Community & Economic Development Committee (CED)

Monday, February 26, 2024 · 1:30 PM AM · Council Chambers

TL;DR

The Community & Economic Development Committee meeting was largely deferred, with most substantive agenda items postponed to the June 24th meeting. The committee focused on hearing status reports about housing initiatives, digital billboards, and tenant protection programs.

Key Decisions

  • Development Services Process Improvements Report Deferred
  • Citywide Planning Activities Report Deferred
  • Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan Status Accepted
  • Anti-Displacement Tenant Preference Program Status Report Provided
  • Digital Billboard Placement Efforts Status Report Accepted
Agenda PDF

Agenda

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  3. How to submit written Public Comment: 1) By email to CEDCommittee@sanjoseca.gov by 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting.
  4. How to provide spoken Public Comment during the City Council Committee Meeting:
  5. Fill out a Yellow Speaker's Card and submit it to boxes at the bottom of the Chambers.
  6. Call to Order and Roll Call
  7. Review of Work Plan
  8. 1. Development Services Process Improvements and Dashboard Semi-Annual Status Report
    Review of Work Plan

    Provide a verbal semi-annual status report on the Development Services Process Improvements and Dashboard. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement/Public Works/Fire) [REQUEST DEFERRAL TO 6/24/24 CED COMMITTEE MEETING]

  9. 2. Citywide Planning Activities Semi-Annual Status Report
    Review of Work Plan

    Provide a verbal semi-annual verbal status report on Citywide planning activities, including Urban Village planning and Aligning Zoning with the General Plan. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement) [REQUEST DEFERRAL TO 6/24/24 CED COMMITTEE MEETING]

  10. Consent Calendar
  11. Reports to Committee
  12. 1. Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan Status Report
    Reports to Committee

    a) Accept the status report on the work to implement the Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan. b) Cross reference this item to the March 19, 2024, City Council meeting. (Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement/Housing/Economic Development and Cultural Affairs)

  13. 2. Anti-Displacement Tenant Preference and Neighborhood Tenant Preference for Affordable Housing Draft Programs Status Report
    Reports to Committee

    Provide a status report on the draft Anti-Displacement Tenant preference and the draft Neighborhood Tenant preference programs, which help prioritize vulnerable applicants for Citysupported affordable housing and mitigate the likelihood of low-income renters’ displacement from San José. (Housing)

  14. 3. Digital Billboard Status Report
    Reports to Committee

    Accept the status report on efforts to advance the placement of large-format digital signage on City-owned property. (City Manager/Economic Development and Cultural Affairs) [ADDED PER 1/17/24 RULES, ITEM C.2]

  15. Open Forum
  16. 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 Committee.
  17. Adjournment
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