TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Maria Öberg
SUBJECT: See Below DATE: August 24, 2026
Approved
Date:
8/27/26
COUNCIL DISTRICT: Citywide
SUBJECT: Actions Related to the Purchase Order with OpportunitySpace, Inc. dba Tolemi for Redevelopment Impact Assessment Tools
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to exercise up to five additional one-year options to extend the term of the purchase order with OpportunitySpace, Inc. dba Tolemi, (Boston, MA), for redevelopment impact assessment tools, with the last option ending on or about May 31, 2032, subject to the appropriation of funds.
SUMMARY AND OUTCOME
This recommendation authorizes the City Manager or her designee to execute additional options to extend the existing purchase order with OpportunitySpace, Inc. dba Tolemi for redevelopment impact assessment tools to provide continuity of services through May 31, 2032.
City departments, including Housing, Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement, and the City Manager’s Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs, utilize redevelopment impact assessment tools to analyze development opportunities, housing production, and displacement risks. Approval of this recommendation will help to ensure continued access to a critical analytical platform that supports housing planning, economic development initiatives, and implementation of future Housing Element updates.
COUNCIL AGENDA: 9/15/26
FILE: 26-946
ITEM: 2.12
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
August 24, 2026
Subject: Actions Related to the Purchase Order with OpportunitySpace, Inc. dba Tolemi for Redevelopment Impact Assessment Tools
BACKGROUND
In March 2022, a competitive Request for Quote was facilitated by the Finance Department to procure redevelopment impact assessment tools. Two responsive bids were submitted. Staff awarded OpportunitySpace, Inc. dba Tolemi, as the responsive, and responsible bidder pursuant to the bidding procedures of the San José Municipal Code, Section 4.12.310B(1) under the City Manager’s contract authority.
In November 2022
1, City Council approved the execution of a purchase order with OpportunitySpace, Inc. dba Tolemi for redevelopment impact assessment tools as a result of a competitive solicitation. Since the implementation of the redevelopment impact assessment tools, the platform has been configured to integrate numerous City business systems, data sources, and locally developed analytical models. The platform includes automated data pipelines that regularly refresh information used to support redevelopment, housing, and economic development analyses. Considerable effort has gone into the integration, configuration, tuning, and validation of the platform.
Continuing to leverage and build upon the existing platform is significantly more cost- effective and requires substantially less staff time than implementation of a new solution.
ANALYSIS
The redevelopment impact assessment tool platform has improved staff access to information and reduced the time required for policy research, planning, and site selection analysis. It has been a key resource for evaluating economic development policies and investments supporting COVID-19 recovery and BART Phase II development. In addition, the platform served as the primary analysis tool supporting the state-mandated 2023 update to the Housing Element of the General Plan.
With work on the next Housing Element update planned for 2027-2032 and BART Phase II development continuing, access to a standardized analytical toolset remains important to ensure consistency in data inputs, methodologies, and decision making.
The five additional one-year terms described in the recommendation will allow the City to continue utilizing this platform throughout the upcoming plan cycle. Approval of this recommendation ensures the City receives these essential redevelopment impact assessment tools.
EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
No additional follow-up action with the City Council is expected at this time.
1 https://sanjoseca.govnita.com/api/workspace/Resolutions/files/1981031495558/view
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
August 24, 2026
Subject: Actions Related to the Purchase Order with OpportunitySpace, Inc. dba Tolemi for Redevelopment Impact Assessment Tools
FISCAL IMPACTS
The recommended action related to this purchase order is funded by the City Manager’s Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs Non-Personal/Equipment appropriation in the General Fund; the Housing Department Non-Personal/Equipment appropriation in the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund; and the Citywide Planning Non-Personal/Equipment appropriation in the Citywide Planning Fee Program Fund. Future extensions to the purchase order are subject to the appropriation of funds.
BUDGET REFERENCE
The table below identifies the funds and appropriations to fund the purchase order recommended as part of this memorandum.
Fund
#
Appn.
#
Appropriation
Name
Total
Appropriation
Amount for
Contract
2026-2027
Proposed
Operating
Budget
Page*
Last Budget
Action (Date,
Ord. No.)
001 0182 Office of Economic
Development Non-
Personal/Equipment
$1,416,854 $42,000 431 6/16/2026
31336
346 0562 Housing Department
Non-
Personal/Equipment
$1,703,058 $42,000 916 6/16/2026
31336
239 205O Citywide Planning
Fee - Non-
Personal/Equipment
$3,442,672 $42,000 870 6/16/2026
31336
* The 2026-2027 Proposed Operating Budget was approved on June 9, 2026, and adopted on June 16, 2026, by the City Council.
COORDINATION
This memorandum has been coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office, City Manager’s Budget Office, and the Public Works Department.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
This memorandum will be posted on the City Council Agenda website for the September 15, 2026 City Council meeting.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
August 24, 2026
Subject: Actions Related to the Purchase Order with OpportunitySpace, Inc. dba Tolemi for Redevelopment Impact Assessment Tools
BOARD, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AND INPUT
No board, commission, or committee recommendation or input is associated with this action.
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP17-003, Agreements/Contracts (New or Amended) resulting in no physical changes to the environment.
PUBLIC SUBSIDY REPORTING
This item does not include a public subsidy as defined in section 53083 or 53083.1 of the California Government Code or the City’s Open Government Resolution.
Maria Öberg
Director of Finance
For questions, please contact Fletcher Barnes, Deputy Director of Purchasing, Finance Department, at [email protected].