City Council Meeting
Minutes
Monday, June 8, 2026
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
Final Public Hearing: 2026-2027 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets and 2026-2027 Proposed Fees and Charges Report
MATT MAHAN, MAYOR
ROSEMARY KAMEI, DISTRICT 1
PAMELA CAMPOS, DISTRICT 2
CARL SALAS, DISTRICT 3
DAVID COHEN, DISTRICT 4
PETER ORTIZ, DISTRICT 5
MICHAEL MULCAHY, DISTRICT 6
BIEN DOAN, DISTRICT 7
DOMINGO CANDELAS, DISTRICT 8
PAM FOLEY, VICE MAYOR, DISTRICT 9
GEORGE CASEY, DISTRICT 10
City Council June 8, 2026
• Call to Order and Roll Call
6:05 p.m.- Final Public Hearing: 2026-2027 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets and the 2026-2027 Proposed Fees and Charges for the City of San José.
Present Councilmembers: Kamei, Campos, Tordillos, Cohen, Ortiz, Mulcahy, Doan, Candelas, Foley, Casey, Mahan.
Absent Councilmembers: All present.
3. STRATEGIC SUPPORT
3.1 Public Hearing on the 2026-2027 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets and the 2026-2027 Proposed Fees and Charges for the City of San José.
Final Public Hearing on the Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, the Proposed Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for 2027-2031, and the Proposed Fees and Charges Report for the Fiscal Year 2026 -2027. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (City Manager)
Mayor Matt Mahan opened the public hearing.
Public Comment: [In-Person Comments]: Yesenia, John, Jorge Camacho, Sofia Hilario, Amparo, Andres, Anabella Taylor, Valeria Baltazar, Sandy Alvarado, Katelyn Taylor, Danny Sanchez, Madeline Taylor, Hong Cao, Lori Ramos Chavez, Caroline Sailor, Robert McNair, Eric Negomir, Manny Ortega, Patty McNeil, Larry Whitaker, Leslee Barton, Juanita Aviles, Cole Cameron, Jeff Levine, Vanessa Sepulveda, Aurelia Sanchez, Destiny Pena, Kris Scott, Alma Garcia, Amy, Lorena Gonzalez, Alicia Zamudio, Elidia Venegas, Jaime; [Virtual Comments]: Emily Cardenas, Brian Kurtz, David Noel, Brian, Tina Morrill; [In-Person Comments]: Greg Peralta, Carl San Miguel, Enrique Navarro, Andrew Siegler, Debbie Ow, Jessica Jenkins, Alan Mowad, Jil Toler, Lori Katcher, Bill Schroh, Joanna Becerra, Jeremy Barousse, Misrayn Mendoza, Rene Alvarez, Nora, Marjorie Siegel, Christopher Smith, Yesenia Saucedo, Kim Guptil, Azazel Holmquist, Deb St. Julien, Sandy Perry, Alie Victorine, Ashley Sarabia, Sean Baker, Allison Manning, Dana W., Heather Burns, Mercury Nunez, Karl Lee, Paula Brasil, Ralph, Leah Toeniskoetter, Ed Davis; [Virtual Comments]: Tara, Kelsey Colson, Bao Trieu, Angelica Ramos-Allen, Vanessa Hatakeyama, [In-Person Comments]: Dana Evens, Krista Van Laan, Sireesna, JP Connolly, Solomon Kinckedloe, Isaac Malgar, Alexia Orona, Shayan Maghsaudi, Herb Bowen, Alison Cingolani, Jen Masuda, Steve Navarro, Umang Doshi, Frank Cancille, Baunie Montgomery, Ben Leech, Kayla C., Mary Doherty, Kiana Ward, Julian Lake, Anthony, Albert Carlson, Xavier, Mark Schroeder, Ana Cortez, Jennifer Cloyd, Wolfe Cevorov, Serge Lilavois, Kylie Clark, Gionella Ordonez, Brooke Tran, Shannon Zhang; [Virtual Comments]: Stella, Chloe Nguyen, Robert Saint James, Ramesh Konda; [In-Person Comments]: Cindy Butista, Kyra Kazantis, Jean Dresden, Debra, Todd, Larry Ames, Ananya Baolani, Aryush Paturi, Robert Aguirre, Maria Beltran, Morgan, Ted Lopez, Juan Maya, Lupe Ortega, Maria Ortega, Poonam Solanki, Mike S., Maria, Tilsa Gonzalez, Michael Lara, Mary, Maria Price, Sally Z., Jasmine Mina, Annika, Hector Hernandez, Lisa, Shaunn; [Virtual Comments]: Jai Srinivasan, Deuce Wesker, Georgia Bacil,
Eunice Chun, Jordan Moldow, Dipak, Chand Trehan, Kathryn Hedges, Nisha, and 16 speakers (names not provided at the podium) offered public comment.
Mayor Matt Mahan closed the public hearing.
• Adjournment
The Council of the City of San José adjourned at 9:11 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by, ______________________________________
Daniel Aguilar
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on: 6/23/2026
Number of actions: 0
Attest by:
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Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José