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>> COULD YOU PLEASE CALL RAUL
MENDEZ PERALEZ DIEP PRESIDENT
PERALEZ IS HERE AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU CARRASCO DAVIS
HERE ESPARZA HERE ARENAS HERE
FOLEY AIR KHAMIS HERE JONES
HERE LICCARDO YOU'RE HERE AS
WELL TONI.
>> THANK YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
WELL NOW PROCEED TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND AGAIN I WANT TO
REMIND EVERYBODY WE'VE GOT TO
MOVE FAST. 
I HOPE IT WILL BE CEASING ITEMS
COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PULL
CATAMARANS WOULD LIKE A PULL
ITEM TWO POINT THIRTEEN WHICH
IS APPROVAL BREASTFEEDING
AWARENESS MONTH THAT SOME ON
CAMPUS WOULD LIKE A PULL ITEM
2.5 IN ADVANCE.
THE STRATEGIC EXPANSION WATER
WE USE ARE THERE ANY OTHER
ITEMS TO PULL MOVE TO CREW
AGAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER
PASSES MY EMOTIONS TO THE
REMAINDER ITEMS WILL FIRST GO
TO THE PUBLIC BLUE PIGMENT. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO THE USDA HAS A FEW PUBLIC
MEETINGS THROUGHOUT AUGUST, HAS
HAD A FEW PUBLIC MEETINGS
THROUGHOUT AUGUST TO DISCUSS
SOME INTERESTING IDEAS FROM THE
FEDERAL HOUSING AGENCY HUD.
IT IS TO ADDRESS FEATURE
HOMELESSNESS AND LOW INCOME
HOUSING NEEDS.
IN THE TIME COBRA 19 WITH THE
HELP OF THE PUBLIC THIS PAST
MONTH I HOPE GOOD IDEAS AND
GOOD PLANS LINING UP AND CAN BE
UNDERSTOOD BY ALL SIDES WITH
MEANINGFUL FOR NEW IDEAS.
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS TO RELY
ON IT SEEMS IMPORTANT YOUR
STANDARDS A HOUSING DEPARTMENT
LEARNED HOW THE PUBLIC BOBBY 20
CAN BE A PART OF IDEAS AND OPEN
DISCUSSION FOR FUTURE CITY
GOVERNMENT HOUSING PLANS.
GOOD LUCK IN MIXING AND VERY
LOW INCOME AND EXTREMELY LOW
INCOME HOUSING IDEAS. 
>> HOW WE WORK THOSE ISSUES
OUT.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL TAKE A VOTE AFTER WE
HEAR THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS.
>> ITEM TWO POINT THIRTEEN IS
CAST MEMBER INES. 
THAT'S THE APPROVAL AWARENESS
MONTH.
YES.
>> THANK YOU.
MAYOR, EVERY YEAR THE WORLD
CELEBRATES BREASTFEEDING
AWARENESS MONTH IN AUGUST WHICH
RAISES THE AWARENESS TO THE
BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING AND
EMPOWERS EVERY FAMILY AND
MOTHER THAT CHOOSES TO DO SO.
>> SORRY THAT WAS MY SON
CROSSING.
AND EVEN THOUGH BREASTFEEDING
AWARENESS MONTH IS OBSERVED IN
OVER 120 COUNTRIES AROUND THE
WORLD STILL A PRACTICE THAT
HASN'T BEEN NORMALIZED IN THIS
COUNTRY AND AND THAT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY MY
COLLEAGUES TRY TO REPEAT THE
WORD BREASTFEEDING AND AND MAKE
MENTION OF BREASTFEEDING
BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS MONTH
SO THAT WE CAN REDUCE THAT
STIGMA.
>> AND SO I WANT TO THANK THEM
FOR DOING THAT.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HAS RECOMMENDED THAT INFANTS
SHOULD BE EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFED
FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS TO
ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH AND
DEVELOPMENT. 
THERE'S SO MANY BENEFITS IT'S
LINKED TO LOWER MORTALITY
UNDERNUTRITION RATES AMONG KIDS
AND TO LOWER RATES OF  CANCER
AMONG WOMEN.
HOWEVER, TODAY AROUND THE WORLD
FEWER THAN 40 PERCENT
OF INFANTS ARE BREASTFED AND
IT'S MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S A LACK
OF RESOURCES.
MANY MOMS ARE ACCOMMODATED WITH
BREASTFEEDING AT WORK OR
THERE'S MULTIPLE JOBS THAT THEY
HAVE TO ATTEND AND THERE IT'S
NOT A LUXURY THAT THEY CAN KNOW
THAT THEY CAN AFFORD. 
ON TOP OF THAT BECAUSE
OF UNEQUAL ACCESS TO
BREASTFEEDING RESOURCES, THIS
IMPACTS ETHNIC GROUPS IN SOME
SOCIO ECONOMIC SPECIFIC GROUPS
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO IT'S CRUCIAL FOR US TO
ELIMINATE THESE DISPARITIES SO
THAT ALL FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS
TO BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT WHICH
IS WHY I'M REALLY PROUD TO HAVE
WORKED AT TO COMPLETE AND BRING
BREASTFEEDING PODS THAT ARE
IMPLEMENTED IN OUR FACILITY
FACILITIES SPECIFICALLY OUR
LIBRARIES UNDER MY FAMILY
FRIENDLY INITIATIVE.
>> AND SO I WANT TO GIVE GREAT
THANKS TO JILL FOR DOING THAT
AND MOVING THAT ALONG.
>> UNFORTUNATELY OUR MILK OUR
MOTHERS MILK BANK WHICH WAS
GOING TO THE PERSON WHO WAS
GOING TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT ISN'T GOOD ISN'T
AVAILABLE TO DO SO AS WE ARE
RUNNING A BIT OF A LONG MEETING
TODAY BUT THEY WANTED TO SHARE
JUST A MESSAGE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF A MILK AND THAT
THEY HAVE MOTHERS MILK BANK
THAT DISTRIBUTES ABOUT SEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND OUNCES
OF MILK.
>> SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
FEEDING FEEDING A WHOLE CITY
THEY'VE DISTRIBUTED OVER THIRTY
TWO THOUSAND OUNCES OF MILK TO
VARIOUS HOSPITALS AND
OUTPATIENTS AND SO IT'S
SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE
COMMITTED TO DOING.
>> AND AND WANT TO SHARE WITH
AS MANY FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE TO
DONATE HUMAN MILK AS A MILK AS
A GIFT THAT LASTS A LIFETIME.
>> SO THANK YOU. 
MOTHER'S MILK BANK AND ALL
OF OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
FOR THEIR HARD WORK AS WELL AS
OUR LIBRARY FOR OUR FEEDING
PODS. 
HAPPY BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS
MONTH TO EVERYONE YOU GOTTA
REMEMBER.
>> OK.
WE ARE OFFICIALLY AWARE. 
I DON'T MY TWO POINT FOURTEEN
IS THE ADVANCED STRATEGIC
EXPANSION WATER REUSE COUNCIL
MEMBER CAMPUS.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR. 
I JUST HAD A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS FOR OUR STAFF.
IT'S THE DIRECTION IS TO
PRIORITIZE THE PURSUIT
OF EXPANDED RECYCLING WATER
USE.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT I DON'T
KNOW?
WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE
GIVING MORE STAFF MORE THINGS
TO DO AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE
DID WE PRIORITIZE TIES THIS OR
HOW DID IT GET PRIORITIZED? 
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM.
CAPTAIN AMBER CAREY NOW
DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS OFF AND ON WITH THE
SANTA CLARA SANTA CLARA WATER
DISTRICT SENSIBLE 2014.
IN 2014 WE COMPLETED THE SOUTH
BAY WATER RECYCLING MASTERPLAN
AND GIVEN NEW LEADERSHIP AT THE
WATER DISTRICT WE FEEL THERE'S
AN OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE TO
A POSITIVE OUTCOME. 
YOU MAY RECALL THAT THEY
APPROACHED US AND THEY SAID HEY
WE'D LIKE TO DO DO A PROJECT
UTILIZING WASTEWATER EFFLUENT
TO PROVIDE FOR DRINKING WATER
FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR
COMMUNITY DOES NEED MORE
DRINKING WATER.
AND SO WE THINK THERE'S A WAY
TO TO REACH A POSITIVE OUTCOME
WITH NOT SIGNIFICANT STAFF
EFFORT BUT ALSO THE WATER
DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED FUNDING
FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW AND OTHER
EXTERNAL RESOURCES AS NEEDED.
>> GOOD.
WELL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT TONE I
HEARD EARLIER FROM THE WATER
DISTRICT AS IS THERE IS STILL A
PROBLEM WITH I REMEMBER IT'S
BEEN A WHILE.
>> IS THERE STILL A PROBLEM
WITH SALINITY FROM THE FROM THE
WATER THAT IS BEING RECYCLED? 
IS THAT STILL A AN ISSUE?
I KNOW THAT WE WERE USING
PURPLE PIPES FOR A WHILE AND
THEN WAS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, 
DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT WAS TOO
HEALTHY FOR THE PLANTS. 
>> BUT WE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE EXISTING ADVANCED WATER
TREATMENT FACILITY THAT WE
COOPERATE WITH THE SANTA CLARA
VALLEY WANTED DISTRICT THAT DID
REDUCE THE SALINITY OF THE
WATER AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
MAINTAIN THAT AND THE NEW
PROJECT IS NOT TO EXPAND PURPLE
PIPE BUT IT'S TO THE DISTRICT
WOULD USE THAT TO PROVIDE
DRINKING WATER, OK?
THAT'S THAT'S A PROJECT THAT
THE MAYOR WAS DRINKING.
THAT THE I. 
>> I REMEMBER HE WASN'T
DRINKING IT BUT I DON'T HAVE. 
>> I WAS DRINKING IT.
YES.
NOW I REMEMBER GOING TO LIVE TO
TELL ABOUT IT.
>> OK.
OK.
SO SINCE THIS WAS ALREADY AN
ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHY IT CAME
UP TO THE AGENDA IS OR THIS IF
THIS WAS ALREADY GOING FORWARD.
THIS JUST TO WHAT?
RE SPELL IT OUT OR OR WHAT?
RIGHT.
I JUST THINK YOU GOT TO
REMEMBER HE MAY RECALL THE
REGIONAL WASTEWATER FACILITY
OWNED BY THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARA AND THE CITY OF SAN JOSE
AND THE CITY SANTA CLARA ASKED
THAT WE EARN COUNCIL APPROVAL
TO PROCEED WITH THESE THESE
NEGOTIATIONS AND AS A GOOD
PARTNER WE'RE HAPPY TO MEET
THEIR REQUEST.
>> OK, WELL ON THAT NOTE I'LL
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WHAT
ARE WE THINK THE MAKER OF THE
MOTION ON THE UNDERLYING
SELF-CONTAINED ITEMS THAT THEY
WOULD INCLUDE ITEMS TWO POINT
THIRTEEN AND TWO POINT FOURTEEN
IN THEIR MOTION?
>> WELL, DO YOU KNOW YOU THINK
THAT'S A WELL THAT YOU CAN
SUBMIT CHEMISTRY?
>> I BELIEVE SO, YES.
>> I JUST NOW I MADE THAT
MOTION.
>> OH I'M SORRY. 
THERE WAS SOMEBODY MADE THE
MOTION ON CONSENT OF ALL ITEMS.
OH, THAT WAS ME. 
>> YEAH, IT WAS.
>> OK.
THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU INCLUDE ITEM 2 13 TO
14 AS WELL?
YES.
THANK YOU. 
THAT'S ALRIGHT WITH THE SECOND
OR SO YOU KNOW MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON
THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF WATER
USE.
>> SO WE'LL VOTE 20 MINUTES.
>> YES.
PERALEZ I.
DIEP. 
>> MOSCOW SAVINGS.
ESPARZA.
YES.
BERENICE.
YEAH.
FOLEY KHAMIS. 
YES.
JONES.
HI LICCARDO.
RIGHT.
GOING BACK TO CARRASCO I THINK
YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> OK.
ITEM THREE POINT FIVE IS THE
AUDIT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT THE
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
JOE, WELCOME.
>> GOOD EVENING.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I HEARD ABOUT YOUR CITY ORDER. 
I'M JOINED BY STEPHANIE NOBLE
FROM MY OFFICE WHO'S
REPRESENTING THE FIRE SERVICES.
WE'LL TRY TO GO QUICKLY SO FIRE
DEPARTMENTS DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES DIVISION WITHIN THE
BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION.
YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD,
STEPHANIE.
THANK YOU.
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING NEW
CONSTRUCTION COMPLIES WITH THE
CITY'S FIRE SAFETY CODE .
FIRE STAFF REVIEW PLANS FOR NEW
DEVELOPMENT OR IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS TO CHECK.
THEY HAVE RELIABLE ACCESS FOR
EMERGENCY VEHICLES SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS HAVE SUFFICIENT WATER
PRESSURE FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION
AND VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS DURING
CONSTRUCTION.
FIRE STAFF INSPECT BUILDING
SITES TO ENSURE THEIR QUANTITY
PLANS AND SAFE FOR OCCUPANCY
FROM A CUSTOMER'S PERSPECTIVE.
FIRE INSPECTIONS ARE AMONG THE
LAST SIGN OFFS REQUIRED LEADING
THE PROJECT NOW SUCH DELAYS AND
FIRE INSPECTIONS CAN LEAD
DELAYS IN OPENING A BUSINESS OR
RESIDENCE IN OUR HOMES.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AUDIT WAS
REVIEW THE TIMELINESS, 
EFFICIENCY AND CONSISTENCY
OF FIRE SAFETY CODE COMPLIANCE
FOR CONSTRUCTION. 
SO OUR REPORT HAD FIVE FINDINGS
WHICH ARE LISTED HERE ON THIS
SLIDE.
I'LL GO INTO SOME DETAIL ON IN
SUBSEQUENT SPLITS. 
THE FIRST FINDING WAS THAT
INCREASED DEVELOPMENT AND
STAFFING SHORTAGES LED TO A
BACKLOG.
SO AS YOU'RE AWARE SINCE 2019
AEROSPACE A MAJOR BACKLOG AND
PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS
PLANS HAVE WAIT MONTHS PRIOR TO
STAFF REVIEW AND AVERAGE WAIT
TIMES FOR INSPECTIONS PEAKED
AT THREE TO FIVE WEEKS GIVEN
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE NUMBER
OF FIRE SYSTEMS PLANS FOR
ALARMS SPRINKLERS PRIMARILY
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AT A
GIVEN TIME AND THIS
APPROXIMATES THE BACKLOG THAT
WE SHOULD NOTE THAT PLANS
VARIANT SIZE AND SCOPE AND
AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED FOR
REVIEW.
FROM THIS WE CAN SEE THAT THE
NUMBER OF PLANTS WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT THAT IS ACCEPTED BUT
NOT YET APPROVED SPIKED IN THE
SPRING OF 2019. 
SO THE BACKLOG WAS A RESULT
OF AN UPTICK IN FIRE SYSTEMS
PERTINENT APPLICATIONS EARLY
2013 WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY
STAFF VACANCIES AND THE END
OF AN OVERTIME PILOT.
WHILE IT APPEARS THAT FIRE HAS
MADE PROGRESS IN REDUCING THE
BACKLOG, THE MEDIAN WAIT TIME
FOR PLAN REVIEW REMAINS HIGH IN
THE SECTION WE MAKE WE MAKE A
COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE RECOMMEND THAT FIRE AFTER
PEAK STAFFING STRATEGY GROUP
PREPARE THE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES DIVISION FOR FUTURE
INFLUXES OF DEVELOPING
DEVELOPMENT AND THIS MAY
INCLUDE INSPECTOR ONLY
POSITIONS TO ALLOW MORE TIME
FOR PLAN REVIEW BY ENGINEERS TO
HELP REDUCE THE CURRENT
BACKLOG.
OUR SECOND FIGHTING WAS A
FURTHER PROCESS EMPLOYMENT
IMPROVEMENTS CAN HELP REDUCE
PLAN REVIEW WORKLOAD SO
INTERNALLY THE DEPARTMENT AIMS
TO WEAKER IT 10 WORKING DAY
TURNAROUND FOR PLAN REVIEW AS A
RESULT OF THE BACKLOG
TURNAROUND TIMES FOR FIRE
ASSISTANT PLAN TO INCREASE TO
AROUND 20 WORKING DAYS.
SO WE FOUND THAT WHILE
ADDITIONAL STAFF TIME AND
RESOURCES FOR PLANNER YOU ARE
NEEDED TO REDUCE THE BACKLOG,
FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS CAN HELP
LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PLANNED
RECENT MEDALS MAKING MORE
EFFICIENT USE OF STAFF TIME SO
TO UNDERSTAND THE CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE.
WE SURVEYED FIRE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES CUSTOMERS ABOUT THEIR
SATISFACTION WITH FIRE PLAN
REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS
INCLUDING TOPICS SUCH AS
TIMELINESS, CONSISTENCY AND
QUALITY OF COMMUNICATIONS. 
THIS GRAPH HERE SHOWS THAT
ABOUT HALF OF THE CUSTOMER
RESPONSES RATED COMMUNICATION
EXPECTATIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL
PLAN, REVIEW OR INSPECTION AS
POOR OR FAIR.
ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER SURVEY
RESPONSES FOUND THROUGHOUT
REPORTING THE ENTIRE SURVEY
RESPONSES IN THE APPENDIX TO
THE REPORT.
SO TO ENCOURAGE SUBMISSION
OF COMPLETE PLANS REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF RECENT MEDALS WHICH
OF COURSE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE
WORKLOAD.
WE RECOMMEND THE FIRE IMPLEMENT
A PROCESS TO REVIEW SMALLER
MORE ROUTINE PLANS FOR
COMPLETENESS AT INTAKE AND HELP
CUSTOMERS NAVIGATE THE
PERMITTING PROCESS. 
BALES RECOMMENDED A FIRE
IMPROVE ITS WEB SITE THAT
INFORMATION IS CURRENT AND
ORGANIZE AND CREATE SIMPLIFIED
RESOURCES FOR CUSTOMERS. 
OUR THIRD FINDING WAS THAT FIRE
CAN BETTER SUPPORT CUSTOMERS, 
REDUCE INSPECTION WAIT TIMES
AND REDUCE RE INSPECTIONS.
SIMILAR TO THE FIRST SLIDE,
THIS EXHIBIT HERE APPROXIMATES
THE BACKLOG IN INSPECTIONS BY
SHOWING THE INCREASE IN WAIT
TIMES WITH THE INCREASE IN
PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND EARLY
2019.
THE NEED FOR INSPECTIONS
INCREASED LATER IN THE YEAR AND
YOU CAN SEE THAT SPIKE IN THE
WAIT TIMES LATER IN YEAR
AVERAGE WAIT TIMES FOR
INSPECTION SCHEDULING PEAKED
AT OVER 30 DAYS FOR SPRINKLERS
OVER 20 DAYS FOR ALARMS BECAUSE
FIRE REQUIRES MULTIPLE
SEQUENTIAL INSPECTIONS.
THE EFFECTS OF THESE DELAYS
CONTEND TO ACCUMULATE DELAYS IN
THE FIRST INSPECTION CAN CAUSE
DELAYS LATER ON.
ADDITIONALLY RE INSPECTIONS DUE
TO UNPREPAREDNESS OR
NONCOMPLIANCE DIEP BE SCHEDULED
AGAIN EXTENDING CONSTRUCTION
TIMELINES FOR CUSTOMERS. 
SO AGAIN WHILE ADDITIONAL STAFF
TIME AND RESOURCES FROM A PEAK
STAFFING STRATEGY WILL HELP
REDUCE THE CURRENT BACKLOG.
IMPLEMENTING PROCESS
IMPROVEMENTS TO REDUCE RE
INSPECTIONS ENSURE CUSTOMER
PREPAREDNESS WILL IMPROVE
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REDUCE
OVERALL WORKLOAD.
WHEN THE FIRE EXPLORER
COMBINATION INSPECTION SUCH
THAT STAFF TRAINED IN MULTIPLE
DISCIPLINES CAN INSPECT
MULTIPLE SYSTEMS AT ONCE AS
WELL AS PROVIDE MOBILE DEVICES
TO STAFF TIGHTENING INSPECTIONS
IN THE FIELD.
WE ALSO RECOMMEND FIRE
INCENTIVIZED CUSTOMERS TO
CANCEL INSPECTIONS
AT UNPREPARED SITES AND
ESTABLISH EXPECTATIONS POLICY
FOR HOW INSPECTORS TREAT
UNPREPARED SITES.
>> BASED ON OUR CUSTOMER SURVEY
70 PERCENT BERRYESSA RESPONSE
WAS BANDITS RATED INSPECTIONS
SCHEDULING IS JUST FAIR OR
POOR.
AND OF COURSE MUCH OF THIS WAS
RELAYED TO WAIT TIMES.
WE DID MAKE SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE THE
SCHEDULING PROCESS MORE
CUSTOMER FRIENDLY SPECIFICALLY
ONLINE.
DEVELOPING ONLINE SCHEDULING
SYSTEM POSTING WAIT TIMES AND
POLICIES ONLINE AND RESOLVING
CALL ROUTING ISSUES WITH THE
BBC CALL CENTER STAFF FOR
FINDING WAS THAT A QUALITY
ASSURANCE PROGRAM AND
STANDARDIZED TRAINING WOULD
SUPPORT CONSISTENCY AND STAFF
COMMENTS.
>> SO WHILE OUR CUSTOMERS IN
OUR SURVEY RATED STAFF
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE HIGHLY
MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS HAVE
REPORTED FRUSTRATION WITH
INCONSISTENCY AND STAFF
COMMENTS.
SOME CUSTOMERS REPORT STAFF
INTERPRET CODE IN CONSISTENTLY
DIFFERENT STAFF WOULD ADD EXTRA
REQUIREMENTS. 
THESE CHANGES WERE REPORTED AS
BEING COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING
DELAYS. 
SO MORE SYSTEMATIC TRAINING AND
QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS
ESPECIALLY DIVISION FACE HAS
FACED HIGH STAFF TURNOVER
TURNOVER WOULD HELP ADDRESS
THIS.
NEW STAFF HAVE RECEIVED
DIFFERENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
DEPENDING ON THE SENIOR
ENGINEER CENTER WHOM THEY WORK
IN.
FIRE MANAGEMENT IS WORKING ON
PUTTING TOGETHER TRAINING
GROUND FOR NEW STAFF.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT
CONTINUING TO STANDARDIZE
TEMPLATES POLICIES PROCEDURES, 
CHECKLISTS ALSO HELP ENSURE
STAFF CONDUCT PLAN REVIEWS AND
INSPECTIONS CONSISTENTLY AND NO
ITEMS ARE MISSED.
AND FINALLY QUALITY ASSURANCE
PROGRAM SIMILAR TO THE ONE USED
IN THE BUREAU'S ANNUAL OR NON
DEVELOPMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM
WOULD HELP TO ENSURE STAFF
INTERPRET AND APPLY THE FIRE
CODE SYSTEM.
SO FINALLY IN OUR LAST FILING
WE FOUND FIRE MANAGEMENT
DOESN'T CURRENTLY HAVE EASY
ACCESS TO WORKLOAD PERFORMANCE
DATA.
>> SO THE CITY'S PERMITTING
SYSTEM AMANDA SEVERAL
RECONFIGURE REPORTS PERTAINING
TO FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES.
HOWEVER FIRE MANAGEMENT DOESN'T
CLEARLY HAVE EASY USE REPORTS
TO SHOW PROGRESS.
PROJECT PROGRESS ASSIGNMENTS,
DISTRIBUTION OF STAFF HOURS AND
OTHER INFORMATION WOULD BE
HELPFUL FROM SUPERVISORS.
ADDITIONALLY, FIRE
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF REGULARLY
RUN AMANDA BASE REPORTS ON
BUREAU LEVEL WORKLOAD AND CYCLE
TIMES BUT A REVIEW FOUND
INACCURACY IN THE DATA USED TO
GENERATE THE PERFORMANCE
MEASURED REPORTS. 
BETTER MANAGEMENT TOOLS WOULD
ALLOW GREATER OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
RECOMMEND THE FIRE IMPLEMENT
GUIDELINES FOR CONSISTENT DATA
ENTRY WORK WITH THE I.T.
DEPARTMENT.
CREATE A MECHANISM TO FLAG
UNSCHEDULED INSPECTIONS REPORTS
FOR SUPPORT STAFF RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT. 
SO OUR REPORT INCLUDES A TOTAL
OF 14 RECOMMENDATION TO IMPROVE
THE TIMELINESS, EFFICIENCY AND
CONSISTENCY OF FIRE PLAN
INSPECTIONS FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION.
>> SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING BUILDING
CODE ENFORCEMENT DIEP THE
OFFICE IN THE CITY MANAGER'S
BUDGET OFFICE FOR THEIR TIME
AND INSIGHT.
I THINK THE FIRE CHIEF IS HERE.
I'LL TURN OVER TO HIM FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> JOE, I WANT TO THANK THE
CITY AUDITOR AND ALL OF THE
CITY AUDITOR STAFF FOR A REPORT
THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS
REVIEWED AND WELCOMED AND IN
FACT WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH
EACH OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND FORTUNATELY SOME OF THOSE
ITEMS WERE ALREADY IN PROGRESS
AND WE HAVE MADE SOME
ADVANCEMENTS TO COMPLETION. 
>> I AM WELCOMING OF ANY
QUESTIONS. 
THANKS, CHIEF. 
OK.
LET'S GO FIRST TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS WITH REGARD TO THE
AUDIT ON FIRE DEVELOPMENTS
RELATED FIRE LATER EXCUSE
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PROBLEM
WITH THE SCREEN PERIOD.
THE PERSON WITH THE PHONE
NUMBER ENDING IN 5 1 4 0.
WELCOME. 
>> SO I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT IT WOULD TAKE THAT LONG TO
DO INSPECTION TO THERAPY THAT
MUCH OF BACKLOG. 
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW STAFF THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A BIT
DISTURBING THAT IT WOULD TAKE
THAT LONG.
IT'S ALSO A BIT DISTURBING HOW
LONG IT CAN TAKE FOR THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO SHOW UP TO A FIRE
THESE DAYS.
THERE WAS A FIRE IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT A YEAR AGO
AND THE RESPONSE TIME WAS VERY
BAD.
AND MY QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW,
HOW ARE YOU NOT STAFFED ENOUGH
TO DO ALL THIS ESPECIALLY IN
THIS TIME OF COLD WEATHER?
>> I DON'T.
I'M OUT MORE FIRES.
LAST BUT DEFINITELY PROBABLY
LESS CAR ACCIDENTS TO ATTEND TO
CAR FIRES MAYBE HAVE MORE EMT
CALL.
I DON'T KNOW BUT I MEAN HAS A
FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A RULE
VERY GOOD JOB THESE LAST FEW
YEARS QUITE FRANKLY SHOULD I
SHOULD BE ASHAMED YOURSELVES. 
MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST STICK TO
GETTING CASA BEEKMAN. 
BESIDE HIM YOU YOU KNOW, WITH
ALL THE FIRES THAT HAVE BEEN ON
THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES ON BOTH
SIDES, THE MOUNTAIN AREAS ON
BOTH SIDES OF SANTA SAY THIS
PAST SUMMER.
GOOD LUCK TO YOURSELVES AND HOW
WE PREPARE LOCALLY WITHIN OUR
CITY.
OUR FIRE ISSUES I HAVE TO STEP
OUT TO GO TO ANOTHER CITY
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
MICRO GRID ENERGY IDEAS. 
HOPEFULLY BE BACK BY THE
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEES IF WITH
24 SECONDS IF THERE IS A WAY TO
RELATE LOCAL COMMUNITY ENERGY
AND FIRE PREPAREDNESS PLANNING
SO I COULD SPEAK ABOUT IT HERE.
I LOVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT SO
HOPEFULLY I'LL BE BACK BY THE
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE PEACE TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE PERSON WITH THE PHONE
NUMBER. 
6 2 6 2. 
>> MAYOR THIS IS WRONG.
>> I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SPEAK ON
3 1 SINCE THIS MORNING.
CAN I CAN I SPEAK ON IT NOW?
>> NO SIR.
WE HAD PUBLIC COLOR ON THAT IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE IDEA
FIRE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
>> WELL MEET ME HERE ON THIS
SIDE.
>> NO, NO, NO COMMENT.
I IN MY HAND WAS A I'M SORRY. 
>> WELL, I'M JIM JIM MCCLURE.
WELCOME, SIR.
>> JAY JIM, YOU'RE YOUR DEVICE
APPEARS TO BE MUTED RIGHT NOW.
TAKE THAT.
YOU'D THINK THERE WE GO.
>> SORRY.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.
GOOD EVENING.
CHIEF. 
JUST A LITTLE POINT ON THE
PROLOG.
BY THE AUDITOR IN IT TO ME YOU
GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE
PERSON INVESTIGATING TEAM ONLY
CHECKS FOR ARSON FIRES AND
THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
SOME FIRES ARE OBVIOUS BECAUSE
THE PROPERTY OWNER TELLS US
WHAT STARTED IT.
SOME OBVIOUS BECAUSE EVERY
FIREFIGHTER HAS TRAINING AND
SOME ARE NOT.
AND THAT'S EVEN IF IT'S NOT
ARSON OR SUSPECTED ARSON, THEY
GET CALLED IN ON THOSE TWO.
AND OF COURSE THE INSURANCE
COMPANIES LIKE THAT BECAUSE
THEY REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED GOOD, BAD OR
INDIFFERENT. 
JUST A SMALL QUIBBLE.
UNLESS I MISREAD THAT. 
BUT I DON'T THINK I DID. 
>> THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, JIM.
MARK A MERE LICCARDO HEY
COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS.
>> I GOT MY COMPUTER WORKING ON
MY END MUTED.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE
TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
>> I INTERACT WITH YOU GUYS ALL
THE TIME IN YOUR CREWS ARE
NOTHING LESS THAN SPECTACULAR, 
PROFESSIONAL AND AMAZING AND I
PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE
ONE OF THE BEST FIRE
DEPARTMENTS ANYWHERE.
AND YOU GUYS ARE JUST DOING A
FANTASTIC JOB RUNNING JUST
NONSTOP AND I'M ALWAYS
IMPRESSED WITH HOW PROFESSIONAL
,HOW KIND, HOW CARING EVERY
SINGLE PERSON I INTERACT WITH
IS AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT
AT THAT. 
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
COMING BACK TO COUNCIL, HASN'T
IT CAME AS A THANK YOU MAYOR
AND THANK YOU THE TEAM OF THE
AUDITOR THAT MET WITH ME AND
EXPLAINED SOME OF THE AUDIT'S
FINDINGS AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT'S WILLINGNESS TO TWO
TO GO TO DO ALL THE SUGGESTIONS
OR WERE IN ON IT.
>> I THINK THAT THIS IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE NEED TO
GET YOU KNOW, GET READY.
IF OUR ECONOMY.
I HOPE THAT OUR ECONOMY WILL
RECOVER AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO ACT QUICKLY IF PERMITS DO
START POURING IN TO THAT EFFECT
.
>> I WANT TO ASK A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS GOES OUTSIDE THE
PURVIEW OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
OR NOT AND IT GOES INTO LIKE
ROB LOWE OR ROB LLOYD'S LIST
STAFF PURVIEW.
BUT I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE
AUTOMATION RECOMMENDATION WERE
PUT OFF UNTIL 2020 TOO. 
I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN SEE IF
WE CAN MOVE THOSE UP LIKE THE
YOU KNOW, THE ONLINE
APPOINTMENTS AND ALL THE OTHER
YOU KNOW, THE THE TRACKING
OF OF THE THE TOOLS FOR I GUESS
THE EYE PADS OR WHAT HAVE YOU
THAT THAT WILL KEEP KEEP TRACK
OF CHANGES OR WHAT HAVE YOU AND
MAKE THINGS MORE EFFICIENT AND
MAKE THINGS MORE ACCURATE. 
>> THANK YOU. 
COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERTS UP IN
FIRE CHIEF.
APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.
YEAH, YEAH.
THE ESTIMATE OF OF JUNE
OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO IS BASED
UPON OUR RECENT EXPERIENCE IN
ADOPTING OTHER TECHNOLOGIES AND
WE THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO DEPLOY TABLETS TO OUR
INSPECTORS. 
HOWEVER THE INTEGRATION
OF AMANDA AND HAVING THOSE
TOOLS OUT IN THE FIELD IS GOING
TO TAKE SOME TIME AND WE WILL
GET.
LIKE I SAID WE WILL GET SOME
BENEFIT HAVING A LOT OF THE
REFERENCE MATERIALS AT THEIR
SIDE IN THE FIELD BUT NOT QUITE
FOLEY INTEGRATED WELL.
>> IS IT IS IT IS THE LACK
OF RESOURCES FROM THE I.T.
DEPARTMENT OR IS IT DIEP DO YOU
THINK IT'S LIKE I WANT TO KNOW
YOUR OPINION.
>> I MEAN IS IT THAT YOU'RE NOT
GETTING ANY SUPPORT FOR DOING
THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN
SCHEDULING AND AND IMPLEMENTING
OF .
I'VE HAD OR WHAT HAVE YOU I
DON'T THINK IT'S A MATTER
OF SUPPORT.
>> IT'S A MATTER OF WE HAVE
FOUND FOR EXAMPLE, THE RECENT
AMANDA INTEGRATION TO BE A VERY
COMPLICATED PROCESS AS WE MOVE
TO GETTING THOSE PRODUCTS
AVAILABLE IN THE FIELD.
THE INTEGRATION FOR US TO TO
FIX A VARIETY OF ISSUES FOR
EXAMPLE GETTING YOU GETTING 100
PERCENT OF OUR PLANS DIGITIZED
SO THAT WE CAN COMMENT ON THE
TABLETS IN THE FIELD IS A
PROCESS THAT'S TAKE US A WHILE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE HAVING A
HARD TIME THERE. 
THERE'S BEEN A RUNNING BACKLOG
OF SCANNING PAPER DOCUMENTS FOR
EXAMPLE THAT THAT IS PART
OF THE FIX FOR GETTING
COMPLETELY ELECTRONIC BASED
PLAN CHECKING AND INSPECTIONS. 
THERE ARE OTHER CHALLENGES
RELATED TO ACTIVITY WHICH I
THINK WE CAN OVERCOME BUT
UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE VERY
POWERFUL SOFTWARE PRODUCTS THAT
REQUIRE QUITE A BIT
OF BANDWIDTH TO WORK
EFFECTIVELY.
AND SO I DO THINK OUR ESTIMATE
IS IS PRETTY ACCURATE.
WE DID SORT DO A BIT OF PLANNED
IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW AND
FOUND THAT IT DOES TEND TO
EAT UP A FULL YEAR AND A HALF
BEFORE WE'RE CERTAIN THAT WE
WOULD HAVE SOMETHING WORKING
WELL THAT'S THAT'S A SHAME.
I THINK I WOULD I WISH WE CAN
GET THINGS DONE FASTER AND HAVE
YOU LOOKED AT TO SEE IF THERE
IS THE INSPECTION ITEMS OR THAT
OUR CANDIDATES FOR REMOTE VIDEO
INSPECTIONS I KNOW THAT THAT
THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
NOW HAS SOME THINGS THAT CAN BE
DONE REMOTELY.
>> ARE THERE THINGS THAT CAN BE
DONE REMOTELY IN YOUR FIELD AND
MAYBE MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION FOR
BOTH YOU AND THE AUDITOR ARE
THINGS THAT THAT MAYBE IN THE
FUTURE COULD ACTUALLY SPEED UP
THE PROCESS AS WELL.
>> ARE LIMITED EXPERIENCE
RECENTLY WITH WITH VIDEO
INSPECTIONS OR THAT THEY
ACTUALLY DO NOT INCREASE
EFFICIENCY.
THEY DO ALLOW SOME OF OUR
EXPERTISE WHO CANNOT BE IN THE
FIELD RIGHT NOW TO CONTINUE TO
WORK.
>> BUT IN TERMS OF TIME ON TASK
,WE FOUND THAT TO HAVE SOMEONE
GUIDED THROUGH THE VIDEO
PROCESS AND HAVE SOMEONE
EFFECTIVELY CONDUCT THE
INSPECTION REMOTELY IT IS IS
NOT AS EFFICIENT AS ONSITE
INSPECTIONS. 
>> OK.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE ROZEN WANTS TO
SEE SOMETHING. 
OK, MAYBE NOT.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I APPRECIATE THE REPORT.
APPRECIATE THE INSPECTION.
I GUESS I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO
APPROVE THE REPORT. 
I CAN CAST MY WOULD. 
THANK YOU.
>> JOE, I HAVE A KIND OF AN
OVERARCHING QUESTION AND I
APPRECIATE THAT THE AUDIT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AND IT SEEMED
THERE WERE SOME OF THE ITEMS
THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KAMINS WAS
WAS TALKING ABOUT.
>> I GUESS I WASN'T AWARE THAT
THE FIRE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
WASN'T FOLEY INTEGRATED WITH
AMANDA ALREADY AND I DO
UNDERSTAND THAT THE FIRE
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AS PART
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD
HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT WHETHER
THE BUILDING DIVISION SHOULD
HAVE ITS OWN FIRE INSPECTION
AND ITS OWN PUBLIC WORKS
INSPECTORS AS OPPOSED TO ALL
THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
HAVING DIFFERENT INSPECTIONS
AND THEN REQUIRING THAT
COORDINATION WITH THAT BUILD
EFFICIENCY INTO THE PROCESS? 
>> IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE
EASIER FOR THE CUSTOMER. 
>> THANKS FOR THE QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT CLARIFY
.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES USE
AMANDA THE QUESTIONS I THINK
THAT THE CHIEF WAS TALKING
ABOUT IS IS BRINGING IN NEW
TECHNOLOGIES TO SYNC UP WITH
AMANDA AND SOME OF OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS WERE KIND
OF KIND OF IN LINE WITH KIND
OF THE ONGOING TRANSFORMATION
WORK DEPARTMENT SERVICES SPACE
WORK WITH THE NEW AMANDA
GETTING DATA OUT OF A MAN AND A
DIFFERENT WAY BY FILLING OUT
THOSE TOOLS. 
>> SO I GUESS I WAS SURPRISED
THAT'S NOT HAPPENING AT THE
SAME TIME AS THAT AS PDC IS
GOING THROUGH THAT.
SO IN TERMS OF FOR EXAMPLE,
EXAMPLE RECOMMENDATION NUMBER
SEVEN IS VERY TELLING IN TERMS
OF THE ONLINE SCHEDULING PPC
ALREADY UTILIZING THAT AND
THEY'RE PHASING IT IN AND FIRE
SAYING THEY CAN'T DO UNTIL
AUGUST FOR AUGUST 1ST OF 2022. 
>> SO MY OVERARCHING QUESTION
IS ABOUT WHETHER THE BUILDING
DIVISION OF CBC SHOULD SHOULD
BE THE UMBRELLA FOR THOSE ALL
THOSE INSPECTION SERVICES AS
OPPOSED TO BEING IN DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS. 
>> THAT'S AN INTERESTING
QUESTION. 
MY UNDERSTANDING I THINK THE
CHIEF CAN ANSWER THIS BETTER
ABOUT THE THE NEED FOR THE FIRE
MARSHAL TO BE KIND
OF OVERSEEING BROADLY THE WORK
TO ENSURE THAT THINGS ARE
WITHIN THE WAS DEPUTY TO FIRE
CODE AND THEN FROM THAT TO THE
ORGANIZATIONAL PIECE OF HAVING
THE FIRE INSPECTORS WITHIN THE
BUILDING.
YOU KNOW, WE TALK WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. 
WE WEREN'T REALLY SEEING THAT
THAT INTEGRATION OF THE
BUILDING AND THE FIRE
INSPECTORS WAS IN THE SAME
WITHIN THE SAME UNIT WE WERE
SEEING THAT SEPARATION AND
OTHER JURISDICTIONS. 
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
DIFFERENT PARTNERS DO WORK
PRETTY CLOSELY TOGETHER BUT
LIKE WITH WHENEVER THERE ARE
WHENEVER WE HAVE DIFFERENT
PEOPLE DOING DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT NEED THAT COORDINATION, 
THERE CAN BE SOME ISSUES.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID
CALL OUT WAS SOME AND SOME
OF THE CALL ROUTING ISSUES AND
SOME OF THE SCHEDULING.
NOW IN TERMS OF THE THE ON
ONLINE SCHEDULING PIECE, I
THINK THAT AGAIN THAT'S PART
OF THAT ONGOING TRANSFER PIECE
AND I CAN'T SPEAK REALLY TO TO
THE THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON IN
THE BUILDING SIDE.
I'M AWARE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING
AT ONLINE SCHEDULING FOR SOME
INSPECTIONS AND I DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY HOW THE FIRE PIECES.
AND AGAIN, THE CHIEF MIGHT HAVE
A BETTER ANSWER OR MAYBE HE'S
INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL.
HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT KIND OF A FIRE
INSPECTION PIECE WITHIN THAT
KIND OF ONLINE SCHEDULING AND
IN ANYTHING ELSE WANTS TO WEIGH
IN ON THAT. 
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
ROSALIND, I'LL LET YOU GO
FIRST.
>> THANK YOU.
RUSLAN HUEY PLANNING BUILDING
AND CODE ENFORCEMENT. 
SO I DID JUST WANT TO SHARE
SOME INFORMATION AS IT RELATES
TO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE'S
TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM.
THAT'S BEEN UNDERWAY FOR ABOUT
TWO YEARS.
SO FIRE SERVICES ARE INCLUDED
IN THAT WORK JUST IN FACT
YESTERDAY THE DEVELOPMENTS HIS
PARTNERS LAUNCHED CENTERS A E
PLANS AND SO THIS PROVIDES
ONLINE PLANTS MEDAL FOR
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND FOR
PUBLIC WORKS APPLICATIONS.
OUR NEXT COMPONENT PHASE TWO
OF THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE
BUILDING PERMITS AS WELL AS
FIRE AND THE TEAM IS WORKING ON
THAT.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT WE
WILL BE CONCLUDING THAT PORTION
BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO BY JANUARY OF 2021 AND
OBVIOUSLY THIS WON'T INCLUDE
ALL OF THE ASPECTS OF THE FIRE
SERVICES.
BUT BUT CERTAINLY SOME
COMPONENTS OF THE FIRE
APPLICATIONS SO THAT THAT WORK
WORK IS UNDERWAY AND IS PART
OF DEVELOPMENT.
SO THERE WAS THIS
TRANSFORMATION. 
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> CHIEF, DID YOU WANT TO ADD
SOMETHING?
YEAH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
>> I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME
TECHNICAL COMPLEXITIES TO
SCHEDULING AND THE THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH WITH PPC IS
CALLS ARE ROUTED.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE RECENTLY
IMPLEMENTED A PROCESS WHEREBY
ONE OF OUR ENGINEERS GETS ON
THE PHONE EARLY WITH THE PERSON
TRYING TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT
SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE
RIGHT INFORMATION IS GOING TO
BE AVAILABLE.
WHEN WE ACTUALLY DO THE
INSPECTION WORKING THROUGH
THINGS LIKE THAT IN AN ONLINE
PROCESS IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT
.
WE'LL HAVE TO CREATE MAYBE
CHECKLISTS.
THEY'LL HAVE TO BE SOME LEVEL
OF REVIEW BECAUSE WHAT WE FIND
OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS GETTING
TO THE TABLE WITH AN
APPOINTMENT AND THEN FINDING
THAT INFORMATION IS LACKING
JUST GETS US BEHIND EVEN MORE. 
AND SO THE TIME THAT WE BUILT
INTO HAVING A COMPLETE AND
EFFECTIVE ONLINE SCHEDULING
PROCESS TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THOSE
COMPLEXITIES THAT WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO WORK OUT OK?
>> THAT'S THAT'S VERY HELPFUL
AND I THINK IN THE END THE
REASON THAT I'M SURE A COUNCIL
MEMBER KAMINS MENTIONED IT AND
THE REASON I'M MENTIONING IS
THAT I KNOW IMPLEMENTATIONS
TAKE A LONG TIME.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH MULTIPLE
IMPLEMENTATIONS OF VARIOUS A
LARGE ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AND
BUT BUT IN THE END THEY END UP
SAVING STAFF TIME ON A DAILY
BASIS AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT I
THINK WE WE WANT RIGHT.
BECAUSE AT HELPS KEEP THE COSTS
DOWN AND IT FREES UP MORE TIME
FOR FOR HIGHER LEVEL WORK AND
THAT'S WHAT WE WHAT WE WANT OUR
PEOPLE TO BE DOING AND FRANKLY
THAT'S WHAT'S MORE FULFILLING
WORK THAN BEEN GOING THROUGH A
CHECKLIST WITH, YOU KNOW, THIS
SAME OR AS VERY SIMILAR
CHECKLIST WITH FIVE DIFFERENT
PEOPLE.
>> SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'M
GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE'S
THERE'S MORE COORDINATION
HAPPENING THAN THAN WAS
APPARENT IN THE AUDIT. 
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
CUSTOMER DAVIES'S QUESTIONS
AT I KNOW CHIEF, YOU'VE YOU
INHERITED A LOT OF CHALLENGES
WITH THIS DEPARTMENT FRANKLY
THAT YOU'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS
JOB IN A WHOLE HOST OF AREAS
AROUND FOR EXAMPLE, IMPROVING
EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE AND
IN ALL THE CRITICAL LIFESAVING
FUNCTIONS OF COURSE AT THAT
THAT THIS DEPARTMENT DOES SO
WELL.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE
CHALLENGES THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE
THIS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT IS
A STRUGGLE AND AND I JUST WANT
TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BETTER
IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATION
THAT'S COME IN TO IT TO THE
COUNCIL ON PAGE 57 THERE'S A
DESCRIPTION OF THE PERFORMANCE
MEASURES THAT WERE CITED
ANNUALLY FOR A PROPOSED
OPERATING BUDGET. 
>> AND I'M LOOKING AT THAT I
REMEMBER LOOKING AT THESE
NUMBERS BEFORE BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT YOU AND I HAVE TALKED AND
THERE HAD BEEN A LOT
OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONTRACTORS
AND OTHERS ABOUT THE DELAYS
THAT HAVE THE FIRE INSPECTIONS
AND WE'D SEE NUMBERS LIKE FIRE
INSPECTIONS COMPLETE WITHIN 24
HOURS AND FOR A WHILE REPORTING
IS A HUNDRED PERCENT.
>> AND I GUESS ACTUALLY THE WAY
THE TIME IS MEASURED IS
ACTUALLY FROM THE TIME IN WHICH
NOW FROM THE TIME OF THE
REQUEST AND INSPECTION BUT
ACTUALLY FROM THE TIME IN WHICH
IT'S SCHEDULE WHICH MAY BE MANY
WEEKS LATER UNTIL AND IF THE
INSPECTIONS ACTUALLY CONDUCTED
ON THE DAY IS SCHEDULED THEN
IT'S COUNTED.
AND SO I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT
THIS THE REPORTING AND HOW
WE'RE MEASURING BECAUSE HOW
WE'RE MEASURING IS SO CRITICAL
FIRST TO UNDERSTANDING
TRANSPARENTLY HOW WE'RE DOING
AND SECONDLY OF OBVIOUSLY YOUR
JOB AND MANAGING AT THAT THE
PORTION FOR EXAMPLE CITING 89
PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS RATING
SERVICES GOOD OR EXCELLENT DID
IT SEEM DIFFICULT FOR ME TO
BELIEVE SEEING THAT KNOWING
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES YOU EXPERIENCED I
TURN TO PAGE B THREE AND LOOKED
AT THE SURVEYS AND THE NUMBERS
LOOK LIKE CLOSER TO 40 PERCENT.
>> AND SO I'M JUST TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW IS THIS KIND
OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT JUST
FOLKS WEREN'T PAYING MUCH
ATTENTION TO?
I MEAN THE REPORTING TO THE
COUNCIL ON THESE METRICS WERE
THESE METRICS THAT YOU WERE
SEEING ROUTINELY, ARE THEY NOT
METRICS THAT YOU USE VERY MUCH
?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT
QUESTION IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT I
AGREE WITH.
I HAVEN'T FOUND A LOT
OF UTILITY IN THIS PARTICULAR
PERFORMANCE MEASURE.
YEAH, IT'S FRANKLY A VERY HIGH
LEVEL LENS OF OUR SERVICES AND
DOESN'T REALLY NARROW DOWN TO
DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF THE
COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE.
AND SO IF YOU WERE TO GO
DIRECTLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY AND CONDUCT A SURVEY
WE JUST DID ONE AS WE EVALUATED
THE FIREFIGHTER BREATHING
AIR SYSTEMS AND FOUND SOME SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT HIGH RISE
DEVELOPERS THAT WAS CONCERNING
IN TERMS OF THEIR SATISFACTION
LEVELS. 
AND SO I THINK WHAT I WOULD
JUST SAY IS I AGREE WITH YOU
THAT THE THIS IS TOO BROAD A A
MEASURE TO REALLY GIVE US A
CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S
HAPPENING.
>> OK. 
I GUESS YOU KNOW WHERE I THINK
COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS IS GOING
IS WHERE WHAT I WAS THINKING
IRONICALLY IS HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION VISE JONES JUST
YESTERDAY BECAUSE YOU THINK
ABOUT ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH WE
KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
ULTIMATELY INVOLVED IF YOU KNOW
IF A BUILDING ISN'T BUILT WELL
AND THERE IS AN EARTHQUAKE AND
WE KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS
INVOLVED IN HAVING TO SAVE
SOMEBODY OR YOU KNOW, DEAL WITH
THAT PROBLEM OR IF THERE'S A
PROBLEM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER FOR A
FIRE AND RESPOND AND SAVE A
LIFE.
>> BUT WE DON'T TELL THE
ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS ARE
BUILDING INSPECTORS THAT HAVE
TO BE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
BUT WE DO TELL FIRE INSPECTORS
THEY NEED TO BE IN THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD
SEEM SO ALREADY PDC DOING THESE
THE SCHEDULING REQUESTS ARE
COMING IN THROUGH PDC.
THIS SYSTEMS ARE LARGELY
MANAGED THE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES THAT'S NOT REALLY A
CORE CONCERN OF THE FIRE
MANAGEMENT. 
GIVEN EVERYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE
ON YOUR PLATE, I'M JUST
WONDERING IS THIS SOMETHING
THAT I GUESS IS A QUESTION I
GUESS BOTH FOR YOU AND FOR DAVE
?
GIVEN THE HIGHER PRIORITY
THINGS I'M GUESSING YOU HAVE ON
YOUR PLATE WHICH INVOLVES
SAVING LIVES. 
>> IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S
REALLY A CORE FIRE DEPARTMENT
FUNCTION OR IS THIS SOMETHING
WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT
CONSOLIDATING IN A WAY SO THAT
YOU HAVE SIMILAR MANAGEMENT
INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS BY THE
WAY, SO THAT ALL OF THESE
SYSTEMS ARE REALLY FOLEY
INTEGRATED AND FOLKS ARE
MANAGING THESE SYSTEMS ARE
FOLKS WHO MANAGE THESE SYSTEMS
EVERY DAY RATHER THAN SPENDING
FIVE OR 10 PERCENT OF THEIR
TIME MANAGING THIS AND SPEND
THE REST OF TIME FOCUSING ON
WHAT I WOULD CONCEDE TO BE MUCH
HIGHER PRIORITY ISSUES AROUND
SAVING LIVES IS IS THIS
SOMETHING YOU BELIEVE IS IS A
CORE FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICE OR
SHOULD SHOULD THERE BE SOME
CONSIDERATION AROUND
INTEGRATION? 
>> I THINK I WOULD ANSWER THAT
BOTH CAN BE TRUE.
>> ONE IS I DO BELIEVE IT IS AN
INTEGRAL TO THE FIRE SERVICES
RESPONSIBLE ME AND OUR
ACTIVITIES ON THE RESPONSE SIDE
ARE HIGHLY RELIANT ON THE WORK
THAT WE DO ON THE FIRE
PREVENTION SIDE.
I ALSO THINK THAT THE WORK THAT
THAT WE'VE INITIATED THROUGH
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
TRANSFORMATION SEEKS TO ACHIEVE
EXACTLY WHAT YOU DESCRIBED
WHICH IS CAN WE GET AN
INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT IS
FOCUSED ON CUSTOMER SERVICE AND
EFFICIENCY AND CAN WE GET THE
RIGHT EXPERTS INTO GRADED SO
THAT WE CAN WE CAN MOVE
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ALONG. 
>> AND SO I WOULD SAY I THINK I
UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF YOUR
QUESTION BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE
IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPORT TO
HAVING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
ENGAGED IN THE DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS. 
>> IF I COULD MARRY YOU JUST TO
VERY REASONABLE QUESTIONS I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND
OF UNDERSTAND JUST YOU KNOW,
ESPECIALLY THE PROCESS SIDE THE
MORE INTEGRATION AND OVERSIGHT
THAT WE CAN DO UNDER KIND OF A
SINGLE FORMAT BETTER ON THE
TECHNICAL SIDE. 
SO THE WAY OUR WAY WE WORK ON
THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF THE FIRE
REVIEW IF OUR ENGINEERING
REVIEW BECAUSE IT'S FIRE
ENGINEERS THAT ARE DOING THE
REVIEW INSPECTORS IS DONE UNDER
THE PURVIEW OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
.
THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS ARE
DONE UNDER THEIR PURVIEW OF THE
BUILDING OFFICIAL AND THE
PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTIONS ARE
DONE UNDER THE PURVIEW BECAUSE
THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY OF A CITY
ENGINEER.
SO IT'S REALLY TIES OR TWO TO
THOSE TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS
IN OUR ORGANIZATION TO TO
OVERSEE THAT WORK. 
SO FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN A PLAN
COMES THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS
IN THE RIGHT AWAY STREETS AND
SEWERS AND ALL THAT IS SIGNED
OFF BY MATT CANO, THE CITY
ENGINEER IS SIGNING IT OFF AND
HIS INSPECTORS REPORT TO HIM. 
NOW I THINK WHAT WE'VE DONE IS
ATTEMPT TO KIND OF INTEGRATE
THESE FUNCTIONS AND THAT'S WHY
THEY'RE ALL LOCATED ON THE
THIRD FLOOR.
THEY'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER.
AND SO I GUESS LONG STORY SHORT
TO KIND OF UNTANGLE THOSE
THINGS HAS RAMIFICATIONS TO
OTHER PARTS OF THE ORGANIZATION
IN TERMS OF THE SERVICE
DELIVERY THAT WE DO. 
I DO THINK THAT CERTAINLY WE'RE
TALKING INSIDE THE BUILDING IN
BUILDING OFFICIAL WORK AND FIRE
MARSHAL WORK.
I WOULD BE ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT
JOE FOUND OUT FROM OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE I THINK
THEY DO HAVE TO CONFRONT THIS
ISSUE OF OF, YOU KNOW, THE FIRE
MARSHAL AND THE BUILDING
OFFICIAL AND THEIR SEPARATE
DISCIPLINES. 
>> SO WITHOUT CFA OR COMPANY I
CAN SAY NO DIFFERENT.
YEAH.
SO THAT'S THE JURISDICTIONS
THAT WE BENCHMARKED WITH
SUNNYVALE, SANTA CLARA,
SACRAMENTO ALL HAD THEIR
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES UNDER THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
SAN DIEGO DID HAVE A DEDICATED
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
THEY OF COURSE DON'T DO
CODE ENFORCEMENT LIKE TCE AND
THEN LONG BEACH HAD A SPLIT
BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
THEIR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
SO WE DID OVERWHELMINGLY SEE
THEM SPLIT BUT THERE WERE
EXAMPLES WHERE EVERYBODY WAS
UNDER ONE EXCEPT ME.
>> SO I THINK MAYOR OBVIOUSLY
BETTER PROBABLY BETTER ANSWER
OUT THERE THAN I JUST GAVE YOU
A MORE EXCITING KIND OF HOW
WE'RE SET UP IN TERMS OF THE
PURVIEW OF WORK UNDER THE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE OF THE
PARTICULAR PROFESSIONALS. 
>> SO YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO
DISMISS THE QUESTION OR DODGE
IT.
IT JUST IT'S UNTANGLING THAT
AND WORKING THROUGH THAT WOULD
BE FAIRLY EXTENSIVE I BELIEVE.
>> OK, I APPRECIATE THAT.
LET ME TELL YOU.
WELL, I'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN
JUST A SECOND.
THE QUESTION I WANT TO ASK IS
AROUND COMBINATION INSPECTORS.
I UNDERSTAND MULTIPLE
DISCIPLINES WITHIN FIRE
INSPECTION AND THEN THERE ARE
ALSO OBVIOUSLY OTHER KINDS
OF INSPECTION SKILLS, 
ELECTRICAL, WHATEVER.
AND THE QUESTION IS TO WHAT
EXTENT COULD YOU ACTUALLY HAVE
INSPECTORS WITH ADDITIONAL PAY
OF COURSE BEING TRAINED IN
MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES THAT COULD
ACTUALLY PERFORM SOME OF THE
MORE SIMPLE FIRE INSPECTIONS
WHILE THEY'RE OUT THERE
HANDLING ELECTRICAL OR SOME
OTHER ASPECT OF BUILDING
INSPECTION?
IS THAT IS THAT CONCEIVABLE AS
A TOOL TO HELP US DEAL WITH THE
BACKLOG AND HELP TO IMPROVE
EFFICIENCY? 
>> SO WITHIN THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT SEPARATE DISCIPLINES
.
WE ARE ALREADY INITIATING A
CROSS TRAINING PROGRAM TO TRY
TO FIND THOSE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE MULTIPLE
SYSTEMS ARE READY OR PERHAPS
SAY JUST AS AN EXAMPLE A
SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS READY AND
MAYBE AN ALARM SYSTEM HAD A
REVISIT IN LINE BECAUSE
OF SOMETHING THAT WAS FOUND
PREVIOUSLY THEN THAT INSPECTOR
CAN GO AND COMPLETE THE
SPRINKLERS AND COMPLETE THE
ALARMS AT ONCE. 
THAT'S IN OUR WORK PLAN RIGHT
NOW TO TO ACHIEVE THAT CROSS
TRAINING. 
OK.
AND WHAT ABOUT WITH OTHER
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
DISCIPLINES DURING OPPORTUNITY
FOR THAT? 
DOES THAT MAKE YOU HAVEN'T HAD
THAT CONVERSATION? 
>> I THINK IT'S PROBABLY A
CONVERSATION WORTH HAVING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME
WOULD BE.
>> OK, I'LL JUST ADD MARY, I DO
THINK THERE'S PROBABLY
OPPORTUNITIES THERE. 
I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT.
I THINK JOE'S RECOMMENDATION
ONE BE IS ALSO IMPORTANT
SHOULDN'T BE OVERLOOKED.
I DO THINK WITH HAVING AN
INSPECTOR POSITIONS RATHER THAN
HAVING THE FIRE ENGINEERS HAVE
TO DO THE INSPECTIONS.
I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT
TO BE GAINED FROM THAT AND THEN
EXTENDING FROM THAT TO A POINT
WHERE YES, I THINK YOU CAN HAVE
INSPECTORS RESPONSIVE FOR
MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES IF
PROPERLY TRAINED AND
COMPENSATED OF COURSE.
BUT I DO THINK THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES THERE. 
OK, I WILL.
>> THANK YOU.
HAPPY TO TALK MORE OFTEN.
I CAN GET IN THE WEEDS QUICKLY
BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE
INFORMATION.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COUNSEL ARE THEN ON THE MOTION
TO RECEIVE THE REPORT?
I BELIEVE THAT'S WHY I'M
CAMPUSES, RIGHT?
>> YES.
YES. 
>> YES.
PERALEZ I DIEP I GO YES. 
>> DAVIS I ESPARZA YES.
MARINAS YES.
FOLEY I MISS YES.
YES.
JONES BAR. 
I THINK YOU ITEM. 
>> THREE POINT SIX IS THE ORDER
DEPARTMENT. 
JOE JOE WRITES AGAIN I'M JOINED
BY CANTON MALAKAND SON SOME
FROM MY OFFICE WHERE YOU
PRESENT YOU ARE THE PARK
MAINTENANCE AND JOHN REILLY
OF YOUR TOM AND TERRY O'REILLY
ARE HERE FROM PARKS AND SO THE
SO THE THE CITY OF SAN JOSE'S
PARKS RECREATION AREA SERVICES
DEPARTMENT APPEARANCE OPERATES
TWO HUNDRED NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
AND NINE REGIONAL PARKS
INCLUDING HAPPY HOLLOW PARKING
ZOO PIANOS PARKS OVERSEES AND
MAINTAINS THESE PARKS AS WELL
AS TRAILS SPORTS FIELDS, OTHER
OUTDOOR FACILITIES.
>> SO PARENTS SAYS ABOUT A 50
FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPTY
DEDICATED PARK MAINTENANCE. 
THIS FIGURE HAS GROWN IN RECENT
YEARS BUT IT'S STILL BELOW
WHERE IT HAD BEEN PRIOR TO THE
GREAT RECESSION DRIVEN LAYOFFS
A DECADE AGO.
WE JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT
PARNESS ESTIMATES THAT AS A
SIGNIFICANT DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE BACKLOG OVER TWO
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR
PARK BUILDINGS AND TWENTY
TWENTY PARENTS REMAINING STAFF
WORKERS FIND A ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE WORK SUCH AS
PLAYGROUND SECTIONS, MOWING AND
WHAT HAVE YOU AND CORRECTIVE
MAINTENANCE WORK SUCH AS
REPAIRS TO IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, 
PLAYGROUNDS AND OTHER REPAIRS
PROJECTED WITH THE AUDIT IS TO
ASSESS THE EFFICIENCY AND
ALLOCATION OF PARK MAINTENANCE,
STAFFING AND RESOURCES CITYWIDE
SO.
PARENTS USE THE PARK DISTRICT
BASED MODEL FOR MAINTENANCE
AT THE TIME OF THE AUDIT
OPERATIONS OR DIVIDE INTO EIGHT
DIFFERENT PARK DISTRICTS.
THESE ARE OF COURSE DISTINCT
FROM THE 10 COUNCIL DISTRICTS
PARTIES.
DISTRICTS ARE MADE UP OF A MIX
OF REGIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
AS WELL AS OTHER FACILITIES AND
WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS
PROGRESS HAS TAKEN AN
UNDERTAKING A REORGANIZATION
PARK DISTRICTS AND REDUCED THE
NUMBER TO SIX WITH A NEW UNIT
FOCUSING DESTINATIONS, EVENTS
AND SPORTS .
SO OUR REPORT FOR FINDINGS
SHOWN ON THE SLIDE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO DETAIL
ON SUBSEQUENT SLIDES.
SO THE FIRST FINDING WAS THAT
PARENTS CAN IMPROVE THE PARK
CONDITION ASSESSMENT PROCESS TO
BETTER INFORM RESOURCE
DECISIONS.
>> IN 2015 PARENTS BEGAN
CONDUCTING ANNUAL PARK
CONDITION ASSESSMENTS OR PEACE.
THESE ARE POINT IN TIME
EVALUATIONS OF THE CONDITION
OF THE CITY'S PARK FACILITIES.
EACH YEAR PARK STAFF ASSESS THE
CITY'S PARKS AND FACILITIES
INCLUDING THE CONDITION
BENCHES, PLAYGROUNDS, TURF AND
OTHER ASPECTS.
THE INTEND THE EVALUATION IS TO
PRIORITIZE AND SCHEDULE CAPITAL
AND MAINTENANCE RESOURCES AS
WELL AS TO COMMUNICATE THE
CONDITION OF SAN JOSE'S PARKS.
>> SO DURING OUR REVIEW WE DID
NOTE THAT THERE WERE SOME AREAS
WHERE THE PEACE PROCESS CAN BE
IMPROVED.
FIRST ALTHOUGH PURENESS MS.
TO RATE ALL PARK FACILITIES
EACH YEAR IN 2019 AT LEAST FOUR
FACILITIES DID NOT RECEIVE
RATINGS UP TO 30 FACILITIES MAY
NOT RECEIVE A RATING
AT LEAST ONCE BETWEEN 2017 AND
2019 AND EVEN FOR PARKS THAT
WERE CONSISTENTLY ASSESSED EACH
YEAR.
NOT ALL PARK FEATURES WERE
INCLUDED EVERY ASSESSMENT.
ABOUT ONE IN FIVE FACILITIES
DID NOT HAVE ALL OF ITS
FEATURES OR MANATEES
CONSISTENTLY SCORED OVER THE
LAST THREE YEARS.
ALSO IN SOME INSTANCES WE FOUND
THAT THE PARKS MAY HAVE
CONSISTENTLY SCORED LOW OVER
MULTIPLE YEARS.
STAFFING AND MAINTENANCE HOURS
DO NOT APPEAR TO BE MODIFIED TO
IMPROVE CONDITIONS.
THERE IS ALSO A SUBJECTIVE
NATURE TO THE CURRENT
ASSESSMENT.
PARENTS CAN REDUCE THIS BY
LINING THE PCH SCORING RUBRIC
WITH ITS DRAFT MAINTENANCE
STANDARDS AND FINALLY PIECES
SCORES DO NOT CURRENTLY
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CAPITAL AND
MAINTENANCE ISSUES WHICH CAN
ALSO HELP WOULD ALSO HELP.
RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS.
SO WE MADE SEVERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE FINDINGS APPEAR TO DEVELOP
AND USE A STANDARDIZED LIST
OF PARKS AND PARK FEATURES EACH
YEAR.
THEY SHOULD DEVELOP PROCEDURES
TO USE PPA SCORES TO ADDRESS
LOW SCORING PARKS FEATURES
TITLE PSA SCORING DOMAIN AND
DEVELOP SEPARATE CAPITAL AND
MAINTENANCE SCORES.
>> THE SECOND FINDINGS APPEAR
AND ASK YOU TO REASSESS ITS
DATA COLLECTION.
BETTER INFORMED DECISION
MAKING.
SO STARTING 2013 PIANOS
LAUNCHED AN INTERNAL BUSINESS
INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY TO
COLLECT AND ANALYZE WORKLOAD
DATA FOR STAFFING RESOURCE
DECISION MAKING. 
THE PURPOSE HAS BEEN TO HELP
PARENTS BETTER QUANTIFY HOW
MUCH LABOR MATERIAL EQUIPMENT
WAS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN IMPROVE
PARK CONDITIONS. 
AND OF COURSE ALTHOUGH WE
APPLAUD ARTISTS EFFORTS TO BE
MORE DATA DRIVEN. 
WE OBSERVE THAT THE PROCESS TO
COLLECT THE VOLUME OF WORKLOAD
DATA ACROSS THE DIVISION HAS
BEEN CUMBERSOME AND STAFF IN
EACH PART DISTRICT MANUALLY
TRACK THEIR HOURS ON A PAPER
DAILY TRUST TASK SHEET WHICH IS
LATER INPUT AND APPRENTICE
ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOL.
AND WHILE SOME PARK DISTRICTS
HAVE ADMINS ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF TO ENTER THE DATA, OTHERS
DO NOT.
THIS TASK THEN FALLS ON
SUPERVISORY STAFF WHO EXPRESSED
CONCERNS WITH THE VOLUME
OF DATA ENTRY NOTING THEY MAY
FALL WEEKS BEHIND AND HAVE
LITTLE TIME TO ANALYZE THE DATA
OR PERFORM OTHER SUPERVISORY
WORK SUCH AS PARK INSPECTIONS
OR OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE
FIELD.
MOREOVER, WE FOUND THAT DATA
WAS SUBJECT TO ERROR AND NOT
ALL HOURS OR OTHER INFORMATION
WAS CONSISTENTLY TRACKED.
SO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR
PEERS TO REASSESS SHORT AND
LONG TERM DATA COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS GOALS REFOCUSES DATA
COLLECTION EFFORTS AROUND THESE
GOALS.
IF WE ALSO RECOMMEND THEY
INCREASE STAFF TRAINING TO
ENSURE DATA ENTRY IS MORE
CONSISTENT AND ASSESS WHETHER
THE CURRENT SOFTWARE MEETS
THEIR DATA ANALYSIS NEEDS. 
SECOND PART OF THIS FINDING
RELATES TO CORRECTIVE WORK FOR
BRIDGEWATER GENERATED WITH
STAFF IDENTIFYING PAKISTANIS
NEED OF REPAIR OR WHEN
RESIDENTS CALL IN ISSUES OF THE
PARK CONCERNS HOTLINE TO AND
ASSESS TIMELINESS STANDARDS FOR
CORRECTIVE WORK ORDERS BASED ON
THEIR PRIOR LEVEL.
FOR EXAMPLE, PARENT S AIMS TO
ADDRESS HEALTH AND SAFETY WORK
QUARTERS WITHIN 24 HOURS.
THESE INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS
BROKEN GLASS AND BROKEN
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES
SUCH THREE DAY CRITICAL WHICH
INCLUDE THINGS THAT MAY POSE A
SAFETY RISKS RISK THAT ARE NOT
AS IMMEDIATE ONE TO HEALTH.
ONE DAY HEALTH AND SAFETY 70
REPAIRS WHICH ARE REPAIRS I
DON'T MEAN NEED IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION.
IN FISCAL 2010 19 18 19 PARENTS
COMPLETED 84 PERCENT OF ONE DAY
HEALTH SAFETY REPAIRS WITHIN
ONE DAY AND MET THE THREE AND
SEVEN DAY CRITICAL AND REPAIR
TIME TARGETS ABOUT 70 PERCENT
OF THE TIME. 
PERALEZ HAS AN INFORMAL TARGET
THAT 100 PERCENT OF ONE DAY
HEALTH AND SAFETY ORDERS BE
COMPLETE ON TIME.
IT DOESN'T HAVE SIMILAR FORMAL
OR INFORMAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS
WITH A CRITICAL REPAIR WORK
ORDER.
SO WE RECOMMEND PARENTS DEVELOP
PERFORMANCE TARGETS FOR THE
DIFFERENT PRIORITY CORRECTIVE
WORK QUARTERS AND TRACK AGAINST
THOSE GOALS.
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THE
PERFORMING THE NEXT FINDING IS
ABOUT EFFICIENCIES RESOURCE AND
STAFFING ALLOCATION CAN HELP
BETTER PRIORITIZE PART MAKE. 
>> AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE CHART
ON THE LEFT OF THE SLIDE THERE
HAS BEEN A VARIATION THE NUMBER
OF ASSIGNED MAINTENANCE STAFF
ACROSS THE PARK DISTRICTS FROM
TWENTY FOUR FTE ON THE HIGH END
TO ABOUT 15 ON THE LOWER. 
IN THE MOST RECENT YEAR EACH
PARK DISTRICT CONTAINS VARYING
TYPES OF FACILITIES AND
AMENITIES INCLUDING REGIONAL
PARKS, NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, 
FACILITIES, PARKS ARRANGEMENT
COMPLEXITY.
BASED ON THE TYPE FACILITY
WHETHER THE GROUNDS
OF COMMUNITY CENTER OR AN
EXPANSIVE REGIONAL PARK, 
REGIONAL PARKS AND
SPORTS COMPLEX OR MOST LABOR
INTENSIVE CITIES FOR
MAINTENANCE.
GIVEN THEIR WIDE VARIETY
OF AMENITIES FEATURES GIVE YOU
AN EXAMPLE OF ONE PARKS
DISTRICT SEVEN SHOWS.
HAVING HAD THE LOWEST ACREAGE
OF ALL PARK DISTRICTS BUT THAT
CONSISTS OF THE CELTIC PARK
COMPLEX INCLUDING HAPPY HOLLOW
JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN SO
CERTAIN MAINTENANCE ISSUES
IMPACT SOME PARKS MORE THAN
OTHERS.
>> FOR EXAMPLE FISCAL YEAR 2018
19.
PARK MAINTENANCE STAFF SPENT
OVER TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND
HOURS TOWARD GARBAGE AND LITTER
PICKUP UP ILLEGAL DUMP REMOVAL
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT CLEANUPS
ACROSS ALL PARK DISTRICTS.
THIS COMPRISED 15 PERCENT
OF TOTAL STAFF POWERS PARK MAIN
AND STAFF ARE ALSO THE
PREPARATION CLEANUP FOR SPECIAL
EVENTS AT PARK FACILITIES A
NUMBER OF WHICH VARIES ACROSS
PARK DISTRICTS.
SO ALL OF THESE FACTORS
COMPLETELY DETERMINATIVE
OF WHAT YOU THINK IS THE
CORRECT STAFFING LEVELS. 
THERE MAY BE OTHER THINGS.
WE DO RECOMMEND THAT PARENTS
REASSESS ITS CURRENT STAFF
ACROSS DISTRICTS BASED ON
DIFFERENT WORKLOAD FACTORS. 
AN EXAMPLE OF WHY THIS IS
NECESSARY CAN BE SEEN IN PARK
DISTRICT 5 WHICH HAD THE SECOND
HIGHEST TOTAL ACREAGE.
IT WAS TIED FOR THE MOST
REGIONAL PARKS, MOST SPECIAL
EVENTS AND IT HAD THE LOWEST
OVERALL SCORE ACROSS FACILITIES
AND 20 TO 19.
HOWEVER IT HAD THE FEWEST
ALLOCATED STAFF AMONG THE
VARIOUS DISTRICTS DURING OUR
AUDIT. 
>> ANOTHER FACTOR THAT IMPACTS
WORKLOAD AVAILABILITY
OF FUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT.
ON AVERAGE PARENTS EQUIPMENT OR
VEHICLES 13 YEARS OLD AND MORE
DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE ON AVERAGE
OF TWO WEEKS DURING THE FIRST
SIX MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 1920.
MOREOVER, PARENTS HAVE A FORMAL
PROCESS ATTRACTED TO VEHICLES
AND EQUIPMENT.
TRAFFIC CITY IT'S NOT ONLY
PRUDENT BUT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE
THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE ABILITY
TO SHARE ASSETS NEEDED IF OTHER
ASSETS ARE DOWN FOR
MAINTENANCE.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION
DEVELOPER FORMAL PROCESS TO
TRACK AND RECONCILE ITS
INVENTORY VEHICLES EQUIPMENT AS
WELL AS IMPROVING INTERNAL
COORDINATION AROUND ASSET
MANAGEMENT. 
>> WE ALSO FOUND THAT PARK
MAYNARD STAFF SPENT A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME ON
NON MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING TRAVEL TEAM MEETINGS
AND OTHER ADVENTURE DUTIES.
>> SOME PARK DISTRICTS HAVE
MAINTENANCE SITES LOCATED FAR
FROM THEIR DESIGNATED SERVICING
YARDS CAN CONTRIBUTE SOMETIMES
SIGNIFICANTLY TO TRAVEL TIME.
FOR EXAMPLE, PRACTICE THREE
PARTIES OR EIGHT WERE BASED OUT
OF THE CENTRAL SERVICE YARD
THAT HAD SITES BORDERING
CUPERTINO IN THE CASE
OF PARTIES 3 AND LP.
SO NOR WAS A 4 PARK DISTRICT
STAFF IN HIS DISTRICT SPENT
ROUGHLY ELEVEN TO 12 PERCENT
OF THEIR TIME ON TRAVEL IN
FISCAL YEAR 18 19. 
ANOTHER FACTOR THAT CAN ADD TO
TRAVEL TIME IS DAILY MANDATORY
STAFF MEETINGS WHICH ACCOUNTED
FOR 7 PERCENT OF TOTAL STAFF
TIME STAFF START THEIR DAYS
AT 6 A.M. AND PARTICIPATE IN A
DAILY MEETING THAT CAN LAST UP
TO AN HOUR BEFORE HEADING OUT
ON THE ROUNDS.
THIS CAN RESULT IN STAFF
POTENTIALLY HEADING OUT TO PARK
SITES DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC
SO REDESIGNING EXISTING
MAINTENANCE TRAILS ALSO CAN
HELP ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY
TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN SITES.
SO TOPPED MY STAFF TIME
AVAILABLE FOR MY NEXT
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES TO BE A
RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONSIDER
MAKING MORE STORAGE UNITS
AVAILABLE WITHIN PARK
DISTRICTS.
REVIEWING IN THE TIMING AND
DURATION WAS TEAM MEETINGS AND
REASSESSING MAINTENANCE.
>> THROUGH OUR LAST FINDING IS
PR IT SHOULD IMPROVE LANGUAGE
ACCESS AT SOME PARKS.
SO PARK SIDE WHICH INCLUDES
INFORMATION PARKS CONCERNS
HOTLINE WHERE RESIDENTS CAN
REPORT ISSUES OR CONCERNS
RELATED PARK SAFETY OR
APPEARANCES GENERALLY ONLY IN
ENGLISH. 
THOUGH SOME PARKS OR AREAS WITH
A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF LIMITED
ENGLISH SPEAKING HOUSEHOLDS AND
SO THIS MAP SHOWS THE
DISTRIBUTION OF LIMITED ENGLISH
SPEAKING HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS
SAN JOSE.
SO I'M SURE THAT PARKS ARE
ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS.
WE RECOMMEND APPEARANCES AS
LANGUAGE ACCESS NEEDS FOR PARKS
AND PROVIDE INFORMATION AND
RESOURCES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
APPROPRIATE FOR OUR REPORT
INCLUDES 13 RECOMMENDATIONS TO
ASSESS THE EFFICIENCY AND
ALLOCATION OF PATHWAYS TO
STAFFING AND RESOURCES
CITYWIDE.
>> I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES FOR THEIR
TIME DURING PROCESSING AND TURN
OVER TO JOHN AT LEAST FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE.
>> THANKS JOE.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THE
PRESENTATION IN YOUR OFFICE FOR
HELPING US WITH THIS AND
SPENDING SOME TIME AT THIS
ISSUE IN PARKS WITH ME AS
OF YOUR TIME THE ACTING DEPUTY
DIRECTOR FOR PARKS DIVISION AND
ALSO TERRY O'REILLY WHO IS THE
NEWLY PROMOTED DIVISION MANAGER
OF PARKS. 
WE HAVE TWO NOW ONE OVER PARKS
STATIONS AND THAT'S TERRY
BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT MAINTENANCE
AND ONE ABOUT AS JOE MENTIONED,
DESTINATION EVENTS AND
SPORTS WHICH HAS A SEPARATE
DIVISION MANAGER AND THOSE ARE
AREAS THAT CAN BE MANAGED LIKE
THE ARCADIA BALL FIELDS POWELL
STADIUM, THE ZOO M APPROVED
PARK.
YOU KNOW THOSE EVENTS FACES
THOSE DESTINATIONS SPACES THE
LEAGUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
THE CAMP THAT WE DO ALL THOSE
BUSINESS LINES AND THAT WAS
PART OF OUR REORGANIZATION THAT
JOE MENTIONED.
WE JUST WENT THROUGH IN THIS
DIVISION IN THE PARKS DIVISION
IN JULY. 
>> SO WE'RE STILL FIGURING OUT
A WAY THROUGH THAT.
BUT WE'VE ALREADY MADE THOSE
MOVES CHANGE THOSE DISTRICTS
LIKE YOU MENTIONED WE WENT FROM
HAVING EIGHT PARK DISTRICTS NOW
DOWN TO SIX BY DOING THIS AND
WE MOVED WE MOVED SOME
SPECIALIZED TEAMS ON TO SOME
OF THOSE DESTINATION AREAS. 
YOU KNOW, OUR PARK SYSTEM DATES
BACK INTO THE EIGHTEEN
HUNDREDS, YOU KNOW, ALUM ROCK
PARK WAS FOUNDED IN 1872.
IN FACT IN TWO YEARS WE'LL BE
DOING THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION AND RIGHT PARK.
SO I'M SURE ALL OF YOU WILL BE
THERE. 
WE HAVE LIKE YOU SAID, OVER 200
PARKS.
WE HAVE MORE THAN 60 MILES
TRAILS. 
IN FACT, THERE'S TWO ITEMS
AHEAD OF YOU ON THIS COUNCIL
AGENDA WHERE WE'RE GOING TO TRY
TO ADD TO THAT TRAIL MILE
BRIDGE. 
I WILL SAY THAT WE AGREE WITH
ALL THE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
WE FOUND A LOT OF ALIGNMENT
WITH THE ACTIVATE SJ STRATEGIC
PLAN THAT YOU JUST APPROVED
LESS THAN A YEAR AGO FOR THE
DEPARTMENT. 
SO WE WERE WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE
THAT THAT SYNCHRONIZATION. 
I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE
COMPLETE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
IT WILL IMPROVE OUR STEWARDSHIP
OF THE PARK SYSTEM WHICH IS ONE
OF THE PILLARS OF OUR OF OUR
STRATEGIC PLAN STEWARDSHIP.
IT WILL HELP US THESE DATA
BETTER MAKE BETTER DECISIONS
AND GAIN EFFICIENCIES.
I WILL SAY I DO APPRECIATE THE
MEMO FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
PERALEZ ARENAS AND ESPARZA
ABOUT CONTINUING TO LOOK
AT BALLOT MEASURES AND THINGS
LIKE THAT BECAUSE ONE OF THE
AREAS THAT WASN'T IN THE SCOPE
OF THIS AUDIT WAS WHAT DO YOU
DO ABOUT THAT FUNDING GAP THAT
WE ALL ALREADY RECOGNIZE IS
THERE?
AND SO WITH THAT HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE.
THANK YOU, JOHN. 
LET'S GO TO THE PUBLIC FIRST.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
.
A PARK MAINTENANCE THAT BEGAN
WITH THE PERSON WITH THE PHONE
NUMBER 5 1 4 0. 
>> I THINK THAT YOU NEED TO
FOCUS ON THE ROSE GARDEN AND
THE FOUNTAIN.
>> IT DOESN'T WORK HALF THE
TIME. 
GRASSES ARE CRABGRASS.
THE GATE TO ENTER IS A GARDEN
AVENUE.
KNOW CHANGE SHUT BECAUSE IT
BROKE AND WAS LEANING THERE FOR
DAYS AS A HAZARD.
THERE'S DISGUSTING PLASTIC
WRAPPED AROUND THE DRINKING
FOUNTAIN.
YOU STILL HAVE THE ORANGE TAPE
OR WHATEVER AROUND THE PICNIC
BENCH.
IT'S DISGUSTING.
THE GARBAGE CANS ARE CONSTANTLY
OVERFLOWING.
IT LOOKS LIKE. 
YOU KNOW THIS IS THIS IS THE
THIS IS THE BEST ROSE GARDEN IN
AMERICA.
>> I GOT THE SIDEWALK.
YOU COULD HAVE TRIP HAZARDS.
YOU GUYS BETTER PUT SOME MONEY
INTO THAT INTO THE ROSE GARDEN.
EXCEPT YOU GUYS HAVE THE BOY
SCOUTS WITH GUNS GOING AROUND
GRABBING PEOPLE'S AND THEY
ARREST THEM OR CASEY HILL. 
>> HAVE SOME MEMBERS MARY
LICCARDO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS CASEY HILL.
I SERVE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF VEGGIE LUCIAN COMMUNITY FARM
AND EMPRESS FARM PARK.
I MEAN MY PREVIOUS PRESENTATION
I DESCRIBED THE CRITICAL ROLE
APPROVED FARM PARK REVEGETATION
FOOD DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS AS WE
GRAPPLE WITH THE CRUSHING
EFFECTS OF THE CORONA VIRUS
PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR.
PARKS ARE SOME OF OUR MOST
PANDEMIC RESILIENT SPACES TO
MITIGATE THE RISK
OF TRANSMISSION.
PARKS HAVE FLEXED TO HOST
EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION
OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS.
THEY CAN INNOVATIVE AND
EQUITABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR
ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACTIVITIES
ALL WHILE CONTINUING TO SERVE
AS SAFE OASES FOR RECREATION
AND RELAXATION PROTECT
PARTICULARLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS
WHERE RESIDENTS ARE LIVING
MULTIPLE FAMILIES TO A
HOUSEHOLD.
SO IT IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION TO
SAY THAT OUR PARKS ARE SERVING
A LIFE SAVING FUNCTION AND
THERE IS TRULY NO BETTER IN A
MORE CRITICAL TIME TO IDENTIFY
AND DEDICATED FUNDING STREAM TO
REINVEST IN PARKS AS A KEY
STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY
RESILIENCY.
THANK YOU. 
>> I'M COMING BACK TO COUNCIL. 
>> OH, I'M SORRY ROBERT.
GARY. 
>> YEAH, I. 
OK.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK
ABOUT THE WATER FOUNTAINS AND
THE PARKS THAT ARE TURNED OFF.
THERE'S A LOT PEOPLE ESPECIALLY
DOWNTOWN THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO WATER AND I'VE SEEN PEOPLE
EVEN TRYING TO DRINK THE WATER
OUT OF THE HANDWASHING
STATIONS.
AND I GO AND I TELLS PEOPLE NOT
TO DO THAT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S
DRINKABLE. 
I THINK IT'S NON POTABLE WATER.
AND THEY'RE ALSO THE THE
RESTROOMS IN A LOT DEPARTURE
ARE NOT AVAILABLE THERE.
THEY'RE CLOSED.
FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, I
HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
I PERSONALLY BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD
THAT SO I JUST THINK THAT WE
NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW
DURING THIS COLD 19 THAT WE'RE
DEALING WITH NEED TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE ESPECIALLY DRINKING
WATER TO PEOPLE THAT ARE
OUTDOORS AND THE HEAT THAT'S
GONNA COMING NEXT WEEK.
AND THIS WHOLE JUST PANDEMIC
AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S
GOING ON.
PEOPLE NEED ACCESS TO WATER, 
DRINKING WATER AND SO PLEASE
OPEN THOSE UP AT THE PARKS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> MY COMING BACK TO COUNCIL
KINSMAN OR INES. 
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I'M ALWAYS VERY GRATEFUL TO THE
AUDIENCE AS THEY ALWAYS LEAD TO
SOME IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN OUR
DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS AND I'M
APPRECIATIVE OF DEFINITELY
OF THIS REPORT.
>> I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR IT FOR SOME TIME AND I HAD
REQUESTED IT ORIGINALLY.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT PARKS
SOMETIMES ARE A A A NUGGET A
GOLD NUGGET WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITIES. 
>> BUT THE TOUGH THING IS THAT
TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET AND TO
MAKE SURE THAT THAT EVERYBODY
HAS ALL THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES
OUR PARKS SOMETIMES GO TO THE
WAYSIDE.
BUT AS WE ARE SEEING NOW DURING
LOBBIED THE PRESERVATION OF OUR
PARKS IS JUST SO CRITICAL
BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITIES RELY ON
OPEN SPACE IN ORDER TO RECREATE
SAFELY FROM ONE ANOTHER DURING
THIS PANDEMIC. 
>> AND SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE
TO SUSTAIN THEM. 
AND YOU HEARD EARLIER THAT
THERE IS THERE IS AN IMPACT TO
OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS, OUR
PARKS, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND
AND AND NOW WITH THIS AUDIT WE
CAN SEE HOW WE CAN
STRATEGICALLY IMPROVE SOME
OF THE PROCESSES SO THAT WE ARE
MORE EFFICIENT AND THAT WE'RE A
BETTER ABLE TO TO FUND WITH
SOME C AND SEE MONEY
DISTRIBUTION ONCE CAPITAL AND
MAINTENANCE ARE SEPARATED.
>> BUT THIS QUESTION STILL
REMAINS WHERE DO WE CONTINUE?
HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO FUND AND
PROVIDE FOR OUR PARKS SINCE
TYPICALLY THIS IS THE FIRST
PLACE WHERE WE HAVE TO REDUCE A
LOT OF OUR FUNDING?
>> OH, WHEN DIFFICULT TIMES
COME. 
AND SO IN ANTICIPATION TO THIS
CONTINUED NEED I'D LIKE TO MOVE
THE MEMO WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER
PERALEZ AND ESPARZA ABOUT HAVE
OUR EYE ON THE FUTURE IN TERMS
OF FIGURING OUT IF WE CAN HAVE
A A SUSTAINABLE WAY
OF MAINTAINING OUR PARKS AND
THAT IS REALLY TO GO BACK TO
OUR COMMUNITY AND ASK THEM
ESPECIALLY AFTER COVE .
>> AND I'M SURE THAT MANY WILL
HAVE VALUED THIS OPEN SPACE.
AND SO I WANT TO MOVE THE MEMO
IT ASKS TO CONTINUE WITH
WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
ON PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THREE
HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO MILLION AND
AND TO WORK TOWARDS A 20 TO
BALLOT MEASURE AND IF ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED
OF COURSE TO STRONGLY
CONSIDERED GAGING THE COMMUNITY
SUPPORT PULLING TEST MEASURE
MODELED ON OAKLAND SUCCESSFUL
MEASURE Q WHICH COMBINED THE
NEED FOR INVESTING IN PARKS AND
RECREATION, COMMUNITY
BEAUTIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL
FUNDING THE SUPPORT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS
AND LIVING IN OUR PUBLIC SPACES
AND ADDITIONALLY EVALUATE AND
CONSIDER A MEASURE MODEL BASED
ON LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEASURE A
.
>> AND SO I HOPE I CAN GET A
SECOND. 
WONDERFUL.
>> AND I JUST LASTLY JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT I KNOW WHAT WHAT A
BENEFIT ARE OUR PARKS HAVE BEEN
PERSONALLY?
>> AS THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY
FEW SAFE PLACES THAT WE CAN GO
TO WITH OUR FAMILIES WITH OUR
COVERAGE LIMITED FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS. 
AND SO IT'S ONE OF THE WAYS
THAT WE CAN SEE EACH OTHER FROM
FAR AWAY AND STILL BE IT AND
STILL ENJOY THE OUTSIDE AND IN
OUR AND RESPECT OUR PARKS AND
RESPECT HER ARM, OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO THIS IS THE SPIRIT
BEHIND THIS.
THIS MEMO I KNOW THE PURPOSE
OF OUR AUDIT REALLY IS FOR
EFFICIENCIES AND TO HAVE SOME
STRATEGIC PLANNING GOING ALONG
WITH WHAT SOME OF THE AREAS
THAT WE CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. 
BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT LONG
TERM IN OUR PARKS AND THE
IMPACT THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW
WITH COVID AND OUR UN HOUSED
AND HOW THAT'S IMPACTING OUR
COMMUNITY AS WELL AND HOW WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVEST. 
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. 
COUNCILMEMBER ROEHRKASSE. 
>> YEAH.
WELL I I WAS PREPARED TO ACCEPT
OTHER THINGS IN THAT IN THE
MEMOS BUT I DON'T ACCEPT THE
LOOKING AT BALLOT MEASURES
ESPECIALLY FROM 20 TWENTY TWO I
DO I I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS
THE TIME TO PASS NEW TAXES AND
AND SO I DON'T WON'T BE
SUPPORTING THE CURRENT MOTION I
DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR
STAFF THOUGH ON PAGE 16
EXPENDITURES OF IPR AND ASSAD
TWENTY TWO POINT FIVE MILLION
FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
>> BUT ON PAGE 17 THE FOOTNOTE
SAYS REVENUES FROM PR AND AS
FEES WERE 22 MILLION.
DOES THAT MEAN THAT THAT THE
GENERAL FUND ONLY FLIPS FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
PR AN ASSET THAT I UNDERSTAND
THAT CORRECTLY OR I
MISUNDERSTAND IT? 
>> NO, AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME
IF I'M WRONG HERE BUT THAT THAT
REVENUE NUMBER ALSO INCLUDES
THE ZOO WHICH IS ABOUT 8
MILLION DOLLARS OF THAT AND
IT'S LARGELY FEE SUPPORTED.
SO ONCE YOU TAKE THAT OUT YOU
CAN SEE THE NUMBER GETS BELOW
BUT ALSO A LOT OF THAT REVENUE
IS FEE BASED.
SO FOR EXAMPLE SUMMER CAMP,
SUMMER CAMP THOSE PROGRAMS ARE
DESIGNED FOR THE USER TO PAY A
FEE AND THAT FEE OFFSETS THE
CALL. 
SO IT'S IT'S MAYBE AS CLOSE TO
NEUTRAL AS POSSIBLE. 
WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY FEES
IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY THAT
DIRECTLY SUPPORT MAINTENANCE
ITSELF.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT JOHN A
NIGHT AND I ACTUALLY LOBBIED
FOR PARKS TO BE PART OF A
PREVIOUS BALLOT MEASURE BUT MY
SUGGESTION DIDN'T DIDN'T TAKE
HOLD. 
>> I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S THE
TIME TO PASS NEW NEW TAXES.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT HERE
IS ON PAGE 16 IT SAYS THAT
PR NESS HAT IS 20 GETS TWENTY
TWO AND A HALF MILLION FROM THE
GENERAL FUND.
>> WELL LIKE I SAID ON PAGE 17
THE FOOTNOTES SAYS THAT THE
REVENUES FROM PRNS IS 22
MILLION.
SO DO I ADD TWO NUMBERS UP OR
DO I SUBTRACT?
I MEAN DOES THAT MEAN THAT
PIANO SPENDS FORTY FOUR POINT
FIVE MILLION?
OR DOES THAT MEAN YOU ONLY GET
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM THE
GENERAL FUND?
>> I'M LOOKING AT IT FOR A
QUICK BUT JUST OFF THE TOP
OF MY HEAD.
NO, IT'S THE MAINTENANCE IS IN
THE 40 MILLION DOLLAR RANGE.
>> FORTY.
OKAY.
OKAY.
SO.
SO YOU WANT TO ADD NOT NOT.
IT'S NOT TWENTY TWO.
>> NOT FOR A YOU KNOW AS A
MEMBER OF YOUR TIME ACTING
DEPUTY DIRECTOR PARKS DIVISION.
>> IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT THE
DEPARTMENT'S TOTAL OPERATING
BUDGET THAT'S IN THE BALLPARK
OF ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
PARK MAINTENANCE IN THE GENERAL
FUND REST SAID ABOUT THAT 22
AND A HALF OR SO MILLION DOLLAR
RANGE.
THAT'S AN AUDIT.
AND THAT REVENUE FIGURE AS AS
JOHN WAS DESCRIBING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT
INCLUDING HAPPY HOLLOW PARK AND
ZOO AS WELL AS COMMUNITY CENTER
PROGRAMS. 
OK.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT APPLES TO
ORANGES IS WHAT YOU'RE TELLING,
RIGHT?
I'M NOT I'M LOOKING AT PARK
MAINTENANCE AND THE REVENUES
ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
OK, I APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU STRAIGHTEN ME OUT HERE.
THANKS. 
SO ON PAGE 25 THERE'S A FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
DRINKING FOUNTAINS THAT DIDN'T
GET SPENT AND OBVIOUSLY THEY
DIDN'T GET FIXED IN DISTRICT 10
.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO DRINKING
FOUNTAINS THAT COULDN'T GET
REPLACED BECAUSE PUBLIC WORKS
DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DO THEIR
PART ON THE PARENT AS TO TO
REPLACE THE FOUNTAINS. 
I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S SUPER
COMPLICATED TO TWO CHANGE OUT
FOUNTAINS.
IS THERE A WAY WE CAN
SUBCONTRACT THE WORK SO WE CAN?
I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
FOUNTAINS WE COULD REPLACE. 
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE COULD REPLACE
QUITE A FEW. 
>> YEAH.
AND THAT MONEY WASN'T JUST FOR
PHONES IT WAS FOR OTHER SMALL
AMENITIES LIKE BENCHES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT THROUGHOUT
PARKS JUST REPLACING WORN DOWN
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
IT'S NOT THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO
GET DONE, IT'S JUST WE WEREN'T
ABLE TO GET TO IT IN THIS LAST
YEAR OBVIOUSLY LAST QUARTER THE
YEAR THINGS REALLY WENT
SIDEWAYS FOR EVERYBODY.
BUT BUT IT'S IT'S POSSIBLE THAT
WE COULD LOOK AT USING A
CONTRACTOR TO DO THE WORK.
OUR APPROACH WAS GOING TO BE
MORE OF AN INTERNAL TEAM AND WE
JUST ADDED INTO SOME
MAINTENANCE AND DO IT WITH
OVERTIME AND THINGS LIKE THAT
BECAUSE IT'S A MORE EFFICIENT
WAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD
.
>> YEAH, I THINK SO.
I MEAN I COULD WE WILL WE'LL BE
DOING THAT AND THAT WILL IT
WILL WE'LL BE ABLE TO SPREAD
THAT AROUND TO ALL DISTRICTS
BUT I CAN'T GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC
TIMELINE ON ANY GIVEN PARK
RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH WELL MY MAIN QUESTION
WAS CAN WE SUBCONTRACT OUT TO
OUR PLUMBING YOU KNOW A PLUMBER
TO DO SOME OF THIS WORK BECAUSE
I I DON'T WANT TO PUT FURTHER
STRESS ON YOUR DEPARTMENT BUT I
MEAN THAT SEEMS I MEET SOME
OF THESE THINGS SHOULD BE
FAIRLY EASY TO SWAP OUT THAT
THAT WAS MY QUESTION REALLY.
>> I MCINNIS ANYTHING I CAN.
>> YOU KNOW, THAT'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT DOING.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE
SUBCONTRACTORS ALREADY ALL ON
IN THE CITY RIGHT TO ALL KINDS
OF WORK INCLUDING PLUMBERS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THAT IS CERTAINLY AN AREA WE
COULD LOOK AT TRYING TO
EXPEDITE SOME OF THIS.
>> YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT
BECAUSE LIKE THE PREVIOUS
CALLER SAID, YOU KNOW, DRINKING
FOUNTAINS ARE IMPORTANT
ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME.
AND I ANYWAY I I REALIZED
COVID AND ALL THAT CLEANLINESS.
BUT YOU KNOW, AT A MINIMUM, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE SOMETHING YOU
KNOW, I WILL POINT OUT THAT THE
THE WATER FOUNTAINS ARE A HIGH
TOUCH ISSUE RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S DIFFERENT THAT'S A
DIFFERENT ITEM BUT INITIALLY
SHOULDN'T BE ON IN MOST CASES.
BUT THEN ALSO WE HAVE YOU KNOW,
THE CALLER MENTIONED THE
BATHROOM IS BEING CLOSED BUT
THEY'RE OPEN UNLESS THE
BATHROOMS ARE GONE AND
SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG.
YOU KNOW, SOME MONTHS AGO WE
WENT BACK AND REOPENED ALL THE
BATHROOMS IN THE PARK SO THAT
PEOPLE COULD USE THEM.
>> I COULD TELL YOU THAT THE
BATHROOMS AND ALMOND AND LAKE
ARE CLOSED.
I WALK THERE EVERY DAY SO I
DON'T I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. 
SO THERE'S A PORTA AND NEAR
THE BATHROOM SO BUT THE
BATHROOM ITSELF IS CLOSED. 
>> SO ON PAGE TWENTY THREE IT
SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN PARK
DISTRICT 2 AND 5 AS THEY ARE
IT'S THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT
I HAVE MULTIPLE PARKS WITH
CONDITIONS RATED UNDER THREE
POINT ZERO BY THE ALL THREE ARE
THE PARKS IN DISTRICT TO FALL
INTO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10.
SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE THE
SUPER LOW RATING ON THE PARKS. 
>> MY MY DISTRICT AND COUNCIL
DISTRICT 5 IN FACT 2 AND 3. 
>> HOW DO THESE PARKS DIFFER
FROM OTHER PARKS?
I MEAN WHY WHY ARE THEY SO LOW
ON THE TOTEM POLE, IF YOU WILL?
WELL, I WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE
IT AS ANY ANY OF BEING LOW ON
THE TOTEM POLE AT ALL.
YOU KNOW, PART OF IT IS A
BANDWIDTH ISSUES YOU KNOW,
BEING ABLE BEING ABLE TO GET TO
DIEP REPAIRS OR DO THINGS TO
PICK THEM UP.
YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE PARKS YOU
KNOW, IT COULD BE FOR EXAMPLE,
YOU JUST GAVE MOMENT AND LAKE
AS AN EXAMPLE.
THAT BATHROOM IS CLOSE ABOUT IS
CLOSED BECAUSE OF A MAJOR
MAINTENANCE ISSUE.
IT'S NOT CLOSED BECAUSE WE JUST
CLOSED IT.
I MEAN THAT'S WHY THE PORT
POTTIES THERE.
BUT WE JUST DID OUR PARK
ASSESSMENT SCORES IN JULY.
AND SO WE WALK AROUND ALL THE
PARK SERVICE FORM AND IF WE
WERE TO SEE A CLOSED BATHROOM
BECAUSE IT'S BROKEN THAT'S
GOING TO DROP THE SCORE DOWN
FOR THAT PARK.
SO REALISTICALLY IN ORDER TO
EFFECTIVELY ANSWER A QUESTION,
I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT AN
INDIVIDUAL PARK AND SEE WHAT
WHAT WE SAW ON THE SCORE AND
WHAT'S BRINGING IT DOWN.
>> IS IT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE?
IS IT AN INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE?
AND THIS IS WHY AN AUDIT WE
AGREED WITH THE AUDIT
RECOMMENDATION THAT WE REALLY
NEED TO SEPARATE THOSE TWO
THINGS WHEN WE'RE SCORING SO
THAT IT DOESN'T ARTIFICIALLY
MAKE A PARK LOOK UNUSABLE WHEN
THE EXACT MODE AND THINGS ARE
TRIMMED UP.
BUT YOU HAVE A BROKEN PIECE
OF PLAYGROUND, YOU KNOW, OR
BROKEN BATHROOM OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT THAT ALL REALLY
DROPPED THE SCORE WE CAN TELL
YOU.
WELL, THAT'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE
ISSUE VERSUS IS THE PARK CAN
STILL BE USED.
IT'S NOT LIKE THE GRASS IS ALL
BETTER ANYTHING.
SO THAT'S THAT'S PART OF THE
PROBLEM. 
PSA SCORING YOU'RE KIND
OF HIGHLIGHTING IT HERE FOR US
AND WHY WE ALL AGREE WE NEED TO
START PULLING THAT APART AND
USING IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ALSO HAD A RECOMMENDATION
ABOUT TYING THE SCORING TO THE
MAIN STANDARDS THAT PARENTS
BRING TOGETHER.
THAT AS WELL WILL REALLY HELP
DIRECT.
OK.
SO WHY EXACTLY A FEATURE GAME
WAS SCORED LOW AS OPPOSED TO
SOMETHING A BIT MORE SUBJECTIVE
SO THAT MORE GAMES WITH THOSE
STANDARDS AS WELL AS WELL WILL
HELP? 
>> YEAH.
OK.
WELL YOU KNOW EXCEPT THAT THAT
WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE RATINGS.
I I CAN'T I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT
SEVERAL OF THE PARKS AND
DISTRICT COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
PARK DISTRICT 2 ARE ARE NOT IN
GREAT SHAPE INCLUDING IN
LAKEWOOD PLACE TO YOU KNOW I
KNOW NOBODY'S USING CLAY
STRUCTURES BUT THEY'RE ALL
DILAPIDATED.
IN ANY CASE, I APPRECIATE THE
REPORT.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE
DO NEED TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON
MAINTENANCE AND I DON'T WANT
ANYBODY IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
TO GET OFFENDED.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS
A TIME WHERE WE NEED TO BE
TALKING ABOUT NEW TAXES AND I
DO APPRECIATE ALL THE ADVICE
THE AUDITOR GAVE ON AND I HOPE
THAT THAT WE CAN INCREASE SOME
EFFICIENCIES AND GET GET GET
MORE THINGS DONE IN THE FUTURE
AND ALSO LOOK AT SUBCONTRACTING
TO GET SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF
DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
CAST MEMBER YET? 
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THIS AUDIT ALL THE
AUDITS ENJOYED THIS ONE IN
PARTICULAR.
I WAS A BIT SURPRISED AT THE
LANGUAGE ACCESS PIECE OF IT
ALTHOUGH I GUESS LISTENING TO
IT I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT JUST
IN MY COMMON THINKING YOU KNOW
A FIELD IS A FIELD.
IT'S KIND OF SELF APPARENT.
WHAT WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE
LANGUAGE ACCESS PIECE? 
BUT I RECOGNIZE THAT OUR PARKS
ALSO ENCOMPASS HAPPY HOLLOW AND
IN OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE MORE
THAN JUST A RECREATIONAL FIELD.
THE ONE PIECE I WANT TO JUST
HIGHLIGHT SINCE WE'RE ON THE
TOPIC OF PARKS.
IF WE CAN GET TO A PLACE WHERE
ALL OUR SIGNAGE ACROSS THE
PARKS ARE CONSISTENT, I THINK
THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, A GOAL
TO SHOOT FOR. 
I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN ARGUMENT
TO BE MADE IN EACH PARK HAVING
CAPTURING A TIME OR DECADE IN
WHICH THE PARK WAS DEDICATED. 
BUT I DO THINK THAT CONSISTENT
SIGNAGE, BRANDING AND JUST
COMMON FONT ACROSS ALL THE
PARKS IT WOULD BE GOOD AND I
KNOW THAT'S A HEAVY LIFT.
IT'S A LONGTIME LIFT BUT IT IS
SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE
SHOULD FLAG IT AND WORK TOWARDS
AS A CITY. 
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER AND
WE AGREE A HUNDRED PERCENT AND
THAT IS EXACTLY ONE OF OUR
GOALS IS TO HAVE THAT
CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE PARKS
THAT YOU HAVE A BRANDING AND
THAT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE
LOOKING AT THIS IT'S THE CITY
PARK AND IT'S NOT SOME PRIVATE
PLACE OR SOMETHING THAT YOU
MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN MEANT TO BE
IN.
SO WE'RE ONBOARD AND THAT'S
JUST SOMETHING WE'RE
INCORPORATING AS WE'RE MOVING
ALONG WE'RE REPLACING SIGNS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT AND OF COURSE
NOW WILL INCORPORATE LANGUAGE
ACCESS INTO THAT SAME PROCESS
AS WE'RE MOVING. 
>> SO THEN IF YOU'RE WORKING ON
AS YOU GO ALONG, HAVE YOU
IDENTIFIED A LIKE A BRAND FOR
THAT MATTER LIKE SAMSARA OR
FONTS AND ORTBAL?
>> YES.
SO WE HAVE WE HAVE AN APPROVED
STANDARD EVERY TIME WE DESIGN A
PARK OF WHAT THE SIGNAGE HAS TO
LOOK LIKE.
OK.
EXCELLENT.
WELL, WELL THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER ESPARZA THANK
YOU, MAYOR.
AND I'LL BE BRIEF BUT I JUST
WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE
MOTION ISN'T TO VOTE FOR TAX OR
BALLOT MEASURE.
IT'S TO WORK TOWARDS IT IF IT'S
FEASIBLE AND TO REALLY LOOK
AT AND STUDY SOME OTHER
MEASURES THAT HAVE WORKED IN
OTHER CITIES ON HOW WE CAN GET
RESOURCES THAT ARE DESPERATELY
NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> AND IN FACT WE SAT TOGETHER
PRE COVID IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AND STUDIED THIS ISSUE AND
TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT OUR
COMMUNITY RESOURCES REALLY NEED
THAT INVESTMENT AND THAT THOSE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THE
MAINTENANCE THREE HUNDRED
TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS IS NOT
GOING TO COME FROM PULLING OUT
THE COINS FROM UNDERNEATH THE
SOFA CUSHIONS.
>> RIGHT.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE A
STRATEGY IN OUR CITY AND AS
WE'VE LEARNED WITH COVE IN OUR
PUBLIC SPACES ARE REALLY
CRITICAL AND OUR COMMUNITIES
RELYING ON THEM IN OUR GREATEST
TIME OF NEED.
>> THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU. 
COUNCILMEMBER PAVONE. 
JUST QUICKLY REGARDING THE
WATER FOUNTAINS, NOT TO BELABOR
THE WATER FOUNTAIN ISSUE BUT
HAVE WE EVER TAKEN A LOOK
AT REPLACING THE OLD FASHIONED
WATER FOUNTAINS WITH THE REFILL
BOTTLE TYPE WATER FOUNTAINS? 
>> YES.
>> AND IN FACT LOOKED
AT DESIGNS TO THEN INCORPORATE
LIKE A LITTLE DOG MOLD THE
BOTTOM.
WE HAVE YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO
LOOK MORE RESILIENT DESIGN DOES
IN SOME PARKS THEY TAKE A LOT
OF ABUSE. 
BUT YES, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL
THOSE AS WE REPLACE THEM TO
HAVE A SORT OF A MORE MODERN
FIXTURE, IF YOU WILL. 
OK.
GREAT.
IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE
CONSIDERING CONSIDERING IT
CONSIDERING.
THANK YOU. 
>> CUSTOMER CARRASCO. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT THE
AUDIT.
AND JUST JUST A FEW THINGS THAT
THAT ARE THAT I REALLY WANTED
TO POINT OUT.
YOU KNOW, SINCE SINCE BEING ON
COUNCIL A LITTLE BIT OVER FIVE
YEARS.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES FOR
ME HAS BEEN THE READING OF THE
PARKS AND I ALWAYS KIND OF A
MYSTERY TO ME BECAUSE AS A
COUNCIL MEMBER KHAMIS JUST
POINTED OUT A FEW THE PARKS
THAT ARE SCORING UNDER SANDERS
UNDER THREE I THINK THREE. 
AND AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, JOHN
,ONE OF THE REASONS WHY ONE
OF THEM MIGHT BE SCORING SO LOW
IS BECAUSE POTENTIALLY IT'S
UNDER MAINTENANCE.
AND SO FOR ANY COUNCIL MEMBER
HAVING A PARK UNDER MAINTENANCE
OR ANY FACILITY IN A
MAINTENANCE, IT'S A GOOD THING.
THAT MEANS THAT THERE'S THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT'S BEING FIXED OR
IS BEING UPGRADED.
THERE'S SOME INVESTMENT THAT'S
TAKING PLACE.
AND SO THE SCALE SHOULDN'T
REFLECT A A LOWERING OF YOUR
OF YOUR OF YOUR OF YOUR SCORE.
>> IT SHOULD.
A SCORE THAT'S GOING UP BECAUSE
IF YOU INVESTING IN IT THAT
ONLY MEANS THAT IF THERE'S AN
IMPROVEMENT IN YOUR IN YOUR
FACILITY SO I THINK THAT
INSTEAD OF IT GOING IN ONE WAY
IT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE GOING IN
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
SO I THINK THAT THERE'S YOU
KNOW, THERE'S IMPROVEMENTS TO
BE MADE AND I'M GLAD THAT
THAT'S BEING IDENTIFIED.
AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY
MYSTERIOUS TO ME AS I REPRESENT
A DISTRICT THAT REALLY RELIES
ON ON ITS PUBLIC SPACES FOR FOR
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.
REMEMBER THE AVERAGE SPACE, THE
AVERAGE INDOOR SPACE.
THE AVERAGE HOME HERE HOME IS
ANYWHERE FROM NINE HUNDRED TO
TWELVE HUNDRED SQUARE FEET.
AND THAT'S THAT'S A HOUSE.
YOU HAVE THE OUTLIER WHICH IS
SOMETIMES FIFTEEN HUNDRED
SQUARE FEET.
IF YOU'RE LUCKY IF YOU'RE
FORTUNATE TO LIVE UP IN THE
HILLS UNINCORPORATED AREAS THEN
IT'S A LOT BIGGER.
BUT IF YOU LIVE IN AN APARTMENT
NOT A HOUSE IN AN APARTMENT IT
CAN BE SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY
SQUARE FEET FOR AN ENTIRE
FAMILY AND WITH NO BACKYARD NO
FRONT YARD.
YOU DON'T HAVE A BALCONY BY THE
WAY.
NO BALCONY, JUST A WINDOW.
>> THAT OPENS UP TO NOTHING
OTHER THAN HOPEFULLY A LITTLE
BIT OF FRESH AIR .
IF YOUR HEELS AREN'T BURNING
LIKE THEY WERE YOU KNOW, JUST
LAST WEEK WHERE WE WERE
SUFFOCATING HERE AND THEY WERE
RECOMMENDING THAT YOU DIDN'T
OPEN UP YOUR WINDOW.
SO IF YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE
FOLKS HERE WE'RE GOING STIR
CRAZY AND HAD NOWHERE TO GO.
ASIDE FROM THE FACT YOU KNOW A
LOT OF FEAR AND PANIC ON TOP
OF A PANDEMIC BUT SO WE RELY ON
A PUSH PARK ON HILL VIEW PARK
WE RELY ON COMING HAM LAKE
WHICH BY THE WAY BELIEVE IT OR
NOT I'VE TAKEN UP RUNNING AGAIN
.
THESE OLD BONES ARE HAVING TO
REALLY STRETCH OUT AND HAVING
TO MOVE MORE THAN EVER.
BUT IT'S GIVEN ME A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THINGS
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AND SO
I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
VISIT PARKS AND WILLOW GLEN
DISTRICT 6 AND AND VISIT
SEVERAL DIFFERENT PARKS
OF COURSE HERE IN DISTRICT 5
AND OUT NEAR VISTA PARK AND
IT'S JUST REALLY REMARKABLE THE
DIFFERENCE IN THE PARKS AND SO
I I URGE THE COUNCIL TO REALLY
CONSIDER THE MOTION THAT'S ON
THE FLOOR.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO
INVEST IN OUR OPEN SPACES IN
OUR PARKS.
WE'RE ALWAYS HUSTLING.
WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT TO DO WITH WITH
ONGOING MAINTENANCE. 
AND FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES WHERE
WE HAVE HAD UNDER INVESTMENTS
IT'S IT'S IT'S IT'S A STRUGGLE
TO LOOK TO SEE WHERE WE'RE
GOING TO FIND THE FUNDS FOR
POWELL STADIUM FOR CUNNINGHAM
PARK, FOR FACILITIES THAT
REALLY COULD BE RESTORED AND BE
BROUGHT BACK.
BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE AND BE
THOSE GEMS AGAIN IN COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE REALLY IN NEED
OF HAVING THOSE RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES.
AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE NEW RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES BUT BUT WE HAVE SOME
THAT USED TO BE HIDDEN GEMS AND
USED TO BE CROWNING GLORIES FOR
US.
AND SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A
LOT THAT WE CAN DO AGAIN FOR A
POPULATION THAT THAT YOU KNOW,
THAT USUALLY DOESN'T ACTUALLY
ASK FOR MUCH.
THEY DO THEY DO WITH WHAT THEY
HAVE AND NOW IT'S UP TO US TO
ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. 
THAT'S USUALLY WHY YOU HEAR
SOME OF US GET A LITTLE BIT
LOUDER SOMETIMES. 
BUT I I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE
MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND HOPE
THAT ALL OF YOU WILL AS WELL. 
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION.
LET'S US. 
YES, PERALEZ. 
>> YES, DIEP. 
COSTCO I GAVE I A SPONSOR.
YES.
BERENICE YES.
BULLY.
I KHAMIS NAY JONES ARE LICCARDO
I OK?
>> WE'RE ON TO ITEM THREE POINT
SEVEN WHICH REPORT ON BIDS AND
AWARDED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
FOR THE QUOTE COYOTE CREEK
TRAIL FROM STORY TO FAILING. 
>> THANK YOU MATT CAIN AND
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND
JOHN'S AUSTRALIAN DIRECTOR
APPEARANCE AND I ARE GOING TO
BE CO PRESENTING TODAY.
THANK YOU JOHN FOR SHARING THIS
SCREEN.
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
TODAY WHERE IN FRONT OF YOU TO
RECOMMEND AWARD THE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE
SECTION OF COUNTRY CREEK TRAIL
FROM STORY TO FAIL AND
ESSENTIALLY THE PORTION THROUGH
KELLY PART TO TEICHER
CONSTRUCTION FOR A LITTLE OVER
TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
JOHN AND THERE'S THREE SECTIONS
OF THE CADDY CREEK TRAIL THAT
WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON RIGHT
NOW COLLABORATIVELY BETWEEN
PURENESS AND PUBLIC WORKS WHICH
WILL BE THREE MILES ESSENTIALLY
FROM TOLLY ROAD ALL THE WAY UP
TO JUST NORTH OF TO 80 THE
SECTION IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY
FOR RECOMMENDED AWARD IS THE
MIDDLE SECTION POINT EIGHT
SEVEN MILES FROM STORY TO
PHAILIN THROUGH KELLY PARK
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WE
WILL ALSO BE MOVING FORWARD
WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU
ON THE AWARD OF THE NEARLY ONE
MILE SECTION FROM ESSENTIALLY
FROM WILLIAM TO STORY FROM
KELLY PARK TO TO 80 AND THEN
SOMETIME NEXT YEAR OR LATER IN
THE YEAR LIKELY WE'LL BE BACK
IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THE PORTION
FROM FAILING TO TOYS
ESSENTIALLY SOUTH OF KELLY PARK
TO TONI. 
>> AND WITH THAT I'LL TURN OVER
TO JOHN FOR THE REST OF THE
PRESENTATION SEGMENT. 
AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT
WHILE WE'RE STILL ON THIS SLIDE
THAT IF YOU CAN SEE MY CURSOR
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE
SCREEN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE
PICTURE UP IN THE UPPER LEFT
SIDE, YOU SEE ME CIRCLING.
THAT'S THE SECOND POINT THAT
GOES UP OFF THAT WAY AROUND THE
LANDFILL AND THEN CONNECTS UP
TO WILLIAM.
THAT'S THAT WOMEN'S STORY.
AND THEN THIS THIRD SEGMENT
DOWN ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HERE
YOU COULD SEE ME MOVING WILL GO
SOUTH FROM HERE TO TULLY AND SO
I GIVE YOU THAT CONTEXT JUST SO
YOU UNDERSTAND ONE OF THE
THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE
IS A TRAIL SAFETY PLAN PILOT. 
AND SO THAT AREA I THINK MOST
OF YOU KNOW IS HEAVILY IMPACTED
BY HOMELESS UP DOWN THAT CREEK
IN THIS THIS THE SECTIONS WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT ARE UNDEVELOPED
IN TERMS OF A TRAIL. 
THEY'RE JUST DIRT PATHS AND
THINGS THAT PEOPLE USE.
BUT ONCE WE HAVE A TRAIL IN
THERE, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GOING
TO HIGHLIGHT OR DAYLIGHT A LOT
OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON DOWN
THERE AND IT'S COMPLEX SOCIAL
PROBLEMS THAT ARE GOING ON DOWN
THERE.
AND SO AS WE TALKED WITH OUR
PARTNERS IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HOUSING DEPARTMENT
AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AROUND
WELL WHAT CAN WE DO HERE
DIFFERENT AND THEN COUNCIL
MEMBER ESPARZA WHERE THIS
SEGMENT IS GOING GONNA BE MUCH
OF THESE SEGMENTS ARE GOING TO
BE GOING THROUGH DISTRICT 7. 
THE CONCERN IS WELL, WILL THIS
DISPLACED PEOPLE WILL FORCE
HOMELESS FOLKS INTO
NEIGHBORHOODS AND CAUSE OTHER
ANCILLARY PROBLEMS?
WILL IT BE SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO
BE DOWN THERE BUT ALSO IN THE
CONTEST OF REIMAGINING?
WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN
A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AND SO
ALONG WITH THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT WE HAVE SOME MONEY
HERE FROM IF YOU LOOK AT THE
BOTTOM BULLET HERE WE HAVE
GRANT FUNDS FROM THAT FROM THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THIS. 
WE GOT SOME OF THOSE FUNDS THAT
WE CAN PUT INTO THIS TYPE
OF PROGRAM AND WHAT WE'LL BE
DOING IS WE WOULD HAVE PARTNERS
WORKING WITH US SUCH
CONSERVATION CORPS ALONG WITH
OUR RANGERS.
WE COULD USE OTHER PART TIME
STAFF. 
WE HAVE LOTS RENTIER GROUPS.
RIGHT.
WANT TO GET IN TO THESE CREEKS
?
DEB CRAMER WAS ON HERE EARLIER
I THINK UNDER THREE POINT ONE
ABOUT YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE TRASH AND SOME
OF THESE CREEKS.
SO HAVING HAVING A CHAT THERE
CERTAINLY MAKES IT EASIER FOR
EVERYBODY TO GET DOWN THERE.
BUT IT ALSO MEANS, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING A
SERIOUS PROBLEM RIGHT IN THE
FACE AS WELL.
AND SO WHAT OUR INTENT HERE IS
WE WOULD WE WOULD HAVE THESE
PEOPLE WHO WERE WORKING
AT EITHER US OR WORKING FOR US
ON THE TRAIL REALLY CHECKING IT
OUT, SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON,
MAKING SURE IT'S PICKED UP OR
TAKEN CARE IF THEY'RE ANY
LITTLE ISSUES AND THEN WORKING
WITH HOUSING AND IN THE
HOMELESS NON-PROFITS BECAUSE
THERE'S A SORE AREA I THINK
JUST SOUTH OF HERE ONE OF TWO
SITES BUT ALSO THIS SITE IS
ANOTHER AREA ALONG THIS CREEK
HERE THAT ADVOCATES ARE
DEFINITELY VERY INTERESTED IN
BECAUSE OF ALL THE ACTIVITY
DOWN HERE THAT WE WORK WITH
THOSE PARTNERS WHERE WE CREATE
RELATIONSHIPS AND DO OUTREACH.
WE TALK WITH PEOPLE, WE BECOME
FAMILIAR WITH THEM.
WE WORK WITH THEM TO HELP THEM
OR HELP THEM KEEP THEIR AREA
CLEAN WHEN WHEN HOUSING OPTIONS
COME UP BE ABLE TO OFFER THOSE
BUT THAT WE CREATE THIS NON
POLICE GROUP THAT IS UP AND
DOWN THIS TRAIL ON A CONSISTENT
BASIS AS A PILOT AGAIN THAT WE
WOULD COME BACK TO ONE REPORTER
AND SAY WELL WHAT'S WORKING, 
WHAT'S NOT WORKING AND THEN BE
ABLE TO SAY OK, IS IT SOMETHING
WE CAN SCALE TO THE REST OF THE
TRAIL SYSTEM BECAUSE THERE ARE
OTHER TRAILS.
GUADALUPE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE
JUST ACROSS THE WAY.
YOU KNOW IT'S EXPERIENCING
SIMILAR ISSUES UP AND DOWN A
LOT OF THE SEGMENTS OF IT.
SO THE IDEA HERE IS ONLY IN A
SIMILAR SITUATION WHERE THERE
TRUE TRULY A DANGEROUS PATIENT
THEN WE WOULD CALL POLICE AND
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO COMMUNIST
SYSTEM BACK BACKUP WHATEVER WAS
GOING ON.
AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT THAT
IS IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR THE
POLICE TO GET DOWN THERE ONCE
WE HAVE THOSE TRAILS IN THERE
BECAUSE YOU CAN DRIVE A VEHICLE
ON THE TRAILS THAT WE PRODUCE.
SO AHEAD OF CONSTRUCTION, YOU
KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO WALK SOME
OF THIS PATH.
THIS FIRST SECTION WE'RE GONNA
BE LOOKING PRIMARILY FOR FOLKS
THAT MIGHT BE ENCAMPED THAT ARE
IN THE PATH OF CONSTRUCTION AND
WE'LL WORK WITH THEM TO FOR
THEM TO MOVE JUST OFF THE SPACE
MUCH LIKE WE WE'VE BEEN DOING
MORE RECENTLY.
THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AGAIN
BEAUTIFY AND THREE POINT ONE
WHERE JIM WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE HAVING SUCCESS ALONG THE
TRAILS WHEN PEOPLE ARE
ENCROACHING ONTO THE RIGHT AWAY
WE'RE HAVING REALLY GOOD
SUCCESS WITH JUST TALKING TO
THEM AND ASKING AND AND WE GET
THEM TO MOVE BACK SO WE CAN
CLEAR THE AREA AND CLEAR THE
RIGHT AWAY.
SO WE'LL BE DOING THAT.
BUT WE'LL ALSO BE LISTENING TO
THE COMMUNITY MONITORING WHAT'S
GOING ON AS CONSTRUCTION
PROGRESSES AND WE'RE COMMITTED
TO HAVING THAT OPEN
CONVERSATION AND THEN AS THE
MEMO SPEAKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
HAVE SOME CONSISTENT UPDATING
ON IT.
SO VERY BOTTOM THERE YOU GET
THE TIMETABLES.
SO DECEMBER 20 20 THAT YEAR WE
WOULD EXPECT TO BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION ON THIS MIDDLE
SEGMENT OF AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR
.
WE'RE HOPING TO OPEN THAT
SEGMENT AND START THE SAFETY
PLAN AND THEN THE OTHER TWO
SEGMENTS WOULD FOLLOW THE NORTH
7 FIRST IN THE SOUTH SEGMENT
SECOND. 
SO WE REALLY SHORTEN DOWN A
PRESENTATION BECAUSE THE
EVENING SO I'M GOING TO STOP
SHARING AND WE'RE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU FOLKS
MAY HAVE. 
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL GO TO THE PUBLIC NOW
PIGMENT. 
THIS IS ON I AM THREE POINT
SEVEN TO REPORT AND BIDS AND
AWARDED CONSTRUCTION TO THE
KATY CREEK TRAIL. 
THIS ITEM HAS SOMETHING SIMILAR
TO ITEM SEVEN POINT TWO.
IT SOUNDS LIKE TO TRY TO GIVE A
WARM UP TO THAT ITEM. 
YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS FOR THESE
TRAILS SORT OF PROJECTS I
ALWAYS TALK ABOUT CITY OF DAVIS
AND AIR GREAT SURVEILLANCE AND
TECHNOLOGY ORDINANCE WORK FOR
WILDLIFE TRAILS. 
>> IT OFFERS REALLY GOOD
GUIDELINES AND EXAMPLES I THINK
FOR YOURSELF AND THIS PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
PATROLLING A BIT AND HOW TO
FIGURE OUT SUCH A SYSTEM THAT'S
INTERESTING COMPARED TO HAVING
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY IDEAS
AND SO INTERESTING COMPARISON
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS
BUT TO HAVE GOOD GUIDELINES FOR
WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY TO BE OUT
THERE IS AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT
GOOD PUBLIC POLICIES, OPEN
PUBLIC POLICY.
>> THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU.
>> I BELIEVE ROBERT ROBERT GARY
,YOU'RE STILL ON NEWS.
>> ROBERT. 
SORRY ABOUT THE TROUBLE HITTING
THE BUT STILL HAD TROUBLE
HITTING THE BUTTON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, I KEEP GETTING KICKED OFF
HERE.
I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
NOTICE ME COMING AND GO ON
THROUGHOUT THE MEETING BUT
YEAH.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT
WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD HIRE
SOME OF THE UNHEALTHY PEOPLE TO
ACTUALLY DO SOME OF THE WORK
CUT THE OLD TEACHING DIEP
PROGRAMS THAT WERE DONE RIGHT
AFTER THE DEPRESSION AND THOSE
PROJECTS LASTED FOR YEARS AND
MANY, MANY GENERATIONS.
AND IT PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO
WORK AND TIME DIDN'T WORK TO BE
DONE.
AND I THINK IF WE OFFERED
PEOPLE A GOOD ENOUGH AMOUNT
OF MONEY NOT FIVE DOLLAR GIFT
CARD LIKE DOWNTOWN STREET TEAM
DOES BUT OFTEN PEOPLE MINIMUM
WAGE TO DO THE WORK YOU COULD
PROBABLY GET A LOT OF PEOPLE TO
COME ALONG AND HELP YOU WITH
THE TRAIL AND ALSO CLEANING UP
THE CREEK AND I THINK THAT'S
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO LOOK INTO BECAUSE IT'S GOING
TO COST US MONEY ANYWAY AND
WHATEVER COMPANY WE GET TO DO
THE CONSTRUCTION. 
I KNOW YOU ALREADY MENTIONED
IT.
I WOULD BE ABLE TO HIRE THOSE
PEOPLE AT THANK YOU ROBERT.
KP I'M SORRY.
YES.
HI.
SO A I LOVE THIS IDEA.
I'M CALLING FROM DISTRICT 3 AND
I LOVE IT.
YOU ARE TAKING INITIATIVE ON
THIS CREEK BUT I JUST WANTED TO
SAY I HAVE EVERYTHING PAID
ATTENTION TO BRING ATTENTION TO
THE UPPER PENITENTIARY CREEK
PARK IS IN DIRE NEED OF THESE
SAME SERVICES WITH TRAIL SAFETY
AND HOMELESS BECAUSE I'VE
EMAILED PERALEZ TWICE ALREADY
BECAUSE THERE'S A TON
OF SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR THAT IS
JUST RAMPANT AND IT NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN
THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE I DON'T
LIVE THERE BUT BECAUSE WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT PARKS AND THEIR
SAFETY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT YOU'RE VISITING EACH
OF THESE TRAILS REGULARLY TO
STOP THIS BECAUSE LIKE I SAID I
LIVE IN UPPER PENITENTIARY
CREEK AND IT'S SCARY.
I'VE LIVED HERE 30 YEARS AND
NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I SEEN IT
LIKE THIS. 
>> CATHERINE HEDGES I LIKE TO
JUST START AGAIN.
ROBERT.
GARY SUGGESTION OF HIRING NEW
PEOPLE LIVING BY THE CREEK TO
DO HER WORK LIKE THE CCC.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> NO, FOR THE RECORD WE
ACTUALLY DO HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS TO DO WORK AND WE'RE
PROUD TO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
GOODWILL DOWNTOWN STREET TEAM
NOT JUST TO PAY THEM GIFT CARDS
BUT TO PAY THEM WAGES AND THEY
DO GET PAID WAGES. 
I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO
EXPAND THAT PROGRAM.
TO BEAUTIFY OUR CITY AND GIVE
THEM A PATH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY
.
COUNCILMEMBER RESPONSIVE.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE
OF THINGS BEFORE I MEAN THE
MOTION AND ONE IS THAT THIS
TRIAL HAS BEEN OVER 15 YEARS IN
THE MAKING WITH MANY, MANY
YEARS BETWEEN PUBLIC MEETINGS
AND ACTUALLY THERE HAS ONLY
BEEN ONE PUBLIC MEETING ON THIS
PROJECT.
IT WAS A MEETING ORGANIZED BY
MY OFFICE JULY 8 AND THAT WAS
THE ONLY MEETING WE'VE HAD
SINCE THE MEETINGS SINCE THE
SECRET DOCUMENTS WERE FILED IN
2015.
>> AND SO PRIOR TO THIS WE'VE
BEEN GETTING A LOT
OF COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS,
THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT TRYING TO
GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAIL
AS WELL AS JUST PUBLIC SAFETY
AND SO ON HOW TO KEEP THEIR
NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY SAFE.
THAT TRAIL, THAT AREA ALONG THE
ENTIRE TRAIL.
>> THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE
THERE ARE HOMES THAT ARE VERY
CLOSE TO THE TRAIL.
AND SO THEY HAD A LOT
OF QUESTIONS WE WERE ABLE TO
THANK YOU TO JOHN AND MATT AND
JENNIFER MCGUIRE CHEAP KNOB AND
I THINK I'M FORGETTING SOME
FOLKS.
>> JACKIE FROM HOUSING WERE ALL
ON THAT JULY 8 MEETING
ANSWERING QUESTIONS FOR FOLKS. 
AND SO I THINK OVERALL THERE
HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES
SINCE THEN.
AND I ALSO IN PARTICULAR WOULD
LIKE TO THINK MATT AND JOHN FOR
DOING SOME OUTREACH AND IN JULY
THEY WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH
THE EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE
FRANKLIN MCKINLEY SCHOOL
DISTRICT WHICH ASKED FOR SOME
CHANGES AND THEIR CONCERNS WERE
ABLE TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH
THE DESIGN. 
AND SO WE'VE JUST HAD A
CONVERSATION ABOUT A PARKS
AUDIT.
>> AND UNLIKE COUNCIL MEMBER
COUNTIES, IT'S PRETTY
CONVENIENT FOR ME.
>> I'M COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 BUT
ALSO PARKS DISTRICT 7 AND THAT
HAS THE SECOND LOWEST NUMBER
OF HOURS SPENT ON PARK
MAINTENANCE INCLUDING GARBAGE
AND LITTER CLEANUP, ILLEGAL
DUMPING REMOVAL AND CAMERA
CLEANUP.
>> SO MY HOPE IS THAT THAT WILL
CHANGE THROUGH THIS PROJECT
THAT GIVEN THE PARKS CLOSEST TO
TRAILS ARE IMPACTED.
FOR ME IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT THIS
TRAIL SAFETY PLAN ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PARK SURVEY RECENTLY LISTED
.
I BELIEVE THE TOP CONCERN WAS
THAT FOLKS DON'T FEEL SAFE.
RIGHT.
THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT
PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM USING OUR
TRAILS THE TRAILS IN OUR CITY.
AND SO MY HOPE IS THAT THROUGH
THIS PILOT WE LEARN SOME THINGS
BEST PRACTICES AS A CITY THAT
WE CAN TAKE CITY WIDE AND IN
ORDER TO GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE
KEEPING THE PUBLIC INFORMED
THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER
OF THIS PROJECT.
>> I THINK THE NSA NSC
COMMITTEES SHOULD RECEIVE
REGULAR PUBLIC UPDATES THAT
WOULD INCLUDE REVIEWING THE
TRAIL OPERATION PLAN CONTAINING
THE TRAIL SAFETY PLAN WHICH
WILL BE FINALIZED BY STAFF ON
NOVEMBER 1ST AND THEN TO ENSURE
THAT WE'RE TAKING A HOLISTIC
APPROACH TO THE PILOT TRAIL
SAFETY PLAN.
>> THE PLAN SHOULD CONTINUE TO
BE COORDINATED WITH THE
SANTA ZAYED POLICE DEPARTMENT
BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE ARE
A LOT ISSUES THAT OUR HOUSING
DEPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR IS A
KEY PARTNER AND THEY'RE
PILOTING SOME ACTIVITIES AND
SOME PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING
PEER SUPPORT THAT WE CAN USE
ALONG THIS TRAIL.
AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN USE
THAT FOR FOLKS THAT ARE
DISPLACED, FOLKS THAT ARE IN
THE TRAIL.
BUT I ALSO WANT CAUTION THAT IT
IS NOT JUST LOW LEVEL CRIME AS
WE'VE SEEN WATERLOO BETRAYAL.
FROM WHAT I HEAR FROM FOLKS IS
THAT THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS
CRIMES AS WELL THAT WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE COORDINATE
WITH SJP TO ENSURE THAT THIS
AREA IS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
IN PARTICULAR IT IS NEXT TO GET
A HIGH SCHOOL AND THE FRANKLIN
MCKINLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
ROCKETSHIP HAVE A NUMBER
OF SCHOOLS CLOSE TO THIS AREA
ALL ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE
CREEK.
>> AND SO WITH THAT AND THOSE
HOPES I'D LIKE TO MOVE MY MEMO
DIRECTING STAFF TO PROVIDE
ONGOING UPDATES TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND DIRECT
STAFF TO CONTINUE TO COORDINATE
WITH THE SAN JOSE POLICE
DEPARTMENT ON THE TRAIL SAFETY
PLAN TAKE A THANK YOU FROM
COUNCIL MEMBERS, SPOUSES OR ANY
COMMENT OR QUESTION. 
>> LET'S MOVE IS JEFF PERALEZ? 
>> DIEP. 
>> CARRASCO I GUESS I ESPARZA.
YES.
BERENICE YES.
FOLEY I.
MS.
OWENS R LICCARDO. 
>> HI. 
>> OKAY.
THREE POINT EIGHT IS THE HEALTH
AND EQUITY TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE NO
PRESENTATION.
>> SO WE'LL GO TO THE PUBLIC ON
ITEM THREE POINT EIGHT THE
HEALTH EQUITY TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATIONS NO COMMENT.
>> SO COME BACK TO COUNCIL ONE
COMMENT BLURB BEEKMAN HI. 
>> I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE
SOME FURTHER PRESENTATION FOR
THIS ONE SO I THOUGHT I WOULD
JUST SAY HI.
JUST TO NOTE IT'S RESPECT AND
PLACE AND GOOD LUCK IN HOW YOU
TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
DOLORES ALVARADO, WELCOME MAYOR
.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER SORRY, MAYOR.
WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION OK
THAT FROM STAFF. 
>> WELL, I HAD A RECOMMENDATION
THAT WAS GOING TO PRESENT WE
HAVE A POWERPOINT FOR YOU.
>> YOU CERTAINLY ARE HAPPY TO
COME RIGHT TO YOU.
I WAS OK.
SORRY, BUT I'M GONNA JUST
FINISH UP WITH PUBLIC COMMENT
AND WE'LL COME ON YOU.
SILVERADO. 
>> I AM HAPPY TO WAIT TILL THE
CONGRESS.
>> EXCUSE ME.
CONGRESSWOMAN, THE MAGDALENA IS
DONE WITH THE PRESENT. 
>> RIGHT.
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER CARRASCO, GREAT. 
THANK YOU.
WELL, THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING THIS A
LITTLE DIFFERENTLY BUT I
APPRECIATE.
I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO
PRESENT AND I KNOW THAT SOME
TASK FORCE MEMBERS ARE HERE AND
THEY'VE BEEN WAITING SO I
APPRECIATE THEIR PRESENCE HERE
SINCE MAY.
THE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY
TASK FORCE HAS BEEN MEETING
WEEKLY.
THEY'VE HELD A PUBLIC COMMUNITY
HEARING WITH OVER ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY FIVE PARTICIPATE. 
AND WE'VE POSTED PRESENTATIONS
BY NUMEROUS REPRESENTS CVS FROM
SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND COUNTY
AND CITY CENTRAL STATE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS. 
THE TASK FORCE SOUGHT TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT HEALTH
CRISES AND ADDRESS THE
DISPARATE IMPACTS OF KOLBERT 19
BY RACE PARTICK CLEARLY IN HOT
ZONE NEIGHBORHOODS IN E.
SARKOZY AND SOUTH SANTA CLARA
COUNTY.
THE DISPARITIES HAVE ONLY
WORSENED SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THE SHELTER IN PLACE FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND EXCUSE
ME, MAYOR.
I DON'T KNOW IF TONI HAS THE
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT
YOU CAN SHARE. 
>> THANK YOU.
IF YOU CAN GO TO SLIDE TO THANK
YOU AND I WANT TO JUST QUICKLY
INTRODUCE THE COMMITTEE MEMBER.
>> THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS.
THIS REALLY WAS THE BRAINCHILD
OF TWO MEMBERS THAT I REALLY
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE.
MICHEL LOU AND DOLORES
ALVARADO, THEY BROUGHT ME ON
BOARD AND I WAS MORE THAN HAPPY
TO BE A PART THIS TO BE ABLE TO
SHARE IT WITH MY CO-CHAIR
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CANCELED TOO.
IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO
BE PART OF THE TASK FORCE AND
TO LEAD A VERY DISTINGUISHED
GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO IN
THEIR OWN RIGHT WERE EXPERTS IN
THEIR FIELDS. 
WE'RE REALLY BOOTS ON THE
GROUND AND REALLY UNDERSTOOD
THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY
SERVE.
DOLORES AND MICHEL HELPED ME
PULL THIS GROUP TOGETHER IN
ORDER TO REALLY DEPEND ON THEIR
CREATIVITY AND THEIR EXPERTISE
SO THAT WE COULD REALLY BRING
TOGETHER A SET
OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOTH THE
CITY AND THE COUNTY SO THAT WE
CAN ADDRESS A WORLD PANDEMIC
BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING REALLY
ADDRESS THE IMPACTS THAT A
WORLD PANDEMIC THAT KOLBERT 19
HAD SUDDENLY THRUST IT UPON US
.
>> SO I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO
YOU FOLKS LIKE YOU ALREADY KNOW
THAT YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH
OF COURSE YOU KNOW, COUNCIL
MEMBER THE DISTINGUISHED
COUNCIL MEMBER RAUL PERALEZ, 
CEO OF OXY SAID EAT UP COLEY
EDI OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCY MAHLON
VALENTINE.
WE ALSO HAVE WITH US THE IDEA
OF OH MICHEL DO OF COURSE IDEA
OF THE HEALTH TRUST JENNIFER
LOVING OF DESTINATION HOME.
EVERYBODY WHO DOESN'T KNOW HER
SHOULD GET TO KNOW HER.
RAYMUNDO ESPINOSA OF THE
GARDENER HEALTH COMMUNITY CARE
CLINICS.
>> JEFFREY BUCHANAN, A WORKING
PARTNERSHIPS.
MARIA MOREL KING FROM MOUNTAIN
VIEW DAY WORKER CENTER.
BUT DCF GARDENER FORMER DEAN
OF S.V. IN PETE GOT A REVIEW
OF SILICON VALLEY ADVISORS
REBECCA OUT OF ANYBODY'S WHO
WAS REPRESENTING OUR SOUTH
COUNTY AND THE CEO OF THE
INDIAN HEALTH CENTER SONYA
NOWITZKI. 
>> THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE HARD
AT WORK MEETING ON A WEEKLY
BASIS ASIDE FROM ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL WORK THAT THEY DO ON
A DAILY BASIS TO TAKE CARE
OF OUR COMMUNITY VERY GREATLY. 
WE DIVIDED INTO SUBCOMMITTEES
TO BEGIN TACKLING THESE ISSUES
WHICH INCLUDED TESTING AND
TRACING RESIDENT WELLBEING
WORKER AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
OUTREACH.
>> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 
>> I WANT TO.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S OK.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
FOLLOWING BECAUSE OF THE
URGENCY OF KOLBERT 19 I WANT TO
REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT WE DIDN'T
WAIT UNTIL THE REPORT AND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WERE FINALIZED
.
THIS ISSUE WAS SO URGENT FOR
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US THAT
WE BEGAN TO MEET WITH OF COURSE
OUR LOCAL LEADERS.
WE MET WITH MANY OF YOU.
WE MET WITH COUNTY.
WE MET WITH OUR OUR COMMUNITY
FOLKS TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THE
MATTER BECAUSE LIVES WERE ON
THE LINE.
>> SO I KNOW THAT WE'RE
PRESENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS
NOW YOU'LL SEE THAT MANY
OF THEM ARE ALREADY IN THE
PROCESS OR THEY'RE BEING
DEVELOPED.
>> BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE
ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED.
AND SO AGAIN, MY THANKS TO ALL
OF THOSE THEY HAVE BEEN HARD
AT WORK.
>> I WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THAT BECAUSE OF THE TASK
FORCE MANY OF THESE ISSUES ALSO
THAT THAT NEEDED TO BE
ADDRESSED ARE NOW BEING
IMPLEMENTED.
WORKING WITH COUNTY LEADERS,
FOR EXAMPLE, TO GET MORE PPE
FOR HEALTH CARE CENTERS, 
WORKING ON APPROPRIATE
MESSAGING AND A ROBUST TRACING
PROGRAM.
AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER
DAVIS ACTUALLY BROUGHT THAT UP
DURING THE CITY MANAGERS
AT SOME OF THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE
WORKFORCE, THROUGH THE TASK
FORCE WORK. 
WE HAVE A TESTING PROGRAM NOW
IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY THAT
VIRTUALLY ANYONE CAN GET TESTED
AT THEIR LOCAL HEALTH CLINIC.
THIS WASN'T HAPPENING NEARLY AS
ROBUST AS WE HAD HOPED BEFORE
ALL OF OUR WORK HAD STARTED.
IT IS NOW A COMMERCIAL PHARMACY
OR IT OR AT LARGER SITES IS
ALSO HAPPENING.
IT'S HAPPENING OF COURSE AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS BUT IT'S ALSO
HAPPENING AT MOUNT PLEASANT
HIGH SCHOOL AND IT'S HAPPENING
AT INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL.
MANY OF YOU KNOW I HAVE
CONTINUED TO PUSH BUT YOU HAVE
ALSO BEEN WONDERFUL PARTNERS.
YOU'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THE
VERY SAME ISSUES THAT ARE VERY
IMPORTANT FOR OUR RESIDENTS
THAT THEY CAN STAY HEALTHY. 
I WANT TO ALSO THANK YOU,
MAYOR, FOR YOUR ADVOCACY IN
MAKING SURE THAT A LOT OF THE
BARRIERS THAT WERE FACING
AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF COLD
IT ARE NOW AT LEAST UP BEING
ADDRESSED AND WE'RE MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE TEARING DOWN THOSE
WALLS ONE BY ONE MIXED LIKE
THANK YOU. 
>> NEXT LINE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OVER THIS TIME WE STILL HAVE
MANY CHALLENGES THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO ADDRESS PART. 
THIS WILL BE MESSAGING TO OUR
COMMUNITY ABOUT CONTACT TRACING
AND ENSURING THAT THEY PICK UP
THE PHONE SO WE FIND THAT
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF FEAR IN
OUR COMMUNITY IN THE MIDST OF A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
WE HAVE AN UNDERLYING COMMUNITY
OF FEAR AND DISTRUST
OF GOVERNMENT.
NEXT SLIDE.
AS YOU HAVE ALL SEEN THE DATA
DATA IS INCREDIBLY CRITICAL IN
KNOWING HOW TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> RECENTLY MISSING DATA FOR
OUR POSITIVE CASES FOR OUR
POSITIVE CASE RATES IMPACTED
OUR COUNTY EARLY ON.
IT WAS NOT CLEAR TO THE
COMMUNITY IF THEY COULD GET
TESTED AND HOW HOW WHICH AND
WHICH IS WHY WE CONTINUE TO
PUSH FOR CLEAR, CONSISTENT AND
ACTIONABLE MESSAGING. 
AND SO ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE
POSITIVE CASES WERE NOT BEING
REPORTED ACCURATELY AND
SUDDENLY THERE WAS A HUGE
SPIKE.
WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS CORRECTED
AND AS OF LAST NIGHT A LITTLE
BIT OVER ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY
NEW CASES WERE REPORTED. 
>> WHEN WE CONSIDER THE SIZE
OF OUR COUNTY IT BY ALL INTENTS
AND PURPOSES I GUESS YOU KNOW, 
WE'RE STILL DOING FAIRLY WELL
IN COMPARISON TO OTHER COUNTIES
BUT WE COULD STILL BE DOING
MUCH, MUCH BETTER.
>> NEXT SLIDE THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH
COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON
COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH
WHICH DIRECTLY INVOLVES THE
CITY.
>> OUR LEADERS WERE NOT
NECESSARILY AT THE TABLE MAKING
THESE CRITICAL DECISIONS EVEN
THOUGH IT DIRECTLY IMPACTED HOW
THEY SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
>> WE'VE HEARD THIS WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT THIS. 
THIS HAS BEEN A POINT
OF CONTENTION REPEATEDLY AND
THIS IS HOW MANY OF THE TASK
FORCE MEMBERS HAVE ALSO FELT.
NEXT SLIDE WHILE THE JOINT AND
COUNTY MEETING WAS BENEFICIAL. 
THIS SHOULD NOT BE A ONE OFF
OPPORTUNITY. 
WE NEED REGULAR JOINT MEETINGS
TO IRON OUT ISSUES BETWEEN OUR
ORGANIZATIONS AND MAXIMIZE
RESOURCES IN THESE HOT ZONE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> WHAT WE HAVE HEARD
REPEATEDLY FROM OUR NON-PROFITS
AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
SYSTEMS IS THAT THEY WANT TO BE
PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
THOSE WHO ARE WHO ARE BOOTS ON
THE GROUND AND WHO UNDERSTAND
THE COMMUNITY WANT TO BE PART
OF THOSE CONVERSATION AND PART
OF THE DIALOG.
OUR COMMUNITY IS THIRSTY FOR
ACCURATE INFORMATION ON
RESOURCES AND PROTOCOLS.
WE CANNOT RELY ON TRADITIONAL
MEDIUMS TO GET OUT MESSAGES
MESSAGE THROUGH AND I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT THAT THE
COMMUNICATION CAN'T BE
TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATION.
I'M SORRY.
NEXT SITE. 
SO WHEN CODED FIRST STARTED
PEOPLE WERE FEELING VERY
DISENGAGED AND VERY ISOLATED.
I STARTED DOING FACEBOOK LIVE
ONLY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW
TO GET INFO.
AND LO AND BEHOLD I WAS GETTING
PHONE CALLS AND MESSAGING FROM
FREMONT FROM PLEASANTON IN
SUNNYVALE.
OF COURSE JURISDICTION CITIES
THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
CITY OF SAN JOSE BUT THEY WERE
INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE
INCREDIBLY DISCONNECTED, VERY
FRIGHTENED AND WERE LACKING
RESOURCES.
AND WE FELT AN OBLIGATION TO
TRY AND CONNECT THEM TO THEIR
LOCAL LEADERS. 
BUT BUT THE THE VOLUME WAS WAS
OVERWHELMING AND SO IT BECAME
MORE AND MORE CLEAR ON THE NEED
TO GET ACCURATE INFORMATION OUT
BOTH CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, 
ETHNIC LANGUAGE APPROPRIATE.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT WE ASK
COUNCIL OFFICES NEED TO HAVE
THE KIND OF SUPPORT THAT THAT
WE CAN'T PROVIDE FOR OURSELVES.
WE HAVE A VERY SMALL STAFF. 
WE HAVE A VERY SMALL BUDGET.
WE NEED A SYSTEM THAT CAN
SUPPORT US IN ORDER TO BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS.
NEXT SLIDE. 
>> WE STILL NEED TO WORK ON
EXECUTING THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> RIGHT NOW WE FIND OUT FRIDAY
WHERE THE NEW TEST SITES WILL
BE.
WE NEED FURTHER ADVANCE NOTICE.
WE ALSO NEED SOMEONE THAT CAN
ANSWER PHONES FOR QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, OUR STAFF IS VERY SMALL
AND WE NEED GREATER SUPPORT. 
NEXT QUESTION.
I MEAN IT'S LIKE WHILE THE CITY
HAS PASSED A SICK LEAVE POLICY
.
>> MANY CITIES IN THE COUNTY
HAVE NOT.
WE HAVE A NEW TEAM THAT IS
GOING INTO BUSINESSES TO ENSURE
THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS ARE BEING
MET.
AND THIS AFTER SIX MONTHS
OF SHELTER IN PLACE, MANY
WORKERS ARE SCARED ABOUT BEING
FIRED IF THEY REPORT SAFETY
VIOLATIONS.
>> WE'RE HEARING THAT EMPLOYEES
ARE BEING INTIMATE. 
DID WE?
WE'RE HEARING THAT THEY'RE
STILL BEING THREATENED.
OUR CITY HAS BEEN A LEADER IN
THE SYSTEM.
RESIDENTS WITH SHORT TERM
RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
BUT WE NEED MAJOR FEDERAL
INVESTMENT TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE
BEFORE IT BECOMES A LARGE SCALE
HOMELESS SITUATION. 
THE STATE'S ACTIONS YESTERDAY
ON EVICTION PROTECTIONS STILL
NEED TO BE ANALYZED AND BROUGHT
BACK TO COUNCIL TO DETERMINE
THE IMPACTS. 
AND I DON'T KNOW IF IF THE THE
STATE IS GOING TO SUPERSEDE THE
THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY AND
MAYBE THE CITY MANAGER CAN
FURTHER ELABORATE ON ON ON THE
DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE AT THE
STATE LEVEL AND WHETHER THAT
MORATORIUM AND THOSE DECISIONS
ARE GOING TO AGAIN OVERRIDE
WHAT WHAT WE'VE DECIDED HERE
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
>> BUT IN TERMS OF PROTECTIONS
,MANY OF THE OF THE EMPLOYEES
STILL HERE DON'T KNOW THEIR
RIGHTS AND SO THE COUNTY HAS
HAS INSTITUTED A PROGRAM BUT
IT'S A IT'S A PROGRAM THAT
WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO GO
ALMOST DOOR TO DOOR TO
BUSINESSES TO INFORM THEM.
NEXT SLIDE WE HAVE ALLOCATED
MILLIONS TOWARDS CHILD CARE IN
OUR CITY BUT WE HAVE CHILDREN
WHO WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN
WITHOUT A SPOT DUE TO THE
AVAILABILITY AND THE COST OUR
MOTHERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO
BALANCE WORK AND DISTANCE
LEARNING AND THERE JUST ISN'T
THE CAPACITY. 
>> A CONTINUED FOCUS ON
UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE WILL ALLOW
OUR ECONOMY TO THRIVE WHEN ALL
ARE ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. 
WE ALSO RECOMMENDED A RETURN TO
WORK POLICY SO THAT EMPLOYERS
DO NOT CAPITALIZE ON THIS
PANDEMIC DUE TO HIGHER AND
HIGHER LOWER WAGE EMPLOYEES
NEXT LINE.
>> AND AS WE HAVE HEARD FROM
OUR DIRECTOR OF HOUSING JACKIE
.
>> THERE WERE GLITCHES IN THE
PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR THOSE
WHO WERE POSITIVE FOR KOGUT
RESIDENTS DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY
HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE HOUSING AND
FOOD IF THEY ARE POSITIVE.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO
COMMUNICATE THAT MESSAGE SO
PEOPLE ARE NOT AFRAID TO GET
TESTED.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 
>> ONE OF THE UNDERLYING
REASONS WHY WE HAVE A DISPARITY
INFECTION AND FATALITY RATES
OF COVE IT IS THE ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE 20 PERCENT
OF LATINOS DO NOT HAVE HEALTH
CARE IN THIS IN SANTA CLARA
COUNTY. 
>> NEXT SLIDE SO I'M LOOKING TO
SEE IF WE'RE IN THE SAME SLIDE.
>> IS THAT'S LIKE 22 TONI. 
>> NO ONE SITE 18 GERMANY GOT
TWENTY TWO.
YES.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. 
WE'RE AND WE HAVE TWO MORE AND
WE'RE DONE IN THE PAST TWO
WEEKS.
WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH VEGGIE
LUCIAN TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE MEALS AND BOXES AND
AGAIN I WANT TO THANK THAT YOU
LUCIANA AND CASEY HILL FOR HER
LEADERSHIP.
WE NEED TO EXPAND UPON THIS
PROGRAM ESPECIALLY FOR
MEDICALLY FRAGILE RESIDENTS.
WE ALSO NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR
SCHOOLS THAT MEET THE THRESHOLD
TO HAVE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL UNDER
WAIVER FOR FREE AND REDUCED
MEALS TO DO SO.
NEXT SLIDE OUR HOTEL PROGRAM
HAS ASSISTED HUNDREDS
OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN NEED
OF A PLACE TO ISOLATE AND FOR
MEDICALLY FRAGILE.
>> THE CONTINUATION OF THESE
PROGRAMS ARE CRITICAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT AGAIN, TO BE ABLE TO INFORM
OUR RESIDENTS OF THIS THIS
PROGRAM IS CRITICAL.
I GOT A PHONE CALL ON A SUNDAY
NIGHT AT 10 O'CLOCK BECAUSE A
FAMILY WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS
PROGRAM WAS AVAILABLE TO THEM. 
NEXT SLIDE. 
>> OTHER RESOURCES ARE STILL IN
DESPERATE NEED FOR OUR
RESIDENTS WHO ARE FACING
COVID AND ARE BEING FINANCIALLY
IMPACTED INCLUDE BASIC HYGIENE
PRODUCTS.
LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK I
WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS
PARTICIPATED ON THE TASK FORCE
ALL THE SEA STAFF THAT
SUPPORTED US THAT JOINED US AND
THAT DELIVERED THEIR WISDOM AND
THEIR KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS OUR
COUNTY STAFF AND THE HEALTH
TRUST FOR PARTNERING WITH US
ESPECIALLY AGAIN.
MICHELLE LU AND DOLORES
ALVARADO FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP
AND TENACITY TO ENSURE THAT WE
WERE SERVING THE MOST
VULNERABLE IN THE MOST IMPACTED
IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
NOW I WANT TO THANK MY COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE
RESULTS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM THE TASK FORCE WHO WAS
MEETING.
SO IN SUCH A DEDICATED WAY OVER
THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS. 
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CARRASCO I
SEE MICHELLE WHO HAVE YOU HAD
YOUR HAND UP?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS
ITEM? 
VICE MAYOR JONES I'M MICHEL
LOUIS, CEO OF THE HEALTH TRUST.
WE REALLY WANTED TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER MAGDALENA
CARRASCO AND HER AWESOME STAFF
FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP OF THE
HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY TASK
FORCE AND WE ARE HONORED TO
PARTICIPATE SINCE THE TASK
FORCE BEGAN.
>> WE'VE SEEN NOTICEABLE
CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS IN
TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING AND
ESPECIALLY COMMUNITY OUTREACH
BUT THE WORK IS JUST BEGINNING
.
WE STAND READY TO WORK WITH YOU
TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE REACHING
AND SERVING RESIDENTS IN OUR
HARDEST HIT NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO EQUITY
.
>> THANK YOU, MICHEL.
COUNCIL MEMBER REYES THANK YOU.
I SIMPLY JUST WANTED TO THANK
THE EQUITY AND HEALTH TASK
FORCE FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS
AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TO
COME UP WITH A PLAN TO REALLY
IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY AND THOSE
THAT ARE THE HARDEST TO REACH.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
ISSUE IN TERMS OF THOSE WHO ARE
GOING TO BE MOST IMPACTED AND
WE ALREADY KNOW THIS FROM PAST
PANDEMICS AND AND IN THIS
COUNTRY OR MOST COUNTRIES WE
KNOW THAT THE LOWEST PAID THOSE
WHO ARE YOU KNOW, IN THE
MARGINS OF OUR SOCIETY ARE THE
ONES WHO ARE MOST IMPACTED AND
IN OUR PANDEMICS. 
>> AND SO I SEE THIS AS NOT
ONLY A SOLUTION.
>> AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
IN THE MOMENT FOR THIS
PANDEMIC, BUT IT'S ALSO PAVES
THE WAY FOR US TO FIGURE OUT
HOW AS A CITY DO WE ADDRESS OUR
HARDEST TO REACH POPULATIONS
THOSE THAT ARE AT THE LOWEST
RUNG OF THE LADDER HERE AND AND
SO I APPLAUD AND THINK THE
HEALTH INEQUITY TASK FORCE FOR
THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE
NOT ONLY ARE THEY GOING TO COME
INTO PLAY NOW TO HOPEFULLY
PREVENT A LOT MORE INFECTIONS
FROM COVID FROM SPREADING BUT
REALLY TO PREPARE US AS A CITY
TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT
WE'VE BEEN SAYING I THINK FOR A
REALLY LONG TIME IN TERMS
OF HOW DO WE PROVIDE SUPPORT
FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE OF OUR
RESIDENTS AND TO REALLY LOOK
AT SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDER
NATIONS AND REALLY AND HAVE
THOSE IMPLEMENTED. 
>> AND SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF A LOT HERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF IN SOMEBODY WHO'S DONE THE
WORK AND SO THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER CARRASCO FOR FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND AND BLUNT GOT
OUT BUT AND MICHELLE LOU
BECAUSE YOU'VE ALL HELPED US
GET TO A BETTER PLACE SO THAT
WE CAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND
SO I KNOW THAT THIS IS WORK
THAT IS ON TOP OF YOUR VERY, 
VERY BUSY LIVES IN SUPPORT IN
OUR COMMUNITY AT THIS POINT.
>> AND I JUST WANTED TO TO
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THAT.
AND I FROM WHAT I'M ONE OF THE
ONE OF THE AREAS THAT I
ESPECIALLY SUPPORT.
I MEAN I SUPPORT ALL OF IT BUT
I I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CHILD CARE AND
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A
THAT THERE IS A A
RECOMMENDATION FROM ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KALRA IN HB THIRTY TO
SIXTEEN ALSO EXPAND EMERGENCY
PAID SICK DAYS AND SO YOU KNOW
THE FOLKS WHO SERVED HERE IN
COUNCIL WILL MOVE FORWARD
ANOTHER POSITIONS AND WE'LL
LEARN FROM WHAT WE'RE GOING
THROUGH NOW.
>> TO IMPROVE OUR LEGISLATION
AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE
SEEING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER.
I MEAN WITH FORMER COUNCIL
MEMBER CHOLERA AND JUST SOME
OF THE REALLY GREAT WORK THAT
IS MAKING SENSE IN COMING
TOGETHER TO CREATE THIS
PATCHWORK, THIS NETWORK THAT IS
MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY FROM
BECOMING SICK.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILOR
BURKE CARRASCO.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE THE
FOLKS WHO SERVE I BELIEVE.
COUNCIL MEMBER PERALEZ IS THAT
IT JUST I THINK YOU DID A
REALLY GREAT JOB IN NOT ONLY
PRESENTING THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS BUT IN
ACKNOWLEDGING ALL THOSE FOLKS
WHO TOOK PART OF THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> OK.
THANK YOU.
I THINK THERE WAS A PLAN FOR A
CERTAIN ORDER OF SPEAKERS THAT
I WAS AWARE OF UNTIL JUST NOW.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK DELORES
ALVARADO TO SPEAK NEXT. 
AND I'M SO SORRY.
VICE MAYOR I THINK I SAID
BLANCA ALVARADO WITH OTHER I
JUST HAD IT RIGHT.
>> AS YOU WERE SAYING AND I
APOLOGIZE. 
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I.
I'M HONORED THAT YOU MENTIONED
THAT YOU'VE CALLED ME BLUNT
CALLED AND SO I APPRECIATE
THAT.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
MAYOR LICCARDO ADVICE MAYOR
JONES AND THANKS TO COME.
COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL ELANA
CARRASCO FOR ACCEPTING TO WORK
WITH MICHELLE AND I.
IT'S QUITE AN HONOR. 
SO MY NAME IS DOLORES.
I'M.
I SERVE AS THE CEO OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY
CLINICS.
AND INTERESTINGLY SO THE
CLINICS ARE LOCATED IN THE
POVERTY SOUNDS THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY, PARTICULARLY IN
SAN JOSE AND NOT COINCIDENTALLY
IN THE ZIP CODES WITH THE
HIGHEST RATES OF COVID 19
INFECTION I HAD THE PRIVILEGE
OF SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE
TASK FORCE AND THE TESTING AND
TRACING COMMITTEE.
I'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS
RECOMMENDATION SHEETS ARE BASED
ON HARD DATA AND VERY SPECIFIC
TO COVID FOR EXAMPLE AS RECENT
AS YESTERDAY A POSITIVE RATE IN
OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IS
NINE POINT ONE PERCENT COMPARED
TO THREE POINT FOUR PERCENT
COUNTYWIDE ALTHOUGH NOT
EXCLUSIVE TO CALL IT COVID THIS
ILLUSTRATES THE
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT TO
COMMUNITIES LIVING IN POVERTY
WHICH WAS WELL NOTED IN YOUR
PRESENTATION COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE HIGHLIGHT FOR ME OF BEING
PART OF THIS TASK FORCE IS THAT
WE SHOWED THAT PARTNERSHIPS
BETWEEN THE CITY COUNTY HE AND
DIVERSE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS APPROACH HEALTH
ISSUES THOUGHTFULLY AND
SYSTEMATICALLY AND CAN
CERTAINLY SERVE AS A MODEL FOR
AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH
RESPONSE.
NOW IN THE FUTURE.
SO AGAIN THANK YOU TO ALL MY
CO WORKERS AND FOLKS THAT ARE
ON THE WE'RE ON THE COMMITTEE
AND I CONTINUE WORKING WITH
EVERYONE ON THE ISSUES THAT
WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE COUNCIL
MEMBER. 
>> THANK YOU, DELORES.
MAGGIE LAKE IS THAT EVERYONE IN
THE IN THE PROGRESSION OR.
YEAH.
>> THE TASK FORCE YES.
I SEE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT
ARE RAISING THEIR HAND BUT
BETTER ON THE TASK FORCE THAT
WAS DELORES.
>> OKAY.
THANK ROBERT GARRY. 
>> YEAH.
>> ROBERT HERE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
THAT WORKED ON THIS THING THAT
IS BEING DONE.
I'D LIKE TO HOPEFULLY ASK IF
SOMEBODY CAN GET BACK TO ME
WITH THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BEEN TESTED THAT ARE FROM
THE UNHEALTHY POPULATION ALONG
WITH INFORMATION.
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM
THAT?
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
HOSPITALIZED AND RECOVERED?
JUST ALL THAT KIND OF SAME
INFORMATION THAT WE GET BY
GENDER AND BY RACE AND BY ZIP
CODE .
I KNOW THAT THE NUMBERS FOR THE
UNHEALTHY COMMUNITY ARE MUCH
MORE THAN THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
IN THE HEALTH COMMUNITY.
BUT IT'S STILL GOOD TO HAVE
THIS KIND OF INFORMATION AND IT
NEEDS TO BE PUBLICIZED BECAUSE
PEOPLE HAVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS
JOHN HOWARD AND THIS IS
SOMETHING COULD CHANGE THAT
TURN THAT AROUND AND MAYBE
MAYBE THEY CAN APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN
EXTINGUISHMENT AND THE THINKING
IS JUST THAT. 
>> THANK YOU, ROBERT GABRIEL. 
THANK YOU.
VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
IF YOU LOOK AT MR. SIKES
RESPONSE ON AUGUST 30 FIRST
MEMO PEACH THREE WORK AND
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY SAFETY
RECOMMENDATION ONE ON PAGE FIVE
.
NUMBER 14 AND THEN ON PAGE 5
WITH THE RESIDENT HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING RECOMMENDATION 3 ALL
OF THESE DEAL WITH HOUSING
ISSUES AND THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED
ON ONE OF THE SCREENS IN ONE
OF THE SCREENSHOTS THAT WAS
PART OF THE PRESENTATION.
AND IN FACT ON AGAIN EVEN MR.
SYKES RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY
NEEDS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS
OF THE PANDEMIC CREATING AND
ALL THE RESIDENTS AND
PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE
DISABLED IN EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, UNDOCUMENTED, SO
FORTH. 
NO DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU MOVE
THE ENTIRE DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGY DISCUSSION THAT WAS
MOST HAPPENED TO THAT TO NIGHT
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WE
PRIORITIZE HOUSING AND
ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU, PAUL .
>> COHERE. 
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES, I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.
>> I APPRECIATE WELL THAT THE
VARIOUS NONPROFITS AND MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL LIVE ON DO NOW
BUT NOW COMPARE I COULD BARELY
HEAR. 
CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT?
HER YOUNG FRIEND FEDOR YEAH.
>> ABOUT THE RELIGION PEOPLE
WILL COME BACK. 
>> JEFFREY MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO ACCEPT
THE REPORT. 
>> OBVIOUSLY ALL THESE ISSUES
ARE WRONG GOING. 
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SERVE ON THE TASK FORCE AND
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE LEADERSHIP
OF COUNCILMEMBER CARRASCO.
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ AND
OTHERS THAT ARE THERE SPEAKING
TO YOU HERE TODAY.
OBVIOUSLY HERE IN SAN JOSE
PARTICULARLY ANY SANTO IS A
WE'RE SEEING THE COLLISION
OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
OF MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES,
OF FOLKS IN OVERCROWDED HOUSING
WHO ALSO HAPPEN TO
DISPROPORTIONATELY BE THE
FAMILIES THAT LOST JOBS THAT
ARE SERVING AS A LOW WAGE
ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND HAVE
GREAT AMOUNT OF RISK WHILE
THEY'RE DOING THAT WORK. 
ALL THESE THINGS TOGETHER WITH
THE INCREASED HEALTH RISK COME
TOGETHER IN IN PARTS OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
SO THE MORE WE CAN DO AS A CITY
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A WHOLE LOT
OF TOPICS HERE AND WE'RE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO DIG IN ON
EACH OF THEM BUT HOPEFULLY
WE'LL FIND OPPORTUNITIES AND IN
THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS TO
DO THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CONSIDERING THE RECOMMENDATIONS
.
THANK YOU.
>> BRENDA AND KIMMY, I GUESS I
THINK EVERYBODY WORKING ON THIS
.
I WANT TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THE
THEY HIT A LOT OF THIS STUFF
THAT'S GOING ON WITH COVID 19.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR
FOR REACHING OUT TO ME ON A
CASE WITH A COVID 19 CASE, AN
UNDOCUMENTED FAMILY.
I BELIEVE THAT A LOT
OF UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES ARE
STRUGGLING TO GET MORE
INFORMATION ON COVID 19 FAMILY
MEMBERS THAT ARE IN THE
HOSPITAL OR DISEASE.
I BELIEVE THE REASON WAS
BECAUSE A LOT OF UNDOCUMENTED
PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING ON FILE FOR
ANYONE TO REACH OUT TO.
AND I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR
REACHING OUT AND CLOSING THAT
CASE WITH THIS FAMILY. 
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING TO
CONSIDER WITH OUR UNDOCUMENTED
FAMILIES SAYS THAT MAYBE
THERE'S A LINK WITH THE LIAISON
THAT CAN BETTER SUPPORT THEM
ESPECIALLY WITH THE LANGUAGE
BARRIER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
PAUL YEAH. 
THANK YOU.
WE CAN HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR
.
>> OKAY.
THE ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING IS
THAT WE'RE SEEING THESE
DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT HAVE
ARISEN AS A RESULT OF IT IS
INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER.
WHERE IS THE PRIMARY ISSUE THAT
HAS CREATED ALL THESE TYPES
OF ALL THE WALESH ROSEMARY?
>> I THINK JUST HAVING
CONNECTIVITY ISSUES. 
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO COUNCIL
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ESPARZA. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> VICE MAYOR I JUST WANTED TO
THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CARRASCO
FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND THE TASK
FORCE MEMBERS FOR ALL OF THEIR
DILIGENT WORK ON THIS.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE REALLY
QUICKLY SAW COVID THAT CONVEYED
FURTHER EXACERBATED THE
INEQUITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN
SILICON VALLEY AND IN ONE
OF THE I APPRECIATE ALL
OF THEIR WORK ON TESTING, 
CONTACT TRACING AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH AND
WORKER NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY
SAFETY AS WELL AS RESIDENT
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
AND ONE OF THE BIG LESSONS FOR
ME THAT I SAW OUT OF THIS WORK
WAS THAT WE BY THAT I MEAN THE
COLLECTIVE WAY I MEAN THE CITY
THE COUNTY ALL OF US. 
WE REALLY NEED CLOSER
COMMUNICATION WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND PARTICULARLY
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IMPACTED
MOST.
>> AND I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS ON
THE EAST SIDE HAVE ALSO GONE TO
THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND HAVE COME TO THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS AND REALLY
ASKED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS
WORK AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION LEVEL AT THE FAMILY
LEVEL PARENT GROUPS.
>> AND WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT
THIS COMMUNICATION IS TWO WAY.
>> WE NEED A PUSH COMMUNICATION
OUTLET FOR EXAMPLE.
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS
TO GIVE US SOME TIME TO GET
INFORMATION ABOUT THE TESTING
SITES TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> BUT IT'S UP TO
COMMUNICATION.
WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE BEING
IMPACTED THE MOST AND WE NEED
TO ALLOW FOR THAT SYSTEM
OF COMMUNICATION TO COME IN SO
THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM
AND MAKE IT BETTER.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND US
ALL THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER YEAR
TO GO, RIGHT?
I MEAN COVE IT IS GOING TO BE
WITH US FOR A WHILE AND SO WE
REALLY AGAIN THE COLLECTIVE WE
ALL OF US IN GOVERNMENT REALLY
NEED TO TAKE THE TIME TO INVEST
IN MAKING THE SYSTEM BETTER AND
WHETHER IT'S THE CITY
OF STANDARDS A TAKING
LEADERSHIP ON SICK LEAVE POLICY
ON OUR CHILD CARE POLICIES ON
REOPENING THE ECONOMY AND HOW
TO DO THAT BY HAVING OUR
WORKERS AND NEIGHBORHOODS BE AS
SAFE AS POSSIBLE. 
>> THE WORK OF THIS TASK FORCE
IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO
IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM SO THAT WE
CAN KEEP GOING.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF DESPAIR AND
SUFFERING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND AGAIN THE COLLECTIVE WE
REALLY NEED TO IMPROVE THE
SYSTEM THAT'S HELPING THEM.
THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO WANT TO SPEAK ITEM
.
>> DAVE I DON'T KNOW OF YOU OR
OFFER ANY RESPONSE.
>> THANK YOU VISE MAYORS. 
WE DID ISSUE A MEMO THAT
HOPEFULLY THE COUNCIL SEEN THAT
THE TEAM PUT TOGETHER HOPEFULLY
ORGANIZED THE RECOMMENDATIONS
INTO THOSE THAT WE FEEL ARE
REALLY WITHIN OUR REALM AND HOW
THEY HOW WE INTEGRATE THOSE
INTO OUR WORK PLAN.
SO CERTAINLY WE'RE AVAILABLE IF
THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE EFFORT
MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> I SEE ANOTHER HAND RAISED. 
MAYOR THANK YOU, MAYOR.
LINDA, THANK YOU FOR TAKING
OVER.
I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER CARRASCO FOR HER
LEADERSHIP AND FOR ALL THE TASK
FORCE MEMBERS FOR DEVOTING
THEIR TIME.
WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE VERY BUSY
RUNNING ORGANIZATIONS OF THEIR
OWN.
>> WE APPRECIATE THEIR
PARTNERSHIP AND CONTINUED
ENGAGEMENT AS WE WORK ON THIS
TOGETHER. 
>> THEY MAKE SURE I TAKE NOW. 
>> GO AHEAD.
WHY NOT?
DID YOU WANT TO >> GO AHEAD.
WHY NOT?
DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING
VICE MAYOR? 
NO, I'M FINE.
>> I JUST WANT.
WELL, I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND TO
TAKE COUNCILMEMBER CARRASCO FOR
ALL THE HARDWORKING EFFORTS IN
MOVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD IN
WHERE IT'S A VERY IMPRESSIVE
WHAT YOU WERE ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH GREAT. 
OK.
TONI, LET'S VOTE.
>> I DON'T RECALL. 
THERE WASN'T AN ACTUAL MOTION.
I WAS I WAS WAITING FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER.
CORRECT.
>> GOOD.
OKAY.
COUNCILOR, ACROSS YOUR
EMOTIONAL WELL, I'M GOING TO
MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OR
ACCEPT THE THE I GUESS THE CITY
MANAGER'S RESPONSE AND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL BY THE
TASK FORCE SECOND OR SECOND I'M
SORRY I THINK I JUST SPOKE OVER
THE SECOND YEAR.
>> I HOPE I GOT THAT.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
TONI.
THAT'S WHAT AS I PERALEZ
PERALEZ. 
DIEP.
ALL RIGHT.
CARRASCO, I THIS I ESPARZA.
YES.
ARENAS. 
YES, FOLEY.
I KHAMIS I PRNS I LICCARDO I
BACK ONE MORE TIME TO PERALEZ I
THINK. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OK.
THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM SIX POINT
ONE IS YOUR MASTER AGREEMENTS
TO CONSULTING SERVICES FOR
MICRO GRIDS AND ENERGY
RESILIENCE STUDIES AND PROJECTS
.
>> THERE IS NO PRESENTATION IS
THAT RIGHT DAVE WILL GO TO THE
PUBLIC AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK ON SIX POINT ONE MASTER
AGREEMENTS FOR CONSULTING
SERVICES FOR MICRO ENERGY
RESILIENCE STUDIES.
RAIMONDO I THINK THERE WE GO
THERE FREQUENT THANK YOU. 
>> THE CITY OF SAN JOSE HAS HAD
LOCAL COMMUNITY ENERGY ITEMS ON
THEIR COUNCIL AGENDAS FOR
AT LEAST THE PAST FOUR WEEKS IN
TORONTO.
>> THANK YOU TO NOTICE BAY
COMMUNITY ENERGY WILL BE
RETURNING TO ITS OWN FOUR PLUS
PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS PER
MONTH IN SEPTEMBER.
AS WITH SJ HUMMINGBIRD ENERGY
PROJECT LAST WEEK, THERE HAS
BEEN AN INTERESTING PUSH
OF BATTERY STORAGE AND MACRO
GRID IDEAS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS ALL AROUND THE S.F.
BAY AREA.
>> AT THIS TIME IN ITS EARLY
BEGINNINGS I HOPE SALES THEY
WILL BE CONSIDERING HOW TO
BETTER SEPARATE FROM LARGE
CORPORATE ENERGY STRUCTURES
LIKE PG&E AND CLEAN ENERGY
IDEAS AROUND NUCLEAR POWER.
AS I AM HOPING IN THE NEXT
THREE YEARS WITH SOME OF OUR
OWN GOOD EFFORTS WE CAN OPEN
IMPORTANT POSITIVE MORE
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IDEAS USING
A LOCALIZED COOPERATIVE
RENEWABLE ENERGY IDEAS AND
PRACTICES TO CONCLUDE IN
DECADES CARRYING WORK AND
PLANNING LOCAL COMMUNITY ENERGY
SHOULD WE BE INCLUDED IN AND
WITH THE GREAT IDEAS OF HUMAN
RIGHTS WORKER RIGHTS, CIVIL
PROTECTIONS AND OUR DEMOCRATIC
IDEALS AND POSITIVE
SUSTAINABILITY THAT CAN OFFER
GOOD CONSTRUCTIVE THINKING FOR
EVERYDAY PEOPLE AT THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY LEVEL BOTH PRE AND
POST COVID 19.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND OTHER MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY I'D LIKE TO
SPEAK ON THE SITE.
>> OK RETURNING THEM TO
COUNCIL.
OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL
I HAD ONE OR TWO.
NO ONE ELSE DOES.
NEITHER LORDY OR GENERAL WOULD
LIKE TO RESPOND.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE CONTEMPLATING
POTENTIALLY SPENDING UP TO ONE
POINT FIVE BILLION DOLLARS ON
CONSULTANTS THROUGH THESE TWO
CONTRACTS. 
>> I UNDERSTAND THIS IS GONNA
NEED TO USE BASIS.
MY CONCERN IS NOW THAT WE'RE A
YEAR AFTER IT BECAME VERY
APPARENT TO ALL OF THE PSP
EVENTS THAT WE CRITICALLY NEED
TO GET MICRO GOOD FACILITIES UP
AND RUNNING.
>> WE HAD ORIGINALLY I THINK A
TWO MILLION ALLOCATION. 
SOME OF THAT HAS BEEN SPENT
ACTUALLY 5 MILLION DOLLARS AND
IT WAS REDUCED TO THE BUDGET
CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE OVER
THAT OVER THE SPRING.
IT'S NOW TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
SOME OF THAT MONEY HAS BEEN
SPENT. 
I'M REALLY CONCERNED THAT NEXT
YEAR WE COME BACK AND ALL WILL
HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT IS WE SPENT
MONEY ON SOME CONSULTANTS AND
WE'VE GOT A FEW DIESEL
GENERATORS. 
SO I'M HOPING FOLKS SOMEONE CAN
REASSURE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE
MOVING FORWARD SOON ON ON MICRO
GRIDS THAT WILL BE BOTH
SUSTAINABLE AND OF COURSE
PROVIDE THE RESILIENCE WE
CRITICALLY NEED WITH THE NEXT
PSP EVENT. 
I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW THE
DOW WILL LOOK AN EVERGREEN
COMMUNITY CENTER WHOEVER WOULD
LIKE TO RESPOND.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MARY.
CARTER MCKENNA, DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC WORKS AND YOU
PROVIDED A GOOD SUMMARY.
WE ORIGINALLY HAD 5 MILLION
DOLLARS TOWARDS ENERGY
RESILIENCY PROJECTS FROM THE
GENERAL FUND BUT DUE TO
COVID BUDGET CHALLENGES I GOT
REDUCED TO 2 MILLION AND WHERE
WE WANTED TO DO TWO TRACKS ONE
IS SHORT TERM PURCHASES TO GET
US READY FOR THE CURRENT OR THE
CURRENT USGS SEASON MAYBE AND
MORE RESILIENT FOR NEXT USPS
SEASON AND THAT'S A PURCHASE
THREE FUEL TRUCKS AND EMERGENCY
GENERATOR AND SOME EEVEE
CHARGING STATIONS THAT HAVE
DUAL PURPOSE AS EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY GENERATION AND THEN
THERE THAT'S SPENDING ABOUT ONE
MILLION OF THE REMAINING TWO.
AND THEN WE AS YOU MENTIONED,
ONE MILLION DOLLARS LEFT.
OUR INTENT IS TO LEVERAGE THE
EXPERTISE OF EACH CONSULTANTS
TO IMPLEMENT SORRY I THINK AND
OUR AND OUR INTENT IS TO
LEVERAGE THESE GOING TO
SOMEBODY THAT THOSE ARE THE. 
>> OUR INTENT IS TO USE THIS
MILLION DOLLARS TO IMPLEMENT
PROJECTS. 
WE'RE HOPING TO GET ONE MAYBE
TWO MICRO GRIDS AT COMMUNITY OR
CITY FACILITIES WITH THESE
FUNDS RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING
AT THOSE FACILITIES THAT ARE IN
PSP S TYPICAL AREAS SUCH AS
EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CENTER,
ALMEIDA AND COMMUNITY CENTER,
OUR STATION TWENTY EIGHT. 
WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH
OUR CONSULTANTS TO EVALUATE
THOSE OPTIONS, DETERMINE WHAT
THE BEST MOST REASONABLE
PROJECT WOULD BE.
BUT AGAIN, OUR INTENT IS NOT TO
SPEND THAT REMAINING NUMBERS ON
CONSULTANTS SO LONG AS IT DOES
FOR THE DESIGN PORTION THOSE
PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO
IMPLEMENT AS WELL AS USE A
SMALL PORTION OF IT TO DEVELOP
SOME STANDARDS FOR US AS WE
MOVE FORWARD FOR FUTURE MEASURE
T PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
IMPLEMENTING THE MOST ENERGY
RESILIENT TECHNOLOGIES.
>> OK.
AS I RECALL YOU CHOSE EVERGREEN
AND HOW AGAIN?
BECAUSE OF THEIR PROXIMITY TO
SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE WE
KNOW.
YES.
YES.
EVENTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO HIT
RESIDENTS.
COULD YOU JUST GIVE A LITTLE
MORE INSIGHT AS TO
GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE THE
CRITERIA MIGHT BE USING?
SURE.
>> SO.
SO RIGHT NOW THOSE ARE THE OUR
FOCUS WAS ON MAKING SURE THAT
WE KNOW WE HAVEN'T FORMALLY
RECOMMENDED THOSE PROJECTS TO
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THAT
MILLION DOLLARS.
I WANT TO I WANT TO MENTION
THOSE ARE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT AND WE'RE PRELIMINARY GOING
TO BE TALKING TO THAT
CONSULTANTS ABOUT WHETHER
THEY'RE WORTHWHILE AND WHETHER
IT WOULD MAKE SENSE. 
WE HAVE RIGHT NOW JUST LOOKED
AT THOSE AREAS THAT TYPICALLY
WOULD BE PRONE TO PSP.
YES.
AND WHAT THE CRITICAL CITY
FACILITIES SUCH AS FIRE
STATIONS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS
ARE IN THOSE AREAS. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE PLANNING ON
IMMEDIATELY TALKING CONSULTANTS
ABOUT THOSE THAT RAMADAN
EVERGREEN AND FIRE STATION 28
TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE WORTH IT
TO INVEST OUR MILLION DOLLARS
NOT NOT ALL OF IT BUT SOME
OF IT OR ALL OF IT THOSE
CENTERS.
AND THEN ADDITION ANY NEW
PROJECT THAT WE'RE MOVING
FORWARD WITH THE MEASURE YOU
KNOW, FIRE STATION EIGHT, AN
ADDITIONAL NEW FIRE STATIONS
ETC. AND MEASURE T WE'RE ALSO
EVALUATING WHAT WE CAN DO.
SO IT REALLY IS A PSP
BOUNDARIES TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION THAT WE'RE TAKING A
LOOK AT RIGHT NOW.
IS THAT FIRST?
OKAY. 
WONDERFUL.
AND THEN FINALLY WITH MEASURE T
I KNOW WE'VE GOT MORE PROJECTS
AND WE HAVE MONEY BUT I'M
HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME
COST SAVINGS WITH FAVORABLE
BIDDING CLIMATE THAT MIGHT BE
COMING IN THE YEAR TWO AHEAD
OF US.
>> IS THAT GONNA POTENTIALLY
GIVE US SOME ROOM TO DO MORE
RESILIENCE WITH THE PROJECTS
WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO BUILD OR
EVEN EXPANDING IT BEYOND THAT? 
IT DEFINITELY COULD AND WE'RE
GOING TO EVALUATE THAT AS MUCH
AS WE CAN AND HAVE THOSE
OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND WE CAN
ALWAYS DEVELOP THOSE OPTIONS AS
AN ALTERNATIVE AND BIDS AS WELL
SO THAT WE CAN ALWAYS CARRY
THOSE OPTIONS FORWARD AND THEN
DECIDE TO AWARD THOSE OR NOT
AWARD THOSE DEPENDING ON THE
BIDDING CLIMATE AND THE
CONSULTANTS WILL HELP US WITH
THAT EXPERTISE THAT WE DON'T
REALLY HAVE IN-HOUSE TO ANALYZE
THOSE ENERGY RESILIENCE
OPTIONS.
GREAT.
>> THANKS MATT.
OK. 
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
THE COUNCIL WHEN IT CAME TO A
MOTION TO APPROVE FRACKING? 
ALL RIGHT, TONI, LET'S VOTE.
>> I GOT MULTIPLE SECONDS SO
CORRECT ME IF I'VE GOT THE
WRONG VOICE.
HAMMOND IS HAS PERALEZ. 
>> DIEP.
CARRASCO I GUESS I ESPARZA.
>> YES.
ARENA'S YES. 
ONLY I MISS KEMP'S I. 
I JONES LICCARDO. 
HI.
THANK YOU. 
GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
ITEM SEVEN POINT ONE OR ACTIONS
RELATED TO THE FUTURE PUBLIC
PARK.
>> PARK WITHIN JAPAN TOWN
SQUARE DEVELOPMENT I KNOW WE
HAVE A PRESENTATION. 
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
MANY MEMBERS OF THE JAPAN TECH
COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN DEEPLY
ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS.
>> WELL BEFORE ANY OF US ON THE
COUNCIL I THINK IT STARTED
UNDER MAYOR SUSAN HAMMER IN THE
1990S WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED
TALKING ABOUT THE REDEVELOPMENT
OF THE COURTYARD.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IS NOW
UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WE HOPE
SOON WITH SOME WONDERFUL
COMMUNITY AMENITIES WHICH ARE
ON THEIR WAY AND APPRECIATE
CASIMIRO PROCESS WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND ALL CITY STAFFS
WORK TO MAKE THIS THIS DREAM BE
REALIZED AFTER TWO AND A HALF
DECADES.
>> NOW OK TO START PRESENTATION
JOHN.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO A
CALL.
SHE'S THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
NICOLE SMITH DIRECTOR DEPUTY
DIRECTOR FOR OUR CAPITAL TEAM. 
AS ALL OF YOU KNOW AND SHE CAN
EXPLAIN TO THE PROCESS WE WENT
THROUGH TO GET OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN WE CAN
HAVE THE DISCUSSION SOON AFTER
.
THANKS, JOHN.
AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THAT
INTRODUCTION.
MY FIRST FLIGHT WAS GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THE LONG HISTORY
OF THIS PROJECT.
IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG
TIME AND THERE'S BEEN A LONG
HISTORY ROBUST ENGAGEMENT
AROUND THIS SITE AS WELL AND
HOW THE COMMUNITY HAS REACTED
TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE IT MOVING
FORWARD.
JUST AS A REMINDER, A COUNCIL
DID SEE A PARKLAND AGREEMENT
FOR THIS SITE BACK IN
OCTOBER OF TWENTY EIGHT TEAMS
OF DEVELOPERS BUILDING A
TURNKEY PARK THREE QUARTERS
OF AN ACRE.
>> IT'S LARGELY AN URBAN PLAZA
STYLE PARK.
WE EXPECT IT TO BE ONLINE AND
2023 AS PART OF OUR WORK AS
WE'RE BUILDING OUT NEW PARK
SPACES.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND
QUITE FRANKLY THE HONOR TO TAKE
ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NAMING
OUR PARK ASSETS AND THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN
LOOKING AT A LOT OVER THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS AND HOW WE DO THIS
PROCESS AND HOW WE REALLY CAN
TRY TO HAVE MEANINGFUL AND
ROBUST ENGAGEMENTS BECAUSE I
THINK WE ALL CAN AGREE THAT HOW
WE NAME OUR FACILITIES AND WHO
WE HONOR IN OUR NAMING IS
IMPORTANT WHEN IT SPEAKS TO WHO
WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST PARK WE'VE
KIND OF GONE THROUGH WITH THE
NEW NAMING PROCESS AND THERE'S
BEEN SOME BUMPS ALONG THE WAY
CERTAINLY AND WE LEARNED SOME
SOME THINGS.
BUT WE DID OUR BEST.
WE STARTED OUT WITH DOING WE
HAD TWO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY
SURVEYS THAT WE PUSHED OUT
THROUGH VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS THROUGH THE CITY
SOLICITING NAMES SO OPEN CALL
TO THE COMMUNITY ANYONE CAN
SUBMIT.
TELL US WHAT YOUR IDEAS ARE FOR
NAME THAT. 
SO AS THOSE TWO SOLICITATIONS
NETTED FORTY TWO OPTIONS FOR
NAMING STAFF REVIEW DONE THOSE
ALL FORTY TWO OF THEM ARE SHOWN
IN ATTACHMENT THREE OF THE MEMO
STAFF REVIEWS THEM FOR
CONSISTENCY WITH THE NAMING
POLICY THE CITY'S NAMING
POLICY.
TWENTY FIVE OF THEM MET THE
POLICY AND THEN STAFF NARROWED
IT DOWN TO EIGHT TOP CHOICES
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SOME
MIDDLES THAT WERE ALONG THE
SAME THEME AND THEIR PERTINENCE
TO THE SITE AND THOSE EIGHT
CHOICES WERE THEN SENT OUT IN
ANOTHER A THIRD SURVEY THROUGH
SURVEY MONKEY. 
AND THERE WERE THREE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY ONE RESPONSES FOR
THAT NAME.
SO WE THINK THAT'S PRETTY
OUTSTANDING.
RIGHT AND THAT PEOPLE REALLY
CARE ABOUT THIS SPACE AND CARE
ABOUT HOW IT'S NAMED. 
WE WON OF THAT. 
THERE WERE TWO NAMES ALONG THE
THEME AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE
GRAPH ON THE RIGHT THERE WERE
TWO NAMES ALONG THE THEME
OF HIGHLAND. 
AND SO JOHN HAMLIN WAS GERMAN
IMMIGRANT OWNS THE PROPERTY
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL CHINATOWN
THAT BECAME JAPAN TOWN OVER THE
YEARS.
HE AFTER CHINATOWN WAS LOST TO
A FIRE WHEN IT WAS ON MARKET
STREET. 
HE BUILT CHINATOWN.
HE HIRED THEODORE LENZ IN TO
BUILD THAT AND DESIGN HIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
HE DID THIS IN THE FACE
OF INCREDIBLE PUBLIC ADVERSITY
THE HISTORIC COUNTS THAT PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO SHARE
WITH US. 
HE FACED RIOTING THIS
COMMUNITY.
THEY BUILT THE COMMUNITY BRICK
SO IT COULDN'T BE BURNED DOWN
AGAIN.
THEY BUILT WALLS AROUND IT.
TO TRY TO PROTECT THE CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS.
HE NEVER TALKED ABOUT WHY HE
DID IT OR WHY HE FELT IT WAS SO
IMPORTANT.
HE JUST DID IT AND HE CONTINUED
TO SUPPORT THE CHINESE
COMMUNITY.
UNTIL HE PASSED AND THEN HIS
KIDS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT IT
AFTERWARDS. 
SO WE'RE TWO TWO NAMES OPTIONS
ALONG THE HIGHLAND BILL
CONCEPTS THAT CAME OUT TO 22
PERCENT OF THE VOTES, THE
HIGHEST SINGLE VOTE GETTER WAS
A NAME, YOU KNOW, WHICH GOT
SIXTY NINE VOTES.
THAT WAS THE LARGEST SINGLE
VOTES.
BUT AS WE DID ADDITIONAL
RESEARCH, IT SEEMED THAT
THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR THAT NAME
TO BE MISCONSTRUED AND MISSING
INTERPRETED AND HOW IT'S
TRANSLATED.
SO WE PUT FORWARD AND THEN
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF AS YOU
SEE IN THE GRAPH A NUMBER
OF NAMES THAT WERE SORT
OF HONORING JAPANESE ANCESTRY. 
WE PUT THAT FORWARD TO THE
PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION.
WE PUT FORWARD HIGHLAND BILL AS
OUR RECOMMENDATION.
PARKS AND REC COMMISSION BACK
IN MARCH HAD A VERY ROBUST
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TOPIC AND
WAS CONCERNS AND I'M NOT
ENTIRELY COMFORTABLE WITH PINE
LAND BILL.
AND SO RECOMMENDED THE NAME
SUPPORT.
SO CORA PROBABLY MISPRONOUNCING
THAT WHICH HONORS CHERRY TREES
HOMAGE TO CHERRY TREE WHICH IS
INCLUDED IN THE PARK.
SO WE COME TO YOU WITH A BIT
OF A COMPLICATED RECOMMENDATION
THAT JOHN'S GOING TO WALK YOU
THROUGH ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> TECHNICAL.
SO WE HAVE FOUR CHOICES FOR YOU
HERE.
THE FIRST OPTION IS YOU
APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION
OF THE CROP PARK AS RECOMMENDED
BY THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION
OR OPTION TO APPROVE THE NAME
HIGHLAND PARK AS THE NAME FOR
THE NEW FACILITY AS RECOMMENDED
BY THE DEPARTMENT PARENT S
OPTION 3.
YOU COULD APPROVE EITHER ONE OR
TWO AND SOME OTHER ELEMENT
OF THE PARK OR DIRECT ETHNIC OR
SOME OTHER ELEMENT OF THE PARK
IN THE OTHER NAME AS THE
LETTERS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT YOU
YOU'VE RECEIVED.
AND LASTLY YOU CAN REJECT
EVERYTHING AND PICK A DIFFERENT
FROM THE LIST THAT YOU HAVE IN
THE ATTACHMENT.
SO WITH THAT WE LEAVE TO YOU
THE DISCUSSION AND ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, JOHN.
WE'LL NOW GO TO THE PUBLIC AND
ASK IF ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENT
ON THIS ITEM.
TO REMIND EVERYBODY THIS IS
ITEM 7 POINT 1 NOT RELATED TO
THE NAMING OF THE PLAQUE WITHIN
THE JAPAN TOWN SQUARE
DEVELOPMENT.
SUSAN HIJAZI, WELCOME. 
SUSAN. 
YOUR ADVICE APPEARS TO BE ON
MUTE RIGHT NOW.
>> COULD YOUR DEVICE OK? 
>> THERE I GO.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW.
MY NAME IS SUSAN.
HI, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE
SAN JOSE JAPANESE AMERICAN
COMMUNITY SINCE NINETEEN
SEVENTY NINE.
THERE'S BEEN A DELIBERATE
EXCLUSION.
EXTERMINATE AND CULTURAL
ERASURE AND CALIFORNIA HISTORY.
IN 1880 SEVEN SEATTLE'S ELITES
TRIED TO RACE CHINESE PEOPLE BY
BURNING DOWN THE MARKET STREET
CHINATOWN LEAVING PEOPLE
HOMELESS AND PROPERTY DESTROYED
.
BETWEEN THEN AND A COUPLE
OF YEARS AGO WHEN THE CITY
ACKNOWLEDGED THE EXISTENCE
OF HIGHLAND VILLAGE, THE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG ON THE SITE
THAT'S A SPAN OF OVER 120 YEARS
OF THE RACE HERE.
TODAY THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE
WHOSE INSTINCTS ARE FOR
CONTINUED RACIAL BUT THE TRUE
HISTORY OF HIGHLAND VILLAS
BEING BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY DIEP
HISTORIAN CONNIE YOUNG.
YOU AND THE CHINESE CULTURAL
HISTORICAL PROJECT AS WELL AS
THE HIDDEN HISTORIES OF SANDALS
A JAPAN TOWN PROJECT.
THE PARK NAMED SHOULD REFLECT
THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE PLACE
AND THE COMMUNITY NOT SOMEONE'S
FATUOUS ORIENTALISM.
AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER CAROL
RASK POINTS OUT SAKURA TREES
DON'T EVEN THRIVE IN THIS AREA.
PLEASE NAME THE PARK HIGHLAND
FELT THE NAME THAT WAS
RECLAIMED BY THE CHINESE,
JAPANESE AND FILIPINO
COMMUNITIES WHO SETTLED HERE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
J CHRIS WELCOME. 
>> J I'M SORRY YOUR DEVICES
USED TO BE MUTED RIGHT NOW IF
YOU KNEW YOUR DEVICE AND WE'LL
BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU DO YOUR
DEVICE APPEARS TO BE MUTED.
>> SO I'M SORRY HEARING WILL
COME BACK HOME.
>> YEAH.
>> JAKE YOU TRY TO ON YOUR
DEVICE WILL COME BACK TO YOU
JUST RAISE YOUR HAND AGAIN.
CRAIG WELCOME.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES, I CAN.
THANK YOU.
YEAH.
HI.
>> THIS IS CRAIG OSHIMA.
I'M A RESIDENT OF THE JAPAN
TOWN COMMUNITY. 
I STRONGLY URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO REJECT THE PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSION'S
RECOMMENDATION TO NAME THE
PROPOSED PARK SAKURA PARK AND
INSTEAD UP STAFF'S
RECOMMENDATION TO NAME IT.
HIGHLAND PARK THE NAME HONOR
DOES JOHN HIGHLAND A MAN WHO
STOOD UP TO EXTREME RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION FOR BY CREATING
A REFUGE AND SAFE COMMUNITY FOR
CHINESE IMMIGRANTS AND
ULTIMATELY LEADING TO A SAFE
COMMUNITY FOR JAPANESE
IMMIGRANTS THAT FORMED
OF CENTRAL ZETAS JAPAN TOWN IN
THIS TIME MORE THAN EVER.
WHAT WE NEED TO CITE EXAMPLES
BY HONORING LEADERS THAT STAND
UP TO RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU, BRENDA.
WELCOME PLEASE. 
I'M YOUR DEVICE FRIEND AND I
WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU AGAIN
.
THERE YOU GO.
YEAH.
OKAY, GREAT.
HELLO MAYORS, CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.
I'M RANDY WONG, A BOARD MEMBER
OF THE CHINESE HISTORICAL AND
CULTURAL PROJECTS BHP USE
OF THE NAME HIGHLAND GO PARK
FOR THE NEW JAPAN TOWN PUBLIC
PARK WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
LINK HISTORY, HERITAGE AND
BROTHERHOOD THE ASIAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITIES OF CHINESE JAPANESE
AND FILIPINO HAVE HAD A LONG
HISTORY IN SAN JOSE AND I STILL
TO THIS DAY ACTIVELY WORKING TO
SHARE THEIR HISTORY AND CULTURE
.
HIGH LEVEL PAS WILL ALSO HONOR
THE GERMAN IMMIGRANT
BUSINESSMEN AND HUMANITARIAN
JOHN HYLAND AND HIS ENTIRE
FAMILY WHO BEFRIENDED THE
ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
COUNTERING ANTI ASIAN SENTIMENT
AND AS A RESULT WERE
EXTENSIVELY OSTRACIZED. 
THE HIGHLANDS AND MEMBERS
OF THE ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
EXEMPLIFY WHAT THE LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS
ENCOURAGED NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER
GIVE IN, NEVER GIVE OUT.
KEEP THE FAITH AND KEEP YOUR
EYES ON THE PRIZE.
I'D BE HAPPY TO MEET YOU AT OUR
TRYING TO DO IS HUMAN HISTORY
PART TO SHARE MORE ABOUT
HIGHLAND? 
THANKS FOR LISTENING.
I WISH YOU ALL CONTINUED GOOD
HEALTH. 
THANK YOU, BRENDA.
KIM CARR WELCOME SIR.
JIM.
YOU JUST FOUND YOUR DEVICE
THERE BETTER.
THERE YOU GO.
OKAY.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YEAH.
THE NAME'S NOT JAPANESE THAT I
MARRIED INTO THE CULTURE IN
1984 AND I FOUND MYSELF NECK
DEEP IN JAPAN TOWN EVER SINCE.
CLOONEY A LITTLE FESTIVAL
CALLED THE BORN WITHOUT MR.
HYLAND.
THERE WOULD BE NO CHINATOWN
WITHOUT CHINATOWN.
THERE WOULD BE NO JAPAN TOWN. 
IT'S A THREE DOT CONNECTED
PUZZLE AND IT'S NOT MUCH OF A
PUZZLE.
IT'S AMAZING THAT IT'S ONE
OF THE EARLIER PRISON TENDERS
THEY COULDN'T EVEN PRONOUNCE
THE NAME BUT THE FLOWER AND THE
TREE CORRECTLY.
>> BUT THERE'S JUST IT MAKES
PERFECT SENSE.
HIGHLY AVAILABLE ALSO WHEN THE
PLAQUE IS THERE SOME PEOPLE
THAT WALK UP AND THEY'LL GO HUH
?
POST MR. HYLAND, WHAT'S HE GOT
TO DO WITH THIS?
AND WHEN THEY READ THE STORY
THEY'RE ENGAGED, THEY'RE
INFORMED, YOU KNOW, A PLAQUE
AND A NAME ABOUT A TREE IS
PLAIN VANILLA.
>> THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU, JIM.
AND THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR
ORTBAL IN THE COMMUNITY.
PETER, DAVID, WELCOME HERE. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> LICCARDO COUNCIL OF PERALEZ
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
I'M HERE WITH MY WIFE KIM DELLA
SHEAN.
I'VE BEEN HOMEOWNERS SINCE 2004
AND MARIANI SQUARE THE HISTORIC
CANNERY DEVELOPMENT IN JAPAN
TOWN.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE AS
THEY'RE GETTING IT RIGHT AND
HONORING ITS HISTORY AND NAMING
THE NEIGHBORHOODS NEW PUBLIC
PARK SACRIFICE WOULD BE AN
EXAMPLE OF GETTING IT WRONG.
AS OTHERS HAVE NOTED, THERE
WOULD BE NO SANTA ZEE JAPAN
TOWN IF NOT FOR JOHN HYLAND.
THE COURAGE SHE SHOWED IN
SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS
VICTIMIZED BY RACISM AS
XENOPHOBIA IS AS RELEVANT TODAY
AS IT WAS A HUNDRED AND THIRTY
THREE YEARS AGO. 
UNFORTUNATELY THE RESIDENTS
OF THE HIGH LEVEL CHINATOWN AND
OF THE JAPAN TIME GREW UP
AROUND IT HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED
AGAIN AND AGAIN BY
WELL-INTENTIONED WHITE PEOPLE
WHO DID NOT LISTEN TO THE LOCAL
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR COME TO
JAPAN TOWN AND SPEAK TO ITS
RESIDENTS.
WHAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER AGAIN
AND AGAIN IS PRIDE IN ITS
UNIQUE HISTORY AND HERITAGE.
HAVING ATTENDED MULTIPLE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS AROUND
CORPORATION YARD REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS,
I CAN TELL YOU THE COMMUNITY
DOES NOT WANT THE GENERIC JOHN
HIGHLAND CHINATOWN PARK
INCORPORATING THE TWO NAMES
THAT RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES
WOULD NOT BE LIONIZING ANOTHER
WHITE MALE. 
IT WOULD BE HONORING A TRUE
SANTA AS A HERO.
THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU.
RYAN WELCOME. 
>> GOOD EVENING. 
HONORABLE, HONORABLE MAYORS,
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
MY NAME'S RYAN COUNT BUT I'M
AND I'M THE CO PRESIDENT OF THE
JAPAN TOWN COMMITTEE CONGRESS
OF SAN JOSE AND THE FORMER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UI.
I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
DEEP SUPPORT OPTION 2 AND
NAMING THE PARK WITHIN THE
SAN JOSE JAPAN TOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD AS HIGHLAND PARK.
AS OUR PREVIOUS COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HAVE SUPPORTED AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU
RON.
>> BLAIR WELCOME. 
THANK YOU.
>> I WHEN I FIRST CAME TO
SAN JOSE, A JAPAN TOWN WAS ONE
OF THE FIRST PLACES THAT I WAS
FREQUENTED OFTEN.
IT WAS REALLY NICE LEARNING THE
HISTORY OF JAPAN TOWN AND ITS
ORIGINAL CHINATOWN BEGINNINGS
AND THAT YOU KNOW, THE
COMMUNITY IS WANTING A NAME TO
REFLECT THAT I THINK IS
BEAUTIFUL.
>> OH, MARY, THANK YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'LL DECIDE
UPON.
>> I IT'S IT'S ON THE RIGHT
TRACK TOO TO CONSIDER THE MANY
POPULATIONS THAT HAVE LIVED IN
THE JAPAN TOWN AREA.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
CATHERINE HEDGES. 
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO SUPPORT BEHIND
RAYMOND VILLA AS WELL FOR THE
REASONS OTHER SPEAKERS
MENTIONED. 
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK THAT'S ALL THE MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK TO
WILL COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL. 
APPRECIATE ALL THE ENGAGEMENT
OF THE COMMUNITY.
BUT IN THIS EFFORT AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY IN THAT IN THE
LARGER PROJECT AND DEVELOPMENT
I WOULD ADD ONE THING I THOUGHT
THAT IT WAS A EXCELLENT
PRESENTATION BY BY NICOLE. 
THE ONE NOTE I BELIEVE IF NOT
MISTAKEN THERE WERE THREE
SEPARATE CHINATOWNS IN
SUCCESSION THAT WERE BURNED
DOWN BY XENOPHOBIC MEMBERS
OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT
THAT TIME IN THE 19TH CENTURY.
>> SO THIS WAS IT WAS A
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT ACT THAT
SOMEONE WOULD STEP UP AND SAY
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT
WAY TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF JOHN
HANLIN, COUNCIL MEMBER PROPS. 
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
ANNE AND I WOULD AGREE WITH
THAT SENTIMENT AND ALSO
APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION
THROUGHOUT REALLY OVER THE LAST
DECADE.
NOW ON THE COURTYARD PROJECT
AND WHAT USED TO BE HIGHLAND
BILL AND IN A IN OUR HISTORIC
CHINATOWN COMMUNITY THERE AND I
THINK THIS IS JUST A TREMENDOUS
A TREMENDOUS WAY TO HONOR AN
INDIVIDUAL.
SANTA WAS A RESIDENT THAT STOOD
FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE
CONTINUING TO TRY TO STAND FOR
TODAY HERE IN THIS CITY AND
HONORING THE DIVERSITY OF SANTA
IN ALL OF THE IMMIGRANTS THAT
HAVE MADE US THE CITY THAT WE
ARE.
AND I THINK IT'S TREMENDOUS
THAT THE COMMUNITY IS IS ASKING
FOR THAT FOR THAT HONOR TO BE
GIVEN. 
>> AND THANK YOU, NICOLE AS
WELL FOR THE PRESENTATION YOU
DOVE INTO AS SOON AS THE MAYOR
JUST POINTED OUT ACTUALLY THE
ORIGINAL CHINATOWN IN SAN JOSE
WAS RIGHT NEAR WHERE THE CIRCLE
OF PALMS ARE ON MARKET STREET
AND THAT WAS BURNED DOWN TWICE
AS MANY HAVE POINTED OUT THE
SAME ONE TEMPORARILY MOVING TO
JUST A FEW BLOCKS OVER ON
BUYING STREET ONLY TO RETURN TO
MARKET STREET TO GET BURNED
DOWN ONCE AGAIN. 
AND BOTH OF THESE SUSPECTED
ARSONS AND SUBSEQUENTLY
SPLITTING INTO TWO ONE CALLED
WOOLEN MILLS CHINATOWN JUST OFF
OF THE EIGHTY SEVEN NORTH
OF ACTUALLY RIGHT AROUND WHERE
THE POLICE STATION AREA IS AND
THEN HIGHLAND VILLE AND AND AS
SOME OF OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS
STATED, IF IT WEREN'T FOR JOHN
HYLAND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO
CHINATOWN REMAINING. 
THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO JAPAN
TOWN, NO REFUGE FOR THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY AS THEY
IMMIGRATED INTO SAN JOSE AND
REALLY IT WAS DONE BY A GERMAN
IMMIGRANT FARMER WHO BROUGHT
HIS OWN EXPERIENCES AS AS AN
IMMIGRANT AND BELIEVE THAT
EVERYBODY IN AMERICA DESERVES A
CHANCE TO PROSPER AND BUILD
COMMUNITY.
NO MATTER WHAT RACE THEY THEY
WERE.
AND AND AS WAS STATED THAT HE
WEATHERED DEATH THREATS BECAUSE
OF THIS ACTION, BECAUSE OF THE
XENOPHOBIA THAT THE ASIAN
COMMUNITY WAS FACING AND FOR
HIM BEING SOMEONE THAT WANTED
TO SUPPORT THAT COMMUNITY.
BUT HE HE HE WEATHERED ALL
OF THAT.
AND AND PROVIDED THIS COMMUNITY
WHAT IS WHAT WAS THE COURTYARD
AND THE COURTYARD PROJECT
THAT'S THERE AND WHERE THIS
PARK WILL BE TO ALLOW THE
CHINESE COMMUNITY TO TO THRIVE
THERE.
AND AGAIN, ULTIMATELY A NUMBER
OF OTHER IMMIGRANTS FROM OUR
ASIAN COMMUNITY.
AND TODAY WE HAVE ONE OF THE
THIRD REMAINING JAPAN TOWNS AS
IT WAS ABLE TO TRANSITION OVER
THE YEARS. 
IT'S IT'S REALLY A TREMENDOUS
STORY.
TREMENDOUS CENTER WAS A STORY. 
AND THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT WE
HAVE TO NAME THIS PARK IN THAT
HONOR IS GOING TO GIVE US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO NOW TEACH THE
STRENGTH OF DIVERSITY. 
SPOTLIGHT THIS RICH PART OF OUR
HISTORY RICH PART OF HOW EASY
ASIAN-AMERICAN HAVE SETTLED AND
CONTRIBUTED TO CENTRALIZING AND
AND AGAIN JUST KIND OF THANK
EVERYBODY FOR THEIR
CONTRIBUTION TO THIS.
AND I'LL MAKE THE
RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THE
MEMORANDUM THAT I COSIGNED WITH
THE MAYOR.
AND THAT IS IN RECOMMENDATION 2
IN NAMING THE PARK HIGHLAND
VILLE PARK.
>> OKAY.
OK.
THANK YOU.
MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER SPARTAN. 
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> I KNOW THAT THIS IS A
CONTENTIOUS ISSUE AND WE'VE
GOTTEN A LOT OF COMMUNICATION
FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THIS AND
IT HAS THRUST OUR CITY'S PARKS
AND RECREATION COMMISSION INTO
THE MIDDLE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME AS WE MAKE
OUR FINAL DECISION TODAY JUST
TO KIND OF LOOK BACK AT HOW WE
GOT TO THIS POINT.
>> THE PARKS COMMISSION IS THE
CITY'S BODY OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO WE ENTRUST WITH
MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING OUR PARKS INCLUDING
THE NAMING PROCESS AND AS WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THEY TAKE THIS
RESPONSIBILITY PRETTY SERIOUSLY
,WE CAN SEE FROM THE LETTERS
THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND THAT'S
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
AND THEY BASE THEIR DECISIONS
BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE
INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY INPUT
THAT THEY HAVE.
>> AT THAT TIME AND SO WHEN
THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT BEFORE
THEM ON MARCH 4TH. 
WE DID NOT HAVE THE LEVEL
OF COMMUNITY INPUT THAT WE HAVE
HAD BEFORE TONIGHT.
>> AND SO WHILE THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT BROUGHT FORWARD THE
RECOMMENDATION HIGHLAND BILL
PARK, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS
BASED LARGELY ON THE RESULTS
OF FOUR CITYWIDE COMMUNITY
SURVEYS. 
>> AND THOUGH PARKS STAFF
CORRECTLY POINTS OUT THAT IF
YOU COMBINE THE NAMES
OF HIGHLAND AND HIGHLAND BILL
THOSE OPTIONS IT WOULD HAVE
RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER
OF VOTES THE COMMISSIONERS
BROUGHT UP IN THEIR DISCUSSION
THAT THE VAST MAJORITY
OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS VOTED FOR
A NAME THAT REFERENCE JAPAN
TOWN FOR JAPANESE CULTURE.
>> AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
THIS CLEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN
APPROACHED.
>> I'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY
PARKS COMMISSIONERS.
THEY NEVER SOUGHT TO OVERTURN
THE WILL OF THE COMMUNITY.
THEIR GOAL WAS TO DETERMINE
WHAT THE WILL OF THE COMMUNITY
WAS.
>> AND I BELIEVE THAT GIVEN THE
INFORMATION A LEVEL OF INPUT
THEY HAD TO WORK WITH AT THE
TIME THAT THEY DID THEIR BEST.
AND SO NOW TONIGHT WE HAVE
HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY.
>> WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE
JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY,
THE CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY
.
>> AND IT'S VERY CLEAR TO US
THAT THERE'S OVERWHELMING
SUPPORT FOR HIGH LEVEL PARK.
>> AND SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE
A FEW MINUTES TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT AND SPECIFICALLY WE'VE
HEARD FROM JAPAN TOWN BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION, THE JAPAN TOWN
COMMUNITY CONGRESS, THE JAPAN
TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, 
THE CHINESE HISTORICAL AND
CULTURAL PROJECT, THE CHINESE
AMERICAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM, THE
JAPANESE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF SAN
JOSE AND THE ASIAN LAW ALLIANCE
.
>> AND ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE
HEARD FROM MANY RESIDENTS LOCAL
HISTORIANS AND ACADEMICS ALL
SUPPORTING THE NAME HIGH LEVEL.
>> AND SO THE REASON FOR THAT
IS CLEAR.
>> IT'S A NAME THAT HONORS THE
CITY'S MULTICULTURAL ROOTS AND
HONORS THE SPECIFIC LAND WHERE
IT'S BEING BUILT.
JOHN HIGHLAND, A GERMAN
IMMIGRANT FARMER PROVIDED
INEXPENSIVE LEASES FOR THE
LOCAL CHINESE COMMUNITY TO
REBUILD AFTER THE DESTRUCTION
OF THE MARKET STREET CHINATOWN
.
AND HE DID THIS DESPITE
PROTESTS FROM HIS CITY AND
THREATS AGAINST HIMSELF AND HIS
FAMILY FROM ANGRY MOBS.
I THINK THERE WAS AN INCIDENT
WHERE HE HAD 20 OVER TWO
THOUSAND PEOPLE IN FRONT OF HIS
HOUSE THREATENING HIM.
>> AND SO DRAWING ON HIS OWN
IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE HE SAW THE
NEED TO STAND UP AGAINST THE
ANTI ASIAN RACISM RAMPANT IN
OUR COMMUNITIES AT THE TIME AND
THE CHINATOWN THAT HE HELPED
CREATE THAT WOULD BECOME A HOME
NOT JUST FROM THE CHINESE BUT
FOR THE JAPANESE AND FILIPINO
COMMUNITIES IN SAN JOSE. 
>> AND AS HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY
POINTED OUT, OUR JAPAN TOWN IS
ONLY ONE OF THREE REMAINING IN
CALIFORNIA AND IT WOULD NOT
HAVE EXISTED WITHOUT HIS.
JOHN HIGHLANDS GENEROSITY AND
COURAGE. 
>> AND SO WHILE MOST OF THE
ORIGINAL HIGHLAND BUILT
CHINATOWN WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE
1930S AND 40S, HIS LEGACY LIVES
ON THROUGH OUR JAPAN TOWER
COMMUNITY. 
>> AND SO THIS PROPOSED PARK
SITS RIGHT HERE IN THE HEART
OF THE ORIGINAL HIGHLAND BILL
AND I BELIEVE THAT SELECTING
THAT NAMED BEST HONORS OUR
CITY'S RICH HISTORY
OF MULTICULTURALISM AND
DIVERSITY WHILE HIGHLIGHTING
THE POWERFUL THE BEST LOCATION.
>> SO I JUST WANTED TO READ IN
CLOSING LITTLE SOMETHING THAT
WHEN JOHN THAT WE FOUND IN OUR
RESEARCH WHEN JOHN HYLAND WAS
FIGHTING TO BUILD THE CHINATOWN
IN 1887, THE SAN JOSE'S CITY
COUNCIL WEIGHED IN AT THAT TIME
AND THEY DECLARED A RESOLUTION
AND IN THAT RESOLUTION IT SAID
IT HAS BEEN FOLEY DEMONSTRATED
THAT A CHINATOWN SO-CALLED
WHERE THE CHINESE CONGREGATE
AND PERMANENTLY LOCATE IS A
PUBLIC NUISANCE INJURIOUS TO
PRIVATE PROPERTY ADJACENT
THEY'RE TOO DANGEROUS TO THE
HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ALL
CITIZENS WHO LIVE AND HAVE
HOMES IN ITS FACILITY AND A
STANDING JIMENEZ TO BOTH PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE MORALS.
>> PEACE, QUIET AND GOOD ORDER
SO THAT TODAY I HOPE THAT OUR
DECISION HERE IN 2020 SERVES IN
A SMALL WAY TO CORRECT THIS
PAST INJUSTICE AND TO HONOR A
MAN IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAVE
CONTRIBUTED IMMEASURABLY TO
SAN JOSE'S CULTURAL DIVERSITY
MADE A MORE VIBRANT AND
INCLUSIVE CITY FOR ALL OUR
RESIDENTS.
>> THANK YOU. 
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SUSAN COMES
ONE JOKE.
>> THANKS, MAYOR.
SO THIS WAS A PART OF SALES
HISTORY THAT WAS NEW TO ME.
I WAS QUITE HAPPY TO LEARN
ABOUT IT AND AS I WAS RECEIVING
THE MANY EMAILS FROM THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS REQUESTING
THAT MY OFFICE SUPPORT ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER ON THE NAMING
ISSUE AND OF COURSE I'LL
SUPPORT THE MOTION ON THE
FLOOR.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
QUESTION THAT WE SHOULD HONOR
MR. HYLAND WHO IS SOMEBODY AS
COUNCILMEMBER PERALEZ SAID.
YOU KNOW, LIVED THE VALUES THAT
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGHT FOR
IN OUR TIME.
MANY GENERATIONS AGO I GUESS
THE ONLY ISSUE THAT OUR
QUESTION RATHER NAIVE AN ISSUE.
I JUST WANT TO RAISE.
COUNCIL MEMBER OF ESPARZA
ALLUDED TO IT.
IT'S MORE OF A SCHEMATIC ISSUE
TO AN ENGLISH ISSUE SO WE
SHOULD HONOR HIM BECAUSE HE IS
SOMETHING THAT DESERVES
HONORING.
HIGHLAND IS HIS NAME. 
SO TACKING VILLE ON JUST AS A
FRENCH OR ENGLISH MATTER
SIGNIFIES LIKE A CITY LIKE A
PART OF TOWN.
>> RIGHT.
AND I UNDERSTAND BACK IN THE
DAY PEOPLE REFER TO CLOSELY AS
GILBERT HIGHLAND BILL TO
SIGNIFY CHINATOWN IN JAPAN
TOWN.
BUT I'M JUST RAISING YOU FOR
THE RECORD OR JUST FOR
DISCUSSION TO ASK ELSEWHERE
PERALEZ LICCARDO OR ANYBODY WHO
REALLY WANTS TO TACKLE IT.
>> WHY HIGHLAND PARK AS OPPOSED
TO HIGHLAND BILL?
BECAUSE HIGHLAND VILLE AND THEN
PARK IT'S ALMOST LIKE TWO
ENDINGS IS NOT A DOUBLE
NEGATIVE BUT YOU GET WHAT I
MEAN .
SO SO ANY ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT
IF ONLY FOR THE RECORD.
>> I'VE BEEN A JUMP IN FIRST SO
THE ENTIRE COURTYARD AREA THERE
WAS WHAT WAS KNOWN AS HIGHLAND
BILL AND AND THAT'S WHAT THE
NAMING OBVIOUSLY WAS STEMMING
FROM TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THAT AND
QUITE FRANKLY THAT I DIDN'T
HAVE A PERSONAL OPINION ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER TO WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING.
THIS ULTIMATELY HAS BEEN WHAT
WAS RAISED BY THE COMMUNITY AS
THE TOP CHOICE AND SO IN
RESPECTING THAT DECISION THAT'S
WHAT I'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH.
>> JR ALL RIGHT.
>> ANYBODY I JUST RAISED
BECAUSE I THOUGHT WAS
INTERESTING AS A MATTER
OF TRYING TO GO FOR CLARITY AND
NOT CONFUSION.
BUT I FILED THE NAME.
I'LL SUPPORT IT.
BUT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO OFFER
UP ANY THOUGHTS I HEAR I JUST
OFFER I THINK YOU KNOW FROM
OF YOUNG USE HISTORY I DIDN'T
BILL ITSELF TO NAME HAS
PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE UNIQUE
SIGNIFICANCE.
>> AND SO I THINK I CAN
APPRECIATE WHY THE FORMER NAME
OF THE PLACE RETURNING THAT
NAME TO THE SAME PLACE AS
PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL IN THE
COMMUNITY WILL TAKE IT ALL I
HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER FOLEY I'D
ACTUALLY PUT MY HAND DOWN. 
>> OH OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY.
I'LL I'LL.
YOU KNOW I'VE I ACTUALLY LIVED
IN JAPAN FOR A WHILE AND THERE
WERE A CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES
EVERYWHERE AND IT IS INDICATIVE
OF A MEMORY OF MINE TO SEE THE
CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES.
BUT I'M ALSO FAMILIAR WITH
HIGHLAND VILLE STORY AND I WAS
IMPRESSED WITH HIS STRENGTH AND
COURAGE TO REALLY PROVIDE
HOUSING FOR A GROUP THAT WAS
MARCHING SIZED AND DESTROYED AS
YOU MENTIONED.
COUNCIL MEMBER PERALEZ.
SO I'M I'VE BIT WE'VE ALL BEEN
RECEIVED A LOT OF EMAILS AND
MOSTLY EMAILS IN SUPPORT OF THE
NAME HIGHLAND VILLA OR HIGHLAND
SOME VARIATION OF THAT I HAVE
TO SAY SAKURA THE THE CHERRY
BLOSSOM. 
>> WE EVEN HAVE THAT IN JAPAN
TOWN THE LANDMARKS INDICATING
ON THE CORNERS ARE OUR BIG
CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES.
THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE FAKE CHERRY
BLOSSOM TREES BUT THAT'S THE
IMAGE.
>> SO IT IS VERY MUCH A
JAPANESE SYMBOL. 
THE CHERRY BLOSSOM IS FOR LIFE
BUT HIGHLAND HAS SUCH A DEEPER
RICHER, MORE IMPORTANT HISTORY
FOR CHINATOWN AND IN JAPAN TOWN
AND GIVEN THE RACISM THAT WE'RE
FEELING AGAINST ASIANS RIGHT
NOW AS THE PEOPLE ACCUSE THEM
OF BEING THE BRINGERS OF COVID
AND THE PANDEMIC, THIS IS EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE
THIS STATEMENT IN NAME THIS
AFTER SOMEONE WHO PROTECTED THE
CHINESE SEVERAL TIMES AND MOVED
THEM INTO A PLACE TO KEEP THEM
SAFE AND LET THEM BUILD THEIR
HOUSING.
>> SO I SUPPORT THIS
COMPLETELY.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
I AM ON IT AGAIN.
THANKS ALL OF US WHO WHO'VE
BEEN INVOLVED.
>> I HAD HEARD ABOUT A THE THE
CHALLENGE THAT WAS PRESENTED
AFTER THE RECOMMENDATION CAME
OUT AND SO I CONSULTED SOME
FOLKS AND I APPRECIATE KELLY
KLEIN ALSO SPEAKING REACHING
OUT TO A FEW FOLKS AND SHE'S
BEEN GETTING HER DAUGHTER WENT
TO SCHOOL THERE IN JAPAN TOWN
AND RESHOT I THINK TO WHEN THE
MEMBERS OF THE REST FAMILY
TAMPICO ONE OF THE MEMBERS AND
RICHELLE CONROY BY YOSHI AND
HELEN HAYASHI AND OTHERS WHO'VE
BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THIS
PROJECT FOR MANY YEARS.
>> AND SO IT SEEMED AS THOUGH
THERE'S STRONG CONSENSUS AROUND
THIS NAME.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCIL
PROCESS RECOMMENDATION.
OK, LET'S VOTE. 
>> I MEAN AS LET US YES.
>> YES.
PERALEZ I'M DIEP CARRASCO
DAVIS.
I ESPARZA. 
YES.
ARENA'S MY WALLY.
I MISS KHAMIS SORRY I GOES I
LICCARDO I RIGHT.
>> THANKS EVERYBODY.
ITEM SEVEN POINT TWO IS A
REGIONAL ACTOR TRANSPORTING
PROGRAM GRANT FOR FIVE WOUNDS
TRAILS STORY ROAD JOINT ST..
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A
STAFF PRESENTATION ON THIS BUT
I DO WANT TO SAY BIG THANK YOU
TO SENATOR JIM BELL. 
UNDERSTAND HE JUST GAVE THIS
LAST SPEECH ON THE FLOOR OF THE
SENATE WAS EITHER TODAY OR
YESTERDAY SAW A TWEET ABOUT IT
AND WHY THANK HIM FOR HIS
EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AS
ALWAYS, HE CONTINUES TO BE A
GREAT CHAMPION FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. 
HE IS PUSHING AHEAD, FORGING
AHEAD TO HELP SECURE FUNDING.
WE HOPE FOR AN EXCITING TRAIL
PROGRAM.
I KNOW THERE ARE LOTS
OF CHALLENGES BETWEEN HERE AND
THERE AND WE'VE GOT A LOT TO
WORK ON TO GET THERE BUT WE
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
SO LET'S LET'S.
DAVE, YOU HAD A PRESENTATION.
WE'LL GO TO THE PUBLIC SO RIGHT
NOW NO PRESENTATION THERE.
>> OK.
MAYOR, CAN I.
I WOULDN'T MIND A MINUTE
OF CONTEXT HERE REAL QUICK.
OKAY.
SURE.
OKAY.
SO IT'S A BIG GRANT.
I KNOW 34 MILLION IS A BIG
NUMBER.
I WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE FOLKS
UNDERSTAND IT'S AN APPLICATION
AT THIS POINT ASKING FOR
AUTHORIZATION TO GO FOR IT.
YOU KNOW, AS THE MAYOR JUST
ALLUDED TO, BOTH THE SENATOR'S
OFFICE AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
HAVE COMMITTED HELPING US WORK
THROUGH SOME OF THE CHALLENGES
WE'VE OUTLINED IN GRANT TO TRY
TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL BID. 
IT IS A VERY CRITICAL
CONNECTION.
ULTIMATELY, I MEAN I HAVE NOT
RUN INTO A SINGLE PERSON THAT
DOESN'T AGREE WITH DOING THIS
RIGHT.
WE WOULD EASILY GO FROM STORY
ROAD PRETTY MUCH WHERE THE ZOO
IS KELLY PARK AND THEN IN A
DIAGONAL WAY ALONG A RAIL LINE
TO LITTLE PORTUGAL AND FIVE
WOUNDS WHERE THERE WILL BE A
BART STATION AND ROUGHLY 10
YEARS GIVE OR TAKE.
AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S AN
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION GRANT
PROGRAM BECAUSE IT CONNECTS TO
BART.
ULTIMATELY THAT TRAIN SEGMENT
CONNECTS EVEN TO BERRYESSA. 
SO IN THE LONG TERM PLAN JUST
FOR AWARENESS YOU'D BE ABLE TO
GO FROM THE BERRYESSA BART. 
YOU COULD THE ONE THAT'S GONNA
BE FIVE WINS AND YOU CAN GET
ALL THE WAY TO MORGAN HILL ON
OUR TRAIL SYSTEM AGAIN
CONNECTING THROUGH THINGS LIKE
THE COUNTY CREEK TRAIL SEGMENTS
WE JUST TALKED ABOUT EARLIER
TODAY. 
SO IT'S IN A VERY IMPORTANT
BRAILLE SEGMENT TO TRY TO TRY
TO FIND FUNDING FOR.
BUT I DO WANT TO ASSURE YOU
THAT AND IT'S ITEM C IN YOUR
RECOMMENDATION WE WOULD STILL
IF WE IF WE GOT THE AWARD WE
WOULD STILL COME BACK TO
COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THE
PLAN.
ALL RIGHT.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO FINANCE
THIS?
WHERE'S THE MONEY GOING TO COME
FROM?
HOW WE'RE GOING TO MEET
DEADLINES AND TIMELINES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT?
ALL OF THAT IS FORTHCOMING.
SO YOU KIND OF GET TWO BITES
AT THIS APPLE. 
RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST APPROVAL.
LET US APPLY.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET
AT LEAST A YES AND THEN COME
BACK TO YOU AND SAY HOW WE'RE
GOING TO DO THAT.
SO WITH THAT I THANK YOU AND
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANKS.
THANKS, JOHN.
LET'S GO TO THE COMMUNITY. 
WE ARE ON AGAIN ITEM SEVEN
POINT TWO WHICH IS THE REGIONAL
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
GRANT FOR FIVE WINS TRAIL.
>> BIG. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
SORRY TO GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL
ON THE LAST ITEM.
THAT'S WHERE I FIRST MOVED
SATURDAY. 
THAT WAS KIND OF THE AREA I
LIVED IN.
SO I WAS A LITTLE EMOTIONAL. 
THANK YOU FOR THIS ITEM AGAIN
TO MENTION TO BE EMOTIONAL.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS
REALLY GOOD WORK WITH THE CITY
OF DAVIS GUIDELINES FOR
TECHNOLOGY FOR WILDLIFE AREAS
THAT I THINK YOU KNOW, THIS CAN
BE A REALLY INTERESTING CAUSE
AND PURPOSE AS A COMMUNITY
EFFORT TO RALLY AROUND. 
>> I THINK IN THE FUTURE
HOPEFULLY IT SOUNDS LIKE A
REALLY INTERESTING PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU.
TO TRY TO QUICKLY MENTION THERE
WAS A TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY
MEETING YESTERDAY AND IT WAS TO
MENTION I HOPE SATURDAY IS IS
OPENING UP WITH THEIR TRAFFIC
SIGNAL MODIFIERS AND KNOW HOW
TO TALK ABOUT THOSE PUBLICLY
AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. 
RON LEBRUN. 
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
VERY BRIEFLY, AS YOU KNOW, WE
HAD SOME ROBUST DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE PTA ABOUT STATION
DESIGNS, ET CETERA AND THE
THING I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS
CONVERSATION IS THAT AS YOU
PROBABLY KNOW, THERE IS
UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL FOR BRING
BOB FACE TO IN A DIFFERENT WAY
.
AND WHAT IS NOT IN THAT
PROPOSAL IS THAT IT ACTUALLY
OPENS THE OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING
A BOB CONNECTION TO THE FIVE
WINS TRAIL LESS THAN FIVE YEARS
FROM NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
PAUL .
>> GOOD EVENING.
COUNCIL. 
I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL THE SENSE
THAT IT WAS LIKE GROUPS
OF PEOPLE THAT SITTING DOWN
THERE LOOKING AT IT, LOOKING
AT SOMEBODY LIKE IT'S A
CHESSBOARD AND MOVING PIECES IN
ALL THESE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
WITH FIVE AND TEN YEARS DOWN
THE LINE AS AS A AS A REFERENCE
POINT IN TERMS OF HOW THESE
PEOPLE WANT TO SITUATE SOMEBODY
IN ORDER TO MAKE IT MORE COMMON
TO OR MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE
WAY THAT THEY WANT TO LIVE
THEIR LIVES.
>> THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS
THAT YOU CAN'T DO THAT
SUCCESSFULLY. 
YOU CANNOT DO IT SUCCESSFULLY
WITHOUT COMPROMISING AND BY
VIRTUE OF PLANNING LIKE THAT
NEGLECT THE ENTIRE NATIVE
POPULATIONS TO SEE AND TO THE
WAY THAT WE SPEAK ABOUT ALL
OF THESE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT
ARE AFFECTING OUR CITY AS IF
THEY ARE DISCONNECTED FROM EACH
OTHER.
THEY'RE NOT THE CHESSBOARD IS
BEING PLAYED AND ALL THE PIECES
ARE BEING MOVED AND THAT IS THE
CONTEXT.
OTHER PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO
DETERMINE THE CONTEXT IN WHICH
I EXIST.
THAT'S THAT'S PUZZLING. 
THAT'S KIND OF CONFUSING TO ME.
THANK YOU. 
>> BACK TO COUNCIL. 
COUNCIL MEMBER PERALEZ THANKS
MAYOR. 
>> I'LL BE BRIEF BECAUSE WE'RE
RUNNING PRETTY LATE SO I JUST
WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO
APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM THAT I
COSIGNED WITH COMES FROM AS FAR
AS ON YOURSELF. 
>> THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU, CéSAR ESPARZA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I JUST.
I'LL BE QUICK TO.
I JUST WANTED TO STRESS THAT
IT'S VERY EARLY ON IN THIS
PROCESS AND I WANTED TO THANK
THE MAYOR FOR YOUR WORK AND
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
SENATOR BELL AND THE CALIFORNIA
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IN
SEARCHING FOR ADDITIONAL
SOURCES OF FUNDING. 
>> AND JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT
THE DISTRICT 3, DISTRICT 7.
BOTH HAVE A LOT OF REALLY HIGH
NEEDS PARK DEFICIENT
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> AND SO THIS IS AN ISSUE
EQUITY WHERE WE ENSURE THAT WE
SEARCH FOR THE FUNDING TO GET
THIS TRAIL COMPLETED. 
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER ROAD AGREEING
EMPHASIZE THAT POINT THAT THE
OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO CREATE AN
ALBATROSS ON THE PARK'S BUDGETS
FOR DISTRICT 3 AND 7 FOR THE
NEXT THREE YEARS. 
>> I KNOW THIS COULD IF WE WERE
NOT ABLE TO GET THE FUNDING.
SO I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ONE
POINT.
I THINK IT'S MADE IN THE STAFF
MEMO BY JUST HOPING TO PUT A
FINE POINT ON THIS.
JOHN OR SOMEBODY FROM DIEP T?
>> MY THAT MEASURE B MONEY THE
2016 MEASURE B MONEY FOUR POINT
ONE MILLION YOU STILL HAS TO GO
THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS
BEFORE IT'S ACTUALLY ALLOCATED
TO THIS PROJECT DOESN'T IT? 
>> WHEN I HAVE A DUTY TO STEP
IN.
HE'S OUR DIVISION MANAGER AND
THE CAPITAL TEAM.
HE'S MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE
SPECIFIC GRANT REQUIREMENTS
HERE. 
>> THANK YOU MAYOR.
>> YOUR CITY DIVISION MANAGER
WITH PARKS RECREATION
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
YES, WE SUBMITTED APPLICATION
TO THE PTA FOR MEASURE B FUNDS.
THAT PUTS US IN THE QUEUE TO BE
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE
FUNDING.
SO WE'VE WE'VE MADE THE FIRST
STEP TO BE ELIGIBLE BUT HAVE WE
HAVE YET TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT FOR THAT FUNDING?
>> GOT IT.
>> OKAY.
THANKS.
YES, I UNDERSTAND WE'VE GOT WE
WE HAVE MULTIPLE HOOPS STILL TO
JUMP THROUGH HERE.
>> AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
PATIENCE COURSE. 
I KNOW THAT YOU YOU'RE VERY
SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING GRANT
FUNDING FOR FOUR TRAILS
PROJECTS FOR MANY YEARS IN OUR
CITY. 
>> YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS A
HEAVY LIFT AND I APPRECIATE YOU
WANT US TO TAKE IT ON.
>> OK.
GOING BACK TO COUNCIL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> TONI, THIS VOTE IS PERALEZ
DIEP CARRASCO I DAVIS I ESPARZA
YES.
>> MARINAS YES FOLEY.
I MISS I OWNS LICCARDO. 
>> I THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 
A POINT TO IS THE COUNCIL
POLICY PRIORITY NUMBER FIVE
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE IMPACT FEE
AND I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE A
PRESENTATION. 
>> YES WE DO.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M KIM WALESH, DEPUTY CITY
MANAGER AND I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE THE COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE TEAM WITH US
TONIGHT.
WE HAVE FROM THE HOUSING
DEPARTMENT HOUSING DIRECTOR
JACKIE MORALES FOR. 
AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR RACHEL VAN
DER VEEN FROM THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE NANCY KLINE DIRECTOR
AND CHRIS BURTON, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR AND WE HAVE OUR SENIOR
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY VERA
TOTORO. 
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE THAT PETER
HAMILTON AND KARINA ALVAREZ
PLAYED WHO SERVED AS PROJECT
MANAGERS. 
I REALLY WANT TO START BY
ACKNOWLEDGING A FEW THINGS. 
THE FIRST IS REALLY THE
EXTRAORDINARY DEDICATION OF THE
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP FOR
PERSISTING AT PRIORITIZING THIS
PROJECT AND DRIVING THIS WORK
FORWARD THIS YEAR.
WHILE THEY'VE ALL BEEN INVOLVED
EXTENSIVELY WITH EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS,
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS
THE MAYOR SAID THAT THIS IS
COUNCIL POLICY PRIORITY NUMBER
FIVE AND THAT STAFF WAS
DIRECTED IN MARCH OF 2019 AFTER
SEVERAL YEARS OF DISCUSSION TO
CONDUCT THE REQUIRED STUDIES
AND BRING BACK A
RECOMMENDATION.
I ALSO JUST ACKNOWLEDGED THAT
THIS RANKS I THINK FOR OUR
WHOLE TEAM IS ONE OF THE MOST
CHALLENGING POLICY PROJECTS
WE'VE EVER BEEN INVOLVED WITH
DUE TO THE VERY DIFFICULT
TIMING AND DUE TO THE VERY
STRONG VERY VALID FEELINGS AND
CONCERNS ON ALL SIDES.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE STAFF
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE BALANCES
THE TENSION BETWEEN THE SERIOUS
ONGOING NEED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THE SERIOUS
ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY BROUGHT
ABOUT BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
.
WE THINK WE STAND AT A PIVOTAL
MOMENT IN SAN JOSE A WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT
INCREASES AFFORDABLE HOUSING
MEETS THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED
RESIDENTS AND REDUCES
DISPARITIES BETWEEN COMMUNITIES
AND WE ALSO MUST NOW RECOVER
OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS FROM
THE PANDEMIC INDUCED RECESSION
.
WE MUST GENERATE JOBS AND GET
OUR ECONOMY GROWING AGAIN.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO AFTER CAREFULLY CONSIDERING
THE VARIOUS STUDIES AND ALL THE
PUBLIC INPUT OUR TEAM HAS
RECOMMENDED FEE LEVELS THAT WE
BELIEVE WILL STILL ENABLE
NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
NOT IMPEDE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
WHILE GENERATING NEW FUNDS FOR
MUCH NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
.
>> SO IF ADOPTED TONIGHT A
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE WILL
EXPLICITLY LINK MULTIPLE
GENERAL PLAN GOALS GOING
FORWARD.
SO AS WE ADD NEW JOBS AND
INVESTMENT WILL GAIN RESOURCES
TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR
OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITH A
GOAL OF MAKING SANDOZ A MORE
ACCESSIBLE AND VIBRANT FOR ALL
AGAIN. 
>> I'M JACK MORALES FRIEND THE
DIRECTOR OF HOUSING.
THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING A
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE IS TO
MEET THE TREMENDOUS UNMET NEED
THAT WE HAVE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
>> THE CITY OF SAN Zé IS UNABLE
TO MEET THE DEMAND AND NEED
OF OUR RESIDENTS AND WORKERS
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE
LACK THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT THE AMOUNT OF NEW
HOUSING THAT IS NEEDED.
FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS.
>> MARKET RENTS ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY OUT OF REACH FOR
MANY SAN JOSE WORKERS INCLUDING
TEACHERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
AND RETAIL SALESPERSONS, 
ACCORDING TO THE 2019 ECONOMIC
ROUNDTABLE STUDY.
RENT BURDEN SEND HOSIE
HOUSEHOLDS DEFINED SPENDING
MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF INCOME
ON RENT STAND OUT RELATIVE TO
OTHER CITIES IN THE SANTA CLARA
VALLEY. 
>> FIFTY THREE PERCENT OF ALL
OF OUR RENTER HOUSEHOLDS IN
SANTA IS SAY OUR RENT BURDENED.
>> IN ADDITION, 25 PERCENT
OF LATIN X AND 28 PERCENT
OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS SPEND MORE
THAN HALF OF THEIR INCOME ON
HOUSING COSTS. 
>> THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2020
THE EFFECTIVE RENT INCENTIVE IS
A WAS OVER TWO THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED DOLLARS AVERAGED ACROSS
ALL BEDROOM SIZES. 
>> SECONDLY, WE HAVE AN
INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND WE ARE FALLING
FURTHER BEHIND. 
>> WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 68
PERCENT OF THE WAY THROUGH THE
CURRENT EIGHT POINT EIGHT YEAR
RINA PROJECTION PERIOD. 
>> THE CITY HAS MET NINETY FOUR
PERCENT OF ITS MARKET HOUSING
GOAL BUT ONLY 18 PERCENT OF ITS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOAL.
SAN JOSE IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
STILL AND DELIVERING MARKET
RATE HOUSING AND IS
SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE
AND DELIVERING ALL INCOMES
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
LAUGHS.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED
A GOAL FACILITATING 25000
HOUSING UNITS WHICH INCLUDES
10000 AFFORDABLE HOMES LIKE
THREE AT HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER UNIT.
>> THE CITY NEEDS AN ADDITIONAL
500 MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND THE
BALANCE. 
FORTY THREE HUNDRED UNITS.
>> FUNDING AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ARE LIMITED.
REVENUE FROM A COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE IS ONE SOURCE
OF FUNDING THAT CAN BE USED TO
FILL THE SIGNIFICANT GAP.
>> NEXT SLIDE THE MITIGATION
FEE ACT REQUIRES A REASONABLE
RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED
BETWEEN THE FEE AND IMPACTS
OF NEW DEVELOPMENT.
THE NEXUS STUDY DOCUMENTS
QUANTIFIES THE IMPACTS OF NEW
NON RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH
THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN
THEM.
THESE WORKERS DEMAND ADDITIONAL
HOUSING A PORTION OF WHICH
NEEDS TO BE AFFORDABLE TO THE
WORKERS IN LOWER INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS. 
THE STUDY CALCULATES THE
MAXIMUM SUPPORTED FEE LEVELS
BASED ON THE COST OF MITIGATING
THE INCREASED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEMAND. 
>> NEXT SLIDE.
APOLOGIES. 
>> THANKS, JACKI.
MARIN COUNCIL CHRIS BURTON FROM
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. 
GOOD EVENING.
I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH
THE STUDY FINDINGS AND HOW WE
BUILT OUR RECOMMENDATION STAFF.
AS JACKIE WAS JUST MENTIONING
THE NEXT STUDY ESTABLISH THE
LINK BETWEEN COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PRODUCED
THAT MAXIMUM FEE LEVEL BASED ON
THE COST TO PROVIDE HOUSING.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SUMMARY
FINDINGS, THIS INFORMATION CAN
AT TIMES SEEM A LITTLE
COUNTERINTUITIVE. 
WHILE OFFICE AND RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT USES OFTEN GENERATE
HIGHER LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT,
LOWER SKILLED LOWER INCOME
INDUSTRIES SUCH AS RETAIL
CREATE A HIGHER DEMAND FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
THEREFORE A HIGHER MAXIMUM
NEXUS AND A STAFF.
AS WE APPROACH THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE RECOMMENDATION WE TRIED
TO BASE THAT WHICH WAS BASED
SORRY ON THE ESTABLISHED NEXUS.
WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION TWO
KEY FACTORS.
SO ONE WAS OBVIOUSLY THE
FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WAS
COMPLETED BY CAMPAIGN IN WHICH
DEMONSTRATES THE LEVEL OF FEE
THAT A PRO FORMA MODEL CAN BEAR
BASED ON THE ANALYSIS
OF PROTOTYPICAL PROJECTS AND
BASED ON DEVELOPER INPUT AS
WELL.
AND THEN SECONDLY THE CITY'S
PUBLIC POLICIES RELATED TO
DEVELOPMENT SO THE FEASIBILITY
STUDY USED A REAL ESTATE
PERFORMER ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE
THE ECONOMICS OF A RANGE
OF PROTOTYPICAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO
PAY THAT NEW COMMERCIAL LINKAGE
FEE WHILE STILL ATTRACTING THE
NECESSARY DEBT AND EQUITY
INVESTMENT TO MOVE FORWARD.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
WHEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS
BEFORE THROUGH VARIOUS OF THE
TOPICS THAT A PERFORMER
ANALYSIS CAN ONLY PROVIDE THAT
VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW
ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON
PROTOTYPES RATHER THAN THE
SPECIFICS OF INDIVIDUAL
PROJECTS.
EVERY PROJECT THROUGHOUT THE
CITY HAS UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
THAT DICTATE WHAT THE RENTS
WILL BE, WHAT ROOM RATES MIGHT
BE AND WHAT WILL BE SUPPORTED
BY THE MARKET AS WELL AS THE
INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS
AND THE RETURN THAT A DEVELOPER
WOULD REQUIRE.
AS NOTED IN THE REPORT, THE
ANALYSIS WAS BASED ON MARKET
CONDITIONS OF LATE TWENTY
NINETEEN AND EARLY 2020 TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE ECONOMIC
IMPACTS CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC
ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
THROUGHOUT SAN AS A IN JUNE A
REVIEWED SECONDARY SOURCES AND
COMPLETED FOLLOW UP INTERVIEWS
WITH THOSE DEVELOPERS WHO'D
PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED FEEDBACK
PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
BASED ON PRE PANDEMIC
DEVELOPMENT LEVELS, THE STUDY
SHOWED THAT THE LEVEL OF FEAR
THAT COULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN
THE PRO FORMA MODEL AND STILL
GENERATE SUFFICIENT RETURN
BASED ON CONVENTIONAL REAL
ESTATE METRICS THAT ARE OFTEN
USED BY DEVELOPERS AND FOR A
PROJECT TO REASONABLY MOVE
FORWARD FROM PLANNING THROUGH
TO CONSTRUCTION.
BASED ON OUR INITIAL FEEDBACK
THROUGH THE AVERAGE PROCESS YOU
KNOW THAT THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
EARLIER IN THE PROCESS WAS THAT
MOST DEVELOPERS ACKNOWLEDGED
THAT A COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE
COULD BE SUPPORTED AT SOME
LEVEL BUT BASED ON THE FOLLOW
UP INTERVIEWS CAME A COMPLETED
BACK IN JUNE.
THAT FEEDBACK COULD CHANGE
SUGGEST THAT A FEE OF ANY
AMOUNT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HER
NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
DURING THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY. 
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> SO IN CREATING STAFF'S
RECOMMENDATION WE WANTED TO
RECOGNIZE THE DISRUPTION AND
THE UNCERTAINTY THAT CORONA
VIRUS HAS CREATED FOR
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE.
>> UNLIKE OTHER RECENT ECONOMIC
SHOCKS, THE DIRECT IMPACT
OF THE CURRENT CRISIS IS A
SUSTAINED ONE.
THE RESTRICTIONS ON MANY
BUSINESSES MAY CONTINUE FOR
MONTHS TO COME AND THE ENSUING
RECESSION MAY SPAN SEVERAL
YEARS.
HOWEVER, AS STAFF WE BELIEVE IT
IS VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE
FEE TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT THIS
TIME. 
FOR THAT REASON WE'RE
RECOMMENDING THAT COUNCIL ADOPT
THE COMMERCIAL FEE WITH THE
ANTICIPATION OF US COMING BACK
TO REEVALUATE IT AGAIN IN TWO
TO THREE YEARS AND AT A FEE
LEVEL THAT SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER
THAN THOSE THAT WERE INCLUDED
AND OBVIOUSLY THE TAXES AND
FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND WE'RE
DOING THIS SO AS NOT TO IMPEDE
THE LOCAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
WHILE STILL GENERATING THOSE
MUCH NEEDED REVENUES THAT
SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
ESTABLISHING THE RECOMMENDATION
STAFF USE THE PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL COSTS AS A GUIDE
AVERAGING APPROXIMATELY 1
PERCENT ACROSS THE DIFFERENT
USE CATEGORIES.
IN ADDITION, STAFF RECOMMENDED
DEVIATING AWAY FROM MCCAIN A
FEASIBILITY STUDY IN FOUR
SIGNIFICANT WAYS.
FIRSTLY WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING
THE INCLUSION OF A STANDALONE
HIGH TECH USER CATEGORY BECAUSE
THE NEXT TO STUDY DOES NOT
IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IMPACTS OF OTHER TYPES
OF OFFICE USERS.
SECONDLY, STAFF HAS NOT
INCLUDED A SEPARATE FEE
CATEGORY FOR OFFICE RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT SITE FOR
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE.
AND AS EVIDENCED BY THE WORK
THAT WE'VE COMPLETED THROUGH
THE USE DEFINITIONS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S
CONSTRUCTION TAXES THE TYPE
OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
THAT'S OCCURRING IN TENNESSEE
IS COMMENSURATE WITH OTHER WITH
EITHER INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
WHEN IT INVOLVES EITHER LABS OR
CONDITIONED SPACES OR GENERALLY
JUST OCCURS IN AN OFFICE SPACE.
>> AND SO WE CAN STICK WITH
THOSE TWO CLEAR DEFINITIONS.
THIRDLY, STAFF DOES NOT
INCLUDED DIFFERENT AMOUNTS FOR
DIFFERENT SOME AREAS WITHIN THE
CITY AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACTS
OF IT ACHIEVING FEASIBILITY
BEING CHALLENGING FOR
DEVELOPMENT IN MOST AREAS
ACROSS AS A BUT AS WE
PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
EVERY PROJECT HAS THESE UNIQUE
CHARACTERISTICS THAT COULD
ALLOW IT TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND DICTATE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S
SUPPORTED BY COSTS AND
DEVELOPER RETURN.
THEREFORE THE INCLUSION OF A
MODEST FEE IN ALL AREAS OF THE
CITY IS APPROPRIATE AS THOSE
PROJECTS THAT CAN FIND A WAY TO
MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEAR-TERM.
BECAUSE OF ANY UNIQUE
CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO THAT
PROJECT SHOULD BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT SOME LEVEL OF FEE.
CLEARLY DOWNTOWN IS THE
EXCEPTION.
WE BELIEVE THAT THERE
SUFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT MOMENTUM
IN DOWNTOWN THAT WE CALLED THAT
OUT AS A SEPARATE AREA. 
AND THEN LASTLY STAFF HAS
DIFFERENTIATED THE SIZE
OF DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE
ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN THE
LAST 15 YEARS AND WE
RECOMMENDED A ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT THRESHOLD
.
I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO THAT
A LITTLE BIT IN A LATER SLIDE. 
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 
>> SO TO PROVIDE SOME
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT TO STAFF'S
RECOMMENDATION.
>> WE WANTED TO PROVIDE OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT
MARKET CONTEXT AND ITS IMPACTS
AND THE IMPACT THAT THE GLOBAL
PANDEMIC HAD ON IT AS WE MOVED
THROUGH THE CONTINUALLY HAD TO
DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES
OF LIMITED DATA, RENT LEVELS
MATTER GREATLY.
WHEN WE CONSIDER THESE THINGS
BECAUSE THEY AFFECT THE
DEVELOPERS ABILITY TO PAY.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
AT TOPICS LIKE RENT AND THE
AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL SPACE
THAT'S BEING IN JORDAN.
MARKET AS WE MOVE INTO OUR
SIXTH MONTH UNDER RESTRICTIONS
ON THE USE OF COMMERCIAL
SPACES.
WE'RE STARTING TO CATCH UP WITH
SOME OF THOSE INFORMATION GAPS
ABOUT THE PANDEMIC AND WHAT
WE'VE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED IS
THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
SPACE.
AND REGARDING COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE SPACE IS THE SIGNIFICANT
DROP IN THE VOLUME OF LEASES
SIGNED. 
SO ACROSS THE CITY COMMERCIAL
LEASING OFFICE SPACE IS LESS
THAN 17 PERCENT.
SO 1 7 PERCENT OF WHAT IT WAS
AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
AND THIS COUPLED WITH INCREASES
IN THE NUMBER OF SUB LEASES
AVAILABLE SUGGESTS THAT THE
MARKET REALLY IS WEAKENING
UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE
PANDEMIC AND THAT WE'RE
POTENTIALLY HEADING INTO
NEGATIVE ABSORPTION OR NEGATIVE
NET ABSORPTION WHICH IS WHEN
MORE SPACE IS BEING RELEASED
ONTO THE MARKET THAN IS BEING
LEASED BY TENANTS.
>> AS WE THINK ABOUT RENTS AS A
MARKET FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, 
WE'RE ALSO STILL SUFFERING FROM
A LACK OF GOOD COMPARABLE DATA
.
ALMOST ALL OF THE LEASES THAT
HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE
PANDEMIC HAVE BEEN VERY SMALL
FULL SERVICE LEASES AND WE
WON'T GET A SENSE OF NEW LEVELS
OF RENTS A CLASS, A OFFICE AND
THAT GETS UNTIL PROJECTS THAT
ARE CURRENTLY UNDER
CONSTRUCTION ARE COMPLETED AND
BUILT INTO THE MARKET AND THOSE
PROJECTS THAT HAVE PULLED
PERMITS DURING THE PANDEMIC, 
ALL OF THEM WERE WELL UNDERWAY
AND MOVING TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION
BEFORE THE ONSET OF COVID.
AND TODAY ONE OF THEM HAS
ALREADY STATED PUBLICLY THAT
THEY WILL PAUSE CONSTRUCTION IN
AN APPROPRIATE MOMENT TO ASSESS
MARKET CONDITIONS AND DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT TO MOVE FORWARD
.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO IN ASSESSING THE APPROPRIATE
FEE LEVEL FOR THE
RECOMMENDATION STAFF WANTED TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAD A COMPLETE
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE LAST
DEVELOPMENT CYCLE HAD LOOK LIKE
FROM A CONSTRUCTION SECTOR.
>> SO WE COMPLETED ANALYSIS
OF ALL OF THE NEW COMMERCIAL
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE
LAST 15 YEARS.
OBVIOUSLY THE OFFICE CATEGORY
AS DEFINED BY THE NEXT US
ENCOMPASSES A VERY WIDE RANGE
OF USES INCLUDING HIGH TECH BUT
ALSO FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES, MEDICAL AND DENTAL
OFFICES.
AND SO AS THE CITY HAS BUILT
NEW OFFICE DEVELOPMENT IT'S
TENDED TO FALL INTO TWO
SEPARATE CATEGORIES. 
SO FIRSTLY THE THE LARGER
CATEGORY WHICH IS PRIMARILY
CAMPUS STYLE DEVELOPMENT AND
THEN A SMALLER SORT
OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS MORE
LOCAL PROFESSIONAL TYPE OFFICES
MAYBE MAJOR DRIVERS BEHIND
THESE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT DRIVING
INDUSTRIES IN MAJOR GROWTH
AREAS BEING THE PRIMARY TENANT
IN MANY OF THE FORMER.
AND THEN THE LATTER REALLY
SERVING THAT LOCAL MARKET FOR
SUPPORTIVE PROFESSIONAL USES AS
WE ANALYZE THAT HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENT.
>> IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE IS
THIS DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE
TWO THAT OCCURS RIGHT AROUND
100000 SQUARE FEET LEVEL
BECAUSE THE LARGEST TYPE
OF DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY
INTENDED TO DRIVE GROWTH IN
THOSE KEY GROWTH AREAS WITHIN
THE CITY.
AND THAT IT REPRESENTS MORE
THAN 55 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
JOB CAPACITY THE GENERAL PLAN.
WE'RE SETTING A SEPARATE FEE
LEVEL FOR OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
THAT'S ABOVE 100000 SQUARE
FEET.
I MEAN LOWER LEVEL OFFICE
DEVELOPMENT BELOW.
>> NEXT PLEASE. 
>> AND THEN THIS DEVELOPMENT
THRESHOLD IS ALSO SIMILAR FOR
BOTH RETAIL AND INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR RETAIL. 
WE BELIEVE THAT THE VAST
MAJORITY OF RETAIL THROUGHOUT
THE CITY IS UNDER SIGNIFICANT
PRESSURE FROM THE PANDEMIC BUT
ALSO FROM TRANSITIONS RELATING
FROM CHANGES TO CONSUMER
BEHAVIOR.
AND GENERALLY IT'S THAT RETAIL
DEVELOPMENT IS INFEASIBLE FROM
A DEVELOPMENT PRO PERFORMER
PERSPECTIVE.
WE BELIEVE IT'S POSSIBLE THAT A
SMALLER NUMBER OF LARGER RETAIL
USERS OR BIG BOX DEVELOPMENTS
MAY STILL BE SUPPORTED
THROUGHOUT A CITY ON A CASE BY
CASE BASIS IN THE NEXT SEVERAL
YEARS.
AND SO THESE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND
SQUARE FEET SUPPORTED MAJOR
RETAIL TENANTS THE TYPES
OF NAMES THAT WE'RE USED TO
HEARING.
AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE
INCLUSION OF A MODEST
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE ON THIS
LIMITED SUBSET WON'T
SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH THE
ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE SAN AS
RETAIL MARKET.
BASED ON ON SORT OF THE WAY
THEY ASSESS THEIR OPPORTUNITIES
FOR INDUSTRIAL, WE BELIEVE THAT
THE INCLUSION OF A FEE ON ANY
NEW INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
THAT'S TARGETED AT SMALLER
USERS WOULD REALLY
DISINCENTIVES INVESTMENT IN OUR
CORE INDUSTRIAL AREAS AND ALSO
HAMPER YOU KNOW RENOVATION
EXPANSION OF OUR EXISTING
BUILDING STOCK DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS TYPE AND SIZE IS
INCREASINGLY RARE.
WE REALLY DON'T SEE THAT MUCH
OF IT BUT IT REMAINS A REALLY
IMPORTANT SOURCE OF MIDDLE
SKILL AND MIDDLE INCOME JOBS
AND A FEE ON THE SORT OF SMALL
BUILDINGS OF LESS THAN 100000
SQUARE FEET WOULD CONTINUE TO
PUT PRESSURE ON SMALL USERS AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES AND TO RELOCATE
NOT JUST OUT OF SAN JOSE BUT
LIKELY OUT OF THE REGION IN
THOSE LIMITED INSTANCES WHERE
WE SEE LARGER INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS BEING BUILT. 
THESE ARE GENERALLY IN
CONJUNCTION WITH MAJOR
EXPANSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL USERS
OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH
WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION TYPE
USES.
LARGER INDUSTRIAL USES WHILE
STILL SENSITIVE TO HIGH COSTS
ARE LESS LIKELY TO SHIFT ALL
OF THEIR PLANNED EXPANSIONS OUT
OF THE CITY DUE TO FAIRLY
LIMITED OPTIONS IN SURROUNDING
CITIES. 
AND THEREFORE AGAIN WE SORT
OF BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOW
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE FOR
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OVER
100000 SQUARE FEET.
AND THEN AGAIN WE SEPARATED OUT
WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION.
IT'S REALLY ONE OF THOSE FEW
SECTORS THAT'S NOT BEEN AS
IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC
THROUGHOUT. 
SAM AS A WE'RE SEEING A LOT
OF DEMAND COMING IN, A LOT
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL
WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION TYPE
DEVELOPMENT.
AND THIS IS REALLY LINKED TO
BOTH THE NEEDS OF THE EXISTING
TECH SECTOR THROUGHOUT AND AS A
AS WELL AS THAT SORT
OF INCREASE IN LAST MILE
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS FROM
ONLINE RETAILERS AND OTHER
CONSUMER PRODUCT DISTRIBUTORS
DUE TO THE RISE OF E-COMMERCE.
SO AS NOTED IN THE STAFF
REPORTS, SOME WAREHOUSE
DISTRIBUTION DEVELOPERS AND
USERS REMAIN REALLY BULLISH
ABOUT THEIR NEAR-TERM
PROSPECTS.
AND SO WE'VE SEPARATED USE IN
THE RECOMMENDATION FROM OTHER
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR
CONSIDERED AND FOR
CONSIDERATION OF A SEPARATE FT
LEVEL.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> AND SO JUST AROUND IT OUT I
THINK WE MISSED ONE.
THANKS.
THANKS, RACHEL.
AND SO BEFORE HEADING BACK TO
JACKIE, IT JUST WANTED TO
PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
AROUND THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
AND HOW THE CITY IS TYPICALLY
ASSESSED AND COLLECTED FEES. 
SO THIS CHART REPRESENTS YOU
KNOW, IT'S REALLY JUST AN
APPROXIMATE AND BY NO MEANS IS
IT COMPLETE OR VERY DETAILED. 
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE GENERALLY
THERE ARE MULTIPLE PHASES IN
THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND
EACH LASTS ANYWHERE FROM SIX TO
THIRTY SIX MONTHS MEANING IT
CAN OFTEN TAKE YEARS TO
ENTITLES DESIGN PERMIT AND THEN
CONSTRUCT A BUILDING BEFORE
LEASING CAN OCCUR.
THE CITY HAS TYPICALLY HAD
THREE CONTROL POINTS THROUGH
THIS PROCESS AT WHICH WE ASSESS
AND COLLECT FEES. 
THE FIRST IS THE ENTITLEMENT
PROCESS.
SO THAT'S THE ISSUANCE
OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS BY THE
PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING A
DEVELOPMENT TEAM GOES OFF AND
WORKS THROUGH THEIR DESIGN
OF THE PROJECTS SO THEY CAN
SUBMIT MORE DETAILED STRUCTURAL
AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR THE
BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS.
AND IT'S AT THIS POINT THAT THE
VAST MAJORITY OF CITY FEES AND
CONSTRUCTION TAXES COLLECTED
AT THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING
PERMIT IN SOME LIMITED
INSTANCES.
WE'VE ALSO ALLOWED THE
COLLECTION OF FEES TO BE LATER
IN THE PROCESS ISSUANCE OF THE
TYPICAL OCCUPANCY AND A NUMBER
OF FACTORS COME INTO PLAY
AT THIS POINT THAT AT TIMES CAN
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO COLLECT
FEES.
SO DIFFERENT INFLUENCES LIKE
OWNERSHIP TRANSFERS OR
INSPECTION SCHEDULES BECOME THE
FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPER AND
POTENTIALLY YOU KNOW THESE CAN
DISRUPT THE PAYMENT AND FEES
THE CITY REALLY LOSES LEVERAGE
POINT.
AND AND SO CAN BE IN A POSITION
WHERE IT'S NOT ABLE
SUFFICIENTLY DELAY OCCUPANCY OR
THE ISSUANCE OF OCCUPANCY. 
AND SO IN THOSE INSTANCES WE
HAVE TO RELY ON OTHER LEGAL
RECOURSE TO ENSURE THAT WE WE
COLLECT ON THOSE FEES AS PART
OF STAFF OUTREACH EFFORT.
>> A NUMBER OF DEVELOPERS DID
ASK ABOUT THE PAYMENT OF FEES
BEING TIED TO THE LEASING
OF NEWLY DEVELOPED SPACE. 
YOU KNOW WE DID CONSIDER THIS
APPROACH IN DEVELOPING THE
RECOMMENDATION. 
HOWEVER, THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF KEY FACTORS THAT RAISE SOME
CONCERNS. 
THE FIRST IS THE LEASING AND
TENANT THING OF NEW COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS REALLY DOESN'T OCCUR
AT A SINGLE POINT IN TIME AS
WE'VE SEEN WITH MANY OF THE
NEWER COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
THAT HAVE BUILT BEEN BUILT
THROUGHOUT THE CITY MULTIPLE
TENANT BUILDINGS RESULT IN
OCCUPANCY OCCURRING OCCUPANCY
OF DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE
BUILDING OCCURRING AT DIFFERENT
TIMES.
SO IN SOME EXAMPLES YOU IT'S A
PART OF A SINGLE FLOOR OR IT'S
A WHOLE FLOOR BUT WE GET
DIFFERENT TENANTS WITHIN THE
BUILDING.
AND SO EACH ONE OF THESE TENANT
SPACES HAS ITS OWN TENANT
IMPROVEMENT OR RTI PERMIT AND
SO STAFF WOULD NEED TO EITHER
TIE THE COLLECTION OF FEES TO
THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT TO THAT
FIRST ITEM AT OR WE'D HAVE TO
SORT OF TRACK EVERY SORT
OF INDIVIDUAL GUY THAT CAME IN
SUBSEQUENTLY FOR INDIVIDUAL
SPACES SO THAT EVERY TIME IT
SORT OF HIT THE FIRST TIME WE
COULD THEN COLLECT THE
APPROPRIATE FEES.
NOW OBVIOUSLY THIS WOULD RESULT
IN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT
OF TRACKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE
WORK ACROSS MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE
ORGANIZATION.
AND THIS ISN'T CURRENTLY, YOU
KNOW, ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR WORK
PLANS OR AVAILABLE RESOURCES
FOR THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WOULD
BE INVOLVED.
SECONDLY, WHEN THE CITY IS IN A
POSITION OF ISSUING THE
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IT'S
OFTEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
TENANT LIVING IN OUR NEW
BUSINESS COMING INTO THE CITY
AND MOVING INTO THAT SPACE.
THIS PUTS THE CITY AND
PARTICULARLY THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A
REALLY DIFFICULT POSITION IN
TRYING TO FACILITATE
DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITATE
BUSINESSES WHILE WE'RE
POTENTIALLY BECOMING A DELAY OR
A BARRIER TO A NEW OR EXISTING
BUSINESS BECAUSE WE NEED TO
COLLECT DIEP FEES FROM THE
DEVELOPER.
AND THEN FINALLY WITHOUT
GETTING TOO MUCH INTO THE
IMPLICATIONS OF FINANCING AND
ESPECIALLY FINANCING AS IT
RELATES FEE COLLECTION AND
STAFF'S EXPERIENCE, DEVELOPERS
WHO ARE USUALLY ACCOUNTED FOR
THE COST OF FEES WITHIN THAT
ELEMENT PRO FORMA. 
SO THROUGH OUR WORK ON THE
RESIDENTIAL COST OF DEVELOPMENT
AND A LOT OF THE OUTREACH AND
RESEARCH THAT WAS DONE KNOW OUR
UNDERSTANDING IS WELL THERE'S
THERE'S DEFINITELY A COST
SAVING TO DEVELOPERS INVOLVED
WHEN YOU DEFER PAYMENT FROM THE
ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS TO
THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
DUE TO THE SORT OF REDUCED
FINANCING COSTS OF FRONTING THE
FEES THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY
APPEAR TO BE THAT MUCH OF A
SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT IF YOU PASS
THAT FURTHER BACK TO OCCUPANCY
BY 10.
AND SO WITH THAT I'LL HAND IT
BACK OVER TO JACKIE TO CLOSE
OUT THE PRESENTATION. 
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.
STAFF WANTED TO CLARIFY SOME
ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
THE FIRST ARE CREDITS WHICH
INCLUDE A SUSTAINABLE CREDIT
AND HISTORIC CREDIT.
WHILE THESE CREDITS ARE
PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY, THEY
ARE NOT RELATED TO THE
PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THEREFORE
DISCOUNTING THE FEE FOR THESE
USES IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE
PURPOSE OF THE FEE. 
PROVIDING AN INCENTIVE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
WOULD REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT
ADDITIONAL STUDY. 
SECOND CONSIDERATION ARE
DISTINCTIONS BASED ON SIZE. 
AND AS YOU KNOW CHRIS JUST WENT
THROUGH DETAIL AROUND THE
HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET
THERE WOULD NEED TO BE FURTHER
ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS TO
DETERMINE THAT ADDITIONAL
THRESHOLDS ARE JUSTIFIABLE AND
ALIGNED WITH THE NEXUS STUDY. 
>> NEXT SLIDE.
>> IN CONCLUSION THE STAFF IS
MAKING A REVISED RECOMMENDATION
AND WE DID MAKE SOME
CLARIFICATIONS TO THE ORDINANCE
THAT I WANTED TO DRAW YOUR
ATTENTION TO FIRST.
AS A RESULT OF COMMUNITY
FEEDBACK STAFF WE LOOKED AT THE
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FEE
.
RESIDENTIAL CARE IS A UNIQUE
CASE AS A COMMERCIAL USE
BUILDING TYPE.
MOST RESIDENTIAL CARE
FACILITIES INCLUDE BOTH
ASSISTED LIVING UNITS AND
MEMORY CARE UNITS WHICH ARE
DIFFERENT DESIGN SERVICES
PROVIDED AND HOW THE OCCUPANT
DISCHARGED. 
>> ONE TYPE OF UNIT IS CLEARLY
RESIDENTIAL AND CHARGES A
MONTHLY RENT RANGING FROM A LOW
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO A MONTH
TO WELL OVER TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS A MONTH. 
THESE UNITS CURRENTLY FALL
UNDER THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
ORDINANCE. 
WHILE THE CURRENT FEE UNDER THE
ORDINANCE IS A HUNDRED AND
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
PER UNIT FOR THOSE RESIDENTIAL
UNITS, STAFF IS RETURNING TO
CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER WITH
THE REVISED INCLUSIONARY
HOUSING ORDINANCE IN WHICH THE
CITY COUNCIL ALSO ALREADY
DIRECTED THE STAFF TO CHANGE
THE FEE TO A SQUARE FOOTAGE
AMOUNT AS A RESULT FOR THE
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE.
>> STAFF RECOMMENDING A FEE
LEVEL OF 6 DOLLARS PER SQUARE
FOOT AND THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO
1 PERCENT OF THE PER SQUARE
FOOT DEVELOPMENT COST WHICH IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER FEE
ADJUSTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE
STAFF.
FINALLY THERE WERE TWO
AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE
ORDINANCE THAT WERE POSTED
EARLIER TODAY. 
THEY INCLUDE THE COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE APPLIES TO ALL
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT
HAD A CONDITION OF APPROVAL IN
THEIR DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT TO PAY THE COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE EFFECTIVE SINCE
OCTOBER 2019. 
>> AND SECONDLY WE WANTED TO
CLARIFY WHEN THE FEE LEVEL IS
SET.
THE FEE LEVEL SET AT BUILDING
PERMIT AND WHICH AN ESCALATOR
COULD BE APPLIED UNTIL THE
PAYMENT IS MADE.
SO WITH THAT STAFF IS DONE WITH
ITS PRESENTATION AND WE ARE NOW
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS JACKIE.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.
THANK YOU, KIM.
WE'LL NOW GO TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC.
AGAIN, WE'RE HEARING PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE. 
WE'LL BEGIN WITH CATHERINE
HEDGES. 
>> CATHERINE, YOUR DEVICE
APPEARS MUTED THERE.
>> YES.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
I'M A MEMBER OF PAX PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA AND A NUMBER
OF OTHER ORGANIZATION. 
AND WE'LL URGE A HIGHER LINKAGE
FEE AND WE VERY STRONGLY
SUPPORT CHARGING A FEE AT THE
TIME PERMITS ARE CALLED INSTEAD
OF WAITING TILL SOME LATER
PHASE VERY. 
>> THANK YOU, MARY.
HELEN DOUGHERTY, MARY ELLEN
DOHERTY, A MEMBER OF THE
HOUSING TEAM OF PACKED AND I
URGE YOU TO INSTITUTE THE
HIGHEST COMMERCIALLY LISTED AS
POSSIBLE STATED CONSULTANT'S
REPORT AND TO REQUIRE THE FEE
TO PAID AT THE TIME OF BUILDING
PERMIT IS PULLED STAFF'S
RECOMMENDATION FAILS TO
ACCOMPLISH THE STATED GOAL
OF THIS FEE.
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT.
THE LACK OF A RACIAL EQUITY
ANALYSIS ALSO CREATES A HUGE
BLIND SPOT IN STEPS.
CONCLUSION ONE IN THREE BLACK
AND LATINO FAMILIES PAY HALF
THEIR INCOME ON RENT AND MAKE
UP HOUSING OR COMMERCIAL
PROJECTS COULD PUSH MANY
OF THESE FAMILIES INTO EXTREME
RENT BURDEN ANY MASS
DISPLACEMENT?
YOUR VOTE FOR A ROBUST
COMMERCIAL LINK IS TO BE IN
SUPPORT OF THE FAMILIES WHO
WANT TO CONTINUE TO AFFORD TO
CALL SAN PHONES.
A PHONE IS REQUIRED NOW MORE
THAN EVER.
HOW ELSE WILL YOU MAKE
FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING A REALITY
?
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ROBERT JOHNSON CAN
YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN'T.
DIEP.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD EVENING.
BY NOW THE DIRECT RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND ACHIEVING RACIAL
EQUITY IN CHANOS HAS BEEN
PROVEN CONCLUSIVE AND THE
PANDEMIC DEMONSTRATE THE
HORRIFIC CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN
BE GENERATED IF THOSE
INEQUITIES ARE ALLOWED TO
CONTINUE OR GROW. 
THIS MEANS THAT BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS TO BE
NOT JUST ONE CITY OBJECTIVE BUT
A PARAM CITY OBJECTIVE.
AS LONG AS OUR COMMITMENT TO
RACIAL EQUITIES TO BE
MEANINGFUL.
SO LET'S BE CLEAR.
IF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTE
FOR PATHETICALLY LOW COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE WHICH MEANS
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
PER AFFORDABLE HOUSING WON'T BE
GENERATED THAT A FAIR FEE WOULD
GENERATE THEN YOU'RE TAKING
YOUR FIRM AND DAMAGING STAND
AGAINST RACIAL EQUITY IN
SAN JOSE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. 
LIVING ORTIZ. 
I'M ONE OF DELIVER A MESSAGE
FROM A COMMUNITY MEMBER FROM
SENDER.
HE HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF THE
SO. 
SO HERE GO.
CONGRESSMAN LICCARDO NUMBERS
OVER INCOME SO RESIDENT SAMPLE
SAMPLE SIZE ANIMALS IS A PART
OF THEIR DAILY PEOPLE.
IT WAS SEEN A THIEF.
IT'S WHY I CAME UP WITH A
LOTTERY SCHOOL FOR YEARS THAT I
MISS.
>> YES, IT'S NOT A FORMULA BUT
I WAS MOSBY ADVISOR CUMULUS
HIDALGO SAYS WHILE THEY MIGHT
IN A VEHICLE DOES THIS I MEAN .
YES.
YES.
BECAUSE THERE THEY'VE BEEN JUST
AS AMELIA'S PROGRESS.
THERE ARE SOME SCAMMERS
ASSASSIN IS BASED ON MOMENTUM.
YEAH.
PIRATE NEMO LATER SAID THEY
MIGHT BENEFIT THE PART OF ME
THAT WHICH IS LIKE THIS IF YOU
LIKE ME TO SAY IN ENGLISH LET
ME KNOW I COULD DO THAT.
>> TO YOU.
THANK YOU.
BUT EVEN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
MAY OR SOME LICCARDO MY NAME
AT ORTBAL GONE.
>> I'M A RESIDENT AT THESE
SITES AND FOR MORE THAN SIX
YEARS I'M SORRY 60 YEARS
PARTICIPANTS AT PEOPLES AND I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT THE COMMERCIAL
KITCHEN TO TRUST I AND HAVE
ENOUGH FUNDS TO BUILD MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
BERRYESSA POINT OF VALUE MOVE
THEM A PRIORITY LIST OF ITEMS.
>> AGAIN THIS AGAIN
DISPLACEMENT. 
IT IS TIME THAT U.S. FAMILIES
AND THE FAMILIES ARE BEING
DISPLACED AT THIS MOMENT.
THIS MOVE ON THIS ISSUE THAT IS
SO INTO THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
CRAIG MRS. SHIMA. 
YEAH.
HI YA.
THIS IS CRAIG MUSASHI THE CHIEF
RISK OFFICER FOR THE HOUSING
TRUST SILICON VALLEY THE
HOUSING TRUST IS LONG SUPPORTED
THE CONCEPT OF COMMERCIAL BANK
RETREAT IS A TOOL FOR CITIES TO
CREATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
IT'S NOW BEEN OVER TWO YEARS
SINCE A CIVIL GRAND JURY
OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUBLISHED
A REPORT TITLED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CRISIS DENSITY IS OUR
DESTINY WHICH CONTAINED MANY
RECOMMENDATIONS ADDRESSING THE
HOUSING CRISIS AND STRONGLY
URGING THE CITY CITY
OF STANDARDS TO ADOPT A
COMMERCIAL WE TREE SINCE THAT
REPORT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
NEEDS CONTINUE TO GROW WITH THE
JOBS THE HOUSING UNIT IN
BALANCE BEING GREATER THAN EVER
IN HOUSING TRUST WE'RE WORKING
HARD AS AN ORGANIZATION TO
RESPOND TO THE HOUSING CRISIS
AND TO ADDRESS THE REAL HUMAN
NEEDS WE KNOW THAT EXIST HERE
IN THE CITY.
THE GREATEST BARRIER TO
BUILDING MORE OF THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WE NEED IS AND ALWAYS
HAS BEEN A LACK OF RESOURCES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SELMA.
WELCOME WITNESS. 
>> MUCH AS I WANT AS MUCH SO
HOW DO YOU COME TO SOME KIND
OF ME?
>> NO LESS THAN MY. 
SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL TRACK
LARDINOIS CALLS IT I MEAN LIKE
THAT THERE WAS YOU KNOW THERE
WAS GRETNA CAME OVER MY MOTHER
GOT THE LICENSE OF THOMAS TO
SIGN YOURS.
>> PRO-GOVERNMENT SARKOZY IS
TAKING UP. 
YEAH A LITTLE VIOLENCE
COMBINED.
>> YES.
GRANDIOSE IS A CITY PHONE THOSE
PROTOCOLS APB A SEAMLESS
EXTREME WINDS UP TO 90 DAYS
MILLION A DAY MUCH STILL FROM
BERRYESSA I TAKE ITS CONTENTS
PUT SOME INTO GUESS SIMPLY THE
STATEMENT VERIFY MINNESOTA'S
DEFINITE PERCENTAGE OF THIS
PROCESS AND THIS TIME IS
MOMENTO.
>> COMO FOR MEDIA DIEP ON THE
MORTGAGE SET THEM UP IMPORTANT
DESTINED THOSE QUOTES BELOW IT
IS ALSO AN EXCISE TAXES CUSTOMS
UP AND CLINTON LET US THIS
DASHES I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE AN
INTERPRETER ON THE LINE IS THAT
RIGHT?
>> TONI YES.
>> YES WE DO.
WE WE'VE PRACTICED WITH THE
INTERPRETERS TO DO SIMULTANEOUS
TRANSLATION. 
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE IF
THEY'RE ABLE TO.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ABLE
TO GET THE SOFTWARE TO WORK BUT
LET'S I WOULD SAY ASK ONE
OF THE SPANISH TRANSLATORS.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S ANNA WHO'S
INTERPRETING AT THE MOMENT, BUT
IF YOU COULD TELL US IF YOU CAN
DO SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION
AND I THINK ANTHONY IS THE
OTHER ONE.
>> I PRACTICED WITH HIM.
>> I SEE ON THE DALLAS ON ARE
YOU PRESENT OR ANTHONY ROSE
ANTHONY CRUZ OK.
>> I'M NOT HEARING EITHER
OF THEM RESPOND. 
I KNOW IT WAS TRICKY.
THEY HAVE TO FLIP A SWITCH TO
DO IT AND IT TOOK AN HOUR TO
FIGURE IT OUT TO GET IT TO
WORK.
>> SO I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE
ABLE TO DO THAT.
>> I SEE. 
OK.
ANTHONY, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO
SPEAK RIGHT NOW, WE'RE UNABLE
TO HEAR YOU SHOW. 
WHY DON'T WE PROCEED WITH OUR
NEXT MEMBER IN PUBLIC AND THEN
WE'LL WAIT FOR HOPEFULLY A TONI
MAYBE YOU CAN CONNECT WITH THEM
OFF LINE AND SEE IF WE CAN
DEMAND REMEDY THIS SITUATION.
>> IT'S ARMANDO, NOT ANTHONY.
>> I'M I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
OH, ARMANDO.
OK, GREAT.
ARMANDO, ARE YOU WITH US? 
>> OK.
I'LL CONNECT WITH THEM OFF LINE
AND SEE, OK.
OK.
MARIA TERESA, WELCOME. 
WHY NOT YET? 
>> THERE YOU GO.
WELCOME.
OK.
THAT IS WHEN I STARTED THIS
CONCERT HALL IS ALL ABOUT THIS
OF RIO MOMENTO SI THOMAS AN
INTERPRETER IS PERCEIVED IT
COULD PUT RAMOS GREATNESS OUT
INSTEAD.
>> OK I'M SORRY HE SAID MENUDO
AND SEE THOMAS THEN ON SEBELIUS
THE UN INTERPRETER ITALIAN.
>> OK.
YES I.
SHE PERFECT WATER.
>> I SAID LEMON NO WATER THIS
YEAR.
I'M SORRY I SAID CRISIS WAS A
VERY REAL WELCOME AS A LOW. 
>> THIS IS A WHO'S ABLE TO.
I REPRESENT CHANGE SANTA CLARA
COUNTY.
CHANGE STANDS FOR THE COALITION
OF HUMANS AGAINST NEGLIGENT
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.
MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL
INCLUDING THE MAYOR CHOOSING TO
NEGLECT A PART OF THIS
COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY THAT'S
BEEN HERE BEFORE THIS AREA
BECAME KNOWN AS THE CAPITAL
OF SILICON VALLEY.
I KNOW MOST OF YOU BELIEVE THAT
THIS COMMERCIAL LINK HISTORY
WILL DETER BIG BUSINESSES FROM
COMING HERE AND DEVELOPING. 
BUT IN REALITY YOU WILL BE
DETERRING THE PEOPLE OF THIS
COMMUNITY THAT ARE ESSENTIAL
WORKERS WHO HELPED MAKE THESE
BUSINESSES RUN.
YOU WILL BE DETERRING FAMILIES
WHO WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO
AFFORD TO LIVE HERE AND YOU
WILL HAVE TO SEEK REFUGE IN
OTHER CITIES OR WORSE YET
BECOME PART OF THE HOUSE THIS
CRISIS.
THE COUNCIL WAS SPEAKING ABOUT
EARLIER.
WE NEED A STRONG COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE TO ENSURE THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SO THAT THE TRUE SPIRIT
OF SAN JOSE ISN'T WIPED AWAY.
>> MUCH LIKE HOW THOMAS FOUND
AND TRY TO WIPE AWAY THE
MEXICAN POPULATION THAT WAS
HERE BEFORE THE AMERICAN
SETTLERS ARRIVED. 
WE NEED A STRONG LINKAGE FEE. 
>> THANK YOU SIR.
I NEED THE DOLLARS.
I SEE YOU'VE JOINED US OUTSIDE
IN THE PUBLIC ROOM, IS THAT
RIGHT?
I KNOW YOU THERE. 
>> HERE'S YOUR DEVICE IS STILL
MUTED. 
I KNOW WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HEAR
YOU AT THIS TIME.
YOU'LL HAVE TO OWN YOUR DEVICE
.
I AM HERE.
I'M ALIVE.
I'M WALKING CAN HERE
SIMULTANEOUSLY WHAT THE
PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING IN
ENGLISH SO WHEN A PARTICIPANT
SPEAKS SPANISH I AM AUTOMATIC. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH
THE ENGLISH BUBBLE AND
INTERPRET SIMULTANEOUSLY WHAT
THEY'RE SAYING IN ORDER FOR THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO HEAR THE
INTERPRETATION.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK THE
ENGLISH BUBBLE HERE YOU GO TO
INTERPRETATION AND YOU GO
ENGLISH. 
>> WE'LL BE INTERPRETING
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THEY'RE ALL THE COMMENTS THAT
COME IN SPANISH.
>> OK.
SO LET ME JUST CHECK IN WITH MY
COLLEAGUES.
DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THE
DIRECTION FROM OUR INTERPRETER
ON A THERE'S ANYONE WHO DOES
NOT SEE THE INTERPRETATION ICON
ON MY SCREEN.
>> YES.
>> YOU CLICK THERE AND YOU LOOK
FOR THE ENGLISH.
OK.
>> IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER
HAS ANY QUESTION BEFORE WE MOVE
ON?
OK, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M GONNA MAKE A DEAL.
>> LET ME TURN TO IT WOULD BE
GOOD TO GIVE LIKE THE SPANISH
SPEAKERS LIKE FIVE SECONDS
BEFORE THEY START.
>> IT GIVES TIME TO ALL THE
MEMBERS TO CLICK THE BUBBLE.
>> OK.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL RUN THAT.
OK.
SO WE'RE GOING RETURN NOW TO
MARIA TERESA.
OK.
PATIENTLY HE'S BEEN WAITING FOR
LEAVE. 
BELIEVE HENRY SHOULD BE AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE LIST NOW BECAUSE
SHE RAISED HER HAND.
I GOT HIM THERE.
THERE IS.
OK.
>> MARIA TERESA, YOU MEAN THE
TOPPER FOR BOTH SIDES?
OK, SO ON IT.
IS THIS ENOUGH TIME TO BEGIN? 
OK, PERFECT.
MARIA TERESA.
SEE THIS? 
BUT LET'S NOT JUST CAUSE HER
FOLLOWERS.
YES.
I GOT THIS.
I'M LICCARDO.
I MEAN NOBODY NOBODY UP THERE
IS ABOUT US AND AS JUST MOTHERS
OR DIRECTION.
TRACY HAS YOU SO LONELY GUY. 
GET RIGHT BACK IN MI FAMILIA, 
OK?
>> BECAUSE GET ESTABLISHED OK. 
MAKE THEM BETTER.
LET ME BE AND VIOLENCE WILL
DEMONSTRATE DANIELS LUPO COME
AS THE SALES BASIS.
HE THOUGHT UP WHATEVER IN
SAN CARLOS AIRPORT TECH.
YES, THAT'LL BE THE END
OF FURLOUGHS FOR LICCARDO
MOTHER.
CINCO ONIONS.
PEOPLE THEN GO MONEYBAGS
CHEMICALS THAT ALL-STAR GAME
OF FEDERAL LABOR MOST HAD
TROUBLE SAID ITS FORCES E LOU
CHARLES EAT PORK NO PODEMOS
MALTA I'M INTO IS STILL LIKELY
BEING UP WITH THAT EL PUNTO.
THEY LOVE THAT HE FELT THAT I
CAUGHT I LOST COMPANIONS ON
THIS.
YES IT'S IN THEIR PHOTOS BUT I
CAN SHOW YOU TO MY AND SASAKI
IS GOING WITH THREE STATES THEY
BEAR WELCOME.
WE'LL JUST AMELIA'S DONE WITH
SOMEBODY IN LUCKY AND SOME SAY
HE GOES THAT IS UNMISTAKABLE
COME YOUNG DOYLE THELMA THE
LYSISTRATA HAS OF THIS PLUS I'M
INTO FOUR FIVE ORTBAL SPEED.
OKAY GUYS THE M4 THAT IS QUOTED
THEY IS THEY THEY MUST BE
TRYING TO LOSE UNITS. 
OKAY TAKE IT EASY GET THE MOST
IMPORTANT CANDLE IS MORE YOU
GRABBY GRASSES. 
>> YES MA'AM.
THE GRASSES PUSH A PASSENGER
OKAY ON IT DO THAT WORK OK. 
>> WANT TO CHECK IN BECAUSE
FIRST TIME HERE EVERYBODY GET
THE TRANSLATION. 
ALL RIGHT.
>> OK.
YES.
OK, GREAT.
WE'LL MOVE ON IN CINDY PERRY.
>> YES.
I THINK IT WORKED WELL.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, HEIDI.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES, THANK YOU. 
READY?
>> OK.
I ORIGINALLY CAME HERE TO
SUPPORT AN ANTI DISPLACEMENT
PLAN BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT WAS
POSTPONED AND INSTEAD IT LOOKS
LIKE WHAT WE HAVE IS A PRO
DISPLACED PLAN. 
ANY FEE THAT'S LOWER THAN THE
FEES LISTED NEXT TO STUDY IS BY
DEFINITION A PLAN TO AGGRAVATE
AND WORSEN THE CENTER'S A
HOUSING AND DISPLACEMENT CRISIS
SOPHIE'S PROPOSED IN THE
MAYOR'S MEMO ARE SO LOW THEY
WILL DISPLACE TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF STANDARDS.
A RESIDENT ESPECIALLY BLACK AND
BROWN RESIDENTS FEES SO LOW
THEY APPEAR TO BE MORE OF A
PUBLIC RELATIONS GENDER GESTURE
THAN A SERIOUS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROGRAM.
IF YOU VOTE FOR THESE LOW FEES
OVER THE OBJECTIONS OF THE
HUNDREDS OF LETTERS AND THE
PEOPLE TESTIFYING, I BELIEVE
THE PEOPLE OF SAN JOSE WILL
EVEN HAVE A MAYOR AND SIT WELL
WON'T EVEN HAVE A MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL ANYMORE WILL HAVE
A MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR FROM
GOOGLE FEDERAL REAL T.J. PAUL .
KATIE URBAN BOSTON PROPERTIES
URBAN CATHOLIC SAN DIEGO VALLEY
ORGAN.
>> THANK YOU CINDY SCOTT NEEDS
SCOTT YO. 
>> GOOD EVENING MEGAN LICCARDO.
>> MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAMINA.
WE ARE IN SUPPORT BOTH HOUSING
AND JOBS AND WANT TO COMMEND
THE CITY STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK
THEY DID IN THEIR PRESENTATION
TONIGHT. 
HER BEEF REALLY IS WITH THE
LACK OF ALIGNMENT IN YOUR
DOWNTOWN FEE IN THE CITYWIDE
FEE FOR OFFICE OVER ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.
IT REALLY IS BLATANTLY UNFAIR.
IF YOU LOOK AT ALL FOUR COUNCIL
MEMOS, THE STAFF REPORT STARTED
WITH DOUBLE PREMIUM FOR THE
DOWNTOWN OFFICE AND YOU GO TO
THE MAYOR'S MEMO AND IT'S FIVE
TO SIX TIMES WHEN YOU KNOW THE
RENTS ARE THE SAME, THE
CONSTRUCTIONS COSTS ARE THE
SAME THAT DEBT SANTANA WEST AND
NORTH SAN JOSE ARE GETTING.
SO AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS
TONIGHT, PLEASE ALIGN THOSE
FEES.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
TRUMP GOOD EVENING THERE
LICCARDO COUNCIL MEMBERS H.R.
AT THE SECOND BY ORGANIZATION
AS THE REGION'S CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. 
>> IT IS OUR POSITION THAT THIS
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BE IS
POORLY TIMED AND IS THE WRONG
TIME TO BE IMPLEMENTING A TAX
ON JOB CREATION DURING A CORONA
VIRUS RECESSION.
THE CITY RELEASED A OUTDATED
FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS ON
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT
SOME ACTIVISTS ARE USING TO
JUSTIFY FEES AS HIGH AS FORTY
TWO DOLLARS PER SQUARE FOOT AND
SAYING THAT HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS COULD BE
GENERATED.
THIS IS FAKE BAKER FORMER
HOUSING DOLLAR REVENUES
ESPECIALLY WHEN JOBS WILL NOT
BE CREATED WITHIN 10.
MUST MOVE FORWARD.
THE COMMERCIAL LINK BETWEEN MY
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE LOWER FEES
ARE BETTER IN PARTICULAR
LOWERING THE OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
FEE ABOVE 100000 SQUARE FEET TO
THREE DOLLARS PER SQUARE FOOT
OUTSIDE DOWNTOWN EXEMPT RETAIL
EXEMPT HOTEL EXEMPT RESIDENTIAL
CARE ALL THREE INDUSTRIES ARE
STRUGGLING HARD DURING THIS
CORONAVIRUS RECESSION. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FOR
CONSIDERATION MY COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. 
THE PERSON WITH THE PHONE
NUMBER AND 5 1 4 0 0.
>> WELCOME. 
QUESTION I HAVE A LOT OF .
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LET IS IN
THE VALLEY AFTER ALL.
ALL PANDEMIC REALLY GOING TO BE
LIVING HERE. 
WHO'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO
AFFORD TO HAVE A BABY?
I SAY YOU STOP DEVELOPMENT
ALTOGETHER.
WHAT YOU GOT TO GO OUT OR
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IS GOING
TO BE A HOUSING GLUT. 
YOU THINK AGAIN GOING TO BUILD
THIS BARTER TO MORTGAGE HERE
WEALTH ANOTHER JOKE.
TAKE PART IN MORGAN HILL.
THIRTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS. 
THERE'S A TRAIL IN THE ROAD ARE
TERRIBLE.
THERE'S PRIORITY TO ANY NEW
DEVELOPMENTS BUT I CAN'T WAIT
TO THIS WHOLE WEINGARTEN THING
AT CAMBRIDGE AND CLYDE.
GOING TO BE A DISASTER. 
YOU GUYS WANT TO BUILD LOW
INCOME HOUSING WHERE HALF LOOK
AT THE DOWNTOWN SAD.
LOOKS LIKE DETROIT WORSE.
COME ON.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET YOUR
PRIORITIES STRAIGHT.
FORGET ABOUT BUILDING ONCE YOU
KIND OF TRY TO FIX WHAT YOU
HAVE ALREADY YOU CAN'T HANDLE.
YOU CANNOT HANDLE SOME THINGS
YOU ARE WRONG.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM.
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING I ACTUALLY
SO IN THE STAFF MEMO THAT I
NEVER SAW IN THE PRESENTATION
IS TO GIVE AN ALTERNATIVE TO
THE RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE
CITIZENS WHO KNOW WHAT THE
PROBLEM AND WHAT TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT GOOGLE, 
FACEBOOK 1 BILLION DOLLARS EACH
AND APPLE TWO AND A HALF
BILLION DOLLARS AND WHY NOT
GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DELIVER HOUSING INCLUDING FOUR
INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AT A FRACTION OF THE 700
DOLLARS A FOOT WE ARE PAYING
FOR GLORIFY SET DESIGN BY THE
CITIES BUT A STORY BY THE
DEPARTMENT THINGS FINANCE FIND
CONSULTANTS AND CLOSING.
I HOPE THAT WE WILL GIVE GOOGLE
AND OTHERS A SIMILAR
ALTERNATIVE WHEN THE TIME COMES
TO DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FOR DOWNTOWN WEST.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
DOES A WOMAN SEE? 
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YES.
>> OK, GOOD.
THANKS.
WELL. 
OF COURSE THE LINKAGE FEE NEEDS
TO BE VERY HIGH.
THE ISSUE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING
IS ALL WRONG REALLY EVERYTHING
WE'RE DOING IS WRONG.
>> WE NEED TO BE GETTING BACK
TO BASICS FOOD, CLOTHING AND
SHELTER AND THAT NEEDS TO BE
OUR PRIORITY AND THE ISSUES
WITH THE CITY EMPHASIZING JOBS
IS THE PROBLEM.
IT REALLY STARTS WITH YOU
CONTROLLING THE REAL ESTATE TO
SAYING IT'S GOING TO GO FOR
JOBS.
WE HAVE TO START REDOING THAT.
IT HAS TO GO FOR HOUSING AND
BASIC NEEDS. 
YOUR JOB IS PROTECT US FROM
HARM, NOT GIVE BUSINESSES THAT
NEED TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS LIKE
ALL THE FOSSIL FUEL BUSINESSES
LIKE HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
WE DON'T NEED TO BE SUPPORTING
THEM. 
THEY NEED TO.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM HARM AND
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH CLIMATE
CHANGE AND WHAT HAPPENED WITH
THE BURNING IN THE YOU KNOW
RIGHT NOW IN CALIFORNIA IS
EVERYBODY IS A CLIMATE REFUGEE.
WE HAVE TO BE THINKING ABOUT
HOSE HOUSING FIRST.
>> THANK YOU.
GARY YEAH. 
ROBERT HERE.
I'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND THOSE
MEMBERS THAT ARE ON THE COUNCIL
AND ADVISED THOSE THAT WEREN'T
ON THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME WE
DID WITH THE HOUSING IMPACT
FEE.
WE WENT THROUGH THIS ROUND
ROUND JUST LIKE WE'RE GOING
THROUGH RIGHT NOW AND THE END
RESULT IS WE ENDED COLLECTING
ZERO DOLLARS FROM THE HOUSING
IMPACT ME AND AFTER THAT WE
STARTED TALKING ABOUT
INCLUSIONARY CALL CARLOS AND
THEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT
IN LIEU FEES AND IN ALL THAT
TIME WE HAVE NOT COLLECTED ANY
MONEY.
WE'VE MANAGED TO PUT IN A FEW
PEOPLE.
I'M SORRY WE PROBABLY HAVE
COLLECTED SOME MONEY BUT NOT
ENOUGH FROM THE HOUSING IMPACT.
ANYWAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
WE NEED TO WORK ON AND GET THE
HIGH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN
START FINALLY CATCHING UP TO
THE HOUSING THAT WE NEED TO
BUILD IN ORDER TO HELP PEOPLE
SO WE DON'T HAVE HOW HOUSES
PEOPLE LIVING OUT IN THE
STREETS AND PLACES WHERE THEY
SHOULDN'T BE LIVING.
WE NEED TO JUMP ON THIS RIGHT
AWAY AND GET THE HIGH SPEED
POSSIBLE SO WE CAN START
BUILDING SOME OF THIS HOUSING
AND THANK YOU, ROBERT.
>> YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW HE
COLLECTED NINE POINT SEVEN
MILLION DOLLARS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IMPACT FEE.
THE CHURCH GAVE ROOM ENRIQUE. 
>> GOOD. 
MY NAME IS GOVERNMENT RICK AND
I'M A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER.
LATINAS UNITED FOR A NEW
AMERICA.
I ENCOURAGE YOU AS YOU JUST
SUPPORT AND CHARGING WEALTHY
DEVELOPERS FEES WE KNOW THEY
CAN AFFORD AT LEAST 25 TO 30
DOLLARS FOR SQUARE FOOD FOR
MOST OFFICE PLAYERS TO BUILD
MORE THAN TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOMES.
WE NEED BY SUPPORTING THIS. 
WE CAN STOP THE PLACEMENT
OF BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES IN
THE LOSS OF CULTURE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU.
WELL DID IT HELP OR BREAK? 
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME LAUREN. 
HI.
>> MY NAME IS LAUREN AND I LIVE
IN DISTRICT 6. 
WE NEED A STRONG COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE.
THE MOBILE FEES OF ONLY FIVE TO
TWELVE DOLLARS PER SQUARE FOOT
COULD COST UP TO ORTBAL FORTY
FIVE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND AFFORDABLE HOMES
COMPARED TO CITIES, CONSULTANTS
AND DEVELOPERS COULD AFFORD.
IT'S JUST A MOVE TO SAY YOU DID
SOMETHING YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT.
A BLACK LIVES MATTER IS FINDING
YOUR WINDOW IF YOU'RE VOTING
AGAINST POLICIES THAT WOULD
HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT TOWARD
MAKING THIS A MORE EQUITABLE
LIVABLE CITY FOR EVERYONE AS
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO
SUPPORT A STRONG COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE BETWEEN TWENTY FIVE
DOLLARS AND FORTY TWO DOLLARS
AND TO MAKE SURE THE CITY
ACTUALLY COLLECTS THESE DOLLARS
EFFICIENTLY BY REQUIRING THE
FEE TO BE PAID AT THE TIME A
BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED AND
GIVEN THANK YOU HOUSING TO
WELCOME. 
>> HI I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF SACRED HEART AND UNITY I'M
IN SUPPORT OF A STRONG
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE.
>> THE TWELVE DOLLAR PER SQUARE
FOOT PROPOSED FEE IS THREE
TIMES SMALLER THAN IN PURE
CITIES ARE PURE CITIES.
IT LEAVES BEHIND FOR THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED POTENTIAL NEW
HOMES AND THE BENEFIT FOR
LEAVING BEHIND THESE HOMES IS
NOTHING BECAUSE THE CITY'S OWN
FEASIBILITY STUDIES SHOW THAT
THERE IS NO IMPACT ON NO
HINDRANCE TO DEVELOPMENT EVEN
UP TO FORTY TWO DOLLARS A
SQUARE FOOT.
THAT'S THE DEFINITION OF A
GIVEAWAY TO CORPORATIONS.
YOU KNOW OUR COMMUNITY.
WE PAY OUR BILLS.
SO SHOULD DEVELOPERS.
THE ACTUAL IMPACT OF THEIR
BUILDINGS IS ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
ONE DOLLARS A SQUARE FOOT.
AND IF THEY DON'T PAY THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES WILL BE PAYING THAT
BECAUSE THAT IMPACT IS
HAPPENING.
SO I SUPPORT A STRONG CULTURAL
LINKAGE FEE AND HOPE THAT YOU
ALL DUE TO THANK YOU JEFFREY
BECAME ON BEHALF OF SILICON
VALLEY RISING.
>> I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE
MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBER IN
MADISON PERALEZ WERE ALARMED BY
THE MAYOR.
VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DAVIS DIEP PROPOSAL WHICH
DELIVER THOUSANDS FEWER
AFFORDABLE HOMES BREAKS THE
PROMISES OF OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING GOAL AND INCREASES THE
THREAT OF MASS DISPLACEMENT
OF BLACK AND LIGHT MIXED
FAMILIES POSED BY SANDERS'S
OFFICE.
YOUR PROPOSAL PUSHES COSTS
UNDER FAMILIES THAT CAN'T
AFFORD IT.
INSTEAD OF BILLIONAIRE
DEVELOPERS WHO SURELY CAN BY
CHARGING SUCH LOW FEES ACROSS
30 MILLION FEET A PLAN TO
OFFICE YOU'LL BE HITTING
SAN JOSE'S FAMILY BUDGETS WITH
MANY TIMES MORE DOLLARS TO RENT
THAN WE'LL EVER ADD ADDITIONAL
TAX REVENUE.
YOUR MEMO ASKS ABOUT THE
FEASIBILITY STUDY AND WHETHER
IT WOULD CONSIDER THE LAST SIX
MONTHS OF DEVELOPMENT AND CSA.
I ASK YOU THE SAME.
EVEN AMID A PANDEMIC SANDERS'S
OFTEN RENTS ARE RISING.
CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE FALLING.
VACANCY RATES ARE DROPPING.
THE BIGGEST PROJECTS IN OUR
HISTORY RACE TO CONSTRUCTION. 
TECH COMPANIES RENT THREE
QUARTERS OF ALL OFFICE ARE
GROWING.
CNOOC HAS MORE PLANNED OFFICE
AND THE REST OF SILICON
COMBINED.
WE CAN AFFORD HIGHER FEES.
OUR FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD IT.
BUT YOUR CAMPAIGN DEVELOPERS
CAN PAY A THANK YOU PAUL .
>> WELCOME, PAUL .
>> HELLO.
GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING.
BACK IN OCTOBER I REMEMBER THE
CONVERSATION HUNTSMAN PERALEZ
TONIGHT HAD OUTSIDE THE AFRICAN
AMERICANS REGARDING THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE.
NOW IN COSTA CONSTANTLY WE PAY
AND I'M TALKING DOUBLE DOUBLE
WHAT THE MAXIMUM IS WOULD STILL
BE LESS BECAUSE THE OPPORTUNITY
ZONES THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE
OF THOSE DEVELOPERS HAVE
CAPITALIZED ON THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO PAY ANY TAXES.
>> ABSOLUTELY ZERO TAXES. 
THE EXPLOITATION OF THE
OPPORTUNITY ZONES DOWNTOWN.
>> AND THE REASON WHY WE HAVE
OPPORTUNITY ZONES IS BECAUSE
THESE ARE AREAS WHERE POVERTY
HAS STRIPPED THEM SO THEY GIVE
THE INCENTIVE FOR THESE
DEVELOPERS TO COME IN
DEVELOPMENT AND THEY DON'T HAVE
TO PAY TAXES ON PROFITS.
>> SO THERE IS A LOT IN IT. 
THE PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW DOESN'T
KNOW AT ALL.
AND SO I MEAN THERE'S A MORAL
ISSUE HERE. 
IT'S NOT DISCUSSED IN THOSE
NUMBERS.
YOU CAN'T SEE IT.
YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE
IT IN YOUR BEING.
>> YOU CAN'T BEEN. 
>> THANK YOU.
BLAIR BEEKMAN. 
HI.
HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS
WILL BE MY WILL MODERATE AND IS
SLOWLY REDUCING ME THE THREAT
OF COVER 19 AT THIS TIME.
HOW CAN THERE BE SIMPLE OPEN
DIALOG FROM ALL SIDES?
CITY GOVERNMENT, UNION
DEVELOPERS REAL ESTATE AND
OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY
AND TOWARDS THE INTERESTING
PROGRESSIVE IDEAS THAT WAS
DEVELOPING IN SANTA CLARA
COUNTY SAN JOSE AND THE SOUTH
BAY PRE-K AT 19.
THESE ARE THE IDEAS PLAN HOW
EVERY DAY EVERYONE WITHIN A
CITY CAN ACCOUNTED FOR AND
TAKING CARE OF ARE IMPORTANT
REMINDERS OF OUR HUMAN
CAPABILITIES AND THE IDEAS
OF COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY.
I THINK AN EQUITY TOO.
I THINK THESE ARE THE
RESPONSIBLE DECENT, HONEST WAYS
TO WORK THROUGH OUR CURRENT
QUESTIONS OF A MAJOR RECESSION
AND DEPRESSION AND HOW TO WORK
WHEN TIMES ARE GOOD AS WELL.
IT SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT
QUESTION OF THIS TIME TO
CONCLUDE HOW THE CREATIVE IDEAS
ARE CONTINUALLY MAKING MONEY
CAN HELP WITH AN INTERCONNECT
WITH DAY TO DAY NEEDS
OF EVERYDAY COMMUNITIES LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
>> THANK YOU.
VINCE ROGER FOR COMMENTS.
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HEAR YOU YET.
THERE YOU GO.
>> I WAS TALKING BUT I WAS
MUTED.
THE CHURCH'S SENIOR DIRECTOR
HOUSING A KEEN DEVELOPMENT WITH
THE SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP
GROUP.
I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MEMO
COAUTHORED BY MAYOR LICCARDO
VICE MAYOR JONES COUNCIL. 
DAVIS AND FOLEY, THE COUNCIL'S
CHURCH.
THE DIFFICULT TASK IMPOSING A
FEE WITHOUT A VALID FEASIBILITY
STUDY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. 
THAT'S WHY WE SUPPORT THIS
RECOMMENDATION.
BUT WE ALSO SUPPORT REDOING THE
FEASIBILITY STUDY THE NEXT FEW
YEARS TO ENSURE WE HAVE A
POLICY IN PLACE THAT DOES NOT
SACRIFICE GOOD PAYING JOBS AND
POTENTIAL TAX REVENUE.
>> BUT WE DO UNDERSTAND A
SERIOUS HOUSING CRISIS FACED BY
OUR REGION AND THE IMPLICATIONS
ON RACIAL ECONOMIC AND ECONOMIC
EQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE CONVINCED SOME FEE IS
APPROPRIATE AGAIN. 
WE STAND IN SUPPORT OF A
BALANCED APPROACH THAT DELIVERS
A NEW SOURCE OF FUNDING TO
HOUSE OUR MOST VULNERABLE WHILE
ENSURING WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT SUPPORTS
THAT FUNDING. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> BRENDA, WELCOME.
IT'S HELLO.
>> HI.
WELL, HI, BRENDA. 
WE CAN HEAR YOU.
OK.
GOOD EVENING.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT STRONG
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS WEEK I HEARD THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE ARE
HELPING THE MOST EXTREME
POVERTY RATE IS LESS THAN 50
PERCENT.
AND THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE
ESPECIALLY WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE
IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE ESSENTIAL
WORKING WORKERS NOT MAKING THE
LIVING WAGE TO EVEN BE ABLE TO
AFFORD AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE LINKAGE
FEE A STRONG ONE.
THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND I
HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU THAT ARE
SITTING THERE TAKE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE GET A STRONG LINKAGE
FEE FIVE DOLLARS SIX IS NOT
ENOUGH.
>> FORTY TWO IS MY SUGGESTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANDY GERBER. 
YES, THANK YOU.
REGARDING THE UPDATED MEMO
REGARDING RESIDENTIAL CARE
FACILITIES THIS MORNING, I WANT
TO COMMEND STAFF ON REVISITING
THIS AND SLASHING THE FEE FOR
THE PROPOSED FEE TO A THIRD
OF WHAT IT IS BEFORE.
HOWEVER, THERE'S STILL A NUMBER
OF PROBLEMS WITH IT.
AT SIX DOLLARS A SQUARE FOOT
IT'S STILL THE HIGHEST DIEP PER
SQUARE FOOT OUT OF ALL THE USES
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DOWNTOWN
OFFICE.
YET YOUR OWN ANALYSIS SAYS THAT
RESIDENTIAL CARE GENERATES THE
LEAST NEED FOR NEW AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
OUT OF ALL THE USES INCLUDED.
>> SO I'M WONDERING EXACTLY HOW
YOU JUSTIFY CONTINUING TO HAVE
RESIDENTIAL CARE BEAR A MUCH
HIGHER PROPORTIONAL BURDEN
OF THE FEES. 
ALSO THE EXAMPLE PROPOSED IN
THE MEMO THIS MORNING ASSUMES
THAT COUNCIL TAKES THE NEW
RECOMMENDATION AND UPDATES THE
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE.
IF THEY DON'T DO THAT THE
ACTUAL FEE ON THIS EXAMPLE
PROJECT IS MORE THAN TRIPLE
WHAT IT SHOWN IT'S OVER THREE
MILLION DOLLARS WHICH IS 6
PERCENT OF DEVELOPMENT COSTS
OF THE EXAMPLE USED.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
AMADOU HI MY NAME IS ANGEL AND
I'M DISTRICT 6.
RESIDENT CITY COUNCIL FACES A
MAJOR CHOICE STRENGTHENING THE
CREATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OR PROVIDING HANDOUTS TO
CORPORATE DEVELOPERS. 
I ASKED YOU TO SUPPORT THE
OPTION FOR THE HIGHEST
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE
AVAILABLE AT THE TIME THAT
PERMITS ARE PULLED.
DEVELOPERS THAT WISH TO BUILD
WITHIN THE CITY SHOULD CREATE A
COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND KEEP
IN MIND A SOCIO ECONOMIC
PERSPECTIVE THAT LOOKS TOWARDS
AND EQUITABLE FOR FUTURE
FURTHERMORE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PAM FOLEY,
CHAPPY JONES, LON DIEP, DEB
DAVIS AND MAYOR SAM LICCARDO
SHOULD BE WARY OF ACCEPTING
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
THESE DEVELOPERS.
NOT ONLY DOES IT SKEW YOUR
INTERESTS BUT IT BREEDS PUBLIC
DISTRUST THAT YOU DO NOT SHARE
IN WORKING CLASS VISION FOR
SAN JOSE.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
KILL ME.
KILL ME ON A MATTER OF POLICY
ATTORNEY AT THE LAW FIRM
MEDIATION AND I SUPPORT THE
STEEL AT THE HIGHEST FEASIBLE
LEVEL.
>> I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER HE
MET US FOR HIS MEMO.
IT'S GIVEN THOUGHT TO THE
CONSULTANT DATA THAT SHOWS THAT
DEVELOPERS CAN PAY HIGHER FEES
.
THIS FEE SHOULDN'T BE
CONTROVERSIAL.
OUR SOCIETY WAS IT HE'S
ACCOUNTABLE FOR HARMS THEY
CAUSED OTHERS.
IT'S THE VERY CONCEPT
OF JUSTICE AND THERE SHOULD NOT
BE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE
CORPORATIONS DISPLACED PEOPLE.
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO GIVE BREAKS
TO THE WEALTHY FAMILIES AND
WORKERS.
THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY ARE
MAKING CHOICES BETWEEN PAYING
RENT OR PAYING FOR FOOD.
SINCE MARCH 3000 NEIGHBORS
CALLED OUR HOUSING TEAM FOR
HELP.
80 PERCENT WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR
,65 PERCENT WERE WOMEN.
HOW WE CHOOSE TO SPEND OUR
MONEY IS INDICATIVE OF WHERE
OUR VALUES LIE.
WE WANT A THRIVING AND
INCLUSIVE SAN JOSE.
BUT OUR PEOPLE MUST COME FIRST.
I HOPE YOUR VOTE TONIGHT
REFLECTS THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. 
YOU.
MARCY, WELCOME.
>> HI. 
>> THIS IS THIS MARCY GARRISON.
I'M WITH PAX HOUSING TEAM AND I
ALSO URGE TO IMPLEMENT THE
HIGHEST VISIBLE LINKAGE FEATURE
SET OUT BY EXPERT CONSULTANTS
AND TO HAVE THAT FEE PAID
AT THE TIME OF BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED.
THIS FEE IS NOT A NEW IDEA JUST
DROPPED ON DEVELOPERS AS YOUR
STAFF MEMO POINTS OUT.
WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY TALKING
ABOUT A COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE
IN SAN JOSE SINCE 2014. 
IN RECENT MONTHS DEVELOPERS AS
WE KNOW AS WE HEARD HAVE
RECEIVED NOTICES SAYING THAT
THE FEE WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED
YET DEVELOPERS CONTINUED TO BUY
LAND BUILD OFFICES AND PROPOSED
NEW PROJECTS IN SAN JOSE AND
THEY'RE STILL DOING THAT EVEN
AFTER THE START OF THIS
PANDEMIC.
PLEASE IMPLEMENT THE STRONGEST
POSSIBLE LINKAGE FEE AND THE
AMOUNT SET BY YOUR OWN EXPERTS
TO HELP ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING NEEDS CREATED BY THE
DEVELOPER. 
THESE DEVELOPERS PROJECTS HELP
PROVIDE HOMES FOR SERVICE
WORKERS PRIMARILY PEOPLE ARE
BLACK AND BROWN AND OTHERS WHO
ARE FACING UNBEARABLE RENT
BURDENS.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY SPEAKER IS ANDREA. 
>> HELLO.
>> MY NAME IS ON THAT.
I PUT YOU ON.
I'M A DISTRICT 5 RESIDENT IN
THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
WHICH HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED MY COMMUNITY.
A COMMUNITY HISTORICALLY
OPPRESSED BY DISCRIMINATES
HOUSING POLICIES.
IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO
UNDERSTAND WHY COUNCIL
CONTEMPLATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
OUR CITY. 
SAN JOSE IS THE ONLY MAJOR CITY
IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY WITHOUT A
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE
APPROVING A FEE LESS THAN THE
AMOUNT HIGHLIGHTED IN THE
CITY'S NEXUS STUDY IS EGREGIOUS
AND TRULY IGNORES THE NEEDS
OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
PLEASE KEEP COMMUNITY AND NOT
DEVELOP OUR INTERESTS AT THE
FOREFRONT.
APPROVE A HIGH FEE.
I ALSO FIND IT FRUSTRATING THAT
COUNCIL DECIDED TO DELAY THE
ANTI DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY
VOTE.
IF YOU TRULY VALUE THE NEEDS
OF THE COMMUNITY YOU WOULD KNOW
THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO
CONTINUE PUSHING THIS BACK.
OUR COMMUNITIES ARE BEING
DISPLACED AND PUSHED OUT RIGHT
NOW. 
FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY
RENT AND LIVE IN FEAR
OF EVICTION.
RIGHT NOW THE LACK OF URGENCY
FROM THE COUNCIL IS CONCERNING
AND I HOPE YOU WILL NO LONGER
PUSH THIS BACK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
MONICA, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS AND I MUST
REMIND YOU AGAIN.
>> MY NAME IS VERONICA DISTRICT
5 MEMBER AND I CURRENTLY LIVE
IN A HOUSE WHERE THERE IS THREE
FAMILIES LIVING.
>> OK, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND
AGAIN WE'RE BAILING OUT AGAIN.
AGAIN AND AGAIN I KEEP SEEING
MY CITY BAILING OUT THE
COMPANIES. 
RIGHT.
WE'RE JUST DOING IT AS WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN ARE THE PRECEDENT OUT
THERE AND WHAT WE SHAPE HIM
FOR.
YET WE'RE DOING IT HERE AT HOME
HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
AND LIKE SOMEBODY SAID BEFORE, 
MAYBE WE SHOULD START WE CALL
YOU NOW. 
SAM LICCARDO, MAYOR OF GOOGLE,
MAYOR OF APPLE BECAUSE YOU
DEFINITELY DO NOT REPRESENT OUR
COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE EXPRESSED OUR MOST
NEEDS AND YOU HAVE TURNED TO
OTHER SIDE.
>> HOW MUCH LONGER ARE WE GOING
TO KEEP ON DOING THIS?
AND AGAIN ON TOP OF MY MIND IS
GOING TO BE HOMELESS TOMORROW.
>> THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU.
THE PERSON WITH THE PHONE
NUMBER ENDING IN 6 4 4 1. 
>> WELCOME THE PERSON WITH THE
PHONE NUMBER AND IT'S 6 4 4 1.
>> YOU'LL NEED YOUR DEVICE I
ASSUME IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE
THAT'S PUSHING HOUR 6.
THERE YOU GO.
WELCOME.
>> I'M SORRY FOR SECOND PUSHING
STATISTICS ABOVE MY PAY GRADE.
THIS IS MARY MURTAUGH
REPRESENTING A HOUSING. 
HI, MARY.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND
YOUR ENERGY ON THIS IMPORTANT
PRODUCT PROJECT.
AND REPUBLIC TO URGE YOU TO
ADOPT TO SEE THAT YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S
CONSIDERABLE VARIATION IN TERMS
OF THE TYPES OF REAL ESTATE IN
THE CITY AND THE DEMAND IMPACT
OF THE PANDEMIC.
BUT NEVERTHELESS WE WANT TO
STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF MOVING
FORWARD WITH THIS BECAUSE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING RESOURCES
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AS YOU MANY PEOPLE HAVE NOTED
ARE PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE AND WE
CAN'T MOVE AHEAD TO ACCESS
CRITICAL OTHER FUNDING FROM THE
STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
UNLESS WE HAVE COMMITTED LOCAL
FUNDING FIRST.
SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITIES
ANALYSIS. 
WE SUPPORT THE STRONGEST
POSSIBLE SEE THAT WE REALIZE
THIS HUGE VARIATION BETWEEN
AREAS IN THE CITY BUT DID WANT
TO NOTE THAT YOU KNOW IN TERMS
OF TRANSFERRING PATIENT WHICH
IS SOMETHING I'M NOT SURE
EVERYBODY IS AWARE I HAVE 10
SAY AS OF THIS REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND THE
ENTIRE STATE WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF LOS ANGELES HAS THE BIGGEST
IT WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST
THROUGHPUT AT SOME POINT WHEN
BART FINALLY GETS TO DIRT ON
AMTRAK.
CALTRANS ETC. SO IT'S QUITE
REMARKABLE.
IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT THAT
GOOGLE IS COMING HERE AND THAT
YOU HAVE SO MUCH INTEREST OTHER
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS IN THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY.
I'M SO AS LONG AS THERE IS A
PROCESS CONTINUE TO EVALUATE
THIS. 
THANK YOU, MARY.
LET'S GET STARTED NOW.
THANK YOU, MARY. 
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MATTHEW. 
YES.
THANK YOU, REED.
NANCY REED, SILICON VALLEY
AT HOME WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE MULTIPLE COUNCIL'S MULTIPLE
CITY STAFFS THAT HAVE BROUGHT
US HERE AND APPRECIATE THE THAT
HAVE BROUGHT US HERE AND
APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS CAME IN
CITY STAFF HAVE MADE TO PROVIDE
YOU WITH THE GUIDANCE AND THE
DETAIL YOU NEED ON THIS
COMPLICATED ISSUE OF WHICH
WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A SOUND
POLICY DECISION.
>> THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT
TIMES.
>> OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS
HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE STARK AS
PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY
STRUGGLING TO STAY IN THEIR
HOMES ARE FORCED TO BEAR THE
BRUNT OF BOTH THE HEALTH AND
ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THIS
PANDEMIC.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE
ALSO DIFFICULT TIMES FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WITH
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AND
WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO
MOVING THROUGH THIS THREE
POINTS AS YOU CONSIDER THIS
ITEM.
FIRST, WE'RE PLEASED THAT THERE
IS A BROAD CONSENSUS THAT THE
FEES NEED TO BE REVISITED TO
ASSESS THE RECOVERY.
WE SHOULD EXPECT TO RAISE FEES
AS THEIR FEASIBILITY BECOMES
MORE CERTAIN. 
SECOND, OVER 40 MILLION SQUARE
FEET OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
IN THE PIPELINE ONLY HALF ITS
DOWNTOWN AND THE STATION AREA.
IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE COUNCIL
GO BACK TO DIFFERENTIATE
DIFFERENTIATING GEOGRAPHIES IN
THE CITY.
THIS MUST BE PART OF FUTURE
FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S JUSTIN. 
>> HI.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
JUSTIN LARDINOIS WAR PLANNING
COMMISSIONER AND A FORMER
HOUSING COMMISSIONER SPEAKING
AS MYSELF NOW ON BEHALF
OF COMMISSION I'M GLAD THIS IS
FINALLY COMING TO A VOTE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE WERE
ADVOCATING FOR ON THE HOUSING
COMMISSION BACK TO 2018 AND A
LOT THINGS THAT I WANT TO SAY.
>> SAID SO I WON'T REPEAT THEM
BUT ALSO I UNDERSTAND THAT
WE'RE IN AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
AND THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT HOW
THAT AFFECTS FEASIBILITY
OF DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
JIMENEZ'S PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT
BALANCES THAT BY HAVING PHASED
IN FOR SMALL MID-SIZED
DEVELOPMENT WHILE REQUIRING
LARGE MOMENTS TO BE PAYING THE
FULL FEE UPFRONT.
IF WE DON'T PASS SOMETHING LIKE
THAT THEN GOOGLE PROJECT WILL
BE A HUGE REVENUE CAPTURE.
THE COUNCIL'S JUST LEAVING ON
THE TABLE. 
>> AND THEN FINALLY I JUST WANT
TO SAY THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT DISCUSSION FOR OUR
CITY. 
I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE'S
ONLY ONE OF THE COMMENTS OR THE
REGULAR CHIP.
>> THANK THANK YOU.
ZANDER BRIANNE EXCUSE ME.
FORGIVE ME FOR MISPRONOUNCE
YOUR NAME. 
>> YOU'VE GOT CLASS PATIENCE. 
>> I'M JUST A CITIZEN.
I'M CALLING SPORT A MUCH
STRONGER COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY.
I WAS BORN HERE.
I'VE GROWN UP HERE.
I CAME BACK AFTER COLLEGE.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6.
I CAN WALK AROUND AND I CAN SEE
HOUSES BEING REPLACED BY THREE
MILLION DOLLAR NEW SINGLE
FAMILY CONSTRUCTION.
I CAN WALK AROUND AND SEE
PEOPLE LIVING UNDER THE
OVERPASS.
AND I THINK AS A CITY WE NEED
TO PRIORITIZE HOUSING PEOPLE. 
AND THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES DO
NOT SEEM TO BE THEIR CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BOTH.
TO BOTH MY COUNCIL MEMBER AND
YOU SEEM TO INDICATE SOME
DIFFERENT PRIORITIES.
>> I WOULD LOVE FOR THOSE
PRIORITIES TO VISIBLY CHANGE
AND THAT IS WHY I URGE YOU TO
ADOPT A STRONGER COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE TREE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
VANITA GOYAL MOON MANY A GIRL
WITH SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION COMMISSION VEHICLE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISN'T
ESSENTIAL FOR EXPANDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHOICES FOR
OUR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND
CITIES AND WE STRONGLY URGE THE
COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD GIVEN
THE CONFIRMATIONS OF THE
FEASIBILITY STUDY.
>> NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
HAPPENS IN THE CITY.
IT HAS ONLY COMMENCED TODAY THE
CITY IS POSITIONED TO RECAPTURE
THE VALUE IT CREATES INVESTED
IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER
CREATING HOUSING FOR EMPLOYEES
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN
BUT ALSO MORE FAIRLY AND
EQUITABLY TOWARDS CREATING
HOUSING FOR OTHER WORKERS WHO
ARE STRUGGLING AND ARE HURTING
EVEN MORE DURING THIS CRISIS.
THE FEELINGS OF THE LAST
RECESSION THIS MOMENT REQUIRES
THAT WE MUST GIVE IT AND DIRECT
A POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS
AROUND THE RACIAL EVEN IMPACTS
THAT WE HAVE SEEN TODAY TO
ADVANCE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
IN THE REGION ESPECIALLY AS
POSSIBLY AS BEGAN.
A LOT HAS ALREADY EMERGED. 
IT IS ESSENTIAL THEREFORE
THERE'D BE NO FURTHER DELAY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO PREPARE TO SET
HIGHEST FEE LEVELS.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
NEIL PARK.
CLEANTECH I CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
WELCOME.
HI.
MY NAME'S NEIL.
>> ANOTHER SILICON VALLEY
RESIDENT ACTUALLY CALLED
CUPERTINO AS THE CHAIR
OF CUPERTINO FOR ALL WHERE
CROWE HOUSING ORGANIZATION I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF COUNCIL
MEMBER HUMANITIES MEMO FOR A
HIGHER COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE.
AS YOU KNOW, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
HAS BECOME INSANELY EXPENSIVE.
SOME STUDIES PUT THAT ESTIMATE
AS HIGH AS SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY
EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
PER UNIT.
THERE'S NO REALISTIC WAY FOR US
TO GET THIS MONEY WITHOUT
PUTTING TOGETHER ALL OF OUR
OPTIONS SHORT OF SOME KIND
OF ASTRONOMICAL FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT BUY IN.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
POWERFUL OPTIONS TAX REVENUES
IMPORTANT DURING A LOOMING
RECESSION AND I WELCOME NEW
NEIGHBORS. 
BUT LET'S ALSO MAKE SURE THAT
WE TAKE THE MODEST STEPS TO
ENSURE THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO
KEEP OUR EXISTING VULNERABLE
WORKERS HERE AS WELL.
OUR LATINO BLACK KEYS ARE IN
PERPETUAL DANGER
OF DISPLACEMENT AND THEIR
HOUSING NEEDS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY
COME FIRST.
SO LET'S ADOPT COUNCIL MEMBER
WHO MANAGES MEMO FOR A HIGHER
FEE WITH MORE REALISTIC
FLEXIBILITY.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
I KNOW IT'S NOW A LITTLE PAST
11 O'CLOCK.
WE HAVE IF WE ADD THE CURRENT
FOLKS WHO RAISE THEIR HANDS
SPEAK TAKE US TO ABOUT 11 20.
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMON AT THAT TIME AND THEN
WE'RE GONNA PROCEED TO COUNCIL
DISCUSSIONS SO WE CAN GET THIS
VOTE HOPEFULLY TO MOVE FORWARD
BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
RAFAEL, WELCOME. 
>> MY NAME IS RAFAEL.
I'M THE SAME AS A RESIDENT
YOUNG PERSON WAS HAD TO
STRUGGLE WITH HOUSING.
SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE
TO LIVE IN SAN JOSE FOR MANY
YEARS UNTIL VERY RECENTLY MY
FAMILY OF FOUR SHARED A SMALL
DUPLEX TOGETHER ON THE BORDER
SIDE DOWNTOWN. 
MY PARENTS HAD TO SLEEP ON THE
FLOOR WHILE MY SISTER AND I
SHARED THE ONLY ROOM.
THIS WAS THE ONLY NATIONALLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE COULD
FIND.
THIS IS MY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
STORY AND THE STORY OF SO MANY
I HIGHLY URGE THE CITY COUNCIL
TO CONSIDER.
COUNCIL MEMBER ADMITTED THIS
PROPOSAL FOR A MUCH STRONGER
COMMERCIAL LICCARDO FEE THAN
THE CURRENT LOAN SUGGESTION.
SOME FAMILIES LIKE MINE GET
LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND A LOW BAR
IN THE MARKETPLACE BUT MANY ARE
IN DESPERATE NEED OF DEED
RESTRICTED.
MEANING THAT WE NEED A HUGE
AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE CITY
BUDGET TO ACTUALLY SUBSIDIZE
THAT HOUSING.
THIS IS A CRUCIAL STEP TO GET
THERE.
PLEASE SUPPORT A STRONGER
COMMERCIAL THAN CATCHY SPEECH.
>> THANK YOU.
ADDRESS. 
WELCOME. 
GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND
STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND
COMMITMENT FOR THE BETTERMENT
OF SAN JOSE.
ON BEHALF OF THE OP SILICON
VALLEY I AM REAFFIRMING THE
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY'S POSITION REGARDING
THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL LINKAGE
FEE.
MANY OF SILICON VALLEY PREFERS
NO NEW FEES NOW BUT IF THAT IS
NOT POSSIBLE WE STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED THE LOWEST FEES FOR
OFFICE DEVELOPMENTS IN DOWNTOWN
AND ZERO FEES FOR ALL PROJECTS
OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE. 
WE ARE COMMITTED TO A BALANCED
ENERGY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT IS WHY WE DID NOT OPPOSE
THE TRANSFER TAX THAT IS
ESTIMATED TO RAISE 50 MILLION
DOLLARS PER YEAR MOSTLY FROM
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
THE PANDEMIC SIP ORDER AND WORK
FROM HOME MOVEMENT HAS CHANGED
THE ECONOMY BECAUSE OF THOSE
REASONS.
THE FEASIBILITY STUDY IS
OUTDATED AND SHOULD NOT BE
ACCEPTED.
JUST TWO DAYS AGO PINTEREST
ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS ABANDONING
ITS EXPANSION IN SAN FRANCISCO.
WE HOPE NOT TO SEE THAT IN
SAN JOSE.
BUT AT THIS POINT WE ASK YOU TO
CONSIDER THE LOWEST FEE FEES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU AND THANK
YOU.
>> ROMAN DAWSON WELCOME ROMA.
ROMA WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HEAR YOU
MAY BE ON MUTE RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T TELL YET.
>> THANK YOU.
THE LITTLE NEW A NEW BOSS
DOESN'T DROP DOWN RIGHT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 1
AND I'VE HAD LOTS OF HOURS TO
READ ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT
LETTERS.
I WAS STRUCK BY ONE FROM
JEFFREY BUCHANAN.
IT WAS CHOCK FULL OF DATA THAT
I WAS NOT AWARE OF .
THEREFORE I'VE ALTERED MY
COMMENTS.
I AM NOW LOOKING VERY FAVORABLY
ON THE MEMO WRITTEN BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MINUTES WHICH
RECOMMENDED THE THREE YEAR
PHASE ABOUT 50 PERCENT
OF FEASIBILITY.
I DO NOTE JAY PAUL IS MOVING
AHEAD WITH DEMOLITION.
I KNOW WE'VE FORGIVEN THINGS
BEFORE AND ANECDOTALLY I CAN
TELL YOU THE HIGH TECH INDUSTRY
IS BOOMING AND I'M A BOOMING.
THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU.
DEBORAH ST. JULIAN. 
HI, DEBORAH.
YOUR DEVICE IS STILL MUTED.
WE CAN I'M SORRY.
>> YEAH, WE'LL COME BACK.
DEBORAH KIRSCH, YOUR DEVICE IS
STILL MUTED.
YOU MAY HAVE A CHANCE THAT THAT
DEVICE FOR FREE RAISE YOUR
HAND, GIVE ANOTHER SHOT.
APRIL NICHOLSON, HELLO.
>> HI.
WELCOME.
>> HI.
MY NAME APRIL NICHOLSON AND
I'VE LIVED IN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE
MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'M STRUGGLING TO CONTINUE TO
DO SO.
HOWEVER, I'M A STUDENT WHO HAS
LOST MY JOB.
I'M NOW ON FOOD STAMPS AND
RUNNING LOW ON MY UNEMPLOYMENT.
HOWEVER, I WILL FIGHT FOR
MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS LIKE ME
TO STAY HERE.
>> I HIGHLY URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ'S
PROPOSAL FOR A MUCH STRONGER
COMMERCIAL.
LINCOLN THAN THE CURRENT LAW SO
SUGGESTION ARE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TRUST FUND DESPERATELY
NEEDS TO BE BUILT UP.
THIS IS A FEASIBLE WAY FOR US
TO DO THAT ALL THE WHILE
ENSURING THAT LARGER OFFICE
DEVELOPERS HELP PAY FOR THE
INCREASED DEMAND FOR HOUSING.
>> WANTING JOBS IN OUR
COMMUNITY IS UNDERSTANDABLE BUT
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
BUILDING BELOW MARKET RATE
HOUSING FOR THOSE LOW INCOME
WORKERS WHO WORK IN THESE
FACILITIES.
PLEASE SUPPORT A STRONGER
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE PROTECT
SAN JOSE RESIDENTS.
>> THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU.
AGAIN WE'LL PUSH PROCEED UNTIL
11 20 AND WE'LL RETURN THE
COUNCIL.
DON'T BE KARNIT. 
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
MY NAME IS JEWEL BUCHANAN AND I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 5.
>> OUR FAMILY WAS AMONG THE
FIRST BLACK SETTLERS IN
SAN JOSE AND WE HAVE WITNESSED
THEY CONTINUE DISPLACEMENT
OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS IN
GENTRIFICATION OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE
ISSUE HOWEVER CITY OF STANDARDS
A HAS A FIDUCIARY AND MORAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO ITS
RESIDENTS, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES
AND RELATIVES TO AGGRESSIVELY
SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
AND IF THAT MEANS A HIGHER MORE
APPROPRIATE COMMERCIAL LINKAGE
FEE THEN SO BE IT.
>> I WANTED TO ALSO SAY THAT I
HIGHLY SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER
AMEND HIS PROPOSAL TO INITIATE
A HIGHER COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE
.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
KEVIN MUST YOU RING?
>> MY NAME IS KEVIN MADDEN, A
MEMBER OF SHAQ I SUPPORT.
COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENT IS A
PROPOSAL TO CHARGES BUT FEES
OF 20 TO 30 DOLLARS FOR OFFICE
PROJECTS WITH A PHASED IN
APPROACH TO RECOGNIZE THE
CURRENT FINANCIAL PANDEMIC
IMPACTS.
>> TODAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST AND
TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY
OF THE EMERGENCY RULE 1 AS A
RESULT TOMORROW.
>> THE COURTS WILL START
BEGINNING TO PROCESS EVICTIONS
AND AS THIS HAND DOGMATIC HAS
CAUSED HAVOC AMONGST OUR
COMMUNITIES OF CONCERN WE WILL
ARE LIKELY TO SEE SOME PEOPLE
UNFORTUNATELY EVICTED FROM
THEIR HOMES AND THAT IS A
CONSTANT REMINDER OF THE
UNAFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING
THROUGHOUT SILICON VALLEY THAT
REMAINS TO BE.
THAT MUST BE SOLVED WITHIN OUR
LIFETIME. 
THIS IS A MORAL DUTY AND WE
MUST MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
SPEND SPREAD THE MONEY AROUND
TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR
POOREST IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
CHELSEA SIMILAR. 
GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS CHELSEA MEYER AND
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF DESTINATION HOME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING
EFFORTS TO ENACT A COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE TO HELP FUND
DESPERATELY NEEDED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
GIVEN THE ENORMOUS NEED IN OUR
COMMUNITY, IT'S CRITICAL THAT
COUNCIL ADOPT A MORE ROBUST
FEE.
IN PARTICULAR WE HOPE THAT
COUNCIL WILL ADOPT AN INITIAL
FEE FOR DOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE
THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE TEN
DOLLAR PER SQUARE BUT
RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF AND
INCORPORATES A PHASE FEE
SCHEDULE AS RECOMMENDED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS PERALEZ AND
HOMEOWNERS THAT STEPS UP THE
FEW LEVELS OVER THE NEXT THREE
YEARS.
THIS APPROACH ACKNOWLEDGES THE
CURRENT ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC WHILE
PROVIDING A CLEAR PATH TOWARD A
MORE ROBUST FEE AND THE TENS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE BE LEFT ON THE TABLE.
THIS PANDEMIC HAS LAID BARE THE
DRAMATIC NEED FOR SAFE, STABLE
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND WE ASK THAT YOU
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT
A MORE ROBUST COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE STRUCTURE THAT WILL
HELP US MEET THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
>> THANK YOU
. 
HI. 
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? 
>> WE CAN'T NOW.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL. 
I'M A DISTRICT 6 RESIDENT AND I
AM IN SUPPORT OF THE HIGHEST
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE.
AT THE TIME PERMITS ARE POOLED
WHICH WILL SUPPORT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AT THE MINIMUM.
THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD LISTEN
TO THE RESULTS OF THEIR OWN
STUDY WHICH SAID THE
BILLIONAIRE DEVELOPERS CAN
AFFORD TO PAY UP TO FORTY TWO
DOLLARS PER SQUARE FOOT. 
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A
PANDEMIC AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IS IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER
ESPECIALLY FOR LATIN X AND
BLACK RESIDENTS AND OUR
ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
THESE AREN'T CONVENIENT FOR
GREEDY CORPORATIONS BUT WHY ARE
YOU PRIORITIZING CORPORATIONS
WANTS OVER HOUSING NEEDS FOR
OUR RESIDENTS?
IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT DIA AND
DAVIS ARE IN SUPPORT OF A
LOWBALL FEE SINCE THEY ARE UP
FOR REELECTION THIS YEAR AND
THEIR CAMPAIGNS ARE HEAVILY
DEPENDENT ON POLITICAL
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE SAME
OFFICE DEVELOPERS WHO WOULD
HAVE TO PAY THESE FEES.
SAN JOSE RESIDENTS ASK YOURSELF
ARE THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS
LOOKING OUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY
OR FOR THEIR OWN WALLET AND
ELECTION CAMPAIGN?
THANK YOU ROXANNE ROXANNE.
IF YOU COULDN'T MEET YOUR
DEVICE ROXANA WAS NOT ABLE TO
HEAR YOU OK?
ROXANNE PEARSON WAS STILL NOT
ABLE TO HEAR YOUR DEVICE MAY
STILL BE MUTED.
IT IS MUTED IN OUR SCREEN.
>> LET'S GO TO THE CAR WITH
NUMBERS AND A 4 2 7 9 AND PLAY
ROXANNE CAN FIGURE ON MUTE.
RAISE YOUR HAND AGAIN.
>> THE PERSON WITH THE PHONE
NUMBER ANY 4 2 7 9.
>> IF YOU COULD PUSH THE ASTRA
6 WELCOME MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
WELCOME.
>> I MET WITH SENIOR PROJECT
MANAGER WITH PARK VENTURES.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING
OF THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE.
THAT WAS A HAS THIS TREMENDOUS
NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS
YOU KNOW.
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE PATH AND
PATH VENTURES ARE WORKING
EXTREMELY HARD WITH EVERYBODY
TO TRY TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING
CRISIS.
THE REAL HUMAN NEEDS THAT WE
SEE EVERY DAY IN YOUR CITY AND
CANDIDLY THE THING THAT WE NEED
MOST TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING
THIS NEED IS MORE RESOURCES AND
WHEN WE SEE THAT THAT THE
CHALLENGES AHEAD ARE JUST
SEEMING TO BE INSURMOUNTABLE.
WE NEED TO TAKE EVERY
OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO THE
RESOURCES TO TO TAKE THAT ON. 
SO WE OBVIOUSLY SHARE THE
CITY'S GOALS FOR FOUR MORE
ECONOMIC VIBRANCY AND AS THE
JOBS ARE CREATED WE WANT TO
HELP MAKE SURE THAT THAT THE
CITY IS PREPARED TO ADD MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WELL.
AND WE SHARE OTHER FOLKS
SENTIMENTS THAT THE FEE SHOULD
SHOULD BE IN PLACE NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR SALLY WEEK FIELD YOU
HAVE RECOMMENDED SHOWS A TRUE
INTEREST TO THE COUNCIL AND IT
MAKES IT APPARENT ACTUALLY YOU
WANT TO PROTECT EVERY WE THAT
FAIR ELECTIONS INITIATIVE THAT
YOU GUYS DENIED.
>> DEB DAVIS I DEAR.
SEVEN CARTER YOU GUYS WOULD
HAVE HAD TO REMOVE YOURSELF
FROM THIS VOTE.
THE EXCUSE I HEAR IS THAT
BUSINESSES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
AFFORD A HIGH FEE DUE TO
COVER BUT THE POVERTY GAP WILL
ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW AFTER
COVID AND YOU ARE SIMPLY
BAILING OUT THESE BIG BUSY BIG
BUSINESSES AND NEGLECTING THE
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE SAN JOSE
COMMUNITY. 
SAM LICCARDO, YOU RECENTLY HAD
YOUR HOUSE VANDALIZED. 
YOU SENT OUT A TWEET THAT
CREATED A POSITION OF US VERSUS
THEM.
YOU REPRESENT EVERYONE IN
SAN JOSE.
SAM I'M SORRY YOU WENT THROUGH
THAT BUT SOMETHING REMAINS
CLEAR.
YOU ARE STILL NOT LISTENING TO
COMMUNITY.
YOU ARE STILL NOT LISTENING
THAT THIS STRONG COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE CAN HELP CREATE
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE
COMMUNITY YOU REPRESENT.
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE ON
THE SIDE WITH THE PEOPLE AND
HELP THE CITIZENS ACHIEVE.
KRISTIN HI.
>> MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN AND I'M
A SAN JOSE RESIDENT IN DISTRICT
4.
I SUPPORT A STRONG COMMERCIAL
LINKAGE FEE TO THE HIGHEST
EXTENT UP TO FORTY TWO DOLLARS
THAT REFLECTS WHAT BILLIONAIRES
CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD TO PAY NOT
THIS LOWBALL GIVEAWAY FOR REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPERS OF TEN
DOLLARS PER SQUARE FOOT.
THAT IS ACTUALLY BEING
PROPOSED.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST
LEVEL OF UNHEALTHY PEOPLE AND
THIS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW WITH
COVID AND POSSIBLE EVICTIONS
HAPPENING.
>> THIS NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY
OF THE CITY HAVING THIS
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE IS JUST
IS THE LEAST YOU CAN DO TO TO
TRY AND HELP THAT CAUSE.
>> SO I I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT
YOU DO SO. 
>> THANK YOU.
MONICA, IS MONICA VALID?
AND I LIVE IN CAMBRIDGE AND I'M
GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT
BECAUSE IT'S GETTING LATE AND
THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS SAID SON
WAS PLANNING ON SAYING
GRADUALLY GOOD NEWS EXISTS IN A
LOT OF OTHER CITIES IN THIS
COUNTY AND THEY SHOULD
ABSOLUTELY EXIST HERE AND
SATURDAY AND THEY SHOULD BE
WHAT DEVELOPERS CAN AFFORD TO
PAY NOT SOME OF THE LOW
PROPOSALS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
TO ME AFTER READING THE
PROPOSALS COUNCIL OVER AND THEN
IT SEEMS LIKE THE MOST
REASONABLE ONE ONE TO ME PLEASE
FOR A STRONG CORRECTIONAL
LINKAGE FEE AND PLEASE SHOW US
THAT YOU CARE MORE ABOUT US
THAN DEVELOPERS.
>> THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU.
J.
TACKLE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S
TIME.
I KNOW IT'S GETTING LATE.
THANKS, MAYOR.
THANK YOU HOUSE MEMBERS.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCIL MEMBER
MATTERS MEMO.
THE DECISION WE MAKE TONIGHT IS
NOT UNLIKE MANY OF THE
DECISIONS WE HAVE MADE BEEN
MAKING OR WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE
ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF OUR
CITY.
THE FACT THAT INEQUALITY IN
SANTO ZAY HAS BECOME SO
ASTRONOMIC IT HAS ONLY MADE OUR
IMPACT FROM THIS GLOBAL
PANDEMIC WORSE AND IS ONLY
GOING TO WORSEN OUR EVENTUAL
RECOVERY.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
COMMUNITY HAS THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IT NEEDS AND THAT WE
KNOW FROM THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT IS
GOING TO COME DOWN ON THEM THAT
OTHER PEOPLE CAN AFFORD IT AS
WELL.
WE ARE LOOKING AT AN
OPPORTUNITY HERE TO MAKE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
RESIDENTS AND I URGE YOU TO
PASS A STRONG COMMERCIAL AND
COUNTRY. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> MARIO LOPEZ GOOD EVENING
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MARIO LOPEZ.
SOMEONE IN SILICON VALLEY AND A
DISTRICT RESIDENT.
I'LL BE BRIEF.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE SUPPORTIVE
OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO
ADOPT THE FEE.
HOWEVER, WE FIND THE
RECOMMENDED FEE LEVEL TO BE LOW
ENERGY TOTAL FEES THAT REFLECT
THE SERIOUS NEED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AS YOU COULD ALREADY
TOP BASED ON PUBLIC COMMENT.
THERE'S A BROAD SUPPORT FOR THE
FEE ITSELF.
IN FACT WE HAD ABOUT 55
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS THROUGHOUT SAN JOSE.
JOIN OUR EFFORTS IN URGING YOU
TO PASS A MAXIMUM FEASIBLE FEE
REFLECTING YOU AGAIN THE
BREADTH OF THE COMMUNITY
SUPPORT FOR THE FREE AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
THIS INCLUDES ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTING LGBTQ
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ASIAN-AMERICAN
LATIN X SENIOR CITIZENS AND
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS
WELL AS TECH EQUITY WORKERS,
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ADVOCATES, MENTAL AND PUBLIC
HEALTH PROVIDERS AND MORE. 
WE ESTIMATE THAT A ROBUST FEE
CAN GENERATE ABOUT 50 TO 70
MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR.
AND WE CAN LET THIS OPPORTUNITY
PASS BY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> I UNDERSTAND IT'S GOING TO
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT THERE.
JUST A FEW SPEAKERS LEFT.
I'M GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO
SPEAK UP TO SALVADOR
BUSTAMANTE.
THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE PUBLIC
COMMENT AFTER SALVADOR SPEAKS.
ALEX SHAW, WELCOME, ALEX.
>> THANK YOU.
ALEX SHAW SPEAKING PERSONALLY
NOT ON BEHALF OF ANY
ORGANIZATION FOR WHICH I WORK
OR COMMISSION ON WHICH I SIT. 
THIS COMMERCIAL LINKAGE IS SO,
SO, SO, SO, SO INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT AND I HOPE YOU PASS
AN EXTREMELY STRONG ONE
TONIGHT.
I SOMETIMES MAKE MORE ARGUMENTS
TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN
ARGUMENT ABOUT RHETORIC WHICH
IS THERE IS A LOT
OF PROGNOSTICATING GOING ON
ABOUT THE PANDEMIC AND WHAT
PEOPLE WILL OR WILL NOT DO WHAT
THE MARKET WILL OR WILL NOT DO.
>> AND I JUST THINK IT'S A
SLIPPERY TO TRY AND ASSUME
THAT ANY OF US CAN REALLY
FIGURE THIS OUT.
ONE THING I DO KNOW IS THAT IN
TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES FOLKS
OF LIMITED OR LOW INCOME SUFFER
THE MOST AND THOSE ARE THE
FOLKS THAT I THINK WE SHOULD
ALL BE THINKING ABOUT MOST
TONIGHT TO TRY TO SERVE AND
PROTECT AND PROVIDE HOUSING FOR
THANK YOU.
>> THE SYSTEM THAT I LIVE IN
ROOSEVELT PARK HISTORICALLY
WORKING CLASS AND RED LINE
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A LOT
OF SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX
HOMES MANY OF WHICH ARE RENTED
I'VE WATCHED SO MANY RENTING
FAMILIES I'M JUST ON THE BLOCK
GET DISPLACED IN THE LAST FIVE
YEARS ALONE.
KIDS ACROSS THE STREET USED TO
PLAY WITH THEIR PET RABBIT IN
THE FRONT YARD AND NOW THEY'RE
BEING BEATEN AND MOST THEY SEE
NOBODY.
THIS KIND OF DISPLACEMENT IS
THE RESULT OF A BOOMING ECONOMY
WITH PRNS ISH INSUFFICIENT
HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME
FAMILIES.
HOWEVER, DESPITE THE DIFFICULT
TIMES THAT WE'RE IN, PROMINENT
DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS HAVE
REVEALED IN RECENT NEWS
ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE
MERCURY IN THE SILICON VALLEY
BUSINESS JOURNAL SPOTLIGHT
BOASTING ABOUT THE STRENGTH AND
RESILIENCY OF OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY.
>> THE PRESIDENT OF EQUITY REAL
TEAM DENNIS RANDLE TALKING
ABOUT A PROJECT THAT'S MOVING
FORWARD DOWNTOWN SAID QUOTE
SILICON VALLEY IS THE NUMBER
ONE ECONOMY ON THE PLANET.
>> JOBS WILL COME BACK VERY
QUICKLY HERE.
JOBS WILL COME BACK BUT WITHOUT
A STRONG ANTI DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGY WHICH WE HAVE YET TO
VOTE ON, THE FAMILIES WE LOSE
WILL NOT COME BACK.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE HIGHEST
FEASIBLE CREATE COVID THE
LINKAGE FEE.
THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU.
>> DIEP. 
YEAH. 
>> MY OWN.
YEAH.
YES YOU ARE WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT.
>> I'M A NURSE PRACTITIONER, AN
ESSENTIAL WORKER.
EVERY DAY I DRIVE BY MANY
HOMELESS BROTHERS AND SISTERS. 
>> I CONSIDER HOMELESSNESS A
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
I READ.
I STRONGLY URGE THE HIGHEST
COMMERCIAL ME POSSIBLE.
>> THIS IS JUST UNTENABLE THAT
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON
THIS STREET. 
IT'S A MORAL TRAVESTY.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
JENNY HIGGINS.
>> BUT BRENDAN OKAY.
>> YOU CAN HEAR ME NOW. 
SORRY.
YES.
I'M A CHORUS REQUESTING AGAIN
AS I HAVE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS AS WE DISCUSS THAT ALL
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
MAYOR.
VOTE YES TO IMPROVE THE
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE IMPACT FEE
ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN AND
COUNCIL MEMBER YEMENIS
MEMORANDUM.
>> ALTHOUGH I DO BELIEVE A FEE
SCHEDULE HIGHER RATE FOR
DEVELOPERS BY SIZE ARE IN ORDER
.
>> THE CITY IS DOING WELL
ENOUGH IN ACHIEVING ITS MARKET
RATE AT NINETY FOUR BUT
TERRIBLE WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AT 18 AND WE KEEP
MAKING MAJOR EXCUSES.
>> I REMEMBER A YEAR AGO ALMOST
TO THIS DAY THE COUNCIL VOTED 6
5 TO WEIGH THAT IN LIEU FEES
AND IMPACT FEES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR GIANT DEVELOPERS
KEEP SAYING NEVER AGAIN.
BUT WE KEEP DOING IT.
WE NEED TO DO MORE TO BRING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO OUR
FAMILIES WHO ARE CENTRAL TO OUR
COMMUNITY BUT STRUGGLE DUE TO
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING A
DRAMATIC WAGE DISPARITIES.
>> I URGE YOU TO TAKE FULL
ADVANTAGE OF THIS DLF AS PART
OF THE SOLUTION.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
AND FINALLY MILK FRANCE. 
WELCOME.
MY NAME IS AN ARDENT SUPPORTER
OF THE HOUSING NETWORK AND THE
SELF-MADE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST.
I'M SPEAKING OF COURSE FOR HIRE
THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LINKAGE
FEES THAT CAN BE IMPOSED.
>> WE NEED THEM DESPERATELY TO
TAKE CARE OF THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT NEEDS TO BE BUILT
ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE BEING DISPLACED
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY THEIR
RENTS VERY SOON.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO BE
GUILTY OR WORRIED ABOUT THIS
BECAUSE WE JOHNNY COME LATELY
TO THIS MOVEMENT.
MANY, MANY CITIES AROUND US
HAVE ALREADY HAD LINKAGE FEES
FOR QUITE A WHILE AND WE HAVE
SOME LOT OF DEVELOPERS HERE, 
A.J. A THAT HAS SO FAR HAVE
BEEN GETTING A FREE RIDE
WITHOUT IT LINKAGE FEES.
SO I THINK WE CAN START PRETTY
HIGH AND I THINK WE SHOULD DO
THAT.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
THANK YOU.
THANKS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY CAME OUT TO SPEAK.
I DO WANT TO ADDRESS ONE
CONCERN THAT WAS RAISED ABOUT
THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT ORDINANCE
AND THAT ARE THE POLICY AND THE
THE DEFERRAL OF THAT ITEM THAT
WAS DEFERRED LAST WEEK AT RULES
COMMITTEE ALTHOUGH I ACTUALLY
VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD THAT
TODAY.
I REALIZE EVEN IF WE HAD MOVED
FORWARD WE WOULDN'T HAVE TIME
BECAUSE HERE WE ARE IT'S ALMOST
MIDNIGHT. 
I THINK THE REST OF THE
COMMITTEE WISELY UNDERSTOOD
THAT WE WOULD BE GOING VERY
LATE TONIGHT.
WE WOULD NOT HAVE TIME.
SO I BELIEVE THAT'S KICKED OFF
JUST ONE WEEK OF NOT MISTAKEN
BUT IT CERTAINLY WHATEVER IT IS
IT WILL BE HEARD VERY, VERY
SOON.
THERE'S NO DESIRE TO DEFER
OTHER THAN SIMPLY TO
ACCOMMODATE ALL THE VERY
IMPORTANT MATTERS WE HAVE TO
CONSIDER.
THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
>> I. 
I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL MEMOS
HERE WE HAVE TO SORT THROUGH.
I WOULD JUST SUGGEST ONE THING.
THERE ARE GOOD IDEAS COMING
FROM MANY CORNERS HERE AND I
APPRECIATE ALL MY COUNCIL
MEMBERS RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN
I'M A LITTLE PUZZLED BY IS THE
OUTRAGE THAT SEEMS TO BE URGED
PARTICULARLY BY JEFFREY
BUCHANAN AND A FEW FOLKS THAT
SEEM TO BE READING FROM THAT
SCRIPT.
HE SEEMS TO BE OUTRAGED AND
OTHERS HAVE EXPRESSED THE
MEMORANDA THAT WERE SUBMITTED
BY FIVE OF US INCLUDING MYSELF
BECAUSE IT SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER A
GIVEAWAY AND FAR TOO LOW A FEE.
WELL, THE ONLY AREA WHICH I
THINK VIRTUALLY ANYONE THINKS
WE'RE GOING TO GET MUCH
OF ANYTHING DONE IS DOWNTOWN
OFFICE.
THE FEE WE RECOMMEND IS
ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THE FEE
RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
IT'S HIGHER IN YEAR ONE THAN
COUNCIL MEMBER PERALEZ HIS
MEMO.
IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS CUSTOMER
AND THAT YEAR.
NOW I KNOW THAT THEY PROPOSE
INCREASING IN YEARS 2 AND 3 WE
PROPOSE IN YEAR TWO AFTER TWO
YEARS THAT WE SIMPLY GO BACK
AND GET A NEW STUDY.
BUT I THINK ANY OBJECTIVE WOULD
SAY THERE ARE VARIATIONS BUT
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN
OUTRAGEOUS PROPOSAL
PARTICULARLY WHEN WE'RE MORE OR
LESS IN THE MIDDLE. 
SO I WOULD JUST RESIST THE RUSH
TO OUTRAGE AND ENCOURAGE FOLKS
TO ACTUALLY READ THE MEMOS AND
ACTUALLY CONSIDER WHAT'S THERE.
AND THIS IS IMPORTANT, NO
QUESTION.
I THINK STAFF ESTIMATE IT COULD
GENERATE 14 MILLION DOLLARS
OVER THREE YEARS.
BUT I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THERE
ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT LIKE FOR
EXAMPLE GETTING MEASURE E ON
THE BALLOT AS WE DID AND
FORTUNATELY IT BARELY PASSED
AND BASED ON STAFF'S ESTIMATE
THAT WILL GENERATE ABOUT 15
TIMES MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DOLLARS BECAUSE OF A TAX ON
HIGH VALUE PROPERTY
TRANSACTIONS. 
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
US TO KEEP IN CONTEXT THIS IS
ONE TOOL IT IS PROBABLY NOT
GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST TOOL WE
KNOW WE GOT MORE MONEY FROM OUR
EFFORT HERE THIS YEAR THAN IS
PROJECTED OUT OF THIS
PARTICULAR FEE.
THERE ARE OTHER SOURCES AND
WHAT WE DO KNOW CONTRARY TO
SOME SUGGESTIONS I THINK IT WAS
SHOULD BE CAN CLAIM THAT OFFICE
RENTS ARE RISING RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE
SURPRISING TO MOST FOLKS WHO
ARE IN THE OFFICE BROKERAGE
BUSINESS. 
I'M READING FROM A MERCURY NEWS
ARTICLE DATED JULY 21ST. 
COLLIER'S REPORT SAYS THIS IS
THE WORST OFFICE MARKET IN
YEARS WITH ENORMOUS AMOUNTS
OF VACANCY I BELIEVE IT WAS
JUST TWO DAYS AGO PINTEREST
SAID THEY WOULD PAY 90 MILLION
DOLLARS TO GET OUT OF A LEASE
OR HAVE MILLION SQUARE FEET IN
SAN FRANCISCO THERE'S NOW SIX
MILLION SQUARE FEET BEING
SUBLET BECAUSE OF BASICALLY
LARGE OFFICE USERS WHO DON'T
HAVE EMPLOYEES TO FILL THE
OFFICE WITH OR REFUSE TO DO SO.
SO IT'S FAIR TO SAY THE WORLD
HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
THOSE WHO ARE CLINGING TO A
FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WAS BORN
IN 2019 I CAN ASSURE YOU IF YOU
READ PAGES 135 TO 136 THAT SAME
FEASIBILITY STUDY, THE AUTHORS
ADMIT ESSENTIALLY THAT IT'S ALL
PRETTY INAPPLICABLE BECAUSE THE
WORLD HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY
AS WE ALL KNOW SINCE MARCH.
AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC AND
EVERYTHING THAT'S RESULTED, WE
ARE NOW IN A WORLD OF DOUBLE
DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT AND WE ARE
DOING AND TRIED TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ACTUALLY
TRY TO CREATE JOBS TO GET
UNEMPLOYED FAMILIES BACK TO
WORK SO THEY CAN PUT FOOD ON
THE TABLE AS WE BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
YES, WE HAVE TO DO BOTH AND
THAT'S WHY I THINK WHILE
SEVERAL THOSE I NOTES THE WORD
BALANCE WAS USING COUNCIL
MEMBER APPRENTICES MEMO WE ARE
ALL TALKING ABOUT BALANCE FOR
GOOD REASON BECAUSE WE DO HAVE
TO BALANCE WE HAVE TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND YES WE
HAVE TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK
AND THEY'RE BOTH IMPORTANT.
SO I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS
OF EVERYONE TO TRY TO REACH
THIS BALANCE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CANDACE MAYOR, I
WANT TO THANK YOU.
>> I THINK YOU TOOK AWAY A LOT
OF MY TALKING POINTS ACTUALLY
TO BE QUITE FRANK WITH THAT
WITH WHAT YOU SAID.
>> I MEAN I COULD TELL YOU YOU
KNOW, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT
YOU KNOW THAT THE THAT THE
STUDY WAS WRONG BECAUSE IT
DIDN'T YOU KNOW, IT WAS DONE IN
DIFFERENT ECONOMIC TIMES AND
WAS WRONG BECAUSE IT DIDN'T
ACCOUNT FOR THE JOBS HOUSING
IMBALANCE AND IT WAS WRONG
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR
WHAT THE CITY WOULD LOSE IN
ADDED TAX REVENUES AND NEW JOBS
.
>> SO WHY DO ANYTHING AT ALL?
>> I YOU KNOW, IF IF THIS IF
THIS STUDY IS NOT WORTH THE
PAPER OR THE PIXELS THAT IT'S
WRITTEN ON, WHY DO ANYTHING I
MEAN I'VE ACTUALLY TRIED TO TO
TO WEAVE COMPROMISE TOGETHER
WITH MY OWN MEMO WHICH YOU
KNOW, HONESTLY IF IT WAS UP TO
ME I WOULD SAY LET'S GO BACK TO
THE DRAWING BOARD AND DO A NEW
STUDY.
>> WHY IS IT THAT YOU THINK WE
NEED TO DO SOMETHING TODAY?
MAYOR, I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO
ADMIT THAT UNDER ORDINARY
MARKET FORCES IF WE SET THE FEE
TO ZERO, NOTHING WOULD GET
DEALT.
>> I THINK WE ARE FORTUNATE
THAT THERE MAY BE AS WE ALL
HOPE SOME PROJECTS THAT COULD
MOVE FORWARD AND NOT MANY BUT
BUT CERTAINLY SIGNIFICANT
PROJECTS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE TO
DEPEND ON FINANCING FROM THE
MARKET THAT COULD SELL FINANCE
THEN IF THOSE PROJECTS ARE ABLE
TO MOVE FORWARD AND ARE ABLE
AND WILLING TO PAY A FEE.
I THINK WE SHOULD CERTAINLY
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE WE HAVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOLLARS TO
BUILD CRITICALLY NEEDED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE LIKE
I SAY WE NEED BOTH.
BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE THERE'S
NOT GOING TO BE MUCH IT GETS
BUILT AND CERTAINLY MONOGAMY
MUCH BY WAY OF HOTEL OR RETAIL
IN PARTICULAR.
>> WELL, THOSE ARE TWO ITEMS
THAT I KIND OF COMMITTED TO IN
MY MEMO AND I DON'T HAVE ANY
PARTICULAR LOYALTY TO EVEN MY
OWN MEMO.
>> HOWEVER, I THINK THAT IF I
DID TRY TO WEAVE SOME IDEAS
FROM FROM COUNCILMEN OF PERALEZ
MEMO IN YOUR MEMO AND SO THAT
WE CAN COME UP ON SOMETHING.
BUT I AM COMMITTED TO HAVING NO
FEES FOR RETAIL.
I'M HAVING NO FEES FOR HOTELS
FOR NOW BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
YOU KNOW, ANY OF ANY OF THOSE
IDEAS CAN SUSTAIN ANY FEES AND
IN FACT I'M SURPRISED THEM
ASKING US FOR BAILOUTS.
>> AND AS FAR AS THE THE
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING I THINK WE
HEARD FROM THE FEDERAL HOUSING
DEVELOPERS WHO WAS ON THE CALL
AND I THINK WE NEED TO
CALCULATE IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY
AND AS LONG AS IT'S CALCULATED
IN A WAY THAT BASICALLY
EXCLUDES THE COMMON AREAS.
>> I THINK I'M OKAY WITH A FEE
AS WELL. 
>> BUT BUT YOU KNOW, IN GENERAL
I I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS THE
WRONG TIME TO HAVE FEES
ALTOGETHER.
IT'S IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO FIND JOBS FOR PEOPLE
AND IF THEY IF ANYTHING GETS
BUILT THAT'S FANTASTIC BECAUSE
THAT WILL PROVIDE JOBS
AT LEAST CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND
HOPEFULLY THEY'LL THEY'LL BE
ABLE TO EMPLOY PEOPLE ONCE THE
DOORS ARE OPEN.
>> AND LIKE YOU SAID, I COULD
TELL YOU BOTH MY SISTERS WORK
FOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES.
THEY'VE BEEN TOLD TO STAY HOME
FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND THEY'RE
OK.
>> THEY'RE ACTUALLY RETHINKING
OFFICE SPACE.
>> MY MY EX COMPANY THAT I USED
TO HAVE MY OLD STOCK BROKERAGE
FIRM GAVE UP THEIR LEASE IN
DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE IS NO LONGER
GONNA BE LEASING THE OFFICE
BUILDING THAT WE WERE IN FOR
TWENTY FIVE YEARS BEFORE I LEFT
THERE BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S
WORKING FROM HOME AND
EVERYBODY'S FINE AND THEY'RE
GETTING A DISCOUNT ON ON THEIR
ON THEIR FEES FOR STAYING HOME
SO THAT THE OFFICE SPACE
EQUATION IS IT.
IS IT THERE IT JUST ISN'T.
>> AND I I DON'T UNDERSTAND
RETRO FEES BUT I'LL SUPPORT
WHAT YOU THINK BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF TALKING TO
DEVELOPERS.
>> I SUPPORT SOME STUFF BUT I I
WON'T SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT HAS
FEES ON RETAIL AND FEES ON
HOTELS AND AND AND QUITE
FRANKLY I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO
EXCLUDE ANY AREA OUT OF THE
DOWNTOWN AND DEARBORN AREA
BECAUSE IT'S TOUGH TO BUILD IN
DISTRICT 10 OR DISTRICT 8 IN
DISTRICT 5 AND ANYWHERE EXCEPT
FOR DOWNTOWN AND MAYBE NORTH
SANTA ZAY AND SANTANA ROW
BASICALLY THERE'S NOT A WHOLE
LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON
THROWING ON ADDITIONAL FEES
THAT I THINK IT WILL JUST CLOSE
THE DOOR TO ANY POTENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT WHATSOEVER.
>> I'M GOING TO WAIT TO HEAR
FROM WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE TO
SAY BUT I JUST WANT TO LET
EVERYBODY KNOW THAT'S THAT
THOSE ARE MY THOSE ARE MY STICK
TO POINTS IF ANYBODY WANTS MY
VOTES.
THANKS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
REMEMBER DAVIS THANK YOU, MAN.
>> PERSONALLY, I THINK WE ALL
HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED AND CONTINUE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NEED
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THAT
THAT HOUSING JUST TO JUST TO BE
CLEAR FOR FOR EVERYONE IS
HOUSING THAT HAS TO BE
SUBSIDIZED TO BE BUILT WHICH
MEANS THAT WE ALSO NEED THE
FUNDING SOURCES FOR THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND A COUPLE MORE POINTS I WANT
MAKE AS STAFF REPORTED AND AS
WE'VE WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THE
FEASIBILITY STUDY RESULTS ARE
ARE BASICALLY COMPLETELY MOOT
RIGHT NOW AND IT'S BECAUSE
THERE'S SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN
THE MARKET NOW AND FOR THE
RECOVERY WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE
RECOVERY.
WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW IS
COMMERCIAL LENDING IS IS MOSTLY
NOT HAPPENING.
OUR VACANCY RATES ARE IN OUR
OFFICE FOR DOWNTOWN AND
PROBABLY OTHER AREAS AS WELL
ARE GROWING.
AND IN TERMS OF THE RECOVERY
THERE ARE SORT OF DIFFERENT
HEADWINDS THAT ARE POSSIBLE.
>> SO WE SEE IF PEOPLE GO BACK
TO THE OFFICE THEY MAY NEED
MORE SPACE.
BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL GO
BACK TO THE OFFICE?
WHAT PROPORTION OF PEOPLE OR
MAYBE WHAT PROPORTION OF TIME
WILL BE SPENT AT THE OFFICE?
SO WE DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED IF
THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR MORE
OFFICE SPACE OR LESS OFFICE
SPACE OVER TIME BECAUSE THOSE
TWO THOSE TWO POSSIBILITIES ARE
ARE AT CROSS PURPOSES WHICH
OF COURSE MEANS THAT WE NEED TO
TREAD CAREFULLY.
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER KHAMIS
SPOKE ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT
AT THE SAME TIME FOR EVERYONE
WHO THINKS IT'S A GIVEAWAY TO
DEVELOPERS AND AND CORPORATION
PRNS. 
>> I WANT TO POINT OUT AND
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT.
AS WELL WE HAVE A JOBS HOUSING
IMBALANCE IN OUR CITY
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
BUSINESSES EMPLOY OUR RESIDENTS
HERE IN OUR CITY AND THEY ALSO
PROVIDE CRUCIAL TAX REVENUE
THAT GOES TO FUND THE SERVICES
THAT OUR RESIDENTS DEMAND AND
DESERVE. 
>> SO WE'RE NOT GIVING AWAY
ANYTHING WHEN WE SAY WE WANT
BUSINESSES TO COME HERE TO
EMPLOY OUR RESIDENTS TO GIVE
PEOPLE PAYCHECKS SO THAT THEY
CAN LIVE HERE BUT ALSO TO
PROVIDE THE TAX REVENUE THAT
PAYS FOR THE SERVICES THE PARKS
THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
LIBRARY FEES THAT WE'VE
DISCUSSED AND ALL THE OTHER
SERVICES THAT OUR CITY PROVIDES
MUCH LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER
KHAMIS.
>> MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE NOT
TO ENACT A NEW FEE RIGHT NOW.
IN FACT DOING SO GOES AGAINST
EVERY SINGLE BIT OF ECONOMIC
TRAINING THAT I HAVE HAD AND
MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT'S WHAT MY
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IS IN.
>> MUCH LIKE VICE MAYOR JONES I
JUST IT'S IT'S REALLY HARD FOR
ME TO GET MY MY HEAD AROUND
MESSING WITH THE MARKET WHEN WE
DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY THE MARKET
IS GOING TO GO OR WHAT RECOVERY
WILL LOOK LIKE.
>> HOWEVER, WE HAVE A COUPLE
OF MASSIVE COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
THAT I HAVE BEEN ASSURED
REPEATEDLY THAT ARE GOING TO
MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THEY ARE
SELF FINANCED AND AGAIN GOING
BACK TO THAT NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT WILL BE NEEDED AND THAT WE
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY
OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME ALONG
TO PROVIDE MORE FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
>> NOW MANY OF YOU KNOW, I
CONSIDER MYSELF A MODERATE AND
I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
CAREFULLY WEIGHING ALL OF THESE
SOMEWHAT CONTRADICTORY AND AND
CERTAINLY ON UNCERTAIN ISSUES
AND MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE
HAVE TRIED TO BALANCE ALL THESE
ISSUES AND BALANCE IS IS THE
WORD OF THE DAY. 
>> WE NEED TO BALANCE THESE
ISSUES AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT
INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC IS NOT
REFLECTIVE OF REALITY IN THIS
CASE THAT COMPROMISE IS REALLY
THE BEST WAY TO GO IN UNCERTAIN
TIMES.
SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO
ADOPT THE MEMO FROM THE MAYOR
VICE MAYOR JONES AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
DIEP.
AND FOLEY AS WELL AS MYSELF AND
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG MOTION.
SO BEAR WITH ME.
THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF CLARIFICATIONS THAT I NEED
TO MAKE IN ITEM 1 OPTION 2
WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. 
>> THE FIVE DOLLAR ISSUANCE IS
FOR THE BUILDING SHELL
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND
THE TEN DOLLARS PAYABLE IN
PROPORTION IS FOR THE THE C O
FOR TENANT OCCUPANCY OR THE
FINAL BUILDING INSPECTION.
>> THERE'S DISCREPANCY ON WHAT
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CALLED AS
OPPOSED TO WHAT WE CALLED IT
WAS WHICH WAS TENANT
IMPROVEMENT CERTIFICATION AND
THEN FOR ITEM TWO WE WANT TO
INCORPORATE A MODIFICATION THE
CAMERA'S MODIFICATION ON. 
SO FOR IT'S OUR ITEM 2 AND IT
IS CANVASSES ITEM 2 OF THE
EXEMPTING OFFICE PROJECTS UNDER
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM THE
FEE UP TO THE FIRST FIFTY
THOUSAND SQUARE FEET AND I
BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO ASK
STAFF TO EXPLORE THAT EXEMPTION
.
>> CHRIS, IS THAT CORRECT?
I MIGHT YES.
I BELIEVE WE NEED TO COME UP
WITH ONLY TO EXPLORE SO WHETHER
THERE'S JUSTIFICATION FOR A FOR
ANOTHER SIZE CATEGORY WITHIN
THE FEE FEE LEVELS. 
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
SO JUST TO CLARIFICATION THAT
WE'LL EXPLORE THAT AND THEN OUR
ITEM 7 WE WANT TO ADD THAT THE
FEE SHOULD NOT EXCEED THE 6
DOLLAR FEE PER THE SOUTH
STAFF'S SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO AND
WE ALSO WANT TO INCORPORATE
ITEMS 5 AND 6 A FROM PERALEZ
MEMO AS WELL AS CANVASSES MEMO
ITEM 2 AS I HAD STATED ITEM 3.
>> SO LET'S TALK A IF YOU COULD
COUNCIL MEMBER COULD YOU
SPECIFY WHAT THOSE ARE
PARAGRAPHS 5 6 8 FROM PROCESS
MEMO.
>> YES.
>> SO FOUR PROMISES NOW.
ITEM FIVE IS TO RETURN ANNUALLY
PRIOR TO THE AUTOMATIC FEE
INCREASE WITH A REPORT ON THE
FEE PROGRAM AND ITEM SIX A IS
TO DIRECT STAFF TO EXPLORE
POTENTIALLY ALLOWING INCENTIVES
IN THE FORM OF FEE REDUCTIONS
FOR PROJECTS BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN PARALLEL WITH ITS
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROJECTS THAT IMPLEMENT
QUANTIFIABLE AND COMPARABLE
SUSTAINABILITY MEMBER MEASURES.
>> OKAY IS THERE FOR THE TWO
PARAGRAPHS TAKEN OR TWO ITEMS
CANCEL OUT PROCESS MEMO AND
THEN THERE WERE TWO FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER CANVASSES MEMO
YES AND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CANVASSES MEMO ITEM TO EXEMPT
OFFICE PROJECTS UNDER ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM A FEE
OF UP TO FIFTY THOUSAND SQUARE
FEET I BELIEVE IT IS.
>> YOU ALREADY ARTICULATED THAT
THE RE EXEMPTION UP FIRST. 
>> OK.
>> AND THEN ITEM 3 ALLOWED
DEVELOPERS WHOSE PROJECTS TO
WHOSE PROJECTS THE NEW FEE
APPLIES TO BUILD OR BUY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DIEP
RESTRICTED TO ENSURE RENTS
REMAIN AFFORDABLE AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO FULFILLING OR TO
PAYING THE COMMERCIAL LINKAGE
FEE.
>> I ASSUME THAT WOULD BE UNDER
THE SAME FORMULA THAT STAFF
SETS FOR ALL INCLUSIONARY FOR
THESE EQUAL THE UNITS.
>> YES.
I THINK IT'S IT'S A CANVASSES
ITEM 3 IS A CLARIFICATION
OF OUR OPTION 3 FROM 1 FROM OUR
ITEM ONE OPTION 3.
>> OK.
>> THANK YOU.
OK.
YOU THINK SO?
COUNCILWOMAN DAVIS THAT'S MY
MOTION.
>> RIGHT.
>> MOTION.
AND SECOND CUSTOMER FOLEY
CUSTOMER PRICE. 
I'M SORRY.
BEFORE YOU GO.
VERA TOTO ROTH EXCUSE ME.
I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE
MOTION THAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY
AND THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE
RETURN ANNUALLY BEFORE THE
AUTOMATIC ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.
THE NEXT ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE
ORDINANCE WOULD BE JANUARY 1ST
OF TWENTY ONE. 
WOULD WE NEED TO BE COMING BACK
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS OR WOULD
THAT BE THE NEXT THE NEXT CYCLE
?
THAT WAS FROM MY MEMO I'M
ANSWER THAT WOULD BE STARTING
WITH THE NEXT CYCLE.
THAT WAS MY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT WOULD BE IN JUST LIKE IN
NOVEMBER DECEMBER OF 2021.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
THAT'S OUR PRICE.
YEAH.
THANK YOU. 
AND APPRECIATE THE SPEAKERS
THAT WADED THROUGH THE NIGHT
WITH US.
WE'RE APPROACHING THE MIDNIGHT
HOUR AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE
MAY BE POTENTIALLY SIX BOATS
ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD HERE
WITH SOMETHING I WILL I WILL BE
AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE. 
>> FIRST OFF, I THINK HAPPY
THAT WE'RE EVEN AT THIS POINT
AND I KNOW FORMALLY COUNCIL
MEMBERS DON RHODES SCHOLAR ARE
MUST BE HAPPY THAT WE'RE HERE
AS WELL MAY NOT BE SUPER
ECSTATIC ABOUT THE DOLLAR
AMOUNT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
BUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS EVEN
A DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING
WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA
HAVE ANY COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE
IS A FAR CRY FROM WHERE WE WERE
WHEN I JOINED THE COUNCIL AND
THIS ITEM WAS WAS REALLY
STALLED FROM GOING ANYWHERE
FROM GETTING A FEASIBILITY
STUDY AND AND SO I THINK THAT
THE YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT'S
JUST GONE INTO TO GET TO WHERE
WE'RE AT TODAY I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT AND AT THE SAME
TIME I THINK IT'S TREMENDOUSLY
UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE NOW IN
THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC AND
WHAT LOOKED LIKE WE HAD GREAT
MOMENTUM AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH A MUCH HIGHER
FEE IS NOW UNCERTAIN.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE
OUT OF ALL THE NUMBER OF OF
MEMOS THAT DELAY IN STAFF
NEEDING TO KIND REWORK SOME
OF THE NUMBERS.
THE CONSULTANT AS WELL THEIR
WORK AND THEN ALL THE DIFFERENT
MEMORANDA COMING FROM THE
COUNCIL HERE AND THE MAYOR IS
IS JUST SIGNIFYING HOW NOBODY
IS TRULY CERTAIN WHERE THINGS
ARE CURRENTLY AT OR WHERE
THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN MAYBE
THE YEAR TO COME AND IN BALANCE
AS WHAT HAS BEEN I THINK SORT
OF WHETHER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
CUSTOMER RECOMMENDERS, THIS
MEMO OF RECOGNIZING THAT
BALANCE MIND COUNTS RATHER THAN
US MENTIONING IT TO THE MEMO.
I WOULD AGREE EVERYONE IS
ATTEMPTING TO SORT OF STRIKE
THAT BALANCE MAY BE I THINK
SOME OF US WEIGHING ON ONE SIDE
OR THE OTHER.
I THINK FOR ME TO JUST RESPOND
TO COUNCIL MEMBER CAME AS HIS
COMMENTS. 
IT'S NOT EVERYTHING AND WE
CAN'T REST EVERYTHING ON JUST
GETTING THESE UNITS BUILT AND
CREATING THE JOBS BECAUSE WE
KNOW IF WE'RE CREATING JOBS
THAT ARE NOT PAYING A LIVING
WAGE HERE IN THE BAY AREA AND
IF WE STICK TO THE CURRENT
TRAJECTORY THAT WE'VE BEEN ON
WITH NOT CREATING ENOUGH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND REALLY
JUST CONTINUING TO BUILD THE
MARKET RATE HOUSING WHICH WE
KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN THE
TRAJECTORY THAT THAT WE HAVE
BEEN ON AND UNFORTUNATELY THE
THE BELOW LIVING WAGE JOBS THAT
MAYBE THESE CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS ARE GOING TO WORK
BUILDING MARKET HOUSES ARE NOT
EVEN GOING TO AFFORD THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THESE
HOUSES THAT THEY'RE BUILDING
AND THAT'S WHERE THIS
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE COMES IN
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON THESE
OFFICE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE
BRINGING IN EVEN MORE JOBS,
CREATING WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW
WAS A NEXUS COME FROM WHAT CAME
AS POINTED OUT FOR YEARS THERE
WAS REALLY NO NEED TO DO THE
NEXUS BESIDES THE LEGAL REASONS
BECAUSE WE ALL KNEW THERE WERE
THERE WAS ACCESS IN REGARDS TO
NEW JOBS COMING INTO THE CITY
AND THE DEMAND THAT THAT PUTS
ON THE HOUSING MARKET.
THIS FEE HELPS US BE ABLE TO
BUILD GET THE DOLLARS TO BUILD
THE MUCH NEEDED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
AND AND THAT IS REALLY
SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE
BEEN FAILING IN NOT BUILDING
ENOUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NOT
HAVING ENOUGH RESOURCES. 
MER POINTS OUT MEASURE.
HE ABSOLUTELY RIGHTFULLY SO AND
WE HAVE FOUND OURSELVES ON THE
SAME SIDE OF A NUMBER
OF ARGUMENTS IN REGARDS TO
TRYING TO COMBAT THIS ISSUE. 
BUT I THINK HERE WE WE REALLY
WANT TO BE ABLE TO I HOPE TO
PUSH THE LIMIT NOT TOO FAR BUT
TO PUSH IT TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO
BE TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT
WE HAVE TODAY.
AND SO AGAIN AT REST AND SORT
OF THE ARGUMENTS THAT I WAS
GOING TO MAKE AND I'LL PROPOSE
A SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT I
THINK IS MORE REASONABLE THAN
THE MOTION THAT WE HAVE NOW TO
BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY ACHIEVE
MORE OF MORE OF THE DOLLARS
THAT WE NEED TOWARDS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND AS THE MAYOR POINTS
OUT.
IN FACT EVEN THE MEMO THAT I
AUTHORED STARTS OUT SLIGHTLY
LOWER THAN THE MEMO THAT HE'S
AUTHORED AND THAT MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE WITH EMOTION THAT'S ON THE
TABLE.
MINE STARTS WITH WHAT STAFF'S
RECOMMENDATION. 
BUT WHAT I HAD DECIDED TO DO IN
HIM IS AGREED WITH THAT AS WELL
ALTHOUGH AT A DIFFERENT DOLLAR
AMOUNT WAS THAT WE CAN
RECOGNIZE THE CURRENT SITUATION
WE ARE IN WITH THE PANDEMIC BUT
AT THE SAME TIME WE CAN BUILD
ON THAT EVERY YEAR VERSUS JUST
STAY STAGNANT AND THREE YEARS
FROM NOW AND STILL HAVE A FEE
THAT BELIEVES THAT WE'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC WHEN WE
KNOW THAT THERE INDICATORS THAT
OUR ECONOMY CAN AND WILL BOUNCE
BACK.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE THE
INDICATORS THAT WE STILL HAVE
STRONG A STRONG OPPORTUNITY FOR
AN ECONOMY HERE FOR JOBS,
STRONG INVESTMENT MUCH MORE
THAN WE HAD DURING THE LAST
RECESSION.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE INCREASE
YEAR BY YEAR ALLOWS FOR.
IT ALLOWS FOR THAT SEE TO
INCREASE OVER TIME AND THEN TO
BE REANALYZE TO DETERMINE WHERE
ELSE IT SHOULD GO.
AND SO I BELIEVE I TRIED TO
STRIKE A CHORD THAT THAT IS
BALANCED. 
>> IT DOES START AGAIN SLIGHTLY
EVEN LOWER RECOMMENDS TO START
WHERE STARTED SLIGHTLY LOWER
THAN WHAT THE MAYOR IS
RECOMMENDING BUT THEN IT JUMPS
UP IN YEAR 2 AND THEN JUMPS UP
AGAIN TO 20 DOLLARS AS A MAX
FOR THAT DOWNTOWN HIGH RISE
PROJECTS IN YOUR THREE AND THEN
GOES THROUGH A REEVALUATION
PROCESS.
THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS
THAT I HAVE INCLUDED IN MY
MEMORANDA AND I WANTED TO BE
ABLE TO JUST LIST WHAT THOSE
ARE AND I KNOW SOME WERE
INCLUDED IN THESE IN THE MOTION
ALREADY BUT THE IDEA WOULD BE
TO COME BACK AFTER YEAR THREE
TO REASSESS AND I HAD ASKED AND
I BELIEVE STAFF HAS CLARIFIED
ON THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS WHICH ONES ARE
INCLUDED AS OFFICE AND NOT. 
I DID NOT ASK BUT I AM I AM
GLAD THAT STAFF WAS ABLE TO
SUBMIT THEIR SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO
TO CLARIFY ON THE SENIOR LIVING
FACILITIES BECAUSE THAT WAS AN
ISSUE AND I'M GLAD THAT STAFF
WAS ABLE TO CLARIFY THAT AND AS
WELL AS TO CLARIFICATION ON THE
WHEN TO COLLECT THE FEES AT THE
ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS AS
MOST OTHER CITIES DO AS IS
NORMAL WITH THE FEES ASKING FOR
THE AUTOMATIC THE ANNUAL REPORT
AND AS STAFF JUST INDICATED I'M
NOT NECESSARILY COMING WITH
THAT IN A FEW MONTHS BUT
STARTING THAT NEXT YEAR AND
THEN A FEW AREAS OF EXPLORATION
IN MY RECOMMENDATION NUMBER SIX
AND THEN I WANTED TO BE ALSO.
SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION HERE I
WANTED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE MY
MEMO. 
I WILL INCLUDE COUNCIL MEMBER
IDENTITIES MEMO AND I WILL ALSO
INCLUDE IN THE THE MAYOR'S
MEMORANDA THE THERE'S TWO ITEMS
HERE. 
>> NUMBER FIVE FOR THE HOTEL
PROJECTS WHICH ASKED IT PROVIDE
AN OPTION FOR FURTHER EFFORTS
ON PROJECTS TO DELIVER
AFFORDABLE UNITS THERE OPTION
NUMBER THREE AND THEN NUMBER
SIX WHICH SPEAKS TO RETAIL AND
RATHER THAN A ZERO DOLLAR FEE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOUR
PROJECTS OVER ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND SQUARE FEET THAT THEY
HAVE A FROZEN FEE FIVE DOLLARS
PER SQUARE FOOT AND THAT ANY
RETAIL PROJECT BELOW ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET IS
AT A FROZEN ZERO DOLLAR FEE.
THIS WOULD BE PROJECTS TO GIVE
AN EXAMPLE LIKE BASS PRO SHOPS
SSA WHICH IS ONE HUNDRED AND
FORTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.
THOSE TYPE OF PROJECTS WOULD BE
THE PROJECTS THAT WOULD WOULD
HAVE A FEE ON RETAIL WHICH WE
SHOULD ALL RECOGNIZE THAT THEY
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND AN
ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO PAY THAT.
BUT I DO RECOGNIZE THAT MOST
SMALLER RETAILERS WE'VE HAD
STRUGGLING WE'VE SEEN STRUGGLE
.
THE CITY DOES NOT.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE REASON
FOR THAT AND THAT WOULD BE MY
MOTION.
THAT WOULD ALSO JUST TO BE
CLEAR INCLUDE THE STAFF
RECOMMENDATION SUPPLEMENTAL
MEMO OKAY.
>> MOTION FROM CAST MEMBER
PERALEZ WE'LL GIVE A SECOND
CUSTOMER AND THEN AS I'LL GIVE
20 A CHANCE TO GET THAT UP ON
THE SCREEN THAT MAY TAKE A
LITTLE TIME. 
SO CUSTOMER MANNERS WANT YOU
JUMP IN.
IS CHANGE WORKING? 
YEAH.
THANK YOU.
I THINK A LOT OF WHAT I WANTED
TO SAY HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED
AND SAID.
I THINK THE CERTAINLY THINK
WOULD SOON COUNCIL MEMBER
PROCESS MEMO CAPTURES A LOT
OF WHAT I WAS INTERESTED IN.
I THINK YOU THERE'S SOME
DIFFERENCES BUT I THINK I'M
WILLING TO FOREGO THOSE
DIFFERENCES AND REALLY MOVE
THIS FORWARD.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD APPROACH IN
THAT IT ACKNOWLEDGES THE
CURRENT PANDEMIC WHICH IS
OBVIOUSLY IS A REALITY AND I
DON'T THINK WE CAN IGNORE THAT.
THAT'S WHY I THINK THE PHASED
IN APPROACH WORKS WELL IN MY
MIND.
>> THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD
SAY IS JUST SIMPLY FOR THE SAKE
OF TIME IS JUST YOU KNOW, WE'VE
BEEN EVEN BEFORE I GOT HERE
WE'VE BEEN AT THIS ABOUT SINCE
2014 AS IT'S BEEN INDICATED. 
IT'S TAKEN A WHILE TO GET HERE.
I WAS UNSURE PERSONALLY WHETHER
WE WOULD EVER SEE THE STAY THAT
THE THAT THIS CITY THE LARGEST
CITY IN THE AREA 10TH LARGEST
IN THE UNITED STATES WOULD
ACTUALLY TAKE UP THIS ISSUE AND
MOVE FORWARD WITH EVEN STUDY IN
IT. 
SO I THINK THAT ALONE IS I
THINK BODES WELL FOR FOR THE
RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY WHO
CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE AND
FINDING SUFFICIENT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD JUST
SAY IS THAT IT'S BEEN MADE THAT
YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT
TIME THAT THE PANDEMIC IS GOING
ON, THAT RENTS ARE DOWN, THAT
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN.
AND I THINK ALEX SHAW MENTIONED
EARLIER THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S
CERTAINLY A LOT OF THINGS WE
DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND AND
REALLY CAN'T FORETELL. 
BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW FOR CERTAIN
IS THAT MANY OF THE FAMILIES
THAT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM
THIS MONEY ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE UNLESS WE
DO SOMETHING.
AND SO AND SO THAT'S WHY
ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT THERE IS
NO PERFECT TIME.
I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THIS.
THE OTHER THING THAT COMES TO
MIND IS THAT I SUSPECT THAT IF
WE WERE CONTINUING DOWN THE
ECONOMIC BOOM THIS LARGEST
EXPANSION IN THE ECONOMIC CYCLE
WOULD CYCLE. 
WE WERE IN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
I SUSPECT FOLKS THAT AREN'T
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS FEE WOULD
SAY THEN EVEN IF THE ECONOMY
WAS HUMMING WE DON'T WANT TO
IMPOSE THIS BECAUSE WE WILL
ALSO SLOW THINGS DOWN. 
AND SO IT SEEMS TO ME VERY
CLEAR THAT THERE IS NEVER GOING
TO BE A GOOD TIME TO DO THIS IN
SOME FULL SIZE.
AND SO FOR ME I JUST THINK WE
NEED TO MOVE ON WITH IT.
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR FAR
TOO LONG AND I'M VERY EXCITED
ABOUT WHATEVER MONEY IN THE
PRESENT OR IN YEARS TO COME
THAT'S GOING TO BE DERIVED FROM
FROM THIS FEE.
SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE CAN CONTINUE LIVE IN
SAN JOSE AND GROW IN SAN JOSE.
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU.
I'M GONNA STAND YOU MIGHT BE
HEARD THIS MOTION OR THE
UNDERLYING MOTION? 
>> THE UNDERLYING MOTION.
MAYOR SORRY.
OKAY.
SHAKE SHACK.
COME BACK TO YOU IF THIS ONE.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS ON THIS
ONE.
>> YES, PLEASE. 
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER RUSS, 
COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS, YOUR HAND
IS UP. 
>> YOU MAY BE TRYING TO TALK
BUT YOUR YOUR YOUR DEVICE IS
MUTED. 
OK, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
CAN'T REMEMBER ARENAS.
WE'RE STILL NOT ABLE TO HEAR
YOU CAN'T REMEMBER FOLEY. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND I REALIZE IT'S NOW
MIDNIGHT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
CONTINUING FOR A LITTLE WHILE
WHILE WE THAT THIS ISSUE.
>> THIS IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT
ISSUE.
AND OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO
I'VE MET WITH ADVOCATES ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE ISSUE FOR PEOPLE.
THE DEVELOPERS WHO DIDN'T WANT
OF THE WHO NOW ARE ACCEPTING
SOME FEE IS THE STATE IS A
REALITY. 
AND THEN FROM THE ADVOCATES ON
THE OTHER SIDE WHO WANT US TO
OPPOSE AS HIGH A FEE AS
POSSIBLE. 
SO IT'S NOT ALL OF US HAVE HAD
MANY HOURS OF DIALOG ON BOTH
SIDES OF THIS ISSUE AND I
APPRECIATE THAT FURTHER IN
DISTRICT 9.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPER BUILT.
I HAVE A PROJECT RIGHT NOW AND
SOME OF THE RESIDENTS ARE
PUSHING BACK ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND ACTUALLY
INSINUATING THAT I AM PROVIDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOLLARS FOR
THE PROJECTS IN ORDER FOR IT TO
GO FORWARD. 
I'M NOT.
I HAVE NO POWER TO DO THAT.
BUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND I
ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED FOR THAT.
THE ALL OF THE MAMMALS THAT
HAVE GONE AROUND ARE FRANKLY
REALLY COMPLICATED AND REALLY
CONFUSING. 
I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THE
SUBSTITUTE MOTION AND I WILL
SUPPORT THE UNDERLYING MOTION
BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THE THERE
ARE SOME ISSUES IN THE
UNDERLYING MOTION THAT I FAVOR
REGARDING SPECIFICALLY THE
RETAIL BUT THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE OFFICE FEE AND OUR
DOWNTOWN OFFICE FEE PROPOSED IN
COUNCIL, HIS MEMO IS NOT THAT
MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THOSE
PROPOSED IN THE MEMO THAT I
COAUTHORED.
IN FACT IN THE FIRST COUPLE
OF YEARS OURS IS CHEAPER AND
THEN IT GO ARE MORE AND THEN IT
GOES UP FROM THERE.
SO TO SAY THAT NONE OF US WANT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE BUILT
AND THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING
AT THE COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE
AS A SOURCE OF FUNDING IS
DISINGENUOUS AND DISINGENUOUS
BY THOSE PUTTING OUT THAT
MESSAGE.
>> CLEARLY WE ARE LOOKING FOR
FUNDING TO HELP AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. 
AND I WILL WE'LL GO TO MY VOTE
ON THE TRANSFER TAX THAT WERE
DOLLARS FOR WHEN PROPERTIES ARE
BEING SOLD THAT WILL BE USED
ALSO FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
MUCH TO THE CHAGRIN OF MANY
OF THOSE OF MY SUPPORTERS IN
REAL ESTATE WHO WERE PRETTY
ANGRY WITH ME THAT I SUPPORTED
THAT AND WENT FORWARD WITH. 
SO WITH THAT I'M JUST GOING TO
CLOSE MY ARGUMENTS AND SAY THAT
WE WILL TODAY HAVE SOME SORT
OF COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE.
AND I THINK ALL THESE MAMMALS
ARE REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER.
WHICH ONE WE END UP WITH?
I DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE VOTE WITH
THAT I YIELD. 
>> THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING POINT OUT IT IS
PAST THE MIDNIGHT IS SO.
YES.
DO I NEED A VOTE? 
>> YES.
>> THERE'S A MOTION FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER HERMANOS TO
EXTEND THE CURFEW.
>> OK. 
VICE MAYOR, DO YOU WANT TO BE
HEARD ON THIS?
>> WELL, JUST I DIDN'T HEAR HOW
LONG.
>> YEAH.
GOOD QUESTION.
YOU WANT TO PUT A TAIL END
OF THAT COUNTY, PLEASE?
YOUR MUTE SERGIO CASTRO MATTERS
.
WE CAN'T HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT
NOW.
TO MY SON.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
NO PROBLEM.
SO SO WHAT TIME IS IT?
IT'S 12:00 FOR TROUBLE FOR HOW
ABOUT WE GO TO TWELVE THIRTY. 
>> OKAY.
IT SEEMS LIKE SUFFICIENT
AMOUNT.
THAT'S THE MOTION. 
DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE ON
THAT TONI? 
>> YES WE DO.
OK.
HERE WE GO.
TREMENDOUS.
YES.
PROWLS. 
DIEP.
I CARRASCO I MISS RELUCTANTLY. 
YES.
>> AS FAR AT MARINAS FOLEY I
MISS MY BONES BY LICCARDO
CLASSICALLY YES.
>> THANK YOU.
SO I WANT TO RETURN REMEMBER
ARENAS.
I THINK YOU MAY HAVE PROBLEMS
WITH YOUR YOUR MUTE BUTTON.
>> I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY
WHOLE DEVICE.
>> IT'S THE LATE HOUR.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK TO
THEM THERE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE
SOME COMMENTS IN TERMS OF WHAT
I THINK WE HEARD TONIGHT AS
FROM A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE
URGENCY IN THEIR VOICES AND THE
MESSAGES THAT THEY HAD.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE
AND THAT THEY'RE INFLAMMATORY
OR MAYBE THEY'RE BEING
PERCEIVED AS SUCH.
>> BUT I THINK WHAT YOU'RE
HEARING IS THE DESPERATION IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
>> FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IS WHAT REALLY I THINK WHAT IT
REALLY COMES DOWN TO IT AND
WHAT I THINK IS HAPPENING.
TO OUR CITY IS THAT FAMILIES
CONTINUE TO LEAVE THIS VALLEY
AS WE'VE SEEN TIME OVER TIME.
>> AND I RECEIVED SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIVE YEAR
CHANGES IN OUR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS JUST TO
DISPLAY A BIT ABOUT HOW OUR
FAMILIES ARE EXITING.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IN MY DISTRICT
EMIGRANT ELEMENTARY IN 2015
2016 SCHOOL YEAR THERE IS ABOUT
TWELVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
EIGHTY TWO STUDENTS BY 2019.
>> 2020 SCHOOL YEAR THERE IS
TEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
TWENTY SIX.
SO THERE IS A CHANGE OF 15
PERCENT AND THIS IS ACROSS ALL
OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN
OUR IN OUR CITY.
AND OVERALL THERE IS A CHANGE
OF 10 PERCENT WHEN YOU AVERAGE
IT ALL OUT AND I'M HAPPY TO
SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH
YOU.
THE SOURCE IS THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
WHAT WOULD THAT COMES DOWN TO
IS THAT THESE ARE YOUNG
FAMILIES.
THESE ARE FAMILIES WITH YOUNG
CHILDREN WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO
MAKE OR TRYING TO PURCHASE A
HOME, TRYING TO CONTINUE TO TO
BE IN SAN JOSE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
LOSE THEM. 
SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
HEARING FROM OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
IS IS A CRY FOR FOR HELP AND
ASSISTANCE IN THEIR LIVING
CONDITIONS AND SO I DO HAVE TO
APPRECIATE AND AND TAKE MY TIP,
MY HAT TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE
WRITTEN A MEMO BECAUSE I THINK
THERE IS SOME LEVEL OF BALANCE
AND CONSIDERATION IN TERMS
OF WHERE WE ARE NOW AND WHERE
WE HOPE TO BE IN A COUPLE
OF YEARS.
>> AND I HEARD YOU LOUD AND
CLEAR.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER FOLEY THAT
YOU SAID THAT THE THE MEMO THAT
YOU COAUTHORED IS ACTUALLY SOME
OF THOSE SOME OF THOSE AMOUNTS
ARE A BIT HIGHER THAN THEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER PARALYSIS AND I
WONDER IF COUNCIL ON PERALEZ IS
WILLING TO INCREASE THOSE
AMOUNTS.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SUPPORT
HIS HIS MOTION ON THE FLOOR?
>> THAT'S MY RAISES THAT
QUESTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER.
OH YEAH.
THAT'S A QUESTION FOR CAST
MEMBER VOTE.
>> I'M WAITING FOR THE REST
OF THE DEBATE. 
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO I MAY TAKE THAT AS IT AS
POSSIBLE.
NO, BECAUSE IF THAT WAS REALLY
ENOUGH CONTENTION THEN I THINK
THAT YOU PROBABLY WOULD HAVE
ACCEPTED THIS AND I DON'T KNOW
THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PERALEZ
WOULD HAVE HAD TOO MUCH OF AN
ISSUE IN TERMS OF INCREASING
THESE PRICES. 
>> I ACTUALLY APPRECIATE THE
HIGHER AMOUNTS AND I LIKE THE
STAGGERED IMPLEMENTATION OVER
YEARS OR IN THE MAYOR'S MEMO.
THE MOUNTS OVER TIME AND SO YOU
KNOW, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING
TO SPLIT THE BABY ANY WAY WE GO
.
>> WHAT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO
IS THAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO
HAVE A SOURCE OF FUNDS FROM THE
FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO IMPACT
THEIR COMMUNITY INCLUDING
RETAIL. 
>> AND INCLUDING ALL THOSE HUGE
COMPANIES THAT ARE GOING TO
COME INTO SAN JOSE.
>> AND I THINK THERE IS A LEVEL
OF POLITICAL WILL FROM THOSE
COMPANIES THAT EVERYBODY SHARES
THAT IMPACT.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS THE
RIGHT TIME TO DO IT EVEN THOUGH
WE'RE IN A ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
POLITICALLY I THINK.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY TERM, 
YOUR COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE WAS
NOT IN AN ISSUE THAT WAS GOING
TO BE CONSIDERED ANYTIME SOON.
>> AND SO I THINK WE'VE EVOLVED
I THINK WE'RE IN A POSITION TO
ACTUALLY CONSIDER IT AND I'M
GOING TO BE FRANK WITH YOU I DO
SUPPORT THE MOTION THAT'S ON
THE FLOOR ALTHOUGH I THINK
THERE'S SOME VARIATIONS IN AND
I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE AS WELL.
>> OF A COMBINATION OF OF THE
VARIOUS MEMOS THAT ARE OUT HERE
I WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT TO MY
COLLEAGUES AND JUST REMIND YOU
ALL THAT GEOGRAPHIC ZONES ARE
YOU KNOW THAT THE AREAS OF SAN
JOSE ARE NOT ALL EQUAL AND
DOWNTOWN IS IS VERY ATTRACTIVE
FOR DEVELOPMENT AND WE ALL KNOW
THAT IT IS IN THE PAST.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME AREAS
THAT ARE NOT RIGHT.
AND MY AREA IS KNOWN FOR MORE
LEISURE AND RECREATION
ACTIVITIES AND JUST BEAUTIFUL
ROLLING HILLS AND NOT
NECESSARILY DEVELOPMENT AND WE
DEVELOP POLICY THAT RESTRICTS
GROWTH ANYWAYS.
AND SO I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE STUNTED AND
I THINK MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES
DON'T WANT TO START DEVELOPMENT
IF YOU DON'T CONSIDER THE
FEASIBLE RATE IN THE GEOGRAPHY
ZONES.
SO MAKING SURE THAT WE LIMIT OR
WAIVE ANY COMMERCIAL LEGAL FEES
THAT EXCEED THE SUPPORTABLE FEE
LEVELS WOULD BE SOMETHING I
WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT
COUNSEL OUR POLICY INCLUDED
THAT IN YOUR MOTION AND SO I'LL
BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION ON THE
FLOOR.
>> I HOPE THAT THE REST OF MY
COLLEAGUES CAN I THINK AND
SHOULD.
I THINK THERE'S JUST SOME VERY
SMALL NUANCED DIFFERENCES HERE
AND I THINK WE ALL WANT THE
SAME THING WHICH IS
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COMPANIES
THAT ARE COMING INTO OUR CITY
AS WELL AS A SOURCE
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOLLARS
FOR OUR FUTURE AND TO ADJUST
PRICES FOR NOW BECAUSE OF OUR
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.
SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. 
ESPARZA.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I'LL BE QUICK.
I ALSO WANTED TO COMMENT THAT I
THINK WHAT WE WERE HEARING FROM
FOLKS WAS NOT NECESSARILY
INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC JUST
DESPERATION AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
DESPERATELY TRYING TO MAKE ENDS
MEET AND ARE LIVING A DIFFERENT
REALITY. 
>> AND SO THE PROPOSED FEES
WOULD GENERATE ABOUT 15 MILLION
DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT THREE
YEARS WHICH REPRESENTS 3
PERCENT OF THE 500 MILLION
DOLLARS WE NEED TO REACH OUR 20
TO 20 22 GOAL OF 10000 UNITS. 
>> YOU KNOW, WE STILL WE STILL
HAVE A CRISIS AND I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE SUBSTANTIVE
MOTION. 
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
YEAH, I SHOULD PROBABLY CLARIFY
.
PEOPLE SEEM TO SUGGEST I'M I'M
REFER TO THE VERY SINCERE
CONCERN THAT'S BEING EXPRESSED
BY MANY MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY ABOUT THE VERY
DESPERATE SITUATION THAT SO
MANY OF OUR OF OUR NEIGHBORS
FIND THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF THE
LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I'M VERY ACUTELY AWARE THAT
WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO WAS
MORE THE RHETORIC THAT COMES
FROM NOT THE COMMUNITY BUT FROM
POLITICAL OPERATIVES AND THOSE
WHO ARE SEEKING TO SPIRIT INTO
DRIVE DIVISION WHERE REALLY
DIVISION DOESN'T REALLY EXIST.
I THINK ANYBODY WHO DOES
ENGAGES IN A FAIR READING
OF THESE MEMORANDA WILL REALIZE
THERE'S NOT A ENORMOUS AMOUNT
OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM.
THE VARIATIONS ARE RELATIVELY
SMALL.
AND I THINK THE POINT THAT
COUNTS REMEMBER FOLEY WAS
MAKING WAS THAT IN FACT THE
MEMORANDUM BY THE FIVE OF US
WHO ARE ALL BEING SOMEHOW
ANOTHER POINTED AT IS AS BEING
SOMEHOW THEY'RE NOT SUPPORTIVE
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS IN
FACT IRONICALLY SUPPORTING A
HIGHER FEES AND STAFF
RECOMMENDS OR THIS OR FEE THAT
IS RECOMMENDED BY THE MOTION
THAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE TABLE
AND AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST YEAR
AND THE SECOND YEAR I THINK IS
ABOUT THE SAME.
SO I I JUST POINT THAT OUT
BECAUSE THIS SPINNING AND THIS
DIVISIVENESS I KNOW IT WORKS IN
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS. 
IT'S JUST NOT GOOD FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
AND I WISH THOSE WHO REALLY
BELIEVED AND I SEE THE TWEETS
AND EVERYTHING ELSE JUST YOU
KNOW, GIVE IT A BREAK.
LEAVE IT TO THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN.
WE'VE GOT TO FOCUS ON SOLVING
CRITICAL PROBLEMS.
WE'RE IN A CRISIS RIGHT NOW AND
WE NEED EVERYBODY TO PULL
TOGETHER.
LET'S JUST PULL TOGETHER WITH
OUR BEST THINKING.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. 
SO MANY IN THE COMMUNITY YOU'VE
EXPRESSED THE DEEP DESIRE AND
DEMANDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE
MEETING MANY COMPETING
PROPOSALS OF MY COLLEAGUES.
I THINK THEY'RE GENUINELY PUT
FORWARD.
MY CONCERN WITH THE MOTION
THAT'S ON THE FLOOR IS THAT THE
ACCELERATION OF THE RATES IN
YEARS 2 AND 3 IS AS FAR AS I
CAN TELL NOT SUPPORTED BY DATA
AND OBVIOUSLY NONE OF US KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE
FUTURE. 
BUT EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT
RECESSIONS TELLS ME THAT YOU
KNOW, WHEN THE RECESSION FIRST
HIT AND TWENTY TWO THOUSAND
EIGHT WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING
TO BE TOUGH.
WE DID NOT SEE DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITY AGAIN AT THE LEVEL
THAT WE SAW IN 2006 7 UNTIL
ROUGHLY 2014 15 PROBABLY SO IT
WAS A GOOD LONG EIGHT YEARS.
AND IT WAS A COLD, DARK WINTER.
AND SO IT'S NOT GOING TO COME
BACK NEXT YEAR.
IT'S NOT LIKE OFFICE RENTS ARE
SETTLING IN A BOUNCE BACK.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY RECESSIONS
WORK, PARTICULARLY A RECESSION
WITH THE WORST UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE IN OUR LIFETIMES.
SO I JUST THINK WE ARE
REALISTIC ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S WHY I PROPOSED AND JOIN
MY COLLEAGUES IN PROPOSING A
MEASURE THAT WOULD HAVE GETTING
DATA IN YEAR 2.
LET'S GO BACK.
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT'S REALLY
GOING ON.
WE DON'T HAVE A FEASIBILITY
STUDY THAT TELLS US WHAT'S
GOING ON THE WORLD IN THIS
PANDEMIC.
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE
WE GET YEAR TWO IN THE
MEANTIME.
I THINK THE RATE THAT WE
SUGGEST IS APPROPRIATE. 
ALL RIGHT.
NANCY, YOU RAISE YOUR HAND. 
>> MAYOR, THANK YOU.
WHEN YOU WHEN YOU CAN STAFF IS
WORKING DILIGENTLY TO TRY TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING ALL
OF THIS DOWN AND A COUPLE
OF CLARIFICATIONS ABOUT WHEN TO
COLLECT THE FEE JUST TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE TRACKING THAT
CORRECTLY AS WELL AS ON THE
ITEMS THAT ARE TO BE EXPLORED
THAT STAFF WOULD WORK TO
IMPLEMENT THE CAN I STOP YOU
FOR A MOMENT YOUR TIME AT THE
UNDERLYING MOTION THAT YOU GET
EITHER OF THE OR OF THE MOTIONS
JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT THE TERMS
MEAN , WHAT'S OK?
>> SO CASIMIR I TO YOU SPEAK TO
THAT. 
>> SORRY.
CAN YOU REPEAT NANCY, THAT THE
FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT WHAT IS
THE INTENT FOR THE TIMING
OF THE COLLECTION OF THE FEE
EITHER AT BUILDING OCCUPANCY
BEFORE TENANCY?
OR IS THE REFERENCE TO WIN
TENANTS ARE OCCUPYING MY LOVE
AND STATE THAT MY ESTATE
BUILDING PERMIT. 
>> THANK YOU.
AND THEN JUST THE FOLLOW THAT
THE ITEMS STAFF WILL MOVE
FORWARD TO IMPLEMENT THE THE
ORDINANCE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT
WE CAN AND THEN CONTINUE TO
EXPLORE THE OTHER ITEMS THAT
COUNCIL HAS HAS IDENTIFIED AND
BRING THOSE BACK AS WAS
PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PROBABLY
IN 2021 FROM MY YES.
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARRASCO THANK
YOU, MAYOR.
BRIEF CAUSE WE HAVE 10 MINUTES
LEFT AND I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE SPEAKERS THAT
CAME OUT. 
YOU KNOW, THEY WAITED ALL DAY
AND A VERY LONG DAY FOR US AND
SO I APPRECIATE THE OF THAT
LAST CHRISTMAS I THOUGHT OKAY,
YOU GOT ON LADDER SORRY I SET
THEM THIS I IDEA THIS ONE SHE
WITH THE SIMPLE YOU SAID YES
BUT I DON'T WANT YOU SEEING
WHAT THE INPUT BUT I FEEL THAT
I'VE SENT THEM WHEN WE IMPORT
THE RECORD NO SCHOOL IS THIS
MOMENT OR SOMEBODY'S FACELESS
CUSTOMER BY SANDAL SECOND WHICH
IS AS SOON AS WE CAN I CAN ONLY
SEE I RECOGNIZE THAT MANY
OF THE SPEAKERS THAT SPOKE
TODAY LIVE IN MY DISTRICT AND
AS YOU RECALL AS ICE I'VE BEEN
SITTING OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS
ON THE POLICY LINK COMMITTEE
YOU'VE SEEN THE MAP.
>> THROUGHOUT THE CITY THERE'S
POCKETS HERE AND THERE THAT ARE
ARE SHADED IN PINK THAT DEPICT
THOSE AREAS THAT ARE IN DANGER
OF BEING DISPLACED.
MY DISTRICT EXCEPT FOR THE
HILLS IS COMPLETELY
COVID ENTIRELY IN DIFFERENT
SHADES OF PINK. 
>> IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S ALREADY
BEING DISPLACED GENTRIFIED. 
THEY'RE ALREADY MOVING OUT. 
THEY'RE ALREADY GETTING
EVICTION NOTICES.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT SHAPES
THERE THEY'RE COLORED IN NOW AS
KOLBERT HAS RAINED UPON US.
AND SO THE DESPERATION THAT
FOLKS ARE IN IS VERY REAL. 
I'VE I'VE OPENED UP THE
INVITATION TO ANY AND ALL OF MY
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE
INTERESTED LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THE REST OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE.
I SOMETIMES WE GET VERY, VERY
LASER BEAM FOCUS AND VERY, VERY
BUSY WITH OUR OWN DISTRICT
WHERE WE HAVE A VERY FULL PLATE
ESPECIALLY NOW UNDER THESE
CONDITIONS. 
AND I I UNDERSTAND.
BUT IF YOU'RE EVER INTERESTED
IN JUST SEEING MAYBE HOW THE
OTHER HALF LIVE.
I'M I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO
TOUR YOU AND WELCOME YOU INTO
DISTRICT 5, WHICH I THINK IS
ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING
RESILIENT, VIBRANT, DIVERSE
DISTRICTS.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
ALL OF US TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE
REST OF THE CITY LIVES AND
TRIES TO SURVIVE SO THAT WE
REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW THESE
POLICIES IMPACT EVERYBODY. 
AND SO I'M GOING TO BE
SUPPORTING THE SUBSTITUTE
MOTION. 
I KNOW THAT THAT THAT IT'S BEEN
DESCRIBED AS AS THESE TWO
DIFFERENT MOTIONS ARE ARE VERY
CLOSE IN NATURE.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO GRAB
EVERY POSSIBLE DOLLAR THAT WE
CAN TO TRY AND PROVIDE EVERY
POSSIBLE UNIT FOR OUR FAMILIES
.
WE'RE GOING TO BECOME A CITY
UNRECOGNIZABLE IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT I
MYSELF MY CHILDREN WILL STAY
HERE IN A FEW YEARS TO BE QUITE
HONEST.
AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THAT
NUMBER I WAS JOKING WITH SOME
COUNCIL MEMBERS 53 PERCENT ARE
RENT BURDENED. 
YOU'RE SPEAKING TO ONE OF THEM?
I'M PART OF THAT 53 PERCENT.
AND SO I RECOGNIZE HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS AS A SINGLE
MOTHER WITH THREE TEENAGERS TO
SURVIVE IN SILICON VALLEY IN
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE WHERE I'M
COMMITTED TO TRY TO CHANGE SOME
OF THIS.
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT
THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
IF IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME, I CAN
ONLY IMAGINE WHAT OUR FAMILIES
ARE EXPERIENCING.
>> AND WE'VE SAID IT.
I KNOW THAT THAT YOU'RE HEARING
IT.
BUT IF WE'RE NOT IF WE'RE NOT
GOING TO KNOW IT'S AN ALL HANDS
ON DECK.
AND FOR THESE FAMILIES THEY'RE
BARELY HANGING ON.
AND MY FAMILIES ARE TWO THREE
FAMILIES IN THAT VERY TIGHT
QUARTERS AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE
GETTING SICK BECAUSE OF COVID.
AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE ALSO
FACING POTENTIAL DEATH BECAUSE
OF IT.
>> THEY'RE LIVING IN
OVERCROWDED CONDITIONS. 
THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER JEFF, DID YOU
WANT TO BE TO THE MOTION ON THE
FLOOR?
YEAH, I'LL JUST MAKE GENERAL
COMMENTS TO MY RECOLLECTION
I'VE SO FAR NOT VOTED FOR A
COMMERCIAL IMPACT FEE BUT BUT
THEN I WILL.
>> SO I GUESS I JUST WANT TO
SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MANY
ADVOCATES OUT THERE.
I KNOW WE STILL HAVE QUITE AN
AUDIENCE STILL WITH US.
NEARY TOLD 30 KNOW IT WAS
MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THIS HAS
BEEN AN ONGOING EFFORT BY MANY
SIDES PUSHING FOR THIS.
AND THEN I CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE
THE NEXUS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEED FOR
HOUSING.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS MENTIONED
EARLIER BY THAT YOU KNOW, THIS
HAS BEEN AN ONGOING DISCUSSION
SINCE THE TIME OF COUNCIL
MEMBER THEN COUNCIL MEMBER JOSH
CHOLERA DON ROCHER SO ON AND SO
FORTH. 
>> AND YOU KNOW, TODAY I. 
YOU GUYS ARE MAKING CHANGE AND
I'M YIELDING TO THAT. 
>> SO I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I
COMMEND YOU FOR THAT AND I
DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE
THIS IS SOMEHOW BECAUSE YOU
DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING YOU WANT
.
IT'S A LOSS BECAUSE I REALLY DO
THINK AS OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS
HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IT IS A WIN.
I JUST WANT TO ADD SOME CONTEXT
TO TO WHY I'VE BEEN RELUCTANT.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IDEOLOGICALLY
OPPOSED TO COMMERCIAL IMPACT
FEE BUT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMING.
>> AND EVEN NOW I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT THE TIMING. 
IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER THAT
PINTEREST SAID THEY'D BE
WILLING TO PAY 96 MILLION
DOLLARS TO BREAK A LEASE TO
SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN FRANCISCO
WAS A HOTTER MARKET THAN IN
SAN JOSE. 
YOU KNOW THERE ALSO RECENTLY
STORIES ABOUT J.
PAUL CONTINUING WITH THE
BUILDING DOWNTOWN AND OF COURSE
GOOGLE'S COMING BUT GOOGLE AND
J.
PAUL ARE BASICALLY SELF
FINANCED.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO AND GET A
LOAN.
IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
COMPARISON. 
SO FOR ME RECOGNIZING THE NEED
FOR HOUSING BUT ALSO
RECOGNIZING THAT IT TAKES ABOUT
AND THESE ARE NUMBERS THAT I'VE
GOTTEN FROM THE HOUSING
DEPARTMENT ABOUT 200000 OR 250
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF SUBSIDY
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONEY TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE UNIT BECAUSE
OF THE NATURE OF AFFORDABLE
UNITS THAT IS IS SOMETHING THAT
WE NEED TAKE IT TO CONTEXT SO
THE MORE MONEY WE GENERATE WITH
THE FEE, HOW MUCH DEVELOPMENT
ARE WE GOING TO GET?
>> SO FOR ME THIS IS MORE ABOUT
DO WE WANT THE MARSHMALLOW
TODAY OR WILL WE WAIT, YOU
KNOW, SOMETIME AND MAYBE GET
THE TWO MARSHMALLOWS DOWN THE
LINE BECAUSE IF WE SET UP A
SYSTEM WHERE PEOPLE CONTINUE OR
DEVELOPERS CONTINUE TO
SAN JOSE, WE CAN CREATE THAT
SYSTEM TO CONTINUE TO CAPTURE
THE FEE.
THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS IF WE
SET IT TOO HIGH IMMEDIATELY I'M
NOT SURE WHAT COMES AFTER
GOOGLE OR JAY PAUL OR THE TWO
OR THREE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE
SET TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS
OF COVID OR A RECESSION.
AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE MY MIND
IS THAT I WANT TO SET UP A
SYSTEM WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO
CAPTURE OR FEED IT TO FUND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THE UNDERLYING
MOTION. 
THANK YOU.
I'LL YIELD.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
SHOULD WE VOTE ON THE
UNDERLYING MOTION AS COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
TONI, I'M SORRY.
>> NOT THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE.
>> GIVE ME THE MOTION ON THE
FLOOR WHICH IS KIND OF OUR
PRIZE.
I THINK YOU'RE PUTTING THAT ON
THE SCREEN NOW AS I WRITE. 
YES, THAT'S THE MOTION ON THE
SCREEN.
>> SO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION
FROM PERALEZ MY BELIEFS AS FAR
AS I IT IS THAT CAN CAN SHE
CONFIRM? 
>> YES.
OK.
>> SO HIS MEMO AND THEN THE
READ ADDS I DO NOT HEAR ANY
COMMENTS SO I'M GOING TO SWITCH
OVER TO THE VOTE HERMANOS. 
>> DOES PERALEZ I DIEP NAY
CARRASCO I GAVE THIS NO
ESPARZA.
>> YES ARENAS.
>> YES FOLEY. 
NO KHAMIS NO JONES NO LICCARDO
NO. 
ALL RIGHT.
THE MOTION FAILS.
>> WE MOVE TO THE UNDERLYING
MOTION. 
THE MOTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS THE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER KHAMIS.
>> YES. 
I JUST WANTED A CLARIFICATION
ON THE THE WAY THAT THAT THE
RESIDENTIAL CARE IS CALCULATED.
>> ARE YOU GOING EXCLUDE
EXCLUDE COMMON AREAS FROM THAT?
>> BECAUSE COMMON AREAS ARE
ALREADY TAXED.
I'M SORRY.
YES, THE CALCULATION OF THE
COMMON AREAS IS THAT A QUESTION
FOR COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS OR FOR
THE STAFF BASED ON THE STEPS
CALCULATION? 
NO FORECASTS, NO DAVIS.
>> I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT
HOW YOU KNOW ABOUT COUNCIL
MEMBER KHAMIS OR ITEM SEVEN
SAYS THE FEE WOULD BE
CALCULATED ON THE SQUARE
FOOTAGE OF RESIDENTIAL ROOMS. 
>> OK, SO DOES SOME SO IT DOES
EXCLUDE THE COMMON AREAS AN
UNEXPECTEDLY BUT IS IT
IMPLICITLY? 
IMPLICITLY BUT YEAH WELL
EXPLICITLY IT SAYS THIS WILL
ENSURE THAT AMENITY SPACE WILL
NOT BE MINIMIZED.
>> OK. 
IT'S ONLY FOR THE RESIDENTIAL
ROOMS.
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
TONI YEAH.
YEAH.
I DIDN'T SAY IT SPECIFICALLY
BUT THAT'S FINE.
CAN WE DO THE SAME FOR HOTELS
TOO? 
IT'S TO SPECIFY THAT ONLY THE
ROOMS THEMSELVES GET TAXED. 
>> MM HMM.
WELL YOU COULD DO WOULD YOU BE
OK WITH THAT?
I MEAN I'M TRYING TO I WANT TO
EXCLUDE THE HOTELS FROM BEING
TAXED.
PERIOD.
I'M OK WITH HAVING THE ROOMS
BEING TAXED, NOT THE COMMON
AREAS JUST LIKE YOU DO FOR THE
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES. 
>> YES, I WILL ACCEPT THAT
AMENDMENT.
OK.
AND MY LAST AMENDMENT IF I
COULD.
OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN AS I
SAID, WE MAY NOT SEE A WHOLE
LOT OF DEVELOPMENT. 
YOUR CURRENT THING I THINK THAT
FIVE DOLLARS.
>> WOULD YOU TAKE IT DOWN TO
THREE FOR OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN
FOR ANYTHING ABOVE ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND SQUARE FEET? 
>> WHAT I WOULD RATHER DO IS IS
AD COUNCIL MEMBER ARENAS IS
MEMO AND ASK STAFF TO.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE
CAN'T INCLUDED BUT WE CAN
EXPLORE THAT WELL HOW DO WE
INCLUDE A FIVE DOLLAR FEE IF WE
CAN'T BRING IT DOWN TO THREE? 
>> I'M SORRY BECAUSE IT'S NOT
THE TERMS DIFFERENT AREAS
OF REQUEST.
>> YEAH. 
SO IN YOUR IN YOUR EYE AS MEMO
ADDRESSES THAT ISSUE IS ON
CITYWIDE OFFICE PROJECTS OVER
ON YOUR ITEM NUMBER THREE ON
CITYWIDE OFFICE PROJECTS THAT
PROVIDE OPTION NUMBER TWO WHICH
IS NOW CONFUSED.
>> SO SO MY STANDING IS THE
FIRST FIFTY THOUSAND SQUARE
FEET IS ZERO AFTER FIFTY
THOUSAND AND THEN THE C IS
APPLIED REFERRING TO.
>> WELL ANYTHING.
SO THIS YEAH THAT'S WHAT I'M
REFERRING TO.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE NEED STAFF
TO EXPLORE BECAUSE ISSUE RUN
NEXUS.
OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN THEN I'M OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
INCLUDING MY COMMENTS.
>> THANKS.
OKAY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS FORGIVE ME.
I THINK IT WAS I SEEM TO HAVE
LOST MY SCREEN.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE MINUTES
THEY GAVE ME.
>> JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION
FOR STAFF. 
SO SO WHAT'S ON THE FLOOR IS
THE MEMORANDUM SIGNED BY YOU BY
SMARTY JONES?
DIEP.
DAVIS AND FOLEY I GUESS WHAT
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS YOU KNOW,
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
THEY'VE BEEN MENTIONED A FEW
TIMES AS GOOGLE FOR OBVIOUSLY
GOING TO BE DOWNTOWN, YOU KNOW,
ASSUMING EVERYTHING MOVES
FORWARD THERE.
>> IN THINKING ABOUT WHAT
THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DOING
RIGHT. 
>> AND THE AMOUNT OF SQUARE
FOOTAGE AND ALSO KNOWING AND
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG NANCY
OR KIM BUT IT SEEMS THAT
THEY'VE STATED VERY PUBLICLY
AND OPENLY THAT THEY ARE
WILLING TO PAY A FEE AND THEY
EXPECT TO PAY ALL FEES RELATED
TO WHATEVER IS IN PLACE.
RIGHT.
THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR
DISCOUNTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT
,RIGHT?
CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
THAT'S WHAT I ASSUME.
AND SO IF THIS MEMORANDUM
PASSES, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT
THEY WOULD FALL UNDER THE MOST
THEY WOULD PAY AS IT SEEMS
FIFTEEN DOLLARS A SQUARE FOOT
BASED ON BASED WHAT PUT OUT
THERE.
>> WELL, I GUESS I GUESS THEY
COULD PAY MAYBE AS LOW AS
TWELVE DOLLARS A SQUARE FOOT IF
PAID UPON CERTIFICATE
OF OCCUPANCY.
CORRECT. 
>> CORRECT.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WOULD
HAVE THE OPTION OF THE 12 OR 15
WITH A DIFFERENT PAYMENT TIMING
RIGHT.
AND WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE
PROBABLY NOT STRAPPED FOR CASH
AND THEY'RE YOU KNOW, TRYING TO
KICK IT DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE
BIT TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF MONEY ALTHOUGH THEY WOULD.
IN YOUR OPINION, DOES IT ADD 15
DOLLARS OR EVEN TWELVE DOLLARS
A SQUARE FOOT?
>> IT SEEMS TO ME WE'D BE
LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE AS
IT RELATES TO GOOGLE PAIN A
COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE.
PER SQUARE FOOT FEE THEY IT
SEEMS TO ME BASED ON WHAT I
READ IN THE FEASIBILITY STUDY
IS ARE THEY ARE THE VERY TYPE
OF DEVELOPMENTS SO FUNDED
THEY'RE NOT AS IMPACTED BY THE
DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY AS
OTHER INDUSTRIES.
>> SO THEY WOULD BE IN MY MIND
THE MOST ABLE TO PAY SOME
OF THE FEES AS STATED AND
BROUGHT OUT IN THE FEASIBILITY
STUDY.
CORRECT.
IS THAT IS A WRONG
INTERPRETATION OR YOU MAY NOT
SEE? 
>> NO, I THINK THAT GOES TO TOO
FAR.
>> HONESTLY THERE IS STILL A
LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT'S
GOING ON EVEN FOR THEM. 
WHERE YOU SAW THEM
STRENGTHENING IN THEIR IN THEIR
HEADQUARTER LOCATION THEY ARE
DROPPING OFF AND OTHERS
MOUNTAIN VIEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WHAT I'M REFERRING TO SO I
THINK THE OTHER FACTOR IN THE
FAMOUS COUNTER-INTUITIVE WHEN
YOU SET AN IMPACT FEE IT'S NOT
BASED ON ABILITY TO PAY.
>> IT'S BASED ON THE IMPACT
OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THAT
PARTICULAR USE ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. 
SO GOOGLE IS CLEARLY SUPPORTIVE
OF AN IMPACT FEE AND THEY WANT
A FAIR FEE THAT IS PAID BY
OTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE
DOWNTOWN.
OF COURSE COUNCIL MEMBER THE
SITUATION WITH GOOGLE IS UNIQUE
BECAUSE WE'LL BE NEGOTIATING A
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL
INCLUDE A PACKAGE OF COMMUNITY
BENEFITS.
SO THE COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE
JUST SETS A BASELINE FOR WHAT
THE CITY EXPECTS OF OTHER
DEVELOPER FIRMS.
BUT THEN THERE WOULD BE A
PACKAGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
OK, THEN. 
ALL RIGHT.
>> SORRY.
YOU KNOW THIS THIS ISSUE IS
VERY COMPLEX ON TRAVELING, 
TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DESCRIBING
INSANE. 
>> YOU KNOW I'M LISTENING TO
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
IT STILL DOESN'T QUITE RESONATE
WITH ME BUT I CAN UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING RIGHT THERE.
>> YEAH, SO.
SO THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I HAVE
WITH THE MEMORANDUM IS, YOU
KNOW, I THOUGHT ABOUT SCENARIOS
IN WHICH WE BEGIN CHARGING THE
FEES THAT CERTIFICATE
OF OCCUPANCY INSTEAD OF AT THE
BUILDING PERMITS STAGE. 
AND SO HAVE WE IN THE CITY EVER
EXPERIENCE ANY SCENARIOS IN
WHICH A DEVELOPER, YOU KNOW,
HAS SOME ISSUES PAYING THE FEE
AT CERTIFICATE OCCUPANCY SIMPLY
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FILL THE
BUILDING OR IT COMES IN VERY
STAGGERED AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE. 
AND THE REASON I ASKED THAT IS
I I FEAR SORT OF A SCENARIO IN
WHICH A DEVELOPER IS SITTING ON
A VACANT BUILDING. 
THEY HAVE YET TO OCCUPY IT TO
ITS FULL CAPACITY FOR WHATEVER
REASON.
THERE'S SOME ISSUES ABOUT THE
FEE THEY MAY CONTEST THIS OR
THAT OR THE AMOUNT POLITICALLY
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT WOULD IT
WOULD IT WOULD THE CITY WOULD
BE IN A UNIQUE PREDICAMENT IN
TRYING TO MAINTAIN AN EMPTY
OFFICE BUILDING BECAUSE A
DEVELOPER DIDN'T PAY THE FEE. 
RIGHT.
I MEAN THAT THAT DOESN'T HELP
ANYONE IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
AND MAYBE I'M NOT EXPLAINING IT
CORRECTLY BUT I'M SURE I GUESS
I'M I'M TRYING TO THINK OF SORT
OF ISSUES WITH WITH THE TIMING
OF THE FEE OF PAYING.
>> THAT'S MY WORD.
>> IT HELPS EXPLAIN THE
RATIONALE FOR THAT ALTERNATIVE.
PLEASE, THAT WOULD HELP.
YEAH, I MEAN THERE ARE TWO
REASONS OR THREE REASONS
ACTUALLY WHY I WITH MY
COLLEAGUES WE WORKED ON THIS
ALTERNATIVE YOU PAY THE TWELVE
DOLLARS OR ALTERNATELY YOU PAY
FIFTEEN DOLLARS PAY AS YOU'RE
ABLE TO GET THE 10 IMPROVEMENTS
DONE TO LEASE UP WHAT IS IT
GETS MORE MONEY FOR THE CITY
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT'S A
GOOD THING.
SECONDLY IT HEDGES RISK FOR A
BUILDER BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME
PRETTY FRANKLY EMBARRASSING
PAINFUL EXAMPLES OF DEVELOPERS
WHO HAVE BUILT OFFICE ON SPEC
AND HAVE HAD TO STARE AT EMPTY
BUILDINGS AND I CAN TELL YOU
THERE IS NO INCENTIVE FOR A
DEVELOPER TO SIMPLY BUILD AN
EMPTY BUILDING AND LET IT SIT
THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE LOSING A
LOT OF MONEY AND THEY'RE PAYING
TYPICALLY THEY'RE PAYING A BANK
A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT TO SIT
THERE AND THEY'RE NOT
GENERATING A RAT.
>> AND SO WE KNOW THAT I CAN
THINK OF TWO EXAMPLES SINCE
I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL. 
>> IN FACT TWO OF THE ONLY
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN
FINISHED IN DOWNTOWN OVER THE
LAST 17 OR 18 YEARS THAT WE'RE
DOING TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS THAT
WERE NEVER FINISHED. 
>> BOTH SAT VACANT FOR SEVERAL
YEARS.
WHEN WAS THAT A BROADER
BUILDING AND THE OTHER WAS THE
TIME OF HIGH RISE THAT IS THE
HIGH RISE BUILDINGS. 
THE OTHER ONE WAS THE RIVER
PARK AND IN THAT SITUATION IF
SOMEONE'S WILLING TO BUILD SPEC
THEN YOU WANT THEM TO GO
FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION
BECAUSE THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR
THE CITY GENERATES A LOT
OF PROPERTY TAX AND IT OPENS UP
THE OPPORTUNITY OBVIOUSLY GET
PEOPLE EMPLOYED AND THEY'RE
GOING TO PAY SOME PORTION
OF THAT IMPACT FEE THAT FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THEN
OBVIOUSLY YOU HOPE AT SOME
POINT IT'S GOING LEASE UP AND
IF YOU'RE HEDGING THE RISK
OF THE DEVELOPER AT LEAST NOT
HAVING TO PAY ADDITIONAL FEES
WHILE DUDLEY SAID EMPTY THEN
ONE WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD
LOOK MORE FAVORABLY AT IT IN
TERMS OF A PRO FORMA.
>> NO, I CAN'T.
NO, BECAUSE I'M NOT IN THE
LENDING BUSINESS.
BUT FROM MY CONVERSATIONS I'VE
HAD FOLKS THAT IT'S INTERESTING
IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING TO BE
MORE APPEALING TO US.
SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY WAS
CREATED WAS TO CREATE A HEDGE
AGAINST RISK FOR THE DEVELOPER
AND TO GIVE US A PATH TO
DEVELOPMENT CREATE GENERATE
MORE FEES. 
I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE WHOLE
PURPOSE OF THIS IMPACT FEE IS
THE THIRD REASON THE WHOLE
PURPOSE OF THE IMPACT FEE
THEORETICALLY THE NEXUS LEGAL
NEXUS IS BECAUSE YOU'RE
ACTUALLY CREATING JOBS IN A
CITY THAT'S THAT CREATES THE
RATIONALE AND JUSTIFICATION FOR
SAYING THERE IS AN IMPACT. 
IT REQUIRES THE BUILDER TO GO
PAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SOMEWHERE. 
WELL IF THERE'S NO WORKERS IN
THE BUILDING THEN THE RATIONALE
SEEMS SOMEWHAT EMPTY.
IF YOU'RE JUST BUILDING AN
EMPTY BUILDING THERE IS IN FACT
NO DRIVER.
SO THE POINT IS IT GIVES.
I THINK IT MORE CLOSELY TIES
THE RATIONALE OF THE FEE TO TO
THE OUTCOME.
>> RIGHT.
AND THEN MAYOR, JUST A QUICK
QUESTION I THINK WHEN YOU WERE
DISCUSSING THE MEMO I SUBMITTED
BY COUNCILMEMBER ROLE AS I
THINK YOU'VE MADE A STATEMENT
ALONG THE LINES OF AND I'M
PARAPHRASING HERE THAT THE
NUMBERS THAT WE'VE PUT OUT HAVE
NO BASIS SORT OF I DON'T KNOW
IF REALITY IS THE WORD TO USE
BUT THERE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ALL
PULLING NUMBERS KNOW USING THE
STUDY YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT THE
STUDY WE SAY IT'S JUST NOT
APPLICABLE GIVEN THE DOWNTURN
THAT WE'RE ALL UNCERTAIN. 
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
>> SO.
SO THE NUMBERS THAT YOU ALL ARE
PROPOSING IN YOUR MEMO, WHERE
DID THOSE COME FROM?
>> YEAH, LOOK, I DON'T I DON'T
CLAIM TO HAVE A FIRM SCIENCE ON
THIS. 
I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS IT'S
THE VERY ASSUMPTION THAT THE
FEES SHOULD GO UP BECAUSE I
ASSUMED THE UNDERLYING
ASSUMPTION BEHIND THAT PROPOSAL
IS THAT OFFICE RENTS WILL GO
UP.
RIGHT.
THERE ARE GONNA BE MORE DEMAND.
THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO RECOVER
AND THAT CONTRAVENES EVERYTHING
I KNOW ABOUT RECESSIONS BECAUSE
THEY DON'T JUST LAST A FEW
MONTHS.
YOU KNOW, WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED
IN 2001.
WE SAW IT HAPPEN IN 2008.
AND FROM ALL INDICATIONS THIS
ONE'S WORSE AND I JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE ASSUMPTION THAT
THINGS ARE GONNA GET BETTER BY
YEAR TWO AND THREE BECAUSE THAT
DOESN'T COMPORT WITH WHAT I
KNOW ABOUT ECONOMIC CYCLES. 
OK.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER ARENAS, I JUST
WANTED TO CLARIFY.
COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS DID YOU
SAY YOU WERE GOING TO ADD MY
MEMO TO YOUR MOTION? 
I WAS RESPONDING TO COUNCIL
MEMBER CAMPUS'S REQUEST.
I THOUGHT THAT ADDING YOUR
ADDING YOUR MEMO WOULD BE
SATISFACTORY. 
IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WASN'T.
ARE YOU MAKING THAT REQUEST? 
I AM.
I AM.
I AM.
I'M HAPPY TO INCLUDE IT.
I DID.
I DID GET A NOTE FROM STAFF
THAT WE HAVE TO EXPLORE WE
CAN'T DIRECT BUT BUT HAPPY TO
DO THAT.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> AND THAT WOULD BE FOR THE
NEXT LINKAGE FEE STUDY, IS THAT
RIGHT?
>> RIGHT. 
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> CUSTOMER FOR US.
>> THANK YOU.
THE COUNTERARGUMENT IS STILL
SOME OF MY MY THUNDER. 
I WAS GOING TO JUST LOBBY IT
BACK TO YOUR MAYOR AS WELL AND
MENTIONED THAT NONE OF US AS I
MADE MY STATEMENTS HAVE I THINK
THE ANSWER TO WHAT THE RIGHT
NUMBERS ARE NOT THE RIGHT MATH
IS AND IN MY ASSUMPTION WAS NOT
NECESSARILY THAT THE ECONOMY IS
THE ECONOMY GOING TO REBOUND SO
QUICKLY BUT THEY'RE POTENTIALLY
EVEN 20 DOLLARS COULD BE
FEASIBLE.
NOW WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
RIGHT.
AND MUCH LIKE WE DON'T KNOW 15
OR 10 OR 12 OR WHATEVER IT MAY
BE, WE'RE SORT OF ALL SPIT
BALLING IN THE DARK AT THE
MOMENT. 
AND SO I THINK THAT THAT WAS
THE INDICATION EITHER WAY.
I I DO HAVE A REQUEST AND THAT
WOULD BE MUCH LIKE THE LAST
REQUEST ON ANOTHER EXPLORATION
WOULD BE IF WE CAN EXPLORE FROM
MY MEMO WHICH WE 6B AND THAT'S
THE CREATION OF AN ADDITIONAL
FEE STRUCTURE FOR PROJECTS OF A
MILLION SQUARE FEET.
AND I THINK THIS MIGHT GET TO A
LITTLE BIT OF WHAT COMES
REMEMBER HER MINUTES WAS WAS
DISCUSSING WITH PARTICULARLY
VERY LARGE PROJECTS AND I
RECOGNIZE THAT MAY NOT BE YOU
KNOW, DONE IN TIME TO CAPTURE A
GOOGLE PROJECT RIGHT NOW. 
BUT THE REALITY WOULD BE IS
THAT THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT
OF THAT VERY LARGE PROJECT
COULD CAPTURE AND THAT IF THAT
CAN BE ADDED IN THE FRIENDLY
MOMENT TO BE EXPLORED AS WELL
AS OUR PROCESS THAT'S FOR THE
STUDY THAT WOULD COME IN TWO
YEARS.
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY.
JASMINE DAVIS, THANK YOU.
>> OK.
OTHER OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS I'LL KNOW FOR THE
RECORD IT'S NOW TWELVE FORTY
TWO.
NO ONE HAS OBJECTED SO MAY I
ASSUME SENT CITY ATTORNEY OR
SHOULD WE BE VOTING ON THE
EXTENSION AGAIN? 
>> THAT'S FINE RISK. 
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR ANYONE WANTS TO
OBJECT ABOUT THE TIME FEEL FREE
TO DO SO.
ALL RIGHT.
OTHERWISE WE'LL VOTE. 
AND TONI, WOULD YOU PUT UP THE
MOTION AS BEST WE CAN? 
I KNOW THERE ARE SOME LATE ADDS
TO THAT SOME LATE AMENDMENTS. 
HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAS THIS
FRESH IN THEIR MIND BUT THE
MOTION THOUGH I THINK OF THE
FRESH ONES ARE DOWN HERE.
I ADDED BLUE BECAUSE THAT WAS
NEW AND THEN THIS BOTTOM PART
IS NEW. 
THANK YOU.
>> AND IF YOU CAN, TONI ON THE
BLUE ITEM IS FOR THE NEXT
FEASIBILITY STUDY.
SO ACTUALLY IT BELONGS EVEN
THOUGH IT'S FROM PARALYSIS MEMO
IT BELONGS WITH APPRENTICES. 
I'M GOING TO PUT IT THERE
BECAUSE KEEPS IT WITH IT'S
EASIER FOR MY MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU, KAY. 
SO I'M GOING TO CALL ROLL.
HOLD ON. 
HERMAN IS RELUCTANT.
YES, PERALEZ ON PRINCIPLE NO
DIEP I CARRASCO NOW DAVIS I
ESPARZA KNOW ARENAS ARENAS I'LL
COME BACK FOLEY I KHAMIS I
JONES.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LICCARDO GOING BACK TO ARENAS. 
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
NO. 
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
THE MOTION PASSES. 
>> WE HAVE TWO MORE ITEMS ON
OUR AGENDA. 
I THINK I WANT TO TAKE A VOTE
AGAIN TO EXTEND SINCE WE'VE NEW
ITEMS, IS THERE A MOTION TO
EXTEND FOR THE PURPOSE
OF RESOLVING THESE FINAL TWO
ITEMS WHICH CAN BE HEARD
CONCURRENTLY MOVE TO EXTEND FOR
ANOTHER 15 MINUTES FURTHER TWO
ITEMS, OK.
>> I REMAIN A SECOND CUSTOMER
AND YET LET'S VOTE YES.
>> YES.
PERALEZ I.
DIEP.
CARRASCO YES. 
DAVIS IT WAS OUR YES.
DAVIS THAT WAS A NO.
THAT WAS A NO.
>> AS FAR FOR AMOS YES ONLY
YES.
MISS NO.
JONES NO.
LICCARDO YES.
OK.
AGAINST THE WISHES SEVERAL
OF OUR COLLEAGUES.
ITEM SEVENTY EIGHT POINT THREE
AND SORRY EIGHT POINT THIRTY
EIGHT POINT FOUR WHICH CAN BE
HEARD CONCURRENTLY.
THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS ON
THESE I'M TOLD EIGHT POINT
THREE IS AMENDMENT TO
DECLARATIONS SUSPENDING
ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN
PROVISIONS AND LAND USE PERMITS
AND APPROVALS AND SAYS A
MUNICIPAL CODE ANY POINT FOR
ACTIONS LATER AMENDING THE
DECLARATIONS ISSUED JUNE 4TH
AND JUNE 26 BY THE DIRECTOR
EMERGENCY SERVICES AT C C AS A
TO EXPAND FROM PERMISSIBLE
BUSINESS USES WITHIN PUBLIC
SIDEWALKS AND PARK PARKLANDS
ALSO KNOWN AS VAL FRESCO.
THIS IS OUR OUTDOOR BUSINESS
INITIATIVE MOTION FROM
COUNCILOR AND THEN THIS IS THE
SECOND COUNCIL OF PROSSER.
COME BACK IN A MOMENT.
I'M JUST GOING TO LOOK TO SEE
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
ON EITHER OF THESE TWO ITEMS A
EIGHT POINT THREE OR ITEM EIGHT
POINT FOUR STOP MOTION FOR JUST
EIGHT POINT FEAR FOR BOTH BOTH
MOTIONS FOR BOTH.
>> OK, PRENTICE AND DAY HAS
RENE YOU APPEAR MUTE IF YOU
COULD ON YOUR DEVICE, OK?
>> FRIEND HAS TAKEN HER HAND
DOWN SO I'M GONNA RETURN TO
COUNSEL BRENDAN. 
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YEAH.
WE KIND OF KNOW SOMEHOW USING
THE INTERNET.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I
REALLY DISAPPOINT SAID AND
PLEASE VOTE FOR JAKE.
TOM COLE, WE NEED OUR PROGRESS.
THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU.
BUT WE'RE ON ITEM EIGHT POINT
THREE POINT FOUR WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME SO WE CAN COME BACK
TO COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER EYEBROWS, THANK
YOU.
>> WE'RE IN FOR BRENDAN WILL
HIT OPEN FORUM NOT NEXT. 
SO REAL QUICK AND I'M SURPRISED
I VOTED NOT TO EXTEND BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT HE WANTS TO PASS THIS
ITEM.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK ON
THIS SO QUICKLY.
I JUST HAD ONE CLARIFYING
QUESTION AND IT'S ACTUALLY IS
IN REGARDS TO THE THREE BELOW
IN THEIR INTEREST IN USING THE
PARKING GARAGE TO TO SHOW
OUTDOOR MOVIES.
AND JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THAT
THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH THEM
ON THAT REQUEST.
I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT. 
YES.
CATHERINE, I'M SURPRISED BY HIS
ODDS WITH THAT.
I ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO DO
SOME ACTIVATION ON THE ROOFTOP
OF THE SECOND SAN CARLOS GARAGE
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING
BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL
THROUGH A RIGHT OF ENTRY
AGREEMENT.
ON THE TWENTY SECOND I BELIEVE
OF SEPTEMBER. 
>> OKAY, GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT AND THEN THE ITEMS THAT
WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE ON RIGHT
NOW.
WE'RE PART OF SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE
DISCUSSED IN THE GREATER
DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
TASK FORCE AND SO I'M JUST
REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THESE
COME FORWARD AND AGAIN FOR
STAFF BEING ABLE TO MOVE
FORWARD ON THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
OUR CARD ROOMS.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON
THEM GENERATING A SUBSTANTIAL
AMOUNT OF REVENUE 17 MILLION
THAT WE PROJECTED WHICH WAS
ONLY 2 MILLION LESS THAN THEIR
STANDARD REVENUE WHICH THE MORE
MONTHS THAT THEY GO OUT
OF SERVICE THE LESS THAT WE'RE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO GENERATE.
AND SO I I AM ABSOLUTELY
SUPPORTED BUSH.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
BLOGGING COULD JUST CLARIFY I
UNDERSTAND THE SUPPLEMENTAL
MEMO WAS WRITTEN IN RESPONSE TO
THE MEMO FROM CASIMIR PERALEZ. 
I DON'T SEE A CLEAR DIRECTION
ARTICULATED HERE SO I'M
ASSUMING IT ALLOWS FOR SOME
OUTDOOR USE BUT IT SEEMS TO BE
IT'S UP TO THE ADMINISTRATOR.
JUST TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHAT
EXACTLY IS THE DIRECTION WE'RE
VOTING AT .
>> YES.
SO NEAR THE DIRECTION IS THAT
INITIALLY CARD ROOMS WERE
EXCLUDED FROM THE EMERGENCY
DECLARATION AROUND PRIVATE
PROPERTY USE.
SO ALLOWING THEM TO OPERATE
OUTDOORS THEY WERE EXCLUDED.
AND SO WITH THIS APPROVAL THIS
EVENING THERE WERE THEY WOULD
NO LONGER BE EXCLUDED.
BUT THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE
KIND OF WRITTEN APPROVAL THAT
WOULD BE GIVEN THROUGH THE
ADMINISTRATOR OF TITLE 16 AND
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
ACTUALLY CORRAL YOUR MIND OF IS
HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
HE'S THE TITLE 16
ADMINISTRATOR.
SO THERE'D BE A WRITTEN
APPROVAL FOR BOTH GAMING SIDE
AND THE NON GAMING OPERATIONS
THAT THE CARD ROOMS ARE
PROPOSING.
>> OKAY.
SO THERE'LL BE OTHER GOD IN
THEIR PARKING LOT BASICALLY.
RIGHT.
OKAY.
OKAY. 
COUNSEL I SUPPOSE.
>> YES.
I WANTED TO ASK THE MAKER
OF THE MOTION IF HE WOULD BE
WILLING TO VACATE THE COURTROOM
ITEM FROM THE REST OF THE
MOTION. 
>> I THINK MEMBER I MEAN AS
SAYING SURE.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ROOMS
OUTSIDE AND I WOULD VERY MUCH
LIKE TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AL FRESCO
ITEM.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER UP JUST WENT. 
>> WHICH ONE ARE WE VOTING ON
FIRST IF WE'RE BIFURCATING I
THINK THE COURTROOM ELEMENT AS
BEING BIFURCATING FROM THE LESS
REST OF 8 3 8 4.
>> SO IT'S A PORTION A THREE
RELATES TO CARD ROOMS IS BEING
HEARD SEPARATELY. 
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
NO I JUST I JUST WANTED SOME
CLARIFICATION AND YES, I
COUNSEL MY I DO GET GROUCHY
THIS TIME IN THE NIGHT AND
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T DID NOT
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO VOTE
ON THIS ITEM I JUST NOTED FOR
THE RECORD AND JUST A JUST A
QUICK QUESTION FOR THE
ADMINISTRATOR. 
>> I'M SORRY.
FORGIVE ME.
I FAILED TO RECALL YOUR NAME
AFTER PLUG I JUST MENTIONED A
FEW MINUTES SHE WAS WITH US. 
>> GOOD EVENING.
>> MAYOR. 
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
INTEREST CLEARLY ENOUGH DIDN'T
GAIN CONTROL.
>> THANK YOU KA GOOD.
GOOD TO MEET YOU, SIR.
>> CAN I ASK YOU HAVE ANY
CONCERNS ABOUT OUTDOOR
OPERATIONS OR CLUBS BEFORE THEY
APPROVE OUTDOOR OPERATIONS,
FIELD INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL EXISTING
TITLE 16 REQUIREMENTS AND
REGULATIONS AND MINIMUM
INTERNAL CONTROLS STANDARDS
SUCH AS FOR EXAMPLE
SURVEILLANCE STANDARDS AND
REQUIREMENTS AND SURVEILLANCE
COVERAGE WILL CHECKING BY THE
DIVISION OF GAMING CONTROL AND
BY THE HYDRO TO ENSURE PROPER
FUNCTIONING. 
WE ALSO KNOW THAT CD-ROMS TO
BEGIN OUTDOOR OPERATIONS AND
DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN
TOGETHER EMPLOYEES BACK TO WORK
AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING ON OUTDOOR OPERATIONS
WITH THE CD-ROMS. 
>> OKAY.
>> SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE
SAYING YOU CAN DO ALL THAT
STUFF THEN YOU'RE FINE WITH
THEIR OPERATIONS THEY WILL BE
WORKING WITH THE CURRENT ON ON
THAT.
>> YES.
OKAY.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
THEN WE WILL GO TO A VOTE
MESSRS.
ANY OTHER COMMENT? 
>> I MEAN YES.
>> PERALEZ I DIEP I CARRASCO I
DAVIS I BERRYESSA YES GREENNESS
YES FOLEY I KHAMIS I JONES MY
LICCARDO I. 
>> OKAY THANKS EVERYBODY.
WE'RE NOW ON THE OPEN FORUM
ANYONE WHO WE BUY VACATED OH
GOSH GIVE ME I'M SORRY THAT WAS
JUST ON THE BASE NOW WE GO TO
THE CARD ROOM VOTE I'M SORRY.
THAT'S OKAY.
SO NOW WE'RE TAKING THE ISSUE
RELATED TO A POINT THREE ON THE
CARD ROOM SUPPLEMENTAL
MEMORANDUM TONI. 
YES, PERALEZ. 
DIEP.
I CARRASCO I DAVIS I ESPARZA.
>> NO ARENA'S YES FOLEY. 
I MISS MY NOTES. 
>> LICCARDO. 
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
NOW I THINK WE'RE GOING TO OPEN
FORUMS. 
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
SO AN OPEN FORUM.
YOU MAY SPEAK ABOUT ANY ITEM
THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
SO IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK AGAIN
ABOUT SOMETHING WE'VE JUST
DECIDED I WILL CUT YOU OFF.
I'M SORRY BUT IT'S VERY, VERY
LATE AND WE'RE ONLY CONSIDERING
COMMENTS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
ABOUT ANY ITEM THAT IS NOT ON
THE AGENDA.
ROBERT LICCARDO, GOOD MORNING
EVERYBODY.
>> MAYOR CITY COUNCIL STAFF
ROBERT NO VISE PRESIDENT CASINO
MATRIX I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO
EVERYONE.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU JUST VIOLATED THE LAW. 
YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT WHAT WE
JUST VOTED WON'T TALK ABOUT
ANYTHING ELSE, ROB.
>> OH, I'M SORRY.
>> WELL, THANKS EVERYBODY.
APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK
AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> OK.
THANKS, ROB.
TAKE CARE.
ALL RIGHT.
TESSA, WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
WELL, I JUST WANTED TO STATE
THAT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A
VIDEO THAT WE PRODUCE ON
YOUTUBE AND IT'S ABOUT CLIMATE
CHANGE AND BECAUSE THAT'S ALL
WE TALK ABOUT BECAUSE THAT'S
THE ONLY THING WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO TALK ABOUT.
>> WE HAVE A CRISIS AND IT'S ON
YOUTUBE AND IT'S UNDER COUGAR.
AND IF YOU SEARCH THAT.
AND THE THING THAT MY HUSBAND
BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS THAT WE
NEED TO KEEP IT IN THE GROUND
AND WE NEED TO HAVE IT IS THE
FOCUS LIKE GREATER THORNBURGH
HAS SAID WE NEED TO FOCUS ON
THE CRISIS WHICH IS CLIMATE
CHANGE AND WE'RE NOT DOING
THAT.
WE'RE NOT FOCUSING ON THAT.
EVERYTHING IS ABOUT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND ALL OF YOU
TRYING TO FIGURE THE ECONOMICS
AND WE REALLY HAVE TO FIGURE
OUT SURVIVAL AND WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO DO TO DEAL WITH THE
THREE MAJOR THINGS WHICH IS
HOUSING AND FOOD SECURITY AND I
GUESS THEY SAY TRANSIT BUT IT'S
REALLY HOUSING AND FOOD
SECURITY. 
AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
PRIMARILY AND JUST HOPE YOU
FOLLOW THE SHOW.
>> CHAIR AND HELLO. 
>> WELCOME.
>> HI. 
OK.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR STAYING
UP.
I'M REALLY TIRED BUT THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GET
ACROSS THIS AS ATTENTION TO
COUNCIL MEMBERS DIEP AND
PERALEZ AND I'D LIKE TO PUT ON
YOUR READERS SPECIFICALLY UPPER
PENITENTIARY A CREEK TRAIL THE
AREA BETWEEN KING ROAD AND
EDUCATIONAL PARK DRIVE.
THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ALONG THE
TRAIL WITH CARS PARKING PEOPLE
COMING AND GOING IN THE BRUSH
DAY AND NIGHT. 
WE'VE CALLED THE POLICE BUT
THEY JUST DRIVE BY WITH NO
ACTION TAKEN GOING INTO THE
CREEK TO TRY TO DETER THIS
BEHAVIOR.
MAYOR LICCARDO, YOU WANT TO YOU
DON'T WANT TO DEFUND THE POLICE
SO PUT THEM TO WORK WHEN AND
WHERE WE NEED THEM.
THIS TRAIL IS DIRECTLY LINKED
TO NEW BERRYESSA BART STATION.
SO IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO USE
THE BAR YOU NEED TO KEEP THIS
TRAIL SAFE.
I THINK YOU NEED TO CLEAR THE
UNDERBRUSH, TRIM THE TREES AND
MAKE IT VISIBLE TO DETER SOME
FENCING WOULD HELP.
>> THANK YOU BRENDA. 
SUNDAY. 
>> HI.
>> I JUST WANT TO SPEAK ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF NOT TAKING CORP
MONEY WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING
SOMETIMES. 
I THINK WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE
VOTERS THAT WHEN YOU TAKE
CORPORATION MONEY YOUR VOTES
TEND TO SWAY A CERTAIN WAY.
AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE
NEED PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES
THAT PLEDGE TO BE TRANSPARENT
AND ACCOUNTABLE. 
I THINK A LOT OF THE TIMES
VOTERS DON'T KNOW BUT THANK GOD
FOR COVID 19.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL
HAVE TIME TO LOOK UP AND READ A
LOT OF THE CANDIDATES AND WHAT
THEY'VE BEEN DOING, WHAT
THEY'VE DONE AND MAYBE THAT'S
GOING TO HELP ELECT MORE
PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE BECAUSE WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT DIEP
GIVES THAT SEAT TO SOMEONE MORE
PROGRESSIVE AND SO DOES DAVIS.
I THINK THAT WE NEED PEOPLE
THAT ARE HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR JAKE
TANKEL TO TAKE THAT SEAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
RON ANEMIA.
SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE TO THE MY MOM I SAID
EARLIER BUT I DON'T PEOPLE WANT
ONE BECAUSE I GIVE CREDIT TO
THE GOVERNOR THE MORATORIUM
MOVEMENT AND YOU ACTUALLY
DESERVE THE CREDIT.
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
I SUPPORT WHAT YOU DID. 
THE THING I DO WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THOUGH IS THE RUSSELL
MEAL ONE TO ONE UNDERPASS DOWN
ENCAMPMENT UNDER THE OVERPASS.
AND THE REASON WHY CALTRANS ARE
GOING TO BE CLEARING IT IS
BECAUSE WE ARE ABOUT TO START
CONSTRUCTION ON THIS BIKE AND
HEAD OVERPASS AND TWO TUNNELS
WHICH IS GOING TO CONNECT THIS
ENCAMPMENT TO THE BACK OF THE
ARCO STATION ON MONTERREY
HIGHWAY.
AND I'VE BEEN TOUCHING ON THIS,
YOU KNOW, WITH STAFF AND
ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE LAST FIVE
YEARS AND THIS IS NONSENSICAL
AND I WISH THAT SOMEBODY WOULD
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AT SOME
POINT.
THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, ROBERT.
GARY? 
YEAH.
I WANT TO AGAIN. 
WE NEED TO HAVE MORE
REPRESENTATION OF THE UN HOUSED
.
I'VE ASKED FOR A COMMISSION TO
BE SET UP SO THAT WE HAVE MORE
REPRESENTATION AND MORE REVIEW
OF SOME THINGS THAT ARE BEING
DONE.
YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE PICKING
OUT YOUR CLOTHES FOR YOU.
YOU SURE DON'T WANT OTHER
PEOPLE DECIDING WHAT WHAT'S
GOING TO BE DONE FOR YOU.
ALSO I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GET IN TOUCH
WITH ME.
I'VE TRIED GETTING IN TOUCH
WITH THEM.
I WISH THAT THEY WOULD GET IN
TOUCH WITH ME.
I'VE BEEN PROMISED CALLS AND
HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING THEM. 
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
THE JUST JUST IN GENERAL HOW
THE POLICE ARE REACTING TO A
LOT OF THE DIFFERENT
SITUATIONS.
AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO
REALLY TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT HOW
THE POLICE ARE RESPONDING AND
THEN TRY TO COME UP WITH A
BETTER WAY OF DOING IT.
AND I KNOW THAT HE'S ON THE WAY
OUT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT
CHANGE CAN'T START NOW. 
SO I HOPE THAT THAT HAPPENS. 
>> THANK YOU.
HAMPTON CLARK. 
HI.
YES, MY NAME'S HAMPTON AND THIS
IS MY FIRST MEETING THAT I'VE
LISTENED TO.
I JUST MOVED TO SAN JOSE AND
HAD A QUESTION OR SOMEONE MIGHT
BE ABLE TO RESPOND.
WAS THERE A PLACE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON EIGHT POINT FOUR?
I WASN'T LOOKING TO MAKE A
COMMENT.
NO, I CAN'T SPEAK ON PREVIOUS
THINGS.
BUT DID I?
DID I MISS SOMETHING?
I WAS WONDERING IF I IF THERE
IS A COMMENT.
THERE WAS A PLACE FOR A PUBLIC
COMMENT ON EIGHT POINT FOUR I
BELIEVE THERE WAS.
>> BUT IF I'M MISTAKEN FAILED
TO THAT I APOLOGIZE.
DID YOU SPEAK ON THAT ITEM,
SIR?
>> WELL, I MEAN YOU ALL PASSED
IT SO I WAS HAPPY WITH THAT.
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I
DIDN'T MISS SOMETHING.
OK.
THANKS.
>> I MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE IF
THAT'S THE CASE.
I'M SORRY.
>> IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
OK.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
>> THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU EVERYONE.
STAY HEALTHY. 
GOOD NIGHT.
