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Matter CC 26-058

City Council Focus Area Status Report: Building More Housing.

Housing Community & Economic Development Committee (CED) Agenda Ready Introduced 18 Apr 2026
2 Documents on file 500 KB · 2 extracted · 2 AI summaries
File
CC 26-058
Type
Reports to Committee
Status
Agenda Ready
Requester
Unknown
Introduced
18 Apr 2026
Last synced
06 Jun 2026 · 00:18

The papers

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Memorandum

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This memorandum provides a status report on the implementation of the Building More Housing City Council Focus Area for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-2026. It outlines the framework established by the City Council to address significant community challenges through five Focus Areas, including Building More Housing. The report discusses the progress made in building infrastructure for long-term impact, the use of logic models, and the introduction of public dashboards for transparency. It also highlights the importance of adaptive learning and the need for ongoing evaluation of goals and metrics. The memorandum concludes with next steps for continued learning and development in the Focus Area.

Key points
  • The memorandum is addressed to the Community and Economic Development Committee.
  • It reports on the Building More Housing Focus Area for FY 2025-2026.
  • The City Council approved the Focus Area work plans on September 30, 2025.
  • The Focus Areas aim to promote accountability and generate measurable solutions.
  • Quarterly status reports are provided to the City Council and its committees.
  • The report includes a status update on near-term goals categorized as complete, on track, at risk, or off track.
  • Next steps include refining processes, implementing goals, and preparing for future budget considerations.
Limitations
  • The text contains unresolved placeholders such as specific dates and details regarding the status of near-term goals.
  • The attachment referenced for detailed updates is not included in the extracted text.

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CED COMMITTEE AGENDA: ITEM: TO: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE SUBJECT: City Council Focus Area Status Report: Building More Housing Approved 6/15/26 (d)2 FROM: Rosalynn Hughey DATE: May 28, 2026 Date: 6/4/2026 RECOMMENDATION Accept the status report on the Building More Housing City Council Focus Area implementation for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Third Quarter. BACKGROUND On September 30, 2025, the City Council approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Focus Area work plans developed under a new model. This framework is designed to strengthen and accelerate progress on San José’s most significant, cross-cutting challenges. 1 The model organizes City efforts into five Focus Areas: 1. Increasing Community Safety 2. Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness 3. Cleaning Up Our Neighborhoods 4. Building More Housing 5. Growing Our Economy The Focus Areas represent a major shift from data reporting to a shared learning model, structured through quarterly cycles of planning, executing, reflecting, and improving. Each Focus Area is supported by a logic model (a framework linking long-term goals to near-term actions and measurable results) and by a regular cadence of retrospective...
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Attachment

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The document outlines the Building More Housing Focus Area in San José, detailing long-term goals and specific problem areas related to housing development. It includes updates on various tasks and initiatives aimed at improving housing availability and development processes, with statuses indicating progress on multiple items. Key areas of focus include land use, development services, and linking land and capital, with specific tasks aimed at enhancing the housing development framework and addressing financial feasibility challenges.

Key points
  • Long-term goal to meet residents' housing needs across income levels.
  • Task force process for General Plan 4-Year Review to conclude by June 2026.
  • Four Open Houses outreach events held in April and May 2026.
  • Downtown ministerial permit process development targeted for completion by December 2026.
  • Analysis of development services timeliness to be reported in December 2025.
  • Standard conditions of approval and CEQA process guidelines approved in May 2026.
  • Cost of Residential Development report completed and presented in December 2025.
  • Analysis shows two-thirds of entitled housing projects are financially infeasible.
  • Public-Private-Partnerships aimed at preserving housing stock have preserved 650 units.
Limitations
  • Some dates are mentioned but not all are clearly defined.
  • Certain placeholders and unresolved sections were not filled in.

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Attachment: Building More Housing Focus Area Long-Term Goal: Meet residents' housing needs across income levels by making San José a great place to build housing. Problem Area 1: Land Use, Policy, and Regulation 1.1 Complete task force process for General Plan 4-Year Review by June 2026. • The Task Force Process will conclude with a conceptual framework of General Plan changes heard at the Planning Commission on June 24 and subsequently referred to the City Council on August 18. • Successfully held four Open Houses outreach events on April 19 (Viva Calle at Mexican Heritage Plaza), April 23 (Southside Community Center), April 29 (Bascom Community Center), May 4 (Shirakawa Community Center). • Staff also met with other neighborhood and community stakeholder groups in coordination with the City Manager’s Office of Racial and Social Equity throughout the Task Force process. Q3 Status Green 1.2 Develop Downtown Ministerial permit process and include analysis in the October Community and Economic Development (CED) Citywide Planning Activities Status Report. • The added work to implement Senate Bill 79 and also the necessary capacity to keep the General Plan Four-Year Review on track...