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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, JUNE 21, 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 2:02 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Davis, Kamei, Foley, Cohen.
Absent: Councilmembers - Jimenez.
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 27, 2023 Final Agenda
Meeting cancelled.
2. Review Draft Agenda
No agenda to review.
B. Consent Calendar
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Dev Davis, seconded by Councilmember Pam Foley, and carried unanimously, the Consent Calendar was approved as a whole. (4-0-1; Absent: Jimenez)
1. The Public Record for June 9 – June 15, 2023. (City Clerk) The Public Record for June 9 – June 15, 2023, was noted and filed. -2- June 21, 2023
2. Approval of Free Use on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, for the USA Gymnastics National Championship Welcome Reception event co-hosted by Council District 9 and San Jose Sports Authority as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Foley) The 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.
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals None provided.
D. Open Forum
1. Speaking on civil rights and protection ideas, Blair Beekman spoke on surveillance technology and law enforcement, and to consider what things could be considered redundant or unnecessary.
2. Martha O’Connell commented on Councilmember Jimenez’s request for a Council discussion on housing elements and expressed thanks.
Adjournment
Chair David Cohen adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:05 p.m.
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