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From YouTube: SEP 9, 2021 | Charter Review Commission Study Session
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City of San José, California
Charter Review Commission Study Session of September 9, 2021
This public meeting will be conducted via Zoom Webinar. For information on public participation via Zoom, please refer to the linked meeting agenda below.
Agenda https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=892707&GUID=F80E56ED-41C7-4170-B6D0-E160B26F5C5E
A
A
A
I'll
take
the
role
beginning
with
barbara
marshman.
C
A
A
D
B
D
A
E
D
A
D
B
Thank
you
and
commissioner
motley
will
not
be
joining
us
tonight.
She
did
check
in
earlier.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
tonight
and
we
have
a
full
a
calendar
of
speakers
tonight,
so
I
want
to
get
started
as
quickly
as
we
can
so
that
we
can
hear
from.
Our
speakers
has
been
the
the
format
that
we've
used
before
we
have
a
half
hour
for
our
speakers
and
then
we
open
up
for
commissioners
questions
and
answers
in
conversation
with
the
speakers
at
5
30.
It
will
starting
at
six
o'clock.
B
We
go
to
commissioners
questions.
The
second
speaker
will
then
start
at
6
30.
The
qa
follows,
then
the
third
speaker
will
start
at
7
30
and
then
public
comment
comes
at
the
end
of
all
the
different
speakers,
so
just
to
alert
our
public
members
who
are
joining
us
this
evening.
I
want
to
get
started
with
the
introductions
of
our
first
set
of
speakers.
B
Bonnie
tsuyama
is
the
director
of
the
pride
center
and
gender
equity
center
at
san
jose
state
university.
Senator
sarah,
fernando
and
maribel
martinez,
are
coming
from
the
county
office
of
santa
clara
county
office
of
lgbtq
affairs.
I'm
going
to
start
with
who's
who's,
beginning
the
presentation.
C
Wonderful
excuse
me,
sir
chad.
This
is
ellie
and
matamura.
I'm
just
wanted
to
apologize
for
being
late.
Let
you
know
I'm
here
I
apologize
for
being
off
camera.
I
will
get
on
camera
as
soon
as
my
computer
is
done.
Crashing.
B
Thank
you,
commissioner,
matsamura,
and
we'll
note
that
you
are
now
in
attendance,
so
we're
going
to
start
with
great.
A
Good
afternoon
buenos
aires,
my
name
is
maribel
martinez
with
the
county,
santa
clara
office
of
lgbtq
affairs.
Sarah
and
bonnie
will
lead
our
presentation
and
I
will
be
available
after
the
presentation
for
questions.
With
that
I'll
hand,
it
over
to
sarah
and
bonnie.
E
Hey
folks,
my
name
is
sarah,
you,
she
her
pronouns
and
I'm
the
senior
management
analyst
for
the
office
of
lgbtq
affairs.
Now
you
see
her
pronouns.
I
also
want
to
introduce
bonnie
really
quickly.
So
bonnie,
if
you
don't
mind
introducing
yourself
as
well.
E
Thank
you
so
much
bonnie
and
today
we're
going
to
be
discussing
soji,
101,
gender,
inclusive
language.
This
was
to
ask
from
the
commission
to
be
able
to
talk
about
things
or
recommendations
regarding
to
gender
inclusive
language.
So
we
wanted
to
ensure
that
office
of
lgbtq
affairs,
as
well
as
san
jose
state
pride
center,
is
here
to
help
support
the
the
recommendations
and
kind
of
like
the
things
that
are
needed
to
talk
about
gender,
inclusive
language,
so,
first
off
and
just
making
sure
everyone
can
see.
E
My
screen
is
that
okay,
yeah
recording
in
progress
awesome,
so
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
important
terminology
and
when
it
comes
to
sexual
orientation,
gender,
identity
and
expression,
or
what
I
will
refer
to
as
soji.
E
I
just
want
folks
to
be
able
to
just
take
a
look
at
this
picture
and
we
use
this
as
a
phrasing
in
terms
of
thinking
about
and
if
you
have
any
reflections
and
you
don't
necessarily
have
to
come
off
chat.
This
is
more
of
a
self-reflection
exercise
and
when
you
look
at
this
picture,
we
just
want
you
to
think
about
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity,
expression.
E
E
A
lot
is
the
acronyms
for
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity
and
expression,
so
sexual
orientation
is
the
direction
of
an
individual's
sexual,
emotional
and
or
romantic
attraction.
This
includes
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual
pansexual,
heterosexual
or
straight
asexual
and
queer,
so
the
lgbt
or
lgbq
part
of
the
lgbtq
acronym
is
stated
a
lot
within
sexual
orientation,
but
we
also
want
to
bring
up
gender
identity
and
gender
identity
relates
to
a
person's
internal
experience
of
their
gender.
E
It's
one's
most
one's
innermost,
sense
of
being
a
man,
a
woman
or
another
gender
which
may
or
may
not
align
with
a
person's
sex
assignment
all
right.
This
includes
transgender,
so
transgender,
being
the
umbrella
term
used
to
describe
a
person
whose
gender
identity
does
not
align
with
the
sex
that
they
were
assigned
at
birth.
Another
terminology
includes:
trans
transgender,
women,
trans
women,
trans
man,
trans-masculine
and
trans
feminine.
E
Also
includes
non-binary,
so
non-binary,
it's
the
gender
identity
that
indicates
the
person
does
not
identify
within
a
binary
of
exclusively
a
man
or
a
woman
and
non-binary
which
we'll
be
talking
about
extensively
today
also
includes
gender
non-conforming,
gender,
diverse
and
gender
expansive,
and
also
I
want
to
go
over
cisgender.
So
when
I
use
the
word
cisgender,
it
describes
a
person
whose
gender
identity
aligns
with
their
sex
assignments
at
birth.
So
again,
this
all
falls
under
gender
identity.
E
E
You
cannot
assume
one's
gender
identity
simply
by
observing
their
gender
expression,
and
gender
expression
is
something
that
is
directly
influenced
by
time
and
culture,
yeah
and,
last
but
not
least,
sex
assignment
at
birth
islam.
Although
it's
not
mentioned
in
the
soji
acronym,
it
might
not
sound,
maybe
shoji's,
but
it's
not
as
fancy,
but
sex
assignment
at
birth
is
something
that
we
also
discuss
when
discussing
soji,
so
sex
assignment
is
it
could
be
a
label
a
male
or
female,
assigned
by
a
doctor
to
infants
at
birth.
E
Based
on
the
combinations
of
biological
characteristics,
including
chromosomes
hormones
and
reproductive
organs,
this
is
also
referred
to
as
birth
sex
or
designated
sex.
So
this
is
some
of
the
foundational
knowledge
when
we
talk
about
soji-
and
I
just
want
to
give
a
brief
graphic
on
how
soji
could
look
in
the
form
of
an
image.
So
this
is
used
by
the
trans
student,
educational
resources
tser
and
this
gender
in
unicorn
points
to
gender
identity,
gender
expression,
sex
assignment
sex,
assign
at
birth,
physical
attraction
and
emotional
attraction.
E
Through
this
simple
graphic,
this
is
actually
used
in
educational
spaces.
You
might
have
seen
this
as
the
gender
bred
person
there's
also
other
graphics
that
are
out
there.
That
share
this.
One
thing
to
note
is
that
this
doesn't
necessarily
show
gender
identity,
gender
expression,
sexual
orientation
as
a
spectrum,
and
this
is
something
that
we
want
to
highly
recommend
in
terms
of
updates,
because
we
see
arrows
that
are
pointing
towards
one
direction.
E
We
want
to
acknowledge
that
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity
and
expression
is
a
whole
spectrum
of
identities.
Okay
and
I'll
use
myself
as
an
example.
So,
looking
at
this
graph
right
over
here,
we
took
apart
some
pieces
of
the
unicorn
and
in
terms
of
sex
assigned
at
birth.
I'm
just
going
to
use
myself,
as
example,
so
my
six
assigned
at
birth
was
male.
E
My
gender
expression
is
between
the
lines
of
feminine
and
androgynous.
Most
of
the
time
I'm
I
present
as
feminine,
but
sometimes
I
just
don't,
really
feel
like
going
out
as
feminine
as
I
want
to
be,
especially
if
I'm
just
working
out
going
to
the
gym
or
even
going
to
target
it's
something
that
I
don't
necessarily
focus
too
much
on.
E
So
I
feel
that
my
gender
expression
is
within
between
feminine
and
androgynous
and
as
for
sexual
orientation,
I
identify
as
bi
but
more
outside
of
the
spectrum
as
someone
that
identifies
as
asexual
or
someone
that
that
feels
little
to
no
sexual
attractions
or
feelings.
So
I
put
my
star
outside
of
that
spectrum,
all
this
to
say
that
everybody
has
a
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity,
gender
expression
and
sex
assigned
at
birth.
E
So
when
we
talk
about
lgbtq
101,
which
a
lot
of
folks
ask
for
what
we're
really
talking
about
is
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity
and
expression,
101
or
a
training
that
involves
soji
because
soji
everybody
has
a
soji
and
everybody
could
relate
on
where
they
are
within
that
spectrum
of
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity
and
expression.
E
So
as
for
inclusive
language,
something
that
I
want
to
talk
about
is
some
data
that
currently
exists
at
the
williams
institute,
a
highly
regarded
research
institution
on
lgbtq
issues
reported
recently
within
the
past
month
that
1.2
million
lgbtq
people
in
the
united
states.
That's
around
11
identify
as
non-binary.
The
majority
of
those
folks
are
under
the
age
of
29
and
live
in
urban
areas,
and
a
majority
of
non-binary
adults
also
use
queer,
bisexual,
pansexual
or
asexual
to
describe
their
sexual
orientation.
E
All
this
to
say
that
we
need
to
be
proactive
in
supporting
this
emerging
workforce
and
when
it
comes
to
future
electorates
in
in
government
work
in
in
in
public
sector.
We
have
to
be
mindful
of
inclusion
and
ensure
that
we
include
non-binary
folks
within
the
language
that
we
create
in
the
policies
and
programs
and
any
kind
of
documentation
that
we
create
to
be
as
inclusive
as
we
can.
So
that
being
said,
some
suggestions
that
we
have
when
it
comes
to
language
and
gender
inclusive
terms.
E
Instead
of
using
terms
like
you
guys
or,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
you
could
use
y'all
folks,
everyone,
distinguished
guests,
distinguished
colleagues,
instead
of
using
him
or
her,
you
could
use
them
as
the
singular,
and
I
know
folks,
I
don't
know
if
you
folks
know
this,
but
the
term
them
was
the
word
of
the
year
for
2019,
so
the
importance
of
using
them
as
a
singular
and
practicing.
E
E
Another
thing
is
that
to
consider
that,
instead
of
using
mom
or
dad
using
parent
guardian
or
caregiver,
instead
of
using
brother
sister,
nephew
or
niece
using
sibling
or
nibbling
other
terms
that
could
be
used
instead
of
using
transgendered,
transgender,
transgenders,
transvestite
transsexual.
These
are
all
outdated
terms
and
we
could
use
someone
who
is
transgender
or
people
who
are
transgender
or
transgender.
E
E
The
correct
term
is
intersex.
That's
for
sex
change,
operation
using
gender,
affirming
surgery
as
a
way
of
affirming
one's
journey
when
it
comes
to
exploring
gender
other
considerations.
E
We
also
use
this
for
tser
the
same
folks
that
created
unicorn
being
mindful
of
their
other
gender
pronouns
that
exist
within
the
spectrum
and
being
able
to
practice
right.
So
when
you
someone
leaves
their
wallet
or
see
leaves
their
umbrella.
Do
you
say
someone
left
his
wallet
or
her
wallet?
Normally
people
say
someone
left
their
wallet.
Someone
left
their
phone,
someone
left
their
umbrella
right,
being
used
being
able
to
use
they
more
regularly
because
believe
it
or
not,
you're
already
using
it
right
as
well
as
asking
folks
for
their
pronouns.
E
So
in
terms
of
pronoun
etiquette,
the
way
a
person
looks
or
dresses
is
not
always
an
indicator
of
what
pronouns
they
use.
It
is
okay,
for
is
it
okay.
It
is
okay
to
normalize
asking
for
someone's
pronouns
and
sharing
yours
as
well.
That
actually
opens
up
the
conversation
when
it
comes
to
pronouns.
E
E
If
one
person
in
a
group
is
invited
to
share
their
pronouns,
everyone
should
feel
invited
to
share,
but
not
feel
obligated,
just
like
I
said,
and
make
sure
to
check
in
with
individuals
whether
pronouns
are
safe
to
use
around
other
people
and
in
practice
saying
my
name
is,
and
my
pronouns
are
so.
I
opened
up
this
meeting
by
saying
my
name
is
sarah.
E
I
use
she
her
pronouns
right
being
able
to
use
that
as
commonplace
when
it
comes
to
meetings
when
it
comes
to
representing
yourself
when
it
comes
to
introductions
right
and
also
adding
pronouns
and
zooms
or
emails.
That
is
a
great
indicator
as
a
visual
representation
really
quickly
on
birth
name
and
chosen
name,
I'm
not
going
to
go
too
much
into
this,
but
in
terms
of
using
someone's
chosen
name
their
car
name.
E
It's
very
important
as
a
chosen
name,
is
something
that
identifies
an
as
an
individual
right
and
making
sure
that
we
don't
call
people
by
what
the
trans
community
calls
someone's
dead
name,
making
sure
that
we're
accurate
by
asking
about
the
name
that
they
go
by
and
when
it
comes
to
tripping
gracefully,
we
all
make
mistakes
totally.
Get
it
what's
very
important
is
that
we.
E
Harm
and
move
forward
right,
so
one
immediately
correct
your
mistake:
if
you
misgender
or
then
they
dead,
name
someone
and
apologize
and
move
on
it
does
not
have
to
be
a
spectacle.
It
does
not
have
to
be
a
conversation.
It
does
not
have
to
be
a
full-blown
kind
of
like
explanation
as
to
how
you're
learning
in
this
process,
no
more
commentary
or
explanation
is
necessarily
needed.
E
So
when
you're
looking
at
a
document
when
you
see
he
or
she
that
enforces
the
binary
and
what
we
want
to
move
away
from
is
enforcing
the
binary
to
ensure
that
everyone
feels
included
within
the
documents
and
policies
that
are
created
so
using
they
as
a
plural,
for
he
or
she
works
wonders
using
them
for,
as
as
a
plural
for
him
and
her
works
wonders
right
and
there's
also
the
option
to
include
day
as
a
third
option.
So
if
you
do
elect
to
use
he
she
also,
including
they.
E
Making
sure
that
those
options
are
available
to
include
non-binary
identities
or
folks
that
identify
as
gender
expansive
and
also
reworking
reworking
structures
to
make
sentences
and
phrases,
plural
or
even
referencing
subjects
by
name
only
that
works
wonders
as
well
rather
than
using
he
she
or
they
just
using
or
their
name
within
any
document
or
making
a
reference
point.
E
Other
recommendations
that
we
have
for
restructuring
language
using
general
neutral
language
is
very
important
best
practice
for
spanish.
It's
using
e
at
the
end
of
some
of
the
gender
terms
that
are
out
there
another
best
practice,
and-
and
this
is
a
little
shout
out
to
one
of
the
older
adult
surveys
that
we
have
going
on.
If
you
want
more
information,
you
know
who
to
reach
out
to,
but
also
creating
a
community
advisory
committee
that
has
lgbtq
cultural
competency
of
the
languages
that
you're
looking
for.
E
So
if
you
have
someone
that
translates
vietnamese
tagalog
chinese
spanish,
making
sure
that
someone
with
a
lgbtq
cultural
competency
also
reviews
that
document
to
make
sure
it's
affirming
of
the
audience
that
you're
trying
to
reach
right
and
also
making
sure
language
is
clear
and
understood
right.
So
all
this
to
say,
we
have
available
training
for
y'all.
I
know
there's
no
chat
feature
in
these
committee
meetings,
but
what
we'll
do
is
we'll
be
able
to
share
one
of
the
trains
that
we
have.
E
It's
called
building
a
more
inclusive
workplace
lgbtq,
it's
completely
free
to
y'all
as
part
of
your
committee
and
it's
a
30
minute
module
that
provides
both
didactic
instruction
on
lgbt
terminology,
as
well
as
its
conversation
simulation
that
helps,
create
or
helps
your
capacity
building
in
creating
a
more
inclusive
work
environment,
or
in
this
case,
a
committee
meeting,
or
in
this
case
just
helping
community
members.
So
we'll
be
able
to
share
more
information
about
that.
E
But
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
pass
it
over
to
bonnie
who's,
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
they
have
going
on
at
pride
center.
So
take
it
away.
Bonnie.
F
All
right
thanks
everyone,
so
you
know
relating
this
to
the
the
charter,
commission
and
writing,
and
you
know
the
document
itself.
So
looking
at
the
transition
of
language
over
the
over
the
years
and
being
inclusive
of
gender
neutral
and
gender
inclusive
language,
you
know
I
want
to
look
at
professional
writing.
So
what
we've
seen
over
the
last
few
years
is
more
inclusion
within
professional
style
guides.
F
We
also
see
this
in
the
apa,
so
you
know
in
academic
writing
and
in
professional
writing.
A
lot
of
people
use
the
apa
publication
manual.
So
in
2019
the
apa
also
updated
the
seventh
edition
of
their
manual
to
include
the
use
of
the
singular
singular
they
to
be
used.
As
a
generic
third
person
singular
pronoun
in
english
to
be
used
as
a
singular.
They
is
endorsed
as
part
of
the
apa
style,
because
it's
inclusive
of
all
people
and
helps
writers
avoid
making
assumptions
about
gender.
F
So
the
apa
also
wants
to
discourage
the
use
of
the
singular
they
are
so
talking
about
at
one
point.
Historically,
the
singular
they
was
discouraged
in
academic
writing,
but
many
groups
have
now
endorsed
it,
including
the
apa
and
the
associated
press,
and
you
know
talking
about
merriam-webster's
dictionary.
F
Sarah
also
brought
this
up
that
you
know
it
was
the
the
word
of
the
year
in
2019
and
really
looking
at
the
recognized
recognition
of
the
transition
of
language
over
time.
If
you
think
about
language,
you
know
a
lot
of
people
like
to
say
that
language
is
stagnant.
In
that
you
know,
language
is
language
and
there's
rules.
Well,
there
are
a
lot
of
rules,
but
the
rules
also
change.
F
So
if
you
were
to
go
back
in
and
read
documents
from
50
years
to
100
years
ago,
it
would
be
very
different,
and
even
I
would
challenge
you
even
100
years
ago.
If
you
look
at
some
of
the
writing,
it
may
be
kind
of
difficult
to
understand
right.
So
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
the
dictionary
exists
and
they
add
new
words
because
they're,
you
know
they're
evolving,
with
the
way
that
language
is
currently
being
used
today.
F
So
what
does
this
mean
for
governing
documents
and
standards?
So
we
have
a
couple
of
examples
of
some
national
international
groups
using
and
having
their
own
language,
gender
inclusive
language
manual.
So
nato
has
one-
and
you
know
just
like
some
of
the
the
gender
inclusive
movement
of
the
you
know
the
60s,
70s
and
80s.
You
know
transitioning
using
you
know,
chairman
to
chair
or
policemen
police
officer,
cleaning,
lady
to
cleaner
fireman,
a
firefighter
and
cameraman
to
videographer.
F
You
know
we
tried
to
make
things
more
inclusive
and
and
not
just
be
kind
of
stereotyped
that
only
men
were
doing
those
positions
right.
So
now
we're
talking
about
trying
to
make
sure
that
language
is
inclusive
of
all
people.
Now
that
we're
we're
seeing
more
people
who
are
identifying
on
the
spectrum
or
outside
of
the
spectrum
of
gender,
and
so
what
does
this
mean?
Kind
of
for
more
progressive
writing
is
as
we're
looking
at.
F
You
know,
documents
so
I'll
read
some
of
these
examples,
so
one
that
would
be
less
inclusive
would
be
plans
to
outsource
them.
19
services
have
not
proceeded
at
the
anticipated
pace.
Is
there
are
significant
manpower
shortages
well
to
make
that
inclusive?
You
would
substitute
manpower
with
staffing
shortages.
F
It
doesn't
change
the
nature
of
it
too
much,
except
for
making
it.
You
know
more
inclusive,
doesn't
add
a
whole
bunch
of
extra
words
right,
but
it
gets
to
the
point
another
way
to
do.
It
is
actually
to
eliminate
gender
from
the
sentence
at
all.
So
the
next
example
is
requests
the
emergency
relief
coordinator
to
continue
his
her
efforts
to
strengthen
the
coordination
of
humanitarian
assistance,
or
you
could
word
it
as
request
the
emergency
relief
coordinator
to
continue
efforts
to
strengthen
the
coordination
of
humanitarian
assistance.
F
F
So
as
far
as
recommendations
as
far
as
looking
at
the
charter
itself,
in
what
you
might
do,
as
as
a
body,
this
is
actually
how
often
gender
appears
in
the
charter.
It's
140
total
spots
in
the
charter
itself.
There
are
four
references
to
his
that
I
think
were
missed
at
one
point
when
it
was
updated
back
in
the
day,
40
49
instances
of
his
or
hers
48
instances
of
he
or
she
and
nine
instant
instances
of
him
or
her.
F
So
you
know,
given
the
examples
that
I
gave
earlier,
you
can
either
use
they
them
or
you
can
eliminate
the
use
of
gender
just
through.
You
know,
small
modifications
to
the
document
itself
and
within
those
sentence
structures.
F
The
other
thing
that
I
think
should
actually
be
be
removed
and
I
think,
probably
should
have
been
removed
when
the
language
was
updating
to
updated
to
say
he
or
she
is
in
section
1704
under
definitions
item
h.
It
says
the
masculine
gender
includes
the
feminine
and
the
neuter.
I
think
that
that
was
trying
to
say
that
he
was
inclusive
of
feminine
and
gender
neutrality.
F
Historically,
the
word
neuter
comes
from
being
able,
like
words,
were
gendered,
and
so
they
were
listed
as
masculine
feminine
or
neuter
neuter
was
that
they
didn't
have
gender
at
all.
So
I
think
that
this
this
particular
line
could
probably
be
removed
because
it
really
doesn't
serve
any
purpose
in
this
document
anymore.
F
So
you
know
you
can
use
use
these
pieces
as
guidance
for
the
charter
itself
and
or
if
you
feel
like
it's
appropriate
to
talk
about
and
make
guidance
on
how
the
city
you
know,
produces
documentation
going
forward
in
the
future
with
how
they
legislate
city
documents
and
communications
to
make
them
gender,
inclusive
or
gender
neutral
as
necessary
to
make
them.
You
know
more
welcoming
and
inclusive
of
all
of
our
community
members
within
the
city
of
san
jose,
and
with
that
I
think,
we're
open
for
questions.
B
Thank
you
to
both
of
our
speakers
and
thanks
so
about
abel
for
being
here
to
join
us.
I'm
going
to
call
on
folks,
commissioner
tran.
E
Good
evening
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation,
I'm
actually
just
curious
with
since
sarah
and
bonnie
are
both
with
the
county
office.
Did
the
county
undergo
a
similar.
A
Effort
to
take
out
gender
references
from
the
county
documents
and
county
records
as
well.
We
are
currently
in
the
process
of
that.
E
Yeah
and
I
left
a
little
clue-
I
forgot
to
talk
about,
but
our
human
rights
commission
brought
this
us
as
a
subject
in
march
of
this
year,
so
we're
currently
exploring
and
we
do
have
links
to
the
documents.
So
we
could
actually
share
that
with
you
all
if
you
folks
are
interested
in
that
current
kind
of
work.
So
it
was
like
a
little
snip
that
I
forgot
to
mention
that
the
human
rights
commission
actually
is
bringing
up
that
as
a
initiative,
and
it
was
introduced
this
year.
A
You
repeat,
the
question
sorry
is
y'all
using
any
of
county
records.
I
was
just
curious.
I
mean
I
use
it
all
the
time
I
don't
believe
it's
in
any
of
the
county
records,
but
we
use
it
in
our
best
practices
in
terms
of
gender
inclusive
language,
in
as
an
option
in
including
in
the
list
that
sarah
presented
to
the
group.
Okay,
I
actually
appreciate
that.
I
would
actually
like
to
see
that.
B
Thanks
for
the
clarification,
bonnie
other
other
questions,
feedback
comments.
C
C
Was
I
was,
I
was
slow
to
find
the
button,
so
I
I
did
have
a
question
just
if
there's
anything
further
to
share
in
terms
of
the
the
best
practices
for
government
documents.
You
know
you
shared
the
example
of
manpower
versus
staffing
or
the
possibility
of
just
eliminating
gendered
language.
You
know
I'm
thinking,
especially
in
terms
of
pronouns,
the
use
of
they
as
a
sort
of
a
best
or
or
broadly
shared
practice
could
change
the
use
of
any
of
it.
C
Could
change
right
and
and
so
that
you
know
on
the
front
of
for
the
other
for
other
gendered
language.
It's
a
little
bit
easier
to
see.
You
know
how
to
make
those
switches
for
pronouns.
You
know
you
can
replace
it
with
just
you
know,
instead
of
saying
the
city
manager,
he
she
they.
You
could
just
say
the
city
manager
and
repeat
that,
but
I'm
curious
what
you've
seen
for
for
best
practices
in
replacing
pronouns
and
whether
it's
actually
just
trying
to
minimize
the
use
of
pronouns.
A
Sure-
and
I
could
share
that-
what
is
helpful,
particularly
in
government
documents,
is
to
be
specific
as
to
what
you
know
who
the
pronoun
is
referring
to,
so
sometimes
pronouns
could
be,
or
the
writing
could
be
ambiguous.
But
if
you
repeat,
you
know
the
city
manager
can
do
this.
City
manager
can
do
that,
but
it
becomes
clear
you
know
who
the
action,
who
the
subject
and
who's
taking
action
in
that
particular
sentence,
and
so
that
adds
for
specificity
and
clarity
in
the
document
you
know.
Sometimes,
when
we're
writing.
A
You
know
whether
it's
the
action
or
the
or
the
the
subject
or
the
object
of
the
sentence
to
make
that
really
clear,
saying
the
city
manager
will
deliver
this
to
the
staff
members
to
the
clients
to
the
community
members
instead
of
to
them,
because
that
could
be
left
for
unclear
interpretation
so
either
replacing
it
with
who,
specifically,
you
intend
in
the
sentence
or
the
inclusion
of
either
a
singular
they
or
then
explicitly
right
now.
A
F
And
I
would
argue
like
what
is
the
point
of
putting
gender
in
the
document
in
the
first
place
like
why
not
just
use
a
gender
neutral
pronoun
that
just
is
kind
of
inclusive
of
of
all
people,
regardless
of
gender.
You
know,
reading
up
many
of
the
the
lines
in
the
charter
like
gender
really
doesn't
have
anything
to
do
with
the
item
itself.
So
why
does
it?
Why
does
it
need
to
be
in?
There
is
always
my
question.
B
I'm
seeing
none
so
I
want
to.
B
A
Yes,
I
just
want
to
thank
our
speakers
for
coming
tonight.
I
really
appreciate
your
presentation
and
really
hope
to
see
more
presentations
around
like
this
and
in
different
places
right
in
different
places
within
our
government
within
our
school
systems,
as
we
try
to
make
sure
that
everybody
feels
included
and
they
feel
also
respected
by
whatever
their
pronoun
is
so
I
do
want
to
thank
you
all
for
making
that
beautiful
presentation.
It
was
really
well
done
and
I
got
a
lot
of
information
out
of
that.
So
thank
you.
So
much.
E
Thank
you,
and
one
thing
I
will
advise
is
again:
we
do
offer
up
training
for
y'all
if
you
want
to
expand
your
knowledge,
it's
free
to
y'all
as
part
of
this
committee.
So
again
this
might
not
be
not.
This
is
not
the
last
interaction.
E
We'll
all
have
we're
here
to
really
support
your
work
and
if
you
folks
have
questions
on
gender,
inclusive
language,
if
you
have
a
paragraph
or
a
statement
or
something
that
you
just
want,
you
know
another
reviewer
just
to
look
into
feel
free
to
on
behalf
of
office
of
lgbtq
at
first.
We
could
definitely
take
a
look
and
help
support
where
we
can.
A
Yeah
and
just
add
that
that
the
training
is
available
to
all
our
government
employees
and
non-profits
free
of
charge
on
behalf
of
the
county.
D
Thank
you
chair,
where
do
you
think,
is
the
best
place
for
our
speakers
to
send
the
information
and
how
do
you
think
it
will
be
sent
to
the
commission.
B
Thank
you
for
the
question.
I'm
just
gonna
conclude
with
that.
If
the
speakers
could
send
it
to
megan
roche,
our
at
the
city's
clerk's
office
and
that's
who
we've
had
communications
with,
then
we
can
get
all
the
resources
to
our
commissioners.
Tomorrow
is
a
one
mailing,
but
it
can
always
be
gone.
If
we
get
later,
we
can
always
send
it
out.
We
send
out
mailings
to
commissioners
on
fridays,
so
megan
you
have
your
hand
up.
B
Great
and
we
will
definitely
pass
on
those
resources
to
our
consultant
as
well.
So
I
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
bonnie
and
sarah
and
for
their
not
only
for
being
here
with
us
tonight,
but
for
their
work
in
the
community
and
their
advocacy
work
throughout
and
helping
us
to
have
a
more
inclusive
community.
So
we
really
appreciate
the
time
you've
taken
to
be
with
us
tonight
and
all
the
work
and
preparation
for
tonight,
but
the
work
that
you're
doing
in
our
community.
B
So
thank
you
for
joining
us
this
evening
and
I
will
say
good
night
to
you.
Our
second
speaker
which
we'll
get
right
to
I
see
us
here,
is
robert
brownstein
or
bob
brownstein,
a
former
budget
director
for
mayor
susan
hammer
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
bob.
H
Thank
you
good
evening,
everyone.
I
have
spoken
to
the
commission
earlier.
H
However,
I
think
we
have
to
acknowledge
that
in
the
35
years
since
the
1985
charter
commission
well,
there
have
been
some
positive
changes.
There
also
has
been
a
very
significant
failure
in
san
jose
to
resolve
what
is
probably
the
greatest
challenge
to
the
ability
of
the
city
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
full
spectrum
of
its
population
and
that
failure
is
the
inability
to
deal
with
the
truly
massive
levels
of
inequality,
economic
and
political
inequality
that
exist
in
san
jose.
Today.
H
The
level
of
inequality
truly
shapes
life
for
an
extraordinarily
large
part
of
the
city,
population
and
inequity
is
widespread
in
so
many
aspects
of
life
in
housing,
in
healthcare,
in
jobs,
in
incomes,
in
education,
in
political
representation,
in
law
enforcement
and
in
others.
That's
that
isn't
even
the
full
list.
So
the
challenge
we
force
is
to
find
a
way
to
be
able
to
significantly
reduce
the
levels
of
in
inequity
and
the
lack
of
inclusion
that
characterize
life
in
san
jose.
For
so
many
of
the
people
who
live
here
now.
H
The
reason
that
I
think
we
failed
in
1985
to
set
steps
in
motion
to
do
better
in
terms
of
increasing
equity
and
increasing
inclusion
is
that
we
looked
simply
at
formal
mechanisms
of
political
processes.
District
elections,
which
made
it
easier
for
people
of
color
and
people
who
represented
minority
constituencies
to
get
elected,
and
that
was
true.
But
the
fact
is
today
in
a
general
election
in
district,
five,
probably
half
the
number
of
people
vote
as
in
district
9
or
in
district
10..
H
So
the
level
of
political
participation
is
still
dramatically
weaker
in
some
parts
of
the
city
and
amongst
some
constituencies
than
others.
Despite
the
formal
equality
of
district
size
which
we
achieved
when
we
passed
district
elections-
and
there
are
reasons
for
that
in
terms
of
the
challenges
that
people
who
are
low
income
and
subject
to
discrimination
face
in
terms
of
their
their
basic
existence
and
how
that
impacts,
their
ability
and
willingness
to
politically
participate.
H
H
What
I
am
saying
is
the
challenges
to
reducing
inequity.
The
challenges
to
promoting
inclusion
are
so
formidable
that
we
need
to
use
every
mechanism
every
tool,
every
institution
that
we
have
in
order
to
be
able
to
make
progress,
and
that
means
we
use
the
city
charter
as
well
as
a
host
of
other
institutions
and
mechanisms.
H
Now,
in
the
specific
proposals
that
I'm
shortly
going
to
present
to
you,
I
try
and
design
pro-equity
and
pro-inclusion
language
that
is
suitable
for
and
fits
in
a
city
charter.
H
H
I
don't
micromanage
in
these
proposals
and
don't
try
and
use
the
charter
to
to
do
things
in
terms
of
government
operations.
They
really
require
some
level
of
flexibility
and
some
ability
to
make
changes
as
circumstances
change,
as
they
inevitably
do.
But
what
I
or
I
do
think
the
charter
can
do
is
what
I
include
in
these
proposals
and
I
believe,
by
the
way
everyone
has
a
copy
of
these.
I
sent
them
into
the
the
appropriate
places
with
a
a
sufficient
time.
H
H
So
what
I'd
like
to
do
at
this
point
is
move
directly
to
the
proposals
that
I've
made
and
walk
through
each
of
those
sections,
and
then
I'd
be
very
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
people
have
and
and
by
the
way,
just
to
indicate
my
own
perspective
is
the
primary
author
of
these
proposals.
H
These
are
the
efforts
of
one
person.
Who's
talked
to
some
other
people
in
the
community
to
try
and
come
up
with
the
best
kind
of
language
that
I
can
think
of.
That
will
advance
these
goals,
but
this
language
did
not
come
down
from
mount
sinai.
It
is
amendable.
H
There
are
other
people
with
good
views
and
good
mental
capacities,
who
can
probably
figure
out
ways
to
make
this
stronger
or
better,
and
I
welcome
those
comments
and
those
changes.
So
let
me
just
say
that
up
front
okay,
the
first
part
of
this
proposal
is
fundamentally
a
statement
of
values.
What
does
what
do
the
people
of
san
jose
affirm
as
in
terms
of
their
beliefs
and
their
political
values
regarding
equity
and
inclusion?
H
The
charter
already
has
in
it
statements
of
values,
for
example,
it
has
in
it
a
provision
that
requires
a
code
of
ethics.
That
is
the
value
that
public
employees
should
work
and
live
to
the
highest
ethical
standards.
It
also
has
prohibited
prohibitions
against
discrimination,
which
again
is
a
statement
of
values,
but
what
it
lacks.
H
While
it
has
the
prohibition
against
discrimination,
it
lacks
the
affirmative
emphasis
on
equity
and
that's
what
I'm
trying
to
achieve
with
this
statement
of
values.
So
what
this
provision
would
do
is
state
that
the
people
of
the
city
of
san
jose
affirm
that
the
decisions,
policies,
budgets,
programs
and
practices
of
the
city
that
his
city
government
shall
be
guided
by
the
principles
of
racial
and
social
equity
inclusion
and
racial
and
social
justice.
H
H
I
modified
somewhat
based
on
comments
that
I've
had
heard
from
other
people
that
it
should
be
clear
that
it's
not
just
racial
equity,
but
there
are
also
equity
issues
that
apply
to
other
constituencies
that
have
been
victimized
by
discrimination
or
oppression
and
that
the
language
should
include
those
as
well.
So
that's
it's.
That's
a
modification
of
the
language
that
you'd
find
on
the
city
website.
H
That's
the
first
proposal.
The
second
proposal
is
equity
standards.
There's
okay!
We
now
have
a
statement
of
values
that
we
support
equity,
but
what
does
that
mean?
In
actual
practice,
the
closest
thing
to
a
set
of
equity
standards
that
this
commission
has
heard
in
its
previous
presentations
is
the
detroiters
bill
of
rights,
I'm
taking
a
different
perspective
than
the
detroiters
bill
of
rights,
because
to
me
the
detroit
bill
of
rights
in
many
cases
promises
what
no
one
knows
how
to
deliver.
H
So
it
says
right
to
housing.
Every
detroit
resident
is
entitled
to
affordable,
habitable,
safe
and
accessible
housing.
I
certainly
would
agree
that
that
should
apply
to
detroit
and
to
san
jose,
but
I've
been
working
on
affordable
housing
issues
for
40
years,
and
I
don't
know
how
to
do
that,
and
I
don't
know
anyone
who
does
and
the
detroit
bill
of
rights
is,
has
a
number
of
measures
like
that,
where
it
states
a
goal.
H
But
there
really
is
there's
no
language,
no
strategy
that
makes
that
goal
realistic
and
I'm
hopeful
that
we
can
have
something
in
the
san
jose
charter.
That
leads
us
to
more
feasible
action.
So
the
approach
that
I've
taken
in
the
equity
standards
is
to
look
at
areas
of
life
where
the
city
is
already
engaged:
safety
parks
and
rec
transportation,
economic
development,
housing
standards,
neighborhood
amenities,
etc,
and
for
each
of
these
indicate
that
the
city
should,
to
the
greatest
extent,
that
it
can
again
it's
a
it's
a
goal.
H
So
if
the
city
is
able
to
send
code
enforcement
inspectors
to
look
at
substandard
housing,
that
service
is
not
disproportionately
provided
to
wealthier
neighborhoods,
as
opposed
to
poorer
neighborhoods
to
areas
that
are
primarily
white
as
opposed
to
areas
that
are
primarily
people
of
color.
If
the
city
is
providing
water
and
sanitation
services,
those
to
the
greatest
extent
possible
should
be
available
to
people
throughout
the
city,
regardless
of
their
income,
regardless
of
their
ethnicity.
H
People
who
live
in
the
city
should
be
as
confident
that
they
are
not
likely
to
be
victimized
in
terms
of
personal
safety
or
the
safety
of
their
property,
either
from
other
people
or
from
city
agencies
themselves,
whoever
they
are
no
matter
what
part
of
the
city
they
live
in
and
that's
what
the
equity
standards
is
attempting
to
achieve.
Again,
it's
a
goal:
it's
not
a
magic
wand.
We
don't
have
magic
wands
in
the
charter.
H
H
That
is,
there
will
be
a
formal
review
of
the
way
in
which
this
budget
or
this
policy
proposed
policy
change,
impacts,
vulnerable
constituencies,
impacts
and
there's
a
list
of
the
potential
impacts,
impacts,
their
quality
of
representation
or
access
to
decision
making
impacts.
The
extent
to
which
they
received
city
benefits
and
services,
etc.
H
Now
an
obvious
question:
when
one
hears
this
proposal
is
okay,
we
know
what
the
city
budget
is
you
can
it's
a
recommended
budget,
that's
put
out
by
the
city
manager
every
year,
so
you
want
to
have
a
equity
assessment
of
that,
but
what's
a
major
policy
change?
Well,
what
I've
done
is
essentially
said.
That's
going
to
be
decided
by
a
political
process,
as
opposed
to
me,
trying
to
say
today
what
I
think,
all
the
potential
policy
changes
will
be
in
perpetuity,
which
I
don't
think
would
be
a
realistic
thing
to
do.
H
The
process
is
the
following
components:
a
majority
of
the
city
council
can
define
a
policy
change
as
major
and
thereby
triggering
an
equity
assessment
or
2500
residents
can
submit
a
petition
saying
they
believe.
A
policy
change
is
substantial
enough
that
it
should
be
considered
major
and
should
trigger
an
equity
assessment.
H
Where
did
the
number
2500
come
from?
It's
a
judgment
call
I
wanted
to
have
a
number
that
was
not
so
de
minimis
that
you
know
any
five
people
having
a
beer
could
decide
that
some
potential
policy
is
going
to
be
a
major
one
and
sign
their
names.
You
know
on
the
napkin
and
you've
triggered
a
an
equity
assessment.
H
On
the
other
hand,
I
didn't
want
to
have
a
level
of
public
request
to
be
so
large
that
it's
not
realistic
to
think
that
people
would
ever
be
able
to,
on
their
own,
generate
the
demand
that
something
is
a
major
policy
change
based
on
my
years
of
involvement
in
local
politics.
I
thought
2500
meets
those
criteria
and
if
commissioners
disagree,
they
they're
welcome
to
try
and
determine
what
other
what
number
would
be
more
suitable.
H
The
the
equity
assessment
should
be
done
well
in
advance
of
the
measure
coming
before
the
city
council.
It
should
be
made
public
at
least
two
weeks
ahead
and
it
should
be
debated
at
a
public
hearing,
so
those
are
the
in
the
in
broad
stroke,
the
major
components
of
these
equity
proposals.
H
Their
objective,
as
I
said
earlier,
is
to
bring
the
drive
for
equity
inclusion,
frontally
and
fundamentally
into
the
city
charter,
and
to
try
and
do
it
in
a
way
that
is
reasonable.
Considering
the
role
of
the
charter
and
city
governments
and
governance
and
I'd
be
happy
now
to
answer
any
questions
that
anyone
has.
B
H
Hey
bob,
can
you.
F
Think
of
policies,
I'm
sure
you
can
that
have
been
enacted
over
the
last
even
20
years.
That
should.
H
B
Other
commissioners,
commissioner
amador.
A
Yes,
thank
you
and
bob
as
we're
talking
right
now
about
the
equity
analysis.
Would
you
be
open
to
specifically
talking
about
the
gear
activity
analysis
just
because
it
would
also
align
with
our
equity
and
diverse
our
equity?
A
I
forgot
the
not
commission
but
office
of
equity
that
was
established
last
year
by
council
as
well,
and
I
know
that
they're
trained
on
that
gear
toolkit
gear
analysis.
So
it
would
be
in
hana
not
just
any
equity
analysis,
but
it
would
be
a
very
comprehensive
gear,
which
is
a
government
alliance
for
racial
equity
toolkit
analysis
that
they
do.
H
I
mean,
I
can't
recall
everything,
that's
in
the
gear
analysis,
but
there
are
a
number
of
equity
assessments
that
are
out
there.
I
looked
at
a
few.
Actually,
the
city's
department
has
a
website
that
directs
you
to
a
few
and
the
ones
that
I
looked
at
seem
to
spend
most
of
their
time,
trying
to
figure
out
which
constituency
should
be
covered
by
the
analysis,
as
opposed
to
trying
to
figure
out.
What's
the
best
way
to
do
the
analysis,
I
don't.
H
I
think
the
first
question
is
a
valid
one,
but
I'm
also
really
interested
in
that.
The
analysis
is
done
in
a
in
a
positive
way
and
that's
why
I
indicated
some
factors.
You
know
if
the
gear
analysis
is
a
better
way
to
do
it.
I
want
to
do
it
the
best
way
possible
or
if
the
gear
analysis
adds
something
to
what
I
have
and
they
can
be
merged
so
much
the
better.
H
I
mean
the
point
here
is
to
have
an
equity
assessment
that
meets
the
needs
of
the
people
who
live
in
the
city,
and
I
I
would
be
delighted
if
this
is
improved
on.
A
Yes-
and
I
just
want
to
be
a
make
sure
that
we're
like
clear
on
that
language,
because
I
don't
want
to
later
on
see
something
that
you
know
they're
pulling
different
equity
analysis
using
different
equity
analysis
for
each
year.
You
know
and
kind
of
like,
as
we've
seen
sometimes
taking
shortcuts
on
that.
So
I
was
wondering
if
putting
an
actual
name.
You
know
an
actual
analysis
that
we
that
we
are
recommending
for
the
city
to
use
would
be
helpful
instead
of
leaving
it
up
to
them.
H
Well,
I
mean
this:
this
language
doesn't
leave
it
completely
up
to
the
city
government
because
it
includes
a
substantial
number
of
things
that
would
have
to
be
in
the
analysis.
My
only
hesitancy
about
saying
the
analysis
we're
going
to
use
is
the
analysis
that
some
third-party
organization
puts
together.
Is
we
don't
know?
What's
going
to
happen
to
that
third-party
organization
into
the
future,
I
mean
they
may
turn
out
to
come
up
with
the
best
ideas
in
the
world
or
maybe
not
so
you.
H
I
think
you
want
to
be
somewhat
cautious
about
hanging
hanging
your
hat
with
some
organization
without
knowing
what's
going
to
happen
with
that
organization
over
time
now,
if
the
current
gear
assessment
language
is
really
persuasive,
I'd
be
more
comfortable.
Taking
that
language,
which
you
know
you
know
what
it
is,
it's
not
going
to
change
because
of
some
dynamic
within
the
organization
decade.
H
You
know
a
decade
later,
because
you've
said
it's
the
language,
that's
in
there
now
I'd
be
more
comfortable
with
that
than
than
hooking
it
to
to
whatever
gear
comes
up
with
over
time.
A
Thank
you,
mr
president,
for
the
recommendation.
I
think
this
idea
is
actually
quite
intriguing,
but
I'm
actually
curious
the
threshold.
I
do
have
some
questions
about
the
threshold
but,
as
you
mentioned,
I
think
you
said
that's
amendable,
but
when
you,
how
do
you
have
a
definition
for
a
resident.
H
I
guess
you
know
someone
who
lives
in
san
jose
other
than
you
know.
Trans
like
I
wouldn't
include
somebody
who's
in
the
ho
in
a
hotel
for
a
couple
of
nights,
but
basically
somebody
who
is
living
in
san
jose
for
a
substantial
amount
of
time
and
wants
to
stay
here
would
be
a
resident.
I
think
someone
who
is
unhoused
but
has
been
unhoused
in
san
jose
for
more
than
a
short
amount
of
time,
would
be
considered
a
resident.
H
If
there's
a
way
to
document
that
that
you
know
I
would
want
to
be
fairly
open,
but
on
the
other
hand
you
have
to
have
some
limit.
I
don't
want
people
who
show
up
for
a
weekend
to
be
considered
a
resident.
A
A
Do
you
see
the
equity
assessment
operating
in
a
similar
way
where
you
know
it
gets
rolled
into
the
the
auditor's
office
or
maybe
we're
talking
about
a
separate
office?
Or
do
you
do
you
see
your
vision?
How
this
kind
of
playing
out
logistically.
H
Yeah
in
terms
in
terms
of
staff,
I
would
envision
the
work
being
done
by
two
groups
of
people
working
together.
One
is
a
central
body
that
is
assigned
to
do
equity
assessments.
It
could
be
part
of
the
city
manager's
office,
it
could
be
the
city
auditor,
although
they
usually
have
a
pretty
full
workload.
H
It
could
be
the
the
race
and
equity
department,
but
that's
one
leg
of
the
stool
and
the
other
is
the
department.
That's
that
actually
does
that
the
kind
of
work,
so
in
other
words,
if
you're
talking
about
access
to,
if
there's
a
change
in
in
housing
codes
and
the
enforcement
of
housing
codes,
you
want
the
code
enforcement
people
to
be
part
of
that
assessment.
You
don't
want
it
to
be
totally
done
by
people
who
have
no
connection
to
code
enforcement.
H
That
way,
if
you
bring
both
together,
I
think
you'll
get
the
best
informed
assessment
that
you
could,
that
you
could
wind
up
with,
and
usually
some
outfit
like
the
auditor's
office.
Almost
invariably
has
a
has
formal
meetings
with
the
department
and
works
closely
with
the
department
in
terms
of
trying
to
do
those
audits
and
doesn't
sort
of
do
it
in
a
remote
way.
A
Then,
just
one
final,
like
a
follow-up
follow-up
on
a
related
note,
when
an
equity
assessment
is
triggered,
is
the
policy
in
question
or
the
program
in
question?
Is
it
paused
while
the
equity
assessment
is
occurring
or
does
it
continue?
H
That's
a
great
question
and
it
is
the
the
biggest
challenge
in
terms
of
in
my
mind
in
terms
of
doing
equity
assessments.
My
hope
would
be
that,
as
the
city
becomes
accustomed
to
this
language
in
the
charter,
it
tries
to
time
its
work
so
that
things
that
look
like
they're
going
to
trigger
equity
assessments
will
be
put
on
a
timeline
so
that
the
equity
assessment
can
be
done
and
the
project
or
policy
can
still
happen
when
it
should.
H
But
there
will
be
situations
where
there
are
external
circumstances
that
push
the
city
to
move
very
quickly,
and
it
may
be
very
hard
to
do
the
equity
assessment
before
any
decision
or
any
action
has
been
taken
in
in
those
cases.
I
still
think
there
should
be
an
equity
assessment,
but
it
may
have
to
change
the
policy
after
it's
already
been
in
place
for
a
while.
H
But
on
the
other
hand,
you
don't
you
don't
want
the
the
equity
assessment
to
be
negated
completely,
so
that
in
those
kinds
of
things
which
are
often
things
that
are
urgent
and
kinds
of
things
where
you
really
like
to
know
what
the
impact
is
that
you
don't
lose
the
ability
to
understand
whether
these
actions
are
having
disproportionate,
positive
or
negative
impacts
on
vulnerable
constituencies.
C
The
standards
section
of
the
proposal,
so
so
one
is
you
laid
out
kind
of
why
you've
tried
to
be
fairly
focused
in
defining
these
standards
on
things
that
are
directly
within
the
control
of
the
city,
but
I
wanted
to
push
a
little
bit
more
about
why
not
to
be
a
little
bit
more
expensive
in
the
definition
of
goals,
while
acknowledging
that
that
the
city
has
certain
levels
to
to
achieve
goals
so
to
take
the
example
of
of
housing
right,
so
the
housing
related
language
in
here
right
now
just
focuses
on
you
know,
protections
and
housing
codes
and
for
housing
standards.
C
Perhaps
it's
the
standards
language,
you
know.
Perhaps
it's
a
goal
section
to
to
describe
sort
of
those
those
broader
goals
while
saying
the
city
isn't
responsible,
you
know
can't
solely
control
everybody
being
on
house,
but
but
there's
the
the
the
goals
and
the
tools
to
achieve
the
goals
don't
equate
to
each
other
same
with
workforce
protection
right.
We
see
the
city
using
quite
a
number
of
different
tools
to
improve
workforce
protection.
C
You
know
in
san
jose
and
right
here
we
have
it
just
limited
to,
I
believe,
the
city's
own
workforce.
So
so
I
wanted
to
ask
about
it's
a
twofers.
I
wanted
to
ask
about
that
as
well
as-
and
perhaps
it's
related
just
to
ask
how
you
envision
this
playing
out
like
it's
very
clear
to
me
how
what
types
of
steps
the
city
would
would
take
to
implement
charter
language
around
an
equity
assessment
in
actual
policy
and
practice.
H
Okay,
let
me
answer
your
first
question
first
and
then
go
to
the
implementation
question.
I
think
we
need
to
to
have
in
mind
the
difference
between
equity
and.
H
The
level
of
well-being
that
we'd
like
to
see
you
know
equity
would
be
something
where
each
person
gets
the
same
kind
of
treatment
from
the
city
in
relationship
to
its
capacity.
H
Level
of
affordable
units
that
the
city
produces
is
increasing
that
capacity
and
those
are
not
really
the
exact
same
thing.
So
in
this
particular
measure,
I'm
talking
about
equity
standards
as
opposed
to
capacity
goals
and
capacity
goals,
is
a
tougher
thing
to,
in
my
mind,
to
get
at
through
the
charter,
although
if
someone
can
come
up
with
a
good
way
to
do
it,
I'd
be
interested
in
saying
it
so
right
now
you
know
I'm
not.
H
I
I'm
not
sure
that
I
can
think
of
a
way
via
the
charter
to
deal
with
something
like
google,
because
you
don't
know
what
the
next
google
is
going
to
be.
You
know,
and
so
suddenly
it's
an
opportunity
of
dramatically
increasing
capacity
to
do
something.
H
But
the
kind
of
equity
language
says
that,
if
something
like
that
happens,
then
you
try
and
have
it
not
disproportionately
impact
people
who
are
already
in
good
shape.
But
you
have
to
take
care
of
people
who
are
significantly
in
need,
so
yeah
there
may
be
a
way
to
throw
it
to
to
play
around
with
the
housing
affordability.
That
does
something
like
that,
but
I
want
to
be
careful
not
to
be
talking
about
increasing
capacity
in
in
in
this
section.
H
I'm
not
sure
whether
the
chart
is
the
best
place
to
do
something
like
that
and
then
implementation.
You
know
and
fundamentally,
implementation
of
this
and
most
processed
things
in
the
charter
is
going
to
depend
on
the
woof
and
wharf
of
community
politics.
H
These
give
tools
to
community
members
and
council
members
who
are
trying
to
advance
equity
to
be
able
to
demonstrate
that
the
voters
have
spoken
on
charter
language,
but
the
the
charter
language
by
itself
is
not
is
not
going
to
win
every
battle
at
the
city
council
and
this
is
still
going
to
require.
H
I
want
the
charter
to
be
able
to
assist
people
when
they
do.
That
is,
on
my
mind,
rare
cases
where
the
charter
is
going
to
do
all
the
work
for
you,
so
I'm
hoping
people
can
be
standing
at
the
podium
saying
you
know:
here's
the
charter,
language
that
substantiates
this
objective,
that's
been
approved
by
the
voters.
You
have
to
do
it,
but
that
in
it
I
don't
expect
that
in
itself
there's
any
guarantee.
So
all
your
all
the
other
work
has
to
get
done
too.
B
D
E
Yes,
so
thank
you.
Bob.
A
The
we've
been
talking
about
equity,
a
lot
in
this
commission
from
day
one.
So
it's
nice
to
see
somebody
actually
put
something
on
paper.
F
A
We
all
can
kind
of
take
a
look
at
and
see
if
we
we
agree.
So
I
appreciate
that
I
have
a
couple
questions
in
a
couple
areas.
The
first
is
doing
the
annual
equity
assessment
for
the
budget
and
when
I
look
at
that-
and
I
look
at
something
like
sewage,
collection
and
treatment-
that's
a
huge,
expensive
operation
that
isn't
changed
very
easily
and
when
I
think
of
it
you
know
what
could
be
the
equity
issues
one.
I
think
you
have
the
neighbors
the
treatment
plant.
A
You
know
the
stinky
stuff
they
have
to
deal
with,
but
also
are
the
pipes
too
small
in
the
neighborhood,
where
there's
sewage
backups.
So
you
would
do
one
of
these
things
and
you'd
have
some.
You
have
some
findings
and
results
and
then,
but
you
really
don't
change
your
sewage
treatment
that
easily.
So
you
really
do
these
things
every
year
and
they
kind
of
come
up
with
the
same
findings.
A
I
just
wanted
how
you
address
that
and
the
other
issue.
When
I
look
at
this,
it
reminds
me
a
lot
of
the
california
environmental
quality
act
where
you
do
an
assessment
and
then
everybody
argues
about
the
results
and
those
who
don't
like
what's
going
on,
will
criticize
the
assessment
and
use
it
sometimes
inappropriately
to
kind
of
delay
something
and
to
stop
progress
and
whatnot,
or
that's
the
the
criticism.
So
if
you
see
potential
for
something
like
that,
and
how
would
you
address
it,
if
you
do
thanks.
H
Okay,
so
two
questions
there.
First,
in
terms
of
the
budget,
you
know
to
a
certain
extent,
I'm
relying
on
good
judgment
on
the
part
of
city
staff
and
priorities
from
the
community,
so
in
other
words,
parts
of
the
budget
that
are
routine.
H
H
I
think
we
take
advantage
of
that
window
and
you
know
like,
like
anyone
who
puts
a
tool
in
people's
hands.
You're
sort
of
relying
on
them
using
it
reasonably
and
intelligently,
I
don't
think,
there's
I
don't
think
it's
likely.
People
are
going
to
demand
equity
assessments
of
things
that
nobody
really
cares
about,
just
to
make
work
for
city,
administrators
and
in
terms
of
the
comparison
to
the
california
environmental
equality
act.
H
This
language
has
gone
through
the
city,
attorney's
office
and
it
was
drafted
and
I
think
the
city
attorney
will
agree.
This
is
not
something
that
somebody
can
litigate
on,
unlike
the
california
environmental
equality
act,
so
nobody
can
sort
of
say
you
know
hold
it.
You
know
we're
going
to
delay
a
project
for
five
years,
because
I
didn't
like
the
equity
assessment.
H
The
language
here
doesn't
permit
that
and
if
the
language
needs
to
be
modified,
to
be
sure
that
you
don't
get
that
kind
of
litigation,
I
would
support
that.
I'm
trying
to
get
information
to
the
community
so
that
they
can
politically
get
the
city
to
do
the
things
that
they
they
care
about
and
meet
their
needs,
and
I'm
I'm
not
interested
in
trying
to
create
something.
That's
that
generates
lawsuits.
B
I'm
saying
none
yet
I
would
bob.
I
have
two
questions.
One
is
in
your
discussion
of
equity
and
the
examples
you
gave.
I
I
would
I'm
a
little
confused
because
to
me
you
were
given
examples
that
were
of
equality,
not
equity.
B
H
You're
absolutely
on
point,
that's
an
excellent
comment,
and
I
think
this
should
be
edited
to
make
sure
that
it
achieves
equity
and
not
equality.
That
is
that
somebody
who,
who
really
needs
more,
is
able
to
get
what
they
what
they
need.
So
I
I
agree,
and
I
think
it
can
be
edited
to
achieve
that.
B
Thanks
bob,
so
the
second
question
I
have
is
when
I
look
at
the
standards
question
or
the
I'm
sorry,
the
equity
assessment
question
I
I
will
give
it
what
I
consider
somewhat
some
of
the
bad
practice.
So
the
county
has
a
an
assessment
on
the
impact
on
children
and
families
and
so
often
times
the
recommendation
from
staff.
The
memo
will
say
no
impact
right
and
really,
when
you
think
about
who's,
defining
that
there's
no
impact
becomes
something
of
a
well.
B
B
That
route
of
you
know,
equity
impact,
none
right
and
and
and
being
kind
of
in
that
mode
of,
for
the
most
part,
everything
doesn't
have
an
impact
and
therefore
staff
would
never
really
recommend
that
as
a
because
it
is
another
chunk
of
work,
and
this
will
go
quicker
if
we
just
put
no
impact.
So
how
would
you
suggest
we
avoid
that
operational,
bad
practice
that
can
happen
in
institutions.
H
Okay,
good
question
several
ways
I
mean
one:
this
is
not
something
that
would
be
applied
to
every
item,
but
to
ones
that
are
specifically
targeted,
they're
ones
that
there's
a
lot
of
public
attention
on
majority
city
council
said
we
need
an
analysis
or
a
bunch
of
people
have
signed
signatures,
so
there's
a
certain
political
salience
that
is
associated
here
that
isn't
associated
with
a
line
on
every
transmittal
that
goes
to
the
board
of
supervisors
that
you
know
somebody
has
to
check
off.
H
Secondly,
there's
multiple
components
of
the
assessment,
so
I
mean
somebody
could,
you
know,
come
back
and
say
on
all
10
of
these
issues.
No
impact,
no
impact,
no
impact,
no
impact,
no
impact,
but
on
a
major
issue.
H
I
think
they're
gonna
look
pretty
ridiculous
if
they
do
that
and
and
most
staff
people
don't
want
to
look
that
way,
and-
and
third,
I
I
didn't
put
this
in
the
charter-
I'm
not
sure
I'd
want
to
put
it
in
the
trial,
but
certainly
my
I
think
the
right
way
to
do
these
assessments,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
is
to
have
two
entities
both
working
on
the
assessment.
H
That
is
some
central
group,
whether
it's
the
department
of
race
and
equity
or
the
city
auditor's
office
and
the
department
itself,
so
the
if
the
department
or
the
other
one
tries
to
take
a
position
that
is
essentially
failing
to
do
due
diligence.
You
hope
that
the
their
partner
entity
will
be
a
check
and
say
wait
a
minute.
We
really
can't
see,
impacts
here
and
we're
going
to
bring
them
out,
so
the
public
will
know
about
them.
B
Thank
you.
I
love
the
trigger
mechanism.
I
think
that
really
would
be
helpful
and
I
would
support
commissioner
amador's
thinking
around
using
the
gar
or
your
idea
of
the
content
of
the
gar
to
really
help
us
formulate
something
that
that
has
some
teeth
to
it,
because
otherwise
I
do.
I
do
have
a
fear
that
assessments
can
get
watered
down
or
not
taken
seriously.
B
Commissioners,
any
other
questions
or
thoughts
feedback.
I
see
no
hands.
B
Then,
on
behalf
of
the
commission
bob,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you
for
your
really
thoughtful
commentary
for
getting
us
the
materials
early,
so
folks
could
could
read
them
and
go
through
them
and
then
to
be
here
tonight
with
us
and
for
your
participation
throughout
the
commission's
time.
So
appreciate
it,
it's
great
to
see
you.
Thank
you
for
your
time
tonight.
B
I
believe
our
next
speaker
is
here.
Yes,
she
is
there.
She
is.
I
want
to
now
introduce
elena
yin
alina
is
on
the
san
jose
council
advisory
appointment
commission
and
I
welcome
her
she's,
been
contributing
to
our
commission's
feedback,
so
welcome
her
on
our
behalf
tonight.
Alina
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
G
Thank
you,
fred.
Thank
you
good
evening,
commissioners
and
members
of
the
public.
My
name
is
elena
yin
pronoun
shive,
and
I
would
like
to
first
you
know
thank
you
for
this
privilege
and
honor
to
present
to
you
this
evening.
I
have
not
missed
a
meeting
and
I've
been
here
since
january,
and
it's
been
quite
a
whirlwind
ride
for
all
of
us
and
you
know
before
we
begin.
G
I
want
to
kind
of
formally
introduce
myself
and
why
I'm
presenting
this
evening-
and
so
you
know
I
am
a
born
and
raised
resident
in
district
4
to
cambodian
refugee
immigrant
parents,
and
I
have
been
volunteering
with
my
community
since
pretty
much.
I
was
12.
and
through
many
different
programs
at
school
and
through
organizations.
I've
always
been
deeply
passionate
about
my
community
and
I've
chosen
to
dedicate
my
career
and
service
to
it.
I
take
immense
joy
in
studying
systems
and
how
they
work.
G
My
background
and
career
stems
from
nearly
15
years
of
working
within
local
government
systems
through
various
private
and
non-profit
entities.
I've
been
working
with
public
works
and
water
and
wastewater
treatment
systems
through
planning
architecture
and
community
engagement.
My
job
was
in
estimating
marketing
business
development
and
it
was
to
understand
how
to
work
within
government
processes
and
procedures
in
2016
I
transitioned
to
non-profit
work
where
I
continued
to
serve
my
community.
I
was
the
former
co-founder
of
local
color,
a
san
jose
arts
nonprofit
and
a
founding
board
member
of
catalyze
sv.
G
Currently
I
run
and
produce
a
podcast
called
only
in
san
jose
and
we're
focused
on
civic
education,
and
our
first
season
covers
the
many
different
boards
and
conditions
at
the
city
of
san
jose,
and
you
know
I
got
into
this
work
and
became
very
motivated
by
the
work
of
boards
and
commissions
because
of
the
google
development
project,
and
I
felt
a
need
to
become
more
involved
because
of
the
major
implications
of
this
development.
G
I
asked
pretty
simple
questions
of
you
know:
how
does
this
get
approved
and
what
is
the
process
like
which
led
me
to
the
planning
commission
that
I
wasn't
very
familiar
with
before
and
which
led
me
to
all
the
other
commissions
as
a
whole
and
understanding?
Why
do
we
have
so
many
vacancies?
And
how
can
I
start
so?
I
started
a
podcast
to
provide
education
and
I
joined
a
commission.
I'm
now
a
commissioner
of
the
council
appointment
advisory
commission.
G
I'm
sorry,
council,
appointment,
advisory,
commission,
formerly
project
diversity,
and
it
was
established
in
1991
by
mayor
susan
hammer.
However,
this
evening
you
know,
I
want
to
also
speak
from
a
resident
perspective
and
the
following
presentation
that
I
have
is
designed
both
for
the
commissioners
and
members
of
the
public
for
people
who
are
tuning
in
for
the
first
time
and
are
not
as
familiar
and
so
I'm
going
to
share
my
spoon.
G
And
part
of
this
presentation,
I
designed
for
the
youth
commission
that
I
presented
to
a
few
weeks
ago,
and
so
it
has
a
little
youthful
spirit
to
it
and
if
you
can
see
the
the
screen
perfect,
okay,
so
why
boards
and
commissions
are
so
important
and
a
part
of
the
the
legislative
and
democratic
process,
and
we
deal
with
a
lot
of
documents,
and
so
I
kind
of
like
to
take
us
back
to
some
basics.
G
And
you
know
this
has
been
a
part
of
like
the
american
staple.
Since
I
was
a
kid
and
it
talks
about
the
important
documents
of
our
country
and
our
city
and
the
county,
and
you
know
another
analogy
I
like
to
make:
is
you
know
they?
It
is
very
important.
This
is
one
of
my
favorite
movies
and
it
kind
of
just
illustrates
you
know
the
finality.
Sometimes
of
these
types
of
documents.
G
Bob
said
there
are
no
magic
wands
here,
but
an
analogy
I
like
to
use
is
that,
when
we're
talking
about
the
law,
it's
almost
kind
of
the
analogy
it
uses
that
it's
kind
of
like
magic,
though
it
doesn't
look
like
you
know
the
things
that
we're
used
to
seeing
in
disney
movies
and
on
in
the
movies.
It
looks
more
like
this,
and
the
documents
are
not
talking
and
they're,
not
sparkly.
They
look
more
like
this,
and
once
these
documents
are
written
and
signed
into
law,
they
become
our
lived
realities.
G
One
of
the
ways
that
people
respond
is
through
marching
and
protesting,
and
the
this
is
the
form
of
resistance
that
most
people
are
most
familiar
with,
and
what
this
leads
to
at
the
end
of
the
day
is
back
to
these
chambers
and
or
more
locally.
These
chambers-
or
you
know
to
today
we're
all
on
zoom
now
and
so
the
importance
about
boards
and
commissions
and
the
legislative
process
is
that
it
holds
a
lot
of
powers
to
affect
our
lived
reality
and
to
just
go
over
some
basic
documents.
G
You
know
the
city
of
san
jose
is
is
governed
by
the
charter
and
municipal
code.
G
We
are
all
here
to
examine
this
legal
document,
and
this
is
our
city
constitution,
and
it
is
the
founding
document
that
really
kind
of
systematically
affects
everything
else
that
we
do
in
the
city
and
similar
to
how
the
state
legislature
creates
laws
adopted
in
codes
to
implement
the
california
constitution.
G
A
G
That
they
would
have
fire
escapes
air
shops
and
basic
safety
windows
and
toilets.
This
resulted
in
poorer
families
not
being
able
to
live
in
these
new
codes
or
these
new
buildings
that
were
being
built
to
meet
these
new
codes.
G
An
example
is
when
new
york
city
built
the
central
park
over
seneca
village,
which
was
the
largest
settlement
of
black
americans
at
that
time,
as
well
as
german
and
irish
immigrants
at
that
time,
and
people
the
local
elites
during
that
time,
really
wanted
a
more
beautiful
city,
but
they
refused
to
pay
for
these
developments.
And
so
the
solution
that
I
came
up
with
was
to
create
a
form
of
municipal
planning
with
strong
public
input,
and
that
became
the
city.
Planning.
G
Commission
and
most
city
planning
commissions
have
been
established
in
the
first
half
century,
the
first
20th
since
the
first
half
of
the
20th
century,
and
these
commissions
in
the
beginning,
in
some
places,
still
now
were
often
populated
by
real
estate
elites.
Who
tried
to
ensure
that
city
planning
decisions
would
stimulate
profits
and
how
it
is
all
boiling
down?
So
now
we're
going
to
talk
about
you
know.
G
The
abortion
commission's
the
city
of
san
jose
and
defined
by
the
city
is
city
boards
and
commissions
were
established
for
the
purpose
of
advising
the
city
council
and
providing
ongoing
input
into
policies
and
issues
affecting
the
future
of
the
san
jose
community,
and
I
wanted
to
go
over
some
statistics.
I'm
sorry.
First,
we'll
go
over
the
statistics
that
I'm
going
to
share.
I
want
to
save
you
under
a
racial
equity
lens.
These
three
points
are
pulled
from
the
office
of
racial
equity
and
so
we're
looking
at
racial
equity
equity.
G
So
currently
we
have
29
commissions
and
the
number
of
commissioners
we
have
is
276
out
of
326.
There
are
currently
50
vacancies
right
now
and
this
data
was
provided
by
the
the
city
clerk's
office.
This
is
also
some
other
data
that
has
been
collected
from
the
last
three
years.
So
again,
you
know
these
are
the
number
of
applications
that
we
receive
each
year
and
then
there
are
the
number
of
average
annual
vacancies,
and
so
I
want
to
just
go
back
a
little
bit
like
we
have
326
seats.
G
That
term
out,
I
believe,
twice
a
year
on
different
intervals
and
we
don't
even
receive
enough
applications
to
fill
all
those
seats,
and
it's
projected
that
our
annual
vacancy
is
going
to
continue
to
grow.
G
These
are
some
of
the
statistics
provided
from
applicants,
and
so
you'll
see
here
that
the
the
number
of
applicants
that
we
get
the
most
are
from
d6
and
then
it
moves
on
down
through
d9,
d5
and
d4,
and
then
on
the
left
you'll
see
the
number
of
members
actually
appointed
from
these
applicants.
G
Another
set
of
data,
so
we
have
some-
we
are
seem
to
be
doing
pretty
well
on
gender
equity
and
representation
and
as
far
as
representation
from
different
cultural
backgrounds,
the
number
of
applications
that
we
receive,
the
most
from
is
actually
the
asian
community
at
37
percent.
Second,
is
white
community
from
34.
G
However,
the
number
of
members
appointed
to
most
sports
and
commissions
are
50
percent
white
and
at
24
asian
and
50,
15,
hispanic
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
and
so
that
is
just
to
reflect
kind
of
the
state
of
boards
and
commissions
and
how
we're
doing
on
representation.
G
And
this
is
pulled
from
gear
on
why
representation
matters,
and
there
have
been
many
studies
done
since
2016
and
the
buck
of
it
is
that
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
in
all
government
leads
to
an
overall
increase
of
political
efficacy.
G
This
is
kind
of
I
wanted
to
showcase
how
our
community
is
being
impacted
by
not
having
proper
representation
on
our
boards
and
commissions,
for
example,
the
san
jose
flea
market.
G
This
was
a
development
proposal
that
was
approved
by
the
planning
commission
around
the
90s
and
if
we
just
kind
of
think
back
to
what
bob
was
saying,
if
we
had,
for
example,
a
an
equity
assessment
or
equity
values
that
were
in
place,
then
a
development
plan
that
displaces
95
of
the
vendors
there
probably
wouldn't
have
passed
and
also
there
are
there's
been
many
other
headlines
that
you
can
see
here.
G
I
won't
go
into
them
there,
but
that
is
just
to
to
share
the
amount
of
impact
that
these
decisions
can
have
on
our
community.
G
And
then
I
want
to
share
some
new
best
practices,
and
so,
in
october,
2019
governor
new
sims
signed
senate
bill
225.
That
said,
that,
regardless
of
solution,
citizenship
status,
any
person
that
is
a
resident
of
california
has
the
right
to
serve
on
a
government
boarding
commission,
and
there
are
cities
right
now
across
california
that
have
been
updating
their
charters
to
reflect
that
and
so
they're
removing
the
requirement
that
you
have
to
be
a
u.s
citizen
for
our
boards
and
commissions.
G
G
And
another
not
mentioned
here
is
urban
habitat.
They
run
a
boards
and
commission
leadership
institute
that
really
focuses
on
outreach
to
low-income
communities
and
people
of
color
and
of
diverse
backgrounds
and
different
kinds
of
representation
to
include
them
at
the
table.
So
they
can
also
be
a
part
of
the
decision-making
process,
which
is
part
of
one
of
the
main
principles
of
gear.
G
And
in
regards
to
city
planning
some
best
practices,
I
pulled
them
from
the
city
of
baltimore
who
have
been
working
to
reform
their
city
planning
department
and
they
have
started
adding
some
equity
lens
into
how
they
approve
approve
their
projects,
which
is
a
little
bit
similar
to
you,
know
previous
presentation.
G
If
we
were
to
place
these
values
and
the
equity
lens
into
the
charter
or
into
sections
of
the
charter
that
are
we're,
creating
decisions
and
we're
approving
development
that
affects
low-income
communities
or
other
communities
that
have
been
historically
marginalized
and
not
representative,
and
so
this
is
some
some
examples
of
how
other
cities
are
doing
that
are
beginning
to
address.
That.
G
And
another
one
is
providing
a
stipend
and
so
right
now
in
our
city
charter,
which
is
article
x,
force
and
commission
section
one
zero,
zero
one,
one
proposal
would
be
that
and
all
boards
and
commissions
would
be
able
to
receive
a
siphon
to
the
left.
You'll
see
that
these
are
the
current
boards
and
commissions
that
do
have
a
stipend,
and
I
understand
that
there's
probably
some
economic
feasibility
and
concerns
towards
this.
It
doesn't
really
have
to
be
all
at
once.
It
could
be
a
phased
approach.
G
There's
many
different
ways
to
address
this,
but
part
of
it
is
to
increase
participation,
especially
people
who
are
facing
socioeconomic
barriers
and
do
not
have
the
time
to
volunteer
their
time
for
free,
and
it
also
shows
that
we
value
their
our
value.
Their
expertise
and
lived
experiences,
and
also
these
commissions
that
have
a
stipend,
typically,
are
almost
always
full
and
they
do
not
have
large
vacancies,
whereas
my
my
commission,
for
example,
has
been.
G
We
have
been
unable
to
fill
our
seats,
and
so
we
haven't
had
quorum
for
almost
six
months
or
more
and
there's
a
lot
of
commissions
that
have
been
facing
this
problem,
including
the
board
of
fair
campaign
and
field
practices.
G
And
to
to
build
off
of
our
first
presenter,
you
know
extending
best
practices
when
I
presented
at
the
youth
commission,
they
had
their
retreat
and
they
actually
went
and
reformed
all
of
their
bylaws
to
remove
the
gender
pronouns
to
they
them,
and
they
also
have
been
working
on
a
youth
bill
of
rights
and
there's
a
lot
of
fantastic
examples.
That
they've
been
working
very
hard
on
that.
I
feel
that
the
charter
commission
would
really
value
their
insight.
C
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
the
presentation
in
the
background
you
know
there's
so
and
for
the
breadth
of
sort
of
possible
approaches
and
recommendations.
C
I'm
wondering
if
there
are
particular
ones
here
that
you're,
seeing
as
as
critical
for
well
and
first,
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
I
think
we've
discussed
as
a
commission
that
our
recommendations
can
include
both
charter
amendments
as
well
as
sort
of
flagging.
Here
are
other
policies
or
practices
that
don't
belong
in
the
charter
per
se,
but
are
important
to
to
share
with
city
council
and
be
part
of
the
discourse
in
san
jose.
C
C
G
Second,
mike,
I
think,
died.
C
So
thank
you
and
acknowledging
that
we've
talked
about
the
the
possibility
for
our
final
report
to
include
both
recommendations
for
charter
amendments
and
other
either
policy
recommendations
or
areas
of
policy
that
have
been
sort
of
uncovered
through
our
process
that
we
see
as
important.
C
G
Yes,
I
think
the
updating,
the
the
charter
sections
that
require
residents
to
be
a
u.s
citizen
can
be.
B
G
To
reflect
the
the
state
laws
that
have
been
signed
and
passed,
and
also
that
other
cities
have
already
been
been
working
to
change
their
charters
to
update
and
reflect
that.
Additionally,
I
think
providing
a
stipend.
That
is
an
article
that
is
written
into
the
charter
and
so
changing
that
so
that
all
commissioners
will
be
provided.
A
stipend
is
something
that
I
feel
that
would
really
help
to
increase
participation
and
diversity,
representations
of
reports
and
commissions.
B
B
Awesome
anyone
else
any
other
hands
up.
A
Yes,
thank
you
hi
elena,
so
I
was
curious
if,
in
the
data
that
you've
come
across,
have
you
noticed
any
pattern
of
commissioners
serving
across
different
commissions
or
do
they
seem
to
just
go
to
one
commission
and
after
their
term,
is
over?
We
never
as
a
city
hear
from
them
again,
because
that
would
be
an
indication
of
another
issue
that
might
be
addressed
at
some
point
and
it's
not
just
a
stipend.
Maybe
it's
just
a
burnout
from
a
commissioner
working
on
a
commission
for
several
years.
G
I
do
not
have
that
data.
I
think
the
the
city
clerk's
office
will
probably
I'm
not
sure
if
that
data
is
tracked.
If
there
are
commissioners
going
to
other
commissions.
I
know
that
I
personally
do
know
some,
but
that's
anecdotal,
so
I
don't
have
the
data
available
for
that.
Unfortunately,.
D
Hi
this
is
tony
university
clerk.
We
don't
track
it,
but
I
could
say
that
they're
they're
only
allowed
to
serve
on
one
commission
at
a
time,
and
we
do
have
some
commissioners
that
have
applied
for
multiple,
like
finish
one
commission
and
then
move
to
another
one.
But
there's
not
a
lot.
That's
it's
a
small
number,
but
it
does
happen
and
a
lot
of
times.
Some
people
are
only
interested
in
that
one
topic,
so
they're,
not
necessarily
interested
in
moving,
say
from
arts
commission
to
senior
commission.
B
Thank
you,
the
city
clerk
commissioner
matsumura
your
hands
up
again.
C
Okay,
I
I
did.
You
went
very
fast
through
the
data
about
representation
on
commissions
and
comparing
applications
to
who
serves
on
commissions.
You
know,
of
course,
some
of
the
racial
data
were
very
eye-popping,
I'm
wondering
if
you've
conducted
or
aware
of
any
other
analysis
by
office,
racial
equity,
etc.
That
unpacks
some
of
what
we're
seeing
in
the
the
racial
data
or
also
potentially,
the
geographic
data
that
you
know
went
by
fast
enough.
I
didn't
quite
catch
at
all.
Yes,.
G
There,
I'm
not
sure
if
there
are
any
data
available
on
on
that.
Unfortunately,
because
the
a
council
appointment
process
is
at
the
discretion
of
the
council,
and
so
we
don't
know
how
they
make
their
decisions
and
there
hasn't
been
a
lot
of
tracking
and
I
think
the
office
of
racial
equity,
I'm
not
sure
if
that's
in
their
work
plan.
Yet
I
know
that
the
office
is
still
getting
started,
but
if
we
were
to
do
a
equity
assessment,
for
example,
I
feel
like
this
would
be.
H
G
If
the
city
clerk
has
any
other
information
to
add
on
that
that,
in
terms
of
yes,
the
representation,
there
is
a
lot
of
disparity
and
that
there
is
room
for
improvement.
But
without
the
rules
laid
out
on
who
is
qualified
and
who
is
not,
it's
really
hard
to
determine
how
those
choices
are
made.
B
A
D
Asking
the
same
question
as
commissioner
matsumura:
it
seemed
like
you
were
saying
that
the
asian
population
submits
the
most
applications,
but
is
not
given
the
most
amount
of
seats
on
boards
and
commissions.
Is
that
true?
Did
I
see
that
right?
It
did
go
by
quickly.
Yes,.
G
And
I
can
I
can
share
that
if
everybody
would
like
to
see
that
again.
Yes,
that
is
correct,
so
the
the
number
of
applicants
that
we
receive,
the
most
from
is
the
asian
population,
and
currently
it
is
not
represented
in
our
membership.
D
D
We
haven't
done
a
examination
of
qualifications
of
each
board
and
commission
member
versus
their
gender
and
their
ethnicity
to
see,
if
that's
an
issue,
we
did
do
a
study
a
few
years
ago
to
make
sure
our
population
kind
of
was
tracking
with
our
boards
of
commissions
and
at
the
time
it
was,
the
white
percentage
was
lower.
When
we
looked
at
the
applications
a
few
years
ago,
it
was
around
the
30
range,
so
we
our
numbers,
were
tracking
with
the
population.
D
I
see
that
currently
we're
not
quite
tracking
with
the
population,
as
we
were
a
few
years
ago,
but
we
haven't,
we
haven't
done
that
full,
let's
review
every
application
and
every
position
because
there's
a
lot
that
goes
into
boards
and
commissions
in
addition
to
race,
ethnicity,
hcdc,
for
instance,
has
low
income
requirements,
so
it's
possible
somebody
might
be
less
qualified
than
somebody
else,
but
they
have
the
low
income
requirement
that
we
need.
So
it's
very
complicated
and
there
is
room
for
improvement.
I
definitely
agree
with
that.
It's
just
not
as
simple
as
it
seems.
B
Thank
you
all
right,
seeing
no
further
questions
I
want
to,
on
behalf
of
the
commission
again,
thank
you,
elena,
for
joining
us
tonight
for
your
work
and
for
being
one
of
our
faithful
members
of
the
public.
So
your
thoughtful
comments
are
always
appreciated.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
this
evening.
B
At
this
time
we
have
a
cancellation
of
our
next
speaker
who
canceled
late
today
due
to
a
family
emergency,
and
so
we
will
go
to
the
public
comment.
Public
comment
is
in
two
parts
tonight.
First,
is
any
comments?
Do
you
have
about
the
speakers
or
the
questions
or
any
of
the
presentations
that
were
made?
We
will
finish
that
public
comment
and
then
we
have
the
second
public
comment,
which
is
for
any
item
not
on
the
agenda
tonight
that
you
want
to
make
sure
that
goes
to
the
commission
and
so
I'll.
B
Ask
the
city
clerk
to
call
the
first
speaker.
D
Thank
you
so
much
because
I
don't
have
a
little
clock.
You
hear
me.
Yes,
okay,
good,
no,
clock,
okay,
it's
coming!
It
takes
a
minute
to
open
it
up
all
right.
Thanks,
go
ahead!
Okay,
good!
Thank
you!
Yeah!
I
just
really
appreciated
bob
brownstein.
I
think
I
said
his
name
right.
His
comments
on
equity
and
how
critical
it
was
and
that
we
needed
to
get
it
into
every
part
of
our
documentation
wherever
we
could.
D
I
thought
that
was
very
important
and
it
related
to
the
issues
of
our
climate
crisis
as
we
are
proposing
for
it
to
become
into
our
charter
and
it's
for
those
same
reasons
of
the
criticalness
of
it
that
we
need
to
incorporate
it
into
whatever
documentation
as
we
go
forward
and
and
that
being
very
critical,
our
climate
crisis
and
how
we
are
going
to
go
to
zero
fossil
fuel
use
as
quickly
as
we
can
is
very
critical.
D
And
so
I
just
bringing
that
you
know
just
appreciated
what
bob
was
saying
in
regard
guards
to
equity
and
it's
the
similar
things
as
we,
you
know
deal
even
with
our
climate
crisis,
how
it's
going
to
have
that
equity
issue,
because
the
same
issues
have
been
coming
up
with
our
pollution.
In
that
we
have
what
it's
called
environmental
racism.
D
And
so
it's
the
same
issues
as
we
go
forward
to
create
a
livable
earth
that
you
know
we're
gonna
have
to
be
doing
working
on
to
make
that
so
very
rapidly,
because
it's
becoming
less
and
less
becoming
more
and
more
uninhabitable,
and
so
how
to
you
know,
integrate
the
equity
issues
in
regards
to
that
is
very
critical
as
we
go
forward
in
integrating
our
policies,
and
hopefully
our
charter
review,
to
address
our
climate
crisis
and
that
you
know
I
I
think
that,
like
they
say
in
terms
of
you
know,
you
have
to
follow
the
money.
D
The
issues
with
our
climate
crisis
is
that
we
have
to
de-grow.
So
there
is
no
there's
not
like.
I
have
an
agenda
to
say.
Oh,
you
know,
this
is
something
I'm
interested
in
and
you
know
what
is
my
economic
gain,
because
there
is
no
economic
gain
because
everything
has
to
degrow
and
that
that's
where
the
truth
comes
out.
A
Hi,
thank
you
boy,
beekman
here.
Thanks
for
the
meeting
tonight,
it
was
really
nice
to
hear
people
talking
about
important
good
issues
and
ideas
of
equity.
I
was
really
interested
in
the
words
of
bob
brownstein.
Talking
about
the
ideas
of
you
know.
Equity
needs
help
from
from
many
institutions
in
the
future
of
san
jose
and
and
it's
those
it's
that
work
and
effort
that
I
find
really
interesting
and
hopeful
and
you're
learning
as
a
city
charter
commission
how
to
coordinate
that.
A
So
after
you're
done
as
a
commission,
we
can.
We
can
know
where
to
go
and
find
different
resources
to
be
organizing
and
building
these
good
equity
equity
ideas,
good
ideas
of
the
future
reimagine,
hopefully
good,
open,
democratic
practices
as
well.
We
can
have
a
real
good
future
with
with
these
sort
of
study
sessions.
So
thanks
a
lot
for
the
meeting
tonight
and
keep
up
the
good
work
and
thank
you.
A
Paul
shuttle
from
the
horseshoe
in
1850,
the
city
charter,
was
formulated
in
1851
january
6
1851
peter
burnett
stated,
and
I
quote,
that
the
war
of
extermination
of
the
indians
is
to
be
expected,
although
it
is
with
great
regret,
it
is
beyond
the
will
or
the
will
or
wisdom
of
man
to
avert.
End
quote.
A
A
I
want
to
know
the
answer
of
that
question.
Secondly,
I
broke
down
crying
when
mr
brownstein
stated
and
and
articulated
I
know,
for
a
fact
that
he
knew
fred
hirsch.
There
is
no
way
that
mr
brownstein
could
not
have
known
fred
hirsch
and
the
way
that
sophie
mendoza
marched
on
roosevelt
junior
high
school
because
they
were
beating
mexicans
and
they
were
shaming
them
and
humiliating
them
and
degrading
them
and
dehumanizing
them.
For
speaking
spanish,
miss
matsumoto.
You
made
an
enemy,
you
have
an
enemy
in
paul
soto.
B
B
B
I
don't
believe
so.
This
has
just
been
a
study
session.
That's
what
the
agenda!
The
public
agenda,
calls
for.
A
Yes,
I
was
going
to
also
asked
about
that
because
we
wanted
to
make
sure
well,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
our
subcommittee
got
another
half
day,
that
we
were
that
we
had
voted
back
in
august
9th.
B
Yeah
that
should
be
on
the
agenda
for
on
monday,
as
part
of
the
work
plan
update.
So
I
got
the
notice
about
it,
but
this
commission,
this
agenda,
does
not
have
us
taking
action
but
only
doing
a
study
session
tonight.
So
I
don't.
I
can't
take
on
an
item-
that's
not
on
the
agenda
that
it
will
be
on
the
agenda
on
monday,
when
we
have
the
update
on
the
work
plan.
D
So
we
want
to
talk
about
just
the
meeting
schedule
briefly,
where
we
there's
a
half
day
that
hasn't
been
scheduled
for
us
and
we
have
speakers.
We
don't
know
when
that
half
day
is
so.
If
you
want
to
reserve
that
for
monday,
we
can
yes.
B
And
I
and
I'm
happy
to
take
that
up.
I
got
your
note
this
afternoon
and
I'm
happy
to
look
at
that.
We're
going
to
need
to
figure
out
the
schedule
monday
schedule,
though,
we'll
be
discussing
the
commission
giving
it
so
the
options
it
was
asked
to
pull
back
and
to
bring
back.
So
I
think
it'll
come
up
in
that
discussion
anyway,
but
it
definitely
will
be
part
of
the
discussion
for
the
adaptation
of
the
work
plan.
Since
that's
where
the
timeline
is.
D
Thank
you
and,
and
my
my
next
question
had
to
do
with
the
agenda,
for
this
meeting
did
not
include
what
the
study
topics
were
and
did
not
include
who
the
speakers
were.
It
was
simply
five
names
put
together.
D
We
did
ask
the
clerk
several
times
to
actually
include
the
topics
of
lgtbq
topics
like
just
give
a
description.
So
if
people
are
actually
interested
in
those
topics,
they
would
want
to
come
here
and
listen.
D
The
topic
was,
we
used
our
regular
study
session
topic,
the
way
we
have
for
the
previous
ones
the
speaker
names
are
on
there.
I
can't
make
significant
changes
to
an
agenda
after
it's
posted.
D
We
were
asking
way
before
it
was
supposed
to
be.
You
know
we
and
we
included
the
title.
We
included
the
title
that
we
had
agreed
on
originally
when
we
set
the
study
session
topics,
but
nobody
knew
what
the
topics
are.
Nobody
knew
what
what
what
was
going
to
be
spoken
about.
It
was
just
five
names
put
together
with
no
understanding
of
who,
what
what
the
topic
was
or
who
the
people
were.
Who
did
they
work
for.
So
I
think
that
may
have
discouraged
people
from
coming
here
tonight
because
they
didn't
know
what
we
were
studying.
B
Again,
I'm
we
can't
make
a
decision
about
that,
but
I
take
it
on
our
advisement
and
we'll
look
at
how
we
can
do
that
as
we
go
forward,
especially
within
the
timelines
that
are
dictated
for
posting.
That
is,
that
is
the
challenge
for
us
in
terms
of
the
posting
timelines,
but
we
certainly
can
be
able
to
work
through
that.
Commissioner,.
A
A
Hi
good
evening,
everyone,
I
emailed
lawrence
and
civic
makers
about
possibly
giving
us
some
updated
promotional
material
as
we
do
our
presentations
in
neighborhood
associations
and
community
groups.
A
When
commissioner
madora
and
I
presented
it
to
a
community
organization,
we
saw
that
some
of
the
dates
weren't
in
alignment
with
with
the
updated
calendar.
So
I
wonder
if
I
did
see
an
email
on
monday
that
lawrence
was
going
to
give
us
an
updated
toolkit,
and
I
wonder
the
status
of
that.
B
B
All
right,
I'm
going
to
try
again
I'm
going
to
adjourn
us
until
the
september
13th
meeting.
Thank
you
all
for
your
participation
tonight
and
we'll
see
you
next
monday.