TO: TONI TABER FROM: Kristen Clements
City Clerk
SUBJECT: HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DATE: May 1, 2023
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
APPLICANTS’ EVALUATION
Approved Date
BACKGROUND
Council Policy 0-4, the Consolidated Policy Governing Boards and Commissions, allows the Department staff liaison for the Commission to submit a memo to the City Clerk with its evaluation of applicant(s) based on the powers and duties of the Commission, any special eligibility requirements, and experience, background, and expertise of the applicant(s). For any incumbents eligible for reappointment , the memo should include a statement setting forth attendance, residency information, and compliance with City requirements (e.g., commission training, State-mandated training, Form 700 filing).
COMMISSION’S SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
San José Municipal Code Section 2.08.2820 describes the special eligibilit y requirements for the Housing and Community Development Commission (Commission):
A. One (1) member shall be a person recommended by an organization of owners of San José mobilehome parks.
B. One (1) member shall be a person recommended by an organizat ion of residents of San José mobilehome parks.
C. One (1) member shall be an owner or manager of a residential rent stabilized property.
D. One (1) member shall be a tenant of a residential rent stabilized rental unit.
E. One (1) member shall be a person who is currently or was formerly homeless.
F. At least five (5) members shall represent low-income households, which for the purposes of this requirement means a person who meets one (1) or more of the following criteria:
CITY CLERK
Subject: Housing and Community Development Commission Applicants’ Evaluation May 1, 2023
1. The person is a member of a low- or moderate-income household as defined by HUD as at or below eighty percent of the area median income pursuant to 24 CFR 92.2.
2. The person is an elected member of a neighborhood organization in a low- or moderate-income neighborhood (fifty-one percent of the neighborhood is at or below eighty percent of the area median income as defined by HUD).
3. The person is a resident of a city council designated neighborhood targeted under the place-based neighborhoods initiative to receive federal funding.
4. The person is employed by an organization which has as its primary purpose to serve the interests of low-income residents.
G. The commission should also include members with experience related to [real estate] development, lending, community development, homeless services, and federal funding.
ANALYSIS OF NEEDED REQUIRED ROLES AND DESIRED EXPERIENCE AREAS
The following assesses the need for required roles on the Commission:
• Low-income commissioners: Per Municipal Code section 2.08.2820 (F), at least five commissioners must meet the low-income household definition. Currently, eight seated commissioners have self-declared they meet this definition. Therefore, this requirement is already met.
• ARO Owner: Per Municipal Code section 2.08.2820 (C), at least one commissioner must be an owner or manager of a rent stabilized property. The current District 10 appointee also fills this required role of Apartment Rent Ordinance building owner (ARO Owner).
Her term will end on June 30, 2023. However, the commissioner is eligible for reappointment and has reapplied. The Municipal Code requirement would be fulfilled if the current District 10 re-applicant is reappointed. There are no other applicants in this pool who qualify for the ARO Owner role. This requirement needs to be met.
• ARO Tenant: Per Municipal Code section 2.08.2820 (D), at least one commissioner must be an Apartment Rent Ordinance (ARO) tenant. The current commissioner in the Citywide seat meets this requirement . Therefore, this requirement is already met.
Regarding desired experience areas for the Commission, seated commissioners have self- declared that, collectively, they possess experience in all five areas named in Section 2.08.28 (G) above. Therefore, these experience criteria are already met.
APPOINTMENT PRIORITIES
CITY CLERK
Subject: Housing and Community Development Commission Applicants’ Evaluation May 1, 2023
Effective July 1, 2023, there will be Commissioner vacancies for the following seats:
• District 2 (termed out)
• District 6 (termed out)
• District 4 (re-/appointment)
• District 8 (re-/appointment )
• District 10 (re-/appointment )
In addition, of the candidates appointed, one should also fill the role of ARO Owner (or manager) per Municipal Code section 2.08.2820 (C).
APPLICANT ASSESSMENTS
The purpose of the memo is to provide the City Clerk and City Council offices with a preliminary review of the 17 applicants indicating interest in the Housin g and Community Development Commission . Please see Attachment A for the candidates’ experience summarized by category.
Candidate s’ summaries on Attachment A and below are sorted in descending order by the number of their self-identified qualifications. Applicants that tied on the number of qualifications they indicated are presented in Council District order within that ranking.
# Name
Owner
or
Renter
Council
District
Years
in San
José
Employer
Special Role
Eligibility
(if any)
Self-Identified
Experience in
Desirable Issue
Areas
Current Commissioner Applicants for Reappointments
1 Roberta
Moore
Owner 10 6+ Self-Employed • ARO Owner
• Low-income
• Development
• Community
Development
2 Huy Tran Renter 3 6+ Justice at Work
Law Group, LLP
• None
• Community
Development
• Homeless
Services
3 Linh Vong Renter 4 6+ Fremont
Hospital
• Low-income • Homeless
Services
General Seat Applicants
4 Michael
Eckhart
Renter 3 6+ 4n1 Extracting • Lived
Experience
• Development
• Community
Development
• Homeless
Services
CITY CLERK
Subject: Housing and Community Development Commission Applicants’ Evaluation May 1, 2023
# Name
Owner
or
Renter
Council
District
Years
in San
José
Employer
Special Role
Eligibility
(if any)
Self-Identified
Experience in
Desirable Issue
Areas
5 Amelia Rios Renter 4 1-2 New Jerusalem
Way
• Lived
Experience
• Development
• Lending
• Community
Development
• Homeless
Services
6 Nia Taylor Renter 5 1-2 Unemployed • Lived
Experience
• ARO Tenant
• Low-income
• Homeless
Services
7 Yamille
Jimenez
Neither 5 3-5 Next Door
Solutions
• Lived
Experience
• ARO Tenant
• Low-income
• Homeless
Services
8 Raymond
Ramsey
Renter 3 6+ Retired • Lived
Experience
• Homeless
Services
9 Jeremiah
Wilson
Renter 6 6+ Unemployed • ARO Tenant
• Low-income
• None
10 Elizabeth
Agramont-
Justiniano
Renter 3 6+ Luna • None • Community
Development
• Homeless
Services
11 Antonio Shelly Renter 3 1-2 CoreSite • None
• Community
Development
• Homeless
Services
12 Jen Beehler Renter 6 6+ Elevate Group • None
• Development
• Community
Development
13 Todd
Davidson
Owner 9 6+ Endgame LLC • None
• Community
Development
• Homeless
Services
14 Concepcion
Galvan
Renter 10 6+ In-N-Out • ARO Tenant • Community
Development
15 Joe Lovelace Owner 9 6+ Unemployed • None • None
16 Pravin Patel Owner 4 6+ Retired • None • None
CITY CLERK
Subject: Housing and Community Development Commission Applicants’ Evaluation May 1, 2023
# Name
Owner
or
Renter
Council
District
Years
in San
José
Employer
Special Role
Eligibility
(if any)
Self-Identified
Experience in
Desirable Issue
Areas
17 Michelle
Brenot
Owner 3 6+ Unemployed • None • None
CONCLUSION
All 17 applicants meet the eligibility requirements for appointment to the Housing and Community Development Commission.
Required characteristics
One re-applicant, Roberta Moore, meets the requirement for the required ARO Owner role. As it is a required role, not a required seat, filling that role must be accomplished through the appointment of a general seat.
Desired experience areas
Attachment A to this memorandum orders the candidates by those applying for reappointment, and the rest according to the number of self-declared roles and experience areas they would fulfill.
According to their self-reported experience, the following two new applicants self-rated as having the highest number of relevant categories and could add experience in Real Estate Development and/or Lending:
o Michael Eckhart
o Amelia Rios
Please feel free to contact me or my Housing Department colleague, Luisa Cantu, with any questions. I may be reached at 408-535-8236, and Luis a Cantu may be reached at 408-535- 3860. Thank you.
/s/
KRISTEN CLEMENTS
Housing and Community Development
Commission Acting Secretary
Attachment A: Housing Department Analysis – Housing and Community Development Commission Candidates Recruitment, spring 2023
ATTACHMENT A
# Applicant's Name [note 1] Lives in
CC Dist.
Renter or
Owner
Ranked by
Overall #
Yes
MH Park
Owner Rep
MH Park
Resident
Rep
ARO
Owner
[note 2]
ARO
Renter
[note 3]
Lived
Experience with
Homelessness
Low/Mod
Defined by
HUD (self-
declared)
Elected
Neighborhood
Leader in LI
Area
Live in Place-
Based
Neighborhood
Employer
serves low-
income
Real Estate
DevelopmentLending Community
Development
Homeless
Services
Federal
Funding
1 1 0 1 1 5 2 0 3 4 2 6 7 4
1 Roberta Moore 10 Owner 4 yes yes yes yes
2 Huy Tran 3 Renter 2 yes yes
3 Linh Vong 4 Renter 2 yes yes
4 Michael Eckhart 3 Renter 5 yes yes yes yes yes
5 Amelia Rios 4 Renter 5 yes yes yes yes yes
6 Nia Taylor 5 Renter 4 yes yes yes yes
7 Yamille Jimenez 5 N/A 4 yes yes yes yes
8 Raymond Ramsey 3 Renter 3 yes yes yes
9 Jeremiah Wilson 6 Renter 2 yes yes
10 Elizabeth Agramont-Justiniano3 Renter 2 yes yes
11 Antonio Shelly 3 Renter 2 yes yes
12 Jen Beehler 6 Renter 2 yes yes
13 Todd Davidson 9 Owner 2 yes yes
14 Concepcion Galvan 10 Renter 2 yes yes
15 Joe Lovelace 9 Owner 0
16 Pravin Patel 4 Owner 0
17 Michelle Brenot 3 Owner 0
Note [1]: Applicants with shaded names are seeking reappointments to HCDC.
Note [2]:The ARO Owner role is currently filled by the D10 commissioner, who is applying for reappointment.
Note [3]: Candidates self-declared as ARO Renter must be validated by CAO Note [4]: The Muni Code requires that 5 commissioners meet the Low-income definition. Staff verifies candidates' declaration that they live in Place-Based Neighborhoods, and others are self-certified.
Housing Department Analysis - Housing & Community Development Commission Candidates Recruitment, spring 2023 Low-Income Members
(5 required, 4 currently seated)
[note 4](self-declared)
Desirable Experience
(self-declared)
Special Eligibility Positions
(each is required by Municipal Code)
Seated Commissioners' roles & experience: