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DRAFT MINUTES OF THE
JOINT MEETING OF THE RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
The Committee meeting was held in the Council Chambers and convened at 2:00 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Kamei, Foley, Doan.
Absent: Councilmembers - Cohen, Candelas.
Staff: Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager, City Manager’s Office; Kevin Fisher, Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office; Joy Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office; Gina Espejo, Executive Analyst II, City Manager’s Office; and Daniel Aguilar, Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office.
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review September 29, 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) Public Comment: (In Person) Brian Darby and (Virtual) Call-In User_1 offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Bien Doan, seconded by Vice Mayor Pam Foley, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the final agenda for the City Council meeting on September 29, 2026, including the add sheet. (3-0-2; Absent: Cohen, Candelas)
2. Review October 6, 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) Public Comment: (Virtual) Ruthie Callahan, Jordan Moldow, and Call-In User_1 offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Vice Mayor Pam Foley, seconded by Councilmember Bien Doan, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the draft agenda for the City Council meeting on October 6, 2026. (3-0-2; Absent: Cohen, Candelas)
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B. Consent Calendar
Public Comment: (In Person) Brian Darby and (Virtual) Call-In User_1 offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Vice Mayor Pam Foley, seconded by Councilmember Bien Doan, and carried unanimously, the Consent Calendar was approved as a whole, with the following actions taken as indicated. (3-0-2; Absent: Cohen, Candelas)
1. The Public Record for September 10, 2026 - September 17, 2026. (City Clerk) Receive and file the Public Record for September 10, 2026 - September 17, 2026.
Action: The Public Record for September 10, 2026 - September 17, 2026 was received and filed. (3-0-2; Absent: Cohen, Candelas)
2. Requests to Travel. (Mayor)
1. Authorize travel, accept travel payments to the City of San José, and designate Mayor Mahan and Mayor’s Chief Communications and Public Information Officer Tasha Dean as the City representatives to attend the Teach For America’s 35th Anniversary Summit on October 3, 2026.
2. Authorize travel, accept travel payments to the City of San José, and designate Mayor’s Chief of Staff Sarah Zárate as the City representative to participate in the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University Project on Municipal Innovation convening funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies from October 7-9, 2026.
3. Place the items on the September 29, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.
Action: The requests to travel by the Mayor’s Office were approved for placement on the September 29, 2026 City Council Agenda for action. (3-0-2; Absent: Cohen, Candelas)
3. Approval of District 1 San Jose Sharks Community Funds for California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. (Kamei)
1. Approve a $500 grant to the California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions to support its annual CALAFCO Conference on October 21-23, 2026, and leadership development programs.
2. Place the item on the September 29, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.
Action: The District 1 San Jose Sharks Community Funds for California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions grant was approved for placement on the September 29, 2026 City Council Agenda for action. (3-0-2; Absent: Cohen, Candelas)
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals No items provided.
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D. Open Forum
1. (In Person) Brian Darby reminded residents to slow down when driving and the consequences of dangerous driving.
2. (Virtual) Call-In User_1 reminded the committee of a hazard on a local street.
E. Adjournment
Chair David Cohen adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:14 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by, DRAFT
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Daniel Aguilar
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on:
Number of actions: 3
Attest by:
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Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José