Adopting a strategy and approving funding to ensure complete count in 2020 Census
The proposal is for an aggressive strategy and a commensurate budget appropriation to enable the County to identify every possible household for census response, deeply and broadly engage the community, implement a smart communications strategy, take leadership with key partners, and launch its three-year strategy to maximize 2020 participation.
The strategic plan elements include: (1) Targeting and prioritization; (2) Data sources; (3) Canvassing; (4) Satellite imagery; (5) Data entry and ongoing analysis; (6) Communications; (7) Project management; (8) Support for Legal Services, and; (9)Partnerships with groups such as community-based organizations, the faith community, labor unions, charitable foundations, counties and cities statewide, state government, the Census Bureau, advocacy groups campaigning for a complete and accurate count, and the private sector, including small businesses and their representatives.
The budget request is for $1,008,989.
Where: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
When: 3/6/2018 9:30 AM, Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, County Government Center, 70 West Hedding Street, 1st floor, San Jose
Link to item: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=SplitView&MeetingID=9798&MediaPosition=&ID=90177&CssClass=
Link to agenda: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=9798
Direction on identifying financing options for parks & rec projects, including possible ballot measures for more funding
The Director of Parks and Recreation is recommending that the Board consider recommendations related to the Parks and Recreation Department’s Strategic Plan Update, including:
- Receive report related to the progress and recommendations of the Parks Department Strategic Plan Update.
- Direct Administration to continue to plan to acquire, develop, rehabilitate, and operate the County Park System within the fiscal resources of the Park Charter Fund, plus grants and other funding available from non-County agencies and organizations.
- Direct Administration to work with County Administration to identify options for County non-Park Charter Fund fiscal support and/or supplemental voter approved funding.
As part of the Strategic Plan Update, the Department has updated the draft Vision Statement, identified emerging themes, and drafted strategic goals, strategies and actions, as well as the development of a ten-year Integrated Capital and Operating Plan (ICOP) which establishes ten-year CIP project priorities and improves on the traditional CIP planning process by incorporating anticipated impacts to the operating budget. As with the earlier financial analysis, the ICOP shows capital funding resources falling far short ($150M+ over ten years) of anticipated demand..
The Department seeks feedback from the Board regarding the updated Strategic Plan preliminary outcomes and recommendations, and asks for direction regarding whether to leave the plan focused on prioritizing capital needs within existing resources or to establish a goal of identifying options for additional financial support for the Department. The Department will use the Board’s guidance and direction to inform development of a full draft document and will bring the final document back to the Board in the coming months for final approval.
Where: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
When: March 6, 2018, 9:30am
Link to item: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=SplitView&MeetingID=9798&MediaPosition=&ID=89712&CssClass=
Link to agenda: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&ID=9142&Inline=True
City of San Jose
Memos from City Attorney and CM Khamis re: placing Evergreen Senior Homes Initiative on June 2018 ballot
Memo from City Attorney Rick Doyle proposed a revised ballot question, as follows:
“Shall an initiative measure be adopted: (1) changing San Jose’s General Plan to create a Senior Housing Overlay to allow conversion of land designated for employment use to senior housing citywide; and (2) changing the Evergreen-East Hills Development Policy, and Municipal Code, and adding a Specific Plan to allow development of up to 910 residential units on an approximately 200-acre Industrial Site in Evergreen for individuals 55 and over and other qualifying individuals?”
Memo from CM Khamis recommends that City Council develop and place an additional measure on the June 2018 ballot, as follows:
A “Home Buyer Relief’ ballot measure that prohibits new fees, regulations, or conditions to be placed on public or private construction projects that raise the costs of construction by more than 5%.
Original item: Council will adopt a resolution calling an election to submit the Initiative to the voters at the next General Election on June 5, 2018.
Council will also consider approving an Elections Code 9212 Report from city staff regarding the Evergreen Senior Homes initiative. The initiative would amend the San Jose General Plan to allow the construction of 910 homes in the Evergreen area on a 200-acre site that is currently zoned for employment uses. The 9212 report analyses the differences between the Adopted General Plan at full buildout and the initiative’s development potential and evaluates the fiscal and land use impacts of the proposed development.
According to the report, the Evergreen Homes Initiative could result in a yearly net deficit of $84,200 due to the increased cost of providing city services. Due to the nature of development, over the long-term the deficit is expected to increase as Proposition 13 and additional provisions to restrict the growth of property taxes for seniors would lead to growth in cost providing services and lower inflation-adjusted revenues from property taxes.
The report also claims that the development would result in a dramatic potential loss of jobs in the city. The development is zoned for up to 5,000 on-site jobs and 11,574 more jobs due to indirect and direct job impacts. There is an adjacent site currently occupied with a former Hitachi campus. Between the two sites, the city estimates a potential job loss of 10,000 direct jobs and 23,800 overall jobs. This would translate into a total of $2.5 billion lost in annual labor income and $6.5 billion per year in lost economic output.
The report also questions the lack of certainty or details around the construction of affordable units or veteran units. The report also notes the negative impacts on vehicle trips in and out of the area.
Where: San Jose City Council
When: Tuesday March 6, 2018 1:30 PM San Jose City Hall
Link to item: Staff Memos: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=5827188&GUID=558AE698-9FF3-4DA2-8154-B76C0C52A3CF
https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=5827643&GUID=91BF3891-DE6F-4582-B66E-A77AFF29222B
Attachment A (9212 Report): https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=5827668&GUID=5F854EDE-4899-49AD-AF6E-6B514C62964D
City Attorney Memo: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=5844748&GUID=0FFA89E7-F8D3-4228-B99C-E07FEEF1309C
Memo from Mayor Liccardo, VM Carrasco, CMs Arenas, Jimenez, Peralez: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=5824327&GUID=2DE136CE-A32E-4EDE-8ED5-5F4C1BA940FA
Memo from CM Khamis: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=5824322&GUID=4209BC8C-319C-4AAD-824C-8B850AEBAE65
Letters from the Public: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=5824325&GUID=D0564DCB-55C3-40C7-BA36-47E8E4AC2D83
Link to agenda: https://sanjose.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=582632&GUID=1FA61E16-3B5F-4534-ABA3-13A5AA7F562A&Options=info&Search=
Deciding whether to place a City-sponsored measure on the ballot to counter Evergreen Senior Homes Initiative; Mayor proposes outline of a charter amendment
The Mayor is recommending that Council consider a Council-sponsored charter amendment or other measure(s) for the June 5, 2018 general election to specify requirements for the conversion of employment land to residential use, including review of the associated environmental and fiscal impacts; urban sprawl mitigation; and other related potential measures; and take the necessary actions to place such a measure on the ballot.
Item will be updated with a memo.
Where: San Jose City Council
When: Tuesday March 6, 2018 1:30 PM City Hall 200 E. Santa Clara St.
Link to item: https://sanjose.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3351557&GUID=751DEF2F-43F6-4CCC-8128-
Link to agenda: https://sanjose.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=582632&GUID=1FA61E16-3B5F-4534-ABA3-13A5AA7F562A&Options=info&Search=
Approve ban on RUBS (Utility Pass Throughs) for ARO units and allow 1-time 5% increase for existing contracts
The committee will consider approving the staff recommendations regarding the ability of landlords to pass through common utility charges on to tenants. City staff recommends a proposal that would clarify that the pass through of utility charges to tenants via RUBS or other unmetered allocations is not allowed. Allow landlords with written utility pass through contracts in place prior to January 1, 2018, to seek a one-time rent increase equal to the lesser of the average monthly charges passed through to the Tenant over the prior twelve-month period or the 2018 Santa Clara
County Multifamily Utility Allowance rates for water, sewer and garbage costs. In order to address concerns regarding existing RUBS agreements, staff is proposing a one-time rent increase be put in place to combine rent and utility costs for all tenants. This additional workload was not built into the approved staffing model, but the Housing Department will attempt to address the one-time impact with existing staff. Finally, an analysis of utility rates over time was completed. This analysis shows that the annual
allowable rate of 5% is sufficient to absorb significant increases in utility costs in future years.
Where: San Jose Housing & Community Development Commission
When: Thursday March 8, 2018 City Hall Wing Rooms 118-120.
Link to agenda: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/75423
Direction on potential Tenant Source of Income discrimination policy
The committee will consider approving the staff report and provide feedback on the policy framework related to source of income discrimination. The report explores the feasibility of creating a source of income ordinance. It summarizes how other localities have addressed their rental market’s lack of acceptance of rental subsidies. It also recommends a policy and implementation framework for consideration in San José.
The report is to address the common practice of property owners discriminating against tenants receiving Housing Choice Vouchers (commonly known as Section 8) in the rental market. In order to address this issue, a number of jurisdictions in California, including Santa Clara County, San Francisco, Mill Valley, East Palo Alto, Corte Madera, Marin County, and Santa Monica, have adopted source of income anti-discrimination ordinances. These ordinances prohibit owners from using HCVs and other tenant-based subsidies as the grounds for rejecting or refusing an applicant.
The Housing Department evaluated source of income policies from Marin County, Mill Valley,
Corte Madera, San Francisco, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Santa Clara County, and Santa Monica. These policies were enacted over the past 20 years and vary in their objectives and their enforcement. The following section considers these ordinances and proposes a draft policy framework for San José.
- Source of Income Policy Objectives
- Encourage owners to fairly consider prospective tenants with housing subsidies.
- Decrease the time it takes for voucher holders to find housing.
- Decrease the likelihood that tenants with housing subsidies are displaced from San José.
- Encourage, but not require, participation of apartment owners in HCV and other voucher programs.
- Define tenant subsides as a source of income: As noted above, California Source of Income law does not protect HCV holders and other rental subsidy holders from discrimination based on their source of income. As it stands, rental-subsidy holders, specifically, HCV holders, are being turned away before they can even submit their application. Staff recommends defining the possession of rental subsidies as an ineligible reason to disqualify a prospective tenant. To be clear staff is not recommending that landlords be required to accept tenant based rental subsidies, but instead that a landlord must use other lawful criteria to select a tenant.
- Advertising: As noted above, it is clear some San José landlords use advertisements to deny tenants with housing subsidies the opportunity to apply for units on the private market. Staff recommends the prohibition of all forms of advertisements or statements that explicitly discourage prospective tenants with housing subsidies from applying to rent a given unit.
- Applicability: In some cities the source of income ordinance does not apply to single family homes, secondary dwelling units, duplexes or even small apartment buildings. Other ordinances exempt units where the owner shares either a kitchen or bathroom facility with the tenant. Staff recommends that a source of income ordinance apply to all rental housing to maximize its effectiveness and to ensure that larger households seeking to rent a single family home are protected.
- Enforcement – Publicly-initiated: The type of enforcement varies between cities. Some allow for civil actions to collect damages and lawyer fees, and some allow for misdemeanor charges. Staff recommends that the City dedicate a staff position to coordinate closely with SCCHA, conduct ongoing outreach and education for apartment owners, and evaluate complaints relating to discriminatory advertisements. The Housing Department would issue a warning on the first offense relating to advertisements and then would issue administrative citations with increasing fines for subsequent advertisement-related offenses.
- Enforcement – Privately-initiated: Some cities allow for complainants or certain representatives such as legal advocates to file civil actions against landlords who violate the jurisdiction’s source of income ordinance. Staff recommends that the ordinance allow for privately-initiated actions be authorized for violation of the ordinance.
- Education and Outreach: Landlords indicated that improved outreach and education might convince some landlords to accept tenants with housing subsidies. Staff recommends closer coordination with the Housing Authority and the Apartment Association to identify barriers and to conduct outreach to apartment owners to increase apartment owner participation in tenant based subsidy programs.
Where: San Jose Housing & Community Development Commission
When: Thursday March 8, 2018 City Hall Wing Rooms 118-120.
Link to agenda: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/75423
Decide on continuing public meetings and development of mobile home opt-in/stay-in-business ordinance
Council will provide direction on whether staff should continue with public meetings and the development of an Opt-In/Stay-In-Business ordinance, as well as General Plan amendments relating to mobilehome parks.
Since 2015, the City Council has taken several actions regarding mobilehome park preservation. One of those actions directed the Housing Department to explore the “Opt-in/Stay-In-Business” (“Opt-In”) concept proposed by mobilehome park owners. Opt-In was intended to provide mobilehome park owners with financial incentives to make needed capital improvements in return for keeping parks operating for a defined period of time.
Staff recommend:
- Accept staff analysis of proposed General Plan land use overlay amendments for mobilehome parks;
- Refer to the next Council Priority Setting Session consideration of General Plan land use amendments for the two mobilehome parks with high density residential land use designations that are most at risk of redevelopment; and
- Accept staff review of the recommendations proposed by the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, in its letter dated May 11, 2017, and direct staff to bring to City Council three minor General Plan text amendments for consideration as part of a future General Plan hearing cycle
Where: San Jose City Council
When: March 13, 2018, 1.30pm, City Chamber
Links to items:
4.1: http://sanjose.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?m=l&id=/matter.aspx?key=2886
Link to agenda: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=594703&GUID=169D4E00-B131-4FCE-90AC-376C7603BECE
City of Mountain View
Amending the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance & creating a first right of return for displaced renters
Three laws govern how the City of Mountain View requires and can require assistance be provided to households that are displaced, or forced to move, from rental housing units (commonly referred to as “relocation assistance” benefits). First, the City adopted a Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (TRAO) in 2010 to help very low-income households that are displaced due to the renovation, destruction, redevelopment, or withdrawal of rental housing units from the rental market.
Second, in November 2016, the voters approved the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act (CSFRA) as a Charter amendment. The CSFRA requires a landlord to provide relocation assistance benefits in more situations than currently required under the TRAO and establishes a higher income eligibility threshold.
Third, a State law, known as the Ellis Act, provides landlords with the right to permanently withdraw rental units on their property from the rental market. It also authorizes local governments to enact specific procedures when a landlord permanently withdraws rental units from the rental market and governs local relocation assistance requirements.
The City Council is responsible for clarifying the First Right of Return that is required by the CSFRA for the permanent withdrawal of units from the rental market and can accomplish this task through amendments to the TRAO.
Staff previously presented proposed amendments to the TRAO which were deferred until the outcome of the 2016 election, so any changes to the TRAO could be harmonized with a ballot measure adopted by the voters. Based on input from the RHC on the First Right of Return and the EPC, staff has proposed changes to the TRAO.
The EPC recommended using the same income eligibility threshold of 120 percent for relocation assistance benefits under both the CSFRA and the TRAO.
The EPC supported staff’s recommendation to require the payment of relocation assistance to eligible households any time a household in a covered CSFRA rental unit is displaced and any time three or more non-CSFRA-covered dwelling units on a single property are displaced.
The EPC supported staff’s recommendation to create a simpler process to administer the Relocation Assistance Program when one or two units are impacted.
All three components of the First Right of Return benefits permitted in the Ellis Act should be addressed in the ordinance. The RHC and the EPC both considered the three components of the First Right of Return and unanimously recommend the following:
- A tenant should have the ability to seek actual and exemplary damages for the two years allowed under the Ellis Act.
- A tenant should have a First Right of Return, including the same monthly rental payment (plus annual general adjustments) for the five years allowed under the Ellis Act.
- A tenant should have a First Right of Return for the 10 years allowed under the Ellis Act. Per the Ellis Act, the landlord would be required to first offer the returned unit to the tenant at a negotiated rate, but the tenant would not be able to recover punitive damages against a landlord who fails to comply with the ordinance.
The proposed ordinance amendments have been drafted based on the policy direction of the RHC and the recommendations of the EPC. Staff recommends the City Council introduce an ordinance to provide clarity on the First Right of Return and modify the TRAO to be more consistent with the CSFRA.
Staff seeks policy direction on one additional aspect. Under the current TRAO, a tenant that moves into a rental unit after the owner has filed a development application with the City is not entitled to relocation assistance, provided the landlord has served notice to existing tenants informing them of the redevelopment and notifies new tenants of the redevelopment before the tenancy begins. Staff is concerned about requiring relocation assistance under these circumstances, due to the number of development projects in the current pipeline. The EPC voted unanimously and recommended the relocation assistance benefit for tenants who move into a rental unit after the owner has filed a development application with the City or received approval be limited to the payment of a 60-day subscription to a rental agency. Two staff-proposed options plus alternative language as recommended by the EPC is included in the attached ordinance for the City Council’s consideration.
Where: Mountain View City Council
When: March 6, 2018, 5:30pm
Link to item: https://mountainview.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3362047&GUID=EE8CCA65-0F69-4B02-A63B-FFD3EC9BC870
Link to agenda: https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=584880&GUID=668E8F73-0DB7-4A2D-BCE0-2ADF1C89F26A
City of Milpitas
Sending a letter to the BAAQMD asking them to deny the Landfill Vertical Expansion Permit application for Newby Island
The Council will discuss and direct staff to submit a letter requesting the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to not approve the Landfill Vertical Expansion Permit application permit for the Newby Island Landfill.
Where: Milpitas City Council
When: March 6, 2018/7:00p.m./ 455 E. Calaveras Blvd
Link to item: www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/council/2018/030618/item_09.pdf
Link to agenda: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/our-government/city-council/city-council-agendas-and-minutes-2/
Approving wage theft ordinance allowing City to issue fines or revoke business licenses of employers with unpaid wage theft judgments
On February 6, 2018, the City Council directed staff to draft a wage theft ordinance. Staff drafted the ordinance, which – if adopted – would allow the City to revoke the business license and/or issue administrative fines to any employer who refuses to pay its final court order or administrative action of an investigatory agency.
If City Council decides to move forward, Milpitas will be the first municipality in the Bay Area to adopt a wage theft ordinance that covers all businesses. When a wage theft judgment or order is brought to the attention of City staff, staff will verify that the judgment/order is unsatisfied and then work closely with the employer to bring it into compliance by either paying the judgment/order in full or establishing a payment plan. Only when the employer fails to work with the City to resolve the issue will the City implement enforcement procedures as a last resort.
On March 22, upon second reading of the wage theft ordinance, the wage theft procurement policy will be introduced for City Council’s approval.
Where: Milpitas City Council
When: March 6, 2018/7:00p.m./ 455 E. Calaveras Blvd
Link to item: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/council/2018/030618/Agenda.pdf
Link to agenda: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/our-government/city-council/city-council-agendas-and-minutes-2/
Deciding how to fill City Clerk position; options include putting a measure on June ballot to change it to an appointed position, or calling an election in Nov 2018
On February 6, 2018, City Clerk Rod Diridon, Jr. resigned from his elective office. That same night, the City Council accepted his resignation, in effect, declaring the office vacant.
At the meeting of February 13, Council directed staff to: 1) return with a potential draft Charter amendment related to the position of the City Clerk to include on the June 5, 2018 ballot, including alternative language for consideration; and 2) clarify any potential conflict with the By-District Council Elections & Voting Method Ballot Measure already approved for the June 5, 2018 election.
The City Attorney’s Office has prepared 2 alternative resolutions to put a Charter amendment on the June 5, 2018 ballot to eliminate the elective office of City Clerk. Alternative 2A would convert the position to one appointed by the City Manager and Alternative 2B would convert the position to one appointed by the City Council.
In the event Council chooses to adopt either Resolution Alternative 2A or 2B, the Council would need to also adopt a Resolution which would amend the previously approved By-District Council Elections & Voting Method Ballot Measure because it contains Charter language referencing the election of the City Clerk by ranked choice voting. In that case, there would be two measures on the same ballot that contain language regarding the elective office of the City Clerk: one to require an election by ranked choice voting, and the other to eliminate it as an elective office. For this reason, the revised Measure 1 includes Charter language that carves out the City Clerk as an elective office unless the other ballot measure passes by a majority vote, regardless of the number of votes received in favor of either ballot measure.
If Council chooses to appoint an individual to the position of elective City Clerk pursuant to Charter section 703, such action must also be taken at the March 6 meeting in order to meet the 30 day timeframe outlined in the Charter.
If Council takes this action, or opts to leave the elective position vacant, staff will return to Council with a resolution calling for an election for purposes of filling the vacancy for the elective office of City Clerk during the November 2018 election prior to the August 10, 2018 deadline
Where: Santa Clara City Council
When: March 6, 2018, 7 pm
Link to agenda: https://santaclara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Public hearing on drawing boundaries for district elections
As part of the City’s transition from at-large to district-based elections, the Commission will review demographic procedures used to draw election district boundaries, and will hold its second Public Hearing to receive input on district boundaries.
Where: Santa Clara City Ad-Hoc Districting Advisory Cmsn
When: March 8, 2018, 67 pm
Link to item: n/a
Link to agenda: http://santaclaraca.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=56559
Santa Clara County Board of Education
Approving Compensation Agreement for sale of former Redevelopment parcels at site of proposed Google campus
An agreement has been reached regarding a Compensation Agreement among the Successor Agency to the San Jose Redevelopment Agency, the City of San Jose, and each of the affected taxing entities relating to the conveyance of real properties located at 8/102/105/150 Montgomery Street, 510 West San Fernando Street, and 645 Park Avenue.
The SCCOE is one of the affected taxing entities and will need to approve the agreement.
Where: Santa Clara County Board of Education
When: March 7, 2018, 6:30 pm
Link to item: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sccoe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AW7N785DEFC3
Link to agenda: https://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sccoe/Board.nsf/Public
Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Submitting follow-up report to the ACCJC; seeking full 7-year accreditation for De Anza rather than accreditation for only 18 months
De Anza College is submitting a follow-up report to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges in response to the January 26, 2018, reaffirmation of accreditation for 18 months. The College is seeking the full, 7-year accreditation with this report.
Where: Foothill-De Anza Community College District
When: March 5, 2018/6:00p.m./ Foothill College, Toyon Room (Room 2020)
Link to item: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/fhda/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AWCP6L5CBBBC
Link to agenda: https://www.boarddocs.com/ca/fhda/Board.nsf/Public
East Side Union High School District
Delaying planned layoffs while working to address $2.9M negative fund balance; adopting resolution confirming commitment to fiscal solvency
The Board has decided to delay planned reductions until FY 2019-20 since the District’s budget has improved from the 2017/18 budget adoption. During the remainder of FY 2017-18 and 2018-19, the District will work collaboratively with all bargaining units to identify alternative budget reductions in order to prevent any reductions in force. Absent a material change in the District’s financial position sufficient to address the current projected $2.9 million negative ending fund balance, the Board will be requested to proceed with budget reductions and reductions in force as identified. The delayed planned reductions will be in FY 2019-20. During the remainder of FY 2017-18 and 2018-19, the District will work collaboratively with all bargaining units to identify alternative budget reductions in order to prevent any reductions in force.
The ESUHSD Board states that the District remains fiscally solvent and able to maintain a minimum 3% reserve in FY 2018-19 and the two subsequent out-years. The Board has been advised that based on the District’s projections of revenue and expenditures and the District’s current fiscal challenges, it is projected that the District will not meet its required minimum reserves in the 2019-2020 fiscal year, and the District will have a negative ending fund balance of approximately $2.9 million.
Where: East Side Union High School District
When: March 6, 2018/4:00p.m./District Office Board Room
Link to item: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/esuhsd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AWE5HQ7F025B
Link to agenda: https://www.boarddocs.com/ca/esuhsd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AVGTAP710885
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
Considering a Qualified Certification, indicating financial condition of District may be at risk
According to State requirements, in order to have a Positive Certification of its finances, ARUESD must project at least 3% in unrestricted reserves in each of the current and following two years.
ARUESD is presenting a Qualified Certification of its financial condition. This means that the District may not meet its financial obligations for the current or two subsequent fiscal years.
The County Office of Education is empowered to take action regarding the financial position of the district if the situation warrants.
Where: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees
When: March 8, 2018, 5:30 pm
Link to full packet: https://www.arusd.org/cms/lib/CA01001158/Centricity/Domain/11/Board%20Book%203-8-2018.pdf
Link to agenda: https://www.arusd.org/cms/lib/CA01001158/Centricity/Domain/11/3-8-2018%20Agenda.pdf
Santa Clara Unified School District
Rendering City Zoning Ordinances inapplicable to the construction of new schools at the Agnew Property
The Board will approve a resolution to Render Zoning Ordinances Inapplicable to the Construction of New Schools at the Agnew Property. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) assesses zoning requirements for school construction projects and authorizes the governing board of a school district (by a vote of two-thirds of its members) to render a city’s zoning ordinances inapplicable to a proposed use of property by a school district for classroom facilities if the facilities are physically located within the geographical jurisdiction of the school district.
The District will still follow Government Code. The construction activities of the project would be subject to local regulation when work is conducted in the public right-of-way (street tree removal, extension of utilities and grading/construction).
Where: Santa Clara Unified School District Board Room
When: March 8, 2018/5:30p.m./District Office Board Room
Link to agenda packet: http://agendaonline.net/public/Meeting.aspx?AgencyID=209&MeetingID=57400&AgencyTypeID=1&IsArchived=False
Rendering City Zoning Ordinances inapplicable to the construction of a new building at Central Park Elementary
The Board will approve resolution to Render Zoning Ordinances Inapplicable to the Construction of a New Classroom Building at Central Park Elementary School. The District will still comply with any city or county ordinance. The construction activities of the project would be subject to local regulation when work is conducted in the public right-of-way (street tree removal, extension of utilities and grading/construction).
Where: Santa Clara Unified School District Board Room
When: March 8, 2018/5:30p.m./District Office Board Room
Link to agenda packet: http://agendaonline.net/public/Meeting.aspx?AgencyID=209&MeetingID=57400&AgencyTypeID=1&IsArchived=False
VTA
Approve changes to Transit Service Guidelines Policy
Technical Advisory Committee: Wednesday March 7, 2018 1:30 PM
Policy Advisory Committee: Thursday March 8, 2018 4:00 PM
Citizens Advisory Committee: Wednesday March 7, 2018 4:00 PM
The committees will consider approving a new Transit Service Guidelines policy. The current policy was adopted by the Board of Directors in 2007 to guide VTA’s transit service planning decisions. The policy established four system goals and five core principles, established a variety of service design guidelines, and outlined a service evaluation and recommendation process. While much of the 2007 Transit Sustainability Policy remains relevant, there are elements that need to be updated to reflect the Next Network Transit Service Plan. The attached Transit Service Guidelines document updates VTA’s 2007 Transit Sustainability Policy to reflect the network as established in the FY18 & FY19 Next Network Transit Service Plan. The Next Network plan includes a number of fundamental changes to the transit network that necessitate an update to the agency’s service planning guidelines, including:
- A new family of service classes
- A new framework to view a route’s success based on its goal of ridership or coverage
- A new emphasis on the Frequent Network and transfers as the foundation of the system
- A new emphasis on making transit easier to understand and use for riders
Where: VTA Technical Advisory Committee, Policy Advisory Committee, & Citizens Advisory Committee
When: VTA Conference Room B-106 3331 North First Street San Jose, CA
Link to agenda: http://vtaorgcontent.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Site_Content/tac_030718_packet.pdf
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