Transportation and Environment Committee (T&E)
City of San José
Agenda
City of San José
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Committee Members
David Cohen, Chair
Dev Davis, Vice Chair
Pam Foley, Member
Peter Ortiz, Member
Domingo Candelas, Member
Committee Staff
Kip Harkness, City Manager's Office
Colleen Winchester, City Attorney's Office
Faye Garcia, Mayor's Office
Yasmin Johnson, City Clerk's Office
Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers and Virtually -
https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/87288640637
Monday, May 1, 2023 1:30 PM
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c. When the Committee Chair calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on “Raise Hand.” Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. d. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. (a) Call to Order and Roll Call
(b) Review of Work Plan
Items recommended to be added, dropped, or deferred are usually approved under review of the workplan unless the Committee directs otherwise.
Community Forest Management Plan and Urban Forestry Annual Report.
1. CC 23-083
Recommendation: Defer an annual report from the May 1, 2023 to the June 5, 2023 Transportation and Environment Committee meeting on the Community Forest Management Plan and Urban Forestry and its partners in advancing urban forestry goals and increasing the tree canopy. (Transportation)
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City Initiatives Roadmap: Regional Transportation Activities Semi-Annual Report.
2. CC 23-084
Recommendation: Move a semi-annual report from the June 5, 2023 to the May 1, 2023 Transportation and Environment Committee meeting on regional transportation funding, programs, and projects of interest to the City of San José involving regional, state, and federal agencies such as the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Caltrain, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, California High Speed Rail Authority, and the State Department of Transportation (Caltrans), as part of the approved City Initiatives Roadmap for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
(Transportation)
(c) Consent Calendar
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Semi-Annual Status Report.
1. CC 23-082
Recommendation: Accept a semi-annual status report on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the period of October 2022 through March 2023.
(Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
MEMORANDUM
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT B
Attachments
(d) Reports to Committee
Community Forest Management Plan and Urban Forestry Annual Report.
1. CC 23-097
Recommendation: Accept an annual report on the Community Forest Management Plan and Urban Forestry and its partners in advancing urban forestry goals and increasing the tree canopy. (Transportation)
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City Initiatives Roadmap: Regional Transportation Activities Semi-Annual Report.
2. CC 23-098
Recommendation: Accept a semi-annual report on regional transportation funding, programs, and projects of interest to the City of San José involving regional, state, and federal agencies such as the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Caltrain, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, California High Speed Rail Authority, and the State Department of Transportation (Caltrans), as part of the approved City Initiatives Roadmap for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
(Transportation)
[Pending Committee approval; this will be moved from the June 5, 2023 Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan to the May 1, 2023 Transportation and Environment Committee Agenda]
MEMORANDUM
PRESENTATION
Attachments
3. CC 23-086 City Initiatives Roadmap: Vision Zero Traffic Safety Status Report.
Recommendation: Accept a status report on Vision Zero Traffic Safety as part of the approved City Initiatives Roadmap for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. (Transportation)
MEMORANDUM
PRESENTATION
Attachments
4. CC 23-087 City Initiatives Roadmap: BeautifySJ Vehicle Blight Status Report.
Recommendation: Accept a status report on BeautifySJ Vehicle Blight analysis, design, and testing work to improve vehicle complaint case handling, coordinating cross-department response and outcomes as part of the approved City Initiatives Roadmap for 2022-2023.
(Transportation/Information Technology/Police/Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services/Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
MEMORANDUM
PRESENTATION
Attachments
• Open Forum
Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.
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• Adjournment
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