San Jose City Council - At a Glance



San Jose Mayor
Chuck Reed

 Mayor Chuck Reed
200 East Santa Clara Street San José, CA 95113
(408) 535-4800 fax (408) 292-6422
mayoremail@sanjoseca.gov

Staff

                 Chief of Staff

		Peter J. Furman Pete Furman was born in Pennsylvania and raised in many parts of the country due to his parents’ job commitments. Pete brings a wealth of management experience and a unique variety of skills honed through both his working career and his personal development. Read the Entire Biography
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		Senior Policy Advisor, Budget & Finance
		Armando Gomez Armando Gomez was born in San José and raised in nearby Milpitas. In November 2000, he joined Chuck Reed’s District 4 Council office (first as a Policy Analyst, then as Chief of Staff) and has served as a key advisor on budget, transportation, and land use issues. Read the Entire Biography
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		Senior Policy Advisor / Public Information Officer
		Michelle McGurk Michelle McGurk was born in Vallejo and raised in San Pablo. She brings twenty years of experience in media relations, journalism and public policy to the role of Public Information Officer. Read the Entire Biography
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		Senior Policy Advisor, Economic Development
		Ru Weerakoon Ru Weerakoon was born and raised in Sri Lanka. Moving to San José in 1983, Ru joined the San José Redevelopment Agency in 1989. Read the Entire Biography
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		Senior Policy Advisor, Government Affairs
		Jeff Janssen Jeff Janssen was born in San Mateo and raised in Santa Clara. He became interested in politics in 1978 when he first heard former Governor Jerry Brown speak at De Anza College. Read the Entire Biography
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		Senior Policy Advisor, Public Safety
		Jose Salcido Jose Salcido is a San José native and longtime Willow Glen resident of over 25 years. He brings more than 32 years of experience from law enforcement and community service to the Mayor’s staff. Read the Entire Biography
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		Policy Analysts
		Christina Fernandez David Low Joyce Chen Kristina Peralta Richard Hong Sara Wright
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		Assistants
		Celia Miller Cindy Escobar Kimberly Oliver Norma Gutierrez Phuong Le
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San Jose City Council

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Council District 1 Pete Constant

Councilmember Pete Constant
District 1

(Detailed Web Page)

 

 

Staff

Meet the District 1 Staff

Rhovylynn Antonio, Chief of Staff
Rhovylynn.Antonio@sanjoseca.gov

Shane Patrick Connolly, Budget & Finance Director
shane.connolly@sanjoseca.gov

Jerad Ferguson, Council Aide
jerad.ferguson@sanjoseca.gov

        Chelsey Seagraves, Council Aide
         chelsey.seagraves@sanjoseca.gov
         Transportation & Environment Committee

Transportation Related Committees

None

District 1 (Map)

  District 1 Neighborhood Associations (Map)

Contains the Blackford and Winchester Strong Neighborhoods Areas

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Council District 2 - Ash Kalra

Councilmember Ash Kalra
District 2

(Detailed Web Page)

Bio
Councilmember Ash Kalra earned his seat on the San José City Council in the November 4, 2008 election.Council District 2, which is located in the Southern region of San José bordering Morgan Hill. D


Councilmember Kalra earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a law degree from Georgetown University. Ash is a Professor at Lincoln Law School of San José, where he teaches “Race and the Law,” and he previously was an instructor at San Jose State University. For 11 years, Ash Kalra worked as an attorney for the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office representing indigent clients in Drug Court prior to being elected. He has been a resident of San José for over 30 years and is proud to be the first Oak Grove High School graduate on the San José City Council. Ash is the first Indian-American to be elected to the San José City Council.



Staff

Joseph Okpaku
District 2
Chief of Staff

Joseph Okpaku, Chief of Staff

joseph.okpaku@sanjoseca.go

408.535.4924

Stacie Shih, Community Outreach Director
408.535.4925
stacie.shih@sanjoseca.g

Steven Aponte, Policy Director
408.535.4923
steven.aponte@sanjoseca.gov

Kimberly Hernandez, Executive Assistant

408.535.4919

kimberly.hernandez@sanjoseca.gov

Katherine White, Policy Analyst

408.535.4902

katherine.white@sanjoseca.gov

 Transportation Related Committees

 San Jose Council Committees

• Co-chair Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan Update Task Force

 San Jose City Boards, Commissions, and Committees

• Co-chair Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan Update Task Force

 Regional and Agency Committees (Includes Transportation)

• Valley Transportation Authority (VTA Board)
• Caltrain Board (VTA Representative) 
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Board 
• Serves on four committees
• Vice Chair Budget and Finance Committee
• Secretary - Executive Committee
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• Association of Bay Area Governments - Executive Board
• Santa Clara County Cities Association



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Councilmember Sam Liccardo
District 3

Council District 3 - Sam Liccardo
(Detailed Web Page)

District 3 - Downtown, Japantown, east to Diridon Station
Sam Liccardo is an avid cyclist both for recreation and transportation around his central San Jose city district. Sam is a supporter of the Amgen Tour of California and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition. Many of Sam's constituents ride bicycles to downtown events, commute to work, or do not own cars (for personal or other reasons). The number of cyclists in his district has been growing. His districts also includes the planned Hedding Street Bicycle Improvements, the new bike lanes on 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, and Almaden, and the planned bicycle and pedestrian improvements on San Carlos and San Fernando Streets.

Staff

Regan Henninger, Chief of Staff

regan.henninger@sanjoseca.gov

Ruth Cueto, Council Assistant

 ruth.cueto@sanjoseca.gov

Fred Buzo, Council Assistant

 fred.buzo@sanjoseca.gov

Jennifer Kim Luc, Council Assistant

jennifer.kimluc@sanjoseca.gov

Rhonda Hadnot, Executive Assistant and Scheduler

rhonda.hadnot@sanjoseca.gov

San Jose Council Committees

• San Jose City Council Transportation and Environment Committee
• San Jose City Council Community and Economic Development Committee
• Co-chair Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan Update Task Force

 Regional and Agency Committees (Includes Transportation)

Sam also holds leadership positions on several regional agencies, as:

• Cities Association of Santa Clara County (CASCC) - President
• Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) - Board Member
• Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) - Board Member and Past Chair
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) - Executive Board

District 3 (Map)

Neighborhoods

 13th St. NAC, Anne Darling, Berryessa CAC, Delmas Park NA/NAC, East Santa Clara Business Association, Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace, Gardner Advisory Council, Goodyear-Mastic NA, Guadalupe-Washington NAC, Historic Hensley


His district includes bicycle retailers I-D, and Bicycle Express

Chairperson of the Council's Transportation and Environment Committee,

as the Vice Chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee and as

Co-chair of the Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan Update Task Force.  

Sam also holds leadership positions on several regional agencies, serving as the

Chairperson of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), as committee member of the

VTA's Transit Planning and Operations Committee, as

Board Member of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG),

the Capitol Corridor Rail Commission, and on the

Executive Committee of the Santa Clara County Cities Association

Election History



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Councilmember Kansen Chu
District 4



Council District 4 - Kansen Chu

(Detailed Web Page)

Staff

Stephani Fong, District Director

stephani.fong@sanjoseca.gov

Margie Espinoza, Executive Assistant
Margieespinosa @sanjoseca.gov

Sheila Ngo, Policy Analyst
Sheila.ngo@sanjoseca.gov

Rosa Santiago, Council Assistant
rosa.santiago@sanjoseca.gov

Anh Tran, Council Assistant 
Anh.tran.sanjoseca.gov

Committees 

San Jose City Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Airport Commission - Council Liaison 

Regional and Agency Committees (Includes Transportation)

Association of Bay Area Governments - Executive Boardmember

League of California Cities - Boardmember

District 4 (Map)

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Councilmember Xavier Campos
District 5

 Council District 5 - Xavier Campos
(Detailed Web Page)

Staff

Josue Garcia, Chief of Staff
408.535.4948
josue.garcia@sanjoseca.gov

Kathy Tsukamoto, Executive Assistant and Scheduler
 408.535.4905
Kathy.Tsukamoto@sanjoseca.gov

Diego Barregan, Policy Analyst
 408.535.4949
diego.barragan@sanjoseca.gov

Joseph Sanchez, Policy Analyst, Communications
408.535.4943
joseph.sanchez@sanjoseca.gov

Committees

San Jose Council Committees

San Jose City Boards, Commisions, and Committees

Regional and Agency Committees (Includes Transportation)

Other Boards

District 5 (Map)

Xavier's District is highly dependent on bicycles for basic transportation, mainly to get to and from work.

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Councilmember Pierluigi Oliverio
District 6

 Council District 6 - Pierluigi Oliverio
(Detailed Web Page)

Staff

Denelle Fedor, Chief of Staff

(408) 535-4952 

 Denelle.Fedor@sanjoseca.gov

Melrose Cacal, Council Assistant

 (408) 535-4954

 Melrose.Cacal@sanjoseca.gov

Lara Tran, Council Assistant

 (408) 535-4957

 Lara.Tran@sanjoseca.gov

Frances Reyes, Council Assistant

(408) 535-4956

Frances.Reyes@sanjoseca.gov

Committees

San Jose Council Committees

San Jose City Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Regional and Agency Committees (Includes Transportation)

Other Boards

Council Votes:

August 21,2012 Agenda Item Agenda - 6.1 Hedding and Ocala Bike Lane Projects Absent

News

Santana Row tweaks expansion plans, asks city for rezoning (San Jose Business Journal, August 7, 2012)

District 6 (Map)

Staff

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Councilmember Madison Nguyen
District 7

  Council District 7 - (Vice Mayor) Madison Nguyen
(Detailed Web Page)

Staff

Louansee Moua, Chief of Staff
 louansee.moua@sanjoseca.gov

Yen-Chi H. Nguyen, Executive Assistant
 Yenchi.nguyen@sanjoseca.gov

Noelle A. Vergara, Policy Analyst
noelle.vergara@sanjoseca.gov

Diego Inzunza, Community Outreach Coordinator

diego.inzunza@sanjoseca.gov

Committees

San Jose Council Committees

San Jose City Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Regional and Agency Committees (Includes Transportation)

Other Boards

Council Votes

August 21,2012 Agenda Item Agenda - 6.1 Hedding and Ocala Bike Lane Projects Voted Yes (In favor)

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Councilmember Rose Herrera
District 8

Council District 8 - Rose Herrera
(Detailed Web Page)

Councilmember Herrera has been a supporter of cycling and cycling events in the city. She has participated in the Via Velo street closure event as well as the "Mayor's Ride" with the mayor of Dublin, Ireland

Staff

Mary Ann Groen, Chief of Staff
mary.groen@sanjoseca.gov

Shelly Opsal, Executive Administrative Assistant
shelly.opsal@

Aaron Quigley, Senior Policy Advisor
aaron.quigley@sanjoseca.gov

Angie Vazguez, Council Assistant
angie.vazquez@sanjoseca.gov

Committees

San Jose Council Committees

San Jose City Boards, Commisions, and Committees

Regional and Agency Committees (Includes Transportation)

Other Boards

Council Votes
August 21,2012 Agenda Item Agenda - 6.1 Hedding and Ocala Bike Lane Projects Voted Yes (In favor)

District 8 (Map)

Demographics

Councilmember Donald Rocha
District 9

Council District 9 - Donald Rocha
(Detailed Web Page)

Staff

Kimberly Oliver, Executive Assistant Scheduler

kimberley.oliver@sanjoseca.gov

Peter Hamilton, Senior Policy Aide

peter.hamilton@sanjoseca.gov

Anne Grabowski- Policy Aide

anne.grabowski@sanjoseca.gov

Bradley Ruebusch, Policy Aide

bradley.ruebusch@sanjoseca.gov

Marina Melroe, Policy Aid

marina.melroe@sanjosecagove

 

TransportationRelated Committees

San Jose Council Committees

San Jose City Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Regional and Agency Committees (Includes Transportation)

Other Boards

Council Votes

August 21,2012 Agenda Item Agenda - 6.1 Hedding and Ocala Bike Lane Projects Voted Yes (In favor)

News

District 9 (Map)

Demographics

Councilmember Nancy Pyle
District 10

Council District 10 - Nancy Pyle
(Detailed Web Page)

Nancy Pyle Terms Out. This is the Election of her successor
Election: June 5, 2010

Staff

Kathleen Sutherfield, Chief of Staff
Kathy.Sutherland@sanjoseca.gov

Linda Alexander
Linda.Alexander@sanjoseca.gov

Laura Cowen
Laura.Cowan@sanjoseca.gov

Nitilia Patel
Nitila.Patel@sanjoseca.gov

Tom Johnson

Frank Mcglaughlin

District 10 (Map)

Demographics

 votes 10.62%

Guadalupe River Trail Project Update from San Jose's Yves Zsutty

San Jose's Guadalupe
River Trail System

The following is a construction project update on the lower Guadalupe Trail from Yves Zsutty, Trail Manager with the City of San Jose

Please be aware that paving occurs this week between Highway 101 and Montague Expressway.  Large paving equipment, supply trucks and workers will be working on site from Monday to Friday.  Please continue to use the posted detour until the trail is officially reopened. 

You can find additional information on the Trail Program website on the Construction Updates page and Twitter (SanJoseTrails). 

GRT update #6

Upcoming Cycling Events in the Bay Area - September 7, 2012

Upcoming Events in the Silicon Valley

Remember to always carry a tire repair kit.

Thursday, September 7, 2012

San Jose Bike Party - Rocky Horror Ride

Friday September 21, 2012 8:00 pm

Route posted 24 hours before ride time at sjbikeparty.org

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Bike Party is growing - In the Bay Area .....San Jose, East Bay, and San Francisco.

Also now in Washington DC , Baltimore, Chico CA and Salinas, CA.

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San Jose Bike Party - The Rocky Horror Test Ride #2

Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Another test ride. And yes on another Sunday, so more can ride with us.
This will NOT be a slow ride, and if you'll be so kind, bring some bike lights for your ride. Let's not only be seen, but be able to see.
It will be dark. you can also test ride your costumes you desire. does anyone have black eyeliner, eyelash extensions, and black lipstick I can borrow?

Meet at Kohl's Department Store at 3700 El Camino Real, Santa Clara (Map)

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San Francisco Sunday Streets (Street Closure Event) -Western Addition

Sunday, September 9, 2012 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Fillmore Street between Fulton and Geary, Fulton Street between Fillmore and Baker, Baker Street between McAllister and Grove, Grove Street between Broderick and Central, and Central Avenue between Grove and Fell Street.

More Info

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Every Friday at San Jose City Hall....

Bike to Lunch Fridays at 11:55 am. Meet at Bamboo Garden on the South Side of City Hall to ride to a nearby restaurant. Just bring a bike, a lock, some lunch money....and follow the rules of the road. Host John Brazil, San Jose City Bicycle Coordinator.

 

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Peninsula Bike Party
Friday, August 31, 2012
(More info)

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San Francisco Bike Party
Friday, September 7, 2012
(More info)

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Ride ESSJ - Second Sunday
Ride East Side San Jose
Sunday, September 9, 2012
(More info)

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DC Bike Party
Wendesday, September 12, 2012
(More info) 

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East Bay Bike Party

Friday, September 14, 2012
(More Info)

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A Spatial History of Computing...by Bike

Friday, September 14, 2012 2:00 PM
Come join me as I (Nick Lally) lead a bike ride through Silicon Valley. We will look at the birth of computing and the internet, the history of LSD and hackers, traces of what used to be and what replaced it, metaphors of computing and the social spaces they emerged from, office parks and nature preserves, and the material infrastructures in the birthplace of personal computing.

The ride will be around 20-25 mostly flat miles at a slow pace with a lot of stops to look at things. There will be one beer/snack stop and a stop at the Computer History Museum. I will be printing up maps for riders and there will be some surprises! Then we'll roll into the opening of the ZERO1 Street Festival around 6 or 7pm.

http://www.zero1biennial.org/nick-lally

Presented with the support of ZERO1 and the James Irvine Foundation.
//other things:
invite your friends!
please be on time
UPDATE: The Saturday ride (9/15) will leave from my installation at the ZERO1 Street Festival at noon. I will be near South 1st Street and Williams Street: http://goo.gl/maps/V0KUG. We will hop on the Caltrain and head to the Menlo Park Station.
http://zero1biennial.org/content/emerge

Facebook Link

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Geared for Kids - Family Bike Ride and More

Sunday, September 16, 2012 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Get GEARED UP! Helmets, Bikes, Bells!
This month's route will be about 5 miles long and take us along the Oakland/Berkeley border. Bring along snacks to share at our mid-route stop, and, or course, we'll have tunes to pedal to all throughout the ride!

Check out the after-ride activities at Dover Park (1-3pm):
Youth Garden Party
(including bike blender for smoothies)
Youth Bike Skills Workshop
(learn to fix and style your own bike)
Register for free workshop at
"http://www.ecologycenter.org/calendar/event.php?title=Youth+Bike+Skill+Up&eventID=39570".
Helmets required for kids. Be sure to pack snacks, water, and sunscreen!
Ashby BART is the most convenient station.
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Join our Facebook group to keep in touch with future events:

More Info

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Luna Park Chalk Art Festival

Backesto Park, San Jose (Map)
Saturday, September 22, 2012 10 am - 5 pm
(More Info)

and....during the Luna Park Chalk Art Festival ....


The Art Box Ride

Meet at the Art Box Project SJ table in Backesto Park.10:30 am

Backesto Park, San Jose (Map)

In celebration of the Art Box Project SJ's first anniversary, we welcome you to join us on an inspired tour of original works of art on city utility boxes led by the Bike Clinic of San Jose.
Enjoy the displays at the Luna Park Chalk Art Festival...nosh some Art Box Project SJ anniversary cake (while it lasts) and then enjoy the art box tour.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
(More Info)

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Tour de Fat

Lindley Meadow in Golden Gate Park (Map)
Saturday, September 22, 2012
(More Info)

REGISTRATION 10:00am
PARADE 11:00am - 12:00pm
REVIVAL 12:00pm - 4:00pm
BENEFITTING San Francisco Bike Coalition
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
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Critical Mass 20th Anniversary Ride and Interstellar Ride
Saturday, September 24, 2012 until September 30, 2012
On the last Friday of September, 1992, a group of San Franciscan cyclists showed up on Market Street for the first ever Critical Mass. This leaderless ride became a monthly “organized coincidence”, and in the years that followed, spread around the world. Celebrating a shared sense of rediscovering urban spaces, Critical Mass riders cross borders and find common cause to have a good time on foot-powered wheels. These uplifting rides also challenge the use of city streets and the domination of cars and oil in

our transportation system.

To mark the 20th Anniversary of the first Critical Mass ride, a group of enthusiasts has formed a Welcome Committee that is organizing a week-long celebration September 24-30, 2012. With great pleasure, we invite you to join us in San Francisco, California for our planned events, and we encourage you to get involved and/or create your own activities.

Dozens, hundreds, maybe a thousand friends from around the world will arrive here to help us commemorate this milestone. Friday the 28th is of course the big birthday, the Interstellar Critical Mass ride, which we hope will be a giant, crazy, awesome evening ending in a big party under warm skies.

More Info

Santa Cruz Open Streets
West Cliff Drive Santa Cruz
Sunday, October 7, 2012 9am-1pm
Free community event. Enjoy West Cliff Drive without automobile traffic. Bicyclists, joggers, strollers, skaters...come one, come all! Streets for people from Lighthouse Field to Natural Bridges State Park.
 More Info

San Francisco Sunday Streets (Street Closure Event) - Excelsior

Sunday, October 21, 2012 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Mission Street, from Silver to Seneca; Seneca from Mission to San Jose (Tentative) More Info

 

Also note the Guadalupe River Trail will be closed for paving construction soon. The closed portion will extend north of 880 all the way to Gold Street in Alviso. check Twitter for more details.

Too see all rides on the map click the link just below the map. Thanks.

View Upcomming Bay Area Bike Events in a larger map

San Jose Transportation and Environment Committee to meet next Monday.

San Jose Transportation and
Environment Committee

 The City of San Jose's Transportation and Environment Committee will meet Monday, September 10-, 2012 at 1:30 in a special meeting in San Jose City Hall Wing Room 118/119/120.

The committee consists of councilmembers Chair Sam Liccardo, Vice-Chair Rose Herrera, Xavier Campos, and Donald Rocha, Ashwini Kantak representing the City Managers Office , Kevin Fisher representing the City Attorney's office and, Jeff Jansen of the Mayor's Office.

This month's special agenda will include the following items on the workplan.

1. Develop Incentives for Transportation Innovations.
2. Automated Transit Feasibility Network (recommend deferral until November)
3. Water Pollution Control Plant Staffing (recommend deferral until November)
4. Update on Homeless Encampment Cleanups (recommend drop)

Also included on the agenda are Reports to Committee
1. Regional Transportation Activities Report (Transportation) Recommendation: Accept status report on various regional transportation projects and programs of interest to the City of San José.
2. Public Works Muni Code Revisions (Public Works)
Recommendation: Provide input to staff on proposed streamlining and clarification updates to the provisions of the San Jose Municipal Code regarding the procurement and administration of public works construction contracts. Attachment
3. Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement) Recommendation:
Approve the proposed schedule for the City Council’s discussion and consideration of the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan, including the resolution of Concerns previously identified by the City Council: