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In the medium-term, when the Council next revisits its Focus Areas, I would like to see a defined Focus Area that encompasses Vision Zero and is overseen primarily by T&E, just like how the other three Committees are each overseeing at least one Focus Area.
Finally, I'm sad to see "Integrated Solid Waste Programs Status Report" didn't make the cut for the work plan. This is not only an important forward-looking topic, but I've been appreciative for the updates on IWM's workstream to keep collection bins out of bike lanes. I hope for an abridged version of this report to be included in the Climate Smart reports, and for IWM to continue to collaborate with BPAC.
Thank you for your consideration,
Jordan Moldow (speaking on his own behalf)
BPAC member
District 3
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P.S. The tendency of recent Council's has been to define Focus Areas based on "Resident Priorities Survey" results, which tend to skew towards immediate issues affecting large majorities of residents.
While this is a good approach, I don't believe we can afford to not have one long-time-horizon Focus Area that encompasses Climate Smart and Move San Jose. Mitigating and becoming resilient to Climate Change is going to be orders of magnitude harder than solving our immediate problems, and if we put it off, it will become (perhaps has already become) an immediate problem, and at that point it will be impossible to solve. It might seem hard or unthinkable, but we need to find a way to take action on Climate Smart and Move San Jose with the same urgency as Addressing Homelessness, Cleaning up Trash, and Reducing Crime.
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