The Public Record — Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole, April 17, 2024

RULES COMMITTEE: 4/17/2024
Item: B.1
File ID: ROGC 24-563
TO: Honorable Mayor & FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Council City Clerk
SUBJECT: The Public Record DATE: April 17, 2024
April 4 – April 11, 2024

ITEMS FILED FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD
Letters from Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Letters from the Public
1-2. Letters from two members of the public, dated April 4 – 10, 2024, regarding: Ban City-Sponsored Travel to Israel.

3-7. Letters from Verizon Wireless, dated April 9, 2024, regarding: CPUC - Verizon Wireless - City of San Jose-CA_SJ_SANJOSE.
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Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Clerk
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FW: Ban City Sponsored Travel to Israel
City Clerk <[email protected]>
Thu 4/4/2024 3:32 PM
To:Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas <[email protected]> From: Elisabeth Miller
Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 3:10 PM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Ban City-Sponsored Travel to Israel
San Jose City Clerk ,
My name is Elisabeth Miller and I am resident of San Jose in city council district 4. I urge you to take action and ban city authorized travel to Israel. In 2022, the City Council blocked then-Mayor Sam Liccardo from traveling to Qatar due to concerns about that country's human rights record, yet said nothing when he made a taxpayer-funded official trip to Israel in 2019. As Israel's extreme violations of human rights grow day by day, I ask that you act consistently and institute a policy ending official City travel to Israel.

Today, residents of San Jose are hurting, witnessing families and innocent civilians being killed by Israel in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. Over the past 100+ days, Israel has killed over 27,000 Palestinians, besieged educational, cultural, and medical institutions in Gaza, and committed countless human rights violations against the Palestinian people.

According to the United Nations Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, these violations include the targeted destruction of civilian infrastructure, the intentional deprivation of food, water, and healthcare from the civilian population of Gaza, and the indefinite detention of Gazans without trial.

In 2019, the City Council rejected then-Mayor Liccardo’s trip to Qatar based on a report by Amnesty International that Qatar had committed human rights abuses. Here is how Amnesty International described Israel’s human rights record before that country began its military invasion of Gaza:
“Israel’s continuing oppressive and discriminatory system of governing Palestinians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) constituted a system of apartheid, and Israeli officials committed the crime of apartheid under international law.” Public Record: 1
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The Amnesty International report further noted that Israel has “imposed arbitrary restrictions on freedom of movement and closures that amounted to collective punishment” and employs “torture and other ill treatment” against Palestinian detainees.

These are serious and ongoing human rights abuses that require our City to act consistently and institute a policy against official travel to Israel to avoid lending legitimacy to these unconscionable acts.

We cannot ignore the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We need to see concrete action from the San Jose City Council to pressure Israel as it carries out a genocide with the U.S.'s financial and diplomatic backing. I ask that you safeguard our city’s commitment to human rights just as you did in 2022. Ban city authorized travel to Israel now.

Elisabeth Miller
San Jose , California 95126
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Fw: Ban City Sponsored Travel to Israel
Agendadesk <[email protected]>
Wed 4/10/2024 11:59 AM
To:Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas <[email protected]> From: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 11:46 AM
To: Agendadesk <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: Ban City-Sponsored Travel to Israel
From: Anusha Mannava
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 11:41 AM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Ban City-Sponsored Travel to Israel
San Jose City Clerk ,
I urge you to take action and ban city-authorized travel to Israel. In 2022, the City Council blocked then-Mayor Sam Liccardo from traveling to Qatar due to concerns about that country's human rights record, yet said nothing when he made a taxpayer funded official trip to Israel in 2019. As Israel's extreme violations of human rights grow day by day, I ask that you act consistently and institute a policy ending official City travel to Israel.

In 2019, the City Council rejected then-Mayor Liccardo’s trip to Qatar based on a report by Amnesty International that Qatar had committed human rights abuses. Here is how Amnesty International described Israel’s human rights record before that country began its military invasion of Gaza:
“Israel’s continuing oppressive and discriminatory system of governing Palestinians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) constituted a system of apartheid, and Israeli officials committed the crime of apartheid under international law.” Public Record: 2
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Anusha Mannava
San Jose, California 95129
Public Record: 3
Apr 09, 2024
Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
RE: Notification Letter for CA_SJ_SANJOSE_EAST_247
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
Felipe Martinez
Coordinator RE & Compliance - West Territory
1515 Woodfield Road, #1400
Schaumburg, IL 60173

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_NORTH_360 2666 Camino Del Rey, San Jose , CA95131 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°23'40.665''N 121°52'9.025''WNAD(83) 641371 City Street Steel Light Pole RAD @ 25'-2 29'-11 Utility Small Cell Permit 03/15/2024 Project Description: Installing 3 Ericsson 5G NR Aus and 1 Commscope LTE to existing Steel Pole VZW Legal Entity Site Name Site Address Tower Design Size of Building or NA GTE Mobilnet California LP CA_SJ_SANJOSE_NORTH_360 2666 Camino Del Rey, San Jose , CA95131 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°23'40.665''N 121°52'9.025''WNAD(83) 641371 City Street Steel Light Pole RAD @ 25'-2 29'-11 Utility Small Cell Permit 03/15/2024 Project Description: Installing 3 Ericsson 5G NR Aus and 1 Commscope LTE to existing Steel Pole VZW Legal Entity Site Name Site Address Tower Design Size of Building or NA GTE Mobilnet California LP CA_SJ_SANJOSE_NORTH_360 2666 Camino Del Rey, San Jose , CA95131 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°23'40.665''N 121°52'9.025''WNAD(83) 641371 City Street Steel Light Pole RAD @ 25'-2 29'-11 Utility Small Cell Permit 03/15/2024 Project Description: Installing 3 Ericsson 5G NR Aus and 1 Commscope LTE to existing Steel Pole VZW Legal Entity Site Name Site Address Tower Design Size of Building or NA GTE Mobilnet California LP CA_SJ_SANJOSE_NORTH_360 2666 Camino Del Rey, San Jose , CA95131 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°23'40.665''N 121°52'9.025''WNAD(83) 641371 City Street Steel Light Pole RAD @ 25'-2 29'-11 Utility Small Cell Permit 03/15/2024 Project Description: Installing 3 Ericsson 5G NR Aus and 1 Commscope LTE to existing Steel Pole Public Record: 6
Apr 09, 2024
Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division
California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
RE: Notification Letter for CA_SJ_SANJOSE_EAST_287
CA_SJ_SANJOSE_EAST_287
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.

Verizon Wireless
Felipe Martinez
Coordinator RE & Compliance - West Territory
1515 Woodfield Road, #1400
Schaumburg, IL 60173

Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the WholeApril 17, 2024

Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
April 17, 2024