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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, AUGUST 13, 2025
The Committee meeting was held in the Council Chambers, and convened at 2:00 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Cohe n, Kamei, Foley, Doan, Candelas.
Absent: Councilmembers - None.
Staff: Angel Rios, Assistant City Manager, Office of the City Manager; Kevin Fisher, Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office; Joy Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office; Rachelle Blattman, Senior Executive Analyst, Office o f the City Manager ; and Daniel Aguilar, Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office.
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review August 19, 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 Vice Mayor Pam Foley, seconded by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the final agenda for the City Council meeting on August 19, 2025; including the add sheet , with Item 4.2 (Reinstatement of the San José Police Department Horse Mounted Unit) deferred to an indefinite time. (5-0-0)
2. Review August 26, 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 -2 -
Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the draft agenda for the City Council meeting on August 26, 2025. (5-0-0)
B. Consent Calendar
No items provided.
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals No items provided.
D. Open Forum
No public comment provided.
E. Adjournment
Chair David Cohen adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:04 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: 2
Attest by:
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Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José