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City of San José, California
City Council, January 10, 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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G
Thank
you
so
much
mayor
Mahan.
We
welcome
rimban
Gerald
Sakamoto
from
the
San
Jose
betsuin
rinban
has
been
with
the
Vets
win
since
1986
for
over
30
years.
He
has
seen
transition
and
change
much
like
we
now
see
in
the
San
Jose
City
Council.
May
we
keep
that
theme
of
transition
and
interdependency
in
our
hearts
and
Minds
as
ring.
Bond
leads
us
in
the
invocation
and
it's
Rosemary
not
Ellen.
B
H
Happy
New
Year
and
congratulations
on
being
here
on
the
council.
As
council
members,
you
are
stewards
of
an
economically
and
ethnically
diverse
Community
about
one
another
to
see
a
broader
world
to
be
a
part
of
recognizing
the
importance
and
of
the
deep
connection
we
share
with
the
life
around
us
as
city
council
members,
your
responsibility
to
manage
this
tremendous
resource
with
compassion
and
kindness.
C
A
G
The
constitution
of
the
State
of
California
and
I
take
this
obligation
really
I.
Take
this
obligation
freely
without
any
mental
reservation,
without
any
mental
reservation
or
purpose
of
evasion
or
purpose
of
evasion
and
I
will
well
and
faithfully
and
I,
will
well
and
Faithfully
discharge
the
duties
discharge,
the
duties
upon
which
I'm
about
upon
which
I'm
about
to
enter.
K
F
K
F
D
M
D
D
N
The
constitution
of
the
State
of
California
and
I
take
this
obligation
freely
and
I.
Take
this
obligation
freely
without
any
mental
reservation
without
any
mental
reservation,
purpose
of
evasion
or
purpose
of
evasion
and
I
will
well
and
faithfully
and
I,
will
well
and
Faithfully
discharge
the
duties
discharge,
the
duties
upon
which
I'm
about
to
enter
upon
which
I'm
about
to
enter.
Congratulations.
Thank
you.
C
Wonderful,
congratulations
to
all
of
our
newly
sworn
in
Council.
Members
really
excited
to
serve
with
each
of
you.
Welcome
to
the
council
we're
going
to
continue
with
ceremonial
items
in
councilmember
Foley.
If
you
would
sorry
we
can
head
back
down
to
the
podium
where
we
will
recognize
the
South
Bay
clean
Creeks
coalition.
N
N
So
happy
New,
Year
everyone
I'm
excited
to
be
back
in
2023
and
once
again,
I
want
to
congratulate
the
newly
elected
council
members
and
our
new
mayor
I,
look
forward
to
collaborating
with
you
all
in
the
coming
year.
I'm
also
excited
to
welcome
our
first
ceremonial
of
the
year,
the
volunteers
of
the
South
Bay
clean
Creeks
coalition
joining
us.
Today
we
have
Josh
Jordan
Antonio
Jana
Ken,
Aaron
Jennifer,
along
with
Steve
Holmes,
the
founder
of
the
South
Bay
clean
Creeks
coalition,
South
Bay,
clean
Creek's
Coalition.
N
The
clean
Creeks
Coalition
relies
heavily
on
its
volunteers
as
they
perform
regular
Creek
cleanup
events
on
the
Los
Gratis
Creek,
Guadalupe
River,
and
on
the
Coyote
Creek.
These
cleanups
are
generally
organized
under
a
team
222
program.
All
they
ask
of.
You
is
two
hours
of
your
time.
The
second
Saturday
of
every
other
month
equals
2
222..
N
N
N
They
lead
the
groups
the
day
of
the
cleanup
and
locate
high
value
cleanup
spots
like
places
that
have
been
used
as
campsites
or
dumping
grounds
for
household
items.
The
volunteers
are
part
of
the
heart
of
the
organization
without
them
in
the
clean
Creeks
Coalition
couldn't
do
what
they
do.
Every
little
bit
helps
to
reclaim
and
restore
our
creeks
and
rivers.
I'm
grateful
for
your
leadership
and
commitment
to
our
community
and
our
environment.
N
N
Mr
Mayor,
would
you
please
present
the
commendations
to
this
extraordinary
group
of
individuals
and
we
have
one
for
each
of
them
and
Steve?
Would
you
like
to
come
forward
or
anyone
else
in
your
group,
who'd
like
to
say
a
few
words,
and
thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
to
keep
our
our
Waters
clear,
Jana.
P
P
It
becomes
tons
like
you
said
we're
always
looking
for
volunteers
and
I,
want
to
thank
this
group
for
all
the
because,
like
I
said
on
the
Newbie
for
all
the
work
that
they've
done
for
Steve
for
setting
it
up
so
really
appreciate
this
reward
and
I
appreciate
their
time
and
letting
me
into
this
fantastic
group.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
Q
So
this
all
started
about
10
years
this
Odyssey
and
at
the
time
I
was
I'm.
A
fisherman
and
I've
discovered
that
we
have
salmon
coming
up
this
Waterway
and
it
really
kind
of
shocked
me
that
we
had
this
resource
and
so
that
led
to
this
journey
and
really
there
would
have
been
no
way
that
we
could
have
accomplished
what
we've
accomplished
over
the
last
10
years.
Q
Had
it
not
been
for
this
Core
group
of
team
leaders-
and
this
is
just
part
of
that
group-
typically,
they
show
up,
they
do
the
work
and
then
they
go
home
and
the
work
gets
done
and
we
make
progress
along
our
streams.
So
I
was
glad
to
see
that
we
had
this
many
people-
incidentally
Yana-
who
spoke
first
here
she
is
our
cookie
lady.
So
after
our
cleanups
we
always
have
some
sort
of
a
cookie
you
know
to
enjoy
after
the
cleanup,
so
I
want
to
thank
them
all
for
all
the.
R
S
Good
afternoon,
everyone
and
welcome
back
to
City
Hall
today
I'm
giving
the
proclamation
to
the
San
Jose
Sports
Authority
in
honor
of
the
2023
U.S
figure
Skating
championships,
which
are
taking
place
at
the
sap
Center
this
month,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
San
Jose
Sports
Authority.
They
are
a
small
But,
Mighty
team,
Carrie,
Benjamin,
Darren,
Senti
they're
they're
here
somewhere
and
John
poach
for
joining
us
today.
To
accept
this
Proclamation
I'd
also
like
to
say
that
we
are
joined
by
star
Andrews,
one
of
the
skaters
who
will
be
competing
at
the
event.
S
The
Sports
Authority
has
done
a
lot
of
hard
work
in
bringing
world-class
sporting
events
like
the
U.S
figure,
Skating
championships
to
San
Jose
for
many
years
and,
of
course,
families,
sports
fans
and
those
of
us
on
city
council
enjoy
watching
the
figure
skating
championships.
It's
incredibly
exciting
to
have
the
Championships
be
hosted
in
San
Jose
again
for
the
fourth
time
and
I
hope.
Many
of
you
who
are
watching
this
meeting
are
going
to
buy
tickets.
S
Thank
you
John
and
the
Sports
Authority
for
putting
San
Jose
on
the
map,
our
local
economy,
our
tourism
and
our
name
as
a
city
will
greatly
benefit
from
this
event.
This
extra
visibility
also
helps
more
residents,
be
proud
of
where
they
live,
and
now
I'd
like
to
invite
the
executive
director
of
the
San
Jose,
Sports,
Authority,
John
poached,
to
say
a
few
words.
T
Mayor
Mayhem,
councilmember,
Davis
and
members
of
the
city
council
on
behalf
of
the
San
Jose
Sports
Authority.
We
thank
you.
The
city
of
San
Jose,
the
office
of
Economic,
Development,
Park,
Rec,
Neighborhood,
Services
office
of
cultural
Affairs
for
supporting
our
efforts
to
bid
on
these
events
to
make
San
Jose
a
world-class
City
and
a
world-class
Sports
destination.
Our
mission
is
simple:
to
create
Economic,
Development
visibility
and
marketing
for
the
city
of
San
Jose
through
Sports.
T
We
are
honored
for
the
fourth
time
did
by
the
host
of
USA
figure
skating
national
champions
with
Superstar
Olympic
hopeful,
right,
hair,
star
Andrew.
So
thank
you,
members
of
the
council,
all
of
the
city
agencies,
and
especially
our
partners,
the
San
Jose
Sharks
sharks,
ice
and
all
of
you
for
making
this
San
Jose
such
a
great
place
to
be
great
place
to
live
and
a
great
place
to
serve.
Thank
you.
C
Go
okay,
great
thanks
everybody!
So
we're
on
to
orders
of
the
day.
You
will
notice
on
the
agenda
that
we
have
late
edition,
which
is
item
3.5
ratification
over
proclamation
of
local
emergency,
which
we
would
like
to
add
to
the
agenda.
I
would
also
actually
I
don't
need
a
motion
for
anything
else.
So
we'll
entertain
emotion
on
orders
of
the
day
move
approval.
S
B
B
C
Wonderful
next,
we
have
an
adjournment.
The
meeting
today
will
be
adjourned,
an
honor
and
memory
of
Maria
Marcelo,
who
was
a
District
3
resident
in
tireless
Community
activist
Maria
fought
for
health
for
the
health
and
safety
of
immigrant
families
in
the
Washington
Guadalupe
neighborhood
I'd
like
to
invite
councilman
Torres
to
share
some
remarks.
K
Great
thank
you
good
afternoon.
Everyone
and
congrat
congratulations
to
to
those
who
just
got
sworn
in
my
new
colleagues
and
incoming
council
members
as
well
on
December
7th
2022.
Our
community
lost
a
true
leader
and
champion
of
our
people,
Maria
Marcelo
Maria
spent
decades
fighting
for
families
from
Washington
area
or
what
its
neighbors
call
lawash.
K
Ensuring
our
community
has
the
most
essential
needs.
She
served
as
a
community
engagement
director
of
healing
Grove,
a
non-profit
Center
focused
on
providing
holistic,
Primary
Care
to
all
residents.
She
was
president
of
a
very
important
Latina
empowerment
program,
called
Madera
Madre,
which
he
co-founded
15
years
ago,
but
the
role
she
played
best
in
our
lives
was
a
tireless
Advocate
and
Warrior
for
our
community.
K
Maria's
impact
on
our
community
will
not
be
forgotten.
Just
this
past
October
Maria
brought
back
our
Infamous
Washington
Community
haunted
house.
After
eight
long
years
she
organized
Community
donation
drives
community
posadas
events
for
Dia
del
nino
food
drives
insured.
Our
kiddos
had
chews
and
uniforms
for
our
new
school
year,
but
for
our
immigrant
Community
helped
those
that
suffered
from
domestic
violence
and
addiction,
helped
our
unhoused
residents
and
so
much
more
I've,
personally
known
Maria
nearly
my
entire
life
and
will
not
be
where
I
am
without
her
guidance
and
selfishness.
K
Thank
you.
I
have
invited
I've
invited
council
member
Foley,
who
personally
knew
Maria
Marcelo
her
time
on
San
Jose,
Unified,
School,
District
and
as
well
as
council
member
Doan,
because
healing
Grove
is
actually
in
District
Seven,
it's
on
Alma
Avenue
and
it
borders
three
and
seven,
and
so
they're.
Gonna
also
say
a
few
words
before
before
we
have
Maria's
daughter,
say
a
few
words.
N
Thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
for
this
tribute
to
Maria
a
tremendous
loss
to
our
community.
I've
spent
many
hours
of
activism
with
Maria
with
the
Washington
Elementary
School
area
when
I
was
on
the
school
board
and
I
have
a
lot
of
stories
that
I
wanted
to
go
into
detail
right
now,
but
but
she
is
tenacious.
She
was
strong.
N
A
tremendous
advocate
for
the
kids
and
the
people
in
the
Washington
Community
and
what
a
tremendous
loss
that
this
community
has
faced,
but
Omar
I
know
you're
going
to
carry
on
her
torch,
so
good
good
for
you
and
thank
you
so
much
for
allowing
me
the
opportunity
to
share
my
thoughts
and
my
love
and
my
passion
for
Maria
what
a
what
a
huge
huge
loss,
but
a
huge
force
that
we
will
not
lose
lose
track
of
for
a
long
long
time.
Thank
you.
M
M
She
oohs
out
this
confidence
to
caring
about
our
community,
not
only
the
the
resident
but
the
unhoused
residents,
and
she
was
very
supportive
of
whoever
come
to
her
office
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
her
Legacy
stays
alive
right
here
in
District,
Seven
I
will
work
with
our
our
city
councils
and
our
mayor
to
make
sure
that
her
Legacy
continue.
Thank
you
so
much.
U
It
warms
my
heart
to
know
that
the
city
council
is
doing
this
in
honor
of
my
mom
I
know
she
put
in
tireless
hours
of
work
and,
like
Omar,
said
it's
about
building
a
legacy.
Now
you
know
she
isn't
with
us.
Unfortunately,
but
her
work
will
continue,
I'm
going
to
be
working
alongside
healing
Grove
as
part
of
their
team.
Now,
in
order
to
ensure
that
my
mom's
work
and
all
of
her
programs
continue
and
that
A
Change
Is
Made
in
our
community,
so
great.
K
K
C
Thank
you,
council
members,
for
a
beautiful
tribute
to
a
truly
remarkable
woman
and
Community
leader,
and
thank
you
to
all
of
you
in
this
room
who
are
carrying
on
her
work.
Thanks
to
her
inspiration,
we
will
move
on
to
the
closed
session
report
and
ask
the
City
attorney
if
she
has
anything
to
report.
X
X
A
little
bit
of
background,
Mother
Nature,
has
listened
to
our
requests
and
prayers
for
rain.
Since
Thanksgiving,
the
Bay
Area
has
seen
a
significant
rainfall
December
alone
for
San
Jose.
We
saw
more
than
50
percent
more
of
normal
rain.
It
created
a
scenario
of
saturated
soils,
swollen
swollen
creeks
and
rivers,
and
the
perfect
situation
for
potential
flooding.
X
What
this
means
is
that
we
had
regular
Communications
with
the
key
departments
with
Valley
Water,
the
National
Weather
Service
and
the
county.
We
gather
together
those
responsible
to
respond
to
the
field,
to
assess
conditions
and
gather
critical
resources
and
help
direct
City
resources
to
support,
noticing
the
unhoused
and
rallying
resources
for
shelters.
X
X
We
continued
this
because
the
threat
of
the
continued
heavy
storms
and
a
concern
for
loss
of
life
in
the
waterways.
The
incident
management
team
collaborated
with
the
other
departments,
to
determine
that
a
local
emergency
was
appropriate
and
consulted
with
the
city
manager
to
sign
a
proclamation
at
5,
30
pm
on
January
3rd
to
protect
life
and
evacuation
order
for
those
living
in
the
creek
was
was
served
in
order
to
protect
those
lives.
X
X
We
established
emergency
powers
to
move
more
quickly
and
establish
mandatory
evacuation
of
key
areas
for
Public
Safety,
and
we
expanded
our
Sheltering
operations
for
the
duration
of
the
storm
and
the
immediate
aftermath
protect
property
from
damage
we
insured.
All
critical
City
infrastructure
was
protected
and
functioned
well.
We
monitored
private
property
both
for
the
property
of
the
unhoused
and
other
areas
affected
by
the
flooding
we
maintained
streets
from
flooding
and
moving
tree
and
debris,
keeping
those
streets
clear
and
routing
traffic
away
from
the
areas
that
aren't
safe.
X
We
moderated
and
responded
to
known
hot
spots,
including,
but
not
limited
to
Ross
penitentia,
coyote,
Los,
Gatos
and
Fisher
creeks
and
the
Guadalupe
River,
and
we
mapped
and
tracked
those
resources.
We
continue
to
protect
the
environment
by
assisting
to
clean
the
waterways
and
clear
waterways
when
possible
and
appropriate
without
endangering
our
the
lives
of
our
staffs.
We
also
protect
the
city
parks
and
the
streets
trees
in
terms
of
communication
and
coordination.
As
I
mentioned,
we
did
work
closely
with
our
partner
agencies
and
we
kept
our
partners
and
residents
informed
about
the
operations.
X
Our
request
here
today
is
to
make
sure
that
we
do
ratify
the
Emergency
Services
director
of
the
city
managers
proclamation
of
a
local
emergency.
What
this
allows
us
to
do
is
to
ask
ask
for
additional
resources
necessary
from
the
state
of
the
resources
and
allows
us
also
to
gain
resources
from
FEMA
and
reimbursement
as
appropriate.
What
we'd
like
to
do
is
show
a
quick
video
of
the
response,
as
it
did
take
place
and
then
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Kip
to
close
it
out.
Y
As
we
experience
this
atmospheric
River
with
more
rain
on
the
horizon,
the
city
of
San
Jose
stands
ready
to
respond.
Everyone's
safety
is
our
top
priority.
Our
employees
are
currently
on
the
front
lines.
Ensuring
all
residents,
including
those
in
our
most
vulnerable
communities,
are
safe
and
provided
with
much
needed
services
and
resources.
Y
W
W
W
Of
stage
by
my
own
video,
thank
you,
everyone
keep
Parkinson's
Deputy
city
manager
serving
as
the
Emergency
Operations
director
for
this
event
and
Mr
Mayor
members
of
the
council,
members
of
the
public.
There
will
be
time
in
the
future
to
do
an
after
action
report
and
engage
in
a
lot
of
conversation
about
what
we
learned
and
what
we
can
do
differently.
What
we're
bringing
you
today
is
a
very
narrow
request
to
ratify
the
city.
W
Manager's
Proclamation,
we'll
continue
to
stay
in
tight
communication
with
each
of
your
offices
and
the
community
as
we
go
forward.
But
what
we're
requesting
today
is
simply
approval
to
continue
to
what
we're
doing
we're
in
the
active
emergency
right
now
in
a
virtual
stand-up
I'm,
actually
responding
to
incidents
in
the
field
as
I'm
speaking
to
here.
So
our
request
is
that
we
we
move
this
forward
and
then
we'll
be
back
in
the
field
and
open
to
your
feedback
and
guidance
as
we
go
forward
in
the
future.
C
Okay,
great
coming
back
to
council
and
I'll
just
quickly
go
to
my
Council
list
here.
I
do
want
to
just
very
quickly
Kip
as
as
director
of
the
OC
over
the
last
week
and
and
Ray,
and
your
role
and
and
all
of
our
partners
really
did
a
tremendous
job.
This
was
a
case
where
I
think
we
have
fairly
clearly
learned
lessons
from
2017,
for
example,
the
level
of
coordination
with
Valley
water
with
PG
e.
C
It
was
excellent,
I
appreciate
how
proactive
we
were
at
getting
out
there
and
alerting
our
many
unhoused
residents
living
along
our
waterways,
who
are
putting
harms
Away
by
the
series
of
storms,
I'm,
confident
that
that
your
proactive
work
and
organization
save
lives.
So
I
just
wanted
to
be
sure
to
note
that,
and
and
without
all
move
on
to
our
council
members,
who
would
like
to
speak
I
believe
councilman
Cohen
is
up
first.
Z
Yeah,
thank
you
mayor
and
just
want
to
thank
you.
Kip
Ray,
Rob
Lage,
everybody
else.
Who's
been
working,
I
think
24
7.
For
the
last
couple
weeks
we
were.
We
were
involved
over
New
Year's
weekend
and
for
the
past
week
in
a
lot
of
different
areas
around
the
city,
I
can't
imagine
the
scope.
The
scope
just
within
District
Four
has
been
large
enough
for
me
to
deal
with.
Z
So
it's
impressive
that
you've
been
as
as
able
to
react
when
I
had
a
an
issue
on
a
in
a
street
in
a
neighborhood
on
a
creek,
you
were
there
within
minutes
or
hours
at
the
at
the
max
and
that
coordination
with
Valley
Water
really
helped
in
our
district.
We
have
you,
know
a
lot
of
high
water
and
a
lot
of
nervous
residents
and
so
I
appreciate
all
of
the
things
that
you've
done
to
stand
up
quickly
in
the
last
couple
weeks.
N
N
Great
thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
Kip
and
Ray,
and
the
team
for
all
the
reports
and
the
information
that
you
have
provided
the
council
offices,
but
also
the
community.
The
information
that
you've
been
able
to
give
to
us
that
we've
been
able
to
push
out
through
social
media
has
been
really
invaluable
and
and
to
Echo
council
member
Cohen's
comments.
It
really
is
impressive.
How
quickly
you
responded
and
kept
us
notified
of
what
was
happening
in
my
area.
I
have
Ross
Creek
I
also
have
canoas
Creek
and
Guadalupe
is
not
far
from
my
personal
residence.
N
Just
just
a
quick
story:
I
was
out
there
at
Ross
Creek
on
Friday
and
who
do
I,
see
knocking
on
doors,
but
mayor
licardo
was
out
there
with
his
equipment
and
in
his
gear,
along
with
all
the
other
volunteers,
knocking
on
doors
speaking
to
people,
about
the
need
to
get
sandbags
and
be
prepared,
and
this
was
just
shortly
after
the
police
had
gone
by
with
their
loudspeakers
telling
people
to
be
prepared.
So
it
was
kind
of
fun
to
run
into
the
retired
mayor
out
there.
N
K
So
my
District
3
team
has
been
out
there
outreaching
to
our
folks.
So
thank
you
to
our
other
government
partners
and
nonprofits
a
big
major
thank
you
to
Red
Cross
for
creating
two
amazing
shelters,
but
also
to
those
folks
who
didn't
get
paid
for
for
being
out
here,
volunteers
and
and
and
other
folks
who,
who
helped
are
unhoused
and
and
other
neighbors
with
sandbagging
and
getting
them
out
out
of
the
creek.
So
and
it's
it's
really
good
to
know
and
hear
that
our
city
is
learning
our
lesson
from
2017
and
also
the
1995
floods.
K
M
M
We
prepare
to
respond
to
this
emergency
like
no
others
and
I'm
I'm,
extremely
proud
to
say
the
city
of
San
Jose,
we're
the
best
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
want
to
make
sure
the
office
of
the
emergency
management
management
being
recognized
of
the
fact
that
they
work
day
and
night
to
make
sure
not
only
the
vulnerable,
but
all
of
our
citizens
are
being
safe
and
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you.
L
Thank
you,
mayor
I,
just
want
to
Echo
some
of
the
comments
that
my
fellow
colleagues
have
mentioned
already.
Thank
you
so
much
to
our
city
staff.
Thank
you.
Kip.
You
and
I
have
been
texting
late
at
night
in
regards
to
making
sure
that
our
residents
throughout
the
city
have
the
resources
and
support
they
need
for
their
families
and
their
homes.
L
I
specifically
want
to
thank
you
for
two
instances
in
my
district
myself
and
my
staff
are
out
over
the
weekend,
knocking
on
doors
in
the
Toyon
penitentia,
Creek
area,
learning,
families
of
the
potential
flood,
and
we
did
come
across
I
think
about
two
trees
that
had
fallen,
and
you
know
we
submitted
it
through
email
and
at
first
I'm
like
oh,
it's
through
email.
Are
they
going
to
respond,
I
drove
by
a
couple
hours
later
and
those
trees
were
gone.
So
I
really
want
to.
Thank
you
the
amount
of
seriousness
and
priority
you're.
L
You
know
what
they're
the
heart
and
soul
of
this
city,
so
I
just
really
want
to
go
on
the
record
and
thank
them
and,
and
the
second
instance
Regional
Medical
Center
in
my
district
had
a
flood
that
was
preventing
them
to
ship
in
new
resources
for
the
patients
and
that
could
have
been
life-threatening
for
many
of
the
the
patients
there
and
we
we
got
a
notice
of
this
late
in
the
afternoon
yesterday
and
our
city
staff
got
into
got
into
motion
and
made
sure
to
mitigate
that.
So
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
C
Great
thanks,
councilmember
I,
think
you're
hearing
unanimous
gratitude,
so
thank
you
again
for
everything
you
and
all
the
members
of
the
EOC.
All
our
other
partners
who
were
listed
have
done
to
keep
us
organized
and
help
save
lives,
we'll
let
you
get
back
to
work,
I
think
we
are
ready.
Now
we
have
a
motion
from
councilman
Cohen
seconded
by
counselor,
fully,
let's
vote.
C
A
C
C
L
Go
ahead.
No
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mayor
I.
Just
have
a
quick
comment
as
I
come
into
the
District
5
office
I'm,
keenly
aware
of
the
work
being
done
along
the
Alum
Rock
Corridor
to
form
a
a
c
bid,
and
what
we're
seeing
in
this
report
is
the
incredible
impact
that
cbids
hold
in
the
in
their
Community
final.
Financially,
we
can
see
how
this
seeped
specifically
has
driven
Economic,
Development,
downtown
Willow
Glen
is
known
in
this
city
as
a
prime
location
for
shopping
and
dining.
L
You
know
I
I,
personally
love
to
go
to
downtown
Willow
Glen
for
Taiwan.
They
have
a
great
Taiwan
restaurant
in
that
area,
but
we're
moving
to
do
the
same
thing
in
the
Alum
Rock
Corridor,
while
ensuring
that
we're
able
to
Leverage
and
a
leverage
cultural
assets,
as
well
as
to
present
the
historical
stretch
of
of
San
Jose,
coupled
with
the
Mexican
heritage,
Plaza
little
Portugal.
The
potential
impact
of
a
seabed
along
Alum
Rock
is
quite
incredible.
L
I'm
thankful
for
the
leadership
of
my
predecessor,
former
council
member
Magdalena
Carrasco,
and
the
great
work
of
staff
from
the
office
of
Economic
Development,
the
leadership
of
the
Alum
Rock
Santa
Clara
Street
Business
Association.
They
were
here
a
few
minutes
ago,
Unfortunately
they
just
left
as
well
as
our
consultant
civitas
for
their
great
work
in
pushing
the
seabed.
It's
my
hope
that
I
can
count
on
this
council's
support
to
pass
the
Alum
Rock
sea
bid
when
we
cross
that
bridge.
Those
are
my
comments.
Thank
you,
mayor.
C
A
C
M
B
C
AB
Here
to
present
our
audit
true
removals
and
Replacements
the
city
can
improve
processes
to
protect
and
grow
the
community
Forest.
So
the
mission
of
the
city
otters
office
is
to
independently
assess
and
report
on
City
operations
and
services.
The
audit
function
is
an
essential
element
to
the
San
Jose's
public
accountability
and
our
audits
provide
the
city
council,
City
management,
the
general
public,
with
independent
objective
information
regarding
the
economy,
efficiency,
Effectiveness
and
Equity
of
City
operations.
AB
Services
the
office
is
independent
from
the
city
manager's
office
and
the
and
the
audit
departments
and
Report
directly
to
the
city
council.
This
audit
was
conducted
in
response
to
a
requests
from
the
by
the
former
mayor
and
multiple
members
of
the
city
council
has
included
in
the
city.
Auditors
Council
approved
fiscal
year,
2022-2023
work
plan,
San,
Jose's,
Community
Forest
is
comprised
of
1.6
million
trees
on
private
and
public
property.
AB
Most
trees
are
located
on
private
property,
however,
about
300
000
trees
are
on
public
property
or
rights
of
way,
including
about
270
000
Street
trees,
the
vast
majority
of
which
are
maintained
by
private
property
owners
in
February
2022.
The
city
adopted
a
community
Forest
management
plan
or
cfmp
to
grow
and
maintain
the
community
Forest,
along
with
the
adoption
of
that
plan,
was
direction
to
conduct
this
audit,
the
purpose
of
which
was
to
review
how
and
whether
the
city's
collecting
tree
related
mitigation
fees
from
Developers.
AB
How
and
whether
the
city
is
enforcing
tree
planting
conditions
on
development,
how
the
city
is
spending
tree
mitigation
funds
and
how
the
city
can
most
cost-effectively
plant
more
trees.
Multiple
City
departments
play
a
role
with
managing
or
overseeing
the
removal,
replacement,
planting
and
monitoring
of
tree
related
activities
for
purposes
of
this
audit,
Departments
of
Transportation
or
Dot,
and
planning
building
code
enforcement
or
pbce.
AB
In
Prior
years,
the
department
had
planted
roughly
a
few
hundred
trees
per
year
and
growing
going
forward.
The
goal
is
to
plant
2
000
trees
per
year.
To
accomplish
this,
this
increased
scope
and
scale
of
tree
planting
additional
funding
was
allocated
for
planting
and
pruning
in
last
year's
budget
process
in
San,
Jose
Property
Owners
need
a
permit
to
remove
trees
over
38
inches
in
circumference
from
single
family
or
duplex
Lots,
or
of
any
size
on
other
property
types
planning,
division
of
ppce
reviews
the
permits
and
determines
the
application.
AB
If
the
application
can
be
approved,
trees
that
are
removed
must
be
replaced
for
the
city's
replacement
ratio.
The
ratio
ranges
from
one
to
five
trees
per
tree
removed
depending
on
the
property
type
the
size
of
the
tree
and
whether
the
tree
is
native,
a
large
native
tree
will
have
the
highest
replacement
ratio.
AB
If
there
is
space,
the
city
prefers
that
applicants
plant
replacement,
trees
on
their
property,
otherwise,
applicants
pay
a
fee
and
Department
of
Transportation
uses
that
feed
to
plant
new
trees.
We
had
four
findings.
The
first
finding
was
that
private
property
tree
removal
permitting
requires
better
resources
and
improved
processes.
AB
The
city
requires
applicants
plant
replacements
for
trees
that
they
removed
for
the
city's
replacement
ratios,
as
I
just
mentioned.
However,
planners
have
not
been
consistently
applying
the
standard
replacement
ratios
correctly
when
approving
tree
removals
or
development
permits
we
found
in
our
small
sample
of
34
permits.
AB
We
noted
errors
in
nearly
one-third,
resulting
in
142
fewer
trees
planted
or
roughly
a
hundred
and
ten
thousand
dollars
of
in-lu
fees
currently
planners
do
not
receive
standard
training,
nor
have
instruction
on
how
to
apply
the
replacement
ratios
or
make
technical
decisions
around
trees
to
ensure
that
tree
removal
processes
are
consistently
followed
and
updated.
We
recommend
that
pbce
develop
procedures
on
true
removal,
permit,
permit,
processing
and
provide
planners
with
technical
guidance
about
trees
or
provide
further
access
to
certified
arborists.
AB
We
also
noted
that,
true
that
true
removal
permit
fees
do
not
align
with
the
current
review
process
for
a
sample
projects.
The
average
time
to
review
a
live
tree
removal
was
longer
than
the
permit
fee
recovers.
We
should
also
note
that
the
recommendations
from
the
cfmp
may
impact
the
current
process
and
PBC
plans
to
review
the
fee
in
related
processes.
We
have
a
recommendation
in
this
area
as
well.
AB
The
second
finding
is
that
the
city
can
better
ensure
replacement,
trees
are
planted
and
regrowing
the
canopy.
The
purpose
of
the
city's
replacement
ratio
is
to
regrow
the
canopy
after
a
tree
is
removed
and,
as
noted
earlier,
when
an
applicant
removes
the
tree,
the
city
prefers
that
the
replacement
tree
or
trees
be
planted
on
their
property.
AB
Lastly,
the
city
determines
the
replacement
ratio
based
on
the
number
of
trees
removed
without
accounting
for
canopy
loss
and
does
not
provide
guidelines
for
appropriate
tree
species
for
planting
to
ensure
replacement
trees
are
appropriately
planted
to
regrow
the
canopy.
We
recommend
PPC,
develop
procedures
to
enforce
tree
planting
requirements
and
revise
the
tree
replacement
policy
to
incorporate
canopy
size
and
provide
guidance
for
tree
selection.
AB
The
third
finding
is
dot
has
not
been
spending
in
Luffy's
Timely,
as
described
earlier.
The
city
collects
in
Luffy
when
applicants
remove
a
tree
and
do
not
have
room
to
plant
a
new
tree
on
their
property.
They
then
use
these
fee.
Revenues
to
plant
trees
on
the
applicant's
behalf,
dot
has
spent
only
a
small
portion
of
the
in-lu
fees
collected
to
date
between
fiscal
year
2018-1921-22,
the
city
collected
over
1.5
million
dollars
in
in-lu
fees,
but
only
spent
88
thousand
dollars
or
about
six
percent.
AB
The
city
has
identified
numerous
objectives
for
the
community
Forest
program.
These
include
planting
2
000
trees
per
year.
Achieving
a
20
canopy
cover
by
2051
and
prioritizing
tree
planting
in
designated
areas
of
need,
costs
of
tree
planning
can
vary,
but
can
include
costs
for
procuring
and
planting
a
tree
site.
Preparation
or
traffic
safety
measures.
For
example,
in
one
project,
reviewed
planting
occurred
on
a
heavily
trafficked
Street
required
lane
closures
watering
during
the
first
few
years
after
a
tree
is
planted,
which
is
also
referred
to
as
the
establishment
period
and
future
maintenance
costs.
AB
AB
However,
City
date
on
tree
removals,
Replacements
and
tree
planning
is
limited,
both
in
terms
of
costs
and
Effectiveness,
such
as
survival
rates
for
different
planting
strategies
to
measure
how
well
the
city
is
meeting
its
objectives.
The
city
should
track
additional
data
related
tree
planting
removals
and
Outreach
and,
in
addition,
metrics
would
help
the
city
evaluate
the
cost-effectiveness
of
planting
approaches
in
meeting
objectives
to
measure
how
well
the
city
is
meeting
Community
Forest
objectives.
AB
The
report
has
10
recommendations
to
improve
the
city's
processes
to
protect
and
grow
the
community
Forest
we'd
like
to
thank
the
Departments
of
transportation
planning,
building
code
enforcement
and
Public
Works.
We
also
like
to
thank
the
city,
attorney's
office
and
the
city
manager's
budget
office.
Ask
that
you
accept
the
report.
I'll
turn
it
over
to
John
from
the
Department
of
Transportation
for
the
administration's
response.
We're
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Thank
you.
AC
Thank
you,
Joe
John
risto,
director
of
Transportation.
Besides
Chris
and
I
up
here
we
have
Robert
Manford,
deputy
director
of
planning,
building
code
enforcement
and
Rick
Scott
deputy
director
of
Department
of
Transportation
on
behalf
of
the
city.
Administration
I
just
want
to
thank
Joe
and
his
audit
team
for
very
thorough
and
productive
report.
It's
very
helpful.
We
concur
with
all
the
findings
and
the
recommendations
in
the
report
and
look
forward
to
implementing
those.
AC
We
also
did
receive
a
memorandum
from
Council,
Members,
Cohen,
Davis
and
Jimenez,
and
and
we
do
Concur
and
support
those
recommendations
that
are
contained
in
that
memo,
and
we
also
did
just
receive
memorandum
from
council
member
Torres
and
we
concurred
support
those
recommendations
as
well.
Thank
you.
D
AD
AD
AE
Hi,
thank
you.
So
much
I
just
wanted
to
comment
on
the
one
recommendation
that
the
planning
department
have
more
training
or
have
some
coordination
with
the
city
arborists
involved
when
they're
getting
feedback
on
trees,
because
this
came
up
last
year
in
a
really
important
permit
that
the
planning
department
had
gone
ahead
and
said
that
they
recommended
this
removal
of
California
buckeye
tree
over
100
inches
in
circumference.
AE
In
order
for
this
one
house
to
be
built
on
this
hill
and
the
problem
with
that
was
that
planning
had
not
even
contacted
one
arborist,
let
alone
the
City
Arborist,
to
make
a
finding
that
this
California
buckeye
tree
was
in
poor
condition
and
upon
doing
a
little
research.
We
found
out
that
Not
only
was
it
not
in
poor
condition
that
that
was
just
a
statement
of
visual
observation
and
doing
a
little
more
research
at
California.
AE
Buckeye
tree
has
a
season
in
which
it
goes
through,
something
where
it
doesn't
look
like
it's
sort
of
the
most
healthy
tree,
but
that
doesn't
mean
it
isn't,
and
so
I
guess.
My
point
is
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
report
in
which
you're
acknowledging
the
disconnect
between
the
planning
department
offering
up
advice
about
trees
when
in
fact
they
do
not
have
the
expertise
needed
to
make
some
of
these
decisions
about
these
enormously
important
trees.
These
huge
huge
trees
that
they're
talking
about
just
taking
down
so
number
one.
AE
Thank
you
for
that
acknowledgment
and
two.
We
really
should
have
some
sort
of
policy
connection
where,
if
a
planning
department
is
going
to
say,
yeah,
let's
take
down
this
tree,
it
shouldn't
just
be
because
they
had
some
visual
on
it.
A
City
Arborist
should
be
cited
in
the
report
in
which
they
want
that
permit
to
go
forward.
That's
just
my
two
cents
and
just
I'll.
Let
you
know
that
tree
is
now
still
standing,
because,
thank
goodness
it
is
going
to
be.
It
was
purchased
as
open
space
hooray.
Thank
you.
R
Hi,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
give
comment
today.
My
name
is
Sangeetha
sarkar
and
I'm,
an
organizer
at
save
the
bay
and
I'm
speaking
today
in
support
of
the
recommendations
outlined
in
the
audit
report
to
improve
processes
and
ensure
a
robust
Urban
canopy.
These
recommendations
present
an
opportunity
for
green
storm,
water
infrastructure
and
other
climate
adaptation
strategies
to
be
incorporated
into
San
Jose's
Urban
Forest
management
save
the
base
policy.
Work
is
focused
on
building
resilience
to
flooding
across
our
region.
R
R
R
Save
the
bay
is
supportive
of
using
some
of
the
in-loopy
Surplus
to
find
tree
Wells
and
other
green
storm
water
infrastructure
in
San,
Jose's
Urban
Forest,
by
incorporating
green
infrastructure
into
the
follow-up
actions
from
the
audit
report,
San
Jose
has
an
opportunity
to
not
just
maintain
its
tree
canopy,
but
also
to
build
resilience
against
future
floods.
Thank
you.
D
AF
Let
me
know
and
and
catalyze
this
we
know
on
the
tree
canopy
issue
in
our
conversations
with
developers,
we'd
love
to
have
more
of
those
conversations
to
make
sure
those
trees
get
replaced
because
it
does
seem
really
important.
So,
just
very
supportive
of
the
recommendations
coming
from
the
auditor
and
the
continues
increase.
The
The
council's
increased
focus
on
this
issue.
Thank
you.
AG
Your
city
council,
my
name,
is
Juan
Estrada
and
I'm
on
staff
with
green
Foothills.
Thank
you
to
the
city
and
staff
for
prioritizing
this
I'm
speaking
in
support
of
the
recommendations
outlined
in
the
tree.
Removals
removals
and
Replacements
audit
report,
along
with
recommendations
number
one
through
four
and
five
through
seven
in
the
memo
by
council
members,
Cohen,
Davis
and
Jimenez
I'm.
Sorry,
I,
misspoke,
one
through
yeah,
one
through
four
and
six
and
seven
in
that
demo
to
improve
and
enhance
processes
and
ensure
a
robust
and
more
Equitable.
AG
Urban
canopy
I
agree
with
the
speaker
from
Save
The
Bay,
that
these
recommendations
also
presented
an
opportunity
for
green
storm,
water
infrastructure
and
other
climate
adaptation
strategies
to
be
incorporated
into
San
Jose's
Urban
Forest
management
may
as
well
tackle
more
than
one
issue
at
a
time
with
the
same
solution.
Thank
you.
C
Great,
thank
you
Tony.
Thank
you
to
the
members
of
the
public
who
spoke
on
the
item.
Thank
you.
I
want
to
thank
the
city.
Auditor
I
thought
this
was
an
excellent
audit
report,
very
informative,
clear,
actionable
and
I
think
the
basis
for
a
great
discussion
and
some
excellent
recommendations
from
my
colleagues
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
them
and
we
will
start
with
councilor
Cohen.
Z
Yeah,
thank
you
and
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
the
Joe
in
the
auditor's
office.
As
you
know,
this
is
something
that
I've
been
asking
about
for
a
long
time.
We
have
you
know
throughout
the
city
over
the
years,
seen
developments
that
that
end
up
removing
trees
as
part
of
their
development,
and
we
always
you
I
know.
You
know
me
as
a
broken
record,
always
asking
how
many
trees
are
going
to
be
replaced.
Z
How
are
we
going
to
make
sure
they're
going
to
be
replaced
and
the
part
I
think
that's
missing?
Is
that
second
part?
How
do
we
make
sure
they're
going
to
be
replaced?
We
have
a
procedure
for
developers
to
replace
the
trees
with
a
certain
ratio
and
for
them
to
pay
a
fee
if
they
can't
do
it
on
site,
but
it
wasn't
clear
to
me
that
we
were
ever
enforcing
that
policy
and
so
it's
great
to
see
the
audit.
Although
the
audit
confirms
what
I
had
feared.
Z
So
you
know
I'm
glad
that
we're
now
addressing
that
the
the
audit,
while
we
are
collecting
fees,
we're
not
collecting
them
every
time.
We
don't
necessarily
know
that
they've
I
think
we
saw
from
the
audit
that
there's
clearly
I
think
millions
of
dollars
left
on
the
table
because
we're
not
going
back
and
making
sure
fees
are
collected
and
in
addition
to
that,
the
fees
that
are
collected
we're
not
utilizing
I
I
forget
the
numbers
like
13
million
dollars,
or
something
like
that.
Z
Still
in
the
fund
that
hasn't
been
spent,
so
I
look
forward
to
us
figuring
out
how
we're
going
to
start
to
spend
that
money
and
come
up
with
a
plan
for
how
we
can
incorporate
in
our
development
process
holding
the
developers
accountable.
So
that's
that's
a
portion
of
it
obviously
there's
other
parts
of
this
audit
as
well.
But
to
me
that
was
one
of
the
biggest
parts
and
someone
one
of
the
callers
mentioned
tree.
Z
Removal
in
projects
in
District
Four
in
particular,
there's
one
currently
happening
that
I
think
was,
is
coming
to
director's
hearing
at
the
end
of
January,
where
they're
removing
nearly
600
trees
as
part
of
the
development.
At
least
that
was
the
proposal,
and
so
that
certainly
raised
a
red
flag
in
my
mind
that
the
requirement
the
mitigation
requirement
is
for
1400
trees
to
be
replaced.
We
know
that
the
developer
can't
do
1400
trees
on
site.
Z
Z
I'm
glad
that
we're
going
to
be
addressing
that
first
I
just
want
to
also
comment
back
to
that
that
caller
about
that
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
work
on
these
projects
with
the
developers
with
the
proposals
to
minimize
the
removal
when
possible,
as
our
first
line
of
action,
as
opposed
to
just
accepting
the
number
of
tree
removals
and
I
appreciative
of
the
planning
department.
In
the
case
that
I
just
mentioned
that
we've
worked
together
to
try
to
find
ways
to
reroute
a
sidewalk
and
Frontage
requirements
and
change.
Z
Some
a
lot
make
some
allowances.
So
that
some
of
the
large
trees
along
the
street
will
be
preserved
and
there
will
be
fewer
trees
removed
than
the
original
proposal
had
brought
forward,
and
so
I
think
that
that's
what
we
should
be
working
for,
first
and
foremost.
So,
having
said
all
that,
as
an
introduction,
just
want
to
briefly
mention
our
my
memo
along
with
council
member
Jimenez
and
Davis.
Z
Z
And
better
understanding
the
size
requirements,
the
canopy
requirements,
the
kinds
of
trees
I
know
that's
a
much
more
extensive
study
and
requires
some
expertise.
We
don't
have
so
I
I
appreciate
that
that
takes
more
time
while
we
would
like
to
accelerate
it.
We
didn't
put
that
in
the
memo,
because
we
don't.
Z
We
know
we
can't
make
work
happen
faster
than
possible,
but
I
would
like
to
at
least
encourage
us
to
try
to
get
that
done
as
quickly
as
possible
because,
as
we
move
forward
with
some
of
these
other
items
having
a
robust
policy
in
place
that
where
we
know
it's
the
right
kinds
of
trees
and
the
right
removal
replacement
ratios
is
important
and
then
we're
going
to
get
annual
reports
back.
Our
item
number
two
on
the
memo
bringing
annual
reports
back
on
how
we're
doing
going
forward
in
the
collection
and
utilization
of
in-lu
fees.
Z
I
think
that's
going
to
be
part
of
the
annual
report
to
tne
and
so
we'll
appreciate
that
we
it
occurred
to
us
that
we
had
put
in
place
a
policy
for
Billboards
and
removal
of
trees
and
replacement
trees.
If,
in
fact,
those
are
that
happens
and
I
know,
at
the
airport,
there
was
a
there
was
tree
removal
included
in
that
project
in
that
project.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
also
adopted
as
part
of
the
tree
policy.
Z
It's
and
then
I
think
we
were
concerned
as
well
about
making
sure
that
when
we
remove
trees
in
public
parks,
city
parks,
so
we're
also
following
some
of
our
same
rules,
so
that
if
we
remove
tree
just
because
we
always
held
developers
to
account,
we
should
hold
ourselves
to
the
same
account.
And
that's
what
that's.
What
item
number
four
is
about
back
to
the
concern
about
the
removal
of
trees
and
payment
of
fees.
Z
Number
five
is
really
important,
I
think
because
we
want
to
try
to
replace
trees
near
where
they
were
removed
in
parts
of
the
city,
and
so,
while
it's
really
important
to
have
the
Citywide
fund
that
is
allocated
through
the
procedures
that
we've
talked
about
in
the
past,
having
the
fees,
for
example,
for
those
1400
replacement
trees
in
District
Four
for
that
project,
on
on
Hume
Drive.
Having
resources
to
replace
those
trees
in
the
same
geography
of
where
they
were
removed
is
important.
Z
So
we're
asking
for
half
the
money
to
be
earmarked
for
the
district
where
the
trees
are
removed
and
then
another
big
concern
has
been
how
residents
are
incentivized
to
follow
the
official
procedure
and
I
know.
The
audit
report
says
we're
not
collecting
enough
money
to
pay
the
cost,
which
would
actually
imply
that
we
would
want
to
increase
the
cost
to
a
resident
of
to
over
three
thousand
dollars
to
get
a
permit
to
remove
a
tree.
Z
Z
Don't
think
many
people
know
about
that,
and
we
just
need
to
improve
the
communication
with
the
residents.
So
I'm
going
to
start
by
making
a
motion
to
approve
the
memo
from
myself
and
councilmember
Davis
and
council
member
Jimenez.
Second,
just
going
to
add
one
thing:
I
know:
council,
member
Torres
also
had
a
memo.
I
appreciate
the
recommendations
in
there.
There
are
things
that
we've
talked
about
over
the
years
in
when
it
comes
to
our
urban
forestry
management
plan
and
I.
Z
Think
some
of
them
are
probably
already
in
the
urban
forestry
management
plan,
I'm,
not
sure
exactly
how
we
left
it.
When
we
talked
about
removing
pavement
I
know
we've,
we
talked
very
extensively
last
year
about
taking
out
as
we're
repaving
streets
actually
putting
in
green
strips
between
bike
Lanes
in
the
road
and
putting
in
more
trees
and
doing
things
like
that.
Z
We
we've.
So
some
of
these
things
are
already
in
the
plan,
so
there's
so
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
continue
to
focus
on
some
of
these
items.
What
I
would
recommend
is
that
we
I
would
move
this
memo
with
just
an
adjustment
which
says
to
come
back
when
we
get
a
reported
tne
on
the
up
on
the
urban
forestry
management
plan
later
this
year.
To
get
an
update
on
how
these
items
are
being
incorporated
into
that
plan
so
that
I
guess
I'll.
That's
my
amendment
to
my
my
own
motion.
C
C
Great
I
fully
support
the
motion.
Just
before
moving
on
can
I
just
ask
for
clarity.
Any
of
the
authors
of
the
memo
on
item
six
I
think
we've
been
aware
of
this
issue
of
the
the
permit
fee
being
higher
than
the
penalty
for
not
getting
a
permit
evaluate,
is
a
little
bit
of
a
weak
verb.
There
is
Our
intention
that
we
want
a
proposal
to
come
back
for
actually
adjusting
those
fees
and
do
you
have
a
time
frame
for
that
or
did
you
want?
Did
you
we.
S
I
can
speak
to
that
that
item
we
had.
We
had
extensive
discussion
about
that.
What
we
really
want
to
do
is
minimize
the
fee
as
much
as
possible.
So
hopefully
that
would
come
back
in
the
budget
when
we,
when
we
do
fees
and
charges
and
we
did
take
care
of
the
the
the
fee
or
the
the
penalty
being,
it
is
larger
than
than
the
tree
removal
permit.
S
We
took
care
of
that
a
couple
of
years
ago,
but
the
the
idea
is
really
to
make
sure
that
we're
minimizing
that
so
that,
even
if
they're
in
an
even
if
residents
are
in
an
area
where
it's
unlikely
to
be
reported,
if
they
remove
a
tree
without
a
permit
that
they
still
go
and
get
the
permit
so
that
we
can
put
it
on
our
list
as
a
tree
that
needs
to
be
replaced
somewhere.
That.
C
M
C
AC
John
ristow,
director
of
Transportation,
thank
you
for
the
question.
So
I
don't
have
a
specific
number,
but
it
is
a
high
number.
We
we
do
over
5
000
repairs
that
we
work
with
the
actual
Property
Owners
every
year,
just
to
repair
those
sidewalks.
Currently,
the
the
the
city,
ordinance
and
code
actually
requires
the
adjoining
or
robotic
property
owner
to
be
responsible
for
those
repairs.
AA
I
would
like
to
weigh-in
Jennifer
mcgarcy
manager.
We
have
done
in
the
past
many
many
years
ago
there
was
a
sidewalk
Grant
programs.
It
was
very,
very
costly
to
the
general
fund
because
it
is,
as
director
ristow
has
accommodated
as
the
property
owners.
So
you
know,
certainly
if
something
if
that
was
something
the
council
was
interested
in,
we
would
really
need
to
be
weighed
in
the
budget
against
all
the
other
budget
priorities,
because
it
it's
just
not
a
a
low-cost
item.
So
certainly
you
know
it's
part
of
council
member
Omar
torres's
memo.
AA
K
K
K
AC
K
AC
Yes
and
and
the
new
trees
that
were
that
the
council
has
directed
staff
to
the
2000
that
was
mentioned
in
Joe's
report
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
over
the
next
couple
of
years.
We're
gonna
we're
gonna,
be
locating
those
in
conjunction
with
each
one
of
the
council
districts,
so
we'll
be
selecting
new
tree
locations
with
each
one
of
the
districts,
and
then
we
do
track
those
we
map
them
out,
and
so
we
know
where
those
trees
are
going.
K
AC
K
K
AH
Quickly,
thank
you
for
the
question.
Councilmember
Torres
Rick
Scott,
deputy
director
dot.
There
is
no
set
policy
as
far
as
how
fees
are
currently
spent.
It
has
been
a
practice
to
try
to
be
you
know
within
the
the
realm
of
where
the
trees
were
removed
and
I.
Think
that's
what
you
know.
Looking
at
the
memo,
that's
what's
being
addressed
in
that
memo,
but
that
is
it's
been
a
practice.
It's
you
know,
I
think
we
know
there
needs
to
be
more
trees
planted
generally,
and
so
that's
where
we
are
right
now.
K
AB
AB
That
so
that's
a
really
good
question.
So
the
way
we
phrase
the
recommendation
was
locations
or
uses.
We
did
note
in
other
jurisdictions
that,
for
example,
I
can't
remember
who
was
I
might
have
been.
Fremont
was
using
some
of
the
funds
to
as
a
matching
funds
for
for
Grant
purposes,
and
we
left
it
open
because
I
think
it's
a
question
that
the
department
will
have
to
work
with
the
city
attorney's
office
to
find
out
what
is
the
what
is
allowable
use,
because
there
is
potentially
it
may
be,
for
a
broader
set
of
purposes.
AB
AB
Again,
I
think
I
think
this
it
comes
down
to,
as
the
city
develops
their
their
policy
about
how
the
how
they
use
the
in-lu
fees
or,
if
there's
another
source
of
funding.
It's
it's
it's
a
matter
of
funding.
If
it's
not
the
in-lu
fees,
and
if
it
is
the
in-lu
fees,
then
it's
a
matter
of
discussion
between
Dot
and
the
attorney's
office
to
determine
whether
it's
an
appropriate
use.
AH
AH
So
if
you
need
more
information
on
that,
our
office,
we're
happy
to
reach
out
and
discuss
that
with
you,
but
it
is
based
on
the
area
median
income,
so
many
of
our
residents
will
qualify
if
they
apply,
so
you
know
really
expanding
the
Outreach.
There
is
something
we
want
to
work
on
as
a
department
and
are
happy
to
work
with
the
council
offices
on
you
know,
as
far
as
how
to
direct
in-lu
fees.
You
know
I
I
know
that's
a
policy
decision,
but
again
I.
K
And,
and
thank
you
again
for
for
your
answers,
I
know
I'm
I'm
asking
a
lot
of
questions,
but
the
reason
why
I
asked
is
because
I
would
like
some
type
of
program
to
be
very
targeted
in
in
our
most
vulnerable
neighborhoods
and
communities
that
are
lacking
canopy.
So
if,
if
we
move,
if
we
remove
financial
burden
and
the
fear
of
future
costs
right,
we
will
incentivize
more
private
planning,
right
and
and
I
know
that
we
are
being
aggressive
on
public
lands,
public
medians,
public
parks
Etc.
K
K
All
this
shade
was
just
over
overlapping
me,
and
so
forgive
me
to
my
new
to
my
colleagues,
but
I
do
have
a
a
short,
a
short
presentation
on
on
the
disparities
of
of
of
tree
canopy
in
the
in
the
city
of
San
Jose.
So
you
know
just
bear
with
me:
I'm,
it's
not
not
a
long
one
I'm,
not
filibustering
here.
K
K
You
go
okay,
okay,
so
here
in
this
one
we
we
have.
We
have
a
a
park
in
District
10,
which
looks
beautiful
right
and
a
park
in
District
three
tamian
Park,
which,
by
the
way,
took
over
30
years
to
build
in
our
neighborhood,
and
you
can
see
the
notable
difference
for
both
parks
right,
one
has
large
trees
which
shade
around
the
Prairie
ground,
and
obviously
you
see
tamian
Park,
not
that
basketball
court
is
technically
speaking,
not
shaded.
K
K
I
grew
up:
I
I'm,
sorry,
so
this
is
also
Willow
Street,
where
I
used
to
jog
right
and
now,
where
on
the
right
is
Japantown,
where
I
now
live
and
now
I
jog
around
and
again
again,
I
see
I
see
the
difference
right.
We
have
Lush
Greens
on
on
in
in
one
neighborhood
in
one
district
and
trees
that
are
fighting
for
survival
on
the
on
the
on
the
right
and
that's
our
Japan
Town
on
the
right
side.
K
That's
where
we're
now,
technically
speaking,
I
live
and
many
of
our
beautiful
residents
in
Japan
to
live
right-
and
this
is
this-
the
realest
dark
difference
where,
on
the
left,
you
have
Kai
Willow
business
district,
a
mostly
immigrant
business
district
and
Lincoln
Avenue,
where
I
myself,
councilmember
Ortiz,
loves
to
go
to
to
Taiwan,
with
my
with
my
lovely
sister,
because
she
loves
that
restaurant.
She
that's
her
favorite
restaurant,
you
know
we.
This
is.
This
is
what
we
see
in
our
business
districts
right.
K
How
can
we
encourage
our
residents
to
get
out
of
their
cars
and
and
enjoy
a
beautiful
neighborhood
business
district
when,
when
we're
exposing
them
to
dangerous
and
exposure
to
to
the
left
right
and
then
the
next
one
last
one
I
swear,
is
what
Portland
Oregon
is
doing
right
cut
the
cut
cut
the
pavement
by
cutting
cutting
concrete
in
urban
areas
to
make
for
for
more
trees
and
allow
thousands
of
more
trees
to
be
planted
and
investing
in
in
in
planting
more
trees
in
our
most
mostly
underserved
neighborhoods.
So
that
is.
K
That
is
definitely
my
my
my
presentation
there
and
thank
you
for
my
colleagues
for
for
allowing
me
to
to
do
that
presentation.
But
but,
as
you
could
see,
we
we
know
that
growing,
an
urban
canopy
it.
This
doesn't
happen
overnight
it
it.
This
was
history
of
under
investment
in
our
neighborhoods,
where
we
don't
prioritize
vulnerable
communities
of
having
better
better
trees
and
I
I
want
to.
Let
folks
know
that
in
communities
like
Washington
and
Spartan
keys
and
Luna
Park,
the
the
Open
Spaces
are
our
sidewalks.
K
K
So
we
we
really
have
to
think
about
that
that
the
sidewalks
are
the
parks
to
our
most
vulnerable
communities
and
so
I'm
very
interested
interested
in
hearing
from
what
my
colleagues
have
to
say
about
our
Lush
canopies
in
in
in
our
beautiful
areas
of
the
city
of
San
Jose
and
those
struggling
to
build
shade
for
for
for
our
residents
and
in
most
in
our
most
vulnerable
community.
So,
but
that
I
have
no
more
comments
or
questions.
Thank.
C
A
C
Certainly,
it's
only
something
that
that
I
know
our
whole.
Our
whole
Council
cares
about
I
appreciate
in
the
memo
from
Council
Members,
Cohen,
Jimenez
and
Davis
the
the
real
meaningful
step
forward,
they're
proposing
in
recommendation
five
to
begin
to
address
those
significant
disparities.
We
have
a
few
more
council
members
who
would
like
to
speak
before
we
consider
voting
here,
I'm
going
to
go
on
to
councilmember
Ortiz.
L
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
I'll
do
my
best
to
speed
up
my
comments.
I
want
to
start
out
by
thanking
the
city
auditor's
office
for
putting
together
this
report
for
us
today.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
the
folks
from
pbce
and
Dot
for
assisting
in
this
really
important
effort,
the
east
side
of
San
Jose.
You
know
just
as
my
colleague
council
member
Torres
was
showcasing
disparities,
but
East
San
Jose
is
also
woefully
lacking
in
urban
canopy
from
2012
to
2018.
L
L
My
predecessor,
council
member
Carrasco,
saw
how
big
the
challenge
was
and
really
made
it
a
priority
to
push
to
bring
trees
to
East
San
Jose.
However,
we
need
to
continue
this
fight
through
any
means
possible,
as
San
Jose
desperately
needs
environmental
justice.
That
brings
Equity
into
the
conversation
here
at
City
Hall.
All
residents
deserve
to
live
in
a
clean
and
healthy
environment,
especially
those
disproportionately
affected
by
environmental
Injustice.
L
To
achieve
tree
Equity
through
an
equity-based
budgeting
approach,
we
must
focus
on
prioritizing
resources
and
opportunities
for
historically
and
underserved
communities.
If
canopy
cover
in
green
acreage
were
similar
across
ZIP
codes
in
a
city,
all
residents
would
have
complete
protection
against
heat
waves,
but
canopy
cover
varies
based
on
zip
code,
the
U.S
forest
Service
and
the
University
of
California
UC
Davis
found
that
for
every
dollar
spent
on
tree
planting
and
maintenance,
Urban
trees
deliver
five
5.82
cents
in
benefits.
L
If
you
are
to
reach
our
cfmp
goals
to
achieve
20
canopy
by
2051,
we
need
to
be
aggressive
in
our
tree.
Planting
efforts.
I
do
have
a
few
questions
to
staff
for
recommendation.
Six,
which
says
to
sufficiently
recuperate
lost
canopy
due
to
tree
removals.
Pbce
in
the
coordination
with
the
dot
should
revise
the
tree
replacement
policy
to
include
consideration
for
canopy
size
and
optimal
species
of
replacement
trees.
L
So,
in
a
memo
and
a
previous
Memo
from
you
know
the
mayor,
councilmember
Costco
Davis
esparzan
council
member
Cohen,
they
submitted
for
the
cmmp.
They
asked
staff
to
return
to
tnd
and
CED
with
a
zero
net.
Canopy
loss
policy
that
explicitly
States.
We
will
not
allow
for
any
loss
of
tree
canopy
in
our
our
city.
AC
Thank
you,
councilmember
John,
ristow,
director
of
transportation
and
I.
Think
the
quick
answer
is
yes
to
that.
That
is
exactly
what
the
idea
behind
the
community
Forest
advisory
committee
is
intended
to
do.
One
of
many
things
that
are
going
to
guide
us
through
some
of
that
so
I
think
the
quick
answer
is
yes.
We
would
definitely
want
to
have
them
weigh
in
and
help
us
through
that.
Okay.
L
Wonderful,
thank
you
for
your
your
quick
answer,
also
for
a
second
question
also
for
recommendation.
Six,
which
says,
provide
permanent
applicants
with
guidance
for
appropriate
tree
selection
to
meet
the
replacement
policy
requirements
and
to
best
ensure
tree
survival.
While
it's
mentioned
before,
while
it
has
been
mentioned
before
that
staff
could
develop
a
list
of
well-adapted
species
that
could
go
in
tandem
with
further
further
guidance
about
species
canopy
size,
would
it
be
more
beneficial
or
feasible
to
have
an
arborist
oversee
approval
of
the
replacement
of
trees
that
developers
or
residents
want
to
plant.
AI
AC
B
AC
AH
L
L
AB
To
and
further
on
that
that
point
about
the
the
use
of
the
arborist
I
want
to
point
to
the
recommendation
number
two
which
talks
about
supporting
planners
decisions
regarding
technical
issues.
We
recommend
providing
planners
with
further
access
to
certified
Arborist
as
needed,
either
through
contractors
or
through
the
City
Arborist.
So
we
do
try
to
address
that
as
well
by
giving
additional
expertise
to
the
decisions
from
the
for
the
planners.
L
Wonderful,
thank
you
so
much,
and
and
finally
with
that,
with
that
being
said,
I
would
like
to
just
introduce
into
the
conversation
a
very
friendly
Amendment.
You
know
just
to
hopefully
have
a
conversation
around
it
to
the
memo
from
council
member
Cohen,
Davis
and
Jimenez
around
bullet
point
five.
Now
as
it
stands,
it
says
Place
50
of
tree
and
Luffy's
collected
to
return
to
the
district
from
which
it
was
collected
and
the
remaining
50
percent
in
the
Citywide
tree
mitigation
fund.
L
If
that
could
be
prioritized
to
areas
that
have
been
identified,
having
the
least
amount
of
canopy
and
areas
like
District,
Five
or
one
in
ten
who
have
the
most
canopy
loss
over
the
years
and
I
have
had
conversations,
some
of
this
may
have
be
expletive
or
you
know
assumed,
but
really
when
it
comes
to
City
policy.
It's
important,
for
you
know
districts,
especially
districts
like
mine,
that
it's
in
writing
so
I.
Hopefully,
would
I'd
like
to
hear
everyone's
thoughts.
Z
I
had
understood,
maybe
I,
maybe
it's
just
based
on
conversations
and
not
something
explicit
that
that
our
policy
in
the
city
for
using
mitigation
fees,
so
we
collect
them
city-wide
rather
than
geographically
with
the
idea
that
we
then
have
an
equity
lens
based
approach
for
how
we
allocate
those
funds
for
planting,
at
least
that's
the
intent.
Now
we're
not
spending
any
of
the
money
really
practically
based
on
the
audit
anyway.
So
we
don't
have
any
evidence
that
we're
doing
that,
because
I
think
that
we
just
don't
have.
AH
Councilman
Cohen:
it's
not
explicit
policy
in
any
direction,
but
there
has
been
a
practice
to
use
those
fees
in
the
district
or
close
to
the
district
where
the
trees
were
removed.
So
this
the
memo
is
a
departure
from
that,
but
there,
the
equity
screen
is
kind
of
how
we
do
new
plantings,
but
for
the
mitigation
fees
in
particular,
that
has
to
do
with
where
the
trees
were
removed
and
replacing
what
was
lost.
Z
Okay
and
of
course,
as
I
pointed
out,
we
haven't
really
been
doing
The
Replacements,
so
yeah
we
have.
We
have
the
opportunity
now
to
sort
of
say
let
we
have
this
big
reserve
of
fees
that
have
been
collected,
that
we
should
allocate
from
a
city-wide
priority
perspective
and
not
necessarily
based
on
where
maybe
five
or
ten
years
ago,
some
money
had
been
collected
for
a
project
and,
of
course,
I'm
I'm.
Z
I'm
not
sure
we
need
to
do
that
yet
only
because
we
have
13
million
dollars
sitting
in
the
fund
right
now
that
if
we
started
spending
it
using
this
kind
of
lens,
we
would
we
would
clearly
be.
We
I,
don't
think
we'd
plant
fast
enough
to
use
that
money
in
the
next
10
years.
So
we
would
have
time
to
figure
out
once
with
that
money
spent
down
what
the
right
allocate
way
to
collect
fees
is
so
that's
kind
of.
Is
that
acceptable,
so
adding
to
that?
Z
Bringing
back
a
recommendation
to
tneed
for
discussion
on
how
we
allocate
city-wide
funds,
and
that
was
kind
of
the
intent
of
our
memo-
was
that
50
stay
in
the
district?
The
rest
is
going
to
a
city-wide
fund
that
should
be
allocated
based
on
what
we
see
as
the
greatest
need,
not
not,
and
that
was
kind
of
the
goal
here,
which
I
thought
was
similar
to
what
we
were
already
doing,
but
maybe
isn't
explicitly
what
we're
planning
to
do.
AB
AB
AB
Z
We're
doing
that
because
we
have
the
lowest
tree
cover,
but
we're
also
trying
to
raise
private
money
to
do
that
and
not
necessarily
tap
into
this
fund,
because
we
want
to
save
that
fund
for
other
areas
of
need.
But
we
would
like
to
be
able
to
say
that
when
we
have
a
project
like
the
one
on
in
other
places
that
are
going
to
happen
in
North,
San
Jose
right
now,
Bay
Point
other
places
when
trees
are
taken
out
that
we
can
also
tap
into
the
funds
from
those
in-lu
fees
to
plant
more
trees.
Z
In
that
district,
and
we
know
certain
parts
of
the
city
have
more
development
than
others
and
I
think
what
councilmember
Ortiz
is
alluding
to
is.
There
might
be
less
of
that
in
D5
than
there
are
in
other
districts,
and
they
shouldn't
be
shortchanged
in
tree
plantings.
Because
of
that
and
I
fully
agree.
Z
AC
I
was
for
a
second,
there
thought
we
were
a
lot
richer
than
I
thought,
but
that
that's
okay
and
just
from
a
staff
perspective,
yeah
I
I,
was
trying
to
remember
when
we
brought
the
community
Forest
management
plan
through
Council.
Whether
or
not
we
had
that
discussion
about
a
policy
like
that
and
I.
Do
not
recall
that
so
I
think-
and
this
is
probably
a
policy
issue
for
the
council,
and
we
certainly
could
a
staff
bring
something
back
for
consideration
as
a
policy
for
what
you're
what
you
are
referring
to.
L
Great,
thank
you
councilmember
Cohen,
for
you,
your
willingness
to
have
a
conversation
about
this
and
I
think
we're
all
essentially
aligned
I,
just
I'm
for
me,
and
you
know
I
think
for
district
four
and
other
areas
that
are
lacking
in
canopy
I.
Think
it's
really
intentional
to
have
that
language
called
out.
You
know,
I
think
it
for
us.
L
L
C
C
L
G
I
also
want
to
emphasize
the
important
use
of
an
arborist
and
I
know
we
do
have
one
a
City
Arborist
I
also
want
to
emphasize
the
prioritization
of
California
native
trees,
because
I
think
that
sometimes
we
think.
Oh
yes,
you
know
we
like
those
eucalyptus,
but
you
know
we
don't
really
want
them
in
close
to
our
residences.
So
I
think
that
if,
if
you're
able
to
do
that,
I
also
want
to
point
out
that
it's
not
just
the
the
removal,
the
planting,
the
replanting,
whatever
you
have
maintenance,
is
also
an
issue.
G
I
know
in
my
district
one.
Many
of
my
residents
have
expressed
a
lot
of
disappointment
on
you
know
having
to
you
know,
do
whatever
they
need
to
do
to
maintain
and
some
do
it
better
than
others.
You
know
even
having
Workshop
I've
been
thinking
about
having
workshops
on
tree
prunings
and,
and
there
are
Partners
in
our
nonprofit
community
that
can
help
us
with
this.
G
C
S
Yes,
eucalyptus
trees,
I
want
to
thank
the
city,
auditor
and
your
team
for
this
report
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
John
and
Chris,
and
your
teams
for
your
work
to
better
coordinate
the
fee
collection
and
the
tree
plantings
to
grow
our
canopy.
This
is
really
the
nitty-gritty
work
and
and
the
Really,
the
intent
of
of
our
memo
is
to
help
with
the
implementation
that
will
get
us
to
meeting
our
goals
of
the
community
forestry
management
plan,
especially
growing
the
urban
Kennedy
canopy
and
reducing
our
heat
island
impacts
and
just
to
be
clear.
S
I
know
that
councilmember
Cohen
mentioned
this
already,
but
item
five
in
our
in
our
memo.
The
intent
was
that
the
city-wide
portion
would
be
used
in
areas
of
high
need
with
with
the
smaller
canopy,
so
just
to
make
that
clear.
That
was
that
was
our
intent
and
so
I'm
glad
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
come
back
to
tne
and
really
make
That
explicit
as
a
policy
for
for
that
fund,
which
I
think
is
probably
going
to
be
a
new
Fund
in
the
in
the
budget
since
we'll
be
tracking
it
better.
S
S
So
that
was
that
was
the
point
of
our
memo
is
really
to
bring
all
these
things
together
with
the
the
audit
and
the
recommendations
into
the
community
forestry
management
plan
and
to
figure
out
a
way
to
implement
the
the
fee
collection
with
the
tree
planting
and
bring
those
things
together.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
councilor
Davis
appreciate
those
great
comments
and
the
very
thoughtful
memo
as
we
head
into
a
second
round
of
comments.
This
appears
to
be
a
very
popular
topic,
of
course,
who
doesn't
love?
Trees.
I
just
want
to
encourage
my
colleagues
to
be
as
concise
as
possible,
so
we
can
move
along
councilmember.
E
But,
and
so
we
have
a
situation
where,
during
a
storm
event,
a
tree
is
knocked
over
right.
Obviously
we're
not
replanting
that
tree.
What
what
happens
in
that
case,
for
example,
is
that
tree?
Does
the
money
come
from
Dot,
Public
Works
or
the
parks
department,
I
guess,
depending
on
where
that
happens,
but
does
a
similar
tree
get
replanted
there
or
similar.
AH
AH
E
All
right
all
right,
thank
you.
The
other
question
I
had
Joe
I.
You
know
looking
through
the
report.
I'm,
not
sure
if
you
touched
on
this,
but
you
know
it
seems
like
there's
various
departments
that
touch
this
work.
Obviously
Dot
Public
Works
to
a
certain
extent
and
then
the
parks
department
is
there
Remind
Me,
Maybe
I
missed
it,
but
it
has
any
analysis
been
done
as
it
relates
to
making
sure
that
this
these
efforts
sort
of
reside
under
one
Department,
as
opposed
to
several
departments.
E
AC
Let
me
I'll
try
that
one
Joe,
so
that's
actually
one
of
the
items
that
we
identified
in
the
community
forestry
management
plan
that
we
need
to
get
a
better
organization
of
all
trees
within
All,
City
departments
Etc.
So
that
is
something
that
we're
working
on
and
we
are
going
to
probably
we're
going
to
be
doing
that
sort
of
work
through
using
the
community
forestry
advisory
Council,
as
well
as
the
city,
committees
and
okay,.
A
A
AB
You
know
the
ore
when
we're
talking
about
the
in-loo
fees
and
better
coordination
and
communication
between
the
Departments
and
managing
those
fees,
so
that
our
Focus
was
really
on.
How
do
we?
How
do
we
kind
of
make
the
process
a
little
leaner
and
smoother?
We
weren't
really
seeing
the
I
wouldn't
say
that
whether
the
the
the
cost
of
reorganization
would
that
be?
What
would
those
costs
relative
be
against
trying
to.
H
AB
E
And
then
the
other,
the
other
thing
that
I've
always
wondered
and
I'm
not
sure.
If
there's
any
of
you
can
answer
this
or
if
there's
someone
in
the
audience
that
can
answer
this,
but
obviously
what
say,
for
example,
there's
a
tree:
that's
been
there
for
a
while
it's
large
tree,
it's
removed,
for
whatever
reason
that
doesn't
matter
in
this
example
oftentimes
that
what
replaces
that
is
just
this
very
thin
newly
planted
tree,
which
makes
sense,
I
understand.
E
But
is
there
anyone
that
can
touch
on
sort
of
the
Practical
concerns
as
it
relates
or
possibilities
in
planting
a
a
more
sort
of
grown
tree
there?
If
you
will,
because
it
seems
to
me
that
if
you
plan
a
little,
you
know
a
new
tree
as
we
typically
do.
It's
going
to
take
many
many
years
years
to
realize
the
benefits
of
that
tree,
for
example,
and
so
I'm
not
sure
if
there.
If
anyone
can
speak
to
that,
that
ability
to
do
that.
AC
E
Yeah,
we
don't
need
to
get
into
that
I,
so
it
seems
like
it's
possible
certain
circumstances.
I
I
would
hope
that,
as
we
as
a
city
go
down
and
approach
this
and
try
to
fix
this-
that
we
do
everything
possible
to
replace
large
trees
with
large
trees
to
the
extent
possible
instead
of
planting
trees
starting
from
scratch.
E
If
you
will
so
just
wanted
to
share
that
and
I
appreciate
all
the
comments,
I
think
the
pictures
are
worth
a
thousand
words
and
I
share
the
same
concerns
having
grown
up
in
East,
San,
Jose
and
not
experiencing
that,
but
I
think
it's
up
to
us,
especially
the
new
newly
elected
council
members,
are
going
to
be
here
longer
than
some
of
us
to
really
help
solve
this
and
move
this
forward.
So
thank
you.
Z
And
actually
councilman
has
covered
many
of
the
points
which
is
good
just
one
one.
Last
couple
brief
ones.
Obviously,
the
purpose
of
the
Inland
fee
is
to
replace
trees
that
have
been
removed,
but
I
think
where
we
replace
them
is
important.
I
think
we
just
have
to
keep
that
in
mind.
It
doesn't
necessarily
have
to
be
replaced
right
there.
We
need
to
find
the
best
place.
Councilmember
Davis
told
me
a
story
that
actually
stuck
with
me
when
we
were
writing
this
memo,
which
was
about
trees,
getting
removed
in
a
park
in
D6.
Z
You
know
sometimes
there's
too
much
density
of
trees
and
you
remove
a
tree.
For
that
reason,
you're
not
going
to
plant
a
new
tree,
then
there
in
that
same
park,
you're
going
to
go,
find
another
park
somewhere
in
the
city.
That
needs
a
tree,
but
we
should
be
held
accountable
to
do
that
and
say:
where
is
a
park
in
the
city
that
needs
a
tree?
Z
If
this
other
Park
is
getting
one
removed,
we're
going
to
go,
put
it
there
and
so
I
think
we
have
to
be
thinking
along
those
lines
and
then
just
back
to
the
sidewalk
question.
Obviously
many
of
us
get
a
lot
of
concerns
from
residents
about
the
the
sidewalk
expenses.
The
fact
that
the
city
of
San
Jose
has
an
ordinance
and
I
know
it
is
our
ordinance
and
I
understand
why
that
the
residents
are
responsible.
But
then
the
residents
are
told
you
can't
remove
a
tree.
Z
Z
K
It's
just
a
clarify
clarifying
question
with
council
member
Ortiz's
asking
councilmember
Cohen's
friendly
Amendment.
We
are,
we
are
effectively
erasing
or
or
taking
away
recommendation
number
five
in
in
council
members,
David
I
mean
Cohen's
Davis
and
jimenez's
memo
or
we're
just
adding
two,
the
the
threshold
that
the
council
member
Ortiz
asked
for
tell.
Z
C
C
C
C
The
Stevens
Creek
steering
committee
is
again
an
updated
name
and
I'm.
Sorry,
I
don't
have
the
earlier
version
now
in
front
of
me,
but
that
is
no
that
that's
the
updated
version.
Thank
you.
So
that
is
the
other
update
is
the
name
of
the
Stevens
Creek
steering
committee.
Whatever
was
there
before
was
was
incorrect
and
then
finally,
we
learned
thank
you
to
staff
for
flagging
this.
We
we,
as
you
know,
because
we
have
vacancies
in
District,
8
and
10.
C
We
were
leaving
some
of
the
seats
vacant,
but
we
were
told
that,
because
of
an
upcoming
meeting,
we
should
not
leave
the
California
City's
gaming
Association
seats
open,
so
we
went
ahead
and
I
went
ahead
and
made
some
recommendations
there.
So
those
are
the
only
changes.
I
just
wanted
to
make
clear.
It
was
a
couple
of
naming
changes
and
then
just
the
feedback
from
staff
on
the
gaming
Association
board.
If
anyone
has
questions
about
any
of
the
changes,
well,
of
course
answer
those
in
general.
Let
me
just
say
a
couple
of
things.
C
You
know
this
is
really
an
exercise
in
Trying
to
minimize
disappointment.
As
you
all
know,
I'm
sure
our
returning
members
are
well
aware.
Everybody
wants
to
be
on
rules,
everybody
wants
to
be
on
VTA
and
we
do
our
best.
I
tried
to
do
my
best
to
balance
experience,
Geographic
diversity,
gender
and
racial
and
ethnic
diversity,
people's
stated
preferences.
How
strongly
members
stated
their
preference
was
via
the
Google
form
that
our
office
put
out
so
really
tried
to
balance
a
lot
of
different
interests.
C
I
will
say,
as
I
think
it's
typically
the
practice
I
had
a
bias
toward
keeping
returning
members
on
on
committees
and
and
boards
and
commissions
on
which
they've
been
serving
when
they
expressed
an
interest
in
continuing
to
serve
I.
Think
having
that
institutional
memory
is
valuable
on
a
board
like
VTA
we're
very
significant
decisions
about
billions
of
dollars
in
funding
for
major
capital
projects
are
made
I.
Think
having
experienced
council
members
who
have
the
existing
working
relationship
with
colleagues
and
with
City
staff
and
don't
need
a
new
ramp
up
time
makes
sense.
C
So
again,
it's
it's
hard,
it's
impossible
to
give
everybody
every
appointment
that
they
want,
but
we
engaged
my
team
and
I
want
to
thank
my
team
for
Staffing
me
through
this
engaged
in
a
lot
of
one-on-one
conversations
with
each
of
the
council
members
to
put
forward
the
recommendations
and
exhibit
A
and
B
so
much
so
that
I
declined
to
appoint
myself
to
any
committees,
because
there
was
so
much
interest
from
my
colleagues
and
serving
on
each
of
these
committees
and
wanted
to
maximize
opportunities
to
do
that.
I
also
want
to
just
flag.
C
We
again
I
mentioned
the
point
about
vacancies
on
the
standing
committees.
We
left
one
vacancy,
as
recommended
by
actually
I
believe,
is
required
by
the
City
attorney.
We
left
one
vacancy
on
each
of
those
committees
so
that
they
would
in
fact
be
committees,
not
a
meeting
of
the
council.
So
that's
a
little
bit
of
context.
Look
forward
to
any
questions
or
conversation,
I'm
aware
that
there
was
a
late
memo
that
came
in
so
we'll
discuss
that.
But
why
don't
we
go
to
public
comment?
First.
AJ
Hi
good
afternoon,
this
is
Mimi
Hernandez,
a
Prosperity
lab
we're
a
nonprofit
that
serves
small
businesses,
mainly
in
East
in
Downtown,
San,
Jose,
West
and
I'm
outside
as
well.
We
are
calling
in
favor
of
the
amendment
presented
by
council
member
Ortiz.
We
would
love
to
see
him
appointed
to
the
community
and
development
committee,
as
well
as
to
the
VTA
board
of
directors.
AJ
AJ
J
Yes
great,
so,
oh
thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
I
am
here
just
asking
for
in
positive
with
Peter's
memo
and
to
have
him
represent
to
be
on
those
two
committees
and
represent
D5
D5
is
a
valuable
voice
and
we
need
representation
similar
to
what
Mimi
was
saying.
I
am
a
member
of
the
arvac
neighborhood
association,
Alum
Rock
Village
action
committee
and
live
in
D5
and
and
work
and
play
in
D5
and
so
I
am
it's.
I
am
supporting
Peter
Ortiz
for
those
two
committees.
AK
AL
Hi,
my
name
is
Elizabeth
and
I'm
in
support
of
the
memo
ran
by
council
member
Ortiz
and
D5
and
I'm
fully
supportive
of
him
being
appointed
to
these
boards,
and
it's
extremely
important,
I
think
in
particular
about
VTA
and
transportation
and
I
I
know
you
know
myself
being
someone
who's
black
and
Latina
that
we
are
predominantly
using
these
modes
of
transportation,
specifically
the
bus
and
the
light
rail
and
to
get
to
where
we
need
to
go.
You
know,
I,
don't
have
a
car
I
know
growing
up.
AL
We
always
struggled
with
cars
being
able
to
afford
them
or
maintain
good
cars,
and
so
we
relied
on
VTA
Transportation
the
bus
to
get
around,
as
is
true
with
so
many
of
our
people
of
color.
So
many
of
our
seniors,
so
many
other
people
with
both
mental
and
physical
disabilities
and
I,
feel
like
council.
Member
Ortiz
is
a
really
unique
person
in
terms
of
his
upbringing
and
being
a
native
to
to
the
east
side
and
to
San
Jose,
and
we
need
that
type
of
representation
on
this
board.
AL
AM
D
I
I
Oh,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
hearing
me
today,
I'm
calling
my
name
is
Vicki
Muller,
Olvera
and
I'm,
calling
in
support
of
council
member
Ortiz
memo
and
I
respectfully
request
that
you
approve
the
appointment
of
council
member
Ortiz
to
the
community
and
economic
development
committee,
as
well
as
the
Santa
Clara
Valley
Transportation
Authority
board,
as
a
member
at
large.
Thank
you
so
much
for
listening
to
me.
Thank
you.
O
Hi,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
yes,
hi,
my
name
is
Veronica
Guzman
and
I
am
just
bottom
line,
calling
in
support
of
Mr
Peter
Ortiz
memo.
I
have
no
doubt
that
he
will
be
the
best
person
for
both
committees,
as
you
guys
seen,
he
has
done
an
amazing
job
at
born
and
raised
in
East
San
Jose
he's
only
looking
for
his
people
in
our
community
there.
So
please
I
will
urge
you
to
appoint
his
man
as
soon
as
possible.
Thank
you.
D
AN
D
AO
Hello,
can
you
hear
me
yes,
I'm
just
calling,
just
like
everybody
else,
to
support
the
memorandum
of
Peter
Ortiz,
the
recommendation
that
we
approve
appointment
for
for
him
to
the
community
of
Economic
Development
Committee,
as
well
as
strongly
consider
the
appointment
to
the
Santa
Clara
Valley
Transportation
Authority
board
I'm,
a
supporter
of
this
and
I
hope
you
guys
support
it
as
well.
Thank
you.
AI
AI
C
Great
thank
you.
I
appreciate
the
public
comment
and
Council
Ortiz
appreciate
your
memo
and
desire
to
serve
on
both
VTA
and
CED.
Totally
understand
appreciate
that,
as
I
mentioned
in
trying
to
juggle
the
different
preferences,
I
think
part
of
what
made
this
difficult
is
the
need
to
keep
a
vacancy
on
each
of
these
committees
until
we've
seated
the
full
Council.
C
So
unless
there's
a
proposal
could
be
a
motion
to
make
a
switch,
a
specific
switch
for
an
existing
person,
who's
been
recommended
here,
I
don't
have
the
ability,
we
don't
have
the
ability
to
do
much.
So
we
need
to
understand
your
recommendation
more
fully.
I,
don't
think
we
can
adopt
your
memo
as
written.
Excuse.
AP
Hello
good
afternoon,
I
will
be
brief.
My
name
is
Karen
caramel
camera
sit
on
the
Evergreen
San
Jose,
City,
Community,
College,
Board
and
I
also
live
in
D5
and
I.
Do
want
to
ask
all
of
you
I
understand
that
because
of
vacancies,
however,
East
San
Jose
in
the
district
that
I
reside
in
is
always
overlooked
and
underserved.
AP
So
I
am
asking
you
to
please
make
sure
that
my
council
member
Mr
Ortiz,
is
actually
appointed
for
this
position,
because
I'm
actually
in
the
process
right
now
and
I'm
on
the
committee
to
do
an
expansion
of
our
community
college,
and
this
will
be
a
critical
point
for
us
with
regards
to
Transportation.
So
again,
we're
always
underserved
and
so
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
working
with
whomever,
which
I
believe
and
I
hope
that
it
is
my
council
member
Ortiz,
so
that
we
can
address
this
issue.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
C
N
Thank
you
and
thank
you
mayor
for
really
attempting
to
please
all
of
us
with
all
of
our
committee
assignments,
that
must
have
been
a
tremendous
task
having
to
come
up
with
the
list
of
people
who
are
going
to
fill
slots
and
then
knowing
that
you
had
to
keep
some
slots
open
because
of
brown
act
considerations
until
we
have
the
two
Council
seats.
So
as
the
chair
of
CED
I
hope
you
can
get
appointed
at
some
point
Peter,
but
until
we
have
a
full
Council.
N
Unfortunately
that
is
impossible,
but
that
could
be
sooner
than
later,
so
I'd
love
to
have
you
there
if
I
have
anything
to
do
with
it
at
that
at
that
particular
Point
I
I
do
want
to
thank
you
for
all
you
did.
This
is
my
I
guess,
third
time
going
around
with
committee
assignments
and
the
first
time
you
put
in
your
list-
and
you
think
oh
I
want
all
of
these
things
and
you
get
none
of
them
and
it's
very
disappointing,
because
the
veterans
get
them
and
I
guess
as
a
veteran.
N
L
No
thank
you
mayor
and
I
want
to
start
my
comments
by
thanking
mayor,
Matt,
Mahan
and
his
work
in
advancing
the
efficiency
of
our
city
and
I'm.
Sure
that,
like
myself,
we're
all
eager
to
delve
into
the
work
at
hand,
because
we
all
know
that
you
know
with
the
storm
and
everything
else.
There's
several
issues
facing
our
our
communities
and
we
need
to
get
get
started.
Hitting
the
pavement.
I
I'd
be
lying.
You
know,
obviously,
I
submitted
a
memo
in
regards
to
it,
but
I'd
be
lying.
L
If
I
didn't
express
my
disappointment
and
seen
that
I
was
not
recommended
to
serve
on
the
VTA
board
of
directors
or
the
community
in
Economic
Development
Committee,
as
demonstrated
by
the
Alum
Rock
bus
Rapid
Transit
project
for
those
who
know
Transportation,
infrastructure
and
development
have
been
done
in
ways
that
have
resulted
in
the
displacement
of
people
of
color-owned
businesses
and
neighborhoods.
You
know
there
exists
a
critical
need
to
ensure
that
the
lessons
from
brt
but
in
the
brt
issue
are
not
lost
right.
I
hold
these
understandings,
close
and
I.
L
Believe
I
would
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
serve
on
on
the
board
and
that
I
may
bring
that
lens
to
meetings
and
decisions
made
by
the
VTA
board.
You
know
for
decades
the
east
side
of
San
Jose
has
been
the
heart
of
working
class
families
in
this
city.
Eastside
laborers
historically
toiled
in
the
fields
and
in
the
canneries,
serving
as
unrecognized
economic
as
the
unrecognized
economic
engine
of
our
city,
be
it
our
small
businesses,
our
working
class
families,
the
fruits
of
our
labor
have
raised
San
Jose
to
the
international
status
of
the
capital
of
Silicon
Valley.
L
Now,
during
the
covid-19
crisis,
working-class
families
from
East
San
Jose
were
those
essential
workers
that
kept
this
city
afloat,
despite
them
being
the
most
impacted
by
the
virus.
Many
workers
risked
infection
and,
unfortunately,
succumbed
to
loss
of
life
just
released
today
by
the
governor's
budget
shows
an
economic
shortfall
of
22
billion
dollars.
L
Point
Blank
our
economy
will
face
challenges
in
the
coming
years
and
it's
important
that
we
keep
East
San
Jose
priorities
and
well-beings
close
to
the
work
here
at
City
Hall.
Now,
given
the
rich
Spirit
of
Entrepreneurship,
you
know
perseverance
during
covid-19
and
looming
economic
recession.
I
feel
it's
befitting
that
East
San
Jose
would
have
its
place
on
these
two
commissions
right
and
I
I.
L
G
A
G
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
ask
is
more
of
a
process
question
and
clearly
we
understand
that
council
member
Ortiz
is
interested
in
the
see
in
the
committee
and
after
in
terms
of
process.
After
we
sit
District
the
two
remaining
districts
that
are
vacant,
then
these
committees
will
come
back
to
us
to
to
fill
the
vacancies
in
in.
That
is
that
the
process.
G
C
Certainly
noted,
and
just
just
to
be
clear
on
on
standing
committees,
councilor
Ortiz
has
two
assignments,
which
is
the
norm.
There
are
a
couple
of
council
members
who
have
three,
but
most
council
members
have
two
and
he's
currently
recommended
for
tne
and
and
then
NSE,
and
that
was
just
the
way
that
the
puzzle
pieces
fit
together.
If
anyone
on
CD,
you
know
wanted
to
switch
with
councilman
Ortiz.
That
would
be
fine
with
me.
I
did
my
best
to
kind
of
manage
people's
preferences
on
the
vacancies.
C
Given
that
we
will
have
two
new
council
members
I
think
we
would
do
well
to
keep
those
vacant.
In
fact,
for
brown
act
reasons
we
need
to
I'd
rather
not
commit
us
today
until
we've
made
those
appointments
and
have
some
understanding
standing
of
the
experience
and
preferences
of
those
council
members,
but
very
much
noted
that
Council
warranties
strongly
wants
to
serve
on
CED
I
appreciate
that,
because.
G
C
C
This
was
clear
across
the
board
on
on
VTA
I
felt
at
this
moment,
given
some
of
the
conversations
we're
having
it's
very
important
for
the
downtown
council
member
to
have
a
voice
on
VTA
at
this
moment,
given
some
of
the
decisions
we're
making,
that
was
the
logic
there,
but
always
trade-offs
and
and
understand
we're
not
going
to
make
everybody
happy.
Council,
member
Torres
you're
up
next.
K
Thank
you
mayor,
thank
you,
councilmember
Ortiz
and
our
district
five
and
East
Side
residents
who
who
called
to
talk
so
I,
I,
appreciate,
councilmember,
Ortiz's
desire
and
willingness
to
to
serve
and
I,
know
him
very,
very
well
and,
and
believe
me,
he's
he's
ready
to
do
the
work
and
and
and
ready
to
serve,
and
so
you
know
it
is.
It
is
very
important
that
we
support
District,
Five
and
and
councilmember
Ortiz's
efforts
to
move
the
needle
on
so
many
critical
issues,
and
so
I
I
wholeheartedly
support
his
memo.
K
I
have
I.
Just
have
two
two
real
quick
questions.
I
do
know
that
CED
meets
on
January
23rd
is
there
is,
is
there
is,
and
we
have
one
vacancy?
Obviously,
on
CED
is
and
I
know
many
of
our
committees
that
we
are
going
to
be
appointed
to
right
now.
Will
they'll
start
meeting
in
February
right?
Is
there?
Is
there
a
way
for
us
to
push
back,
I
believe
CED?
K
So
we
can
possibly
have
council
member
Ortiz
on
CD,
especially
since
our
Council
appointments
will
be
that
week,
I'm
sure
we
can
hold
off
until
we
officially
get
District
8
and
officially
get
district
10
onboarded.
And
then
we
can
have
officially
a
full
city
council
meeting
to
appoint
council
member
Ortiz
to
to
CED.
C
The
council's
able
to
make
whatever
motions
it
would
like
and
we
vote
and
decide
as
a
body
I,
would
recommend
that
we
leave
the
motion
on
the
floor.
As
is
I
think
we
may
appoint
two
council
members
and
find
that
we
have
other
Equity
issues.
If
we've
already
started
to
commit
some
of
these
vacant
seats
in
advance,
we
may
be
putting
ourselves
in
a
situation
where,
in
a
point
he
only
gets
one
seat.
While
others
have
three
on
standing
committees,
I
think
that's
a
risk.
I
do
want
to
just
note.
C
Council
members
are
always
welcome
to
join
the
can
always
join
meetings
as
a
participant
and
I've
spoken
in
Council
meetings
on
which
I'm
not
a
standing
member
I've
attended
when
there
are
items
on
the
agenda
that
I'm
interested
in
or
if
I
have
brought
a
memo
forward
to
a
committee
that
I
don't
serve
on
I
know.
This
is
true
for
many
of
my
colleagues.
We
do
when
it's
a
relevant
item
participate,
and
we
are.
We
have
a
mechanism
we
were
able
to
participate
in
committees
on
which
were
not
officially
appointed
as
a
voting
member.
C
K
Right
so
there's
already
a
way
to
do
it.
Okay,
thank
you
mayor
so
then
can
I
offer
is.
Can
I
offer
that
as
a
friendly
Amendment
then
can
I
offer
that
as
a
can,
we
can't
see
the
hold
off
until
we
have
a
full
city
council
and
then
we
can
we
can.
We
can
go
back
and
and
make
sure
that
councilman
Ortiz
is
appointed
to
CD.
V
I
I
believe
the
meetings
have
already
been
set
for
the
year,
so
that
would
that
would
be
a
little
bit
tough
and
their
scheduling
is
set
out
in
the
rules
of
conduct
resolution
also,
so,
unless,
for
some
reason
the
committee
wanted
to
vote
to
not
meet
or
to
have
a
a
meeting
and
not
take
up
anything
substantively,
it
would
be
a
little
bit
difficult.
I,
don't
know
when
their
first
meeting
is
scheduled,
though
exactly
but
I
think
someone
said
it's
before.
AA
Just
I
just
want
to
clarify
so
the
committee
work
plans
have
not
gone
to
rules
yet
they're
planning
on
going
very
shortly,
but
the
if,
if
there
was
a
desire
not
to
have
the
general
meeting,
it
would
most
likely
need
to
be
canceled
and
then
moved
that
work
to
February,
which
will
make
more
heavier
work
plans
for
the
remainder
of
the
year,
so
that,
but
that
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
they
have
the
actual
committee.
Work.
AA
F
C
Let
me
just
make
two
other
very
brief
notes
and
then
I'll
and
then
we'll
continue
on
with
the
conversation.
One
is
Not
only
was
everyone
disappointed,
unfortunately,
and
where
all
of
most
of
these
over
subscribed,
our
team
kept
a
Tracker
of
how
many
requests
there
were,
how
many
we
were
able
to
accommodate
how
many
we
had
to
we
were
unable
to
accommodate
and
then
how
many
overall
assignments
everyone
had.
So
we
we
tracked
very
closely
to
do
our
very
best
to
give
people
an
equitable
set
of
assignments.
I.
C
Think
if
you
go
back
and
do
the
math,
you
will
see
that
we
were
very
thoughtful
about
the
distribution
and
minimizing
how
many
times
we
had
to
disappoint
people,
but
I
assure
you.
Everyone
was
disappointed
a
number
of
times
and
are
roughly
equal
number
of
times.
I
also
just
wanted
to
note,
given
councilor
Ortiz's
interest
in
VTA.
C
We
we
made
it
I,
made
a
very
explicit
decision
to
put
him
on
three
of
the
four
VTA
advisory
boards
so
of
the
of
the
VTA
advisory
policy
boards,
Council
Ortiz
will
be
serving
on
three
of
those
and
I
hope
weighing
in
regularly
and
helping
to
shape
VTA
policy
and
I
think
put
some
in
a
great
position
to
serve
on
the
board
the
next
time.
There's
an
opening,
so
I
just
wanted
to
share
that.
That
was
part
of
the
thought
process
here,
as
well.
Councilor
Cohen.
V
V
Z
State
I
mean
it's
probably
a
minor
issue,
but
I
just
I
just
I
assume
that
we
would
not
be
allowed
by
the
brown
act
to
have
six
or
seven
appointees
to
VTA,
because
the
Brown
X
as
a
majority
can't
be
participating
in
a
public
meeting
together
at
any
event
regardless
so
I.
You
know
it's
just
a
a
question.
Z
I
will
suggest
that
there's
there
could
be.
There
still
can
be
at
any
time
room
for
trading
between
council
members
of
committees,
and
we
should
maybe
let
the
dust
settle
for
a
few
weeks
and
then
figure
out
how
to
make
those
trades.
As
as
we
fill
the
council
and
decide
where
people
are
going
to
be,
and
maybe
that's
a
better
solution
than
trying
to
say
now,
who's
going
to
be
in
the
vacancies.
Etc
yeah.
C
I'm
fine
with
that
I
want
to
be
clear.
I
have
no
agenda
here,
I'm,
trying
to
minimize
disappointment.
As
I
said
at
the
beginning,
we
will
have
a
second
round
of
this
as
we
seat
the
other
two
council
members
and
re-look
at
appointments
and
and
try
to
fill
the
remaining
vacancies.
That
might
be
a
perfect
opportunity
for
folks
to
come
back
with
recommendations
and.
Z
Certainly,
at
any
time
somebody
could
say:
hey,
maybe
I
really
don't
want
to
be
on
this
committee-
that
I
got
on
and
they'd
be
wanting
to
switch
anyway,
so
I
mean
it's
possible
and
we
did
just
for
perspective
of
new
council
members
a
couple
years
ago
we
had
somebody
say
you
know
this
is
a
conflict.
I
don't
want
to
be
on
this
one,
even
though
they
had
been
appointed
to
it,
and
we
at
this
meeting
made
some
swaps
live.
Z
So
it's
not
wouldn't
be
unprecedented
for
members
to
speak
up
and
say:
hey
here's
a
spot
that
I'm
willing
to
give
up
as
far
as
as
the
vacancies
on
the
Committees
just
I
just
want
to
keep
in
mind
that
we
have
two
new
people
getting
appointed
and
I
think
it's
important
that
each
of
them
serve
on
two
committees.
So,
given
that
there's
four
vacancies,
Plus
rules
and
we
can
decide
whether
you
know
who
the
right
person
for
the
fifth
rule
spot
is.
Z
E
So
I'll
just
add
that
to
the
motion
and
I
was
just
thinking
about
this
even
before
the
meeting
just
it's
been
going
on
in
my
head
and
so
I'm
already
doing
a
lot
of
other
stuff
as
well
and
so
I
think
I
have
no
problem.
The
only
commitment
I
would
like
for
my
colleagues
as
long
as
you
don't
add
me
to
any
other
committee
when.
A
C
C
The
the
wording
is
that
the
city
of
San
Jose
points
the
district
one
council,
member
in
a
policy
advisory
committee
created
to
oversee
and
coordinate
these
efforts.
That's
referring
to
the
Stevens
Creek,
so
that
makes
sense
so
councilman
kame
will
be
there.
There
is
no
second
appointment,
but
jurisdictions
may
invite
multiple
electeds
unofficially
to
sit
in.
So
that's
why
it's
not
in
the
in
the
memo
here.
That's
an
unofficial,
that's
not
actually
an
appointment.
C
Z
C
C
D
AQ
Council
members,
my
name
is
Carlin
obringer
I,
do
government
Community
engagement
for
Blue,
Shield
of
California
and
I
just
wanted
to
express
my
congratulations
to
the
new
mayor
as
to
as
well
as
to
all
of
the
new
council
members
and
newly
sworn
in
council
members,
and
just
on
behalf
of
Blue
Shield
of
California.
We
congratulate
you
and
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
you
in
2023
to
address
social
determinants
of
health
and
improve
the
quality
of
life
and
health
for
those
who
are
most
vulnerable.
Thank
you
very
much.