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MINUTES OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022
COVID-19 NOTICE Consistent with AB 361 and City of San Jose Resolution No. 80628, Transportation and Environment Committee Members may be teleconferencing from remote locations.
The Transportation and Environment Committee Meeting was held in a hybrid format, in the Council Chambers and from remote locations. The meeting convened at 1:30 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Davis, Cohen, Esparza, Peralez, Foley.
Absent: Councilmembers - All Present.
Staff: City Manager’s Office, Kip Harkness; City Attorney’s Office, Colleen Winchester; Mayor’s Office, Scott Green; City Clerk, Toni Taber; and City Clerk’s Office, Yasmin Johnson.
B. Review of Work Plan
None presented.
C. Consent Calendar
1. Airport Commission Annual Report and Work Plan.
Division Manager, Matthew Kazmierczak offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Maya Esparza, seconded by Councilmember Pam Foley and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the Airport Commission Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and the Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Annual Reports and Work Plans that comply with the City Municipal Code pertaining to Boards and Commissions. (5-0.)
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2. Clean Energy Community Advisory Commission Annual Report and Work Plan. Deputy Director, Community Energy Department, Joe Flores responded to Councilmember Dev Davis’s question regarding the Clean Energy Community Advisory Commission. He stated the addition to the work plan will be added as an amendment to the AD-HOC Committee and will return to the full City Council by February 2023.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Maya Esparza, seconded by Councilmember Pam Foley and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the Clean Energy Community Advisory Commission Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and the Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Annual Reports and Work Plans comply with the City Municipal Code pertaining to Boards and Commissions. (5-0.) 1. Council Policy 5-1: Transportation Analysis Policy Status Report.
Deputy Director, Citywide Planning, PBCE, Michael Brilliot; Director, Planning, Building & Code Enforcement, Chris Burton; and Division Manager, Planning, Policy, and Sustainability, Department of Transportation, Ramses Madou offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Mark Lazarini; Green Foothills representative, Juan Estrada; and Robert Reese provided public testimony regarding the item.
Councilmember Raul Peralez addressed his concerns with how specific the provided recommendations under the affordable housing category are. He stated that at this point in the policy making, there hasn’t been an opportunity for the project to be presented to promote community engagement.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Raul Peralez, seconded by Councilmember Maya Esparza and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on the Council Policy 5-1: Transportation Analysis Policy. Including the following amendment to change the language on the Affordable Housing criteria; to approve the staff recommendation, modify the housing requirement overriding criteria that would allow more flexibility, such as giving the City Council the discretion to determine that the project would provide a significant contribution of housing units on site in line with achieving the City’s arena goals, and those of the regional housing needs assessment goals. (5-0.)
2. City-Generated Tow Services Request for Proposal Status Report.
Deputy Director, Code Enforcement, PBCE, Rachel Roberts offered the presentation and responded to questions.
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D.2 (Cont’d.)
Councilmember Dev Davis requested to know when the approval of the RFP Contract is scheduled to return. Staff responded it would return to the T&E Committee in 2-3 months.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember David Cohen, seconded by Councilmember Maya Esparza and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the verbal status report on the Request for Proposal for City-Generated Tow Services software procurement, including prioritization and exploration of alternatives, (4-0-1. Absent: Esparza) • Open Forum
1. Blair Beekman spoke to ideas of peace and reimagining. • Adjournment
Councilmember Dev Davis adjourned the Transportation and Environment Committee Meeting at 3:31 p.m.
Dev Davis, Chair
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