Item 3.4
COVID-19 Recovery
Task Force Report
December 6, 2022
Aurelia Bailey, Assistant to the City Manager
Rosalynn Hughey, Deputy City Manager
Rob Lloyd, Deputy City Manager
Carlos Velazquez, Assistant to the City Manager
Eres Esencial (Grocery Workers) by
Samuel Rodriguez from the City of San José's
"Holding the Moment" Exhibition
1 Initiatives
Emergency Fiscal
Recovery +
Planning
Outcomes, Equity
Indicators, +
Performance
Management
Disparity Study
Advancing Equity
through Culture +
Practice
Procurement
Improvement
Workforce
Diversity + Talent
Pipeline
Citywide Hiring
Employee
Wellbeing,
Growth, +
Retention
Digital Workforce
Customer Service
Vision +
Standards
Enterprise Priority
COVID-19 Pandemic Community
and Economic Recovery
Resilient and Sustainable City
Infrastructure and Emergency
Preparedness
Ending Homelessness
Safer San José
Clean, Vibrant, and Inclusive
Neighborhoodsand Public Life
Building the San José of
Tomorrow with a Downtownfor
Everyone
2022-2023 City Initiatives Roadmap
Initiatives
Housing
Stabilization
Re-Employment +
Workforce
Development
Small Business
Recovery +
Resilience
COVID-19
Recovery Task
Force
Disaster Ready +
Climate Smart
Reliable
Infrastructure
Resilience
Clean Energy
Resilience
Water Supply
Resilience
Natural
Environment
Restoration
Soft-Story
Building
Earthquake
Retrofit Policy
Emergency
Housing System
Expansion
Encampment
Services,
Outreach,
Assistance, +
Resources
Encampment
Management +
Safe Relocation
Emergency
Housing
Financial
Sustainability
Safety Net
Services County
Coordination
Police Reforms Vision Zero
Traffic Safety
City Services
Continuity of
Operations
Children + Youth
Services Master
Plan
Education, Digital
Equity, + Digital
Literacy
BeautifySJ
Encampment
Trash Services
BeautifySJ
Vehicle Blight
Child Care Siting
Policy Update
Align Zoning with
General Plan
Development
Services Process
Improvements
Google
Downtown West
Development
BART Silicon
Valley Extension
Airport
Connector +
Diridon Station
North San José High-Speed Rail
Wage Theft
Prevention Policy
+ Responsible
Contractor
Ordinance
Affordable
Housing on
Assembly Use
Sites Policy
(YIGBY)
Enterprise Priority Foundational
Strategic Fiscal Positioningand
Resource Deployment
Powered by People
Approved by Council on May 16, 2022
COVID-19 Recovery Initiatives
2 12 virtual meetings held with live interpretation in Spanish and Vietnamese. In February 2022, the Task Force established nine committees to undertake the recommendation formulation process.
❑ Childcare, Early Care and Education, and Youth Development ❑ Community Engagement
❑ Community Health and Wellness
❑ Data and Budgeting
❑ Housing
❑ Just Recovery for Airport, Hotel and Arts Workers
❑ Steering Committee
❑ Supporting Small Businesses
❑ Workers’ Health, Safety, and Rights
Task Force Process
3 Community Engagement Goals
Reach those most impacted by
the pandemic
Build trust
Inform residents about existing City
Recovery Initiatives – services and
resources
Gather input on what is working, what is
not, what is missing
Use Promotores model
Incorporate feedback into final report for
City Council consideration
“Forum on COVID-19 Recovery for the San Jose
Disability Community” virtual event, July 14
Lived Experience Group member Maricon at
PAWIS meet and greet event, July 9 4
Who We Engaged
❑ 771 people completed Community
Survey
❑ 500 people attended Community
Resource Fair
❑ 31 activities led by Lived Experience
Group and Task Force:
❑ 12 Community Pop Ups
❑ 2 Community Forums
❑ 16 Focus Groups
❑ 1 Community Resource Fair
❑ 1,500 total people engaged
❑ 9 Lived Experience Group members
❑ 21 Promotores hired and trained
Lived Experience Group
Member Oswaldo engaging
with community at Viva CalleSJ,
June 12
Lived Experience Group Member
Ellen engaging with community at
the Juneteenth Festival, June 19
Lived Experience Group
members with City staff and
consultants 5
Community Engagement Highlights
Economic
Insecurity
Strong need to
continue rental
assistance and food
distribution services.
Mental Health
Need to strengthen
mental health support
capacity, especially
among youth and
frontline workers.
Childcare
Shortage of accessible
childcare
opportunities,
particularly among
parents of children with
disabilities.
Workers and
Small Businesses
Many businesses and
people who lost their
jobs are still struggling.
Health and safety
conditions are a
challenge for workers.
Outreach and
Awareness
Majority of people do
not know the resources
available to them nor
how to access them.
6 Vetted through the committee process; developed a template to help formulate goals, strategies and actions
Total of 88 recommendations:
● Informed by community feedback
● 10 recommendations with funding from the $2 million set aside in FY22-23 Budget ● Align with existing Recovery Initiatives: Housing Stabilization, Food & Necessities/ Wellness, Child Care/Youth/Families, Workers, Small Businesses ● Organized by three implementation categories:
Recommendations
Category
Number
Category Description Number of
Recommendations
1 Already underway/in a department work
plan
43 2 City Council policy decision 13
3 Additional evaluation and/or resources
required
39 7
Next Steps
Develop Implementation Framework – Q1 2023:
Work plans for 10 recommendations with funding allocations Finalize impact metrics with City staff and partners
Coordinate with lead departments/entities on other recommendations Updates to Community Economic Development Committee
Promotores Pilot program to continue through FY 22-23 8 African American Community Service Agency
Alum Rock Santa Clara Street Business Association
Asian Americans for Community Involvement
Bill Wilson Center
Billy De Frank Center
Black Leadership Kitchen Cabinet of Silicon Valley
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Community Health Partnership
Destination:Home
Eastside San José PEACE Partnership
Evergreen Islamic Center
First 5 Santa Clara County
Gardner Health Clinic
Goodwill of Silicon Valley
Grail Family Services
Greenbelt Alliance
Healing Grove Health Center
The Health Trust
Indian Health Center of Silicon Valley
Joint Venture Silicon Valley, Building Back Better
Latino Business Foundation Silicon Valley
Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local Union 270 MACLA (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana)
Minority Business Consortium
Multicultural Arts Leadership Institute
PACT (People Acting in Community Together)
Prosperity Lab
Racial Equity Action Leadership Coalition
Thank You, COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Members!
9 Thank You, COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Members!
Roots Community Health Center
Sacred Heart Community Service
San José Chamber of Commerce
San José Downtown Association
San José-Evergreen Community College District
San José Jazz
San José Museum of Art
San José State University
Santa Clara and San Benito Building and Construction
Trades Council
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Santa Clara County Division of Equity and Social Justice Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United
Service Workers West (USWW)
Sí Se Puede Collective
Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center
Small Business Advisory Task Force
SOMOS Mayfair
South Bay Labor Council
SV@Home
Team San José
UNITE HERE Local 19
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 5
Vietnamese American Roundtable
work2future
Working Partnerships USA
YWCA
10 Thank You, Lived Experience Group Members!
Viviana Barnwell
Christina Bui
Rosa Cordova
Maricon Malimban
Oswaldo Moreno
Ellen Rollins
Alex Spielmann
Maria Vans
Nathalia Villasenor-Carrillo
Lived Experience Group members
with City staff and consultants
11 Item 3.4
COVID-19 Recovery
Task Force Report
December 6, 2022
Aurelia Bailey, Assistant to the City Manager
Rosalynn Hughey, Deputy City Manager
Rob Lloyd, Deputy City Manager
Carlos Velazquez, Assistant to the City Manager
Eres Esencial (Grocery Workers) by
Samuel Rodriguez from the City of San José's
"Holding the Moment" Exhibition
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