County of Santa Clara Housing, Land Use, Environment, & Transportation Committee February 19, 2026

TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST >> Supervisor Abe-Koga: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO OUR HOUSING LAND USE ENVIRONMENT TRANS TABLES NITTY MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2026. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 10:03. MY NAME IS MARGARET ABE-KOGA, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. HERE WITH MY VICE CHAIR SYLVIA ARENAS. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES, INCLUDING CELLPHONES, THAT MAY INTERRUPT THE MEETING. I HAVE A HARD STOP AT 11:45, SO WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO KEEP THE MEETING MOVING. WITH THAT, MAY I ASK FOR A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> Clerk: YES, VICE CHAIRPERSON ARENAS.

>> Supervisor Arenas: HERE.

>> Clerk: CHAIR AMERICAN ABE-KOGA.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: HERE.

>> Clerk: YOU HAVE A QUORUM.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO IDEA TWO, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT. TO ADDRESS THE WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE DO NOT PERMIT DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA EXCEPT DURING SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. MEMBERS WISH TO GO SPEAK MAY ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS BY REQUESTING O SPEAK AT THIS TIME, USING THE REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM, WHICH FOE PROVIDING THAT TO THE DEPUTY CLERK IF YOU ARE IN THE CHAMBERS. OR PLEASE USE THE RAISED HAND ICON IF ATTENDING HAVE YOU EVER VIRTUALLY. CYNTHIA, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS?

>> Supervisor Du'o'ng: THERE ARE -- ONE MOMENT FOR THE ZOOM ROOM. NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: WE'LL CLOSE THAT AND MOVE TO ITEM 3, WHICH IS THE CONSENTS CALENDAR. SUPERVISOR ARENAS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?

>> Supervisor Arenas: NONE.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: GREAT, THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO THAT ITEM FIVE IN BE AND 7 BE HEARD CONCURRENTLY. THE ITEMS ON HOUSING AND THE HOMELESS -- THE SUPPORT -- OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING -- SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SYSTEM OF CARE, WHICH IS 7, AND THEN FIVE IS ON RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION OF HOUSING. SO HEARING THOSE CONCURRENTLY. AND THEN ITEM 6, I WANTED TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS AND THEN ASK IT BE PUT ON CONSENT. SO ON ITEM 6, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I AM VERY PLEASED THAT MITCHELL PARK IS NO LONGER A POTENTIAL PROJECT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY COMPLETE. IT'S A HOME. I SEE IT. I GO BY THERE AND I SEE IT. IT'S I GUESS NEAR COMPLETION OR COMPLETED. AND BY COMPLETING THIS AND CHIEFING FULL OCCUPANCY, WE HAVE DELIVERED 50 UNITS OF HIGH-QUALITY SUPPORTIVE HOUSE TO GO PALO ALTO. MORE COMING IN LOS ALTOS AND CUPERTINO WITH DISTAL CIRCLE ALSO SEE THAT COMING UP REALLY QUICKLY ACTUALLY. AND THAT'S AT THE FIRST 100 PERCENT AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ALTOS, PROVING THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING BRONX IN EVERY COMMUNITY. I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CUPERTINO EDUCATING HOUSE PROJECT, WITH MEND THE INCOME RENTAL OPTIONS FOR FOLKS IN THE CUPERTINO AREA, MUCH NEEDED THERE, TOO. WITH THAT, IF I COULD IF I COULD MOVE 6 TO CONSENT AND 5 AND 7 CONCURRENTLY.

>> Supervisor Arenas: I SECOND THAT AND SILL A MAKE COMMENTS FOR ITEM SIX. FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE THAT WE ARE HAVING THESE KIND OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN VERY WELL RESOURCED AREAS, WHICH I THINK JUST HAS SHOWN REALLY TRAINING CHANGES THE TRAJECTORY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES. AND SO I AM REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT IN THE PROGRESS F IT. EXCITED TO SEE THIS IS FOR TEACHERS AND -- OR FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I AM WONDERING, WILL EVERYBODY IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT QUALIFY, SO THAT MANY, YOU KNOW -- MEANS CUSTODIANS AND SUPPORT STAFF OR IS IT JUST TEACHERS SPECIFICALLY?

>> THANK YOU SUPERVISOR ARENAS FOR THE QUESTION. WITH EDUCATE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE HOUSING. FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE OUR FIRST EDUCATOR HOUSING IN PALO ALTO, THERE WERE A LOT OF LESSONS LEARNED THERE. WE ARE ACTUALLY STRUGGLING TO FILL SOME OF THE UNITS ON THE LOWER INCOME LEVEL IDE. SO WE ARE TAKING THOSE LESSONS AND APPLYING THEM TO THE NEW PROJECT IN CUPERTINO. NOT SURE WHAT THAT SOUND IS.

>> Supervisor Arenas: I THINK IT'S THE RAIN.

>> IT MIGHT PECULIAR THE RAIN. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN -- WE HAVE A WORKING GROUP OUT OF WEST VALLEY EDUCATORS THAT ARE HELPING US DETERMINE HOW MANY OF THE UNITS SHOULD BE SET A ASIDE FOR TEACHERS. AIDS. AND OTHER WORK US -- WORKERS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SO WE ARE LEARNING AND APPLYING THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM PALO ALTO.

>> Supervisor Arenas: I AM GLAD TO HEAR THE LESSONS LEARNED ARE WAVING WAY FOR THIS. UN UNFORTUNATE TO HEAR BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT THE TEACHERS ARE GETTING PAID YELL ENOUGH THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR THE LOWER BRACKETS THAT YOU JUST SPOKE. ABOUT, IS THAT WHAT THAT REFLECTS.

>> YES. I WOULD BE HAPPY THROUGH OFF AGENDA TO PROVIDE YOU MORE DETAILS. THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LEARNING PHASE SO THE INFORMATION I HAVE IS MORE ANECDOTAL. WE WANT TO SEE THE REAL DATA. AND SO WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE AN OFF AGENDA OR BRING IT BACK TO YOU IF A DIFFERENT WAY.

>> Supervisor Arenas: I AM OPEN TO IF THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: THAT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING. I WANTED TO SHARE IN MOUNTAIN VIEW WE DID A PRIVATE -- WITH A PRIVATE DEVELOPER PROJECT AND THERE WAS THE SAME SITUATION. SO THEY ACTUALLY AD TO INCREASE THE AMI INCOME LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS AND IT TURNS OUT WITH TWO INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, THEY EXCEED THE LIMITS. SO DEFINITELY THAT'S LESSONS LEARNED THAT I THINK WE CAN SHARE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION. WOULD YOU LIKE IT AGENDIZED?

>> Supervisor Arenas: I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOUR CRITERIA. WOULD YOU LIKE IT AGENDIZED OR JUST OFF AGENDA REPORT?

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: LET'S START WITH OFF AGENDA, IF WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS WE CAN BRING IT BACK.

>> Supervisor Arenas: THANK YOU.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> Clerk: AND JUST TO CONFIRM WE HAVE NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: GREAT.

>> Clerk: VICE CHAIRPERSON ARENAS.

>> Supervisor Arenas: YES.

>> Clerk: AND CHAIRPERSON ABE-KOGA.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: AYE.

>> Clerk: THE MOTION CARRIES.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM 4 TO RECEIVE THE REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND PLANNING DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERMITTING -- THE PERMITTING PROCESS, IMPROVEMENTS FOR ALL DEVELOP TAPES INCLUDING AGRICULTURE HOUSING. DO WE HAVE STAFF PRESENTING.

>> GENTLEMEN, GOOD MORNING, JACQUELINE ONCAINO DIRECTOR OF PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT. AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BE BACK BEFORE YOU TODAY. WITH ME IS STEWART OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, SEAN WHITEPAN OUR PROGRAM MANAGER, AND REMOTELY WE HAVE CARA DOBBS. WHO IS OUR CONSULTANT. AND I AM NOT SURE IF KEVIN -- IS KEVIN PRICE ON AS WELL. YES, HE IS, AND KEVIN PRICE HAS JOINED, THEY ARE CHANGING US REMUTE WILL HE. TODAY'S PRESENTATION FOCUSES ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PERMITTING PRACTICE AND INCLUDES AGO WORKER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE EMBARKED ON FOR THE PAST -- NOT FOR THE AHEAD WORKER HOUSING BUT AS FAR AS IMPROVING OUR PROCESSES FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. FALLING IN LINE WITH OUR PEOPLER-CENTERED SERVICES PLATFORM THAT WE ARE STANDING UP AND BUILDING OUT. WE HAVE PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE GREATEST IMPACT AND IN MANY CASES WHERE WE HAVE ALREADY MADE PROGRESS WE'LL IDENTIFY THOSE AREAS THAT BELTER SUIT AND WILL HELP THE PUBLIC MANEUVER THROUGH OUR PROCESS. AND WE GET BETTER QUALITY PLANS SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT. IF YOU WOULD THROW TO SLIDE THREE. WE ARE FOUR HOURS WE'LL SPEAK TO TODAY AND BREAK IT OUT IN PHASES. WE HAVE PEOPLE. WE ARE GOING TO SPEAK ON PEOPLE, PROCESS, POLICY, AND OUR TECHNOLOGY. INCREASING AG WORKER HOUSING HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THIS COMMITTEE AND IN 2024, AFTER AFTER WE HAD EMBARKED ON OUR -- ON THE COUNTY INTERNAL AUDIT REVIEW, WITH OUR I.D. A DIVISION, WE HIRED BERRY DUNN TO TAKE THE MONT THE AND GET US OVER THE FINISH LINE. WORKING ON POLICIES, UP POLICE MEN MINNESOTA TAKE AND WORKING WITH WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THE COUNTY HAS GAINED EFFICIENCIES IN RECENT YEARS THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF PERMITTING SOFTWARE AND IMPLEMENTING PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS. WE ARE WORKING MUCH CLOSER WITH BARI BARRY DUNN TO REALLY EXPAND THESE EFFICIENCIES. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE BARRY DUNN, THEY CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH STAKE HOLD EVERYTHINGS, WORKED WITH THE PUB L., WORKED WITH COUNTY STAFF ON THE ASSESSMENTS OF OUR PROCESSES CURRENTLY. AND THEN THEY WENT TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS TO SEE HOW WORK WAS ACTUALLY BEING PERFORMED. THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT WHERE WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW, ALSO INCLUDES ANALYSIS WITH OTHER AL CULTURAL COUNTIES. AND HOW THEY ARE DOING BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA. PRODUCING A BENCHMARK OF ANALYSIS SO THAT WE CAN SPRING BOARD AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS SO THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE PROCESS FOR GETTING GRICULTURAL HOUSING ACTUALLY BUILT. THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING TODAY. IN THE CATEGORIES THAT THAT I TOKE ABOUT EARLIER, THESE ARE THE AREAS WITHIN OUR PROCESS AND WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT THAT WE KNOW NEED GREAT IMPROVEMENT. SO AT THIS TIME I WILL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER O KHARA DODDS, AND, YEAH, IS AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. KHARA.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JACK. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I WILL ALK ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND ALSO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE CATEGORIES. MISS ONCIANO POINTED OUT, PEOPLE, PROCESS, POLICY, AND TECHNOLOGY. AND HOW THEY WILL BE REFLECTED IN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. SO AS DISCUSSED, WE WORKED OVER THE PAST YEAR WITH COUNTY PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND THE DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. AND WE IDENTIFIED 34 RECOMMENDATIONS AND WHEN WE WERE LAST BEFORE YOU IN AUGUST OF 2025, WE TOOK A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT THOSE 34 RECOMMENDATIONS. WHERE WE ARE NOW, IS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH A PROJECT MANAGEMENT EAM TO PRIORITIZE 13 RECOMMENDATIONS. THESE ARE 13 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE COUNTY PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE DEPARTMENT ARE READY AND HAVE STARTED TO WORK ON UP POLICE IMPLEMENTING TO UP PROVE THE PROCESS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS SPAN ACROSS THE KEY AREAS OF MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO POLL IS AS, ENSURING TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ARE MODIFIED AND UPGRADED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR APPLICANTS TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCIES IN THE PROCESS STREAMLINING PART OF THE PRACTICE SET IS. AND ALSO ENSURE APPROPRIATE ADEQUATE STAFFING RESOURCES THAT THE STAFF HAVE THE SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO HELP SUPPORT APPLICANTS THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO TAKING A LOOK AT THE PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS AS THEY RELATE TO PEOPLE. THREE OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRIORITIZED. THE FIRST ONE ENHANCE PERMIT SOFTWARE AND I.T. STAFF. CURRENTLY THE DEPARTMENT'S I.T. STAFF IS REALLY LEAN. AND THEY ALSO RELY ON ON CALL SUPPORT AND SHARED RESOURCES. FUNCTION OF DEPARTMENT IS EQUIPPED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS SO THAT THE PERMITTING SYSTEM CAN BECOME EASIER FOR APPLICANTS, IT WOULD BE ESSENTIAL TO HELP TO BUILDUP THOSE STAFFING RESOURCES AND THIS WILL HELP TO AT THE END OF THE DAY, ENHANCE ONLINE TOOLS FOR APPLICANTS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT APPLICANTS HAVE THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED. ALSO, BUILDING PLANNING CAPACITY. THE PLANNING FUNCTION IS A VERY KEY FUNCTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. PLANNERS OFTEN PERFORMANCE PROJECT MANAGERS. THEY HELP TO USHER THAT PROJECT FROM THE IN TAKE TO -- THE IN TAKE PROCESS TO THE APPROVAL PROCESS. AND IN SOME CASES IT PROVIDES A LOT F TECHNICAL SUPPORT. AND ALSO SOME HAND HOLDING FOR THE APPLICANTS, TOO. TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX RULES AND REGULATIONS. SO IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE PLANNING STAFF ARE ALSO WELLING EQUIPPED, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO BUILD UP THE PLANNING RESOURCES THERE. WE ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT THE PLANNER STAFFING NUMBERS AND COMPARED THEM WITH PEER JURISDICTIONS. AND WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT THE PLANNING CAPACITY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, COMPARED TO THOSE JURISDICTIONS, THEY HAVE ONE OF THE LOWEST PLANNING STAFFING NUMBERS. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WORKLOAD IN TERMS OF APPLICATION WORKLOAD, PER PLANNER FTE. THEY HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST WORK LOADS. SO IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS MORE PROCESSING POWER FOR APPLICATIONS, AND ALSO TO INCREASE APPLICANT SUPPORT, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO SHORE UP NO PLANNING STAFF CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, BEING THE PEOPLE RECOMMENDATIONS ALSO FOCUSES ON ENSURING THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE TRAINING AND SKILL-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE STAFF. AND THIS WILL HELP TO IDENTIFY ANY TRAINING NEEDS, ANY SKILL-BUILDING NEEDS. TO HELP ENSURE THAT STAFF ARE ALSO WELL EQUIPPED. TO HELP APPLICANTS NAVIGATE THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND THIS COULD MEAN FEWER REVIEWING CYCLES, THE APPLICANTS HAVE TO GO THROUGH. AND ALSO HELPS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS IMPROVED ACCURACY IN THE PROCESS AND THE REVIEW PROCESS. MOVING ONTO PROCESS, SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROCESS PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS, FOUR WERE IDENTIFIED. THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL HELP TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY, CLARITY, AND CLARITY THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND HELP THE APPLICANTS NAVIGATE THE PROCESS A LOT EASIER, FIRST STANDARDIZING TERMINOLOGY. JUST HELPING TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE, ALL OF THE REVIEWERS ARE USING THE SAME TERMS TO DESCRIBE THE SAME PARTS OF THE PROCESS AND TO DESCRIBE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS. THIS WILL MAKE THINGS EASIER AND MORE CLEAR AND CONSISTENT FOR THE APPLICANT. AND WILL HELP TO ELIMINATE ANY CONFUSION FOR THE APPLICANT IN THE PROCESS. ALSO, COMPLETING THE ONLINE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING IMPROVEMENT, THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT AREA THAT THE COUNTY PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM, THAT THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO WORK ON. AND THIS IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. AND THIS WILL ENSURE HAT APPLICANTS HAVE RELIABLE ACCESS TO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. SO AT THE BEGINNING, BEFORE THEY EVERYBODY START THE PROCESS, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GO ONLINE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, AND WILL BE ABLE TO MEET WITH VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON DIRECTLY WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS THAT CAN GIVE THEM GUIDANCE AND HELP THEM TO IDENTIFY ANY PROCESS CHALLENGES THAT HEY NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE SUBMITTING APPLICATION. THE NEXT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IS ABOUT UPDATING SOME MIDDLE AND IN-TAKE PROCESS, THIS WILL HELP TO INSURE THAT HERE IS A STANDARDIZED AND CLEAR,, CON SIS TENT PROCESS FROM APPLICATION TO APPLICATION. AND APPLICATION IN TAKE AND SUBMITTAL. AND HELP ENSURE THAT THE STAFF ARE EQUIPPED WITH CHECKLISTS TO ENSURE THAT APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SUBMITTED ARE COMPLETE AND MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND THAT THEY ARE READY TO GO. THIS WILL HELP TO MAKE SURE ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT REDUCES THE PERMIT PROCESSING TIME OF THOSE APPLICATION SAYS BECAUSE YOU ARE ENSURING THE COMPLETENESS OF THE APPLICATION BEFORE THE SUBMITTAL HAPPENS. AND YOU ARE NOT WORKING TO GET ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MET DURING THE PROCESS. ALSO, PROVIDING SITE PARCEL CONSTRAINT INFORMATION EARLY, THIS IS ABOUT HELPING TO -- HELPING APPLICANTS TO IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL PARCEL CONSTRAINTS THAT THEY NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE THEY START THE PROCESS, AT THE TIME WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR ONLINE APPOINTMENT AND SPEAK TO THE SUBJECT MATTERS EXPERTS, THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WILL ALSO GIVE THEM INFORMATION ABOUT PARCEL CONSTRAINTS THAT THEY NEED TO CONSIDER SO THAT THE APPLICANT WILL BE WELL INFORMED AND CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR APPLICATION. MOVING ONTO POLICY. THERE WERE THREE PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY. THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT CONTINUING THE ADVOCACY FOR AG HOUSING POLICIES. THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE MORE HOUSING OPTIONS, AND FEWER BARRIERS AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING, WHETHER IT'S PERMANENT OR WHETHER IT'S TEMPORARY AND SEASONAL HOUSING. GETTING ALL OF -- USING ADVOCACY TO GET ALL OF THE PARTNERS TO WORK TOGETHER. LEGISLATIVE PARTNERS, REGIONAL AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, TO HELP TO REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS FOR APPLICANTS. CONSOLIDATE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS INTO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, CURRENTLY THERE ARE TIMES WHEN APPLICANTS MAY HAVE TO GO TO DIFFERENT SOURCES OF INFORMATION, DIFFERENT CODES, TO IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO MEET IN THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. SO WHAT THIS POLICY IMPROVEMENT WILL O, IT WILL HELP TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS INTO ONE LOCATION. HAVING A UNIFIED SOURCE TO ACCESS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WILL HELP THE APPLICANT NAVIGATE THE PROCESS A LOT EASIER AND THEN ALSO MODERNIZING THE CODE COMPLIANCE PROCESS. AND HERE I HAVE TO UNDERSCORE THE SHIFT FROM -- THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS MAKING FROM GOING FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT TO CODE COMPLIANCE. AND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING WITH CODE COMPLIANCE IS TO HELP APPLICANTS GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE CODE COMPLIANCE PROCESS. ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE THE EDUCATION THEY NEED OR HOW THEY CAN CORRECT THEIR VIOLATIONS. AND THAT THEY ARE APPROACHING CODE COMPLIANCE NOT AS A PUNITIVE WAY, BUT AS A AY TO HELP TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE. AND TO WORK WITH THEM ON HOW TO ACHIEVE THAT COMPLIANCE. AND OUR LAST QUADRANT IN PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS, IS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. THIS -- THESE ECOMMENDATIONS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT TECHNOLOGY THAT BOTH APPLICANTS AND STAFF ARE EQUIPPED AND SUPPORTED WITH TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL HELP TO MOVE APPLICATIONS EASIER THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WILL HELP TO MAKE THAT PROCESS CLEAR FOR APPLICANTS AND STAFF MEMBERS. SO FIRST, THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS ABOUT DEFINING THE -- DEFINING THE PERMITTING SOFT SOFTWARE NEEDS. AND IDENTIFYING THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO MAKE SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS SO BEFORE GOING FORWARD WITH SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE BY BOTH INTERNAL USERS OF THE SYSTEM AND ALSO EXTERNAL USERS SUCH AS THE APPLICANTS. THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE MEETING THEIR GOALS. MAKING ONLINE PERMITTING SYSTEM -- THE ONLINE PERMITTING SYSTEM EASIER FOR APPLICANTS. ESTABLISHING PUBLIC DASHBOARDS AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATION IS READILY AVAILABLE. AND PUBLICALLY FACING FOR THE APPLICANTS AND FOR THE PUBLIC, WHICH WILL ELP TO BUILD TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST WITH THE PUBLIC. AND THEN AGO WORKER HOUSING, DEVELOPING A ONE-STOP LOCATION ON THE WEB PAGE WHERE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP AG WORKER HOUSING OR WANT TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE THEY HAVE CLEAR GUIDANCE ON WHAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COUNTY AND ALSO HAVE CLEAR RESOURCES THAT CAN SUPPORT THEM ALONG THE WAY. AND JUST TO HIGHLIGHT HERE, WE ALSO -- ONCE WE IDENTIFIED THE PRIORITY -- PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM WE CONDUCTED A CHANGE READINESS WORKSHOP. WHAT THIS WORKSHOP DOES IS THAT IT HELPS TO BRING THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS INTO THE ROOM. AND INVOLVE THE PARTICIPATION OF THE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS AIRPORTS AND ROADS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. AND THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED SO WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY ANY CHALLENGES WE NEED TO CONSIDER AND TO BRING IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO HELP ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AS THE COUNTY GOES FORWARD. AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JACK JACK TO DESCRIBE THE KEY PRIORATE RECOMMENDATIONS IN PROCESS.

>> SO OUR NEXT STEPS -- THANK YOU, KHARA. OUR NEXT STEPS LOOKING AT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM BARRY DUNN, UPDATING OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUALS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT CONSISTENCY THAT KHARA WAS SPEAKING TO. WE HAVE UP LOADED OUR OPPORTUNITY FOR TEAM PEOPLE TO HAVE APPOINTMENTS WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. THIS HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICE AND HE IS WITH WE ARE ALREADY WORKING AND HAVING THIS IMPLEMENTED. THEY CAN HAVE A SCREEN CONSULTATION OR A LAND USE SUBMITTAL CONSULTATION. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IT HELPS US GETS INFORMATION TO THEM BEFORE THEY ARE PREPARING THAT PLANS AND GETTING READY TO SUBMIT BEFORE THAT MAKE THAT COMMITMENT. SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US. AND THIS ENSURES, FOR US. AND FOR THE PUBLIC AN BILITY TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS MORE EFFICIENCY. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS. THIS BUILDS OUT OUR PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES. SO WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE OR CLARIFICATIONS AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESIDENT PARTICIPATION. -- PRESENTATION.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK.

>> Clerk: WE HAVE NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: OKAY, GREAT. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. SUPERVISOR ARENAS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> Supervisor Arenas: YES. SORRY. YES, I DO. I AM SURPRISED OUR PRESENTATION WAS REALLY THAT SHORT. AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE REP FROM BARRY DUNN BE IN PERSON THE FOLLOWING TEAM. -- TIME, THAT WAY WE CAN GET TO KNOW THE PERSON. I KNOW THE WORK IS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, BUT I -- THIS IS AN OVERHAUL, I WOULD CALL IT AN OVERHAUL OF A LOT OF PROCESSES INTERNAL TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY MY DISTRICT AND I BELIEVE YOUR DISTRICT AS WELL, CHAIR, BECAUSE WE ARE PROBABLY THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE SPACE AND LAND, RIGHT? AND I DON'T HAVE -- I HAVE UITE A BIT OF PROJECTS IN MY DISTRICT. SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO START OUT BY THANKING YOU FOR THE -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND IT'S -- I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT YOUR OWN SELF OR SOMEBODY ELSE IS LOOKING AT YOUR HOME. AND TELLING YOU EVERYTHING THAT YOU SHOULD CHANGE. AND SO IT TYKES QUITE A BIT OF VULNERABILITY TO DO THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, AND SOME GUTS, REALLY. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I KNOW THAT IT MUST HAVE NOT BEEN EASY. BUT IT ALSO IS VERY EXCITING BECAUSE THERE IS SOME REALLY GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK THE 34 OUT F THE 34 THERE WERE 13 THAT WERE PRIORITIZED, CORRECT?

>> YES.

>> Supervisor Arenas: AND SO I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HE -- THE -- WHY YOU PRIORITIZED THOSE VER THE OTHERS? BECAUSE DO I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE ONCE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN -- AND I'LL TELL YOU THE ONES I THINK -- I AM JUST ONBOARD WITH YOU WE DON'T HAVE TO DISCUSS OR ANYTHING. ARE RECOMMENDATIONS TWO BE IN, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DEPARTMENT'S PLANNING STAFF. I KNOW AS WE ARE MOVING INTO A NEW BUDGET YEAR, YOU KNOW, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME ISSUES THERE. AND RECOMMENDATION P.R.1, WHICH IS ESTABLISHING CLEAR AND CONSISTENT USE OF STANDARD TERMINOLOGY FOR PLANNING AND PERMITTING TERMS. AS WELL AS I THINK THAT WOULD LEAD ALSO TO HOPEFULLY A CAMPAIGN OR OUTREACH EFFORT THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR US TO ALSO NORMALIZE THOSE TERMS WITH OUR COMMUNITY, RIGHT? AND WHEN I SAY COMMUNITY, MOST DEVELOPERS ARE -- OR FOLKS WHO ARE INVESTED IN MAKING -- OR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS TO US. FORMALIZE -- RECOMMENDATION P.R.4, FORMAL ICE THE LAND USE ENTITLEMENT SUBMITTAL TO REVIEW PLAN SETS DISCUSS SITE CONSTRAINTS AND SET FORWARD REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETE APPLICATION I AM JUST READING THIS. I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW THIS BUT I AM READING IT FOR.PUBLIC WHO IS FOLLOWING US OF COURSE AT HOME. AND RECOMMENDATION PR5, UPDATE THE APPLICATION SUBMITTAL AND IN TAKE PROCESS. RECOMMENDATION PL2, AND CONSOLIDATE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES INTO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 6, IN THE SAME PL6. DOCUMENT MODIFY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS. I THINK THOSE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE OME UP WITH OUR AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY, NOT TOO LONG AGO, SO I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THOSE. BUT BECAUSE I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MY DISTRICT MIGHT BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER DISTRICTS WHERE FOLKS NEED TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF CONSIDERATION ABOUT THEIR SEPTIC SYSTEMS VERSUS, YOU KNOW, ACCESS TO A CITY SERVICES. OR THE NEAREST CITY SERVICE. THERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I AM WONDERING ABOUT PRIORITIZATION FOR THOSE. AND THAT'S RECOMMENDATION PR7, WHICH PROVIDE -- NO. SORRY. NO. SIX, WHICH IS ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SITE CONSTRAINTS. AND I MEAN, IT GOES ALONG WITH ONE OF THE PRIORITIZATIONS WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO MEET WITH FOLKS TO GIVE THEM MORE GUIDANCE ON PROJECTS, RIGHT? AND I THINK JUST FALLS INTO IT. BUT IT ISN'T ONE OF THE PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS. SO I THINK WHEN YOU GIVE THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT COMPLETE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHAIR THINKS ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS TO THE BOARD AS WELL. BUT THESE ARE JUST MY -- SOME OF THE THOUGHTS. AND THEN PROVIDING LISTS OF EXPERIENCE CONSULTANTS WHO CAN PROVIDE SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. IN THE COUNTY, SPECIFIC TO SEPTIC SYSTEMS WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR MY DISTRICT. PASS BY FOR YOURS, TOO, CHAIR. I WOULD THINK AND MAYBE SOME OF THE HILLSIDE AREAS. SO* I. SO* I. AND THEN UPDATE, OFFENSE OF COURSE, THIS IS VERY DIRECT PR10 UPDATE AND STANDARDIZE THE PROCESS FOR WELL AND SEPTIC APPROVALS. PR11, UPDATE PERMITS AND INSPECTION CARDS TO CLUE MORE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR PROJECTS ON REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. WONDERING IF SOME OF THE REASONS WHY THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRACTICE HE POSE THE PRIORITIZED -- PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATION LIST.

>> SUPERVISOR, LET ME START AND THEN I'LL INVITE THE DIRECTOR TO CHIME IN. SYLVIA GALLEGOS DEPUTY COUNTY EXEC. OVERALL, THE DEPARTMENT AND SOME OF THE OTHER PERMITTING DEPARTMENTS PENT THE FALL IN REALLY CHALLENGING SESSIONS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU INCORPORATE THIS WORK WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO DO THE REGULAR WORK OF THE DEPARTMENTS. AND SO IF -- THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE -- AND THE PRIORITIZATION ARE A FUNCTION OF A FEW THINGS, INCLUDING WORK THAT'S ALREADY IN PROGRESS. SO AS DIRECTOR SAID AT THE OUTSET. WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE CONSULTANT'S SUPPORT AND THE OUT OUTSIDE LOOK INTO THE DEPARTMENT AND BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES AT OTHER PEER JURISDICTIONS THE DEPARTMENT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO MAKE SOME OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND YOU'LL HEAR THE DIRECTOR AND SEE IT ON THE WEBSITE. PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES IS AT THE HEART OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THE CHALLENGES IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE -- THERE IS A SEQUENCE TO SOME WORK, WHERE SOME WORK HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE FOLLOWING WORK. WE ARE HEARING YOU CLEARLY. AND THE RECOMMENDATION PR6 AROUND SITE CONSTRAINTS IS A PERSONAL PRIORITY FOR ME. BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, 99% OF OUR LAND IS RURAL. AND SO UNLIKE CITIES, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC PARCEL CONSTRAINT, SETBACKS, SLOPE CONSIDERATIONS AND OTHER TYPES OF VERY SPECIFIC TO THE PARCEL. AND SO WE'LL TAKE THAT BACK. AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO INCORPORATE -- MOVE IT FORWARD IN TERMS OF PRIORITY. A LOT OF THAT WORK WILL INVOLVE. DEPARTMENT THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SO WE'LL REENGAGE THEM. THAT'S REALLY ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CONSTRAINTS, IS DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH LAND, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR SEPTIC SYSTEM. DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO WELL WATER. AND SO WE'LL TAKE THAT INFORMATION BACK. WE ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF A CAMPAIGN RELATIVE TO PR1 AND I KNOW THAT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, ONE VEHICLE MAY BE POTENTIAL THE AG CORE I WORK THAT YOU ARE UNDERTAKING WITH MY COLLEAGUE, MS. HERNANDEZ IS A WAY TO AMPLIFY THE WORK AROUND THAT. AND THEN TO SPEAK TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE NOW THINK I THINK AS YOU NOTED IN THE RURAL ZONING UPDATE, THAT PART OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE ARE HEARING IN THESE SESSIONS IS PEOPLE FEARFUL THAT THEY ARE NOT EVEN COME COMPLAINT WITH CURRENT CODE RATES. AND WE ARE -- YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN PUNITIVE. FIRST OF ALL WE ONLY GET ON A COMPLAINT BASIS THINK OUR JOB HAS ALWAYS BEEN REALLY TO MAKE SURE AND HELP PROPERTY OWNERS BE COMPLIANT. IT'S NEVER ABOUT ASSESSING FEES. AND SO I THINK THIS NAME CHANGE REALLY IS MORE REFLECTIVE OF THE PHILOSOPHY AS OPPOSED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND SO YOU KNOW, WE HEARD DURING THAT PROCESS THIS CONCERN AND THE FEAR THAT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE WITH RESPECT TO TRYING TO ENGAGE THE DEPARTMENT AND FEARFUL OF, YOU KNOW, FINES AND PENALTIES AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THAT PHILOSOPHICAL SHIFT AND ENSURE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT OUR INTENT REALLY IS TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY IS SAFE. SO WITH THAT, LET ME INVITE THE DIRECTOR.

>> I WILL JUST PIGGYBACK ON WHAT SYLVIA SAID. WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO CHANGE THE TERMINOLOGY SO THAT THAT OUT OUTWARD FACING REPRESENTATION. DEPARTMENT IS MORE OPEN WHERE PEOPLE ILL ENGAGE WITH IT. WHILE WE HAVE NOT CHANGED THE GAME OF CODE ENFORCEMENT, OUR CODE COMPLIANCE IS WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO DO. AND WE KNOW POLICY AND TERMINOLOGY WILL HAVE TO CHANGE, BUT THE MISSION OF PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES IS THE BASIS OF HERE WE ARE AT. AND SO FROM JUST OUR CORE VALUES OF BEING KNOWLEDGEABLE LIKE WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, SPEAKING WITH PEOPLE EARLY ON ABOUT WELLS, ABOUT SEPTIC, AND HAVING THOSE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THAT INITIAL MEETING, THE LAND USE ENTITLEMENT MEETING, WE HAVE SET THAT UP WHERE WE HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ROADS AND AIRPORTS REPRESENTATION AND FIRE IN THOSE MEETINGS AS NEEDED. SO THAT EARLY ON PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND BEFORE THEY MAKE THAT INVESTMENT, WHAT HEY NEED O DO TO MOVE FORWARD AND SO WE ARE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS EARLY ON. PR10 IS GOING TO REQUIRE A LITTLE MORE WORK. AND WE HAVE QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, DR. UNDERWOOD AND HER TEAM. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING TO ADDRESS THE WELL AND THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS. POLICY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD.

>> Supervisor Arenas: YEAH. AND I GET IT. THESE ARE PROCESS REAR VIEW RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GONE AND TO IMPLEMENT. ALTHOUGH I THINK YOU HAVE JUST FINISHED TELLING ME YOU KNOW, WE ARE LEARNING AS WE ARE MOVING THROUGH SOME OF THESE PROCESSES. AND NOT ONLY JUST LEARNING FROM OUR -- FROM EACH OTHER, FROM THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, BECAUSE YOU BRING THEM -- I SAW THAT EVERYBODY WAS BROUGHT IN LIKE ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS BROUGHT IN. AND I WONDER OF THOSE -- I KNOW THAT THERE WAS LIKE A -- I THINK THERE WAS A LIST HERE THAT WAS -- YOU ROOKED AT LAKE PEER COMPARATIVE RESEARCH OR FOR FEES AND MAYBE FOR OTHER AREAS AS WELL. AND SO I JUST WONDER, OF LIKE THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT TYPICALLY COME INTO OUR SYSTEM, THE DIFFERENT KINDS, LIKE A LARGE DEVELOPER, YOU KNOW, MEDIUM AND SMALL ARE THE ONES THAT MAYBE DO MORE N-FILL DEVELOPMENT WHO MIGHT COME UP WITH MORE DIFFICULT THINGS AND I KNOW IN-FILL IS A LOT MORE CHALLENGING THAN JUST, YOU KNOW, A REGULAR LOT. DID YOU GET FEEDBACK FROM THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STAKEHOLDERS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH OUR PROCESS TO TELL US, YOU KNOW, IN A VERY THOUGHTFUL ND RESPECTFUL WAY, WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN SO THAT WE COULD LEARN FROM THOSE EXPERIENCES JUST AS MUCH AS WE LEARN FROM THE DEPARTMENTS.

>> YES. KHARA I'LL REFER TO KHARA ODDS BECAUSE BARRY DUNN CONDUCTED THOSE INTERVIEWS WITH THOSE STAKEHOLDERS. SO KHARA.

>> YES. HELLO.

>> YOU HEARD THE QUESTION? THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT WORKING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS. WHAT TYPE OF FEEDBACK DID YOU GET WHEN YOU WERE INTERVIEWING WHEN YOUR -- WHEN THE FIRM WAS INTERVIEWING THE STAKEHOLDERS EARLY ON THAT WORKED THROUGH OUR PROCESS. THERE WAS A VARIETY THAT YOU HAD REACHED OUT TO.

>> YES. ABSOLUTELY. SO YES, THERE WERE FIRST A VARIETY YOU HAVE OF STAKE HOLDERS WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. SOME HAD EXPERIENCE WITH PERSONALLY DEVELOPING THEIR OWN SITES. SOME OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING CONSULTANTS PROPERTY OWNERS SUCH AS ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS. AS WELL AS A STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE UNIVERSITIES. SO THERE WAS A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THAT PROCESS, WHICH REALLY HELPED TO IDENTIFY A COMMON THEMES WE WERE HEARING AMONGST THE STAKEHOLDERS RELATED TO CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESS. AND SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES ARE -- THOSE CHALLENGES ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU HEARD TODAY. AND THE 34, THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS IS MORE EFFICIENT FOR APPLICANTS. IT ALL HELPS TO ENSURE THAT APPLICANTS ARE GETTING THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED AND ALSO EARLIER IN THE PROCESS SO THAT IT'S NOT ONLY AN EFFICIENT PROCESS, BUT EASY TO NAVIGATE AND THAT THEY ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

>> Supervisor Arenas: KHARA,, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN LISTENING PREVIOUSLY, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU HERE IN PERSON THE NEXT TIME THIS IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. AND IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO DO THIS WAY. BUT I CAN APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE HERE. WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR IS A LIST OF THE TYPES OF STAKEHOLDERS AND WHAT I WAS WONDERING IS DID YOU LOOK AT DEVELOPERS THAT WERE -- THAT WERE LARGE DEVELOPERS, THAT WERE MULTI HOUSE, YOU KNOW, HOUSING DEVELOPERS, DID YOU LOOK AT MEDIUM-SIZED DEVELOPERS. THAT MIGHT FOCUS ON LOWER DENSITY, OR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.? DID YOU LOOK AT SMALL DEVELOPERS THAT TEND TO FOCUS ON IN-FILL AND MAKE TAKE ON MORE OF THE CHALLENGING SITES BECAUSE INNING-FILL IS ALWAYS MORE CHALLENGING? I WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF STAKE HOLDERS DID YOU HAVE? WHAT IS THEIR BUILDING INDICATION IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO GIVE US THE KIND OF SPEED BACK THAT WE THINK WE WOULD VALUE.

>> SUPERVISOR IF I MAY STEP IN. WHEN WE BRING THE ITEM TO THE BOARD WE WILL PROVIDE A LIST SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE BREADTH AND SCOPE. IT WAS AS MANSLAUGHTER DODDS INDICATED QUITE A VARIETY. WE ALSO SOUGHT OUT FROM OUR OFFICES WHETHER YOU HAD SPECIFIC DEVELOPERS YOU THOUGHT WOULD BE USEFUL O ENGAGE AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH YOUR ASSISTANCE, SUPERVISOR, WE WERE TABLE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] CONSTRUCTION THAT AS YOU KNOW HAS DONE A LOT OF PROJECTS SOUTH OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY. TO GET INNING INPUT IN TERMS OF OUR PRACTICE HES IS, LET ME SPEAK TO SINCE YOU RAISED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE DECISION TO HAVE THEM REMOTE WAS MY DECISION AND RELATED TO BUDGET. HE WAS SAYING THE BUDGET FOR THEM TO FLY OUT FOR THE BOARD PRESENTATION. THAT WAS AN ERROR ON MY PART. I SHOULD HAVE HAD THEM FLOWN OUT FOR THIS PRESENTATION I WAS TRYING TO STAY WITHIN BUDGET.

>> Supervisor Arenas: IT'S FINE, IT'S JUST HARD TO CONNECT ON AN IDEA THAT IS SO -- ITEM THAT IS SO TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT. ESPECIALLY FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTY. AND THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THIS -- ALL OF THESE PROCESSES -- PROCESSES IN TERM TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, ARE WHAT WORKS NOT ONLY FOLLOW OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AND FOR THOSE WHO IN THE FUTURE MIGHT APPLY TO DEVELOP, BUT ALSO INTERNALLY, TO STAFF, RIGHT AND, TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND SO I APPRECIATE AND I VALUE THAT YOU BROUGHT ALL OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU GIVE ME THE LIST, THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE A MYRIAD OF FOLKS THAT REPRESENT THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEVELOPERS THAT CAN GIVE YOU THE DIFFERENT FEEDBACK, RIGHT, THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. AND NOT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ONE IT'S -- I AM -- TO ME, YOU KNOW, THIS IS -- THIS IS DEVELOPMENT POLL -- POLICY, RIGHT? WHEN YOU DEVELOP POLICY YOU WANT TO HEAR THE FOLKS THAT MIGHT BE OPPOSED TO SOME OF WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSAL BECAUSE THEY ALLOW YOU TO EITHER SHAPE YOUR POLICY DELIGHTLY DIFFERENT. NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR CRITICISM, BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ALLOW FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT SOME INADVERTENT CONSEQUENCES EITHER IMPLEMENTATION OR JUST WHATEVER IT MATE PECULIAR PROBLEMATIC THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE SEEING. I VALUE ALL OF THAT AND I WANT TO SEE WHO WAS GIVING THE FEEDBACK. TO SHAPE THE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND IN THE END, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN ARE 13 OF THEM. AND LET ME PUT A PERIOD IT THAT. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I ASKED THE QUESTIONS I HAVE ALREADY ASKED. I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE PROCESS-RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT I THINK THEY ARE AS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT. I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THIS. AND IT MIGHT JUST BE A MATTER OF WHAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO, RATE? WHAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO COMMIT TO DOING. AND SO I GUESS I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS NEXT PHASE THAT YOU HAVE, THIS THIRD PHASE, IS IMPLEMENTATION, YOU START WITH THE 13 AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE 13?

>> SO I'LL START AND I THINK THE DIRECTOR IS EAGER TO JUMP IN AS WELL. JUST TO BE CLEAR FOR VERYBODY IN THE PUBLIC, WE ARE DOING ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO WALK AWAY THINKING THAT WE ARE NOT COMMITTED TO THE ENTIRE SCOPE WORK THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US. IT WAS JUST, AS I SAID, TRYING TO PRAY OR TIES WORK THAT WE WERE ALREADY HAVING UNDERWAY. AND AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOMETIMES SEQUENCING TO WORK THAT ONE THING HAS TO HAPPEN FOR THE NEXT THING, BUT LET ME INVITE THE DIRECTOR.

>> IF I MAY. SO THE PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES, OUR PLATFORM IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BUILD OUT AND IT IS THE CORE OF EVERYTHING WE DO. SO OUR CORE VALUES AND I AM GOING TO GET TO THE OTHER 34. WE HAD TO PRIORITIZE WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS THAT WE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE RIGHT KNOW. AND ONE OF THOSE IS KNOWLEDGE. GETTING THE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO GET THROUGH OUR PROCESS. SO THAT'S WHY WE SET THE PRIORITIES BASED ON OUR MISSION AND OUR CORE VALUES. WE HAVE TO GET INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS PROCESS. SECONDLY, WE HAVE TO SET UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ACCESS US. IN AN EFFICIENT WAY. AND THAT WAS WHY WE PRIORITIZED THE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM. BECAUSE WE NEED THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME IN, GET THIS INFORMATION, RIGHT? AND THAT RUNS, AGAIN, IN OUR PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES. WHEN WE GET TO POLICY. POLICY WILL TAKE LONGER. DEALING WITH THE CHANGE IN SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND WELLS, THAT IS A PROCESS THAT RUNS CONCURRENT WITH OUR PEOPLE-CENTERED SERVICES, BUT IT'S GOING TO RUN IN THAT SECOND PHASE. THAT THIRD PHASE, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS RIGHT NOW. FOR EXAMPLE, 80Us AND J.A. DUs THESE ARE DISCRETIONARY PERMITS NOW. IS AND SO WE HAVE TO GET PEOPLE IN TO SNAKE THURSDAY HAT WE ARE MEETING THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS. WE NEED TO HAVE THESE APPOINTMENTS SO THEY CAN GETS THIS HOUSING BUILT. THAT'S HOW WE ACCEPT UP THE PRIORITIZATION. AS SYLVIA SAID, WE ARE GOING TO DO ALL 34. HOW WE PRIORITIZE WAS BASED ON THE CRITICAL NEED RIGHT NOW. AND WE HAVE TO GET THIS HOUSING UP AND GET IT OUT. AND GET IT ISSUED. SO THERE IS LEGISLATION THAT'S JUST OMING. AND SO THAT WAS OUR --ING, SUPERVISOR, I CAN SEE --

>> Supervisor Arenas: NO. I DON'T WANT TO ACTUALLY ASK WHAT I REALLY WANT TO ASK. I'LL ASK IT OFFLINE. I THINK I HEAR YOU SAYING THE LEGISLATION IS HELPING DRIVE SOME OF CHECK OR HELPING PRAY OR TIES SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO SHARING THE LEGISLATION THAT'S PROMPTING US MOST?

>> I CAN DO THAT. I DON'T WANT TO BE INACCURATE IN THE NUMBERS.

>> Supervisor Arenas: NO WORRIES.

>> SO I CAN DO THAT WHEN WE COME BACK TO HE BOARD WE CAN OUT LIED WHAT LEGISLATION IS DRIVING WHAT PRIORITIZATION, CERTAINLY. THAT'S NO PROBLEM.

>> Supervisor Arenas: OKAY.

>> BUT I THINK WHAT WE CAN SAY SIMPLY, THOUGH, IS THAT AS I UNDERSTAND AND YOU ARE GOING TO HELP ME WITH THIS, DIRECTOR, IS THAT WE HAVE A SLATE OF LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN ENACTED BY THE STATE THAT REQUIRES VERY SHORT WINDOWS TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TREMENDOUSLY AFFECTED OUR ABILITY TO DO THE WORK. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT REALLY IS AROUND THE TIME FRAME WE HAVE TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS.

>> YEAH.

>> Supervisor Arenas: GOT IT. OKAY. WELL, LISTEN, I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE -- THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I -- THAT I HAVE ALREADY OUTLINED, THAT I THINK ARE -- GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE INFORMATION, TO YOUR POINT, J A. Q YOU ARE SAYING YOUR FOCUS IS ON LETTING FOLKS KNOW OR GIVING THEM ENOUGH INFORMATION TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS. AND I THINK THE ONES THAT I HAVE MENTIONED SO FAR FOR AT LEAST ME IN MY DISTRICT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SEPTIC AND WATER AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I HAVE ALREADY ASKED. MAYBE I COULD ASK FOR OFF AGENDA REPORT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND A WORK PLAN THAT COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHERE THESE CAN FALL IN LINE OR WHERE THEY WILL FALL IN LINE. VERSUS I KNOW THERE IS A THIRD PHASE AND ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO GET IMPLEMENTED. BUT WE HAVE VERY CONSTRAINED RESOURCES IN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND I KNOW THAT TIMES ARE GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR WHOLE SYSTEM, NOT JUST THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. YET WE STILL HAVE ALLEGATIONS TO MEET. THAT EITHER ARE BECAUSE OF LEGISLATION OR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN OUR HOUSING TARGETS, THAT MAY BE UNREASONABLE, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO COME PLY WITH THEM. AND SO WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE NEED. IN ORDER TO GET THERE. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE QUESTIONS AND ONE OF THEM IS WE HAVE A STUDY SESSION LATER ON IN THIS -- IN THIS COMMITTEE ABOUT THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT. AND I WONDER HOW THAT FED OR INFORMED ANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU -- THAT WE ARE -- YOU KNOW THAT, WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY. IS THERE ANY IMPACT OR -- TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW?

>> THE ONE STUDY SESSION THAT I AM FAMILIAR WITH IS ON THE UNTIL LOU FEES FOR THE STANFORD GENERAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION.

>> LATER ON IN THIS COMMITTEE WE HAVE. THE OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS DOING A STUDY SESSION. AND I WONDER JUST WONDER. THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT. HOW DID THAT PLAY A PART. OR THE ISSUES THAT YOU FOUND IN THE SYSTEM.

>> WHAT I WOULD SAY SAY COUPLE OF THINGS, OSH WAS A STAKE HOLDER IN TERMS OF THAT PROCESS THINK THIS IS MORE NARROWLY FOCUSED ON HOW THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING DEVELOP AND IT'S ALLIED PERMITTING, ENVIRONMENT HEALTH, FIRE MALL SHALL, ROADS, ET CETERA, CAN IMPROVE THE PROCESSES FORKED SUBMISSION AND.PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS AND BUILDINGS.

>> Supervisor Arenas: I UNDERSTAND BUT IT'S ALSO INTERRELATED THE GOVERNMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND MAYBE THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO IN TERMS OF COST OF DEVELOPMENT. WE CAN EITHER JUST UNDERSTAND IT AND 10 IT AND REDUCE FEES, INCREASE FEES, WAVE FEES. ARE SOME OF THE VERY FEW OPTIONS WE CAN TAKE WHEN IT COMES TO COST THE DEVELOPMENT. BUT THAT ALSO IMPACTS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SO IF ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO WAVE FEES OR TO REDUCE FEES, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD THAT -- HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT THIS -- THESE RECOMMENDATIONS HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN THINK ABOUT IT. I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ANSWER TODAY. I AM JUST WONDERING AS YOU MOVE INTO THIS VERY DIFFERENT ERA OF HISTORY, WHERE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE IMPACTED, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS REALLY HINDERING THE WELLNESS AND -- OF OUR SYSTEM. OF OUR COUNTY SYSTEM. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE IMPACTED. AND SO -- I MEAN, IT'S JUST A DOMINO EFFECT AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE HOPEFULLY THE RICH WILL GET TAX BREAKS THAT OTHER LEAVE 80 THEM SO WELL THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP MORE. I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW. IT COULD HAPPEN. BUT SHORT OF THAT I AM JUST WONDERING WHAT THAT NEXUS IS, AND SO WHEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO THINK ABOUT HOW THOSE TWO THINGS WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER. IN THE MEANTIME, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHAIR -- CHAIR WHAT YOU THINK, BUT I THINK THIS ALSO MERITS A STUDY SESSION FOR OUR REATER BOARD. I KNOW I AM MAKING A MOTION TO -- AND I HAVE ALREADY INCLUDED THE MOTION CYNTHIA. YOU SAW ME AND I SAW YOU WE BOTH LIKE NODDED AT EACH OTHER. SHE ALREADY GOT THAT STARTED. I AM OPEN TO HEARING WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT, CHAIR, BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A STUDY SESSION WHERE WE UNDERSTAND THIS COLLECTIVELY. AS A GROUP. AND WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE, ALSO ACCEPT OR ARE ALSO INFORMED BY OTHER STUDY SESSIONS THAT WE PLAN TO HAVE. IN THE FUTURE ONE OF WHICH IS THE ONE THAT WE ARE HAVING IN THIS COMMITTEE. BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS INTERRELATED, RIGHT? WE ARE SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION. FROM EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES US. SO I WOULD LIKE -- I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN, BUT I'LL LEAVE THAT IN THE AIR FOR YOUR COMMENTS. JUST THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE, THAT IS SEPARATE FROM WHAT I JUST FIN FINISHED TALKING ABOUT IS I SAW SOME -- I SAW THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS PART OF THE NEXT STEPS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION, RIGHT? THIS IS A THIRD PHASE. APPROACH. AND I AM JUST WONDERING FROM THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE INJURE QUICKS, -- JURISDICTIONS BECAUSE YOU DID GATHER QUITE A BIT ON THE ON THE AGO CALL TRUER WORKING ASPECTS DIDN'T SEE THE NEXT STEPS FOR THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE NEXT STEPS AND I CAN MAKE THAT AS PART OF MOTION AS WELL. THAT WAY WE CAN COLLECTIVELY HEAR THAT ANSWER. AND I WILL END MAY OMMENTS JUST LIE THANKING YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR NOT ONLY THE FLEXIBILITY TO TAKE INPUT FROM AN OUTSIDE AGENCY THAT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL KINDS OF RECOMMENDATIONS BUT AS WELL AS HERE FROM US. WORLD AND WITH OUR FEEDBACK COLLECTIVELY HERE AT COMMITTEE AND THEN COLLECTIVELY AS A BOARD, ROB WELL ON OUR -- WE'LL BE WELL ON OUR WAY THERE SUPPORTING YOU AND SEEING THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I WOULD I DON'T HAVE -- THIS IS EXCITING TO ME. THIS IS VERY EXCITING THIS I UNDERSTAND CA OF INTERNAL ANALYSIS IS SOMETHING THAT I FIELD INCLUDING THE CITY OF SAN JOSE WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT. AND ACTUALLY, WE DID SEMI THE STAKEHOLDER MEETING AND WHERE EVERYBODY CAME IN AND TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE PROCESSES THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS -- OR THAT THEY WERE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH. BUT THERE WERE SPECIFIC TO PROJECTS, WHAT WAS IMPORTANT WAS THAT THERE WERE DIFFERENT KINDS OF STAKEHOLDERS AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEVELOPERS THAT WOULD GIVE THE VERY LIVELY AND REAL TIME FEEDBACK. IT'S SOMETIMES UNFAIR BECAUSE IT'S SPECIFIC TO ONE PROJECT AND IT'S VERY SELF SERVING. I THINK THIS KIND OF ANALYSIS IS VERY DIFFERENT AND I THINK IT WILL CREATE HE KIND OF CHANGES THAT WILL LEAD US INTO THIS NEXT PHASE AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR GETTING THIS FAR. AND FOR ALLOWING THE PROCESS TO WORK AND, OF COURSE, INCORPORATING THIS INTO IT. THANK YOU.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH VICE CHAIR.

>> Supervisor Arenas: AND I WOULD I DON'T HAVE A SECOND.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga: YES. HAPPY AM HAPPY TO SECOND THE MOTION. AND JUST TO SHARE A FEW THOUGHTS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE MATE INCORPORATE SOME OTHER ITEMS. BUT FIRST OF ALL THE, THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR THE REPORT AND FOR ENGAGING IN THIS. IN MY PREVIOUS ROLE TOO, WE DID A SIMILAR AUDIT OF OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT. BECAUSE WE WERE GETTING A LOT OF FRANKLY COMPLAINTS FROM FOLKS SAYING HOW COMPANY ENTER CUMBERSOME AND SLOW IT IS, I THINK IT IS REALLY GOOD TO DO THIS. ONCE IN A WHILE. THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, FIND IMPROVEMENTS AND I APPRECIATE THE REPORT. I THINK IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE, IT'S HELP OF THE TO SEE THE COMPARISONS OF OTHER COUNTIES. IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE UNDER RESOURCES IN MANY WAYS. AND SO THAT'S

THE BIG CHALLENGE. I DO APPRECIATE THE FOCUS OF PEOPLE-CENTERED, DEFINITELY. SERVICES. YES, SERVICES.

AND THEN JUST THOUGHTS IN REGARD TO TECHNOLOGY. I THINK, AND I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE, AND CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE. IF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE, PLANNING IS REALLY PROBABLY THE PLACE THAT COULD BENEFIT. MAYBE NOT THE -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE MOST, BUT HIGHLY FROM THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY. AND I WOULD INCLUDING A.I. YESTERDAY IN HHC, WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND THE USE OF A.I. TECHNOLOGIES THERE. I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A PLACE WHERE WE COULD BE LACKING AT THAT. COUNCILMEMBER IN ONE OF MY CITIES, WHOSE TECH HAS A TECH BACKGROUND, SHARED WITH ME HOW HE WOULD GET QUESTIONS. SO HE DOWNLOADED ALL OF THE CODES AND EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, OF THE CITIES, TO HIS -- AND WAS ABLE TO JUST, YOU KNOW, THROUGH LIKE A CHATBOT, PROVIDE INFORMATION WHEN PEOPLE TYPED IN QUESTIONS. SO THEY HAD A LITTLE CHAT. SO THIS IS REALLY, I THINK, WHERE WE COULD BE CREATIVE AND LOOK AT DOING THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD ASPIRE TO.

I DO HEAR OFTEN, AND I WAS AT A MEETING YESTERDAY OF SOME FOLKS, STANFORD LANDOWNERS, AND THEY SHARED WITH ME THE NEED FOR CONSISTENCY IN INFORMATION THAT STAFF PROVIDE. AND I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME. BASED ON WHO YOU, YOU KNOW, SEE, YOU GET A DIFFERENT ANSWER. SO WE REALLY NEED TO PROVIDE THAT CONSISTENCY. AND SO I UNDERSTAND THAT TRAINING IS KEY TO THAT. ALSO, AGAIN, IF THE MORE WE CAN INCORPORATE A.I. INTO HAVING THOSE ANSWERS THAT ARE CONSISTENT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

MOVING FORWARD, AND I APPRECIATE VICE CHAIR'S COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT'S THE NEXT STEPS. AND, TOOL, THIS IS -- THIS IS VERY HELPFUL. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A GENERAL TIMELINE HERE, BUT AGAIN, SO YOU HAVE THE FIRST 13 PRIORITIES. MY QUESTION WAS THEN, WHAT'S NEXT AFTER THAT? HOW DO THEY TIE INTO THE OTHERS? IT'S A STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS. AND IF YOU COULD FLESH THAT OUT, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. AND THEN A TIMELINE, TOO, THAT I KNOW YOU HAVE SPRING '26 THROUGH WINTER '28. IS THAT FOR ALL 13 PRIORITIES OR FOR ALL OF THEM?

>> THAT WAS FOR THE WHOLE --

>> OKAY, GREAT. SO, YES. IF YOU COULD TIE IT TOGETHER IN THE SEQUENCE OF THE PRIORITIES, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I KNOW THAT WE ARE CHALLENGED AT THIS TIME. BUT MY SENSE IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO TAKE SOME EXTRA RESOURCES. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BEING INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO ASK FOR MORE FUNDING WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT REDUCTIONS. TO ME, THESE MIGHT BE ONE-TIME RESOURCES, FUNDING, SO THAT WOULD BE THE QUESTION. AND IF YOU CAN INCLUDE THAT, TOO. WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT FUNDING-WISE, I KNOW THERE IS DISCUSSION AND PART OF THIS IS COSTS. WE TALKED ABOUT COST RECOVERY, FEE FOR SERVICE, MOVING TOWARDS THAT. SO IS THAT A PART OF THE PLAN? AND COULD YOU LAY THAT OUT TO -- IN THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE?

>> AND I AM GOING TO ASK YOU WHEN YOU ARE PLANNING TO TAKE IT TO THE BOARD, BECAUSE I -- I HAVE BEEN THINKING, SHOULD WE HAVE ONE MORE STAB AT IT HERE? DID HE END -- ENDING ON WHEN YOU ARE TAKING IT TO THE BOARD?

>> I THINK APRIL.

>> I THINK IT WAS APRIL. KHARA, CAN YOU VERIFY THE TIMELINE THAT WE HAD PROPOSED?

>> I BELIEVE YOU ARE CORRECT. WE WERE CONSIDERING APRIL TO THE FULL BOARD.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: IS THAT BECAUSE THERE IS AN ANTICIPATED FUNDING REQUEST? OR DO YOU --

>> SUPERVISOR, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE QUITE A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION TARGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: YES.

>> AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ALSO HAD ITS SHARE, AND THE DEPARTMENT HAS SUBMITTED A REDUCTION PROPOSAL. AS YOU BOTH NOTED IN THE REPORT, WE ARE UNDER-RESOURCED COMPARED TO OUR PEER JURISDICTIONS. OUR LONGER-TERM PLAN IS TO MOVE TO FULL COST RECOVERY, AND THAT WILL BE THE MEANS BY WHICH WE CAN ADD APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF STAFFING AND I.T. GIVEN OUR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, I JUST DON'T THINK IT WILL BE FEASIBLE TO EXPECT, UNLESS, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD IS INDICATING IN THE MAY WORKSHOPS THIS IS A PRIORITY. I DON'T THINK, GIVEN OUR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, WHEN YOU SEE ALL OF THE REDUCTIONS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, THAT WILL BE FEASIBLE. SO THE ANSWER IS, LONG-TERM, WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE TO FULL COST RECOVERY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO FUND THESE NECESSARY RESOURCES.

>> EVERYBODY WITH THE 13 PRIORITIES, IS THAT INTENT TO DO THAT WITHIN YOUR CURRENT BUDGET? IT IS.

>> YES.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: AND YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT?

>> YES. GO AHEAD.

>> THE ANSWER IS YES. WE ALSO INCLUDED IN THEIR TREATMENT ARE -- AGREEMENT WITH BARRY DONE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT, IN PARTICULAR HELPING US WITH STAFF AND WRITE THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THESE CHANGES. THAT'S ALWAYS HARD FOR ANY DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT LONG-TERM HOW YOU CHANGE YOUR POLICIES WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO DO THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. SO THAT WILL BE A TREMENDOUS HELP TO US.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: OKAY. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE CHALLENGING. I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND OUR CURRENT ENVIRONMENT. I GUESS FOR ME, I FEEL LIKE THE BOARD SHOULD AT LEAST BE PRESENTED WITH WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE. AND, YES, I KNOW WE HAVE -- WE HAVE A LOT OF COMPETING PRIORITIES. BUT IN LIGHT OF THE STATE LAWS THAT ARE DRIVING THIS, AND WE HAVE A DEADLINE -- A TIMELINE TO FOLLOW. I JUST DO WONDER THAT IT IS WORTHY OF US AT LEAST CONSIDERING LIKE, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET THIS DONE? WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO SPEED IT UP AND GET IT DONE SOONER? YOU KNOW, JUST TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. SO THAT WE CAN THEN MAKE THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER IT'S WORTH PUTTING FORWARD.

>> HAPPY TO TAKE THIS BACK TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: SHOULD WE PLAN ON MARCH MEETING, DOING ANOTHER --

>> MAY I ASK MAYBE -- MAYBE WE MOVE IT TO APRIL. BECAUSE MARCH THE REPORT IS ALREADY DUE FOR MARCH IN OUR CYCLE. SO COULD WE -- IN OUR TIMELINE, IT'S ALREADY DUE FOR THE MARCH MEETING.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: WHAT DO YOU MEAN FOR THE --

>> WE HAVE A SCHEDULE THAT WHEN WE PREPARE A STAFF REPORT, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SEQUENCE OF REVIEWS. WE ARE BEHIND. I JUST WANT TO DAYLIGHT THAT. I AM NOT SAYING NO, I JUST WANT TO DAYLIGHT THAT WE ARE BEHIND. IT MIGHT BE A SUPPLEMENTAL THAT WE END UP SUBMITTING. IT WILL TAKE TIME TO DO THE ANALYSIS THAT YOU ARE ASKING AND LAY IT OUT. AND THAT'S WHY I WAS SUGGESTING PERHAPS WE COME BACK TO YOU IN APRIL. BECAUSE WE MIGHT NEED TO MEET WITH D1, WE MIGHT WANT TO REACH OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING -- OR EVEN D5, RIGHT?

>> SURE.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: I GUESS I WAS AGAIN THINKING, YOU KNOW, BUDGET.

>> YEAH.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: WE NEED TO GO TO THE BOARD IN APRIL --

>> RIGHT. SO SYLVIA.

>> WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT WORK IN MARCH.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: OKAY.

>> SO YOU WANT IT IN MARCH. OKAY.

>> WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: PLAN FOR IT. IF IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, IT'S NOT. BUT JUST PLAN FOR THAT THEN.

>> OKAY.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: WITH THAT, WOULD YOU DO A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.

>> CLERK: PERFECT. VICE CHAIR AMERICANA REASON AS.

>> SUPERVISOR ARENAS: YES, MA'AM.

>> CLERK: CHAIRPERSON ABE-KOGA.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: AYE.

>> CLERK: THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIES.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: GREAT, THANK YOU. WE'LL GO ONTO ITEM 5 AND 7. HEARD CONCURRENTLY. AND JUST K.J., LET ME START OFF WITH YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA. CONSUELA HERNANDEZ, DEPUTY AT THIS COUNTY EXECUTIVE, JOINS BY K.J. KAMINSKI, DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, ALONG WITH A FEW FOLKS FROM HER STAFF. OR FROM HER TEAM. WE ARE GOING TO TO PRESENT ITEM 5 AND ALLOW FOR QUESTIONS AND THEN GIVE YOU THE PRESENTATION ON THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SYSTEM REPORTS. WE ARE MINDFUL OF TIME. WE'LL TALK VERY FAST. IF WE CAN PUT THE PRESENTATION UP FOR REFERENCE. THE BOARD ISSUED THREE SEPARATE REFERRALS ON THE TOPICS AROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING COST OF CONVICTION IT, POSSIBLE NEW FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING, AND THROUGH THAT, IF THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FUTURE BOND MEASURE OR OTHER REVENUE SOURCE, WHAT WOULD BE SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND. AND THROUGH THAT, AND SORRY, CAN WE PUT UP THE OTHER PRESENTATION? LAWYER, THANK YOU. AND THROUGH THOSE DISCUSSIONS, THE OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSES MET WITH THE COMMUNITY AND CITY STAFF AND OFFERED THEM OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK. WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FRIDAY PRESSURE "A" AND THEY PREPARED THEIR OWN REPORT AROUND LESSONS LEARNED FROM MEASURE-R, AND THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AS ATTACHMENT "B." THE OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CONDUCTS THEIR OWN ANALYSIS FOR THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND THEY LEVERAGE OTHER STUDIES THAT ARE PREPARED BY OUR COLLEAGUES. SO IN YOUR PACKET, WE ALSO PROVIDE A COPY OF CITY OF SAN JOSE'S COST OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THAT STUDY, LOOKING AT THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION RELATIVELY TO CAROL MARK RATE AND A -- AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. TURNER. AND MOST RECENTLY, THE RAND STUDY DID A COMPARISON OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING IN CALIFORNIA COMPARED TO TEXAS. AND MOST OF THOSE REPORTS, THE OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SAY PARTNER IN THE PREPARATION OF THE DATA OR THE COLLECTION OF DATA. AND SO WE ARE PACKAGING IT FOR YOU HERE. NEXT SLIDE. AS A REFERENCE, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE BOTH OF YOU ARE -- CAME TO THIS BOARD AFTER THE SHIFT IN THE COUNTY'S ROLE, WE DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AROUND OR SO THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE PRODUCTION OF HOUSING. WE STARTED IN 2002 WHEN THE BOARD ALLOCATED $12 MILLION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CREATED THE OFFICE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HINT OF WHAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE THE HOUSING BOND PASSED AND BEFORE THE BOARD AFFIRMED THE COUNTY'S ROLE IN AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE RIGHT TO TODAY, YOU SEE HOW LARGE OUR PORTFOLIO IS TODAY WITH THE VERY -- WE TALK A LOT ABOUT RESOURCES AND STAFFING. WE HAD A STAFF OF FIVE WHICH THE HOUSING IMPORTANT PASSED, BUT IT WAS REALLY MY AND TWO COUNTY COUNCIL ATTORNEYS CREATING A PROGRAM BEFORE WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO HIRE STAFF. NATURALLY, MERCK, WHO IS NOW THE HC DIVISION MANAGER, HAS CREATED A REALLY GREAT DEPARTMENT, AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT WITH YOU IN MARCH. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF HOW LEAN THE TEAM IS, HOW MUCH THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, AND HOW SUCCESSFUL THEY ARE IN GETTING GRANTS. I THINK THEY HAVE RECEIVED EVERY SINGLE GRANT THAT THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR. AND THEY LEVERAGE ALL OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH JACQUELINE AND HER TEAM. I AM SURE THERE IS SOMETHING COMING WITH CEPA SOON AROUND SOME OF THE AG WORKER HOUSING AND WORK AROUND THAT. I WANTED TO GIVE THAT FRAMING BEFORE WE JUMPED INTO THE PRESENTATION. NEXT SLIDE. WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HIGHLIGHT AND THEN COMPARE WHAT IT WAS IN 2016 WHEN THE HOUSING BOND PASSED TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING TODAY. NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE THREE CATEGORIES OF PRIMARY FUNDING MECHANISMS: LOCAL REVENUE SOURCES, CALIFORNIA STATE FUND, AND FEDERAL FUNDING. MOST RECENTLY, BOTH THE STATE FUND AND FEDERAL FUNDING ARE AT RISK OF COMING DOWN BECAUSE OF ALL THE CHANGES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THE IMPACTS OF R1 WE ARE STILL ONGOING FIGHT ON THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM. AND OUR HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS ARE CONSTANTLY AT THREAT OF ALSO LOSING THEIR RESOURCES. DESPITE THAT, THE WORK THAT THE OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING HAS DONE HAS LED TO 10 OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS BEING FUNDED LAST YEAR BY LOOKING AT THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION, BY PARTNERING WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITIES, CITY OF SAN JOSE, DESTINATION HOME, CITY PARTNERS TO LOOK AT THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND BRING THAT DOWN. SUPERVISOR ARENAS, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOME OF THAT WORK IN THE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE CELEBRATED LAST WEEK, WHERE WE WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF SAN JOSE AND CHARITIES TO BRING THE COST OF THAT DEVELOPMENT DOWN. AND THEN AT THE MAGNOLIA, I DON'T -- MAGNOLIAS, IN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH EDEN, WE ARE ABLE TO LEVERAGE NEW FUNDING SOURCES TO BRING OUR INVESTMENTS A LITTLE SLIGHTLY LOWER, EVEN THOUGH WE ENDED UP HAVING TO PUT MORE MONEY IN TO MAKE THE PROJECT HAPPEN. THEY WERE ABLE TO SAVE SOME FUNDING THROUGH VALLEY ENGINEERING AT THE PROJECT LEVEL. AND THE COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEES HAVE NOT BEEN AS -- WE HAVE NOT SEEN THOSE VOLUMES COME IN AS WE WERE SEEING ONCE, BUT THEY STILL DO EXIST. NEXT SLIDE. I WON'T GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE. I SPOKE TO IT ALREADY. IN 2016, WHEN THE HOUSING BOND PASSED, THERE WAS TRUE ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY, WITH THE CITIES, THE STATE, AND THE FEDERAL GOAL AROUND HOW TO ADDRESS HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. WE DON'T SEE IT TODAY. WE SEE FINGER-POINTING, WHO IS DOING MORE, WHO IS DOING LESS, POLICIES ARE NOT ALIGNING, INVESTMENTS ARE NOT WORKING. WE STARTED THIS HOUSING MOVEMENT IN 2012 AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT, GOT THE BOND PASSED IN 2016, AND TODAY WE HAVE OVER 6,700 UNITS IN THE PIPELINE, EITHER IN OPERATION, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, OR WAITING FOR FINANCING. AND ALL OF THAT WAS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF FINGER-POINTING THROUGH THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO FLAG FOR YOU THAT NOW THERE IS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR $10 BILLION IN FUNDING. AND WE ARE WORKING WITH IGR TO GET SOME OF THAT INFORMATION OVER TO YOU. IT HAS MADE IT ON TO THE NEXT PHASE. BAFA IS ALSO EXPLORING THE REGIONAL HOUSING BOND AND WORKING WITH PARTNERSHIPS ON EXPLORING THE CREDIT ENHANCEMENT AND GUARANTEES. I THINK IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PRODUCT. IT DOESN'T YIELD THE RESULTS THAT IT HAS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. BUT WE ARE KEEPING AN OPEN MIND AND WORKING WITH THEM THROUGH THEIR EXPLORATION. NEXT SLIDE. YOU ALSO ASKED US TO LOOK AT PATHWAYS FOR DIFFERENT TAX MEASURES. WE WANTED TO PRESENT THE TWO TAX MEASURES THAT ARE ACTUALLY POSSIBLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOT TO SAY THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING ONE OR THE OTHER, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU, IT'S A PARTIAL TAX OR A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND. THOSE ARE THE TWO TYPES OF TAX MEASURES THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE. BOTH FACE LARGE HURDLES, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE VOTER THRESHOLD. THEY REQUIRE A 2/3 VOTE FOR APPROVAL. ONE LEVIES AN ANNUAL TAX ON PARCELS, AND THE OTHER IS SELECT LIKE OUR MEASURE-R ACTUAL. AND THE BONDS ARE ISSUED OVERTIME. THE PROS ON BOTH, SOMETHING WE SAW IN THE CURRENT HOUSING BOND. WHEN YOU HAVE LARGE UPFRONT CAPITAL, IT ALLOWS TO YOU PLAN AHEAD. IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE HOUSING BOND, WE KNEW WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NEW RESOURCES AND ALLOWED OUR DEVELOPERS AND CITIES TO PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. WHEN YOU HAVE SALES TAX, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SAME PREDICTABILITY AND THAT CREATES SOME CHALLENGES. NEVERTHELESS, THOSE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE HAVE SEEN SOME NEIGHBORS AND FARTHER SOUTH NEIGHBORS BE SUCCESSFUL IN THOSE LOCAL MEASURES. THAT SENTIMENT IS NOT THE SAME IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, THE EAST BAY, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE AREA WHERE WE DON'T SEE THE VOTERS INTERESTED IN ANOTHER BOND RELATED TO HOUSING. I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE A 50% ACCEPTANCE RATE. I THINK IT'S GOING DOWN. BUT WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU LOCALLY, SANTA CRUZ AND SAN FRANCISCO DID PASS LOCAL MEASURES. NEXT SLIDE. SUPERVISOR ARENAS, YOU ASKED US ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT. NEXT SLIDE. THERE ARE SEVEN DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT COST. THE FIRST IS LAND, AND THE LOCATION MATTERS. SO, FRINGES, IN PALO ALTO, WE ARE ACQUIRING A PROPERTY, 3001 EL CAMINO. THE COST OF THE ACQUISITION IS ROUGHLY $11 MILLION. TO GIVE YOU A COMPARISON, THE MAGNOLIAS, WHICH WE BROKE GROUND ON LAST WEEK, THAT WAS ROUGHLY $5 MILLION ACQUISITION. THE MAGNOLIAS IS A 1.5-ACRE PARCEL. THE EL CAMINO PROPERTY IN PALO ALTO IS 1.1. SO SIGNIFICANT COST IMPACTS BECAUSE OF THE COST OF LAND. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN -- WITHIN CONSTRUCTION, THERE ARE TWO COSTS THAT WE TRACKED: HARD CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND SOFT CONSTRUCTION COSTS. BOTH HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE EVERYTHING DAYS OF THE HOUSING BOND. WITH THE PANDEMIC AND THE RECENT TARIFFS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED, IN ONE YEAR, A 20% INCREASE IN THE COST OF GOODS. SO THOSE FACTORS OVERTIME JUST CONTINUE TO INCREASE. IMPACT FEES INCREASING. FEES AND AS CITIES, INCLUDING OUR COUNTY, ARE LOOKING AT COST RECOVERY, THOSE COSTS INCREASED. BUT WHAT CITIES CAN DO TO MITIGATE THAT, THE CITY OF LOS ALTOS HILLS, WHILE DID NOT HAVE ANY LOCAL RESOURCES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HOUSING, THEY WAIVED $4.5 MILLION IN FEES TOWARDS CONTRIBUTION FOR OUR 330 DIRT THE CIRCLE PROJECT. AND IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, AT LOT 12, THE CITY OPTED TO NOT REQUIRE A $10 MILLION PARKING REPLACEMENT OBLIGATION IN ORDER TO SEE THE PROJECT HAPPEN. THOSE ARE WAYS WHERE CITIES CONTRIBUTE. RATHER THAN COLLECTING FEES, IT IS EXPENSIVE FOR THE CITIES, THEY DO LOSE OUT ON EXPANSION, IT'S GIVE AND TAKE, BUT THAT'S HOW HOUSING CAN HAPPEN IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. THANKFULLY, ON THE REGULATORY AND APPROVAL DELAYS, THIS SANTA CLARA COUNTY, WE DON'T SEE THAT PARTICULARLY IN THE URBANIZED AREAS. MOST HAVE A STREAMLINING PATH, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT'S AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WE DON'T SEE THAT AS AN IMPEDIMENT BUT A DEVELOPMENT COST IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF HOUSING. THE LACK OF FLEXIBILITY AND COMPLEXITIES AROUND THE TAX CREDITS AND LAYERING THAT ADDS ON THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION. ONE WAITED OVER TWO YEARS TO GET TAX CREDITS, AND SO THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS WHEN YOU ARE WAITING. WE HAVE OFFSET SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES BY BUYING THE PROPERTY AND WE HOLD IT SO THE LAND COSTS WE HOLD, WE DO LOSE OUT ON THE PROPERTY TAXES, BUT THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT COST FOR THAT PROJECT IS LESS BECAUSE WE ARE HOLDING IT RATHER THAN THE DEVELOPER. AND, OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE FULL PREVAILING WAGE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COST FOR MARKET RATE. MARKET RATE CONSTRUCTION VERSUS PUBLICLY FUNDED OR PUBLICLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT COST THERE FROM A LABOR PERSPECTIVE, EVEN IF YOU DON'T SEE MUCH DIFFERENCE ON THE SUPPLIES. AND THEN, OF COURSE, MOST RECENTLY WITH THE RISING INTEREST RATES, WE HAVE SEEN THE COST OF MONEY GO UP. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU HAVE A HIGHER MORTGAGE ON YOUR PERMANENT SIDE OF THE SHOP, SO YOU HAVE TO EARN MORE INCOME TO PAY YOUR MORTGAGE. IN SIMPLIFIED TERMS, AND THAT CREATES A NEED FOR HIGHER SUBSIDIES AND JUST MORE EXPENSIVE TO FINANCE THESE DEVELOPMENTS. THAT'S YOUR OVERALL WHAT THE KEY DRIVERS ARE. THE REPORTS THAT WE SHARED, I WON'T GO THROUGH BECAUSE WE SHARED AS ATTACHMENTS. IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, IT GIVES YOU A BRIEF SUMMARY OF EACH, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THEM WITH YOU LATER. I WILL HAND OVER THE PRESENTATION, NEXT SLIDE, TO K.J. TO TALK ABOUT THE LESSONS LEARNED.

>> THANK YOU. K.J. KAMINSKI, DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL BE AN OVERVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION. YOU HAVE SEEN MUCH OF THAT, AND I WILL GO THROUGH IT QUICKLY, AND NATALIE WILL SHARE AS WELL HOW ARE THE FLEXES ON WHAT HAS WORKED WELL AND CHALLENGES THAT WE FACED. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY'S ROLE SHIFTED IN 2014, AND WE TOOK A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND REALLY, THE HOUSING BOND ALLOWS US TO FOCUS RESOURCES ON PRIORITIES THAT THE BOARD ESTABLISHED AT THAT TIME, SPECIFICALLY DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FOLKS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING UNHOUSED HOUSEHOLDS AND CHRONICALLY HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS, AND ALSO A STRONG FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING OUR COORDINATION BETWEEN CITIES WITH THE COUNTY AND CITIES, OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL ENTITIES LIKE THE VTA. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. YOU HAVE LIKELY SEEN THIS CHART BEFORE, BUT JUST A SUMMARY THAT WHEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND PASSED, THERE WERE NOT SPECIFIC SET ASIDES FOR POPULATIONS, BUT IN 2017, THE BOARD APPROVED A 4,800 UNIT GOAL AND FOR AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OUR MULTIFAMILY PROGRAMS. AND IN 2021, THE BOARD APPROVED GOALS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP AND MIXED-INCOME HOUSING THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO REPORT ON AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. IN TERMS OF OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE GOALS, WE HAVE OVER-DELIVERED ON THE MULTIFAMILY GOAL TO DEVELOP 4,800 UNITS. WE ARE ON TRACK TO DELIVER OVER 6,700 DEEPLY AFFORDABLE AND PORTFOLIO HOUSING UNITS. OF THE 64 PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE FUNDED, 36 ARE IN OPERATION, 10 UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND NINE SECURED ALL FINANCING AND WILL START CONSTRUCTION IN THE COMING MONTHS, INCLUDING THE TWO PROJECTS THAT BROKE GROUND LAST WEEK IN D5. AND I WANTED TO NOTE THE GOOD NEWS, WE CLOSED ON CONSTRUCTION FINANCING FOR 3001 EL CAMINO UNTIL DISTRICT 5. THIS MEANS 53 OF THESE PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED AND PROVIDING HOUSING OR WILL BE PROVIDING HOUSING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE HAVE HELPED TO DATE NEARLY 100 HOUSEHOLDS PURCHASE A HOME. IN THIS SLIDE, PLEASE, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SLIDES, I THINK, IN THE DECK IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE WHAT MEASURE-A HASN'T JUST RESULTED IN A PRODUCTION OF UNITS, IT'S REALLY CHANGED THE WAY THE COUNTY SUPPORTS HOUSING PRODUCTION AND HAS RESULTED IN OTHER LONG-TERM BENEFITS FOR THE COUNTY AND THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SYSTEM. THE BOND HAS ALLOWED US TO INCREASE OSH STAFF CAPACITY AS CONSUELO MENTIONED. THAT ALLOWED US TO LEVERAGE THINGS LIKE HOME KEY, HOME KEY PLUS, THE NPL -- NPLH PROGRAM, AND THE LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND. SO THESE ARE ALL STATE SOURCES THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE OVER $260 MILLION IN TOTAL. AND ALSO CAN HIGHLIGHT ENOUGH THE STRENGTH OF OUR ABILITY TO WORK WITH -- IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH NOT ONLY CITIES BUT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOUSING BOND HAS JUST STRENGTHENED THAT WORK AND OUR ABILITY TO COME TOGETHER AND DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES HIGHLIGHTS AND SORT OF AN OVERVIEW OF THAT CHANGE OVERTIME. BEFORE MEASURE-A, THERE WERE 400 UNITS OF SITE-BASED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN OUR ENTIRE SYSTEM. WE NOW HAVE -- WE NOW HAVE OVER 2,000 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS WITH HUNDREDS MORE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THIS EXPANSION HAS LED TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WAY THAT WE SUPPORT PEOPLE MOVING FROM HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE REDUCED TIME FROM WHEN SOMEBODY GETS A REFERRAL TO HOUSING TO WHEN THEY MOVE IN BECAUSE WE HAVE THE UNIT IDENTIFIED. WE HAVE CREATED INTERIM HOUSING OPTIONS, WE REDUCING THAT HOUSING SEARCH THAT WE ALL KNOW IS SO CHALLENGING IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE DEVELOPED NEW MODELS LIKE OUR SITE-BASED RAPID REHOUSING MODEL, WHICH PROVIDES LONG -- A LONG-TERM AFFORDABLE UNIT EVEN AFTER THAT RAPID REHOUSING SUBSIDY ENDS. AND THIS, YOU KNOW, AND THIS HAS DEVELOPED THE SKILL SET OF OUR TEAM IN LEASING UP THESE UNITS. WE HAVE A LESS THAN 2% VACANCY RATE IN OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS. THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF HOW MEASURE-A HAS DIRECTLY STRENGTHENED OUR ENTIRE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SYSTEM ACROSS THE COUNTY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE SET A GOAL WITH THE HOUSING BOND TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN EVERY SUPERVISOR DISTRICT AND IN ALL CITIES, AND THAT WAS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE THAT COLLABORATION WITH CITIES AND STRENGTHEN THAT ENGAGEMENT. I AM HAPPY TO REPORT TO DATE WE HAVE APPROVED PROJECTS IN ALL SUPERVISOR DISTRICTS AS WELL AS 10 CITIES. AND WHAT WE LEARNED HERE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, CITIES HAVE VERY DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. THE ONES IN WHICH THEY HAVE EXCEEDED THE HOUSING BOND GOALS, AVAILABLE AND READY. SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES STRUGGLED TO JUSTIFY A DEVELOPMENT THAT WE COULD PARTNER ON. AND WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO PASS THIS TO NATALIE, AMONG OUR HOUSING COMMUNITY DIVISION MANAGER, WHO WILL SHARE MORE ABOUT WHAT WE LEARNED TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE.

>> THANK YOU, K.J. I WILL REVIEW SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF HOW WE ADMINISTERED THE HOUSING BOND AND HIGHLIGHT EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND NOTE CONSIDERATIONS AND REFLECTIONS. AS I BELIEVE CONSUELO MENTIONED, THE CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS ALSO PUT TOGETHER A COMPLEMENTARY REPORT, WHICH SUMMARIZES LESSONS LEARNED AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IS INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENT-B IN OUR REPORT. AS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BOND, WE APPRECIATE NEGOTIATED MOUS. WE HOST A MONTHLY COORDINATION MEETING, WHICH HAS HELPED US ADVANCE MANY PIPELINE PROJECTS. OUR MOUS WITH VTA AND HOUSING AUTHORITY RESULTED IN INCREASED COMPETITIVENESS FOR TAX CREDITS, AND OUR MOUS WITH THE CITIES HELPED REINFORCE OUR LOCAL PIPELINE COORDINATION. SOME OF OUR REFLECTIONS INCLUDE EVERY CITY WANTED TO ENTER INTO A FORMAL MOU. LARGER CITIES WITH ESTABLISHED PIPELINES WERE ABLE TO ACCESS HOUSING BOND FUNDS MORE QUICKLY. SMALLER CITIES DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE FUNDING SET ASIDE FOR THEM, AND THEY MIGHT NEED MORE TIME TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PROJECTS. IN THE FUTURE, THE COUNTY COULD CONSIDER A SET ASIDE FOR SMALLER CITIES OR FOR ALL CITIES BY PRODUCTION GOAL. NEXT. WE HAVE DEVELOPED SEVERAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE FUNDERS, INCLUDING THE HOUSING TRUST OF SILICON VALLEY, DESTINATION HOME, AND THE HOUSING ACCELERATOR FUND. THESE FUNDS HELPED US BUILD A SHARED PIPELINE OF POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND ATTRACTED NEW DEVELOPERS TO THE COUNTY. THIS TYPE OF CLOSE COORDINATION IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BOND PROVIDED FUNDERS THAT THEY WOULD BE REPAID AND ALLOWED THEM TO PROVIDE BETTER TERMS. SOME REFLECTIONS INCLUDE ENCOURAGING MORE PRIVATE INVESTMENT. THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FUND WAS LIMITED IN SCOPE TO ACQUISITION AND PREDEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS WITH A SINGLE LENDER AND CREATING SHARED UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES ACROSS MULTIPLE FUNDERS, WHICH COULD INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND COORDINATION. NEXT. IN 2017, WE RELEASED AN OVER-THE-COUNTER NOFA THAT REMAINED OPEN FOR DEVELOPERS TO SUBMIT FUNDING APPLICATIONS WHILE WE HAD FUNDING AVAILABLE. THIS PROVIDED A LOT OF PREDICTABILITY FOR DEVELOPERS AND VERY CLEAR UNDERWRITING CRITERIA FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. IT ALSO ALLOWED US TO BE FLEXIBLE AND MOVE QUICKLY TO FUND DEVELOPMENTS AND ALIGN WITH OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. WE HAVE HAD A VERY STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS TO THESE PROJECTS THROUGH OUR COMPETITIVE NOFA AND IT HAD A CLEAR PRIORITIZATION FOR GOALS AND COUNTY REFERRALS. SOME OF OUR REFLECTIONS INCLUDE POTENTIALLY ADDING APPLICATION WINDOWS TO INCREASE PREDICTABILITY FOR DEVELOPERS AND STAFF. WORKING TOWARDS A LOCAL ONE-STOP SHOP TO REDUCE APPLICATION TIMELINES. LOOKING FOR MORE AVENUES FOR THE COUNTY FOR REALITY INDICATE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS WHICH HAVE STRUGGLED TO OBTAIN FINANCING COMMITMENT. NEXT. THE HOUSING BOND CLEARLY PRIORITIZED DEEPLY AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TIED TO THE GREATEST NEEDS AT THE TIME. THE NOFA HAD CLEAR GOALS FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. AS K.J. MENTIONED, IT WAS AN INTENT TO CREATE AND PILOT A NEW MODEL OF SITE-BASED RAPID REHOUSING. OUR NOFA AND OUR COUNTY-LED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAVE ALLOWED US TO DO VERY INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING MIXED-INCOME AND HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENTS. SOME CURRENT REFLECTIONS INCLUDE COUNTING ALL UNITS BEING DEVELOPED WHILE WE ARE COMMUNICATING GOALS AND OUTCOMES TO THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA. THERE IS A NEED FOR NEW OR EXPANDED PROJECT TYPES TO MEET CURRENT NEEDS AND FIT THE CURRENT FINANCING LANDSCAPE. AND WE COULD CONSIDER EXPANDING THE TYPES OF SITE-BASED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BEING BUILT. NEXT. MIDWAY THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION, WE RECEIVED A BOND TO ACQUIRE NEW PROPERTIES. THIS ALLOWED US TO ADDRESS UNMET COMMUNITY NEEDS AND IT REDUCED BOTH DEVELOPMENT COST AND RISK TO THE COUNTY. WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH DESTINATION HOME AND THE COMMUNITY HOUSING FUND TO PROVIDE UNSECURED PREDEVELOPMENT FINANCING, REDUCING RISK TO THE COUNTY AND OUR DEVELOPERS. THE COUNTY PURCHASED LAND WITHOUT A SPECIFIC HOUSING PROGRAM OR NEED IN MIND. THE PROGRAM DID NOT END UP ACCELERATING PRODUCTION, BUT IT CREATED REALLY UNIQUE HOUSING TAILORED TO VERY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS. WE WERE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO EXPEDITE DEVELOPMENTS WHILE RETAINING THE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM. NEXT. THE INDEPENDENT CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS THE INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE WHICH OVERSEES AND AUDITS THE COUNTY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BOND. IT HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE IN FILLING IN A HEAD VISITING ROLE. IN ADDITION TO AUDITING, THE CIVIL GRAND JURY HIGHLIGHTED THAT INQUIRIES, CHALLENGES, AND CONCERNS ARE OPENLY SHARED IT WASN'T OSH AND THE COMMITTEE AND A MANNER THAT IS TRANSPARENT AND PROMOTES THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING. THEY ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AND THAT THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN STAFF AND THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN VERY PRODUCTIVE AND BENEFICIAL. AND A FEW REFLECTIONS INCLUDE THE REPORTING FORMAT AS NOT STANDARDIZED AT THE BEGINNING. IT TOOK A FEW YEARS TO DEVELOP A STANDARD REPORT, AND IT HAS BEEN HELPFUL TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMITTEE. NEXT. ALL RIGHT. WE CONTINUE TO APPLY LESSONS LEARNED TO DELIVER THE REMAINING HOUSING BOND PROJECTS. IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, WE CAN SHARE OUR CURRENT WORK AND AREAS OF FOCUS. NEXT. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND OUR CITIES CONTINUES TO YIELD RESULTS. BY MEETING REGULARLY AND ALIGNING OUR PRIORITIES, WE SAW 11 PROJECTS GET AWARDED TAX CREDITS IN 2025, INCLUDING A PROJECT WITHOUT TAX CREDITS THAT RECEIVED A HOME KEY PLUS AWARD OF OVER $40 MILLION. NEXT. WE HAVE ANOTHER NINE PROJECTS THAT ARE APPLYING FOR TAX CREDITS OR SOFT FINANCING, AND WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH PARTNER DEVELOPERS AND LOCAL IMPORTANCE TO GET THE PROJECTS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. CONTINUING TO ADD THE COUNTY PIPELINE, FOUR HOUSING BONDS. AND WE ARE EXPECTED TO RELEASE SOLICITATIONS FOR THE TWO ADDITIONAL SITES LATER THIS YEAR. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT. HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: THANK YOU. I HAVE TO DO A QUICK TIME CHECK. I WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN ASK QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. IF -- ELIZABETH, IS IT POSSIBLE TO HOLD THE ITEM 8 TO THE NEXT MEETING? 7. SORRY. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE CONCURRENTLY BUT GIVEN THE TIMING AND I AM REALLY SORRY. I HAVE TO --

>> IT'S POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE ITEM 7 UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: GREAT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM?

>> CLERK: NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR, DO YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS?

>> SUPERVISOR ARENAS: BUT -- I DON'T -- I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME TO ASK THEM BECAUSE I THINK --

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: I AM SO SORRY.

>> SUPERVISOR ARENAS: BUT IF THIS IS CONTINUING TO THE NEXT MEETING, I AM HAPPY TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS THEN.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: THANK YOU. YEAH, SO I DID WANT TO -- THAT WE BRING THIS ITEM BACK AS WELL. WE HAVE A DEEPER DIVE WE WANTED TO DO. SO CAN WE BRING BACK 5 AND 7.

>> SUPERVISOR ARENAS: I THINK WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEMS 5 AND 7 TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> SUPERVISOR ELLENBERG: VICE CHAIRPERSON ARENAS.

>> SUPERVISOR ARENAS: YES.

>> CLERK: AND CHAIRPERSON ABE-KOGA.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: AYE.

>> CLERK: THANK YOU, MOTION CARRIES.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND WE WON'T -- WE'LL JUST CONTINUE IT. SO WE WON'T START OVER. WE'LL JUST GET RIGHT INTO THE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL GO ONTO ITEM 8. ARE THERE ANY REPORTS FROM OUR DEPARTMENTS? I'LL JUST LOOK TO YOU AND GO DOWN THE ROW HERE.

>> I HAVE NO REPORT, THANK YOU.

>> HARRY FREITAS, DIRECTOR OF ROADS AND AIRPORTS DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO REPORT THAT I AM CURRENTLY DUE TO THE STORM ACTIVITIES, WE HAVE THREE ROADS CLOSED IN COUNTY. MOUNT HAMILTON ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO SNOW. ROAD ARE MOODY ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO A DOWNED TREE WITH POWER LINES. AND STEVENS CANYON ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO A DOWNED TREE WITH POWER LINES. PG&E HAS BUSINESS ADVERTISE PATCHED TO THE TWO DOWNED TREES AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPEN. THANK YOU.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS. IT VICE CHAIR.

>> SUPERVISOR ARENAS: I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. HAMILTON ROAD IS CLOSED. IT WILL BE CLOSED FOR HOW LONG?

>> IT'S CLOSED CLOSED FOR TWO REASONS. ONE BECAUSE OF THE SNOW. THE PUBLIC SAFETY SHERIFFS HAVE CLOSED IT TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM DRIVING UP AND CAUSING A TRAFFIC JAM. THERE ARE TWO REASONS FOR IT. IF IT STOPS SNOWING, WE ARE CLEARING THE SNOW. THE SNOW ON THE ROAD, THE ROAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. BUT THEY'LL STILL BE RESTRICTIONS TO ONLY ALLOW PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. THE ROAD WILL BE OPEN BUT CONTROLLED. THINK WE'LL HAVE IT CLEARED PROBABLY TODAY, IF IT STOPS SNOWING. THAT'S UPPER MOUNT HAMILTON ROAD, NOT LOWER, ALL THE WAY TO SAN ANTONIO VALLEY.

>> SUPERVISOR ARENAS: THAT SOUNDS AMAZING. THANK YOU.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: AMAZING, THANK YOU. PARKS AND REC.

>> NO REPORT, THANK YOU.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: THANK YOU. CEPA.

>> MORNING SUPERVISOR. DUE TO THE TIME, I'LL REFER IT. I'LL DO MY COMMENTS NEXT TIME.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: THANK YOU. AND K.J.

>> NOTHING ADDITIONAL TO REPORT. THANK YOU.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON.

>> CLERK: NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WITH THAT, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN. AND OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 17th, 2026, AT 10:00 A.M. IT SAYS THURSDAY ON THE WRITTEN, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY TUESDAY, MARCH 17th. AND IT WILL BE ON THE ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS HERE IN SAN JOSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE DAY. TAKE CARE.