1 MINUTES OF THE
JOINT MEETING OF THE RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025
The Committee meeting was held in the Council Chambers and convened at 2:00 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Cohen, Kamei, Doan, Candelas.
Absent: Councilmembers - Foley.
Staff: Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager, City Manager’s Office; Kevin Fisher, Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office; Joy Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office; Rachelle Blattman, Senior Executive Analyst, City Manager’s Office; and Daniel Aguilar, Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office.
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review September 23, 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) Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the final agenda for the City Council meeting on September 23, 2025, with the deferral of Item 8.1 to the September 30, 2025 City Council Agenda. (4-0-1; Absent: Foley)
2. Review September 30, 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 Bien Doan, seconded by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the draft agenda for the City Council meeting on September 30, 2025. (4-0-1; Absent: Foley)
2 B. Consent Calendar
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Bien Doan, seconded by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Consent Calendar was approved as a whole, with the below actions taken as indicated. (4-0-1; Absent: Foley)
1. The Public Record for September 4, 2025 - September 11, 2025. (City Clerk) Receive and file the Public Record for September 4, 2025 - September 11, 2025.
Action: The Public Record for September 4, 2025 - September 11, 2025, was received and filed. (4-0-1;
Absent: Foley)
2. Release Date for Study Session. (City Manager)
Recommend the release of the date held for a Study Session on Monday, October 20, 2025.
Action: The October 20, 2025 Study Session date was released. (4-0-1; Absent: Foley)
3. Approval of Disability Awareness Day Sponsored by Council Districts 9, 1, and 10 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Foley, Kamei, and Casey)
1. Approve the Disability Awareness Day event scheduled on October 30, 2025, as a City Council Sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
2. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support the event.
3. Place the item on the September 23, 2025 City Council Agenda for action.
Action: The Disability Awareness Day event sponsored by Council Districts 9, 1, and 10 was approved for placement on the September 23, 2025 City Council Agenda for action. (4-0-1; Absent: Foley)
4. Retroactive Approval of the Golden State Valkyries Flag Raising Sponsored by the Office of Mayor Matt Mahan as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Mayor)
1. Retroactively approve the Golden State Valkyries Flag Raising scheduled on September 16, 2025, as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
2. Retroactively accept donations from various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support the event.
3. Place the item on the September 23, 2025 City Council Agenda for action.
Action: The Golden State Valkyries Flag Raising sponsored by the Office of Mayor Matt Mahan was approved for placement on the September 23, 2025 City Council Agenda for action. (4-0-1; Absent:
Foley)
3 C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
1. City Investment Policy 1-12. (Ortiz)
Direct staff to return in March 2026, at the time of the annual review of the City Investment Policy 1- 12, with an investment analysis of the trade-offs associated with disinvesting from corporations that invest in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). [Referred from 9/9/2025 City Council Meeting - Item 2.11 (25-938)]
No presentation provided.
Public Comment: None provided.
Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager, City Manager’s Office, requested that staff be allowed two weeks to perform a Workload Analysis on City Investment Policy 1-12.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, and carried unanimously, staff is directed to conduct a Workload Analysis and return to the Rules and Open Government Committee in two weeks. (4-0-1; Absent: Foley)
2. Support for Assembly Concurrent Resolution 71. (Mayor, Doan, Campos, and Kamei) Adopt a resolution of support for Assembly Concurrent Resolution 71 (ACR 71), introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra, which seeks to designate a portion of U.S. Highway 101 near the Story Road exit in San José as the “Little Saigon Freeway”.
Councilmember Bien Doan introduced the item, bringing forward the recommendation as outlined in the September 11, 2025 joint memorandum co-authored by Mayor Matt Mahan, Councilmember Bien Doan, Councilmember Pamela Campos, and Councilmember Rosemary Kamei.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Bien Doan, seconded by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, and carried unanimously, a resolution of support for Assembly Concurrent Resolution 71 was approved for placement on the September 23, 2025 City Council Agenda for action. (4-0-1; Absent: Foley) D. Open Forum
1. Jeff Bedolla offered public comment regarding the Guadalupe Park homeless encampment and possible solutions for future access of the park.
E. Adjournment
Chair David Cohen adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:17 p.m. 4 Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by, ______________________________________
Daniel Aguilar
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on:
Number of actions: 5
Attest by:
______________________________________
Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José
10/7/2025