1 MINUTES OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE
SAN
JOSE, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025
Th
e Committee meeting was held in Council Chambers and convened at 1:30 p.m.
Pres
ent: Councilmembers - Doan, Kamei, Mulcahy, Casey, Salas.
Abs
ent: Councilmembers - None .
Sta
ff: Jennifer Schembri, Deputy City Manager, City Manager’s Office; Terra Chaffee, Senior Deputy City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office; Emily Munguia, Senior Council Assistant, Mayor’s Office; and Yasmin Johnson, Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office.
B. Rev
iew of Work Plan
None
provided.
C. Co
nsent Calendar
None
provided.
D. Rep
orts to Committee
1. Fo
urth Quarter Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. (a
) Accept the Fourth Quarter (period ended June 30, 2025) Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the following programs:
(1) Debt Management;
(2) Investment Management;
(3) Revenue Management; and
(4) Purchasing and Risk Management; and
(b) Refer and cross-reference the Fourth Quarter Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to the September 9, 2025, City Council meeting for full adoption. (Finance) Ma
ria Öberg, Director, Finance Department, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
2 Public Comment: Drusie Kazanova, Ali, Dina, Alex, Nobel, Musa (CAIR-SFBA/ Santa Clara), Shaena, Philip, Anzu, Vickie, Timothy Samson, Greg Miller, Jung, Zaha, Ilana Wagener, Cal Myers, Allegra W., Lisa Adhikari, Serena, Fu, and Ray Miller provided public testimony regarding the item.
Councilmember Rosemary Kamei requested to know if the March timeline was appropriate.
Staff responded to her to question.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Anthony Tordillos, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the Fourth Quarter Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; and cross-referenced the reports to the September 9, 2025 City Council meeting for full adoption; including Staff direction to to return at an appropriate time in March 2026, to discuss what the trade-offs are, and an investment analysis with the annual review of the City Investment Policy 1-12. (5-0-0)
2. Procurement Audit Report.
(a) Accept the audit report on the City's procurement process for goods and services; and (b) Refer and cross-reference this audit report to be heard by the full City Council for approval at its meeting on September 9, 2025. (City Auditor)
Joe Rois, City Auditor, Auditor’s Office; Alison Pauly, Supervising Auditor, Auditor’s Office; Hiwad Haider, Program Performance Auditor II, Auditor’s Office; Albie Udom, Deputy Director, Purchasing, Finance Department; and Maria Öberg, Director, Finance Department, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the audit report on the City's procurement process for goods and services; and cross-referenced the report to the September 9, 2025 City Council meeting for approval. (5-0-0)
3. Fireworks Ordinance Work Plan Status Report.
Accept the status report on the implementation of the Fireworks Ordinance Work Plan. (Fire)
James Dobson, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire Prevention, Fire Department, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: None provided.
Stephen Donohue, Police Captain, SJPD; Rachel Roberts, Deputy Director, Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Department; and Josh W., Police Officer, Bomb Squad, SJPD, responded to questions.
3 Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on the implementation of the Fireworks Ordinance Work Plan. (5-0-0) OPE
N FORUM
None
provided.
ADJO
URNMENT
Chai
r Bien Doan adjourned the Committee meeting at 3:13 p.m.
Mi
nutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by, Yasmin Johnson
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Appr
oved at Council on:
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tions: 3
Atte
st By:
Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José