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, January 28, 2026 2:00 PM Council Chambers
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A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
Review February 3, 2026 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
26-030
Agenda
Add Sheet
Attachments
2. Review Draft Agenda
Review February 10, 2026 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
26-031
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
The Public Record for January 15, 2026 - January 22, 2026. (City Clerk)
ROGC
26-032
1. Recommendation: Receive and file the Public Record for January 15, 2026 - January 22, 2026.
Attachments The Public Record
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Review February 5, 2026 City Council Study Session Agenda. (City Manager)
ROGC
26-037
2. Recommendation: Review February 5, 2026 City Council Study Session Agenda:
2026-2027 Preliminary General Fund Forecast and Budget Priorities Study Session.
Attachments Study Session Agenda
ROGC Release Date for Study Session. (City Manager)
26-038
3. Recommendation: Recommend the release of the date held for a Study Session on Friday, February 20, 2026.
Update to the January - June 2026 Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan. (Energy)
ROGC
26-039
4. Recommendation: Approve an amendment to the January - June 2026 Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan to add the following item to the February 9, 2026, Transportation and Environment Committee meeting agenda.
Climate Advisory Commission Work Plan Update.
Purpose: Provide a report on the Climate Advisory Commission Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. (Energy)
Attachments Memorandum
Approval of the Community Leaders Networking Breakfast Event Sponsored by Council District 9 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Foley)
ROGC
26-036
5. Recommendation: 1. Approve the Community Leaders Networking Breakfast Event scheduled on February 12, 2026 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 February 10, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Foley
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ROGC Request to Travel and Excused Absence. (Mulcahy)
26-033
6. Recommendation: 1. Authorize travel, accept travel payments to the City of San José, and designate Councilmember Mulcahy as the City representative to attend the Reimagining the City Commons event in Paris, France from April 14-17, 2026.
2. Excuse the absence from the April 14, 2026, City Council meeting and the April 16, 2026, Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee meeting.
3. Place the item on the February 3, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Mulcahy
END OF CONSENT
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Children and Youth Services Master Plan and Latino Health Assessment. (Campos)
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26-040
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Recommendation: As recommended by the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee on December 10, 2025:
1. Refer the following budget-related requests to the Rules and Open Government Committee for consideration:
a. Request that the City Manager include in the Mid-Year Budget a report on the funding status (City, County, and other funding partners) of the Children and Youth Services Master Plan and initial recommendations on the funding needed to sustain and expand the pilot locations and policy work. The City Manager should determine if any programs or services are eligible for Medi-Cal reimbursement. b. Request that the City Manager prepare a Manager’s Budget Addendum (MBA) that identifies the specific service gaps in priority underserved neighborhoods, including Hoffman-Via Monte, Edenvale/Roundtable, Cadillac/Winchester, Mt. Pleasant, Welch/Overfelt Area/Valley Palms, and Meadowfair/Silver Creek/Brigadoon, and outlines what resources would be needed for these areas to receive services equivalent to those offered at the two existing demonstration sites.
c. Request that the City Manager prepare an MBA that provides multiple options to establish and structure work to sustain the Children and Youth Services Master Plan as a priority of the City Manager.
2. Request that the City Manager return to the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (or City Council, at the discretion of the City Manager) with options to ensure widespread access to referral software licenses in alignment with the No Wrong Door approach and improve referral data systems and data sharing. Identify workplan steps toward standardized financial aid and registration applications for City of San José programs across departments.
3. Request an interim report to the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee in Fall 2026 with initial “lessons learned” in the pilot locations and any steps necessary to create third and fourth pilot locations in impacted areas of South San José near Monterey Road and in Cadillac/Winchester.
4. Request that the City Manager report to the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee in February 2026 with updates regarding the Family, Friends, and Neighbors (FFN) program and its role in the Children and Youth Services Master Plan. The report should include evaluation of the sustainability for the program.
5. Request that the City Manager provide bi-monthly verbal reports to the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee on Children and City of San José Page 6 Printed on 1/28/2026
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Youth Services Master Plan implementation.
6. Request a report to the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee regarding Recreation Preschool, including information about the viability of “upgrading” a Recreation Preschool location to be licensed and eligible for state funding. If possible, the report should include previous efforts to achieve this.
7. Direct the City Manager to work with philanthropic partners to complete implementation of the Pilot Demonstration sites and report evaluation results in FY 2026/2027.
8. Direct the City Manager to include in the next legislative update opportunities for partnership with the County of Santa Clara, in alignment with the Children and Youth Services Master Plan and the Latino Health Assessment, including advocacy related to support childcare. The report should include the Childcare and CalWorks sections of the County Legislative Policies Document.
9. Direct the City Manager to cross-reference the County’s presentation on the Latino Health Assessment to the full City Council, with a staff report that documents alignment with Council direction, including the Children and Youth Services Master Plan. In response to recent public violence involving youth that require intervention services and opportunities to support a different track to success, focus on Latino Health Assessment Action Plan goals: “Develop strategies to reduce juvenile justice involvement for vulnerable youth,” “Improve educational opportunities and skills training for youth,” and “Evaluate and improve early childhood education.”
10. Direct the City Manager to hold an annual joint meeting between the City’s Neighborhood Services and Education Committee and the County’s Children, Seniors, and Family Committee.
11. Direct the City Manager to provide a report on the alignment of City and County outcomes for the demonstration sites.
12. Place the item on the February 3, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.
[Neighborhood Services and Education Committee referral 12/10/2025 - Item 2]
Memorandum
Workload Analysis
Attachments
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Update to the January - June 2026 Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Work Plan. (City Manager)
ROGC
26-041
2. Recommendation: 1. Approve an amendment to the January - June 2026 Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Work Plan to add the following item to the February 12, 2026 Committee meeting.
Family, Friends, and Neighbors Caregiver Support Network Status Report.
Purpose: Provide a status report on the Family, Friends, and Neighbors Caregiver Support Network Program. (Library)
2. Approve an amendment to the January - June 2026 Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Work Plan to add the following item to the February 12, April 9, and June 11, 2026 Committee meetings.
Children and Youth Services Master Plan Status Report.
Purpose: Provide a verbal status report on implementation of the Children and Youth Services Master Plan. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services)
Attachments Memorandum
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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