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From YouTube: DEC 11, 2019 | Planning Commission
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City of San José
Planning Commission
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A
And
everyone
welcome
to
the
city
of
San
Jose
splatting
Commission
meeting.
If
you
could
go
ahead
and
get
seated
we're
gonna
get
started
a
few
items
of
note.
There
is
a
parking
validation
machine
in
the
back
for
those
of
you
who
chose
to
drive
a
very
polluting
vehicle
to
the
council
meeting
tonight.
For
those
of
you
who
took
transit
or
walked
you
get
an
a-plus.
A
A
A
A
A
Okay,
then
I
will
go
ahead
and
read
the
summary
of
hearing
procedures.
If
you
want
to
address
the
Commission,
please
fill
out
a
speaker
card
located
on
the
table
near
the
audio-visual
technician
and
deposit
the
completed
card
in
the
basket.
Where
is
the
basket?
I?
Don't
see
the
basket
there,
it
is
I
think.
C
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
Planning
Commission's
hearing
procedures.
If
you
want
to
address
the
Commission,
please
fill
out
a
speaker
card
located
on
the
table
near
the
audio-visual
technician
and
deposit
the
completed
card
in
the
basket.
There
are
also
speaker
cards
in
the
back
of
the
chambers
and
at
the
side
entrance.
The
procedure
for
this
hearing
is
as
follows.
After
the
staff
report,
applicants
and
appellant
smae
make
a
five-minute
presentation.
The
chair
will
call
out
names
on
the
submitted
speaker
cards
in
the
order
received,
as
your
name
is
called.
C
Please
line
up
in
front
of
the
microphone
at
the
front
of
the
chamber.
Each
speaker
will
have
two
minutes.
Speakers
using
a
translator
will
have
four
minutes
after
the
public
testimony
the
applicant
and
appellate
may
make
closing
remarks
for
an
additional
five
minutes.
Planning
commissioners
may
ask
questions
of
the
speakers.
Response
to
Commissioner
questions
will
not
reduce
the
speaker's
time
allowance.
The
public
hearing
will
then
be
closed
and
the
Planning
Commission
will
take
action
on
the
item.
The
Planning
Commission
may
request
staff
to
respond
to
the
public
testimony
ask
staff
questions
and
discuss
the
item.
C
If
you
challenge
these
land-use
decisions
in
court,
you
may
be
limited
to
raising
only
those
issues
you
or
someone
else
raised
at
this
public
hearing
or
in
written
course,
fondants
delivered
to
the
city
at
or
prior
to
the
public
hearing
the
Planning
Commission's
action
on
rezoning,
x',
pre,
zonings
general
plan
amendments
and
code
amendments
is
only
advisory
to
the
City
Council.
The
City
Council
will
hold
public
hearings
on
these
items.
C
Section
twenty
point:
one:
twenty
point:
four
hundred
of
the
Municipal
Code
provides
the
procedures
for
legal
protests
of
the
City
Council
on
rezoning,
Xand
pries
awnings,
the
Planning
Commission's
action
on
conditional
use
permits
is
appealable
to
the
City
Council
in
accordance
with
section
twenty
point.
One
hundred
point:
two:
twenty
of
the
Municipal
Code
agendas
and
a
binder
of
all
staff
reports
have
been
placed
on
the
table
near
the
door
for
your
convenience.
Thank
you.
A
So
now
we're
going
to
move
to
the
section
of
our
agenda
that
is
intended
to
invite
the
public
up
to
comment
on
items
that
are
not
on
our
agenda.
I
have
no
speaker
cards
in
front
of
me.
So
unless
someone
really
wants
to
speak
on
an
item
that
is
not
on
the
agenda,
we'll
go
ahead
and
move
on
and
seeing
no
movement,
we
will
go
to
item
three
eight
deferrals
and
removals
from
the
calendar
staff.
D
A
A
D
Just
has
an
update
for
the
item,
but
would
still
continue
to
recommend
it
on
the
consent
calendar.
So
the
one
and
only
update
for
the
only
item
on
the
consent,
calendar
file,
number
CP,
1702
8-
is
that
in
coordination
with
the
applicant
and
City
arborist
staff
recommends
the
addition
of
permit
condition.
Number
six,
which
is
included
in
your
updated
resolution.
That
was
passed
out
to
all
the
planning
commissioners
prior
to
the
hearing.
D
But
I'll
go
ahead
and
read
it
verbatim
for
the
record,
so
permit
condition
number
six
reads:
permit
adjustment
required
prior
to
the
issuance
of
a
building
permit
the
permit
T
shall
obtain
a
permit
adjustment
to
the
satisfaction
of
the
director
of
planning
for
a
revised
landscape
plan
which
addresses
the
following:
a
provide
native
replacement
trees
such
as
oak
trees,
along
Capitol,
Expressway
project
frontage
and
B,
provide
replacement
trees
along
the
Quimby
road
project,
frontage
that
are
compatible
with
the
existing
Street
trees
along
Quimby
Road,
which
include
silver,
linden
and
red
horse
chestnut.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
So
we're
now
gonna
move
on
to
section
five,
which
is
the
public
hearing,
and
we
have
one
item
on
this
under
this
section
and
I
am
being
advised
by
the
city
attorney
that
I
need
to
recuse
myself
from
this
vote.
So
I
will
be
handing
over
the
gavel
to
Commissioner
Griswold
and
before
I.
Do
that
I
just
wanted
to
State
for
my
record
for
the
record,
my
friendly
disagreement
with
the
City
Attorney's
Office
on
the
suggestion
that
I
recused
myself
and
explained
the
reason
for
it.
A
I
spent
14
years
in
the
affordable
housing
advocacy
realm
and
in
that
time
helped
to
found
one
of
the
great
nonprofits
that
now
exists.
Sv
at
home
I
am
on
their
board
and
they
have
written
a
letter
in
support
of
this
project
and
according
to
the
interpretation
of
counsels
policy,
if
there's
an
appearance
of
bias
than
it
is
recommended
that
a
commissioner
step
aside
or
recuse
themselves,
like
I,
said
I
I
disagree
with
this
broad
interpretation,
but
I
also
do
not
want
to
potentially
put
any
decisions
that
the
Commission
makes
in
jeopardy.
A
So
I
will
I
will
go
ahead
and
recuse
myself
and
suggest
that
me
that
maybe
the
council
members
that
are
listening
to
this
revisit
the
council
policy
that
describes
what
an
appearance
of
bias
might
look
like.
As
someone
who
has
long
time
been
in
the
affordable,
housing
advocacy
world
and
I
am
absolutely
biased
and
we
all
are
I,
bring
a
lived
experience
to
this
table.
That
I
want
to
share
with
everyone
here
and
use
to
inform
my
decisions
as
we
all
do.
A
E
F
Thank
You
mr.
chair
Ruth
Quetta
with
the
Planning
Division.
The
project
before
you
for
consideration
is
a
conditional
use
permit
to
allow
the
demolition
of
an
existing
vacant.
Commercial
building
and
the
construction
of
a
four-story
mixed-use
project
consisting
of
approximately
16,000
square
feet
of
commercial
uses,
including
social
service
agency
uses
and
107
and
47
apartments,
145
of
which
will
be
affordable,
age-restricted
62
years
and
older
49
of
those
will
be
reserved
for
special
needs
seniors,
as
defined
by
california
government
code,
section
five,
one
three
one
two,
which
may
include
seniors
at
risk
of
homelessness.
F
The
applicant
submitted
a
tentative
map,
tentative
subdivision
map
application
to
subdivide
the
single
parcel
into
two
condominium
units
consisting
of
one
commercial
condominium
and
one
residential
condominium.
The
project
site
is
located
on
the
north
side
of
blossom
Hill
Avenue,
approximately
720
feet
easterly
of
Snell
Avenue.
The
site
has
an
existing
vacant,
commercial
building
and
surface
parking.
There's
a
three-story
story,
medical
office
building
to
the
east,
a
bank
and
restaurants
to
the
west
of
the
site
along
blossom
Hill
and
to
the
south
along
blossom.
F
Hill
Road
are
single-family
homes
in
a
shopping-center
downer
square
with
a
grocery
store.
Pharmacy,
restaurants
and
other
commercial
uses
to
the
north
and
northwest
of
the
site
are
too
much
family
condominium
developments.
The
commercial
and
social
service
agency
uses
would
be
located
on
the
ground
floor
along
blossom
Hill
Road,
the
design
includes
an
outdoor,
privately-owned,
publicly
accessible
plaza,
as
well
as
a
fenced
courtyard.
One
portion
of
the
courtyard
on
the
east
side
would
be
reserved
for
residential
uses,
the
others
for
the
commercial
uses.
F
The
applicant
has
secured
lease
commitments
from
a
local
nonprofit,
Catholic
Charities
of
Santa
Clara
County,
to
least
six
thousand
square
feet
for
two
senior
health
programs,
an
Adult
Day
Program
and
adult
behavioral
health
program.
The
applicant
has
not
secured
a
tenant
for
the
remaining
ten
thousand
square
feet.
However,
the
intent
is
to
find
a
tenant
that
focuses
on
senior
health.
If
they
are
not
successful,
other
commercial
uses
can
be
allowed
per
the
CN
commercial
neighborhood
zoning
district
standards.
F
During
the
public
outreach
process,
community
members
express
concerns
that
the
ground
floor
uses
would
include
drop-in
mental
health
services
and
a
needle
exchange
program.
The
applicant
does
not
intend
to
lease
a
ground-floor
space
for
a
needle
exchange
program
with
regards
to
drop-in
services,
the
applicant
has
stated
that
the
programs
run
by
Catholic
Charities
require
an
appointment.
Thus,
no
drop
in
services
will
be
available.
Staff
has
included
a
condition
in
the
permit
conditional
use
permit
that
requires
standard
business
hours
for
client
visits
for
social
service
agency
uses
to
be
between
8
a.m.
and
6
p.m.
F
Monday
through
Friday
with
no
drop-in
services.
The
residential
uses
on
the
first
floor
include
the
entry
lobby
service
coordinators
office
security
desk,
an
office
for
the
police
department
to
use
on
a
drop-in
basis,
a
bike
room
and
community
room.
The
project
will
include
security
measures
such
as
cameras
throughout
the
site,
a
24/7
desk
clerk
that
will
monitor
the
entry
of
the
building,
as
well
as
property
management
staff,
two
of
which
will
live
on-site.
A
full-time
Service
Coordinator
will
be
available
on-site,
whose
role
is
to
assess
the
needs
of
the
residents
and
act
as
a
navigator.
F
For
residents
to
connect
them
with
services
that
exist
throughout
the
county,
the
services
offered
include
but
limited
to
transportations
or
seeing
social
events
holiday
celebrations,
educational
programs
and
linkage
to
other
community
services.
The
second
through
fourth
floors
of
the
building
are
exclusively
for
residential
uses.
The
project
will
provide
a
mix
of
studios,
one
bedrooms,
two
bedrooms
and
two
three
bedrooms
that
would
be
reserved
for
management.
There's
a
landscaped
courtyard.
On
the
second
floor,
a
fitness
room
on
the
third
floor
and
laundry
rooms
on
the
second
and
fourth
floors.
F
The
property
has
a
general
plan
designation
of
NCC
neighborhood
community
commercial
and
is
within
the
blossom
hills.
Snell
urban
village
area,
which
does
not
have
an
adopted
general
plan.
Urban
village
plan
general
plan
policy.
Ip
5.1,
sets
a
path
for
projects
that
are
100%,
affordable,
deed,
restricted
housing
to
move
forward.
In
these
circumstances,
the
criteria
are
that
the
project
cannot
result
in
more
than
25%
of
the
total
residential
capacity
of
the
urban
village.
It
is
located
in
the
development
must
be
consistent
with
the
approved
urban
village
plan.
F
If
one
exists
should
substantially,
the
project
should
substantially
replace
existing
commercial
square
footage
and
it
should
not
be
located
on
identified
key
employment
opportunity
sites.
Staff
finds
that
the
project
conforms
to
this
policy
based
on
the
following,
which
can
be
found
on
page
four
of
the
staff
report.
The
project
would
not
result
in
more
than
25%
of
the
residential
capacity
currently
allocated
to
the
blosum
Hills
nel
urban
village.
There
is
no
urban
village
plan
adopted
for
this
urban
village
area.
F
The
project
is
replacing
the
existing
commercial
with
16,000
square
feet
of
commercial
uses
based
and
based
on
a
2016
report
by
strategic
economics.
The
site
is
not
located
on
an
identified
key
employment
opportunity
site.
As
noted
in
the
staff
report,
the
project
received
many
comments
from
neighbors
and
the
public.
Most
of
the
concerns
raised
were
regarding
the
proposed
residence
of
the
project,
namely
persons
who
have
experienced
chronic
homelessness.
F
Concerns
regarding
the
reduced
parking
ratios
were
also
raised.
As
noted
in
the
staff
report,
the
applicant
is
requesting
a
city
density
incentive
for
reduced
parking
section.
Twenty
point
one.
Ninety
point:
zero:
six:
zero
in
the
Municipal
Code
states
that
if
a
project
qualifies
for
a
density,
bonus
and
requests
a
parking
incentive,
the
granting
of
the
incentive
will
be
deemed
to
be
required
to
provide
the
affordable,
restricted
units.
F
Staff
can
deny
the
incentive
if
it
is
deemed
to
have
a
specific
adverse
impact
upon
public
health
and
safety
or
the
physical
environment
or
any
property
that
is
listed
in
the
California
Register
of
historical
resources
or
be
contrary
to
state
or
federal
law.
There
is
no
substantial
evidence
that
this
incentive
would
cause
such
a
specific
adverse
impact
on
public
health
and
safety
or
the
other
items
discussed.
F
Additionally,
if
the
project
requested
parking
ratios
pursuant
to
state
density,
bonus
law,
for
example,
the
point
five
space
per
unit
for
senior
housing
and
the
point
three
space
per
unit
for
special
needs
residents,
staff
could
only
deny
the
requests
based
on
an
area
wide
parking
study
conducted
in
the
last
year's.
It
is
our
understanding
that
this
such
a
study,
has
not
been
done
for
the
area.
F
I
would
like
to
point
to
a
few
project
conditions
that
we
would
like
to
add
to
the
CU
P
and
we
passed
around
a
handout
for
you
to
review
the
the
two
changes
to
the
Co
P
resolution
are
as
follows:
in
the
discussion
and
section
regarding
parking
requirements,
the
resolution
states
that
the
required
parking
for
the
residential
portion
of
the
project
is
four
spaces.
The
correct
number
is
eight
spaces.
The
project
is
providing
44
spaces
for
the
commercial
uses.
F
Staff
would
like
to
add
the
following:
permit
conditions
to
read
as
follows:
provide
end
of
trip,
bicycle
bike
facilities,
including
on-site
showers
and
lockers,
implement
a
transportation
demand
plan
prior
to
public
works
clearance
for
building
permit
for
the
VMT
impact
for
the
following
measures.
One
ride
sharing
program
for
100%
of
employees
to
special
needs,
public
transportation
coordinator,
three
on-site,
TDM
administration
and
services
for
preferential
parking
with
charging
stations
for
electrical
vehicles.
Five
provide
a
TDM
plan
prior
to
the
issuance
of
a
building.
F
Permit
include
an
annual
monitoring
requirement
establishing
a
trip
cap
of
sixty
six
pm
PHT.
The
annual
monitoring
report
must
demonstrate
the
project
is
within
ten
percent
of
the
trip
cap
and
must
be
prepared
by
a
traffic
engineer
six.
If
the
project
is
not
in
conformance
with
the
trip
cap,
the
project
may
add
additional
TDM
measures
to
meet
the
trip
cap.
A
follow
up
report
will
be
required
within
six
months.
If
the
project
is
still
out
of
conformance
penalties
will
be
assessed,
see
council
policy
5-1.
F
F
Traffic
impact
analysis
had
been
has
been
performed
for
this
project
based
on
50
a.m.
and
59
p.m.
peak
hour
trips.
The
resolution
right
now
states,
15
a.m.
and
21
p.m.
peak
hour
trips,
and
that
is
a
typo
as
outlined
in
the
staff
report.
The
project
conforms
to
several
general
plan
policies
related
to
social
equity
and
diversity,
affordable
housing
and
business
growth
and
retention.
It
also
conforms
to
the
municipal
code
in
the
city's
residential
design
guidelines
as
a
project
would
facilitate
the
production
of
lower
income
housing
in
an
identified
growth
area.
F
The
Blossom,
Hill,
Snell
urban
village
area
and
provide
commercial
uses
staff
recommends
that
the
Planning
Commission
adopt
a
resolution
approving
the
mitigated
negative
declaration
and
associated
mitigation
monitoring
and
reporting
plan
adopt
a
resolution
approving
the
tentative
map
and
the
conditions
permit
and
adopt
the
resolution
approving
a
density
bonus
regulatory
agreement.
This
concludes
staffs
report.
F
E
C
F
E
So
we're
gonna
move
to
the
public
comment
and
applicant
period,
so
the
way
that
this
is
going
to
work.
We
have
a
number
of
public
comments
here,
so
we're
gonna
have
we're
gonna
hear
from
the
project.
Applicant
first
they'll
have
five
minutes
to
present
project.
Then
we're
gonna
move
to
the
public
comment
period.
Each
member
of
the
public
will
have
two
minutes
to
make
their
comments,
because
there
are
so
many
comments
and
we
want
to
give
everybody
an
opportunity
to
be
heard
at
the
end
of
your
two
minutes.
E
I
will
give
you
a
gentle
reminder
to
conclude
your
comments
after
public
comment
period
has
closed.
Will
move
back
to
staff
to
comment
on
anything
that
may
have
come
up
and
then
we'll
give
the
project
applicant
an
additional
opportunity
to
make
a
final
presentation
of
five
minutes
so
with
that
I
would
invite
the
project
applicant.
G
Thank
you
very
much
good
evening.
My
name
is
Kathy
Robinson
I'm,
with
charities,
housing
and
I'd,
really
like
to
thank
the
Commission
for
hearing
this
development
concept.
This
evening,
we've
been
working
on
it
quite
a
long
time,
I'd
like
to
start
by
thanking
the
staff
for
all
the
time
they've
put
into
this
as
well.
It's
been
a
long
and
arduous
process
at
times,
and
so
we
are
grateful
to
be
here
tonight.
Just
a
little
background
on
who
charities
housing
is.
We
are
a
non-profit,
Housing,
Development
Corporation.
G
We
focus
most
of
our
efforts
in
Santa
Clara
County.
We
just
celebrated
celebrated
our
25th
anniversary
of
providing
affordable
housing
in
Santa,
Clara
County.
We
started
as
an
outgrowth
of
Catholic
Charities
and
still
have
a
close
relationship.
They
provide
services
at
all
of
our
developments.
Today
we
have
about
33
different
properties
in
operation
throughout
Santa,
Clara,
County,
1300
rental
units
and
various
developments
under
construction,
as
well
as
in
the
entitlement
phase.
G
This
is
just
a
quick
map
that
sort
of
Orient's
you
to
where
our
developments
are
located
as
far
north
as
Mountain
View
and
far
south
as
South
San,
Jose
and
blossom
Hill
site
is
designated
their
most
many.
If
many
of
our
developments
are
in
San
Jose,
the
city
of
San
Jose
I'm,
just
going
to
show
you
a
couple
of
examples.
This
first
one
is
Pensione
Esperanza,
it's
very
close
to
City
Hall,
it's
over
at
the
corner
of
Byrd
and
aza
Rae
built
in
1999.
G
A
hundred
and
ten
studio
apartments
with
primarily
extremely
low
and
very
low
income.
Individuals
live
there
and
it's
one
of
the
hallmarks
of
our
portfolio.
The
second
one
is
San
Antonio
a
place
in
Mountain,
View,
120,
studio,
apartments,
again
very
affordable.
A
lot
of
the
folks
that
live
here
came
in
as
special-needs
residents
homeless.
People
with
various
disabilities
continue
to
live
there.
G
We
we
intentionally
incorporate
folks
with
special
needs
into
all
of
our
affordable
housing
developments,
because
we
feel
that
it
really
makes
for
a
very
healthy
community
for
everyone
who
lives
there,
and
this
last
development
is
the
veranda.
It's
it's
here,
I'm
showing
it
to
you
this
evening,
because
this
actually
just
opened
this
year,
but
it's
very
analogous
to
what
Blossom,
Hill
Road
will
be
it's
a
62
and
over
affordable
development
and
a
third
of
the
folks
who
live
here
who
moved
in
our
permanent
supportive
housing
port,
a
permanent,
supportive
housing
individuals.
G
G
This
is
a
site
plan.
It
just
intended
to
show
you
generally
how
the
site
is
laid
out
ruth
described
it
very
well,
but
via
parking
around
the
perimeter,
so
that
we
have
reasonable
setbacks
from
all
of
our
neighbors.
We
have
quite
a
bit
of
open
space
for
both
our
own
community
and
for
the
community
at
large,
and
we
share
access
with
the
with
the
medical
building
next
door
currently
and
will
continue
to
do
so
once
the
development
is
built.
G
It's
a
four
story.
Building
the
top
three
floors
are
residential.
The
ground
floors
are
where
the
amenities
and
the
commercial
space
are.
We
have
a
mix
of
apartments
for
our
seniors
who
are
going
to
live
here,
although
the
majority
of
them
are
smaller,
because
we
found
that
that's
a
really
good
functional
size.
For
folks
we
have
some
larger
units
ones
and
two
bedrooms
so
that
people
who
need
attendant
care
as
they
age
in
place,
will
be
able
to
do
that.
G
G
As
we've
mentioned,
that
we
have
16,000
square
feet
of
commercial
space
that
we
need
to
occupy,
Catholic
Charities
will
run
a
couple
of
programs
there
and
we're
continuing
to
look
for
another
senior
focused
service
provider.
This
is
this
kind
of
a
illustration
of
how
we
think
the
community
space
and
the
common
area
will
lay
out
on
the
outdoor
space.
There's
thank.
E
H
H
E
H
Hello,
my
name
is
Susan
price,
Jiang
and
I
am
here
representing
packed
people
acting
in
community
together,
and
we
support
this
program.
I
personally
support
it,
because,
like
Gabriela
I
see
a
number,
my
neighborhood
is
bracketed
by
actually
three
711s
and
two
of
them.
I
can
every
time
I
go
there.
There's
always
elderly
people
hanging
around
and
there's
one
in
particular
Jo
who's
in
a
wheelchair
and
she's.
H
Now
going
down
to
the
Bascom
library,
because
there's
an
owl
program
there,
but
I
worry
about
Joe,
because
Joe
should
not
be
out
on
the
street,
but
then
there's
others
and
and
when
you're,
elderly,
you're,
so
vulnerable
and
I.
Just
can't
understand
why
anyone
would
say
no
to
this.
I
live
in
her
neighborhood
myself,
in
which
another
project
for
for
people
who
have
been
chronically
homeless
is
going
up
in
my
neighborhood.
H
You
know
perfectly
fine
with
that,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
homeless
people
around
here
and
I'd
like
to
see
them
cared
for
and
supervised
and
getting
what
they
need
and
I
think
this
project
sounds
perfect
because
I'm
familiar
with
Catholic,
Charities
and
I
used
to
work
for
them.
In
fact,
and
I
also
am
familiar
with
the
charities
housing
and
this
is
a
class
act.
H
This
is
really
good,
and
this
is
just
what
people
need
and
I
think
I
was
happy
to
see
the
I'm
burned
by
another
organization
going
into
my
neighborhood,
but
it
isn't
enough.
I
also
know
where
Gabriele
lives,
that
there
are
seven
people
living
in
little
places,
they're
all
on
housing
vouchers
there.
Almost
all
of
them
are
elderly
they're,
going
to
be
displaced
because
they're
all
going
to
be
torn
down
and
high-rise.
Condos
are
gonna,
be
built.
H
I
Good
evening,
I'm
Dale
ozma
I'm,
a
member
of
pact
I'm,
a
member
of
Santa,
Teresa,
Church
and
also
I,
am
the
chair
of
the
Santa
Clara
County
Senior
Care
Commission,
and
today
we
had
our
Commission
meeting
Andry
voted
unanimously
to
support
this
much-needed
project
and
I
was
asked
to
come
and
speak
and,
of
course,
I
would
because
I'm,
an
activist
for
senior
housing
and
homeless
housing
more
than
once,
I've
seen
many
many
homeless
seniors
out
on
the
street.
They
need
housing,
even
seniors
that
have
housing
in
our
Barneveld
beginning
kicked
out.
I
They
need
this
senior
housing
tremendously
and
I
I
know
you
all
believe
that
another
thing
that
we've
been
working
on
is
our
senior
Commission
is
Aging
in
Place
for
seniors.
It's
so
important
and
that's
my
biggest
advocacy
as
the
chairperson
to
make
sure
and
help
as
many
seniors
as
we
can
in
the
county
and
the
city
to
stay
at
their
homes,
age
in
place.
I.
Just
can't
even
imagine
anybody
not
supporting
this
project
Kathy
and
her
group
from
charities.
I
I
J
I'm
sure,
anyway,
good
evening,
commissioners,
my
name
is
sherry
burns
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
Silicon,
Valley,
Independent,
Living,
Center
and
advocacy
and
Resource
Agency
for
people
with
disabilities
of
all
ages
throughout
Santa,
Clara,
County
I'm,
also,
the
co-chair
of
the
aging
services
collaborative
for
Santa,
Clara
County
and
the
co-chair
of
the
long-term
services
and
supports
committee,
while
I'm
here
representing
the
county's
hundreds
of
thousands
of
older
adults
and
persons
with
disabilities
who
are
in
desperate
need
of
safe,
affordable
and
accessible
housing.
I'm.
J
J
However,
I
cannot
think
of
one
change
that
is
more
negative
and
problematic
in
our
community
than
the
designation.
We
have
today
from
zillow
as
being
the
top
of
the
list
for
the
least
affordable
metro
area
in
the
country
to
buy
or
rent
the
average
homeowner
needs
to
spend
more
than
half
of
their
income
or
on
mortgage,
and
low-income
residents
have
to
spend
nearly
all
of
their
income
on
a
part
on
an
apartment
if
they
can
find
one
at
all.
J
Silicon
Valley,
independent
living
centers
clientele
is
mainly
very
or
extremely
low.
Income.
People
with
disabilities,
including
older
adults,
with
chronic
conditions
and
the
fastest
growing
population
of
our
County's
homeless
are
older
adults.
These
older
adults
have
lost
their
homes
or
apartments,
often
due
to
rapidly
escalating
rents.
They
cannot
afford
on
a
fixed
income.
We
can
do
better.
We
must
do
better.
Building
the
147
units,
senior
housing
complex
on
Blossom
Hill
Road,
will
be
a
great
start
to
achieving
the
number
of
safe,
affordable,
accessible
units.
We
desperately
need
in
San
Jose
in
our
surrounding
cities.
It.
J
I
Good
evening,
I
am
here
to
ask
you
to
approve
this
wonderful
project
that
the
others
have
been
supporting
me
for
me,
my
Mary
Blakesley
and
my
husband
and
I
moved
here.
In
1969,
we
raised
four
children
in
the
Almaden
Valley.
They
attended
San
Jose
Unified
throughout
their
education.
They
participated
in
the
community
sports
programs
and
the
civic
and
educational
activities
that
were
offered.
I
We
paid
our
taxes,
we
supported
our
city
councilperson.
We
supported
our
local
leaders
out
there
in
the
almond
valley
and
my
children
all
skated
at
the
Aloha
roller
rink,
which
is
the
property
we're
talking
about.
Developing
okay
today
is
Wednesday
December,
11th
and
I
am
in
a
precarious
position
in
2016
I
moved
into
a
very
nice
apartment,
complex
and
was
able
to
qualify
for
a
below
market
rate
unit,
and
at
that
time
my
income
fell
between
the
high
and
the
low
of
what
it
took
to
qualify.
I
Now
we're
three
years
later,
my
income
has
not
increased.
However,
the
apartment
rent
has
increased
every
year
because
it's
tied
to
the
average
median
income.
So
as
the
wages
go
up
here
in
the
valley,
so
did
the
rents
and
I'm
at
the
position.
Now
that
I
can't
afford
my
rent
planning
commissioners,
please
look
at
me.
I
could
be
any
one
of
your
mothers
and
my
question
I
would
ask,
is
well.
I
My
question
is:
what
action
would
you
take?
It
was
your
mother's
standing
here
talking
to
you
from
this
position.
I
think
oh
I
am
representing
all
of
the
fixed
income
residents
in
San
Jose
in
Santa
Clara
County.
There
are
many
of
us
and
I
think
that
there
I
have
no
way
to
increase
my
income,
but
I
can't
stop
the
race
and
the
rents.
So
then,
what
am
I
to
do
do
I
become
one
more
of
the
homeless,
so
I'm
really
thank.
B
Hi,
my
name
is
Kevin
Zwick
and
I'm.
The
CEO
of
Housing
Trust,
Silicon,
Valley
and
I
live
and
I
work
in
San,
Jose
and
I
strongly
support
this
development
as
designed
and
urged
the
Planning
Commission
to
move
it
forward
tonight
without
delay
for
a
lot
of
reasons.
But
I'm
gonna
focus
on
three
number.
One,
no
surprise
we're
in
a
tremendous
housing
crisis
which
is
especially
acute
for
seniors,
and
if
we
don't
act
now,
we're
gonna
lose
more
of
our
seniors
from
our
community.
B
B
It's
just
the
San
Jose
needs
vastly
more
affordable
housing,
particularly
for
very
low
and
extremely
low
income
renters,
and
we
can't
let
old
reasons
and
disproven
reasons
keep
us
from
building
this
affordable
housing.
Nor
can
we
waste
valuable
time
continually
dragging
on
developments
to
meet
some
unattainable
goal
when
a
building
like
this
approving
it
now
is
critical
to
meeting
San
Jose's
goal
of
providing
an
affordable
housing
for
everyone,
but
especially
our
city's
seniors,
most
in
need.
Thank
you.
Thank.
E
M
Good
evening,
Planning
Commission,
I'm,
Deborah,
Torrance
and
I
grew
up
in
this
neighborhood
that
we're
talking
about
and
I
had
my
first
crush
at
Aloha
rollory
on
the
couple
skate
and
it
holds
such
fond.
Memories
and
I
was
very
sad
to
see
the
skating
rink
go,
but
times
change
and
interests
change,
and
it
was
time
for
it
to
go
and
I
can't
think
of
anything
better
to
go
into
this
spot
than
a
place
for
seniors.
So
I
am
in
strongly
in
favor
of
this
project.
M
In
fact,
the
reason
I
was
able
to
live
back
in
my
neighborhood
when
I
came
back
in
2000
was
because
my
parents
retired,
and
they
offered
to
sell
my
husband
and
I
our
house
at
a
discount.
So
we
live
in
affordable
housing,
privately
funded
by
my
family.
But
what
that
enabled
us
to
do
was
to
contribute
in
our
neighborhood.
So,
instead
of
having
to
dish
out
sixty
seventy
percent
of
our
income,
we
had
we
did.
M
We
don't
pay
that
much
and
we
I
served
as
the
president
of
my
Neighborhood
Association
for
five
and
a
half
years,
I've
been
able
to
raise
four
kids
and
be
a
teacher,
and
so
I
know
that
that
this
is
important
to
have
things
at
different
rates
for
people,
especially
our
seniors
and
just
the
other
day.
I
was
at
the
Santa.
Teresa
library
and
I
saw
this
gentleman
who
didn't
even
look
like
he
was
homeless.
M
M
No
one
in
their
old
age
should
have
to
live
like
that,
especially
in
such
a
wealthy
place
as
this
so
I
request
one
thing
and
to
make
sure
that
we
have
some
signage
up.
It
says
senior
citizen
facility
when
this
project
goes
through,
so
that
people
on
Blossom
Hill
are
aware
of
it,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time
and
your
consideration.
Thank
you.
J
Good
evening,
commissioners,
my
name
is
Carol
Watson
I'm,
the
president
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
of
San
Jose,
Santa
Clara.
We
strongly
support
adoption
of
all
four
resolutions
approving
the
blossom
Hills
senior
apartment
project,
affordable
housing
is
a
desperate
need
in
our
County
as
a
nonpartisan
organization
and
we're
celebrating
our
100th
anniversary
on
February,
the
14th
2020.
J
We
take
action
only
after
study
and
analysis
and
consensus
of
our
membership.
The
league
has
long
been
an
advocate
for
careful
land-use
planning
that
promotes
compact
growth,
Natural
Resources
protection
and
social
and
economic
equality.
Thank
you
for
continuing
to
evaluate
the
details
of
this
project
to
make
changes.
This
is
necessary
to
protect
public
safety
and
a
good
quality
of
life
for
all.
We
believe
that
this
project
represents
smart
growth,
respecting
climate
change
issues.
It
conforms
to
San
Jose
general
plan
and
other
regional
planning
efforts.
J
We
are
committed
to
sustainable
communities,
supporting
policies
that
increase
the
supply
of
safe,
decent
and
adequate
housing.
We
support
the
inherent
right
of
every
person
to
equality
of
opportunity
for
adequate
housing.
Please
take
all
the
necessary
steps
to
improve
this
project.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
N
Evening,
my
name
is
Bob.
Bronstein
I've
lived
in
San
Jose
for
over
40
years,
I'm
strongly
in
support
of
this
project.
For
many
years,
I've
worked
on
issues
associated
with
the
needs
of
the
LTSs
community.
That
is,
people
who
require
long-term
services
and
supports
most
of
them
are
disabled
or
elderly,
or
both
the
population
of
this
city
is
becoming
more
grey
or
white.
If
you
are
look
beyond
grey
and
the
number
of
seniors
needing
affordable
housing,
particularly
affordable
housing
with
LTSs
services
is
high
and
it
is
growing.
N
This
project
will
improve
the
well-being
and
the
security
of
its
residents
instead
of
overcrowded
conditions
or
substandard
housing
or
homelessness
residents
will
be
a
new
high
quality
units
managed
by
an
experienced
and
dedicated
organization.
They
will
be
much
more
secure
in
this
project.
The
project
will
be
staffed,
24/7
to
respond
to
urgent
needs
or
emergencies.
N
Services
will
be
on-site,
both
convenient
and
contributing
to
the
security
of
residents
and
one
of
the
greatest
threats
to
the
safety
and
health
of
older
people
is
falling
not
being
pushed
down
as
in
a
crime
but
falling
because
one
sense
of
balance
declines
as
one
gets
older
and
those
of
you
who
are
not
at
70
and
think
that
this
will
never
happen
to
you
check
with
your
doctor,
you
will
get
a
disappointing
message.
It
is
a
very
real
phenomena
with
very
serious
health
consequences.
N
D
D
E
J
Good
evening
my
name
is
Jackie
Hefner
and
I
am
a
24
year
resident
and
homeowner
in
district
2
I
also
live
about
1.5
miles
from
this
proposed
development.
Our
household
is
comprised
of
five
people,
my
husband
myself,
my
daughter,
our
daughter's
partner
and
her
son.
All
of
us
are
100%
in
support
of
the
charities
housing
proposal
on
Blossom
Hill
Road.
J
This
proposal
will
be
an
upgrade
to
the
area.
If
you
haven't
been
in
that
area,
I
suggest
you
go
drive
down,
Blossom
Hill,
to
see
what's
going
on
there.
It
will
also
provide
our
community
with
needed
meeting
space
in
an
open
area.
The
location
couldn't
be
more
perfect.
It
is
next
door
to
a
medical
building.
It
is
across
the
street
from
a
grocery
store,
drugstores,
it's
next
door
to
a
bank.
It's
walking
distance
to
other
things.
It's
a
short
walk
to
the
light.
Rail
restaurants
and
more.
J
This
location
is
also
close
to
the
new
VA,
the
DMV
Social
Security
office,
Kaiser,
the
Southside
Senior
Center,
numerous
dental
offices
and
the
new
shopping
center
on
Cottle
Road
in
the
20-plus
years
that
I've
lived
at
this
home
I've
shopped
at
that
location.
On
a
weekly
basis,
we
go
to
a
key:
the
pet
club,
Walgreens
Michaels,
the
dollar
store,
Angelo's
Togo's
and
many
more
I
have
never
once
set
a
problem
ever
that's
not
to
say
that
my
viewpoint
is
the
perspective
for
everyone,
but
I
go
there.
Weekly
and
I
live
there.
J
K
K
The
zoning
of
the
project
area
is
commercial.
However,
the
project
is
residential.
The
project
proponents
have
been
referring
to
IP
512
as
a
legal
framework
for
building
a
residential
project
in
a
commercial
zone.
Ip
512
does
have
very
specific
criteria
for
allowing
a
residential
project
in
a
commercial
zone.
However,
if
just
one
of
these
criteria
is
violated,
the
project
doesn't
have
legal
standing
to
proceed.
It
is
my
belief
that
multiple
criteria
of
IP
512
are
not
met
by
this
project.
K
This
rule
is
followed
by
a
list
of
criteria
that
all
have
to
be
met
in
order
for
a
particular
project
to
proceed.
I
believe
that
multiple
criteria
are
not
being
met
by
this
project.
I
would
like
to
point
the
committee's
attention
to
criteria
that
are
blatantly
being
violated,
development
that
demolishes
and
does
not
adaptively
reuse.
Existing
commercial
buildings
should
substantially
replace
the
existing
commercial
square
footage.
The
project
is
not
located
on
identified
key
employment
opportunity
sites
which
are
sites
generally.
K
Two
acres
are
more
located
at
major
intersections
and
for
which
there
is
an
anticipated
market
demand
for
commercial
uses
within
the
next
10
to
15
years.
I
believe
other
conditions
are
in
question
as
well,
however,
violating
just
1
renders
any
proposal
moot.
It
is
my
understanding
that
there
are
financial.
N
Hello,
my
name
is
Gary
Fishburne
I'm,
a
rare
breed,
a
person
I'm
a
resident
from
that
area.
A
lot
of
these
people
have
come
up
here.
Are
activists
and
I
understand
their
feeling
on
this
project,
but
I
lived
there
and
we've
seen
that
area
in
10
years
go
from
a
vibrant
area
to
what
it
is
now,
which
is
kind
of
a
blighted
area
and
getting
worse
homeless,
have
come
into
that
area.
A
few.
At
a
time
now,
there's
many
homeless
there
now
we're
going
to
have
another
30%
of
this
project
also
being
homeless.
N
We
have
are
there
homeless,
I'm,
saying
we're
adding
to
the
homeless
problem
there
we
have
businesses
there
that
are
leaving
Michaels
has
indicated
to
us
that
they're
leaving
because
of
the
problems
there
also
I
believe
when
we
went
to
a
meeting
a
few
months
ago
and
charities
housing
was
going
to
explain
to
the
residents
there
what
this
project
was.
We
feel
we
were
a
little
bit
deceptive
or
they.
N
She
was
a
little
bit
deceptive
in
her
telling
us
what
was
going
on
at
the
end
of
the
meeting,
we
were
able
to
ask
some
questions
by
cards.
Not
really
ask
questions,
but
only
after
that,
after
she
had
told
us
the
project
she
never
mentioned,
it
was
going
to
be
30%
homeless.
There
she
never
mentioned.
There
was
going
to
be
a
needle
exchange
program
now,
I
feel
if
my
mother
was
going
to
go
into
a
place
where
a
needle
exchange
program
was,
and
you
had
homeless
in
there.
D
D
You
know
that
seniors
live
on
meager,
Social,
Security
checks,
often
and
meager
pension
checks.
Some
of
them
are
on
SSI,
you
know
making
less
than
poverty
level
Hey.
So
what
do
you
expect
with
a
situation
like
that
that
people
are
gonna
get
become
homeless
with
that
with
with
that
kind
of
income
and
also
wages?
Any
wages
that
exist
do
not
go
up
anywhere,
nearly
as
fast
as
rents.
So
when
you
do
something
about
that,
and
this
we
need
50.
Projects
like
this
and
I
would
say,
and
also
I
thinking
of
the
mobile
home
parks
too.
D
J
I'm
Lani
Ballard
and
I'm
a
20-year
resident
homeowner
in
district
2,
just
a
short
walk
from
this
project
and
I
want
to
go
on
record
to
say
that
I
support
wholeheartedly
this.
This
project
I'm
a
70
year
old,
senior
and
I'm,
so
appreciative
of
the
fact
that
I
have
a
place
to
go
home
to
every
night
and
I
wish
that
for
more
people,
I
know
we're
having
a
housing
crisis
and
it's
a
privilege
to
be
able
to
support
this
project
and
I
hope.
You
all
will.
Thank
you.
Thank.
E
B
Good
evening
planning
commissioners,
my
name
is
Bob
Stromberg
I
work
with
destination
home,
a
nonprofit
organization
working
to
end
and
prevent
homelessness
throughout
the
county.
Thank
you
to
you,
the
commissioners
and
staff
for
your
work
today
and
in
the
future,
as
we
continue
to
work
to
end
and
prevent
homelessness.
Very
briefly,
there
are
so
many
reasons
to
praise
this
development
proposal,
but
just
sort
of
three
key
points:
perfect
location,
close
to
transport
services
and
amenities.
Great
for
anyone,
but
particularly
lowest
income.
B
Older
adults
in
our
community
charity's
housing
has
rightly
been
praised
for
their
long
track
record
and
reliability
in
our
community
and
third,
the
provision
of
extremely
low
income,
Oriel,
I
and
supportive
housing,
which
are
proven
to
both
prevent
and
in
homelessness,
and
we
need
a
lot
more
and
this
will
help
get
us
some
of
the
way.
There
are
other
things
to
say,
but
I
did
want
to
take
just
a
moment.
I
think
there
may
be
some
people
here
who
are
in
support,
but
would
not
like
to
speak
and
might
like
to
show
that
support.
B
E
O
Right
now
she
said:
I'm
not
able
to
join
you
in
person
today,
but
being
very
familiar
with
the
both
with
both
the
site
and
the
proposed
urge
use.
I
urge
you
to
approve
this
well-thought-out
project.
Not
only
does
it
provide
affordable
housing
for
a
vulnerable
population,
but
it
is
so
well
situated
that
one
would
be
hard-pressed
to
find
a
more
suitable
site
near
shopping
transportation,
a
large
community,
large
County,
Park
and
other
supportive
amenities
too.
O
Thus
I
urge
you
to
approve
the
project
so
as
to
help
San
Jose
provide
living
space
for
all
of
its
citizens,
Sincerely
Yours,
Clare,
Benson
and
as
I
say
she
was
here
when
Janna
gray
Hayes
was
president
mayor
and
I
also
want
to
say
that
I'm,
a
neighbor,
but
two
of
the
people
who
were
here
are
not
neighbors
they're
from
you
know
quite
far
away,
so
I
wish
you'd
take
that
into
consideration
that
the
neighbors
are
for
it.
Thanks
most
of
us
are
thank
you
for
listening.
E
E
P
D
Hi
good
evening
everybody,
my
name
is
Consuelo
Colin
and
I
work
with
Catholic
Charities
of
Santa
Clara
County,
the
resident
supportive
services
manager
for
Catholic,
Charities
and
I
have
already
submitted
written
comments
to
the
Planning
Commission
and
I
received
responses
from
Miss
Cueto
and
mr.
Allen.
So
thank
you.
I
will
not
repeat
what
I
said
in
writing
to
you,
but
I
just
want
to
verbally
again
ask
you
for
your
support
and
approval
of
this
project.
It's
very
much
needed
in
the
community.
The
homeless
population
has
skyrocketed.
D
We
are
in
the
worst
housing
crisis
that
I
have
seen.
I
have
lived
in
Santa
Clara
County,
for
over
45
years,
most
of
my
adult
life
I
have
spent
working
with
housing
programs
and
providing
supportive
services
to
low-income
individuals
and
families
in
the
county,
and
the
crisis
has
I,
have
never
seen
a
crisis
as
severe
as
we
are
experiencing
right
now
in
this
area.
I
just
want
to
again
ask
you
for
your
support
and
approval
of
this
project.
D
E
K
Good
evening,
can
you
hear
me:
I
am
sandy
crane,
yo
I
was
born
and
raised
in
San
Jose
I've
seen
it
move
from
prune
orchards
to
sweeping
towers
in
downtown.
We
do
have
a
homeless
problem.
I
am
for
this
project.
I
am
NOT
for
the
project,
as
written
I
feel
that
there
is
a
need
for
homeless,
shelter
and
yet
where's
the
food
for
the
homeless.
I
feel
this
project
is
not
complete.
There
needs
to
be
some
type
of
food
outreach
to
the
residents
there
and
I.
K
Don't
see
that
it
is
difficult
to
cross
that
intersection
of
Snellen
blossom
hill,
elderly
people
who
walk
with
a
cane
or
a
wheelchair,
aren't
going
to
cross
they're
not
going
to
have
access
to
good
nutrition.
There
needs
to
be
either
a
fresh
Grocery
Outlet
inside
or
a
salad
bar
or
a
fruit
and
South
that
I
don't
feel
it's
complete,
and
when
I
read
this
I'm
thinking
you're
taking
care
of
housing,
you
need
to
take
care
of
the
food
I,
don't
know
if
it's
a
set
plan
but
I
feel
it's
not
done.
K
E
Q
The
number
one
request
is
for
assistance
with
housing
and
rental
assistance
in
charities,
housing,
the
city
and
the
neighborhood
will
have
a
proven
professional
partner
to
establish
and
manage
the
development,
as
they
have
done
successfully
many
times
over
across
the
county.
For
over
two
decades,
residents
will
be
supported
by
Catholic
Charities,
supportive
housing
services
team
who
provide
experience
and
appropriate
case
management
and
service
navigation
for
residents
and
there's
opportunity
for
expanded
services
for
seniors
in
need,
and
the
community
there
as
well.
Q
You
know
in
talking
with
some
of
my
neighbors
who
are
also
speaking
here
tonight.
We
consider
what
we
love
about.
Our
neighborhoods
I
noted
the
view
of
the
foothills
from
Blossom
Hill
Road
and
the
great
bike
lanes
when
I'm
out
of
my
bike
protecting
me
and
the
wonderful
diversity
that
I
see
when
I'm
out
for
a
walk,
I'm
stopping
by
the
CVS
right
across
the
intersection
from
this
site,
we're
going
to
the
doctor
at
the
building
right
next
door
to
this
site.
Q
It's
a
diversity
not
only
in
our
ethnicities
but
in
our
ages,
and
it
feels
like
we're
a
complete
community
because
of
that
I
was
born
and
raised
elsewhere
in
the
Bay
Area,
but
I
have
made
San
Jose
my
home,
and
but
given
the
cost
of
housing
here,
will
I
be
able
to
be
part
of
this
community
for
the
rest
of
my
career
or
when
I
retire
and
will
San
Jose
remain
a
community
that
values
and
supports
our
seniors.
That
remains
to
be
seen.
Q
P
Please
vote
yes,
I
urged
the
city
of
San
Jose
to
move
forward
with
the
approval
of
and
support
for,
the
Blossom
Hill
senior
apartments.
My
name
is
Vicki
Miller
alvera
I
currently
live
in
San
Jose.
My
husband's
tech
job
brought
us
to
this
area,
I'm
not
from
the
Bay
Area.
We
we
live
in
the
richest
country
in
the
history
of
this
world.
P
Within
this
rich
country,
we
live
in
a
unique
area:
it's
home
to
apple
based
in
Cupertino
alphabet
Google,
Mountain,
View
Facebook,
based
in
Menlo
Park
Wells
Fargo
of
San
Francisco
visa
San,
Francisco
Chevron
San,
Ramon
Oracle,
based
in
Redwood
City
Intel
of
Santa
Clara,
assist
us
Cisco,
Systems
right
here
in
San,
Jose
and
Nevada
there
in
Santa,
Clara
we're
also
home
to
the
have-nots.
Santa
Clara
County
has
the
sixth
highest
number
of
homeless
people
in
the
nation.
Silicon
Valley
is
creating
the
richest
and
the
poorest,
and
this
is
a
disgrace.
P
We
we
can
do
better
and
we
need
to
do
much
better.
You
have
the
unique
opportunity
to
be
a
part
of
this
solution
and
to
be
a
real
part
of
the
positive
change
that
is
necessary.
I'm
asking
please
that
you
do
the
right
thing
and
I'm
respectfully
requesting
that
you
move
forward
with
the
approval
of
and
support
for,
the
blossom,
Hills
senior
apartments,
as
proposed
by
charity
housings,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
B
Vice
Chair
occurs
while
members
of
the
Commission,
my
name,
is
Jeffrey
Buchanan
with
working
partnerships
USA.
On
behalf,
our
organization
would
like
to
encourage
you
to
support
the
project,
as
proposed
you've
heard
many
speakers.
Talk
to
you
know
how
this
project
really
uniquely
tackles
two
of
our
biggest
challenges:
addressing
our
housing,
affordability
and
homeless
crisis
and
the
growing
needs
of
our
older
adult
population.
B
In
fact,
in
Santa,
Clara
County
by
2040,
we'll
have
nearly
1
million
older
adults
creating
a
host
of
needs
when
it
comes
to
caring
and
being
able
to
age
and
live
independently
in
to
age
in
place.
We
think
that
this
project,
and
certainly
the
leadership
of
charities
housing,
presents
an
important
model.
I
think
when
you
look
to
our
most
recent
homeless
census,
we
actually
saw
a
pretty
significant
jump
in
the
proportion
of
that
population
that
is
61
years
or
older.
B
So
certainly,
we
have
overall,
a
large
set
of
needs
around
housing
and
care
opportunities
for
older
adults,
but
certainly
for
our
homeless
population.
This
project
tackles
both
and
also
provides
significant
community
amenities
in
terms
of
the
services
that
will
be
located
on-site
available
to
residents
and
members
of
the
community,
really
we
think
providing
a
tremendous
value
and
benefit
and
the
types
of
services
and
housing
opportunities
that
we
need
more
of
going
forward
so
hope
that
we
have
your
support.
B
E
R
Neighborhood
just
down
the
street
off
of
Monterey,
and
my
parents
still
live
in
my
childhood
home
and
growing
in
this
past
year,
losing
my
grandmother
I've
seen.
You
know
everything
that
goes
on
with
elderly
people
as
they
get
older
and
the
housing
needs
that
they
deal
with
and
I
feel
that
senior
housing
and
just
more
housing
in
general
is
needed.
We
as
part
of
catalyze,
advocate
for
more.
D
E
D
Wallace
I'm,
the
member
of
the
California
Alliance,
retire
Americans
and
it's
an
advocacy
for
seniors
and
one
of
the
biggest
needs
as
we
see
it
across
the
state
of
California
is
affordable.
Housing
seniors
are
being
priced
out
through
no
fault
of
their
own
and
we
need
to
take
care
of
our
senior
population.
There's
no
question
about
it.
We
recommend
and
support
this
project
and
hope
it
moves
through,
but
we
certainly
need
a
lot
more,
but
we
need
to
really
put
our
ethics
in
front
of
us
and
move
forward.
Thank
you
very
much.
O
Hi,
my
name
is
Nicolette
Lee
I'm
here
to
support
the
approval
of
the
blossom
hill
senior
apartments
I'm.
Also,
a
licensed
clinical
social
worker
at
Catholic,
Charities
and
I
work
with
the
mentally
ill
older
adult
program
and
I
want
to
just
say
that
the
the
way
to
stabilize
someone
with
mental
illness
is
through
housing
and
without
housing.
O
It
is
difficult
for
them
to
take
their
medications
to
do
to
make
food
to
take
showers,
and
so
really
the
only
way
to
combat
homelessness
is
through
more
housing,
and
so
I
and
I
also
grew
up
in
this
area
as
well.
Roller
skating
at
Aloha,
roller
rink
and
the
area
has
definitely
suffered,
and
so
I
really
think
that
this
beautiful
building
will
definitely
add
to
the
community.
It's
an
area
that
doesn't
get
a
lot
of
services
and
so
to
be
able
to
bring
some
additional
services
to
the
community.
I
think
is
really
great.
O
I
I
Having
said
that,
I
do
not
in
any
way
want
to
negate
demean
the
concerns
of
the
neighbors
I
used
to
work
for
the
council
member
in
the
1990s
for
this
area.
I.
Remember
the
painful
closing
of
Aloha
I
know
this
neighborhood
roundtable
very
well.
These
are
real.
Genuine
concerns.
I
speak
from
my
heart,
obviously,
because
this
is
a
wonderful
project,
but
also
talking
from
my
head
with
first-hand
knowledge
of
what
a
well-built,
well-designed,
well-managed,
affordable
project
can
do
to
enhance
and
help
a
neighborhood.
This
is
part
of
the
solution
not
contributing
to
the
problem.
I
I
hope
every
single
neighbor
that
is
concerned
will
get
to
know
the
project
on
site
manager
on
a
first
name
basis,
spend
time
in
the
drop-in
area
set
up
for
police
I've
worked
on
a
number
of
good
neighborhood
plans,
including
with
the
Salvation
Army
downtown.
My
compliments
to
the
charities
housing
and
to
planning
staff
just
about
everything.
I
can
think
of
that's
in
a
good
neighbor
policy
is
in
this
program,
so
it
is
difficult.
I
feel
great
sympathy
for
the
neighbors,
but
I
have
family
that
lives
in
the
area.
I
E
D
Hi
members
of
the
Commission,
my
name
is
Abu
Bakar
Andy
I
am
with
working
partnerships,
USA
first
I
just
want
to
say:
I
actually
live
cat,
a
corner
to
to
affordable
senior
apartments
and
I
have
to
say
it's
made
my
neighborhood
safer.
It's
made
drivers
slow
down,
it's
allowed
for
multi-generational
interactions,
school
children
and
and
folks
like
us,
being
able
to
interact
with
folks
were
older
and
I
have
lived
in
San,
Jose
and
they're,
able
to
give
us
a
great
background
about
the
history
of
this
city.
D
So
I
think
we
all
want
to
be
able
to
live
our
golden
years
and
dignity
in
comfort
and
where
we
have
time
to
see
family
or
to
volunteer
in
our
community.
And
tonight
you
have
the
opportunity
to
move
forward
on
a
project
that
will
allow
seniors
to
live
near
transit
with
on-site
services
and
close
to
a
grocery
store
and
the
pharmacy.
If
we're
serious
about
addressing
our
housing
and
house
lessness
crisis,
which
is
now
disproportionately
impacting
seniors,
we
need
projects
that
are
exactly
like
this.
D
B
And
I'll
try
to
keep
this
to
a
minute.
I
urge
you
to
support
the
Blossom
Hill
project.
My
name
is
Greg
Kelly
I'm
CEO
of
Catholic
Charities
of
Santa,
Clara
County,
and
in
that
role,
I
am
president
of
the
board
of
charities.
Housing
Development
Corporation.
Our
proposed
development
has
gone
through
extensive
regulatory
review
by
staff
and
meets
all
City
Planning
criteria.
It
helps
the
city
get
closer
to
meeting
its
own
housing
development
goals
by
another
147
units,
and
it
demonstrates
equity
and
inclusion
for
seniors
as
valuable
members
of
our
community.
B
It
protects
vulnerable
seniors
while
alleviating
and
preventing
homelessness,
whereas
a
no
vote
means
allowing
blight
and
neglect
to
affect
the
neighborhood.
A
no
vote
means
49,
seniors
will
remain
homeless
and
96
seniors
will
continue
to
pay
ever
rising
rents,
condemning
them
to
live
out
their
lives
in
poverty.
Please
help
us
build
a
just
and
compassionate
community
vote.
Yes,.
E
D
Good
evening,
commissioners,
my
name
is
David
cranek
I'm
been
a
resident
of
San
Jose
for
over
40
years
district
10
I.
Second,
the
comments
that
Bob
Brownstein
made
earlier
I
would
just
like
to
add.
I
have
confidence
that
Catholic
Charities
of
Santa
Clara
County
will
be
able
to
provide
the
supportive
services
necessary
for
their
senior
tenants
there
to
be
good
neighbors,
regardless
of
the
circumstances
their
special
needs.
They
may
have
I
urge
you
to
approve
this
urgently
made
its
senior
project.
D
Hi
my
name's
Mitch
Menken
I'm,
a
San,
Jose
resident
and
also
a
member
of
Silicon
Valley
at
home,
the
voice
of
affordable
housing
in
Silicon
Valley.
We
have
a
project
endorsement
process
where
we
go
thoroughly
through
the
the
details
of
each
of
these
kinds
of
projects
and
decide
where
not
to
endorse
them.
And
after
a
very
careful
review,
we've
decided
to
endorse
charities,
housing,
affordable
senior
development.
It
meets
all
the
zoning
requirements.
Charities
housing
is
an
extremely
experienced
provider
of
very
low
income,
housing
and
extremely
low
income
housing
in
this
county.
D
We
think
they'll
do
an
excellent
job
of
housing.
These
seniors
we're
currently
in
the
middle
of
our
worst
ever
homelessness
crisis,
and
we
just
certainly
don't
have
enough
affordable
places.
People
who
live
40,
90
homes
will
end
homelessness
for
the
seniors
who
are
on
the
street
right
now,
and
the
other
98
can
save
low-income
seniors
and
me
up
there.
They
lose
the
current
housing.
These
are
our
friends
and
neighbors
they're
our
parents,
our
grandparents
they're,
the
people
that
hold
our
community
together.
They
built
lives
here
and
San
Jose
is
what
it
is
because
of
them.
I
Hi,
my
name
is
Betsy
hammer,
car
I've
lived
in
district
6.
Basically
my
whole
life
and
I'm
here
supporting
this
project.
For
many
reasons
it
solves
it
takes
a
bite
out
of
our
homeless
crisis
and
affordability
is
so
important
to
aging
seniors.
But
another
thing:
that's
really
important
to
aging
seniors
that
I
have
watched.
My
family
suffer
from
is
stimulation
supportive
services,
new
friends,
new
relationships
and
all
those
things
are
built
right
into
this
project.
So
I
urge
you
all
to
vote
YES
and
thank
you
for
your
service.
Thank
you.
R
Hello,
my
name
is
Alok
sure
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
catalyze
SV.
You
received
some
emails
from
some
of
our
members
about
this
project.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
of
them.
We
want
to
praise
charities,
housing
for
being
willing
to
come
to
this
site
and
build
a
wonderful,
affordable
housing
project.
We've
been
supportive
of
many
elements
of
this
project.
One
of
the
ones
we
are
very
grateful
for
is
the
redesign
of
the
plaza
to
make
it
more
open
to
the
community
and
more
friendly.
R
We're
also
grateful
to
the
city
of
San,
Jose,
Department
of
Transportation
and
charities
housing
for
working
to
get
a
crosswalk
on
Blossom
Hill,
to
make
it
more
pedestrian
friendly.
So
folks
can
use
that
light
rail
station,
that's
only
half
a
mile
away,
one
of
the
things
we've
asked
charity
housing
and
we
would
talk
to
you
all
as
plan
commissioners
about
tonight.
Is
we've
asked
charities
housing
to
provide
these
residents
with
transit,
passes
to
cut
down
on
the
need
for
driving
in
cars
and
parking
to
you
further
utilize
the
transit
nearby
and
make
our
environment
better.
R
So
we
asked
the
Planning,
Commission
and
Charities
housing
to
consider
that
as
part
of
this
project
as
a
condition
of
approval,
so
that
we
can
create
the
most
sustainable
place
possible,
I
am
wearing
a
sticker,
that
is
supportive
of
senior
housing
and
one
of
the
best
things
that
you
any
organization
you've
heard
from
tonight
or
a
developer
can
do
to
build
more
housing
that
is
affordable
is
to
build
more
affordable
housing
on
the
sites
that
they
have.
These
are
50-year
decisions,
my
friends
and
those
decisions
matter.
R
There
will
be
nothing
on
this
building
built
for
50
years
after
this
wonderful
project
goes
through.
We've
asked
charities
housing
to
build
an
additional
story
as
part
of
this
project.
They
said
they
could
not,
because
of
community
opposition.
I
have
not
heard
that
opposition
here
tonight,
so
I
do
not
see
a
rationale
for
not
building
even
more
units
as
part
of
this
project.
That's
how
we
solve
affordable
housing
crisis
when
we
ask
developers
to
build
as
many
homes
as
they
can
for
those
who
need
them
the
most.
Thank
you
thank.
E
E
J
Hi
I'm
Brenda,
you
see
thank
you
for
having
me
here
tonight.
I'm
just
gonna,
so
bear
with
me.
Thank
you
for
the
form
I'm
a
20-year
resident
living
a
few
blocks
from
the
Eco
facility
and
a
member
of
San
Jose
action,
a
group
that
formed
to
bridge
the
residents
of
our
various
districts
to
share
information
and
engage
together
on
projects
that
affect
our
communities
and
disenfranchised
members
like
our
senior
population
and
our
homeless,
San
Jose
Action
members
dug
deep
into
this
project
when
it
was
first
proposed
and
have
tracked
it
with
charities
housing.
J
Our
council
representative
and
the
planning
team
leads
for
the
past
two
years
across
this
time.
We've
uncovered
and
highlighted
specific
serious
flaws
in
the
plan
that
actually
threatened
the
proposed
senior
tenant
population
and
surrounding
community
at
each
major
project,
update
in
fact
I'm
speaking
here
tonight
on
behalf
of
over
1,500
caring
local
residents
and
over
80
concerned,
local
business
owners
near
the
site
couldn't
be
here
who
ardently
opposed
this
project
because
we
care
about
our
population,
our
seniors
population
at
homeless,
and
the
details
we
find
troubling
with
this
current
plan
have
not
sufficiently
been
addressed.
J
D
You
could
smile
a
little.
It
increases
your
face
value
there
you
go.
Thank
you,
I'm
I'm,
here
to
respectfully
request
that
you
do
three
things
so
kept
it
very
simple
number
one
charities
housing
is
creating
the
solution.
All
you
need
to
do
is
be
part
of
that
solution.
By
saying
yes,
tonight
number
two
is
to
act
act
in
favor
of
this
project
and
number
three
I
sort
of
given
you
a
hint
there
which
is
approve,
approve
this
project.
My
name
is
Claudine
sippy
Lee
I
am
here
because
I
am
formerly
homeless.
D
You
see
homeless
is
not
a
race,
it's
not
a
disease
all
right.
This
is
the
face
of
what
homelessness
becomes
when
homelessness
ends
up
in
a
home
and
then
become
stabilized
and
overcomes
all
the
issues
that
causes
homelessness.
This
is
what
it
looks
like
in
addition
to
this
I
am
actively
a
lived
experience.
Advisory
board
member
that
is
put
on
by
destination
home
in
Santa,
Clara
County
I
am
a
very
active
in
in
in
Lieb
I.
Also
work
as
a
program
manager
at
City
team
ministries.
D
We
run
homeless,
shelters,
I,
currently
work
with
seniors
that
are
experiencing
homelessness.
Every
single
day
and
I
tell
you
what
hope
is
elusive
for
those
people,
because
it's
so
varied
call
to
house
them.
I
am
also
a
veteran
I
became
homeless
after
I
became
a
veteran
and
I.
Tell
you
what
the
the
struggles
and
the
difficulties
are
very
very
hard
to
overcome.
You
need
agencies
like
destination
home
and
other
partners
that
that
that
I
have
already
spoken
tonight
in
order
to
come
out
of
homelessness.
So
again,
why
is
this
important?
Because
dignity
is
important?
D
F
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
wanted
to
respond
to
the
comments
raised
regarding
first,
the
crosswalk
as
you'll
see
in
the
Cu
P
resolution.
There
is
a
voluntary
condition
on
behalf
of
the
applicant
to
build
a
signalized
crosswalk
across
blossom
Hill.
Should
the
project
have
sufficient
funding
based
on
our
public
works
and
do
tea
staffs
analysis
of
the
project?
It
did
not
warrant
the
requirement
for
the
crosswalk.
However,
charities
housing
would
like
to
be
able
to
to
produce
that
crosswalk.
Should
they
have
the
funding.
However,
it
was
not
required
per
the
analysis
and
I.
F
Think
charities
may
be
able
to
speak
a
little
bit
more
about
the
security
measures.
I
did
outline
them
in
my
staff
report,
but
if
we
want
to
give
them
that
opportunity,
we
did
mention,
there's
24
hours,
security
desk,
there
will
be
cameras
and
they
can
speak
to
that
a
little
bit
more
in
terms
of
their
experience
with
other
other
projects
and,
lastly,.
F
I
think
charities
can
also
speak
to
one
of
the
services
and
programs
that
they
intend
to
have
in
the
site,
which
is
Second,
Harvest
Foodbank
food
distribution.
There
was
a
comment
regarding
the
fact
that
there
were
not
going
to
be
any
meals
prepared
for
the
residents.
This
project
is
intended
for
seniors,
who
are
have
an
independent
living.
They
will
have
kitchens,
they
may
have
live-in
aides,
but
these
are
people
who
they
anticipate
will
be
able
to
support
and
take
care
of
themselves.
F
P
F
Yes,
the
possibility
of
eco
passes
was
discussed
with
the
applicant
and,
if
Manjeet
from
Public
Works
wants
to
chime
in
my
understanding
is
that
the
applicant
felt
its
cost
prohibitive.
It
does
cost
a
lot
of
money
to
provide
eco
passes
to
all
of
the
residents
and
I.
Think
Kathy
may
be
able
to
speak
to
that.
But
if
there's
anything
else,
Manjeet
would
want
to
add.
I
will
give
her
that
opportunity
and.
P
F
Correct
the
applicant
never
said
that
there
was
that
there
were
going
to
be
a
needle
exchange
program
on
site
I.
Think
that
came
from
some
conversations
after
during
the
community
meeting
I
included
that,
as
part
of
my
description
and
I,
think
Kathy
again
can
confirm
that
that's
not
an
intended
use
for
the
ground
floor.
Thank
you.
I.
E
G
Thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak
again.
I
really
I,
think
everyone
who
spoke
this
evening
and
this
with
the
additional
staff
comments,
probably
covered
anything
additional.
That
I
wanted
to
say
and
I
don't
want
to
prolong
the
evening.
I
I
would
just
like
to
reiterate
the
fact
that
we
are.
We
have
designed
the
property
so
that
Second
Harvest
Foodbank
can
bring
their
trucks
in
they'll.
E
T
Thanks
for
being
here
tonight
really
quickly,
if
you
could,
it's
already
been
addressed
a
bit,
but
if
you
could
comment
really
quickly
and
maybe
expand
a
bit
on
why
you
weren't
able
to
include
the
condition
of
our
in
the
TDM,
the
transit
passes,
even
on
a
voluntary
basis.
If
residents
came
to
you
asking
for
them
as
opposed
to
a
plot
supplying
them
to
everyone,
could
you
speak
a
little
bit
to
that
in
terms
of
the
cost
of
the
overall
project?
How
that
factors.
G
We
did
discuss
that
and
we,
the
because
of
the
location
of
the
project
being
both
adjacent
to
lots
of
great
bus,
transportation
and
light
rail.
The
annual
pass
per
for
each
of
our
residents
would
be
about
125
dollars
a
year
this
year,
starting
now,
but
could
go
up
at
as
as
Costco
go
up
and
which
results
in
probably
and-
and
it
has
to,
if
you
offer
to
one
it
has
to
be
available
to
everyone.
So
the
cost
is
somewhere
around
$30,000
a
year
for
transit
passes.
We
would
love
to
be
able
to
do
that.
G
G
We've
got
lots
of
other
opportunities
and
enhancements
that
we're
going
to
be
providing
at
the
development
to
try
to
both
limit
the
cars
that
come
in
and
out
of
the
site
and
provide
transit
for
people
who
need
to
get
around
and
and
may
not
have
their
own
cars,
which
is
really
the
case
with
a
lot
of
seniors
these
days.
Thank.
T
You
I
really
appreciate
that
and
think
I
also
want
to
point
out
that
you
are
agreeing
to
I
think
six
different
strategies
under
their
current
TDM
policy,
so
thing
which
include
a
public
transportation
coordinator
on
site
for
folks
with
special
needs.
So
thank
you
for
doing
that.
I
would
ask
that
you
consider
or
continue
consider
we.
K
T
Go
pass
option
I,
understand
completely
how
financing
works
on
these
projects,
because
I've
talked
to
a
lot
of
nonprofit
developers,
and
that
leads
me
to
my
second
question
for
you
or
maybe
it's
it's
more
of
a
request.
Could
you
address
the
concern
that
was
raised
by
the
folks
from
catalysed
s,
ehre,
guarding
the
number
of
units
and
the
decision,
the
decisions
you
made
to
on
the
scale
of
the
project
one
way
or
the
other
and
how
that
was
influenced,
whether
I'm
guessing
it
was
not
entirely
community
influenced
and
there
was
a
financial
factor.
G
There
are,
you
know,
there
are
realities
that
we
face
when
we
go
into
the
community
about
what
will
be
acceptable
and
and
we're
always
trying
to
balance
the
being
a
good
neighbor
to
everyone
and
building
something
that
they
feel
fits
within
their
neighborhood
and
maximizing
the
the
site
as
much
as
we
can.
So
we
felt
like
we
had
made
a
commitment
to
the
community
on
the
number
of
units
we
would
build
and
the
parking
that
we
would
provide
and
when
catalyzed
asked
us
to
consider
adding
more
units.
I.
G
D
G
T
Definitely
respect
that
commitment
and
I
understand
that
the
time
it
takes
to
develop
these
projects
is
to
get
the
financing
in
the
first
place
or
such
that
if
we
were
to,
for
whatever
reason,
vote
to
demand
that
you
add
another
floor
to
the
building
tonight.
We're
looking
at
you
know
another
year,
maybe
more
of
delay,
and
that
could
lead
to
delays
and
financing,
and
it
could
mean
that
nothing
gets
built
on
the
site.
I
just
want
to
make
that
abundantly
clear.
It's
not
that
I'm
not
for
more
housing.
T
I
think
we
should
maximize
every
single
site,
but
it
is.
It
is
a
negotiation
not
just
with
their
community,
but
with
your
own
yourselves
with
your
financers
with
everyone.
That's
involved
in
the
project
and
I
I
applaud
you
for
taking
on
these
kind
of
projects,
and
it's
it's
refreshing
to
hear
the
amount
of
support
that
you've
received
tonight
for
it.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
that's
all
my
questions,
for
you
know
Kathy.
Thank
you
have
a
great.
E
S
You,
chair
staff,
you
know
we
have
a
general
plan.
We
have
comments
made
by
council
members
comments
made
by
planning
commissioners
and
they're
pretty
consistent
on
maximizing
density
and
every
single
parcel.
Last
week,
or
two
weeks
ago,
we
had
a
residential
to
residential,
where
we
basically
went
from
a
hundred
units
to
seven
hundred
units
on
one
parcel
on
off
of
Winchester,
in
this
case,
we're
converting
a
supposed
to
be
a
commercial
land
job
land
to
this
development,
and
each
of
those
parcels
are
really
precious.
S
And
so,
in
this
conversation,
when
you
have
with
applicants,
because
when
it
comes
to
the
Commission,
it's
too
late
and
we're
just
sort
of
blessing,
it
doesn't
mitt
with
meat
within
the
guidelines.
But
is
there
that
is
the
staff
talk
to
applicants
about?
You
know
we're
trying
to
meet
some
goals,
and
you
really
should
be
pushing
for
the
maximum
density.
Are
those
conversations
happening
with
applicants.
F
Thank
You
Commissioner
I
am
the
second
planner
on
this
project,
but
I
believe
that
the
original
planner
did
have
that
conversation
with
the
applicant.
The
site
that
currently
exists
is
32,000
square
feet,
so
I
think
in
an
ideal
world,
maybe
the
Planning,
Commission
and
City
Council
would
want
to
see
32
or
more
thousand
square
feet
replaced,
but.
F
S
Because
this
was
stated
once
you
build
residential,
it's
gonna
be
there
for
50
years
lost
opportunity
is
stant
as
planning
staff
pushing
when
these
applications
come
in
to
go
for
the
maximum
height
the
maximum
density.
Usually
the
state
density
bonus
laws,
I
see
it's
used
for
parking
here,
but
usually
it's
in
other
communities
use
it
to
get
even
more
units
in
that's
allowed
by
the
general
plan.
Yeah.
F
In
this
case,
with
it
being
neighborhood
community
commercial,
designation,
we're
looking
at
and
at
the
FA
are,
and
with
NCC
sites,
you
can
go
up
to
3.5.
Fa
are
the
the
project,
doesn't
does
not
go
at
that
or
above
that
requirement,
but
with
urban
villages
we
we
do
have
I
think
a
goal:
a
minimum
right
now
of
55
drawing
units
to
the
acre
for
residential
projects.
I,
don't
know
whether
we
asked
for
more
housing
on
this
site
again.
F
I
think
we're
cognizant
of
the
finance
the
financing
of
these
projects,
and
you
know
we
would
I
think
want
to
see
maybe
five
hundred
units
on
a
certain
parcel.
But
we
understand
that
there's
there's
there's
a
budget
and
there's
probably
you
know
considerations
for
the
applicant
of
why
they
want
to
go
that
that
height,
but
we
we
are
sort
of
our
the
way
we
work
right
now
is
$55
units
to
the
acre,
but
I
believe
we're
pushing,
and
we
want
to
incorporate
language
in
the
general
plan
that
talks
about
a
higher
dwelling
unit
per
acre.
S
Okay,
thank
you
and
I.
Don't
know
if
there's
a
comment
from
the
more
senior
planning
official
here,
that's
on
the
Dyess
just
wanna
again,
just
one
I'm
supporting
the
project
obviously
made.
The
motion
want
to
see
this
get
happen,
but
it's
also,
you
know
these
opportunities
are
so
far
and
few
behind
is
from
your
perspective,
in
your
management
level.
Is
that
getting
you
know
to
talk
to
on
applicants
that
they
really
need
to
go
for
the
maximum
density?
Well,.
S
Yeah,
you
know
I
I,
just
think
it's
a
lost
opportunity,
I'm
still,
obviously
supporting
the
project,
but
you
know
30
to
35.
Community
meetings
is
ridiculous.
It's
way
too
much
burden
on
an
applicant.
You
need
to
have
a
few
meetings
just
with
professional
planning
staff
or
planning
staff.
You
know
really
talks
to
the
community
and
says
this
is
the
general
plan,
these
goals
of
your
city-
and
you
know,
if
you
don't
just
to
explain
that
to
residents,
because
the
constant
opposition
to
this
type
of
infill
housing
is
difficult.
S
S
We're
just
you
know
we're
constrained
to
what
we
can
do
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that,
a
year
from
now,
when
another
application
comes
forward,
that
that
discussion
was
had
with
the
applicant
to
always
push
for
maximum
density
I,
don't
you
know,
I
appreciate
all
the
work.
The
staff
does.
I
just
want
to
get
things
earlier
in
the
process,
so
we
can
get
more
units
out
of
it.
Thank
you.
Thank.
S
D
B
Thank
you
for
recognition,
I
up
the
reason
I
had
second
emotion
is
you
know
earlier
during
public
comment.
There
was
a
quote
given
from
a
former
planning
commissioner
and
started
with
the
the
world
has
changed.
I
think
we
can
all
agree.
It
has.
On
the
one
hand,
we
are
living
in
the
epicenter
of
the
strongest
economy,
the
fifth
largest
economy
in
the
world.
B
The
downside
of
that
is
that
there
are
people
who
are,
unfortunately
in
need
of
housing
and
I
think
that
tonight,
in
in
supporting
this
project,
we
take
a
very
big
step
in
help.
You
alleviate
that
a
little
bit
the
reality
is
every
section
of
the
city
is
going
to
have
to
really
carry
its
fair
share
of
this
type
of
housing.
If
we
are
truly
to
get
ourselves
out
of
the
current
situation
that
we're
in
right
now
and
as
the
tenth
largest
city
in
the
nation,
I
think
we
can
and
must
do
better.
B
For
that
reason,
I
am
supporting
this
project.
On
a
personal
note,
my
grandmother
lived
in
affordable
housing
as
a
senior
before
she
lived
with
me
towards
the
end
of
her
life.
I
can
assure
you
that
the
only
crime
that
was
being
committed
at
that
time
was
either.
She
was
feeding
me
too
much
or
or
or
or
my
alibi
for
when
I
said
to
my
parents
that
I
was
going
to
her
place.
B
I
know
what
these
places
are
like
know
what
opens
their
like
in
any
situation,
whether
it's
Beverly,
Hills,
90210
or
or
an
affordable
housing
project,
there's
a
mix
of
everyone,
some
good,
some
okay
and
some
that
make
mistakes.
But
in
my
mind
this
is
a
winning
project
for
the
city,
a
model
for
what
needs
to
happen.
If
we
are
truly
committed
to
the
idea
that
the
city
is
going
to
tackle
this
problem.
For
so,
for
that
reason,
I
Commissioner
Oliveros
motion
and
supporting
this
project
and
unequivocally
I'm
behind
you.
T
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
First
I,
just
wanna
I'm
supporting
the
motion
on
the
floor.
I
want
to
first
thank
every
single
person
who
came
whether
he
came
to
speak
or
you
came
just
to
attend
the
meeting
tonight.
You
took
time
out
of
your
lives
to
be
here:
you're
not
getting
paid
to
be
here.
Not
that
we
are,
we
get
a
nice
little
stipend,
but
we
don't
get
paid.
T
The
big
bucks
to
be
here
and
I
really
appreciate
everyone
for
being
here,
whether
you
support
or
oppose
the
project,
I
want
to
shout
out
Robin
if
she's
still
here,
she
thanked
us
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
It's
your
building,
Robin,
it's
our
building,
so
you
were
welcome
here
any
time
and
anyone
is
welcome
here,
any
time
to
come
and
speak
or
to
address
the
Commissioner
or
the
council.
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Murray
and
your
six
kids,
that's
amazing,
my
mom
would
say:
there's
a
special
place
in
heaven.
T
T
One
I
would
echo
what
the
gentleman
from
Kara
said
that
it
really
does
make
a
lot
of
sense
to
say
that
you're
worried
about
on
house
people
coming
to
your
neighborhood
to
be
housed,
and
it
doesn't
seem
to
jive
with
me.
So,
if
you're
worried
about
on
house
people
doing
whatever
you
think
they're
gonna
be
doing
giving
them
a
house
seems
to
be
the
solution
and
not
the
problem.
T
So
just
wanted
to
point
that
out
and
if
you
are
going
to
submit
a
petition
to
the
Commission,
we
did
receive
them
and
we
I
do
read
every
single
thing:
I
get
I
promise
and
I
do
respond
to
as
many
as
I
can
we
received
more
than
I
would
guess
at
least
100,
if
not
200
emails
on
this
subject
in
letters,
if
you're
gonna
submit
a
petition,
I
would
suggest
saving
paper
and
including
more
than
three
signatures
per
sheet,
just
a
suggestion.
Maybe
10
12.
T
My
growing
family
I'm
also
really
lucky
that
my
grandparents
were
did
well
enough
to
be
able
to
afford
a
home
near
Lincoln,
High,
School,
Rose,
Garden
adjacent
I
like
to
call
it
in
the
60s
that
I
was
able
to
inherit
at
least
half
of
and
now
live
with,
my
wife
who
works
in
public
service
I
work
in
the
nonprofit
sector.
We
don't
make
a
lot
of
money
and
we
certainly
wouldn't
be
able
to
afford
to
live
here.
T
I
do
want
to
really
quickly
say
that
it's
I,
really
thank
staff
rank
1
for
all
of
your
hard
work
on
this
and
everyone
from
charities
and
everyone
else.
Who's
worked
on
it,
but
I
and
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
including
the
notes
about
the
studies
that
have
shown
that
property
values,
crime
right.
There's,
no,
there's
no
negative
impact
to
these
things.
When
you're
building
housing
for
people
no
matter
who's
going
into
the
housing,
it's
always
want
to
improve
things.
It's
always
going
to
raise
your
property
values.
T
However,
it's
incredibly
discouraging
that
we
even
have
to
have
that
point
raised
in
a
staff
report.
That's
common
sense
and
I
apologize
to
anyone
who's
offended
by
that.
But
if
you
sincerely
think
that
this
kind
of
a
project
is
going
to
increase
crime
and
increase
blight
and
increase
problems
in
your
neighborhood,
you
need
to
look
in
the
mirror.
Take
a
serious
and
seriously
question
your
values
seriously.
T
Sorry,
it
does
not
meet
the
common-sense
standard
and
it's
funny
how
common
sense
is
the
most
rare
of
all
the
senses,
these
days
Society
and
we
define
ourselves
as
someone
the
speaker
so
eloquently
said,
we
define
ourselves
by
how
we
treat
our
most
vulnerable
and
to
me,
that's
our
seniors
and
our
children
and
we're
failing
both
of
them
right
now.
So
at
least
this
project
can
do
to
take
one
step
towards
solving,
not
solving
the
problem,
but
at
least
addressing
the
problem
that
we're
facing
so
I'm
really
excited
to
support
it
tonight.
T
I
hope
my
commissioners
unanimously
supported,
except
for
Commissioner
Ballard,
who
had
to
recuse
herself
and
I,
will
point
out
that
that
I
also
will
echo
her
sentiment
that
I
work
for
a
nonprofit
agency,
I'm
contracting
with
a
nonprofit
agency
that
has
member
nonprofit
organizations,
including
charities,
housing,
I'm,
not
getting
paid
or
docked
a
dollar
on
my
pay.
Whether
or
not
this
motion
passes
tonight.
I
want
to
point
that
out.
T
P
P
That's
not
a
coincidence.
I
think
that
the
project
proponents
did
a
great
deal
about
reach
in
order
to
bring
forward
a
project
that
satisfies
a
large
component
of
the
of
the
community
and
we're
grateful
for
that
outreach
that
the
work
that
was
done
to
make
the
project
acceptable
to
the
neighborhood
regarding
the
issues
related
to
density
and
what's
the
minimum
and
why
it
isn't
it
higher
I
think
we're
going
to
see
some
changes
in
the
future.
Just
based
on
the
state
legislation.
P
Staff
has
mentioned
in
other
conversations
that
a
lot
of
the
things
that
were
taken
into
account
in
some
of
our
soft
general
plan
policies
that
we
won't
be
allowed
to
depend
on
or
I
use
to
reduce
densities.
In
the
future.
We
are
going
to
be
maximizing,
dense
densities,
much
more
and
for
San
Jose.
Frankly,
I
don't
think
it's
going
to
make
as
big
an
impact
as
it's
going
to
be
elsewhere,
because
San
Jose
has
been
building
more
affordable
housing
than
anybody
else
in
this
part
of
the
world
for
a
long
time.
P
But
this
may
be
the
kick
in
the
butt
we
need
to
raise
the
ante.
Hopefully
we'll
do
it
well.
Architectural
is
sensitive
to
the
neighborhoods
and
in
a
fashion,
that
is
a
positive
asset
for
the
city
in
the
future.
We're
going
to
be
more
urban
because
that's
the
way
the
bus
is
going
and
I'm
grateful
that
this
project
is
dragging
along
some
of
us
old
people
that
aren't
going
to
have
a
whole
lot
of
buses
available
to
us
and
I'm
I'm
grateful
that
Charities
is
involved
in
this
business.
L
I'm
going
to
be
supporting
the
motion
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
all
the
folks
who
have
come
out
to
speak
both
for
and
against
this
project.
I
really
specifically
found
the
comments
from
the
formerly
homeless
folks
impactful,
and
appreciate
their
sharing
their
stories
with
us
as
a
child.
I
used
to
go
with
my
mother
to
homeless,
shelters
and
she
would
I
was
too
young
to
help
actually
volunteer
and
so
I
would
sit
and
chat
with
folks
I.
L
They
no
longer
are
that
unknown,
they're,
just
another
neighbor
and
so
I
also
really
wanted
to
thank
charities
housing
for
listening
to
the
community
for
doing
all
that
they
could
to
address
the
needs
again.
I
echo
all
of
the
comments
that
the
commissioners
have
said
previously,
both
on
the
density
issues
on
the
transit
issues.
L
You
approve
this
because
we
really
need
more
opportunities
like
this
I
don't
want
to
have
to
leave
in
order
to
stay
here
so
I'll
be
supporting
this
motion
and
I
think
all
of
you
for
coming
here
tonight
and
for
all
the
work
of
the
staff
and
all
the
work
of
the
developers
and
the
community
to
make
this
happen.
So
thank
you
so.
E
My
comments
are
going
to
be
basically
redundant
of
the
vast
majority
of
the
comments
that
are
stated
here
today,
as
well
as
my
fellow
commissioners
I
think,
because
this
project
is
providing
home
homes
for
the
homeless,
by
definition,
it's
not
adding
to
the
homeless
problem
and
what
I
was
struck
and,
in
particular,
from
the
comments
of
as
a
Mora,
formerly
homeless,
individuals.
But
that
homelessness
is
simply
a
description
of
a
situation.
E
So
with
that,
I
am
wholeheartedly
supporting
the
project
and
I
was
also
very
pleased
to
see
that
it
I
think
it's
a
really
attractive
building
and
that
it
is
I'm
going
to
very
much
improve
the
aesthetic
of
the
neighborhood
and
I
would
love
to
see
some
great
design
in
San,
Jose
and
I.
Think
this
project
does
that
and
provides
this
great
benefit
to
our
community.
So
I
will
be
supporting
the
project
as
well.
So
I
think
it's
time
for
a
vote,
not
that
that
seems
to
be
a
very
exciting
vote,
but.
E
E
D
Were
no
items
on
land
use,
but
what
may
interest
you
will
be
the
North
San
Jose,
which
is
the
amendments
to
the
no
San
Jose
area
policies.
City
Council
has
acted
staffs
report
on
the
status
and
director
staff
to
come
back
early
next
year
with
an
approach
to
compliant
with
sequa
and
also
the
new
state
legislation
for
housing.