LRC 07-18-2022
Item No. 2
Funding Request Process
Written Communications
Senator
Cortese’s
District
Budget
Items
$5,000,000 for Martial Cottle Park
Improvements
$5,000,000 toward Integrated Data
for Student Mental Health Support
$2,200,000 for the Eastside
Education Initiative
$2,000,000 for the Santa Clara
County Youth Climate Initiative
Budget
Process
Governor’s Proposed Budget
Budget Bill in Legislature
Budget Subcommittee Review
Governor’s May Revise
Budget Conference Committee
Governor Signs Budget
From: Liang Chao
To: City Clerk
Cc: Astrid Robles
Subject: Fw: Request Letters
Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022 7:39:39 PM
Attachments: Cupertino Budget Request 2022 - Improve Fiber Network.pdf Cupertino Budget Request 2022 - McClellan Road Bridge.pdf Assemblymember Evan Low Letter of Support Jollyman Park.pdf Please enter this into the written communication for the 7/18 LRC meeting for agenda item #2 funding request process.
See attached for the three buget request letters from the City of Cupertino to Assembly Member Evan Low: $9M for fiber network, $7.5M for McClellan Road Bridge, and $1M for allinclusive playground at Jollyman Park.
Liang Chao
Vice Mayor
City Council
[email protected]
408-777-3192
From: Ahrens, Patrick <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 3:12 PM
To: Liang Chao <[email protected]>
Subject: Request Letters
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Hi Liang,
Per your request, please see attached!
Thanks,
Patrick
Patrick Ahrens (He/Him/His)
District Director
Office of Assemblymember Evan Low
20111 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 220
Cupertino, California 95014
P: (408) 446-2810 | F: (408) 446-2815
March 17, 2022
The Honorable Evan Low
California State Assemblymember, 28th District
Member 10th and O Street Offices, Suite 6110
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: Budget Request to Improve the Connectivity and Resiliency of Cupertino’s Fiber Network - $9 Million
Dear Assemblymember Low,
I am writing to respectfully request your assistance in securing a one-time budget allocation of $9 million to support the City of Cupertino’s efforts to improve the connectivity and resiliency of the City’s fiber network that was built in 2008.
This funding would allow connection of additional buildings and major traffic signals, enable public Wi-Fi, create necessary redundancy for core paths to critical facilities, and connect additional emergency sites such as the City’s ARKs, fire stations, and mass care and shelter sites.
Improving the City’s fiber network will help to address communications resiliency for the City and the public especially during emergency events. The vulnerability of commercial communication networks has been highlighted during events such as public safety power shutoffs (PSPS). The COVID-19 pandemic has also underscored the criticality of broadband.
While broadband is an option for all residents, the City could expand its fiber network to create an additional safety net of broadband.
In addition, a connected and resilient fiber network provides the underpinning of future Smart City infrastructure. While many of these services require wireless connectivity, fiber will be necessary as the backbone to connect the wireless components, as well as to connect to the cloud and back-office components.
Sincerely,
Jim Throop
City Manager
City of Cupertino
March 17, 2022
The Honorable Evan Low
California State Assemblymember, 28th District
Member 10th and O Street Offices, Suite 6110
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Budget Request to Reconstruct McClellan Road Bridge - $7.5 Million Dear Assemblymember Low:
I am writing to respectfully request your assistance in securing a one-time budget allocation of $7.5 million to support the City of Cupertino’s efforts to reconstruct the McClellan Road Bridge (Bridge) over Stevens Creek, to enhance public safety and resiliency in the event of an emergency.
The Bridge was constructed in 1920 (over 100 years ago), has a very low sufficiency rating (46.5), has numerous deficiencies as stated in the latest Caltrans bridge inspection report, and is nearing the end of its useful life.
The Bridge is situated along one of Cupertino’s main collector streets and is one of only three east-west connections over Stevens Creek within the City’s jurisdiction. The nearest east-west connection is the Stevens Creek Boulevard bridge, which is situated approximately one mile to the north, was also constructed in 1920’s, and is also in need of replacement. The City is currently attempting to acquire funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to replace the Stevens Creek Boulevard bridge.
Due to the age of this infrastructure, its importance for connectivity within the City, concerns over recent bridge collapses (notably the bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, PA), and the environmental sensitivity of Stevens Creek due to it hosting population of the federally threatened steelhead, the City would like to acquire funding to replace the bridge before a catastrophe strikes.
The USGS currently predicts a more than 50% chance of a magnitude 7 earthquake in the next 30 years. For comparison, the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was measured at magnitude 6.9, and caused widespread damage throughout the Bay Area. Since the Bridge was constructed in 1920, many years prior to the current building codes that govern structures and seismic design, the City is concerned the bridge would not withstand a major event. The loss of the Bridge during a catastrophe would restrict and limit emergency access within the City, eliminate one potential evacuation route for residents in the area, and would cause significant environmental damage to the sensitive Stevens Creek habitat.
As mentioned above, the replacement of this bridge is a high priority to ensure public safety, emergency access, environmental conservation, and community resiliency in the face of a catastrophic event. The City of Cupertino appreciates your consideration of a one-time budget appropriation of $7.5 million to facilitate the replacement of the McClellan Road Bridge. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Jim Throop
City Manager
City of Cupertino
April 20, 2022
The Honorable Evan Low
Assemblymember, 28th District
State Capitol, Room 4126
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Support for All-Inclusive Playground at Jollyman Park, Cupertino, CA Dear Assemblymember Low:
I am writing to respectfully request your assistance in securing a one-time budget allocation of $1 million to support the City of Cupertino’s efforts to construct an allinclusive playground at Jollyman Public Park, to enhance inclusivity for individuals of all ages and abilities. The playground will support recreation and social interaction for people with autism, sensory challenges, cognitive, developmental, and physical disabilities, as well as those without special needs.
Cupertino is a community committed to inclusivity yet lacks playground resources for those with disabilities. Jollyman Park is situated in an ideal location to provide access in direct proximity to residents in Cupertino, San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Saratoga. Additionally, inclusive playgrounds are often destinations for those who use and need them, and Jollyman Park has convenient access from Highway 85 and Interstate 280 that can make it a regional destination. The City of Cupertino has allocated $1.2 M to the project, and the project is also partially funded through a grant from Santa Clara County, demonstrating solid multi-jurisdictional support. The addition of State funding will guarantee full construction of the project and demonstrate a collaborative partnership of success by local, County, and State governments.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Chad Mosley
Assistant Director of Public Works/City Engineer
cc: Jim Throop, Cupertino City Manager
Evelyn Moran, CIP Project Manager
From: Liang Chao
To: City Clerk
Cc: Astrid Robles
Subject: Written Communication for the 7/18 LRC meeting - memos about district budget requests Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022 7:34:31 PM
Attachments: Ltr to Senators 2022-23 Budget Requests.pdf Asm Memo on Budget Letters 2022 (1).pdf
See attached for memos about district budget requests for both the Senator and the Assembly.
Liang Chao
Vice Mayor
City Council
[email protected]
408-777-3192
From: Sreekrishnan, Tara <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:03 PM
To: Liang Chao
Subject: Re: Request Letters
Hello!
We actually haven't been sending out a notice to different agencies/cities that there is a funding opportunity. But agencies, of course, do reach out to us.
Also, we aren't allowed to submit District Budget Requests each year; it is only when the budget allows, like this year and last year with the surplus. The process changes each year. I am happy to chat with you further over the phone about this in case you are interested? I thought you would find interesting the attached two memos with more information about the District Budget Requests for the Senate and Assembly.
Here is more information about Senator Cortese's approved District Budget Requests for this year's budget: https://sd15.senate.ca.gov/news/senator-cortese-secures-local-investmentsstate-budget-14-million Thank you,
Tara
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
JIM NIELSEN, VICE CHAIR
ANNA M. CABALLERO
DAVE CORTESE
BRIAN DAHLE
MARIA ELENA DURAZO
SUSAN TALAMANTES EGGMAN
SHANNON GROVE
SYDNEY KAMLAGER
JOHN LAIRD
MIKE MCGUIRE
MELISSA A. MELENDEZ
DAVE MIN
JOSH NEWMAN
ROSILICIE OCHOA BOGH
DR. RICHARD PAN
RICHARD D. ROTH
HENRY I. STERN
BOB WIECKOWSKI
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING – ROOM 502
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
Nancy Skinner, Chair
STAFF DIRECTOR
JOE STEPHENSHAW
DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR
ELISA WYNNE
CONSULTANTS
NORA BRACKBILL
CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS
JAMES HACKER
ANITA LEE
SCOTT OGUS
RENITA POLK
JOANNE ROY
YONG SALAS
COMMITTEE SECRETARY
SANDY PEREZ
COMMITTEE ASSISTANT
SAMUEL LANCHESTER
(916) 651-4103
FAX (916) 668-7004
February 11, 2022
Dear Senate Offices:
As we begin our review of the Governor’s 2022-23 Budget proposal and identifying Senate budget priorities, I write now to alert your office to the process we will follow for members to submit district specific budget requests, as well as input on statewide priorities.
This year, we anticipate constraints on budget hearings and other processes, so we are asking Senators with district specific budget requests to submit a letter to the Committee by April 15, 2022.
We ask that, for these district specific priorities, Senators prepare a single letter (as described below) describing no more than four district requests, and listing those requests in priority order. Additionally, the Committee asks that Member letters be submitted in electronic format.
Committee staff will summarize all letters received and brief the Chair, Subcommittee Chairs and Pro Tem. Only letters on letterhead from a current Senator will be considered. No “California Legislature” sign-on letters or letters from external parties will be included in the summary. While the Committee will accept letters after April 15, any letter received after that date cannot be assured to be included in the summary provided to the Chairs and Pro Tem.
In preparing the single letter that includes no more than four district requests listed in priority order you should also include background that provides the specific information outlined in Attachment I. Additionally, keep in mind that district specific priorities should be one-time in nature and should not require any statutory changes.
Lastly, Senators and official caucuses may submit letters on statewide priorities. While these requests are not limited to four, keep in mind that the ability to include costly, ongoing statewide requests is limited.
2 Please note limitations on Subcommittee hearing logistics means that Member and advocate presentations in Subcommittee may not be possible this year.
To submit a letter and accompanying documents, please send electronic copies to Sandy Perez ([email protected]), Joe Stephenshaw
([email protected]), Chris Woods ([email protected]), and the appropriate Budget Committee Consultant.
If you have any questions about Member letters, please contact Joe Stephenshaw by email or at (916) 651-4103.
Thank you for your attention.
Nancy Skinner
Chair, Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee
Attachment I
For the district specific budget requests that you submit, please include a separate attachment for each containing the following information:
Name (Senator, Senate Committee, or official Caucus)
Staff contact
Title of the proposal
Dollar amount of the proposal for the 2022-23 fiscal year Dollar amount ongoing (if any)
Source of funds (General Fund, Proposition 98, Special Fund) Related policy bill(s)
Entity to receive the funds (e.g.: city, county, school district, non-profit, state agency) Name and contact information of a representative for the entity to receive the funds No more than a 250-word proposal summary
To: Members of the Assembly
From: Phil Ting, Chair
Date: January 27, 2022
Re: 2022 Budget Letters
Last year, the Assembly Budget Committee received over 1,000 priority letters from Members for various budget priorities, which shaped the over 350 items that were included in the 2021 budget.
Learning from that experience, the committee plans a more structured approach this year for both statewide budget policy letters and district budget requests.
Statewide Budget Policy Letters
Budget subcommittees discuss statewide policy proposals, as well as oversight of the executive departments’ administration of statewide programs. Letters from Assemblymembers, caucuses, and other Assembly committees on these topics shape the discussion and priorities of the budget subcommittees. Such letters typically should be addressed to the appropriate subcommittee chair.
The committee also tracks these letters for the Speaker and the Chair of the Budget Committee.
The Budget Committee does not track, forward, or process letters that are not on an Assemblymember’s letterhead, including letters on generic “California Legislature” or Senate office letterhead, even if signed by an Assemblymember. The committee, however, does accept letters on the letterhead of an established legislative caucus.
Statewide budget policy letters are welcomed by subcommittees prior to April 1, 2022.
District Budget Requests
The Budget Committee will ask each Assemblymember to submit a letter by April 29, 2022 to articulate their district priorities. In this April letter, Members will be asked to identify and prioritize a limited number of one-time requests, typically district-specific projects. These requests do not necessarily need to be in the district but should have no ongoing expectation of state support. Any request to provide funding to a non-governmental entity will need to have a financial intermediary, typically a local government, to oversee the expenditure. Requests in the districtspecific process cannot include trailer bills or funding for a bill in the policy process.
In February, the committee will provide offices with more specific instructions and a template for this purpose. These instructions will be informed by revenue and expenditures trends over the next two months, which will help shape expectations for the scope of district requests.
Logistics and Questions
Marco Rodriguez at [email protected] will be tracking letters for the Committee.
Please ensure he is copied on any letter you send to make sure your request is not misplaced and that your letter includes a contact for your office. If you have any questions regarding letters or this process, please contact Christian Griffith at [email protected].
From: Liang Chao
To: City Clerk
Cc: Astrid Robles
Subject: Written Communication for 7/18 LRC meeting - City"s request letter to Cortese"s office Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022 7:29:32 PM
Attachments: Cortese letter 5-11-22_encrypted_.pdf
Please enter this as written communication to the 7/18 LRC meeting.
Thanks.
Liang Chao
Vice Mayor
City Council
[email protected]
408-777-3192
From: Sreekrishnan, Tara <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 12:34 PM
To: Liang Chao <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Request Letters
Hello Vice Mayor Chao,
I have confirmed that the attached is the only budget request letter we have received from the City of Cupertino (we had a meeting with City staff and explained that this came in after our deadline).
Thank you,
Tara
Liang
Liang Chao
Vice Mayor
City Council
[email protected]
408-777-3192
From: Sreekrishnan, Tara <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:03 PM
To: Liang Chao
Subject: Re: Request Letters
Hello!
We actually haven't been sending out a notice to different agencies/cities that there is a funding opportunity. But agencies, of course, do reach out to us.
Also, we aren't allowed to submit District Budget Requests each year; it is only when the budget allows, like this year and last year with the surplus. The process changes each year. I am happy to chat with you further over the phone about this in case you are interested? I thought you would find interesting the attached two memos with more information about the District Budget Requests for the Senate and Assembly.
Here is more information about Senator Cortese's approved District Budget Requests for this year's budget: https://sd15.senate.ca.gov/news/senator-cortese-secures-local-investmentsstate-budget-14-million Thank you,
Tara
From: Liang Chao <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2022 9:50:02 AM
To: Sreekrishnan, Tara
Subject: Re: Request Letters
Thanks, much!
For my understanding of the process, your office will normally send a letter to each city for funding requests with a deadline, right?
Could you send me the letter from your office too so I know what such a letter says? Thanks.
Liang
Liang Chao
Vice Mayor
City Council
[email protected]
408-777-3192
From: Sreekrishnan, Tara <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 11:59 PM
To: Liang Chao
Subject: Re: Request Letters
Hello Councilmember Chao,
How are you?
I am out of the office tomorrow and Friday, so I will get back to you next week after doing a full review, but here is one letter attached. I believe this may be the only request our Office received, but let me check further. I will note that the attached request was submitted after our District Budget Request deadline and thus we could not submit it as one of our District Budget Requests.
Thank you,
Tara
From: Liang Chao <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 11:11 PM
To: Sreekrishnan, Tara
Subject: Fwd: Request Letters
Tara,
We are trying to find out what funding requests the City of Cupertino has sent to our legislators this year and in the past three years.
Enclosed is three funding requests from Cupertino to the Assembly Member Evan Low, for your reference.
Thanks,
Liang
Liang Chao
Vice Mayor
City Council
[email protected]
408-777-3192
May 11, 2022
The Honorable Dave Cortese
1021 O Street
Suite 6640
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: Funding request for Via-Cupertino micro-transit service expansion to serve the cities of Cupertino, Santa Clara, and San José
Dear Senator Cortese,
Thank you for your tireless service for our community, and your continued commitment to social justice and climate change leadership. On April 28, 2022, the Senate unveiled the second phase of the Senate Budget Plan: Putting Wealth to Work, with a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 that includes an updated surplus of $ 68 billion. With this surplus, California seeks to support those who need it most, in large part by improving transportation options and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and by prioritizing important projects that can be implemented with one-time investments, rather than ongoing state spending.
The City of Cupertino seeks to expand transit options for the South Bay community in a safe, affordable, and efficient manner and simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion within the region.
The Via-Cupertino (www.cupertino.org/shuttle) service is an on-demand transit program that launched in 2019 and provides shared rides anywhere in Cupertino and beyond. The service also serves the Sunnyvale Caltrain station, Rancho San Antonio Open Space preserve, and Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara. The program is funded entirely by the City of Cupertino and riders pay a low fare of $4, with a $2 discounted fare available for seniors, students, low-income and disabled riders. This service has helped to move over 18,000 individuals, most of whom were traveling to Sunnyvale Caltrain. The majority responded in surveys that theywouldhave driven alone if not forVia-Cupertino’s service.
The survey also showed that most passengers were not using public transit before riding Via-Cupertino.
There is an opportunity now to expand the service into San José and Santa Clara. This larger zone will bring even more connections for commuters, disadvantaged populations, and new rail connections such as Amtrak, and ACE (Altamont Corridor Express) train.
Mountain View Caltrain will be added to the network as well. On behalf of the City of Cupertino, I am writing to request a $2.6 million state budget appropriation to enable the expansion and electrification of Via-Cupertino. This one-time $2.6M investment would increase the Via-Cupertino service boundary from 12 square miles to a regional service of 29 square miles and, as a result, would make the Via-Cupertino service available to an additional 100,000 residents, helping to ensure that California’s priority populations have access to affordable public transit, whileprogressing towards a zero emissions future and improving safety. If the appropriation is granted, the funds would enable the replacement of all existing vehicles with electric vehicles, it would support the continued operation in Cupertino and allow for targeted expansions into areas currently unserved with a focus on expanding in disadvantaged communities.
As Cupertino’s local State Assemblymember, we respectfully request your support for the City’ s request to receive one-time funding from the budget to help make it feasible for the City of Cupertino to expand equitable transit access and economic resilience for our communities, all whilst reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled ( VMT) and reducing mobile emissions.
We would welcome the opportunity to meet directly with you or your staff to discuss the project and its funding in more detail. Please contact me at chrisc@cupertino. org or (408) 777-3174. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to hearing back from you.
Sincerely,
Chris Corrao
Senior Transit & Transportation Planner
City of Cupertino
chrisc@cupertino. org, (323) 208-1131
LRC 07-18-2022
Item No. 6
Property Tax Allocation in
Cupertino
Written Communications
1 Lauren Sapudar
From: Astrid Robles
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 10:30 AM
To: Lauren Sapudar
Subject: FW: LRC Item 6 Written Communications
Attachments: 1 - Presentation.pdf
Astrid Robles
Assistant to the City Manager
City Manager's Office
[email protected]
(408)777-3314
From: Kitty Moore <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 10:28 AM
To: Astrid Robles <[email protected]>
Subject: LRC Item 6 Written Communications
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Hi Astrid,
Please include the following presentation for Item 6 today:
https://cupertino.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10909847&GUID=7250D6FD‐5826‐4CA5‐B6AA‐6CF56D43E214 Thank you!
Kitty Moore
Transit & Housing
Planning Commission Meeting 24 May 2022
Prepared by Planning Commission Chair Steven Scharf
While crafting our Housing Element,
and Selecting Sites, We Should
Consider the Reality of Current and
Future Mass Transit in Silicon Valley,
GHG, Equity, and Fairness for Families
of All Income Levels.
https://www.spur.org/sites/default/files/2014-07/SPUR_Freedom_to_Move.pdf • Set clear sustainable transportation goals
and align resources to meet them.
• Develop mobility solutions beyond transit
Source: https://www.bestplaces.net/
Source: https://www.bestplaces.net/
Source: https://www.bestplaces.net/
Source: VTA
The 23/523 Does Not Constitute High-Quality Transit
Despite the 15 Minute Headways
Source: https://reason.org/commentary/does-bus-transit-reduce-greenhouse/ Buses: 21.4 Passenger Miles Per Gallon1
Private Vehicle: 39.5 passenger-miles per gallon2
1. Based on 2.33 MPG, 9.22 Average Passenger Load (nationwide, VTA is likely lower)
2. Based on 25 MPG at 1.58 passengers/vehicle
What About GHG and Fossil Fuel Use?
Source: https://www.truecar.com/best-cars-trucks/cars/fuel-electric/mpge-over-100/ and https://www.proterra.com/products/transit-buses/
Electric Buses: 25.1 MPGe (231 Passenger MPGe)
Tesla Model 3: 138 MPGe (218 Passenger MPGe)
What About Electric Buses?
Source: https://reason.org/
Source: http://meetingthetwain.blogspot.com/2017/07/cupertino-work-live-commute.html Non
-Stop VTA Bus Service from Cupertino to Major Employers https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/subscriber-only/2021/07/09/largest- silicon-valley-employers.html Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
“When poor households have or gain a car household
members are more likely to be or become employed, keep
their jobs, increase their earnings, work more hours, and leave welfare programs”
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428 Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
Underlying the economic benefits of car ownership is the simple fact that one can more quickly and easily access more jobs and other opportunities by car than by other
transportation modes in almost all neighborhoods in the United States
Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428 Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
These geographic challenges are compounded by the
growth of poor and minority populations in the suburbs
where access to jobs is limited without a car and by
increasing gentrification in urban neighborhoods with
good transit service.
Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428 Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
Vehicle ownership is directly associated with improved
neighborhood satisfaction and better employment
outcomes. This is especially the case in Silicon Valley because of very poor public transit and because of the
lack of a nine to five work environment.
Source: eMail to Committee from Affordable Housing Advocate Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
Carless households are more likely to miss and delay
medical care. Having a car increases school choice and
children in households without cars are less likely to
participate in school activities, leading to lower
educational attainment, less likelihood of being
employed, and lower earnings later in life.
Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428 Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
Studies using data from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development’s Moving to Opportunity
experiment found that access to a car enabled lowincome households to move to low-poverty neighborhoods
Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428 https://www.brookings.edu/articles/auto-mobility-subsidizing-americas-commute/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/auto-mobility-subsidizing-americas-commute/ State Legislation that Eliminates Minimum Parking Requirements Hurts the Production of Affordable Housing Near Transit • State Law allows developers to ignore cities’ parking requirements and build new housing projects with little or no parking if the project is close to a bus line even if the bus line does not serve major employment areas.
• Economically-challenged families have a need for reliable transportation. In Silicon Valley that means cars.
State Legislation that Eliminates Minimum Parking Requirements Hurts the Production of Affordable Housing Near Transit • Cities are unlikely to rezone parcels for greater height, along transit corridors, if developers won’t include adequate parking. • Developers will include adequate parking on market-rate projects; not doing so would make units difficult to rent or sell. • Failure to include adequate parking exports residents’ vehicles to surrounding neighborhoods necessitating permit parking.
Source: https://energy.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Insights-into-Future-Mobility.pdf “There are a variety of ways to provide personal mobility while reducing societal costs/” Source: https://energy.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Insights-into-Future-Mobility.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/us/ca
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146517304362 -public- transit-safety.html
https://www.city-journal.org/remote-work-changing-transportation-habits-infrastructure-spending • Amtrak, airlines, public transit, and intercity buses have seen drop-offs in excess of 60 percent.
• Only air travel will return to its pre-pandemic level. • Cars will remain about 5 percent to 10 percent lower. • Remote work will have an especially pronounced
effect.
The Future is EVs Powered by Renewables
• The Planning Commission and the City Council need to
carefully consider the issues of equity, transit availability, and fairness when selection Housing Element Sites,
ensuring that the sites provide the necessary amenities for residents of all income levels.
Conclusion