Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
City of San José
Agenda
City of San José
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Committee Members
David Cohen, Chair
Pam Foley, Vice Chair
Sergio Jimenez, Member
Dev Davis, Member
Rosemary Kamei, Member
Committee Staff
Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager
Toni Taber, City Clerk
Nora Frimann, City Attorney
Rachelle Blattman, City Manager's Office
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 2:00 PM Council Chambers
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Open Government Committee and
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Agenda
How to provide spoken Public Comment during the Committee Meeting:
Fill out a Yellow Speaker's Card and submit it to boxes at the bottom of the Chambers.
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
Review April 23, 2024 Final Agenda
a. Add New Items to Final Agenda
b. Assign "Time Certain" to Agenda Items (if needed)
c. Review of Notice of Waiver Requirements for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed)
ROGC
24-564
Agenda
Add Sheet
Attachments
2. Review Draft Agenda
Review April 30, 2024 Draft Agenda
a. Add New Items to Draft Agenda
b. Assign "Time Certain" to Agenda Items (if needed)
c. Review of Notice of Waiver Requirements for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed)
ROGC
24-565
Attachments Agenda
Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of individual Consent Calendar items as they are considered to be routine and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of the Committee requests debate, separate vote or recusal on a particular item, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair and considered separately. The public may comment on the entire Consent Calendar and any items removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair.
B. Consent Calendar
ROGC The Public Record for April 4 - April 11, 2024. (City Clerk) 24-563
1. Recommendation: Receive and file the Public Record for April 4 - April 11, 2024.
Attachments The Public Record
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ROGC VEBA Advisory Committee Appointments. (Human Resources) 24-566
2. Recommendation: (a) Approve the appointment of Sebastian Wisniewski, nominated by the Police Officers’ Association (POA), as the POA’s active employee member to the Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Advisory Committee for a term beginning June 1, 2024 and ending May 31, 2028.
(b) Approve the appointment of Elsa Cordova, nominated by the City Manager as the unrepresented employee member, to the VEBA Advisory Committee for a term beginning June 1, 2024 and ending May 31, 2028.
(c) Place the item on the April 23, 2024 City Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum
Update to the January - June 2024 Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Work Plan. (Parks, Recreation, and
Neighborhood Services)
ROGC
24-567
3. Recommendation: Approve an amendment to the January - June 2024 Neighborhood Services and Education (NSE) Committee Work Plan to drop the following item scheduled for the May 9, 2024, NSE Committee meeting:
Blight Reduction Coordination with Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority Status Report.
Purpose: Provide a status report on the Memorandum of
Understanding with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) on blight reduction coordination. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services)
Attachments Memorandum
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals D. Open Forum
Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee.
E. Adjournment
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