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MINUTES OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, AUGUST11, 2025
The Committee meeting was held in the Council Chambers and convened at 1:30 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Cohen, Foley, Ortiz, Campos, Salas.
Absent: Councilmembers - None.
Staff: Deputy City Manager, City Manager’s Office, Manuel Pineda; Senior Deputy City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office Jon Calegari; and Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office, Daniel Aguilar. (a) Call to Order and Roll Call
(b) Review of Work Plan
(c) Consent Calendar
No items provided.
(d) Reports to Committee
1. Access to and Use of the City's Traffic Safety Programs by Traditionally Marginalized Communities Audit Report.
(a) Accept the audit report on the access to and use of the City's traffic safety programs by traditionally marginalized communities.
(b) Cross-reference this report to the August 26, 2025 City Council meeting. (City Auditor) Joe Rois, City Auditor, City Auditor’s Office; Brittney Harvey, Supervising Auditor, City Auditor’s Office; Ebelechukwu Obi, Senior Program Performance Auditor, City Auditor’s Office; Maria Valle, Program Performance Auditor II, City Auditor’s Office; and John Ristow, Director, Department of Transportation, offered the presentation and responded to questions from the Committee.
Public Comment: Jordan Moldow offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Pamela Campos, seconded by Vice Mayor Pam Foley, and carried unanimously, the audit report on the access to and use of the City's traffic safety programs by traditionally marginalized communities was accepted, and cross-referenced the report to the August 26, 2025 City Council meeting. (5-0-0)
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2. Climate Advisory Commission Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Report and Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work Plan.
Accept the Climate Advisory Commission’s Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Report and approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work Plan. (Energy)
Julie Benabente, Deputy Director, Community Energy Department; Anne Balis, Supervising Environmental Services Specialist, Community Energy Department; and Zachary Struyk, Assistant Director, Community Energy Department, offered the presentation and responded to questions from the Committee.
Public Comment: Jordan Moldow offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Vice Mayor Pam Foley, seconded by Councilmember Carl Salas, and carried unanimously, the Climate Advisory Commission’s Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Report was accepted, and the Climate Advisory Commission Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work Plan was approved. (5-0-0)
3. Airport Commission Annual Report and Work Plan.
Accept the annual report on the Airport Commission’s accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and the work plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, to comply with the City Municipal Code pertaining to Boards and Commissions. (Airport)
Mookie Patel, Director of Aviation, Airport Department; and Matthew Kazmierczak, Division Manager, Airport Department, offered the presentation and responded to questions from the Committee.
Public Comment: There were no requests to speak.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Peter Ortiz, seconded by Councilmember Pamela Campos, and carried unanimously, the annual report on the Airport Commission’s accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and the Airport Commission work plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 was accepted. (5-0-0) • Open Forum
1. Ken spoke to proposed changes to the Five Wounds Urban Village Plan, including improving safety with traffic signals, roundabouts, and high risk turns.
2. Jordan Moldow highlighted that the T&E Workplan does not have the same City Council Focus Area Status Reports as other committee workplans and proposed changes. • Adjournment
Chair Cohen adjourned the Transportation and Environment Committee meeting at 2:30 p.m. -3
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Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by, ______________________________________
Daniel Aguilar
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on:
Number of actions: 3
Attest by:
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Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José
9/9/2025