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Equity in the City

March 3, 2008
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At the recent televised priority session, the city council and senior staff discussed the priorities for San Jose which included the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and the dollars spent on the Strong Neighborhood Initiative (SNI).

SNI is a policy implemented about eight years ago. SNIs are suppose to represent areas in the city that are “run down” and/or in need of “special attention.”  There are 20 SNIs in San Jose where the RDA has spent approximately $60 million.

I asked a question about the equity of the SNIs.  For example, how much has been spent to date in each SNI area and what did the overall neighborhood receive in return. This data has been attached at the end of my post.

People have asked me how a particular neighborhood became an SNI area and their concerns for “non-SNI areas” that were left out.  In addition, I also wanted to understand the equity between SNI areas themselves. I wanted to understand how funds where allocated. Was it by population or by need?

Each SNI chooses their “top ten” list and it is from this list that the RDA funds what the SNIs want. These “top ten” lists resemble what most other neighborhoods want citywide.

What if one SNI wants a million dollar community center but another SNI just wants new trees? It appears that there may be a lack of equity.  What about the “non-SNI area” who needs traffic calming or street maintenance? They don’t even have the right to a top ten list.  My concern is equity.

I applaud our city for trying to reach out and help underserved communities.  However, I think we need to “self check” ourselves.  With the city in a budget deficit, other non-SNI areas are actually becoming underserved.

SNI Projects: Expenditures by Project to Date
SNI – 13th Street
COUPLET CONVERSION 2,796,239.46
BUSINESS FACADES   384,202.70
STREETSCAPE             1,523,950.00
BACKESTO PARK               200,000.00
SNI – 13th Street             4,904,392.16
SNI – Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace
WILLIAMS 24TH ST IMPROVE (FAÇADE)   397,416.75
MCLAUGHLIN AVE. IMPROVEMENT   858,456.00
BART STATION AREA VISIONING       837.37
SELMA-OLINDER PARK             1,000,000.00
WILLIAM ST. STREETSCAPES               50,000.00
HOUSING REHABILITATION               256,615.51
Roosevelt Comm. Ctr. Skate Park   500,000.00
SNI – Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace 3,063,325.63
SNI – Delmas Park
RESIDENTIAL PARKING                   13.00
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC PLAN     50,000.00
W. SAN CARLOS STREETSCAPES 1,199,387.53
AUZERAIS STREETSCAPES               573,700.00
SIDEWALKS                           60,000.00
SNI – Delmas Park                       1,883,100.53
SNI – East Valley/680 Communi
NOISE STUDY     42,120.00
SIDEWALKS 1,000,000.00
COMMUNITY FACILITIES     40,388.05
STREET SWEEPING     25,000.00
SNI – East Valley/680 Communi 1,107,508.05
SNI – Edenvale/Great Oaks
GONA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER   243,828.17
ERCA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER   538,076.82
MASTERPLAN FEASIBILITY STUDY 1,518,967.10
COMMUNITY GARDEN   175,000.00
SKATEPARK   440,632.52
TRAFFIC CALMING AT SCHOOLS     20,333.00
IMPROVE LIGHTING     56,000.00
SNI – Edenvale/Great Oaks 2,992,837.61
SNI – Greater Gardner
STREET IMPROVEMENTS 2,288,311.39
SCHOOL TRAFFIC CALMING     80,000.00
FULLER AVENUE OPEN SPACE   746,000.00
BUSINESS FACADES   121,974.93
W. VIRGINIA STREETSPACES   634,280.18
HOUSING REHABILITATION   130,000.00
SNI – Greater Gardner 4,000,566.50
SNI – Hoffman/Via Monte
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER   166,456.37
ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS   443,520.49
HOUSING REHABILTATION   250,000.00
SNI – Hoffman/Via Monte   859,976.86
SNI – Union/Curtner Bus Cluste
FACADE   295,313.93
SNI – Union/Curtner Bus Cluste   295,313.93
SNI – University
O’DONNELLS’S GARDENS PARK   689,000.00
COYOTE CREEK TRAIL   546,500.00
COUPLET CONVERSION   300,000.00
PEDESTRIAN CORRIDORS   499,000.00
BUSINESS FACADES     76,715.56
STREETLIGHTS   486,000.00
SNI – University 2,597,215.56
SNI – Washington
PARQUE DE PADRE MATEO SHEEDY   731,183.18
ALMA CENTERS IMPROVEMENTS   397,255.00
STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS   785,000.00
COUPLET CONVERSION   700,000.90
WASHINGTON SCHOOL IMPROVEMEN   100,000.00
ALLEYWAYS     99,719.39
ALLEYWAYS RECONSTRUCTION (CD   527,420.54
TAMIEN SKATEBOARD PARK
SNI – Washington 3,340,579.01
SNI – West Evergreen
MEADOWFAIR COMMUNITY CENTER   834,475.89
PARKS & REC SPACE       172.92
BARBERRY lANE TRAIL     84,000.00
ABORN PED IMPROVEMENTS     61,498.00
LOWER SILVER CREEK IMPROVEME     15,000.00
ADA CURB RAMPS   187,000.00
SNI – West Evergreen 1,182,146.81
SNI – Winchester
EDEN TRAFFIC CALMING     74,750.00
WINCHESTER STREETSCAPES 2,458,217.42
TRAFFIC CALMING/STREETSCAPE
SNI – Winchester 2,532,967.42
SNI –  Blackford
IMPROVE LIGHTING     70,000.00
ACCESS TO RECREATION 5,434,376.84
WILLIAMS/BOYNTON IMPVTS (FACADE)     56,177.32
STREET TREE PLANTING     9,500.00
TRAFFIC CALMING     30,000.00
SNI –  Blackford 5,600,054.16
SNI – Burbank/Del Monte
OPEN SPACE
SCOTT/AUZERAIS IMPVTS   996,755.00
FREEWAY PARK     48,812.10
PROGRAM/SERVICES INVENTORY     5,080.62
Richmond-Menker Apt Complex   320,000.00
SNI – Burbank/Del Monte 1,370,647.72
SNI – K. O. N. A.
BULK WASTE STRATEGY     10,230.00
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB   500,000.00
TRAFFIC CALMING     25,000.00
SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS     41,133.00
WELCH PARK   235,000.00
ADA REMPS   275,000.00
SNI – K. O. N. A. 1,086,363.00
SNI – Market/Almaden
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK     50,228.02
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS 1,073,297.30
SNI – Market/Almaden 1,123,525.32
SNI – Mayfair
ADULT LEARNING CENTER 3,200,000.00
STREET LIGHTING   343,470.16
TRAFFIC CALMING   221,000.00
SNI – Mayfair 3,764,470.16
SNI – Spartan/Keyes
OPEN SPACE   140,000.00
TRAFFIC CALMING 1,053,896.00
KEYES STREETSCAPE 1,023,440.11
REVITALIZE BUSINESSES (FAÇADE)   145,186.86
NOISE STUDY     43,000.00
ACCESS TO SCHOOL     25,000.00
SNI – Spartan/Keyes 2,430,522.97
SNI – Tully/Senter
SHCOOL HUB   186,110.98
MCLAUGHLIN AVE. IMPVTS   682,683.36
NISICH DRIVE PARK 1,600,000.00
TRAFFIC CALMING     64,377.56
CHAIN LINK FENCE   120,236.98
Holly Hill Infrastructure Im   150,000.00
SNI – Tully/Senter 2,803,408.88
SNI – Gateway East
SANITARY SEWER IMPVTS   950,000.00
STORM DRAIN IMPVTS     75,000.00
PARK FACILITIES   862,401.64
COMMUNITY GARDEN     26,000.00
STREET IMPROVEMENTS   441,123.81
TRAFFIC CALMING     75,000.00
SNI – Gateway East 2,429,525.45

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