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City of San José, California
City Council, Evening Session, December 6, 2022
Pre-meeting citizen input on Agenda via eComment at https://sanjose.granicusideas.com/meetings.
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Good
evening,
everyone
we'll
resume
with.
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The
final
two
items
on
our
calendar:
let's
call
roll
Jimenez.
B
C
All
right
all
right,
thank
you.
Let's
start
with
8.2,
which
is
the
affordable
housing,
citing
policy
status
report.
We
have
a
presentation
on
this
item.
B
F
Good
evening,
mayor
and
City
Council
Members
I
am
Josh
ishimatsu,
a
housing
policy
team
manager
and
today
I'm
tonight,
I'm
joined
with
joined
by
Jackie
morella's
friend,
our
housing
department,
director
Rachel
vanderveen,
deputy
director
and
chemit
malakama
division
manager.
F
We
are
here
today
to
bring
back
our
recommendations
related
to
the
affordable
housing
citing
policy.
The
citing
policy
determines
where
city
funding
is
prioritized
for
the
construction
of
new,
affordable
housing.
Over
a
year
ago,
we
discussed
this
policy
and
since
then,
the
policy
in
we
have
worked
to
strengthen
its
effectiveness.
F
We
have
heard
the
community
and
shape
the
policy
in
a
new
way,
ensuring
we
both
expand
opportunities
for
low-income
families
and
continue
to
invest
in
neighborhoods
throughout
the
city.
This
policy
presents
The
Best
of
Both
Worlds,
incentivizes
development
of
affordable
housing
in
areas
previously
excluded
and
strategically
invests
in
all
other
areas
of
the
city.
Next
slide,
please.
F
So
a
big
reason
why
we
need
the
signing
policy
is
about
the
history
of
racist
policies
in
our
past
this
map.
This
figure
is
an
Infamous
redlining
map
of
the
city
of
San,
Jose,
created
by
the
fredly
chartered
homeowners
loan
corporation
or
holc
in
1937.,
where
racial
and
ethnic
composition
of
neighborhoods
were
used
to
determine
which
neighborhoods
were
appropriate
for
housing.
Investment,
where
red
areas
on
the
map
or
redlined
areas
were
quote
unquote,
hazardous
or
undesirable,
and
green
areas
were
the
most
desirable
for
investment
for
most
big
cities.
F
The
legacy
of
racism
and
segregation
are
still
evident
for
San
Jose.
The
story
is
a
little
bit
more
complicated.
It's
a
slightly
different
story,
though.
It's
still
a
story
about
racism
and
segregation.
Next
slide,
please,
and
so
this
is
because
the
red
line
version
of
San
Jose
is
only
a
small
portion
of
the
current
city
limits.
So
this
map
that
we
see
here
in
the
center
in
the
center
of
the
map
is
the
small,
the
small
Center
you
know
the
little
square
is
the
Redland
is
the
red
line
map.
F
It's
the
it's
a
smaller
scale,
version
of
the
same
map
that
we
saw
before
San
Jose
grew
through
annexation
of
subdivision
following
World
War
II
from
1850
to
1980,
San,
Jose
added,
almost
200
000
housing
units.
These
three
decades
constitute
a
growth
spurt
that
that
built
the
majority
of
the
city.
It's
a
time
when
the
majority
of
the
city's
housing
stock
was
built.
So
it's
a
definitional
period
of
time
for
the
city
in
terms
of
our
built
environment.
It's
why,
for
example,
of
all
the
big
cities
in
the
U.S.
F
We
have
one
of
the
highest
proportions
of
single-family
housing
and
why
we
have
more
than
any
other
major
American
city,
why
we
have
more
of
our
residential
land
dedicated
to
single-family
uses,
and
this
growth
spurt
also
happened
during
a
Time
across
the
country.
F
There's
also
new
infrastructure,
New,
Roads,
new
schools,
new
new
utilities,
waste
treatment
facilities,
sewer
lines
Etc
in
San
Jose.
It
also
meant
land
use
and
Zoning
changes.
The
annexation
and
legal
subdivision
of
order
Orchards
and
farmlands
to
create
massive
housing
tracks
outside
of
the
Central
City.
Next
slide,
please.
F
So,
in
contrast
to
this
historic
pattern
of
growth
of
the
city
outside
the
central
core,
affordable
housing
development
has
generally
happened
in
the
center
of
the
city,
so
this
map
shows
affordable
housing
sites
represented
by
dots
on
the
map
and
there's
a
greater
density
of
dots
in
the
center
of
the
map.
And
that's
actually,
you
can't
completely
see
it
because
there's
dots
on
top
of
dots
in
the
center.
We
also
have
older.
F
So
generally,
as
we'll
talk
about
more
during
the
presentation,
affordable
housing
has
reinforced
the
patterns
of
investment
and
disinvestment
in
the
city
where
affordable
housing
has
been
developed
in
parts
of
the
city
that
were
already
lower
income
in
majority
communities
of
color
and
the
parts
of
the
city
that
have
historically
benefited
from
higher
levels.
Investment
there
has
not
been
the
same
level
of
sighting
of
affordable
housing.
F
So
this
is
one
big
argument
for
why
we
need
something
like
the
citing
policy.
This
is
the
history
of
our
city.
We
grew
through
a
whole
combination
of
racist
and
exclusionary
practices
and
policies
like
restrictive,
covenants,
discriminatory
lending
practices,
exclusionary
zoning
policies.
So
the
citing
policy
is
an
attempt
to
address
this
past
history.
An
attempt
to
put
more
affordable
housing
in
the
neighborhoods
which
have
historically
excluded,
affordable
housing
and
I'll
now
pass
the
presentation
over
to
Jack.
G
Thank
you,
Josh.
The
citing
policy
applies
to
the
location
of
new
permanent
deed,
restricted,
affordable
housing,
which
is
financed
by
the
city
of
San
Jose.
This
also
includes
acquisition
and
Rehabilitation
of
newly
affordable
housing
and
where
the
citing
policy
applies
to
our
inclusionary
housing
program,
which,
basically,
when
a
development
does
an
off-site
100,
clustered,
affordable
housing
development.
G
The
citing
policy
does
not
apply
to
the
temporary
shelters,
emergency
interim
housing
or
to
affordable
homes
created
through
the
city's
inclusionary
housing
ordinance.
So
that's
when
they're
included
within
a
market
rate
development
here,
images
of
our
affordable
housing
developments
that
have
been
funded
by
the
city
and
the
citing
policy
would
apply
to
these
developments
and
would
impact
the
residents
who
live
in
these
developments.
G
The
goals
of
the
citing
policy
are
three-fold:
first,
to
expand
choice
to
low-income
households
by
building
affordable
housing
in
neighborhoods,
where
there
are
few
deed,
restricted
apartments
or
where
they
have
been
excluded
over
time.
This
is
consistent
with
both
California
and
federal,
fair
housing
laws.
Second,
the
policy
will
mitigate
displacement
by
providing
affordable
homes
for
residents
wanting
to
remain
in
their
own
neighborhoods,
especially
where
we
see
gentrification
beginning
to
happen,
and
third,
the
citing
policy
will
be
transparent
to
developers
and
easily
administered
by
staff.
G
G
E
E
What
we
know
is
that
if
you
calculate
the
percentage
of
population
living
in
our
city,
34
of
residents
live
in
export,
affordable
housing,
expansion
areas,
while
66
percent
live
in
continued
investment
areas.
At
the
same
time,
only
nine
percent
of
affordable
housing
that
has
been
built
to
date
is
located
in
affordable
housing
expansion
areas.
E
E
E
I
do
want
to
note
that
making
change
over
time
is
challenging
and
slow
based
on
modeling
for
future
projections.
After
five
years
of
placing
35
percent
of
all
of
our
new
housing
in
expansion
areas,
it
will
result
in
12
of
affordable
homes
in
expansion
areas
over
a
five-year
term.
This
is
an
increase
from
nine
percent
to
12
percent.
E
In
these
cases,
developments
located
in
these
areas
identified
as
needing
further
review
staff
will
determine
if
these
developments
may
move
forward,
if,
if
they
meet
any
one
of
the
following
four
criteria,
so
first,
if
the
neighborhood
is
identified
as
an
area
facing
displacement.
Second,
if
the
site
is
located
in
a
growth
area.
E
H
Good
evening,
the
staff
recommendation
evolved
since
last
year,
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
explain
why
these
changes
were
made.
First,
the
prior
recommendations
included
a
third
neighborhood
category
that
essentially
limited
housing
choice
in
certain
areas,
while
the
new
recommendation
focuses
focuses
on
expanding
choice.
H
Second,
the
prior
recommendation
contributed
to
the
negative
stereotypes
of
affordable
housing
and
unintentionally
use
language
that
harm
low-income
neighborhoods.
However,
the
updated
recommendations
focus
on
investment
in
all
parts
of
the
city,
including
those
areas
where
disinvestment
has
occurred
over
time.
H
We
are
recommending
that
these
funds
be
prioritized
in
areas
that
are
defined
by
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development.
As
recap,
areas
recap
is
an
acronym
for
racially
or
ethnically
concentrated
areas
of
poverty.
This
investment
will
help
to
reverse
historic
patterns,
of
disinvestment
that
have
occurred
in
San.
Jose
I
want
to
note
that
we
recognize
that
place-based
strategies
have
limitations
in
the
coming
years.
Staff
will
work
with
the
community
to
identify
solutions
to
find
ways.
We
can
also
address
any
underserved
communities
that
are
not
direct
beneficiaries
of
this
place-based
approach.
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Camera
I
would
like
to
thank
the
entire
team
that
worked
over
the
past
year
and
a
half
to
develop
our
citing
policy.
I
want
to
recognize
Dan
rinsler
from
the
California
Housing
Partnership,
his
colleagues
at
the
other
and
belonging
Institute
at
Berkeley,
Alicia,
Saint
Laurent,
who
kept
our
team
on
track.
She
organized
our
project
and
she
facilitated
many
of
our
community
meetings.
G
G
I
Thank
you,
Jackie
and
thank.
C
You
Kemet
and
Josh
and
Rachel,
and
the
entire
team
I
came
into
office
back
in
2007,
I
guess
as
a
council
member
and
at
the
time
I
think
we
had
what
was
called
a
dispersion
policy
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
what
a
vast
Improvement
this
is
over.
What
we
had
then
and
I
know
this
took
a
lot
of
work.
I
appreciate
the
product,
let's
go
to
the
public.
J
Hey
good
evening,
this
is
Matt
King
with
Sacred
Heart,
Community
Service
and
tonight
I'm
representing
Sacred
Heart,
as
well
as
the
housing
Justice
working
group
of
the
race,
Equity
action
leadership,
Coalition
we've
we've
been
talking
with
staff
and
have
been
able
to
meet
with
almost
all
of
the
offices,
so
I'll
keep
it
short
tonight.
You've
heard
from
us
already
I
really
want
to
appreciate
the
staff
for
the
work
they've
done
over
the
last
many
months
and
and
what
they've
brought
you
tonight
and
appreciate
their
focus
on
Choice.
J
Everyone
deserves
to
have
choice
in
where
they
live
in
our
city
and
housing
that
everybody
can
afford
is
think
it's
the
Bedrock
for
creating
resilient,
self-sustaining
and
thriving
communities
and
the
starting
point
to
writing
the
wrong
of
our
painful
racist
past.
That
is,
that
we're
still
living
with
today
to
boil
down
what
we
like
about
the
new
proposed
policy
and
why
we
urge
you
to
adopt
it.
L
L
L
Does
not
the
Chicanos
of
my
generation
deserve
equal
protection
under
the
law
due
process
as
we
redress
the
historical
injustices,
San
Jose
stole
from
Chicanos
the
security
of
stability
in
these
uncertain
times
of
gentrification
and
cultural
Paradigm
shifts
that
is
heavily
promoted
by
Gary
dillable
Jay,
Paul,
Eric,
Hayden,
Alex
Shore,
and
anybody
else
that
supports
these
men.
Anybody
else
that
Advocates
on
this
Council
on
behalf
of
these
men
and
there's
a
few.
In
conclusion,
it
is
my
contention
that
the
greatest
acts
of
violence,
San
Jose
in
Santa,
Clara
County,
has
done
to
Los
campes.
L
Is
to
deny
us
our
humanity,
and
you
deny
my
Humanity
If.
You
deny
me
my
history
and
this
city
continues
in
these
in
the
language
that
you're
using
to
deny
me
that
history
body
of
horseshoe
was
d11.
When
you
look
on
your
map,
it
was
the
lowest
resource
area
ever
I'm,
sick
and
tired
of
the
somos
Mayfair
and
Cici
puede
Collective
being
consulted
about
what
has
happened
in
my
vario.
We
speak
for
ourselves
from
the
Barrio
comes
the
voice
of
the
people,
these
non-profits.
They
keep
corrupting
this
system.
L
N
Gabriel
Hernandez
the
director
for
the
sea
sup
with
a
collective
again
thanking
the
housing
department
for
responding
to
you
know
again
the
several
different
inquiries
and
letters
where
we
were
rejecting
the
red,
lightning
language
and
appreciate
the
changes
to
not
stigmatize
the
neighborhoods
and
hoping
that
the
city
council
will
adopt
this
new,
citing
policy
and
hopefully,
in
five
years,
we'll
be
able
to
see.
N
You
know
how
accountable
we
can
hold
the
city
to
putting
affordable
housing
throughout
the
neighborhoods
in
San
Jose.
Thank
you.
O
O
How
wonderful
it
would
be
if
residents
born
in
San
Jose
could
afford
housing
in
San.
Jose
I
bought
a
home
in
San
Jose
35
years
ago
and
could
not
afford
it
today
if
I
were
as
a
retired
man,
if
I
were
looking
for
this
same
home
today,
my
son
born
in
San
Jose
needed
to
look
outside
in
Morgan
Hill
to
afford
housing.
Both
he
and
his
wife
are
professionals
he's
an
engineer,
my
daughter
and
her
husband
and
their
son.
O
My
grandson
live
in
housing
subsidized
by
her
employer
and
that
housing
expires
in
a
year
and
a
half
again
I
say
how
wonderful
it
would
be
if
they
born
in
San
Jose
could
afford
housing
in
San
Jose
and
live
in
a
wonderful,
beautiful,
San,
Jose
neighborhood.
Thank
you
for
considering
my
comments.
Blessings
to
you
and
as
Jesus
would
say
as
much
as
you've
done
to
the
least
of
these
you've
done
to
me.
P
I
really
just
want
to
thank
staff
for
all
the
extensive
work
they've
done
over
the
months
to
get
us
where
we
are
today,
which
we
think
is
a
sound
policy
that
will
be
really
important
for
our
efforts
to
address
our
affordable
housing
and
homelessness
crisis,
as
many
other
speakers
said,
we're
just
really
pleased
to
see
that
this
Society
policy
recognizes
the
need
to
continue
building
throughout
San
Jose,
while
taking
those
additional
steps
that
will
incentivize
development
in
parts
of
the
city
where
we
just
have
not
seen
a
traditionally
be
bill,
and
we
think
this
approach
is
important
to
meet
all
of
our
affordable
housing
needs
as
a
community,
and
we
hope
you
will
pass
it
today.
R
Evening
mayor
vice
mayor
council
staff,
Matthew
Reed
Silicon
Valley
at
home,
I
want
to
Echo
the
appreciation
that
you've
heard
from
the
work
that
the
housing
department
has
undertaken
to
continue
to
reach
out
to
community
members.
Members
of
the
affordable
housing
development,
Community
broad
range
of
stakeholders,
we've
been
honored
to
sponsor
some
of
these
conversations
and
we
feel
like
they
were
really
positive
and
fruitful.
R
We
appreciate
the
housing
department
staff's
commitment
to
supporting
development
in
areas
where
we
have
historically
built
less
and
that
this
effort
is
being
coordinated.
We
feel
very
effectively
with
the
planning
department
and
we
are
actively
working
to
leverage
both
land
use
and
policies
to
to
streamline
tools
to
reduce
barriers
in
some
of
these
areas,
where
we've
struggled
historically
to
build
housing
but
in
achieving
the
intent
of
this
policy
is
going
to
require
sustained
commitment
from
both
the
city
staff
and
the
elected
offices
of
the
mayor
and
the
county
members
to
be
affected.
R
D
S
Hi
Blair
Beekman
here
thanks
a
lot
for
this
item,
the
the
work
that
you've
been
doing
on
this
issue,
along
with
the
Civic
Innovation
staff,
and
what
they're
trying
to
address
with
the
feature
of
Community
Technology.
S
This
is
what
I've
been
talking
about
in
the
past
few
weeks
that
I've
been
very
impressed
by
overall,
it
seems
you
know:
affordable
housing,
citing
issues
six
months
a
year
ago,
was
based
more
on
concepts
of
the
future
of
Google
Village,
and
there
was
a
certain
confusion
about
how
to
better
address
these
issues
that
it
seems,
like
you
know,
with
a
really
good
housing
advocacy
Community.
You
really
worked
on
the
issue
and
and
have
come
up
with
some
interesting
good
directions
for
the
future
of
these
issues.
S
Thank
you,
you're
talking
about
concepts
of
mixed
income
for
the
first
time
that
I
find
hopeful
and
interesting
good
luck.
In
those
conversations
it's
it's
delicate,
but
yet
it's
really
understandable
what
what
it's
trying
to
work
towards
and
accomplish
for
our
future
that
I
hope
all
parts
of
the
community
will
will
want
to
listen
and
and
and
and
and
and
add
to
what
can
develop.
I
think
it's
a
really
interesting
Concepts
about
sharing
and
caring
for
our
future.
S
That
is
not
exclusive
and
it's
learning
to
bridge
things
and
a
whole
Community
effort
would
be
appreciated
for,
for
it's
really
important
purposes
that
it
has
so
good
luck
in
those
efforts,
and-
and
thank
you
to
again
to
Rachel
vanderveen,
who
has
spoken
that
you
know
extremely
low
income
is
only
at
about
35
000.
So
there's
a
lot
of
people
and
families
living
under
that.
How
can
we
better
start
talking
about
those
ideas
and
policies
for
the
future
of
affordable
housing?
Thank
you.
U
Hey
good
evening,
Council
Alex
Shore
I
got
a
chance
to
look
at
this
sitting
on
the
Housing
Commission,
although
I'm,
not
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
commission
tonight
and
I,
think
this
policy
has
gotten
much
much
better
and
I
thank
staff
for
their
Community
engagement
for
listening
so
intently
and
taking
their
positive
intentions
and
turning
them
into
improved
policies.
I
think
this
is
a
lot
better.
I
want
to
thank
Regina
Celestine
Williams
from
SV
at
home,
formerly
First,
Community,
Housing
I.
U
Affordable
housing
is
an
asset.
It's
like
having
police
stations
in
every
neighborhood,
it's
like
having
firehouses
in
every
District,
it's
like
having
libraries
in
every
community.
It
is
a
benefit
to
all
of
us
to
have
it
throughout
the
city
and
I'm,
so
grateful
that
the
council
will
be
moving
forward
with
this
policy.
Hopefully
tonight
to
accomplish
that.
So,
thank
you
again
to
staff
for
all
your
work
and
for
Community
Advocates,
including
Sacred
Heart
Community
Services,
for
their
work
on
this
issue
as
well.
V
Hi
thanks,
it's
Carmen
bremmer,
I'm,
a
resident
of
District,
8
and
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
the
real
Coalition
and
the
black
leadership
kitchen
cabinet
lack
of
affordable
housing
is
a
system
made
problems
that
must
be
fixed
to
create
just
an
equitable
Community.
Our
city
should
be
working
towards
neighborhood
parity,
where
all
citizens,
especially
those
in
historically
Redline
communities,
have
upward
Mobility
it's
time
for
the
city
to
move
away
from
using
crime
and
poverty
data
to
Define
our
neighborhood.
V
Much
thanks
to
the
staff
for
their
engagement
with
the
community
in
responsiveness
to
the
concerns
they
raised.
We
support
the
recommended
CED,
citing
policy
as
it
stands
before
you
today
we
have
an
exciting
opportunity
to
create
a
policy.
That's
Innovative,
effective,
Equitable
and
values,
everyone
in
every
neighborhood.
Thank
you.
W
X
Hi
I'm
Melissa
I'm,
a
resident
of
Japantown
District
3
and
an
employee
of
the
city
of
San
Jose,
so
I
came
to
this
meeting
through
racial
Equity
action,
leadership,
Coalition
and
just
wanted
to
voice
my
support
in
adopting
the
housing
Department's
proposed
revisions
to
the
affordable
housing
signing
policy.
It
sounds
like
you've
done
a
lot
of
work
on
this
and
have
really
taken
things
into
into
account
to
move
forward
in
a
responsible
manner.
X
You
know,
I
chose
to
live
in
San,
Jose
and
I
believe
that
it
wants
to
be
a
vibrant,
Equitable,
City
and
I
think
that
building
housing,
affordable
housing
as
much
as
we
can
throughout
the
city
is
the
way
to
do
that.
Thank
you
for
engaging
with
the
community
on
this
issue
and
ask
that
you
again
make
the
go
ahead
with
this
revision.
Thank
you.
Y
Hi
good
evening
my
name
is
Tina
Morrell
I
am
a
neighbor
in
the
Vendome
neighborhood
in
District,
3
and
I'd
like
to
say.
Thank
you
very
much
to
the
housing
department,
for
you
know
all
of
the
stuff
that
they
put
into
this
new
policy.
Y
I
do
want
to
request
I
think
it's
very
important
that
the
community
understands
the
type
of
quote,
unquote,
affordable
housing
that
is
going
to
go
in
so,
for
example,
is
it
senior
housing,
Supportive,
Housing,
affordable
housing
or
a
combination
thereof,
I
think
it's
a
fair
request
to
be
transparent
with
the
community
and
tell
us
about
the
specific
plans
for
housing.
So
I
would
like
that
request
to
please
be
considered.
Thank
you
very
much.
Z
Z
D
AA
Hi,
my
name
is
Aaron
Neff
I'm
the
lead
policy
attorney
for
the
housing
program
at
the
LA
Foundation
of
Silicon
Valley.
Our
organization
is
one
of
the
only
organizations
in
San
Jose
that
are
representing
people
in
eviction
proceedings
and
we
see
firsthand
every
day
how
people
lose
their
homes
and
then
get
displaced
from
San
Jose,
because
there's
no
affordable
homes
for
people
to
move
to
and
to
live
in,
I
think
that
this
policy
is
a
drastically
improved
step
to
building
affordable
housing
in
San
Jose
and
addressing
fair
housing
issues.
AA
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
under
California
state
law,
specifically
ab686
San
Jose
is
a
responsibility
to
affirmatively
further
fair
housing
and
under
California
Departments
of
Housing
and
Urban
developments,
publish
guidance
on
how
to
affirmatively
further
fair
housing.
They've
noted
that
it's
actually
policing
and
criminals
nation
that
are
contributing
factors
that
cause
segregation,
racial
concentration,
disparities
and
opportunities
and
in
disparities
and
opportunities
for
people
with
disabilities.
AA
So
I
want
to
thank
the
housing
department
for
all
the
great
work
that
they've
done
on
it,
and
I
really
encourage
the
city
council
to
adopt
the
this
new
housing
citing
policy.
That's
removed
the
racist
language
about
violence
and
statistics
that
had
no
benefit
to
the
community.
Thank
you.
AB
Yes,
hello,
my
name
is
Tyler
Taylor,
executive
director
for
sassy,
and
also
founder
and
co-operator
of
the
ride
senior
Transportation
program.
Also,
a
member
of
the
real
Coalition
older
adults
have
always
faced
difficulties
remaining
in
the
communities
they
live,
especially
communities
of
color,
very
encouraged
by
the
work
that
was
done
by
staff
and
I
strongly
support
this
going
through.
Thank
you
for
this
consideration
and
we
look
forward
to
seeing
this
come
to
life.
AC
C
I
AC
Okay,
I
apologize
I'll
speak
louder.
Well,
thank
you
very
much
staff
for
the
the
presentation
and
the
public
speakers
that
came
out
this
work
on
deciding
policy
has
been
many
years
in
the
making.
As
the
mayor
pointed
out
once
called
the
dispersion
policy
as
I
came
into
office,
it
very
quickly
became
a
topic
of
interest
for
me
and
for
my
community
members,
as
I
came
in
on
a
platform
to
Champion,
affordable
housing
and
and
sought
out
to
make
good
on
that.
AC
We
started
to
to
approve
a
number
of
projects
in
signing
projects
within
District.
Three
and
time
and
again,
we
would
see
projects
either
never
make
it
to
the
council
or
if,
if
there
was
a
a
council
discussion,
we
saw
a
lot
of
opposition
and
even
at
times
from
my
Council
colleagues
throughout
the
years
on
projects
within
their
district
and
I,
got
a
lot
of
frustration
from
community
members
in
District
3.
AC
That
felt
as
though
you
know
we
were
doing
our
part
per
se
in
District
three
and
that
we
weren't
really
seeing
affordable
housing
being
cited
or
developed,
approved
at
least
and
developed
in
other
parts
of
the
city,
and,
as
we
started
to
hear
more
about
the
the
historical
and
and
more
immediate
data
that
showed
the
the
relevance
of
that
sentiment
where,
in
fact,
there
are
parts
of
our
city
that
that
have
zero,
affordable
housing.
AC
AC
Fortunately,
we
had
the
state
mandate
to
actually
look
at
how
we
are
more
equitably,
citing
affordable
housing
and
creating
opportunities
throughout
our
entire
city,
and
so
around
the
same
time
as
as
I
was
very
interested
in
that
work.
The
city
was
tasked
to
be
able
to
move
forward
with
that
work.
It
has
taken
quite
some
time
and,
as
staff
pointed
out
gone
through
a
number
of
iterations
I,
don't
know
right.
AC
If,
if
you
ever
can
reach
perfect,
I
do
think
that
the
policy
is
better
today
than
than
what
it
was
at
the
start
and
appreciate
everybody
and
all
the
stakeholders
that
participated
to
get
where
it
is.
But
really
the
only
time
will
tell
and-
and
the
reality
is,
is
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
approve
well
I
guess
it
will
start
with.
AC
You
know
a
funding
right,
so
funding
and
approving
and
then
ultimately
developing
affordable
housing
all
throughout
our
city
and
predominantly
in
these
expansion
areas,
as
staff
has
highlighted
in
areas
that
we
know
have
really
been
Untouchable
and
in
areas
that
we
know
that
could
bring
great
benefit
to
the
entire
community,
and-
and
so
that's
my
hope
that
we
actually
will
see
some
some
great
dispersion
and
some
more
Equitable
dispersion
and
we'll
see
opportunities
created
for
people
of
all
incomes
to
live
all
over
our
city
and
and
be
able
to
chip
away
at
the
historic
redlining
in
the
historical
communities
that
were
off
limits
to
people
of
color
into
low-income
individuals.
AC
And
that's
a
it's.
A
hope
of
mine.
I
do
hope
that
this
policy
is
going
to
help
us
get
there
at
the
same
time
ensuring
that
we're
not
embracing
gentrification
of
particular
parts
of
our
community
and
continuing
to
create
opportunities
all
over
the
city.
That's
always
been
the
interest
of
mine
and
so
I'll
I'll
end
my
comments
there,
but
I
appreciate
the
work
and
I
will
move
the
staff
recommendation.
AD
I
All
right,
councilmember,
Foley.
AD
Thank
you,
I
want
to
thanks.
AE
AD
Councilman
masparza
I'll
be
I'll.
Be
brief.
Thank
you
to
staff
for
your
presentation.
I
saw
it
at
CED,
but
I
also
had
a
briefing
from
you
and
the
briefing
was
very
informative
for
me,
and
my
staff
I
really
appreciate
that
and
I
also
appreciate
the
attention
to
changing
words
in
the
from
the
original,
citing
policy.
High
resourced
area
Etc
to
the
new
language.
I
think
words
does
matter
and
changing
the
to
the
just
making.
AD
The
two
categories
is
really
important
and
making
them
the
affordable
housing
expansion
areas
and
then
they
can
continue.
Development
areas
is
really
important.
I
I
I've
said
this
before
that
I'm
a
supporter
of
affordable
housing,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
projects
coming
into
District
nine
and
that's
a
good
thing
it
does
need
to.
AD
Who
cannot
afford
to
live
in
a
in
the
city,
but
now
they
can
with
affordable
housing
that
we're
building,
and
so
this
this
is
a
good
thing.
I
I,
the
citing
policy,
is
it
I
appreciate
how
much
you
listen
to
the
community
and
you
worked
with
them
to
make
it
right
for
everybody
involved,
so
I
look
forward
to
seeing
all
this
development
occur
around
the
city
and
particularly
in
my
district.
Thank
you.
AE
Thank
you
mayor
and
happy
to
follow
those
remarks
by
councilmember,
Foley
and
thankful
for
her
her
leadership
in
really
having
Equitable
development
in
District
9..
You
know
this
is
really
about
two
things.
This
is
about
opening
up
parts
of
the
city
that
have
been
frankly
closed
to
affordable
housing.
There
are
parts
of
the
city
that
have
zero
extremely
low
income
units
in
them
and
and
and
the
other
part
is
really
communities
like
mine
that
have
been
neglected
and
disinvested
for
decades.
AE
When
the
council
originally
adopted
our
affordable
housing
dispersion
policy
in
the
late
80s,
thanks
to
the
leadership
of
then
council
member
Bianca
Alvarado,
the
goal
of
the
policy
was
to
ensure
that
affordable
housing
was
equitably
distributed
throughout
the
city.
That
was
over
30
years
ago.
AE
And
so,
when
the
housing
department
brought
this
policy
to
the
council
in
2021,
we
raised
a
lot
of
questions
and
a
lot
of
concerns
about
how
the
proposed
categories
were
defined
because
they
suggested
that
many
of
our
very
disparate
communities,
for
example,
communities
around
the
Rose
Garden
and
Santee
Santee,
one
of
the
poorest
neighborhoods
in
the
city.
AE
The
only
community
in
the
city
with
the
housing
and
Public
Safety
injunction
belonged
in
the
same
category
with
the
Rose
Garden,
and
so
consequently,
the
council
voted
unanimously
to
ask
staff
to
revisit
those
categories
with
the
intention
of
developing
a
map.
That
more
accurately
reflects
the
realities
on
the
ground.
AE
Instead
of
really
focusing
on
that
mixed
approach
and
opening
up
parts
of
the
city,
we
see
a
policy
that
allows
for
the
continued
concentration
of
affordable
housing
and
underserved
communities
without
a
phase-in
approach,
and
so
I
bring
this
up
because
I
represent
the
district
with
the
most
extremely
low
income
units,
the
second
most
affordable
units
overall,
after
District
3
and
the
least
number
of
market
rate
units
in
the
city,
leaving
less
funding
for
schools
for
Parks,
even
even
public
art
and
so
districts,
3
6
and
7.,
our
head
and
shoulders
above
every
other
Council
District
in
the
city
when
it
comes
to
affordable
housing,
units
of
every
type,
half
of
the
districts
in
San,
Jose,
half
of
our
city
host
combined
less
than
10
percent
of
all
affordable
housing,
and
so
going
back
to
the
two
things.
AE
Neighborhoods
other
neighborhoods
need
a
chance
to
overcome
those
years
of
neglect.
I'll
give
you
a
couple
of
examples.
The
area
around
the
fairgrounds,
which
years
ago,
gave
up
14
acres
to
build,
affordable,
housing
and
and
a
clinic
we
just
partnered
with
San
Jose
State
and
the
county
to
get
State
funding
to
open
up
a
track
and
field
and
an
amazing
Center.
There.
AE
The
community
wants
it
because
they
have
no
part.
There
is
no
park
anywhere
around
we've
built
so
many
units
all
over
the
place,
not
one
park
in
the
area.
The
nearest
library
is
the
Tully
Library
or
Seven
Trees
Library
they're
like
in
between
and
that's
who
knows
how
many
years,
hopefully
San
Jose
State's
very
eager
to
move
on
that.
So
hopefully
it
won't
be
too
long
before
that
Community
has
a
simple
amenity
like
a
park.
AE
AE
District
7
has
the
busiest
fire
station,
not
just
in
the
city
but
amongst
the
busiest
in
the
state,
and
so
when
we
look
at
the
quality
of
life,
how
things
are
funded,
how
we
bring
investments
into
areas
that
have
been
disinvested
for
a
long
time,
because
our
schools
get
less
money
than
even
the
west
side
or
other
cities,
as
councilmember
Carrasco
has
so
often
brought
up.
We
get
a
fraction
of
it.
AE
AE
Not
only
do
we
do
that,
but
then
we
don't
provide
them
amenities
or
services
or
programs
and
they're
already,
starting
with
less
that,
even
just
adding
one
little
thing
is
a
drop
in
the
bucket
compared
to
the
decades
that
neighborhoods
have
been
behind
and
and
so
I'm
I
seconded
the
motion,
because
I
don't
want
another
dozen
years
to
go
by
without
a
site
without
a
citing
policy
dispersion
policy
citing
policy,
because
within
the
years
and
the
Dozen
Years
that
we
have
it,
communities
have
been
further
and
further
disenfranchised.
AE
AE
You
know
part
of
this
policy
calls
for
adding
investment
Investments
like
infrastructure
programs
and
services
to
areas
that
have
been
less
resourced.
How
is
the
city
manager's
office
going
to
align
that
funding
with
the
goals
of
this
citing
policy.
AF
Thank
you
for
your
question.
I'm
going
to
actually
turn
it
over
to
Lee
Wilcox
assistant
city
manager
and
Rosalind
Huey,
Deputy
city
manager,
but
they'll
tell
you
more,
but
it's
going
to
be
in
as
as
Jackie
had
shown
in
the
presentation,
some
of
our
cdbg
investments
and
also
in
how
we
embed
our
racial
Equity
considerations
into
our
work
and
and
as
we're
doing
that
in
our
budget
considerations.
But
I'll.
Let
them
tell
you
a
little
bit
more.
AE
Yeah
and
thank
you
before
before
they
do
that
cwbg
is,
is
and
so,
for
example,
Center
Road
right.
When
we
look
at
infrastructure,
we
got
10
million
dollars
from
the
state,
which
is
super
awesome
and
makes
that
project
real.
But
it's
a
20
million
dollar
project
right,
so
so
I'm
a
cdbg
is
kind
of
a
drop
in
the
bucket
and
I'm
really
interested
in
how
we
build
the
racial
equity
in
the
city's
overall
budget.
When
it
comes
to
libraries,
community,
centers
programs
and
services
and.
AF
AG
I'll
go
ahead
and
start,
and
thank
you
for
the
question
council
member.
As
far
as
Lee
Wilcox
assistant
city
manager,
I'll
start
and
then
Rosalind
can
finish.
Those
up
here,
I
would
agree.
The
the
funding
source
that
we're
talking
about
at
this
point
in
time
is
is
a
drop
in
a
bucket,
and
so
you
know,
housing
department
have
obviously
been
working
closely
with
the
city
manager's
office
on
this
budget
and
our
intergovernmental
relations
team
and
I.
AG
Think,
like
a
lot
of
other
cities,
are
doing,
we
do
need
to
maximize
existing
federal
and
state
resources.
As
we
move
these
programs
forward.
That's
going
to
be
critically
important,
you
know,
and
then
I
I'd
like
to
say
I,
think
there's
there's
two
different
avenues
for
us.
One
is
as
we
go
ahead
and
add
Services
through
the
budget
process.
One
of
the
things
you
know
that
Jennifer
has
set
very
clearly
for
this
organization.
AG
Is
that
we're
using
our
racial
Equity
impact
assessment
as
we
go
into
the
budget
process
and
then
adding
the
the
racial
Equity
lens
and
then
using
the
results-based
accountability
through
the
budget
process
that
we've
been
doing
the
last
few
years?
And
so
all
city
employees
have
been
trained,
have
started
to
be
trained
in
these
tools.
So
as
we
look
at
additional
resources
that
we
have
the
data,
we're
asking
the
set
of
questions
that
you're
asking
around
what
new
services
are
we
adding
and
where
do
they
go?
AG
AG
There's
current
Service
delivery
and
there's
an
assessment
on
current
Service
delivery
every
year,
every
day,
every
week
by
departments
that
are
looking
at
this
and
it's
our
expectation,
you
know
in
the
city
manager's
office,
the
Departments
are
continuing
to
use
these
tools
to
ask
those
questions
as
well
as
we
augment
services
for
some
of
these
communities,
because
there
are
different
needs
throughout
different
areas
of
the
city.
As
you've
just
said,
I
think
you,
you
just
said:
there's
areas
where
there's
a
services
that
are
wanted
and
other
areas
where
there's
City.
AG
There
are
services
that
are
needed
and
we
absolutely
agree
so
I
think
that's
where
we're
going
to
continue
through
the
training
and
through
the
impact
assessment
and
Equity
lens
to
ask
ourselves
these
questions
and
when
we
do
have
resources
available
that
we're
able
to
make
recommendations
to
you
on
where
they
go
and
where
there's
holes,
but
also
just
current
Service
delivery,
where
we
need
to
augment
and
change
existing
programs
units
and
Service
delivery.
We
can
use
these
tools
to
to
bridge
that
Gap
as
well.
AH
Thank
you,
Rosalind
Huey,
Deputy
city
manager,
I
think.
The
only
thing
I
would
add
to
that
council
member
sparza
is
that
we
do
have
the
opportunity
to
leverage
items
that
are
more
long-term
Investments
and
long-term
strategies,
I'm
thinking
of
neighborhood
planning
processes
that
we
undertake.
Many
thanks
to
you,
council,
member
sparza
and
council
member
Jimenez
for
your
work
along
the
Monterey
Corridor.
AH
The
planning
department
has
spearheaded
a
planning
effort
around
the
capital,
Caltrain
Station
area,
and
so
we
have
opportunity
to
leverage
those
longer
term
investments,
not
just
what
the
planning
process,
but
what
the
longer
term
transportation
and
other
infrastructure
Investments
that
we
have
in
the
area.
So
I
think
it's
going
to
take
a
combination
of
both
as
Lee
mentioned,
shorter
term
Service
delivery
and
how
we
approach
that
leveraging
existing
cdbg
funding
and
then
also
leveraging
a
longer
term
investment
opportunities.
AI
Thank
you,
mayor
and
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
the
The
Briefing,
because
it
was
very
helpful,
and
this
came
up
in
the
briefing
Jackie
and
I
just
want
to
just
you
know,
have
a
public
conversation
about
it.
You,
you
and
your
team
have
done
some
extensive
work.
You've
developed
a
strategy.
So
my
first
question
is
how
long
and
I
know
this
is
a
very
difficult
question
to
answer.
But
how
much
time
do
you
need
to
fully
implement
the
strategy
to
where
we
can
see?
G
So
it
is
going
to
be
incremental
as
part
of
this
exercise
when
we
decided
to
look
to
see
if
we
funded
affordable
housing
development
under
this
policy
that,
after
five
years,
given
the
projections
of
how
much
money
we
believe
we
will
have,
we
would
move
the
needle
from
nine
percent
of
the
affordable
housing
being
in
these
expansion
areas
to
12
of
the
housing
beings
in
these
expansion
areas,
and
so
it's
going
to
be
incremental
and
slow,
which
is
why
we
wanted
to
come
back
in
five
years,
which
you
know
I
think
responds
to
council
member
esparza's
concerns
regarding
how
do
you
hold
yourselves
accountable
for
actually
moving
the
needle
on
ensuring
that
we're
getting
into
these
high
opportunity
areas
that
we
report
back
in
five
years?
G
How
did
we
do
and
were
these
strategies
that
we
used?
Were
they
effective
at
all?
Could
we
even
achieve
the
first
Target,
which
was
the
35
percent
of
the
units
being
in
these
areas,
and
and
then
we
want
to
ask
the
council?
Is
that
aggressive
enough?
Should
we
continue
to
do
more,
and
we
will
look
at
the
city
to
see
how
it's
changed
in
five
years
in
order
to
provide
more
data
and
information
on
that
choice?.
A
AJ
AI
On
Any
Given
Tuesday.
Sometimes
we
as
council
members,
have
really
great
ideas
and
new
suggestions
and
and
changes
to
your
to
your
strategy.
How
detrimental
is
that,
in
terms
of
achieving
your
goals,.
G
Well,
I
mean
I,
think
we
have
the
affordable
housing.
I.
Think
right
now
is
very
straightforward:
we
have
a
release
of
funding
and
developers
apply
for
that,
and
so
I
don't
think
right
now
that
the
council
has
created
anything
that
is
changing
this
or
would
distract
us
from
meeting
this
particular
goal
and
if
it
would,
if
it,
if
you
were
to
do
that,
we
would
make
it
clear
how
that
would
impact
our
ability
to
continue
to
drive
these
numbers.
Okay,.
AI
Yeah
and
as
we
talked
about
Jackie
yeah,
the
reason
why
I'm
asking
these
questions
is
my
concern
that
you
know
at
least
over
the
course
of
my
eight
years
on
Council.
You
know
I've
seen
a
lot
of
the
good
work.
The
junior
team
have
done.
You
know,
creating
these
strategies
and
are
not
giving
you
an
opportunity
to
actually
fully
Implement
those
strategies
before
we
start
to
make
changes
and
adjustments,
and
it
takes
years
to
really
see
the
impact
of
these
strategies
before
you
can
even
consider
making
changes
and
I'm
going
to
be
gone.
AI
AI
That's
when
you
make
the
adjustments
and
that
that's
my
concern
and
that's
why
I
was
asking
you
those
questions
and
then
my
other
question
is
I
know
for
a
fact
that
at
least
on
my
side
of
the
city,
we
welcome
and
we're
looking
forward
to
having
more
affordable
housing
projects.
But
you
have
that
the
issue
in
terms
of
of
land
costs
and
being
more
expensive
to
develop
on
the
west
side.
AI
G
Actually,
when
we
looked
at
this
a
little
over
a
year
ago,
the
cross
Strat,
the
cost,
was
not
that
much
different
across
the
city
and
right
now,
when
we're
seeing
that
Franklin
market
rate
housing
is,
is
struggling
to
move
forward.
It
really
provides
a
huge
opportunity
for
the
affordable
developers
to
move
forward.
The
the
limiting
factor
on
our
side
are
tax
credits.
G
There
aren't
enough
to
go
around
with
the
pipeline
that
exists
in
the
Bay
area
and
we
are
certainly
working
with
our
partners,
both
in
the
county
and
in
destination
home,
to
try
to
figure
out
ways
in
which
we
can
leverage
other
resources
so
that
we
can
continue
to
invest
in
affordable
housing.
But
I
think
right
now,
there's
huge
opportunity
for
affordable
housing,
because
market
rate
is
stuck.
AI
I
C
You
very
smart,
okay,
any
additional
questions
or
comments
from
my
colleagues.
If
not,
we
have
a
motion,
I
think
from
customer
process.
Is
that
right?
Okay,
let's
vote
on
that
motion.
H
AK
AL
C
All
right,
let's
return
now
to
the
final
item
on
our
agenda
and
thank
you
all
and
thank
you
for
all
the
great
work
now
the
real
work
we
have
to
build
it.
Okay
item.
C
8.3
and
8.4
we're
going
to
take
together.
8.3
is
the
amendment
to
title
20.
regarding
parking,
Transportation
demand
management
policy,
an
8.4
is
accounts
policy,
5.1,
Transportation
analysis
for
affordable
housing
projects
and
I
appreciate
everyone's
patience,
including
I,
should
say:
everybody's
patients,
including
staff,
for
deferring
this
item
to
the
evening.
When
we
understand
there
were
members
of
the
public
wanted
to
speak.
B
AM
Mayor
happy
to
be
here,
my
name
is
Martina
Davis
and
I'm,
the
division
manager
for
our
Citywide
Planning
Group
in
pbce
and
I'm,
going
to
kick
us
off
on
these
two
items.
So
today
we're
returning
to
council
with
two
items
that
shape
how
we
regulate
development.
These
have
been
a
joint
effort
between
planning
and
the
Department
of
Transportation
in
partnership
with
many
other
colleagues
across
the
city,
including
housing,
Economic
Development,
the
attorney's
office
and
Public
Works
come
on
there.
AM
We
go
first
item
tonight
is
8.3
changes
to
the
zoning
ordinance
to
remove
mandatory
minimum
parking
requirements
and
revise
the
city's
Transportation
demand
management
requirements
for
private
development.
The
second
item
8.4
amends
Council
policy
5-1,
which
is
the
city's
Transportation
analysis
policy,
including
how
we
measure
Transportation
impacts
under
sequa,
using
the
vehicle
miles
traveled
metric
foreign.
AM
So
why
are
we
doing
this?
These
items
today
are
crucial
part
of
our
work
to
implement
the
general
plan
and
the
city's
climate
smart
goals
to
allow
developments
to
right-size
their
parking
to
meet
market
demand,
instead
of
providing
parking
based
on
requirements
that
have
been
largely
unupdated
since
1965.
AM
AM
So
since
January
2020
on
item
8.3,
we've
engaged
with
numerous
community
members
and
subject
matter
experts
in
a
number
of
forums.
This
has
helped
craft.
This
proposal
and
the
input
we
have
received
has
been
extremely
valuable
to
us.
You
can
see
kind
of
all
of
the
different
things
we've
done
here
on
this
slide.
AM
Last
but
not
least,
we
have
addressed
specific
requests
stemming
from
memos
received
in
June,
as
well
as
including
Provisions
that
support
continuation
of
the
Alfresco
program,
allowing
outdoor
dining
areas
in
areas
that
were
previously
reserved
for
parking
regarding
Alfresco.
We
have
reviewed
and
are
in
support
of
the
mayor's
memo,
recommending
that
we
continue
work
to
provide
greater
flexibility
for
these
outdoor
spaces
in
the
permitting
process.
AM
AM
The
one
exception
in
some
cases
is
TDM
requirements
which,
depending
on
the
context
of
on
the
particular
project,
may
go
down,
may
stay
the
same
or
may
go
up
slightly.
Some
projects
today,
for
example,
are
required
to
do
TDM
requirements
to
receive
a
reduced
parking
allowance.
So
in
that
instance,
that's
an
example
of
a
project
where
we
would
expect
to
actually
see
lower
costs
under
this
proposal,
as
reducing
parking
itself
is
a
TDM
measure
and
any
remaining
TDM
requirements
would
be
very
minimal
for
these
projects,
so
they
should
see
a
net
cost
reduction.
AM
There
are
some
projects
today
that
don't
have
to
provide
TDM
and
would
need
to
implement
that
under
the
updated
ordinance,
implementing
TDM
measures
really
are
a
fraction
of
providing
parking
and
we've
worked
to
right
size
and
adjust
the
TM
requirements
to
address
some
of
the
concerns
on
cost.
So,
for
example,
we
our
original
proposal.
We
were
targeting
a
30
point
of
TDM
measures
and
looking
at
that
cost
figures
and
some
other
technicalities
in
there,
we
actually
went
ahead
and
reduced
our
proposal
to
25
to
try
to
take
care
of
some
cost.
AN
Being
mayor
and
Council
Ramses
madude
division
manager,
Department
of
Transportation
we've
been
working
hard
with
our
colleagues
in
many
departments
to
update
Council
policy
5-1,
a
real,
quick
refresher
for
everyone.
Council
5-1
was
adopted
back
in
2018
and
it
was
our
City's
response
to
State
requirements
from
SB
743
that
changed
SQL
rules,
removing
level
of
service
measurements
and
replacing
them
with
vehicle
miles
traveled,
and
this
move
really
focuses
on
infill
development,
particularly
near
Transit,
and
allows
us
to
think
at
a
regional
level
when
we're
looking
at
impacts
from
Transportation
or
on
transportation
from
development.
AN
When
we
passed
that
original
version,
there
was
a
a
clause
in
there
a
direction
from
Council
to
come
back
after
a
few
years,
once
we
got
enough
experience
under
our
belt
in
the
rest
of
the
state
came
into
compliance
to
come
back
with
any
updates,
we
felt
were
necessary
to
make
sure
this
policy
was
helping
us
implement
the
general
plan,
as
we
looked
through
the
policy
and
had
discussions
with
Council
offices
and
other
folks
in
the
city
realized
that
the
housing
interaction
of
this
policy
could
use
some
some
improvement,
and
so
we
have
two
housing
focused
updates
and
then
some
technical
updates
that
we
are
bringing
to
you
tonight.
AO
AN
We're
going
to
start
with
market
rate
housing,
so
under
the
policy
there
are
three
ways
to
get
through
a
Suka
analysis
for
transportation.
One
is
to
get
what
we
call
a
a
streamlined
process.
The
words
are
skipping
me
that
allows
you
to
say,
based
on
surface
level
information,
you
can
get
a
presumption
of
basically
innocence
to
move
through.
Currently,
these
are
the
types
of
projects
that
get
that
that
presumption
screened
out.
Thank
you
Michael.
AN
Yes,
they
get
screened
out
right,
and
so
this
is
small
infill
neighborhood
retail
things
like
this,
and
we
have
these
two
highlighted
here,
and
these
are
the
two
that
were
changing
that
are
going
to
help
enable
more
housing
in
the
city.
So
the
first
one
here
you
can
see.
AN
The
that
highlighted
piece
from
the
last
slide
is
here
with
the
the
element
that
we're
crossing
out
we're
going
to
remove
this
with
low
VMT
element
from
this,
this
statement
right,
and
so
what
this
does
is
you
can
see
the
green
areas
on
the
current
map
and
then
the
green
areas
on
the
the
proposed
map.
AN
These
are
the
areas
in
the
city
where,
if
projects
meet
certain
specifications
and
projects,
basically
meaning
that
they
are
Transit
supportive
and
they
will
get
this-
the
screened
out
approach-
and
it
this
greatly
increases
decreases
sorry
the
time
that
the
SQL
analysis
could
take
now
we're
doing
something
even
more
drastic,
and
this
is
really
great
that
we
followed
item
8.2
right,
we're
talking
about
getting
more
affordable
housing
in
the
city.
How
do
we
open
the
door
for
that
kind
of
housing?
AN
This
policy
change
is
a
great
boost
to
housing
production
in
the
city,
particularly
affordable
housing.
What
we've
done
is
removed
the
requirement
that
housing,
affordable
housing
needs
to
be
in
planned
growth
areas
and
moved
us
from
roughly
15
percent
of
the
city
to
just
over
60
percent
of
the
city,
where
affordable
housing
projects
would
be
able
to
move
more
quickly
through
the
development
review
process
in
the
city.
We're
very
happy
with
this.
AG
AN
And
you
know
anyways:
this
is
a
really
great
change
if
we're
trying
to
get
more
affordable,
housing.
AO
AL
AP
Brio
I'm
deputy
director
of
Citywide
planning,
so
the
question
that
I
think
we're
going
to
talk
about
tonight.
A
bit
is
the
issue
of
when
a
project
can
get
an
override
a
statement
of
overwriting
considerations
as
part
of
the
sequel
process.
AP
Oops
yeah,
which
button
so
just
kind
of
to
make
it
really
clear.
The
way
the
policy
currently
is
not
as
currently
is
as
of
now
and
has
been
since
2018,
is
that
their
override
opportunities
for
deed,
restricted,
affordable
housing,
market
rate
housing
located
within
Urban
Villages
commercial
projects,
industrial
projects
which
staff
is
recommending
is
adding
additional
support
for
an
override
within
the
policy
for
for
market
rate
projects
on
land
proposed
with
a
housing
General
plan
designation.
AP
These
are
projects
that
would
not
need
a
general
plan
Amendment,
but
have
a
general
plan
amendment
that
allows
housing,
and
there
was
a
bit
of
inconsistency
between
the
policy
which
says
you
couldn't
shouldn't:
do
an
override
and
the
general
plan
that
says
you
can
do
housing.
So
we
we're
correcting
that
inconsistency
and
again,
commercial
industrial
projects,
of
course,
could
do
an
override
I.
Just
want
to
note
that
the
alternative
recommendation
which
we'll
talk
about
tonight
it
would
be
allow
for
an
additional
override
for
market
rate
housing.
AP
AP
AP
So
the
proposed
criteria-
the
first
question
that
we
looked
at,
is
what
was
the
locations
that
this
this
new
override
could
be
applied
to
and
we
recommended
it
be
lands
within
the
urban
growth
boundary
and
the
urban
service
area.
We
don't
want
to
facilitate.
The
general
plan
does
not
want
to
facilitate
development
outside
of
those
areas
and
then
looking
at
what
we
came
out
down
to
was
really
just
land
designated
private
Recreation
there.
AP
We
did
look
at
other
types
of
land
on
the
edge
of
the
city
and
these
red
VMT
areas
and
in
medievable
areas,
and
we
didn't
the
general
plan
really
wouldn't
support.
For
example,
putting
well
one
thing:
I
should
say
there
wasn't
many
properties
that
would
really
anticipate
Redevelopment,
because
most
of
the
properties
have
been
subdivided
where
there
were
a
few.
It
was
in
that
lands
designated
lower,
Hillside
or
rural
residential,
which
we
didn't
think
was
appropriate
for
higher
densities
in
those
areas.
Of
course,
council
could
have
other
think
otherwise
in
that
down
the
road.
AP
But
that's
the
the
a
position
we
took
and
t
e
agreed
with
us
on
that
so
where
we
ended
up
as
lands
designated
private
Recreation,
so
I'm
going
to
quickly
run
through
the
criteria.
That's
in
the
alternative
recommendation.
AP
There
are
commercial
requirements
if
it's
a
greater
than
25
acre
property
and
the
the
amount
of
commercial
goes
up
depending
on
the
size
of
the
site.
This
is
not
significant
commercial,
it's
more
place,
making
neighborhood
serving
type
of
commercial
uses,
and
then
a
project
would
like
have
to
mitigate
to
the
full
six
sentence
possible:
that's
VMT
impacts.
This
is
standard.
What
what
we
do
now
and
what
we're
proposing
to
do
so.
AP
This
is
really
nothing
that
would
be
new
and
then
in
terms
of
parks
in
in
the
criterias
that
in
park
division
areas,
that
a
project
should
provide
Parkland
in
excess
of
PDO
Pio
requirements
and
then
other
improvements
that
a
project
would
be
quite
required
to
use
recycled
water.
If
recycled
water
is
available
to
the
site.
AP
In
terms
of
process,
the
alternative
recommendation
recommends
considering
that
the
project
could
be
of
a
project
of
significant
Community
interest
under
the
public
Outreach
policy
Outreach
should
be
conducted
throughout
the
entitlement
process
and
conducted
in
the
predominant
language
of
the
area.
In
terms
of
fiscal
analysis,
a
project
would
be
required
to
or
the
app
would
be
required
to
fund
a
fiscal
analysis
to
identify
fiscal
impacts.
The
city
both
positive
and
negative,
where
they
would
occur
that
that
that
consultant
would
be
managed
by
the
city
staff
entitlements
process.
AP
Staff
recommend
or
the
criteria
that
that
tne
is
bringing
forward,
recommends
that
a
general
plan
Amendment
be
submitted
with
or
a
project
be
submitted
with
a
general
plan
Amendment.
So
there's
full
understanding
of
what
the
council
would
approve
through
the
general
plan
mm.
That
could
be
much
more
of
a
dialogue
about
what
that
project
should
look
like
with
the
community
and
other
stakeholders.
AP
Staff
are
are
not
recommending
the
alternative
recommendation
again.
We
this
recommendation
would
facilitate
development.
It's
inconsistent
with
the
general
plan
and
climate
smart
San
Jose.
We
really
believe
that
you
know
this.
Discussion
has
really
been
driven
by
interest
in
one
property
and
we
think
there
should
be
a
much
broader
conversation
and
you
know:
Council
has
already
identified
growth
areas
for
throughout
the
city
for
growth,
and
we
really
think.
AP
Let
me
just
say
that
the
real
issue
here
I
think
is-
is
about
the
process
to
have
a
discussion
about
the
Redevelopment
of
these
private
recreation
properties.
So
is
it
going
to
be
a
city
driven
process,
or
is
it
going
to
be
a
developer
driven
process?
We
believe
it
should
be
a
city
driven
process,
because
you
can
have
a
broader
conversation
about
what
the
city's
needs
are,
what
the
amenities
can
be
included
and
you
can
plan
for
a
site
within
the
larger
context
of
the
area.
AP
In
the
case
of
Pleasant
Hill,
Golf
Course,
for
example,
you
could
be
planning
for
that
site
in
the
context
of
likely
future
Redevelopment
opportunities
in
the
area,
including
the
anticipated
closure
and
possible
Redevelopment
of
retail
view,
airport
and
potential
new
development
on
the
East
Ridge
mall,
and
we
think
it's
important
to
have
that
larger
conversation
being
driven
by
the
city
as
opposed
to
driven
by
a
private
applicant
who's,
really
focused
much
more
on
than
what
they
intend
to
do
with
the
given
site.
AP
AP
I
do
want
to
highlight
a
few
things
actually
I
do
want
to
First
acknowledge
the
three
memos
that
were
written
I'll
start
with
the
memo
from
Sergio
Jimenez.
That
talked
about
that
this
alternative
criteria
should
not
apply
to
land
in
Coyote
Valley.
In
reviewing
that
memo,
it
became
clear
that
there
was.
There
was
a
specific
locational
criteria
that
was
not
included
in
the
5-1
red
line
that
was
submitted
the
first
time
around,
so
that
that
has
been
updated
and
it's
in
your
packet
tonight
and
the
additional
language
hang
on.
AP
Let
me
go
back
It's
probably
hard
to
see,
but
what
it
basically
says.
It
says
that
this
this
override
the
alternative
recommendation
override,
would
only
apply
to
land,
that's
designated
private
rack
within
the
urban
growth
boundary
and
the
urban
service
area.
So
that's
been
added.
AP
I
just
want
to
know
that,
of
course,
because
of
that
criteria
it
would
not
apply
to
areas
in
Coyote,
Valley
or
outside
of
the
urban
growth
boundary.
This
is
actually
a
map
of
where
it
would
apply.
These
are
the
private
Recreation
sites
located
in
that
immediable
red
VMT
area
in
San
Jose
and,
as
you
can
see,
most
of
them
are
our
golf
courses
on
the
edge
of
the
city.
There
are
a
few
athletic
clubs
as
well.
AP
Oh,
it's
hard
to
see
this
too
I
do
want
to
note
that
there
was
additional
language
added
as
part
of
the
review
by
the
attorneys
we
talked
about
this
I
just
want
to
note,
highlight
this
just
to
make
sure
that
Council
agrees
with
it
and
it
says
what
the
existing
languages
that
the
criteria
is.
Such
applications
shall
demonstrate
that
the
project
will
make
significant
contributions
to
solving
the
housing
and
further
achievement
of
the
city's
below
market
rate.
AP
Housing
needs
allocation,
Arena
goal
by
by
providing
a
sick
and
Nick
Van
of
affordable
housing
to
both
low
and
moderate
income
households.
The
addition
is
that
units
must
be
constructed
on-site
and
integrated
within
the
development,
so
that
that
was
added.
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
if
Council
agrees
with
that
or
or
does
not,
we
can
move
forward
accordingly.
AP
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
memo
from
Deb,
Davis
and
council
member
Perales
staff
does
agree
with
recommendation
number
three
that
General
plan
amendment
should
be
include
a
project
for
concurrent
processing
and
finally,
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
the
memo
from
the
mayor.
Of
course,
as
the
mayor
stated
in
his
memo,
we
also
support
a
city-led
process.
I
think
we
also
agree
with
a
recommendation
too.
We
really
support
I
believe
there
should
be
more
clarity
on
the
amount
of
affordable,
if
not
tonight,
of
course,
as
part
of
a
a
public
engagement
process.
AP
I
think
that
really
needs
to
be
nailed
down.
I
just
want
to
note
that
you
know
the
city
is
is
had
has
been
successful
in
meeting
its
market
rate
goal
for
building
a
market
rate.
Housing
where
we're
really
really
struggling
is
in
building
moderate
income,
housing
and
lower
income
housing.
So
we
believe
it's
really
important
that
we
move
forward
with
those
and
provide
some
clarity
on
on
the
amount
of
housing
that
would
be
expected
at
some
point
in
this
process
for
the
Redevelopment
of
properties
designated
private
Recreation,.
C
Great,
thank
you
Michael.
Thank
you,
Ramses
Martina,
everybody
who
worked
on
on
this.
Let's
go
to
the
public.
AQ
AR
Good
evening
to
everyone,
my
name
is
Marco
Hernandez
and
I'm
president
and
business
owner
of
the
neighborhood.
Oh,
this
is
three:
we
own
Mariscos
Costa
location
in
San,
Jose
California,
and
we
employ
almost
100
people
in
San,
Jose
I
am
supporter
continuing
of
support
of
the
serial
Fresco
program
and
especially
outdoor
dining
in
parking
lots.
AR
It
has
been
important
to
me
because
I
was
able
to
survive
to
the
pandemic,
and
I
was
able
to
create
more
jobs,
opportunities
and
also
revenue,
and
it
has
been
one
of
the
most
best
thing
to
support
us
through
the
pandemic,
as
the
city
council,
Mayors,
City
staff
to
make
sure
businesses
are
included
in
the
future
plans
and
policy
for
the
Alfresco
program.
The
changes
today
other
will
require
business
that
are
great
enough.
150
fees
of
housing
limit,
music
and
sitting
mean
that
we
might
have
a
long
road
to
be
in
compliance.
AR
AS
Hello,
Fred
boozo,
San
Jose
director
for
spur
mayor
vice
mayor,
Jones
city
council.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
on
this
on
this
important
item.
First
of
all,
spur
is
completely
supportive
of
updates
to
the
parking
ordinance
and
also
the
transit
demand
program,
and
so
I'm
not
here
to
speak
on
that
particular
part
of
the
of
5.3,
but
on
the
update
to
the
outdoor
dining
aspect
of
it,
and
so
one
thing
is
I
think
we
need
to
remember
that
we
are
not
completely
out
of
the
pandemic.
AS
Even
the
current
Santa
Clara
County
Health
order
indicates
still
recommends
that
folks
wear
masks
indoors
when
they're
sharing
space
with
others
and
as
we
see
in
San
Jose,
we
take
mask
wearing
very
seriously.
We
see
it
all
over
our
city
and
so
what?
What?
By
providing
further
flexibility
for
businesses
to
engage
in
outdoor
dining
and
parking
lots?
What
that
does
is
it
provides
them
the
opportunity
to
adapt
so
that
their
customers,
who
still
don't
feel
comfortable
eating
inside,
can
eat
outdoors,
and
what
that's
resulted
in
is
one
as
Mr
as
Marco
just
stated.
AS
It
provided
a
Lifeline
for
businesses
and
it
continues
to
do
so
and
so
and
number
three.
What
it
does
is.
It
creates
vibrancy
within
neighborhoods
that
we
never
thought
we
would
see
before.
I
can
tell
you
you
know
these
are
places
that
I've
experienced
personally
from
Bill
Affair
in
district,
one
to
other
Elite
District
9
to
Luna
Kitchen
in
District
Six.
It
just
created
this
vibe
that
I
had
never
seen
before.
In
some
neighborhoods
I
live
in
District,
nine
and
I
can
tell
you.
AS
I
had
never
seen
so
many
people
eating
Outdoors
as
I
have
in
the
past
year
and
a
half
two
years,
and
so
we
would
love
that
type
of
activity
to
continue,
and
we
appreciate
the
mayor,
your
memo
and
calling
for
some
additional
work
to
be
done
and
creating
a
more
flexible
program
for
small
businesses
and
appreciate
the
staff's
work
and
really
getting
it
75
percent
there
and
so
hope
that
you
support
staff
recommendation
with
the
mayor's
memo.
Thank
you.
S
Hi
we're
Beekman
here
I'm,
going
to
use
my
mask
at
this
time,
thanks
a
lot
for
these
items,
thank
you
that
you're
trying
to
work
through
the
concepts
of
market
rate
housing
and
what
I
think
we're
trying
to
learn
how
to
talk
about.
You
know
more
specific
ideas
of
housing
now
and
and
how
to
talk
about
the
different
levels
of
housing.
Good
luck
in
those
attempts
middle
income
housing
is
a
real
important
concept
for
our
future
I
think
in
the
future
of
Transit
centers
and
middle
income.
S
Housing
can
be
kind
of
our
our
higher
end
teacher
salaries
and
that's
an
important
concept
for
the
future
of
Transportation
centers
that
good
luck!
How
we
talk
about
these
these
these
issues,
it's
important
we've!
It
sounds
like
you're
learning
to
develop
a
little
niche
for
market
rate
housing
subjects
and
then
to
really
get
into
the
focus
of
I,
mean
there's
a
bunch
of
levels
of
Housing
and
affordable
housing
that
we
have
to
learn
how
to
better
talk
about.
That's
good
luck!
S
How
we
do
that
in
the
upcoming
decade,
with
50
seconds,
left
the
transportation
issues,
a
real
good
luck,
how
we're
going
to
work
on
such
projects
for
ourselves
as
a
community
future
San,
Francisco
and
Bart,
are
having
some
Transportation
issues
right
now
that
I'm
hoping
that
we're
kind
of
navigating
through
okay,
here
in
the
South
Bay,
and
that
we
are
considering
how
to
really
build
the
future
of
mass
transit
again
and
to
get
us
out
of
this
era
of
covid,
and
it's
it's
these
affordable
housing
ideas
that
can
that
can
really
help
that
process.
S
AT
AT
Council,
my
name
is
Juan
Estrada
I'll
speak
via
two
roles
today
regarding
policy
5-1.
First
as
a
board
member
of
the
San
Jose,
all
district
leadership
group,
which
is
a
Consortium
of
the
leadership
of
the
nine
District
leadership
groups
in
San,
Jose
district
7,
unfortunately
doesn't
have
one
yet
but
we're
working
on
it
and
we
urge
you
to
join
us
about
a
thousand
community
members.
Many
neighborhood
associations,
planning
department
staff
and
the
Planning
Commission
in
opposing
the
alternative
recommendation
now
speak
as
green
Foothill
staff.
AT
Greenfoot
Hills
has
protected
open
spaces,
farmlands
and
natural
resources
for
over
60
years
in
Santa,
Clara,
county
and
San
Mateo
County
and
increasingly,
we've
been
called
to
support
or
collaborate
with
Community
leaders
in
San
Jose.
Now
we
urge
you
to
support
the
staff
recommendation,
reject
the
alternative
recommendation
and
support
mayor
licardo's
memo
we've
heard
concerns
about
housing.
Today
the
staff
recommendation,
which
we
support,
would
expand
the
area
of
the
city
where
affordable
housing
has
access
to
an
exemption
by
48
percent
and
streamline
a
process
for
both
affordable
housing
and
market
rate
projects.
AT
The
alternative
recommendation
is
inconsistent
with
the
general
plan
and
would
facilitate
development
of
huge
Parcels
of
open
space
without
a
community
visioning
process.
That's
the
key
if
you'd
like
to
consider
allowing
the
unparalleled
opportunity
of
the
114
acre
former
Pleasant
Hills
Golf
Course
site,
which
is
about
85
football
fields
in
size,
then
to
redevelop.
Then
the
city
should
lead
a
transparent,
Community
engagement
process
to
determine
how
Redevelopment
could
best
meet
the
needs
of
the
city
and
so
I.
Thank
you.
AU
Good
evening,
mayor
Ricardo
mayor
elect
Mahan
and
the
council,
Mark
lazarini
with
Lakeside
Community,
and
we
respectfully
request
that
you
adopt
the
preferred
tnea
committee
recommended
Amendment
to
the
council
policy
5-1,
as
proposed
by
council
members,
Davis
and
paralysis
for
their
memorandum
date
of
November
23
23..
AU
AU
AU
AU
I'd.
Ask
you
to
support
this
recommendation
from
tne.
We've
been
involved
in
Infield
products
for
over
20
years
and
I
can
tell
you
the
variety
of
issues
that
we
address
in
communities
such
as
toxics,
riparian,
Restorations,
open
space,
Restorations,
private
junkyards
infrastructure
division
is,
is
something
that
you
need
to
have
the
flexibility
to
continue.
AV
You
good
evening,
mayor
Ricardo
and
members
of
the
city
council,
I
am
Samuel
Gutierrez
principal
planner
for
the
Department
of
planning
and
development
for
the
county
of
Santa
Clara,
the
San
Jose
City
Council
item
I
am
speaking
to
this
tonight.
Is
item
number
8.3,
PP
22-015
amendments
to
title
20.
for
clarification
of
the
record.
This
item
was
not
scheduled
for
the
November
16
2022
AUC
meeting.
As
the
county
confirmed.
The
referral
item
was
not
complete.
This
was
noted
in
a
letter
that
was
submitted
to
the
San
Jose
clerk
this
morning.
AV
In
relation
to
this
item,
the
County
Airport
land
use
commission
has
not
made
a
consistency
determination
for
the
proposed
zoning
amendments.
There
are
concerns
over
the
removal
of
parking
minimums
which
allow
for
more
opportunities
to
reuse.
The
existing
parking
lots
for
outdoor
uses,
such
as
outdoor
dining
recreational
uses
and
outdoor
vending
facilities
and
the
increase
allowance
for
these
types
of
uses
on
properties
within
the
airport
influence
areas
of
the
San,
Jose,
mineta
and
Reed
Hillview
airports,
though
the
ordinance
proposes
conditions
that
outdoor
uses
must
be
quote.
AV
In
conformance
with
the
relevant
airport,
comprehensive
land
use
plans
were
applicable.
We
have
concerns
that
the
conditions
are
too
broad
and
the
AOC
did
not
have
an
opportunity
to
review
this
ordinance
and
provide
a
comprehensive
land
use
plan,
consistency,
determination,
relative
to
San,
Jose,
mineta
and
Reed
Hillview
airports.
The
county
wishes
to
continue
to
work
with
the
city
of
San
Jose
to
move
complete
referral
applications
to
be
considered
by
the
aouc
as
soon
as
possible
and
avoid
these
situations
in
the
future.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
D
AW
AX
Great
thank
you
so
much
good
evening.
Mary
licardo
mayor,
like
man,
council
members,
I'm
Robbie
benoram
with
the
natural
resource
defense
Council
here
to
speak
in
strong
support
of
item
8.3
I've
already
spoken
with
you
before
so
I'll.
Keep
this
brief.
San
Jose
is
declared
a
climb,
an
emergency
and
needs
to
act
on
its
ambitious
goals.
Parking
and
TDM
reforms
are
proven
strategies
to
reduce
traffic
and
pollution.
The
city
wants
to
take
climate
change
seriously.
This
policy
is
a
good
step
step.
AX
Your
staff
have
put
a
tremendous
amount
of
effort
into
this
proposal
and
at
your
direction,
they've
made
smart
changes
to
address
issues
such
as
crowding
payments
and
charity
parking.
I
really
believe
that
this
is
a
model
parking
TDM
ordinance
for
the
country
at
this
point
after
his
long
and
thoughtful
development
period,
it's
time
for
implementation,
so
please
support
the
staff
recommendation
and
pass
this
item.
Thank
you.
L
Horseshoe
I
want
to
give
some
statistics
some
factual
data
that
the
guy
from
the
housing
department
failed
to
provide
95
to
115
percent
of
market
rate
housing
goals
year
over
year
from
2016
till
today
have
been
met
in
the
same
time
period.
2016
till
today,
the
threshold
of
25
percent
has
never
been
exceeded
for
low-income
everything
else:
okay
and
I'm
not
going
to
include
affordable
housing
in
that
statistic,
because
your
affordable
housing
data
is
wrong
and
here's
why
you're
not
taking
into
account
what
is
the?
L
What
is
going
to
be
the
median
income
five
years
from
now?
What's
that
going
to
be
you
guys
have
that
data?
You
know
what
it's
going
to
be,
and
so,
but
you
usually,
that
is
the
metric
eighty
percent
for
affordable
housing.
It
sounds:
oh
well,
that's
great,
affordable,
housing!
That's
why
councilman
in
in
Cambrian
area!
So
that's
why
she's
loving.
L
Because
80
of
the
median
income
at
that
time
in
five
years
is
going
to
be
muscle
Minos
about
170
000
per
year.
That's
what
the
median
income
is
going
to
be
in
five
years.
I
mean
80
of
it,
because
the
median
income
is
going
to
be
about
200,
Grand,
okay.
So
the
that's
number
one
number
two
is
that
on
Bascom
Avenue
in
District,
Six
there's
going
to
be
a
housing
project.
That's
going
to
have
600
parking
spots,
that's
right!
Next
to
the
BTA
Light
Rail
station,
so
you're.
So
your
parking
policies
is
a
sham.
L
AZ
AZ
Appropriate
development
should
be
preceded
by
a
transparent,
city-led,
Community
Vision
process
for
this
114
acre
Pleasant
Hills
Golf
Course
land.
It's
it's
not.
My
first
rodeo
I've
been
been
in
San
Jose
for
over
65
years,
so
I
want
to
emphasize
a
city-led
community
visioning,
not
a
developer-led.
Thank.
D
J
Hi
good
evening
again,
Matt
King,
with
Sacred
Heart
Community
Service
speaking
on
8.4
I,
won't
pretend
to
be
an
expert
on
this
item
in
VMT,
but
I
thought
since
I
was
here.
I
would
comment
on
it
in
relation
to
a
couple
of
things
that
were
said
on
the
Deus.
During
the
citing
policy
conversation
council,
member
Esparza
invited
us
to
show
up
and
push
for
affordable
housing
being
spread
throughout
the
city.
J
J
Exclusive
areas
that
are
cut
off
to
you
know
most
people
and
then
also
in
relation
to
the
comment
from
vice
mayor
Jones,
about
how
it
can
be
challenging
and
the
council
can
make
different
decisions
that
inadvertently
could
interfere
with
the
strategy
like
deciding
policy.
I,
think
that
might
apply
here
and
a
very
well-intentioned
policy
around
Environmental
Protection
becoming
just
another
way
of
making
this
place
unaffordable
for
most
people
so
again
make
the
decision
tonight
that's
going
to
lead
to
the
most
homes,
the
most
affordable
homes
being
available
for
people.
Thank
you.
N
Great
Gabriel
Hernandez
the
director
for
the
sympathic
collective.
We
would
ask
that
you
support
the
Davis
Perales
memo
and
we're
asking
that
you
consider
the
historical
redlining
and
segregation
of
families
on
the
east
side
and
hoping
that
this
policy
doesn't
become
another
barrier
that
excludes
affordable
housing
in
certain
areas,
especially
high
quality
and
underutilized
and
high
DMT
areas.
So
we're
asking
you
again
to
make
sure
that
this
doesn't
inadvertently
become
another
barrier
to
allow
affordable
housing
to
be
to
be
developed
in
in
the
ibmt
areas
and
underutilized
areas
like
that.
Thank
you.
M
Greetings
mayor
and
council
members
Trudy
ellerbeck
from
the
Mount
Pleasant
neighborhood,
it's
nearby,
the
old
Pleasant
Hills
Golf
Course
referencing
item
8.4
I.
Ask
that
you
support
the
staff
recommendation
and
reject
the
alternative
recommendation
should
be
a
city-led
community
visioning
process
rather
than
a
developer-led.
Thank
you.
W
Good
afternoon
Jeremy
Bruce,
with
Amigos
de
Guadalupe
and
I'm
purging
the
city
council
to
put
our
East
San
Jose
families
and
Children
First
by
allowing
high
quality
and
affordable
housing
and
underutilizing
high
VMT
areas
and
to
support
the
Davis
Perales
memo.
We
are
in
a
housing
crisis
in
East.
San
Jose
deserves
the
same
amount
of
attention,
resources
and
Investments
as
North
West
and
downtown
San
Jose.
W
Our
families
and
children
in
East,
San
Jose
deserve
to
have
additional
opportunities
and
resources
to
prosper,
which
is
why
we
need
to
remove
barriers
to
housing
opportunities
to
allow
high
quality
housing
in
underutilized
and
high
VMT
areas
is
to
desegregate
housing.
Allow
more
opportunities
for
affordable
housing,
promote
the
Vitality
of
these
San
Jose
and
prioritize
people
of
color
and
communities
of
concern.
AW
Good
evening,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes
thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
and
council
members.
My
name
is
Sean
avici
with
Apollo
Rancho
Cabana
Club
HOA
I
have
served
on
my
HOA
for
close
to
20
years,
the
Paula
Rancho
borders,
two
sides
of
the
Pleasant
Hills
Golf
Course
and
some
homes
back
up
to
this
open
space.
I'm
asking
you
to
reject
the
alternative
recommendation.
AW
AW
BA
Mayor
mayor,
elect
Council
I
support
the
city
staff
in
not
recommending
the
inclusion
of
the
alternative
recommendation
in
an
updated
policy.
5-1
I
ask
that
you
explicitly
rejected.
It
does
not
seem
appropriate
for
the
city
to
change
policy
Citywide
for
the
benefit
of
a
single
developer.
I'm
very
concerned
about
the
possibility
of
unintended
consequences
of
the
chance
of
the
alternative
recommendation
might
enable
an
entirely
inappropriate
development
elsewhere.
BA
V
Thanks
Carmen
bremmer,
long-term
resident
of
District
8
and
asking
the
council
to
remain
laser
focused
on
solving
our
housing
crisis.
Therefore,
updates
to
VMP
should
be
considered,
even
though
there
are
pros
and
cons
to
various
memos.
It's
important
that
every
neighborhood
be
an
active
participant
in
solving
our
housing
crisis.
V
V
BB
BB
I
ask
that
you
support
the
staff
recommendation
and
reject
the
alternative
recommendation.
I
too,
am
very
concerned
by
the
possibility
of
unintended
consequences
and
the
chance
that
the
alternative
recommendation
might
enable
entirely
inappropriate
development
elsewhere.
Thank
you.
BD
Good
evening,
council
members,
my
name
is
Kendra
and
I.
Am
the
policy
Analyst
at
transform
and
we're
asking
you
to
approve
the
parking
in
TDM
ordinance,
because
it
would
support
more
Equitable
ways
to
live
and
get
around
while
promoting
strategies
for
walkable
communities
with
just
great
transportation
choices
and
we're
really
thrilled
that
Equity
is
prioritized
throughout
the
ordinance
and
that
it
Awards
twice.
BD
The
number
of
points
for
providing
Transit
passes
for
nearby
low-income
communities,
and
this
is
incredibly
important,
because
these
communities
rely
on
public
transportation,
to
access
critical
services
and
resources
to
improve
their
quality
of
life,
and
we're
also
excited
that
the
ordinance
is
including
shared
use,
parking
and
unbundled
parking.
BD
We're
currently
working
with
a
Tech
Tool
called
Parkade
and
they've
shown
that
unbundling
ensure
parking
can
be
made
easy
and
they
can
reduce
parking
demand
as
much
as
20
percent,
and
not
only
does
this
mean
reduced
spillover,
but
overall
shared
and
unbundling
can
really
allow
for
maximizing
space
for
additional
homes.
That's
really
much
needed
during
our
house
housing
crisis.
So
please
support
this
ordinance
to
support
a
more
vibrant
and
affordable
city.
Thank
you.
BC
We
are
dismayed
by
the
alternative
proposal
to
streamline
housing
in
areas
zoned
for
private
Recreation
and
open
space.
Without
robust
Community
engagement,
we
ask
that
you
adopt
the
planning
department
staff
recommendation
for
updating,
Transportation
analysis
policy
5-1
and
reject
the
alternative
recommendation
that
would
facilitate
development
on
private
Recreation
and
open
space
land.
BC
U
U
Fines
are
often
unused
in
developments
throughout
our
city
that
so
many
of
our
Regis,
our
residents,
including
residents
of
affordable
housing,
don't
use
but
are
paying
for
as
part
of
their
rent.
The
case
couldn't
be
clear
for
this
change
and
by
the
way,
this
change
will
still
for
those
who
are
questioning
or
concerned
allow
parking
to
be
built
by
developers.
It
just
won't
mandate
how
much
the
city
requires
and
that's
a
very
important
amount
of
flexibility
that
we
need
to
get
the
type
of
development
that
is
crucial
in
San
Jose.
U
BE
Consider
including
Provisions
that
could
legally
and
unfortunately
limit
the
actual
number
of
cars
generated
by
developments
to
match
the
parking
provided
in
a
recent
District
9
leadership
group
meeting,
Senator
Dave
partizzi
co-author
of
sb9,
stated
the
city
should
revisit
their
objective
zoning
standards
within
the
context
of
sb9,
especially
parking
ratios,
but
also
other
zoning
standards
such
as
that
Max
and
sunline.
Please
be
careful
to
preserve
what
little
land
use
Authority
that
our
city
still
has
to
address
projects
built
under
state
laws
such
as
sb9
and
SB
35..
BE
Finally,
our
future
depends
on
Transit
that
gets
people
from
their
homes
to
their
jobs
in
a
Time
comparable
to
driving,
while
increasing
housing
density
enables
better
Transit,
it
doesn't
guarantee
it.
So,
please
vigorously
advocate
for
efficient
and
effective
use
of
future
Transit
funding.
Thank
you.
BF
Yeah
this
is
Mohan
Mahal
I
want
to
thank
the
council
mayor,
Samuel
Carter
in
Matt
Mahan
for
their
wonderful
job,
they've
done
for
the
city
of
San
Jose.
We
all
know
that
housing
has
been
a
major
problem
and
homelessness
has
been
a
big
issue,
we're
looking
forward
to
work
with
the
city
and
the
other
officials.
We
can
provide
housing
which
is
Affordable.
BF
You
know
we
can
also
build
shelters
for
the
homeless,
people
which
are
going
to
be
completely
net
zero
energy,
efficient,
sustainable
and
have
no
impact
on
the
climate
part
of
it
I'm,
also
requesting
that
you
look
into
a
possibility
if
a
developer
wants
to
build
homeless,
shelters
and
provide
them
to
the
city
to
be
able
to
have
these
homes
ready
to
be
used
because
we
have
technology
developed
to
build
them
in
a
factory
and
we
can
make
them
very
economical
and
very
efficiently.
BF
D
BG
Oh
sorry
about
that
good
evening,
my
name
is
Gary
dillabo
and
I'm,
one
of
the
principals
in
the
Lakeside
Community
LLC
I'm,
here
to
support
council
member
Davis's
and
paralysis
recommendation
to
approve
the
t
e
committee's
preferred
VMT
policy.
This
option
will
allow
for
a
community
process
before
zoning
and
a
project
is
filed
for
approval.
BG
You
know.
Areas
like
the
East
Side
deserve
world-class
Solutions.
This
114
Acres
shouldn't
valid
for
another
10
years,
and
we
will
work
hard
with
the
community
to
make
sure
that
we
deliver
something
that
will
be
extraordinarily
proud
of
and
we'll
try
to
engage
them
throughout
the
entire
process.
Thank
you.
BH
Hello,
mayor,
Ricardo
and
cumbers,
my
name
is
Marley
Smith,
director
of
Transportation
policy
at
Silicon,
Valley
leadership
group
I'd
like
to
share
our
support
for
staff's
recommendations
for
the
parking
and
TDM
ordinance
update.
The
Silicon
Valley
leadership
group
is
proud
to
have
co-sponsored
ab2097
for
several
reasons,
including
the
reduced
costs
of
building
housing
when
a
parking
spot
is
not
required
to
be
factored
into.
The
cost
of
a
housing
unit
and
Parcels
are
proposed
for
development.
Can
Parcels
dedicated
for
development
can
dedicate
more
of
that
land
on
site
to
housing
instead
of
parking
lots.
BH
Additionally,
these
parking
minimums
have
had
unintended
consequences
on
tree
canopy
and
water
runoff.
When
we
build
out
parking,
it
should
be
because
it's
absolutely
necessary
not
mandated.
This
policy
is
not
implementing
a
maximum
allowable
parking
limit,
but
rather
allows
Property
Owners
to
determine
the
right
size
for
their
needs.
Its
policy
allows
businesses
to
have
more
flexibility
with
buildings
they
can
use
without
being
constrained
by
parking
minimums
restraining
us
removing
a
strain
on
small
businesses.
BH
The
improvements
to
the
CDN
program
are
critical
and
ensure
that
we
have
a
measurable
data
to
ensure
that
we
are
Mis
meeting
our
2040
climate
goals
of
VMT
reduction,
as
well
as
creating
a
predictable
system
for
property
owners
to
work
with.
We
urge
your
support
on
this
item
and
thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration.
BI
Hi
I'm
a
resident
of
the
Shasta
handshit
neighborhood,
which
is
actually
nowhere
near
the
Pleasant
Hills
golf
course,
but
I,
don't
really
think
I
need
to
live
nearby
to
realize
that
the
staff
recommendation
is
worthy
of
support
and
the
alternative
recommendation
is
not
as
to
the
parking
8.3
I
think
it
is.
I
worry
about
the
no
minimum
parking
allocation
and
how
that
will
actually
work.
BI
If
we
have
developers
just
going
after
building
massive
structures
to
either
House
people
or
businesses
and
if
they're
not
allocating
parking
to
accommodate
those
people
who
do,
they
think
is
going
to
rent
and
release
those
spaces.
I
mean
in
the
ideal
world.
I
understand
it
would
be
great
if
people
were
biking
and
using
mass
transit.
But
that
is
not
going
to
happen
overnight
and
what
I
fear
is
going
to
occur?
Is
there
will
be
many
structures
sitting
vacant
and
how
is
that
going
to
help
the
city
of
San
Jose?
BI
So
I
worry
about
that
and
then
on,
affordable
housing
I'm
all
for
it,
but
I
also
want
the
city
to
very
much
keep
in
mind,
conserving
our
history
there,
my
husband
and
I,
purchased
in
2005.
We
bought
in
at
a
premium
into
a
conservation
neighborhood,
knowing
we're
gonna,
have
to
delay
our
retirement
because
of
that.
But
I
really
don't
want
that
investment
to
go
away
because
the
city
decides
to
change
the
plans,
the
city
and
or
the
state
I
fear
for
that.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
BI
Q
BJ
Hi,
thank
you
for
taking
my
call.
This
is
Wesley
Lee
I'm,
a
resident
of
District
8
through
30
years
in
the
Community
member
of
the
district,
a
community
Roundtable
land
use
committee
and
I
have
been
involved
in
a
number
of
land
use
issues
over
the
years.
I
want
to
State
my
opposition
to
the
alternative
recommendation
that
circum
defense
public
comment.
Environmental
review
I
have
strong
objections
to
a
policy
that
short
circuits
the
review
process.
BJ
This
could
lead
to
harm
to
the
environment
and
could
impact
the
quality
of
life
of
diligent
tax,
paying
citizens
who
deserve
to
have
their
voices
heard
further
I'm
concerned
about
unintended
consequences
in
the
rush
2
decision.
The
best
outcomes
come
about
when
all
stakeholders
can
fully
discuss
and
examine
the
issues,
and,
let's
not
have
a
redo
of
the
measure,
B
light
proposal
that
was
in
2018
a
measure
that
was
sponsored
by
and
for
the
benefit
of
a
single
developer.
Let's
trust
the
process
of
full
reviews,
not
cut
Corners
I.
R
AO
R
Evening,
mayor
council
staff,
Matthew
Reed,
Silicon
Valley
at
home,
I
want
to
start
by
just
acknowledging
that
the
parking
and
transportation
demand
item
here
8.3
is
is
tremendously
good
and
important.
Work
and
staff
deserves
more
attention
on
this
than
it
seems
that
they
are
likely
to
get
in
the
discussion
that
you
will
have
and
we're
proud
to
have
been
a
part
of
a
coalition
supporting
this
and
appreciate
the
comments
of
those
who
have
spoken
to
this.
R
We
strongly
support
the
core
underlying
VMT
policy
item
that
expands
where
we
can
build
affordable
housing
in
the
city
on
the
topic
of
the
alternative
around
5.1.
This
is
clearly
difficult.
They're
very
complex
interests
at
play-
I
really
am
not
here.
I
cannot
speak
tonight
in
support
of
any
of
the
specific
options
before
you.
However,
I
do
wish
to
speak
on
the
principle
that
underutilized
land
within
what
is
the
boundary
of
the
developed
footprint
of
the
city
must
be
seen
as
an
essential
asset
for
developing
housing,
with
a
focus
on
critically
needed.
AR
R
Future
of
the
East
and
the
southeast
sides
of
the
city,
the
scale
of
these
types
of
properties
allow
for
comprehensive
strategies,
community
and
public
benefits,
many
of
which
have
been
laid
out
in
memos
and
in
the
stock
report.
A
robust
planning
process
was
Community.
Engagement
is
essential
to
anything
at
the
scale
and
the
city
have
have
a
driving
interest
and
must
continue
to
have
a
driving
interest
in
the
affordable
housing.
AL
AL
AY
Hi
hello
good
evening,
my
name
is
Jake
Wilde
and
I'm,
calling
in
tonight
to
ask
that
you
please
approve
the
8.3
recommendation
and
eliminate
parking
minimums.
Automobile
dependence
is
one
of
the
greatest
threats
that
receives
the
least
attention.
It
is
a
threat
to
our
environment,
a
threat
to
our
sustainability,
and
it
is
a
threat
to
our
health.
51
of
San
Jose's
greenhouse
gas
emissions
come
from
Vehicles
transport.
AY
Our
way
of
life
and
Reliance
on
the
automobile
may
seem
like
the
natural
order,
but
there
absolutely
is
another
way.
So
please
continue
to
put
the
city
of
San
Jose
on
a
course
for
a
truly
sustainable
future
by
eliminating
parking
minimums
and
breaking
the
cycle
of
automobile
dependence
and
hopefully
in
the
future,
the
city
can
even
Explore
parking
maximums.
Thank
you.
BK
The
mayor's
memorandum
understands
that
meaningful
Community
engagement
on
the
front
end
of
the
development
of
the
Pleasant
Hills
Golf
Course,
is
appropriate,
best
practice
and
broadens
the
discussion
on
achieving
more
affordable
housing.
It
also
supports
the
staff
recommendation,
which
maximizes,
affordable
housing
and
high
VMT
areas
and
explicitly
rejects
the
alternative
recommendation
south
of
Story
Road.
On
the
east
side,
there
are
about
700,
Acres
of
vacant
and
underdeveloped
land,
which
were
in
the
old
Evergreen
development
policy
area,
which
was
closed
in
2020.
BK
The
community's
reasonable
request
for
Meaningful
engagement
and
Community
planning
and
potentially
is
potentially
being
Bruster's
side
tonight
in
favor
of
an
exception
to
the
recently
adopted
General
plan
based
on
the
needs
of
one
developers,
financial
transaction
on
the
Pleasant
Hills
Golf
Course.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
consideration.
AJ
Good
evening,
mayor
council
members,
Lalo
Mendez
and
catalyze
SV
in
Downtown,
San
Jose
resident
from
District
3.
I'm,
happy
to
see
item
8.3
coming
back
tonight.
It's
way
past,
due
as
we
will
hear
tonight,
it
has
been
decades
since
there
have
been
significant
changes
to
this
outdated
parking
and
TDM
zoning
policy
in
reviewing
the
TDM
recommendations.
I,
really
like
the
flexibility
that
this
policy
gives
developers,
especially
affordable
housing
developers
who
struggle
to
secure
very
competitive
funding
sources
and
deliver
the
homes
that
we're
talking
about
tonight.
AJ
So
this
unnecessary
prescribed
parking
requirements
only
adds
additional
burdens,
so
I
support
the
stats
recommendation
to
update
these
and
the
TDM
Plan
before
you.
I
also
believe
that
this
policy
will
supplement
the
affordable
housing
production
efforts,
which
we
just
discussed
in
the
previous
items,
so
I'm,
very
supportive
of
it
overall
I
like
the
recommendation
policies,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
has
worked
with
community
members
as
well
as
Community
organizations
to
present
this
proposal
tonight,
I
urge
you
to
support
item
8.3.
Thank
you.
D
BL
Hi
I'm
Larry
Ames,
chair
of
the
district
six
neighborhood
leaders
group,
hope
you've
seen
our
letter
on
policy
5.1.
We
support
your
work
to
balance
the
providing
of
housing,
especially
affordable
housing
with
the
protection
of
our
environment
by
having
projects
planned
and
designed
to
reduce
vehicle
miles
traveled,
as
mandated
by
the
state.
BL
We
oppose
the
part,
called
the
alternative
recommendation,
apparently
added
to
help
a
developer
of
one
unused
Golf
Course
bypass
a
transparent
and
public
review
process.
Like
many
other
speakers
tonight,
our
concern
has
been
with
unintended
consequences,
whether
by
misinterpretation
or
miswording
of
the
policy.
This
alternative
might
somehow
green
light,
inappropriate
development
of
lands
across
the
city
from
elviso
to
Coyote
Valley.
To
quote
for
the
mayor's
memo,
a
single
parcel
Redevelopment
should
not
drive
land
use
and
transportation
policies,
city-wide
implications,
please
recheck
the
alternative
recommendation.
Thank
you.
BM
Yes,
good
evening,
Council
honorable
mayor
Jordan,
Grimes,
South,
Bay
resilience
manager
with
Greenbelt
Alliance
you're
sure
tonight
in
strong
support
of
8.3.
The
parking
and
TDM
policy
updates.
We've
been
really
proud
to
work
with
City
staff.
On
this
over
the
last
several
years,
there
has
been
something
of
a
Groundswell
on
this
policy
change,
both
in
cities
across
the
country
at
the
latest
being
Anchorage
Alaska
of
all
places,
but
San
San
Jose
really
was
on
the
Forefront
of
this,
and
it's
it's
exciting
to
finally
be
at
this
point.
BM
We
really
are
talking
about
smart,
sound
public
policy
change,
backed
by
data
here.
Current
parking
policy
is
a
massive
impediment
on
our
efforts
to
solve
housing,
homelessness
and
climate
issues.
BM
Uc
Berkeley's,
Turner
Center
for
housing,
Innovation
estimates
that
the
average
parking
spot
in
the
Bay
Area
costs
between
35
to
70
000
per
space
based
on
parking
type
that
money
could
go
towards
so
many
things,
but,
most
importantly,
changing
this
policy
means
that
many
projects
which
aren't
feasible
today
could
be
tomorrow
and
will
allow
many
more
people
to
live
in
San
Jose
who
cannot
do
So?
Currently,
this
isn't
about
eliminating
parking,
contrary
to
what
you
may
have
heard.
BM
BM
We
are
really
at
the
point
here
where
we
need
to
abandon
the
woefully
ineffective
traffic
and
parking
policies
of
yesteryear
in
favor
of
changes
that
will
actually
create
the
outcomes
that
we
want:
more
affordable,
housing,
less
traffic,
fewer
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
a
more
sustainable
and
resilient
community.
So
we
urge
you
to
support
that
tonight
and
support
8.3
and
then
on
on
8.4
I
realize
that
the
items
are
lumped
together
and
I'm
running
out
of
time,
but
just.
BN
Hi,
yes,
how
are
you?
My
name
is
Ryan
Mendoza
I
live
in
District,
Seven
and
I
work
in
District,
Five
I'm,
calling
in
today
in
support
of
Davis
and
Perales
memo.
Listen
I
work
with
a
lot
of
families
that
they
don't
have
a
place
to
to
to
live.
So
we
in
a
in
a
big
crisis.
I,
don't
need
to
tell
you
that
right,
you
guys
are
very,
very
smart
people,
you
guys
know,
but
we
need
more
tools.
BN
D
D
BO
Can
you
hear
me
okay?
Yes,
thank
you.
First
of
all,
you
do
a
great
job
at
this
and
I
really
appreciate
it.
The
last
two
nights
have
been
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
you.
You
know
it
wasn't
easy.
All
the
decisions
you
made
I
I
would
recommend
going
with
mayor
licardo's
memo
and
the
staff
recommendation.
BO
Things
are
changing
just
remember,
though,
that
a
lot
of
people
have
to
have
a
truck
in
order
to
do
plumbing
and
electrical
work,
and
they
need
to
be
able
to
park.
It
close.
So
no
one
takes
their
tools
which
you
see
on
next
door.
All
the
time.
That's
that's
a
real
sad
thing.
Anyways!
Thank
you
for
all.
You
do
I,
really
appreciate
it
have
a
nice
evening.
D
BP
BQ
Yes,
hi,
my
name
is
Sunita
and
I'm
an
organizer
at
safe
of
a
and
tonight
I'll
be
commenting
on
agenda
item
8.3
and
I
encourage
you
to
approve
the
parking
policy
ordinance.
This
ordinance
is
aligned
with
save
the
Bay's
goals
of
Equitable
climate
resilience
and
we
believe
it'll
help.
San
Jose
meet
its
ambitious
climate
goals.
From
an
environmental
perspective,
this
parking
ordinance
will
help
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
from
single
occupancy
vehicle
trips.
BQ
Removing
parking
minimums
will
also
help
protect
the
Bay
from
polluted
runoff
parking.
Lots
tend
to
be
large,
paved
areas
that
increase
polluted
stormwater,
runoff
negatively,
impacting
water
quality
in
San,
Jose's,
Creeks,
rivers
and,
ultimately,
the
bay.
These
large
Lots
also
reduce
the
livability
of
cities,
decrease
walkability
and
take-ups
based
that
could
better
serve
the
community.
This
parking
ordinance
is
Equitable
data
driven
and
will
move
San
Jose
towards
its
climate
goals.
On
behalf
of
save
the
bay
I'd
like
to
reiterate
my
support
for
this
ordinance,
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
A
D
BR
BR
BR
B
C
These
in
sequential
order
and
start
with
8.3,
because
I
suspect
that
will
be
simpler
to
resolve
or
at
least
may
take
less
time.
So
everyone
keep
your
hands
up
and
I'll
just
go
around
and
ask
you
want
to
speak
first
on
8.3
and
if
not
we'll,
just
get
to
a
motion
there
and
then
we'll
move
on
to
8.4
councilmember
fully.
AD
I
full
I'm,
fully
supportive
of
the
elimination
of
parking
minimums
city-wide.
In
fact,
in
my
first
year,
at
Council,
I,
actually
authored
a
memo
asking
to
reduce
parking
minimum,
so
I'm
glad
to
see
that
here
we
are
four
years
later,
finally,
bringing
a
reduction
or
removing
the
parking
minimum
requirements
I'm,
actually
so
it
it.
This
is
finally
coming
to
fruition.
It's
very
exciting,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
clarify
one
thing,
and
that
is
that
this
policy
does
not
remove
parking
at
all
it
may
it
merely
gives
or
current
parking.
AD
It
merely
gives
a
developer
options
on
the
amount
of
parking
that
they
need
to
develop
along
with
their
project
project,
in
other
words,
right
sizing
the
parking.
How
many
parking
lots
do
we
see
that
are
big
shopping,
centers
that
the
parking
lot
is
half
empty?
So
we
need
to
correct
that
and
make
sure
that
that
space
is
utilized
for
other
things
and
not
necessarily
encouraging
parking.
AD
I
appreciate
the
mayor's
memorandum
covering
the
implications
for
the
Alfresco
of
the
parking
and
TDM
ordinance
update.
Overall,
the
San
Jose
Alfresco
program
has
been
a
tremendous
success
as
some
callers
our
members
of
the
public
mentioned
today.
It's
really
wonderful
to
be
able
to
go
sit
out
and
have
a
meal
outdoors
and
not
be
concerned
about
the
impact
of
covid
you
get
to
sit
outside
and
if
you've
ever
traveled
around
other
parts
of
the
country.
There's
a
lot
of
outdoor
outdoor
seating
and
so
having
it
here
in
San.
AD
Jose
is
really
wonderful
and
and
actually
one
of
those
positive
benefits
if
there
are
any
of
of
covid,
because
we
were
forced
Outdoors
overall,
the
San
Jose.
The
program
is
a
success,
but
there
are
Bad
actors
in
The
Alfresco
business,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
take
care
of
them
and
by
Bad
actors,
I
mean
those
businesses
who
are
really
close
to
residences
and
who
still
are
not
considered,
not
good
neighbors
in
that
they're
na
their
music
is
too
loud.
AD
AD
So
I
I
encourage
everyone
here
and
I
know
we
have
a
representative
who
has
a
business
and
he
has
an
Alfresco
program
and
I'm
sure
you're,
a
good
neighbor
to
your
your
fellow
residents,
who
are
nearby
so
with
that
I'm
happy
to
move
the
mayor's
November
29th
memo
on
item
8.3,
along
with
the
staff's
recommendation.
Second,.
I
C
You
any
other
discussion
on
8.3
councilmember,
Mahan.
BT
Thanks
just
briefly
mayor
agree
with
councilmember
Floyd's
comments
fully.
You
know,
I
want
to
just
also
express
my
gratitude
to
Mayor
licardo
and
councilmember
Davis
for
their
championing
of
of
the
alpha
Fresco
program.
I,
think
it's
been
a
great
success.
I've
heard
from
many
business
owners
across
the
city
and
I'm
glad
we're
taking
steps
to
continue
to
empower
our
small
business
owners
and
then
what
to
say.
I
am
also
supportive
of
the
parking
requirement
changes
that
staff's
recommended
and
the
TDM
plan,
though
I
I
really
hope,
we'll
be
closely
monitoring.
BT
The
impacts
I'm
particularly
worried
about
some
neighborhoods,
particularly
along
the
Alum
Rock
Corridor,
that
face
pretty
significant
challenges
with
parking
and
so
I.
Just
you
know,
I
know
that
we're
going
to
implement
this
in
good
faith
and
make
sure
that
we
are
coming
back
and
taking
additional
steps
if
we're
unduly
burdening
those
communities
so
I
just
wanted
to
flag
that,
because
of
the
the
community
concern
that
I
have
heard
in
some
neighborhoods,
but
very
supportive
of
running
this
experiment
and
think
there's
a
lot
of
value
to
it.
So
thank
you.
BT
I
You
councilman
Cohen.
AK
Yeah,
thank
you
and
I
want
to
thank
staff
for
bringing
this
forward
today.
I've
been
looking
forward
to
this
opportunity
to
provide
flexibility
and
discretion
to
developers
and
and
businesses
as
they
build
out
just
a
question
kind
of
triggered
by
something
councilmember
Foley
mentioned
and
and
something
I
think
I've
asked
before
I
think
it
was
at
a
t,
e
meeting
a
while
ago.
I
know
this
is
somewhat
different,
but
now
that
we
have
this
change,
we
and
we
have
a
lot
of
this
excess
parking.
That's
been
built
in
by
previous
developments.
AK
Is
it
I'd
like
us
to
consider
what
what
we
might
be
able
to
do
to
encourage
and
assist
the
conversion
of
some
of
that
parking
back
to
green
space
or
open
space
or
other
kinds
of
property,
so
that,
because
we
know
I
think
we
can
all
think
of
places
that
are
vast,
empty
parking
lots
and
then
the
other
thing
I
was
going
to
mention
is
back
to
the
concerns
about
development.
That
doesn't
that,
may
you
know
the
concerns
about
certain
neighborhoods,
having
being
impacted
by
reduced
parking.
AK
I
think
we
ought
to
be
also
thinking
about
how
to
build
some
Partnerships
between
spaces
that
exist
in
some
in
one
place
and
and
projects
that
are
being
built
elsewhere,
so
that
there's
some
ability
to
share
parking
when
it's
when
it's
heavily
and
used
at
certain
times
a
day
in
one
type
of
development
and
then
empty
at
other
types
of
day.
We
ought
to.
AN
Sure
I'll
take
that
Madu
Department
of
Transportation
thanks
for
the
question,
so
so
one
whether
it
would
be
the
space
within
parking.
Lots
could
be
converted
to
other
use
that
that
is
possible
under
this
policy.
Now,
a
change
of
use
needs
to
be
looked
at
when
we
do
that
so
yeah,
whether
that
can
be
then
brought
to
open
space,
is
actually
an
interesting
question
that
I
don't
think
we've
thought
through
and
something
we'll
we'll
have
to
get
back
to
you
on.
AP
I
would
say
that
it
could
I
think
if
there's
a
new
development
proposal
depending
on
what
it
is,
they
would
have
to
meet
their
PDO
Pio
requirements
and
they
could
do
open
space
on
site
if
they
meet
those
requirements
and
it
does
provide
opportunities
for
the
city's
Park
Department
to
purchase
plan
potentially
in
areas
that
are
underserved
identified,
the
need
for
parks,
and
sometimes
these
these
spaces
may
be
what
we
call
popos,
which
are
privately
owned,
publicly
accessible
spaces.
AP
AK
That's
kind
of
what
I'm
envisioning,
but
no
I.
Actually
before
you
go
on
to
the
second
question,
let
me
just
clarify
my
thinking
on
the
first
as
well:
I
go
to
a
big,
develop
a
shopping
center
where
I
know
that's
over
parked.
There's
no
there's
areas
of
that
parking
lot
that
are
almost
never
touched
and
I'm,
not
thinking
about
something
where
there
would
be.
There's
no
Financial
incentive
for
the
owner
of
that
person
Center
to
ever
just
rip
out
parking.
AK
It
cost
them
money,
but
I'm
wondering
if
there's
a
policy,
some
kind
of
procedures
we
could
put
in
place
to
help
them
receive
grants
or
something
else
that
would
remove
some
pavement
and
just
put
in
some
trees
or
some
or
when
I
say
green
space
I'm,
not
even
thinking
about
Parks.
But
you
know
little
little
islands
of
green
that
help
with
rainstorm
runoff
and
just
providing
more
trees
in
our
in
our
Urban
footprint.
AP
AN
And
then,
on
the
second
question,
multiple
things
there,
one
in
move,
San
Jose
our
city-wide
Transportation
plan
that
was
adopted
earlier
this
year
by
Council.
We
specifically
call
out
shared
parking
as
a
approach
to
managing
parking,
particularly
in
these
kinds
of
cases
in
our
downtown
plan.
We're
also
really
pressing
for
folks
to
start
sharing
parking
and
using
that
and
that's
it's
a
kind
of
I
would
say
one
of
the
transportation
policies
and
and
strategies
we'd
really
like
to
see
right,
because
it's
an
immense
amount
of
land.
AN
That's
you
that
sits
there
empty
and
yeah.
So
this
business
still
needs
parking
great.
Let's,
let's
share
do
we
have
a
particular
program,
that's
kind
of
pulling
the
threads
within
that
conversation
sometimes
downtown,
particularly
when
we're
the
ones
managing
the
parking,
but
we
don't
have
a
staff
member
kind
of
watching
that
per
se,
but
we
certainly
support
that,
and
this
policy
does
have
that
within
the
the
TDM
element
as
well
right
that
developments
can
new
development
can
use
that
type
of
shared
parking
to
get
TDM
points
right.
AK
I
sometimes
I
sometimes
see
what
I
consider
a
lack
of
creativity
amongst
developers,
although
I
I
think
there's
also
this.
This
feeling
of
you
know
we
need
to
have
Security
in
our
parking
lot,
so
we
can't
share
and
I'm
pulling
out
the
example
of
the
actually
the
flea
market
potential
development
by
the
BART
station.
AK
The
the
we've
been
hearing
well,
there's
going
to
be
a
big
parking
garage
for
the
commercial
buildings
and
that's
going
to
be
commercial
only
because
we're
afraid
people,
we
don't
want
people
who
are
going
to
lease
that
building
to
feel
that
people
who
are
using
it
on
weekends
and
nights
for
going
there
for
shopping
and
for
people
who
live
in
the
apartments
might
be
getting
too
close
to
the
commercial
buildings
and
I
think
we
ought
to
consider
policies
in
the
future
that
will
change
that
mindset.
Hey
we
don't.
AK
AP
Just
want
to
know,
though,
getting
at
the
idea
of
under
you,
unusing
underly
is
underutilized
parking
for
other
Open,
Spaces
or
other
activities.
That
I
mean
the
Alfresco
program
is
actually
kind
of
getting
at
that
right
and
we've
been
very
successful,
so
I
just
want
to
highlight.
That
is
at
least
one
program
we've
had
that
is
really
working
about
taking
these
unrealized
parking
spaces
and
allowing
you
know,
third
spaces
public
engagement,
people
getting
together
with
their
neighbors
and
an
outdoor
environment.
It's
really
really
wonderful
place
making
in
this
city.
AK
AN
AE
Thank
you,
I
just
wanted
to
thank
councilmember
Davis
and
the
mayor
for
Alfresco
I
agree:
it's
it's
been
really
successful
and
it's
been
a
lifesaver
for
a
lot
of
businesses.
AE
I
can
think
of
some
on
Monterey
that
just
wouldn't
have
survived
much
less
thrived
without
it,
and
but
I
did
want
to
Echo
councilmember
Foley's
comments
on
I
I
think
that
we
can
achieve
a
balance
on
we've
had
a
few
issues
in
district
7
as
I'm
sure
other
folks
have
had
in
some
parts
of
the
city
where
folks
have
gotten
loud,
and
it
is
a
little
bit
of
a
nuisance
and
I.
AE
Think
I
think
those
are
issues
that
I'm
confident
that
we'll
be
able
to
work
through
them
so
that
the
Alfresco
program
can
continue
to
to
thrive
on
the
parking.
I
I
know
it's
kind
of
on
a
smaller
scale,
but
I
believe
District.
Six
has
actually
probably
something
to
teach
us
on
parking
sharing
agreements
in
Willow
Glenn,
but
I
I.
Think
it's
a
great
idea.
I
would
love
to
see
how,
as
a
city,
we
can
encourage
that
even
more
thanks.
That's
it
for
me,.
B
C
Right,
thank
you
yes,
and
thanks
also
to
who
worked
so
hard
out
on
the
out
in
on
the
streets
in
many
neighborhoods
to
help
Implement
that
the
outdoor
dining
in
so
many
places,
okay
and
also
a
lot
of
folks
I
know
of
Public,
Works
and
Dot
are
working
very
hard
on
that.
Okay.
So
any
other
comments
on
8.3.
C
Let's
vote
on
that
now,
that
is
on
council
member
Foley's
motion,
then
we'll
come
back
day.
Four.
C
BS
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
staff
for
the
the
long
and
diligent
work
on
this
I
know.
We
we
met
numerous
times
kind
of
going
back
and
forth,
trying
to
figure
out
a
pathway
forward,
and
so
I
appreciate
that
and
the
the
presentation
today
and
to
the
community
members
that
participated.
BS
I
will
say:
I
heard
some
comments
that
I
wanted
to
address
that
were
concerning
and
I'm,
not
sure
where
they
were
stemming
from,
but
but
some
misunderstanding
out
there
that
what
myself
and
councilmember
David
were
advocating
for
in
this
alternative
recommendation
and
that
the
t
e
committee
actually
recommended
unanimously
that
somehow
that
included
a
process
or
or
skipping
up
the
process
for
any
particular
area
of
development
within
the
city,
namely,
as
was
brought
up
today,
the
Pleasant
Hills
former
former
Pleasant
Hills
golf
course
that
is
furthest
from
the
truth.
BS
There
is
no
interest,
nor
is
there
no
direction
to
try
and
and
eliminate
Community
engagement.
In
fact,
there
was
a
specific
Direction
in
in
the
memo
that
we
stated
there.
There
may
be
different
processes
and,
in
this
case,
leaders
of
that
process.
If
we
had
a
staff
initiated
one
versus
if
a
interested
developer
were
to,
in
essence,
be
in
charge
of
leading
the
process,
but
inevitably
Community
engagement
would
be
a
must,
whether
it's
a
former
Pleasant
Hills,
Golf
Course,
or
really
any
development
property
of
this
significance.
BS
One
that
would
indeed
need
a
council
overriding
consideration,
something
that
we
know
we've
taken
up
numerous
worlds
throughout
the
years,
and
in
this
case
that
was
was
my
interest.
It
actually
stemmed,
above
and
beyond
the
Pleasant
Hills
Golf
Course,
which
is
indeed
one
of
those
locations
that
that
that
may
come
into
factor
with
this
vote.
BS
But
it
really
is
a
city-wide
policy
and
that's
something
that
I
stressed
over
with
staff
on
how
do
we
ensure
that
we're
creating
a
pollen
policy
that
really
is
looking
at
opportunities
that
could
be
created
throughout
the
entire
city?
BS
BS
BS
It
was
a
bit
interesting
to
see
that
the
recommendations
come
forward
from
staff,
that
kind
of
dismissed
the
Teeny,
unanimous
recommendation
and
and
rather
than
sort
of
presenting
that,
as
as
what
was
was
coming
out
of
the
committee,
albeit
there's
you
know
it's
a
it's
a
difference
of
opinion
and
I'm
hoping
my
colleagues
are
willing
to
see
the
benefit
of
the
alternative
recommendation
to
see
that
it
absolutely
includes
Community
extensive
Community
engagement,
as
is,
is
stated
in
in
the
memo
that
I
co-signed
with
councilmember,
Davis
and
I,
know.
BS
Councilman
Davis
is
under
the
weather
in
battling
kova
tonight
and
so
I.
Don't
know
if
she'll
be
able
to
to
chime
in
fully,
but
but
I
appreciate
her
her
work
and
diligence
on
this
as
well.
We
have
submitted
a
memorandum
with
a
slight
change
from
that
alternative
and
that's
in
regards
to
that
recognition
wand.
As
you
may
see,
in
our
memo,
there
is
some
extensive
language
that
gets
very,
very
specific.
BS
This
is
also
something
that
I
went
back
and
forth
on
and
disagreed
with
staff
in
regards
to
it
not
wanting
to
have
specified
language
percentages
and
rather
allow
a
future
Council
to
really
to
make
those
determinations.
Then
then
bake
them
in
now,
and-
and
we
see
that
as
well
in
the
mayor's
memo,
I
I
want
to
stay
away
from
the
specificities
of
trying
to
nail
down
what
a
percentage
may
be
now
and
actually
allow
that
Community
conversation
to
happen,
and
then
a
council
can
decide
if
indeed
it
is
significant
enough.
BS
I
think
we've
put
enough
guard
rails
to
say
you
know,
here's
that
here's
the
goal.
It
should
include
a
significant
investment
of
meeting
Arena
goals
and
and
be
able
to
address
issues
like
that:
affordable
housing,
but
other
than
that
not
being
super
specific
and
not
trying
to
assume
that
that
we
know
exactly
what
that
community
may
want
and
what
the
council
may
be
thinking
in
the
future.
And
so
we've
changed
that
language
as
it
suggested
in
our
recommendation.
BS
One
and
then
asking
for
the
extensive
community
outreach
and
recommendation
two
and
then,
as
staff
stated
they
are
in
agreement
with,
which
is
to
ensure
that
the
project
proposed
projects
will
come
as
part
of
the
zoning
application
to
be
heard.
Concurely
with
the
general
plan,
Amendment
and
I
know,
staff
supports
that
so
I
will
move
the
memorandum
from
myself
and
councilmember
Davis
and
I
am
happy
to
include
councilmember
jimenez's
memo
as
well.
BS
BB
C
All
right
motion
for
council
member
Pros,
second
councilmember
Davis
councilman
cross,
can
I.
Ask
you
a
question
for
clarification
based
on
the
statements
you
made
early
on
in
your
comments.
Does
that
mean
that
the
memo
contemplates
that
it
would
be
a
city-led
process.
BS
C
Okay,
all
right
councilmember,
Jimenez,.
BU
Yeah,
thank
you
for
for
all
the
work
stuff,
thanks
councilmember
Perales,
for
including
the
memo
that
my
office
authored,
appreciate
that
a
lot
of
the
comments
that
you
shared
council
member
for
all,
has
resonated
with
me
I'd
like
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
and
I'm
sure
the
mayor
is
going
to
chime
in
on.
BU
You
know
on
this
distinction
between
and
obviously
the
distinction
is
clear,
but
I'm
wondering
what
the
outcome,
how
the
outcome
potentially
differs
as
it
relates
to
a
process
led
by
developer
or
process
led
by
City
staff,
but
but
I
I
did
have
one
question:
I.
Think
micro
Brio!
Is
there
right?
I
can't
see
everyone
in
the
chamber,
but.
BU
If
you
will
and
staffs
will,
if
you
will
or
staff's
recommendation
was
put
as
the
prime
recommendation
and
I'm
curious.
If
you
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
how
it's
decided
where
the
committee
recommendation
is
placed
and
how
that's
framed
when
it
goes
before
the
Planning
Commission,
because
I
found
that
just
interesting
and
I
was
curious.
If
you
could
talk
about
that,
oh.
AP
And
so
when
we,
when
we
go
to
Planning
Commission
we're
making
staff's
recommendation
based
on
our
you
know,
professional
judgment.
So
that's
what
we
presented
to
Planning
Commission.
However,
given
that
that
the
t
e
did
have
a
recommendation
that
they
were
that
they
directed
to
move
forward
through
the
process.
We
did
do
a
pretty
thorough
and
robust
job
to
present
that
recommendation
to
the
Planning
Commission,
which.
BU
Yeah
no
I
know
I
totally
understand
that
I
guess
you
know,
I,
don't
I,
don't
necessarily
track
all
through
often
sort
of
how
often
that
occurs
or
not,
but
it
just
stood
out
to
me
and
in
my
mind
I
thought.
I
mean
I,
appreciate
you
saying
that
the
main
recommendation
with
stats
professional
opinion,
but
which
obviously,
we
all
respect
and
appreciate
right
all
the
work
you
all
are
the
Professionals
of
the
room.
BU
But
it
seems
to
me
that
you
know
I'm
not
sure
how
this
would
happen
in
the
future
or,
if
my
colleagues
see
any
value
of
this.
But
it
seems
to
me
that
if,
if
a
unanimous
recommendation
comes
out
of
the
committee,
I
think
it
would
mean
even
more
appropriate
to
present
that
as
the
recommendation
and
the
alternate
be
presented
as
a
Stafford
Nation.
Like
essentially
say
committee,
said
this,
and
this
is
the
recommendation
that
we're
bringing
forward,
but
staff
thinks
that
it
should
be
X
or
Y
right
and
I.
BU
Don't
know
it
just
seemed
a
little
odd
to
me,
but
anyhow,
I
I
want
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
and
I'm
sure
the
mayor
is
going
to
have
some
comments
on
on
the
on
on
the
recommendation
before
us.
L
BU
AG
BU
It
on
the
table,
if
you
will
but
nothing's
been
submitted,
but
what
I'm
curious
about
is:
has
no
no
visioning.
No
planning
been
done
for
that
big
plot
of
land
ever
I
mean.
Can
you
educate
me
a
little
bit
about
that,
because
it
seems
strange
to
me
that
we
don't
already
have
sort
of
a
path
forward
as
to
what
we
want
to
see
there
so.
AP
A
couple
of
these-
so,
oh
sorry,
so
there
actually
was
a
general
plan
Amendment
submitted
on
that
property
on
last
Friday,
I
believe
so
we
do
have
a
general
plan
Amendment
on
file
now
and
yeah
in
terms
of
doing
planning.
For
that,
for
that
property
there
there
has
not
been.
There
was
a
Evergreen.
AP
AP
Actually,
my
wife
LED
that
way
back
when
I'm
working
yeah
anyway,
so
that
process
happened,
I
think
in
2007
2008,
and
it
was
a
conversation
about
how
could
more
housing
go
forward
in
in
the
Evergreen
area
that
included
Pleasant,
Hill,
Golf
Course,
but
also
included
the
properties
owned
by
carlberg
and
other
properties,
Arcadia
I
believe
was
included,
and
the
process
essentially
fell
apart
because
there
was
the
community.
There
was
an
agreement
as
part
of
the
engagement
process
about
what
type
of
amenities
and
things
should
come
out
of.
AP
New
Housing
Development
the
area
and
one
of
the
property
owners
did
agree
with
what
was
being
asked.
The
developers
that
was
Carl
Berg
and
the
other
ones
that
the
11th
Hour
dropped
out
and
did
not
want
to
do
it.
So
the
item
did
not
move
forward.
There
was
an
agreement,
so
that's
really
the
last
time
there
was
sort
of
a
comprehensive
conversation
in
Evergreen
about
what
what?
What?
What
could?
What
are
the
things
that
are
kind
of
needed,
or
what
could
happen?
BU
And
then,
and
then
can
you
help
me
understand
your
perspective
as
it
relates
to
the
potential
outcome,
whether
it's
a
community-led
process
or
whether
it's
a
developer-led
process,
I
mean
it.
You
know
both
are
obviously
processes
that
involve
the
community
but
I'm
just
curious
about
the
distinction
and
what
what
what
the,
what
essentially
pops
out
of
the
hopper,
if
you
will,
will
it
be
just
just
totally
different
in
your
mind
or
what.
AP
Yeah
I
think
so
I
think
you
need
to
understand.
This
is
a
huge
piece
of
property
so
and
when
you're,
when
you're
talking
about
kind
of
laying
out
or
planning
for
that
property,
you
have
to
really
understand
it
in
the
context
of
the
larger
area.
AP
So
how
will
it
be
integrated
with
the
surrounding
neighborhoods
and,
more
importantly,
how
we
should
be
thinking
about
that
whole
area
in
terms
of
the
opportunities
that
are
likely
to
come
in
line
so,
for
example,
read
Hillview
read,
Hillview
airport
is
anticipated
to
close,
and
that
is
likely
to
redevelop
when
that
goes.
That
opens
up
a
lot
more
land
for
redevelopment,
including
potentially
the
Eastridge,
mall
or
portions,
of
the
East
Ridge
mall.
So
I
think
not
that
we
wanted
to
recommend
doing
a
specific
plan
for
all
that
area.
AP
I
think
it's
a
little
premature,
but
at
least
planning
for
the
Pleasant
Hill
Golf
Course.
In
the
context
of
all
these
opportunities
understanding
that
the
infrastructure
that's
needed,
maybe
you
start
thinking
about
well.
How
would
we
pay
for
all
this
infrastructure?
You
know
down
the
road
to
allow
for
all
this
development
so,
and
it
takes
more
of
a
focus
of
what
you
know
talking
about.
The
city
needs
the
communities
and
how
to
be
integrated
in
that
larger
community.
So
that's,
that's
the
the
process
we're
talking
about
why
we
think
it'd
be,
should
be
city-led.
BU
And
you
don't
and
you
don't
think
that
having
a
process,
that's
you
know
led
by
a
developer,
but
that
has
City
involvement
wouldn't
result
in
the
same
thing.
Well,.
AP
BU
BU
Yeah
I
understand,
okay
and
do
you
you
know,
you
know
looking
at
two
tracks,
right,
a
city-led
process
and
developer-led
process.
What
would
you
say
are
differences
in
the
timeline?
BU
Should
we
expect
that
the
city
I
mean
what
I'm
afraid
is
that
the
situled
process
is
going
to
take
years
upon
years
to
complete
and
develop
it
lead
process,
may
maybe
a
little
quicker
and
I
think
that
land
I
think
that
Matthew
Reed
said
it
well
that
you
know
bacon
for
years
and
years
and
years,
and
it
really
is
an
opportunity
to
do
something
with
it.
I'd
hate
to
wait
for
the
city
to
to
you
know,
spend
years
and
years
studying
the
heck
out
of
something
and
then
never
doing
anything.
AP
I
mean
the
GPA
that
was
submitted
now,
depending
on
what
the
council
does
tonight.
I
mean
that
process
could
be
a
year
and
a
half
ish.
For
that
whole,
you
know
process
to
play
out
a
city.
A
lead
process
would
probably
take
about
a
year
to
year
and
a
half
as
well.
AP
But
frankly
the
issue
is
so
we
do
have
a
position
available
to
work
on
this
come
next
early
next
year,
we're
filling
that
we're
going
through
recruitment
to
fill
that
position
now
and
then
we
would
have
to
do
a
budget
request
for
funding.
So
the
issue
is:
when
will
we
have
the
funding
to
actually
do
the
work,
but
we
would
have.
It
would
probably
take
about
12
months
to
two
year
and
a
half
to
do
the
process.
If
it
was
a
public
process,
I
mean
it
honestly,
it
may
take
a
little
bit
longer.
BU
C
I'm,
not
supportive
of
the
recommend
of
the
of
the
motion
on
the
floor,
and
my
concerns
are
twofold.
One
is
this
distinction
between
city-led
and
developer-led
process,
and
certainly
Michael
I,
think
described.
There's
a
big
big
difference
in
scope.
Now,
if
we're
looking
at
development
of
multiple
different
Parcels
in
the
area,
you're
able
to
do
things
more
holistically,
look
at
things
like
infrastructure
and
Roads
and
and
traffic
in
a
way
that
enables
you
to
find
solutions
that
benefit
the
community
and
engage
the
community
in
those
larger
Solutions.
C
On
the
other
hand,
a
developer-led
process
is
obviously
going
to
focus
on
the
one
parcel
the
developer
cares
about,
and
that's
going
to
be
exclusive
of
that
kind
of
planning
we
generally
don't
like
to
do.
Piecemeal
planning
in
this
city
would
like
to
do
more
comprehensive
planning
because
it
produces
better
outcomes.
It
also
goes
without
saying,
regardless
of
of
whatever
respect
or
esteem
we
might
have
for
the
particular
developer.
The
reality
is,
we
are
all
biased
human
beings
and
any
process.
C
If
we
didn't
believe
that
I'm
not
sure
we'd
all
be
serving
that
there
was
a
difference
in
the
processes,
you
could
imagine
if
we
decided
that
a
whole
host
of
other
processes
should
be
led
simply
by
private
sector
entities,
I
mean
you
can
you
imagine,
we
just
went
through
an
extensive
process
in
Diridon
West,
which
I
don't
think
this
would
need
anywhere
near
that
extensive,
a
process,
because
that
was,
after
all,
the
largest
private
sector
development
in
our
City's
history.
C
So
that's
a
that's
a
pretty
big
one,
but
can
we
imagine
how
the
community
would
have
perceived
it
if
Google
was
leading
that
effort?
How,
whether
or
not
we'd
ever
get
buy-in
from
the
community,
whether
or
not
we'd
ever
get
to
a
result
that
would
enable
us
to
move
forward
I,
don't
think
we
would
because
I
just
don't
think,
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
trust
and
I.
C
Think
you
heard
concerns
from
a
lot
of
folks
in
the
community
about
that,
because
in
our
city,
traditionally
these
processes
and
I
think
most
other
cities.
These
processes
are
are
led
by
City
staff.
C
Secondly,
I'm
concerned
that
we're
not
even
able
to
identify
any
minimal
amount
of
affordable
housing
that
MBA
would
be
subjected
to
for
essentially
violating
the
rules
right
for
saying
that
we're
going
to
allow
them
to
build
in
areas
that
are
unmigitable
that
or
the
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
the
VMT
cannot
be
mitigated
areas
that
are
not
even
in
our
city
limits
right.
This
isn't
the
case
in
this
particular
parcel.
It's
an
unincorporated
County
Land
areas
that
are
far
enough
from
the
center
parts
of
our
city,
where
we
have
trans
their
infrastructure.
C
Although
there
is
light
rail
not
too
far
away,
but
clearly,
obviously
with
not
the
ridership,
that
would
enable
a
reduction
in
VMT
or
sufficient
reduction
in
DMT.
So
you
know
the
question
really
becomes
if
we're
going
to
allow
someone
to
essentially
do
something-
that's
completely
contrary
to
a
climate,
smart
plan,
which
we
all
unanimously
proved
as
a
council
and
contrary
to
our
general
plan,
which
defines
the
areas
that
we're
going
to
promote
growth
in
our
city.
C
Also,
you
naturally
approved
by
our
Council,
with
an
extensive
amount
of
public
input
on
both
of
those
plans,
if
someone's
going
to
violate
that
there
ought
to
be
really
substantial
public
benefit
and
we
should
not
hesitate
from
setting
a
high
bar
around
things
like
affordable
housing
and,
especially
speaking
of
affordable
housing.
Michael
I'd
like
to
go
to
this
chart
that's
presented
in
the
memorandum
from
from
my
colleagues,
councilmember
Davis
and
councilmember
prose,
describing
Rena
results
and
and
permitted
units.
C
My
understanding
what
you
said
was
that,
for
the
most
part,
we're
not
struggling
to
actually
permit
market
rate
units
in
terms
of
rain
allocations
or
we
fall
very
very
short-
is
an
affordable
units.
Is
that
right?
That
is
correct?
Okay,
so
if
that's
what
we
need,
if
that's
the
real
Challenge
and
I
think
we
all
know,
because
we
all
see
the
desperate
need
for
affordable
housing
in
our
community,
then
why
aren't
we
mandating
more
affordable
housing?
Why
are
we
saying
go
ahead
and
build
whatever
market
rate
housing
you
want
in
these
parcels?
C
Why
would
we
shy
away
from
that
so
I
I
am
concerned,
because
these
exceptions
that
are
being
proposed
are
really
driven
by
developers
who
are
focused
on
one
very
large
parcel,
and
you
know,
I
take
the
comments
of
folks
like
Wesley
Lee,
who
I
know
is
a
neighborhood
leader
out
in
District
8.
C
he's
very
familiar
with
this,
as
many
of
other
community
leaders
are
out
there
that
this
starts
to
feel
an
awful
lot
like
the
process
that
we
encountered
with
measures
B
and
C
back
in
2018.
C
and
I
can
tell
you
if,
if
we
cut
corners
on
process
and
we
decide
that
we're
going
to
essentially
allow
these
kinds
of
exceptions
by
essentially
developer-led
efforts,
there
will
be
pushback
and
I'm
pretty
confident
it's
going
to
get
harder,
not
easier.
C
People
have
a
write,
a
referendum,
they're
also
lawsuits,
there's
lots
of
other
things
that
happen
that
make
efforts
like
this
a
lot
more
costly
and
take
a
lot
more
time.
In
my
experience,
we
do
better
when
we
go
slow
and
we
follow
the
rules
rather
than
going
fast
and
skipping
by
them.
So
that's
why
I'm
suggesting-
and
you
don't
have
to
adopt
my
memo-
it's
fine
I'd
be
happy
just
to
take
stats
recommendation.
C
I
I
really
crafted
my
memo
around
what
I
thought
staff
was
more
or
less
recommending
at
tne,
but
I'm
I'm,
not
really
partial
about
that.
I.
Just
think
that
we
ought
to
be
demanding
a
lot
if
folks
are
going
to
essentially
decide
they're
going
to
build
whatever
they
want,
regardless
of
our
general
plan,
regardless
of
our
climate
smart
plan,
and
they
can
build
how
they
want.
We
have
a
right
as
a
council
of
demand,
much
more
and
I.
Think
our
residents
most
importantly
demand
and
expect
that
we'll
demand
more
councilmember,
Mayhem.
BT
Thanks
mayor
I'm,
finding
this
to
be
a
difficult
one,
I
usually
come
to
the
meeting,
having
a
pretty
good
idea
of
where
I
am
on
an
issue,
but
I
have
to
admit.
I
I
have
still
kind
of
on
the
fence
on
this.
I
want
to
lay
out
a
few
thoughts.
BT
What
one
is
you
know,
I
will
say
that
I
I
would
caution
us
against
us
thinking
that
we're
doing
just
fine
on
market
rate
for
a
few
reasons,
one
is
last
time:
I
checked,
I,
think
we're
entitling
significantly
more
market
rate
than
we're
actually
building
and
having
people
occupy,
and
so
I
I'm
not
sure
that
it's
actually
true
that
that
we're
hitting
our
goals.
BT
Second
I
know:
market
rate
housing
in
most
areas
of
our
city
directly
helps
fund,
affordable
housing,
so
outside
of
the
downtown
high-rise
exemption,
more
market
rate,
housing
opens
up
more
funding,
more
opportunities
for
affordable
housing
and
then,
finally,
in
a
situation
where
we
have
such
a
lack
of
Supply,
I,
I
really
I've
made
this
point
many
times
from
the
dice.
But
I
really
believe
that
we
should
not
be
pitting
market
rate
and
affordable
against
one
another.
BT
As
one
being
significantly
better
than
the
other
in
the
sense
that
every
person
is
housed
through
a
new
unit
is
not
going
Downstream
and
bidding
up
the
price
of
naturally
affordable
housing,
I
mean
it
is
a
math
problem.
We
have
more
people
and
more
jobs
than
we
have
housing.
So
I
I
mean
just
count
me
in
the
camp
of
saying
we
should
be
over
building
market
rate
if
we
can,
because
we
have
a
significant
Supply
issue,
so
I
just
I
want
to
just
make
that
point.
BT
On
the
other
hand,
I
think
the
mayor
makes
really
good
Arguments
for
and
I
think
staff
has
made
good
Arguments
for
retaining
a
city-led
public
process.
So
what
I?
What
I
want
to
try
to
do?
At
least
with
my
questions
here,
because
I
don't
know
what
the
answer
is.
Is
that
I
think
council,
members,
Davis
and
Perales
have
have
hit
on
something
that
has
concerned
me,
which
is
that
we
often
let
the
perfect
be
the
enemy
of
the
good.
BT
We
often
set
requirements
that
are
well
intended
and
processes
that
are
well
intended
and
yet
block
out
investment
and
I.
Personally,
even
if
we're
just
talking
about
that
one
site
of
the
golf
course
I
don't
want
to
see
it
just
sit
empty
for
another
10
years,
when
we
have
a
housing
crisis,
when
we
have
any
side
that
deserves
amenities
when
there's
a
lot
of
great
productive
use
and
and
tax
base
that
could
be
generated
with
that
space.
So
that's
why
I
find
myself
kind
of
stuck
here,
because
I
want
to
see
us
develop.
BT
I,
don't
want
to
see
us
Implement
policies
and
requirements
that
are
so
strict
that
we
crowd.
We
scare
away
investment
and
don't
get
the
investment
that
we
need.
I
do
think
as
a
principle,
though,
that
I
would
like
to
see
the
process
be
city-led
and
so
I
don't
know.
If
there's
a
compromise
position,
we
can
work
out
on
the
diets
here,
but
I
suspect
and
maybe
I'll
start
or
I'll
move
to
a
question
for
Council
Members,
Perales
or
Edward
Davis.
Underlying
the
concern
here.
BT
I
assume
has
to
do
with
the
current
deficiencies
of
the
the
community
engagement
process
that
it's
too
slow
that
it
starts
too
late
that
it
has
too
many
hurdles
to
jump
through
and
I'm.
Just
curious.
I
know
you
all
have
spent
a
lot
of
time.
Thinking
about
this
through
tne,
it's
a
committee,
I
don't
sit
on.
Are
there
other
changes
or
reforms
that
we
could
make
or
a
tweaking
of
the
city-led
community
process?
That
would
address
some
of
the
concerns
around
just
not
getting
the
investment
that
I
think
we
all
want
to
see.
BT
I
I
was
starting
with
your
councilmember
Davis,
just
because
you
you
all
brought
forward
the
memo
with
the
recommendations.
That's
the
motion
on
the
floor
and
I
know
have
thought
about
this.
A
lot
and
I
I
suspect
that
you
know
you've
hit
on
some
real
barriers
that
developers
have
have
mentioned.
That
is
preventing
us
from
getting
the
kind
of
investment
that
we
want
to
see
so
I'm
sure.
There's
a
real
issue
here.
I
just
want
to
know
if
there
are
alternative
ways
of
solving
for
them
that
might
preserve
a
city-led
process.
BS
Yeah
I
actually
think
it's
fairly
simple
and
Michael
alluded
to
it.
It's
Staffing
right,
it's
capacity
and,
and
quite
frankly,
we
have
not
had
the
capacity
in
our
planning
teams
in
our
playing
team
to
go
out
and
and
be
extremely
proactive.
We
actually
haven't
even
had
the
stabbing,
as
we
all
know,
to
be
reactive
in
a
timely
manner.
You
just
look
towards
you
know
recent
history
with
how
long
it's
taken
through
the
Urban
Village
processes
and
how
slow
we've
moved
there.
BS
BS
that
I
had
an
interest
from
from
the
community
there
and
and
ultimately
have
been
advocating
to
try
and
and
write
and
get
that
led
through
staff
right
to
have
that
re-envision
and
that's
taken
years
and
years
even
to
just
begin
in
a
process.
I
couldn't
imagine
right
if
we
were
to
outside
of
this
whole
discussion.
Let's
say
an
independent
memo
came
forward
from
the
D.A
council
member.
BS
That
said,
hey
I'd
like
to
to
ask
staff
to
do
a
community
or
excuse
me
a
city-led
process
on
the
former
Pleasant
Hills
Golf
Course
I
could
imagine
the
process
that
would
go
through
number
one.
BS
BT
BT
I'm
also
curious,
if
maybe
there's
an
fda-like
approach
here,
where,
if
a
certain
threshold
is,
is
surpassed
or
we're
just
too
slow
and
in
our
own
way,
then
we
start
to
open
up
the
process
to
the
developer
and
actually
we
lose
some
of
the
control
because
we
just
took
too
long
on
our
end.
I
think
there
there
does
has
to
have
to
be
a
way
to
accelerate
these
processes,
but
I'm
curious
from
a
staff
perspective.
BT
AP
So
we
have
a
vacant
senior
Pioneer
position
right
now
that
we
and
we
have
a
number
of
them,
but
we
have
one
that
we
would
this
project
would
this
this
project
would
go
to
if
the
council
decides
to
go
that
route
and
do
a
city-led
process,
we
are
actually
actively
recruiting
right.
Now,
we're
going
to
be
we're
setting
up
interviews
for
to
fill
this
position
in
other
positions
over
the
next
coming
weeks,
and
we
anticipate
that
those
positions
would
be
filled.
AP
If
all
goes
well
and
probably
end
of
January
early
February,
it's
true,
we
would
need
a
council
allocate
money
for
this.
Our
approach
would
be,
though,
to
hire
a
consultant
I
think
it's
really
good
to
have
an
objective
third
party
leading
a
process
like
this,
so
the
the
staff
person
that
we
would
have
would
be
managing
the
consultant
working
with
the
consultant
on
the
engagement
process.
The
process
itself
is
not
intended
to
be
an
Urban
Village
plan
process
or
a
specific
plan
process.
That's
way
too
in-depth.
AP
We
it's
much
more
of
a
community
input,
guiding
principles,
approach,
understanding,
sort
of
the
over
larger
goals,
understanding
the
infrastructure
needs
that
are
needed
and
how
all
this
stuff
will
fit
together.
So
it's
it
would,
in
our
mind,
to
be
a
higher
level
process
like
that,
not
as
planned
where
you
define
where
the
streets
go
and
what
land
uses
go
to
there,
that
that's
a
little
more
in
depth.
BT
The
council
member
were
to
I'm
just
thinking
off
the
cuff
here,
I'm
really
trying
to
find
out
if
there's
a
middle
path,
because
there
are
some
competing
values
here
and
I
feel
very
torn.
On
the
one
hand,
I
agree
with
the
core
principle:
I
think
the
mayor
laid
out
that
these
complex
land
use
issues
are
in
the
public
realm
and
deserve
a
public
process.
BT
BT
So
you
know,
one
approach
is
if
a
council
member
were
to
say
this,
is
a
project
I'd
like
to
see
prioritized
in
my
district
and
we
can't
get
around
to
the
process
on
our
end
because
of
lack
of
Staffing
or
whatever
other
reason
after
X
number
of
months
or
a
year
or
whatever.
That
threshold
is,
do
we
start
removing
some
of
the
requirements
I
mean
is
that
is
that
an
approach
I
think
that's
kind
of
like
the
FDA
model,
I'm
I'm,
suggesting
right
the
the
drug
gets
approved.
BT
BV
Council,
member
Chris
Burton
director
of
planning,
building
code
enforcement
I
think
it's
certainly
something
we
could
look
into
and
explore
more
to
provide
Council
that
feedback
I.
Think
probably
the
the
recent
examples.
BV
We've
seen
relate
to
the
way
that
the
state
has
imposed
new
requirements
around
Housing
Development
throughout
the
city,
and
while
you
know
there
is
certainly
opportunity
for
streamlining
process,
it
has
created
significant
conflict
with
many
of
the
neighborhoods
of
the
surrounding
uses
through
that
streamlined
streamlined
process
where
we're
sort
of
avoiding
kind
of
traditional
best
practices
for
for
good
land
use
planning.
So
there's
certainly
some
aspect
to
that
that
we
should
be
looking
at,
but
there's
certainly
a
number
of
concerns
that
come
with
it.
AG
BV
BV
Actually,
our
planning
staff
we've
seen
more
success
in
recruitments
than
in
other
parts
of
the
department
and
and
we're
progressing,
as
Michael
said
in
in
the
near
term,
on
those
I'll
remain
canceled
that
we
just
brought
last
week,
our
Peak
Staffing
contracts
to
expand
our
capacity
of
the
number
of
firms
and
the
availability
of
contract
staff
that
we
can
bring
on
quickly
as
well
and
so
Staffing
from
a
hiring
perspective.
BV
We
believe
you
know
we
have
the
opportunity
to
resolve
this,
that's
separate
and
apart
when
we
talk
about
a
resource
constraint
and
the
availability
of
positions
to
do
the
work,
which
has
quite
often
been
the
challenge
around
how
we've
proceeded
with
Urban
Villages.
So
as
we've
discussed
previously,
you
know
much
of
the
Urban
Village
Development
throughout
the
city
has
relied
on
Grant
processes
to
provide
us
the
funding
to
hire
that
staff.
So
I
just
want
to
make
that
that
change
or
make
that
distinction
between
the
two
different
parts.
BV
We
believe
that
we
have
a
handle
on
hiring.
We
believe
that
we
have
an
active
position
that
we
can
use
for
this
work.
There
is
additional
resources
that
we
would
bring
through
a
budget
process,
but,
but
you
know
I
just
want
to
make
that
additional
clarification,
so
we'll
have
the
same
understanding.
BT
On
the
other
hand,
I
don't
think
it's
right
for
us
to
create
complex
requirements
and
processes
and
set
the
bar
up
here
so
high
that
we
can't
resource
the
implementation,
and
then
we
make
it
really
hard
for
investors
and
developers
and
small
business
owners
and
everybody
else
to
engage
and
invest
and
thrive
in
our
city
and
then
it's
kind
of
like
well.
We
just
need
to
eventually
get
to
hiring
the
roles
that
we
need
and
having
the
capacity
that
we
need
to
implement
our
own
rules.
BT
Maybe
the
rules
and
the
complexity
of
what
we're
trying
to
do,
or
the
number
of
things
we're
trying
to
do
is
the
root
cause.
So
I
just
I'm
not
inclined
to
turn
this
over
to
the
developer,
but
we
got
to
take
a
long
hard
look
in
the
mirror,
just
based
on
the
horror
stories
I
hear
over
and
over
again
from
people
who
want
to
invest
in
our
city.
So
I
I,
don't
I'll
have
a
great
answer,
but
I
gave
my
colleagues
some
thoughts
and
I'll
I'll
pause
there.
Crapper.
C
Just
went
suggestion
councilman
if
I
could,
with
a
question
on
existing
Parcels
that
are
already
already
designated
for
housing
in
our
general
plan,
that
we
have
to
submit
regularly
for
to
satisfy
our
housing
element.
How
many
units
can
be
built
without
any
general
plan
Amendment
without
changing
any
of
the
rules?
Yeah.
AP
C
AP
AP
Correct
so
right
now
in
our
housing
elements,
35
000
units,
the
one
we
have
now,
the
draft
housing
element
that
we
come
into
Council
next
year.
The
reading
number
is
62
000
house
units
and
we've
identified
sites
for
all
62
000
housing
units.
Okay,.
C
So
the
way
anybody
can
invest
or
build
in
our
city
is
to
build
on
any
of
those
hundreds,
maybe
thousands,
probably
hundreds
of
you
Parcels,
where
you
can
go
build
62
000
units
of
housing,
where
you
got
to
go
through
a
lot
of
process
and
pain
and
suffering
is
where
you
decide
you're
going
to
go
outside
the
rules
outside
the
general
plan
outside
the
climate,
Smart
Plan
outside
the
community
expectations,
then
you've
got
a
process
and
the
whole
point
is
we're
trying
to
encourage
people
to
build
the
housing
where
we've
all
agreed.
C
We
want
the
housing
now.
The
problem
is,
we
know
for
some
developers,
they
look
at
the
cost
of
those
parcels
and
the
price
is
higher
than
it
is
to
build
on
Parcels
that
might
be
zoned,
industrial
or
maybe
open
space,
because
guess
what
they're
not
on
the
market?
People
can't
build
housing
on
them,
so
they
don't
have
the
same
price.
C
So
the
question
is:
are
we
going
to
facilitate
essentially
zoning
Arbitrage
by
some
developers
who
want
to
find
cheaper
Parcels,
or
are
we
going
to
try
to
direct
developers
to
build
where
the
community
and
the
city
says
they
want
development?
There's
a
way
to
build
easily
in
this
city
means
to
build
on
any
of
those
hundreds
of
parcels,
and
you
follow
the
rules.
AK
Thank
you
like
councilmember,
Mahan
I
came
in
totally
open
actually
on
all
this
I
I
didn't
come
in
with
a
preconceived
outcome
or
belief
that
I
that
there
was
a
right
answer
to
this
I
did
vote
at
tne
as
part
of
the
group
that
approved
those
recommendations.
AK
I
I
share
some
of
councilmember
jimenez's
frustrations
about
the
process
after
that,
but
set
that
aside
for
now,
I'm,
not
first
of
all
I
just
want
to
say
I'm,
not
sure,
I
see
how
some
of
the
things
that
the
mayor
is
saying
in
his
memo
and
some
of
the
things
in
the
Davis
paralysis
memo
are
mutually
exclusive.
AK
I
think
that
they're,
that
that
both
can
be
true
and
both
can
be
adopted
in
some
way
I
mean
I,
don't
the
general,
the
general
nature
of
what
was
in
the
tne
recommendation
was
for
any
site
that
comes
up.
These
are
things
we
should
consider
a
future
Council
should
consider
and
I
I,
don't
I,
don't
necessarily
know.
What's
completely
objectionable
about
that,
I
mean
it.
It
may
signal
that
we're
open
to
change,
but
it
doesn't
change
anything.
We
still
would
have
to
go
through
the
general
plan
amendment
process
on
any
of
those
sites.
AK
It's
not
like
putting
it
into
this.
Vmt
policy
changes
the
general
plan,
so
it
just
says
hey
if
we're
going
to
do
that
in
the
future.
Here
are
some
parameters.
We
think
you
should
follow
and
I
think
that
that's
logical,
separate
from
that
is
the
question
of
what
process
should
be
followed
on
a
specific
site.
I
actually
wasn't
sure
that
the
specific
site
should
be
called
out
as
part
of
this
plan.
This
plan
to
me
was
more
General,
but
you
know
the
mayor
in
your
memo.
AK
You've
called
that
a
specific
process
for
this
site,
and
if
we
want
to
proceed
that
way,
I
mean
I'm,
okay,
I'm
open
to
discussing
proceeding
that
way
as
well,
so
I
I,
guess
I
wanna
I'm
trying
to
understand
why
this
conflict
seems
to
be
happening
because
I'm
not
sure
that
stuff
is
so
much
in
Conflict
I,
don't
know
how
to
use
over.
There
wants
to
weigh
in
on
how
you
see
it.
AP
Yeah
I
mean
I,
think
that
I
mean
just
throwing
it
out
there.
The
council
could
move
the
mayor
from
paralysis
and
Deb,
Davis
and
I.
Think
the
mayor's
remember,
I,
mean
I,
think
you
you
could
do
both
I
mean
there
could
be
a
criteria
for
an
override
and
then
the
council
could
say.
However,
we
think
that
there
should
be
a
community
led
a
city-led
process
to
plan
for
this
area
that
they
don't
have
to
be
mutually
exclusive,
I'm,
just
throwing
it
out
there.
AK
AO
AK
Difference
in
the
recommendation
in
t
e
on
an
affordable
housing,
although
there
was
an
affordable
housing
recommendation
as
part
of
that
it
just
may
not
have
been
quite
as
at
the
same
level
as
the
one
you
put
in
your
memo.
But
we
could
have
that
discussion
about
what
the
right
level
is
or
whether
there
should
be
a
right
level.
I
mean
in
my
mind
what
tne
was
saying
is
consider
these
parameters
Community
benefit
open
space,
affordable
housing
when
the
decision
is
made
to
override
VMT
in
the
context
of
changing
a
general
plan.
AK
That
to
me
is
really
all
that
the
tne
I
mean.
Maybe
you
see
it
more
than
that,
but
I
feel
like
that's
kind
of
what
T
E
was
pushing
for
and
what
the
memo
from
paralysis
and
councilman
parallels
and
Davis
were
we're
pushing
for
so
I
just
want
to
start
there.
I
guess,
I
want
to
ask
I
mean
I,
know
that
you're,
as
as
staff
you
had
recommended
not
adopting
the
tne's
recommendation.
AP
Yeah
I
mean
I,
think
the
key
differences
I
think
were
one
about
having
setting
some
expectation
on
affordability,
I,
think
and
that's
and
the
the
other
key
difference
frankly
was
the
process
itself,
so
I
think
again
we're
recommending
more
a
city-led
process.
I
mean,
let's
be
honest
here.
A
vacant
golf
course
in
Evergreen
is
probably
not
going
to
sake.
It
say
a
vacant
Golf
Course
forever
right
I
mean
so
it's
more
about.
What
should
the
process
be?
AP
To
have
a
conversation
to
lead
to
Redevelopment
of
that
golf
course
and
I
think
a
key
difference
is
that
we're
recommending
a
city-led
process
that
we
talked
about
the
tne
recommendation
doesn't
doesn't
require
that
or
doesn't
yeah.
It's
not
part
of
that
recommendation.
It
doesn't
necessarily
preclude
that
right.
AK
In
that
right
it
wasn't
included,
it
wasn't
spelled
out,
but
it
didn't
necessarily
specify
any
process.
It
just
said:
if
the
council
considers
making
a
change
correct,
you
should
consider
these
things
and
then,
as
far
as
I'm
concerned,
we
would
discuss
the
process.
Let
me
let
me
follow
up
a
little
bit
on
council
member
mahan's
questions
about
the
process
itself.
The
city-led
versus
developer-led
and
I
mean
I,
understand
the
distinction
about
the
city-led
being
more
in
theory,
more
transparent
and
more
objective.
AK
I
guess
what
I
would
ask
is:
is
there
a
way
for
us
to
come
back
to
council
with
a
recommendation
of
what
a
developer-led
process
could
look
like
that
would
meet
the
expectations
that
we
get
from
a
city-led
process,
because
if
it's
a
question
of
resources,
a
developer-led
process
in
theory
is
then
funded
and
has
resources
that
come
with
it
that
we
could
take
advantage
of
and
make
sure
as
long
as
we
make
sure
that
certain
elements
of
our
process
are
specified,
so
they
have
to
meet
certain
things.
Could
we
not
say
you're?
AK
AP
Yeah
I
mean
I
mean
so
I
mean
we've.
We've
done
this
before,
with
mixed
results,
where
the
developer
has
paid
for
consultant,
it's
let
the
city
actually
manages
the
consultant,
I
mean
so
I
think
that's
probably
preferable
than
the
consul,
the
the
developer,
hiring
consultant
that
works
for
the
developer.
Again,
it's
really
about
what
is
the
developer
interest
in
moving
their
development
forward
and
not
stepping
back
and
looking
at
like
a
city-wide
perspective.
AP
So,
but
we
have,
we
did
it
in
Coyote
Valley,
for
example,
where
the
developers
actually
paid
paid
for
the
consultant
team
that
reported
to
staff.
So
that
has
been
done
before
with
mixed
results
and.
BV
Councilmember
I'll
just
add
to
that.
So
as
Michael
said
it,
it
has
been
done
previously,
but
in
in
those
instances
it's
usually
with
a
collection
of
property
owners
over
multiple
sites
rather
than
an
individual
property
owner.
BV
That's
focused
exclusively
on
on
their
side
and
what
that
affords
us
is
the
the
opportunity
to
consider
capacity
within
the
area
right,
and
we
do
believe
right
that
there's
an
opportunity
here
to
really
Envision
what
future
development
you
know
in
in
this
part
of
the
city
would
look
like,
but
it
needs
to
involve
those
multiple
sides,
because
otherwise
we're
limiting
our
potential
future
opportunity
as
read
Hillview
converts,
as
that
opens
up
other
development
opportunities
on
Eastridge
as
well,
and
so
you
know
to
consider
that
bigger
process
you'd
be
asking
the
single
developer
to
then
take
on
that
that
larger
responsibility.
AP
I
know
I
think
what
we're
saying
is.
If
it's
a
city-led
process,
we
would
recommend
having
a
larger
conversation
about
the
Pleasant
Hill
Golf
Course
site
in
the
context
of
other
likely
and
Redevelopment
opportunities
in
the
area.
If
it's
a
developer-led
process,
I
think
you
know
again,
the
focus
is
much
more
on
their
property
and
their
their
proposal
and
their
needs.
AK
AK
Would
you
come
back
with
a
recommended
process
by
which
we
could
meet
somewhere
in
the
middle
and
improve
timelines
for
a
developer,
but
not
sacrifice
the
the
goals
that
we
would
want
out
of
a
process
that
I
guess
that's
all
I'm
asking
for
is
whether
we
can
come
back
with
that
with
some
kind
of
recommendation
of
how
the
process
would
look
and
so
I
mean
I.
Don't
know
if
that,
if
that
would
that's
something
you
think
is
acceptable.
BV
Certainly
something
that
we
can
bring
back
council
member
for
a
subsequent
discussion
with
Council
yeah.
Obviously
we
need
to
sort
of
look
into
what
that
looks
like
where
we
can
look
for
efficiencies
and
provide
a
more
sort
of
a
clearer
plan
on
on
what
that
Outreach.
That
engagement
looks
like
and
and
then
we
bring
that
back
to
council
for
further
discussion.
AK
C
Thank
you,
council
member
arenas.
BP
Thank
you
so
I've
been
listening
to
this
discussion
and
I'm
wondering
why
my
district
is
so
highlighted,
rather
than
or
have
us
focus
on
this
General
policy
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
it's
a
I,
don't
know
what's
happening
here.
I,
don't
know
if
there's
some
personal
feelings
here,
but
I
really
want
to
take
a
step
back
and
look
at
what
could
potentially
happen
to
my
district
and
will
soon
to
be
someone
else's
District.
BP
When
we
haven't
considered
when
light
rail
extension
comes
into
the
picture,
this
VMT
will
look
different,
correct,
Michael.
AN
So
VMT
the
numbers
get
updated
in
the
maps
per
modeling
and
real
world
calibration
every
two
to
three
years,
so
these
numbers
don't
get
they're
not
stuck
and
in
fact
we're
updating
them
right
now
and
new
numbers
will
be
released
to
for.
AN
Use
come
late,
January.
BP
A
BP
If,
if
these,
these
numbers
get
don't
get
stuck,
but
our
processes
do
I'm,
not
sure
that
it's
really
any
different
anyways,
because,
as
we've
seen
time
and
time
again,
our
processes
created
many
many
obstacles
when
I
first
started.
I
walked
into
a
whole
a
big
mess.
BP
In
my
district,
where
our
community
was
left
out
of
a
discussion
around
the
development
of
some
acreage
at
Evergreen
college
and
my
my
goal
was
to
bring
that
the
voices
of
our
community
into
that
process
and
to
make
sure
that
that
developer
heard
those
those
voices
and
and
that
they
were
assured
a
part
in
in
that
development.
BP
It's
not
any
different
I'm,
not
in
a
different
place.
I
absolutely
want
to
make
sure
that
my
community
continues
to
have
a
voice,
but
sometimes
there's
things
that
happen
that
are
going
to
cut
our
and
shut
our
voices
out
of
a
process
and
I
just
want
to
remind
everyone
that
there
is
a
there
was
a
a
bill.
BP
BP
BP
We
have
a
sea
of
parking,
but
we
can't
develop
and
we
can't
grow
it,
and
we
can't
have
outdoor
seating
for
our
restaurant.
So
we
can't
have
Alfresco
out
there
because
of
the
FAA
and
the
rules
that
guide
the
airport,
and
so
we
we
can't.
We
can't
really
see
any
any
development
in
some
of
the
areas
that
have
so
much
potential
but
like
I
was
saying
the
there
is
a
bill
that
Senator
cortezi
developed
it
didn't
go
through.
BP
Michael
do
were
you
involved
in
any
way?
Was
the
planning
department
ever
connected
contacted
consulted
about
this
bill?.
AP
BP
Office
yeah,
and
it
was
a
real
shame,
because
I
think
we
we
have
a
better
relationship
with
Senator
cortezzi
than
that,
but
it
really
stressed
to
me
that
we
might
not
have
a
voice
if
the
state
decides
differently
for
us,
and
this
would
have
allowed
the
county
to
approve
and
and
Annex
this
piece
of
property
and
any
like
it
and
streamline
it
without
any
city
say,
and
so
for
me
it.
This
is
not
about
a
developer.
BP
This
is
about
making
sure
that
my
community
has
continues
to
have
a
voice
and
I
know
that
there
are
processes
that
the
future
Council
can
ensure
to
have,
and
this
is
what
council,
member
of
Cohen
you
were
referring
to.
BP
If
we
don't
have
the
capacity
to
give
attention
to
the
east
side
in
a
way
that
is
Meaningful
and
I'm,
not
talking
about
any
one
particular
parcel
I'm.
Just
talking
about
the
east
side
and
the
East
Side
in
my
district,
around
Tully
and
Capital
Expressway
has
been
overlooked
for
a
really
long
time
we
are
not
going
to
get
prioritized
is
just
not
going
to
happen
when
there's
so
much
happening
in
the
downtown
in
North
San
Jose.
BP
On
the
west
side,
we
will
continue
to
be
at
the
bottom
of
the
list,
and
so
when
I
see
that
there's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
take
advantage,
I
think
that
we
should
explore
it.
I'm,
not
saying
that,
let's,
let's
give
the
reins
away
to
to
somebody
outside
of
our
city,
government
and
I.
Think
you
all
know
how
strongly
I
feel
as
a
public
servant
to
ensure
that
we
serve
our
community
well,
but
because
this
so
many
of
my
colleagues
have
already
mentioned
Pleasant
Hills
I'm,
going
to
talk
about
that.
BP
Just
for
a
second
Pleasant
Hills,
Golf,
Course
or
former
golf
course
is
a
parcel
that
has
had
a
lot
of
proposals
and
I
have
over
the
years
have
said
no
to
many
of
those
proposals.
Simply
because
we
couldn't
build
and
we
couldn't
have
that
possibility.
There.
BP
BP
My
community
deserves
walkable
neighborhoods,
just
as
well,
but
we
need
to
have
a
priority
and
I
just
don't
see
that
our
staff
has
the
capacity
to
deliver,
and
so
this
is
when
I
think
you
you
need
to
disrupt
some
of
the
process
and
and
take
a
chance
on
some
of
the
folks
who
are
providing
some
of
this
change
in
our
community,
and
these
are
not
just
any
old
folks.
These
are
folks,
who've
been
in
our
Commuter
for
a
really
long
time.
BP
These
are
folks
who
have
created
a
whole
Institute
called
the
urban
vibrancy
Institute,
and
this
is
to
bring
different
leaders
a
myriad
of
leaders
together,
so
that
they
can
provide
some
of
that
support
and
vibrancy
and
safety
and
cleanliness
and
collaboration
in
the
downtown
area.
BP
They've
done
this
on
their
own
they've,
been
meaning
for
I,
think
for
for
a
year
and
a
half
and
and
the
only
reason
that
I
think
that
they're
they're
they're
there's
a
level
of
trustworthiness
to
them
is
that
they
are
showing
how
much
they
are
willing
to
take
on
themselves
and
to
not
own
the
process
themselves,
but
to
have
our
community
own.
BP
It
they're
not
afraid
to
let
folks
in
there's
a
whole
learning
segment
of
this
and
and
because
of
that
I
I
feel
that
there
is
a
I'm,
more
confident
in
who
these
people
are,
and
so
so
that's
what
I'll
say
about
Pleasant
Hills,
but
I
I.
You
know
whatever
my
colleagues
decide
whatever
we
all
decide.
BP
I
I'll
be
supportive
of
of
any
motion
that
that
encourages
vibrancy
and
development,
and
certainly
Community
participation
in
my
community.
So
at
this
point,
I
I
hope
that
that
we
can
maybe
find
some
some
Middle
Ground
here
on
the
dice.
I
know
that
councilmember
Cohen
you've
asked
about
bringing
a
a
process
forward
that
could
help
Define
what
the
the
developer
might
be
able
to
I.
BP
Don't
know
if
it's
a
template
or
a
certain
guide,
but
I
think
that
this
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
take
a
look
at
a
different
concept
and
simply
because
the
city
staff
isn't
leading
it
does
not
mean
that
it's
the
wrong
process,
because
we
as
Council
will
continue
to
have
control
over
what
gets
approved
and
how
projects
get
done.
We
don't
ever
lose
control
over
that,
and
this
is
certainly
not
an
attempt
to
do
that.
BP
But
but
I
I
apologize
that
I'm,
focusing
so
much
on
Pleasant
Hills,
because
it's
not
it's
not
supposed
to
be
about
Pleasant
Hills.
It's
supposed
to
be
about
VMT,
and
it's
supposed
to
be
about
having
these
exceptions-
and
we
just
heard
earlier
in
our
meeting
that
the
citing
policy
highlights
my
district
as
an
area
where
we
don't
have
affordable
housing.
BP
But
now
we're
going
to
create
an
obstacle
by
not
having
any
flexibility
and
any
exceptions
to
VMT.
So
I
I
hope
that
we
can.
We
can
come
to
some
some
sort
of
conclusion
here
that
will
allow
us
to
explore
something
different.
AI
Thank
you,
council
member
councilmember,
Perales.
BS
Yeah,
thank
you.
Vice
mayor
and
I
just
wanted
to
speak
to
a
couple
of
the
comments
that
have
been
stated,
and
hopefully
we
can
be
able
to
land
this
ship
here
in
the
memo
for
myself
and
councilmember
Davis.
In
our
recommendation
too,
we
specifically
again
mention
conducting
extensive
community
outreach.
We
also
mentioned
in
all
prominent
languages
of
any
proposed
project
area.
Again
we
also
were
speaking
in
general,
because
this
is
a
city-wide
policy
and
one
that
could
be
applied
many
places
throughout
the
city.
BS
There
may
be
an
opportunity
at
the
former
Pleasant
Hills
golf
course,
but
I
would
agree
with
councilman.
That
really
is
not
the
focus
and
should
not
be
the
focus.
It
was
not
my
focus.
It
was
really
trying
to
figure
out
a
broad
policy,
something
that
could
work
city-wide
and
that's
what
we're
attempting
to
do
here
and
we
did
State
consistent
with
the
projects
of
significant
Community
interests
under
our
own
public
Outreach
Council
policy.
BS
I
think
we
we
deal
with
this
all
the
time
as
Council
Representatives,
where
we
have
project
proposals
within
our
district
districts,
and
we
work
very
closely
on
them
whether
they
are
projects
that
are
privately
proposed
or
whether
it's
working
with
staff,
as
I
mentioned
earlier
as
I
have
on
areas
like
wanting
the
Martha's
Garden
specific
plan
to
be
updated
right.
We
work
very
closely
if
it's
a
community-led
or
a
city-led
or
a
privately
LED
process,
and
that
should
be
a
given.
BS
The
other
thing,
I
would
say
is
that
councilmember
Cohen,
you
were
mentioning
about
the
the
memo
from
my
myself
and
councilman
David
and
what
was
approved.
The
direction
out
of
tne
did
not
exclude
a
a
city-led
process.
I
would
agree
with
that
right
that
our
memo,
our
direction
is,
is
sort
of
the
all-inclusive
Direction.
It
doesn't
say
you
couldn't
be
a
city-led
process,
but
it
doesn't
specify
that
it
has
to
be
a
city-led
process.
BS
That's
the
difference
and
the
challenge
that
I
have
with
the
the
staff
recommendation
and
the
mayor's
recommendation
that
are
essentially
saying
that,
is
it
it's
one
and
done
it
has
to
be
a
city
level
process
and
I
will
reiterate
why
I
don't
support
that
I
I.
Don't
think
that
we
will
find
the
staff
capacity
in
a
timely
manner
to
be
able
to
do
that
again.
I've
seen
it
on
a
small
scale,
I
couldn't
imagine
on
a
much
larger
scale.
BS
This
is
incumbent
on
a
lot
of
things
once
again
going
to
the
council
looking
for
prioritizing
this
prioritizing
the
funding
prioritizing
the
staff,
as
you've
already
heard
from
from
from
City
staff,
hiring
the
staff
right
that
we
don't
have
today.
As
we
know,
we
have
a
ton
of
vacancies
if
we
can
do
this
outside
of
all
of
those
constraints
and
still
achieve
a
tremendous
amount
of
community
involvement
in
something
that
was
robust
and
extensive
and
involved
the
council
office
I.
BS
Don't
understand
why
we
wouldn't
want
to
to
do
that
and
and
again
our
Direction
allows
us
to
go
both
tasks.
I
I,
think
that
you
know
I
I
I
am
completely
confident
in
the
ability
of
the
council
office.
I
know
it.
You
know,
for
this
particular
parcel
that
we've
been
discussing
tonight,
that
it's
not
on
the
agenda.
BS
I
would
have
confidence
in
councilman,
but
I
have
confidence
in
all
my
colleagues
here
that
if
such
a
project
were
to
be
proposed
within
their
District
that
they
would
lead
a
robust
process
as
well
and
participate
again,
regardless
of
who
was
was
at
the
helm
or
the
wheel
if
it
was
a
city-led
or
privately
LED
and
clearly,
if
it's
a
project
of
some
controversy,
it's
going
to
to
take
a
lot
more
engagement
and
I
I.
BS
Imagine
the
council
office
as
well
as
the
developer,
would
know
that
and
so
I'm
comfortable
with
the
the
direction,
as
is
I,
don't
believe
we
need
to
Kick
the
Can
on
that
discussion.
I
believe
our
Memo
from
myself
customer
Davis
is
all-encompassing.
It
includes
both
both
Pathways.
If,
if
staff
were
to
lead
a
process
and
or
the
council
member
for
a
particular
District
was
to
say,
hey
I
want
to
lead
a
process
on
a
particular
parcel
great
then
that
you
know,
then
that
would
qualify
under
under
what
our
requirements
are.
BS
But
again
it's
it's
not
that
that
is
the
only
way
that
we
could
go
forward.
I
think
that
would
kill
a
project
and
many
projects
that
comes
from
Mayhem
has
stated
due
to
to
Simply
Dyna
Divine
I
also
think-
and
this
is
why
I
I
was
not
in
favor
of
the
restrictions
of,
for
instance,
the
mayor's
manual
45
to
50,
or
even
the
staff
member
of
35
affordability
threshold,
I.
Think
if
we
are
too
prescriptive
up
front,
we
also
kill
any
potential
opportunities
to
even
have
a
discussion.
BS
I
was
one
of
the
the
vocal
Advocates
that
led
the
opportunity
of
getting
a
25
minimum
for
the
Google
project,
some
I'm
not
against
it
clearly
and
I've
LED
for
the
last
eight
years
on
developing
affordable
housing,
but
I
also
am
being
realistic
in
how
we
can
be
less
prescriptive
and
rather
a
little
bit
more
Broad
in
our
Direction
and
and
that's
why
we
were
utilizing
language
around
Arena
goals
and
and
which
clearly
includes
affordable
housing,
but
not
necessarily
trying
to
kill
a
project
either
on
the
vine
through
delay
or
through
being
too
prescriptive
up
front.
BS
That's
why
I'm
I'm
hoping
my
colleagues
will
support
the
motion
as
is,
and
and
I'll
I'll
rest
now,
thanks.
I
All
right,
thank
you.
Councilman
Cohen,.
AK
Yes
and
I
I
apologize
to
my
colleague
council
member
Perales,
for
what
I'm
about
to
say,
because
I
know
that
you
know
I
don't
have
a
problem
necessarily
with
your
memo
but
I'm
starting
to
have
a
feeling
tonight
that
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
still
to
come
up
with
the
proper
solution
and
the
proper
set
of
recommendations
and
I
think
that
we
should
give
it
a
little
time
to
do
that.
AK
So
what
I'd
like
to
see
I
suspect
that
the
final
result
should
be
some
amalgam
of
what's
being
discussed
tonight
as
opposed
to
you
know,
one
memo
or
the
other,
or
you
know
or
or
a
quickly
thought
up
combination
of
those
things
and
that's
what
concerns
me.
AK
I,
I,
don't
like
sometimes
I
enjoy
the
process
of
making
sausage
here
on
the
Deus,
but
sometimes
it
makes
more
sense
to
be
thoughtful
and
come
back
at
a
later
time
and
I
think
this
is
one
of
those
times,
because
this
is
a
complicated
policy
and
I
don't
want
to
feel
like
what
we're
rushed
because
of
time
to
do
something
that
may
not
make
complete
sense.
So
what
I'm
going
to
recommend
is
a
a
substitute
motion
at
this
time
to
accept
the
staff
recommendation,
but
bring
back
to
council
the
discussion
reagendized.
AK
AK
And
also
bring
back
to
council
a
proposal
around
what
we
talked,
what
I
talked
about
before
a
community
engagement
process
that
can
be
a
hybrid
of
a
developer-led
in
city-led
process
that
will
allow
for
Expediting
the
process,
but
still
be
guided
by
a
very
clear
guidelines,
so
that
we're
not
sacrificing
the
things
that
we
want
out
of
a
city-led
process
and
I
also
all
should
include
Sergio
a
council
member
jimenez's
memo
in
this
as
well.
I
think
that
was
pretty
pretty
clear.
AK
AB
AP
So
yeah,
the
second
part,
definitely
does
the
first
part
just
to
confirm.
So
it's
to
come
back
to
have
a
conversation
about
the
appropriate
path
forward
for
General
plan
amendments
that
needed
an
override
in
these.
In
these
situations
where
the
land
is
private,
wreck
or
I
just
want
to
clear
up.
Can
you
clarify.
AK
That
or
I
guess
I
should
say
what
we,
whatever
the
the
memo
that
came
out
of
tne,
was
for
the
specific
private
Rec
sites
right
correct.
So
then
that
conversation
will
continue
at
a
future
date.
I
see,
okay,.
AO
AY
C
Councilor
Cohen
we
brought
spoke
offline
with
regard
to
the
process.
I.
Think,
specifically,
you
were
kind
of
playing
something
that
could
be
developer
funded
but
have
City
staff.
Selecting
Consultants
is:
is
that
what
you.
AK
AK
BT
AK
BV
AP
AP
BV
BV
So
I'm
just
trying
to
think
through
timeline
implications,
so
yeah
I,
don't
think
we'd
make
it
back
in
January.
It
would
certainly
push
to
get
it
back.
End
of
February
would.
AO
BW
C
Okay,
there's
the
motion:
councilman
Foley.
AD
B
AK
C
AD
AK
Yeah
I
mean
I.
Imagine
we're
going
I
mean
I.
Imagine
I
will
sit.
You
know
honestly
will
support
something
like
what
came
through
tne
and
the
council
member
for
Allison
Davis
memo,
but
that
there's
probably
some
additions
and
amendments
that
have
to
be
made
to
make
sure
that
some
of
the
concerns
that
the
mayor
has
in
his
memo
are
addressed,
and
so
I
just
didn't
want
to
try
to
rush
those
Amendment
edits
tonight
and
thought
they'd
be
better
off
having
that
in
a
more
thoughtful
process.
Coming
back.
AD
Yeah
and
I
don't
disagree
with
that.
I
I
think
this
is
a
really
confusing
issue
and
one
that
I've
had
several
presentations
on
over
the
last
year
or
so,
and
discussions
with
lots
of
different
people.
So
my
concern
about
waiting
and
not
making
a
decision
here
is
that
we
have
a
brand
new
Council
coming
in.
Who
knows
nothing
about
this
issue
and
so
we're
going
to
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
Education
to
have
to
be
done
with
the
new
Council
in
order
to
get
them
up
to
speed.
AD
So
I
just
want
to
be
really
aware
that
that's
what
we're
working
with
whether
we
bring
with
it
come
back
from
staff
on
February
or
March.
We
still
have
a
council
coming
in
with
an
issue
that
is
really
really
complicated
to
us,
and
we've
been
sitting
here
listening
to
this
for
a
while,
so
I,
I
I,
don't
know
where
I'm
going
to
go
on
this.
AD
This
motion,
but
so
I
guess
I'll
just
hear
what
other
people
have
to
say,
but
it's
it's
a
direction
that
may
be
the
right
way
to
go
but
I'm
concerned
about
bringing
the
other
Council
up
to
speed
and
how
we're
going
to
do
that.
So
I'll
just
leave
it
at
that.
BT
Yeah
I
just
thought:
maybe
I'd
take
a
stab
at
clarifying
what
I'd
hope
to
get
out
of
this
by
seconding
I
think
we
move
forward
the
staff
recommendation,
there's
a
lot
of
good
stuff
in
there
and
a
huge
part
of
the
body
of
the
work
here
would
be
checked
off
and
done
and
moving
forward,
which
is
good.
BT
We
incorporate
council
member
jimenez's
memo
which
is
great,
and
then
we
have
these
two
conflicting
memos
and
to
me
the
heart
of
the
conflict
is
this
question
of
who
leads
the
community
engagement
process
and
I
think
so
we
have
concerns
that
if
it's
fully
city-led,
it
may
be
too
slow,
too
onerous.
It
may
make
projects
infeasible
I
have
that
concern
at
least
and
I've
heard
others
Express.
That
I
think
that's
behind
the
Davis
and
paralysis
memo.
BT
On
the
other
hand,
I
think
some
of
us
are
a
little
uncomfortable
with
the
idea
that,
with
few
guard
rails,
this
would
be
a
developer-led
process
that
may
not
take
into
account
all
the
things
that
the
city
has
a
public
interest
in
considering,
particularly
for
large
parcels
and
so
I
think.
The
suggestion
that
councilman
Cohen
made
earlier
that
was
also
on
my
list
and
I
just
forgot
to
ask
which
I
think
is
a
great
one
is:
is
there
some
minimum
standard
and
some
process
by
which
the
cons
the
committee
engagement
consultant,
could
be
selected?
BT
I,
don't
love
pushing
this
any
farther
along,
but
if
we
could
get
back
by
the
end
of
February
and
get
an
answer
to
a
more
hybrid
approach
where
we
set
some
of
those
public
standards
and
guidelines,
But,
ultimately
get
to
a
place
where
we're
comfortable
with
the
developer,
funding
and
driving
a
faster
Community
engagement
process.
I.
Think
that
would
be
a
win.
BS
Yeah,
thank
you
so
I'm
going
to
try
to
clean
this
up
a
little
bit
that
may
make
it
more
palatable
and
feasible
for
the
the
incoming
Council,
because
I
would
agree
with
councilmember
Foley.
BS
This
is
actually
something
that
tne
has
been
at
for
almost
two
years,
and
so,
if,
if
this
Council
can't
bet
it
out
through
committee
and
then
come
to
a
conclusion,
I
don't
see
where
it's
going
to
be
very
easy
for
a
new
Council
but
councilmember
Mahan
nailed
where
the
conflict
has
has
risen
today,
and
it's
really
in
recommendation
number
two
I'll
refer
to
that
one
within
the
memo
from
myself
and
councilmember
David
and
that's
on
who's
leading
this
process.
What
is
that
Community,
extensive
Community
engagement
process?
BS
Look
like
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
meat
and
potatoes
in
recommendation,
one
from
myself
and
councilmember
Davis
and
there's
obviously
some
disagreement
from
staff
on
that.
There
was
a
unanimous
recommendation
out
of
committee
on
that
I
I.
Don't
think
that
needs
to
come
back
and
currently
the
The
Substitute
most
ocean
would
be
moving
the
original
staff
recommendation.
BS
Three
staff
studies
said
they're
comfortable
with
Reclamation
three
from
from
our
memo,
but
recommendation
one
and
essentially
leave
out
recommendation
two
I'm
fine
with
you
know
let
the
future
counsel
or
let
let
you
know
next
year
in
March,
you
guys
decide
what
does
that
Community
engagement?
BS
Look
like
I
have
my
opinion,
but
I
can
set
that
aside
and
say
sure
you
guys
can
have
that
discussion
the
future,
but
at
least
what
it
does
is
it
takes
out
the
real
nuanced
discussion
on
the
VMT
policy
on
you
know
where
we
might
and
how
we
might
bet
out
these
projects
and
all
it
does.
Is
it
narrows
it
down
to
what
councilman
Mahan
just
just
stated.
It's
the
real
core
of
the
the
debate
we've
had
tonight,
which
is
on
who's,
leading
that
Community
engagement
process
and
so
I'll
ask
for
a
friendly
Amendment.
BS
AK
I'm:
okay,
with
that
with
one
addition
which
is
Bring
Back,
is
including
that
next
discussion,
the
discussion
about
the
right
amount
of
inclusionary
housing
to
be
part
of
the
the
the
accepted
the
exception
that
we
discussed,
but
beyond
that
I'm,
okay,
with
including
one
in
three.
If
the
sector
is
okay
with
it.
BL
C
I'll
go
back
since
the
memo
has
changed
or
the
message
has
changed.
I'll
ask
councilman
call
if
they've
been
wanting
he'd
be
willing
to
accept
a
friendly
amendment
to
say
that
the
amount
of
affordable
housing
should
be
something
greater
than
the
city-wide
requirement,
because,
right
now
the
t
e
committee
is
recommended.
Essentially
something
any
developer
could
comply
with
the
existing
city-wide
requirement
and
be
able
to
get
this
remarkable
benefit
from
the
city
to
be
able
to
build
in
this
area.
That
General
plan
would
order
not
allow.
C
AC
Can
you
restate
the
last
Fortune
councilman
Cohen
that
you
just
mentioned.
AK
AC
Okay,
so
because
yeah,
our
recommendation
won
right,
included
that
as
well
as
some
of
the
the
reclamations
we
had
made
back
in
tne,
we
obviously
wanted
to
keep
it
more
broad
than
a
percentage,
but
you're.
So
you're
saying
it
would
be
at
least
just
more
than
the
current
minimum
that
we
have
that
15,
not
necessarily
45
to
50
or
even
35,
is
suggested
by
staff
right.
AC
C
AK
AP
I
I
wrote
it
down
if
you
want
so
it's.
The
motion
is
Staff
recommendation,
plus
paralysis
and
Davis's
memo
recommendations.
One
and
three
plus
come
back
in
February
to
counsel
to
discuss,
discuss
engagement,
process
options,
essentially
looking
at
how
we
could
do
well.
Maybe
I
need
some
help
here,
but
how
we
can
is
what
what
is
the
pro?
What's
an
engagement
process
limit
of
all
developer
and
City
staff
that
would
be
a
more
streamlined
process
than
might
otherwise
occur.
What
would
that.
AE
Was
it
can
can
I
just
get
some
clarity,
because
so
that
part
is
it
comes
back
to
Council
in
February,
with
an
engagement
process,
engagement,
process
options
is
this
to
keep
it
developer?
Led
and
the
city
would.
AP
Be
yeah
no
I,
think
I
think
so.
My
understanding,
correct,
remember
wrong
is
Staff
would
come
back
a
recommendation
of
what
a
development
process
could
look
like
there
could
be
some
options
that
would
get
to
the
council's
desire
to
move
a
process
through
quickly
and
not
have
it
drift
on
for
years.
If
that
is
that
sound
right
does.
AP
To
I
think
I
heard
a
council
on
that
one
and
before
you
we've
finished
that
I
met
the
other
recommendation.
Just
to
be
clear.
Is
that
a
step
that
tonight
we
would
establish
an
affordable
how
the
council
wants
to
establish
an
an
affordable
housing
requirement
or
criteria
that
a
project
do
provide
affordable
housing
greater
than
the
minimum
iho
requirements
currently.
AK
AP
AP
AE
AP
AE
Because
I
I
remember
Foley,
there's
going
to
be
a
large
number
of
new
folks
coming
in
and
I
remember:
I
I,
don't
know
if
she
has
any
pts
tea
about
this,
but
I
remember
coming
in
as
a
brand
new
council
member
and
we
had
had
the
Garbage
Contract
kicked
out
to
January
and
it
was
originally
going
to
be,
like
the
I
think,
the
second
Tuesday
of
January
and
we
were
scrambling
and
had
so
much
to
learn
on
top
of
everything
else
and
I
think
it
got
kicked
out
a
little
like
a
week
or
two
more,
but
it
was
a
big
thing
and
I
think
I
think
this
compromise
moves
this
forward
and
will
offer
a
meaningful
decisions
and
discussion
for
Council
the
next
year,
but
without
really
killing
them
all
right.
AE
AP
BT
Do
you
want
to
go
okay,
I,
I?
Think
the
spirit
of
it
is.
We
want
to
see
a
community
engagement
process
that
balances
the
city's
desire
to
think
holistically
about
the
planning
process
and
and
various
factors
beyond
a
single
project
that
retains
Community
Trust
and
keeps
the
community
in
the
driver's
seat,
but
that
also
meets
the
needs
of
developers
who
frequently
complain
that
we
are
too
slow
and
create
too
many
barriers
and
one
suggestion
I
heard
I,
don't
think
this
is
exclusive,
but
council
member
Cohen,
said
I
think
he's
sort
of
postulated.
BT
BT
So
is
there
a
hybrid
approach
here
where
we
set
some
standards
very
well
could
include
the
selection
of
the
community
engagement
consultant.
But
at
that
point
the
developer
leads
and
drives
a
process,
that's
hopefully
faster
and
meets
their
needs,
and
where
is
that
kind
of
compromise
or
hybrid
approach?
And
there
might
be
a
few
different
Alternatives?
You
want
to
give
us,
but
that
was
at
least
what
I,
what
I
heard
and
signed
up
for.
BV
And
sorry,
council,
member,
just
it
would
be
helpful
to
get
some
additional
Clarity
on
the
matter
of
the
scope
right
and
so
who
dictates
and
how
we
sort
of
think
about.
BT
This
correct,
that
was
another
consideration
you
raised
Beyond,
who
is
the
consultant
leading
the
community
engagement
processes?
What
is
the
scope
of
the
community?
What
the
community's
weighing
in
on
so.
AC
Clarification
the
the
motion
only
because
councilman
Cohen
said
staff
recommendation
and
then
I
know
in
Michael's
reiteration
over
here
is
Staff
recommendation
just
to
be
clear.
AC
I
hope
that
you
know,
as
this
comes
back
next
year
as
I
think
you
know,
as
is,
is
very
possible.
You
know
it
could
get
delayed.
Simply
even
this
step,
which
is
hey.
What
is
the
right
Pathway
to
go
that
could
delay?
You
know
the
progress
even
further
for
particular
opportunities
and
I.
Think
that
you
know
I'll
go
back
to
what
councilmember
Mayhem
was
saying
is
that
maybe
there
needs
to
be
a
cut
off
right
and
even
in
this
process
of
determining
determining
the
right
process,
I
I
would
hope.
AC
AC
We
don't
want
to
get
in
our
own
way,
so
I
just
caution,
my
colleagues
that
will
be
here
next
year
and
hope
that
you
you
stay
on
top
of
this,
because
the
new
council
members
won't
be
be
aware-
and
you
all
will-
and
so
hopefully
you'll
be
able
to
stay
on
top
of
it
and
and
call
the
question
at
some
point
to
say:
hey.
We
need
to
find
a
way
to
move
forward
and
not
and
drag
it
out
further.
So,
but
I
will
support
the
motion.
Thanks
all.
I
Right
speaking
of
calling
the
question
nope
councilman
Jimenez.
AP
Yeah
I
mean
the
general
plan.
Amendment
process
is
a
pretty
lengthy
process,
so
I
think
we
really
would
need
to
get
Council
resolution
on
this
issue.
You
know
before
I
mean
I
before
it.
We
would
bring
the
general
plan
amendment
to
council,
so
I
think
I
mean
I,
mean
I
think
at
best
best
scenario
and
it's
it
may
be
longer
than
this
because
of
for
various
reasons,
but
would
be
a
year
for
the
general
plan
amendment
to
come
back
likely
longer
than
that.
BU
I
V
BT
I
Right,
we
now
have
time
for
open
forum.
S
Hi
Larry
Beekman,
thanks
for
the
meeting
tonight
interesting
meeting,
a
simple
formula
of
good
democracy
in
San
Jose
for
the
next
few
years.
Maybe
how
our
everyday
community
and
local
government
can
listen
to
open
good
reasoning
from
all
sides
and
from
this
work
to
create
Fair
compromise
for
all
sides
with
good
listening
and
good
steps
together
in
the
next
year
we
can
be.
We
can
bring
about
an
easier
dialogue
and
process
for
2024
and
25
that
many
are
planning
and
hoping
for
as
the
beginnings
of
our
better
human
ideals
and
practices
for
our
human
future.
S
As
part
of
this
hopeful,
future
I
hope
we
can
learn
to
better
Channel
our
anger
and
frustration
constructively
and
in
how
we
can
all
work
to
try
to
agree
with
each
other
at
some
level
and
what
can
be
an
open
good
democracy
of
this
Republic
as
a
local
community
and
as
a
country,
and
to
try
to
better
speak
to
my
tne
committee,
open
Forum
of
yesterday
in
what
governor
governor
Gavin,
Newsom,
local
governments
and
everyday
community
of
the
SF
Bay
Area
have
been
working
towards
for
years.
Now.
BW
Hey
there
guys
I'm
Jesse
Noble
here
again,
I
I
was
here
the
other
day
talking
about
the
noble
project.
So
I
don't
know.
If
you
guys
remember
back
in
2019,
I
came
in
here
back
in
March
wanting
to
launch
a
cannabis
project
in
District,
three
I
was
asking
for
a
council
member
Perales
and
he
sent
someone
upstairs
to
he
sent
someone
from
his
office
to
come
down
and
talk
to
me
that
day,
and
so
we
got
things
rolling.
BW
A
little
bit
like
I
got
a
couple
of
introductions
to
people,
but
then
the
pandemic
hit
and
it
kind
of
like
killed
all
the
momentum
that
I
had
going
up
until
then,
and
so
I'm
trying
to
resume
that
now,
with
like
the
economic
development
and
cultural
Affairs,
that's
where
I
figured
I
should
start,
but
it's
kind
of
stalling
there
too,
and
so
I'm
just
here
to
ask
how
to
expedite
this,
because
I've
never
been
through
it
before
now.
BW
Probably
the
couple
of
like
shortlist
sites
that
I
have
to
to
open
in
it
looks
like
it
might
be:
District
Four
now,
but
I'd
really
rather
be
downtown,
and
so
there's
there's
some
grant
money
that
Sacramento
set
aside
for
this
there's
a
couple.
Different
grants
actually
and
I
went
into
it
briefly
before,
but
I
mean
I've
got
all
the
information
in
the
world
to
talk
about
this
with
somebody
and
I
like
chomping
at
the
bit
rearing
to
go.
BW
It's
just
it's
it's
just
a
perfect,
perfect
project
that
the
community
really
needs
and
I
just
want
to
talk
about
it
with
something
you're
going
to
get
it
going.
So.
AF
AF
So,
sir,
our
assistant
city
manager,
Lee
Wilcox,
can
talk
to
you
offline,
okay,
okay,
get
you
going
okay,
cool
great
thank.
BW
K
L
Us
Postal
from
a
horseshoe
Gary
dillable,
made
a
statement
and
I'd
like
to
read
it
back.
It
was
interesting.
L
He
stated
that
he
was
going
to
build
and
I
quote
the
East
Side
deserves
world-class
development
and
something
that
they
could
be
proud
of.
Well,
I'd
like
to
inform
this
guest
to
my
city
that
we
already
have
things
that
we
are
very,
very
proud
of
in
the
city
of
San
Jose.
The
east
side
of
San
Jose
is
the
birthplace
of
three
of
the
most
powerful
civil
rights
movements
in
the
20th
century.
It
is
the
home
of
the
Farm
Workers
movement.
L
It
is
the
home
of
the
Chicano
movement
and
it
is
home
of
the
lowrider
room,
and
so
this
kind
of,
like
Cavalier,
condescending
attitude
that
the
developers
take
towards
my
city
I
think
they
need
an
education
money
does
not
connote
intelligence,
nor
does
it
connote
character
or,
or,
and
and
and
on
the
flip
side.
Nor
does
poverty
cannot
lack
thereof.
L
I'd
like
to
inform
the
city
that
the
Smithsonian
Museum
is
putting
on
a
display
of
the
lowrider
culture,
they're
going
to
include
the
signs
and
they're
also
going
to
have
a
permanent
display
of
low
rider
culture
and
low
rider
history,
I'm
proud
to
inform
the
city
that
I'm
going
to
be
in
contact
with
the
Smithsonian,
and
they
want
to
talk
to
me
about
the
the
historical
landmark
designation
of
the
first
headquarters
of
Lowrider
magazine
and
I'm.
Very
proud
of
that
very,
very
proud
of
that.
L
It's
sad
that
the
city
can't
share
in
that
Pride
with
me
that
that's
very
sad
I'm
very
saddened
by
that,
because
it
it
is
a
moment
in
time
where
San
Jose
can
be
installed
in
the
Smithsonian
Museum,
with
respect
to
the
low
rider
movement
and
the
lowrider
culture,
because
you
can't
talk
about
Loretta
culture
without
talking
about
its
first
headquarters,
which
is
right.
Z
Hi
Ali
saberman
here
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
speak
to
2.10
on
the
consent
calendar
this
morning,
but
I
just
wanted
to
thank
Council
for
passing
that
memo
in
the
respect
of
The
Marriage
Act,
really
really
critical
for
our
communities
to
just
really
thankful
for
your
leadership.
There
also
congrats
on
becoming
the
largest
city
to
eliminate
parking
minimums
hope
you
can
go
to
bed
knowing
you
did
San
Jose
well
tonight.
Thank
you.