Letters from the Public — San Jose City Council, June 7, 2022

From: Meiners, Laura
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Cc: Robert Guzzetta
Subject: RE: C22-002 & SP21-043 Neighborhood Parking Problems Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 8:29:58 AM
Carl,

Thank you for your interest in the subject project. The proposed 300 square foot mobile medical clinic vehicle is defined in our code as an “Outdoor Vending Facility.” Please find the evaluation of the project against the parking standards as follows:

Parking Spaces: The project is proposing to eliminate two parking spaces from the rear parking area of the main medical office building on the site to accommodate the project. Per Table 20-200 of the Zoning Code, outdoor vending uses require three parking spaces and the medical office requires one space per 250 square feet of net floor area. Net floor area is defined as 85% of the gross floor area, which results in a net floor area of 8,832 square feet. This results in 36 required parking spaces. The project site is therefore required to provide a total of 39 spaces, together with the parking spaces required for the mobile clinic.

Analysis: Per the table on the Site Plan, 43 parking spaces are proposed. This is consistent with the requirements.

However, please don’t be discouraged. We highly encourage participation in the public hearing process. This project has been scheduled to be heard at the City Council hearing on 6/7/22. The agenda has not yet been published for the hearing, but please check this website about one week prior: https://sanjose.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=21676&GUID=ACCCCFF5-F14A-4E1A- 8540-9065F45A8A90

Thanks!

Laura Meiners
Planner III / Project Manager
City of San Jose
Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement (PBCE) Department (408) 535-7869

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Sent: Monday, May 23, 2022 1:16 PM
To: Meiners, Laura <[email protected]>
Cc: Robert Guzzetta
Subject:

C22-002 & SP21-043 Neighborhood Parking Problems

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To: Mo Haghighat; Robert Guzzetta; Will & Tina Freeman; Will & Tina Freeman; Ron Perry; Craig & Sarah Ranft; Tommi & Nick; Debbie Millare; Mike Levy; Kathy Cilker; Brian Link; John Nourse; Bahareh Khoshnoud Cc: Pam Foley; District 6; District 10; Liccardo, Sam; Meiners, Laura Subject: Indian Health Center Parking and Zoning Change, SJ City Council Mtg 6/7/22, Item 22-855 Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 3:25:29 PM
Dear Isabel/Santa Ynez and surrounding neighbors,
You probably received a notice from the City of San Jose that the Indian Health Center has applied for a zoning change that will allow the addition and operation of a mobile health clinic in their back parking lot. This will further intensify the use of their property and eliminate two parking stalls. These two changes are likely to push more employee cars into our neighborhood for weekday parking.

The request for zoning change will be heard at the San Jose City Council meeting during the afternoon of June 7. The council agenda is available at the link below. Look for the item 22- 855, Agenda page 38.
https://sanjose.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=979989&GUID=34FBD75C-C401-4370- 9D5E-2A5234D3A3FB&Options=&Search=
It is important for you who are concerned about parking congestion to attend the council meeting either in person or by Zoom. At the meeting we need the City to require the Indian Health Center to prepare and abide by a parking plan that doesn't rely on our neighborhood to absorb the spillover of cars from their operations. The goal is to keep our neighborhood street parking available for neighborhood and public purposes (families, landscapers, contractors, trash pickup, street sweeping) not for everyday employer convenience.

As it is now, the IHC employees use street parking from 8 to 5 daily because the health center's on-site parking is insufficient to meet their operating needs. As a result, many of their staff are told to park in the neighborhood, often as many as 20 cars per day. The Planning Department told us that the parking stall count at the health center conforms to the building code which shows that the code requirement is clearly inadequate. Problems also arise because some of the IHC parking lot stalls are used for non-parking purposes forcing more cars into the neighborhood.

The IHC provides important and worthwhile services to people who need them, many through county programs, and those are helpful to the public. Nonetheless, they should manage their operations without using our neighborhood as a no-cost extension of their parking lot.

There have been fewer cars on the street over the last few weeks. After more than five years of no response from the IHC to our communications I think it's likely they'll be back after the Council decision.

I'm unable to attend the council meeting due to a business commitment that can't be changed.

Please attend the meeting and ask the City Council to require the Indian Health Center to create and abide by a parking plan that doesn't rely on our neighborhood streets for their parking needs.

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This is our chance to push back against this intrusion into our neighborhood.

Regards,
Carl Cilker

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Laura Meiners
Planner III / Project Manager
City of San Jose
Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement (PBCE) Department (408) 535-7869

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Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 3:25 PM
To: Mo Haghighat >; Robert Guzzetta < ; Will & Tina Freeman ; Will & Tina Freeman ; Ron Perry ; Craig & Sarah Ranft ; Tommi & Nick ; Debbie Millare ; Mike Levy
; Kathy Cilker ; Brian Link ; John Nourse
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Cc: Pam Foley ; District 6 <[email protected]>; District 10 <[email protected]>; Liccardo, Sam <[email protected]>; Meiners, Laura <[email protected]> Subject: Indian Health Center Parking and Zoning Change, SJ City Council Mtg 6/7/22, Item 22-855

Dear Isabel/Santa Ynez and surrounding neighbors,

You probably received a notice from the City of San Jose that the Indian Health Center has applied for a zoning change that will allow the addition and operation of a mobile health clinic in their back parking lot. This will further intensify the use of their property and eliminate two parking stalls. These two changes are likely to push more employee cars into our neighborhood for weekday parking.

It is important for you who are concerned about parking congestion to attend the council meeting either in person or by Zoom.

At the meeting we need the City to require the Indian Health Center to prepare and abide by a parking plan that doesn't rely on our neighborhood to absorb the spillover of cars from their operations.

The goal is to keep our neighborhood street parking
available for neighborhood and public purposes (families, landscapers, contractors, trash pickup, street sweeping) not for everyday employer convenience.

As it is now, the IHC employees use street parking from 8 to 5 daily because the health center's on-site parking is insufficient to meet their operating needs.

As a result, many of their staff are told to park in the neighborhood, often as many as 20 cars per day. The Planning Department told us that the parking stall count at the health center conforms to the building code which shows that the code requirement is clearly inadequate. Problems also arise because some of the IHC parking lot stalls are used for non-parking purposes forcing more cars into the neighborhood.

The IHC provides important and worthwhile services to people who need them, many through county programs, and those are helpful to the public.

Nonetheless, they should manage their operations without using our neighborhood as a no-cost extension of their parking lot.

I'm unable to attend the council meeting due to a business commitment that can't be changed. Please attend the meeting and ask the City Council to require the Indian Health Center to create and abide by a parking plan that doesn't rely on our neighborhood streets for their parking needs.

This is our chance to push back against this intrusion into our neighborhood.

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Regards,
Carl Cilker

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Agenda Item 10c - Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley Special Use Permit Cathryn Hyde < >
Sat 6/4/2022 6:34 PM
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Mayor Sam Liccardo
San José City Council
200 East Santa Clara Street
San José, CA 95113
RE: 6/7/22 Agenda Item 10 (c) – Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley (IHCSCV) Special Use Permit Dear Mayor Liccardo and Council,
Community Health Partnership, Inc. (CHP) writes in strong support of Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley’s request for a special use permit to allow the parking and occasional operaon of IHC’s mobile health clinic at its clinic site at 1333 Meridian Avenue in San José.

While we believe that a special use permit should not be required for IHCSCV to park its own mobile health center vehicle within the parking lot of its own facility, we recognize that the lack of applicable ordinances to address this issue has resulted in this public hearing. Furthermore, we understand that that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the licensing agency, would simply accept a leer from the City of San José indicang that no permit was necessary. We believe that no permit is necessary.

A mobile health center, by its very name, is mobile. IHCSCV’s intent is to keep the vehicle at its facility when not in use and then move the vehicle to community events and near where unhoused and hard-to-reach residents can access care. The use of the vehicle as a permanent extension of its brick and mortar facility is not the intent, nor would it make any sense to do so.

Creang obstacles for IHCSCV to provide health services to those most in need, and who face logiscal barriers to health care, is inconsistent with the City’s values and all that it has done to address health disparies, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The requirement for a special use permit to park IHCSCV’s vehicle on its own property has caused the organizaon to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a permit they arguably do not need. These funds could have been spent on providing services to the very communies the mobile unit was meant to serve.

Please ﬁnd that a special use permit is not necessary and direct the Planning Department to issue a leer stang as such or grant the special use permit with only those condions that relate to the actual intent of IHCSCV.

CHP appreciates the ongoing commitment, resources, and advocacy put forth by the City of San José on behalf of our community health centers, their paents, and health and racial equity for all.

Sincerely,
Dolores Alvarado
Chief Executive Officer
Community Health Partnership

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Item 10c
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Mon 6/6/2022 8:51 AM
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Good Morning,
Please see my attached letter in support of item 10c-Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley (IHC) Special Use Permit.

Thank you,

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Community Health Partnership
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RE: 6/7/22 Agenda Item 10 (c) – Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley (IHC) Special Use Permit Dear Mayor Liccardo and Council,
I write in strong support of the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley’s request for a special use permit to allow the parking and occasional operation of IHC’s mobile health clinic at their clinic site at 1333 Meridian Avenue in San Jose.

While I believe that a special use permit should not be required for IHC to park their own mobile health center within the existing parking lot of their own facility, I recognize that the lack of applicable ordinances to address this issue has resulted in this public hearing. Furthermore, I understand that that the California Department of Public “Health (CDPH), the state’s licensing agency would simply accept a letter from the City of San Jose indicating that no permit was necessary. I believe that no permit is necessary.

A mobile health center, by its very name, is mobile. IHC’s intent is to keep the vehicle at its facility when not in use and then move the vehicle to community events and near where unhoused residents can access care. The use of the vehicle as a permanent extension of its brick and mortar facility is not the intent, nor would it make any sense to do so.

Creating obstacles for IHC to provide health services to those most in need, and who face logistical barriers to health care is inconsistent with the City of San Jose’s values and all that it has done to address health disparities, especially during the peak COVID-19 pandemic. The requirement for a special use permit to park IHC’s vehicle on IHC’s own property has caused the organization to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a permit they arguably don’t actually need. These funds could have been spent on providing services to the very communities the mobile unit was meant to serve.

Please find that a special use permit is not necessary and direct the Planning Department to issue a letter stating as such or grant the special use permit with only those conditions that relate to the actual intent of IHC.

I appreciate the work, resources, and advocacy put forth by the City of San Jose on behalf of our community health centers, their patients, and health and racial equity for all.

Thank You,
Victoria Partida, MPH

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IHCSCV
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San Jose, CA 95113
RE: 6/7/22 Agenda Item 10 (c) – Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley (IHC) Special Use Permit Dear Mayor Liccardo and Council,
Community Health Partnership, Inc. (CHP) writes in strong support of Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley’s request for a special use permit to allow the parking and occasional operation of IHC’s mobile health clinic at their clinic site at 1333 Meridian Avenue in San Jose.

While we believe that a special use permit should not be required for IHC to park their own mobile health center within the existing parking lot of their own facility, we recognize that the lack of applicable ordinances to address this issue has resulted in this public hearing. Furthermore, we understand that that the California Department of Public “Health (CDPH), the state’s licensing agency would simply accept a letter from the City of San Jose indicating that no permit was necessary. We believe that no permit is necessary.

Creating obstacles for IHC to provide health services to those most in need, and who face logistical barriers to health care is inconsistent with the City pf San Jose’s values and all that it has done to address health disparities, especially during the peak COVID-19 pandemic. The requirement for a special use permit to park IHC’s vehicle on IHC’s own property has caused the organization to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a permit they arguably don’t actually need. These funds could have been spent on providing services to the very communities the mobile unit was meant to serve.

CHP appreciates the work, resources, and advocacy put forth by the City of San Jose on behalf of our community health centers, their patients, and health and racial equity for all.

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Dear Whomever It May Concern,

Please see aached for our leer of support for Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley as it pertains to item 10(c) on the 6/7 City Council Agenda.

Please let us know if you have any quesons. Thank you! ~Jess
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RE: 6/7/22 Agenda Item 10 (c) – Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley (IHC) Special Use Permit Dear Mayor Liccardo and Council,
As a member of Community Health Partnership, Inc. (CHP), Peninsula Healthcare Connection writes in strong support of Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley’s request for a special use permit to allow the parking and occasional operation of IHC’s mobile health clinic at their clinic site at 1333 Meridian Avenue in San Jose.

PHC appreciates the work, resources, and advocacy put forth by the City of San Jose on behalf of our community health centers, their patients, and health and racial equity for all.

Sincerely,
Eileen Richardson
Executive Director, Peninsula Healthcare Connection

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