RULES COMMITTEE
August 14, 2024
Agenda Item: A.1.a
AUGUST 20, 2024 – AMENDED AGENDA
PROPOSED ADDITIONS – PRINTED AGENDA
APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTS BELOW INCLUDES A SUNSHINE WAIVER
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REQUESTS
3.x Janet Gray Hayes Rotunda Naming.
Recommendation:
As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on August 7, 2024:
(a) In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the November 1974 election of Janet Gray Hayes as the first female mayor of San José and the first female mayor of a major American city, and in honor of her accomplishments and contributions to San José, name the City Hall Rotunda the Janet Gray Hayes Rotunda.
(1) Add the name to the wayfinding signs in the Civic Center Plaza and Facilities. (2) Affix the name "Janet Gray Hayes Rotunda" and one of her Alexander Calder logos, if approved by the artist's foundation, inside the rotunda and outside the rotunda in the areas noted in the attached photos.
(3) Permit the installation of a memorial plaque in honor of Janet Gray Hayes inside the rotunda. (4) Direct staff to report back in 30 days with the cost of installing the lettering and logo, signage, and plaque with a budget recommendation on source of funding. (b) In celebration of the approaching 50th anniversary of the 1978 voter approval of district elections in San José, approve the use of wall space inside the rotunda for a rotating photographic exhibition of neighborhoods from each of the council districts in San José and the installation of a plaque regarding the creation of district elections.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Davis)
[Rules Committee referral 8/7/2024 - Item C.1]
CITY MANAGER’S REQUESTS
CITY ATTORNEY’S REQUESTS
CITY CLERK’S REQUESTS