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MINUTES OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022
COVID-19 NOTICE
Consistent with AB 361 and City of San Jose Resolution Nos. 80628 and 80659, Committee Members may be teleconferencing from remote locations.
The Council meeting was teleconferenced from remote locations and convened at 1:30 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Davis, Cohen, Esparza (Zoom), Foley.
Absent: Councilmembers - Peralez.
Staff: Office of the City Manager, Kip Harkness; City Attorney’s Office, Colleen Winchester; Mayor’s Office, Scott Green; City Clerk, Toni Taber; and City Clerk’s Office, Grace Turner.
B. Review of Work Plan
None presented.
C. Consent Calendar
1. Downtown Parking Board Annual Report and Work Plan. (Transportation)
Public Comments: Blair Beekman provided public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Pam Foley, seconded by Councilmember David Cohen and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the Downtown Parking Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. (4-0-1.
Absent: Peralez.)
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D. Reports to Committee
1. Climate Smart San José Plan Semi-Annual Report. (Environmental Services) Supervising Environmental Services Specialist, Environmental Services Department, Amanda Leonis; Senior Environmental Program Manager, Community Energy Department, Kate Ziemba; and Division Manager, Department of Transportation, Ramses Madou offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Blair Beekman provided public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember David Cohen, seconded by Councilmember Pam Foley and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted a semi-annual report on the Climate Smart San José plan from March 2022 through August 2022. (4-0-1. Absent:
Peralez.)
2. City Initiatives Roadmap: Resilient and Sustainable City Infrastructure and Emergency Preparedness Enterprise Priority Overview Report. (City Manager) Deputy City Manager, Kip Harkness; Division Manager, Environmental Services, David Ohlson; Senior Environmental Program Manager, Community Energy Department, Kate Ziemba; Deputy Director, Public Works, Walter Lin; Division Manager, Department of Transportation, Ramses Madou; Deputy Director, Public Works, Mathew Nguyen; and Assistant to the City Manager, Erica Garaffo offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Executive Director at Save the Bay, David Lewis; Blair Beekman; and Brian Darby provided public comments.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember David Cohen, seconded by Councilmember Pam Foley and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted an initial overview of the Resilient and Sustainable City Infrastructure and Emergency Management Preparedness Enterprise Priority, including a review of the initial framework and priority initiatives status of select initiatives as part of the approved City Initiatives Roadmap for 2022-2023. (4-0-1. Absent: Peralez.)
• Open Forum
1. Blair Beekman expressed concerns over digital privacy and 3rd party data collection.
Councilmember Dev Davis adjourned the Transportation and Environment Committee Meeting at 2:58 p.m.
Dev Davis, Chair
Transportation and Environment Committee
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DRAFT AGENDA