Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
City of San José
Agenda
City of San José
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Committee Members
David Cohen, Chair
Rosemary Kamei, Vice Chair
Pam Foley, Member
Bien Doan, Member
Domingo Candelas, Member
Committee Staff
Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager
Joy Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk
Kevin Fisher, Assistant City Attorney
Rachelle Blattman, City Manager's Office
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:00 PM Council Chambers
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A. City Council (City Clerk)
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1. Review Final Agenda
Review April 8, 2025 Final Agenda.
a. Add New Items to Final Agenda
b. Assign "Time Certain" to Agenda Items (if needed)
c. Review of Notice of Waiver Requirements for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed)
ROGC
25-125
Agenda
Add Sheet
Attachments
2. Review Draft Agenda
Review April 15, 2025 Draft Agenda.
a. Add New Items to Draft Agenda
b. Assign "Time Certain" to Agenda Items (if needed)
c. Review of Notice of Waiver Requirements for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed)
ROGC
25-126
Attachments Agenda
Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of individual Consent Calendar items as they are considered to be routine and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of the Committee requests debate, separate vote or recusal on a particular item, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair and considered separately. The public may comment on the entire Consent Calendar and any items removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair.
B. Consent Calendar
ROGC The Public Record for March 20, 2025 - March 27, 2025. (City Clerk) 25-129
1. Recommendation: Receive and file the Public Record for March 20, 2025 - March 27, 2025.
Attachments The Public Record
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2025 San José Wildfire Planning and Preparedness Study Session. (Fire)
ROGC
25-130
2. Recommendation: Set a City Council Study Session Meeting entitled 2025 San José Wildfire Planning and Preparedness for Tuesday, May 20, 2025, immediately following the regularly scheduled City Council meeting in the City Council Chambers and approve the Study Session agenda.
Attachments Memorandum
Update to the January - June 2025 Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan. (Transportation)
ROGC
25-131
3. Recommendation: Approve an amendment to the January - June 2025 Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan to drop the following item from the May 19, 2025, Transportation and Environment Committee meeting agenda.
Regulation of Oversized Vehicle Parking Status Report.
Purpose: Provide a status report on the implementation of the oversized vehicle parking regulation pilot program. (Transportation) Attachments Memorandum
ROGC Monthly Report of Activities for March 2025. (City Auditor) 25-127
4. Recommendation: Approve the Auditor’s Office Monthly Report of Activities for the month of March 2025.
Attachments Memorandum
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Retroactive Approval and Approval of Various Events Sponsored by Council District 7 as City Council Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Events. (Doan)
ROGC
25-128
5. Recommendation: 1. Retroactively approve the Toy Distribution at the Vietnamese Heritage Garden scheduled on December 13, 2024 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
2. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day in the Lone Bluff Neighborhood scheduled on December 14, 2024 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
3. Retroactively approve the District 7 Memorial for San Jose Unhoused Residents scheduled on December 20, 2024 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
4. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day in the Lone Bluff Neighborhood scheduled on February 18, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
5. Retroactively approve the Ribbon-Cutting at the Vietnamese American Cultural Center scheduled on March 28, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
6. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day in the Seven Trees Neighborhood scheduled on March 29, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
7. Approve the Dumpster Day in the Alma-Goodyear Neighborhood scheduled on April 5, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
8. Approve the Tropicana Community Event scheduled on April 6, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
9. Approve the Dumpster Day in the McLaughlin-Corridor
Neighborhood scheduled on April 26, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
10. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses or community groups to support the events.
11. Place the item on the April 8, 2025 City Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Doan
END OF CONSENT
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C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Addressing Vanlording and Ensuring Safe, Regulated Housing in Public Right-Of-Way: A Proposal for Increased Enforcement in San José. (Mayor, Doan, Mulcahy, and Cohen)
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25-120
1. Recommendation: 1. Direct the City Manager, in collaboration with the City Attorney and other relevant departments, to report back to the City Council within 90 days with an analysis and recommendations for a proposed City ordinance to curtail the leasing, renting, let out, or otherwise loan of recreational vehicles in the public right of way in exchange for money, goods, or services. Include the following items within the scope of work:
a. Any relevant existing ordinances or codes that may be enforced. b. The feasibility of adopting new ordinances that place restrictions on the sale, trade, and/or auctioning of recreational vehicles in the public right of way.
c. Explore the prevention of the trade or sale of recreational vehicles between tow yards, salvage yards and vanlords.
d. Research similar ordinances in other municipalities and gather relevant data on effectiveness in order to produce a staff recommendation.
e. Explore enforcement mechanisms that can be potentially executed by Planning, Building and Code Enforcement, Parking Control Officers, or any other relevant departments.
[Referred from 3/12/2025 - Item C.1 (ROGC 25-094)]
Memorandum from Mayor, Doan, Mulcahy, and Cohen
Early Consideration Response Form - 4/1/2025
Attachments
D. Open Forum
Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee.
E. Adjournment
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