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MINUTES OF THE
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023
The Community and Economic Development Committee of the City of San José was held in a hybrid format, in the Council Chambers and from remote locations. The meeting convened at 1:30 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Foley, Torres, Kamei, Ortiz, Batra.
Absent: Councilmembers - All present.
Staff: Office of the City Manager, Rosalynn Hughey; City Attorney Office, Johnny Phan; Mayor’s Office, Michael Lomio; and City Clerk’s Office, Yasmin Johnson.
B. Review of Work Plan
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Arjun Batra, seconded by Councilmember Peter Ortiz, and carried unanimously, all three items on the Review of the Work Plan were dropped for the remainder of the 2023 calendar year. (4-0-1; Absent: Torres) Chair, Councilmember Pam Foley stated that Item B1 is scheduled to return to the Community and Economic Development Committee in January 2024, Item B2 is scheduled to return in February 2024, and Item B3 is scheduled to return in March 2024.
1. Citywide Residential Anti-Displacement Strategy Status Report DROPPED PER THE 11/15/23 ROGC MEETING.
2. Anti-Displacement Tenant Preference and Neighborhood Tenant Preference for Affordable Housing Status Report
DEFERRED FROM THE 10/23/23 CED COMMITTEE MEETING AND DROPPED PER THE 11/15/23 ROGC MEETING.
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3. Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Policy Status Report
DEFERRED FROM THE 10/23/23 CED COMMITTEE MEETING AND DROPPED PER THE 11/15/23 ROGC MEETING.
C. Consent Calendar
None provided.
D. Reports to Committee
1. Team San José and Convention and Visitors Annual Performance Audit Report City Auditor, Joe Rois; Program Performance Auditor II, Michelle Ann Mallari; Vice President, Team San Jose, Research and Strategic Development; Ben Roschke; Director of Cultural Affairs, Team San Jose, Kerry Adams-Hapner; and Chief Financial Officer, Team San Jose, Ihab Sabry offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Omar Torres, seconded by Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the report on the annual performance of Team San Jose and Convention and Visitors audit and crossreferenced the report to the December 12, 2023 City Council Meeting. (5-0-0)
2. City Initiatives Roadmap: Development Services Process Improvements and Dashboard Status Report
City Auditor, Joe Rois; Program Performance Auditor II, Michelle Ann Mallari; Assistant City Auditor, Gitanjali Mandrekar; Program Performance Auditor I, Dilnoza Khudoyberganova; and Director, Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Department, Chris Burton offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Paul Soto offered public comment regarding the item.
Councilmember Arjun Batra directed the Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Department to provide information regarding the impact of the significant changes implemented in the report to allow residents to visibly see the impacts of those changes.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Arjun Batra, seconded by Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the report on the development permitting for residential additions or alterations audit and cross-referenced the report to the December 12, 2023 City Council Meeting. (5-0-0) -3- NOVEMBER 27, 2023
OPEN FORUM
1. Paul Soto spoke to cultural genocides and spoke to an incident that he was involved in.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Pam Foley adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:43p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared and Respectfully Submitted by, Yasmin Johnson
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on: 11/19/2024
Attest By:
Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Clerk, City of San José