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City of San José, California
Neighborhood Services & Education Committee of February 10, 2022.
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Okay,
yes,
I
I.
We
demand
the
city
of
demand,
because
the
citizens
demand
that
do
not
defer,
because
the
work
plan
is
so
critical
for
neighborhood
services
and
education
and
what
we
need,
as
we
face
the
age
of
chaos
that
we
are
going
into
we're
out
of
what
they
call
the
anthropocene,
which
is
the
the
biology,
the
geological
name
for
the
fact
that
the
humans
have
had
such
an
impact
such
a
negative
impact
on
our
planet.
C
H
A
lot
of
the
parks
improvements
are
to
be
improved
for
people
that
are
going
to
be
coming
here.
They're,
not
even
residents
of
san
jose.
Yet,
but
yet
we
are
spending
money
and
for
improvements
and
for
infrastructure
to
accommodate
these
people.
Parks
is
one
of
them
trails
or
another,
and
so
it
just
needs
to
be
stated
open.
Thank
you.
A
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B
I
Great
welcome.
Thank
you
chair
at
anus.
I
am
jackie
morales
verand
and
I
am
the
director
of
the
housing
department
and
with
me
today
is
kristen
clements
who's,
a
division
manager
with
the
housing
department
and
michael
brio
who's
with
pbce
they're,
both
here
today
to
present
to
you
all
regarding
our
assessment
of
fair
housing.
I
The
last
time
you
saw
this
housing
did
the
presentation
to
nsc
in
2019
and
2020,
but
we
have
integrated
this
work
with
the
next
housing
element
cycle,
as
affirmatively
for
furthering
fair
housing
has
now
become
a
requirement
of
the
housing
element.
As
a
result,
housing
and
planning
staff
have
been
working
together
very
closely
over
the
past
several
months
so
that
we
can
move
forward
both
the
afh
and
the
housing
element.
I
The
report
that
we
have
before
you
today
is
going
to
cover
how
these
two
initiatives
fit
together.
Our
progress
and
we've
also
included
some
very
early
thoughts
on
a
full
range
of
strategies
that
we
could
and
that
we
are
reviewing
and
could
become
part
of
the
housing
element.
So
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
kristin
who
will
start
the
presentation.
J
J
Sorry,
I
am,
I
was
thinking
that
staff
is
gonna.
Do
that?
Okay,
we
came
to
you
last
last
may
and
reviewed
the
findings
from
initial
work
that
we
had
done
to
gauge
housing
needs
under
our
assessment
of
fair
housing,
both
with
quantitative
data
and
interviews
with
focus
groups
of
people
in
protected
classes,
just
wanted
to
review
for
a
refresher.
J
J
Since
we
initially
started
our
assessment
of
fair
housing
work,
we
were
going
to
do
a
standalone,
afh
plan
that
was
on
a
different
timeline
than
the
housing
element.
As
the
state
rolled
out
guidance
on
the
assessment
of
fair
housing
that
they
expected
to
be
part
of
the
housing
element.
It
quickly
became
apparent
to
us
that
they
would
look
to
make
sure
that
their
analysis
that
the
analysis
we
showed
them
was
done
in
the
way
that
they
were
asking
it
to
be
done.
J
So
our
2018
long,
california
codified
the
2015
federal
guidance
from
the
obama
administration
and
actually
kind
of
went
further
than
that
by
by
locking
in
the
concepts
of
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing
into
the
document
that
governs
land
use.
Really,
as
well
as
identifies
numerical
housing
goals
for
housing,
and
you
know
as
a
policy
document
as
well.
So
when
we
say
affirmatively
furthering
for
housing,
just
a
reminder
that
what
that
means
and
what
we're
bound
to
do
as
both
a
recipient
of
federal
funds
from
hud,
but
also
now
a
california
jurisdiction.
J
Just
because
discrimination
doesn't
occur
today
doesn't
mean
that
our
community
has
healed
and
magically
changed
since
it
did
occur
in
the
past.
And
so
this
work,
honest.
The
assessment
of
fair
housing
and
its
integration
into
the
housing
element
needs
to
evaluate
several
things
in
our
community,
among
which
is
whether
we
are
addressing
patterns
of
integration
and
segregation.
J
K
Yeah,
so
just
a
reminder
stepping
back
for
a
moment,
so
the
housing
element
is
one
of
the
seven
state
mandated
elements
of
the
general
plan,
so
it
already
is
in
our
general
plan,
although
you
find
it
listed
as
a
specific
element,
because
we
have
an
integrated
general
plan.
So
there
it's
woven
throughout
the
plan
and
we
update
the
housing
element
by
state
law.
We
have
to
do
it
every
every
eight
years.
The
last
time
we
brought
the
council
was
in
2015.
K
I
believe
so
we're
we're
undergoing
that
the
next
six
cycle
of
updating
our
housing
element,
and
so,
in
addition
to
doing
the
affirmatively
furthering
for
housing
work,
there's
a
number
of
other
things
that
we
have
to
do
basically
just
to
do.
An
overall
assessment
of
the
city
of
san
jose's
housing
needs
over
the
next
eight
years.
So
we
do
demographic
analysis.
Look
at
employment.
The
trends
and
conditions
that
affect
the
san
jose's
housing
needs
over
the
eight
years
of
the
next
eight
years.
K
K
K
So
we
have
to
find
sites
in
san
jose
to
put
all
those
housing
units
and
that
that's
a
big
part
of
our
work,
and
so
then
also
another
really
key
requirement
is:
do
robust
community
engagement
and
outreach
as
we're
doing
with
afhh
affh
we're
really
combining
those
efforts
together
to
do
robust
outreach.
It's
something
that
actually
in
this
go
around
we're
seeing
other
cities
and
like,
for
example,
southern
california,
are
getting
ganged
by
the
state
because
they're
not
doing
significant
enough
outreach.
K
We
also
have
to,
of
course
do
constraints
analysis.
So
what
is
it
that
we
do
or
do
not
do
as
a
government
to
create
barriers
to
housing
development
and
what
are
some
other
things
that
we
don't
necessarily
control
non-governmental
barriers
that
also
result
or
preclude
or
make
it
difficult
to
build
housing?
And
we
have
to
recommend
remedies.
K
Sorry
about
that,
I
just
went
away
and
now
I'm
back
and
then
we
have
to
develop
policies
and
programs
to
to
implement
to
basically
get
us
to
build
the
housing
that
san
jose
needs
over
the
next
eight
year
period
and
to
affirmatively
further
fair
housing.
As
christian
talked
quite
a
bit
about
next
slide.
K
So
this
this
is
a
really
big
body
of
work,
and
I
just
want
to
emphasize
that
this
is
a
lot
heavier
lift
than
last
time.
There's
been
a
lot
more
requirements
of
things
that
we
have
to
do
additional
analysis
that
we
have
to
provide.
In
addition,
of
course,
we
are
now
required
to
integrate
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing
into
the
process,
which
is
the
right
thing
to
do,
but
it
does
mean
a
lot,
a
much
heavier
a
larger
body
of
work.
K
This
law
went
into
effect
in
january.
First,
it's
a
law
that
doesn't
apply
actually
to
other
cities
in
the
state
other
than
cities
in
the
bay
area,
because
other
cities
are
farther
along
in
the
their
housing
element
process,
and
so
this
is
really
what
it's
making
you
do
is
making
it
difficult
to
implement
the
state
deadline
of
getting
this
2-8
cd
for
their
consideration
of
certification
on
january
31st
of
next
year.
K
It's
also
putting
constraints
on
the
amount
and
breadth
of
outreach
that
we
can
do
we're
still
planning
to
do
that,
but
we
were
definitely
thinking,
I
think,
a
broader
outreach
we
could
do.
And
now
we
have
to
be
very
mindful
of
the
constraints
that
we
have
timewise
put
upon
us
by
the
state
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
schedule
more
at
the
end
of
this
presentation,
kristen's
going
to
get
into
that
and
I'll
turn
it
back
to
you.
Kristin.
J
J
Clearly
we'd
like
to
have
public
input
and
support
for
what
we're
going
to
take
on
and
they
should
be
in
all
three
area,
all
three
p
areas
to
match:
not
only
our
priorities
but
those
of
the
states,
and
then
we
have
to
think
about.
What's
realistic,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
more
focus
on
using
the
housing
element
as
a
way
for
advocates
and
for
the
state
to
to
clamp
down
on
communities
and
to
to
leverage
the
laws
out
there
to
get
us
to
do
things,
and
so
we
want
to.
J
J
But
it's
about
price
points
and
it's
about
types
of
rental
housing
and
it
also
can
be
about
location
of
rental
housing.
So,
for
instance,
we've
heard
feedback
that
we
heard
this
actually
during
the
daredawn,
affordable
housing
implementation
plan
process,
where
we
need
more
housing
for
people
who
are
physically
disabled
which
keeps
coming
up
and
we
need
it
close
to
transit.
So
that's
an
example
of
both
a
supply
issue
and
an
access
issue
and
a
location
issue.
J
That's
all
of
it.
Second
area
is
home
ownership,
and
I
have
to
say
that
in
all
the
work
that
that
housing
has
been
involved
in
in
doing
outreach
in
the
last
two
three
years
that
I've
been
involved
with
homeownership
homeownership
keeps
coming
up
over
and
over
people
of
all
types
want,
more
home
ownership
opportunities.
J
So
again,
afh
helps
us
think
through
not
just
although
it's
correlated
with
income
think
about
people
in
protected
classes,
do
they
need
anything
in
particular
and
then
it's
highly
correlated
with
affordability
needs
and
and
again
the
housing
element
thinks
about.
You
know
production
and
access
broadly
for
market
rate
and
for
affordable,
so
it's
kind
of
the
whole
picture
put
together
for
this.
I
know.
Council
has
been
interested
in
us,
exploring
targeted
home
ownership
programs
for
certain
race
and
ethnic
groups
who
have
been
traditionally
having
low
home
ownership
rates
here.
J
Really,
when
we
think
about
how
to
help
all
kinds
of
people
we
think
about
targeted
marketing
and
making
sure
that
program
parameters
are
flexible
and
fit
the
needs
of
different
kinds
of
people,
and
so,
while
there
are
some
other
things
going
on
like
a
reparations
task
force
going
on
at
the
california
state
level,
that
will
come
forward
with
findings
next
year.
That
potentially
could
affect
ability
to
make
local
findings
for
certain
kinds
of
programs.
J
J
Okay,
third,
is
about
access
to
racially
concentrated
areas
of
affluence.
What
does
that
mean?
It's
a
state
term
and
really
what
it
means
is
neighborhoods
that
are
traditionally
higher
income
and
more
white
than
average.
The
state
has
actually
not
given
us
their
map
layer
for
what
this
looks
like
in
every
community.
They
wanted
to
adjust
it
because
they
realized
that
you
know.
Communities
in
california
are
actually
pretty
diverse,
and
so
what
that
looks
like
here
may
be
very
different
than
it
looks
like
in
another
state.
J
J
Before
most
of
you
probably
have
I
like
to
say,
if
you
squant
your
eyes,
you
can
see
it
even
more
clearly
that
certain
types
of
residents,
certain
races
and
ethnicities,
live
in
some
places
and
others
live
in
other
places.
This
is
a
pretty
clear
reminder
that
we
are
a
racially
segregated
city
and
the
each
dot
represents
75
people.
The
orange
dots
represent
white
non-hispanic
residents
largely
to
the
west
side
of
the
city,
and
then
blue
is
hispanic
residents
and
purple
asian
pacific
islanders
largely
to
the
east
side.
J
So
the
definition
of
where
hud
in
the
state
would
tell
us
to
focus.
Neighborhood
investments
are
areas
that
are
at
the
federal
poverty
limit,
which,
for
a
household
of
four,
that's
about
twenty
seven
thousand
dollars
a
year,
but
sixteen
percent
ami
in
our
high
cost
area-
and
I
think
our
majority
minority,
I
think,
is
the
is
the
is
the
metric.
J
J
J
We
are,
of
course,
this
month
and
last
month,
presenting
to
two
commissions
and
and
two
committees-
you're
one
of
them,
and
there's
the
survey
and
broad
community
meetings
that
I'd
mentioned,
trying
to
get
input
on
our
strategy,
ideas
to
get
feedback
as
they
iterate
what
people
are
interested
in
and
what
they
think
could
make
the
most
difference.
The
thing
with
the
strategies
is
that
we
we
do
need
to
whittle
down
a
bit
again
so
that
we
have
something
that
is
workable
and
achievable
within
the
housing
element
time
frame.
J
J
J
This
is
going
to
continue
to
iterate
and
again,
if
we
end
up
being
submitting
after
the
deadline,
we
are
talking
to
other
bay
area
communities
and
our
igr
staff
to
figure
out
if
there's
a
way
that
we
can
work
together
with
the
state
and
that
the
state
could
have
some
flexibility
with
us
in
certain
ways,
and
so
we
will
continue
to
keep
council
apprised
on
that
and
later
this
month,
we'll
be
going
to
community
economic
development
committee
with
another
report
just
like
this,
and
with
that
we
welcome
your
comments
and
questions.
Thank
you.
I
H
Okay,
thank
you,
paul
soto
from
the
horseshoe.
Thank
you
for
that
report.
That
was
very,
very
comprehensive
christian.
So
I
appreciate
that
I
would
like
iguana
rosalinda
aguilar
to
be
contacted
at
any
one
of
those
given
meetings,
there's
over
300
years
of
lived
experience
in
that
vario,
so
we
need
to
go
directly
to
russell
linda
aguilar,
she's,
the
president
of
guana,
so
that
she
can
give
the
input
okay
and
I'm
going
gonna
be
at
that
meeting.
Okay.
This
has
been
a
long
time
coming.
H
I
know
that
it
took
the
state
to
do
this
because
the
city
doesn't
have
the
capacity
to
do
it,
the
city
itself.
This
is
still
a
very
racist
city
and-
and
it
requires
that
kind
of
law
to
come
in
here
and
to
to
disrupt
the
trajectory
that
we
have
been
on,
because
that
trajectory
according
to
mayor
ricardo
is
his
fault.
H
He
accepted
full
responsibility
for
it.
So
that
means
that
there
has
been
policy
decisions
that
have
been
made
or
haven't
been
made
that
have
created
death
on
the
street,
the
poverty
that
has
to
go
up
to
at
least
50.
I
mean
50
000,
the
what
they're
indexing
that
by
is
is
laws
that
were
made
in
the
1970s.
H
Those
are
the
poverty
levels
that
you're
using
so
that,
whether
whether
they
amended
or
not,
that's
irrelevant.
One
of
the
amendments
that
has
to
be
made
to
this
so
that
the
census
tract
of
eligibility
is
increased,
is,
is
that
the
the
the
poverty
level
be
amended
to
at
least
50
000,
because
the
median
income
is
going
to
be
skyrocketing.
H
C
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
yeah.
Thank
you.
Paul.
That
was
absolutely
true
has
to
raise
that
limit
if
it
went
back
to
the
1970s,
that's
ridiculous
right.
So
anyway,
the
issue
of
fair
housing
has
been
brought
to
me
by
my
my
girlfriend,
who
is
she
looks
black
but
she's,
mostly
mexican.
She
says
and
half
black
whatever,
and
so
you
know
she's
dealing
with
the
fact
that
we
have
a
hud
hud
on
the
corner
of
let's
see
it's
lindsen
and
the
alameda.
C
It's
all
asians
and
she's
upset
about
that
because
she
lives
in
cinnabar
commons
and
cinnabar
commons.
It
does
not
provide
community
services,
they
used
to
grow
food
there.
They
shut
off
the
water
things
like
that.
You
know
because
it's
it's
privately
owned,
and
so
she
wants,
you
know
housing
and
then
then
we
come
back
to
that.
That's
available
to
her
as
a
black
woman.
You
know,
and
then
you
know-
and
so
why
are
there
only
asians
in
there?
So
we
need
to
look
at
that
and
see
what's
happening.
C
She
wants
senior
housing
to
be
built
there
and
what
I
say
is
that,
okay,
you
know
what
they
did
in
in
santa
clara
is
they
did
the
senior
housing
and
and
a
garden
and
that's
exactly
what
we
need
to
do
at
615.
We
should
have
senior
housing
and
a
garden
and
no
car
infrastructure,
and
the
thing
is,
is
as
we
look
at
the
general
plan,
they're
saying
outreach
outreach
well
that
has
all
been
bs
because
we
got
a
hotel
in
our
neighborhood.
C
There
was
no
outreach
to
our
community
that
you
changed
the
general
plan
and
then
you
know
chris
chris
chris
burton
said
that
you
know
they
made
a
mistake.
They
didn't
deal
with
housing
and
you
have
made
a
mistake
and
you
you
have
prioritized
economic
growth
over
housing
and
that
has
to
change
and
we
need
to
have
our
base
chill
borders.
L
This
is
because
he
he
wants
me
to
use
this
term
with
him,
and
so
that
is
why
I
am
using
it
here,
but
I-
and
I
just
I
just
really
think
that's
a
critical
piece
of
it,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
hope
we
remember
that
as
we
then
racially
integrate
right.
We
also
we
we
we
benefited
from
this
concept
of
our
cultural
cultural
identity,
so
we
value
some
of
our
cultural
identities.
L
When
you
talk
about
you
know
willow
or
you
talk
about
different
areas
where
there's
been
a
concentration
culturally
of
different
groups
of
people.
That
has
been
an
asset
so,
unfortunately
how
we
got
there
is
not
good.
I
understand
that,
but
I
want
to
remind
people
that,
like
I
live
next
to
three
different
people
who
don't
speak
english
and
I
don't
speak
their
language
and
though
we
do
our
very
best
to
try
to
learn
each
other's
languages
and
we
struggle
a
lot
of
times.
L
G
G
Okay,
because
I'm
I'm
in
it
now
and
it
wasn't
showing
up-
and
it
wasn't
in
my
binder,
so
it
must
have
been
a
late
ad,
so
a
late
drop,
but
it's
not
showing
up
in
mine.
So,
oh
okay,
now
it
shows
up
greenicus.
So
so
I
wanted
to
point
something
out
that
my
team
was
just
laughing
at
me
because
I
got
a
little
excited
in
the
four
strategies
slide.
G
G
But
I
wanted
to
point
that
out
and
I
do
think
that
we
need
to
talk
more
about
that,
and
I
would
love
to
see
how
we
can
engage
more
of
engage.
This
idea
more
in
planning
as
we
look
through
urban
village
projects
and
all
of
these
other
things
as
we
look
towards,
we
tend
to
just
talk
about
affordable
housing
with
developers,
but
we
should
talk
about
how
we
can
do
affordable
home
ownership,
because
I
think
that's
there
are
when
we
talk
about
the
lack
of
generational
wealth.
G
When
we
talk
about
insecurity,
children
being
raised
in
insecurity
and
our
elders,
you
know
having
a
lot
of
fears
about
where
they're
gonna
live
in
their
elder
years
or
who's
gonna
take
care
of
them.
It's
you
know
I
think
homeownership,
for
I
think
you
call
them.
Communities
for
protected
classes
really
makes
those
generational
impacts
that
we're
looking
for.
As
you
pointed
out
in
the
presentation,
you
know
we
got
here,
generationally
right
and
so
the
solutions
should
also
be
not
just
systemic,
but
generational
have
those
have
positive
generational
impacts.
G
G
It's
just
been
an
interesting
and
frankly,
great
process
to
see
how
every
city
and
county
around
us
is
grappling
with
these
same
things
and
how
we
really
design
and
support
communities
that
we
lift
up
some
communities
and
we
also
provide
opportunities
to
others.
And-
and
so
I
wanted
to
highlight
that
and
point
out.
G
The
on
page
five,
I
don't
know
one
of
the
addendums
appendices
on
in
terms
of
the
signing
policy,
the
points
the
points
and
the
amendments
to
create
certain
sites
having
them
be
more
appropriate.
When
we're
talking
about
balancing
some
of
this,
I'm
I'm
not
seeing
how
we
add
more
resources
and
actually-
and
I
wanted
to
point
out-
I'm
not
sure
how
school
districts
would
appreciate
us
addressing
inequities
by
having
inter-district
transfers.
G
I'm
not
sure
that
that's
really
what
we're
looking
for
when
we're
talking
about
balancing
out
inequities.
But
I
wanted
to
also
highlight
where
we
lift
neighborhoods
up.
That's
something
that
I
think
the
city
and
angel,
I'm
gonna.
I'm
gonna
call
on
you
in
terms
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
in
other
departments
in
the
city
as
we
talk
about
equity
as
we
talk
about
bringing
resources
to
under-resourced
communities,
bringing
a
menace
and
those
being
amenities,
those
being
infrastructure,
those
being
programmatic.
G
All
of
those
resources
that
we
capture
that
as
well,
and
so
that's
something.
I
also
wanted
to
point
out,
because
it's
it's
an
intersection
of
all
of
this
different
work
that
we're
having
city-wide
and
one
of
the
reasons
why
the
office
of
racial
equity
reports
to
the
city
manager
right
so
anyway.
I
I
wanted
to
call
that
out
and
I
also
wanted
to
hear
more
about
homeownership.
So
before
I
made
a
motion,
how
do
you
plan
to
to
sort
of
expand
on
that.
J
J
One
way
you
can
do
that
is
by
having
you
know,
habitat
for
humanity
manages
to
do
that.
Community
land
trusts
do
that
because
they
maintain
underlying
title
and
they
get
the
right
to
buy
a
unit
back
and
then
convey
it
to
another,
lower
income,
household
or
moderate
income
household
as
it
as
the
case
may
be.
So
I
think,
having
a
different
structure
out.
There
may
be
one
way
that
we
would
shift
our
overall
programs.
J
So
that's
one
way
to
do
it,
but
you
know
we
have
to
balance
one
of
the
beautiful
things
about
home
ownership
is
that
people
get
to
build
assets
right,
and
so
that's
one.
That's
one
of
the
whole
reasons:
people
want
its
stability
and
its
growth
of
assets,
and
so
whatever
we
do,
we
need
to
have
those
goals
reached.
J
There
are
also
some
models
where
renters
could
enter
into
very
long
term
rental
agreements
like
10
years
and
have
some
kind
of
program
that
goes
with
that,
where
they
could
have
funds
set
aside
and
invested
so
that
they
actually
also
grew
assets.
So
it's
not
actually
home
ownership,
but
it
kind
of
looks
like
it
in
the
outcomes.
So
you
know,
I
think
there
are
lots
of
ideas
on
home
ownership
programs.
J
I
think
the
community
opportunity
to
purchase
program
that
we've
been
working
on
may
take
advantage
or
access
some
smaller
properties
where
these
kinds
of
different
models
might
be
appropriate
like
a
four
unit
building,
so
that
could
support
some
of
these
strategies
with
a
land
trust
purchasing
it.
Something
like
that.
So
those
are
those
are
initial
thoughts
about
alternative
approaches,
and
I
don't
know
if
jackie
had
other
things
to
add
it.
Really.
I
Yeah,
what
we
have
said
before
thanks
christian,
is
that
the
amount
of
subsidy,
because
the
housing
prices
have
gotten
so
out
of
reach,
has
been
so
high
that
it's
400
500
000
to
help
one
family,
and
we
could
you
know,
and
that
would
be
one
family
and
depending
upon
how
you
structure
it.
So
is
it
one
family
who
then
gets
all
that
all
the
gross
appreciation
and
the
city
gets
limited
appreciation,
so
we're
always
behind.
We
can't
replace
the
unit.
I
So
that's
one
way
to
structure
it,
and
we've
said
well
with
that
four
to
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
We
can
fund
four
rental
units
that
have
a
protected
rental
agreement
for
55
years
and
so
that's
been
kind
of
the
dynamic
and
then
in
the
home
ownership.
It's
do
you
want
to
weigh
it
more
towards
giving
somebody
a
larger
return,
which
makes
it
harder
for
us
to
keep
the
units
affordable
long
term.
I
I
G
Yeah
and
and
refresh
my
memory,
I'm
trying
to
remember
I'm
old,
so
it
was.
Was
it
the
how
our
housing
trust
or
was
it
alameda
county?
But
you
know,
because
a
lot
of
people
have
tried
to
figure
this
out
where
they've
said:
okay,
we'll
split
the
difference
on
the
appreciation
right
like
so
to
your
point
to
the
earlier
point
of
you
know
like
that's
how
generational
wealth
you
know
is
built.
Is
that
equity?
That's
how
some
parents
send
their
kids
to
college
that
wouldn't
otherwise?
G
And
if
anybody's
seen
what
student
loans
look
like.
Lately,
it's
pretty
scary,
and
so
you
know
so
so
it's
this
balance-
and
I
know
some
groups
have
kind
of
have
split
that
difference
and
then
on
the
development
side.
You
know
very
often
well,
not
always,
but
very
often,
when
we
look
at
sort
of
larger
land
right,
we're
heavy
public
subsidies,
it's
either
public
land
or
like
during
the
redevelopment
years.
G
Personally,
I
am
unwilling
to
completely
take
away
that
appreciation
from
a
family,
so
you
know
we
families
benefit
when
they
have
that
security
right
when
they
know
this
home
is
mine,
their
children
have
a
sense
of
security.
Their
elders
have
a
sense
of
security,
particularly
during
covet
how
many
folks
have
taken
in
their
aging
parents,
because
they
can't
be
in
a
home
right
with
covet.
A
lot
of
homes
have
shut
down,
and
so
you
know
that
adds
in
that
sense
of
security.
G
G
G
I
Actually
did
a
multi-generational
project
in
district
10,
where
we
own
the
land
and
I
think
it's
eden
housing.
So
it
has
like
a
foster
youth
component
and
a
family
component
and
then
there's
some
relationship
between
the
foster
youth
piece
and
the
family
piece.
So
you
know
we
are
very
interested
in
that
model
of
how
do
you
create
those
kind
of
mixtures?
And
you
know-
and
it's
for
some
cultures-
that's
very
culturally
relevant.
That's
how
people
live
with
their
elders
and
their
their
kids
and
it's
an
expanded
family.
I
So
we
have
been
trying
to
think
of
different
ways
to
promote
that.
So
we
we
tried
that
on
one
site,
okay,
cool
I'll
need
a
tour
yeah.
One
of
the
things
we
could
do
is
come
back
after
we've
passed
this
to
bring
to
for
your
review
to
the
committee
on
here's
different
ways.
We
can
structure
home
ownership
and
give
you
some
examples
of
successes
in
other
communities,
because
other
communities
do
this
all
the
time.
So
at
one
point,
san
jose
had
over
2
000
home
ownership
loans
that
we
had
with
teachers.
I
We
were
with
one
of
the
most
successful
teacher
home
buying
program.
We
have
less
than
200
of
them
left
and
I
just
can't
help
but
think.
If
we
had
kept
I'm
more
on
the
side
of,
let's
keep
some.
We
would
have
had
2
000
home
ownership
opportunities
for
families
to
continue
to
live
here
in
san
jose
and-
and
I
think
we
can
strike
a
balance.
But
let
we'll
bring
you
examples
to
see
and
what
that
balance
could
be.
For
your
for
all
of
you
to
review
and
consider.
G
N
Yeah,
thank
you
and
thanks
to
staff
for
that
very
thorough
report.
I
appreciated
seeing
the
details
of
the
plan
and
and
also
reading
the
memo
that
was
in
the
in
the
materials.
I
do
have
a
just
a
couple
questions
first,
to
follow
up
on
the
home
ownership
piece.
I
do
like
the
suggestion
that
you
gave,
in
addition
to
some
of
the
other
initiatives,
to
help
people
save
money
towards
their
home
ownership
through
some
kind
of
rental
agreement.
I
think
that
that's
a
great
idea.
N
In
addition,
I
know:
there's
some
organizations
out
there
that
have
talked
about
down
payment
assistance
programs,
so
I
don't
know
if
there's
a
question,
but
just
potentially
another
idea
to
be
thinking
about
and
looking
for
partners.
Maybe
that
can
help
fund
that,
obviously
you
can't
you,
you
might
not
reach
a
lot
of
people,
but
even
if
you
can
do
a
few
a
year
through
down
payment
assistance,
you
might
be
able
to
help
people
get
into
homes.
N
J
J
You
know
on
end
data
sets
it's
not
always
disaggregated,
but
no,
the
the
previous
report
still
stands
and
when
we
do
bring
forward
the
fullest.
The
full
assessment
of
housing
needs
analyzed
in
the
housing
element
and
will
bring
forward
a
whole
assessment
of
fair
housing
plan
that
parallels
it.
Those
findings
will
be
in
there.
N
Great
and
that
that
was
actually
my
next
point
was
how
important
disaggregating
that
data
is
because
I
I
think
that
you
know
it's
not
it's
not
really
telling
us
much
by
talking
about
it
as
a
broad
category
and
there's
a
lot
more.
We
can
learn
if
we
can
figure
out
how
to
disaggregate
that
data
and
get
more
and
hone
in
on
that
so
yeah.
I
appreciate
that
you
mentioned
that.
J
O
Thank
you.
I
just
appreciate
everything
that
was
said
appreciate
the
report.
There's
a
lot
of
information
there,
two
questions
one's
for
jackie
and
her
team,
and
I
was
trying
to
find
a
timeline
on
the
documents,
as
we
were
talking
so
just
because
I
reviewed
it
some
time
back.
So
I
apologize
if
this
question's
super
apparent.
O
But
jackie
can
you
so
there's
a
lot
of
policy
ideas
in
these
different
categories
that
are
that
are
enumerated
within
the
report?
There's
a
lot
of
great
ideas,
there's
a
lot
there.
I
I
heard
during
the
course
of
kristin's
presentation
that
you
know
strategies
to
help
sort
of
sort
of
dwindle
down
and
bring
bring
down
the
number
of
ideas
to
some
that
are
palatable
based
on
staffing
things
of
that
nature,
but
remind
me
how?
How
are
we
as
a
council,
going
to
see
this
again?
O
J
J
Our
thought
is
that
there
we
go
so
to
nse
and
ced
in
february
and
then,
as
we
hone
the
strategies
it's
february
march
april,
then
we'd
be
and
we'd
be.
Writing
the
report.
Oh
sorry,
the
city
council
would
see
the
most
of
the
like
the
key
concepts,
including
the
draft
strategies
before
the
break.
So
we
think
mid-june
for
the
future.
J
H
L
J
We
will
have
met
with
with
stakeholders
to
refine
in
those
working
groups
to
refine
the
ideas
a
little
bit
more
and
then,
hopefully,
with
the
community
input
having
gone
through
them
and
that'll
help
us
refine
further
and
survey
results.
So
those
are
our
ideas
about
developing
honing
and
making
them
better
and
then
bringing
them
to
you,
along
with
other
key
content
before
the
break.
K
Yeah,
that
is
correct.
Most
yeah
they're
they're,
their
housing
elements
were
san,
diego
area,
la
area,
sacramento
area,
the
other,
the
other
regions
were
housing.
Elements
were
due
before
ours,
so
this
pounds
passed
by
assemblyman
effectively
only
applies
to
the
bay
area
cities.
Okay,
now
in
the
next
housing
element,
when
we
start
that-
and
I
don't
know
what
is
that-
2028
29
and
that
law
would
apply
to
everybody,
but
it
was
passed
after
the
cities
were
had
their
their
drafts
were
already.
K
O
O
O
Is
it
a
correct
interpretation
in
my
mind,
it
seems
like
those
efforts
are
potentially
helping
to
supplement
or
or
ease
sort
of
the
the
the
movement
down.
Some
of
these
paths
to
to
erase
past
sort
of
challenges
we've
had
redlining
things
of
that
nature
right.
Is
that
correct?
Is
that
a
good
assumption
or.
O
O
K
K
O
So
so
is
the
thought
around
that
same
line
of
thinking,
michael
that
you
know
you
didn't
say
this,
but
it
seems
to
me
that
there
seems
to
be
an
implication
that
maybe
the
folks
that
would
be
able
to
afford
that
that
price
of
home
are
probably
not
going
to
be
the
folks
that
are
at
these
margins
or
dealing
with
some
of
these
challenges
as
it
relates
to
you
know.
Social
mobility
and
things
of
that
nature
is
that.
K
Correct
that
would
be
my
assessment.
I
mean
one
of
the
approaches
that
we
are
looking
at
is
you're
well
aware
of
this
for
the
signing
policy,
but
as
we
do
site
identification,
we
have
to
find
sites
for
all
60.
000
housing
units
is
looking
identifying
sites
in
the
high
resources
part
neighborhoods
in
our
city,
which
tend
to
be
in
the
western
part
and
southwestern
part
of
the
city
for
sites
there
to
build
affordable
housing
to
provide
more
access
to
opportunity
for
lower-income
families.
I
O
K
A
correct
yeah,
it's
one
of
an
additional
tool
or
a
toolbox,
but
it
won't
be
out
that,
would
I
don't
think
that'll
be
its
primary
outcome
is
furthering
fair
housing
per
se.
That's
what
I
think
personally,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
other
tools
in
the
toolbox
that
we're
going
to
have
to
use
to
get
there.
J
Yeah,
I
was
just
gonna.
Add
that
I,
I
think
that's
a
good
assessment.
I
do
think
the
state
would
look
favorably
on
cities
that
are
diversifying
their
housing
stock
in
areas
that
are
largely
single-family
and
trying
to
make
that
work
intentionally.
You
know,
I
think
that
that's
a
trying
to
diversify
your
housing
stock
and
give
more
housing
options
that
are
naturally
slightly
more
affordable
than
buying
a
1.4
million
single-family
detached
house.
It's.
J
N
O
Okay,
all
right-
and
I
think
it's
important-
you
know-
I
think
you
know
I'm
latino,
I'm
an
immigrant.
A
good
chunk
of
my
family
still
lives
in
affordable
housing,
but
but
I
think
we
also
need
to
keep
in
mind,
although
there's
folks,
certainly
in
that
space
all
across
the
city,
far
too
many
that
there
are
folks
that
are
from
those
that
fit
those
demos,
graphics
that
are
maybe
teachers
that
are
maybe
council
persons
right.
O
That
maybe
would
like
an
opportunity
to
purchase
in
those
areas,
and
so
I
think
it
needs
to
remain
one
of
the
tools,
because
you
know
people
of
color
come
in
all
different
shapes
sizes,
income
levels,
educational
levels,
and
so
I
think
it
I'd
be
I'd
caution
us
to
just
to
suggest
or
imply
that
all
the
low-income
people
are
african-american
or
latino
right.
It's
just
a
mixture
of
folks,
and
so
we.
O
I
know
that
there's
currently
an
effort
and
I'm
not
sure
if
they've
already
gathered
the
signatures
necessary
to
bring
essentially
a
repeal
of
sb9
and
some
of
the
efforts
from
the
state,
given
that
we
see
those
as
opportunities
to
move
some
of
these
issues
forward.
Would
you
be
bringing
forward
at
any
moment
in
the
future,
a
recommendation
to
oppose
some
of
these
bills
or
some
of
these
initiatives
to
repeal
some
of
these
efforts?
K
A
good
question:
I
I
think
that
is
a
possibility.
I
don't
know
if
it
would
be
kristin
and
I
or
planning
and
housing
directly.
It
might
be
the
legislative
team
in
the
city
manager's
office,
but
that's
definitely
something.
I
think
the
city
needs
to
think
about
we're
still
getting
a
head
around
it.
I
remember
councilmember
cohen,
I
think
he
said
he
went
to
a
league
of
cities
event
where
they
talked
a
lot
about
the
bill
and
the
problems
with
it.
So
it's
very.
O
There
may
be
some
political
posturing
from
elected
officials
in
the
city
to
to
get
the
city
to
support
some
of
that,
and
so
I
just
think
that,
if
objectively,
if
the,
if
the
housing
department
planning
department
think
that
it's
it's
a
bad
thing
that
the
repeals
a
bad
thing
that
I
think
it's
it's
it's
important
for
you
all
to
step
forward
and
say
so
as
as
opposed
to
it
necessarily
playing
out
in
the
political
space.
So
I
just.
K
O
O
K
E
Yeah,
thank
you
I'll,
be
brief.
I
really
appreciate
the
presentation
and
staff's
work
on
this,
and-
and
I
guess
just
a
couple
of
you
know-
I
I've
been
saying
this
throughout
the
development
of
the
race
and
equity
office
and
as
we
were
coming
up
with
the
definition
on
it
and
and
and
throughout
the
whole
process,
even
before
it
was
it
was
adopted
because
we
we
we
had
a
whole
year
when,
when
that
issue
came
up
and
it
wasn't
adopted
and
then
the
following
year.
E
You
can't
deny
that
map
that
we
just
saw
and
if
you
could
just
slap
it
up
there,
because
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
it
as
we're
having
this
conversation
and
part
of
of
forming
the
race
and
equity
office
and
having
this
robust
conversation
around
that
of
the
definition.
The
mission,
all
of
this,
which
gets
very,
very,
can
get
very
controversial.
You
know,
we've
heard
people
call
in
they're
very
uncomfortable
with
it.
You
know
some
of
us
have
to
truly
challenge
our
own
unconscious
biases
around
it.
What
does
it
mean?
E
E
But
we
have
the
data
points.
We
have
enough
research
to
understand
that
that
a
lot
of
this
is
based
on
on
on
color
and
and
in
race,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
lose
sight
of
that
without,
of
course,
discriminating
against
others.
Who
may
not
look
like
me
in
this
case,
but
what
I
wanna.
What
I
want
to
I
guess
address
is
if
we,
this
council,
fortunately.
E
You
know
saw
the
light
at
some
point
and
voted
for
the
office
of
race
and
equity
and
started
using
equity
equity
equity.
Partly
I
think
it's
because
it's
just
you
know
if
you
didn't.
I
think
that
it
would
be
just
a
horrific
place
for
us
to
be,
as
we
look
back
up
on
history,
but
if
we
happen
to
have
another
council
that
doesn't
believe
in
equity
doesn't
believe
that
there
is
an
issue
with
the
city
of
san
jose.
E
It
doesn't
believe
that
truly
there's
racism
that
that
that
is
at
the
root
of
all
evil
and
and
we've
had
some
callers.
They
don't
believe
that
they
don't
believe
it.
How
do
we
embed
these
policies
so
that,
regardless
of
who
comes
in,
I
know
that
you
can
still
change
it,
I
get
it,
but
how
do
we
make
sure
I
I
does
the
cap?
E
Does
the
state
of
california
hold
us
accountable
for
where
these
monies
go
as
we're
looking
and
developing
these
strategies
and
sending
our
strategies
to
the
state
of
california,
and
we
say
hey,
you
know
these
are
the
folks
that
are
most
impacted.
These
are
the
the
the
communities
that
need
to
need
to
have
where
the
investments
need
to
take
place.
E
K
Yeah,
so
maybe
kristen
wants
to
jump
into,
but
so
as
part
of
the
housing
element,
we
have
an
action
plan
of
things
that
we're
going
to
do
investments
that
we're
going
to
make
and
we
have
to
report
annually
to
the
state,
hcd
department
of
housing,
community
development
and
they
monitor
how
we're
doing
to
achieve
our
our
goals,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
fair
housing
and
on
providing
housing
for
low-income
folks.
So
that's
really
so
we're
held
accountable.
If,
if
we
really
aren't
successful,
they
could
say
we're
out.
K
Our
housing
element
is
out
of
compliance
and
there's
a
lot
of
potentially
pretty
severe
consequences
of
the
state
state
coming
in,
including
taking
away
our
housing
authority
but
yeah,
so
that
they
we
we
have
to.
We
have
to
provide
them
with
a
report
card
every
year.
They
review
it.
They
give
us
feedback
and
that
will
continue
through
this
next
housing
cycle
through
2030.
E
J
E
J
J
E
An
opportunity
to
voice
this
this
same
opinion
at
ced,
and
then
it
gives
me
another
opportunity
to
be
able
to
say
it
to
the
full
council,
because
because,
frankly,
you
know
as
a
woman
of
color
and
someone
who
has
had
to
go
to
a
bat,
you
know
for
my
community
and
talk
about
equity
and
what
equity
means
and
has
had
to
battle
on
budget
issues.
You
know
I
don't
always
have
a
full
faith
in
humanity
and
sometimes
people
just
don't
believe
that
equity
should
be
part
of
our
of
our
verbiage.
E
Through
zoom,
I
mean
that's
the
reality
of
our
of
our
work
right,
whereas
a
people
of
color,
mostly
people
of
color,
couldn't
do
that
they
were
door
dashing.
They
were
at
grocery
stores.
They
were,
you
know,
you
know,
we
know
what
they
were
doing,
but
they
they
they
allowed
us
to
be
able
to
stay
safe,
but
here's
the
other
it
had
it
not
been
for
that
tragic,
horrific
murder
that
we
all
witnessed
a
lot
of
this
still
would
have
been
sucked
under
the
rug.
E
I
truly
believe
that
we
could
no
longer
be
like
the
ostrich,
with
its
head,
stuck
in
the
sand
and
and
hide
the
ugly
realities
that
we
are
living
in
a
racist
society,
a
racist
country
that
the
previous
administration,
emboldened
those
underlying
tones
and
and
have
spurred
policies
that
have
impacted
generation
after
generation
after
generation
and
I'll
repeat
what
I
said
on
tuesday
I
was
I
was
just.
I
already
knew
this
we've
known
this,
those
of
us
who
have
been
fighting
in
in
civil
justice
issues.
E
J
Yeah,
just
one
more
comment:
the
state
has
the
ability.
Hcd
has
the
ability
to
refer
kind
of
bad
behavior
perceived
to
the
attorney
general
now
under
law,
and
so
if,
for
instance,
we
started
a
homebuyer
program
with
our
high
prices
and
we
realized
that
most
people
who
bought
you
know
would
be
more
well
off
and
maybe
more
of
a
certain
characteristic,
and
we
didn't
try
to
do
something
for
to
have
wider
access
and
more,
you
know
more
races
and
ethnicities
covered.
E
Thank
you
for
that,
and
I,
and
by
no
means
am
I
accusing
anyone
on
our
council
of
being
racist,
but
I
do
recognize
that
our
unconscious
bias
seeps
into
the
most
seeps
in
into
the
way
that
we
do
business
in
the
most.
You
know
in
in
ways
that
a
surprise
can
surprise
all
of
us,
and
sometimes
it
translates
into
a
vote
and
the
vote
at
the
end
of
the
day
if
it
doesn't
translate
to
improving
the
quality
of
life.
E
If
we
don't
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is,
if
we
don't
allocate
that
budget,
then
the
the
office
on
race
and
equity,
all
of
the
work
that
we've
done
on
equity,
all
of
the
the
all
of
these
maps
that
I
think
really
illustrate
how
we're
living
in
san
jose
it
doesn't
make
any
any
difference,
because
anyone
can
come
and
make
a
and
vote
on
tuesday
and
allocate
that
budget
somewhere
else
the
way
that
it's
been
over
over
generations.
So
thanks
thanks.
So
much
chair.
G
There
we
go.
Thank
you,
councilmember
carrasco,
for
bringing
that
up
and
reminding
us
how
important
this
work
here
is
how
we
got
here
right.
We
got
here
through
conscious
policies
and
we're
only
gonna
get
out
of
it
through
conscious
and
consistent
policies
and
and
frankly,
our
city
is
divided,
and
you
can
see
it
geographically
on
that
map.
We're
divided
in
so
many
ways
and
there's
a
history
and
reasons
for
that,
and
and
that's
how
it's
showing
up
tangibly
in
our
in
our
housing.
G
I
had
a
couple
of
points.
Thank
you,
councilmember
cohen,
for
bringing
up
down
payment
assistance.
I
actually
that's
something
I
did
want
to
bring
up.
I
you
know
you
know.
As
folks
know,
you
know
I
I've
I've
lived
in
an
apartment
with
a
red
ordnance
apartment
for
a
long
time
and
have
talked
to
a
lot
of
folks
about
how
to
get
down
payment
assistance.
I've
talked
to
realtors
who
specialize
in
the
east
side
and
every
realtor
I've
talked
to
has
said.
J
Here
and
can't
back
power
at
the
same
time,
you
know
that's
a
really
good
question
and
we
would
be.
We
have
been
giving
information
about
our
public
process
to
neighborhood
leader
lists,
but
we
would
welcome
ways
to
reach
out
to
folks
in
those
neighborhoods.
So
you
know
we
should
coordinate
with
your
office
and
then
council,
member
perales
and
then
councilmember
crossco
to
see
if
there
are
specific
people
that
we
should
coordinate
with
and
then
also
we
welcome
your
feedback
on
the
frame.
J
You
know
the
the
broader
that
we
make
the
criteria
of
areas
to
concentrate
on
you
know
more
areas
could
be
covered
for
investment,
but
it
would
also
dilute
the
impact
of
the
limited
investment
dollars
that
the
city
has
to
to
work
on.
So
there's
there's
kind
of
a
attention
there,
and
so,
if
you
had,
if
anyone
has
thoughts
about
how
to
strike
that
balance,
that
is
very,
very
welcome
as
well.
But
thank
you
for
bringing
up
the
outreach
question.
We
are
very
open
to
people
that
we
should
contact.
G
J
J
G
J
Did
want
to
mention-
and
I
don't
want
to
be
remiss
in
mentioning
this-
we
are
with
us
at
home,
convening
a
group
of
neighborhood
if
neighborhood
organizations
that
are
in
those
areas
to
talk
about
these
recap
areas
strategies,
but
I
don't
want
to
promise
that
it's
all
comprehensive
and
inclusive.
So
I
I
don't
mention
that
it's
not
like
we're
not
working
on
that.
I
just
want
to
augment
and
make
sure
that
we
do
cover
that
adequately.
Yeah.
G
You
know
there
are
certain
ethnicities
and
backgrounds
right,
like
rock
springs,
which,
according
to
one
of
the
studies
highest
poverty
and
segregation
in
the
city,
it's
half
latino
and
half
asian
and
and
most
of
the
in
rock
springs.
This
is
not
true
in
in
every
neighborhood
in
district
seven,
it's
not
true
of
every
low-income
neighborhood
in
district.
Seven
in
that
particular
neighborhood.
It's
half
vietnamese
and
half
latino,
and
and
it's
it's
like
it's
obvious
right
and
so
anyway,
I
I
just.
G
I
think
that
there's
some
specific
work
that
we
need
to
do
in
those
neighborhoods
to
hear
from
folks,
because
they're
living
under
very
difficult
living
conditions,
many
do
want
to
get
out
there.
But
you
know,
as
as
we
hear
so
often,
you
know
when
we
ask
folks
that
that
don't
have
much
like
anything
is
great
and
it's
like
no,
we
you
deserve
better
right
and
and
so
trying
to
ask
them
like
what
are
some
realistic,
next
steps
that
could
help
you
like.
G
G
We
were
out
there
and
we
were
doing
a
lot
of
things
in
the
community
to
get
folks
to
come
out
their
little
ipads
and
and
be
counted,
and
I
had
mothers
coming
up
to
me
in
tears
just
crying
because
they
were
just
depressed.
They
had
nowhere
to
go,
they
had
no
hope
between
covet
and
their
children
and
rent
and
all
the
things
that
were
happening
and
that
really
transcended
race
and
ethnicity
and
they
deserve
better,
and
I
I
would
love
to
hear
what
their
hopes
and
dreams
are
and
and
some
details
about.
G
G
Your
children
need
to
be
able
to
go
to
school
right,
and
then
you
can
worry
about
a
job
that
pays
a
little
bit
more
money
or
you
can
get
some
training
to
get
a
little
bit
more
money
and
what
other
things
do
you
need
to
get
so
that
we
can
help
you
get
to
that
next
step?
And,
ultimately,
you
know
a
lot
of
the
folks
in
that
neighborhood,
I'm
just
using
one
neighborhood.
G
There
are
folks
that
are
new
to
that
neighborhood,
and
there
are
folks
that
have
been
living
there
for
a
long
time
and
they
want
to
stay
they're
there
with
their
parents
raising
their
young
children.
They
want
their
children
to
be
able
to
raise
their
children
in
san
jose
and
that's
part
of
what
what
we
want
to
do,
and
so
so
I'd
like
I'm
willing
to
help
with
that
outreach,
particularly
to
those
six
areas
in
san
jose.
G
M
You
can
I
go
ahead,
angel,
yeah
and
so
so
yeah.
We
definitely
welcome
that
that
feedback.
You
know
the
staff
definitely
did
think
about
outreach
engagement,
but
we
want
to
you
know
for
all
the
reasons
council
member,
he
just
stated.
We
will
make
sure
that
before
we
come
to
the
full
council,
we
lift
up
that
community
voice
and
tap
into
that
community
voice.
Those
voices,
rather,
I
wanted
to
say
a
couple
of
other
related
things.
M
You
know
this
issue
here
really
cuts
to
the
core
of
this
whole
race
and
equity
conversation
right.
This
is
where
it
goes
from
theory
to
action,
because
really
what
we're
addressing
here
really
is
kind
of
the
the
response
to
generational
income
inequality,
as
many
of
you
have
already
stated
right
and
whether
it
came
as
a
result
as
a
result
of
redlining
or
whether
it
emerged
as
a
result
of
a
lack
of
opportunity,
or
even
the
non-existence
of
opportunity,
especially
for
communities
of
color
right
in
in
our
city.
This
is
in
our
city.
M
So
this
is
a
very
complicated
case,
but
I
think
it
is
going
to
really
challenge
and
test
really
our
fortitude
for.
Do
we
really
want
to
solve
this
issue
right
and
how
serious
are
we
about
truly
addressing
equity
or
the
results
of
past
inequities,
and
so
just
wanted
to
kind
of
give
some
additional
context
that
we're
looking
at
this
not
only
from
a
housing
perspective,
but
not
only
from
a
planning
and
building
code
enforcement
perspective,
but
also
from
a
city-wide
more
holistic
perspective
around?
M
B
B
I
know
that
we
have
to
be
careful
to
make
the
the
the
dreams
and
goals
realistic
right,
something
that
we
can
actually
achieve,
but
not
have
that
drive,
but
not
have
our
our
dreams
be
driven
by
what
we
now
see
as
a
limited
staffing
issue
that
you
know,
unfortunately-
and
you
know
this-
is
the
time
to
really
invest
in
our
continue
to
invest
in
our
housing
department.
I
know
that
they
have
additional
folks,
but
this
is
a
huge
lift
right.
This
is
this.
Is
this
is
systemic.
B
This
is
the
kind
of
systemic
change
that
we
were
all
talking
about
and
we
need
to
dedicate
the
staff,
that's
necessary
versus
saying
we
can
only
go
up
to
this
certain
line
because
that
that's
it
we
can't
take
on
anymore
and
systemic
change
is
going
to
take
on.
Is
it
it's
going
to
be
huge?
So
how
can
we
take
this
battle
on
and
and
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
staffing,
so
we're
not
limited
in
our
options.
J
Yeah,
if
I
could
comment-
and
then
I
don't
know
if
jackie
wants
to
chime
in
or
michael
and
thank
you
chair
what
how
you
said.
That
is
exactly
how
we
have
heard
this
from
our
stakeholders,
which
is
there
is
serious
work
to
be
done
and
we
can't
be
limited
in
our
thinking
to
today's
staffing
levels,
and
you
know
if
what
we
think
is
that
there
is
important
work,
then
we
need
to
commit
to
it
and
then
figure
out
what
the
resources
are
that
are
needed
to
drive
it.
J
J
What
we
plan
to
do
is
look
at
some
of
the
initiatives
that
we
know
we
have
to
do
right
like
we
know
we
have
to
do
zoning
consistency,
work
with
the
general
plan.
Like
that's
required.
You
know
the
wonky
non-sexy
stuff
out
there.
We
know
that
we
need
to
get
done
things.
That
councils
told
us
to
get
done,
but
we
want
to
evaluate
things
on
the
equity
impact
that
the
initiatives
could
have.
So
what
kinds
of
impact
they'll
have
on
equity?
J
J
And
then
maybe
we
end
up
with
something:
that's
you
know
almost
an
a-list
and
a
b
list,
but
we
would
know
better
how
to
resource
it,
and
then
we
could
choose
how
to
resource
it.
If
we
wanted
to
resource
the
whole
thing,
and
so
maybe
those
are
questions
that
we
could
address
more
with
the
council
as
we
bring
forward
the
90
draft
key
concepts
before
break.
J
I
think
it's
a
really
good
question
that
you
asked,
because
the
current
housing
element
strategies
that
we
had
listed,
some
of
them
were
like
produce
a
lot
of
affordable
housing.
Well,
yeah,
that's
our
bread
and
butter.
We
do
that,
but
there
are
that
were
like
really
good
ideas
and
we
had
absolutely
no
capacity
to
even
start
working
on
them
right
and
it's
frustrating
it's.
It's
frustrating
for
staff
to
know
that
we
want
to
do
that,
work
that
works
important
and
we
just
can't
possibly
get
to
it.
I
Well,
I
think
the
challenge
of
doing
it
for
this
budget
season
until
you
actually
identify
the
high
priority
projects,
it
would
be
hard
for
us
to
be
able
to
project
if
we
have
what
we
need
in
order
to
implement.
So
certainly
we
will
be
aligned.
The
stars
will
align
for
the
next
budget
season
because
by
then
you're
going
to
see
multiple
drafts.
I
believe-
and
so
the
first
draft
will
give
us
a
clue
by
the
time
you
passage
pass.
It
we'll
be
in
line
for
the
next
budget
season.
J
B
Okay,
well
I
I
guess
we
will
just
continue
to
to
hear
that
feedback
from
our
community
and
continue
to
work
on
these.
The
last
thing
is-
and
I
I
know
jackie-
I
say
this
every
time
you
already
know
children
and
families,
but
I'm
also
going
to
talk
about
you-
know
single
parents,
especially
single
moms,
when
I
think
our
first
year
pact
was
doing
these
housing
forums
and
they
would
pack.
B
You
know
these
classrooms
and
places
that
we
would
go
and
have
these
forums
and
99
of
the
people
that
would
show
up
were
all
women
and
women
of
color
and
single
women
who
had
children
and
just
were
couch
surfing
and
doing.
You
know
just
doing
what
they
needed
to
do
in
order
to
keep
it
together
and
have
a
roof
over
their
children's
heads.
And
so
I
hope
that
we
can
really
connect
with
these
folks
rather
than
the
stakeholders
that
represent
them.
B
B
I
J
G
F
B
Thank
you,
wonderful
that
passes
unanimously
and
we
look
forward
to
seeing
those
updates.
We're
gonna,
move
on
to
item
number
d2
urban
confluence
silicon
valley,
project
quarterly
status
report,
because
the
earlier
item
was
just
so
dense
and
and
required
a
level
of
discussion
that
just
took
us
into
almost
3
30.
I'm
going
to
limit
our
public
comment
to
one
minute
and
then
ask
my
colleagues
to
watch
them
their
own
comments
as
well.
So
we
can
make
sure
that
we
have
time
for
all
of
our
items.
R
R
R
Yeah
there
you
go
all
right,
so
this
is
just
my
regular
verbal
update
on
the
urban
confluence
project.
This
first
slide
is
the
same
slide.
I've
had
in
every
presentation
that
I've
given
to
you
on
this
project,
just
reminding
you
of
what
our
council
direction
was
from
the
may
4th
action
from
last
year,
and
so
the
question
is
what
have
I
done
since
your
last
or
what
have
we
done
as
a
project
since
your
last?
Since
our
last
time
we
were
here,
we
have
really
good
news
to
report.
Actually,
we've
been
making
progress.
R
Last
time
I
reported,
we
had
executed
a
reimbursement
agreement.
We
used
the
funding
from
that
to
onboard
a
consultant
that
will
serve
as
the
city's
project
manager,
which
is
a
huge
relief
to
our
staffing
load,
and
we
also
conducted
interviews
with
potential
outreach
consultants
and
we
settled
on
an
outreach
consultant.
R
We
are
engaged
in
further
conversation
with
catalyze
sv
to
do
the
outreach
here,
and
I
expect
that
over
time
they
may
need
to
engage
sub-consultants
to
make
sure
we
reach
all
the
facets
of
the
community
that
we
need
to
reach
in
doing
outreach.
We
have
not
completed
our
scope.
Development
for
this,
yet
is
still
very
much
open
for
discussion
and
we're
working
through
it,
and
we
also
acknowledge
this-
the
project's
running
slightly
behind
schedule,
but
we'll
get
an
updated
schedule
once
we
have
the
outreach
work
plan
resolved.
H
H
H
Okay,
that
land
has
still
not
been
that
we
just
had
a
conversation
about
land
and
we
know
how
that
land
right
there,
where
you're
putting
it
was
acquired,
especially
through
prns,
because
prns
was
one
of
the
main
ways
by
which
redlining
and
its
sociological
impacts
was
done.
That
was
one
of
the
main
departments
because
it
had
to
do
everything
with
park
allocations.
H
Okay,
so
we
see
we
we're
way
behind
we're.
Gonna
have
to
have
a
lot
of
conversations
and-
and
we
need
some
soldiers,
we
need
some
people
that
are
up
for
the
fight,
because
it
is
going
to
be
a
fight,
because
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
is
challenging
the
power
structures
that
have
lived
here
for
so
long
and
that
right
there
is
a
symbol
of
white
supremacy.
C
Wow
yeah.
Thank
you
paul
right
because
it's
it's,
you
know.
First
of
all,
we
have
to
be
down
to
zero
fossil
fuels.
That
is
the
challenge.
As
I
sit
in
my
home
at
78
degrees
in
february,
los
angeles
is
like
90
degrees
right
now.
Okay,
there's
going
to
be
a
mass
exodus
of
climate
refugees
from
all
over
the
world
and
uninhabitable
spaces
and
we're
putting
some
glassy
light
thing
in
our
guadalupe
gardens.
C
You
know
which,
which
we
should
all
be
about
as
preparing
us
either
with
basic
needs,
food,
clothing
and
shelter,
and
we
should
be
growing
food
there.
That's
what
we
should
be
doing.
We
shouldn't
be
having
this
light
brigade,
just
like
you
put
in
downtown
with
that
light
thing
by
city
hall.
You
know
that
was
disgusting.
You
know,
look
at
city
hall,
there's
no
greenery,
there's
nothing!
There!
It's
dead!
This
is
what
we're
we're,
providing
and
even
building
you
know
adobe
and
these
office
buildings.
A
Hi
blair
beekman
here
thanks
for
the
meeting
today,
I
think
it
sounds
kind
of
interesting
that
the
future
of
urban
development
questions
is
going
through
catalyze
sb.
It's
a
hopeful
sign.
Thank
you
for
that
and
to
kind
of
comment
on
what
paul
was
saying.
You
know
from
this
hopeful
sign
of
working
with
catalyze
sv.
A
So
good
luck
in
our
efforts
to
to
make
it
a
real
community
process,
and
you
know
thank
you
so
much
for
the
last
item.
You
know,
I
I
think
it's
a
matter
that
you
know
we
don't
have
to
be
it's
a
matter
of
not
hitting
people
over
the
head
with
ideas
of
equity,
but
if
we
can
convince
republicans
that
it's
more
than
acquiescence
that
these
are
really
good
reasoned
ideas,
I
think
we
have
an
interesting
future
in
store.
Thank
you.
L
Joe
borders,
I
just
want
to
first
echo
what
paul
soto
said
about
using
the
city
san
jose
instead
of
silicon
valley
that
actually
is
really
troubling.
For
me,
it's
been
something
on
my
mind.
For
many
years
I
was
born
at
san
jose
hospital.
I
live
in
san
jose.
I've
been
here
my
entire
life.
I
I
kind
of
cringe
when
we
use
the
term
silicon
valley
to
refer
specifically
to
the
city
of
san
jose,
really
bothers
me
so
yeah.
Thank
you
paul
soto,
for
bringing
that
up.
I.
L
I
really
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
be
proud
of
being
here
in
the
city
of
san
jose
and
not
have
to
return
to
silicon
valley,
and
the
second
thing
is
I'm
so
disappointed
in
this
structure.
I
know
there's
so
many
good
people
that
have
good
intentions
about
it,
but
it's
just
not
the
right
fit
for
this
time
in
history
to
be
building
something
like
this.
Thank
you
back
to
the
committee.
B
N
R
That's
all
right,
sorry-
and
I
was
just
going
to
add
that
you
know
if
we
get
to
the
point
where
this
is
built
and
we
accept
it,
I
think
we
can
go
through
a
naming
process
for
the
actual
asset
right.
We
we
have
that
right
and
council
has
that
authority
so
more
to
come
on
that.
I
think
that
was
great
feedback.
I
really
appreciate
the
community
input.
B
J
L
F
B
S
R
Sure,
thank
you.
This
will
be
another
relatively
relatively
short
presentation:
nicole
burnham
deputy
director
parks,
recreation,
neighborhood
services.
I
have
with
me
today
who's
going
to
help
present
sarah
sellers,
the
parks
manager
on
our
team,
we're
also
joined
by
eve
duty
via
phone,
so
we're
just
going
to
run
you
through
and
give
you
an
overview
of
what
we've
developed
as
version
1.0
of
park
design
guidelines.
D
Thank
you,
nicole
yeah.
As
nicole
mentioned,
you
know,
we've
really
been
trying
to
document
best
practices
for
park
planning
and
design
work
so
that
we
can
all
have
a
common
understanding
and
it's
a
document.
That's
used
not
only
for
city
staff
but
for
developers
as
well.
Can
we
go
to
the
next
slide?
Please,
and
you
know
this
was
a
combined
effort
from
designers
from
maintenance
staff
to
really
see
what's
working
in
our
park
system
and
then
what
we
could
improve
on.
D
D
D
So
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
small
nuggets
buried
in
here,
something
as
simple
as
bench.
Placement
can
actually
make
a
big
impact,
so
we're
seeking
to
place
benches
in
landscape
strips
rather
than
within
playground,
footprints
and
rather
than
within
turf
areas.
So
if
you
place
a
bench
in
a
resilient
surfacing,
that's
that
rubber
material.
You
see
at
playgrounds
when
you
go
to
replace
the
bench,
it
means
you're,
damaging
that
surface.
There's
no
need
to
do
that.
We
want
to
avoid
that.
D
It's
a
more
efficient
to
have
the
benches
outside
of
that
surfacing,
and
it's
better
longevity
for
both
for
both
of
those
assets.
And
then
you
know
just
by
placing
that
same
bench
outside
of
the
turf
area,
we're
helping
our
maintenance
teams.
They
have
these
really
huge
mowers,
they're
very
impressive,
to
watch
and
they
have
to
navigate
with
these
arms
that
go
up
and
down
and
they
they
weave
around
all
of
the
park
amenities
and
it's
incredible
to
watch
but
acknowledging
that
we
want
to.
D
You
know
having
a
restroom
next
to
a
tot
lot.
Some
age
groups
have
a
lot
more
need
for
restrooms
regularly.
So
thinking
about
the
relationship
helps
to
create
a
better
park
experience.
So
someone
with
a
young
child
will
have
that
restroom
as
close
as
possible,
and
then
you
know
even
touch
on
things
on
trees.
D
We
want
to
increase
tree
canopy
and
use
trees
for
shade,
but
we
also
want
to
think
about
things
like
how
much
litter
they
produce.
We
want
to
avoid
placing
trees
with
large
objects.
Next
to
playgrounds.
We
don't
want
pine
cones
to
hit
children,
so
we
want
to
be
aware
of
these
things.
We
want
to
be
thinking
as
we're
designing
about
how
all
of
these
pieces
fit
together,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
advancing
our
activate
sj
principles.
D
So,
if
you're
thinking
about
trees,
you
also
want
to
think
about
how
to
increase
ecological
resilience
by
selecting
a
native
tree
and
then
increasing
our
tree
canopy
as
much
as
possible.
Since
we
know
that's
our
larger
city
goal
so
in
the
next
illustration,
we're
looking
at
a
picnic
area
very,
very
simple
diagram.
D
You
know
a
lot
of
us
would
think:
there's
not
a
lot
going
on
here,
but
there's
still
these
little
gems
buried
in
this
tiny
little
illustration.
So
you
know
we're
really
wanting
to
think
intelligently
about
design.
We
want
to
place
something
like
a
picnic
table
in
a
small
grouping
on
a
surfacing
like
concrete
or
decomposed
granite,
and
there
again
we're
moving
that
individual
table
out
of
turf,
so
they're
not
getting
hit
by
by
these
large
mowers.
So
we
can
increase
the
longevity
of
the
tables
and
decrease
maintenance,
but
also
we
want
to
think
about
accessibility.
D
D
D
We'll
still
engage
the
community
to
understand
what
those
needs
are
in
each
park
space,
but
this
is
just
helping
people
catch
the
details,
so
you
know
we
want.
We
want
to
provide
details
on
how
to
how
to
make
a
beautiful
design
functional,
how
to
make
a
park
easier
to
maintain
how
to
have
that
built
in
longevity
and
then,
of
course,
how
to
provide
better
park
user
experiences
for
everyone
that
visits
parks
and
with
that
we'll
open
it
to
any
comments
or
questions.
C
All
right,
thank
you.
Yes,
I,
when
I
was
talking
about
the
google
development,
I
really
wrote
a
lot
of
public
comment
and
how
they
needed
to
buy
the
615
stockton
avenue.
As
the
you
know,
the
royal
road
to
the
google
village-
and
you
know
I
spoke
to
nicole
many
times-
I
wanted
her
to
buy
it.
I
spoke
to
deb
davis,
you
know
this,
we
need
park
lands
and
we
need
community
centers
and
what
I
realized
about
how
it
could
be
that
we
could
develop
this
virtual
community
center.
C
We
need
to
have
people
living
there
who
are
needing
to
learn
how
to
live
sustainably
on
planet
earth
and
need
how
to
learn
how
to
cook
and
how
to
eat
vegan
and
all
this
stuff.
It
becomes
like
a
workshop
and
it
can
become
a
video,
a
movie,
a
documentary
of
teaching
all
you
know
these.
Let's
say
low-income
people
that
live
in
this
facility,
taking
care
of
the
garden,
growing
food
and
learning
to
live
sustainably.
H
H
My
monkey
bars,
but
my
monkey
bars
were
over
straight
concrete.
I
mean
wow,
we've
come
a
long
way,
but
that's
how
I
grew
up
man.
I
grew
up.
That's
how
you
grew
up
in
the
barrio.
That's
how
you
grew
up.
So
I'm
glad
that
you've
done
your
analysis
and
you
don't
run
it
through
your
ai
technologies
to
suitably
place
everything
you
know,
of
course,
so
you
don't
smell
trash.
You
know
who
wants
to
smell
trash
right.
H
Q
Hi,
my
name
is
joseph
richardson.
I
was
interested
in
seeing
more,
I
guess,
garden
space
available
to
the
community
in
those
parks,
because
some
of
those
parks
could
probably
be
in
low-income
neighborhoods.
They
could
probably
provide
some
food
and
well
also
lessons
on
how
to
grow,
because
it's
just
well
good
to
know
if
you
can
feed
yourself
and
a
few
others
around
you
with
a
park.
Why
not
so?
Q
A
You
know,
there's
been
quite
a
few
letters
at
public
record
at
rules
in
open
government
time
of
the
past
month
or
so
they're
hand-written
letters
from
a
lot
of
people
who
write
in
espanol
and
they're
speaking
about
the
future
of
the
park
system,
and
they
want
healthy
grass.
They
want
good
soccer
fields
and
you
know
they
want.
They
want
all
the
good
stuff
of
a
park,
and
I
just
thought
I
would
mention
their
work
at
this
time.
A
I
think
they
would
like
to
be
at
this
sort
of
meeting-
and
I
hope
they're
talking
to
you
about
these
sort
of
things
at
this
time.
With
my
own
reminder,
you
know
it
was
nice
to
see
these
letters.
I've
been
interested
in
how
they
can
be
reminded
of
you
know
in
doing
all
this
new
work
for
the
parks,
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
led
technology,
streetlight
technology
work
on
open
public
policies
and
let's
be
clear
on
that
stuff
davis.
Does
that
work?
Well,
thanks.
B
R
These
guidelines
would
cover
renovation
of
existing
parks
as
well
as
new
parks
right,
so
we
would,
as
we
go
to
do
renovations
and
build
reconstruct
picnic
areas
or
playgrounds.
We
would
definitely
look
back
to
these
guidelines
and
use
them
as
our
guidance
for
moving
forward
so
that
over
time
we
build
out
the
system
in
the
the
way
that
we're
trying
to
achieve
with
the
guidelines.
R
Yeah,
that's
a
great
question
and
I
think
it's
fundamental
to
how
we
program
our
capital
dollars,
and
that
is
something
we
are
taking
a
hard
look
at
right
now
and
I'm
hoping
that
either
late
this
year
or
next
year.
You'll
see
us
talking
more
about
how
we
prioritize
how
we
spend
our
money
and
and
how
we
allocate
it
in
a
way
to
make
sure
that
our
distribution
is
equitable
and
that
we
are
appropriately
distributing
it
around
the
around
the
city
to
meet
the
communities
of
need.
F
B
How
are
we
going
to
move
when
do
you?
Is
it
this
budget
season
that
you
plan
to
do
like
some
of
that
renovation?
Some
of
that
alignment
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
parks
meet
these
park
design
guidelines,
because
one
thing
is
to
have
them
here
as
a
policy,
and
then
one
thing
is
for
it
to
be
in
practice
and
in
place
right.
S
Sure,
let
me
let
me
step
in
john
cecirelli,
director
parks
and
rec,
so
we
don't
have.
We
wouldn't
have
the
money
to
just
go
out
and
upgrade
every
single
park
to
meet
those
standards,
just
not
even
close
to
that,
so
it
has
to
go
sort
of
the
way
nicole's
talking
about
was,
as
the
funding
becomes
available
as
we
replace
equipment
as
new
projects
come
up,
then
they're
brought
to
these
standards
to
the
degree
that
you
have
budget
to
do
it.
B
Excellent,
because
that
is
exactly
what
I'm
thinking
you
know
and
I'm
thinking
about
I'm
thinking
about
our
welch
dog
park,
and
you
know
this
is
something
that
our
community
wanted.
Yet
it
doesn't
have
any
shade
and
it's
not
as
inviting
for
our
folks
as
we
imagined
and
dreamed
of
it
to
be,
and
so
and
in
that
particular
area.
Like
you
just
said
it's,
it
doesn't.
Have
it's
not
going
to
have
development
around
it?
B
I
I
I
think
you
hear
what
what
I'm
saying
and
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
how
that
analysis
happens.
So
we
can
start
shifting
how
these
part
designs
are
applied
because,
as
I
think
about
the
new
parks
that
are
going
to
get
built,
they're
going
to
get
built
in
new
developments
and
so
they'll
have
these
kinds
of
design
guidelines
and-
and
so
there's
going
to
be
a
huge
difference
between
those
who
have
followed
them
and
those
who
have
not
all
right.
Council,
member
esparza.
G
That
worked
yeah
there
we
go,
so
I
actually
wanted
to
follow
up
on
the
bond
issue,
because
obviously
there
are
longer
term
issues
and
did
I
miss
it?
Do
we
have
an
update
on
the
bond?
We
really
just
need
additional
revenue
for
this
and
before
you
answer
that
I'll
get
to
another
comment,
and
that
is
we
do
need
standards.
G
The
team
knows
that
for
district
7
at
least
we
have
some
parks
that
were
built
a
long
time
ago,
and
there
were
some
issues
that
you
know
we're
looking
and
revisiting
and
saying
that
wasn't
quite
right.
We
need
to
like
fix
this
or
make
this
safer,
and
I
think
that's
that's
just
something
we
have
to
learn
from
as
a
city,
but
I
did
want
to
ask
about
revenue,
because
I
think
we
need
to
have
those
conversations
in
the
open.
S
Sure,
at
the
top
of
the
the
meeting
we
deferred
the
item
where
we
would
have
given
you
the
update
today.
The
reason
we
were
trying
to
do
the
update
today
for
the
ballot
measure
was,
we
were
thinking
we
might
go
for
the
june
ballot,
but
we
haven't
got
the
polling
all
squared
away,
so
we
needed
more
time
so
now
we're
planning
to
come
back
in
may
to
give
you
that
specific
update.
So
we
should
have
a
lot
more
information.
Then.
G
O
Do
I
just
wanted
to
log
a
concern
of
mine?
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
you
know
reading
over
the
the
memo.
I
know
that
the
parks
commission
essentially
stated
that
the
guidelines
approach
to
part
development
might
constrain
creativity,
and
so
that
came
to
mind
for
me
as
well
right,
we
don't
want
cookie
cutter
parks,
and
so
I
I
think
you
all
addressed
it
by
just
pointing
to
the
fact
that
the
master
planning
process
for
the
park
still
exists
and
the
input
from
the
community
is
going
to
be
important
right
and
I'll.
O
O
So
I
just
wanted
to
express
that
that
that's
what
came
to
mind
when
I
read
the
comment
from
the
commission
and-
and
it
stands
out
to
me-
and
hopefully
we
do
everything
we
can,
and
I
know
some
of
the
folks
some
of
the
photos
that
were
shown
by
sarah,
I
believe,
showed
you
know
some
cool
stuff,
which
I
think
is
great,
but
just
to
keep
that
in
mind
as
we
go
forward.
I
think
what
we
want
is
really
attractions
to
draw
people
in
and
keep
people
there
right
for
them
to
enjoy.
S
L
D
B
B
P
John
thank
you
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
avio
tom
and
I'm.
The
deputy
director
of
parks
joined
today
by
tori
o'reilly,
our
division
manager
for
park
management
infrastructure
to
present
our
annual
sustainable
park
maintenance
report,
including
2021
park,
condition,
assessment
or
pca
results
improvements,
we're
making
guided
by
our
20-year
strategic
plan,
activate
sj
and
in
response
to
a
park
maintenance
audit
from
last
year,
our
challenges
and
strategies
to
improve
park
conditions.
F
So,
as
you
can
see
from
this
graphic,
prns
has
an
extensive
inventory.
We
care
for
at
a
high
level.
This
comprises
over
3
500
acres
of
parkland
and
63
miles
of
trails,
including
caring
for
just
open
parks
to
san
jose's
oldest
park,
alum
rock,
which
is
getting
ready
to
celebrate
its
150th
anniversary.
F
Piernas,
recognizes
the
importance
of
our
responsibility.
We've
been
given
to
care
for
the
parks
and
our
staff
are
out
in
the
parks
365
days
a
year,
rain
or
shine.
Ensuring
these
amenities
are
cared
for
and
available
to
the
public
during
the
most
restrictive
days
of
the
pandemic,
parks
were
sometimes
the
only
recreational
spaces
available
to
the
community,
especially
those
who
lived
in
areas
where
they
had
no
other
green
spaces.
F
F
Okay,
so
what
guides
us
in
a
snapshop
stewardship
is
what
guides
us
take
a
look
at
the
slide
and
we
have
envisioned
san
jose,
2040,
activate
san
jose
and
climate,
smart,
san
jose
and
we
hold
tightly
to
these
values
and
our
work
is
tied
closely
to
them.
We
are
tied
to
city
party,
we're
tied
in
vision,
2040
in
major
strategy
number,
seven
measurable
sustainability
and
environmental
stewardship
major
strategy
number
10
life
amongst
abundant
natural
resources,
major
strategy
11
designed
for
a
health
community.
F
The
squeaky
wheel
gets
the
grease
and
we
wanted
to
get
away
from
that.
Having
standard
strives
to
balance
out
the
level
of
care
in
our
parks
sanders
make
us
more
proactive
and
less
reactive.
All
park
districts
have
created
work
plans
designed
to
ensure
that
every
park
in
our
city,
every
amenity
in
every
park,
meets
these
standards.
F
F
The
department's
also
piloting
a
park
user
survey,
which
will
be
rolling
out
in
april
and
may.
The
survey
is,
will
be
available
online
in
multiple
languages,
but
we're
also
planning
multiple
intercept
events
out
into
the
community
to
reach
people
who
aren't
comfortable
taking
a
survey
online
or
who
may
not,
you
know,
feel
like
their
input
is
needed
and
so
may
not
independently
go
and
take
that
survey
themselves.
F
Thank
you,
so
our
park
condition
assessments,
our
pro.
You
know,
as
I
mentioned
in
our
previous
slide.
Our
primary
tool
for
measuring
our
success
is
our
part
condition
assessments
and
from
these
we
create
work
plans
to
address
individual
items
and
systemic
concerns
in
the
past
years.
The
park
condition
process
in
part
of
me.
In
the
past
year,
the
park
condition
process
was
completely
revolutionized.
F
We
separated
our
process
out,
taking
out
all
capital
items
and
focusing
on
just
what
parks
maintenance
takes.
Care
of.
Our
survey
also
received
a
technology
overhaul,
including
incorporating
gis
components.
Previous
assessments
were
often
done
by
hand
in
the
field,
and
then
we
came
back
and
inputted
the
data.
F
The
revised
assessment
is
done
entirely
online
from
the
field
with
ipads,
and
it
allows
staff
to
take
pictures
of
areas
of
concerns
and
upload
those
immediately,
instead
of
one
overall
numerical
score
for
each
amenity.
The
new
assessment
breaks
down
each
area
into
multiple
areas
to
assess
based
on
the
areas
of
the
standards.
F
F
F
This
chart
is
this
chart
gives
us
a
brief
overview
of
how
we
did
this
past
year,
as
you
can
see.
Turf
in
this
feature
is,
though,
is
the
area
that
overall
needs
the
most
improvement,
and
so
that's
something
we're
focusing
as
one
of
our
priorities
as
you
can
also
see
on
this
turf.
You
know
down
at
the
bottom:
it
lists
the
council
district
and
then
the
average
score,
and
so
when
we
saw
this,
we
looked
at
council
district,
four
and
five,
particularly
that
their
scores
were
lower
than
the
others.
F
So
that's
one
of
the
beauties
is
you
know
it
not
only
allows
us
to
figure
out
which
assessments
aren't
working,
but
then
what
I'm
sorry,
which
amenities,
you
know
aren't
going
to
score
high,
but
it
also
allows
us
to
figure
out
what
about
that
amenity
isn't
scoring
high,
and
given
some
of
these
results
you
know
we're
looking
at
is
it
you
know
what
what
are
the
variables
that
are
bringing
these
scores
down?
Is
it
you
know
and
house
populations
in
the
park?
Is
it
staff
need
more
training?
Is
it
we're
under
resourced?
P
Back
to
nathan,
thank
you
tori,
so
pork
maintenance
continues
to
confront
myriad
challenges
to
deliver
consistent
results.
First,
maintenance
is
made
more
time
consuming
and
expensive
due
to
aging
infrastructure
like
bleachers
across
the
city
that
are
showing
their
wear
and
tear.
We
also
know
that
higher
maintenance
levels
help
extend
the
life
of
certain
assets.
P
As
of
2020
2021.
The
department's
deferred
maintenance
infrastructure
backlog
is
estimated
to
be
424
million
and
continues
to
grow
every
year,
as
torrey
indicated.
Many
parks
also
experience
impacts
from
encampments
to
the
public
comment
made
earlier.
We
want
to
be
clear
that
we
don't
share
that
in
blame
to
residents
living
in
in
tragic
and
such
terrible
conditions,
but
in
recognition
that
maintaining
public
spaces
for
all
is
a
challenge.
P
P
And,
last
but
not
least,
vacancies
continue
to
be
the
bane
of
our
existence.
Really,
our
maintenance
positions
are
experiencing
a
daunting
20
vacancy
rate,
which
has
steadily
trended
up
since
a
concerted
effort
brought
vacancies
under
10
a
few
years
ago.
The
vacancies
compound
a
brain
drain
as
highly
experienced
employees
retire
and
that
creates
pressure
to
fill
higher
level
positions
with
employees
who
have
risen
fast
through
the
ranks
when
historically,
we've
had
more
time
for
employees
to
master
each
skill
and
discipline
within
park
maintenance
as
they
advanced.
P
So
what
are
we
going
to
do
about
it?
It
all
starts
with
investing
in
our
current
staff.
Our
park,
maintenance,
district
maintenance
teams,
conduct
day-to-day
maintenance,
including
grounds
maintenance,
landscaping,
litter
collection,
irrigation
repairs
and
more
to
address
the
loss
of
institutional
knowledge.
We've
created
and
implemented
a
training
series
that
we
rotate
through
our
maintenance
teams
every
other
week,
we're
also
using
pca
results
to
drive
work
plans
and,
of
course,
we
are
planning
to
open
recruitments
for
many
positions.
This
spring.
P
P
P
Our
parks,
rehabilitation
strike
team
has
been
utilized
since
2016-2017
to
complete
projects
utilizing
specialized
skills
like
picnic
area
renovations
and
bench
and
barbecue
installations.
The
team
is
funded
only
through
this
june
through
city
council
action.
The
integrated
pest
management
and
turf
renovation
teams
have
been
funded
for
another
18
months
and
we
are
going
to
bring
those
teams
back
together
as
we
can
hire
and
fill
other
vacancies.
So
we
don't
rob
from
peter
to
paypal.
P
P
The
department
has
multiple
partnerships,
each
bringing
different
value
to
the
organization
and
city
and
taking
a
different
load
off
maintenance
staff,
which
allows
them
to
spend
more
time
on
other
duties.
For
today,
we
want
to
highlight
one
partnership,
which
is
the
environmental
pathway
of
the
resilience
corps,
utilizing
american
rescue
plan
funding.
P
The
primary
focus
of
this
program
is
always
going
to
be
the
development
and
success
of
the
young
adult
participants.
The
program
is
also
contributing
in
important
ways
to
environmental
stewardship
and
parks
and
trails.
Through
this
partnership,
the
department
has
started
rehabilitating
all
green
storm
water
infrastructure
areas
and
parks.
P
Recently,
we
have
hired
two
resilience
corps
members
into
our
park:
maintenance,
crews
and
they'll
be
working
directly
with
us,
and
our
operational
partner
has
also
helped
another
half
dozen
participants,
enroll
in
west
valley,
college's
park
management
program
where
they
will
undertake
studies,
preparing
them
for
challenging
jobs
that
we
struggle
to
fill
like
park.
Ranger
our
stewardship
of
parks,
improves
quality
of
life
and
we've
always
known
that
and
helps
the
city
advance
our
climate
goals.
P
It
can
be
hard
to
quantify
that
impact,
but
for
one
example
in
2016,
the
trust
for
public
lands
estimated
that
city
parks
provide
storm
water
management,
valued
at
6.43
million
dollars
by
capturing
precipitation,
slowing
runoff
and
reducing
the
volume
of
water
entering
the
storm
sewer.
Those
numbers
have
only
gone
up
since
2016..
P
Our
trail
system
plays
a
key
role
in
safe
alternative
transportation
routes,
allowing
residents
to
get
out
of
cars
and
reduce
those
related
emissions.
In
a
time
of
drought,
it's
important
to
recognize.
We've
installed,
279,
smart
irrigation
controllers
and
many
dozens
of
flow
meters
and
master
valves
allowing
for
remote
control
and
water
shut
off.
If
there's
a
leak
or
a
mainline
break
since
valley,
water
called
for
a
15
reduction
in
water,
use,
we've
recalibrated
our
practices
and
are
trending
to
a
20
reduction.
P
P
With
our
existing
resources,
we
are
looking
ahead
to
a
future
where
park
stewardship
is
central
to
all
city
climate
efforts
and
parks,
support,
healthy
people
in
a
healthy
environment
and
speaking
of
looking
ahead,
I'd
be
remiss
to
not
give
another
shout
out
to
alan
mark
park's
150th
anniversary
coming
up.
It
isn't
every
century
when
you
have
150th
birthday
for
a
park
and
we've
been
coordinating
closely
with
the
offices
of
council
members,
crosstalk
cohen,
and
we
just
can't
wait
for
this
for
the
fun
to
start.
P
C
Thank
you
very
much.
Well
tori.
I
wanted
to
comment
first,
you
said
environmental
was
very
important
same
as
avi
said,
and
yet
you
know,
okay,
one
and
a
half
more
times
for
the
the
gas
leak,
the
electric
leaf.
Blower
that
all
should
be.
You
know,
yeah,
you
need
more
money
and
I've
always
told
leaf
blowers,
charge.
Companies
more,
you
know,
charge
the
individuals
more
money
to
blow
their
leaves.
We
shouldn't
be
blowing,
leaves
to
begin
with,
and
you
know
santa
monica
has
required
no
leaf
blowing
at
all.
C
You
have
to
use
a
rake
and
a
broom,
so
you
know
I
just
don't
want
to
hear
any
complaints
about
it.
It
needs
to
go
forward.
It
should
have
gone
forward
40
years
ago.
That's
why
we're
in
a
world
of
hurt,
and
then
you
know
so
that
needs
to
change.
We
need
to
pass
that
as
a
law
that
it
has
to
be.
We
have
to
ban
the
gas
leaf
blowers
now
and
you
need
you
need
to
really
stand
up
for
that.
C
H
H
T
Yeah
these
parks.
They
need
to
be
maintained
better.
I
don't
understand
how
you
can't
keep
people.
I
didn't
know
one
thing,
though
you
know
one
thing
park
police
likes
to
come
around
as
the
ogres
that
they
are.
I
don't
know
what
they're
getting
paid
way
too
much
right.
Armed
park
rangers
dressed
like
boy
scouts
that
are
driven
around
by
san
jose
pds.
You
know
women
and
it
looks
like
den
mothers
these
women
in
san
jose
pd
driving
these
guys
around.
T
You
know
what
they
do
to
people
and
how
they
bear
down
on
people
like
don't
sit
at
the
picnic
benches.
All
these
stupid
rules
that
happened
like
about
a
year
or
two
ago,
with
no
posted
signs
high
fines,
these
guys
jerks
get
rid
of
them.
Take
the
park
police,
replace
their
guns
with
wrenches
to
fix
the
fountain
at
the
rose
garden,
rakes,
shovels
and
lawn
mowers.
Okay,
that's
what
they
need.
Joseph.
Q
A
A
There
is
a
lot
of
new
led
light
fixtures
in
parks.
It's
basically
started
in
parks,
I
think
and
libraries
that
it
has
a
bunch
of
new
surveillance
and
data
collection,
technology
capabilities
and
just
a
friendly
reminder
of
the
open
public
policy
ideas
and
its
accountability,
that's
possible
at
this
time
and
that
we
can
ask
for
as
everyday
community.
It's
a
really
important
concept
for
our
future,
about
positive
sustainability
and
ideas
of
peace,
not
war
and
the
open
democratic
process
as
a
way
to
solve
our.
E
E
Don't
forget
where
kobe
hit
the
hardest,
where
there's
the
lowest
income
residents
living?
Who
has
you
know,
75
percent
of
our
kiddos
on
the
east
side
of
san
jose
are
graduating
and
moving
into
minimum
paying
jobs,
whereas
there
is
the
least
number
amount
of
canopy
where
there
is
the
least
number
of
trees.
E
Now
the
worst
number
of
trees,
where
you
have
people
living
in
overcrowded
conditions,
where
you
have
people
who
aren't
even
counted
and
we
get.
We
know
that
they're
living
in
garages
and
renting
out
sofas
or
even
renting
out
hallways.
I
you
know
when
I
was
a
social
worker,
I'm
gonna
tell
you,
I
would
walk
into
a
house,
I'm
not
gonna.
E
E
Surprise.
Surprise.
I
again,
you
know
I.
I
don't
think
that
we
are
necessarily
guided
by
racist
attitudes,
but
I
do
think
that
there
are
some
unconscious
biases
that
we
have
to
examine.
I
it
just
I
cannot.
I
cannot
believe
that
it's
just
it's
always
coincidence.
Oh
it's
just
a
coincidence
that
d5
has
the
worst
trees.
I
mean
the
worst
parts.
It's
just
coincides
that
d5
has
the
worst
canopies
just
coincidence.
That
d5
has
this.
E
E
That
was
the
answer
that
was
given
to
me
repeatedly
repeatedly
and
so
maybe
based
on
the
number,
but
but
to
me
it's
it.
You
know
what,
as
I
look
at
this
now
and
it's
like
and
I
scratch
my
head
and
I
go
so
I
wasn't
wrong.
My
residents
haven't
been
wrong.
My
staff
was
correct.
We
were
on
target,
it
was
the
best
gaslighting
job
ever
perpetrated
on
me
in
the
past
seven
years,
truly.
E
E
E
I
imagine
that
for
some
of
these
residents,
when
you
live
in
overcrowded
conditions,
I
want
you
to
envision
what
that
feels
like
now,
you
can't
go
to
work.
You
can't
go
to
school,
you
can't
go
to
the
gym.
You
can't
imagine
it's
like
being
held
hostage,
imprisoned,
tied
up
you
there's
nowhere,
you
can
go,
can't
go
for
a
stroll
at
the
mall.
E
E
And
restoring
some
level
of
dignity
into
their
communities.
That's
all
they've
ever
asked
my
my
residents
are
actually
not
very
demanding
they're,
not
they
won't
pick
up
a
phone,
they
won't
complain.
They'll
call
me
and
go
well.
You
know
it's
kind
of
like
you
know
blah
blah,
but
you
don't
hear
the
kinds
of
complaints
that
you
hear
from
other
parts
of
town
and
I
usually
scratch
my
head.
E
When
I
hear
some
of
the
complaints
that
I'm
that
I
hear
sometimes
from
other
parts
of
town,
because
I
I
go
god
I
wish
we
could
complain
about
that,
I
don't
mean
to
undermine
it,
but
truly
I
wish
my
residents
would
complain
more,
but
but
at
the
same
time
you
know
these
past
seven
years,
I
feel
like
it's
fallen
on
deaf
ears.
You
guys
so
I
want
to
know.
E
E
E
E
I
got
skaters
who
lost
a
beloved,
skateboarder
or
skater
in
a
tragic
accident
downtown
and
all
they're
asking
is
for
a
mural
or
some
sort
of
way
to
memorialize
them.
I
know
that
we,
we
came
up
with
the
idea
of
a
bench,
but
the
other
way
to
to
ward
off
all
the
graffiti
and
everything
that
we've
been
seeing.
Is
they
just
want
a
mural.
E
P
Council
member
first,
let
me
just
I'm
without
in
any
way
trying
to
be
responsive.
I
want
to
be
clear:
I'm
not
trying
to
be
responsive
anyway,
just
acknowledge
that
we're
accepting
all
your
feedback
and
the
reason
that
tory
made
a
point
and
not
trying
to
dodge
a
name
in
our
presentation.
What
we
see
is
that
we
see
the
scores
and
we
own
the
responsibility
that
comes
with
it,
and
I
know
we
have
parked
by
park
developed
plans
on
what
needs
to
get
repaired.
P
So
what
we
do
is
we
looked
at
pcas
and
and
the
and
what
we
call
the
healthy,
the
health
index
side
by
side
and
the
the
results
are
kind
of
disparate.
We
don't
see
a
like
a
trend
line,
one
direction
or
another.
That's
what
we
mean
by
not
no
direct
correlation,
okay,
which
is
not
to
say
that
there
aren't
issues
and
concerns
right
not
to
not
to
negate
that
there
is
a
health
or
an
equity
lens
that
can
be
applied.
E
Okay,
because
I
was
going
to
say
some
of
the
parts
I
know
are
definitely
in
those
zip
codes
where
kovid
devastated
those
communities
and
there
was
the
highest
incidence
of
infection
and
infections
and
deaths,
and
I
know
that
some
of
those
parks
scored
really
really
low.
So
that's
why
I
I
was
trying
to
understand.
I
was
trying
to
understand
your
assertion
so
so.
F
Can
I
just
jump
in
real
quick,
you
know
and
and
like
obvi
said,
we
own
the
results
and
you
know
we're
trying
to
move
forward
now.
Some
of
the
things
we're
doing
is
you
know
every
single
district,
so
the
the
park
districts
that
take
care
of
you
know
the
parks
in
your
area
and
we're
doing
this
with
each
of
them.
We're
meeting
with
those
staff
individually
and
every
single
one
of
those
staff
is
going
to
see
what
every
single
park
scored
and
what
scored
low
in
that
park.
F
They
have
to
go
complete
a
park,
condition
assessment
within
30
days
on
that
park
and
rescore
it,
and
if
it's
still
not
at
standard,
they
have
to
work
on
correcting
those
items,
and
then
they
have
to
revisit
again
in
30
days,
because
you
know
what
we
discovered
is
we're
assessing
once
a
year
and
then
you
know
we
don't
look
at
it
till
the
next
year
and
so
with
those
parks
that
aren't
meeting
those.
You
know
expectations
that
we
have
like.
I
said
it's
a
baseline
this
year,
we're
still
trying
to
figure
out.
E
And
so
then
you
have
a
worldwide
event
like
the
pandemic
and
the
expectation
from
staff
is
well.
They
can
go
and
use
the
park.
What
part
the
park
that
looks
really
crappy.
That's
all
browned
out
that
has
weeds
up
into
up
to
your
waist.
That
has
holes
where
children
can
run
and
and
twist
their
feet
their
ankles.
E
You
know
I
had
volunteers
that
went
out
on
a
saturday
morning
and
had
my
my
staff
not
been
out
there
helping
out,
we
would
have
never
quite
understood
what
was
happening
and
they
had
kitchen
shears
that
they
were
going
out
there
and
cutting
the
weeds
with
do
you
know
why?
Because
the
weed
whacker
that
big
weed
whacker
machine
was
broken
on
the
west
side
of
san
jose
and
they
had
lent
it
out
to
the
west
side,
and
they
didn't
know
when
we
were
going
to
get
it
back.
E
E
E
P
Councilmember
you
raise
a
host
of
really
important
questions
and
and
the
root
and-
and
I'm
just
gonna
be
honest.
The
long
legacy
is
that
park
maintenance
has
addressed
the
squeaky
wheel
right
as
tori
acknowledged
that
it's
very
easy
based
on
park
concerns
to
get
drawn
to
a
squeaky
wheel
over
several
years.
E
Well,
and-
and
I
hope
that
I
hope
we
do
that
because
that's
the
equity
lens-
and
so
so,
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to
say
this
right
here
with.
If,
if
I
can't
seem
to
get
my
answers
when
we
have
our
one-on-one
meetings,
then
I'm
going
to
say
right
here,
I'm
going
to
make
a
motion
to
accept
this
this
this
report
is
this
report
getting
cross-referenced
to
the
full
council.
E
P
E
I've
tried
very
hard
to
flip
this
narrative
to
be
very
realistic
about
the
narrative
that
we
have
challenges,
but
that
our
staff,
my
team,
our
residents,
are
working
hard
to
dispel
the
myths
and
to
make
sure
that
every
resident,
especially
children,
growing
up
on
the
east
side,
recognize
that
they
are
worthy
and
valuable
of
investments
and
celebrations
and
to
be
praised
for
their
value.
And
so
celebrating.
The
150th
anniversary
is
what
we're
going
to
do
and
we're
going
to
do
it
in
its
fullest
glory
and
we're
going
to
have
children
camp
out
there.
E
E
If
you
spoke
any
other
language
other
than
english,
it
was
happening
everywhere,
so
it
wasn't
exclusive
to
the
east
side
of
san
jose
so
in
in
in
and
it
wasn't
just
spanish,
it
was
any
other
language
other
than
english.
So
we're
going
to
celebrate,
I
expect-
and
I
invite
all
of
the
council
members
to
be
part
of
that
celebration.
E
I've
got
a
call
into
the
governor,
hoping
that
he'll
do
a
mini
video
to
recognize
what
the
state
of
california
has
done
for
us,
but
but
we
should
be
celebrating,
because
this
is
a
remarkable
park
that
many
don't
realize
what
a
gem
we
have
right
in
our
own
backyard.
But
here's
the
thing
in
terms
of
programming.
We
should
be
investing
in
our
kiddos
if
we
truly
believe
in
the
holistic
approach,
and
I
think
someone
said
that
maybe
it
was
unkid
if
we
truly
believe
in
the
holistic
approach.
Here
we
go.
E
E
O
O
Okay,
cool-
and
I
appreciate
you
touching
on
the
fact
on
something
we
just
discussed
this
past
tuesday,
the
community
forest
management
program.
I
think
within
that
report
they
cited,
maybe
700
000
or
so
for
five-year
cycle
pruning
or
something
to
that
effect.
I
think
you
you
estimated,
I
think
it
was
like
2.25
million,
but
that's
for
sort
of
a
a
broader
expanse
of
care
and
things
of
that
nature.
Right
and
so
one
thing
that
came
to
mind
for
me
and
I
have
an
email
into
the
city,
attorney's
office
and
so
sometimes
in
closed
session.
O
So
I
just
think
it's
worth
comparing
some
of
those
numbers
and
trying
to
figure
out
if
it's
more
cost
effective
for
us
to
actually
invest
in
the
maintenance
and
care
of
these
trees,
as
opposed
to
something
horrific
happening
like
someone
dying
or
getting
sued.
And
so
I
just
wanted
to
float
that
idea
and
you
know,
get
your
thoughts
on
it
or
if
you
think
that
or
if
that's
something
you
thought
about,
I
don't
know.
S
O
F
So
some
of
that
happens
just
due
to
the
you
know
the
natural
how
the
tree
roots
are
growing.
Some
of
it
is
the
tree.
The
tree
roots
are
not
deep
enough,
but
when
we
see
that
we
try
and
be,
you
know
very
conscious
of
it
and
get
out
there
and
grind
that
down
as
soon
as
possible,
because
that's
a
safety
hazard,
that's
really
important
to
the
staff
to
take
care
of.
O
Okay,
so
so
maybe
some
of
it,
I
know
it's
the
natural
growth
of
the
trees.
But
the
reason
I
ask
is
one
of
the
questions
I
ask
the
city
attorney's
office.
Is
you
know
she
asked
me:
do
you
want
information
as
it
relates
to
sidewalks
that
are
lifted
up
due
to
some
of
the
trees
and
some
of
those
claims
that
have
come
forward
related
to
that
and
I
think
that's
a
worthwhile
sort
of
exploration
as
well.
O
I'm
not
sure
how
often
that
happens
in
the
parks
or
what
claims
have
come
forward,
but
I
just
I
was
thinking
about
that
just
in
a
whole
sort
of
perspective,
as
it
relates
to
tree
maintenance
and
liability
that
we're
incurring
versus
the
cost
of
investment
and
making
sure
they're
they're.
Well.
The
other
question
I
had
was
around
and
I
think
you
had
like
a
a
very
short
paragraph
on
this
on
unpermitted
events.
O
I've
personally
seen
some
of
these
events
and
to
be
honest
with
you,
I'm
not
as
I'm
not
as
troubled
with
some
as
I
am
with
others.
So,
for
example,
if
people
are
just
popping
up
tents
on
the
grass
and
maybe
selling
earrings
or
something
I
mean
whatever,
I
think
it
does
bring
a
little
bit
of
vibrancy.
O
But
but
the
aspect
of
this
that
concerns
me
is
when
I've
seen
vehicles
up
on
the
grass,
probably
damaging
sprinklers
and
turf,
and
that's
what
concerns
me
most
and
so
you,
you
acknowledge
the
problem
in
the
report,
but
you
didn't
provide
any
sort
of
way
that
you're
going
to
be
monitoring
or
addressing
it.
So
I'm
curious
if
you
can
touch
on
that.
P
We
do
our
best
to
reach
out,
through
our
communications
teams,
on
social
media
or
through
our
event,
coordinators,
to
find
the
planner
and
always
lead
with
education
and
awareness
to
try
to
bring
people
into
compliance,
so
they
understand
all
the
appropriate
permitting
and
not
in
and
not
in
an
owner's
way,
but
we're
seeking
community
health.
We
want
the
vibrant
community.
We
also
want
to
help
the
community
where
environmental
health
permits
are
taken
and
that
and
and
events
that
happen
in
a
way
that
protects
the
park
infrastructure,
as
you
mentioned,
council
member.
P
So
when
we
have
awareness
of
something
in
advance,
we
do
advance
that
communication
first
approach
and
if
we're
unable
to
find
them,
then
we
tap
into
our
limited
park.
Ranger
resources
or
more
likely
we
reach
out
to
the
patrol
captain
in
the
area
and
seek
their
help
to
address
an
event
that
we
have.
Awareness
of
the
struggle
is
there's
so
many
events
we
don't
have
awareness
of,
and
we
only
learn
about
it
when
we
show
up
the
next
day
to
maintain
the
park
and
we
find
that
the
broken
sprinkler,
heads
or
the
other
damaged
infrastructure.
O
Yeah,
okay,
that's
what
I
suspected
is
that
majority
of
these,
you
probably
don't
have
awareness
ahead
of
time
right,
it's
just
after
the
fact
do
we
have
any
sign.
I
know
we
have
some
signs
around
parks
about
alcohol
and
a
host
of
other
things,
but
do
do
we
have
any
signage
on
this,
like
even
a
sign,
saying,
don't
drive
vehicles
in
the
damn
grass
or
something
as
simple
as
that?
F
You
know
what
it's
definitely
worth
doing.
You
know,
and
I
think
one
of
the
other
things
we're
looking
at
doing
is:
there's
certain
parks
where
we're
seeing
this
happen
over
and
over
again,
and
you
know
we're
looking
at,
can
we
be
the
ones
who
are
activating
those
parks?
And
you
know
instead
of
having
other
groups,
you
know
because
there's
nothing
else
going
in
there
they're
using
that
opportunity
and.
O
Okay,
well
I'll
pull
one
park
on
your
radar
because
it
happens
there.
Frequently
it's
chinoweth
park
on
the
corner
of
lean
and
chinowith
avenue
live
down
the
street
from
there
and
I've
seen
it
happen.
Many
times,
I've
actually
gone
to
some
of
the
vendors
and
just
poked
around.
I
didn't
tell
them
who
I
was,
but
just
looking
to
see
what
they
were
doing
but
again.
O
What
concerned
me
most
is
just
all
the
vehicles
that
were
up
on
the
grass
and
anyway,
and
that
just
essentially
blocks
people
from
using
the
space
too,
and
the
unfortunate
thing
is
we
have
a
close
street
in
south
san
jose
coronado
off
caudal
that
they
can.
If
they
contacted
my
office
we'd,
do
whatever
we
could
to
give
them
a
space
there
to
market
some
of
their
products
right
or
to
sell,
have
a
little
night
market.
If
you
will,
because
we've
had
that
on
occasion,
but
anyhow
just
wanted
to
put
on
your
radar.
O
O
You
know-
and
so
I
think
you
know
to
the
extent
you
know,
council
office
or
whatever
you
know,
whichever
leaders,
community
leaders
in
the
community
can
be
really
leveraged
to
provide
some
of
those
opportunities
for
folks
to
step
up.
And
it's
not
the
solution
right.
I
think
we
as
a
city
need
to
step
up,
provide
the
adequate
funding
and
staffing,
but
I
think
it's
it's
a
small
fraction
of
something
that
maybe
we
can
do
because
my
district,
we
have
a
little
bit
of
everything
right.
We
have
some
very
nice
parks
and
other
parks
are
struggling.
O
So
as
an
example,
we
just
purchased
some
some
bags
for
for
for
dog
poop
at
great
oaks
park,
and
then
we
had,
I
found
a
volunteer
to
go
out
and
stock
them
up
and
she's
constantly
walking
the
park
telling
us
what's
happening,
identifying
things-
and
this
is
a
very,
very
an
area
of
district
2.
That's
struggling
with
a
lot
of
things.
We
have
shootings
there.
O
We
have
a
lot
of
graffiti
gangs,
and
and
so
it's
a
work
in
progress
right,
it's
challenging
to
to
get
it
done
and
we
all
have
to
do
it
together.
But
I
I
would
just
say
that
the
community-
they
certainly
have
a
role
to
play,
but
I
think
the
the
city,
and
especially
the
park
staff,
need
to
need
to
continue
to
to
work
hard
to
provide
those
opportunities
and
lend
that
helping
hand
to
uplift
some
of
these
folks
and
and
the
parks
in
their
area.
So
thank
you.
F
Yeah,
if
I
can
just
acknowledge
you,
are
a
hundred
percent
correct
that
you
know
in
some
areas
of
the
city.
You
know
the
rate
that
parks
are
adopted
is
a
lot
greater
and
that's
something
that
leticia
espino.
Our
new
volunteer
program
manager
is
seeing
and
what
she's
she's
developed
a
plan
where
she
wants
to
go
out
and
engage
people
in
communities
where
they
don't
traditionally
adopt
parks
and
you
know,
volunteer
and
meet
them
where
they're
at
and
you
know
we're
looking
at.
F
You
know
people
who
have
very
little
free
time
is
it
we
don't
just
have
one
volunteer,
but
we,
you
know,
engage
you
know
a
church
group
or
engage.
You
know
larger
groups
of
people
where
someone
may
only
have
a
couple
of
hours
to
spare
a
month.
You
know,
but
they
could
be
part
of
a
larger
group
to
do
that
and
doing
volunteer
events.
You
know
during
hours
where
people
are
more
available,
you
know
and
also
making
people
feel
welcome.
F
You
know,
we've
also
looked
at
you
know,
do
we
do
pizza
and
that
type
of
thing
you
know
to
get
people
to
the
parks
to
make
them
feel
welcome.
Volunteering,
and
so
we
are
looking
at
other
avenues
right
now
and
it's
in
its
infancy,
but
we
expect
within
the
next
year
to
see
some
of
these
efforts
start
to
be
out
there
and
pay
off.
E
So
I
I
wanted
to,
I
had
a
thought-
and
I
I
interrupted
myself
just
a
minute
ago.
You
know
one
of
the
things
that
that
I
I
think
I
said
one
of
the
things
that
I
learned
that
was
shocking
to
me
was
that
if
you
go
to
school
and
I'm
going
to
repeat
it
in
los
gatos
san
diego
mountain
view,
you're
gonna
go
to
a
high
school
that
gets
20
million
dollars
more
each
and
every
single
year
than
my
school
at
overfelt.
E
James
lick
mount
pleasant.
So
I
want
you
to
think
what
can
we
do
with
20
million
dollars
if
we
had
it
every
single
year
at
james
lick
over
felt
mom,
not
collectively
you
guys
each
individual
high
school?
That's
what
we're
dealing
with
in
sunnyvale,
los
gatos
mountain
view,
palo
alto,
the
state
of
the
art,
labs,
state-of-the-art
equipment,
brand,
new
textbooks
and,
by
the
way,
some
of
the
best
math
teachers
and
science
teachers
that
we
have
on
the
east
side.
They
steal
them
and
they
go
over
there.
E
Of
course
they
do
they're,
gonna
pay
them
so
much
more
right.
The
reason
why
I
bring
this
up
is
because
some
of
the
issues
that
we're
dealing
with
on
the
east
side
or
in
the
more
impoverished
communities
have
nothing
to
do
with
the
families
themselves
or
the
children
themselves
has
to
do
with
the
environment
and
the
conditions.
E
So
when
we
talk
about
volunteers,
bravo
I
love
it.
Wouldn't
that
be
great.
If
we
could
have
volunteers
all
over
the
city,
the
reality
is
that
you're
in
an
impoverished
community,
these
people
are
trying
to
get
back
home
to
feed
their
kids
to
pick
up
their
kids.
To
pick
up,
you
know
the
other
kid
that's
at
daycare,
maybe
or
with
a
neighbor,
or
what
have
you
they're
running
around?
E
I
don't.
I
don't
know
if
you're,
if
you've
lost
touch
with
the
rhythm
of
this
community,
but
to
blame
the
victim
for
not
cleaning
up
or
taking
care
of
the
maintenance
of
the
park
when
that
is,
our
responsibility
is
unconscionable
hold
on
a
second
avi.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
really
appreciate.
I
know.
You're
gonna
have
great
feedback,
but
it's
great
when
we
have
volunteers.
The
way
I
see
them
is
there
are
partners
and
they
add
the
rosettes
to
the
buttercream
cake,
but
they
are
not
the
bakers
they're,
not
the
bakers.
E
E
You
cannot
expect
this
from
poor
families.
You
just
cannot
expect
this
from
poor
families.
They're
rushed
they're,
exhausted,
they're
single
moms
are
dealing
with
so
much
we're
dealing
with
a
lot
of
absentee
parents,
we're
dealing
with
absentee
landlords
they're
having
to
just
lug
around
all
the
stuff
that
they
can
manage
to
do
in
their
own
home,
and
now
we're
gonna
have
them
prune
the
roses
in
our
gardens.
E
M
Okay,
you
know,
can
I
can
I
just
weigh
in
because
yeah
I
mean
clearly
councilmember
kudaska,
you,
you
have
raised
some
very
important
part
points
and
complete
truth
to
what
you're
saying
I
I
do
want
to
weigh
in
on
a
couple
things.
I
think
we
have
two
issues
that
we
really
need
to
address,
and
perhaps
this
is
you
know
the
time
to
do
it,
and-
and-
and
I
think
the
recommendation
in
terms
of
cross-reference
to
counsel,
I
think-
is
a
good
one,
because
it
is
a
conversation
that
needs
to
be
elevated.
M
M
Some
of
the
older
parks
were
built
under
a
different
maintenance
structure,
and
so,
if
you
think
about
the
nicer
parts
nowadays,
they're
usually
in
communities
where
there's
development
that
that
that
provided
a
surge
of
additional
capital
money
to
basically
then
either
revitalize
or
spruce
up
parts
that
that's.
That
poses
an
issue,
because
that
just
that
formula
alone
basically
says
the
national
parks
are
going
to
get
revitalized
first
in
areas
where
there's
new
development,
right
and
so
north
san
jose
is
an
example
of
that.
M
Downtown
is
another
example
of
that
certain
parts
of
of
almaden
is
another
example,
so
that
that
that's
a
systemic
issue
that
I
think
we
need
to
address.
Secondly,
you
know
I
think,
as
as
a
department
we'll
go
back
and
take
this
information
also
and
work
with
prns
and
and
and
others
around
how
we
take
a
look
at
what
are
some
things
we
could
do
now
to
you
know
we
can't
turn
back
the
clock
in
terms
of
all
those
other
funds,
but
how?
M
How
can
we
re-examine
the
way
we
currently
deploy
resources
to
address
this
gap
in
in
in
in
difference
in
terms
of
park
conditions
right
and
so
that
that's
something
that
we'll
take
back
as
a
team?
I
think
the
feedback
has
been
very.
You
know,
candid
and
poignant,
and
so
that's
something
that
that
we'll
do
as
another
follow-up
between
now
and
the
time
that
we
go
back.
We
go
back
to
council.
M
And
I
will
say
the
team
that
you
see
here,
you
know,
like
you
know.
Obviously
the
new
you
know
new,
you
know,
parks,
you
know,
parks,
deputy,
you
know,
john
coming
on
board
and
tori.
You
know
in
a
lot
of
ways.
Kind
of
the
challenge
before
them,
and-
and
I
include
myself
in
this-
is
to
to
really
kind
of
fix
the
issue
at
hand
whether
it
was
inherited
or
where
it's
so
that
we're
not
perpetuating
it
going
forward
right,
because
I
think
you've
you've
stated
very
clearly
and
very
articulately.
M
G
Thank
you
I'll
try
to
be
succinct.
So,
first
off,
I
wanted
to
highlight
something
that
had
come
out
out
of
the
conversation
which
is
vehicles,
vehicles
and
parks
and
trails.
They
don't
belong
in
parks
and
trails
unless
they're
a
maintenance
vehicle,
and
so
I
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that,
need,
I
think,
that's
an
issue
citywide
that
we
need
to
address,
and
hopefully
we
can
address
it
and
this
year's
budget,
because
it
is
it's
it's
just
too
whackable
right,
it's
just
it's
it's
just
it's
too
much.
G
It's
leading
to
things
getting
really
out
of
hand.
I
I
also
wanted
to
weigh
on
the
conversation
about
volunteers.
It's
hard
to
make.
People
feel
welcome
when,
when
the
city
thinks
it's
their
responsibility
for
maintaining
arts
and-
and
I
wanted
to
pull
out
a
couple
of
things
first
off-
I
know
parks
and
rec
staff
knows
this,
but
during
coveted
violence,
gang
violence
in
particular
went
up
and
we
worked
with
best
and
on
addressing
some
issues
with
best
and
partnered
with
best
and
best.
G
G
It's
these
are
multi-layered
issues
around
our
parks
and
we
need
to
recognize
that
and-
and
in
fact
my
staff
went
out
so
in
terms
of
council
members
being
active,
I
I
did
with
just
my
staff
I
and
my
staff.
We
went
out
there,
we
did
zumba,
we
did
some
soccer
clinics
with
sjpd,
we
went
out
and
did
softball
clinics.
G
G
One
thing
they
all
had
in
common
was
when
all
the
adults
were
out
there
when
it
was
safe,
when
it
was
clean.
The
kids
just
came
out
to
play.
They
literally
you
know.
During
a
movie
night,
it
was
safe
and
so
kids
came
out
and
just
played
on.
The
swings
kicked
the
soccer
ball
around
because
the
park
was
safe
to
use,
and
so
so
I
wanted
to
point
that
out.
There
are
a
lot
of
reasons.
G
G
I
also
wanted
to
to
offer
something
else
that
I
have
said
this
in
meetings
before,
which
is
when
we
look
at
when
we
try
to
apply
an
equity
screen.
We
really
need
to
mean
it
right.
Equity
is
a
lot
more
than
it's
a
lot
more
than
the
condition
of
pavement
right
and
and
one
of
those
things
is,
you
know
we
talk
about
the
libraries
being
the
living
room,
these
kids
don't
have
and
the
parks
of
the
backyard
that
they
don't
have
and
there's
tremendous
overcrowding
in
some
parts
of
the
city.
G
Having
looking
at
overcrowding
and
looking
at
a
few
different
layers,
because
the
outcome
is,
we
want
these
parks
to
be
used
right.
We
want
our
children
to
be
healthy.
We
want
families
to
have
all
the
healthy
indexes
right.
We
don't
want
a
zip
code
to
be
a
determinant
of
your
health,
and
so
those
are
the
outcomes
that
we
want
and
how
do
we
get
there,
and
I
realize
that
that's
more
than
the
condition
of
a
swing,
but
that
has
to
do
with
it
as
well.
So
I
just
wanted
to
offer
that
up.
G
I
look
forward
to
having
these
conversations
with
the
full
council.
I
do
think
that
the
the
this
discussion
does
need
to
be
elevated,
because
there
are
different
issues
at
play,
and
I
think
I
look
forward
to
hearing
what
my
colleagues
have
to
say
on
the
full
council,
because
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
that
have
talked
about
outcomes.
G
B
E
B
H
H
This
is
dedicated
to
councilwoman
myers
parselto
want
to
talk
about
gangs.
We
ought
to
send
you
out
of
the
country.
Send
you
back
to
mexico.
You
ought
to
commit
suicide.
You
are
lower
than
animals
and
haven't
the
right
to
live
in
an
organized
society,
just
miserable
lousy,
rotten
people.
Maybe
hitler
was
right.
The
animals
in
our
society
probably
ought
to
be
destroyed
because
they
have
no
right
to
live
among
human
beings.
Were
these
the
mouthings
of
the
lynch
mob
or
the
taunts
of
a
racist
sheriff?
H
A
Thanks
for
the
meeting
today,
thanks
for
council
person,
carrasco's
words
about
you
know
some
districts
they're
getting
you
know:
20
million
dollar
advantages
that
other
districts
aren't
getting
important
of
baseline
services
to
serve
people
who
are
not
receiving
important
services
and
is
an
incredibly
important
concept
for
all
districts
in
the
future
of
san
jose.
But
carrasco
really
did
mention
a
really
good
point.
Some
districts
have
tremendous
advantages
that
we
have
to
consider.
Thank
you
also.
You
know
with
the
tree
planting
issues.
A
How
are
we
going
to
start
talking
about
planning
for
2023
and
24?
Could
that
be
an
open
process,
because
I
think
we
can
learn
a
lot
if
we
do
that,
and
you
know
good
luck
in
those
efforts,
it's
how
to
talk
about
difficult
subjects,
to
make
it
more
clear
through
through
the
process
through
to
you
know
good,
open
practices
of
policymaking
for
2023
and
24..
Thank
you.
C
L
Thank
you
last
meeting
that
we
had
someone
someone
mentioned
that
I
should
attend
or
could
attend
the
national
day
of
racial
healing,
which
I
did
was
excellent
online
and
I
learned
a
lot
and
one
of
the
things
that
it
said
was
that
I
should
consider
you
know
making
sure
to
use
phrases
like
I
feel
frustrated.
You
know
when
and
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
and
so
I'm
going
to
try
one.
L
So
I
feel
frustrated
when
I
try
to
share
a
comment,
and
I
believe,
in
my
opinion,
was
not
heard
for
the
intent
that
I
meant,
and
so
I
apologize.
If
I
offended
anybody
for
sure
my
attention
has
always
been
and
always
will
be
to
honor
every
person
and
their
heart.
I
try
very
hard
to
do
that,
and
so
I
hear
so
much
of
what's
being
said.
I
want
you
to
know
that,
and
especially
I'm
so
concerned
with
poverty
and
access
to
land
and
just
the
problems
with
that.
Thank
you.
T
T
It's
equal
opportunity
out
there.
The
cops,
don't
treat
me
any
better,
because
I
have
fair
skin.
I
can
tell
you
my
last
name.
Sometimes
you
know
if
you
have
an
irish
cop,
they
see
an
italian
last
name.
I
mean
this
is
like
a
they.
You
want
to
talk
about
redlining.
Let
me
tell
you,
but
our
schools,
our
parks
and
everything
else,
they're
thrashed
too
they're
vandalized
too
they're
they
get
ruined.
Also,
you
know
I
compare
my
high
school
pioneer
to
independence.