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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, AUGUST 23, 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 2:00 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Kamei, Davis, Jimenez, Foley, Cohen.
Absent: Councilmembers - All present.
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 August 29, 2023 Final Agenda
a) Add new items to Final Agenda
b) Assign “Time Certain” to Agenda Items (if needed)
c) Review of Notice of Waiver Requests for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed)
Public Comments: Blair Beekman offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Dev Davis, seconded by Councilmember Pam Foley, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the final agenda for the City Council meeting on August 29, 2023. (5-0-0)
2. Review September 5, 2023 Draft Agenda - Cancelled
No agenda to review. Meeting Cancelled.
B. Consent Calendar
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Pam Foley, seconded by Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Consent Calendar was approved as a whole, the below actions were taken as indicated. (5-0-0)
Public Comments: Blair Beekman offered public comment.
1. The Public Record for August 10 – August 17, 2023. (City Clerk)
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The Public Record for August 10 – August 17, 2023, was noted and filed.
2. Affordable Housing Strategies Study Session. (City Manager)
A City Council Study Session entitled Affordable Housing Strategies: Production, Preservation, and Protection, was set for Thursday, September 7, 2023, in the City Council Chambers and the Study Session agenda was approved.
3. Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee Appointment. (City Manager)
(a) The appointment of Sean Davis to the Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee (DCAC) was approved to fill a vacant seat for the remainder of the term, ending on March 1, 2025 and (b) the item was placed on the August 29, 2023 City Council Agenda for action.
4. VEBA Advisory Committee Appointment. (City Manager)
(a) The appointment of Elsa Cordova to the Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Advisory Committee was approved for a term beginning September 1, 2023 and ending May 31, 2024, and (b) the item was placed on the August 29, 2023 City Council Agenda for action.
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
None provided.
D. Open Forum
1. Blair Beekman spoke on the potential of natural disaster issues and communication with whales and indigenous communities in Hawaii.
2. Martha O’Connell spoke on public access to breakout sessions during Council Study Sessions.
D. Adjournment
Chair David Cohen adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:09 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:
Attest By:
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Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Clerk, City of San José