Helen-Marie "Cookie" Gordon
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- Meetings spoken in
- 47
- Total speaking time
- 7:22:37
- Avg per meeting
- 9:25
- Segments
- 5631
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Economic Development and Business Support
Displaced hundreds of workers and strained local safety nets and employment services.
Housing Authority Customer Service and Administrative Backlog
$300,000 transfer of Measure P funds to the Housing Authority administration fund.
Community Outreach and Cycle 9 Idea Collection
Determined by future allocations under the participatory budgeting cycle.
Mare Island Infrastructure and Specific Plan Development
Substantial private and public investment required for future backbone infrastructure and development implementation.
Participatory Budgeting Rulebook and Committee Governance
None directly from administrative reviews.
Surf-Thru Carwash Development Review Continuance
None at this stage.
Pawnshop Major Use Permit Security and Compliance
None immediate.
Housing Authority Customer Service and Staffing Crisis
The board approved a budget amendment allocating additional funds for consultant services to help manage operational workloads.
Coordinated Entry System Homelessness Funding
Allocates $100,000 in community grant funds.
DXD Self-Storage Facility at 1609 Lewis Brown Drive
Contributes significant one-time building permit and transportation impact fees, alongside increased property tax valuations.
State Pro-Housing Designation Pursuit
Could unlock eligibility for state incentive grants worth $750,000 or more.
Vallejo Housing Authority Tenant Commissioner Appointment
None.
Delegation Protocol and Cultural Exchange Trips
Delegation travel expenses are managed via participant self-funding and commission-approved association support.
Sister School Expansion and Friendship City Evaluation
None.
7 Brew Coffee Drive-Through Development
Generates private commercial investment and local sales and property tax revenue.
Federal Housing Grant Compliance (CAPER)
Involves over $114,000 in expiring COVID-19 relief funds and $920,000 in legacy neighborhood stabilization funds.
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Adoption
Generates in-lieu fee revenue for affordable housing funds while increasing regulatory costs for residential developers.
Fairview at Northgate Master Plan Amendment
Facilitates private commercial investment and long-term lease structures for retail pads.
Redwood Plaza Commercial Subdivision
No direct cost to the city; private property transaction designed to facilitate commercial leasing and financing.
General Plan Transportation Analysis Guidelines Update (VMT)
None directly from policy adoption, though future developers may incur costs for VMT mitigation or traffic studies.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Gordon was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Add Agenda Item for Proposal Development Phase and Timeline
Mare Island Development Agreement Third Extension
Presentations to Economic Development and Beautification Commissions
Denial of Economic Development Strategic Plan Pilot Projects
RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (EDD ACTIVITIES) AND RECOMMEND TO UNFREEZE THE SECRETARY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE DEPARTMENT WORKPLAN AND ED STRATEGIC PLAN (EDSP)
Voting record (0)(Development)
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