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San José City Council.
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A
On
the
agenda,
is
our
actions
related
to
the
purchase
and
sale
that
Brandenburg
and
Subroto
north
coyote
properties
I
know
that
many
of
us
were
just
outside
and
the
City
Hall
plaza
doing
some
celebrating,
perhaps
anticipatory
celebrating
prematurely,
since
we
have
not
yet
actually
had
a
council
vote
on
this.
But
life
is
short
and
it's
a
lot
more
interesting
to
celebrate
the
touchdowns
before
you
get
to
the
end
zone
I.
A
There
were
two
people
that
I
think
who
are
not
present
then,
but
are
present
now
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
they're
fully
acknowledged.
First
I
really
want
to
thank
Dianne
Brandenburg
and
you
know.
Certainly
the
Brandenburg
family
name
is
synonymous
with
philanthropy
in
this
valley.
We
are
appreciative
of
your
commitment
and
your
son
Eric's
commitment
and
obviously
Bill's
hard
work
in
making
this
transaction
possible
so
that
we
could
preserve
coyote
Valley.
So
thank
you
so
much
Diane
and
I
also
want
to
thank
Daniel.
A
Connealy
rich
just
showed
me
the
very
tall
stack
of
documents
that
resembles
this
agreement
and
it
is
daunting
in
size
and
obviously
it
took
somebody
to
actually
prepare
and
understand
every
word
in
it
and
thank
you
very
much
Daniel
for
all
your
work,
all
right,
so
my
giving
it
to
Nancy,
okay,
well,
I,
think
many
of
you
know
Nancy
and
her
team
of
worked
very,
very
hard
in
collaboration
with
Andrea
and
Walter
and
getting
us
at
this
point.
Thank
You
Nancy
for
all
your
great
work
mayor.
B
Thank
you
very
much
mayor
and
council
good
afternoon,
Nancy
Klein
assistant,
director
of
the
Office
of
Economic
Development
and
the
director
of
real
estate
today
I'm
very
happy
to
be
joined
by
our
partners
that
are
bringing
this
effort
to
fruition.
Andrea
Mackenzie
who's,
general
manager
of
the
open
space
authority,
osa
Matt,
Freeman
who's,
the
assistant,
general
manager,
OSA
Walter,
Moore,
president
of
the
peninsula,
open
space,
Trust,
Coast,
Kevin,
ice
senior
project
manager,
vally
I,
want
to
especially
acknowledge
the
property
owners
for
their
key
roles
for
a
long
time.
B
On
many
actions,
this
one
very
much
included
Diane
brand
brandenburg
bill,
baron,
they're,
able
representative,
Tim
steel
and
chase
Lyman
who
aren't
with
us,
but
certainly
the
Sobrato
organization,
is
a
big
part
of
San
Jose.
Many
thanks
to
Bill
white
and
Tamara
gallant,
ear
attorneys
for
post
OSA,
his
legal
team
headed
up
by
built,
pagan
Parkins,
and
it's
with
a
lot
of
gratitude
and
appreciation
that
I
extend
a
thank
you
to
the
skilled
City
team
who
worked
on
this
project.
B
Danielle
was
invaluable
and
critical
in
forging
a
path
forward
thanks
to
to
our
outside
counsel,
Bruce
Galloway
other
key
staff,
Jeff
provenzano
from
ESD
Jeff,
Blair,
ESD,
Mike,
O'connell,
Public,
Works,
Rick,
Scott,
d-o-t,
Jared,
Hart,
planning,
Reagan,
henagar,
housing,
NAT,
Fukuda
ESD,
and
what
we
wanted
to
do
was
begin
by
delighting
overlooked.
One
adjust
a
little
bit
with
images
from
coyote
Valley.
B
Just
to
look
at
the
beauty
that
is
just
15
minutes,
south
of
us
and
thanks
to
measure
T
and
all
who
had
hand
in
heart
in
preparing
and
getting
past
the
goal
line,
measure
T,
which
facilitated
the
funds.
It
was
passed
on,
November
6
2018,
with
over
70%
of
the
voters
approving
the
measure
it
authorized.
Six
hundred
and
fifty
million
dollars
in
general
obligation
bonds.
B
Here
is
a
summary,
a
very
high-level
summary
of
the
proposed
financial
transaction.
There's
a
contribution
totaling
approximately
forty
six
million
dollars
which
the
city
will
include
and
the
dollars
coming
from
post
OS
a
will
contribute
almost
fifty
million
dollars
and
that's
just
a
down
payment.
As
mentioned
earlier
today,
post
OS,
a
and
many
others
will
be
working
to
infuse
additional
substantial
funds
for
further
conservation
efforts.
B
B
The
city
will
own
the
Brandenburg
East
properties,
which
includes
the
way
he
property
and
Fisher
flats
and
will
be
approximately
396
acres
of
developable
land
and
on
the
west
side
the
magenta
lands
will
be
in
the
holdings
of
post
and
ultimately
OS
a
that
technically
those
the
bulk
of
those
properties
aren't
undeveloped,
but
key
for
infrastructure
and
conservation
efforts.
What
I
want
to
do
is
just
briefly
walk
you
through
the
actions,
the
Brandenburg
property,
which
includes
the
blue
and
this
portion
of
the
magenta
is
going
to
be
purchased
by
the
city.
B
San
Jose
will
contribute
roughly
thirty
two
point:
four
million
dollars
post
OSA
will
contribute
roughly
four
point:
six
million
dollars.
I'll
tell
you
a
little
bit
later
in
the
presentation
about
a
credit
from
the
Brandenburg
family
for
demolition
and
relocation
costs
associated
with
three
residential
structures
on
the
property.
B
The
city
will
retain
approximately
two
hundred
ninety
six
acres
of
this
before
we
add
in
of
the
Brandenburg
property
before
we
add
back
in
these
other
two
Waihee
and
Fisher
flats
on
the
way
he
option.
Technically,
the
Brandenburg's
hold
the
option.
To
this
way
he
property
post
will
purchase
the
option
at
the
same
time
that
we
closed
on
Brandenburg,
east
and
Sobrato.
B
North
post
will
then
work
with
the
city
to
do
our
due
diligence
on
this
property,
and
we
will
be
back
to
Council
to
accept
the
property
if
it's
appropriate
post
will
retain
one
point:
six
of
the
roughly
16
acres
of
Waihee
again
for
green
infrastructure
purposes.
As
noted
above
Fischer
flats
is
currently
owned
by
post
and
will
come
to
the
city
so
that
again,
the
city
will
have
the
ownership
between
Santa
Teresa
and
Monterey
Highway,
the
ownership
of
the
undeveloped
Obul
lands
and
those
properties
west
of
brandenburg
and
west
of
Santa
Teresa.
B
B
The
key
documents
in
the
transaction
are
the
purchase
and
sale
with
a
Brandenburg
family
purchase
and
sale
agreement
with
the
Sobrato
property.
That's
for
a
Sobrato
north,
particularly
for
us,
a
master
transfer
agreement,
a
conservation,
easement,
an
interim
maintenance
and
operations
plan,
and
we'll
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
dissolving
the
community
facilities
districts
that
we
have
in
the
area
in
the
Brandenburg,
Purchase
and
Sale.
The
city
is
purchasing
the
property,
as
is
to
us.
That
means
that
city
will
assume
the
liability
for
the
property.
B
As
of
the
date
of
closed,
the
seller
retains
certain
obligations,
should
there
be
hand
mat
found
on
the
property,
particularly
that
which
has
traversed
off
the
property.
In
addition,
the
agreement
requires
that
city
staff
provide
a
1033
letter
at
closing,
which,
subject
to
applicable
federal
law,
may
give
the
brandenburg
family
more
time
to
invest
the
sale,
proceeds
and
defer
payment
of
the
taxes
on
capital
gains.
B
And
demolition,
relocation
and
demolition,
as
mentioned,
there
are
three
residential
structures
on
that:
the
Brandenburg
property,
two
of
the
property,
two
of
those
structures
were
vacated
in
August,
one
other
had
been
vacant
for
quite
a
bit
longer
in
working
with
a
relocation
specialist.
Each
one
of
the
families
that
were
in
those
tomb
homes
will
be
paid,
one
hundred
and
twenty
four
thousand
dollars,
and
four
hundred
one
hundred
twenty
four
four
hundred
for
a
total
of
248
thousand
and
eight
hundred
dollars.
B
In
addition,
the
homes
best
would
be
determined
to
be
demolished
and
the
cost
for
demolition
is
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
so,
as
mentioned
previously,
that
the
city
will
get
a
credit
in
the
amount
of
398
thousand
dollars.
An
$800
sari
against
the
credit
of
the
price
the
Sobrato
purchase,
the
Sobrato
north,
the
city
will
own
for
about
a
minute.
It's
about
a
hundred
acres
post
will
contribute
all
of
the
funds
for
the
Sobrato
north
purchase
and
it
will
be
transferred
to
post.
The
agreement
also
requires
a
1033
letter,
as
described
for
the
Brandenburg
property.
B
There
are
actions
related
to
the
community
facilities
districts
in
north
coyote,
Valley
CFD
number,
nine
and
CFD
5a
were
formed
to
facilitate
development
in
north
coyote
in
order
to
complete
the
purchase
and
sale
of
the
brandenburg
and
Sobrato
north
properties.
Both
the
CFD
number,
nine
and
CFD
5a
must
be
dissolved
in
order
to
ensure
there
is
no
prohibition
from
transfer
on
entitle.
B
The
master
transfer
agreement
is
basically
a
summary,
a
recitation
of
the
overall
transfers
and
actions
between
the
parties.
It
outlines
not
only
the
transfers
and
payments,
but
the
timing,
as
described
in
the
memorandum
and
in
the
documents.
The
agreement
also
provides
that
post
and
OSA
will
indemnify
the
city
for
any
existing
hazardous
material
for
Brandenburg,
West
or
subrata
north,
as
the
city
will
transfer
those
properties
to
post
OS
a
and
the
city
will
retain
liability
for
Brandenburg,
East
and
Fisher
flats,
which
will
include
Waihee.
B
If
we
accept
the
property
on
the
conservation
easement,
it
applies
to
all
land
acquired
and
retained
by
the
city
in
perpetuity
a
very
long
time.
Wheyhey
should
the
city
accept.
The
property
will
also
be
subject
to
the
conservation
easement.
The
conservation
easement
protects
conserves
the
and
the
conservation
values
include
Water,
Resources
wildlife,
habitat
connectivity,
environmental
education,
agriculture,
cultural
resources,
as
well
as
passive
recreation.
B
The
conservation
easement
prohibits
development
and
preserves
open
space
on
the
land
for
flood
control
and
conservation
purposes,
water
rights
or
a
particular
issue
in
the
agreement
and
the
conservation
easement
permits
the
city,
the
continued
operation
of
the
three
existing
wells
and
related
infrastructure
of
san
jose
muni
water
system.
It
permits
the
system
to
be
leased
or
sold
subject
to
conservation,
easement
restrictions.
The
existing
wells
can
be
replaced
on
the
conservation
property,
but
require
that
the
reasonable
approval
of
OS
a
be
achieved,
and
there
will
be
an
analysis
of
ground
water
sustainability.
B
B
The
interim
management
and
operations
plan
the
imop,
as
we
lovingly
call
it,
requires
the
city
to
demolish
the
existing
homes,
as
mentioned.
It
also
requires
that
the
city
support,
ongoingly,
removal
of
illegal
dumping
and
assistance
with
resolution
of
any
potential
encampments
and,
finally,
that
a
final
or
ultimate
management
management
and
operations
plan
will
be
led
by
OSA
and
approved
by
City,
Council,
Post
and
OSA.
It's
anticipated
that
that
will
occur
in
two
to
three
years
in
order
to
facilitate
the
transfer.
B
The
north
coyote
is
currently
planned
for
35,000
jobs
and
in
the
course
of
GP
2040
four
year
review,
the
task
force
will
explore
reallocation
of
some
or
all
of
the
previously
planned
job
growth
in
coyote
Valley.
The
next
steps
anticipate
that
we
will
close
escrow
on
the
properties,
Brandenburg
and
subrata
north
by
November
26
2019.
The
way
he
property
will
transfer
before
February
and
will
come
back
to
Council.
A
C
Maybe
I
shouldn't
say
anything
mr.
mayor.
Thank
you
Nancy.
It
would
not
be
overstating
it
to
say
that
the
proposed
acquisition
and
preservation
project
before
you
of
almost
a
thousand
acres
of
land
in
the
north
coyote
Valley,
is
one
of
the
most
complex
and
consequential
conservation
projects
of
our
time.
C
These
willing
seller
transactions
presented
and
for
placing
measure
T
before
the
voters
to
help
fund
their
acquisition.
The
open
space
Authority
greatly
appreciates
the
collaboration
and
professionalism
that
was
brought
to
bear
on
this
challenging
project,
including
city
staff,
council,
members,
staff
and
the
landowners.
Thank
you
very
much.
D
Moore,
president
of
post,
Peninsula
open
space
trust.
We
simply
would
not
be
here
today
if
we're
not
for
the
efforts
of
so
many
people.
In
particular,
we'd
like
to
recognize
and
like
to
echo
some
of
the
statements
made
already
about
the
key
players
on
the
city
staff.
We
so
appreciated
Danielle,
Keneally's
tireless
dedication
to
detail
and
willingness
to
tackle
the
tough
issues,
and
there
were
many
involved
in
this
deal.
D
I'd
also
like
to
recognize
the
great
assistance
and
dedication
of
Kim
Wallace
and
the
entire
team
from
the
Office
of
Economic
Development
they're
focused
and
continued
engagement,
mainly
in
the
form
and
personage
of
Nancy
Klein
made
this
transaction
happen.
Nancy
consistently
put
in
long
hours,
working
late
into
the
night
texting
our
main
project
person,
Kevin
eyes
behind
us
behind
me
and
her
commitment
helped
us
to
complete
one
of
the
most
complicated
transactions
post
has
ever
been
involved.
D
We
are
thrilled
to
have
been
able
to
balance
the
needs
of
the
city,
the
people
and
the
natural
lands
we
oppose
are
grateful
to
both
our
public
and
private
partners,
as
well
as
to
the
Greater
San
Jose
community,
for
coming
together
to
make
San
Jose
a
national
model
for
future
looking
science-based
and
collaborative
conservation
investment.
Thank
you.
B
A
Great
thank
you
very
much,
we'll
go
to
the
members
of
the
community
who
I
know
would
like
to
speak.
I
just
do
want
to
reiterate
my
thanks,
Nancy
to
everything
that
you
and
Danielle,
and
the
entire
team
have
done
each
one
of
those
issues
that
popped
up
on
a
screen
represented
many
hundreds
of
late-night
hours.
As
we
grappled
with
very
complex
issues
and
I
know,
you
know
everything
from
infrastructure
financing
districts
that
were
decades
old
that
had
to
be
unwound.
You
know
this
was
a
nightmare.
A
I
still
want
to
just
thank
Scott,
green
and
Mackenzie
Massey
on
my
team,
who
have
been
working
very
hard
on
this
issue
as
well.
Okay,
I'd
like
to
ask
members
of
the
community
to
come
down
in
order.
I
call
your
names.
Everyone
has
two
minutes
to
speak:
Roland,
followed
by
Ken
Sasso,
Bill,
Barron,
Brian,
Schmidt
and
bill
Rankin.
A
E
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
bill,
Baron
mm-hmm
senior
partner,
Brandenburg
properties,
and
you
introduced
earlier
Dianne
Brandenburg
joined
me
today.
Diane
and
her
late
husband,
Lee
met
at
San
Jose
State
married
in
1952
built
a
family
built
a
business
while
spending
their
sixty-six
years
together
as
earnest,
cheerleaders
for
San
Jose,
as
did
their
late
son
Eric
died
and
her
family
continued
to
be
very
active
supporters
of
our
community
and
will
for
decades
to
come.
E
We
acquired
our
land
in
North,
coyote
Valley,
as
did
the
Sobrato
z--,
with
every
intention
to
implement
division
identified
in
the
four
preceding
general
plans,
jobs
all
in
a
thoughtful
and
balanced
way.
Today,
however,
the
Brandenburg
family,
as
the
Sobrato
x',
together
with
them,
stand
before
you
as
collaborative
partners
in
a
historic,
once-in-a-lifetime
preservation.
Opportunity
what's
before
you
this
afternoon,
is
the
culmination
of
literally
years
of
focused
energy
time
and
resources
on
the
part
of
many
e
to
the
partners.
E
It's
dynamic,
underscored,
general
manager,
Andrea,
McKenzie,
Matt,
Freeman
and
Linda
Kwang
city
staff,
in
particular,
Dave
sites,
Kim,
Vallez,
Danielle,
connealy
and
Nancy
Klein,
who
did
a
remarkable
job
of
juggling
all
of
us
together
and
a
name
not
mentioned
Tom
Borden,
who
should
be
the
Valley
Water
Board
of
Directors
in
its
CEO
Norma
Camacho,
and
her
team,
Santa
Clara,
County,
Assemblymember
off
scholar
and
state
senator
Jim
Bell.
The
several
attorneys
who
you
referred
to
in
the
paperwork
who
have
Abele
served
their
respective
clients?
E
Well,
the
environmental
community
that
have
been
waiting
so
long
and,
of
course,
the
landowners
we
at
Brandenburg
and
Sobrato
believe
when
thoughtful
purpose
is
paired
with
respectful
and
intelligent
interaction.
Good
people
can
accomplish
great
things.
We're
pleased
to
be
in
the
very
good
company
of
the
many
partners
assemble
today.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
F
That's
why
I
live
day
on
day
and
I'm,
pretty
sure
that
picture
of
the
the
Bobcat
this
green
background
I
do
that
picture
of
myself
15
years
ago,
but
I
don't
have
the
government,
but,
as
you
all
know,
we
have
to
be
responsible
with
what
we
do
with
land
use
and
what
I
want
to
talk
to
you
about
is
one
of
the
two
pulses
in
the
fish
of
light,
specifically
the
wine
up
day
that
has
got
sight
on.
It
is
14.8.
F
Five
acres
I
found
this
parcels
in
2011
to
find
a
solution
to
seem
off
and
it
was
for
sale
and
the
price
at
the
time
was
actually
1.8
million,
not
nearly,
and
if
you
look
at
that
parcel
he's
immediately
adjacent
to
the
Cal
train
tracks.
That's
why
I
found
that
it
was
a
relocation
to
see
him
off
right
on
the
other
side
that
attract
us
owned
by
Union
Pacific
they're,
about
to
put
a
massive
rally
out
down.
There
is
going
to
go
all
the
way
from
Metcalf
Emelia
all
the
way
down
to
Bailey.
F
It
was
an
ideal
site,
and
now
we
are
about
to
put
the
conversation.
Easement
and
people
are
going
to
tell
me
well.
Why
can't
you
move
him
off
the
Capitol
Expressway?
It's
very
simple:
you
take
a
trade
down
to
Blossom
Hill.
You
can
send
it
back
to
capital
Express
we
empty
from
the
Capitol
Expressway
down
to
blossom
ear
and
empty,
and
eventually
we'll
go
back
this
way
you
have
to
turn
the
train
around
three
times.
Instead
of
once
the
cost
in
operations
to
Caltrain
I've
calculated
is
two
million
dollars
a
year.
F
That's
just
420
trains
a
day
five
days
a
week.
So
what
are
our
options?
Well,
obviously,
we
can't
I
mean
in
the
main
Union
Pacific
people
have
tried.
That's
not
going
to
go
anywhere,
but
the
parcel
immediately
north
of
that
belongs
to
PG&E
is
part
of
lamech
half
Energy
Center.
Now,
if
you
want
to
go
around
spending,
maybe
five
billion
dollars
buying
PG&E
instead
of
a
couple
million
dollars
here,
go
ahead,
but
as
I
recall,
it
measure
T
included
money
for
infrastructure.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
sir
Kent's.
G
G
A
H
A
H
Good
afternoon
Brian
Schmidt
I
am
here
speaking
in
support
of
the
staff
recommendation,
staff
recommendations
and
the
recommendations
from
the
mayor
and
city
council
members
memo,
since
2003
I
have
been
taking
up
the
time
of
the
City
Council
to
discuss
coyote,
Valley
and
I'm
just
so
glad.
We
are
at
this
stage
that
we
are
at
right
now,
where
we
can
get
beyond
much
of
the
division
and
work
constructively
on
the
on
an
amazing
conservation,
oriented
future
for
Cadi,
Valley
and
I.
H
Think
what
you
are
seeing
right
now
is
the
success
along
with
so
many
other
factors
of
putting
in
a
green
infrastructure,
natural
capital,
infrastructure
component.
It's
a
measure,
t2
an
infrastructure
bond,
and
it
is
success
not
just
in
the
implementation
and
outcome
that
were
I,
think
we'll
have
a
vote
on
shortly.
H
Do
it
again
hire
another
science
PhD
which
he
did,
and
so
that
is
what
I
would
like
to
recommend
to
you
all
is
you're
gonna
have
to
come
back
some
time
again
for
another
infrastructure
bond
I,
don't
know
when
it'll
be,
but
it
will
happen.
Do
it
again
put
natural
infrastructure
in
there
again
tell
your
other
council
members
tells
supervisors
legislators.
This
is
the
way
to
succeed.
This
is
a
way
to
bring
bring
everyone
together
and
you're
gonna
be
seeing
it
within
a
couple
years
in
coyote,
Valley
and
every
every
year.
H
I
When
the
gap
between
santa
teresa
county,
Park
and
County
Creek
Parkway
is
completed,
one
will
be
able
to
get
to
the
coyote
creek
trail
at
Tully,
Road
in
San,
Jose
and
walk
or
bike
continuously
to
the
top
of
Mount
Eminem
along
the
completed
Ridge
Trail
and
continue
to
Lexington
reservoir.
We
appreciate
the
significant
long-term
effort
and
partnership
put
forth
by
the
city,
Peninsula
open
trust
in
Santa,
Clara
Valley,
open
space
authority
to
acquire
and
quickly
open
the
property
to
docent
led
public
access.
I
I
I
Good
afternoon
Dave
Pasch
l
have
been
a
resident
of
San
Jose
for
over
30
years.
At
the
time
I
arrived,
the
effort
to
preserve
open
space
in
coyote
Valley
was
already
underway.
The
county
had
created
an
open
space
task
force
and
at
their
1987
report,
listed
coyote
Valley
as
second
and
priority
only
to
the
bay
lands
out
of
61
areas
that
they
studied.
They
recommended
creation
of
an
open
space.
District
activists
lobbied
through
a
green
belt
coalition
of
organizations,
including
League
of
Women
Voters
or
my
wife
lives.
I
Tam
served
as
a
representative
council
member
Camus
is
cousin
fatty
Sabha
also
served
on
this
committee.
I
also
want
to
thank
a
few
people,
I
know
of
the
many
who
helped
especially
some
of
the
founders
of
the
Santa
Clara
Valley,
open
space,
Authority
Virginia,
Holt's,
John,
Fioretti,
Garnett,
Annabelle,
Kitty,
Monahan,
Erik,
Carruthers,
Vicki,
Moore,
Diane,
McKenna,
John,
Gibbs,
Susy,
Wilson,
Jerry,
estrous
and
Mike
Honda
City
Council's
have
come
and
gone,
but
none
were
able
to
accomplish
what
you
are
about
to
do
so.
I
want
to
thank
each
of
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
Thank
you.
We
have
many
reasons
to
protect
Clayton,
Valley
I
hope
we
can
study
agricultural
practices
with
a
Silicon
Valley
spirit
of
innovation
to
come
up
with
a
breakthroughs
in
carbon
sink
with
carbon
sequestration,
which
can
be
deployed
globally,
like
our
high
tech
and
as
you
can
see
from
the
photo
up
here.
Maybe
you
can't
see
quite
so
good
in
didn't.
I
We
have
to
yell
on
coyote
ridge
above
the
valley.
At
the
time
of
the
gold
rush,
there
were
half
a
million
of
these
elk
by
1870.
They
were
thought
to
be
extinct.
Fortunately
about
a
dozen
were
found,
hiding
in
the
toolies
near
Bakersfield
with
care,
they
have
come
back
with
a
little
more
care.
Tule
elk
can
flourish
in
restored
tule
wetlands
down
in
the
valley
for
generations
to
come
and
to
everyone
here.
Thank
you
all.
J
Good
morning,
mayor
City
Councilmembers,
my
name
is
James
Eggers
I'm,
proud
to
be
a
resident
of
District,
three
Japantown
San,
Jose
and
I'm
very
proud
to
be
a
resident
of
San
Jose
and
to
see
what
this
City
Council
has
been
doing.
I
want
to
thank
the
City,
Council
supports
staffs
recommendation,
think
staff
for
their
work
and
the
work
of
open
space,
Authority
and
post
many
others
that
have
contributed
I'm.
Also,
the
executive
director
of
the
Sierra
Club
clubs,
Loma
Prieta
chapter,
which
includes
San
Jose.
J
We
have
20,000
members
and
supporters
in
San
Jose
and
for
many
years
preservation.
Restoration
of
coyote
Valley
has
been
one
of
our
chapters
top
conservation
priorities.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
this
effort
and
say
that
I've
been
here.
I
emigrated
from
Texas
four
years
ago.
The
first
weekend
that
I
was
here,
I
went
on
a
Sierra,
Club
hike
fortuitously.
It
was
in
coyote
Valley,
even
more
fortuitously.
My
guide
was
Dave
Rochelle.
J
She
asked
me
how
the
four
years
had
been
since
I
moved
from
Texas
I
said
it's:
it's
wonderful
to
have
elected
officials
who
care
about
the
environment
and
before
the
words
got
out
of
my
mouth,
she
said
it's
because
we've
got
constituents
who
care
about
the
environment
and
we've
got
constituents
who
care
about
the
environment
because
of
environmental
organizations
that
educate
and
activate
the
local
citizens.
So
I
thank
all
of
you
and
from
the
grassroots
I
think
all
of
those
in
the
audience
all
of
those
watching
on
television.
J
K
My
name
is
Carol
watts
and
I'm.
The
president
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
of
San
Jose,
Santa
Clara.
We
applaud
the
actions
you're
poised
to
take
today,
which
show
your
dedicated
commitment
to
the
long-term
health
and
sustainability
of
our
city
and
of
our
region.
The
passage
of
this
item
will
continue
our
city's
commitment
to
alleviate
the
climate
crisis
and
its
concern
is
consistent
with
the
goals
of
climate,
smart,
San
Jose
by
preserving
a
large
portion
of
coyote
Valley.
K
You
are
addressing
the
needs
for
the
capture
and
storage
of
storm
waters,
the
reduction
of
flooding,
essential
wildlife
corridors
and
the
preservation
of
open
space
which
will
serve
as
a
carbon
sink
for
our
region
and
can
also
be
used
for
public
enjoyment
and
for
locally
grown
foods.
Our
league
has
been
an
advocate,
often
under
the
leadership
of
Virginia,
holds
for
the
preservation
of
coyote
Valley.
K
Over
the
last
20
years,
we
have
served
on
most
general
plan
task
forces
which
included
decisions
on
coyote
Valley
we've
resisted
sprawling
development,
supported
the
creation
of
the
green
belt
between
San
Jose
and
Morgan
Hill.
We
oppose
any
urban
develop
in
development
in
north
coyote
valley.
Thanks
to
everyone
involved
the
property
owners,
post,
osa
and
the
city
for
this
visionary
action
which
supports
the
future
of
all
people
who
live
in
our
beautiful,
green
and
gold
Valley.
Thank
you.
Thank.
L
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
council
members
on
behalf
of
the
entire
environmental
community,
thank
you
for
this
historic
decision.
We
hope
that
this
will
be
a
model
for
other
municipalities
and
local
governments
to
follow
cuz
as
we
prepare
to
address
the
impacts
of
climate
change
on
our
communities.
One
of
our
first
priorities
must
be
to
preserve
our
open
space
and
to
concentrate
new
development
in
within
our
already
developed
urban
areas.
L
This
matters,
not
only
because
we
need
the
carbon
absorbing
potential
of
our
open
space,
but
also
because
continued
sprawl
development
will
increase
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
and
that
is
why
we
need
to
make
every
effort
to
protect
the
remaining
open
space
in
our
region,
including
the
remaining
open
space
in
coyote
Valley.
The
city
is
about
to
embark
on
the
general
plan
for
your
review,
which
will
address
the
future
of
north
and
mid
coyote
Valley.
L
C
Greetings:
City
Council
members.
My
name
is
Mary
Patterson
I'm,
a
resident
of
district
2,
a
proud
resident
of
the
city
of
San
Jose.
Now
for
20
years,
Thank,
You,
councilmember
Jimenez,
for
your
leadership
and
to
all
of
you,
City
Council
members
I
also
currently
serve
as
the
president
of
the
board
of
the
Morgan
Hill
Unified
School
District,
where
I've
served
for
three
years.
You
all
may
know
that
the
coyote
valley
is
completely
ensconced
inside
the
district
boundary
for
Morgan
Hill
Unified.
C
Therefore,
we
have
nine
thousand
kids
and
their
families
that
live
in
and
around
the
coyote
valley.
I
am
deeply
thankful
for
your
good
work,
as
well
as
the
good
work
of
the
open
space
authority
and
post
and
the
land
owners
that
are
present
here
today.
I
think
on
behalf
of
all
of
our
school
children
and
our
families
that
are
living
in
this
area
and
being
able
to
enjoy
it
on
a
daily
basis.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
steps
that
you
will
take
this
afternoon.
C
I
believe
that
this
is
the
kind
of
leadership
that
our
kids
look
up
to
and
it
need
to
see
on
a
daily
basis
that
you
all
are
providing.
Today.
We
look
forward
as
a
school
district
to
working
with
the
city
of
San
Jose
to
make
sure
that
our
kids
and
our
families
can
enjoy
this
kind
of
open
space
now
and
in
the
many
many
many
years
to
come
and
generations
to
come.
C
We
look
forward
also
to
working
in
the
city
of
San
Jose
to
preserve
other
open
spaces
and
fields
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that,
with
the
parks
department,
with
the
help
of
councilmember
Jimenez
his
office,
we're
also
working
to
do
some
joint
use.
So
we
can
provide
even
more
green
space
and
natural
space
for
our
kids
and
families
to
recreative.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
providing
this
opportunity
to
all
of
you
seated
here
and
behind
me
for
representing
the
generations
that
we
have
to
follow
us.
Thank.
L
Good
afternoon
I'm
Linda
Ruth
ruff
I'm,
a
40-year
resident
of
San
Jose
I'm.
Also
the
volunteer
chair
of
the
Santa
Clara
Valley
Chapter
of
the
California
Native
Plant
Society,
there's
been
an
endless
barrage
of
bad
news.
The
New
York
Times
proclaims,
the
insect
apocalypse
is
here:
insect
populations
are
crashing
worldwide
and
everything
up
the
food
chain
will
feel
the
effects
science
magazine
reports
that,
since
1970
North
America,
has
lost
2.9
billion
birds
in
less
than
a
half
a
century,
bird
populations
have
dropped
some
29%.
L
There
are
reports
of
endless
attacks
on
the
Endangered,
Species,
Act
and
other
environmental
protections,
so
I
am
endlessly
grateful
to
be
living
in
a
community
that
has
learned
to
value
the
natural
world.
Our
community
understands
that
our
quality
of
life
and
our
ultimate
fate
is
tied
to
how
we
treat
the
world
around
us.
I
am
also
grateful
to
be
living
in
a
community
that
has
leaders
like
you
that
have
the
vision
to
protect
coyote
Valley.
Thank
you.
Thank.
L
Early
corridor
councilmembers
Johnny
Klein
has
for
Santa
Clara
Valley
Audubon
Society
John
Holland,
a
legal
historian
said
great
events
rarely
occur
without
the
four
teachers,
intersection
of
synergy
and
serendipity.
I
think
that
happened
here,
but
there
was
a
lot
more.
There
is
science
and
I
want
to
thank
the
open
space,
Authority
and
I
want
to
say,
I
think
the
answer
College
we
didn't
mention,
but
they
had
a
lot
of
the
initial
science
on
this
obviously
advocacy
in
tenacity.
L
This
has
been
poorly
30
odd
years
at
Santa,
Clara,
Valley
or
the
barn
has
engaged
in
this
and
to
try
to
protect
every
Valley.
You
need
funding.
Obviously
thank
you
to
all
of
you
for
putting
measure
T
ahead
and
throw
the
many
voters
who
supported
it
and
post
and
more
than
anything,
it
really
needs
the
vision
and
the
will
to
change
things,
and
that
is
where
I
think
the
mayoral
Accardo
counselor
member.
L
N
A
D
M
M
Who've
worked
for
this
for
many
many
years
in
this
time
of
wildfires
and
other
frightening
climate
change-related
effects,
so
I
am
so
proud
to
live
in
a
city
that
is
actively
planning
for
a
sustainable
future
for
our
children
and
grandchildren,
and
I'm
grateful
to
have
a
mayor
and
city
council
members
and
staff
members
of
the
city
who
listen
to
the
concerns
of
the
mothers,
youth
and
other
members
who
have
met
with
you,
spoken
up
at
council
meetings,
sending
the
postcards
and
emails.
This
is
a
great
day.
Our
work
is
not
done,
however.
M
Now
we
need
to
work
to
preserve
the
rest
of
coyote
Valley
in
perpetuity.
These
acres
of
land
and
agriculture
of
open
space
and
agriculture
are
critical
because
they
absorb
floodwaters
of
the
coyote
creek,
but
even
more
importantly,
they're
a
carbon
sink.
They
absorb
carbon
out
of
the
atmosphere,
so
to
be
climate,
smart
we
need.
We
need
yes
to
do
everything
we
possibly
can
to
decrease
carbon
in
the
atmosphere.
M
A
O
Thank
you
very
much.
My
name
is
Andrew
Boone
I
am
a
candidate
for
this
City
Council
San
Jose,
City,
Council
District,
six
I
live
in
Meridian
Avenue
in
West,
San
Carlos
I
agree
with
the
speakers
who
have
spoken
before
that
this
is
a
great
step
forward
to
preserve
natural
habitats,
to
preserve
the
ability
for
to
protect
our
own
selves
from
flooding.
O
But
I
want
to
point
out
that
this
is
a
decision
you
really
shouldn't
have
had
to
make,
since
no
one
should
have
approved
planning
to
pave
over
a
giant
piece
of
coyote
Valley
with
parking
and
warehouses
in
the
first
place.
All
you're
doing
really
is
correcting
a
mistake.
That
was
a
very
obvious
mistake
that
many
environmental
groups
and
thousands
of
residents
have
had
to
battle
this
City
Council
to
fix.
So
thank
you
for.
Finally,
when
we're
nearing
the
end
of
2019
doing
the
right
thing
should
have
been
done
decades
ago.
O
I
also
want
to
point
out
that
there
still
remains
several
things
to
be
done:
important
actions
to
truly
preserve
coyote
Valley
for
wildlife.
That
haven't
been
part
of
this
discussion.
For
example,
a
major
road
santa
teresa
boulevard
cuts
right
through
the
two
properties
that
you're
purchasing
and
there's
a
large
median
between
the
lanes.
So
this
is
a
barrier
for
wildlife
to
cross.
This
makes
it
not
so
much
of
an
open
space
when
you
have
what's
you
know
in
practice
a
highway
running
right
through
it.
O
So
what
you
definitely
shouldn't
do-
and
this
is
what
you,
the
San
Jose
City
Council-
are
planning
to
do-
is
widen
the
part
of
Santa
Teresa
Boulevard
from
two
lanes,
south
of
Bailey
Avenue
to
four
lanes:
there's
a
segment
of
Santa
Teresa,
Boulevard
Hale
that
you
have
in
your
plans
to
widen
inside
of
this
area,
that
you're
saying
you're
protecting
for
wildlife.
So
that's
a
step
that
needs
to
be
fixed.
That
project
needs
to
be
cancelled
and
Santa
Teresa.
O
N
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Kiyomi
Hyundai,
Yamamoto
and
I'm
delighted
to
be
here
today
as
a
fourth
generation
San
Jose
an
and
to
represent
Greenbelt
Alliance,
one
of
the
advocacy
groups
that
for
years
have
supported
the
protection
of
coyote
Valley
and
today
supports
the
recommendation
before
you.
I
know:
you're
well
versed
in
the
environmental
value
of
Chi
Chi
Valley.
But
this
issue
is
very
personal
to
me.
During
the
big
storm
of
2017.
At
about
midnight,
my
husband
and
I
received
alert
that
the
stretch
of
Heidi
Creek
behind
our
house
was
threatening
our
neighborhood.
N
N
The
opportunity
for
protection
is
here
only
because
the
people
in
San
Jose
in
the
heart
of
Silicon
Valley,
took
a
stand
against
climate
change
in
sprawl
to
protect
this
irreplaceable
natural
resource,
while
our
environmental
work
is
still
not
done.
We
celebrate
this
major
milestone
with
you
and
I.
Thank
you
for
your
display
of
leadership
and
for
setting
the
bar
higher
for
the
generations
to
come.
Thank.
P
Good
afternoon,
mayor,
Locarno,
councilmembers
I'm
here
to
thank
you
so
much
for
your
bold
climate
action
that
you
took
today
and
to
put
it
in
context
that
this
is
the
fourth
a
major
climate
action
you've
taken
in
three
months
in
September,
you
declared
excitment
emergency
and
you
passed
an
ambitious
for
each
code,
an
October
you
passed
a
gas
beyond
for
most
types
of
new
construction
and
today
you're
protecting
over
900
acres
of
vital,
open
space
land.
To
make
it
clear
that
climate
implications
of
this,
this
land
is
invaluable
for
drawing
down
carbon
from
the
atmosphere.
P
It's
not
enough
to
stop
putting
carbon
up.
We
have
to
start
drawing
it
down,
so
this
land
is
his
photo
shows.
All
of
that
green
space
is
absorbing
carbon
and
also,
as
was
pointed
out,
the
climate
resilience.
We
did
door-knocking
in
district
3
and
we
were
the
neighbors
there.
We
broke
door
Lockheed
in
English
and
Spanish,
and
they
were
so
grateful
to
have
a
chance
to
sign
these
postcards
I'm
here
to
really
deliver
our
last
batch.
But
this
is
a
climate.
Equity
excitement,
resilience
of
climate
mitigation
action
as
well
as
a
conservation
and
we're.
P
P
Our
children
are
especially
excited
they
love
animals
and
so
just
to
see
those
beautiful
animals
that
kids
are
so
excited
to
get
to
enjoy
this,
as
someone
pointed
out
in
the
press,
conference,
generations
of
children
will
be
able
to
enjoy
this
open
space
and
have
a
c4
climate
because
of
your
bold
action,
and
so
we're
grateful
to
Megan
fluke
and
committee
for
green
foothills
for
inviting
us
to
join
this
campaign.
We
kind
of
joined
in
late,
but
we
threw
ourselves
into
it
with
all.
P
A
You
Luna,
thanks
to
all
the
members
of
the
community,
came
out
to
speak
and
those
who
chose
not
to
but
just
wanted
to
join
in
to
to
see
how
we
would
move
forward
and
among
those
I
just
want
to
recognize
a
former
council
member
and
supervisor
Ken
Yaeger
has
been
a
environmental
champion
for
a
long
time
here
in
the
county.
Thank
you.
Okay.
A
N
Q
Didn't
think
I'd
be
first
what
a
tremendously
exciting
day,
starting
with
the
press
conference
and
then
and
now
the
opportunity
to
take
action
on
what
is
before
us
to
complete,
to
approve
and
complete
the
sale
of
transfer
of
these
properties.
That
will
then
begin
the
preservation
of
this
open
space.
This
is
just
a
landmark
day,
I'm
so
proud
to
be
part
of
this
council
and
to
be
have
been
part
of
the
discussions
since
I
started
in
January.
Is
a
new
council
member
I
didn't
know,
coyote
Valley
was
coming
before
us.
Q
I
knew
it
it
would
eventually,
but
I
didn't
know
it
was
coming
so
quickly
and
in
closed
session
we
had
many
discussions
over
the
details
of
the
contract
working
out
all
of
the
specifics
of
the
land,
the
any
environmental
issues,
any
anything
that
we
needed
to
discuss,
and
so,
finally,
here
we
are
with
the
final
agreements
that
we
hope
to
all
execute
to
it.
Well
assign
I'm
not
executing
it
I'd
love
to
sign
it,
though
that
would
be
so
much
fun.
Q
I
am
grateful
for
conversations
that
I've
had
with
very
with
the
many
environmental
groups
who
reached
out
to
me
to
really
educate
me
on
the
issue
and
the
beauty
of
coyote
Valley,
but
truly
I
was
already
sold
on
the
beauty
of
coyote
Valley
I
lived
in
San
martÃn
for
a
long
time
and
I
worked
at
a
farm
off
McKean,
Road
and
every
day.
I
would
actually
drive
up
past
the
coyote
Valley
to
get
to
my
place
of
business
at
that
time
and
I
enjoyed
the
splendor
and
beauty
of
the
open
space.
Q
It
is
wonderful
that
we
today
will
be
able
to
preserve
that
open
space
for
our
children,
our
children's
children
and
our
children's
children's
children.
If
we
can
think
that
far
in
in
advance
and
really
return
to
the
day's
valleys
valley
of
heart's
delight
when
this
area
was
known
for
its
produce
its
fruits
and
and
some
day
continue,
maybe
to
farm
some
of
that
area
too,
and
in
a
way
to
educate
our
kids
to
on
how
important
that
piece
of
land
is
I
am
so
honored
to
be
here.
D
D
That's
when
I
really
got
that
appreciation,
so
I
just
wanted
to
express
that
that
some
of
us
approaches
from
a
lot
of
different
ways
and
and
I
think
that's
sort
of
the
beauty
in
preserving
this.
Is
that
I
think
there
are
still
many
many
more
families,
children
that,
quite
frankly,
don't
get
to
experience
the
open
space
in
nature
in
its
truest
sense
at
all
and
so
to
the
extent
in
the
future.
This
helps
to
provide
some
families
that
I
think
it's
vitally
important.
D
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
touch
on
and
a
lot
of
folks
who
have
mentioned
it,
but
it's
the
fact
that
it
does
truly
take
a
village.
We
can
go
on
listing
nothing.
Hundreds
of
people
we're
so
critical
in
getting
this
getting
this
passed.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
a
few
people,
certainly
all
the
tireless
environmental
partners.
There's
too
many
of
you
to
list,
you
know
who
you
are
the
Brandenburg
family.
We
really
appreciate
you
coming
to
the
table
and
being
a
willing
partner,
Sobrato,
family
and,
of
course,
the
hard-working
staff.
D
Nancy
I
know
you
you've,
you
and,
and
other
folks
have
come
to
us
in
closed
session
on
many
occasions,
trying
to
wrap
our
head
around
everything
that
you
talked
about
earlier.
There's
a
lot
of
issues
and,
and
so
I
very
much
appreciate
your
work
and
and
your
sincere
approach
and
trying
to
make
this
happen,
and
even
when
sometimes
we
kept
pushing
and
asking
questions
and
expressing
how
important
this
was
so
I.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
patience,
because
I
knew
I.
Could
you
a
few
times
the
the
other
group
of
folks
I
wanted
to?
D
D
It
is
going
to
get
approved,
but
but
I
just
wanted
to
express
my
sincere
appreciation
and
mayor
for
your
leadership
and
moving
this
along
I
think
that
was
certainly
vital
for
the
measure,
T
and,
of
course
getting
us
this
far
and
and
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
to
the
owners
of
many
of
the
properties
in
Quixote,
Valley
I
know.
Obviously
many
of
them
aren't
here,
but
you
know
I've
always
felt
and
continue
to
feel,
and
that
was
so.
This
feeling
has
been
solidified
in
a
discussion
with
mr.
Sasso.
D
Is
that
the
landowners
in
Cody
Valley,
it
seems
to
me
simply
desire
to
be
heard
and
treated
with
respect
and
treated
fairly
and
and
want
to
be
seen
as
partners,
not
adversaries
and
I.
Think
mr.
Barron
sort
of
touched
on
that
is
that
there
was
a
partnership
going
through
this
and
I
think
that's
very
important
and
everything
the
city
does,
and
that
was
very
evident
to
me.
Mr.
D
Sasso
I
know
you
didn't
you
wanted
more
time
up
here,
but
when
you,
when
we
went
on
that
ride
along
and
showing
me
the
properties
and
telling
me
your
story,
I
could
sense
the
sincerity
coming
from
your
experience
wanted
to
be
heard,
wanting
to
be
respected
and
I
very
much
appreciate
that
and
I
and
I
I.
Don't
think
this
is
the
end
of
the
conversation.
I
think
this
getting
this
approved
today
is
really
going
to
be
an
opening
to
have
additional
conversations
and
mr.
D
Sasso,
specifically,
you
I,
want
you
and
your
wife
to
know
that
I'm,
open
and
willing,
and
and
actually
want
to
continue
to
have
conversations
with
you
about
the
future
of
the
space
and
and
don't
want
you
to
think
that
this
is
essentially
the
door.
That's
going
to
be
closed
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
relay
that,
because
I
think
sometimes
that
gets
lost
and
a
lot
of
the
things
we're
trying
to
do.
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
touch
on
is
the
residence
I.
Don't
know.
D
I
know
there
was
a
few
residents
here,
but
you
know
the
issue
of
coyote
Valley
has
always
been
present
in
a
lot
of
the
conversations
amongst
the
residents
of
South,
San
Jose,
but
I
have
to
tell
you.
It's
always
seemed
like
a
distant
possibility,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
today,
after
the
press
conference,
there
were
some
residents
that
lived
right
on
the
other
side
of
Tulare,
Hill
or
literally
neighbors
to
coyote
Valley,
expressed
to
me
that
the
the
event
what's
happening
today
is
surreal.
D
It
was
a
gentleman
I
suspect,
he's
probably
in
his
late
or
mid
70s
that
he
expressed.
He
was
happy
beyond
words
and
very
moved
that
this
was
moving
forward
and
so
I
think
the
residents
were
very
happy.
I
can
tell
you.
Since
I
took
office,
we've
been
doing,
we'd
have
we've
had
some
hikes
that
have
taken
place
in
coyote
Valley,
certainly
with
some
of
the
partners
out
there
and
I
think
over
the
last
few
years
the
understanding
of
coyote
belly
has
grown
amongst
the
residents.
D
Their
love
for
the
valley
has
grown
and
their
appreciation
of
the
valley
really
has
has
blossomed
in
and
I
think.
As
other
residents
expressed
to
me
after
the
press
conference
and
I,
think
I
assured
with
you
Andrea,
is
that
they're
they're
ready
to
get
engaged.
They
want
to
be
involved
and
they
want
to
have
a
seat
at
the
table.
D
As
some
of
the
discussions
move
forward
as
to
how
that
valley
floor
is
going
to
be
used,
and
so
you
should
know
that
there's
another
sentence
here:
I
was
going
to
make
the
motions
but
councilman
Foley
stole
my
thunder.
I
want
to
leave
that
out,
but
but
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
everything
and
there's
a
lot
of
work
ahead,
but
I
feel
confident
that
together,
as
we've
moved
this
along
we're
gonna
be
able
to
accomplish
at
all.
Thank
you
and.
A
R
R
The
walk
he's
out
there
literally
giving
guided
tours
on
on
the
flowers
and
the
hills
and
I
really
appreciate
his
time
and
effort
to
educate
me
about
the
valley
floor
and
and
and
the
the
several
tours
that
I've
been
on
with
with
post
in
the
open
space
Authority.
So
thank
you
for
your
efforts
to
to
to
bring
me
along
to
this
vision
and
I
appreciate
the
work
on
that.
Many
of
you
may
know
that
I'm,
not
a
fan
of
new
taxes
and
I
have
not
championed
too
many,
but
measured
T
did
have
accountability.
R
It
did
have
measures
in
there
that
I
supported
that.
Not
only
did
it
have
this,
which
I'm
very
proud
of,
but
it
also
had
300
million
to
pave
our
streets
and
and
put
more
police
officers
and
firefighters
on
the
online,
and
you
don't
get
as
a
councilmember.
You
don't
necessarily
see
new
taxes
turned
into
actual
actionable.
R
The
finish
line
so
quickly
is
astounding
to
me
and
I
think
that
it
it
it's
great
we're
not
only
just
getting
we're,
not
just
getting
pavement
maintenance,
we're
not
just
getting
more
police
and
firefighter
of
facilities
and
we're
getting
we're
preserving
these
this
land
for
for
our
generations
to
come.
I
really
I
know
a
Herculean
effort
to
bring
this
across
the
finish
line
and
so
quickly.
I
might
add.
I'm
I've
been
delighted
to
support
this
effort,
and
I
will
be
supporting
the
vote
today.
G
Thank
you,
I
want
to
thank
all
the
advocates
and
residents
and,
of
course,
staff
Nancy.
You've
led
us
in
a
in
the
tough
negotiation
and
we're
so
proud
we're
where
we
are
right
now
in
Andrea
and
Walter.
Thank
you
so
much
and
I'm
gonna.
Thank
you
on
behalf
of
my
daughter
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
I,
my
daughter,
my
son,
when
I
was
dropping
off
my
kids
to
school
and
we
passed
in
Thompson
Creek
over
in
district
8,
and
we
saw
a
coyote
along
Thompson
Creek.
So
you
don't
have
to
go.
G
You
know
to
get
them
out
of
their
cars
for
to
protect
our
environment,
for
so
many
different
reasons,
and
that
we
should
do
this
also,
and
that
should
translate
over
into
our
environment
as
well,
and
so
I
see
the
benefits
of
the
work
that
you've
done
for
the
you
know
more
than
30
years,
I'm
sure
that
this
has
been
going
on,
I've
been
my
family's
enjoying
some
of
those
benefits
and
seeing
some
of
that
wildlife
and
our
back
yard
and
so
I.
Thank
you.
G
I
know
this
is
all
about
coyote
Valley,
but
there's
some
advocate
advocates
here
in
the
room
who
also
helped
my
district
when
we
were
fighting
some
some
developers
against
our
open
space
and
I.
Think
David
Paschal
is
here:
Megan,
Shawnee
Brian
and,
if
I'm
missing
anybody.
Thank
you
so
much
also
for
spearheading
some
of
the
the
great
efforts
and
bringing
in
all
the
environmentalists
into
a
measure
B
and
measure
C
Alice.
G
M
Just
want
to
add
my
thanks,
too,
to
post
OSA
and
city
staff
Nancy,
especially,
and
to
everyone
who
came
out
today.
This
is
a
historic
day
and
I.
Think
that's
why
probably
every
single
one
of
us
is
gonna,
speak.
We
don't
get
a
chance
to.
As
councilmember
canvassed
said,
we
don't
get
a
chance
to
do
something
this
big
every
day
and
these
dollars
from
measure
T
are
multi-purpose
dollars.
M
I've
been
on
both
sides
of
the
valley,
I've
been
on
the
the
ranges
on
each
side
of
the
valley,
and
it
is
just
gorgeous
down
there
and
it's
15
minutes
from
from
downtown,
maybe
20
on
on
a
rougher
traffic
day,
and
that's
how
close
we
are
to
this
wonderful
nature
that
can
calm
and
soothe
us
and
really
help
heal
us
and
I.
Just
I
think
it's
such
a
fantastic
thing
that
we're
doing
today
so
I'm
excited
that
we're
gonna
vote
on
this
soon.
S
Well,
thank
you
and
in
the
interest
of
time,
I'll
just
say
ditto
to
all
of
the
thank
yous,
a
lot
of
folks
that
have
been
working
on
this
far
longer
than
we
have.
We
just
get
the
benefit
of
being
named.
The
council
that
gets
to
vote
on
this
and
and
a
speaker
said
you
know,
we're
righting
a
wrong
in
his
opinion.
I,
don't
think
we're
righting
a
wrong
I.
Think
the
the
timing
is
different,
and
so
the
council
that
made
decisions
back
then
saw
different
opportunities.
Today
we
see
that
that
this
is.
S
This
is
something
that
needs
to
be
done
for
the
benefit
of
the
entire
region,
especially
for
our
our
area.
As
as
Linda
mentioned,
you
know
where
we're
in,
in
short
cleansing
our
lungs
of
the
the
damaging
environment
that
we
we
in
it.
Our
selves
have
created.
So
now
we're
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
not
only
do
we
get
the
benefits,
but
our
children
get
the
benefits
and
their
children
get
the
benefits,
and
so
we're
making
sure
that
that
we're
taking
care
of
of
the
next
generations
I
did
want
to
say
a
couple
of
things.
S
As
I
look
at
the
images
right
now
was
googling
coyote
Valley,
just
cuz
I,
I,
love,
I'm,
very
visual,
I'd
love
to
see
the
pictures
and,
of
course,
the
presentation
that
you
put
together
Nancy
or
of
these
beautiful
pictures,
hooked
me
and
so
now,
I
want
it.
I
want
to
see
all
the
other
images
that
are
in
there
and
and
when
you
look
at
this,
it's
it
goes
without
saying
such
a
worthy
cause.
S
Such
a
worthwhile
effort
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
who
have
really
been
in
the
fight
and
never
gave
up
and
made
sure
that
that
all
of
the
elements
and
timing
came
together,
but
you
pushed
it
until
all
of
it
came
together.
You
created
the
environment
for
it
to
be
the
right
timing,
and
sometimes
that's
what
happens
and
so
we're
here
today
you
create
a
history.
We
get
to
participate
in
it,
so
I'm
grateful
for
that.
S
I
do
want
to
as
I'm
looking
at
the
images
I
do
want
to
reflect
a
moment.
I
I
represent
district
5,
which
is
east
of
what
of
101
it's
a
very
impoverished
district.
To
some
extent
it's
still
very
diverse,
but
it
is
very
impoverished.
We
have
a
lot
of
challenges
and
for
all
of
you
who
have
been
advocating
for
the
preservation
of
our
environment
and
to
go
against
a
lot
of
the
beliefs
of
our
current
administration
in
the
White
House
who's.
S
S
This
also
becomes
a
social
justice
issue
for
me,
because
when
the
flood
took
place,
a
speaker
came
and
spoke
on
how
she
was
expecting
her
first
baby
I
had
the
fortune,
if
you
will,
of
holding
a
newborn
baby,
just
not
more
than
24
hours
after
the
flood
hit.
My
staff,
even
though
that
was
in
my
district,
was
among
the
first
few
folks
that
were
on-site,
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
help
and
my
district
was
home
to
one
of
the
larger
Red
Cross
shelters
at
James,
Lake
High
School.
S
S
S
Look
at
these
images,
but
I'm
very
comforted
by
knowing
that,
besides
all
of
the
benefits
that
preserving
the
coyote
Valley
will
bring
to
our
entire
region
that
we're
also
looking
after
our
most
vulnerable
in
so
many
many
ways,
and
so
I
just
want
you
to
also
know
that
that
that's
also
what
you've
done
you've
made
sure
to
take
care
of
and
protect
and
safeguard
the
lives
of
many
many
other
people
in
a
very,
very
concrete
way,
and
so
I.
Thank
you
for
that.
C
J
Thank
You
mayor
well
I'm
just
gonna,
get
on
the
echo
train
here
and,
in
fact,
notice
that
my
comments
earlier
from
the
press
conference
have
already
made
the
news
so
I'll
keep
it
super
brief.
So
one
is
not
necessarily
just
mine.
The
entire
press
conference-
I
didn't
I,
didn't
actually
read
it
yet
so
I
I've
said
enough.
I
J
T
Thank
you,
I'm
not,
which
is
a
thanks.
Tap
I,
want
to
congratulate
all
of
you
on
your
hard
won.
Efforts
are
soon
to
be
hard
when
I,
first
over
many
years
to
advocating
for
this
and
I,
think
it's
a
testament
to
the
hard
work
of
your
organization's
and
discussions
with
many
council
members
over
many
years.
T
All
of
that
so
I
just
ask
you
to
stand
with
us
as
we
prepare
and
have
those
future
conflicts,
because
I
know
they're
going
to
come
and
we
need
to
resolve
that.
It
can't
just
be
we're
preserving
coyote,
Valley
and
forget
about
what
do
we
do
with
the
these
jobs
that
are
zoned
for
there?
We
need
to
account
for
that
and-
and
that's
gonna
be
an
uphill
climb.
Congratulations
are
celebrate
today.
There's
more
work
to
be
done
ahead.
A
Thank
You
councilman
yep
is
true.
We
are
just
at
the
be
end
of
the
beginning
and
we
know
there's
more
of
coyote,
Valley
and
I
appreciate
mr.
sacis
comments.
Obviously
there's
other
land
there
and
I
expect
we'll
continue
to
work
collaboratively
with
landowners.
I
know
there
are
other
players
here
that
have
expressed
interest
like
the
county
in
the
state
and
pushing
forward
with
our
our
efforts
and
I'm
just
glad
that
we
were
able
to
get
that's
very
important,
strategic
and
critical
piece
of
coyote
Valley
preserved
and
will
continue
to
move
forward
all
right.
A
A
A
A
H
A
A
F
A
F
You,
sir
LeBron,
so
I
will
go
straight
back
to
the
history
of
the
official
parcels
and
I
I
mentioned
this
parcel
that
used
to
belong
to
a
Gilroy
farmer,
eventually
got
sold
to
panettone,
and
then
they
bought
the
adjacent
parcel
and
that's
how
we
end
up
with
30
acres.
And
then
we
had
this
400,000
square
foot,
distribution
center
and
I
mean
everybody
just
went
ballistic
and.
F
Eventually,
this
is
what
led
to
post
purchasing
the
parcels
that
this
is
what
they
do
and-
and
you
know,
I
supported
them.
But
now
there's
going
thing
about
what
happened.
We
had
an
opportunity
day
because
we
had
the
distribution
center
that
was
directly
adjacent
to
railway
tracks,
so
the
opportunity
that
potentially
we
had
is
that
the
freight
or
whatever
it
is,
would
be
coming
in
to
the
distribution
center
by
rail
and
then
distributed
by
smaller.
You
know,
vans
or
whatever
to
their
final
destinations.
So
we
kill
that.
F
But
what
most
of
you
probably
don't
know
is
what's
going
on
in
Morgan
here
right
now,
it's
called
a
Morgan
Hill
Technology
Park,
it's
grown
from
30
acres
to
89
and
we're
talking
about
not
300,000
with
about
700,000
square
feet
for
a
distribution
center.
But
the
problem
now
is
a
distribution.
Center
is
not
adjacent
to
the
Traxxas
as
near
Cochrane,
but
it's
on
the
east
side
is
on
the
other
side
of
101.
F
They've
got
367
base
for
the
semis,
and
the
discussion
now
is
adding
links
to
101
and
actually
having
dedicated
lanes
just
for
freight,
so
that
people
can
come
to
work
in
the
morning
and
then
to
the
point
that
somebody
are
brought
up
here.
Where
are
we
gonna
put
the
jobs?
We
cannot
put
any
more
jobs
in
the
north
with
the
housing
in
the
south.
This
is
what
is
causing
this
catastrophe
every
morning
on
highway,
101,
highway,
85
and
highway
87.
F
O
Good
afternoon
City
Council
members,
my
name
is
andrew
boone
and
I'd
like
to
comment
on
a
previous
item.
I
was
not
able
to
do
to
work
the
your
declaration
of
a
climate
change
emergency.
Absolutely.
That
is
a
critical
action
to
take.
Even
though
your
declaration
is
simply
a
declaration
itself,
it
doesn't
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
but
the
acknowledgement
that
it
is
an
emergency
is
important.
I
had
advocated
for
that
previously
we
as
the
species
humans,
people,
we
did
not
know
how
rapidly
the
changes
due
to
climate
change
are
coming.
O
As
if
climate
change
truly
is
going
to
destroy
this
world
and
its
ability
to
support
life,
you
have
to
believe
that
and
respond
accordingly.
This
means
not
saying
that
we're
going
to
preserve
the
current
transportation
system,
heavily
based
on
automobiles
indefinitely
into
the
future
and
plan
on
widening
our
highways
for
even
more
car
traffic.
It
isn't
enough
for
everyone
to
just
drive
electric
cars.
We
need
to
reduce
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
O
All
of
our
everything
we
do
that
produces
emissions
to
a
negligible
level
as
soon
as
possible,
and
this
means
at
a
bare
minimum,
just
cancel
the
highway
expansion
projects.
Just
don't
do
something:
that's
very
expensive
anyway,
and
has
huge
negative
impacts
on
the
community
in
terms
of
air
pollution
and
spending
large
amount
of
taxpayer
dollars.
You
can
make
great
decision
at
the
same
time.
Take
what
really
needs
to
be
the
most
important
action
to
address
catastrophic
climate
change
in
San
Jose
and
that's
reduced.