3/4/15 -- Board Meeting Minutes

Post date: May 21, 2015 5:18:28 AM

• Retail

  • Residents feel that not enough retail space has been provided in North San Jose

    • Lack of grocery stores is a big issue.

    • Most residents shop outside of San Jose (Santa Clara & Milpitas)

    • Developers have picked up large parcels for residential and office construction.

• Infrastructure

  • Roads in the River Oaks area need to be patched and repaved.

    • Pot holes and damage from trucks and heavy traffic.

    • Developers need to be held accountable for damage to the roads.

  • The medians in North San Jose are damaged and not uniform.

    • Medians are being damaged by construction trucks

    • Those that are repaired are not uniform

    • Some medians have grass and ones that are repaired have cement

    • RONA would prefer grass on all medians for beauty and uniformity

  • Public Safety

  • Police is no longer responding to alarms in the RONA area.

    • Most of the police are in South San Jose during the evening hours

    • Recently there have been muggings and break ins

      • RONA suggested that residents still report incidents to the police

  • Homeless along the creek

    • Makes residents feel unsafe along creeks and trails

    • Some residents are now avoiding creeks and trails all together

  • Transportation

  • Traffic on River Oaks Pkwy and Montague

    • Traffic study on this intersection may be necessary

      • Speeding

      • Implement no right turn?