← August 19, 2026 meeting

Agenda item 7.1

Response to Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report Entitled “San José Animal

City documents

What the city published about this item:

• Memorandum city PDF ↗
  Response to Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report Entitled
• Presentation - est. 5 minutes city PDF ↗
  Matt Loesch, Public Works Director
• Letters from the Public - 1 of 2 city PDF ↗
• Letters from the Public - 2 of 2 city PDF ↗
  Comment for item 7.1 on today's agenda

From the official minutes

7.1 Response to Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report Entitled “San José Animal Care Center: The need to strengthen transparency, performance, and trust.” Approve the Department of Public Works’ response to the May 27, 2026, Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report entitled, “San José Animal Care Center: The need to strengthen transparency, performance, and trust.” CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, and Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action. (Public Works) Matt Loesch, Director, Public Works Department; Monica Wylie, Deputy Director, Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services; and Angel Rios, Deputy City Manager, City Manager’s Office, offered the presentation and responded to questions from the Council. Public Comment: (In-Person) Lynne Paulson, Dinah Hayse, Anne Deschenes, Samuel, Lyne, Save The Kats, America; (Virtual) Rebekah Davis-Matthews, The Man, Brian Darby, Tina Morrill; (In-Person) Kim Orourke; (Virtual) Sue, and (In-Person) two anonymous speakers offered public comment. Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Bien Doan, seconded by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, and carried unanimously, the Department of Public Works’ response to the May 27, 2026, Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report was approved. (11-0-0) 8. COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT No items provided. 9. REDEVELOPMENT – SUCCESSOR AGENCY No items provided. 10. LAND USE 10.1 Land Use on Consent Calendar – HEARD IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONSENT Councilmember George Casey pulled Item 10.1(a) for comment. Public Comment: (In-Person) Evan Brooks, Jessica, Larry Ames, Dan, Lena, Mauni, Sandy, Steve, Jasmine Jordan; (Virtual) Brian Darby, Alice Kaufman, Alec, Dashiell Leeds, Serena Myjer, Alice, Linda Hutchins-Knowles, Shani Kleinhaus, Blair Beekman, Sue, Roland, Connie Cunningham, Jessica Martinez, Dr. Karla M. Prince-Cheng, Kat Shi, Jill Halloran, Dave Poeschel; (In-Person) Roberta Moore, and six anonymous speakers offered public comment. Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, seconded by Councilmember Anthony Tordillos, the Land Use on Consent Calendar was approved as a whole, and the following action was taken as indicated. (9-2-0; Noes: Kamei, Campos) San José City Council August 18, 2026 (a) C26-008 & ER26-088 - Conforming Rezoning for Certain Real Property Located at 650 Harry Road. Approve an ordinance rezoning certain real property of an overall 600.16-gross-acre site situated on the east side of Harry Road, approximately 300 feet northeast of the Harry Road and Camden Avenue intersection from the A/PD Planned Development Zoning District to the (1) IP Industrial Park Zoning District on an approximately 35.097-gross-acre portion of the site, and (2) OS Open Space Zoning District on an approximately 565.063-gross-acre portion of the site. CEQA: Determination of Consistency with the Envision San José 2040 General Plan EIR (Resolution No. 76041) and the Envision San José 2040 General Plan Supplemental EIR (Resolution No. 77617), and Addenda thereto. Council District 10. (Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement) Chris Burton, Director, Department of Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement (PBCE); Manira Sandhir, Deputy Director, PBCE; and David Keyon, Principal Planner, PBCE, responded to questions from the Committee; Erik Schoennauer, representative for the applicant, was given five minutes to speak. Action: Ordinance No. 31345 was passed for publication, rezoning certain real property of an overall 600.16-gross-acre site situated on the east side of Harry Road, approximately 300 feet northeast of the Harry Road and Camden Avenue intersection from the A/PD Planned Development Zoning District to the (1) IP Industrial Park Zoning District on an approximately 35.097-gross-acre portion of the site, and (2) OS Open Space Zoning District on an approximately 565.063-gross

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