 PERCENT 
OF WHOM ARE COLOR WOULD BE 
FURTHER EXPOSED TO MORE 
TRAFFIC.  THE CHILDREN AND 
FAMILIES ARE ALSO SUFFERING 
FROM HEALTH ISSUES DIRECTLY 
FROM AIR POLLUTION.  IF WE ARE 
TO MAKE HEADWAY AGAINST OUR 
STRUCTURAL RACISM NEED TO BEGIN 
NOW IN EVERY CASE THAT COMES 
BEFORE US.  DENYING THIS 
PROPOSAL IS ESSENTIAL.  WE 
CONTINUE TO PURSUE PROJECTS 
THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECT 
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WE 
ARE PERPETRATING THE SAME 
RACISM WE HAVE SAID WE ARE 
POOR.  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU TO 
ALL THE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY 
CAME OUT TO SPEAK.  IAPPRECIATE 
THAT THERE IS A LOT OF 
COMMUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY 
ABOUT THE PROJECT.  I WANTEDTO 
ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT ?  DELLA 
WHICH IF SHE MIGHT I KNOW SHE 
STILL ON I BELIEVE IF SHE IS 
ABLE TO HEAR ME .  WOULD YOU BE 
WILLING TO JOIN BACK UP HERE 
SUPERINTENDENT?  WENDY?  
HOPEFULLY WE HAVE TAKEN YOUR 
MUTEOFF.  SUPERINTENDENT THANK 
YOU FOR SPEAKING.
>> YES .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I WAS NOT 
AWARE OF YOUR DESIRE TO SIT 
DOWN.  I'M SORRY IF YOU REACHED 
OUT TO ME I WASN'T AWARE OF IT. 
BUT I KNOW WE'VE ALL BEEN 
PRETTY DISTRACTED THE LAST 
SEVERAL WEEKS.  COULD YOU GIVE 
ME A SENSE OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE 
YOU MIGHT ACCOMPLISH BY SITTING 
DOWN AND TRYING TO TALKABOUT 
OTHER OPTIONS IN YOUR MIND I 
GUESS ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS 
IN YOUR MIND ?  WHAT DO YOU 
THINK IS AN ALTERNATIVE?  
>> I DO THINK THERE ARE 
OPTIONS.  I DON'T THINK THAT 
OUR OPTIONS HAVE BEEN HEARD.  
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE IDEA 
THAT THE CHART CAUGHT EXTENSION 
GOES FROM TWO LANES TO FOUR 
LANES.  AND WHERE HITS FOUR 
LANES IS RIGHT WEAR THE SCHOOL 
CHILDREN WILL CROSS.  WE HAVE A 
SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH THAT.  I 
THINK THAT IF LANES WEAR 
REDUCED AT THAT POINT WEAR IT 
HITS THE SILK WOULD TURN YOU 
WOULD NEED TO TAKE LESS LAND 
FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.  SO I 
THINK THAT IS ONE.  TWO I THINK 
WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE 
PROXIMITY OF THE ROAD TO THE 
BUILDING AT THE FURTHEST END OF 
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWARDS THE 
ROAD.  WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT 
WAS 20 FEET THAT HAS NOT BEEN 
ADDRESSED.  WHEN YOU'RE TALKING 
ABOUT PUTTING A ROAD THAT IS 
ELEVATED DIED OF A BUILDING 20 
FEET FROM THE BUILDING OR 
CHILDREN ARE SITTING IN 
CLASSROOMS IS DEFINITELY A 
PROBLEM.  WE HAVE A CONCERN 
ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU PUT A 
10 FOOT WALL ON THE SIDE WHERE 
THE HOMES ARE AND A SIX-FOOT 
WALL ON THE SIDE WITH THE 
SCHOOL'S.  MORE CHILDREN ARE.  
THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE.  WE'VE 
HAD ISSUES WITH THE CROSSWALK 
AND CROSSING GUARDS AND OUR 
KIDS WILL CROSS THAT AREA.  WE 
HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE FIELD 
BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS 
OF WORKING.  WE HAVE BEEN FOR 
THE LAST YEAR NOW WHEN WORKING 
WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM TO 
REDO OUR FIELD.  WE'VE NEVER 
BEEN ASKED BY ANYONE NOT A 
SINGLE SOUL FROM THE CITY ABOUT 
WHAT WE THINK OUR FIELD NEEDS 
TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.  
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE PURSUING 
REDOING OUR FIELD REGARDLESS OF 
THE CHART CAUGHT EXTENSION.  
BECAUSE WE NEED TO DO THAT FOR 
OUR KIDS.  SO THEY HAVE ACCESS 
TO A FIELD IN A BROADER SPACE 
OF PLAY.  SELL IN THE PROCESS 
OF THIS ENTIRE THING I COULD 
TELL YOU I CAME THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT THREE YEARS AGO AND 
WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE 
PROJECT I THOUGHT IT'S ABSURD.  
NEVER WHAT IS CITY GOING TAKE 
LAND FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 
TO BUILD A ROAD LIKE THAT.  AND 
AS I IMMERSED MYSELF IN IT I 
FOUND OUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT 
IS GOING TO HAPPEN IT DID SEEM 
FAST TRACK BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT 
HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY 
YES THAT HERE CAME OUT WITH HIS 
TEAM IN MY FIRST YEAR AND 
EXPLAIN THE PROJECT TO ME AND I 
SAID IT WAS ABSURD.  I DID SAY 
THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A 
ROAD LIKE THAT BUT WOULD YOU DO 
IN THE BACKSIDE OF THE SCHOOL 
FOR CHILDREN SO THEY HAVE A 
SAFECROSSING?  WE ARE TOLD AT 
THAT POINT THERE WOULD BE NO 
CROSSING GUARDS THAT WOULD BE 
FOUR LANES AND THEN EVERYTHING 
WE SAID THERE WOULD BE NO 
BARRIER WALLS .  WE TALKED 
ABOUT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL 
MY CONCERN WAS WITH SO MUCH 
TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE WAY WE ARE 
SITUATED SCHOOL BY ADDING CHART 
GOT INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO SIDES 
OF THE SCHOOL DEALING WITH 
SERIOUS TRAFFIC ISSUES BEING 
OAKLAND ROAD AND FOX LANE 
BECAUSE WE ARE AN INDUSTRIAL 
AREA WOULD BE ADDING 1/3 AREA 
FOR ALL CHILDREN SAFELY CROSS 
THAT WAS DISMISSED AS WELL.  
WHEN I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT 
IF YOU PUT CHART CAUGHT THROUGH 
YOUR ACTUALLY PUSHING TRAFFIC 
TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL 
TO FOX WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE 
TO HAVE MORE DROP-OFF.  I WAS 
TOLD THAT THERE IS NO 
CONNECTION BETWEEN ONE AND THE 
OTHER.  I EMAILED I ACTUALLY 
EMAILED YOU AS THE MAYOR I'VE 
ACTUALLY HAD NO RESPONSE.  
PERSONALLY TO ME.  I'VE HAD NO 
RESPONSE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: RIGHT.  
THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT AND 
I'M SORRY IF YOU DIDN'T GET ANY 
RESPONSE.  AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW 
WE DO GET HUNDREDS OF EMAILS A 
DAY AND WE DID NOT CATCH IT I'M 
VERY SORRY.  I APPRECIATE YOU 
SHARING THAT WITH ME TODAY.  
JOHN CAN I ASK I KNOW THAT 
COUNCILMEMBER DEIP WAS VERY 
INTERESTED IN THE ALTERNATIVE 
TO REDUCE THE LANES GOING.  TO 
WHAT EXTENT IS IT POSSIBLE TO 
EXTEND THE LINK INTO THE ONE 
GOING EAST.  
>> CAN ACTUALLY GET OUT PLANS 
FOR BACKUP THAT CAN ANSWER THE 
QUESTION WHILE WE TRY TO DO 
THAT.  SO THE EIR DID LOOK ON 
THE NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVES.  IT 
IS TWO LANES FOR MOST OF THE 
WAY.  WHAT IT DOES DO IS STARTS 
THE WIDE MOUNT RIGHT AROUND 
SILK WOULD WISH THE CROSSING 
AREA.  ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES 
ONE GOES FOR LANES THERE OTHER 
ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE THREE 
LANES INTO LANES.  ALL THE WAY 
THROUGH.  SO WE STUDIED ALL OF 
THEM.  SO IT COULD BE THAT THE 
COUNCIL COULD CHOOSE TO REDUCE 
LIKE ALTERNATIVE F REMOVES ONE 
OF THE TURNING LANES IN OAKLAND 
ROAD WHICH THEN REDUCES ONE OF 
THE LANES THAT GOES THROUGH 
THAT AREA AS WELL.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: UNFAMILIAR 
WITH THAT IF YOU GO A STEP 
FURTHER THAN F AND ACTUALLY 
REDUCED LANES FROM 2 TO 1 ON 
THE OTHER SIDE IN THE OTHER 
DIRECTION IN THEEASTBOUND 
DIRECTION .  
>> MAYBE WE CAN GET A 
CROSS-SECTION OR A PLAN TO 
DESCRIBE WHATTHAT IS .  BUT 
WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS 
ALTERNATIVE F ACTUALLY HAS 
THREE LANES AT THAT PORTION OF 
THE ROADWAY.  WHAT YOU'RE 
ASKINGIS CRITICAL TO LANES ?  
THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES AND 
DESIRE FROM PKF CAN EXPLAIN 
WHAT WE HAVE THERE IN THOSE 
THINGS.  DO YOU HAVEALTERNATIVE 
F UP ?  
>> I HAVE THE OVERALL PROJECT.  
I'M LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE F. 
I CAN DESCRIBE THE OVERALL 
PROJECT THAT SLIDE IF EVERYBODY 
CAN SEE IT.  
>> WE MAY NOT HAVE THE 
ALTERNATIVE WHICH SHOWS THE 
TULANE ACTUALLY IN THE 
SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION.  BUT 
IT'S IN ALL THE EVALUATIONS.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I SEE THE 
TEXT ON ALTERNATIVE ACTS F WHAT 
HAPPENS IF WE GO A STEP FURTHER 
FROM THREE LANES TO TWO LANES.  
>> THERE WOULD BE TWO LANE 
INTERSECTION AND OLD BROKEN 
ROAD.  AND THERE WOULD NEED TO 
BE ONE THAT WOULD BE A LEFT 
TURN LANE BECAUSE YOU ARE YOU 
COULD GO NORTH ON OLD OAKLAND 
OR YOU'RE GOING TO GO SOUTH ON 
OLD OAKLAND.  TO THE TWO LANES 
WOULD BE WOULD ONLY HAVE ONE OF 
THOSE MOVEMENTS AVAILABLE.  IF 
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING 
ABOUT.  INSTEAD OF HAVING EACH 
ONE HAVE THEIR OWN LANE AND 
LYCAN ALTERNATIVE F. YOU WOULD 
HAVE ONE LANE FOR BOTH LEFT 
TURN GOING NORTH AND A RIGHT 
TURN GOING SOUTH WOULD BE IN 
THE SAME LANE. 
>> Mayor Liccardo: OKAY .  
FORGIVE ME IF I MISSED IT BUT 
THE STAFF ADDRESSED ABOUT AIR 
QUALITY.  EINSTEIN YOU BELIEVE 
THE GAS EMISSIONS BECAUSE.
>> I WILL HAVE TO HAVE ONE OF 
THE EXPERTS AND I CAN ACTUALLY: 
ONE OF THE AIR QUALITY EXPERTS 
WAXED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION 
REGARDING AIR QUALITY WE HAVE 
MANY SHE IS FROM SHE IS 
PREPARED THE AIR QUALITY 
ANALYSIS AS WELL AS GREENHOUSE 
GAS ADMISSIONS ANALYSIS.  AND 
SHECAN RESPOND TO THE COMMENTS 
RELATED TO THAT.  MANY ?  
>> MANY ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR 
ME?  I'M NOT GETTING ANY
RESPONSE FROM HER .  
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO 
RESPOND?  AGAIN JOHN HESSLER 
WITH DAVID POWERS AND 
ASSOCIATES.  HE ORIGINALLY DID 
THE AIR QUALITY RENOUNCE GALLUS 
ANALYSIS.  WE RECEIVED A LETTER 
FROM WALKMAN AND THEY HAD SOME 
CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE 
ASSUMPTIONS AND METHODOLOGY 
THAT WAS USED WE WENT BACK AND 
LOOKED AT THAT VERY CAREFULLY 
WE CONCLUDED THE EXPERT STATED 
THAT THE ANALYSIS WAS DONE 
PROPERLY AND THAT THE 
CONCLUSIONS WEREN'T CORRECT.  
HOWEVER BECAUSE BACHMAN RAISED 
THOSE CONCERNS WE DID NOT WANT 
TO LEAVE ANY QUESTION 
UNANSWERED.  SO WE WENT BACK 
AND REDID THE WHOLE ANALYSIS 
AGAIN USING THE PARAMETERS AND 
ASSUMPTIONS THAT BUCK MATT HAD 
REQUESTED THAT WE USE.  ANY 
ANSWER CAME OUT THE SAME THAT 
ALL OF THE THRESHOLDS WOULD BE 
NOT EXCEEDED AND THE IMPACTS 
WOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANT.  THEN 
AGAIN LAST WEEK RECONTACTED BY 
BOTNET AGAIN.  AND THEY SENT 
ANOTHER FOUR PAGES THEY STILL 
HAD SOME ADDITIONAL CONCERNS.  
AND WE WENT BACK OVER THE LAST 
FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AND WENT 
THROUGH EACH OF THOSE AND 
RESPONDED AND CONCLUDED THAT 
NONE OF THOSE COMMENTS WOULD 
MATERIALLY HAVE CHANGED AIR 
QUALITY ANALYSIS.  THAT'S ALL 
IN THESUPPLEMENTAL MEMO THAT 
YOU RECEIVED TODAY .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: URINALYSIS 
THAT THE BACHMAN COMMENTS ARE 
INCORRECT?  
>> CORRECT.
>> THE SUPERINTENDENT DESCRIBED 
THE MEETING A COUPLE YEARS AGO 
AWARE THEY WORE CONCERNS THAT 
WHIR ADDRESSED.  I'M TRYING TO 
RECOGNIZE THE DISCONNECT 
BETWEEN WHAT WE HEARD IN THE 
PRESENTATION AND WHAT WE HEARD 
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.  
>> THIS IS DESIRE WITH THE 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
DIVISION MANAGER.  I CAN ANSWER 
THAT QUESTION.  ACTUALLY MEANT 
A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH THE 
SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.  
WE HAD OUR VISION ZERO TEAM GOT 
THERE MET WITH THE SCHOOL.  WE 
HAD A REPORT RECOMMENDED WEAR 
DROP OFF SOME SHOULD BE IN 
TERMS OF THE CURRENT 
IMPROVEMENTS WITHOUT THE 
PROJECT JUST THE CURRENT ISSUES 
THAT WE ARE SEEING OUT THERE.  
WE RECOMMENDED THAT WE WOULD 
PUT IN A HIGH VISIBILITY 
CROSSWALK AT FOX AND RITTER.  
AND WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE 
PROJECTS.  THERE'S BEEN A LOT 
OF DISCUSSION HAS TAKEN PLACE 
WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS 
WITH THE SCHOOL IN TERMS OF THE 
IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEEDED TO THE 
NEED TO MAKE THE EXISTING 
CONDITIONS A SAFER AS WELL AS 
ONCE THE PROJECT IS BUILT HOW 
CAN WE MAKE THE CONDITION 
SAFER.  AND THAT SWEAR SOME OF 
THOSE FOR EXAMPLE IF WE LOOK AT 
THE PROJECT THERE IS AN OPENING 
AT THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL.  
THAT WAS A COMMENT THAT WE TOOK 
FROM THE SCHOOL WHEN WE MET 
WITH THEM.  SO HIGH VISIBILITY 
CROSSWALK THERE.  AND THEY 
WANTED OR RECOMMENDED THAT WE 
WORK IN A SIGNAL OF SOME SORT 
OF A BEACON.  SO WE WORKEDb& TH 
ANALYSIS THEN WE RECOMMENDED 
THAT WE WOULD PUT IN A SIGNAL 
TO CROSSORCHARD .  THERE'S BEEN 
A LOT OF COMMUNICATION BACK AND 
FORTH WE ACTUALLY RECENTLY 
LEARNED THROUGH RP POSTING 
PROCESS THAT THE SCHOOL HAD 
GONE OUT WITH AN RFP TO 
REDESIGN THE PLAYGROUND.  AND 
ACTUALLY SENT A PRIVATE EMAIL 
TO WENDY ASKING HER TO WORK 
TOGETHER GIVEN THAT THE SCHOOL 
IS ALWAYS DEVELOPING THE FIELD. 
WE CAN MAKE THE FIELD MUCH MORE 
BETTER IN CONNECTION WITH THE 
SCHOOL FUNDING THAT WE WOULD 
PROVIDE AS WELL AS THE 
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROJECT.  
WE SENT THAT EMAIL AND WE HAVE 
NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK.  FROM 
THE SCHOOL.  ITHINK THERE'S 
BEEN A LOT OF COMMUNICATION 
WITH THE SCHOOL .  AT THIS 
POINT WE HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF 
INPUT INTO THIS PROJECT FROM 
THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY.  
AND IT KIND OF SHOWS AS TO THE 
OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE 
PROJECT FROM WHAT WAS 
ORIGINALLY SCOPED WHICH WAS 
SIDEWALK BIPLANES AND ROADWAY 
SO WHAT IS DESIGNED AND 
PROPOSED BY A PROTECTED BY 
CYCLING WITH THE BARRIER.  THE 
WIDE SIDEWALK ENTRIES AND WE 
ARE ALSO WORKING ON IN TERMS OF 
WITH THE COUNCILMEMBERS OFFICE 
IN ORDER TO MAKE COUNCILMEMBER 
DEIP'S OFFICE THE INTERSECTION 
WITH A PARKING FOX MUCH SAFER.  
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING IN 
AN ENHANCED CROSSING THEY ARE 
WITH TO RESTRICT KIND OF THE 
FAST-MOVING TURNS IN FRONT OF 
THE SCHOOL.  SO THERE IS A 
COLLECTIVE ITEMS THAT WE'VE 
BEEN DOING.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: FOX IS THE 
WRONG DIRECTION.  THE CONCERN 
IS ABOUT SAFETY FOR CHILDREN 
WHO WILL BE TRAVELING WITH.  
WITH SEVERALRESIDENTIAL 
NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE NORTH.  
WHAT IS THE MITIGATION TO 
ENSURE CHILDREN CAN TRAVEL 
SAFELY GOING NORTH ?  
>> AGAIN KIND OF WHAT I'M 
REFERENCING IS THIS QUESTION 
THAT WE ARE HAVING WITH THE 
SCHOOL IN TERMS OF THE DROP 
OFF.  WE ACTUALLY SUGGESTED 
DROP ZONES FROM EACH OF THE 
DIRECTIONS.  SO IFYOU'RE COMING 
FROM THE NORTH ARE YOU COMING 
FROM THE SOUTH BAY .  ONE OF 
THE THINGS ABOUT THE SCHOOL IT 
HAS A LOT OF ACCESS POINTS.  
IT'S LOCATED ON NOT TOO FAR 
FROM OAKLAND ROAD.  VERY BUSY 
ADJACENT TO A STATE 80.  BUT 
GIVEN THOSE KIND OF BIG CORE 
DOORS RESTRICTING THE SCHOOL 
ACCESS THERE.  THE HIGHWAY I'M 
MAINLY REFERRING TO HERE.  THE 
SCHOOL DOES HAVE A LOT OF 
ACCESS AND IT'S REALLY A 
LOCATION THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE 
WHETHER YOU COMING FROM THE 
NORTH WHETHER YOU COMING FROM 
THE SOUTH EAST OR WEST.  THERE 
WAS DROP OFF LOCATIONS ON THE 
SCHOOL PREMISES.  AS WELL AS ON 
FOX LANE IN THE DROP OF ZONE ON 
THE STREET.  THAT WE CAN WORK 
WITH THE SCHOOL TO IMPROVE AND 
ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES IF THEY 
ARE ISSUES TO PARENTS DROPPING 
OFF.  SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
OPEN TO THOSE.
>>.
>> Mayor Liccardo: CHILDREN ARE 
JUST GOING TO WALK FROM A 
NEARBY RESIDENTIAL 
NEIGHBORHOOD.  IF THEY ARE NEXT 
DOOR?  
>> WE ARE ASSUMING THAT FOLKS 
ARE LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 
I'M JUST TRYING GET MY BEARINGS 
STRAIGHT TO THE RESIDENTIAL 
NEIGHBORHOOD ADJACENT WOULD 
HAVE PEDESTRIANS CROSSING AND 
THAT'S WHAT WE SUGGESTED 
PUTTING WE ARE RECOMMENDING 
PUTTING IN THE HOCK SIGNAL.  AS 
WELL AS THE YELLOW LETTER 
CROSSWALK THAT WE AREPROPOSED 
AT THIS POINT .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: AWARE?  
>> I WILL SHOW YOU A PICTURE.  
I THINK WE HAVE A VERY GOOD 
PICTURE HERE IF I CAN BRING IT 
UP.  SO THIS IS RIGHT ADJACENT 
TO THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL.  
THERE WE GO.  THIS IS THE 
PICTURE I'M LOOKING FOR.  I'M 
LOOKING AT.  SO DOES THE 
RESIDENTIALNEIGHBORHOOD ON THE 
RIGHT .  CAN YOU SEE THIS?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: YES.  
>> ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE YOU 
HAVE THE RESIDENTIAL 
NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE RIGHT-HAND 
SIDE YOU HAVE THE SCHOOL.  THIS 
IS THE OPENING THAT THE SCHOOL 
HAS SUGGESTED THAT WE PUT IN.  
SO WE HAVE PUT IN THE OPENING.  
WE'RE PUTTING IN THESE TREES 
WITH THE SIDEWALK.  WE ARE ALSO 
PUTTING IN A BUFFER AWARE THERE 
IS A LOCATION AWARE CANNOT PUT 
A PHYSICAL BARRIER BECAUSE OF 
CROSS TRAFFIC OR CROSS 
PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY IN THIS 
CASE.  WE ARE PUTTING IN A 
BUFFER BIPLANE.  TO PROVIDE 
ADDITIONAL SPACE AND SAFETY FOR 
CYCLISTS.  ON THE SIDEWALK.  
THE HOCK SIGNAL IS WHAT I'M 
REFERRING TO HERE IS TO PROVIDE 
A CROSSING TO THE SCHOOL AND 
THIS HOCK SIGNAL WILL BE 
ACTIVATED BY PEDESTRIANS AND 
WHAT IT WILL DO IS IT WILL 
ACTUALLY GO THROUGH A PHASE.  
IT WILL STOP TRAFFIC WITH A RED 
LIGHT SO THEY REQUIRED BY LAW.  
TO STOP.  AND THEN THAT PHASE 
WILL CHANGE AS TIME PROGRESSES 
AND THE PEDESTRIAN ENTERS OR 
LEAVES THE INTERSECTION.  SO 
IT'S A VERY VERY GOOD TOOL TO 
USE FOR THE BRP PROJECT A 
FOUR-LANE WITH TWO LANES ON FOR 
LIGHT RAIL.  THE PRT BUSES I'M 
SORRY.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I'M SORRY TO 
INTERRUPT WE HAVE A LOT OF 
OTHER QUESTIONS.  I NEED TO 
MOVE THIS ALONG.  I'M SORRY.  
ARE THERE ALTERNATIVE F THIS 
INTERSECTION WITH THE STUBBY 
TWO LANES?  
>> IT AS ALTERNATIVE F WHAT YOU 
SEE HERE WOULD BE TWO LANES 
GOING WEAR THE RED CAR IS.  I'M 
SORRY ONE LANE WHETHER RED CAR. 
LET ME GET MY BEARINGS HERE TWO 
LANES GOING DOWN WITH A RED 
MINIVAN IS.  ON THE OTHER SIDE 
COMING DOWN COMING FORWARD IT 
WOULD BE ONE LANE.  THE REASON 
WE ARE SUGGESTING TWO LANES 
OVER HERE RIGHT AND THE LEFT IS 
BECAUSE PASSINGIS COMING DOWN . 
>> Mayor Liccardo: LET ME FOCUS 
THE QUESTION AGAIN.  WHETHER 
CROSSWALK IS IT WOULD BE TWO 
LANES?  
>> YES THAT WOULD BE TWO LANES. 
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
IF YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND 
CLEARLY YOUR HEARING FROM THE 
SUPERINTENDENT THERE ARE A LOT 
OF CONCERNS.  NOW WE'VE HEARD 
FROM THE ATTORNEY AS WELL.  
LATER PRESENTATION SUGGESTING 
THAT THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE 
EFFORT.  WHERE'S THE BREAKDOWN 
INFORMATION HERE BECAUSE IT 
DOESN'T FEEL COLLABORATIVE.  
MAYBE SOME OF THAT 
COLLABORATION OCCURRED PRIOR TO 
THE CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT.  
WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR A WHILE. 
SO THAT IS BEEN QUITE A BIT OF 
WORK DONE WITH PREVIOUS 
ADMINISTRATION SET SCHOOL AND 
AS THEY BEEN POINTING OUT WE'VE 
BEEN TRYING TO DO SIMILAR 
THINGS WITH RECREATION AND PROD 
THE PROJECT ITSELF.  SO THERE 
HAS BEEN OVER THE YEARS AND 
PROBABLY AS WE GET FURTHER 
ALONG AS WE WORK ON DESIGN OF 
THE SCHOOL.  SO THE RECREATION 
FIELDS WOULD NEED TO BE EVEN 
MORE.  JUST SAY WE CAN DESIGN A 
FIELD ANYWAY THE SCHOOL TO 
CHOOSE SCHOOL CHOOSES TO.  THAT 
IS WHAT SAYERS POINTING OUT WE 
JUST PUT THIS EXHIBITING CAN BE 
DESIGNED ANYWAY THEY WOULD 
LIKE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANKS JOHN 
CAST MEMBERDEIP ?  
>> Lan Deip: THANK YOU MAYOR I 
HAD A FEW QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.  
I WAS LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS 
FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT JUST 
TONIGHT WITH TO THREE YEARS 
THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.  I KNOW 
PARTICULARLY ROBIN HAS BEEN AN 
ADVOCATE.  I'VE MET WITH THE 
SUPERINTENDENT NOT FREQUENTLY 
BUT ONCE OR TWICE ON THIS 
PROJECT.  BASED ON THE COMMENTS 
TONIGHT THOUGH THERE SEEMS TO 
BE'S IMPRESSION THAT WE ARE 
DOING THIS TO GAIN TWO MINUTES 
OR 2 TO 9 MINUTES IN TRAFFIC.  
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS 
NOT NECESSARILY SIMPLY TO 
ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC.  RIGHT JOHN? 
>> THERE IS LARGER ISSUES AT 
PLAY HERE AND CHRIS CAN HELP 
OUT WITH THIS AS WELL.  IT IS A 
TRANSPORTATION FACILITY THAT 
WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY 
OF OTHER USERS AS WE POINTING 
OUT.  BUT IT'S ALSO CRITICALLY 
IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THE 
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS ARE 
SUPPORTING THE NORTH SAN JOSE 
DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE GOING ON 
THAT ARE CRITICAL IN TERMS OF 
JOB GROWTH AND HOUSING 
DEVELOPMENT.  IN A BIG PART OF 
SAN JOSC THAT IS REALLY VITAL 
FOR ECONOMIC HEALTH AS WELL.  
SO THIS PLANNING FOR THAT NORTH 
SAN JOSE AREA IS LYING ON THIS 
PROJECT AND A NUMBER OF OTHER 
ONES THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING 
FORWARD AS WELL.  NOT ONLY IS 
IT TRANSPORTATION PROJECT BUT 
IT'S ALSO A ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT WORKING PROJECT AS 
WELL.  
>> Lan Deip: CAN YOU TELL ME 
HOW THIS FITS IN TO BUY PLAN 
2025.  
>> ONE OF THESLIDES THAT WE HAD 
EARLY IN THE PRESENTATION AND 
I'M SURE WE CAN GET A BACKUP .  
THE BIKE PLAN IS BEING REVISED 
AS WE SPEAK.  IT'S GOING TO BE 
RELEASED THIS FALL.  WE ARE WE 
ARE GOING TO BE GETTING 
ACTUALLY EVEN MORE PROGRESSIVE 
AND MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH REGARD 
TO BICYCLE FACILITIES 
THROUGHOUT THESE TYPES OF 
ROADWAYS.  VERY LARGE ROADS 
DON'T REALLY NEED HIGHER LEVELS 
OF PROTECTION.  SAME THING IN 
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.  THE 
NEW BIKE PLAN IS GOING TO CALL 
FOR A CLASS FOR BIKE LANE ALONG 
OLD OKUN ROAD.  AND WHAT THAT 
MEANS IS IT'S A PROTECTED 
BIPLANE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE 
SHOWING HERE IN THE SHARK GOT 
RID WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROTECT 
MICHAEL'S CYCLISTS FROM 
TRAVELING VEHICLES FROM OPEN 
ROAD ALL THE WAY DOWN SHARK 
CAUGHT THE SAFEWAY TO GET 
ACROSS 880 IN A PROTECTED 
BIPLANE AND VERY PROTECTED 
SIDEWALK.  ALL THE WAY OVER TO 
THE COYOTE CREEK TRAIL ALL THE 
WAY OVER TO JUNCTION SANKAR AND 
NORTH FIRST STREET.  DEEP INTO 
THE HEART OF NORTH SAN JOSE.  
WITH PROTECTED VERY HIGH 
QUALITY BIKE LANES.  THAT IS 
WHAT THE PLAN 2025 IS DOING.  
SEXY CATCHING UP WITH WHERE WE 
WANT TO BE IN THE CITY WITH 
PROTECTING BITE LANES MEETING 
PHYSICALLY SEPARATED FROM 
VEHICLES.  THIS PROJECT 
ACTUALLY COMPLEMENTS THAT.  
>> Lan Deip: IS CHRIS BURTON 
STILL WITH US?  CHRIS COULD YOU 
EXPLAIN THE KIND OF IMPORTANCE 
TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT OR THE 
JOBS ELEMENT IN NORTH-CENTRAL 
SAN JOSE WITH THIS EXTENSION.  
AS A COUPLE OF BOXES.
>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF ASPECTS 
TO IT OBVIOUSLY THE POLICY THAT 
ENABLES THIS LEVEL DEVELOPMENT 
IN NORTH SAN JOSE.  WITH THE 
RELENTING FINANCIAL WHICH IS 
24,000 UNITS REMAINING AND THE 
COMMERCIAL.  THERE IS LITTLE 
OVER 22 MILLION REMAINING IN 
THE NORTH SAN JOSE PLAN.  NEEDS 
TO BE SORT OF COMPLEMENTED BY 
THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN 
ALLOW PEOPLE TO MOVE IN AND OUT 
OF THIS AREA.  RIGHT NOW AS 
BUSINESSES ARE PLANNING THEIR 
LOCATIONS AS WE LOOK AT 
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IS LEFT 
ABJECT CONNECTIVITY AND AN 
ABILITY TO MOVE TRENT CARS 
WITHIN THE AREA.  AS JOHNS 
WOULD'VE SAID EARLY ON HIS 
PRESENTATION THE AREAS 
CONSTRICTED BOTH BY A KIND OF 
MAN-MADE FACILITIES WHICH IS 
1018 80 AND 237.  YOUTH 
REMEMBER THERE'S TWO CREEKS IN 
THERE AS WELL.  SO EVERY TIME 
WE PUT INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE 
IS EXPENSIVE IT'S BIG IT IS TO 
GET ACROSS THINGS.  SO THE 
IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED 
IN NORTH SAN JOSE WEREN'T 
DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THAT HIGHER 
LEVEL OF GRANULARITY SO THAT 
THE AREA CONTAINED WITHIN WHAT 
USED TO BE REFERENCES THE 
GOLDEN TRIANGLE CAN CONNECT TO 
THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.  
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE EAST 
GOT THE INDUSTRIAL AREA AROUND 
OAKLAND ROAD AND THEN AS YOU 
CONTINUE ACROSS WE CAN VARY 
AROUND THE IBP THE 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK 
WHICH THEN CONNECT YOU TO THE 
BAR STATION TO THE SOUTH TO THE 
BART STATION.  IT REALLY 
IMPROVES THAT CONNECTIVITY WITH 
THE SURROUNDING AREA.  RATHER 
THAN SORT OF LOOKING AT THIS AS 
A KIND OF UP PAST FOR TRAFFIC 
TO MOVE IN AND OUT.  THE FOCUS 
IS REALLY ABOUT MAINTAINING 
THAT COUNTY ROOTS IS THE TRUTH 
THROUGH TRAFFIC.  GOING TO 
ALLOW OR ADMINISTRATION 
PERMEABILITIES THROUGH NORTH 
SENT SAN JOSE.  
>> Lan Deip: WHEN YOU PUT IT 
LIKE THAT IT SIMPLY SOUNDS LIKE 
IT'S ABOUT TRAFFIC?  MY 
QUESTION IS EXPLAIN TO ME HOW 
NORTH-CENTRAL IS A IS THE BASIN 
AND WE NEED MORE ACCESS.  IT'S 
NOT JUST FOR SHORTING COMMUTES. 
BUT THERE IS A LARGER STRATEGIC 
GOAL IN TERMS OF ALLOWING AND 
ATTRACTING MORE ENTERPRISE IN 
NORTH SAN JOSE AND UNLOCKING 
MORE HOUSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
IN THE REGION BECAUSE AS WE 
BRING MORE PEOPLE IN OUR 
GENERAL PLAN VISION FOR THE 
CITY.  HAS TO BE DENSIFY.  WE 
NEED MORE ARTERIES TO ALLOW 
THOSE HOUSINGUNITS TO BE BUILT. 
WITHOUT WHICH THEY MAY NOT BE 
ALLOWED TO BE BUILT ?  
>> SO THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING 
TO SAY AROUND PERMEABILITIES IS 
THAT MONTAGUE TASMAN OBVIOUSLY 
237 IS TAKEN ALL THE TRAFFIC 
THAT IS MOVING FROM THESE PAY 
AND PEERS FREMONT AND KIND OF 
MOVEACROSS SAN JOSE INTO CLASS 
AND CLARA .  AND AREAS LIKE 
THAT.  WHAT WE ARE TALKING IS 
GRANULARITY.  SO AS WE BUILD 
OUT ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL AND 
FOLKS NEED TO MOVE WITHIN OUR 
CITY AND WITHIN THE BROADER 
NORTH SAN JOSE.  OUTSIDE OF 
THAT CONCENTRATED AREA.  AS 
PEOPLE NEED TO ACCESS SERVICES 
AND AMENITIES LIKE RETAIL THEY 
ARE GETTING BILLED.  WE DON'T 
WANT TO PUSH PEOPLE ONTO THOSE 
MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.  WE NEED 
TO BUILD THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH 
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY THAT 
ALLOW MUCH MORE FREEDOM OF 
MOVEMENT.  THE RESIDENTS AND 
BUSINESSES WITHIN THOSE AREAS.  
>> Lan Deip: THIS IS A 
LONG-TERM PROJECT.  I KNOW THE 
QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED.  BUT I 
HEAR JOHN HAVE WE LOOKED FOR A 
WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WITHOUT 
TAKING THIS PARTICULAR ROUTE?  
MAYBE SOME OTHER EXTENSION 
ELSEWHERE NOT HERE.  HOW WE 
LOOK FOR THAT?  
>> YES THERE WAS ANOTHER
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE ON THE WEST 
SIDE .  BUT LEXI CAME OVER AND 
I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE 
ONE OF THE DESIGN ENGINEERS 
FILL IN THE DETAILS.  ACROSS 
880 AND A MORE SOUTHERLY 
DIRECTION AND LANDED ON FOX 
POINT.  SO IT ACTUALLY HAD A 
FAR GREATER IMPACT ON THE 
EXISTING BUILDINGS IN THE AREA 
BECAUSE SOME OF THEM WILL HAVE 
TO BE TAKEN OUT.  IT ACTUALLY 
DROPPED THE TRAFFIC ONTO FOX 
LANE WHICH PUT IT RIGHT IN 
FRONT OF THE SCHOOL MUCH CLOSER 
TO THE SCHOOL THAN THIS PROJECT 
DOES.  SO THAT WAS REJECTED FOR 
A NUMBER REASONS AND I WILL 
HAVE TO DEFER TO ONE OF THE 
OTHER FOLKS THAT I SHOULD LOOK 
AT IT MORE CLOSELY.  EITHER NAN 
OR ZAIRE COULD FILL IN ANY OF 
THE BLANKS THAT I MISSED. .  
>> WE DID LOOK AT AN ALIGNMENT 
THAT WAS MORE SOUTHERLY THAT 
DID COME INTO FOX LANE BUT WHAT 
HAPPENED THERE AT FOX LANE WE 
WEREN'T TAKING A LOT OF THE 
WIDTH ALONG THERE.  AND IT 
ACTUALLY HAD MORE IMPACTS TO 
THE SCHOOL AND THE BUSINESSES 
IN THE AREA IN THIS PARTICULAR 
ALTERNATIVE THAT IS LONG SHARK 
CAUGHT.  ON FOX LANE IS WITH 
THE SCHOOL DROP OFF AREAS SEWER 
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING THAT.  
THIS IS BEEN SOMETHING THAT IS 
WAITING ON MY MIND DURING MY 
TIME IN OFFICE.  I'VE HEARD 
FROM THE COMMUNITY WE'VE HAD A 
FEW COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND I 
KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY NEAR 
THE SCHOOL HAS DOES NOT SUPPORT 
THIS.  THAT IS THE SPEAKER ZERO 
MORE BROADLY I THINK IT'S A 
FAIR STATEMENT.  ATTENTION FOR 
ME AS A COUNCILMEMBER IS ALWAYS 
TO REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF 
THE COMMUNITY REPRESENT OF WHAT 
HAS BEEN ACHIEVED PRIOR TO MY 
GETTING HERE AND MOVING FORWARD 
TO THE FUTURE COUNCILMEMBERS IN 
THE FUTURE GENERATIONS.  
BECAUSE WE CAN SIMPLY REDIRECT 
AND REGROUP EVERY FOUR YEARS 
ARE EVERY EARS.  AND THAT IS 
WHY WE HAVE THE GENERAL PLANS 
WE DO LONG-TERM PLANNING.  I 
UNDERSTAND THE INCONVENIENCE 
AND ASSESS SATISFACTION WITH 
THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS 
THE MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY IS 
THE AND IMMEDIATE HOMES NEARBY 
UNSUPPORTED.  LOOKING AT THIS 
BROADLY AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF 
THE ENTIRE CITY AS SEEN 
STRATEGIC VALUE IN THIS.  
UNFORTUNATELY HAS TO BE RIGHT 
HERE.  SO MUCH STAFF IS WHAT 
THEY HAVE PRESENTED.  I FEEL WE 
DON'T HAVE TONECESSARILY DO 
WHAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDED IN 
THEIR MEMO .  I WOULD BE 
WILLING TO MAKE A MOTION TO 
ADOPT THE IOR ASSECTION A .  
ADOPT ALTERNATIVE AFTER THREE 
LANE INSTEAD.  AND ALSO DIRECT 
STAFF TO EXPLORE NOT ALLOWED IN 
LARGE TRUCKS FROM DRIVING DOWN 
THIS PATH.  IF I CAN GET A 
SECOND FROM SOMEBODY?  
>> SECOND.  
>> MayorLiccardo: THAT MOTION 
SECONDED .  
>> Lan Deip: I WOULD JUST SAY 
THAT I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR 
THEIR HARD WORK JOHN BRISTOW 
JIM HORTON WALL.  OTHER STAFF 
MEMBERS FROM DOT.  I WANT TO 
PARTICULARLY THANK ROBIN ROEMER 
FROM HIS ENGAGEMENT IS 
CERTAINLY SOMEONE THAT IS 
SPOKEN MEANT VERY MANY TIMES 
NOT JUST HERE BUT IF THAT THE 
TAD REPRESENTED THE RICHARD 
COMMUNITY WELL EVEN THOUGH HE 
DOESN'T EVEN LIVE IN THE 
ORCHARD AREA.  HE LIVES 
ELSEWHERE IN UPTOWN.  THE 
SOMETHING IS PASSIONATE ABOUT 
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND WE HAVE 
NOT ALWAYS SEEN I KNOW I BUT I 
CERTAINLY RESPECT IS EFFORT AND 
SINCERITY ON THIS.  IN THE 
FOURTH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND 
SUPERINTENDENT WHO REACHED OUT 
TO ME ON THIS AS WELL.  I HEAR 
THE COMMUNITYWHEN YOU SAY THAT 
THIS IS NO PLAN .  WE SHOULDN'T 
LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT'S 20 
YEARS OLD OR SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT.  PRECISELY BECAUSE OF 
THAT THE LONG-TERM PLANNING 
THAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW FOR 
THE SAME REASON THE COMMUNITY 
HERE TODAY I WANT TO MAKE SURE 
THAT NORTH SAN JOSE IS A PLACE 
FOR YOUR KIDS AND YOUR 
GRANDKIDS CAN COME BACK TO FIND 
THEIR OWN PLACE TO STAY.  FIND 
A PLACE THAT'S AFFORDABLE.  
HAVE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY AS 
WELL.  SO THIS IS A STEP 
TOWARDS THAT.  BECAUSE WITHOUT 
THIS AND NOT TO BELIEVE THIS 
PROJECT WILL THIS MANY AMONG 
MANY OTHER THINGS NEED TO 
CHANGE IN THE AREA.  AA THE 
GROUNDWORK FOR THAT VISION TO 
TAKE ITS PLACE.  AND RIGHT NOW 
WE ARE WORKING ON REVISING THE 
2040 GENERAL PLAN.  AND THAT IS 
A PUBLIC PROCESS AS WELL.  SO 
THAT'S THE TIMELINE IN WHICHWE 
BUILD CITIES.  AND THAT THE 
MOTION ON THE FLOOR .  AND THAT 
IS LEFT TO SAY ABOUT THAT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: OKAY 
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ?  
>> Raul Peralez: THANK YOU 
MAYOR.  THANK YOU AS WELL TO 
THE PRESENTATION AND STAFF.  
AND ALTHOUGH COMMUNITY MEMBERS 
THEY CAME UP TO SPEAK.  I WANT 
TO ECHO THE I THINK 
APPRECIATION FOR ROBIN ROEMER 
AND CERTAINLY BEEN ONE OF THE 
MOST STEADFAST ADVOCATES ON THE 
PROJECT.  AND IT REALLY BE ABLE 
TO HELP ME TO LOOK AT ALL THE 
DETAILS IN FACT AFTER A FEW 
CONVERSATIONS WITH ROBIN MY 
TEAM AND I WENT BACK TO THE 
FORMER DISTRICT FOR 
COUNCILMEMBER MARJORIE MATTHEWS 
WHO REPRESENTED THE AREA IN THE 
90S AND REALLY FROM THE 
BEGINNING OF THIS PLAN IN 1994. 
ITS INITIAL WORKINGS OF THE 
CIR.  SHE WAS THERE THROUGH THE 
ENTIRETY OF 90S PLAN WAS LOOK 
AT AGAIN.  AT THE ENDOF THE 90S 
.  IN FACT WE JOG HER MEMORY 
AND SAT DOWN AND WENT OVER A 
LOT OF THE DETAILS WITH HER TO 
SEE WHAT SOME OF THE HISTORICAL 
CONVERSATIONS WE LIKE.  AND AS 
WAS MENTIONED NEAR THE SCHOOL 
BEING BUILT I THINK CERTAINLY 
THIS IS A VERY LONG PROCESS 
THAT THIS EXTENSION HAS GONE 
THROUGH.  I THINK AT THE END OF 
THE DAY IT THAT'S WHAT GIVES ME 
SOME PAUSE.  LOOKING AT THE 
TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES 
LOOKING AT THE AR AND THE FIRST 
ML ACTUALLY LOOKED AT IT RE: 
THOUGHT I SYSTEM ISSUES WITH 
THE FOUR LANES.  I APPRECIATE 
THE MOTION.  WITH THE 
ALTERNATIVE AFTER AND THE THREE 
LANES I THINK THAT WAS 
SOMETHING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME 
FROM THE BEGINNING AS WELL.  
BUT DIGGING A LITTLE DEEPER AND 
RECOGNIZING THIS HAS BEEN ABOUT 
25 YEARS NOW.  I'M NOT 
CONVINCED I'M HOPING MAYBE 
STAFF CAN CONVINCE ME THAT THAT 
THIS IS WITHOUT HAVING THIS 
PROJECT THAT WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE A LACK OF DEVELOPMENT 
SPECIFICALLY HOUSING AND 
SPECIFICALLY AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING.  A LACK OF OPPORTUNITY 
TO TO JOB GROWTH THAT WE HAVE 
IN THE AREA.  I WANT TO SEE IF 
SPECIFICALLY STAFF CAN THE FACT 
THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS 
PROJECT FOR 25 YEARS HAS THERE 
ALREADY BEEN AN IMPACT.  IS 
THERE SOMETHING I'M MISSING 
HAVE WE BEEN STYMIED IN OUR 
GROWTH IN THE AREA OR IN 
DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA JUST 
GIVEN THAT THE LENGTH OF THAT 
TIME THAT IS WHAT DOESN'T 
CONVINCE ME.  ON THE SHEER 
URGENCY FOR THIS EXTENSION.  
>> I WILL TAKE A SHOT AT IT.  I 
WILL ALLOW MY COLLEAGUES THAT 
CORRECT ME AS NEEDED.  I THINK 
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.  I'M 
STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT 
THE IMPACT OF A NON-PROJECT HAS 
BEEN ON THE DEVELOPMENT 
CAPACITY IN NORTH SAN JOSE.  AS 
WE THINK ABOUT THAT WHAT WE 
TEND TO LOOK TO IS WHAT WE HAVE 
SEEN THOSE CONCENTRATIONS OF 
DEVELOPMENT.  AND HOW WE HAVE 
TRIED TO ADJUST TO ACCOMMODATE 
THAT.  OBVIOUSLY THE LAND USE 
PLAN WAS ENCOMPASSED IN NORTH 
SAN JOSE POLICY DIDN'T PLAY OUT 
THE WAY HE ANTICIPATED IT TOO.  
SO THE ORIGINAL POLICY WAS 
DEVELOPED IN 2003 THE FOCUS 
DEVELOPMENT AROUND A CORE AREA 
DEMAND FROM MONTAGUE DOWN TO 
THE FREEWAY ACROSS AND BETWEEN 
ORCHARD PARKWAY AND SANKAR.  
BECAUSE OF THE TIME NORTH FIRST 
STREET HELD HIS CACHET AND HIS 
GREAT APPEAL.  I'M EXPECTED 
DEVELOPMENT WANT TO BE THERE.  
COMING OUT OF LITIGATION AND 
THEN INTO THE GREAT RECESSION 
IT WASN'T UNTIL 2010 THAT WE 
REALLY START SEE DEVELOPMENT 
COMEBACK WHAT WE SAW WAS A 
CONCENTRATION IN NORTH SAN JOSE 
.  SO THE AREA NORTH OF 
MONTAGUE ATTRACTED A LOT OF 
INTEREST IN DEVELOPMENT.  
PROJECT LIKE AT FIRST A LOT OF 
THERESIDENTIAL PROJECTS AROUND 
VISTA MONTANA AND CRESCENT 
VILLAGE WHICH IS RUN MONTAGUE . 
A LOT OF ACTS DEVELOPMENT 
CONGREGATED ON THE SONOS 
EAST-WEST CORRIDOR WAS BECAUSE 
IT HAD MUCH MORE ACCESSIBILITY 
FROM A TRANSPORTATION 
STANDPOINT.  IT ALLOWED PEOPLE 
TO EITHER GET TO THEIR JOBS OR 
GET TO SERVICES.  WE LOOK 
FURTHER SOUTH WE DON'T 
NECESSARILY HAVE AS MUCH 
PERMEABILITY IN NORTH SAN JOSE 
WE HAVEN'T SEEN SOME OF THOSE 
MAJOR PROJECTS MOVES.  SO ARE 
FINALLY SEEING THE P AR PROJECT 
MOVED THAT'S OBVIOUSLY RIGHT ON 
THE FREEWAY.  DISCUSSION AROUND 
THE INTERCHANGE IS VERY 
IMPORTANT AND ACCESSIBILITY 
PERMEABILITY.  THERE OBVIOUSLY 
LIQUID IS LIKE A FLYER WHICH 
WILL GIVE A GREATER ACCESS.  IT 
OBVIOUSLY THE LANDED APPLES 
BEEN LOOKING AT HAS NOT 
PROCEEDED AT THIS POINT.  WE'VE 
NOT SEEN MUCH DEVELOPMENT 
AROUND THAT AREA AND THE CORE 
AREA.  AND REALLY THAT'S ONLY 
SERVICE RIGHT NOW FROM THE 
NORTH-SOUTH SORT OF FIRST 
RECONNECTION AND SANKAR.  IN 
THAT CONNECTION INTO CHALKER 
FROM 87.  WE KNOW DURING DURING 
PEAK TRAFFIC THAT 87 CONNECTION 
IS REALLY CHALLENGING.  THAT IS 
SORT OF CERTAINLY 
CONSIDERATIONS EMPLOYERS 
THINKING ABOUT WHETHER TO 
LOCATE THEIR FACILITIES.  
BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT TRAVEL 
TIME BECAUSE THAT IS A MAJOR 
RETENTION ISSUE AROUND 
EMPLOYEES.  IT'S ONLY EFFECTIVE 
RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THEY THINK 
ABOUT WHY THEY WANT TO LOCATE 
AND HOW THEY CAN GET TO THEIR 
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.  IT 
CERTAINLY NOT A SCIENTIFIC 
ANSWER BUT IT'S A SORT OF A 
BEST CAST DOESN'T TYPE THE 
THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT.  
>> Raul Peralez: THANK YOU I DO 
APPRECIATE THAT.  JOHN HE 
WANTED SOMETHING.
>> I WAS GOING TO ADD THAT AS 
CHRIS SAID IT'S A LITTLE TOUGH 
TO FORECAST WHAT WOULDN'T HAVE 
BEEN OR IS INVALID.  BUT I 
THINK WHAT I WOULD DO IS MORE 
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING 
AND WHAT THEY PLAN LIKE NORTH 
SAN JOSE THAT IS A LOT OF 
DEVELOPMENT PLAN WHEN IT NEEDS 
TO ACTUALLY ALLOW THAT TO 
HAPPEN.  AS THIS PROJECT AS 
WELL AS WE HAVE A NUMBER OF 
OTHER ONES.  THAT I MENTIONED.  
BUT THREE OR FOUR OTHER 
PROJECTS THAT ARE REALLY 
SERVING THE SOUTHERN PART OF 
THE AREA.  THAT'S OUR BIGGEST 
PROBLEM AREA. COUNCILMEMBER 
DEIP MENTIONED THIS KIND OF 
SERVES KIND OF LOVE BACKED UP 
WITH ONLY ONE WAY TO TRADE BACK 
ABOUT.  WE'RE TRYING TO ADD 
PERMEABILITY OR CONNECTIVITY TO 
THE SYSTEM TO GET ACROSS THOSE 
BARRIERS .  1018 80.  WE ARE 
PLANNING TO BRING FORWARD A 
FORCED BANKER OVER CROSSING 
THAT IS PARTIALLY IN YOUR 
DISTRICT AS WELL.  THAT'S 
ANOTHER ONE OF THESE PROJECT IS 
GOING TO HELP TO RELIEVE SOME 
OF THE OVERCROWDING ON THE 
EXISTING ROADS THAT WE HAVE OUT 
THERE.  AND IT WILL HELP TO 
DISPERSE THE TRAFFIC INTO A 
MUCH BETTER CONNECTED AND FINER 
CONNECTIVITY OF LOCAL ROADWAYS. 
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERED BY 
THESE FREEWAYS.  THE SECTION 
RESTORING SOME CONNECTIVITY AND 
SOME GRID CONNECTIVITY TO OUR 
ROADWAY SYSTEM WHICH WILL THEN 
ALLOW TRANSIT TO WORK BETTER 
BICYCLES PEDESTRIANS LOCAL 
TRAFFIC TO GET AROUND BETTER.  
SO BESIDES ALL THE ECONOMIC 
BENEFITS IT REALLY DOES HELP 
OUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM BY DOING 
THESE KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE 
BASED PROJECTS.  
>> Raul Peralez: THANK YOU JOHN 
FOR THE ADDITION AND AGAIN 
CHRIS FOR THE EXPLANATION 
THERE.  I THINK SIMILAR TO THE 
EIR IN THE SECOND ANALYSIS.  
AND THAT CHRIS WAS POINTING OUT 
THE BEST CAST WE CAN MAKE 
ECONOMICALLY I THINK THAT IS 
PRETTY SOUND.  I KNOW THAT 
THERE IS CONTENTION ON THAT.  I 
DO THINK THERE'S SOME SOUND 
ARGUMENTS IN THAT REGARD.  I 
THINK THE OTHER ASPECT ASSERTED 
THE TWO MAIN ASPECTS THAT ONE 
BEING ONE OF THE OTHER ASPECT 
GIVE ME PAUSE IS IN REGARDS TO 
THE FUTURE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY 
TRYING TO BUILD FORWARD IN SO 
CONSIDERING WE CAN'T REALLY 
GIVE A SCIENTIFIC ANSWER ON THE 
IMPACT HERE.  THE POTENTIAL 
IMPACTS FOR WHETHER IT'S NO 
PROJECT OR PARTIAL PROJECT OR 
WHATEVER IT MAY BE.  
ADDITIONALLY THINK THE OTHER 
ISSUE IS WE HAVE TO BE 
REALISTIC ABOUT THE TIMES WE 
ARE IN NOW.  WE ARE SEEING WAY 
MORE PEOPLE OFF OF THE ROADS 
THAT WE'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE AND 
WE'RE SEEING TECH COMPANIES 
WHICH WE KNOW IS A HUGE FOCUS 
IN NORTH SAN JOSE.  CERTAINLY 
INDUSTRIAL AS WELL.  
MANUFACTURING AS WELL.  PROTECT 
COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE BEAR 
AREA THAT ARE MAKING REALLY 
BOLDSTATEMENTS ABOUT HOW THEIR 
WORKFORCE MIGHT CONTINUE TO 
WORK .  AND THAT SHOULD BE 
MUSIC TO PEOPLE'S EARS.  
WHETHERCOMMUTING IN THE ROTOR 
WHETHER YOU'RE JUST INTERESTED 
IN GETTING PEOPLE OFF OF THE 
ROAD.  FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT 
WE RECOGNIZE THE BENEFICIAL .  
IN GETTING PEOPLE TO UTILIZE 
ALTERNATIVE MODES OF 
TRANSPORTATION ARE ALTERNATIVE 
WAYS TO HAVE WORKING.  I THINK 
FOR ME IS WE ARE REALLY LOOKING 
AT SORT OF MUCH LONGER TERM.  
THAT IS THE OTHER THING TO GIVE 
ME PAUSE.  SAYS I DON'T KNOW IF 
WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THE IMPACT 
AS MUCH AS CHRIS IS HIGHLIGHTED 
SOME OF THE LACK OF DEVELOPMENT 
BUT CAN'T NECESSARILY CORRELATE 
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE DON'T 
HAVE THE THIS EXTENSION.  WILL 
IT BE LIKE WE DON'T HAVE THIS 
INCLUDE THIS.  BUT THE OTHER 
PART OF THE QUESTION IF WE 
WEREN'T TO MOVE FORWARD WITH 
THIS SOURCE LET'S SAY WE DID 
SEE THE ALTERNATIVE OF JUSTICE 
I THINK IT'SALTERNATIVE AEGIS 
THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN .  
WHAT IS ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE FOR 
THE MEASURE BE GRANTDOLLARS ?  
AND THE ABILITY TO FUND THE 
PROJECT LIKE THAT.  OR WHAT 
WITH THE COST SAVINGS BE IN THE 
POTENTIAL OTHER PROJECTS THAT 
COULD BE DONE?  
>> SO REALLY GOOD QUESTION.  WE 
DID DO A COST ESTIMATE OF 
COMPARING THE BID.  BEFORE 
BUILD.  THE ONE THAT WAS 
RECOMMENDED WE KNOW IT'S STILL 
A SIGNIFICANT PROJECT BUILDING 
BRIDGES OVER FREEWAYS ARE 
ALWAYS SIGNIFICANT.  AND IT WAS 
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF AROUND 
$35 MILLION.  MAYBE A $50 
MILLION DIFFERENCE.  THE 
PROBLEM IS IS THAT THE WAY THAT 
THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY 
FUNDED IS FUNDED PARTIALLY 
THROUGH THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES 
FROM NORTH SAN JOSE 
DEVELOPMENT.  SO THAT'S PAYING 
FOR THE CITY'S PORTION OF IT.  
THE BULK OF THE PROJECT FUNDS 
COME FROM THE 2016 MEASURE D 
PROGRAM HIGHWAY FUNDS.  SO THIS 
PROJECT IS LISTED IN THAT 
CATEGORY.  AS LITERALLY A 
HIGHWAY PROJECT BUT IT CROSSES 
THE HIGHWAY.  IF IT IS NOT A 
ROADWAY THAT IT WOULDN'T BE 
ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE MEASURE B 
FUNDS.  MEASURE B DOES HAVE A 
BICYCLE PROGRAM WITH THIS 
PROJECT IS NOT LISTED IN THAT.  
UNFORTUNATELY IT PROBABLY 
WOULDN'T FIND ANY MONEY OUT OF 
THE MEASURE B PROGRAM.  SO 
WOULD BE COMING UP SHORT OF 
PROJECT FUNDING FOR ANYTHING 
LIKE THIS.  35 MILLION IS A 
PRETTY BIG PROJECT.  EVEN A 
BIKE PROJECT.  AND I REALLY 
WOULD HAVE ANY FUNDING.  HOPE 
THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.
>> Raul Peralez: 'SALTERNATIVE 
EE IS ALTERNATIVE YOU DON'T 
THINK WE WOULD HAVE THE FUNDIN
 
.  
>> WE WOULDN'T HAVE IT NOW.  
BIKE PROJECTS CAN GET FUNDED IN 
THE FUTURE.  BUT THIS IS NOT 
ONE THAT THE CURRENT FUNDING 
ARRANGEMENT FOR THIS IS COMING 
FROM OTHER POTS IT COULDN'T BE 
TURNED AROUND AND USED FOR 
ANYTHING ELSE.  AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.  
IT IS PRETTY SPECIFICALLY 
LOCKED INTO THIS KIND OF WORK.  
>> Raul Peralez: SO CONSIDERING 
THAT WHAT OTHER PROJECTS COULD 
ACTUALLY BE FUNDED WITH SOME OF 
THESE MEASURE B DOLLARS IF THEY 
WEREN'T GOING TO THIS PROJECT?  
>>THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROJECTS 
IN THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES . 
BTA JUST RELEASED THE FIRST 
BITE PAD PROGRAM WITH MEASURE B 
AND THE CITY DID VERY WELL IN 
THAT.  WE INTEND TO CONTINUE TO 
KEEP ON THAT PROGRAM BUT THIS 
PROJECT IS DOMINANT.  FOR THE 
HIGHWAY PROGRAM, WE HAVE A 
NUMBER OF OTHER PROJECTS 
INCLUDING THE FORD SANKAR OVER 
CROSSING IT WILL BE MEASURED BE 
FUNDED.  INCLUDING AN UPGRADE 
TO THE TRIMBLE DE LA CRUZ 101 
INTERCHANGE IT ACTUALLY BUILDS 
A WHOLE NEW PEDESTRIAN BY 
FACILITY WITHIN THAT.  DOESN'T 
EVEN HAVE SIDEWALKS NOW.  SO 
THOSE ARE THE KIND OF PROJECTS 
THAT ARE ON THE CITY'S LISTS AS 
WELLS AS THINGS LIKE MAYBERRY 
AND ALL BROKEN ROAD.  IN THE 
OTHER SIDE OF THE INTERCHANGE.  
THOSE ARE LISTED PROJECTS THAT 
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT 
ARE MEASURED BE FUNDED.  
>> Raul Peralez: 
>> Raul Peralez: THANK YOU.  
OVERTURE THOUGHT B IF WE WANTED 
TO HAVE AN APPROVAL ON 
ALTERNATIVE E THE REALITY THEN 
OFWHAT THE FUTURE WOULD LOOK 
LIKE FOR THAT ALTERNATIVE ?  
>> ALTERNATIVE USE JUST A BIKE 
PATH.  IT WOULD THEN PROBABLY 
BE QUITE A DELAY OR YOU HAVE TO 
STARTED OVER.  BECAUSE WE 
HAVEN'T DESIGNED IT AS SUCH.  
IT WAS JUST DONE FROM AN 
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT TO 
DETERMINE WHAT THATPROJECT 
WOULD LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF NOT 
.  YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO 
START OVER WITH THE DESIGN.  
THE NEW WOULD HAVE TO START TO 
LINE THE PROJECT OUT FOR 
COMPETITION FOR BIKE PROJECTS.  
AND THERE ARE STATE FUNDS IN 
THEIR ORIGINAL FUNDS.  THIS 
WOULD BE WAY BEHIND ALL OF 
THOSE OTHER PROJECTS.  WE HAVE 
THEM ALL OVER THE CITY.  THEY 
ARE ALREADY MOVING ON TRYING TO 
PUT PROJECTS IN PLAY FOR THOSE 
FUNDS.  THIS WOULD FALL WAY 
BEHIND IT.  WE PROBABLY AT THIS 
ANOTHER 20 YEARS.  
>> Raul Peralez: AND YOU 
WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO REDO THE 
EIR?  
>> I WILL PROBABLY NEED SOME 
HELP FROM ONE OF THE EIR FOLKS 
IT WAS ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES 
BECAUSE IT WAS REJECTED BECAUSE 
IT DOESN'T MEET THE OBJECTIVES 
OF DAR.  IT DOESN'T DO ALL THE 
THINGS THAT ITWOULD IT WOULD BE 
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT.  SO 
I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ONE OF THE 
EIR PEOPLE WAITING .  
>> Raul Peralez: BEFORE THEY 
WIN JOHN.  WOULD YOUR EXPERT 
ANALYSIS SAY THEN THAT IT WOULD 
BE PREFERRED IF WE DID NOT HAVE 
AN ALTERNATIVE WEARWAS ACTUALLY 
VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND IT WOULD 
JUST BE BEST TO NOT HAVE A 
PROJECT .  IN OTHER WORDS 
ALTERNATIVE D WHICH IS NO 
PROJECT.  
>> I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTOOD 
THE QUESTION?  
>> Raul Peralez: IN YOUR 
PROFESSIONAL OPINION HERE IF WE 
WEREN'T GOING TO MOVE FORWARD 
WITH AN OPTION THAT ALLOWED 
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WOULD BE 
BETTER THEN TO HAVE NO PROJECT 
RATHER THAN GIVE THE OPTION OF 
ALTERNATIVE E THERE WOULD BE 
BIKE INPAD CONSIDERING THAT'S 
NOT CAN IT CHANGE THE OBJECTIVE 
?  
>> MEETING SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO 
BUILD TRANSPORTATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE WE LIKE TO BUILD 
ANYTHING WE CAN.  I THINK WHAT 
WE GET WITH THIS PROJECT IS IT 
IS FULLY FUNDED IT DOES 
ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THE PURPOSES 
IT SUPPORTS SAN JOSE.  IT DOES 
HAVE THE KILLER TRAFFIC.  WE'VE 
MODERATED ITAND WE CAN MAKE 
THIS WORK WITHIN .  BUT IT ALSO 
BUILDS FANTASTIC REALLY HIGH 
SCALE HIGH-LEVEL HAD BIKE 
FACILITIES WE WOULD NOT GET IF 
WE DECIDE TO NOT DO THIS.  
WE'RE 20 YEARS PLUS TO GET 
ANYTHING HERE FROM REALITY OF 
FUNDING.  AND YOU DON'T EVEN 
GET THOSE HIGH QUALITY 
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE FACILITIES 
FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS.  WITH 
THIS ALTERNATIVE THAT IS ON THE 
TABLE YOU GET EVERYTHING.  AND 
IT'S FUNDED.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: WAS THERE 
SOMEBODYTHAT WANTED TO RESPOND 
IN REGARDS TO THE NAR QUESTION 
.
>> YOU INTO THE QUESTION OF 
WHETHER OR NOT SHE IR WOULDHAVE 
TO BE REDONE .>> THE EIR 
CURRENTLY INCLUDES THE 
ALTERNATIVE AFTER IT WAS BEING 
PROPOSED.  BROUGHT FORTH IT HAS 
THE ANALYSIS AND SOLD THE 
FOLLOW-UP ACTION SHOULD THE 
COUNCIL GO AHEAD WITH 
ALTERNATIVE F WOULD BE STAFF 
WILL UPDATE THE RESOLUTION TO 
INCLUDE THIS ALTERNATIVE F. WE 
WILL MAKE IT NECESSARY AND 
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL MEMO THAT 
SUMMARIZES THE IMPACTS DUE TO 
ALTERNATIVE F. MIXED FINDINGS 
AND BRING IT FORTH.  WE DO NOT 
NEED TO REDO THE EIR FOR
ALTERNATIVE F .  THANK YOU.  
>> Raul Peralez: THANK YOU 
THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS 
THANKS.
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
ARJUNA FOLLOW-UP COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ RAISED SOME IMPORTANT 
QUESTIONS.  JOIN US EXPLORE IT 
FURTHER.  HE SAID IF IT WAS A 
BIKE /PED CROSSING IT WOULD BE 
A 35 MILLION DOLLARS PROJECT
ACTUALLY .
>> WE DID A QUICK COST ESTIMATE 
OF JUST TRYING TO CROSS THAT 
OUT AND WE DID IT JUST WITHIN 
THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.  BUT 
IT IS AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT 
BECAUSE HE SOUGHT TO BUILD A 
BRIDGE OVER 880 AND YOU STILL 
WOULD HAVE TO FUNDAMENTALLY 
CHANGE THE GRADE APPROACH ON 
EACH SIDE OF IT AS WELL.  BUT 
THERE IS NO SIDEWALKS ON EITHER 
SIDE OF THIS.  SO WE WOULD BE
REBUILDING THE WHOLE AREA AS A 
WHOLE .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I'M THINKING 
ABOUT THE REALITY OF TRYING GET 
FUNDING.  I REMEMBER WHEN WE 
LOOK TO THE BRIDGE A DOZEN 
YEARS AGO.  AND SEEM LIKE 
THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO MOVE 
HEAVEN AND EARTH FOR TWO 
DECADES TO GET THAT THING.  AND 
THAT WAS AN AREA WITH A LOT OF 
BIKETRAFFIC.  
>> YES .
>> Mayor Liccardo: IS THERE ANY 
REALISTIC TRAFFIC FORGETTING 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.  
>> THAT'S WHY TRY TO TEMPER THE 
EXPECTATION THAT THERE WOULD BE 
AVAILABLE FUNDING ANYTIME SOON. 
SO WE WANT TO BUILD THIS IT'S 
GOING TO GO TO THE BACK OF ONE 
WITH ANY OF THESE OF THE BY 
PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.  AND IS 
PROBABLY A 20 YEAR WAIT FOR IT 
TO COME BACK UP.  SO WOULD BE 
WAITING FOR ANY KIND OF 
IMPROVEMENT FOR 20 YEARS.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: WE CONSIDER 
THE BIKE PROJECT WITHIN 
ALTERNATIVE F THE COUNCILMEMBER 
DEIP IS SUGGESTED.  CAN I 
UNDERSTAND AS I LOOK AT 
OVERHEAD I THINK IT'S ONE OF 
THE FIRST THREE OR FOUR SLIDES 
WORD SHOWS THE ACTUAL BRIDGE 
WOULD THAT BE A SEGREGATED LANE 
OR BUFFER LANE.  WHAT EXACTLY 
WOULD THAT BE FOR CYCLISTS 
WHOSE EXPERIENCE NOT.  
>> BUT WE TRY TO GET THAT 
VISUAL BACKUP.  IT IS ACTUALLY 
CYCLISTS IT'S GOING TO BE 
SEGREGATED SEPARATED BY A 
BARRIER FROM THE VEHICLE.  AND 
THEN THE SIDEWALK ON THE 
OPPOSITE SIDE.  SUE CAN SEE 
THAT THAT LITTLE BROWN STRIP IS 
ACTUALLY BARRIERS.  SO IT'S 
PROTECTED THE BICYCLISTS AND 
SIDEWALK FROM THE COLD.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: ONE OF THE 
OPTIONS FOR CYCLER OR 
PEDESTRIAN TRY TO GET OVER THE 
THROUGH 880?  
>> WE WOULD HAVE TO GO PRO CON 
THERE IS NO SIDEWALKS ON 
PARMALAT OR MONTAGUE WHICH IS 
REALLY BAD.  THAT'S WHY THIS 
WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PROJECT 
FOR ALL LOCAL TRAFFIC AS WELL 
AS A REALLY GREAT PENDANT BIKE 
PROJECT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: RIGHT AND 
TOTALLY SEGREGATED.  
>> TOTALLY SEGREGATED.  
>>.
>> Mayor Liccardo: OBVIOUSLY 
THAT IS MOST APPEALING PART OF 
THIS PROJECT TO ME IS THE FACT 
YOU GET OVER 880 WITH 
SOMETHING.  BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT 
FREEWAYS DUE TO COMMUNITIES.  
AND HOW THEY DIVIDE THEM.  
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO 
TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO OVER IT 
WALKING BY A KING OR A CAR IS 
AWFULLY IMPORTANT.  WE CAN GO 
FOR A MOMENT TO THE NORTH SAN 
JOSE PLAN CHRIS JUST TO GET A 
SENSE OF HOW MUCH DEVELOPMENT 
IS ACTUALLY HAPPENS.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: WE HAVEN'T 
SATISFIED ANYMORE NEAR THE 
AMOUNT OF EMPLOYMENT OFFICE OF 
OUR INDUSTRIAL IS THAT FAIR TO 
SAY?  
>> THAT IS CORRECT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: SO WE ARE 
SUPPOSED WE CAN ERADICATE JUST 
TO GET THE PHASE 2 AND THIS IS 
A PLAN THAT WE LAUNCHED 15YEARS 
AGO .  WE ARE STILL STUCK IN 
PHASE 1. SO JUST TO GET THE 
PHASE 2 WE ARE SUPPOSED TO 
BUILD OUT 9,000,009 A MILLION?  
SLACKS WAS INITIALLY 7 MILLION 
BATTERY CAPACITY AND WE 
DEMOLISHED INDUSTRIAL FOR
RESIDENTIAL THEY GOT PUT INTO 
THE POOL AND BOXED UP TO ABOUT 
9 MILLION.  THAT'S CORRECT .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: SALT WITH 
ALL THE STUFF WE BUILT HOW FAR 
ARE WE OFF ARE WE STILL 9 
MILLION ÃWAXED WE BOTH UNDER 4 
MILLION AND SORT OF OFFICE R&D. 
AND IN SOME ADDITIONAL 
OBVIOUSLY COMMERCIAL PROJECTS.  
IN HOTEL PROJECT AS WELL.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: AND COMPARED 
TO WHAT'S GOING ON NEXT DOOR IN 
SANTA CLARA FOR EXAMPLE 
OBVIOUSLY WE SEE HIM GUESSING 
TENS OF MILLIONS.  IT'S CLEAR 
THAT THIS IS NOT RIGHT NOW 
WHETHER IT'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE 
ISSUE OR FEE ISSUE OR WHAT HAVE 
YOU THEY ARE NOT COMING RUNNING 
IN NORTH SAN JOSE TO BUILD?  
WAXED WELL I'M AN ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT ONGOING UP TO SAY .
>> I'M LOOKING OVER THE 50 
YEARS WE HAVE NICE RUN OVER 
LAST YEAR AND NAPPED TWO YEARS. 
WITH THE PHARISEE FOR 15 YEARS 
WE WEREN'T SEEING A LOT OF 
INTEREST.  
>> I THINK THERE WAS INTEREST 
BECAUSE MEAN ENTITLED TO 9 
MILLION SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE 
R&D.  OBVIOUSLY INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND FEES ARE TWO THINGS THAT 
ARE CONNECTED BECAUSE WE PUT 80 
PERCENT OF THE BURDEN OF THE 
COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON 
DEVELOPMENT SO AS A COMPARISON 
TO NEIGHBORING CITIES NORTH 
CENTER WAS A DOZEN PENCIL IN 
THE SAME WAY.  IT'S CARRYING A 
$16 PER SQUARE FOOT FEE TO PAY 
FOR ALL THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.  
THAT'S WHY AS WE LOOK AT MOVING 
AND ADVANCING OUT OF PHASE 1 TO 
MAKE THE HOUSING MORE 
ACCESSIBLE.  THE STRATEGY IS 
ALWAYSBEEN LOOKING AT WAYS TO 
BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE .  WE HAVE 
FUNDS LIKE MEASURE B REDUCE THE 
BURDEN ON INDUSTRIAL 
DEVELOPMENT AND FEE 
PERSPECTIVE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I WANT TO 
PULL YOU BACK IN A LITTLE BIT I 
GET THAT.  I HEAR A LOT OF 
COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ABOUT 
TRAFFIC IN NORTH SAN JOSE.  I 
ASSUME YOU HEAR THEM TOO.  IN 
FACT SO MUCH SO I HEARD ONE A 
COUPLE MONTHS AGO SAID THEY 
WOULD THINK ABOUT MOVING 
BECAUSE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE 
COMPLETELY OBVIOUSLY IS FOR
COVID .  BUT THEY ARE 
COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED WITH JUST 
TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE PLACE 
AT NIGHT TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME. 
BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT 
OF ACCESS WEST.  SO I WOULD 
IMAGINE THAT IF WE WELCOME TO 
HAVE MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT 
DEVELOPMENT THERE JOBS HOUSING 
ANYTHING ELSE.  WE NEED MORE 
MOBILITYSOMEHOW ?  
>> YES.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: LET ME TAKE 
YOU BACK TO THE MAKER OF THE 
MOTION.  AS MEMBER DATE I'M 
REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE 
ISSUES WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 
THAT HAS BEEN RAISED.  I LIKE 
SUPPORTING YOUR MOTION CAN HAVE 
A SIT DOWN THE SUPERINTENDENT 
LEASE AND TALK ABOUT THE 
SPECIFIC ISSUES AND WITH THE 
CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 
CHILDREN I LIKE TO BELIEVE WE 
BOTH AT THE CROSSWALK IN A 
LOCATION WEREN'T SIMPLY JUST A 
TWO-LANE ROAD AND ITS ENHANCED 
CROSSWALK AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY NO 
LONGERTHREE LANES BECAUSE OF 
YOUR MOTION.  TO MAKE IT TO .  
AT THAT POINT.  IT WOULD BE 
THREE LANES FURTHER OUT IN 
OAKLAND FOR THE CHILDREN" 
CROSSING B2.  I LIKE TO BELIEVE 
THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME 
OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE WITH THE 
SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN AND TO 
ADDRESS OTHER CONCERNS YOU MAY 
HAVE ABOUT THE CAMPUS AND THE 
IMPACTS ON THECAMPUS.  WOULD 
YOU BE OPEN TO THAT AMENDMENT ? 
>> Lan Deip: OF COURSE THE 
SAFETY OF THE KIDS IS 
PARAMOUNT.  MY PREVIOUS 
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 
SUPERINTENDENT IT'S MY 
UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL A FEW 
YEARS RECENTLY REDID THEIR 
FIELD AND FOR WHATEVER REASON 
THE STATE OF THE FIELD IS NOT 
QUITE USABLE RIGHT NOW EVEN FOR 
CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMERTIME. 
SO I DO FEEL THAT THERE IS A 
POTENTIAL WILL BECOME AND BUILD 
THIS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HELP 
OF THE SCHOOL WE DO A FIELD IN 
AN OPTIMAL WAY THAT IS SAFE FOR 
THE CHILDREN ALLOWS THEM TO 
HAVE A PLACE TO TO THEIR SPORTS 
SUMMER ACTIVITIES DURING 
RECESS.  CSI WOULD PERFECTLY
REFINE WITH YOUR AMENDMENT .  
>> Mayor Liccardo: OKAY THANK 
YOU I APPRECIATE THAT.  I CAN'T 
HELP BUT THINK THERE HAS TO BE 
A LOT OF ROOM HERE FOR US TO 
FIND SOME MIDDLE GROUND.  WHEN 
THE SCHOOL WOULD BE WHOLE.  AND 
WILL BE ABLE TO ENSURE THE 
CHILDREN OF BOTH SAFE AND IN 
THE AESTHETIC IMPACT ARE JUST 
AS WELL.  I'M GOING TO SUPPORT 
THE MOTION.  I'M GOING TO DO IT 
FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.  ONE 
IS A REALLY THINK IT'S CRUCIAL 
FOR US TO BE ABLE TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF EAST-WEST 
CROSSINGS OVER FREEWAYS LIKE 
US.  WHERE'S THE WOODLEY HEART 
TICKLY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND 
CYCLES.  HOWEVER WE BELIEVE THE 
CITY IS GOING TO BUILD OUT.  
HOPEFULLY I'M REALLY HOPING 
THIS WILL BE IN EVERYWHERE WE 
WILL SEE A LOT MORE PEDESTRIANS 
NOT FUTURE VIEWER.  CURRENTLY 
IT'S NOT AN AREA I SPENT SOME 
TIME UP THERE.  IT'S NOT AN 
AREA I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO 
MORE.  I WOULD LIKE CAN HELP 
BUT THINK THIS CONNECTIVITY 
WILL BE A BIG BOOST TO THAT.  
TICKLY FOR FOLKS WHO ARE 
THINKING ABOUT COMMUTING TO OR 
FROM WORK IN AND OUT OF NORTH 
SAN JOSE AREA IN THIS COURT 
ORDER.  SECONDLY I THINK IT'S 
REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE DO WHAT 
WE SAID WE WOULD GOING TO DO 
AROUND TRANSPORTATION.  SO CAN 
ACTUALLY GET HOUSING BUILT FOR 
THE FIRST TIME.  WE'VE NOT 
BUILT A SINGLE HOUSE IN NORTH 
SAN JOSE IN HALF THAT IT OR SO. 
I WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE 
HOUSING CRISIS WHEN THE CURRENT 
CRISIS AROUND COVID AND ANY 
OTHER CRISIS THAT MAY STRIKE US 
IS DONE.  WE'RE STILL GOING TO 
HAVE A HOUSING CRISIS WE HAVE 
TO BUILD HOUSING IN OUR 
COMMUNITY.  WE BEEN TALKING 
ABOUT RAY QUITE RECENTLY ABOUT 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITE.  IN 
NORTH SAN JOSE.  CANNOT GO 
THERE RIGHT NOW.  GOT TO WORK 
THIS OUT.  IN THE WAIVER GOING 
TO WORK IT OUT IS BY BUILDING 
THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
NEGOTIATING INTO WHAT WE CAN TO 
ENSURE WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. 
IN A WAY THAT IS OBVIOUSLY 
MAKES SENSE FROM A PLANNING 
STANDPOINT.  THIRD OUT I THINK 
THIS ACTUALLY HAVE GREAT BIKE 
IN ASPEN.  I THINK THE FIRST 
TIME I'VE SEEN OR FELT ANY 
SEGREGATED BIKE LANE ON THE 
BRIDGE IN THE CITY I CAN THINK 
OF A FEW BRIDGES THAT I CROSSED 
LIKE THE ONE OVER ON MAYBERRY 
AND 101 TO TAYLOR.  I WOULD 
LOVE TO SEE A SEGREGATED BIKE 
LANE.  BECAUSE I READ ABOUT A 
COUPLE TIMES A WEEK.  AND IT'S 
TERRIFYING FOR A LOT OF FOLKS.  
SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE 
A WELCOME ADDITION I KNOW A LOT 
OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS HAVE 
BEEN RAISED.  920 BE CLEAR THIS 
IS NOT A ROAD WIDENING PROJECT 
LIKE YOU HEAR ABOUT THE FREEWAY 
WIDENING AN EXPRESSWAY 
WIDENING.  THIS IS NOT A 
GREENFIELD PROJECT WE ARE WE 
ARE DESTROYING OPEN SPACE IN 
SOME WAY.  WE'RE CONNECTING THE 
COMMUNITY TO A VERY URBAN AREA. 
AND FROM A ENVIRONMENTAL 
PERSPECTIVE YOU'RE GOING TO DO 
ANY ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND ALL 
THE LOAD CONSTRUCTION YOU WANT 
IS THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION 
PROVIDES MULTI- MODAL 
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET OVER AND 
RUN FREEWAYS.  BECAUSE RIGHT 
NOW WE HAVE TOO MANY 
COMMUNITIES ARE TRAPPED BY 
FREEWAYS RIGHT NOW.  WE MORE OF 
THAT ACTUALLY LIBERATE FOLKS.  
A LOT OF WORK IS HAPPENED OVER 
THE LAST FOUR DECADES TO GET 
THE SECOND TO THIS POINT.  I'M 
NOT HERE TO UNDERMINE NETWORK.  
BECAUSE I DO THINK 
FUNDAMENTALLY THIS IS SOMETHING 
WE CRITICALLY NEED.  SOME GOING 
TO SUPPORT IT.  I DO THINK 
FRANKLY WE HAVE TO DO A LOT 
MORE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT WITH THE MAKE SURE 
WE'RE DOING RIGHT BY THE KIDS.  
COUNCIL MEMBER KHAMIS?  
>> Johnny Khamis: I AGREE WITH 
YOU MARY USED TO BE THE HEAD OF 
THE CAN THE CONGESTION 
COMMITTEE AND VTA SOME YEARS 
AGO.  AND I KNOW JOHN BRISTOW 
USED TO WORK FOR VTA AT SOME 
POINT.  AND I REMEMBER THIS 
PROJECT CROSSING THE DESK 
MAKING SURE THAT WE GOT FUNDING 
FROM VTA'S TAX MEASURE AND IT 
WOULD SEEM THAT WE NEED TO PLAN 
FOR THE FUTURE.  I WAS EXCITED 
TO SEE THAT WE HAVE A 
SEGREGATED BIKE LANE.  THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ADVOCATING 
FOR SINS FOR I'VE BEEN IN 
OFFICE.  THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO 
GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE CARS TO 
BEGIN WITH.  IF WE DO WANT 
PEOPLE TO GROW THIS AREA WITH 
THE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.  AND 
THIS IS IT.  I HOPE THIS GOES 
FAR ENOUGH.  I'LL THAT OPTION F 
GOES FAR ENOUGH TO RELIEVE THE 
CONGESTION THAT IS DEFINITELY 
THERE.  I WILL BE SUPPORTING 
IT.  IT'S GOOD TO SEE SOMETHING 
FINALLY COME TO FRUITION.  I 
KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY 
THAT IF YOU BUILD IT PEOPLE 
CALM.  WHAT'S GOING ON REALLY 
IS THE POPULATION INCREASING 
AND THEIR DRIVING TO THEIR 
JOBS.  AND AS LONG AS OTHER 
AREAS GET THE JOBS WE ARE NOT 
THERE CAN BE TRAFFICKED 
REGARDLESS WHAT WE DO.  SO LOOK 
AT WAYS TO PROVIDE MULTIMODAL 
TRANSPORTATION I THINK IS 
EXTREMELY NECESSARY.  MANY 
APPRECIATE THIS PROJECT GOING 
FORWARD.  I'M GLAD WE'RE TAKING 
THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY 
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HARD.  
AND ACTUALLYREDUCING .  I'M IN 
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS 
MOTION.  I CAN TELL YOU IS A 
BOARD MEMBER OF VTA PROGNOSIS 
WILL TAKE THIS MONEY OTHER 
CITIES WELL WITH THE COMPUTER 
FOR THIS MONEY EVERY YEAR.  WE 
HAVE TO GIVE THE MONEY BACK.  
SO I THINK THIS IS VERY 
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 
FULFILL THE PROMISES THAT WE
MADE.  TO THOSE OF THE REASONS 
I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION .
>> Mayor Liccardo: THAT THANK 
YOU COUNCILMAN FOLEY?  
>> Pam Foley: I JUST HAVE A FEW 
QUESTIONS FOR YOU JOHN 
REGARDING A FEW ISSUES.  I 
APPRECIATE THE ALTERNATIVE 
AFTER YOUR PUSHING FORWARD BUT 
IF WE ARE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT 
THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE 
HEALTH OF OUR KIDS SHOULD BE 
PUSHING THE ALTERNATIVE VA 
WHICH ALLOWS ONLY FOR BIKES 
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.  BUT AT 
SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU AND I'M 
JUST CLARIFYING QUESTIONS THEY 
THINK COUNCILMEMBER HAS ASKED 
THEM AND I MIGHT HAVE MISSED 
THEM.  CAN YOU SAY ARE USING 
THAT I SHOULD BE ONES CANNOT BE 
USED FOR THE PEDESTRIAN AND 
BIKE OVER CROSSING.  
>> YES WHAT COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ ASKED WAS A SIMILAR 
QUESTION AND WHAT I WAS 
EXPLAINING WAS THE MAKEUP OF 
THE FUNDING THAT WE CURRENTLY 
HAVE IN THE PROJECT IS COMING 
FROM THE MEASURE B HIGHWAY 
CATEGORY.  SO WE'RE NOT GOING 
TO BUILD A ROADWAY WE WOULD BE 
ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS.  THERE 
IS A MEASURE B BIKE AND PATTY 
CATEGORY FOR PROJECTS LIKE JUST 
A PEDESTRIAN OVER CROSSING.  
HOWEVER THIS PROJECT AT THIS 
LOCATION IS NOT ON THE MEASURE 
B LIST.  SO UNFORTUNATELY WE 
WOULD BE ABLE TO GET ANY B 
FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT IF IT 
WAS ONLY A PET BIKE OBJECT.  WE 
WOULD HAVE TO SEE.  
>> Pam Foley: YOU MENTIONED A 
PRICE TAG OF ROUGHLY 35 MILLION 
IN 25 YEARS OR 20 YEARS.  
>> THE 20 YEARS WAS JUST IF WE 
WOULD DECIDE TO JUST BUILD A 
PEDESTRIAN BIKE OVER CROSSING.  
THIS REALLY BEEN NO WORK DONE 
ON THAT.  AND WE WOULD HAVE TO 
GO BACK TO STEP ONE AND WOULD 
PUT US WAY BEHIND A LOT OF THE 
PROJECTS THAT ARE SEEKING 
MONEY.  AND WHETHER THE 
REGIONAL OR STATE OR FEDERAL 
FUNDS FOR FIVE PROJECTS.  IT 
WOULD PUT MY GUESS IT WOULD WE 
BE 20 YEARS BEFORE WOULD BE 
ABLE TO FIND FUNDING FOR THIS 
PROJECT.  THAT WAS JUST MY 
ESTIMATE OF TIME.  
>> Pam Foley: LET ME ASK YOU 
ABOUT THE LAND THAT THE SCHOOL 
WOULD BE GIVING UP BY THE 
EMINENTDOMAIN PROPERTY .  YOU 
HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THE COST 
IS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT?  
>> I'M SURE WE HAVE ESTIMATED 
THE COSTPER SQUARE FOOT .  I 
DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS OUT IN 
THIS AREA.  LIKE IN ANY PROJECT 
THE PROPERTY OWNER MUST BE 
JUSTLY COMPENSATED FOR THE 
APPRAISED VALUE OF THAT 
PROPERTY.  SO THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT RECEIVED WHATEVER THE 
APPRAISED VALUEOF THAT PROPERTY 
.  AND IF ALTERNATIVE ABSCESSES 
SELECTED APPROXIMATELY 11,000 
OR 10 TO 11,000 SQUARE FEET.  
AND AS A NARROW STRIP ALONG 
THAT WHOLE FRONTAGE.  WHICH IS 
WHAT WE WOULD BE USING.  I'M 
AFRAID I DON'T KNOW THE DOLLAR 
AMOUNT BUT IT WOULD BE 
DETERMINED WITHIN AN APPRAISAL. 
>> Pam Foley: ARE THERE ANY 
OTHER LANDOWNERS THAT WE WOULD 
NEED TO NEGOTIATE AND ACQUIRE 
THEIR PROPERTY?  
>> JUST TO THE WEST OF THIS 
SCHOOL PROPERTY IS THE SUPER 
MICROBE THAT COMPANY.  AND 
THEY'VE ALREADY SET BACK AND 
DEDICATED THE CORE DOOR FOR 
THIS PROJECT.  SO THE IF YOU GO 
OUT THERE TODAY YOU WOULD 
ACTUALLY SEE AN EMPTY CORE DOO
 
WAITING FOR THE PROJECT TO COME 
.  UNDERSTANDINGS WAS LEFT TO 
PAY THEM FOR THAT.  ON THE WEST 
SIDE OF THE PROPERTY OR THE 
WEST AT 880 FOR SOME FRONTAGE 
ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE CHART 
CAUGHT WILL WE DO NEED TO 
ACQUIRE SOME LANDSCAPING AROUND 
THE PROPERTIES OF THE WEST 
SIDE.  SO YES THERE ARE STILL 
SOME SMALL PIECES.  WE DON'T 
REALLY AFFECTED TOO MUCH BUT 
THAT THE EXHIBIT IS SHOWING 
THEIR THEIR LANDSCAPED AREAS 
RIGHT NOW WE MAINTAIN ALL THE 
PARKING MAINTAIN ALL THE 
BUILDINGS.  WITH THE REBUILD 
THE SIDEWALKS AND MAKE SURE THE 
PARKING IS MADE WHOLE.  
>> Pam Foley: 'SOF THE FUNDS 
THAT ARE USED TO ACQUIRE THOSE 
ADDITIONAL LAND IS THAT COME 
FROM MEASURE B?  
>> WE DO HAVE CITY FUNDS THAT 
ARE AGAIN THE OTHER FUNDING IS 
SUPPLIED TO THIS PROJECT IS 
ACTUALLY FROM THE DEVELOPMENT 
TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE FOR 
DEVELOPERS IN NORTH SAN JOSE.  
WE'VE COLLECTED SOME OF THOSE 
FUNDS SO THAT'S THE CITY'S 
PORTION OF THIS PROJECT IS 
COMING FROM DEVELOPMENT IMPACT 
FEES DEDICATED TO THESE KIND OF 
PROJECTS.  THE OTHER PROJECTS 
IN NORTH SAN JOSE AS WELL.  
SOME OF THOSE HAVE BEEN 
COLLECTED I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY 
HOW MANY BUT WE HAVE FUNDING 
AVAILABLE TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT 
PHASES.  
>> Pam Foley: OKAY.  AND LISTEN 
TO MANY OF THE PARENTS AND THE 
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TALK 
ABOUT THE HEALTH AIR POLLUTION 
ASTHMA HOW YOU RESPOND TO THAT? 
QUICK THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING 
WE DON'T WANT TO NOT BE
CONCERNED ABOUT .  WHAT WE DO 
WE EVALUATE THIS SORT OF 
PROJECT WE DO WANT TO FOLLOW 
THE REGULATORY AGENCIES 
CRITERIA FOR HOW TOEVALUATE .  
WE DO HAVE AIR QUALITY EXPERTS 
THAT ACTUALLY DID THESE STUDIES 
HERE.  I THINK THEY CAN BETTER 
ANSWER.  I CAN GIVE YOU KIND OF 
EASY ONE IS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW 
THAT PRETTY RIGOROUS 
FORECASTING AND CALCULATION OF 
WHAT GREENHOUSE GASES AS WELL 
AS OTHER AIR QUALITY POLLUTANTS 
WOULD BE WITH A PROJECT LIKE 
THIS.  IN THE FINDING IS THAT 
IT WILL NOT EXCEED ANY OF THE 
STANDARDS THAT THE AIR QUALITY 
DISTRICTS SETS FORTH FOR THESE 
KINDS OF RECEPTORS.  IF NEED BE 
WE CAN TURN IT OVER TO THEAIR 
QUALITY EXPERT TO EXPLAIN THAT 
PART .  
>> Pam Foley: IS THE AIR 
QUALITY EXPERTS GOING TO 
ADDRESS THE REAL CONCERNS OF 
THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ASTHMA?  
THAT'S INCREASING WITH OUR 
CHILDREN ANYWAY.  CAN YOU TELL 
ME HOW I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO 
ADDRESS THAT KIND OF QUESTION.  
>> WHETHER OR NOT THAT 
INCREASES ASTHMA THAT SEEMED 
LIKE AN EPIDEMIOLOGY THING I'M 
NOT SURE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO 
ADDRESS THAT.  
>> Pam Foley: LET'S WEST THE 
QUESTION.  I'M VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT THAT.  
>> YES OF COURSE.  
>> Pam Foley: THE HEALTH OF OUR 
CHILDREN THE KIND OF POLLUTION 
THAT WE ARE EXPOSING OUR 
CHILDREN TO.  
>> JUST TO POINT OUT THE SCHOOL 
SORTED DECIDE THE LOCATED RIGHT 
NEXT TO OLD OPEN ROAD FOX LANE. 
SO IT IS IN AN AREA THAT DOES 
HAVE A WAY TO TAKE ALL OF THAT 
INTO CONSIDERATION.  ESTIMATING 
WHAT THIS ADDITIONAL EXTENSION 
ROADWAY REDO.  SO WHEN DOING 
THAT KIND OF ASSESSMENT THEY 
TAKEN A CONSIDERATION OF THE 
WHOLE AREA THAT IT'S RELATED 
TO.  
>> Pam Foley: THOSE ARE ALL MY 
QUESTIONS I THINK.  LET ME RUN 
THROUGH MY LIST TO MAKE SURE I 
GOT THEM ALL.  YES THAT'S IT 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: CAN I JUST 
FOLLOW UP ON COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY'S QUESTION I THINK THAT'S 
A GOOD ONE.  WITH THE AIR 
QUALITY EXPERT.  RECOGNIZE THEY 
CHOSE TO PUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.  
OBVIOUSLY IT'S CLOSE TO THE 
FREEWAY.  I'M JUST WONDERING 
WHAT THE RELATIVE IMPACT OF THE 
FREEWAY IS TO CHILDREN ON THIS 
SIDE RELATIVE TO TWO-LANE ROAD 
WHEN IT COMES TO THREE LANES I 
NEED TO TURN.  WHEN IT COMES TO 
THE TWO-PART ON THE TWO-LANE 
ROAD.  
>> AMEN AFTER CALLING JOHN 
HESSLER OR HIS AIR QUALITY 
CONSULTANT TO GIVE YOUR 
RELATIVE VERY SIMPLE ANSWER ON 
THAT.  WITHOUT GETTING TOO 
DETAILED.  JOHN?  
>> WENT TO TAKE ALL OF THAT AND 
CAN COUNT INCLUDING THE 
PROXIMITY TO THE FREEWAY.  
WHICH IS ONLY ABOUT 650 FEET 
FROM THE SCHOOL.  THAT IS BY 
FAR THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF 
POLLUTANTS IN THE AREA IS 
INTERSTATE 80.  IN ADDITION 
WITH THE TAKEN ACCOUNT THE FACT 
THAT THE SCHOOL'S RIGHT NECK 
THIS IS SLAIN OPEN ROAD.  SO WE 
HAD ALL OF THOSE TOGETHER.  WE 
ALSO LOOKED AT THE POLLUTANTS 
FROM NEARBY INDUSTRIAL 
FACILITIES.  BETTER IN THIS 
AREA.  WE ADDED THEM ALL UP AND 
WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE 
UNDER DOCUMENTS HEALTH RISK 
ASSESSMENT THRESHOLDS OF 
SIGNIFICANCE.  SO WAS A 
CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS THAT TOOK 
EVERYTHING INTO ACCOUNT.  AND 
THAT IS WHAT I WAS SAYING 
EARLIER IS THAT EVEN WITH ALL 
THOSE.  WE CAME IN UNDER THE 
THRESHOLD.  AND TO ANSWER YOUR 
QUESTION MAY OR THE 
CONTRIBUTION OF CHART CAUGHT IS 
ACTUALLY RELATIVELY SMALL IN 
RELATION TO THE TOTAL.  
SPECIALLY BECAUSE 880 IS THE 
BIG ITEM OUT THERE IN TERMS OF 
POLLUTANTS.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: OKAY.  I 
LIVE A COUPLE MILES SOUTH OF 
HERE.  SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT 
OF INDUSTRIAL ALONG OPEN ROAD.  
I ASSUME THAT THE IMPACT OF 
CHART CAUGHT IS ASHLEY DWARF BY 
A BUNCH OF TRUCKS RUNNING DOWN
THE OPEN ROAD.  THAT FAIR TO 
SAY?  >> YES .
>> Mayor Liccardo: THIS IS A 
DROP IN THE BUCKET IN TERMS OF 
THE AIR-QUALITY IMPACT OF WHAT 
WE SEE ALL AROUND AND I'M 
ASSUMING PRESUMING THAT IF WE 
BELIEVE BASED ON THE TRAFFIC 
ANALYSIS THAT THE GREENHOUSE 
GAS EMISSIONS ARE ACTUALLY 
REDUCED BECAUSE OF THE 
PRODUCTION AND CONGESTION THEN 
THERE'S PROBABLY SOME ALSO NET 
AGGREGATE REDUCTION IN 
EMISSIONS AS WELL.  OR OTHER 
MISSIONS.  IS THAT A REASONABLE 
ASSUMPTION?  
>>IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT .  I'M 
LOOKING AT THE TABLE IN THE 
AIR-QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND ON 
THE CRITERIA EMISSIONS ARE 
SLIGHTLY LOWER WITH THE PROJECT 
IN PLACE AS COMPAREDTO NO 
PROJECT .  AND THAT'S BECAUSE 
OF THE OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS 
IN OPERATIONS IN THIS LESS 
CONGESTIONS THAT JOHN WAS 
TALKING ABOUT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANKS JOHN. 
ALL RIGHT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?  
OKAY THERE'S A MOTION FROM 
COUNCILMEMBER DEIP THAT IS 
ALTERNATIVE AFTER IS MODIFIED 
WITH DIRECTION FROM THE STAFF 
TO SIT DOWN WITH SCHOOL 
DISTRICT AND WORKOUT THE ISSUES 
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS RAISED. 
OKAY LET'S VOTE TONY BEFORE YE
 
.
>> Raul Peralez: NO.
>> Lan Deip: AYE.
>> Magdalena Carrasco: AYE.
>> Maya Esperaza: 
>> Sylvia Arenas: 
>> Pam Foley: NO.
>> Johnny Khamis: YES.
>> Vice Chair, Jones: AYE.
>> Mayor Liccardo: AYE.  
>> Magdalena Carrasco: IT'S 
GOING TO BE A NO FOR ME.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THE MEASURE 
PASSES.  ITEM 6.1 IS THE SAN 
JOSC MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM 
2020-2021 WATER RATES AND 
CHARGES. IS THERE A 
PRESENTATION ON THE STATE?  
THERE IS A SCRIPT I BELIEVE TO 
REHEAR BLUE TONY WANTED ME TO 
READ THIS ONE YOU AND I BOTH 
HAVE A PART TO READ.
>> Vice Chair, Jones: THIS IS A 
PUBLIC HEARING.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: I DON'T HAVE 
MIND OF THE SCRIPT.  I WILL 
NEED TO BE COACHED HERE.  21 
START?  
>> DO YOU HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKERS 
BECAUSE I HAVE TO DO THIS AFTER 
PUBLIC SPEAKERS.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: ANYBODY IN 
THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKETO SPEAK 
ON THE 6.1 .  I'M NOT SEEING 
ANYONE RAISE THEIR HAND.  LET 
ME LOOK AGAIN.  NO.
>> SUPPLEMENT TO ESD THE CITY 
CLERK'S OFFICE AND RECEIVED 
NINE ADDITIONAL PORTABLE WATER 
RATEPROTECT .  THEREFORE THE 
TOTAL NUMBER OF VALID RIDDEN 
PROTEST IS A 226 TWO HOURS 
WATER RATE.  NO REPORT THIS IS 
BEEN RECEIVED IN THE PROS TO 
RECYCLE WATER RATE.  THE TOTAL 
OF ALL RED PROTESTS THAT RIDDEN 
THE PROTEST LETTER REPRESENTS 
LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF ALL 
CUSTOMERS IMPACTED BY THE 
CHANGE IN WATER HEALTH RATE.  
THEREFORE THE COUNCIL MAKE THE 
STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR 
MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM RATE 
INCREASES.  THAT IS ALL.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
TONY.  I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A 
SCRIPT.  SO SHOULD I JUST BE 
SAYING THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING 
IS NOW CLOSED.  OR DO WE NEED A 
MOTION?  
>> Vice Chair, Jones: AT THE 
PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AND 
CLOSE IT IN US PROMOTION ON B. 
>> Mayor Liccardo: WE WILL 
ENTERTAIN A MOTION THIS TIME IN 
ITEMB. 
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM B .
>> Vice Chair, Jones: SECOND.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: MOTION AND 
SECOND.  I ONE COUNCIL MEMBER 
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.  HENCE 
MARINA'S?  
>> Sylvia Arenas: THANK YOU 
MAYOR I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT 
WE CAN DO I KNOW VALLEY WATER 
IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN TO 
DISCUSS MIDYEAR RATE INTEREST.  
I THINK WITH YOUR ADVOCACY AND 
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS ADVOCACY WE 
ARE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT THERE 
WAS A ZERO RENT INCREASE THIS 
TIME AROUND.  BUT TO DISCUSS 
THIS ITEM ONCE AGAIN MIDYEAR 
OCTOBER.  I DO ENSURE THAT OUR 
RESIDENTS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY 
THE RATE INCREASE IF THEY 
DECIDE TO INCREASE THEIR RATES. 
IF VALERIE WATER DECIDES TO 
INCREASE THEIR RATES.  
>> COUNCILMEMBER WE WOULD 
CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR NO 
MIDYEAR RATE INCREASES AS MUCH 
LIKE WE DID TOGETHER OVER THE 
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.  HOWEVER 
MUNI WATER BILLS ARE BILLED ON 
A BIMONTHLY BASIS.  AND UNLIKE 
SANITARY SEWERS STORM SEWER AND 
RECYCLED PLUS PROGRAM WHICH ARE 
BUILT ON THE PROPERTY TAX ROLLS 
SO WE DID NEED TO MAKE A MAJOR 
INCREASE WE COULD DO THAT OUR 
PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO TRY AND 
USE SOME OF OUR RATE 
STABILIZATION FUND OR OTHER 
FUNDING SOURCES RATHER THAN 
RAISE RATES MIDYEAR.  WE ARE 
POSITIONED DO SO IF WE NEED TO. 
>> Sylvia Arenas: THAT'S REALLY 
GOOD HERE CARRIE.  I KNOW WE 
HAD QUITE A NUMBER OF CALLS IN 
EVERGREEN.  I CAN'T SPEAK FOR 
COUNCILMEMBER DEIP THERE ARE A 
LOT OF MEMBERS OR RESIDENTS WHO 
ARE CONCERNED BY THIS RATE 
INCREASE.  AT THE SAME TIME 
THERE RECEIVED THIS INCREASE 
THEY ALSO RECEIVED INCREASING 
RECYCLING.  SO DAD TO RATE 
INCREASES IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC.  DEFTLY AS ECONOMIC 
DOWNTURN FOR US.  TO BE 
PREPARED OR TO BEGIN TO NOTICE 
AHEAD OF TIME I KNOW YOU HAVE 
AN OBLIGATION AND I THINK STATE 
LAW REQUIRES YOU TO SEND PUBLIC 
NOTICES AT CERTAIN TIMES BEFORE 
THEY HAPPEN.  IT WOULD BE GREAT 
TO HAVE THE COUNCIL OFFICES 
THAT THEY IMPACT EITHER SHARE 
THAT INFORMATION SO THAT WAY WE 
CAN WORK WITH YOU AND WE CAN 
WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND 
THEY ARE NOT CAUGHT OFF GUARD 
WITH SOME THESE RATES.  
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER AND 
WE DO HAVE THAT ON OUR RADAR.  
I WILL BE SURE TO BE IN TOUCH 
WELL IN ADVANCE OF ANY NOTICES 
GOING OUT OR CONVERSATION 
REGARDING MUNI WATER RATE 
INCREASES.  
>> Sylvia Arenas: THANK YOU WHY 
I REALLY APPRECIATEDWE ALREADY 
HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: YES WE DO.  
>> WOULD YOU LIKE.
>> Mayor Liccardo: WOULD LIKE 
TO AMEND THE MOTION.  ANY OTHER 
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?  ARE THE 
HEARING WAS CLOSED.  THERE IS A 
MOTION RICK IS THERE ANYTHING 
OTHER TO DO THAN VOTE?  OKAY 
LET'S VOTE.  
>> Sergio Jimenez: YES.
>> Raul Peralez: SPEAK YES.
>> Lan Deip: AYE.
>> MagdalenaCarrasco: AYE .
>> Dev Davis: AYE.
>> Maya Esperaza: AYE.
>> Sylvia Arenas: AYE.
>> Pam Foley:AYE .
>> Vice Chair, Jones: AYE.
>> Mayor Liccardo: AYE OKAY SO 
6.2 IS RECYCLE PLUS RATES FOR 
SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY 
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE 
SERVICES. WE DO NOT HAVE A 
PRESENTATION IS THAT RIGHT 
CARRIE?  
>> WE DO NOT FOR ALL OF THE 
UTILITY RATE ITEMS WE ARE VALVE 
QUESTIONS.  THANK YOU FOR 
HANGING IN THERE WITH US DURING 
HIS LATE HOURS.  WHILE SCANNING 
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY 
WOULD LIKE TO SPEECH IS RAISE 
YOUR LITTLE BLUE HAND KNOWN AS 
DON SOSA LETS GO BACK TO THE 
COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER FOLEY.
>> Pam Foley: I REALLY DO 
APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE COME 
BACK TO US WITH THE 15 PERCENT 
TO A NINE PERCENT INCREASE THAT 
IS STILL ABOVE INFLATION.  I'M 
WONDERING WHAT WOULD BE THE 
BUDGETARY IMPACT IF WE FROZE 
FEES THIS YEAR.  AND THEN 
IMPLEMENTED A RATE INCREASE FOR 
NEXT YEAR.  
>> THANK YOU WE AS YOU KNOW 
SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME AT 
THE MANAGER'S OFFICE THE BUDGET 
OFFICE AND ARE DIVISION ESD.  
LOOKING AT WAYS TO MITIGATE THE 
IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY.  
UNFORTUNATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE 
DOLLARS GO OUT TO OUR 
CONTRACTORS.  IN OUR 
CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN FABULOUS. 
DURING THE PANDEMIC AND BEFORE 
THE PANDEMIC WE ARE ONE OF THE 
FEW CITIES THAT DID MAINTAIN 
FULL SERVICE.  DURING THE 
PANDEMIC ARE CALLERS DID ALL 
THE JUNK PICKUP.  MANY OF THE 
CITIES CAN DISCONTINUE THAT.  
AND OUR CUSTOMERS CONTINUE TO 
GET THERE GARBAGE AND RECYCLING 
PICKUP EVERY DAY.  
UNFORTUNATELY WITHOUT LAST YEAR 
I TAPPED INTO OUR RATE 
STABILIZATION FUND BECAUSE WE 
HAD NOTICE FOR SIX PERCENT 
RATES INCREASES IN THE NOTICE 
AND PROCESS AND COST ABOUT 
$200,000 TO SEND IT OUT.  AND I 
DECIDED THAT I DIDN'T FORECAST 
A PANDEMIC SO I TAPPED INTO 
THAT RATE STABILIZATION FUND 
THAT WHICH IS WHAT WE NORMALLY 
TAP INTO IN A TIME LIKE THIS.  
TO FLATTEN THE RATE A LITTLE 
BIT.  BECAUSE OF THAT DECISION 
THAT FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE 
TO US AS IT NORMALLY WOULD BE.  
ADDITIONALLY LAST YEAR WAS THE 
YEAR THAT WE BROUGHT ALL OF OUR 
HAULERS TO EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL 
WORK.  AND THAT WAS VERY MUCH 
DESERVED.  IN A HAULERS AS WE 
SAID HAVE ALL BEEN STEPPING UP 
TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR VALUE AND 
SO THOSE COST INCREASES 
WOULD'VE CAUSED A MUCH MORE 
SIGNIFICANT RATE INCREASES LAST 
YEAR.  AND THEY ARE FLOWING 
OVER INTO THIS YEAR TAKING AWAY 
SOME OF OUR FLEXIBILITY I AM 
VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT EVERY 
ONE OF OUR FOUR HAULERS AGREED 
TO TAKE A REDUCTION IN THEIR 
CONTRACTUAL COST-OF-LIVING 
INCREASE.  THAT IS SOMETHING 
THAT THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME 
TALKING BUT THEY ALL STEPPED UP 
AND DID THAT.  THEN AS YOU SAW 
THE CITY PROGRAMMING STAFF WE 
ALSO CONTRACTED OUT OUR 
PROGRAMMING AND SOME OF THAT 
ASSUMES THAT WE CAN BE 
SUCCESSFULLY AND PUSHING OUT 
SOME OF THE REGULATORY 
REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
ORGANICS.  SO THERE IS NOT A 
WAY TO GET THE RATES TO ZERO 
WITHOUT PUTTING THE FUND IN A 
FINANCIAL UNTENABLE POSITION.  
PROP 218 REALLY HAS US CHARGE 
CUSTOMERS FOR THE SERVICE THAT 
THEY ARE RECEIVING DURING THE 
PERIOD OF TIME.  SO WE BRING 
THE RATES TOO LOW THIS YEAR 
THAN WE ARE REALLY PUSHING THAT 
COST OUT ON TO FUTURE CUSTOMERS 
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT 
ROBUST I WILL RATE 
STABILIZATION FUND.  I DON'T 
KNOW IF JIM SHANNON IS STILL ON 
THE PHONE IF HE HAS ANY 
FINANCIAL ADVICE TO CHIME IN ON 
THAT.  BUT WE DO OR WE DON'T 
WANT TO PUT THE FUND IN A 
POSITION WITH THE GENERAL FUND 
WOULD NEED TO STEP IN BECAUSE 
WE HAD ADDITIONAL UNEXPECTED 
COSTS.  >> THANKS CARRIETHIS 
IS JIM SHANNON.  .  ON TOP OF 
THAT EACH PERCENTAGE INCREASE 
WITH THE RECYCLE PLOT 
SINGLE-FAMILY PROGRAM.  IS 
ABOUT $1 MILLION.  SO RIGHT NOW 
THAT NINE PERCENT IS ROUGHLY 
EQUIVALENT TO $9 MILLION 
ROUGHLY SPEAKING.  BY REDUCING 
THOSE PERCENTAGES FURTHER THAT 
IS THE IMPACT THAT WOULD HAPPEN 
TO THE FUND RIGHT NOW I STAFF 
IS PRESENTED THE RECOMMENDATION 
HERE IS A VERY LIMITED MARGIN 
IN THE FUND BALANCE JUST TO 
THINK A LITTLE BIT LESS $3 
MILLION.  WHICH IS PRETTY THIN 
AS FAR AS NORMALLY WE HAVE THAT 
FUND GO JUST TO MAKE SURE WE 
CAN ABSORB EVERYTHING THAT WE 
HAVE AN MA, IN THE CURRENT YEAR 
ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE A 
LITTLE BIT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT 
HOW THE ECONOMY WILL PROCEED 
OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO 12 
MONTHS.  
>> Pam Foley: SO THANK YOU JIM. 
I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND 
THE FINANCES OF THIS.  WE 
DEPLETED THE LATE EMBOLIZATION 
FUND FOR THAT TOO?  WHAT DO WE 
DO WITH CAN YOU GIVE ME AN 
EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'D USE THAT 
FORRIGHT NOW .  WHAT SITUATION 
WOULD RESULT IN US ACCESSING 
THE RATE SYMBOLS THAT 
STABILIZATION FUND.  
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT RATE 
BALANCE.  
>> SO THE RATE STABILIZATION 
RESERVE WAS USED LAST YEAR.  SO 
THERE IS NO RATE STABILIZATION 
RESERVE LEFT.  WITH TWO POTS OF 
PONDING LEFT TO US.  WE HAVE 
OUR ENDING FUND DOLLARS.  WHICH 
CAN BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE 
THAT IS RELATED TO THE RECYCLE 
PLUS PROGRAM OR TO THE 
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM.  THAT'S WHAT WE 
CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLE.  THE 
ONLY OTHER RESERVE THAT WE HAVE 
IN THIS FUND IS THE OPERATING 
CONTINGENCY RESERVE WHICH IS 
THE RESERVE THAT YOU ONLY USE 
WHEN YOU NEED THE BREAK GLASS 
BECAUSE THERE'S AN EMERGENCY.  
WE DON'T TOUCH THOSE.  THAT'S 
THE ONLY RESERVE WE HAVE 
AVAILABLE WE HAVE LEFT.  WHICH 
IS WHY WE'RE KIND OF WORKING 
WITH LOOKING TO SEE WHAT WE 
DESCRIBE THECOST .  WE LOOKED 
IN 1920 OF THE CURRENT FISCAL 
YEAR TO SIT WAITING ON THE 
SAVINGS AND ROLLOVERS.  WE 
FOUND SOME OF THOSE.  WE LOOK 
AT POSITIONS WE TRIED TO LOOK 
EVERYWHERE WE COULD BEGIN LEVEL 
THE LEVERS THAT WE HAVE TO PULL 
CAN REDUCE COSTS ARE REALLY 
LIMITED RIGHT NOW.  I REALLY 
APPRECIATE THAT JIM AND YOU ARE 
SURE WE'RE NOT IN A GROUP BREAK 
GLASS SITUATION YET.  
>> Pam Foley: I I REALLY 
APPRECIATE THAT.  I REALLY 
APPRECIATE THAT THE 
RECOMMENDATION IS COMING BACK 
TO US WITH A LESS OF AN 
INCREASE THEN THEY 15 PERCENT 
INCREASE THAT CAME AT A REALLY 
DIFFICULT TIME WHEN PEOPLE 
WOULD JUST GOING INTO SHELTER 
IN PLACE AND LOSING THEIR JOBS. 
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY HAVE 
TO PAY AN INCREASE IN RECYCLE 
AND GARBAGE FEES.  IT'S 
UNFORTUNATE TIMING BECAUSE 
THOSE FEES THAT GET PASSED ON 
TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE A 
PROPERTY OWNER OR LANDLORD.  
YOU'RE PASSING IT ON TO YOUR 
TENANT.  IT'S NOT A GOOD TIME 
ALLAROUND .  I UNDERSTAND THAT 
WE NEED TO PAY FOR OUR GARBAGE 
SERVICE.  WE NEED TO PAY FOR 
THE RECYCLING.  I WILL MOVE THE 
RECOMMENDATION TO THE NINE 
PERCENT.  
>> SECOND.
>> MayorLiccardo: THANK YOU .  
TESSA MARINA'S?  
>> Sylvia Arenas: THANK YOU 
MAYOR.  I JUST WANT TO ALSO 
COMMEND YOU CARRIE FOR ALL THE 
WORK THAT YOU DID TO GET THIS 
DOWN TO NINE PERCENT.  AND I 
KNOW THAT YOU YOURSELF 
COMMENDED ALL OF THE HAULERS.  
-DRIVE THE POINT IN TERMS OF 
WHAT THEY DID TO MAKE SURE THAT 
THIS CAME DOWN TO NINE PERCENT. 
THEY WAVED A PORTION OF THEIR 
UPCOMING COST-OF-LIVING TO MAKE 
THIS HAPPEN.  AND TO THAT TELLS 
ME THIS COMING OUT OF THE 
POCKETS OF SOME OF THE WORKERS. 
THERE MAKING THE SACRIFICE OF 
THE REST OF THE CITY.  I HOPE 
THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN 
APPRECIATE ALL OF WHAT YOU'VE 
DONE IN TERMS OF RE-SIGNING 
POSITIONS TO DOC FOR BUDGET 
PROPOSALS FINDING SAVINGS IN 
1920 BUDGET.  HE DID QUITE A 
BIT OF WORK TO GET TO THIS 
POINT.  SO I KNOW WE WOULD LIKE 
FOR IT TO BE A ZERO INCREASE.  
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.  BECAUSE 
EVERYBODY'S HURTING.  BUT WHAT 
YOU DID TO GET IT TO NINE 
PERCENT I THINK IS COMMENDABLE 
AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT 
YOU ARE DOING.  I KNOW THAT 
RESIDENTS MIGHT CALL AND 
COMPLAIN BUT IT FELT LOST TO ME 
IN ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID 
AND WHAT THE HAULERS SACRIFICE 
TO GET TO THIS POINT.  SO THANK 
YOU.  I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A 
QUESTION ABOUT THE 
CONTAMINATION RATE.  I KNOW THE 
HIGHER THE CONTAMINATION RATE 
CREATES A PROBLEM FOR THOSE 
HAULERS AND THEN WHAT THEY HAVE 
TO DO IS THEY HAVE TO INCREASE 
OUR BILL TO CLEAN THAT UP.  IT 
RUINS THE REST OF THE 
RECYCLING.  I KNOW LAST YEAR WE 
TOOK ON I THINK THE OUTREACH 
AND EDUCATION PORTION THAT WAS 
GIVEN TO SOME OF THE HAULERS 
THAT MY QUESTION COMES DOWN TO 
HOW CAN WE MEET THAT DEMAND 
HIGHER-QUALITY MATERIAL FROM 
THE MARKET IS DEMANDING THAT AT 
THIS TIME.  THEY ARE NOT TAKIN
 
EVERYTHING RIGHT ?  THEY'RE 
BEING VERY SELECTIVE ABOUT WHAT 
THEY TAKE?  IS THERE SOMETHING 
I PLAN FOR MAYBE SOME EDUCATION 
IN OUR SCHOOLS.  OR EDUCATION 
FOR A LOT OF THE TIMES OUR 
CHILDREN EDUCATE US.  WHAT HOW 
SHOULD WE REACH RECYCLE.  I 
ALWAYS THINK IT'S A REALLY 
GREAT STRATEGY.  WHAT ARE YOUR 
PLANS TO HELP DECREASE THAT 
CONTAMINATION?  
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER TIM 
IS BEEN WORKING REALLY 
DILIGENTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR 
TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL 
AVERAGE.  THAT CERTAINLY NOT 
HAVING EVENTS.  FOR LAST 
SEVERAL MONTHS AND INTO TO THE 
FORESEEABLE FUTURE IS REQUIRED 
IS TO CHANGE YOUR PLANS.  SO WE 
HAVE DOUBLE DOWN AND FROM CAR 
INVOKES TO ONLINE HOW-TO VIDEOS 
TO ASK SYRIA HOW TO RECYCLE 
SOMETHING IN SAN JOSE.  WE 
REALLY ARE DIVERSIFYING AND NOW 
WE ARE SORT OF PULSING TO SEE 
IS THE MESSAGE BEINGHEARD ?  
THE PORTALS WE'RE USING 
EFFECTIVE OR NOT.  AND WE ARE 
GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.  
WE'RE STILL HAVE A PARTNERSHIP 
WITH THE EARTHQUAKES THE SHARKS 
AND THE SAN JOSE GIANTS.  IN 
WORKING TO GET THOSE OUT.  BUT 
IT IS GOING TO BE CHALLENGING.  
TO GET PEOPLE TO SORT MORE 
CORRECTLY AND THOUGHTFULLY.  TO 
HER CURRENT APPROACH IS THE NO 
FOOD NO LIQUID NO PROBLEM.  BUT 
THOSE OF THE THINGS THE ROMAN 
BATCH IN THE RECYCLE BIN.  SO 
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
LEARN AND I LIKE I SAID THE 
HAULERS HAVE BEEN GREAT 
PARTNERS.  OUR COMMUNITY IS 
BEENGREAT PARTNERS.  BUT IT'S 
HARD TO IMPLEMENT BEHAVIOR 
CHANGE 2 MILLION PEOPLE.  SIX .
>> Sylvia Arenas: YOU ARE 
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT CARRIE AND I 
THINK THERE'S SOME 
MISUNDERSTANDING.  THAT HURTS 
SOME FOLKS CLOSE TO ME IT WAS 
SORTED OUT.  THAT IS NOT TRUE.  
THIS ADDS TO THE COST PAID BY 
RESIDENTS ULTIMATELY.  IT DOES. 
SO DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF 
APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH 
CONTAMINATION ADDS TO THE COST
MAC .
>> WE HAVE A SCALE AS OUR 
RECYCLERS HAULERS TELL US.  IT 
WILL TAKE EVERYTHING BUT IT 
WILL COST MORE BECAUSE THEY ARE 
IN THE BUSINESS OF RECYCLING.  
SO WE HAVE AN AGREED-UPON 
STRUCTURE AND OUR CONTRACTS.  I 
ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE IT AT THE 
TOP OF MY HEAD.  VALERIE IF YOU 
ARE ON AND YOU HAVE IT 
MEMORIZED I WILL NOT ONLY BE 
IMPRESSED BUT I'LL GIVE YOU THE 
FLOOR.  WE WILL COME BACK TO 
COUNSEL WITH MORE CONVERSATIONS 
ON THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF 
THAT.  AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HOW 
TO BE CLEANED IT UP.  BECAUSE 
THE CLEANER IS LESS EXPENSIVE 
IT IS.  THE SCALE GOES BOTH 
WAYS.
>> Sylvia Arenas: I THINK YOU 
GOT YOUR MESSAGE RIGHT THERE 
BECAUSE IT HITS THE BOTTOM LINE 
IT HITS OUR POCKETS.  AND SO IF 
WE DON'T RECYCLE THAT WE LOSE.  
OR WE PAY MORE.  SO I THINK 
THAT THAT SHOULD ALSO BE NOW 
PART OF THAT MESSAGING I THINK 
NO FOOD NO LIQUID NO PROBLEM.  
BUT I THINK ELONGATE THE 
ANIMATED AND IF YOU DO IT'S 
MORE MONEY.  I KNOW I'M NOT 
MUCH MARKETING PERSON.  BUT I 
THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE 
RESIDENCE AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW 
THAT IMPACTS US.  ULTIMATELY IN 
OUR BILL.  AND THAT WE CAN MAKE 
A DIFFERENCE THERE.  ANYWAY 
THAT'S GREAT INFORMATION OUT.  
PLEASE CONSIDER ME A PARTNER IN 
DISSEMINATING A LOT OF WHAT YOU 
ARE ALREADY DOING YOURSELVES 
AND YOUR DEPARTMENT.  SO WE CAN 
GET THIS CONTAMINATION RATE 
REALLY LOWERED.  THOSE ARE MY 
QUESTIONS THANK YOU.
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU.  
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?  I ALSO 
WANT TO THANK YOU CARRIE AND 
THANK ALL OF THE HAULERS FOR 
THEIR COLLABORATION.  IN 
WORKING WITH US TO REDUCE THESE 
RATES.  
>> THIS IS TONY I HAVE A SCRIPT 
TO READ.  HOPEFULLY THE 
MICROPHONE.  HOPEFULLY THIS IS 
BETTER.  SUBSEQUENT TST'S 
MEMORANDUM TO THE MAY 25, 2020 
THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS 
RECEIVED VALID PROTESTS 
REPRESENT 156ADDITIONAL 
PARCELS.  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 
VALID RICIN PROTEST IS 900 .  
THE TOTAL OF ALL RENT PROTESTS 
DURING THE PUBLIC PROTEST.  
LYNN REPRESENTS LESS THAN ONE 
PERCENT AND OF PROPERTY OWNERS 
LIKE WRECK OF A FOR THE CHANGE 
IN FEET IS THEREFORE COUNSEL 
CONSIDER STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR RATE INCREASES.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
TONY.  OUR THIN LET'S VOTE ON 
THE MOTION BEFORE.
>> Raul Peralez: I.
>> Lan Deip: AYE THROUGH SEVEN 
AYE.
>> Dev Davis: AYE.
>> Maya Esperaza: 
>> Sylvia Arenas: AYE.
>> Pam Foley: AYE.
>> Johnny Khamis: AYE.
>> Vice Chair, Jones: AYE.
>> Mayor Liccardo: AYE.
>> Raul Peralez: I'M HERE TONY 
I APOLOGIZE.  YES.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THAT PASSES 
THEN.  ITEM 6.3.  SEWER SERVICE 
AND USE CHARGES AND STORM SEWER 
SERVICE CHARGES FOR 2020-2021 
WE DO EVER PRESENTATION HERE IS 
THAT RIGHT?  
>> WE DO NOT.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: 
>> MOTION.
>> SECOND.
>> Mayor Liccardo: I DON'T SEE 
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 
RAISINGTHEIR HAND ANY QUESTIONS 
FROM THE COUNCIL ?  ALL RIGHT 
LET'S VOTE BEFORE YES.
>> Raul Peralez: AYE.
>> Lan Deip: AYE.
>> Magdalena Carrasco: AYE.
>> Dev Davis: AYE.
>> Maya Esperaza: AYE.
>> Sylvia Arenas: AYE.
>>Pam Foley: AYE .
>> Johnny Khamis: AYE.
>> Vice Chair, Jones: AYE.
>> Mayor Liccardo: AYE ALL 
RIGHT THANK YOU I AM 10.1 IS A 
LAND USE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND.
>> Mayor Liccardo: I DON'T SEE 
ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WOULD 
LIKE TO SPEAK.  ARE THERE ANY 
OBJECTIONS TO THE CONSENT 
CALENDAR?  PASSING I'M NOT 
HEARING ANY OBJECTIONS SO THAT 
PASSES WITHOUT OBJECTION.  WILL 
MOVE ON TO ITEM 10.2 WHICH IS 
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONING 
FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 
1197 LICK AVENUE.
>> ROSELYN HEALY DEPARTMENT OF 
PLANNING BUILDING AND CODE 
ENFORCEMENT.  STAFF IS VERY 
PLEASED TO PRESENT THE TAMING 
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT 
REZONING PROPOSAL TO YOU THIS 
EVENING.  THE SITE IS 
APPROXIMATELY SEVEN ACRES.  AND 
IS LOCATED ALONG LAKE AVENUE ON 
THE PTO AND PARKING LOT THAT 
SERVES THE TAMING LIGHT RAIL 
AND CALTRANS STATION.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THAT PASSES 
WITHOUT OBJECTION.  ROSELYN WE 
ARE NOT ABLE TO HEAR YOU 
ANYMORE THERE IS NOT SO.  
FLEXED THE REZONING REQUEST IS 
TO THE RM PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO 
ALLOW UP TO 569 MULTIFAMILY 
RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND THREE 
BUILDINGS.  WHEN BUILDING 
INCLUDES HUNDRED AND 35 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS WITH 
TWO LEVELS OF PARKING AND 
OUTDOOR COURTYARD AND AMENITY 
ROOMS FOR THE RESIDENCE.  
COMMERCIAL OR CHILDCARE SPACE 
WILL BE LOCATED ON THE GROUND 
FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING I WOULD 
ALSO INCLUDE AN OUTDOOR PLAY 
AREA.  THE REZONING WOULD ALSO 
INCLUDE 434 MARKET RATE UNITS 
AND TWO BUILDINGS THAT ARE 
PROPOSED TO BE BUILT IN TWO 
PHASES.  AFTER COURIERS AND 
MANY SPACES WILL BE INCLUDED AS 
WELL AS 432 PARKING SPACES FOR 
ETA TRANSIT USERS AND 20 
VISITOR PARKING SPACES.  ONE 
COMMUNITY MEETING WAS HELD FOR 
THE REZONING APPLICATION IN 
DECEMBER 2018.  IN KEY ISSUES 
THERE AT THAT TIME WAS INCLUDED 
FOR DESIRE FOR SIDEWALKS AND 
ADEQUATE STREET WALKING.  
SECURITY AND LIGHTING.  AS WELL 
AS PRESERVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD 
IDENTITY.  THE PLANNING 
COMMISSION HEARD THE REZONING 
PROPOSAL AND ITS MAY 13 MEETING 
AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY 
COUNCIL APPROVED THE REZONING I 
ALSO WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT 
STAFF HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL 
LEVELS SUPPORT FROM 
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS.  MY 
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE 
APPLICANT TEAM IS ALSO ON THE 
CALL THEY ARE REPRESENTED BY 
MICHAEL VAN AVERY AND 
CHRISTINA.  THANK YOU.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: WELCOME 
SHOULD WEGO TO APPLICANT ?  
ROSELYN AT THIS TIME.
>> YES.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: STAN EVERY 
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK?  
>> GOOD EVENING MARY I HOPE YOU 
CAN HEAR ME THERE IS STILL AN 
ECHO WITH THE BACKGROUND.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: IF EVERYONE 
COMMUTE PLEASE I BELIEVE CHRIS 
YOURS IS ACTUALLY YOUR MIKE IS 
PICKING UP NOISE RIGHT NOW.  
OKAY THANK YOU.
>> MICHAEL VAN AVERY APPLICANT 
FOR URBAN CALL.  I'VE GOT 
BACKGROUND NOISE I APOLOGIZE.  
OKAY.
>> Mayor Liccardo: WE CAN HEAR 
YOU FINE MICHAEL.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: MICHAEL 
WOULD HELP IF YOU WANT TO 
CRISSCROSS.  SURE LET'S DO 
THAT.  CHRIS IF YOU CAN UNMUTE 
YOURSELF.  I THINK YOU'RE ON 
FIRST.  
>> GOOD EVENING MR. MERRITT 
COUNCIL MEMBERS.  GREAT TO SEE 
YOU THIS EVENING AFTER A VERY 
LONG DAY.  I APPRECIATE ALL THE 
HARD WORK YOU ARE DOING.  FOR 
OUR CITY.  CHRIS NEAL WITH THE 
CORE COMPANIES HERE IN 
PARTNERSHIP WITH MICHAEL VAN 
AVERY FROM REPUBLICAN PUBLIC 
PROPERTIES ALSO WITH ETA.  
SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE ARE THE 
WINNERS OF AN RFP FOR THE 
TAMING IN STATION SITE.  WHICH 
OF THE FIRST CALTRAIN LIGHT 
RAIL STATION SOUTH OF THE DEER 
ON STATION.  WITH A SICK 
STATION SITE IS PROOF OF 440 
RESIDENTIAL UNITS.  THE TEAM 
WAS SELECTED AND CHARGED WITH 
IMPROVING THE ENTITLEMENTS WITH 
WITH A CHARGE OF BELIEVING FOR 
MORE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING AND DEEP AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING.  AND WITH A CHARGE 
THERE WAS A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM 
LOCAL COMMUNITY WHEREAS A NEED 
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.  SO THE 
PROJECT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT 
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM 
THE BANK COMMISSION SEVERAL 
WEEKS AGO.  AND WE ARE ABLE TO 
INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 
UNITS BY ABOUT 30 PERCENT.  BUT 
EVEN MORE PROBABLY 50 PERCENT 
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.  
SO WENT FROM 88 AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING UNITS 235 TOTAL.  AND 
THE MORE IMPORTANTLY WAS 
CONSCIOUSLY CHANGED TO A LARGE 
FAMILY PROJECT SO I HAVE OF THE 
UNITS ARE TWO BEDROOMS AND 
THREE BEDROOM UNITS.  AND OF 
THOSE 15 TO 66 PERCENT PER 
AFFORDABLE TO HOUSEHOLDS AROUND 
30 PERCENT AMI.  IT WAS A 
CONSCIOUS FOCUS TO MAKE THE 
HOUSING AS PART OF THIS PROJECT 
AFFORDABLE TO THE CONSTITUENCY 
IN THAT AREA.  SO WE ARE VERY 
PROUD OF THAT.  AN ELEMENT OF 
THAT REQUIRES TENS OF MILLIONS 
OF DOLLARS OF LOCAL SUPPORT.  
SO HOPEFULLY WILL BE BACK IN 
FRONT OF THE COUNCIL FOR SOME 
SUPPORT BY WAY OF FUNDS WE 
ACCOUNTED FOR MEASURE A AS WELL 
AS STATE FUNDS.  AS A RESULT WE 
DESIGNED IT AS THREE SEPARATE 
BUILDINGS.  NEW MARKET 
BUILDINGS AND ONE AFFORDABLE 
BUILDING.  SO WE WILL FORTUNE 
TO DESIGN A COMMUNITY.  A 
MIXED-INCOME COMMUNITY IN THREE 
DIFFERENT BUILDINGS.  WHAT WE 
CREATED CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN 
THE VTA LIGHT RAIL STATION INTO 
THE COMMUNITY AS A CONNECTIVITY 
WITH THE BRAND-NEW PARK NEXT TO 
THE NORTH OF THE SITE.  AS WELL 
AS CONSCIOUS OF THE 
CONNECTIVITY TO THE EXISTING 
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY.  TO THE 
EAST.  AND SO THAT WAS A 
CONSCIOUS CHOICE IN THE DESIGN 
OF THE PROJECT.  AS WELL AS 
INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE FEATURES 
PRIMARILY OF WHICH BEING ALONG 
THE MASS RAIL.  I WILL PAUSE 
THEREFORE IF MICHAEL IS 
AVAILABLE TO JUMP IN?  MICHAEL 
HOW WAS YOUR MICROPHONE?  
>> Mayor Liccardo: MICHAEL I 
BELIEVE YOU ARE STILL NEEDED.  
YOU ARE MUTED MICHAEL WE CAN 
HEAR YOU IF YOU'RE TALKING 
RIGHT NOW.  
>> NOT THAT I WILL SPEAK FOR 
MICHAEL BUT I WILL HIT A FEW 
POINTS THAT I THINK HE WANTED 
TO MAKE.  THEY'VE BEEN 
DEVELOPING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 
OVER 15 YEARS.  AS A GREAT DEAL 
OF SUCCESS WORKING ON TRANSIT 
SITES AS WELL AS WITH BTA.  IT 
WAS A CONSCIOUS CHOICE ON CRANE 
HER COMMUNITY AND PULLED IN 
FROM THE COMMUNITIES TO THE 
ARCHITECTURE WAS A CONSCIOUS 
CHOICE.  WE PULLED FROM THE 
SURROUNDING ARCHITECTURE BEAR 
TILE ROOFS THAT WAS IMPORTANT 
COMPONENT FOR THE PROJECT.  
MAXIMIZING DENSITY ORIGINAL 
PROJECT THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED 
THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO WAS A 
LOWER DENSITY.  PART OF THE WAY 
WE ARRIVED AT THE TOTAL NUMBER 
OF UNITS WAS TO MAXIMIZE THE 
ALLOWABLE DENSITY.  TO WORRY 
ABOUT 93 200 UNIT PER ACRE PER 
TRANSIT.  THE MAXIMUM ALLOTMENT 
BY THE PLAN WAS 95.  WE DESIGN 
CONNECTIVITY WITH THE TRANSIT 
RIDERSHIP SO THE BIKE PARKING.  
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE BIKE PATHS 
AROUND THE AREA.  IT'S AN 
IMPORTANT SITE LOCATED AGAIN AS 
I SAID JUST SOUTH OF ALL THE 
ACTIVITY GOING ON IN DOWNTOWN 
SAN JOSE DEAR DON.  SO THERE IS 
A CONSCIOUS CHOICE TO DESIGN A 
COMMUNITY FOR BOTH OF THOSE 
LIVE NEW HOMES AS WELL AS THOSE 
WHO LIVE IN THE AREA.  TO 
PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY TO 
TRANSIT.  SO PROVIDE RIDERSHIP 
FOR CALTRAIN LIGHT RAIL TO GET 
NORTH TO THE JOBS WAS A KEY 
FOCUS OF THE PROJECT.  I THINK 
WITH THAT IT'S BEEN A LONG 
EVENING AND I WILL PAUSE AND WE 
ARE AVAILABLE AND ARE IF YOU 
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE ARE 
AVAILABLE.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: WILL GO TO 
THE PUBLIC THAN THE COUNCIL 
MEMBER PERALEZ.  WELCOME ROLAND 
YOU ARE STILL UNMUTE.  
>> I THINK IT'S NOT AS 
APPEALING AS WHAT WE PULLED
ACROSS THE STREET .  AND I MEAN 
THIS IN A GOOD WAY.  SO IF YOU 
GOOGLE GOOGLE MAPS YOU WILL 
DISCOVER THE ENTIRE SITE AND 
THAT THE VTA PARKING LOT IS 
ACTUALLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 
HIGHWAY 27.  HALFWAY WE PROVE 
THE PART BUT THE STAFF FORGOT 
TO MENTION THESE TWO ACRES 
WORSE WAS TO MOVE.  TEMPORARY 
CALTRAIN PARKING.  FOR THE 
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.  THAT 
HAPPENED SEVEN YEARS AGO FOR 
THE 1000 WRITERS USE TO USE 
CALTRAIN.  I GUESS I WILL HAVE 
TO DRIVE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE 
ONCE CALTRAIN IS BUILT.  HIS 
15,000 SQUARE-FOOT CENTER IN 
THE ENTIRE PLAYGROUND IS DOWN.  
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST SQUARE 
OUR WILLOW GLEN PEOPLE GOT 
APART WHEN THEY WANT TO GO 
DOWNTOWN TO THE ARENA.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
EDDIE CHUNG?  
>> THANK YOU MAYOR EDDIE CHUNG 
WAS A SILKEN BUYER 
ORGANIZATION.  AT THE REGENTS 
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I WILL 
REGISTER OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR 
THIS DEVELOPMENT.  THIS IS A 
PROJECT THAT WILL BRING 
MIXED-INCOME AND AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING TAKES ADVANTAGE OF 
PUBLIC TRANSIT AND PROVIDES 
DIRECT ACCESS TO REGIONAL JOB 
CENTERS HONESTLY THIS IS THE 
KIND OF PROJECT THAT WE NEED 
MORE OF WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSC.  IT'S GOING TO 
SUSTAINABLY GROW OUR CITY.  AND 
WILL FUEL THE ECONOMIC ENERGY 
AND PROSPERITY THAT WE 
DESPERATELY NEED FAR INTO THE 
FUTURE.  AND SO I CAN'T SAY 
ENOUGH ABOUT HOW POOR THIS 
PROJECT IS TO OUR PROLONGED 
VITALITY.  ALSO WANT TO MENTION 
THAT THIS PROJECT ALSO HAS 
COMMERCIAL SPACE THAT ALSO 
PROVIDES A FACILITY FOR THE 
RESIDENCE IN THE SPACE.  SO 
THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT THAT 
WILL SUPPORT WORKERS AND TO 
GIVE THEM WITH THEIRBEST ACCESS 
TO PUBLIC TRANSIT THEIR JOBS.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU .  
JEFFREY BUCHANAN?  >> THANK 
YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL WE 
WORKING PARTNERSHIPS WITH USA 
WE WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE 
PROJECT BEFORE YOU.  THANK YOU 
TO THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM 
CERTAINLY THE TEAM BTA.  THIS 
IS REALLY A MILD PROJECT FOR 
TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT.  AND 
REALLY SPEAKS TO THE VALUE OF 
PTAS JOINT DEVELOPMENT POLICY.  
I THINK THE LARGER NUMBER OF 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS THE 
RESPONSIVENESS TO THE COMMUNITY 
IN TERMS OF TRYING TO IDENTIFY 
OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE 
ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR 
CHILDCARE CERTAINLY IT'S ONE OF 
THE THINGS HERE IN THE COUNTY 
THAT WE STRUGGLE WITH HIS 
CHILDCARE.  TRYING TO FIND 
ADEQUATE SITES TO BE ABLE TO DO 
CENTER-BASEDCARE .  SO FOR ALL 
THESE REASONS IT'S A MODEL 
PROJECT FOR TRANSIT 
ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOPEFULLY SETS THE KIND OF 
BORROWS WE LOOK AT FUTURE 
TRANSIT ORIENTED OPPORTUNITIES 
AS WE GO FORWARD AS A CITY.  
>> Mayor Liccardo: THANK YOU 
OMAR TORRES?  
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL YES I 
WORK FOR SOME OF ACROSS SKULL.  
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF ME BEING 
A RESIDENT.  THIS PROJECT IS 
SUPER IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IT 
RINGS AFFORDABLE HOUSING INTO 
THE TIMMY AND IN WASHINGTON 
AREA.  WHEN ASKED FOR THIS 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT OR 
PLENTY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
PROJECTS FOR OVER 20 YEARS.  
GLASSMAN HAS BEEN 20 YEARS.  IN 
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS A 
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DEFTLY NEEDS 
IT.  PIERCING RAPID 
GENTRIFICATION IN THIS 
NEIGHBORHOOD.  AND SO THIS 
PROJECT WILL ALLOW MANY IN OUR 
COMMUNITY TO STAY IN THE AREA 
AN AREA THAT THEY CALLED HOME 
FOR VERY VERY LONG TIME.  AND 
OBVIOUSLY YOU SEE THAT MANY OF 
US ARE ON HERE.  AND WE BEEN 
SCREAMING FOR THIS PROJECT FOR 
OVER 20 YEARS.  AND SO
