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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/16/2025 1:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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      THE LEVINE ACT   Not available Not available
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      By email to city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov by 8:00 a.m. the day of the meeting. Those emails will be attached to the Council Item under “Letters from the Public.” Please identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of your email.    Not available Not available
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      You may speak to the City Council about any discussion item that is on the agenda, and you may also speak during Open Forum on items that are not on the agenda and are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Please be advised that, by law, the City Council is unable to discuss or take action on issues presented during Open Forum. According to State Law (the Brown Act) items must first be noticed on the agenda before any discussion or action. Each speaker generally has two minutes to speak per item. The total amount of time allocated for public testimony for each public speakers or for an agenda item may be limited at the Mayor’s discretion, depending on the number of speakers or the length of the agenda. (California Government Code Section 54954.3; Council Policy 0-37) Fill out a Yellow Speaker’s Card and submit it to boxes at the bottom of the Chambers. Do this before the meeting or before the item is heard. This will ensure that the name on the card is called for the item(s) that you wish to address, and it will help ensure the meeting runs smoothly for al   Not available Not available
   •  Call to Order and Roll Call   Not available Not available
   9:30 a.m. -  Closed Session, Call to Order in Council Chambers Open Session, Labor Negotiations Update (See Item 3.2) Adjourn to Closed Session in Council Chambers Conference Room, W133 See Separate Agenda   Not available Not available
25-876 1  Closed Session AgendaClosed Session Agenda   Not available Not available
   1:30 p.m. -  Regular Session, Council Chambers, City Hall   Not available Not available
   6:00 p.m. -  Evening Session, Council Chambers, City Hall – Cancelled *The previously scheduled Evening Session has been cancelled.   Not available Not available
   •  Pledge of Allegiance   Not available Not available
   •  Invocation (District 8)   Not available Not available
      Evergreen Studio of Music and the Arts   Not available Not available
   •  Orders of the Day   Not available Not available
      Items recommended to be added, dropped, or deferred are usually approved under Orders of the Day unless the Council directs otherwise.    Not available Not available
   •  Adjournment Recognition   Not available Not available
      This meeting is adjourned in memory of Dr. Robert “Bob” Gross, who passed away on July 4, 2025. Dr. Gross was a longtime resident of Alviso and Berryessa, as well as a former Valley Water Board director. His legacy lives on in the infrastructure he helped champion, the natural resources he worked to protect, and the community he proudly served.   Not available Not available
   •To be heard after Ceremonial Items Closed Session Report   Not available Not available
   1.  CEREMONIAL ITEMS   Not available Not available
   1.1  Presentation of a proclamation declaring September 2025 as National Preparedness Month in the City of San José to raise awareness about the importance of disaster preparedness, encourage family and community planning, and recognize the contributions of Community Emergency Response Teams, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services, and volunteer heroes. (Mayor, Casey and Candelas)   Not available Not available
   1.2  Presentation of a proclamation declaring September 16, 2025 as Mexican Independence Day to celebrate the heritage and contributions of the Mexican-American community in the City of San José. (Ortiz)   Not available Not available
   2.  CONSENT CALENDAR   Not available Not available
      Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of Consent Calendar items as they are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of the City Council requests discussion on a particular item, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.   Not available Not available
   2.1  Approval of City Council Minutes.   Not available Not available
   2.2  Final Adoption of Ordinances.   Not available Not available
   2.3  Approval of Council Committee Minutes.   Not available Not available
   2.4  Mayor and Council Excused Absence Requests.   Not available Not available
   2.5  City Council Travel Reports.   Not available Not available
   2.6  Report from the Council Liaison to the Retirement Boards.   Not available Not available
25-966 12.7 Consent AgendaApproval of Adjusted Campaign Contribution Limits.   Not available Not available
25-971 12.8 Consent AgendaAdministrative Update to the San José Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance.   Not available Not available
25-972 12.9 Consent AgendaAmendment to the Citywide Project Labor Agreement.   Not available Not available
25-973 12.10 Consent AgendaAmendment to the Restated Agreement with the San José Community Media Access Corporation dba CreaTV San José for Public Access Channels and Community Media Center.   Not available Not available
25-1012 12.11 Consent AgendaAmendment to San José Municipal Code Chapter 12.08 - Gift Limits.   Not available Not available
   3.  STRATEGIC SUPPORT   Not available Not available
   3.1  Report of the City Manager, Jennifer Maguire (Verbal Report).   Not available Not available
   3.2Accept Labor Negotiations Update. TO BE HEARD AT 9:30 A.M. Labor Negotiations Update.   Not available Not available
25-974 13.3 Strategic SupportSummer Intergovernmental Relations Report.   Not available Not available
25-1011 13.4 Strategic SupportReport on Request for Proposal for General Banking, Lockbox, Merchant Card, and Investment Custodial Services.   Not available Not available
25-1014 13.5 Strategic SupportVerbal Report from the County of Santa Clara on the Fiscal Impacts of H.R.1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on the County’s Services.   Not available Not available
   4.  PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES   Not available Not available
25-976 14.1 Public SafetyReinstatement of the San José Police Department Horse Mounted Unit.   Not available Not available
25-977 14.2 Public SafetyActions Related to the Funding and Purchase of a Fixed Wing Aircraft for the Police Department.   Not available Not available
   5.  TRANSPORTATION & AVIATION SERVICES   Not available Not available
   6.  ENVIRONMENTAL & UTILITY SERVICES   Not available Not available
   7.  NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES   Not available Not available
   8.  COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT   Not available Not available
25-978 18.1 Community & Economic DevelopmentActions Related to the Agreement with the County of Santa Clara’s Office of Supportive Housing for the Homelessness Prevention System Program. - DROP   Not available Not available
   9.  REDEVELOPMENT – SUCCESSOR AGENCY   Not available Not available
   10.  LAND USE   Not available Not available
      Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of Land Use Consent Calendar (Item 10.1) as they are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of the City Council requests discussion on a particular item, that item will be removed from the Land Use Consent Calendar (Item 10.1) and considered separately.   Not available Not available
   10.1  Land Use on Consent Calendar – TO BE HEARD IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONSENT   Not available Not available
25-979 1(a) Land Use Consent AgendaC25-019, C25-020, C25-021, C25-022, C25-023, C25-024, C25-025, C25-026, C25-027, C25-028, C25-029, C25-030, C25-031, C25-032, C25-033, C25-034, C25-035 - City-Initiated Rezoning of 951 Parcels to Align a Property’s Zoning Designation to its General Plan Land Use Designation in Response to Senate Bill 1333.   Not available Not available
      END OF CONSENT CALENDAR   Not available Not available
   10  Land Use - Regular Agenda   Not available Not available
25-980 110.2 Land Use Regular AgendaST25-003 - Renaming of a Street Segment of North Almaden Boulevard to “Little Italy Way.”   Not available Not available
25-981 110.3 Land Use Regular AgendaH24-046 & ER24-195 - Administrative Hearing on the Appeal of the Planning Director’s Environmental Determination and Approval of a Site Development Permit Located at 1301 West San Carlos Street.   Not available Not available
   •  Open Forum   Not available Not available
      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 City Council. Members of the public may only speak at Open Forum once.   Not available Not available
   •  Adjournment   Not available Not available
      This meeting is adjourned in memory of Dr. Robert “Bob” Gross, who passed away on July 4, 2025. Dr. Gross was a longtime resident of Alviso and Berryessa, as well as a former Valley Water Board director. His legacy lives on in the infrastructure he helped champion, the natural resources he worked to protect, and the community he proudly served.   Not available Not available
      All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body will be available for public inspection online at https://sanjose.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx or at the Office of the City Clerk at San José City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, Tower 14th Floor, San José, CA 95113 at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body. Any draft contracts, ordinances and resolutions posted on the Internet site or distributed in advance of the Council meeting may not be the final documents approved by the City Council. Please go to the Clerk’s Records Database https://records.sanjoseca.gov/Pages/Search.aspx for the final document, or you many also contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 535-1260 or CityClerk@sanjoseca.gov.   Not available Not available