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The administration presented an updated service model for the Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs and related departments, proposing to shift from 5 core program groupings and 19 programs to 4 core services and 14 programs aligned with council economic objectives. Staff said the reorganization is intended to strengthen real‑estate strategy, cultural activation and workforce development while aligning development services to high‑impact goals.

Chris Burton, Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement (PBCE), told the council the number of development review project managers has declined from roughly 20 in earlier years to about six, reflecting shifts in demand and a fee‑funded staffing model. Burton described ongoing internal and procedural changes that staff said are intended to reduce cycle time for permits and environmental reviews, including implementing prior recommendations from PBCE’s 2022 process audit.

To support the work, staff proposed filling an existing planner‑level vacancy (Planner 4) and reallocating some funding so that the city can hire and retain technical staff needed for CEQA and permitting tasks. The vice mayor asked for specifics about how one‑time funding and the staffing shift would support CEQA streamlining; Burton said funding would be used to fill the long‑vacant Planner 4 role and to implement process improvements and templates developed since the 2022 audit.

Staff said the city will undertake a four‑year general‑plan review and use that process to address land‑use questions and ensure alignment with housing element requirements. In that context, the presentation explained that the CEQA study for the Coyote Valley corridor will be deferred while the department prioritizes the four‑year review and other state obligations. Staff said the Singleton landfill and other city‑owned sites were examined as possible relocation sites for the Barrie flea market, but the state surplus‑land requirements and remediation constraints complicate federal/state approvals; staff said more information would be provided to council in a separate report next week.

Burton also highlighted that legal engagement often occurs before formal litigation — for example, developer and stakeholder attorneys frequently engage around “builder’s remedy” projects — and staff said some applicants prioritize high‑impact housing and affordable‑housing projects in permit pipelines because of funding timelines.

Staff will issue a manager’s budget addendum with additional detail on the proposed program realignment, performance measures and a prioritized referrals list for council consideration, and staff said they will continue to return to the council with progress reports and recommendations.

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Housing staff and the budget office described a policy recommendation to increase the share of Measure E devoted to sheltering and services from a 15 percent baseline to a sliding scale up to 90 percent (the proposal staff presented sets the ongoing allocation at 90 percent for sheltering/supportive services). Officials emphasized the change reflects council direction to prioritize immediate shelter operations and outreach.

Eric Soloman, Housing Director, said staff project Measure E revenues of about $55 million in FY25–26 and about $60 million in FY26–27. Under the administration’s recommended allocation, $39.2 million of Measure E would be repurposed in FY25–26 (rising to $42.8 million the following year) to support interim housing operations, outreach and supportive services. The presentation showed a planned interim‑housing portfolio allocation of $25 million in FY25–26, increasing to about $39.25 million in the following fiscal year.

Soloman and budget staff said Measure E proceeds would fund outreach, sanitation and supportive services primarily along waterways, and that Measure E would not be used for abatement work. The presentation also noted a one‑time shift of some Beautify San Jose encampment management services into Measure E for FY25–26 and the temporary realignment of some general fund rapid‑rehousing support.

Housing staff described a broader funding picture for affordable housing production that does not rely solely on Measure E. The administration estimates roughly $60 million of notice‑of‑funding availability (NOFA) resources are available from prior‑year Measure E and other housing funds, and outlined potential long‑range financing approaches — including a housing bond, refinancing existing city assets and master‑leasing strategies — that staff estimate could unlock about $100 million in additional capacity over time.

Budget director Jim Shannon cautioned that Measure E revenue is variable year to year. He said the policy approach adopted earlier by council directs staff to issue NOFAs in years when revenues exceed base needs; staff pointed to a prior year pool of loan repayments and other housing funds that together form the next NOFA resource pool. Shannon also warned of revenue risks: educational revenue augmentation fund (ERAF) receipts have shifted and could be subject to a state‑level dispute and potential clawback; FEMA reimbursements are uncertain; and broader federal and economic actions could further affect local revenue.

On programmatic protections, staff said 10 percent of Measure E would remain dedicated to homelessness prevention. Housing staff said this ongoing prevention set‑aside would expand the existing prevention system (a county collaboration) and that current prevention spending in the current fiscal year totaled $7.5 million; under the proposed allocation, ongoing prevention funding would be slightly higher in FY25–26.

Council members asked staff to confirm that reallocating Measure E does not yet represent a final council decision. Several members noted the policy change requires formal council action and that funding allocations could be revisited during the formal budget process. Officials said the recommended reallocation follows previously adopted March budget direction but can be revised by the council during the upcoming hearings and adoption steps.

Soloman and other housing staff said the city would continue to pursue affordable housing financing strategies and still plan to issue NOFAs when revenue conditions allow. The presentation also flagged ongoing efforts to align capital stacks with state and county partners to move affordable projects into construction, and said a portfolio of projects is positioned to use the capital once fully aligned.

","Budget staff proposed moving most Measure E revenue to sheltering and supportive services and interim housing in FY25–26 while preserving a 10 percent steady set‑aside for homelessness prevention, with staff estimating $55 million in Measure E receipts next year and $25 million allocated for an interim housing portfolio in FY25–26.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559161,"San Jose proposes FY25–26 operating budget to close $35.6M shortfall; fewer than 15 positions affected",2281,935000,3216000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3216782-b3b65eb52d9f0ff902670efd2915cab2&start=935&end=3216","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3216782-b3b65eb52d9f0ff902670efd2915cab2/thumbnail_935000.jpg","/articles/6559161/San-Jose/Santa-Clara-County/California/San-Jose-proposes-FY2526-operating-budget-to-close-356M-shortfall-fewer-than-15-positions-affected","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559161-bd28eefab54f9425950cf719309d2d25/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136996&Signature=bwAkvHvpN9uY7Izq7trX3ldsWM~m8AvX~fTpd8ehoVBTCU8~FnILEtWk8D9gH-Suep71vHR5lQXB8IQkSRNDwd-4qMRSI2Swk0oBMwColG9Hm1g0zgwbUyskXH-JqHd0A5HllpRNVqaHTG1UfUgHrmxkmPpkXAONRt2BhhE2KSReyFz~sfRQDfahlHICFpY2yGMbEEtJDZ7w9i-YSAm6sTBNmyGaAxllgAjMCkwlA0qvgnSZ6dBrGVCQyl44nFa6FfhGjPfXDSVXGSF-x9kYszOqZ-vK2SAjfJ8pKJZe9-1C6Wd5~JPGJ9ZvQOgT0SyAV2OUxSt6uK3KpOPV-h5XZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","San Jose city officials presented a proposed FY2025–26 operating budget at a May 7 study session that they said fully resolves a $35.6 million general‑fund shortfall while reducing a projected FY26–27 deficit by roughly half.

The proposed budget, presented by the city manager and budget director, follows direction in the March budget message and seeks a mix of revenue measures, targeted service and cost reductions, and one‑time reserve use to produce a structurally balanced 25–26 operating plan. City leaders said the plan resolves the current year shortfall and positions the city to cut an anticipated second‑year gap from about $52.9 million to roughly $26 million.

The proposal matters because the general fund supports day‑to‑day city services such as public safety, neighborhood services and parks. Officials said sales and property tax performance and federal funding uncertainty are the largest external risks to the plan.

Budget director Jim Shannon said the five‑year forecast began with a $35.6 million general‑fund shortfall, revised down from the $45.7 million estimate published in February, but with an additional $52.9 million shortfall anticipated the following year. The presentation noted a cumulative two‑year shortfall near $89 million and a five‑year forecasted cumulative deficit of about $87 million.

To close the gap, officials outlined a multi‑pronged strategy that includes reallocating certain costs, identifying near‑term and ongoing revenue, delaying or deferring some activations, and drawing limited reserves. Key balancing elements cited in the presentation include a reallocation of previously budgeted programs, an estimated $12.5 million of identified new revenue in FY25–26 (with $9 million ongoing), $11.7 million in cost and service reductions in FY25–26 and $15 million ongoing, and one‑time use of several reserves.

The proposed budget would reallocate $39.2 million in FY25–26 from the general fund to the real property transfer tax fund to support homelessness sheltering and supportive services (Measure E funding), a change officials said follows council direction. Additional revenue items listed in the proposal included a temporary delay in regulatory changes affecting cardroom business tax collections (producing about $5 million in FY25–26), a proposed first‑responder fee for fire services estimated to produce $2 million beginning January 2026 (with an ongoing estimate cited separately in staff materials), and a business‑tax amnesty expected to net roughly $1.5 million.

On the expenditure side, the budget presentation recommends deferring the activation of the truck company at Fire Station 32 and delaying activation of the planned South San Jose police substation, while still funding an engine company and the police training center. Officials said the city has ordered the truck and budgeted for it, but delivery and staffing constraints justify staged activation. The proposal also preserves core community services, with no reductions to library hours, parks maintenance, city‑run community center programming, aquatics, scholarships or senior nutrition.

Shannon and the city manager said the plan limits direct staff impacts: fewer than 15 positions would be affected by actions in the proposed operating budget and “there will be no layoffs for employees who have rights to other positions.” The administration said most affected staff can be reassigned, redeployed or transferred; the presentation also noted a small number of reductions that could affect an unrepresented classification (see separate staffing article).

Officials recommended targeted one‑time reserve use, including $7 million from the budget stabilization reserve and drawing on roughly $11.5 million from the community and economic recovery reserve, with $10 million of that set aside for potential FEMA non‑reimbursable expenses. The presentation warned that FEMA reimbursements are uncertain and that federal funding and broader economic conditions could create additional risk, including retirement system return shortfalls that would raise future pension contribution requirements.

Shannon noted general‑fund revenues are concentrated in sales and property tax (about 52 percent of general‑fund revenue), and described personnel costs as roughly 70 percent of general‑fund expenditures. The total proposed operating budget across all funds was presented at about $5.6 billion, with the general fund comprising roughly 25–26 percent of that total.

Shannon and the city manager closed by reminding council members this is a study‑session presentation: staff will continue department‑level briefings, community outreach and public hearings before the mayor’s June budget message and final adoption in mid‑June. The administration urged council members to use the study sessions to ask detailed questions about service‑level impacts, performance measures and departmental tradeoffs.

The council and staff scheduled follow‑up sessions to examine the capital improvement program, fees and charges, and individual city service areas in greater depth over the next week.

","San Jose city officials presented a proposed FY2025–26 operating budget at a May 7 study session that they said closes a $35.6 million general‑fund gap and halves a forecasted second‑year shortfall, using a mix of new revenues, targeted reductions, limited reserve use and staged delays to certain public‑safety activations.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559150,"San Jose economic briefing: modest growth, hotel and office still below pre‑pandemic levels; sales tax concentration grows",1430,2944000,4374000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3216782-b3b65eb52d9f0ff902670efd2915cab2&start=2944&end=4374","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3216782-b3b65eb52d9f0ff902670efd2915cab2/thumbnail_2944000.jpg","/articles/6559150/San-Jose/Santa-Clara-County/California/San-Jose-economic-briefing-modest-growth-hotel-and-office-still-below-prepandemic-levels-sales-tax-concentration-grows","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559150-a9b650399562ec4e3b3bfaa00d9f73db/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136996&Signature=OrLuUC2Aw8Y-qNU1tfgDjqC02X~6nyKxz07ifXk2cLso4V-~hy367~gwowc3-MDvP3TldAbu5VqH0eQ6V5xRd6AaMhfooSALpWl6g6MKELw6LaIM3pjiiZaWLeLb60DnIK82modgdIL2cYs5018t1VexVsM078KIw7wHlciayTKYTf6UaCfqZWdhhu7gdEa-MedYvdZfpuvfuEb1hQCL-vSr4YOR6fbQUlScAp4djAAQ7S4uw6cXVHzg86HyoZOcT98fSJxDIHLDr6yiMnpT5Ix3MsOzSOgaJbQ06UVkIwFi8il14fxW4232s4CBDks22nVLzekRjf548GWI8SfF3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of San Jose’s deputy director for economic development delivered a broad economic outlook on May 7, summarizing national, California and local indicators staff used to inform the FY25–26 budget.

The presentation described a modest contraction in national real GDP in Q1 2025 (−0.3 percent), easing inflation and steady Federal Reserve rates; staff also highlighted the near‑term uncertainty created by recent federal tariff actions. At the state level, the briefing noted persistent housing unaffordability, a high cost of living, trade‑policy effects on ports and labor‑market shifts tied to recent tech layoffs.

Locally, staff said the city’s development pipeline includes roughly 3 million square feet of approved industrial space, about 2,000 hotel rooms, approximately 23,000 housing units in various stages of review or approval, and more than 28 million square feet of commercial development. San Jose’s regional median salary was reported at about $168,000 in 2024, but staff emphasized that the region’s cost of living and housing costs remain far above national averages.

Deputy Director Blaude Zlalich said San Jose’s sales tax base is concentrated: business‑to‑business transactions account for a larger share than typical jurisdictions, and the top 100 local sales‑tax generators now produce more than 52 percent of total city sales tax receipts. Staff reported local sales‑tax receipts declined about 1.2 percent in calendar year 2024 compared with 2023, with transportation‑related categories notably weak.

The briefing portrayed uneven commercial markets: office availability rates were presented near 18 percent, while flex and industrial sectors showed stronger absorption. Hotel metrics remain below pre‑pandemic levels, with occupancy around 67 percent and an average daily rate near $170 (compared with about $199 in February 2020).

Staff reviewed employment data for the metropolitan statistical area, noting an unchanged preliminary unemployment rate of 4.1 percent and a net regional loss of roughly 6,000 jobs year‑over‑year in sectors including professional and business services, manufacturing and construction, partially offset by gains in health care and government. Economic disparities were highlighted: a disproportionate share of unemployment and lower‑paying occupations are borne by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino workers.

Zlalich and staff framed the outlook as one of heightened uncertainty and persistent structural challenges — notably housing affordability and access to capital for small businesses — and said those conditions informed conservative revenue assumptions in the proposed budget. The presentation concluded with staff noting the importance of job and revenue creation for long‑term fiscal stability and the city’s role in supporting workforce retention and inclusive prosperity.

","Deputy director of economic development presented national, state and local economic indicators: small Q1 GDP contraction nationally, sales‑tax softness, hotel occupancy and ADR below pre‑pandemic levels, office availability high, and local income inequality and job shifts raising concerns for revenue and housing demand.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559139,"City says fewer than 15 positions affected in proposed budget; HR: under 10 this year, one unrepresented position may be separated",4472,1004000,5476000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3216782-b3b65eb52d9f0ff902670efd2915cab2&start=1004&end=5476","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3216782-b3b65eb52d9f0ff902670efd2915cab2/thumbnail_1004000.jpg","/articles/6559139/San-Jose/Santa-Clara-County/California/City-says-fewer-than-15-positions-affected-in-proposed-budget-HR-under-10-this-year-one-unrepresented-position-may-be-separated","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559139-a58ec9c2b3a8d1b736c502b44b7c5a01/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136996&Signature=OV8MArgXGVpVi5oLyFjjiXtMVXLcnUZsz21KRmN0nLJrNrYDPTuS2usDeqGRGIO9bxFboJqmO1iTP4X9w0WdYZ7xON-WUOaQRXN9dWHUSOkmOfJrP1NqGrcDimJGq0xqdCbsGSjr3Q-gOGzGM4xxZbsJQlNDaAUSw3rGSOihUjVf2lcL9kqnOzya7aZtrXwyLkp6JsNyJpxMLhI1WJ79kQPhl3qMQ2QNA4NPhFFrodV3bYdvIe~Xr1OPfJI90OQTs0Rp14a5V3a41cMy8z1Q0i~xsTxkQeNi~u8pVE3LBcZjnMotUMLejG5jB5tbHwFD2ZwzmVQuRk~38iAjqAE7Nw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","San Jose officials told council members during the May 7 budget study session that actions in the proposed FY25–26 operating budget would affect fewer than 15 employees; Human Resources clarified the number is under 10 for the current year and that most affected staff would be reassigned rather than laid off.

City Manager Jennifer said during the overview that “less than 15 employees will be impacted from actions in this proposed operating budget and there will be no layoffs for employees who have rights to other positions.” During council questions, Aram Khimjian, the director of human resources, confirmed the count is “very, very modest” and estimated under 10 employees would be affected this year; Khimjian said his team is working to identify redeployment or transfer opportunities.

Khimjian told council that employees with underlying employment rights would not lose their jobs and that those workers would be placed in other positions through redeployment or transfer. He said there is one unrepresented individual without underlying rights who would be separated, and staff declined to disclose that individual’s classification for privacy reasons.

Council members asked staff to follow up one‑on‑one about affected positions and to provide additional detail in closed‑session or personnel briefings where appropriate. The administration said it would continue to seek alternatives to involuntary separations and to prioritize internal reassignments before reducing headcount.

","City manager and HR director said the FY25–26 proposed operating budget includes position eliminations affecting fewer than 15 employees; HR said under 10 positions this year will be affected and most employees with underlying rights will be redeployed or placed in other positions, while one unrepresented position lacks such rights.","actionData","errors"]

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San Jose to pursue development‑service improvements and CEQA process changes; Coyote Valley CEQA work deferred

Measure E reallocation would prioritize interim sheltering and supportive services; council strategy would preserve 10% for prevention

San Jose proposes FY25–26 operating budget to close $35.6M shortfall; fewer than 15 positions affected

San Jose economic briefing: modest growth, hotel and office still below pre‑pandemic levels; sales tax concentration grows

City says fewer than 15 positions affected in proposed budget; HR: under 10 this year, one unrepresented position may be separated