February 16, 2023
MEETING MINUTES OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Consistent with AB 361 and City of San Jose Resolution Nos. 80628, 80659, 80685, 80724, 80758, 80809, RES2023-1, and RES2023-22, Councilmembers may be teleconferencing from remote locations.
The Committee meeting was held in a hybrid format, both in person in the Council Chambers and teleconferenced from remote locations and convened at 1:35 p.m.
PRESENT: Arjun Batra, Omar Torres, Rosemary Kamei.
ABSENT: Bien Doan, Sergio Jimenez.
STAFF: Assistant City Manager Lee Wilcox; Senior Deputy City Attorney Terra Chaffee; Council Policy and Legislative Director Sara Garcia; Deputy City Clerk Grace Turner.
(b) Review of Work Plan
Upon motion by Councilmember Omar Torres, seconded by Councilmember Arjun Batra, and carried unanimously, Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei was approved as acting Chair for the February 16, 2023 Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee meeting in the absence of Chair Sergio Jimenez and Vice-Chair Bien Doan. (3-0-2. Absent: Jimenez, Doan.) (c) Consent Calendar
None provided.
February 16, 2023
(d) Reports to Committee
1. Second Quarter Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. (Finance) THIS ITEM WAS HEARD AFTER ITEM D.2.
Director of Finance Julia H. Cooper, Assistant Director of Finance Luz Cofresi-Howe, Deputy Director of Finance, Debt & Treasury Management, Qianyu Sun, and Deputy Director of Revenue Management John Kachmanian provided the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Blair Beekman offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Omar Torres, seconded by Councilmember Arjun Batra and carried unanimously, (1) the Second Quarter (period ending December 31, 2022) Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for the following programs: (a) Debt Management; (b) Investment Management; (c) Revenue Management; (d) Purchasing & Risk Management, were accepted. (2) the Second Quarter Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 were referred and cross-referenced to the March 21, 2023, City Council Meeting for full adoption and (3) the recommendations to adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Finance to write off uncollectible debts in an amount up to $619,047.71 were forwarded to the March 21, 2023 City Council Meeting. (3-0-2. Absent: Jimenez, Doan.)
2. Police Department Operations and Performance Bi-Monthly Status Report. (Police) THIS ITEM WAS HEARD BEFORE ITEM D.1.
Lieutenant Paul Hamblin and Police Captain Stephen Donohue provided the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Blair Beekman offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Omar Torres, seconded by Councilmember Arjun Batra, and carried unanimously, the verbal bi-monthly status report on Police Department operations and performance in the areas of city-wide crime statistics, crime trends, emerging issues, gender-based violence, police redistricting efforts, and other matters of interest, as needed was accepted. (3-0-2. Absent: Jimenez, Doan.)
3. City of San José Investment Policy Annual Review. (Finance) Director of Finance Julia H. Cooper, Assistant Director of Finance Luz Cofresi-Howe, and Deputy Director of Finance, Debt & Treasury Management, Qianyu Sun provided the presentation and responded to questions.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Omar Torres, seconded by Councilmember Arjun Batra and carried unanimously, (1) the annual review of the City of San José Investment Policy, as amended, was accepted and (2) the City of San José Investment Policy as well as the appropriate resolution was referred to the full City Council for consideration at the March 21, 2023 City Council Meeting. (3-0-2. Absent: Jimenez, Doan.) February 16, 2023
4. Amendments to Title 4 of the Municipal Code Related to Procurement of Goods and Services Status Report. (Finance)
Director of Finance Julia H. Cooper and Assistant Director of Finance Luz Cofresi-Howe provided the presentation and responded to questions.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Omar Torres, seconded by Councilmember Arjun Batra, and carried unanimously, (1) the status report on amendments to Title 4 of the San José Municipal Code Chapter 4.04 Contract Authority and Chapter 4.12 Procurements of Goods and Services to help streamline the City’s procurement process for goods and services, was accepted. (2) The status report on amendments to Title 4 of the San José Municipal Code Chapter 4.04 Contract Authority and Chapter 4.12 Procurements of Goods and Services to help streamline the City’s procurement process for goods and services was referred and crossreferenced to the full City Council for acceptance of the report at the March 21, 2023 City Council Meeting. (3-0-2. Absent: Jimenez, Doan.)
5. Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention Strategies Status Report. (Human Resources) Director of Human Resources Jennifer Schembri and Assistant Director of Human Resources Kelli Parmley provided the presentation and responded to questions.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Omar Torres, seconded by Councilmember Arjun Batra and carried unanimously, the update on strategies for recruitment, hiring, and retention was approved. (3-0-2. Absent: Jimenez, Doan.)
OPEN FORUM
1. Blair Beekman spoke on the impact of international affairs in local government, and offered ideas on peace and the need for open conversations on these topics.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember adjourned the meeting at 4:02 p.m.
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Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by, Grace Turner
Deputy City Clerk