San Jose City Council
September 27, 2022

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Agenda 8.1 - Item # 22-1418 Council Agenda Sept. 27, 2022 - Retired SJFD Station 21 Melissa Lopez
Mon 9/26/2022 9:06 PM
To:City Clerk <[email protected]>;Carrasco, Magdalena <[email protected]> Cc: Arreola, Kiara <[email protected]>;Rodriguez, Esmeralda <[email protected]>;Trudy MPNA Treasurer < >;Cindy Aviles

Greetings Councilmember Carrasco,

Thank you for hearing our concerns regarding the development of the old Fire Station 21 on Mount Pleasant Road today. We would kindly ask your consideration as this item goes before the full Council on Tuesday, September 27:

Please note that The Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Associaon has documented requests of community involvement dang back to 2018 with respect to the development of the property and expressed desire for community benefit
We appreciate to know of your intent to request that terms be added to the “exclusive negoang agreement” with Habitat for Humanity that ensures community engagement, accountability to the City’s development plan, alignment with the exisng neighborhood aesthec and sincere effort to provide maximal “community benefit”
Further, the terms should mandate to allow the community to realiscally advocate for layout consideraons that include adequate parking, frontage greenery, community space, affordability, and preferenal availability to community members
Lastly, we seek acknowledgment that the process that we are witnessing is unfortunately disingenuous with respect to the declaraon of desired community involvement. Without explanaon to the Mount Pleasant community in 2018, the land was sold according to State mandates. No amount of community input requires Habitat for Humanity to reconsider their original plans

Respectfully,

The Full Board of the Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Association

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Additionally, it is noted that details for Firestation #21 in the presentation, do not list any considerations for onsite parking or attached garages for 8 townhouses. This further disregards the community as Mt. Pleasant Rd. will be impacted by the addition of 16+ cars on the residential neighborhood street.

While we support building affordable housing, the city needs to ensure that existing residents are engaged and informed throughout the process, that new developments are thoughtfully designed, and the existing neighborhoods are minimally impacted.

Thank you.

Melissa Got-Lopez
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Association - President
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Item # 22-1418 Council Agenda Sept. 27, 2022 - Retired SJFD Station 21 mpnatreasurer <
Mon 9/26/2022 8:43 PM
To:City Clerk <[email protected]>;Carrasco, Magdalena <[email protected]> Cc: Arreola, Kiara <[email protected]>;Rodriguez, Esmeralda <[email protected]>;'Melissa Lopez' < ;'Cindy Aviles' >

Greengs Councilmember Carrasco,

Thank you for hearing our concerns regarding the development of the old Fire Staon 21 on Mount Pleasant Road today. We would kindly ask your consideraon as this item goes before the full Council on Tuesday, September 27:

Please note that The Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Associaon has documented requests of community involvement dang back to 2018 with respect to the development of the property and expressed desire for community benefit
We appreciate to know of your intent to request that terms be added to the “exclusive negoang agreement” with Habitat for Humanity that ensures community engagement, accountability to the City’s development plan, alignment with the exisng neighborhood aesthec and sincere effort to provide maximal “community benefit”
Further, the terms should mandate to allow the community to realiscally advocate for layout consideraons that include adequate parking, frontage greenery, community space, affordability, and preferenal availability to community members
Lastly, we seek acknowledgement that the process that we are witnessing is unfortunately disingenuous with respect to the declaraon of desired community involvement. Without explanaon to the Mount Pleasant community in 2018, the land was sold according to State mandates. No amount of community input requires Habitat for Humanity to reconsider their original plans

Respecully,

The Full Board of the Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Associaon

Trudy Ellerbeck  she/ella
Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Associaon, Treasurer
District 5 United, Treasurer
Friends of White Rd., Treasurer