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DELMAS PARK NAC MINUTES – MAR 10
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, 2008
NAC Chair updates – Jodene
Wanted to thank and express gratitude to Sean (owner of Subway) for donating sandwiches toour monthly meetings.
Jodene attended the CAP Grant educational training.
The proposed permit for high density building on Auzerais and Delmas is suggested from thecity to be pulled as a result of building height was higher than originally discussed with DelmasPark NAC, thus potentially bringing more traffic congestion and people density in a limitedarea.
Chris Jolliff, SJPD
Update from SJPD around the Delmas area.
The auto body shop (Josefa and Columbia) is not as active during the day shift or swing shiftwhen he’s patrolling.
The owner of the house across the street from the liquor store on Auzerais is trying to keep thearea clear of any loitering.
PAL building – no changes other than police patrolling for squatters/vandalism.
One of the bigger occurrences lately is parking violations in the permit only areas.
Female owner of home on Park near Josefa has been warned about homeless friendsdisturbing the peace, and must limit the alcohol consumption to her property only.Feedback regarding police response from one of the NAC members was positive. SJPD isvery responsive to calls from residents.
Khan Bui, District 3 Staff Director 
Great American Litter Pick Up (national event) meeting set for Sat morning 830-1130am andcelebration lunch at 12 noon, Apr 12
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.
Call
(408) 277-3208 for one of the several meetinglocations around San Jose.
They are reaching out for litter pick up volunteers.
Advisory group meeting Mar 19
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to decide on approving/denying a traffic calming survey, anddiscuss park priorities.
Juan Borelli, Planning Dept Sr. Planner 
The pending development rezone use permit for Delmas Park Towers is not yet withdrawn butis recommended to be withdrawn by the San Jose city council.
A second pending conditional use permit to sell alcohol from a convenience store at 374 BirdAve is also recommended to be withdrawn by the San Jose city council, being already over concentrated with local liquor stores, and immediately adjacent to a residential area.
Dave Pieruccini, Code Enforcement Inspector 
Signage on the property at the corner of Auzerais and Bird will come down. 30-90 days givenfor compliance.
Recent spike in graffiti on rollup doors of businesses on San Carlos that’s being monitored.
Los Gatos creek between San Fernando and Park Ave has a transient issue. The SJPD isaware and a targeted clean and sweep of the area is scheduled. One of the main problems isthe various points of entry along the creek either by the street of San Fernando or businessesalong Autumn St that runs parallel to the creek.
The empty lot on Auzerais between Bird and Josepha has been cleared, that one was a codecase.
If there are any code violations, please call 408.277.4528. A dispatcher will take the call androute it to the appropriate code inspector.
 
Jeff Krump & Shalini - CAP Grant update
SJSU Grad students that are going to be writing up the CAP grant proposal, and also lookingto help out with community outreach. They met with Art Nino and have compiled a short list of projects for the CAP grant which will be due April 4
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, and the max request is $15,000.
Green Valley Republic VTA Project – Update
The proposed development site is located on 8.25 acres of land along West San Carlos andSunol St in San Jose.
In 2005 the VTA asked interested parties to submit proposals to acquire 5.6 acres of landalong West San Carlos and Sunol streets. In 2006, Green Valley Republic LLC was awardedthe exclusive right to negotiate with the VTA to purchase the property. Currently the VTA andGreen Valley Republic LLC are in the process of finalizing their Deposition DevelopmentAgreement (DDA), the land purchase contract.
GVR LLC is still in the conceptual planning and design phases for the proposed development.The conceptual idea is to build a TOD (Transit Oriented Development) with a mix of residentialunits, retail, parks, and open space. The prelim design includes multiple low and mid-risebuildings, ranging in height from 60-120 feet (approx 6-12 stories).
GVR LLC is also focusing on sustainable design meeting the U.S. Green Building Council’sLEED certification requirements and City of San Jose Green Building Practices. They are alsointerested in community engagement and are planning several community meetings for Q&Aand project updates.
Next community meeting is at Lincoln High School, Tues March 18
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at 6:30pm. Followingmeeting with Burbank/Del Monte NAC on Thurs March 27
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, at 7pm Sherman Oaks communitycenter 1800A Fruitdale Ave.Kathy and Craig questioned the impact of additional children and local school support andalso safety issues of children crossing major streets to get to school. Feedback will betaken back and addressed.Also the challenge to come up with creative ideas to address limited parking requirementsfor new residents where as the current limitations just doesn’t work. Concerns aboutadditional traffic onto 280 from Bird, and also Auzerais were also brought up for discussion.
Our City Forest – Erin
The mission of 
Our City Forest 
is to cultivate a greener, healthier urban environment and arenewed sense of community by involving Silicon Valley residents in the understanding,planting and care of the urban forest.
Grants for Neighborhoods -
Free Shade Trees: 
Free 15-gallon shade trees are available for planting along streets and on public school grounds. Please contact us to inquire about theavailability of grants for planting in your neighborhood. Plantings of 15 or more trees areespecially encouraged and will receive first priority for scheduling.
Our City Forest 
provides free trees and materials through special grants it obtains incollaboration with municipalities. Since 1994,
Our City Forest 
has given away over 40,000 15-gallon shade trees and helped resident volunteers plant these trees in dozens of neighborhoods, 200 schools and 40 parks. With its focus on community involvement and treestewardship,
Our City Forest 
is proud of its track record of mobilizing 100,000+ volunteers inplanting 40,000 trees with a tree survival rate of nearly 90%
(City of San José audit)
.
Questions? Email  
info@ourcityforest.org
or phone Our City Forest at (408) 998-733. Websiteis http://www.ourcityforest.org/ 
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