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The votes were taken across several separate agenda items. The council approved each item by the margins recorded in the meeting; where stated, staff and the mayor noted unanimous support.

San Jose Police Officers Association memorandum of agreement (Item 3.3)
City staff presented a negotiated successor memorandum of agreement with the San Jose Police Officers Association covering July 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2028. The agreement — which the POA membership ratified — includes wage increases, a longevity pay structure, changes to compensatory time accrual, a Tier‑2 retirement evaluation process and changes to arbitration and grievance resolution. City Manager Jennifer McGuire and the administration described the deal as a way to stabilize the sworn workforce and support recruitment and retention. The council approved the agreement; staff recorded the motion as passing unanimously. Councilmember Peter Ortiz, who moved the approval, framed the pay and retention elements as “not a perk” but “a strategy” to keep officers who reflect and serve San Jose neighborhoods.

Ordinance prohibiting concealment of law‑enforcement identity (Item 3.5)
Following an extended public comment period that included immigrant‑rights advocates and neighborhood groups, the council adopted a locally drafted ordinance to prohibit law‑enforcement officers from concealing their identity when acting in San Jose. Proponents said the rule is intended to protect residents from impersonation and to preserve public trust; public commenters described recent incidents involving federal agents and urged local action. Councilmember Ortiz argued the ordinance was about “dignity, fairness, and public trust.” The ordinance passed unanimously (the clerk recorded the motion as “passes unanimously with Mayor Mahan absent” for that vote).

Acquisition of property at 447 S. Almaden Boulevard (Item 8.1)
Council authorized purchase of a 3.5‑acre parcel currently used as parking adjacent to the Convention Center. City real‑estate staff described the property as an entitled parcel with long‑term strategic value: acquiring it would link the city’s holdings east and west of the Guadalupe and form a contiguous holding of roughly 32 acres, offering flexibility for a future convention‑center expansion or sports/entertainment district planning. The agreed purchase price is $13,500,000. Finance staff said the acquisition will be financed by taxable commercial‑paper notes (lease revenue CP) amortized over seven years, with repayment from Convention Center and parking facility funds. The financing authority and the council both approved the item.

Gateway Tower workforce housing (Item 8.2)
The council accepted staff recommendations to move forward with the Gateway Tower project, a downtown workforce housing tower that will include a mix of income levels (including units supported by project‑based vouchers). Staff presented a capital stack combining private senior debt, investor equity and public subsidies from the county, the housing authority and the city. The project received council support and the council also approved a motion to direct staff to work with the developer on a tenant‑preference policy reserving up to 10% of LIHTC‑funded units for local artists, a request the council framed as part of preserving the SoFA District’s creative ecosystem. Developer Chris Veil said Gateway Tower “will bring much needed workforce housing to downtown’s workforce.”

General Plan amendment early‑consideration votes (Items 10.2 and 10.3)
Two privately initiated General Plan amendment requests were given early consideration so they can proceed into the formal review process. The council voted to allow a privately initiated amendment for a 0.99‑acre site at Emery Street and the Alameda to continue processing; the applicant proposes townhomes and asked for the hearing. For the McKendree Street site (two parcels totaling 0.46 acre), staff had recommended deferring the parcel for the four‑year General Plan review; the Planning Commission instead recommended continued processing and the council voted to proceed with the applicant’s request. Both votes allow the applicants to move into rezoning and permit review rather than requiring the council to withhold processing pending a broader plan update.

What council asked staff to do next
For several of the items — especially the Gateway Tower and the Almaden purchase — councilmembers asked staff to return with ordinance language, implementation details and budget updates as required. For the convention‑center parcel, finance staff will finalize the commercial‑paper issuance documents and related appropriation ordinances. For the Gateway project, staff will continue interagency coordination with the county and housing authority as construction financing is finalized.

Ending: The council completed the acts with recorded approvals and directed staff to implement the adopted financing, procurement and project‑delivery steps.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SEP 30, 2025 | City Council","oneSentenceSummary","San Jose City Council took several formal actions on Sept. 30 including approval of a new police contract, adoption of an ordinance requiring visible law‑enforcement identification, authorization to buy a downtown parcel and advancement of a workforce housing tower with an artist preference.","taxTitle","San Jose , Santa Clara County, California","taxId",2857,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":46,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6426140,"San Jose unveils sharper “FOCUS” performance framework, ties budget to measurable goals",4329,4329000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5861927-9be0e823167f5d70e5fd69390fee8431&start=4329&end=0","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5861927-9be0e823167f5d70e5fd69390fee8431/thumbnail_4329000.jpg","/articles/6426140/San-Jose/Santa-Clara-County/California/San-Jose-unveils-sharper-FOCUS-performance-framework-ties-budget-to-measurable-goals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426140-02fc647b5dc5486b126b9d3dcdce965e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770424804&Signature=Ph8zcKWZRyqTFS-ncBMQCaib6EB0tROtu8tLtVrU6rxEyBKhWOY4k1fYuvYN~jQfWJsWDQyefV5scHnMJslRxY2qcn3o1dPJxiADYYLbj5jp-fqtyzr4dJBkAXcWBzqcgctua2irVTBf8ZK0KxHCgtrQkQ15XeIF0nC2RYOg1okuJT31wvY6Ms34HnyLcZFNe4CEvFj7yvfzCyyTo--wmP86Lg7D6Gc647MNlimcEieTiiB-NH4~z7aZiSD8zR3fdZBEE-zbIfIGxp4rkoPFL6OBg34pxYwlfMeGWqndUH8BdnYkgdl8zpprZnld1phdp1ZzRjxMlqmeSURsvFumKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Sept. 30 the San Jose City Council heard a semiannual status report on the city’s five FOCUS priority areas, as staff unveiled “Focus Area 2,” a retooled performance model intended to bind strategy, budget and measurable outcomes.

City Manager Jennifer McGuire told the council the revised approach sharpens the city’s attention on results and on learning in public. “Today, I am very proud to present to you all a very a much stronger and more effective model for how we manage and show progress and results on the city council’s 5 focus areas,” McGuire said during the presentation.

The new model, developed with the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, replaces a program‑tracking scorecard with a logic‑model framework that ties long‑term goals to nearer‑term “success measures” and to specific change initiatives. Dr. Shannon Arviso, who advised on the redesign, said the technical challenge is as much cultural as technical: “The hard part is not creating the systems. The hard part is creating the culture that uses them.”

Staff described how the structure will be applied to each FOCUS area: increasing community safety; reducing unsheltered homelessness; cleaning up neighborhoods; growing the economy; and building more housing. For each focus, staff laid out a long‑term indicator, a small set of near‑term goals to show early progress, and the change initiatives meant to produce those results. The city plans monthly “retrospectives” for execution teams and quarterly briefings to the council and committees.

Public safety: Deputy City Manager Jennifer Schembri outlined police, fire and crisis‑response goals designed to reduce response times and improve alternatives to arrest. Near‑term targets include increasing police academy enrollment to 40 recruits per class (including laterals), piloting report transcription technology to reduce officers’ administrative load, completing three patrol‑deployment pilots, opening Fire Station 32 with a single company by June 2026 and implementing closest‑unit dispatch for medical calls.

Staff also set measurable aims for crisis response: increasing 988 call transfers from under 10 to 75 per month by June 2026 and launching a first‑responder fee program in January 2026 with compassionate billing and forgiveness protections. On targeted crime strategies, the police plan includes expanding a real‑time intelligence center with cameras and license‑plate readers, scaling responses to organized retail theft and evaluating expanded diversion opportunities to the Mission Street Recovery Station.

Homelessness and shelter capacity: Housing staff described a dual strategy of rapid shelter expansion plus system optimization. The city is on track to bring a planned 705 new interim shelter and safe‑parking units online and aims to standardize operations across 24 sites to improve throughput and lower per‑bed costs. Staff estimated a structural shortfall of more than 3,000 units beyond current plans, and described work on a real‑time forecasting tool that will integrate outreach, shelter utilization and placements so administrators can allocate resources proactively.

Clean neighborhoods and code enforcement: Staff highlighted progress in trash pickup and graffiti removal while noting rising illegal dumping volumes citywide. Near‑term actions include a chronic‑offender enforcement pilot, a full fine study and outreach to increase use of the city’s free junk pickup — particularly by multifamily properties.

Growing the economy and housing: The economic plan ties business attraction and workforce training to measurable indicators including jobs, tax revenue, downtown vibrancy and new small‑business licenses. The Building More Housing focus will target land‑use policy alternatives through the General Plan four‑year review, development‑services improvements and financing analyses to close feasibility gaps.

Transparency and public dashboards: Staff emphasized a new public dashboard that will show indicators, disaggregated data for equity analysis and narrative “data stories” explaining what the numbers mean. Arviso said that leading practice cities combine timely data, adequately resourced improvement projects and leadership that promotes collaborative learning.

What’s next: Staff will return with committee briefings in December, more detailed change‑initiative metrics and a link from this work to the March budget message so the council can direct funding toward initiatives that show impact. Several council members praised the framework and asked staff to be explicit about expected tradeoffs and timeframes for deliverables.

Ending: Councilmembers and community advocates urged continued emphasis on equity, disaggregated outcomes and explicit links between the FOCUS work and budget priorities. The council voted to accept the semiannual report and scheduled follow‑up committee briefings and budget integration as staff continues to implement the new model.","City staff presented a revised “FOCUS” model that links five council priorities — including homelessness, public safety and housing — to near‑term goals, dashboards and monthly learning cycles. Council directed staff to continue work and to bring updates into committee and budget timelines.","actionData","errors"]

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