City Council
Regular MeetingSan Jose, CA · March 10, 2020
Agenda
City Council Meeting
Amended Agenda
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
SAM LICCARDO, MAYOR
CHAPPIE JONES, VICE MAYOR, DISTRICT 1
SERGIO JIMENEZ, DISTRICT 2
RAUL PERALEZ, DISTRICT 3
LAN DIEP, DISTRICT 4
MAGDALENA CARRASCO, DISTRICT 5
DEV DAVIS, DISTRICT 6
MAYA ESPARZA, DISTRICT 7
SYLVIA ARENAS, DISTRICT 8
PAM FOLEY, DISTRICT 9
JOHNNY KHAMIS, DISTRICT 10
The City of San José is committed to open and honest government and strives to consistently meet the
community’s expectations by providing excellent service, in a positive and timely manner, and in the
full view of the public.
Welcome to the San José City Council meeting!
This Agenda contains both a Consent Calendar section for routine business items that require Council
approval, and general business items arranged to correspond with San José’s City Service Areas (CSAs).
City Service Areas represent the policy-making level for strategic planning, policy setting, and investment
decisions in the critical functions the City provides to the community. They are:
• Strategic Support - The internal functions that enable the CSAs to provide direct
services to the community in an effective and efficient manner.
• Public Safety - Commitment to excellence in public safety by investing in neighborhood
partnerships as well as prevention, enforcement, and emergency preparedness services.
• Transportation & Aviation Services - A safe and efficient transportation system that contributes to
the livability and economic health of the City; and provide for the air transportation needs of the
community and the region at levels that is acceptable to the community.
• Environmental and Utility Services - Manage environmental services and utility systems to ensure
a sustainable environment for the community.
• Neighborhood Services - Serve, foster, and strengthen community by providing access to lifelong
learning and opportunities to enjoy life.
• Community & Economic Development - Manage the growth and change of the community in
order to create and preserve healthy neighborhoods and ensure a diverse range of employment and
housing opportunities.
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City Council Amended Agenda March 10, 2020
• Call to Order and Roll Call
9:30 a.m.- Closed Session, Call to Order in Council Chambers
Open Session, Labor Negotiations Update (See Item 3.2)
Adjourn to Closed Session in Council Chambers Conference Room, W133
See Separate Agenda
20-018 Closed Session Agenda
Attachments Closed Session Cancellation Agenda
1:30 p.m.- Regular Session, Council Chambers, City Hall
6:00 p.m.- Evening Session, Council Chambers, City Hall
*Will not begin until 6pm or until after all afternoon items are heard, whichever is later.
• Invocation (District 3)
Mike McGee, Santa Clara County Poet Laureate, 2018-2019
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Orders of the Day
To be heard after Ceremonial Items
* SEE NEW ITEM 3.5, "Ratification and Extension of Proclamation of Local Emergency Due to
Confirmation From the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health That Community Transmission of
the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is Happening at the Local Level” AND NEW ITEM 8.3
“Actions Related to Income Loss and Evictions Due to Novel Coronavirus” TO BE ADDED UNDER
ORDERS OF THE DAY, REQUIRES A DETERMINATION BY A TWO-THIRDS (2/3) VOTE OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT AT THE MEETING, OR, IF LESS THAN
TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE PRESENT AT THE MEETING,
A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE MEMBERS PRESENT THAT THERE IS A NEED TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION. Council’s Rules of Conduct, Resolution No. 79367, Rule 3(d).
Items recommended to be added, dropped, or deferred are usually approved under Orders of the
Day unless the Council directs otherwise.
• Adjournment
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This meeting will be adjourned in honor of Dr. Jerrold “Jerry” Hiura. Dr. Jerry was an important and
spirited community leader, a tireless force in San José's arts and cultural community and also a popular
family dentist. Dr. Jerry was among the first appointees to City of San José's Arts Commission, and a
co-founder of the Contemporary Asian Theatre Scene (CATS). He spent his life passionately involved in
bringing diversity to organizations at the local and state levels, with a particular interest in promoting the
work and growth of Asian artists. At the time of his passing, he and his wife Lucia Cha were serving as
trustees on the board of San Jose Museum of Art. Dr. Jerry’s memory is cherished by his wife Lucia Cha,
mother Dorothy, sister Barbara Hiura, and also leaves behind step children, their spouses and
grandchildren.
• Closed Session Report
To be heard after Ceremonial Items
1. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1.1 Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing March as National Nutrition Month. (Davis)
1.2 Presentation of a Proclamation declaring March 11, 2020 as National 311 Day to recognize the
significant contributions of our emergency and non-emergency contact representatives. (Mayor)
1.3 Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing March as American Red Cross Month. (Davis)
TO BE HEARD IN THE EVENING
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of Consent Calendar items as they are
considered to be routine by the City Council and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of
the City Council, staff, or public requests discussion on a particular item, that item may be
removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.
2.1 Approval of City Council Minutes.
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20-242 Approval of City Council Minutes.
Recommendation: (a) Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of April 24, 2018.
(b) Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of May 8, 2018.
(c) City Council Special Meeting: San José Sexual Assault Response and
Strategy Meeting Minutes of November 12, 2019.
(d) Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of February 25, 2020.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments,
Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of
any City action.
Attachments (a) 4-24-2018 Council Minutes (Draft)
(b) 5-8-2018 Council Minutes (Draft)
(c) 11-12-2019 Special Meeting Minutes (Draft)
(d) 2-25-2020 Council Minutes (Draft)
2.2 Final Adoption of Ordinances.
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20-232 Final Adoption of Ordinances.
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Recommendation: (a) Ord No. 30368 - An Ordinance of the City of San José Granting a
Commercial Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection Franchise to
Norm’s Recycling LLC.
[Passed for Publication on 2/25/2020 - Item 6.5(b)(1) (20-180)]
(b) Ord No. 30369 - An Ordinance of the City of San José Granting a
Commercial Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection Franchise to
Garden of Eden Landscapes, Inc. DBA Ground Force Enterprises.
[Passed for Publication on 2/25/2020 - Item 6.5(b)(2) (20-180)]
(c) Ord No. 30371 - An Ordinance of the City of San José Amending
Section 23.04.038 (North San José Signage Area) and Section
23.04.124 (Downtown Sign Zone) of Chapter 23.04 of Title 23 of the
San José Municipal Code to Modify Permit Provisions for New
Supergraphic Signs; Amending Section 23.04.156 of Part 2.5 (Urban
Mixed-Use Sign Development Zone) of Chapter 23.04 of Title 23 to
Allow Skyline Signs; and to Make Other Non-Substantive, Ministerial,
Technical, or Typographical Changes to Chapter 23.04 of Title 23 of
the San José Municipal Code.
[Passed for Publication on 2/25/2020 - Item 10.1(a) (20-186)]
(d) Ord No. 30372 - An Ordinance of the City of San José Amending
Title 20 of the San José Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance) to: Change
Permit Requirements for Drinking Establishment in Conjunction with a
Winery Brewry or Distillery an Off-Sale of Alcoholic Beverages as
Incidental to a Winery Brewery or Distillery in the Commercial,
Industrial, and Downtown Zoning Districts in Table 20-90 in Section
20.40.100 of Chapter 20.40, Table 20-110 in Section 20.50.100 of
Chapter 20.50, and Table 20-140 in Section 20.70.100 of Chapter
20.70; Amend Table 20-90 in Section 20.40.100 of Chapter 20.40, and
Table 20-140 in Section 20.70.100 of Chapter 20.70 to Include
Taproom or Tasting Room with Off-Sale of Alcohol; Amend the
Parking Requirement for Medical or Dental Clinic/Out-Patient Facility
in Table 20-140 of Section 20.70.100; Amend Section 20.50.110
Commercial Support to Include the Administrative Permit for Off-Sale
of Alcohol; Amend Section 20.80.900 to Include a Section for Off-Sale
of Alcoholic Beverages in Conjunction with Wineries, Breweries, and
Distilleries; Add Part 5.75 Taproom or Tasting Room with Off-Sale of
Alcoholic Beverages to Chapter 20.80; Add a Parking Requirement for
Taproom or Tasting Room Use in Table 20-190 in Chapter 20.90;
Update the Definition for drinking Establishment in Section
20.200.1273 of Chapter 20.200; and Make Other Technical,
Non-Substantive, or Formatting Changes Within those Sections of Title
20 of the San José Municipal Code.
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[Passed for Publication on 2/25/2020 - Item 10.1 (b) (20-187)]
(e) Ord No. 30373 - An Ordinance of the City of San José Amending
Title 20 (Zoning Ordinance or Zoning Code) of the San José Municipal
Code to Amend Section 20.30.600 Table 20-80 to Add Clarifying
Language to the Corner Lot Side Setback Area Definition and
Standards; Amend Section 20.80.1410 to Clarify the Term “Director;”
Amend Section 20.80.1440 to Add Lawful Non-Residential Uses into
Residential Zoning Districts for the Outdoor Private Property Special
Events Permit Process; Amend Section 20.80.1450 to Add Clarifying
Language which Defines Setbacks for Lawful Non-Residential Uses;
Amend Section 20.80.1460 to Include Downtown Zoning Districts and
Reduce Setbacks for Outdoor Private Property Special Events in
Commercially Zoned Districts within Designated Neighborhood
Business Districts when in Compliance with Residential Standards under
this Part; Amend Section 20.80.1460 and 20.80.1470 to Increase the
Number of Outdoor Private Property Special Events which can Take
Place in Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts; Amend Section
20.80.1510 to Increase the Permit Acceptance or Denial Period from
Thirty (30) to Forty-Five (45) Days; and to Make Other Technical,
Non-Substantive, or Formatting Changes within Those Sections of Title
20 of the San José Municipal Code.
[Passed for Publication on 2/25/2020 - Item 10.1(c) (20-188)]
(f) Ord No. 30374 - An Ordinance of the City of San José Rezoning
Certain Real Property of Approximately 0.86-Gross Acre Situated on
the Southeast Corner of Stockton Avenue and West Julian Street (292
Stockton Avenue) (APN 259-28-028), from the Hi Heavy Industrial
Zoning District to the DC Downtown Primary Commercial Zoning
District.
[Passed for Publication on 2/25/2020 - Item 10.2 (b)(2) (20-189)]
2.3 Approval of Council Committee Minutes.
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20-254 Approval of Council Committee Minutes.
Recommendation: (a) Regular AD-HOC Committee on Development Services Meeting
Minutes of January 24, 2019.
(b) Regular Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government
Committee and Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes of April 3,
2019.
(c) Regular Smart Cities and Service Improvements Committee Meeting
Minutes of April 4, 2019.
(d) Regular Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government
Committee and Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes of April 10,
2019.
(e) Regular Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Meeting
Minutes of April 11, 2019.
(f) Regular Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Meeting
Minutes of February 13, 2020.
(g) Regular Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government
Committee and Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes of February
19, 2020.
(h) Regular Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2020.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments,
Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of
any City action.
Attachments (a) 1-24-2019 AD-HOC Minutes
(b) 4-3-2019 ROGC Minutes
(c) 4-4-2019 SCSIC Minutes
(d) 4-10-2019 ROGC Minutes
(e) 4-11-2019 NSE Minutes
(f) 2-13-2020 NSE Minutes (Draft)
(g) 2-19-2020 ROGC Minutes
(h) 2-20-2020 PSFSS Minutes
2.4 Mayor and Council Excused Absence Requests.
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20-268 Mayor and Council Excused Absence Requests.
Recommendation: (a) Request for an excused absence for Sylvia Arenas, from the Regular
Meeting of the Rules and Open Government Committee on March 4,
2020, due to illness.
(b) Request for an excused absence for Mayor Liccardo, from the
Regular Meeting of the Rules and Open Government Committee on
April 1, 2020, due to personal business.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and
Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical
environment. (Arenas and Mayor)
[Rules Committee referral 3/4/2020 - Item A.1.a]
Attachments (a) Memorandum
(b) Memorandum
2.5 City Council Travel Reports.
2.6 Report from the Council Liaison to the Retirement Boards.
2.7 20-213 Amendment to the Lease of Airport Premises Agreement with Smiths
Detection, Inc.
Recommendation: Approve a Third Amendment to Lease of Airport Premises with Smiths
Detection, Inc. to extend the term for three years, from March 16, 2020
to March 15, 2023, with annual revenue to the City of approximately
$47,070.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-003, Agreements/Contracts (New
or Amended) a resulting in no physical changes to the environment.
(Airport)
Attachments Memorandum
Agreement
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2.8 20-237 Approval of the Dumpster Day Event Sponsored by Council District 4 as a
City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept
Donations of Materials and Services for the Event.
Recommendation: (a) Approve the Dumpster Day event scheduled on March 14, 2020 as
a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of
funds.
(b) Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses
or community groups to support the event.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events
resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Diep)
[Rules Committee referral 02/26/2020 - Item G.1(a)]
Attachments Memorandum
2.9 20-278 Retroactive Approval of the Dumpster Day Event Sponsored by Council
District 4 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds
and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event.
Recommendation: (a) Retroactively Approve the Dumpster Day Event scheduled on
February 1, 2020 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and
approve the expenditure of funds.
(b) Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses
or community groups to support the event.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events
resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Diep)
[Rules Committee referral 03/04/2020- Item G.1(d)]
Attachments Memorandum
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2.10 20-287 Approval of the History of Inequity in San José Panel Discussion Sponsored
by Council District 2,3,5,7 and 8 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to
Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the
Event.
Recommendation: (a) Approve the History of Inequity in San José Panel Discussion
scheduled on March 18, 2020 as a City Council sponsored Special
Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
(b) Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses
or community groups to support the event.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events
resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Jimenez, Peralez,
Carrasco, Esparza, and Arenas)
[Rules Committee referral 03/04/2020- Item G.1(e)]
Attachments Memorandum
2.11 20-296 Approval of the Berryessa Annual Art Festival Sponsored by Council District
4 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept
Donations of Materials and Services for the Event.
Recommendation: (a) Approve the Berryessa Annual Art Festival scheduled on May 9,
2020 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the
expenditure of funds.
(b) Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses
or community groups to support the event.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events
resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Diep)
[Rules Committee referral 03/04/2020- Item G.1(f)]
Attachments Memorandum
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2.12 20-239 Request for Travel for Mayor and Council. - DROP
Recommendation: Authorize travel, accept travel payments to the City of San José,
approve use of the Mayor/Council Travel Budget, and designate Vice
Mayor Chappie Jones as the City representative to attend the National
League of Cities Congressional City Conference event in Washington
D.C. from March 8 - 11, 2020, and excuse absence from the Regular
Meeting of the City Council on March 10, 2020 and the Rules
Committee Meeting on March 11, 2020. Source of Fund: Mayor and
Council Travel Budget and National League of Cities.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and
Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical
environment. (Jones)
[Rules Committee referral 3/4/2020 - Item A.1.a]
DROP
Attachments Memorandum
3. STRATEGIC SUPPORT
3.1 Report of the City Manager, David Sykes (Verbal Report)
3.2 Labor Negotiations Update.
Accept Labor Negotiations Update.
TO BE HEARD AT 9:30 A.M.
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3.3 20-224 Second Quarter Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2019-2020.
Recommendation: As recommended by the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support
Committee on February 20, 2020, accept the Second Quarter (period
ending December 31, 2019) Financial Reports for Fiscal Year
2019-2020 for the following programs:
(a) Debt Management
(b) Investment Management
(c) Revenue Management; and
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments,
Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of
any City action. (Finance)
[Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee referral -
2/20/20 - Item (d)2]
Attachments Memorandum
Attachment A
Investment Management
PSFSS Presentation 2/20/2020
Letter from the Public
3.4 20-228 City of San José Investment Policy Annual Review.
Recommendation: As recommended by the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support
Committee on February 20, 2020, adopt a resolution to approve the
proposed revisions to Council Policy 1-12, "City of San José
Investment Policy."
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and
Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment.
(Finance)
[Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee referral -
2/20/20 - Item (d)3]
Attachments Memorandum
Exhibit A
Resolution
Memorandum 3/6/2020 from Mayor, Jimenez, Peralez, and Davis
Letters from the Public
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3.5 20-306 Ratification and Extension of Proclamation of Local Emergency Due to
Confirmation From the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health That
Community Transmission of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is
Happening at the Local Level.
Recommendation: (a) Adopt a resolution ratifying and extending the Director of
Emergency Services’ Proclamation of March 6, 2020 of the existence
of a local emergency resulting from community spread of the
coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in the City of San José.
(b) Receive staff’s update on the status of the spread of coronavirus,
its impact on the City of San José, and response efforts.
CEQA: Statutorily Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 15269,
Emergency Projects Undertaken for Specific Actions Necessary to
Prevent or Mitigate an Emergency. (City Manager)
Attachments Memorandum
Resolution
Letters from Public
4. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
5. TRANSPORTATION & AVIATION SERVICES
6. ENVIRONMENTAL & UTILITY SERVICES
7. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
8. COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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8.1 20-214 Hammer Theatre Center Operations and Maintenance Agreement.
Recommendation: As recommended by the Community and Economic Development
Committee on February 24, 2020, accept the report and adopt a
resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an
agreement with San Jose State University for the operations and
maintenance of the Hammer Theatre Center for a 15-year term with
two additional 10 year options to renew starting July 1, 2020, for an
annual amount of $315,000 with adjustments according to the
consumer price index, subject to the appropriation of funds by the City
Council.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-003, Agreements/Contracts (New
or Amended) resulting in no physical changes to the environment.
(Economic Development)
[Community and Economic Development Committee referral 2/24/20 -
Item (d)2]
Attachments Memorandum
Attachment A
Attachment B
Presentation
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8.2 20-215 TEFRA Hearing for California Statewide Communities Development
Authority's Issuance of Tax-Exempt Multifamily Revenue Bonds to Acquire
and Rehabilitate the Valley Palms Apartments. - TO BE HEARD IN THE
EVENING
Recommendation: (a) Hold a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 ("TEFRA")
public hearing for the issuance not to exceed $120,000,000 in
tax-exempt private-activity bonds by the California Statewide
Community Development Authority to finance the Project and to pay
certain expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds.
(b) Adopt a resolution approving the issuance of Tax-Exempt Revenue
Bonds by the California Statewide Community Development Authority
in a principal amount not to exceed $120,000,000 to be used to finance
the Project and to pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the
issuance of the tax-exempt private activity bonds.
CEQA: Categorically Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301,
Existing Facilities, File No. PP20-010. Council District 7. (Housing)
TO BE HEARD IN THE EVENING
Attachments Memorandum
Attachment A
Attachment B
Resolution
Supplemental Memorandum
Memorandum 3/9/2020 from Esparza
Presentation
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8.3 20-307 Actions Related to Income Loss and Evictions Due to Novel Coronavirus
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Recommendation: (a) Direct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution, an ordinance, and a
companion urgency ordinance providing for a temporary moratorium on
evictions in the City of San Jose for renters on the basis of nonpayment
of rent (“affected renters”) where that failure to pay rent results from
wage loss resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,
under the following conditions:
(1) Ordinance will become effective upon Council adoption of a
resolution declaring that the moratorium is effective due to the
declaration of the County Public Health Officer, or other State or
Federal Authority, of an emergency related to COVID-19;
(2) The temporary moratorium shall remain in effect for a period of
thirty (30) days from the Council resolution, but the City Manager shall
return to enable Council to consider an extension to a longer period as
the circumstances dictate;
(3) The temporary moratorium must not extend beyond the duration of
the City’s Resolution, but may be extended for a longer period by
agreement of the Council;
(4) Affected renters must demonstrate substantial loss of income,
through documentation or other objectively verifiable means, resulting
from the COVID-19 pandemic or the declaration of the County Public
Health Officer, or other State or Federal Authority e.g., from (a) job
loss, (b) a reduction of compensated hours of work, (c) store,
restaurant, or office closure, (d) the need to miss work to care for a
home-bound school-age child, or (e) other similarly-caused loss of
income that resulted since the City’s Resolution;
(5) Affected renters must notify their landlords on or before the day
that rent is due that they have substantial loss of income as a result of
the declared emergency related to COVID-19, resulting in business
closure, substantial loss of compensable hours of work and wages, or
layoffs.
(6) The legislation shall include findings of potential job loss, wage loss,
or other impacts for specific industries-such as hotels, conventions-,-or
theaters:-resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic.
(b) Direct the City Attorney to evaluate the potential for including in
such legislation a 120-day period for affected tenants to become current
on past due rent.
(c) Direct the City Manager to work with the Apartment Association in
advocating with the relevant organizations for temporary relief for
burdened, unpaid landlords from the burden of such costs as property
taxes, utility charges, and foreclosure.
CEQA: Not a Project, PP17-004, Government Funding Mechanism or
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Fiscal Activity with no commitment to a specific project which may
result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and
PP17-007, Preliminary direction to staff and eventual action requires
approval from decision-making body. (Mayor)
Attachments Memorandum
Memorandum 3/9/2020 from Diep
Memorandum 3/9/2020 from Foley
Memorandum 3/9/2020 from Arenas
Memorandum 3/10/2020 from Carrasco
Letters from the Public
9. REDEVELOPMENT – SUCCESSOR AGENCY
• Open Forum
Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda
and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.
• Council will recess until 6:00 p.m.
10. LAND USE
Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of Land Use Consent Calendar (Item
10.1) as they are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be adopted by one motion.
If a member of the City Council, staff, or public requests discussion on a particular item, that item
will be removed from the Land Use Consent Calendar (Item 10.1) and considered separately.
10.1 Land Use on Consent Calendar
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(a) 20-216 C19-028 - Conforming Rezoning for Real Property located at 460 Lincoln
Avenue.
Recommendation: Approve an ordinance rezoning the approximately 2.49-acre site on that
certain real property located on the southeast corner of Auzerais
Avenue and Lincoln Avenue (460 Lincoln Avenue) from the HI Heavy
Industrial Zoning District to the CIC Combined Industrial/Commercial
Zoning District.
CEQA: Determination of Consistency with the Envision San José 2040
General Plan EIR (Resolution No. 76041) and the Envision San José
General Plan Supplemental EIR (Resolution No. 77617), and Addenda
thereto. Planning Director recommends approval. Council District 6.
(Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
Attachments Memorandum
Ordinance
(b) 20-217 C19-037 - Conforming Rezoning for Real Property located at 332 North
Second Street.
Recommendation: Approve an ordinance rezoning two contiguous properties, each
approximately 0.21-gross acres, on that certain real property located on
the east side of North Second Street, approximately 330 feet north of
West Julian Street, at 332 and 334 North Second Street, from the LI
Light Industrial Zoning District to the CN Commercial Neighborhood
Zoning District.
CEQA: Determination of Consistency with the Envision San José 2040
General Plan Final Program Environmental Impact Report (Resolution
No. 76041) and the Envision San José 2040 General Plan Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report (Resolution No. 77617), and Addenda
thereto. Planning Director recommends approval. Council District 3.
(Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
Attachments Memorandum
Ordinance
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(c) 20-218 C19-044 - Conforming Rezoning for Real Property located at 821 Coleman
Avenue.
Recommendation: Approve an ordinance rezoning an approximately 0.23-gross acre site,
on that certain real property located on the southwest side of Coleman
Avenue, approximately 200 feet northwest of Emory Street, at 821
Coleman Avenue, from the R-2 Two Family Residence Zoning District
to the LI Light Industrial Zoning District.
CEQA: Categorically Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(c) for
New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. File No.
C19-044. Planning Director recommends approval. Council District 3.
(Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
Attachments Memorandum
Ordinance
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
10 Land Use - Regular Agenda
OPEN GENERAL PLAN HEARING (2020 FIRST CYCLE).
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10.2 20-219 GPT19-003/GP19-005/GP19-006 - General Plan Text Amendment, General
Plan Amendment for Real Property Located at 625 Hillsdale Avenue, and
General Plan Amendment for Real Property Located at 500 Nicholson Lane
(Council Policy Priority #2 - Mobilehome Conversions).
Recommendation: (a) Adopt a resolution adopting the General Plan Text Amendment to
add a new land use designation entitled “Mobilehome Park” to Chapter
5 (“Interconnected City”) of the Envision San José 2040 General Plan
(File No. GPT19-003);
(b) Adopt a resolution amending the Envision San José 2040 General
Plan Land Use/Transportation Diagram land use designation from
Urban Residential and Residential Neighborhood to Mobilehome Park
for 625 Hillsdale Avenue on a 21.71 gross acre site (File No.
GP19-005); and
(c) Adopt a resolution amending the Envision San José 2040 General
Plan Land Use/Transportation Diagram land use designation from
Urban Residential to Mobilehome Park for 500 Nicholson Lane on an
83.43 gross acre site (File No. GP19-006).
(d) In addition to the above, the Planning Commission further
recommended that the City Council:
(1) Consider a City-initiated General Plan amendment and direct staff
to return to Council to consider applying the Mobilehome Park land use
designation to the remaining 56 mobilehome parks in the City; and
(2) Consider amendments to the General Plan and/or City Council
Policy 6-33 and direct staff to return to Council to consider additional
amendments to better protect existing mobilehome residents by ensuring
residents receive just compensation in the event of a conversion, with
the criteria being, at a minimum, comparable to what was received by
residents at the Winchester Ranch Mobilehome Park, and to include
strategies to ensure mobilehome units lost are replaced with deed
restricted on-site, affordable housing.
(e) Determine that the Council Policy Priority #2 is completed and will
be removed from the 2020-2021 Council Policy Priority List.
CEQA: Determination of Consistency with the Envision San José 2040
General Plan Final Program Environmental Impact Report (Resolution
No. 76041) and the Envision San José 2040 General Plan Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report (Resolution No. 77617), and Addenda
thereto. File No. GPT19-003/GP19-005/GP19-006. Council Districts 7
and 4. Planning Commission recommends approval (6-0-1, Oliviero
absent). (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
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Attachments Memorandum
Attachments
(a) Resolution
(b) Resolution
(c) Resolution
Memorandum 3/6/2020 from Jimenez, Peralez, Esparza, and Foley
Memorandum 3/9/2020 from Diep
Supplemental Memorandum
Presentation
Letters from the Public
CLOSE GENERAL PLAN HEARING (2020 FIRST CYCLE).
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10.3 20-220 PD18-040 - Administrative Hearing on the Appeals of the Planning Director's
Consideration of the Harker Middle School Expansion Project Mitigated
Negative Declaration in accordance with CEQA and approval of the Planned
Development Permit No. PD18-040.
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Recommendation: (a) Conduct an Administrative Hearing to consider the Appeals of the
Planning Director’s (i) adoption of the Harker Middle School Expansion
Project Mitigated Negative Declaration in accordance with CEQA and
(ii) approval of the Planned Development Permit No. PD18-040 for the
Harker Middle School Project, which permits the demolition of three
existing academic building, and a portion of an auditorium/gym building
totaling approximately 19,000 square feet and the construction of a
2-story classroom building, an addition to the existing auditorium/gym
resulting in approximately 20,542 square foot building, and site
improvements including the removal of fifteen ordinance size trees,
circulation improvements including the installation of a traffic light on
Union Avenue, landscaping and the addition of sports courts and a field
for a private middle school with up to 600 students on an approximately
7.7-gross acres lot located at 4525 Union Avenue.
(b) Adopt a resolution denying the environmental appeal and upholding
the Planning Director’s adoption of the Harker Middle School
Expansion Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, and finding that:
(1) The City Council has read and considered the Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Harker Middle
School Project and related administrative record in connection with
Planned Development Permit No. PD 18-040;
(2) The Harker Middle School IS/MND was prepared in compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970, as
amended, together with State and local implementation guidelines;
(3) Adoption of the Harker Middle School Project MND reflects the
independent judgement and analysis of the City of San José; and
(4) Preparation of a new environmental document is not required
because the IS/MND thoroughly and adequately analyzed the project
and the environmental appeal does not raise any new significant impacts
that have not already been analyzed in the IS/MND in accordance with
Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21166, or CEQA Guidelines
Section 15162.
(c) Adopt a resolution denying the permit appeal and approving the
Planned Development Permit No. PD18-040, for the Harker Middle
School Project, to allow the demolition of three existing academic
buildings and a portion of an auditorium/gym building totaling
approximately 19,000 square feet and the construction of an
approximately 39,000-square foot, 2-story classroom building, an
addition to the existing auditorium/gym resulting in an approximately
20,542 square foot building, and site improvements including the
removal of fifteen ordinance-size trees, circulation improvements
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including installation of a traffic light on Union Avenue, landscaping,
and the addition of sports courts and a field for a private middle school
with up to 600 students on an approximately 7.7-gross acre site, on the
West side of Union Avenue, 100 feet southerly of Barrett Avenue,
(4525 Union Avenue).
CEQA: Harker Middle School Expansion Project Mitigated Negative
Declaration, File No. PD18-040. Council District 9. (Planning, Building
and Code Enforcement)
Attachments Memorandum
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
Exhibit G
Exhibit H
Exhibit I
Exhibit J
Presentation
Memorandum 3/9/2020 from Foley
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• Notice of City Engineer's Pending Decision on Final Maps
FOR APPROVAL:
Tract: 10518
Location: Ringwood Ave/ Murphy Ave. (East Corner) 1508 Murphy Ave.
District: 4
Lots/Units: 1/5
Type: SFD
Proposed Decision: Approved
Developer: HD Family LLC
• Open Forum
Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda
and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.
• Adjournment
This meeting will be adjourned in honor of Dr. Jerrold “Jerry” Hiura. Dr. Jerry was an important and
spirited community leader, a tireless force in San José's arts and cultural community and also a popular
family dentist. Dr. Jerry was among the first appointees to City of San José's Arts Commission, and a
co-founder of the Contemporary Asian Theatre Scene (CATS). He spent his life passionately involved in
bringing diversity to organizations at the local and state levels, with a particular interest in promoting the
work and growth of Asian artists. At the time of his passing, he and his wife Lucia Cha were serving as
trustees on the board of San Jose Museum of Art. Dr. Jerry’s memory is cherished by his wife Lucia Cha,
mother Dorothy, sister Barbara Hiura, and also leaves behind step children, their spouses and
grandchildren.
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CITY OF SAN JOSE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND COMMITTEE ROOMS
The Code of Conduct is intended to promote open meetings that welcome debate of public policy issues being
discussed by the City Council, their Committees, and City Boards and Commissions in an atmosphere of
fairness, courtesy, and respect for differing points of view.
1. Public Meeting Decorum:
a) Persons in the audience will refrain from behavior which will disrupt the public meeting.
This will include making loud noises, clapping, shouting, booing, hissing or engaging in
any other activity in a manner that disturbs, disrupts or impedes the orderly conduct of the
meeting.
b) Persons in the audience will refrain from creating, provoking or participating in any type
of disturbance involving unwelcome physical contact.
c) Persons in the audience will refrain from using cellular phones and/or pagers while the
meeting is in session.
d) Appropriate attire, including shoes and shirts are required in the Council Chambers and
Committee Rooms at all times.
e) Persons in the audience will not place their feet on the seats in front of them.
f) No food, drink (other than bottled water with a cap), or chewing gum will be allowed in the
Council Chambers and Committee Rooms, except as otherwise pre-approved by City staff.
g) All persons entering the Council Chambers and Committee Rooms, including their bags,
purses, briefcases and similar belongings, may be subject to search for weapons and other
dangerous materials.
2. Signs, Objects or Symbolic Material:
a) Objects and symbolic materials, such as signs or banners, will be allowed in the Council
Chambers and Committee Rooms, with the following restrictions: § No objects will be
larger than 2 feet by 3 feet.
-No sticks, posts, poles or other such items will be attached to the signs or other
symbolic materials.
-The items cannot create a building maintenance problem or a fire or safety hazard.
b) Persons with objects and symbolic materials such as signs must remain seated when
displaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view or
passage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting.
c) Objects that are deemed a threat to persons at the meeting or the facility infrastructure are
not allowed. City staff is authorized to remove items and/or individuals from the Council
Chambers and Committee Rooms if a threat exists or is perceived to exist. Prohibited items
include, but are not limited to: firearms (including replicas and antiques), toy guns,
explosive material, and ammunition; knives and other edged weapons; illegal drugs and
drug paraphernalia; laser pointers, scissors, razors, scalpels, box cutting knives, and other
cutting tools; letter openers, corkscrews, can openers with points, knitting needles, and
hooks; hairspray, pepper spray, and aerosol containers; tools; glass containers; and large
backpacks and suitcases that contain items unrelated to the meeting.
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CITY OF SAN JOSE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND COMMITTEE ROOMS (CONT’D.)
3. Addressing the Council, Committee, Board or Commission:
a) Persons wishing to speak on an agenda item or during open forum are requested to
complete a speaker card and submit the card to the City Clerk or other administrative staff
at the meeting.
b) Meeting attendees are usually given two (2) minutes to speak on any discussion item
and/or during open forum; the time limit is in the discretion of the Chair of the meeting
and may be limited when appropriate. Applicants and appellants in land use matters are
usually given more time to speak. Speakers using a translator will be given twice the time allotted
to ensure non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to directly address the Council,
Committee, Board or Commission.
c) Speakers should discuss topics related to City business on the agenda.
d) Speakers’ comments should be addressed to the full body. Requests to engage the Mayor,
Council Members, Board Members, Commissioners or Staff in conversation will not be
honored. Abusive language is inappropriate.
e) Speakers will not bring to the podium any items other than a prepared written statement,
writing materials, or objects that have been inspected by security staff.
f) If an individual wishes to submit written information, he or she may give it to the City
Clerk or other administrative staff at the meeting.
g) Speakers and any other members of the public will not approach the dais at any time without prior
consent from the Chair of the meeting.
Failure to comply with this Code of Conduct which will disturb, disrupt or impede the orderly conduct of the
meeting may result in removal from the meeting and/or possible arrest.
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