North San Jose Taskforce

The purpose of the North San José Neighborhoods Planning Taskforce (Taskforce) is to actively engage the North San José (NSJ) residential and business communities in a Taskforce to contribute to the preparation of an Implementation Strategy for the North San José Area Development Policy. The Taskforce is a forum for the residents and stakeholders of the Rincon de Los Esteros Redevelopment Project Area and surrounding neighborhoods to make comments and recommendations to the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board to further the development of livable neighborhoods and strong business centers within North San José. Within this scope of work are items and issues such as parks and open space, retail amenities, schools, community centers, police and fire, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and the design and integration of residential development while retaining economic development opportunities and viability.

Please find below the links to the Memorandum and attachments regarding the work of the North San Jose Neighborhoods Planning Taskforce for the City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board consideration.

Memorandum to City Council/Agency Board
Attachment – Memo from Mayor Reed and Councilmember Chu
Attachment 1 - Guiding Principles
Attachment 2 - Parks and Recreation Facilities
Attachment 3 - Schools Report
Attachment 4 - Report on Retail
Attachment 5 - North San Jose Maps
Attachment 6 – Memo from Councilmember Liccardo

Archive Taskforce Agendas, Minutes and Information

Meeting #	Date/Agenda	Minutes	Recordings	Materials
1	July 25, 07	Minutes	n/a	North San Jose
2	August 23, 07	Minutes	n/a	NSJ Parks
3	September 13, 07	Minutes	File 1, File 2	School Planning #1
4	September 27, 07	Minutes	File 1, File 2	Vision NSJ Transportation Guiding Principles Interactive Exercise
5	October 11, 07	Minutes	File 1, File 2	Retail Strategy Water Supply & Flood
6	October25, 07	Minutes		Urban Design Guidelines Linking Economic Trends and Community Design
7	November 8, 07	Minutes		School Planning #2 NSJ Parks School Capacity Map
8	November 29, 07		File 1, File 2	Place Making Retail
9	December 13, 07
10	January 10, 2008	Minutes		Multimodal Enhancements for North San Jose Public Art Strategy
11	Thursday, January 17, 2008	Minutes	File	Great Ideas Parks and Recreation Facilities
12	Thursday, January 24, 2008	Minutes	File	SNI Neighborhood Priority Setting Session Presentation NSJ Vision Education Needs 2040
13	February 7, 2008	Minutes
14	February 28, 2008
15	March 6, 2008

Other Resources

North San Jose Status Report
07/24/07 - Information Memo
07/24/07 - Press Conference Agenda
07/24/07 - North San Jose Neighborhoods Planning Taskforce Press Release
North San Jose Map
NSJ Neighborhoods Planning Taskforce - Sunshine and Ethics

Analysis Maps

Alviso Employment Lands
Alviso Government Owned Lands
NSJ Employment Lands
NSJ Government Owned Lands
School Analysis Map

Process

The community engagement process will follow a six-month schedule of meetings to develop the Implementation Strategy. The schedule will follow four phases, summarized below, and will include a process that provides the Taskforce with the information needed to make informed recommendations. At the conclusion of the Taskforce's work program, its comments and recommendations will be integrated into the North San José Area Development Policy. The Taskforce efforts will contribute to the implementation of the North San José Area Development Policy that was adopted by the City Council in June 2005; and meet the objectives of the Policy, including transforming NSJ from a suburban industrial park to a mixed-use, transit-oriented, livable community.

Phase	Description	Time Frame
I. Defining Vision , Interests and Priorities	The initial task is to clarify Taskforce vision for neighborhoods and understand their key interests and priorities. The vision, interest and priorities will drive the subsequent data gathering and presentation phase	July-August
II. Understanding Neighborhood Development: Housing, Parks, Schools, Retail, Infrastructure, etc.	The provision of information, data, expert opinion and context by staff and consultants on North San José and the Urban Design Guidelines is the core task for this phase. The Taskforce needs to develop a common understanding of the issues and a common language to discuss them.	August- November
III. Exploring Alternatives	This is the phase of developing alternatives and options for the Strategy and the Urban Design Guidelines (and objective criteria for evaluating them.)	November-December
IV. Recommendations	In the final phase the primary task is crafting a set of preferred recommendations for the Implementation Strategy	December –January

Learn More

To learn more about the Taskforce work program, schedule, membership, and complete process, please download this PDF file.

Other Background Materials

Please review the following documents below that provide background on the financing of schools and school construction in California as well as the settlement language relating to schools. If you have resources that you would like to share with the Taskforce please let me know and we can include them on the website and in future emails.

Financing School Facilities in California
Summary, Study
Understanding School Finance: California’s Complex K-12 System
Settlement Language Relating to Schools
(The key parts of the settlement relating to Schools are on pages 18-19)

Questions or Comments

If at any time you have questions or concerns about the material we are covering or the Taskforce process please call or email, Kip Harkness, at 408.535.8501.

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