RULES COMMITTEE: 05/10/2023
Item: B.1
File ID: ROGC 23-184
TO: Honorable Mayor & FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Council City Clerk
SUBJECT: The Public Record DATE: May 10, 2023
April 27 – May 4, 2023
ITEMS FILED FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD
Letters from Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Letters from the Public
1. Letter from Venkatesh Srinivasan, dated April 27, 2023, regarding: Public Safety issue at Payne and San Tomas – Seeking your help – District 1 San Jose.
2. Letter from Verizon Wireless (Ann Goldstein), dated May 1, 2023, regarding: CPUC – Verizon Wireless – City of San Jose-CA_SJ_SANJOSE_DTSOUTH_004 - A-573615.
3. Letter from Verizon Wireless (Ann Goldstein), dated May 1, 2023, regarding: CPUC – Verizon Wireless – City of San Jose-CA_SJ_SANJOSE_DTSOUTH_004 - A-517347.
4. Letter from Benjamin Hart, received May 3, 2023, regarding: Request to move the statue of Thomas Fallon the hoarse statue toour new monumental hoarsecamp prop entrance on laurel curve hwy 17.
5. Letter from Brenda Dohmen, dated May 4, 2023, regarding: Housing Director Recruitment Process.
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Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Clerk
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Public Record: 1
- Accident prone - Intersection where grave accidents and death have taken place earlier ( https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-in-solo-motorcycle-crash-in-westsan-jose-police/2812700/) - Near Elementary schools - Children bike from Eden to Payne elementary school on the other side of San Tomas - Access to public utilities We also go past this intersection to access public utilities like the West San Jose library and the Post office on Payne Avenue. - Critical access point for commuters Most office and school commuters use this intersection to get on San Tomas, and access the highways I280 and CA 87 - Important to runners and Pedestrians Many runners and pedestrians have to use this sidewalk to get to the other side of San Tomas, as of now the sidewalk is unusable Continuous Public harm for over 24 months
As of this morning, there are 3 RV’s parked in this location (up from the 1 RV 24 months back) - Unsafe to walk - People from the RV's have accosted children and elderly - including a family member. I can not imagine my 6 yrs old walking on that path on the way to her school.
- Sidewalk is now unusable- It stinks of urine and human excrements , needles, trash and other sordid unmentionables - Unsafe to drive - the RV’s block a large portion of the road at an important turn, in addition I have found pile of bicycles and traffic cones and other trash lying on the road - Not safe for RVs - as mentioned above, this is an accident zone - making it not safe to park any vehicles or temporary dwellings - Runners can’t run - Accident potential Runners can’t run who usually run on the side walks are now forced to run on the road, potentially making it accident prone zone - Less Desirable community - Presence of such RV’s at the edge of the community is making Eden a less desirable neighborhood to new buyers and having a negative impact on the property prices
- No change in 2 yrs - These RVs have been parked for 24 months and increasing in numbers; without any action we risk the situation worsening, it will become an RV park very soon !
- See the evidence from attachment below, collection of google street images - No impact of warning - RV’s have warning stickers on them- yet show no desire to vacate the spot - See the picture of the RV with Warning sticker having no impact Please imagine the plight of the residents whose backyard face this intersection. Those poor tax paying residents have to live with this every hour of the last few years. This neighborhood is yours and ours, either we act as a collective and keep it secure and well functioning or we watch it decay.
I would really be indebted to you if you could use your good offices to solve a community issue and have the police tow the RVs away.
With sincere gratitude and hope of your support.
Venkatesh
San Tomas x Payne Intersec1on –
April 2023 – When this is really becoming a menace
March 2023 – Move than 1 RV at the intersec1on
June 2022- The odd RV parked at the intersec1on
Public Record: 2
May 01, 2023
Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division
California Public Utilities Commission
RE: Notification Letter for CA_SJ_SANJOSE_SOUTH_178 - A San Jose, CA /GTE Mobilnet California LP
This is to provide the Commission with notice according to the provisions of General Order No. 159A of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California ( "CPUC") for the project described in Attachment A.
A copy of this notification letter is also being provided to the appropriate local government agency for its information. Should there be any questions regarding this project, or if you disagree with any of the information contained herein, please contact the representative below.
Verizon Wireless
Ann Goldstein
Coordinator RE & Compliance - West Territory
JURISDICTION PLANNING MANAGER CITY MANAGER CITY CLERK DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL BOARD COUNTY City of San Jose [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Santa Clara VZW Legal Entity Site Name Site Address Tower Design Size of Building or NA GTE Mobilnet California LP CA_SJ_SANJOSE_SOUTH_178 - A ROW near 800 Wren Dr., San Jose , CA95125 Public Lighting Structure (free standing) N/A Site Latitude Site Longitude PS Location Code Tower Appearance Tower Height (in feet) Type of Approval Approval Issue Date 37°17'4.5578''N 121°52'31.8886''WNAD(83) 573615 street light 31' 9 Encroachment permit 12/23/2022 Project Description: Install 3 each 6701 5G mm wave AIR units.
Public Record: 3
May 01, 2023
Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division
California Public Utilities Commission
RE: Notification Letter for CA_SJ_SANJOSE_DTSOUTH_004 - A San Jose, CA /GTE Mobilnet California LP
This is to provide the Commission with notice according to the provisions of General Order No. 159A of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California ( "CPUC") for the project described in Attachment A.
A copy of this notification letter is also being provided to the appropriate local government agency for its information. Should there be any questions regarding this project, or if you disagree with any of the information contained herein, please contact the representative below.
Verizon Wireless
Ann Goldstein
Coordinator RE & Compliance - West Territory
JURISDICTION PLANNING MANAGER CITY MANAGER CITY CLERK DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL BOARD COUNTY City of San Jose [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Santa Clara VZW Legal Entity Site Name Site Address Tower Design Size of Building or NA GTE Mobilnet California LP CA_SJ_SANJOSE_DTSOUTH_004 - A 1215 Via Ferrari, San Jose , CA95122 Light pole NA Site Latitude Site Longitude PS Location Code Tower Appearance Tower Height (in feet) Type of Approval Approval Issue Date 37°19'57.36 ''N 121°51'0.00''WNAD(83) 517347 Light pole 31' 9 Encroachment Permit 05/21/2019 Project Description: Install 3 each 6701 5G mm wave AIR units.
Public Record: 4
Housing Director Recruitment Process
Thu 5/4/2023 1:04 PM
To: Jennifer.maguire@sanjosecagov Jennifer.maguire@sanjosecagov ;Mahan, Matt <[email protected]>;The Office of Mayor Matt Mahan <[email protected]>;Batra, Arjun <[email protected]>;Kamei, Rosemary <[email protected]>;Jimenez, Sergio <[email protected]>;Torres, Omar <[email protected]>;Ortiz, Peter [email protected] ;Foley, Pam [email protected] ;Davis, Dev <[email protected]>;Doan, Bien <[email protected]>;Candelas, Domingo <[email protected]>;Cohen, David <[email protected]>;Taber, Toni <[email protected]>;City Clerk <[email protected]> [External Email]
Thank you to the Mayor and City Council Members who voted for Council Member Rosemary Kamei’s memo regarding the recent Community Opportunity to Purchase Agreement policy from the Housing Department. It was encouraging to see a more well thought out direction on this agenda item by the council.
Recently City Manager Jennifer Maguire issued a memo on the Housing Director Recruitment Process. It appears this process was well underway on April 13th when the memo was published on April 21st.
In the past during the Housing Department’s stakeholder meetings and outreach I attended regarding Housing policy such as Opportunity Housing or COPA, Single Family Homeowners input, suggestions and concerns were completely ignored and discouraged by Housing Department staff who were running these meetings. It was as if we weren’t in the room, we were being ghosted.
In my estimation the Housing Department has a larger staff than other comparable cities housing staff and other SJC departments. They receive a large chunk of the City of San Jose’s operating budget which is funded with tax dollars from the entire city including Single Family Homeowners. Single Family Homeowners have no voice at city hall. We have no union, we’re not a nonprofit organization, the Neighborhoods Commission has been decommissioned, we can’t get a private meeting with the mayor, we have no influencing power or say in how the city runs except our council members who are supposed to represent us. This election cycle I did not get a vote for my council representative he was appointed for me by a weird and non-transparent process by the elected city council usurping the democratic process.
My ask is that you please include Single Family Homeowners in the recruitment process for the new Housing Director. I see the list of Interview Panelists and there are several groups excluded from the process including Single Family Homeowners, Neighborhood Associations, SCCAOR, Housing Providers, Property Managers, District Leadership Groups, CFR and many other housing interest groups. We Single Family Homeowners are and will be impacted by the activities and policies set by the Housing Department in San Jose and we should have a voice in the Housing Director Recruitment and interview process.
Public Record: 5
Please see that my email is added to the next upcoming Rules and Open Government Committee (Rules) Meeting and forward to all members of the Rules Committee. Thank you! Respectfully,
Brenda Dohmen
San Jose Resident and SFH Owner
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