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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, October 19, 2022
COVID-19 NOTICE
Consistent with AB 361 and City of San Jose Resolution Nos. 80628, 80659, and 80685, 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 2:02 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers- Arenas, Cohen, Davis, Peralez, 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 October 25, 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 member of the public provided comments: Blair Beekman.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember David Cohen, seconded by Councilmember Dev Davis, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the final agenda for the City Council meeting on October 25, 2022 with the Add Sheet. (5-0-0)
2. Review November 1, 2022 Draft Agenda
a) Add new items to Draft Agenda
b) Assign “Time Certain” to Agenda Items (if needed)
c) Review of Notice of Waiver Requests for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed)
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Public Comments: The following member of the public provided comments: Blair Beekman.
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 1, 2022. (5-0-0)
B. Consent Calendar
Public Comments: None
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 6 - October 13, 2022. (City Clerk) The Public Record for October 6 - October 13, 2022 was noted and filed.
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
1. Cannabis Business Ordinance Revisions. (Jones, Peralez, Carrasco, and Foley) Discussion: Assistant City Manager Lee Wilcox announced that there was an inadvertent Brown Act violation, and item C.1 was referred to the City Council agenda for November 1, 2022 without any discussion or public comment.
2. Safe Routes to School. (Mayor, Jones, Cohen, and Foley) Public Comments: The following members of the public provided comments: Blair Beekman, Paul Soto, and Matthew Tinsley.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Raul Peralez, seconded by Councilmember Sylvia Arenas, and carried unanimously, the memorandum from the Mayor and Councilmembers Jones, Cohen, and Foley, with the Early Consideration Response Form, was approved with the following changes to item 2 from the memorandum. (5-0-0)
Memorandum from Mayor, Jones, Cohen, and Foley: (1) Direct the City Manager to expand traffic safety programs to prioritize Safe Routes to School to deliver the following outcomes: (a) Request that the Vision Zero Task Force incorporate safe routes to school and safety near school sites into their work plan. As deemed appropriate, the Vision Zero Task Force may establish subcommittees or hold additional meetings for school safety. (b) Accelerate filling vacancies for budgeted school crossing guard positions by investigating hiring incentives and engaging school communities to find applicants. (c) Provide quantitative and qualitative metrics that measure the success of the program. (d) Identify and pursue competitive grant programs at the regional, state or federal level that can support expansion of traffic safety programs - and ultimately sustain these efforts. (e) Bring forward recommendations on how to streamline the process for implementing speed humps near schools, including evaluating opportunities to leverage the pavement program. Present the -3- October 19, 2022
costs and anticipated impact of, as one option for consideration, an annual citywide deployment of dozens of speed humps near elementary and middle schools, starting with the most hazardous schools for walking or biking students. (f) Provide the method and schedule by which to update the Council with status. (2) Direct the City Manager to prepare recommendations Direct the City Manager to prepare a Manager's Budget Addendum outlining the cost and analysis for budget actions that can be taken in the FY 23-24 budget process, and beyond, to make the systemic changes to the City’s Traffic Safety Program that will increase the program’s reach to be able to support every school district in San Jose. If there are immediate opportunities and or critical needs to improve traffic safety near schools, staff should bring those forward for Council consideration at the Mid-year budget review. (3) Direct the Police Chief in collaboration with the City Manager to investigate ways to increase enforcement and education of traffic regulations at schools.
D. Open Forum
1. Blair Beekman discussed the importance of having open public policies and accountable practices, asking responsible questions relating to the need for additional technology, and incorporating community participation and dialogue in the Council’s decisions.
2. Paul Soto appreciated Councilmember Cohen’s questions and comments on item C.2 and also discussed manifest destiny and a system of inequality related to proposed changes at Cesar Chavez Park.
3. Martha O’Connell appreciated the Council’s vote to give mobile home designation to all mobile home parks in the City and maintained that discussion of the closure ordinance is the incorrect focus.
E. Adjournment
Vice Mayor Chappie Jones adjourned the Committee meeting at 3:06 p.m. _________________________________
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Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, Chair
Rules and Open Government Committee
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