BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Recommended Positions on the City of San Jose's Measure T: Disaster Preparedness, Public Safety, and Infrastructure Bond and Measure V: Affordable Housing Bond.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Consider taking the following positions on the City of San Jose's ballot measures:
A. Adopt a position of "Support" on: Measure T: Disaster Preparedness, Public Safety, and Infrastructure Bond; and
B. Adopt a position of "Support" on: Measure V: Affordable Housing Bond.
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SUMMARY:
Measure T: Disaster Preparedness, Public Safety and Infrastructure Bond
Position Recommendation: Support
Priority: 2
On August 10, 2018, the San Jose City Council unanimously voted to place the Disaster Preparedness, Public Safety and Infrastructure Bond measure on the November 6 ballot. The bond measure, now known as Measure T, would create $650 million in bond funding to:
* upgrade 911 communications and police and fire facilities to improve public safety and emergency/disaster response;
* repair deteriorating bridges vulnerable to being damaged in an earthquake;
* repave local and neighborhood streets and potholes in the worst condition;
* repair the storm drain system;
* prevent flooding and water contamination, including the acquisition of open space in Coyote Valley for those purposes; and
* repair or replace critical infrastructure that is likely to reduce long-term spending on operations or maintenance.
In placing Measure T on the ballot, the Council directed City staff to develop an expenditure plan identifying project categories and projects for this bond measure so the public will have a better idea of how the bond funding will be utilized.
In accordance with the Council's August 10 resolution placing the measure on the ballot, Measure T will set aside $300 million to repave streets and fix potholes in the worst condition. For expenditure of the total $650 million, the Council set three levels of priority:
1. public...
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