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City of San José, California
City Council, March 21, 2023
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So
good
afternoon,
everyone
happy
Pride
to
everyone.
I
know
it's
not
June,
but
we
should
be
starting
early
and
it
should
be
all
year.
Why
not
right
so,
especially
thank
you.
Yes,
so
I'm
super
excited
to
to
to
have
Wu
Monroe
for
my
third
invocation,
but
I
have
partnered
with
project
Moore
a
leading,
Bay,
Area
non-profit
provider,
who
supports
our
lgbtq
community
I,
also
want
to
thank
baymic
Foundation.
They
are
providing
the
photographer
for
today
and,
as
we
all
know,
we
have
former
supervisor
Ken
Yeager,
leading
that
organization.
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Project
more
was
founded
by
Passion
lgbtq
Community
leaders.
They
are
Community
to
doing
more,
giving
back,
giving
back
with
volunteer
services
to
diverse
organizations
and
initiatives
that
benefit
that
benefit
the
lgbtq
and
Ally
Community.
They
have
also
revitalized
our
amazing
Community
District
on
Post
Street
and
together
we
stand
against
anti-drag
anti-gay
anti-trans
legislation
and
the
continued
injustices
toward
our
lgbtq
community
performing
drag
allows
our
lgbtq
folks
to
be
their
authentic
selves.
We
shouldn't
be
making
it
illegal.
We
should
embrace
it.
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As
stated
in
my
swearing
in
speech
last
week,
our
city
should
be
the
sanctuary
where
we
invest
and
uplift
our
lgbtq
and
non-binary
folks,
so
they
can
develop
their
talent,
creativity
and
where
they
can
Thrive
and
become
architects
of
their
lives.
Investing
in
our
diversity
builds
a
stronger
San
Jose.
That
is
why
I
am
proud
to
host
a
drag
queen
for
the
very
first
time
ever
here
at
City.
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Good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
Council
mayor
and
attendees,
both
in
person
and
virtual,
it
is
my
pleasure
and
distinct
honor
to
present
to
you
a
person
with
great
spirit,
a
person
with
Community,
a
person
that
has
great
Charisma
a
person
that
started
their
dry
career
at
tinker's
Dam
in
Santa
Clara
back
in
2012,
and
is
here
today
to
present
a
wonderful
collection
of
spirit
and
song.
So
with
that
I
present
to
you,
woo-woo
Monroe,.
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N
Bascom
library
offers
many
programs
English
as
a
second
language
classes,
computer
classes
a
teen
center
in
in
coordination
with
the
Bascom
Community
Center,
which
is
on
the
same
site
story
times
and
even
amends
emotional
support
group
in
2022
they
had
over
69
000
visitors.
It
is
one
of
our
libraries
that
is
open
on
Sundays,
and
this
number
will
certainly
continue
to
grow
with
awesome
services.
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I
encourage
everyone
to
visit
a
public
library.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
Bascom.
It
should
be
the
one
closest
to
you.
There
are
so
many
free
ways
to
cultivate
your
curiosity
and
creativity
at
one
of
our
locations
or
with
your
library
card
digital
resources.
There
are
so
many
available
I
think
I
have
three
or
four
apps
on
my
phone
that
I
use
my
public
library
card
I
now
introduce
everyone
to
Jill
Bourne.
She
is
our
city
librarian
and
lead
of
the
city's
education
and
digital
Equity
initiatives.
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So,
okay
and
maybe
most
importantly,
we
have
engaged
more
than
350
incredibly
dedicated
volunteers,
who've
donated
more
than
14
000
hours
of
their
time
to
the
library,
wow
right,
yeah
and
as
as
our
council
member
said,
we
are
open
seven
days
a
week,
which
is
why
the
majority
of
the
Bascom
staff
is
actually
at
the
branch
right
now
surveying
the
public,
and
so
we
want
to
honor
them
and
thank
them
for
all
their
hard
work.
Their
manager
Trina
Richburg,
is
here
today,
though,
so,
let's
give
her
a
round
of
applause.
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And
with
that,
I
just
want
to
thank
the
staff,
the
volunteers,
the
friends
of
the
Bascom
library
who
are
in
a
wonderful
group,
our
council,
member
Deb,
Davis
who's,
always
been
a
great
supporter
of
the
branch
and
our
great
Partners
at
the
parks,
recreation,
Neighborhood,
Services
Department,
but
we're
roommates
in
the
same
building
and
I
want
to
thank
also
our
mayor
council
members
Torres
also
who
came
and
celebrated
with
us
at
the
the
branch
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
So,
thank
you
all
and
thank
you.
Councilmember.
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F
The
Assyrians
and
Babylonians
of
Mesopotamia
were
the
first
to
observe
the
changes
of
months
seasons
and
created
the
calendar
based
on
the
movement
of
sun
and
moon
and
celebrated
the
Looney
solar
calendar
with
the
observance
of
spring
equinox
as
a
Syrian
New
Year.
This
celebration
is
a
symbol
of
Rebirth
of
Life,
hope
and
Order.
The
city
of
San
Jose
has
a
large
vibrant
population
that
observes
the
Assyrian
New
Year,
and
the
festivities
that
take
place
provide
an
opportunity
for
all
in
San
Jose
to
experience
the
richness
of
Assyrian
culture
and
Foster
an
appreciation
for
traditions.
F
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P
R
In
2009,
unlock
began,
serving
Santa
Clara
county
seniors
by
addressing
their
complex
medical
needs
and
connecting
them
to
vital
care
unlock
then
purchased
an
adult
day.
Health
Care
Center
in
East
San
Jose,
originally
founded
by
moxa,
the
Mexican-American
Community
Service
Agency,
the
unlock
East
San
Jose
Center
opened
as
an
adult
Health
Care
Center
and
Pace
Alternative
Care
setting,
and
earlier
this
month
the
location
celebrated
its
fifth
anniversary.
R
The
PACE
program
has
allowed
for
seniors
and
in
particular
senior
women
to
age
and
live
out
their
lives
comfortable
comfortably
within
the
comfort
of
their
own
homes,
surrounded
by
the
memories
and
Legacies
that
they
have
created.
Our
city
owes
a
great
amount
of
gratitude
to
the
caring
team
at
unlock.
Who,
in
this
moment
is
predominantly
women-led.
R
S
Thank
you
so
much
councilmember
Ortiz,
mayor
Mahan
and
esteemed
members
of
the
city
council
for
this
great
honor.
My
name
is
Catherine
Kelly
I'm,
the
director
of
government
Affairs
for
onlock,
and
it's
my
immense
pleasure
to
accept
this
on
behalf
of
unlocks
leadership.
The
staff
who
are
here
with
me
today,
who
represent
the
hundreds
of
Staff
who
are
serving
seniors
throughout
Santa
Clara
County.
S
S
S
We
are
also
very
deeply
honored
to
to
receive
this
during
women's
History
Month,
a
time
that
celebrates
the
role
of
women
in
American
history
unlock
was
not
only
co-founded
by
a
woman,
Miss
ansac,
but
over
the
course
of
our
51-year
history.
Three
out
of
the
four
Executives
at
unlock
have
been
women,
and
today
a
majority
of
our
senior
leadership
team
are
also
women.
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Often
the
women
that
we
celebrate
during
women's
history
a
month
are
those
who
have
been
front
and
center,
the
innovators,
the
Pioneers,
those
who
have
made
amazing
contributions
to
society,
but
we
also
want
to
celebrate
women
who
do
the
work
behind
the
scenes,
such
as
our
caregivers,
who
provide
crucial
care
to
loved
ones
in
their
homes.
Our
social
workers
who
provide
heartfelt
support
to
seniors
and
their
families
today
is
also
World
social
worker
appreciation
day
and
the
work
that
they
do
is
so
profoundly
deserved
of
this
recognition.
S
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C
Under
his
leadership,
bibleway
established
numerous
Ministries
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
underprivileged,
Foster
healthy
family
relationships
and
address
various
challenges
facing
our
youth.
Bishop
Dace
was
very
civically
involved
as
well.
He
served
as
part
of
the
black
leadership
kitchen
cabinet,
the
NAACP
and
people
acting
in
community
Spirit
or
Pact
and
Community
together,
I
believe
were
packed.
He
also
served
on
the
San
Jose
police
chaplaincy
and
was
part
of
the
Envision
San
Jose
2040
task
force.
C
His
leadership
and
commitment
to
his
community
won
him.
Many
awards,
including
clergy
of
the
Year
by
the
100
black
men
of
Silicon
Valley
in
the
NAACP
Legacy
award,
now
I
believe
there
are
a
few
visitors
here
today
from
Bible
Way
who
have
come
here
for
this
adjournment.
I'd
like
to
thank
them
for
being
here
and
I'd
like
to
invite
Bishop,
dace's
daughter,
Pastor,
loriana
Gardere,
to
come
down
to
the
podium
and
say
a
few
words
on
her
father's
remarkable
life.
Welcome.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
T
So
much
and
on
behalf
of
my
mom
and
my
siblings
and
our
Bible
Way
Church
family.
Thank
you
so
much
city
council
for
this
honor
today
at
the
age
of
33.
After
a
long
period
of
feeling,
weak
and
fatigued,
my
dad
went
to
the
hospital
and
learned
that
he
had
heart
failure
and
over
the
course
of
his
life
he
had
under
undergone
countless
surgeries
and
procedures
to
keep
his
heart.
Beating
many
doctors
and
onlookers
may
say
that
he
had
a
weak
heart,
but
they
couldn't
be
further
from
the
truth.
T
My
dad's
heart
was
very
strong
and
most
that
I've
ever
known
him
would
say
that
he's
probably
had
the
most
heart
of
anyone
that
they've
ever
known,
Bishop
Oscar
Dace
had
a
heart
for
serving
his
community
Through,
supporting
the
houseless
youth
and
as
an
activist
for
social
justice,
he
had
a
heart
to
honor
God
and
to
be
a
spiritual
leader
to
those
who
crossed
his
path.
He
had
an
art
heart
to
earnestly
serve
and
love
his
family.
T
C
Thank
you
Pastor,
that
was
that
was
beautiful.
We
appreciate
you
sharing
your
father's
memory
and
Legacy
with
us
and
inspiring
all
of
us
I'm,
sorry
for
your
loss
on
orders
of
the
day.
So,
as
I
noted,
the
administration
would
like
to
drop
item
3.4
unless
there's
anything
else,
I'll
entertain
a
motion.
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C
Okay,
we're
now
transitioning
to
a
joint
meeting
item.
3.3
is
a
training
presentation
to
Council
on
bond
disclosure
obligations
under
federal
law.
Following
completion
of
item
number
3.3,
the
city
council
will
recess
and
convene
The
Joint
City
of
San
Jose
San
Jose
financing,
Authority
successor
agency
meeting
I
believe
we'll
begin
with
the
presentation.
Z
AA
AA
So
we
wanted
to
provide
this
council
with
an
overview
of
your
role
as
elected
officials
and
Municipal
Bond
disclosure,
so
just
kind
of
a
little
introduction
over
my
30
plus
year
career
with
the
city
government
issuers
are
municipal
bonds
across
the
country,
I've
seen
the
most
transformative
period
with
respect
to
repairing
disclosure
documents
and
continue
to
report
on
annual
operating
data
and
material
events
to
the
market.
These
are
terms
and
Concepts
that
we
were
introduced
during
the
presentation.
AA
So
since
this
is
one
of
my
last
two
presentations
before
the
city
council,
try
not
to
be
a
little
emotional
about
it,
but
I
wanted
to
leave
you
with
some
of
my
knowledge
and
hopefully
a
little
bit
of
passion
about
the
municipal
bond
market.
It's
a
market
that
provides
communities
across
the
country
just
like
ours,
with
essential
public
infrastructure,
from
airports
to
zoos,
and
we
have
financed
in
San
Jose
projects
from
A
to
Z,
so
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
set
that
little
tone
for
you
and
leave
you
with
some
of
my
passion.
AA
So
with
that
we'll
start
off.
So
we
have.
We
have
quite
a
presentation
for
you
and
we
had
a
little
preview
of
it
last
week
with
our
key
staff
members
across
the
organization
nearly
70
people
participated
in
a
zoom
presentation.
It
was
a
little
longer
because
we
went
into
specific
details
about
their
roles,
but
I'm
happy
that
you're
here
today.
AA
AA
So
next
we
have
a
little
bit
and
you
probably
see
it's
your
tape
at
your
at
your
desk.
There,
a
laminated
version
of
this
slide
right
here
and
we
hope
you
can
take
this
away
as
a
kind
of
a
remembrance
of
the
municipal
bond
process
and
I'll
walk
through
it
with
you
there's
a
little
game
piece.
If
you
want
to
follow
along
it's
laminated,
so
you
can
use
it
as
your
placemat
in
your
office
when
you
eat
your
lunch
but
anyway,
so
we
have
it
there
for
you
kind
of
as
a
memory.
AA
So
this
is
we're
using
this
an
example
of
kind
of
building
a
new
city
hall.
I
can
tell
you
our
process
of
building
our
city
hall
was
a
little
bit
more
complicated
than
this,
but
it
provides
a
good
example,
so
we
start
off
with
the
city
or
a
government
agency
deciding
to
issue
bonds
and
in
our
case
the
city
was
deciding
to
issue
bonds,
because
City
Hall
was
overcrowded
and
we
had
at
that
time
about
two-thirds
of
our
workers
in
lease
space.
AA
So
we
make
that
decision
to
issue
and
we
hire
Municipal
advisors,
Municipal
advisors
advise
the
issuer
on
the
structuring
and
marketing
of
the
bonds.
They
have
a
fiduciary
responsibility
to
the
issuer,
so
their
their
obligations
are
to
us.
They
assist
us
with
selecting
other
members
of
the
financing
team.
They
help
us
with
projected
financial
information,
the
impact
of
the
plan
financings,
and
they
also
review
the
official
statement.
This
document
that
we
ultimately
put
together,
but
they
don't
have
affirmative
due
diligence
under
Federal
Securities
Law.
AA
At
the
same
time,
we
also
hire
Bond
and
disclosure
Council
to
help
us
start
with
the
formation
and
putting
together
those
documents.
Then
we
select
the
underwriter,
the
underwriter
or
the
purchasers
of
the
bond.
They
purchase
the
bonds
from
us
and
resell
them
to
the
investors.
But
it's
important
to
remember
that
they
don't
have
a
fiduciary
responsibility
to
the
issuer,
but
they
have
a
due
diligence
obligation
under
Federal
Securities
Law
and
they
do
hire
their
own
legal
counsel
to
represent
their
interest.
AA
First
to
the
initial
investors,
investors
are
the
folks
who
decide
to
purchase
those
bonds
and
I
can
tell
you
because
of
the
strong
credit
ratings
we
have.
We
have
a
lot
of
interest
in
our
municipal
bonds
when
we
sell
them
in
a
negotiated
Market,
which
means
we
have
an
underwriter
sitting
across
the
table
from
us.
It's
not
uncommon
for
us
to
have
three
four
five,
even
eight
times
the
number
of
orders
for
our
bonds.
Then
we
have
bonds
to
give.
So
that
means
more
people
want
them
supply
and
demand.
AA
AA
AA
That
means
we'll
provide
operating
data
to
the
marketplace
so
that
investors
can
trade
our
bonds
in
the
secondary
market
and
we'll
also
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
later
as
well,
and
then
the
Brokers
also
have
a
responsibility
to
report
those
trades
on
Emma,
so
I
actually
get
a
report
every
day.
I'm
signed
up
and
I
can
see
how
our
bonds
are
trading
in
the
secondary
market,
and
that's
also
important
too,
because
it
means
there's
a
continued
interest
in
our
bonds
and
then
we
pay
our
principal
and
interest
in
the
bonds
until
they
mature.
AA
We
built
the
building-
and
in
this
case
here
we
are
in
the
new
city
hall.
So
hopefully,
that
kind
of
helps
you
kind
of
outline
what
the
what
the
process
is
so
now
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
folks
at
Jones,
Hall
and
they're,
going
to
talk
about
what
issuers
or
municipals
what
you
need
to
know
about.
Securities
Law.
AB
AB
Here
we
go
so
the
first
law
that
we'll
focus
on
is
the
Securities
Act
of
1933..
This
act
was
enacted
by
Congress,
shortly
after
the
market
crash
of
1929
and
in
response
to
the
widespread
lack
of
disclosure
and
lack
of
information
around
that
time.
It's
often
referred
to
as
the
truth
and
securities
laws
and
has
two
basic
objectives.
It's
primary
objective
is
to
promote
the
disclosure
of
information
to
potential
investors
by
issuers
of
security,
so
that
those
investors
can
make
informed
investment
decisions.
AB
Those
disclosures
are
made
through
filings
or
what
the
ACT
refers
to
as
registrations
by
the
issuer
of
those
Securities
when
they're
first
sold
to
the
primary
Market.
It's
second
basic
objective
is
it's
a
deter
fraud,
and
in
that
respect
it
prohibits
deceit,
misrepresentation
and
other
fraud
in
the
sale
of
securities.
AB
AB
A
basic
element
of
a
claim
for
violation
of
the
anti-fraud
provisions
in
the
33
and
the
34
Act
is
that
the
the
emission
or
misstatement
was
material
to
the
transaction.
However,
neither
the
33
act
or
the
34
act
Define.
What
immaterial
mission
or
misdemon
is
fortunately,
in
a
case
called
basic
Inc
versus
Levinson.
The
Supreme
Court
provided
the
following
definition
of
material.
AB
In
the
deliberations
of
the
reasonable
investor,
again
again
note
the
use
of
the
words
reasonable
investor
as
a
standard
yeah
in
1988,
the
SEC
adopted
SEC
rule
15c212
in
order
to
regulate
the
disclosure
of
information
by
Municipal
issuers
like
the
city
of
San
Jose.
However,
because
Municipal
issuers
are
exempt
from
the
registration
requirements
of
the
33
and
the
34
Act,
it
cannot
directly
regulate
or
require
Municipal
issuers
to
make
disclosures.
AB
AB
However,
it
is
the
issuer's
responsibility
under
the
law
to
ensure
its
accuracy
and
completeness,
and
as
Julie
also
mentioned,
it's
required
to
be
approved
by
the
governing
board
of
the
applicable
issuer
under
rule
15
c212
before
it
is
delivered
by
the
issuer
to
the
underwriter.
It
must
be
deemed
final
by
the
issuer,
which
means
that,
except
for
certain
information
that
is
permitted
to
be
emitted,
the
preliminary
official
statement
is
Final
in
all
respects
and
does
not
contain
any
material,
misstatement
or
omission.
AB
AB
The
official
statement
is
very
similar
to
the
preliminary
official
statement,
but
it's
completed
upon
the
issuance
the
pricing
of
the
bonds
and
includes
all
of
the
information
that
was
previously
permitted
to
be
emitted.
Under
the
rule,
it's
required
to
be
delivered
by
the
issuer
to
the
underwriter
within
seven
business
days
of
the
sale
date
oftentimes.
The
only
difference
between
the
POS
and
the
official
statement
is
that
information
that
was
previously
emitted,
however,
to
the
extent
that
additional
material
facts
or
material
events
occur
between
the
preliminary
official
statement
and
the
date
of
the
official
statement.
U
AB
You
rule
15,
c212
includes
16,
specified
events
and
they
consist
of
or
include
principal
and
interest
payment,
delinquencies
rating
changes
and
then
unscheduled
draws
of
Debt
Service
Reserve
funds
slide.
42
of
the
presentation
completes
a
concludes
a
complete
list
of
those
events,
as
well
as
the
the
handout
that
was
provided
earlier
at
the
presentation
like
Julia
mentioned
in
each
case,
the
annual
report
and
those
notices
are
required
to
be
provided
to
the
market
through
Emma,
which
is
maintained
by
the
MSRP.
AB
AB
Those
include
the
continued
disclosure
reports
like
we
were
just
talking
about
those
annual
reports,
as
well
as
the
notices
of
occurrence
of
listed
events,
as
well
as
statements
which
are
reasonably
expected
to
reach
investors
in
trading
markets.
Those
include
budget
messages,
press
releases
and
website
postings.
AB
On
this
slide,
you
see
language
that
was
included
in
a
recent
official
statement
for
Bond
issuance
of
the
city.
We've
added
the
language
in
red.
Let's
see
there,
we
go
the
type
for
as
examples
of
the
type
of
language
that
should
generally
be
avoided
when
speaking
of
the
market
and
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
my
colleague,
Katie
Dobson.
Thank
you.
AC
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
mayor
and
Council.
I
am
here
as
the
bearer
of
bad
news
to
talk
about
some
SEC
enforcement
actions
and
I
will
start
by
saying
that
most
of
the
actions
brought
by
the
SEC
are
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
and
that's
because
it
only
requires
that
they
show
negligence,
meaning
an
issuer,
official,
knowingly,
misstated
or
omitted
facts
or
failed
to
discover
facts
that
were
available
or
could
have
been
reasonably
discovered.
So
they
don't
need
to
prove
any
intent
to
defraud.
AC
So
in
1996
the
SEC
brought
its
first
major
case
against
a
municipal
issuer,
and
it
was
a
surprise
because
historically,
the
SEC
had
only
brought
actions
of
this
type
against
corporate
issuers
and
that
was
Orange
County
in
Orange
County.
The
county
was
using
risky
investment
strategies
to
balance
its
budget
and
it
failed
to
disclose
those
risky
Investments.
The
county
actually
filed
for
bankruptcy.
Protection
in
1994
and
the
sec's
action
came
in
1996.
So
it
did
not
involve
the
failure
to
pay
any
bonds,
but
rather
involved
the
material,
misstatements
and
omissions
in
their
offering
documents.
AC
So
there
are
11
issuances
in
the
county
that
included
information
about
the
county
pool
and
the
SEC
found
that
all
of
those
included
material,
misstatements
and
omissions.
The
SEC
said
that
the
supervis,
the
Board
of
Supervisors,
failed
to
take
steps
appropriate
under
the
circumstances,
to
assure
that
the
County's
financial
situation
was
being
adequately
disclosed
to
potential
investors.
AC
AC
and
found
that
in
2002
and
2003,
the
city
of
San
Diego
issued
260
million
dollars
of
bonds
through
five
separate
issuances
and
the
SEC
alleged
that
City
officials
had
engaged
in
Securities
fraud
for
failing
to
disclose
material
information.
In
its
official
statements,
its
Audits
and
information
provided
to
rating
agencies.
AC
The
officials
had
falsely
certified
that
there
were
no
mystery
material,
misstatements
or
omissions
in
the
documents,
and
this
is
typical
in
every
issuance
of
debt
which
the
city
of
San
Jose
does.
One
of
the
city
officials
makes
this
certification
and
the
SEC
also
found
that
San
Diego
did
not
hire
Auditors
with
the
skills
and
resources
necessary
to
adequately
audit
the
financials
in
connection
with
the
Securities
offers.
AC
AC
The
city
should
adopt
disclosure
policies
and
procedures
which
the
city
of
San
Jose
has
done,
should
provide
appropriate
training
to
everyone
involved
in
the
disclosure
process,
which
is
why
we're
here
today
focus
on
Big
Picture
issues
facing
the
city,
and
you
want
to
think
about
what
a
reasonable
investor
would
want
to
know.
As
discussed
previously,
you
want
to
disclose
the
good
and
the
bad
the
official
statement
that
we've
described.
We
do
not
consider
a
marketing
document.
AC
Of
course
you
want
to
sell
your
bonds,
you
want
to
get
good
interest
rates,
but
we
really
look
at
it
as
a
Disclosure
document.
Not
a
marketing
document
and
issuers
should
hire
Auditors
with
the
skills
and
resources
necessary
to
adequately
audit
the
financials
in
connection
with
Securities
offerings,
so
in
terms
of
personal
liability
in
connection
with
enforcement
actions
in
the
case
of
Orange
County,
the
elected
Treasurer,
in
addition
to
a
cease
and
desist
order
received
six
years
in
jail
and
a
one
hundred
thousand
dollar
fine
and
the
assistant
Treasurer.
AC
In
addition
to
a
cease
and
desist
order,
got
three
years
in
jail
and
a
ten
thousand
dollar
fine
in
San
Diego,
the
city
manager,
Deputy
city
manager,
auditor
and
comptroller
and
City
Treasurer.
Each
consented
to
entry
of
judgment
and
paid
civil
penalties,
ranging
from
five
thousand
to
twenty
five
thousand
dollars.
AC
Since
2010,
the
SEC
has
stepped
up
its
enforcement
against
Municipal
issuers
and
officials,
with
civil
fines
imposed
on
issuers,
ranging
from
20
000
to
up
to
a
million
dollars
and
civil
fines
against
officials
from
ten
thousand
to
fifty
thousand
dollars.
Those
officials
were
also
barred
from
working
on
future
bonds
and
the
issuers
were
locked
out
of
the
market,
which
presumably
slowed
down
some
important
projects.
AC
AA
So
now,
after
all
that
scary
stuff,
what
if
you're
thinking?
Oh
no,
what
is
my
role
as
an
elected
official,
so
the
responsibility
for
the
elected
official
is
to
review
the
preliminary
disclosure
document
for
information
on
key
topics.
Are
we
describing
the
purpose
of
the
bonds
where's
the
money
coming
from
to
repay?
AA
What
are
the
risks
at
the
sources
of
repayment
might
not
be
sufficient
to
repay
the
bonds
and
discussion
of
other
events
or
information
that
could
affect
the
deliberations
again
of
a
reasonable
immense
investor
and
then,
after
you've
done
that
review.
Think
about
additional
elements
have
we
identified
all
the
material
risks
and
events
that
have
been
brought
to
the
attention
to
staff
and
bond
Council
and
other
professionals,
and
if
they
haven't
been
disclosed?
Why
not?
And
what
is
the
rationale
for
non-disclosure?
AA
So,
as
I
mentioned,
we
have
a
whole
city
team
that
helps
us
in
putting
together
this
disclosure
document,
because,
obviously,
as
the
finance
director
I,
don't
know
all
the
expert
about
seismic
risk
in
the
city.
So
we
reach
out
to
the
folks
in
public
works,
I,
don't
know
about
flooding
or
fire
risk
and
urban
fire
risk.
So
we
have
experts
across
the
organization
that
help
us.
So
your
role
is
not
to
be
the
fact
Checker.
We
have
a
whole
team
of
people
to
do
that.
AA
It's
to
look
at
the
big
picture
and
make
sure
we've
said
everything
that
we
need
to
say,
and
then
this
will
every
single
time.
You
approve
a
bond
issue.
This
will
be
one
of
the
slides
that
basically
says.
If
you
have
any
informational,
personal
knowledge
of
material,
that's
not
included!
You
need
to
raise
those
issues
before
we
distribute
the
document.
AA
So,
as
Katie
mentioned,
you
know,
we've
taken
the
lessons
learned
from
other
agencies
and
put
in
practice
best
practices
for
our
for
our
or
for
our
organization.
So
the
council
has
adopted
a
debt
management
policy
which
our
next
item
is
actually
do
a
small
amendment
to
that,
because
we
reviewed
on
a
regular
basis.
AA
We
also
have
administrative
disclosure
policies
and
procedures
that
are
at
the
staff
level
in
terms
of
what
we
need
to
do.
It's
important
to
remember
that
this,
the
council
adopted
debt
management
policy
designates
only
two
people
that
have
the
official
role
of
speaking
to
the
market
on
behalf
of
this
city.
That's
the
city
manager
and
the
Director
of
Finance,
and
that's
really
important,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
we're
reaching
out
having
a
holistic
comprehensive.
AA
When
we
speak
to
the
market
and
a
couple
weeks
ago,
when
the
issue
came
up
about
Silicon,
Valley,
Bank
and
its
issues,
we
did
have
several
bondholders
and
rating
agencies
in
choir
with
us.
So
we
were
able
to
have
an
internal
conversation,
talk
to
our
outside
counsel
and
make
sure
that
we
were
did.
We
have
to
say
anything
official
to
the
market.
Or
could
we
just
have
a
standard
statement,
so
we
establish
internal
control
system,
we
identify
what
are
those
disclosure
documents?
What
could
we
expect
reasonably
to
get
to
the
investor?
AA
So
we
also,
very
importantly,
transmit
the
entire
preliminary
official
statement
to
you,
the
legislative
body,
early
enough
to
give
you
time
to
review
and
ask
questions.
So
it
does
come
out
10
days
in
advance
of
the
council
meeting
with
the
whole
packet.
We
disclose
the
bad
news.
Sometimes
we
have
to
say
bad
things
and
that's
okay,
and
then
we
give
practical
training
to
officials
and
employees
from
the
city,
council
and
Boards
members
to
staff
members.
So,
as
you
mentioned,
this
is
the
training
for
you.
AA
Last
week
we
did
one
for
staff
and,
as
I
said,
we
had
nearly
70
people
across
the
organization
participating
in
that
Zoom
meeting.
We
recorded
it
and
we'll
be
posting
in
our
intradet
site,
so
people
can
refer
to
it
in
the
future,
along
with
the
slides
for
those
people
that
may
have
missed
it
or
new
to
the
organization.
AA
So
in
summary,
the
San
Jose
team
really
does
take
seriously
the
responsibility
of
full
and
complete
disclosure.
I
can
tell
you
when
I
started,
doing
this
work
with
the
city.
Many
years
ago,
our
pension
disclosure
was
two
paragraphs
and
it
was
two
paragraphs
because
we
have
two
pension
plans.
Otherwise
it
would
have
just
been
one
paragraph
today
is
an
entire
appendix
to
the
official
statement.
That's
nearly
60
pages
long.
That
really
does
give
the
investor
a
clear
understanding
of
our
pension
liabilities,
our
oped
liabilities
and
and
going
forward.
AA
So
historically,
we
have
a
very
seasoned
and
experienced
Finance
tap.
It's
been
an
evolving
process
over
the
last
30
years
is,
as
Juan
mentioned,
with
the
SEC
promulgation
of
rule
15
c212
in
1988,
and
then
with
the
designation
in
1995
about
doing
the
continuing
disclosure
reports.
It
really
fundamentally
changed
the
landscape
in
the
Public
Finance
Arena.
We
have
policies
and
procedures
that
help
us
ensure
compliance
with
these
applicable
Securities
laws
so
that
we're
open
for
any
questions.
There
are
a
few
slides
at
the
end
of
the
deck
that
provide
you
some
additional
information.
C
AD
AD
AD
C
F
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
comprehensive
process
description
and
also
warning
us
about
the
responsibilities
we
as
elected
officials
or
the
council.
Members
have
I
got
a
couple
of
questions.
One
did
a
lot
of
these
reforms
to
the
bond
process
came
after
we
had
a
fiasco
with
some
Milliken
Bonds
in
the
I
think,
80s
or
somewhere
in
there.
AE
F
AA
F
AA
The
city
auditor
under
the
charter
has
a
responsibility
and
they,
the
city,
auditor,
hires,
the
external
auditor
So.
Currently
that's
Messias,
Genie
and
O'connell,
and
they
have
a
wide
practice
of
auditing
Municipal
municipalities
across
the
state
of
California
and
the
country.
And
so
they
they
are
our
external
Auditors
and
they
audit
not
just
the
bond
program,
but
the
city
as
a
whole.
C
C
U
Really
oops
just
really
briefly
Julia.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
many
years
of
service.
I
know
we'll
get
this
chance
again,
but
this
presentation,
I,
think,
is
my
fifth
presentation
that
I've
heard
on
this
and
I
really
appreciate
your
professionalism,
your
expertise,
your
knowledge
and
the
calmness
in
which,
with
which
you
deliver
all
of
this
information
to
us.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
all
that.
You've
done
for
us
I
just
wanted
to
say
how
grateful
I
was
thank.
C
Y
C
C
AA
C
AA
AF
C
AG
C
C
AA
The
debt
management
objectives
in
the
policy
are
we
want
to
minimize
Debt,
Service
and
issuance
costs,
because
that
saves
our
taxpayers
and
rate
payers.
We
want
to
mean
access
to
effective,
cost-effective
borrowing
want
to
achieve
the
highest
credit
rating
possible,
always
want
to
pay
our
repaid
debt
Timely,
and
we
want
to
have
Financial,
complete
and
full
timely
disclosure
and
Reporting
and
sure
we
have
all
the
financial
controls
in
place
and
ensure
compliance
with
all
state
and
federal
laws.
AA
So
the
the
one
small
change
that
we
have
is
to
broaden
the
record
keeping
requirements
to
the
longest
term
required
under
the
policy,
the
city
record
retention
or
any
regulatory
agencies
that
will
help
ensure
that
all
of
our
documents
related
to
debt,
issuance
and
management
are
maintained
in
accordance
with
the
most
strict
regulatory
requirements
and
minimizing
any
possibility
of
non-compliance.
And
this
really
pertains
to
federal
law.
We
have
to
maintain
records
to
the
final
maturity
date
of
the
bond
plus
three
more
years.
AA
So
if
we
issue
a
30-year
Bond
we're
maintaining
records
for
a
very
long
time,
so
we
just
want
to
make
sure
the
policy
stays
in
compliance
with
that.
So
we
have.
The
recommendation
is
to
accept
that
report
and
have
the
amended
policy
adopted
by
resolution
by
the
three
boards.
So
with
that
we're
available
to
answer
any
questions,
great.
D
C
F
C
C
M
C
Right
you
just
wanted
to
say
that
okay
great
and
we
just
took
care
of
3.3,
we
deferred
3.4
for
those
of
you
following
along
and
now
we're
on
to
3.5
the
March
budget
message.
Okay,
great
so
I
will
have
some
comments
once
we
return
to
council
to
kind
of
frame
up
our
discussion.
But
why
don't
we
begin
with
public
comment,
given
the
high
volume
of
comments,
we're
expecting
we're
going
to
limit
public
comment
to
one
minute
per
speaker
and
we
will
get
started
now
and
then
return
to
council
for
deliberation.
D
Just
give
me
a
second
to
update
my
my
timer.
Let's
start
with
in
person,
I
have
Jeffrey
Buchanan
fan
and
Mark
Lewis
and
Don
coppin.
So
again,
the
first
four
names
Jeffrey
Buchanan
Hoffman
Mark
Lewis
Don
coppin.
If
you
hear
your
name,
please
come
down
and
line
up
and
then
I'll
continue
to
add
names
throughout
the
meeting.
Go
ahead.
AI
You
know,
we've
been
told
that
the
mayor's
message
well
there's
a
lot
of
positive
things
in
it
that
it's
brought
back
to
basics.
I
think
I
have
questions
about
whether
many
in
San
Jose
would
consider
Basics
things
like
a
half
a
billion
dollar
psychiatric
facility,
new
policies
to
police
the
homeless.
Out
of
the
way
of
development.
We
need
to
ask
ourselves
who
are
these
basics
for
my
concern
as
a
young
parent
as
a
school
board
member?
AI
What
about
the
basics
for
our
Working
Families
that
need
to
consider
child
care
and
see
we're
walking
away
from
our
commitment
to
a
thousand
affordable
child
care
slots?
What
about
the
families
that
are
trying
to
make
rent
that
see,
proposals
that
would
eat
away
from
the
subsidies
we
need
to
actually
build,
affordable
housing
I
would
encourage
you
to
consider
all
the
thoughtful
memos
under
the
Ortiz
memo.
AJ
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
council
members,
I
am
Mark
Lewis
I'm
here
today,
representing
the
access
Condominiums
Community
Association
for
those
not
familiar
with
our
community.
We
are
a
vertical
community
of
329
homes,
700
plus
residents.
We
are
in
District
3
and
we're
a
neighbor
to
District
Six
for
quite
a
number
of
years.
The
concerns
of
our
residents
bring
to
our
groups
the
tension.
They
consistently
focus
on
three
areas:
safety,
real
and
perceived
blight,
homelessness
and
people
struggling
with
mental
illness,
health
issues.
AJ
Some
of
these
issues
are
inhumane
and
we
have
a
moral
obligation
to
resolve
them.
All
of
these
issues
hinder
the
economic
and
social
development
of
our
city,
especially
in
or
around
our
city,
business,
districts,
gateways,
parks
and
trails.
We
see
in
mayor
mayhem's
budget
message
a
clear
focus
on
resolving
these
issues
Back
to
Basics
Focus.
AJ
D
D
AK
Ahead
good
afternoon,
honorable
mayor
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Dawn
koppen
I'm,
the
CEO
of
the
San
Jose
Public,
Library
foundation
and
I'm
here.
To
thank
you
so
much
for
your
past
support
of
the
library
for
your
proven
commitment
to
the
education
of
children,
youth
and
adults
and
their
access
to
information,
as
well
as
your
foresight
in
seeing
and
using
the
library
Department
as
a
vehicle
to
achieve
so
many
of
the
city
goals,
especially
in
using
the
library
to
lead
the
education
and
digital
literacy
initiative.
AK
The
education
policy
for
the
city
and
the
digital
inclusion
and
Equity
work
that
you're
doing
I
come
today
on
behalf
of
the
750
000
library
card
holders
in
the
city.
To
urge
your
continued
support
to
reopen
the
library
to
pre-pandemic
hours,
to
maintain
the
Sunday
hours
at
all,
16
Branch
libraries
to
fully
fund
the
staff
who
are
critical
to
do
this
work
and
to
remove
late
fines
that
are
a
barrier
to
access
to
all.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
attention.
AL
Five
funding
additional
high
priority
and
high
impact
recommendations
of
the
city's
recovery
task
force
and
six
doubling
down
on
investments
in
prevention
and
intervention
of
violence
through
best
and
best
related
programming.
Non-Profits
stand
ready
to
partner
with
the
city
on
these
requests
and
thank
you
for
your
consideration.
AM
All
right,
all
right,
good
afternoon,
Steve
Cohen
property
owner
long
time,
resident
I,
want
to
thank
mayor
Mahan
for
being
more
concentrated
and
focused
on
the
budget
after
30
plus
years.
It's
nice
to
see
that
it
makes
sense,
but
I
want
to
I
want
to
talk
about
Omar's
memo
in
his
memo.
He's
asking
for
money
for
the
Sni
Matt
I
know
we're
not
going
to
get
11
million
dollars,
which
is
what
we
got
with
the
Redevelopment
agency,
but
we
need
something
to
bring
our
neighborhood
associations
back
together.
AM
They've
been
torn
apart,
the
last
eight
years
and
they're
the
best
resource.
We
have
a
neighborhood
association
plants,
a
tree
for
a
hundred
bucks,
the
city
plants
it
for
eleven
hundred
dollars.
The
other
thing
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
no
one's
talked
about
is
to
look
at
the
borders
of
the
neighborhood
associations,
because
since
we
redistricted
the
borders
do
not
match
the
districting
and
some
of
the
borders
have
two
council
members
and
some
of
the
borders
didn't
make
sense.
Even
before
Redevelopment
came
in
there's
an
overlap
between
South
University
and
sofa.
AN
AO
Good
afternoon,
I
really
appreciate
you
guys
in
support
of
the
homeless.
We
know
that
it's
a
growing
problem,
10
billion
was
spent
last
year,
so
that's
approximately
about
seventy
thousand
dollars
per
person
and
I've
actually
helped
them.
In
my
program,
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
positive
progression
and
I
see
the
major
problem
as
medical
detox,
which
we
are
licensed
for
which
doesn't
cost
County
anything.
AO
AP
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
Council,
my
name
is
David.
Pandori
I
had
the
honor
and
challenge
of
co-chairing
the
Marist
transition
committee
on
homelessness
with
council
members,
Cohen
and
Foley,
who
deeply
share
the
commitment.
I
know
that's
shared
by
all
the
council
in
addressing
this
issue
I'm
here
to
ask
you
to
support
the
mayor's
budget
message
with
your
support,
the
message
and
measures,
and
that
proposal
will
accelerate
the
construction
of
emergency
and
interim
housing
for
the
homeless
on
the
streets.
AP
AQ
Good
afternoon,
mayor,
Mann
and
Council,
my
name
is
ofisapati
advocacy
coordinator
at
ackee
Asian
Americans
for
community
community
involvement,
I'm
a
member
of
the
nonprofit
racial
Equity
action
leadership,
Coalition
consistent
with
the
letters
we
sent
to
council
and
mayor
yesterday.
We
ask
that
changes
be
made
to
the
mayor's
March
budget
message.
We
are
asking
that
you
continue
funding
the
promontories
program
that
was
funded
in
last
year's
budget
as
an
organization
that
also
hosts
the
community
health
worker
program.
AQ
AQ
AR
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
city
council,
my
name
is
Lucille
artiste
I'm,
the
political
director
for
working
Partnerships,
USA
and
I
want
to
start
out
by
saying
that
I'm
very
disappointed
that
translation
is
not
being
provided
here
and
the
room
for
people
who
are
here
and
nito's
translation
services
that
actually
need
to
follow
along.
You
know
what
council
members
are
being
said
and
I
think
it's
disgraceful,
especially
after
the
conversation
that
happened
in
the
last
budget.
AR
AR
C
D
AS
D
M
D
D
C
If
we
can
get
an
additional
room,
that's
playing
the
translation.
That
would
be
great,
so
it
is
available
online
and
for
anyone
in
person
who
would
like
their
comment
translated.
We
can
facilitate
that
you
just
don't,
have
simultaneous
translation
available
in
person.
Yes,
so
we'll
see,
let's
see
if
we
can
get
a
room
set
up
for
that.
Thank
you.
C
D
AT
Circumstances
that
weren't,
that
great
and
honestly,
if
it
weren't
for
the
grace
of
God
and
the
help
of
my
community
I,
would
probably
still
be
there
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I'm
thankful
that
life
has
humbled
me
that
way,
because
we
need
resources,
we
need
our
communities
and
I
am
somebody
that
has
benefited
from
that.
We
ask
that
you
do
not
move
forward
with
the
language
and
the
mayor's
message
that
seeks
to
criminalize
homelessness
by
creating
no
encampment
zones.
AT
We
also
ask
that
you
take
seriously
the
recommendations
of
the
reimagining
public
safety
process,
a
process
which
was
community-led
publicly
transparent
and
centered
on
our
most
vulnerable
neighbors.
This
should
be
at
the
core
of
the
council's
budget
priorities,
given
the
recent
f
grade
that
the
city
Council
received
for
its
failures
to
implement
meaningful.
M
D
AW
AV
AV
AV
AW
AV
AX
AY
Just
last
year
and
I've
mentioned
the
statistic
before
more
than
19
000
workers
in
California
filed
claims
with
the
state
alleging
wage
theft
totaling
more
than
338
million
dollars.
The
fact
that
hard-working
people
are
not
getting
fairly
compensated
is
a
critical
issue.
Existing
resources,
like
the
city's
office
of
equality
assurance
that
are
available
to
support
victims
of
wage.
Thank
you
all.
D
Right,
I
also
wanted
to
announce
that
I
was
just
told.
The
Overflow
room
will
be
ready
in
about
10
minutes
to
stream,
so
that
will
be
down
the
hall
in
the
wing
room.
So
once
Council
discussion
starts,
people
will
be
able
to
go,
hear
simultaneous
translation,
okay,
but
it'll
be
ready
in
about
10
minutes.
Z
Z
You
do
not
accept
the
status
quo.
Everything
is
not
fine
around
city
hall,
for
you
to
ask
about
getting
ahead
of
new
housing
proposals.
Etc
before
they
are
approved
or
built,
is
much
appreciated.
You
want
to
find
out
how
the
council
construct
stretch
the
taxpayers
dollars
Council.
Please
support
our
mayor's
budget.
Yes,
stick
to
the
basics
for
now
focus
on
crime
and
safety
Saturday,
the
Berkeley
PD
was
in
Santa
Cruz,
recruiting
I
mentioned
that
San
Jose
PD
needs
more
officers
too.
One
of
them
said
I
wouldn't
want
to
work
for
Santa's
APD.
AZ
Go
ahead:
oh
okay,
good
afternoon
everybody,
my
name
is
Phoenix
and
I
have
a
two
topics.
Today,
I
have
to
talk
about
the
first
one
is
the
library,
the
San
Jose,
Public,
Library
and
I
found
out.
They
are
painting
Library
here
and
also
they
have
an
many
immigrants.
So
if
Library
can
open
like
a
English
conversation
or
listening
the
basic
one
and
upgrade
to
writing
and
reading-
and
that
is
helpful-
that
is
one
and
the
other
one
is
you
know.
San
Jose
is
the
heart
of
the
Silicon
Valley.
AZ
A
AZ
BA
BA
I
especially
want
to
thank
the
council
members
who
have
worked
across
traditional
lines
to
stand
up
for
a
budget
that
builds
a
San
Jose
for
all.
Thank
you
for
working
together
to
protect
the
city's
long-held
priorities
to
move
working
people
forward.
It
is
vital
that
we
put
tangible
resources
over
empty
promises.
BA
BB
We
have
heard
his
budget
message
and
feel
now
is
the
time
for
all
of
us
to
come
together
and
be
part
of
this
change.
Mayor
is
Mayor.
Matt
I've
worked
with
him
very
closely
and
I
think
it's
very
honest
and
hardworking
since
during
his
campaign
days
and
now
he's
working
hard
again
as
our
mayor,
we
know
there
is
no
quick
tricks
here.
It
took
us
a
lot
long
time
to
get
us
into
this
Maze
and
will
take
a
lot
of
time
to
get
out
of
this.
BB
BC
BD
So
this
land
that
is
not
being
used
anyhow
right
now,
we
are
looking
to
improve
it
and
build
affordable
housing
for
each
participant
and
on
those
500k
that
each
participant
invest
will
build
not
one
home
but
two
homes
and
the
second
home
we
give
it
back
to
the
city
and
the
city
can
provide
it
to
people
in
need,
and
this
way
we
we're
hoping
to
help
resolve
homelessness
situation
and
help
people
in
need,
as
well
as
improve
medium
class
housing
situation
in
Silicon
Valley.
Thank
you.
BE
Hello,
thank
you.
My
name
is
Wade.
Hall
I
was
involved
in
the
transition
committee
as
well
I'd
like
to
encourage
you
all
to
adopt
the
mayor's
budget
message
as
written.
My
concern
today
is
something
I've
been
reading.
I
believe
councilman
Cohen
put
it
forth
talking
about
the
oh
about
going
against
the
permanent
encampments,
making
permanent
encampment
zones,
making
certain
zones
where
you
cannot
Camp.
So
the
re-establishment
we
clear
people
from
an
area
and
then
they're
allowed
to
come
right
back.
I
just
think.
That's
absurd!
BE
BE
You
can't
we're
not
going
to
do
anything
with
you
until
we
build
you
a
complete
unit
in
five
years
or
ten
years.
However
long
that's
going
to
take
that
seems
incent,
like
insanity
to
me
so
to
to
allow
certain
areas
to
be
designated
as
non-encampment
zones
seems
really
logical
to
one
of
the
goals
of
our
committee
was
to
enhance
the
life
quality
of
life
in
these
surrounding
areas
outside
the
zones.
BE
I
think
it's
obviously
important
that
we
take
care
of
the
homeless
people
in
the
zones,
but
the
people
who
are
in
the
neighboring
areas
there's
a
certain
quality
of
life
they
deserve
as
well
and
to
have
certain
areas
established
as
non-encampment
zones.
It's
a
completely
reasonable
suggestion
and
to
see
that
being
fought
against
the
alternative.
Again
is
insanity
Trail
permanent
housing.
Thank
you.
D
AO
M
M
C
AH
Good
afternoon,
mayor
Mahan
vice
mayor
kamay
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Kathy
Cordova
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
of
recovery
Cafe
located
just
a
few
yards
outside
the
door
here
on
a
daily
basis.
I
am
deeply
involved
with
those
who
experience
trauma,
including
people
living
on
the
streets
parks
and
under
bridges
in
San
Jose
as
a
real
com.
D
To
announce
I've
called
several
names
that
did
not
come
down.
So
if
you
did
not
hear
your
name,
I
have
called
every
card
I've
received,
so
go
ahead
and
line
up.
I
know
I
had
hot
true
I
called
and
there's
a
Hoff
fan,
I
called
and
there's
several
other
people.
So
if
you
submitted
a
card
and
did
not
hear
your
name
go
ahead
and
line
up
go
ahead,
thank
you.
Good.
BF
Afternoon,
council
members
and
mayor
Matt,
I'm
Carl
San
Miguel
I'm,
here
in
support
of
the
mayor's
drive
to
make
San
Jose
America
safe,
is
Big
City
again,
our
sjpd
has
suffered
through
chronic
understaffing,
slow
response
time
and
investigation
capacity
challenges
for
far
too
long.
The
extra
minute
it
takes
to
help
to
arrive
can
mean
the
difference
between
life
and
death.
BF
For
me,
and
my
neighbors
believe
that
this
budget
calls
for
an
investment
in
new
Recruitment
and
Retention
strategies
to
increase
the
Staffing
and
expanded
use
of
technology
to
give
our
thinly
staffed,
Department
more
leverage
in
fighting
crime.
Just
my
block
alone,
we've
had
five
catalytic
converters
stolen
soon.
The
insurance
companies
will
probably
have
to
exclude
that
as
a
coverage,
because
it's
over
three
thousand
dollars
to
replace
it
and
that's
if
you're
lucky
to
get
it,
there's
probably
a
five
to
six
month
backlog
in
catalytic
converters.
BF
Passing
this
budget
quite
likely
will
be
the
most
important
action
the
city
council
will
take
all
year.
It
will
set
the
tone
for
our
whole
city.
We
can
accept
the
status
quo
or
better
yet
push
ourselves
to
move
the
needle
in
the
for
our
biggest
challenges
in
the
city.
Please
pass
this
budget.
Thank
you.
AG
BG
BH
Bonds
being
thrown
at
us
feel
like
it
was
for
nothing
police,
don't
police
don't
prevent
crime,
they
respond
to
them
barely.
Instead,
that
budget
should
focus
on
youth,
centers
or
after
school
programs.
More
of
that
budget,
because
we
have
not
been
asking
for
more,
we've
been
asking
for
Less.
Thank
you.
AF
I'm
standing
here,
I
looked
at
I,
read
and
studied
the
budget
from
my
proposal
and
I
had
two
things
to
trade
today.
First
thing
about
the
project:
chicken
thing
about
memorandum
from
Peter
artist:
we
are
support.
All
of
you,
because
you
are
an
expert
on
the
budget,
know
very
well
on
the
city.
What
angle
needs
to
have
how
much
to
you
for
the
improve
so
represent
most
of
Vietnamese
people.
Here
we
support
you
guys
about
the
budget
and
hopefully
I
will,
when
you
guys
approve
the
budget
only
thing
inside
we
have
6.8
percent
nutrition.
AF
And
right
now
we're
using
Vietnamese
Heritage
Garden
and
you
guys
been
there
many
times.
You
know
how
standard
look
like
so
I.
We
wish
the
Vietnamese
Heritage
Garden
inside
your
budgeting,
6.8
percent
for
Farm
immigration.
So
you
can
think
thank
you
for
being
artists.
You
submit
the
memorandum
today.
I
already
saw
it
and
thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
all
bye.
BI
BI
We
finally
have
a
location
to
preserve
our
culture
to
do
traditional
events,
and
especially
every
month
we
have
a
flag
ceremony
and
because
the
number
of
the
people
attending
has
increased
tremendously,
we
are
here
to
asking
for
approval
budget
so
that
we
can
accommodate
for
that
large
number
of
increase,
especially
more
and
more
people,
have
attended
these
events
and
thank
you
again
for
approval
of
the
budget
for
our
accommodation
of
our
basic
needs
of
the
facility.
Thank
you
very
much.
BJ
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Isaiah
ajloni,
president
of
State
for
San
Jose.
Over
two
years
ago,
safer
San,
Jose,
installed
commercial
grade,
license
plate
readers
and
4K
cameras
on
nearly
300
houses
in
just
over
one
square
mile,
all
cameras
point
to
streets
and
sidewalks.
This
implementation
of
cameras
has
increased.
The
safety
in
our
neighborhood
I
know
that
the
mayor
is
deeply
invested
in
establishing
strong
communities
that
lean
on
each
other,
both
to
reduce
crime
and
to
empower
us
to
keep
our
corner
of
San
Jose,
clean
and
beautiful.
BJ
That's
why
I'm
speaking
here
today
in
support
of
Mayor
mayhem's
budget,
he
has
a
plan
to
make
San
Jose
the
safest,
Big
City
Once
Again
by
leveraging
technology,
doubling
the
police,
hiring
rate
to
reduce
response
time
and
investing
in
communities,
all
of
which
I
have
seen
to
work.
Firsthand
priorities
start
with
a
focused
budget,
which
I
believe
is
the
only
way
to
implement
real
change
for
a
safer
status.
Thank
you
very
much.
BK
Honorable
mayor
and
city
council,
I'm
David
Noel
from
District
9.
I
urge
you
to
approve
mayor
mahan's
budget
message.
I
agree
that
we
should
focus
on
doing
the
basics.
Well,
this
year,
when
faced
with
emergencies,
our
city
has
demonstrated
that
we
can
move
the
needle
on
pressing
issues
when
we
focus
on
them
this
year.
We
need
to
treat
Public,
Safety
homelessness
and
blight
as
the
emergencies
they
truly
are.
This
will
make
this
will
mean
making
tough
choices,
but
doing
so
will
increase
Community
Pride
and
economic
development,
enabling
us
to
do
more
in
future
years.
BK
Regarding
Sheltering
the
unhoused
one
of
the
toughest
challenges
is
gaining
neighborhood
support
for
eih
and
safe
parking
sites.
Meanwhile,
environmental
destruction
of
our
waterways
is
bad
and
getting
worse,
as
we
build
new
shelter
capacity.
It's
time
to
extend
our
no
encampment
zones
to
include
environmentally
sensitive
areas
and
neighborhoods
that
host
Housing
Solutions.
This
does
not
mean
criminalizing
homelessness.
It
simply
means
managing
it
better,
while
providing
real
shelter.
Solutions.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
BL
BL
The
collective
is
hopeful
that
you
know
half
of
those
recovery
task
force,
recommendations
are
underway
and
we're
asking
that
you
direct
City
staff
to
work
with
us
since
we
have
been
impacted
the
most
by
the
pandemic
and
our
work
aligns
with
a
number
of
those
recommendations,
we're
also
working
with
City
staff
to
complete
the
children
and
youth
services.
Master
plan
and
our
five
organizations
commit
to
that
plan
and
implementing
that
and
look
forward
to
working
with
you
all.
BM
BN
BN
Afternoon,
honorable
mayor
council,
members
and
City
staff,
my
name
is
Walter
Wilson
I'm
here
today
to
speak
as
a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
on
behalf
of
the
African-American
Cultural
Center
project,
a
Mitch's
development
project
building,
a
new
home
of
the
African-American
Community
Service
Agency,
which
includes
facilities
for
family
services
and
more
also
included
in
the
project,
is
roots
Clinic,
Eugene,
Adult
and
Family
Services,
as
well
as
131,
affordable
housing
units
and
more.
This
I
want
to
thank
the
city
of
San
Jose,
first
of
all,
for
supporting
us
with
our
pre-development
funds.
BN
The
housing
department
I
also
want
to
thank
the
county
of
Santa
Clara
for
purchasing
this
property.
For
this
historic
project
was
over
25
years
in
the
making
to
measure
a
box
I'm
supporting
the
Ortiz
members
well
and
specifically,
member
by
council
member
Candelas
on
protecting
measure
e
dollars.
That's
in
the
fund,
permanent,
supportive
and
affordable
housing
continually
measuring
the
support
of
existing
housing
projects
will
support
this
historic
African-American
development
and
support
our
community
as
well.
Thank
you.
BM
AD
AD
BO
Martha
O'connell
gsmol
after
years
of
delays
and
unfilled
promises,
mobile
home
park
residents,
command,
Matt
Mahan
for
keeping
his
word
and
proposing
funding
in
his
budget
to
change
the
general
plan.
Land
use
designation
for
the
remaining
part.
With
this
funding
over
10
000
units
of
naturally
occurring,
affordable
housing
will
have
more
protection
on
December
15
22.
The
state
of
California
advised
the
city
in
writing
quote.
Given
the
importance
of
this
housing
type
in
addressing
a
variety
of
housing
needs
and
its
impacts
on
potentially
displaced
residents.
BO
BP
Good
afternoon,
mayor
Mahan
and
members
of
the
city
council,
I'm
Richard
conda
executive,
director
of
the
Asian
law,
Alliance
I'm,
a
member
of
the
steering
committee
of
the
non-profit,
racial
action
leadership
Coalition.
We
strongly
support
the
memorandum,
my
council
member
Taurus,
consistent
with
the
letter
we
sent
to
the
council
and
the
mayor
and
in
alignment
with
the
memorandum
by
council
members
Cohen
Ortiz.
We
ask
that
changes
be
made
to
the
mayor's
March
bus
budget
message.
BP
The
specific
items
that
need
to
be
prioritized
are
ensuring
that
key
racial
Equity,
Staffing
and
departments
be
filled
by
transitioning
positions
to
permanent
program
manager,
roles,
funding,
the
development
and
implementation
of
Citywide
Civic
engagement
strategy,
continuing
to
promote
tourists,
priority
that
was
funded
in
last
year's
budget
funding
and
planning
process
toward
the
launch
of
a
community-based
pilot
to
address
interpersonal
violence,
funding
additional
high
priority
and
high
impact
recommendations,
recovery
task
force.
Thank
you
very
much.
BQ
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
city
council
Anil
Babar
with
the
California
Apartment
Association
I,
want
to
address
the
memo
by
council
member
Peter
Ortiz
regarding
the
safe,
healthy
rental
homes
pilot
program.
The
existing
code
enforcement
program
in
the
city
of
San
Jose
that
assigns
properties
into
tears
is
deeply
flawed.
Owners
who
are
in
tiers
two
or
three
describe
the
program
as
being
in
purgatory
as
there
isn't
a
clear
or
defined
approach
to
elevating
to
the
next
tier
owners,
often
are
arbitrarily
penalized
for
minor
permitive
violations.
BQ
Permit
violations
caused
by
tenants,
such
as
a
removal
of
smoke
detectors
and
a
lack
of
consistency
by
Code
Enforcement
Officers,
rather
than
creating
another
code
inspection
program
and
increasing
fees
on
the
existing
tier
program.
I
would
encourage
the
city
council
to
direct
staff
to
work
with
owners
to
address
the
existing
issues
in
the
city
and
the
California
Apartment
Association
stands
by
to
help
assist
the
city
on
this
matter.
Thank
you.
BR
This
is
Haley
Courier
with
save
the
bay,
as
has
become
abundantly
clear
in
recent
years,
and
especially
the
past
three
months,
and
even
today
the
impacts
of
climate
change
are
happening
right
now,
records
that
are
setting
precipitation,
destructive
flooding
are
impacting
public
health
and
damaging
homes
and
Roads
and
other
infrastructure,
and
preventing
people
from
accessing
critical
services.
This
risk,
combined
with
sea
level
rise
and
groundwater
intrusion,
is
only
going
to
grow
with
the
disproportionate
burden
falling
on
low-income
and
historically
underinvested
communities
without
a
significant
shift
in
how
San
Jose
plans
and
builds
infrastructure.
BR
Atmospheric
rivers
go
from
being
bad
weather
to
becoming
natural
disasters.
Flooding
has
already
cost
the
city,
millions
in
cleanup
repair
and
lost
economic
activity,
and
the
price
tag
will
only
grow.
I
support
council
member
Cohen's
comments
in
his
memo.
San
Jose
can
mitigate
the
series
of
risks
and
Hazards
posed
by
climate
change.
If
they
are
given
the
planning
and
funding,
they
require
nature-based.
AE
I
work
in
District,
Five
I
live
in
District,
Seven
I'm,
a
resident
some
so
for
the
past
25
years.
Let's
be
clear.
San
Jose
has
a
deeply
Dubai,
an
equitable
economy
in
which
nearly
half
of
our
children
live
in
households
that
do
not
make
enough
money.
Okay
to
meet
the
basic
necessities
for
decades
of
any
acts
in
action
and
bearing
bending
to
the
real
estate
interest.
We
have
led
to
this
crisis.
We
don't
need
another
audit
to
assess
the
needs
of
our
diverse
communities.
AE
BS
Hutchins
Knowles
co-founder
of
Mother's
out
front
Silicon
Valley
I
want
to
also
Echo
appreciation
for
council
member
Cohen,
who
unfortunately
cannot
be
here
today,
but
we
appreciate
his
comments
stating
that
climate
adaptation
and
our
goals
of
dramatically
reducing
our
greenhouse
gas
output
are
Urgent
and
require
a
budgetary
focus.
We
ask
you,
therefore,
to
please
make
climate
safety
and
climate
Justice
top
priorities
in
this
budget.
As
a
mother,
I
have
seen
my
own
children
suffer
from
eco-anxiety
or
climate
anxiety.
This
affects
their
mental
health,
not
only
their
physical
safety.
BS
As
as
the
previous
commenter
from
Save
The
Bay
mentioned,
we
are
already
experiencing
devastating
climate
impacts.
We
need
the
city
council
to
continue
leadership,
you've
begun
and
make
climate
a
priority.
You
cannot
wait.
You
will
miss
the
very
vital
opportunity
to
reverse
tipping
points
that
are
about
to
be
reached.
Thank
you
for
thinking
ahead
and
protecting
our
children
and
communities.
BT
I'm
Deborah
St
Julian,
a
member
of
Serge,
a
homeowner
in
South
San
Jose
for
38
years,
I
have
friends
who
I
met
at
my
church,
Urban
Sanctuary
or
by
teaching
classes
at
recovery,
cafe
San
Jose,
who
are
working
hard
to
be
well
and
to
contribute
and
be
part
of
our
community.
Many
have
faced
unhoused
being
unhoused
and
or
are
currently
housed
in
horrific
conditions.
Few
of
us
would
tolerate.
My
friends
cannot
work
full-time
at
minimum
wage
and
afford
rent
in
San
Jose.
BT
My
friends
do
not
have
sufficient
Access
to
Health
Care
Mental
Health
Care,
my
friends
were
never
refused
to
be
swept
away.
I
am
asking
you
to
not
move
forward
with
language
that
criminalizes
homelessness
by
creating
no
encampment
zones,
use
all
major
e-funds
for
housing
and
not
a
locked
mental
health
facility
work
with
the
county
to
prevent
to
to
make
preventive,
community-based
Mental
Health
Care
readily
available
make
our
safe
City
safer
by
funding
housing
and
mental
health
care.
BU
We
believe
that
arts
and
culture
are
essential
to
the
economic,
social
and
Civic
well-being
of
our
city,
and
with
that
in
mind,
we
appreciate
the
mayor's
intention
in
his
March
budget
message,
to
explore
additional
funding
to
support
our
Arts
community
and
other
initiatives
to
improve
the
vibrancy
and
quality
of
life
in
San
Jose.
In
order
to
achieve
the
mayor's
goals
and
create
a
more
sustainable
Arts
and
Cultural
community
in
San
Jose.
We
have
called
on
you
to
take
certain
actions
which
we
detailed
in
a
letter
delivered
to
you
yesterday.
BU
We
hope
that
you
will
support
these
priorities,
for
preserving,
protecting
and
promoting
our
creative
Community,
which
collectively
generates
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
of
economic
impact
for
our
city,
creates
thousands
of
jobs,
inspires
us
to
engage
and
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
all
of
our
residents.
Thank
you
for
your
service
and
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
today.
X
Hello,
my
name
Audrey
and
I
I
am
from
District
Four
San
Jose,
and
the
student
of
San
Jose
State
I
am
against
a
decreasing
the
police
budget
because
it
would
Target
the
vulnerable
communities
of
homelessness.
It
does
not
increase
the
safety
you
know
of
the
city,
it
just
bluntly
keeps
them
out
of
sight
and
out
of
mind
instead
of
criminalizing
them
and
by
Banning
camping
zones
managed
to
be
invested
into
mental
health
facilities,
housing
and
after
school
programs
and
two
into
a
to
support
a
community
and
and
prevent
homosexual
homelessness
in
first
place.
BV
Hi
I'm
Hilary,
Thorson,
I'm,
the
library
and
education
commissioner
for
District
Six
I'm,
asking
you
to
restore
all
library
branches
to
pre-pandemic
hours
and
open
all
libraries
on
Sunday.
Currently,
two
out
of
the
three
branches
in
my
district
are
still
at
reduced
hours.
Those
reduced
hours
add
up
because
that's
not
only
less
time
for
people's
Library
usage,
but
also
for
programming
and
Library
volunteers.
It's
also
a
matter
of
public
safety.
The
library
is,
the
city's
main
connection
to
education
has
led
to
huge
initiatives
for
education
and
digital
literacy
and
SD
access.
BV
The
more
literacy
skills,
the
more
education
received
by
people,
the
less
likely
they
are
to
commit
crimes.
A
lack
of
literacy
skills
is
bad
for
the
economy
because
of
lost
wages
and
underemployment
funding.
The
library
now
in
Felicity
is
safer
and
will
lead
to
Greater
economic
benefits.
Investing
in
public
speak
Community
spaces
makes
a
difference.
I'd
also
ask
you
to
make
a
whole
Library
materials
finds
free.
Lastly,
I
will
say
that
for
me
fully
funding
the
library's
Common
Sense
over
my
last
six
years
on
the
commission.
BV
BW
BX
Hi,
my
name
is
Dinah
Hayes
and
I
am
calling
in
to
express
my
support
for
mayor
mahan's
budget
message,
specifically
the
ongoing
commitment
to
the
Urgent
important
and
continuing
work
from
the
prior
fiscal
years
roadmap.
Specifically
those
regarding
Animal
Services,
though
there
has
been
Improvement
and
ongoing
support
for
Animal
Services,
is
greatly
appreciated.
There
is
still
much
work
to
be
done.
Spikes
in
abandoned,
surrendered
and
stray
animals
is
indicative
of
a
greater
societal
hardship
within
the
community.
BX
I
would
also
like
to
express
my
support
for
council
member
Ortiz's
budget
memo,
specifically
items
D
through
F
regarding
dedicated
and
additional
funding
for
trap,
neuter
and
return
to
field,
as
well
as
low-cost,
spay
and
neuter
and
vaccination
programs
for
the
community,
and
would
also
ask
that
the
city
of
San
Jose
look
at
taking
a
lead
role
and
identifying
creative
and
innovative
solutions
to
the
current
Veterinary
crisis.
Thank
you.
BY
Hi,
my
name
is
Jen
Meyer
I'm,
a
D3
voter
taxpayer,
member
showing
up
for
racial
Justice
and
SEIU
worker
I
love
San
Jose.
It's
the
only
place
I've
ever
lived
where
locals,
who
are
San,
Jose
t-shirts,
There's,
real
civic
pride
here
so
I
was
sad
to
see
the
mayor's
budget
message,
send
San
Jose
in
the
opposite
direction
of
the
innovative
solutions
the
county
is
pursuing.
The
recent
County
ATI
report
recommends
community-based
mental
health
treatment.
A
friend
of
mine
was
on
the
waitlist
for
two
and
a
half
years
before.
BZ
Hello,
my
name
is
Kylie
Clark
and
I'm
here
with
West
Valley,
Community
Services
and
a
member
of
the
real
Coalition.
Thank
you
to
all
of
you
for
hearing
and
responding
to
our
concerns.
Please
pass
council
member
torres's
memo
which
reflects
rails
priorities,
and
we
also
support
the
memos
submitted
by
council
members,
Cohen
and
Ortiz
I
hate
to
stand
up
here
and
request
changes
to
the
budget
message,
because
you
did
do
such
a
great
job,
including
many
of
our
requests.
But
given
some
of
the
items
still
included
in
the
message,
I
have
no
choice.
BZ
It
is
an
established
fact
that
criminal
criminalization
of
homelessness
does
not
solve
the
problem
and
even
if
it
did
criminalizing
someone
for
a
situation
that
they're
stuck
in
is
incredibly
inhumane
and
unacceptable.
We
strongly
oppose
the
creation
of
no
encampment
zones.
Clearing
encampments
makes
it
harder
for
people
to
maintain
relationships
with
Outreach
workers,
Fosters
distrust
and
leads
to
people
focusing
on
short-term
rather
than
long-term
needs
Additionally.
You
absolutely
must
remove
the
use
of
measury
funds,
which
were
specifically
approved
for
prevention
and
interim
housing,
not
a
lock
psychiatric.
CA
Thank
you,
mayor,
Mayhem
and
city
council
for
your
time
and
attention
today.
My
name
is
Erica
Valentine
I'm,
the
political
director
for
UA
Local
393.
We
represent
3100
plumbers,
pipefitters
steam,
Fitters
and
hvacr
technicians
in
Santa,
Clara
and
San
Benito,
County
I'm,
also
a
resident
here
in
San
Jose
California,
and
have
been
for
over
20
years
on
March
12th.
It
was
exciting
to
see
all
of
you
vote
unanimously
to
prioritize
wage
theft,
responsible
construction,
children
and
families
and
filling
the
900
plus
vacancies.
CA
Although
your
efforts
address
and
find
much
needed
needs
of
our
city,
some
of
the
hardest
issues
facing
our
city
are
still
left
to
be
addressed.
We
are
asking
each
one
of
you
to
vote
in
support
of
council
member
Ortiz's
memo
that
outlines
additional
areas
of
much
needed
support.
We
support
council
member
Ortiz's
memo
because
we
support
building
a
city
that
is
better
for
all
of
San
Jose
and
the
communities
that
have
been
overlooked
for
years
or
underfunded,
such
as
child
care,
stable
housing,
wage
theft,
keeping
our
jobs
local.
CB
Foreign,
yes,
thank
you,
council
members
and
mayor
I'm,
Reginald
swilley,
with
minority
business,
Consortium
and
Maranatha
Christian
Center
and
past
co-chair
of
black
leadership.
Kitchen
cabinet
I'm,
supporting
a
council
member
Ortega's
Amendment
as
well.
I,
really
hope
that
the
council,
the
full
Council,
understand
the
gravity
of
of
the
African-American
Community.
Here
in
San
Jose,
we
have
lost
one
third
of
our
population.
CB
I
hope
you
put
this
high
on
your
agenda.
The
the
cultural
center
is
a
project,
that's
long
overdue,
where
we
do
really
do
appreciate
the
support
that
the
city
have
already
given,
but
it
needs
to
be
a
major
priority.
I
raised
four
kids
in
this
city
and
and
none
of
them
live
here,
and
the
African-American
Community
for
my
church
and
all
across
many
of
them
are
moving
out
of
the
city.
If
that
had
happened
with
any
other
population,
it
would
be
very
important.
Please
do
that.
CC
Foreign
mayor
Mayhem
and
members
of
the
San
Jose
City
Council,
my
name
is
Rachel
Monaco
I'm,
an
advocacy
manager
with
Second
Harvest
of
Silicon
Valley
Second
Harvest
is
the
Hub
of
the
charitable
food
system
for
Santa,
Clara
and
San
Mateo
counties.
Our
organization
serves
more
than
460
000
individuals.
Every
month,
through
a
network
of
more
than
400
non-profit
Partners,
no
client
or
partner
is
ever
charged
for
the
food
that
we
provide
and
half
of
our
clients
are
here
in
the
city
of
San
Jose.
CC
When
the
pandemic
began,
demand
Forest
Services
doubled
in
a
matter
of
weeks,
and
we
scaled
to
meet
that
challenge.
Our
private
donors
stepped
it
up,
and
the
city
of
San
Jose
provided
vital
support.
Now
fundraising
is
down.
Government
support
has
declined,
while
the
need
remains
near
those
Peak
pandemic
levels.
So
we
are
having
to
consider
serious
changes
to
our
food
provision
in
order
to
reach
a
balanced
organizational
budget.
CC
CC
CD
Good
afternoon,
this
message
is
not
a
back
to
basic
strategy
for
San
Jose.
Let's
just
look
at
one
example:
infrastructure.
The
city
has
a
1.7
billion
dollar
shortfall
in
infrastructure.
The
message
says
that
the
city
manager
should
be
delegated
to
develop
a
brilliant
at
the
basics
infrastructure
strategy.
The
message
provides
zero
guidance
as
to
where
the
money
is
going
to
come
from
to
develop
this
kind
of
strategy.
CD
Mayor
licato,
who
is
no
wizard
at
Finance
at
least
recognized.
If
you're
going
to
spend
a
lot
of
money
on
infrastructure,
you
need
to
pass
a
bond.
What
this
message
essentially
says
is
we
should
all
reach
out
our
hands
shake
hands
with
somebody
chant
really
loud
Back
to
Basics
and
a
billion
dollars
is
going
to
come
out
of
the
sky
I.
Don't
think
we
should
wait
for
that.
Thank
you.
CE
Hi
I'm
Liz,
Gonzalez
resident
of
District
five
part
of
debug
and
the
South
Bay
Community
Land
Trust
I
urge
you
not
to
double
back
into
criminalizing
poverty
or
continuing
to
disinvest
in
already
disinvested
communities.
Our
budget
should
reflect
the
values
of
the
residents
of
San
Jose,
and
our
future
in
this
city
should
be
prioritized.
There
are
dangerous
proposals
in
the
mayor's
budget
that
should
alarm
us
all.
Taking
funds
from
measure
e
for
a
locked
mental
health
facility
is
wrong.
CE
Measure
e
was
created
for
a
specific
purpose
that
voters,
trust
will
be
used
for
affordable
housing,
do
not
threaten
the
prep
work
already
done
towards
critical
housing
preservation
work
to
keep
our
lower
resource
residents,
house
and
communities
in
place.
This
is
work
that
San
Jose
is
just
embarking
on
and
the
only
funds
we
have
for
preservation
work.
We
also
should
all
know
that
David
Pandora
the
transition
committee
and
he's
a
gang
district
attorney
Behind.
These
ideas
to.
CG
Can
you
hear
me
yeah
yes
right
on?
My
name
is
Angie
Bigelow
I'm
a
resident
San
Jose,
so
it's
been
my
whole
life
on
the
radio
from
the
East
side,
I'm
also
part
of
a
Silicon
Valley,
debug
and
I'm,
calling
in
to
comment
in
that
the
idea
of
a
locked,
Mental,
Health
site
facility
is
wild.
It's
not
good
and
I'm,
urging
these
portions
of
the
budget
to
be
rejected,
including
the
ones
around
criminalizing
homelessness
and
not
letting
folks
be
in
certain
places.
CG
Preserving
progress,
I
think
was
what
it
was
called
and
then
also
the
increasing
of
police.
You
know
I,
just
I,
don't
know
where,
where
you
guys
were
a
couple
years
ago,
when
so
many
young
people
in
this
city
came
out
here
to
say
no
more
food
and
to
actually
defund
them,
and
now
we're
going
to
give
them
more
money
and
use
police
to
criminalize
houseless
folks.
This
is
unjust.
CI
Hello,
my
name
is
Ann
chess
and
I'm,
the
co-founder
of
the
dancing
cat.
We
are
a
non-profit
cat
rescue
and
have
been
a
partner
with
the
San
Jose
Animal
Care
Center.
For
the
past
eight
years
on
average,
approximately
5600
kittens
enter
the
San
Jose
shelter
every
year
and
an
additional
thousand
or
two
are
taken
in
by
rescue
organizations.
These
numbers
will
be
much
greater
this
year
due
to
the
lack
of
free
or
low-cost
spay,
neuter
resources
that
San
Jose
residents
have
counted
on
in
the
past
three
years.
CI
CJ
CK
Good
afternoon
I'm
Sandy
Perry
with
affordable
housing,
Network
I'm,
also
part
of
South
Bay,
Community,
Land,
Trust
I.
Think
everyone
on
the
entire
planet
knows
that
San
Jose
has
a
horrible
housing
crisis,
but
this
budget
proposal
fails
to
address
it
and
even
attempts
to
divert
funds
away
from
affordable
housing,
I
supported
measure
e
and
I
supported
it.
A
lot
of
my
colleagues
said:
you're
foolish.
You
can't
trust
city
council
to
spend
it
on
housing
the
way
they
said
they're
going
to
the
way
they
promise
that
they're
going
to
and
I
said
well.
CK
I
will
I'm
going
to
take
that
chance,
because
the
crisis
is
so
bad.
I'll
take
the
chance
that
the
council
is
going
to
have
integrity
and
use
this
for
housing
and
now
there's
a
proposal
to
divert
it
away
from
housing.
The
mayor's
plan
has
apparently
abandoned
the
city's
anti-displacement
plan
altogether
and
never
even
mentions
things
like
preservation,
which
is
probably
the
most
effective
and
Innovative
approach
to
affordable
housing
that
exists.
Thank
you.
CL
Thank
you,
mayor
city
council,
for
your
time
and
attention
today.
My
name
is
edmundo
I'm,
a
business
representative
for
UA
Local
393.
We
represent
over
3000
plumbers,
pipefitters
team,
Fitters
and
HVAC
hvacr
service
technicians,
I'm.
Also
here,
as
a
San
Jose
resident,
it
was
great
to
see
you
all
vote
unanimously
to
prioritize
wage
theft,
responsible
construction,
children
and
families
and
filling
the
over
900
vacancies.
We
currently
have
in
San
Jose,
so
we
can
begin
to
address
some
of
the
hardest
issues
facing
our
city.
CL
We
asked
you
all
for
a
vote
and
support
with
council
member
Ortiz's
memo
that
outlines
additional
areas
of
much
needed
support.
Council
member
council
member
Ortiz's
member
supports
building
a
city
that
is
better
for
all
San
Jose
and
the
communities
that
have
been
overlooked
and
underfunded
for
years,
such
as
child
care,
stable
housing,
wage
theft
and
keeping
our
jobs
local.
CM
Hi,
my
name
is
Krista
delatorre
and
I'm,
a
union
representative
with
ifpte
local
21..
We
represent
over
11
000
public
sector
professionals
throughout
the
Bay
Area.
The
demand
for
public
services
continues
to
climb
higher
than
ever
as
new
employees
leave
and
more
and
more
of
our
highly
trained
Workforce
prepares
for
retirement
each
year.
Budgets
are
a
reflection
of
our
values,
and
the
city
must
keep
up
with
staffing
needs.
I
urge
you
to
support
council
member
Ortiz's
memo
to
ensure
important
Community
priorities
are
not
forgotten.
CM
Investing
in
our
public
services
and
the
workers
that
provide
them
needs
investing
in
our
future.
Thank
you
to
Mayor
and
Council.
For
your
time
and
thoughtfulness
on
the
budget
process.
Iapt
21
members
proudly
serve
San
Jose
as
to
the
employees.
We
urge
you
to
invest
in
our
Workforce,
so
we
can
provide
high
quality
services
that
our
residents
deserve.
Thanks.
AG
Ongoing
drought
could
trigger
what
is
called
a
multi-bred
basket.
Failure
in
the
Central
Valley,
which
will
of
course
raise
prices,
increase
food
scarcity
and
impact
those
in
our
city
who
can
least
afford
these
effects.
What
we
do
here
in
San
Jose
influences
others
throughout
the
state
and
Country.
Please
prioritize
climate
now
to
protect
us
from
even
even
greater
harm.
Thank
you.
CN
CO
Collective
I'm,
here
to
ask
that
you
are
elected
officials,
keep
the
priorities
and
concerns
of
the
Working
Families
of
San
Jose
in
mind.
While
making
decisions
about
this,
your
city
budget
I
especially
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
diverting
resources
to
East
San
Jose,
a
community
heavily
impacted
before,
during
and
now
in
the
recovery
phase
of
covid,
specifically
I'm,
referring
to
making
sure
the
following
resources
are
being
diverted
to
Our
Community,
Legal,
Services
basic
needs,
financial
aid,
wellness
and
health
and
Youth
Development
support.
CO
We
are
urging
the
mayor
and
city
council
members
to
allocate
a
budget
that
focuses
on
the
east
side
of
San
Jose,
especially
the
collective.
Please
change
the
trajectory
of
our
family's
lives
and
support
the
work
that
the
recovery
task
force
and
the
city's
Children
and
Youth
master
plan
want
to
create,
and
please
do
the
right
thing
and
send
with
their
High
needs.
Families.
CP
Hi
good
afternoon
my
name
is
Tina
Morrell
I
am
a
resident
of
District.
Three
I
support
the
mayor's
budget
Back
to
Basics
message.
I,
think
by
focusing
on
a
few
projects
to
get
them
done
and
get
them
done
well
is
going
to
benefit
all
residents
and
then
once
they
are
done,
San
Jose
should
tackle
some
of
the
other
projects
and
for
the
record,
I
also
want
to
say
that
David
pandori
is
a
fine,
honest
and
upstanding
citizen
and
I
was
really
happy
that
he
chaired
one
of
the
mayor's
task
forces.
CQ
Good
afternoon
mayor
city
council,
my
name
is
Jennifer
Parra
and
I
currently
work
at
Amigos
de
Guadalupe
Center
for
justice
and
empowerment,
empowerment,
which
mainly
cater
to
the
community
of
the
east
side.
San
Jose.
We
pride
ourselves
on
being
able
to
provide
immediate
assistance
and
resources,
primarily
those
with
housing
needs.
We
have
seen
an
alarming
increase
of
those
families
that
are
unable
to
find
affordable,
housing
or
housing
in
general.
Most
of
these
families
are
those
that
work
underpaid
jobs,
a
large
portion
being
from
our
immigrant
community
that
allows
our
local
economy
to
flourish.
CQ
This
city
should
respond
for
these
residents
and
not
cater
to
the
real
estate
interest.
That
would
only
benefit
a
small
percentage,
creating
further
displacement
to
our
San
Jose
natives,
encampment,
free
zones
and
beautification
are
not
answers.
They
are
Band-Aids
on
a
much
larger
issue.
This
is
why
I'm
here
today
to
ask
the
mayor
in
city
council
that
have
the
power
to
make
changes
to,
please
allocate
funds
to
more
than
temporary
fixes.
Thank
you.
D
AM
CR
Of
the
city
council,
my
name
is
Frank
Austin
I'm,
a
business
representative
with
UA
Local
393.
We
represent
over
3
100
plumbers,
pipefitters
steam,
Fitters
and
hvacr
technicians
at
Santa,
Clara
and
San
berno
County
on
March
12th,
UA,
Local
393,
was
excited
to
see
all
of
you
vote
unanimously
to
prioritize
wage
theft,
responsible
construction,
children
and
families
and
the
filling
of
over
900
vacancies
in
San
Jose.
CR
CS
I
am
here
to
urge
you
to
spend
and
to
Advocate
the
money
in
a
more
Equitable
way,
measures
Mayhem.
It
is
not
the
answer
to
support
all
of
San
Jose
our
families,
our
Working
Families
of
San
Jose,
have
been
affected
before
prior
enduring
covert.
We
are
here
asking
everybody
to
please
be
mindful
and
and
allocate
money
to
ensure
Legal
Services
basic
needs,
financial
aids,
wellness
and
health
and
youth
development
services.
CS
D
D
CT
Zoo,
a
sophomore
at
Lynbrook,
High
School,
no
one
can
deny
the
reality
of
climate
change,
it's
enormity.
It's
urgency
and
its
effects:
fires,
droughts,
floods,
storms,
the
power
outage
and
school
closure
that
I
experienced
last
week.
The
climate
crisis
is
one
up,
if
not
the
most
important
and
pressing
issue
of
this
time,
and
it
must
be
treated
as
such.
We
must
devote
resources
toward
the
environment
and
immediately.
CT
Without
bold,
substantial,
immediate
action,
the
Youth
of
our
society
and
the
generations
that
follow
will
be
left
with
a
bleak
World
in
which
to
live.
There
will
be
no
way
to
make
the
changes
that
must
be
executed.
Now
at
this
time,
can
the
Youth
of
our
city
depend
on
you
to
preserve
a
sustainable
environment?
Thank
you.
D
D
CJ
CU
CU
San
Jose
cannot
be
committed
to
both
funding
and
supporting
the
most
vulnerable,
well
sorry
committed
to
both
funding
and
supporting
the
the
construction
of
affordable
housing
and
diverting
any
amount
of
measure
e-funds
to
create
a
facility
that
will
forcibly
jail
people
and
call
it.
Mental
health
treatment.
Measure
e,
which
is
one
of
the
only
significant
sources
of
funding
for
preventing
homelessness
and
creating
interim
and
permanent
housing,
should
continue
to
be
used
for
the
stated
purpose
adopted
by
their
voters.
CV
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Elizabeth
Kamya
and
I
am
the
secretary
of
the
San
Jose
Silicon
Valley
NAACP
across
the
city
of
San
Jose.
There
are
over
900
job
positions
that
are
unfulfilled,
forcing
city
workers
to
do
more
with
less
I
urge
you
to
support
council
member
Ortiz's
memo
to
ensure
important
Community
priorities
are
not
forgotten
priorities
such
as
a
cultural
center.
CV
As
my
previous
brothers
and
sisters
mentioned
when
understaffing
is
this
bad,
timely
Services
can't
be
provided
the
mayor's
budget
calls
for
initiatives
that
can
only
happen
if
we're
recruiting
and
retaining
city
workers
to
do
the
work.
I
urge
you
to
pass
the
budget
that
values
our
city,
workers
and
staff
up
San
Jose,
so
that
we
can
have
a
community
that
is
representative
and
really
honors
and
values
black
and
brown
people.
CV
CW
Good
afternoon
Council
and
mayor,
my
name
is
Bill
Lee
I'm,
the
executive
director
at
Martha's
Kitchen
here
in
San
Jose
in
District
Two.
We
primarily
serve
meals
to
the
unhoused
or
homeless
population
here
in
the
greater
San
Jose
area,
I'm
speaking
to
urge
you
to
consider
the
memo
that
we
sent
to
you
to
the
council
recently
as
a
group,
not
just
Martha's
Kitchen,
but
many
of
the
other
charitable
food
providers
asking
you
to
find
funding
for
charitable
food.
CW
We
have
experienced
a
tremendous
increase
over
the
last
few
years
in
demand
and
that
has
not
gone
gone
down
and
we
cannot
continue
to
sustain
if
we
don't
have
some
additional
help.
Above
and
beyond
the
other
monies
that
we're
able
to
raise
the
federal
money
through
the
pandemic
allowed
us
to
double
and
triple,
but
in
order
to
continue
at
those
levels,
we
need
your
help.
Thank
you.
CX
Hi,
my
name
is
Father
John
pettigo
I'm,
a
member
of
the
non-profit,
racial
Equity
leadership,
Coalition
I'm,
the
director
for
advocacy
and
Community
engagement
and
Catholic
Charities.
We
serve
the
entire
County.
We
support
ask
the
council
to
pass
council
member
tors
memo
and
the
memos
submitted
by
council
members,
Cohen
and
Ortiz.
We
strongly
oppose
criminalization
of
homelessness
by
creating
no
encampment
zones
and
support
the
strategy
of
engaging
promotorus
and
community-led
solutions.
CX
CY
Well,
good
afternoon,
Marion
Council.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today.
My
name
is
Brian
pores
and
I'm,
a
business
agent
for
UA
Local
393,
representing
over
3
100
plumbers,
pipefitters
scheme
Fitters
and
hvacr
service
technicians
in
Santa,
Clara
and
San
Benito
County.
We
are
asking
each
one
of
you
to
vote
in
support
of
council
member
Ortiz's
member.
We
support
council
member
Ortiz's
memo
because
we
support
building
a
city
that
is
better
for
all
of
San
Jose.
We
support
keeping
our
jobs,
local
and
projects
that
benefit
our
community.
CY
We
also
ask
that
the
city
develop
a
wage
theft
plan
and
policy
that
is
more
than
what
is
currently
being
done.
Every
day.
Workers
are
exploited
by
being
paid
low
wages
and
forced
in
to
work
in
unsafe
conditions.
We
must
find
a
way
to
put
our
people
before
profit.
We
must
fight
to
provide
high
quality,
low-income
houses
that
are
safely
built,
not
just
housing.
Please
take
this
into
consideration.
As
you
finalize
your
budget,
the
future
is
in
your
votes.
Please
support
the
community
and
local
residents.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
CZ
Hi
Blair
here
my
zoom
connection,
may
not
be
very
good
I'm.
Sorry,
if
we're
going
and
out
I
wanted
to
quickly
offer
the
city
of
San
Diego
he's
addressing
their
own
issues
of
homeless
encampments
in
the
downtown
area.
They're
working
on
city
government
sponsored
encampment
programs,
why
you
know,
isn't
San
Jose
doing
the
same
sort
of
work?
We've
been
thinking
about
it
for
years
now,
let's
really
considered
how
to
work
on
these
things.
San
Diego
is
working
hard,
they're,
trying
they're,
not
perfect.
Why
can't
stand
today?
DA
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Will.
Smith
I
was
born
and
raised
in
San
Jose,
a
resident
of
D7
I
work
for
IBEW
Local,
332
and
I
represent
more
than
3
500,
hard-working
men
and
women
in
Santa
Clara
County
working
in
the
electrical
industry.
Many
of
them
live
right
here
in
the
city
of
San.
Jose
I
urge
this
Council
to
support
the
memo
by
council
member
Ortiz,
which
addresses
the
responsible
construction
ordinance
and
wage
theft.
Wage
theft
runs
rampant
in
our
city,
especially
in
the
construction
industry.
DA
The
memo
will
extend
the
pilot
with
Santa
Clara
County
Office
of
labor
standards
enforcement
and
the
office
of
equality
Assurance
on
targeted
Industries.
It
will
ensure
the
benefits
for
city
workers
like
Child
Care,
paid
family
leave
and
competitive
wages,
competitive
wages
for
this
region.
This
will
allow
the
city
to
begin
filling
the
nearly
1
000
vacant
positions,
as
well
as
help
retain
current
workers
for
the
city
of
San,
Jose
I.
Ask
you
again
to
please
support
the
memo.
Thank
you.
AN
Good
afternoon
greetings
mayor
and
Council
I'm
Catherine
Hedges,
the
downtown
D3
resident
and
a
member
of
both
Surge
and
Shaq
on
a
daily
basis.
Around
my
neighborhood
I
see
homelessness,
violence,
people
suffering
less
mental
illness
or
substance
abuse
and
during
property
crime,
and
you
know
everyone
San
Jose,
to
be
the
safest,
big
city.
We
need
to
create
a
community
where
all
residents
have
homes
and
they
don't
need
a
resort
to
Crime
for
a
living.
AN
This
is
why
a
proof
of
both
amendments
by
council
members
Ortiz
my
own
council
member
Omar
Torres,
the
mayor's
proposals
for
no
encampment
zones
and
spending
our
affordable
housing
funds
to
mental
health
jail
are
the
opposite
of
the
County's.
All
transfer
incarceration
approach.
If
we
followed
reps
recommendations,
we'd
be
on
the
same
page,
and
we
could
turn
around
that
failing
grade.
We
got
on
police
reform
from
Sacred
Heart.
We
need
to
decrimize
homelessness
and
use
community-based
mental
health
treatment
and
substance,
abuse,
programs,
diversion
and
restorative
justice.
AN
DB
Hello
I
would
like
to
speak
on
behalf
of
public
libraries
and
their
full
funding.
I
think
that
public
libraries
are
fundamental
to
our
community
here
in
San
Jose,
and
also
our
democracy
and
our
libraries
need
to
be
available
fully
staffed
and
at
full
hours,
including
on
Sundays,
so
that
they're
truly
available
to
the
whole
Community
to
as
many
of
us
as
possible
in
order
to
fulfill
their
role
as
public
libraries
and
I
think
that
this
is
a
basic
item.
Great
importance.
Thank
you.
DC
Good
afternoon
everyone,
my
name,
is
Dolores
I
am
with
Community
Health
Partnership
and
I
represent
10
community
health
centers
throughout
Santa,
Clara
County
and
special
welcome
to
all
the
new
elected
council
members
to
The
Honorable
mayor
as
well.
I've
also
served
as
the
chair
of
the
health
and
wellness
Committee
of
the
San
Jose
recovery
task
force
and
I
would
like
to
share
with
you
that
the
process
was
excellent.
DC
The
staff
was
wonderful
and
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
disappointment
to
see
that
some
of
the
initiatives
that
we
came
up
with,
which
are
long,
they
really
are
long-term,
have
not
have
been
omitted
from
the
budget
message.
So
health
is
not
just
in
that
committee.
It's
everywhere.
It
has
to
do
with
food
housing
Etc,
but
particularly,
we
had
some
systematic
changes.
Perhaps
some
work
with
the
county
on
emergency
plans
Etc.
So
if
you
would
please
reconsider.
DE
DD
DD
DF
Hi,
my
name
is
Jackie
Rivera
operations,
co-director
and
founding
member
of
South
Bay
Community
Elantras,
the
first
and
only
Community
lunches
in
San,
Jose
refund
in
2019
to
combat
displacement
and
create
collectively
owned,
permanently,
affordable
housing
for
low-income
and
moderate
income
residents,
with
the
focus
on
preservation.
More
importantly,
than
acquiring
and
rehabilitating
existing
buildings
is
the
prevention
and
displacement
of
our
people.
In
the
tearing
of
the
cultural,
linguistic
and
historical
historical
fabric
of
our
neighborhoods
and
communities.
DF
We
urge
the
city
council
to
leave
measure
e
funds
allocated
on
the
balance
way
that
it
currently
is
especially
the
25
million
for
acquisition
rehab,
as
organizations
such
as
the
community
lunches
have
been
waiting
on
the
RFP
that
is
currently
being
drafted
by
the
city
housing
department.
Just
this
year
we
closed
escrow
on
our
first
multi-family
housing
in
Downtown,
San
Jose
and
are
in
the
process
of
acquiring
another
in
the
east
side,
as
well
as
working
with
our
Allied
organizations
to
identify
other
opportunities.
Please
do
not
disinvest
on
long-term
Solutions
of
permanent,
affordable
housing.
D
DG
Good
afternoon
Council
and
mayor,
it
was
good
to
see
you
last
night
in
the
Cambrian
area.
As
I
said
last
night.
I
just
want
to
go
on
record
today
to
say
that
I
really
think
the
cert
program
can
supplement
a
lot
of
the
programs
where
we're
having
some
cost
issues
having
more
eyes
and
ears
in
neighborhoods
I
think
can
supplement
our
shortage
of
the
police
force,
even
the
paramedics
with
our
medical
training,
and
we
have
a
teen
shirt
program
that
can
support
our
youth
having
a
good
functional
work
ethic,
possibly.
DG
But
the
other
thing
I
mentioned
last
night
was
the
program
with
Cadre,
which
is
a
collaborating
agency's
disaster
relief
effort,
it's
our
boad
for
the
county,
and
we
have
that
program
needing
a
lot
of
support
for
all
of
our
non-profits
that
support
disasters
and
get
them
prepared
and
trained.
Thank
you.
DH
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
Council,
my
name
is
Linda
Phillips
with
sourceflies
and
a
member
of
the
nonprofit
Food
Network
as
food
providers.
We
provide
meals
and
groceries
to
people
who
are
experiencing
food
insecurity
and
hunger,
including
those
who
are
unhoused
families,
children
veterans
and,
in
particular,
vulnerable
seniors
throughout
the
county
and
the
city
of
San
Jose.
Following
the
kobit
19
pandemic,
food
insecurity
and
unemployment
both
increased
dramatically
putting
pressure
on
food
providers
as
the
need
for
services
continues
to
far
outpace
the
level
of
need
prior
to
the
pandemic.
DH
As
you
know,
record
height
inflation
and
surging
gas
prices
are
taking
a
toll
on
local
families
or
turning
to
food
providers
for
support.
We
believe
that
the
city
has
a
responsibility
to
protect
them:
the
well-being
of
residents
experiencing
food
insecurity.
So,
as
you
enter
this
year's
budget
season,
we
are
requesting
the
city
and
county
jointly
commit
to
consistent
funding.
DI
Good
afternoon
I'm,
Stephanie,
lakesay
and
I'm
a
resident
of
District
6.
I
support
this
budget,
as
is
because
we
need
to
end
the
acceptability
of
encampments
as
an
ordinary
public
site
and
way
of
life.
We
need
an
energized
and
accelerated
effort
to
get
people
indoors.
Data
shows
that
the
longer
people
live
on
the
streets,
the
harder
it
gets
to
place
them
back
on
a
path
towards
self-sufficiency
and
dignity,
which
is
why
the
critical
it's
critical
to
leverage
more
measure
e
dollars
towards
Immediate
Solutions
like
homelessness
prevention
and
transitional
housing,
especially
emergency
interim
housing
sites.
DI
These
take
less
than
a
year
to
build
and
are
approximately
one-fifth.
The
cost
of
traditional,
affordable
housing
measure
e
was
approved
by
voters
to
address
housing
and
homelessness,
and
because
of
the
crisis
we
see
today.
Now
is
the
time
that
we
must
focus
more
on
these
dollars
on
Immediate
Solutions,
to
move
people
into
the
shelters
and
out
of
our
streets,
creeks
and
Parks.
Doing
so
will
literally.
DJ
There
were
many
proposals
outlined
by
the
reimagining
public
safety
process
and
there
were
over
50
proposals
and
you
should
look
to
those
to
see
how
we
can
allocate
the
recommend
to
the
money
to
those
recommendations.
At
least
five
hundred
thousand
dollars,
in
my
opinion,
should
go
to
that
to
address
the
health
needs,
alternative
crisis
response,
as
well
as
provide
services
through
San
Jose
and
the
African-American
community
service.
Sorry,
Cultural
Center
will
do
that
so
prioritize
money
and
investment
in
our
most
vulnerable
community.
Please
please
thank
you.
E
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
council
members,
David
Lowe
speaking
on
behalf
of
destination
home
I,
want
to
start
off
by
thanking
the
mayor,
for
including
homelessness
is
one
of
the
top
priorities
in
the
budget
message,
including
the
proposal
to
Anonymous
scale
and
term
housing
development,
but
also
double
the
investment
homelessness
prevention.
However,
if
we're
really
going
to
solve
this
crisis,
we
need
to
continue
investing
in
affordable
housing.
E
Study
after
study
has
shown
that
it
is
a
lack
of
housing,
affordability
in
a
community
that
drives
homelessness
rates,
so
up
so
high,
and
that's
why
we
must
find
ways
to
continue
bringing
more
affordable
housing
options
to
our
community.
We
were
particularly
pleased
to
see
the
recommendation
from
council
member
in
Dallas
asking
for
options
for
how
we
can
fund
the
immediate,
affordable
housing
development
pipeline,
as
well
as
many
other
ideas
authored
by
and
other
memos
that
looks
to
get
to
the
housing
affordability
crisis.
E
DK
Hi,
my
name
is
Carlos
Rosario
I'm,
the
president
of
black
lawyers
of
Santa
Clara
County,
chair
of
the
board
of
Bay
Area
Community
Health.
There
are
many
things
in
the
budget
that
I
love,
I,
think
the
case
will
focused
is
well
made.
We
need
to
get
shovels
in
the
ground
faster,
make
San
Jose
a
place
where
folks
want
to
invest,
but
really
I
come
here
today.
As
a
parent,
a
little
league
coach
last
year,
I
coached
Spartan
little
league
in
District
Seven.
DK
DK
All
this
is
just
to
say
that
while
you're
making
the
difficult
determinations
as
to
how
to
fund
each
initiative
and
what's
going
to
be
on
the
floor
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
hope
you
think
twice
just
give
things.
A
second
thought
as
to
whether
or
not
the
decision
you're
making
would
positively
or
negatively
impact
kids.
They
cannot
afford
three
dollar
hula
hoop.
Thank
you.
Big
fan
of
all
the
memos,
definitely
council,
member
towards.
W
Hello,
my
name
is
Daya
Augustine
and
I
have
been
a
child
care
provider
in
San
Jose.
For
about
15
years
now,
half
of
the
families
in
our
city
are
struggling
to
afford
basic
necessities,
specifically
high
quality
Child
Care,
despite
the
high
cost
of
Child
Care
Child
co-workers
like
me,
remain
underpaid
and
overworked.
The
system
is
rigged
against
the
people
who
depend
on
it.
W
The
most
we
need
to
do
more
to
ease
the
struggle
of
parents
and
make
it
possible
for
child
care
workers
like
myself,
to
be
compensated
for
our
work
and
continue
to
offer
high
quality
Care.
The
mayor's
budget
message
does
a
little
Tinker
traditional
investment
in
this
area,
even
though
there
is
an
overwhelming
need
for
it.
Our
kids
deserve
more
and
so
I
urge
you
to
please
consider
the
priorities
listed
in
the
Ortiz
memo
and
continue
the
city
program
providing
1,
000,
kids,
access
to
Quality
child
care
and
continuing
after
school
enrichment
programs.
DL
Hi
I'm
Susan
Butler
Graham
as
a
San,
Jose
resident
member
of
mothers
out
front
and
a
mother
and
grandmother
I
ask
you
to
make
climate
Justice
a
top
priority.
This
is
important
to
me
because
everything
else
I
care
about
family
health,
safety,
immigration,
homelessness,
the
economy.
All
these
things
hinge
on
whether
or
not
we
can
maintain
a
livable
climate.
DL
I
want
to
thank
councilmember
Cohen
for
his
request
that
the
council
treat
climate
adaptation
and
our
goals
of
dramatically
reducing
our
greenhouse
gas
output
with
the
same
urgency
as
things
addressed
by
the
transition
teams
and
I.
Ask
you
to
please
honor
his
request
and
please
double
current
funding
for
climate
Justice
and
resilience.
DL
DM
Thank
you,
mayor
Mahan,
for
your
budget
message.
I,
really
appreciated
that
you
devoted
a
portion
of
it
to
the
unfunded
pension
and
health
care
obligation
to
our
retirees.
This
is
definitely-
and
this
is
no
disrespect
to
elephants,
but
it
is
definitely
the
elephant
in
the
room.
So
all
council
members
need
to
be
aware
of
this
unfunded
liability.
DM
Also,
please
refrain
from
referring
to
subsidized
housing
as
affordable
housing.
There
is
no
such
thing
as
affordable
housing
in
San
Jose.
As
you
all
know,
it's
an
expensive
place
to
live.
Unfortunately,
so
please
refrain
from
referring
to
subsidized
housing
as
affordable
housing.
It
is.
It
is
not
true
and
thank
you
again,
mayor
and
city
council
for
watching
out
for
our
our
needs
and
please
do
not
lower
the
standards
when
hiring
the
new
police
officers.
Thank
you.
So
much.
DN
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
city
council,
my
name
is
Aries
Zamora
member
of
Local
104,
Street
metal
workers
and
a
resident
of
San
Jose
I'm
here
to
talk
about
council,
member
or
thesis
member.
We
need
a
San
Jose
budget
that
includes
workers
who
needed
Council
to
protect
workers
from
the
exploitation
and
wage
stuff,
or
these
are
the
memo
calls
for
extend.
DN
DO
Hello,
can
you
hear
me
now?
Yes,
sorry
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
Catherine
Valentine
and
I'm.
Speaking
for
the
community
and
Companion
Animal
project,
we
are
asking
the
council
to
support
council
member
Ortiz's
proposal
for
the
funding
of
TNR
Services,
low-cost
spay
and
neuter
services
and
free
vaccination
programs.
DO
Tnr
reduces
and
stabilizes
populations
of
community
cats.
It
improves
the
lives
of
cats,
addresses
Community
concerns
and
importantly,
reduces
complaints
about
cats
and
stops
the
breeding
cycle.
Animal
Services
terminated
all
TNR
services
in
May
2022.
It
recently
reinstated
TNR,
but
on
a
limited
basis.
Without
a
robust
TNR
program,
the
community
cap
population
will
continue
to
increase
exponentially
at
overpopulation
results
in
unwanted
animals
that
are
abandoned
or
otherwise
become
Strays.
We
urge
the
Kansas
Council
to
support
council
members
Ortiz's
proposal
to
fund
these.
DP
I'm
grateful
and
in
full
support
of
Mayor
mayhem's
budget
message
directing
our
city
manager
to
begin
allocating
the
funding
needed
to
change
the
general
plans,
land
use
designations
for
the
remaining
mobile
home
parks.
Thank
you
mayor
for
keeping
your
word.
You
also
have
echoed
the
state
of
California's
Housing
and
Community
Development
Department.
DP
They
have
told
San
Jose
that,
given
the
importance
of
this
housing
type
in
addressing
a
variety
of
housing
needs
and
the
impacts
on
potentially
displaced
residents,
implementation
of
changing
the
land
use
designation
for
the
remaining
56
mobile
home
parks
should
occur
much
earlier
than
currently
planned.
In
addition,
I
am
in
favor
of
the
mayor's
entire
budget,
I'm
thrilled
at
his
clear
outline
of
a
path
forward
for
our
city.
This
is
why
I
voted
for
him
and
why
I
will
vote
for
him
again.
DP
AS
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
am
from
North
San
Jose
and
I
am
board
member
of
nhoa
with
200
units.
For
long
time,
North
San
Jose
has
been
suffering
from
low
police
presence
and
slow
response
times
recently
we
are
seeing
increased
right.
Some
of
these
are
from
homeless
people
in
the
area.
We
have
two
encampments
now,
one
at
McCarthy
and
one
at
Hope
Drive.
The
maze
proposal
for
police
and
homeless
address
real
problems.
We
are
facing
daily
over
this
tax
season.
AS
DQ
DR
Hi,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
thank
you
good
afternoon,
mayor
and
council
members
I'm
a
d10
resident
for
the
last
38
years
and
an
unhoused
advocate
with
hands
for
helping.
Please
don't
move
any
measure,
e-funds
away
from
housing
or
homelessness.
Common
Sense,
Solutions
promise
faster,
less
expensive
and
more
housing
options
for
those
living
in
our
streets.
Creeks
and
Parks.
Our
city
can't
meet
these
needs
of
6
000
unhoused
people
faster
than
implementing
the
reality
that
we
need
sanctioned
encampments,
so
don't
criminalize
our
unhoused
neighbors
by
establishing
no
encampment
zones
without
also
establishing
sanctioned
encampment
zones.
DR
D
DS
DS
These
potential
closings
can
affect
thousands
of
residents
that
are
older,
retired,
like
myself,
and
many
are
low
income
or
working
businesses
that
are
essential
that
are
low,
paying
jobs.
Closing
of
parks
will
significantly
contribute
to
the
homeless
problem.
Many
people
have
no
place
to
go
or
not
the
money
to
be
able
to
move.
No
one
can
predict
the
future,
so
changing
the
zone
to
Mobile
Home
Park
allows
the
council
to
be
involved
in
the
housing
decision
process
over
these
areas
and
the
ability
for
the
council
to
change
the
mobile
home
Zoning
for
any
housing
proposal.
DS
DT
Can
you
hear
me
yes,
okay,
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
Victoria
partida
and
I
live
in
district
7
with
where
I
live
with
my
family,
I.
Think
the
council
and
the
mayor
for
your
time
and
thoughtfulness
in
this
process,
but
I
ask
you
to
listen
to
us
and
make
the
right
decisions
and
reflect
the
needs
of
all
Working
Families
substantively.
The
mayor
message
talks
about
providing
essential
services
for
community
members,
but
it
leaves
out
children
and
young
people
out.
DT
Although
the
council
voted
to
add
priority
Focus
areas
on
children
and
youth
services,
the
mayor's
budget
message
does
not
do
does
not
do
much
to
encourage
additional
investment
in
this
area
after
school
programs
after
offer
critical
Pathways
to
grow
for
children
of
all
income
levels,
but
especially
those
whom
these
services
are
inaccessible,
some
of
your
some
of
your
parents
and
will
understand
when
I
say
our
children
deserve
more
and
not
less.
Every
child
in
San
Jose
deserves
care
attention
and
opportunity,
and
we
need
to
see
that
reflected
in
our
city
budget.
Thank
you.
DU
My
name
is
Therese
with
Asian
law,
Alliance
and
I'm,
a
member
of
racial
Equity
action
leadership
Coalition.
We
urge
the
council
to
pass
council
member
Taurus
memo
which
reflects
Real's
priorities,
and
we
also
support
the
memos
submitted
by
council
members,
Cohen
and
Ortiz
consistent
with
the
letter
we
sent
to
council
and
the
mayor
yesterday,
we
are
asking
that
changes
be
made
to
the
mayor's
March
budget
message.
DU
We
are
asking
that
the
following
specific
approaches
to
be
prioritized
ensuring
that
key
racial
Equity,
Staffing
and
departments
can
be
filled
by
transitioning
positions
to
permanent
program
manager,
roles,
funding,
the
development
and
implementation
of
a
city-wide
Civic
engagement
strategy,
funding,
a
planning
process
towards
launching
a
community-based
pilot
to
address
interpersonal
violence,
funding,
additional
high
priority
and
high
impact
recommendations
of
the
recovery
task
force
and
doubling
down
on
investments
in
prevention
and
intervention
of
violence
through
best
and
best
related
programming.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
DV
Mayor
and
Council,
my
name
is
Yvonne
Jimenez,
with
the
Silicon
Valley
Council
of
nonprofits,
and
today
I
speak
in
support
of
non-profit
food
providers.
The
pandemic
has
shown
us
how
fragile
our
food
ecosystems
are
highlighting
the
critical
need
for
continued
joint
investment
by
our
city
and
county
to
shore
up
these
Services.
We
encourage
the
city
to
continue
engaging
in
important
work
on
food
sustainability,
resilience
and
security.
Recognizing
the
good
food
policy
is
part
of
disaster
planning
and
response.
DV
As
you
enter
this
year's
budget
season,
we
are
requesting
that
the
city
and
county
jointly
commit
to
consistent
funding
to
address
food
insecurity
in
the
region
and
sustain
the
organizations
that
are
working
together
on
these
Solutions.
We
also
request
that
the
city
ensure
that
there
continue
to
be
key
staff
assigned
to
food
who
would
plan
for
food
resilience
in
San
Jose,
manage
food
funding
and
coordinate
with
food
providers.
Non-Profit
food
providers
stand
ready
to
work
together
with
the
city
to
address
hunger
in
the
region.
Food
is
not
solely
the
responsibility
of
any
one
entity.
DW
Mayor
and
Council,
my
name
is
Delena
Hughes
associate
director
with
Sacred
Heart,
Community
Services
and
member
of
the
non-profit,
racial
Equity
action
leadership
Coalition.
We
urge
the
council
to
pass
council
member
torres's
member
which
reflects
rules
priorities,
and
we
also
support
the
memo
submitted
by
council
members,
Cohen
and
Ortiz.
DW
We
are
asking
that
the
following
specific
approaches
be
prioritized
funding
and
a
planning
process
towards
launch
a
community-based
pilot
to
address
interpersonal
violence,
funding,
additional
high
priority
and
high
impact
recommendations
of
the
recovery
task
force
and
doubling
down
on
investments
in
prevention
and
intervention
of
violence
through
best
and
best
related
programming.
Additionally,
we
strongly
oppose
the
criminalization
of
homelessness
by
creating
not
no
encampment
zones,
we
keep.
We
should
keep
the
good
faith
I.
DX
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Sandra
Asher
I'm,
a
long
time.
District
10
resident
I
support
the
memos
submitted
by
Ortiz
and
Torres
I'm,
also
glad
to
see
the
mayor
supporting
the
rips
and
real
Coalition
recommendations
on
crime,
preventions
and
violence
reduction,
Solutions
working
with
Nextdoor
solutions
to
violence
and
a
budget
that
ensures
a
robust
community-centric
approach.
I
also
agree
that
we
should
double
down
on
the
city's
commitment
by
adding
5
million
to
the
San
Jose,
bringing
everyone's
strengths
together
Citywide
appropriation.
DX
However,
we
need
to
decriminalize
homelessness,
poverty
and
disability,
while
we
desperately
need
more
mental
health
beds
and
substance
use
treatment.
The
mayor's
proposal
to
spend
measure
e,
affordable
housing
money
to
help
the
county
build
a
new
mental
health
jail
heads
in
the
exact
opposite
direction
and
takes
money
away
from
building
affordable
housing
where's.
The
common
sense
in
that,
if
the
city
wants
to
cooperate
with
the
county,
it
should
work
with
the
county
on.
CN
Hello,
my
name
is
Mercedes
calva
Hall
I'm,
the
Sacred,
Heart,
Community,
Service,
and
also
part
of
the
real
Coalition
I
urge
you,
the
council,
to
pass
council
members
tourist
memo
which
reflects
the
real
priority.
We
call
your
attention
to
the
letter
that
was
sent
to
the
council.
Yesterday,
we
are
asking
for
changes
to
the
mayor's
budget
message.
We
ask
you
to
continue
to
fund
the
promotorus
pilot
program
where
peer-to-peer
support
promotes
a
more
safe
community.
CN
We
also
virtually
oppose
that
criminalization
of
homelessness
by
creating
the
no
encampment
Zone,
we
should
keep
Faith
with
the
voters
in
Shell
Shell
the
proposal
to
redirect
the
measure
refunds
and
instead
continue
the
current
expenditure
plan
to
which
is
one
of
the
only
significant
sources
of
funding
for
preventing
homelessness
and
creating
interim
and
permanent
housing.
Thank
you.
CJ
Hi,
my
name
is
Leslie
zeiger
and
I'm,
a
local
voter
and
a
member
of
Serge
at
Sacred
Heart.
As
a
longtime
advocate
for
community-based
non-carceral
solutions
to
Public
Safety
I
was
outraged
to
see
the
proposal
to
use
affordable
housing
funds
for
a
mental
health
jail
and
the
proposals
which
would
further
criminalize
homelessness
like
no
encampment
zones,
locking
people
up
or
sweeping
them
away
is
not
Back
to
Basics.
Back
to
Basics
would
be
addressing
people's
actual
material
needs.
CJ
Council
members,
in
addition
to
budgeting
for
the
items
and
council
member
Ortiz
and
Taurus's
memos
I,
urge
you
to
fund
and
fully
support,
actionable,
affordable,
Upstream
solutions
that
address
every
person's
needs.
True,
affordable
housing
proposals
like
tenants
right
to
council
and
co-fund
and
also
fund.
DY
DY
I
also
support
the
memos
submitted
by
council
members,
Cohen
and
Ortiz,
specifically
funding
for
cultural
centers,
including
our
Silicon
Valley
African-American,
Cultural
Center,
our
libraries
and
parks
and
consistent
with
the
letter
sent
to
the
council
and
mayor.
We
are
asking
that
changes
be
made
to
the
mayor's
March
budget
message
to
ensure
key
racial
Equity,
Staffing
and
departments
can
be
filled
by
transitioning
by
transitioning
positions
to
permanent
program
manager.
DZ
Good
afternoon,
I
am
a
high
school
student
in
District
3
resident
on
our
current
track.
The
lives
of
myself
and
my
peers
will
be
filled
with
more
fires,
more
heat
waves
and
more
uncertainty
than
the
lives
of
any
previous
generation.
No
council
member
here
would
deny
that
climate
change
is
a
reality.
So,
with
this
awareness,
we
need
to
prioritize
shifting
ourselves
away
from
fossil
fuels.
As
the
UN
Secretary
General
stressed,
climate
action
needs
to
happen
everywhere,
all
at
once.
We
are
part
of
that
everywhere.
DZ
We
asked
individuals
to
take
action
and
hard-working
people
take
the
time
to
change
their
habits,
to
support
our
planet.
You
have
more
power
than
any
one
of
those
individuals
explicitly
prioritizing
climate.
Justice
is
a
way
to
use
that
power.
Everyone
everywhere
feels
doubt
and
if
we
choose
to
give
in
we'll
lose
more
than
we
could
ever
imagine.
Thank
you.
EA
EA
All
right,
hello,
my
name
is
chicken
waffy
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
the
black
leadership
kitchen
cabinet
I'm,
the
founding
director
of
this
Silicon
Valley
African,
Film,
Festival
I,
just
wanted
to
urge
all
of
you
to
please
adopt
and
take
seriously
the
memos
by
council,
member
Ortiz,
Torres
and
the
other
colleagues.
These
are
common
sense.
You
know
practical
things
when
the
least
of
us
softens
we
all
suffer,
and
particularly
in
this
case
with
the
African-American
culture
center.
I,
think
that
these
memos
Lift
us
up
and
lift
everybody
up.
EA
Cultural
identity
is
very
important,
particularly
for
communities
that
have
suffered
trauma
historically
marginalized
and
this
culture
center.
The
cultural
complex
itself
will
give
us
those
of
us
of
African
ancestry
in
Silicon,
Valley,
a
sense
of
place
belonging
and
then
so
I
ask
you
please
adopt
and
take
it
seriously.
EB
Can
you
hear
me
yes,
hi?
My
name
is
Adolfo
Gomez
I'm
part
of
Mezcal
restaurant
in
catering
and
I'm
here
to
support
Mr
Mayo
by
it.
I've
been
in
downtown
for
almost
three
years
working
and
I've
been
with
our
place
for
about
15
years.
We
need
to
go
to
the
basic.
We
need
to
go
and
start
working
to
make
our
downtown
core
clean
I,
have
more
police
to
protect
these
more
crimes
and
work
towards
fixing
the
homelessness
and
the
cost
of
living
in
the
downtown
we
as
a
small
business.
EB
We
employ
20
people
and
we
make
a
difference
in
20
families.
Then
they
live
all
over
the
city
in
different
districts.
If
we
fix
that
downtown
we're
able
to
bring
more
business,
we
can
create
more
Revenue.
We
can
create
more
economy
and
I
think
we
only
have
one
downtown
I
think
I'm
glad
that
we're
going
to
Basics.
EB
EC
Hi,
my
name
is
Ryan
I'm.
The
development
director
for
Martha's
Kitchen,
first
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
for
your
support
and
time
and
I
want
to
second
one
executive
director,
Bill
Lee
stated,
and
that
I
urge
each
of
you
to
support
the
proposal
put
forth
today
by
the
network
of
non-profit
food
providers.
Need
for
food
programs
remain
significantly
elevated.
EC
ED
Foreign
District
Six
and
I'm,
a
member
of
surge
at
Sacred,
Heart
yeah.
It's
common
sense
that
prevention
isn't
just
cheaper,
it's
also
effective
and
more
Humane
for
all
of
us.
Prevention
means
spending
measure
e,
affordable
housing,
money
on
actual,
affordable
housing,
as
well
as
on
keeping
people
in
their
homes.
Prevention
means
dedicating
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
fund
a
pilot
for
the
alternative
crisis
response
program
for
intimate
partner
violence.
ED
We
need
to
implement
Upstream
Solutions
the
mayor's
proposal,
such
as
no
encampment
zones
or
spending
affordable
housing
money
on
a
mental
health
jail
head
in
the
opposite
direction
of
the
Innovative
approaches.
The
county
is
taking
to
make
sure
we're
all
safe.
The
County's
alternatives
to
incarceration
process
is
recommending
moving
away
from
criminalizing
on
house
neighbors
and
the
county
is
moving
towards
non-cultural
I
mean
excuse
me
non-carceral,
community-based
mental
health
and
addiction
recovery
services.
Our
money
is
better
spent
on
implementing
Solutions
on
prevention
that
keeps
us
all
safe.
I
Hi,
this
is
Mike
sodergren
resident
of
d10
I
appreciate
the
mayor's
reference
to
people
as
the
city's
most
important
Resource.
As
we
budget
for
the
future.
We
should
invest
in
City
staff
across
the
board
today,
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
planning
building
and
code
enforcement
Roslyn
now
Chris
and
Robert
have
built
and
lead
a
great
team.
Just
this
morning,
in
the
middle
of
a
storm,
a
member
of
that
team
came
to
our
home
to
review
and
sign
off
on
a
450
dollar
permit
for
14
kilowatt
solar
system.
I
That
person
was
prompt,
qualified
and
personable.
He
had
nine
other
calls
to
make
today
that
one
employee
is
doing
three
big
things
he's
putting
a
wonderful
face
on
who
we
are,
as
a
city
he's
bringing
thousands
of
dollars
to
the
city
each
day
he
worked.
His
work
supports
A,
Greener
future,
whether
it's
PD
fire
planning,
housing,
Library
Parks,
prioritizing
Staffing
is
a
big
priority.
If
we
do
the
right
thing,
the
rest
will
fall
in
place.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AX
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
council
members,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
Andrew
Siegler
resident
voter
and
taxpayer
in
District
3
and
member
of
surgeon,
Sacred
Heart,
basically,
I
support
council
member
council
members,
Ortiz
Cohen
and
torres's
memos
I've
heard
some
Rumblings
from
neighbors
saying,
make
San
Jose
the
safest,
big
city
again.
Well,
first,
we're
still
in
the
top
ten,
but,
more
importantly,
increasing
the
police
budget
and
criminalizing
homelessness
won't
make
this
city
any
safer
study
after
study
shows
that
police
and
Punishment
don't
deter
crime.
AX
Q
Q
You
all
struggled
with
this
in
the
beginning
of
the
mayor's
term
as
atmospheric
Rivers
flooded,
our
neighborhoods
a
budget
that
ignores
the
long-term
consequences
of
climate
change
would
be
as
short-sighted
as
planning
for
one's
own
health
by
visiting
the
doctor
after
cancer
has
been
diagnosed
rather
than
pursuing
regular
checkups
to
remain
healthy,
I
am
a
single
mom.
Managing
a
very
limited
budget
who
finds
time,
resources
and
energy
to
commit
to
ending
the
climate
crisis,
show
your
similar
commitment
by
client
making
climate
a
top
budget
priority,
allocating
funds
and
supporting
ongoing
climate
projects.
EE
EE
While
we
serve
residents
throughout
Santa,
Clara
County
68
of
our
clients
live
in
San
Jose,
the
need
for
home,
delivered
meals
remains
High
about
2.5
times
the
pre-pandemic
levels,
we're
asking
that
the
city
of
San
Jose
partner
with
the
county
and
other
local
cities
to
make
a
joint
commitment
to
addressing
food
insecurity
through
funding
allocations
to
non-profit
food
providers
telling
a
hungry
homebound
senior
in
San
Jose
that
they
don't
get
food
should
be
unacceptable
for
all
of
us.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
EF
Hello,
lions
and
we
are
a
member
of
the
non-profit,
racial
Equity
action
leadership
Coalition.
We
urge
the
council
to
pass
council
member
Torres
memo
which
reflects
Wheels
priorities,
and
we
also
support
the
memos
submitted
by
council
members,
Cohen
and
Ortiz,
and
you
heard
my
colleague
speak
earlier
now,
specifically
I'm
asking
for
these
and
priorities
to
ensure
that
key
racial
Equity
Staffing
in
departments
be
filled
by
transitioning
positions,
to
permanent
program
manager
roles
and
to
fund
the
development
and
implementation
of
a
city-wide
Civic
engagement
strategy.
Thank
you.
EG
Hello,
I
am
an
eighth
grader
and
in
District,
3,
resident
and
I
believe
that
all
of
the
city's
priorities,
including
homelessness,
crime
and
blight,
cannot
be
fully
solved
without
solving
the
climate
crisis
on
House
people
whose
assistance
is
your
first
priority
are
at
most
risks
to
harm
from
natural
disasters
caused
by
climate
change,
and
if
we
do
not
act
quickly,
our
City's
future
is
frightening,
but
San.
Jose
also
has
a
unique
opportunity
to
influence
surrounding
cities
towards
climate
sustainability.
EG
EH
I'm,
mayor
and
council
members,
I'm
Lori
catcher
a
20-year
resident
in
District
Six,
a
member
of
surge
at
Sacred
Heart
and
a
volunteer
with
neighborhood
hands.
A
group
of
housed
and
unhoused
residents
working
together
to
clean
our
city
parks,
Public
Safety
at
its
very
basic
means
that
everyone's
basic
needs
are
met.
It
does
not
mean
criminalizing
our
most
destitute
neighbors
by
having
no
encampment
zones
I'm
here
today
in
support
of
council
member
Torres
and
Ortiz
memos
that
focus
our
budget
on
prevention
and
community-based
services
and
tenants
right
to
counsel,
as
in
council
member
Cohen's.
EH
BM
Mary
Helen
Jordy
resident
of
District
3
and
member
of
surgeon
check
at
Sacred
Heart
when
I
heard
Deb
St
Julian
respectfully
speak
of
her
friends
at
recovery
KFA.
It
was
in
that
spirit
I
wanted
to
add.
They
are
also
our
neighbors
and
family
members.
My
brother
was
homeless
suffering
from
mental
health
issues
and
drug
addiction,
sometimes
receiving
Services
awful,
often
struggling
for
a
place
to
safely
live
and
eventually
dine
by
Suicide.
BM
EI
We
also
want
to
play
some
record
support
for
the
members
submitted
by
council
members,
Conan
Ortiz,
that
at
areas
of
priority
that
are
vital
to
the
families
of
East
San
Jose,
specifically,
we
are
asking
this
Council
to
prioritize
the
city-wide
Civic
engagement
strategy
to
continue
to
support
the
promotoris
pilot
deployed
to
support
highly
impacted
communities
in
San,
Jose
and
fund
a
high
priority
high
impact
recommendations
of
the
recovery
task
force.
Collectively
we
strongly
oppose
the
criminalization
of
homelessness
and
poverty
by
creating
a
no-encampment
zones
and
diminishing
other
supports
as
well.
EJ
Hi,
my
name
is
Regina
I'm
born
and
raised
in
San,
Jose
and
I
wanted
to
talk
about
the
mayor's
budget
and
wanting
to
give
more
money
to
the
police.
I
am
completely
against
that.
My
father
was
killed,
an
arm
shot
in
the
back
in
2004
and
through
these
years,
I
have
met
many
many
other
families
in
the
same
exact
situation.
EJ
EK
Hi,
my
name
is
Karina
and
my
father
was
killed
by
law
enforcement
in
the
city
of
San,
Jose
and
I.
Do
not
support
more
officers
being
hired,
I
think
the
department
as
a
whole
there's
no
accountability
for
the
officers
that
are
killing
people
they're
actually
getting
promoted,
and
they
are
the
ones
that
are
training
officers
within
the
department.
I
think
that
they
need
to
focus
on
officers
being
held
accountable
and
focused
on
officers
on.
EK
You
know
reducing
the
amount
of
officers
that
there
are
now
and
allocating
funds
for
trust
and
other
programs
that
are
trying
to
do
non-police
response
to
help
people
that
are
in
need
and
I
also
think
that
you
know
with
the
with
the
mayor.
He
should
really
take
time
to
meet
with
the
families
to
see
you
know
what
we
have
been
through.
EL
Hi,
my
name
is
Christopher
Lee
and
I
would
like
to
follow
in
in
support
of
Matt
mahan's
budget
March
budget
I
I
think
this
needs
to
be
passed.
I'm
a
San,
Jose
resident,
I
love,
San,
Jose,
I'm,
a
young
person
and
I
believe
we
need
to
focus
and
be
very
focused
on
back
to
the
fundamentals
and
basics
in
terms
of
the
budget.
Public,
Safety
and
homelessness
are
very
important.
You
know,
response
times
are
up
and
crime
is
up
and
we
need
funding
for
the
San,
Jose
police
department
and
not
defunding
I.
C
All
right,
thank
you.
Tony,
thanks
to
everybody
from
the
public
who
chimed
in
really
appreciate
the
extent
of
public
comment
before
we
jump
in
I
want
to
share
just
a
little
bit
of
context
and
background
I
really
want
to
just
start
with
thank
yous.
The
budget
message
was
a
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
that
really
was
a
team
effort
that
included
many
people
and
that
started
with
the
transition
committees
when
I
first
stepped
into
the
role
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
C
C
First,
the
the
point
about
Focus
and
I
know
this
is
this:
is
hard
I've
been
trying
to
hit
this
point
at
every
community
meeting
and
we
talked
about
it
during
priority
setting
to
me,
the
value
of
focus
is
being
able
to
elevate
a
few
really
complex
challenges
that
we
hear
about
everywhere.
We
go
at
virtually
every
door.
You
knock
on
anywhere
in
this
city,
any
neighborhood
meeting
any
any
community
group
that
I
visited
and
I've
been
to
literally
hundreds
over
the
last
year,
including
14
Community
budget
meetings
distributed
across
the
entire
city.
C
Our
ability
to
access
and
use
public
space
and
to
me
the
value
of
focus,
is
to
say
for
these
issues
we're
going
to
set
more
aggressive
goals,
we're
going
to
acknowledge
that
we
need
real
transformation,
that
we
need
to
accelerate
our
efforts
and
change
the
outcomes.
We're
getting
business
as
usual
is
simply
not
good
enough,
and
we've
heard
that
loud
and
clear
from
our
committee
from
across
every
neighborhood
in
the
city
and
so
for
those
Focus
areas.
C
What
I'm
encouraging
us
to
do
is
to
elevate
them
to
set
very
clear
goals
to
post
them
on
our
City
website.
To
have
our
city
manager
come
back
more
regularly
to
update
on
them
than
other
issues,
to
take
more
risks,
to
experiment
more
and
to
basically
hold
ourselves
more
accountable
for
delivering
outcomes.
Even
if
we
try
things
that
don't
work
but
putting
more
focus,
more
creativity,
More
Money
More
risk
taking
more
reporting
more
regular
conversations,
a
council
around
a
few
foundational
things.
Now
we
can't
possibly
do
that
for
everything,
there's
so
many
other
important
issues.
C
We
heard
about
many
of
them
from
Child
Care
to
wage
theft
to
climate
change.
We
heard
about
a
number
of
them
today
in
public
comment
as
we
as
we
all
are
aware,
as
we
hear
about
the
many
needs
in
our
community,
but
we
can't
possibly
Elevate
all
of
those
into
a
top-line
focus
that
we're
going
to
come
back
to
on
a
regular
basis
and
concentrate
more
resources,
more
staff,
time
and
more
experimentation
on.
So
that
to
me
is
the
the
rationale
for
Focus.
What
it
does
not
mean.
C
I
just
want
to
be
really
clear
about
this.
Is
it
all?
Those
are
the
things
I
just
mentioned,
aren't
continuing
forward.
We
have
a
very
aggressive
I'd
argue
nation-leading
climate,
smart
plan
that
is
moving
forward
and
it's
been.
We've
made
huge
progress
and
now
need
to
continue
executing
on
many
of
the
climate.
Smart
policies
we've
put
in
place
and
I'd
argue
we
have.
The
greatest
Leverage
is
around
our
clean
energy
program
that
is
signing
purchasing
agreements
on
the
order
of
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars,
not
the
10
15
million.
C
We
may
be
able
to
change
here
in
the
general
fund,
but
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
where
we
can
push
the
envelope
on
renewable
energy,
on-site
storage,
but
that's
not
an
area
where
the
council
needs
to
be
checking
in
every
month
on
what
are
we
doing
to
transform
the
outcomes?
We're
getting?
That's
following
a
very
well
thought
out
plan
that
we
have
implemented.
C
That's
true
for
a
number
of
other
areas.
We
have
a
whole
body
of
work,
moving
forward
around
wage
theft
and
we'll
be
hearing
more
at
Council
in
the
coming
weeks.
On
that
there
are
many,
many
other
important
bodies
of
work,
existing
work,
streams
that
need
to
move
forward,
but
I
think
what
you'll
see
in
those
work
streams
is
to
be
very
honest.
You
will
see
steady
but
incremental
progress
because
we
have
264
programs,
so
the
Baseline
is
for
the
264
programs.
C
C
So
that's
the
rationale
for
Focus.
It's
in
the
message.
Part
of
why
I
lay
that
out,
though,
is
in
listening
to
public
comment.
I
got
the
sense
that
maybe
not
everyone
has
read
the
message
and
I'm
not
taking
that.
Personally,
it
is
34
pages
and
and
perhaps
a
little
a
little
boring
in
places.
But
I
do
want
to
just
note
that,
on
on
a
few
issues
that
came
up
in
public
comment,
number
one,
no
one
is
suggesting
criminalizing
homelessness.
In
fact,
the
night
circuit
court
tells
us
we
cannot
do
that.
C
We
will
not
do
that.
However,
having
no
encampment
zone
is
not
criminalizing
homelessness
and
we
should
not
conflate
the
two
and
it's
unfortunate
that
we've
had
some
folks
out
there.
Feeding
talking
points
to
people
saying
that
my
proposal
is
to
criminalize
homelessness.
We
have
no
encampment
zones
in
our
city.
Today
we
have
one
of
the
flight
path
to
SJC
imposed
by
the
federal
government
for
safety
reasons.
We
have
them
150
feet
around
schools.
C
We
have
areas
where
we
say
it
is
not
safe,
it
is
not
appropriate,
it
is.
It
is
so
impactful
in
a
negative
way
on
the
rest
of
the
community
that
there
are
going
to
be
some
places
where
we
don't
allow
encampments.
But
if
you
read
the
message
you
will
see,
that
is
a
very
small
note
toward
the
bottom
that
says.
C
First,
most
importantly,
what
we
have
to
do
is
push
ourselves
to
scale
up
safe,
dignified
places
for
people
to
go
with
on-site
Services,
that's
the
emphasis
and,
if
anything,
the
real,
the
real
debate
here
is
over.
Are
we
using
the
measure
refunds
which,
by
the
way,
are
bringing
in
twice
as
much
as
we
had
expected
now
that
may
go
down
in
the
years
ahead?
If
we
head
into
a
recession,
we've
had
many
more
resources
available
there
and
measure
e
was
positioned
to
the
community
as
addressing
the
needs
for
affordable
housing
and
addressing
homelessness.
C
Are
we
using
them
the
most
effective
way
to
bring
down
the
greatest
area
of
human
suffering
in
our
city
today,
which
is
the
people
living
in
completely
unmanaged
and
unsheltered
conditions
out
there?
So
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that,
and
if
it
comes
up
I'm
happy
to
give
more
detail
on
how
we
are
not
suggesting
criminalizing
homelessness
on
police
Staffing-
and
this
is
a
legitimate
debate
we
can
have
what's
the
right
level
of
police
Staffing
I
do
just
want
to
remind
folks
city
of
San.
Jose
has
about
11
officers
for
every
10
000
residents.
C
Virtually
every
other
big
city
in
the
country
has
two
to
three,
if
not
four
times
that
the
city
of
San
Francisco
is
15
percent
smaller
than
us,
and
has
more
than
twice
as
many
officers
and
one
of
the
most
common
complaints
we
hear
at
doors
across
the
city
in
every
neighborhood
in
this
city.
It's
the
lack
of
Staffing
for
community
policing,
the
slow
response
times.
The
lack
of
capacity
for
follow-up
investigations
we
hear
it
over
and
over
and
over
again,
and
we
see
it
in
the
polling
and
we
hear
it
at
the
community
meetings.
C
So
we
can
debate
what
the
right
Staffing
level
is,
but
I
want
to
just
level
set
and
then
finally,
on
the
concept
of
mental
health,
hospital
I
just
want
to
be
clear.
This
is
primarily
as
is
made
clear
in
the
budget
message.
A
state
and
County
responsibility.
However,
I
think
a
growing
number
of
policy
makers
from
state
county
to
City
level
are
recognizing
that
the
defunding
and
de-institutionalization
of
our
mental
health
hospital
system
was
a
mistake.
C
C
All
I
am
suggesting
is,
as
the
state
and
County
shift
directions
and
begin
expanding
inpatient
care
again,
especially
for
those
who
are
most
vulnerable.
Those
who
are
unable
to
make
rational
decisions
about
their
self-care.
The
city
should
play
a
supportive
role,
we're
already
having
those
conversations,
but
we
should
be
prepared
to
look
at
the
levers
we
might
pull
to
expand
access
to
inpatient
treatment,
that's
going
to
require
facilities
and,
as
a
as
the
primary
entity
responsible
for
land
use
decisions,
I
think
it's
appropriate
for
us
to
play
a
supporting
role
there.
C
So
I
just
want
to
clarify
just
based
on
the
public
comment,
my
thoughts
and
again,
if
you,
if
you
read
the
message,
I,
think
it's
fairly
clear
where
we're
trying
to
go
there,
so
I've
gone
on
long
enough.
Let
me
just
close
my
opening
comments
on
this
I
appreciate
all
the
memos,
a
lot
of
great
thoughts,
I
think
we
have
six
or
seven
memos
here
from
colleagues
going
through
and
kind
of
categorizing
them.
The
one
thing
I
would
caution
against
and
I'm
going
to
ask
the
administration
to
chime
in
here.
C
Is
you
you
may
notice
in
my
message.
I
was
very
careful
to
go
high
level
and
then
talk
about
exploring
different
avenues
for
Solutions
I
would
be
incredibly
concerned
if
out
of
the
gate
here
at
the
beginning
of
this
process,
before
we've
done
the
budget
study
sessions
before
we
get
to
the
June
message
before
we've
seen
everyone's
budget
documents,
if
we
began
committing
ourselves
and
directing
large
sums
of
money,
in
some
cases,
multiple
millions
of
dollars
without
understanding
the
trade-offs
without
understanding
feasibility
without
really
understanding
redundancy
with
existing
programs.
C
The
March
message
was
something
that
had
a
lot
of
input
and
then
a
very
thorough
process
of
some
initial
vetting
with
the
city's
the
city
managers
budget
director
just
to
understand
cross-dependencies
redundancies
and
feasibility,
and
even
there
we
characterized
just
about
everything
as
explored
meaning.
We
know
that
much
more
work
will
need
to
be
done
to
understand
the
Exact
Staffing
levels,
the
budget
implications
and
how
all
these
puzzle
pieces
fit
together.
C
Also
time
check,
it
is
5
19..
We
know
we'll
be
talking
for
a
while.
We
will
have
food
arriving
I'm
going
to
Target
if
it's
okay
with
everyone,
a
short
recess
at
six
o'clock.
If
that
feels
okay
to
everybody,
I'll
pause
around
six
and
we'll
check
in
on
that.
But
that's
the
tentative
plan.
Okay,
we're
going
to
start
with
council
member
Taurus.
G
I
know
that
our
city
has
very
large
and
complex
issues
that
we
all
need
to
work
together,
not
only
on
as
council
members
but
our,
but
our
community
and
and
and
so
forth.
So
I
do
want
to
thank
you
for
your
first
budget
message
mayor
and
there
are
definitely
issues
like
blight,
downtown
our
downtown
economic
recovery
and
investing
in
our
arts
and
expanding
our
tree
canopies
in
your
message.
Those
are
areas
that
I
can
definitely
agree
on.
G
However,
with
that
I
do
move
to
accept
all
memos
except
item
three
in
council
member
duan's
memo
there
are.
There
are
ideas
from
the
rest
of
this
Council
to
not
only
straighten
your
strengthen
your
message,
but
ultimately
our
our
budget,
so
I
I
really
appreciate
all
the
memos
that
have
been
submitted
by
my
colleagues
right
I
think
our
city
needs
to
be
investing
in
equity
and
and
racial
justice.
G
So
thank
you,
council,
member
Ortiz
for
ensuring,
oh
sorry
for
ensuring
that
the
we
have
cultural
districts
in
our
city,
but
that
we're
also
supporting
our
working
class,
but
that
we're
also
supporting
our
kitties
in
in
in
our
Animal
Care
shelter.
Thank
you,
member.
Thank
you,
council,
member
Candelas
for
including
Lake
Cunningham,
as
this
is
a
regional
park
and
we
need
to
find
proper
funding
to
restore
Lake
Cunningham
towards
former
glory
and
somebody
who
have
gone
I've
grown
close
to
on
my
left
side.
G
Thank
you,
councilmember
butcher,
for
ensuring
we
are
part
of
we
have.
We
are.
We
have
a
part
of.
We
are
part
of
the
solution,
creating
more
affordable
housing
in
our
city
by
identifying
and
purchasing
sites
that
are
suitable
for
affordable
housing
and
obviously.
Lastly,
I
want
to
thank
my
brown
act
group
for
putting
forth
the
memo
on
programs
and
services
for
our
families,
such
as
expanding
Sunday
hours
to
all
Branch
libraries,
maintaining
and
funding
after
school
programmings.
I've
said
this
once
I've
said
this
twice
as
an
at-risk
youth.
C
C
And
sorry,
the
second
from
councilmember
Ortiz,
okay,
just
before
we
move
on
and
I
I
said
I
would
do
this
and
then
I
didn't
because
I
got
all
worked
up
there.
We're
gonna
I
do
want
to
hear
from
the
administration
just
a
little
bit
about
how.
Ideally
the
budget
process
works
where
we
are
in
that
process
and
just
some
of
your
Reflections
on
what
has
just
been
moved
here.
So
I
don't
know
if
we
want
to
go
to
Jennifer.
First.
EM
EM
So
we
are
looking
at
a
relatively
small
Surplus
in
the
23-24
year,
followed
by
a
relatively
small
shortfall
in
the
24-25
year,
and
then
that
doesn't
in
include
all
of
the
items
that
are
currently
funded
on
a
one-time
basis,
either
in
the
general
fund
or
in
the
American
Rescue
plan
fund.
So
when
you
kind
of
step
back
and
look
at
the
things
that
we
all
would
want
to
continue
in,
our
community
would
want
to
continue.
We
we
do
look
at
a
structural
shortfall
of
what
we
can
actually
fund
on
and
on
ongoing
basis.
EM
So
when
we
look
at
approaching
the
proposed
budget
process
here,
the
the
language,
that's
in
the
mayor's
March
budget
message
talks
a
lot
about
the
exploration
as
well
as
the
the
direction.
So
when
I
look
at
the
items
that
are
recommended
in
the
March
budget
message
and
then
the
the
different
directions
that
are
included
in
the
various
memoranda
from
city
city
council,
I
know
that
we
can't
fund
all
of
it
without
making
service
reductions
elsewhere.
In
the
city
budget
like
we
just
there
is
a
trade-off
there
that
we
would
have
to
to
make.
EM
I
think
that
would
give
us
the
ability
to
sort
of
weigh
and
assess
that,
with
kind
of
everything
else
that
we
have
going
on
as
part
of
the
budget
process
and
bring
forward
to
you
a
proposed
budget
that
tried
to
address
those
as
best
as
we
could
and
then
we
would
go
through
those
in
great
detail
as
part
of
the
budget
study
sessions
and
so
I
think
that
would
I
think
having
that
clarification,
that
we
would
explore
that
funding
as
part
of
the
proposed
budget
or
issue
a
manager's
budget
addendum.
We
would
need
that
else.
EM
R
Thank
you
mayor
appreciate
the
budget
message
and
all
the
effort
that
you
put
into
that
like
I
concluded
in
my
memo,
I'm
deep
I,
deeply
value
the
input
from
all
of
my
colleagues
on
the
city
council,
who
wrote
thoughtful
recommendations
and
added
depth
to
this
year's
budget
process.
I'm
also,
incredibly
thankful
for
all
of
our
residents,
who
came
and
whether
it
was
in
person
or
over
zoom
and
wanted
to
have
their
voices
heard.
That's
a
essential
part
of
our
democracy.
R
So
thank
you
so
much
for
participating
and
I'm
also
really
excited
to
kick
off.
What,
for
me,
and
many
of
us
as
new
council
members,
is
our
first
budget
process
so
really
excited
to
be
doing
this
with
the
administration,
other
council
members
and,
of
course,
the
community,
so
I
Echo
a
lot
of
the
statements
from
my
colleague
council
member
Torres.
R
My
office
has
introduced
a
what
I
from
what
I
believe
is
a
people
first
oriented
budget
memo
to
support
the
Working
Families
here
in
the
city
of
San
Jose,
including
our
most
vulnerable
residents.
Our
memo
that
we
put
together
prioritizes
eviction
prevention
for
many
of
our
renters
in
this
city,
who
have
been
destabilized
by
the
pandemic
and,
unfortunately,
are
in
danger
of
a
displacement.
R
The
eviction
help
center
is
running
out
of
funds,
as
we
all
know,
and
we're
seeing
a
ballooning
of
one
out
of
every
195
households
facing
eviction
and
which
will
happen.
Unfortunately,
in
June,
so
the
caseloads
have
doubled.
So
it's
my
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
fund
this
eviction
Center
so
that
we
can
provide
some
some
sort
of
relief
for
these
families.
R
Our
memo
also
proposes
a
safe
and
healthy
rental
homes
pilot
program
to
address
the
thousands
of
residents
who
live
in
multi-family
rental
housing
with
a
history
of
health
and
safety
concerns,
as
well
as
code
enforcement
violations.
Of
course,
we
have
responsible,
Property
Owners.
Unfortunately,
in
some
areas
of
the
city
of
San
Jose,
we
do
have
what
someone
would
categorize
as
absentee
landlords.
So
it's
important
that
we
have
mechanisms
and
expand
mechanisms
to
get
those
issues
solved
and
do
it
in
a
way.
That's
collaborative
both
with
our
residents
and
land
landlords.
R
I'm
also
advocating
for
continued
funding
for
San
Jose
learns
the
library,
family,
friends
and
neighbor
neighbor
program.
Child
Care,
citing
and
recreational
preschool
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
some
of
these
preschool
sites
and
service
sites
in
my
own
District.
These
are
truly
making
a
life
of
a
difference
for
for
working
people
here
in
the
city
and
there's
many
who
do
not
have
the
resources
and
funds
to
access
them.
So
I
think
our
our
city
should
be
that
social
safety
net
to
make
sure
that
they
could
be
able
to
be
included
in
these
life-saving
programs.
R
Our
current
Animal
Services
is
overwhelmed.
You
know,
there's
many
places
in
East
San
Jose,
where
we
have
groups
of
cats
taking
over
the
land.
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
investing
in
you
know
making
sure
that
you
know
this.
This
problem
doesn't
get
exacerbated
and
as
a
cat
man
myself
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
investing
to
keep
keep.
This
keep
our
pets
safe.
R
You
know,
San,
Jose
and
Silicon.
Valley
is
the
destination
location
that
it
is
because
of
our
diverse
culture
and
beautiful
history,
and
in
fact,
a
lot
of
that
is
because
our
immigrants
and
communities
of
color
have
made
this
city
the
economic
Powerhouse,
that
it
is
and
that's
why
I've
included
in
my
memo
funding
of
three
cultural
and
historical
projects
that
I
believe
is
really
important
to
our
residents.
The
first
would
be
funding
for
the
support
of
a
formation
of
an
art
and
Cultural
District
district
on
Alum
Rock.
R
This
would
be
the
first
art
and
Cultural
District
here
in
the
city
of
San
Jose
and
would
allow
for
economic
investment
in
revitalization
of
that
Corridor.
The
second
would
be
supporting
the
thank
you
America
Monument
for
the
Vietnamese
Heritage
Garden,
which
I
know
has
been
promised
to
the
Vietnamese
Community
here
in
the
city
for
over
30
years
and
I
know
that
the
mayor
has
already
committed
to
that.
R
It's
truly
important
for
our,
whether
it's
a
mother
or
father
to
be
able
to
bond
with
their
child
in
those
most
formidable
times
of
their
life
in
creating
a
child
care
benefit
for
our
city,
Workforce,
by
adding
pre-tax
contributions
to
workers
to
pay
for
daycare,
which
I
know
for
many
families
can
be
one
of
their
highest
expense.
Child
care
and
daycare
can
be
upwards
of
two
thousand
dollars.
R
So
I
believe
this
would
be
a
great
way
to
attract
new
Workforce
and
retain
existing
Workforce
here
at
the
San,
the
city
of
San
Jose
and
then
finally,
a
reward
for
retention
of
our
staff
kind
of
as
an
incentive
to
make
sure
that
people
continue
to
stay
here.
Work
here
and
provide
the
essential
services
that
are
our
community
needs.
Well,
I,
I,
council,
member
Torres
has
already
moved
the
memo,
but
I
just
thank
the
mayor.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
Thank
you,
staff
and
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
the
discussion.
N
Thank
you,
mayor
I,
want
to
commend
you
for
your
sensible
approach
to
the
budget
and
I
agree
with
all
the
focus
areas:
Public,
Safety,
homelessness,
cleanliness
and
economic
development.
I
also
want
to
thank
my
budget
Brown
act
same
as
council
member
Torres
and
council
member
Ortiz
is
brown
act
and
for
their
good
discussions
last
week
and
over
the
weekend.
N
I
do
also
want
to
say
that
I
I
do
support
expanding
interim
housing
because
it
is
quicker
and
we
we
absolutely
need
to
get
people
out
of
the
elements.
I
mean
I.
Think
this
particular
particularly
tough
rainy
season
and
extended
rainy
season
makes
that
all
the
more
clear
and
that's
the
way
that
we
can
get
people
stabilized
especially
get
their
health
stabilized.
N
I
do
also
want
to
acknowledge
council
member
Cohen's
comments,
especially
about
the
value
of
libraries
and
the
memo
that
I
author
authored
with
my
colleagues
in
my
brown
act,
explicitly
requests
that
existing
Sunday
hours
be
retained.
I
think
they
will
be,
but
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
was
explicit
and
we
all
did-
and
we
also
have
asked
for
funding
for
expansion
of
Sunday
hours,
be
estimated
in
a
manager's
budget
addendum.
N
C
F
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
all
the
community
people
who
personally
came
over
here
and
spoke
on
the
zoom
they've
taken
time
out
of
their
personal
hectic
days
to
make
sure
that
their
communities
needs
are
heard
and
they
want
to
make
their
communities
safer.
Thriving
in
the
neighborhood
I
take
their
message
very
seriously,
because
what
the
budget
does
provides
our
value
statement,
so
their
recommendation.
Their
suggestion
is
extremely
valuable
to
us
in
considering
our
budget.
F
What
I
like
to
make
a
humble
suggestion
now
is
that
what
has
been
proposed
here
that
the
mayor
wants
to
produce
a
balanced
budget
funds
available
in
this
year
are
going
to
be
less
than
what
they
were
last
year.
Our
needs.
If
we
continue
all
what
we
did
last
year
will
consume
more
than
the
money
available
to
us
and
everybody
recommended
something
to
be
either
made
little
larger
or
add
to
the
program
now
you're
going
to
have
to
help
us
in
terms
of
juggling
this
ball,
which
is
going
to
be
an
avalanche
of
the
snowball.
F
You
have
to
contain
this
one,
because
we
cannot
do
all
of
what
is
stated
there.
Okay,
so
as
a
result
of
that
one,
we
have
asked
the
approach
to
be
taken
here,
the
way
of
documented
in
our
memos,
the
things
which
you
really
need,
which
will
be
helpful
in
achieving
what
you
wanted
to
achieve
in
terms
of
safety
in
in
homelessness
and
all
those
those
to
be
done
as
a
priced
item
or
costed
item
in
the
first
stage
of
the
budget,
and
once
we
know
that
cost
we
can
then
do
the
trade-offs
that
okay.
F
If
we
want
to
insert
this
program
into
the
into
our
2324
budget,
then
we
will
not
have
to
add
this
particular
one
and
all
the
redundancies
and
over
duplications
would
be
removed.
So
when
we
wrote
Our
memos,
we
did
not
write
any
specific
directions
to
add
into
the
programs.
We
only
requested
these
to
be
costed.
We
are
similarly
requested
through
the
the
motion
which
my
colleague
console
member
Davis
made
and
supported
by
my
colleague
John.
Is
that
everything
other
than
what
is
the
MBA
request,
which
is
to
cost?
F
F
And
one
of
the
comments
made
here
was
that
the
status
quo
will
not
be
able
to
get
us
where
the
community
needs
to
go.
San
Jose's
problems
today
are
bigger
than
what
they
were
last
year
and
hence
the
status
quo
approach
of
continuing
with
whatever
we
have
been
doing
and
making
a
little
larger
isn't
going
to
produce
the
result.
F
Some
Innovation
some
creativity,
some
additional
experimentation
will
be
a
must
if
we
are
going
to
make
the
status
quo
or
the
old
tradition
get
away
from
us
and
actually
bring
some
new
ways
of
solving
the
problem
and
actually
solve
the
problem.
Otherwise,
next
year,
we'll
be
sitting
here
and
again
talking
that
our
homeless
problem
has
gotten
bigger,
our
shortage
of
funds
is
larger
and
will
not
be
a
happy
occasion
to
be.
I
would
like
that.
F
H
H
The
Master
Plan
called
for
two
large
building
consists
of
above
at
seven
thousand
square
feet.
Cultural
Museum
and
4
500
square
feet
exhibition,
Hall
with
which
was
to
be
news
for
community
meeting
cultural
events
and
more
or
Vietnamese
car.
Our
Vietnamese
population
in
San,
Jose,
has
steadily
increased
over
the
past.
48
years
have
been,
and
has
been
a
great
contributor
to
our
city
economically,
culturally,
especially
in
the
Arts
food
and
technological
and
innovation.
H
We
must
update
the
original
Vietnamese
Heritage
Garden
master
plan
for
improved
community
news
as
a
near-term
goal
and
develop
a
pathway
to
fund
its
construction
and
use
as
future
goal
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all
of
my
colleagues
I
want
to
thank
you.
The
mayor
I,
want
to
thank
you,
the
staff
and
all
Community
leaders
for
approving
the
mayor
budget.
Thank
you.
Y
Thank
you
so
much
I
also
would
like
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
all
your
thoughtful
memos,
and
you
know
really
thank
all
the
participants
who
were
speaking
today
as
well.
As
you
know,
sending
your
letters
and
emails
to
share
your
thoughts.
I
think
this
is
really
critically
important.
Things
are
being
done
in
a
very
different
way
this
year
and
I
think
that
it's
it's
going
to
be
very,
very
good
and
healthy
for
our
community.
Y
In
addition
to
what
has
already
been
set
forth,
I
think
that
council,
member
Ortiz
really
spelled
out
a
lot
of
what
I
am
concerned
about
and
and
would
like
to
see
forward,
but
I'd
also
like
to
have
consideration
of
funding
closer
collaboration
with
each
Council
district
and
San
Jose
PD
to
strengthen
the
Outreach
in
our
community.
As
council
members,
we
do
go
out
in
the
community
quite
a
bit,
and
you
know
in
terms
of
looking
at
how
we
can
have
prevention
strategies
through
education
and
forming
and
collaborating
on
increasing
the
safety
of
our
community.
Y
It's
it's
really
just
as
mayor
Mayhem
has
mentioned.
The
number
one
item
that
we
hear
in
the
community
over
and
over
again
as
part
of
solutions
to
address
the
challenges,
are
unhoused
I
really
strongly
encourage
continuing
our
partnership
with
the
county
and
those
who
are
very
much
in
the
trauma-informed
area
to
be
able
to
provide
the
necessary
mental
health
and
substance
abuse
support
to
our
unhoused
residents.
Y
Y
So
what
I'm
asking
is
that,
as
these
memos
get
reviewed,
that
you've
set
forth,
that
we
have
an
understanding
of
the
staff
capacity
to
do
the
work,
because
I
think
that
you
could
have
25
million
dollars
for
staff
to
go,
do
the
work.
But
if
you
don't
have
staff
to
do
the
work,
then
you
know
we
need
to
understand
that.
So
that's
one
thing,
so
that's
part
of
the
feasibility
to
implement
the
other
thing.
Y
Is
you
know
whether
or
not
it's
already
in
the
existing
work
stream,
as
was
mentioned
by
our
budget
officer
that
you
know,
in
fact,
if
we
say
do
only
this,
then
whatever's
in
the
work
stream
in
place
needs
to
be
moved
out.
So
I
think
that
having
Clarity
on
that
will
help
us
understand
what
are
we
trading
off
one
for
the
other
and
looking
at
sustainability
at
the
end
of
the
day?
Is
this
something
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
continue
on
into
the
future?
EM
Yeah,
just
just
to
clarify
I
think
that
the
request
is
for
the
mbas
that
we
would
be
issuing
based
on
what's
adopted
here,
to
be
not
only
what
the
cost
is,
but
the
feasibility
for
implementation
itself,
so
I
think.
Yes,
we
would
be
doing
that
as
part
of
our
normal
course
of
doing
a
manager's
budget
addendum.
C
Appreciate
that
clarification,
I
do
think
the
mbas
will
be
will
be
very
enlightening
along
the
lines
of
what
the
vice
mayor
was
outlining.
Okay,
great
I'm
gonna
go
to
folks.
We
have
not
heard
from
yet
and
then
I'll
come
back
around
to
folks
who've
already
spoken,
so
we're
on
to
council
member
Foley.
U
Great,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
taking
us
through
a
unique
exercise
at
the
budgets
process
this
year
mayor
and
for
starting
with
the
transition
teams
that
was
interesting
and
impactful
and
I
noticed
that
in
your
budget
message,
you've
Incorporated
much
of
what
those
transition
teams
suggested,
including
the
one
that
I
was
proud
to
chair,
which
was
our
co-chair,
which
was
the
one
on
homelessness.
U
But
I
just
I
do
want
to
point
out
that
they're,
not
all
multi,
my
family
Zone,
some
are
in
do
in
zoned,
Industrial
and
Commercial
and
I
would
assume
or
presume
that
when
you're
referring
to
all
motor
mobile
homes,
you're
referring
to
everyone,
not
just
those
that
are
multi-family
correct.
All
of
the
parks,
great.
C
U
Very
specific
amounts
of
money,
I'm
wondering
where
what
we're
gonna,
what
services
we
will
stop
providing
as
a
result
of
that,
so
the
information
we'll
get
from
them
from
the
city
manager
will
tell
us
how
to
achieve
any
of
those
things,
whether
they
can
be
achieved
and
what
the
dollar
amounts
are
are
involved
in
and
if
anything
needs
to
be,
what
are
the
trades
trade-offs?
Where
are
we
cutting
expenses,
or
are
we
cutting
services?
Which
programs
are
we
no
longer
going
to
be
fun?
U
Funding
as
a
in
exchange
for
funding
the
the
new
things
I
mayor,
I,
really
appreciate
that
you've
moved
the
the
Staffing
is
one
of
the
number
PRI
the
top
priorities
in
your
memo
and
I
I
want
to
point
to
something
that
I've
been
pushing
and
recommending
for
a
long
time
that
you
state
in
your
memo,
and
that
is
that
we
look
at
eliminating
four-year
degree
requirements,
shifting
to
skill
based
hiring
and
allowing
consideration
for
alternative
qualifications.
Like
direct
experience
that
is
so
important.
U
We
have
staff
people
who
have
been
in
really
successful
positions,
but
because
they
don't
hold
degrees,
are
unable
to
move
up
so
anything
we
can
do
to
which
means
that
they
look
elsewhere
for
for
employment,
they
look
elsewhere
to
move
up
the
ladder
and
be
more
challenged.
We
can't
have
that
we
need
to
incorporate.
We
need
to
encourage
our
staff
to
stay
here
as
long
as
possible,
and
that
means
we
need
to
recognize
the
years
of
service
they've
done
and
promote
them.
U
Based
on
that,
and
not
necessarily
having
a
degree
one
way
or
the
other,
so
I
truly
appreciate
that
you're
lifting
up
Staffing,
because
we
know
that
all
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
as
a
city
we
cannot
accomplish
without
having
a
staff.
We
have
a
very
small
staff.
We
need
a
larger
staff.
We
need
to
show
them
that
they're
respected.
We
need
to
pay
them
well,
we
need
to
retain
them
and
promote
them
as
possible.
So
that
is
so
important.
U
I
really
was
glad
to
see
that
I
also
just
want
to
emphasize
that
there
were
a
lot
of
public
comments
that
were
really
really
important
to
hear
and
but
after
you
read
the
budget
message,
which
is
a
long
document
most
of
what
the
public
called
in
for
is
called
out
for
in
the
mayor's
budget
towards
the
end
of
the
budget.
He
has
the
focus
areas
that
we've
that
he's
talked
about
and
that
were
emphasized,
homelessness,
Public,
Safety
and
beautifying
San
Jose.
U
But
it
also
says
continue
to
do
the
other
things
that
we're
doing,
and
that
is
the
libraries
I
hope
to
see
an
MBA
for
increased
hours.
For
the
libraries
where
we
have,
we
can
fund
all
of
our
libraries
on
Sunday
and
extend
the
hours
that
would
be
wonderful.
I
know
our
community
would
really
benefit
from
increased
Sunday
hours.
They
they
already
are
using
them,
but
they're.
It's
not
available
at
all
of
our
libraries
and
I'd
love
to
see
that
I
also
want
to
encourage
I
in
in
Vision
zero.
U
We
got
a
lot
of
calls
or
prior
to
the
budget.
I
got
a
lot
of
calls
about.
Foley
funding
and
people
were
using
the
terminology
fully
funding
Vision
zero.
But
if
the,
if
my
colleagues
will
recall
a
few
meetings
ago,
director
John
risto
came
down
and
said
you
can
fully
fund
it,
but
I
don't
have
the
staff
to
deliver
it.
U
U
C
Thank
you,
council
member
I,
appreciate
all
the
points
you,
elevated
and
and
I
do
just
since
you
mentioned
it.
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
much
of
the
best
thinking
in
there
around
Workforce
Development
and
staff
retention.
Quite
a
bit
of
that
came
out
of
substantive
conversations
with
councilman
Jimenez
and
his
team.
They
really
I
know
have
thought
very
deeply
about
those
issues,
which
is
something
that
is
very
high
on
my
list,
because
this
council
member
Davis
said,
and
his
councilor
Cohen,
highlighted
many
times
in
our
conversations.
That
is
the
foundation.
C
If
we
talented
people
and
grow
them
here
and
and
be
a
great
workplace,
we
will
not
be
able
to
deliver
the
services
and
the
impact
that
we
want.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
councilman
Jimenez
for
some
really
great
thinking
in
that
area.
We
are
at
six
o'clock
personally
I'm
happy
either
way
we
can
do
a
bit
more
discussion
or
we
can
break
for
a
short
dinner.
What's
the
preference
of
the
council
I
heard
dinner?
Okay,
we
will
do,
is,
is
20
minutes
sufficient
or
is
that
pushing
it?
Okay,
we're
gonna.