1 MINUTES OF THE
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The Committee meeting was held in the Council Chambers and convened at 1:30 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Foley, Jimenez, Kamei, Ortiz, Batra.
Absent: Councilmembers - All present.
Staff: Office of the City Manager, Rosalynn Hughey; City Attorney Office, Johnny Phan; Mayor’s Office, Michael Lomio; and City Clerk’s Office, Yasmin Johnson.
B. Review of Work Plan
None provided.
C. Consent Calendar
None provided.
D. Reports to Committee
1. Team San José and Convention and Visitors Annual Performance Audit Report Joe Rois, City Auditor; Adrian Perez, Program Performance Auditor II; and Ben Roschke, Vice President of Research and Strategic Development, Visit San José, offered the presentation and/or responded to questions.
Councilmember Pam Foley requested that the report coming back in March 2025, regarding the performance metric, include the following two columns: utilization and future bookings. Staff confirmed that request was feasible.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Peter Ortiz, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the report on the annual performance of Team San José and Convention and Visitors audit, and cross-referenced the item to the December 10. 2024 City Council Meeting. (5-0-0) 2 2. Transit-Oriented Communities Policy Status Report
Martina Davis, Division Manager, Planning, Building and Code Enforcement (PBCE) Department; Jessica Zenk, Deputy Director, Department of Transportation; and Ramses Madou, Division Manager, Department of Transportation, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Sergio Jimenez, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on implementation of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transit-Oriented Communities Policy. (5-0-0)
3. Fire Sprinkler Systems in Qualifying Accessory Dwelling Unit Condominiums James Dobson, Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire Prevention, San José Fire Department; and Robert Sapien, Fire Chief, San José Fire Department, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Arjun Batra, seconded by Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on requiring fire sprinkler systems in qualifying Accessory Dwelling Units to be sold as condominiums, also including Staff direction to report back to the CED Committee with further details regarding the drafted ordinance (date not specified on the record). (5-0-0) Open Forum
None provided.
. Adjournment
Councilmember Pam Foley adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:38 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:
Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José