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From YouTube: 1/12/21 | City Mgr. Dave Sykes presents City's Response to COVID-19 & Continuity of Operations Plan
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San José City Council January 12, 2021 Meeting, Agenda Item 3.1
B
I
am
ki
parkness,
deputy
city
manager
and,
along
with
lee,
wilcox
serve
as
the
director
of
the
emergency
operations
center.
So
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
employees
and
our
non-profit
partners
in
the
eoc
and
across
the
city,
responding
to
coven
19.,
I'd
like
to
take
some
time
to
update
you
on
our
response
and
key
events
over
the
last
month's
month.
B
B
We'll
begin
next
slide,
we'll
begin
with
a
look
at
a
data
dashboard,
that's
provided
by
the
johns
hopkins
university
that
gives
us
daily
updates
and
gives
us
a
sense
of
comparisons
across
the
nation
and
indeed
across
the
globe.
So
if
elizabeth
you
go
ahead
and
play
that
video,
we'll
take
a
look
at
that
for
about
one
minute
exactly.
A
B
This
wastewater
surveillance
technique
is
very
useful
for
us
because
it
provides
a
forward-looking
understanding
of
what
is
likely
to
happen.
The
virus
shows
up
in
the
wastewater
when
people
are
asymptomatic
or
even
if
they
never
become
symptomatic.
It
also
shows
up
whether
or
not
they
get
tested.
So
we
found
that
this
gives
us
a
kind
of
six
to
seven
day
lead
on
what
we
see
in
the
testing
numbers.
B
B
The
other
slide
that
I'll
share
from
the
county
is
this
one.
On
icu
capacity,
I
found
this
particular
site
very
useful,
because
what
they've
done
here
is
they've
done
a
red
line
across
the
top,
which
is
their
normal
icu
capacity,
because
the
percentage
of
icu
beds
available
is
a
little
bit
deceptive
in
that
they
have
been
working
extremely
hard
to
make
icu
capacity
available
and
surging
the
number
of
beds.
But
I
think
this
diagram
shows
you
what's
happening
in
a
way.
That's
painfully
clear.
B
You
see
the
orange
part
on
the
bottom
is
the
number
of
covit
or
suspected
covid
patients
that
are
part
of
the
icu
and
what
you
see
is
that
has
been
steadily
rising.
You
see
that
the
blue
number
is
the
normal
number
of
icu
patients.
You
see
that
that
has
been
getting
smaller.
This
does
not
mean
that
less
people
are
having
these
different
accidents
or
these
different
conditions,
it's
that
they
are
rationing
or
allowing
less
of
those
folks
into
the
icu
and
managing
the
icu
capacity
as
best
they
can
to
preserve
that
capacity.
B
We're
really
fortunate
that
we
have
a
strong
health
care
system
locally
and
the
county
leadership
on
marshalling
both
the
private
and
their
own
resources
to
provide
for
this
healthcare
capacity,
but
they
are
in
a
very,
very
difficult
time.
Right
now
we
have
a
seven
day
rolling
average
of
1
250
new
cases.
B
But
since
this
is
a
national
surge,
we
are
limited
in
what
we
can
draw
on
mutual
aid
for
everything,
from
health
care
to
vaccinations
to
other
needs.
So
the
next
slide
you
see
here
is
just
a
summation
and
a
reminder
that
we
continue
to
be
under
a
regional,
stay-at-home
order.
This
order
is
now
in
effect
indefinitely
and
will
only
be
reversed
when
we
get
that
icu
and
healthcare
situation
under
control,
which
is
not
any
time
in
the
foreseeable
next
few
weeks.
So
we
expect
to
stay
in
this
regional
stay-at-home
order
for
the
foreseeable
future.
B
On
the
city
side,
our
own
internal
planning
has
a
10
stage
process
stages,
one
through
five
ramp
us
up
in
response
and
stages.
6
7,
8,
9
10,
intended
to
ramp
us
back
down
into
the
new
normal.
We
had
gotten
as
far
over
to
the
right
in
stage
eight,
but
then
with
the
latest
surge,
have
moved
progressively
backwards
and
on
december
6
in
sync,
with
the
regional
stay-at-home
order,
we
move
back
into
stage
five,
which
is
our
highest
level
of
response
and
our
most
restricted
level
of
service
provision.
B
We
are
currently
in
stage
five
and
it
will.
We
will
stay
in
stage
five.
As
long
as
the
regional
stay-at-home
order
is
in
a
in
place,
I
would
say
the
only
thing:
that's
a
positive
about
going
back
into
stage
five,
as
we
might
know
much
more
about
both
the
disease
at
this
point
and
how
to
safely
operate
in
the
context
of
this
pandemic.
So
we
have
a
broader
range
of
services,
opening
and
functioning
in
this
version
of
stage
five
than
we
did
the
last
time
around.
B
Nevertheless,
it
is
our
most
restrictive
and
highest
alert
stage.
Next
slide.
I
want
to
talk
just
a
little
bit
about
vaccinations,
and
that
is
the
one
light
of
hope
in
this
dark
winter.
Is
the
existence
now
of
effective
vaccinations
that
have
begun
to
be
distributed
and
to
make
their
way
into
people's
arms?
B
We
are
fully
supportive
of
the
county's
leadership
in
this
role
in
vaccine
distribution
here
in
the
city
eoc,
and
to
support
the
county.
We
have
spun
up
an
internal
vaccination
task
force
within
the
eoc
structure,
which
started
work
mid-december,
as
the
vaccinations
began
to
scale
that
task
force,
which
is
led
by
ann
tran,
who
I'll
introduce
momentarily,
has
four
work
streams,
internal
vaccinations
which
have
largely
been
led
at
this
point
very
well
by
our
fire
department
and
we'll
hear
more
about
that
soon.
B
Communication
and
community
engagement,
which
will
be
one
of
the
main
areas
of
responsibility.
We
will
have
and
we'll
be
engaging
deeply
with
the
mayor
and
council
on
that
topic
as
we
learn
and
grow
that
function
advocacy
in
alignment
with
the
county
at
the
state
federal
level
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
resources
that
we
need
and
the
appropriate
policies
and
then
last
but
not
least,
is
a
site
selection
support
upon
request
from
the
county,
we're
currently
working
through
some
requests
for
the
county
for
potential
expansions
of
vaccination
sites
across
the
city.
B
So
with
that,
I
want
to
introduce
ann
tran,
who
is
our
director
of
our
internal
task
force
working
on
this
and
brings
to
this
position
a
great
deal
of
professional
expertise
and
training
in
medicine
and
and
related
public
health.
She
also
is
one
of
the
co-authors
of
our
original
pandemic
response
plan
and
so
has
been
involved
from
the
24th
of
january
on
deeply
in
how
we
think
about
pandemic
and
pandemic
response.
She
also
happens
to
be
bilingual,
bicultural
and
fluent
native
speaker
and
vietnamese
and
understand
deeply.
B
The
immigrant
experience,
which
I
think
her
guiding
us
has
been
helpful
as
we
think
about
that
last
inch
and
reaching
our
most
vulnerable.
She
leads
the
team
of
diverse
and
talented
folks
and
I'll.
Let
her
speak
now
with
an
update
on
where
we
think
we
are
with
vaccinations
and
our
approach
to
it
and
take
it
away.
C
Thank
you
kip
good
afternoon,
mayor
council
members
and
members
of
the
public.
My
name
is
ann
and
I
currently
lead
the
vaccination
campaign
task
force
here
in
the
eoc
and
we're
working
with
leaders
within
the
eoc
to
support
the
county,
who
is
lead
in
the
allocation
and
distribution
of
the
covid19
vaccine.
C
B
B
Let
us
know
is
they
have
a
fairly
limited
visibility
on
some
of
what's
happening
at
the
state
and
the
county
level,
and
are
really
finding
out,
for
example,
day
to
day
how
many
doses
of
vaccines
are
coming
into
the
county.
So
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
things
that
are
being
figured
out
in
quick
time.
So
with
that,
I
think
if
we
could
bring
up
the
new
slide
deck
and
we'll
let
ann
continue
back
on
just
bear
with
us
for
just
a
moment.
B
And
why
don't
you
start
from
your
notes
on
the
next
slide
and
then
actually
actually
this
next
one
is
pretty
complicated
and
I
do
want
people
to
see
it.
So,
let's
I
apologize
we'll
go
ahead
and
keep
paused
here
for
a
second
there's
a
there's
a
lot
to
this
next
one,
it's
the
the
federal
vaccine
schedule,
which
has
just
apparently
changed
as
of
this
morning.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
you
know
what
we
know
and
what
we
don't
know
about
what
the
vaccination
schedule
is
on
where
people
are
in
art.
B
B
C
Thanks
so
much
for
juggling
that
kip,
I
want
to
give
you
an
update
on
the
estate's,
updated
vaccination
guidance.
We
are
in
phase
1a,
which
is
which
includes
health
care
workers,
long-term
care
residents
and
staff,
and
also
includes
emergency
medical
services.
An
update
from
our
fire
department,
our
fire
department,
san
jose
fire
department,
emergency
medical
technicians,
emts
and
paramedics
have
began
receiving
the
coven
19
vaccinations
under
the
phase
1a
group.
C
The
first
responders,
a
first
responder
specific
clinic,
was
established
to
accelerate
the
vaccine
delivery
and
fire
department.
Paramedics
from
across
the
county
have
been
supporting
this
accelerated
vaccination
effort,
including
san
jose
fire
department
and
the
overall
status
of
the
phase.
1A
vaccine
rollout
is
that
out
of
a
total
of
the
county's
population
of
135
to
140
000
healthcare
personnel,
the
total
first
doses
received
for
healthcare
providers
is
at
100
280.
C
C
However,
given
the
news
that
we've
received
just
about
20
minutes
ago
that
the
trump
administration
would
release
all
vaccine
doses
and
instructed
states
to
immediately
start
vaccinating,
americans,
65
years
and
older,
as
well
as
those
who
have
health
conditions,
that
put
them
at
greater
risk
for
from
dying
from
the
virus,
so
the
the
announcement
came
from
health
secretary,
alex
azar
and
states
will
lose
their
allocations
if
they
do
not
use
up
their
doses
quickly.
So
this
might
impact
how
vaccinations
will
be
scaling
out
at
the
local
level.
C
The
esc
has
been
invited
to
attend
regular
working
group
sessions
with
the
county.
In
this
case
it
is
the
covid19
community
stakeholder
working
group
with
the
goal
of
helping
to
identify
racial
and
health
equity
criteria
for
vaccine
planning,
co-develop
messaging's,
unique
to
specific
groups
and
share
vaccine-specific
information
to
allow
people
to
make
informed
decisions
about
the
kova
19
vaccine.
We
also
have
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
public
health
leaders
for
working
group
planning
and
lead
sector,
specific
breakout
groups
and
sub
committee
meetings.
C
The
county
affirms
that
we
are
still
in
the
early
stages
of
a
mass
vaccine
distribution
to
the
general
public,
so
we
here
in
the
eoc
will
ensure
to
inform
council
leadership
as
new
developments
related
to
the
vaccine
arise.
Our
next
stakeholder
working
group
meeting
is
scheduled
for
january
25th
2021
with
different
sub
working
group
meetings
happening
between
now
and
then
next
slide.
C
In
addition
to
contributing
to
the
county's
vaccine
stakeholder
working
group,
the
city
is
also
supporting
the
county's
community
ambassadors
program
with
a
goal
to
inform,
engage
and
vaccinate.
Our
community
you'll
see
that
many
community
stakeholders
participate
in
both
programs,
including
the
city
of
san
jose.
As
a
local
agency
you'll,
the
city
helped
identified
583
and
counting
contacts
from
nonprofits
business
associations,
municipal
neighborhood
associations
and
we've
identified
over
a
hundred
community
influencers
to
support
us
with
targeted
communications
to
our
diverse
communities.
C
B
Thank
you
anne.
We
really
do
think
that
this
ambassador's
network
is
going
to
be
key
over
the
next
120
days,
as
we
work
from
the
logistics
trail
responsible
for
that
last
mile
to
that
important
last
inch
of
vaccinations-
and
I
know
that
many
of
you
on
the
council
have
been
involved
with
the
ambassadors
group.
B
So
on
the
broader
eoc
side,
the
roadmap
through
the
epidemic,
continues
to
guide
our
work
and
over
the
past
month,
since
our
last
covet
19
update
to
the
city
council
here
are
a
few
highlights
that
I
want
to
share
from
that
roadmap
team.
We've
reviewed
and
updated
codes
of
safe
practice
in
light
of
the
state
home
order
for
key
city
services
to
ensure
employee
safety,
we've
supported
our
most
vulnerable
residents
and
businesses
by
conducting
a
rapid
appraisal
of
food
sheltering
and
small
businesses
needs
and
been
responsive
to
the
needs
identified.
B
We've
increased
communication
with
the
public
and
our
staff,
with
an
emphasis
on
clear
messaging
of
the
recent
orders
and
services
available
to
help
through
this
difficult
time
in
multiple
languages,
in
order
to
reach
all
of
our
community
partnered
with
the
county
to
understand
our
role
in
compliance
ensured.
All
of
our
core
inventories
of
personal
protective
equipment
and
gear
are
at
a
30.
Excuse
me
a
90-day
supply
or
better
continued
our
effort
at
housing
and
sheltering
our
unsheltered,
including
opening
up
and
working
to
open
up
additional
emergency
housing
sites.
D
Great
thanks
kim
good
afternoon
council
benna
chang
the
city's
director
of
intergovernmental
relations.
As
we
all
know,
the
political
landscape
in
dc
has
changed
a
lot
since
we
last
reported
to
council
with
the
senate
going
to
a
50,
50
democrat
republican
split.
This
will
make
it
easier
for
president-elect
biden
to
move
his
ambitious
agenda
forward.
D
However,
our
lobbyists
note
that
the
margins
are
razer
than
in
both
the
house
and
the
senate,
and
any
legislation
will
require
negotiation
compromise
with
both
moderate
democrats
and
with
republicans
we'll
come
back
to
council
in
the
future
to
talk
about
how
this
landscape
changes
our
federal
agenda.
But
for
today
we
wanted
to
brief
counsel
on
the
stimulus
and
omnibus
bill
that
congress
passed
and
the
president
signed
during
the
lame
duck
session.
D
H.R
133
is
a
2.3
trillion
dollar
package
that
combines
both
a
coronavirus,
stimulus
bill
with
annual
appropriations
and
water
and
energy
bills.
We've
listed
on
the
slide,
some
highlights
of
what
the
bill
funds
in
terms
of
the
city's
coveted
response
priorities,
including
food
child
care,
broadband
and
small
business
assistance.
D
While
funding
from
these
programs
will
not
come
directly
to
the
city,
they
will
go
out
to
our
partners
and
to
the
community
directly
and
will
in
turn,
hopefully
reduce
demand
on
city
services.
Next
slide,
please,
while
the
final
package
did
not
include
additional
direct
local,
flexible
funding
like
the
chronovirus
relief
funds
that
we
received
in
the
cares
act,
city
does
anticipate
receiving
direct
funding
through
two
programs
in
this
package.
First
is
the
treasury
department's
new
emergency
rental
assistance
program
and
the
airport
coronavirus
response
grant
program.
D
D
The
treasury
department
will
be
releasing
final
figures
in
a
few
weeks,
but
we
have
seen
estimates
from
the
congressional
research
service
that
shows
san
jose's
share
of
the
program
will
be
roughly
30
million.
I
also
note
that
the
state
and
the
county
will
be
receiving
additional
funding
as
well.
The
county
share
is
estimated
at
27
million
dollars,
so
roughly
57
million
dollars
will
be
coming
to
the
region.
D
So
the
legislation
sets
some
parameters
for
the
program,
although
we
expect
to
see
additional
guidance
come
out
from
the
treasury
department
to
clarify
the
program
and
reporting
requirements.
The
legislation
says
that
the
funds
can
be
used
for
both
back
rent
and
forward
rent,
as
well
as
utilities
and
other
housing
expenses.
D
We
can
provide
assistance
for
12
months
with
an
ability
to
extend
for
another
three
months
if
the
city
so
chooses
before
we
pay
for
any
forward.
Rent
we
are
required
to
assist
with
any
back
rent
owed
and
payment
afford.
Rent
is
restricted
to
three
months.
After
those
three
months
house,
schools
can
reapply
to
the
program.
D
Finally,
the
legislation
allows
the
city
to
pay
the
land
alert
or
utility
directly
next
slide,
so
who
qualifies
for
this
program?
Households
that
qualify
for
unemployment
or
can
attest
to
financial
hardship
due
to
pandemic,
demonstrate
risk
of
homelessness
and
have
a
household
income
below
80
percent
of
ami
and
qualify
for
this
program.
The
legislation
also
asked
us
to
prioritize
households
below
50
percent
of
ami
or
those
who
have
been
unemployed
for
90
days
or
more.
D
The
program
is
not
for
people
who
are
receiving
other
federal
housing
assistance
on
the
next
steps.
I
wanted
to
give
you
an
update
that
last
friday,
the
city
did
submit
the
required
paperwork
to
the
treasury
department.
For
this
program
we
anticipate
funding
will
come
to
the
city
before
january
27th
and,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
treasury
department
will
confirm
the
award
amounts
in
about
the
next
two
weeks
in
a
few
slides.
Andrea
will
talk
more
about
the
city's
next
steps
on
implementing
this
program
next
slide.
D
I
finally
wanted
to
provide
a
quick
update
on
the
eviction
moratorium
status
as
well.
So
you
might
note
that
hr
133
does
include
an
extension
of
the
cdc
federal
eviction
moratorium
to
january
31st
of
2021
I'll
note
that
the
state
of
california's
eviction
moratorium
is
actually
more
stringent
than
the
federal
requirements
and
at
the
state
level.
As
the
council
knows,
assembly
member
david
chu
did
introduce
ab15
to
extend
the
projections
of
the
state
bill
from
january
31st
of
2021
to
december
31st
of
2021.
D
D
Last
week
the
governor
indicated
his
support
for
extending
ab3088
and
I
think
things
look
fairly
positive.
Although
we
will
see
how
the
hearings
go
this
week,
if
the
state
does
not
take
action,
the
housing
department
is
scheduled
to
come
to
council
on
february
2nd
for
local
action
and
with
that
I'll
hand
over
the
presentation
to
andrea.
E
Thank
you
bena
good
afternoon
council,
honorable
mayor
aligned
with
the
community
and
economic
recovery's
objectives
to
invest,
empower
and
partner.
Our
team
is
planning,
coordinating
and
operating
the
following
activities
related
to
the
upcoming
federal
relief
package,
while
also
closing
out
the
first
charge
of
the
karzak
funding
for
local
assistance.
E
So
to
develop
this
version
of
the
rental
relief
program,
we
are
getting
input
from
the
community,
around
rental
relief
needs
and
assessing
all
the
lessons
learned
from
the
previous
programs,
both
through
surveys
and
direct
outreach.
We're
meeting
with
stakeholders
and
partners
around
developing
a
work
plan
to
deploy
the
funds
quickly
and
effectively
and
our
program
implementation
details
will
be
shared
with
council.
At
the
february
25th
study
session
last
friday
january,
8th
council
should
have
received
an
email
toolkit
that
covered
the
stimulus
payments,
food
benefits
and
eviction
moratorium
details.
E
E
About
that
we
have
some
tutoring
going
on
there.
We
we
greatly
appreciate
you
getting
the
word
out
to
our
constituents
and
epio
will
be
updating
the
virtual
local
assistance
center.
With
these
details,
also,
in
addition
to
the
relief
program
awareness,
we
continue
to
seek
information
directly
from
our
residents
and
our
small
businesses
on
the
on
an
ongoing
basis
again
to
inform
our
strategic
decisions
through
surveying
community
needs.
So
currently
we
have.
E
The
community
needs
survey
open,
and
this
is
an
update
to
the
survey
we
did
in
september
and
it's
a
little
more
extensive.
This
is
currently
open
and
it
will
close
january
22nd.
So
we
have
10
more
days
and
we
would
we
do
need
your
help
in
pushing
out
this
survey.
It
is
available
in
four
languages
and
was
promoted
on
vietnamese
radio
this
morning.
E
E
Restaurants,
hospitality
businesses
can
get
bigger
awards
three
and
a
half
times
average.
Their
total
monthly
payroll
rather
than
two
and
a
half
times,
and
an
important
element
is
that
it
simplifies
the
forgiveness
process
for
loans
of
150,
000
and
less
this.
This
program
is
also
it
is
open
january
13th
tomorrow,
in
the
economic
injury
and
disaster
program
grant
program,
there's
two
20
billion
available
and
small
businesses
and
non-profits
and
low-income
communities
are
eligible
to
receive
ten
thousand
dollar
grants.
E
Those
same
groups
that
received
a
eidl
advance
grant
previously
are
also
eligible
to
receive
the
full
ten
thousand
if
their
award
was
less
than
the
first
round.
So
again,
this
is
good
news
for
those
who
participated
in
the
first
round
or
and
are
eligible
again
finally,
grants
for
shuttered
venue,
operators
for
arts
and
cultural
communities,
there's
15
billion
available
to
live
venues,
independent
movie
theaters
and
cultural
institutions,
which
is
great
news
for
our
community.
E
So
to
get
the
word
out
about
these
important
opportunities,
the
economic
recovery
team
with
epio
did
an
incredible
amount
of
work
just
prior
to
and
through
furlough.
We
want
to
highlight
and
let
you
know
how
we've
been
getting
the
word
out.
There
were
nine
email
blasts
in
the
last
30
days,
which
totaled
235
000
emails.
E
E
Last
week,
oed
staff
led
a
webinar
on
the
california
relief
grant
fund.
We
had
over
540
registrations
with
344
local
attendees,
so
this
california
relief
grant
fund
has
currently
470
million
dollars
in
it,
and
the
governor
in
his
proposed
budget
includes
another
500
million
dollars
and
those
unsuccessful
businesses.
E
Finally,
new
data
downloaded
from
the
small
business
association
shows
that
more
businesses
in
our
city
received
a
pp
p
loan,
the
first
time
with
over
11
000
11
000
businesses
that
received
under
a
150
000
loan
and
another
2
000
over
150
000.
So
again
we're
getting
the
word
out
and
it's
creating
results
on
the
other
side.
E
Finally,
I
want
to
talk
about
after
the
outdoor
dining
closure
order
in
mid-december,
the
pr
s
alfresco
team
pivoted
to
supporting
small
businesses,
opening
up
their
opening
up
their
businesses
to
doing
more
outreach
to
have
them
understand
what
is
available
to
them.
Through
the
programs.
There
were
720
proactive
touches
to
small
businesses
to
get
the
word
out
again
about
loans,
grants
and
other
businesses
supports.
E
Those
touches,
then
resulted
in
400,
inbound
calls
or
emails
directly
to
our
helpline
and
emails,
so
we
are
getting
the
word
out
and
we
are
able
to
answer
questions
everything
from
more
more
requests
for
information
to
more
complex
issues
related
to
small
business
survival
needs
and
after
small
business.
I
do
want
to
circle
back
to
the
next
slide,
which
is
a
something
that
community
and
economic
recovery
continues
to
do.
This
is
a
snapshot
of
our
covid
cases
by
zip
code
and
neighborhood,
which
we're
very
proud
to
say.
E
Our
economic
recovery
will
be
publishing
this
on
a
weekly
basis.
I
shared
something
similar
in
early
december
and,
unfortunately,
our
hardest
hit
neighborhoods
remain,
and
the
visual
doesn't
look
much
different
from
the
last
presentation
emphasizing
kip's
comments
about
our
current
covid
status
in
our
community.
E
E
So
as
we
track
this
by
zip
code,
we
want
to
just
give
an
example
of
95110,
which
is
along
the
highway
87
corridor.
We
saw
a
64
increase
in
the
average
new
daily
cases
from
december
31st
to
today.
So
again,
that
resurgence
is
very
real.
This
information
is
key
to
meeting
our
three
strategic
objectives
again
of
invest,
investing
empowering
and
partnering
and
drives
our
prioritization
process.
E
B
B
F
F
All
of
our
work
centers
around
three
core
objectives,
feed
our
most
vulnerable
maximize
existing
food
networks
and
scale
for
a
widespread
food
crisis.
Through
the
efforts
of
our
partnerships
and
staff,
we
have
so
far
avoided
a
widespread
food
crisis
within
san
jose
and
more
broadly
santa
clara
county
prior
to
coven
19.
The
city
managed
about
4
000
meals
per
week
at
our
senior
nutrition
sites
post
covid.
At
our
peak
we
have
grown
to
managing
over
three
million
meals
a
week
across
the
county
to
address
food
insecurity.
F
G
G
G
F
F
Through
this
program,
we've
established
what
we
consider
the
beginnings
of
a
true
local
food
hub
which
allowed
us
to
expand
this
program
during
the
holidays.
These
last
two
months
during
november
during
the
holiday
expansion,
we
were
able
to
add
another
1
200
grocery
boxes,
distributed
in
partnership
with
loaves
and
fishes
and
martha's
kitchen.
Then
our
big
bush
came
during
the
last
two
weeks
of
the
year
when
we
added
an
additional
4
800
boxes
on
top
of
a
regular
distribution
of
9
800
boxes.
F
Every
morning
our
team
of
volunteers
and
staff
meet
these
farmers
at
our
packing
site
at
conservation,
court
off
of
burger
drive
to
unload
and
set
up
for
the
day,
while
in
conversations
with
these
farmers,
we've
learned
just
how
much
business
that
they've
lost
because
of
cobin
and
from
a
financial
perspective.
Just
within
this
expansion
project,
we
were
able
to
pay
these
farmers
over
123
thousand
dollars
and
that's
on
top
of
now.
What
is
more
than
a
million
dollars
to
local
farmers.
F
Through
our
work
with
off
the
grid
for
this
expansion,
we
relied
heavily
on
our
partners
at
loaves
and
fishes
martha's,
kitchen
and
hunger
at
home.
For
that
final
step
of
distributing
the
boxes
to
those
who
need
it
most
in
san
jose,
we
are
excited
to
build
our
partnership
with
off
the
grid
through
march,
while
learning
how
we
can
better
establish
a
farm
box
food
hub
at
veggielution.
B
Emily,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership
and
everything
that
resolution
and
your
partnerships
are
doing
and
thank
you
jill
and
amanda
for
your
relentless
effort
to
make
sure
that
that
we
have
this
broad
and
deep
partnership.
So,
since
we've
covered
everything
from
vaccinations
to
to
farm
boxes,
will
conclude
our
presentation
at
this
point
in
time
and
hand
it
back
to
our
city
manager,
dave
sykes.