1 MINUTES OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE
SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2024
The Committee Meeting was held in the Council Chambers and convened at 1:31 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers- Davis, Ortiz, Doan, Candelas.
Absent: Councilmembers- Torres.
Staff: Deputy City Manager, Angel Rios Jr.; Senior Deputy City Attorney, Karin Murabito; Chief Policy Officer, Mackenzie Mossing; and Deputy City Clerk, Yasmin Johnson.
B. Review of Work Plan
1. Lived In Recreational Vehicle Survey Status Report.
DROPPED PER 6/5/24 JOINT MEETING FOR THE RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE.
C. Consent Calendar
None provided.
D. Reports to Committee
1. Police Activities League (PAL) Status Report.
Jon Cicirelli, Director, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS); and Shannon Heimer, Division Manager, Parks Destination Events and Sports, PRNS, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Peter Ortiz, seconded by Councilmember Bien Doan, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on the PAL partnership, programs, and services. (4-0-1; Absent: Torres) 2 2. Opioid Settlement Funds.
Angel Rios, Deputy City Manager, City Manager’s Office (CMO); Aurelia Bailey, Assistant to the City Manager, CMO; Robert Sapien, Fire Chief, SJFD; Andrea Flores Shelton, Deputy Director, PRNS; and Petra Riguero, Program Manager, PRNS, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: Blair Beekman provided public testimony regarding the item.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, seconded by Councilmember Bien Doan, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on the Opioid Settlement Funds. (4-0-1; Absent: Torres)
OPEN FORUM
1. Ken Brennan spoke to an illegal dumping incident he witnessed, addressed his concerns with the City’s efforts to investigate and issue fines, and spoke to a recent PRA collected by the Finance Department that provided the fines collected over the last nine years.
2. Blair Beekman spoke to the recreational vehicle survey, data collection efforts, and public comment concerns.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Dev Davis adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:16 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared and Respectfully Submitted by, Yasmin Johnson
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on: 9/9/2025
Attest By:
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Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Clerk, City of San José