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Department Rules Date Item Department Rep. Name/Ext. Councilmember Sponsorship Policy/Ordinance Subject Staff Recommendation܆ GREEN Adopt based on tradeoffs
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܆ YELLOW
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܆ RED Recommend Council not
adopt nominated idea
܆ NEEDS CLARIFICATION OR
MORE TIME TO EVALUATE
Staff Evaluation
Is this already underway in a department work plan?
܆ Yes
܆ No
Is this time critical or an emergency?
܆ Yes
܆ No
Will this require substantial resources, staffing, budget, strategic support͕ŽƌƌĞƉƌŝŽƌŝƚŝnjŝŶŐĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐǁŽƌŬƉůĂŶ? ܆ Yes
܆ No
Criterion to Determine Scale of Project ComplexityProject complexity is determined by scoring the project in each of the 3 criterions below and then summing the score. a. Low Complexity is a sum of 6 or less.b. Medium Complexity is a sum of 7 – 9. c. High Complexity is a sum of 10 or greater.
Total Score =
Scoring Criterion
Low Complexity Medium Complexity High Complexity
Estimated Duration 6 – 9 months
܆ =1 9 - 18 months
܆ =2 More than 18 months
3 =܆
Organizational Complexity (Internal)
Can easily be absorbed into existing work plan
܆ =1 Planned work (future)
܆ =2 Work not currently proposed
3 =܆
Have staff with required skillset/knowledge
܆ =1 Have staff with required skillset/
requires moderate research
܆ =2 Do not have staff with required
skillset/requires significant research
3 =܆
Less than or equal 2 staff required
܆ =1 3 - 4 staff required
܆ =2 More than 5 staff required
3 =܆
(External) 1 Additional department; no
community outreach required
܆ =1 2 Other departments Involved;
some community outreach required
܆ =2 3 or more departments and/or external
partners involved; significant community outreach required 3 =܆
DEPT.
Required
܆ Airport
܆ Auditor
܆ CMO
܆ OEDCA
܆ ESD
܆ Fire
܆ HR
܆ IT
܆ PRNS
܆ Police
܆ Retirement
܆ Attorney
܆ Clerk
܆ CMO –
Budget
܆ Community
Energy
܆ Finance
܆ Housing
܆ IPA
܆ Library
܆ PBCE
܆ PW
܆ DOT
CMO Approval: Date
Housing April 1, 2026 C.1Erik L. Soliván Vice Mayor Foley, Councilmembers Campos,Emergency Interim Housing (EIH) Siting Policy Tordillos, Cohen, and Casey 9 /s/ Lee Wilcox 3/24/2026
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✔
✔
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AnalysisExplain the rationale for staff recommendation, including any mitigating factors that need to be considered (recent legislative action, significant work plan changes, etc.). Please address the following as well. GREEN LIGHT: The Administration can implement this nominated idea under its current work plan. Item should be sent to Council to add to department work plan. (1) How will the idea be approached? (2) If adopted, what is its impact and/or tradeoff to the City Council Focus Area or to a department work plan, including strategic support? (3) What is the minimum viable scope to move the idea forward and reduce its complexity? YELLOW LIGHT: ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐŽƵŶĐŝůĚĞĨĞƌƚŚŝƐŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚŝĚĞĂƚŽĂůĂƚĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚĚĂƚĞŽƌƚŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůƵĚŐĞƚWƌŽĐĞƐƐĚƵĞƚŽ;ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĐŽƐƚŝŵƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ͕ǁŽƌŬůŽĂĚŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ͕ŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĨĂĐƚŽƌƐͿRED LIGHT: The Administration recommends Council not to adopt this nominated idea due to (describe reason implementation would be difficult if not impossible – conflict with other laws, etc.).
Since 2017, the City Council has directed the development of emergency interim housing (EIH) across San José, with a preference for placing sites equitably in all council districts. The proposed siting policy will formally adopt this preference and apply it to all future EIH locations, providing clearer requirements for site selection of future, new sites that help prevent both the concentration of poverty and the clustering of new sites in any one area. Key considerations for future EIH siting include: 1. Existing EIH site locations and the location of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) developments. 2. Neighborhood impacts, as well as proximity to services and public transportation.
Analysis (Continued)
3. Total development costs to ensure that new sites are financially sustainable. 4. As directed in the Rules and Open Government Committee memorandum titled "Emergency Interim Housing Siting Policy," incorporate the equitable distribution of EIH sites across city and track with the Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness City Council Focus Area, aligned with shelter system management. This citywide distribution approach promotes fairness by preventing over-saturation of facilities in historically impacted neighborhoods, supports better outcomes for unhoused residents by allowing them to remain closer to their existing support networks, and reaffirms that reducing unsheltered homelessness is a shared responsibility. Taken together, these elements advance a more balanced, sustainable, and effective strategy for addressing homelessness across San José. The Housing Department anticipates implementing this direction by March 30, 2027 and will include this referral as part of the Department's work plan.