Recommended Appointments to
the Community Stabilization and Opportunity
Pathways Fund Commission
December 13, 2022
Nanci Klein, Director of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs Lori Severino, Assistant to the City Manager
Background
• May 2021: City Council
approved Google’s Downtown
West development project
• Development Agreement
outlines up to $200 million in
Community Benefits
• Equity focused, based on
extensive outreach process
from 2018-21
ST. LEO’S
DUPONT/
MCEVOY
GARDEN
ALAMEDA
DELMAS PARK
AUTUMN-
MONTGOMERY
Diridon
Station
Note: Illustrative massing reflects the combination of density allowed in project’s zoning and applicable Downtown West design standards and guidelines
DWDSG ILLUSTRATION
2 Community Stabilization and Opportunity
Pathways Fund
• Up to $154.8 million to the new Fund, with contributions made as office is built out ($21.20 per gross square foot) • Google agreed to contribute the first $15 million with start of first office building
• Grants to programs serving disadvantaged communities in San José
• Fund will be guided by a third-party Fund Manager and the “Community Stabilization and Opportunity Pathways Fund
Commission” (Commission)
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3 Fund Program Areas
Community Stabilization: displacement/
homelessness prevention, affordable
housing preservation, homeless
services, housing innovation research,
and stabilization of small local
businesses
Opportunity Pathways
: adult and youth
occupational skills training, college/post-
secondary scholarships, career
exploration for middle and high school
youth, early childhood education, and
small business and entrepreneurship
support
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4 Commission Composition
• 13 voting members
At least 5 with lived experience and 8 with technical expertise • 1 alternate member
• Non-voting members: 3 City representatives, 1 Google, and potentially representatives from other major funders
• Collectively reflect the City's diversity
5 Terms
• Four-year terms
• Option for reappointment, but for no more than 2 consecutive terms • To achieve staggering, 6 of the initial 13 members will serve 2-year terms and 7 will serve 4-year terms
6 Appointment of Members
• Voting members and the alternate member shall be appointed to the Commission upon the City Manager’s recommendation to the City Council and the City Council's approval of such recommendation.
This section also applies to any vacancy to the Commission. • The City Manager will appoint non-voting members (to be shared through an Info Memo in early 2023).
7 Member Selection Process
• Application period: October 3 through October 30
• Shared info through www.sanjoseca.gov/FundCommission
• Hosted virtual meeting and 4 library events to help with process • Application announcements and event notices through:
o emails to 150 community leaders, City Council offices and City departments
o Social media
o Flyers posted at libraries and community centers
8 Member Selection Process cont’d
• Received 27 applications (26 deemed complete)
• Panel of 3 City staff evaluated them against the membership criteria • Panel recommended a slate of 14 people, based on combined scores and overall balance of perspectives/expertise
• Also recommended term length for each (2 or 4 years)
9 Recommended Slate – part 1 of 2
10 Seat # Nominee Name Qualifying Seat Type Recommended Term (years)
1 Sofia Jaquez Lived Experience - East SJ 4
2 Efren Estranero Lived Experience - East SJ 2
3 Alma Rosa Bailon Vidales Lived Experience - Greater
Downtown 4
4 Raymond Ramsey Lived Experience - Greater
Downtown 2
5 Juana Villalpando Becerra Lived Experience - Greater
Downtown 4
6 Olivia Ortiz Lived Experience - East SJ +
Work Experience 2
Recommended Slate – part 2 of 2
11 Seat # Nominee Name Qualifying Seat Type Recommended Term (years)
7 Anna Nguyen Work Experience 4
8 Jeffrey Buchanan Work Experience 2
9 Aboubacar Ndiaye Work Experience 4
10 Regina Celestin Williams Work Experience 2
11 Josefina Aguilar Work Experience 2
12 Kiyomi Yamamoto Work Experience 4
13 Lisanna Dominguez Work Experience 4
14 Connie Alvarez Alternate (Lived Experience) 2
Next Steps
• Onboard Commissioners; capacity building activities
• Work with Commission to conduct RFP process for the Fund Manager
• Prepare the first 5-year Strategic Plan, with community engagement, and present to City Council for approval
• Receive first $15 million contribution from Google, begin grant making
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