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MINUTES OF THE
JOINT MEETING OF THE RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2025
The Committee meeting was held in the Council Chambers, and convened at 2:00 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Cohen, Kamei, Foley, Doan, Candelas.
Absent: Councilmembers - None.
Staff: Assistant City Manager, Lee Wilcox; Assistant City Clerk,Joy Rodriguez; Assistant City Attorney, Kevin Fisher; City Manager’s Office, Rachelle Blattman; and Deputy City Clerk, Daniel Aguilar.
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review April 29, 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 Requests for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed) Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Vice Mayor Pam Foley, seconded by Councilmember Bien Doan, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the final agenda for the City Council meeting on April 29, 2025; including the add sheet and Sunshine Waiver granted for Item 3.3 (Declaration and Recording a Statement of the Results of the April 8, 2025 Special Primary Municipal Election). (5-0-0)
2. Review May 6, 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) Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, seconded by Councilmember Bien Doan, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the draft agenda for the City Council meeting on May 6, 2025. (5-0-0)
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B. Consent Calendar
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, and carried unanimously, the Consent Calendar was approved as a whole. The below actions were taken as indicated. (5-0-0)
1. The Public Record for April 10, 2025 - April 17, 2025. (City Clerk) The Public Record for April 10, 2025 - April 17, 2025, was received and filed.
2. Request to Travel. (Mayor)
Mayor Mahan’s request to travel to the Mayoral Roundtable in Denver, Colorado on May 3, 2025, was authorized.
3. Approval of Pride and Transgender Flag Raisings and Lighting for Pride Month Sponsored by Council District 4 and Council District 9 as City Council Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Events. (Foley and Cohen) The Pride and Transgender Flag Raisings and Lighting for Pride Month sponsored by Council District 4 and Council District 9 were approved for placement on the May 6, 2025, City Council Agenda for action.
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
1. A Resolution of the San José City Council to recognize the Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Republic of Vietnam (The Yellow Flag with Three Red Stripes) in the Digital World. (Mayor, Doan, Casey, and Salas)
Agendize for discussion and consideration at an upcoming City Council meeting the adoption of the attached resolution reaffirming the City of San José’s longstanding commitment to diversity and cultural representation, particularly in support of the Vietnamese-American community, through advocacy for digital representation of the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag as an emoji.
Councilmember Bien Doan introduced the item and brought forward the recommendation as outlined in the April 17, 2025 joint memorandum co-authored by Mayor Matt Mahan, Councilmember Bien Doan, Councilmember George Casey, and Councilmember Carl Salas.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Bien Doan, seconded by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, a discussion and consideration is to be agendized at an upcoming City Council meeting regarding the adoption of a resolution reaffirming the City of San José’s longstanding commitment to diversity and cultural representation, particularly in support of the VietnameseAmerican community, through advocacy for digital representation of the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag as an emoji. (5-0-0)
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D. Open Forum
No public comment provided.
E. Adjournment
Councilmember David Cohen adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:09 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by, ____________________________________
Daniel Aguilar
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on: 8/26/2025
Number of actions: 4
Attest by:
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Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José