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MINUTES OF THE
JOINT MEETING OF THE RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, November 9, 2022
COVID-19 NOTICE
Consistent with AB 361 and City of San Jose Resolution Nos. 80628, 80659, 80685 and 80724 Committee Members may have teleconferenced from remote locations.
The Committee meeting was held in a hybrid format, both in person in the Council Chambers and teleconferenced from remote locations. The meeting convened at 2:01 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers- Arenas, Cohen, Davis, Peralez (2:14 p.m.), Jones
Absent: Councilmembers- None
Staff: Assistant City Manager, Lee Wilcox; City Attorney, Nora Frimann; City Clerk, Toni Taber; City Manager’s Office, Rachelle Blattman; and Deputy City Clerk, Megan Roche.
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review November 15, 2022 Final Agenda
a) Add new items to Final Agenda
b) Assign “Time Certain” to Agenda Items (if needed)
c) Review of Notice of Waiver Requests for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed) Public Comments: The following members of the public provided comments: Blair Beekman and Paul Soto.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Dev Davis, seconded by Councilmember David Cohen, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the final agenda for the City Council meeting on November 15, 2022, with the 11:00 a.m. start time noted. (4-0-1; Absent: Peralez)
2. Review November 22, 2022 Draft Agenda - Cancelled
B. Consent Calendar
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Public Comments: The following members of the public provided comments: Blair Beekman, Paul Soto, and Martha O’Connell.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember David Cohen, seconded by Councilmember Dev Davis, and carried unanimously, the Consent Calendar was approved. (5-0-0)
1. The Public Record for October 27 - November 3, 2022. (City Clerk) The Public Record for October 27 – November 3, 2022 was noted and filed.
2. Monthly Report of Activities for October 2022. (City Auditor) The Auditor’s Office Monthly Report of Activities for the month of October 2022 was approved.
3. Retroactive Approval of Alviso Community Garden Ribbon Cutting Sponsored by Council District 4 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Cohen) The Alviso Community Garden Ribbon Cutting held on November 5, 2022, sponsored by Council District 4, was approved for placement on the November 15, 2022 City Council agenda.
4. Approval of Santa Teresa Dumpster Day Sponsored by Council District 10 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Mahan)
The Santa Teresa Dumpster Day scheduled on November 19, 2022, sponsored by Council District 10, was approved for placement on the November 15, 2022 City Council agenda.
5. Update to the August - December 2022 Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee Work Plan. (Finance)
An amendment to the August – December 2022 Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee Work Plan was approved to drop the following item from the November 17, 2022 Committee meeting: Amendments to Title 4 of the Municipal Code Related to Procurement of Goods and Services Report.
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Open Forum
1. Blair Beekman agreed that the public should be able to remain anonymous, requested that the public be offered an opportunity to speak on both closed session items and on the City Manager’s reports, and also requested that additional description of public comment be added to meeting minutes.
2. Paul Soto discussed the application of racial equity principles with relation to San José’s history and requested that a system similar to CEQA analyses be put in place in order to ensure that racial equity analyses have been completed.
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E. Adjournment
Vice Mayor Chappie Jones adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:19 p.m. _________________________________
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Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, Chair
Rules and Open Government Committee
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