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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, FEBRUARY 12 , 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, Dolan Beckel; Assistant City Clerk, Joy Rodriguez; Assistant City Attorney, Kevin Fisher; City Manager’s Office, Gina Espejo; and Deputy City Clerk, Daniel Aguilar.
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review February 18, 2025 Final Agenda – Meeting Cancelled.
2. Review February 25, 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 Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Vice Mayor Pam Foley, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the draft agenda for the City Council meeting on February 25, 2025. (5-0-0)
B. Consent Calendar
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Bien Doan, 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)
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1. Request to Travel. (Mayor)
Travel for Mayor Mahan on March 10-11, 2025, and an excused absence from the City Council meeting on March 11, 2025, was authorized.
2. Approval of Community Leaders Networking Breakfast Event Sponsored by Council District 9 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Foley)
The Community Leaders Networking Breakfast Event sponsored by Council District 9 was approved for placement on the February 25, 2025 City Council Agenda for action.
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
1. Public Records Appeal - Thomas McInnis. (City Manager)
Deny the appeal from Thomas McInnis (Requestor) regarding the City’s response to his Public Records Act request.
Sarah Zarate, Director of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations, Office of the City Manager; Jessica Lowry, Open Government Manager, Office of the City Manager; and Paul Ham blin, Police Lieutenant, San José Police Department, presented the item and responded to questions from the Committee.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, and carried unanimously, the appeal from Thomas McInnis (Requestor) regarding the City’s response to his Public Records Act request, was denied.
2. Request for Discussion of Permit Parking Policy in Transit Corridors and Areas of Growth. (Ortiz, Cohen, and Candelas)
Direct the City Manager to provide the City Council with an informational memorandum regarding restarting the residential permit parking program in areas of high growth, including Urban Villages, where parking is highly impacted. The memorandum should explore options, impacts, and lessons learned from previous experience and information that would help inform next steps for potential implementation. The next steps may include a Manager's Budget Addendum for consideration in the 2025-2026 budget cycle.
Public Comment: None provided.
Vice Mayor Pam Foley requested a cost recovery portion be included in the informational memorandum, specifically what would the cost recovery method be?
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, seconded by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the City Manager was directed to provide the City Council with an informational memorandum regarding restarting the residential permit parking program in areas of high -3
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growth, including Urban Villages, where parking is highly impacted. The memorandum should explore options, impacts, and lessons learned from previous experience and information that would help inform next steps for potential implementation. The next steps may include a Manager's Budget Addendum for consideration in the 2025-2026 budget cycle.
D. Open Forum
No public comment provided.
E. Adjournment
Councilmember Cohen adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:17 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by,
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Daniel Aguilar
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on:
Number of actions: 4
Attest by:
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Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José