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MINUTES OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022
COVID-19 NOTICE
Consistent with AB 361 and City of San Jose Resolution No. 80628, Committee Members may be teleconferencing from remote locations.
The regular meeting of the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee of the City of San José was held in a hybrid format, both in person in the Council Chambers and teleconferenced from remote locations. The meeting convened at 1:34 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Arenas, Carrasco, Esparza (2:30 p.m.), Cohen, Jimenez (1:37 p.m.).
Absent: Councilmembers - All present.
Staff: City Manager’s Office, Angel Rios Jr.; City Attorney’s Office, Karin Murabito; Mayor’s Office, Paul Pereira; City Manager’s Office, Mike Jones; and Deputy City Clerk, Megan Roche.
B. Review of Work Plan
C. Consent Calendar
1. Commissions Annual Report and Work Plan.
Public Comments: The following members of the public provided comments: Blair Beekman and Paul Soto.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco, seconded by Councilmember Sergio Jimenez and carried unanimously, a report on the Library and Education Commission for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and work plan for Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 were accepted (Library). (4-0-1; Absent: Esparza)
D. Reports to Committee – (note: heard out of sequence)
2. City Initiatives Roadmap: Bill of Rights for Children and Youth Audit Report.
[This item was heard out of order, before item D.1] The Chair recommended deferral of this item to the next regular meeting of the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee.
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Public Comments: The following members of the public provided comments: Paul Soto and Blair Beekman.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco, seconded by Chair Sylvia Arenas and carried unanimously, the Committee deferred the report on the Bill of Rights for Children and Youth Audit to the next regular meeting of the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (City Auditor). (4-0-1; Absent: Esparza)
1. Police Athletic League (PAL) Status Report.
[This item was heard out of order, after item D.2] Avi Yotam, Deputy Director for Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services; Shannon Heimer, Division Manager for Parks Destinations, Events and Sports; J. Baca, President of San José Police Activities League; and Captain Todd Trayer, San José Police Department, Foothills Division provided the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: The following member of the public provided comments: Paul Soto.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Sergio Jimenez, seconded by Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on PAL to assess and implement alternative operational models for PAL programming and facilities (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services). (4-0-1. Absent: Esparza)
3. Proposed Equity Roundtable Status Report.
Zulma Maciel, Director of the City Manager’s Office; Dr. Andre Lockett, Senior Executive Analyst in the City Manager’s Office, Office of Racial Equity; and Andrea Truong, City Manager’s Office, Office of Racial Equity, provided the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: The following member of the public provided comments: Blair Beekman.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Sergio Jimenez, seconded by Councilmember Maya Esparza and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on the proposed Equity Roundtable which outlined the scope and membership of the advisory entity to the City Manager's Office; the report was cross-referenced to the August 30, 2022 City Council Meeting for approval (City Manager - Racial Equity). (5-0)
Open Forum
1. Blair Beekman discussed how the community and government can join efforts in assessing data collection regarding abortion issues, hoped that San José can develop an open dialogue on good practices for data collection, and hoped that the war in Ukraine will end before winter.
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Adjournment
Chair Sylvia Arenas adjourned the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Meeting at 3:18 p.m.
DRAFT
Sylvia Arenas, Chair
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
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