San Jose
Recommendation to defer salary increase for City Council members
The Mayor and three councilmembers: Rocha, Kalra, and Carrasco are asking that the council defer action on giving themselves a raise until the City has finished its contract negotiations with City unions. The City’s Salary setting commission recommended raises for the Mayor increasing his salary from $114,000 to $125,000 a year and council from $81,000 to $92,000. The commission also recommended an increase in the stipend that non-City employee members of the retirement boards receive from $150 to $225 per meeting.
Link to item: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43340
Memo 1: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43340
Memo 2: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43788
Commission Report: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43511
Link to agenda: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43331
Proposed changes to North San Jose policy to allow more business development
In 2005 the City adopted the North San Jose Area Development Policy, which created additional development capacity to accommodate 26.7 million sf of new office/R&D development, 32,000 residential units, 2.7 million sf of retail development, and 1,000 hotel rooms.
Staff anticipates between 8-12 months before Phase I capacity allocated for commercial/industrial development is exhausted. If the current level of development persists, new development will not be able to be approved beyond the Phase I cap until existing entitlements expire.
Staff is recommending modifications to the Policy to improve implementation of its goals and encourage the market to proceed with industrial development. Staff proposes a short-term and long-term approach to amend the Policy.
Link to item: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43570
Link to agenda: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43564
Sunnyvale
Local hiring policy
Council will consider next steps on a local hiring and economic opportunity policy for major private and public developments. Staff recommendation is to not pursue any ordinance, but to adopt a general statement encouraging major developers and contractors to outreach to local residents and to pay fair wages.
This is an important issue for local workers who often get squeezed out of local construction work when contractors bring in workers from out of state for lower wages. A formal ordinance would help local workers better afford to live where they work.
Link to item:https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2287213&GUID=B134E712-EBB1-41BB-ABDD-6F5AB0FBDAAB
Link to agenda: https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=372643&GUID=B7487E35-B835-4A66-8C95-6DADCBB49221
Santa Clara
Youth Soccer Park, the 49er’s, and what Santa Clara residents think
On April 21, 2015, the City Council requested a study session to receive public input that would help determine the process the City should follow in the potential future disposition of the Youth Soccer Park. This input process regarding the scope, nature, and implementation of the process for the potential future disposition of Youth Soccer Park will be conducted on May 19 during Special Order of Business. This issue has been a highly contentious point of negotiations between the City and the 49ers/StadCo. Public correspondence received on the issue is attached to the item
Link to item: http://sireweb.santaclaraca.gov/sirepub/agdocs.aspx?doctype=agenda&itemid=46788
Link to correspondence: http://sireweb.santaclaraca.gov/sirepub/agdocs.aspx?doctype=agenda&itemid=46788
Link to agenda: http://sireweb.santaclaraca.gov/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=1623&doctype=AGENDA
Milpitas
Possible moratorium on residential development
On April 28, 2015, the City Council directed staff to conduct a nexus study regarding various options to support affordable housing. Mayor Esteves was also concerned about approving current and future projects prior to the completion of a nexus study.
In researching this further with Planning staff and the approach from other cities, five available options were identified. First, the City Council may adopt an urgency interim ordinance to impose a moratorium on all residential developments until the affordable housing requirement is in place. This would halt residential approvals during the term of the moratorium. This moratorium may be imposed for a maximum period of up to two years. Second, the Council may include affordable housing as a Condition of Approval requiring developers to build affordable units or to pay an in lieu fee at time of building permit issuance in accordance with a future ordinance that may be adopted by the City Council. This condition can apply to current incomplete and future development applications. However, this option can be complicated since the Condition of Approval has to provide enough specificity and detail to allow the developer to have reasonable notice of its future obligations. Third, a developer can voluntarily enter into a development agreement with the City to provide affordable housing. Fourth, if a developer requests deviation from the City’s specific plan or zoning standards, the City could work with the developer to provide affordable housing as a public benefit as part of the project. Lastly, the City can allow current and future projects to move forward under the existing policies, guidelines and ordinances; only incomplete development applications or newly submitted applications after the effective date of any future ordinance would be subject to the affordable housing requirements.
Link to agenda: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/council/2015/051915/agenda.pdf
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