COUNCIL AGENDA: 06/09/2026
FILE: 26-682
ITEM: 3.3
Memorandum
TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: Mayor Matt Mahan
SUBJECT: JUNE BUDGET
MESSAGE FOR
FISCAL YEAR
2026-2027
DATE: June 9, 2026
APPROVED:
RECOMMENDATION:
I recommend that the City Council:
1) Adopt the Mayor’s June Budget Message
2) Accept the Councilmember Kamei, Tordillos, and Cohen Memo dated 6/5/2026 3) Accept recommendations #1, #2, and #4 from the Councilmembers Campos, Ortiz, Candelas, and Casey Memo dated 6/5/2026
a) For recommendation #1, the City Manager is directed to allocate funding consistent with the City’s existing, coordinated approach that leverages the partners previously identified in the County of Santa Clara’s Statement of Interest and Capacity for Immigration-Related Services.
4) Amend the Councilmembers Campos, Ortiz, Doan, Candelas, and Casey Memo dated 6/5/2026 to direct the City Manager to:
a) Return in the Fall with an analysis of the growing cost of living for residents, outlining the main cost drivers, areas where the City can potentially influence costs for a large share of residents, and potential strategies for helping residents grow their incomes; include insights that might inform future updates to City Council Focus Areas and associated Indicators and Problem Areas. 5) Accept and amend recommendation #3 from Councilmember Doan’s memo dated 6/8/26 as follows;
a) Direct the City Manager to apply for the for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant funding to support the hiring of new firefighter positions necessary to open and permanently staff Fire Station 32, __________________________________________________________ working with San José Firefighters Local 230 and other partners to support a strong application, while also ensuring that the required local match and other ineligible grant costs can be accommodated within the City's limited budgetary resources.
6) Direct the City Manager to allocate $50,000 to the San Jose Police Foundation for the Annual Major Awards Ceremony by reducing the rebudget of $50,000 in one-time funding from the Mineta San José International Airport Donor Wall, as included in MBA #26, previously funded in the Mayor’s March Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
BACKGROUND
This reconciliation memo is meant to provide a starting point for Council discussion, incorporating feedback from residents, discussion within my Budget Brown Act group, and input from Council colleagues via their budget memos.