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710 Community Advisory
Working Group
Item 8
City Council
March 6, 2023
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Working Group Appointees
2 At its Meeting of February 27th, the Council
Appointed Members to the Working
Group.
Given the citywide importance of the
Working Group, the Council directed staff
to identify potential gaps within the Group
that could be filled by At-Large Members.
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Working Group Roles
3 The Reconnecting Communities WG:
• The working group will provide input to the City
Council on the vision, land use, massing, circulation,
and other urban design aspects of the plan, as well as
other key policy issues, including potential restorative justice efforts relating to the displacement caused by
the proposed freeway expansion.
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Reconnecting Communities
4 The composition of the working group should
be diverse and reflective of the entire City and
may be appointed in consideration of a
background in Planning, Economic
Development/Real Estate/Housing
Development, Transportation, Historic
Preservation, Engineering, Community
Advocacy, or other related area of expertise.
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Membership Composition
5 • Each Councilmember will appoint 1 member;
• The Mayor will appoint 2 members;
• The City Council as a body will appoint 4 at-
large members (total of 13);
• Two of the 13 members shall be descendants of
community members that were displaced due to
freeway expansion; and
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Working Group Selections
6 • 710TF
> One Task Force with Expertise/Background in
the following areas:
Community Advocacy
Residential Neighborhood Associations
Commercial Property Owners/Brokers
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MAYOR GORDO: 1. Cynthia Kurtz: Planning/Infrastructure/City Governance; and 2. Wayne Brandt: Workforce Housing Owner- Operator/Real Estate Investment/Development.
D1, COUNCILMEMBER HAMPTON: Tina Williams: Community
Advocacy/Former Field Representative/Harambee Ministries D2, VICE-MAYOR WILLIAMS: Nevil Green: Commercial Real Estate Advisor
D3, COUNCILMEMBER JONES: Danny Parker. Community
Advocacy/Attorney/Legal and financial services.
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Working Group Selections
7 > One Task Force with Expertise/Background in
the following areas:
Community Advocacy
Residential Neighborhood Associations
Commercial Property Owners/Brokers
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D4, COUNCILMEMBER MASUDA: Bryan Takeda: Local Business
Owner/Civic Leader
D5, COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS: Blair Miller. Housing/Real
Estate/Community Advocacy
D6, COUNCILMEMBER MADISON: Ali Barrar.
Architect/Urbanist/Affordable Housing.
D7, COUNCILMEMBER LYON: Randy Shulman: Community Relations, Huntington Library
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Membership Composition
8 The appointed members represent a broad cross-section of the community members. While the appointed members have a breadth of professional and volunteer experience, they broadly fall into a few categories:
• Community Advocacy/Engagement;
• Real Estate Development/Advisor;
• Housing Production/Affordable Housing;
• Architect; and
• City Governance
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At-Large Considerations
9 Of the 9 appointed members:
• 6 have self-identified as male and 3 female;
• 4 have self-identified White/Caucasian, 3 as African American, 1 as Asian American, and 1 of Iranian descent;
• None of the 9 appointed members have identified as being displaced or a descendant of a displaced community member;
• None of the 9 appointed members self-identified as Latino/a, even though the City is home to a significant Latina/o population; and • None of the current appointees are under the age of 50.
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At-Large Candidates
10 • 710TF
> One Task Force with Expertise/Background in
the following areas:
Community Advocacy
Residential Neighborhood Associations
Commercial Property Owners/Brokers
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Applicants who have indicated that they
have been or are descendants of community
members who have been displaced:
> Michelle Bailey; Jose Luis Correa; Barbara King;
Edgar Riddle; and Lisa Wilson.
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At-Large Nominees
11 • 710TF
> One Task Force with Expertise/Background in
the following areas:
Community Advocacy
Residential Neighborhood Associations
Commercial Property Owners/Brokers
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MAYOR GORDO:
D1, COUNCILMEMBER HAMPTON:
(1) Barbara King (Descendant of Displaced Community Member); (2) Jose Luis Correa (Descendant of Displaced Community Member); (3) Jasmin Shupper; and (4) Joel Bryant.
D2, VICE-MAYOR WILLIAMS:
(1) Julianna Delgado; (2) Lynn Sullivan; (3) Rick Madden; and (4) Michelle Richardson Bailey (Descendant of Displaced Community Member).
D3, COUNCILMEMBER JONES:
(1) Michelle Richardson Bailey (2) Jose Luis Correa (Descendant of Displaced Community Member); (3) Jasmin Shupper; and (4) Joel Bryant.
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Working Group Selections
12 > One Task Force with Expertise/Background in
the following areas:
Community Advocacy
Residential Neighborhood Associations
Commercial Property Owners/Brokers
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D4, COUNCILMEMBER MASUDA:
(1) Douglas Joyce, (2) Adriana Lim; and (3) Edgar Riddle (Descendant of Displaced Community Member).
D5, COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS:
(1) Jose Luis Correa (Displaced Community Member) and (2) Remy De La Peza D6, COUNCILMEMBER MADISON:
(1) Bill Deverell; (2) Charles Loveman; (3) Joel Bryant D7, COUNCILMEMBER LYON:
(1) Bill Deverell; and (2) Jose Luis Correa (Displaced Community Member)
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Working Group Selections
13 > One Task Force with Expertise/Background in
the following areas:
Community Advocacy
Residential Neighborhood Associations
Commercial Property Owners/Brokers
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Displaced Community Member:
• Jose Luis Correa: D1, D3, D5, and D7;
• Michelle Richardson Bailey: D2 and D3
• Barbara King: D1
• Edgar Riddle: D4
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Working Group Selections
14 > One Task Force with Expertise/Background in
the following areas:
Community Advocacy
Residential Neighborhood Associations
Commercial Property Owners/Brokers
Transportation
At-Large Candidates with Multiple Nominations:
• Joel Bryant: D1, D3, and D6;
• William Deverell: D6 and D7
• Jasmin Shupper: D1 and D3
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710 Community Advisory
Working Group
City Council
March 6, 2023
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BEGIN OUTREACH
Task Force, Commissions, Community
RFP & SELECTION OF PLANNING CONSULTANT
Land Use, Transportation, Infrastructure
RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES WORKING GROUP
Brown Act Body to provide high level feedback on Vision Plan
CITY COUNCIL GUIDING PRINCIPLES
General Plan, Restorative Justice, Fiscally/Socially Responsible Land Management
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Inclusive Process
20 City
Council
Reconnecting
Communities
WG
Planning,
TAC,
Northwest
etc.
Public
Input
City
Manager’s
Office