Review of the Fire Department Strategic Plan (Vision 2030)
Recommendation from the Fire Chief that Council adopt the San Jose Fire Department Strategic Plan, which includes a roadmap to provide ongoing quality services to the community and establish the San Jose Fire Department as a national leader in all-risk emergency response and fire prevention services. Strategies outlined in the Vision 2030 Plan include maximizing existing infrastructure and resources; use of new technologies; refinement and development of systems; seeking opportunities through interdepartmental, interagency, and community coalitions and partnerships; and empowerment of Department personnel.
The Fire Department Organizational Review was completed in Feb. 2016, and a number of the conclusions offered in the review were found to support the direction already identified in the Department’s Strategic Plan. Where the conclusions differed from the Strategic Plan, the findings were reviewed and the plan updated where appropriate.
Execution of the Vision 2030 Plan positions the Department to not only maintain current, essential services but also serves as a guideline for restoration and expansion of services consistent with the findings of the Organizational Review as funds become available.
Where: San Jose City Council
When: June 7, 2016, 1:30p
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City of Palo Alto
Second Quarter Review of Council Priorities for 2016 and Discussion and Potential Direction to Staff on the 2016 Staff Work Plan
At this study session, the Council will review & provide direction on the Council Priorities Work Plan. Priority projects for 2016 include (among many others):
- Acquiring and renovating the Downtown Post Office for use as city offices
- Exploring local funding options to supplement the County sales tax measure
- Adding 7.7 acres to Foothills Park
- Cal-Train grade crossing/separation
On March 21, 2016, the City Council adopted a motion requesting that staff evaluate the feasibility of
undertaking a number of new housing policy initiatives in advance of the Comprehensive Plan Update:
- Return with options to provide housing for moderate income government employees including funding options and any barriers to creation of such housing; and
- Return with a program for micro‐units Downtown, including decoupled parking, not selling parking permits, lease restrictions with minimum impacts, how many units to include in a pilot; and
- Reevaluate the definition of mixed use retail and residential in select locations; and
- Return with a plan for more bike storage Downtown; and
- Return with options for ensuring existing housing is used for housing, not other uses or unused.
- Move housing sites from San Antonio to California Avenue and Downtown.
A separate memo is attached with preliminary responses to these referrals. Most of them would require significant resource investment, necessitating Council direction to de-prioritize or defer other projects in order to work on these.
Council will also discuss future issues and concerns focusing on the second half of 2016.
Where: Palo Alto City Council Committee of the Whole
When: May 31, 2016, 6:00p
Link to item: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/52635
Link to agenda: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/52581
Request for City Council and Public Comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) and Fiscal Study Prepared for the Comprehensive Plan Update.
The City has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report to assess potential impacts of the Comprehensive Plan Update, with a public comment period to be closed at the end of business on June 8, 2016.
The Comprehensive Plan Update DIER differs from most EIR’s in that it assesses four alternative scenarios at an equal level of detail. The four scenarios are intended to illustrate potential impacts of policy decisions that will have to be made as the Comprehensive Plan Update planning process is completed. The four scenarios are as follows:
- “Business as Usual” – this shows the results if the City continued to operate under the existing Comprehensive Plan with no changes to goals, policies, and programs.
- “Growth Slowed” – would slow the pace of job growth when compared with the previous scenario by moderating the pace of office/R&D development throughout the city.
- “Housing Reconsidered” – would implement a growth management regime similar to the interim annual limit of office/R&D adopted by City Council in 2015 and would eliminate housing sites along San Antonio and South El Camino.
- “Sustainability Tested” – assumes the most growth in housing and employment, consistent with ABAG projections.
Council has asked that a fifth scenario be added to the DEIR, the analysis of which will be completed in the late fall of 2016, after which time it will be circulated for public review and comment as a supplement to the Draft EIR.
Where: Palo Alto City Council
When: June 6, 2016, 5:00p
Link to item: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/52589
Link to agenda: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/52582
Special committee to discuss local transportation funding measure
Discussion and Direction to Staff Regarding:
- Public Outreach Update
- Polling Scenarios and Timeline
Committee members: Mayor Pat Burt
Council Member Karen Holman
Council Member Liz Kniss
Vice Mayor Greg Scharff
Where: Local Transportation Funding Cmte
When: June 2, 2016, 9 am
Link to item: n/a
Link to agenda: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=52579
Santa Clara County Transportation Authority (VTA)
Approving developer RFP for public-private development at Tamien; includes affordable housing, prevailing wage, and community workforce requirements
Authorize the General Manager to issue a developer Request for Proposal (RFP) for joint development proposals at the Tamien station, pursuant to the rezoning application and environmental review as approved by the San Jose City Council.
The Tamien station contains approximately 13.1 acres east of SR-87, and consists of both a VTA light rail and Caltrain station. The proposed development program would allow up to 440 units of multifamily housing, and 3,000 square feet of retail space to serve new residents and transit riders.
VTA initiated a rezoning application in 2013. That rezoning application, and its associated environmental review, has recently completed a 30-day public comment period. The San Jose City Council is scheduled to consider the second reading of a rezoning ordinance & environmental certification on June 28, 2016.
A related project is the City of San Jose’s construction of a 3.5 acre new community park adjacent to the north side of the site. The proposed project will impact 566 parking spaces that are currently used by VTA and Caltrain patrons.
The developer RFP represents the next step in the creation of a joint development project at the Tamien Station. VTA will seek a developer who will undertake responsibility for the design, financing, construction, and operation of a residential mixed-use project pursuant to a long-term ground lease of up to 60 years or more. RFP submittals will be required to identify the complete development team, including affordable housing developer, to allow evaluation of the team’s experience and capability.
Staff will evaluate developer proposals received in response to the RFP, and provide its evaluation to the Board, along with a recommendation for the developer to be selected for an Exclusive Negotiations Agreement (ENA).
Where: VTA Board of Directors
When: June 2, 2016, 5:30
Link to agenda packet: http://vtaorgcontent.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Site_Content/bod_060216_agenda_packet.pdf
Revising the Joint Development Policy, including new provisions on affordable housing & community workforce provisions
Staff recommends revisions to the Joint Development Policy including:
- authority for acquisition of new sites for joint development, including as part of transit system expansions;
- expanded use of the Joint Development Fund for site acquisition, incentives to support land use intensification, and other one-time uses;
- language requiring joint development to be done via long-term ground leases unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors;
- creation and use of Joint Development Program portfolio return metrics to measure long-term benefits;
- authority for the General Manager to negotiate agreements and make expenditures from the Joint Development Fund;
- incorporation of community workforce opportunities into joint development projects;
- references to affordable housing based on the recently adopted Affordable Housing Policy;
- and other revisions to provide clarification.
Where: VTA Board of Directors
When: June 2, 2016, 5:30
Link to agenda packet: http://vtaorgcontent.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Site_Content/bod_060216_agenda_packet.pdf
Update on CommunityWorkforce Agreements
At the request of the Board of Directors, staff presented information on Community Workforce Agreements (CWA) at the Administration and Finance Committee on May 19, 2016. A CWA is a Project Labor Agreement that includes a targeted hire provision designed to get disadvantaged workers into construction careers. The attached presentation outlines the purpose, VTA’s current project labor agreement, and staff’s proposal for discussion regarding a CWA policy.
Proposal for Board discussion:
– VTA will consider a CWA for construction contracts over $2 million
– Board resolution needed for each project
– CWA to include targeted low-income populations for Apprenticeship Program and local workforce
Staff will forward the draft CWA policy for Board discussion and consideration in August 2016.
Where: VTA Board of Directors
When: June 2, 2016, 5:30
Link to agenda packet: http://vtaorgcontent.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Site_Content/bod_060216_agenda_packet.pdf
Placing ½ cent sales tax on ballot, adopting funding framework, and SVLG poll update
ACTION ITEM – 1) Adopt the framework and funding amounts for a ½-cent 30-year sales tax measure; and 2) Adopt a resolution calling for a special election, to be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on November 8, 2016, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of Santa Clara County a measure seeking authorization for VTA to enact a 30-year ½-cent retail transactions and use tax for transportation purposes.
ACTION ITEM – (a) Introduce proposed Ordinance No. 2016.01, “An Ordinance of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Enacting a Transactions and Use Tax, Subject to Adoption by the Electorate, Which Tax to Be Administered by the State Board of Equalization,”; (b) Consider the proposed Ordinance No. 2016.01; and (c) Direct that proposed Ordinance No. 2016.01 be placed on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled Board meeting for adoption.
Where: VTA Board of Directors
When: June 2, 2016, 5:30
Link to agenda packet: http://vtaorgcontent.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Site_Content/bod_060216_agenda_packet.pdf
Cupertino Union School District
District negotiations with Sand Hill Property Company/Vallco
Sand Hill Property Co., who acquired Vallco mall, is in negotiations with the District over two properties: 10253 North Portal Avenue (currently leased to the Bright Horizons Preschool), and the athletic field located at Collins Elementary.
Vallco has committed to contribute $40 million worth of payments and improvements to the school system to help offset the impacts of a major new development if plan is approved. The offer would include a new elementary school for 700 students on a former school site on North Portal Avenue, an “innovation center” for the city’s high schoolers, and a $1 million donation to fund a middle-school wilderness experience program.
The school improvements package is intended as community benefit for Sand Hill’s proposed $3 billion plan for the 50-acre Vallco site, which would include 625,000 square feet of entertainment space and retail, plus 2 million square feet of office space, along with 800 units of mixed market-rate, affordable and senior apartments. Much of the residential and commercial space would lie underneath some 30 acres of public parks and recreational space built on the roofs of the LEED-certified buildings.
Where: Cupertino Union School District
When: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 10:00AM
Link to previous media coverage: http://news.theregistrysf.com/vallco-mall-developer-pledges-40mm-for-cupertino-schools/
Link to agenda: http://www.cusdk8.org/edline/about/board/agendas/1516/Board%20Agenda%20-%20Public%20053116.pdf
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Approve 5-year renewal of Bullis Charter School petition
Approve the Petition Renewal for Bullis Charter School for the Period of July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2022. On April 8, 2016, the Charter Schools Office of the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) received a petition from BCS seeking renewal of the charter. This charter was initially denied by the Los Altos Elementary School District, and was approved on appeal to the Santa Clara County Board of Education (County Board) in November of 2003. The County Board approved a 5 year renewal in February of 2007. In November of 2008, the County Board approved a material revision for BCS to include grades 7 and 8. In 2012, the County Board approved a second 5 year renewal for BCS. On May 4, 2016, the County Board held a public hearing on the charter school’s petition for renewal.
The staff has reviewed the petition and Bullies Charter meets all requirements for renewal.
Where: Santa Clara County Office of Education
When: Wednesday, June 1st 2016 5:00PM
Link to item: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/scccoe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AA3P9C6302E1
Link to agenda: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/scccoe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A8AVFE7DAC07
Two special board meetings to be held on charter schools
On May 20, 2016, the Santa Clara County Board of Education (Board) proposed the addition of two (2) special board meetings during the month of June to provide an opportunity for the Board to hear from each of its authorized charter schools through a brief presentation and question and answer session. June 8 and 22, 2016, were designated as the special board meeting dates. Single (stand-alone) schools will be given 10 minutes to give a brief presentation. Charter School Management Organizations with more than one school will be allocated additional time.
Charter school reports will comprise the following topics:
- Challenges
- Successes
- How they have aligned the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) to their Charter/Mission
- How they have used the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) to engage parents in decisions regarding services provided
- Description of the influence, support or impact of external organizations (i.e., grants, funding sources, partnerships, etc.).
The proposed schedule is as follows:
| June 8: | Discovery Charter School I & II, Alpha Public Schools: Jose Hernandez, Bullis Charter School, Spark Charter, Sunrise Middle School, University Preparatory Academy, Rocketship Education (7 schools) | |
| June 22: | Voices College-Bound Language Academy (2 schools), ACE Empower Academy, Downtown College Prep – Alum Rock, Summit Public Schools (2 schools), Silicon Valley Flex Academy, Magnolia Science Academy – Santa Clara |
Leadership Public School Closure Update
On May 16, 2016, Charter School staff of the Santa Clara County Office of Education attended the Leadership Public School (LPS) Board of Trustees meeting, where the LPS Board of Trustees voted to close LPS San Jose. Closing grades 9, 10 and 11 as of August 31, 2016, and closing the school completely August 31, 2017, after offering one more year of a 12th grade program. The meeting was held at Overfelt High School with more 150 parents, students and community members attended the meeting and 30 individuals spoke passionately against the closure of LPS. Additionally in an effort to assist LPS students and families during this transition, LPS Board arranged two Open House events on May 18 and 19, where East Side Union High School District and local Charter High Schools provided information regarding their programs.
Santa Clara County Charter Authorizer Collaboration Meeting
On May 24, 2016, the Charter Schools Office of the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) hosted the first Santa Clara County (SCC) Charter Authorizer Collaboration Meeting. The purpose of this meeting was to develop a common interest among SCC charter authorizers and begin working together on developing tools related to quality authorizing. An update on the outcomes of this meeting will be provided at the June 8, 2016, board meeting.
Where: Santa Clara County Office of Education
When: Wednesday, June 1st 2016 5:00 PM
Link to item: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/scccoe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A9LTUB724FD6
Link to agenda: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/scccoe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A8AVFE7DAC07
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