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From YouTube: FEB 28, 2023 | City Council Special Meeting - Council FY 2023-24 Priority Setting Session #2
Description
City of San José, California
City Council Special Meeting, February 28, 2023
Pre-meeting citizen input on Agenda via eComment at https://sanjose.granicusideas.com/meetings.
This public meeting will be held at San José City Hall and also accessible via Zoom Webinar. For information on public participation via Zoom, please refer to the linked meeting agenda below.
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A
A
First,
once
again,
as
we
head
into
the
second
session,,
I
want
to
just
thank
everybody
who
participated
in
the
transition
committee
process,
which
is
what
we
focused
on
in
the
first
session.
Thanks
to
the
leadership
of
our
council
members,
here,
senior
city
staff
and
over
100
community
members,,
we
were
able
to
go
very
deep
into
our
thinking
and
five
focus
areas,
and
I
do
think
it's
really
important
that
we
have
focus
areas
because
our
community
wants
to
see
desperately
needs
to
see
progress
in
some
critical
areas,
speeding,
up,
permitting
to
build
the
housing.
A
We
need
addressing
homelessness,,
improving
public
safety,
having
a
cleaner
and
safer
city..
So
I
think,
there's
a
real
need
for
us
to
focus
in
in
a
few
areas
and
be
clear
that
there
are
some
places
where
we
want
to
move
the
needle
faster,,
where
we
believe
we
need
transformation
and
where
we
want
to
invest
in
experimentation
and
learning,
learning
faster,
trying
new
things,
taking
some
risks..
So
that's
at
least.
A
Discuss
those
focus
areas,
we're
also
going
to
have
an
opportunity
to
hear
from
staff
about
the
breadth
of
work
that
the
city
does.,
and
I
think
it's
really
important-
that
while
we
say
hey,,
there
are
some
things
that
we're
going
to
prioritize
moving
faster
on
and
where
we're
going
for
transformation.,
there's
also
a
lot
of
other
important
work
that
our
city
does
and
we
don't
want
to
lose
sight
of
that..
I
think
that
came
up
in
the
first
session.
A
Staff
report
you'll
get
a
sense
of
the
breadth
of
work
that
the
city
undertakes
and
we'll
have
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
all
of
those
city
service
areas..
So
we're
really
doing
two
things
today,
where
we're
accepting
we're
hearing
and
accepting
the
staff
report,
which
will
both
give
some
early
analysis
of
the
sort
of
feasibility
and
relevance
of
the
transition
committee
read
out
from
last
week,
but
also
covering
getting
getting
more
insight
into
those
city
service
areas..
A
So
we'll
get
the
staff
report
and
then
second
will
be
feedback
from
my
council
colleagues
and
on
that
piece.
I
just
want
to
note
that
my
team
is
here
will
be
taking
copious
notes..
We
really
want
to
hear
from
all
of
the
council
members..
Obviously
the
brown
act
limits
how
much
we
can
discuss
outside
of
an
open
public
meeting
like
this..
A
Thinking
of
the
council.-
so
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
the
discussion
today..
Those
are
the
two
big
things
on
the
agenda
staff
report,
which
will
take
first
we'll
go
to
public
comment
and
then
we'll
go
to
feedback.
From
from
the
council.-
so
I
think,
with
that
I'll
hand
it
over
to
the
city
manager
to
share
some
additional
context.
thank
you,
mayor.,
good
morning,.
D
Everyone.,
I
also
want
to
extend
my
thanks
to
the
mayoral
transition
committees
and
the
over
one
hundred
twenty
members
of
the
community,,
our
city,
council,
members
and
city
staff,
embraced
a
new
approach
to
priority
setting
during
this
transition
year..
I
know
from
my
thirty
two
years
of
experience
with
the
city
of
san
jose
that
the
next
four
months
will
be
challenging,
and
I
also
we
will
all
come
together
as
one
team
to
create
a
budget
that
provides
great
services
and
programs
to
our
community
and
addresses
the
wicked
challenges
we
face
as
a
big
city..
D
Ultimately,
we
will
collectively
do
our
best
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
community
through
the
adoption
of
a
balanced
budget
in
june..
Now
I'm
going
to
take
this
opportunity,
city
manager,
to
set
some
context
for
this
special
meeting
during
the
initial
days
of
the
transition,,
the
mayor
and
council
members
asked
me
what
I
and
my
administration
needed
to
be
successful..
I
requested
that
I
will
continue
to
request
focus
..
We
need
focus
for
three
key.
D
Reasons.
first
is
our
community.:
we
have
a
community
who
depends
on
the
delivery
of
ninety
eight
core
services
and
two
hundred
and
sixty
four
programs
every
day,
and
we
also
recognize
there
are
acute
issues
impacting
our
community
and
organization
that
needs
specific
focus
and
additional
attention,
given
the
need
to
continually
ensure
effective
and
successful
implementation
of
our
core
services
and
programs,.
Our
priorities
must
be
limited
in
number
and
focused
on
only
the
highest
of
community.
Needs.
second,
is
our.
D
Budget.,
while
we
have
made
significant
progress,,
the
city
still
has
a
general
fund
budget
that
is
structurally
out
of
balance,
and
there
is
an
unclear
period
of
economic
uncertainty
ahead
of
us
focus
and
prioritization
becomes
even
more
important.
After
considering
that
the
vast
majority
of
the
city's
budget
has
restricted
or
specialized
uses,
given
the
city's
constrained
and
general
fund
budgetary
condition
and
historic
budget
challenges.,
there
is
always
a
limited
availability
of
truly
discretionary
resources
in
the
general
fund..
Third
and
finally,.
D
Is
our
staff
capacity?
Even
when
our
vacancies
are
filled
and
the
administration
is
foley
staffed.?
We
will
still
be
the
leanest
large
city
in
the
united
states..
We
can
only
truly
move
the
needle
on
a
limited
number
of
acute
community
and
organizational
issues
if
we
focus
our
staff
capacity
on
the
most
important
things..
I
understand
that
we.
D
Ultimately,
we
are
one
team
of
elected
officials,,
professional
and
line
staff
and
members
of
our
community,
and
I
truly
believe
that
our
distinct
values
are
a
good
thing..
It
is
our
diversity
that
makes
us
stronger
as
a
community,
as
does
our
form
of
government
being
a
city
that
is
closest
to
our
residents,
businesses
and
visitors..
Of
course,
we
will
all
need
to
make
certain
compromises
during
the
budget
process.
That
is
the
nature
of
governing
for
the
greater
good
with
finite
resources..
D
But
it
is
this
collective
diversity
that
helps
ensure
all
aspects
of
our
community
needs
have
been
considered
when
we
formulate
the
budget
rooted
in
equity
that
by
and
large
works
for,
everyone.
again,,
the
administration
is
looking
to
be
more
focused
on
our
most
wicked
challenges
as
we
head
into
next
fiscal
year,
so
that
we
can
be
more
successful
and
accountable
in
all
that
we
do
for
our
community.,
I'm
proudly
looking
forward
to
working
together
with
our
new
mayor
and
all
of
our
returning
and
new
city
council
members
and
doing
just
that
again..
D
E
E
E
Spoke
about
on
february
14th,,
there
are
several
opportunities
in
the
budget
process
for
council
to
deliberate,
collaborate
and
hear
the
community
as
they
participate
in
the
process.,
we're
here
today
with
the
last
priority
setting
or
annual
goal
setting
process
before
the
release
of
the
mayor's
march
message,
which
here
is,
is
march
14th..
I
will.
E
Say
there
is
a
rules-
memorandum
for
tomorrow
changing
this
date
to
march
twenty
first,
which
the
mayor's
office
has
collaborated
with
with
the
administration
on
that
proposal..
This
is
a
clear
another
opportunity
for
the
council
to
discuss
for
the
community
participate.
After
that
process.
Staff
goes
to
work
jim,
shannon
and
his
team,
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
senior
leadership
of
the
city,
which
is
sitting
behind
me,
starts
on
putting
together
the
proposed
budget.
E
The
council
then
participate
after
budget
study
sessions
with
a
host
of
questions
and
a
lot
of
back
and
forth
with
city
staff
through
managers,
budget
addendums,
through
meetings,
emails
and
phone
memos
and
propose
proposes
changes
to
the
proposed
budget
through
budget
documents
that
are
submitted
to
the
mayor.
And
then
the
mayor
has
the
charter
responsible
of
closing
the
budget
process
through
the
june
budget
message
again:
additional
opportunity
for
council
and
community
participation
in
that
process
historically,
and
I
would
say,
best,
practices
within
local
government.
E
That's
what
it's
been
intended
to
do
here
for
quite
a
while,
as
well
as
the
formulation
of
just
our
annual
budget..
This
process
does
evolve
every
year
in
response
to
any
unique
situations
at
the
council,
administration
or
community
may
be
facing.,
but
as
jennifer
noted,,
it's
important
that
we
tackle
this
as
one
team..
These
changes
can
be
expected
or
an
unexpected
situation,
driven
by
many
factors
and
changes
to
the
process..
E
So
I
wanted
to
back
up
just
the
term
priority
setting.,
it's
it's
kind
of
evolved
over
the
course
of
several
years
with
the
city
and
just
for
some
of
our
returning
council
members
who
were
not
here
and
our
new
council
members
is
just
give
a
brief
history
of
what
priority
setting
was,,
what
it
was
intended
to
do
and
then
how
it
evolved
into
to
what
we're
doing
now,,
which
I
think
is
really
important..
So
in
2010.
E
During
the
great
recession,
as
we
were
facing
cuts
of
of
over
one
hundred
million
dollars
and
cutting
city
services,
importantly,
the
council
continued
to
do
policy
work
during
that
period
of
time.,
then
rick
doyle,,
our
city
attorney,
told
the
council
time
out
we're
passing
these
policies..
I
don't
have
the
staff
to
actually
write
the
ordinances
in
a
timely
fashion
to
accompany
some
of
that
work..
E
We
were
so
short
on
staff,
so
in
the
fall
we
would
go
through
a
process
for
those
that
first
year
and
a
second
year
of
prioritizing
ordinances
after
council
would
pass
policies
which
would
be
worked
on
first
and
brought
forward.
Obviously
with
the
council
really
prioritizing
those
most
urgent
ordinance
or
ordinances
and
policy
work.
First
over
the
course
of
time.
Priority
setting
evolved
to
include
not
just
the
ordinance
work
after
policy
work,
but
the
policy
work
itself.
a
lot
of
important
policies,.
You
know,
have
been.
E
E
We
tried
to
have
that
happen
a
little
bit
more,
entail
or
aligned
with
the
budget
process,
starting
in
twenty
eighteen
and
really
driving
to
what
we
did
in
twenty
twenty,
which
was
due
priority
setting
or
you
could
call
it
annual
goal,
setting
or
strategic
planning
for
the
first
time
in
twenty
twenty..
We
did
that,
prior
to
the
release
of
the
mayor's
march
budget
message.,
we
took
a.
E
Little
bit
of
a
turn,
two
weeks
after
that,
with
a
shelter
in
place,
a
global
pandemic..
So
much
of
the
work
that
that
council
worked
on
as
well
as
that
march
budget
message
was
kind
of
thrown
out
the
window
as
the
organization
was
focused
or
rotated
to
focus
on
the
global
pandemic
on
our
own
local
needs
that
our
community
is
facing..
E
E
E
E
Whatever
three
we
choose
to
call
them,
lays
out
the
direction
and
goals
for
our
organization
and
the
guidelines
to
achieve
those
goals
by
various
actions..
But
it's
really
the
budget
process
that
puts
money
and
resources
behind
us
accomplishing
those
goals
for
you,
as
the
mayor
and
council
and
the
community.
E
Start
our
our
city
service
delivery
framework
with
mayor
and
council
priorities.,
so
it's
very
telling
that
we're
beginning
the
budget
process
having
a
conversation
about
what
these
priorities
are.
focus
areas
are.
As
we
move
to
the
right.
We
start
to
get
in
what
the
mayor
had
just
talked
about
the
breadth
of
the
organization
and
what
we
do,
the
city's
service
areas
or
I
will
refer
to
them
as
csas..
It.
E
Integrates
services
provided
to
individual
departments
into
the
city's
five
key
lines
of
business
community
and
economic
development,,
environmental
and
utility
services,
neighborhood,
services,,
public
safety
and
transportation
and
aviation
services..
An
additional
csa
referred
to
as
strategic
support,
represents
our
internal
functions
that
enable
us
to
achieve
the
outcomes
of
the
other
five
csas
to
provide
services
to
our
community..
These
cross
departmental
csas
provide
a
forum
for
strategic
planning
investment
decisions
within
the
context
of
the
mayor
and
council
priorities
that
are
initially
expressed
in
the
mayor's
march
budget
message
and
ultimately
approved
by
the
council..
E
E
They
can
be
beyond
any
existing
csa
structure
requiring
you
know,
additional
leadership
capacity.
They
can
be
very
urgent,
time,
sensitive
or
critical
in
a
very
short
short
amount
of
time
that
we
need
to
sprint
and
last
but
not
least
with
what
we
refer
to
in
the
public
policy
world,.
It
could
be
a
wicked
problem
which,
on
our
roadmap
right
now,
exists
several
wicked
problems,
and
these
are
described
by
a
set
of
problems
where
solutions
offer
solutions
and
resources
often
lie
outside
of
our
own
boundaries
of
authority
and
geography.
E
they're,
often
symptoms
of
another
problem
or
many
problems
in
society.,
there's
often
no
proven
solution..
But
when
a
solution
or
semi
solution
is
developed,
it
does
require
massive
changes
to
systems
and
bureaucracies
throughout
many
organizations,
as
well
as
the
private
sector.
in
a
number
of
cases.
Those
urgent
and.
E
E
While
the
federal
government
can
look
at
criminal,
justice
reform
and
state
government
gets
to
celebrate
behavioral
health
reform,
the
analysis
and
further
streams
down
the
slide
down
the
line
to
really
think
about
what
these
individuals
may
need
in
the
way
of
services
or
what
services
and
resources
do
our
local
governments
need
to
actually
mitigate.
These
challenges
is
often
not
done
in
those
arenas
leaving
these
decisions
to
us..
E
So
this
is
often
what
makes
up
these
type
of
problems.
a
majority
of
the
mayor
and
council
priorities
is,
you
are
all
confronted
with
numerous
cries
for
help
from
community
members
to
solve
these
challenging
things
and
we'll
go
into
what
some
of
those
are
currently
on
our
own
work
plans
in
the
next
few
slides..
I
do
want
to
start
with
a
deeper
dove
into
our.
E
Policies
and
investment
decisions
at
a
csa
level
are
carried
out
through
these
operations
in
our
last
year's
budget
or
current
budget,
the
city
has
90
or
ninety
eight
core
services
and
two
hundred
and
sixty
four
programs
that
we
provide
to
our
residents.
these
align
with
our
budget,
so
that
anyone
can
see
what
a
core
service
or
what
a
program
is
resource
at,
including
our
staff
dollar
amounts,
as
well
as
our
performance.,
and
just
to
do
an
example
of
this
I'll
use.
E
Three
quick
examples.
So
our
first,
if
you
look
at
environmental
and
utility
services
on
the
very
top,
we
have
I'm
sorry
not
on
the
very
top
in
the
very
middle,
under
that
there
is
an
bolded
environmental
services.
So
that
is
one
of
our
core
services
there,
which
I'll
highlight
in
a
second
under
strategic
supports
on
the
left
hand
box.
We
have.
E
A
category
underfinanced
called
debt
and
treasury
management
and
then
last
but
not
least,
which
I'll
highlight
in
a
second
is
under
neighborhood
services,,
under
parks
and
recreation
and
neighborhood
services.
We
have
an
item
called
community
services..
So
if
I
go
to
the
first
for
environmental
services
or.
E
Environmental
services
department,
you
can
go
down
about
half
of
the
way
and
see
environmental
services
as
one
of
our
core
city,
services.
however,.
There's
six
programs
that
fold
up
into
that
being:
potable
water,
recycled
water
recycling
and
garbage
stormwater,
management,
sustainability,
environmental
health,
as
well
as
wastewater
management.
As
we
go
forward.
E
The
debt
and
treasury
management.
we
have
our
banking
management
under
this.
That
finance
manages
our
cashiering
and
payment
processes,
our
debt
management,
as
well
as
investment
management
that
folds
up
into
these
and
last
but
not
least
as
part
of
the
neighborhood
services
csa
and
part
of
our
parks,
recreation
and
neighborhood
services
program
for
community
services,
which
is
a
core
service.
We
have
programs
such
as
anti
graffiti
and
litter,
illegal
dumping
and
homelessness
and
catchment
management,
collection
and
abatement
services,
and
then
youth
and
gang
prevention
programs
all
fold
up
into
those
city,
service,
areas.
and.
E
E
E
E
Even
when
we
look
into
the
general
fund,
though
not
all
of
the
general
fund
is
truly
discretionary.,
as
you
can
see.
A
great
deal
of
that
goes
to
other
uses,
revenue,
offsets
of
expenditures
or
our
retirement
contributions
for
our
unfunded,
actual
liability
or
opm,
which
retiree
health
care..
So,
given
the
city's
constraints
on
our
general
fund
budget
condition
and
historical
budget,
challenges,,
there's
usually
a
limited
availability
of
true
discretion
or
resources
in
the
general
fund..
So
without
a
significant
increase
in
revenues,,
difficult
choices.
E
Go
back.,
so
six
billion
dollars
is
a
little
over
six
billion
dollars
is
our
total
budget..
This
represents
just
our
general
fund,
which
I'm
going
to
get
the
number
wrong,
but
it
is
a
little
over
a
billion
dollars.
I
think
currently
jennifer,.
I
think
it's
one
point
for
one
point:
four
out
of
that
four
hundred
million.
I.
E
E
We
really
look
and
try
and
illustrate
given
the
recommendations
that
the
mayor
has
put
forward
or
what
any
other
recommendations
that
will
come
out
of
the
mayor's
march
budget
message
in
the
way
of
mayor
and
council
priorities
is
really
to
put
it
in
our
service
delivery,
framework..
So
we've
just
mentioned
kind
of
on
the
bottom,
some
of
our
core
services
and
programs
and.
E
E
E
Of
us
here
today
are
going
to
walk
through
our
individual
csas
and
talk
about
what
some
of
that
important
and
urgent
work
that
is
occurring
now
and
likely
to
incur
well
in
past
june
30th.
Given
the
complexity
of
that
work.,
and
so
I
will
start
with
handing
it
over
to
angel
rios
for
our
neighborhood
services,
csa.
all
right..
Thank.
F
You,
lee.
good
morning,,
everyone.,
the
neighborhood
services
and
education
community
services
csa
is
driven
by
the
belief
that
the
diverse
mosaic
of
people
who
live,
work,,
learn
and
play
in
sounds.
They
deserve
clean,
vibrant,
accessors
and
inclusive
public
spaces
that
inspire
friendship
and
connection
across
generations,
cultures
and
points
of
view..
Our
neighborhoods
and
public
life
must
reflect
the
rich
cultural
history
and
lived
experiences
of
our
residents.
F
neighborhoods
should
serve
as
conduits
for
people
to
connect
with
one
another
to
build
community
and
provide
pathways
to
opportunity,
lifelong
learning
and
prosperity..
With
this
in
mind,
and
in
addition
to
the
mayor
suggested
clean
neighborhoods
focus
area,
I'd
like
to
highlight
five
important
work
areas
that
our
csa
is
focused
on..
The
first
is
animal
care
and
services..
F
We
are
currently
reengineering
our
service
delivery
approach
to
better
address
the
increase
in
pets
at
our
shelter,,
the
shortage
of
medical
personnel
and,
to
quite
frankly,
better,
engage
and
coordinate
with
community
partners
in
the
area
of
children
and
youth..
We
are
leading
a
citywide
effort
aimed
at
creating
and
expanding
opportunity
pathways
and
supports
from
cradle
to
career,
for
all
sounds
for
children
and
youth,
with
a
special
emphasis
placed
on
high
need
neighborhoods
in
the
area
of.
F
Children
in
the
area
of
park,
maintenance
and
capital
improvements..
We
have
a
focus
on
implementing
princesses,
activate
s.j
plan
that
emphasizes
enhancing
neighborhood
and
regional
parks
and
diminishing
our
deferred
maintenance
backlog
and,
lastly,
in
the
area
of
senior
and
therapeutic
services
and
similar
to
our
focus
on
children
and
youth,.
F
Our
work
in
this
area
aims
to
enrich
and
expand
lifelong
learning,
opportunities,
learning,
recreational
and
enrichment
programs
for
seniors
and
people
with
disabilities.,
that's
kind
of
a
high
level
snapshot
of
the
neighborhood
services
and
education
committee,
and
with
that,
I
think,
we'll
turn
it
over
to
public
safety..
Thank.
E
E
Maintain
critical
services
during
an
emergency
coop
plans
for
and
lays
out
all
of
the
services,
essential
services
and
resources
to
deliver
those
core
services
and
helps
prioritize
those
and
lay
those
out
in
the
fashion
that
we're
able
to
deliver
what
is
critically
needed.
Given
the
emergency.
second
and
on
the.
E
E
E
Report
totaling
over
five
recommendations
in
total.,
two
hundred
and
twenty
six
have
been
completed
and
implemented
while
we're
still
working
on
over
one
hundred
and
prioritizing
the
rest
with
the
community
in
the
next
several
weeks.
reporting
out
to
the
pacific
community
in
committee
in
may
and
last
but
not
least,
lessons
learned
from
the
siu
and
q
fires
that
that
occurred.
G
G
first,
the
areas
of
flea
market
vendors.
We
are
continuing
to
engage
with
flea
market
vendors..
We
are
currently
working
with
them
and
establishing
the
advisory
committee,
which
will
happen
this
spring
and
we
will
continue
to
support
and
provide
services
to
the
vendors
during
the
transition
of
the
flea
market
site
for
covid-19.
G
We
will
continue
to
focus
on
development
in
the
dehradun
area,
including
google's
downtown
west
project,
and
we
are
glad
that
google
remains
committed
to
the
project
for
the
long
term
and
currently
is
undergoing
demolition
on
a
portion
of
the
site..
The
csa
continues
its
focus
on
housing,
production,,
particularly
affordable
housing,
and
we
will
continue
to
implement
many
of
the
items
in
our
housing.
G
Catalyst's
workplan.
One
of
the
important
items
in
that
workplan
is
the
housing
element
which
is
out
for
dryads.
we've
gotten
initial
comments
back
from
the
state
department
of
housing,
community
development
and
we
are
on
track
to
bring
our
housing
element
to
the
city
council
for
approval
in
june
of
this
year,
and
then
staff
is
also
continue
to
focus
on
two
priority
items
identified
by
the
city.
Council.,
we
will
be
bringing
the
wch
wage
theft
ordinance
to
council
actually
next
month
and
then
we
will
immediately
start
work
on
the
responsible
contract
contractor
ordinance.
H
Mitigation..
These
utilities
are
perhaps
the
most
core
service
in
any
city
when
they
are
wellman's.
The
provision
of
these
necessities
of
life
is
mostly
invisible
to
the
residents
and
businesses,
sometimes
literally
so,
as
they
run
through
pipes
and
conduits
hidden
underground,
to
ensure
continued
world-class
provision
and
required
expansion
of
these
utilities,
on
which
san
jose
depends.
The
city
service
area
has
identified
the
following
top
five
most
important
work
efforts.
One
clean
energy
scaling
scaling
the
provision
of
clean
electrical
energy
in
san
jose
and
therefore
scaling.
H
The
team
that
delivers
the
service
is
a
condition
sine
qua
non,
the
indispensable
action
which
must
be
done
to
meet
our
ambitious
2030
carbon
reduction
goals
and
address
climate
mitigation
to
municipal
regional
permit
stormwater..
The
new
requirements
for
provisions
of
the
most
recent
permit
place
a
deluge
of
expectations
on
the
city
and
property
owners
that
we
are
neither
funded
staff
nor
organized
to
foley,
meet.
figuring
out
a
way
of
funding
and
scaling.
This
work
will
be
required
to
comply
with
federal
law,
in
this
case
the
clean
water
act.
H
Three
sanitary
and
storm
sewer
collection,
green
storm
water
infrastructure.
In
this
area
we
must
complete
our
master
planning
work
and
continue
the
shift
from
ad
hoc
management
of
these
important
systems
by
three
departments
to
a
clearer
and
more
efficient
utility
model
of
governance
for
staffing,
transitions,
environmental
services
and
public
works.
H
Utilities,
service
operators
and
infrastructure
builders
globally
are
seeing
a
mass
retirement
of
talent
and
face
difficulty
recruiting
and
training
replacements,
as
well
as
retraining
existing
staff
to
make
better
use
of
technology
and
deal
with
the
effects
of
climate,
change,
environmental
services
and
public
works
in
san
jose
are
no
exception
to
this..
I
must
focus
over
the
coming
year
on
building
the
bench
to
ensure
the
continued
high
quality
operation
of
systems
and
a
lead
need
to
change
five
water
supply.
H
Negotiations.
environmental
services
is
leading
three
complex
interrelated
negotiations
to
expand
water
supply
and
lock
in
certainty
on
supply,
reliable
water
supply
to
warmer
and
drier.
California
will
be
required
to
continue
to
build
the
housing
of
all
types
that
our
residents
need.
these
day
to
day.
H
Efforts
are
on
top
of
these
important
efforts,
on
top
of
the
day
to
day
work
of
managing
and
delivering
the
eleven
core
services,
31
programs
in
the
city
service
for
our
area,
as
well
as
the
launching
of
new
initiatives,
as
directed
by
council
and
numerous
service
improvements
that
do
not
rise
to
the
top
five..
Thank
you
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
rob
loyd
and
transportation
and
aviation.
I
Thank
you,
kip.
on
the
middle
far
right,
the
transportation
and
aviation
city
service
area
provides
our
community
with
safe,,
secure
and
efficient
transportation
that
supports
san
jose's,
livability
and
economic
vitality,
specific
to
the
csas
urgent
and
important
and
continuing
work,.
There
is
a
combination
of
major
projects:
ongoing
operational
investments,,
responsible
departments
manage..
I
This
includes
what
you
see
in
terms
of
maintaining
and
the
community
forest
as
well:
city,
streets,
construction
of
the
new
airport,
terminal,,
a
private
public
partnership,
pursuit
of
the
airport
connector
to
deardon
regional
work
on
the
bart
silicon
valley
extension,
the
effort
to
reimagine
how
we
handle
vehicle
blight
and
more.
The
majority
of
the
budgets
of
the
department
of
transportation
and
the
airport
are
tied
to
maintenance
and
operations
of
infrastructure..
As
lee
referred.
I
An
interesting
note.
The
general
fund
portion
of
the
budgets
of
these
departments
are
thirty:
four
percent
for
transportation
and
zero
percent
respect
for
airport
respectively,
reflecting
the
city's
use
of
federal
and
state
funds,
as
well
as
revenue
generation
at
the
airport..
The
impact
of
the
urgent,,
important
and
continuing
work
shows
san
jose
streets
and
pavement
condition.
I
Index
has
risen
to
seventy
one
qualifying
san
jose's
streets
is
good
for
the
first
time
in
many
years,
and
making
substantial
progress
on
the
community
forest
management
plan
and
as
key
transportation
safety
projects
in
flight
minetta
international
san
jose
mineta
international
airport
has
high
passenger
ratings.
At
eighty,
eight
percent
is
tracking
towards
covid
recovery.
I
E
Strategic
support
for
the
council.-
so,
as
I
mentioned,
strategic
support
is
foundational
and
and
helps
implement
all
the
other
good
work
that
you
just
heard.,
there's
currently
five
major
priorities
that
our
city
manager
has
identified
and
the
staff
is
working
on..
Our
first
is
closing
racial
inequities
in
the
city.,
so
this
work
includes
the
staff's
continued
training
and
expertize
around
policy
development,
a
resource,
a.
E
Resource
analysis
and
and
decision
making
around
resource
distribution.
second,,
delivering
excellent,
excellent
customer
service,.
Our
customer
service
initiative
and
findings
of
the
initial
phase
will
becoming
the
council
in
the
next
few
weeks..
But
this
is
a
large
initiative
across
the
entire
organization
to
help
serve
our
community
and
our
residents
more
efficiently
and
better
driving
organizational
performance
is
our
continued
efforts
around
performance
data.
E
And
as
having
access
to
data
to
really
grade
ourselves
to
make
policy,
changes,
resource
changes
and
folding
that
into
the
budget.
and
that'll,
be
a
major
effort
over
the
next
year,
making
san
jose
a
great
place
to
work.
That
is
a
lot
bulk
of
that
work
is
what
most
of
the
public
safety
finance,
which
is
you
support
committee
heard
last
week
or
the
week
before
around
recruitment
efforts
around
our
vacancies,
but
also
around
our
retention
efforts
with
our
existing
employees,.
E
Our
trauma
informed
care
work
with
our
organization
and
many
important
initiatives
that
focus
on
the
people
that
do
the
great
work
that
you're
seeing
today.
and
last
but
not
least,
structurally
balancing
the
general
fund
budget,
and
that
is
going
to
be
very
important
and
difficult
for
the
organization.
and
as
we
step
out
of
covid
recovery,,
while
covid
has
been
extremely
difficult,.
The
city's
response
on
the
city
workforce
we've
had
hundreds
of
million
dollars
from
the
federal
and
state
government
to
go
ahead
and
fund
that
response
and
those
services
for
our
community..
E
So
as
of
today,
we
have
a
little
over
90
million
dollars.
Federal
state
money
that
we're
continuing
to
spend
and
those
services
are
on
services
that
are
in
more
ways
than
not
ongoing
services.,
so
that
creates
additional
delta
for
us
and
and
for
you
all,
if
those
services
are
to
continue
for
the
community
during
the
recovery
phase.,
and
so
with
that,
I
will
hand
the
rest
of
the
presentation
over
to
dolan
back.
all
right.
thank
you,.
J
Lee.
two
weeks
ago,
today,
exactly
at
this
time,
the
mayoral
transition
committee
provided
their
report
on
actionable
and
measurable
recommendations
to
inform
the
mayor's
march
budget
message
during
our
staff
analysis,
the
transition
committee
report.
We
asked
six
key
questions.
You
can
see
on
the
slide
to
gain
initial
insights
for
the
recommendations
we
asked.
Are
these
recommendations
feasible
and
could
they
be
implemented
if
adequately
resourced??
J
J
Influence
does
the
city
actually
have
in
moving
the
needle?
number
three,?
Are
we
able
to
disaggregate
the
metrics
by
race
and
or
location
and
number
four?
What
frequency
do
we
collect
the
data
to
understand
if
we're
able
to
make
timely
decisions
based
on
recent
trends
and
patterns
in
the
data?,
as
you
can
see,,
my
experience
with
powerpoint
animation
failed
miserably,
so
just
ignore.
What's
on
the
screen.,
so
the
good
news
is.
J
J
J
If
city
council
approval
of
the
mayor's
march
budget
budget
message
provides
direction
to
include
the
transition
committee's
recommendations,,
the
performance,
reporting
and
closure
of
this
performance
reporting
gap,,
the
administration
will
conduct
further
analysis
on
the
costs,
incorporate
them
into
the
city.
Manager's
proposed
budget
as
appropriate,
starting
on
april
26
upcoming
and.
J
J
A
A
K
L
L
Staff
box,
who
was
really
given
the
reins
of
the
community
chairs
of
this
process
to
see
out
of
town
corporate
developers,
be
given
such
a
say
and
the
community
to
be
largely
locked
out
of
a
process
of
developing
these
ideas
is
concerning..
We
can't,
as
a
city
hall,
take
a
step
backwards
towards
corporate
developers,,
real
estate
interests
and
campaign
donors
being
who
writes
the
rules..
You,
as
council
members,
have
the
opportunity
to
shape
what
our
priorities
are..
L
We
trust
that
you
will
do
a
good
job
in
this
process
and
we
know
that
you
have
the
best
interests
of
your
neighborhoods
in
mind,
and
we
really
just
encourage
council
to
consider
extending
priorities
beyond
the
five
that
or
indeed
by
the
mayor
and
his
supporters.
Certainly
the
three
ideas
put
forward
in
councilmember
ortiz's
memo
are
very
important.,
the
most
important
of
which
citywide
hiring..
I
think
we
can
all
agree
that
any
priorities
we
want
to
deliver
as
a
city,
the
essential
services
that
our
neighbors
deserve..
L
M
Mayor
and
city
council.-
uh,,
my
name
is
jennifer
cortez
and
I
am
here
with
working
partnerships,
usa
and
also
san
jose
native,
born
and
raised
to
ask
you
to
support
a
city
budget
that
prioritizes
the
needs
of
all
of
san
jose
residents,
specifically
the
prevention
of
wage
theft
and
the
enforcement
of
responsible
construction
ordinance..
That
is
why
I
am
supporting
recommendation
number
two
in
the
ortiz
memo..
One
thing
that
makes
our
city
so
special
is
our
incredible
diversity
of
people
and
professions..
M
Unfortunately,
of
these
many
diverse
families,,
tens
of
thousands
of
workers
have
their
wages
stolen
from
them
in
san
jose,
and
I
have
to
wait
and
have
to
wait
months
to
hear
back
from
a
city's
office
of
the
quality
assurance
to
hopefully
and
eventually
get
paid
what
they're
owed
in
california
alone.
More
sorry,.
M
Last
year,
more
than
eighteen
thousand
workers
filed
claims
with
the
state
alleging
wage
theft
totaling
more
than
three
hundred
and
thirty
eight
million
dollars.
enough
is
enough..
We
must
take
bold
steps
to
protect
workers
from
exploitation
and
wage
theft
and
strongly
incentivize
new
developers
to
work
with
contractors
who
treat
workers
with
dignity
and
pay
a
fair
return
on
their
work..
M
My
job
allows
me
the
opportunity
to
compare
our
state
with
workers
of
all
walks
of
life
here
in
the
city
of
san
jose,
and
it
saddens
me
to
know
how
many
people
have
been
and
continue
to
be
victims
of
wage
theft..
We
need
a
budget
that
is
grounded
in
economic
justice
and
puts
into
place
policies
that
support
this
agenda,
a
city
that
fails
its
workers
in
the
most
basic
of
ways
allowing
employers
to
get
away
with
stealing
from
their
employees
is
not
one
who
prioritizes
the
needs
of
its
workers..
M
A
city
that
has
people
working
being
paid
below
the
minimum
wage
is
not
one
who
prioritizes
the
livelihoods
of
its
workers..
We
cannot
keep
allowing
this
to
happen,,
let
alone
support
those
with
a
history
of
being
corrupt.,
council,
member
or
tiss.
Memo
outlines
the
need
for
funding
services
and
policy
that
protects
workers..
I
hope
you
will
consider
his
memo
while
making
your
decision
about
the
city
budget..
M
N
Started
calling
and
told
me
no
sandra
munoz.,
so
present
sarkozy
for
murdering
three
seniors,
but
I
work
in
partnership.
Usa
today,
rather
handily
yesterday,
I
keep
a
baby
boy
in
bristol,
bristol
you
that
give
our
escala
necesito
it
all
resident
of
the
san
jose
mountains.
I
will
say
my
facil
boarding,
suja
rwandas.
N
N
My
permit
they
are
blackcomb
persona's,
casesa
and
guillotining.
Another
killis
are
you
there
contri
employees
give
clearance
to
the
012
hilarious
quandongs,
permitting
us
to
outsource
affectingly
trabajadores
familias?
Yes,
incredibly,
I
m.b.a.
trece
seega,
moldavian
the
esto
pollutant,
unnecessary
thumos.
One
hour
denounce
the
construction
responsively
against
the
incentive
for
the
into
all
these
revelries.
I
travel,
hakone
kondratieff
does
get
nothing.
I
lost
travel
hello,
rescan,
dignidad,
ibarguen
demand
to
stole
this
lutrova
already
scool
consejo,
uralkali,
deposit
temple,
inconsideration
initiative
process
or
oelwein.
M
Right
good
afternoon,
mayor
and
city
council,
my
name
is
sandra
and
I
have
been
a
resident
of
san
jose
for
over
twenty
three
years..
I
work
for
a
working
partnerships,
usa-
and
I
am
here
to
ask
you
to
support
a
city
budget
that
prioritizes
the
needs
of
all
san
jose
residents
in
san
jose.
Today,
it's
easier
for
an
employer
to
get
away
with
stealing
wages
from
workers
and
for
even
one
of
those
people
to
be
supported
and
getting
paid.
M
What
they're
owed,
our
city
leaders
must
be
supportive
of
their
people,
not
wealthy
developers
and
contractors
unwilling
to
pay
their
fair
share.
as
a
city,
we
give
developers
millions
of
dollars
in
public
subsidies
a
year,
and
yet
some
of
these
same
developers
continue
to
hire
contractors
and
subcontractors
with
the
history
of
misleading
and
abusing
workers..
My
work
allows
me
to
speak
with
people
who
feel
helpless
against
employers
who
violate
their
rights
and
steal
their
wages..
M
When
these
abuses
are
allowed,
they
affect
the
worker
and
their
families..
It
is
appalling
that
in
the
year
two
thousand
twenty
three
we
continue
to
live
this..
Therefore,
we
need
a
responsible
building
ordinance
that
would
strongly
incentivize
new
developers
to
work
with
contractors
who
treat
workers
with
dignity
and
pay
a
fair
return
for
their
labor..
Thank
you,
councilmember
mayor
for
your
time
and
consideration
in
this
process,
and
I
implore
you
to
prioritize
a
city
budget
for
all.
thank
you.
before
you.
O
Ceo,
silicon
valley,
council,
non-profits
and
good
afternoon.
also
privileged
to
be
the
co
convener
of
the
real
coalition
and
I'm
a
proud
d
three
resident
as
described
in
the
staff
memo.
There
are
current
incredibly
important
priorities,
most
of
which
also
overlap
with
the
priorities
described
in
the
transition
committee
reports..
O
It's
really
important
that
we
keep
our
eye
on
the
ball,
continue
to
invest
in
racial
justice
and
equity.
Work,
continue.
Investing
in
equitable
recovery,
continue
investing
in
reimagining
public
safety,
particularly
in
police
reforms
and
community
based
solutions
to
violence.
for
example,
investing
in
a
rip's
pilot
such
as
the
interpersonal
violence
response
pilot
proposed
by
next
door.
Solutions
would
be
a
smart
and
effective
way
to
use
a
small
part
of
the
surplus
continue
investing
in
democracy,
as
we
just
did.
Skewes.
O
O
In
addition
to
some
of
the
priorities
and
metrics
found
in
the
transition
committees,,
we
asked
that
council
recommend
these
priorities,
as
well
as
the
priorities
that
we
see
in
council
member
autisms
memo
to
the
ongoing
budget
process,
which
I
know
is
a
weird
way
of
a
weird
ask,
but
I
don't
know
what
else
to
ask
for,
because
it's
kind
of
unclear
how,
where
we
stand
in
the
process
currently.,
so
we're
hoping
to
see
these
priorities
and
these
specific
aspects
be
considered
throughout
the
budget.
Process..
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
Today.
my
name.
P
Initiative
from
the
executive
director
of
sacred
heart
community
services.
pleasure,
seeing
a
new
council
and
being
able
to
speak
to
you
in
person.,
I
just
wanted
to
I'm
a
district
six
resident
and
executive
across
europe,
but
also
co
convener
of
the
real
coalition
as
well
with
chiara.,
and
I
just
want
to
say
five
quick
points..
One
of
them
is
the
staff
report
is
a
really
good
start,
including
a
focus
on
public
safety
reforms
and
the
investment
of
racial
justice.
P
P
Setting
aside
certain
challenges
of
the
mayor's
transition
process
that
did
not
exactly
center
voices,
it
was
disproportionately
impacted
by
public
systems..
There
were
a
number
of
really
good
ideas
that
came
out
of
it
and
including
the
focus
on
vision,
zero
and
some
other
reforms,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
inviting
people
in..
P
there
weren't
just
a
few
handful
of
meetings..
There
were
hundreds
of
hours
of
meetings
and
research
to
develop
ideas
and
responses
based
on
work.
That's
happened
around
the
country
coming
from
the
real
experience
of
people
and
that
needs
to
get
be
reminded..
I
implore
you
to
remember
those
ideas
and
to
be
able
to
help
center.
Some
of
these
things
moving
forward,
including,
like
wachira,
just
just
reminded
us
of
a
pilot
proposal
that
could
be
around
alternative
responses
to
domestic
violence,
intervention
and
also
looking
at
things
around
homelessness
prevention
and
the
work
that
needs
to
happen.
P
Q
And
mayor.
my
name
is
kylie
clark
and
I'm
the
manager
of
advocacy
and
public
policy
at
west
valley,
community
services.,
I'm
also
a
member
of
the
nonprofit
racial
equity
and
leadership.
Coalition.,
I'm
hoping
that
you
were
able
to
review
the
letter
that
we
sent
you
all
yesterday,
but
as
it
states
we're
asking
for
additional
priorities
to
be
added
into
the
budget
process..
Q
We
are
I'm
personally
concerned
about
the
lack
of
engagement
and
transparency
to
the
broader
community.
During
this
process.,
the
real
coalition
is
made
up
of
dozens
of
nonprofits
which
serve
the
community
members
throughout
the
entire
city..
Our
asks
represent
the
asks
and
concerns
of
tens
and
thousands
of
people
that
you
all
serve..
Q
So
my
ask
to
you
is
that
you
take
these
seriously
and
that
you
understand
that
these
needs
that
we
are
bringing
up
are
the
needs
of
the
individuals
that
y'all
were
elected
to
represent..
This
is
especially
important
because
the
broader
public
just
hasn't
really
been
invited
to
engage
in
this
process,
thus
far..
Q
So,
for
example,
the
implementation
of
a
community
based
interpersonal
violence
prevention
and
response
pilot,
something
that
tangible,
you
can
add
into
the
budget
today
in
response
to
what
the
community
has
been
asking
for.,
and
we
also
support
the
memorandum
from
council
member
ortiz
in
the
ongoing
priorities
that
were
discussed
described
in
the
administration's
memorandum..
So
thank
you
for
all
you
do..
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
thank
you
for
working
to
include
the
community
in
this
process..
When
I
started
this.
R
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
ekta
sanchez
flutists.
I
served
as
the
executive
director
of
the
national
compositors
network.,
I'm
also
part
of
the
national
field,
leaders,
group
of
boys
and
men
of
color
and,
more
importantly,
here
in
san
jose.,
I'm
a
resident
of
district,
six
and
also
part
of
the
organization
and
a
member
of
the
real
coalition..
R
I
want
to
say
that
that's
the
way
community
reflects
on
whether
or
not
the
leadership
is
engaged
and
and
listening
to
the
community
voice
and
giving
that
community
voice
legs.
In
terms
of
the
policy
discussions
that
are
being
held,,
I
really
would
like
to
see
that
we
continue
to
center
racial
equity
and
specifically,
the
way
that
we
recover
in
an
equitable
manner.
R
So
all
residents
can
benefit
in
the
recovery
that
we
look
at
alternatives
to
policing
that
don't
center
a
carceral
solutions
alone
that
we
have
a
deep
commitment
to
continuing
the
engagement
with
the
community
so
that
those
of
us
that
are
engaged
both
directly
with
you
and
hopefully
with
the
community,
can
be
speaking
from
the
same
hymnal
and
singing
from
the
same
hymnal..
Finally,
the
proposal
to
really
examine
the
way
interpersonal
violence
is
addressed
and
the
way
that
solutions
can
be
crafted.
we're.
R
At
a
very
critical
moment-
and
I
think
it's
important
for
the
council
and
the
mayor
to
view
these
proposals
for
these
pilot
programs-
not
just
simply
as
innovations
of
how
it
is
that
we
save
resources.
But
how
is
it
that
we
create
a
pathway
to
healing
for
the
families
that
are
most
affected
by
this?
To
give
them
the
power
to
create
visions
for
what
they
wish
for
themselves,
their
families
and
the
community
that
they're
part
of
which
is
grassroots??.
T
T
The
city
of
san
jose
is
currently
over
two
billion
dollars
in
debt..
I
ask
that
our
city
leaders
focus
on
the
key
issues,
primarily
consisting
of
public
safety
and
policing,
homelessness
and
blight,
which
are
the
issues
the
voters
of
sounds
they
most
want
wanted.
Addressed..
Thank
you.
Gabby,
followed
by.
U
And
city
council.-
my
name
is
ryan
mendoza.,
I'm
a
resident
of
somerset
and
resident
of
district
seven
for
the
past
five
years
of
my
life,
I'm
here
with
the
organization
of
our
developer
center
for
justice
and
empowerment..
I
am
here
to
support
a
budget
for
all,,
especially
to
make
sure
our
young
and
family
services
are
explicitly
name
and
focus
areas.
U
And
the
budget
process,
the
city
of
san
jose,
is
dear
to
my
heart..
This
is
my
home
and
I
see
every
single
day
families
walking
into
toward
doors
that
they
need
services.
Please
try
to
make
it.
Unfortunately,
our
most
vulnerable
parents
and
kids
are
not
sufficiently
served
by
the
city
due
to
lack
of
the
terminating
programs
and
resources.
We
must
better
fund
programs
to
enrich
the
next
generation
of
residents.
U
V
And
city
council.-
my
name
is
christa
dilatory
and
I
am
a
union
representative
with
iapt
local
twenty
one..
We
represent
over
eleven
thousand
public
sector
workers
throughout
the
bay
area,
including
here
in
san
jose..
I'm
here
today
to
ask
you
to
support
a
city
budget
that
prioritizes
the
needs
of
all
san
jose
residents..
Right
now
we
are
in
a
dire
staffing
crisis
with
over
900
unfilled
vacancies..
This
affects
every
service
we
provide,
including
our
very
basic
ones,,
many
of
which
are
critical
to
safety
and
quality
of
life
from
wastewater
treatment
and
emergency
response.
V
Times.,
as
you
think,
through
your
upcoming
budget
priorities,,
it
is
imperative
that
staffing
be
our
number
one
consideration..
In
the
past
few
weeks,
we've
heard
about
a
range
of
priorities.
We
want
to
work
on
as
a
city
from
housing
to
infrastructure,
to
public
safety
and
parks..
These
are
critical
issues
and
having
qualified
and
dedicated
city
employees
is
absolutely
necessary
to
our
progress
on
them
to
not
address
our
staffing
crisis
is
to
simply
fill
our
residents
here
in
san
jose..
V
W
Good
afternoon.,
my
name
is
sandra
escher.,
I'm
a
twenty
year
resident
of
district
ten.,
I'm
a
member
of
the
city's
reimagining
public
safety
committee
advocating
for
the
disability,
community.
a
member
of
sacred
heart
and
co-founder
of
safety.
For
all.
Almost
a
year
ago,
the
city
council
received
the
recommendations
from
the
years
long
community
reimagining
public
safety
process
that
centered
people
with
live
experience,
as
mentioned
in
the
city
staff
presentation
earlier,.
This
is
part
of
the
city's
urgent,
important
and
continuing
work.
W
Today.
I
hope
you
will
prioritize
the
public
safety
recommendations
from
the
committee,
specifically
reducing
interactions
with
the
police
and
making
our
streets
safer
by
expediting
and
foley
funding,
vision,
zero,
strengthening
support
for
alternative
crisis
responses
and
treatment
for
those
with
substance
use
and
mental
illness
through
funding
and
additional
trust
team
for
san
jose..
Other
alternative
responses,
such
as
outlined
in
council
member
autisms,
memmo
and
investment
in
racial
justice
infrastructure.
X
X
I'm
heartened
to
hear
all
the
speakers
raising
up
the
issue
of
racial
equity..
I
support
the
reimagining
public
safety
recommendation
to
reduce
unnecessary
interactions
with
the
police..
My
question
has
become,
with
the
presence
of
guns,
help
or
hurt
the
situation?.
We
know
there
are
other
ways
to
address
public
safety,
as
recommended
in
the
report
report
like
traffic
safety
report
reform
and
the
support
of
the
trust
response
and
other
alternative
response.
X
X
When
my
neighbor,
who
has
impulse
control
and
mental
health
issues,
have
problems,,
I
do
not
want
to
call
someone
with
a
gun..
I
want
to
be
able
to
call
professionally
trained
specialists
to
help
de-escalate
the
situation..
I
want
to
get
help
without
endangering
his
life..
Recently,
the
council
received
an
f
grade
for
its
efforts
to
implement
meaningful
public
safety
reform,
meaning
real
alternatives,
not
just
kind
of
the
check
the
box
reforms.
Y
Council
members.,
my
name
is
lori
katcher.,
I'm
a
twenty
year
resident
and
voter
in
district
six.,
I'm
a
member
of
surjit
sacred
heart
and
I'm
speaking
also
in
support
of
recommendations
from
the
year
long
community,
reimagining
public
safety
process
that
centered
people
with
lived
experience..
I
I'm
a
mother.
Y
Y
Y
Z
Resident
of
my
district
I,
for
the
last
thirty
years,
mother
for
missing
children
and
a
member
of
sumo's
next
year.
I'm
here
to
support
that
council
member..
I
put
our
teeth
back
to
the
table
as
well
as
to
talk
about
the
recommendations
that
you
already
have
received
from
community
from
the
recovery
task
force
and
community
members
sessions
that
we're.
Z
Z
Z
AA
AB
You
mayor
mahen,
vice
mayor,
command
council
members..
My
name
is
mary
gloeckner,,
a
resident
of
district
six
part
of
the,
as
it
can
be
for
over
twenty
five
years,
a
nonprofit
executive,
advancing
youth,
mental
health
and
suicide
prevention,
the
nonprofit
racial
equity
action
leadership
coalition,
member
based
on
my
lived
experience
and
as
a
health
professional.
I
would
personally
like
to
see
city
core
services
evolving
so
that
the
office
of
racial
equity
is
visibly
as
prominent
as
public
safety
csa,
rather
than
hidden
as
part
of
a
strategic
support
until
racial
equity
is
a
norm,.
AB
AB
I'm
also
here
to
city
council
to
continue
expansion
of
a
city's
civic
engagement
capacity
through
all
parts
of
government,
including
budget
planning,
policy,
development
and
service
delivery,
a
fundamental
approach
that
fosters
and
communicates
commitment
to
equity.,
evaluate
and
move
forward
priorities
from
reimagining
public
safety
reports,
such
as
a
recommendation
for
a
planning
process
to
implement
a
community
based
interpersonal
violence
prevention
and
response
pilot
in
partnership
with
next
door,
solutions
to
domestic
violence
and
real
coalition
inclosing..
We
support
the
memorandum
from
council
member
team
and
the
ongoing
priorities
describe
the
administration's
memorandum..
AC
That.
good
afternoon,
mayor
city-
council.-
my
name
is
william
tiresomely.
Currently,
work
for
city
of
san
jose
is
a
firefighter
paramedic..
My
family
has
lived
in
san
jose
across
several
generations,
and
I
am
proud
to
serve
the
city
that
it
has
been
home
to
all
of
us
for
so
long
speaking
on
behalf
of
every
paramedic,
we
enjoy
the
privilege
and
providing
lifesaving
care
to
this
community.
however,.
We
are
frustrated
by
the
failures
of
our
city
to
provide
adequate
staffing
for
such
an
important
foundational
service
for
your
constituents..
AC
There
are
currently
one
hundred
and
seven
active
paramedics
in
this
department
with
a
budget
that
already
accounts
for
one
hundred
and
seventy
four
paramedics
for
staffing..
This
gives
us
sixty
seven
vacancies,
a
vacancy
rate
of
nearly
40
percent.,
let
that
in
as
I
quickly
continue
with
these
important
remarks..
This
problem
has
been
shared
by
departments
across
the
bay
area.
AC
We
continue
to
allow
other
departments
the
opportunity
to
recruit
and
hire
more
time
and
time
again.
We
will
miss
out
on
not
only
gaining
ground
on
the
number
of
paramedics
we
need
to
hire,
but
also
miss
out
on
being
able
to
hire
a
diverse
and
inclusive
workforce
that
shares
our
department.
lastly,.
AC
Paramedics
are
the
cornerstone
of
the
san
jose
fire
department..
Just
yesterday,
this
department
implemented
santa
clara
county
16
transport..
If
this
is
to
continue
the
available
lifesaving
capabilities
of
paramedics
at
your
fire
stations
and
your
community
will
be
unable
to
arrive.,
they
are
needed.
Most..
B
B
F
F
F
AD
F
AG
AG
This
was
both
predictable
and
preventable,
and
our
paramedics
are
working
an
average
of
ninety
six
plus
hours
per
week,
a
problem
that
has
persisted
for
far
too
long..
We
now
have
multiple
times
a
week.
Fire
apparatus
responding
to
calls
with
no
paramedics
on
them.,
our
citizens
and
our
paramedics
deserve
better..
Our
citizens
should
not
have
to
worry
about
whether
or
not
they
will
get
a
paramedic
on
scene
when
they
call
911
one
hour.
Paramedics
shouldn't
have
to
wonder
when
they
get
their
next
day
off..
AG
AH
Right.
yeah,,
this
is
cheryl..
I
live
downtown
district
three
and
I
support
may
or
may
hence
focus
on
key
areas
and
basic
services.
Economically,
we
are
on
a
rocky
road
with
a
lot
of
uncertainty..
The
city's
approach
should
be
the
same
as
any
household
with
financial
constraints
make
sure
the
basic
services
are
met,.
Differentiate,
needs
versus,
wants
and
plan
for
unexpected
expenditures.
AH
public
safety
should
be
key,
whether
it's
kids
walking
to
school,
people
hanging
out
of
the
park,
people
who
live
on
the
streets
being
able
to
connect
with
services,
domestic
abuse,
victims
being
able
to
access
services
or
call
for
police,
intervention,,
availability
of
emergency
services
or
people
feeling
safe,
going
downtown
or
elsewhere
in
the
city
and
a
top
priority..
Something
has
to
be
done
to
help
the
people
who
are
living
on
and
suffering
on,
the
streets..
AH
With
setting
priorities,
it
shouldn't
mean
that
any
areas
are
left,
whether
it's
theft
park
services
or
other
services
services.,
let's
face
it,.
Everything
is
important
to
someone,
but
it's
a
matter
of
streamlining
everything.
We
need
to
focus
on
basic
services,,
streamline
everything
and
partner
with
other
agencies
to
tackle
root
causes
of
other
issues..
The
city
cannot
focus
on
a
great
number
of
things
and
do
a
good
job
at
we
need
to
partner
with
others..
We
need
to
have
a
strong
focus
on
what
we
can
do..
Well
thank
foula.
AI
Afternoon,
mayor
and
city
council.-
my
name
is
paul
grant
and
I
am
a
lifelong
resident,
especially
of
district
five
families..
I
work
hard
every
day
so
that
our
children
can
have
access
to
the
care
opportunities
and
experience
that
they
need
to
live
full
lives..
Last
year,
the
city
began
working
on
a
plan
to
ensure
the
city's
various
youth
programing
channels
that
can
be
integrated,,
making
it
easier
for
families
like
mine
to
access
them
through
the
years.
AI
I'm
here
to
ask
that
this
plan
receive
the
funding
it's
needed
so
that
it
can
continue
into
the
next
fiscal
year..
We
cannot
put
our
kids
futures
on
the
back
burner..
There
will
be
more
needs
to
be
front
and
center,
which
is
why
I
urge
the
city
council
to
prioritize
essential
programs
in
this
year's
budget.
As
we
think
about
what
we
want
to
see
in
our
budget,.
AI
We
should
always
consider
the
ways
in
which
we
can
secure
the
future
for
our
families..
Our
children
and
youth
deserve
a
city
in
which
they
can
feel
safe,
in
which
they
can
explore
and
also
grow..
These
programs
are
not
extras,
but
there
essential
to
our
young
people..
I
urge
the
city
council
to
consider
council,
member
or
d
memo
that
highlights
why
we
need
to
prioritize
our
kids
in
our
youth.
it's
time
for
a
more
equitable
and
resilient
san
jose,
one
in
which
the
well-being
of
our
young
people
is
front
and
center
in
our
budget..
AI
A
A
AJ
Games
and
saturday
is
my
hometown
and
I
am
a
resident
of
district
three..
Currently
I
work
as
the
associate
director
with
the
nonprofit
local
color
with
the
mission
of
building
pathways
for
local
artists
to
thrive..
I
want
to
express
my
gratitude
for
city
council,
including
downtown
vibrancy
as
a
priority
for
the
city's
budget..
My
public
comment
is
to
advocate
for
continued
funding
for
the
abierta
program
and
similar
initiatives
that
maintain
and
support
the
creative
communities
here
in
san
jose.
AJ
Artists
are
second
responders
in
matters
of
health,,
public
safety
and
calls
for
equity,
and
the
activities
funded
through
similar
initiatives
have
helped
with
the
recovery
of
the
city
and
building
back
community
cohesion..
I
urge
city
council
to
continue
to
prioritize
the
cultural
vibrancy
found
in
every
neighborhood
and
district
of
the
city
by
supporting
programs
like
orvieto
and
take
part..
Thank
you
for
your
attention
to
this
matter
and
for
your
continued
support
of
the
arts
in
santa
fe..
I
would
like
to
yield
the
rest
of
my
time,
shilov,
followed
by
erika.
AK
Good
afternoon.,
my
name
is
shiloh
ballard
and
executive
director
of
the
silicon
valley,
bicycle
coalition..
We
participated
on
the
mayor's
transition
committee
that
covid
traffic
enforcement
and
we're
pleased
with
the
traffic
enforcement
related
elements
of
the
recommendations..
We
also
support
the
memo
by
council
member
ortiz
and
the
comments
of
our
colleagues
here
today
from
the
real
coalition
surge
and
labor
specific
to
the
mission
zero
recommendation..
AK
We
love.
We
love
seeing
the
commitment
to
building
out
the
vision,
zero
action
plan
and,
in
particular,
to
do
so
at
a
much
faster
clip
street
design.
As
a
solution
is
super
awesome..
It
marries
many
of
the
reimagining
public
safety
committee's
goals
to
reduce
interactions
with
the
police,
while
improving
safety
for
all.
and
also
I
wanted
to.
AK
Caution
you
all
in
thinking
that
the
completion
of
the
vision,
zero
plan
will
be
enough
because
it
won't
be.
The
plan
only
targets,
the
city's
worst
areas,
where
we
have
the
most
traffic
violence,
which
is
important,
but
on
average
the
city
has
twenty
crashes
a
day.
That's
twenty
crashes.
police
and
fire
respond
to
which
is
a
complete
waste
of
police
and
fire
time,
and
so,
while
visions
are,
will
reduce
the
worst
of
the
worst
traffic
violence,.
It
is
only
one
of
many
plans
that
need
to
be
built
to
create
safe
streets
for
all..
AK
I
also
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
you
all
have
lots
of
hard
decisions
to
make,
and
so
it's
a
fair
question
for
those
of
in
the
street
safety
world
like.
Why?
Should
we
fund
this
over
that
first??
Please
don't
think
of
this.
Only
as
a
spending
issue.,
you
all
can
control
the
revenue
side
of
the
equation,
and
you
should
help
pass
measures
that
increase
revenues
to
the
city.
that
said,.
Why
should
street
safety
be
a
priority?,
because
you
are
completely
response
before
the
streets?
If
streets
are
not
safe?
It
is
your
fault..
AK
AL
Director
for
a
local
three,
nine
three,
the
plumbers,
pipefitters,
steamfitters
and
vcr
technicians
for
santa
in
san
bernardino
county,
with
over
thirty
one
hundred
members.,
I'm
also
a
resident
of
the
city
of
san
jose
and
have
been
for
over
twenty
years
and
appreciate
our
entire
community
that
we
have
here..
I
am
here
to
ask
for
the
support
of
the
city
budget,
specifically
council,
member
autisms.
memmo,.
I
would
like
to
emphasize
the
importance
on
wage
theft
and
responsible
construction
ordinances..
Our
city
is
the
leader
in
the
entire
united
states,
as
well
as
the
world..
AL
AN
Afternoon,
mayor
and
council.-
thank
you
for
your
time..
My
name
is
brian
cause.
I'm
a
business
rep,
also
with
youa
local,
three,
nine,
three,
the
plumbers
pipefitter
steamfitters
and
vacher
technicians
here
in
santa
clara
and
benito
county
representing
over
thirty
one
hundred
members..
I
was
also
born
and
raised
here
in
san
jose
and
I'm
here
to
ask
you
to
support
a
city
budget
that
prioritizes
the
needs
of
all
san
jose
residents,
specifically
the
prevention
of
wage
wage
theft
and
the
enforcement
of
a
responsible
construction
ordinance..
AN
AN
I
thank
the
council
and
mayor
for
your
time
and
thoughtfulness
in
this
process
and
implore
you
to
prioritize
a
city
budget,
for
I
support
council
member
autisms
memo
a
memo
that
calls
for
stronger
policies
when
it
comes
to
protecting
working
people's
wages
and
urged
council
to
include
it
in
their
decision
making..
Thank
you.
Tina.
AO
That
really
need
to
be
done
and
done
well.
Basic
project
management
tells
that
you
know
you
can't
focus
on
a
zillion
different
things
without
having
enough
resources
to
do
so.
and
right
now
the
economy
is,
is
a
little
bit
shaky..
I
really
appreciate
what
one
of
the
previous
speakers
said
about
when
you're
running
your
household,
you
look
at
the
basics
and
you
get
those
done
and
then
you
work
on
other
things..
I
did
not
see
this.
AP
I'm
here
to
ask
you
to
support
a
city
budget
that
prioritizes
the
needs
all
san
jose
residents
currently
in
san
jose..
It's
easier
for
an
employer
to
get
away
with
stealing
wages
from
working
people
than
it
is
for
even
one
of
those
people
to
receive
support
in
getting
paid
what
they
are
owed..
Our
city
administrator
should
be
responsible
to
people,
not
wealthy
developers
and
contractors
who
are
willing
to
pay
their
fair
share..
AP
As
a
city,
we
give
developers
millions
of
dollars
in
public
subsidies
a
year,
and
yet
some
of
these
same
developers
continue
to
hire
contractors
and
subcontractors
with
a
history
of
cheating
and
abusing
workers
in
responsible
construction
ordinance,
which
strongly
incent
to
incentivize
new
developers
to
work
with
contractors
who
treat
workers
with
dignity
and
fair
and
pay
a
fair
return
on
their
work..
I
think
the
council
and
mayor
for
your
time
and
thoughtfulness
in
this
process
and
implore
you
to
prioritize
a
city
budget
for
all.
AP
AM
AM
Supporting
the
recommendation
made
by
the
reimagining
public
safety
committee,
including
safe
traffic
control
design
and
vision,
zero
funding..
In
addition,
I
would
hope
the
council's
priorities
would
be
centered
around
our
communities,
most
valuable,,
most
vulnerable
residents..
Thank
you
for
listening
carmen,
followed
by.
AQ
District
eight.,
I'm
a
former
candidate
for
the
district
council
vacancy
political
strategist
and
a
community
advocate..
I
support
recommendations
from
the
year
long
community,
reimagining
public
safety
process
that
centered
on
people
with
lived
experiences.
San
jose.
The
system
is
structurally
and
systemically
racist
when
budgets
and
funding
budgets
centers
and
continues
to
allocate
very
little
to
improve
and
uplift
the
black
and
brown
communities
that
have
been
and
continue
to
be
harmed.
AQ
With
this
year's
budget,,
our
city
can
walk
the
talk
by
furthering
public
safety
reform,
including
evaluating
and
moving
forward
achievable
priorities
from
the
rip's
report.
Specifically,
the
report
recommendation
for
a
planning
process
to
implement
a
community
based
interpersonal
violence,
prevention
and
response
pilot
to
domestic
violence
in
partnership
with
next
door,
solutions
to
domestic
violence
and
the
real
coalition..
Thank
you
monday.
AR
Afternoon,
mayor
and
city
council,
neighborhood,
mondoweiss,
gonzaga,
lifelong
resident
of
san
jose,
and
I'm
here
to
ask
you
support
a
city
budget
that
prioritizes
the
needs
of
all
settled
residents,
specifically
the
prevention
of
wage
theft
and
the
enforcement
of
a
responsible
construction.
Ordinance..
Last
year,
over
nineteen
thousand
workers
filed
claims
with
the
state
alleging
wage
theft
totaling
more
than
three
hundred
thirty
eight
million
dollars.,
that's
one
third
of
a
billion
dollars
in
claims
of
stolen
wages..
AR
These
are
not
dollars
saved
by
the
city.
Instead,
wages
not
paid
to
the
hardworking
people
that
build
our
cities
and
try
to
make
a
living.
enough
is
enough..
We
need
bold
action
to
protect
worker
workers
from
such
egregious
exploitation
and
wage
theft..
We
should
strongly
incentivize
incentivize
new
developers
to
work
with
contractors
who
treat
workers
with
dignity
and
pay
a
fair
return
on
their
work..
I'm
born
and
raised
here..
AR
I
started
my
five
year
plumbing
apprenticeship
when
I
was
18.,
I
cruzeiro
student
debt,
medical
benefits
and
I'll
be
able
to
retire
with
dignity
when
that
time
comes
our
a
resident
of
san
jose,
paying
taxes
here
and,
most
importantly,
staying
out
of
trouble
here,
and
I
kept
from
becoming
a
statistic.
We
cannot
take
this
lightly
or
move
this
down
our
list
of
priorities.
Let's
not
chase
our
own
tails
by
working
so
hard
to
house
our
own
in-house
residents
on
one
hand
and
then
create
more
unhealthy
people.
AR
AS
Afternoon,
mayor
and
city
council.-
this
is
jeremy
behrouz,,
director
of
policy
and
organizing
with
amigos
de
guadalupe
center
for
justice
empowerment..
We
serve
our
wonderful
families
in
san
say
I'm
here
to
urge
the
council
to
support
the
memo
authored
by
council
member
ortiz
and
support
a
city
budget
that
prioritizes
the
needs
of
our
san
jose
residents
and
specifically
to
make
sure
youth
and
family
services
are
explicitly
named
as
focus
areas
in
the
budget
process
at
negociate
guadaloupe.
We
are
serving
families
who
are
still
climbing
back
after
falling
behind
due
to
the
pandemic..
AS
Unfortunately,
our
most
vulnerable
parents
and
kids
are
not
sufficiently
served
by
the
city
due
to
lack
of
dedicated
programing
and
resources..
We
must
better
fund
programs
and
enrich
the
next
generation
of
san
jose
residents
and
renew
the
city's
commitment
to
caring
for
kids
and
youth
for
from
working
families
through
our
budget
process.
Our
city
can
stand
up
for
families
and
make
a
major
statement
that
we
don't
leave
anyone
behind..
Thank
you
for
your
time,
robert.
AT
Brownstein.
good
afternoon.
I'd
like
to
challenge
the
argument
that
san
jose
can't
have
a
broad
budget
that
serves
many
interests
and
accomplishes
a
lot
of
important
things..
For
eight
years,
I
was
on
the
staff
of
mayor
susan
hammer..
She
took
office
in
the
middle
of
a
recession
and
while
she
was
mayor,
the
state's
80
million
dollars
from
the
city
through
the
?eref
scam,
despite
that
she.
AT
Brought
cisco
and
adobe
to
san
jose.,
she
negotiated
the
san
jose
san
jose
state
library
project..
She
launched
major
public
safety
initiatives,
the
mayor's
gang
task
force
in
san
jose
best.
She
created
project
diversity
to
bring
more
people
of
color
into
boards
and
commissions..
She
put
a
library
homework
center
in
every
single
council
district
and
significant
and
expanded
youth
services,
and
she
was
one
of
the
strongest
supporters
of
the
arts
in
the
history
of
san
jose..
Is
it
possible
to
have
a
budget
for
all
in
san
jose??
AU
I'm
talking
about
the
paramedics
staffing
crisis
that
we
are
currently
facing,
which
leaves
the
city
in
a
dire
situation
as
a
paramedic
firefighter.
We
provide
life,
saving,
procedures,
medication
and
skill
set
to
the
people
of
san
jose
every
day,
multiple
times
a
day.,
and
at
this
moment
all
of
us
are
working
an
average
of
96
to
120
hours
per
week,
every
week.
we
have
already
lost
four
paramedics
to
other
departments,
which
means
that
the
city
has
lost
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
that
it
has
invested.
AU
In
that
we
are
exhausted,
tired
and
at
a
breaking
point
we
need
your
help
and,
most
importantly,
the
people
of
san
josé
need
your
help..
We
are
at
a
nearly
40
percent
paramedic
vacancy
rate,
which
means
that
current
paramedics
are
beyond
stretched
and
leading
to
extreme
fatigue,
burnout
injury,
both
mental
and
physical..
The
paramedics
are
out
there
and
they
want
to
work
all
other
surrounding
bay
area.
AU
Fire
departments
are
being
proactive
in
their
response
to
this
issue
and
the
longer
we
wait,
we
will
lose
the
opportunity
for
hiring
a
diverse
and
qualified
workforce
and
candidates
with
the
extreme
shortage
of
paramedics.
It
means
that
your
constituents,
adults,
children,,
the
elderly,,
the
underserved
and
the
city's
most
vulnerable.
AU
AU
I
urge
you,
my
parents
urge
you,
the
people
of
san
jose,
urge
and
beg
you
to
direct
the
fire
chief
to
begin
the
paramedic
hiring
process
immediately
and
continuously.
We
need
to
budget
for
no
less
than
three
foley
staffed
and
operational
firefighter
paramedic
academies
this
next
fiscal
year.
Just
to
reach
the
number
of
paramedics,
we
are
budgeted
for..
Thank
you.
AV
I'm
actually
really
grateful
that
I'm
that
I
called
in
right
now,
because
I'm
speaking
to
the
last
subject,
the
gentleman
that
was
just
on
the
phone
regarding
our
lack
of
paramedics
and
the
crisis
that
is
certainly
now
and
to
follow.
I
want
to
just
give
you
a
quick
idea
for
funding,
since
this
is
about
the
budget..
Obviously,
my
daughter
three
years
ago,
as
a
senior
applied
to
the
sb
t
c
e.
AV
AV
Money
at
budget
in
the
budget
at
metro,
metro,
ed,,
you
know,,
she
could
have
already
been
in
the
pipeline
working..
My
point
is
that
there
are
16,,
17
and
18
year
olds
out
there
right,
now,,
16
year
olds,
who
can
sign
up
for
this
program
if
there
is
money
in
that
budget.
and
the
reason
I'm
bringing
it
up
here
is
because
several
weeks
ago
somebody
mentioned
that
in
another
meeting,
that
this
is
something
that
we
can
fund..
So
if
we
can
put
money
toward
has.
AV
Ptc
community
programs,,
the
fire
and
emt
section,
and
we
can
get
our
people
that
are
already
housed,
are
16
and
17
and
18
year
olds
living
with
their
parents
into
these
programs..
We
can
quickly
get
them
into
the
working
pipeline
doing
what
they
want
to
do
and
being
a
contributing
member
and
helping
the
shortage..
So
that's
my
idea.
thanks
to
the
council.-.
A
A
A
A
A
I
think
this
is
probably
the
first
time
that
either
a
mayoral
transition
process
has
reported
out
publicly
or
had
council
members
involved..
This
is
also,
I
think,
the
first
time
we've
talked
so
explicitly
about
the
budget
recommendations
specifically
for
the
march
messages
out..
The
march
message
traditionally
has
kicked
off
the
process
and
actually
been
generally
a
black
box
up
to
that
point.,
and
then
we
have
community
meetings
and
a
lot
of
discussion
and
debate
heading
toward
the
june
message..
A
A
Anticipate
economic
uncertainty,
to
say
the
least
in
the
years
ahead.,
and
so
we
are
structurally
out
of
balance
as
we'll
talk
about..
So
I
think
there's
there's
good
reason
for
folks
to
want
to
weigh
in,
and
I
appreciate
all
of
the
input..
We
will
continue
to
have
a
series
of
meetings
as
the
slides
showed
with
public
comment..
I
also
would
encourage
folks
and
the
public
who
want
to
make
sure
their
voices
are
heard..
Please
also
reach
out
to
council
members..
A
A
A
Did
not
choose
to
suggest
that
we
make
that
an
area
of
focus,
because,
while
there's
critical
work
that
we
are
doing
there
and
we
are
continuing
to
have
staff
execute
against
a
plan,,
a
plan
that
we
recently
weighed
in
on
related
to
expanding
our
urban
canopy,
particularly
with
an
equity
lens,.
I
didn't
feel
that
it
rose
to
the
level
of
wanting
to
have
regular
reporting
by
the
city
manager
and
a
critical
need
for
our
entire
community
to
see
significant
transformation.,
they're
very
important..
A
Management.,
we're
regularly
reporting
out
on
metrics
and
we
are
pushing
ourselves
and
maybe
giving
ourselves
license
to
experiment
more
and
to
be
more
innovative
and
to
make
more
mistakes
that
that
in
any
way,
means
that
things
that
we've
prioritized
aren't
important
or
won't
go
on..
All
of
these
things
that
you
see
outlined
is
important..
Continuing
work
is
just
that
and
will
continue
to
be
unless
directed
otherwise
by
the
council
and
that's
an
important
part
of
this
process
as
well,
rather
than
just
keep
adding
new
things.
In.
I'd
also
encourage
us
all
to
reflect
on.
A
Are
there?
Is
there
anything
here
that
should
be
lower
priority
that
might
free
us
up
to
put
more
energy
and
resources
into
other
areas
of
work??
So
certainly
things
can
come
off
of
this
list.
new
things
can
be
added,
but
did
not
want
to
leave
anyone
with
the
impression
that
the
focus
areas
I've
suggested
somehow
invalidate
or
cancel
out
or
take
away
the
importance
of
all
the
other
work
we
have
going
on
across
the
city
in
so
we
can.
A
A
Is
exactly
what
I
want
to
hear,
because
I
want
our
budget
message
to
the
best
of
my
ability
and
again
this
is
not
something
we've
traditionally
done..
Typically,
the
mayor
puts
out
a
budget
message.
That's
had
very
limited
input
I
to
do
my
best
to
synthesize
everybody's
perspectives
and
priorities,
and
so
having
this
kind
of
explicitly
written
out
is
really
useful
and
we
will
absolutely
incorporate
that
into
our
work.,
and
I
hope
that
we
can
hear
from
all
of
the
other
council
members
up
here
today.
A
What
other
priorities
you
have
and
what
you
want
to
make
sure.
As
reflected
in
that
message
and
my
team
will
be
listening,
I
and
my
team
will
be
listening,
very,
very
carefully
and
taking
notes.,
so
we're
going
to
move
into
the
feedback
portion
of
the
meeting,
and
I
will
look
to
see
who
has
put
up
their
hand
and
we
will
get
into
it.
Ok.,
council,
member
ortiz.
AW
Thank
you,
mayor
and
I
share
my
thanks
to
city
staff
for
producing
the
staff
report
and
enlightening
the
process
that
was
challenging,
at
least
for
myself
to
follow.,
and
I
think
we
heard
from
some
members
of
our
community
was
challenging
as
well.
likewise,.
I'd
like
to
share
my
thanks
with
those
members
of
the
community
who
participate
in
the
mayoral
transition
committees..
AW
Priorities
said
setting
process,
it
provided
a
policy
nomination
form
for
council
districts
which
the
mayor
and
council
members
could
use
to
bring
forward
priorities
for
the
consideration.,
and
I
understand
that
the
conversation
originally
that
we
had
is
for
the
mayor's
budget
message..
But
if
we're
going
to
be
matching
that
in
an
agreement
with
the
priority
setting,,
what
is
considered
a
priority
for
the
city
of
san
jose
is
usually
how
we
fund
the
overall
budget..
So
it
was
concerning
to
myself..
AW
So
what
I'm
proposing
with
my
memo
is
a
clarification
of
the
process
to
ensure
that
residents
and
my
council
colleagues
can
feel
secure
in
knowing
that
our
work
surrounding
our
enterprise
priorities
are
rich,
which
are
critical.
Can
continue.
I've
also
set
forth
a
proposal
to
continue
the
execution
of
the
42
initiatives,
as
directed
by
the
council
on
the
fiscal
year
2022
through
2023
city
roadmap.,.
AW
Many
of
the
initiatives
listed
on
the
roadmap
is
critical
work
to
our
city
and
we
must
continue
such
as
citywide
hiring,
which
impacts
all
priorities.
I
believe
vision,
zero
traffic
safety
and
work
plan
and,
of
course,
the
future
of
our
city,
which
is
the
children
and
youth
services
master
plan..
I'm
also
interested
in
understanding
how
staff
will
move
forward
policy
proposals
through
the
rules
committee,
moving
forward
understanding
that
this
will
allow
respective
council.
AW
A
Want
to
just
clarify
so
we'll
be
taking
your
feedback
from
everyone,
whether
or
not
there
are
any
memos
moved,.
All
of
the
feedback
that's
outlined.
People's
priorities
will
be
at
least
for
purposes
of
my
office
and
bringing
forward
a
budget
message
will
be
accepting
all
of
the
feedback
today
from
all
council
..
I
appreciate
the
service
clear
and
I
think
that,
as
you
saw
in
the
presentation
today,,
I
think
the
urgent
important
continuing
work
is
already
in
progress..
A
If
we
want
to
just
clarify
what
we've
jeopardized,,
I
think
we're
giving
feedback
on
the
staff
report
and
then
general
feedback
to
me
and
my
office
for
the
march
message.,
but
I
don't
think
there's
anything
in
conflict
here.,
I
don't
know
or
if
you
want
to
win,
I'm
sure.
thank
you,,
mayor.
um,,
there's.
AX
E
E
E
The
various
policy
recommendations
that
will
come
in
the
rules,
I
think
we
were
planning
as
an
administration,
to
bring
something
forward,
as
we
figure
how
everyone's
going
to
you
know,
in
this
model,
govern
together..
We
typically
do
the
the
red
light,
yellow
light,
green
light
framework,
which
I
think
is
actually
served
us
really
well..
E
and
then
one
thing
our
our
pass
rules
committee
really
wanted
was
if
it
was
a
policy
recommendation
that
aligned
with
something
on
a
citywide
roadmap,.
Those
items
were
typically
greenlit.,
however,
that
just
actually
caused
more
work
for
the
people
handling
those
initiatives..
So
the
goal
kept
changing
throughout
the
year.
so
likely
what
you're?
All
of
you
will
see
when
this
comes
to
the
rules
committee.
Is
us
changing
the
way
in
which
we
analyze
that
workload
and
arrive
at
a
green,,
yellow
and
red
light.
E
AW
AW
AY
C
A
A
See
in
the
march
budget
message,
what
your
priorities
are,
things
that
weren't
covid
in
the
mayoral
transition
committee's
what
your
priorities
are..
So
I'm
taking
something
like
the
memo
here
as
feedback,
but
the
march
budget
message
which
ultimately
we
need
to
discuss
and
approve,
is
what
sets
the
direction
is.
AY
Motion
itself
is
not
that
I
don't
agree
with
the
recommendations
in
there,
but
that
there's,
I
think,
a
lot
of
us
have
other
priorities
that
are
not
in
those
memos,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
a
vote
today
doesn't
indicate
that
we
are
prioritizing
the
things
that
were
in
these
two
memos
over
the
things
that
we
will
also
be
suggesting
as
important
to
us..
So
that's
that's
the
hesitation
I
have
with
the
motion
itself..
AY
12.,
I'm
going
to
ask
a
couple
of
things.
one,
and
I
talked
to
kip
about
this
yesterday..
I
know
that
we're
asked
five
bullet
points,
max
and
a
certain,
and
in
order
to
make
slide
look
nice,
everything
had
to
have
a
certain
number
of
lines
that
doesn't
necessarily
lend
itself
to
being
thorough
and
complete.
As
far
as
what
our
our
continuing
work.
AY
Is.,
so
it's
important
to
me,
after
all
the
work
we
did
in
the
last
two
years
and
several
years
before,
that
on
riccio's
and
electrification
and
decarbonization
that
those
words
are
in
this
continuing
work,
chart.,
and
so
we
talked
about
this
yesterday..
It
says
clean
energy
scaling..
I
know
that's
one
of
the
first
steps
in
achieving
that,
but
I'd
like
to
say
have
it
say:
clean
energy,
staling,
slash,
decarbonization
or
some
words
that
indicate
the
importance
of
that
as
an
a
as
an
ongoing
agenda
for
the
city
of
san
jose..
AY
So
that's
my
one
of
my
suggestions.
As
far
as
this
chart
goes
and
as
part
of
the
ongoing
work-
and
I
know
it's
intended-
but
it's
important
for
me
to
have
that
in
there
and
in
a
few
slides,
actually
wasn't
on
a
slide,
but
on
the
bottom
I
think
there
was
a
there's
a
list
of
all
those
departments
with
all
of
the
ongoing
core
services
within
those
departments..
AY
We
also
talked
about
this
yesterday,
but
climate
smart
is
a
funded
department
within
the
environmental
services
department
and
I
think
it
ought
to
be
listed
as
a
core
service
on
that
table.
Under
environmental
services.,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
we
have
that
in
there
to
be
clear
that
that
is
a
funded
in
priority
of
the
city
that
the
council
feels
is
important
and
that
the
staff
is
working
on..
So
that's
a
suggestion
I'll
make
and.
AY
AY
E
AY
AY
AY
Firing
of
police
officers,
clearly
that's
under
the
hiring
of
vacancies.,
that's
under
the
filling
of
vacancies
before
we
even
talk
about
expanding,
because
we
we
know
is
we're
a
year
or
two
out
of
even
being
able
to
expand,
because
we
still
have
to
hire
the
positions
that
are
already
budgeted.
and,
as
we
talked
about
last
year,,
I
think
making
sure
that
we
then
balance
use
our
our
we'll
be
able
to
reduce
our
overtime
budget.
AY
E
E
Overtime
budget,
when
it's
approved
by
council,
is,
I
don't
wanna,
say
relatively
small,
but
is
much
smaller
in
totality,
because
what
we
do
is
we
take
the
savings
from
those
vacancies,,
those
unfilled
positions,
those
unfilled
shifts
and
move
those
over
to
over
time,
right.
to
fund
the
overtime.
That's
needed
to
fill
those
gaps.
so
over
time.
E
AY
AY
Having
sat
on
the
homelessness
committee
transition
committee.,
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment
about
at
least
my
perception
of
the
things
that
are
in
the
way
of
us
getting
making
progress
on
homelessness..
It's
not
necessarily
the
type
of
housing
or
the,
but
but
it's
finding
locations
for
housing,,
finding
suitable
locations.,
it's
fighting
with
the
community
over
locations..
It's
trying
to
make
an
agreement..
AY
we're
still
working
on
that.,
I'm
hopeful
actually
that
we're
going
to
start
seeing
some
progress,
but
I
just
want
to
be
clear:
it's
not
necessarily
a
question
of
the
type
of
housing,
even
at
this
point
or
the
type
of
prefab
units
or
whatever,
but
about
trying
really
come
up
with
those
locations
and
communicate
well
with
the
public
about
why
these
are
beneficial
to
our
community
..
Let's
see
the
other!
Well,
the.
AY
Know
that
that's
important
to
all
of
us.,
I
know,
there's
been
a
lot.
There's
been
a
lot
of
advocacy
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks
from
people
who
are
saying
foley
fund
vision,
zero..
So
my
question
is:
what
does
it
mean??
What
is
foley
fund
mean??
What
does
that
actually
translate?
To??
Can
someone
address
that?,
yeah,.
AZ
Council
member
john
russo,,
director
of
transportation.,
so
we've
got
it
almost
half
funded.
we're
actually
a
little
bit
more
than
half
funded.
the
council
director
to
set
up
a
program
of
about
twenty
five
million
dollars
worth
of
work
on
the
priority
safety
corridors
and
there's
seventeen
of
those
we've
got
about
after
this
year's
building.
we're
about
fifty
percent
complete..
So
if
we
would
fund
the
rest
of
that,
we
would
finish
off
the
rest
of
the
identified
corridor
of
work
that
we
that
we
had
identified
in
the
action
plan
to
do
that..
AZ
Corridors
that
we
had
identified
work
on
and
one
of
the
speakers
I
think
earlier
hit
it
correctly,
shiloh
that,
just
because
we
get
that
vision,
zero
plan
of
twenty
five
million
done
doesn't
end
the
work
that
we
need
to
do
to
actually
make
all
the
roadways
safer..
So
that
is
really
just
a
first
step
that
we
had
identified
a
couple
of
years.
AY
Because
of
specific
identified
corridors.,
many
of
us
in
districts
that
don't
have
any
of
those
corridors
have
experienced
fatalities,
accidents,
issues.
We
all
work
with
you
on
those
and
trying
to
make
them
better.,
but
vision.
Zero
is
not
the
those
specific
proposals
is
not
the
end
of
it.,
but
back
to
the
question
about
the
funding..
AY
AZ
Mostly
coming
from
our
construction
excise
taxes
that
come
into
our
our
traffic
capital
program.,
we
are
augmenting
throughout
the
city
when
we're
able
to
actually
go
compete
for
a
grant
that
does
come
from
an
outside
source
and
we've
been
pretty
successful
over
the
last
couple
of
years
with
that..
But
the
identified
twenty
five
million
is
coming
from
city
funds
that
come
into
capital
improvement
program
and
is
there's
a.
AY
AZ
AY
Request
to
foley
fund
vision,
zero.
I
mean
I
know
you're
saying:
there's
a
twenty
twelve
dollars
million
more
to
finish.
It
also
there's
a
time
we're
not
going
to
able
to
do
it
all
in
one
year
anyway,
even
if
we
fund
it
at
all
now.
What
is
what
would
it
look
like
in
our
fund
in
our
budget
this
year
to
foley
fund
vision?
Zero.,
I
mean
we
wouldn't
just
take
twelve
million
dollars
out
of
the
general
fund
and
put
it
all
right
now
into
vision,
zero
and
council
member.
Do
you
mean.
AY
Questions,
though,
are
combined
into
that
question.
I
mean
yeah,.
Is
there
a
staffing
shortage?
In
addition,
that
also
needs
to
be
funded?.
Are
there
specific
things
we
should
fund
in
the
general
fund,
as
we
continue
to
use
the
other
sources
of
revenue
that
will
help
expedite
some
of
the
projects
and
the
revenue?
Maybe
exists??
It's
just
we're
slower
that
those
are
the
kind
of
question
those
are
all.
AZ
On
our
ability
to
outreach
to
the
neighborhoods
that
were
areas
that
would
get
these
pretty
significant
changes
in
roadway,
configuration,,
maybe
room
the
lane
change
intersections,
lots
of
things
that
go
out
onto
the
street.,
so
we
it's
a
large
part
of
it
is
the
outreaching
to
the
businesses
and
communities
that
may
experience
this..
So
that
is
that
takes
time,
but
then
we
do
deliver
on
those
in
the
year..
AZ
AY
I'll
just
end
it
by
saying
going
forward
between
now
and
the
next
month
as
we
do
the
budget,
we
should
get
a
better
understanding
of
what
are
the
short
term
things
we
can
fund
that
will
help
us
move
it
further
along
and
what
are
the
other
sources
of
funding??
We
can.
We
can
try
to
get
and
what
kind
of
staffing
changes
do
we
need
to
do?
yeah,?
We
can.
AZ
A
A
BA
Want
to
start
off
by
thanking
staff
for
the
background
and
the
clarification,
especially
as
it
relates
to
providing
feedback
on
the
suggested
focus
areas
and
other
work
prior
to
the
release
of
the
mayor's
budget
message..
I
think
it's
important
to
you,
know,
for
the
community
to
understand
what
the
city's
core
services
and
programs
are..
We
have.
Ninety
eight
core
service
areas,
two
hundred
and
sixty
four
programs
with
the
city
provided
that's
a
lot,
but
just
shows
that
our
residents
depend
on
our
city.
With
that
I
want
to
talk
about
a
couple
of
things..
BA
BA
The
services
we
provide
to
residents
in
november.
twenty
twenty
two-
the
voters
passed
measure
with
nearly
six
percent
of
the
vote..
This
measure
requires
the
council
to
adopt
equity,
values,
standards
and
assessments
in
our
decision.
Making..
The
issue
of
equity
is
very
important
to
our
residents..
In
fact,
when
I
was
out
in
my
district
this
weekend,
residents
emphasized
the
importance
of
equity
in
the
priority
setting
process
during
my
pancake
breakfast
event,
and
so,
especially
as
it
relates
to
where
we're
investing
city
funds
and
ensuring
we're
leading
with
intentionality
on
it
on
equity,.
BA
That's
that's
my
first
comment.
the
next
and
the
next
thing.
I'd
like
to
quickly
quickly
broach
is
homelessness..
I
would
like
to
highlight
that
to
deal
with,
homelessness
has
to
be
done
on
multiple
levels..
We
should
be
building
interim
housing
as
well
as
building
long
term,
affordable
housing..
We
have
to
maintain
a
balanced
approach
to
our
housing
crisis..
But,
most
importantly,
we
have
to
remember
that
we
have
to
be
empathetic
in
our
approach..
BA
BA
Conversation
about
different
focus
areas
as
part
of
this
meeting,
and
I
don't
want
to
lose
sight
of
other
programs
and
I'm
glad
leigh,
provided
that
clarity..
You
know,,
I
believe,
in
early
education
and
family
learning
after
school
programing
and
other
programs
like
education,
digital
literacy,
because
that's
important
to
residents
to
district
date,
library,
program
and
education
services
are
critical
pieces
of
what
we
do.
As
a
city,
along
with
recreation
services
provided
by
princess.,
we
should
be
looking
at
expanded
library,
hours,
expanded
community
center
programs.
school
age.
BA
BA
Prevents
vulnerable
communities
which
I
represent
from
going
down
the
wrong
path.
and
lastly,.
I'd
like
to
thank
my
colleagues,
peter
ortiz
and
council
member
don,.
You
know
for
your
memorandums,
specifically
as
it
relates
to
citywide
hiring,
given
our
vacancies
across
the
city,,
whether
it's
the
planners,
building
inspectors
or
firefighter
paramedics,.
That's
that's
important
vision.
Zero
traffic
safety
is
important
children.
BA
You
service
plan,
developing
a
simplified,
permitting
process
for
mom
and
pop
shops
and
and
revitalize
our
revitalizing
our
downtown,
through
incentives,
all
our
critical
topics
to
keep
in
mind
as
we
continue
the
city's
work
on
this
budget
and
and
and
I
think,
staff
for
their
presentation.
thank
you.
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BC
BC
Fall
into
homelessness
or
move
away
because
of
the
lack
of
affordability..
That
is
why
we
need
to
prioritize
creating
affordable
housing,
especially
permanent
supportive
housing
for
our
families
and
for
our
own
housed,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
invest
in
our
youth.
so
via
the
youth
master
plan.
Maintaining
library.
BC
BC
BC
BC
We
cannot
make
public
employees
public
enemy
number
one..
They
are
not
public
enemy
number
one.,
they
serve
our
city
day,
in,
day
out,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
have
their
backs
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
filling
the
one
thousand
or
so
vacancies
that
we
have
here
in
our
city,
san
jose,
thank
you..
Thank
you.
AF
AF
AF
AF
AF
AF
It
could
have
many
different
interpretations.,
so
I'm
hoping
that,
as
we
move
forward
through
this
budget
process,
that
we
become
a
little
bit
more
clear.,
we,
the
public,
has
asked
us
for
transparency
and
transparent
in
what
are
we
saying
and
what
do
we
mean
by
what
we
say??
There
had
been
a
lot
a
lot
of
this
federal
funding.
One
time
funding..
There
were
things
that
were
not
going
to
do
simply
because
we
don't
have
the
money
to
do
some
of
those
things
and
that's
going
to
be
very,
very
difficult..
AF
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
up
front
because
I
do
know
those
are
extra
dollars
that
came
in
through
the
federal
government
right.
and
you
know,.
I
think
that
many
previous
community
engagement
meetings
have
surfaced
valuable
information..
I
think
that
we
should
take
that
in
and
and
really
figure
out.
These
are
the
things
we're
able
to
do..
AF
Information
from
staff
in
terms
of
what
can
we
accomplish
with
our
current
resources,,
whether
it's
the
dollar
amount
or
it's,
the
current
staff..
I
think
that
earlier
when
we
talked
about
vision
zero,,
even
if
you
had
the
money,
if
you
don't
have
the
staff,
you're
limited
in
what
you
can
do..
So
I
think
that
if
we
can
daylight
that
a
little
bit,
that
will
be
very
helpful,
because
then
that
gives
more
information
to
the
community
on
you
know,.
AF
AF
same
thing
with
looking
at
community
safety.-
I
think
that's
a
very,,
very
high
priority
homelessness
and
you
know,
really
putting
an
emphasis
on
economic
development,
because
that's
how
we're
going
to
be
able
to
get
some
of
the
revenue
to
pay
for
some
of
the
services..
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
to
the
staff
and
everyone
who
who
works
to
make
san
jose
better.,
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
this
dialog.
A
A
A
We've
historically
had
some
priority
so-called
priority
setting
sessions
where
we
talked
about
40
or
50
priorities,
but
then
we're
only
able
to
actually
make
progress
on
ten
of
them..
So
it's
it's
important
for
us
to
be
realistic
about
our
our
true
capacity.,
we're
going
to
go
on
to
our
top
three
hands.
Up.,
we'll
go
to
council
member
bartra
next
smear.
I
will
not.
C
C
Not
we
chose
to
have
ninety
eight.
I
do
not
that
we
have
to
have
a
complex,
but
we
are
inherited
a
complexity,
so
we
have
to
deliver
all
those
complexities,
so
we
are
given
that
task
to
do,
and
I
appreciate
that
our
city
staff
is
doing
with
whatever
resources
they
have.
They
are
excelling
in
their
services..
C
Confusion
between
what
is
a
priority
and
what
is
a
prescriptive
solution
to
that
priority..
I
would
stay
away
from
being
the
prescriptive
solution..
I
let
the
best
people
who
know
the
stuff,
which
is
the
city
staff,
to
come
back
with
the
solutions
to
the
priorities
which
we
are
suggesting
here
to
happen..
So,
first
of
all,
I
like
to
say
that
we
have
one
of
the
priorities
which
you
listed
as
homelessness..
C
I
like
to
change
the
name
of
that
one
to
be
homelessness
and
affordable
housing,
because
that
would
reflect
more
appropriately
what
you
are
trying
to
accomplish
under
the
priorities
set
under
their
because
it
is
a
lot
more
than
just
getting
the
unsheltered
to
be
sheltered
in
that
one
in
the
homelessness,
all
the
issues
which
are
aid
three
traymore
at
this
given
time
they
will
get
better
addressed
if
we
are
calling
it
a
homelessness
and
affordable
housing..
The
comments
which
have
been
made
about
that
hey.
C
C
So
we
would
like
to.
I
would
like
to
say
that
our
goal
there
is
to
lower
the
cost..
How
much
can
we
lower
let
the
staff
come
back
with
that?
It
was
a
million
the
door.
You
come
back
with,
whatever
improvements
can
be
made
and
whatever,
whether
it's
in
the
policy
area,,
whether
in
implementation
area,,
whether
working
with
the
state
come
back
with?
How
much
can
you
lower-
because
I
haven't
seen
a
word
from
the
housing
to
say.
C
What
can
the
lower
two?
We
all
keep
saying?
Hey
million
dollars
is
too
much
and
we
say
lower
it,
but
we
don't
know
what
it
should
be
or
what
we
should
expect..
So
I
would
like
to
make
that
as
a
priority
that
we
need
to
lower
the
cost
per
door..
We
need
to
be
able
to
find
a
certain
percentage
of
the
acceptable
land
on
which
we
can
build
and
let
the
staff
come
back
with
how
we
get
that
done.
C
city
staff
knows
that
they
need
to
hire
people..
I
don't
think
we
need
to
be
spending
too
much
time
and
trying
to
retrain
one
in
order
to
provide
those
services..
They
will
find
a
way
to
do
it
if
they
need
our
help
will
be
more
than
happy
to
give
it
to
them..
I
don't
want
to
continue
emphasizing
hire,
more,
hire,
more,
hire
more.,
they
know
they
have
to
do
it.
C
and
the
other
comment
which
was
often
made
here
is:
let's
increase
funding
for
this
thing,
and
it
is
the
funding
that
hey,
money
is
necessary,
but
it
is
not
always
sufficient
for
the
solution.
we
are
trying
to
get..
So
let's
get
the
solution
in
and
proposed
and
then
let
that
solution
dictate
how
much
money
is
needed.
money.
C
Isn't
the
answer
for
a
lot
of
these
problems.
ok,?
So,
as
a
result,
I
would
suggest
that
let's
focus
on
the
solutions
which
staff
can
bring
it
to
our
priorities
and
then
worry
about
how
much
money
they're
asking
or
what
they
will
need
and
then
we
can
choose
between
the
alternatives.
They
give
us
other
than
coming
back
and
saying
increase
the
funding
for
this,
increase.
The
funding,
increase
the
programs
which
you
want
and
let
let's
get
to
that..
So
I.
C
BD
A
The
process,
both
through
the
transition
committees,
where
I
wanted
to
highlight
five
areas
and
run
a
transition
process
to
get
feedback
in
those
five
areas,
and
then
this
is
meant
to
be
an
opportunity
to
go
beyond
that
and
hear
feedback
from
folks
on
the
entirety
of
our
courses..
So
everything
today
is
feedback,
that's
being
collected,
and
that
message
of
course
supersedes
anything
we
do
today,
.,
that's
the
action
that
we'll
take
collectively.,
there's
no
direction
we're
giving
today
on
the
budget.
just
to
be
clear,
,
that
was
going
to
be
my.
BD
Follow
up
question.
so
if
there
are
other
items
that
we
haven't
mentioned
today
publicly
and
and
if
you
look
at
the
csa
and
I've
listened
to
all
the
staff
presentations,
pretty
much
everything
that
the
community
has
talked
about
as
priorities,
wage
theft,,
responsible
contractors,
hiring
more
staff,
all
those
things
that
are
already
included
in
the
csa.
As
I
read
them.
and
then
there's
the
five
transition
teams
of
of
the
homeless
homeless.
one
is
the
one
that
I
participated
in,
and
so
your
intent
is
to
take
all
the
information.
BD
This
is
an
information
gathering
opportunity
for
you
and
and
what
we're
passing
is
approving
the
staff
recommendation
and
the
two
council
members
memos.,
but
it
doesn't
preclude
you
from
adding
anything
else
that
you
may
want
to
include
or
that
we
may
want
to
include
if
we're
in
your
brown
act.
correct.
just
to
be.
A
Clear
when
we
come
back
in
march,,
which
is
still
high
level
direction,
I
know
a
lot
of
new
folks
hear
the
message
the
budget
is
not
confirmed
until
june
by
a
majority.
Vote
of
this
party.
folks
are
welcome
to
bring
forward
memos
in
march
and
related
to
the
march
budget
message..
So
that
would
be
the
time
to
make.
A
A
A
A
BD
A
Should
be
clear,
this
is
these:
are
this?
Is
feedback
to
two
council
members
having
to
have
written
it
out
very
early
in
their
memos.?
I've
been
taking
copious
notes,
as
has
my
team
on
the
verbal
feedback
from
everybody
else..
So
as
long
as
it's
in
the
spirit
of
these
are
all
inputs
and
feedback
council
member,
you
made
the
motion.,
so
I
just
want
to
say
I'm.
AW
Perfectly
fine
with
making
sure
that
this
is
feedback..
I
definitely
did
not
want
to
confine
the
information
in
this
meeting
to
my
memo
or
the
council
members
memo..
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
it
was
on
the
record,
and
I
tried
to
think
of
three
items
that
I
think
we
all
agree
on.
So
I
definitely
have
more
stuff
to
talk
about
which
I'll
wait
till
march
to
to
do
so.
Yeah..
Thank
you
for.
BD
That
council
member
and
I
don't
disagree
with
either
of
the
memos
or
the
motion
on
the
table.,
I'm
just
trying
to
get
clarification..
The
other
thing
I
want
to
bring
to
the
public's
attention
and
remind
my
colleagues
who
haven't
been
through
this
budget
process
before
is
that,
prior
years,
the
budget
the
mayor
didn't,
come
to
us
and
say
what
are
your
priorities
prior
years?
The
mayor
would
only
be
talking
to
the
people
in
his
brown
act,
which
is,
he
will
still
have
that
flexibility..
BD
But
we
never
have
this
opportunity
to
make
public
comments
to
him
about
the
budget..
We
waited
for
the
budget,,
we
got
the
budget
and
then,
as
we
went
through
the
several
budget
process
meetings,
we
were
able
to
make
public
comment..
So
this
is
kind
of
preloading.
Some
information
that
I
think
is
really,
really
helpful
and
we
it's
it's
our
jobs
to
keep
an
eye
on
the
things
that
are
most
important
to
us,
and
so
many
colleagues
have
called
our
vision
zero..
So
I
will
not
call
out
vision
zero
as
the
chair
of
that
task.
BD
Many,
many
reasons.,
but
twelve
million
is
just
a
drop
in
the
bucket,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
we
allocate
it
properly
and
all
the
other
things
that
have
been
talked
about
by
the
public
filling
vacancies,,
the
police
reforms.
Someone
mentioned
that
we
all
were
rated
fs
as
it
relates
to
police
reforms
and
you're
right,
not
all
of
us
former,
the
current,
the
the
veteran
council
members,
the
new
council
members,
don't
have
a
grade
yet
and-
and
I
do
own-
and
I
do
own-
that
we
haven't.
We.
BD
Approved
the
reforms
but
they're
in
the
process.
there's
a
lot
of
them
and
they're
being
they'll,
be
implemented
over
time.,
I'm
really
confident
about
that.
how
quickly,
hopefully
we
can
get
through
those..
I
just
wanted
to
ask
about
essential
services,
because
that's
a
pot
of
money.
We
haven't
really
talked
about.,
but
council
member
ortiz
talked
about
the
ability
to
do
that.
In
prior
council
members
of
our
council
years,
we've
been
able
to
ask
you
for
a
certain
pot
of
money
or
certain
allocations.
we're
going
to
have
that
same
process
or
some
variation
of
that.
A
D
Out
the
five
year
forecast
coming
up
here,
probably
in
the
next
day
or
so
we're
told.,
give
us
a
good
preview
of
what
we're
forecasting
for
next
year
fiscally
and
for
our
budget
in
the
general
fund,
specifically
and
for
the
next
five
years.
As
far
as
the
essential
services
reserve,
which
I
know
you're
responsible
for
it,
it
would
be
our
intent
to
assume,
assuming
that
the
council
approves
that
as
part
of
the
direction
from
the
march
budget
message
to
do
that
type
of
process
again,.
D
BD
A
A
BD
BD
Captured
here.,
but
the
work
that
our
staff
does
is
truly
a
yeoman's
effort
and
they
work
extremely
hard
and
they've
been
sitting
here,
not
having
lunch,
and
it's
almost
what,
two
o'clock
and
you've
been
sitting
here
since
eleven
o'clock..
So
I
acknowledge
your
presence
here
and
hopefully
we
can
get
through
this
and
then
you
can
go
about
your
day
and
and
get
some
work
done..
I
I'm
very
mindful
of
overburdening
staff
and
we.
BD
Professional
staff
in
the
in
the
area
I'd
say
in
the
country,
but
I
can't
speak
that
big.,
I'm
just
so
proud
of
all
the
work
that
you
do
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
You
have
my
my
total
respect
for
everything
that
all
of
all
you
do
for
us
and
with
that
I
conclude
my
comments.
thank
you.
thanks
councilor
customer
construction.
AY
AY
Couple
of
times
from
various
people,
this
idea
that
we
have
to
get
back
to
basics,
core
services,
and
this
idea
that
these
four
five
focus
areas
are
those
basics.
I
want
to
make
very
clear
yes..
Our
residents
are
saying
we're
concerned.
These
aren't,
being
these
areas
aren't
being
addressed
or
they
need
improvement.,
but
I
don't
doubt
that
our
residents
believe
that
their
library
is
being
open,,
that
they're
parks
being
available
to
them.
by
the
way,
almog
park's
been
closed
since
the
rainstorms,
and
what
we
hear
from
people
is
the
frustration
of
not
having
that
available..
AY
We
have
staff
in
our
city
that
are
trying
to
get
that
park
back
open
and
running..
It's
really
important
that
we
still
offer
that
for
our
residents,
our
disaster
preparation.
We
saw
in
this
in
january
how
important
it
is
that
we
have
staff
who
are
out
on
the
streets
cleaning
backed
up
sewers,
dealing
with
trees
that
have
fallen,
keeping
our
neighborhoods
safe..
We
have
to
have
a
resilience
plan
for
the
inevitable
floods
and
things
that
are
happening
due
to
climate
change..
We
would
be,
it
would
be
terrible
for
us
not
to
do
that.
Going.
Forward.
AY
AY
We
actually
did
a
really
good
job
of
getting
our
staff
mobilized
out
there
on
the
streets..
So
I
just
want
to
be
clear
when
we
talk
about
getting
back
to
the
basics
and
core
services,.
Those
are
the
core
services
that,
fortunately,
we
do
well
as
a
city.,
but
the
minute
the
libraries
are
not
open,
when
we,
when
they
people
expect
me
to
be
open,.
AY
That's
when
we're
going
to
start
to
hear
that
we're
not
doing
our
job
road
maintenance,
,
street
lights,,
all
the
things
that
we
do
as
a
city.,
and
so
I
don't
think
anybody
intends
this.
But
I
just
want
to
be
clear.
We
it's
been
frustrating
to
me
to
hear
this
idea
about
going
back
to
basics.,
so
I'm
not
trying
to
put
anyone
on
the
spot,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
understood.
and
then
on
the.
AY
Homelessness,,
our
committee
on
homelessness
did
talk
about
prevention
of
homelessness,,
which
is
an
important
part
of
it..
The
good
news
is
that
all
the
work
that
that
we've
been
doing
over
the
years
has
brought
that
number
down
instead
of
three
for
every
one
I
think
we're
down
at
one
point
six
or
so
for
everyone..
We
have
to
get
down
to
one
to
one
or
less
in
order
to
prevent
the
number
from
continuing
to
grow..
AY
That's
why
we
did
recommend-
and
I
think
it's
in
the
list
of
recommendations
to
to
fund
homelessness
prevention
through
various
organizations,
but
also
to
try
to
put
in
place
tenant,
protections.
right
to
counsel
those
things
in
the
recommendations
that
will
help
people
prevent
eviction
so
that
they
will
end
up,
hopefully
not
becoming
homeless..
So
I
just
want
to
make
it
clear.
This
is
all
of
this
has
has
a
multifaceted
approach
to
homelessness.
thanks
elsewhere,
and
I
don't
disagree.
A
At
all.,
I
think,
there's
a
huge
difference
between
a
core
or
a
central
service
that
everyone
relies
on
us
for..
That
must
happen,
starting
with
treating
our
wastewater..
We
want
to
see
civilization
disappear,
quickly.,
stop
doing
that
consistently
and
a
few
focus
areas
where
I
think
we
can.
I
think
most
of
would
agree.
We
need
transformation
and
we
need
to
approach
what
we're
doing
very
differently
and
be
more
experimental
and
try
to
innovate
more..