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MEETING #3 · JUNE 3, 2020

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS LATER IN THE MEETING. FEEL FREE TO CLICK ON THE “RAISE HAND” FEATURE TO BE IN THE QUEUE.

ROLL CALL

Arts & Special Events Brendan Rawson, San José Jazz Wisa Uemura, San José Taiko Food & Beverage Fernanda Carreira, Adega / Pastelaria Adega Cache Bouren, Haberdasher SJ General Retail & Services April Gee, Petite Galleria Chris Patterson-Simmons, Neu2U/Urban Kiosk Personal Care Meaghan Karabatsos, WESTCA Gym Takahiro Kitamura, State of Grace Tattoo At-Large Laura Chmielewski, Team San José Blage Zelalich, City of San José

OLD BUSINESS

• ACTION ITEM: Approve the 05/27/20 meeting minutes

OLD BUSINESS

• INFORMATIONAL: Councilmember Peralez’s Report

Follow Up Items

v Supervisor Chavez’s Public Hearings

Friday, June 5 and Monday, June 8 at 9:30 AM via virtual teleconference. bit.ly/30hekev

v Is the county meeting its testing capacity? v How are retailers going to be able to get the information we need on opening signage, etc.? To ensure

everyone is operating on the same page.

v Arts and Special Events committee discussed a public awareness campaign concept - Safely Social San

• Jose. To execute on it would require PIO leadership from both the City and the County Health Department.

Can we get the Health Department to commit to help lead this?

v Survey: www.sjd3.com/covid19survey

NEW BUSINESS

• ACTION ITEM: Coalition Letter to Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

We are the co-chairs and conveners of three respective ad-hoc bodies formed in response to the health, social, and economic impacts of the COVID-19

• pandemic. Together, we represent stakeholders that span across various

industries and sectors focused in Santa Clara County. We recognize and commend the successful efforts of the County Public Health Department, led by Dr. Sara Cody. As we saw a rapid increase of identified COVID-19 cases and unfortunate deaths, Dr. Cody swiftly brought forth a cohesive countywide response. Thanks to her leadership, a region wide public health order was put in place that resulted in the saving of countless lives. Our nonprofit and business communities have stood in solidarity with the Public Health Department, making the painful decision of overhauling or even shutting down operations to meet the growing need and to keep our community safe. And while locally we have averted a worst case public health crisis, our disadvantaged communities of color and small and minority-owned businesses have been disproportionately affected by this pandemic. Critical conversations are occurring in all of our respective bodies about rebuilding our local economy, fostering vibrant public life, and addressing systemic health and racial disparities affecting our most disenfranchised

• residents. These conversations are conducted with great participation from

community members and fervently supported by our local elected officials. However, in order to thoughtfully produce informed solutions and recommendations, it is vital that we also have the active participation of our County’s Public Health officials. Aside from being on the frontlines of this pandemic, our Public Health

• fficials are charged with guiding our communities towards resuming

everyday life. We recognize that a new normal is inevitable, yet, we believe the policies that will shape that new normal should not be crafted in a public health vacuum, but rather with consistent consultation and meaningful input from industry experts, front line community health organizations and other business, non-profit and faith-based community leaders. We must not only look forward to the recovery and reopening of the South Bay, we must be able to do so in an inclusive and collaborative manner. Our independent task forces were created to fill a void within the decision-making process over the past three months. We appreciate learning about the community hearings being initiated this week, which can begin to open the dialogue, but we also feel more consistent and structured input from industry experts working on the ground is

• needed. To date, the County health orders and the relaxation of them

have been made without much collaborative input and as the responsible elected body, we respectfully request that the Board of Supervisors direct the Public Health Department to meet with our various task forces to explore collaborative policies and tactical solutions that would restore our economy and daily activities while continuing to protect the health and safety of our most vulnerable

• communities. Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do

to keep our community safe and healthy.

REIMAGINING PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACES IN A COVID-19 IMPACTED WORLD

FORMAT

• Speakers will provide a short

presentation

• Task Force Discussion
• Public Comment

GROUND RULES

1.

Please be respectful at all times

2.

Step Up and Step Back

3.

Stay on Topic

4.

Be mindful of time

GUEST SPEAKERS

Michelle Huttenhoff

Placemaking & Public Life Policy Director SPUR

Teresa Alvarado

San Jose Director SPUR

By: Michelle Huttenhoff, Policy Director / Placemaking + Public Life

Public Li Life Should Become the Focus of San José's Bu Business-Re Recovery ry Stra trate tegy gy

“We tend to focus on policies and planning approaches aimed at making people feel “good.” A high-quality of life. Ease of commute. Active and well-used public spaces. But before people can feel good, they must feel safe… – Alicia John-Baptiste, SPUR CEO

Cities have the opportunity to respond to these trends.

Data from the City Observatory report Less in Common

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• f the Commons:

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What are Civic Commons?

Places and institutions that connect community:

• Parks
• Libraries
• Community centers
• Museums
• Streets & trails
• Plazas
• Commercial corridors
• Natural assets
• Public art
• And more

Build off of the existing good work.

Create Business Recovery Zones.

• Pilot site-specific locations in SJ

that have high ground floor commercial activity

• Remove on-street parking and

vehicular access

• Currently being tested in Tampa,

Annapolis

Allow for implicit temporary uses.

• Allow businesses greater flexibility by waiving conditional use

permits and other restrictions for the short term.

• Create a temporary/pilot overlay that permits flexible retail uses

and temporary uses in addition to already-permitted uses in neighborhood commercial districts citywide for the next year. Maximum flexibility needs to be provided immediately for the short-term to enable more businesses to survive through this crisis.

We need to rethink the role of streets.

• During normal times, we need space on our streets, separated from

speeding cars, to walk pleasantly and safely. In this moment, we need additional safe space on our streets to be able to stay socially distant while we walk, sit at an outdoor café or peacefully assemble

• Social distancing can already not be maintained on most of our sidewalks –

if we add outdoor seating, we need to create more space.

Why?

• Give additional access to
• pen space to communities

that lack parks

• More people are exploring

their community on foot or bike Where?

• San Francisco
• Oakland
• Mountain View
• Burlingame
• Emeryville
• Foster City
• Palo Alto

Slow Streets

Washington D.C., Mexico City and others are all temporarily expanding their sidewalks to allow for social distancing Sidewalk expansion

Parklets come in all shapes and sizes.

Find a new purpose for parking.

In addition to providing space for tables and chairs, parking should be changed in some areas to provide more space for increased volume of delivery services and customer pickup at restaurants.

• Immediately allow

businesses to petition for changes to parking requirements in commercial districts

Public spaces are critical public infrastructure.

It’s time to rebuild the social fabric of our communities, and that starts with our civic commons

There is a direct link between parks and economic growth.

Parks…

• Lower public health costs
• Boost tourism and

generate sales activity.

• Attract business
• Increase property values

All All these id ideas need to be supported by a robust com communica cation

• ns plan.
• Create reopening guidelines and tutorials
• Develop a central webpage that hosts all relevant

information and relevant applications (permits, grants, loans)

• Work with local partners to increase virtual opportunities

for businesses to learn of new programs and offerings

• Conduct a small business survey

Questions, comments, ideas??

REIMAGINING PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACES IN A COVID-19 IMPACTED WORLD TASK FORCE DISCUSSION

PUBLIC COMMENT

PUBLIC COMMENT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SURVEY

www.sjd3.com/covid19survey

ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 // 1pm - 2:30pm