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City of San José, California
Neighborhood Services & Education Committee of May 19, 2022
Pre-meeting citizen input on Agenda via eComment at https://sanjose.granicusideas.com/meetings.
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A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Order,
our
neighborhood
services
and
education
committee
and
we
will
begin
with
roll
call
council,
member
cohen
here,
council
member
esparza
here,
council
member
arenas.
Here
we
have
a
quorum.
Wonderful!
Thank
you!
So
much.
We
don't
have
anything
under
a
review
of
work
plan
and
so
we're
going
to
move
into.
B
A
B
A
A
E
All
right,
thank
you,
claire
beekman,
here
sorry
having
a
difficult
start
to
the
meeting
today,
but
that's
okay,
it'll
work
out
and
thanks
for
noticing
my
hand,
I
just
quickly
wanted
to
offer
just
a
with
this
rent
stabilization
issues.
Good
luck
in
june,
we'll
be
talking
more
about
continuing
tenant
protections
in
the
era
of
covid
and
what
that
will
entail,
and
it's
interesting
work
that
I
feel
can
invite
all
parts
of
the
community.
E
No
matter
your
background
to
care
about
tenants
rights
issues
in
this
era
of
covid,
I
think,
can
invite
all
parts
of
the
community,
which
is
an
interesting
concept
that
I
just
feel
I
need
to
bring
out
at
this
time,
so
people
can
feel
invited
and
included
into
the
process
all
parts
of
the
community.
So
good
luck
with
this
item
and
what
we
can
do
with
it
in
june,
and
good
luck
in
continuing
tenant
protection
ideas.
Thank
you.
A
B
A
Yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you
so
much
I
apologize.
I
don't
know
why.
I'm
what
I
printed
out
is
so
not
aligned
with
what
we're
doing
okay,
so
we
have
yes.
We
spoke
about
this.
This
is
the
public
life
in
san
jose
annual
report
and
I
believe
we
have
our
parks
and
recreation
folks
that
we'll
present
today.
Thank
you
good.
F
F
Thank
you
and
then
avi.
If
you
could
just
thank
you
perfect,
you
got
it
on
the
right
side,
so
I'm
gonna
just
summarize
how
we're
defining
this
enterprise
priority.
It's
safe,
vibrant
and
inclusive,
neighborhoods
and
public
life.
The
diverse
mosaic
of
people
who
live,
work
and
learn
and
play
in
san
jose
deserve
vibrant,
beautiful,
accessible,
safe
and
inclusive
public
spaces
that
inspire
friendship
and
connection
across
generations,
cultures
and
points
of
view.
F
So
our
public
life
initiatives
are
coordinated
by
multiple
departments,
because
you
can
see
there's
a
lot
in
this
definition
that
we
also
work
very
closely
with
our
community
partners
to
really
ensure
that
everybody
in
our
community
has
access
to
lively
public
spaces
and
places
that
are
inspirational
really.
And
so.
The
mission
of
our
public
life
is
to
enhance
the
service
delivery
through
place,
making
and
public
spaces.
F
F
So
as
we
welcome
back
events
and
outdoor
gatherings.
One
of
the
things
I'm
really
excited
to
share
is
that
we
are
there's
a
pent-up
demand
and
interest
in
outdoor
special
events,
and
so
our
event,
organizers,
are
really
submitting
applications
to
activate
public
space
across
the
city.
So
in
the
office
of
cultural
affairs
within
our
special
events
team,
we
have
a
a
new
phrase,
we're
calling
it
the
roaring
22s
so
because
we
are
almost
at
pre
pandemic
levels.
So,
just
to
give
you
some
context
in
fiscal
year,
19
excuse
me
1819.
F
Before
the
pandemic,
we
had
collectively
about
3.3
special
event
attendees
between
the
pr
s
park,
special
use
section,
as
well
as
our
special
events
section,
which
authorizes
outdoor
events,
so
our
office
office
of
cultural
affairs
is
in
june.
We
have
20
outdoor
events
that
we're
helping
to
facilitate
so
and
with
30
days
in
the
month.
I
mean
that's,
that's
a
lot
of
events,
we're
very
excited
about
it
too,
and
I
just
want
to
make
a
quick
distinction
between
our
two
offices,
and
you
know
what
each
of
us
do.
So.
F
The
office
of
cultural
affairs
authorizes
events
in
our
paseos
as
well
as
in.
If,
if
there's
an
event,
that
is
maybe
a
little
bit
more
complex
and
requires
three
or
more
permits,
and
then
parks
is
really
focusing
on
parks
and
you're
going
to
hear
more
about
that
from
ed
and
avi
kind
of,
but
we
I
just
want
to
really
reiterate
that
we
work
really
hard
to
collaborate
and
to
really
bring
out
best
practices
so
that
we
can
have
really
good
customer
service
across
the
city.
F
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
some
of
the
kind
of
new
types
of
events
we're
seeing
in
san
jose
pop
up
that
make
us
excited.
Thank
you.
Next
slide.
We're
also
going
to
be
welcoming
back
city
dance.
So
after
a
2020
hiatus,
the
oca
produced
the
21
city
dance
series
with
a
new
partnership
with
the
san
jose
museum
of
art
and
the
new
location
at
the
circle
palms,
and
this
is
a
free
event
and
it
features
live
bands
and
professional
dance
instructors
to
teach
a
new
genre
of
dance
every
week
or
excuse
me
every
month.
F
So
this
past
year
we
had
it
on
the
first
fridays
during
the
warmer
months
and
we
had.
We
had
showcased
latin
dance
genres
welcoming
up
to
about
500
attendees
at
each
event
and
then
we'll
be
returning
in
june
of
this
year
again
in
partnership
with
the
museum
of
art.
But
the
museum
of
art
is
gonna,
be
open
on
thursday
evening.
So
we're
gonna
switch
to
the
third
thursdays
of
every
month
from
june
to
october,
and
this
year's
genres
are
going
to
be
really
fun
and
fabulous.
F
We're
going
to
kick
it
off
with
salsa
and
then
we're
going
to
have
bollywood
cumbia
and
then
k-pop.
So
I
welcome
you
all
to
come
and
join
us
at
the
kickoff
on
the
third
thursday
in
june
next
slide.
Please,
and
we
will
be
again
celebrating
make
music
san
jose
on
the
summer
solstice.
It's
always
on
june
21st
of
every
year.
It's
the
longest
day
of
the
year
and
make
music
day
is
an
international
event
with
over
a
thousand
cities
around
the
globe
that
participate.
F
So
we're
very
excited
to
have
welcome
back
our
local
artists
and
musicians,
and
this
is
a
great
event
where
anybody
can
participate
anywhere
can
become
a
venue.
So
sometimes
what
we'll
do
is
we'll
partner
with
particular
sites
or
event
producers,
but
then
we'll
invite
the
community
to
sign
up.
So
I
would
welcome
any
anyone
on
any
site
from
your
districts
to
participate,
because
it's
a
lot
of
fun-
and
I
know
we've
done
great
things,
for
example
at
eastridge
mall.
So
we
have
a
new
staff
member.
F
F
So
next
slide,
please!
So
over
the
past
year
we
completed
six
public
art
projects
and
we
have
about
65
active
projects
underway
and
probably
most
notably.
One
of
the
highlights
was
the
installation
of
sonic
runway
at
city
hall,
and
this
is
a
really
great
example
of
public
life
and
the
activation
of
public
space
and
offering
opportunities
for
creative
expression
and
connection.
F
F
It's
called
el
sueno
de
la
mariposa
and
it's
the
dream
of
the
butterfly
and
it's
by
muralist
morgan
bricka,
and
it's
located
at
the
caltrans
sound
wall
at
middle
midfield
in
havana
streets
in
district
7.,
and
this
is
just
a
good
example
of
just
what
art
can
do
to
an
underutilized
space
next
slide
in
the
airport.
We've
installed
some
some
additional
art
and
technology
projects,
which
is
the
theme
of
the
the
work
at
the
airport
in
terminal
b.
F
This
is
a
work
called
threshold
by
phil
beasley
next
slide,
and
this
is
maybe
one
of
my
latest
favorite
projects.
This
is
called
a
million
times
for
san
jose
by
an
artist
collective
called
human
since
1982-
and
it
is
this
mesmerizing
clock
at
the
airport,
on
the
lower
level
of
terminal
b,
that
every
those
are
a
series
of
different
clock,
hands
and
every
minute
together
they
will
form
what
time
it
is,
and
so
I
see
people
just
mesmerized
and
sitting
there
watching
it
in
front
of
the
clock
next
slide.
F
We
create
408
and
through
the
generous
support
from
the
packard
foundation,
we
will
be
engaging
our
arts
partners,
as
well
as
participants
across
the
city
and
just
basically,
every
day,
there's
going
to
be
a
new
prompt
asking
them
to
in
integrate
creativity
into
their
everyday
life,
and
that's
really
the
the
main
point
of
this
is
that
through
opportunities
for
creative
expression,
you
have
the
ability
to
connect
with
yourself
with
your
family
and
friends,
and
also
with
san
jose.
So
with
that,
oh
and
by
the
way
with
this,
all
of
our
collateral
is
multilingual.
F
G
Thank
you
carrie
good
morning,
council
members,
it's
nice
to
see
you
all
virtually
this
morning,
ed
solis
parks
and
recreation,
I'm
very
fortunate
to
work
with
an
amazing
team
in
our
place,
making
folks
and
as
kerry
said
people
really
wanted
to
get
out.
We
were
super
excited
at
bringing
viva
gaia's
back,
which
we
did
in
september
of
2001
to
great
acclaim.
One
of
the
things
that
we
were
worried
about
was,
you
know,
are
people
going
to
turn
up
with
the
new
with
the
pandemic
kind
of
subsiding?
G
And
since
then,
we've
had
an
amazing
turnout
and
so
september
of
2021
and
november.
We
did
them
back
to
back.
One
of
the
things
that
we
always
hear
from
from
folks
is
that
we
need
to
do
it
more
often,
and
so
you
know
back
to
back
might
have
been
a
bit
much
for
our
team,
but
the
public
loved
it
again.
We
have
spent
lots
of
hours
and
and
staff
time
in
marketing
our
event
in
the
past,
and
this
year
we
noticed
through
social
media.
G
We
saved
a
lot
of
money
on
marketing
via
billboards,
radio
and
print
the
traditional
ways.
We
relied
heavily
on
social
media
kind
of
an
experiment,
and
we
found
out
that
we
get
just
as
many
people,
if
not
more
through
social
media
as
opposed
to
traditional
means,
and
so
we
were
really
excited
to
bring
six
miles
of
open
streets
to
the
city
of
san
jose
in
september
in
november
2021,
and
for
those
of
you
who
were
able
to
attend
our
may
event,
it
was
also
very
well
received.
G
Well,
we
attended
and
june
16th
will
be
our
fourth
for
the
fiscal
year
next
slide.
Please
viva
parks
was
back.
It
was
extremely
well
attended
as
well.
Our
viva
park
series,
as
you
may
or
may
not
know,
occurs
in
our
neighborhoods
and
downtown,
which
we
produce
over
100
viva
park
events
both
in
our
neighborhoods
throughout
the
city
of
san
jose
and
every
district,
as
well
as
our
downtown
parks,
including
arena
green,
which
I'll
speak
a
little
bit
more
about
primarily
focusing
on
cesar
chavez,
plaza,
says
and
st
james
park.
G
When
we
first
began
to
discuss
the
mechanism
of
disseminating
the
the
information,
I
was
extremely
lucky
to
visit
copenhagen
a
few
years
back,
and
I
remember
distinctively
one
of
the
gentlemen
who
did
these
smaller
grants.
Was
we
make
it
as
easy
as
you
can
it's
one
page
to
which
you
know
my
mind,
started
to
spin
a
little
bit,
and
I
always
remembered
that
I
remembered
how
how
effective
they
seemed
to
be
and
how
many
people
it
seemed
to
reach.
G
And
so
this
was
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
partner
not
only
with
some
of
our
bigger
lead
agencies
like
the
school
of
arts
and
culture,
philco,
san
jose
jazz
and
the
downtown
association
to
be
pastors
for
this
funding.
But
we
were
also
able
to
create
a
very
short
one-page
application
that
that
also
through
some
people
for
loop,
they
were
used
to
to
many
layers,
and
so
we
were
effectively
able
to
get
this
money
out
spread
out
throughout
the
city.
G
We
did
six
different
activations
at
arena,
green
specifically
for
the
area
to
bring
awareness
to
not
only
the
work
of
the
conservancy,
but
also
to
activate
arena
green,
like
a
traditional
viva
parks
and
so
very
well
received
and
and
well
attended
and
again
kind
of
new
activation
space
for
the
for
the
place.
Making
team
next
slide
please
and
the
tully
night
market.
Thank
you,
councilmember
esparza
and
her
d8
team
who
really
pushed
hard
for
this.
G
We
worked
with
philco
to
create
eight
individual
tully
night
markets
working
with
our
friends
at
the
library
big
shout
out
to
our
staff
and
our
parks,
maintenance
crew,
who
helped
keep
the
the
area
extremely
well
kept.
There
was
a
lot
of
folks
who
came
out
with
20
different
vendors
each
time
music,
crafts
fairs-
it
was
just
a
really
amazing,
activation
staff
and
and
and
folks
alike,
were,
were
extremely
pleased.
It.
It
just
seemed
to
to
to
go
off
knock
on
wood
without
a
hitch.
People
really
enjoyed
it
and
again.
A
It
is
our
team
in
the
parks,
recreation,
neighborhood
services
department,
that
reviews
and
approves
permits
for
special
events
and
parks
and
trails
enabling
safe
and
fun
community
building
all
across
the
city
and
the
reason
we
wanted
to
incorporate
it
into
this
presentation
this
morning
is
first
and
foremost,
it
is
part
of
our
public
life
efforts
in
the
city,
making
sure
that
making
sure
that
we
have
representative,
not
sorry.
I
understand
my
audio
is
a
little
bit
fuzzy.
A
The
public
life
interdepartmental
team
has
risen
to
the
challenge
in
the
past
year
to
reopen
public
life
through
inspirational
and
healthy
events
and
art.
Looking
into
next
year,
the
public
life
and
your
departmental
team
is
seeking
a
second
year
of
american
rescue
plan
act,
funding
as
part
of
the
proposed
budget
to
support
the
city's
outdoor
special
events
available,
activations
and
grants
for
arts
and
culture,
and
speaking
specifically,
for
the
prns
team.
A
We're
thrilled
that
this
proposed
budget
recommends
ongoing
funding
for
the
place
making
team
at
a
service
level
of
100
vehicle
parks
and
three
vehicles
each
year
and
as
ed
mentioned
next
year,
also
includes
another
1.2
million
dollars
in
funding
for
objective
grants.
So
we
hope
to
see
everybody
at
june
12th
of
the
kaia
event.
With
that
we
recommend
the
committee
approve
this
report
and
we
are
available
for
feedback
and
questions.
E
Hi
friend
here
for
this
item,
I'm
interested
in
how
the
concept
of
how
we
can
bring
people
around
from
the
bay
area
to
the
future
of
san
jose.
We
don't
have
to
focus
so
much
on
traveling
long,
distance,
traveling,
but
local
people.
How
do
we?
How
do
we
get
local
people
to
want
to
come
to
san
jose
I'm
about
to
enter
the
bus
right
now?
Sorry
about
that.
So
it's
with
that!
E
Thank
you.
It's
with
that
that
I
also
wanted
to
add
the
importance
of
accountability
and
technol
and
open
public
policy
practices
with
technology
that
I
think,
if
we
do
that.
Well,
that's
an
incentive
for
people
to
want
to
come
to
san
jose
and
see
what
exactly
this
data
collection
is
about
and
what
is
what
is
the
ideas
of
civil
protections
and
civil
rights
as
this?
How
to
define
innovation
in
our
future?
E
If
I
think
that's
an
interesting
enticement
for
people
and
if
they
see
that-
and
they
want
to
come
here
and
see
that
that's
that's,
what
can
help
develop
our
better
practices,
our
better
future
and
it'll-
bring
interesting
people
basically
who
want
to
build
an
interesting
future.
So
thanks
for
your
time
and
for
my
comments
on
this
item.
H
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you
great
presentation.
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
few
comments.
First,
on
the
mural
at
mariposa
park,
the
mural
or
el
sueno
de
la
mariposa
that
the
oca
worked
with
the
community
and
the
commute
to
get
design
ideas
and,
as
you
can
see,
the
result
is
incredibly
beautiful
and
actually
inspired
the
community
to
name
the
park
mariposa
park
and
so
they're,
rightly
incredibly.
Everybody
is
rightly
incredibly
proud
of
it.
C
C
C
So
as
we
were
kind
of
going
back
and
forth
from
different
coveted
restrictions,
they
were
loosening
up.
They
were
tightening
up
loosening
up
tightening
up.
You
know
those
viva
parks
park.
Activations
were
incredibly
important
again
to
have
free,
safe
activities
for
families
to
come
and
they
came
that's
the
other
thing
is
people
came,
they
want
this
kind
of
life,
and
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
sticks
with
me
is
in
the
viva
park.
Activations
in
district
7.
I
Yeah,
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
staff
for
the
presentation
and
for
all
the
work,
activating
our
public
spaces
and
getting
providing
activities
for
people.
I
think
people
are.
People
are
certainly
looking
for
outdoor
things
to
do
so.
All
these
outdoor
activities
are
really
adding
to
the
vibrancy
of
san
jose
and,
as
we
saw
this
week,
people
those
that,
despite
the
issues
that
we're
still
dealing
with
as
a
city,
the
there
was
that
ranking.
I
That
said,
san
jose
is
the
fifth
best
city
in
the
world
to
live
in,
and
it's
because
of
activities
like
this
and
and
the
opportunities
that
the
city
provides
for
people
to
gather
and
enjoy
our
outdoor
spaces
in
a
place
with
perfect
weather
that
people
still
do
enjoy
living
here.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
the
team
for
all
of
these,
for
everything
they're
doing
for
for
the
city.
H
Wonderful,
I
actually
just
wanted
to
also
tag
on
to
the
the
gratitude.
I
am
so
excited
that
viva
guys
is
finally
going
to
be
permanent
and
it's
going
to
be
part
and
parcel
of
the
city
of
san
jose
and
and
it's
forming
its
identity
right.
So
we
we
are
really
opening
up
our
streets,
we're
opening
up
our
parks,
like
as
you've
heard
our
council
members
and
our
nightlife
in
non-traditional
places,
and
so
that
that
sounds
just
really
amazing.
H
But
I
know
it
was
a
lot
of
work
to
get
there.
So
congratulations,
john
and
avi
and
ed.
You
have
been
a
staunch
supporter
and
held
it
together
for
us
when
we
didn't
have
the
funding,
and
so
one
of
the
questions
I
have
is:
how
are
you?
I
know
that
you
you're
switching
in
terms
of
how
you're
pulling
people
in,
but
I
I
hope
that
you're
not
pulling
back
so
much
that
we're
not
doing
some.
H
G
Thank
you,
councilmember,
that's
an
excellent
question,
and
so
one
of
the
I
I
want
to
say
one
of
the
the
biggest
reasons
that
we
are
successful
is
we
still
canvas.
We
still
go
door-to-door
business
to
business,
not
only
for
viva
parks
and
viva
kayas,
but
anything
that
we
do.
We
have
our
mailers
that
go
out.
We
have
all
languages
covered,
and
so
we
do
the
traditional
you
know
getting
the
information
out
through
our
council
offices.
G
We
do
do
some
of
the
traditional
stuff,
especially
around
like
things
that
are
series
like
beva
parks
and
viveka.
So
it
still
does
exist.
But,
like
I
said
we
with
the
popularity
of
viveka
is
and
to
mr
beekman's
point.
You
know
we
have
a
data
that
shows
that
people
come
from
all
around
the
bay
from
soledad
all
the
way
up
to
santa
rosa
our
partners
at
mti,
dr
philbrick.
G
They
do
a
great
job
of
helping
us
gather
this
data
so
that
we
can
show
the
impact
not
only
the
businesses
and
and
neighborhoods,
but
also
where
we're
bringing
people
from
by
and
large
folks
are
from
san
jose.
But
we
do
attract
folks
from
all
around.
But
yeah
canvassing
is
is
a
big
part
of
what
we
do.
H
Great,
I
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
have
a
title
one
school
or
the
communities
that
surround
title.
One
schools
be
the
target
of
some
of
that
canvassing.
I
think.
That's
really
important
you'll
see
that
I
know
you're
shaking
here,
because
you
know
this
community.
We
know
this
community,
but
you
know
it
hasn't
changed
from
25
years
ago.
It
continues
to
be
the
same.
They
like
to
post
things
up
on
their
fridge.
H
They
like
to
have
something
in
hand
to
let
them
know
of
what's
coming
up,
that
just
works
for
them
and
they
also
like
on-site
registration
and
on-site
activities
right.
That's
why
eastridge
mall
has
done
so
well,
because
you
know
they
have
a
public,
they
have
a
customer
base
and
that's
the
kind
that
likes
to
walk
into
a
store
and
not
necessarily
go
online,
and
so
we
know
our
customers
and-
and
I
think
it's
great-
that
people
are
coming
from
all
kinds
of
different
places.
H
G
Yes
and
that's
a
that's
another
great
question,
and
absolutely
I
agree
with
you
regarding
volunteers,
and
so
currently
we
we
need
approximately
200,
250
volunteers
per
event.
Six
miles
of
city
streets
is
is
a
massive
undertaking,
and
so
we
have
to
look
at
not
only
crossing
points,
but
you
know
areas
that
are
affected
are
hubs,
and
so
we
do
staff
it
with
city
staff,
but
we
rely
heavily
on
san
jose
state
students,
and
so
we
we
tap
into
those
folks,
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
we
have
as
as
a
barrier
council
members.
G
G
Having
the
the
funding,
I
think,
is
going
to
help
us
establish
that
that
level
of
volunteerism-
and
I
think
that
in
in
the
future,
will
help
us
cut
down
on
I'm
staffing
and
relying
on
people
who
believe
in
love
and
open
streets
programs
and
what
what
they
do
and
what
they
deliver
for.
Our
community.
H
Yeah,
because
that
that
does
take
a
lot
of
work,
I
mean
just
we
have
our
annual
event
and
of
course,
we
only
have
four
or
five
people
in
our
office
compared
to
other.
You
know,
offices
or
departments,
and
it
just
you
know
it
can
break
an
office
when
you're
dealing
with
policy
at
the
same
time
in
a
weekly
council
meeting.
H
So
I
hope
that
that
that
could
get
structurally
alleviated
for
for
our
for
our
staff,
because
there's
still
so
much
to
do
so
that
we
can
grow
right
and
we
can
take
it
into
vivec
is
2.0.
Where
there
is,
you
know
a
different
level
of
involvement
from
our
community.
That's
really
integrated
in
a
way
that
they
own
this
event.
Just
as
much
as
we
do.
H
How
are
you
thinking,
because
I
I
was
thinking
when
when
you
were
presenting-
and
there
was
a
little
talk
about
you-
know
the
businesses
getting
into
involved
in
the
late
night
market?
How?
What?
How
will
we
use
or
is
there
any
plans
to
use
the
promotoras
program
to
get
some
of
those
businesses
ready
and
involved,
because
a
lot
of
the
times
it
takes?
I
know
it
takes
a
lot
of
time
to
connect
with
those
businesses,
especially
the
ones
that
are
struggling.
They
don't
have
time,
for
you
know
a
call.
H
G
Yes,
absolutely,
and
that
is
you
bring
up
another
good
point.
You
know
speaking
of
little
teams,
you
know
before
this
year
it
was.
It
was
a
few
of
us
covering
a
lot
of
mileage,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
look
at
council
member
in
regards
to
the
impacts
of
open
streets,
you
know,
businesses
are,
are
highly
affected,
mostly
positively,
but
also
every
once
in
a
while.
You
know
we
do
get
the
hey.
G
I
didn't
know
about
this
or
I
wasn't
prepared,
and
so
just
the
sheer
amount
of
businesses
that
we
impact
will
call
for
the
need
for
promotes.
You
know
people
to
get
out
there
and
help
us
spread
the
word
not
to
be
too
invasive
and
to
our
local
and
smaller
businesses,
but
really
just
let
people
know
you
know
what
they
can
expect
and
part
of
the
regularity
and
part
of
the
benefit
it's
going
to
bring
is
that
people
will
know
what
to
expect
a
year
or
two
in
advance.
G
G
They
do
such
amazing
things,
but
this
is
a
tough
time
economically
for
everyone,
and
so
having
the
ability
to
to
you
know
promote
themselves
into
a
permanent
position
is
always
something
that
we
encourage
all
of
our
staff,
but
hitting
that
reset
button
every
year
was
difficult.
One
of
the
things
that
we
really
do
emphasize
is
the
impact
of
businesses.
We
do
our
best
to
create
relationships
with
everybody
from
the
alum
rock.
You
know:
association,
japan,
china,
massive
fan
sofa.
So
we
have
these
connections
again.
G
Going
back
to
having
the
regularity,
I
think
it's
going
to
be
able
we're
going
to
be
able
to
establish
that
permanent
staffing
and
really
assign
somebody
to
that
business.
Outreach
in
developing
the
use
of
promotoras
and
everybody
to
help
us
get
the
word
and
the
information
out
so
yeah,
it's
a
big
haul,
but
I
think
we're
on
the
right
track.
H
H
H
I'd
love
to
see
how
we
could
one
begin
to
connect
like
cunningham
to
the
rest
of
the
folks,
because
I
think
it's
a
very
you
know:
residents
who
live
around
there
know
it
and
love
it,
but
I
think
that
there's
still
an
opportunity
for
others
to
to
visit
a
body
of
water,
even
if
they
can't
dip
their
toe
into
it.
But,
but
you
know,
nature
is:
is
15
minutes
away
all
right.
So,
let's,
let's
have
a
roll
call
for
vote
owen.
D
J
All
right
there
we
go
okay
well
good
morning,
chair
and
committee
members.
My
name
is
dave
delong,
I'm
the
division,
manager
in
parks,
recreation,
neighborhood,
services
of
our
administrative
services,
division
and
I'm
joined
by
michelle
mcgurk
of
the
city
manager's
office,
and
we're
here
today
to
discuss
our
recent
efforts
to
pursue
a
parks
funding
initiative.
J
K
And
council
members
I'm
michelle
mcgurk
assistant
to
the
city
manager
and
from
the
office
of
administration
policy
and
intergovernmental
relations.
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
this
slide
to
refresh
your
memory
about
the
different
thresholds
that
we
have
for
different
types
of
ballot
measures
in
the
state
of
california.
K
So,
as
you
can
see
here,
when
we
do
a
bond
measure,
a
parcel
tax
or
any
dedicated
special
tax,
those
require
two-thirds
of
the
voters.
So
examples
of
those
would
be
our
library
parcel
tax
which
is
dedicated
to
the
library
or
our
measure,
t
bonds
that
we
did
a
few
years
ago,
which
are
a
general
obligation.
K
Bond
general
taxes
require
a
simple
majority
of
the
voters
to
approve,
so
that's
50
percent
of
the
voters,
plus
one
vote
and
examples
of
the
general
taxes
that
we
have
in
the
city
would
be,
for
example,
the
card
room
measure
that
was
on
the
ballot
a
few
years
ago,
measure
e
the
real
property
transfer
tax
measure
that
went
to
the
voters
in
2020
and
our
cannabis
business
tax.
Those
are
just
a
few
things
that
are
considered
general
taxes.
K
K
K
We
did
a
parcel
tax
measure
that
was
based
on
square
footage.
It
would
have
for
the
it
was
one
cent
per
square
foot.
We
looked
at
four
different
versions
of
it.
Two
were
park
specific
with
different
types
of
ballot,
language
and
one
was
more
neighborhoods
focused
that
included
beautify,
sj
homelessness
and
streets
and
sidewalks
and
trees,
and
then
the
final
was
really
around
crete,
clean
creeks
and
other
efforts
that
we
we
looked
at.
J
In
asking
this,
we
noted
that
the
revenues
generated
would
amount
to
about
25
million
dollars
49
million
per
year
respectively,
and
that
compared
to
our
prior
efforts
back
in
2019
about
33
million
or
44
million
dollars.
Those
were
the
two
options
with
that.
The
city
also
tested
the
community's
receptivity
to
tax
measures
for
clean
creeks
neighborhood
improvements,
beautify
sga
as
michelle
alluded
to,
and
that
we
hope
to
see
results
similar
to
what
we
saw
in
2019
and
find
some
footing
to
make
a
june
ballot
measure
feasible.
J
We
saw
quickly
that
it
wouldn't
be
the
case
out
the
gate.
The
polling
actually
showed
low
receptivity
within
the
community
for
a
new
tax
measure,
regardless
of
the
focus.
In
fact,
the
preliminary
results
were
telling
us
that
the
two-thirds
threshold
was
not
likely
to
be
reached
from
simply
a
math
standpoint.
J
For
that
reason,
in
late
february,
the
administration
decided
to
suspend
our
immediate
efforts,
save
our
polling
resources
and
regroup
to
consider
our
options
again
for
a
november
ballot.
In
essence,
we
saw
that
there
was
clearly
not
the
time.
This
is
clearly
not
the
time
to
ask
the
community
to
reach
into
their
pockets
with
so
many
other
challenges
facing
them,
including
the
key
concerns
that
you
see
here.
J
So,
where
does
that
leave
us?
You
know
for
this
reason
that
at
this
point
in
time,
staff
needs
to
regroup
to
consider
how
we
might
approach
the
future
effort,
while
still
directing
attention
to
the
steps
that
are
listed
here.
Basically,
we'll
need
to
continue
fostering
awareness
about
how
parks
and
recreation
serves
the
community
and
the
value
we
bring
to
san
jose.
Through
our
lines
of
communication,
we
can
engage
our
partners
to
educate
them
and
the
community
about
what
it
takes
to
sustainably
deliver
on
what
we
believe
to
be
reasonable
expectations.
E
Hi
claire
beekman,
here
we're
applicable
on
this
item.
It
was
really
nicely
spoken
about
a
few
days
ago
by
council
president
esparza
at
budget
time.
You
know
how
we
talk
about.
The
future
of
our
park
can
really
be
important.
Ideas
of
racial
equity-
and
I
know
this
important
concept
of
people
like
council
president
carrasco
as
well,
and
if
we
learn
to
really
have
a
core
set
of
racial
equity
ideas
that
we
negotiate
and
work
on
as
a
whole
city
process.
E
E
E
Having
an
equitable
sense
of
things
with
park
use
throughout
the
city,
maybe
that
that's
one
of
the
common
core
equity
values
we
could
set
forward
in
the
future-
I
don't
know
but
but
I
it's
it's-
creating
that
that
common
core
of
equity
ideas
that
parks
may
be
a
part
of
that.
I
hope-
and
this
item
can
address,
but
good
luck
on
this
sort
of
thinking
in
this
item.
Thank
you.
L
Dear
committee
members,
thank
you
for
considering
ballot
measures
that
could
provide
funding
for
parks
and
keeping
our
creeks
clean.
It's
important
to
understand
that
you
are
not
alone,
it's
equally
important,
to
remember
that
residents
may
decide
whether
parks
and
creeks
deserve
funding
based
on
their
current
conditions,
I'm
with
green
foothills,
which
has
protected
open
space
and
natural
resources
in
santa
clara
and
san
mateo
counties
for
60
years.
L
Urban
green
space
is
a
critically
important
tool
for
climate
resilience,
biodiversity
and
our
physical
and
mental
health.
I'll
cite
just
a
few
examples:
tree-lined
streets
in
a
city,
neighborhood
city,
nature,
preserves
and
community
farms,
creeks
winding
through
developed
areas,
they're
riparian
corridors
providing
habitat
and
connectivity
for
wildlife.
The
lack
of
sufficient
urban
green
space
is
felt
most
severely
in
low
impact.
L
I'm
sorry
in
low
income
and
communities
of
color
but
affecting
us
all.
Green
foothills
is
working
hard
in
partnership
with
community
leaders
to
expand
green
space
in
all
its
forms,
so
that
everyone
can
experience
nature
close
to
home.
It's
unclear
what
polling
questions
were
utilized,
so
it's
difficult
to
interpret
why
receptivity
may
have
been
low.
One
thing
to
keep
in
mind,
however,
is
that
you
are
not
alone
in
caring
about
our
need
for
parks
and
clean
creeks.
L
Should
the
city
decide
to
pursue
funding,
there
would
likely
be
not
only
passive
but
also
active
support
from
environmental
organizations.
Awareness
and
risk
receptivity
would
likely
increase.
We
may
also
be
in
a
catch-22:
residents
may
decide
whether
parks
and
creeks
deserve
additional
funding
based
on
their
current
conditions.
One
example
is
that
lake
cunningham
is
an
environmental
equity
issue
that
may
be
impacting
the
opinion
of
residents.
This
58
acre
open
space
is
a
vital
resource
for
all
san
jose
residents.
L
Visitors
can
clearly
see
that
the
water
isn't
safe,
although
I
worry
that
kids
may
at
times
dare
to
touch
it.
It
is
long
past
time
to
address
this
water
quality
issue,
not
just
for
safety
reasons,
not
just
for
environmental
equity
reasons,
but
to
show
them
that
the
city
walks
the
walk,
spend
the
3.2
million
dollars
spend
what
you
need
to
demonstrate
that
our
parks
are
worthy.
Thank
you.
D
So
I
I
get
it
I
mean,
I
think
I
don't
think
we're
unusual
in
the
climate
right
now
regarding
what
what
people
are
feeling
and
thinking
and
there's
just
not
a
lot
of
patience
for
additional
taxes
anywhere.
I
understand
some
school
districts
are
also
and,
and
we
live
in
an
area-
that's
been
incredibly
supportive
of
school,
partial
taxes
and
bonds.
So
I
had
a
question
so
we're
going
to
start
pulling
again.
J
Yeah
thanks
for
the
question
councilmember,
I
think
that's
that's
one
of
the
conversations
that
we're
trying
to
have
now.
I
think,
looking
at
this
last
polling
effort,
we
were
hoping
to
kind
of
glean
where
the
priorities
of
the
community
lied
most
specifically
and
then
use
that
to
kind
of
parlay
into
a
conversation
with
stakeholders,
educating
them
about
some
of
the
the
needs
that
we
have
from
a
resource
standpoint
and
then
move
move,
move
the
needle
forward.
With
that
conversation
more
broadly
had
by
you
know
our
stakeholders.
J
K
K
Looking
at
this,
we've
done
multiple
rounds
of
polling,
but
there
are
other
issues,
and
so
what
we
try
to
do
is
figure
out
where
we
can
combine
and
where
we
can
look
at
them.
What
is
the
what's
the
map
of
of
when
we
could
go
to
the
voters
and,
and
then
we
work
with
the
department
you
know
2024
will
actually
be
potentially
a
better
election
cycle.
You
know
typically
a
presidential
election,
but
then
we
also
have
to
look
at
the
landscape
of
what
school
districts
and
other
folks
are
doing.
It's
also.
K
D
Yeah,
no
thank
you
that
is
helpful
and
it's
kind
of
what
I'm
getting
at,
because
I
think
this
is
really
complex.
I
I
think
most
people,
particularly
those
that
are
engaged
civically
in
some
way,
understand
that
the
city
doesn't
have
the
resources
to
do
everything
that
we
need.
But
beyond
that
they're
really.
You
know.
I
think
that
we
need
to
connect
the
dots
a
lot
more
with
folks,
because
we
are
really
in
the
hole,
and
this
is
desperately
needed.
D
It's
been
desperately
needed
for
a
long
time
and
and
I
think
we
have
an
opportunity
to
start
start-
the
messaging
start,
the
messaging
frankly,
with
the
june
budget
right
hey,
you
know
we
were
hoping
to
have
to
be
able
to
talk
about
a
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel.
Maybe
was
attacked,
but
these
are
some
very
real
limitations
that
we
have
and
and
and
we
need
to
start
messaging-
that
with
the
public,
because
I
I
think
you
know,
as
we
heard
earlier,
people
love
their
parts
and
they
want
more
and.
D
D
I'm
just
you
know.
I
I'm
just
sad
that
we
couldn't
get
it
done,
although
I
understand
all
the
fatigue
out
there
and
the
stress
it's
just
it's
a
weird
message
to
say:
when
the
city
and
the
state
has
a
surplus
to
then
go
to
the
public
and
say
we
need
this,
we
need
this
pack,
and
so
I
just
think
we
need
to
connect
those
dots
a
little
bit
more.
H
I
think
they
know
how
it
serves
the
community,
but
I
think
they
need
to
know
what
is
the
next?
Wouldn't
you
like
such
and
such,
or
would
you
like
to
continue
at
the
viva
guys
events?
We
have
a
huge
audience
that
we
can
feed
this
information,
and
I
I
don't
mean
feed
in
terms
of
you-
know,
propaganda,
but
but
really
to
to
create
this
level
of
awareness
that
is
going
to
be
needed
to
to
cha.
H
Have
this
culture
change
we're
creating
a
culture
change
with
viva
guys
now
it's
cemented
into
our
administration,
our
our
core
city
service.
It
is
now
a
core
city
service,
and
so
I
think
it's
our
job
to
tell
people
that
if
they
like
this
kind
of
these
kinds
of
events
and
that
they
enjoy
the
viva
guy
at
viva
parks
and
if
they
like
the
night,
you
know
the
nightly
markets.
These
are
the
kinds
of
things
that
we
can
continue
to
offer.
H
Otherwise
they're
they're
going
to
be
gone
right
because
we
can't
sustain
them,
and
so
I
I'm
not
saying
that.
I
know
exactly
what
first
step
for
behavior
modification
is
other
than
what
I
do
with
my
own
child
when
they're
behaving
badly,
but
I
know
there's
some
really
good
research
already
established
for
through
public
administration
for
us
to
learn
some
something
that
we
could
do
leading
up
to
2024.
I
think
we
can
do
it.
We
have
a
lot
of
events.
H
H
I
I
mean
I
want
us
to
be
able
to
say
you
know
this
is
who
we
are
and
and
have
our
own
slogan
in
terms
of
the
kind
of
outdoor
life
in
activities
that
we
provide
our
residents,
which
is
something
that
our
residents
are
starting
to
see,
right
and
and
not
only
them,
but
people
outside
of
our
city
are
are
coming
down
for
it.
So
what
is
our
solidly?
If
you
could
tell
me,
like
the
next
three
steps?
You're
gonna
take
to
foster
that
awareness?
What
what?
What
or
in
preparation
of
doing
that.
B
I
mean
we
cannot
overemphasize
the
role
that
parks
played
not
only
the
physical
parks
themselves
but
then,
but
but
as
well
as
the
parks
staff,
whether
it
was
food
distribution,
whether
it
was
vaccination,
whether
it
was,
and
so
so
I
I
do,
think
we're
going
to
need
to
spearhead
a
campaign
and
to
council
member
esparza's
point.
You
know.
B
I
think
that
conversation
needs
to
start
now
already
in
terms
of
how
we
begin
to
do
that,
how
we
engage
various
stakeholders,
not
only
those
that
are
our
traditional
stakeholders
and
partners
a
lot
with
this
work,
but
also
the
business
sector
and
others
right
who
also
rely
on
good
quality
neighborhoods
for
their
workforce
right
when
they
think
of
it
in
terms
of
economic
development.
So
you
know
we
are
going
to
need
to
change
this
narrative
if
we're
going
to
be
successful
in
2024.
K
Members
I
want
to
share
my
experience,
sort
of
on
the
flip
side,
as
you
guys
know:
I've,
I've,
straddled,
the
administration
and
the
political
side.
In
my
career
right,
I
did,
as
a
volunteer
was
very
involved
with
the
renewal
of
the
library
partial
tax
when
I
was
in
in
the
mayor's
office
and
what
was
unique
about
that
or
not
unique,
but
what
was
necessary
in
that
circumstance
was
having
strong
community
leadership
to
to
lead
the
effort.
K
With
a
with
a
tax
measure
and
and
of
course
I
will
caveat
that
renewals
of
taxes
are
always
easier
than
a
new
text,
but
there
had
been
a
history
where
whether
it
was
the
santa,
in
that
case
the
library,
foundation
and
grassroots
leaders.
I
mean
some
well-known
names
in
the
community,
the
retired
library
director,
and
then
there
was
support
from
actually
mef
provided
lots
of
volunteers
who
did
phone
banking
and
things
like
that,
and
so
and
then
the
mayor
himself
did
the
fundraising
at
that
time.
K
K
That's
once
you
get,
the
pre-effort
is
making
the
community
aware
of
the
needs
and
understanding
what
the
what
the
issue
in
the
case
is,
and
you
need
a
lot
of
really
strong
stakeholders
who
are
going
to
go
from
sharing
that
message
to
them.
Leading
the
effort
in
the
next
phase
and
and
has
frankly,
been
a
challenge
for
something
like
this.
So
I
just
want
to
share
that
piece
of
the
puzzle
that
that
there's
going
to
need
to
to
know
where
community
leadership
comes
in.
H
H
H
About
some
of
those
concerns,
and
so
we
are
just
helping
them
channel
what
they
want
already
through
an
effort.
That'll
that
may
you
know
be
developing
all
already
exists.
So
I
think
I
think
the
the
awareness
begins
now
and
I
hope
that
there's
something
that
we
can
do-
and
I
know
that
there
internally,
obviously
we
can't
campaign,
but
we
can
create
that
awareness
about
the
needs.
Like
you
said,
like
you
mentioned
right,
you
have
to
you.
H
We
have
to
just
really
say
boldly
we're
not
ever
going
to
be
able
to
fix
the
water
in
lake
cunningham.
Unless
we
have
some
additional
support
right,
we
won't
be
able
to
provide
additional
viva,
guys
or
viva
parks,
or
you
know-
and
I
don't
mean
a
scare
tactic,
but
an
awareness
of
what
is
it
that
you
want
and
how
do
we
get
there
right?
So
anyways
we're
not
going
to
sort
this
out
now,
but
I
hear
what
you're
saying
in
terms
of
investment
of
youth.
H
I
think
that
that
you've
learned,
you
know,
there's
probably
a
lot
of
crosstabs
there
that
you've
picked
up
on
in
terms
of
what
people
are
saying.
What
they're
not
saying
to
you,
and
so
you
know
I
just
look
forward
to
to
seeing
what
that
next
phase
of
it
is
and
michelle
you.
Obviously
I've
gone
through
something
that
has
already
been
very
successful.
H
I'd
love
to
replicate
that,
because
you
know
this,
this
source
of
funding
creates
that
level
of
stability
that
that
ed
was
talking
about
right.
Now
we
can
plan
for
the
next
phase
and
and
think
bigger
and
think
about
you
know
every
year
without
thinking
that
we're
going
to
get
x
out
and
I'd
love
to
see
how
how
pr
s
would
unfold.
If
we
had
this.
K
So
it's
not
because
the
numbers
were
not
in
a
place
where
the
math
was
going
to
work
to
get
to
two-thirds
and
we
decided
to
save
resources
and
then
continue
so
we
actually
suspended
early
into
the
process.
So
we
do
so
because
we
were
thinking
that
we
would
you
know,
hopefully
things
would
improve
and
we
would
be
able
to.
K
You
know
this
was
january,
so
we
were
still
pretty
optimistic.
We'd
get
through
the
the
current
surge
of
cases
and
and
the
economy
would
start
to
improve
in
the
springtime
and
instead
things
just
got
successfully
worse,
and
so
the
we
realized
november
is
not
going
to
be
viable,
given
november
of
2022
is
not
going
to
be
viable.
We've
we've
talked
with
the
consultants,
and
so
so
that
was
sort
of
the
strategy
at
that
point
in
time
was
to
save
resources.
Thinking
we
could
look
ahead
to
november.
K
If,
if
november
had
been
possible
a
possibility,
we
would
have
been
back
at
this
committee
in
like
march
and
talking
to
you
about
a
november,
but
we
were
continually
monitoring
what
our
consultants
were
were
hearing
from
other
cities
and
the
polling
they
were
doing
elsewhere
and-
and
we
just
you
know,
we
had
to
sort
of
just
make
a
determination
that
no
things
were
get.
I
mean
the
once.
The
the
war
started
in
ukraine
and
then
the
new
variants
came
about
gas
prices
were
going
up.
H
H
So
I
think
we
we
have
a
level
of
property
owners
in
san
jose
that
might
have
more
expendable
income
than
maybe
try
to
other
cities.
I
don't
know
that
other
cities
have
seen
this
kind
of
boom
during
the
pandemic.
We
certainly
have
seen
an
exodus,
but
it
hasn't
been
of
homeowners.
It's
mainly
been
of
of
renters
right.
H
So
listen.
I
I
I
I
get
what
your
consultant
is
saying.
I
just
think
that
we
need
to
know
enough
to
develop
a
message.
It
sounds
like
you
might
have
learned
enough
there,
so
I'm
just
gonna
leave
it,
as
is
we
can
take
it
offline
if
there's
anything
additional,
any
additional
questions
that
I
can
think
of,
but
for
now
I'm
gonna
move
over
to
councilmember
sparza.
C
C
C
C
C
C
I
think
when
we
talk
about
the
magnitude
of
the
problem,
I
think,
as
we
come
out
of
covid
and
and
as
we
come
out
of
this
people
will
understand,
because
we
have
a
city
that
again
we
have
we're
in
a
city
in
a
state
with
a
surplus
at
a
time
where
there's
incredible
suffering
and
incredible
fatigue
right,
and
so
it's
this
weird
kind
of
dichotomy
that
we're
in.
But
I
do
think
it's
worth
having
those
conversations
now
and
I
do
think
we
need
a
studies.
C
H
Great,
thank
you.
I
think
it's
a
great
time
also.
I'm
just
gonna
work
off
of
those
comments.
I
think
it's
a
great
time
to
also
enroll
people,
as
they
are
coming
to
something
that
there
is
of
interest
to
them,
whether
they,
you
know,
sign
a
petition
or
sign
a
petition
of
support
or
sign
sign
up
for
something
right
to
receive
information
in
the
future
that
we
can
then
disseminate.
I'm
sure
that
you
already
collected
through
some
of
the
surveys
that
you
do
but
anyway,
so
we
we
just
we
love
prns.
H
We
want
to
be
supportive,
and
so
I
know
we're
not
going
to
figure
it
all
out
right
now,
but
as
you
as
you've
heard,
we,
I
think,
there's
the
potential
here
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
ready
for
2024,
because
that's
just
around
the
corner
and
we
have
to
take
advantage
of
it
during
this
campaign
season
to
be
ready
for
the
next
all
right.
Do
we
have
a
motion.
C
H
Wonderful,
okay,
so
that
leads
us.
That's
the
last
item
on
our
agenda
before
we
go
to
open
forum,
and
so
members
of
the
public
are
invited
to
speak
on
any
item
that
doesn't
appear
on
today's
agenda
and
that
is
within
the
subject
matter
matter
of
jurisdiction
of
the
city
council,
so
anything
that
the
city
council
has
oversight
of
you're
open
to
speak
on.
Thank
you,
mayor,
beekman,.
E
All
right,
thank
you
bobby,
been
here
thanks
for
the
meeting
today,
it
turned
out
to
be
a
nice
hopeful
meeting
and
I
needed
it.
So
thanks
yeah
I.
This
is
what
why
this
committee
is
such
a
good
hopeful,
interesting
committee,
and
it
was
good
to
hear
good
luck,
how
we
can
all
become
involved
in
the
future
of
park
issues.
E
There's
many
ways
to
talk
about
it
and
understand,
what's
going
to
be
going
on
in
the
next
year,
and
I
I'm
trying
my
best
to
be
patient
and
not
alarmist
about
it
and
it's
a
lot
of
work
and
I'm
not
very
good
at
it,
and
just
thank
you
for
your
continued
patience
with
that.
As
I
try
to
explain
my
way
through
my
thinking
of
the
past
year
and
how
it
you
know,
I
we
have
to
deal
with
issues
of
basically
war
and
the
future
of
u.s
fracked
gas
at
this
point
for
2023..
E
So
with
all
that
said,
just
a
a
reminder,
the
events
that
happened
in
buffalo-
and
I
guess
in
california,
in
this
past
weekend-
I
I
just
don't
think
violence
is
the
answer
to
solve
our
issues
and
I
hope,
we're
working
on
that
at
the
local
school
level.
You
know
we
don't
have
to
do
these
massive
explosive
things
in
order
to
solve
our
issues.