MINUTES OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE
SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024
The Committee meeting was held in Council Chambers and teleconferenced from remote locations. The meeting convened at 1:30 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers- Davis, Ortiz, Doan, Torres, Candelas.
Absent: Councilmembers- All present.
Staff: Deputy City Manager, Angel Rios Jr.; Senior Deputy City Attorney, Karin Murabito; Chief Policy Officer, Mackenzie Mossing; and Deputy City Clerk, Daniel Aguilar.
B. Review of Work Plan
1. Urban Confluence Status Report.
Chair Dev Davis informed that this item (Urban Confluence Status Report) was dropped from the Work Plan, by the Rules (ROGC) Committee meeting, on January 10, 2024 (Item B3).
No action was required to defer the item, it will come back after the fiscal year on the new Work Plan.
C. Consent Calendar
None provided.
D. Reports to Committee
1. Education and Digital Literacy Annual Report.
Samantha Cramer, Education Strategy Manager, Library Department; Amanda Otte, Community Programs Admin., Library Department; Yadirha Orozco, Community Programs Admin., Library Department; and Jill Bourne, City Librarian, Library Department; and two additional staff members (names unintelligible) offered the presentation and/or responded to questions.
Public Comment: Paul Soto provided public testimony regarding the item.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Omar Torres, seconded by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the annual report on Education and Digital Literacy for Fiscal Year 2022- 2023, including program outcomes and progress toward implementation of quality standards; and cross-referenced the report to the February 27, 2024 City Council meeting. (5-0-0)
OPEN FORUM
1. Blair Beekman spoke to accountability practices.
2. Paul Soto spoke to the importance of advocacy efforts.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Dev Davis adjourned the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Meeting at 2:42 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared and Respectfully Submitted by, Daniel Aguilar
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on:
# of actions: 1
Attest By:
Toni J. Taber, CMC
City Clerk, City of San José