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- Agenda ReadyClosed Session AgendaClosed Session Agenda
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaActions Related to the Youth Service Corps Program.
Adopt a resolution: (a) Accepting the $5,645,628 grant from California Volunteers for the Youth Service Corps to continue the Resilience Corps Program in San José; and (b) Authorizing the City Manager or her designee to negotiate and execute agreements, and all other necessary and/or ancillary documents, with the San José Conservation Corps, San José Public Library Foundation, Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, Trash Punx, Our City Forest, Veggielution, San José Downtown Association, Goodwill of Silicon Valley, South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition and Guadalupe River Park Conservancy to implement the Resilience Corps program in a combined amount not to exceed $5,178,373. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-004, Government Funding Mechanism or Fiscal Activity with no commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (Library/Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services)
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- ResolutionOpen Resolution
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaApproval of “Free Use” of City Hall Rotunda for the Neighborhood Forum, "Collaborative Solutions for Homelessness in San José."
Adopt a resolution authorizing “Free Use” for the Neighborhood Forum “Collaborative Solutions for Homelessness in San José” held at City Hall Rotunda on Saturday, June 7, 2025 hosted by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services).
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- ResolutionOpen Resolution
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaActions Related to the 8820 - Milligan Parking Lot Project.
Approve an increase to the construction contingency from 15% to 25% for the 8820 - Milligan Parking Lot Project in the amount of $400,000, for a total contingency of $1,011,646. CEQA: Milligan Parking Lot Project Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR) (Resolution No. 2024-233), and Addenda thereto. Council District 6. (Public Works/Transportation)
- Agenda ReadyStrategic SupportReport on Request for Proposals for an Advanced Metering Infrastructure Solution.
(a) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to: (1) Negotiate and execute an agreement with Badger Meter, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) for equipment, including water-metering products, related accessories, software, related professional services such as pre-installation surveys, installation, training, public outreach, provisioning of a cellular-based network, and maintenance and support for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution (collectively, AMI Solution) for the Environmental Services Department of the City of San José, with an initial three-year term beginning on or about May 26, 2025, and ending on or about May 25, 2028, or as may be adjusted to align with the renewal term, with a maximum compensation not to exceed $21,322,261; (2) Approve a contingency of $2,132,226 for unanticipated costs; (3) Negotiate and execute amendments and/or change orders related to unanticipated changes in the AMI business reengineering process and related services, subject to the appropriation of funds; and (4) Exercise up to four five-year options to extend the term of the agreement for a maximum term of twenty-three years through May 25, 2048, subject to the appropriation of funds. (b) Adopt the following 2024-2025 Appropriation Ordinance and Sources Resolution amendments in the Water Utility Capital Fund: (1) Increase the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Implementation appropriation to the Environmental Services Department by $1,500,000; and (2) Decrease the Unrestricted Ending Fund Balance by $1,500,000. CEQA: Categorically Exempt, File No. ER25-032, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. (Finance/Environmental Services/City Manager)
- Agenda ReadyTransportation & Aviation ServicesGuadalupe Gardens Master Plan Amendment. - TO BE HEARD CONCURRENTLY WITH ITEM 10.2
Adopt a resolution amending the Guadalupe Gardens Master Plan to remove four sites from the Guadalupe Gardens Master Plan. CEQA: General Plan Amendment and Planned Development Rezoning for the Coleman and Hedding Commercial Development Project Environmental Impact Report, File No. ER23-056. Council District 6. (Airport)
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- ResolutionOpen Resolution
- Agenda ReadyNeighborhood ServicesReport on the City Charter Regarding Parks.
Accept the report on the historical implementation of Section 1700 of the City Charter (Charter Parks) and site inventory of Charter Parks as outlined in Attachment A of the staff memorandum and memorialize policy on how Section 1700 on Charter Parks is applied. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services).
- Agenda ReadyNeighborhood ServicesCode Enforcement Operational Assessment Report.
Accept the Code Enforcement Operational Assessment Report and approve the Code Enforcement Improvement Workplan. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
- Agenda ReadyNeighborhood ServicesAmendment to Title 9 of the San José Municipal Code to Establish Additional Requirements for Mandatory Abandoned Shopping Cart Prevention Plans.
Approve an ordinance amending Title 9 of the San José Municipal Code to establish additional requirements for Mandatory Abandoned Shopping Cart Prevention Plans. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement)
- Agenda ReadyLand Use Consent AgendaGPT25-001 - General Plan Text Amendment for Policy IP-5.15 Envision San José 2040 General Plan for Urban Villages.
Adopt a resolution approving a City-Initiated General Plan Text Amendment to amend Policy IP-5.15 of the Envision San José 2040 General Plan to address the need to identify a stable, internal funding source for the urban village planning process. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. Planning Commission recommends _____ (Item 7.a on the 4/23/2025 Planning Commission agenda). (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
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- ResolutionOpen Resolution
- Agenda ReadyLand Use Regular AgendaGP18-012 & PDC23-009, ER23-056 - City-Initiated General Plan Amendment and City-Initiated Rezonings for Four Sites Located Along Coleman Avenue and West Hedding Street. - TO BE HEARD CONCURRENTLY WITH ITEM 5.1
(1) Adopt a resolution certifying the Coleman and Hedding Commercial Development GPA and PD Rezoning Project Environmental Impact Report (File Nos. GP18-012, PDC23-009, & ER22-056) and making certain findings concerning significant impacts, mitigation measures, and alternatives, and and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as amended. (2) Adopt a resolution approving the General Plan Amendment to amend the Envision San José 2040 General Plan Land Use/Transportation Diagram land use designation from Open Space, Parkland and Habitat and Light Industrial to Combined Industrial Commercial. (3) Approve an ordinance approving the rezoning that certain real property situated on the northwest corner of the intersection of West Hedding Street and Ruff Drive (APN 230-38-076) from the OS Open Space Zoning District to the OS(PD) Planned Development Zoning District on an approximately 0.36-gross-acre site (Site 1). (4) Approve an ordinance rezoning of those certain real property situated on the northeast corner of the intersection of West Hedding Street and Spring Street (APN 230-38-092) from the OS Open Space Zoning District to the OS(PD) Planned Development Zoning District on an approximately 0.37-gross-acre site (Site 2). (5) Approve an ordinance approving the rezoning of certain real properties situated between Coleman Avenue, West Hedding Street, Walnut Street and Asbury Street (APN 259-02-131, 259-02-130, 259-08-102, and University Avenue Right-of-Way between Coleman Avenue and Walnut Street) from the no designation, OS Open Space, LI Light Industrial, and R-2 Two-Family Residence Zoning District to the OS(PD) Planned Development Zoning District on an approximately 10.27-gross-acre site (Site 3). (6) Approve an ordinance rezoning those certain real properties situated easterly on Coleman Avenue 80 feet south of Asbury Street (APN 259-08-101 (western portion only) and 259-08-072) from the OS Open Space Zoning District to the OS(PD) Planned Development Zoning District on an approximately 0.27-gross-acre site (Site 4)). CEQA: Coleman and Hedding Commercial Development General Plan Amendment and Planned Development Rezoning Project Environmental Impact Report. (File Nos. GP18-012; PDC23-009). Planning Commission recommends approval (9-0) (Item 8.a on the 4/9/2025 Planning Commission agenda). Council District 6. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
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- (d) OrdinanceOpen (d) Ordinance
- (e) OrdinanceOpen (e) Ordinance
- (f) OrdinanceOpen (f) Ordinance
- (c) OrdinanceOpen (c) Ordinance
- (a) ResolutionOpen (a) Resolution
- (b) ResolutionOpen (b) Resolution
- Agenda ReadyLand Use Regular AgendaBurbank 45, C21-034, GP23-001, H23-005, T23-003 & ER23-026 - Annexation, Prezoning, General Plan Amendment, Site Development Permit, and Vesting Tentative Map for Certain Real Property Located at 1921 and 1927 West San Carlos Street and 30-58 Cleveland Avenue.
(1) Adopt a resolution adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 1921-1927 West San Carlos Street Project (File Nos. Burbank 45, C21-034, GP23-001, H23-005, T23-003, ER23-026) and a related Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as amended. (2) Adopt a resolution initiating proceedings and scheduling May 6, 2025, for City Council consideration of the reorganization of territory designated as Burbank No. 45, which involves the annexation to the City of San José of approximately 0.912-gross acres of land from Santa Clara County unincorporated territory and the detachment of the same from the appropriate special districts, including the Burbank Sanitary District (3) Approve an ordinance pre-zoning an approximately 0.56-gross acre site in Santa Clara County unincorporated territory designated as Burbank No. 45 into the Urban Village Zoning District. (4) Adopt a resolution approving the General Plan Amendment to amend the Envision San José 2040 General Plan Land Use/Transportation Diagram land use designation from Mixed Use Commercial to Urban Village and a Text Amendment to the West San Carlos Urban Village Plan to amend the land use map designation from Mixed Use Commercial to Urban Village. (5) Adopt a resolution approving a tentative map to combine five lots to create one approximately 0.56-acre lot to facilitate the proposed mixed-use development. (6) Adopt a resolution approving, subject to conditions, a site development permit to allow demolition of five commercial structures totaling approximately 12,500 square feet, and the construction of a seven-story mixed-use development consisting of 94 one hundred percent affordable units, including a manager’s unit, and approximately 1,800 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and a Density Bonus request for four concessions and eight waivers on a 0.56-acre site. CEQA: Mitigated Negative Declaration for 1921 and 1927 West San Carlos Project (File Nos. Burbank 45, C21-034, GP23-001, H23-005, T23-003, ER23-026). Planning Commission recommends approval (9-0) (Item 8.b on the 4/9/2025 Planning Commission agenda). Council District 6. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
- Agenda ReadyJoint Meeting AgendaActions Related to the City of San José Financing Authority’s Commercial Paper Program. - TO BE HEARD CONCURRENTLY WITH SJFA ITEM 2
(a) City Council adopt a resolution: (1) Authorizing the City Manager, the Director of Finance or their designees to negotiate, execute, and deliver a Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement and a Fee Agreement with TD Bank, N.A., the Eighth Supplement to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, and other financing documents to support the City of San José Financing Authority’s Lease Revenue Commercial Paper Notes Program; and authorize the execution and delivery of a Sixth Amendment to the Site Lease, a Sixth Amendment to the Sublease, and other related actions pertaining to the Authority’s Lease Revenue Commercial Paper Program in order to provide for the substitution of certain components of the property under the Site Lease and Sublease. (2) Authorizing the negotiation, execution and delivery of one or more extensions of such Letter of Credit based on substantially the same terms and conditions for a duration of time that the City’s Designated Officers deem necessary, advisable or prudent, provided that no such extension shall require an annual fee in excess of 1.00% of the stated amount of the Letter of Credit without the approval of the City Council. (b) City of San José Financing Authority Board adopt a resolution: (1) Authorizing the Executive Director, the Treasurer of the Authority or their designees to negotiate, execute, and deliver a Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement and a Fee Agreement with TD Bank, N.A., the Eighth Supplement to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, and other financing documents to support the City of San José Financing Authority’s Lease Revenue Commercial Paper Notes Program; and authorize the execution and delivery of a Sixth Amendment to the Site Lease, a Sixth Amendment to the Sublease, and other related actions pertaining to the Authority’s Lease Revenue Commercial Paper Program in order to provide for the substitution of certain components of the property under the Site Lease and Sublease. (2) Authorizing the negotiation, execution and delivery of one or more extensions of such Letter of Credit based on substantially the same terms and conditions for a duration of time that the Authority’s Designated Officers deem necessary, advisable or prudent, provided that no such extension shall require an annual fee in excess of 1.00% of the stated amount of the Letter of Credit without the approval of the Authority Board. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-004, Government Funding Mechanism or Fiscal Activity with no commitment to a specific project, which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (Finance)
- Agenda ReadyJoint Meeting AgendaIssuance of City of San José Financing Authority Commercial Paper for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure System. - TO BE HEARD CONCURRENTLY WITH SJFA ITEM 1
(a) Conduct a public hearing in accordance with Section 6586.5 of the California Government Code, to hear and consider information concerning the approval by the City of San José of a lease financing by the City of San José Financing Authority and the City for certain public capital improvements of the City, consisting of the Advance Metering Infrastructure project (AMI Project), a system-wide upgrade of approximately 27,000 water meters to a cellular based advanced metering infrastructure system within the City of San José Municipal Water System, through the issuance of lease revenue commercial paper notes by the City of San José Financing Authority, and the significant public benefit of such financing by the City of San José Financing Authority in accordance with the criteria specified in Section 6586 of the California Government Code. (b) Adopt a resolution of the City of San José Financing Authority approving and authorizing the issuance of lease revenue commercial paper notes in the amount not to exceed $23,000,000 to finance the purchase and installation of the AMI Project for the City of San José Environmental Services Department Water Resources Division. (c) Adopt a resolution of the City of San José approving and authorizing the issuance of City of San José Financing Authority lease revenue commercial paper notes in the amount not to exceed $23,000,000 to finance the purchase and installation of the AMI Project for the City of San José Environmental Services Department Water Resources Division. CEQA: Categorically Exempt, File No. ER25-032, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities. (Finance/Environmental Services)
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- (b) ResolutionOpen (b) Resolution
- (c) ResolutionOpen (c) Resolution
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaApproval of Pride and Transgender Flag Raisings and Lighting for Pride Month Sponsored by Council District 4 and Council District 9 as City Council Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Events.
As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on April 23, 2025: (a) Approve the Progressive Pride and Transgender Flag Raising for Pride Month scheduled on June 3, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds; (b) Approve the 2025 Lighting Programming scheduled on June 1-7, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds; and (c) Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses or community groups to support the events. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Foley and Cohen) [Rules Committee referral 4/23/2025 - Item B.3]
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum