On Wednesday May 24th, Valley Water held a hybrid meeting to provide an update to the public regarding the status of the Anderson Dam Seismic retrofit project. For those unable to attend the in person / Zoom meeting, Valley Water recorded the meeting which is now available for viewing via their YouTube channel.
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Coffee With A Cop
Where: Starbucks at 125 Bernal Road, San Jose, CA 95119
When: Saturday, May 27, 9:00 to 11:00 am.
Starbucks at Bernal Rd and Via Del Oro (between Staples and Lucky) is inviting the neighborhood to “Coffee with a Cop” on Saturday, May 27, 9:00 to 11:00 am. This is an opportunity for a casual meeting with San Jose law enforcement to discuss issues that matter to our community. Starbucks will have coffee, snacks and some activities for kids as well.This is an opportunity for a casual meeting with San Jose law enforcement to discuss issues that matter to our community.
Starbucks will have coffee, snacks, and some activities for kids as well.
Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project
Valley Water sent postcards to the surrounding communities they serve, and impacted by this project. This meeting provides an update to their efforts to retrofit the dam. It is an in-person meeting as well as virtual zoom meeting. The information is as follows:
When: Wednesday May 24, 2023
6:30PM – 8:00PM
Where: Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center
17000 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
ZOOM: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/84388466354
Video of the EIH meeting 5/22
For those unable to attend the meeting discussing EIH sites in South San Jose, the video below is a recording of the ZOOM meeting held on 5/22. NOTE: This is NOT the official recording by the City of San Jose. I took it upon myself to record and post for the community. The official recording will post in a day or two, hopefully…
00:00 Omar Passons – Deputy City Manager, City of San Jose
05:50 Mayor Matt Mahan
14:55 Sergio Jimenez
23:40 Presentation for EIH project – Omar Passons
42:30 Q&A and public commentary
Emergency Interim Housing (EIH) sites
The San Jose website shows meeting times and links to public discussions on:
Coming Soon – Proposed Bernal site [next to the Monterey Grove apartments on Bernal Road, see the map on the flyer] for small homes provided by the State
Virtual Meeting on May 22nd at 5:30 pm – https://bit.ly/sjzoom5-22-2023
Coming Soon – Proposed Via Del Oro site [at the corner of San Ignacio Ave. and Via Del Oro] for moveable sleeping cabins
Virtual Meeting on May 30th at 5:30 pm – https://bit.ly/sjzoom5-30-2023
The San Jose website link below includes a reference to the 2 sites above. After you click the link, see the bottom of the City page for Zoom links to the meetings.
EXPANDING SAFE OPTIONS: HOMELESSNESS IN SAN JOSÉ
The multilingual flyer announcing this meeting is listed below:
2023 Bernal Sites Interim Site Community Meeting – 8.5×11 Mailer – v2
LPNA BOARD MEETING – MAY 4, 2023 7:00PM
Hello.
The LPNA BOARD is meeting for a BOARD MEETING on Thursday, May 4th at 7:00.
Our Board Meetings are where we plan our next General Meeting (scheduled for June 15th at 7 pm), and we plan future activities such as BBQs, park projects, and National Night Out. All Los Paseos neighbors are welcome to attend LPNA Board Meetings, to see how the business of our Neighborhood Association is conducted and if you have any specific issues to bring up to the Board.
Below is the Agenda and Zoom invite for our Board Meeting:
AGENDA
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- Hello to those who joined meeting
- LPNA Treasurer report
- 2023 SJ Grant status
- BBQs and 2023 NNO plans as relates to Grant status
- Update on Park projects
- Native plant garden – status of plants, status of irrigation – Barbara and Peter
- Gopher eradication by PRNS – Greg or Herb
- Update on neighbor request for a place of enclosure at Los Paseos Park for dogs and their owners – Greg
- Update on request to PRNS to make Park Rules more visible – Greg
- Discuss and plan the Agenda and Presenter for the LPNA June 15th meeting. Draft agenda below:
- LPNA Treasurer and Park/NNO update – Barbara, et al
- Update from SJPD on crime, etc – Sgt Yates
- Update from District 10 Council office – Michele Dexter, Councilmember Arjun Batra
- Update on the VTA Safe Parking at Santa Teresa Light Rail – Issa
- Presenter(s) (suggestions)
- EIH at Bernal Road and Rue Ferrari success stories. (Possibly have a person show up at our June meeting)
- Waste Management Recycle presentation? Focus on plastic. Announce Ridwell – Greg has requested a presentation be given at an LPNA meeting. San Jose Recycling and Garbage page
- Announce Waste Management recycle plant tours?
- Announce Metcalf Power Plant tours similar to a few years ago. A big success
- Valley Water presentation?
- Discussion on how to update/improve our communication with LPNA members, and create better member signup methods (from our website)
- Create a signup link on our website to Mailchimp?, Constant Contact?, other?
- How to proceed from here
- Other? – COPA, San Jose Homelessness Response (Project Homekey, etc)
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ZOOM link to the meeting is below…
Topic: LPNA Board Meeting – May 4, 2023
Time: May 4, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Regards,
Greg Peck
LPNA President
Video of LPNA Meeting on March 16, 2023
For those unable to attend the last meeting due to the other commitments, we are posting the video here for your viewing.
00:00 Meeting start
03:20 LPNA Business
08:10 Police update – Captain Donahue and Sgt Yates
34:25 Matthew Quevedo/Jim Reed Presenting on Behalf of Matt Mahan
36:10 Matt Mahan prerecorded video
1:04:50 Q&A with Matt Quevedo and Jim Reed
1:20:05 Arjun Batra D10 Councilman
1:38:45 Herb Bowen – CERT & Vision Zero
1:43:40 Karen Lattin – Update on Rue Ferrari, Bernal Rd, and VTA safe parking
2:01:20 Greg Peck – Update on Illegal Fireworks law enforcement
If you have an issue requiring attention from the District 10 office, send an email to district10@sanjoseca.gov or submit a ticket at https://help.sjd10.com/
LPNA Board Meeting – March 7, 2023 7:00PM
LPNA March 7, 2023 Board Meeting Agenda
7:00 – 7:15 | LPNA Executive Session (LPNA Board only)
7:15 onward | LPNA members and public
AGENDA
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- LPNA Board Minutes and approval – Secretary
- Discuss Volunteers, Member-at-Large: Park projects, LPNA membership, other – All
- Update to the Board on illegal fireworks law enforcement – Greg
- Update to the Board on paseo #1 issues – Greg
- Discuss control of Zoom account
- Discuss LPNA member blind copy (bcc) transition to a contact list
- Discuss the March 16 meeting as below
- Follow the agenda put out on Nextdoor
- Review and respond to Nextdoor post replies
- Discuss the addition of the following to the March 16 meeting agenda
- LPNA members approval of minutes as needed
- Update LPNA members on the Bernal Road, Rue Ferrari EIH(tiny homes sites), and on the VTA Safe Parking site
- Update LPNA members on illegal fireworks law enforcement
- Follow the agenda put out on Nextdoor
- What information do we want from SJPD for the March 16 meeting?
- How to better publicize meetings and events
- Signs, QR codes, update posts/emails, etc.
- Other
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If you would like to attend this planning and operations meeting as a member of the public, please reach out to Greg Peck via the Contact form for Zoom meeting information.
Quarterly Meeting for Q1 2023
Hello, Neighbors.
Meet Mayor Mahan and your new District 10 Councilmember, Arjun Batra.
LOS PASEOS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Quarterly Meeting March 16, 2023, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
We have an exciting lineup for our next quarterly meeting.
* Our new Mayor, Matt Mahan, will be attending to discuss his upcoming budget priorities. This is a great opportunity to meet the Mayor and give input on what you think is important to include in the budget.
* Also, we are hoping to have our new District 10 Councilmember, Arjun Batra, attend to meet our residents and provide an update on D10 happenings. This is a great opportunity to meet our new Council representative and provide input directly to the Council office on what is important to you. If Councilmember is not available, his Chief of Staff will attend.
* We will be having a Crime update by our SJPD Southern Division, District Yellow representative.
* An update on our neighborhood CERT program (Community Emergency Response Team & SJNCERT), and Vision Zero (efforts to reduce pedestrian traffic deaths). Los Paseos has a group of neighbors preparing for emergencies using radio communications. Learn about this, and how you can join in. This effort is being spread throughout San Jose. LPNA is active in Vision Zero.
We are inviting nearby District 10 neighborhoods to provide the opportunity to meet the Mayor and our new Councilmember.
Click here for the meeting Agenda
Meeting minutes for Dec 8, 2022 General Meeting for member approval
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District 10 City Council candidates to meet the public on Jan. 19 & 20
The six finalist candidates for District 10’s seat on the San Jose City Council will meet and answer questions from the public for the first time this week at two free evening meetings hosted by the Almaden Valley Community Association (AVCA).
At 7pm Thursday (January 19), four of the finalists (Arjun Batra, George Casey, Dennis Hawkins, and J. David Heindel) will attend an in-person event at the Westgate Church auditorium (6601 Camden Ave.) to discuss their qualifications and goals for being on the city council. This meeting will also be accessible over Zoom (https://bit.ly/AVCA2023Jan19) and Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/avcasj) .
Two candidates who said they could not attend Thursday’s event (Wendi Mahaney-Gurahoo and Ron Del Pozzo) will participate in a Zoom-only event on Friday, also starting at 7 pm. ( https://bit.ly/AVCA2023Jan20 )
After District 10 councilmember Matt Mahan was elected San Jose Mayor in November, the City Council chose to appoint his successor rather than conduct a special election. Twenty-four residents applied for consideration, and last week the council selected the six finalists. The council will interview each finalist during a special meeting starting at 3pm on January 26 and is expected to decide who will fill the vacancy at the end of the meeting.
Written and oral public comments can be made to council members in accordance with procedures detailed here: https://sanjose.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1067037&GUID=5DE0E02F-0850-4574-8EE6-C334F79BCA11
“Since we don’t have any direct vote in this matter,” said Shiraz Kotadia, AVCA president, “I think it is very important that District 10 residents meet and listen to each finalist and then convey their opinions to the existing council members before they vote on who will represent us for the next two years.”
AVCA is a volunteer-led organization that since 1961 has strived to enhance the quality of life in the Almaden Valley area by facilitating public engagement in civic, economic, and social topics relevant to the community.
AVCA activities include hosting public events with local speakers on timely topics and pre-election forums with candidates and ballot measure discussions. AVCA also posts reports to its website (avcasj.org) on topics such as public safety, planning & zoning, education, transportation, parks & recreation, and youth affairs. The AVCA website (https://www.avcasj.org/) is also a resource for exploring interesting and important information about the Almaden Valley.