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City of San Jose. RULES COMMITTEE: 01-07-09 Item: E CITY OF ~ SAN JOSE CAPI’IAL OF SILICON VALLEY TO: Honorable Mayor & FROM: Lee Price, MMC City Council Members City Clerk SUBJECT: The Public Record DATE: December 23, 2008 December 5-22, 2008 ITEMS TRANSMITTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION ITEMS FILED FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD (a) Email from Santa Clara County Cities Association to City Clerk Lee Price received December 8, 2008 regarding the Cities Association: 2009 Meeting Calendar. (b) Letter from David S. Wall to Mayor Reed and City Council dated December 11, 2008 regarding "Thank-You! Sandra A. Llanos-Grounds Worker City of San Jose." (c) Letter from David S. Wall to Mayor Reed and City Council dated December 11, 2008 regarding "The Ghetto Life: Update on the SCEP - A double take this week." (d) Letter from David S. Wall to Mayor Reed and City Council dated December 16, 2008 regarding "The Ghetto Life: Update on the SCEP." (e) Memorandum from Deputy Director of Finance Julia H. Cooper to City Clerk Lee Price dated December 11, 2008 regarding Director’s TEFRA Public Hearing (on file in the Office of the City Clerk) (0 Letter from Somaie Faser, Moreland School District, to City Clerk Lee Price dated December 16, 2008 with an attached resolution supporting the City of San Jose’s Crossing Guard Program. (g) Letter from David S. Wall to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dated December 19, 2008 regarding "Are Redevelopment Agencies a variant of a Ponzi scheme?" Letter from David S. Wall to Mayor Reed and City. Council dated December 19, 2008 regarding "Budget Deficit Reduction Strategy: Eliminate position of Housing Director." Honorable Mayor and City Council Members December 23, 2008 Subject: The Public Record December 5-December 22, 2008 (i) Letter from David S. Wall to Mayor Reed and City Council dated December 22, 2008 regarding "The Ghetto Life: Update on the SCEP." Letter from David S. Wall to Mayor Reedand City Council dated December 22, 2008 regarding "Revenue Enhancement: Enterprise Fund Creatkg~,: Fire Department: Learn Not to Burn." l~_~ ~.~ ~- Lee Price, MMC City Clerk LP/np Distribution: Mayor/Council City Manager Assistant City Manager Assistant to City Manager Council Liaison Director of Planning City Attorney City Auditor Director of Public Works Director of Finance Public Information Officer San Josd Mercury News Library Cities Association: 2009 Meeting Calendar January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa ] 2 3 ]. 2 3 4 5 6 I 2 3 4 5 6 ’" J 5 6 7 ~{ 9 i0 8 9 i0 ii ~] 13 i4 8 9 i0 ii ~i~ 13 14 i1 12 13 14 15 16 ]7 ~ 1.6 17 18 19 20 ’,~i i. 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2.2.. 23 24 25 26 27 28 ")~" 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 June Su Mo Ti We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa ~ 2 3 i 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 ~ 8 I0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "~ 8 9 ~0 ~\l ~2 ]3 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 I0 ii 12 13 ~ 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 2’7 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 Septem ber Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 i 2 3 4 5 5 6 8 9 i0 !i 2 3 4 5 6 n 8 6 7. 8 9 ~@ ii 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 i0 ii 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 2~ !6 17 18 i@ 20 21 22 2~ 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26"27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31 October November December Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa i 2 ~ i 2 3 4 5 6 "~ 1 ~] 5 6 7 ~ 9 i0 8 9 i0 ii ~ 13 14 6 7 8 9 i0 ii 12 11 1.2 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 2]_ 13 14 15 16 17 18 1.9 18 1.9 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 2- 28 29 30 3]. 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 2009 Dates for Consideration: National League of Cities: Congressional City Conference: March 14-18 0Nashington D.C.) National League of Cities: Congress of Cities: November 10-14 (San Antonio, Texas) California League of Cities-: New Mayors and Council: January 21-23 (Sacramento) California League of Cities: City Managers: February 4-6 (Monterey) California League of Cities Legislative Action Days: April 15-16 (Sacramento) California League of Cities Executive Forum & Advanced Leadership Academy: May 27-30 (San Diego) California League of Cities Annual Conference: September 16-19 (San Jose) LCC Peninsula Division: Thursday, January 29: Annual Reception for Newly Elected & Elected Officials Thursday, February 26: Peninsula Division Dinner Thursday, April 30; Annual Bocce Ball Tournament Thursday, May 29: Peninsula Division’Dinner Thursday, July 30: Peninsula Division Dinner Silicon Valley Leadership Group: Elected Officials Reception, Thursday, Dec. 10; 6-8:30 pm; Location TBD Valley Transportation Authority: Board Meetings: First Thursday of the month Policy Advisory Committee Meetings (PAC): 2n° Thursday of the month LEGEND Green Regular Board Meeting: 2na Thursday of month; 7-9 pm Yellow Executive Board Meeting: 1S’ WedneSdayof month; 4-5:30 pm Purple General Membership Meeting with City Managers General Membership Holiday Party, Thursday, December 3; 6-9 pm Jan 1 New Year’s Day Sept. 7 Labor Day Jan 19 Martin Luther King Day Sept. 18-20 Rosh Hashana Feb 14 Valentine’s Day Sept. 27-28 Yom Kippur Feb 16 President’s Day Oct. 12 Columbus Day " April 12 Easter Oct 31 Halloween April 8 First day of Passover Nov 11 Veterans Day April 16 Last day of Passover Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day May 25 Memorial Day Dec. 11-19 Chanukah July 3 Independence Day Observed Dec 25 Christmas July 4 4th of July Holiday David S. Wall PUBLIC RECORD~ December 11, 2008 Mayor Reed and Members San Jos~ City Council 200 East Santa Clara Street San Jos~, California 95113-1905 Re: Thank- You! Sandra A. Llanos- Grounds Worker City of San Jos6 I would like to bring to YOUR attention, the excellent work of Ms. Sandra A. Llanos, Grounds Worker assigned to Parks Recreation & Neighborhood Services. Ms. Llanos’s service to the community includes to other parks as well to Ryland Park, which is near my home. Ms. Llanos has routinely assisted Ryland Park staff in the area of irrigation maintenance and control. Irrigation maintenance and the control of automated clocks which determine irrigation schedules are integral to a well managed Park system. A significant ongoing contribution is made by Ms. Llanos in this regard, for failure of the irrigation system and the automated clock could cost Ryland and other parks; significant revenue to replace turf, add to water usage and dissuade the public that the PRNS does not participate in the "Green Vision" policy. Although the extent of the contribution of Ms. Llanos to service within PRNS is unknown to me; her contribution to the maintenance of irrigation system components add to the well-being and prudent environmental service to our community, via Ryland Park, is well demonstrated and worthy of transmittal. Please take the necessary administrative actions to convey to Ms. Llanos, my thanks for a job continuously well-done. Respectfully submitted, Cc: City Attorney / Parks and Recreation Commissioners / City Manager Director of PRNS / Director Human Resources / Director Employee Relations David S. Wall PUBLIC RECORD December 11, 2008 Mayor Reed and Members San Jos6 City Council 200 East Santa Clara Street San Jos6, California 95113-1905 Re: THE GHETTO LIFE: UPDATE ON THE SCEP - A double take this week. On Monday, (12.08.2008) approximately 11043 hours, I ventured over to North Tenth Street @ Horning Street to "take the pulse" of the SCEP (Shopping Cart Entitlement Program). I arrived on station and found eight (8) stolen and abandoned shopping carts. A 60% increase of theft of shopping carts from last week is hereby recorded. How can this be? So, I repeated the aforementioned procedure on Wednesday (12.10.2008) at approximately 1239 hours and found eighteen (18) stolen and abandoned shopping carts. This translates into an 80% increase of theft of shopping carts from Monday. Cumulative, a 140% increase of theft of shopping carts from last week is hereby recorded. For those that argue that I may be counting carts that were there on Monday, well, it could be, I only make the accurate and truthful count at the time I am on station. Stolen and abandoned shopping carts are a commodity within the general community of thieves. Obviously, the total of number of stolen and abandoned shopping carts changes, especially with the cart retrieval operators influence to the count. What is al! too common is that this theft crime of property of another, at great cost to society, is not brought into submission by the recalcitrant San Jos6 City Council, past and present, who apparently believe that everyone is entitled to as many shopping carts the individual(s) wants to steal.
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