City Council Meeting
Draft Minutes
2024-2025 Budget Study Session
Thursday, May 09, 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION:
Council Chambers - 200 E. Santa Clara Street
MATT MAHAN, MAYOR
ROSEMARY KAMEI, DISTRICT 1
SERGIO JIMENEZ, DISTRICT 2
OMAR TORRES, DISTRICT 3
DAVID COHEN, DISTRICT 4
PETER ORTIZ, DISTRICT 5
DEV DAVIS, DISTRICT 6
BIEN DOAN, DISTRICT 7
DOMINGO CANDELAS, DISTRICT 8
PAM FOLEY, DISTRICT 9
ARJUN BATRA, DISTRICT 10
• Call to Order and Roll Call
Present Council Members: - Mahan, Kamei, Foley, Jimenez, Cohen, Ortiz, Candelas, Doan, Torres, Batra.
Absent Council Members: - Davis.
Staff: City Manager, Jennifer Maguire; Assistant City Manager, Lee Wilcox; Chief Deputy City Attorney, Rosa Tsongtaatarii; and Deputy City Clerk, Daniel Aguilar.
2024-2025 BUDGET STUDY SESSIONS
2024-2025 Operating Budget
City Service Area Review
• Public Safety
Deferred to 5/9/24, due to the time-limit being exceeded discussing the prior items on the 5/8/24 Study Session Agenda.
Robert Sapien Jr., Fire Chief, San José Fire Department; Paul Joseph, Acting Chief of Police, San José Police Department; Jay McAmis, Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Management, City Manager's Office; and Eddie Aubrey, Independent Police Auditor , offered the Public Safety 2024-2025 proposed operating budget presentation and responded to Council questions.
Mayor Matt Mahan opened the floor for Council questions.
Jim Shannon, Budget Director, City Manager's Budget Office; and Todd Trayer, Acting Deputy Chief, San José Police Department responded to Council questions.
OUTCOMES:
- A safer San José with effective emergency response services - Resilient communities that are prepared for emergencies
• Neighborhood Services
Angel Rios, Deputy City Manager, City Manager's Office; Jill Bourne, City Librarian, Director, Library Department; Jon Cicirelli, Director, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services; Rachel VanderVeen, Assistant Director, Housing Department; Matt Loesch, Director, Public Works Department; and Rachel Roberts, Deputy Director, Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Department offered the Neighborhood Services CSA 2024-2025 proposed operating budget presentation and responded to questions.
Mayor Matt Mahan opened the floor for questions from Council.
Leland Wilcox, Assistant City Manager, City Manager’s Office ; Ragan Henninger, Deputy Director, Housing Department; Jim Shannon, Budget Director, City Manager's Budget Office; and Kip Harkness, Deputy City Manager, City Manager's Office responded to Council questions.
OUTCOMES:
- Safe and Clean Neighborhoods and Public Spaces
- Welcoming and Vibrant Neighborhoods and Public Life
- Equitable Access to Community Opportunities to Flourish - Housing Security through Supportive Solutions
Mayor Matt Mahan announced that further Council questions pertaining to the Neighborhood Services portion of the Study Session were deferred to 5/19/24, to allow time for public comment.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Matt Mahan announced that public comment was limited to one-minute for the remainder of the Study Session Council Meeting. Speakers using interpretation services are allotted two-minutes to allow time for translation.
Public Comment: Jean Dresden and Risa S. offered public testimony pertaining to the 2024-2025 Budget Study Session.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Matt Mahan adjourned the Study Session at 12:00 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared and Respectfully Submitted by, Daniel Aguilar
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on: 8/19/2025
# of Actions: 0
Attest By:
Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Clerk, City of San José