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City of San José, California
City Council Special Meeting, Final Public Hearing on the 2021-2022 Proposed Operating/Capital Budgets and the 2021-2022 Proposed Fees and Charges
June 14, 2021
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Here
jones,
president
lucardo
president,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
tony
all
right.
This
is
a
public
hearing.
This
is
a
time
for
our
public
input,
so
I
am
going
to
call
from
the
list
of
individuals
who
have
joined
us
from
the
community
who
would
like
to
speak.
Everyone
in
the
community
has
two
minutes
to
speak.
A
I
see
there
are
many
many
attendees
in
this
meeting,
and
so
it
may
be
the
case
that
at
some
point
in
the
interest
of
time,
we
may
need
to
reduce
the
public
comment
to
ensure
that
everyone
can
be
heard,
but
tell
you
what
we're
gonna
start
out
here.
It
is
now
six
o'clock
at
seven
o'clock,
we'll
reevaluate
and
at
seven
o'clock
we
may
in
fact
need
to
curtail
the
time
to
ensure
that
everyone
can
be
heard
this
evening.
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So,
let's
start
with
those
who
have
raised
their
hands,
welcome
to
everyone
in
the
community
who
would
like
to
participate.
We
want
to
thank
you
for
your
participation,
we'll
start
with
dave.
Pochell
dave
welcome,
hey
good
evening
on
behalf
of
sierra
club,
loma
prieta
chapter.
I
urge
you
to
support
council
member
carrasco's
request
for
funding
to
improve
the
urban
tree
canopy.
A
Carbon
sequestration,
unfortunately,
climate
smart,
does
not
cover
climate
adaptation,
so
it
does
not
evaluate
their
cooling
effect.
As
someone
who
grew
up
in
sacramento,
unfortunately,
probably
our
climate
future
and
with
my
grandmother's
chico
neighborhood,
built
before
the
advent
of
air
conditioning,
I
can
tell
you
why
sacramento
is
known
as
the
city
of
trees,
the
sacramento
metropolitan
utility.
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B
A
Sorry
took
a
second
to
get
that
my
name
is
I'm
the
executive
director
of
sacred
heart
community
service,
and
I
wanted
to
just
reflect.
On
a
year
ago,
the
city,
the
san
jose
city
council,
heard
the
voices
of
community
leaders
and
residents
responding
to
the
public
murder
of
george
floyd,
asking
for
the
city
to
begin
its
journey
to
understand
its
complicity
and
racial
injustice
and
take
steps
to
address
them
in
our
community.
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Over
the
last
several
months,
a
coalition
of
organizations
has
been
has
been
learning
together
from
various
national
partners
working
to
provide
guidance
on
racial
justice
and
equities
in
prioritization,
especially
for
the
american
rescue
plan
resources.
We've
offered
some
principles
for
investments
which
you've
seen
I
think
last
month
and
and
we
will
be
presenting
an
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery
signed
by
over
over
77.
I
think
over
80
organizations
to
use
as
a
guide,
really,
we
think
our
opportu.
A
This
represents
a
commitment
for
just
recovery
for
everyone,
so
we
look
forward
to
sharing
some
of
those
there'll,
be
some
people
speaking
this
evening
and
working
with
you
not
only
over
over
this
evening,
but
over
the
over
the
next
several
months,
as
we
prioritize
where
to
put
those
investments,
make
sure
they're
happening
in
our
community
and
we're
making
some
some
really
meaningful
opportunities,
not
just
to
be
able
to
make
investments,
but
also
bring
other
people
into
the
process,
so
we're
building
something
better.
Thank
you.
B
Good
evening
to
all
of
you,
my
name
is
giza
la
bouche,
I'm
the
ceo
of
loaves
and
fish's
family
kitchen.
I'm
I'm
here
tonight
to
encourage
all
of
you
to
unanimously
support
the
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery
and
the
six
priorities
that
are
spotlighted
in
the
agenda.
I'd
like
to
speak
specifically
about
items
number
one
and
four,
because
they
go
hand
in
hand
at
this
time.
Last
year,
loaves
and
fishes
served
over
one
million,
fifty
four
thousand
meals
to
homeless
and
hungry
families,
children
veterans,
seniors
and
students.
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B
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Hi,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
we
can
hi.
My
name
is
matt
mason,
I'm
the
union
rep
for
local
21
and
I'm
reading
this
statement
on
behalf
of
jane
wu
who's,
a
landscape
architect
for
san
jose,
who
couldn't
be
here
tonight.
I
am
proud
to
lead
a
team
of
four
dedicated
landscape
architects
at
cfas
who
implement
many
park
and
trail
projects
managing
millions
of
dollars
of
local
grant
funding.
All
of
the
projects
require
exceptional
project
management
skills,
dedication
and
a
high
level
of
work
ethic.
A
Without
staff's
full
dedication
to
these
projects,
the
residents
of
san
jose
would
lose
many
opportunities
to
enjoy
the
outdoors,
especially
during
a
pandemic.
The
importance
of
demand
for
outdoor
spaces
will
continue
to
grow.
Our
effort
and
hard
work
must
be
acknowledged
and
our
voices
must
be
heard.
It
is
unacceptable
to
invest
in
us
less
than
the
police,
while
the
inflation
rate
is
soaring.
The
may
18
2021
memo
from
city
manager
stated
the
construction
cost
index
for
san
francisco
increased
4.7
percent.
A
Although
this
inflation
rate
does
not
specifically
relate
to
the
everyday
living
expenses
for
the
bay
area,
it
certainly
does
paint
a
picture
of
how
expensive
things
are.
To
give
an
example,
we
have
an
excellent
project
manager.
A
single
mom
of
two
who
is
struggling
to
make
ends
meet
and
is
forced
to
consider
moving
out
of
the
bay
area.
She
loves
the
job,
but
cannot
keep
up
with
living.
Expenses
is
a
shame
for
the
organization
to
not
recognize
that
our
valuable
employees
are
suffering.
A
A
Memo
of
support
for
our
college
college
success
center.
This
partnership
between
the
city
of
san
jose
and
our
foundation
has
existed
all
the
way
back
to
the
mayor's
first
year
in
office
as
mayor
and
we've
had
a
wonderful
partnership
with
both
the
city
of
san
jose,
the
county
of
santa
clara,
the
santa
clara
county
office
of
education
and
dozens
of
high-tech
organizations
and
corporations
that
have
funded
this
important
work.
That
we've
worked.
A
We've
been
doing
with
our
students
here
in
san
jose
for
the
last
year,
it's
been
a
very
very
difficult
year
for
a
lot
of
latinx
students
and
their
families,
and
we're
glad
that
our
foundation
has
been
one
of
the
few
programs
available
after
school
saturday
mornings
and
throughout
the
summer
time.
Providing
essential
educational
services
to
those
students
and
their
families,
so
we
hope
that
you
will
vote
to
support
council
member
carrasco's
motion
or
memo
number
one
101,
and
so
that
we
can
continue
our
work.
A
Solarium,
hello
mayor:
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
hi,
I'm
steve
solorio.
I
am
the
current
mef
president
for
the
city
of
san
jose,
which
is
a
union
that
covers
over
3
200
staff
with
the
city
of
san
jose,
I'm
also
an
employee
for
the
city
of
san
jose,
and
I
work
in
the
city's
code
enforcement
department.
I'm
here
to
just
talk
about
me
as
my
job.
A
Currently
I
spend
75
percent
of
my
income
on
rent.
I
have
25
percent
left
to
be
able
to
feed
two
children,
which
I
take
care
of
solely
two
teenage
boys
and
I
have
a
problem
making
the
ends
meet
it's
time
that
san
jose
has
more
of
a
competitive
wage
and
works
on
taking
care
of
its
employees.
What
did
I
do
all
this
time
during
covet?
I
put
my
life
out
on
risk
to
make
sure
the
community
was
safe.
I
work
in
the
cannabis
regulation.
A
I
worked
every
day
during
covid,
making
sure
that
new
locations
weren't
popping
up
making
sure
that
the
regulated
places
were
kept
safe
and
were
following
the
rules
and
regulation.
On
top
of
that,
I
was
also
asked
to
do.
Eoc
work
and
I
went
into
the
deepest
communities
of
businesses
that
were
the
highest
hit,
coveted
areas
to
make
sure
people
were
following
rules
and
regulations.
A
B
Thank
you.
Can
you
hear
me
yes,
great
good
evening,
I'm
wendy
mahani
guruhu
deputy
chief
of
early
learning
at
first
five,
the
city's
chair
of
the
library
and
education,
commission
and
trustee
for
san
jose,
unified
school
district.
First,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
supporting
the
library's
family
friend
and
neighbor
child
care
workforce
pathways
program
in
your
budget
memo.
B
dedicating
these
funds
for
the
purpose
of
providing
new
or
expanded
services
for
children,
such
as
child
care,
learning
loss
and
social
emotional
wellness
programs
would
be
a
huge
step
in
the
right
direction.
We
appreciate
and
have
had
great
partnerships
with
all
of
you
around
the
support
for
children
and
families
and
child
care
providers
in
our
city,
and
we
really
understand
that
without
child
care,
there
is
no
recovery
for
the
economy,
so
we
really
would
encourage
you
in
your
budget
process
to
prior
prioritize
children,
families
and
child
care.
Thank
you.
B
B
A
A
A
It
is
long
overdue
for
politicians
to
consider
women,
mothers
and
sisters
points
of
view
when
making
family
marriage
policy
support.
Silvia
arena's
proposal.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Sir
julie
jendings
is
next
julie
and
I
just
want
to
apologize
to
to
other
members
of
the
community.
I'm
gonna
have
to
step
out
for
several
minutes,
but
vice
mayor
jones
will
step
in
for
me,
julie.
Welcome
sure.
Thank
you.
B
So
my
name
is
julie
jennings.
I
have
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
over
18
years
and
am
currently
a
recreation
superintendent
responsible
for
parks,
recreation,
capital,
budget
that
oversees
both
new
and
renovated
parks,
community,
centers
and
trails.
I
would
like
to
address
the
need
for
a
budget
that
is
equitable
for
all
our
diverse
essential
workers
in
the
city.
B
We
cannot
give
wage
increases
to
police
officers
and
leave
behind
our
recreation
and
beautification
staff,
librarians
airport
workers
and
cleaning
crews.
Their
work
is
essential
and
the
pandemic
has
shown
how
much
the
community
relies
upon
them.
Please
note
that
the
budget
is
a
reflection
of
the
value
that
city
council
has
for
our
residents
and
city
workers.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
and
consideration.
B
Ali
hi,
my
name,
is
ali
rico,
I'm
a
public
information
representative
for
the
city
of
san
jose's
housing
department.
I've
served
for
almost
two
years
and
I
am
also
a
resident
of
san
jose.
I
live
in
d3
as
early
as
march
2nd
2020.
I
was
activated
as
part
of
the
emergency
operations
center
to
manage
the
city's
social
media
communications
for
the
pandemic
and
protests
rolling
power,
outages
and
multiple
wildfires.
B
In
addition
to
this
eoc
role,
I
managed
my
full-time
communications
role
in
the
housing
department.
The
epio
branch
of
our
eoc
is
a
small
but
mighty
team
of
communicators
dedicated
to
making
sure
residents
are
well
informed.
They've
taken
constant
criticism
and
responded
with
constant
improvement
of
services,
but
the
city
as
a
whole
needs
even
more
talented
communication
staff
to
continue
to
deliver
these
services
to
our
diverse
community
of
over
one
million
residents
fully
funding
our
staff
means
our
city
is
better
equipped
to
deliver
life-saving
information
at
a
speed
expected
of
the
capital
of
silicon
valley.
B
Our
budget
needs
to
be
equitable
and
recognize
the
diversity
of
our
essential
workforce.
The
current
budget
leaves
behind
library,
staff
park
staff,
our
homeless
response
team
and
hundreds
of
other
essential
workers.
All
of
the
work
we
do
is
essential
and
valuable,
and
our
entire
community
relies
on
us.
The
budget
is
a
reflection
of
the
value
the
city
council
has
for
our
residents
and
our
employees,
and
I'm
begging
all
of
you
on
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
public
services
and
funds,
our
frontline
city
workers.
Thank
you.
A
Oh
looks
like
we
lost
you
steve.
Can
you
hear
me
now?
I
can
hear
you
now
go
ahead,
mayor
loccardo,
honorable
city
council
members.
My
name
is
steve
choi
and
I've
worked
for
the
city
for
about
eight
years
as
a
land
surveyor
in
public
works.
I
am
also
a
30-year
resident
of
district
2
in
santa
teresa
and
a
proud
member
of
a
local
21
camp
as
a
resident.
I
would
first
like
to
thank
you
all
for
all
that
you've
done
during
these
past
challenging
years.
A
A
Many
of
my
fellow
employees
sometimes
put
their
own
personal
safety
at
risk
to
provide
essential
services.
They
have
gone
out
to
the
field
during
the
back-to-back.
Summers
of
record
heat
have
gone
out
to
the
field
in
the
unbreathable
smoke
of
wildfires
and
have
gone
out
in
the
field
during
torrential
rain
to
monitor
site
conditions
related
to
potential
flooding.
These
dedicated
public
servants
deserve
to
know
that
their
efforts
are
recognized
by
council
for
providing
wages
that
keep
up
with
a
high
cost
of
living.
A
We
need
a
budget
that
is
equitable
for
all
our
diverse
essential
workers,
not
just
police
and
fire
president
biden's
american
rescue
plan
is
setting
223
million
in
federal
relief
to
the
city
of
san
jose.
I
urge
all
of
our
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
public
services
and
funds,
our
front-line
city
workers.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
Hi,
can
you
hear
me
loud
and
clear
hi?
My
name
is
brian,
I'm
also
one
of
the
vice
presidents
in
aea,
local
21
and
I've
served
with
the
city
of
san
jose
for
seven
years.
As
a
senior
engineer,
I've
been
with
the
department
of
public
works
and
I've
been
responsible
for
delivering
various
capital
projects,
including
the
recent
monterey
bernal
emergency
housing
project
during
a
pandemic.
A
I
believe
it's
important
that
we
invest
in
our
staff
wages,
including
support
training,
recruitment
retention.
I
myself
have
been
here
for
for
seven
years
and
invested
so
much,
and
it's
sad
that
I
myself
can't
buy
a
home
here
in
the
bay
area,
and
you
know
honestly,
you
can't
expect
you
know
just
a
two
percent
increase
for
us
is
enough
to
keep
up
with
the
high
cost
and
various
inflation
and
everything
all
we're
asking
for
is
approving
a
budget
that
takes
into
consideration
of
our
wages
and
providing
something
comparable
to
the
police.
A
A
A
The
proposal
touches
on
several
important
resources
for
our
community,
including
an
office
of
youth
development,
an
art
and
cultural
district
college
readiness,
support
for
our
east
san
jose
students
and,
of
course,
small
business
relief,
which
is
one
of
the
main
reasons
I'm
calling
this
evening.
East
side,
businesses
and
their
families
experienced
the
worst
economic
instability
in
their
lifetime.
During
the
covet
19
pandemic,
too
many
east
side,
small
businesses
that
have
operated
for
generations
have
been
forced
to
close
their
doors
for
good.
This
has
resulted
in
massive
job
loss
for
our
city
and
communities.
A
A
Cities
like
new
jersey
and
philadelphia
have
taken
similar
action
and
implemented
programs
to
provide
direct
financial
relief
to
local
merchants.
To
accomplish
the
city's
economic
recovery
strategy,
we
must
prioritize
small
businesses
in
economically
disadvantaged
communities
like
east
san
jose.
Please
support
the
east
san
jose
rescue
plan
in
order
to
save
our
local
economy
from
crashing.
A
A
Hello,
can
you
all
hear
me
okay,
loud
and
clear?
Thank
you.
Yes,
I
wanted
to
prepare
something
long
to
speak
to
you
all,
but
out
of
respect
for
all
your
time,
I'll
keep
it
short
and
simple,
because
I
respect
your
all
of
your
intelligence
and
your
capabilities
as
council
members
to
respect
the
the
communities
that
you
all
serve.
B
A
A
I
think
it's
very
important
for
you
all
to
re-evaluate
your
priorities
and
make
sure
that
you
provide
some
fair
compensation
and
resources
to
all
the
essential
workers
that
have
been
providing
essential
work
to
the
communities
throughout
this
time.
It's
not
just
fire
department
and
pd
that
have
been
providing
essential
services
to
the
communities.
A
There
are
community
centers,
dispatchers
library,
workers,
code
enforcement,
people
that
have
all
been
taking
time
and
risking
their
lives
in
such
such
certain
times
in
the
in
times
of
covid.
So
please
put
pressure
on
city
management
and
please
consult
with
your
colleagues
with
one
another
to
make
sure
that
this
is
known
that
you
you,
you
you're
bolder
with
your
actions.
Instead
of
your
words.
Thank
you.
A
I
I
feel
to
better
develop
a
blue
ribbon
task
force
on
the
future
of
reimagine
can
help
a
lot
to
uplift
overall
community
morale,
good
feeling
and
better
reasoning
for
the
next
few
years.
It
should
be
done
in
ways
that
task
force
ideas,
thoughts
and
practices
reach
all
parts
of
everyday
community
as
the
good
examples
of
our
better
ideals
and
practices
as
individuals
and
the
community.
A
There
can
be
the
ideas
these
can
be:
the
ideas
of
enlightenment,
ideas
of
hope
and
better
reasoning
to
address
issues
of
our
lives
and
community.
It
is
from
this
that
more
established
ideas
and
logistics
of
policing
can
then
also
be
discussed
and
as
a
community,
we
can
work
towards
the
ideas
of
reimagine
together.
San
jose
city
government
seems
to
be
doing
a
very
good
job
and
to
simply
prepare
organize
and
include
natural
disaster
preparedness
as
part
of
regular
city
government,
public
agenda
items
and
local
community
planning.
At
this
time.
A
A
A
good,
decent,
idealistic
and
realistic
preparing
now
can
make
transitions
out
of
transitions
out
of
future
difficult
community
situations
in
the
next
decade,
easier
to
more
knowledgeable
and
more
compassionate,
and
what
will
be
the
ongoing
questions
about
cobra
19.?
There
can
be
a
healing
process
power
in
good,
democratic
past
practices,
thanks
for
all
your
efforts
as
a
city
government
at
this
time
and
our
community
thanks.
Thank
you.
Victor.
A
So
we're
here
to
support
the
memo,
but
also
just
to
highlight
that
we
are
in
support
of
of
alternatives
to
policing
and
programs
for
youth
and
for
our
children
that
address
the
mental
health
needs
of
our
community.
We've
seen
many
we've
seen
what
we
experienced.
Teenagers
suffer
and
seeing
their
peers
come.
Commit
suicide.
A
We've
seen
young
people
dealing
with
a
lot
of
stress,
given
their
housing
situation
and
everything
that's
been
going
on
with
the
pandemic
and
it's
time
for
us
to
really
focus
on
supporting
our
young
people
through
after-school
programs,
arts
they
even
in
our
survey
people
say
they
want
to
see
self-defense
programs
you've
leadership,
development
in
san
jose.
We
agree
that
this
needs
to
be
kind
of
a
central
space
to
hold
this.
We
also
believe
that
it
should
not
increase
any
law
enforcement.
A
We
need
to
find
a
way
to
work
with
our
local
school
districts
to
maximize
these
efforts.
In
addition,
I
would
just
like
to
add
that
we
support
the
small
family
business
development
and
we
encourage
you
in
future
to
look
at
small
family
business,
rent
stabilization
programs
and
commercial
opportunities
to
buy
commercial
buildings
for
our
small
businesses.
B
The
city
should
create
additional,
transparent
community
engagement
and
seats
at
the
table
to
center
community.
So
we
can
co-create
the
future
together
by
a
city-wide
engagement
policy
and
staffing
of
an
engagement
officer
position.
Our
community
knows
what
it
needs
like
child
care,
but
we
need
to
listen
and
follow
through.
We
have
a
huge
opportunity
with
these
resources.
B
B
Hi,
council,
members
and
vice
mayor
jones
and
mayor
sam
who's,
not
on
the
call
I'm
calling
today
on
behalf
of
the
naacp,
I
am
the
chair
of
labor
and
economic
development
for
san
jose
branch,
but
I'm
also
calling
speaking
for
rick
calendar.
Our
president
and
betty
our
community
executive
director
lol
city
workers
in
local,
21
and
mef
have
worked
tirelessly
throughout
the
pandemic
to
ensure
that
programs
and
services
that
directly
impact
our
communities,
health
and
well-being
continue
to
be
made.
B
B
The
pandemic
has
relieved
revealed
the
suffering
that
so
many
of
my
fellow
community
members
working
families
and
people
of
color
experiencing
coping
19
has
caused
tremendous
pain
and
uncertainty
for
our
residents.
The
one
thing
we
do
know
is
that
we
need
equitable
services
provided
throughout
all
of
the
jurisdictions
right
now
it's
hard
to
do
with
such
as
thinly
staff
city.
B
We
say
we
honor
frontline
workers
as
heroes
during
the
pandemic,
but
now
is
the
time
to
really
show
that
the
budget
is
a
reflection
of
our
values
and
we
have
to
invest
in
our
public
services
and
that
starts
with
starts
by
backfilling
vacant
positions
and
giving
city
staff
little
livable
wages.
I
also
want
to
address
the
inequity
that
the
community
recreation
supervisors
are
experiencing
almost
all
our
communities
colors.
B
A
Good
evening
vice
mayor
jones
and
members
of
the
san
jose
city
council,
I'm
greg
kepferly,
I'm
the
ceo
of
catholic
charities
of
santa
clara
county
and
we're
members
of
the
silicon
valley
council
of
non-profits
in
the
real
coalition
and
on
behalf
of
catholic
charities.
I
encourage
you
to
endorse
the
priorities
of
the
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery
that
other
speakers
have
addressed.
A
Pilots
there's
an
opportunity
for
some
really
creative
work
with
the
investment
of
the
american
rescue
plan
funds,
and
this
creative
work
can
make
a
difference
for
the
families
and
for
the
children,
especially
who
are
so
severely
affected
by
the
economic
crisis.
So
thank
you
for
listening
and
we
look
forward
to
your
support
for
our
agenda.
A
Our
frontline
city
workers
have
put
their
lives
on
the
line
during
the
pandemic,
to
provide
essential
services
to
our
most
vulnerable
residents,
to
alleviate
hunger,
provide
educational
support
for
families,
respond
to
medical
emergencies
and
so
much
more,
it's
high
time
that
they
get
a
fair
wage
that
they
feed
their
families
and
to
thrive
in
the
city
that
they
provide
critical
services
for
america.
Mayor
le
cardo
has
tweeted
in
the
past
a
quote
from
lincoln.
That
essentially
says
that
it's
not
our
words
that
will
be
remembered,
but
our
actions.
A
We
are
calling
on
you
to
act
at
this
moment
in
good
faith
by
voting,
yes
for
fair
and
equitable
wages
for
our
city
workers
in
local
21
and
mef,
and
yes
to
backfilling
vacancies.
So
we
can
have
the
services
our
communities
need.
This
will
not
only
affect
our
future;
it
will
also
affect
how
history
remembers
us.
Thank
you
and
I
yield
my
time.
A
B
Sarita
hi,
my
name
is
sarah
castianos
and
I
am
a
public
works,
employee
in
the
city,
facilities,
architectural
services,
division
and
I'm
here
to
let
council
know
that
a
two
percent
wage
increase
does
not
pay
the
rent
and
I'm
asking
for
them
to
invest
in
city
services
and
provide
an
equitable
wage.
I
yield
the
rest
of
my
time.
B
Hello
and
thank
you
to
the
city
council
for
hearing
my
public
comments.
My
name
is
sophia
and
I'm
a
member
of
sacred
hearts,
racial
equity
and
community
safety
committee
or
rex.
For
short,
I'm
also
a
graduate
of
crystal
ray
san
jose,
jesuit
high
school
and
a
resident
of
district
3.,
I'm
here,
because
we
need
a
budget
that
prioritizes
our
city,
services
and
workers
who
assist
our
community
members.
Looking
back
on
my
childhood
growing
up
in
san
jose,
it
wasn't
police
officers
that
helped
me
feel
safe.
B
It
was
my
teachers,
librarians
neighbors
park
staff,
maintenance
staff
and
all
the
essential
workers
behind
the
scenes
that
helped
the
city
run.
They
made
me
feel
secure,
walking
on
my
way
to
school,
eating
at
yogurtland
downtown
with
my
friends
and
hanging
out
at
the
park.
In
fact,
it
would
be
impossible
to
do
anything
in
san
jose,
if
not
for
our
city
workers.
I
know
that
my
life
would
be
much
worse,
if
not
for
the
city
workers
who
serve
the
community,
they
deserve
fair
wages.
B
They
deserve
to
afford
to
live
in
the
city
that
they
help
run.
We
commend
those
on
the
council,
like
jimenez
arenas
and
perales,
who
have
been
pushing
for
the
reimagining
of
community
safety
process
to
be
fair
and
equitable,
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
being
a
part
of
this
process.
But
you
have
the
opportunity
to
do
something
now
that
will
affect
residents
in
the
long
run.
Our
budget
can
prioritize.
What
our
community
has
been
asking
for.
San
jose
can
be
a
place
where
all
residents
can
thrive
and
have
a
future.
B
It
can
be
a
place
where
neighbors
know
and
trust
one
another
where
all
the
workers
of
san
jose
earn
enough
to
support
themselves
and
their
family
and
where
all
members
of
our
community
feel
safe
and
secure.
So
we're
calling
on
you
to
do
two
things:
one
be
the
leaders
in
the
fight
for
race,
equity
and
community
safety
by
approving
the
establishment
of
a
blue
ribbon.
Commission
two
vote:
yes
to
fair
and
equitable
wages
for
our
city
workers
in
local
21
and
mef,
and
yes
to
backfilling
vacancies.
So
we
can
have
the
services
our
community
needs.
B
Good
evening
mayor
honorable
council
members,
my
name
is
cj
ryan
and
I'm
a
program
manager
in
the
parks,
recreation
and
neighborhood
services
department,
and
I
have
been
working
for
the
city
for
eight
and
a
half
years.
I
have
been
serving
as
interim
administrative
officer
for
over
a
year
and
have
been
working
in
the
eoc
since
last
march
in
the
food
and
necessities
distribution
branch
in
both
roles.
I
work
with
amazing
colleagues
to
do
the
behind
the
scenes
work
to
get
services
out
to
the
community.
B
A
I
am
the
vice
president
of
mef
and
I
have
been
working
for
the
city
of
san
jose
for
close
to
two
decades,
while
living
in
districts
three
and
six,
I
also
have
family
living
in
districts
two
and
ten,
so
we're
pretty
well
entrenched
here.
Part
of
the
services
that
my
team
have
helped
provide
during
the
pandemic
have
centered
around
the
digital
inclusion
project
that
we
helped
create
exterior
wireless
networks
at
nine
of
the
san
jose
public
libraries
and
have
provided
thousands
of
wi-fi
hotspots
to
underserved
communities.
A
While
I
appreciate
things
the
mayor
and
others
have
said,
commanding
the
value
of
my
brothers
and
sisters
in
mef
and
ifpt,
it's
kind
of
trite
lift
service
compared
to
what
they
were
actually
awarded,
contractually
speaking,
it's
time
to
put
words
into
action.
So
I
would
ask
you
to
think
hard
on
the
offers
authorized
to
your
bargaining
representative.
A
The
current
proposal
is
actually
a
little
bit
laughable
and
a
bit
of
a
slap
to
the
face.
All
the
folks.
I
know
that
work
for
the
city
centers,
they
love
what
they
do.
They
love
the
people
we
serve,
but
we
have
been
hemorrhaging
staff
to
other
jurisdictions.
Part
of
what
we
need
to
do
is
just
give
a
sustainable
standard
of
living
by
a
good
wage.
A
A
Derek
hello:
can
you
hear
me
loud
and
clear
excellent?
Thank
you,
chappie
hello,
and
thank
you
to
the
city
council
and
the
mayor
for
hearing
my
public
comment.
I
am
organizer
with
sacred
heart,
organizing
the
committee
for
racial
equity
and
community
safety
or
rex
for
short,
and
I
am
a
resident
of
district
five.
A
Yes,
for
fair
and
equitable
wages
for
our
city
workers
in
local
21
and
mef,
and
yes
to
backfilling
vacancies,
so
we
can
have
the
services
our
community
needs,
and
if
you
take
that
history
and
your
leadership
seriously,
you'll
get
this
done
as
the
civil
rights
leader
ella
baker
puts
it,
lift
as
you
climb.
This
will
not
only
affect
our
future.
It
will
also
affect
how
history
remembers.
Us.
Thank
you
and
I
you
my
time.
B
B
Great,
my
name
is
casey
sedlock
and
I'm
on
the
advisory
board
for
10
000
degrees.
10
000
degrees
mission
is
to
create
educational
equity
and
support
students
from
low-income
backgrounds
to
get
to
and
through
college,
to
achieve
full
their
full
potential
and
positively
impact
their
communities
in
the
world.
100
of
our
students
are
from
low-income
backgrounds:
86
percent
we're
first
in
the
family
to
attend
college
and
85
percent
from
communities
of
color.
B
Additionally,
we
provide
one-on-one
peer
mentorship
support
to
high
school
seniors
during
covid
10
000
degrees
operated
all
of
their
programs
in
the
virtual
platform
and
during
the
summer
and
first
semester
of
their
senior
year,
they
built
college
re-going,
college-going
cultures
and
campuses
among
school
staff
and
students
by
implementing
college
knowledge
and
financial
aid
workshops
during
the
school
year
likely
combined
with
a
vid
and
government
econ
classes
and
all
school
assemblies.
So
with
the
city
support,
10
000
degrees
can
continue
to
provide
program
services
to
the
students
in
the
east
side
union
high
school
district.
A
B
A
B
Thank
you
vice
mayor
and
honorary
council
members
good
evening.
My
name
is
rhonda
berry.
I
have
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
almost
30
years
as
a
non-profit
worker
at
our
city
force,
providing
core
city
services,
and
I'm
here
tonight
to
support
the
real
coalition's
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery.
We
are
asking
you
to
consider
the
work
of
non-profits
and
non-profit
workers
when
you
consider
how
to
spend
the
recovery
funds.
B
We've
been
able
to
use
state
grants
for
decades
to
pay
for
these
services,
but
no
such
state
grant
is
available.
Last
year
or
this
year,
and
so
we
support
these
one-time
recovery
funds
to
provide
services
to
especially
to
central
and
east
san
jose,
and
we
feel,
with
the
amount
of
funding
coming
in,
there's
no
excuse
for
continued
lack
of
these
services.
B
Now
in
these
areas,
this
one-time
funding
can
address
this
gap
by
providing
free
trees
and
services
throughout
our
high
need,
neighborhoods
and
schools,
and
in
the
same
vein,
I'd
also
like
to
express
my
support
for
council
member
carrasco's,
who
request
for
trees
for
east
san
jose.
Together,
we
can
improve
the
quality
of
life
in
san
jose
for
all.
Thank
you.
A
A
B
A
Lung
disease
and
to
work
with
our
communities
to
promote
lung
health,
so
our
agency
is
known
as
a
local,
clean
air
and
healthy
lungs
leader
and
I'm
here
to
support
a
critical
but
often
overlooked,
contributor
to
clean
air
trees
as
a
resident
of
district
5.
I
am
particularly
enthusiastic
about
getting
more
trees
in
our
district,
as
our
district
lab
has
less
trees
than
others.
A
A
B
A
Quick
online
visit
to
earthshare
reveals
other
important
contributions
from
trees
that
district
5
needs,
which
is
reduce
crime.
We
need
increased
property
values,
greater
mental
health
overall
temperature
control,
flood
control
wildlife
habitat
now
the
city
has
had
robust
tree
planting
programs
in
the
past
and
should
return
to
those.
We
have
a
non-profit
our
city.
A
Turnkey
planting
services
engaging
local
residents
and
train
the
community
to
care
every
dollar
invested
through
them
would
reap
many
dollars
worth
of
economic
and
health
health
benefits
for
the
lung
health
of
its
residents.
In
addition
to
natural
beauty
and
positive
effect
on
mental
health,
we
urge
you
to
invest
in
trees,
as
proposed
by
council
member
carrasco.
A
A
in
2010
2011,
the
city
instituted
10
pay
cuts
to
all
employees
across
the
board,
and
since
that
time
the
city
has
taken
incremental
steps
to
only
partially
restore
those
pay
cuts,
not
to
mention
cost
of
living
adjustments
in
the
most
expensive
region
of
the
united
states.
During
my
time
as
president,
I
was
disheartened
at
losing
so
many
well-trained
and
dedicated
engineers,
architects
and
project
managers
to
nearby
agencies
and
municipalities
who
offered
more
competitive
compensation
for
professional
talent.
San
jose
is
competing
against
the
county
and
all
cities
and
agencies
in
the
greater
south
bay
and
beyond.
A
As
a
taxpayer.
I
expect
the
city
to
deliver
services
and
projects
in
a
timely
and
efficient
manner.
The
best
investment
that
the
city
can
make
is
to
offer
competitive
compensation
to
retain
dedicated
and
well-trained
staff,
to
ensure
continued
delivery
of
projects
and
services,
and
to
continue
to
provide
that
frontline
presence.
San
jose
used
to
be
the
employer
of
choice
not
too
long
ago,
and
it
needs
to
get
back
to
that
point
once
again.
Thank
you.
B
Michelle
good
evening,
I'm
michelle
liu,
ceo
of
the
health
trust
speaking
in
support
of
the
real
coalition's
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery,
which
has
already
been
referenced.
I'd
like
to
highlight
the
six
of
the
six
priorities
in
the
agenda
for
recovery,
calling
for
investment
in
improving
health
outcomes
in
our
community
health
is
not
just
a
county
priority.
B
B
We
need
promotorus
and
other
trusted
messengers
on
the
ground,
helping
residents
in
our
hardest
hit
communities
get
connected
to
services
that
support
their
health,
and
we
need
to
reduce
food
insecurity
and
social
isolation
through
further
investments
in
healthy
food
distribution
and
programs
like
friends
from
meals
on
wheels
we
in
the
not-for-profit
sector.
We
are
your
partners,
we're
here
to
help,
and
we
thank
you
for
your
consideration.
B
Hi
good
evening
mayor
vice
mayor
and
council
members,
my
name
is
casey
hill
and
I
represent
veggie
lucian
and
the
cicero
collective.
I'm
a
resident
of
district
six
I'd
like
to
highlight
the
first
of
the
six
priorities
proposed
by
the
real
coalition,
where
the
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery
calls
for
investment
and
continued
robust
relief
to
ensure
that
those
harmed
by
the
pandemic
aren't
further
harmed.
B
Specifically,
we
call
for
additional
cash
assistance.
Child
care
supports
food
and
workforce
programs,
as
well
as
coordination
and
prioritization
within
and
among
local
governments
to
deliver
those
supports
in
the
case
of
the
food
sector,
communities
of
color
and
low-income
communities
have
disproportionately
borne
the
impacts
of
the
coven
19
pandemic
compounding
existing
inequities.
This
is
absolutely
true
of
so
many
of
the
east
san
jose
families
served
by
vegelution
over
75
percent
of
whom
are
essential
workers
living
in
overcrowded
households.
B
Veggielution
supports
investment
in
locally
sourced
food
distribution
and
grassroots
community
food
hubs,
which
can
also
serve
as
emergency
food
system
infrastructure,
as
well
as
in
food
sector
for
workforce
programs.
One
example
is
the
formation
of
worker
cooperatives
as
a
powerful
tool
for
food
equity
because
they
often
serve
low-income
non-white
workers
like
many
of
those
employed
in
the
food
sector.
B
A
Hi,
can
you
guys
hear
me
council
loud
and
clear
hi?
My
name
is
logan
carter
and
I'm
an
analyst
for
the
airport
department.
I've
been
with
the
city
about
two
years,
and
I've
lived
in
council
district
two
for
just
about
my
whole
life.
I
just
wanna
show
my
support
and
emphasize
the
need
to
pass
a
budget
that
prioritizes
city
services,
employee
wages
and
benefits.
A
Investing
in
employees
is
important
for
recruiting
and
retaining
a
competitive
workforce
and
that's
extremely
important
in
one
of
the
most
competitive
job
markets
in
the
world.
In
silicon
valley,
we're
competing
with
companies
like
apple
facebook,
google,
cisco
all
which
are
major
employers
in
the
area.
A
There's
a
staffing
crisis
at
the
city
with
700
empty
positions
currently,
and
I
think
there
are
a
number
of
proposals
that
the
union
coalitions
are
proposing
that
would
bring
us
in
line
with
companies
in
the
area,
including,
most
importantly,
wage
increases,
but
also
paid
parental
leave,
as
well
as
increased
vacation.
I
think
this
would
be
a
crucial
step
to
increasing
the
quality
of
life
of
the
employees
and
aiding
getting
more
quality
employees
that
will
perform
city
services
and
show
recognition
to
the
hard
work
current
employees
in
all
departments
are
doing.
B
Hi
I'm
jill
mariani,
and
I
have
worked
for
the
city
of
san
jose
for
the
past
four
years
and
this
past
year
I
spent
time
leading
the
food
and
necessities
program.
To
date,
the
work
of
my
team
has
resulted
in
the
distribution
of
over
150
million
meals
throughout
santa
clara
county
to
homeless,
medically
vulnerable
senior
and
low-income
residents.
I
heard
many
of
our
food
network
partners
call
in
tonight.
The
city
staff
on
my
team
are
the
ones
that
enable
the
city
to
be
able
to
support
their
efforts.
B
B
A
A
I've
been
wearing
many
hats
during
a
pandemic,
we're
jumped
into
the
eoc
providing
all
the
ppe
for
the
entire
city,
which
was
just
a
chore
in
itself.
So
we've
been
very
involved
all
our
brothers
and
sisters
in
the
workforce
of
providing
to
the
city.
I
love
what
I
do.
I
have
a
passion
to
continue
doing
what
I
do.
I
just
want
to
be
heard.
A
I
want
you
guys
all
to
hear
that
I
just
want
make
sure
it's
a
good
opportunity
guys
to
for
action,
and
the
action
is
to
to
consider
and
make
a
good
action
statement
in
the
negotiations.
That's
going
through
right
now
and
giving
us
a
good
compensation
to
show
the
value
that
we
really
do
provide
the
residents
the
community-
and
I
appreciate
your
time.
Thank
you.
B
Svcn
hi,
this
is
kira
kazanzis
from
svcn,
and
I
co-facilitate
the
race
equity
action
leadership
coalition,
the
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery
that
you've
heard
something
about
tonight
was
submitted
for
the
city
council's
consideration
today
by
87
nonprofit
organizations
and
their
allies.
It
calls
on
the
city
to
spend
the
remaining
50
million
of
its
american
rescue
plan,
funding
on
communities
of
color
immigrants,
women
and
children
and
youth.
B
One
important
aspect
of
the
equity
investment
agenda
is
a
public
process
for
deciding
how
to
spend
that
funding,
and
we
appreciate
that
the
city
has
established
a
recovery
task
force
and
we
hope
that
in
this
important
moment
in
our
communities
recovery,
the
task
force
can
be
used
to
center
community.
In
this
conversation,
thank
you.
B
Good
evening,
mayor
and
city
council
members,
my
name
is
brenda
sandejas,
a
resident
and
activist
from
district
five.
I
am
the
vice
chair
of
mobiento
coalition.
I
want
to
thank
councilwoman
carrasco
for
including
our
small
businesses,
children,
youth,
community
and
parks.
We
have
seen
this
horrible
iniquities
with
covet
19
that
has
had
on
our
latino
communities,
district
5
being
one
of
the
highest
affected.
Our
small
businesses
are
our
second
families
to
many
of
us
who
have
created
relationships
with
our
local
businesses.
B
This
will
greatly
help
our
small
businesses
who
have
been
affected
and
many
did
not
survive
and
the
rest
are
holding
on
by
a
small
thread,
and
this
is
the
much
deserved
help
that
they
need
this
rescue
plan.
We
need
to
prioritize
our
small
businesses
and
our
children,
our
youth
and
create
pathways,
so
they
can
be
successful
citizens.
B
A
A
Can
you
guys
hear
me
sorry,
oh
loud
and
clear,
all
right
good
evening,
honorable
mayor
and
city
council
members,
my
name
is
florin
lapustia
I
live.
I
live
in
san
jose
for
over
30
years,
and
I've
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
almost
6
years.
I'm
currently
a
senior
engineer
with
the
department
of
transportation
and
the
president
of
the
association
of
engineers
and
architects.
A
As
someone
who
has
been
blessed
to
live
and
bask
in
the
freedom
and
democracy
this
great
country,
I
ask
you
to
truly
listen
to
the
voice
of
the
city's
employees
because
they
are
shouting
demanding
to
be
heard.
We
are
the
nation's
10th
largest
city,
home,
to
over
a
diverse
community
of
over
a
million
residents.
A
We
have
over
700
city
jobs
that
are
not
staffed
and
we
are
tired
of
being
of
this
being
acknowledged
by
solution
but
not
being
addressed.
This
is
not
sustainable.
We
desire
we
want.
This
is
not
sustainable.
If
we
desire
to
fight
quality
services
services,
we
need
to
recruit
and
retain
a
competitive
workforce.
Thank
you,
lauren.
Thank
you.
Kyle.
A
Yeah,
hey,
can
you
all
hear
me
loud
and
clear?
Okay,
so
my
name
is
kyle
mccat
and
I've
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
three
years
as
a
senior
librarian
and
branch
manager
for
the
district,
five
libraries,
that's
alan
rock
kill
view
and
mount
pleasant
on
the
east
side,
I'm
a
resident
of
district
three
as
well
as
you
no
doubt
know.
The
library
has
been
instrumental
in
implementing
in
implementing
the
city's
education
and
digital
literacy
strategy.
A
I'm
joining
my
colleagues
today
to
ask
that
you
put
forth
a
budget
that
prioritizes
all
of
our
city
services.
We
need
a
budget
that
is
equitable
from
all
for
all
of
our
diverse
essential
workers.
We
can't
give
wage
increases
to
police
officers
and
leave
behind
our
librarians
cleaning
crews,
airport
workers
and
more
before
I
came
here
tonight,
I
looked
at
the
sjapd's
crime
data
for
2020..
A
A
Ark
hi.
Can
you
hear
me
I'm
clear,
I'm
eric
johnson,
I'm
a
city
engineer
of
five
years.
I
just
wanted
to
talk
about
the
major
staffing
issues
that
we
have.
It's
especially
true
at
the
wastewater
facility,
where
I
work
just
over
a
week
ago,
we
lost
two
more
engineers,
both
of
them
leaving
to
other
cities
that
have
better
pay
and
better
wages.
A
I
really
think
that
increasing
wages
here
would
help
us
retain
our
engineers
that
we
have
currently
and
stop
losing
more.
The
american
rescue
plan
has
given
the
city
233
million
in
federal
relief
aid.
I
urge
all
of
our
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
city
services
and
make
sure
our
city
employees
can
afford
to
live
in
the
city
that
we
serve.
Thank
you.
B
B
95116-95122-95127,
this
pandemic
has
exposed
the
long-term
effects
of
systemic
racial
and
social
inequities
in
the
east
side
of
san
jose
something
we
have
endured
for
decades.
Forty
percent
of
these
families
live
before
below
100,
185
percent
of
the
federal
poverty
level
and
almost
75
percent
of
the
working
population
are
essential.
Workers
living
in
overcrowded
households
and
the
pandemic
has
exacerbated
these
challenges.
B
So
in
alignment
with
many
of
my
colleagues
here
this
evening,
I
ask
that
you
uplift
a
budget
with
racial
equity
and
justice
at
the
foundation
that
we
center
ourselves
on
children
and
families.
First,
that
we
care
for
our
essential
workers,
including
our
city,
employees,
who
provide
critical
services
for
children
and
families.
A
Hello,
my
name
is
keith
paxton.
I
am
a
program
manager
in
the
pbce
permit
center.
I've
lived
in
san
jose
for
almost
30
years
and
worked
downtown
for
all
that
time.
I
started
with
the
city
in
2019
and
one
of
the
first
things
that
I
noticed
was
that
the
permit
center
is
severely
understaffed.
I've
noticed
that
in
other
locations
as
well,
I
was
a
hiree,
an
attempt
to
try
to
fill
some
of
that
additional
team
members
have
been
hired,
but
we
have
a
problem
with
retention.
A
We
have
not
enough
people
to
do
the
work,
that's
being
demanded
of
the
team
and
we
don't
pay
them
a
decent
wage,
because
folks
will
move
on
to
other
positions.
I
don't
mind
having
people
having
a
career
path
in
advancement,
but
we
need
experienced
folks
to
stay
here
and
service
the
people
in
the
city
and
we're
just
not
able
to
do
that
with
the
staff
we
have.
Thank
you.
A
I'd
also
like
to
comment
on
the
city's
efforts
to
combat
racial
injustice.
The
city
created
a
new
department
that
combats
this,
but
I'm
not
sure
what
they
actually
do.
I
think
if
the
city
followed
santa
clara
county's
lead
in
making
juneteenth
a
holiday,
it
would
show
that
the
city
truly
cares
about
racial
injustice
and
give
the
community
a
day
to
celebrate
diversity.
Thank
you.
B
Hi,
my
name
is
melanie
henke
and
I
work
for
sjpd
in
the
ossd
department,
our
department
works
24
hours
a
day,
seven
days
a
week,
including
holidays.
We
have
worked
the
entire
pandemic
and
during
the
protests,
and
have
done
so
face
to
face
with
the
public,
and
we
have
put
ourselves
and
our
families
at
risk.
Our
jobs
include
serving
the
community
processing
criminals
and
backing
up
our
dispatchers
and
officers.
B
We
help
our
units
collect
information
from
small
crimes
to
homicides.
We
may
not
be
what
you
consider
the
frontline
workers,
but
we
are
affected
just
as
much
as
they
are.
We
work
five
different
units
in
our
department
and
we
have
done
so
while
being
severely
shorthanded
and
we
do
so
willingly.
This
is
only
a
small
part
of
what
we
do
and
I
truly
believe
that
if
you
knew
the
depths
of
the
work
that
we
do,
you
would
understand
that
we
deserve
to
be
paired,
be
paid
a
fair
and
equal
wage.
Thank
you.
B
Good
evening
my
name
is
aziza.
I've
served
the
city
for
seven
years
born
and
raised
in
san
jose,
and
I've
lived
majority
of
my
life
in
district,
seven
and
my
family,
and
I
have
personally
voted
for
council
member
esparzan,
I'm
hoping
here
she's
here
to
fight
alongside
us.
I've
been
following
my
union's
negotiation.
I'm
disappointed
to
learn
what
the
city
has
proposed.
Our
city
is
growing
rapidly,
but
our
city
services
aren't
keeping
up.
We
need
to
recruit
and
retain
a
competitive
workforce,
and
that
starts
with
respecting
and
fully
funding
our
staff.
B
When
I
started
seven
years
ago,
there
was
at
least
a
dozen
of
us
that
start.
At
the
same
time,
some
of
us
were
future
leaders
and
future
directors.
Out
of
the
dozen
of
us,
there's
only
two
left,
because
many
have
left
for
other
just
restrictions
and
for
one
reason
and
one
reason
only
higher
ranges.
This
doesn't
include
that
many
people
I've
seen
come
and
go
in
my
short
seven
years.
B
B
B
B
During
the
pandemic,
our
department
continued
to
work
in
making
sure
the
city
and
its
residents
continue
to
live
in
a
safe
and
clean
environment
during
the
pandemic.
I
was
also
reassigned
to
the
eoc
to
assist
county,
the
county,
my
co-workers
and
I
were
sent
to
areas
considered
hot
spots
throughout
the
city
of
san
jose.
B
These
hot
spots
were
areas
where
cloven
infections
were
high.
We
made
sure
that
the
we
provided
businesses,
educational
information
and
resources
to
help
them
during
the
pandemic.
Please.
I
am
here
to
highlight
the
need
that
to
pass
a
budget
that
values
its
residents
as
well
as
city
employees.
Thank
you.
B
Hello
good
evening,
honorable
mayor
and
council
members,
this
is
my
name
is
rebecca
ross.
I'm
a
planner
for
I've
been
with
the
city
of
san
jose
for
over
15
years,
and
I
would
like
to
stand
with
the
community
and
my
fellow
co-workers
and
ask
for
an
equitable
wage
so
that
we
can
afford
to
live
and
serve
the
citizens
of
san
jose
and
continue
to
do
our
jobs
and
keep
employees.
B
Employee
retention
is
really
important
to
me,
especially
as
a
supervisor.
I've
seen
a
lot
of
turnover
and
as
everyone
as
you've
heard
again
and
again
and
again,
we
lose
those
good
people
to
other
jurisdictions
that
pay
higher
wages.
We
just
want,
what's
equitable,
we're
not
asking
for
more
than
what
others
are
getting.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
Yeah,
hello,
mayor
and
honorable
council,
hopefully
you're
hearing
me
fine
loud
and
clear,
so
my
name's
anthony
thornberry
and
I'm
also
a
program
manager
in
the
pvc
department
in
the
building
division
actually
working
as
part
of
the
permit
center
operations,
and
I
agree
with
everyone's
comments.
The
one
thing
I
want
to
add
is
it
would
seem
this
past
year.
A
A
Hi
good
evening,
my
name
is
aaron
usher.
I
served
the
city
of
san
jose
as
an
employee
for
six
years
as
your
senior
architect
at
minneton
san
jose
international
airport,
I'm
a
san
jose
resident
in
district
six
as
a
senior
architect,
I'm
responsible
for
managing
our
terminal
development
program.
Our
team
manages
the
physical
improvements
to
our
airport
facility
and
protects
the
city's
investment.
We
ensure
design
and
construction
deliverables
are
met
or
exceeded.
A
Sadly,
our
counterpart
airports,
sfo
and
oakland
have
salaries
of
equivalent
positions
that
range
from
31
to
46
more
than
the
city
of
san
jose.
While
I
understand
that
we
will
not
be
able
to
make
that
drastic
of
an
increase
in
a
year
or
two,
I
think
a
fair
and
reasonable
contract
in
the
right
direction
is
what
I'm
requesting
san
jose
police
department
has
is
received
almost
a
four
percent
age
waste
increase
annually
over
the
next
two
years,
and
we
need
to
invest
just
as
much
in
filling
vacancies
and
providing
competitive
salaries
for
all
city
workers.
A
Hey,
can
you
guys
hear
me
loud
and
clear?
Thank
you,
I'm
a
lifelong
resident
of
san
jose
over
40
years,
currently
residing
in
district
2..
My
wife
has
worked
with
the
city
for
over
20
years
and
what
I'd
like
to
see
is
just
a
fair
and
equitable
agreement
with
investment
in
our
employees
and
such
during
the
covet
outbreak.
A
My
wife
was
assigned
to
the
eoc
where
she
had
to
go
and
covet
hot
spots,
the
hottest
spots
of
the
city
and
just
make
sure
businesses
were
compliant
with
ppe
and
the
signage
and
stuff,
but
it
did
cause
quite
a
bit
of
anxiety
within
the
family
because
you
know
she's,
afraid
of
getting
us
infected
and
such
like
that.
So
we
just
like
to
see
her
commitment
to
the
city
and
stuff
rewarded
with
a
fair
and
equitable
equitable
pay
and
investment
in
the
employees.
That's
all.
A
David
yeah
hi
everyone
can
you
hear
me
loud
and
clear
great.
My
name
is
david
nerd.
I've
worked
for
the
city
for
21
years
and
I
want
to
thank
you
today
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
all
city
workers
to
ensure
that
city
workers
achieve
fair
contracts
as
part
of
the
2122
budget.
So
I
put
together
a
little
poem
and
I
hope
you
like
it
rumor
on
the
street,
says
we're
close,
but
not
there.
Let's
work
together
to
do
what
is
fair.
A
The
issue
at
hand
is
quite
simply
retention,
yet
we're
not
quite
sure
that
we
have
your
attention
status,
cool,
be
damned
let's
join
as
one
force
and
send
san
jose
on
its
exciting
new
course,
two
to
three
percent,
a
noble
gesture
for
sure.
But
will
we
have
found
the
retention
cure
while
cities
around
us
must
think
that?
Surely
we
just
salivating
over
two
more
years
of
taking
our
best,
then
google
comes
in
world
class
without
fail.
A
Their
plans
delayed
because
the
planners
off
to
sunnyvale
the
campus
filled
out
each
along
with
constant
delay
staff
off
to
santa
clara
for
far
better
pay.
The
workers
have
planted
all
around
can't.
We
see
it's
a
premise,
so
simple
called
pay
equity,
I'm
almost
done
yet.
Here's
an
opportunity
so
pivotal
so
grand
to
put
san
jose
back
in
command.
The
budget
has
money.
Nonetheless,
what
a
pity
if
we
don't
work
together
to
do
what's
best
for
our
city.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
David.
B
Marie
good
evening,
thank
you
for
having
me.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
consider
the
city
of
san
jose
employees
as
investments,
each
one
you
lose
is
a
bad
investment.
The
citizens
of
this
city
are
paying
for
services
through
taxes.
Where
are
their
services?
Employees
are
stretched
to
the
limit.
At
what
point
will
the
city
mayor
hr,
oer
council
members,
decide
that
competitive
wages
will
stop
the
exodus
of
employees
with
that
exodus,
a
loss
of
time,
money,
training
that
employee
took
with
them?
B
I'd
like
to
say
that
as
a
san
jose
employee
for
the
last
20
years
as
a
dispatcher,
we
didn't
get
to
take
advantage
of
any
of
the
stipends
or
any
of
the
other
benefits
that
the
city
offered
at
the
time,
which
were
pretty
limited
in
february,
council
approved,
approved
hazard
pay
for
grocery
store
workers
for
three
dollars,
but
yet
they
are
not
going
to
do
the
same
for
city
employees.
I
find
that
an
injustice
and
an
embarrassment,
but
thank
you.
A
Hello,
hello,
hi,
hello,
everybody.
My
name
is
david
nguyen.
I've
been
working
with
the
city
of
san
jose
for
about
eight
years
now.
As
an
associate
engineer
in
the
city
facility
architectural
services,
I
started
at
the
bottom
as
an
engineer
technician
and
through
the
years
I've
proven
myself
where
I'm
at
today.
As
an
associate
engineer,
I
currently
live
in
san
jose
district.
A
Four,
where
I
moved
from
sacramento
the
technician
I
did:
data
field
collection
plan,
review,
coordinating
with
other
enabling
departments,
drafting
plans
and
such
and
carrying
capital
approval
projects
through
construction
in
the
sanitary
sewer
section.
I
now
work
in
cfas
as
an
associate
engineer
working
on
some
of
the
toughest
projects,
such
as
the
solar
for
america,
ice
facility,
expansion
with
the
san
jose
sharks,
and
I
also
worked
on
park
projects
as
well
as
creek
projects.
So
I
guess
you
can
call
me
a
jack
of
all
trades.
I
manage
these
projects.
B
Thank
you
vice
mayor,
my
name
is
sujatha
venkatraman
and
I
am
from
west
valley
community
services,
also
an
svcn
agency,
I'm
here
to
support
the
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery,
with
respect
to
setting
racial
justice
and
equity
as
key
goals
in
the
american
rescue
expenditure
plan
and
in
recovery.
More
generally,
the
city
should
make
tangible
racial
justice
and
equity
objectives
explicit
and
create
specific
targets
to
measure
those
as
a
safety
net
organization.
B
A
A
We
deserve
to
be
treated
with
the
same
respect
that
the
police
department
is
as
far
as
our
pay
increases
and
we're
out
there
on
the
front
line
too
and
everywhere
from
the
permit
center
to
the
dispatchers
the
services
when
they're
not
met
they,
they
come
to
you
guys
when
someone
has
to
wait
for
their
permit.
It's
known,
and
these
are
the
same
services
that
we
can
improve
with
additional
pay
and
retention.
A
A
Hi,
I'm
marco
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
this
quick
story,
because
I
was
in
another
budget
meeting
earlier
and
even
sam.
It
was
actually
a
comment
addressed
to
sam
and
the
ladies
said
that
she
could
she
was.
It
was
hard
for
her
to
talk
because
it
was
just
calling
on
people
at
random
because
you
never
know
the
lineup,
so
she
gets
called
on
and
she
has
like
little
time
to
answer
so
she's
in
the
middle
of
things.
So
I
think
that's
an
example
of
how
just
undone.
A
This
is
because
we
it's
not
even
here
like
you're,
not
even
calling
on
three
people
like
you
said
you
would
and
then
you're
not.
So,
if
that's
an
example
of
how
city
governments
run,
then
I
don't
know
what
these
workers
are
doing,
asking
you
guys
for
things
that
should
just
be
demanding
it
workers
if
you're
still
listening,
you
must
stay
united.
Don't
rely
on
these
guys
demand
everything
that
you
want.
A
Thank
you
good
evening.
My
name
is
roberto,
franco
and
I've
been
a
city
of
san
jose
employee.
For
the
past
seven
years
I
started
as
a
community
service
officer,
and
I
now
work
for
code
enforcement.
I
am
proud
of
the
work
that
I
do.
I
believe
that
city
employees
all
share
a
genuine
desire
to
provide
the
services
that
residents
need
and
that
they
deserve,
and
we
do
it
gladly,
and
especially
during
the
past
year,
we
have
done
it
valiantly,
as
we
all
grappled
with
the
effects
of
the
pandemic.
A
A
A
Good
evening
vice
mayor
city,
council,
members
and
city
manager,
my
name
is
jason
day
born
and
raised
in
san
jose
district
10
and
I've
served
with
the
city
now
for
about
four
years.
As
an
engineer,
our
city
is
growing
rapidly,
but
our
city
services
aren't
keeping
up.
We
have
a
major
understaffing
crisis
over
700
city.
Jobs
are
not
staffed,
representing
services
that
are
not
being
provided.
A
The
budget
is
a
reflection
of
the
value
of
city
council,
a
house
for
our
residents
and
city
workers.
President
biden's
american
rescue
plan
is
sending
hundreds
of
millions
in
federal
relief
to
the
city
of
san
jose.
I
urge
all
of
our
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
public
services
and
funds,
our
frontline
city
workers.
Thank
you.
B
Have
you
known
that
city
of
san
jose,
rapid
growing
but
city
of
san
jose
doesn't
have
enough
staff
and
beside
that?
I
know
that
the
city
wave
for
their
current
employee
is
not
good
enough
to
compare
with
other
cities,
and
I
believe
that
city
of
san
jose
need
to
give
the
way
compatible
with
another
city
and
hire
the
person
who
got
experience
and
talent
to
work
with
city
of
san
jose.
I
got
really
bad
experience.
B
A
Can
you
hear
me
loud
and
clear,
okay,
yeah,
my
name
is
ron
liu
and
I
work
for
the
city's
environmental
services
department
with
water
treatment
plant.
I
worked
for
the
city
for
15
years.
I
know
the
workers
at
the
response.
Treatment
plant
works
24
hours
days,
7
days
a
week,
30
365
days
a
year,
so
they
are
definitely
essential
workers
for
the
city
of
san
jose.
A
B
Hello,
my
name
is
stephanie
lau
and
I've
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
21
years.
I
am
a
senior
analyst
safety
manager
for
the
airport
department
as
a
safety
manager.
I
ensure
the
safety
and
health
needs
of
214
full-time
employees
during
the
covet-19
pandemic.
The
airport
did
not
shut
down
but
remained
open
and
continues
to
be
operational
to
serve
our
public
and
passengers.
B
My
job
was
to
ensure
that
our
airport,
frontline
staff,
safety
and
health
was
protected
so
that
they
could
continue
working
safely
to
serve
our
public.
We
need
a
budget
that
is
equitable
for
our
diverse,
essential
workers.
We
can't
give
wage
increases
to
police
officers
and
leave
behind
our
airport
workers
and
more.
This
is
essential
and
valuable
work
that
our
whole
community
is
relying
on.
The
budget
is
a
reflection
of
the
value
the
city
council
has
for
our
residents
and
city
workers.
B
A
B
A
A
Yet
san
jose's
workforce
shows
up
to
provide
critical
services
needed
for
a
city
of
this
size
to
operate
safely
on
a
day-to-day
many
employees
have
to
travel
hours,
crossing
multiple
counties
just
to
survive
code
enforcement
is
critically
understaffed
and
over
taxed.
Please
stop
the
san
jose
trading
academy,
make
the
investment
for
employees
to
stay
in
san
jose.
A
B
A
A
A
I
would
like
to
continue
to
work
in
limits
in
lsa,
but
the
proposed
two
percent
makes
it
very
difficult.
My
colleagues
and
I
used
to
believe
that
we'd
be
a
lifers
and
work
personality
forever
following
the
great
traditions
of
leaders
in
san
jose,
but
it's
it's
been
very
difficult
to
really
consider
that.
Just
in
the
you
know,
over
the
course
of
my
career
here,
I've
been
I've.
A
Seen
more
than
half
my
colleagues
leave
for
other
opportunities
with
higher
pay
and
these
colleagues
it's
been
very
difficult
to
do
any
of
the
work
we
were
tasked
with
back
when
I
first
started.
I
recalled
the
current
cdma
manager
speaking
to
the
three
ps
planning
projects
in
people.
I
take
that
to
heart
or
a
growing
city,
and
I
don't
see
an
end
still
work.
We
have
great
plans.
B
For
tonight's
meeting,
I
also
wrote
a
poem
to
describe
my
co-workers
and
my
struggles
as
city
workers
as
9-1-1,
dispatchers
and
call
takers
and
ultimately
just
as
human
beings
working
in
this
city.
However,
I
understand
that
a
lot
of
my
other
co-workers
in
the
city
want
time
to
talk,
and
my
poem
runs
at
four
minutes.
So
I
understand
if
this
is
not
possible.
B
Stephanie,
yes,
hi.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
am
a
volunteer
with
mothers
out
front
and
I'm
also
a
landscape
architect,
and
I
wanted
to
speak
in
support
of
council
member
carrasco's
budget
item
to
plant
thousands
of
trees
in
east
san
jose
district
5.
trees
are
a
climate,
equity
and
health
issue,
and
they
will
improve
the
livability
of
east
san
jose
if
you've
walked
east
san
jose
at
all
in
the
summer.
B
You
have
hotter
sidewalks
and
streets
and
higher
energy
bills
and
less
opportunity
for
neighborhood
recreation
and
what
neighborhood
trees
can
do
is
become
an
essential
element
in
reducing
the
temperature.
This
would
reduce
cooling
bills
and
it
would
also
reduce
energy
use
so
trees
also
sequester
carbon
in
their
trunks
branches
and
leaves
and
tree
roots,
filter
contaminants
for
the
soil,
so
trees
also
provide
habitat
as
well,
and
as
we
know,
everything
is
connected.
So
we'd
like
to
see
this
budget
item
implemented.
Thank
you.
B
A
I
too
played
a
part
in
keeping
the
public
safe
at
the
start
of
the
pandemic.
I
worked
on
an
emergency
repair
to
prevent
a
trail
from
being
eroded.
The
trail
was
well
used
and
provided
the
public
with
a
chance
to
get
out
of
the
house
and
exercise
as
a
resident
of
san
jose.
I
see
my
utility
bills
increasing
and
I
don't
see
my
wages
increasing
at
the
same
rate,
I'm
asking
for
the
budget
that
is
a
equitable
for
all
of
our
diverse,
essential
workers.
We
can't.
B
A
A
Inflation,
the
reported
average
overall
price
increase
compared
to
may
2020
it's
five
percent,
so
that
would
be
just
cost
of
living.
The
increase
will
not
bring
us
at
par
with
neighborhood
jurisdiction
wages.
That
perpetua
is
the
problem
we
have
been
having
for
retention
and
recruitment
of
highly
skilled
professionals.
A
B
B
Good
evening,
I'm
mae
lu,
I'm
a
resident
of
san
jose
and
reside
in
district
8.
I
was
born
and
raised
in
san
jose
my
entire
life.
I
also
currently
work
at
mineta
san
jose
international
airport
as
an
engineer
and
I'll
be
approaching
two
years
of
service
with
the
city
throughout
the
entire
pandemic.
My
co-workers
and
I
show
up
at
the
airport
to
make
sure
it's
operational
and
follows
the
highest
safety
standards
possible
so
that
all
healthcare
professionals
and
other
essential
workers
can
still
travel
to
where
they
are
needed
in
a
safe
manner.
B
B
B
Hi,
my
name
is
kat
estrada,
I'm
an
employee
responsible
for
all
of
the
recruitment,
training
and
performance
management
functions
in
my
study
department.
I
also
manage
our
employment
data.
I
see
numbers
like
a
quarter
of
our
department
having
less
than
two
years
experience
with
the
city.
At
two
years,
employees
have
experience
which
is
valued
higher
by
other
nearby
agencies.
We
also
lose
employees
when
they
vested
five
years
of
service
and
again
with
benefits
changes
at
15
years.
Further,
almost
every
city
of
san
jose
classification
makes
10
to
15
percent
less
than
its
regional
comparators.
B
It
means
we're
serving
as
the
farm
system
for
every
other
local
government
agency
departments
are
continuing
to
manage
15
vacancy
rates
due
to
high
turnover
and
burnout.
The
only
way
we
are
going
to
be
able
to
assure
future
quality
of
services
for
residents
of
san
jose
is
to
invest
in
city
employees.
We
aren't
seeking
to
solve
everything
in
this
year's
budget,
but
we
are
asking
this
council
to
begin
addressing
that
what
has
been
more
than
a
decade-long
organizational
ill.
Thank
you.
A
B
B
Hi,
I'm
jay.
I've
been
with
the
city
for
over
five
years
at
the
library
as
a
network
technician
I
live
in
district
one.
During
the
pandemic.
We
mobilized
the
digital
inclusion
program
for
public
schools
and
for
the
public
hot
spots,
laptops,
chromebooks,
ibooks,
ipads,
the
wi-fi
expansion
across
branches.
B
These
new
services
were
prioritized
because
we
were
told
about
how
important
libraries
and
access
information
were
to
the
public
all
while
maintaining
services
for
our
staff's
everyday
needs,
as
they
fluctuated
from
on-site
to
remote.
It's
meaningless
to
be
praised
for
our
work
in
emails
and
the
news
be
denied
a
pay
raise
that
reflects
as
such.
This
tells
other
city
employees
that
we
aren't
as
essential
and
must
settle
for
less.
I
urge
all
of
our
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
public
services
and
funds,
our
frontline
city
workers.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
This
is
unacceptable
and
our
committee
is
urging
the
council
to
do
right
by
our
city.
Workers
recommend
those
in
the
council
who
have
been
pushing
for
the
reimagining
of
community
safety,
and
we
are
calling
on
the
leaders
in
the
fight
for
race,
equity
and
community
safety
by
approving
the
establishment
of
a
blue
ribbon
commission
and
by
giving
our
city
workers
fair
and
equitable
wages.
Thank
you.
B
Hi,
my
name
is
victoria
tran,
I'm
22
years
old
and
grew
up
all
my
life
in
san
jose
district
8..
This
is
my
first
time
speaking
at
a
public
city
meeting,
and
I
think
it's
pretty
disrespectful
that
mayor
sam
ricardo
isn't
here
to
listen
to
everyone
who
showed
up
today.
Anyways.
I
urge
the
council
to
vote
on
an
equitable
budget
that
supports
city
service
workers.
City
workers
need
to
have
competitive
wages,
to
increase
worker
retention.
B
B
B
Hey
my
name
is
kristen
earhart
and
I've
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
almost
eight
years,
and
I've
been
a
resident
of
district
10
for
a
long
time
born
and
raised
in
the
city.
I
currently
cannot
afford
to
buy
a
home
in
the
city
in
which
I
have
been
born
and
served
and
served
passionately
during
the
pandemic.
My
husband
was
laid
off
and
I
continued
to
go
into
work
along
with
my
co-workers
as
9-1-1
dispatchers
talking
to
people
who
were
scared,
couldn't
breathe
or
had
lost
loved
ones.
B
The
budget
is
a
reflection
of
the
value
the
city
council
has
for
our
residents
and
city
workers.
President
biden's
american
rescue
plan
is
sending
223
million
in
federal
leave
to
the
city
of
san
jose.
I
urge
all
of
our
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
public
services
and
funds,
our
frontline
city
workers.
Thank
you.
B
Hi,
my
name
is
jennifer
stevenson
and
I'm
a
senior
accountants
employee
at
the
city.
I
started
in
pbce,
but
most
recently
moved
to
clean
energy.
I
spent
most
of
the
pandemic
working
in
pdce,
and
I
I've
heard
many
of
my
colleagues
here
say
the
same
thing.
Many
of
us
are
working
two
to
three
to
four
jobs.
At
the
same
time,
our
our
staffing
there
aren't
enough
hours
in
the
day,
basically
to
get
done,
what
we
feel
that
we
need
to
do
for
our
city.
B
The
city's
become
a
training
step
for
professionals
who
move
to
more
lucrative
positions.
At
other
municipalities,
I
was
hired
to
replace
someone
who
did
that
who
replaced
someone
who
did
that
who
replaced
someone
who
did
that
it
takes
incredible
time
and
investment
to
hire
and
train
new
employees.
Please
consider
this
in
your
decision.
A
A
Good
evening,
can
you
hear
me
yes
loud
and
clear
good
evening?
Vice
mayor
honorable
council
members,
my
name
is
hector
ortiz
and
I
have
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
over
14
years
total
with
the
last
seven
years
as
a
code
enforcement
inspector.
I
currently
work
for
the
multiple
housing
team
for
code
enforcement
in
pvce.
A
The
budget
is
a
reflection
of
the
values
the
city
council
has
for
our
residents
and
city
workers,
and
I
hope
you
make
the
right
decision
providing
city
employees
with
equitable
pay,
not
just
for
police
officers,
but
for
our
librarians
cleaning,
crews,
airport
workers
and
more
and
backfilling
positions.
We
desperately
need.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
your
con.
B
Yes,
thank
you
very
much.
Vice
mayor,
my
name
is
mary.
Morse
I've
been
a
senior
environmental
program
manager
served
the
city.
It's
been
my
honor
for
the
last
22
years.
I'm
asking
that
council
support
a
budget
that
recognizes
values
and
invests
in
all
city
workers,
because
we
all
provide
essential
services
to
our
residents,
our
businesses
and
our
environment.
I
manage
teams
that
protect
our
environment.
They
are
passionate,
highly
skilled
and
provide
valuable
service
without
fail,
literally
through
floods,
fires
and
pandemics.
B
They
stood
up
and
stepped
up
to
serve
as
disaster
service
workers
serving
in
baking,
hot
warehouses,
packaging
food
for
families
in
need,
helping
residents
and
businesses
apply
for
emergency
grants
delivering
through
food
throughout
the
community
and
more
working
in
unsafe
conditions,
but
showing
up
every
day
to
provide
service
for
the
city.
They
did
an
amazing
job
while
coping
with
these
dangers,
this
uncertainty
and
worrying
for
their
families
and
their
livelihoods.
I
ask
that
you,
please
value
them
and
support
equitable
wages
for
all
city
workers.
Thank
you.
B
Hi,
my
name
is
alyssa.
I
work
I'm
a
steward
for
meap
and
I
work
for
the
police
department
as
a
civilian
supporting
our
officers.
I
worked
throughout
the
last
year,
along
with
so
many
of
my
coworkers,
and
I'm
calling
to
ask
that
when
looking
into
the
budget
for
the
coming
years,
you
seriously
look
at
the
budget
being
allotted
for
mef
and
ifpte
in
our
current
negotiations,
it
seems
as
though
our
value
and
best
interests
are
not
being
addressed.
We
have
been
offered
an
increase
that
is
so
much
less
than
the
cost
of
living
adjustments.
B
The
city's
failed
to
address
many
proposals
that
have
we
have
brought
to
the
table.
That
means
so
much
to
myself,
and
so
many
of
my
co-workers,
including
the
I'm
sorry,
the
paid
family
leave,
I'm
asking
that
we
invest
in
the
city
so
that
we
can
hire
and
retain
the
best
possible
people.
I
was
tired
with
10
people
out
of
the
10
of
us.
There
are
only
two
of
us
still
left
working
with
the
city
of
san
jose.
Everyone
else
has
left
for
better
paying
jobs
with
other
cities.
B
B
Also,
is
the
the
essential
food
that
is
being
provided
by
the
food
bank
that
we
are
giving
this
food
to
our
residents
without
asking
them
for
essential
information
such
as
name
address
phone
number
and
zip
code.
Please
give
them
these
essential
food
services
because
they
are
in
need.
One
last
thing:
if
you
value
your
your
essential
workers,
then
please
put
your
money
where
your
mouth
is.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Karen.
A
B
Hi,
my
name
is
andrea
case
and
I've
served
the
city
for
over
14
years.
I'm
also
a
d10
resident
we've
seen
the
value
and
urgency
of
our
public
services
in
times
of
normalcy,
and
even
more
so
in
times
of
need.
Myself
and
colleagues
have
put
our
lives
on
the
line
during
the
pandemic
to
provide
essential
services.
B
B
A
Can
you
hear
me
okay,
loud
and
clear,
the
csep
weather
collective
is
comprised
of
five
community
organizations
in
the
east
side
and
we
work
with
a
target
population
of
180
000
residents.
You
can
refer
to
our
letter
about
our
or
what
we
urge
you
to
do
around
the
budget.
I
want
you
to.
I
want
to
urge
you
to
invest
in
our
city
services
staff
to
address
the
hundreds
of
job
vacancies
that
should
be
filled
in
order
to
provide
our
community
with
the
needed
services
to
make
our
community
thriving
and
vibrant.
A
If
you
provide
fair
wages
that
will
attract
people
to
fill
these
vacancies
and
to
keep
our
current
city
staff
here,
you
will
ensure
that
you're
addressing
some
of
the
systemic
economic,
racial
and
social
inequities
that
our
east
side,
san
jose
residents,
have
endured.
For
decades,
fair
wages
equals
equitable
services
for
our
community.
Thank
you.
A
A
B
Chu
hello,
my
name
is
taichao
lee.
I
am
a
resident
of
san
jose
and
also
a
san
jose
employee.
I
live
in
district
7.
My
whole
life.
I
graduated
both
from
undergrad
and
grad
from
san
jose
state
university
and
was
lucky
enough
to
get
a
job
over
at
san
jose
in
the
planning
division
been
working
here
for
almost
six
years,
I
specified
in
environmental
planning.
B
So
other
union
bargaining
units
are
receiving
a
deserved
increase,
and
I
hope
that
the
city
budget
also
extends
the
same
to
our
group
and
to
the
public
services
that
we
provide
to
not
only
encourage
people
to
come
in
and
fill
the
vacancies
that
we
have,
but
to
also
retain
the
current
employees.
We
have
thank
you.
B
Awesome,
thank
you.
So
my
name
is
jennifer
piosa
and
I've
worked
with
the
city
of
san
jose
for
seven
years
as
an
urban
planner
in
pbce,
I'm
the
planning
division.
Subject:
matter:
expert
for
development
services,
transformation,
team
technology
updates,
I've
served
on
the
eoc
as
the
lead
for
our
virtual
community
engagement
team,
where
we
train
city
staff
to
use
our
digital
outreach
tools
during
shelter
and
place.
B
I'm
also
our
supervising
planner
overseeing
all
of
our
urban
village
planning
efforts
where
we'll
see
most
of
the
growth
for
our
jobs
and
housing
that
we're
planning
and
each
year.
We
inevitably
see
more
and
more
of
our
colleagues
and
friends
who
make
the
difficult
choice
to
leave
city
employment
as
they
cannot
afford
to
support
their
families
on
the
wages
we
receive.
B
It
is
demoralizing
to
work
and
review
projects
and
bring
them
before
the
council
when
we
ourselves
cannot
live
in
these
projects
and
we
cannot
stay
in
the
community
that
we
are
part
of
and
want
to
remain.
A
part
of
the
budget
directly
reflects
the
council's
values,
and
I
ask
that
you
show
that
you
value
all
city
staff
by
supporting
the
wage
increases.
We
deserve
thank
you.
B
Allegra
hi,
my
name
is
alegra
matner
and
I'm
an
arborist
technician
with
the
department
of
transportation.
I
am
one
of
three
arborist
technicians
for
the
department
and
we
are
responsible
for
the
maintenance
and
ordinance
enforcement
of
nearly
300
000
trees.
At
this
point,
we
can
only
serve
as
a
complaint
driven
program
for
our
trees
rather
than
a
proactive
program.
B
These
are
the
only
field,
arbors
positions
for
the
city
and
do
not
even
address
the
remaining
1.8
million
trees
in
our
community.
Forest
trees
are
responsible
for
benefits
which
not
only
improve
quality
of
life,
but
also
provide
real
economic
benefits
to
our
city.
Many
tonight
have
mentioned
the
raise
that
the
police
received
that
was
not
enjoyed
by
the
rest
of
us.
There
have
also
been
calls
for
alternatives
to
police
intervention.
In
addition
to
the
many
options
mentioned
today,
a
healthy
force
can
help
alleviate
some
of
those
issues
at
the
source.
B
A
Joseph
greetings,
my
name
is
joe
harrity,
I'm
a
resident
of
district
six
and
a
long
time
social
sector,
leader
working
on
behalf
of
children
and
youth
in
san
jose
and
santa
clara
county.
I
spent
the
past
16
years
on
the
ground
in
community
working
alongside
many
with
our
many
of
our
least
resource
community
members,
I'm
an
advocate
for
children
and
youth.
I
want
san
jose
to
be
the
best
city
in
the
united
states
for
families,
children
and
youth.
A
I
am
concerned
that
the
full
budget
indicates
these
resources
will
end
up
creating
temporary,
one-off
programs
for
our
lease
resource
young
people,
just
as
we
did
after
the
american
recovery
and
reinvestment
dollars
of
the
great
recession.
I
encourage
the
council
to
drive
investments
in
coordinated
and
coherent
systems
for
youth
and
young
adults
that
catalyze
our
current
investments.
Like
sj
aspires
sjworks.
We
owe
you
services,
san
jose
promise
and
other
programs.
We
should
be
investing
in
forging
and
tightening
systems
that
we
can
sustain
after
these
one-time
dollars.
Wind.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
joe
chris.
A
I
remember
when
employees
like
myself
were
asked
to
take
a
10
pay
cut
and
it's
frustrating
to
me
that
10
years
have
gone
by
and
I'm
still
not
even
back
to
the
compensation
level
I
was
back
then.
Meanwhile,
the
cost
of
living
in
district
9,
where
I
live,
continues
to
skyrocket
and
the
demand
for
city
services
continues
to
grow.
A
I
love
being
able
to
live
where
I
work
and
design
facilities
for
my
families,
family,
friends
and
neighbors
to
use,
and
I've
always
put
in
a
little
extra
effort
to
do
what
it
takes
to
deliver
these
projects.
I
want
to
continue
to
provide
a
high
level
of
service
to
my
community,
but
we
need
you
to
do
the
same
by
investing
in
city
services
and
giving
architects
and
engineers
a
competitive
wage.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
B
B
It's
been
going
on
for
a
while
now
and
it's
just
not
sustainable,
and
it's
kind
of
ironic,
because
we
end
up
having
to
rely
on
consultant
staff
to
feel
some
of
these
specialty
positions
that
could
maybe
be
provided
by
city
staff
if
we
offer
equitable
wages
and
in
the
long
run,
the
city
is
paying
more
for
those
services
using
consultants.
So
again,
just
reiterating
we
need
to
provide
our
city
staff
from
equitable
wages.
Thank
you
thank.
A
B
Yeah,
I'm
here
I'm
lyndon
shea
from
environmental
services
and
I
live
in
district
10..
I
appreciate
that
my
job
allows
me
to
be
of
service
to
the
community,
especially
during
the
pandemic,
I'm
blessed
to
work
with
great
colleagues
who
can
work
in
other
local
cities
that
pay
appreciably
more
than
san
jose
does.
In
fact,
we
just
lost
a
great
employee
to
portland,
where
he
can
afford
a
house.
B
According
to
hud,
a
household
earning
less
than
94
000
in
santa
clara
county
is
classified
as
low
income.
I've
been
here
23
years,
and
I
can't
say
I
make
a
ton
above
94k,
as
others
have
demonstrated.
Non-Sworn
staff
have
proven
that
we
too
are
worthy
of
a
3.85
increase
like
pd,
when
the
city
has
needed
us
to
make
concessions.
We
have
now
the
city
has
an
opportunity
to
address
what
we
lost
and
needs
to
step
up
to
the
plate.
B
I
urge
the
council
to
vote
for
an
equitable
wage
commensurate
with
the
pd
one
that
will
bring
us
more
in
line
with
our
counterparts
in
other
cities,
but
I
guess
I'm
just
urging
you,
members,
jones
and
foley,
I'm
sorry
to
not
see
more
council
members
on
this
zoom.
I
appreciate
your
consideration
and
wish
dave
sykes
a
happy
retirement.
Thank
you.
B
Hello
and
thank
you
for
your
time-
I
am
a
budget
analyst
who
has
worked
for
parks,
recreation
and
neighborhood
services.
For
about
five
years,
I
can
name
a
number
of
employees
who
have
come
and
gone
in
that
time.
They
left
to
go
to
city
x,
county
y
and
water
district
z,
because
the
wages
in
san
jose
that
san
jose
was
paying
them
wasn't
competitive.
B
The
city
has
a
vacancy
problem.
This,
in
turn
translates
into
a
service
problem.
Passing
a
budget
that
pays
all
employees
equitably
will
help
the
city
better
serve
the
community.
The
budget
reflects
the
city's
priorities.
I
urge
the
council
to
pass
the
budget
that
is
equitable
to
all
employees
who
support
san
jose,
and
I
also
ask
all
who
is
who
are
present
here
to
deliver
the
message
that
the
employees
are
sending
to
those
who
are
not.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Hi,
my
name
is
emily
rangel.
Thank
you,
mayor
and
city
council
members
for
hearing
my
public
comments.
I
am
calling
to
advocate
my
full
support
with
council
member
magdalena
carrasco
and
trustee
peter
ortiz
in
support
of
the
east
san
jose
rescue
plan,
I'm
advocating
for
the
creation
of
an
office
of
youth
development,
the
hiring
of
an
east
san,
jose
small
business
manager,
establishing
an
art
and
cultural
district
on
the
alum
rock
corridor,
and
funding
for
art
and
cultural
projects,
as
we've
seen
the
tragedies
and
trauma
faced
in
our
communities
within
this
year.
B
We
need
this
equitable
recovery
proposal
to
revitalize
east
san
jose
as
we
handle
the
gravity
of
culvert
fx
and
move
into
cloven
19
recovery.
San
jose
cannot
leave
our
small
businesses
who
have
operated
for
generations
on
the
beautiful
east
san
jose
to
fend
for
themselves
as
they
recover.
I
am
calling
in
the
mayor
and
council
members
of
san
jose
to
invest
in
the
community
and
support
local
merchants.
Thank
you
and
I
yield
my
time.
A
Hi
good
evening,
my
name
is
fernando
lopez.
I
am
with
I've,
been
with
the
city
now
for
almost
24
years,
17
and
a
half
with
the
mayor's
gang
task
force
in
the
last
six
years
with
the
code
enforcement,
and
I
just
I
want
to
speak
in
on
behalf
of
all
the
frontline
workers,
including
myself.
Last
summer
I
did
almost
three
months
with
the
eoc.
A
I
had
to
send
my
family
away
because
of
my
assignment,
because
I
was
concerned
about
covid,
but
I've
also
served
the
eoc
when
the
floods
came
a
few
years
back
as
well
as
back
in
1998.
When
I
first
started,
one
of
the
biggest
things
for
us
is
equitable
wages.
We
have
lost
a
lot
of
code
enforcement
staff
and
pbce
staff
this
year,
but
just
looking
at
the
two
percent
versus
a
three
per
point-
eight
percent-
I
just
look
at
where
are
employees
valued?
What
are?
How
are
we
going
to
demonstrate
our
value?
Thank
you.
B
B
Next
door,
solutions
to
domestic
violence,
in
addition
to
recommendations
of
the
real
coalition
and
the
east
san
jose
peace
partnership.
I
urge
your
support
of
council
member
carlasco's
memo
on
budget
item
111,
which
specifically
names
next-door
solutions
to
domestic
violence.
The
largest
and
only
stand-alone
agency
focused
on
domestic
violence,
which
is
a
most
prevalent
form
of
gender-based
violence
occurring
in
san
jose
and
santa
clara
county.
B
She
understands
that
peace
in
our
community
begins
with
peace
in
our
homes
and
that
help
and
support
for
the
whole
family
is
critical
to
having
a
healthy,
safe
community,
including
support
for
the
survivor,
the
children
and
the
person
who
harms
the
city
of
san
jose
was
the
first
funder
of
next
door
solutions.
50
years
ago,
then
known
as
the
women's
alliance,
and
we
ask
that
you
join
us
in
honoring
our
requests
for
general
operational
funding
and
launch
us
into
our
next
50
years.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
Hello,
my
name
is
cena.
I'm
working,
I'm
planting
engineer
in
pvc.
I
just
wanted
to
share
one
story
with
you.
My
wife
works
in
icu
for
the
kids
just
my
first
year
at
city
of
san
jose
one
night.
She
called-
and
she
said,
she's
not
gonna,
join
for
dinner
because
she
has
a
two
years
old
boy
in
a
bed
with
parents
on
the
side
of
the
bed
talking
to
him
and
the
burden
of
letting
the
parents
know
that
their
boy
is
not
going
to
be.
A
The
boy
they
knew
anymore
is
on
the
shoulder
of
my
wife,
and
the
reason
was
that
the
older
brother
left,
the
gate
to
the
pool
open
and
the
younger
brother
got
drowned
in
the
pool.
It
was
two
comments
from
a
plagic
engineer
and
the
enforcement
from
the
inspectors,
then
no
police
department
and
no
fire
department
would
be
needed.
I
think
we
really
need
to
be
treated
equally.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
A
Another
city
employee,
just
calling
about
the
fair
or
I
wanted
to
ring
in
about
the
fair
and
equitable
wages-
it's
I'm
sure
very
tough
to
try
to
balance
the
budget,
but
really
it
does
come
down
to
the
retention.
I
have
seen
so
many
of
my
colleagues
in
the
five
years,
almost
six
years
that
I've
worked
for
the
city,
so
many
of
us,
so
many
people
have
left
and
it's
really
difficult
to
get
the
job
done
with
constantly
training
people,
the
basics.
You
know
it's
like.
A
We
need
people
in
the
middle
range
and
as
many
people
mentioned,
it's
a
stepping
stone
and
I've
seen
these
things,
and
so
we
do
need
to
offer
a
fair,
competitive
wage.
We
can
keep
these
talented
people
here
with
the
city,
so
we
can
provide
better
services
and
minimize
our
needs
for
more
expensive
special
specialty
people.
A
Go
ahead,
matthew,
yes,
thank
you.
Matthew,
read
silicon
valley
at
home,
vice
mayor
jones,
council,
member
foley.
For
many
of
us
us
these
have
been
15
months
of
severe
hardship
and
trauma,
but
it
has
not
been
shared
equally
structurally
lower-wage
communities,
primarily
communities
of
color,
face
a
level
of
devastation,
uncertainty
and
trauma
that
many
of
us
were
spared.
This
uncertainty
and
trauma
is
not
over
and
will
not
simply
go
away
as
we
reopen
as
a
city.
Throughout
this
budget
process,
we've
heard
of
a
focus
on
equity
and
recovery.
A
We
support
the
equity
agenda
for
recovery
put
forth
by
the
real
coalition,
which
calls
for
transparent
engagement
with
the
most
impacted
communities
about
the
prioritization
of
arp
funds.
We
must
acknowledge
that
we
face
an
impending
eviction
time
bomb
when
the
state
moratorium
expires
at
the
end
of
this
month.
The
hard
truth
is
that
the
moratorium
will
expire
before
the
available
rental
assistance.
Resources
have
been
distributed,
short-term
and
long-term
impacts
of
eviction
displacement
on
family
stability
adulthood.
Thank
you,
matthew.
Thank
you.
B
Good
evening,
mayor
licardo
vice
mayor
jones,
honorable
council
members,
my
name
is
veronica
rocha,
a
proud
lifelong
resident
of
east
san
jose,
as
are
my
mother
children
and
extended
family.
Throughout
this
pandemic,
our
east
side
community
experienced
the
highest
rate
of
covet
19
infections,
resulting
death
and
serious
illness,
including
my
cousin,
who
is
still
relearning
to
use
his
body
after
a
two
month,
long
covet
coma.
The
east
side
community
has
been
hit
hard.
Many
of
us
are
essential
workers
hard-working
resilient
and
hopeful
an
integral
part
of
san
jose.
B
We
need
your
help
and
speaking
in
support
of
the
east
side,
rescue
plan
youth
development.
Indeed,
our
children
are
our
pride
future
and
we
need
to
invest
in
them:
green
infrastructure,
a
tree
canopy.
We
miss
the
large
redwoods
on
elemark
avenue
and
the
beauty
and
well-being
that
nature
and
trees
bring
to
our
community
small
business
relief,
critical
in
getting
financial
support
to
aid
in
the
recovery
and
reinvestment
of
our
small
business
community.
Our
community,
which
entrepreneurship
is
a
vital
part
of.
I
call
for
the
support
of
the
east
san
jose
rescue
plan.
B
Okay,
great
so
my
name
is
dina
ali,
I'm,
a
member
of
the
association
of
engineers
and
architects.
I'm
an
associate
engineer
at
the
regional
wastewater
facility,
cip
program,
I'm
also
a
resident
of
san
jose
alum
rock
area.
I
have
been
serving
the
city
for
three
years,
delivering
essential
capital
projects
to
to
keep
our
wastewater
facility
up
and
running.
I'm
here
to
say
that
two
or
two
and
a
half
percent
wage
increase
is
not
enough
and
doesn't
pay
rent.
B
I'm
a
mother
of
two
and
my
husband
me
and
my
husband
work
full-time
and
we're
still
living
paycheck
to
paycheck.
What
else
can
we
do
to
afford
living
in
the
city
that
we
serve?
I
urge
all
of
our
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
public
services
and
equally
funds,
our
frontline
city
workers,
not
just
police
officers.
The
work
that
we
do
for
the
city
of
san
jose
is
equally
important
and
should
be
recognized.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
Hi,
my
name
is
darcy
green,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
latinos
contra
cancer.
We
serve
the
latino
community,
around
issues
of
cancer,
cancer
prevention
and
overall
health.
I'm
here
to
support
the
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery,
particularly
I'd
like
to
highlight
number
one
where
we
call
for
an
investment
in
continued
robust
relief
to
ensure
that
those
harmed
by
the
pandemic
aren't
further
harmed
because
we
serve
the
low-income
latino
community.
We've
seen
firsthand
an
organization
how
the
lack
of
resources,
including
child
care,
support,
additional
cash
assistance.
B
Food
workforce
programs,
as
well
as
coordination
within
issues
within
a
coordination
of
privatization
within
among
local
governments,
has
really
impacted
our
clients
ability
to
prioritize
their
health
and
as
a
healthcare
organization.
We
understand
that
these
resources
are
vital
and
crucial
in
order
to
ensure
the
recovery
for
the
latino
community
in
the
long
term.
So
with
that,
we
stand
in
solidarity
with
these
recommendations
and
urge
you
to
support
the
entire
agenda
in
all
six
priority
areas.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time.
B
People
leave
positions,
go
unfilled,
the
employees
left
behind
are
forced
to
work,
longer,
hours,
wear
more
hats
and
they
either
burn
out
or
they
leave
for
greener
pastures.
The
only
way
around
that
is
to
provide
fair,
competitive
wages
to
san
jose's
municipal
employees,
and
I
urge
the
council
to
do
just
that.
A
A
Great
honorable
vice
mayor
and
city
council,
my
name
is
moses
arroyo.
I
have
been
proudly
serving
the
city
of
san
jose
for
the
last
20
years.
My
current
position
is
sewer
maintenance,
superintendent.
My
role
is
to
ensure
that
the
sanitary
and
storm
infrastructure
is
operational
which
protects
public
and
environmental
health.
This
is
the
perfect
opportunity
for
this
council
to
show
the
city
values.
Services
such
as
our
community
centers
homeless,
outreach
outreach
programs,
along
with
employment
retention,
which
is
the
only
way
institutional
knowledge
is
acquired.
A
B
My
name
is
rosie
janos.
I
served
seriously
joseph
for
the
last
two
years
as
a
project
manager
for
public
works
sifas.
I
lived
in
san
jose
district
for
the
last
seven
years.
Currently,
I'm
supporting
in
the
design
and
construction
of
mrt
projects
during
the
pandemic.
We
have
continued
to
deliver
our
services
to
our
community
without
interruption
until
the
best
of
our
abilities.
I
am
here
today
because
I
believe
citizens
needs
a
budget
that
prioritizes
city
services.
B
B
Hi,
I'm
karen
evans,
a
city
employee.
I
work
for
the
city
for
30
years
and
this
has
been
the
hardest
year
in
memory
with
the
pandemic,
protests,
fires
and
so
forth.
Most
city
staff
over
the
last
year
have
placed
their
lives
on
the
line
by
working
in
areas
where
covet
is
prevalent
or
in
areas
where
the
public
can
be
abusive
and
working
in
positions
doing
twice.
B
The
amount
of
work
due
to
vacancies
staff
are
verbally
told
how
valuable
they
are,
but
when
it
comes
to
showing
that
in
a
monetary
way
the
city
shows
were
not
important.
This
is
not
new
to
us,
but
this
year,
can
you
at
least
stand
behind
your
words
for
once
it's
time
to
put
up
or
shut
up
it's
time
to
show
your
respect
for
those
staff
who
have
kept
the
city
running
day
to
day
by
investing
and
providing
livable
wages
to
staff
members.
B
A
A
A
A
Yes
good
evening,
vice
mayor
council,
members
and
city
manager,
psychs,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
I
am
a
city
employee,
with
public
works
serving
the
city
as
an
engineer
for
the
past
14
years,
I'm
speaking
tonight
in
support
of
all
of
my
fellow
city,
employees
and
city
residents,
being
a
district
9
resident
myself.
A
I
stand
before
you
to
implore
that
eu
council
members
prioritize
and
recognize
the
value
of
city
staff's
work,
especially
during
this
past
year's
pandemic.
I
ask
that
you
show
courage
and
heart
by
acknowledging
our
worth
fairly
and
justly
through
our
compensation.
Please
do
so
by
your
actions
and
decisions,
and
not
merely
by
your
words.
Please
do
not
undervalue
your
residence
by
undervaluing
your
city
staff.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We.
A
Hear
me
loud
and
clear:
hi,
my
name
is
hui,
I'm
a
resident
of
san
jose
district
3,
I'm
also
an
engineer
with
the
department
of
public
works
right
now,
I'm
working
at
the
regional
wastewater
facility
and
my
projects
consist
of
rehabilitation
and
modernizing
that
facility.
So
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic
there
was
a
lot
of
uncertainty
about
whether
or
not
our
project
would
be
able
to
operate
during
the
pandemic,
but
fortunately
we
would.
We
were
able
to
work
through
that,
despite
all
the
district
restrictions.
A
So
as
for
me,
I
came
in
every
day
for
work
to
manage
my
projects,
and
that
said,
I
want
to
make
two
key
points
so
by
me
coming
into
work
every
day.
I
know
that
my
work
contributed
to
saving
the
city,
millions,
millions
and
millions
of
dollars,
because
we
avoided
expensive
claims
from
the
con
factor
had
we
stopped
them
from
working.
Secondly,
I
also
felt
like
I
exposed
myself
to
a
lot
of
health
risks
by
coming
into
work
and
managing
my
project.
A
A
Hello,
my
name
is
austin
carroll
and
I
have
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
15
years
as
a
library
worker.
I
have
lived
here
all
my
life
and
served
my
community
with
devotion
and
pride
as
a
library
assistant
at
the
pearl
avenue
branch
san
jose
public
library
has
helped
with
countless
initiatives
to
help
serve
our
community
during
the
beginning
of
the
coven
19
pandemic,
when
face
coverings
were
in
short
supply,
the
library
stepped
up.
A
In
a
matter
of
just
a
few
weeks,
the
library
produced
over
2
000
face
coverings,
including
3d
printed,
face
masks
and
face
shield
as
well
as
hand,
sewn
cloth
face,
masks.
These
face
coverings
were
distributed
to
hospitals,
health
clinics
and
senior
living
facilities
across
the
city.
This
is
just
a
small
example
of
the
devotion,
not
only
library
workers,
but
city
of
san
jose
workers
have
to
serve
serving
our
community.
We
need
a
budget
that
is
equitable
for
our
diverse
essential
workers.
A
B
B
I
have
a
17
month
old
toddler
with
new
expenses
and
was
very
disappointed
to
learn
that
the
city
is
giving
my
police
and
fire
colleagues
an
almost
four
percent
pay
increase,
which
says
that
they're
valued
over
my
colleagues
and
me.
We
can't
give
wage
increases
to
police
and
fire
to
police
officers
and
leave
behind
our
librarians
cleaning,
crews,
airport
workers
and
more.
B
B
B
I
have
helped
deliver
capital
improvement
projects
to
repair
and
re
rehabilitate
the
sanitary
sewer
system
within
the
city
of
san
jose.
I
love
the
city
and
I
love
working
here.
I'm
tired
of
the
high
turnover
rates.
It
seems
many
people
use
city
of
san
jose
as
a
stepping
stone
and
then
leave
the
other
and
leave
to
other
government
agencies
for
higher
competitive
wages.
As
a
millennial,
it
seems
impossible
to
own
a
house
in
san
jose
in
a
safe
neighborhood
or
within
the
county
of
santa
clara.
B
We
need
a
budget
that
is
equitable
to
for
all
our
diverse
essential
workers.
We
need
to
recruit
and
retain
a
competitive
workforce,
and
that
starts
with
respecting
with
respecting
and
fully
funding
our
staff.
I
urge
all
of
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
public
services
and
provide
a
budget
where
we
can
afford
to
live
in
the
city
we
serve.
Thank
you.
B
B
This
next
contract
will
not
necessarily
benefit
me,
as
I
would
retire
soon,
but
I'm
speaking
today
to
support
all
city
employees.
As
I
first
began
as
a
code
inspector,
I
was
shocked
to
find
out
that
in
the
10th
largest
city
in
the
u.s
san
jose
code,
inspectors
are
one
of
the
lowest
paid
in
northern
california,
as
are
many
other
positions
within
the
city
of
san
jose
in
a
city
with
a
population
of
over
1
million,
where
the
cost
of
living
increases.
B
B
We
love
so
much.
We
hear
you
and
we're
ready
to
work
with
you.
So
please,
city,
council,
help
us
get
your
initiatives
done
as
elected
officials
who
have
a
vested
interest
in
the
successful
execution
of
this
next
year's
budget.
You
have
nothing
to
lose
and
everything
to
gain
by
investing
in
city
services.
It
guarantees
the
success
of
your
budget
initiatives
because
you'll
actually
have
worker
bees
to
get
it
done.
We
all
love
what
we
do.
We
want
to
do
a
good
job,
but
we
don't
want
to
do
three
jobs.
Thank
you.
B
Hi,
my
name
is
lizzy
nolan,
I'm
a
senior
librarian
at
the
king
library.
I've
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
five
years
and
I'm
a
district
resident.
I
am
proud
and
passionate
to
be
working
at
the
library
and
serving
the
youth.
Two
things
I
want
to
highlight.
We've
done
emergency
operations
work
with
the
digital
inclusion
team.
We
sent
out
3
000
hot
spots
to
get
much
needed
connectivity
to
city
residents.
I've
also
helped
work
on
a
virtual
homework
club
that
had
a
thousand
students
in
attendance
over
this
really
important
year.
B
I
will
happily
say
again
what
fellow
city
workers
have
been
saying
all
night
and
we
will
keep
saying
until
you
really
hear
us.
A
budget
is
a
reflection
of
values.
We
need
to
be
paid.
We
need
pay
equity
to
do
the
best
work
for
our
san
jose
residents.
We
are
community
workers,
we
work,
we
live.
We
raise
families
in
the
city.
The
city
needs
to
invest
just
as
much
in
us
as
we
do
in
our
work
for
san
jose.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time.
B
All
right,
hello,
my
name
is
jessica
gutierrez,
I'm
an
artist
and
teacher
from
james
lake
high
school.
I
am
calling
in
support
of
the
east
san
jose
rescue
plan
proposed
by
council
member
carrasco.
The
east
san
jose
community
has
been
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
pandemic.
Even
before
the
pandemic,
the
east
san
jose
community
has
faced
challenges
with
access
to
proper
infrastructure
and
overall
investment
in
support
by
the
city
of
san
jose.
B
Additionally,
as
historic,
chicano
murals
have
been
destroyed
and
more
people
have
been
displaced
from
san
jose,
the
city
must
invest
in
the
small
businesses,
the
arts
and
culture,
so
the
community
can
thrive
here.
Please
consider
supporting
the
east
san
jose
rescue
plan.
I'd
also
like
to
urge
you
to
find
the
san
jose
creative
community
as
a
whole,
as
many
of
our
art
spaces
have
been
closed
or
badly
hurt
during
the
pandemic.
Thank
you
for
listening.
A
B
Council
and
vice
mayor
chappie,
this
is
angela
torrado.
I
am
the
voice
of
san
jose,
the
mother
of
princess
angelia,
a
district
7
resident,
but
everywhere
we
have
to
protect
and
serve
our
city
and
city
workers
that
work
through
rain
pandemics
and
traumas.
Every
day
we
have
to
provide
the
funding
for
special
education
and
staff
as
well.
My
own
daughter
benefited
and
made
a
720
degree
progress
to
be
able
to
graduate
eighth
grade
and
move
on
to
high
school
because
of
their
edu
their
accelerated
educational
program.
B
A
Hi,
my
name
is
ted.
I've
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
almost
three
years
in
your
iep
department.
During
the
pandemic,
hey
ed,
I
could
bear.
We
could
barely
hear
you.
Can
you
speak
up
a
little
bit
please
during
the
pandemic,
my
department
and
I
worked
long
hours
enabling
employees
to
work
remotely
and
maintain
essential
services.
A
We
continue
to
push
the
city
of
san
jose
to
become
the
smartest
city
in
the
nation.
We
are
majorly
understaffed.
We
can
barely
keep
the
lights
on.
Employees
are
taking
on
extra
workload.
We
have
trouble
retaining
good
people.
Please
approve
a
budget
that
respects
all
city
employees.
We
have
to
put
our
safety
on
the
line
as
frontline
workers
too.
We
deserve
an
equitable
wage.
Thank
you.
B
B
Lastly,
I
ask
you
to
allocate
business
funding
for
local
cbo's,
who
have
been
on
ground
zeroes,
entering
shelter
in
place
now
and
during
their
recovery,
and
no,
there
are
not
too
many
of
us
cvo's
in
east
san
jose
serving
businesses.
Let's
just
be
grateful
that
we
are
all
here.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
Thank
you
to
the
respectable
city
council
for
listening
to
my
other
comments.
My
name
is
tim
tran
and
I
live
in
the
city
of
south
of
san
jose
for
14
years
in
district
7,
and
I
am
a
sanitary
engineer
at
the
regional
wastewater
city
for
five
years.
I
have
to
manage
multiple
capital
improvement
projects
upon
asian
wastewater
for
city
to
treat
the
wastewater
and
serve
more
than
1.4
million
residents.
A
A
When
the
pandemic
hit,
I
was
enthusiastic
about
working
on
dining
in
the
streets
and
walking
in
the
streets.
I
thought
as
a
transportation
department.
We
could
have
done
some
really
interesting
things,
but
my
department,
director
and
my
colleagues
were
not
too
interested
in
that
and
seemed
sort
of
overworked,
so
it
just
some
examples
of
of
what
we're
talking
about
when
we
have
high
employee
turnover.
Thank
you.
Peter
magdalena.
A
B
Four
years
as
an
engineer,
tech
with
environmental
services
department,
I'm
also
mef
steward
I've
been
extensively
working
on
side
during
the
pandemic
to
deliver
capital
projects
at
the
regional
wastewater
facility.
While
supporting
our
community,
my
husband
and
myself,
we
both
work
for
the
seat
of
san
jose.
We
move
from
the
private
sector
to
serve
the
public
and
make
a
difference
in
our
community.
B
Our
city
staff
is
now
being
appreciated
and
a
lot
of
our
colleagues
have
left
the
city
for
better
wages,
opportunities
and
retirement,
creating
a
more
difficult
environment
to
work
in
and
feeling
that
that
the
work
we
perform
is
not
valued.
Please
do
not
fill
out
a
city
position
with
the
private
contractors
who
have
not
invested
their
personal
time
and
given
their
heart
for
the
interest
for
the
city's
residents.
B
B
Christy
hello,
my
name
is
christy
when
I'm
a
police
data,
specialist
and
I've
worked
for
the
city
of
san
jose
for
eight
and
a
half
years
as
a
records
employee
at
the
police
department,
I've
seen
wage
and
I
have
not
seen
wage
increases
that
others
on
the
police
department
have
seen
throughout
the
pandemic.
My
union
continued
to
operate.
24
7.
Ensuring
police
records
were
available
to
all
that
needed
them.
B
The
many
essential
workers
represented
by
maf
were
told
over
and
over
that
we
were
essential
and
appreciated,
but
the
city's
current
contract
offer
does
not
communicate
that.
I
believe
the
city
workers
should
be
able
to
afford
to
live
in
the
city
and
the
whole
time.
I've
worked
for
san
jose.
I've
never
been
able
to
do
so.
I,
like
many
other
city
employees,
commute
on
average
two
hours
a
day.
It's
therefore
not
surprising
that
we
cannot
retain
employees
who
get
paid
significantly
more
in
neighboring
cities.
B
B
Hello,
hello,
yes
hi!
My
name
is
jessica.
I've
worked
for
the
city
of
san
jose
for
coming
up
on
nine
years.
I
live
in
district,
seven
for
as
long
as
I'll
be
allowed
to
as
wages
that
repaid
don't
really
afford
me
to
even
live
in
the
same
city
that
I
work
in
the
city
is
really
just
doing
all
of
its
employees
a
disservice
by
not
showing
the
respect
in
the
form
of
paying
us
wages
that
we
deserve
to
have
for
the
work
that
we're
doing.
B
While
I
don't
mean
to
diminish
any
others,
work,
that's
being
done
in
the
city,
I'd
like
all
of
them
to
consider
how
they
would
feel
if
they
needed
to
call
9-1-1
for
them
or
maybe
their
children
or
an
elderly
family
member,
and
someone
was
not
there
to
answer
the
call
by
the
city
continuing
to
not
pay
us
the
wages
that
we
deserve.
That
could
be
a
risk
that
they're
taking
as
we're
one
of
the
lowest
staffed
agencies
and
by
far
the
lowest
paid.
B
A
You,
okay,
can
you
hear
me
now
loud
and
clear,
loud
and
clear,
all
right?
Second,
try
here
we
go
yes,
my
name
is
simon
zeldua.
I've
worked
for
the
city
of
san
jose
since
1989
I
started
as
a
teenager
and
I've
been
full-time
for
over
26
years.
I'm
a
maintenance
supervisor
in
the
sewer
division
and
I
just
basically
want
to
say,
like
everyone
else
has
been
saying,
just
pay
us
our
dues.
A
B
B
And
administer
community
programs
for
our
residents.
Programs
provided
by
our
dedicated
supervisors
include
education
and
training,
child
care,
literacy,
senior
nutrition
and
community
outreach.
Our
programs
provide
residents
with
high
quality
services;
they
may
not
have
access
to
elsewhere.
The
recreation
supervisors
have
been
on
the
front
line
since
day.
One
of
the
pandemic.
We
implemented
new,
innovative
ways
to
continue
essential
programming,
including
feeding
our
most
vulnerable
population
and
providing
emergency
child
care
and
learning
pods
to
our
youth
in
our
community.
Please
invest
in
us
and
make
us
a
priority
we
value
and
believe
in
our
services.
B
B
Yes,
my
name
is
shanna
mira.
I've
worked
for
the
city
of
san
jose
for
19
years.
I
am
a
public
safety
radio,
dispatcher,
currently
assigned
to
our
training
unit.
During
the
pandemic,
we
were
not
allowed
to
work
from
home
every
day.
We
continue
to
work
and
put
the
needs
of
the
residents
of
san
jose.
First,
san
jose
is
the
third
largest
city
in
california
and
the
10th
largest
city
in
the
united
states.
With
a
population
continuing
to
increase
year
by
year,
our
staffing
levels
must
grow
up.
B
We
need,
we
need
to
be
given
more
positions
to
keep
up
with
the
call
volume
we
are
the
largest
city
in
santa
clara
county,
with
the
highest
call
volume
and
the
largest
workload.
Yet
we
continue
to
be
the
lowest
paid.
This
needs
to
change
to
keep
qualified
and
skilled
employees
working
for
the
city
of
san
jose.
We
need
to
be
paid
competitively.
B
B
My
name
is
rachel
atkins.
I
am
the
animal
health
technician
or
veterinary
technician
at
happy
college
zoo,
I'm
also
the
treasurer
for
mef,
my
co-workers
and
I
have
worked
through
a
number
of
crises
and
disasters.
In
the
last
few
years,
we've
moved
our
animals
out
of
danger
when
coyote
creek
flooded,
we
worked
outside
during
wildfire
season
and
we've
been
at
work
every
day
during
the
pandemic.
B
We
risk
our
own
health
because
we're
invested
in
our
animals
and
the
work
that
we
do
every
day
happy
hollow,
provides
a
place
for
our
community
to
learn
and
grow
as
essential
workers.
We
appreciate
the
recognition,
however,
words
alone:
don't
pay,
rent
or
pay
for
gas
for
my
co-workers
to
commute
from
santa
cruz,
san
leandro
or
modesto
it's
time
for
the
city
of
san
jose
to
invest
in
its
workers,
so
that
we
can
continue
to
support
our
community.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
A
B
B
So
not
only
has
she
been
a
role
model
for
myself
and
my
friends,
but
for
our
family
as
well.
During
the
pandemic,
I
watched
my
mother
leave
our
safe
place,
better
known
as
our
home
and
put
herself
in
danger,
as
well
as
our
family,
to
serve
the
city's
hot
spot
and
the
people
who
live
there.
Not
only
is
this
scary
for
our
family,
but
to
imagine
how
worried
or
scared
my
mother
could
have
been.
However,
not
once
have,
I
heard
her
complain
about
the
work
or
what
she
had
to
do.
B
This
doesn't
stop
with
her,
but
it
also
extends
to
her
friends
and
colleagues.
I
have
met
throughout
the
years
seeing
what
these
people
do
for
our
community.
It's
only
right
to
be
upset
at
how
they
are
being
repaid.
They
deserve
a
livable
wage
increase.
Take
care
of
the
people
who
are
taking
care
of
our
city.
Thank
you.
B
A
B
A
A
principal
construction
inspector
in
the
department
of
public
works
I've
been
with
the
city
for
almost
15
years.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
we
need
a
budget
that
is
equitable
for
all
of
our
diverse
essential
workers.
We
can't
give
a
wage
increase
to
police
officers
and
leave
behind
our
librarians
cleaning,
crews,
airport
workers,
construction
inspectors
and
more.
This
is
essential
and
valuable
work
that
our
whole
community
is
relying
on.
A
The
budget
is
a
reflection
of
the
value
the
city
has
for
its
residents
and
city
workers.
President
biden's
american
rescue
plan
is
sending
223
million
in
federal
relief
to
the
city
of
san
jose.
I
urge
all
of
our
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
public
services
and
funds,
our
front-line
city
workers,
please
consider
and
give
us
our
full
pay.
Three
percent.
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
B
Great,
thank
you.
My
name
is
yvonne
cabral.
I
was
born
and
raised
in
san
jose
and
have
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
25
years.
I'm
a
network
engineer
within
the
hardworking
library
I
t
department.
My
team
did
not
stop
doing
the
pandemic
from
transitioning
500
plus
users
to
work
from
home,
while
tackling
how
disenfranchised
residents
can
have
access
to
the
internet.
My
team
helped
with
deploying
13
200
hot
spots,
to
san
jose
schools
and
to
the
library
community.
We
also
deployed
300,
ipads
and
600
chromebooks
to
help
bridge
the
digital
divide.
B
Many
ite
co-workers
have
left
for
higher
paying
positions
such
as
the
county
of
santa
clara,
which
honor
reciprocity
and
therefore
retire
out
at
a
higher
salary
which
the
city
of
san
jose
is
obligated
to
pay
at
the
higher
rate.
Why
not
pay
us
our
higher
salary?
Now
to
show
you
value
your
workers?
The
city
of
san
jose
wants
to
be
recognized
as
a
leader
amongst
cities,
be
in
the
news
for
showing
how
you
value
all
your
essential
workers
equally
and
not
just
police
and
fire.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Yvonne
fire
prevention
welcome
hi.
B
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
can
sit
here
and
tell
you
how
much
money
you'd
be
losing
by
not
keeping
our
salary
competitive,
but
my
colleagues
have
more
than
covered
this,
I'm
here
today
to
say
it's
astounding
and
disgusting
that
we
have
to
go
through
these
hoops
to
have
our
voices
heard.
I
have
personally
worked
through
a
pendant
pandemic,
risking
health
to
continue
inspections,
and
still
I
come
back
to
work.
B
Coming
back
from
inspections,
I've
been
stuck
in
my
car
in
the
middle
of
the
blm
protest
and
still
I
come
back
to
work.
Employees
have
been
put
in
harm's
way
during
the
vta
shootings
and
still
they
come
back
to
work,
treat
us
the
way
we
treat
the
city
with
love
and
compassion.
This
is
all
we're
asking
for.
Thank
you.
B
Hello,
my
name
is
angela
johnson.
I
am
a
supervisor
in
our
911
police
communications
center
and
I've
served
the
city
of
san
jose
for
27
years.
Communications.
Employees
are
the
link
between
community
and
public
safety
24
hours
a
day,
365
days
a
year
during
the
pandemic
and
positive
outbreaks.
In
our
work
areas
we
kept
going
to
work
and
we're
committed
to
serve
our
community.
We
put
ourselves
and
our
families
at
risk
to
ensure
public
safety.
B
It's
vital
that
the
city
provides
fair,
equitable
and
competitive
wages
and
benefits
to
track
and
retain
a
skilled
workforce
to
offer
mef
and
ifpte
workers
less
than
the
cost
of
living
raise
is
extremely
discouraging
in
the
spirit
of
ruth
bader
ginsburg.
I
ask
no
favor
for
being
a
public
servant.
All
I
ask
of
our
city
administration
is
to
take
their
feet
off
of
our
necks.
Thank.
A
Hello,
mary
ricardo
and
esteemed
city
council
members,
my
name
is
nick
cuada
and
I
am
the
policy
director
for
nonprofits
today.
Nonprofits
have
come
out
to
show
our
full
support
for
the
equity
investment
agenda
for
recovery.
I'd
like
to
highlight
the
third
of
the
six
priorities
where
the
equity
investment
agenda
costs.
Recovery,
calls
for
big
investments
in
alternatives
to
policing
an
incarceration,
including
prevention
and
alternative
responses
to
community
crisis
and
trauma.
A
We
believe
that
going
big
in
community
crisis
response,
as
well
as
prevention
and
re-entry
programs,
especially
for
our
youth,
are
both
the
right
thing
to
do
and
economically
smart.
We
should
make
these
investments
in
a
way
that
does
not
increase
law
enforcement.
In
addition,
we
would
like
to
also
stress
the
need
for
the
city
to
implement
a
complete
and
comprehensive
process
to
solicit
public
input
into
the
use
of
these
funds.
Previous
conversations
indicate
that
the
city
will
hold
back
nearly
50
million
dollars
and
until
decide
what
to
do
with
those
funds
in
the
fall.
A
B
Hi,
my
name
is
cindy
harlan.
I
am
maf
chief
steward.
I
have
worked
at
the
police
department
for
12
years.
I
currently
work
in
the
systems
development
department.
My
department
keeps
the
computer,
aided
dispatch
and
laptops
and
officer
patrol
cars
up
and
running,
just
to
name
a
few
without
us.
911
calls
would
not
come
in,
nor
would
officers
be
dispatched
out
as
an
essential
worker
and
employee
i2,
along
with
many
other
essential
workers
continuously
work
through
the
pandemic.
We
have
a
major
understaffing
crisis
over
700
city.
B
Jobs
are
not
staffed,
we
need
to
recruit
and
retain
a
competitive
workforce,
and
that
starts
with
fair
and
equitable
wages.
For
all
the
budget
is
a
reflection
of
the
value
the
city
council
has
for
our
residents
and
city
workers.
I
urge
our
city
council
to
pass
a
budget
that
invests
in
our
public
services
and
funds
our
front-line
workers.
Thank
you.
B
Hello,
I'm
hilary
thorson.
I
serve
as
library
and
education,
commissioner
for
district
six
and
I'm
a
librarian.
Thank
you
for
giving
the
library
some
additional
funding.
However,
it
is
still
only
one-time
funding
and
it
means
that
12
out
of
25
library
branches
will
be
open
for
hours
less
a
week
than
they
were
pre
pandemic
over
the
course
of
the
year.
That
means
they
are
closed,
an
estimated
additional
26
days
out
of
the
year,
which
is
close
to
a
month.
The
libraries
have
been
steadily
restoring
service
in
hours
since
the
great
recession.
B
B
A
Hi,
my
name
is
du
lam.
I've
been
with
the
city
for
over
14
years.
I
am
a
member
of
aea
and
an
associate
engineer
for
the
fi
bureau.
5
prevention.
We
are
essential
for
life,
safety
and
property
protection.
I
have
worked
every
day
during
the
pandemic.
Doing
plan,
reviews
and
inspections
keeping
our
cities
running
our
wages
have
never
recovered.
After
the
reduction
from
the
last
recession,
we
asked
the
city
to
help
keep
san
jose
safe,
with
a
competitive
wage
increase
to
retain
employees
that
continue
their
hard
work,
providing
the
best
services
possible
for
the
city.
A
Yes,
hello,
I
just
wanted
to
say
say
a
few
things.
Obviously
you
know
we've
heard
you
know
so
many
of
the
callers
speaking
about
how
it's
very
important
to
give
them
fair
wages
and
equitable
wages.
Another
point
I
want
to
make,
however,
is
that
not
only
is
it
just
to
do
it?
Not
only
is
it
just
something
we
need
to
do
because
police
are
getting
paid
more
and
it's
fair
to
pay
them
more,
but
we
really
need
to
decrease
the
police
salaries.
These
are
bloated
budgets.
A
B
A
Thank
you,
jason
adl
person
with
the
moniker
says
adl.
Yes,
thank
you,
mayor
le
cardo,
I'd
like
to
especially
thank
vice
mayor
chappie
jones,
council,
member
pam,
foley
and
and
city
manager,
dave
sykes.
That
they've
been
apparent
on
the
screen.
For
most
of
this
call,
I
don't
know
if
other
council
members
have
been
listening
in
on
this.
I
hope
they
or
their
staff
have
been
taking.
All
these
comments
seems
to
me
tonight.
A
I
I
had
a
speech
prepared,
but
I'm
going
to
skip
that
it
seems
like
there's
been
sort
of
a
bit
of
an
employee
takeover
city.
Workers
have
courageously
continued
to
serve
the
needs
of
san
jose's
residents.
Throughout
this
unprecedented
pandemic,
workers
have
put
in
hours
of
uncompensated
overtime,
risk
the
health
of
themselves
and
their
families,
use
their
own
personal
resources
without
compensation,
and
have
shown
innovation
and
dedication
finding
ways
to
continue
meeting
the
needs
of
our
residents.
The
budget
is
a
reflection
not
only
of
our
residents,
but
our
city
workers
values.
A
A
Hello,
this
is
akilan
hi
everyone
hi
I've
been
working
with
san
jose
fire
department,
fire
prevention
unit
for
over
three
years
as
part
of
the
development
team.
I
moved
from
new
york
city
from
public
sector
to
from
private
sector,
to
public
sector
to
serve
public
and
for
better
living
standards.
I'm
hitting
myself
for
moving
here,
because
I
can't
afford
to
save
any
or
buy
a
house
in
the
bay
area.
I've
been
supporting
development
services
and
I'm
always
under
pressure
to
complete
my
plan
review
inspections.
A
B
A
A
A
Hi
this
is
chris,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
my
wife,
lupe
rodarte
velasquez.
Her
statement
is
she's
a
senior
analyst
and
chris
we
just
lost
you
the
question
she
is
here.
Can
you
hear
me
yeah
go
ahead,
chris
yeah.
The
question
she
has
is:
how
is
the
city
of
san
jose
dedicated
to
the
police,
reform
and
com
combating
racial
injustice?
If
the
city
is
giving
police
a
higher
wage
increase
than
other
city
staff,
employees
who
provide
essential
services
to
keep
the
city
running
and
provide
residents
with
a
variety
of
high
quality
services.
A
Years
in
many
different
capacities
helped
build
youth
skills
associated
dislocated
newmie
workers
with
re-employment
and
during
the
past
seven
years
worked
hr
employment.
The
city
of
san
jose
has
problems
retaining
good
talent
because
we
are
not
paying
our
employees
competitive
competitively
compared
to
other
bay
area
government
agencies.
B
B
We
at
mothers
out
front
hardly
support
the
many
calls
today
for
an
equitable
recovery.
We
support
a
fair
wage
for
city
workers.
We
also
support
cm
carrasco's
proposal
to
plant
more
trees.
It's
good
for
health,
for
removing
carbon
and
cleaning
the
air
for
reducing
stress
and
for
local
businesses
to
have
more
foot
traffic.
If
we
plant
trees
regeneratively,
they
pull
down
even
more
carbon
from
the
atmosphere.
B
Using
compost
instead
of
man-made
fertilizer
makes
the
soil
more
porous
which
absorbs
more
water,
reducing
water
usage,
and
it
will
only
need
to
be
applied
once
all
of
which
reduce
cost
more
trees,
help
protect
the
lungs
of
infants
and
children
and
help
protect
against
asthma
and
which
can
lead
to
lifelong
medical
costs.
Trees,
encourage
more
walking,
biking
and
playing
which
improves
health
and
reduce,
reduces
obesity
and
helps
get
cars
off
the
road
trees
planted
regeneratively
help
us
respond
to
climate,
let's
plant
them
with
our
hearts
full
of
equity.
Thank
you.
B
No
hello,
my
name
is
jin
senior
partner,
specialist
at
city
of
sun
as
a
ppc
department,
I've
been
serving
community
for
the
last
four
years.
Primary
specialists
have
been
asking
for
fee
studies
since
2019
to
get
our
waste
competitive
to
keep
our
staff
city
rejected,
are
requested
to
bargain
people
due
to
road
retention
rate
and
low
vacancy
rate.
B
I
would
like
to
let
mayor
council,
member
and
everybody
know
that
city
strong
premise,
specials
have
over
24
vacancy
rate
and
between
2018
to
2021,
we
lost
20,
we
lost
11
employees
to
different
cities
and
department,
you're,
the
10th
largest
city,
but
one
of
the
lowest
pace
in
the
bay
area.
San
jose
building
department
get
a
lot
of
media
attention
due
to
companies
like
google,
coming
to
the
city
and
city's
promise
to
provide
housing
to
the
community.
Premier
specialists
are
doing
our
best
to
serve
our
community.
B
However,
due
to
uncovered
weight
on
competitive
wage
they're,
always
your
staff
and
losing
our
hard-working
employees
to
different
city
premise.
Special
have
been
working
through
the
pandemic
to
serve
our
computing.
Please
address
it.
Please
invest
in
our
premise,
specialists
and
city
workers
to
keep
being
and
then
stop
being
a
training
ground
for
the
other
other
cities.
Thank
you.
A
A
I
believe
the
city
must
give
its
employees
an
equitable
and
competitive
contract
that
adequately
values
us
and
allows
us
to
continue
making
a
positive
difference
in
our
community
how
the
city
values
its
workers
is
to
me
a
strong
indication
of
how
it
values
its
residents.
We
cannot
properly
serve
our
residents
when
we
cannot
afford
to
live
in
our
city.
Please
consider
how
valuing
employees
will
ensure
a
livable
future
for
everyone
here.
B
Hello,
my
name
is
delfina
gallardo.
I
was
born
and
raised
in
san
jose
for
the
past
14
years,
I've
served
my
community
working
for
the
san
jose
police
communications,
I'm
a
911
dispatcher
who
is
currently
assigned
to
our
training
unit.
I
have
worked
through
krovid
and
I
am
a
first
responder.
We
answer.
Life
and
death
calls
for
service
on
a
daily
basis
and
we
send
help
to
those
that
are
in
need.
We
are
a
vital
part
of
the
police
department,
we
educate
citizens
and
offer
alternative
resources.
We
are
here
24,
7,
365
days
a
year.
B
We
want
to
be
valued
and
deserve
a
fair
wage.
It
is
a
struggle
financially
to
live
in
the
city
I
serve.
We
are
one
of
the
largest
communication
centers
and
the
largest
call
volume,
and
we
are
paid
the
least
in
the
bay
area.
We
continue
to
hire
and
train
people
the
san
jose
way
and
once
they
are
trained,
they
leave
for
cities
that
are
willing
to
pay
them
wages.
We
cannot
compete
with
those
agencies
are
more
than
happy
to
take
them
after
we
have
trained
them.
B
A
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council,
my
name
is
aaron
becker,
I'm
the
construction
manager
and
dot
in
charge
of
pavement
inspection.
I
love
my
job
I
like
to
share
my
personal
experience
in
the
unsustainable
situation.
My
team
is
in.
My
team
has
been
tasked
with
implementing
the
will
of
the
residents
through
the
measure
t
by
paving
the
entire
street
network
for
the
city
of
san
jose
over
the
next
eight
years.
A
A
I'm
the
hiring
manager
for
my
section,
and
I
can't
fill
the
positions,
because
the
common
theme
is
that
we
don't
pay
enough
compared
to
surrounding
agencies.
I've
hired
inspectors
that
have
either
not
shown
up
on
their
first
day
or
leave
after
a
week.
Unfortunately,
my
hands
are
tied
and
there
isn't
much.
I
can
do
to
change
this.
The
remaining
team
still
shows
up
every
day,
despite
the
overwhelming
stress
of
getting
the
work
done
with
limited
staff
in
just
the
last
two
weeks.
I've
lost
two
more
inspectors.
A
The
comments
tonight
are
rare
and
honest,
are
a
rare
and
honest
insight
into
our
challenges
from
a
diverse
workforce
that
always
put
their
heads
down
and
gets
the
job
done.
Please
do
the
right
thing
and
take
action
on
paying
us
a
fair
and
competitive
wage
to
attract
and
retain
workers.
Thank
you
very
much.