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Sunset of the Neighborhood Commission:

On April 30, 2024, City Council approved the Neighborhood Engagement Model and the sunset of the Neighborhoods Commission. The proposed model and resources were allocated in the 2024-2025 Operating Budget, and staff started to initiate the following:
  • Implement the foundational model by establishing a quarterly Neighborhood Association Forum and the Annual Neighborhoods Conference, to better support neighborhood association education, outreach, and engagement;
  • Assess the growth of the model by developing a neighborhood services strategy to enhance and coordinate existing neighborhood service programs to improve outcomes and more effectively utilize existing resources;
  • Support, monitor, and evaluate the foundational model from Fall 2024 through Spring 2026 and determine the best form and function in the years following; 
    • Following evaluation, staff may come forward with future recommendations to the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee and considerations for future budget actions to scale and sustain the foundational model, subject to budgetary constraints and other critical City Council and Administration priorities. This may include implementing additional elements to grow to the expanded model by:
      1. Forming an equity-centered Neighborhood Services Advisory Group
      2. Establishing a Neighborhood Support Team comprised of PRNS staff dedicated to supporting neighborhood associations and the Neighborhood Services Advisory Group, and laying the foundation for future capacity to possibly reestablish a Neighborhood Development Center.
For more information and updates on the Neighborhood Engagement Model, visit our BeautifySJ Webpage.

The Neighborhoods Commission previously advised the City Council regarding San José neighborhoods. The commission had the following functions, powers, and duties:

  • Study, review, and evaluate and make recommendations to the City Council regarding issues, policies, and programs affecting the quality of life in San José neighborhoods focusing on neighborhood safety, transportation, and code enforcement.
  • Advise and make recommendations to the City Council regarding annual budget priorities.

The Neighborhoods Commission was created as a pilot in April 2008. On August 27, 2013, the City Council adopted an ordinance chartering the Neighborhoods Commission.

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