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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Study Session Minutes
Study Session - Emergency Management and
City Council Role in Emergencies
Thursday, April 3, 2025
9:00 AM
LOCATION:
Emergency Operations Center, 1591 Senter Road
MATT MAHAN, MAYOR
ROSEMARY KAMEI, DISTRICT 1
PAMELA CAMPOS, DISTRICT 2
CARL SALAS, DISTRICT 3
DAVID COHEN, DISTRICT 4
PETER ORTIZ, DISTRICT 5
MICHAEL MULCAHY, DISTRICT 6
BIEN DOAN, DISTRICT 7
DOMINGO CANDELAS, DISTRICT 8
PAM FOLEY, DISTRICT 9
GEORGE CASEY, DISTRICT 10
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• Call to Order and Roll Call
9:00 a.m. – Study Session.
Present:
Casey, Candelas, Doan, Mulcahy,
Campos, Foley, Mahan.
Absent:
Ortiz, Salas, Cohen, Kamei.
City Council Study Session
Purpose:
The Study Session will provide an overview on:
• Recent Emergency Management Organization (EMO) activations; • The role of the elected officials during an emergency or disaster; • Purpose of the Disaster District Office (DDO);
• Continuity of Operations Plan; and
• EMO functions.
Outcome:
By the end of the session, the Mayor and City Councilmembers will:
• Have a better understanding of their role during an emergency or disaster; • Discuss actions to take during an emergency or disaster; • Experience how the Emergency Operations Center staff collects information, creates situation status reports, and communicates with the elected officials through the DDO, as needed; and • Discuss key information on the updated emergency plans and procedures.
Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager, Office of the City Manager; Jennifer Schembri, Deputy City Manager, Office of the City Manager; Raymond Riordan, Director, Office of Emergency Management in the Office of the City Manager; and Karen Truong, Senior Executive Analyst, Office of Emergency Management in the Office of the City Manager, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Jennifer Maguire, City Manager; Angel Rios, Deputy City Manager; Bill Mayne, Division Manager; Carolina Camarena, Director of Communication; Cupid Alexander, Deputy Director of Housing; Frank Dan, Senior Executive Analyst; J Guevara, Deputy Director of Public Works; Jay McAmis, Deputy Director for Emergency Management; Joe Gregory, Division Manager; Katherine Brown, Assistant Director of Public Works; Kendra Yarn, Program Manager; Lisa Joiner; Deputy Director of PBCE; Maria Oberg; Director of Finance; Matt Loesch, Director of Public Works; Norman Mascarinas, Principal Engineer/Architect; and Rick Scott, Assistant Director for the Department of Transportation responded to questions or were available to respond to questions.
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Public Comment
None provided.
Adjournment
The Council of the City of San Jose adjourned the Study Session at 11:47 a.m.
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nutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by, Vanessa Velez, Deputy City Clerk,
City of San José
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ttest By:
Toni Taber, MMC, City Clerk,
City of San José
8/19/2025