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MINUTES OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022COVID-19 NOTICE Consistent with AB 361 and City of San Jose Resolution Nos. 79485, 80237, 80266, 80290, 80323,80343, 80363, 80400, and 80445, this meeting was not physically open to the public, and the Committee Members were teleconferencing from remote locations. The Council meeting was teleconferenced from remote locations and convened at 1:30 p.m. Present: Councilmembers - Davis, Cohen, Esparza, Peralez, Foley. Absent: Councilmembers - Staff: Office of the City Manager, Kip HarknessColleen Winchester; Grace Turner. B. Review of Work Plan 1. Residential Garbage and Recycling Rates Report. (Environmental Services)2. City- Generated Tow Services Delivery Model Status Report. (Planning, Building and CodeEnforcement/ Police)Public Comment: Blair Beekman provided public comment.Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Maya Esparza, seconded by Councilmember Raul Peralez and carried unanimously, the Committee dropped the Residential Garbage and Recycling Rates Report per the April 12, 2022 Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and deferred a status report of the City-Generated Tow Services Delivery Model to the June 6, 2022 Transportation and Environment meeting. (5-0).
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C. Consent Calendar1. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Mitigation Monitoring and ReportingProgram Semi-Annual Status Report. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)Public Comments: Blair Beekman provided public comment.Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Pam Foley, seconded by Councilmember RaulPeralez and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted a semi-annual status report onEQA) MitigationMonitoring and Reporting Program for the period of October 2021 to March 2022. (5-0)D. Reports to Committee1. Discharge Regulations and Future Impacts on San José-Santa Clara RegionalWastewater Facility Capital Projects. (Environmental Services)Deputy Director, Waste Water Management Regional Wastewater Facility, AmitMutsuddy; Division Manager, Compliance, Jennifer Voccola Brown; Principle Engineer,Air Compliance, Jason Nettleton and; Program Manager, Water Compliance, EricDunlavely, offered the presentation and responded to questions.Public Comments: Blair Beekman provided public comment.Action: Upon motion by Councilmember David Cohen, seconded by CouncilmemberPam Foley and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted a report on futurewastewater discharge regulations and their potential impacts on San José-Santa ClaraRegional Wastewater Facility Capital Projects. (5-0.)2. Coyote Valley Status Report. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)Deputy Director, Citywide Planning, Michael Brilliot and Deputy City Manager, KipHarkness offered the presentation. Consultant Terrell Watt and Director of EnvironmentalServices, Kerrie Romanow assisted in answering questions.Public Comment: Green Foothills, Brian Schmidt; Blair Beekman and; Jill Bordersprovided public comment.Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Raul Peralez, seconded by Councilmember PamFoley and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted a status report on Coyote Valley(Item continued on next page) - 3 - May 2, 2022
Program, relevant conservation/acquisition strategies, and any other interrelated policies stemming from the General Plan 4 Year-Review actions to preserve agricultural and conservation uses in Coyote Valley. The acceptance included direction to the City Manager to explore conversations with OSA and lobbyists in Sacramento on talking to delegation about the potential for allowing cap and trade funds to be used by the Habitat Conservation Agency or the Open Space to acquire land and development rights, anddirection to conserve land including additional true stakeholder engagement with Coyote Valley property owners and their representatives in conversations throughout the process on all items. [Deferred from March] (4-0-1 Absent: Esparza.)3. Update to City Council Policy 5-1. (Transportation)Director, Department of Transportation, John Ristow; Division Manger, Planning, Policy,and Sustainability, Ramses Madou and; Transportation Specialist, Department ofTransportation, Nick Frey offered the presentation and responded to questions.Public Comment: Jill Borders and Blair Beekman offered public comment.Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Raul Peralez seconded by Councilmember PamFoley and carried unanimously, the Committee movedMay 2, 2022 memorandum in accepted with the proposed amendments to City CouncilPolicy 5-1: Transportation Analysis Policy to further promote housing development inSan José with direction to bring the conversation back to the Transportation andEnvironment Committee. [ADD PER APRIL 20, 2022 JOINT MEETING FOR THERULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE] (4-0-1 Absent: Esparza.)1. Blair Beekman spoke on ideas of war and peace in Ukraine and expressed interest in thefuture of housing for drug treatment programs.Councilmember Dev Davis adjourned the Transportation and Environment Committee Meetingat 3:03 p.m. Dev Davis, ChairTransportation and Environment Committee