1 MINUTES OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE
SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026
The Committee meeting was held in Council Chambers and convened at 1:32 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Doan, Kamei, Mulcahy, Casey, Tordillos.
Absent: Councilmembers - All present.
Staff: Jennifer Schembri, Deputy City Manager, City Manager’s Office; Karin Murabito, Senior Deputy City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office; Emily Munguia, Senior Council Assistant, Mayor’s Office; and Yasmin Johnson, Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office.
B. Review of Work Plan
None provided.
C. Consent Calendar
1. Third Quarter Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. (a) Accept the Third Quarter (period ending March 31, 2026) Financial Reports for the following programs:
(1) Debt Management;
(2) Investment Management;
(3) Revenue Management; and
(4) Purchasing and Risk Management; and
(b) Refer and cross-reference the Third Quarter Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to the August 11, 2026 City Council meeting for full adoption. (c) Forward recommendation to the City Council for the August 11, 2026 City Council meeting to adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Finance to write off uncollectible debts in an amount up to $880,829.08.
(Finance)
No presentation provided.
Public Comment: None provided.
2 Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, and carried unanimously, the Third Quarter (period ending March 31, 2026) Financial Reports were accepted, referred, and cross-referenced to the August 11, 2026 City Council meeting for full adoption; and the recommendation to the City Council for the August 11, 2026 City Council meeting to adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Finance to write off uncollectible debts in an amount up to $880,829.08 was forwarded. (5-0-0)
D. Reports to Committee
1. City Council Focus Area Status Report: Increasing Community Safety.
Accept the status report on the Increasing Community Safety Focus Area. (Fire/Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services/Police/Transportation) Aurelia Bailey, Division Manager, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department; James Dobson, Assistant Fire Chief, San José Fire Department; Nathaniel Bennett, Lieutenant, San José Police Department; and Rick Scott, Assistant Director, Department of Transportation, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Anthony Tordillos, seconded by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on the Increasing Community Safety Focus Area. (5-0-0)
2. Wildfire Prevention and Preparedness Status Report.
Accept the status report on efforts to prevent and prepare for wildfire events in the City’s Wildland-Urban Interface.
(Fire)
Robert Sapien Jr., Fire Chief, San José Fire Department; James Dobson, Assistant Fire Chief, San José Fire Department; and Anthony Ibarra, Fire Captain, San José Fire Department, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the status report on efforts to prevent and prepare for wildfire events in the City’s Wildland-Urban Interface. (5-0-0)
3. Advancing Equity through Culture and Practice Annual Report.
Accept the annual report on the City Manager’s Office of Racial and Social Equity’s efforts towards advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.
(City Manager – Office of Racial and Social Equity)
3 Zulma Maciel, Director, City Manager’s Office of Racial and Social Equity; Lydia Bustamante, Assistant to the City Manager, City Manager’s Office of Racial and Social Equity; Mia X. Hernandez, Senior Executive Analyst, City Manager’s Office of Racial and Social Equity; and Sheila Sanchez, Assistant to the City Manager, City Manager’s Office of Racial and Social Equity, offered the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Rosemary Kamei, seconded by Councilmember Michael Mulcahy, and carried unanimously, the Committee accepted the annual report on the City Manager’s Office of Racial and Social Equity’s efforts towards advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging. (5-0-0)
OPEN FORUM
No public comment provided.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Bien Doan adjourned the Committee Meeting at 2:51 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by, Yasmin Johnson
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on: 08/11/2026
# of Actions: 4
Attest By:
Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José