Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
City of San José
Agenda
City of San José
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Committee Members
David Cohen, Chair
Rosemary Kamei, Vice Chair
Pam Foley, Member
Bien Doan, Member
Domingo Candelas, Member
Committee Staff
Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager
Joy Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk
Kevin Fisher, Assistant City Attorney
Rachelle Blattman, City Manager's Office
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 2:00 PM Council Chambers
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Joint Meeting for the Rules and September 10, 2025
Open Government Committee and
Committee of the Whole
Agenda
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
Review September 16, 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 Requirements for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed)
ROGC
25-272
Agenda
Add Sheet
Attachments
2. Review Draft Agenda
Review September 23, 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)
ROGC
25-273
Attachments Agenda
Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of individual Consent Calendar items as they are considered to be routine and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of the Committee requests debate, separate vote or recusal on a particular item, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair and considered separately. The public may comment on the entire Consent Calendar and any items removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair.
B. Consent Calendar
ROGC Monthly Report of Activities for August 2025. (City Auditor) 25-274
1. Recommendation: Approve the Auditor’s Office Monthly Report of Activities for the month of August 2025.
Attachments Memorandum
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Update to the August – December 2025 Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee Work Plan. (City Auditor)
ROGC
25-275
2. Recommendation: Approve an amendment to the August – December 2025 Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support (PSFSS) Committee Work Plan to add the following item to the December 4, 2025, PSFSS Committee meeting.
Fire Department Inventory Controls over Controlled Substances Audit Report.
Purpose: Provide a report on the audit of the Fire Department's Inventory Controls over Controlled Substances. (City Auditor) Attachments Memorandum
END OF CONSENT
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Enhanced Street Closure Noticing Policy. (Doan, Casey, Kamei, and Tordillos)
ROGC
25-281
1. Recommendation: Direct the City Manager to return to the Community and Economic Development Committee (CED) within six months with
recommendations to improve the special event process, especially along highly congested roadways and in heavily populated areas of our city, by reviewing existing guidelines and developing recommendations in the following areas:
1. Improving the effectiveness of noticing requirements including, but not limited to, direct, multilingual outreach to residents and businesses, use of physical mailers or flyers, and coordination with businesses.
2. Improving strategies to improve operational efficiency and minimize negative impacts on traffic flow, residents, and businesses during and after street closures.
3. Providing any additional recommendations to enhance events.
Attachments Memorandum from Doan, Casey, Kamei, and Tordillos City of San José Page 3 Printed on 9/12/2025
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Ordinance Prohibiting Law Enforcement Officers from Concealing their Identities in the City of San José. (Ortiz, Kamei, Cohen, and Campos) ROGC
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2. Recommendation: Direct the City Attorney’s Office to return within 60 days with proposed language for a draft ordinance that would:
1. Prohibit Concealment of Identity
Prohibit all law enforcement officers, including federal agents operating within the City of San José, from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the course of their duties within the city.
Appropriate, pre-approved exemptions would apply, including the use of gas masks, fire/smoke protection masks, or medical grade masks, when necessary, as well as exemptions for lawful undercover law enforcement operations and operations predefined by the Chief of Police.
2. Require Visible Identification
All law enforcement officers, including federal agents operating within the City of San José, must wear visible identification and clear agency affiliation while interacting with the public during their duties within the city.
3. Information Sharing
SJPD will report to the City Manager’s Office any instance where Police Department Officers respond to an incident involving a federal agency conducting immigration enforcement activity in the city.
The City Manager’s Office will share the reports to the Council Offices and will then partner with the council offices to share them with a cross-sector community leadership group. Before undertaking operations that are reasonably likely to involve agency personnel wearing facial coverings, require federal law enforcement agencies to provide advance notice to the San José Police Department.
4. Use CIPC Ordinance as Guiding Framework
The City Attorney’s Office shall use the ordinance template prepared by the California Immigrant Policy Center (Attachment) regarding law enforcement officer identification and prohibition of face coverings as a guiding framework when developing the proposed draft ordinance for the City of San José.
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Memorandum from Ortiz, Kamei, Cohen, and Campos
Letter from Assemblymember Ash Kalra
Letters from the Public (1 of 3)
Letters from the Public (2 of 3)
Letters from the Public (3 of 3)
Documents Received Post Meeting
Attachments
D. Open Forum
Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee.
E. Adjournment
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