COVID-19
Community & Economic Recovery
Task Force Status Report
1 Community and Economic Development
Committee
Item d(2)
April 25, 2022
Rosalynn Hughey, Deputy City Manager
Aurelia Bailey, Assistant to the City Manager
Carlos Velazquez, Assistant to the City Manager
Araceli Gonzales, COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Member
Enterprise Priority
Foundational
Strategic Fiscal Positioning
+ Resource Deployment
Powered by People
Strategy Policy
Budgeting for
Equity
City Roadmap
Budgeting,
Accountability, +
Performance
City Workforce
Diversity + Skill
Building
Project
Federal + State
Recovery
Advocacy
Secure City
Cybersecurity
Procurement
Improvement
Pension
Obligation Bond
Analysis
Continuity of City
Services Safe Workplace
Employee
Health
+ Wellness
Drive to Digital Effective Teams
San José City Roadmap | FY 2021-2022
Enterprise Priority
COVID-19 Pandemic:
Community + Economic
Recovery
Emergency Management +
Preparedness
Creating Housing +
Preventing Homelessness
Safe, Vibrant, + Inclusive
Neighborhoods +
Public Life
Building the San José of
Tomorrow with a Downtown
for Everyone
Smart, Sustainable, +
Reliable City: 21st Century
Infrastructure
Project
Housing
Stabilization
Re-Employment +
Workforce
Development
Small Business
Recovery
Food +
Necessities
Distribution
Digital Equity Child Care
Vaccination Task
Force
Emergency
Housing
Construction +
Operation
Sheltering +
Enhanced
Encampment
Services
Police Reforms
Work Plan
San José 311 +
Service Delivery
Encampment
Waste
Pick-Up
BeautifySJ
Vision Zero
Traffic Safety
Align Zoning with
General Plan
Development
Services
Transformation
Google
Development
Major Real Estate
Development
Projects
Pavement, Fire,
EOC, Transit
Capital
Improvements
Regional
Wastewater
Facility Capital
Improvements
Electrical Service
for Major
Development
Climate Smart
American Cities
Climate
Challenge
Strategy
North San José
Strategy
Equity Strategy
Development
Neighborhood
Services Access
Strategy
BART + HighSpeed Rail
Strategy
Lowering PG&E
Above Market
Costs for Clean
Energy
Policy
Build Back Better
+ Recovery Task
Force
Soft-Story
Building
Earthquake
Retrofit Policy
Encampment
Management +
Safe Relocation
Policy
Approved by Council on March 16, 2021
COVID-19 Recovery Initiatives
Recovery Task Force Meetings
November 4, 2021
Orientation
December 9, 2021
City Roadmap COVID-19 Recovery Initiatives
January 13, 2022
Committee ideas submitted by Task Force
members
February 10, 2022
Established 9 Committees
March 10, 2022
Committees hosted their first meeting
April 14, 2022
Review Community Engagement Plan
Recovery Task Force Committees
Childcare, Early Care and
Education, and Youth Development
Community Engagement
Community Health and Wellness
Data and Budgeting
Housing
Recovery for Airport, Hotel & Arts
Workers
Supporting Small Businesses
Workers’ Health, Safety, and Rights
Steering Committee
Proposed Framework for Recommendations
Committee Goal:
Strategies
Key Data &
Community
Input
Metric Actions
Estimated
Timeline
Primary
Responsibility
Connection
to Other
Committees
Strategy 1:
1. 2.
3. Action 1.1:
Action 1.2:
Action 1.3:
Action 1.4:
Action 1.5:
Strategy 2:
1. 2.
3. Action 2.1:
Action 2.2:
Action 2.3:
Action 2.4:
Action 2.5:
Strategy 3:
1. 2.
3. Action 3.1:
Action 3.2:
Action 3.3:
Action 3.4:
Action 3.5:
Data Gathering and Budgeting
Collect and analyze existing metrics
• Identify measurable metrics and sources of data leveraging existing City and public datasets
• Provide dashboards to generate insights and inform potential recommendations Define 2-4 “metrics of success” for each committee
Attaching measurable outcomes and process metrics to potential recommendations
Supporting survey design for effective quantitative metrics Budget
City Council-approved March Budget Message for FY22-23: Direction to City Manager “to create a modest reserve of one-time funding to implement” Task Force recommendations
Work with committees for potential funding recommendations for FY23-24 Budget Community Engagement Goals
Reach those most impacted by
the pandemic
Build trust
Inform residents about existing City
Recovery Initiatives – services and
resources
Gather input on what is working, what is
not, what is missing
Use Promotores model
Incorporate feedback into final report for
City Council consideration
Community Engagement Principles
1. Listen Deeply
2. Collaborate Ideas/Solutions
3. Recognize and Build from
Resident Expertise
4. Stay Adaptable
5. Remain Patient
6. Don’t Be Extractive
7. Provide Resources
8. Be Accessible
9. Make Space
10. Think Long-Term
Storytelling
Project
Gather key quotes
and photos of
community
members to paint a
vivid picture of
COVID-19 impacts.
Community
Survey
● Foundational
set of
standardized
questions
● Customized
questions per
community, as
appropriate
● Raffle
incentive
Community Engagement Strategies and Tactics
COVID-19
Recovery
Report and
Survey
Consolidation
Gather existing
community reports
and survey results on
COVID-19 recovery
and create an
analysis that will add
to community input
to be collected.
MARKETING MATERIALS / COVID-19 RECOVERY TASK FORCE WEB PAGE Lived Experience
Group
10 trusted ambassadors
on the ground gathering
insights & carrying out
activities/events.
Information gathered will
be shared w/Committees
to inform recommended
actions and final report
● Pop Ups
● House Meetings
● Focus Groups
● Community
Forums
Engagement
Toolkit
A toolkit for
Committees to
host their own
activities/events.
Community
Engagement
Committee and
Steering Committee
provided input on
criteria and CBOs
Task Force input on
criteria and CBOs
(April 14)
Consultant
continues outreach to
CBOs; City staff
provide application to
candidates
Applications due
April 21
Lived-Experience Group: Selection Process
Steering
Committee adopts
list of members
(April 27 meeting)
Next Steps
April 27: Steering Committee adopts Lived Experience
Group members
May 12: Next Task Force meeting: approval of Community Engagement Plan
June – August: Community engagement activities
September – October: Develop recommendations and
report
November: Submit final Task Force report to Council
COVID-19
Community & Economic Recovery
Task Force Status Report
12 Community and Economic Development
Committee
Item d(2)
April 25, 2022
Rosalynn Hughey, Deputy City Manager
Aurelia Bailey, Assistant to the City Manager
Carlos Velazquez, Assistant to the City Manager
Araceli Gonzales, Task Force Member