>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.  
WE APPRECIATE YOUR ADHERENCE TO 
OUR SOCIAL DISTANCING 
GUIDELINES.  USER GUIDELINES WE 
HAVE ADOPTED THE COUNTY.  WE 
THINK THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO 
GIVE EVERYBODY HEALTHY AND 
SAFE.  AND GIFFORD SITTING TWO 
SEATS AWAY FROM YOUR NEIGHBOR 
OR KEEPING TWO SEATS BETWEEN 
YOU, I SHOULD SAY.  AND EVERY 
ONCE IN A WHILE LORI OR HER 
TEAM MAKE IT OUT THERE AND 
REMIND YOU.  WE APPRECIATE YOU 
FOLLOWING HER DIRECTION.  IF 
YOU DON'T LISTEN TO HER, YOU 
WILL HAVE TO HEAR ME.  SO THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH.  WE APPRECIATE 
IT.  WELCOME EVERYONE.  TODAY'S 
INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY 
MIKE MCGEE, COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ  WILL TELL US MORE.
>> MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE 
MIKE MCGEE.  MIKE IS A VERY 
FUNNY STAN THE POET FROM SAN 
JOSE CALIFORNIA.  HE IS 
PERFORMED AND COMMITTED TELLING 
STORY AND THOUSANDS OF CITIES 
AND TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED 
STATES, CANADA AND EUROPE.  
MIKE ONE ALL THE MOST COVETED 
US POETRY SLAM TITLES AND IS 
ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN AND LIKED 
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD OF CHATTY 
WRITERS.  HE WAS APPOINTED WITH 
LAUREATE OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, 
THE SILICON VALLEY, OR 2018 AND 
2019.  HE HAS BEEN FEATURED ON 
CBC, MPR AND HBO MULTIPLE TIMES 
AND TAKES PRIDE IN MAKING 
PEOPLE LAUGH AND CRY FROM THE 
STAGE.  LET'S GIVE A WARM 
WELCOME TO MIGHTY MIKE MCGEE, 
WHO WILL BE DELIVERING TODAY'S 
INVOCATION OVER THE.[LAUGHTER] 
[ CLAPPING ] 
>> THIS IS CALLED OWED TO THE 
DELIGHTFUL HEARTS OF THE 
VALLEY, IT IS AN ACROSTIC HOME 
TO READ A POEM YOU WRITE THAT 
IS INSPIRED BY ANOTHER PIECE OF 
ART.  COULD BE A PAINTING, 
STATUE, WHAT HAVE YOU.  THIS 
WAS INSPIRED BY THE NEURAL 
INSIDE THE CAFC AT THE SAN JOSE 
MUSEUM OF ART PAINTED BY JULIA 
CHANG, WHICH IS ENTITLED "IN 
THE VALLEY OF HEARTS DELIGHT." 
FROM THIS BASIN BETWEEN THESE 
RANGES OF HILLS MADE FOUR FEET 
AND HOOVES, I HAVE SEEN THE SUN 
AT EVERY ANGLE AT EVERY MOMENT 
OF THE DAY.  I HAVE SEEN 
MOONRISE UP FROM EVERY POSSIBLE 
HILL.  THIS GOES TO IMPOSSIBLE 
BEAUTIES.  EVEN WHEN I WAS 
UNPREPARED WITH EYES CLOSED OR 
OVERTLY SELFISH AND UNBLINKING. 
IN MY TIME HERE UNDER THE 
NEWEST TREES IN THIS LAND OF 
GRAVEYARD ORCHARDS AND 
INDUSTRIES THAT FED THREE 
GENERATIONS OF MY PEOPLE, 
KEEPING MY MOM AND HER MOM 
STRUGGLING TO KEEP US FROM 
STRUGGLING.  I HAVE WORKED FOR 
A PAYCHECK AT EVERY HOUR OF THE 
DAY.  IN ALL THE SECONDS THAT 
COME IN A YEAR, THERE ARE NONE 
I HAVE YET TO LEFT IN HERE.  
THIS GOES TO THOSE WHO HAVE 
MADE ME LAUGH.  IN EVERY CITY 
THIS VALLEY CRADLES, THIS GOES 
TO A FAMILY THAT TAUGHT ME TO 
WORRY LESS ABOUT MONEY AND TO 
MAKE LAUGHTER INSTEAD.  I MISS 
THE FOLKS I HAVE MADE IT TO 
4:00 A.M. WITH.  THE SUNRISE 
SET, PROTECTORS OF THE BLOCK.  
GUARDIANS OF BOOKSHELVES ON 
SECOND AND EMPIRE, SIXTH AND 
SAN SALVADOR, FIFTH AND JULIAN 
ALL THE WAY UP NORTH FIRST 
STREET.  MAYBE I WAS THE MAYOR 
OF ALVISO, ON NINE ACRES.  THE 
LOVE CHILD OF SUNNYVALE AND 
SANTA CLARA, CAMPBELL'S 
LOITERING BY ABOUT.  I CAN 
WRITE CODES TO MY CRUSH ON 
MILPITAS AND LOS GATOS I HAVE 
HEARD OF YOU.  THIS GOES TO TH
 
PROTECTORS OF NANCY LANE AND 
THE EASTSIDE .  I STILL WORRY 
ABOUT YOU.  TO THE LIVING 
HISTORY OF ALUM ROCK AND KING, 
TO THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN JAPAN 
TOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT AT THE 
MIDTOWN SAFEWAY.  TO LEAVING 
AND ALWAYS COMING BACK HERE.  
TO THE CHILDREN WHO WILL FIND 
LOVE IN THIS VALLEY IN BETWEEN 
FALLING IN THE INDUSTRY AND 
CHILDREN AND STRUGGLE AND A 
BALANCE.  A BALANCE LIKE OUR 
FOUR IMPOSSIBLESEASONS .  LIGHT 
SUMMER, SUMMER, AUTUMN AND 
EXTREME AUTUMN TO.  THIS GOES 
TO THE STREETS IN ALL OUR 
CITIES AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO 
USE THEM TO GET SOMEWHERE.  BUT 
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO THE 
STREETS GOT TO FIRST.  TO THOSE 
WHO PUSH EVERYTHING THEY OWN IN 
FRONT OF THEM AND YET HAVE 
NOTHING TO SPEAK OF.  THIS TOO 
IS FOR YOU.  THIS GOES TO THE 
VALLEY I HOPE TO DIE IN.  IF 
ONLY THIS BODY WOULD GENERATE 
ENOUGH CASH TO COVER ALL THE 
STREETS I HAVE LIVED ON.  THERE 
IS NO PERFECTION IN PERPETUITY. 
EVEN A NOBLE, ANCIENT INDUSTRY 
OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WILL 
BE PAVED OVER FOR SOMETHING 
EASIER.  BUT THE SUN SHINES 
BRIGHTER HERE.  IT IS WHY WE 
ARE HERE.  TO SEE THE 
IMPOSSIBLE BEAUTIES.  THEY COME 
IN GLIMPSE SENSE, SOMETIMES IN 
A BREEZE OF MCK ORANGE 
BLOSSOMS OR IN HOW OUR 
MOTHERBOARDS HELP US PUT 
TOGETHER THE RIGHT COMBINATION 
OF MOODY'S TO LET THE BEST 
PERSON WE KNOW KNOW HOW MUCH WE 
LOVE THEM.  OR HOW WE LOVE 
ORANGE SAUCE, LAUGHTER, 
SUNLIGHT AND WHATEVER US IS.  
THIS IS FOR THE THOUSANDS OF 
SECONDS WE HAVE SPENT TOGETHER 
ALREADY HERE TODAY, YESTERDAY 
AND TONIGHT.  THANK YOU ALL, 
THANK YOU FOR FILLING THIS 
VALLEY WITH YOUR DELIGHTFUL 
HEARTS.  [ CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU FOR 
INSPIRING AND DELIGHTING US.  
>>> LET'S RISE IF YOU ARE ABLE 
TWO FOR THE PLEDGE OF 
ALLEGIANCE.  I PLEDGE OF 
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO 
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT 
STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, 
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND 
JUSTICE FOR ALL.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WE HAVE TWO
CEREMONIAL ITEMS .  FIRST 
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS WILL BE 
PROCLAIMING MARCH IS NATIONAL 
NUTRITION MONTH.  
>>Dev Davis : GOOD AFTERNOON.  
I AM HONORED TO PROCLAIM THIS 
MARCH AS NATIONAL NUTRITION 
MONTH IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.  
NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH IS A 
TIME TO REFLECT AND IMPROVE OUR 
FOOD CHOICES AND THE AMOUNT OF 
TIME WE SPEND EXERCISING.  FOR 
EXAMPLE, STARTING OUR DAY WITH 
A BALANCED BREAKFAST CAN SET 
THE TONE FOR A HEALTHY DAY.  
FILLING HAVE OUR PLATE WITH 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND THE 
OTHER HALF WITH GRAINS AND LEAN 
PROTEIN CAN HELP CONTROL 
PORTION SIZE.  WENDING OUR 
MEALS AND MOVING MORE IN ANY 
WAY WILL HELP US NOURISH OUR 
BODIES AND PUSH US TO STAY FIT. 
HEALTH TRUST IS A CHAMPION OF 
PROVIDING QUALITY FOOD SERVICES 
TO PROGRAMS LIKE AIDS SERVICES 
AND HOUSING.  THEY PROVIDE WITH 
A 107,000 MEALS ANNUALLY 
THROUGH THEIR MEALS ON WHEELS 
PROGRAM AND MEDICALLY TAILORED 
MEALS FOR A VARIETY OF CHRONIC 
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HEALTH 
TRUST IS COMMITTED TO NUTRITION 
AND HEALTH EQUITY IN OUR 
COMMUNITY.  THEY ACCOMPLISH 
THEIR MISSION AS A PROVIDER AN 
ADVOCATE IN THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSE.  TERESA JOHNSON IS THE 
DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND NUTRITION 
SERVICES OF THE HEALTH TRUST.  
I INVITE HER TO SAY A FEW WORDS 
AND ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.  
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 
DAVIS, MAYOR LICCARDO AND OTHER 
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.  THE 
HEALTH TRUST IS VERY HAPPY TO 
BE HERE TODAY.  IS A 
COUNCILMEMBER NOTED, NUTRITION 
HIS FUNDAMENTAL TO ALL OUR 
PROGRAMS.  MOVE CHRONIC DISEASE 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, DIABETES 
EDUCATION.  WE PROVIDE A 
WELLNESS PANTRY.  ALL OUR FOOD 
IS VERY FRESH, VERY NUTRITIOUS 
THAT WE PROVIDE THE RADAR FOR 
MOST RECENT PROGRAM, OR 
MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS.  BE 
PART OF THE STATEWIDE PILOT 
LOOKING TO REDUCE 
HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR CONGESTION 
OF HEART FAILURE BY PROVIDING 
THEM 100 PERCENT NUTRITION PUT 
OUR INITIALS RESULTS HAVE BEEN 
VERY PROMISING AND WE HAVE BEEN 
ABLE WITH THE HELP OF 
PARTNERING WITH SOME OUR LOCAL 
HEALTHCARE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE 
THOSE MEALS TO OTHER PEOPLE OF 
THE COMMUNITY WITH CHRONIC 
DISEASE.  THANK YOU SO MUCH.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR WORK.  TODAY WE ARE 
PROCLAIMING MARCH 11, 2020 AS 
NATIONAL 311 DAY TO RECOGNIZE 
THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS 
OF OUR EMERGENCY AND 
NONEMERGENCY DISPATCHERS AND 
CALL TAKERS.  I'M SORRY?  OKAY. 
ADAM IS HERE.  WONDERFUL.  ADAM 
HALL IS HERE FROM GOOGLE AND 
GOOGLE WILL BE PART OF A VERY 
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT WE HAVE 
TOMORROW.  WE DON'T ACTUALLY 
HAVE OUR 311 DISPATCHERS HERE, 
THOUGH.  SHOULD WE MAYBE DO 
THIS EIGHT WEEK LATER WHEN 
PERHAPS THEY CAN BE HERE?  WHY 
DO WE DO THAT.  I THINK IT 
WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THE 
HARD-WORKING CITY EMPLOYEE TO 
BE HERE TOO.  WE LOOK FORWARD 
TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT WE ARE 
MAKING TOMORROW.  WE ARE SO 
EXCITED GOOGLE WILL BE HELPING 
US IN SO MANY WAYS.  YOU VERY 
MUCH.  OKAY, ON ORDERS OF THE 
DAY I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE 
ITEMS THAT ARE UNIQUE.  FIRST 
3.5 IS RATIFICATION AN 
EXTENSION PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL 
EMERGENCY.  THAT IS PROPOSED BY 
THE CITY MANAGER AND AN ITEM I 
HAVE REQUESTED A.3 ACTIONS 
RELATED TO EVICTIONS DUE TO 
CORONAVIRUS.  ON ASK THESE 
ITEMS BE ADDED UNDER ORDERS OF 
THE DAY AND HEARD ÃTHEY ARE 
NOT TO BE HEARD CONCURRENTLY.  
WE ARE GOING TO HEAR THOSE 
SEPARATE.  AND I BELIEVE WE 
NEED A VOTE OF TWO THIRDS FROM 
THE COUNCIL.  AND IF WE HAVE 
ROUGHLY 10 MEMBERS PRESENT.  MY 
MOUTH SAYS THAT IS SEVEN?  TWO 
THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT.  OKAY, 
GREAT.  IS THERE A MOTION ON 
ORDERS OF THE DAY?  
>> MOVED TO ADD CORONAVIRUS.
>>Sam Liccardo : THAT IS 3 TO 5 
AND 8.3?  
>>Maya Esparza : 3.5 AND 8.3.  
>>Sam Liccardo : FABULOUS.  
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THOSE ITEMS, 
WE HAVE AN ADJOURNMENT FOR A 
DIFFERENT DOCTOR JERRY.  
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ?  
>>Raul Peralez :THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING 
WILL BE ADJOURNED IN HONOR OF 
DOCTOR JERRY .  DOCTOR GERALD 
PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 26, 
2019 AND 72 YEARS OLD AFTER 
BRAVELY BATTLING LATE STAGE 
ESOPHAGEAL CANCER.  DOCTOR 
GENEROUS MORNING CHICAGO AND HE 
MOVED WITH HIS FAMILY TO SAN 
JOSE WHEN HE WAS SEVEN.  UC 
BERKELEY HE EARNED A BS DEGREES 
IN BOTH BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGIC 
OPTICS.  AFTER EARNING AN MA 
DEGREE AT HARVARD HE EARNED HIS 
DDS IN 1976 FROM WASHINGTON 
UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS.  HE 
JOINED HIS FATHER AT HIS SAN 
JOSE DENTAL PRACTICE SOON AFTER 
AND LATER TOOK OVER THE 
PRACTICE IN 1987.  IN 2008 HE 
FULFILLED HIS DREAM TO EXPAND 
JAPAN TOWN DENTAL BY MOVING IT 
ACROSS THE STREET TO A LARGER, 
COMPLETELY RENOVATED SPACE.  
DOCTOR JERRY WAS ALSO AN ACTIVE 
ADVOCATE FOR MULTICULTURAL ARTS 
AND SPEND HIS LIFE PASSIONATELY 
INVOLVED IN BRINGING DIVERSITY 
TO ORGANIZATIONS AT THE STATE 
AND LOCAL LEVELS.  YOU SERVED 
AS CHAIR OF THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSE'S ARTS COMMISSION AND AS 
PRESIDENT OF THE ARTS COUNCIL 
OF SILICON VALLEY.  HE 
COFOUNDED THE CANTERBURY ASIAN 
THEATER SCENE, KATZ AND THE 
JAPAN TOWN COMMUNITY CONGRESS 
OF SAN JOSE.  DOCTOR JERRY 
HELPED ESTABLISH IN THREE JAPAN 
TOWN PUBLIC ART PROJECTS AND 
THEIR QUIET RESTING PLACES, 
WHICH CAN BE SEEN THROUGHOUT 
JAPAN TOWN.  WAS ON THE BOARD 
OF TRUSTEES FOR THE SAN JOSE 
MUSEUM OF ART AND CHOPSTICKS 
ALLEY ART.  IN 2002 HE WAS 
APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR GREG 
DAVIS TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE 
ARTS COUNCIL WHERE HE SERVED AS 
VICE CHAIR.  DOCTOR JERRY IS 
SURVIVED BY HISWIFE , HIS 
SISTER AND HIS MOTHER THERE HE 
ALSO LEAVES BEHIND HIS 
STEPCHILDREN, AUDREY AND LARRY 
AND THEIR SPOUSES EVAN AND 
HEATHER.  HE NURTURED HIS FOUR 
GRANDCHILDREN MY GRANDMA, 
CHLOE, KAYDEN AND CARTER.  
DOCTOR JERRY ALSO LEAVES BEHIND 
A TEAM AT JAPAN TOWN DENTAL AND 
THE PATIENT COMMUNITY THEY 
SERVED.  DOCTOR JERRY WILL 
ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS AN 
IMPORTANT AND SPIRITED 
COMMUNITY LEADER AND A TIRELESS 
FORCE IN SAN JOSE'S ARTS AND 
CULTURAL COMMUNITY AND I WOULD 
LIKE TO THANK AND RECOGNIZEHIS 
FAMILY WHO IS PRESENT WITH HIM
TODAY , DOROTHY , DOCTOR 
JERRY'S MOTHER, BARBARA, HIS 
SISTER, LUCIO HIS WIFE, ALECIA 
HIS NIECE, FRIENDS AND FAMILY, 
HIS SON AND HIS WIFE HEATHER 
AND OTHER FRIENDS AND FAMILY 
WITH US TODAY.  I APOLOGIZE IF 
I DID NOT GET EVERYONE'S NAME.  
IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND SO WE 
COULD RECOGNIZE YOU.  THANK 
YOU.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 
BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
COUNCILMEMBER.  I JUST WANTED 
TO ADD HOW SAD I WASN'T TO HEAR 
OF OUR LOSS OF JERRY.  OUR 
HEARTS GO OUT TO YOU AND TO 
EVERYONE'S WHO HAS BEEN IN HIS 
INCREDIBLE CIRCLE.  I SAY 
CIRCLE BECAUSE HE WAS A LEADER 
IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD.  
HE LOVED TO BRING PEOPLE 
TOGETHER.  AND HE WAS SUCH AN 
INCREDIBLE FORCE FOR GOOD IN 
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER 
WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH THE ARTS 
OR HIS ENGAGEMENT JAPAN TOWN.  
AND I THINK YOU PROBABLY 
ENTERED MORE COMMUNITY MEETINGS 
OVER THAT PROJECT THAN ANY 
OTHER HUMAN BEING IN HISTORY.  
AND HAD INCREDIBLE PATIENCE.  
BUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIS 
PASSION FOR ALL OF THAT.  THAT 
COMMUNITY TO HIM.  AND THAT IS 
WHY HE WAS SO BELOVED.  I VERY 
MUCH WILL MISS JERRY.  USED TO 
ALWAYS GREETS ME WITH THE 
JAPANESE VERSION OF THE WORDSAM 
, WHICH I TRY TO USE A COUPLE 
OTHER TIMES AND PEOPLE TOLD ME 
I WAS MISPRONOUNCING.  
NONETHELESS, HE WAS AN 
INCREDIBLE LOVER OF COMMUNITY 
AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE 
KNOWN HIM FOR ALL THESE YEARS.  
SO THANK YOU, COUNSEL NEVER 
PERALEZ  FOR THOSE WORDS.  
OKAY.  ON TO ORDERS OF THE DAY. 
LET'S VOTE.  AND THANK YOU TO 
ALL THE FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY 
MEMBERS WHO CAME OUT.  THANK 
YOU.  ALL RIGHT.  THAT MOTION 
PASSES.  THANK YOU ALL.  WE ARE 
ON TO THE CLOSED SESSION 
REPORT.  IS NO CLOSED SESSION, 
WAS THERE?  WE WILL MOVE ON.  
CONSENT CALENDAR.  ARE THERE 
ANY ITEMS THE COUNCIL WOULD 
LIKE TO PULL?  OKAY BUT WE WILL 
CONSIDER IT AMOTION .  
>>Johnny Khamis : MOTION TO 
APPROVE.  
>>Chappie Jones : SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo : MR.BEEKMAN ?  
>> HELLO.  THANK YOU.  PUBLIC 
COMMENT.  TO SPEAK ITEMS 2.1 
AND 2.3 ON THE CONSENT 
CALENDAR.  THERE WILL BE A 
TOTAL OF 12 CITY COUNCIL AND 
COMMUNITY MEETING MINUTES TO BE 
GIVEN FINAL CONSENT AND 
APPROVAL TODAY.  THIS IS A 
TOTAL OF ABOUT 100 SPECIFIC 
ITEMS WITHIN THESE 12 PUBLIC 
MEETINGS.  AT THIS EARLY MOSTLY 
DEFINITIVE TIMEFRAME AND THE 
BEGINNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL 
PUBLIC MEETING, USUALLY BETWEEN 
1:30 P.M. AND 2:00 P.M., A 
PERSON CAN SPEAK AND TALK ABOUT 
COUNSEL AND COMMITTEE ITEMS 
THAT ARE APPROVED AT THIS 
CONSENT CALENDAR TIME ON THE 
DAYS THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.  
TO WANT TO SPEAK AT THIS 
PODIUM, I HOPE PEOPLE AT THIS 
TIME WILL WANT TO OFFER A 
CERTAIN POLITENESS AND DECORUM 
FOR THE LOCAL DEMOCRATIC 
PROCESS.  I HOPE THERE CAN ALSO 
BE A CERTAIN RESPECTFUL 
LATITUDE IN HOW TO ALLOW PUBLIC 
SPEAKING ON THESE COUNCIL 
COMMITTEE ITEMS AS WELL.  IS 
YOU'VE DONE FOR MYSELF MANY 
TIMES.  THE PUBLIC FORM AT AN 
EVERYDAY PERSON ÃFROM THIS 
PUBLIC FORM IN EVERYDAY PERSON 
SHOULD NOT BE FEARFUL TO FOLLOW 
UP AND SOCIALLY ENGAGE IN 
DIALOGUE WITH PEOPLE FROM CITY 
GOVERNMENT AFTER THE TIME HERE 
AT THE PODIUM.  FOR PEOPLE OF 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, GOOD 
INTERACTION SKILLS SHOULD 
SIMPLY BE IN ENJOYMENT AND 
REWORK REQUIREMENT FOR PEOPLE 
WHO WORK IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.  WITH 
30 SECONDS MY IDEAS HERE TODAY 
ARE SOME OF THE BETTER IDEAS OF 
GOOD LOCAL COMMUNITY DEMOCRACY 
WHERE ALL CAN BE INVITED AND 
EVERYONE'S VOICE CAN BE 
LISTENED TO.  YET IT IS ALSO 
CURRENTLY A TIME PEOPLE CANNOT 
GATHER TOGETHER IN LARGE 
NUMBERS.  OVER LIFE ON THIS 
PLANET IS FINITE.  HOPE ALL OF 
US HERE TODAY WANT TO WORK AND 
HOW TO CREATE BETTER PRACTICES 
COMPARED TO WHEN WE FIRST 
ARRIVED ON THIS PLANET.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  ON 
THE MOTION?  COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ?  BEFORE.
>>Raul Peralez : THE EVET IS 
ACTUALLY BEING POSTPONED DUE TO 
OUR CURRENT PRACTICES A 
CORONAVIRUS.  I DON'T KNOW ÃWE 
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEW DATE 
WILL BE SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT 
SHOULD BE DROPPED AND WE SHOULD 
REISSUE IT OR IF WE LEAVE THE 
DATE TO BE DETERMINED.  I GUESS 
I AM LOOKING FOR ADVICE ON 
THAT.  BUT THAT EVENT IS BEING 
POSTPONED.  OR SHOULD WE 
APPROVE IT AS ITS AND MAYBE WE 
CAN SUBMIT ANOTHER ONETOO .
>> YOU CAN APPROVE THE ITEM IS 
PA COUNCIL SPONSORED EVENT THAT 
ALLOWS YOU TO EXPEND FUNDS AND 
ACCEPT DONATIONS, NOTING THE 
DATE WILL BERESCHEDULED.  IN .
>>Raul Peralez : MAYBE WE CAN 
MAKE THAT CHANGE TO NOTE THE 
ITEM WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR 
ITEM 2.10.  THANK YOU.
VOTE ON THE MOTION.  ALL RIGHT. 
WE ARE NOW ONTO THE REPORT OF 
THE CITY MANAGER.  
>> THANK YOU.  WILL HAVE 
COMMENTS UNDER ITEM 3.5.  SO NO 
FOR THE REPORT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU VERY 
3.3 IS SECOND-QUARTER FINANCIAL 
REPORTS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.  
WE DO NOT HAVE A REPORT.  IS 
THAT RIGHT?  OKAY.  SHE IS HERE 
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU 
MIGHT HAVE.  LET'S VOTE.  ITEM 
3.4 IS THE CITY OF SAN JOSE 
INVESTMENT POLICY ANNUAL 
REVIEW.  SEVERAL COLLEAGUES AND 
I HAVE SUBMITTED A MEMORANDUM.  
HOPEFULLY THE MAKER OF THE 
MOTION MIGHT CONSIDER.  IF 
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS JOY IS 
HERE.  COUNCILMEMBER KHAMIS?  
>>Johnny Khamis : I APPRECIATE 
MAREN AND MY COLLEAGUES 
THOUGHTFULNESS.  I JUST WANTED 
TO SEE OUR POLICY ALREADY 
INCLUDES A INVESTMENT 
GUIDELINES BASED UPON BEST 
PRACTICES OF ÃTHE SECONDARY 
REQUIREMENTS ÃUNDER SECONDARY 
REQUIREMENTS, SORRY, DOES YOUR 
MEMO MAKE THE SOCIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY A PRIMARY 
REQUIREMENT RATHER THAN A 
SECONDARY REQUIREMENT?  IS THAT 
WHAT I AM UNDERSTAND SEEN.
>>Sam Liccardo : IT WOULD BE AN 
ABSOLUTE BAR TO INVEST IN IN 
THAT SPECIFIC SECTOR WITH THOSE 
COMPANIES.  THAT IS MY 
UNDERSTANDING, IS THAT RIGHT?  
>> AS THE MEMO WAS WRITTEN IT 
WILL GIVE THE FINANCE 
DEPARTMENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO 
BACK AND DO SOME LANGUAGE 
REFINEMENTS SO WE MAKE SURE IT 
IS WRITTEN IN A WAY WE CAN 
OPERATIONALIZE AND ENSURE WE 
DON'T BECOME IN VIOLATION OF 
THE POLICY.  SO WE WILL TAKE 
THE RECOMMENDATION AND THEN 
HOPEFULLY PLAN TO COME BACK 
WHEN WE PRESENT THE FOURTH 
QUARTER REPORTS TO THE 
COMMITTEE IN AUGUST OF THIS 
YEAR.
>>Johnny Khamis : WHAT ABOUT IF 
IT COMPANY SUCH AS CHEVRON, I 
THINK IS THE ONLY COMPANY I 
THINK THAT IS IN OUR PORTFOLIO. 
WHAT IF THAT COMPANY DOES A 
WHOLE LOT MORE THAN DRILL FOR 
OIL?  I THINK CHEVRON ALSO DOES 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY, SOLAR FARMS 
AND OTHER SUSTAINABLE THINGS.  
IS IT PRECLUDED FROM BEING IN 
THE MIX OF THINGS WE CAN INVEST 
IN IF IT IS JUST ONE OF THEIR 
OPERATING?  
>> THAT WILL NEED TO BE ONE OF 
THE CRITERIA WE LOOK AT IN 
TERMS OF WHAT IS THEIR PRIMARY 
BUSINESS, DEFINING WHAT THAT 
IS.  SO WE CAN MAKE INVESTMENT 
DECISIONS BASED ON A PRESCRIBED 
SET OF PARAMETERS.  
>>Johnny Khamis : I AM ALSO 
KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING 
OUT OF, ESPECIALLY CHEVRON AT 
THIS PARTICULAR TIME.  
>> WE ARE PROPOSING TO HOLD IT 
TO MATURITY.  WE ARE NOT 
PROPOSING TO SELL IT AT THAT 
POINT.  
>>Johnny Khamis : THE MARKET 
JUST KILLED CHEVRON OVER THE 
LAST FEW DAYS.  AND I DON'T 
BELIEVE IN BUYING HIGH AND 
SELLING LOW.  SO I'M HOPING 
THAT IS NOT OUR STRATEGY.  
[LAUGHTER] QUITE FRANKLY, I 
HAVE TO SAY YOU WERE LOOKING AT 
A PERSON WHO DISLIKES CHEVRON.  
THEY LITERALLY RAN A CAMPAIGN 
AGAINST ME.  I DON'T 
NECESSARILY FEEL WE SHOULD BE 
TAKING A LOSS ON THINGS.  WE 
ARE FISCALLY ÃTHE FISCAL 
AGENTS FOR THE CITY TAXPAYERS 
AND I DON'T WANT US TO HAVE 
LOSSES ACCORDING TO THIS 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY.
>> WE WILL HOLD THE SECURITY 
UNTIL MATURITY.  IN THE 
INVESTMENT POLICY DOES ÃWE 
INVEST AS A BUY AND HOLD TO WE 
MAKE INVESTMENT DECISIONS BASED 
ON THE CASH FLOW NEEDS WE HAVE 
AT THE TIME AND WE GENERALLY 
HOLD THOSE SECURITIES UNTIL 
MATURITY.  WE ARE NOT AN ACTIVE 
TRADER AT ALL WITH RESPECT TO 
OUR PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT.
>> OKAY.  ONE MORE QUESTION I 
HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.  WHAT IF 
WE INVEST IN A PORTFOLIO LIKE A 
MUTUAL FUND THAT INVESTS IN A 
BASKET OF INVESTMENTS.  I 
CURRENTLY INVEST IN CALIFORNIA 
TAX-FREE MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS 
FROM FRANKLIN.  ONE OF THAT 
BOND FUND INVESTS IN ONE OF 
THESE INVESTMENTS?  ARE WE THEN 
IN VIOLATION OF OUR OWN POLICY 
AND THAT MUTUAL FUND COMPANY 
INVESTS IN SOMETHING WE DON'T 
AGREE WITH?  
>> OUR INVESTMENT POLICY 
DOESN'T ALLOW FOR MUTUAL FUNDS. 
ONLY MONEY MARKET FUNDS.
>>Johnny Khamis : ALL RIGHT.  
WE HAD TO DO INDIVIDUAL 
INVESTMENTS THAN.  >> 
CORRECT.  AND WE ARE LIMITED ON 
THE CORPORATE SECURITY SIDE TO 
THE PERCENTAGE OF THE 
PORTFOLIO, THE PERCENTAGE OF A 
PARTICULAR CREDIT RISK AND TO A 
THREE-YEAR MATURITY ON 
CORPORATE.  SO IT IS VERY 
LIMITED.  
>>Johnny Khamis : WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THERE IS BUILT IN 
SAFETY INTO THE PORTFOLIO.  
>> YES.  AND HIGHLY RATED AS 
WELL.
>>Johnny Khamis : OKAY.  THANK 
YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : TO CLARIFY, 
THIS IS NOT A DIVESTMENT.  THIS 
IS A NO MORE INVESTING 
DIRECTION.  SO WE WILL NOT BE 
SPECIFICALLY SELLING.  
COUNCILMEMBER JIMENEZ?  
>>Sergio Jimenez :THINK THOSE 
ARE VERY GOOD QUESTIONS .  
THINK AS WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER 
MEMOS IN THE PAST, I SUSPECT 
THE SIGNERS OF THIS MEMO 
RECOGNIZE THAT FOR EXAMPLE IN 
THE LANGUAGE, RETURN THE CITY 
COUNCIL WITH LANGUAGE FOR 
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT.  I THINK 
IT WAS BUILT INTO SOME OF THE
LANGUAGE IN THE MEMO , IT SEEMS 
PTO ME WHY I SIGNED ON IT GIVES 
A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DIFFERENCE 
TO YOUR DEPARTMENT TO GO BACK 
AND PUT ITEMS TOGETHER, SOME 
LANGUAGE TOGETHER TO SUBMIT FOR 
ADOPTION.  WE VERY MUCH 
APPRECIATE THAT WOULD ALSO 
APPRECIATE THE FACT THIS IS 
CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE 
ACTIONS WE HAVE BEEN DOING 
AROUND THE ENVIRONMENT WORK ON 
MANY DIFFERENT FRONTS AND THIS 
IS A CONTINUATION OF THAT.  AND 
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT AND I 
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE MIDDLE.  
>> SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo : ANY OTHER 
COMMENTS?  MR. BEEKMAN?  
>> THANK YOU.  THIS IS YOUR 
WORK TOWARDS SLOWLY LEAVING 
FOSSIL FUELS IS INCREDIBLE WORK 
THAT YOU ARE DOING HERE IN SAN 
JOSE.  I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH 
FOR THIS.  AND IN THIS TIME, WE 
ARE KIND OF DOWN AND SAID, IT 
IS A NICE REMINDER THAT YOU ARE 
BUILDING A FOSSIL FUEL LESS 
WORLD AT THIS TIME.  YOU ARE 
TAKING IMPORTANT STEPS AND THAT 
WILL LEAVE US LESS COMPROMISED 
WITHIN THE 2020 AND INTO THE 
FUTURE WITH FOSSIL FUEL 
COMPANIES.  AND IT WILL GIVE US 
A MYRIAD OF MORE CHOICES, MORE 
GOOD CHOICES.  AND HOW THIS CA
 
EVENTUALLY RELATE TO LOCAL 
COMMUNITY ENERGY PLANTS , I 
HOPE ÃREALLY WANT TO 
EXPONENTIALLY GROW FROM THIS 
THINKING.  AND GOOD IDEAS CAN 
REALLY DEVELOP WE WANT TO TAKE 
ON THOSE GOOD IDEAS NOT BE 
FEARFUL OF THEM.  SOLAR ENERGY 
IS REALLY COMING ON HERE AND 
HOW CAN WE REALLY PUSH FOR 
SOLAR ENERGY AND WORK TOWARD 
THOSE GOALS.  SO I THANK YOU 
FOR THESE EFFORTS THAT YOU ARE 
DOING HERE.  A POLITE REMINDER 
WITH THE PAST WEEKEND WITH WHAT 
HAS HAPPENED AT THE OPEC LAND, 
OPEC WORLD, I HAVE BEEN 
SPEAKING OF HERE ÃWE ARE AT A 
TIME TO REALLY WEAN OURSELVES 
FROM FOSSIL FUELS AND QUESTION 
WHAT OUR FUTURE IS A FRAK GAS 
AND THE FRAK GAS BOOM OF THIS 
COUNTRY.  AND WE ARE ADDRESSING 
THAT NOW AND IT IS COMING HOME 
HARD RIGHT NOW.  AND I JUST 
REALLY KNOW WE HAVE PATIENCE IN 
RESPECT OF WHAT THESE KIND OF 
ITEMS ARE TRYING TO BUILD.  AND 
I JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 
WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO AT 
THIS TIME AND I REALLY HOPE WE 
CAN BRING THAT THINKING TO ALL 
PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.  AND 
GOVERNMENT.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?  LET'S 
VOTE.  ALL RIGHT.  THANK YOU 
BOTH.  I DO 3 TO 5 IS A 
RATIFICATION AN EXTENSION OF 
APPROXIMATION OF LOCAL 
EMERGENCY DO THE CONFIRMATION 
FOR THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY 
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND 
COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION.  OF THE 
2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IS 
HAPPENING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.  
>> THANK YOU.  WILL KICK THINGS 
OFF AND THE TEAM WILL BE HERE 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND 
ANSWER QUESTIONS.  ON MARCH 5 
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE AND OTHER 
AGENCIES RECEIVED NEW COUNTY 
GUIDANCE RELATED TO COVID  19 
IN SOCIAL DISTANCING.  THIS 
DEVELOPMENT LED OUR PANDEMIC 
MANAGEMENT TEAM TO PROGRESS TO 
STAGE IV OF OUR PANDEMIC 
RESPONSE PLAN.  IN FURTHER 
RESPONSE TO THIS COUNTY 
GUIDANCE AND IN THE INTEREST OF 
LEVERAGING RESOURCES AND 
EMERGENCY POWERS TO THE FULLEST 
EXTENT POSSIBLE, I SIGNED A 
PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY 
ON MARCH 6. IS ALSO PROMPTED 
THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE TEAM TO 
BE ACTIVATED THROUGHOUT THE 
WEEKEND.  WE ARE IN FACT SEEN 
THE IMPACTS HERE IN SAN JOSE 
WITH POTENTIAL CASES OF 
EXPOSURE WITHIN OUR 
ORGANIZATION WE ARE WORKING 
WITH THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE 
OF DOCTOR SARAH CODY AND COUNTY 
PUBLIC HEALTH TO TAKE THE 
NECESSARY MEASURES TO PREVENT 
FURTHER SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.  
WE ARE ALSO TAKING STEPS TO 
REDUCE THE SPREAD IN THE 
COMMUNITY BY MODIFYING 
PROGRAMMING FOR SENIOR 
RESIDENTS, PROACTIVELY 
CANCELING EVENTS, EMPHASIZING 
HIGH TOUCH POINT HYGIENE 
PROTOCOLS AND COMMUNICATING 
SOCIAL DISTANCING STRATEGIES TO 
OUR WORKFORCE IN THE COMMUNITY 
AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE MEETING 
TODAY.  WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING 
WITH EACH DEPARTMENT TO 
INCORPORATE RESPONSE TO THE 
ISSUE INTO OUR DAILY OPERATION
 
.  THIS EXTENDS FROM LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AND OUR OPERATIONAL 
PLAN TO ENFORCE THE COUNTY 
LEGAL ORDER TO HALT MASS 
GATHERINGS, TO SUSPENDED 
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT ABATEMENTS 
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.  I WANT 
TO THINK OF CITY STAFF OR THE 
DILIGENCE ON THIS AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION 
TO THE SIRI FLUID ISSUE.  THE 
HEALTH OF OUR EMPLOYEES, 
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES 
REMAINS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY 
FOR US AT THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. 
I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME 
ONE-OFF SCRIPTS HERE THAT WE 
ARE COMMITTED TOPUTTING OUT 
FLUSH REPORTS ON A DAILY BASIS 
AT 10:00 A.M. AND 5:00 P.M. OR 
CLOSE TO THEIR .  AND SO WE 
WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE ALL THE 
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF THAT INFORMATION.  
I WILL NOW TURN OVER THE 
PRESENTATION TO CHIP HARKNESS, 
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.  CHIP IS 
OUR LEAD ON THIS EFFORT PARIS 
AND ALSO IN THE BOX IS ELITE 
WILCOX IN HIS ROLE AS ONE OF 
THE EOC DIRECTORS.  HE IS THE 
EOC DIRECTOR OF THE GOLD SHIFT 
AND THEN ALSO IN THE BOX IS 
GREAT REARDON, OUR DIRECTOR OF 
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR 
AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND 
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.  
BUILDING ON DAVE'S COMMENTS, 
THIS IS NO ORDINARY TIME.  WE 
HAVE ESCALATED OUR CITY
RESPONSIVE TO STAGE IV ON A 
5.PLAN .  WE ARE CONTINUING TO 
WORK THERE ARE EMERGENCY 
OPERATION CENTER TO RESPOND.  I 
WANT TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL 
UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF WHAT WE 
KNOW ABOUT THE EPIDEMIC AND OUR 
RESPONSE AND THEN WE WILL PAUSE 
TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.  THAT 
YOU MAY HAVE.  NO AT THE LOCAL 
LEVEL WE HAVE COMMUNITY 
TRANSMISSION THAT IS NOT TRACED 
BACK TO EITHER A KNOWN CLUSTER 
OR TRAVEL AND THAT THESE CASES 
ARE INCREASING.  WE SHOULD 
EXPECT THESE CASES TO CONTINUE 
TO INCREASE IN THE DAYS AND 
WEEKS OF TESTING EXPANDS ON THE 
VIRUS CONTINUES EXPRESSION.  
THAT SPREAD COULD BE 
EXPONENTIAL AND WE SHOULD 
EXPECT TO SEE POTENTIAL RAPID 
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF 
CASES.  WE BEGIN TO SEE IN 
IMPACT ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 
AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE BEGAN 
TO SEEK TREATMENT BUT AT THIS 
POINT WE HAVE PLENTY OF 
CAPACITY, BUT THAT IS ONE OF 
THEISSUES THE COUNTY IS WORRIED 
ABOUT .  NATIONALLY, I WOULD 
POINT OUT THERE ARE A LOT OF 
LOCATIONS THAT ARE BEGINNING TO 
SEE CASES.  WOULD CONTINUE TO 
BE SORT OF THE THREE AREAS OF 
THE CITY WHICH ARE FURTHEST Ã
AREAS OF THE COUNTRY FURTHEST 
ALONG REPORTED THAT AS A RESULT 
OF OUR TESTING, BUT I SUSPECT 
WE WILL SEE A DRAMATIC INCREASE 
IN THE NUMBER OF CASES 
NATIONWIDE OVER THE NEXT DAYS 
AND WEEKS.  AS A RESULT, WE 
EXPECT THE NATIONAL SYSTEM WILL 
ALSO BE UNDER A GREAT DEAL OF 
STRESS.  OUR FOLKS INTERNALLY 
IS ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, BUT 
EVERYTHING WE DO WE NEED TO 
THINK ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE MOST 
VULNERABLE TO THE EPIDEMIC 
PROPOSAL BOTH IN TERMS OF THE 
HEALTH IMPACTS MOST VULNERABLE 
ALSO IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMIC 
IMPACTS.  ON THE HILLSIDE WE 
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SENIORS 
AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL 
CONDITIONS.  WE KNOW THE 
SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE AND THE 
MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF THE 
DISEASE IS HIGHER AMONG 
SENIORS.  ESPECIALLY THOSE OF 
US AT 50 AND GOING UP STEPWISE 
FASHION EVERY DECADE WITH A 
SPECIAL PREVALENCE IN THOSE WHO 
ARE 70s AND 80s AND ABOVE.  
ALSO FOR THE HEALTH SIDE, WE 
ARE VERY CONCERNED AND PAYING 
ATTENTION AND BUILDING 
STRATEGIES SPECIFICALLY TO DO 
WITH HOMELESS.  FOLKS WERE ON 
HOUSE AND UNSHELTERED FACE 
DIFFICULT TIME STAYING CLEANAND 
DEALING WITH DISEASE IN NORMAL 
ENVIRONMENTS.  THIS IS EVEN 
MORE SO.  WE ARE BUILDING A 
STRATEGY WITH THE COUNTY TO 
ADDRESS THAT.  ON THE ECONOMIC 
SIDE, WE ARE BEGINNING TO THINK 
ABOUT THE ECONOMIC 
CONSEQUENCES.  IN MANY WAYS 
THEY MIGHT BE LONGER AND MORE 
SEVERE THAN THE HEALTH 
CONSEQUENCES.  AND SO SOME 
POPULATIONS OF THOSE WHO ARE 
LOW INCOME , ESPECIALLY HOURLY 
WORKERS WHO ARE ALREADY BEING 
AFFECTED BY THIS AND WILL BE 
EFFECTIVE.  ALSO EFFECTIVELY 
EXPECT SMALL BUSINESSES AND 
SMALL NONPROFITS.  IN 
PARTICULAR TO FEEL THE BRUNT OF 
THE SPIRIT ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO 
ARE OTHER RELATED ENTERTAINMENT 
INDUSTRY, HOTEL AND THOSE WHO 
DEPED ON TECH WORKERS WHO ARE 
TELECOMMUTING FOR THEIR 
LIVELIHOOD.  FINALLY, IF WE GET 
TO THE POINT OF SCHOOL CLOSURES 
AND DOCTOR HAS MADE IT CLEAR 
THAT IS A DIFFICULT DECISION, 
WE KNOW THE SCHOOL CLOSURES 
WILL HAVE IMPACTS NOT ONLY ON 
THE CHILDREN BUT ALSO VERY MUCH 
SO ON THE FAMILIES.  AND THAT 
WE EXPECT TO BE AS MUCH OF AN 
ECONOMIC IMPACT IS A HEALTH 
IMPACT, IF THAT MEASURE IS 
TAKEN IN ONE OR MANY SCHOOLS.  
ALSO AS IS THE CASE IN ANY 
DISASTER, WE ARE PAYING 
PARTICULAR UP AND ATTENTION TO 
THE IMPACTS RUN LANGUAGE AND 
HOW WE WORK WITH AND ENGAGE 
SPEAKERS OF LANGUAGES THER 
THAN ENGLISH FOR THE IMPACTS OF 
RACE AND DISPROPORTIONATE 
IMPACTS OF RACE THAT MIGHT BE 
THERE ON PEOPLE WHO ARE 
AFFECTED BY THIS AND ACCESS AND 
FUNCTIONAL NEEDS.  PEOPLE WITH 
DIFFERENT WAYS OF GETTING 
AROUND, MOBILITY OR BEING IN 
THE WORLD WILL BE 
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED.  
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE FRAMES WE 
ARE THINKING ABOUT.  IN TERMS 
OF OUR PLAN.  WE HAVE FOUR KEY 
POINTS AS WE MENTIONED 
PROTECTING OUR PEOPLE WHEN 
DELIVERING ESSENTIAL SERVICES, 
COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY AND 
SUPPORTING COUNTY PUBLIC 
HEALTH.  WE LAUNCHED THE FORMAL 
SHIFT FROM A GENERAL PLAN TO A 
SPECIFIC WEEK BY WEEK ACTION 
PLAN WITH 40 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS 
THAT ARE TEST OUT TO LEADERS 
AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS TO BEGIN 
WORKING ON IN ALL OF THOSE 
AREAS THAT I MENTIONED.  AT THE 
VERY HIGH LEVEL IN TERMS OF 
PROTECTING OUR PEOPLE, THIS 
INCLUDES ENHANCED CLEANING OF 
HOTSPOTS, PROVISION OF HAND 
SANITIZER AND CLEANING 
MESSAGES.  GUIDANCE ON HYGIENE 
AND SOCIAL DISTANCING TO OUR 
WORKFORCE FOR MEETINGS OF ALL 
KINDS AND LINKAGE ARE OUR FIRST 
RESPONDERS IN PARTICULAR HAVE 
THE SUPPLY OF PPE, PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND THAT 
THEY ARE TRAINED IN SOLID IN 
USING THE GOOGLE EVERY INSTANCE 
WHERE IT IS REQUIRED IN 
ENHANCING OUR CAPACITY TO WORK 
PROMOTE AND TELECOMMUTE FOR 
THOSE.  DELIVERING CITY 
SERVICES WE ARE DEVELOPING AND 
DEPLOYING OR CONTINUITY OF 
OPERATIONS PLAN AND LOOKING AT 
THE QUESTION OF CONTINUITY OF 
GOVERNMENT WE ARE BEGINNING TO 
MODIFY HER OWN MEETINGS AND 
GATHERINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
THE COUNTY DIRECTION AND 
GUIDANCE AS WELL AS MODIFY OUR 
SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 
DIRECTION AND THE CDC GUIDANCE 
AS WELL.  THIS INCLUDES THINGS 
LIKE CHANGING THE WEIGHT WE ARE 
PROVIDING SERVICES TO SENIORS 
AND OTHERS WHO ARE PARTICULARLY 
VULNERABLE.  COMMUNICATIONS LED 
BY OUR FULLY ACTIVATED API WILL 
GROUP IS POINT ON INTERNAL 
COMMUNICATIONS TO OUR WORKFORCE 
AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS 
AMPLIFYING THE COUNTIES 
MESSAGES AND LETTING PEOPLE 
KNOW ABOUT OUR CLOSURES AND 
SERVICE OPERATIONS.  ALSO, 
ORGAN DONATION AS MUCH OF THE 
INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE IS 
AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES 
DID WE FINALLY CONTINUE TO WORK 
TIGHTLY WITH AND COORDINATE 
WITH COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND 
ARE SEEKING WAYS TO WORK AS ONE 
TEAM TO HAVE AN INCREASINGLY 
SWIFT RESPONSE, COMPREHENSIVE 
RESPONSE AND COORDINATED 
RESPONSE.  WITH THAT I WILL 
CLOSE OUR PRESENTATION AND TAKE 
ANY QUESTIONS OR GUIDANCE YOU 
MIGHT HAVE FOR US AT THIS TIME.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
KIP.  AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE 
MANY HOURS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN 
INVESTING.  RAY AND EVERYBODY 
ON THE TEAM.  I KNOW THIS HAS 
BEEN AROUND THE CLOCK FOR ALL 
OF US.  AND I KNOW IT IS GOING 
TO BE MANY MORE WEEKS AHEAD.  I 
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL 
THE WORK AND I SHOULD KNOW IN 
PARTICULAR, I THINK IT WAS 
JANUARY 27 YOU STARTED GETTING 
READY SPORT 24TH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : 24TH.  RIGHT.  
FAIR TO SAY KIP HAD A JUMP ON 
THE CDC AND EVERYBODY ELSE.  
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT 
OUR SAN JOSE TEAM HAS COME 
TOGETHER QUICKLY TO TRY TO DO 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREPARE.  
WE ARE NOT THE LEAD AGENCY 
HERE, BUT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF 
WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN INVESTED 
TO PREPARE FOR WHAT WE SUSPECT 
MAY COME.  OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T 
KNOW EXACTLY SO WE WILL KEEP 
DOING OUR BEST.  WE DO HAVE ONE 
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY WHO 
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND THEN WE 
WILL COME BACK TO COUNSEL 
DURING IT IS OUR FORMER VICE 
MAYOR.  WELCOME.  
>> THANK YOU MAYOR AND 
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL.  IT 
SEEMS SURREAL I WOULD BE COMING 
HERE TO TALK ABOUT A PANDEMIC, 
WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE FACING.  
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK 
ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. 
SINCERELY.  I'M REPRESENTING 
THE COMMUNITY.  AND 
REPRESENTING PEOPLE TALKING TO 
ME.  VETERANS, SENIORS, ALL 
KINDS OF FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY 
WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED.  BUT 
YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.  WE 
WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.  IS A 
TOUGH SITUATION WE ALL 
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU ARE 
DOING.  A COUPLE THINGS I 
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.  AND I 
KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL 
OVER THE COUNTY.  LORD KNOWS 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.  THE 
THING MANY ARE CONCERNED IN THE 
COMMUNITY IS TESTING.  IF WE 
DON'T TEST THIS WIDELY, WE ARE 
NOT GOING TO KNOW HOW BIG THE 
PROBLEM IS.  THAT IS STILL AN 
ISSUE.  I TALKED TO A DOCTOR 
YESTERDAY, A PRIVATE PHYSICIAN 
WHO SAID HE CAN NOW RECEIVE 
TESTS FROM ONE OF THE LABS THAT 
HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO PRODUCE 
THOSE TESTS.  BUT I TALKED TO 
KAISER YESTERDAY ALSO KAISER IS 
LIMITING TESTS.  THEY ARE NOT 
WIDELY AVAILABLE.  FOR A LOT OF 
PEOPLE THEY ARE NOT WIDELY 
AVAILABLE POINT I ASKED HIM 
WHAT CAN I TELL THE CITY 
COUNCIL WOULD WANT EVERYONE TO 
KNOW.  HE WANTS EVERYONE T BE 
TESTED AND AND HE REALIZES THEY 
CAN'T BE.  HE IS WONDERING IF 
WE ARE NOT SPEAKING ABOUT IT 
BECAUSE IT WOULD CAUSE CONCERN. 
WHICH BRINGS ME TO ANOTHER 
THING.  OUR COMMUNITY CAN HEAR 
THE TRUTH.  THEY WANT TO.  SO 
DON'T BE AFRAID TO CONTINUE TO 
SPEAK OUT.  I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 
THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE MORE 
FREQUENT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 
COMMUNITY.  I KNOW YOU ARE 
LETTING THE COUNTY TAKE THE 
LEAD ON THE DOCTORS AND THE 
SCIENTISTS TAKE THE LEAD, BUT 
OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS TO HEAR 
FROM CITY LEADERS.  WE NEED TO 
HEAR FROM YOU MORE, WE NEED TO 
HAVE THAT.  AND A TWO WAY 
CONVERSATION OF POSSIBLE.  
THERE NEEDS TO BE ÃPROBABLY 
THE COUNTY NEEDS TO DO THIS BUT 
YOU NEED TO STAND UP A HOTLINE. 
THE NEEDS TO BE A HOTLINE FOR 
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT GETTING 
THEIR INFORMATION FROM THE WEB 
BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO 
TALK TO SOMEBODY LIVES.  I CAN 
TELL YOU THAT IS AN URGENT 
CONCERN.  IF YOU WANT TO TAMP 
DOWN THE TOILET PAPER ISSUE OF 
2020 OF EVERYBODY TRYING TO RUN 
IN AND BE PANICKED BUYING AND 
ALL OF THAT, GIVE PEOPLE MORE 
INFORMATION.  THAT IS A SIGNAL. 
THE FACT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO 
THESE DRUGSTORES AND BUYING OUT 
EVERYTHING IN THE STORES IS 
ASSIGNED THEYARE AFRAID.  AND 
THAT THEY ARE DOING THE ONE 
THING THEYTHINK THEY CAN DO TO 
TAKE CONTROL OF THE SITUATION.  
IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT 
BEHAVIOR, WE NEED TO GIVE THEM 
MORE INFORMATION.  NOT LESS.  I 
WOULD NOT BE AFRAID YOU ARE 
GOING TO PANIC PEOPLE DURING 
THEY ARE PANICKING THEMSELVES 
WITH THE WORST FEARS .  SO 
PLEASE , MORE INFORMATION, A 
HOTLINE FOR THE COUNTY AND 
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO 
ENCOURAGE TESTING, WE SHOULD 
HAVE DRIVE-BY TESTING BY NOW.  
IF YOU WANT TO AVOID ITALY, IF
WE WANT TO BE AVOID BEING IN 
THE LEAGUE , WE NEED GET THE 
TESTING OUT AND GET IT DONE 
RAPIDLY.  WHATEVER WE CAN DO.  
I HAVE FAITH IN YOU GUYS STAND 
UP, MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD, 
WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND THANK 
YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE 
DOING.  YOU'RE GOING TO GET 
THROUGH THIS.  I THINK WE WILL 
GET THROUGH IT, BUT THE NEXT 
TWO WEEKS IS CRITICAL.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
AND MAYBE WE WILL START THEIR.  
I KNOW THAT VERY POINT I KNOW 
IS SOMETHING I ARTICULATE FROM 
THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 
A FEW HOURS AGO AND IT IS 
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN 
FOREMOST IN YOUR MIND IN 
PARTICULAR.  MAYBE YOU COULD 
SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR 
KNOWLEDGE WHAT WE DON'T HAVE 
DRIVE-BY TESTING LIKE THEY DO 
IN SINGAPORE OR SOUTH KOREA OR 
OTHER PLACES.  
>> I WOULD SAY ON THE HOTLINE 
ISSUE THE COUNTY HAS ÃHAS 
ACTIVATED THE 211 LINE.  211 IS 
THE PLACE TO GO FOR QUESTIONS 
AND INFORMATION COUNTYWIDE ON 
THAT.  PART OF WHAT WE WILL 
START GETTING OUT.  ON THE 
TESTING IT IS AN EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT ISSUE.  WE ARE NOT 
THE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT SO I'M 
GOING TO SKETCH THIS FROM OUR 
PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT WE KNOW.  
IT APPEARS AS EARLY AS 10 TO 
FEBRUARY.  WE HAD THE CHANCE TO 
TALK WITH COLLEAGUES IN 
SINGAPORE WHERE THEY INITIATED 
EARLY TESTING IN SINGAPORE AND 
THERE IN SINGAPORE THEY HAD 
DONE TESTING ON PEOPLE IN 
HOSPITAL SYSTEM WHO HAD 
PNEUMONIA OR FLULIKE SYMPTOMS 
STARTING THE FIRST WEEK OF 
FEBRUARY.  THEY WERE ABLE TO 
IDENTIFY SEVERAL CASES THAT 
WERE NOT TROUBLE RELATED AND 
BEGIN TO CONTAIN THOSE CLUSTERS 
TO REPORT OUR QUESTION TO THE 
COUNTY AT THAT POINT WAS WHEN 
DO WE DO THAT, WHAT CAN WE DO 
FOR THE RESPONSE BACK TO US IS 
THE CDC GUIDELINES DON'T ALLOW 
US TO DO THAT IN THE TESTING 
CAPACITY ISN'T THERE.  
ESSENTIALLY THEY WERE 
CONSTRAINED BY THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IN TWO WAYS.  ONE 
BUT THE CAPACITY, WHICH IS VERY 
LIMITED FOR A VERY LONG TIME 
AND CONTINUES TO BE LIMITED.  
TO COVER THE PROTOCOLS OF THE 
CDC MONTHS AUTHORIZING WAS 
EXTREMELY NARROW AND CONTINUE 
TO BE EXTREMELY NARROW FOR A 
LONG TIME.  IT IS ONLY NOW 
THEY'RE LOOSENING THEM UP TO 
KNOW THAT THE PROTOCOLS OF 
LOOSENED UP, IT DOESN'T MATTER 
OF THEM CATCHING UP WITH THE 
CAPACITY TO DO THE TESTING.  
SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE 
COMPLETE CAPACITY THEY NEED, 
THEY ARE HAVING TO PRIORITIZE 
AND TRIAGE WHO GETS TESTED WITH 
PRIORITIES BEING ACTIVE CASES, 
THE HORSE AND THE MEDIC AND WE 
ALSO ASKED THEM TO PRIORITIZE 
FIRST RESPONDER RELATED CASES 
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE EXPOSED FIRST 
RESPONDERS OR WERE WE HAVE 
FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WE ARE 
CONCERNED MIGHT BE SYMPTOMATIC. 
BUT THERE STILL VERY LIMITED 
CAPACITY.  PRIVATE COMPANIES 
ARE SCALING UP NOW, BUT ON ALL 
THE TESTS HAVE BEEN SCOPED OUT. 
SO THERE IS SOME QUESTION ON 
THE DEGREE OF RELIABILITY.  BUT 
ALL IN ALL, THIS IS MUCH LATER 
MUCH SLOWER THAN WHAT WE HAVE 
SEEN IN AREAS LIKE SINGAPORE OR 
SOUTH KOREA WE HAVE SEEN THE 
TESTING RAMP OF.  AND TO GET 
THE LATEST STATISTICS YOU 
MENTIONED.  IT'S ABOUT 150,000 
TESTS THEY HAVE DONE THEIR 
PERMIT EVEN A COUPLE WEEKS AGO 
THEY HAD DONE 100,000 TESTS, 
WHICH IS ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE 
HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAVE DONE 
FROM A MUCH LARGER POPULATION 
IN THE UNITED STATES.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU FOR 
THE MOST RECENT WAS 190,000.  
IT WAS LITERALLY100 TIMES MORE 
THAN THE UNITED STATES .  
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.  SO I 
CERTAINLY CARRY THAT MESSAGE AS 
WE HAVE CONTINUALLY WITH THE 
COUNTY AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR 
LABS AND FOR TEST KITS AND FOR 
ÃWE STILL DON'T HAVE THE GOLD 
STANDARD WHICH IS A TEST TO 
ENABLE US TO BE ABLE TO CONFIR
 
TESTING BEFORE SOMEONE IS 
SYMPTOMATIC, WHICH IS REALLY 
THE MOST VALUABLE THING .  BUT 
IF YOU GETTING SPOT TESTING 
DONE LIKE THEY ARE DOING IN 
SOUTH KOREA AND SINGAPORE, 
WUHANWHERE THEY HAVE HAD 
320,000 TESTS ALREADY .  IN ALL 
OF THE UNITED STATES AS A DATE 
OR TWO AGO WAS ABOUT 1900.  WE 
ARE WELL BEHIND.  THE WAY THEY 
ARE CONTAINING THE SPREAD OR 
MITIGATING THE SPREAD, I SHOULD 
SAY, IS BECAUSE THEY ARE 
TESTING AND DOING A LOT OF 
ACTIVE CONTACT TRACING.  THAT 
IS WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE 
CRITICALLY DONE HERE.  I HAVE 
CONVEYED THAT MESSAGE TO THE 
GOVERNOR YESTERDAY.  THEY ARE 
WORKING ON TRYING TO GET MORE 
PRIVATE LABS TO OPEN AND 
RUNNING ÃIT APPEARS OF THE TWO 
MAJOR LABS I KNOW FOR OF THAT 
KNOWS, TO THE MAJOR ONES ONLY 
ONE OF THEM IS IN OPERATION 
HERE IN CALIFORNIA.  SO WE ARE 
GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN 
TO EXPAND ACCESS AND ENCOURAGE 
THE COUNTY TO DO THE SAME.  I 
SUSPECT WE MAY END UP HAVING TO 
GO ABROAD BECAUSE THEY CLEARLY 
FIGURED OUT IN OTHER COUNTRIES 
WE HAVE NOT FIGURED IT OUT IN 
THE UNITED STATES AND IT IS 
BEYOND ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW 
THAT CAN BE TESTING 109,000 
PEOPLE IN SOUTH KOREA AND WE 
CAN'T TEST 1/100 OF THAT.  IT'S 
CRAZY.  ANOTHER GOING TO BE 
LOTS OF QUESTIONS.  I JUST 
WANTED TO THROW OUT A COUPLE 
HERE.  ONE IS INFORMATION WE 
DISCUSSED THIS MORNING AND I 
ANNOUNCED IN FRONT OF THE 
COUNTY THAT WE HAVE HALTED 
ENCAMPMENT ABATEMENTS.  CAN YOU 
SAY ABOUT WHY WE ARE DOING 
THAT?  
>> YES.  I WILL ASK JACKIE TO 
COME DOWN AND ASSIST ME ON THIS 
ITEM.  SHE'S BEEN WORKING COME 
PENSIVELY WITH THE COUNTY ON 
OUR SUPPORT IN RESPONSE FOR THE 
HOMELESS COMMUNITY.  THIS IS 
THE DECISION TO HALT ABATEMENTS 
AS PARTOF THAT .  SO WE DON'T 
FURTHER EXACERBATE THE ISSUE.  
>> YES.  THANK YOU.  I WASN'T 
SURE THE SOCIAL DISTANCING IN 
THEIR.  SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING 
WITH THE COUNTY HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT WE ARE ALSO 
FORTUNATE TO BE ON A CALL WITH 
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CDC 
WHO ARE EMBEDDED IN THE COUNTY 
TO TALK ABOUT OUR RESPONSE OR 
OUR PLANNED RESPONSE AND HOW WE 
CAN ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON 
HOMELESSNESS.  BASED ON THOSE 
CONVERSATIONS WE FELT LIKE IT 
WAS MOST PRUDENT TO SUSPEND THE 
ENCAMPMENT ABATEMENTS BECAUSE 
DISRUPTING WHERE PEOPLE ARE 
LIVING AND HAVING THEM MOVE CAN 
ACTUALLY, IF THEY WERE SICK IT 
COULD EXPOSE MORE PEOPLE AND IF 
THEY ARE NOT SICK, IT COULD 
EXPOSE THEM AS WELL.  BECAUSE 
THEY WOULD BE INTERMINGLING 
MORE.  THEY ARE KIND OF SETTLED 
IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES WHERE 
THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.  AND WE ARE 
WORKING ON A PLAN IN ORDER TO 
START PROVIDING ADDITIONAL 
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN 
ENCAMPMENTS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
JACKIE.  I MIGHT ALSO ADD WHEN 
WE ARE ABLE TO GET TO THE POINT 
WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO TEST MORE 
PROACTIVELY AND I HOPE WE ARE 
ABLE TO GET THERE, EXPECT SOME 
OF THE HOMELESS PEOPLE WILL 
NEED TESTING.  WE WANT TO MAKE 
SURE WE CAN GO FIND THEM AGAIN 
IF THEY ARE TESTING POSITIVE SO 
WE CAN HELP THEM.  AND GET 
ISOLATED.  GET THEM GET 
ISOLATED AND HELP THEM WITH 
MEDICAL TREATMENT.  OKAY.  
SECONDLY COMMIT QUESTION I HAVE 
HAD QUITE A BIT FROM ARTS 
COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR.  AS WE 
HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN SUPPORTING 
THE COUNTIES ORDER TO SHUT DOWN 
ANY LARGE PUBLIC EVENTS OF MORE 
THAN 1000, CERTAINLY THERE ARE 
MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ARE
LESS THAN 1000 .  I AM BEING 
TEXTEDWHAT SHOULD WE DO .  WHAT 
DO YOU SUGGEST?  
>> WE HAVE A TEAM THAT HAS 
DEVELOPED GUIDANCE AND WE PUT 
THAT OUT IN ONE OF THE FLASH 
REPORTS, BUT CARRY ITEMS IT IS 
IN OUR OFFICE OF CULTURAL 
AFFAIRS AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN THE POINT 
ON THE AND BECOMING OUR ADVICE 
NURSE ON MEETINGS AND 
GATHERINGS.  I WOULD ASK YOU TO 
COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT WHAT 
WE'VE DONE HOW YOU WOULD 
SUGGEST PEOPLE HELPING THOSE 
DECISIONS.
>>Sam Liccardo : THAT MAYBE YOU 
COULD ALSO TELL US IS THERE A 
SINGLE WEBPAGE WE FIND ALL THIS 
INFORMATION?  
>> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT 
QUESTION.  NECESSARY FLUID SO 
THAT IS A GOOD RECOMMENDATION.  
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE BEEN 
COMMUNICATING TO OUR ARTS 
PARTNERS MAINLY BY EMAIL.  SOME 
iPhone AND SO FORTH.  
ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE HAVE LAID 
OUT IS WE HAVE THE MORATORIUM 
FOR ANY EVENTS OVER 1000 SO 
THAT AFFECTS A LOT OF OUR 
THEATERS AND VENUES INCLUDING 
THE CONVENTION CENTER.  IT 
AFFECTS THE CIVIC, IT AFFECTS 
THE CPA AND AFFECTS THE 
CALIFORNIA.  BUT IN ADDITION, 
IT AFFECTS OUTDOOR SPECIAL 
EVENTS AS WELL.  A LOT OF THOSE 
PARTNERS RELY ON THE REVENUES 
FOR THEIR VIABILITY.  WE ARE 
TAKING NOT WE ARE WELL AWARE OF 
THAT.  WE ARE DOING IS 
COMMUNICATING TO THEM AS THE 
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT COMES 
OUT WITH ANY NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
SO RIGHT NOW OUR TEAM IS 
ACTIVELYWORKING ON THE 
MORATORIUM .  MAKING SURE THEY 
ARE INFORMED.  IN ADDITION TO 
THAT, WE ARE GIVING THEM 
GUIDELINES ABOUT SHOULD THEY 
CONTINUE TO HOLD EVENTS BECAUSE 
IT DOESN'T MEET THAT CRITERIA.  
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE 
PRACTICE DISTANCING AND THAT 
THEY ARE ALSO COMMUNICATING TO 
THEIR PATRONS IN ADVANCE OF 
THEM ARRIVE INTO THE FACILITY.  
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT 
RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE RELATED 
TO THAT.  WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING 
RESOURCES IN TERMS OF FOR 
NONPROFITS ARTS GROUPS IN TERMS 
OF PLANNING AND FINANCIAL 
PLANNING FOR THINGS LIKE THIS.  
AND THEIR OTHER RESOURCES WE 
ARE PROVIDING TO THEM LIKE THE 
CDC AND THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITES.  AS I 
MENTIONED, WE KNOW THIS IS 
DYNAMIC SO THERE IS PROBABLY 
GOING TO BE OTHER TYPES OF 
SUPPORT WE ARE GOING TO LOOK 2 
TO PROVIDE FOR THEM IS 
GRAPPLING WITH LOSS OF 
REVENUES.  DOES THAT ANSWER 
YOUR QUESTION?  
>> WE DO HAVE A COVID  19 
BANNER HAVE THAT COMES UP ON 
THE WEBPAGE.  WE WILL MAKE SURE 
OUR INFORMATION IS CLEARLY 
THERE WHEN YOU CLICK ON IT.  IT 
IS A LITTLE BIT DOWN IN THE 
WEEDS AT THIS POINT.  YOU HAVE 
TO DOUBLE-CLICK INTO A FEW 
THINGS.  WE WILL PULL THAT UP 
HIGHER ON THE WEBSITE.
>>Sam Liccardo : THATWOULD BE 
GREAT.  JUST FOR TYPICAL EVENT 
WHERE YOU HAVE AN ART 
PERFORMANCE IN A BLACK BOX 
THEATER , ARE WE SAYING GO HAD 
TO EMPTY SEATS BETWEEN EVERY 
PATRON?  WHAT ARE WE TELLING 
THEM?  
>> THE CITY IS NOT DIRECTING AT 
THIS POINT FOR THE ONE THING WE 
HAVE DIRECTED IS WE HAVE ASKED 
THEM TO POST THE NOTIFICATIONS 
FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT IN THEIR FACILITIES 
WHERE THEY ARE PROVIDING ANY 
EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES.  ON THE 
ALSO ASKING THEM TO COMMUNICATE 
TO THEIR PATRONS IN ADVANCE.  
WE ARE NOT DIRECTING THEM TO 
COUNSEL UNLESS THEY HIT THE 
MORATORIUM LEVEL, THAT 
CRITERIA.  BUT IN SOME CASES 
I'M SEEING THEATERS THAT ARE 
CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE KIND 
OF INFORMATION TO THEIR 
PATRONS.  AND IN SOME CASES I'M 
NOT SEEING IT ON THE WEB.  I 
THINK WE WILL REINFORCE THAT IS 
AN IMPORTANT ONGOING THING.  
AND THAT BEFORE ANY TYPE OF 
EVENT BUT THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE 
COMMUNICATING TO THEIR PATRONS 
AS WELL ABOUT STAYING HOME IF 
YOU ARE SICK, WASH HER HANDS.  
ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  I 
APPRECIATE WE ARE NOT THE 
COUNTY, WE ARE NOT THE HEALTH 
EXPERTS.  JUST WONDERING IF WE 
SHOULD BE A BIT MORE DIRECT OR 
PROACTIVE.
>> I THINK THAT IS A VALID 
QUESTION WE CAN LOOK AT.  
CERTAINLY EVENTS THAT FALL 
BELOW THE THRESHOLD AND IF 
THOSE EVENTS ARE UNABLE TO 
INCORPORATE THE COUNTY GUIDANC
 
, WHAT OUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE.  
WE WILL LOOK AT THAT.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANKS, DAVE.
>> I WILL ALSO SAY QUICKLY, WE 
ARE TRACKING WHAT WE ARE SEEN 
COMING THROUGH OUR OFFICE IN 
TERMS OF CONSOLATIONS OR 
MODIFICATIONS OR POSTPONEMENTS. 
A LOT OF THINGS HAS BEEN 
POSTPONED THAT DID NOT MEET THE 
CRITERIA.  WOULD SAY THE ARTS 
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN REALLY 
GOOD PARTNERS TO HELP STEWARD 
PUBLIC HEALTH IN THIS 
SITUATION.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ?  P6 
THANK YOU.  MY QUESTION IS IN 
REGARDS TO THE PREPAREDNESS 
AROUND ÃI DON'T KNOW IF IT 
WOULD BE QUARANTINED SITES OR 
EVEN ASSISTANCE FOR THE 
HOSPITAL'S.  AS YOU SAID, WE 
ARE NOT THERE BY ANY MEANS, BUT 
AT THE POTENTIAL MOMENTS OR 
HOSPITALS START TO GET BURDENED 
AND HAVE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS 
WE ARE TALKING KNOW ABOUT 
TESTING.  SITES FOR TESTING.  
DO WE HAVE EITHER OURSELVES OR 
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY 
IDENTIFY LOCATIONS THAT WOULD 
BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS 
LIKE THAT?  
>> LET ME UNDERSTAND WHAT 
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.  WHICH 
SITE FOR WHAT KIND OF 
OPERATIONS?  P6 THE TWO 
EXAMPLES WOULD BE ONE FOR 
ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE BUT I 
GUESS IF OUR HOSPITALS ARE 
ACTUALLY OVERRUN WITH A LACK OF 
BEDS OR A COMBINATION OF A LOT 
OF PEOPLE WANTING TO COME IN TO 
GET TESTED WHETHER SYMPTOMS 
CHECK.  A LOCATION FOR THAT.  
AND IF WE DID JUST LIFT UP A 
TESTING SPOT OR TESTING 
LOCATION LIKE WE HAVE SEEN OF 
THESE DRIVE-THROUGH LOCATIONS, 
HAVE WE IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS 
FOR EITHER OF THOSE TWO 
ACTIVITIES?  
>> THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON 
BOTHTHOSE QUESTIONS.  IN TERMS 
THE FIRST ONE FROM WHAT THEY 
SHARED THE BOARD MEETING THIS 
MORNING , THEY HAVE THE 
CAPACITY TO STAND UP MOBILE 
SURGICAL HOSPITAL UNITS.  OF 
TWO OF THEM THEY CAN STAND UP 
AND THEY CAN STAND THIS UP IN 
OPEN AREAS AND THEY CAN HANDLE 
MANY HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL 
PATIENTS COULD BE SPECIFIC TO 
COVID  ONLY IF THEY WANTED TO.  
IF THEY CAN BE ON THE THEY ARE 
IN A MUTUAL AID SITUATION AND 
THEY ARE LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD 
AND PREPARING TO DEPLOY THOSE 
MOBILE UNITS AS NEEDED AND ASK 
FOR MUTUAL AID IF IT GETS PAST 
THAT POINT.  A LOT OF THAT WILL 
DEPEND ON HOW HIGH THE PEAK IS 
AND HOW RAPIDLY IT IS.  THIS IS 
WHY THE SLOWING OF THE SPREAD 
IS AS IMPORTANT IN SOMEWAYS IS 
THE ELIMINATION .  IF YOU HAD 
TO PARAPHRASE DOCTOR CODY, IF 
YOU HAVE ONE PATIENT A DAY OVER 
14 DAYS, THAT IS A LOT 
DIFFERENT THAN 14 PATIENTS IN 
ONE DAY.  PART OF WHAT THEIR 
STRATEGY IS IS TO SLOW THE 
SPREAD.  EVEN IF THE SAME 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE INFECTED, 
THAT WILL REDUCE THE STRAIN ON 
HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS.  TO RESPOND 
TO YOUR QUESTION, THEY HAVE AND 
ARE LOOKING AT CAPACITY FOR 
IMMEDIATE EXPANSION WITHIN 
THEIR OWN AND PREPARING TO DO 
REQUESTS FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE 
WHEN THAT GOES BEYOND.  IN 
TERMS OF THE TESTING AT THIS 
POINT, THEY REALLY JUST TRYING 
TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY ANY 
WAY THEY CAN FROM YOU I'M NOT 
PRIVY TO THEIR PLANS FOR PUBLIC 
TESTINGS WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE 
THAT CAPACITY.  WHAT I WOULD 
LIKE TO SEE THIS PICTURE WE ARE 
CLOSER AND CLOSER INVOLVEDWITH 
THEM SO WE CAN REALLY RAMP UP 
OUR SUPPORT .  FOR EXAMPLE, 
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE TRAFFIC 
CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ISSUES RELATED TO ALL THESE 
THINGS THAT WE WANT TO BE THERE 
WITHOUT ANY DAYLIGHT BETWEEN US 
SUPPORTING THE COUNTY WHEN THEY 
NEED TO TAKE THESE MEASURES.  
>>Raul Peralez : DO YOU KNOW 
THE LOCATIONS THE COUNTY HAS 
IDENTIFY WHERE THEY WOULD 
POTENTIALLY POP UP?  THESE TWO 
MOBILE SITES?  IN THE SECOND 
QUESTION WOULD BE IF THEY DID 
ELEVATE TO MUTUAL AID, HOW WE 
ALREADY IDENTIFIED WHAT 
CAPACITY WE MIGHT HAVE FOR 
LOCATIONS?  
>> I'M NOT PRIVY TO WHICH 
LOCATIONS THEY ARE LOOKING AT 
AND WE HAVE LET THEM KNOW ALL 
OUR RESOURCES AND SPACES AND 
PLACES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM AS 
NEEDED.  WE HAVE BEEN IN 
COORDINATING CALLS WITH THEM.  
AT THIS POINT I'M NOT ASKED THE 
QUESTION AROUND LOCATIONS, BUT 
THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE A GIS 
TEAM ON TOP TO DO THAT ANALYSIS 
TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS WHAT WOULD 
BE APPROPRIATE DEPENDING ON 
WHERE THE NEED IS.  
>>Raul Peralez : THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
DAVIS?  
>>Dev Davis : THANK YOU, VICE 
MAYOR.  KIP, THIS IS PROBABLY 
DANGEROUS BECAUSE I READ A 
COUPLE ARTICLES YESTERDAY ABOUT 
COVID  HERE AND ELSEWHERE.  I 
DID READ THAT STANFORD AND UCSF 
AT THEIR UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS 
ARE DOING THEIR OWN TESTING.  
THEY ARE A POTENTIAL FOR THE 
COUNTY TO PARTNER WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN OUR 
AREA TO EXPAND TESTING.
>> THERE IS WOULD HAVE TO GIVE 
CREDIT TO THE MAYOR FOR DOING 
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE 
STANFORD TEAM PUBLIC HEALTH 
TEAM.  THE DOCTOR AND A FEW 
OTHERS AT STANFORD HAVE 
DEVELOPED THEIR OWN, WHICH IS 
PRELIMINARY APPROVED BY THE FDA 
THROUGH THAT IS CAPABLE OF 
DOING ABOUT 80 TESTS A DAY, 
WHICH THEY ARE TO BE IN 
CORONATION WITH COUNTY AND 
INCREASINGLY TIGHT COORDINATION 
WITH THE COUNTY.  AGAIN, THAT 
IS AN EARLY TEST AND SO IT 
HASN'T GONE THROUGH THE SAME 
RIGOR OF TESTING AS SOME OF THE 
OTHERS, BUT IT IS AN ADDITIONAL 
IN THE ARSENAL OF TESTING 
WEAPONS AND IS AVAILABLE NOW TO 
THE COUNTY THAT THEY'VE 
CONNECTED WITH.  AND SO YES, 
ALTHOUGH SHOULD BE PART OF WHAT 
THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AT.  IF 
WE LEARN OF THEM WE WILL 
CONNECT THEM IN A KNOW THEY ARE 
REACHING OUT AND LOOKING FOR 
THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER SUPPORT 
ON THE TESTING AS THEY REACH 
THEIR CAPACITY.  
>>Dev Davis : THANK YOU.  WHEN 
I DID READ IN OTHER COUNTRIES 
THEY ARE PROVIDING DETAILED 
INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE CONTRACTED THE VIRUS, 
WHERE THEY HAD BEEN IN THE DAYS 
PRIOR TO CONTRACTING THE VIRUS. 
WE DON'T APPEAR TO BE ÃI 
LOOKED ON THE COUNTY COVID  
WEBSITE, WHICH BY THE WAY IS 
VERY WELL ORGANIZED AND VERY 
EASY TO NAVIGATE.  AND LOOKED 
ON THEIR AND IT IS RIGHT AT THE 
TOP WHERE YOU SEE HOW MANY 
CASES THERE HAVE BEEN AND HOW 
MANY DEATHS WE HAVE AND THEN IT 
GOES DOWN INTO FOR BUSINESSES, 
FOR INDIVIDUALS IN SCHOOLS ETC. 
AND GIVES RESOURCES AND 
INFORMATION.  SO THAT'S GREAT.  
BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO THE 
LEVEL OF DETAIL.  WE HAVE AN 
INCREASING NUMBER OF CASES.  
WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN 
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER WE ARE 
GOING TO GET THE LEVEL OF 
DETAIL SO WE CAN MITIGATE THE 
SPREAD.  SPOKE WE DISCUSSED 
THAT QUESTION WITH PUBLIC 
HEALTH AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE IS 
THAT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT, 
THEY ARE NOT DOING IT FOR TWO 
REASONS.  ONE IS PRIVACY 
REASONS AND ONE IS TACTICAL 
REASONS AROUND PUBLIC HEALTH.  
THE WAY IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINEDTO 
US .  AGAIN, I WOULD YOU 
SINGAPORE IS A CONTRASTING 
EXAMPLE.  YOU GET VERY DETAILED 
INFORMATION ON FEMALE 
INDIVIDUAL AGE 32 WHO WENT TO 
THIS CHURCH AND MARRIED TO MALE 
INDIVIDUAL AGE 35 WHO IS 
CHINESE WHO WENT TO THIS 
CHURCH.  VERY DETAILED.  MY 
UNDERSTANDING FROM DOCTOR CODY 
IS THEY ARE CHOOSING NOT TO BUT 
THAT KIND INFORMATION OUT TO 
THE PUBLIC FOR TWO REASONS.  
ONE WOULD BE A PRIVACY UNDER 
VIOLATION IN TERMS OF WHAT WE 
ARE ABLE TO SHARE ABOUT PEOPLES 
INDIVIDUAL PERMISSION.  TWO, 
HER PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT AT 
THIS POINT IS THERE IS NOTHING 
IN THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD 
ACTUALLY BE HELPFUL TO PEOPLE 
IN TERMS OF CHANGING THEIR 
BEHAVIOR OR MAKING THEM ANY 
MORE OR LESS SAFE AND MIGHT 
RESULT IN EITHER A PANIC OR 
STIGMATIZATION STIGMATIZATION, 
WHICH WOULDN'T RESULT IN BETTER 
PUBLIC HEALTH BEHAVIOR.  HER 
ADVICE AT THIS POINT IS WE 
FOCUS ON THE BEHAVIORS AND 
INTERVENTIONS WHEN THEY ARE 
WORKING TO FOLLOW UP AND 
CONTAIN THE CASES AS THEY 
IDENTIFY THEM, BUT THEY DO NOT 
AT THIS POINT FEEL THE SHARING 
OF THE INFORMATION PUBLICLY IS 
A STRATEGIC USE EITHER IN 
PUBLIC HEALTH OR IN ALIGNED 
WITH WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO 
ON PRIVACY.  WE CONTINUE TO 
HAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM 
ON THIS.
>>Dev Davis : I COMPLETELY 
UNDERSTAND NOT WANTING TO 
IDENTIFY AGE, GENDER, ETHNICITY 
AND ALL OF THAT, BUT I DON'T 
UNDERSTAND NOT IDENTIFYING 
EITHER TO THE PUBLIC NOT 
IDENTIFYING THE LOCATIONS OR AT 
LEAST NOTIFYING THOSE LOCATIONS 
THAT THEY NEED TO DO SOME DEEP 
CLEANING.  SPOKE ONE OF THE 
CONVERSATIONS WE ARE HAVING IS 
CLARIFIED WITH THE NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENT SHOULD BE BACK TO 
AN ORGANIZATION SO THE 
ORGANIZATION CAN TAKE THE 
MEASURES IT'S THINKS ARE 
NECESSARY BETWEEN NOTIFYING ITS 
EMPLOYEES AND OUR DEEP 
CLEANING.  SO WE WILL WORK ON 
PUSHING THE CLARIFICATION FOR 
OUR OWN ORGANIZATION AND OTHER.
>>Dev Davis : ARE THE GATHERING 
THAT INFORMATIONFROM EACH OF 
THE IDENTIFIED CASES?  WERE 
THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PRIOR .
>> THE CASE TRACKING AND 
SURVEILLANCE IS VERY RIGOROUS, 
ESPECIALLY THE EARLIER CASES.  
IT GETS LESS SO BECAUSE I 
CAPACITY ISSUES, BUT THEY WILL 
LITERALLY GO THROUGH AND FIGURE 
OUT WHO HAD LOST 80 PEOPLE YOU 
SPOKE TO, WHEN DID YOU SPEAK TO 
THEM, OR THEY, OR DID THEY GO.  
PFOR EACH CASE THERE ARE 
TYPICALLY DOZENS OR MORE OF 
CASES DEPENDING ON HOW 
GREGARIOUS THE INDIVIDUAL WAS.  
WHO ARE COMMITTED TO SELF
ISOLATE OR QUARANTINE.  ALL IF 
THAT IS GOING ON AS PART OF TH
 
CONTAINMENT.  NOW THAT WE'VE 
SHIFTED, YOU SEE MORE EMPHASIS 
ON THE MEASURES LIKE THE 
CLOSING PUBLIC GATHERING .  BUT 
THOSE CONTAINMENT EFFORTS 
CONTINUE ON .  IN FACT, THE 
COUNTY IS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE 
POTENTIALLY THE CASEWORK 
REQUIRED TO DO THAT WE HAVE 
TOLD THEM AS SOON AS THEY TELL 
US HOW MANY BODIES THEY NEED 
AND AT WHAT TIME, WE ARE 
WILLING TO SEND FOLKS OVER TO 
ASSIST WITH THE CASE TRACKING 
AND SURVEILLANCE WORK.  BUT IT 
IS VERY RIGOROUS AND INTENSE 
FOR EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL 
WHO HAS BEEN INFECTED.
>>Dev Davis : THANK YOU.  I 
KNOW THAT IS HELPFUL.  AND WE 
GET DETAILED INFORMATION WHEN 
SOMEBODY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 
HAVING MEASLES.  WE GET REALLY 
DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE 
FRONT PAGE OF THE MARK OR AT 
LEAST ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE 
LOCAL SECTION AT THE VERY 
LEAST.  I KNOW THAT HAS A LONG 
DORMANCY TIME FOR A LONG TIME 
WHERE IT IS CONTINUOUS 
CONTAGIOUS OUT IN THE AIR.  DO 
WE KNOW ABOUT COVID  HOW LONG 
IT IS AN AREA IS CONTAGIOUS AND 
ÃI KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 
SOCIAL DISTANCING 3 TO 6 FEET.  
IS THAT BASED ON SOMETHING WE 
KNOW ABOUT HOW FAR THOSE 
PARTICLES GO AND HOW LONG THEY 
ARE CONTAGIOUS?  
>> YES.  THE SCIENCE ON THIS IS 
EMERGING.  IT IS A NOVEL VIRUS 
WE HAVE NO PREVIOUS KNOWN 
HISTORY ON PARIS AND ALL OF 
THIS IS STILL VERY MUCH 
SOMETHING THE SCIENTIFIC 
COMMUNITY IS FIGURING OUT AS WE 
GO.  BUT WE DO KNOW IS IT 
APPEARS TO BE PRIMARILY 
TRANSMITTED BY DROPLETS IN VERY 
CLOSE CONTACT FOR THE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IS BASED ON THE 
UNDERSTANDING OF THE 
RESPIRATORY NATURE OF THE 
TRANSMISSION AND THE CONTACT 
NATURE OF THE TRANSMISSION.  
THEVIRUS IS CAPABLE OF 
SURVIVING ON SURFACES FOR 
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, THUS 
THE NECESSITY OF THE FREQUENT 
SPOT CLEANING .  AND ALSO OF 
WASHING YOUR HANDS IN BETWEEN 
CONTACT WITH SERVICES THAT MAY 
BE INFECTED AND NOT TOUCHING 
YOUR FACE IN BETWEEN TIMES 
THROUGH THE EXACT NUMBER OF 
HOURS IS A SUBJECT OF MUCH 
DEBATE AND I THINK THIS IS THE 
POINT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE 
THERE ARE A LOT OF VARIATION IN 
HOW LONG THE VIRUS CAN SURVIVE. 
OF A VIRUS IS VERY DRY IT WILL 
DIE SOONER, IF IT IS WHAT IT 
WILL LIVE LONGER.  I THINK 
BASICALLY THE RULE OF THUMB 
WHEN USED TO TELL EACH OTHER 
ONE WE WORKED IN CENTRAL AFRICA 
WAS IF YOU TOUCHED THAT YOU 
MIGHT BE CONTAMINATED.  SO GO 
AHEAD AND PRACTICE THE 
HANDWASHING AS A PRIMARY 
BEHAVIOR AND BREAK THE 
TRANSMISSION CYCLE YOURSELF AND 
THE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS SO YOU 
MINIMIZE THE CHANCE OF 
TRANSMISSION EVEN WHEN YOU ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC.  ALL THE 
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DOCTOR 
CODY HAS MADE ARE BASED ON THE 
CULMINATION OF THE DATA WHAT WE 
DON'T KNOW ABOUT WHO IS MOST AT 
RISK AND THE DATA WITH THE 
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY BELIEVES 
ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF 
SLOWING OR STOPPING THE 
TRANSMISSION.  >>Dev Davis : 
THANK YOU.  AND SLIGHTLY 
CHANGING GEARS, YOU HAD 
MENTIONED THERE IS A PLAN BEING 
DEVELOPED FOR THE AND HOUSED 
POPULATION.  JACKIE, CAN YOU 
ELABORATE ON THE ELEMENTS OF 
THAT PLAN AND WHO IS INVOLVED 
IN THAT PLAN?  
>> SO AGAIN, THE HOUSING 
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING 
VERY CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY IN 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE CDC.  AND 
THE REASON IS BECAUSE 
EVERYTHING WE ARE PROVIDING WE 
DID COORDINATED, WITH SAME 
OUTREACH TEAMS.  SO WE ARE 
FOCUSING ON THREE POPULATIONS.  
WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE 
UNSHELTERED HOMELESS AND 
AGENCIES THAT SERVE THEM THEIR 
CHILDREN HOMELESS PERSONS IN 
THE AGENCIES THAT ARE OPERATION 
SHELTERS AND ALSO PERSONS WHO 
ARE HOUSED IN OUR SUPPORTIVE 
HOUSING.  AND WHY WE SELECTED 
THE TARGET GROUP IS BECAUSE WE 
RECENTLY OPENED THEM AND SO 
MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE VERY 
VULNERABLE EVEN THOUGH THEY 
MOVED IN THE HOUSING.  AND AS 
YOU KNOW, PERSONS EXPERIENCING 
HOMELESSNESS ARE AT A 
HEIGHTENED RISK OF COPD 19 
BECAUSE OF THE MANY PREVENTION 
AND MITIGATION MEASURES THAT 
ARE NOT EASILY AVAILABLE TO 
THEM.  SO SOME OF OUR EFFORTS 
INCLUDE WORKING WITH OUR 
OUTREACH TEAMS TO HAVE THEM 
CONTINUING TO BE ENGAGED WITH 
THE HOMELESS POPULATION ON THE 
STREET AND IN THE HOMELESS 
ENCAMPMENTS.  THEY ARE SHARING 
BEST PRACTICES AND THE LATEST 
GUIDANCE WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING 
ON PERSONAL HYGIENE AND 
PRECAUTIONS TOPROTECT AGAINST 
COVID  19.  WHENEVER PRACTICAL 
, WE ARE PROVIDING INFORMATION 
TO ENGLISH, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE 
AND CHINESE.  WE ARE REACHING 
OUT TO OUR CHURCHES AND OTHER 
PARTICIPANTS IN THE CITIES 
TEMPORARY AND INCIDENTAL 
SHELTER PROGRAM TO DETERMINE IF 
ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS CAN 
EXPAND ACCESS TO THE HYGIENE 
AND LAUNDRY FACILITIES TO HELP 
MORE PEOPLE.  WE ARE CLEANING 
CITY FACILITIES INCLUDING OWLS 
MULTIPLE TIMES EACH DAY.  AFTER 
CONSULTING, WE TALKED ABOUT WE 
SUSPENDED ALL OUR ABATEMENTS.  
WE ARE ALSO COORDINATING OUR 
ACTIVITY DAILY AND ACTUALLY 
TWICE A DAY AT THIS TIME WITH 
THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 
CAVALLI HOMELESS HEALTHCARE 
PROGRAM, THE OFFICE OF 
SUPPORTIVE HOUSINGOF A 
DESTINATION HOME, OR SHELTER 
OPERATORS , PRNS AND THE CITY 
MANAGERS OFFICE IN AN ATTEMPT 
TO BRINGA COORDINATED PLAN .  
WE ARE ALSO SHARING RANGING 
GUIDANCE AND IN A BULL IN THE 
CITY IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE 
ARE ALSO LOOKING AT FURTHER 
STEPS THAT MIGHT REQUIRE BUDGET 
AUTHORITY FOR US TO MOVE 
FORWARD.  WE ARE LOOKING AT 
INCREASING HYGIENE SUPPLIES AND 
SERVICES FOR UNSHELTERED 
PERSONS.  THIS COULD INCLUDE 
EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF 
HANDWASHING STATIONS AND PORTA 
BODIES IN HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS 
AND EXPANDING THE USE OF 
DIGNITY ON WHEELS, WHICH IS A 
MOBILE HYGIENE PROVIDER.  
BECAUSE WE HAVE A SUSPENDED 
ENCAMPMENT ABATEMENTS, WE ARE 
LOOKING AT PROVIDING TRASH BAGS 
TO ENCAMPMENT RESIDENTS AND 
CONTRACTING FOR GARBAGE 
COLLECTION SERVICES AND 
ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE LARGE TO 
IMPROVE OVERALL SANITATION.  WE 
ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE CITY 
PARK DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT IF 
THERE IS A POTENTIAL TO OPEN 
ANY RESTROOMS NEAR LARGE 
ENCAMPMENTS ONLY.  TO ALLOW FOR 
MORE FREQUENT HANDWASHING.  AND 
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE 
WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO SEE 
IF WE CAN IDENTIFY LARGE 
FACILITIES WHERE WE CAN PUT 
PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST AT RISK 
LIVING IN OUR SHELTERS WHO HAVE 
POTENTIAL TO CONTRACT OR WOULD 
HAVE SERIOUS OUTCOMES BECAUSE 
THE VIRUS AND AN ALTERNATIVE 
LOCATION IN THE COUNTY IS 
LOOKING AT A PLACE WHERE WE 
COULD ACTUALLY ISOLATE SOMEONE 
WHO IS IDENTIFIED WITH HAVING 
THE VIRUS.  SO WE ARE TRYING TO 
COME UP WITH COMPREHENSIVE 
RESPONSES.
>>Dev Davis : THANK YOU.  ONE 
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.  MAY BE 
TOO. THE HYGIENE GUIDANCE ARE 
PROVIDED TO THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING , ARE YOU 
ALSO PROVIDING THE SAME 
GUIDANCE TO PLACES WHERE PEOPLE 
EAT OR GO TO GET FOOD?  CDT, 
GRACE BAPTIST, ARE YOU 
PROVIDING THE GUIDANCE?  
>> WE CAN.
>>Dev Davis : I WAS THINKING 
ABOUT THATWHEN YOU WERE TALKING 
.  I THINK THAT WOULD BE ONE 
SUGGESTION I HAVE IN THE OTHER 
SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO WORK 
WITH ANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS OR 
ADVOCATES.  I KNOW THERE ARE 
SOME THAT ARE NOT NONPROFIT 
GROUPS, BUT THERE ARE LOOSELY 
ORGANIZED GROUPS THAT GO TO THE 
ENCAMPMENTS AND HELP CONNECT 
WITH SERVICES.  CONNECTING WITH 
THEM IN PROVIDING THE HYGIENE 
GUIDANCE TO THEM AND ANY 
SUPPLIES WE WOULD RECEIVE MIGHT 
BE A HELPFUL WAY TO GET THE 
WORD OUT TO BID AND EIGHT 
PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR THINGS.  
THAT IS WHAT EVERYONE IS MAKING 
FUN OF HANDWASHING.  THEY ARE 
HEARING IT EVERYWHERE AND 
PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR THINGS 
MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THEY GET 
IT STUCK IN THEIR HEADS.
>> YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.  
WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE 
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 
HOMELESS ADVOCATES AND WE WILL 
BE REVIEWING THAT TODAY TO SEE 
WHICH ONE OF THEM WE CAN 
ACCOMMODATE.
>>Dev Davis : GREAT.  YOU SO 
MUCH.  IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU ARE 
DOING A LOT OF THAT ALREADY.  I 
APPRECIATE IT.  DO WE NEED A 
MOTION?  I MOVE STUFF 
RECOMMENDATION.  
>> SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo : IN.  COUNCIL 
MEMBER CARRASCO?  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : 
ACTUALLY, I WAS GOING TO ASK 
JACKIE ÃI WILL ASK YOU IN A 
SECOND.  I WILL GET THERE.  I 
WANTED TO THANK OUR STAFF.  I 
KNOW EVERYBODY IS WORKING 
DOUBLE, TRIPLE TIME TO GET A 
HANDLE ON THE SPIRIT I HAVE 
BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH SOME 
YOU.  I KNOW THIS IS 
ALL-CONSUMING AT THIS POINT.  I 
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.  
REALLY JUST HAVE A COUPLE 
REALLY QUICK QUESTIONS 
REGARDING THIS BUT HAVING HEAR
 
EVERYTHING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 
IN THE GUIDELINES ARE COMING 
FROM THE COUNTY .  A COUPLE 
THINGS THAT ARE ALARMING TO ME. 
ONE IS THERE ARE FOLKS IN THE 
CITY, I HAVE A HUGE 
CONCENTRATION OF FAMILIES WHO 
LIVE MULTIPLE FAMILIES TO A 
HOUSE OR TO AN APARTMENT.  THIS 
IS HAPPENING NOT JUST IN 
DISTRICT 5, IT'S HAPPENING 
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.  BUT I 
HAVE A HUGE CONCENTRATION OF I
 
.  MY CONCERN IS WHEN I LOOK AT 
THE GUIDELINES THAT WERE PUT 
OUT BY THE COUNTY OFFICE OF 
PUBLIC HEALTH, ONE OF THE 
RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO ISOLATE 
THE PERSON BECAUSE OF THE 
NATURE OF THIS.  IT IS SO 
CONTAGIOUS AND HAS SUCH A 
SEVERE OUTCOME IN SOME CASES.  
BUT AND WE STARTED TO HAVE 
THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 
COUNTY, WITH THE DIRECTOR AMONG 
OURSELVES IN TERMS OF WHAT WE 
ARE GOING TO PROVIDE NOT FOR 
THOSE THAT ARE NECESSARILY Ã
THAT NEED HOSPITALIZATION BUT 
THOSE WHO NEED TO BE JUST 
ISOLATED SO WE CAN CONTAIN THI
 
.  IF YOU HAVE TWO FAMILIES, 
JUST TO FAMILIES IN A TWO 
BEDROOM APARTMENT, YOU COULD 
HAVE UP TO EIGHT PEOPLE SHARING 
A VERY SMALL SPACE.  AND SO I 
JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS OUR 
GAME PLAN IS WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THIS?  
>> YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.  
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE 
TRANSMISSION IS IT IS MOST 
LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVE 
TIGHT QUARTERS, OVER LONG 
PERIODS OF TIME IN CLOSE 
CONTACT.  THAT IS THE 
DEFINITION OF THE WEIGHT MANY 
OF OUR COMMUNITY LIVE THAT IS A 
CONCERN IF YOU HAVE ONE NUMBER 
COMING IN AND IF YOU HAVE A 
FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE WITH FOUR 
PEOPLE, THAT IS FINE FOR THE 
PERSON SELF ISOLATES AND YOU 
CAN PASS THE FOOD BACK AND 
FORTH IN THE RISK OF TEMP 
CONTAMINATION IS LOW.  IF YOU 
WERE SAID TO HAVE 50 PEOPLE WON 
BEDROOM, THE ISOLATION IS 
PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.  WE 
VIEW THAT AS A CONCERN AND 
CONSIDERATION.  IT IS SOMETHING 
WE WANT TO WORK ACTIVELY WITH 
THE COUNTY ON AND I BELIEVE 
THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE 
POLICY ISSUES WE NEED TO THINK 
THROUGH IN ORDER TO THINK ABOUT 
THIS.  IT IS ONE THING TO SOLVE 
THE PROBLEM IF IT IS ONE OR 
TWO, IT'S A DIFFERENT THING TO 
SOLVE THE PROBLEM IF IT IS 10, 
100, 1000 PEOPLE.  INTO WHAT 
TYPE OF FACILITIES DO YOU 
SECURE, HOW DO YOU DO THAT FOR 
PART IF THAT IS ON THE COUNTY, 
BUT IF IT IS ON US.  IT IS A 
SHARED RESPONSE ABILITY AREA WE 
NEED TO MORE DEEPLY ENGAGE THE 
COUNTY.  SO WE HAVE INITIAL 
GROUPS WORKING ON IT THERE WERE 
THOSE ARE IN MY 40 POINTS WE 
HAVE FORMED OUT TO VARIOUS 
LEADERS IN THE CITY, BUT WE ARE 
STILL THE EARLY STAGES OF 
FIGURING THAT OUT AND TO BE 
VERY CANDID, WE NEED TO DO MUCH 
MORE THINKING IN COLLABORATION 
WITH THE COUNTY AND OTHER 
PARTNERS TO FIGURE OUT THIS 
QUESTION.  YOU RAISED A VERY 
IMPORTANT ISSUE.  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : THANK 
YOU FOR THAT.  I HOPE WE HAVE 
SOMETHING VERY SOON.  I DON'T 
THINK WE WANT TO WAIT UNTIL 
SUDDENLY WE HAVE 10 FAMILIES IN 
THREE DIFFERENT BLOCKS THAT ARE 
ILL AND SCRAMBLING TO MAKE RASH 
DECISIONS.  I THINK BEATEN 
PREPARED A MAYBE HAVING A 
FACILITY THAT IS NOT 
NECESSARILY A CLINIC.  I DON'T 
KNOW.  I CAN'T THINK THROUGH 
THIS.  I DON'T HAVE THE MEDICAL 
BACKGROUND SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT 
KIND A LEVEL OF CARE PEOPLE 
WOULD NEED.  IN TERMS OF WHEN 
WE TALK ABOUT SELF QUARANTINE, 
SOME PEOPLE CAN'T DO IT.  THEY 
DON'T HAVE THAT SPACE.  I HOPE 
WE CAN PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE 
VERY QUICKLY.  NOT BECAUSE WE 
NEED IT NOW, BUT WE MAY NEED IT 
IN THREE DAYS OR WE MAY NEED IT 
IN 10 DAYS FROM NOW.  LET ME 
TELL YOU WHY I HAVE THIS 
CONCERN.  MY DAUGHTER GOES TO 
NOTRE DAME.  I AM ON A PARENT 
TEXT BECAUSE THE PARENTS ARE 
VERY INFORMED, THEYARE READING 
THE MATERIAL .  THEY ARE 
INITIATING AND ASKING 
ADMINISTRATIONS TOGO ONLINE .  
THE PARENTS WANT TO CLOSE THE 
SCHOOL DOWN.  THIS IS A 
DIFFERENT POPULATION WHEN WE 
THINK ABOUT.  IS A FAMILIES YOU 
PROBABLY HAVE RESOURCES OR A 
PARENT THAT CAN STAY HOME.  
THEY HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY.  
ELEMENT IS THINKING ABOUT THE 
SAME THING.  THEY ARE ALL GOING 
TO GO ONLINE.  THIS IS TIMELY 
WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE 
DIGITAL DIVIDE AND HOW WE WOULD 
ASSIST OUR STUDENTS.  BUT THE 
REASON WHY THEY ARE NOT DOING 
IT IS BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE 
THERE IS DIVERSITY IN THE 
COMMUNITY OF THE SCHOOL AND 
SOME PARENTS CAN'T TAKE THE 
TIME OFF.  IS THE ONLY REASON 
THEY ARE KINDA HOLDING BACK.  
AS I AM THINKING THIS THROUGH 
AND THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD 
POTENTIALLY HAPPEN ON THE EAST 
SIDE OF SAN JOSE, DISTRICT 5. 
WE HAVE IMPACTED ALUM ROCK 
SCHOOL DISTRICT.  WE OF THE 
EASTSIDE UNIT HIGH SCHOOL 
DISTRICT.  IT JUST FEELS LIKE 
WE ARE NOT PREPARED JUST TO BE 
ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE THAT 
NEED TO BE QUARANTINED OR THAT 
NEED TO BE ISOLATED BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED.  THIS 
CAN HAVE A REAL ÃIT IS GRASS 
FIRE. , THE WHOLE CITY MAYBE, 
BUT CERTAIN COMMUNITIES.  THE 
LAST THING I WANT TO ADD WAS MY 
CONCERN WITH THE FAITH-BASED 
COMMUNITY.  BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE 
OF THE LARGEST CONGREGATIONS ON 
THE EAST SIDE.  TWO VERY LARGE 
CHURCHES THAT HOLD MASS VERY 
REGULARLY IN THE CONGREGATION 
ARE FAITHFUL CHURCHGOERS.  I
JUST SAW , AND I SENT IT TO YOU 
THROUGH A TWEET.  A PASTOR OR 
PRIEST GAVE COMMUNION JUST LAST 
WEEK AND SHOOK HANDS AND HE WAS 
CONFIRMED.  NOW 500 PEOPLE ARE 
ON QUARANTINE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THAT WAS ON 
THE EAST COAST.  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : 
WASHINGTON D.C.. JUST THE 
THOUGHT OF THAT ON ANY GIVEN 
SUNDAY OR SATURDAY EVENING ON 
SAN ANTONIO AVENUE IS A 
FRIGHTENING THOUGHT FOR ME.  IF 
WE DON'T TRULY HAVE OUR 
FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY LEADERS 
ON BOARD, TALKING ABOUT THIS 
AND DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN TO 
LEAD THE CONGREGATION 
SPIRITUALLY WITHOUT HAVING TO 
NECESSARILY BE THERE 
PHYSICALLY.  SO I WILL LEAVE IT 
AT THAT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : IF I COULD 
JUST OFFER, COUNCIL MEMBER 
CARRASCO, YOUR CONCERN IS 
ABSOLUTELY ON POINT FOR IN 
TRYING TO THINK THROUGH THIS IS 
NOT EASY.  AND RAISED THIS 
ISSUE TWO WEEKS AGO AND SAID 
WHY DON'T WE OPEN UP THE SOUTH 
HALL TENT ANDWON'T THAT BE A 
GREAT IDEA AND OF COURSE HE 
MENTIONED IT IS A REALLY BAD 
IDEA TO HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF 
PEOPLE WHO ARE POSITIVE FOR THE 
VIRUS UNDER THE SAME ROOF .  
THE TYPICALRESPONSE IN AN 
EMERGENCY IS MASCARA WE BRING 
PEOPLE TOGETHER TO DO THAT.  IS 
AN EFFICIENT WAY TO DELIVER 
SERVICES AND THIS DEMANDS A 
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT RESPONSE , 
WHICH IS NOT IN OUR STANDARD 
PLAYBOOK.  AND THE ONLY THING I 
WOULD SUGGEST IS PERHAPS IT IS 
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESS 
COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE 
SENDING THE WORKERS HOME AND WE 
HAVE EMPTY OFFICES THAT MAYBE 
THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES 
THERE WERE WE CAN ENABLE SPACE 
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FOLKS SELF 
ISOLATE AND THAT COULD BE 
SOMETHING WE COULD ASK THEM TO 
HELP US WITH.  I HAVE TALKED A 
COUPLE CEOS TELLING THE ENTIRE 
WORKFORCE TO STAY HOME.  
>> THE ONLY DISTINCTION I WOULD 
MAKE IS IF SOMEBODY HAS TESTED 
POSITIVE, IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO 
BRING THEM TOGETHER IN A SINGLE 
PLACE.  PLACES HAVE BEEN BUYING 
OUT ENTIRE HOTELS OR MOTELS OR 
ENTIRE PLACES.  BECAUSE IF YOU 
ARE POSITIVE, BUT YOU ARE MILD, 
THAT MIGHT BE A VIABLE OPTION.  
THE DANGER IS PEOPLE WHO ARE 
QUARANTINE BUT DON'T KNOW 
WHETHER THEY ARE POSITIVE OR 
NOT AND BRING THEM TOGETHER 
MIGHT MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL 
POSITIVE.  THESE ARE THE TYPES 
OF STEPS WE NEED TO BE THINKING 
THROUGH AND THE IMPACTS 
ESPECIALLY ON SCHOOL FAMILIES 
ARE VERY PROFOUND.  EVERYTHING 
FROM GETTING LUNCHES AND 
BREAKFASTS THEY MIGHT BE 
GETTING FOR REDUCED COST OR 
FREE AND DISTRIBUTE THEM THOSE, 
MAKING SURE PEOPLE CAN SELF 
ISOLATE.  FROM MY MIND TO 
BUBBLE IT UP TO THE TOP LINE, I 
THINK IS PRESSING FOR US IS 
THAT WE TRULY ENGAGE IN THE 
COUNTY, THE SCHOOLS, THE 
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY AS A 
SINGLE TEAM ON THIS.  I DO NOT 
BELIEVE WE ARE YET THERE, 
THOUGH OUR COLLABORATION IS 
INCREASING.  
>>Sam Liccardo : I THINK WE ARE 
GOING TO GET THERE BASED ON THE 
SIGNALS WE ARE GETTING FROM OUR 
FRIENDS AT THE COUNTY.  
HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE THERE 
SOON.  COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS?  
>>Sylvia Arenas : THANK YOU.  
FIRST I WANTED TO THANK KIP AND 
THE WHOLE TEAM.  THE WAY YOU 
ARE MANAGING THE INFORMATION TO 
ALL OF US.  I KNOW IT IS 
PROBABLY ÃWHATEVER YOU 
CONNECT, HOWEVER YOU CONNECT 
WITH ME YOU CONNECT WITH 
EVERYBODY ELSE THAT HAS BEEN 
GREATLY APPRECIATED.  IT HAS 
ALLOWED US TO REMAIN CALM AND 
PRACTICAL AND RELY ON OUR 
EXPERTS, OR PUBLIC HEALTH OR 
THE CDC.  AND MYSELF HAVE GIVEN 
THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE CALL 
CENTER.  GLAD TO HEAR 211 IS 
CONNECTED.  I WAS WONDERING IF 
WE ARE DOING ANYTHING TO HAVE 
OUR 311 SYSTEM HAVE SOMETHING 
RECORDED, PLEASE CALL 211 OR 
THE LOCAL PHONE NUMBER SO WE 
DON'T GET BOGGED DOWN WITH SOME 
OF THESE QUESTIONS THAT WE 
MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER FOR 
THESE FOLKS.  AND THAT PUBLIC 
HEALTH IS MORE APT TO ANSWER.  
>> WE CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP 
ON THAT.  WE DISCUSSED HAVING 
SCRIPTS IN PLACE AND WE CAN SEE 
WHAT ARE THE WAYS WE CAN DIRECT 
PEOPLE TO THE APPROPRIATE 
CHANNELS IF THEY DON'T HAVE 
CITY RELATED QUESTIONS THAT WE 
CAN ADDRESS.  WE WILL WORK ON 
GETTING THE SCRIPTING AND CALL
MESSAGING CORRECT .>>Sylvia 
Arenas : WONDERFUL.  THIS IS IN 
RESPONSE TO VICE MAYOR COMMENT 
EARLIER ABOUT HAVING OUR 
RESIDENTS WANT TO KNOW MORE 
ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.  AT 
TIMES I THINK WE OVER RELY ON 
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS.  
EITHER I'M EMAIL OR FACEBOOK OR 
NEXT DOOR.  I THINK THE GOOD 
OLD PAPER IS SOMETIMES MUCH 
MORE EFFECTIVE.  A BEFORE A 
CERTAIN NUMBER OR GROUP OF THIS 
POPULATION THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE, 
WHICH IS OUR SENIORS.  AND I 
WONDER IF WE ARE ABLE TO SEND 
POSTCARDS IN THE SAME WAY WE 
SENT OUT WHEN WE HAVE A NOTICE 
FOR DUMPSTER DAYS WERE THINGS 
OF THAT SORT.  I WAS THINKING 
MAYBE EACH COUNCIL COULD SEND 
OUT A NOTICE, BUT WE HAVE A 199 
LIMIT FOR OUR LETTERS.  IT 
WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF MAYBE THE 
CITY MANAGERS OFFICE COULD HELP 
US HANDLE SOME OF THAT.  AND 
THAT WAY WE ARE NOT RESTRAINED 
FROM JUST SENDING 199 LETTERS 
ON ONE CERTAIN SUBJECT.  OR IF 
WE CAN PROVIDE YOU ACCESS TO 
OUR DATABASE AND SOMEHOW GET 
THESE LETTERS OUT, COVER 
EVERYBODY IN OUR DISTRICT SO 
EVERYBODY HAS THE INFORMATION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL LOOK AT 
THAT AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE 
ALL THE COUNCILS HELP IN TERMS 
OF THE WHOLE COMMUNICATION .
>>Sylvia Arenas : THANK YOU.  
AND SO THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR IT 
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE IS STILL 
HERE.  THANK YOU FOR RELAYING 
SOME OF THE INFORMATION.  THE 
OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO TALK 
ABOUT IS THE VOLUNTEERS.  I 
KNOW THERE ARE FOLKS WHO WANT 
TO HELP OUT IN MY COMMUNITY WHO 
HAVE CONNECTED WITH US FOR 
WRISTS WHO SHOULD BE FOR THOSE 
FOLKS TO?  THEY'RE CONCERNED 
ABOUT MAYBE SOME OF THE SENIORS 
WHO ARE NOT GETTING THEIR MEALS 
OR PARENTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN 
WITHOUT CHILDCARE.  THINGS OF 
THAT SORT.  I'M NOT SURE WHERE 
TO SEND THEM.  
>> OUR PRIMARY FOCUS HAS BEEN 
ON OUR OWN INTERNAL WORKFORCE.  
TO BE HONEST, WE DON'T HAVE A 
GOOD COORDINATED MECHANISM FOR 
VOLUNTEERS YET.  LET ME TAKE 
THAT BACK IS AN ISSUE IN FACETS 
OVER THE NEXT WEEK TO FIGURE 
OUT WHAT OUR STANCE WILL BE AND 
WHO WE CAN HAVE A POINT ON 
COORDINATION OF VOLUNTEERS.  AT 
THIS POINT WE WANTED TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING THE 
MESSAGE OUT TO OUR 7000 
EMPLOYEES AND THE PROGRAMS THAT 
WE AFFECT.  IT WILL BE THE 
COMMUNITY AND OUR ENGAGEMENT 
WITH THEM AS PART OF THE 
SOLUTION, WHICH GETS US TO SLOW 
AND DEAL WITH THIS.  NOT JUST 
OUR GOVERNMENTAL REACTION.  
WILL TAKE THAT BACK IS A POINT 
WHERE WE HAVE YET TO DEVELOP A 
GOOD ARTICLE, BUT WE WILL 
FOLLOW UP ON.
>>Sylvia Arenas : THAT IS GREAT 
TO HEAR.  WHILE I'M ON THE 
SUBJECT OF VOLUNTEERS, I KNOW 
WE HAVE A COMMUNITY GROUP 
RESIDENT THAT LEADS THAT 
ORGANIZATION AND THEY PROVIDE 
MEALS TO OUR HOMELESS OR 
UNANNOUNCED FOLKS AT SHELTERS.  
PLUS, THEY PROVIDE BACKPACKS TO 
THE UNANNOUNCED COMMUNITY AND 
THEY ARE CONTINUING TO DO THAT. 
I'VE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THEY 
WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.  IS 
MOST DISRUPTION IN THEIR 
SERVICE BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE 
COOKING IN THEIR KITCHEN AND 
DROPPING OFF THEIR FOOD.  AND I 
THINK BEFORE THEIR PRACTICE WAS 
TO ACTUALLY COOK ON SITE AND 
DELIVER, DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD.  
AND SO I THINK THEY ARE 
MINIMIZING THE EXPOSURE TO THE 
VOLUNTEERS BUT CONTINUING TO DO 
SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT AND 
ESSENTIAL, WHICH I'M REALLY 
GLAD THEY ARE CONTINUING TO DO 
THAT.  I WANTED TO PUBLICLY 
THANK OUR GROUP.  AND IT LEADS 
ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION ABOUT 
FOOD DISTRIBUTION.  I KNOW MANY 
OF US HAVE THE SECOND HARVEST 
FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTIONS WITHIN 
OUR DISTRICTS.  HOW ARE WE 
DEALING WITH THAT?  AND DOESN'T 
REACH THE 1000 PERSON LIMIT, IF 
YOU WILL.  BUT THERE ARE A LOT 
OF FOLKS.  AND PRIMARILY FOLKS 
WHO ARE SENIORS.  
>> I WOULD GIVE SIMILAR 
GUIDANCE TO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN 
GIVEN TO OUR OWN PROGRAMS, 
WHICH IS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS WE 
WOULD BE HAPPY TO REACH OUT AND 
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT WE ALREADY 
ARE.  HELPING THEM THINK 
THROUGH IS THERE A WAY WE CAN 
SAFELY DELIVER THIS SERVICE, 
WHAT MODIFICATIONS DO WE NEED 
TO MAKE THE WAY WE DELIVER THE 
SERVICE TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND 
ARE THERE PARTICULAR VULNERABLE 
GROUPS WITHIN OUR POPULATION WE 
WOULD WANT HAVE A DIFFERENT 
MODEL ALTOGETHER DELIVERING THE 
SERVICE.  AGAIN, VERY HIGH 
CORRELATION BETWEEN AGE AND 
MEDICAL CONDITION.  WE FELT IS 
FOR THE VULNERABLE POPULATION, 
THAT IS WHERE WE MIGHT TRY TO 
GO TO HOME DELIVERY OR BE VERY 
CLEAR THAT WE HAVE A PICKUP 
WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T IN A BIG 
LINE WHERE THEY ARE COMING IN 
ONE AFTER THE OTHER.  BUT WE 
WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE OUR 
PARKS AND FOLKS WORK WITH ANY 
OTHER PROVIDERS WHO MAY BE 
ASKING YOU QUESTIONS TO THINK 
THROUGH SAFE ALTERNATIVES SO WE 
CAN HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO 
DELIVER THE IMPORTANT SERVICE 
WITHOUT HAVING TO CURTAIL IT 
COMPLETELY.  
>>Sylvia Arenas : MOST OF THESE 
FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS ARE RELY ON 
VOLUNTEERS.  SO THE ONE WE 
HAVE, TWO OF THE ONES WE HAVE 
ARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.  
THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD 
ASSOCIATION WITH THEIR GROUP OF 
VOLUNTEERS AND THEY DO THIS 
ONCE A MONTH.  THEY DON'T HAVE 
THE CAPACITY TO CHANGE THE TYPE 
OF MODEL PUBLIC TO RELY ON THIS 
MODEL BECAUSE IT IS EASY EASY 
AND TRUE AND THEY ARE 
ACCUSTOMED TO IT.  I WOULD LOVE 
IT IF WE COULDN'T CONNECT WITH 
THIS GROUP, ONE OF THE GROUPS 
IN PARTICULAR.
>> SEND US THE CONTACT AND WE 
WILL TRY TO HELP THEM THINK 
THROUGH THE SMALLER BIGGER 
MODIFICATIONS THEY MAY NEED TO 
DO TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ABLE 
TO DELIVER THE FOOD IN A WAY WE 
FEEL IS APPROPRIATE WITHIN OUR 
GUIDELINES AND HELP THEM 
CONNECT TO COUNTY HEALTH OF THE 
QUESTIONS GO BEYOND WHAT WE ARE 
ABLE TO ASK.  
>> WONDERFUL GOOD THE LAST 
QUESTION I HAVE IS AROUND 
FARMERS MARKETS.  AND KNOW 
EVERYBODY'S HAS FARMERS MARKETS 
IN THEIR DISTRICTS.  OR MANY OF 
US DO.  I DON'T THINK MANY 
FOLKS REACH THE 1000 PERSON AT 
ONE POINT, ALTHOUGH THERE MAY 
BE 1000 PEOPLE COMING THROUGH 
AT THE END OF THE DAY.  WERE 
THROUGHOUT THEIR DAY.  WHAT IS 
OUR RULE OF THUMB THEREFORE 
FARMERS MARKETS?  WHAT 
EXCELLENT QUESTION AND THAT IS 
WHEN I WOULD ÃI'M GOING TO 
BRING UP AT THE COUNTY AND GET 
CLARIFICATION ON THAT BECAUSE 
THAT FEELS LIKE A PARTICULAR 
TYPE OF EVENT I DON'T WANT TO 
SPECULATE ON HERE.  WE WILL 
FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
>>Sylvia Arenas : UNDERFOOT.  
AND THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.  
THE FOLLOW-UP WOULD BE FOR THE 
FARMERSMARKET .  THERE ARE 
FOLKS WHO RELY ON THOSE MARKETS 
TO HAVE FRESH FRUITS AND 
VEGETABLES AND SO THE SECOND 
QUESTION WOULD BE HOW CAN WE 
GET FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
TO THOSE FOLKS.  OR CAN WE 
CHANGE THE FORMAT FOR FARMERS 
MARKETS.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
COUNCILMEMBER DIEP?  P7 THANK 
YOU.  YOU THOUGHT OF THE 
QUESTIONS I WANTED TO RAISE 
HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.  ONE THING 
I WILL USE MY TIME FOR IS I WAS 
ON SOCIAL MEDIA A FEW DAYS AGO 
AND I UNDERSTAND WE ARE UNDER 
RESOURCED AND PERHAPS COMPARED 
TO OTHER COUNTRIES THE RESPONSE 
MAY SEEM UNDERWHELMING, BUT FOR 
WHAT IT IS WORTH I STILL THINK 
IN THE UNITED STATES ARE 
PUBLIC-HEALTH PROTOCOLS AND 
PLANS WITH IN PLACE FOR 
DISASTERS, WE ARE STILL 
WELL-EQUIPPED IN A RELATIVE TO 
OTHER NATIONS IN THAT REGARD.  
ONE OF THE COMMENTS ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION 
I WAS HOPING KIP COULD SHED 
LIGHT ON IS THE COMPARISON THAT 
WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THIS 
OUTBREAK IN CHINA TO BUILD A 
HOSPITAL OR A COUPLE HOSPITALS 
AND THERE WAS AN IMAGE OF US IN 
SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUTTING UP A 
TENT TO TRIAGE PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED.  I DON'T KNOW 
THAT IS NECESSARILY THE WRONG 
ACTION TAKE FOOD AND MONEY WERE 
NOT A PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL, 
BUT CAN YOU HELPED ME ADDRESS 
THE NOTION WE ARE NOT FALLING 
BEHIND BECAUSE WE ARE PUTTING 
UP TENTS WHEN OTHER COUNTRIES 
ARE BUILDING BRAND-NEW 
BUILDINGS?  
>> I THINK AT THIS POINT FROM 
WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THE 
COUNTY, OR CRITICAL PATH ITEM 
IS NOT THE LACK OF HOSPITAL 
BEDS HER ABILITY TO CARE.  WE 
HAVE NOT REACHED THAT POINT.  
THE CRITICAL PATH ITEMS ARE 
TESTING ABILITIES AND OUR 
ABILITIES TO DO THE COORDINATED 
PLANNING TO PREPARE FOR WHAT IS 
HAPPENING NEXT.  AT THIS POINT, 
I DON'T THINK WE WOULD APPROACH 
THE SITUATION THE SAME WAY 
CHINA WOULD BY BUILDING A 
HOSPITAL.  WE WOULD PROBABLY 
DISTRIBUTE THE NEED REGIONALLY. 
THAT IS NOT A CRITICAL PATH 
ITEM IN MY ESTIMATION FOR THE 
CRITICAL PATH ITEMS ARE 
EXPANDING THE ABILITY TO TEST 
AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE IN 
AND DO THE PLANNING AND 
PREPARATION WERE TO RESPOND TO 
THERANGE OF SOCIAL ISSUES AS 
PEOPLE FALL OUT OF WORK .  AS 
WE DEAL WITH HAVING TO CLOSE 
AND CURTAIL SERVICES PEOPLE 
DEPEND ON.  MORE SO THAN WE 
NEED TO PUT TOGETHER THREE 
HOSPITALS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY 
BUT WITH A LITTLE BIT IF THAT 
IS MY PERSONAL OPINION.  THAT 
IS WHERE I SEE THE STRESS 
POINTS BEING LESS SO THE 
TRIAGING IN FRONT OF A 
HOSPITAL.  I THINK THAT IS 
IMPORTANT TO REINFORCE HEALTHY. 
YOU, KIP.
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  I 
HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR 
HOMELESSPOPULATION, RECENTLY 
HOMELESS POPULATION.  I DON'T 
KNOW IF YOU OR JACKIE WOULD BE 
THE ONE .  THEY GIVE YOU 
COMMENTS EARLIER.  BUT IN TERMS 
OF SEEING WHAT SAN FRANCISCO 
DID, WHICH WAS PUT OUT TRAILERS 
SO FOLKS HAVE A SAFE,SECURE 
PLACE TO SELF ISOLATE IF THEY 
HAVE BEEN DEEMED POSITIVE.  ARE 
WE IN TALKS WITH THE COUNTY 
ABOUT SOMETHING SIMILAR?  
>> YES, WE ARE.  LIVE COMMITTED 
TO TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO DO 
THE ISOLATION SO THEY ARE 
WORKING ON SOMETHING NOW.
>>Maya Esparza : ARE WE ALLOWED 
TO USE THE TRAILERS WE GOT FROM 
THE STATE FOR THAT?  FROM THE 
GOVERNOR.
>> THE COUNTY GOT THOSE.
>>Maya Esparza : THE COUNTY 
MAKES THAT CALL?  AND THEN I 
HAD ANOTHER QUESTION.  I 
BELIEVE DISTRICT 3 HAVE THE 
LARGEST NUMBERS OF PERMANENT 
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THE ELEMENTS 
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS 
THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AS 
WELL BECAUSE THEY ARE 
EVERYTHING FROM OLD-FASHIONED 
WITH NOT A LOT OF SPACE, SHARED 
SPACE, TO THE NEW PLACE THAT 
HAS A LOT OF SHARED SPACE FOR 
SERVICES.  HOW CAN WE SUPPORT 
THEM IN TERMS OF FOOD DELIVERY 
OR OTHER WAYS SO EVEN IF THEY 
ARE NEWLY HOUSED, THEY CAN 
STILL SORT OF GET THE SUPPORT 
TO SELF ISOLATE AT THEIR HOME?  
>> WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING 
CALLS WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS.  
WE ARE STARTING THE SHOULDER 
CALLS TOMORROW.  WE ARE DOING 
OUTREACH NEXT.  WE CAN SET UP A 
CALL WITH THE PERMANENT 
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDERS.  
WITH THE SPECIFIC QUESTION OF 
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUPPORT 
YOUR POPULATION.  FOR MANY OF 
THE EXISTING GROUPS, 
DEVELOPMENTS, THEY ARE TO HAVE 
FOOD AND SECURITY PLANS.  IT IS 
ONE OF THE THINGS THE CITY 
REQUIRES FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE 
WE HAVE FOUND THE REALITY IS 
FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE LIVING 
IN THE SITES, THEY NEED 
ADDITIONAL FOOD SUPPORT.  WE 
HAD CONSIDERED CALLING THEM IN 
ON A SEPARATE CALL.  YOU CAN DO 
THAT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE 
SUPPORTED AS WELL.
>>Maya Esparza : THE FOOD 
SUPPORT PLAN IS ÃFOR EXAMPLE, 
RENCE PLACE HAS ADVANCING A 
FACILITY GOING TO HAVE A PLACE 
TO STORE FOOD,TO DISTRIBUTE IT. 
BUT THE COOKING AND ALL OF THAT 
IS STILL SHARED.  AND AND OTHER 
FACILITIES DON'T EVEN HAVE 
THAT.  
>> CORRECT.  SO A COUPLE YEARS 
AGO WE MET WITH DIFFERENT 
FACILITIES TO SAY SPECIFICALLY 
YOU HAVE A LARGE POPULATION OF
EXTREMELY LOW INCOME PEOPLE .  
WE BROUGHT TOGETHER THE 
DIFFERENT FOOD BANKS AND FOOD 
PROVIDERS AND SAID WE NEED TO 
CREATE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
YOU TO BE TALKING TO EACH OTHER 
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FOOD 
INSECURE.  ESPECIALLY ON YOUR 
SITES.  AND SO MANY OF THOSE 
DEVELOPMENTS DID WORK WITH 
HEALTHTRUST TO ESTABLISH 
PROACTIVE IMPLANTS FOR THEIR 
RESIDENCE HUNDRED AGAIN, WE CAN 
FOLLOW UP AND MAKE SURE THE 
ONES THAT WE KNOW OF PERMANENT 
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO CHECK TO 
MAKE SURE.
>>Maya Esparza : THAT WOULD BE 
REALLY HELPFUL PARIS THANK YOU. 
AND THEN BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT 
SOME OTHER THINGS, I HAD A 
QUESTION ABOUT HOMELESS 
PREVENTION.  JACKIE, IS THAT 
YOU?  CAN YOU COME UP.  HIS 
DESTINATION HOME HERE?  THERE 
YOU ARE.  OKAY.  
>> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF 
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOMELESS 
PREVENTION AMONGST HOURLY 
WORKERS.  YOU ARE DOING SOCIAL 
DISTANCING.  ABOUT PREVENTING 
HOMELESSNESS AMONGST HOURLY 
WORKERS IN THE COVEN, IN THE 
AREA OF COVID  19 PARIS CAN YOU 
GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT 
IS MOVING FORWARD?  
>> SURE.  SACRED HEART AND 
DESTINATION HOME ALREADY WORKED 
TOGETHER ON A COUNTYWIDE 
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SYSTEM. 
IS A MIX OF HALF PUBLIC AND 
HALF FUNDING.  IT IS SPREAD OUT 
ACROSS 15 AGENCIES.  SACRED 
HEART IS A LEAD AND THEY MANAGE 
ALL THE OPERATIONS AND 
DESTINATION HOMES JOBS TO 
CORRAL THE FUNDING.  THE SYSTEM 
HAS PREVENTED HOMELESSNESS FOR 
ALL 4000 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE 
LAST THREE YEARS.  SO WE ARE IN 
THE MIDDLE OF THE 30 RIGHT NOW. 
BY NOW THE PREVENTION SYSTEM 
FOCUSES ON EXTREMELY LOW INCOME 
HOUSING FAMILIES.  ABOUT 85 
PERCENT OF THE TIME.  BUT IT IS 
REALLY LOOKING FOR FAMILIES OR 
INDIVIDUALS ON THE VERGE OF 
TIPPING IN HOMELESSNESS AND 
THERE IS CRITERIA WE USE TO 
UNDERSTAND THAT.  SO TO RESPOND 
TO WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW 
WITH CORONAVIRUS, WE REALIZED 
LAST WEEK AND AND TALKING WITH 
MAYOR LICCARDO, THERE WILL BE A 
HALLWAY OF LARGELY EXTREMELY 
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, BUT ALSO 
OTHER INCOMES THAT ARE 
DEPENDENT ON HOURLY SERVICE 
WORKER, LOW INCOME WAGES THAT 
WE ALREADY KNOW ARE SEVERELY 
RENT BURDENED OVER AND 
SOMETIMES THEIR PAIN 70, 80, 90 
PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME.  THE 
DESTINATION HOME BOARD HAS 
ALLOCATED AN ADDITIONAL MILLION 
DOLLARS OF PRIVATE MONEY TO GO 
INTO SETTING UP A FUND IN 
PARTNERSHIP WITH SACRED HEART 
TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS THAT ARE 
RESPONSIVE TO DISPLACEMENT 
ASSOCIATED WITH CORONAVIRUS.  
SO SOME KIND OF THING.  VERY 
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.  BUT WE 
WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE ABLE TO 
DEMONSTRATE A LOSS OF HOURS 
FROM ONE MONTH TO THE NEXT.  IT 
IS RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS.  AND 
WE ACTUALLY SAW OUR FIRST CASE 
TODAY.  AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS 
WORKING IN CATERING IN SAN JOSE 
WHO LOST SOME THE EVENTS THAT 
THERE ARE NO HOURS AND SO THEY 
NEED OUR HELP.  WE ANTICIPATE 
THIS TO SCALE.  AND I WILL LET 
HIM ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC SLICKS 
OF HOW THE WORK IS BEING 
DEPLOYED.
>> AS JEN NOTED, WHAT WE HAVE 
IS HOW WE ARE ABLE TO GET 
DOCUMENTATION TO PROVIDE 
ASSISTANCE EFFICIENTLY AND 
QUICKLY AND MAKE SURE THE 
FAMILY GETS THE RESOURCES THEY 
NEED SO THEY ARE NOT DISPLACED 
INTO HOMELESSNESS FOR THOSE 
POPULATIONS.  WHAT WE DEVELOPED 
OUR ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS THAT 
ARE NOT JUST ABOUT HOMELESSNESS 
BUT DISPLACEMENT IN GENERAL.  
BEFORE THEY GET TO A PLACE 
WHERE THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN THE 
EVICTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, WE 
ARE TRYING TO GET THE FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE TO THEM QUICKLY AND 
PROVIDE THAT ASSISTANCE.  IN 
FACT, WE JUST FINISHED A CALL 
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AGO WITH OUR 
PARTNERS OR 30 PEOPLE ON THE 
CALL RULING OUT THE ADDITIONAL 
PROTOCOLS WE HAVE APPEARED WE 
HAVE ALREADY BEEN PROVIDING 
ASSISTANCE TODAY AND WE ARE 
ACTUALLY ARGUING UP TO BE ABLE 
TO SERVE AT LEAST ÃWE 
RESOURCES BECAUSE OF THE 
INVESTMENT FROM DESTINATION 
HOME AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO 
SERVE THE FIRST 100 FOLKS 
COMING INTO THIS PARTICULAR 
PROCESS AND WE ARE READY FOR 
THAT.  BUT WE ARE PLANNING A 
NEXT PHASE, WHICH MEANS HOW ARE 
WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUT 
MORE FAMILIES THAT MIGHT BE 
IMPACTED IN ADIFFERENT WAY THAT 
WOULD NOT GO THROUGH OUR NORMAL 
PROTOCOLS.  BEING ABLE TO MAKE 
IT MORE EFFICIENT .  THE ANALOG 
AIRPLANE AROUND WITH RIGHT NOW 
AS WE ARE GETTING THE SYSTEM 
OUT IS MORE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE 
DID IN TERMS OF FLOOD RELIEF 
THREE YEARS AGO.  WERE SACRED 
HEART STOOD UP A SYSTEM THAT 
PROVIDED VERY EFFICIENT 
RESPONSE WORKING WITH THE CITY, 
COORDINATE CLOSELY TO PROVIDE 
DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES 
WITHIN AN EFFICIENT TIME FOR 
THEM TO MAKE SURE THE FAMILIES 
HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO 
BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THEY 
WEREN'T GOING TO BE JUST PUSHED 
OUT AND DISPLACED IMMEDIATELY.  
THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH 
AN EXTENDED DOCUMENTATION 
REVIEW AND OTHER THINGS WE 
NORMALLY DO WHEN WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT CREATING A WRAPAROUND 
SERVICEMODEL FOR FOLKS AND WE 
ARE GETTING READY TO STAND UP 
THE SYSTEM .
>> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE 
INFORMATION ON THAT SYSTEM.  
WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE FLOOD 
RESPONSE AND THERE WERE A LOT 
OF FAMILIES THAT DIDN'T GET 
HOME SO IT IS NOT AN ANALOGY I 
THINK THE COMMUNITY WOULD 
APPRECIATE.  SINCE HE EVER FIND 
THE SYSTEM SO MUCH, I THINK 
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET AN 
UPDATE ON THE UPDATES AND 
ENHANCEMENTS MADE SOME SENSE.
>>Sam Liccardo : CAN I MAKE A 
SUGGESTION?  ON THE ON COMING 
UP IN A COUPLE ITEMSDOWN, THEIR 
SUGGESTIONS AROUND POTENTIAL 
EMERGENCY BUDGET ALLOCATIONS 
AND SO FORTH .  AND AFTER 
TALKING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, 
HE WILL BE BACK HERE IN A 
MOMENT BUT HE INDICATED THERE 
WOULD BE CHALLENGESIF WE WOULD 
ACTUALLY MAKE DECISIONS TODAY.  
EXPECT THAT WE WILL HAVE IS A 
MOTION TO CONSIDER THE NEXT 
WEEK .  THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD 
TIME FOR US TO TAKE ON 
QUESTIONS OF HOW MUCH.
>>Maya Esparza : I'M NOT ASKING 
THAT QUESTION.  IS APROCESS 
QUESTION SO IT CAN COME BACK 
AND BE INCLUDED.
>>Sam Liccardo : WHAT I'M 
SUGGESTING IS THOSE VERY 
QUESTIONS COULD BE ANSWERED , 
INCLUDED IN RESPONSE AS WE ARE 
CONSIDERING THE LARGER QUESTION 
OF HOW DO WEPARTICIPATE MORE 
ROBUSTLY IN HOMELESSNESS 
PREVENTION .  IN SOME WAYS WHAT 
WE ALREADY HAVE STOOD UP 
THROUGH JENNIFER.  BUT 
OBVIOUSLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE 
MODIFIED AND SCALED.
>>Maya Esparza : THAT IS REALLY 
HELPFUL.  
>> COULD I SAY ONE MORE THING.  
WE ARE HAPPY TO COME BACK NEXT 
WEEK.  BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE 
WILL BE WORKING ON RAISING 
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THIS.  
THINK THIS WILL BE A MAJOR 
CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE 
PBECAUSE OF HOW MUCH IS BEING 
ECONOMICALLY.  I'M NOT A DOCTOR 
SO I WON'T SPEAK ABOUT ANYTHING 
ELSE.  BUT HOW MUCH IS BEING 
SHUT DOWN ALREADY.  WE HAVE AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVENE BEFOR
 
THINGS GET WORSE BUT WE ARE 
WORKING WITH THE SILICON VALLEY 
.  THEY HAVE AGREED TO PARTNER 
WITH US ON INVESTING WHATEVER 
IS DONATED REGIONALLY EARMARKED 
FOR HERE INTO THIS EFFORT.
>>Maya Esparza : I HAVE ONE 
MORE QUESTION I THINK WOULD BE 
HELPFUL TO BE INCLUDED WHEN 
THIS COMES BACK, WHICH IS 
SOMETHING YOU'D SAID EARLIER, 
WHICH WAS FAMILIES WHO ARE 
BEING IMPACTED SO FAR ARE 
PEOPLE PAYING 70, 80, 90 
PERCENT TOWARD RENT.  THEY ARE 
NOT FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONAL 
HOMELESS PREVENTION WHEN WE 
ALREADY HAVE AN ESTABLISHED 
HOMELESS PREVENTION FUND AND 
PROTOCOL.  THIS WOULD BE 
SOMETHING SEPARATE.  IS THAT 
WHAT I AM HEARING?  
>> IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, 
MEANING THEY MEET THE SAME 
AREAS OF VULNERABILITY THAT 
WOULD QUALIFY, WE GET THEM THAT 
RESOURCE, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.  
BUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE 
HAVE ADDED THIS AS AN 
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA THAT GIVES 
THEM ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.  
IT IS NOT SAYING THEY GO TO THE 
FRONT OF THE LINE, BUT THIS IS 
A DIFFERENT FUNDING STREAM THAT 
GIVES US THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS 
THE ISSUE STRAIGHTAWAY BUT IN 
TERMS OF THE ONE CAUTION I HAVE 
FOR THE CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING 
LATER ON IN THE MEMOS COMING UP 
IS THE MORE WE TRY TO THINK OF 
THESE ARE ADDITIONAL 
DOCUMENTATION OR CRITERIA OR 
OTHER THINGS WE WANT TO SEE 
LATER ON ONLY MAKES IT HARDER 
FOR US TO SERVE MORE FOLKS.  WE 
ARE READY TO STAND UPWHAT WE 
ARE DOING IT ALREADY WITH 
PRIVATE RESOURCES COMMITTED BY 
THE DESTINATION ON BOARD .  WE 
WILL MAKE SURE AS YOU DELIVERY 
THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK OVER 
WHAT IS HAPPENING THAT WE TRY 
TO MAKE SURE THE MAXIMUM LEVEL 
OF LOOKS ABILITY THAT WE ARE 
ABLE TO SERVE THAT NEED RIGHT 
AWAY AND GIVING US THE 
FINANCIAL RESOURCE TO DO SO.
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR COMMENTS.  I THINK 
INCLUDING SOME OF THE PROTOCOLS 
WHEN IT COMES BACK TO THE LEVEL 
OF SPECIFICITY SO WE CAN SEE 
THERE IS ALREADY ÃWHAT IS 
OVERLY HAPPENING.  I THINK THAT 
IS REALLY HELPFUL.  THAT IS ALL 
I HAVE ON PREVENTION.  I HAD A 
COUPLE MORE POINTS.
>> DO YOU JUST NEED IS NEXT 
WEEK.
>>Sam Liccardo : GOOD QUESTION. 
I WOULD SUGGEST IF WE HAVE ANY 
MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT PREVENTIO
 
.  I KNOW WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA WILL FINISH AND COUNSEL 
NEVER FULLY.  IF ANYONE ELSE 
WANTS TO ASKS ABOUT 
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION WHAT WE 
WILL HELP RENTERS IN NEED, ASK 
IN THE SESSION BEFORE WE GET 
ONTO THE ITEM IN THAT WAY THEY 
CAN GO HOME.  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  I 
HAD A QUESTION ABOUT ÃCOMMENT 
AND A QUESTION ABOUT 
MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION.  
FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR ALL 
YOUR HARD WORK.  BUT I KNOW IT 
HAS BEEN A BIT OF A CHALLENGE 
FOR BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE 
CITY.  WE ARE PARTNERING AND 
WORKING TOGETHER.  CAN YOU 
SHARE WITH ME THE PLAN ABOUT 
HOW WE WILL HAVE THE LEVEL OF 
MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION 
MOVING FORWARD.  
>> WE HAVE ASKED OUR LANGUAGE 
TEAM TO ASK AND ANSWER THAT 
QUESTION.  WHAT WOULD IT TAKE 
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT 
IN THE LANGUAGES OTHER THAN 
ENGLISH THAT ARE BROADLY SPOKEN 
IN OUR COMMUNITY FORGET 
PRIMARILY SPANISH, VIETNAMESE, 
CHINESE, IN THIS CASE.  THAT'S 
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'LL BE 
ANSWERING AND ASKING OVER THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IS WHAT 
WILL IT TAKE BEYOND OUR 
EXISTING CAPACITY AND EXISTING 
EMPLOYEES.  PART OF THE 
CHALLENGE I HAVE GIVEN TO THE 
TEAM IS HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT 
IT WOULD TAKE TO DO RIGHT, DO 
THIS RIGHT.  AND SPIN UP THAT 
CAPACITY NOW.  ONLY IN SUPPORT 
OF OUR OWN SERVICES, BUT HOW 
MUCH WE CAN SUPPORT THE COUNTY. 
WILL HAVE A BETTER ANSWER FOR 
THAT IN THE COMING DAYS.  IT IS 
A SEVERE CHALLENGE AND ONE THAT 
MANY OF YOU HAVE LEGITIMATELY 
PRESSED US ON OVER THE MONTHS 
AND YEARS.  BUT I BELIEVE THIS 
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD LEAST 
TRY TO RESOURCE THAT FOR THE 
DURATION OF THIS EVENT IN A WAY 
THAT WE CAN BUILD THAT 
CAPACITY.  BUT IT IS GOING TO 
BE A CHALLENGE FOR US.  BUT I 
CAN GET MORE INFORMATION AS WE 
HEAR FROM THAT TEAM OVER THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  
AND THEN I WANTED TO ECHO 
COUNCILMEMBER CARRASCO COMMENTS 
ABOUT OVERCROWDING.  DISTRICT 7 
ALSO HAS ONE OF THE ÃD5, D3 
AND D7 THE MOST OVERCROWDED 
DISTRICTS ACCORDING TO 
LICENSES.  SO WHO KNOWS WHAT 
THIS CENSUS WILL SHOW.  BUT 
WILL DEFEND FAMILIES LIVING, 
UNRELATED FAMILIES LIVING IN 
ONE HOUSEHOLD.  THE OTHER THING 
I WILL ADD, WHICH IS A LAYER IN 
THE AREA OF COVID 19 19 IS 
INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILIES.  
WHERE THE ELDERS ARE OFTEN VERY 
ISOLATED.  AND SO I JUST WANTED 
TO ECHO HER COMMENTS BECAUSE I 
THINK THIS IS A REALLY 
COMPLICATED ISSUE.  BECAUSE WE 
MIGHT NEED TO SHELTER SOME OF 
THE FAMILIES OUTSIDE THEIR OWN 
HOME.  
>> AND THE POINT YOU RAISE ON 
ELDERLY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO 
READ I CANNOT EMPHASIZE WE 
UNDERSTAND THE STATISTICS NOW.  
YOU SEE A STEPWISE INCREASE 
STARTING AT AGE 50 ON THESE 
VULNERABILITIES.  BY THE TIME 
YOU GET UP TO 70 AND 80 YOU ARE 
SERIOUSLY AT RISK.  A CHRONIC 
CONDITION, MULTIGENERATIONAL 
FAMILY, ONE PERSON AFFECTED IS 
AN AREA OF HIGH CONCERN.  AND 
HOW DO WE SUPPORT PEOPLES 
CAPACITY TO SELF ISOLATE AND TO 
TEST RAPIDLY ALL THE THINGS ARE 
IMPORTANT IN THE RESPONSE.  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  
AND I WANTED TO ECHO ONE LAST 
COMMENT ON THE FOOD 
DISTRIBUTION AND TO SEE IF WE 
CAN LOOK AT DELIVERY MY 
DISTRICT.  I HAVE SOME VERY 
LARGE ÃWE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT 
NEEDS IT.  THERE IS NO 
ALTERNATIVE TO GETTING FOOD IN 
THE FOOD BANK.  IT IS TO NOT 
EAT.  I HAVE LARGE DISTRIBUTION 
SITES, PARTICULARLY AT THE 
VIETNAMESE AMERICAN CULTURAL 
CENTER AND ACROSS THE STREET 
FROM THE THERE IS A VERY LARGE, 
OUR LADY OF REFUGE IS A LARGE 
FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND NIGHT 
MARKET.  AND AGAIN, IF THOSE 
PEOPLE DON'T GET THAT FOOD THEY 
DON'T EAT.  AND SO IS THERE A 
WAY WE CAN PARTNER WITH THOSE 
ORGANIZATIONS TO ARRANGE FOR 
DELIVERY SO EVERYBODY IS 
REGISTERED WE KNOW WHO THEY 
ARE.  BECAUSE 90 PERCENT OF 
THEM ARE ELDERLY.  
>> WE WILL ADD THAT SPECIFIC 
QUESTION INTO THE WORKLOAD OVER 
THE COMING WEEK TO EVALUATE 
WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE.  WE HAVE 
ALSO HEARD FROM POTENTIAL 
PARTNERS AROUND THIS.  THERE 
ARE INTERESTING IDEAS, BUT I 
DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THE 
TEAMS WORKING ON THIS ROUTE BUT 
I WILL ADD THIS IN A MAKE SURE 
THIS IS THE FOCUS OF ATTENTION. 
ONE PIECE OF WANT TO GET BACK 
ON BECAUSE IT IS RELATED IS 
CLARIFICATION ON THE FARMERS 
MARKET.  OUR BEST UNDERSTANDING 
AT THIS POINT IS IT IS POSSIBLE 
TO CONTINUE THE FARMERS MARKET 
AS LONG AS YOU PRACTICE A 
SOCIAL DISTANCING WITHIN THE 
CONTEXT IT IN THAT CASE TO 
BECOME SIMILAR TO A GROCERY 
STORE.  THE RULE OF THUMB ON 
THE STUFF IS THE SHORTER YOU 
ARE IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE, THE 
FURTHER APART YOU ARE FROMTHEM 
AND THE FEWER PEOPLE THERE ARE 
THE BETTER IT IS .  IT IS NOT 
AN ABSOLUTE YES OR NO.  TO THE 
EXTENT YOU TAKE SOMETHING LIKE 
A FARMERS MARKET AND YOU CAN 
SEPARATE PEOPLE MORE, HAVE THEM 
NOT SPENDING A LOT OF TIME 
THERE.  THOSE WILL ALL BE 
PRACTICES THAT INCREASE IT.  
BUT AT THIS POINT, MY 
UNDERSTANDING OF THE GUIDANCE 
IS THEY CAN CONTINUE WITH 
APPROPRIATE SOCIAL DISTANCING 
AS GROCERY STORES ARE 
CONTINUING TO OPERATE WITH 
ENCOURAGE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING. 
BUT WE WILL ADD THE ITEM AROUND 
FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND PARTNERS 
AND LOOKING AT THOSE TO THE 
WORK PLAN AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW 
WE SUPPORT COLLABORATION WITH 
THE COUNTY ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
>> IF I COULD JUMP IN, I AM 
SEEN A TEXT FROM ANGEL THAT 
STAGGERED FOOD DELIVERY IS 
BEING COORDINATED WE WILL HAVE 
MORE INFORMATION TO COME.
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : GREAT.  
COUNCIL MEMBER FOLEY?  
>>Pam Foley : THANK YOU.  THANK 
YOU FOR YOUR REPORT AND UPDATE 
AND DAILY INFORMATION ON WHAT 
IS HAPPENING WITH THE VIRUS.  
I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ÃOF 
COURSE WE HAVE THE HEALTH 
IMPACT, BUT THE RESULTING 
IMPACT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT 
THERE WOULD BE OF TALKED ABOUT 
THAT A LITTLE BIT AS IT RELATES 
TO RENTERS AND FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FROM 
DESTINATION HOMES.  AND THE 
GENEROUS DONATION OF THE 
PRIVATE PARTNERS.  I KNOW YOU 
WANTED ASK THOSE QUESTIONS NOW 
OR LATER.  
>> IT IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HOW 
WE GET FUNDING TO PEOPLE WHO 
NEEDED TO STAY HOUSED.  
>>Pam Foley : THE FIRST 
QUESTION I HAD FROM ANECONOMIC 
STANDPOINT IS RELATED TO SMALL 
BUSINESSES .  ARE WE ABLE TO 
TRACK OR DO WE HAVE A PLAN OR 
WHAT IS THE STRATEGY FOR 
REACHING OUT TO SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND ASSISTING THEM 
FLEX CONCERNS SMALL BUSINESSES 
ARE ALSO RENTERS AND THEY HAVE 
A DOUBLE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON 
THEM IF THEY CAN'T KEEP THEIR 
BUSINESS OPEN.  THEY ARE ALSO 
NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE RENT OR 
PAY THEIR MORTGAGE AND THEY ARE 
OUT ON THE STREETS AS WELL.  
AND THAT AFFECTS THEIR FAMILY 
AND THEN.  WE HAVE THAT WE ARE 
THINKING OF AS FAR AS SMALL 
BUSINESSES WERE CONCERNED.
>> THIS IS AN EXAMPLE ÃAGAIN, 
SORT OF MODELING HOW WE ARE 
DOING THIS.  BE PRIORITIZED 40 
KEY WORK ITEMS IMPORTANT TO US 
OVER THE NEXT WEEK TO READ EACH 
ONE AS A STAFF LEADER WHO HAS 
EXPERTISE AND HAS POWER TO WORK 
ON THIS AND IS PULLING A TEAM 
TOGETHER.  THE CASE OF SMALL 
BUSINESS THAT IS JEFF TOBIN WHO 
HAS DEEP EXPERIENCE IN THE 
AREA.  HE HAS BEEN GIVEN 
PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE, WHICH HE 
IS BEGINNING TO WORK ON AND 
DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT WEEK.  
WILL TURN IT OVER TO JEFF, BUT 
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND 
SEE HOW WE ARE KIND OF WORKING 
EACH OF THESE ITEMS IN THE 
INTENTIONAL AND COORDINATED 
FASHION.  
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY AND CITY COUNCIL MAYOR.  
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
THERE ARE 60,000 SMALL 
BUSINESSES IN SAN JOSE.  OVER 
60 PERCENT OF ALL INDIVIDUALS 
WILL PROPRIETORSHIPS.  WE ARE 
GOING TO NEED A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT MECHANISMS AND 
CONDUITS TO GET THE WORD OUT 
GET FEEDBACK FROM THE SMALL 
BUSINESSES.  WE'VE ALREADY 
BEGUN TO WORK WITH VARIOUS 
PARTNERS AND HISTORICALLY WE 
HAVE WORKED WITH THREE THAT 
INCLUDES THE 32 AGENCIES THAT 
PROVIDE FREE TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE BUSINESS 
OWNER SPACE NETWORK THAT SERVES 
SMALL BUSINESSES.  THESE ARE 
AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE FREE 
BUSINESS PLANNING, MARKETING TO 
HELP BUSINESSES ACCESS LOANS, 
TAX ADVICE, FINANCIALADVICE .  
THEY ALSO MULTILINGUAL 
ABILITIES OF THEIR EXCELLENT 
PARTNERS GIVEN THE DIVERSITY OF 
SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.  WE 
WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH SVO, 
THE ETHNIC CHAMBERS IN THE 
BUSINESS DISTRICTS AND HAVE 
ALREADY BEGUN TO REACH OUT TO 
THE TO NOTIFY THEM WE ARE VERY 
INTERESTED IN UTILIZING THEM TO 
GET THE WORD OUT TO THE SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND TO ALSO SEE THE 
FEEDBACK IN TERMS WITH THEIR 
PAIN POINTS ARE IN THE NEEDS 
THEY HAVE AT THIS MOMENT.  IN 
TERMS OF RESOURCES, YOU 
MENTIONED THE TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE NETWORKS.  WE WILL 
BE CONVENING THE ASSISTANCE OF 
THE SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION OVER THE NEXT 
WEEK.  NOT JUST BANKS BUT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION, FINANCE 
INSTITUTIONS, OTHER LENDERS 
THAT PROVIDE FINANCING 
TYPICALLY TO BUSINESSES THAT 
ARE OTHERWISE NOT BANKABLE.  
THE LESS STRICT UNDERWRITING 
CRITERIA.  ALSO IN THE WORKS AS 
A PACKAGE TO THE SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION OR CONGRESS AND 
THE PRESIDENT HAVE APPROVED $7 
BILLION WITH THE FUNDING, 
EMERGENCY RELIEF IN THE FORM OF 
EITHER LOW INTEREST RATE LOANS 
OR ZERO INTEREST RATE LOANS, WE 
STILL DON'T KNOW.  BUT WEARE IN 
CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE SBA .  
AS SOON AS THAT IS AVAILABLE IN 
THE UPWARDDECLARATIONS ARE MADE 
BY THE STATE DIRECTING FUNDING 
TO THE COUNTY , WE WILL BE 
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SBA TO 
MAKE SURE THE BUSINESSES ARE 
AWARE OF THOSE FUNDS.  
>>Pam Foley : THAT IS REALLY 
GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THE SBA.  I 
HAD ACTUALLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT 
THEM.  WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I 
LOST OUR HOUSE IN THE 
EARTHQUAKE, THE SBA WAS THERE 
TO HELP US WITH A SMALL 
BUSINESS LOAN BECAUSE MY 
HUSBAND WORKED OUT OF HIS HOUSE 
AND WE WERE SEVERELY IMPACTED 
BY THAT.  AND I HAVE FORGOTTEN 
THE SBA AND MINISTERS THAT.  
FEMA ACTUALLY TOOK CARE OF IT 
AT THAT POINT.  BUT IT IS 
SOMETHING WE WOULD BE 
ADMINISTRATING?  OR WOULD WE BE 
PUTTING A SMALL BUSINESSES 
TOGETHER WITH THE SBA OR 
WHOEVER IS DOING THE CONDUIT 
WITH THEM?  
>> IN THIS CASE WHEN IT IS THE 
LAST ARE RELIEF, THEY MAKE 
LOANS DIRECTLY TO THE SMALL 
BUSINESSES.  IN THE TRADITIONAL 
SO THAT THEY WORK TO BANKS.  
BUT NOT IN THIS PARTICULAR 
INSTANCE.  SBA WAS INVOLVED 
WHEN WE DID THE FLOOD RELIEF A 
FEW YEARS AGO.  WHEN THERE WAS 
A FIRE I BELIEVE IT WAS IN 
DISTRICT AND AS WELL AND OVER 
SO BUSINESSES WERE IMPACTED WE 
SERVE THE SAME CONDUIT RULE AS 
WELL.  
>>Pam Foley : AS THAT IS MORE 
SOLIDIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES TO 
GAIN ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATIO
 
, KENNY SHOWED UP WITH ALL THE 
COUNSEL OFFICES?  THESE ARE THE 
KIND OF TALKING POINTS THAT ARE 
REALLY HELPFUL FOR US TO PUSH 
OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY.  
SOMETHING WE ARE OVERREACTING 
IN SOME AREAS, SOMETHING WE ARE 
NOT REACTING WITH ENOUGH.  BUT 
THIS IS AN AREA I THINK WOULD 
REALLY BE HELPFUL FOR US IF WE 
COULD GET OUT SOME OF THE GOOD 
INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN HELP 
YOUR SMALL BUSINESS TO THE SBA. 
THAT IS REALLY GREAT TO HEAR 
FROM YOU AND I'M HAPPY TO HEAR 
THAT.  THANK YOU FOR THAT.  I 
THINK I'M FINISHED AS FAR AS 
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE CONCERNED. 
KIP, A COUPLE OF THE OTHER 
GROUPS YOU MENTIONED WERE LOW 
INCOME HOURLY WAGE EARNERS AND 
SMALL NONPROFIT.  OVER THE 
WEEKEND SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS 
ON A NUMBER OF ANNOUNCED THEIR 
CANCELLATIONS OF THEIR BIG 
GALLUS.  SOME OF THEM CAN'T BE 
RESCHEDULED.  SOME OF THEM ARE 
SAYING I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE 
GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH NEXT 
YEAR BECAUSE THIS IS OUR BIG 
FUNDRAISER.  AND WE ARE NOT 
TALKING MULTIMILLION DOLLAR 
FUNDRAISERS.  WE ARE TALKING 
50,000, 100,000, 200,000 
FUNDRAISERS.  WHAT CAN WE DO, 
WHAT ADVICE, HOW CAN WE HELP 
THEM TO WE DON'T HAVE AN 
ENDLESS SUPPLY OF FUNDS TO HELP 
THE SMALL NONPROFITS, BUT THE 
WORK THEY DO IS SO IMPORTANT TO 
THEIR COMMUNITY.  IS THAT IN 
YOUR 40 LIST OF THINGS WE CAN 
DO THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE 
LOOKING INTO AND REPORTING BACK 
TO US?  OR JUNE IS COMING 
FORWARD AND MAYBE SHE HAS A.
>> CHIN WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. 
>> I THINK THAT IS THE OTHER 
THING THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 
IS CONCERNED ABOUT.  AS THEY 
ARE OPENING THEIR REGIONAL 
CORONAVIRUS FUND, IF THE CITY 
IS INTERESTED IN PROTECTING AND 
SUPPORTING NONPROFITS THAT ARE 
FACING DIFFICULTIES, I THINK 
YOU COULD PROBABLY PARTNER WITH 
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND 
THEY CAN MAKE DIRECT GRANTS TO 
NONPROFIT AGENCIES.  
>>Pam Foley : EXCELLENT.  THAT 
IS REALLY GOOD TO KNOW.  I 
WORRY ABOUT THEM BECAUSE AS I 
SAID, THEY ARE VERY SMALL 
NONPROFITS.  THEY DON'T GET 
FEDERAL FUNDS, THEY ARE NOT 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS 
RECIPIENTS WERE THINGS LIKE 
THAT HERE THEY ARE LOCAL IN 
MANY SKINNY CASES SCHOOL 
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REALLY 
CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEY ARE 
GOING TO MAKE IT FROM ONE YEAR 
TO THE NEXT NOW THAT THEY ARE 
LOSING THEIR BIG FUNDRAISER.  
AND NOW THAT YOU WERETHERE , I 
WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR 
RENTERS FUND.  I REALLY 
APPRECIATE YOUR PART IS COMING 
FORWARD WITH $1 MILLION IN THAT 
YOU AREWORKING TO GROW THAT 
NUMBER.  THAT IS REALLY 
FABULOUS .  BECAUSE WE REALLY 
NEED TO HELP RENTERS PAY THEIR 
RENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
THESE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE 
HARD-WORKING, WHO ARE TRYING 
THEIRBEST TO STAY HOUSED .  BUT 
THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, 
THE CRISIS IS UPON US.  SO HOW 
DOES ONE FIND OUT ABOUT THIS 
POT OF MONEY?  HOW DO THEY 
APPLY?  
>> WITH THE CAVEAT MILLION 
DOLLARS IS NOT VERY MUCH MONEY.
>>Pam Foley : THAT IS MY NEXT 
QUESTION.
>> TO START WITH THAT.  WE ARE 
HESITANT TO PUBLICIZE BECAUSE 
WE CAN HELP A COUPLE HUNDRED 
FAMILIES MEMBER NUMBER IN AND 
WE ARE WORKING ON TRYING TO 
RAISE MORE MONEY FOR THE 
PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL.  WE 
PROBABLY GOING TO LEAVE NEED A 
LOT MORE MONEY.  WE ARE LUCKY 
BECAUSE SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS 
ONE OF THE ONLY COUNTIES IN THE 
BAY AREA THAT IS A PRETTY 
SOPHISTICATED HOMELESSNESS 
PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT IS 
ALREADY UP AND GOING.  BETWEEN 
GILROY IN PALO ALTO, THERE ARE 
15 ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY ON THE 
FRONTLINES RECEIVING PEOPLE WHO 
ARE IN TROUBLE, PROVIDING FOOD 
AND PROVIDING THIS TYPE OF 
INVENTION ASSISTANCE ALREADY.  
SO WE HAVE GOTTEN DISCIPLINE 
AND MUSCLE AROUND THINGS LIKE 
GETTING CASH INTO PEOPLES HANDS 
WITHIN 72 HOURS, WITH MAKING 
SURE PEOPLE HAVE WHAT THEY NEED 
TO PAY THEIR RENT OR PAY THREE 
DAY NOTICE.  PART OF THIS 
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 
INCLUDES A SILICON VALLEYLAW 
FOUNDATION.  WITH EVICTION 
DEFENSE AND SOME LEGAL 
REPRESENTATION FOR FOLKS, 
MULTICULTURAL THROUGH 
PARTNERSHIPS .  SO MEANING WE 
HAVE TILTED UP A PRETTY 
SOPHISTICATED PREVENTION SYSTEM 
ALREADY.  SO FAMILIES COULD OF 
THESE ORGANIZATIONS FOR HELP, 
RIGHT?  WHEN THEY CAN'T PAY 
THEIR RENT, THIS IS THE PLACE 
TO GO AND THE TRUTH IS WE TURN 
AWAY ÃWE ARE ONLY HELPING 35 
PERCENT OF EVERYONE WHO IS 
ASKING US FOR HELP RIGHT NOW.  
SO WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY 
IN GENERAL FOR THE SYSTEM.  
WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH COVID 19 
IS WE ARE LOOSENING THE 
CRITERIA AROUND AND COME 
BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS WILL 
AFFECT A BROADER SWATH OF 
PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF 
THIS CRISIS.  
>>Pam Foley : WHEN ÃSORRY.
>> THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD 
TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF SCALE.  
THE CURRENT NETWORK OF 
ORGANIZATIONS SERVES OVER 
100,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR 
THROUGH THE BREATH OF THE 
PROGRAM WE HAVE IN THE 15 
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING 
EMERGENCY ASSISTANT NETWORK 
COUNTYWIDE BUT THE DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE COLLABORATIVE AND 
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.  WE HAVE 
DEAR INSTITUTION WITH 
RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOL, 
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS AND 
OTHER PARTNERS.  WHEN OTHER 
ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO FIND OUT 
HOW THEY CAN REACH THE FAMILIES 
AT RISK, THEY COME TO OUR 
ORGANIZATIONS TO GET THE 
OUTREACH TO THEM.  SO RELYING 
UPON US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.  
PLUS, OUR ONGOING RELATIONSHIP 
OVER 160 PARTNERS THAT FEED 
THEM TO OUR SYSTEMS, CHURCHES, 
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, THEY KNOW 
WHERE TO COME WHEN THEY NEED 
HELP.  
>>Pam Foley : DO YOU HAVE A 
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM AMOUNT YOU 
PAY IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE, JUST 
TO GIVE ME AN IDEA OF HOW FAR 
$1 MILLION GOES?  
>> WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO IS 
WE ARE RESPONSIVE TO WHAT 
PEOPLE NEED.  WE CAN TELL HE IS 
THE AVERAGE RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT 
$4200 PER HOUSEHOLD PER IN SOME 
PEOPLE NEED FAR LESS AND THERE 
HAVE BEEN FEW CASES THAT NEED 
FAR MORE, BUT THAT IS THE 
AVERAGE.  OF THE SITUATION IF 
WE ARE STRICTLYLOOKING AT 
PAYING THE RENT FROM ONE MONTH, 
WE ARE THINKING THAT MIGHT BE 
LESS .  WHEN WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE $4300, WE ARE REALLY 
ISOLATING THE FAMILIES THATARE 
REALLY ABOUT TO TIP AND 
HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS A LITTLE 
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT .  WE CAN DO IS 
BASE IT ON WHAT WE HAVE BEEN 
DOING.  WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR 
US IS WE ARE BEING RESPONSIVE 
IN PUTTING MONEY IN THE 
FAMILIES HANDS BASED ON WHAT 
THEY ACTUALLY NEED AND NOT SOME 
ARBITRARY ÃYOU ONLY GET $500 
BECAUSE THAT IS ALL WE HAVE.  
WE WANT TO SOLVE THEPROBLEM.
>>Pam Foley : 500 MIGHT NOT 
HELP THEM.
>> MIGHT NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM 
.
>> THE ONLY THING TO ADD IS 
WHEN JEN WAS SAYING ABOUT THE 
FACT SOME FAMILIES NEED MORE, 
THERE IS A DIFFERENT PROFILE OF 
FAMILIES THAT ARE ON THE EDGE 
AND THOSE THAT HAVE THE RISK 
FACTORS THAT WERE PRIMARILY 
DEALINGWITH THE HOMELESSNESS 
PREVENTION SYSTEM.  WHEN YOU 
TALK ABOUT SOMEONE WHO HAS A 
MOMENTARY LAPSE , MAYBE THEIR 
PAYCHECK DROPS BY A CERTAIN 
AMOUNT OR COMPLETELY FOR A FEW 
MONTHS.  IT IS DIFFERENT THAN 
FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN 
STRIPPED OF IN A 
WELL-FUNCTIONING ECONOMY THAT 
HAVE TWO DIFFERENT RISK 
FACTORS.  FOR A LOT OF THE 
FAMILIES WE ANTICIPATE WILL BE 
COMING TO THE SYSTEM, WE WILL 
PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT FOR THIS 
ONE RISK FACTOR IN GETTING THE 
BACK ON THE FEET IS MUCH LESS 
OF AN INVESTMENT.  BUT WE CAN'T 
KNOW UNTIL WE ARE RIGHT IN 
THERE.  THE OTHER THING TO KNOW 
IS ANY OF THE FAMILY STRIPPED 
INTO THE SYSTEM THAT ARE 
ELIGIBLE FOR HOMELESSNESS, THEY 
WILL BE PICKED UP BY EXISTING 
INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL.  THEY 
WILL GET ADDITIONAL HELP AND 
ASSISTANCE IF THEY MEET THE 
ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS ARE 
INCLUDED WITH THIS IS PUTTING 
THEM IN FRONT OF THE LINE.  
THAT MAKE SENSE.
>>Pam Foley : IT DOES.  I 
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> IF I COULD, I WANTED TO GIVE 
THE FLOOR FOR A SECOND TO LEE 
WILCOX SO HE CAN ADDRESS A 
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE 
COMPREHENSIVE THINKING AROUND 
ALL THESE DIFFERENT POTENTIAL 
FUNDING STREAMS IN A GENERAL 
WAY THAT MIGHT ADDRESS SOME OF 
THE COMMON QUESTIONS YOU HAVE 
HAD AROUND PROVIDING SUPPORT 
FOR SENIORS, SMALL BUSINESSES, 
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS OVER THOSE 
AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS.
>> THANK YOU.  ONE OF THE 
THINGS WE HAVE CHARGED THE TEAM 
WITH ON THE ASSISTANT FRONT 
RIGHT NOW IS ASSESSMENTS ON 
BOTH FRONTS.  ASSESSMENT OF 
WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF OUR 
RESIDENTS GOING TO BE IN THOSE 
NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE QUITE 
DIFFERENT.  WE HAVEN'T HEARD AN 
IMPORTANT NEED TODAY BUT THOSE 
WILL BE DIVERSE.  SAME WITHIN 
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITYAND OUR 
NONPROFIT.  JUSTICE DIVERSE AND 
SOMEWHAT MORE COMPLICATED WILL 
BE THE DIFFERENT REVENUE 
STREAMS AVAILABLE .  OUT OF 
STATE, FEDERAL AND DEPENDING ON 
PRIVATE DOLLARS.  WITH THE TEAM 
IS WORKING ON IS A FRAMEWORK 
THAT TRIES TO ADDRESS THAT AND 
PROVIDES THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 
FLEXIBILITY FOR THE CITY OR 
WHERE WE DON'T NEED TO BE 
INVOLVED AT ALL SO THAT WE 
DON'T GET IN THE WAY AND WE CAN 
MAKE SURE AS JEN AND PONCHO 
HAVE SAID, THE SOLUTIONS ARE 
HELPING THE FAMILY OR BUSINESS 
THAT WE HAVE A SIMILAR 
FRAMEWORK IN PLACE BUT AS 
OPPOSED TO COMING TO SOLUTIONS 
RIGHT AWAY, WE ARE GOING 
THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT SO WE 
HAVE AN END PRODUCT THAT IS THE 
BEST SOLUTION FOR EVERYONE.  
>>Pam Foley : THANK YOU.  SO 
WHEN WE ARE KEEPING OUR WEBSITE 
UPDATE WITH THE LATEST 
INFORMATION, I SUGGEST WE PUT A 
LIST OF RESOURCES OF FINANCIAL 
PROVIDERS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO 
HELP IN THE CONVERSATIONS FOR 
PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
ETC. AS WE HAVE THE INFORMATION 
AVAILABLE.  WE WILL START 
GETTING THOSE QUESTIONS AND 
READ WE ARE NOT GETTING THE 
ECONOMIC IMPACT QUESTIONS 
IMMEDIATELY.  IT ISMORE THE 
HEALTH ISSUES .  BUT I KNOW 
THAT IS CLOSE BECAUSE AS THE 
STOCK MARKET DOES WHAT IT DOES, 
WE HEAR HOW THE ECONOMY IS 
SHIFTING AND PEOPLE START 
GETTING VERY NERVOUS ABOUT 
BUSINESSES AND WE ALREADY KNOW 
RESTAURANTS AND HOSPITALITY ARE 
SUFFERING FROM THAT.
>> THIS IS A ROLE WE THINK THE 
11 OF YOUWILL PLAY A VERY 
IMPORTANT ROLE IN PARIS WE CAN 
GO THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT AND 
OPERATIONALIZE SOMETHING TO 
READ THAT BRANCH WILL 
ABSOLUTELY OUTREACH TO YOU.  WE 
WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER 
TO ADVERTISETHOSE RESOURCES AS 
WELL AS FUNDRAISING 
OPPORTUNITIES .  THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT IS A STRONG 
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNCIL 
AND STAFF.  WE ARE COMMITTED TO 
DOING IT .
>>Pam Foley :ONE LAST QUESTION. 
I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN AREA WE 
HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER, BUT WE 
GET ASKED THIS QUESTION ALL THE 
TIME.  WHEN ARE WE GOING TO 
INFLUENCE THE CLOSURE OF 
SCHOOLS .  AND OF COURSE WE 
DON'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION 
OVER SCHOOLS, BUT OUR RESIDENTS 
MAY BE KNOW THAT PHONE EXCEPT 
WE DON'T HAVE ULTIMATE 
DECISION-MAKING POWER OF OUR 
SCHOOLS.  SO WHAT CAN WE DO, 
ASIDE INCLUDE THAT IN THE 
SCRIPT ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL 
BUT YOURS GO TO YOUR SCHOOL FOR 
THEIR INFORMATION AND THEY ARE 
THE LEADS ON THIS.  ANY 
GUIDANCE ON THE SCHOOL CLOSURE 
FRONT?  
>> DOCTOR CODY HAS SPOKEN OF 
THIS IS ONE OF MOST DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS SHE IS MAKING.  
INFORMATION ON FLU, WE KNOW 
SHUTTING DOWN SCHOOLS IN THE 
CASE OF THE FLU CAN BE 
AFFECTED.  INFORMATION IS A 
LITTLE BIT LESS CLEAR.  PARTLY 
BECAUSE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE 
ROLE OF CHILDREN AS AMPLIFIERS 
OR WHAT THEY CALL AMPLIFIERS.  
IT IS APPARENT CHILDREN ARE NOT 
AS SEVERELY AFFECTED AND IT MAY 
BE CHILDREN OR EVEN AFFECTED AT 
LESSER RATES.  THE EFFICACY OF 
SHUTTING DOWN SCHOOLS IS NOT 
CLEAR.  AT THIS POINT IN HER 
CONSIDERATION, SHE IS WEIGHING 
THAT AGAINST THE VERY HIGH 
ECONOMIC IMPACT AND DISLOCATION 
CLAUSE SHE MAKES THOSE KINDS OF 
DECISIONS HERE THAT REMAINS HER 
DECISION TO MAKE.  THAT BEING 
SAID, WE UNDERSTAND IF THAT Ã
IF AND WHEN THAT DECISION WILL 
MAKE IT WILL HAVE ENORMOUS 
CASCADE EFFECTS.  BOTH FOR THE 
PARENTS AND CHILDREN.  ANYTHING 
FROM FEEDING TO LOSING JOBS AND 
THE DISRUPTION OF CHILDREN'S 
PPATTERNS.  IT IS VERY UNLIKELY 
MOST SCHOOLS CAN CONTINUE TO 
PROVIDE EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL 
LEARNING WHERE THE ALL STUDENTS 
WILL RECEIVE EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL 
LEARNING IN THE EVENT A PARENT 
IS ABLE TO STAY HOME WITH THEM. 
CLEARLY IN MY MIND THAT SHE 
GOES ON THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES 
AND AS COMMUNITY WIDE AND 
SOCIAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS.  WE 
WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH 
PUBLIC HEALTH UNDERSTAND WHEN 
SHE IS READY TO MAKE THAT KIND 
OF: MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARING 
FOR THE ECONOMIC AND 
DISLOCATION IMPACT THAT WOULD 
COME WITH THAT.  IN THE 
MEANTIME, THE ADVICE AND GUIDE 
SHE IS GIVEN TO SCHOOLS IS 
CLEAR THAT THEY NEED TO BE 
THINKING THROUGH THE CAPACITY 
FOR DOING DISTANCE LEARNING.  
THEY NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT 
THE SOCIAL ISOLATING ÃSOCIAL 
DISTANCING THEY WILL WANT TO BE 
DOING IN PROVIDING AMPLE 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDWASHING 
FOR CHILDREN AND TEACHERS AND 
VISITORS.  THAT IS PROBABLY ONE 
OF THE TOUGHEST CALLS PUBLIC 
HEALTH WILL MAKE.
>>Pam Foley : THANK YOU.
>> AND AT THIS POINT SHE SAID 
IT IS A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
>>Pam Foley : I APPRECIATE IT. 
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING 
AND WILL BE DOING IN THE NEXT 
FEW MONTHS.
>>Sam Liccardo : MAYBE I SHOULD 
ALSO ADD IN ON THE SUBJECT.  I 
KNOW A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN 
DONE.  WHAT YOU SEE IS THE DUCK 
BUT YOU DON'T SEE THE FEET 
UNDERNEATH THE WATER AND THESE 
FOLKS ARE DOING AN AWFUL LOT TO 
AND DON'T MEAN TO ACCUSE YOU OF 
BEING DUCKS.  I HAD A 
CONVERSATION WITH THE CEO AND 
KEEP IN YOUR TEAM HAVE BEEN 
WORKING TO SEE HOW WE MIGHT BE 
ABLE TO GET MORE KIDS WIRED UP 
IN ANTICIPATION OF SCHOOL 
CLOSURES.  WE KNOW THE DIVIDE 
CAN BE A CHALLENGE FOR EIGHT 
AWFUL LOT OF KIDS TO GET THE 
EDUCATION THEY NEED.  THERE 
WERE 28COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF 
SCHOOLS MEETING WITH THE 
GOVERNOR YESTERDAY RIGHT BEFORE 
WE MET WITH HIM .  AND IT'S 
CLEAR THERE WAS SOME 
FRUSTRATION.  ELK GROVE SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT 
REALLY ANY CLEAR DIRECTION FOR 
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.  I THINK 
THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE THE 
COURSE FOR OTHER DISTRICTS IN 
THE FUTURE.  BUT I THINK IT IS 
HARD FOR US TO IMAGINE THIS 
THING PROCEEDS AS WE EXPECT IT 
TO AND SCHOOLS WILL GET SHUT 
DOWN.  AT LEAST AS I SEE IT.  I 
THINK IT HAS TO BE COMING IN 
ALTHOUGH KIDS ARE NOT 
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE, THEY 
ARE PRETTY RESILIENT AND MAY BE 
A SYMPTOM THAT QUITE OFTEN OR 
PRECINCT MEDIC FOR A LONG 
PERIOD OF TIME.  THAT THEY ARE 
GOING HOME TO GRANDMA.  AND I 
THINK THE POINT COUNCIL MEMBER 
CARRASCO MADE WAS AN IMPORTANT 
ONE.  WITH 15 PEOPLE LIVING 
UNDER A SINGLE ROOF, MULTIPLE 
FAMILY GENERATIONS.  SCHOOLS 
ARE IN PAST CHALLENGES WE HAVE 
HAD WITH FLU IN 2009 MOST 
RECENTLY AND IN ANOTHER EPISODE 
CLOSING ON THE SCHOOLS WAS 
IMPORTANT.  I THINK WE SHOULD 
BE PREPARED THAT IS COMING.  I 
KNOW WE ARE PREPARING AND WE 
ARE WORKING HARD TO GET THERE.  
BUT OF COURSE IT WILL BE OUR 
CALL.  COUNCIL MEMBER CARRASCO? 
>>Magdalena Carrasco : THANK 
YOU.  I FORGOT TO MENTION.  AND 
BELIEVE YOU WERE THERE AT OUR 
LAST PTA MEETING.  I DON'T KNOW 
IF YOU HAD STEPPED OUT.  BUT I 
HAVE A REAL CONCERN IN A KNOW 
YOU ARE MEETING WITH A WHOLE 
TEAM OF FOLKS ON HOPING TO PUT 
THIS ON YOUR RADAR. I WILL BE 
FOLLOWING UP .  WHEN OUR VTA 
STAFF REPORTED ON THE PROTOCOL 
AND PROCEDURES FOR KEEPING OUR 
WRITERS SAFE, THEY DID INDICATE 
THEY DO A DEEP CLEANING OF THE 
BUSES ONLY ONCE EVERY THREE 
MONTHS.  AND SO SINCE WE KNOW 
THIS IS A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS 
SITUATION, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 
WE FIGURE OUT HOW WE FIGURE OUT 
THAT PROTOCOL.  I DID EXPRESSED 
SERIOUS CONCERNS.  I SAW THEM 
AGAIN AND THEY ARE UNCHANGED.  
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE 
FOLLOWING THE COUNTY 
GUIDELINES, WHICH I'M SURE THEY 
ARE TO THE BEST OF THEIR 
ABILITY.  BUT CLEANING A BUS 
EVERY THREE MONTHS IS REALLY 
PROBLEMATIC AND CONCERNING.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
KHAMIS  QUICK.
>>Johnny Khamis : CHIP AND 
STAFF, I REALLY WANT TO SAY 
THANK YOU.  I THINK WE HAVE A 
GREAT TEAM IN CHARGE AND I 
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME 
INFORMATION WE GET WITH OUR 
EMAILS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.  THE 
FACT YOU GUYS ARE SO ACCESSIBLE 
TO QUESTIONS.  THAT'S ALL THEY 
WANTED TO SAY.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : APPROPRIATELY 
SO. THANK YOU.  COUNCIL MEMBER 
PERALEZ  .
>>Raul Peralez : THE 
CONVERSATION AROUND SUPPORTING 
SMALL BUSINESS, COUNCIL MEMBER 
CARRASCO SHARED NOT DISCUSSING 
AT THE LAST PTA BOARD MEETING, 
WHICH WAS A LOT OF THESE 
INDIVIDUALS WE KNOW THE MESSAGE 
HAS GONE OUT FOR MAJOR TECH 
COMPANIES OR PEOPLE TO WORK 
FROM HOME.  THESE ARE 
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE FORTUNATE 
ENOUGH TO STILL BE MAKING AN 
INCOME WHILE THEY WORK FROM 
HOME.  THE CONVERSATION WE WERE 
HAVING WAS HOW DO WE ENSURE 
THERE ARE WAYS WHERE WE ARE 
STILL SUPPORTING THE ECONOMY, 
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE 
CAPABLE.  I THINK MESSAGING 
AROUND WAYS TO DO SO WOULD BE 
HELPFUL TO OUR OWN CHANNELS 
MESSAGING AND MAYBE EVEN IN 
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.  
ALTHOUGH THIS CAN BE A PLACE 
WHERE WE TAKE A GREATER LEAD 
WHERE THE COUNTY IS FOCUSING ON 
THE HEALTH ASPECT AND WE COULD 
BE DIRECTING A LITTLE BIT OF 
ATTENTION TO THE ECONOMIC 
ASPECTS OF IT.  ARE WE ALREADY 
DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT?  AND 
IF NOT, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU 
THINK WE DON'T HAVE TO DIVE 
INTO FURTHER HERE, BUT YOU GET 
THE IDEA AND MAYBE SOMETHING WE 
CAN DIVE INTO.  
>> IF I'M FOLLOWING YOU 
CORRECTLY, ONE OF THE THINGS WE 
ARE STARTING TO THINK ABOUT IS 
A LOT OF THE CONSEQUENCES ARE 
NEGATIVE.  BUT CLEARLY WITH ANY 
CRISIS THERE IS OPPORTUNITY.  
THE WAY WE HAVE BUT IT IS ONE 
OF THE FLIPSIDE NICHE 
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT EMERGE 
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT 
INCREASE TO READ GOOD FOOD 
DELIVERY SERVICES, SUPPORT OF 
PEOPLE TELECOMMUTING AND THE 
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES AND 
THEY NEEDED WHEN THEY WERE IN 
THE OFFICE.  THEY PROBABLY 
WON'T BE OF THE SAME MAGNITUDE 
OF WHAT WAS LOST, BUT THERE IS 
ALWAYS THE THINGS THAT TURN OUT 
TO BE A POSITIVE UPSIDE OF A 
DOWNSIDE.  THAT IS ONE OF THE 
THINGS WE'VE ASKED THE SMALL 
BUSINESS TEAM TO THINK ABOUT.  
OKAY, LET'S GAIN THIS OUT A 
LITTLE BIT AND WHERE WILL 
ENTREPRENEURIAL SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND WORKERS SHIPPED 
TO IN A WAY THAT IS HOPEFULLY 
HELPFUL TO THEM THAT THEY CAN 
TAKE ADVANTAGE NOT IN AN UNFAIR 
WAY, BUT TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT 
THEIR PRODUCTIVITY TO SOMETHING 
NEEDED AND GET THEM PAID.  WE 
ARE BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT 
THAT AND WE HAVE AT LEAST 
RAISED THAT QUESTION.  
>>Raul Peralez : THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : OTHER 
QUESTIONS?  OKAY.  I GUESS ÃI 
KNOW A COUPLE ITEMS WE WILL 
TAKE UP THIS ISSUE AND I 
ANTICIPATE A MOTION TO CONSIDER 
NEXT WEEK OR SOON THEREAFTER 
THIS EMERGENCY FUNDING ISSUE.  
I GUESS I WOULD JUST ASK IF 
STAFF MIGHT CONSIDER SORT OF 
THINKING ABOUT THAT.  OBVIOUSLY 
MEASURE E-MONEY WILL NOT BE 
AVAILABLE RIGHT AWAY.  IT WILL 
TAKEA WHILE.  ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 
BUDGET MESSAGE WE WILL CONSIDER 
NEXT WEEK, IT CALLS FOR 
TRIPLING OUR COMMITMENT TO 
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION .  I 
CAN'T SAY WE KNOW THE EXISTING 
DOLLARS AREN'T ENOUGH.  AS 
JENNIFER SAID, THEY ARE ONLY 
SERVING 1/3 OF THE FAMILIES 
COMING TO THE MANY NONPROFITS 
THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THEIR 
EFFORTS.  IT WOULD BE HUMBLE TO 
UNDERSTAND FROM STAFF AND THE 
RESERVES TO WHICH WE WOULD LOOK 
IF WE COULD BACKFILL, WHETHER 
OR NOT THAT WOULD BE ADVISABLE. 
AND SECONDLY, ARE THE WAYS IN 
WHICH WE MAKE THESE COMMITMENTS 
THAT MAKE US MORE LIKELY TO BE 
ABLE TO GET FEMA AND SBA MONEY 
TO ENSURE WE CAN BACKFILL FROM 
HIS FEDERAL SOURCES.  WE KNOW 
THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IS IT 
GOING TO GO AWAY AFTER THIS 
VIRUS HAS RUN ITS COURSE.  I 
WOULD JUST ASK IF THAT CAN BE 
IN CONSIDERATION FOR STAFF WHEN 
WE DO COME BACK FROM JIM.
>> YES.  AND ON THE SECOND 
POINT WE ARE ALREADY TRYING TO 
MAKE SURE THE WAY WE ARE 
TRACKING TIME AND DOING 
CONTRACTS, THE WAY WE ARE DOING 
OUR WORK IS ULTIMATELY 
RECOVERABLE SHOULD THERE BE A 
NATIONAL RECOGNITION THAT 
DEPLOYS FEMA RULE GUIDELINES.  
IT IS A LITTLE BIT IN THE 
INTRICATE WEEDS FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT POLICY, BUT IT IS 
SOMETHING WE LEARNED IS THAT WE 
WANT TO CAPTURE THE COSTS IN A 
WAY THAT CAN BE MAXIMIZED 
REIMBURSEMENT.  WE ARE WORKING 
TO DO THAT NOW AND HAVE 
BUDGETING AND FINANCE TEAM 
ACTIVATED ON THAT.  THE ONE 
THING I WOULD SAY, IF I COULD 
IN SORT OF A GENERAL 
PERSPECTIVEHERE .  WE WILL NOT 
BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING YOU 
WANT TO DO.  TWO THINGS OUT OF 
THAT.  ONE WE WILL FOCUS ON 
WHAT IS MOST EFFECTIVE FOR 
THOSE MOST VULNERABLE TO ME 
TOO, WE WILL ASK FOR HELP.  WE 
WILL BE NEEDING HELP FROM 
COUNTY AND OTHER CITIES.  WE 
WILL BE NEEDING HELP FROM OTHER 
STATES THAT ARE NOT AS AFFECTED 
AS WE ARE PROUD WE WILL BE 
NEEDING HELP FROMBUSINESSES AND 
MORE WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS .  WE 
WILL BE ASKING FOR HELP ONCE WE 
UNDERSTAND THE HELP WE NEED.  
THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY AND 
THIS IS PUTTING MY DEPUTY CITY 
MANAGER HAT ON.  I WOULD ASK 
CITY MANAGER SYKES TO ADD ON IF 
HE WISHES TO.  EVERYTHING WE DO 
ON COVID 19 MEANS THERE IS 
SOMETHING ELSE WE ARE NOT 
DOING.  PART OF WHAT WE TRY TO 
DO IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS 
MINIMIZE THE SIZE OF THE TEAM 
UNTIL IT IS TRULY AN ALL HANDS 
ON DECK KIND OF CRISIS.  YOU 
BEEN TRYING TO RUN THIS SMALL 
AND LEAN.  WE ARE AT THE POINT 
WHERE WE ARE SCALING AN 
INCREASINGLY PULLING IN AND OUT 
OF THE BRAIN TRUST AND 
HORSEPOWER OF THE ORGANIZATION 
TO RESPOND IN A VERY 
SIGNIFICANT WAY.  40 ITEMS IN 
40 PEOPLE LIKE JEFF WORKING 
WITH TEAMS IS A GREAT DEAL OF 
OUR LEADERSHIP CAPACITY.  AND I 
THINK IN THE COMING WEEKS AND 
MONTHS WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO 
BE ABLE TO CLARIFY WITH YOU 
WHAT WE SAY NO TO AS MUCH AS 
WHAT WE ARE SAYING YES TO ON 
COVID 19.  I DO NOT MEAN TO BE 
NEGATIVE OR SUGGEST EXCEPT 
FOCUS RELENTLESSLY ON DOING 
WHAT IS RIGHT.  THAT WILL BE NO 
IN DIFFERENT A LOT OF DIFFERENT 
THINGS.
>>Sam Liccardo : IT IS AN 
APPROPRIATE SHOT ACROSS THE 
BOW.  WE ARE BOTH ENTERING A 
PERIOD IN WHICH OUR ENTIRE 
ORGANIZATION WILL BE CONSUMED 
IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.  AT THE 
SAME TIME, THAT ORGANIZATION 
ITSELF IS GOING TO BE STRESSED. 
WE HAVE PEOPLE ON THE 
FRONTLINES YOU ARE VULNERABLE 
THEMSELVES AND WE NEED TO DO 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP THOSE 
WHO ARE PROVIDING HELP HEALTHY 
AS WILL.  BLUNTLY, I WOULD 
EXPECT WE ENTER A RECESSION AND 
THAT MEANS WE WILL HAVE FEWER 
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS 
THESE ISSUES.  ALL THIS CAUSES 
US TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT HOW 
WE CAN FOCUS THAT WE ARE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT ALL.  
WERE NOT THE FEDERAL RESERVE 
AND THEY WILL BE SEVERE 
ECONOMIC IMPACTS.  
COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS?  
>>Sylvia Arenas : THANK YOU.  
BEFORE WE CLOSE, I JUST WANTED 
TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK 
ALL THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, 
PONCHO AND JENNIFER.  YOU WERE 
HERE BUT YOU REPRESENT A LOT OF 
FOLKS WHO WORK EVERY DAY IN 
YOUR ORGANIZATIONS PREVENT 
HOMELESSNESS FOR OUR CHILDREN 
AND FAMILIES AND STABILIZE 
THEM.  THIS IS A PART OF ÃYOU 
WILL PROVIDE THE HEAVY LIFTING 
IN THE MONTHS TO COME SO WE 
WILL RELY ON YOU TO DO THIS 
WITH US TOGETHER.  PLEASE COUNT 
ON MY SUPPORT.  WHATEVER MAY 
COME.  AND WANTED TO TAKE THE 
OPPORTUNITY BEFORE WE CLOSE 
THIS ITEM.  AND IF THERE ISN'T 
A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
>>Sam Liccardo : THERE IS.
>>Sylvia Arenas : I WILL TAKE 
THEM BACK.
>>Sam Liccardo : ANY OTHER 
COMMENTS?  YES, I DO WANT TO 
EMPHASIZE HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE 
WILL FOR WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AS 
WELL A STEP IN THE FLOOD.  I 
KNOW THERE ARE ALWAYS MANY 
VIEWS ABOUT HOW WILL ANY AGENCY 
CAN RESPOND DURING AN EMERGENCY 
AND UNDOUBTEDLY THERE ARE 
PLENTY OF REASONS FOR PEOPLE TO 
BE GENUINELY FRUSTRATED ABOUT A 
LOT OF THINGS.  BUT I THOUGHT 
THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY 
ORGANIZATION WAS TREMENDOUS AND 
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ON 
IT.  OKAY.  LET'S VOTE.  I'M 
SORRY, WE JUST GOT LATE CARDS 
THAT CAME IN.  WE ORIGINALLY 
HAD PUBLIC COMMENT.  THE 
PUBLIC, EXHAUSTED AND THEN 
SEVERAL FOLKS CAME IN TO SUBMIT 
CARDS AGAIN.  WHY DON'T I ASK 
YOU TO SPEAK NOW AND THEN IF 
ANYONE WANTS TO CHANGE THEIR 
VOTE THEY CAN DO SO.  ROBERT, 
SCOTT DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW? 
>> I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE 
THE EFFORTS BEING PUT FORTH FOR 
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HOUSE LISTS 
THAT ARE LIVING OUTDOORS 
BECAUSE IT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO 
MY HEART, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW.  
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR 
ALL THINGS HOUSING DEPARTMENT 
CAME OUT AND SPOKE ABOUT, THE 
THINGS THEY ARE PLANNING ON 
DOING.  I WOULD MAKE 
RECOMMENDATION WE START 
REQUESTING FUNDS FROM THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THIS 
IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.  WE 
USE THOSE FUNDS TO START 
EXPANDING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE 
TRASH, PUTTING IN TRASH 
DUMPSTERS, PUTTING IN HAND 
WASHING STATIONS, FRESHWATER, 
PORTA BODIES, SHOWERS.  KEEP 
TRACK OF ALL THE INFORMATION.  
BECAUSE I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE 
YOU AT THE END OF ALL THIS WE 
ARE GOING TO FIND OUT THAT IT 
WAS CHEAPER TO DO THAT THAN TO 
BE SWEEPING PEOPLE FROM PLACE 
TO PLACE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT OVER 
AND OVER AGAIN.  AND IT DOESN'T 
SOLVE A PROBLEM.  IF THIS 
ALLOWS US TO PUT PEOPLE IN A 
SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL A 
SENSE OF SECURITY, THEY FEEL A 
SENSE OF BELONGING, THEY CAN 
START WORKING ON WHATEVER 
ISSUES THEY HAVE.  WE KNOW THEY 
ARE, WE CAN REACH THEM AND HELP 
THEM OUT IN A BETTER WAY THAN 
MOVING PEOPLE AROUND FROM PLACE 
TO PLACE.  WHEN YOU SWEEP YOUR 
HOME YOU DON'T TAKE THE DIRT 
FROM ONE AREA AND MOVE IT TO 
ANOTHER ROOM.  THEY PICK IT UP 
AND DEAL WITH IT.  SO LET'S NOT 
TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THAT KIND OF 
TRASH.  LET'S TREAT PEOPLE AS 
HUMAN BEINGS, LET'S REACH OUT 
TO THEM AND TRY TO HELP THEM IN 
THE PLACE WHERE THEY ARE AND 
LET'S NOT CONTINUE TO DISTURB 
THE LIVES BY STEALING FROM THEM 
AND MOVING THEM AROUND AND 
EXPOSING THEM TO A WORSE 
SITUATION THEY ARE CURRENTLY 
IN.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> I WILL SECOND EVERYTHING HE 
SAID.  WE WERE ALL LATE BECAUSE 
WE WERE STUCK AT BOARD OF SOUPS 
THAT WENT ON FOR A VERY LONG 
TIME.  ONE OF THE THINGS I 
WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IS I 
WANTED TO THANK DEV FOR 
MENTIONING VOLUNTEERS.  WE ARE 
OFTEN FORGOTTEN.  I DON'T KNOW 
HOW YOU GUYS DO THAT.  IT SEEMS 
TO BE A GIFT.  THAT WE ARE THE 
FRONTLINES OF WORKING WITH AND 
HOUSED PEOPLE.  WE ARE THE ONES 
WHO ARE THERE.  WE NEED TO BE 
PARTNERED WITH THE CITY AND THE 
COUNTY.  ESPECIALLY WORKING ON 
THIS.  GETTING OUT THE WORD 
ABOUT COVID 19, GETTING ALL THE 
WORD ABOUT THE SENSES, WORKING 
WITH FOLKS, GETTING OUT HAND 
SANITIZER AND TRASHBAGS TO THE 
FOLKS THAT NEED IT THE MOST.  
WORK WITH US.  WE ARE HERE.  WE 
ARE ASKING TO BE WORKED WITH.  
THERE IS NO MENTION OF FEVER 
CHECKS.  I THINK IT WOULD BE 
REALLY A GOOD IDEA OF THE 
SHELTERS TO DO A CHECK BEFORE 
PEOPLE CAME IN.  THERE ARE SOME 
OF THE UNDERLYING CONDITION TO 
CAN'T SAY DO YOU HAVE THESE 
THREE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY A 
SIGN OF COVID 19.  OR AS A 
SHELTER THEY ALREADY HAVE MOST 
OF THE THINGS.  DO A SIMPLE 
CHECK, DO YOU HAVE A FEVER 
BEFORE YOU COME IN.  YOU HAVE A 
FEVER, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
REFER YOU FOR TESTING.  THAT 
WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD THING TO 
PROTECT FOLKS IN THE SHELTER.  
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE ARE NOT 
DOING IT RIGHT NOW.  
PARTICULARLY AT SUNNYVALE 
BECAUSE THERE ARE SITE MANAGERS 
ON OXYGEN.  I THINK WE SHOULD 
TRY TO PROTECT HER AS WELL.  I 
THINK THAT WILL ELECTED 
OFFICIALS COULD DO A BETTER JOB 
OF THE STIGMATIZING AND HOUSED 
PEOPLE.  RIGHT NOW ON SOCIAL
MEDIA , THEY DESERVE IT.  THE 
COVID 19 WILL FIX THE HOMELESS 
PROBLEM FOR THAT SUPPOSED WE 
ARE SAYING BUT WITH OLD PEOPLE 
THAT DIED, THAT WAS SORRYAND 
THAT WAS SAD.  BUT THE ON 
HOUSED PEOPLE THAT WILL BE 
AFFECTED , THAT IS GREAT.  IT 
PWILL FIX EVERYTHING.  WHEN 
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL 
MEDIA, IFYOU COULD DESTIGMATIZE 
COVID 19 AMONG ON HOUSED PEOPLE 
BUT THEY ARE NOT CARRIERS OF 
SOME SORT OF DISEASE , THAT 
WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD 
PICK THAT IT.  THAT MESSAGE.  
AND ALSO COME HANDWASHING 
STATIONS AT PTA STOPS BECAUSE 
BART HAS BATHROOMS AND PTA 
DOESN'T.  IF WE GET A PORTABLE 
HANDWASHING OR HAND SANITIZING 
AT PTA STOPS, THAT WOULD REALLY 
HELP.  THANKS.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
>> THANK YOU.  GOOD AFTERNOON 
EVERYONE.  SCOTT LARGENT  IT 
WAS A LONG MEETING AT THE 
SUPERVISOR CHAMBERS THIS 
MORNING IN REGARDS TO THIS 
VIRUS.  I'M JUST WONDERING, WE 
HAVE THOSE HAND SANITIZER 
STATIONS NOW THAT ARE KIND OF 
STARTING TO APPEAR EVERYWHERE.  
I WAS AT THE P.D. MOST OF THE 
WEEK AND UTILIZING THE FIELD 
WI-FI IN MY DESK IN THE LOBBY 
DID THERE, WE HAVE NOT PUT IN 
ONE OF THOSE SANITIZERS RIGHT 
NOW.  WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING 
HERE AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS 
RIGHT NOW TO PROTECT ALL OF 
YOU, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT?  WHAT ABOUT INSIDE 
THE BATHROOM THERE THAT THE 
PUBLIC HAS TO USE.  AND 
WONDERING WHY THAT IS NOT 
HAPPENING.  THERE IS A FACILITY 
WHERE TRAFFIC COURT USED TO BE 
ON ROUGH DRIVE OVER THERE.  AND 
IS TO BE OUR TRAFFIC COURT.  
THE BUILDING IS FOR LEASE RIGHT 
NOW.  I KNOW WE ARE WORKING 
RIGHT NOW ON TURNING GRACE INTO 
A NAVIGATION CENTER, BUT THAT 
BUILDING IS REVAMPED OVER THER
 
, FOR LEAVE SIGN CAME UP A 
COUPLE DAYS AGO.  THAT IS A 
PRIMARY RIGHT THERE.  WE DON'T 
NEED TO JUST SHIFT ALL THE 
HOMELESS OVER THERE, BUT MAYBE 
WE CAN START WASHING CLOTHES,
TURN IT INTO A REAL NAVIGATION 
CENTER , GET THE COUNTY AND 
CITY TO FUND THIS THING.  WE 
COULD REALLY GET ON TOP OF 
THIS, GET PEOPLE A PLACE TO GO. 
ANOTHER SHOCKING THING I RAN 
INTO, AND RAN INTO YOU HALLS TO 
MOVE MY STUFF OUT OF MY PLACE.  
I HAVE A STORAGE UNIT OVER 
THERE NEAR THE FLIGHT PATH 
RIGHT THERE AND I PARKED THE 
U-HAUL OVERNIGHT RIGHT THERE.  
AND I KINDA SLEPT IN THERE SO I 
CAN GET MY STUFF IN THE 
STORAGE.  THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF 
VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT PARK IN 
THE FLIGHT PATH RIGHT THERE.  
IN THEIR BMWS, THEIR BRAND-NEW 
VEHICLES.  IT'S REALLY 
INTERESTING.  THERE ARE A LOT 
OFPEOPLE OUT THERE REALLY 
SUFFERING .  WE DON'T EVEN 
ALLOW THEM TO PARK THERE.  
BETWEEN 2:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.M. 
IT'S RESTRICTED.  IF YOU COULD 
DO A SPECIAL PERMIT PROGRAM TO 
ALLOW PEOPLE OUT THERE.  GET 
CREATIVE WITH IT.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : AND KEY.  ALL 
RIGHT.  THERE WAS A VOTE.  THE 
VOTE DIDN'T GO THROUGH?  MOTION 
WAS AARTI MADE.  
>> WE DID VOTE.  WOULD ANYONE 
LIKE TO CHANGE THEIRVOTE ?  WE 
MOVE FORWARD.  THANK YOU 
EVERYONE.  THANK YOU TO THE 
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.  ITEM 
8.1 ARE THE HAMMER THEATER 
CENTER OPERATIONS AND 
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.  AND IT 
IS COINCIDENTAL WE JUST LOST AN 
INCREDIBLE LEADER OF OUR 
COMMUNITY.  I GUESS IT WOULD 
SATURDAY NIGHT.  IT WAS A FEW 
HOURS AFTER I SAW HER.  SUSAN 
HAMMER.  ANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER 
DAVIS WANTED TO HONOR WITH AN 
ADJOURNMENT.  WE WOULD LIKE TO 
DO SO WHEN THE FAMILY IS ABLE 
TO B AVAILABLE.  WE WILL BE 
DOING THAT VERY SOON.  I WANT 
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW WE 
WILL BE HONORING HER.  THANK 
YOU.  
>> THANK YOU.  AND I JUST WANT 
TO REINFORCE THAT RECOGNITION 
OF THE LATE MAYOR SUSAN HAMMER 
WHO WAS SUCH A CHAMPIONFOR THE 
ARTS, WHO ALONGSIDE WITH HER AS 
AND FILL HAMMER , AS AN NAME ON 
THIS PITIFUL FACILITY.  I ALSO 
WANT TO RECOGNIZE SAN JOSE 
STATE UNIVERSITY.  WHEN WE 
TRANSFERRED OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE OF THIS FACILITY TO 
THE UNIVERSITY, THE ABSOLUTELY 
EMBRACED THE NAME AND REBRANDED 
THE FACILITY THE HAMMER THEATER 
CENTER.  HE REALLY HAS A 
WONDERFUL LEGACY I WANT TO 
RECOGNIZE.  THANK YOU FOR 
MENTIONING THAT.  I AM PLEASED 
TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH A 
GREAT NEW STORY.  THIS IS ABOUT 
THE FUTURE OF THIS WILL BE 
IMPORTANT CULTURAL ASSETS, THE 
HAMMER SEEMED THEATER CENTER.  
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE A 
LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH SAN 
JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY.  I JUST 
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHO I AM 
HERE WITH TODAY.  TO MY LEFT IS 
KAREN PARK, A SENIOR ARE 
COORDINATE WITH IN THE OFFICE 
OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS REGINA 
MILLER, THE DEAN OF THE 
HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS AT SAN 
JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY.  AND 
CHRIS, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTOR OF THE HAMMER THEATER 
CENTER.  AND ALSO WE HAVE 
CHARLIE.  I WOULD NOT FORGET 
CHARLIE.  CHARLIE IS WITH US 
TODAY.  CHARLIE IS A VICE 
PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION AT 
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY.  SO 
THIS IS THE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN 
WORKING TOGETHER TO REALLY 
BRING THIS AGREEMENT TOGETHER 
AND HAVE BEEN DOING THE 
NEGOTIATIONS.  ALSO ONE OF 
RECOGNIZE WALTER LYNN, DEPUTY 
DIRECTOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
PUBLIC WORKS.  FOR HIS AND HIS 
TEAMS GREAT STEWARDSHIP OF THE 
FACILITY.  SO OUR 
RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU IS AS 
RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMUNITY 
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 24, 2020, 
EXCEPT THE REPORT AND ADOPT THE 
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY 
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND 
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SAN 
JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF 
THE HAMMER THEATER CENTER FOR A 
15 YEAR TERM WITH TWO 
ADDITIONAL TENURE OPTIONS TO 
RENEW STARTING JULY 1, 2020 FOR 
AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $315,000 
WITH ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDING TO 
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 
SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATION OF 
FUNDS BY THE CITY COUNCIL.  AS 
WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH 
THESE NEGOTIATIONS AND LEADING 
UP TO THIS DAY, I HAVE BEEN 
THINKING ABOUT WERE RESTARTED 
FIVE AND HALF YEARS AGO.  AND 
ASSUME YOU WERE ON THE COUNCIL 
AT THAT TIME.  KAREN AND I HAVE 
BEEN WORKING WITH THE SAN JOSE 
REP BEFORE HE FILED AS 
BANKRUPTCY AND SUBSEQUENTLY ON 
THE PUBLIC PROCESS IN THE 
IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW PARTNER 
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW 
MODEL.  I WAS REFLECTING ON 
WHAT A TYPICAL PERIOD THIS WAS 
FIVE AND HALF YEARS AGO.  IN 
OUR COMMUNITY SUFFERED AND FELT 
A GREAT DEAL OF LOSS OVER THE 
LOSS OF THE REPERTORY THEATER.  
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ANXIETY 
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS ASSET 
WOULD CONTINUE TO BE A VIABLE 
COMMUNITY ASSET FOR THE ARTS 
INTO THE FUTURE.  WE HAD A 
GREAT DEAL OF PUBLIC PROCESS.  
IN FACT, WE PUT TOGETHER A 
HAMMER THEATER ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY 
VARIOUS NONPROFIT 
PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY 
LEADERS, THEATER PROFESSIONALS. 
AND WE HAD ONGOING MONTHLY 
MEETINGS THAT WERE WELL 
ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
COMMUNITY.  WE KNEW AT THAT 
TIME BECAUSE WE HAD WORKED WITH 
THE REP PRINCIPAL SO LONG THAT 
WE WERE GOING TO NEED A PARTNER 
THAT WAS WELL-CAPITALIZED.  THE 
THREE AND A $15,000 OF THE 
ANNUAL AGREEMENT IS A FRACTION 
OF THE OVERALL OPERATING COST 
TO MAINTAIN THIS FACILITY.  SO 
WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO NEED 
AN ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD DO 
THE INVESTMENT IN GOING 
MAINTENANCE AND MAKE SURE THIS 
WAS AN ONGOING ASSET FOR OUR 
COMMUNITY.  SO WE ARE REALLY 
EXCITED WITH SAN JOSE STATE 
UNIVERSITY STEPPED UP AND THEY 
PRESENTED A VERY COMPELLING 
VISION TO OUR COMMITTEE.  AND 
WE THEN ENTERED INTO A 
SHORT-TERM AGREEMENT WITH SAN 
JOSE STATE.  WE HAD A SHORT 
TERM AGREEMENT FOR FOUR AND 
HALF YEARS AND THAT WAS TO TEST 
AND KEEP THE TIRES ON THE IDEA 
AND CONCEPT TO SEE WHETHER OR 
NOT THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE 
RIGHT MODEL FOR THIS COMMUNITY. 
SO I AM REALLY EXCITED.  IS SO 
PLEASED.  I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT 
A BIG RELIEF THIS HAS BEEN.  
THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A SUCCESSFUL 
MODEL IN SO MANY DIFFERENT 
WAYS.  ONLY FOR OUR ARTS 
COMMUNITY, COMMITTEE AT LARGE 
BUT ALSO THE STUDENT 
POPULATIONS.  BECAUSE NOW WE 
HAVE A THEATER WITH AN HOUR 
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM THAT IS 
PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST WITHIN 
CALIFORNIA.  AND WE ARE NOW AT 
DESTINATION UNIVERSITY FOR THE 
PERFORMING ARTS.  BECAUSE OF 
THIS PARTNERSHIP.  AND SO WITH 
THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER 
TO KAREN PARK WHO IS GOING TO 
WALK US THROUGH THE KEY TENETS 
OF THIS AGREEMENT.
>> SO SAN JOSE STATE IS IN THE 
50 YEAR A SUCCESSFUL AND 
SUSTAINABLE INCUBATION MODEL, 
WHICH MODELS HIGH-QUALITY Ã
WHICH FEATURES HIGH-QUALITY AND 
DIVERSE ARTS AND CULTURAL 
EXPERIENCES THAT REFLECT THE 
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND 
CULTURES OF SAN JOSE AND 
UNDERSTOOD SAN JOSE STATE
MANAGEMENT, THE HAMMER NOT ONLY 
SHOWCASES THE BEST OF 
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMING , BUT 
HAS ALSO HAD A VENUE THAT ARTS 
AND CULTURAL GROUPS CAN USE TO 
PRESENT THEIR BEST WORK AT A 
DISCOUNTED NONPROFIT RATE.  
LIVE THEATER IS AN IMPORTANT 
PART OF PROGRAMMING OF THE 
HAMMER AND THE OWNERS COMMUNITY 
DESIRES THAT WERE EXPRESSED 
AFTER THE REP WENT DARK.  
PROGRAMMING CONTINUES TO 
ATTRACT CREASING AUDIENCES TO 
THE THEATER.  LAST YEAR OVER 
57,000 PEOPLE CAME TO THE 
HAMMER TO EXPERIENCE A WAS 200 
ENGAGING PERFORMANCES.  THAT 
RESULTED IN THE ECONOMIC IMPACT 
OF ALL THE ACTIVITY BEING 
ATTRACTED TO THE DOWNTOWN 
ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 4 MILLION 
THROUGH SPENDING AND EMPLOYMENT 
GENERATION.  THE UNIVERSITY 
PARTNERSHIP IS KEPT THE HAMMER 
AND REGIONAL DESTINATION, AS 
KERRY MENTIONED.  AND SERVED AS 
AVALUABLE TRAINING GROUND FOR 
THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTS 
PROFESSIONALS.  AS WELL AS THE 
NEXT GENERATION OF ART 
AUDIENCES .  SO THE KEY 
CONTRACT TERMS, THE CURRENT 
INCUBATION AGREEMENT THAT ENDS 
IN JUNE AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING 
A 35 YEAR TERM, WHICH BREAKS 
DOWN TO TWO INITIAL 15 YEAR 
WITH TWO ADDITIONAL TENURE 
OPTIONS.  AND THE SUBSIDY IS 3 
TO 15,000 A YEAR WITH CPI 
ADJUSTMENTS AT THREE PERCENT.  
I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT 
15,000 OF THE SUBSIDY IS GOING 
TO BE PLACED INTO A CAPITAL 
MAINTENANCE SINKING FUND FOR 
THE HAMMER, WHICH THE CITY WILL 
MATCH WITH 15,000 IF THAT IS 
GOING TO BE APPLIED TO CAPITAL 
MAINTENANCE NEEDS THAT ARE 
ABOVE AND BEYOND THE LARGER 
PLANNED INVESTMENTS, INCLUDED 
IN THE CITIES CAPITAL 
IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE SAN 
JOSE STATE ONGOING INVESTMENTS. 
THE MIX OF PROGRAMMING THAT HAS 
PROVED SUCCESSFUL WITH 
DISCOUNTED ÃWITH THE 
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMING AND 
DISCOUNTED NONPROFIT COMMUNITY 
RENTALS WILL CONTINUE.  
PARTNERSHIPS FOR FACILITY 
MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL NEEDS 
WILL CONTINUE UNCHANGED WITH 
SAN JOSE STATE GENERALLY 
RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTINE 
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS INSIDE 
THE FACILITY IN THE CITY 
RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT OF 
INTERNAL BUILDING SYSTEMS AND 
MAINTENANCE TO THE EXTERIOR 
FACILITY.  BECAUSE THE HAMMER 
IS AGING, IT IS OVER 20 YEARS 
OLD, THE CITY WILL BE UPDATING 
THE CAPITAL REPAIR AND 
LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT THE PLAN 
FOR FUTURE COSTS AND TIMELY 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING 
THE HVAC SYSTEMS, WHICH ARE A 
SPECIAL CONCERN FOR SAN JOSE 
STATE SO THAT WE CAN AVOID 
EXPENSIVE EMERGENCIES AND 
ESCALATING OPERATING COSTS.  
OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLIC 
WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL BE 
MONITORING THIS AGREEMENT BY 
REVIEWING PROGRAMMING, 
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND 
MAINTENANCE RECORDS ON REGULAR 
BASIS.  SO WITH THAT I'M GOING 
TO TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS WHO IS 
GOING TO TALK ABOUT 
PROGRAMMING.  
>> THANK YOU, KAREN.  SO ONE OF 
THE HALLMARKS OF THE HAMMER IS 
THE DIVERSITY OF THE 
PROGRAMMING THAT DOES INCLUDE 
THEATER.  BUT WE ALSO HAVE FILM 
AND DANCE, MUSIC, LECTURE 
SERIES AND HOLIDAYS AT THE 
HAMMER.  TRYING TO MAKE A POINT 
WE ARE ATTRACTING AUDIENCES 
FROM A LARGE GENRE OF AUDIENCES 
RATHER THAN JUST PEOPLE THAT 
LOVE THEATER.  BUT WE SERIOUSLY 
DO CONCENTRATE ON THEATER.  
LAST WEEK WE HAD AN ORIGINAL 
PLAY CALLED "THE OTHER MOZART 
." AND ANYWAY, WE ARE THRILLED 
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.  ONE OF 
THE THINGS WE DO IS WE ENABLE 
THE RENTAL OF OUR FACILITY TO 
THE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.  
STARTING ARTS, SAN JOSE JAZZ, 
NORCAL ACADEMY OF THE 
PERFORMING ARTS.  WE WERE ABLE 
TO HELP A LOT OF THE DISPLACED 
MUSICAL GROUPS IN OUR FACILITY 
AND WE ARE PROUD TO DO THAT.  
AND WE OF COURSE HAVE THE NEW 
BALLET NUTCRACKER, WHICH 
THRILLS AUDIENCES OLD AND YOUNG 
ALIKE.  THOSE ARE SOME OF THE 
QUALITY THINGS WE ARE DOING IN 
MY VIEW AND I WOULD LIKE DOCTOR 
MILLER TO PICK UP ON WHAT SAN 
JOSE STATE DOES IN THE THEATER. 
>> UNDER THE SJS YOU AT HAMMER, 
WE PROVIDE A WHOLE VARIETY OF 
BEST PRODUCTIONS ACROSSMUSIC , 
THEATER, FILM AND DANCE WITHIN 
THE HAMMER.  AND THESE ARE NOT 
JUST OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
STUDENTS, THEY ARE 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 
COMMUNITY.  WE ARE DOING 
FABULOUS ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING, 
INCLUDING THE DREAMER PROJECT 
THAT PLAYED THIS FALL.  A 
SOLD-OUT PRODUCTION OF LYNN MEN 
WHILE BRENDA'S FIRST MUSICAL IN 
THE HEIGHTS TWO YEARS AGO.  WE 
HAVE CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO 
INTERSECT THE QUICKER THE 
POSSIBILITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS 
AND THE INTERSECTION WITH 
NATIONAL TOURING COMPANY SUCH 
AS DANCE COMPANIES LIKE JESSICA 
LANE AND KYLE ABRAHAM.  IN 
ADDITION WE HAVE MUSICAL 
PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS THE 
BERNSTEIN MASS FROM LAST YEAR 
AN ANNUAL EVENT CALLED 
KALEIDOSCOPE.  SO WE ARE 
CONTINUING WITH OUR BEST 
PRODUCTIONS OUT OF THE 
UNIVERSITY TOó CONTRIBUTE TO 
THE NEED FOR THEATER IN THIS 
AREA, EXCITED THEATER.  ALL OF 
THIS SPEAKS TO THE WAYS IN 
WHICH HIGH-QUALITY AND DIVERSE 
PROGRAMMING HAS BECOME THE REAL 
MARKER OF WHAT DEFINES THE 
HAMMER.  AND WITH THAT WE WOULD 
LIKE TO SHOW YOU A QUICK VIDEO 
THAT HIGHLIGHTS WHAT IT IS WE 
DO IN THE MANY THINGS WE DO AT 
THE HAMMER.  THIS IS PRODUCED 
BY OUR OWN STUDENT MARKETING 
TEAM.  [ MUSIC ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : IT CERTAINLY 
SUSTAINED VERY WELL TO THE 
PARTNERSHIP.  IT'S GREAT.  A 
BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO 
HAS BEEN INVOLVED.  CHRIS, 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANAGEMENT 
OF THIS EFFORT FOR THREE OR 
FOUR YEARS NOW.  IT HAS BEEN 
WONDERFUL TO SEE.  I HAD A 
QUESTION ABOUT ÃI LOOKED AT 
THE REVENUES ABOUT TO AND HALF 
MILLION DOLLAR REVENUE.  LESS 
THAN 1/3 COMES FROM RENTAL 
REVENUE.  I WAS CURIOUS GIVEN 
THE FACT THAT PARTICULARLY WITH 
STUDENTS AT A REHEARSING 
PROBABLY IN THE EVENINGS AND 
PERFORMING ON WEEKENDS, DOES IT 
LEAVE YOU ROOM DURING THE 
DAYTIME, DURING THE WEEK FOR 
PARTNERSHIPS WITH TEAM SAN JOSE 
TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE MORE 
RENTAL REVENUE BY HAVING 
CONVENTION RELATED FORMS IN 
THAT LOCATION.  HAVE YOU 
ALREADY EXPLOIT THAT?  
>> WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE RENTAL 
INQUIRY TEAM THAT IS ACTUALLY 
ATTENDING TODAY'S MEETING.  BUT 
WE CONSTANTLY ARE WORKING WITH 
TEAM SAN JOSE AND OTHER MEETING 
PLANNERS ABOUT HOW WE CAN 
UTILIZE OUR SPACES.  WE HAVE 
TWO PERFORMANCE SPACES Ã
REALLY, TWO OTHER ROOMS THAT 
CAN BE RENTED FOR A VARIETY OF 
PURPOSES DEPENDING ON THE 
ATTENDANCE.  WE ARE CONSTANTLY 
LOOKING AT MORE RENTAL 
OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THE 
TEAM SAN JOSE.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
THANK YOU FOR PARTNERSHIP SAN 
JOSE STATE IS REALLY ÃI'M GLAD 
TO SEE IT IS WORKING WELL FOR 
BOTH AND CERTAINLY KAREN AND 
CARRIE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR 
WORK, PARTICULARLY RUNNING INTO 
THE FIRE BACK IN 2014 WHEN IT 
WAS LOOKING A BIT GRIM.  AND WE 
NEEDED TO FIND SOME WAY TO 
ENLIVEN WHAT HAD BECOME A DARK 
CORNER OF OUR DOWNTOWN IN THE 
HEART OF OUR DOWNTOWN.  AND 
THIS WAS A WONDERFUL 
PARTNERSHIP BORN FROM YOUR 
EFFORTS.  THANK YOU FOR ALL 
YOUR HARD WORK.  HAD A QUESTION 
ABOUT THE RENEWAL.  I KNOW IT 
IS 15 YEARS FOLLOWED BY A 
COUPLE TENURE OPTIONS.  WHO HAS 
THE OPTION ÃBOTH SIDES ARE ONE 
SIDE OR HOW DOES IT WORK?  
>> HOW WE FRAME THESE 
AGREEMENTS IS THAT IT IS 
MUTUAL.  BOTH PARTIES HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND OR NOT.  
BUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE'VE 
WORKED OUT WITH THIS IN THIS 
AGREEMENT THAT WE WILL GIVE THE 
OTHER PARTY SUFFICIENT TIME, 18 
MONTHS.  IN ORDER FOR US TO 
PREPARE.  THIS TEAM, THEY ARE 
BOOKING THE FACILITY WELL INTO 
THE FUTURE BECAUSE THEY ARE 
PLANNING THE NEXT SEASON.  AND 
OF COURSE SAN JOSE'S STATE FOR 
WHATEVER REASONS DETERMINES 
THEY DO WANT TO UTILIZE THE 
FACILITY, WE WANT ADEQUATE TIME 
TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR 
A REUSE PROGRAM.  SO WE DON'T 
DID BILL THAT IN.  
>>Sam Liccardo : I KNOW OUR 
DOWNTOWN IS EVOLVING QUICKLY 
AND HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE MORE 
PERFORMING ARTS VENUES AND FILL 
THEM WITH MORE PERFORMANCES.  I 
KNOW CERTAINLY SAN JOSE STATE 
IS GROWING TO THE WEST AS WE 
ARE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL 
DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING AND SO 
FORTH ON THAT.  AND SO THIS IS 
GOING TO BE IN EMERGING PART OF 
THE CAMPUS, I SUSPECT, AS WE 
MOVE FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE.  
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ?  P6 
THANK YOU.  THANK YOU VERY 
PMUCH.  THIS IS A BIT OF GOOD 
NEWS IN A DAY WHERE WE ARE 
DISCUSSING A LOT OF UNKNOWNS.  
AND I DO THINK THE TIMING IN 
REGARDS TO THE PASSING MAYOR 
HAMMER THIS PAST WEEKEND WOULD 
MAKE THIS DECISION TODAY, 
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE 
LEGACY SHE LEFT IN THE NAMING 
AND THE ABILITY THAT SAN JOSE 
STATE HAS PRESENTED TO US TO 
REACTIVATE THIS LOCATION THAT 
HELD HER NAMESAKE.  I THINK IT 
IS JUST TREMENDOUS THAT WE ARE 
IN SUCH A POSITION TODAY TO 
MAKE A LONGER-TERM AGREEMENT.  
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.  AND 
THINK AHEAD ENOUGH COMMENTS IN 
COMMITTEE SO I WILL SAVE THOSE. 
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.  
BEFORE I DO, I DID WANT TO ASK 
IF MOLLY WERE HERE AND PACKS 
YOU ARE SEEN ALREADY DUDE TO 
CANCELLATIONS.  IF YOU HAVE AN 
IDEA OF WHAT THE ECONOMIC 
IMPACT MAY LOOK LIKE FOR 
YOURSELVES WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS 
TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO ADDRESS 
THAT?  
>> THAT IS PROBABLY MEET.  WE 
DID CALCULATE ANTICIPATION OF 
THAT QUESTION.  IS EVER 
EVOLVING.  THERE WAS A 
CANCELLATION JUST TODAY.  SO 
FAR WE HAVE LOST SIX EVENTS, 
WHICH DOES INCLUDE THE 
RESCHEDULING.  WE HAVE A 
POTENTIAL OF 75,000 IN LOST 
REVENUE.  IF EVERYTHING NOW 
THROUGH APRIL RIGHT TO COUNSEL 
WE ARE AT THIS MOMENT IS 40,000 
IMPACT.  BUT I WOULD BE REMISS 
TO NOT SAY ANY DISGUSTED IN THE 
MOTION BEFORE.  BUT THE LOST 
AREA BUSINESSES, ANOTHER PLACE 
BY THE SANDWICH TODAY MADE BY 
SANDWICH REALLY FAST BECAUSE 
THERE WERE NO OTHER CUSTOMERS.  
SO WE PUT DOZENS OF PEOPLE TO 
WORK WITH STAGEHANDS, USHERS, 
CONCESSION PEOPLE AND THEY ARE 
ALL OUT OF WORK.  IT IS A BIG 
IMPACT.  BUT I WOULD SAY 75 
KIDS PROBABLY READ THE WORST 
CASE SCENARIO, THINKING THERE 
IS BETTER NEWS ON THE HORIZON 
AT THAT POINT.  
>>Raul Peralez : THANK YOU.  
AND AS YOU KNOW, MYSELF AND 
COLLEAGUES WERE REALLY LOOKING 
FORWARD TO OUR DISCUSSION 
POSTED NEXT WEDNESDAY.  AND IT 
IS JUST UNFORTUNATE TIMING.  I 
KNOW OURSELVES, WE ARE LOOKING 
FORWARD TO RESCHEDULING AND 
SORT OUR PANELISTS.  BUT I 
THINK WE WILL SORT OF POWER 
THROUGH THIS OPPORTUNITY AND WE 
COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER 
PARTNER TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS 
WITH.  IT IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT 
YOU CAN ALSO KNOW THE CITY IS 
HERE TO BE A PARTNER AS WELL.  
I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU HAVE 
PUT IN TOCREATE A CONTRACT LIKE 
WE HAVE HERE .  AND EVERYBODY 
ON THE HAMMER THEATER WORKING 
GROUP.  ALL THE WORK THAT WAS 
PUT IN.  AND SO I DO WANT TO 
MAKE A MOTION TO SUPPORT THE 
STAFF RECOMMENDATION.  
>>Sam Liccardo : MOTION 
SECONDMENT COUNCILMEMBER 
KHAMIS.
>>Johnny Khamis : I WANT TO 
ECHO THE REMARKS FROM 
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ .  AS THE 
HEAD OF THE ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, I REALLY 
APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP AND 
ALL THE EVENTS.  I HAVE 
ATTENDED MANY EVENTS OVER THE 
LAST COUPLE YEARS.  VERY WELL 
DONE, VERY WELL MAINTAINED.  I 
REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK 
YOU PUT INTO RESTORING AND ALL 
THE ACTIVITY THERE.  I AM ALSO 
REALLY CONCERNED, NOT JUST 
ABOUT THIS COVID 19 VIRUS BUT 
ALSO ON THE AV FIVE FRONT WERE 
ALL OF YOU ARE ÃYOUR ACTORS 
AND WHAT HAVE YOU ARE SUFFERING 
AND ACTUALLY GOTTEN A LOT OF 
EMAILS ABOUT SUPPORTING AN 
EFFORT TO EXCLUDE THEATER 
WORKERS FROM AV FIVE.  I DON'T
KNOW IF THAT HAS GONE WELL .  I 
KNOW CALIFORNIA WAS SUPPOSED TO 
BE VOTING ON THIS.  I DON'T 
KNOW WHERE IT IS.
>> THERE IS AN ORGANIZATION, A 
STATEWIDE ADVOCACY GROUP CALLED 
CALIFORNIA'S FOR THE ARTS.  AND 
CALIFORNIANS ARTS ADVOCATES, 
WHO ALONGSIDE HER NURSE 
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE 
THAT ARE LOOKING TO REVISE.  
WHAT WOULD BE DESCRIBED AS A
CLEANUP BILL .  THAT WILL LOOK 
TO FURTHER EXTEND THE 
DEFINITION OF FINE ARTISTS TO 
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR 
PROFESSIONALS WAS IN THE 
PERFORMING ARTS WHO THAT IS 
BEING WORKED OUT RIGHT NOW.  IT 
IS A COURSE COMPLEX BECAUSE 
THERE ARE UNIONS THAT PROTECT 
CERTAIN PERFORMERS.  BUT WE 
KNOW THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO 
BE A VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THE 
NONPROFIT PERFORMING ARTS 
COMMUNITY.  AND SO THERE ARE A 
LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING ON IT 
RIGHT NOW AND PARTNERSHIP WITH 
THE STATE POLICYMAKERS.  
>>Johnny Khamis : THANK YOU.  I 
THOUGHT I HEARD THERE WAS 
SOMETHING BEING DISCUSSED LIKE 
A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT 
I'M MISTAKEN THEN?  
>> YOU MEAN A SPECIFIC BILL 
MOVING FORWARD?  I CAN RESEARCH 
THAT.
>>Johnny Khamis : I WOULD LOVE 
TO TAKE THAT ANSWER OFF LINE 
WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE.  AND 
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR 
WORK.  
>>Sam Liccardo : ANY OTHER 
QUESTIONS?  OKAY.  LET'S VOTE 
ON ITEM 8.1.  THAT PASSES.  
THANK YOU ALL.  
>> THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : GOOD LUCK WITH 
THE UPCOMING SEASONS.  ALL 
RIGHT.  8.3 OUR ACTIONS RELATED 
INCOME LOSS AND EVICTIONS DUE 
TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS.  I DON'T 
BELIEVE THERE IS A 
PRESENTATION, IS THERE?  OKAY.  
THERE IS A MEMORANDUM I 
SUBMITTED.  I KNOW SEVERAL OF 
MY COLLEAGUESSUBMITTED MEMOS AS 
WELL.  RICK WASN'T HERE .  HE 
STEPPED OUT WHEN I DISCUSSED Ã
IS IT FAIR TO SAY SOME OF THESE 
ITEMS YOU HAVE TO BE MORE FULLY 
DEBATED AND CONSIDERED IN A 
FUTURE WEEK OR TWO? 
>> YEAH.  IN LOOKING AT THE 
MEMO , LET'S TALK FIRST FROM A 
BROAD STANDPOINT.  IN LOOKING 
AT THE AGENDA ITEM IN THE MEMO 
THAT SUPPORTS IT, IT 
CONTEMPLATES ÃIT WAS NOTICED 
ON 72 HOURS NOTICE AND HAD TO 
BE PUT ON WITH TWO THIRDS VOTE 
IN IT CONTEMPLATES A MORATORIUM 
ON EVICTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL 
RUNNERS.  TO THE EXTENT WE WANT 
TO EXPAND IT TO COMMERCIAL OR 
EVEN LOOK AT THAT.  MOTHER IN A 
SMALL BUSINESS OR OTHER.  WE 
HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO 
WORK WITH OED ON THIS.  THERE 
IS NOT A LOT THAT NEEDS TO COME 
BACK.  TO THE EXTENT YOU ARE 
LOOKING AT FUNDING AND ITEM, A 
BUDGETARY ACTION, THAT IS NOT 
NOTICED IN THE AGENDA AT ALL.  
THERE ARE NO FISCAL ÃSO I 
THINK THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED AT 
THE SEPARATELY NEXT WEEK OR AND 
AS PART OF THE NEAREST BUDGET 
MESSAGE.  THE MARES BUDGET 
MESSAGES ON THE TABLE AND 
EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE AT 
THAT POINT.  THAT IS MORE 
PROPERLY DISCUSSED AT THAT 
POINT.  I THINK THE LIMITATION 
IS FOCUSED ON RESIDENTIAL 
RUNNERS AND MORATORIUM ON 
EVICTIONS AND THEN ANY OTHER 
IDEAS WE CAN COME BACK WITH THE 
COUNCILS PLEASURE TO TALK ABOUT 
IN MORE DETAIL.
>>Sam Liccardo : WE WILL 
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONSIDER 
THOSE ITEMS ON A FUTURE TO 
STAY.  AND ALSO GIVES STAFF 
SOME TIME TO DO SOME WORK TOO.  
CATCH UP TO THE IDEAS AND MAKE 
SURE WE HAVE SOME ANALYSIS AS 
WELL.  COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza : SPEAKING OF 
SOMEONE WHO HASN'T WRITTEN A 
MEMO ON THIS, CAN WE DO FOR ALL 
OF THEM?  THERE IS A 
COMBINATION OF IDEAS.  AND MANY 
OF THEM HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT.  
CAN WE REFER THAT DISCUSSION 
GIVEN WE HEARD EARLIER ABOUT 
SOME OF THE PROTOCOLS AROUND 
THE PREVENTION MONEY AND THE 
QUESTIONS CONSUMER FULLY ASKED 
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES?  
>>Sam Liccardo : THAT IS A 
CHOICE THE COUNCIL COULD MAKE 
BROKEN WHAT MAY LIKELY INCREASE 
QUITE A BIT IF THERE ARE ANY 
SCHOOL CLOSURES IN THE NEXT 
WEEK.  IT WOULDN'T BE A BAD 
IDEA FOR US TO GIVE STAFF 
DIRECTION AROUND WHETHER OR NOT 
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME KIND 
OF INFECTION MORATORIUM.  
HONESTLY THERE WILL BE MORE 
RESPONSIVE NEXT WEEK WILL BE AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER ANY OF 
THESE IMPORTANT IDEAS.  WOULD 
SUGGEST IT IS NOT A BAD IDEA 
FOR US TO GET STAFF WORKING ON 
THAT.  IT WILL TAKE TIME 
BETWEEN THE CITY ATTORNEY AND 
STAFF.
>>Maya Esparza : SO THEN 
EMOTION CAN BE MADE TO APPROVE 
THEMORATORIUM AND COME BACK 
NEXT WEEK FOR SPECIFICS , 
INCLUDING BUDGETARY IMPACTS?  
OKAY.  AND I WILL MAKE THAT 
MOTION.  >> SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  THANK 
YOU.  THERE WILL BE PUBLIC 
COMMENT SHORTLY.  I ASSURE YOU. 
UNDERSTOOD.  OKAY.  SO ANYTHING 
MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS?  I KNOW 
THERE ARE STILL MEMOS THAT 
RELATE TO THIS SPECIFIC ITEM.  
ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS 
BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? 
OKAY.  WE HAVE A MOTION AND 
THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO 
COUNSEL TO DISCUSS THE MERITS 
OF THEMOTION .  COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY?  
>>Pam Foley : SO COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA INITIALLY WANTED TO 
DELAY THE DISCUSSION ON ALL 
FOUR MILLS UNTIL WE HAD A 
CHANCE TO HAVE STAFF TAKE A 
LOOK AT IT, BUT IT ALL 
TOGETHER, COME BACK TO REMEMBER 
THAT IS WHERE SHE IS GOING.  I 
DON'T REALLY KNOW.  WE CAN'T 
DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL IMPACT 
BECAUSE IT WASN'T IN THE 
INITIAL MEMO FROM THE MAYOR.  
THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING?  I 
DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS 
THE CASE.
>>Sam Liccardo : THERE IS SOME 
SPECIFIC DIRECTION SUGGESTED 
ABOUT FISCAL DECISIONS WEWOULD 
MAKE WITH OUR BUDGET.  AND 
THOSE WERE NOT IN MY MEMO.  WE 
ARE CONSIDERING A BUDGET 
MESSAGE NEXT WEEK ANYWAY .  IT 
IS NOT A BAD TIME TO CONSIDER 
THE FISCAL ISSUES ABOUT THE 
STAFF WILL NEED TO DO RESEARCH 
ANYWAY.
>> WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE ISSUE 
TALKING ABOUT THE FISH SCHOOL 
IMPACT, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT.  
RENT IS GOING TO BE IN THE 
REAR, WHAT WOULD BE THE 
CONSEQUENCES BUT TO THE EXTENT 
YOU'RE TALKING BUDGETARY 
ACTIONS, TO THE EXTENT URETHANE 
WILL THE BUDGET ESTABLISH A 
FUND.  THAT WILL BE A 
SEPARATELY FOR DISCUSSION 
BECAUSE THE PUBLIC HAD NO 
NOTICE OF ANY DISCUSSION OF ANY 
CITY FUNDING COMPANY, WHETHER 
IT IS TO PROVIDE LOANS OR 
GRANTS.  WE CAN AGENDA I SAT 
NEXT WEEK SEPARATELY OR AS PART 
OF THE BUDGET MESSAGE.  
>> FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES AND 
WHAT CONCERNS ARE, CERTAINLY IT 
CAN BE DISCUSSED.  THE IMPACT 
ON RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS.  TO 
THE EXTENT YOU ARE TRYING TO 
SAY LET'S LOOK AT A BUDGETARY 
ITEM TO ESTABLISH A FUND, THAT 
ISSOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE 
FOR A FUTURE DATE .
>>Pam Foley : IN STAYING WITH 
THE PROCESS QUESTION AS IT 
RELATES TO TIMING, IF THIS IS 
PAST TODAY, HOW LONG DOES IT 
TAKE TO IMPLEMENT IT?  
>> WILL HAVE TO DRAFT THE 
ORDINANCE.  AND IS INTENDED TO 
COME BACK AS AN EMERGENCY 
ORDINANCE.  I DON'T HAVE A 
DATE, BUT WOULD BE TRYING TO 
BRING DO IT AND THEN WE WILL I 
THINK WE HAVE SEVERAL GOOD 
MEMOS THAT SOME THOUGHT SHOULD 
BE PUT INTO COMBINING THAT.  
THE REASON I'M ASKING ABOUT 
TIMING AS IT RELATES TO RENT 
PAYMENT OR MORTGAGE PAYMENT.  
IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING THE 
ORDINANCE OUT UNTIL THE END OF 
MARCH, IT WILL AFFECT THE APRIL 
PAYMENT.  BUT IF YOU ARE NOT 
FINISHING IT UNTIL LATE OR MID 
APRIL, IT IS THE MAY PAYMENT.  
THAT GIVES US TWO WEEKS TO COME 
UP WITH A JOINT MEMO ÃNOT 
NECESSARILY JOINT.  SOMETHING 
STAFF CAN TAKE A LOOK AND COME 
BACK THAT IS THOUGHTFUL AND 
MAYBE TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION 
SPIRIT I CAN TAKE PIECES AND 
SAY THESE ARE ALL GREAT AS ONE 
BIG PIECE.  
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, THE ISSUE OF 
THE ORDINANCE, THIS HAS TO COME 
BACK TO COUNSEL.  IF THE 
COUNCIL DIRECTS US TO DO THIS, 
IT HAS TO COME BACK FOR 
APPROVAL.  IN TERMS OF IF WE 
ARE WANTING TO ESTABLISH A 
BUDGETARY ACTION, THAT REQUIRES 
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FUN.  
THAT IS A SEPARATE ITEM FROM 
THIS ORDINANCE.  TO THE EXTENT 
YOU ARE LOOKING AT OTHER 
ACTIONS IN TERMS OF PROVIDING 
RELIEF FOR LANDLORDS, THAT 
MIGHT BE BETTER DONE BY 
RESOLUTION.  I DON'T KNOW IF AN 
ORDINANCE IS THE WAY TO DO IT.  
BUT IT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY PART 
OF THIS ORDINANCE, BUT A 
RESOLUTION OR SEPARATE 
ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVEN'T 
THOUGHT THROUGH ALL THIS 
BECAUSE THAT WASN'T ON THE 
TABLE.  WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON 
THIS TEMPORARY MORATORIUM AT 
THIS POINT.  WHAT ADDITIONAL 
ACTION IT TAKES, WHETHER IT'S 
THE FORM OF APPROPRIATIONS OR 
SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS OR
ORDINANCES .  ALL THAT WOULD 
COME BACK AND WE WOULD TRY TO 
GET THAT.  NOT AS A PACKAGE IT 
WOULD COME BACK AS SOME KIND OF 
IN SHORT ORDER.  
>>Sam Liccardo : IF I COULD 
CLARIFY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE 
FIRST PARAGRAPH, THERE IS A 
NARROW EXCEPTION ALLOWED FOR 
THE WAIVER OF BROWN ACT TO GET 
THESE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.  AND 
THAT IS WHAT WAS CITED IN MY 
MEMORANDUM.  IF WE START GOING 
BEYOND THE SCOPE, WE GET INTO 
RACK REAL BROWN EYED PROBLEM.  
THAT IS WHAT RICK ARTICULATED.  
CLEARLY WE CONSIDER ALL THESE 
THINGS.  WE JUST NEED TO MAKE 
SURE THERE IS PUBLIC NOTICING.  
>>Maya Esparza : JUST TO BE 
CLEAR, I HAVE A QUESTION IN 
TERMS OF THE TIMING.  I AM 
LOOKING AT YOUR MEMO.  UNDER 
THE SECTION CODE WHERE WE CAN 
DO THAT TODAY, BUT IF WE VOTE 
YES TODAY, THE ORDINANCE HAS TO 
COME BACK TO COUNSEL.  IS THERE 
ANY WAY IT CAN COME BACK BEFORE 
THE 24TH?  I AGREE WITH 
COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY.  THESE ARE 
IMMINENT ISSUES.  
>> I DON'T HAVE MY STAFF 
ATTORNEY HERE WORKING ON THE 
ORDINANCE.  IT IS CHRIS.  NOT 
TO PUT NEW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
FIRING LINE HERE, BUT HOW LONG 
DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE YOU 
TO TURN THE URGENCY ORDINANCE?  
>> I COULD PROBABLY COME BACK 
WITHIN ONE TO TWO WEEKS.
>> WE COULD COME BACK AS EARLY 
AS NEXT WEEK.  
>>Maya Esparza : THAT WOULD BE 
GREAT.  AS WE HEARD EARLIER, 
THEY GOT THE FIRST CASE FOR THE 
HOMELESS PREVENTION DUE TO 
COVID 19 ALREADY.  AND SO I 
WOULD EXPECT MORE CONCERNS TO 
BE RAISED AS WE GET CLOSER TO 
THE END OF THE MONTH.
>> NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS WE 
WOULD BE BACK.  THAT IS BEFORE 
APRIL 1. 
>>Maya Esparza : THEN WE ARE 
BACK TO THE 24TH.
>> I KNOW.  THE ORDINANCE WOULD 
BE AFFECTED BEFORE APRIL 1. THE 
GOAL WOULD BE TOO COME BACK ON 
THE 17TH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO 
SAY JUST FOR PURPOSES ÃTHE 
PROMISES NO LATER THAN THE 
24TH.  
>>Maya Esparza : WE ARE GOING 
TO SHOOT FOR NEXT WEEK IS ALL 
THESE OTHER ITEMS COME BACK TO 
US NEXT WEEK WITH THE PLAN, WE 
WILLHAVE A PLAN?  OKAY.  THANK 
YOU .
>>Sam Liccardo : ONCE AGAIN, 
YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK 
IN A MOMENT.  I SHOULD SAY 
THERE WILL BE A PLAN.  THAT 
PLAN WILL GET MODIFIED A LAW IN 
THE WEEKS AHEAD.  WE ARE GOING 
TO NEED TO BE NIMBLE.  I KNOW 
EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS NOT THE 
LAST WORD ON THE SUBJECT.  THIS 
IS OPENING.  AND THE OTHER 
QUESTIONS ABOUT PROCESS BEFORE 
WE GO TO THE PUBLIC?  ALL 
RIGHT.  IF YOU COULD COME DOWN 
AS I READ YOUR NAME.  EVERYONE 
HAS TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK TO 
GEORGE ROSSI FOLLOWED BY 
YOLANDA, DAVID, PATRICIA, ELLI
 
.  AS FOLKS ARE COMING DOWN, 
LET ME CLARIFY BECAUSE I KNOW 
THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN AND 
MISUNDERSTANDINGS.  I'M NOT 
PROPOSING ANY EXEMPTION FROM 
ANYONE PAYING RENT FOR IT THIS 
DOES NOT MAKE THAT GO AWAY.  
WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS A 
SUSPENSION ON EVICTIONS.  
OBVIOUSLY RENT WOULD STILL BE 
DUE.  WELCOME.  
>> THANK YOU.  I GUESS MY 
QUESTION IS RIGHT NOW EVERYONE 
IS DECIDING IF WE WILL PASS IT 
AND FIGURE OUT HOW IT WILL 
WORK?  
>> IT HAS TO COME BACK TO THE 
COUNCIL TO BE ENACTED FORMALLY. 
>> DOES THE PUBLIC HAVE AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK QUICK.
>>Sam Liccardo : YES.
>> THE REASON I AM HERE IS 
UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THE 
GROUNDWORK HAD ALREADY BEEN 
DONE AND NOW WE ARE ABLE TO AS 
A PUBLIC SAY WE HAVE ISSUES 
HERE WANT TO CONSIDER.  FOR ME 
IT IS THE REQUEST TO THE CITY 
COUNCIL IF IT GOT PAST TO 
PROTECT THE MOM-AND-POP RENTAL 
IS THIS.  SO IN OTHER WORDS, 
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND IF THEY 
FALL UNDER SEPARATE IN ANY 
OTHER DWELLING UNIT.  
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THAT DON'T 
FALL UNDER RENT CONTROL AND 
DON'T FALL UNDER JUST BECAUSE 
OF FICTION.  SO IT'S A SMALL 
GROUP HOMES, RELATIVELY 
SPEAKING, TO THE RENTAL 
BUSINESS.  IT WOULD BE 
DEVASTATING FOR THEM TO LOSE 
EVEN A MONTH'S WORTH OF RENT.  
THE PROBLEM WOULD BE THERE 
BRING UP DIFFERENT SCENARIOS 
ABOUT MORTGAGE AND WHEN 
MORTGAGES DO.  PROPERTY TAXES 
ARE DUE ON THE 10TH.  IF YOU 
HAVE SEVERAL PROPERTIES AND WE 
DON'T GET ONE RENT, HAVE TO GO 
BORROW MONEY BECAUSE WE WILL 
NOT BE ABLE TO PAY OUR PROPERTY 
TAXES.  THE IDEA IS YOU HAVE TO 
CONSIDER THAT.  I AM HOPING 
EVEN IF IT DOES GO THROUGH, THE 
SINGLE-FAMILY MOM-AND-POP 
BUSINESS GETS PROTECTED SO IF 
THEY CAN'T GET RIGHT.  IS NOT 
THAT THEY WANT TO HURRY UP AND 
GET RID OF SOMETHING, BUT AT 
LEAST THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY 
TO WORK OUT WHAT THE TENANT.
>>Sam Liccardo : SIR, I'M 
SORRY.  THE TIME IS A. YOU WILL 
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME 
BACK.  THANK YOU.  
>> I'M A MOM-AND-POP LANDLORD 
WHO HAS WORKED THREE JOBS TO 
PAY RENT WHILE I ATTEND SAN 
JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY FULL-TIM
 
.  I WORKED HARD AND I AM STILL 
WORKING HARD.  WHEN I BECAME 
AWARE OF THIS MORATORIUM, I 
CONTACTED THE BANKS, PG&E, 
STATE FARM COMMIT COUNTY TAX 
BOARD FROM COUNTY TAX BOARD 
LAUGHED AT ME.  I HAVE TO MAKE 
MY PAYMENTS.  HOW AM I GOING TO 
MAKE MY PAYMENTS, PAY MY 
MORTGAGES IF THE PRINTER 
DOESN'T PAY THEIRS?  YOU TELL 
ME.  THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO 
HEAR FROM YOU.  HOW AM I GOING 
TO PAY.  ANOTHER THING TO 
CONSIDER IS OKAY, YOU HAVE 30, 
40, 90, 100 DAYS.  I WAS 
READING ON PAGE 14 YOU WERE 
GIVEN THE OPTION THEY CAN'T PAY 
FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY FIT 
THE CRITERIA.  THEN WHAT 
HAPPENS.  THAN THEY JUST LEAVE. 
WITHOUT PAYING ME.  OR ANYBODY 
ELSE.  AND THE OTHER SMALL 
BUSINESS.  WE ARE SMALL 
BUSINESSES.  WE ARE THE 
BACKBONE OF THIS COUNTRY.  WHAT 
HAPPENS TO US.  ARE YOU GOING 
TO HELP US FIND THEM?  TAKE 
THEM TO COURT?  THAT'S NOT 
GOING TO HAPPEN FROM YOU.  NOT 
HERE ENOUGH TO READ WHAT I'M 
HEARING IS FOR HAVE A 
SUGGESTION FOR HAVE THE CITY 
SUBSIDIZE WITH THE RENTERS 
BECAUSE IF YOU CONTRACTUALLY 
WORK SOMETHING OUT, A RENTER IS 
MORE APT TO YOU THAN THEY ARE 
FOR THE MOM-AND-POP PLACES.  
ALSO, ANOTHER SUGGESTION GIVEN 
TO ME IS NEW YORK CITY PROVIDED 
NO INTEREST LOANS AND GRANTS 
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED 
BY COVID 19.  YOU COULD DO THAT 
TOO.  BUT IT IS LIKE DON'T PUT 
IT ON ÃWHAT I'M HEARING IS 
THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD NOT BE 
ON THE BACKS OF HIS HOMEOWNERS. 
BECAUSE WE PAY AND WE HELP 
PEOPLE LIVE THEIR LIVES AND WE 
ARE JUST A PAYCHECK AWAY FROM 
OUR MORTGAGE.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> I REALLY HAVE TO AGREE WITH 
EVERYTHING THIS LADY JUST SAID. 
WHEN I READ THIS ON A PAPER ON 
THE WEEKEND, I WAS IN SHOCK.  I 
HAVE PROPERTIES I TAKE CARE OF, 
BUT I HAVE TO MAKE MY PAYMENTS. 
LIKE SHE SAID, WHY DOES THE 
CITY HELP THE PEOPLE.  YOU WANT 
TO HELP THEM ON OUR BACKS?  
THAT IS NOT RIGHT.  THAT IS 
ABSOLUTELY NOT RIGHT.  AND SHE 
IS RIGHT.  AND DO MY APARTMENTS 
AS IF IT WAS MY HOME.  TENANTS 
COME IN, THEY DESTROYED.  I 
HAVE HAD WALLS KNOCKED DOWN, 
WINDOWS BROKEN, DOORS BROKEN.  
AND THEY WALK AWAY AND DON'T 
PAY.  AND WE THE LANDOWNERS OF 
THIS CITY.  SAN JOSE CITY IS 
THE WORST ONE TO OWN ANYTHING.  
I HAVE PROPERTY IN SUNNYVALE 
AND THERE IS NONE OF THIS 
CRAZINESS.  COME THE END OF THE 
YEAR, THE TAXES, THE PERMITS IN 
THE CITY HAVE GONE UP 
TREMENDOUSLY.  YET WHEN YOU 
FOLKS DECIDE TO DO AN 
INSPECTION, WE HAD TO HAVE 
EVERYTHING IN ORDER.  I HAVE 
BEEN TOLD BY VARIOUS INSPECTORS 
THAT IF EVERYONE KEPT THE 
PROPERTIES AS I DO IT WOULD BE 
WONDERFUL.  BUT THAT TAKES 
MONEY, THAT TAKES LABOR, HARD 
WORK.  I CLEAN TOILETS, I CLEAN 
EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE. 
AND NOW YOU TELL ME THAT YOU 
HAVE TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF THE 
CITY BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT 
PEOPLE ALL IN THE STREET.  WHAT 
KIND OF BUSINESS IS THAT?  WE 
ARE NOT IN 1/3 WORLD COUNTRY, 
WE ARE IN THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA.  THAT IS ABSURD.  AND 
YOU ARE READY TO VOTE ON 
SOMETHING WITHOUT EVEN 
LISTENING TO WHAT THE PEOPLE 
HAVE TO SAY.  WHAT IS THAT?  SO 
ÃFURTHERMORE, I READ THIS IS 
GOING TO BE A CLOSED MEETING 
WHEN IT CAME TO THIS PARTICULAR 
THING.  I SPOKE TO McKENZIE AND 
SHE SAID THAT WASN'T TRUE.  BUT 
I READ THAT.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
MA'AM.  MA'AM, I AM SORRY.  THE 
TIME IS UP.  I AM SORRY.  THANK 
YOU.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.  I AM A 
HOMEOWNER LIVING PAYCHECK TO 
PAYCHECK.  I SUPPORT THE CITIES 
EFFORTS IN ATTEMPTING TO HELP 
PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO PAY THEIR 
RENT AND KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR 
HEADS.  HOWEVER, REQUIRING 
HOMEOWNERS TO GRANT EXTENSIONS 
TO THEIR TENANTS ON A 
MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS AND 
DEFINITELY IS RECKLESS.  I DID 
NOT MAKE AN INCOME ON MY RENTAL 
PROPERTY.  IT PAYS FOR ITSELF.  
IF THIS PROPOSAL WAS TO PASS, 
MY FAMILY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO 
MAKE THE PAYMENT ON TWO 
MORTGAGES.  MY HOME IN THE 
RENTAL PROPERTY.  OUR RENTAL 
PROPERTY WOULD BE FORECLOSED IN 
THE CURRENT TENANTS YOU ARE 
ATTEMPTING TO HELP WILL BE 
HOMELESS.  INSTEAD I FULLY 
SUPPORT THE IDEA OF RENTAL 
ASSISTANCE WERE SIMILAR TO WHAT 
CURRENTLY IS IN PLACE AT SACRED 
HEART.  THIS WORKS.  FAMILIES 
THAT NEED IT CAN OBTAIN IT.  
AND WE WOULD AVOID FUTURE 
FORECLOSURES.  THIS IS WHY I 
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS 
MEMO.  MIME MOTHER IS A SERVICE 
WORKER PARIS LAST WEEK HER 
HOTEL ÃTHE HOTEL WHERE SHE 
WORKS INFORMED HER THAT ALL THE 
EVENTS WERE CANCELED FOR THE 
NEXT 30 DAYS AND SHE WAS SENT 
HOME.  SHE IS A HOMEOWNER WITH 
A THREE BEDROOM HOUSE AND HAS 
TO RENT TWO ROOMS IN ORDER TO 
MAKE THE MORTGAGE PAYMENT.  IN 
THE NEXT FEW MONTHS SHE WILL BE 
FULLY DEPENDENT ON THE INCOME 
OF THOSE TENANTS TO STAY 
AFLOAT.  IF SHE IS REQUIRED TO 
GIVE THEM AN EXTENSION, HER 
HOME WILL BE FORECLOSED AND 
THREE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE 
HOMELESS.  LIKE MANY OTHER 
PEOPLE, SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE 
LUXURY TO WORK FROM HOME.  IS 
OUR TWO EXAMPLES FROM MY 
IMMEDIATE FAMILY.  THERE ARE 
COUNTLESS MORE FAMILIES THE 
SAME SCENARIO.  THE CITY IS 
GOAL SHOULD NOT BE THE OB 
PETER TO PAY PAUL.  LET'S HELP 
PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES IN 
WAYS THAT DOESN'T HURT OTHER 
WORKING FAMILY.
>>Sam Liccardo : I HOPE THE 
FOLKS WHO SPEAK WILL HANG 
AROUND FOR THE DISCUSSION 
BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE 
MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT WHAT WE 
ARE DOING.  
>> MY NAME IS DAVID.  I'M IN 
PROPERTY MANAGER, LANDLORD AND 
HOMEOWNER.  ON THE LEASE 
AGREEMENT THERE IS A THREE DAY 
NOTICE AN EVICTION POLICY IN 
PLACE FOR THIS PROPOSED 
RESOLUTION CHANGES THE LEGAL 
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE LANDLORD 
AND TENANT AND MADE THE LATE 
PAYMENT OR NO PAYMENT FOR UP TO 
120 DAYS FOR REASONS OUTSIDE 
THE LEGAL LEASE AGREEMENT.  
SOME LANDLORDS MAY NOT BE ABLE 
TO ABSORB SUCH A LOSS AND 
TEMPORARILY LEAVE IS NOT 
DEFINED IN THE PROPOSED 
ORDINANCE.  THE CITY COUNCIL 
DIRECTS THE CITY MANAGER TO 
WORK WITH THE APARTMENT 
ASSOCIATION AND BY ADVOCATING 
WITH THE RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS 
FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM 
UNPAID LANDLORDS THE BURDEN OF 
SUCH COSTS AS PROPERTY TAXES, 
UTILITY CHARGES AND 
FORECLOSURES HEAR THE WORDS 
DIRECT, ADVOCATING AND 
TEMPORARY ARE ALL VERY WERE 
SOME.  WHILE THE CITY COUNCIL 
WANTS TO MANDATE LANDLORDS BY 
MODIFYING THE LEGAL BINDING 
CONTRACTS, THEY ARE TO HAVE IN 
PLACE WITH THE TENANT CITY 
COUNCIL OFFERS NO GUARANTEED 
COMPENSATION TO THE LANDLORD 
FOR THE RENT THAT WOULD BE 
LOST.  A BETTER SOLUTION FOR 
ALLOWING TENANTS TO DELAY OR 
NOT PAY THE RENT IS FOR THE 
CITY OF SAN JOSE TO GUARANTEE 
PAYMENTS TO LANDLORDS WITHIN 
THE SAME ANNEX PAYMENT CYCLE.  
IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR CITY 
COUNCIL TO FORCE LANDLORDS TO 
TAKE A LOSS FOR UP TO 120 DAYS 
AND IF THEY DON'T PAY RENT 
AFTER THAT AFTER THREE MONTHS 
OF EVICTION BETWEEN THE 
AGREEMENT THE TENANT AND 
LANDLORD ARTERY HAVE IN PLACE 
BASED ON CURRENT CALIFORNIA 
CIVIL CODE.  ALSO, PLEASE NOTE 
TO BEVERLY RELIEF IS NOT CLEAR 
AND CONCISE IN THE RESOLUTION 
LANDLORD TO NAVIGATE THE 
DECISION IF IT IS FORCED ON 
THEM WILL REIMBURSE LANDLORD 
FOR THE LOSS OF LEASE AGREEMENT 
IS NO LONGER ENFORCED WHAT 
HAPPENS IN ANOTHER 120 DAYS 
AFTER THAT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : TIM FOLLOWED 
BY CHERYL FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL 
FITZGERALD AND JEFFREY BUCHANAN 
AND NEIL.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON HONORABLE 
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.  TIM 
REPRESENTING THE SANTA CLARA 
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS 
AND OVER 6000 MEMBERS.  I COME 
TODAY.  PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN A 
LETTER IN SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY'S MEMORANDUM.  WE NOW 
UNDERSTAND THE LEGALITY 
CONCERNS AROUND THE ISSUE AND I 
IMPLORE CITY STAFF AND COUNSEL 
TO REMEMBER WHILE EXPLORING 
THIS MOATORIUM THAT IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO NOT MAKE OUR 
LANDLORDS WHO ARE MOST 
VULNERABLE IN THIS TIME SUBJECT 
TO LOSS OF INCOME IS LOST 
INCOME CAN LEAD TO BACK 
PAYMENTS ON MORTGAGES, WHICH 
COULD LEAD TO UNSOLVED ISSUES 
AS WELL AS FORECLOSURES.  IT IS 
IMPORTANT THAT WE PROTECT 
TENANTS TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY 
CRISIS ÃPUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS 
DENTURE FORECLOSURES AND THE 
LOSS OF AFFORDABLE UNITS WILL 
NOT BE HAD.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> A COUPLE THINGS.  ONE THING 
I AM WONDERING.  IF YOU DO THIS 
MORATORIUM FROM WHAT I'M 
READING IN THE MEMOS IS TENANTS 
WOULD HAVE 120 DAYS TO PAY THE 
BACK RENT BUT IF THEY ARE 
LIVING REJECT THE PAYCHECK AND 
DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY THEIR 
RENT BECAUSE THE CORONAVIRUS, 
HOW ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE IT 
IN 120 DAYS?  ARE YOU GOING TO 
GUARANTEE, IS THE CITY GOING TO 
20 IF THE TENANT DOESN'T HAVE 
THE MONEY THAT THE CITY IS 
GOING TO GIVE THEM THAT MONEY 
TO PAY IT?  THE OTHER THING I 
WANT TO SAY IS LANDLORDS ARE 
ALREADY PAYING $4 MILLION A 
YEAR TO HELP FUND HOUSING 
DEPARTMENT.  SO IT JUST BOGGLES 
MY MIND IT IS ALL OF A SUDDEN 
LANDLORDS NEED TO BE ON THE 
HOOK FOR THIS.  THE LANDLORDS 
CAN ALSO BE AFFECTED BY THE 
CORONAVIRUS, RIGHT?  SO WHERE 
IS THE LOOKING OUT FOR ÃWE 
HAVE KIDS, SOME LANDLORDS WORK 
TWO JOBS, SOME ARE CONTRACTORS 
AND DON'T HAVE PAID SICKLY.  
THE WAY OF ANYONE SELF 
ISOLATING IN THEIR UNITS, WE 
ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO GO 
IN AND TAKE CARE OF IF THEIR 
WATER IS LEAKING.  WE WILL HAVE 
TO GO IN THERE WITH THE 
TENANTS.  A LOT OF MANAGERS DO 
THE MAINTENANCE THEMSELVES.  A 
LOT OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE 
AON-SITE HANDYMAN.  WE WILL 
HAVE TO GO IN THERE .  PEOPLE 
ARE HOME AND STUFF AND STILL DO 
OUR JOB AND GO IN THERE AND 
MAKE SURE THE WATER IS NOT 
LEAKING, WHICH IT DOES ALL THE 
TIME BECAUSE THE BREAK ÃPIPES 
BREAK ALL THE TIME.  WE SHOULD 
LOOK AT THESE OTHER MEMOS BUT 
THE TWO OTHER COUNCILWOMAN AND 
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION HOW 
THINGS WILL BE FUNDED AND LOOK 
AT A WAY TO GIVE LOANS TO THE 
TENANTS THROUGH THE CITY OR 
MAKE SURE ÃOR PAY THE RENT.  
BECAUSE THEY MAY NEVER BE ABLE 
TO MAKE UP THAT MONEY IF THEY 
DON'T HAVE IT AT THE TIME.  
THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME, MICHAEL.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL.  WE 
HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE, HAVEN'T 
WE?  HOUSING PROBLEM IN SAN 
JOSE SO LET'S PUT THE BURDEN ON 
THE MOM AND POPS.  I KNOW AND 
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT IF THIS 
MORATORIUM KICKS IN AND FOLKS 
IN LOW INCOME SKIP THE RENT, 
YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO MAKE 
IT UP.  IN 120 DAYS, NOT EVER.  
IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS THING, 
THERE SHOULD BE A COMPANION 
ORDINANCE COMMITTED TO 
REIMBURSING US DOLLAR FOUR 
DOLLAR. CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE 
THE CITY IS STRAPPED?  IF YOU 
REALLY BELIEVE WE ARE ALL IN 
THIS TOGETHER, YOU SHOULD BE 
WILLING TO PUT SOME SKIN IN THE 
GAME.  YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO 
COMMIT TO HELP MAKE UP OUR 
LOSSES.  A BLUE RIBBON PANEL OF 
MOM AND POPS CAN DECIDE ON A 
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS HOW MUCH 
EACH OF YOU CAN AFFORD TO 
CONTRIBUTE.  I DON'T HEAR 
ANYONE LAUGHING AT MY LITTLE 
JOKE.  IT IS JUST A JOKE.  BUT 
IT GIVES YOU A RESPONSE, 
DOESN'T IT?  WHEN YOU ARE A 
POTENTIAL THREAT TO YOUR OWN 
FINANCIAL SECURITY.  THERE ARE 
ALMOST 4000 WOMAN POPS ORDER 
PROVIDING MOST OF THE 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE.  HOW 
MUCH MORE BURDEN IS IT FAIR TO 
PUT ON THEM.  PLEASE REMEMBER 
WE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS TOO.  
I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 40 
YEARS.  I HAVE WONDERFUL 
TENANTS.  WE CALL THE 
RESIDENCE.  THEY PAY THE RENT 
ON TIME, THEY TAKE CARE OF 
THEIR UNITS, THEY ARE EASY TO 
DEAL WITH.  IN MY EXPERIENCE, 
THIS DESCRIBES MOST TENANTS.  I 
AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT PEOPLE 
TRYING TO GAIN THE SYSTEM IF 
YOU PASS THE ORDINANCE.  BUT IF 
THE ENVIRONMENT CHANGES AND WE 
HAVE THICK PUBLIC HEALTH 
PROBLEMS, YOU ARE OPENING UP A 
HUGE LIABILITY HERE.  AND WE 
FEEL YOU ARE PUTTING THE BURDEN 
ON US UNFAIRLY.  THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR ATTENTION.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> I LIVED IN SAN JOSE AND I 
DRIVE A PETTY, ALSO KNOWN AS 
MIKE TAXI DOWNTOWN AND SHARKS 
GAMES AND OTHER EVENTS FOR 
CLOSE TO A DECKING BOARD WITH 
THIS PANEL PUBLIC EVENTS, MY 
JOB IS BASICALLY ILLEGAL.  BY 
INCOME AND INCOME OF THOUSANDS 
OF OTHER PEOPLE FOR THE ENTIRE 
MONTH IS GONE.  AND WHO KNOWS 
WHEN YOU WILL ALLOW ME TO MAKE 
MONEY AGAIN.  THIS IS GOING TO 
IMPACT MORE PEOPLE IN THE 
COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS.  YOU 
GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT CLOSING 
SCHOOLS, PARENTS ARE GOING TO 
FEEL THIS JUST AS MUCH BUT YOU 
MUST MAKE COLLECTING RENT 
ILLEGAL.  SHOULD MY LANDLORD BE 
ALLOWED TO COLLECT RENT IF YOU 
GUYS, THE GOVERNMENT, ARE NOT 
ALLOWING ME TO EARN THAT RIGHT? 
THIS PROPOSAL FOR MORATORIUMS 
ON EVICTION IS NOT ENOUGH BUT 
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BRING TO 
ALL MY SAVINGS BEFORE HIS 
CONVICTION.  HOW CAN I PROVE MY 
DOCUMENTATION THAT I HAVE LOST 
INCOME WHEN I OWN MY OWN 
BUSINESS.  I DON'T HAVE PAY 
STUBS.  THIS IS CRAZY.  IF YOU 
DON'T MAKE COLLECTING RENT 
ILLEGAL, YOU ARE SAYING YOU 
DON'T CARE ABOUT WORKING 
PEOPLE.  IF YOU SAY ÃYOU ARE 
BASICALLY SAYING YOU DON'T CARE 
ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS.  MUST 
BEEN COLLECTING DUST YOU MUST 
BEEN COLLECTING RENT OUT RIGHT. 
YOU HAVE THE POLITICAL WILL TO 
END MY JOB FOR PUBLIC SAFETY 
VIDEO THE POLITICAL WILL TO DO 
WHAT IS RIGHT AND NOT COST 
THOUSANDS TO LOSE THEIR SAVINGS 
AND LOSE THEIR HOMES.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
AFTER MR. BUCHANAN IS NEIL AND 
PONCHO, LUCY, CINDY AND DAVID.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.  I WOULD 
LIKE TO THANK MARY LICCARDO FOR 
THE PROACTIVE ACTION IN 
PROPOSING THIS IDEA TODAY.  
CERTAINLY THERE ARE A LOT OF 
DETAILS TO THINK ABOUT.  ONE, I 
APPRECIATE CONSUMER DIEP  MEMO 
ON EVIDENTIARY STANDARD.  I 
THINK BETWEEN THAT AND THE 
COUNCIL SHOULD ALSO GIVE 
SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO THE 
LETTER FOR THE LAW FOUNDATION 
OF SILICON VALLEY.  THIS IS A 
COMPLICATED ISSUE.  A LOT OF 
TENANTS WILL NOT HAVE 
INFORMATION IF WE ARE 
SUCCESSFUL IN PASSING THIS.  
TRYING TO THINK THROUGH WHAT 
THAT TENANT EXPERIENCE IN 
TRYING TO UTILIZE THIS RIGHT 
AND HOW DO WE MAKE THAT 
FUNCTIONAL, IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT.  ADDITIONALLY, THERE 
HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION 
HERE TODAY FROM LANDLORDS.  
OBVIOUSLY NOT AS MANY TENANTS 
WERE ABLE TO MOBILIZE.  THERE'S 
A LOT OF FEAR IN THE COMMUNITY 
AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY TRYING TO 
WORK HARD AND THINKING ABOUT 
HOW TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY 
AMIDST THIS DISASTER.  I THINK 
THAT IS PROBABLY WHY YOU'RE NOT 
HEARING FROM AS MANY TENANTS 
TODAY, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF 
ENTHUSIASM FOR TRYING TO MAKE 
THIS WORKABLE IN GETTING THIS 
DONE.  WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHO 
LANDLORDS ARM IN THE CITY, 
CERTAINLY THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 
FOLKS THAT HAVE GOOD 
INTENTIONS, WE NEED TO REMEMBER 
THERE ARE 250 TENANTS IN THE 
CITY FOR EVERYONE LANDLORD TO 
READ ONLY 11 PERCENT OF RENTAL 
UNITS IN THE CITY ARE OWNED BY 
COMPANY THAT OWNED NINE UNITS 
OR LESS.  IN FACT, THE 
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF RENTAL 
AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS 
HOMES IN THE CITY ARE OWNED BY 
LARGE COMPANIES THAT OWN 40 
UNITS OR MORE, MOST OF WHOM ARE 
NOT EVEN LOCATED IN THIS 
REGION.  I THINK IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO HAVE A LEVELHEADED 
ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMICS OF 
THIS.  WE ALL KNOW WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN THE HOSPITALITY 
INDUSTRY WE HAVE 100,000 
WORKERS,MANY OF WHOM ARE EITHER 
LEARNING ABOUT POTENTIALLY 
LOSING HOURS, LOSING WAGES , 
ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE 
DISCUSSED TODAY IN THE EARLIER 
ITEM.  IT IS IMPORTANT WE ACT 
NOW AND TO MOVE QUICKLY BUT 
ALSO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE MAKE 
SURE THIS IS FUNCTIONAL.  TAKE 
YOU SO MUCH.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
P>> GOOD AFTERNOON.  MARY 
LICCARDO AND CITY COUNCIL.  
WITH THE CALIFORNIA APARTMENT 
ASSOCIATION.  FIRST OFF, I WANT 
TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE MAYOR 
FOR ENGAGING AS EARLY IN THE 
PROCESS.  THIS IS A DIFFICULT
ISSUE IN A DIFFICULT ISSUE TO 
NAVIGATE .  HOWEVER, WE ARE 
SEVERELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE 
PROPOSAL TO PUT OF AN ACTIVE 
MORATORIUM ON COLLECTING RENT 
DURING THIS PERIOD.  WE FEEL 
THIS IS ONCE AGAIN PUTTING THE 
ONUS ON PROPERTY OWNERS TO 
CARRY THE BURDEN.  WE HAVE SEEN 
IT AGAIN.  THIS IS THE SECOND 
TIME WE HAVE SEEN IT IN THE 
LAST YEAR.  HAPPENDURING THE 
FEDERAL SHUTDOWN .  AND IT IS 
HAPPENING AGAIN TODAY.  THE 
LETTER WE SUBMITTED THIS 
MORNING RECOMMENDS THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO TAKE THIS ACT THAT WE 
PROVIDE FUNDING BEHIND THE 
NUMBER FOLEY'S MEMO.  I THINK 
WE SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER 
HOW WE SHOULD SUPPORT THE 
TENANTS, THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.  
MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD TODAY 
WHERE IF THIS WAS ENACTED, WE 
ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER TENANTS 
CAN PAY THAT RENT ONCE IT IS 
DUE.  WE STRONGLY FEEL NEAT 
THERE NEEDS TO BE.[ INAUDIBLE ] 
ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME THAT.  THE 
CITY ALSO NEEDS TO STEP IN 
STRONGLY ALONG THOSE EFFORTS 
AND HAVE THE FUND THE AVAILABLE 
SO WE CAN SUPPORT EVERYONE TO 
THIS TIME.  I ALSO WANT TO 
CLOSE BY SAYING OUR OWN HOUSING 
INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF THE 
APARTMENT INDUSTRY HAS OPENED 
UP FUNDING FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED 
BY THE SHORT-TERM LOSS OF 
INCOME.  SO WE ARE MAKING FUNDS 
AVAILABLE TO THAT ORGANIZATION 
IMPORTANT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE 
THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF THAT 
AVENUE AS WELL.  AND I WANT TO 
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TODAY 
AND I HOPE WE CAN PROCEED 
TOWARD MAKING SURE THE TENANTS 
AND THE RESIDENTS THAT THE CITY 
HAVE THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THEY 
NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU FOR 
THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATIONS 
COMMITMENT.  I APPRECIATE IT.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.  I JUST 
WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS 
IS AN EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT TO 
THIS IS WHERE FOLKS IN 
LEADERSHIP ARE TRYING TO STEP 
UP AND ANTICIPATE SOME OF THE 
CRITICAL ISSUES THAT ARE GOING 
TO IMPACT AND DEVASTATE THE 
LIVES OF SO MANY DIFFERENT 
FAMILIES IF WE DON'T STEP UP 
AND TAKE EXTRAORDINARY 
MEASURES.  WE ARE ALL GOING TO 
BE CALLED UPON FOR SOME DEGREE 
OF SACRIFICE.  SACRIFICES 
EXPERIENCED BY LOW INCOME 
RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY OF 
WAS DISPROPORTIONATELY 
IMPACTED.  THE IDEA OF BEING 
ABLE TO TAKE THESEMEASURES.  
AND THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP 
IN YOUR LEADERSHIP IN TERMS OF 
IMPOSING THE EVICTION 
MORATORIUM .  THAT CAN HELP 
MAKE SURE THIS EVENT THAT CAN 
HIT OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT LEAD 
TO MASSIVE DISLOCATION OF 
EXTREMELY LOW INCOME FAMILIES.  
AND IT IS DISCOURAGING TO HEAR 
FOLKS TALKING ABOUT THEIR OWN 
SPECIFIC ECONOMIC INTERESTS AND 
PUTTING THAT IN FRONT OF 
OTHERS.  WE ALL NEED TO STEP UP 
TO READ ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS 
AND OTHERS ARE WILLING TO STEP 
UP TO BE PARTNERS IN MAKING 
SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE 
RECEIVING THE RESOURCES.  NO 
ONE WANTS TO NOT PAY RENT.  NO 
ONE WANTS TO BE SENT HOME TO 
CARE FOR A SICK LOVED ONE OR 
NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO WORK OR 
PARTICIPATE IN THE ECONOMY OR 
CRISIS OUTSIDE OFTHEIR CONTROL 
.  I WANT TO APPLAUD THE 
LEADERSHIP OF NOT ONLY THE 
COUNCIL BUT THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT SAYING THERE TRY TO 
BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT IT RATHER 
THAN SAYING WE'RE GOING TO SEND 
EVERYONE HOME AND CLOSE SCHOOLS 
BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND THE 
COST OF THE ECONOMIC 
DISLOCATION FOR SO MANY FOLKS.  
THE SHOULD ASPIRE US TO BE 
THINKING HIGHER AND DEEPER IN 
TAKING EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES 
AND DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS 
IS REALLY CRITICAL.  I IMPLORE 
YOU TO LOOK AT THE DIRECTION 
FOR THE LAW FOUNDATIONS 
DIRECTIVES AROUND US AND HOW WE 
CAN MAKE THIS MORE EFFECTIVE 
AND EFFICIENT, MAKING SURE OUR 
TENANTS KNOW ABOUT THE 
POTENTIAL PREDICTIONS AND WE 
ARE ABLE TO STEP IN THE HIGHER 
GROUND AND WE PROVIDE FUNDING 
AND RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE 
EVERYONE IS MADE WHOLE.  THANK 
YOU AND BLESS YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  AFTER LUCY AND CINDY, 
DAVE, BLAIR BEEKMAN AND ROBERT.
>> MY NAME IS INDEPENDENT FROM 
THE COMMUNITY GEYSER AND A 
MEMBER OF SACRED HEART HOUSING 
ACTION COMMITTEE.  I SUPPORT 
SAM RICARDO'S PROPOSAL PUT SAN 
JOSE IS AN HOUSING CRISIS AND 
NOW WITH THIS HEALTH EMERGENCY 
HAS PRESENTED MANY LOW INCOME 
FAMILIES.  WE FACE BECOMING 
HOMELESS BUT I HAVE ALREADY 
SEEN PEOPLE WORRY.  LAST WEEK 
ABOUT MOORPARK ALREADY A CLOSE 
AND IT IS.[ INAUDIBLE ] I'VE 
ALREADY SEEN IT OVER THE LAST 
FEW WEEKS HERE BUT I APPLAUD 
THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR 
AND I ENCOURAGE ALL YOU TO 
SUPPORT AND CONDITIONING 
MORATORIUM PAYMENT ALREADY 
PRESENTED HER WITH THE 
MORATORIUM TO REMAIN IN EFFECT 
UNTIL THE EMERGENCY HAS PASSED 
AND I WANT THINGS TO INCLUDE 
THE LEGISLATION AFFECTED 
TENANTS TO BECOME.[ INAUDIBLE ] 
WHICH MEANS ON THE MAYOR'S MEM
 
, AND EQUALS 120 DAYS.  [ 
INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON 
COUNCILMEMBERS.  THANK YOU FOR 
BEING HERE AND FOR BRINGING UP 
THIS BEAUTIFUL SAM LICCARDO 
MEMORANDUM.  I JUST WANT TO SAY 
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.  
I KNOW WILL BRING HARDSHIP FOR 
A LOT OF PEOPLE AND NOT JUST 
FOR THE LANDLORDS.  BUT ALSO 
FOR THE TENANTS TO PAY HIGH 
RENTS IN THE LANDLORDS THAT PAY 
HIGH MORTGAGES.  IN THIS CRISIS 
IT HAS BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT 
FOR THE WORKING FAMILIES AND 
SENIORS.  I'M A SINGLE PARENT 
AND I AM ALSO A SUBSTITUTE 
TEACHER AND I ALSO HAVE FOUR 
JOBS PART-TIME WORKING IN THE 
HOSPITALITY.  I HAVE BEEN 
TRYING TO KEEP MY HOME WOULD 
UNFORTUNATELY PROPERTY TAXES 
KEEP GOING UP BECAUSE OF THE 
MARKET VALUE.  ABOUT THE HOUSE 
WHEN I WAS 19 AND I HAVE BEEN 
PAYING AT ALL AND I HAVE TO PAY 
HIGH TAXES AND NOW HAVE TO DO 
WITH ALL THIS.  WE ALL HAVE TO 
DEAL WITH IT.  WE ARE ALL IN IT 
TOGETHER AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT 
ONE ANOTHER WE ARE NOT 
ATTACKING THE LANDLORDS, YOU'RE 
NOT ATTACKING ANYBODY.  WANT TO 
KEEP EVERYBODY FROM GETTING 
MORE SICK FROM THE CORONAVIRUS. 
THAT IS THE MAIN THING.  PEOPLE 
ARE OUT OF WORK BECAUSE OF THE 
SAFETY ISSUE.  SO KEEP IT IN 
MIND WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR A 
SOLUTION SO NOBODY GETS THE 
ROTTEN END.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
TIME.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL.  MY NAME IS DAVID .  I 
WILL GO RIGHT TO THE POINT.  
MEASURE E PAST.  YOU WILL HAVE 
SOME MONEY.  I DON'T THINK 
THERE IS ANY REASON FOR YOU NOT 
TO STEP INAND FUND THIS .  YET 
YOU TURNED TO THE LANDLORD 
AGAIN.  YOU KNOW COMMIT 50 
UNITS AND ABOVE USED TO BE 
THERE IS ONLY NINE PERCENT 
UNDER THE ARO.  ONLY NINE 
PERCENT OF THE BIG BOYS.  THE 
REST ARE SMALL.  AND THEY ARE 
NOT AN ENDLESS BUCKET OF MONEY. 
KNOW YOU WANT US TO DO THAT.  
NOT ONLY FOR 30 DAYS BUT AN 
EXTENSION FOR 60 OR MAYBE NINE 
DAYS OF YOU AND YOU WANT US TO 
ASK THE TENANT TO PAY THAT 
BACK?  THEY WILL JUST MOVE.  
I'M NOT DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE HE 
HAVE NEVER VIEWED THE LAND 
OWNER ON HIS PROPERTIES.  YOU 
NEVER VIEWED THEM AS A SMALL 
BUSINESS.  IT IS A SMALL 
BUSINESS.  WE PAY PROPERTY 
TAXES AND WE PAY A LOT MORE TO 
SUPPORT.  WHAT YOU HAVE DONE 
OVER THE YEARS IF YOU'VE KEPT 
THE RENT AT FIVE AND 
DISREGARDED CPI.  YOU'VE TAKEN 
OUR CHOICE OF NUMBERS IN THESE 
UNITS THAT WAS DISCUSSED 
EARLIER.  YOU ALLOWED THE 
PACKING OF UNITS.  YOU HAVE 
THROWN OUT RABBIT, WHICH MEANS 
WE CAN'T GET ANY UTILITIES PAID 
BY THE TENANTS.  AND YOU MAY 
JUST CAUSE THE ONLY THING 
VIABLE AND USABLE HIS 
NONPAYMENT OF RENT.  AND NOW 
YOU WANT TO THROW THAT IN TWO.  
I'M AFRAID WHAT YOU ARE DOING 
IS UNDERCUTTING THE LOYALTY, 
UNDERCUTTING THE TRUST IN THIS 
CITY BY THIS CONSTANT HATCHING 
AND BEATING DOWN OF A PROPERTY 
OWNER.  NOT EVERYBODY IS 
COUNTING, NOT EVERYBODY IS A 
QUICK.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
SIR.  AFTER MR. AIKMAN IS 
ROBERT FOLLOWED BY ANNETTE.  
>> THANK YOU.  I THINK A LOT OF 
NICE WORDS WERE ALREADY SPOKEN 
HERE AT PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.  
I THINK YOU.  REALLY IMPORTANT 
WORDS.  WHATEVER I CAN TRY TO 
ADD FORGET LIKE WHAT THE PERSON 
JUST SPOKE ABOUT.  HIS WORRIES. 
AM INCREDIBLY HOPEFUL WHAT YOU 
ARE GOING TO SAY COMING UP 
AFTER PUBLIC SPEAKING HERE 
TODAY.  I THINK IT WILL BE A 
WAY THAT CAN RELATE TO BOTH 
TENANTS AND LANDLORDS AND I AM 
APPRECIATED THAT AND I THANK 
YOU IMMENSELY.  IT'S NICE.  IT 
IS A GOOD TRUST.  I HOPE YOU 
CAN COME THROUGH WITH THAT.  WE 
BACK IN 2014 AND 2015 WHEN WE 
FIRST STARTED THE HUGE PUSH OF 
MOMENTUM TO THINK ABOUT HOUSING 
ISSUES MORE, THERE WERE 
IMPORTANT ISSUES AROUND FIX-IT 
ÃHOW TO CREATE AN EARTHQUAKE 
SIMCITY OR A FIX-IT SUBSIDY FOR 
LANDLORDS.  THERE WERE SO MANY 
IDEAS AT THAT TIME AND THAT WAS 
ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT FELL 
UNDER AND FELL BY THE WAYSIDE.  
THIS SEEMS LIKE THE APPROPRIATE 
TIME ÃWHAT I HOPE YOU ARE 
GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT 
TODAY.  OUT OF WE CREATE A 
SUBSIDY SITUATION FOR THESE 
EMERGENCY TYPE SITUATIONS.  WE 
ARE IN EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION 
HERE AT THIS TIME.  I THINK WE 
HAVE TO BE VERY AWARE AWAY THIS 
DISEASE ORIGINALLY CAME FROM 
AND WE HAVE TO BE SOBER IN OUR 
THINKING AT THIS TIME.  
WHATEVER WE CAN DEVELOP AT THIS 
TIME I THINK HAS TO BE VERY 
SHORT-TERM AND STOPGAP 
MEASURES.  AND IS FROM THAT 
PLACE WE CAN THEN CONSIDER OF 
HIS GOOD PERMANENT IDEAS.  WE 
HAVE TO BE SOBER AND HOW WE ARE 
THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS 
AT THIS TIME AND I'M REALLY 
HOPING YOU WILL SAY SOME NICE 
THINGS.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : AND KEY.  
WELCOME.  
>> I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT 
THAT IN MOST APARTMENT 
COMPLEXES, YOU WILL NOT FIND 
EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT LIVES 
IN THE COMPLEX IS GOING TO BE 
IN A SITUATION WHERE THEIR 
INCOME IS COMPROMISED.  THE 
IDEA THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY A 
MORTGAGE BECAUSE ONE OR TWO 
UNITS OUT OF THEIR MANY 
MULTIPLE UNITS ARE UNABLE TO 
PAY THE RENT, I THINK IT'S A 
RIDICULOUS THOUGHT.  YOU MIGHT 
WANT TO CONSIDER WHAT THEY DO 
IN GERMANY.  THAT'S WHERE IF 
YOU HAVE A MORTGAGE YOU ARE 
PAYING, YOU CAN CHARGE LUXURY 
RATE OR ABOVE MARKET RATE OR 
MARKET RATE.  ONCE YOUR 
MORTGAGE IS PAID OFF, THE OF 
THE LOWER YOUR RENT TO 
BELOW-MARKET.  YOU COULD USE 
SOMETHING LIKE WHETHER A 
LANDLORD HAS A MORTGAGE TO 
DETERMINE WHICH ONES MAY BE 
ELIGIBLE FOR SOME KIND OF 
SUPPORT FROM THE CITY TO HELP 
HIM OUT.  IT WILL NOT BE A HUGE 
AMOUNT OF MONEY BECAUSE 
MAJORITY OF THE MONEY WILL BE 
COMING INTO THEM WILL BECOME IF 
THE REST OF THEIR TENANTS.  WE 
NEED TO LOOK AT SITUATIONS OF 
HOW WE DETERMINE SOME OF THE 
RENT CONTROL AND TENANT RIGHTS 
IF IT A SINGLE SINGLE-FAMILY 
HOME EXCLUDED, IF YOU ARE A 
TRIPLEX OR DUPLEX OR LESS YOU 
WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE RENT 
CONTROLS.  IF YOU USE THE SAME 
TYPES OF MEASURES, YOU CAN SAY 
ANY UNITS ABOVE THREE UNITS, 
THREE AND ABOUT WOULD BE 
SUBJECT TO THIS KIND OF WORLD 
WE HAVE A MORATORIUM.  BUT IF 
YOUR SMALL UNITS, YOU DON'T GET 
ANY KIND OF THE WAY BECAUSE YOU 
ARE ALREADY GETTING IN THE WAY 
AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO RAISE 
THE RENT AND FOR AS MUCH AS YOU 
WANT.  I DON'T THINK THEY 
SHOULD BE ANY KIND OF 
COMPENSATION TO THOSE 
LANDLORDS, BUT I BELIEVE THERE 
ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE 
HONESTLY TRYING TO PAY THE RENT 
BUT ARE UNABLE TO.  LIKE THE 
ONEJONATHAN CAME APPEAR .  
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 
LIKE THAT THAT ARE GOING TO BE 
AT RISK.  BUT UNTIL THE JOBSARE 
AFFECTED, IT WILL NOT AFFECT 
THE RENTS .  OF THE PEOPLE IS 
GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME 
BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.
>>Sam Liccardo : IN.  I'M 
SORRY.  
>> FOUR TIMES A LOOK GOING TO 
TIME.
>>Sam Liccardo : ROBERT, I'M 
SORRY.  WE ARE OUT OF TIME.  
>> SHOULD BE FOUR TIMES AS 
MUCH.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> AND ANNETTE FROM THE LAW 
FOUNDATION OF SILICON VALLEY.  
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND 
CIVIL COUNSEL FOR TAKING URGENT 
ACTION TO PROTECT TENANTS 
DURING THIS PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS.  WE APPRECIATE THE 
LEADERSHIP THAT THE CITY HAS 
SHOWN DURING THIS CRISIS TO 
PROTECT SAN JOSE RESIDENTS 
THROUGH WE ALSO SUPPORT THE 
MEMOS OF COUNCILMEMBERS DIEP , 
ARENAS AND CARRASCO TO PROVIDE 
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR HOMELESS 
PREVENTION PROJECTS AND 
EXPANDING THE TYPES OF 
DOCUMENTS WHICH CAN 
SUBSTANTIATE LOSS OF INCOME.  
EVICTION CAN MEAN HOMELESSNESS, 
FORCING FAMILIES INTO SHELTERS 
INTO TEMPORARY HOUSING OR OTHER 
OVERCROWDED CONDITIONS.  
FORCING FAMILIES INTO THESE 
CONDITIONS WHILE WE ARE STILL 
IN THE CRISIS WILL ONLY 
EXACERBATE THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS.  THEREFORE WE BELIEVE 
THE CITY SHOULD HAVE A BLANKET 
BAN ON EVICTIONS, PARTICULARLY 
FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT NOR IN 
SHORT OF THAT, WE ARE CONCERNED 
THAT REQUIRING TENANTS TO 
PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO 
THE RENT DUE DATE WILL BURDEN 
TENANTS AND MEAN THAT MANY 
TENANTS WILL NOT BE PROTECTED 
BY THIS MORATORIUM.  KAHLC
PASSING AN UNCONDITIONAL 
MORATORIUM THAT WOULD BAN ALL 
EVICTIONS, WE ASKED THE CITY 
COUNCIL AMEND THE COUNCILS, TO 
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.  REQUIRE 
A LANDLORD TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF 
TENANTS ABOUT THISPROTECTION , 
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT MOST 
PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE CANCELED.  
THE MOST TENANTS WILL NOT KNOW 
OF THE PRODUCTION AND WILL NOT 
KNOW ABOUT THE FUNDS AVAILABLE 
TO HELP THEM.  ADDITIONALLY, 
THE CITY SHOULD DO AS MUCH 
PUBLIC EDUCATION AS THEY CAN.  
IF LANDLORDS DO PROCEED WITH AN 
EVICTION BECAUSE A TENANT 
CANNOT PAY RENT RELATED TO 
COVID 19, TENANT SHOULD BE 
GIVEN THE RIGHT TO CURE AND BE 
ABLE TO STAY HOUSTON UP TO AND 
UNTIL THE DAY THEY ARE 
AFFECTED.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
LEADERSHIP.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
LETTER AS WELL.  THANKS TO 
EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY WHO 
CAME OUT TO SPEAK.  I WANT TO 
CLARIFY MISPERCEPTIONS.  SOME 
OF THEM WERE REPEATED AT THE 
MIC.  THIS IS NOT AN EXEMPTION 
FOR SOMEONE TO PAY RENT.  
UNDOUBTEDLY SOME LANDLORDS WILL 
BELIEVE PEOPLE WILL PAY RENT IF 
THEY KNOW THEY ARE NOT GOING TO 
GET EVICTED.  THAT IS QUITE 
POSSIBLE.  BUT NONETHELESS, 
THEY STILL HAVE AN OBLIGATION 
TO PAY RENT.  AS SOON AS THE 
OBLIGATION BECOMES ONE THAT IS 
CARRIES A SECTION OF BEING 
EVICTED, THEY WILL BE EVICTED.  
I KNOW THAT IS NO SOULLESS TO A 
LOT OF LANDLORD TO HAVE TO PAY 
A MORTGAGE AND PAY PROPERTY TAX 
AND A LOT OFOTHER FEES .  TO 
THE RESPONSE TO THE IMPORTANT 
QUESTION OF HOW AM I GOING TO 
PAY MY MORTGAGE OR PROPERTY TAX 
IF THEY DON'T PAY ME, THERE ARE 
A COUPLE ANSWERS.  NEITHER ONE 
OF THEM ARE SATISFACTORY.  BUT 
THEY ARE THE TRUTH.  ONE IS, AS 
I MENTIONED, THERE IS NOT A 
RENT EXEMPTION.  MOST RENTERS 
WILL BE PAYING RENT.  HOPEFULLY 
THEY WILL HAVE SAVINGS, SOME 
WILL STILL BE ABLE TO DO SOME 
WORK, SOME HAVE A SPOUSE WHO IS 
ABLE TO WORK.  MANY WILL NOT.  
IF WE SEE A LOT OF SCHOOL 
CLOSINGS, THOUSANDS WILL NOT BE 
ABLE TO PAY.  IF THIS GETS TO 
THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE A LOT 
OF SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSINGS AND 
THIS PROGRESSES ON THE PATH 
THAT IT SEEMS TO BE 
PROGRESSING, I DON'T THINK THE 
FACT SOMEONE IS STAYING FOR A 
MONTH OR TWO WITHOUT STATE 
PAYING RENT IS GOING TO BE THE 
BIGGEST WORRY.  THE REALITY IS 
NO ONE ELSE WILL BE PAYING RENT 
EITHER.  YOU CAN AFFECT 
SOMEONE'S AND THERE IS NOBODY 
BEHIND THEM TO PAY RENT TO FILL 
YOUR SPACE.  EITHER WAY YOU'RE 
GOING WITHOUT RENT.  THE 
QUESTION IS WILL YOU GO WITHOUT 
RENT AND YOU WILL HAVE WAS 
CRISIS WOULD GO WITHOUT RENT WE 
WILL DO THE BEST WITH WHAT 
LITTLE FUNDING WE HAVE.  WE 
WILL DO OUR BEST LIMITED 
AUTHORITY MY BUDGET MESSAGE 
EVERYONE WILL BE CONSIDERING TO 
TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING 
WITHOUT WE ARE USING NOW FOR 
HOMELESS PREVENTION ADDING $6 
MILLION.  I EXPECT THERE MAY BE 
DESIRE FOR THE COUNCIL TO GO 
FURTHER.  AND PERHAPS WE WILL 
DO THIS IN PIECES AS WE SEE 
THIS PROGRESS AND IF WE NEED TO 
INVEST MORE.  I SHOULD NOTE 
THERE IS NO SMALL AMOUNT HIRING 
THERE WERE A LOT OF LANDLORDS 
THAT OPPOSE MEASURE E BUT ARE 
MORE THAN WILLING TO TELL US 
THE DOLLARS WE SPEND WILL 
ENSURE THEY CAN PAY THEIR 
MORTGAGE.  I AM HAPPY, BY THE 
WAY, DO YOU SET FUNDING TO HELP 
PEOPLE PAY RENT HELP LANDLORDS 
PAY THE MORTGAGE.  THAT IS 
ENTIRELY LEGITIMATE USE OF THE 
MONEY TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM BEING 
HOMELESS.  LET'S BE CLEAR, THIS 
IS FUNDING THE VOTERS APPROVED. 
ESSENTIALLY TO PREVENT 
HOMELESSNESS.  THERE IS NOWHERE 
NEAR ENOUGH FUNDING IN ANYTHING 
OTHER SOURCE TO BE ABLE TO PAY 
FOR ALL THE BACK RENT THAT WILL 
BE DUE IF WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF 
THOUSANDS OFRESIDENTS .  WE 
WILL BE CLEAR WITH OURSELVES 
AND HONEST WITH THE PUBLIC 
ABOUT WHAT MAY HAPPEN HERE.  
THERE IS NO PUBLIC SOURCE, THE 
CITY THAT WE HOPE SP EIGHT WILL 
HELP.  PERHAPS THERE WILL BE 
OTHER FEDERAL SOURCE THAT MAY 
HELP SMALL BUSINESSES, 
LANDLORDS AND OTHERS.  BUT 
THERE IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH 
PUBLIC MONEY, CERTAINLY NOT IN 
THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO BUFFER 
THE HARMS THAT WILL RESULT IF 
THERE IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT 
RECESSION AS MANY ANTICIPATE 
FROM WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.  WE HAVE 
TO BE HONEST ABOUT THAT BECAUSE 
I SENSE THERE IS A STRONG 
DESIRE FOR SOMEONE TO SEE 
SOMEONE ON THE COUNCIL JUMP OUT 
AND BE THE CHAMPION AS A WE ARE 
GOING TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE 
WHEN WERE TOLD AND I CAN TELL 
YOU THAT IS DELUSIONAL.  IS 
ABSOLUTELY DELUSIONAL.  IF WE 
ARE GOING INTO A RECESSION OF 
THE SCALE WE SAW A DECADE AGO, 
WE WILL NEED EVERY DOLLAR WE 
CAN TOGET THE FIRE STATIONS 
RUNNING , TO KEEP COPS 
OPERATING AND PROVIDE THE BASIC 
SERVICES WE NEED FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.  THERE IS SIMPLY NOT 
GOING TO BE A POT OF MONEY TO 
GO OUT THERE AND SOFTEN THE 
ECONOMIC BLOW THIS IS A MEASURE 
INTENDED TO REALLY SEE HOW WE 
CAN AVOID THE VERY WORST 
IMPACTS OF WHAT WE KNOW IS 
LIKELY TO HAPPEN IF THE 
SITUATION WORSENS, WHICH IS WE 
HAVE THOUSANDS MORE HOMELESS 
FAMILIES.  THAT IS ALL THAT IS 
INTENDED TO DO AND IT IS 
INTENDED TO SOFTEN THE BLOW 
HOPING THIS TEMPORARY MEASURE 
WILL ENABLE AN ECONOMY 
HOPEFULLY TO RECOVER, CATCH UP 
AND ENABLE RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE 
TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.  
THERE IS NO BELIEF OR DELUSION 
ON MY PART THIS IS GOING TO 
SOLVE ANYTHING.  WHAT IT IS 
GOING TO DO IS IT IS GOING TO 
HELP REDUCE THE PAIN.  THIS IS 
NOT THE CURE, THIS IS PAIN 
REDUCTION.  WILL HAVE A LOT OF 
PPEOPLE IN PAIN THAT ARE GOING 
TO NEED IT.  I KNOW THERE ARE 
VERY GOOD IDEAS ABOUT DIFFERENT 
THINGS WE CAN DO ADDITIONALLY 
AND I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER 
ALL OF THEM.  I SHOULD NOTE 
SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARD TO 
THIS ITEM, COUNCILMEMBER 
PRATHER PROPOSED SEVERAL 
REQUIREMENTS ARE IN I WOULD 
SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS THIS COULD 
BE INCLUDED FOR CONSIDERATION 
BY THE CITY ATTORNEY BUT NOT BE 
IMPOSED IN ANY WAY.  I THINK 
YOU MADE AN IMPORTANT POINT 
AROUND THE NEED FORFLEXIBILITY 
.  TIMING IS EVERYTHING AND 
HELPING PEOPLE IN DISTRESS.  IN 
CONVERSATION WITH THE SERVICE 
PROVIDERS I SEE YOU ARE NOT IN, 
THANK YOU.  THE CONVERSATION 
WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL 
HELP US GET A PLACE WHERE WE 
CAN ENSURE THE DOLLARS ARE 
GOING WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED AND 
APPROPRIATE WE USED, BUT THAT 
THEY DON'T ÃWE DON'T CREATE 
THESE HUGE BARRIERS TO READ 
WHAT I HAVE SUGGESTED WAS WE 
CREATE PRESUMPTIONS WE KNOW 
PARTICULAR PEOPLE AND 
INDUSTRIES ARE LIKELY TO BE 
AFFECTED, BUT MAYBE THEY ARE 
PAID CASH.  WE JUST HEARD FROM 
ONE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY WHO 
HAS A BY CART SERVICE OR
TRANSPORT SERVICE.  HE IS 
GETTING PAID CASH, HE WILL NOT 
HAVE A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION.  
IF YOU CAN SHOW DOCUMENTATION 
HE HAS A LICENSE TO DRIVE THE 
PET THE CART , THAT MAY BE WHAT 
WE USE.  CREATING PRESUMPTIONS 
SO WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE JUMPING 
THROUGH A LOT OF HOOPS WILL BE 
IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE 
EFFECTIVE.  I AM MINDFUL THIS 
WILL BE A SOURCE OF PAIN FOR 
SOME PROPERTY OWNERS.  I DON'T 
DO THIS LIGHTLY AND I WANT TO 
COMMEND THE APARTMENT 
ASSOCIATION FOR STEPPING UP.  
THEY RECOGNIZE IT'S A SERIOUS 
CRISIS.  THOUGH I KNOW THEY ARE 
CERTAINLY NOT SUGGESTING THIS 
IS SOMETHING WE CAN GO TO 
FOREVER, THEY'RE WILLING TO 
FIND A WAY TO WORK WITH US AT 
LEAST.  AND ALSO THE OFFER 
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT.  I AM 
GRATEFUL FOR THEM STEPPING UP 
AS THEY HAVE.  IT IS IMPORTANT 
FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THIS PAIN 
WILL BE BROADLY FELT.  AND WE 
HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR 
MEASURE TO TRY TO SOFTEN THE 
BLOW BUT WE WILL HAVE TO DO IT 
TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.  THOSE 
WHO CAN TAKE A LITTLE MORE 
PAIN, THOSE OF US WHO CAN I AM 
GRATEFUL IF THEY ARE WILLING TO 
STAY WITH US AND TAKE A LITTLE 
MORE PAIN SO WE CAN GET THROUGH 
THIS TOGETHER.  COUNCILMEMBER 
ARENAS?  
>>Sylvia Arenas : THANK YOU.  I 
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT OUR MEMO 
AND BEING ABLE TO INCLUDE A 
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE 
MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA.  I HAVE 
WITHIN MY MEMO ITEM 1 IS DIRECT 
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.  THAT 
SHOULD READ DIRECT THE CITY 
MANAGER TO MAIL A NOTICE OF 
EVICTION MORATORIUM TO EVERY 
LANDLORD IN RENT REGISTRY OR 
ANY OTHER CONTACT LIST 
AVAILABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  
I THINK IF THIS GOES THROUGH 
AND WE HAVE A MORATORIUM, I 
THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 
LANDLORDS ACTUALLY KNOW AND ARE 
WITHIN THE LOOP.  AS WELL AS 
UNDERSTAND THE RESOURCES THEY 
CAN OFFER THEIR TENANTS.  YOU 
MENTIONED A RESOURCE FOR 
TENANTS THAT IS SEPARATE FROM 
THE CITY.  I THINK THAT IS 
WONDERFUL.  I WONDER IF WE CAN 
PUT A RESOURCE LIST TOGETHER 
FOR THOSE FOLKS.  I KNOW WE 
DON'T WANT TO ADVERTISE THIS, 
BUT THE PROBLEM IS IF THIS 
VIRUS CONTINUES ON THE PATH IT 
IS TAKING ON RIGH NOW AS WE 
SEE IN THE EAST COAST, WE ARE 
GOING TO HAVE SOME IMPACT IN 
OUR CITY.  THE FOLKS WHO OWN 
HOMES NOW, AND I ABSOLUTELY 
RESPECT THE FOLKS WHO CAME IN 
AND TALKED ABOUTYOUR HOME 
OWNERSHIP .  THESE THE FOLKS 
WHO PROBABLY OUT LIVED OUR LAST 
RECESSION AND WERE ABLE TO KEEP 
THEIR HOMES AND DIDN'T LOSE 
THEM THERE FOR THOSE WHO DID 
LOSE THEM DURING THE LAST 
RECESSION, CHANCES ARE THEY 
GETTING GET BACK INTO A HOME.  
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE 
FOLKS WHO OWN HOMES, WHO RENT 
HOMES, WHO HAVE MULTI-HOUSING 
UNITS AS A SOURCE OF INCOME 
ALSO AREN'T IMPACTED BECAUSE A 
LOSS OF INCOME OBVIOUSLY WILL 
HAPPEN WHEN TENANTS AREN'T 
PAYING RENT.  SO AS MUCH AS WE 
CAN, WE NEED TO PREVENT THIS 
BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET TO AN 
EVICTION.  IF WE GET TO THE 
POINT WE ARE VICTIM PEOPLE, WE 
ARE TOO LATE.  I REALLY WOULD 
LIKE TO ENCOURAGE FOR US TO 
HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR 
LANDLORDS WHO WERE LETTING THEM 
KNOW THERE IS THIS RESOURCE AND 
IF THEY KNOW THESE FOLKS OR IF 
THEY ARE THE MANAGER ON SITE 
KNOWS THE STORIES OR THE INCOME 
LEVELS WERE THE TYPE OF JOBS 
THE FAMILIES LIVE WITHIN A 
UNIT, THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE 
REFERRALS.  AND WE CAN HAVE 
SOME LEVEL OF PRIORITY FOR SOME 
OF THOSE LANDLORDS AND TENANTS. 
AND AT LEAST ADVERTISE THAT 
WAY.  MAYBE WE WON'T RELEASE 
THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, BUT 
AT THE VERY LEAST WE NEED TO 
LET LANDLORDS KNOW IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH THE MORATORIUM 
THERE IS ALSO RESOURCE 
AVAILABLE CURRENTLY THROUGH 
DESTINATION HOME AND THROUGH 
SACRED HEART.  SO FAMILIES CAN 
GET THAT SUPPORT ALREADY.  WE 
ARE JUST ADDING ADDITIONAL 
MONEY.  I'M HAPPY TO HEAR YOU 
HAVE THE COMMITMENT AND THAT 
YOU ARE WILLING TO ÃSOMEBODY 
SAID PUT SOME SKIN IN THE GAME. 
THAT'S REALLY PUTTING SKIN IN 
THE GAME.  SODA WOULD LIKE TO 
ASK FOR A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO 
INCLUDE MY ITEM 1.  
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA.  AND A 
SECOND ITEM AND HOPING YOU 
WOULD CONSIDER AND ADOPT THINK 
THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 
FISCAL IMPACT, AND THAT IS 
REALLY HAVING A TEMPORARY 
PRIORITIZATION OF EMERGENCY 
FUNDING FOR THE 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 
OFFICE SO THEY CAN PURSUE 
ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT COMES 
IN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
OR THE STATE GOVERNMENT.  I 
DON'T KNOW WE NEED TO WAIT FOR 
A BUDGET CONVERSATION TO 
ACTUALLY HAVE THAT AS A 
PRIORITY THAT OUR GOVERNMENT 
RELATIONS FOLKS CAN PURSUE.  SO 
THAT IS MY FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : CAN WE HAVE 
RICK WAIT IN.
>> YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY ASKING 
TO GET FEDERAL OR STATE MONEY 
IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
>>Sylvia Arenas : RIGHT.
>>Sam Liccardo : DID YOU WANT 
TO COMMENT?  
>> IT SOUNDED LIKE THE 
COUNCILMEMBER HAD A QUESTION.  
>>Maya Esparza : AREN'T WE 
DOING THAT ALREADY?  
>> IN REGARDS TO RECOMMENDATION 
FOR.  FOR ALL INTENTS AND 
PURPOSES, THE IDEAL PROGRAM HAS 
BEEN SHUT DOWN AND FOCUS ON 
THIS AT A STATE LEVEL AND A 
FEDERAL LEVEL PROGRAM AS YOU 
KNOW, THE FUNDING AVAILABLE 
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 
WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE 
COUNTY TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT 
WILL BE DISPERSED.  IT IS QUITE 
OBLIGATED BURIED WITHIN THE 
LAST THREE HOURS, THE WHITE 
HOUSE AND CONGRESS SAID THERE 
WOULD BE 2.0 VERSION COMING OUT 
IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AS WELL 
AS ADDITIONAL TAX BREAKS FOR 
THAT TEAM HAS BEEN PULLED OFF 
TO FOCUS ON THIS IS A PART OF 
THE AOC PROCESS.  THE 
ADDITIONAL OR SUPPORT A 
DIRECTION IS APPRECIATED, BUT 
UNDER THE LEGISLATIVE 
PRINCIPLES WE HAVE DIRECTION TO 
TAKE SUCH ACTION.
>>Sylvia Arenas : THEN I WILL 
RETRACT THAT ONE AND JUST LEAVE 
THE ITEM 1. 
>> I HAD A QUESTION FOR JACKIE 
ON NUMBER ONE.  IS THAT 
SOMETHING WE CAN DO NOW OR 
SHOULD WE DO AFTER EVERY THING 
COMES OUT WHEN WE HAVE SPECIFIC 
LANGUAGE FOR THE MORATORIUM?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YOUR MIC IS 
OFF.
>> SORRY.  WE WILL BE PREPARED 
WHEN THE MORATORIUM GOES INTO 
EFFECT TO SEND OUT A NOTICE TO 
OUR APARTMENT RENT ORDINANCE, 
LANDLORDS.  WE ALSO HAVE 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LANDLORDS 
AND WE ARE WORKING ON TRYING TO 
GET A LIST OF LANDLORDS THAT 
ARE AT MARKET RATE.  BUT FOR 
THEFIRST TO BE ALREADY HAVE 
THOSE LISTS SO WE CAN GET 
MOVING ON THAT .  
>>Maya Esparza : SO THEN MY 
COUNCILMEMBER QUESTION TO 
COUNCIL MEMBER ARENAS, CAN WAIT 
A WEEK ON THIS GOES BACK AND WE 
WILL HAVE MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT 
RESOURCES?  BECAUSE WE HEARD 
FROM SACRED HEART AND 
DESTINATION HOME THAT THE 
PROCESS CAN BE DIFFERENT FOR 
COVID 19.  IF I SAID THAT 
CORRECTLY.  BUT THAT IT COULD 
BE DIFFERENT.  AND SO I AM 
THINKING WE MIGHT WAIT A WEEK.  
AND WILL THAT SATISFY WHAT YOU 
ARE TRYING TO DO?  
>> WHAT I HEARD FROM PONCHO, 
MAYBE HE CAN COME UP,WHAT I 
HEARD HIM SAY WAS THE 
EFFICIENCY IS THERE FOR COVID 
19 .  APPLICANTS THAT HAVE 
SUFFERED INCOME LOSS BECAUSE OF 
COVID 19.  IT WAS LESSONS 
LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS CRISIS 
THAT HAS PROVEN EXPEDIENCY IN 
THIS PROCESS YOU HAVE ALREADY.  
>> I THINK THE WAY WE ARE 
TRYING TO SCOPE THIS IS BEING 
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE 
OF THE INCOME LOSSES AND CREATE 
EFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION THAT 
THERE MAY BE SOME FOLKS TRYING 
TO NEED DIFFERENT FORMS OF 
DOCUMENTATION WE HAVE 
EXPERIENCED BEING ABLE TO DO 
THAT FOR LOOKING AT THE 
SITUATIONS WHERE WE CAN QUICKLY 
GET RESOURCES INTO THE HANDS OF 
INDIVIDUALS IN SOME INSTANCES 
WHERE WEMAY NEED ADDITIONAL 
DOCUMENTATION TO SATISFY .  WE 
HAVE MORE FLEX ABILITY FOR 
PUBLIC FUNDING STREAMS 
DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF 
THINGS YOU PUT ON IN THE 
RECORDS OR DOCUMENTATION YOU 
PUT ON SLOWS DOWN OUR ABILITY 
TO GET THINGS OUT TO PEOPLE AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.  BUT WE 
ALSO UNDERSTAND YOUR NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THERE ARE CERTAIN 
KINDS OF PROTECTIONS IN PLACE.  
WE DO HONOR THOSE, BUT WE WILL 
MAKE SURE THOSE HAPPEN QUICKLY 
AND EFFICIENTLY.  BUT THE MORE 
THINGS YOU LAYER ON, THE LONGER 
IT TAKES US TO BE ABLE TO DO IT 
WE DON'T GET THINGS IN THE 
HANDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT 
RIGHT AWAY.  
>>Sylvia Arenas : SO CURRENTLY 
IF THERE WAS ALREADY BUDDY 
SOMEBODY SUFFERING.  YOU 
MENTIONED YOUR MOM WHO WAS IN 
THE SERVICE INDUSTRY.  SHE IS 
ALREADY AT HOME.  SHE'S NOT 
WORKING.  SHE'S NOT BRINGING IN 
ANY ADDITIONAL INCOME.  SO THAT 
PERSON COULD ESSENTIALLY USE A 
HOMELESS PREVENTION AND THE 
PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE NOW.
>> YES.
>>Sylvia Arenas : THAT'S A 
RESOURCE THAT EXISTS HOWEVER WE 
SHAPE IT IN A WEEK OR SO.  I 
JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET 
RESOURCE INFORMATION TO THE 
FOLKS WHO KNOW OR WHO HAVE 
ACCESS TO A TENANT.  IS THIS 
NEEDS TO CHANGE AND BE DIRECTED 
TO THE TENANTS, I THOUGHT OUR 
LANDLORDS ARE OUR PARTNERS OUT 
THERE FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO 
KNOW SOME OF THESE RENTERS AND 
ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE 
RESOURCES AND MY INTENTION IS 
NOT ONLY JUST TO INFORM THEM 
FORMALLY, BUTPROVIDE RESOURCES 
.  THE IMPORTANT POINT IS I 
JUST WANT RESOURCES FOR TENANTS 
OR LANDLORDS TO KNOW THERE IS 
SOMETHING ALREADY AVAILABLE 
BOREAL WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT 
UNTIL NEXT WEEK DURING THE 
HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS 
ALREADY IN PLACE.  SPOKE 
TECHNICALLY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO 
BE PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT 
THE HOMELESS PREVENTION FUND.  
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU REQUIRED 
IS A SPECIFIC NOTICE.  PART OF 
THE NONSENSEINFORMATION ABOUT 
HOMELESS PREVENTION .
>>Sylvia Arenas : I THINK THIS 
CRISIS MAY BE WILL ALLOW FOR 
THAT LETTER TO TAKE IN A 
DIFFERENT LIGHT AND CONSIDER IT 
A RESOURCE.  IF WE WOULD BE 
HAVE TO REDELIVER THAT LETTER 
AND NOW IT IS SOMETHING THEY 
CAN PAY ATTENTION AND PASS ON 
TO TENANTS.  I JUST WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THOSE RESOURCES ARE 
BEING GIVEN TO THE LANDLORDS IN 
THE TENANTS AT THIS POINT.  
>> I'M SORRY.  
>>Sylvia Arenas : GO AHEAD.
>> I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA 
IF WE CAN LEAVE IT ON THE 
HOUSING DEPARTMENT CAN PUT SOME 
SORT OF LANGUAGE IN THEIR THAT 
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT EXIST 
RIGHT NOW, BUT MORE INFORMATION 
FOR TENANTS AND LANDLORDS CAN 
BE COMING.  AND THAT IS IN 
PROCESS.  I KNOW LANDLORDS WHO 
SIT DOWN WITH THEIR TENANTS IF 
THEY LOST THEIR JOB AND HELP 
THEM STAY HOUSED.  I UNDERSTAND 
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND MAYBE 
IF WE CAN START WITH THAT 
MESSAGING.  THAT IS GOING TO BE 
A PROCESS IN GETTING THE WORD 
OUT TO LANDLORDS.  ON THE BIG 
ONES MIGHT BE EASIER TO 
COMMUNICATE WITH, BUT IT IS A 
MOM-AND-POP HARDER TO REACH.  
>>Sylvia Arenas : THOSE FOLKS 
ARE HERE.  THESE ARE THE FOLKS 
WHO ARE ÃAND PROBABLY ANOTHER 
TENANTS AND THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES 
UNTIL WE CONSIDER THEM PARTNERS 
IN THIS.  WE WILL ALSO INVEST 
IN THE FUTURE.  BUT WE NEED TO 
GET THAT INFORMATION OUT ASAP.  
I APPRECIATE THAT.  DO YOU 
ACCEPT MY FRIENDLY AMENDMENT 
FOR ITEM 1?  
>>Maya Esparza : YES.
>>Sam Liccardo : THE SECOND OR 
WAS?  DO WE KNOW?  
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ .  GREAT. 
JUST ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE 
AMENDMENT.  AND WE USUALLY 
NOTIFY LANDLORDS?  DO WE DO IT 
THROUGH EMAIL OR SNAIL MAIL OR 
WHAT?  
>> IT IS BOTH, ACTUALLY.  SOME 
LANDLORDS HAVE PROVIDED THEIR 
EMAILS AND SOMEHAVE NOT .  AND 
SO IT WILL HAVE TO BE BOTH 
METHODS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : CAN WE DO AN 
EITHER OR IF THEY CHOOSE EMAIL 
AS A PRIMARY WAY OF GETTING 
NOTIFIED QUICK.
>> ABSOLUTELY.  
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  I WOULD 
JUST ASK IF THAT IS OKAY WITH 
YOU.  SAVE A FEW BUCKS, THAT 
WOULDN'T BE A BAD THING.  
>> THE NOTICED WON'T GO OUT 
UNTIL THE ORDINANCE IS ACTUALLY 
ADOPTED.  >> CORRECT.  I AM 
NOT JUMPING.  I'M NOT GOING TO 
CREATE MASS HYSTERIA.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza : I JUST HAD ONE 
COMMENT, WHICH I WANTED TO 
THANK THE CALIFORNIA APARTMENT 
ASSOCIATION.  THANK YOU FOR 
BEING HERE.  I WOULD LIKE TO 
THANK THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION 
FOR PROVIDING FUNDING.  IT 
WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU CAN 
PARTNER WITH THE SACRED HEART 
AND DESTINATION HOME WAS HERE 
EARLIER ABOUT STARTING UP 
PRIVATE FUNDS TO ADDRESS THE 
SITUATION.  WANT TO MAKE THAT 
REQUEST TO SIT DOWN AND TALK 
MORE TOGETHER.>>Sam Liccardo 
: THANK YOU.  COUNCILMEMBER 
DIEP?  AS I WAS COMING INTO 
WORK TODAY I WAS LOOKING ON 
TWITTER AND I THINK LAST NIHT 
OR YESTERDAY MORNING, ITALY'S 
DEBBIE ECONOMIC MINISTER 
SUSPENDED MORTGAGE PAYMENTS GO 
ALL OF ITALY DURING THIS COVID 
19 CRISIS.  THERE WAS A TWEET 
FROM ANY VALERIE AND SHE SAID 
ESSENTIALLY THIS IS WHAT I'M 
TALKING ABOUT, GOVERNMENTS CAN 
DO POWERFUL THINGS TO HELP 
PEOPLE, NO NEED FOR COMMUNITY 
WHEN FACING A CATASTROPHE.  
ABOUT THAT AND FELT A TINGLE OF 
PRIDE BECAUSE I KNEW COMING 
INTO COUNCIL THE DATE WE WERE 
DOING SOMETHING ON A MUCH 
SMALLER SCALE, BUT ALSO AS 
LEVERS OF GOVERNMENT TO HELP OR 
WE CAN THROUGH THE BROAD 
POPULATION IN THE MIDST OF 
CRISIS.  AND SO THAT IS WHY I 
SUPPORT THE PROPOSED MORATORIUM 
ON EVICTIONS.  DURINGTHE 
LANDLORDS MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT 
EARLIER , I HEAR YOU.  IN MANY 
INSTANCES I UNDERSTAND YOU FEEL 
SLIGHTED AND HAD TO CARRY MANY 
THINGS ON YOUR BOX DEPENDING ON 
THE TOPIC I WOULD EVEN AGREE 
WITH YOU.  BUT ON THIS 
PARTICULAR ITEM, I FEEL THAT TO 
THE POINT THAT SOMEBODY CANNOT 
MAKE RENT PAYMENT, WE ARE NOT 
EXCLUDING ÃEXCUSING ANYBODY 
FROM PAYING RENT.  WE ARE 
SAYING IF THEY ALL UNDER THE 
UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE 
THEY CANNOT MAKE THIS MONTH'S 
RENT, WE DID NOT COMPOUND THE 
PROBLEM BY CREATING A LARGER 
PUBLIC HEALTH RISK BY EVICTING 
THEM ONTO THE STREET.  BECAUSE 
THE REALITY IS SOMEBODY LOSES 
THEIR JOB OR HAS CUT THEIR 
HOURS AND THEY CANNOT MAKE 
RENT, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE 
THAT MONTHLY INCOME ANYWAY.  
WHEN YOUR PROPERTY TAX COMES 
DUE, YOU ARE STILL THE SAME 
SITUATION.  YOU STILL HAVE TO 
CLEAN THE APARTMENT, PUT YOUR 
AD OUT OR HOWEVER YOU FIND NEW 
TENANTS AND SCREEN 70 TO COME 
IN AGAIN.  THERE WAS TO BE 30, 
60, 90 DAY PERIOD BEFORE YOU 
GET A NEW TENANT IN.  HERE WE 
HAVE A TENANT YOU KNOW, HE 
VETTED COMMIT BACK ON CHECK OR 
WHATEVER YOUR PROCESSES AND 
THEY ARE FALLING ON TOUGH 
TIMES.  MY MEMO RECOGNIZES WE 
ARE NOT TRYING TO LET ANYBODY 
GET OUT OF PAYING RENT.  I EVEN 
SAY IN MY IDEA THAT WE NEED TO 
ONLY EXCUSE WHAT THEY CAN'T 
PAY.  IN THE INSTANCE OF 
REDUCED HOURS OF YOUR SHORT 
FIVE DOLLARS, YOU ARE GETTING A 
FIVE DOLLAR DISCOUNT.  YOU ARE 
NOT JUST ABLE TO SAY OKAY, I 
OWE YOU WHATEVER I OWE YOU.  
BUT I'M SHORT HOURS ON GOING TO 
BE EXCUSED BY PAYING RENT.  THE 
OBLIGATION IS STILL THERE, THE 
LEGAL OBLIGATION IS THERE WE 
ARE NOT TRYING TO EXCUSE THAT 
IN ANY WAY.  WE ARE SIMPLY 
TRYING TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF 
CORONAVIRUS OF COVID 19.  I 
THINK SOME OF THE LANDLORDS 
THAT CAME TO SPEAK RECOGNIZE 
THAT.  I SEE SOME FOLKS WEARING 
MASKS AND GLOVES.  BUT YOU HAVE 
PEOPLE OUT IN THE STREETS 
WITHOUT A ROOF OVER THEIR 
HEADS.  IT'S GOING TO SPREAD 
MUCH QUICKER.  THAT IS WHAT WE 
ARE TRYING TO PREVENT.  AND I 
HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE THAT 
INTENT IN WHAT WE ARE TO BE 
TONIGHT.  I WANT TO THANK THE 
REALTOR MECHANIC GLITTERS AND 
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION FOR 
STEPPING UP AND SUPPORTING THIS 
IDEA.  BUT ALSO, PART OF THE 
MARRIAGE MEMO WAS TO GO TO WORK 
FINDING SOURCES OF REVENUE FROM 
STATE OR FEDERAL TO HELP BACK 
PAY THIS AND THERE IS 
DISCUSSION WE WILL TALK ABOUT 
NEXT WEEK ABOUT THE CITY CAN DO 
TO CHIP IN.  IN REGARDS TO MY 
OWN MEMO, I AM HAPPY WITH 
MAKING ADVISORY.  I BY NO MEANS 
MEANT TO CRAFT THE PROGRAM.  I 
WAS JUST SUGGESTING BASELINE.  
THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF FIRST 
IMPRESSION, THIS IS SOMETHING I 
HAVE GIVEN A LOT OF THOUGHT 
ABOUT.  MY CLAIM TO FAME IS TWO 
YEARS IN MISSISSIPPI HELPING 
OIL SPILL VICTIMS.  GOT A LOT 
OF AN ACTION ON A MAN NAMED KEN 
FEINBERG WHO WAS A MAN THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
TURNED TO AFTER THE VIRGINIA 
TECH SHOOTINGS, AFTER THE AGENT 
ORANGE AND THE VIETNAM WAR.  
THE OIL SPILL, ETC., ETC. THERE 
WILL BE A MOVIE ABOUT HIS LIFE 
THIS YEAR OR NEXT.  IN MY 
DEALINGS WITH MR. FEINBERG IN 
HIS INITIAL IDEA TO COMPENSATE 
PEOPLE IN THE GULF COAST, THERE 
WERE STILL ISSUES OF 
EVIDENTIARY PROOF AND HOW TO 
MAKE IT EASIER THAT I ARGUED 
WITH HIM ABOUT.  NOT ME 
PERSONALLY BUT MY GROUP I WAS 
WORKING WITH.  THESE ARE THE 
BEST PRACTICES I COULD THINK OF 
COMING INTO THIS.  SO SOME OF 
THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE 
LOWERING THE LEVEL OF PROOF.  
SOMETIMES THE GENTLEMAN, IF YOU 
ARE IMPACTED YOU ARE NOT GOING 
TO BE IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO TRACE 
IT BACK TO COVID 19.  SUDDENLY 
NO ONE IS GOING INTO YOUR DONUT 
SHOP ANYMORE, AND WHEN IS 
TAKING YOUR RIGHTS ANYMORE.  
THERE IS A CONNECTION BUT MANY 
STEPS YOU HAVE TO TAKE.  IF WE 
ARE ABLE TO GET A LETTER FROM 
AN EMPLOYER OR A LETTER FROM A 
CLIENT WHO CANCELS A CONTRACT 
TO SAY THERE IS A COVID 19 
RELATED REASON HERE, I THINK 
THAT HELPS A LONG WAY IN 
GETTING PEOPLE BELIEVE THEY 
NEED IMMEDIATELY.  BECAUSE 
REMEMBER, THERE IS A STANDARD 
OF YOU HAVE TO PROVE LOSS 
INCOME RELATED TO COVID 19.  IF 
YOU ARE EMBEZZLING AND GET 
FIRED FOR IT, YOU CAN'T MAKE 
RENT YOU WILL STILL GET 
EVICTED.  HAS TO BE THIS 
TWO-PRONGED THING HERE UNDER 
THIS MORATORIUM.  ANYWAYS, I 
ALSO THINK ÃWE NEED TO DO IS A 
CITY TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE, 
GENERAL NOTICE IF THE MERCURY 
NEWS OR OTHER OUTLETS WRITE 
STORIES ABOUT THE PETTY 
INDUSTRY IS BEING IMPACTED 
BECAUSE TOURISM IS DOWN, THAT 
IS A VALID DATA POINT FOR US TO 
SAY PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY, 
THERE IS A DIRECT CONNECTION TO 
COVID 19 WE CAN GET RELIEF.  I 
GO THROUGH SOME OTHER THINGS, 
BUT GENERALLY THESE ARE SOME OF 
THE THINGS I HAVE DEALT WITH IN 
THE GULF COAST AND ANOTHER 
SONS.  AND BY NO MEANS IS IT 
EXHAUSTED.  AND DIDN'T WANT TO 
BUILD OUT A THING, BUT I THINK 
IF WE CAN INCLUDED AS ADVISORY 
FOR THE CITY TO LOOK AT, THERE 
ARE GOOD PRACTICES WE COULD 
ADOPT.  I DON'T KNOW IF THE 
MAKER OF THE MOTION WOULD 
ALLOW.  BECAUSE THERE IS NO I 
GUESS BUDGET ACTION.  IF WE CAN 
INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MOTION TO 
THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN TAKE A 
LOOK AT IT, I WOULD APPRECIATE 
IT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : IS THAT 
ACCEPTABLE?  WHAT CAN YOU 
INCLUDE MEMO IN YOUR MOTION TO 
PASS TODAY AS AN ADVISORY NOT 
BINDING?  THERE IS NO BUDGET 
ACTION.
>>Sam Liccardo : IT WOULD JUST 
BE ADVISING STAFF TO CONSIDER 
THEM AS OPTIONS.  
>> FOR THE EVIDENCE, CORRECT?  
>>Maya Esparza : I WILL TAKE 
THE CONSIDERATION, BUT I WOULD 
REALLY LIKE PONCHOS COMMENTS 
EARLIER ABOUT THE FACT WE HAVE 
A SYSTEM SET UP, MOST OF THE 
MONEY FOR HOMELESS PREVENTION.  
OF HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM 
WE HAVE NOW, MOST OF THE FUNDS 
ARE DISBURSED IN 72 HOURS.  A 
LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE 
ASSESSMENT AND DOCUMENTATION 
REQUIRED TO DO THAT.  AND THAT 
TO ME IS CRITICAL TO KEEPING 
PEOPLE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS.  
I WILL ACCEPT IT FROM 
CONSIDERATION, BUT I WANT THAT 
TO BE HEARD THAT WHEN IT COMES 
TO SETTING ASIDE A BUDGET OR 
MONEY TO GO TO THESE PROGRAMS, 
WE NEED THIS MONEY TO GO OUT.  
WHATEVER FUNDING WE DECIDE, 
WHETHER IT IS FOR RENTERS OR 
SMALL BUSINESSES, THAT MONEY 
NEEDS TO GET OUT THE DOOR WHILE 
THAT IS GOING TO MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE.  THANK YOU.  
>> AND DIDN'T WANT TO SAY IF 
YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING DOWN.  
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK 
AT COUNCILMEMBER DIEP  MEMO IS 
THE FIRST QUESTION.  AND THEN 
TO GET A RESPONSE ON SOME OF 
THOSE YOU ALREADY GIVE US THAT 
ADVICE EARLIER, BUT I WANTED TO 
SEE IN REGARDS TO HIS MEMO.  
>> WE HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT IT 
AND CERTAINLY THESE ARE ALL THE 
KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE ARE 
LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF 
DOCUMENTATION AND WE HAVE BEEN 
WORKING WITH THIS AND DOING 
THIS FOR 32 YEARS IN TERMS OF 
BEING ABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. 
IF THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF THINGS 
YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO 
SEE, THAT IS FINE BECAUSE YOU 
ARE CONSIDERING THAT, BUT WE 
WANT TO MAKE IT AS EFFICIENT AS 
POSSIBLE.  IF IT IS CONSIDERED 
THESE ARE THINGS AND NOT 
GUIDELINES LIKE PART OF THE 
PROTOCOLS, WE ARE CERTAINLY 
LOOKING AT ALL THESE DIFFERENT 
TYPES OF THINGS.  SPECIFICALLY 
LOOKING AT THE LOSS OF INCOME 
LIKE WHAT IS THAT DROP AND HOW 
DO WE DOCUMENT THAT AND USE 
THAT AS A BASELINE TO BE ABLE 
TO DO SO.  AND IN LOOKING AT AS 
WE TRIAGE THIS.  I DON'T THINK 
ANY OF US HAVE A REAL GRASP ON 
HOW BIG THE NUMBER WOULD BE AND 
HOW MUCH WE WOULD NEED TO BE 
ABLE TO PUSH OUT.  IF WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT THE ALLOCATION OF 
RESOURCES FOR THE FIRST 100 
FAMILIES IS ON BUILDING, THE 
FIRST MILLION IS COMING THROUGH 
THAT IS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.  
IT IS ABOUT 100 FAMILIES.  IF 
WE ARE LOOKING AT SEVERAL 
THOUSAND FAMILIES, WE ARE 
LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS BEING 
ASTRONOMICAL.  BEING ABLE TO 
HAVE INFORMATION IS USEFUL AND 
WE ARE CONSIDERING IT.  
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  I AM 
HAPPY TO HEAR THESE ARE THINGS 
YOU ALREADY CONSIDERED.  I 
THINK THAT IS FINE TO 
INCORPORATE AS WAS ASKED INTO 
THE MOTION.  
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  I JUST 
WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS WHO CAME 
INTO THE CHAMBERS IN THE LAST 
FEW MINUTES, A COUPLE OF 
ISSUES.  I KNOW THIS IS UNUSUAL 
AND QUITE STRANGE TO FOLKS WHO 
MAY BE ATTENDING A PUBLIC 
MEETING, BUT WE ARE REQUIRING 
EVERYONE TO SIT TWO SEATS AWAY 
AND THE PERSON.  THERE SHOULD 
BE TWO EMPTY SEATS BETWEEN YOU 
AND THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU.  I 
UNDERSTAND THAT IS A VERY 
UNUSUAL DEMAND TO MAKE, BUT WE 
ARE DOING THIS FOR PUBLIC 
HEALTH AND COORDINATION WITH 
THE COUNTY AND WE APPRECIATE 
YOUR UNDERSTANDING WE ARE IN 
TRULY UNUSUAL TIMES TO HAVE TWO 
EMPTY SEATS BETWEEN EACH OF 
YOU.  WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE 
YOUR COOPERATION IN THAT.  WE 
HAD TWO MORE MEMBERS OF THE 
COUNCIL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK 
TO READ WE HAVE NOT YET TAKEN 
OUR BREAK FOR DINNER.  I WILL 
DO THAT ME IMMEDIATELY AFTER 
AND THEN WE WILL RETURN A BIT 
LATE TO BEGIN THE EVENING 
SESSION.  COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY?  
>>Pam Foley : THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS 
TO US FOR THE LIBERATION.  AND 
IMMEDIATE ACTION.  IT IS 
IMPORTANT WE PROTECT OUR 
RENTERS, BUT IT IS ALSO 
IMPORTANT WE WATCH FOR OUR 
LANDLORDS AS WELL.  WE HEARD 
FROM LANDLORDS IN THIS ROOM AND 
I WOULD SAY WITHOUT EXCEPTION 
THEY ARE ALL SMALL MOM-AND-POP 
TYPE LANDLORDS WHO DEPEND ON 
THE RENT THEY RECEIVE IN ORDER 
TO PAY THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS 
WHICH KEEPS THEM IN THEIR HOUSE 
AND DOESN'T ADD TO THEM BEING 
HOMELESS.  WE ARE TRADING 
RENTERS WHO NEED TO STAY IN 
THEIR HOMES AND WE WANT THEM TO 
STAY IN THEIR HOMES FROM 
LANDLORDS WE WANT TO STAY IN 
THEIR HOMES AS WELL.  I DON'T 
THINK IT IS A CHOICE WE HAVE TO 
MAKE.  AND THINK THERE IS 
FUNDING MECHANISMS WE CAN 
IMPLEMENT DOUBLE LINE FOR THAT 
IS WHY I CREATED THE MEMO AND 
HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO 
DISCUSS THAT NEXT WEEK OR TWO 
WEEKS.  BUT THIS IS FEELING A 
LITTLE BIT TO ME, AND I'M NOT 
AN ECONOMIST.  SURE AN 
ECONOMIST WOULD CORRECT ME ON 
THIS.  THIS IS FEELING A LITTLE 
BIT LIKE THE TIPPING POINT THAT 
IS GOING TO CREATE A HUGE 
ECONOMIC DISASTER RESULTING 
FROM A HEALTH CRISIS.  AND 
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO 
AVOID IS ECONOMIC DISASTER THAT 
WILL AFFECT OUR RESIDENTS.  IN 
2018 WHEN REAL ESTATE VALUES 
WERE PLUMMETING, PEOPLE WERE 
BEING EVICTED FROM THEIR HOMES 
BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T PAY THEIR 
RENT, THEY COULDN'T PAY THEIR 
MORTGAGES.  THE ENDED UP MOVING 
OUT IN THE AREA OR LIVING 
TOGETHER OR ON THE STREETS 
POTENTIALLY.  WE WANT TO AVOID 
THAT.  THE BEST THING WE CAN DO 
BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMETHING 
PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING PAYCHECK 
TO PAYCHECK AS IT IS AND WE 
HAVE LANDLORDS LIVING PAYCHECK 
TO PAYCHECK.  SO I ACKNOWLEDGE 
HOW DIFFICULT YOUR SMALL 
BUSINESS IS AS LANDLORDS AND I 
KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE DEPENDING 
ON THE RENT CHECKS IN ORDER TO 
PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAXES COMING 
DUE IN YOUR INCOME TAXES COMING 
DUE.  BUT WHEN WE ARE DEALING 
WITH EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE, 
PWHICH IS THE RESULT OF A 
BORROWER NOT MAKE A PAYMENT IS 
BOTH TAKE TIME FOR BOTH TO BE 
PCOMPLETED.  AND IN THE GREAT 
RECESSION WHEN WE SAW THAT 
HAPPEN, THERE WERE FEDERAL LAWS 
IN PLACE TO SLOW DOWN THE 
FORECLOSURE PROCESS.  THEY WERE 
FEDERAL LAWS PUT IN PLACE THE 
SLOWDOWN IN FICTION PROCESS 
THAT BENEFITED BOTH OUR 
HOMEOWNERS AND RESIDENTS.  SO 
I'M NOT SURE IF WE ARE HEADING 
IN THAT DIRECTION.  THE 
GOVERNMENT ISN'T SAYING WE ARE 
AN ECONOMIC CRISIS YET.  BUT I 
WORRY ABOUT HEADING INTO AN 
ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THIS COULD 
BE THE TYPE THE TIPPING POINT 
THE PUTS US IN THAT DIRECTION.  
AGAIN, I'M NOT AN ECONOMIST.  
IT JUST FEELS LIKE THIS IS THE 
TYPE ISSUE THAT COULD CREATE 
THIS.  I HAVE A QUESTION FOR 
YOU.  YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TALKING 
ABOUT TAX BREAKS.  WHAT ARE 
THEY TALKING ABOUT?  SPORT 
OTHER THAN THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESS ANNOUNCING THEY WOULD 
BE DISCUSSING IT TO SEE IF THEY 
NEEDED TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY 
OR PROTECT CERTAIN PART OF OUR 
POPULATION, THERE ARE NO OTHER 
DETAILS ON IT AT THIS POINT.  
BUT THAT IS PART OF WHAT I GR 
NEEDS TO DO IS LOOK AT THE 
FUNDS THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING 
AND GIVING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 
THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT PARTIES TRYING TO 
PROTECT THE ECONOMY AND PROTECT 
FOLKS AND IS HAVING THE 
SITUATIONAL OR NEAREST TO TRY 
TO UNDERSTAND THAT IS WHERE 
STAFF WILL COME FROM AND TRY TO 
BEST PAINT A PICTURE FOR YOU.  
>>Pam Foley : THANK YOU.  SO 
HAVE WE HEARD ÃI THINK THIS IS 
A GOOD DIRECTION FOR US TO GO.  
I DON'T WANT TO PUT PEOPLE OUT 
ON THE STREET, EITHER TENANTS 
OR LANDLORDS.  I WOULD LIKE TO 
MAKE SURE WE COME BACK WITH THE 
FINANCIAL COMPONENT ARE BROUGHT 
FORWARD AND I KNOW WHY WE CAN'T 
DISCUSS THAT NOW.  TOO BAD 
BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THE 
WEIGHT I CREATED AND THOUGHT IT 
WAS FAIR.  LET ME MAKE NO 
MISTAKE.  THIS IS NOT A FUNDING 
MECHANISM TO ASSIST LANDLORDS.  
THIS IS NOT A BAILOUT FROM 
LANDLORDS FOR THAT TERMINOLOGY 
WAS USED AND I FIND IT 
OBJECTIONABLE.  THE WHOLE POINT 
IS TO ASSIST RENTERS TO PAY 
THEIR LENDER LANDLORD SO BOTH 
OR HOLD THE RENT ON THAT ONE IS 
BENEFITING OVER THE OTHER SO 
WHAT THE WHOLE.  JUST WHEN WE 
ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS, THESE 
ARE ALL HUMAN BEINGS WE ARE 
TRYING TO KEEP IN THEIR HOMES 
AND NOT MAKE THEM HOMELESS FOR 
A VARIETY.  AND THIS IS ONE 
MECHANISM WE CAN USE.  BECAUSE 
I HAVE PRETTY MUCH SAID ALL I 
HAVE, BUT EARLIER I TALKED 
ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESSES WHEN 
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A CRISIS 
REPORT.  THIS IS ONE OF THE 
REASONS I BROUGHT UP THE SMALL 
BUSINESSES IS LANDLORDS AND 
OTHER SMALL RETAIL BUSINESSES 
THAT ARE ONE MOM-AND-POP SHOP 
AND THEY ARE ONE PAYCHECK AWAY 
FROM BEING EVICTED FROM THEIR 
BUSINESS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO 
SURVIVE.  THIS WHOLE VIRUS, 
LET'S HOPE IT IS CONTAINED VERY 
QUICKLY AND WE DON'T HAVE TO 
HAVE THIS CONVERSATION IN TWO 
MONTHS.  BUT THAT WE ARE MOVING 
ALONG WITH THE BUSINESS OF THE 
CITY IN CREATING GOOD POLICY IN 
A POSITIVE WAY.  BUT THIS DEUCE 
DOES DO SOMETHING THAT WILL 
HELP OUR RESIDENTS HAVE THE 
HARDEST TIME STAYING WHERE THEY 
ARE.  WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE 
ANYONE HOMELESS.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
COUNCILMEMBER KHAMIS?  
>>Johnny Khamis : MIGHT ALSO 
WANT TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY ABOUT HER WELL-CRAFTED 
MEMO, WHICH I HOPE WHENEVER 
THIS COMES BACK WE WILL BE 
CONSIDERING SOME OF HER 
OPTIONS.  IT TRULY IS A WAY TO 
HELP ENTER AN OWNER.  I CAN 
TELL THE AS AN OWNER OF A 
RENTAL PROPERTYMYSELF , I DO 
HAVE A COUPLE MONTHS MORTGAGE 
PAYMENTS SAVED UP FOR A RAINY 
DAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW ALL 
OWNERS HAVE THAT BACKUP SUPPLY 
OF MONEY.  I KNOW WHEN MY 
PAYMENTS ARE DUE AND I CONSIDER 
MYSELF A DECENT BUSINESS 
PERSON.  IS WHAT I DO HAVE A 
RAINY DAY SUPPLY.  BUT I DON'T 
THINK OWNERS SHOULD BE BURDEN 
WITH THIS IS A LONG-TERM PLAN.  
I KNOW THIS IS ONLY30 DAYS , 
BUT I DON'T THINK THIS CAN BE 
THE SOLUTION.  IF IT WAS HARD 
ENOUGH TO COLLECT FOR THE FIRST 
30 DAYS, IT WILL BE EVEN HARDER 
TO COLLECT DOUBLE THE AMOUNT 
AFTER FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS.  AS 
SOMEBODY WHO OWNS A RENTAL 
PROPERTY, I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE 
HAD THE LUCK AND PRIVILEGE OF 
HAVING GOOD RENTERS AND 
SOMETIMES THEY CAN'T MAKE THE 
RENT PAYMENT AND I MAKE THOSE 
DECISIONS MYSELF AND I ALLOWED 
THEM TO MISS A PAYMENT HERE OR 
THERE.  AND PAY ME BACK TO.  
BUT I DO HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO 
THE BANK THAT DON'T GO AWAY 
EVEN WHEN I ALLOW FOR THINGS 
LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN.  AND SO I 
DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD 
THINK ABOUT THIS EFFORT AS A 
LONG-TERM EFFORT.  ANOTHER 
THING THAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT 
THIS COULD POTENTIALLY COMPOUND 
THE PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.  WE 
MISSED THIS 30 DAY PAYMENT AND 
NOW UNLESS WE GET ÃIT PUTS IN 
EVEN HEAVIER STRESS ON THE RENT 
TO MAKE HEAVIER PAYMENTS THE 
NEXT MONTH OR TWO.  SO I WANT 
TO BE CLEAR A LOT OF THESE 
MOM-AND-POP OWNERS LIKE MYSELF 
MAY NOT BE IN A POSITION TO 
HOLD OUT MORE THAN A COUPLE 
MONTHS OR EVEN THREE MONTHS OF 
MISSING A MORTGAGE PAYMENT.  
UNLESS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
DOES DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING 
DIFFERENT.  AND SO THAT IS WHAT 
MY FEAR IS.  ANOTHER FEAR I 
HAVE IS THAT IN THE MEDIA AND 
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT 
ARE BEING SET OUT THERE, THIS 
IS BEING DISCUSSED AS A WAY TO 
AVOID PAYING THE PAYMENT.  AND 
THIS IS NOT FACT.  AND WHAT WE 
HAVE TO BE FAIRLY CLEAR IS, 
IT'S A MORATORIUM ON THE 
EVICTION, NOT A MORATORIUM ON 
THE PAYMENT.  AND WE SHOULD BE 
ABSOLUTELY CLEAR WITH THAT.  SO 
THAT WE DON'T ENCOURAGE PEOPLE 
TO MISS THE PAYMENT.  THIS IS 
NOT A WAY TO AVOID PAIN, IT IS 
A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR A 
PROBLEM WE HOPE TO FIX WITH 
OTHER MECHANISMS.  I HOPE WITH 
THE MECHANISM ÃTHAT 
COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY AD SYLVIA 
ARENAS PROPOSED GOES FORWARD 
NEXT WEEK, I WOULD BE VERY 
HAPPY FOR THAT.  OTHERWISE THIS 
PROBLEM IS GOING TO COMPOUND.  
IT WILL NOT GET EASIER.  I WILL 
BE SUPPORTING THIS MEMO, BUT 
AGAIN, I AM CONCERNED WE ALL 
NEED TO BE SENDING THE RIGHT 
MESSAGE TO THE MEDIUM AND TO 
THE OTHERS THAT THIS IS NOT A 
WAY TO GET OUT OF PAYING YOUR 
RENT THIS MONTH.  THIS IS A WAY 
TO STAY IN YOUR HOME IF YOU 
HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE VIRU
 
.  AND YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO 
MAKE THIS PAYMENT IN THE FUTUR
 
.  YOUR OBLIGATION AS A RENTER 
IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY JUST 
LIKE THE OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERS 
DON'T GO AWAY WITH THE VIRUS AT 
A. THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
KACZMAREK ROSCOE, YOU HAVE THE 
LAST WORD.  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : THAT 
MEANS I WILL MAKE IT QUICK.  
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE 
CONVERSATION THAT HAS BEEN HAD. 
WITH OUTSTANDING SOUNDING OFF 
THE ALARMS WITHOUTPANICKING AND 
BEING PREPARED .  I THINK WE 
WILL BE ABLE TO FACE WITHOUT A 
CRISIS WE HAVE NEVER SEEN 
BEFORE.  BUT I DO THINK MANY OF 
US ARE IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE.  
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A 
VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION TO 
DEAL WITH ECONOMICALLY IN TERMS 
OF OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 
AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES FROM 
IT.  I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS A 
COUPLE OF THE POINTS IN MY MEMO 
THAT I'M HOPING WILL BE 
CONSIDERED AS WELL.  THESE 
AREN'T BUDGETARY ITEMS, 
NECESSARILY.  ITEM 2 IS 
EXPLORING THE OPTION TO 
CONSIDER MORATORIUM EVICTIONS 
OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE 
GOING TO BE STRUGGLING.  I AM 
ALREADY GETTING CALLS AND I AM 
ALREADY GETTING FEEDBACK FROM 
INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LITTLE TINY 
RESTAURANTS ARE LESS THAN HALF 
OF WHAT IT USED TO BE.  THEY 
ALREADY FEELING THE PINCH.  
THEY BEEN FEELING IT FOR 
SEVERAL WEEKS AS PEOPLE BEEN 
TRYING TO ASCERTAIN AND PUT 
TOGETHER THE INFORMATION 
THEMSELVES AND TRYING TO COPE 
WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING!  I 
WANTED TO KNOW THE MOTION 
CONTEMPLATES ÃIT IS SIMILAR TO 
COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY PROPOSAL ON 
SMALL BUSINESSES.  THAT IS 
COMING BACK FOR DISCUSSION 
SPOKE OKAY.  THE OTHER ITEM IS 
TO GET A DEFINITION COMMIT TO 
NARROW OUR DEFINITION BETWEEN 
SMALL BUSINESS.  I THINK THAT 
IS GOING TO MAKE ALL THE 
DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD IN 
TERMS OF IF WE MOVE FORWARD 
WITH ESTABLISHING A FUND, WHAT 
IT MEANS FOR THOSE WHO ARE 
DIRECTLY IMPACTED.  I KNOW THAT 
McDONALD'S ON THE CORNER OF 
STORY AND CATHOLIC EXPRESSWAY 
IS A FAMILY OWNED FRANCHISE AND 
THEY WILL FEEL IT AS WELL.  BUT 
I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE 
FAMILY THAT IS MAKING UNDER 
$250,000 OR EVEN $300,000 AND 
THEY HAVE THREE PEOPLE WORKING 
FOR THEM AND THEY ARE BARELY 
MAKING ENDS MEET BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE TO PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES AND 
THEY HAVE TO PAY RENT AND 
EVERYTHING THAT COMES ALONG 
WITH THE BUSINESS EXPENSES.  
LASTLY, ON MY MEMO WHICH IS TO 
DIRECT THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP A POINT 
OF CONTACT, AND WE HAVE A 
HOTLINE NOW.  WHAT IS IT 311?  
IN TERMS OF BUSINESSES, JEFF 
WOULD BE A GREAT PERSON.  BUT I 
WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO OUR 
EXPERTS TO FIGURE THIS ONE OUT. 
REALLY WHERE THEY CAN CALL WITH 
WHATEVER ISSUES OR CONCERNS 
THEY HAVE.  I HAVE BEEN DOWN 
THIS ROAD ALREADY WITH THE VTA 
SITUATION.  I ENVISION IT BEING 
SIMILAR IF NOT MORE 
EXACERBATED.  BUT ALONG THE 
SAME LINES.  IT BEHOOVES US TO 
LOOK BACK TO SEE WE MADE 
MISTAKES AND WHAT WE COULD HAVE 
IMPROVED OUR SERVICES TO OUR 
BUSINESSES IN HELPING THEM KEEP 
THEIR DOORS OPEN.  HOW WE HELP 
PROCESS THAT.  I THINK THERE 
NEEDS TO BE A POINT OF CONTACT 
WITH THE BUSINESSES TO GO AHEAD 
AND CALL AND GET THAT 
UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON HOW 
THEY CAN STAY ALIVE.
>>COUNCILMEMBER, I THINK THE 
ITEMS THAT CAN BE TAKEN ON 
TODAY ARE NUMBER ONE AND THREE 
.  I THINK THOSE ARE BOTH PART 
OF A MOTION.
>>Magdalena Carrasco : I WAS 
TALKING ABOUT.
>> TWO, FOUR, FIVE AND SIX ARE: 
IMPACTS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND 
THAT WILL COME BACK FOR A 
ROBUST DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK.
>>Magdalena Carrasco : THAT'S 
FINE.  WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE 
DON'T FORGET OUR SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND 
MICRO-BUSINESSES.  I AM 
CONCERNED ABOUT OUR RESIDENTS 
AND WHAT THEY WILL BE FACING.  
IN LOT OF THEM WILL BE WORKING 
IN SMALL BUSINESSES AND SO THEY 
PROVIDE A VITAL ENGINE TO OUR 
ECONOMY.  SO WITH THAT I JUST 
WANTED TO SAY ÃIT JUST GOT 
VERY REAL.  AND I AM GETTING 
NOTIFICATIONS FROM DIFFERENT 
FOLKS AT SCHOOLS.  EVERGREEN 
COLLEGE JUST SUSPENDED THEIR 
CLASSES UNTIL MONDAY.  MY 
DAUGHTER'S WASHINGTON D.C. 
TRIP, WHICH IS PAID IN FULL, 
JUST GOT CANCELED.  THERE GOES 
THAT EIGHTH GRADE CLASS TRIP.  
BUT IT JUST GOT VERY REAL.  
>>Sam Liccardo : TRUE THAT.  
ALT RIGHT.  WE HAVE THREE 
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO 
WANTED TO SPEAK.  WE ALREADY 
HAD PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I KNOW 
THIS IS AN ISSUE OF GREAT 
IMPORTANCE.  I'M JUST GOING TO 
ASK IF YOU CAN LIMITYOUR 
COMMENTS TO ONE MINUTE, WE HAVE 
ALREADY HAD PUBLIC COMMENT.  
PLEASE, DON'T READ ANDREW 
FITZGERALD , STEPHANIE AND IF 
YOU ARE STILL HERE.  WE WOULD 
BE HAPPY TO HEAR YOU.  AND THEN 
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK 
BECAUSE WE ARE HALF HOUR BEHIND 
SCHEDULE HERE.  WELCOME.  COME 
ON DOWN.  I THINK THE OTHER TWO 
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY MAY 
HAVE LEFT.  OKAY.  SHE IS 
COMING THREE GREAT.  WELCOME.  
COME ON UP.  
>> I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE 
HEARD AFTER PROJECT I WAS TOLD 
THERE WAS A MOTION YOU GUYS 
WERE GOING TO HEAR TODAY ABOUT 
REMOVING VPM AS THE LANDLORDS.
>>Sam Liccardo : I'M SORRY.  I 
CALLED YOU.  THAT IS ON THE 
EVENING CALENDAR.  I AM SO 
SORRY.  THANK YOU FOR BEING 
HERE.  WELCOME.  
>> A LOW.  SO MY NAME IS 
STEPHANIE AND I'M HERE AS A 
CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO 
LIVES IN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE AND 
WORKS AT SACRED HEART COMMUNITY 
SERVICE.  I STRONGLY SUPPORT 
MERE SIMILAR CARGOES EVICTION 
MORATORIUM PROPOSAL.  IT WILL 
HELP MANY, ESPECIALLY THE 
120,000 UNDOCUMENTED 
INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE 
REGULAR ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.  
THEYFACE A HUGE RISK OF 
BECOMING HOMELESS AS WELL .  I 
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AND ENACT A 
CONDITIONAL MORATORIUM ON ON 
IMMINENT RENT EVICTIONS AND FOR 
IT TO STAY UNTIL THIS EMERGENCY 
HAS PASSED.  AT SACRED HEART I 
WORK FOR THE RAPID RESPONSE 
NETWORK OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY.  
AND I SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE 
DEPEND ON US, BUT THERE IS ONLY 
SO MUCH WE CAN DO.  SO WE NEED 
YOU ALL TO STEP UP DURING THIS 
TIME THREE THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
ALT RIGHT.  THE MOTION IS FROM 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA.  LET'S 
VOTE.  AND THEN WE WILL JUMP 
INTO OUR ÃMR. BEEKMAN YOU HAVE 
ONE MINUTE.  AND WE ARE TAKING 
OUR RECESS AND WE WILL BE BACK 
AFTER GOBBLING UP ÃIS THERE 
ANY DATA BACK THERE?  OKAY.  WE 
WILL HAVE A QUICK DINNER AND 
COME BACK.  
>> THANK YOU FOR ONE MINUTE 
OPEN FORUM.  I HAVE CONCERNS Ã
ALSO PERSON FULLY STATED WE MAY 
BE HEADED FOR A RECESSION 
PROCESS.  LIKE I SAID, KNOW 
WHERE THIS DISEASE HAS POSSIBLY 
COME FROM.  THIS IS POSSIBLY A 
MAN MADE HUMAN CONDITION AND WE 
HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT FACT.  
AND IT IS WITH THAT WE SHOULD 
HAVE THE STRENGTH TO SAY NO.  
IF THEY ARE GOING TO FORCE A 
RECESSION ON US BECAUSE OF 
THAT.  THAT IS A FORM OF Ã
STATE-SONSORED TERRORISM.  I 
THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE 
STRENGTH TO FIGHT THAT.  AND WE 
SHOULD SAY WE WON'T DOWN OUR 
ECONOMY BECAUSE OF THESE HUMAN 
CONDITIONS WE PUT ON OURSELVES. 
SO I HOPE WE ALL WORK STRONG 
AND WORK TOGETHER IN GOOD TERMS 
WITH THIS CORONAVIRUS AT THIS 
TIME AND WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE 
A RECESSION.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, MR. 
BEEKMAN.  THERE IS A RECESS 
WITH APOLOGIES TO THOSE WHO 
HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING.  
ALTHOUGH OUR EVENING IS 
SCHEDULED TO START AT 6:00, WE 
WILL START A BIT LATER.  WE 
WILL TRY TO GET OUT OF HERE AS 
CLOSE TO 6:20 PM AS POSSIBLE.  
IN THE WE WILL GET RUNNING.  
WITH OUR EVENING CALENDAR.  
THANK YOU ALL.  
TESTING.  TESTING.  SAN JOSE.  
THIS IS A TEST.  TESTING.  SAN 
JOSE.  THIS IS A TEST.  
>>> WELCOME EVERYONE.  WILL ASK 
EVERYONE ÃPLEASE DON'T LIFT 
THE BLUE TAPE.  IT IS SUPPOSED 
TO STAY RIGHT WHERE IT IS.  
ALREADY DID.  OKAY.  OF COURSE, 
I AM SORRY!  [LAUGHTER] 
WELCOME.  NICE TO SEE YOU.  SO 
IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE SIT ON 
A SEAT THAT DOES NOT HAVE BLUE 
TAPE, WE KNOW THAT IS AN 
INCONVENIENCE AND WE APPRECIATE 
YOUR UNDERSTANDING.  I'M NOT 
SURE THE BLUE TAPE WAS ALWAYS 
PRECISELY ÃIF YOU COULD PLEASE 
ÃWE APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING TWO 
EMPTY SEATS BETWEEN YOURSELF 
AND THE NEXT PERSON.  THAT 
HELPS EVERYONE STAY HEALTHY AND 
HAPPY.  AND SAFE.  THANK YOU 
FOR GIVING WHAT IS AN 
INCONVENIENCE.  AGAIN, WE ARE 
SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.  
WE ARE IN A POST-CORONAVIRUS 
WORLD.  HOW DO YOU SEE THE 
TRANSLATION HERE?  WILL COME.  
WELCOME.  AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR 
BEING KIND ENOUGH TO SIT ON A 
SEAT THAT DOES NOT HAVE BLUE 
TAPE.  THIS IS FOR OUR 
COLLECTIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY 
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU INVITING 
BY THIS VERY UNUSUAL SITUATION. 
[SPANISH] IS THAT RIGHT?  OKAY, 
GOOD.  DO YOU WANT TO TRY IT 
AGAIN?  FEEL FREE.  FEEL FREE 
TO JUMP IN.  WELCOME EVERYONE.  
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A 
CEREMONIAL.  COUNCILMEMBER 
DAVIS WILL JOIN ME AT THE 
PODIUM AND WE WILL PROCLAIM 
MARCH AS AMERICAN RED CROSS 
MONTH.  
>>Dev Davis : GOOD EVENING.  I 
AM HONORED TO PROCLAIM MARCH AS 
AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH IN THE 
CITY OF SAN JOSE.  THE SILICON 
VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN 
OF RED CROSS HAS A LONG HISTORY 
OF HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS.  THEY 
DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO HELPING 
PTHOSE IN NEED THROUGH A STRONG 
NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS, DONORS 
AND PARTNERS.  LAST YEAR IN SAN 
JOSE AMERICAN RED CROSS SILICON 
VALLEY CHAPTER VOLUNTEERS 
HELPED 580 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY 
103 HOME FIRES IN SAN JOSE BY 
ADDRESSING THEIR URGENT NEEDS 
LIKE FOOD AND LODGING IN 
PROVIDING RECOVERY SUPPORT.  
DOCTOR TERRY HAS BEEN A 
VOLUNTEER WITH THE AMERICAN RED 
CROSS SINCE HIS RETIREMENT FIVE 
YEARS AGO.  HE IS ONE OF THE 
LEADERS OF THE SILICON VALLEY
CHAPTERS DISASTER RESPONSE 
PROGRAM .  IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 
THE SAN JOSE FIRE DEPARTMENT, 
HE LEAVES THE SILICON VALLEY 
CHAPTER FREE SMOKE ALARM 
INSTALLATIONPROGRAM .  DURING 
THIS RED CROSS MONTH, WE THINK 
IN ON ITSELF WAS VOLUNTEERS, 
DEDICATED EMPLOYEES AND 
GENEROUS SUPPORTERS MAKE THIS 
COMPASSIONATE WORK POSSIBLE 
WOULD I INVITE TERRY TO COME 
FORWARD TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND 
ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION FROM 
OUR MAYOR.  
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 
DAVIS.  I WOULD LIKE TO THANK 
THE COUNCILMEMBER ALSO.  MAYOR 
LICCARDO AND A NUMBER OF THE 
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WHO BEEN 
SUPPORTERS OF OUR PROGRAM THE 
VELOCITY.  SILICON VALLEY 
CHAPTER NUMBERS 314 VOLUNTEERS 
WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF SAN JOSE 
THROUGH THESE VOLUNTEERS WORK 
NOT ONLY ON PROVIDING DISASTER 
RELIEF WORK, BUT IN SERVICES 
AND SUPPORT TO OUR ARMED FORCES 
AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICES AND 
TRAINING SERVICES IN WHAT WE 
CALL BIOMEDICAL SERVICES, BUT 
WHAT YOU PROBABLY BETTER KNOWN 
AS BLOOD.  WE ALSO SUPPORT 11 
NEW CLUBS IN CITY SCHOOLS, 
CARRIED OUT 73 BLOOD DRIVES 
LAST YEAR IN THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSE COLLECTED ON MOST 2000 
UNITS OF BLOOD.  AS 
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS SAID, WE 
RESPONDED TO 101 LOCAL 
DISASTERS OPEN 100 89 FAMILIES 
AND 578 RESIDENTS OF SAN JOSE 
WHO WERE DISPLACED MAINLY BY 
HOUSE FIRES.  WORK WITH A 
NUMBEROF OTHER AGENCIES IN THE 
CITY AND I WOULD LIKE TO 
ACKNOWLEDGE THEM .  NOT GOING 
TO GO THROUGH THE LIST.  IT IS 
PROBABLY TOO LONG.  WE DON'T 
WORK ALONE, WORKING PARTNERSHIP 
IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 
CITY.  PARTICULARLY THE CITY 
HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND HAVE 
BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF SOME OF THE 
PEOPLE DISPLACED BY HOME FIRES. 
LINKED WITH THAT, WE ARE PART 
OF A NATIONAL RED CROSS 
CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE HOME FIRE 
DEATHS IT AGAIN, AS 
COUNCILMEMBER SAID, WE HAVE A 
WONDERFUL COLLABORATION WITH 
THE SAN JOSE FIRE DEPARTMENT 
LED BY THE CHIEF WITH A FOCUS 
PRIMARILY ON MOBILE HOME PARKS. 
I MIGHT POINT OUT AND CARRIED 
OUT ONE OF OUR MOBILE HOME FREE 
SMOKE ALARM EVENTS AT WEST 
WINDS.  LAST YEAR WORKING WITH 
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE VISITED 
SIX MOBILE HOME PARKS FOR EACH 
OCCASION OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS 
FROM THE ONLY RED CROSS BUT 
OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS 
CAME OUT.  WE VISITED 642 HOMES 
AND INSTALLED 2204 SMOKE ALARMS 
AND HOMES THAT OTHERWISE WERE 
NOT PROTECTED.  THAT IS A QUICK 
LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.  WE 
APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION FROM 
THE CITY.  THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : WE PROCEED 
FIRST THE CONSENT CALENDAR.  
ITEM 10.1.  I DON'T BELIEVE I 
HAVE ANY CARDS.  WOULD ANYONE 
LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS OFF 
CONSENT?  OKAY.  LET'S VOTE.  
OKAY.  I THINK WE HAVE VERBAL 
VOTES.  OKAY.  COUNCILMEMBER 
JIMENEZ, AND CARRASCO.  ALL 
YES.  MOVING ON.  I HAVE 
NOTICED WE HAVE ITEM 10.2 AND 
8.2.  I ONLY HAVE ONE CARD FOR 
8.2, WHICH IT TELLS ME IT IS 
LIKELY TO BE A SHORTER DURATIO
 
.  I AM LOOKING FOR HENRY.  IF 
I AM MISTAKEN ABOUT THAT.  DO 
WE HAVE MORE CARDS FOR 8.2?  
OKAY.  IF COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA 
ÃWELL, OKAY.  
>> I'M A LITTLE WORRIED HAVEN'T 
LET THOSE PEOPLE INTO THE 
CHAMBERS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THE WE WILL GO 
FORWARD WITH 10.2.  THERE ARE 
PROBABLY PEOPLE WAITING OUTSID
 
.  WILL PROCEED WITH PENNDOT 
TO.  WE HAVE MANY CARDS, IT 
APPEARS.  WE ARE GOING TO GO TO 
THE ONE MINUTE RULE TO ENSURE 
WE CAN HEAR FROM EVERYBODY AND 
THEN FOLKS CAN STILL GET HOME 
AND WE CAN WRAP UP OUR WORK 
BEFORE MIDNIGHT.  THAT'S THE 
GOAL.  TENDED TO HIS GENERAL 
PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT FOR REAL 
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 625
HILLSDALE AVENUE .  AND 
NICHOLSON LANE.  EMILY WE HAVE 
A PRESENTATION.
>> WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION.  
WE ARE WAITING FOR THE DIRECTOR 
OF PLANNING, BUILDING AND CODE 
ENFORCEMENT.  I DID WANT TO 
MENTION TO THE COUNCIL WE 
ISSUED A SUPPLEMENTAL STAFF 
REPORT TODAY TO MAKE SURE THE 
COUNCIL ISN'T AWARE OF THAT.  
HENRY JUST INFORMED ME SOME OF 
THESE CARDS ARE FROM FOLKS WHO 
ARE WAITING IN THE WING RIGHT 
NOW.  TO AM GOING TO ASK YOU Ã
I WILL CALL NAMES AND WE WILL 
WAIT.  WHAT IF WE DID THIS.  
MAYBE WE STARTED TO HEAR PUBLIC 
COMMENT AND THEN WE WILL 
INTERRUPT IT?  AND GO BACK TO 
STAFF REPORT.  THANKS FOR 
EVERYONE FOR COMING DOWN.  WE 
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE 
PUBLIC AND WILL INTERRUPT THE 
PUBLIC COMMENT ANDGO BACK TO 
REGULARLY SCHEDULED STAFF 
REPORT .  BECKY LAKE FOLLOWED 
BY SAM FOLLOWED BY PETER JEN 
AND BOB ANITA HILL.  OR ANY OF 
THESE PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN THE 
CHAMBERS?  COME ON DOWN, SIR.  
WELCOME.  IF YOU COULD SAY YOUR 
NAME.  THANK YOU, SAM VARIAN 
TAKE YOUR TIME.  WE ARE FINE.  
NO WORRIES AT ALL.  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING MR. MAYOR, 
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.  MY 
NAME IS SAM.  I AM A RESIDENT 
OF THE EASTRIDGE MOBILE HOME 
PARK AND FORMALLY A FEW YEARS 
AGO I SERVED HAUNTED ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE DEALING WITH THE 
ISSUE OF MOBILE HOME PARK
CONVERSIONS .  I DON'T HAVE 
TIME TO LIST EVERY ORGANIZATION 
I BELONG TO, BUT I'M HERE 
REPRESENTING MYSELF THIS 
EVENING BECAUSE I LIVE IN A 
MOBILE HOME PARK.  I SUPPORT 
THE PROPOSAL TO DESIGNATE THESE 
TWO PROPERTIES AS MOBILE HOME 
PARKS AND I VERY STRONGLY 
ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT 
THAT AND TO APPLY THE NEW 
MOBILE HOME PARK DESIGNATION TO 
ALL THE EXISTING MOBILE HOME 
PARKS WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN 
JOSE.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 
YOUR TIME.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
SIR.  WELCOME.  SIR, THERE IS 
SEATING UP HERE.  OKAY.  
>> MY NAME IS BECKY LAKE AND I 
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 
SPEAK WITH YOU ALL.  I LIVE IN 
A MOBILE HOME PARK.  I HAVE 
SINCE 1980.  AND IT'S THE ONLY 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SAN JOSE. 
IF YOU TRULY WANT TO MAKE AN 
IMPACT ON HOMELESSNESS, PLEASE 
CHANGE THE ZONING TO MOBILE 
HOME PARK ONLY FOR THE MOBILE 
HOME PARKS THAT CURRENTLY 
EXIST.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS BOB.  I LIVE IN L 
BOSQUE MOBILE HOME PARK.  I 
HAVE LIVED THERE 12 YEARS.  I 
AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS 
HAPPENING.  IF YOU DON'T VOTE 
FOR IT, YOU WILL BE PUTTING OUT 
A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT ON THE 
STREETS.  MYSELF INCLUDED.  
YOUR JOB IS TO TRY TO LOOK OUT 
FOR THE PEOPLE OF SAN JOSE AND 
TRY TO KEEP THEM FROM BEING 
HOMELESS.  IF YOU VOTE NO YOU 
WILL BE DOING ÃPUTTING PEOPLE 
OUT ON THE STREET.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU 
SIR.  I CALLED PETER BUT HE MAY 
BE IN THE OTHER ROOM.  WHAT WE 
WILL DO IS OUR TEAM IS HERE AND 
SO WE WILL PROCEED WITH THE 
STAFF PRESENTATION AND WE WILL 
COME BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT 
SHORTLY.  
>> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL 
TO OUR APOLOGIES FOR BEING 
LATE.  DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT 
OF PLANNING, BUILDING AND CODE 
ENFORCEMENT.  I'M JOINED BY 
HOUSING DIRECTOR JACKIE MIRELES 
AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING 
AS WELL AS PLANNING DIVISION 
MANAGER JARED HART. .  WE DID 
WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO 
PROVIDE BACKGROUND TO THE MAYOR 
AND COUNCIL REGARDING YOUR WORK 
AROUND MOBILE HOME PARKS AND 
PROTECTIONS.  SINCE 2015, THE 
COUNCIL HAS TAKEN SEVERAL 
ACTIONS TO PROTECT MOBILE HOME 
PARKS RESIDENTS AND RESERVE 
EXISTING MOBILE HOME PARKS.  
THIS INCLUDES A TEMPORARY 
MORATORIUM ON MOBILE HOME PARK 
CONVERSIONS AND CLOSURES.  
ZONING CODE CHANGES MAKING THE 
CITY COUNCIL DECISION-MAKING 
BODY FOR CONSIDERATION OF 
PROPOSED MOBILE HOME PARK 
CONVERSIONS.  CREATION OF CITY 
COUNCIL POLICY SIX Ã33 ON THE 
CONVERSION OF MOBILE HOME PARKS 
TO OTHER USES.  AND GENERAL 
PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT TO ADD 
ENHANCED GOALS, POLICIES AND 
ACTIONS TO PROTECT EXISTING 
MOBILE HOME PARKS THROUGHOUT 
THE CITY.  IN MAY 2017 COUNCIL 
DIRECTED STAFF TO ANALYZE 
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE 
AMENDMENTS FOR MOBILE HOME 
PARKS AS A PRESERVATION TOOL.  
STAFF RETURNED TO COUNSEL IN 
MARCH 2018 WITH AN ANALYSIS OF 
THE PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN LAND 
USE AMENDMENTS FOR MOBILE HOME 
PARKS AND THE ASSOCIATED 
STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
MOVING THOSE AMENDMENTS 
FORWARD.  STAFF ANALYSIS 
IDENTIFIED TO MOBILE HOME PARKS 
WITH HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL 
LAND USE DESIGNATIONS.  THOSE 
TO OUR WEST WINDS AND MOUNTAIN 
SPRINGS MOBILE HOME PARKS THAT 
WERE AT MOST RISK OF ESSENTIAL 
REDEVELOPMENT.  COUNCIL 
DIRECTED STAFF TO CREATE A NEW 
MOBILE HOME PARK LAND USE 
DESIGNATION AND APPLY THE 
DESIGNATION TO THE WEST WINDS 
AND MOUNTAIN SPRINGS PARK AND 
DIRECTED STAFF TO START THE 
WORK BY SPRING OF 2019.  IN 
KEEPING WITH THAT COUNSEL 
DIRECTION, STAFF IN APRIL 2019 
STARTED THE WORK ON THE LAND 
USE DESIGNATION CHANGES AND 
DEVELOPED A WORK PLAN.  STAFF 
HELD THREE COMMITTEE MEETINGS 
IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF LAST 
YEAR AND MET WITH THE MOBILE 
HOME PARK OWNERS.  IN JANUARY 
2020, STAFF RECEIVED FOR THE 
DIRECTION FROM COUNSEL TO 
ACCELERATE THE MOBILE HOME PARK 
LAND USE DESIGNATION ITEM.  
STAFF BRIEFED THE HOUSING AND 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
COMMISSION ON JANUARY 23 OF 
THIS YEAR FOR THE COMMISSION 
RECOMMENDED THE COUNCIL APPLY 
THE MOBILE HOME LAND USE 
DESIGNATION TO ALL MOBILE HOME 
PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.  ON 
FEBRUARY 12 OF THIS YEAR, THE 
PLAN COMMISSION HELD A HEARING 
ON THE PROPOSED LAND USE 
AMENDMENTS.  THEY VOTED TO 
RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL APPROVED 
THE GENERAL PLANNED AMENDMENT 
IS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND 
CONSIDER APPLYING THE MOBILE 
HOME PARK LAND USE DESIGNATION 
TO THE REMAINING PARTS HERE 
ADDITIONALLY, THEY VOTED TO 
RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL CONSIDER 
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS TO 
FURTHER PROTECT RESIDENTS BY 
ENSURING COMPENSATION AND ALSO 
TO INCLUDE STRATEGIES TO ENSURE 
ANY MOBILE HOMES THAT WERE LOST 
WOULD BE REPLACED WITH DEED 
RESTRICTED ON-SITE AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING.  THESE TWO MAPS ARE 
MAPS OF THE TWO MOBILE HOME 
PARKS THAT THE COUNCIL IS 
TAKING ACTION ON TONIGHT.  THE 
ONE ON THE LEFT IS MOUNTAIN 
SPRINGS MOBILE HOME PARK.  THAT 
IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT 7. IT 
CURRENTLY HAS TWO LAND USE 
DESIGNATIONS, RESIDENTIAL 
NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS URBAN 
RESIDENTIAL.  AND THEN THE 
SECOND PART IS THE WEST WINDS 
MOBILE HOME PARK LOCATED IN 
DISTRICT 4.  CURRENTLY HAS AN 
URBAN RESIDENTIAL LAND USE 
DESIGNATION AND WE ARE 
PROPOSING WITH THE NEW MOBILE 
HOME PARK LAND USE DESIGNATION. 
I WOULD NOTE THE MOUNTAIN 
SPRINGS PARK HAS APPROXIMATELY 
144 MOBILE HOME LOTS IN THE 
WEST WINDS PARK HAS 723 LOTS.  
SO BEFORE I REVIEW STAFF 
RECOMMENDATION, I DO WANT TO 
ACKNOWLEDGE THE TO COUNSEL 
MEMORANDA THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED 
WITH ONE FROM COUNCILMEMBERS 
JIMENEZ, PERALEZ, ESPARZA AND 
FOLEY.  AND THE OTHER MEMBER 
FROM COUNCILMEMBER DIEP .  WE 
ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 
NUMEROUS LETTERS AND EMAILS 
THAT WE RECEIVED FROM MOBILE 
HOME PARK RESIDENTS AS WELL AS 
CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARK OWNERS 
AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE 
PUBLIC.  STAFF RECOMMENDS THE 
COUNCIL APPROVED THE NEW MOBILE 
HOME PARK GENERAL PLAN LAND USE 
DESIGNATION FOR WEST WINDS AND 
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS MOBILE HOME 
PARKS.  SECONDLY, THE COUNCIL 
PRIORITY ITEM BE REMOVED ON THE 
2020/2021 PRIORITY LIST AS THE 
ITEM IS NOW COMPLETE.  AND 
TODAY STAFF ISSUED A 
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO THAT DETAILS 
WHY STAFF IS NOT RECOMMENDING 
EMPLOYING THE MOBILE HOME PARK 
LAND USE DESIGNATION TO THE 
REMAINING 56 PARKS.  WE HAVE 
THREE KEY REASONS.  FIRST IS 
THE DESIGNATION ITSELF DOES NOT 
PROHIBIT MOBILE HOME 
FORECLOSURES.  SECONDLY, THE 
REMAINING 56 PARKS WOULD STILL 
NEED PRIVATELY INITIATED 
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS TO 
CONVERT FOR A HIGHER DENSITY 
SINCE AT THE REMAINING PARKS 
HAVE A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD 
LAND USE DESIGNATION OR LAND 
USE DESIGNATION THAT DOES NOT 
ALLOW RESIDENTIAL USES.  
LASTLY, WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE 
THAT THE PRODUCTION FROM MOBILE 
HOME PARK RESIDENTS ARE 
ADDRESSED IN THE CITY COUNCIL 
POLICY SIX Ã33.  THIS 
CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION 
AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.>>Sam 
Liccardo : BEFORE WE HAVE MORE 
PUBLIC COMMENT, I WANT TO MAKE 
SURE WE INFORM PEOPLE CLEARLY 
OF WHAT YOU MEAN.  I KNOW YOU 
ARE USING SOME SHORTHAND.  
COULD YOU EXPLAIN A BIT MORE 
WHAT COUNCIL POLICY SIX Ã33 
DOES TOPROTECT MOBILE HOME ?  
IF YOU COULD REVIEW THAT A BIT. 
I KNOW YOU TOUCHED ON IT.  
>> CITY COUNCIL POLICY SIX Ã33 
ACTUALLY DOES ÃI'M LOOKING AT 
THE HOUSING DIRECTOR BOARD 
REMAIN THANKS.  FIRST OF ALL, 
IT REQUIRES A RELOCATION 
PROGRAM FOR EXISTING MOBILE 
HOME PARK RESIDENTS IF THE 
MOBILE HOME PARK IS PROPOSED TO 
BE CLOSED.  SECONDLY, IT 
REQUIRES A RELOCATION IMPACT 
REPORT DUE TO THE HOUSING 
DEPARTMENT IN THE PROCESS OF 
THE CLOSURE TO ENSURE ALL 
ASPECTS OF THE COUNCIL POLICY 
DIRECTION IS INCLUDED.  
>>Sam Liccardo : DID YOU WANT 
TO ADD ANYTHING ON THAT?  BUT 
GENERALLY IT IS PROVIDING 
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AS WELL 
AND THERE IS A RELOCATION 
PAYMENT, MOBILE HOMES HAVE TO 
BE VALUED WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME 
TO ENSURE THEIR VALLEYS ARE 
PROTECTED.  SO THERE IS A VERY 
LENGTHY PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE 
GONE THROUGH.  AND THERE IS AN 
OPPORTUNITY WHICH IS WHAT 
WINCHESTER RANCH DID TO GET 
NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE OWNER 
AND THE TENANTS TO PROVIDE A 
SEPARATE ALTERNATIVE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : ALREADY IT IS 
THE CASE FOR THE REMAINING 56 
PARKS WERE THEY WOULD NEED A 
VOTE OF THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE 
THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND 
TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT IS 
SATISFIED SIX Ã33.  IS THAT 
RIGHT?  
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  I 
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL 
CLEAR ON WHAT THE RULES ARE 
NOW.  OKAY.  I DON'T BELIEVE Ã
I DON'T HAVE A CAR THAT 
SPECIFICALLY SAYS APPLICANT 
READ SO THIS IS SELF INITIATED 
FROM THE CITY.  
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>>Sam Liccardo : DOES THAT MEAN 
THERE IS FIVE MINUTES FOR 
ANYONE TO BE HURT OR DO WE GO 
STRAIGHT TO PUBLIC COMMENT?  
>> STRAIGHT TO PUBLIC COMMENT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : BACK TO PUBLIC 
COMMENT.  PETER LYNN OR 
JENNIFER IT AM SORRY, I CAN'T 
QUITE READ THE CARD.  GLENNA, 
JAKE, VINCENT FLOREZ, DON 
MURDOCH.  OR ANY OF THESE FOLKS 
HERE?  COME ON UP.  IF I HAVE 
CALLED YOU NAMES JUST COME ON 
IT.  AND IF I HAVE CALLED 
PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING IN THE 
WING, HOPEFULLY THEY ARE COMING 
DOWN AND YOU WILL LET THEM IN.  
WELCOME.  
>> GSM ALL-OUT CHAPTER 
PRESIDENT.  URGED THE COUNCIL 
TO VOTE TO GIVE ALL PARKS A 
MOBILE HOME PARK DESIGNATION IN 
THE GENERAL PLAN.  I LIVE AT 
PEPPERTREE ESTATES, WHICH 
CONTRIBUTES 273 AFFORDABLE 
HOMES TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
STOCK IN SAN JOSE.  IT WOULD 
TAKE YEARS TO BUILD THOSE BACK 
IF WE LOSE THEM.  I REMIND THE 
COUNCIL THE CLOSURE OF 
WINCHESTER RANCH ADDED NOT ONE 
UNIT TO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
STOCK.  NOT ONE.  ON THE FORMER 
RESIDENCE OF WINCHESTER RANCH, 
ALL OF WHOM ARE SENIORS, DIED, 
THE REPLACEMENT CONDO HOUSING 
WILL RENT AT THE OBSCENE HIGH 
MARKET RATE FOR THE COST TO 
GIVE ALL PARKS A MOBILE HOME 
DESIGNATION WHICH INCLUDES 
STAFF TIME IS GIVEN AS A MAJOR 
BARRIER IN DOING THIS.  THIS IS 
NOT SUFFICIENT REASON TO VOTE 
NO TONIGHT.  THE COST IS 
MINIMAL COMPARED TOTHE COST 
FORECLOSURES AND LOSING LOW 
INCOME FAMILIES AND SENIORS 
FROM OUR CITY WOULD CREATE .  
WE HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH.  
PEPPERTREE HAS A LIGHT 
INDUSTRIAL GP DESIGNATION HE 
RESTART THE PROCESS TO GET US 
IN ALL PARKS A MOBILE HOME 
DESIGNATION TONIGHT.
>>Sam Liccardo : AND Q. 
WELCOME.  
>> I'M DON MURDOCH.  ARBELLA 
ROSA, FOOTHILLS ANDSOMERSET AT 
RISK .  613 LAST YOU, 19 
HOUSING COMMISSION CONSIDERED A 
REPORT ON TENANT PREFERENCE TO 
PREVENT ISPLACEMENT.  HOUSING 
DIRECTOR WROTE ON PAGE 6 OF THE 
HOUSING DEPARTMENT STAFF 
IDENTIFIED 21 TRACKS THAT ARE 
BOTH EXPERIENCING ONGOING 
DISPLACEMENT AND ARE ALSO 
LOCATED IN AREAS WHERE RESIDENT 
GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR.  
ON PAGE 8 OF THE SAME LETTER, 
IT WAS WRITTEN IN RESPONSE TO A 
QUESTION FROM THE H CDC, STAFF 
HOW MANY MOBILE HOME PARKS AND 
RESIDENTS WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE 
FOR THIS DISPLACEMENT 
PREFERENCE IS PROPOSED.  STAFF 
FOUND RESIDENTS IN THREE OF THE 
CITIES 59 MOBILE HOME PARKS ARE 
LOCATED IN ELIGIBLE SINCE HIS 
TRACKS WERE THE THREE PARKS ARE 
BELLA ROSA, FOOTHILLS AND 
SOMERSET.  SO STAFF IS ALREADY 
DONE THE WORK TO IDENTIFY THREE 
MORE PARKS.  PLEASE GIVE THOSE 
THREE PARKS AND ALL PARKS THE 
DESIGNATION IN THE GENERAL PLAN 
AND PREVENT DISPLACEMENT.  
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING TO ALL THE 
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.  I AM 
FROM WEST WING PARK AND I JUST 
MOVED HERE TWO YEARS AGO, BUT 
MY FAMILY AND I ARE ENJOYING 
LIVING IN THE WEST WIND PART.  
BUT LATER ON WE FIGURED OUT 
THAT THE GROUNDS ARE GOING TO 
BE EXPIRED IN 2022.  MY FAMILY 
IS WORKING VERY HARD TO PAY OFF 
MY MORTGAGE BECAUSE WE ARE NEW 
IN THIS COMMUNITY.  SO COULD 
YOU GUYS PLEASE JUST VOTE IN 
FAVOR OF THIS GENERAL PLAN 
AMENDMENT SO I CAN KEEP MY HOME 
AND WE CAN STAY HERE.  THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A GOOD 
NIGHT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS JAKE.  I JUST 
WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE 
MEMO PUT FORWARD TO PROTECT ALL 
THE MOBILE HOME PARKS IN OUR 
CITY.  AND SOME OF THE LAST
NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING, PRESERVATION OF THE 
SPACES IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT 
FOR OUR FAMILIES AND WE NEED 
MAKE SURE WE ARE TREATING ALL 
RESIDENTS EQUALLY SO I REALLY 
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT A. THANK 
YOU .
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  AFTER OUR NEXT 
SPEAKER I HAVE VINCENT FLOREZ 
FOR YOU ARE VINCENT TO REPLACE 
FORGIVING. NANCY STEVENS , JUAN 
MARTINEZ, SAUL.  I BELIEVE IT 
IS TERRENCE MULLIGAN OR IT 
COULD BE GREGORY WILL AGAIN 
DEPENDING ON HOW YOU READ THE 
WRITING.  MAY BE TERESA 
MULLIGAN.  OKAY.  
>> MY NAME IS VINCENT FLOREZ 
AND I AM A RESIDENT OF WEST 
WINDS MOBILE HOME PARK.  MY 
QUESTION TO YOU IS WHO WERE YOU 
ELECTED TO REPRESENT AND SERVE. 
DEVELOPERS THAT STAND TO MAKE 
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BUILDING IN 
THE MULTIUNIT COMPLEXES AND 
HIGH-TECH BUILDINGS ARE 
VULNERABLE RESIDENTS THREATENED 
WITH THE LOSS OF THEIR HOMES 
AND NEIGHBORHOODS.  THE 
COUNCILMEMBER FROM DISTRICT FOR 
RECENTLY STATED PROTECTING ALL 
MOBILE HOMES WILL COST THE CITY 
$385,000 AND THERE SHOULD FOR 
SHOULD NOT MOVE TO PROTECT ALL 
MOBILE HOME PARKS AND DEAL WITH 
PARK CLOSURES ON AN INDIVIDUAL 
BASIS.  $385,000 TRANSLATES TO 
ROUGHLY $345 PER MOBILE HOME IN 
SAN JOSE.  IS THAT TOO HIGH A 
PRICE TO PROTECT OVER 11,000 
MOBILE HOMES IN SAN JOSE?  ARE 
WE TO BELIEVE THAT THOSE OF US 
WHO HAVE HELPED TO BUILD AND 
MAINTAIN THIS CITY ARE NOT 
WORTH THAT KIND OF INVESTMENT?  
ARE WE TO BELIEVE DEVELOPERS 
AND MEMBERS OF APARTMENT OWNERS 
ASSOCIATIONS ARE MORE VALUABLE 
TO THE CITY THAN THE RESIDENCE 
OF MOBILE HOME PARKS.  I 
SINCERELY HOPE THAT IS NOT THE 
CASE.  I URGE YOU TO PROTECT 
ALL MOBILE HOME PARKS IN SAN 
JOSE TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC 
DISRUPTION TO THOSE THAT LIVE 
IN THEM.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>> GOOD EVENING MARIT LICCARDO, 
GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS.  I 
AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY 
SUPPORT FOR THE MOBILE HOME 
COMMUNITY.  BECAUSE I AM 
AFFECTED BY IT.  NOT ONLY ME 
BUT MY WHOLE FAMILY.  CURRENTLY 
I TAKE CARE OF MY MOM AND MY 
DAD WHO ARE OLDER.  AND I DON'T 
SEE MYSELF LIVING IN THE BAY 
AREA IF I WERE TO BE KICKED 
OUT.  WE MOVED IN BECAUSE OF 
THE 2008 CRISIS.  SO NOW WE 
ENCOUNTER ANOTHER CRISIS OF 
GETTING EVICTED.  SO PLEASE 
APPROVE THIS BECAUSE MANY 
FAMILIES ARE GOING TO BE 
AFFECTED AND THERE ARE A LOT OF 
PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING 
TO BE AFFECTED BY IT TOO.  AND 
THEY ARE WAITING BECAUSE THEY 
WANT TO SPEAK TO WHAT THEY 
FEEL.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS NANCY STEVENS.  
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND 
ALLOWING US TO COME HERE TO 
SPEAK TO YOU.  I DON'T HAVE A 
LOT OF STATISTICS TO GIVE YOU.  
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IT IS 
VERY UNSETTLING TO LIVE IN FEAR 
OF LOSING YOUR HOME.  I WOULD 
ASK THE NEW MOBILE HOME PARK 
DESIGNATION IN THE GENERAL PLAN 
BE APPROVED FOR ALL MOBILE HOME 
PARKS.  PLEASE SUPPORT THE SO 
MOBILE HOME OWNERS ARE 
PROTECTED AND CAN LIVE IN 
PEACE.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  ARE YOU TERESA?  
THANK YOU, TERESA.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  I'M TERESA 
MULLIGAN AND I RESIDE AT MOBILE 
PARK MOUNTAIN SPRINGS.  I AM A 
LITTLE NERVOUS AT THE MOMENT.  
I JUST WANT YOU TO PAY 
ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT WE 
NEED MOBILE HOMES FOR ALL PARK
 
.  IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.  WE 
ARE LOW INCOME.  AND THIS IS 
ALL WE CAN BASICALLY AFFORD TO. 
I HAVE BEEN CHECKING IN OTHER 
PARTS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 
THINKING MAYBE MY HUSBAND AND I 
COULD AFFORD SOMETHING ELSE.  
WE CAN'T.  WE LOOKED LIVED IN 
OUR MOBILE HOME PARK FOR 19 
YEARS.  AND I WANT TO STAY 
THERE.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] >>Sam Liccardo : 
AFTER OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS 
JOANNE, LUIS, MARGE, ALICE AND 
JEFFREY BUCHANAN.  WELCOME.  
>> THERE WERE 59 MOBILE HOME 
PARKS THAT ARE THE LAST 
AFFORDABLE LIVING FACILITIES 
WHICH HOUSE 35,000 PEOPLE.  SAN 
JOSE AS THE THIRD LARGEST 
HOMELESS POPULATION AFTER NEW 
YORK AND LOS ANGELES.  THAT IS 
A DUBIOUS DISTINCTION.  I THINK 
THE FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS WHO 
SUBMITTED THE MEMO ON CHANGING 
THE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND I 
URGE YOU CONSIDER CHANGING FOR 
ALL 59 PARKS IN SAN JOSE.  I 
WAS A MEMBER ÃIS THIS MY TIME 
LEFT?  WELL, I WILL CUT IT 
SHORT.  JUST AS YOU ALL EXPECT 
OUR SUPPORT FOR REELECTION, WE 
WILL BE REGISTERING EACH 
COUNCILMEMBERS VOTE TONIGHT AND 
WE WILL SUPPORT YOU ACCORDINGLY 
IN THE NEXT ELECTIONS.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
>> GOOD EVENING GENTLEMEN, 
LADIES.  I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 
50 YEARS.  I HAVE LIVED IN MY 
MOBILE HOME FOR 15 YEARS.  MY 
NAME IS JOANNE PAYTON.  I ENJOY 
IT VERY MUCH AND I WOULD LIKE 
IF YOU TAKE THIS PROPOSAL AND 
PROTECT THE MOBILE HOME PARKS 
OF SAN JOSE.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : AFTER Ã
WELCOME.  
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT 
COUNCILMEMBER JIMENEZ, FOLEY, 
MENTAL.  AND GIVES A PUBLIC 
PROCESS AND THAT GIVES THE 
PUBLIC AND COUNCIL GREATER 
CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENS.  IT 
IS NOT A SILVER BULLET, BUT 
UNDER THE CURRENT GENERAL 
PLANNING WE COULD SEE LOWER 
DENSITY PROJECTS BUT FORWARDED 
WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD THE SAME 
LEVEL OF CONTROL.  WE CAN SEE 
COMMERCIAL PROJECTS MOVE 
FORWARD.  WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 
11,000 HOMES WE CAN PROTECT IT 
WILL START NATURALLY OCCURRING 
HOUSING FOR AN 73 PERCENT OF 
THESE FAMILIES ARE LOW INCOME 
IN A TIME WE ARE NOT PRODUCING 
NEARLY ENOUGH AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING FOR THE COST OF BETWEEN 
30 AND $50 A HOME, WE CAN 
PROTECT LOW INCOME AND 
EXTREMELY LOW INCOME PEOPLE TO 
READ WHY WOULD WE SKIP THAT 
OPPORTUNITY?  SPENT HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AS A 
COUNSEL FOR STUDIES, CONSULTANT 
TIME TO LOOK AT CUTTING FEES 
FOR DEVELOPERS SO WE HAVE FEWER 
DOLLARS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
WHY CAN WE PROTECT THESE 
FAMILIES HERE TODAY WITH AS 
LITTLE AS $30-$50 A HOUSEHOLD 
TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE 
PROTECTION OF THE GENERAL PLAN 
AMENDMENT.  THANK YOU SO MUCH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.  MY 
NAME IS ALICE AND I'M A MEMBER 
OF THE SLOCUM VALLEY DEMOCRATIC 
SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA AND I AM 
HERE TODAY IN SUPPORTIVE 
HOUSING RIGHTS.  I AM HERE 
BECAUSE WE WANT TO FIGHT FOR 
THE RIGHTS OF HOUSING AS A 
HUMAN RIGHT.  WE WANT TO FIGHT 
AGAINST THE DECADES OF POOR 
HOUSING POLICIES.  ALTHOUGH I 
AM NOT A SAN JOSE RESIDENT, I 
BELIEVE AND REALIZE THAT WHAT 
HAPPENS IN OURNEIGHBORING 
COMMUNITIES AFFECTS US ALL .  
WE NEED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF 
THIS DESIGNATION FOR ALL MOBILE 
HOME PARKS.  ALTHOUGH I AM NOT 
A RESIDENT, MANY YEARS AGO I 
WAS HOMELESS.  I FOUND MY WAY 
OUT OF IT ONLY TO HAVE THE 
UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.  I HAD A 
FRIEND IN SAN JOSE WHO WAS 
GOING THROUGH DIFFICULTIES AS 
WELL IN HER APARTMENT.  THE 
ONLY SOLUTION THAT CAME TO US 
WAS TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN A 
MOBILE HOME PARK.  IT SAVED ME 
AND MY TWO BOYS FROM BEING ON 
THE STREET AND I AM VERY 
GRATEFUL FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  GOOD EVENING.
>> I'M LOUISE MORRIS.  I HAVE 
LIVED IN MOUNTAIN SPRINGS FOR 
22 YEARS AND I LOVE THIS VALLEY 
AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE 
ANYWHERE ELSE.  THAT IS TRUE 
WITH A LOT OF US.  THERE ARE 10 
SENIOR MOBILE HOME PARKS IN SAN 
JOSE.  THOUSANDS MORE LIVE IN 
FAMILY PARKS.  THESE SENIORS 
NEED YOUR HELP.  TONIGHT THEY 
NEED THE STRONGEST ASSURANCE 
THEY CAN GET THAT THEY WILL NOT 
BE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES IN 
THEIR SENIOR YEARS.  STUDIES 
HAVE SHOWN MOVING IS LISTED AS 
ONE OF THE TOP STRESSORS A 
PERSON CAN EXPERIENCE IN A 
LIFETIME.  IN MANY STUDIES 
MOVING IS CITED AS MORE 
STRESSFUL THAN DIVORCE.  THIS 
HAS MADE WORST WHEN THE MOVE IS 
IMPOSED ON SENIORS BY A PARK 
CLOSURE.  SENIORS SHOULD NOT 
HAVE TO SAY I HOPE I DIE BEFORE 
MY PARK CLOSES.  GIVE SAN JOSE 
SENIORS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 
PEACE OF MIND YOU CAN TONIGHT.  
THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  I AM NOT SURE 
IF I'M THE TERESA YOU CALLED, 
BUT I AM A TERESA.
>>Sam Liccardo : YOU TERESA 
MULLIGAN?  
>> NOT MULLIGAN.  TERESA GREEN 
FOR THE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY 
OF MOBILE HOME PARK, A SENIOR 
MOBILE HOME PARK.  I CAN 
TOTALLY WITH MY LIMITED 
RETIREMENT INCOME, I WOULD BE 
HOMELESS IF I DIDN'T HAVE A 
MOBILE HOME PARK TO LIVE IN.  
PLEASE SAVE OUR PARK.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
AFTER OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE 
BARBARA FOLLOWED BY MARIANNE 
FOLLOWED BY ANTONIO FOLLOWED BY 
HEIDI FOLLOWED BY BILL.  
WELCOME.  
>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, 
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK 
IN THE PAST FOR THE 
PRESERVATION OF OUR MOBILE HOME 
PARKS IN SAN JOSE.  ONE OF THE 
DEVELOPERS IN THE LETTERS TO 
THE PUBLIC REFERENCED MOBILE 
HOMES AS TEMPORARY HOUSING AT 
BEST.  I THINK EVERYBODY IN 
THIS ROOM WOULD TOTALLY 
DISAGREE WITH THAT.  TO TELL 
THAT TO THE OWNERS OF THE HOMES 
THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED FOR 
RETIREMENT UNTIL LITERALLY DIED 
THERE.  I LIVE IN MILLION 
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS MOBILE HOME 
PARK AND WE ARE A SENIOR PARK 
AND WE PROBABLY HAD TWO OR 
THREE PEOPLE PASS IN THE LAST 
SIX MONTHS.  THAT IS A GIVEN IN 
A SENIOR PART.  IT'S WHAT WE 
LIVE WITH.  PLEASE VOTE TO 
INCLUDE ALL THE PARKS IN THE 
LAND USE IN THE GENERAL PLAN OF 
2040 AND AS SAUL SAID, WE WATCH 
YOU VOTE, YOU WILL WATCH USVOTE 
.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : I JUST CALLED 
A SERIES OF FOLKS WHO MAY NOT 
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE 
MIC BECAUSE I AM GUESSING THEY 
MAY BE AN EXTERIOR ROOM.  I'M 
GOING TO CALL THEIR NAMES AGAIN 
SO THEY HAVE TIME TO GET HERE 
AND WE WILL GO ON TO THE NEXT 
AND WE WILL HOLD THEIR CARDS SO 
THEY CAN GET HERE IN TIME.  
HERE WE GO.  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING MR. MAYOR AND 
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.  INKS 
FOR ALLOWING US TO COME AND 
SPEAK.  WE BOUGHT A MOBILE HOME 
47 YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE JUST 
GETTING GOING.  IN WEST WINGS.  
AND KEPT THAT FOR A COUPLE 
YEARS, SOLD AND BOUGHT A HOUSE 
IN SOUTH SAN JOSE.  A YEAR AND 
HALF WE SOLD THAT AND MOVED 
BACK INTO CASA DEL LAGO, WHICH 
WE WOULD NEVER LEAVE.  THERE 
HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING FOR A 
YOUNG COUPLE IF THEY ARE BOTH 
MAKING 60 OR $70,000 A YEAR, 
THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK 
FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IN BANK 
WON THEIR INCOMES BEFORE THEY 
CAN GET A DOWN PAYMENT FOR 
ANYTHING IN THE VALLEY HERE.  
MOBILE HOMES AS A STEPPINGSTONE 
FOR THAT.  FOR BOTH GOING UP 
AND COMING BACK DOWN THE 
LADDER.  SO THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU SIR. 
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS. 
MY NAME IS HEIDI AND I HAVE 
LIVED IN THE WEST WINDS MOBILE 
HOME PARK FOR FOUR YEARS.  THE 
ONLY WAY I CAN AFFORD TO STAY 
IN THE VALLEY IS TO STAY IN MY 
MOBILE HOME.  I HAVE LIVED IN 
THE VALLEY ALL MY LIFE AND DO 
NOT WANT TO LEAVE MY FAMILY AND 
FRIENDS.  PLEASE PROTECT ALL 
SAN JOSE MOBILE HOME PARKS.  
THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS MARIANNE AND I 
LIVE IN COLONIAL MANOR MOBILE 
HOME PARK.  I HAVE BEEN THERE 
FOR 36 YEARS.  AND THAT HAS 
BEEN MY HOME.  I HAVE BEEN IN 
ELECTRONICS 40 YEARS.  MY 
GENERATION HELPED BUILD THIS 
VALLEY AND NOW YOU ARE TRYING 
TO GET RID OF ALL OF US OLD 
PEOPLE.  THAT IS VERY SAD.  I 
HOPE WE HAVE A GOOD VOTE 
TONIGHT TO SAVE ALL OUR PARKS.  
THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS BARBARA.  I HAVE 
LIVED IN COLONIAL MANOR MOBILE 
HOME PARK FOR 10 YEARS.  I WORK 
FOR YOUR WONDERFUL CITY.  AND I 
DO BUS TRIPS FOR THE SENIORS 
FOR THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.  THEY 
ARE VERY CONCERNED.  THEY BUILT 
THE CITY AND NOW THEY ARE BEING 
KICKED OUT.  AND I REALLY HOPE 
YOU UNDERSTAND YOU WILL HAVE 
PARENTS AND FAMILY.  YOU WOULD 
HATE FOR THEM TO BE KICKED OUT 
TOO.  PLEASE CONSIDER THIS.  IT 
IS A WONDERFUL WAY FOR THEM TO 
LIVE AND COMMUTE TOGETHER.  NOT 
BE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.  THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : AFTER MR. MORA 
IS GOING TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN 
NET FOLLOWED BY GARY SMITH 
FOLLOWED BY TRINIDAD MARTINEZ 
AND JIM.  
>> MY NAME IS ANTONIO.  MY WIFE 
AND I BOUGHT A MOBILE HOME 
YEARS AGO.  OUR SON AND HIS 
FAMILY LIVED THERE.  THEY HAVE 
THREE KIDS.  IT COULD NOT 
AFFORD TO BUY A HOME OR RENT A 
THREE BEDROOM PLACE ANYWHERE IN 
THE VALLEY.  IT IS THE ONLY 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LEFT THAT 
WOULD HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE 
BAY AREA.  THEIR WORK IS HERE.  
MERIT LICCARDO, CITY OF SAN 
JOSE COUNSEL, PLEASE SUPPORT 
MOBILE HOME DESIGNATION FOR ALL 
MOBILE HOMEPARKS IN SAN JOSE.  
WHERE WILL 35,000 PEOPLE GO TO? 
THANK YOU .  [ CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL MEMBERS.  I NAME IS 
GARY SMITH.  I'M ALSO 
REPRESENTING GSM OL.  THE 
OWNERS MOUNTAIN SPRINGS OF 
WRITTEN A LETTER TO YOU AND WE 
AGREE WITH PARTS OF IT.  THEY 
WROTE "ACCORDING TO YOUR STAFF 
REPORT, SAN JOSE HAS 59 MOBILE 
HOME PARKS.  HOWEVER, THE 
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS ON YOUR 
AGENDA FOR MARCH 10 ONLY SEEK 
TO REDESIGNATE TWO OF THOSE 59 
PARKS FOR THE HOURS IN WEST 
WINDS.  WE OBJECT TO THIS 
UNEQUAL AND UNJUSTIFIED 
TREATMENT OF OUR PROPERTY 
COMPARED TO 57 OTHER PROPERTIES 
IN SAN JOSE THAT ARE BEING USED 
IN A MANNER IDENTICAL TO OURS 
THROUGH THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO 
OWN THESE 59 PARKS SHOULD ALL 
BE TREATED EQUALLY JUST LIKE 
THE OWNERS OF THE MOBILE HOMES 
WITHIN EACH OF THESE 59 PARKS 
ON ATTENDANCE IN ANY OF THOSE 
MOBILE HOME SHOULD BE TREATED 
EQUALLY.  WE BELIEVE THE 
SELECTIVE APPLICATION OF THE 
NEW DESIGNATION VIOLATES OUR 
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, 
INCLUDING OUR RIGHT TO EQUAL 
PROTECTION AND TREATMENT UNDER 
THE LAW.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
SIR.  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  I PURCHASED 
MY HOME IN 2015.  NEVER KNEW 
THIS WAS GOING TO BE SWORN IN.  
I HAVE SIX CHILDREN, IT IS HARD 
FOR YOU TO PURCHASE A HOME OR 
EVEN RENT WITH SIX CHILDREN.  
SO MY KIDS GO TO NEARBY SCHOOLS 
IT USED TO TAKE ME 35 MINUTES 
TO GET TO WORK AND NOW IT IS 
TAKING ME 45 MINUTES.  TO GET 
BACK HOME MORE THAN AN HOUR.  I 
AM JUST THINKING IF MOBILE 
HOMES WAS TODISAPPEAR, WHAT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN WITH TRAFFIC 
AROUND OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT 
WILL HAPPEN WITH OUR KIDS .  I 
AM FOR THE WEST WINDSOR 
RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION AND THEY 
WANT YOU GUYS TO CONSIDERTHIS . 
FOR OUR FUTURE KIDS.  THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.  [ CLAPPING ] 
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS, 
MR. MIRROR AND STAFF.  YOU WILL 
BE HEARING A LOT TONIGHT ABOUT 
WHY MOBILE HOME PARKS NEED TO 
BE PROTECTED, BUT WANT TO 
ADDRESS OPPOSING ARGUMENTS THAT 
HAVE BEEN RELEASED ABOUT WE 
SHOULDN'T APPLY THESE 
PROTECTIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
CITY ITSELF.  THE ARGUMENTS ARE 
TWOFOLD.  THE FIRST IS THAT THE 
STAFF DUMP ON THE COST OF THE 
STAFF TIME IS UNWARRANTED.  IS 
AN UNFUNDED MANDATE.  THE 
SECOND IS SOMEHOW CREATING A 
UNIFORM MOBILE HOME DESIGNATION 
IS MORE INEFFICIENT THAN TRYING 
TO ADDRESS AT PEACE MILDRED 
NEITHER ONE OF THESE MAKE 
SENSE.  BOTH ADDRESS THE COST 
ISSUE FIRST.  OF THE HIGH AND 
STAFF IS PROJECTING IT WILL 
COST $500,000 FOR US TO REZONE 
MOBILE HOME PARKS.  LET'S PUT 
THAT NUMBER INTO CONTEXT.  
THERE ARE FAMILIES WHO BOUGHT 
MOBILE HOME PARKS FOR $250,000 
OR $300,000 AT WEST WINDS A FEW 
MONTHS AGO IMPORTANT TO THOSE 
HOMES WILL PAY TO PROTECT ALL 
MOBILE HOME PARKS IN THE CITY.  
THE COST TO DEVELOPERS COMPARED 
TO $1000 IS SAID TO BUILDING 
BELOW MARKET RATE.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
SIR.  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  I'M FROM THE 
LAW FOUNDATION OF SILICON 
VALLEY.  THE LAW FOUNDATION OF 
SILICON VALLEY STRONGLY 
SUPPORTS THE MEMO FROM 
COUNCILEMBER ESPARZA, JIMENEZ, 
PERALEZ AND FOLEY TO NOT ONLY 
PROTECT WEST WINDS AND MOUNTAIN 
SPRINGS MOBILE HOME PARK, BUT 
TO EXPAND THE GENERAL PLAN 
DESIGNATION TO ALL MOBILE HOME 
PARKS IN SAN JOSE.  WE 
UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS IN THE 
PLANNING DEPARTMENT RELATED TO 
INCREASED COST AND STAFFING.  
STAFF CONCERNS SHOULD NOT 
OUTWEIGH PROTECTING THE MORE 
THAN 35,000 SAN JOSE RESIDENTS 
WHO LIVE IN MOBILE HOME PARKS, 
ARE AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT AND 
RISK LOSING THE EQUITY IN THEIR 
HOMES.  MOBILE HOMES OF THE ONE 
LAST AVENUE TO AFFORDABLE 
HOMEOWNERSHIP IN SAN JOSE.  
THERE FOR THE CITY NEEDS TO 
TAKE A STRONG STAND TO PROTECT 
ALL MOBILE HOME PARKS.  WE 
COULD'VE TAKEN ACTION OVER TWO 
YEARS TO PROTECT THESE TWO 
PARKS WHOSE GENERAL PLAN 
DESIGNATIONS ARE CHANGING.  WE 
DO NOT WANT TO BE IN THIS 
SITUATION AGAIN.  IF WE DO NOT 
TAKE ACTION TODAY, WE ARE 
CONCERNED WE WILL BE BACK IN A 
YEAR OR TWO TO TRY TO CHANGE 
THE DENTAL PLAN DESIGNATION OF 
A PARK THAT MAY BE AT RISK IN 
THE FUTURE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : AFTER JIM IS 
MARGE.  SALLY FOLLOWED BY 
WILLIAM FOLLOWED BY.[READING 
NAME] 
>> MY NAME IS JIM.  I SERVE ON 
THE UNIFIED GOVERNING BOARD A 
NONRESIDENT OF WEST WINDS.  
BEEN THERE A LONG TIME.  I 
FIRST WANTED TO THANK MERIT 
LICCARDO FOR FAST TRACKING IS 
FOR WEST WINDS AND MOUNTAIN 
SPRINGS.  VERY IMPORTANT.  
THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE 
NEED IN THE VALUE OF THIS 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.  FOR ME ON 
SANTA CLARA UNIFIED, THESE ARE 
OUR FAMILIES.  WEST WINDS IS 
DIVERSE.  THIS IS WHERE YOUR 
NURSES AND TEACHERS AND 
PLUMBERS AND CONTRACTORS AND 
FIRST RESPONDERS AND YOUR 
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS LIVE.  
THESE ARE OUR HOMES.  IT'S A 
BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.  I DO 
SUPPORT EXTENDING THIS ACROSS 
THE CITY GRID I TRUST THE MAYOR 
AND CITY COUNCIL CAN FIND THE 
BEST PATH FORWARD WITH THAT, 
BUT IT'S A PROTECTION THE 
MOBILE HOME OWNERS DESERVE AT A 
TIME WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE DON'T 
GET RID OF EXISTING AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING.  LAST POINT I WANT TO 
MAKE IS THESE ARE HOMEOWNERS.  
THEY HAVE MORTGAGES.  WE OWN 
OUR HOME SPIRIT MY NEIGHBOR 
PURCHASED HER HOME A YEAR AGO 
FOR $310,000.  THIS IS NOT A 
TRAILER PARK.  THIS IS 
MANUFACTURED HOUSING.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANKS.  THE 
OTHER FOLKS ARE MAKING THEIR 
WAY IN.  WELCOME.  
JUST-IN-TIME.  COME ON UP TO 
THE MIC.  I NOTE THERE IS 
CHALLENGEIN TRANSITION, I WILL 
CALL THE OTHER FOLKS IN .  ONE 
MOMENT.  I HAVE DEBORAH CLARK, 
COLLEEN ANDERSON, TC RING, 
SERGIO AT WEST WINDS AND DEXTER 
GOODY.  
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND ALL 
COUNSEL.  MY NAME IS WILLIAM 
AND I LIVE IN WESTWIND.  WE 
BOUGHT THAT MOBILE HOME FOR 
FOURYEARS.  I STAYED HERE IN 
THE UNITED STATES FOR 12 YEARS 
.  FOR THAT YEAR WE KEEP MOVING 
FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.  WE 
WERE VERY HAPPY ANDPROUD WE 
HAVE THAT MOBILE HOME WITH US . 
I'M NOT IT TOGETHER WITH MY 
WIFE AND BROTHER.  SO I AM HERE 
TO BEG VOTE YES FOR THE MOBILE 
HOME PARK REMAIN AS A MOBILE 
HOME PARK.  TO MOVE FROM ONE 
PLACE TO ANOTHER AGAIN.  WAYS, 
WE ARE BEGGING FOR YOUR VOTE.  
THANK YOU SO MUCH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL.  THANK YOU FOR GIVING 
US THE CHANCE TO ADDRESS YOU.  
I LIVE AT PEPPERTREE ESTATES 
MOBILE HOME AND I HAVE BEEN 
LIVING THERE FOR 20 YEARS.  I 
HAVE WORKED SINCE I GRADUATED 
UNTIL RETIREMENT PARIS AND I 
WORKED 27 YEARS WITH ADULTS 
WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIE
 
.  AND PRIOR TO MY RETIREMENT, 
I MADE SURE TO SAVE ENOUGH 
MONEY SO I CAN BUY MY FIRST 
MOBILE HOME.  CURRENTLY I LIVE 
ON SOCIAL SECURITY.  SO IF I 
WAS TO LOSE MY MOBILE HOME, I 
WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STAY HERE 
IN SAN JOSE, A CITY I HAVE COME 
TO LOVE.  SO I PAY MY TAXES AND 
I HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE 
COMMUNITY IN MY WORK I HAVE 
DONE WITH THE DISABLED 
COMMUNITY.  SO I ASK FOR YOUR 
PROTECTION AND SUPPORT AND THAT 
YOU DESIGNATE ALL MOBILE HOME 
PARKS WITH MOBILE HOME 
DESIGNATION.  THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TIME.  
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL.  I HAD THE PLEASURE OF 
REPRESENTING MANY OF SAN JOSE'S 
SAN JOSE PARKS.  THESE ARE THE 
NEIGHBORS WHO ARE REALLY THE 
CORE OF OUR COMMUNITY.  I'M 
HOPING THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE TO 
GIVE THE ZONING COVERAGE TO ALL 
THE MOBILE HOME PARKS IN SAN 
JOSE.  IT'S A VERY SMALL AMOUNT 
OF MONEY RELATIVE TO OTHER 
THINGS TO HAVE THE COVERAGE.  
AND IT IS OBVIOUS THE COUNCIL 
POLICY COVERAGE IS NOT 
INCONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING 
CONTROL AS WELL OR THAT 
WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING FOR THE 
TWO MOBILE HOME PARKS THAT HAVE 
BEEN PUT FORWARD.  I THINK WE 
NEED IT FOR ALL THE PARKS.  
IT'S REALLY THE DIFFERENCE 
BETWEEN PEOPLE BEING TERRORIZED 
BY THE THREAT OF A CLOSURE OR 
NOT.  WHEN WE ARE DEALING WITH 
A SENIOR POPULATION WITH PEOPLE 
WITH DISABILITIES, IT IS 
EMOTIONAL ABUSE, IT IS ELDER 
ABUSE TO HAVE FOLKS THREATENED 
WITH THE FEAR OF LOSING THEIR 
HOME WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO 
BE.  PLEASE GIVE THE EXTRA 
COVERAGE TO ALL OUR MOBILE HOME 
PARKS.  THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] >>Sam Liccardo : 
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  [ INAUDIBLE ] 
WE LIVE IN THE PARK FOR OVER 30 
YEARS AND MY SON WAS SIX YEARS 
OLD WHEN WE MOVED TO THE PARK 
AND NOW HE IS 35.  ASK THE CITY 
COUNCIL THE POLICE PROTECT ALL 
SAN JOSE MOBILE HOME PARK.  
THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS SERGIO AND I LIVE 
IN WEST WINTER PARK.  I WOULD 
APPRECIATE IF YOU TRY TO SAVE 
OUR HOUSES.  IT IS HARD TO LIVE 
SOMEWHERE ELSE.  THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : HELLO, SIR.
>> MY NAME IS DEXTER GOODY AND 
I LIVE IN WEST WINDS MOBILE 
HOME PARK AND I HAVE BEEN THERE 
FOR 13 YEARS.  TO POINT I WOULD 
LIKE TO MAKE THE ON PAGE 2 OF 
THE LETTER FROM THE MOUNTAIN 
SPRINGS OWNERS TALK ABOUT THE 
REDEVELOPMENT OF PARKS ADJACENT 
TO LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT, WE 
AGREED.  SECOND OF ALL, PARKS 
SUCH AS COLONIAL MOBILEMANNER , 
SENIOR PARK, MOUNTAIN SHADOWS 
FAMILY PARK A TOTAL OF 669 
HOMES ARE SOME OF THE PARKS AT 
RISK DUE TO THEIR LOCATION.  
ANOTHER FAMILY PARK IS WITHIN 
SIX BLOCKS OF THE LIGHT RAIL.  
THEY HAVE 170 HOMES.  THIS IS 
ANOTHER REASON TO GIVE ALL 
PARKS A MOBILE HOME DESIGNATION 
IN THE GENERAL PLAN FOR HIM 
SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT 
OUT AS FAR AS WEST WINDS IS 
CONCERNED.  WHEN WE GET THE 
CHANGE TO MOBILE HOME PARKS, 
THAT IS FANTASTIC.  2022, THE 
LONG-TERM LEASE ENDS.  THE 
NICHOLSON FAMILY WILL BE ABLE 
TO PETITION THEPLANNING 
DEVELOPMENT IN 2023 TO CHANGE 
IT BACK TO URBAN RESIDENTIAL .  
IF THAT IS THE CASE, I LIVE ALL 
YEAR GOING UNTILNOVEMBER FOR 
THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 
.
>>Sam Liccardo : SIR, I AM 
SORRY.  WE WILL ADDRESS THAT 
ISSUE IF YOU HANG AROUND.  
WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS DEBBIE AND I WAS 
BORN AND RAISED IN THIS COUNTY 
AND FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS I 
HAVE LIVED IN WEST WOODS.  I 
RAISE MY FAMILY'S THERE.  IF 
YOU DON'T MAKE US ALL MOBILE 
HOMES, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE AREA 
AND MY FAMILY WHO WAS BORN AND 
RAISED IN THIS COUNTY.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : AFTER OUR NEXT 
SPEAKER WILL BE ANTONIO 
FOLLOWED BY PATRICK, LYNN, 
ROSEANN AND HELGA.
>> MY NAME IS COLIN ANDERSON 
AND I HAVE LIVED IN A MOBILE 
HOME FOR 27 YEARS.  AND A 
RESIDENT AND I AM A SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNER IN MY HOME.  I 
HAVE TO LEAVE MY FRIENDS, MY 
FAMILYAND COSE MY BUSINESS TO 
12 DIFFERENT FAMILIES.  PLEASE 
SUPPORT THE REZONING .  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
MA'AM.  IS THE OTHER FOLKS ARE 
MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE 
MICROPHONE, I WILL CALL A FEW 
MORE NAMES.  PABLO.  I THINK IT 
IS MARCELLO.  MARIA AND DIANE 
WOULD FEEL.  IF YOU HEAR YOUR 
NAME, COME ON DOWN.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  MY NAME IS 
ANTONIO.  I LIVE IN A MOBILE 
HOME PARK FOR THE LAST SEVEN 
YEARS.  I LIVE WITH MY WIFE AND 
THREE KIDS.  MY YOUNGEST 
DAUGHTER IS 15.  VERY 
RESPECTFULLY, I ASK EVERY 
COUNCILMEMBER AND MR. MERRITT 
TONIGHT VOTE YES FOR THE NEW 
ZONING MOBILE HOME PARK ONLY 
FOR ALL OF MOBILE HOME PARKS 
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COME ON UP.  
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  MY NAME IS 
ROSEANN HERNANDEZ.  I HAVE 
LIVED AT WEST WINDS FOR SEVEN 
YEARS.  MY FIANCC 13 YEARS, 
THAT IS HOW WE MET.  I MYSELF 
HAVE BEEN HOMELESS WHEN I WAS 
18 YEARS OLD.  INSTEAD OF 
PREPARING FOR MY FUTURE, I 
ENDED UP HAVING TO LOOK FOR 
SHELTER.  THE STRESS AND 
STABILITY AND ANXIETY OF NOT 
HAVING A HOME WAS EXCRUCIATING 
FOR THE THOUGHT OF FAMILIES 
TODAY WHO ARE WORKING TOWARD 
THEIR OWN FUTURES, THE ELDERLY 
TRYING TOLIVE THEIR GOLDEN 
YEARS , GOING THROUGH THE SAME 
FEARS IS NOT ONLY UPSETTING BUT 
DISTURBING COULD I ASK YOU VOTE 
IN FAVOR OF ALL PARKS IN SAN 
JOSE DESIGNATED MOBILE HOME 
PARKS.  THANK YOU.  [ CLAPPING 
] 
>> GOOD EVENING TOALL.  MY NAME 
IS ANGELICA .  SHE LIVES ÃSHE 
HAS LIVED FOR SIX YEARS AT A 
MOBILE HOME PARK.  SHE IS HERE 
TO ASK YOU TO HELP THE FAMILIES 
THAT LIVE IN MOBILE HOME PARKS. 
APPROVING THE NEW DESIGNATION 
FOR THE MOBILE HOME PARKS.  FOR 
ALL THE PARKS IN THE CITY OF 
SAN JOSE.  THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY 
COUNCIL, MY NAME IS PATRICK 
GRIMES.  MY FAMILY AND I MOVED 
TO A MOBILE HOME ALMOST 30 
YEARS AGO.  AS I CAME TONIGHT 
TO TALK ABOUT PROTECTING ALL 
MOBILE HOME PARKS, FORGIVE MY 
CYNICISM, BUT I EXPECTED THREE 
EXCUSES.  EXPECTED THE EXCUSE 
OF TIME AND MONEY.  MAY I 
REMIND YOU THE SAME PROPOSAL 
THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WAS 
BROUGHT UP IN 2018.  GUYS HAVE 
HAD TWO YEARS TO TAKE ACTION ON 
THIS.  WHY SHOULD I LISTEN TO 
YOU IF YOU TELL ME YOU DON'T 
HAVE TIME.  I EXPECT TO HEAR AN 
OBJECTION THAT MOBILE HOME 
PARKS ARE NOT HIGH DENSITY HE 
WOULD EXCUSE ME.  HER MOBILE 
HOME PARK IS SURROUNDED BY HIGH 
RISE LUXURY APARTMENTS THAT NOT 
A SINGLE RESIDENT CAN AFFORD.  
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 
HIGH DENSITY AND AFFORDABLE.  
FINALLY, I EXPECT YOU TO CARE 
AS MUCH ABOUT THE PROPERTY 
RIGHTS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE 
IN OUR SOCIETY.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
SIR.  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS. 
I LIVE IN ONE OF THE MOBILE 
HOME PARKS, BUT I'M ADDRESSING 
THE OWNERS OF WEST WINDS AND 
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS HAVE SIMILAR 
TO THE COUNCIL BUT WERE TALKING 
ABOUT DEVELOPMENT.  THE 
DESIGNATION OF THE GENERAL 
PLAN.  ON SPRINGS TALKS ABOUT 
THE INEVITABLE FUTURE OF HER 
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY ON 
PAGE ONE OF THE LETTER.  AND 
AGAIN ON PAGE 2. THE PARK MIGHT 
BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE 
WAREHOUSING, WHICH WE BELIEVE 
WE NEED TO HAVE THE RENT THE 
FAMILY WEST WINDS MET WITH THE 
CITY.  LAST YEAR IN THEIR 
LETTER.  IN BOTH HIS LETTERS 
AND THE LETTER ON 2920, DATED 
AND DISMISSED THE MOVE TO GIVE 
THE PARKS MOBILE HOME 
DESIGNATION IN THE GENERAL PLAN 
IS AN EXERCISE IN POLITICS.  
AND THAT AS A RESULT OF THE 
PUBLICITY CAUSED BY THE LAWSUIT 
FILED AGAINST THE NSC.  THERE 
IS A NEED FOR SOME POLITICAL 
ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL 
TONIGHT.  THE STATEMENTS ARE IN 
INSULT TO THE LETTER BY 
JIMENEZ, PERALEZ, ESPARZA AND 
FOLEY.  THANK YOU.  WE NEED 
PROTECTION.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING ALL OF YOU 
GUYS.  MY NAME IS MARCELLO I 
LIVE IN WESTWIND MOBILE HOME 
PARK THERE IN I WANT TO LET YOU 
KNOW OR ASK YOU TO PROTECT OUR 
FAMILIES.  ESPECIALLY FOR THE 
SENIORS WERE FAMILIES WHO HELP 
OUR KIDS BECAUSE IT IS VERY 
HARD TO BUY A HOUSE IN THE CITY 
OR RENT AN APARTMENT.  
ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS OR FOR THE 
SENIORS.  PLEASE PROTECT OUR 
MOBILE HOMES.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> MR. MERRITT, CITY COUNCIL, 
I'M HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE 
SENIORS THAT MAY BE ARE AFRAID 
TO COME OUT IN THE COMMUNITY 
BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS.  WE 
REALLY DO NEED HOUSING WE DON'T 
NEED TO HAVEANYBODY TAKE AWAY 
HOUSING .  WE REALLY NEED IT.  
AND WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD VOTE 
FOR THIS.  AND WE REALLY WANT 
TO THANK YOU FOR EVEN 
CONSIDERING THIS.  THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : AFTER OUR NEXT 
SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE 
CHARLOTTE JOHNSON FOLLOWED BY
.[READING NAME] FOLLOWED BY
.[READING NAME].  PLEASE 
FORGIVE ME IF I'VE MISSED 
PRONOUNCED YOUR NAMES.  LEE, 
CAROL THOUGHT AND.[READING 
NAME] 
>> GOOD EVENING.  I AM HERE TO 
ASK YOU TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY.  
NOT ONLY THE MOBILE HOMES.  OUR 
COMMUNITY HAS TO BE TOGETHER.  
I LIVE ON WEST LYNN FOR MORE
THAN FOUR YEARS.  I AM HERE FOR 
THE SENIORS .  THEY LIVE CLOSE 
TO MY MOBILE HOME THEY WERE TO 
ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL 
FOR THE MOBILE HOME 
DESIGNATION.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : AFTER THE 
PEOPLE I JUST CALLED, THE 
REMAINDER OF THE FOLKS I WANTED 
TO CALL ARE ALL IN THE ROTUNDA. 
ANOTHER IS DIFFICULT TO HEARING 
WHAT IS GOING ON SO I WILL ASK 
OUR TEAM TO GET OUT THERE AND 
ENSURE THOSE FOLKS CAN ALL COME 
IN AND BE HEARD.  OKAY.  I'M 
GOING TO CALL A FEW MORE FOLKS 
BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO 
GET HERE A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY. 
ARCHER, JANICE.  THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS CHARLOTTE 
JOHNSON.  I LIVE HERE AT WEST 
WINDS FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW 
THREE AND I AM HERE TO TALK FOR 
PEOPLE WHO CAN'T TALK FOR
THEMSELVES .  WE ASK THE 
COUNCIL TAKE NOTE THAT HUNDREDS 
OF SENIORS AND OTHERS ARE NOT 
HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS.  YOU HAVE RECEIVED 
MULTIPLE PETITIONS, COUNTLESS 
EMAILS, PHONE CALLS AND LETTER
 
.  PLEASE CONSIDER THIS ONE YOU 
LOOK OUT INTO THE AUDIENCE.  
AND ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, I 
WANTED TO SAY THE THREE YEARS I 
LIVED HERE I HAVE ENJOYED IT.  
THE PEOPLE OF REACHED OUT TO ME 
AND HELPED ME A LOT.  I DON'T 
WANT TO LOSE THIS COMMUNITY.  
IT IS IMPORTANT WE ALL GET 
TOGETHER AND HAVE AN 
ASSOCIATION SO WE CAN HAVE GOOD 
NEWS.  PEOPLE GIVE US THE 
CORRECT NEWS THAT WE NEED.  SO 
WE WON'T BE SO STRESSED OUT IN 
THINKING OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING 
TO BE TAKEN FROM US.  WE CAN'T 
STAND THAT.  I WANT YOU TO VOTE 
FOR THE.
>>Sam Liccardo : YOU ARE MS. 
JOHNSON, IS THAT RIGHT?  HELLO. 
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.  
CHCTEAU THE CELL MOBILE HOME 
PARK RESIDENT.  MY FAMILY 
THOUGHT IS 21 AND 22 IS TO LIVE 
WITH ME BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD 
ANYTHING ELSE.  MIGHT MOBILE 
HOME PARK RESIDENTS WERE 
SHOCKED WHEN WERE IN CHESTER 
RANCH CLOSED.  I COULD SEE IT 
IN THEIR EYES.  I KNOW IT IS 
LIKE A GUT PUNCH BUT IT'S LIKE 
WHEN MY DOCTOR TOLD ME I HAD 
BLADDER CANCER.  NOT A 
COMFORTABLE FEELING.  THEN I 
FIND OUT TOMORROW PARKS ARE AT 
RISK FOR THAT IS LIKE MY DOCTOR 
TELLING ME BY THE WAY, WE ALSO 
HAVE CANCER IN THE LYMPH NODES. 
CANCER CAN SPREAD AND 
METASTASIZE IN MOBILE HOME PARK 
CLOSURES CAN ALSO SPREAD.  
DOCTOR SAID BY THE WAY, IT'S AN 
AGGRESSIVE FORM OF CANCER.  
MOBILE HOME PARKS CAN ALSO FALL 
LIKE DOMINOES AND SPREAD LIKE 
CANCER.  MY NEIGHBORS ASK, PARK 
CLOSE, YOU BET YOU.  ANY PARK 
IS AT RISK, ANY PARKING CLOSE.  
WE NEED TO STOP THE SPREAD OF 
MOBILE HOME PARK CLOSURES.  
KEEP MY PARK AND 50 OTHER PARKS 
PLUS OPEN.  YOU ARE THE HOPE 
AND SALVATION.  YOU WILL LIKE 
THE DOCTORS ADVISING ME ON 
CANCER.  I HAVE FULL FAITH AND 
CONFIDENCE WITH THE GUYS AND 
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. 
THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF 
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PARK 
RESIDENTS.  I APPRECIATE IT 
VERY MUCH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME W.
>> MY NAME IS CAROL TODD.  I 
LIVE AT WEST WINDS.  I HAVE 
LIVED THERE FOR SEVEN YEARS.  
AFTER I LOST MY JOB MY HUSBAND 
AND I LOST OUR HOUSE.  WE MOVED 
INTO WEST WINDS AND IT WAS THE 
ONLY THING WE COULD AFFORD.  
AND WE GOT INTO A TRAGIC CAR 
ACCIDENT AND WE LOST 
EVERYTHING.  THIS IS THE ONLY 
PLACE THAT KEPT US OFF THE 
STREETS.  WE STILL HAVE OUR 
SONS WITH US.  MY DAUGHTER WAS 
ABLE TO BUY A HOUSE AROUND THE 
CORNER FROM US AND OUR 
GRANDKIDS ARE THERE.  WE REALLY 
WOULD NOT WANT TO LOSE OUR HOME 
AND WE ARE VERY SCARED ABOUT 
THAT.  AND SO WE SUPPORT 
KEEPING ALL THE MOBILE HOME 
PARKS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
THANK YOU.  
>> NOBODY SHOULD EVER LOSE 
THEIR HOME.  I WAS BORN IN SAN 
JOSE.  I FIND THIS DISCUSSION 
IS A LITTLE BIT DISGUSTING IT 
HAS EVEN GOTTEN THIS FAR.  YOU 
GUYS HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING 
ABOUT THIS BY NOW.  THERE ARE A 
LOT OF PEOPLE HERE SUFFERING 
AND EVEN THE STRESS OF THIS IS 
CAUSING A LOT OF PEOPLE TO 
SUFFER.  A LOT OF PEOPLE ENDING 
DISPLACED IN BECOMING HOMELESS. 
IT IS SAD BECAUSE THIS USED TO 
BE SUCH A NICE CITY.  I REALLY 
FEEL YOU GUYS LET US DOWN AND I 
HOPE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> MY NAME IS JANICE AND I HAVE 
LIVED IN WEST WINDS 
APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS.  AT 
RETIREMENT AGE BUT I'M STILL 
WORKING BECAUSE I NEED 2 TO 
MAKE ENDS MEET.  IF YOU CLOSE 
OUR PART, TWO THINGS YOU WILL 
MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HOMELESS 
AND YOU WILL LOSE TAXPAYERS 
BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO 
LIVE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON 
TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND COMES.  
IMPOSSIBLE.  I URGE YOU 
STRONGLY TO PLEASE SUPPORT 
THIS.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> I DO WORK FOR SLACK NATIONAL 
UP IN THE MIDDLE PARTFOR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.  I WORKED 
THERE SINCE 2006 AND I HAVE NOT 
BEEN ABLE TO BUY A HOME .  I 
HAD TO WORK TWO JOBS WITH FOUR 
KIDS.  I KNOW MY NEIGHBORS, 
HAVE STRUGGLED A LOT AND I'M 
STILL TRYING TO PAY OFF THE 
LOAN OF THE HOUSE WITH 
EVERYTHING GOING ON I STILL 
CAN'T AFFORD ANYTHING.  BUT I 
DO THINK MOBILE HOME PARKS 
WOULD BE THE BEST WAY FOR US 
AND EVEN THOUGH I WORK FOR THE 
COMPANY, I STILL CAN'T AFFORD 
TO BUY A HOME.  I DO APPRECIATE 
YOU GUYS LISTENING TO ALL OF 
US.  THANK YOU FOR THAT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME TO IT 
IN ADDITION TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER 
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STACY 
BECKER AND MR. AND MRS. WHEN TO 
JOIN US.  
>> MY NAME IS MARK.  I'M UP 
FROM NORTH AND THE COUNTY.  I 
SPEAK FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE IN 
MY ROLE IN THIS UNABLE TO THIS 
UNION THREE IN SUNNYVALE HAS 
MOBILE HOME DESIGNATION FOR 
MOST BUT NOT ALL HISTORICALLY 
OF ITS MOBILE HOME PARKS.  I 
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AND THEY 
HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB 
PRESERVING THE AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING OF MOBILE HOME PARKS IN 
THE PLACES WITH THE ZONING 
DESIGNATION BUT IN THE ONE 
ZONING PLACE WHERE IT DID NOT 
HAVE IT, WHICH WAS THE 
BLUEBONNET MOBILE PARK IT WAS 
TRANSFORMED INTO TOWN HOUSES.  
IT WAS 54 HOMES TURNED TO THE 
54 TOWN HOUSES.  WE NEED TO 
ACCOMMODATE CHANGE, WE NEED TO 
MAKE SURE WE PRESERVE 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.  RECOMMEND 
APPLYING THIS TO ALL UNITS.  IN 
THE LONG TERM, IT'S A GREAT 
GOAL FOR THE COUNCIL TO LOOK AT 
TURNING THIS INTO COMMUNITYLAND 
TRUSTS AND TRYING TO PRESERVE 
YOUR OWN .  THIS DESIGNATION IS 
A GREAT STEP RIGHT NOW AND I 
SUPPORTED WHOLEHEARTEDLY.  
>> WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.  I 
HAVE BEEN LIVING IN.[ INAUDIBLE 
] YOU KNOW WHY THEREASON I BE 
HERE ?  [ INAUDIBLE ] AND 
STRONGLY SUPPORT MOBILE HOME 
PARK AND SAN JOSE.  [ INAUDIBLE 
] THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
>> MY NAME IS MIKE.  AND LIVING 
IN 160 MOUNTAIN SPRING BUT ALL 
I CAN SAY, I STRONGLY SUPPORT 
THE MOBILE HOME PARK IN SAN 
JOSE WILL GET.[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME TO ALL THE FOLKS JUST 
COMING IN AND THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR PATIENCE.  I KNOW IT HAS 
NOT BEEN EASY TO HEAR WHAT IS 
GOING ON.  
>> MY NAME IS STACY AND I HAVE 
GROWN UP IN CALIFORNIA AND HAVE 
LIVED MY ENTIRE LIFE IN THE BAY 
AREA EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE YEARS 
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  I 
MOVED INTO WEST WINDS IN 2002 
SO I HAVEBEEN THERE QUITE A 
LONG TIME .  I THINK IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT WE CONTINUE TO KEEP 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.  WHEN I 
BOUGHT THE HOME, I WAS 
CONFIDENT WITH CALIFORNIA'S 
RULES AND SAN JOSE'S COMMITMENT 
TO MOBILE HOME THINGS.  AND SO 
WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME OVER 
THE YEARS THEY WERE CONCERNED 
THE PARK WAS GOING TO SHUT 
BECAUSE I HAD HEARD RUMORS, I 
FELT CONFIDENT AND I'M STILL 
CONFIDENT BECAUSE I'M SURE WE 
WILL GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF AND 
I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT 
ALL PARTS OF THE DESIGNATION 
AND THEY ALL HAVE MORE 
PROTECTIONS IN THE FUTURE.  
HANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> A LOW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.  
WE PURCHASED A MOBILE HOME 
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND EVER 
SINCE WE GOT THE NOTICE, MY SON 
HAS BEEN TELLING ME I DON'T 
WANT TO MOVE FROM OUR HOME.  MY 
BEST FRIEND LIVES NEXT TO ME.  
WE BUILD FRIENDSHIPS HERE.  
FRIENDSHIPS THAT CAN 
POTENTIALLY LAST A LIFETIME.  
PLEASE HELP US SAVE OUR MOBILE 
HOME PARKS.  FUTURE GENERATIONS 
WILL BE LOOKING AT YOU AS A 
SAVIOR WERE ASKED THE DESTROYER 
OF OUR COMMUNITY.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : GOOD EVENING 
HORGAN.
>> GOOD EVENING SIR.  YOUR 
HONOR.  AND COUNCILMEMBERS.  MY 
NAME IS CHRISTINA LEMMON.  MY 
HUSBAND BILL AND I BOUGHT OUR 
HOME NEARLY 10 YEARS AGO AT 
COLONIAL MANOR MOBILE HOME 
PARK.  WE STAND WITH ALL THE 
OTHERS WHO WANT PROTECTION FROM 
MOBILE HOMES BECAUSE THIS IS IN 
AFFORDABLEHOUSING WE ARE VERY 
LOW INCOME , WE MATTER.  WE ARE 
SENIORS AND I AM DISABLED.  
THEN WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE 
THE PROTECTION OF HAVING THE 
KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE A PLACE 
TO LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL AREA AND 
WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE 
SOCIETY WE ARE LIVING IN.  AND 
WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO 
THIS MATTER.  THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS. 
MY NAME IS DIANE DON AGAIN.  AM 
A DISABLED PERSON.  I HAVE 
OWNED MY MOBILE HOME FOR ABOUT 
FIVE YEARS NOW AND IT IS ALL I 
CAN AFFORD.  IF I LOSE IT, 
HOMELESSNESS IS NEXT.  THANK 
YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  I HAVE BEEN 
IN A MOBILE HOME PARK FOR 30+ 
YEARS.  MULTIPLE MANAGEMENT 
PERSONNEL CHANGED MULTIPLE 
TIMES, RULES CHANGE, THINGS 
CHANGE.  THE WAY THE PROFIT 
STRUCTURE IS SET FOR THE MOBILE 
HOME PARK MANAGEMENT SOCIETY IS 
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO A VALUE 
WITH YOUR MOBILE HOME.  SAM WHO 
OWNS A MOBILE HOME PARK 
MANAGEMENT COMING SAID MY JOB 
IS TO GET AS MUCH MONEY OUT OF 
YOU AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND YOU 
HAVE NO RIGHT TO HAVE ANY VALUE 
LEFT IN YOUR HOME AND I AM DONE 
WITH YOU.  SO BASED ON THAT 
ATTITUDE AND THE WAY THEY TREAT 
PEOPLE, IT HASN'T BEEN THE 
HAPPIEST LIFE IN THE WORLD.  
BUT I LIKE BEING THERE AND I 
DON'T CAUSE TROUBLE USUALLY FOR 
ANYBODY.  I THINK THIS IS A 
GOOD IDEA TO MAKE IT SO THERE 
IS STABILITY IN OUR LIVES.  
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS THROWN 
EVERYTHING.  YOU CANNOT GET RID 
OF A MOBILE HOME BY PUTTING IN 
A JUNKYARD.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
SIR.  
>> THE LAST THING IS, YOUR IDEA 
IS A GOOD ONE.  ANYTHING IT 
DOES TO MAKE THINGS STABLE FOR 
EVERYBODY IS BOTH GOOD FOR SAN 
JOSE AND GOOD FOR THE 
LANDOWNERS.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU SIR. 
I'M SORRY, SIR.  THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  JUST ONE MOMENT.  WE 
WILL HEAR FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO 
HAS THE MIC. I'M SORRY, SIR.  
>> JOSEPH.
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS JOSEPH.  I 
REPRESENT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN 
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS DRIVE PARK.  
AND IT WOULD BE SAD TO SEE SOME 
OF THEM ON THE STREET.  I DO 
VOLUNTEER WORK AND WE FEED 
HOMELESS PEOPLE AND IT WOULD BE 
SAD TO SEE SOME OF THE PEOPLE 
IN THE PARK HOMELESS.  I'M OVER 
90 YEARS OLD.  I DON'T WANT TO 
BE HOMELESS MYSELF.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Sam Liccardo : [SPANISH] IS 
THERE A PERSON WHO CAN 
TRANSLATE?  OKAY.  
>> WE HAVE THE INTERPRETER.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>> I LIVE IN WESTERVILLE
.[SPANISH] I HAVE BEEN LIVING 
THERE FOR 10 YEARS.[SPANISH] IT 
IS A VERY PLEASANT AREA.  
[SPANISH] TO DESIGNATED AREA IS 
A MOBILE HOME PARK.
>>Sam Liccardo : IF YOU COULD 
WAIT UNTIL SHE IS DONE SPEAKING 
SO WE CAN ALL HERE.  THANK YOU. 
[SPANISH] 
>> BECASE AS YOU SEE, THE RENT 
IN SAN JOSE IS VERY EXPENSIVE 
AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE 
SUCH AN EXPENSIVE RENT.  
[SPANISH] 
>> AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO 
CONSIDER TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES 
BECAUSE WITH WHAT I MAKE I 
CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY SUCH A 
HIGH RENT.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING MR. MAYOR AND 
COUNCIL MEMBER.  I AM JENNY.  
I'M A CAREGIVER TO MANY SENIOR 
PEOPLE.  I REPRESENT ALL THE 
SENIORS AND LOW INCOME.  THANK 
YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT 
WE CAN QUOTE AND VOICE WHAT IS 
IN THEIR MIND AND HEART EVERY 
DAY, THEIR WORRIES.  THEY ARE 
MOSTLY ALL 60 AND ABOVE, LOW 
INCOME.  THEY DON'T HAVE ANY 
OTHER RESOURCE.  SO IF THEY 
MOVE OUT OF THIS PLACE, WHERE 
ARE THEY GOING TO GO.  THEY'RE 
GOING TO WORRY THERE WOULD BE 
ANOTHER HOMELESS IN FUTURE.  
YOU HAVE A VERY COMFORTABLE 
HOUSE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO 
WORRY.  PLEASE, THINK HARD FOR 
THE FUTURE OF THESE SENIORS.  
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  MY NAME IS 
KEVIN.  I LIVE AND MOBILE HOME 
PUPPETRY MOBILE HOME PARK.  I 
DON'T AGREE WITH THIS.  WHEN I 
GOT THE NEWS ABOUT THIS I FEEL 
STRESSED OUT, PANICKED AND 
COULD NOT HAVE A GOOD NIGHT 
SLEEP OR EAT WELL BECAUSE ME 
WORKING TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY.  
AND LOW INCOME.  SO I STRONGLY 
DISAGREE WITH THIS AND I 
STRONGLY SUPPORT ALL MOBILE 
HOME PARKS IN SAN JOSE SHOULD 
GET THIS NEW MOBILE HOME PARK 
AND GENERAL PLAN.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU SIR. 
>> I WILL BE TRANSLATING FOR 
HER.  MY NAME IS LON AND MY 
HUSBAND WOULD I AM LIVING AT 
THE PUPPETRY MOBILE HOME PARK.  
I FEEL REALLY SAD, STRESSED OUT 
AND HAD A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME 
FALLING ASLEEP.  I HAVE A VERY 
DIFFICULT LIVING CONDITION 
BECAUSE WE HAVE VERY LOW INCOME 
FAMILY.  I HAVE MY PARENTS WHO 
IS ELDERLY AND SMALL CHILDREN 
JUST NINE YEARS OLD.  I HAVE 
THE MORTGAGE MORE THAN $100,000 
AND I HAVE TO PAY THEM EVERY 
MONTH NOW.  I NEED A STABLE 
PLACE TO LIVE FOR MY FAMILY TO 
HAVE A MEAL ON THE TABLE IN A 
STABLE PLACE TO SLEEP EVERY 
NIGHT.  I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND 
ABOUT MY SITUATION AND 
UNDERSTAND AND HELPED ME AND MY 
FAMILY.  PLEASE VOTE YES 
TONIGHT TO HELP US HAVE A 
STABLE PLACE TO LIVE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  GO 
AHEAD AND TRANSLATE THE LAST 
PART.
>> THE LAST PART SHE SAID SHE 
WILL BECOME HOMELESS IF SHE HAS 
TO MOVE OUT OF THE PARK SO 
PLEASE HELP US.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>> CAN I SPEAK FOR MYSELF?  
>>Sam Liccardo : YOU ALSO 
SUBMITTED A CARD?  YES.  
>> GSM OIL CHAPTER PRESIDENT.  
I LIVE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE 
PUPPETRY MOBILE HOME PARK.  
PLEASE VOTE YES TONIGHT TO GIVE 
ALL PARKS IN SAN JOSE THE 
MOBILE HOME DESTINATION IN THE 
GENERAL PLAN.  [ INAUDIBLE ] 
ARE MOST ARE VIETNAMESE SENIOR
 
, FAMILIES AND 
MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES, 
THEIR MOBILE HOME IS THE ONLY 
CHAIN AT HOME OWNERSHIP.  
PLEASE VOTE YES AND HELP 
PROTECT THIS PART OF THE 
AMERICAN DREAM FOR THE 
VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  [SPANISH] 
>> NAME IS REINA SANCHEZ AND I 
AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE 
MOBILE HOME.  [SPANISH] OUR 
FAMILIES ARE NUMEROUS AND WE 
CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN OTHER 
PLACES BECAUSE OF THE RENTS ARE 
VERY EXPENSIVE.  THAT IS ALL I 
WANTED TO SAY.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  IF 
WE COULD ASK MORE OF OUR 
RESIDENTS TO PLEASE COME ON IN. 
THANK YOU.
>> AND MITCH, IS AND HAS A D6 
RESIDENT AND MEMBER OF THE 
SILICON VALLEY DEMOCRATIC 
SOCIALIST OF AMERICA.  YOU HAVE 
A BIG OPPORTUNITY BEFORE YOU 
TONIGHT.  SAN JOSE 59 MOBILE 
HOME PARKS REPRESENT SOMETHING 
RARE IN SILICON VALLEY.  
UNAFFORDABLE HOMEWORK FIXED 
INCOME SENIORS AND EVERYONE 
ELSE PRICED OUT OF THE MARKET 
CAN LIVE.  AT THE SAME TIME 
BECAUSE THE PARK OWNERS CONTROL 
THE LAND, NEW DEVELOPMENTS CAN 
DISPLACE HUNDREDSOF FAMILIES AT 
THE SAME TIME.  LETTERS PARTS 
RESIDENTS LIVES IN TEARS APART 
THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR 
COMMUNITY .  EVERYONE YOU SEE 
HERE IS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.  
EVERYONE IN SAN JOSE WILL BE 
WORSE OFF IF MOBILE HOME OWNERS 
ARE DISPLACED HERE THESE 59 
PARKS DESERVE PROTECTING.  
PLEASE ON THEM FOR MOBILE HOME 
PARK USE AND THE STRONG 
RELOCATION BENEFITS IF ANY 
PARKS ARE CONVERTED PRETENTIOUS 
WAS WINGS AND MOUNTAIN SPRING, 
BUT EVERY MOBILE HOME PARK IN 
THE CITY IS AT RISK IF NOT.  
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.  
LET'S PUT PEOPLE OVER PROFITS 
IN SAN JOSE AND PROTECT OUR 
MOST VULNERABLE FROM 
DISPLACEMENT.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : AND KUESTER.  
[ CLAPPING ] 
NICE TO SEE YOU, SIR.  
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE 
MAYOR AND COUNCIL.  ON BEHALF 
OF OUR MEMBERSHIP WE WOULD LIKE 
TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM WHICH 
IS A VAST IMPORTANCE GIVEN HOW 
MANY RESIDENTS UTILIZE MOBILE 
HOMES WITH 11,000 MOBILE HOME 
HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CITY, THERE 
IS A GENUINE NEED TO IMPLEMENT 
POLICY TO PROTECT THESE 
RESIDENTS, MANY OF WHICH ARE 
SENIORS WHO PURCHASED THE 
MOBILE HOMES AS A SOURCE OF 
LONG-TERM HOUSING.  WOULD LIKE 
TO COMMEND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR 
ADDRESSING THE DRASTIC NEED AND 
FOR FOR THE DIRECTION OF THE 
MATTER INCLUDING MOBILE HOME 
PARKS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE 
CITIES AND THE DISPLACEMENT 
STRATEGY WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO 
ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND 
CONTINUE TO WORK ON PROTECTING 
MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS, 
RECOGNIZING THE LAND WHERE 
THESE PARKS WOULD LIKE TO BE 
SEEN AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 
ALTERNATIVE USE.  WE MUST LOOK 
AT THE FACT THE RESIDENTS RELY 
ON MOBILE HOMES AS A NATURAL 
SOURCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.  
THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THE HOUSE 
AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE.  
IF WE LOSE THIS IT WOULD BE 
DECREASING HOUSING 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME 
RESIDENTS IN SAN JOSE.  THIS IS 
A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO 
DEVOTE RESIDENTS FIRST AND 
ENSURE THOSE LIVING IN MOBILE 
HOMES CAN CONTINUE TO DO SO 
WITHOUT FEAR THE LAND WHETHER 
HOMES WILL BE SOLD UNDER THEM.  
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  IF 
WE COULD ASK MORE RESIDENTS TO 
COME IN FROM THE ROTUNDA, THAT 
WOULD BE GREAT.  THAT'S IT?  
LET ME MAKE ONE QUICK 
ANNOUNCEMENT.  I JUST WANTED, 
IF ANYONE CAN HEAR ME IN THE 
WING OR ANYWHERE ELSE, IF YOU 
SUBMITTED A CARD AND HAVE NOT 
YET SPOKEN, WE WANT TO MAKE 
SURE YOU ARE HEARD.  SO PLEASE 
COME TO THE CHAMBERS.  IF YOU 
SUBMITTED A CARD AND NOT BEEN 
ASKED TO SPEAK BECAUSE WE WANT 
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS 
HEARD.  WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.  I'M DN EVERTON 
FROM REBUILDING TOGETHER 
SILICON VALLEY.  WE HAVE BEEN 
PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
SINCE 1991 BY KEEPING OLDER 
ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH 
DISABILITIES IN THEIR HOMES.  
BY ADDRESSING CRITICAL OVERDUE 
REPAIRS ASWELL AS SAFETY 
MODIFICATIONS , ULTIMATELY 
HELPING CREATE A SUSTAINABLE 
AFFORDABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT 
FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED.  60 
PERCENT OF THE WORK WE DO IS IN 
MOBILE HOME PARKS.  MANY OF OUR 
NEIGHBORS WE ASSIST COAT MOBILE 
HOME PARKS HAVE BEEN LONGTIME 
RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.  
THEY HAVE EITHER BEEN FORCED 
DOWNSIZE OR CHOSEN TO MOVE TO A 
MOBILE HOME IN ORDER TO STAY IN 
THE AREA AND BEING A PART OF A 
MOBILE HOME PARK DOESN'T JUST 
GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO 
OWN A HOME, BUT IT ALLOWS THEM 
TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT WHILE 
BEING A PART OF A CLOSE-KNIT 
SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.  MOBILE 
HOME PARKS PROVIDE A LARGE 
PERCENTAGE OF AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING IN OUR AREA AND WE URGE 
YOU TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS 
WELL AS PROTECT ALL MOBILE HOME 
PROPERTY SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO 
HAVE THIS IMPORTANT AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING OPTION FOR OUR 
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : MARTHA 
O'CONNELL.  COME ON UP.  
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE 
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
MY NAME IS DYLAN SANCHEZ.  I 
HAVE BEEN LIVING IN WEST WINDS 
WITHMY FAMILY FOR MORE THAN 10 
YEARS .  AND BEFORE THAT WE 
LOST OUR HOUSE DURING THE 
RECESSION ON FORECLOSURE AND 
KNOWING ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE 
LIVING EVICTION IS ANOTHER 
NIGHTMARE.  ALL OF US WHO ARE 
AVAILABLE TO THE SITUATION DO 
NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN.  AND 
ALSO A COLLEGE STUDENT.  I'M 
GOING TO SAN JOSE STATE.  IT IS 
REALLY DIFFICULT HAVING SO MUCH 
STRESS GOING ON IN MANY 
STUDENTS LIKE ME WHO AREFACING 
HOMELESSNESS WERE ALREADY 
HOMELESS .  I BELIEVE YOU GUYS 
COULD HAVE A RIGHTEOUS MIND TO 
DECIDE POTENTIAL IMPACTS THAT 
COULD AFFECT ALL OF US IN THE 
SITUATION.  AND I JUST WISH WE 
CAN PRESERVE THE MOBILE HOMES 
OVERALL.  WE HAVE TOO MUCH 
DENSITY GOING ON OVERALL AND IT 
WOULD BE BETTER FOR US TO HAVE 
IN SAN JOSE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : CAN YOU SAY 
YOUR NAME AGAIN?  
>> MY NAME?  DYLANSANCHEZ .
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU, 
DYLAN.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  
>> HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL 
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS WADE AND 
I'M A RESIDENT OF THE WEST 
WINDS MOBILE HOME PARK.  MY 
FAMILY HAVE MOVED INTO THE WEST 
WIND MOBILE HOME ABOUT FOUR 
YEARS AGO.  WE'VE MOVED HERE 
BECAUSE WEHAVE TO TAKE CARE OF 
MY ELDERLY PARENTS WHO LIVED 
CLOSE BY .  THE NOTE MOBILE 
HOME PARK IS THE ONLY 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING MY FAMILY 
CAN FIND.  I SINCERELY ASK HE 
WOULD PROTECT ALL MOBILE HOME 
PARKS IN SAN JOSE BY 
DESIGNATING THEM WITH THE NEW 
MOBILE HOME PARK DESIGNATION 
AND THE GENERAL PLAN SO I CAN 
CONTINUE TO CARE FOR MY PARENTS 
AS ALL THE RESIDENTS HERE ALL 
HAVE DIFFERENT STORIES.  IS NOT 
PJUST ABOUT HOUSING, IT'S EVERY 
ONE OF THEM ALSO WINDS.  THEY 
ARE LIVING HERE.  THEY COVER A 
LOT OF JOBS IN SAN JOSE AS 
WELL.  SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  PLEASE.  MARTHA?  I 
DON'T BELIEVE WE DO IT EVERY 
TIME.  IT'S EVERY FEW FOLKS.  
THANK YOU.  
>> MARTHA O'CONNELL.  AT THE 
LAST MINUTE, STAFF PRESENTED A 
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO WITH REASONS 
WHY THEY DO NOT RECOMMEND 
PROCEEDING WITH GIVING ALL 
PARKS MOBILE HOME DESIGNATION.  
THE SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO APPEARS 
TO BE ÃTO HAVE SIGNIFICANCE, 
BUT IN REALITY IT DOES NOT.  
WITH NO SUPPORTING 
DOCUMENTATION WHATSOEVER, STAFF 
HAS RAISED THE ESTIMATED COST 
FROM 381,000 TO 500,000.  STAFF 
LISTS OTHER TIME-CONSUMING 
PROJECTS WE ARE WORKING ON AS A 
REASON TO REJECT THE MEMO.  
THEY DID THE SAME THING IN 
2017.  WE WAITED.  THEY DID THE 
SAME THING IN 2018.  WE WAITED. 
NOW THEY ARE DOING AND AGAIN.  
EVEN IF WE ACCEPT THE DUBIOUS, 
UNDOCUMENTED FIGURE OF UP TO 
500,000, THIS IS LESS THAN $50 
PER MOBILE HOME.  IS IT NOT 
WORTH $50 A HOME TO PROTECT THE 
LAST BATCH OF AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING?  WHICH ONE OF THE 
FOLKS BEHIND ME HOLDING UP A 
YELLOW SIGN ARE TO BE TOLD 
TONIGHT YOUR HOME IS NOT WORTH 
$50 TO THIS CITY COUNCIL.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.  MY 
NAME IS EMILY.  MY HUSBAND AND 
I WORK AS YOUTH PASTORS IN A 
LOCAL CHURCH FOR A LONG TIME 
BECAUSE OF THE SALARY IS TOO 
LOW SO THEY CANNOT FIND A 
CLERK.  BUT WE RESPONDED TO 
THAT JOB OFFER BECAUSE OF THE 
MOBILE HOME PARK CAN COVER OUR 
INCOME.  SO THROUGH OUR WORK WE 
HOPE DRUG ADDICTION TEENAGERS 
AND GAME ADDICTION TEENAGERS.  
WE HAVE A MOBILE HOME PARK WE 
HAVE TO LEAVE TO MAYBE OTHER 
STATES.  SO WE WANT TO KEEP OUR 
HOME SO WE CAN CONTINUE WHAT WE 
ARE DOING.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  WELCOME.  WOULD YOU LIKE 
TO TRANSLATE?  GREAT.  THANK 
YOU.  
>> HELLO.  
>> HELLO.  I AM FROM WEST WIND 
MOBILE HOME.  I AM STRONGLY 
PLEASED YOU CAN KEEP THE MOBILE 
PARK SO WE CAN LIVE THERE.  
THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  
>> I'M FROM WEST WIND RIVER I 
STRONGLY PLEAD YOU KEEP THE 
MOBILE HOME PARK.  THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  I GET 
AGAIN ONE REPEAT IF ANYONE HAS 
GOTTEN ÃSUBMITTED A CARD AND 
WANTED TO SPEAK BUT HASN'T, 
THIS IS OUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO 
DO SO.  THANK YOU.  MR. PERRY?  
I DIDN'T SEE THE CARD.  I'M 
SORRY IT WOULD GO AHEAD AND 
SPEAK ANYWAY.
>> THANK YOU.  I AM SANDY PERRY 
FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
NETWORK.  WE SUPPORT THE 
GENERAL PLAN MOBILE HOME PARK 
DESIGNATION FOR ALL MOBILE HOME 
PARKS.  I WANTED TO READ FROM 
THE STAFF MEMO EVEN THOUGH IT 
RECOMMENDED AGAINST IT.  IS A 
CITY INITIATED GENERAL PLAN 
AMENDMENTS TO CHANGE THE LAND 
USE DESIGNATION OF MOBILE HOME 
PARKS WOULD NOT DIRECTLY 
PROHIBIT MOBILE HOME PARK 
OWNERS FROM CLOSING THEIR 
PARKS, BUT COULD STRENGTHEN THE 
PROTECTION OF MOBILE HOME PARK 
RESIDENTS BY CREATING AN 
ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENT PUBLIC 
LAND USE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS TO 
REDEVELOPMENT THE SITES.  WE 
ARE IN A DISPLACEMENT EPIDEMIC. 
WE NEED ALL THE PROTECTIONS WE 
CAN.  THE QUESTION IS OUR YOU 
GOING TO LISTEN TO THE 
TESTIMONY YOU HEARD TONIGHT OR 
ARE YOU GOING TO SUPPORT THE 
STAFF.  WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO 
STAFF, I HAVE BEEN KEEPING A 
COUNT ÃI HAVEN'T REALLY.  IT 
IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 90 DO 
NOTHING AGAINST THE STAFF 
RECOMMENDATION AND IN FAVOR OF 
THE MEMO BY COUNCILMEMBERS 
JIMENEZ, PERALEZ, ESPARZA AND 
FOLEY.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  I 
WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS 
OF THE COMMUNITY WHO CAME OUT 
TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON THIS ITEM.  
OBVIOUSLY THE PASSIONS ARE HIGH 
BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY 
IMPORTANT.  FOLKS GENERALLY AND 
APPROPRIATELY BELIEVE THEIR 
HOMES ARE THREATENED.  AND OF 
COURSE YOU ARE CONCERNED AND OF 
COURSE YOU DESERVE TO BE HEARD. 
WANT TO THINK COUNCIL MEMBER 
DIEP  FOR EXHILARATING BRINGING 
THIS TO COUNSEL TO PROTECT 
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS AND WEST WIND. 
THOSE WERE TWO MOBILE HOME 
PARKS WE HAD DEEMED TO BE 
PARTICULARLY UNDER THREAT GIVEN 
THEIR EXISTING LAND USE 
DESIGNATION, WHICH MADE IT MORE 
PROFITABLE ESSENTIALLY FOR THE 
DEVELOPER TO REDEVELOP WITHOUT 
NEEDING ANY GENERAL PLAN 
AMENDMENT TO DO SO, WHICH WOULD 
PUT RESIDENTS AT GREATER RISK.  
AGAIN, I COMMEND COUNCIL MEMBER 
DIEP  FOR STEPPING UP AND 
SAYING WE NEED TO DO THIS, 
PARTICULARLY AFTER RUMORS 
SWIRLED THE WEST WINDS 
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE 
OF A DISPUTE THAT AROSE BETWEEN 
THE CORPORATION MANAGING WEST 
WINDS AND THE OWNERS FOR THE 
OWNERS INSISTED SEVERAL TIMES 
THAT DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTION 
OF DISPLACING OR EVICTING 
ANYONE, BUT NONETHELESS I 
SUSPECT THERE WAS FEAR 
MONGERING GOING ON.  AS A 
RESULT OF THE CORPORATION THAT 
MANAGED WEST WINDS STIRRING IT 
UP HERE A LOT OF FOLKS HAD A 
LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND WE 
ALL AGREED IT WOULD BEST THING 
TO DO WOULD BE GO TO COUNSELING 
AT THIS MOBILE HOME DESIGNATION 
PUT IN PLACE QUICKLY SO THERE 
WOULD BE AT LEAST SOME RELIEF 
FROM THE FEAR.  I THINK IT IS 
REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE I HEAR 
TIME AND TIME AGAIN FROM FOLKS 
COMING TO THE MICROPHONE 
WELL-INTENTIONED CONCERNED, BUT 
A SUGGESTION OF SOME HELP 
COUNCIL WAS THREATENING TO 
CLOSE A MOBILE HOME PARK OR 
COUNSEL WILL SOMEHOW INCLINED 
TO SUPPORT THE REDEVELOPMENT OF 
A MOBILE HOME PARK AGAINST THE 
WISHES OF RESIDENTS.  AND WE 
HAVE HAD THESE BATTLES FOR 
SEVEN YEARS COME TO COUNSEL 
SINCE WINCHESTER RANCH WAS 
FIRST THREATENED.  I DARE 
ANYONE TO POINT TO A SINGLE 
COUNCIL VOTE WE DIDN'T SIDE 
WITH THE RESIDENTS.  IN EVERY 
SINGLE COUNCIL VOTE I CAN 
RECALL, WE SIDE WITH RESIDENTS 
WE NEVER SUPPORTED THE 
CONVERSION OF ANY OF THE MOBILE 
HOME PARKS, EXCEPT WHERE THE 
RESIDENT IN THE CASE WINCHESTER 
RANCH AGREED AND SUPPORTED 
BECAUSE THEY GOT WHAT THEY 
CONSIDERED TO BE A GOOD DEAL 
FROM THE OWNER.  AND SO THE 
COUNCIL HAS CONSISTENTLY STOOD 
UP AND SAID WE ARE NOT GOING TO 
CONVERT REDEVELOPMENT ANY 
MOBILE HOME PARKS AGAINST THE 
WILL, AGAINST THE WISHES OF 
RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE APPRECIATE 
THE VALUE THESE COMMUNITIES 
HAVE, WE APPRECIATE THE 
IMPORTANCE AND OBVIOUSLY IN A 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS THE 
LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS 
MAKE IT WORSE BY PUTTING PEOPLE 
IN PERIL.  AND SO I JUST WANT 
TO EMPHASIZE THROUGH BOATS ON 
MORATORIUM WE APPROVED, ON 
COUNSEL b& WE STRENGTHENED AND 
STANDING IN THE WAY 
CONSISTENTLY, THIS COUNSEL HAS 
BEEN CLEAR ABOUT IT SUPPORT A 
MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS.  
WHAT IS PROPOSED TONIGHT IS NOT 
IN ANY WAY TO THREATEN TO CLOSE 
ANYTHING FOR ANYONE.  JUST THE 
OPPOSITE FOR THIS IS A PROPOSAL 
4 AT LEAST TWO OF THE MOBILE 
HOME PARKS, MOUNTAIN SPRINGS 
AND WEST RANGE TO STRENGTHEN 
PROTECTIONS BY INSTITUTING A 
MOBILE HOME AND USE 
DESIGNATION.  STAFF DID SUBMIT 
A REPORT THAT JUST CAME OUT 
TODAY AND STAFFS INDICATION IS 
IT IS NOT THAT IT IS NOT WORTH 
IT TO SPEND $500,000 TO PROTECT 
OUR RESIDENTS, OF COURSE IT IS 
WORTH IT.  IF IT WAS GOING TO 
ACTUALLY PROTECTORATE THE POINT 
IS A UNIFORM CHANGE OF LAND USE 
DESIGNATION ON THE OTHER 56 
MOBILE HOME PARK COMMUNITIES 
WILL NOT GENERATE ANY 
SIGNIFICANT NEW PROTECTIONS.  
THE 56 MOBILE HOME PARKS ARE IN 
A DIFFERENT SITUATION THE 
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS AND WEST WINDS 
PICKS MOUNTAIN SPRINGS AND WEST 
WINDS AND MICHAEL OR ROSELYN OR 
JARED FILL ME IN ON HIS.  ON 
SPRINGS AND WESTWIND HAVE A 
LAND USE DESIGNATION THAT 
ALLOWS MORE DENSE RESIDENTIAL 
DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS WHAT 
DEVELOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR.  IS 
THAT RIGHT?  
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>>Sam Liccardo : NONE OF THESE 
OTHER 56 DO.  I COMPLETELY 
AGREE WITH THE FACTUAL ANALYSIS 
AND THE LOGIC OF STAFF.  I'M 
STILL GOING TO VOTE TO SUPPORT 
THE MEMO FROM COUNCILMEMBERS 
FOLEY AND PERALEZ AND JIMENEZ 
AND CARRASCO, BUT I'M NOT GOING 
TO DO BECAUSE STAFF IS WRONG.  
STAFF IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.  THE 
TRUTH IS REGARDLESS IN ANY OF 
THE OTHER 56MOBILE HOME PARKS , 
IF THERE WAS A DEVELOPER WHO 
WANTED TO COME IN REDEVELOP 
THEM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO 
SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 
POLICY SIX Ã33, PLUS THEY 
WOULD HAVE TO SATISFY STATE 
RULES AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO 
GET A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 
FROMTHE COUNCIL , WHICH MEANS 
THEY WOULD NEED SIX VOTES ON 
THIS COUNSEL TO CHANGE THE 
GENERAL PLANNED LAND USE 
DESIGNATION.  WHICH IS EXACTLY 
THE SAME PROTECTION IT WOULD 
HAVE IF THEY HAD A MOBILE HOME 
PARK DESIGNATION.  IN OTHER 
WORDS, WE CAN GO THROUGH THIS 
ENTIRE EXERCISE AND IT WON'T 
ACTUALLY LAND ANY SIGNIFICANTLY 
GREATER PROTECTION IN ANY 
OBJECTIVE WAY.  SO STAFF IS 
BEING ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE ABOUT 
THAT.  NONETHELESS, I'M GOING 
TO SUPPORT ENSURING WE HAVE 
MOBILE HOME PARK DESIGNATION 
OVER ALL 56 PARKS AND GOING TO 
DO BECAUSE WHAT I HEARD FROM 
PEOPLE LIKE DYLAN SANCHEZ AND 
CHARLOTTE JOHNSON WHO CAME UP 
AND SO MANY PEOPLE DID.  DOES 
IT LOOK, WE ARE LOSING SLEEP, 
THIS IS INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL, 
IT ISBAD FOR MY HEALTH .  IT 
UNDERMINES MY ABILITY TO EVEN 
PLAN OR HAVE CONFIDENCE I'M 
GOING TO BE AROUND HERE IN THE 
COMMUNITY.  AND THERE IS A LOT 
OF FEAR AND STRESS AND 
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS.  WE ALL GET 
IT VERY CLEARLY.  IN AN 
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS BEING 
CREATED.  I WOULD SAY THAT IS 
AN ENVIRONMENT OF FEAR 
MONGERING.  MENTIONED THE 
CORPORATION INVOLVED IN THIS 
DISPUTE AND IT IS VERY 
UNFORTUNATE THEY DECIDED TO 
ESSENTIALLY DROP A NUCLEARBOMB 
BY TELLING EVERYBODY THIS PARK 
WILL BE REDEVELOPED AND YOU 
WILL GET EVICTED.  
UNFORTUNATELY THE FEAR 
MONGERING DISRUPTED ENORMOUSLY 
THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF OUR 
FAMILIES AND THAT WAS WRONG.  
IN ADDITION, THERE HAS BEEN THE 
PLAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY 
STIRRING UP FEARS IN OTHER 
WAYS.  I THINK THAT IS DEEPLY 
UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE A LOT OF 
PEOPLE CAME UP TO THIS MIKE 
DEEPLY SCARED COUNSEL WAS ABOUT 
TO VOTE TO DO SOMETHING THAT 
WOULD RESULT IN THEIR EVICTION. 
I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE 
MISLEADING OR HARMFUL TO A 
FAMILY THAN TELLING THEMTHAT 
COUNSEL IS BASICALLY GOING TO 
DO SOMETHING TO KICK YOU OUT .  
SO I DON'T THINK THE CITY HAS 
DONE A VERY GOOD JOB EXPLAINING 
TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT IS REALLY 
GOING ON HERE.  UNFORTUNATELY 
THE FEAR MONGERS HAVE STIRRED 
UP A LOT OF CONCERN AND I THINK 
WE NEED TO RESPOND TO THAT 
CONCERN.  WE HAVE HEARD A LOT 
OF PEOPLE COME FORWARD TODAY 
AND I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS 
DIDN'T COME BECAUSE THEY WERE 
WORRIED ABOUT CORONAVIRUS.  WE 
HAVE THE FOLKS BRAVE ENOUGH TO 
MAKE IT DOWN TO CITY HALL AND 
THERE ARE A LOT MORE WORRIED AT 
HOME.  AS MUCH AS WE WILL NEED 
EVERY DOLLAR TO PREVENT 
HOMELESSNESS OVER THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS.  WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE 
GOING INTO WOULD LIKELY 
RECESSION AND SO FORTH.  IF 
THIS IS WHAT GIVES PEOPLE MORE 
PIECE OF MIND THAT THE COUNCIL 
IS GOING TO CONSISTENTLY VOTE 
TO PROTECT RESIDENTS OF MOBILE 
HOME COMMUNITIES, I'M HAPPY TO 
SUPPORT IT.  BUT I'M HOPING THE 
FEAR MONGERS WILL GIVE IT A 
BREAK.  BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS 
DON'T DESERVE TO BE PRAYED ON 
FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.  AND 
I'M AFRAID THAT IS WHAT HAS 
BEEN HAPPENING.  I HOPE WE WILL 
HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE ENTIRE 
COUNSEL TO SIMPLY MOVE FORWARD 
TOGETHER AND WE WILL MOVE 
FORWARD.  DAVE?  
>> IS ONE TO APPRECIATE THE 
COMMENTS THE MAYOR MADE.  
OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF FEAR AND 
CONFUSION IN OUR COMMUNITY.  I 
THINK THE MAYOR DID A BETTER 
JOB THAN WE DID AROUND 
EXPLAINING OUR RECOMMENDATION.  
OUR GOAL IS TO ADD PROTECTIONS 
AND REDUCE FEAR.  OBVIOUSLY ON 
SOME LEVEL WE HAVE FALLEN SHORT 
OF THAT OBJECTIVE.  IS SO 
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE 
COMMENTS THE MAYOR HAS MADE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANKS, DAVE.  
COUNCILMEMBER DIEP?  THERE ARE 
TWO THINGS HAPPENING TONIGHT.  
THE COUNCIL IS UNITED IN MAKING 
THE CHANGE TO THE MOBILE HOME 
AND USE DESIGNATION FOR THESE 
TWO PARKS BECAUSE THEY OFFER 
TANGIBLE PROTECTIONS BECAUSE 
CURRENTLY UNDER URBAN 
RESIDENTIAL, YOU ALLOW 95 UNITS 
PER ACRE AND WE ARE MOVING IT 
DOWN TO 25.  I KNOW I HAVE LOST 
THE WHOLE CROWD WITH THAT 
DETAILED EXPLANATION ON THE 
SPECIFICS OF LAND USE 
DIFFERENCES.  ON THE SECOND 
ITEM I DID BRING A MEMO AND I 
KNOW I'VE LOST ON THIS AND I 
WON'T EVEN MOVE IT, BUT THE 
ISSUE FOR ME IS LIKE THE MAYOR 
SAID, EVERYBODY ON THIS DAIS IS 
COMMITTED TO OUR MOBILE HOME 
COMMUNITY.  I BELIEVE THAT 
TRULY.  I HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS 
AND WEST WINDS.  I HAVE BEEN 
THERE MULTIPLE TIMES AS A 
CANDIDATE AND A RESIDENT.  I 
HAVE A FRIEND IN WINCHESTER, A 
FRIEND WHO FORMERLY LIVED IN 
WINCHESTER RANCH HERE THEY 
INVITED ME OUT FOR THE INVITED 
A LOT OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS 
COULD COUNCILMEMBER JIMENEZ 
WENT, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS 
WENT.  GOT INVITED TO THE 
DOUBLE WHITE HOME AND THEY 
HOSTED US AND EXPLAINED THE 
IMPORTANCE OF MOBILE HOME 
COMMUNITIES OF NOT JUST OF PART 
BUT A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE RELY 
ON EACH OTHER AND THEY SUPPORT 
EACH OTHER.  I UNDERSTAND THAT. 
MY INTENT WITH MY MEMO WAS TO 
TRY TO PROTECT MOBILE HOME 
PARKS IN A WAY THAT IS AS 
EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.  FOR 
REASONS WE ARTICULATE AND I 
WON'T GET INTO, SPENDING 
300,000 TO HAVE $1 MILLION TO 
REDESIGNATE THE LAND USE 
DESIGNATION OF ALL THE PARKS 
DOESN'T CHANGE THE PROCESS THAT 
WOULD BENEFIT WEST WINDS AND 
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS PARKS.  WE DID 
NOTHING FOR THE TWO PARKS 
TONIGHT, THE LAND OWNERS COULD 
MOVE BY RIGHT TO DEVELOP CONDOS 
AND WHATNOT BECAUSE THE LAND OF 
LAOS FOR HIGH DENSITY.  WE ARE 
NARROWING THOSE RIGHTS TONIGHT 
BY CHANGING IT TO MOBILE HOME 
PARKS, BUT FOR ALL THE OTHER 
PARKS AND THOSE OF YOU IN THE 
41 PARKS LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL 
GENERAL PLANNED LAND USE 
DESIGNATION, THE REZONED IN AN 
AREA THAT ALLOWS FOR EIGHT 
DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.  BY 
MOVING AT THE MOBILE HOME 
PARKS, WE ARE MOVING YOU INTO 
CONFORMANCE, BUT WE ARE 
ALLOWING FOR MORE DENSITY.  WE 
ARE ALLOWING 25 UNITS PER ACRE. 
THERE ARE TECHNICAL THINGS TO 
LAND USE IN THE COUNCIL JOB 
THAT I POUR OVER AND GET 
EXCITED ABOUT, BUT I UNDERSTAND 
THE FEAR AND NARRATIVE TONIGHT 
IS PEOPLE ARE BEING FORCED OUT 
OF THEIR HOMES AND THAT IS 
ABSOLUTELY NOT THE CASE.  I 
DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY ON THIS 
DAIS WOULD SUPPORT THAT.  AND 
YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT I 
WILL FIGHT AGAIN AND AGAIN TO 
PROTECT OUR MOBILE HOME 
RESIDENTS.  MY CONCERN IS STAFF 
TIME AND THE RESOURCES 
AVAILABLE TO US.  AND I STILL 
THINK MOVING TO BRING ALL THOSE 
PARKS INTO CONFORMANCE IS A 
BUDGETARY ITEM.  I AM NOT SURE 
HOW TO DO THAT.  MY IDEA WAS TO 
CREATE A RESERVE FUND SO WE CAN 
PARTIALLY PRESERVE THE FUND TO 
THE DISTRICT FOR BUDGET SO WE 
CAN ACT AS THREATS ARRIVED AND 
CRAFT SOLUTIONS THAT ARE 
SPECIFIC TO WHATEVER THE THREAT 
MAY BE.  I DO THINK WE ARE JUST 
356 DIFFERENT PARKS.  THERE IS 
ONE PART THAT IS AN OPEN SPACE 
PARK LANDS AND HABITAT.  THE 
EFFORT TO DO THAT, I DON'T 
THINK ANYBODY WILL DEVELOP ON 
PARK SPACE AND HABITAT.  BUT 
I'M GETTING TO VOLUSIA.  DAVE, 
ÃIS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO 
CREATING A RESERVE FUND AT THIS 
POINT?  
>> GIVEN A LITTLE SPACE WE 
COULD FIGURE OUT HOW WE WOULD 
RESOURCE THEEFFORT .  I THINK 
THAT IS THE SPACE WE NEED AT 
THIS POINT.  
>> ALSO, IT IS NOT REALLY 
APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO APPROVE 
ANY BUDGET ITEMS WITH REGARD TO 
READ YOU CAN GIVE DIRECTION TO 
COME BACK AND INCLUDE THAT IN 
ANY BUDGET IF THAT IS WHAT THE 
COUNCIL WANTS TO DO.  
>>Lan Diep: WE WOULD HAVE TO GO 
FIND THE RESOURCES?  
>> CORRECT.  THAT'S WHAT I'M 
SAYING YOU CAN'TAPPROVE 
BUDGETING THAT AT THIS POINT 
SINCE IT IS A BUDGET PROCESS .
>>Lan Diep: OKAY.  AT THE END 
OF THE DAY, I HEARD A LOT OF 
FOLKS WHO WERE SCARED.  AND 
AGAIN, I KEEP WANTING TO REFER 
FOLKS THAT THE FEAR, SO LONG AS 
11 US 11 OF US ARE APPEAR, THE 
PRODUCTION FOR ALL OF YOU IS IN 
THE PROCESS AND THERE IS NO 
SILVER BULLET.  IN FEAR MANY OF 
YOU WILL GO HOME TONIGHT 
FEELING ABSOLUTELY SAFE.  IN 
SOME FUTURE DATE SOMEBODY THEY 
WANT TO DEVELOP SOME PARK AND 
THEY WILL HAVE TO COME BACK 
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.  PERHAPS 
DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL BE 
SETTING UP YOUR.  BUT IT WILL 
BE UP TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS 
WHO WILL ALLOW OR NOT ALLOW 
PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD.  YOU 
LIVE IN THE SILICON VALLEY 
WHERE LAND IS SCARCE AND PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO WANT TO DEVELOP 
AGAIN.  NOTE LAW WE PASS WILL 
EVER FORBID ANYBODY FROM SAYING 
THAT WE BUY THE LAND AND LET ME 
TRY TO PUT SOMETHING ON THAT.  
THAT IS NOT JUST TRUE FOR 
MOBILE HOME PARKS, STRIP OR ANY 
PARCEL OF LAND IN THE CITY.  WE 
ARE HERE, WE ARE GOING TO DO 
WHAT YOU ASKED US TO DO 
TONIGHT.  BUT NO YOU HAVE TO 
STAY VIGILANT IN THE COUNCIL, 
THE PEOPLE OF HERE IS YOUR 
PRODUCTION.  NO ZONING 
DESIGNATION, NOTE GENERAL PLAN 
AMENDMENT IS GOING TO PROTECT 
YOU ABSOLUTELY.  IF ANYTHING 
ELSE, TAKE THAT AWAY.  BECAUSE 
I FEEL LIKE THAT WAS THE BELIEF 
MANY OF YOU HAD.  I DON'T WANT 
TO PERPETUATE MYTHS.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Chappie Jones : COUNCILMEMBER 
JIMENEZ?  
>>Sergio Jimenez : THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.  FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET 
ME THINK ALL THE COMMUNITY 
MEMBERS WHO CAME OUT.  THE 
FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS THAT WERE 
EXPRESSED SEEM TO BE VISCERAL 
AND HONEST AND I VERY MUCH 
APPRECIATE THE FACT YOU HAVE 
TAKEN TIME OUT OF YOUR EVENING 
TO JOIN US AND EXPRESS YOUR 
PERSPECTIVE.  I WANT TO THANK 
STAFF.  I KNOW ESPECIALLY THE 
PLANNING DEPARTMENT.  MY STAFF 
AND I NOTICED DURING THE 
PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS, YOU 
WERE CONSISTENTLY BURDENED WITH 
THE MAJORITY OF THEITEMS.  I 
KNOW AS WE GO FORWARD .  I WILL 
BE MOVING THE MEMORANDUM.  IT 
IS GOING TO REQUIRE EXTRA STAFF 
TIME, BUT I AM CONFIDENT WITH 
YOUR EXPERTISE IN HIRING 
ADDITIONAL FOLKS, AND I'M 
HOPING AND EXPECT WE FIND THE 
FUNDING THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO 
GET SOME OF THIS DONE.  I THINK 
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.  I JUST 
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS BEFORE I 
MOVE THE MEMORANDUM.  AND THAT 
IS ONE IS PART OF WHAT WE ARE 
DOING IS PUTTING THE BED 
PRIORITY NUMBER TWO.  MOBILE 
HOME CONVERSION FOR WHAT I'M 
CURIOUS ABOUT IS ASSUMING THE 
MEMORANDUM GETS APPROVED, ARE 
WE PROVIDING LIFE-SUPPORT TO 
THIS PRIORITY SETTING ITEM?  
AND DOES IT CONTINUE ON UNTIL 
THIS IS DONE?  OR WHAT HAPPENS 
TO THAT?  
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THIS PRIORITY 
WAS PRETTY CLEAR ON ITS 
OBJECTIVE AND WE HAVE ACHIEVED 
THAT OBJECTIVE.  OF THE COUNCIL 
APPROVES THE TWO MOBILE HOME 
PARKS.  AS I WAS RESPONDING TO 
COUNCILMEMBER DIEP , WE WILL 
NEED SPACE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE 
BRING THIS BACK AND HOW WE DO 
THE WORK.  THESE ISSUES ARE 
EXTREMELY TECHNICAL AND AT THIS 
POINT WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THE
FACT THAT EVEN WITH THE 
TECHNICALITIES , IN ORDER TO 
OFFER THE REASSURANCE AND 
RESOLVE THE FEAR ISSUES IN THE 
COMMUNITY, WE WILL FIGURE OUT A 
WAY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE 
OVERLAY FOR THE OTHER 56 MOBILE 
HOME PARKS.  
>>Sergio Jimenez : AND CITY 
MANAGER, MR. SYKES, IN THE 
DIRECTION AND MOVING OF THE 
MEMO, YOU WANT SPECIFIC COME 
BACK IN A MONTH OR DURING THE 
BUDGET PROCESS TO ALLOCATE THE 
PROPER FUNDING TO MAKE SURE 
THIS HAPPENS?  
>> I THINK IT WOULD DEFINITELY 
BE PART OF THE BUDGETPROCESS 
WHERE WE WOULD COME BACK 
THROUGH AND LAY OUT THE PLAN .
>>Sergio Jimenez : THANK YOU.  
AND JUST TO PUT IT INTO 
PERSPECTIVE, IN THE MAYOR'S 
MARCH BUDGET MESSAGE, CORRECT 
ME IF I'M WRONG WITH THE 
NUMBERS, BUT THERE WERE $11 
MILLION GOING TO RESERVES.  IF 
WE SKIMMED OFF A LITTLE BIT OFF 
THE TOP, WE WILL STILL GET MORE 
THAN $10 MILLION IN RESERVE WE 
CAN POTENTIALLY FUND SOME OF 
THIS WORK.  I AM HOPEFUL WE CAN 
FIND SOME OF THE RESOURCES TO 
GET IT DONE.  THE OTHER 
QUESTIONS I HAD WERE FOR THE 
PLANNING STAFF.  I KNOW WHAT 
COMES TO MIND IS SB 50 AT THE 
STATE.  I KNOW THAT FAILED BUT 
A FEW VOTES LAST LEGISLATIVE 
SESSION.  I KNOW A FEW DAYS 
AGO, MAYBE YESTERDAY OR SO BUT 
I KNOW SENATOR WEINER FROM SAN 
FRANCISCO IS STARTING TO MOVE 
FORWARD WITH SOMETHING ELSE.  
SB 902.  THAT IS ESSENTIALLY 
HIM ALONG WITH OTHER STATE 
LEGISLATORS AND MAYBE THE 
MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATOR IS 
VERY INTERESTED IN CREATING 
MORE DENSITY IN CITIES THAT 
HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO DO SO.  
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN GOOD AT 
THAT, BUT WHAT I'M CURIOUS 
ABOUT IS ASSUMING THE LAW TAKES 
SHAPE IN WHATEVER WAY IT MAY 
TAKE SHAPE, OR THEIR STATE 
ACTIONS THAT MAY MAKE SOME OF 
THESE MOBILE HOME PARK 
COMMUNITIES MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
CONVERSION OR CLOSURE?  
>> NOT THAT WE ARE AWARE OF.  
AND THINK WE BROUGHT THIS UP 
BEFORE.  BUT STAFF ACTUALLY 
REACHED OUT TO SKINNER ON 330 
TO EXEMPT MOBILE HOME PARKS 
FROM THE PROVISION THAT YOU CAN 
DOWNS ON OR DOWN GENERAL PLAN 
ANY PROPERTY WITHOUT UP ZONE 
ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY.  THE 
LEGISLATOR AGREED AND THAT WAS 
INCLUDED AS PART OF THE BILL.  
THE NEW SCOTT WEINER BILL IS 
NINE SOMETHING, WE SAW IT TODA
 
, IS SB 50 3.0 LIGHT.  IT 
ALLOWS OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.  
THAT IS SOMETHING THE TASK 
FORCE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE 
GENERAL PLAN FOR YOUR REVIEW 
TASK FORCE WILL BE TALKING 
ABOUT ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26.  
IT IS SOMETHING THE CITY IS 
MOVING FORWARD WITH OR HAS BEEN 
OR IS MOVING FORWARD ON ITS OWN 
AND WE WILL BE COORDINATING AND 
TALKING TO SENATOR WEINER ABOUT 
HIS PROPOSAL.  
>>Sergio Jimenez : HAVE A 
SPECIFIC WIDE CITYWIDE MOBILE 
HOME LAND USE DESIGNATION, YOU 
THINK THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO 
GIVE SOME LEVEL OF PROTECTION 
OR FOR THE PROTECTION TO SOME 
OF THESE PARKS ASSUMING WE KNOW 
SOME THINGS ARE GOING TO BE 
COMING DOWN FROM THE STATE AND 
LIKELY PAST GIVEN IT IS SB 50 
LIGHT?  I GUESS I AM TRYING TO 
THINK THROUGH THE VALLEY YOU 
THAT EXISTS.
>> I DON'T THINK SO.  WHEN WE 
WERE TALKING TO LEGISLATORS, 
THEIR INTENTION IS NOT TO 
DISPLACE PEOPLE FOR MOBILE HOME 
PARKS.  THERE ARE LAWS THAT 
HAVE BEEN WHERE THERE IS THE 
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THIS 
COULD RESULT DISPLACEMENT.  THE 
LEGISLATOR WILL MODIFY OUR 
WORLD THAT BACK.  DISPLACEMENT 
IS A HUGE ISSUE IN THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA AND THEY DON'T WANT 
TO CONTRIBUTE TO IT.  IS A 
UNATTENDED" OF WITH THE PAST 
THESE LAWS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH 
THE HOUSING AND STATE.
>>Sergio Jimenez : BEFORE I 
MOVE THE MEMO.  I UNDERSTAND 
WHAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH 
THE CHANGING DESIGNATION FOR 
THESE TWO PARKS, BUT I THOUGHT 
SOMETHING THAT STOOD OUT AND I 
AGREED WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF 
THE STUFF AND COUNCILMEMBER 
DIEP  MEMO.  THERE'S A PART 
HERE I THINK SHOULD APPLY TO 
THE REST OF THE PARKS AND THAT 
WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I WAS 
ADAMANT ABOUT WORKING WITH MY 
COLLEAGUES TO PUT SOMETHING 
TOGETHER.  ON THE SECOND PAGE 
OF HIS MEMO AND SAYS THESE 
ACTIONS WILL REQUIRE LANDOWNERS 
TO TAKE AN ADDITIONAL STEP OF 
SEEKING A GENERAL PLAN 
AMENDMENT AND PERMISSION FROM 
COUNSEL TO CONVERT A PART TO 
HIGHER DENSITY MOBILE HOME 
OWNERS WILL BE EMPOWERED WITH 
LEVERAGE TO SPEAK TO THE CITY 
COUNCIL.  THAT IS WHAT I DESIRE 
FOR ALL THE PARKS.  THAT IS THE 
REASON I WAS VERY MUCH 
INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH 
MICHAEL LOOKS TO FORM LIKE 
THAT.  THAT, I WILL MOVE THE 
MEMO AUTHORED BY MYSELF, 
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ, ESPARZA 
AND FOLEY ALONG WITH DIRECTION 
TO BRING BACK SOME SORT OF 
BUDGET ITEM AS IT RELATES TO 
THIS IMPORTANT WORK THAT NEEDS 
TO BE DONE.
>> SECOND.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY?  
>>Dev Davis : THANK YOU FOR ALL 
OF YOU BRAVED THE CORONAVIRUS 
TO COME IN AND SPEAK WITH US 
TODAY.  I TRULY APPRECIATE YOU 
TAKING TIME AND SHARING YOUR 
STORIES .  THEY WERE VERY 
TOUCHING AND HEARTFELT AND ONE 
OF THE REASONS I SIGNED OFF ON 
THE MEMO AS WELL.  I REALLY 
DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.  I 
APPRECIATE THIS IS A HEAVY LIFT 
FOR STAFF, BUT IT IS AN 
IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR US TO BE 
FOCUSING ON CONVERTING ALL THE 
MOBILE HOME PARKS TO A MOBILE 
HOME PARK ZONING.  IF FOR NO 
OTHER REASON AS THE MAYOR SAID 
TO PROVIDE PIECE OF MIND.  
BECAUSE CLEARLY MANY OF THOSE 
OF YOU WHO SPOKE SHARED WITH 
HERE CONCERNS ABOUT NOT BEING 
ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.  
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP YOU 
SLEEP AT NIGHT.  HOPEFULLY THIS 
WILL GIVE YOU PIECE OF MIND.  
THANK YOU.  [ CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
DAVIS?  
>>Dev Davis : THANK YOU.  I AM 
LOOKING AT THE COUNCIL POLICY 
SIX Ã33.  SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE 
A FULL PRESENTATION, I THINK WE 
CAN GIVE YOU PIECE OF MIND EVEN 
BEFORE WE VOTE.  JUST TO BE 
CLEAR ÃTIME AND IF I AM WRONG 
ON THIS.  BUT COUNCIL POLICY 
SIX Ã33, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO 
DO ANYTHING WITH A MOBILE HOME 
PARK THAT IS NOT A MOBILE HOME 
PARK USE, THEY HAVE TO APPLY 
FOR A CONVERSION.  IS THAT 
CORRECT?  
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
>>Dev Davis : IT REQUIRES ÃOUR 
POLICY REQUIRES THERE TO BE 
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE PARK 
OWNER AND RESIDENTORGANIZATION. 
PRESENTED AS OF THE RESIDENT .  
IS THAT CORRECT?  
>> YES.  THE PROCESS OUTLINED 
IN 633 REQUIRES SEVERAL THINGS. 
FIRST AND FOREMOST IS PROPER 
NOTICING, A PREPARATION OF THE 
REVOCATION AND PURCHASE 
ASSISTANCE TO DOES HE MENTION, 
ALLOWS FOR NEGOTIATIONS 
PURCHASES WILL.  
>> IS ALL MY COLLEAGUES HAVE 
STATED, NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE 
ANYBODY'S HOME AWAY FROM THEM.  
AND IF YOUR MOBILE HOME PARK, 
IF THE PROPERTY OWNER WANTED TO 
CONVERT, THERE WOULD BE A LONG 
PROCESS AS THERE WAS FOR 
WINCHESTER RANCH.  I BELIEVE 
THAT PROCESS WAS FOR YEARS FOR 
THE MOST IMPORTANT, WHICH I 
THINK WILL PROVIDE PIECE OF 
MIND BEFORE WE VOTE, IS THAT IT 
LAYS OUT ÃOUR POLICY LAYS OUT 
-
ASSISTANCE AND PURCHASE  
ASSISTANCE.  THERE IS ONE VERY 
IMPORTANT SENTENCE I WANT TO 
READ TO YOU.  THE PROGRAMMER 
RELOCATION AND PURCHASE 
ASSISTANCE SHOULD PROVIDE 
SUFFICIENT SUBSIDIES AND OTHER 
MEASURES TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO 
FIND OTHER ADEQUATE SAFE 
HOUSING PRICED AT A LEVEL THAT 
DOES NOT CREATE A HOUSING 
BURDEN.  WANT YOU IN OUR 
COMMUNITIES.  WE PUT IT IN THE 
POLICY FOR VERY SPECIFIC 
REASON.  I'M STILL GOING TO
SUPPORT THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR 
.  I WANT TO GIVE YOU EVEN MORE 
PIECE OF MIND.  WE PUT THIS IN 
PLACE BECAUSE WE WANT PEOPLE TO 
BE ABLE TO STAY IN THE 
COMMUNITIES.  IN FACT, MANY OF 
THE WINCHESTER RANCH RESIDENTS, 
VICE MAYOR JONES KNOWS EVEN 
BETTER THAN 90.  MANY OTHER 
WINCHESTER RANCH RESIDENTS WILL 
BE STAYING ON THE SAME 
PROPERTY.  AND THEY ARE MOVING 
OUT OF THEIR MOBILE HOME, BUT 
THEY WILL STILL BE IN THE SAME 
PROPERTY.  JUST WANT EVERYBODY 
TO LEAVE HERE TONIGHT WITH A 
SIGH OF RELIEF.  YOU ARE NOT 
GOING ANYWHERE.  YOU ARE SAN 
JOSE, WE ARE SAN JOSE, WE WANT 
YOU.  THANK YOU.  [ CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ?  
>>Raul Peralez : THANK YOU TO 
ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT DID COME 
OUT.  AS OTHERS HAVE SAID TO 
THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR YOUR WORK 
ON WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED TO 
US TODAY.  I HAVE A QUESTION 
BECAUSE IT HAS NOT COME UP YET 
AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER 
JIMENEZ WAS SORT OF ASKING 
ABOUT NEXT STEP CONSIDERING IF 
WE DO ACCEPT THIS DIRECTION AND 
MEMORANDUM.  THIS COULD BE FOR 
YOU AS WELL.  THE WAY I AM 
READING IT, I'M CONCERNED IT 
DOESN'T NECESSARILY JUST GET 
ADDRESSED IN THE BUDGET, BUT 
THAT IT MAY GET KICKED TO A 
FUTURE PRIORITY SETTING.  I 
WANT TO CLARIFY THAT NOW IF 
THAT WILL BE THE CASE OR NOT.  
>> I THINK WHAT WE ARE GOING TO 
ATTEMPT TO ACCOMPLISH IS COMING 
BACK WITH A PROPOSAL TO THE 
BUDGET PROCESS SO WE ARE 
POSITIONED TO DO THIS WORK 
WITHOUT GOING THROUGH PRIORITY 
SETTING.  
>>Raul Peralez : THANK YOU.  IN 
THAT CASE, I AM COMFORTABLE 
WITH CONSIDERING THIS PRIORITY 
WOULD BE COMPLETING AND MAKING 
THE DECISION TODAY KNOWING THAT 
WORK HAS BEEN DONE.  AT THIS 
POINT NOW, BUT WE WOULD BE 
ASKING FOR WAS CONVERTING THE 
REMAINING 56 MOBILE HOME PARKS 
AND NEEDING THE TIME AND THE 
FUNDING TO DO THAT AS STUFF 
POINTED OUT AN ESTIMATION OF 12 
TO 18 MONTHS THE APPROXIMATE 
ONE FTE AND HALFTIME FTE AND A 
FEW DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT WERE 
PUT THERE.  I APPRECIATE STAFF 
ARE RECOGNIZING THAT.  LASTLY, 
THE IMPORTANCE OF IT TOO.  AND 
I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT 
WERE MADE IN REGARDS TO 
RECOGNIZING WHAT THIS ACTUALLY 
GETS US.  COUNTS MEMBER JIMENEZ 
POINTED OUT THE LANGUAGE IN THE 
MEMO, WHICH IS ALSOWAS 
INITIALLY STATED BACK IN 2018 
IN STAFFS MEMO WRITTEN GOING TO 
BE THE SMALL PORTION OF IT.  
AND IT SAYS CITY INITIATIVE 
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS TO 
CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION 
WOULD NOT PROHIBIT MOBILE HOME 
PARK OWNERS FROM CLOSING THE 
PARKS, BUT COULD STRENGTHEN THE 
PROTECTION OF MOBILE HOME PARK 
RESIDENTS BY CREATING AN 
ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENT PUBLIC 
LAND-USE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS TO 
REDEVELOP THE SITE.  IN 
ADDITION TO EXISTING PROCESSES 
DEFINED IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE 
AND CITY COUNCIL POLICY SIX Ã
33, PROPERTY OWNERS WISHING TO 
CLOSE AND REDEVELOP THE MOBILE 
HOME PARKS WOULD BE IN CITY 
COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A GENERAL 
LAND USE AMENDMENT.  AND STAFF 
WENT ON IN THE MEMO THE 2018 TO 
TALKABOUT SOME OF THE DIFFERENT 
LAND USES.  FOR INSTANCE, 14 BE 
IN COMMERCIAL .  MAY BE SOME 
THAT WOULD ACTUALLY WARN A 
QUICKER CONVERSION THAN OTHERS. 
THINK IT IS CLEAR THERE, IT IS 
CLEAR IN OTHER MEMOS.  IT MAY 
NOT BE A GIANT LEAP FROM WHERE 
WE ARE AT TODAY, BUT IT APPEARS 
TO GIVE GREATER CONFIDENCE TO 
BOTH MYSELF AND THE RESIDENTS 
OF OUR MOBILE HOME PARKS AND 
BETTER CLARITY WITH AN 
ADDITIONAL STEP OF PRESERVATION 
AND PROTECTION OF THESE MOBILE 
HOME PARK LAND USES.  AND THAT 
IS WHY I SUPPORT GOING TO THE 
EFFORT AND I APPRECIATE MY 
COLLEAGUES SUPPORT ON THIS AS 
WELL.  
>>Sam Liccardo : ROSELYN OR 
MICHAEL, COULD YOU EXPLAIN.  WE 
ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE ANY 
DIFFERENTLY AT THE END OF BUT I 
THINK COUNSEL NEEDS TO HEAR AND 
BE CLEARLY EDUCATED ABOUT THIS 
BECAUSE THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL 
STEP FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO 
BUILD HIGH DENSITY HOUSING ON 
ANY OF THESE OTHER 56 MOBILE 
HOME PARK SITES, AS I 
UNDERSTAND IT, WHETHER IT 
DESIGNATED MOBILE HOME FOR THE 
EXISTING DESIGNATIONS WHICH ARE 
OFTEN COMMERCIAL, IS THAT RIGHT 
QUICK.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> IF I COULD, THE LANGUAGE WE 
HAVE USED HAS BEEN CHALLENGING. 
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SAYING IS 
REALISTICALLY THE OTHER 56 
MOBILE HOME PARKS WOULD ALREADY 
NEED A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT.  
THESE TWO DON'T SO WE NEED TO 
GET THEM TO THE STATUS SO THEY 
CAN BE AT THE SAME STATUS WITH 
THE OTHER 56.  AND WE HAVEN'T 
DONE A GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING 
THAT YOUR THESE TWO GET TO WHAT 
THEOTHER 56 ALREADY HAVE .  WE 
HAVE EXPRESSED THERE IS 
LIMITED, IF NO MORE ADDITIONAL 
VALUE BY DOING THE OVERLAY ON 
THE REMAINING 56.  BUT AT THIS 
POINT WE ARE AT THE POINT WILL 
BE ARE DOING WHATEVER WE NEED 
TO DO TO REASSURE OUR 
COMMUNITY.  
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  I 
WILL KEEP IT SHORT.  I WANTED 
TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING 
TOGETHER AND WORKING ON THIS.  
THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.  IN 
AN ERA OF CORONAVIRUS THE 
CROWDS, I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAD 
TO WAIT TO COME IN AND SPEAK 
TODAY.  THANK YOU.  THANK YOU 
FOR DOING THAT AND THANK YOU TO 
STAFF AND TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR 
COMING TOGETHER TO COMPROMISE.  
BECAUSE WE DO ALL HAVE THE BEST 
INTEREST OF MOBILE HOME 
RESIDENTS AT HEART.  I JUST 
WANTED TO POINT OUT ONE THING.  
I UNDERSTAND SUNSET MOBILE 
MANNER AND THE ADJACENT PARK 
HAS ACQUIRED ABOUT 
REDEVELOPMENT OF THOSE PARKS.  
IS THAT TRUE?  
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.  
YES, I DO RECALL AN INQUIRY 
FROM THE MOBILE HOME PARK OWNE
 
, LAND OWNER, ABOUT THE 
PROCESS.  THEY WORK AND 
CONFIRMING THEIR DESIGNATION, 
WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL 
NEIGHBORHOOD.  SO AGAIN THEY 
WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE 
CONVERSION PROCESS AND GET A 
GENERAL PLAN LAND-USE CHANGE.  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD ADD WE HAVE NO 
CURRENT APPLICATIONS FOR NO 
MOBILE HOME PARK CONVERSIONS AT 
THIS TIME.
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE 
SUPPORTING THIS MEMO TO GET OUR 
RESIDENTS A PIECE OF POINT.  
THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : BY SAMIR 
JONES?  
>>Chappie Jones : THANK YOU.  
AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN 
INVOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE MY 
WHOLE TENOR ON THE COUNCIL IN 
WORKING WITH THE WINCHESTER 
RANCH MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY, I 
KNOW FIRSTHAND AND UNDERSTAND 
THE FEAR AND ANXIETY AND 
CONCERN OF THE RESIDENTS.  I 
LIVED IT.  I WORKED CLOSELY 
WITH THE RESIDENTS TO GO 
THROUGH THE PROCESS.  WE GOT A 
GREAT RESOLUTION TO THEIR 
JOURNEY AND ORDEAL.  I ALSO 
UNDERSTAND AND HAVE KNOWLEDGE 
THAT THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERN 
IF YOU ARE IN THE MOBILE HOME 
COMMUNITIES AND THERE ARE 
PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WILL 
UTILIZE THE FEAR AND CONCERN 
FOR THEIR OWN POLITICAL, FOR 
OTHER MOTIVATIONS.  I WANTED 
THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THE 
UNDERSTAND AND SEEK OUT THE 
FACTS AND THE CORRECT 
INFORMATION NOT JUST GO ON WHAT 
SOMEBODY TELLS YOU OR RUMORS OR 
INNUENDO OR ANY OTHER THINGS 
YOU MIGHT HEAR.  SEEK OUT THE 
FACTS AND TRUE INFORMATION OF 
WHATIS GOING ON .  BECAUSE IF 
YOU DO, YOU WILL KNOW THIS 
COUNSEL AND EVERY MEMBER OF 
THIS COUNSEL HAS STEADFASTLY 
SUPPORTED THE MOBILE HOME 
COMMUNITY.  I WANTED TO HAVE 
ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION AND 
THAT IS THAT WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT 56 MOBILE HOME PARKS.  I 
WANT FOR THE RECORD A 
CLARIFICATION THAT DOES NOT 
INCLUDE THE WINCHESTER RANCH 
MOBILE HOME PARK.  [LAUGHTER] 
>>Chappie Jones : BECAUSE IF IT 
DOES, WE WILL HAVE A PACK OF 
ANGRY SENIOR CITIZENS FROM THE 
PARK COMING TO BURN DOWN CITY 
HALL.  I WANTED IT ON THE 
RECORD.  WANT TO STATE IT DOES 
NOT INCLUDE THAT PART.  
>>Sam Liccardo : SO CLARIFIED.
>>Chappie Jones : GREAT.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
FOLEY?  NO.  OKAY.  I JUST SAW 
THE LIGHT ON.  THERE ENOUGH.  
IN THE OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE 
MOVE ON?  LET'S VOTE ON THE 
MOTION.  THANK YOU ALL TO THE 
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO 
CAME OUT.  WE HAVE ONE MORE 
ITEM.  THAT IS 8.2, STATEWIDE 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
AUTHORITIES ISSUANCE OF 
TAX-EXEMPT MULTIFAMILY REVENUE 
BONDS TO ACQUIRE AND 
REHABILITATE THE APARTMENTS.  
>> COULD WE HAVE A COUPLE 
MINUTES FOR PEOPLE TO SHUFFLE?  
>>Sam Liccardo : WE NEED TIME 
TO PULL FOLKS IN.  SURE.  I'M 
SORRY?  RACHEL?  
>> JUST FOR POINT OF CLEAR 
VACATION ON ITEM 10.3.  
>>Sam Liccardo : WAS I SUPPOSED 
TO CALL 10.3 FIRST?  DO I HAVE 
THE NUMBER WRONG?  I AM LOOKING 
IT UP.  
>> 10.3.
>>Sam Liccardo : I WAS SUPPOSED 
TO BE CALLING THAT BEFORE 8.2?  
WE WILL CALL THAT LAST.  GOOD 
ENOUGH.  THANK YOU ALL FOR 
JOINING US.  WE STILL HAVE GOT 
SOME MEETING LEFT HERE.  
>> THANK YOU.  WE HAD SOME 
PEOPLE IN THE MESSAGING AS WELL 
AS THE OVERFLOW ROOM.
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  SO WE 
WILL TAKE A TWO MINUTE RECESS.  
[SPANISH] 
>>Sam Liccardo : WE ARE READY?  
WE ARE GOOD?  IS EVERYBODY 
HERE?  THANK YOU.  OKAY.  WE 
ARE GOING RETURN TO PREVIOUSLY 
SCHEDULED PROGRAM.  THANK YOU 
EVERYONE.  WHY DON'T WE BEGIN 
WITH THE PRESENTATION AND THEN 
WE WILL GO RIGHT TO PUBLIC 
COMMENT.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  MY NAME IS 
RACHEL, I'M HE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 
OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND 
THIS EVENING I'M JOINED BY 
JACKIE, DIRECTOR HAVE HOUSING.  
SHASTA GREEN FROM THE ATTORNEYS 
OFFICE AND CAPTAIN TODD FROM 
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.  
>> WE ARE HERE TO HOLD A 
HEARING FOR THE VALLEY PALMS 
APARTMENTS.  A TEFRA IS A 
HEARING AND APPROVAL PROCESS 
REQUIRED UNDER THE 
INTERNATIONAL REVENUE CODE 
SECTION 140 7F FOR ANY PROJECT 
IN A JURISDICTION SEEKING 
ISSUANCE OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY 
BONDS.  VALLEY PALMS APARTMENT 
COMPLEX IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT 
7. THE DEVELOPMENT IS A LARGE 
HOUSING COMPLEX SPREAD OVER 17 
ACRES WITH 354 APARTMENTS 
SERVING HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES 
AT 50 PERCENT AND 60 PERCENT OF 
MEDIAN, AREA MEDIAN INCOME.  
THE DEVELOPMENT WAS BUILT IN 
1966 AND HAS AFFORDABILITY 
RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY 
THAT RUN FOR AN ADDITIONAL 37 
YEARS.  KATIE AT VALLEY PALMS 
LP IS THE CURRENT OWNER OF 
VALLEY PALMS APARTMENT AND IS 
WORKING WITH THE CALIFORNIA 
STATEWIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
AUTHORITY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 
CS CD8 ISSUE $120 MILLION IN 
BONDS TO SUPPORT THE 
ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION 
OF THE PROPERTY.  AS SEEN ON 
THIS CHART, THIS IS A PART OF A 
$157 MILLION TRANSACION WITH 
MAJORITY OF FUNDS WILL GO TO 
THE ACQUISITION OF THE 
PROPERTY.  OVER 15 WILL BE 
INVESTED IN THE PROPERTY 
THROUGH REHABILITATION AND MANY 
OF THE OTHER COSTS ARE RELATED 
TO THE FINANCING AND DEVELOPER 
FEE FOR THIS TRANSACTION.  IN 
FEBRUARY 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL 
HELD IT FOR THE SAME 
TRANSACTION.  AT THAT TIME THE 
CITY COUNCIL TOOK ACTION AND 
MADE THREE SPECIFIC REQUESTS 
RELATED TO THE PROPOSED 
REHABILITATION AT THE PROPERTY. 
THE THREE SPECIFIC ITEMS 
INCLUDED NUMBER ONE, 
ESTABLISHES SECURITY PLAN FOR 
THE SITE, NUMBER TWO EXPAND 
EXISTING FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER 
THIRD, CONVERT THE EXISTING 
TENNIS COURTS INTO A SOCCER 
FIELD.  A YEAR PASSED AND THE 
TRANSACTION WAS NOT CLOSED AND 
THE BONDS WERE NOT YET ISSUED.  
ACCORDING TO THE LAW, A TEFRA 
MAY NOT BE HELD MORE THAN ONE 
YEAR PRIOR TO THE COSING OF 
THE TRANSACTION PARIS DUE TO 
THE SERIES OF EVENTS, KATIE F 
AND CS CD8 APPROACHED THE CITY 
REQUESTING A SECOND TEFRA.  
OVER THE PAST YEAR THE 
COMMUNITY HAS BROUGHT FORWARD 
SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CONCERNS 
REGARDING THE VALLEY PALMS 
APARTMENTS.  SPECIFICALLY 
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 
COMMUNITY GROUP VALLEY HOMES IN 
THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND AS 
YOU AND JUVENILE PROBATION 
DEPARTMENT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS 
ABOUT THE CONDITION AND SAFETY 
OF THE VALLEY PALMS APARTMENTS. 
CONCERNS INCLUDED, OR RELATED 
TO THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 
PROPERTY IN THE ON-SITE SERVICE 
PROVIDER PROJECT ACCESS.  THE 
CITY WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY, 
COUNTY, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND 
KATIE F TO DRAFT AN EXHIBIT 
THAT WOULD BE ADDED TO THE 
REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND 
RECORDED AS PART OF THE BOND 
TRANSACTION ARTICULATING 
MEASURABLE PERFORMANCE GOALS 
ARE KATIE F. THESE TERMS 
INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS 
REPLACEMENT OF THE CURRENT 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PROPERTY, 
COLLABORATION WITH THE SANTA 
CLARA COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD 
SERVICES AND SAFETY UNIT IN THE 
POLICE DEPARTMENT ON AN ONGOING 
BASIS.  EARLIER TODAY PROJECT 
ACCESS HAS INDICATED THEY WILL 
NO LONGER BE PROVIDING SERVICES 
AT VALLEY PALMS AND KATIE F 
WILL BE WORKING WITH NSU TO 
IDENTIFY A NEW SERVICE 
PROVIDER.  OVER THE LAST DAY 
THE CITY WAS MADE AWARE THEY 
HAVE CONCERNS REGARDING THE 
PROPOSED LEVEL OF SECURITY 
RECOMMENDED IN THE AGREEMENT, 
WHICH IS IN FRONT OF YOU AS AN 
ATTACHMENT ÃWHICH WAS INCLUDED 
AS ATTACHMENT TO THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO.  IN 
COORDINATION WITH THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT, THE CITY HAS 
PROPOSED SIX SECURITY OFFICERS 
BE REQUIRED ON PROPERTY SEVEN 
DAYS A WEEK FROM 3:00 P.M. TO 
2:00 A.M.. THIS NUMBER WOULD BE 
INCREASED TO TWO OFFICERS 
DURING SUMMER MONTHS.  KDF HAD 
A CHANCE TO CALCULATE THE 
ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE PROPERTY 
AND DOES NOT FEEL THIS LEVEL OF 
SERVICE IS ECONOMICALLY 
FEASIBLE.  GIVEN THE BOND 
REGULATORY AGREEMENT WILL BE 
RECORDED ON THE PROPERTY FOR 55 
YEARS.  IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, 
OUR TEAM HAS WORKED WITH KDF TO 
FIND A PATH FORWARD RELATED TO 
THE LEVEL OF STAFFING FOR 
SECURITY.  WE ARE RECOMMENDING 
THE LANGUAGE BE AMENDED TO 
REQUIRE THE SIX SECURITY 
OFFICERS FOR THE FIRST THREE 
YEARS BEAUTIFUL SECURITY 
ASSESSMENT WILL BE COMPLETED BY 
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUALLY. 
AFTER THREE YEARS, KDF WILL 
PROVIDE FOR SECURITY GUARDS 
FIVE DAYS A WEEK EIGHT HOURS A 
DAY EVERY KDF IS SUPPORTIVE OF 
THIS REVISED PROVISION IN THE 
REGULATORY AGREEMENT EXHIBIT.  
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE CITY 
COUNCIL MUST MAKE A DECISION 
THIS EVENING REGARDING THESE 
TERMS.  WE ARE HOPEFUL TONIGHT 
WE CAN FIND A PATH FORWARD 
WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE NEED 
REHABILITATION OF THE PROPERTY 
AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND ON-SITE 
SERVICE PROVIDER, WHICH WILL 
IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF 
LIFE FOR OUR VALLEY PALMS 
RESIDENTS.  ADDITIONALLY, WE 
ARE PROPOSING TO CHANGE ITEM D 
TO INDICATE THAT KDF WILL SIGN 
THE CONTRACT PRESENTED BY THE 
COUNTY TO THEM ON MARCH 10, 
2020.  SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD 
LIKE TO DO A COUPLE THINGS.  SO 
WE HAVE PROPOSED LANGUAGE THAT 
IS CHANGED FROM THE EXHIBIT IN 
FRONT OF YOU AND I WOULD LIKE 
TOGO AHEAD AND READ THOSE 
CHANGES INTO THE RECORD .  AND 
IF I COULD BRING IT UP ON THE 
SCREEN, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL.  
WONDERFUL.  OKAY.  THANK YOU.  
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS 
READ THE CHANGES TO ITEM E THE 
EXHIBIT, RELATED TO THE LEVEL 
OF SECURITY REQUIREMENT BY THIS 
CONTRACT.  I WILL READ THE 
WHOLE SECTION AND YOU CAN SEE 
THERE ARE CHANGES IN BOTH 
UNDERLINED AS NEW LANGUAGE AND 
CROSS OUTS ARE REMOVED 
LANGUAGE.  SO THE PROVISION 
WOULD READ FOR THREE YEARS THE 
OWNER MUST CONTRACT FOR AND 
MAINTAIN ON-SITE SECURITY 
CONTRACTOR AT A STAFFING LEVEL 
THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE 
SECURITY FOR THE PROJECT WITH 
AT LEAST SIX DEDICATED ARMED 
SECURITY GUARDS PATROLLING THE 
PROJECTS ON-SITE BETWEEN THE 
HOURS OF 3:00 P.M. AND 2:00 
A.M., SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.  AND 
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PATROLS IN 
THE SUMMER.  MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 
15.  WHICH SHALL INCLUDE A 
MINIMUM OF TWO ADDITIONAL 
SECURITY PERSONNEL TO ASSIGN, 
TO PATROL THE PROJECT SITE.  
AFTER THREE YEARS THE OWNER 
WILL COOPERATE IN GOOD FAITH 
WITH THE SAN JOSE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND 
PROVIDE AT LEAST FOUR DEDICATED 
ARMED SECURITY GUARDS EIGHT 
HOURS PER DAY, FIVE DAYS PER 
WEEK.  IN THE EVENT THE PROJECT 
SECURITY NEEDS HAVE DECREASED 
ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN 
EVALUATION BY THE COUNTY OF 
SANTA CLARA PROBATION 
DEPARTMENT OR SAN JOSE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT THAT IS PROVIDED TO 
THE CITY, THE OWNER MAY 
DECREASE THE STAFFING LEVEL IS 
INDICATED BY THE EVALUATION 
PROVIDE US A SUBSEQUENT 
EVALUATION REQUIRES THE 
RESUMED, THE OWNER AGREES TO 
REINSTATE SUCH MINIMUM STAFFING 
AND FOR SECURITY ARMED GUARDS, 
FIVE DAYS PER WEEK, EIGHT HOURS 
PER DAY.  I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW 
READ CHANGES TO SECTION D. THE 
OWNER AGREES TO EXECUTE THE 
AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO BY THE 
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA AND ANY 
SUCCESSOR PUBLIC INTO THE 
SERVICE PROVIDER ON MARCH 10, 
2020 REGARDING ACCESS TO THE 
PROJECT FOR RESIDENT SERVICE 
PROVIDERS, INCLUDING HOURS OF 
ACCESS AND MINIMUM INSURANCE 
COVERAGE.  AND NOW I WOULD LIKE 
TO CHANGE PROPOSING TO SECTION 
I, WHICH I UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT 
HAVE TYPED OUT.  BUT IT IS A 
MINOR CHANGE.  SO I WILL READ 
HOW WE WOULD LIKE IT TO READ.  
ON SECTION I, THE OWNER MUST 
CONDUCT AN ANONYMOUS RESIDENT 
SURVEY REGARDING SERVICES 
PROVIDED BY PROJECT ACCESS OR 
SUBSEQUENT SERVICE PROVIDER AND 
DEVELOP A PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT. 
THE WORDS THAT WERE ADDED TO 
THIS SECTION WERE FOLLOWED BY 
PROJECT ACCESS OR SUBSEQUENT 
SERVICE PROVIDER.  SO THAT 
CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.  
AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO NOW 
IS INTRODUCE CAPTAIN TODD AND 
HAVE HIM PROVIDE HIS OVERVIEW 
AND REVIEW OF THE SECURITY AT 
THE VALLEY PALMS APARTMENTS.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANKS, 
RACHEL.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.  
I'M GOING TO GIVE A QUICK 
OVERVIEW ON A WALK-THROUGH I 
CONDUCTED A FEW WEEKS AGO.  I 
DON'T KNOW IF THE PHOTOS ARE UP 
HERE, SO I WILL EXPERIMENT.  
THOSE ARE NOT IT.  I WILL JUST 
GO OFF ÃI THINK YOU GUYS HAVE 
THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU.  
DURING MY WALK THROUGH I KIND 
OF ÃOKAY, PERFECT.  SO ON MY 
WALK THROUGH I LOOKED AT VERY 
BASIC SECURITY ITEMS.  THIS ONE 
DEPICTED UP HERE SHOWS THE 
SOUTHERN GATE FOR THE WAY THE 
COMPLEX IS DESIGNED TO, THERE 
ARE THREE GATES, TWO EXIT GATES 
AND ENTRANCE GATE.  THE TWO 
EXIT GATES IS ONE DEPICTED 
HERE, WHICH IS A SOUTHERNMOST 
GATE, YOU CAN SEE HOW IT SAYS 
EXIT ONLY.  CARS ARE SUPPOSED 
TO EXIT ONLY FROM THAT 
DIRECTION ON THE NORTH INDICATE 
SAME PREMISE FOR THE CARS EXIT 
FROM THAT EXIT.  IN THE CENTER 
GATE IS WHERE THE CAR IS 
THROUGH THE USE A CLICKER OR 
SOME SORT OF REMOTE DEVICE TO 
ENTER.  DURING OUR INSPECTION, 
IF YOU ACTIVATE THAT GATE FROM 
THE INSIDE AND YOU EXIT A CAR 
COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION 
HAS A PAD ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE 
OF THE GATE THAT CAN RE-TRIGGER 
THE GATE, ALLOW IT TO OPEN AND 
ENTER THROUGH THE EXIT GATES.  
THAT IS KIND OF HOW I GOT IN.  
SO SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS 
WOULD BE TOO HARDEN UP THAT 
GATE.  IN YEARS PAST THEY USED 
WRONG WAY STRIPS THAT WOULD 
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GOING IN 
THE WRONG WAY, CAUSING TIRE 
DAMAGE POTENTIALLY IF YOU WENT 
IN AND EXIT ROUTE.  YOU CAN SEE 
SOME OF THE PHOTOS HERE REDUCE 
OF THE GATES, THE PEASANT 
GESTURING GATES ON THE FRONT OF 
THE COMPLEX GRID WHICH WOULD BE 
THE EAST SIDE OF THE COMPLEX.  
NONE OF THESE DOORKNOBS HAVE 
ANY KIND OF LOCKING MECHANISMS. 
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE MESHING.  
EVEN IF THEY DID HAVE A LOCKING 
MECHANISM, YOU COULD REACH 
AROUND AND OPEN THEM FROM THE 
INSIDE.  I ALSO RECOMMENDED 
THOSE BE REPLACED IN THE MESH 
AROUND THE GATES BE FORTIFIED.  
THIS IS A DEPICTION SOME THE 
LIGHTING STARTING AT THE TOP 
LEFT.  THOSE LIGHTS ARE 
ILLUMINATING TO THE PARKING LOT 
TOWARD THE BACK OF THE COMPLEX. 
THEY ARE VERY DIM, EVEN THOUGH 
THIS WAS DURING THE DAYLIGHT 
HOURS.  I SUSPECTED THE WAY 
THEY WERE OPERATING THEY 
WOULDN'T PUSH OFF A LOT OF 
LIGHT NEAR THE TOP RIGHT IS A 
FLUORESCENT BULB THAT IS 
UTILIZED UNDERNEATH THE 
CARPORTS, WHICH ALSO DOESN'T 
GIVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF LIGHT.  
THE TWO BOTTOM PICTURES DEPICT 
THE BACK GREENBELT AREA.  THOSE 
OF THE AREAS BEHIND THE ACTUAL
APARTMENTS FOR THE BACKYARDS 
FACE EACH OTHER .  OFTEN TIMES 
IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT 
HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE VERY 
BACK OF THESE AREAS, PEOPLE CAN 
RUN THROUGH THEIR AWAY FROM 
OFFICERS OR SECURITY GUARDS AND 
SOMETIMES THERE IS LITTLE GATES 
YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE.  IT IS 
PITCH BLACK THERE.  SO I DID 
RECOMMEND ALL THE LIGHTING BE 
IMPROVED.  EXISTING LIGHTING.  
AS WELL AS ADDING ADDITIONAL 
LIGHTING SOURCES IN THE 
GREENBELT AREA AND POTENTIALLY 
IN THE PARKING LOT AREAS.  SOME 
OF THE LIGHTING AND DID 
RECOMMEND TO IMPROVE WOULD BE 
IN THESE COMMUNAL AREAS WHERE 
YOU CAN SEE WHERE CHILDREN 
WOULD PLAY FROM JUNE THURSDAY Ã
WHAT WAS THAT ONE ON THE TENNIS 
COURT THAT WE WOULD CONVERT 
OVER.  SO THE TENNIS COURT AREA 
NEEDS TO BE LIT A LITTLE BIT 
BETTER AND THE PLAY STRUCTURE 
THROUGH THE BREEZEWAY IN 
BETWEEN THE FRONT OF THE 
ENTRANCES AND THE BOTTOM LEFT, 
THOSE IT IS HARD TO TELL, THERE 
ARE LIGHT FIXTURES AT THE VERY 
TOP THAT COULD BE PROBABLY 
UPGRADED WITH HIGHER LED 
CAPACITY.  I CAPACITY LIGHTS.  
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN REALLY 
SEE IT ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT 
PHOTO, BUT TOWARD WHERE THE 
THREE PALM TREES ARE, THERE IS 
A LIGHT POLE THAT IS ERECTED IN 
THAT CORNER THAT PUTS OFF A 
REALLY GOOD DEAL OF LIGHT THAT 
ILLUMINATES BOTH THE NORTHERN 
AND THE SOUTHERN CORNERS OF 
THAT THOROUGHFARE AND IT WOULD 
BE A VERY GOOD PLACE TO PUT A 
SURVEILLANCE CAMERA ALSO.  YOU 
CAN SEE THE FENCING IS A VERY 
SOUND WALL QUALITY FENCING.  IT 
ACTUALLY ALIGNS THE BACK OF THE 
COMPLEX AGAINST THE FREEWAY AND 
IT DOESN'T LOOP INTO THE NORTH 
SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE FENCING 
AREA, BUT IT DOES REDUCE DOWN.  
WILL SHOWYOU A FEW PICTURES OF 
HOW IT REDUCES .  IF YOU START 
AT THE TOP LEFT, THAT IS THE 
NORTH FENCE LINE OF THE 
COMPLEX.  YOU CAN SEE THE 
DRIVEWAY THAT GOES ALL THE WAY 
TO THE FRONT GATE.  YOU CAN SEE 
THE CARPORTS OFF TO THE LEFT.  
THAT FENCING, THAT CONCRETE 
FENCING SOUND WALL CONSTRUCTION 
REDUCES DOWN TO A CYCLONE, A 
SHORTER CYCLONE FENCING THAT 
HAS SLATES KIND OF EMBEDDED 
INTO THE CYCLONE, WHICH 
PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM CLIMBING 
OVER IT VERY EASILY.  IF YOU 
LOOK TO THE TOP RIGHT, THAT IS 
THE SOUTHERN FENCING.  AGAIN, 
ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY IT HAS A 
SOUND WALL AND REDUCES DOWN TO 
A DILAPIDATED ÃIF YOU LOOK AT 
THE BOTTOM RIGHT, WOODEN FENCE 
THAT SEPARATES A SINGLE FAMILY 
HOUSEHOLDS FROM THE EDGE OF THE 
APARTMENT COMPLEX.  THE LOWER 
LEFT IS JUST AN IMAGE OF THE 
CENTER OF THE COMPLEX.  IF YOU 
WERE TO TAKE A LEFT DOWN THE 
CENTER, THAT IS WHERE THE 
ACTUAL ENTRANCE WOULD BE 
LOCATED.  SO THOSE ARE ALL THE 
IMAGES I HAD, BUT I DID HAVE 
ONE OTHERRECOMMENDATION .  
DURING MY WALK THROUGH AND DID 
TALK TO THE SECURITY STAFF 
THERE JUST TO SEE HOW MANY 
HOURS AND DAYS THEY WORKED.  
THEY WORKED ÃTHEIR CURRENT 
WORK SCHEDULE WAS TUESDAY 
THROUGH SATURDAY.  THEY WORKED 
FIVE DAYS A WEEK.  THEY 
PROVIDED SIX ARMED SECURITY 
GUARDS.  THEY STARTED WHEN THEY 
WERE ON SITE FROM 4:00 P.M. IN 
THE LEFT SIDE AT ABOUT 11:30 
P.M.. THEY ALSO ROTATED STAFF 
BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT 
WORKSITES.  THEY BOUNCED BACK 
FROM VOLLEY HOMES TO FOX TAIL.  
WHENEVER THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH 
ONE LOCATION OF THE OTHER THEY 
WOULD BE IN THAT LOCATION ONLY. 
THEY WOULDN'T SPLIT THE 
RESOURCES FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.  
I RECOMMENDED THEY CONTINUED 
THE SAME COMPLEMENT OF SECURITY 
OFFICERS.  AND THEN I ALSO DID 
RECOMMEND THEY INCREASE THEIR 
COVERAGE TO BE AT VALLEY POMES 
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK USUALLY WHEN 
THE KIDS GET OUT OF SCHOOL AT 
3:00 P.M. UNTIL ALL THE MAJOR 
CRIMES SUBSIDE ABOUT 2:00 A.M.. 
QUESTIONS?  
>>Sam Liccardo : ANY QUESTIONS? 
OKAY.  ALL RIGHT.  WE WILL GO 
TO THE PUBLIC FIRST.  I THINK.  
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  I REALLY 
WANT TO THANK STAFF AND 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA AND HER
TEAM AND EVERYONE WHO HAS 
WORKED SO HARD.  CLEARLY THERE 
ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AND 
MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT 
ISSUES HERE.  AND THINK WE CAN 
SAY FOR THE 354 FAMILIES, THE 
CHANGES BEING MADE AS A 
CONDITION OF THIS IN APPROVAL 
ARE GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY 
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE 
THERE.  I APPRECIATE HOW 
EVERYONE HAS DUG INTO MAKE THAT 
HAPPEN.  LET'S GO TO THE 
PUBLIC.  LET'S START WITH 
SHAUNA FOR AN APOLOGY SINCE I 
CALLED YOU DOWN PREMATURELY.  A 
FEW HOURS AGO.  [READING NAME] 
>> I ACTUALLY LIVE UP FOX TAIL 
VILLAGE APARTMENTS, THIS IS THE 
PROPERTY OR ANOTHER PROPERTY 
OWNED BY KDF MISMANAGED BY DPM. 
WAS TOLD THIS WAS ALSO 
RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNCIL 
TO IN ESSENCE FIRE VPM AS A 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY AT THESE TWO 
PROPERTIES.  MY NEIGHBORS AND I 
HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO 
DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS.  
RODENTS, ROACHES, TERMITES, 
ANTS, NOT JUST RATS BUT MICE AS 
WELL.  IN THE PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT, BRENDA LOZANO, TOLD 
MY NEIGHBOR TO GET A. WE'VE 
BEEN SUBJECTED TO MOLD, WE HAVE 
BEEN SUBJECTED TO ASBESTOS 
EXPOSURE.  YOU NAME IT AND WE 
HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO A. THEY 
SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO 
CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND DO 
BUSINESS IN SAN JOSE.  THEY DO 
NOTHING TO FURTHER THE AGENDA 
THAT KDF HAS OUTLINED ON THEIR 
WEBSITE WITH REFERENCE TO 
INTEGRITY AND SUSTAINABLE LOW 
INCOME APARTMENTS AND ALL THESE 
WONDERFUL THINGS THEIR WEBSITE 
SAYS.  AND IN THEY HAVE THE 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT DOES 
NOT DO ANYTHING TO FULFILL IT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : I'M SORRY.  
YOU ARE OUT OF TIME, BUT WE ARE 
ONLY CONSIDERING ÃTHIS IS ONLY 
TO ONE COMPLEX.  AND OF THE 
HOUSING DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF 
THE MANAGEMENT ISSUES OF THE 
OTHER ONE.  AND SO PERHAPS IT 
PWOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE 
SOMEONE FROM THE HOUSING 
DEPARTMENT PROVIDE A CONTACT?  
>> AND THINK WE CAN FOLLOW UP.  
>> YOU NAME THE DATE AND TIME 
AND I WILL BE HERE.  WITH 
PICTURES TO SHARE HOW BAD IT IS 
OUT THERE.  AND LIVE THIS 
DISGUSTING LIFE, COURTESY OF 
VPM.
>> THAT IS ONE OF THE ITEMS IN 
THIS AGREEMENT IS ABOUT THE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY.  I 
DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO 
ADDRESS THAT ISSUE?  THE CITIES 
REQUIREMENT AROUND THE PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT.  
>> SO THE REQUIREMENT THAT IS 
PART OF THIS PARTICULAR 
AGREEMENT IS THE DEVELOPER 
OWNER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY AT 
THIS PARTICULAR SITE.  BUT 
AGAIN, THE AGREEMENT IS 
SPECIFIC TO THIS PROJECT IN 
THIS DEVELOPMENT.  AND SO IT 
DOESN'T REALLY CROSS TO YOUR 
DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT FOX 
TAIL.  
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  THANK 
YOU, JACKIE.  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  NAME IS 
MARIA.  I LIVE IN D5 AND I'M A 
MEMBER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD 
ASSOCIATION AND I'M HERE TO 
SUPPORT VALLEY POMES.  AT FOX 
DALE LIKE VALLEY POMES, OUR 
ATTENDANCE WITH UNPROFESSIONAL 
AND ABUSIVE MANAGEMENT, POOR 
ATTENDANCE SCREENING AND IN 
ADEQUATE SECURITY.  THESE ARE 
JUST SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHTED 
ISSUES.  YOU MAY SAY THESE 
ISSUES ARE JUST VALLEY POMES OR 
FOX DALE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, FOR 
THE CASALE COMMUNITY, THESE 
ISSUES CONTRIBUTED TO A VERY 
UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT.  NOT ONLY 
DO WE HEAR THE FREQUENT 
GUNSHOTS, SEE SAN JOSE POLICE
HELICOPTER , HERE THE SIRENS.  
BUT MANY TIMES WE ARE UNABLE TO 
GET OUR HOMES ON THE STREETS 
GET LOCKED.  IN 2018, WE 
EXPERIENCED A GANG RELATED 
SHOOTING WE ARE FIVE GANG 
MEMBERS WERE INJURED.  IN 
ADDITION OF THE BOX OF OXTAIL 
APARTMENT, WE HAVE TWO OPEN 
STREET BARS.  THESE BARS ARE
CONTINUOUSLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS 
AND AT THIS BAR THERE IS NO 
SHORTAGE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.  
NEIGHBORS HAVE REPEATEDLY 
COMPLAINED .  WE ARE FED UP.  
TODAY WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO 
SUPPORT US IN OLD KDF 
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NEGLIGENCE. 
WE ARE ASKING THE IMPLEMENT THE 
NECESSARY CHANGES NEEDED TO 
RESTORE THE SAFETY OF OUR 
COMMUNITY.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MARY 
LICCARDO, COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA 
AND ALL THOSE PRESENT SPIRIT MY 
NAME IS ANGEL AND I'M A STUDENT 
AND I LIVE AT VALLEY POMES THE 
RATE AT VALLEY POMES, THE 
MAJORITY OF FAMILIES HAVE KIDS 
AND TEENAGERS.  OUR GOAL IS TO 
MAKE SURE OUR KIDS AND 
TEENAGERS CAN LIVE A HAPPY AND 
SAFE LIFE AND ACHIEVE THEIR 
DREAMS.  PROVIDING A SOCCER 
FIELD WILL HELP THEM WITH THIS 
OBJECTIVE FOR VARIOUS REASONS.  
VALLEY POMES IS A PLACE KNOWN 
TO HAVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING 
GANGS AND OUR CONCERN IS OUR 
CHILDREN WILL EITHER BE 
INFLUENCED TO JOIN GANGS OR BE 
VICTIMS OF GANG RELATED 
ACTIVITIES.  HAVING A SOCCER 
FIELD WILL ALLOW OUR CHILDREN 
TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM 
GANGS AND INSTEAD PARTICIPATE 
IN A SAFER ACTIVITY.  ANOTHER 
REASON IS WE WANT OUR KIDS TO 
BE ACTIVE AND HEALTHY.  SO A 
SOCCER FIELD WILL GIVE THEM THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE EVERY 
DAY.  IT WILL HELP OUR KIDS 
BECOME HEALTHY KIDS AND NOT BE 
AT RISK OF SUFFERING DISEASES 
CAUSED BY LACK OF EXERCISE BUT 
FINALLY, HAVING A SOCCER FIELD 
WILL ALLOW KIDS TO MAKE NEW 
CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
GREAT JOB.  THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  THANK YOU FOR COMING 
FORWARD.  [ CLAPPING ] 
[SPANISH] 
>> GOOD EVENING.  I AM 
OPERATION THE LIVES IN VALLEY 
POMES AND I AM A MEMBER OF 
VALLEY POMES UNITED, WHICH IS 
SOMETHING WE CALL THE LITTLE 
SCHOOL AND IS A RESOURCE CENTER 
THAT ALLOWS US TO GET EDUCATED. 
[SPANISH] THE CHANGES WE WANT 
OUR CHANGES IN THE WAY THE 
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLACES 
HANDLING THINGS.  THAT'S IT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  AFTER OUR NEXT 
SPEAKER RITA, RAYMOND AND 
ANDREA.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>> GOOD EVENING MARY LICCARDO, 
COUNCILMEMBERS.  MY NAME IS 
MARY LOU.  I HAVE FAMILYAND 
LIVE IN VALLEY POMES.  
>> .[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: PROJECT DOES NOT 
ALLOW US TO USE A COMMUNITY 
CENTER OR VALLEY POMES FOR OUR 
EVENTS OR FOR OUR PROGRAMS, 
WHICH BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. 
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: THE PROJECT IS 
IN THE REQUIREMENTS.  WE HAVE 
PRESENTED A LOT OF PROGRAMS AND 
A LOT OF THINGS FOR THE 
COMMUNITY, BUT THEY HAVE NOT 
ALLOWED THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T 
COMPLY WITH ALL THE REQUISITES.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: THEY HAVE A LOT 
OF REQUIREMENTS.  SOME OF THEM 
ARE THEY HAVE TO HAVE $1 
MILLION OF INSURANCE IN DAMAGES 
AND 3 MILLION OF COVERAGE OF 
ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AND THEY HAVE 
THE NIGHT THAT WE HAVE THE 
COMMUNITY CENTER, A LEGEND WE 
DON'T HAVE AN INSURANCE THAT 
WOULD PROTECT US.  AND ALSO 
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TIME 
RESERVED IN THEIR CALENDAR.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>> THAT'S THE REASON WHY VALLEY 
POMES UNITED WE HAVE HAD TO GET 
TOGETHER ON THE GRASS NEXT TO 
THE SWIMMING POOL.  WOULD EVER 
WE CAN HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
WELCOME.  
>> A LOW.  I LIVE AT THE VALLEY 
POMES APARTMENTS.  I HAVE BEEN 
THERE FOR 10 YEARS.  HERE'S THE 
PROBLEM I SEE.  BETWEEN THE 
IRVINE OFFICE IN IRVINE AND OUR 
COMPLEX, OR OFFICE, THERE IS NO 
COMMUNICATION.  THEY DON'T TALK 
TO EACH OTHER AND THEY PUT UP 
THE SILLY RULES AND THEY ARE 
NOT FOLLOWING WHAT THEY ARE 
DOING.  MY HOUSE LOOKS LIKE MY 
GARAGE BECAUSE I HAVE NINE FOOT 
BUT 24 FOOT BALCONY I CAN'T PUT 
ANYTHING ON.  I HAVE RODENTS IN 
MY HOUSE THEY FAILED TO DEAL 
WITH.  AND WAS TOLD TWO WEEKS 
AGO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO 
ERADICATE LIGHT RAT PROBLEM.  
AND GETTING READY TO GO TO 
HOUSING ON THIS GOOD HOUSING 
AUTHORITY.  GOING TO GO TO FAIR 
HOUSING AND GET THIS DONE AND 
TAKE THEM TO COURT.  OTHERWISE 
THEY HIRED INCOMPETENT AND 
UNPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE WHO DON'T 
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.  I 
HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UP IN THEIR 
STUFF IN THE FRONT OFFICE 
BECAUSE THEY ARE UNTRAINED.  I 
AM ON SECTION 8 AND THEY DON'T 
EVEN KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH 
SECTION 8 PEOPLE.  I HAVE BEEN 
CAUGHT WITH IT ALMOST IN AN
EVICTION BECAUSE OF THAT.  IF 
SOMETHING IS DONE AND THEY WANT 
TO KEEP HIRING PROFESSIONAL 
PEOPLE , THAT WILL BE UP TO 
THEM, BUT THEY WILL GET SUED 
FOR IT.  THEY NEED TO FIX THIS. 
IF THEY ARE GOING TO 
COMMUNICATE BETWEEN THE TWO 
OFFICES, THEY NEED TO GET THAT 
CLEAR.  I AM BEING TOLD ONE 
THING FROM ONE OFFICE AND 
ANOTHER THING FROM ANOTHER.
>>Sam Liccardo : YOU, SIR.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: GOOD EVENING 
EVERYONE.  WHEN HE WAS GOING TO 
LOSE WEIGHT AND I LIVE IN THE 
VALLEY POMESAPARTMENTS.
>> .[SPANISH] 
>> I AM HERE BECAUSE I FEEL WE 
NEED MORE SECURITY TO PROTECT 
OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE THERE 
HAVE BEEN A LOT OF INCIDENTS 
WITH THEFT, FIRES AND GUNSHOTS. 
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: THE SECURITY WE 
HAVE RIGHT NOW HAS ONLY BEEN 
FOCUSING IN GOING TO CARS THAT 
ARE PARKED WITHOUT STICKERS AND 
MOVING THE CARS WHEN THEY ARE 
WAITING FOR SOME FAMILY 
MEMBERS.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: THE SAFETY 
OFFICERS THAT ARE THERE ARE 
THERE JUST TO BOTHER US 
WHENEVER WE ARE COMING WITH OUR 
GROCERIES FROM THE STORES.  AND 
DOING THINGS THAT DON'T REQUIRE 
MORE THAN 10 MINUTES.  AND THEY 
JUST TALKED TO US IN A RUDE 
MANNER.  THEY ARE NOT THERE TO 
PROTECT US, THEY ARE JUST THERE 
TO HARASS US.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AND THEY DO NOT 
HAVE ÃTHEY CONSIDER THEY DON'T 
HAVE AN AREA FOR VISITORS OR 
FOR UNLOADING THINGS FROM OUR 
CARS.  AND THEY SHOULD CONSIDER 
THIS BECAUSE WE CANNOT EVEN 
ALLOW OUR FAMILIES OR FRIENDS 
TO COME AND VISIT.  WE CANNOT 
ALLOW THEM TO USE OUR CARPORTS 
OR PLACES TO PARK BECAUSE THEY 
WOULD TELL THEM AWAY.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
THANK YOU.  
>> AND WE DON'T HAVE PARKING 
AROUND THE COMPLEX EITHER.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: GOOD EVENING MR. 
MAYOR AND ALL COUNCILMEMBERS 
PRESENT HERE.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: THANK YOU FOR 
GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE 
HERE TODAY.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: WE ARE MEMBERS 
OF THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING 
OUR COMMUNITY IN CREATING 
RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTHY 
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NEIGHBORS 
AND SUPPORTING BETWEEN EACH 
OTHER.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AND FOR THAT 
REASON WE ARE REQUESTING THE 
EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY 
CENTER THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW 
AND OF THE OTHER SPACE WE HAVE 
ON THE PROPERTY.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: BECAUSE WHEREVER 
OUR ASSOCIATION HAS THE GENERAL 
MEETING AND WE NEED A SPACE FOR 
THE COMMUNITY OR ANY OTHER 
ACTIVITY OR CLASSESFOR THE 
COMMUNITY .>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: WE DON'T HAVE 
ENOUGH SPACE BECAUSE ALL THE 
ADULTS ARE TOGETHER WITH THE 
CHILDREN.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AND THEY ARE 
ASSIGNED TO A SMALL TABLE AND 
THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FUN
ACCORDING TO THEIR AGE .
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Raul Peralez : BESIDES, 
SOMETIMES WE ARE REQUIRED TO 
SPEAK ABOUT TOPICS THEY SHOULD 
NOT BE LISTENING TO.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: WE ARE SURE THAT 
BY REQUESTING THIS EXPANSION 
THIS WILL MAKE A CHANGE IN OUR 
COMMUNITY.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : WELCOME.  
>> HELLO.  I AM ALSO A RESIDENT 
OF VALLEY POMES APARTMENTS 2 TO 
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THE REASON 
WHY I'M WRITING THIS IS TO 
SUPPORT AND ATHLETICS AND 
RECOMMENDING YOU NEED 
ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL 
ACTIVITIES TO SET GOALS IT 
WANTS YOUNG ATHLETIC START 
SETTING GOALS, THEY WILL 
IMPROVE THEMSELVES AND THEIR 
COMMUNITY.  PLEASE PROVIDE A 
SOCCER FIELD THEY CAN BE 
ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES THAT WILL 
HELP THEM EXCEL IN LIFE.  BY 
HAVING A SOCCER FIELD, STUDENTS 
WILL IMPROVE THEIR GRADES AND 
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO EARN 
SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN THE 
SOCCER FIELD WILL GIVE THEM THE 
PATIENT TO HAVE BETTER GRADES 
EACH DAY SO THEY CAN ALSO PLAY 
THEIR FAVORITE GAME.  AT THE 
SAME TIME, PLEASE HELP THEM 
WITH SCHOLARSHIPS SO THEY CAN 
HELP THEIR FAMILIES.  THERE ARE 
MANY LOW INCOME STUDENTS WHO 
NEED SCHOLARSHIPS SO THEY CAN 
HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO ATTEND THE 
UNIVERSITY AND BE ABLE TO 
ACHIEVE THEIR DESIRED FUTURE.  
PLEASE HELP THE COMMUNITY BY 
PROVIDING A SOCCER FIELD TO 
IMPROVE STUDENTS LIVES AND MAKE 
SAN JOSE A GREAT CITY, WHICH 
WILL ALSO LOWER THE RATES OF 
THE CONCERNS OF SAFETY.  THANK 
YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
CLAUDIA GONZALES FOLLOWED BY 
ANGIE, TERESA, BRIAN AND SUE 
SHUT THE.  [SPANISH] 
>> GOOD EVENING LICCARDO AND 
BECAUSE MEMBERS OF SAN JOSE.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: MY NAME IS MARY 
AND I'M ONE OF THE PROMOTERS OF 
VALLEY POMES UNITED.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: THE COMMUNITY OF 
VALLEY POMES IN MY FAMILY AND I 
ARE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY 
FOR 25 YEARS.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AND WANT TO 
SHARE MY EXPERIENCE AS A RENTER 
IN VALLEY POMES.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Raul Peralez : 
>>Interpreter: I HAVE MANY 
EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN 
VERY PLEASANT.  
>>.[SPANISH].  
>>Interpreter: WITH THE 
ADMINISTRATION, ESPECIALLY WITH 
THE MANAGER.  
>>.[SPANISH].  
>>Interpreter: SOME OF THE 
THINGS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 
AND THEY HAVEN'T SOLD ANYTHING. 
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: IN SPITE OF THE 
MANY TIMES I HAVE ASKED FOR 
HELP.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: MY STILL HAS A 
LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.  
HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS FOR A 
LONG TIME.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AND IT CONVERTS 
MY HOME INTO A DANGEROUS ÃFIRE 
DANGER PLACE.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: ONE TIME AND 
EVEN DAMAGED A POT COVERED IT 
OPENED A HOLE IN THE POT AND 
THEY HAVEN'T SOLD ANYTHING.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AND MY 
REFRIGERATOR ALSO HAS A LEAKAGE 
AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING 
ABOUT THIS BUT THEY HAVEN'T 
DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  [ CLAPPING ] 
WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  MY NAME IS 
ALLIE AND I WILL BE SPEAKING ON 
BEHALF OF MY MOTHER WHO 
UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T BE HERE 
TO SPEAK SHE WASN'T FEELING 
WELL.  
>>Sam Liccardo : I'M SORRY.
>> I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN VALLEY 
POMES FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.  EVER 
SINCE WE HAVEN'T GOT IN NEW 
BLINDS, NEW STOVE IN THE 
REFRIGERATORS.  OUR BATHROOMS 
ARE IN NO CONDITION OF USE FOR 
OUR FAMILY.  MY MOTHER, WHO IS 
REALLY GOOD AT COOKING EVER 
SINCE I COULD REMEMBER, HAD AN 
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 
STOVE WHERE THE STOVETOP WERE 
CATCHING IN THE FLAMES.  WE 
SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AND THEIR 
RESPONSE WAS WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW 
TO COOK.  THERE ARE ALSO 
PROBLEMS WITH ROACHES AROUND 
THE HOUSE SO WE ARE ALWAYS 
CLEANING EVERY DAY AND NIGHT WE 
WENT TO THE MANAGER AGAIN AND 
THEY JUST SAID IT IS BECAUSE OF 
THE WAY WE LIVE.  AND HONESTLY, 
WE HAVE FELT HARASSED AND VERY 
UNCOMFORTABLE IN OUR OWN HOME.  
AND FOR OUR FAMILY WE WANT THE 
BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN.  IN THE 
PLACE WE LIVE IN WE FEEL LIKE 
IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE ASK 
FOR MORE SECURITY MEASURES.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  [ CLAPPING ] 
WELCOME.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: GOOD EVENING TO 
ALL THE PEOPLE PRESENT HERE.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: MY NAME IS 
CLAUDIA AND I HAVE LIVED IN THE 
APARTMENTSFOR TO AND HALF 
YEARS.
>> .[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: I AM A MEMBER OF 
VALLEY POMES UNITED.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: TODAY I AM HERE 
BEFORE YOU TO SPEAK ABOUT THE 
IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING A SOCCER 
FIELD IN THE COMMUNITY.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: I STARTED 
PLAYING SOCCER THREE YEARS AGO.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: WHEN I CAME TO 
THE COMMUNITY I NOTICED A LOT 
OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN 
PLAY SOCCER.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AND THEY DO IT 
USING THE TENNIS COURT.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: CONSIDER IT IS 
VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT IS NOT 
IN GOOD CONDITION.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: UNFORTUNATELY 
OUR COMMUNITY.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: IS INVOLVED WITH 
GANGS.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter:OUR PLAN IS TO 
HAVE A SOCCER FIELD .
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: TO CREATE TEAMS 
OF GIRLS AND BOYS AND YOUNG 
PEOPLE.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: OF A COMMUNITY 
AND PARTICIPATE IN LEAGUES AND 
TOURNAMENTS.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: SPORTS ARE A WAY 
OF KEEPING OUR CHILDREN AND OUR 
YOUTH AWAY FROM THE INFLUENCE 
OF GANGS.
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: WE KNOW WE HAVE 
TALENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE 
WANT TO SUPPORT IT.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AFTER SAYING 
THIS, I WANT TO COMPROMISE 
MYSELF TO PARTICIPATE LEADING 
THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 
IN OUR COMMUNITY.  
>>.[SPANISH] 
>>Interpreter: AND AS A FINAL 
POINT, I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER 
THIS WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR 
DECISION.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
WELCOME.  
>> I APOLOGIZE.  AND THINK 
YOU'RE HERE FOR THE 10.3.  
>>Sam Liccardo : I CALLED YOU 
ON THE WRONG ITEM.  I BELIEVE 
GABRIELLA.  IS GABRIELLA 
WELCOME.  I THINK YOU ARE OUR 
LAST SPEAKER IF ANYONE ELSE 
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.  WELCOME.  
>> GOOD EVENING.  I'M HERE ON 
BEHALF OF MY NIECE WHO GREW UP 
HERE.  I DID NOT GROW UP YOU.  
SHE LIVED THERE FOR 11 YEARS.  
AND WANTED TO SHARE AN ARTICLE 
WRITTEN BY A YOUNG LADY.  AND 
WAS HER EXPERIENCE GROWING UP 
IN VALLEY POMES.  I WANTED TO 
TALK ABOUT ATTACHMENT B THAT 
SPOKE ABOUT EXPANDING EXISTING 
RESOURCES.  THERE IS NO PLAN OR 
STRATEGY THAT SAYS HOW THESE 
RESOURCES ARE GOING TO BE 
EXPANDED THERE IS ALSO NO 
BUDGET.  SO MY IDEAS I HAD FOR 
SERVICES INCLUDED THE NATIONAL 
COMPADRE NETWORK, WHICH FOCUS 
ON HEALTH, TRAUMA, HEALING, 
FATHERHOOD AND FAMILY VIOLENCE. 
IS A, CONSISTENT LAW SERVICES 
SUCH AS SIRENS AND LAW 
FOUNDATION THAT WILL HELP 
EDUCATE TENANTS ON THEIR RIGHTS 
AND IMMIGRATION RIGHTS.  NEXT 
DOOR SOLUTIONS THAT CAN HELP 
WOMEN WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
ISSUES.  AND ALSO LAST BUT NOT 
LEAST, ENHANCE ART AND 
CREATIVITY.  THIS WILL HELP 
INSTILL STRENGTH IN THE 
COMMUNITY, AND STILL WRITE AND 
PRESERVE CULTURE.  THINK A 
PARTNERSHIP WITH SILICON VALLEY 
WOULD GIVE THE COMMUNITY AN 
OUTLET FOR VIDEOGRAPHY OR 
PHOTOJOURNALISM OR CREATIVE 
WRITING TO EXPRESS THEIR 
EXPERIENCES GROWING UP YOU.  
THIS ARTICLE I SHARED WITH YOU 
GUYS IS VERY SIMPLE.  BUT IT IS 
POWERFUL.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  I 
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR 
COMING TO SPEAK IN SHARING YOUR 
VIEWS ABOUT HOW IT IS GOING IN 
THE COMMUNITY.  OBVIOUSLY IS 
NOT GOING WELL.  AND THINK 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA IN THE 
WHOLE COUNSEL IS EARING THAT 
LOUD AND CLEAR AND I APPRECIATE 
YOUR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT.  
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza : I BELIEVE MY 
COLLEAGUE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK 
FIRST.  
>>Chappie Jones : IS THERE A 
REPRESENTATIVE FROM KDF HERE?  
CAN I ASK YOU TO COME UP TO THE 
PODIUM, PLEASE?  IF YOU COULD 
INTRODUCE YOURSELF.>> AND 
MARK.  AND A PRINCIPAL WITH THE 
DEVELOPER.  
>>Chappie Jones : THE REASON 
WHY I ASKED YOU TO COME UP IS 
BESIDES ALL THE TESTIMONY WE 
HAVE HEARD, I HAVE SOME 
SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT THE 
MANAGEMENT OF YOUR ORGANIZATION 
AND HOW YOU MANAGER PROPERTIES. 
I HAVE TWO OF YOUR PROPERTIES 
IN MY DISTRICT.  ONE IS A 
REGENCY SQUARE APARTMENTS ON 
EDEN.  AND WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS 
TENANTS WHO HAVE COME TO MY 
OFFICE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED 
COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS.  WE 
HAVE HAD AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE 
MEET IN OUR OFFICE WITH OUR 
PROJECT HOPE TEAM THEY HAVE 
EXPRESSED COMPLAINTS AND 
CONCERNS AS EXTREME AS TO 
LITTLE GIRLS WERE LOCKED UP IN 
A ROOM BY MAINTENANCE STAFF TO 
DISCIPLINE THEM.  AT TIMES 
PEOPLE WERE BLAMED FOR DAMAGES 
AND CHARGED FOR REPAIRS, 
ALTHOUGH APPLIANCES WERE 10 
YEARS LESS.  PEOPLE WERE AFRAID 
TO REQUEST HELP BECAUSE THEY 
WERE AFRAID YOU WERE GOING TO 
BE CHARGED OR EVICTED.  
MANAGEMENT REQUESTED PROVIDE 
MANAGEMENT WITH A BLANK 
CASHIERS CHECK TO PAY FOR 
REPAIRS WITH NO RECEIPT GIVEN.  
THERE IS A PERCEPTION LATINO 
TENANTS ARE BEING TREATED 
DIFFERENTLY.  MAINTENANCE STAFF 
WALKED INTO A GIRLS ROOM WHILE 
SHE WAS CHANGING UNANNOUNCED.  
MAINTENANCE STAFF BULLIED A 
YOUNG 13-YEAR-OLD BOY AND 
CALLED HIM DEGRADING NAMES IN 
FRONT OF FRIENDS AND TOLD HIS 
FRIENDS NOT TO PLAY WITH HIM.  
I CAN GO ON AND ON AND ON.  I 
HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT 
WERE LODGED AGAINST YOUR 
COMPLEX.  MY OFFICE DID RESPOND 
TO THOSE PRECEDENTS.  WE MET 
WITH YOUR SUPERVISOR BACK IN 
AUGUST AND WE CONTINUE TO 
RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS 
THAT THE TENANTS FEEL LIKE 
THEIR COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS 
HAVE NOT BEEN RESPONDED TO.  
AND THAT REALLY GIVES ME PAUSE 
TO EVEN CONSIDER GIVING YOU 
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MANAGE 
ANY PROPERTIES OR HAVE A 
RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
ANY PROPERTIES JUST BECAUSE OF 
THE PROPERTIES IN MY DISTRICT.  
AND I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS 
STORIES FROM THE RESIDENTS WHO 
CAME OUT AND SPOKE TODAY.  I'M 
SURE YOU WILL HEAR OTHER 
STORIES FROM MY COLLEAGUES WHO 
HAVE PROPERTIES IN THEIR 
DISTRICTS.  SO I JUST HAVE TO 
ASK YOU, WHY SHOULD WE GIVE YOU 
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO 
MANAGE THE PROPERTY AT VALLEY 
POMES?  
>> WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE SAME 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHO VPM IS 
BEING REFERRED TO IN ALL THESE 
COMPLAINTS FOR 20 YEARS NOW.  
IT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR 
US.  IT HAS BEEN VERY RECENT 
THERE HAS BEEN A WHOLE HOST OF 
COMPLAINTS AND IT HAS BEEN A 
RISE OF THIS IN THE LAST COUPLE 
OF YEARS.  IT IS NEW TO US.  
THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT 
CAME UP AT THE FOX DALE 
APARTMENT THAT SURPRISED US.  
WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS THOSE. 
WE HAVE AGREED IN THIS PROJECT 
TO REPLACE VPM WHEN WE HEARD 
THE COMPLAINTS.  IF WE CAN'T 
FIND SOME OTHER WAY OF FIXING 
IT, SUPPOSE IT WOULD BE 
REPLACING OTHER PROJECTS.  BUT 
WOULD LIKE TO FIND A WAY TO FIX 
WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS.  WE 
WORKED WITH THEM A LONG TIME, 
WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE CITY 
FOR A LONG TIME AND THIS IS A 
VERY NEW RUSH OF ISSUES.  I 
DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THAT. 
PERHAPS THERE IS SOMETHING IN 
STAFFING WE NEED TO ADDRESS 
THAT WE WEREN'T MADE AWARE OF.  
I'M SORRY, WHAT?  SO I WAS 
SAYING I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS 
SOMETHING AND OUR STAFFING WITH 
MANAGEMENT FROM THEIR SIDE THAT 
NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND NEEDS 
TO BE ADDRESSED.  THESE ARE 
COMPLAINTS I AM NOT AWARE OF.  
LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE HAD A VERY 
GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.  
WE ARE WILLING TO WORK AND TRY 
TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.  I 
DON'T LIKE BEING IN THIS 
POSITION.  THIS MAKES US LOOK 
BAD, WE DON'T WANT TO BE A BAD 
CORPORATE CITIZEN.  WE HAVEN'T 
BEEN IN THAT POSITION UNTIL 
VERY RECENTLY AND IT IS NOT A 
GOOD FEELING.  WOULD LIKE TO 
RECTIFY THESE THINGS.  WE HAVE 
HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS, 
REQUESTS WITH REGARD TO VALLEY 
POMES.  I THINK WE HAVE 
ADDRESSED ALL OF THEM.  WE 
AGREED TO REPLACE PROJECT 
ACCESS.  THAT IS NUMBER ANOTHER 
PROVIDER WE HAVE HAD FOR MANY 
YEARS THAT HAVE A GREAT 
REPUTATION OR HAS IN THE PAST.  
WAS JUST 12 WANT TO GO WHERE WE 
WERE REQUESTED BY THE CITY TO 
PUT PROJECT ACCESS IN THE FOX 
DALE APARTMENT BECAUSE THEY 
WERE DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB AND 
HAVE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS NOW 
IS A BIG SURPRISE TO US.  WE 
ARE TRYING TO REACT AND WE 
UNFORTUNATEY HAVE TO MOVE 
QUICKLY AND WHITE THIS HAS BEEN 
SO DIFFICULT O NEGOTIATE 
BECAUSE WE HAVE HANDLED IT SO 
FAST.  WE THINK WE'VE RESPONDED 
TO YOUR REQUESTS, WE'VE AGREED 
TO DO EVERYTHING YOU ASKED IN 
THE MOST RECENT ROUND OF 
REQUESTS.  WE ARE BUILDING A 
NEW BUILDING TO PROVIDE 
ADDITIONAL SERVICES, WE AGREED 
TO GET A NEW SERVICE PROVIDER, 
WE ARE GETTING NEW MANAGEMENT.  
WE HAVE SEEN ALL THE SECURITY 
REQUIREMENTS.  WAS A BIT 
DIFFICULT BUT WE HAVE COME TO 
AN AGREEMENT WE BELIEVE.  WILL 
RETURN WHERE WE HEARD THE OTHER 
REQUESTS REGARDING LIGHTING AND 
FENCING AND WE ARE ADDRESSING 
THOSE.  WE ARE TRYING TO DO 
WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE IT WORK 
AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH 
THE SUBSIDY WE DON'T WANT TO 
SEE GO AWAY.  I HOPE YOU WILL 
LET US MOVE FORWARD AND DO THIS 
SO WE CAN IMPROVE THE PROPERTY.
>>Chappie Jones : DO YOU HAVE 
FOR THE DIRECTRESPONSIBILITY 
OVER THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY ?  
>> WE DO NOT ON THE MANAGEMENT 
COMPANIES.  
>>Chappie Jones : DO YOU HAVE 
RESPECT DIRECT RESPONSE ABILITY 
OVERSEEN THOSE COMPANIES?  IS 
YOUR POSITION, ARE YOU IN A 
POSITION OF RESPONSE ABILITY TO 
OVERSEE.
>> THE MANAGEMENT COMPANIS 
THEMSELVES?  I SUPPOSE I WOULD 
BE THE FIRST LINE OF THAT 
COMMUNICATION.  
>>Chappie Jones : DO YOU EVER 
HAVE AN OCCASION TO GO OUT AND 
INSPECT THE PROPERTIES OR TALK 
TO THE RESIDENT?  
>> VERY RARELY DO IT TALK TO 
RESIDENTS.  WE DO INSPECT THE 
PROPERTIES.  
>>Chappie Jones : AGAIN, I HAVE 
SOME MAJOR CONCERNS AND I ALSO 
HAVE CONCERNS ABOVE AND BEYOND 
JUST THE ONE COMPLEX WE ARE 
DISCUSSING TONIGHT.  BUT YOUR 
MANAGEMENT OF ALL THE 
PROPERTIES YOU HAVE IN SAN JOS
 
.  I WANT TO HAVE A FURTHER 
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET 
THOSE OTHER PROPERTIES MANAGED 
PROPERLY AND UP TO THE 
STANDARDS OF WHAT WE HOPE TO 
HAVE VALLEY POMES UP TO.  MY 
ANTICIPATION IS WE WILL HAVE 
THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE BASED 
ON INFORMATION WE ARE GETTING 
FROM OUR RESIDENTS IN THE
TENANTS , THAT IS A SITUATION 
THAT IS NOT TOLERABLE AND IT 
CANNOT CONTINUE.  I JUST WANT 
TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT.  AND 
THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA?  
>>Maya Esparza : I BELIEVE WE 
HAVE ONE MORE PERSON.  
>>Sam Liccardo : I AM HAPPY TO 
GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER ARENAS OR 
CARRASCO.  BOTH OF INDICATED 
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : THANK 
YOU FOR STAYING THERE BECAUSE I 
WAS GOING TO CALL YOU RIGHT 
BACK UP.  I AM THE 
COUNCILMEMBER THAT REPRESENTS 
THE DISTRICT WHERE FOX DALE IS. 
A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO 
MENTION.  OF COURSE THE 
RESIDENTS CONCERNS ARE A BIG 
RED FLAG FOR US, ESPECIALLY AS 
WE ARE GOING TO DECIDE WHETHER 
OR NOT WE WILL VOTE ON THE 
SPIRIT I AM CURRENTLY NOT 
INCLINED TO APPROVE IT.  AND I 
WILL TELL YOU WHY.  THE SIDE 
WITHTHE RESIDENTS HAVE BROUGHT 
UP, MY COUNSEL : BECAUSE 
BROUGHT UP A LOT OF OTHER 
ISSUES.  LOCKING YOUNG CHILDREN 
IN A ROOM OR A CLOSET IS 
CRIMINAL.  FIRST OF ALL.  BUT 
SOME OF THE OTHER PRACTICES ARE 
NOT JUST EXCLUSIVE TO VALLEY 
PALMS THE COMPLEX VICE MAYOR 
WAS REFERRING TO.  WE HAVE THE 
SAME THING.  I AM SURPRISED 
WHEN YOU SAY YOU HAD A 25 YEAR 
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND YOU HAVE 
ONLY YET HEARD OF SOME OF THESE 
COMPLAINTS A FEW YEARS AGO.  
SINCE DAY ONE WHEN I WALKED 
INTO THE OFFICE, WE'VE BEEN 
TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF YOU AND 
THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TO MAKE 
CHANGES REGARDING SECURITY, 
REGARDING FENCING WHICH STILL 
REMAINS BROKEN, REGARDING THE 
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RESIDENTS 
WHICH IS RARELY A POSITIVE 
EXPERIENCE.  SOME OF THE 
RESIDENTS FEEL VERY INTIMIDATED 
BY YOUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 
COMPANY.  ONE OF THE OTHERS 
THAT IS OF CONCERN TO ME, I'M 
NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY THEY ARE 
BEING CHARGED TO HAVE THEIR 
GARBAGE PICKED UP AND THROWN 
AWAY.  BUT THAT IS ANOTHER 
COMPLAINT I AM GETTING FROM
RESIDENTS .  THE DOCUMENTS THEY 
ARE SIGNING ARE ALL IN ENGLISH, 
THEY ARE NOT PROVIDED IN A 
MULTI- LANGUAGE CAPACITY.  THEY 
ARE ALL IN ENGLISH.  WE HAVE 
HAD TO BRING IN IN ORDER TO 
WORK WITH YOU BECAUSE WE WERE 
AT OUR WITS END.  WE COULDN'T 
GET IN THERE, THE COMMUNICATION 
WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED TO MY 
STAFF.  IT WOULD GO GREAT FOR A 
COUPLE MONTHS AND THEN IT WOULD 
GO DEAD.  I'M TELLING YOU, THIS 
IS SINCE I WALKED IN AND I HAVE 
BEEN ON THE SEAT FOR FIVE 
YEARS.  YOU HEARD FROM SOME OF 
THE RESIDENTS.  THEY HAVE 
TALKED ABOUT RODENTS, ROACHES, 
TERMITES, MOLD.  I HAVE GOTTEN 
COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS THEY 
SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE AND THEY 
DON'T SHOW UP AT THE TIME THEY 
ARE SUPPOSED TO, THEY SHOW UP 
AT OFF HOURS, WHICH I FIND 
DISTURBING IN AND OF ITSELF.  
THE CITY BECAUSE OF THE NEGLECT 
THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE AT FOX 
DALE APARTMENTS HAVE HAD TO 
INVEST BY PROVIDING OUR LBI 
SERVICES, MY STAFF HAS BEEN IN 
THERE, I KNOW THE D.A. OFFICE 
HAVE BEEN IN THERE, I KNOW HAD 
TO CALL IN MANY OTHER FOLKS.  I 
HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS.  I KNOW 
YOU HAVE ADDRESSED SOME OF IT 
WITH THE VICE MAYOR.  THIS HAS 
NOTHING TO DO ÃTHIS HAS 
NOTHING TO DO WITH FOX DALE BUT 
EVERYTHING TO DO WITH FOX DALE. 
IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH 
ALL THE OTHER COMPLEXES BECAUSE 
IT IS A PATTERN OF ABUSE AND 
NEGLECT.  AND SO I AM HAVING A 
DIFFICULT TIME COMING TO A YES 
VOTE ON THIS ONE.  UNLESS I CAN 
GET SOME ASSURANCES FROM YOU 
THE CONDITIONS IN FOX DALE WILL 
IMPROVE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
IN VERY VULNERABLE SITUATIONS.  
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTIMIDATED 
AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
THREATENED TO BE EVICTED OR 
HAVE THEIR RENTS RAISED.  SO AS 
WE ARE DOING WITH HIGHS IN 
CRISIS WE HAVE NEVER SEEN 
BEFORE AND COMPOUNDED BY A 
HEALTH CRISIS, I WANT TO KNOW 
HOW WE ARE GOING TO PROTECT THE 
RESIDENTS AT FOX DALE.  YOU 
HAVE THE FLOOR.  
>>Sam Liccardo : IF YOU COULD 
SPEAK OF.  I KNOW OUR 
INTERPRETER HAS BEEN HAVING A 
HARD TIME HEARING YOU.  
>> LIKE I SAID, I AM NOT SURE 
WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO FROM 
FIVE YEARS AGO.  I DO KNOW THE 
LAST COUPLE YEARS WITH REGARDS 
THERE'VE BEEN ISSUES, NO 
QUESTION ABOUT IT.  I AM NOT 
SURE WHAT THE BEST THING TO DO 
TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR OFFICE 
WOULD BE.  WE HAVE HIRED NEW 
STUFF IN OUR OFFICE TO HELP THE 
A LIAISON NEW ASSET MANAGER.  
AS FAR AS THE PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY GOES, I 
SUPPOSE THE BEST THING WE ARE 
GOING TO DO IS WE WILL BE 
HIRING A NEW MANAGEMENT 
COMPANY.  I WOULD HOPE WE WOULD 
BE ABLE TO INVOKE THOSE 
POLICIES AND THOSE ARE POLICIES 
YOU APPROVE OF THAT WE WOULD DO 
THE SAME THING AND JUST MIRROR 
THAT.  THAT WILL BE AN EXAMPLE 
YOU GUYS WANT.  LIKE I SAID, 
HERE THESE COMPLAINTS AND IT IS 
NOT AS IF ÃWE DON'T OWN THE 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, IS A 
THIRD-PARTY MANAGERS OF THESE 
COMPLAINTS DON'T COME DIRECTLY 
TO US AND WHEN A LOT OF TIMES 
WE HEAR THEM IN THIS IS A 
PRICE.  I SUPPOSE WE WILL HAVE 
TO OPEN UP COMMUNICATION FROM 
THE CITY DIRECTLY WITH OUR 
OFFICE WOULD BE THE BEST CASE 
SCENARIO, THE BEST WAY TO 
HANDLE IT.  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : I 
APPRECIATE THAT.  WE BROUGHT IN 
AN REI A YEAR AND HALF AGO TO 
START SOME WORK THERE.  WE 
DON'T BRING IN OUR LBI AND ADIA 
OFFICE FROM ONE DAY TO THE 
NEXT.  IT IS USUALLY A BILL 
THAT.  THIS CASE WAS THE FIRST 
MULTIFAMILY HOME CASE THEY 
ACCEPTED BECAUSE IT WAS SO 
SEVERE.  AND SO I APPRECIATE 
THE INTENT AND THEPROPOSITION 
OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATION .  
TO ME THIS IS MORE THAN 
IMPROVING COMMUNICATION.  IT'S 
TRULY PUTTING IN PLACE MEASURES 
THAT ARE GOING TO SAFEGUARD THE 
WELL-BEING OF MANY, HUNDREDS OF 
RESIDENTS THAT LIVE AT FOX 
DALE, HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS 
THAT LIVE IN OTHER COMPLEXES.  
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR 
COMPANY FOR THE MANAGEMENT 
COMPANY ISN'T GOING TO LOCK THE 
DOOR ON A LITTLE GIRL BECAUSE 
THEY DON'T LIKE HER BEHAVIOR. ! 
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEFEND 
THAT.
>>Magdalena Carrasco : YOU ARE 
HEARING CHILDREN HAVE BEEN 
LOCKED UP.  THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS. 
AND I DON'T GET A REACTION FROM 
YOU.
>> THERE IS NO DEFENSE FOR 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.  IT'S NOT 
THE KIND OF POLICY WE WOULD 
APPROVE.  I DON'T KNOW WHO 
WOULD DO THAT.  OBVIOUSLY THAT 
IS NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD 
APPROVE OF.  
P>>Magdalena Carrasco : I HOPE 
NOT.  I AM GOING TO HAVE TO BE 
CONVINCED TO VOTE ON THIS.  I 
KNOW THAT THIS IS AN INDUSTRY, 
BUT THIS IS SO GRAVE TO MEET IN 
TERMS OF ALL THE RED FLAGS.  I 
KNOW IT WOULD BE A GREAT 
IMPROVEMENT, BUT I AM STILL 
JUST VERY UNSETTLED BY WHAT I 
HAVE HEARD TODAY.  LET ME ASK 
YOU.  I THINK ANY VERBAL 
CONFIRMATION.  IF AND WHEN YOU 
HAVE THE BONDS APPROVED AND THE 
FUNDING IS IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND 
YOU ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, 
WHAT IS THE GUARANTEE WE HAVE 
THE NEXT MANAGEMENT COMPANY 
DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD IN A 
DIRECTION THAT WOULD HURT 
RESIDENTS.  THEY WOULD NOT BE 
INTIMIDATED OUT OF THE COMPLEX 
BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN 
ORGANIZING.  HOW DO WE KNOW 
THEY WILL BE SAFE AND WE WILL 
GET TO ENJOY A COMPLEX THAT 
NEEDS MUCH REPAIR.  SPOKE WE 
HAVE AGREED TO HIRE SOMEBODY WE 
APPROVE OF.  WE CAN'T LEAVE THE 
EXISTING MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN. 
THERE'VE BEEN A FEW RECOMMENDED 
MANAGERS.  WE ARE INTERVIEWING 
THEM AS IT IS.  WE ASKED TO 
HAVE FLEXIBILITY THERE IN THE 
EVENT THAT WE CAME TO AN 
AGREEMENT DURING WE HAVE OTHER
 
, WE HAVE INVESTORS IN LETTERS 
THAT HAVE TO APPROVE.  IF THEY 
WERE GOING TO BE SOMEBODY IN 
THE SHORTLIST, YOU WOULD HAVE 
THE RIGHT OF APPROVAL.
>>Magdalena Carrasco : THIS 
WOULD BE A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 
COMPANY USING THE OTHER 
COMPLEXES AS WELL?  
>> WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THE 
OTHER COMPLEXES.  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : NOW THAT 
YOU KNOW WHAT THE CURRENT 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY HAS 
BEEN DOING, YOU ARE HEARING IT 
FROM THE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT 
REPRESENT THE OTHER COMPLEXES.  
WHAT SAY YOU?  BUT WHAT YOU ARE 
ASKING ME IF I WILL REPLACE 
EXISTING MANAGEMENT COMPANY AT 
ALL OUR COMPLEXES?  I WOULD 
LIKE TO GIVE THEM THE ABILITY 
TO RESPOND TO THAT WHERE THERE 
IS A GROUP OF US WITH THE CITY 
AND NOT JUST HAVE A COMPLAINT 
AND REACT TO IT.  WE ARE NOT 
UNWILLING TO DO WHAT IS 
NECESSARY IN.  LIKE I SAID, I 
DON'T LIKE TO BE IN THIS 
POSITION, WE DON'T WANT TO BE A 
BAD CORPORATECITIZEN.  THERE IS 
NEGATIVE PRESS THAT MAKES US 
LOOK BAD, THIS IS ALL NEW.  WE 
HATE THIS.  WE DON'T WANT THIS 
TO CONTINUE.  BUT UNFORTUNATELY 
, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE WERE 
MADE AWARE OF MANY YEARS AGO.  
AND NOW WE ARE ADDRESSING IT.  
IT IS TOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE 
BLANKET PROMISES.  IT IS NOT 
ENTIRELY OUR DECISION.  WE HAVE 
A LOT OF PEOPLE WE HAVE TO 
SATISFY.  I UNDERSTAND THERE 
ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 
VPM.  IRONICALLY OUR INVESTORS 
AND LENDERS SEEM TO LOVE THEM.  
WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD 
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.  
SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG AND WE 
NEED TO FIX IT.  WE CAN ALWAYS 
MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IF 
WE CREATE A NEW RELATIONSHIP 
WITH SOMEBODY EVERYONE LIKES, 
PERHAPS THAT IS THE ANSWER.  
BUT RATHER THAN MAKE A BLANKET 
PROMISE ABOUT SOMETHING I CAN'T 
NECESSARILY PROMISE ON ANOTHER 
PROPERTY WHERE I DON'T HAVE THE 
ABILITY TO FORCE A CHANGE WITH 
AN INVESTOR OR A LENDER WHO MAY 
NOT HAVE GIVING THE TIME AND 
DATE TO DO SO, I RATHER HAVE A 
FORM OR WE CAN SIT AND TALK 
ABOUT IT WITH YOU, YOUR STAFF 
AND WHOEVER YOU LIKE AND GIVE 
THEM A CHANCE TO RESPOND AND 
MAYBE CHANGE THEIR POLICIES.  
IS A FEW EMPLOYEES ON THEIR 
SIDE WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN 
ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH AND DIDN'T 
NOTICE IT.  I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT 
THAT MIGHT BE.  WE ARE WILLING 
TO ADDRESS IT, BUT IT IS 
DIFFICULT FOR ME TO MAKE A 
BLANKET PROMISE TO ADDRESS 
OTHER PROPERTIES THAT HAVE 
DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE 
FINANCED IT THAT HAVE APPROVAL 
RIGHTS.  IT WOULD BE AS IF YOU 
HAD APPROVAL RIGHTS AND HAD A 
LENDER TELL ME YOU WERE FORCING 
THEM TO MAKE A CHANGE.  IT 
WOULD BE THE SAME THING ON 
THEIR SIDE.  MAKING A BLANKET 
PROMISE IS DIFFICULT.
>>Magdalena Carrasco : FAIR 
ENOUGH.  THE AGREEMENT YOU MADE 
TO CHANGE OUT THE PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT AT VALLEY PALMS, 
HOWEVER, A IMAGINING IS 
SURFACING BECAUSE OF THE 
CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN 
REPORTED.  UNTIL I AM REPORTING 
THE SAME CONCERNS.
>> WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO 
BECAUSE OF THE NEW FINANCING 
UNIT MAKING A CHANGE ALLOWS US 
ÃI CAN PROMISE TO MAKE THAT 
CHANGE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO 
GET THE APPROVAL.  I CAN GET 
PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THESE NEW 
FINANCING SOURCES NOW RIGHT 
BEFORE WE CLOSE.  KNOWING THAT 
WILL TAKE PLACE.  I CAN COMMIT 
TO YOU THAT I CAN MAKE THE 
CHANGE.  I WOULD HAVE TO GO 
BACK TO THE SAME TYPES OF FOLKS 
FROM OTHER PROJECTS AND GET 
THEIR APPROVAL TO DO SO.  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : I GUESS 
I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, IF 
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A BAD ACTOR 
WORKING FOR YOU, AND I KNOW YOU 
CAN'T MAKE A BLANKET PROMISE 
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR 
OTHER FOLKS HERE.  I GET THAT.  
BUT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE THE 
CHANGE BECAUSE THERE IS 
RECOGNITION OF THE, I WOULD 
HOPE THE REASON WHY YOU ARE 
CHANGING THEM OUT IS NOT JUST 
BECAUSE IT WILL BE A NEW 
FINANCIAL STRUCTURE OR WHAT 
HAVE YOU.  AND THIS IS JUST AN 
OPPORTUNE TIME.  RATHER BECAUSE 
YOU RECOGNIZE THIS HASN'T BEEN 
A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.  IN 
FACT, IT HAS PUT SOME IN YOUR 
RESIDENCE AT HIGH RISK, IN MY 
OPINION.  WHEN I THINK OF THOSE 
KIDS ESPECIALLY.  IF YOU KNOW 
THEY ARE BAD ACTORS, YOU ARE 
STILL INTERESTED IN GIVING THEM 
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEFEND 
THEMSELVES?  
>> FOR EXAMPLE,YOU SAID THERE 
WAS A MAINTENANCE MAN WHO 
LOCKED SOMEBODY IN A ROOM .  
MAY BE THAT PERSON NEEDS TO BE 
FIRED, AND UNDERSTAND THAT.  I 
AM NOT TRYING TO DEFEND THE 
ACTION.  BUT WHAT I'M 
SUGGESTING IS DOES THAT MEAN I 
COMMIT TO CHANGING THE 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND ALL 
THESE OTHER PROJECTS, THAT IS 
MUCH DIFFERENT THAN FIRING AN 
EMPLOYEE.  IF THERE IS A 
MAINTENANCE MAN THAT NEEDS TO 
GO, AND UNDERSTAND.  THAT IS A 
MUCH DIFFERENT THING THAN 
FIRING AN ENTIRE COMPANY.  THAT 
DOESN'T NEED APPROVAL FROM 
ANYBODY.
>>Magdalena Carrasco : DOESN'T 
IT SOUND LIKE A PATTERN TO YOU? 
>> IT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.
>>Magdalena Carrasco : HERE 
MIGHT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT 
OR A CHILD'S LOCKED UP 
SOMEWHERE, BUT THE FACT 
RESIDENT OF THE RESIDENT AFTER 
RESIDENT COMES IN, YOU HAVE 
SOMEBODY WHO SHOWS YOU 
PICTURES, I HAVE BEEN HEARING 
IT, MY STAFF HAS BEEN INVOLVED 
IN THIS.  IT DOESN'T SELECT 
ISOLATED INCIDENTS.  IT SOUNDS 
LIKE IT IS A PATTERN OF BAD 
BEHAVIOR.  YOU WOULDN'T AGREE 
WITH THAT?  
>> I'M NOT FIGHTING YOU ON THAT 
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEFEND IT.  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : I HOPE 
YOU ARE NOT IN THE POSITION TO 
DEFEND IT.  I AM HOPING YOU ARE 
IN THE POSITION TO CHANGE IT.
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
ARENAS?  
>>Sylvia Arenas : THANK YOU.  I 
DON'T HAVE ANY PROPERTIES IN MY 
DISTRICT AND I AM REALLY 
GRATEFUL I DON'T.  BUT I DO 
HAVE SOME SPILLAGE OF SOME OF 
THE PROPERTY, THE ISSUES THAT
HAPPEN ON YOUR PROPERTY SPIRIT 
SPECIFICALLY VALLEY PALMS .  I 
SHARE BOUNDARIES WITH 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA AND THE 
FOLKS WHO LIVE AT VALLEY PALMS 
COME TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER I 
REOPENED WHERE THE CITY 
REOPENED TO HAVE MEETINGS.  WHY 
WERE THE FAMILIES TOLD THEY 
COULDN'T USE THE ON-SITE 
COMMUNITY ROOM?  
>> MY UNDERSTANDING WAS IT WAS 
AN INSURANCE ISSUE.
>>Sylvia Arenas : BUT YOU 
HAVEN'T HAD AN INSURANCE ISSUE 
FOR YEARS BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN 
YOU HAVE INSURANCE ISSUES?  ARE 
YOU NOT COMPLYING WITH 
INSURANCE REQUIREMENT?  
>> I CAN'T RESPOND TO AN 
INCIDENT.  
>> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF 
DISCONTENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY 
AND PROJECT ACCESS.  BUT AT 
THIS POINT, PROJECT ACCESS HAS
AGREED THEY ARE LEAVING, WE ARE 
GOING TO FIND A NEW SERVICE 
PROVIDER .  THERE WAS A BUT THE 
DIFFICULTY IN GETTING IN 
AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY ON 
HOW THE BUILDINGS WERE GOING TO 
BE USED BECAUSE WE CAN'T ALLOW 
ANYBODY TO USE A BUILDING THAT 
COMES ON SITE.  ONCE AGAIN, WE 
ARE HELD TO A HIGHER POWER WHEN 
IT COMES TO BOOT AS FINANCES 
PROJECTS AND WE HAVE INSURANCE 
REQUIREMENTS.  THEY WERE 
DEMANDING THOSE BEHOLD.  IF 
THERE IS A SPECIFIC INCIDENT, I 
DON'T KNOW WHY IT WASN'T 
WORKING OUT.  I KNOW THEY 
WEREN'T GETTING ALONG.  IT IS 
POSSIBLE AT SOME POINT PEOPLE 
WERE GETTING ALONG AND THEY 
SAID NO AND THEY HAVE DONE 
JUSTIFICATION BUT THEY WERE 
FIGHTING AND THAT IS HOW 
PERSONALITIES REACT AT TIMES.  
WE HAVE ADDRESSED THAT AT THAT.
>> .OBJECT ACCESS IS LEAVING 
AND WE ARE BUILDING A NEW 
BUILDING SO THERE IS PLENTY OF 
ROOM.
>>Sylvia Arenas : I AM FAMILIAR 
WITH PROJECT ACCESS.  I DON'T 
LIKE REDIRECTING MY RESOURCES.  
I DON'T HAVE VERY MANY 
RESOURCES IN OUR OFFICES.  WHEN 
I REDIRECT RESOURCES MEANING MY 
STAFF HAS TO GO TO THE 
COMMUNITY CENTER, OPEN IT UP, 
CLOSE A BACKUP FROM THEM, THAT 
TAKES AWAY FROM MY RESIDENCE.  
SOME SUBSIDIZING YOUR BUSINESS 
PLAN HERE.  I'M GOING TO TELL 
BE THE OTHER WAY WE ARE 
SUBSIDIZING YOU AND YOUR 
BUSINESS.  BY THE WAY, YOUR 
EMPATHETIC RESPONSE IS NOT 
HELPING YOU.  YOU HAVE HAD NO 
EMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE.  YOU 
HAVE SAT THERE AND HEARD THE 
DIFFICULT STORIES THEY HAVE 
SHARED.  THEIR HEARTS ARE 
BROKEN.  SOME FOLKS HAVE SHARED 
VERY INTIMATE DETAILS AND I 
HAVE HEARD NO EMPATHY ON YOUR 
PART.  IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO 
BE.[ CLAPPING ] 
IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO BE A 
RESPONSIBLE ÃI FORGET WHAT THE 
WORD YOU SAID, RESPONSIBLE 
BUSINESS, I THINK LISTENING TO 
WHO PAYS YOUR RENT AND 
CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR REVENUE IS 
IMPORTANT.  SO WHEN WAS THE 
LAST TIME YOU VISITED 
PROPERTIES?  SPECIFICALLY THIS 
ONE?  
>> IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS.
>>Sylvia Arenas : OKAY.  I AM 
GOING TO SAY A VERY LONG TIME.  
BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 
25 YEARS AND YOU SAID IT HAS 
WORKED FOR YOUR BUSINESS.  BUT 
IT HASN'T WORKED FOR THE 
FAMILIES FOR YEARS.  AND YOU 
SAID THE INVESTORS LOVED THEM.  
AND THEY LOVE THEM BECAUSE YOU 
HAVE A LOT OF ÃYOU HAVE GREAT 
RETURN FOR MINIMAL INVESTMENT.  
DON'T HAVE TO FIX ANYONE'S 
WIRING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP 
ANYBODY SAFE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO 
MAKE SURE APARTMENTS DON'T HAVE 
RATS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE 
SECURITY.  THAT IS PRETTY CHEAP 
INFRASTRUCTURE THERE.  SO WHY 
WOULDN'T IT WORK FOR YOUR 
COMPANY AND FOR THAT PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY?  I REALLY 
DOUBT THAT IF YOU ARE IN 
BUSINESS FOR 25 YEARS WITH 
ANOTHER COMPANY YOU DON'T KNOW 
THEIR REPUTATION HUMAN AND 
OTHERWISE, YOU ARE TELLING ME 
YOU ARE AN IRRESPONSIBLE 
BUSINESSPERSON.  SO I WANT TO 
POINT OUT, I'M HAVING A HARD 
TIME.  I WILL BE HONEST WITH 
YOU, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD 
CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION 
AFTER LISTENING TO MY 
COLLEAGUES.  BUT I'M GOING TO 
POINT SOMETHING OUT.  WE ARE 
SUBSIDIZING THE APARTMENTS THAT 
YOU OWN BECAUSE WE HAVE WHAT IS 
CALLED PROJECT HELP.  PROJECT 
HOPE REVITALIZES A NEIGHBORHOOD 
SO WE BRING IN CODE 
ENFORCEMENT, WE BRING IN CRIME 
PREVENTION, WE BRING IN INBRED 
SERVICES, WE BRING IN PARKS AND 
WE TRY TO REBUILD THAT 
NEIGHBORHOOD.  AND THERE IS NO 
COINCIDENCE THAT YOUR 
PROPERTIES BELONG IN MANY OF 
THESEPROJECT HOPE SITES .  WE 
ARE INVESTING IN TRYING TO 
REVERSE SOME OF THE DAMAGE YOU 
ARE DOING BY HAVING A REALLY 
POOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OR A 
REALLY TERRIBLE ACTOR IN TERMS 
OF A PROPERTY MANAGER.  WE CAN 
CONTINUE TO THROW MONEY AT IT, 
BUT IN LESS YOU MAKE SOME REAL 
CHANGES, WE ARE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO DO THIS DANCE FOR 
ANOTHER 25 YEARS.  THOSE SITES, 
VALLEY PALMS IS A PROJECT HOPE 
SITE.  CATALOG IS A PROJECT 
HOPE SITE.  WHAT ELSE.  YOU 
HAVE THREE IN SEVEN TREES.  FOX 
DALE.  RIGHT HERE OFF THE BAT 
THREE A MINIMUM.  THAT MEANS 
FOR CITY OF SAN JOSE IS 
SUBSIDIZING YOUR BUSINESS AND 
HELPING YOUR TENANTS.  IT IS 
OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT 
OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT IS NOT 
OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SUBSIDIZE 
YOUR BUSINESS.  SO I DON'T KNOW 
HOW WE CAN DEAL WITH THIS.  IF 
WE CAN DO FOR THIS UNTIL SOME 
OF THESE DETAILS GET SORTED 
OUT.  BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT 
GIVING US ANY ANSWERS.  NOT 
ONLY ARE YOUR ANSWERS NOT 
ACCEPTABLE, THEY ARE APATHETIC, 
I DON'T SEE ANY GOODWILL OR 
GOOD FAITH EFFORTS IN THINKING 
YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE ANY OF 
THESE CHANGES IF THIS MOVES 
FORWARD.  SO I WOULD LIKE TO 
ASK COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA TO 
PLEASE SEE ÃI KNOW THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT 
YOUR COMMUNITY.  BUT I THINK IN 
THE LONG RUN WHAT WE WANT IS 
THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 
NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT 
NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR 
WHATEVER REQUIREMENTS NEED TO 
BE HAD.  I DON'T SEE WHY WE 
WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AT 
ALL.  EVEN IF YOU HAVE 
COMPLAINED WAS SOME OF THE 
REQUESTS THAT BEEN ASKED OF YOU 
ALREADY.  THESE OTHER 
PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT SAN JOSE 
THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO 
SUBSIDIZE FOR YOU BEYOND VALUE 
PALMS.  AND SO FOR ME, IF WE 
COULD SOMEHOW WORK THIS OUT 
OUTSIDE OF THE DAIS.  BECAUSE I 
DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY 
GOODWILL APPEARED TO MOVE THIS 
FORWARD.
>>Maya Esparza : CAN WE HOLD 
THAT THOUGHT?  I HAVE A BUNCH 
OF QUESTIONS AS WELL BEFORE WE 
CONSIDER A MOTION.
>>Sylvia Arenas : IF YOU COULD 
PLEASE CONSIDER THE RESOURCES 
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE IS 
SPENDING TO SUPPORT THIS 
COMMUNITY.  PLUS, THE POLICE 
EFFORTS WE ARE INVESTING IN 
YOUR PROPERTIES BECAUSE YOU 
HAVE LACK OF SECURITY ON SITE 
AND FROM WHAT CAPTAIN TODD 
SHOULD, NOT ADEQUATE.  SECURITY 
MEASURES ON SITE.  WE ARE TRULY 
SUBSIDIZING YOUR BUSINESS PLAN. 
AND WHY WOULDN'T YOU CONTINUE 
TO WORK THE SAME WAY YOU HAVE 
FOR 25 YEARS?  I DON'T SEE WHY 
YOU WOULD CHANGE.  THIS IS 
BENEFICIAL.  YOU ARE MAKING 
MONEY AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO 
INVEST.  BUT EVERYBODY UP HERE 
ONCE TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN 
OUR CITY AND WE WANT TO HAVE 
THIS TURNAROUND.  SO FOR NOW 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA, I WILL 
NOT BE VOTING THE PAST THIS.  
THANK YOU.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
PERALEZ?  
>>Raul Peralez : I'M SORRY, I 
MISSED YOUR NAME.
>> MY NAME IS MARK.
>>Raul Peralez : WHAT WAS YOUR 
TITLE?  
>> MANAGING MEMBER.
>>Raul Peralez : AND HOW LONG 
HAVE YOU BEEN WITH THEM?  
>> SINCE THE LATE 90S. I WAS 
ONE OF THE FOUNDERS P6 OKAY.  
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.  I 
KNOW YOU HAVE TAKEN A BARRAGE 
OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE YEARS, 
DECADES MAYBE EVEN OF ISSUES AT 
SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES.  I DO 
THINK GIVENYOUR TIME WITH THE 
COMPANY , I WOULD HOPE SOME OF 
THESE WOULD NOT BE AS 
SURPRISING AS IT SEEMS LIKE 
THEY ARE.  A LOT OF THIS HAS 
COME TO LIGHT TO ME, 
UNFORTUNATELY THROUGH SOME OF 
THE CONVERSATION AND LOOKING AT 
THE OTHER COMPLEXES THAT YOU 
OWN.  IT DOES SEEM LIKE YOU 
DELEGATE THE PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT TO THESE OTHER 
COMPANIES, WHICH POTENTIALLY 
THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MAYBE 
THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH BEFORE. 
DOES VPM MANAGEMENT MANAGE ALL 
THE PROPERTIES YOU HAVE IN SAN 
JOSE?  
>> YES.
>>Raul Peralez : THE SITE NOW 
WHAT WOULD BE HERE THROUGH THIS 
AGREEMENT?  
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>>Raul Peralez : WOULD YOU SAY 
IT IS HIS SURPRISE OR NEWS TO 
YOU IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE 
COMPLAINTS YOU ARE HEARING?  
OBVIOUSLY WHAT CAME UP IN THIS 
DISCUSSION, BUT SOME OF THE 
OTHER PROPERTIES YOU OWN?  
>> THE MAJORITY OF THE 
COMPLAINTS WE HAVE HEARD AND 
BEEN AT VALLEY PALMS AND FOX 
DALE.  WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING 
WAS IT HAS BEEN THE LAST 24 
MONTHS HAS BEEN A RASH OF 
COMPLAINTS.  PRIOR TO THAT, IT 
WAS VERY QUIET.  IT WAS 12 
MONTHS AGO WHERE ON OTHER 
PROJECTS ACCESS SITE WHERE WE 
WERE ASKED TO INSTALL PROJECT 
ACCESS SOMEWHERE ELSE AND NOW 
THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS 
ABOUTTHEM .
>>Raul Peralez : THAT IS PART 
OF VPM MANAGEMENT?  
>> THEY ARE A SERVICE PROVIDER. 
>>Raul Peralez : MY CONCERN 
WAS MORE ABOUT AROUND THE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SIDE.  VICE 
MAYOR JONES IS GONE, BUT WE GO! 
I WILL SEE IF HE CAN ANSWER A 
QUESTION FOR ME.  I WAS CURIOUS 
AS REGARDS TO THE ISSUE HE WAS 
BRINGING UP OVER IN HIS 
DISTRICT AS WELL.  SO MY 
QUESTION FOR YOU WAS FROM YOUR 
UNDERSTANDING, THE ISSUES YOU 
HAVE SEEN IN THE PROPERTIES IN 
YOUR DISTRICT SEEM TO BE 
RELATED TO THE PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT AS WELL?  
>>Chappie Jones : IT IS ALL THE 
PROPERTY MANAGER.
>> YOU DIDN'T LIST THOSE 
PROPERTIES.  BE LISTED VALLEY 
PALMS AND FOX DALE.  YOU WOULD 
SAY THAT WOULD BE NEWS OUR VICE 
MAYOR WAS TALKING ABOUT?  
>> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED MANY 
COMPLAINTS COULD BE DEFINITELY 
HEARD FROM FOX DALE AND VALLEY 
PALMS.  
>>Raul Peralez : I CAN'T VERIFY 
THAT ARE NOT VERIFIED THAT OR 
UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEBODY WOULD 
OR WOULD NOT COMPLAIN.  
>> I'M NOT SUGGESTING THERE 
WEREN'T COMPLAINTS.  WE DIDN'T 
GET THEM.  
>>Raul Peralez : I'M TAKING 
YOUR WORD FOR IT.  I ALSO DON'T 
KNOW WHY THAT WOULD HAPPEN OR 
NOT.  I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE 
VICE MAYORIS SAYING .  ARE 
RELATED BACK TO MY EIGHT YEARS 
SERVING AS A POLICE OFFICER AND 
WHEN I STARTED TO LOOK AT THE 
PROPERTIES HERE YOU OWN AND VPM 
WAS MANAGING FOR YOU, EVERY 
SINGLE ONE OF THOSE PROPERTIES 
ARE PROPERTIES I SPENT A LOT OF 
TIME AT.  GOING TO A LOT OF 
CALLS, GOING INTO A LOT OF 
THESE INDIVIDUALS HOMES, 
GETTING A CHANCE TO SEE THE 
PROPERTIES, HOW THEY ARE OF 
KEPT, MANAGED, RUN, HAVING A 
CONVERSATION WITH TENANTS AND 
UNFORTUNATELY PROVIDING A LOT 
OF CITY SERVICES IN AND AMONGST 
THESE AREAS.  THERE IS A 
MULTITUDE ISSUES AS TO WHY.  
I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND 
SAY YOUR OWNERSHIP OF IT IS THE 
ONLY ISSUE.  BUT YOU HAVE TO 
LOOK AT THE FACTORS THAT ARE 
CONSISTENT AMONGST ALL OF THEM. 
ONE THING I WASN'T CLEAR ABOUT 
UNTIL TODAY WAS THAT YOUR 
OWNERSHIP AND VPM MANAGEMENT IS 
ONE THING THAT WAS CONSISTENT 
AMONGST ALL THESE PROPERTIES.  
I CAN'T HELP BUT SAY THERE IS A 
PROBLEM THERE.  AND THAT WE MAY 
BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS 
AGREEMENT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 
TODAY AND MAYBE THE RESIDENTS 
THERE SAYING THIS IS SOMETHING 
WE FEEL IS GOING TO BE BEST FOR 
US, BUT I DON'T THINK AT ALL 
THAT ADDRESSES THE CONCERNS WE 
ARE SEEING ACROSS THE REST OF 
THE CITY WITH THE PROPERTIES 
THAT YOU OWN.  I THINK HANDS 
DOWN THERE HAS TO BE 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THAT AND 
UNDERSTANDING THAT AS THE OWNER 
OF IT, REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU 
HAVE CONTRACTED TO DO 
MANAGEMENT OR OTHER SERVICES, 
WHAT I SAW AS AN OFFICER WERE 
SOME OF THE WORST APARTMENT 
COMPLEXES IN OUR CITY.  
TERRIBLE FACILITIES, PLACES 
THAT IS ONE OF THE RESIDENTS 
CALLED OUT YOU SHOULD LIVE 
THERE.  PLACES I WOULD LIVE.  
AND THINK YOU HAVEN'T VISITED 
THESE PLACES AND A NUMBER OF 
YEARS THESE ARE PLACES YOUR 
ORGANIZATION OWNS AND THERE ARE 
A NUMBER OF THESE COMPLAINTS, I 
THINK YOU WOULD FEEL THE SAME 
WAY.  IF YOU SAT IN THE CAR I 
SAT IN FOR EIGHT YEARS WERE 
AROUND INTIMATES COMPLEXES YOU 
OWN, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK YOU 
WOULD MAKE SOME CHANGES.  
UNLESS THAT IS THE TYPE OF 
BUSINESS YOU ARE TRYING TO RUN 
PRETTY BUSINESS LOOKING MORE AT 
THE PROFITS AND ALLOWING SOME 
OF THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN OR TO 
GO UNCHECKED AND NOT 
NECESSARILY DEAL WITH IT.  AND 
THAT TO MY MIND THE ONLY RED 
EXPERIENCE WILL BE THE TELL ME 
OTHERWISE AN EXPERIENCE I HAVE 
HAD WITH ALL THE PROPERTIES 
OWNED IN SAN JOSE IS NOT 
POSITIVE.  UPDATE TO A LACK OF 
INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM TO MOVE 
FORWARD WITH THIS ONE 
AGREEMENT.  MAY BE SOMETHING 
AGAIN THAT IS GOOD FOR THIS 
COMPLEX.  AND THINK WE HAVE A 
BIGGER ISSUE AT HAND.  TO GET 
INTO AN AGREEMENT NOW WITHOUT 
ADDRESSING THESE OTHER FACTORS 
I THINK IS A CONCERN FOR ME.  
SO I AM EAGER TO HEAR SOME THE 
QUESTIONS AND DIALOGUE WITH 
YOUR COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA.  THANKS.  [ CLAPPING ] 
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA, I SUSPECT YOU MIGHT 
HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY.
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR PATIENCE.  THERE IS A LOT 
OF HISTORY HERE, THIS IS NOT 
RECENT.  THERE'S A LOT OF 
HISTORY AND FRUSTRATION THE 
FOLKS DID NOT HAVE KATIE F 
OWNED PROPERTIES ARE HAVING TO 
LISTEN TO.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
PATIENCE AND COMPASSION.  AND 
THANK YOU TO THE HARD-WORKING 
RESIDENTS OF VALLEY PALMS AND 
FOX DALE AND TO THE MEMBERS OF 
VALLEY PALMS.  YOU HAVE SHOWN A 
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COURAGE IN 
COMING HERE TODAY.  [ CLAPPING 
] 
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, THE 
PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE TONIGHT 
HAVE SHOWN A HUGE AMOUNT OF 
COURAGE.  THEY HAVE BEEN 
INTIMIDATED AND HAVE BEEN 
AFRAID TO EVEN MEET AT THEIR 
OWN PROPERTY.  THEY HAVE BEEN 
MEETING AT A PARK IN 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS DISTRICT 
OR AT A SCHOOL NEARBY BECAUSE 
OF THAT INTIMIDATION.  AND SO 
IT IS HUGE AND TOUCHING TO ME 
THAT YOU HAVE THAT COURAGE IN 
COMING HERE TODAY AND SHARING 
YOUR STORIES.  THANK YOU.  [ 
CLAPPING ] 
I WANTED TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND 
FOR THE GENERAL COMMUNITY AND 
THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT NOT BE 
FAMILIAR.  VALLEY PALMS IS AN 
APARTMENT COMPLEX AT 101 AND 
TOTALLY THAT IS 350 THE 
RESTRICTED APARTMENTS.  THEY 
ARE NOT ALL SECTION 8. THREE 
DOZEN ARE SECTION 8 APARTMENTS. 
THIS AREA HAS THE 
SECOND-HIGHEST RATE OF JUVENILE 
ARRESTS IN THE COUNTY.  IT HAS 
BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE MAYOR'S 
GANG TASK FORCE AND THE COUNTY 
PROBATION DEPARTMENT AS AN AREA 
OF HIGH NEEDS FOR VIOLENCE 
PREVENTION INVESTMENTS.  THE 
COUNTY HAS PAID A TOTAL OF 1.$4 
MILLION IN SERVICES IN STAFF AT 
THE VALLEY PALMS BECAUSE OF 
THIS VIOLENCE AND FROM 
PROPERTY.  A FEW WEEKS AGO A 
MAN WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AT 
VALLEY PALMS AND SADLY THE 
RESIDENTS HERE ARE TOO FAMILIAR 
WITH THIS TYPE OF VIOLENCE.  
CAPTAIN TODD, DID YOU WANT TO 
ADD ANYTHING TO THE CRIME?  WE 
AN INCIDENT LAST NIGHT AS WELL? 
>> THAT AREA IS NOT THE BEST 
AREA.  IT IS ONE OF THE 
HOTSPOTS IN MY DIVISION.  THIS 
MORNING YOU GUYS PROBABLY HEARD 
THE NEWS THERE WAS A HOMICIDE 
AT THE CORNER OF TULE AND THE 
NIGHT.  IN SHORT DISTANCE AWAY 
FROM VALLEY PALMS APARTMENTS.  
IT IS A TOUGH AREA.  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  I 
WANTED TO LAY IT OUT FOR THE 
RECORD THE COUNTY OFFICE OF 
JUVENILE PROBATION, THEIR 
NEIGHBOR AND SERVICES UNIT HAS 
SPENT $520,000 A YEAR ON NSU 
STAFFING, $174,000 ON A 
CONTRACT WITH PROJECT ACCESS.  
PROJECT ACCESS TERMINATED THEIR 
CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY AT 
6:28 PM THIS EVENING.  $320,000 
IN DIRECT SERVICES TO SCHOOLS 
NEARBY, $326,000 IN LEADERSHIP 
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SUMMERS 
MAYFAIR CONTRACT AND $66,000 AS 
PART OF AN EVALUATION COMPONENT 
OF THIS ENDEAVOR.  IN THE 
COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES 
UNIT FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY 
BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP 
DEVELOPMENT TO FOSTER COMMUNITY 
IN HIGH NEEDS AREAS.  SINCE 
2017 THE COUNTY PROBATION 
DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOOD 
SERVICES UNIT HAS HAD A 
THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE 
CURRENT ÃUP UNTIL THIS EVENING 
THROUGH THE EXCLUSIVE ON-SITE 
RESIDENT SERVICES PROVIDER 
CHOSES BY KATIE F PROJECT 
ACCESS, A LOS ANGELES NONPROFIT 
WITH CLOSE TIES TO KATIE F. 
UNDER THE AGREEMENT, PROJECT 
ACCESS HAS BEEN PROVIDING 24 
HOURS OF ON-SITE PROGRAMMING 
PER WEEK, ALTHOUGH THE CAPTAINS 
REPORT SHOWED IT WAS 15 HOURS 
IN FEBRUARY.  AND THE COUNTY 
HAS BEEN FILLING OUT THE REST 
OF THE HOURS TO PROVIDE A FULL 
40 HOURS PER WEEK.  HOWEVER, 
AROUND MAY 2019 PROJECT ACCESS 
ABRUPTLY COLLECTED THE KEYS AND 
BEGIN LIMITING THE AXIS OF THE 
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT, 
CATHOLIC CHARITIES, SUMMERS 
MAYFAIR, VALLEY PALMS AND 
NEEDLES CLIMBING THE CONCERNS 
OVER INSURANCE AND LIABILITY.  
THESE CONCERNS THEY HAVE BEEN 
WORKING WELL AND ALL OF A 
SUDDEN SOMETHING HAPPENED AND 
IT WAS OFF.  SO THESE INSURANCE 
REQUIREMENTS WERE NEW AND WERE 
CHANGED.  SO THIS MOVE SEVERELY 
LIMITED THE ABILITY OF THE 
COMMUNITY AND THE PARTNER 
ORGANIZATIONS TOUTILIZE THE 
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER .  IN A 
COMMUNITY THAT REALLY NEEDS IT. 
AND SO NEGOTIATIONS ON A NEW 
POINT LEASE AGREEMENT OR 
STALLED FOR OVER SIX MONTHS 
UNTIL THE PAST FEW WEEKS.  
AGAIN AT 6:28 PM THIS EVENING, 
PROJECT ACCESS TERMINATED THEIR 
CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY.  
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT 
TO CONFIRM WITH YOU THE COUNTY 
OR FUTURE SERVICE PROVIDER WILL 
HAVE ACCESS TO THE FAMILY 
RESOURCE CENTER AT VALLEY 
PALMS.  IS THAT CORRECT?  
>> THAT IS CORRECT.  WE HAVE 
AGREED ON A DOCUMENT AT THIS 
POINT THAT WAS BEING HELD UP.  
WE HAVEN'T AGREED UPON FORM AND 
THERE IS LANGUAGE INSERTED IN 
EXHIBIT E EXPRESSING AND WILL 
SIGN THE FORM AS IT SITS TODAY.
>>Maya Esparza : I'M CONCERNED 
BECAUSE HE PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO 
THE LANGUAGE IN EXHIBIT E AND 
AGAIN SENT AN EMAIL OR I DON'T 
KNOW WHO CHRIS BURNS IS, BUT HE 
SENT AN EMAIL TO THE COUNTY 
TODAY SAYING KDF WOULD NOT SIGN 
THE AGREEMENT AFTER THIS 
HEARING.  IS THAT CORRECT?  
>> WE WERE TOLD THIS HEARING 
WASN'T GOING TO TAKE ÃNOT THAT 
IT WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE BUT 
THAT THE PROJECT WASN'T GOING 
TO BE APPROVED AND SO WHAT DOES 
THAT PUT US WITH THE COUNTY.  
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW.
>>Maya Esparza : WOULDN'T YOU 
WANT SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO 
RESIDENTS?  
>> ABSOLUTELY.  WE DEFINITELY 
WANT SERVICES.  AS OF THAT 
POINT IN TIME, PROJECT ACCESS 
HADN'T BEEN RESIGNED YET.  WE 
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE THIS 
WORK OUT AND EVERYBODY GET 
ALONG, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I 
CAN'T JUST SIGN THE DOCUMENT IF 
WE ARE GOING TO BE AT ODDS 
OTHERWISE.  WE ARE WILLING TO 
MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.  WE ARE 
NOT FIGHTING IT AT ALL.  WE 
JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE STOOD 
WITH THE COUNCIL.
>>Maya Esparza : THE CONCERN IS 
PRIOR TO THIS WEEK YOU HAD 
AGREED TO COOPERATE WITH THE 
COUNTY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN 
IT CHANGES TODAY.  YOU AGREE 
CHANGES IN THE SECURITY 
STAFFING AND THEN JUST THIS 
EVENING AGREED TO THE SIX STAFF 
ON SITE.  WHAT I'M TRYING TO 
GET TO HIS, IS YOUR COMMITMENT 
SOLID.  ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW 
ACCESS DURING EVENING AND 
WEEKENDS OF THE FAMILY RESOURCE 
CENTER AT VALLEY PALMS?  
>> BASED ON THE AGREEMENT ON 
THE TABLE, ABSOLUTELY.  
>>Maya Esparza : OKAY.  THANK 
YOU.  I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE 
BIT ABOUT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 
AND WHY THIS IS A COMPONENT OF 
THIS AGREEMENT.  BY THE CITY IS 
REQUIRING A CHANGE IN THE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FIRM.  
COULD YOU SHOW THE SLIDES?  THE 
NONSECURITY SLIDES.  SO THROUGH 
MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNTY 
WITH VALLEY PALMS, SILICON 
VALLEY LAW FOUNDATION, I HAD 
BEEN AWARE OF DEEPLY ALARMING 
CONCERNS AND INCIDENTS 
RESIDENTS HAVE HAD WITH THE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 
VPN.  I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOU 
THROUGH ACCOUNTS FROM THE 
COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU 
WEREN'T AWARE BECAUSE THIS IS 
FOR RECENT AND VPM IS TO THE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR 
THE SIX OTHER LOCATIONS YOU 
HAVE IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.  
WE HAVE PHOTOS HERE OF 
CONDITIONS.  IN THESE TWO 
SLIDES WE HAVE ONE FAMILY WITH 
FOUR CHILDREN WHOSE BATHROOM 
AND BEDROOM WERE TORN APART 
DURING CONSTRUCTION AND 
VIRTUALLY UNINHABITABLE FOR A 
MONTH.  THEY REPORT THEY 
RECEIVED ALMOST NO 
COMMUNICATION WITH MANAGEMENT 
ABOUT THE TIMELINE FOR THIS 
CONSTRUCTION AND ONLY RECEIVED 
A NOTICE AFTER CONSTRUCTION HAD 
ALREADY STARTED.  THIS WAS 
SOMEBODY'S HOME.  I WOULD LIKE 
TO POINT OUT FOR MY COLLEAGUES 
THAT WE ASK OURSELVES WHY WOULD 
SOMEBODY PUT UP WITH IT.  
BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT A HOUSING 
CRISIS TO BE THESE PEOPLE WOULD 
BE OUT ON THE STREET.  SO THEY 
ARE WILLING TO PUT UP WITH THIS 
BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF NOT 
HAVING ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO.  SO 
IN THE NEXT SLIDE, ANOTHER 
RESIDENT, A MOTHER, SHE HAS A 
STOVE WHICH ONLY HAS ONE 
FUNCTIONING BURNER AND THAT 
BURNER CONTINUALLY SENDS OFF 
SPARKS THIS HAS GONE ON FOR 
MONTHS.  I BRING THIS UP 
BECAUSE IN DOING A LITTLE BIT 
OF RESEARCH, COMMUNITY 
PROPERTIES HAVE HAD SOME FIRES 
AT FOX DALE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN 
REPAIRED SINCE WHEN WAS A FIRE 
ÃREFRESH MY MEMORY.  WHEN WAS 
THE FIRE AT FOX DALE?  WAS IT 
LAST YEAR, COUNCILMEMBER 
CARRASCO?  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : IT WAS 
LAST YEAR.  THERE WERE TWO 
FIRES.  WHEN WERE WE LOST A 
MOTHER.  
>>Magdalena Carrasco : AND DID 
RESEARCH AND FOUND THE CITY OF 
REDWOOD CITY FIND KDF 
PROPERTIES FOR NOT REBUILDING 
PAFTER FIRES.  YOU CAN IMAGINE  
TAKE IT SERIOUSLY WHEN YOU HAVE 
A STOVE THAT ONLY HAS ONE 
WORKING BURNER AND THE ONE 
WORKING BURNER HAS SPARKS THAT 
GO OFF.  THAT THAT IS A CONCERN 
TO ME.  THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
RESIDENTS HAVE REPORTED ISSUES 
COMMIT SERIOUS PLUMBING AND 
CLOGGING ISSUES THAT HAVE GONE 
ON FOR MONTHS.  WE HEARD OF ONE 
CASE THAT PROVIDED THESE PHOTOS 
WHERE A RESIDENT WAITED FOR 
FOUR MONTHS FOR HER SHOWER TO 
BE UNCLOGGED DUE TO DECAYING 
PIPES AND HAD TO EMPTY IT OUT 
WITH THE BUCKET THE WHOLE TIME 
INTO THE SINK.  NEXT SLIDE, 
PLEASE.  RESIDENTS HAVE ALSO 
REPORTED THAT A NUMBER OF UNITS 
ARE MISSING PROPER SMOKE 
DETECTORS.  CONSIDERING THERE 
WAS A FIRE IN VALLEY PALMS THIS 
PAST MAY IN RECENT ISSUES WITH 
FIRES AND OTHER PROPERTIES 
INCLUDING FOX DALE, THIS IS 
VERY DISTURBING.  NEXT SLIDE, 
PLEASE.  AND THEN I WANTED TO 
POINT OUT A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS 
HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THINGS 
THAT MAKE US BASIC AS MISSING 
DOOR HANDLES.  THAT IS BASIC 
STUFF BUT FOR THINGS LIKE 
HAVING A DOOR THAT DOESN'T 
CLOSE ALL THE WAY AS SHOWN IN 
THIS PICTURE.  BECAUSE OF THE 
STATE OF THE DOORFRAME.  NEXT 
SLIDE, PLEASE.  RESIDENTS HAVE 
ALSO HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH 
MOLD, INCLUDING REPORTS OF MOLD 
BEING PAINTED OVER RATHER THAN 
REMOVED, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE 
TO RESIDENTS AND UNSAFE THE 
RESIDENT LIVING IN THESE 
CONDITIONS.  THE MAYOR IS GOING 
TO TOSS HIS LUNCH.  SO I WANTED 
TO POINT OUT ONE OF THE THING.  
WE CAN TAKE UP THE MOLD SO WE 
DON'T HAVE TO STARE AT IT.  
THANK YOU.  SO FROM CONCERNS 
OVER LACK OF SECURITY TO 
CONCERNS ABOUT THE WAY 
INSPECTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT TO 
BASIC MAINTENANCE ISSUES, THERE 
ARE ALSO ISSUES ABOUT RENT 
PAYMENT ISSUES WHERE RESIDENTS 
ARE ASKED TO MAIL A PAYMENT TO 
IRVINE OR SOMEPLACE ELSE AND 
THEIR CHECKS ARE CASHED.  THERE 
IS ALSO A LACK OF ACCESS FOR 
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS, WHICH YOU 
CAN SEE IT REPRESENT 
SIGNIFICANT TORSION YOU'RE NOT 
JUST IN VALLEY HOMES BUT OF ALL 
THESE PROPERTIES.  IMPACT, AT 
VALLEY PALMS RESIDENTS HAVE 
BEEN TOLD TO GO AND FIND 
SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH.  
THIS IS WHY NOT ONLY IS THE 
CITY REQUESTING A CITY APPROVED 
PROPERTY MANAGER, BUT THIS IS 
WHAT THE CITY IS REQUIRING 
HAVING LEASES TRANSLATED INTO 
SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE BECAUSE 
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAVE 
BEEN DENIED TO THE RESIDENTS 
WHEN THEY REQUESTED IT 
PREVIOUSLY.  SO WE NEED TO 
REMEMBER THESE ARE PUBLIC FUNDS 
THAT ARE GOING TO KDF THROUGH 
THIS BOND ISSUANCE.  AND OF THE 
$120 MILLION IT SHOULD, ONLY A 
SMALL PORTION IS GOING TO THE 
ACTUAL IMPROVEMENTS OF VALLEY 
PALMS.  IS ANYBODY FROM THE CSC 
THE A HERE.  IS JOHN HERE?  
COULD YOU PLEASE COME UP?  
>> GOOD EVENING THERE, 
COUNCILMEMBER SOME STUFF.  MY 
NAME IS JOHN, I REPRESENT THE 
BOND ISSUER.  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU FOR 
COMING HERE.  AND SO YOU AND I 
HAVE SPOKEN ON THE PHONE AND 
YOU HAVE MENTIONED WE HAVE THE 
JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY HAS 
ISSUED BONDS TO KDF PRIOR.  
WHAT I AM GOING TO ASK YOU IS 
WE REALLY LOOK AND COMMUNICATE 
WITH THE CITY IN CALIFORNIA WHO 
HAVE THESE PROPERTIES REQUIRE 
SECURITY LANGUAGE ACCESS.  THIS 
SHOULD BE A FLOOR, NOT A 
CEILING.
>> AS THE ISSUER WE HAVEN'T 
RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS FOR ANY 
KDF PROPERTIES.  WE DO MAINTAIN 
COMPLIANCE AS FAR AS RENT AND 
INCOMES THAT ARE REQUIRED UNDER 
OURREGULATORY AGREEMENTS .  WE 
ISSUED BONDS FOR PROBABLY MORE 
THAN 25 PROPERTIES IN THE PAST. 
THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT 
REPUTATION.  ON THE AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING DEVELOPER COMMUNITY.  
THESE ISSUES IN SAN JOSE ARE 
NEW TO US AS WELL.
>>Maya Esparza : I WOULD LIKE 
TO STOP YOU THERE BECAUSE I 
HAVE TALKED TO SOMERSET 
REPRESENTATIVES AT OTHER CITIES 
AND THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE 
PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU ARE 
SEEING HERE TONIGHT.  SO BEFORE 
I FINISH WITH YOU, MARK.  HAD A 
QUESTION FOR SHASTA, IF YOU 
DON'T MIND.  WHAT HAPPENS IF WE 
VOTE NO TONIGHT?  
>> SO THE ISSUANCE REQUIRES 
COUNCIL APPROVED.  WE HAVE TO 
HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THERE 
HAS TO BE AN APPROVAL.  IF THE 
COUNCIL DOESN'T APPROVE, THAT 
IS THE END.  THE ISSUANCE CAN'T 
PROCEED AND ACCEPT IN THE CASE 
THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND 
ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO HOLD 
THE TEFRA IN THE AMOUNT OF 
REMAINING TIME.  IF YOU DECIDED 
NOT ONLY TO NOT CONTINUE BUT 
DECIDED NOT TO ADOPT THE 
RESOLUTION APPROVING, THAT 
WOULD BE FOR ALL PRACTICAL 
PURPOSES THE END OF THE 
ISSUANCE.  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  
>> JOHN, DID YOU WANT TO?  
>> IF I MAY?  IF I CAN PROVIDE 
A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND ON 
WHAT THE BOND ALLOCATION IS AND 
HOW IT WILL EXPIRE IN A MATTER 
OF WEEKS IF THE BOND ISSUANCE 
DOESN'T CLOSE.  VALLEY PALMS IS 
$120 MILLION BOND ALLOCATION 
FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEBT LIMIT 
ALLOCATION COMMITTEE.  THE 
PROJECT MUST CLOSE BY THE 
MIDDLE OF APRIL WHERE THAT 
ALLOCATION IS GONE.  
UNFORTUNATELY WE COULD NOT 
REAPPLY FOR ALLOCATION FOR THIS 
PROJECT AND PROBABLY MOST 
EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
PROJECTS FOR THE FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE DID TO THE COMPETITIVE 
ENVIRONMENT AND THE LACK OF 
ALLOCATION AVAILABLE.  WE ALL 
OF THE HOUSING CRISIS, YOU ARE 
ALL HEARING ABOUT IT.  ALL THE 
ALLOCATION IS BEING DIVERTED TO 
NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.  
THERE ARE ALSO OTHER 
LIMITATIONS THAT WOULD PREVENT 
ANY OTHER PROPERTY OWNER FROM 
COMING IN AND SEEKING TAX 
CREDITS AND BOND ALLOCATION FOR 
THIS PROJECT.  NO EXTENSIONS 
ARE BEING PROVIDED BY THE STATE 
RIGHT NOW DUE TO THIS 
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT IT IS 
THE COUNCIL DOESN'T APPROVE THE 
RESOLUTION TODAY, $120 MILLION 
OF BOND WILL BE WASTED.  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  
WHAT HAPPENED IF KDF DOES NOT 
ABIDE BY THE AGREEMENTS AND 
EXHIBIT E?  
>> ASSUMING KDF AGREES AND THE 
CONDITIONS AS ARE REFERENCED IN 
THE RESOLUTION OR INCORPORATING 
INTO THE BOND REGULATORY 
AGREEMENT AND KDF FAILED TO 
COMPLY, IS A THIRD-PARTY 
BENEFICIARY AND THE 
ADMINISTRATOR OF THOSE 
PARTICULAR CONDITIONS, THE CITY 
CAN SEEK RELIEF.  THE CITY 
COULD PURSUE AN ACTION IN COURT 
TO OBTAIN RELIEF.
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  
BEFORE I GET TO YOU, ANGEL.  I 
WANTED TO THANK YOU, JOHN.  AND 
OUT ESPECIALLY IN THE PAST TWO 
OR THREE WEEKS YOU HAVE WORKED 
CLOSELY WITH THE CITY SO WE CAN 
HAVE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 
AGREEMENT AND THE FOLLOW-UP.  I 
DON'T KNOW IF JACKIE OR ANGEL, 
EITHER ONE OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 
TALK THROUGH EXHIBIT E AND WHY 
IT IS SO DIFFERENT AND WHAT 
THIS MEANS FOR THE REST OF THE 
PCITY AND NOT JUST VALLEY PALM. 
>> DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.  GIVEN 
THE TIME CONSTRAINT JUST 
MENTIONED AND TRYING TO 
RECONCILE THAT TIME CONSTRAINT 
AND THAT OPPORTUNITY AROUND THE 
BOND ISSUANCE WITH ALL THE 
DISTURBING INFORMATION WE 
RECEIVED THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN 
DIFFICULT.  SINCE THEN HOUSING 
STAFF, CITY MANAGERS OFFICE 
STAFF HAS HAD VERY CANDID 
CONVERSATIONS WITH KDF.  AND 
WHEN THE CLOCK WAS TICKING, 
ALSO KNOWING THAT WE HAVE BEEN 
HEARING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND 
HOW DISTURBING THE INFORMATION 
IS COUPLED WITH INFORMATION WE 
HAVE BEEN RECEIVING FROM THE 
PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND OTHER 
FOLKS AT AHS.  WE FIGURE WHAT 
DO WE DO WITH THIS.  THE 
ALTERNATIVES ARE TO DO NOTHING, 
VALLEY PALMS STAYS THE SAME 
WAY.  AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE 
SOME PRETTY HORRENDOUS 
SITUATIONS WE NEED TO MITIGATE 
AND ADDRESS READ WHAT WE DID 
WAS NEGOTIATED 11 KEY 
ENHANCEMENTS.  THOSE 
ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE EVERYTHIN
 
FROM STARTING WITH REPLACING 
THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM, 
WHICH KDF AGREED TO DO.  
EXTERIOR LIGHTING ,ACCESS TO A 
RESOURCE CENTER , CONVERSION OF 
TURF FROM TENNIS COURTS TO A 
SOCCER FIELD AND A NUMBER OF 
OTHER THINGS LISTED ON EXHIBIT 
D. THE EXHIBIT E IS PRETTY 
IMPRESSIVE.  AND IN FACT, THAT 
IS WHAT I WOULD ARGUE WAS 
MISSING ALL ALONG IS THIS LEVEL 
OF DETAIL IN TERMS OF WHAT WE 
EXPECT AND WHAT WE WOULD 
REQUIRE FROM AN OWNER SUCH AS 
KDF WAS ABSENT AND MISSING.  
EXHIBIT D IS A GAME CHANGER 
BECAUSE WHAT IT DOES IS GIVES 
THE CITY MORE TEETH TO ENSURE 
THAT WHAT WE AGREED TO THROUGH 
WORDS IS CODIFIED.  AND I THINK 
THAT IS WHAT IS DIFFERENT.  IT 
DOESN'T CHANGE THE PAST, IT 
DOESN'T CHANGE SOME OF THE 
HORRENDOUS SITUATIONS WE HAVE 
READ ABOUT TODAY FROM THE 
COMMUNITY, BUT WHAT IT DOES DO 
IS CREATE A NEW PATH GOING 
FORWARD STARTING WITH THE 
RENOVATION OF THE SITE AND 
INTRODUCES NEW ENHANCEMENTS TO 
THE FACILITY.  GIVEN ALL THOSE 
SITUATIONS, OUR RECOMMENDATION 
IS TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS 
APPROVAL GIVEN THAT THIS MONEY 
ONCE IT IS GONE, IT'S GONE AND 
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIX 
THINGS.  I WOULD ALSO SAY 
BECAUSE THIS ONLY DEALS WITH 
VALLEYPALMS , ON A PARALLEL 
TRACK WE SHOULD PERHAPS CONVENE 
A MEETING WITH KDF AND THE 
COUNCIL OFFICES THAT HAVE KDF 
PROPERTIES WITHIN THEM AND HAVE 
A CANDID CONVERSATION SIMILAR 
TO THE ONE WE HAD AROUND VALLEY 
PALMS.  AT THE THOUGHT IT WAS 
VERY PRODUCTIVE.  GOING INTO 
THESEDISCUSSIONS, I WASN'T 
EXPECTING MUCH FROM KDF.  I 
THOUGHT THEY WOULD BLOW THIS 
OFF.  TO THEIR CREDIT , THEY 
DID AGREE TO JUST ABOUT 
EVERYTHING WE HAVE ASKED FOR.  
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAY 
THAT AS WELL.  I WOULD 
RECOMMEND TWO THINGS.  ONE IS 
STAFFS RECOMMENDATION TO 
PROCEED WITH THIS AND THEN ON A 
PARALLEL TRACK, CONVENE A 
MEETING WE COULD HAVE CANDID 
CONVERSATION FROM THE OTHER 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENTISSUES .  
WITH GETTING THE COMMITMENT 
FROM KDF IN COORDINATIONWITH 
THE CITY TO WORK THROUGH THOSE 
ISSUES AS WELL .  SO THAT WOULD 
BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  
THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL.  MARK, 
AND WHAT YOU DO HERE IS BECAUSE 
THESE ARE PUBLIC FUNDS GOING TO 
THESE PROJECTS.  I WANT YOU TO 
HEAR AND WILL BE UNDERSTAND 
THAT THIS CITY IN THE COUNTY 
WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE IFYOU 
DON'T DO THIS .  IF YOU DON'T 
DO WHAT YOU HAVE AGREED TO IN 
EXHIBIT C. I WANTED TO ASK ONE 
QUESTION, WHICH IS AFTER THIS 
VOTE TONIGHT, ARE YOU WILLING
TO SIT DOWN WITH COUNCILMEMBER 
ARENAS, CARRASCO, JONES, MYSELF 
AS WELL AS COUNTY SUPERVISORS 
SUSAN ELLENBERG AND CINDY 
CHAVEZ AS WELL AS CITY AND 
COUNTY STAFF TO SIT DOWN AND 
TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN REALLY 
ADDRESS THE ISSUES THROUGHOUT 
THE CITY THAT YOU HAVE HER 
TONIGHT?  
>> YES, I AM MORE THAN WILLING 
TO DO SO.  I DON'T MEAN TO COME 
ACROSS EMPATHETIC.  THIS IS NOT 
SOMETHING WE ARE TAKING 
LIGHTLY.  IT IS EMBARRASSING.  
I DON'T WANT TO COME ACROSS AS 
DEFENSIVE AND TRY TO ARGUE OUR 
CASE.  I DON'T KNOW I HAVE ONE. 
IT'S A DIFFICULT POSITION TO BE 
IN.  WE DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE 
TO BE IN THIS POSITION, WE ARE 
ANXIOUS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT 
IT.  
>>Maya Esparza : THANK YOU.  SO 
I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION 
TONIGHT TO ACCEPT MY MEMO WITH 
THREE EDITS.  ONE IS THE 
CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT AROUND 
SECURITY CHANGES THAT THECITY 
STAFF INCLUDED IN THE FAMILY 
RESOURCE CENTER ACCESS .  IN 
THE CHANGES THE CITY PRESENTED 
THIS EVENING ABOUT THE RESIDENT 
SURVEY AND 1/4 ITEM, WHICH IS 
THAT WE SIT DOWN AND CONDUCT A 
MEETING BETWEEN THE CITY, THE 
COUNTY AND KDF PROPERTIES.  
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  THANK 
YOU.  ANYTHING FURTHER?  
COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS?  
>>Chappie Jones : THE PICTURES 
YOU SHARED, ESPECIALLY THE 
APARTMENT THAT HAD THE MOLD.  
JUST THE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT 
ISSUES.  OF ALL THOSE ISSUES 
BEEN RESOLVED?  
>>Maya Esparza : YES, THOSE 
ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AND 
PART OF THE MONEY THAT WILL GO 
TO REINVEST INTO VALLEY PALMS 
WILL GO NOT INTO JUST EXPANDING 
THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER BUT 
ADDING SECURITY BUT ALSO MAKING 
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMPLEX.
>>Sylvia Arenas : AND DID I 
HEAR YOU SAY EARLIER THAT 15 
MILLION OF THE 120 ARE GOING TO 
VALLEY PALMS?  
>>Maya Esparza : CORRECT.  IT 
IS A LITTLE OVER 15.
>>Sylvia Arenas : IS THAT 
ENOUGH TO COVER ALL OF THE 
ABSENCE IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE 
IN THE DISREPAIR WE HAVE HEARD 
ABOUT AND THAT YOU HAVE SHARED? 
BECAUSE WHEN WE OPENED UP THE 
COMMUNITY CENTER, THAT WAS LIKE 
$1 MILLION JUST TO OPEN THE 
DOOR AND GET THE RATS OUT AND 
FIX THE BATHROOM AND THATIS 
JUST ONE LITTLE COMMUNITY ROOM. 
I CAN'T IMAGINE A WHOLE 
APARTMENT COMPLEX .
>> WE ARE NOT FUNDING OR 
FINANCING THIS SO WE HAVEN'T 
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT 
ALL THEIR NUMBERS.  THEY 
HAVEN'T RELEASED THOSE TO US TO 
FIND OUT HOW ALL THE FINANCING 
STRUCTURE IS WORKING AND HOW IT 
IS ALL GOING TO BE USED.  SO I 
CAN'T CONFIDENTLY TELL YOU 
WHETHER THIS IS ENOUGH TO DO 
THE WORK THATTHEY ARE PROPOSING 
.  AND IF IT WILL BE SUFFICIENT 
TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS.
>>Sylvia Arenas : IS THAT 
COMMON PRACTICE TO NOT KNOW THE 
DETAILS?  
>> AGAIN, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT 
PART OF THE TRANSACTION.  IF WE 
WERE WE WOULD KNOW EVERY 
DETAIL.  
>>Sylvia Arenas : SURE YOU 
WOULD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, MAYBE THAT 
WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THEM.
>> SO THE PROJECTS ARE 
UNDERWRITTEN BY THE TAX CREDIT 
ALLOCATION COMMITTEE AND 
CALIFORNIA DEBT LIMIT 
ALLOCATION COMMITTEE.  THEY 
HAVE TO PROVIDE SOURCES AND 
USES FOR THE PROJECTS AND THEY 
HAVE TO MEET MINIMUM 
REQUIREMENTS FOR REHABILITATION 
IN ORDER TO DATE GET TAX 
CREDITS AND BONDS.  BOTH THOSE 
AGENCIES HAVE SIGNED OFF AND 
AWARDED TAX CREDITS AND BOND 
ALLOCATION.
>>Sylvia Arenas : HOW DO THEY 
MAKE THEIR DETERMINATION FOR 15 
MILLION ON VALLEY PALMS?  
>> THEY ARE FOLLOWING THEIR 
REGULATIONS FOR A REHAB TYPE 
PROJECT.
>>Sylvia Arenas : IS THIS A 
STANDARD AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL?  
>> I KNOW THERE IS A MINIMUM 
AMOUNT POURED PER DOOR.
>>Sylvia Arenas : IS THE 
MINIMUM AMOUNT BEING UTILIZED?  
>> THE NUMBER IS MUCH HIGHER 
THAN THE MINIMUM.  THE MINIMUM 
REQUIREMENT IS MUCH LOWER THAN 
WHAT WE ARE DOING.  THE MINIMUM 
REQUIREMENT IS $15,000 PER DOOR 
AND THIS IS $40,000 PER DOOR.
>>Sylvia Arenas : IT IS 
INTERESTING TO ME ÃI DON'T 
KNOW ALL THE DETAILS.  I WILL 
RELY ON THE EXPERTS IN OUR 
HOUSING DEPARTMENT TO GUIDE US 
IN THIS CONVERSATION.  BUT 
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US 
TO ADVOCATE WITH THE 
REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS HERE TO 
SEE IF THERE IS ANY OPPORTUNITY 
TO MOVE OR INCREASE THAT.  I 
APPRECIATE IT IS FROM 15 
MILLION DOLLARS AND IT IS NOT A 
MINIMUM AND I THINK HE SAID 
40,000 PER UNIT.  I THINK MAYBE 
WHAT MY HELP THE CITY COUNCIL 
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND BECAUSE 
OUR MEMO DIDN'T GO INTO GREAT 
DETAIL REGARDING THE REHAB OF 
THE INTERIOR UNITS.  WE SPENT A 
LOT OF TIME FOCUSING ON THE 
EXTERIOR, BUT PERHAPS HE COULD 
TELL US OR ALL THE INTERIORS 
BEEN FULLY RENOVATED, 
APPLIANCES REPLACED.  SINCE WE 
HAVE HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT OLDER 
APPLIANCES.  THAT WOULD BE 
HELPFUL FOR THEM.
>> WE HAVE BUDGETED TO REPLACE 
100 PERCENT OF THE APPLIANCES.  
>>Sylvia Arenas : IS THERE ANY 
OTHER KIND OF REHAB REPLACEMENT 
OF THE KITCHEN?  
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE PROVIDED 
A RENOVATION BUDGET.
>>Sylvia Arenas : 
>>Maya Esparza : IT DIDN'T HAVE 
ALL THE DETAIL.  I CAN'T TELL 
FROM THE DETAIL THE EXTENT.  
BECAUSE IN THE MEMO IT DOES 
TALK ABOUT TENANTS WILL STAY IN 
PLACE.  WOULD YOU CONSIDER THIS 
A MINOR OR MAJOR RENOVATION OF 
THE INTERIOR?  
>> I WOULD CONSIDER IT 
STANDARD.  WE ARE NOT REPLACING 
EVERYTHING, BUT WE ARE 
REPLACING THE CARPET, VINYL, 
WINDOW COVERINGS, PAINTING, IS 
GOINGTO BE DRYWALL REPAIR .  IF 
THERE IS ANY MOLD ABATEMENT IT 
WILL HAVE TO BE DONE THROUGH 
THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE 
APPLIANCES.  WE HAVE 100 
PERCENT OF THE APPLIANCES.  IF 
THERE IS ISSUES WITH THE HVAC.  
>> DO YOU DO KITCHEN CABINETS 
AS WELL AND BATHROOMS AND 
FIXTURES?  
>> WE DEFINITELY WILL BE DOING 
THEFIXTURES .  DURING THE, I 
DON'T SEE THAT WE HAVE CABINETS 
HERE.  
>>Sylvia Arenas : IS THERE AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO PUT IN 
THOSE CABINETS AND SOME OF THE 
OTHER ÃIT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS 
STANDARD AND WHEN I HEAR 
STANDARD I HEAR MINIMUM.  THINK 
FROM WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD IN THE 
PICTURES YOU HAVESEEN , THE 
INTERIOR OF THESE APARTMENTS 
PROBABLY NEED A LOT MORE.
>> EVERY APARTMENT IS GOING TO 
BE DIFFERENT.  OBVIOUSLY THERE 
WILL BE SOME THAT NEED TO BE 
COMPLETELY GUTTED AND SOME THAT 
DON'T.
>>Sylvia Arenas : BUT IF YOU 
HAVE A HOW THAT ASSESSMENT, HOW 
WOULD YOU KNOW?  
>> WE HAD OUR CONTRACTOR WALKED 
THE PROPERTY INTO THE BUDGET 
BASED ON THAT.  I DIDN'T WALK 
IT MYSELF.
>>Sylvia Arenas : HE DID THAT 
WALK THROUGH WITH YOUR GUIDANCE 
OF HAVING A STANDARD, AND 
MINIMUM STANDARD, NOT THE 
MAXIMUM, LET'S PUT THE KITCHEN 
CABINETS BACK ON.  IT WAS JUST 
A STANDARD?  
>> I DON'T KNOW WE GAVE HIM 
GUIDANCE OF DOING AND MINIMUM.  
WE HAVE A BUDGET OF WHAT IS 
REALLY NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE 
PROPERTY.  LIKE YOU SAID, THE 
MINIMUM IS A BEHALF OF WHAT 
THIS IS.  THIS WAS SOMETHING Ã
WE DIDN'T TRY TO HIT THE 
MINIMUM NUMBER.  WE ASKED FOR A 
BUDGET OF WHAT WAS NEEDED TO 
MAKE THE PROPERTY RUN AND BE IN 
CONDITION FOR THE NEXT 15 
YEARS.  WHAT IS THAT GOING TO 
LOOK LIKE.  THOSE WERE HIS 
INSTRUCTIONS.
>>Sylvia Arenas : THE GENERAL 
CONTRACTOR?  
>> YES.  
>>Maya Esparza : IF I COULD ADD 
ONE MORE THING BECAUSE THE 
HOUSING DEPARTMENT DID MENTION 
IT.  TO BE THE HOUSING 
DEPARTMENT COULDMENTION TO 
EXHIBIT , THE CSEA HAS GIVEN 
THE CITY AUTHORITY TO DO 
PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS OF THE 
UNITS AT VALLEY PALMS.  I DON'T 
KNOW IF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT 
WANTED TO ADD TO THAT.  
>> WE ARE OKAY.  
>> LET ME ADDRESS THAT.  THAT 
ACTUALLY IS ONE OF THE 
NEGOTIATED ENHANCEMENTS AS 
WELL.  THERE WERE TWO 
ADDITIONAL ONES THAT HAD TO DO 
WITH INFORMATION AND 
INSPECTIONS.  ONE HAD TO DO 
WITH THE SHARING OF DATA AND 
INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO 
SECURITY BY THE SECURITY GUARDS 
WITH OUR OWN SAN JOSE ON A 
CONSISTENT BASIS.  THE SECOND 
HAD TO DO WITH RIGHT OF ENTRY 
AND ACCESS SO THE CITY CAN 
ACTUALLY DO PHYSICAL 
INSPECTIONS OF THE PROPERTY TO 
ADDRESS A LOT OF THE CONCERNS 
THAT HAVE COME UP.  THOSE ARE 
TWO NEGOTIATED POINTS IN THE 
DOCUMENT.  ANOTHER THING I WANT 
TO ADD IS WE HAVE ASKED ALL 
THESE TERMS BE CODIFIED IN THE 
ACTUAL REGULATORY AGREEMENT.  
THAT IS ANOTHER UNPRECEDENTED 
MOVE.  THESE AREN'T JUST WORDS 
ON PAPER, THESE ARE WORDS THAT 
WILL BE TRANSLATED INTO THE 
REGULATORY AGREEMENT WITH KDF 
AND AS THE TRANSACTION 
SHOULDN'T GET APPROVED TO GO 
FORWARD.  
>>Maya Esparza : TYPICALLY WE 
DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS TO 
INSPECT THESE PARTICULAR SITES 
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE ARE 
HOLDING A TEFRA, THEY ARE 
GETTING FINANCED COMPLETELY 
OUTSIDE WITH NO CITY FUNDING.  
THERE IS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT 
THAT NOW ALLOWS US TO GO INSIDE 
AND DO INSPECTIONS, WHICH WE 
HAVE NOT HAD BEFORE.  SO THAT 
IS VERY POSITIVE CHANGE.
>>Sylvia Arenas : I APPRECIATE 
THAT.  I THINK THAT IS A STEP 
FORWARD.  I APPRECIATE THAT.  
AND SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF 
WHEN WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY 
TO STEP IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT 
SOME OF THE UNITS AND MAKE 
RECOMMENDATIONS, HOW WOULD 
THESE BE IMPLEMENTED?  OR SAY 
WE FIND THERE IS STILL MOLD OR 
THE DOOR STILL CAN'T CLOSE OR 
WHATEVER THOSE ITEMS THAT 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA SHARED.  
>> WE WOULD SEND A LETTER 
SAYING YOUR OF THE PLACES YOU 
FAILED, PLEASE DO THESE REPAIRS 
WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME 
AND IF THEY WERE TO FAIL TO DO 
THAT WE WOULD THEN BEGIN 
DEPARTMENT WITH CODE BECAUSE 
CODE HAS MORE AUTHORITY TO 
ACTUALLY ENFORCE.  WE DON'T 
HAVE AN ENFORCEMENT PROVISION, 
WE HAVE AN INSPECTION 
PROVISION.  WE CAN TAKE THE 
LEAD IN INSPECTING AND FOR 95 
PERCENT OF THE CASES, IT GETS 
RESOLVED.  WE WERE NOT ABLE TO 
RESOLVE THEM, WE WOULD BRING IN 
OUR PARTNERS IN CODE.
>>Sylvia Arenas : GREAT.  I'M 
SATISFIED IF YOU ARE SATISFIED 
WITH THAT.  I WOULD LIKE TO 
HAVE SOME ASSURANCE THAT MAY BE 
WE CONNECT WITH THE TENANTS AT 
VALLEY PALMS AND MAKE SURE 
THERE AREN'T ANY REPERCUSSIONS 
FOR HAVING THEIR CONCERNS 
VOICED TONIGHT.  I WOULD EXPECT 
NOT TO SEE ANYBODY CONVICTED OR 
BULLIED OR WORN OR WHATEVER IT 
IS.  I THINK SOME OF THOSE 
CONCERNS WERE EXPRESSED BY 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA.  THEY 
ARE NOT STRANGE TO THE 
SITUATION.  I WOULDN'T WANT TO 
CONTINUE TO SEE THAT.  
>>Maya Esparza : THAT IS 
WONDERFUL.  I THINK 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA HAS A 
UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS 
GROUP AND SO WE WOULD WANT TO 
WORK ITH HER TO ENSURE THE 
MESSAGE REALLY GETSDELIVERED IN 
A WAY TENANTS FEEL SAFE AND 
HEARD.  WE WILL ABSOLUTELY WORK 
WITH COUNSEL .
>> COUNCILMEMBER, IF I CAN ALSO 
ADD, THERE ARE THREE ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS IN THAT VEIN.  ONE 
OF THEM HAS TO DO WITH AN 
ACTUAL TENANT SURVEY TO BE 
CONDUCTED THAT WOULD BASICALLY 
SOLICIT FEEDBACK AND THAT WOULD 
BE TRANSLATED IN THE 
APPROPRIATE LANGUAGES.  ALSO, 
WE HAVE REQUESTED WE REQUESTED 
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESIDENT 
GRIEVANCE PROCESS.  A PROCESS 
WHERE PEOPLE CAN FORMALLY 
PROVIDE A GRIEVANCE AS WELL AS 
A TENANT PARTICIPATION PLANT.  
BUT WE ALSO WANT TO SEE IS THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY AND 
BUILDING OF COMMUNITY.  AND I 
THINK MOST THREE PROFESSIONS 
THERE ARE CONSISTENT WITH A LOT 
OF THE WORK THE VALLEY PALMS 
AND NEEDLES PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
DOING THERE AT THAT SITE AND 
CONSISTENT WITH THE CHANGE WHO 
WANTED TO SEE, WHICH IS 
BUILDING COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY 
THAT IS FREE FROM FEAR OF 
RETRIBUTION OR ANY TYPE OF 
RETALIATION.  WERE QUALITY OF 
LIFE IS ENHANCED, QUALITY OF 
LIFE GOES UP EVERY THAT IS WHAT 
WE EXPECT IS THE AND THAT IS 
WHAT WE WILL HOLD THEM 
ACCOUNTABLE TO.
>>Sylvia Arenas : WONDERFUL.
>>Maya Esparza : AND THAT IS IN 
THE REQUIREMENTS.  
>>Sylvia Arenas : GREAT.  I AM 
GLAD TO HEAR THAT, ALTHOUGH I 
AM STILL VERY DUBIOUS BECAUSE 
IF WE HAVEN'T CHANGE THE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENTCOMPANY , I 
DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THE OF 
THESE.  I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN 
HAVE THESE ASSURANCES.  I DON'T 
KNOW IF THERE IS ANY CONFIDENCE 
FROM MY END FROM WHAT I HAVE 
LEARNED SO FAR THAT THE 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 
WOULD BEHAVE ANY DIFFERENTLY.  
SO I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT 
THE PLAN IS FOR THE PROPERTY 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY.  I KNOW 
THAT YOU SAID YOU NEEDED TO 
RETURN TO A BOARD OR SOME A 
YOUR INVESTORS.  BUT IT IS 
CONCRETE STEPS YOU BEGIN TO 
TAKE.
>> IT IS A ÃTHERE IS AN 
APPROVAL PROCESS I WOULD HAVE 
TO GO THROUGH WITH OUR TAX 
CREDIT INVESTOR AND LENDER.  I 
HAVE BEEN ASKED TO MEET WITH 
THE VARIOUS COUNCILMEMBERS AND 
THE COUNTY, I WOULD INVITE THEM 
TO THAT MEETING.  I WOULD THINK 
THAT WITH ÃTHAT MAY BE 
FRUSTRATING TO YOU, BUT TO 
BEGIN WITHTHAT WOULD BE 
PRODUCTIVE TO HEAR THE RESPONSE 
TO IT .  IF THERE ARE POLICIES 
AND PROCEDURES THAT NEED TO BE 
CHANGED, I WOULD HOPE THAT IS 
IT.  MAYBE THAT IS NOT THE CAS
 
.  I HOPE IT IS NOT A BIGGER 
ISSUE THAN THAT, BUT I WOULD 
IMAGINE THERE ARE DATA POLICIES 
AND PROCEDURES BEING FOLLOWED 
AND THEY ARE NOT ÃWE ARE NOT 
HEARING THE CONCERNS OF THE 
RESIDENTS AND RESPONDING TO 
THEM.  THEY ARE BASICALLY GOING 
ON THEIR OWN POLICIES AND 
PROCEDURES I SUPPOSE IF WE HAD 
THESE MEETINGS WITH HOUSING, 
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.  I 
HAVEN'T BEEN ATTENDING A 
MEETING LIKE THAT, I HAVE NEVER 
ATTENDED A MEETING LIKE THAT.  
I AM MORE THAN WILLING TO DO 
SO.  ONCE AGAIN, I'M SORRY YOU 
CONSIDERED, YOU ARE CONSIDERING 
MY RESPONSES APATHETIC.  IT IS 
A DIFFICULT SPOT TO BE IN.  WE 
ARE NOT PROUD OF IT, IS NOT 
SOMETHING I CANDEFEND .  WE ARE 
NOT HAPPY TO SEE THESE THINGS.  
BY NO MEANS DO I WANT TO 
CONTINUE TO STAND HERE AND BE 
ACCUSED OF NOT CARING ABOUT THE 
RESIDENTS IN OUR PROJECTS AND I 
DON'T WANT TO BE CONSIDERED A 
POOR CORPORATE CITIZEN.  SO WE 
WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE THAT.  
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP.  I HOPE 
YOU WILL GIVE US THAT CHANCE.
>>Sylvia Arenas : WONDERFUL.  
>> I DO WANT TO CLARIFY WE 
ASKED THEM TO CHANGE THE 
PROPERTY MANAGER FOR VALLEY 
PALMS SO THAT IS IN 
DISAGREEMENT.  THE OF THE 
HOUSES HE WAS REFERRING TO HAS 
TO DO WITH THE NON-VALLEY PALMS 
SITES, WHICH IS WHY I WAS 
RECOMMENDING ON A PARALLEL 
TRACK WE CONVENE THE RIGHT 
PEOPLE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES 
SPECIFICALLY.  BUT AT VALLEY 
PALMS, WE HAVE ASKED AND THEY 
HAVE AGREED TO CHANGE THE 
PROPERTY MANAGER.  
>>Sylvia Arenas : RIGHT.  THAT 
IS GREAT NEWS.  THAT IS REALLY 
GREAT NEWS.  I APPRECIATE YOU 
HEARD ALL OUR CONCERNS AND WE 
ARE ABSOLUTELY VERY PASSIONATE 
ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.  AS YOU 
HEARD, IT WAS TWO HOURS WITH 
THE TESTIMONY FROM EVERY 
CONCERNED RESIDENTS.  BUT ON 
THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS IS CITY 
RESOURCES THAT COULD BE GOING 
ELSEWHERE.  AND SO SUBSIDIZING 
SOME OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES 
BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF GOOD 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS 
NOT A GOOD ENOUGH EXCUSE.  
FIRST OF ALL, IT DOESN'T LEND 
ITSELF TO A GOOD BUSINESS AND A 
GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN.  AND IT 
DOESN'T LEND ITSELF TO A 
THRIVING SAN JOSE.  SO I REALLY 
HOPE YOU TAKE THIS BACK TO THIS 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND 
RELAY SOME OF THE MESSAGING.  
BUBBLY IN THE SAME SPIRIT 
EXPRESSED HERE.  SO THEY CAN 
ALSO SHARE THE MESSAGE QUITE 
CLEAR THAT WE ARE NOT OKAY WITH 
THEM.  WE ARE NOT OKAY WITH 
WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING WITH 
SOME OF THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 
PROJECTS WE HAVE.  ACTUALLY, I 
WOULD CALL THEM PROJECTS.  THAT 
IS AS CLOSE AS WE HAVE IN THE 
CITY.  IN TERMS OF PROJECTS.  
AND SO NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF.  
AND SO I REALLY HOPE THIS TURNS 
WRONG COMPLETELY AND HAVE TO 
SAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA FOR YOUR 
LEADERSHIP IN THIS IN THE 
RESEARCH YOU HAVE DONE AND SOME 
OF THE WORK, THE SUPPORT OUR 
TEAM IS LEADING IN THIS AREA IN 
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR 
RESIDENTS.  THANK YOU TO 
EVERYBODY WHO IS IN THE BOX 
TODAY.  THIS IS GOING TO BE THE 
START OF TURNING THIS THING 
AROUND.
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  I KNOW 
THERE ARE THREE MORE PEOPLE 
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK A SECOND 
TIME.  I WANT TO ENCOURAGE 
EVERYBODY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE 
CLOCK.  WE HAVE ANOTHER ITEM TO 
CONSIDER BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND 
ASK YOURSELF IS THIS THE 
QUESTION YOU WANT TO ASK.  HERE 
WE GO.  I WOULD LIKE TO 
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS 
DISTINCT AS POSSIBLE WE MAY 
HAVE TO IMPLEMENT THE 
COUNCILMEMBER FULLY TIME LIMIT. 
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ?  
>>Raul Peralez : IN THE LIST TO 
YOU HAVE A PROJECT SUMMARY AND 
APPLICATION.  YOU HAVE A COUPLE 
THINGS LISTED THAT STOOD OUT TO 
ME.  THE DEVELOPER FEE IS MORE 
THAN THE REHAB COST.  CAN YOU 
DESCRIBE THAT A LITTLE BIT?  
>> THE DEVELOP FEE IS A 
CALCULATION.  AND MAJORITY HAS 
TO BE DEFERRED AS A 
REQUIREMENT.  IT IS NOT THAT WE 
ARE PAID THE ENTIRE FEE IN 
CASH.  WE SET TO CREATE AN 
ALLOWABLE COST.
>>Raul Peralez : WHAT WOULD YOU 
SUSPECT WOULD BE THE FEE?  IS 
THERE A PERCENTAGE INTENDS TO 
COVER.
>> I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF 
MY HEAD.  THERE ARE LOTS OF 
DIFFERENT SOURCES AND USES IN 
THE PROJECT.  AND THINK WE HAVE 
TO DIFFERENT ÃI DON'T WANT TO 
SAY THE WRONG AMOUNT.  I AM 
GUESSING IT IS TWO THIRDS, BUT 
I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.  SPACE 
SIX IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE 
SEVERAL CONTINGENCIES OF 2.3 
MILLION, 50,000 SOFT COSTS 
CONTINGENCY AND THEN YOU HAVE 
RESERVES.  YOU HAVE FLEXIBILITY 
IN THEIR.  MY INTEREST WAS THE 
USE OF THOSE DOLLARS, IF YOU 
DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THEM FOR 
THE PURPOSES.  IS THEIR 
OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST THAT BACK 
INTO THE PROPERTIES.  LITTLE 
DISCUSSION CAME UP ON THE 
CABINETS.  I'M THINKING 
ANYTHING.  WE WERE TALKING 
ABOUT THE SOCCER FIELD FOR THE 
KIDS.  COULD THERE BE OTHER 
BENEFITS TO THE PROPERTY ITSELF 
THAT THESE CONTINGENCIES COULD 
BE USED FOR.
>> IT'S A CONTINGENCY ISN'T 
SPENT ON SPECIFICALLY BUDGETED 
FOR, IT WILL BE USED HE WOULD 
NOT TO GO BACK IN OUR POCKET.  
IT WILL BE USED ON THE PROJECT.
>>Raul Peralez : HOW CAN WE GET 
A CONTINGENCY LIST UP AND STOP 
BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY THAT 
WOULD SAY HERE OTHER THINGS WE 
KNOW WE HAVE COMMITTED THE 
FUND, GO OUT AND MAYBE WE HAVE 
A MEETING WITH COUNSEL ESPARZA 
HAS TALKED ABOUT MEETING WITH 
THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.  ONE OF 
THE THINGS THAT MAY VIOLIST, AT 
LEAST WE WANT TO ALREADY GO OUT 
AND SOLICIT THE INTEREST.  IT 
COULD BE THINGS LIKE THE 
CABINETS.  OR IT COULD BE 
THINGS LIKE OTHER AMENITIES.
>> WE ARE OPEN TO THAT.  IT 
RARELY HAPPENS.  THE 
CONTINGENCY ENDS UP GETTING 
USED.  THERE IS ALWAYSSOMETHING 
ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON 
THE INSIDE OF AN APARTMENT .  I 
DON'T WANT TO BE DIFFICULT.  WE 
WOULD BE OPEN TO TALKING ABOUT 
IF THERE IS ROOM IN THE BUDGET 
AND SOMETHING WE NEED TO ADD, 
YOU CAN DO SO.  BUT GENERALLY 
SPEAKING, WE BRING TO THE 
CONTINGENCY AND WILL PUT IT IN 
OUR POCKET.  
>>Sam Liccardo : COUNCILMEMBER 
CARRASCO?  B8 I WILL KEEP MY 
COMMENTS SHORT.  JUST A FEW 
THINGS.  I WANT TO THANK YOU 
FOR LISTENING TO US AND WORKING 
THROUGH WHAT I CAN IMAGINE IS A 
DIFFICULT PROCESS.  YOU CAN 
IMAGINE WE ARE SITTING HERE 
REALLY TRYING TO COME TO GRIPS 
WITH HOW TO SUPPORT THIS IN THE 
FACE OF EVERYTHING WE HAD HEARD 
AND WHAT WE WORKED THROUGH AS 
WELL.  I WANT TO THANK 
COUNCILMEMBER ESPARZA FOR 
INCLUDING A MEETING BETWEEN THE 
REST OF US.  I THINK IT IS A 
CRITICAL MEETING.  I THINK WE 
ARE AT A JUNCTURE IN OUR 
RELATIONSHIP THAT WE NEED TO BE 
ABLE TO DEAL WITH EACH OTHER 
HONESTLY AND FORTH RIGHT.  
BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF 
ISSUES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DEALT 
WITH.  IT HAS BEEN VERY 
DIFFICULT TO GET A HOLD OF YOU 
FOR IN WHETHER IT'S YOU OR YOUR 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY HAS 
DONE A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING UP 
WALLS AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT 
TO HAVE ANY OTHER 
COMMUNICATION.  THAT'S WHAT 
THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A PROLONGED 
EFFORT.  I AM GOING TO SUPPORT 
THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, BUT I 
WILL TELL YOU I'M SUPPORTING IT 
WITH A LOT OF RESERVATION 
STILL.  THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE 
A PROJECT THAT WILL FALL OFF MY 
RADAR.  IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE 
IN MY DISTRICT.  WE REPRESENT 
THE ENTIRE CITY.  AND WE WANT 
TO MAKE SURE THE CITY IS 
HEALTHY AND REFLECTED IN THE 
LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS.  
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO FEEL THEY 
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A 
VOICE OR SEAT AT THE TABLE AND 
HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE 
THESE ISSUES RESOLVED.  IN MY 
OPINION, THIS IS THE ULTIMATE 
TEST.  TRULY.  COUNCILMEMBER 
ESPARZA AND THINKS THAT IT 
CLEARLY, YOU WILL BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE.  I AM HOPING YOU 
AFTER ALL THIS EXPERIENCE WILL 
WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.  
WE EXPECT YOUR COMPANY TO RISE 
AND BE A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN 
IN GOOD CORPORATE PARTNER IN 
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.  YOU HAVE 
A COUNSEL THAT HAS EXPRESSED 
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS 
THE DISMAY AND DISAPPOINTMENT 
AND ANGER BECAUSE OF THINGS 
THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED.  
AND SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY 
YES VOTE, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE 
IT TO YOU RELUCTANTLY.  
>>Sam Liccardo : OKAY.  I HAD 
ONE QUESTION.  DON'T WORRY, I 
WILL NOT PYLON.  EVERYONE ELSE 
DID ENOUGH.  I WANTED A 
QUESTION TO STAFF.  WE GOT A 
LOT OF POSITIVE CHANGES AND I 
APPRECIATE COUNSEL NUMBER 
ESPARZA AND HER WORK ON THIS.  
JUST A QUESTION IS DID 
RECONSIDER REQUIRING AS A 
CONDITION OF SUPPORTING THE 
APPROVAL OF THE BONDS WE DEMAND 
A SALE WITHIN 12 MONTHS AFTER 
THE REFINANCING YOU BE ABLE TO 
GET YOUR MONEY OUT AND GO SELL 
IT TO SOME OTHER OWNER AND WE 
HAVE A NEW PROPERTY OWNER TO DO 
WITH RATHER THAN DEALING WITH 
THE SAME CHALLENGING SET OF 
CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE BEEN 
DEALING WITH IN SEVERAL 
NEIGHBORHOODS?  
>> THANK YOU.  THAT IS A NOVEL 
QUESTION.  YOU KNOW, AND DIDN'T 
COME UP IN THESE DISCUSSIONS.  
AS 1/3 PARTY TO THE 
TRANSACTION, WE HAVE SORT OF 
FOCUSED ON THE IMMEDIATE THINGS 
DIRECTLY RAISED IN THE 
COMMUNITIES CONCERNS, WHICH 
PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON PROJECT 
MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY.  THIS 
JUST HASN'T COME UP AT ALL.  I 
WOULD THINK THAT PERHAPS IT 
WOULD BE A LOT TO ASK AT THIS 
POINT IN THE NEGOTIATIONS.
>>Sam Liccardo : I'M NOT GOING 
TO DEMAND THAT AT THIS POINT, 
BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS IF IT HAD 
BEEN CONSIDERED.  OKAY.  THANK 
YOU.  ALL RIGHT.  LET'S VOTE.  
MOTION IS UNANIMOUS.  APPROVED 
ANONYMOUSLY.  WE WILL MOVE ON 
TO OUR FINAL ITEM.  FOLKS A 
BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR 10.3 
HARKER MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPANSION. 
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A 
PRESENTATION, A SHORT 
PRESENTATION FROM A PATIENT AND 
TIRED ROSELYN.  
>> WILL WE ARE CHANGE IN I 
WANTED TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 
RACHEL AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE 
WORK SHE HAS DONE.  
>>Sam Liccardo : HAPPY BIRTHDAY 
RACHEL.  WHO WILL SING YOU A 
SONG NEXT WEEK.  
>> ROSELYN, DIRECTOR OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, 
BUILDING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT.  
THE TEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS 
AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING TO 
CONSIDER THE APPEALS.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
>> THIS ITEM IS ADMINISTRATIVE 
HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPEALS 
OF THE PLANNING DIRECTORS 
NOVEMBER 13 2019 DECISIONS ON 
THE HARKER MIDDLE SCHOOL 
EXPANSION PROJECT LOCATED AT 
4525 UNION AVENUE.  THE PROJECT 
INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 
TWO-STORY CLASSROOM BUILDING, 
IN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING 
AUDITORIUM JIM AND SITE 
IMPROVEMENTS.  THE EXPANSION 
WILL ACCOMMODATE UP TO 600 
STUDENTS.  TO APPEALS WERE 
FILED ON THE PROJECT.  FIRST ON 
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 THERE WAS AN 
APPEAL FILED ON THE 
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION AND 
ON NOVEMBER 25 THE 2019, AN 
APPEAL WAS FILED ON THE PLAN 
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.  SINCE THE 
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 DIRECTORS 
DECISION, SEVERAL MEETINGS AND 
DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN HELD WITH 
THE COMMUNITY, THE APPLICANT 
AND THE COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 
OFFICE.  SINCE THEN THE 
APPLICANT IS VOLUNTARILY 
ACCEPTED NEW CONDITIONS OF THE 
APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT.  AND I 
WOULD NOTE THESE NEW CONDITIONS 
ARE VOLUNTARY.  THEY ARE NOT 
REQUIRED BUT THE APPLICANT HAS 
WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND 
HAVE ACCEPTED THESE CONDITIONS. 
THESE ARE DETAILED IN THE STAFF 
MEMO CONCERNING CONDITION 
NUMBER 15 AROUND PEDESTRIAN 
COUNTS, CONDITION 16 
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND 
MANAGEMENT PLAN, CONDITION 17 
THE PUBLIC USE OF THE SCHOOL 
FACILITY, CONDITION 18 
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS WITH 
COLLECTION OF AVERAGE DAILY 
TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND CONDITION 
19, ADDITIONAL INPUT 
IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING A 
DONATION TO PAY FOR TRAFFIC 
CALMING A PEDESTRIAN 
IMPROVEMENTS.  SINCE THE MARCH 
9, 2020 MEMORANDUM ÃI'M SORRY, 
SINCE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION 
MEMO SUBMITTED TO THE CITY 
COUNCIL, COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY 
HAS ISSUED MARCH 9, 2020 
MEMORANDUM AND THIS OUTLINES 
ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONDITIONS 
THE APPLICANT HAS ACCEPTED.  
AND AGAIN, THEY'VE WORKED 
CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNITY 
COMING UP WITH ADDITIONAL 
CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDES 
CONDITION 10 AROUND SPECIAL 
EVENTS, CONDITION 11, 
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD 
COORDINATION, CONDITION NUMBER 
15 ON PEDESTRIAN COUNTS AS WELL 
AS OTHER NEW PERMIT CONDITIONS 
RELATED TO THE SCHOOL 
OPERATIONS, THE TRAFFIC AND 
MEASURES TO SCREEN THE SCHOOL 
USE FROM ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL 
HOMES.  STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO 
CITY COUNCIL IS A COUNSEL WILL 
ADOPT A RESOLUTION DENYING THE 
ENVIRONMENTAL APPEAL AND 
ADOPTING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL 
EXPANSION PROJECT AND 
ASSOCIATED MITIGATION 
MONITORING AND REPORTING 
PROGRAM.  AND ALSO ADOPT A 
RESOLUTION DENYING THE PERMIT 
APPEAL AND IMPROVING THE PERMIT 
FOR THE SCHOOL EXPANSION, 
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS INCLUDING 
ALL THE NEW CONDITIONS 
VOLUNTARILY ACCEPTED BY THE 
APPLICANT.  THAT CONCLUDES 
STAFF PRESENTATION.  
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU.  
ALL RIGHT.  ARE YOU THE 
APPLICANT?  NO.  IS THE 
APPLICANT HERE?  IT IS THE 
APPELLANT.  NOT THE APPLICANT.  
SURE.  WHO IS THE APPELLANT?  
OKAY.  
>> THERE ARE TWO APPELLANTS.
>>Sam Liccardo : TO THE SPLIT 
TIME?  BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU 
YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.  IF YOU 
DON'T WANT TO SLICED UP, YOU 
CAN HAVE TO AND HAVE EACH.  
SPAGHETTI THINK.  THERE ARE A 
LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS TO 
DISCUSS.  MY NAME IS BRIAN AND 
I AM A DIRECT NEIGHBOR TO 
HARKER.  WE FILED THE PERMIT 
APPEAL BECAUSE THE CITY HEADED 
NORTH THE NEIGHBORS CONCERNS UP 
TO THAT POINT.  IT UP AND 
BURDENSOME TO US TO REACH THE 
LIMITED AGREEMENT WE HAD 
REGARDING THE EXPANSION READ WE 
PUT IN MANY HOURS AWAY FROM OUR 
FAMILIES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN 
AND HOW MOST OF OUR NEIGHBORS 
HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING. 
WE ASKED YOU TO IMPROVE 
COMMUNITYOUTREACH FOR PROJECTS 
LIKE THIS .  WE FEEL A LOT OF 
THE NEIGHBORS WEREN'T NOTIFIED 
PROPERLY.  THEY REALLY DIDN'T 
KNOW SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING A 
THOUSAND FEET FROM THEIR HOME.  
THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE A LARGE 
IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AS A 
YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL.  ADDED CARS 
AND NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT WILL MAKE 
IT MORE DIFFICULT TO GET MY 
CHILDREN TO THENEIGHBORHOOD 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS .  PARTICULARLY 
WAS SAN JOSE AND THE COUNTY DO 
NOT SYNCHRONIZE THE LIGHTS ON 
UNION AVENUE.  THERE ARE SOME 
LIGHTS THAT ARE COUNTY, SOME 
LIGHTS THAT ARE CITY AND THE 
TRAFFIC DOESN'T FLOW VERY WELL 
ALONG THAT CORRIDOR.  THIS IS A 
MUST HAVE.  ALSO, AND TO 
SATISFY SAN JOSE DOES NOT 
SUPPORT KEEP CLEAR SIGNAGE AT 
UNION AVENUE, DESPITE HARKER, 
PAMPLING AND COMMUNITY IN 
SUPPORT OF THIS.  ALTHOUGH IT 
WAS AN UNUSUAL DAY DURING 
RECENT CONSTRUCTION ON UNION 
AVENUE, THERE WAS ONE LANE OPEN 
IN THE INTERSECTION WAS 
BLOCKED.  I HAD TO HONK MY HORN 
AND FORCE MYSELF ACROSS TRAFFIC 
TO GET TOMY HOUSE .  AND MY 
CONCERN IS THE NEW LIGHT ON 
UNION AVENUE AND ADDED TRAFFIC 
INCREASE THE RISK THIS WILL BE 
AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE.  I 
THINK KEEP CLEAR SIGNAGE AT THE 
INTERSECTION IS ESSENTIAL.  ON 
THE BRIGHT SIDE, THANKS TO THE 
APPEALS AND INITIATIVE AND 
HARDWARE,NEIGHBORS, MANY OF THE 
PERMIT ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO 
THE MEMORANDUM, AMONG OTHER 
PROTECTIONS FOR THE NEIGHBORS . 
AND OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH 
HARKER THE CITY STAFF, WE 
CRAFTED THE MEMORANDUM I 
SUPPORT, RESERVING LANGUAGE AND 
CONCERNS.  I THINK HARKER IN 
THE CITY FOR RESPONDING TO THE 
COMMUNITY AND HOPE WE CAN 
CONTINUE TO SHAPE CAMBRIAN PARK 
FOR THE BETTER.  I ALSO HOPE I 
CAN READ A FEW WORDS, 
NEIGHBOHOOD DECIDED SHE COULD 
COME FOR ALL THE HELP THINGS 
GOING ON.  IT IS ALSO RATHER 
SHORT.  
>>Sam Liccardo : YOU ARE AT 2 
1/2 MINUTES.  THERE ARE TWO 
APPELLANTS.  YOU HAVE A TOTAL 
OF FIVE MINUTES.  IF THE OTHER 
APPELLANT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK 
TO 1/2 MINUTES, NOW WOULD BE 
THE TIME TO BEGIN.  YOU COULD 
HAVE A SEPARATE TWO MINUTES TO 
SPEAK INSTEAD.  SURE.  
>> I WILL GO QUICKLY.  WE 
AGREED WITH HARKER THERE WOULD 
BE NO OUTDOOR ACTIVITY ON 
WEEKENDS AND NOTE OUTDOOR 
ACTIVITIES AFTER 6:00 P.M. ON 
WEEKDAYS.  THIS HAS BEEN AGREED 
BETWEEN HARKER AND THE 
COMMUNITY.  WE RECENTLY FOUND 
OUT THE TWO-STORY BUILDING HAS 
SIDE DOORS THAT WILL BE USED BY 
THE STUDENTS TO GO IN AND OUT 
OF THE BUILDING ALL DAY.  THIS 
CREATES NOISE ALL DAY AT THE 
PERIOD CHANGE AND WILL BE NOISY 
FOR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS.  WE 
WOULD LIKE HARKER TO RECONSIDER 
THE BUILDING PLAN IN PLACE THE 
DOORS TOWARD THE FIELD.  
THANKS.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH 
FOR YOUR TIME.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU SIR. 
OKAY.  WE WILL GO ON WITH 
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.  
[READING NAME] AND I BELIEVE IT 
IS ANNA DONOVAN AND BLAIR 
BEEKMAN. .  I'M SORRY, BLAIR IS 
HERE FOR OPEN FORM.  OR HE IS 
NOT HERE AT ALL.
>> AND LIVE VERY CLOSE TO 
HARKER.  I TAKE BARRETT AND 
UNION FOR SCHOOL SCHOOL DROPOUT 
EVERYONE.  I HAVE TWO KIDS, ONE 
IN CARLTON ELEMENTARY AND ONE 
IN UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL BOARD I 
DO WITH TRAFFIC ON UNION 
EVERYDAY BETWEEN 8:00 TO 8:15 
AM IN THE HARKER EXPANSION TO 
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL I AM ONLY 
ANTICIPATING THETRAFFIC 
SOLUTION TO GET WORSE .  WE 
HAVE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY IN 
THE LAST MONTH WITH HARKER AND 
HAVE COME UP WITH A LOT OF 
AGREEMENTSAND SOLUTIONS .  
TRAFFIC IS STILL UNRESOLVED AND 
WE NEED THE CITY TO HELP THE 
RESIDENTS IN REGARDS TO THIS.  
WE NEED TO KEEP CLEAR SIGN IN 
SYNCHRONIZATION OF LIGHT ON 
UNION.  ALREADY WE HAVE SIX 
LIGHTS.  WITHOUT THIS THE 
PROJECT WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE 
IMPACT ON ALL CAMBRIAN 
RESIDENTS, INCLUDING THE 
EMPLOYEES OF ZIMON AND THE 
HARKER PARENTS.  WE HOPE YOU 
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE 
TRAFFIC ISSUES WHICH ARE 
UNRESOLVED.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY 
COUNCIL.  AND LIVE ON TOM WORK 
AVENUE JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY 
FROM HARKER.  WHO WANTED YOU TO 
KNOW TONIGHT THIS HAS BEEN A 
DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING AND 
TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS DURING 
THESE PAST FEW MONTHS REGARDING 
THE HARKER SCHOOL EXPANSION.  
THERE IS NO COORDINATION 
AMONGST THE STAKEHOLDERS PROVE 
THE NEIGHBORS, HARKER OR THE 
CITY OR WITHIN DEPARTMENTS 
WITHIN THE CITY.  IT WAS 
INCUMBENT ON US THE NEIGHBORS 
TO ARRANGE MEETINGS WITH THE 
CITY AND HARKER.  BECAUSE THE 
NEIGHBORS STOOD UP AND OWNED 
OUR INITIATIVE, WE MET WITH PAM 
FOLEY, WE MET WITH PLAN, WE MET 
WITH DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION AND HARKER TO 
REACH THE AGREED-UPON ITEMS.  
HOW HE REACHED THIS AGREEMENT 
WAS CHALLENGING AND EXHAUSTING. 
MORE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.  
I PERSONALLY WAS PART OF THE 
TEAM THAT WORKED WITH DON IN 
THE 10 HE TOLD PERMITS.  OUR 
NEIGHBORS WERE TRULY HARD TO 
HAVE THE PERMITS AMENDED TO 
INCLUDE MEASURES TO MITIGATE 
THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT.  IT 
IS UNFORTUNATE THAT DO TO 
CHANGE INTO THE POLICY NONE OF 
THESE MEASURES CARRIED FORWARD 
TO THE 2018 PERMITS.  WE WERE 
FORCED TO APPEAL THE PERMIT 
AGAIN AND ONL AS A RESULT OF 
THIS APPEAL AND THE MANY 
MEETINGS WE ASKED FOR IN THE 
MANY HOURS OF WORK WE PUT INTO 
THIS PROJECT WERE WE ABLE TO 
REINSTATE MOST OF THE ORIGINAL 
AGREED-UPON MEASURES.  THE 
ENTIRE PROCESS SHOULD ON THE 
BUSINESS DIFFICULT.  IT SHOULD 
NOT HAVE BEEN SOLELY UP TO THE 
NEIGHBORS TO MAKE ALL THIS 
HAPPEN.  OR ASK TONIGHT IS TO 
IMPROVE THIS EXPERIENCE FOR 
FUTURE PROJECTS.  WE ARE 
GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS 
TO CREATE AN AGREED-UPON SET OF 
AMENDMENTS AND TO WORK WITH OUR 
COMMUNITY ON THIS THREAD WE 
BUILT A CONSTRUCTIVE AND 
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH 
HARKER WE LOOK FORWARD TO 
CONTINUING THIS AS WE MOVE 
FORWARD.  I WANT TO THANK 
CASSANDRA, TYPE FOR SHARING 
THEIR INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE 
AND FOR ALWAYS BEING AVAILABLE 
TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS.  THANK 
YOU TO PAM FOLEY FOR TAKING OUR 
AMENDMENTS AND WE HOPE YOU 
SUPPORT AND.  THANK YOU.
>>Sam Liccardo : THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR ADVOCACY.  OTHER MEMBERS 
OF THE COMMUNITY, THOSE ARE ALL 
THE CARDS WE HAVE.  
COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY?  
>>Pam Foley : THANK YOU MAYOR 
AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES 
FOR STAYING UP SO LATE AT NIGHT 
AND THANK YOU FOR THE RESIDENTS 
AND HARKER FOLKS WHO ARE HERE 
AND WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR THE 
LAST SEVERAL HOURS.  THANK YOU 
ROSELYN AND YOUR TEAM FOR 
WORKING WITH US IN THE 
APPELLANT AND APPLICANT TO COME 
TOGETHER WITH THE AGREEMENTS 
STATED IN MY MEMORANDUM, WHICH 
WILL CODIFY MOST OF THE 
AGREEMENTS THAT WERE REACHED.  
SOME WERE NOT REACHED OR SOME 
WERE NOT PART OF THE PERMITTING 
PROCESS.  JUST THE BACKGROUND 
OF THE DIRECTORS HEARING IN 
NOVEMBER 2019, MEMBERS OF THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD RAISED CONCERNS 
THEY HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THIS 
PROJECT AND THEY HADN'T BEEN 
ENGAGED.  OUR OFFICE REACHED 
OUT TO THEM IMMEDIATELY AND 
ATTEMPTED TO MEET WITH THEM 
OVER SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH 
EVENTUALLY WE DID.  IT WAS A 
HOLIDAY SO IT IS HARD TO GET 
TOGETHER DURING THE HOLIDAYS 
GOOD BUT WE DID ARRANGE 
MEETINGS.  WEDE COMMUNITY 
MEETING SMALL AND LARGE IN THE 
COMMUNITY, BOTH IN OUR CITY 
COUNCIL OFFICES.  THROUGH THAT 
TIME WE MET WITH HARKER AND WE 
MET WITH THE RESIDENT.  THE 
MEETINGS WERE ESSENTIAL TO THE 
PROGRESS AND THE SUCCESS WE 
ACHIEVED.  THERE WAS A LOT OF 
CONCERN FROM THE NEIGHBORS 
ABOUT A PRIOR ARRANGEMENT MADE 
WITH HARKER THAT THEY HADN'T 
BEEN MET THROUGH THE 2012 
PERMITTING PROCESS.  SO THROUGH 
THE MEETINGS AND THE 
CONVERSATIONS THEY HAD, THEY 
WERE ABLE TO COME TO A MEETINGS 
OF THE MINDS OF THE THINGS THAT 
WERE MOST CONCERNED THEM, WHICH 
WAS PRIMARILY NOISE, TRAFFIC IN 
THEIR AREAS AND SIGHTLINES.  
THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION AND 
YOU MET SOME OF THE RESIDENTS 
HERE, THERE ARE OTHER RESIDENTS 
WHO OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T BE HERE 
THIS LATE AT NIGHT.  MANY OF 
THEM WORKED VERY HARD AND I 
WANT TO THANK THE HARKER SCHOOL 
AND PARTICULARLY THE RESIDENTS, 
MANY OF WHOM TOOK TIME AWAY 
FROM JOBS AND FAMILIES TO WORK 
ON THIS ISSUE AND ATTEND 
MULTIPLE MEETINGS TO ENSURE THE 
SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT.  I ALSO 
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE CITY STAFF. 
CASSANDRA FROM PLANNING, JASON 
OF PUBLIC WORKS.  MY STAFF AND 
I ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR 
EXPERTISE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THIS PROJECT.  I DO HAVE A 
COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.  
THERE WAS SOME COMMENTS MADE 
ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THE 
RESIDENTS WANTED THAT WERE NOT 
ABLE TO BE ADDED INTO THE 
PERMIT.  SUCH AS RESTRICTIONS 
ON INDOOR AND OUTDOOR 
ACTIVITIES.  CAN YOU TELL US 
WHY THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN 
INCLUDED IN THE PERMIT?  
>> YES.  THANK YOU 
COUNCILMEMBER FOLEY.  AS STAFF 
HAD SHARED WITH THE RESIDENTS, 
WE KNOW THEY WERE QUITE 
INTERESTED IN ACTIVITIES WITHIN 
THE BUILDING.  AND 
UNFORTUNATELY IT IS NOT UNDER 
THE PURVIEW OF THE P.D. PERMIT 
TO ACTUALLY DICTATE THE TIMES 
OF THE USE OF THE BUILDING.  
QUITE FRANKLY, EVEN IF THE 
APPLICANT WOULD VOLUNTARILY 
ACCEPT IT, IT WOULD BE 
DIFFICULT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT TO 
ENFORCE IT.  SO I THINK NEW 
PERMIT CONDITION LANGUAGE WAS 
CAME TO BE THAT SATISFIED THE 
COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF USAGE OF 
THE BUILDING AND THE TIMEFRAME. 
I THINK THAT WAS THE MOST 
CONCERNING ISSUE FOR THE
RESIDENTS .
>>Pam Foley : I WOULD CONTINUE 
TO ENCOURAGE THE RESIDENTS AND 
HARKER TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON 
THOSE THINGS THAT CANNOT BE 
INCLUDED IN THE PERMIT.  I DO 
WANT TO MENTION ONE OTHER 
THING.  THE NEIGHBORS REFERENCE 
THIS IN RELATION TO THE KEEP 
CLEAR SIGN YOU SEE STAMPED ON 
STREETS OCCASIONALLY.  WE 
APPROACHED THE DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION ABOUT THAT AND 
THEY TOLD US THAT ONLY OCCURS 
AT INTERSECTIONS ACROSS FROM 
FIRE DEPARTMENTS.  BUT I CAN 
TELL YOU NEAR MERIDIAN ACROSS 
FROM SWEET BRIAR, THERE IS A 
SIGN THAT SAYS KEEP CLEAR, 
STAMPED IN THE STREET.  I WOULD 
ENCOURAGE DEPARTMENT 
TRANSPORTATION TO ONCE AGAIN 
TAKE A LOOK AT POSSIBLY 
STAMPING THAT AT THEIR IT.  IT 
IS A SMALL INTERSECTION AND IT 
REALLY COULD BACKUP.  WE DON'T 
KNOW HOW IT WILL BACKUP UNTIL 
HARKER EXPANDS TO THE 600 
STUDENTS IN SYNCHRONIZING THE 
LIGHTS WILL BE HUGELY IMPORTANT 
AS WELL.  WE CAN SYNCHRONIZE 
THEM AT THE CITY, BUT THERE IS 
ONE COUNTY LIGHT WE HAVE TO 
COORDINATE WITH THEM AND GET 
THEM TO SYNCHRONIZE THOSE 
LIGHTS TOO.  ANYTHING YOU CAN 
DO TO INVESTIGATE AND SEE IF WE 
CAN GET THE KEEP CLEAR STAMPING 
WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.  
AND WITH THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE 
MY COUNCILMEMBERS TO SUPPORT MY 
MEMO AND I MOVED THE STAFF 
RECOMMENDATION AND MY 
MEMORANDUM.
>> SECOND.
>>Sam Liccardo : MANY SECONDS 
AND EMOTION FROM COUNSEL NEVER 
FULLY.  ANY QUESTIONS?  LET'S 
VOTE.  CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 
EXPEDITIOUS FOOTPRINT WE 
FINISHED 21 MINUTES EARLY.  
THANK YOU EVERYONE.  MEETING IS 
ADJOURNED.  
