-1- June 14, 2023
MINUTES OF THE
JOINT MEETING OF THE RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2023
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 2:00 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Davis, Jimenez, Kamei, Foley, Cohen.
Absent: Councilmembers - All present.
Staff: Assistant City Manager, Lee Wilcox; City Attorney, Nora Frimann; City Clerk, Toni Taber; City Manager’s Office, Rachelle Blattman; and Deputy City Clerk, Grace Turner.
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review June 20, 2023 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: Paul Soto, Blair Beekman, and Martha O’Connell offered public comments.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Dev Davis, seconded by Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the final agenda for the City Council meeting on June 20, 2023, with Closed Session starting at 9:30 a.m. and the Open Session starting at 1:30 p.m., including the Add Sheet and approval of the Sunshine Waiver. (5-0)
2. Review June 27, 2023 Draft Agenda
No items scheduled.
B. Consent Calendar
Public Comments: Blair Beekman and Paul Soto offered public comments.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Dev Davis, seconded by Councilmember Pam Foley, and carried unanimously, the Consent Calendar was approved as a whole. (5-0) -2- June 14, 2023
1. The Public Record for June 1 – June 8, 2023. (City Clerk) The Public Record for June 1 – June 8, 2023, was noted and filed.
2. Rules and Open Government Committee Workplan. (City Clerk) An amendment to the January - June 2023 Community and Economic Development Committee Work Plan was approved to drop the following item from the June 26, 2023 Community and Economic Development Committee meeting: City Roadmap: Lease and Asset Management System Status Report.
3. Update to the January - June 2023 Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee Work Plan. (City Manager)
The amendment to the January - June 2023 Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee Work Plan was approved, to drop the following item from the June 15, 2023 Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee meeting: Response to the Investigations of Police Misconduct in San José Report by Moeel, Lah, Fakhoury, LLP.
4. Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan. (Mayor and Cohen) The Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan for the period of August through December 2023, was approved setting its meeting schedule on the first Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, except for the month of September which is set on the second Monday in September at 1:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers and the draft Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan for the period of January through June 2024 was accepted.
5. Request for Travel for Councilmember David Cohen. (Cohen) Travel for Councilmember Cohen to Newport Beach, CA from July 13 - 14, 2023 to attend the League of California Cities - Board of Directors Meeting was authorized.
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals None provided.
D. Open Forum
1. Blair Beekman spoke about Measure E issues and rising building costs.
2. Martha O’Connell talked about protests at the California Association of Realtors office.
3. Paul Soto spoke on the limitations of historical preservation work limited to architecture.
E. Adjournment
Chair David Cohen adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:24 p.m. -3- June 14, 2023
Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by,
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Grace Turner
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on: 9/17/2024
Attest By:
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Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Clerk, City of San José